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  • 41 BE

    be [bi:]
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    ► pres am, is, are, pret was, were, ptp been
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       a. être
    who is that? -- it's me! qui est-ce ? -- c'est moi !
    if I were you I would refuse si j'étais vous, je refuserais
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    ► The following translations use ce + être because they contain an article or possessive in French.
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    ► No article is used in French, unless the noun is qualified by an adjective.
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    how are you? comment allez-vous ?
       d. ( = cost) coûter
    how much is it? combien ça coûte ?
       e. ( = equal) faire
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    ► Note how the verb avoir is used when translating to be + certain adjectives.
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    to be cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/ashamed/right/wrong avoir froid/chaud/faim/soif/honte/raison/tort
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    ► Note how French makes the person, not the part of the body, the subject of the sentence in the following.
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       g. (with age) avoir
    how old is he? quel âge a-t-il ?
    to be + -ing
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    ► French does not distinguish between simple and continuous actions as much as English does.
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    I'm coming! j'arrive !
    what have you been doing this week? qu'est-ce que tu as fait cette semaine ?
    will you be seeing her tomorrow? est-ce que vous allez la voir demain ?
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    être en train de + infinitive emphasizes that one is in the middle of the action.
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    I haven't got time, I'm cooking the dinner je n'ai pas le temps, je suis en train de préparer le repas
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    ► The imperfect tense is used for continuous action in the past.
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    have/had been +... for/since
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    ► French uses the present and imperfect where English uses the perfect and past perfect.
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    I'd been at university for six weeks when my father got ill j'étais à l'université depuis six semaines quand mon père est tombé malade
    he's a friend of yours, isn't he? c'est un ami à toi, n'est-ce pas ?
    she wasn't happy, was she? elle n'était pas heureuse, n'est-ce pas ?
    so it's all done, is it? tout est fait, alors ?
    you're not ill, are you? tu n'es pas malade j'espère ?
       c. (in tag responses) they're getting married -- oh are they? ils vont se marier -- ah bon ?
    he's going to complain about you -- oh is he? il va porter plainte contre toi -- ah vraiment ?
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    ► When answering questions, oui or non may be used alone.
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    he's always late, isn't he? -- yes, he is il est toujours en retard, n'est-ce pas ? -- oui
    is it what you expected? -- no it isn't est-ce que tu t'attendais à ça ? -- non
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    ► The past participle in French passive constructions agrees with the subject.
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    ► The passive is used less in French than in English. It is often expressed by on + active verb.
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    it is said that... on dit que...
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    ► The reflexive can be used to describe how something is usually done.
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    am/are/is to + infinitive
       a. ( = will)
    now the old lady has died, her house is to be sold maintenant que la vieille dame est décédée, sa maison va être mise en vente
    not to be confused with... à ne pas confondre avec...
       a. être ; ( = take place) avoir lieu
    he is there at the moment, but he won't be there much longer il est là en ce moment mais il ne va pas rester très longtemps
    there is/are ( = there exist(s)) il y a
    here you are at last! te voilà enfin !
    here you are! ( = take this) tiens (or tenez) !
    where have you been? où étais-tu passé ?
       a. (weather, temperature) faire
    it's fine/cold/dark il fait beau/froid/nuit
    it's windy/foggy il y a du vent/du brouillard
       b. (time) être
    it was then we realized that... c'est alors que nous nous sommes rendu compte que...
    it was they who suggested that... ce sont eux qui ont suggéré que...
    why is it that she is so popular? pourquoi a-t-elle tant de succès ?
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    English-French dictionary > BE

  • 42 Usage note : be

    The direct French equivalent of the verb to be in subject + to be + predicate sentences is être:
    I am tired
    = je suis fatigué
    Caroline is French
    = Caroline est française
    the children are in the garden
    = les enfants sont dans le jardin
    It functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.
    Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:
    she’s a doctor
    = elle est médecin
    Claudie is still a student
    = Claudie est toujours étudiante
    This is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:
    he’s a widower
    = il est veuf
    But
    Lyons is a beautiful city
    = Lyon est une belle ville
    For more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.
    For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.
    Grammatical functions
    The passive
    être is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:
    the rabbit was killed by a fox
    = le lapin a été tué par un renard
    the window had been broken
    = la fenêtre avait été cassée
    their books will be sold
    = leurs livres seront vendus
    our doors have been repainted red
    = nos portes ont été repeintes en rouge
    In spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.
    Progressive tenses
    In French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.
    The present
    French uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:
    I am working
    = je travaille
    Ben is reading a book
    = Ben lit un livre
    The future
    French also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:
    we are going to London tomorrow
    = nous allons à Londres demain
    I’m (just) coming!
    = j’arrive!
    I’m (just) going!
    = j’y vais!
    The past
    To express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:
    he wrote to his mother
    = il a écrit à sa mère
    he was writing to his mother
    = il écrivait à sa mère
    However, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:
    ‘what was he doing when you arrived?’
    ‘he was cooking the dinner’
    = ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’
    she was just finishing her essay when …
    = elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …
    The compound past
    Compound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:
    I’ve been looking for you
    = je te cherchais
    For progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.
    Obligation
    When to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:
    she’s to do it at once
    = elle doit le faire tout de suite
    what am I to do?
    = qu’est-ce que je dois faire?
    he was to arrive last Monday
    = il devait arriver lundi dernier
    she was never to see him again
    = elle ne devait plus le revoir.
    In tag questions
    French has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:
    their house is lovely, isn’t it?
    = leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?
    he’s a doctor, isn’t he?
    = il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?
    it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?
    = c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?
    However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:
    ‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’
    = ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’
    you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?
    = tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?
    In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:
    it’s not broken, is it?
    = ce n’est pas cassé, si?
    he wasn’t serious, was he?
    = il n’était pas sérieux, si?
    In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.
    In short answers
    Again, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:
    ‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’
    = ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’
    In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:
    ‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’
    = ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’
    ‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’
    = ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’
    Probability
    For expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.
    Other functions
    Expressing sensations and feelings
    In expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:
    to be cold
    = avoir froid
    to be hot
    = avoir chaud
    I’m cold
    = j’ai froid
    to be thirsty
    = avoir soif
    to be hungry
    = avoir faim
    to be ashamed
    = avoir honte
    my hands are cold
    = j’ai froid aux mains
    If, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.
    Discussing health and how people are
    In expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:
    how are you?
    = comment allez-vous?
    ( more informally) comment vas-tu?
    are you well?
    = vous allez bien?
    how is your daughter?
    = comment va votre fille?
    my father is better today
    = mon père va mieux aujourd’hui
    Discussing weather and temperature
    In expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:
    it’s cold
    = il fait froid
    it’s windy
    = il fait du vent
    If in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.
    Visiting somewhere
    When to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:
    I’ve never been to Sweden
    = je ne suis jamais allé en Suède
    have you been to the Louvre?
    = est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?
    or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?
    Paul has been to see us three times
    = Paul est venu nous voir trois fois
    Note too:
    has the postman been?
    = est-ce que le facteur est passé?
    For here is, here are, there is, there are see the entries here and there.
    The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.
    This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be.

