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1 pila
f.1 battery.funciona a o con pilas it works o runs off batteriesponerse las pilas (informal figurative) to get moving o crackingpila alcalina alkaline batterypila atómica atomic pilepila recargable rechargeable batterypila solar solar cell2 pile.tiene una pila de deudas he's up to his neck in debt3 sink (fregadero).pila bautismal (baptismal) font4 pile (architecture).5 stack.6 pyla.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pilar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pilar.* * *1 ELECTRICIDAD battery2 (de fregar) sink3 (de bautismo) font\ponerse las pilas familiar to get one's act togetherpila bautismal font* * *noun f.1) battery2) pile3) sink* * *ISF1) [de libros, juguetes] pile, stack2) * [de deberes, trabajo] heapuna pila de — heaps of, piles of
tengo una pila de cosas que hacer — I have heaps o piles of things to do
3) (Arquit) pileIISF1) (=fregadero) sink; (=artesa) trough; (=abrevadero) drinking trough; [de fuente] basin; LAm (public) fountain2) (Rel) (tb: pila bautismal) fontnombre de pila — Christian name, first name
3) (Elec) batteryaparato a pilas — battery-run apparatus, battery-operated apparatus
pila alcalina — alkaline battery, alkaline cell
pila (de) botón — watch battery, calculator battery
4)5) Caribe (=grifo) tap, faucet (EEUU)* * *Iadjetivo invariable (AmC fam)IIestar pila — ( muerto) to be dead; ( sin dinero) to be broke (colloq)
1) (Elec, Fís) batteryfunciona a pila(s) or con pilas — it runs on batteries o is battery-operated
cargar las pilas — (fam) to recharge one's batteries (colloq)
ponerse las pilas — (fam) to get cracking (colloq)
2) ( fregadero) sink; ( de una fuente) basin, bowl3)a) (fam) (de libros, platos) pile, stackb) (AmS fam) (de trabajo, amigos) loads (pl) (colloq)hace una pila de años — eons ago (colloq)
4) (Inf) stack* * *Iadjetivo invariable (AmC fam)IIestar pila — ( muerto) to be dead; ( sin dinero) to be broke (colloq)
1) (Elec, Fís) batteryfunciona a pila(s) or con pilas — it runs on batteries o is battery-operated
cargar las pilas — (fam) to recharge one's batteries (colloq)
ponerse las pilas — (fam) to get cracking (colloq)
2) ( fregadero) sink; ( de una fuente) basin, bowl3)a) (fam) (de libros, platos) pile, stackb) (AmS fam) (de trabajo, amigos) loads (pl) (colloq)hace una pila de años — eons ago (colloq)
4) (Inf) stack* * *pila11 = heap, wadge, pile, stash, slew.Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.Ex: However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex: His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.* una pila de = a pile of, a stack of, a sackful of, a whole slew of, a raft of, a mass of.pila22 = battery.Ex: Laptop batteries on planes are an accident waiting to happen: Terror without terrorists.
* a pilas = battery-operated.* cargador de pilas = battery charger.* pila de combustible = fuel cell.* pila recargable = rechargeable battery.* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* que funciona con pilas = battery-operated, battery-powered.pila33 = font, fountain.Ex: Although the Church proclaims one sacramental baptism, the font at the entrance of churches and the blessing of objects with holy water repeats this theme under the title of sacramental rather than sacrament.