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  • 43 do

    [du:] aux vb <does, did, done>
    1)
    Frida \doesn't like olives Frida mag keine Oliven;
    I \don't want to go yet! ich will noch nicht gehen!;
    I \don't smoke ich rauche nicht;
    it \doesn't matter das macht nichts;
    \don't [you] speak to me like that! sprich nicht so mit mir!;
    \don't be silly sei nicht albern!;
    (Brit, Aus)
    \don't let's argue about it lasst uns deswegen nicht streiten
    \do you like children? magst du Kinder?;
    did he see you? hat er dich gesehen?;
    what did you say? was hast du gesagt?;
    \do you/\does he/ she indeed [or now] ? tatsächlich?;
    \do I like cheese? - I love cheese! ob ich Käse mag? - ich liebe Käse!
    \do come to our party ach komm doch zu unserer Party;
    may I join you? - please \do! kann ich mitkommen? - aber bitte!;
    boy, did he yell! der hat vielleicht geschrieen! ( fam)
    so you \do like beer after all du magst also doch Bier;
    you \do look tired du siehst wirklich müde aus;
    \do shut up, Sarah halte bloß deinen Mund, Sarah;
    \do tell me! sag's mir doch!;
    \do I/\does he/she ever! und ob!
    not only did I speak to her, I even... ich habe nicht nur mit ihr gesprochen, sondern auch...;
    little \does she know sie hat echt keine Ahnung;
    ( not yet) sie ahnt noch nichts ( form);
    never did I hear such a terrible noise noch nie habe ich so ein schreckliches Geräusch gehört
    she runs much faster than he \does sie läuft viel schneller als er;
    he said he wouldn't come, but fortunately he did er meinte, dass er nicht kommen würde; aber glücklicherweise tat er es dann doch;
    \do you like Chopin? - yes, I \do/no, I \don't mögen Sie Chopin? - ja/nein;
    who ate the cake? - I did!/didn't! wer hat den Kuchen gegessen? - ich!/ich nicht!;
    I don't like Chinese food - nor [or neither] \do I/I \do ich esse nicht gerne Chinesisch - ich auch nicht/ich schon;
    ... so \do I... ich auch;
    so you don't like her - I \do! du magst sie also nicht - doch!
    you don't understand the question, \do you? Sie verstehen die Frage nicht, stimmt's?;
    you do understand what I mean, \don't you? du verstehst [doch], was ich meine, oder?
    so they really got married, did they? dann haben sie also wirklich geheiratet! vt <does, did, done>
    1) ( perform)
    to \do sth etw tun [o machen];
    what shall I \do now? was soll ich jetzt machen?;
    just \do it! mach's einfach!;
    what are you \doing over the weekend? was machst du am Wochenende?;
    haven't you got anything better to \do? hast du nichts Besseres zu tun?;
    justice must be done Gerechtigkeit muss sein;
    he \does nothing but complain er beklagt sich echt den ganzen Tag lang ( fam)
    what have you done to her? was hast du mit ihr gemacht?;
    what are these toys \doing here? was macht das [ganze] Spielzeug hier?;
    what's the front door \doing open? warum steht die Haustür offen?;
    what on earth are you \doing [there]! was um alles in der Welt machst du denn da?;
    I'm sorry, it simply can't be done before next weekend tut mir leid, aber vor dem nächsten Wochenende geht es einfach nicht;
    that was a stupid thing to \do das war dumm!;
    what have you done with my coat? wo hast du meinen Mantel hingetan?;
    to \do one's best sein Bestes tun [o geben];
    to \do business with sb mit jdm Geschäfte machen ( fam)
    to \do lunch ( esp Am) auswärts zu Mittag essen;
    to \do nothing of the sort nichts dergleichen tun
    2) ( undertake)
    to \do sth with sb/ oneself etw mit jdm/sich anfangen;
    what am I going to \do with myself while you are away? was soll ich nur die ganze Zeit machen, wenn du nicht da bist
    3) ( help)
    to \do sth for sb etw für jdn tun;
    what can I \do for you? was kann ich für Sie tun?;
    you never \do anything for me! du tust nie was für mich!;
    can you \do anything for my bad back, doctor? können Sie was gegen meine Rückenbeschwerden tun, Herr Doktor?;
    these pills have done nothing for me diese Pillen haben mir überhaupt nicht geholfen
    4) ( use for)
    to \do sth with sth etw mit etw dat tun;
    what are you going to \do with that hammer? was hast du mit dem Hammer vor?;
    what should we \do with this box? was sollen wir mit dieser Kiste machen?
    5) ( job)
    to \do sth for a living mit etw dat seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen;
    what \does your mother \do? was macht deine Mutter beruflich?
    to \do sth about sth etw gegen etw akk tun;
    I know I drink too much, but I can't \do anything about it ich weiß, dass ich zu viel trinke, aber ich kann nichts dagegen tun;
    what is to be done about that? was kann man dagegen tun?;
    \don't just stand there, \do something! stehen Sie doch nicht nur so rum, tun Sie was!
    7) ( deal with)
    to \do sth etw machen [o erledigen];
    if you \do the washing up,... wenn du abspülst,...;
    let me \do the talking überlass mir das Reden;
    today we're going to \do Chapter 4 heute beschäftigen wir uns mit Kapitel 4;
    I found someone to \do the garden wall ich habe jemanden gefunden, der die Gartenmauer bauen wird;
    to \do one's homework [seine] Hausaufgaben machen;
    to \do the shopping einkaufen
    8) ( learn)
    to \do sth;
    have you ever done any Chinese? hast du jemals Chinesisch gelernt?;
    Diane did History at London University Diane hat an der London University Geschichte [im Hauptfach] studiert
    9) ( solve)
    to \do sth riddle etw lösen;
    to \do a crossword ein Kreuzworträtsel lösen [o ( fam) machen];
    can you \do this sum for me? kannst du das für mich zusammenrechnen?
    10) (fam: finish)
    are you done? bist du jetzt fertig? ( fam)
    to \do sth for sb [or sb sth] etw für jdn machen;
    can you \do me 20 photocopies of this report? kannst du mir diesen Bericht 20-mal abziehen?
    12) ( tidy)
    to \do the dishes das Geschirr abspülen;
    to \do one's nails ( varnish) sich dat die Nägel lackieren;
    ( cut) sich dat die Nägel schneiden;
    to \do one's shoes seine Schuhe putzen;
    to \do one's teeth sich dat die Zähne putzen
    to \do a bow tie eine Schleife binden;
    to \do flowers Blumen arrangieren;
    to get one's hair done zum Friseur gehen;
    where \do you get your hair done? zu welchem Friseur gehst du?
    to \do sth etw besichtigen;
    to \do India eine Indienreise machen;
    to \do Nice sich dat Nizza ansehen
    to \do 100 km/h 100 fahren ( fam)
    to \do Paris to Bordeaux in five hours in fünf Stunden von Paris nach Bordeaux fahren
    to \do sb jdm genügen;
    that'll \do me nicely, thank you das reicht mir dicke, danke! ( fam)
    I only have diet cola - will that \do you? ich habe nur Diätcola - trinkst du die auch?
    to \do sth;
    this pub only \does food at lunchtime in diesem Pub gibt es nur zur Mittagszeit etwas zu essen;
    \do you \do travel insurance as well? bieten Sie auch Reiseversicherungen an?;
    sorry, we \don't \do hot meals tut mir leid, bei uns gibt es nur kalte Küche
    19) ( cook)
    to \do the cooking kochen;
    how long should the carrots be done for? wie lange müssen die Karotten kochen?;
    could you \do me something without fish? könntest du mir etwas ohne Fisch kochen?
    credit I. 1, favour I. 5, good II. 2, harm I., honour I. 3, justice 1
    to \do sb jdn drannehmen;
    but he said he'd \do me next aber er sagte, dass ich als Nächste drankäme!
    to \do sb well jdn verwöhnen;
    to \do oneself well es sich dat gut gehen lassen
    23) ( act)
    to \do sth play etw aufführen;
    to \do a role eine Rolle spielen;
    who did James Bond before Roger Moore? wer hat James Bond vor Roger Moore gespielt?
    to \do sb/ sth jdn/etw nachmachen;
    he \does a brilliant Churchill er kann Churchill wunderbar nachmachen; ( fig)
    I hope she won't \do a Helen and get divorced six months after her wedding ich hoffe, sie macht es nicht wie Helen und lässt sich sechs Monate nach ihrer Hochzeit wieder scheiden
    25) (fam sl: rob)
    to \do sth in etw dat einen Bruch machen (sl)
    26) (fam: cheat)
    to \do sb jdn übers Ohr hauen ( fam)
    he did me for a thousand quid for that car er hat mir einen Tausender für das Auto abgeknöpft
    27) (fam: be in jail)
    to \do 5 years [for sth] [wegen einer S. gen] fünf Jahre sitzen;
    if you're not careful, you'll end up \doing time again wenn du nicht vorsichtig bist, musst du wieder sitzen
    28) ( esp Brit) (fam: punish)
    to \do sb jdn fertigmachen ( fam)
    to get done for sth ( by the police) wegen einer S. gen von der Polizei angehalten werden;
    ( by a court) für etw akk verurteilt werden
    29) (fam: take drugs)
    to \do sth;
    how long have you been \doing heroin? wie lange nimmst du schon Heroin?
    to be done into French/ German book ins Französische/Deutsche übersetzt worden sein;
    to \do a translation übersetzen
    this last climb has really done me diese letzte Tour hat mir wirklich den Rest gegeben
    32) (fam: impress)
    sth \does nothing for sb etw reißt jdn nicht gerade vom Hocker ( fam)
    Bach has never done anything for me Bach hat mich noch nie sonderlich vom Hocker gerissen ( fam)
    that film really did something to me dieser Film hat mich wirklich beeindruckt;
    you really \do something to me, you know du machst mich echt an, weißt du [das] ( fam)
    33) (euph fam: have sex)
    to \do it with sb mit jdm schlafen ( euph)
    how old were you when you first did it? wie alt warst du bei deinem ersten Mal?
    \don't good morning me! komm mir nicht mit guten Morgen!
    PHRASES:
    what's done cannot be undone ( be undone)
    what's done is done ( done) was passiert ist, ist passiert;
    that \does it! so, das war's jetzt!;
    that's done it! jetzt haben wir die Bescherung! ( fam) vi <does, did, done>
    1) ( behave)
    to \do right [or the right thing] das Richtige tun;
    to \do well to do sth gut daran tun, etw zu tun;
    to \do as one pleases tun, was einem Spaß macht;
    \do as I \do mach's wie ich ( fam)
    \do as you're told tu, was man dir sagt
    2) ( fare)
    sb is \doing badly/ fine [or all right] [or well] jdm geht es schlecht/gut;
    mother and baby are \doing well Mutter und Kind sind wohlauf;
    how is your mother \doing? wie geht es deiner Mutter?;
    how is Mary \doing in her new job? wie geht es Mary in ihrem neuen Job?;
    you could \do better du könntest besser sein;
    ( perform) du könntest es besser machen;
    George has done well for himself George hat es für seine Verhältnisse weit gebracht;
    our daughter is \doing well at school unsere Tochter ist gut in der Schule;
    to be \doing well out of sth erfolgreich mit etw dat sein
    3) (fam: finish)
    have you done? bist du fertig?;
    have you done with those scissors yet? brauchst du die Schere noch?;
    I haven't done with you yet ich bin noch nicht fertig mit dir
    4) (be acceptable, suffice) passen, in Ordnung sein;
    that'll \do das ist o.k. so;
    will £10 \do? reichen 10 Pfund?;
    this kind of behaviour just won't \do! so ein Verhalten geht einfach nicht an!;
    do you think this will \do for a blanket? glaubst du, das können wir als Decke nehmen?;
    that'll \do as a cushion das geht [erstmal] als Kissen;
    this will \do just fine as a table das wird einen guten Tisch abgeben;
    this will have to \do for a meal das muss als Essen genügen;
    will this room \do? ist dieses Zimmer o.k. für Sie?;
    it \don't \do to criticize your parents seine Eltern kritisiert man nicht;
    will it \do if I get those books to you by Friday? reicht es, wenn ich dir die Bücher bis Freitag bringe?;
    we'll make \do with $100 100 Dollar müssen reichen;
    that will never \do das geht einfach nicht;
    to \do [for sb] sich akk [für jdn] eignen
    5) (fam: happen)
    this town is so boring - there's never anything \doing diese Stadt ist so langweilig - nie tut sich was
    PHRASES:
    it isn't done ( Brit) es ist nicht üblich;
    that will \do jetzt reicht's aber!;
    \do unto others as you would they should \do unto you (as you would they should \do unto you) was du nicht willst, das man dir tut, das füg auch keinem andern zu ( prov)
    how \do you \do? (form dated: as introduction) angenehm;
    what's \doing? ( fam) was ist los? n
    1) (esp Brit, Aus) (fam: party) Fete f ( fam)
    a big \do eine Riesenfete ( fam)
    2) ( Brit) (sl: swindle) Schwindel m ( fam)
    3) ( Brit) (fam: treatment)
    fair \dos gleiches Recht für alle
    4) (Am) (sl);
    that's some \do you've got! das ist ja eine Frisur, die du da hast!
    dog \do Hundehäufchen nt
    6) (allowed, not allowed)
    the \dos and \don'ts was man tun und was man nicht tun sollte