Ex: This process is similar to the way jets of water in illuminated fountains trap the light from underwater light sources.* inicial del primer nombre de pila = first initial.* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.* nombre de pila = Christian name, first name, given name.* nombre de pila segundo = middle name.* pila bautismal = baptismal font.* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.* * *pila1( AmC fam): estar pila (muerto) to be dead, to be pushing up daisies ( colloq hum) (sin dinero) to be broke ( colloq)pila2funciona a pila(s) or con pilas it runs on batteries, it is battery-operatedCompuestos:dry batterysolar batteryB1 (fregadero) sink; (de una fuente) basin, bowlCompuestos:baptismal fontstoupC1 ( fam) (de libros, papeles, platos) pile, stacktengo pilas or una pila de trabajo I have stacks o mountains o loads of work ( colloq)D ( Inf) stack* * *
pila sustantivo femenino
1 (Elec, Fís) battery;
funciona a pila(s) or con pilas it runs on batteries, it's battery-operated
2 ( fregadero) sink;
( de una fuente) basin, bowl;
3 (fam) (de libros, platos) pile, stack
pila sustantivo femenino
1 Elec battery: funciona a pilas, battery operated
pila de botón, watch battery
2 (de fregar) sink
3 (de lavabo) basin
pila bautismal, font
4 (montón de cosas) pile, heap
5 (cantidad grande) loads
♦ Locuciones: cargar pilas, to recharge one's batteries
ponerse las pilas, get one's act together
como una pila, very nervous, nombre de pila, Christian name, first name
' pila' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cargador
- columna
- descargada
- descargado
- descargarse
- lavabo
- llamar
- montón
- nombre
- recargar
- señor
- agotado
- agotar
- cambiar
- descargar
- duración
- lavadero
- recargable
- señorita
English:
battery
- cell
- charge
- Christian name
- first name
- font
- forename
- life
- low
- mound
- pile up
- run down
- sir
- stack
- batch
- first
- given
- heap
- lot
- run
* * *♦ nf1. [generador] battery;Famcargar las pilas to recharge one's batteries;Famponerse las pilas to get moving o crackingpila alcalina alkaline battery;pila atómica atomic pile;pila botón watch battery;pila de larga duración long-life battery;pila recargable rechargeable battery;pila seca dry cell;pila solar solar cell2. [montón] pile;una pila de libros a pile of bookstengo una pila de trabajo I've got a mountain of o masses of work;tiene una pila de deudas he's up to his neck in debt4. [fregadero] sink;[de agua bendita] stoup, holy water font pila bautismal (baptismal) font5. Informát stack6. Arquit pile♦ advRP Fam masses;* * *f1 EL battery;cargar las pilas fig fam recharge one’s batteries;agotaron las pilas fig fam he ran out of steam2 ( montón) pile3 ( fregadero) sink* * *pila nf1) batería: batterypila de linterna: flashlight battery2) montón: pile, heap3) : sink, basin, fontpila bautismal: baptismal fontpila para pájaros: birdbath* * *pila n1. (montón) pile3. (fregadero) sink -
2 noch
I Adv.1. still; immer noch oder noch immer still; noch nicht not yet; noch ist es nicht zu spät it’s not too late yet; noch nie never (before); noch lange nicht umg. not by a long chalk (Am. shot); wir sind noch lange nicht fertig etc. we’re not nearly ( oder nowhere near) ready etc.2. geringen zeitlichen Abstand ausdrückend: noch am selben Tag that (very) same day; noch gestern only yesterday; heute noch (bis heute) to this day; noch jetzt even now; sie war eben oder gerade noch hier she was here only a moment ago; noch im 11. Jahrhundert... as late as the 11th century...; noch im 11. Jahrhundert benutzte man sie auch they were still in use in the 11th century3. begrenzten zeitlichen Rahmen ausdrückend: der Brief muss heute noch oder noch heute zur Post I etc. have to get this letter to the post office by the end of today; er starb noch an der Unfallstelle he died at the scene of the accident; noch bevor er etwas sagen konnte, ging sie hinaus she left before he could say anything4. (nicht mehr als): er hat nur noch 10 Dollar he’s only got 10 dollars left; es sind ( nur) noch 5 Kilometer bis zur Raststätte it’s (only) 5 more kilomet|res (Am. -ers) to the service station5. (ein weiteres Mal, zusätzlich) more; noch ( ein) mal once more, one more time, again; umg., nach Versprecher: let’s try that (one) again; das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing [Am. call]), umg. talk about lucky; noch dazu on top of that; dazu kommt noch, dass er trinkt not only that - he drinks too, auch and then he drinks on top of it (all); noch einer one more, another one; noch ein Stück another ( oder one more) piece; noch ein Bier, bitte! the same again, another beer, please; noch