    English-German students dictionary > do

  • 44 być

    impf (jestem, jesteś, jest, jesteśmy, jesteście, są, byłem, byłeś, był, byliśmy, byliście, byli, będę, będziesz, będzie, będziemy, będziecie, będą) vi 1. (istnieć, żyć) to be
    - jest wielu znanych aktorów there are many well known actors
    - nie ma nikogo, kto mógłby to zrobić there’s no one who could do it
    - czy jest Bóg, czy go nie ma? does God exist, or not?
    - był sobie kiedyś stary król there was a. lived once an old king
    - nie było cię jeszcze wtedy na świecie this was before you were born
    - kiedy mnie już z wami nie będzie euf. when I am no more a. I am no longer with you euf.
    - myślę, więc jestem I think, therefore I am
    - być albo nie być to be or not to be
    - to dla nas być albo nie być this is our to be or not to be, this is our Waterloo
    - nie ma już dla niej ratunku nothing can save her now
    - jest wiele powodów do zadowolenia there’s good reason to be happy
    - nie ma obaw a. strachu pot. ! no problem! pot., not to worry! pot.
    - nie ma powodu do obaw there is no reason a. need to worry
    - są sprawy, których nigdy nie zrozumiesz there are (certain) things that you’ll never understand
    - nie ma co płakać/gadać it’s no use crying/talking (about it)
    - nie ma co żałować (there’s) no need to be sorry
    - nie ma co a. czego żałować it’s no great loss
    - nie ma czemu się dziwić, że… it’s no surprise a. wonder that…
    - nie ma o co się kłócić there’s nothing to quarrel about
    - nie ma czym się martwić/czego się bać there’s nothing to worry about/to be afraid of
    - nie ma z czego być dumnym (it’s) nothing to be proud of
    - nie ma z czego się cieszyć/śmiać there’s nothing to rejoice/to laugh about
    - „dziękuję za podwiezienie” – „nie ma za co” ‘thanks for the lift’ – ‘don’t mention it’ a. ‘you’re welcome‘
    - „przepraszam, że panu przerwałem” – „nie ma za co” ‘sorry I interrupted you’ – ‘that’s all right’
    - już cię/was nie ma! off with you!
    2. (przebywać, znajdować się) to be
    - być w pracy/szkole to be at work/at school
    - być w teatrze/na koncercie to be at the theatre/at a concert
    - teraz wychodzę, ale będę w domu o piątej I’m going out now, but I’ll be home at five
    - dzisiaj nie ma go w biurze he’s not in the office today
    - w pokoju nikogo nie ma/nie było there is/was no-one in the room
    - jest już piąta, a jego jak nie ma, tak nie ma it’s already five, and he’s still not here a. there’s still no trace of him
    - „czy jest Robert?” – „nie, nie ma go, jest jeszcze w szkole” ‘is Robert in?’ – ‘no, he’s not, he’s still at school’
    - „są jeszcze bilety na ostatni seans?” – „niestety, już nie ma” ‘do you still have tickets for the last showing?’ – ‘sorry, all sold out’
    - czy będziesz jutro w domu? ‘will you be at home a. in home tomorrow?’
    - kiedy (ona) będzie znowu w Warszawie? when will she be in Warsaw again?
    - byłem wczoraj u Roberta/u babci I was at Robert’s/granny’s yesterday, I went to see Robert/granny yesterday
    - był przy narodzinach swojej córki he was present at the birth of his daughter
    - nigdy nie byłem w Rosji I’ve never been to Russia
    - „skąd jesteś?” – „(jestem) z Krakowa/Polski” ‘where are you from?’ – ‘(I’m) from Cracow/Poland’
    - „gdzie jesteś?” – „tutaj!” ‘where are you?’ – ‘(I’m) here!’
    - „jestem!” (przy odczytywaniu listy) ‘here!’, ‘present’
    - będąc w Londynie, odwiedziłem Annę when a. while I was in London I went to see Anna
    - biblioteka jest w budynku głównym the library is in the main building
    - w jednym pudełku jest dziesięć bateryjek there are ten batteries in a packet
    - w domu nie było nic do jedzenia there was nothing to eat at home a. in the house
    - co jest w tym pudle? what’s in this box?
    - gdzie jest moja książka/najbliższa apteka? where’s my book/the nearest chemist’s?
    - co jest dzisiaj na lunch? what’s for lunch today?
    - wczoraj na kolację był dorsz there was cod for dinner yesterday
    - „dużo masz tych ziemniaków?” – „oj, będzie” pot. ‘got a lot of those spuds?’ – ‘loads’ pot.
    - będzie, będzie, więcej się nie zmieści pot. that’s plenty a. that’ll do, there’s no room for any more
    3. (trwać, stawać się) to be
    - jest godzina druga po południu it’s two in the afternoon a. two p.m.
    - nie ma jeszcze szóstej rano it’s not yet six a.m.
    - zanim dotrzemy do domu, będzie ósma wieczorem/północ it’ll be eight p.m./midnight by the time we reach home
    - był maj it was in May
    - to było w grudniu 1999 it was in December 1999
    - to było dawno, dawno temu this was a long, long time ago
    - jest piękny ranek it’s a fine morning
    - jest mroźno/upalnie it’s nippy/hot
    - wczoraj był deszcz/mróz it was raining/freezing yesterday
    - ciekawe, czy jutro będzie pogoda I wonder if it’s going to be fine tomorrow
    - nie pamiętam dokładnie, to było dość dawno temu I can’t really remember, it was some time ago
    - z niego jeszcze coś będzie he’ll turn out all right
    - co z niego będzie? how will he turn out?, what will become of him?
    - będzie z niego dobry pracownik he’ll be a good worker
    - kuchmistrz to z ciebie nie będzie you’ll never make a chef
    - z tych kwiatów nic już nie będzie these flowers/plants have had it pot.
    - z naszych planów/wakacji nic nie będzie nothing will come of our plans/holidays
    - nic z tego nie będzie it’s hopeless
    - nic dobrego z tego nie będzie nothing good will come of it
    - tyle pracy i nic z tego nie ma (he’s done) so much work and nothing to show for it
    4. (odbywać się, zdarzać się) to be
    - koncert/egzamin jest jutro the concert/exam is tomorrow
    - zebranie było w sali konferencyjnej the meeting was (held) in the conference room
    - jutro nie będzie a. nie ma lekcji there are no classes tomorrow
    - był do ciebie telefon there was a phone call for you
    - czy były do mnie jakieś telefony? has anyone called me?
    - był wypadek w kopalni there was an accident in the mine
    - co będzie, jeśli nie zdasz egzaminu? what’s going to happen if you fail the exam?
    - co będzie, jeśli ktoś nas zobaczy? supposing a. what if someone sees us?
    - nie martw się, wszystko będzie dobrze don’t worry, it’ll be a. it’s going to be fine
    - w życiu bywa rozmaicie you never know what life may bring
    - opowiedziałem jej wszystko, tak jak było I told her everything just as it happened
    - co ci/jej jest? what’s the matter with you/her?
    - coś mi/jemu jest something’s the matter with me/him
    - czy jemu coś jest? is anything the matter with him?
    - nic mu nie będzie, to tylko przeziębienie he’ll be fine, it’s only a cold
    5. (uczestniczyć, uczęszczać) to be
    - być na weselu/zebraniu to be at a wedding/meeting
    - wczoraj byliśmy na przyjęciu we were at a reception yesterday
    - być w liceum/na uniwersytecie to be at secondary school/at university
    - być na studiach to be a student a. at college
    - być na prawie/medycynie to study law/medicine
    - był na trzecim roku anglistyki he was in his third year in the English department
    - być na kursie komputerowym to be on a computer course
    - być na wojnie to go to war
    6. (przybyć) to be, to come
    - być pierwszym/drugim to be the first/second to arrive
    - był na mecie trzeci he came third
    - czy był już listonosz? has the postman been a. come yet?
    7. (znajdować się w jakimś stanie) to be
    - być pod urokiem/wrażeniem kogoś/czegoś to be charmed/impressed by sb/sth
    - być pod wpływem kogoś/czegoś to be under the influence of sb/sth
    - prowadzić samochód, będąc pod wpływem alkoholu to drive while under the influence of alcohol
    - być w ciąży to be pregnant
    - być w dobrym/złym humorze to be in a good/bad mood
    - nie być w nastroju do zabawy not to feel like going out a. partying
    - być w doskonałej formie to be in excellent form a. in fine fettle
    - być w strachu to be scared
    - być w rozpaczy to be in despair
    - bądźmy dobrej myśli let’s hope for the best
    - jestem przed obiadem I haven’t had my lunch yet
    - jestem już po śniadaniu I’ve already had breakfast
    - był siedem lat po studiach he had graduated seven years earlier
    - być po kielichu/po paru kieliszkach pot. to have had a drop/a few euf.
    - być na diecie to be on a diet
    - być na kaszce a. kleiku to be on a diet of gruel
    - być na emeryturze/rencie to be on a pension
    - sukienka jest do kolan the dress is knee-length
    - wody było do kostek the water was ankle-deep
    - firanka była do połowy okna the net curtain reached halfway down the window
    - chwila nieuwagi i było po wazonie one unguarded moment and the vase was smashed to pieces
    - jest już po nim/nas! it’s curtains for him/us! pot.
    - jeszcze chwila i byłoby po mnie another instant and it would have been curtains for me a. would have been all up with me pot.
    v aux. 1. (łącznik w orzeczeniu złożonym) to be
    - być nauczycielem/malarzem to be a teacher/painter
    - kiedy dorosnę, będę aktorem when I grow up, I’ll be an actor
    - być Polakiem/Duńczykiem to be Polish/Danish
    - borsuk jest drapieżnikiem the badger is a predator
    - nie bądź dzieckiem! don’t be childish a. such a child!
    - jestem Anna Kowalska I’m Anna Kowalska
    - „cześć, to ty jesteś Robert?” – „nie, jestem Adam” ‘hi, are you Robert? a. you’re Robert, are you?’ – ‘no, I’m Adam’
    - co to jest – ma cztery nogi i robi „miau”? what (is it that) has four legs and says ‘miaow’?
    - była wysoka/niska she was tall/short
    - jest autorką cenioną przez wszystkich she’s an author appreciated by all a. everybody
    - mój dziadek był podobno bardzo przystojnym mężczyzną my grandfather is said to have been a very handsome man
    - wciąż jest taka, jaką była za młodu she’s still her old self
    - kwiaty były żółte i czerwone the flowers were yellow and red
    - pizza była całkiem dobra the pizza was quite good
    - pojemnik był z drewna/plastiku the container was made of wood/plastic
    - z tych listewek byłby ładny latawiec these slats could make a fine kite
    - wszystko to były jedynie domysły it was all only conjecture
    - czyj jest ten samochód? whose car is this?, who does this car belong to?
    - ta książka jest jej/Adama this book is hers/Adam’s, this is her/Adam’s book
    - żona była dla niego wszystkim his wife was everything to him
    - nie naśladuj innych, bądź sobą don’t imitate others, be yourself
    - ta zupa jest zimna this soup is cold
    - Maria jest niewidoma Maria is blind
    - jesteś głodny? are you hungry?
    - Robert jest żonaty/rozwiedziony Robert is married/divorced
    - są małżeństwem od dziesięciu lat they’ve been married for ten years
    - bądź dla niej miły be nice to her
    - bądź tak dobry a. uprzejmy would you mind
    - bądź tak miły i otwórz okno would you mind opening the window?
    - czy byłaby pani uprzejma podać mi sól would you be kind enough a. would you be so kind as to pass me the salt?
    - nie bądź głupi! don’t be a fool!
    - cicho bądź! be quiet!
    - być w kapeluszu/kaloszach/spodniach to be wearing a hat/rubber boots/trousers
    - była w zielonym żakiecie/czarnym berecie she was wearing a green jacket/black beret, she had a green jacket/black beret on
    - być za kimś/czymś (opowiadać się) to support sb/sth, to be for sb/sth
    - byłem za tym, żeby nikomu nic nie mówić I was for not telling anyone anything
    - dwa razy dwa jest cztery two times two is four
    2. (w stronie biernej) artykuł jest dobrze napisany the article is well written
    - ściany pokoju były pomalowane na różowo the walls of the room were painted pink
    - dzieci, które są maltretowane przez rodziców children who are abused by their parents
    - tak jest napisane w gazecie that’s what it says in the paper
    - samochód będzie naprawiony jutro the car will be repaired by tomorrow
    - to musi być zrobione do czwartku this must be done by Thursday
    - sukienka była uszyta z czarnej wełenki the dress was made of black wool
    3. (w czasie przyszłym złożonym) shall, will
    - będzie pamiętał a. pamiętać tę scenę przez cały życie he will remember this scene all his life
    - będziemy długo go wspominali a. wspominać we shall a. will long remember him
    4. przest. (w czasie zaprzeszłym) w Krakowie mieszkał był przed trzema laty he would have been living a. was living in Cracow three years ago 5. (w trybie warunkowym) byłbym napisał a. napisałbym był do ciebie, gdybym znał twój adres I would have written to you, had I known your address a. if I had known your address
    - co by się było stało, gdyby nie jego pomoc what would have happened if it hadn’t been for his help
    - byłaby spadła ze schodów (omal nie) she almost fell down the stairs
    - byłbym zapomniał! zabierz ze sobą śpiwór I almost a. nearly forgot! take a sleeping bag with you
    6. (w zwrotach nieosobowych) było już późno it was already late
    - jest dopiero wpół do ósmej it’s only half past seven
    - nie było co jeść there was nothing to eat
    - za ciepło będzie ci w tym swetrze you’ll be too hot in this jumper
    - byłoby przyjemnie zjeść razem obiad it would be nice to have lunch together
    - wychodzić po zmierzchu było niebezpiecznie it was dangerous going out after dark
    - nie kupić tego mieszkania będzie niewybaczalnym błędem not to buy that a. the flat would be an inexcusable mistake
    - z chorym było źle/coraz gorzej the patient was bad/getting worse
    - z dziadkiem jest nienajlepiej grandfather is poorly
    - wszystko będzie na niego he’ll get all the blame
    - żeby nie było na mnie I don’t want to get the blame
    - na imię było jej Maria her name was Maria
    - było dobrze po północy it was well after midnight
    - będzie z godzinę/trzy lata temu an hour or so/some three years ago
    - będzie kwadrans jak wyszedł he must have left fifteen minutes or so ago, it’s been fifteen minutes or so since he left
    - do najbliższego sklepu będzie ze trzy kilometry it’s a good three kilometres to the nearest shop
    - nie ma tu gdzie usiąść there’s nowhere here to sit
    - w tym mieście na ma dokąd pójść wieczorem there’s nowhere to go at night in this town
    - nie ma komu posprzątać/zrobić zakupy there’s no-one to clean/to do shopping
    - nie ma z kim się bawić there’s no-one to play with
    7. (z czasownikami niewłaściwymi) to be
    - trzeba było coś z tym zrobić something had to be done about it
    - trzeba było od razu tak mówić why didn’t you say so in the first place?
    - czytać można było tylko przy świecach one could read only by candlelight
    - jest gorzej niż można było przypuszczać it’s worse than might have been expected
    bądź zdrów! (pożegnanie) goodbye!, take care!
    - być bez forsy/przy forsie pot. to be penniless/flush pot.
    - być do niczego (bezużyteczny) [osoba, przedmiot] to be useless a. no good; (chory, słaby) [osoba] to be poorly a. out of sorts
    - być może perhaps, maybe
    - być może nam się uda perhaps we’ll succeed
    - być może a. może być, że… it may happen that…
    - być niczym [osoba] to be a nobody
    - znałem ją, kiedy jeszcze była nikim I knew her when she was still a nobody
    - być przy nadziei a. być w poważnym a. odmiennym a. błogosławionym stanie książk. to be in an interesting condition a. in the family way przest.; to have a bun in the oven euf., pot.
    - było nie było (tak czy owak) when all’s said and done, after all; (niech się dzieje co chce) come what may, be that as it may
    - było nie było, to już ćwierć wieku od naszego ślubu when all’s said and done a. after all, it’s twenty-five years since we got married
    - było nie było, idę pogadać z szefem o podwyżce come what may, I’m going to the boss to talk about a rise
    - było siedzieć w domu/nie pożyczać mu pieniędzy pot. serves you right, you should have stayed at home/shouldn’t have lent him money
    - było nic mu nie mówić you should have told him nothing
    - co będzie, to będzie whatever will be, will be
    - co było, to było let bygones be bygones
    - co jest? pot. what’s up? pot.
    - co jest, do jasnej cholery? dlaczego nikt nie otwiera? what the hell’s going on? – why doesn’t anyone open the door? pot.
    - co jest? przyjacielowi paru groszy żałujesz? what’s wrong? – can’t spare a friend a few pence? pot.
    - coś w tym jest a. coś w tym musi być there must be something in it
    - coś w tym musi być, że wszyscy dyrektorzy będą na tym zebraniu there must be something in it, if all the directors are going to the meeting
    - jakoś to będzie things’ll a. it’ll work out somehow pot.
    - nie ma co a. rady oh well
    - nie ma co, trzeba brać się do roboty oh well, time to do some work
    - nie ma co! well, well!
    - mieszkanie, nie ma co, widne i ustawne well, well, not a bad flat, airy and well laid out
    - ładnie się spisałeś, nie ma co! iron. well, well, you’ve done it now, haven’t you!
    - nie ma (to) jak kuchnia domowa/kieliszek zimnej wódki nothing beats a. you can’t beat home cooking/a glass of cold vodka
    - nie ma (to) jak muzyka klasyczna give me classical music every time
    - nie ma to jak wakacje! there’s nothing like a holiday!
    - nie może być! (niedowierzanie) I don’t believe it!, you don’t say!
    - niech będzie! oh well!
    - niech ci/wam będzie! have it your own way!
    - niech mu/jej będzie! let him/her have his/her own way!
    - niech tak będzie! (zgoda) so be it!
    - tak jest! (owszem) (that’s) right!
    - „to jest pańskie ostatnie słowo” – „tak jest, ostatnie” ‘is that your final word?’ – ‘yes, it is’, ‘that’s right’
    - tak jest, panie pułkowniku/generale! Wojsk. yes, sir!
    - to jest książk. that is, that is to say
    - główne gałęzie przemysłu, to jest górnictwo i hutnictwo the main branches of industry, that is (to say) mining and metallurgy
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    (jestem, jesteś); pl jesteśmy; pl jesteście; pl ; imp bądź; pt był, była, byli; sg fut będę; sg fut; będziesz; vi

    jestem! — present!, here!

    jest ciepło/zimno — it's warm/cold

    jest mi zimno/przykro — I'm cold/sorry

    będę pamiętać lub pamiętał — I will remember

    co będzie, jeśli nie przyjdą? — what will happen if they don't come?

    nie może być!this lub it can't be!

    tak jest! — yes, sir!

    jestem za +instr /przeciw być — +dat I am for/against

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    być1
    ipf.
    1. (= znajdować się w jakimś stanie l. miejscu) be; (= istnieć) exist, be there; być na diecie be on a diet; być na emeryturze be retired; jestem po robocie I'm finished l. done with work (for today); pewnego razu był sobie król... once upon a time there lived a king...; w ogrodzie były róże there were roses in the garden; w Galaktyce są miliardy gwiazd there are billions of stars in the Galaxy; ile ich jest? how many of them are there?; być w kinie be at the theater; być na wycieczce be on a trip; być w Warszawie be in Warsaw; być u babci na wsi be at grandma's house in the country; być z kimś sam na sam be one on one with sb; od świtu jestem na nogach I have been on my feet all day; Ewa jest na ostatnich nogach Eva is ready to drop l. dead on her feet; jesteś na drodze do zawału you are on the road to a heart attack; wszystko jest na swoim miejscu everything is in its place; to było nie na miejscu that was out of line; być na ustach całego miasteczka be on the lips of everyone in town; być jedną nogą na tamtym świecie have one foot in the grave; co dzisiaj będzie na obiad? what's for supper today?; wszystko jest pod ręką we have everything right at hand; być u steru przen. be at the wheel; no to jestem w domu (= zrozumiałem) that hits home; być w latach l. w leciech be up in one's years; być w sile wieku be in one's prime; być w opałach be in a bind; teraz wszystko jest w twoich rękach now everything is in your hands l. up to you; być w siódmym niebie be in seventh heaven; być w swoim żywiole be in one's element; być na zebraniu be at a meeting; być na wojnie be (fighting) in a war; być na studiach be at college; być na anglistyce be in the English Department; nigdy nie byłem w Chicago I've never been to Chicago; Adam jest pod pantoflem swojej żony Adam is henpecked; być nie w sosie be in a bad mood; jest gaz i woda we have gas and water; jestem takiego samego zdania I'm of the same opinion; jestem dobrej myśli I'm hoping for the best; jest mi u ciebie tak dobrze I feel so good at your place; jest mi głupio I feel stupid; to jest do niczego it's no good; być górą be on top; to nie jest czas po temu this is not the time for that; to nie jest mi na rękę this is inconvenient (for me); to nie jest po mojej myśli that's not what I intended l. what I had in mind; jestem pod wrażeniem I'm impressed; jestem bez pieniędzy I'm broke; jestem w ciąży I'm pregnant; Ewa jest przy nadziei przest. Eva is in the family way; jestem na służbie I'm on duty; byliśmy na spacerze we were taking a walk; dobrze wiesz, że jesteś na mojej łasce you know fully well that you're at my mercy; czy jesteś w stanie mnie zrozumieć? are you able to understand me?; jestem w dobrym humorze I'm in a good mood; byliśmy w kłopocie, co zrobić z... we couldn't figure out what to do with...; Ewa przez moment była w rozterce for a moment Ewa was in a dilemma; Ewa jest z Adamem w przyjaźni Ewa is friends with Adam; po czyjej jesteś stronie? whose side are you on?; Adam jest w porządku Adam is OK l. alright; to nie jest w moim guście that's not my style; jestem na bakier z gramatyką I haven't a clue about grammar; z teściową jestem na złej stopie I'm on bad terms with my mother-in-law; z prezesem jestem na ty I'm on a first name basis with the president; jestem za reformą I'm for the reform; oni są z sobą za pan brat they are on familiar terms; jestem z Ewą po słowie przest. I'm engaged to Eve.
    2. ( część orzeczenia imiennego) jestem studentem I am a student; byłam piosenkarką I was a singer; będę generałem I will be a general; ta dziewczyna jest ładna that girl is pretty; samochód jest ojca that's father's car; ten długopis nie jest mój this pen isn't mine; bądź zdrów! get well!; jesteś dla mnie niczym! you mean nothing to me; on nie był sobą he wasn't himself; dwa razy dwa jest cztery two plus two is l. equals four.
    3. ( w zdaniach bezosobowych) (= zdarzać się) jest piękny dzień it's a beautiful day; był kwiecień it was April; było to dość dawno it was l. happened quite a long time ago; był do ciebie telefon you had a call; było już późno it was getting late; nie ma co jeść there's nothing to eat; będzie z godzinę temu, jak... it's been an hour since...; a co będzie ze mną? what will happen to me?; ciekaw jestem, co z niego będzie I'm curious (about) what will become of him; jeżeli tak jest if it is so; być może maybe, perhaps; co będzie, to będzie come what may; co było, to było let bygones be bygones; jakoś to (w końcu) będzie thing's will turn out fine (in the end); co ci jest? what's wrong l. the matter with you?; z tej mąki nie będzie chleba it's hopeless; nie może być that's impossible; jest już po nim it's too late for him; he's done for; he's a goner l. a has-been; co było, a nie jest, nie pisze się w rejestr what's done is done; tak jest! exactly!, precisely!, that's right; wojsk. yes, sir!; to jest (= czyli) that is; było nie było whatever happens; no matter what (happens).
    II.
    być2
    ipf.
    1. tylko będę będziesz itd. ( w formach czasu przyszłego) will (be); będę pamiętał o tym I'll remember that; dzieci będą w ogrodzie the kids will be in the garden; będziemy śpiewać kolędy we're going to sing carols.
    2. ( w formach strony biernej) dom był sprzedany za... the house was sold for...; jesteś obserwowany you are being watched; droga jest już naprawiona the road has been repaired.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > być