zwei Kaffee, bitte! two more coffees, please; auch das noch! that’s all I etc. needed; er hat Geld noch und noch oder nöcher umg. he’s got piles ( oder stacks) of money; es gab zu essen noch und noch oder nöcher umg. there was loads to eat; sie redet noch und noch she never stops talking; noch einmal so viel as much again; und noch etwas and another thing; noch etwas? anything else?; was wollen Sie noch? what more do you want?; ( und) was noch? umg. (and) what else?; wer kommt noch? who else is coming?; noch fünf Minuten five minutes to go; bittend: five more minutes, another five minutes; fehlen 1, 4, gerade II 2, 36. (möglicherweise): du kommst noch zu spät! you’ll be late if you’re not careful; er landet noch im Gefängnis umg. he’ll end up in prison if he’s not careful; sie wird ( schon) noch anrufen she’ll still call7. (zuvor, vorher): sie will erst noch duschen she just wants to have a shower first; ich mache das noch fertig I’ll just finish this8. (später): er wird noch kommen he will come; vielleicht kann man das noch ( ein) mal gebrauchen perhaps it can be used again sometime9. beim Komparativ einen höheren Grad ausdrückend: noch besser / mehr even better / more; noch schlauer als du even smarter than you; es klingt etc. nur noch verdächtiger even ( oder all the) more suspicious; schön I 610. einräumend: jede noch so kleine Spende zählt every donation counts however small it is; sei es noch so klein no matter how small it is, however small it may be; mag sie auch noch so sehr schimpfen oder wenn sie auch noch so sehr schimpft however ( oder no matter how) much she grumbles11. verstärkend: das ist noch Qualität that’s what I call quality; da bekommt man noch etwas für sein Geld at least there you get value for money (Am. auch something for your money); da haben wir ja noch Glück gehabt we were lucky there; der wird sich noch wundern he’s in for a surprise; noch im Fallen zog er die Pistole he drew the pistol before he hit the ground; man wird ( doch) noch fragen dürfen I etc. was only asking; das wirst du noch bereuen drohend: you’re going to regret that12. fragend: da kannst du noch lachen? how can you find that funny?; jetzt will er noch baden? he wants to go for a swim now?; nach Vergessenem: wie heißt sie noch? what’s ( oder what was) her name again?; was hattest du noch gesagt? what was it you said (again)?; wann war die Party noch ( mal)? umg. when was the party again?13. (weniger als): das kostet noch keine 5 Dollar it costs less than 5 dollars; es dauert noch keine 10 Minuten it won’t even take 10 minutes; er kann noch nicht einmal kochen he can’t even cookII Konj.: sie hat keine Bekannten, noch Freunde in der Stadt geh. she has no acquaintances or friends in the town; weder* * *nor (Konj.); even; yet; still* * *nọch [nɔx]1. advnoch nicht — still not, not yet
er ist noch nicht da — he still isn't here, he isn't here yet
immer noch, noch immer — still
sie ist immer noch nicht fertig — she still isn't ready (yet), she isn't ready yet
er dachte noch lange an sie — it was a long time before he stopped thinking of her
ich gehe kaum noch aus — I hardly go out any more
ich möchte gern[e] noch bleiben — I'd like to stay on longer
2) (= irgendwann) some time, one dayer wird sich ( schon) noch daran gewöhnen — he'll get used to it (some time or one day)
das kann noch passieren — that just might happen, that might still happen
3)(= eben, nicht später als)
das muss noch vor Dienstag fertig sein — it has to be ready by Tuesdayich tue das noch heute or heute noch — I'll do it today or this very day
noch im 18. Jahrhundert — as late as the 18th century
4) (einschränkend) (only) just5)(= außerdem, zusätzlich)
wer war noch da? — who else was there?(gibt es) noch etwas? — (is there) anything else?
ich will noch etwas sagen — there's something else or another thing I want to say
noch etwas Fleisch — some more meat, a bit more meat
noch zwei Bier — two more beers, another two beers
noch einmal or mal — (once) again, once more
und es regnete auch noch or noch dazu — and on top of that it was raining
dumm und noch dazu frech — stupid and impudent with it (inf)
6) (bei Vergleichen) even, still, yetdas ist noch besser — that's even better, that's better still or still better
das ist noch viel wichtiger als... — that is far more important yet or still than...
(und) seien sie auch noch so klein — however small they may or might be
und wenn du auch noch so bittest... — however much you ask...
7) (inf)wir fanden Fehler noch und nöcher (hum inf) — we found tons (inf) or loads (inf) of mistakes
sie hat noch und nöcher versucht,... — she tried again and again to...