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    put [pʊt]
    mettre1 (a), 1 (c)-(f), 1 (i) dire1 (g) soumettre1 (h) placer1 (i), 1 (l) investir1 (k), 1 (l) miser1 (m)
    (pt & pp put, cont putting)
    put the saucepan on the shelf mets la casserole sur l'étagère;
    she put her hand on my shoulder elle a mis sa main sur mon épaule;
    put the chairs nearer the table approche les chaises de la table;
    he put his arm around my shoulders il passa son bras autour de mes épaules;
    she put her arms around him elle l'a pris dans ses bras;
    to put one's head round the door/through the window passer la tête par la porte/par la fenêtre;
    did you put any salt in? as-tu mis du sel (dedans)?;
    put some more water on to boil remettez de l'eau à chauffer;
    he put another brick on the pile il a mis une autre brique sur la pile;
    to put a coin/a letter/a gun into sb's hand glisser ou mettre une pièce/une lettre/un revolver dans la main de qn;
    she put a match to the wood elle a allumé le bois;
    to put an advert in the paper mettre une annonce dans le journal;
    they want to put me in an old folks' home ils veulent me mettre dans une maison pour les vieux;
    to put a child to bed mettre un enfant au lit, coucher un enfant;
    to put a man on the moon envoyer un homme sur la lune;
    he put the telescope to his eye il a porté la longue-vue à son œil;
    to put honour before riches préférer l'honneur à l'argent;
    to put a play on the stage monter une pièce;
    to put a guard on the door faire surveiller la porte;
    figurative I didn't know where to put myself! je ne savais plus où me mettre!;
    put yourself in my position or place mettez-vous à ma place;
    to put oneself into sb's hands s'en remettre à qn;
    put it out of your mind or head sors-le-toi de la tête;
    I had long put this thought out of my mind ça faisait longtemps que je m'étais sorti cette idée de la tête;
    we put a lot of emphasis on creativity nous mettons beaucoup l'accent sur la créativité;
    don't put too much trust in what he says ne te fie pas trop à ce qu'il dit;
    familiar put it there! (shake hands) tope-là!, serrons-nous la pince!
    he put his fist through the window il a passé son poing à travers le carreau;
    he put a bullet through his head il s'est mis une balle dans la tête;
    she put her pen through the whole paragraph elle a rayé tout le paragraphe d'un coup de stylo
    (c) (impose → limit, responsibility, tax) mettre;
    to put a ban on sth interdire qch;
    it puts an extra burden on our department c'est un fardeau de plus pour notre service;
    the new tax will put 5p on a packet of cigarettes la nouvelle taxe augmentera de 5 pence le prix d'un paquet de cigarettes
    you're putting me in an awkward position vous me mettez dans une situation délicate;
    I hope I've not put you to too much trouble j'espère que je ne vous ai pas trop dérangé;
    music always puts him in a good mood la musique le met toujours de bonne humeur;
    the new rules will be put into effect next month le nouveau règlement entrera en vigueur le mois prochain;
    to put sb out of a job mettre qn au chômage;
    to put a prisoner on bread and water mettre un prisonnier au pain sec et à l'eau;
    the money will be put to good use l'argent sera bien employé;
    to put sb to sleep endormir qn;
    euphemism the dog had to be put to sleep il a fallu piquer le chien
    (e) (write down) mettre, écrire;
    I forgot to put my address j'ai oublié de mettre mon adresse;
    what date shall I put? quelle date est-ce que je mets?
    to put an end or a stop to sth mettre fin ou un terme à qch
    (g) (say, express) dire, exprimer;
    I wouldn't put it quite like that je ne dirais pas cela;
    I don't know how to put it je ne sais comment dire;
    to put one's thoughts into words exprimer sa pensée, s'exprimer;
    let me put it this way laissez-moi l'exprimer ainsi;
    it was, how shall I put it, rather long c'était, comment dirais-je, un peu long;
    to put it another way,… en d'autres termes,…;
    he put it better than that il l'a dit ou formulé mieux que ça;
    you could have put that better tu aurais pu tourner cela un peu mieux;
    she put it politely but firmly elle l'a dit poliment mais clairement;
    as Churchill once put it comme l'a dit Churchill un jour;
    to put it briefly or simply, they refused bref ou en un mot, ils ont refusé;
    to put it bluntly pour parler franc;
    putting it in terms you'll understand… plus simplement, pour que vous compreniez…
    (h) (present, submit → suggestion, question) soumettre; (→ motion) proposer, présenter;
    to put a proposal to the board présenter une proposition au conseil d'administration;
    he put his case very well il a très bien présenté son cas;
    I have a question to put to the Prime Minister j'ai une question à soumettre au Premier ministre;
    Law I put it to you that… n'est-il pas vrai que…?;
    I put it to the delegates that now is the time to act je tiens à dire aux délégués que c'est maintenant qu'il faut agir
    (i) (class, rank) placer, mettre;
    I wouldn't put them in the same class as the Beatles je ne les mettrais ou placerais pas dans la même catégorie que les Beatles;
    I put my family above my job je fais passer ma famille avant mon travail
    to put sb to work mettre qn au travail;
    they put her on the Jones case ils l'ont mise sur l'affaire Jones
    (k) (devote → effort) investir, consacrer;
    to put a lot of time/energy into sth consacrer beaucoup de temps/d'énergie à qch, investir beaucoup de temps/d'énergie dans qch;
    she puts more into their relationship than he does elle s'investit plus que lui dans leur relation;
    to put a lot of work into sth/doing sth beaucoup travailler à qch/pour faire qch;
    Sport he put everything he had into his first service il a tout mis dans son premier service
    (l) (invest → money) placer, investir;
    she had put all her savings into property elle avait investi ou placé toutes ses économies dans l'immobilier
    (m) (bet) miser, parier;
    to put money on a horse miser ou parier sur un cheval;
    he put all his winnings on the red il misa tous ses gains sur le rouge
    to put the shot lancer le poids
    to put a ship into port rentrer un bateau au port
    Nautical to put to sea lever l'ancre, appareiller;
    they had to put back into harbour ils ont dû rentrer au port;
    we put into port at Bombay nous avons relâché ou fait relâche à Bombay
    3 noun
    (a) Sport lancer m (du poids);
    his third put son troisième lancer
    (b) Stock Exchange option f de vente, put m;
    put and call stellage m, double option f
    ►► Stock Exchange put band période f de validité d'une option de vente;
    Stock Exchange put bond emprunt m à fenêtre;
    Stock Exchange put option option f de vente;
    Stock Exchange put warrant warrant m à la vente
    (a) (spread → gossip, story) faire courir; (→ rumour) faire circuler;
    to put it about that… faire circuler le bruit que…;
    it is being put about that he intends resigning le bruit court qu'il a l'intention de démissionner
    to put a boat about virer de bord
    to put it or oneself about (be promiscuous) coucher à droite à gauche
    Nautical virer de bord
    (a) (communicate → gen) faire comprendre; (→ feeling) communiquer;
    to put sth across to sb faire comprendre qch à qn;
    I don't know how to put the argument across to them je ne sais pas comment leur faire comprendre cet argument;
    she knows how to put her ideas across elle sait bien faire passer ses idées;
    she's good at putting herself across elle sait se mettre en valeur
    to put one across on sb avoir qn, rouler qn;
    don't try putting anything across on me! ne me prends pas pour un imbécile!
    (a) (book, piece of work) mettre de côté, poser
    (b) (disregard, ignore) écarter, laisser de côté;
    let's put aside our differences of opinion for the moment laissons nos différends de côté pour le moment;
    put aside all gloomy thoughts oublie toutes ces pensées maussades
    (c) (save, keep) mettre de côté;
    we have a little money put aside nous avons un peu d'argent de côté
    (estimate) estimer;
    they put the cost of repairs to the bridge at around $10,000 ils estiment le montant des réparations du pont à environ 10 000 dollars;
    I wouldn't have put her (age) at more than twenty-five je ne lui aurais pas donné plus de vingt-cinq ans;
    what would you put it at? quelle est votre estimation?
    (a) (tidy) ranger; (return to its place) remettre à sa place; (car) garer;
    put your toys away! range tes jouets!;
    put your money/wallet away (I'm paying) range ton argent/ton portefeuille
    (b) (save) mettre de côté;
    I have a few pounds put away j'ai un peu d'argent de côté, j'ai quelques économies;
    to put something away for one's old age mettre quelque chose de côté pour sa retraite
    (c) familiar (lock up → in prison) coffrer; (→ in mental home) enfermer
    (d) familiar (eat) enfourner, s'envoyer; (drink) descendre, écluser;
    he can really put it away! (food) il a un sacré appétit!; (drink) qu'est-ce qu'il descend!
    (a) (replace, return) remettre;
    put that record back where you found it! remets ce disque où tu l'as trouvé!
    (b) (postpone) remettre;
    the meeting has been put back to Thursday la réunion a été repoussée ou remise à jeudi
    (c) (slow down, delay) retarder;
    the strike has put our schedule back at least a month la grève nous a fait perdre au moins un mois sur notre planning
    (d) (turn back → clock) retarder;
    we put the clocks back next weekend le week-end prochain, on passe à l'heure d'hiver;
    figurative this decision has put the clock back cette décision nous a ramenés en arrière
    (e) familiar (drink) descendre, écluser
    Nautical to put back (to port) rentrer au port
    (save → money) mettre de côté; (→ supplies) mettre en réserve;
    have you got anything put by? avez-vous un peu d'argent de côté?
    (a) (on table, floor etc) poser;
    put that knife down at once! pose ce couteau tout de suite!;
    put me down! lâche-moi!;
    put that down! laisse (ça)!;
    to put the phone down raccrocher;
    he put the phone down on me il m'a raccroché au nez;
    it's one of those books you just can't put down c'est un de ces livres que tu ne peux pas poser avant de l'avoir fini;
    I couldn't put it down (book) je l'ai lu d'un trait
    (b) (drop off → passenger) déposer, laisser
    (c) (write down) écrire, inscrire; (enrol, enter on list) inscrire;
    put down your name and address écrivez votre nom et votre adresse;
    she put us down as Mr and Mrs Smith elle nous a inscrits sous le nom de M. et Mme Smith;
    it's never been put down in writing ça n'a jamais été mis par écrit;
    I can put it down as expenses je peux le faire passer dans mes notes de frais
    (d) (on agenda) inscrire à l'ordre du jour;
    to put down a motion of no confidence déposer une motion de censure
    (e) (quell) réprimer, étouffer;
    the revolt was put down by armed police la révolte a été réprimée par les forces de police
    (f) (belittle) rabaisser, critiquer;
    he's always putting students down il passe son temps à critiquer les étudiants;
    you shouldn't put yourself down tu ne devrais pas te sous-estimer
    to have a cat/dog put down faire piquer un chat/chien
    I've already put £50 down on the sofa j'ai déjà versé 50 livres pour le canapé
    (i) (store → wine) mettre en cave
    (j) (put to bed → baby) coucher
    (k) (land → plane) poser
    (l) (close → umbrella) fermer
    (land → plane, pilot) atterrir, se poser
    classer parmi;
    I think they'd put me down as a mere amateur je crois qu'ils me classeraient parmi les simples amateurs
    inscrire pour;
    put me down for £20 inscrivez-moi pour 20 livres;
    I'll put you down for Thursday at three o'clock je vous mets jeudi à trois heures;
    they've already put their son down for public school ils ont déjà inscrit leur fils dans une école privée
    mettre sur le compte de;
    you can't put all the country's problems down to inflation vous ne pouvez pas mettre tous les problèmes du pays sur le compte de l'inflation;
    I put it down to her stubbornness je mets ça sur le compte de son entêtement;
    we'll have to put it down to experience au moins on a appris quelque chose
    (a) literary (sprout → shoots, leaves) produire
    (b) formal (state → argument, reason) avancer
    (a) (suggest → proposal, idea, hypothesis) avancer; (→ candidate) proposer;
    she put her name forward for the post of treasurer elle a posé sa candidature au poste de trésorière;
    to put one's best foot forward (walk faster) presser le pas; figurative se mettre en devoir de faire de son mieux
    (b) (turn forward → clock, hands of clock) avancer;
    we put the clocks forward next weekend le week-end prochain, on passe à l'heure d'été
    (c) (bring forward) avancer;
    the meeting has been put forward to early next week la réunion a été avancée au début de la semaine prochaine
    put in
    (a) (place inside bag, container, cupboard etc) mettre dans;
    he put the eggs in the fridge il a mis les œufs dans le réfrigérateur;
    to put one's contact lenses in mettre ses lentilles de contact;
    to put one's head in at the window passer la tête par la fenêtre;
    Sport (in rugby) to put the ball in remettre la balle en jeu
    (b) (insert, include) insérer, inclure;
    have you put in the episode about the rabbit? as-tu inclus l'épisode du lapin?
    (c) (interject) placer;
    her name was Alicia, the woman put in elle s'appelait Alicia, ajouta la femme
    (d) (install) installer;
    we're having central heating put in nous faisons installer le chauffage central;
    the voters put the Tories in les électeurs ont mis les conservateurs au pouvoir;
    they've put in a new manager at the factory ils ont nommé un nouveau directeur à l'usine
    (e) (devote → time) passer;
    I've put in a lot of work on that car j'ai beaucoup travaillé sur cette voiture;
    I put in a few hours' revision before supper j'ai passé quelques heures à réviser avant le dîner;
    to put in an hour's work faire une heure de travail;
    to put in a full day at the office passer toute la journée au bureau;
    you only get out what you put in on ne récolte que ce qu'on sème
    (f) (submit → request, demand) déposer, soumettre;
    they put in a claim for a 10 percent pay rise ils ont déposé une demande d'augmentation de salaire de 10 pour cent;
    to put in an application for a job déposer sa candidature pour ou se présenter pour un emploi
    Nautical relâcher, faire relâche;
    we put in at Wellington nous avons relâché ou fait relâche à Wellington
    présenter;
    we're putting him in for the 500 metres nous le présentons pour le 500 mètres;
    to put pupils in for an examination présenter des élèves à un examen
    to put in for sth (post) poser sa candidature pour qch; (leave, promotion) faire une demande de qch, demander qch;
    she put in for a transfer to Florida elle a demandé à être mutée en Floride
    put off
    (a) (drop off → passenger) déposer, laisser;
    just put me off at the corner vous n'avez qu'à me laisser ou me déposer au coin
    (b) (postpone → meeting, appointment) remettre à plus tard, repousser; (→ decision, payment) remettre à plus tard, différer; (→ work) remettre à plus tard; (→ guests) décommander;
    the meeting has been put off until tomorrow la réunion a été renvoyée ou remise à demain;
    I kept putting off telling him the truth je continuais à repousser le moment de lui dire la vérité;
    I can't put him off again je ne peux pas encore annuler un rendez-vous avec lui
    once he's made up his mind nothing in the world can put him off une fois qu'il a pris une décision, rien au monde ne peut le faire changer d'avis
    (d) (distract) déranger, empêcher de se concentrer;
    he deliberately tries to put his opponent off il fait tout pour empêcher son adversaire de se concentrer;
    the noise put her off her service le bruit l'a gênée ou dérangée pendant son service
    (e) (repel) dégoûter, rebuter;
    it's the smell that puts me off c'est l'odeur qui me rebute;
    don't be put off by his odd sense of humour ne te laisse pas rebuter par son humour un peu particulier;
    it put me off skiing for good ça m'a définitivement dégoûté du ski;
    it put me off my dinner ça m'a coupé l'appétit
    (f) (switch off → television, radio etc) éteindre
    Nautical déborder du quai, pousser au large;
    to put off from the shore quitter la côte, prendre le large
    (a) (clothes, make-up, ointment) mettre;
    put your hat on mets ton chapeau;
    to put on one's make-up se maquiller
    (b) (present, stage → play, opera) monter; (→ poetry reading, slide show etc) organiser;
    why can't they put something decent on for a change? (on TV, radio) ils ne pourraient pas passer quelque chose d'intéressant pour une fois?
    (c) (lay on, provide → train) mettre en service;
    they put on excellent meals on Sundays ils servent d'excellents repas le dimanche;
    they have put on twenty extra trains ils ont ajouté vingt trains
    (d) (gain → speed, weight) prendre;
    I've put on a few pounds j'ai pris quelques kilos
    (e) (turn on, cause to function → light, radio, gas) allumer; (→ record, tape) mettre; (→ handbrake) mettre, serrer;
    put the heater on mets ou allume le chauffage;
    he put on some Vivaldi/the news il a mis du Vivaldi/les informations;
    I've put the kettle on for tea j'ai mis de l'eau à chauffer pour le thé;
    (f) (start cooking) mettre (à cuire);
    I forgot to put the peas on j'ai oublié de mettre les petits pois à cuire
    (g) (bet) parier;
    I put £10 on the favourite j'ai parié 10 livres sur le favori
    (h) (assume) prendre;
    to put on airs prendre des airs;
    he put on a silly voice il a pris une voix ridicule;
    to put on an act jouer la comédie;
    familiar don't worry, he's just putting it on ne t'inquiète pas, il fait du cinéma ou du chiqué
    (i) familiar (tease) faire marcher;
    you're putting me on! là, tu me fais marcher!
    (j) (apply → pressure) exercer
    (k) (add) ajouter;
    the tax increase will put another 10p on a gallon of petrol l'augmentation de la taxe va faire monter le prix du gallon d'essence de 10 pence
    (l) (impose) imposer;
    new restrictions have been put on bringing animals into the country de nouvelles restrictions ont été imposées à l'importation d'animaux dans le pays
    it's hard to put a price on it c'est difficile d'en évaluer ou estimer le prix
    (n) (advance → clock) avancer
    could you put him on, please? pouvez-vous me le passer, s'il vous plaît?
    (help find) indiquer à;
    I'll put you onto a good solicitor je vous donnerai le nom d'un ou je vous indiquerai un bon avocat;
    she's put me onto quite a few bargains elle m'a indiqué plusieurs bonnes affaires;
    to put the police/taxman onto sb dénoncer qn à la police/au fisc;
    what put you onto the butler, detective inspector? qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à soupçonner le maître d'hôtel, commissaire?
    put out
    (a) (place outside) mettre dehors, sortir;
    have you put the dustbin out? as-tu sorti la poubelle?;
    I'll put the washing out (to dry) je vais mettre le linge (dehors) à sécher;
    to put a cow out to grass mettre une vache en pâture
    to put sb's eye out éborgner qn;
    you almost put my eye out! tu as failli m'éborgner!
    (c) (issue → apology, announcement) publier; (→ story, rumour) faire circuler; (→ new record, edition, model etc) sortir; (→ appeal, request) faire; (broadcast) émettre;
    police have put out a description of the wanted man la police a publié une description de l'homme qu'elle recherche;
    to put out an SOS lancer un SOS
    (d) (extinguish → fire, light, candle) éteindre; (→ cigarette) éteindre, écraser; (→ gas) fermer;
    don't forget to put the light out when you leave n'oubliez pas d'éteindre (la lumière) en partant
    (e) (lay out, arrange) sortir;
    the valet had put out a suit for me le valet de chambre m'avait sorti un costume
    (f) (stick out, stretch out → arm, leg) étendre, allonger; (→ hand) tendre; (→ tongue) tirer;
    she walked up to me and put out her hand elle s'approcha de moi et me tendit la main;
    she put out a foot to trip him up elle a mis un pied en avant pour le faire trébucher
    to put one's back/shoulder out se démettre le dos/l'épaule;
    I've put my back out je me suis déplacé une vertèbre
    (h) (annoy, upset)
    to be put out about sth être fâché à cause de qch;
    he seems quite put out about it on dirait que ça l'a vraiment contrarié
    (i) (inconvenience) déranger;
    I hope I haven't put you out j'espère que je ne vous ai pas dérangé;
    she's always ready to put herself out for other people elle est toujours prête à rendre service
    (j) (sprout → shoots, leaves) produire
    (k) (make unconscious → with drug, injection) endormir
    (l) (subcontract) sous-traiter;
    we put most of our work out nous confions la plus grande partie de notre travail à des sous-traitants
    (a) Nautical prendre le large;
    to put out to sea faire appareiller
    (b) American familiar (woman) accepter de coucher ( for avec);
    everyone knows she puts out tout le monde sait qu'elle est prête à coucher;
    did she put out? est-ce qu'elle a bien voulu coucher?;
    she'd put out for anybody elle coucherait avec le premier venu
    (spread → gossip, story) faire courir
    (a) Telecommunications (connect) passer la communication à;
    hold on, I'll try to put you through ne quittez pas, je vais essayer de vous le/la passer;
    put the call through to my office passez-moi la communication dans mon bureau;
    I'll put you through to Mrs Powell je vous passe Mme Powell
    (b) (carry through, conclude) conclure;
    we finally put through the necessary reforms nous avons fini par faire passer les réformes nécessaires
    (c) (subject to) soumettre à;
    he was put through a whole battery of tests on l'a soumis à toute une série d'examens;
    I'm sorry to put you through this je suis désolé de vous imposer ça;
    have you any idea what you're putting him through? as-tu la moindre idée de ce que tu lui fais subir?;
    familiar to put sb through it en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn; (at interview) faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure à qn;
    he really put me through it il m'en a vraiment fait voir (de toutes les couleurs)
    he put himself through college il a payé ses études
    (a) (place side by side → two objects) mettre côte à côte; (→ facts) rapprocher, comparer;
    he's more trouble than the rest of them put together il nous crée plus de problèmes à lui seul que tous les autres réunis
    (b) (kit, furniture, engine) monter, assembler; (meal) préparer, confectionner; (menu) élaborer; (dossier) réunir; (proposal, report) préparer; (story, facts) reconstituer; (show, campaign) organiser, monter;
    we're trying to put together enough evidence to convict him nous essayons de réunir assez de preuves pour le faire condamner;
    to put together a convincing picture of what happened reconstituer une idée convaincante de ce qui s'est passé;
    the programme is nicely put together ce programme est bien fait;
    I'll just put a few things together (in my bag) je vais faire rapidement ma valise
    (with drug, injection) endormir
    put up
    (a) (raise → hand) lever; (→ flag) hisser; (→ hood) relever; (→ umbrella) ouvrir; (→ one's hair, coat collar) relever;
    could all those going put up their hands? que tous ceux qui y vont lèvent la main;
    put your hands up! haut les mains!;
    familiar put 'em up! (in surrender) haut les mains!; (to fight) défends-toi!;
    I'm going to put my feet up for a few minutes je vais me reposer un peu
    (b) (erect → tent) dresser, monter; (→ house, factory) construire; (→ monument, statue) ériger; (→ scaffolding) installer, monter; (→ ladder) dresser;
    they put up a statue to her ils érigèrent une statue en son honneur
    (c) (install, put in place) mettre; (curtains) poser, accrocher; (wallpaper) poser;
    they've already put up the Christmas decorations ils ont déjà installé les décorations de Noël;
    the shopkeeper put up the shutters le commerçant a baissé le rideau de fer
    (d) (send up → rocket, satellite) lancer
    (e) (display → sign) mettre; (→ poster) afficher;
    the results will be put up tomorrow les résultats seront affichés demain
    (f) (show → resistance) offrir, opposer;
    to put up a good show bien se défendre;
    to put up a struggle se défendre, se débattre
    (g) (present → argument, proposal) présenter;
    he puts up a good case for abstention il a des arguments convaincants en faveur de l'abstention
    to put sth up for sale/auction mettre qch en vente/aux enchères
    (i) (put forward → candidate) présenter; (→ person, name) proposer (comme candidat);
    we are not putting up any candidates nous ne présentons aucun candidat
    (j) familiar (provide → capital) fournir;
    who's putting the money up for the new business? qui finance la nouvelle entreprise?;
    we put up our own money nous sommes auto-financés
    (k) (increase) faire monter, augmenter;
    this will put up the price of meat ça va faire augmenter ou monter le prix de la viande
    (l) (give hospitality to) loger, héberger;
    (m) (urge, incite)
    to put sb up to (doing) sth pousser qn à (faire) qch
    (n) archaic (put away → sword, pistol) rengainer
    to put up at a hotel descendre dans un hôtel;
    where are you putting up? où est-ce que tu loges?; (in hotel) où es-tu descendu?;
    I'm putting up at Gary's for the moment je loge chez Gary pour le moment
    (b) (stand → in election) se présenter, se porter candidat;
    she put up as a Labour candidate elle s'est présentée comme candidate du parti travailliste
    put up or shut up! assez parlé, agissez!
    (usu passive) to put upon sb (abuse) abuser de qn; (exploit) exploiter qn;
    you shouldn't let yourself be put upon like that! tu ne devrais pas te laisser marcher sur les pieds comme ça!
    supporter, tolérer;
    I refuse to put up with this noise any longer! je ne supporterai pas ce bruit une minute de plus!;
    we'll have to put up with it il faut l'accepter ou nous y résigner
    ✾ Book 'Put Out More Flags' Waugh 'Hissez le grand pavois'