2. conj(weder... noch...) nornicht X, noch Y, noch Z — not X nor Y nor Z
* * *1) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) even2) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) still3) (again: We'll play it once more.) more4) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) yet5) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) yet6) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.) yet* * *[ˈnɔx]I. adv1. (außerdem, zusätzlich) in additionsie hat ein Auto und auch \noch ein Motorrad he has a car and a motorbike as well\noch ein Wort! [not] another word![sonst] \noch etwas? anything else?bitte \noch ein/zwei Bier! another beer/two more beers, please!möchten Sie \noch eine Tasse Kaffee? would you like another cup of coffee?bist du satt oder möchtest du \noch etwas essen? are you full or would you like something more to eat?mein Geld ist alle, hast du \noch etwas? I don't have any money left, do you have any?es fehlt mir \noch ein Euro I need another euroes dauert \noch zehn Minuten it'll be another ten minutes\noch einmal so lang as long againwer war \noch da? who else was there?hat er dir \noch etwas gesagt? did he tell you anything else?ich will \noch etwas sagen there's another thing I want to sayes war \noch anders it was different againdas ist nicht alles, diese Kisten kommen \noch dazu that's not everything, there are these crates tooich gebe dir \noch zwei dazu I'll give you two extraauch \noch [o \noch dazu]:er ist dumm und \noch dazu frech he's thick and cheeky into the bargainund es regnete auch \noch and on top of that it was raining▪ \noch eine(r, s) anotherhaben Sie \noch einen Wunsch? [can I get you] anything else?lass die Tür bitte auf, da kommt \noch einer leave the door open please, there's somebody else coming\noch [ein]mal [once] again, once moresie hat das \noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht she did it again/several times morenur \noch onlyich habe nur \noch fünf Euro I've only five euros lefter ist \noch da he's still heresie schläft \noch she's still asleepich möchte gerne \noch bleiben I'd like to stay on longerbleib doch \noch ein bisschen! stay a bit longer!ein \noch ungelöstes Problem an as yet unsolved problemich rauche kaum \noch I hardly smoke any moredu bist \noch zu jung you're still too youngauch wenn es nicht leichtfällt, \noch müssen wir schweigen even though it might not be easy, we have to keep quiet for now\noch nach Jahren... even years later...sie dachte \noch lange an ihn it was a long time before she stopped thinking of him\noch heute [o heute \noch] still today, even now [or today]\noch heute gibt es Leute, die alte Bräuche pflegen even today some people maintain their old customs [or traditions3. (bis jetzt)\noch immer [nicht] still [not]sie hat [bis jetzt] \noch immer gewonnen she's won every time up until nowwir wissen \noch immer nicht mehr we still don't know anything elseer ist immer \noch nicht fertig he still isn't ready, he isn't ready yetsie ist immer \noch nicht da she's still not here\noch nicht not yet, still nothalt, warte, tu das \noch nicht! stop, wait, don't do it yet!bist du fertig? — \noch nicht are you ready? — not yet\noch regnet es nicht it hasn't started raining yet\noch nichts nothing yetzum Glück ist \noch nichts davon an die Öffentlichkeit gedrungen luckily, none of this has yet become public knowledgebisher habe ich \noch nichts Definitives erfahren I haven't heard anything more definite yet\noch nie [o niemals] neverich habe \noch nie Bagels gegessen I've never eaten bagels beforedas habe ich \noch nie gehört I've never known that [before]die Sonne schien und die Luft war klar wie \noch nie the sun was shining and the sky was clearer than ever before\noch niemand [o keiner] nobody yetsie wird \noch kommen she'll come [yet]du wirst ihn [schon] \noch kennen lernen you'll get to know him yetich will \noch schnell duschen I just want to have a quick showerich mache das jetzt \noch fertig I'll just get this finishedvielleicht kann man den Karton \noch mal brauchen, ich hebe ihn jedenfalls auf I'll hang on to the box, it might come in handy some timesie wird sich [schon] \noch daran gewöhnen she'll get used to it [some time [or one day]]das kann [schon] \noch passieren that just might happen, that might still happen5. (bis zu einem Zeitpunkt) by the end ofdas Projekt dürfte \noch in diesem Jahr abgeschlossen sein the project should be finished by the end of the yeardas muss \noch vor Dienstag/Monatsende passieren that's got to happen by Tuesday/by the end of the month\noch in diesen Tagen werden wir erfahren, was beschlossen wurde we will find out what was decided in the next few daysich habe das \noch am selben Abend/Tag gemacht I did it the very same evening/day\noch bevor [o ehe] even before\noch ehe er antworten konnte, legte