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  • 46 عملي

    عَمَلِيّ \ practical: (of people or plans) concerned with action, not with ideas; (of things or ideas) suitable for use: His plans cost too much to be practical. She wore very practical clothing (suited to one’s activity or to the weather), done or learnt by experience or practice a practical knowledge of nursing; a practical cooking lesson. realistic: considering the facts; not fanciful, showing common sense: realistic plans.

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  • 47 practical

    عَمَلِيّ \ practical: (of people or plans) concerned with action, not with ideas; (of things or ideas) suitable for use: His plans cost too much to be practical. She wore very practical clothing (suited to one’s activity or to the weather), done or learnt by experience or practice a practical knowledge of nursing; a practical cooking lesson. realistic: considering the facts; not fanciful, showing common sense: realistic plans.

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  • 48 realistic

    عَمَلِيّ \ practical: (of people or plans) concerned with action, not with ideas; (of things or ideas) suitable for use: His plans cost too much to be practical. She wore very practical clothing (suited to one’s activity or to the weather), done or learnt by experience or practice a practical knowledge of nursing; a practical cooking lesson. realistic: considering the facts; not fanciful, showing common sense: realistic plans.

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  • 49 पर _para

    पर a. [पॄ-भावे-अप्, कर्तरि अच्-वा] (Declined optional- ly like a pronoun in nom. voc. pl., and abl. and loc. sing. when it denotes relative position)
    1 Other, differ- ent, another; see पर m also.
    -2 Distant, removed, remote; अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः Bg.4.4.
    -3 Beyond, further, on the other side of; म्लेच्छदेशस्ततः परः Ms.2.23;7.158.
    -4 Subsequent, following, next to, future, after (usually with abl.); बाल्यात् परामिव दशां मदनो$ध्युवास R.5.63; Ku.1.31.
    -5 Higher, superior; सिकतात्वादपि परां प्रपेदे परमाणुताम् R.15.22; इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहु- रिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः । मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः ॥ Bg.3.42.
    -9 Highest, greatest, most distinguished, pre-eminent, chief, best, principal; क्षत्रात् परं नास्ति Bṛi. Up.1.4.11. न त्वया द्रष्टव्यानां परं दृष्टम् Ś.2; Ki.5.18; परतो$पि परः Ku.2.14 'higher than the highest'; 6.19; Ś7.27.
    -7 Having as a following letter or sound, followed by (in comp.).
    -8 Alien, estranged, stranger.
    -9 Hostile, inimical, adverse,
    -1 Exceeding, having a surplus or remainder, left over; as in परं शतम् 'exceeding or more than a hundred.
    -11 Final, last.
    -12 (At the end of comp.) Having anything as the highest ob- ject, absorbed or engrossed in, intent on, solely devoted to, wholly engaged or occupied in; परिचर्यापरः R.1.91; so ध्यानपर, शोकपर, दैवपर, चिन्तापर &c.
    -रः 1 Another person, a stranger, foreigner; oft. in pl. in this sense; यतः परेषां गुणग्रहीतासि Bv.1.9; Śi.2.74; see एक, अन्य also.
    -2 A foe, an enemy, adversary; उत्तिष्ठमानस्तु परो नोपेक्ष्यः पथ्यभिच्छता Śi.2.1; Pt.2.158; R.3.21.
    -3 The Almighty; तावदध्यासते लोकं परस्य परचिन्तकाः Bhāg.3.32.8.
    -रम् 1 The highest point or pitch, culminating point.
    -2 The Supreme Sprit; तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत् परम् Bg.5.16.
    -3 Final beatitude; असक्तो ह्याचरन् कर्म परमाप्नोति पूरुषः Bg.3.19.
    -4 The secondary meaning of a word.
    -5 (In logic) One of the two kinds of सामान्य or generality of notion; more extensive kind, (comprehending more objects); e. g. पृथ्वी is पर with respect to a घट).
    -6 The other or future world; परासक्ते च वस्तस्मिन् कथमासीन्मनस्तदा Mb.6.14.55. Note-- The acc., instr. and loc. singulars of पर are used adverbi- ally; e. g. (a) परम्
    1 beyond, over, out of (with abl.); वर्त्मनः परम् R.1.17.
    -2 after (with abl.); अस्मात् परम् Ś.6.24; R.1.66;3.39; Me.12; भाग्यायत्त- मतः परम् Ś.4.17; ततः परम् &c.
    -3 thereupon, there- after.
    -4 but, however.
    -5 otherwise.
    -6 in a high degree, excessively, very much, completely, quite; परं दुःखितो$स्मि &c.
    -7 most willingly.
    -8 only.
    -9 at the utmost. (b) परेण
    1 farther, beyond, more than; किं वा मृत्योः परेण विधास्यति Māl.2.2.
    -2 afterwards; मयि तु कृतनिधाने किं विदध्याः परेण Mv.2.49.
    -3 after (with abl.) स्तन्यत्यागात् परेण U.2.7. (c) परे
    1 afterwards, thereupon; अथ तेन दशाहतः परे R.8.73.
    -2 in future.
    -Comp. -अङ्गम् the hinder part of the body.
    -अङ्गदः an epithet of Śiva.
    -अणुः See परमाणु; Bhāg.1.14.11.
    -अदनः a horse found in the country of Persia or Arabia.
    -अधिकारचर्चा officiousness, meddlesomeness.
    -अधीन a. dependent on another, subject, subservient; अन्नमेषां पराधीनं देयं स्याद्भिन्नभाजने Ms.1.54,83; H.1.119.
    -अन्तः final death. (
    -ताः) m. (pl.) N. of a people.
    -अन्तकः an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 a frontier.
    -अन्तकालः the time of death; ते ब्रह्मलोकेषु परान्तकाले परामृताः परिमुच्यन्ति सर्वे Muṇḍ.3.2.6.
    -अन्न a. living or subsisting on another's food. (
    -न्नम्) the food of another; परगृहललिताः परान्नपुष्टाः Mk.4.28. ˚परिपुष्टता being fed with the food of others; Y.3.241. ˚भोजिन् a. subsisting on the food of others; रोगी चिरप्रवासी परान्नभोजी परावसथशायी । यज्जीवति तन्मरणं यन्मरणं सो$स्य विश्रामः ॥ H.1.12.
    1 far and near, remote and proximate.
    -2 prior and posterior.
    -3 before and beyond, earlier and later.
    -4 higher and lower, best and worst. (
    -रः) a Guru of an intermediate class. (
    -रम्) (in logic) a property intermediate between the greatest and smallest numbers, a species (as existing between the genus and individual); e. g. पृथ्वी which is पर with 1respect to a घट is अपर with respect to द्रव्य; द्रव्यत्वादिक- जातिस्तु परापरतयोच्यते Bhāṣā. P.8.
    -अभिध्यानम् self-conceit; high opinion for self or body (देहाभिमान); स्वयं पराभिध्यानेन विभ्रंशितस्मृतिः Bhāg.5.14.1.
    -अमृतम् rain.
    1 attached or devoted to, adhering to.
    -2 depending on, subject to.
    -3 intent on, solely devoted to or absorbed in (at the end of comp.); प्रभुर्धनपरायणः Bh.2.56; so मोह˚; अथ मोहपरायणा सती विवशा कामवधूर्विबोधिता Ku.4.1; अग्निहोत्र˚ &c.
    -4 connected with.
    -5 being a protector (त्राता); अबर्हाश्चरणैर्हीनाः पूर्वेषां वः परायणाः Mb.1.23.4.
    -6 leading or conducive to.
    -(णम्) 1 the principal or highest objest, chief aim, best or last resort; एतत् परायणम् Praśna Up.1.1; तपसश्च परायणम् Rām.1.21.1; Mb.12.179.12.
    -2 essence, sum.
    -3 Ved. going away, departure, exit.
    -4 firm devotion.
    -5 a universal medicine, panacea.
    -6 a religious order.
    -अर्थ a.
    1 having another aim or meaning.
    -2 intended or designed for another, done for another.
    (-र्थः) 1 the highest interest or advan- tage.
    -2 the interest of another (opp. स्वार्थ); स्वार्थो यस्य परार्थ एव स पुमानेकः सतामग्रणीः Subhāṣ.; R.1.29.
    -3 the chief or highest meaning.
    -4 the highest object (i.e. sexual intercourse).
    -5 the supreme good (मोक्ष); ज्ञात्वा प्रजहि कालेन परार्थमनुदृश्य च Mb.12.288.9.
    -6 Something else. Hence परार्थता or परार्थत्व means 'being subsidiary to something else; परार्थता हि गुणभावः ŚB. on MS.4.3.
    -7 an object which is meant for another's use (Sāṅ. Phil.); सङ्घातपरार्थत्वात् त्रिगुणादिविपर्ययादधिष्ठानात् Sāṅ. K.17. ˚वादिन् a. speaking for another; mediator, substitute.
    -अर्थिन् a. striving for the supreme good. (
    -र्थम् -र्थे) ind. for the sake of another.
    -अर्धम् 1 the other part (opp. पूर्वार्ध); the latter half; दिनस्य पूर्वार्धपरार्धभिन्ना छायेव मैत्री खलसज्जनानाम् Bh.2.6.
    -2 a particular high number; i. e. 1,,,,,; एकत्वादिपरार्धपर्यन्ता संख्या T. S.
    -अर्धक a. One half of anything.
    -अर्ध्य a.
    1 being on the farther side or half.
    -2 most distant in number; हेमन्तो वसन्तात् परार्ध्यः Śat. Br.
    -3 most excellent, best, most exalted, highly esteemed, highest, supreme; R.3.27;8.27;1.64;16;39; आबद्धप्रचुरपरार्ध्यकिंकिणीकः Śi.8.45.
    -4 most costly; Śi.4.11; श्रियं परार्ध्यां विदधद् विधातृभिः Bu. Ch.1.1.
    -5 most beautiful or lovely, finest; R.6.4; परस्परस्पर्धिपरार्ध्यरूपाः पौरस्त्रियो यत्र विधाय वेधाः Śi.3.58.
    -6 Divine: असावाटीत् सङ्ख्ये परार्ध्यवत् Bk.9.64.
    (-र्ध्यम्) 1 a maximum.
    -2 an infinite number.
    1 far and near; परावराणां स्रष्टारं पुराणं परमव्ययम् Mb.1.1.23.
    -2 earlier and later.
    -3 prior and posterior or subsequent.
    -4 higher and lower.
    -5 traditional; पुनाति पङ्क्तिं वंश्यांश्च सप्त सप्त परावरान् Ms.1. 15.
    -6 all-including; परावरज्ञो$सि परावरस्त्वम् Mb.3.232. 18. (
    -रा) descendants.
    (-रम्) 1 cause and effect.
    -2 the whole extent of an idea.
    -3 the universe.
    -4 totality. ˚ज्ञ, ˚दृश् a. knowing both the past and the future; परावरज्ञो ब्रह्मर्षिः Mb.1.6.5.
    -अवसथ- शायिन् a. sleeping in another's house; H.1.12.
    -अहः the next day.
    -अह्णः the afternoon, the latter part of the day.
    -आगमः attack of an enemy.
    -आचित a. fostered or brought up by another. (
    -तः) a slave.
    -आत्मन् m. the Supreme Spirit.
    -आयत्त a.
    1 depend- ent on another, subject, subservient; परायत्तः प्रीतेः कथमिव रसं वेत्तु पुरुषः Mu.3.4.
    -2 Wholly subdued or over- whelmed by.
    -आयुस् m. an epithet of Brahman; नाहं परायुर्ऋषयो न मरीचिमुख्या जानन्ति यद्विरचितं खलु सत्त्वसर्गाः Bhāg.8.1.12.
    -आविद्धः 1 an epithet of Kubera.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -आश्रय a. dependent upon another.
    (-यः) 1 dependence upon another.
    -2 the retreat of enemies. (
    -या) a plant growing on another tree.
    -आसङ्गः dependence upon another.
    -आस्कन्दिन् m. a thief, robber.
    1 other than inimical; i. e. friendly, kind.
    -2 one's own; विधाय रक्षान् परितः परेतरान् Ki.1.14.
    -ईशः 1 an epithet of Brahman.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -इष्टिः N. of Brahman.
    -इष्टुका a cow which has often calved.
    -उत्कर्षः another's prosperity.
    -उद्वहः the Indian cuckoo.
    -उपकारः doing good to others, benevolence, beneficence, charity; परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम्.
    -उपकारिन् a. benevolent, kind to others.
    -उपजापः causing dissension among enemies; परोपजापात् संरक्षेत् प्रधानान् क्षुद्रकान् अपि Kau. A.1.13.
    -उपदेशः advising others; परोपदेशे पाण्डित्यम्.
    -उपरुद्ध a. besieged by an enemy.
    -उपसर्पणम् approaching another; begging.
    -ऊढा another's wife.
    -एधित a. fostered or brought up by another.
    (-तः) 1 a servant.
    -2 the (Indian) cuckoo.
    -कर्मन् n. service for another. ˚निरतः a servant.
    -कलत्रम् another's wife. ˚अभिगमनम् adultery; वरं क्लैब्यं पुसां न च परकलत्राभिगमनम् H.1.116.
    -कायप्रवेशनम् entering another's body (a supernatural art).
    -कारः The deeds of the enemy; राज्ञः समीपे परकारमाह प्रज्ञापनैषा विबि- धोपदिष्टा Kau. A.2.1.
    -कार्यम् another's business or work. ˚निरतः
    1 a benevolent man.
    -2 a slave, servant.
    -काल a. relating to a later time, mentioned later.
    -कृतिः an example or precedent, a passage descriptive of the doings of men; MS.6.7.26.
    -क्रमः doubling the second letter of a conjunction of consonants.
    -क्रान्तिः f. inclination of the ecliptic.
    -क्षेत्रम् 1 another's body.
    -2 another's field; ये$क्षेत्रिणो बीजवन्तः परक्षेत्रप्रवापिणः । ते वै सस्यस्य जातस्य न लभन्ते फलं क्वचित् ॥ Ms.9.49.
    -3 another's wife; तौ तु जातौ परक्षेत्रे Ms.3.175.
    -गामिन् a.
    1 being with another.
    -2 relating to another.
    -3 beneficial to another.
    -गुण a. beneficial to another. (
    -णः) the virtue of another; परगुणपरमाणून् पर्वतीकृत्य नित्यम् Bh.2.78.
    -ग्रन्थिः joint (as of a finger); an articu- lation.
    -ग्लानिः f. subjugation of an enemy; आत्मोदयः परग्लानिर्द्वयं नीतिरितीयती Śi.2.3.
    -चक्रम् 1 the army of an enemy.
    -2 invasion by an enemy, one of the six itis q. v.
    -3 a hostile prince.
    -छन्द a. dependent.
    (-दः) 1 the will of another.
    -2 dependence. ˚अनुवर्तनम् following the will of another.
    -छिद्रम् a weak or vulnerable point of another, a defect in another.
    - a.
    1 stranger.
    -2 coming from a foe.
    -3 inferior.
    -जनः a stranger (opp. स्वजन); शक्तः परजने दाता Ms.11.9.
    -जन्मन् n. a future birth.
    -जात a.
    1 born of another.
    -2 dependent on another for livelihood. (
    -तः) a servant.
    -जित a.
    1 conquered by another.
    -2 main- tained by another. (
    -तः) the (Indian) cuckoo.
    -तन्त्र a. dependent on another, dependent, subservient.
    -तन्त्रम् (a common group of) subsidiaries belonging to another; जैमिनेः परतन्त्रापत्तेः स्वतन्त्रप्रतिषेधः स्यात् MS.12.1.8. (see तन्त्रम्).
    -तर्ककः a suppliant, beggar; Dānasāgara, Bib- liotheca Indica, 274, Fascicule 1, p.15; also परतर्कुक.
    -तल्पगामिन् m. One who approaches another man's wife.
    -तार्थिकः The adherent of another sect.
    -दाराः m. (pl.) another's wife; ˚अभिगमनम्, ˚अभिमर्षः Adultery.
    -दारिन् m. an adulterer.
    -दुःखम् the sorrow or grief of another; विरलः परदुःखदुःखितो जनः; महदपि परदुःखं शीतलं सम्यगाहुः V.4.13.
    -देवता the Supreme Being.
    -देशः a hostile or foreign country.
    -देशिन् m. a foreigner.
    -द्रोहिन्, -द्वेषिन् a. hating others, hostile, inimical.
    -धनम् another's property.
    -धर्मः 1 the religion of another; स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः Bg.3.35.
    -2 another's duty or business.
    -3 the duties of another caste; परधर्मेण जीवन् हि सद्यः पतति जातितः Ms.1.97.
    -ध्यानम् absolute meditation or contemplation; ध्येये मनो निश्चलतां याति ध्येयं विचिन्तयत् । यत् तद् ध्यानं परं प्रोक्तं मुनिभिर्ध्यानचिन्तकैः ॥ Garuḍa P.
    -निपातः the irregular posteriority of a word in a compound; i. e. भूतपूर्वः where the sense is पूर्वं भूतः; so राजदन्तः, अग्न्याहितः &c.
    -निर्वाणम् the highest निर्वाण; (Buddh.).
    -पक्षः the side or party of an enemy.
    -पदम् 1 the highest position, eminence.
    -2 final beati- tude.
    -परिग्रह a. see पराधीन; स्ववीर्यविजये युक्ता नैते पर- परिग्रहाः Mb.7.144.22.
    -हः another's property (as wife &c); यथा बीजं न वप्तव्यं पुंसा परपरिग्रहे Ms.9.42-3.
    -परिभवः humiliation or injury suffered from others.
    -पाकनिवृत्त a. One who does not depend on others for his sustenance and performs the पञ्चयज्ञs faultlessly and takes food in his own house.
    -पाकरत a. one who depends upon others for his sustenance but performs the usual ceremonies before cooking; पञ्चयज्ञान् स्वयं कृत्वा परान्नमुपजीवति । सततं प्रातरुत्थाय परपाकरतस्तु सः ॥
    -पाकरुचिः having a liking for others' food; परपाकरुचिर्न स्यादनिन्द्या- मन्त्रणादृते Y.1.112.
    -पिण्डः another's food, food given by another. ˚अद् a., ˚भक्षक a. one who eats another's food or one who feeds at the cost of another; यादृशो$हं परपिण्डभक्षको भूतः Mk.8.25/26; (-m.) a servant. ˚रत a. feeding upon another's food; परपिण्डरता मनुष्याः Bh.
    -पुरञ्जयः a conqueror, hero.
    -पुरुषः 1 another man, a stranger.
    -2 the Supreme Spirit, Viṣṇu.
    -3 the hus- band of another woman.
    -पुष्ट a.
    1 fed or nourished by another.
    -2 Stranger. (
    -ष्टः) the (Indian) cuckoo. ˚महोत्सवः the mango tree.
    -पुष्टा 1 the (Indian) cuckoo.
    -2 a parasitical plant.
    -3 a harlot, prostitute.
    -पूर्वा a woman who has or had a former husband; Ms.3.166; पतिं हित्वा$पकृष्टं स्वमुत्कृष्टं या निषेवते । निन्द्यैव सा भवेल्लोके परपूर्वेति चोच्यते Ms.5.163.
    -प्रतिनप्तृ m. son of the great grand son.
    -प्रपौत्रः (see प्रतिनप्तृ).
    -प्रेष्यः a servant, menial, slave.
    -ब्रह्मन् n. the Supreme Spirit; cf. लीने परे ब्रह्मणि Bh. परे ब्रह्मणि को$पि न लग्नः Śaṅkara (चर्पटपञ्जरिका 7).
    -भागः 1 another's share.
    -2 superior merit.
    -3 good fortune, prosperity.
    -4 (a) excellence, superority, supremacy; दुरधिगमः परभागो यावत् पुरुषेण पौरुषं न कृतम् Pt.1.33;5.34. (b) excess, abundance, height; स्थलकमलगञ्जनं मम हृदय- रञ्जनम् जनितरतिरङ्गपरभागम् Gīt.1; आभाति लब्धपरभागतया- धरोष्ठे R.5.7; Ku.7.17; Ki.5.3;8.42; Śi.7.33; 8.51;1.86;12.15.
    -5 the last part, remainder.
    -भाव a. loving another.
    -भावः the being second member in a compound.
    -भाषा a foreign tongue.
    -भुक्त a. enjoyed or used by another; परभुक्तां च कान्तां च यो भुङ्क्ते स नराधमः । स पच्यते कालसूत्रे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ ॥ Brav. P.
    -भूत a. following, subsequent (as words).
    -भृत् m. a crow (said to nourish the cuckoo).
    -भृत a. nourished by another.
    -भृतः, -ता the (Indian) cuckoo; (so called because she is nouri- shed by another i. e. by a crow); प्रागन्तरिक्षगमनात्- स्वमपत्यजातमन्यैर्द्विजैः परभृताः खलु पोषयन्ति Ś.5.22; Ku.6.2; R.9.43; Ś.4.1.
    -भतम् 1 another's opinion.
    -2 dif- ferent opinion or doctrine; heterodoxy.
    -मर्मज्ञ a. knowing the secrets of another.
    -मृत्युः a crow.
    -रमणः a married woman's gallant or paramour; स्वाधीने पररमणे धन्यास्तारुण्यफलभाजः Pt.1.18.
    -लोकः the next (or fur- ture) world; परलोकनवप्रवासिनः प्रतिपत्स्ये पदवीमहं तव Ku. 4.1. ˚गमः, ˚यानम् death. ˚विधि funeral rites; परलोक- विधौ च माधव स्मरमुद्दिश्य (निबपेः सहकारमञ्जरीः) Ku.4.38.
    -वश, -वश्य a. subject to another, dependent, depen- dent on others; सर्वं परवशं दुःखं सर्वमात्मवशं सुखम्.
    -वाच्यम् a fault or a defect of another; प्रकटान्यपि नैपुणं महत् परवाच्यानि चिराय गोपितुम् Śi.16.3.
    -वाणिः 1 a judge.
    -2 a year.
    -3 N. of the peacock of Kārtikeya.
    -वादः 1 rumour, report.
    -2 Objection, controversy.
    -वादिन् m. a disputant, controversialist.
    -वेश्मन् n. the abode of the Supreme Being.
    -व्रतः an epithet of Dhṛitarāṣṭra.
    -शब्दः a word expressive of something else; परशब्दस्य परत्र वृत्तौ तद्वद् भावो गम्यते ŚB. on MS.7.2.1.
    -श्वस् ind. the day after tomorrow.
    -संगत a.
    1 asso- ciated with another.
    -2 fighting with another.
    -संज्ञकः the soul.
    -सवर्ण a. homogeneous with a following letter (in gram.).
    -सात् ind. into the hands of an- other. ˚कृता a woman given in marriage.
    -सेवा service of another.
    -स्त्री another's wife.
    -स्वम् another's pro- perty; व्यावृता यत् परस्वेभ्यः श्रुतौ तस्करता स्थिता R.1.27; Ms.7.123. ˚हरणम् seizing another's property.
    -हन् a. killing enemies.
    -हित a.
    1 benevolent.
    -2 profitable to another.
    -तम् the welfare of another; सन्तः स्वयं परहिताभिहिताभियोगाः Bh.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > पर _para

  • 50 Gresley, Sir Herbert Nigel

    [br]
    b. 19 June 1876 Edinburgh, Scotland
    d. 5 April 1941 Hertford, England
    [br]
    English mechanical engineer, designer of the A4-class 4–6–2 locomotive holding the world speed record for steam traction.
    [br]
    Gresley was the son of the Rector of Netherseale, Derbyshire; he was educated at Marlborough and by the age of 13 was skilled at making sketches of locomotives. In 1893 he became a pupil of F.W. Webb at Crewe works, London \& North Western Railway, and in 1898 he moved to Horwich works, Lancashire \& Yorkshire Railway, to gain drawing-office experience under J.A.F.Aspinall, subsequently becoming Foreman of the locomotive running sheds at Blackpool. In 1900 he transferred to the carriage and wagon department, and in 1904 he had risen to become its Assistant Superintendent. In 1905 he moved to the Great Northern Railway, becoming Superintendent of its carriage and wagon department at Doncaster under H.A. Ivatt. In 1906 he designed and produced a bogie luggage van with steel underframe, teak body, elliptical roof, bowed ends and buckeye couplings: this became the prototype for East Coast main-line coaches built over the next thirty-five years. In 1911 Gresley succeeded Ivatt as Locomotive, Carriage \& Wagon Superintendent. His first locomotive was a mixed-traffic 2–6–0, his next a 2–8–0 for freight. From 1915 he worked on the design of a 4–6–2 locomotive for express passenger traffic: as with Ivatt's 4 4 2s, the trailing axle would allow the wide firebox needed for Yorkshire coal. He also devised a means by which two sets of valve gear could operate the valves on a three-cylinder locomotive and applied it for the first time on a 2–8–0 built in 1918. The system was complex, but a later simplified form was used on all subsequent Gresley three-cylinder locomotives, including his first 4–6–2 which appeared in 1922. In 1921, Gresley introduced the first British restaurant car with electric cooking facilities.
    With the grouping of 1923, the Great Northern Railway was absorbed into the London \& North Eastern Railway and Gresley was appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer. More 4–6– 2s were built, the first British class of such wheel arrangement. Modifications to their valve gear, along lines developed by G.J. Churchward, reduced their coal consumption sufficiently to enable them to run non-stop between London and Edinburgh. So that enginemen might change over en route, some of the locomotives were equipped with corridor tenders from 1928. The design was steadily improved in detail, and by comparison an experimental 4–6–4 with a watertube boiler that Gresley produced in 1929 showed no overall benefit. A successful high-powered 2–8–2 was built in 1934, following the introduction of third-class sleeping cars, to haul 500-ton passenger trains between Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
    In 1932 the need to meet increasing road competition had resulted in the end of a long-standing agreement between East Coast and West Coast railways, that train journeys between London and Edinburgh by either route should be scheduled to take 8 1/4 hours. Seeking to accelerate train services, Gresley studied high-speed, diesel-electric railcars in Germany and petrol-electric railcars in France. He considered them for the London \& North Eastern Railway, but a test run by a train hauled by one of his 4–6–2s in 1934, which reached 108 mph (174 km/h), suggested that a steam train could better the railcar proposals while its accommodation would be more comfortable. To celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V, a high-speed, streamlined train between London and Newcastle upon Tyne was proposed, the first such train in Britain. An improved 4–6–2, the A4 class, was designed with modifications to ensure free running and an ample reserve of power up hill. Its streamlined outline included a wedge-shaped front which reduced wind resistance and helped to lift the exhaust dear of the cab windows at speed. The first locomotive of the class, named Silver Link, ran at an average speed of 100 mph (161 km/h) for 43 miles (69 km), with a maximum speed of 112 1/2 mph (181 km/h), on a seven-coach test train on 27 September 1935: the locomotive went into service hauling the Silver Jubilee express single-handed (since others of the class had still to be completed) for the first three weeks, a round trip of 536 miles (863 km) daily, much of it at 90 mph (145 km/h), without any mechanical troubles at all. Coaches for the Silver Jubilee had teak-framed, steel-panelled bodies on all-steel, welded underframes; windows were double glazed; and there was a pressure ventilation/heating system. Comparable trains were introduced between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh in 1937 and to Leeds in 1938.
    Gresley did not hesitate to incorporate outstanding features from elsewhere into his locomotive designs and was well aware of the work of André Chapelon in France. Four A4s built in 1938 were equipped with Kylchap twin blast-pipes and double chimneys to improve performance still further. The first of these to be completed, no. 4468, Mallard, on 3 July 1938 ran a test train at over 120 mph (193 km/h) for 2 miles (3.2 km) and momentarily achieved 126 mph (203 km/h), the world speed record for steam traction. J.Duddington was the driver and T.Bray the fireman. The use of high-speed trains came to an end with the Second World War. The A4s were then demonstrated to be powerful as well as fast: one was noted hauling a 730-ton, 22-coach train at an average speed exceeding 75 mph (120 km/h) over 30 miles (48 km). The war also halted electrification of the Manchester-Sheffield line, on the 1,500 volt DC overhead system; however, anticipating eventual resumption, Gresley had a prototype main-line Bo-Bo electric locomotive built in 1941. Sadly, Gresley died from a heart attack while still in office.
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    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Knighted 1936. President, Institution of Locomotive Engineers 1927 and 1934. President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1936.
    Further Reading
    F.A.S.Brown, 1961, Nigel Gresley, Locomotive Engineer, Ian Allan (full-length biography).
    John Bellwood and David Jenkinson, Gresley and Stanier. A Centenary Tribute (a good comparative account).
    PJGR

    Biographical history of technology > Gresley, Sir Herbert Nigel

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