sie auf even before he could reply she hung up\noch heute [o heute \noch] todayich mache das \noch heute [o heute \noch] I'll do it today [or this very daygestern habe ich sie \noch gesehen I saw her only yesterday\noch gestern habe ich davon nicht das Geringste gewusst even yesterday I didn't have the slightest idea of it\noch im 20. Jahrhundert... as late as the 20th century...es ist \noch keine Woche her, dass... it is less than a week ago that...ich habe Peter \noch vor zwei Tagen gesehen I saw Peter only two days agoer war gerade \noch hier he was here only a moment ago7. (drückt etw aus, das jetzt nicht mehr möglich ist)ich habe ihn \noch gekannt I'm old enough to have known him\noch als Junge wollte er Fälscher werden (veraltend) even as a boy he wanted to become a forger8. (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not carefulwir kommen \noch zu spät we're going to be late [if we're not careful]du landest \noch im Gefängnis you'll land up in prison if you don't watch out9. (bei Vergleichen) even [more], still\noch größer/schneller even bigger/quicker, bigger/quicker stilldas ist \noch besser that's even better [or better still]sie will \noch mehr haben she wants even [or still] more\noch höhere Gebäude verträgt dieser Untergrund nicht this foundation can't support buildings that are higherseinen Vorschlag finde ich sogar \noch etwas besser I think his suggestion is even slightly better stillgeht bitte \noch etwas langsamer, wir kommen sonst nicht mit please walk a bit more slowly, we can't keep up otherwiseach, ich soll Ihnen die Leitung übergeben? das ist ja \noch schöner! (iron) oh, so you want me to hand over the management to you? that's even better!▪ ... \noch so however...er kommt damit nicht durch, mag er auch \noch so lügen he won't get away with it, however much he liesder Wein mag \noch so gut schmecken, er ist einfach zu teuer however good the wine may taste, it's simply too expensivedu kannst \noch so bitten,... you can beg as much as you like..., however much you plead...das ist im Vergleich \noch billig that's still cheap in comparisones ist immer \noch teuer genug it's still expensive enoughdas ist ja \noch mal gut gegangen it was just about all rightdas ist \noch zu tolerieren, aber auch nur gerade \noch that's just about tolerable but only justsie hat \noch Glück gehabt, es hätte viel schlimmer kommen können she was lucky, it could have been much worsewenn sie sich wenigstens \noch entschuldigt hätte if she had apologized at least12.▶ \noch und \noch [o nöcher] heaps, dozensich habe diese undankbare Frau \noch und \noch mit Geschenken überhäuft! I showered this ungrateful woman with heaps of giftser hat Geld \noch und nöcher he has oodles [and oodles] of moneyich kann dir Beispiele \noch und nöcher geben I can give you any number of examplessie hat \noch und nöcher versucht,... she tried again and again to...II. konj▪ weder... \noch neither... norer kann weder lesen \noch schreiben he can neither read nor writeweder er \noch Peter \noch Richard neither he nor Peter nor Richard▪ nicht... \noch neither... nornicht er \noch seine Frau haben eine Arbeit neither he nor his wife are in workIII. partdas ist \noch Qualität! that's what I call quality!das dauert \noch keine fünf Minuten it won't even take five minutes2. (drohend)die wird sich \noch wundern! she's in for a [bit of a] shock!das wirst du \noch bereuen! you'll regret it!hat der sie eigentlich \noch alle? is he round the twist or what?sag mal, was soll der Quatsch, bist du \noch normal? what is this nonsense, are you quite right in the head?4. (nach Vergessenem fragend)wie heißt/hieß er \noch gleich? what's/what was his name again?* * *1.ich sehe ihn kaum noch — I hardly ever see him any more
ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left
es fehlt [mir/dir usw.] noch ein Euro — I/you etc. need another euro
3) (bevor etwas anderes geschieht) justich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished
4) (irgendwann einmal) some time; one daydu wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet
5) (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not careful6) (drückt eine geringe zeitliche Distanz aus) onlysie war eben od. gerade noch hier — she was here only a moment ago
es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...
noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening
Er hat noch Glück gehabt. Es hätte weit schlimmer kommen können — He was lucky. It could have been much worse
das geht noch — that's [still] all right or (coll.) OK
das ist ja noch [ein]mal gut gegangen — (ugs.) it was just about all right
10) (außerdem, zusätzlich)er hat [auch/außerdem] noch ein Fahrrad — he has a bicycle as well
noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?
noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!
ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more
er ist frech und noch dazu dumm od. dumm dazu — he's cheeky and stupid with it
Geld/Kleider usw. noch und noch — heaps and heaps of money/clothes etc. (coll.)
er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]
er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more
das ist noch besser — that's even better or better still
12) (nach etwas Vergessenem fragend)2.wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?
3.der wird sich noch wundern — (ugs.) he's in for a surprise
Konjunktion (und auch nicht) norweder... noch — neither... nor
* * *A. adv1. still;noch immer still;noch nicht not yet;noch ist es nicht zu spät it’s not too late yet;noch nie never (before);noch am selben Tag that (very) same day;noch gestern only yesterday;heute noch (bis heute) to this day;noch jetzt even now;gerade noch hier she was here only a moment ago;noch im 11. Jahrhundert … as late as the 11th century …;noch im 11. Jahrhundert benutzte man sie auch they were still in use in the 11th centurynoch heute zur Post I etc have to get this letter to the post office by the end of today;er starb noch an der Unfallstelle he died at the scene of the accident;noch bevor er etwas sagen konnte, ging sie hinaus she left before he could say anything4. (nicht mehr als):er hat nur noch 10 Dollar he’s only got 10 dollars left;es sind (nur) noch 5 Kilometer bis zur Raststätte it’s (only) 5 more kilometres (US -ers) to the service station5. (ein weiteres Mal, zusätzlich) more;das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing [US call]), umg talk about lucky;noch dazu on top of that;dazu kommt noch, dass er trinkt not only that - he drinks too, auch and then he drinks on top of it (all);noch einer one more, another one;noch ein Stück another ( oder one more) piece;noch ein Bier, bitte! the same again, another beer, please;noch zwei Kaffee, bitte! two more coffees, please;auch das noch! that’s all I etc needed;nöcher umg there was loads to eat;sie redet noch und noch she never stops talking;noch einmal so viel as much again;und noch etwas and another thing;noch etwas? anything else?;was wollen Sie noch? what more do you want?;(und) was noch? umg (and) what else?;wer kommt noch? who else is coming?;noch fünf Minuten five minutes to go; bittend: five more minutes, another five minutes; → fehlen 1, 4, gerade B 2, 36. (möglicherweise):du kommst noch zu spät! you’ll be late if you’re not careful;er landet noch im Gefängnis umg he’ll end up in prison if he’s not careful;sie wird (schon) noch anrufen she’ll still call7. (zuvor, vorher):sie will erst noch duschen she just wants to have a shower first;ich mache das noch fertig I’ll just finish this8. (später):er wird noch kommen he will come;vielleicht kann man das noch (ein)mal gebrauchen perhaps it can be used again sometimenoch besser/mehr even better/more;noch schlauer als du even smarter than you;es klingt etc10. einräumend:jede noch so kleine Spende zählt every donation counts however small it is;sei es noch so klein no matter how small it is, however small it may be;wenn sie auch noch so sehr schimpft however ( oder no matter how) much she grumbles11. verstärkend:das ist noch Qualität that’s what I call quality;da bekommt man noch etwas für sein Geld at least there you get value for money (US auch something for your money);da haben wir ja noch Glück gehabt we were lucky there;der wird sich noch wundern he’s in for a surprise;noch im Fallen zog er die Pistole he drew the pistol before he hit the ground;man wird (doch) noch fragen dürfen I etc was only asking;das wirst du noch bereuen drohend: you’re going to regret that12. fragend:da kannst du noch lachen? how can you find that funny?;jetzt will er noch baden? he wants to go for a swim now?; nach Vergessenem:wie heißt sie noch? what’s ( oder what was) her name again?;was hattest du noch gesagt? what was it you said (again)?;wann war die Party noch (mal)? umg when was the party again?13. (weniger als):das kostet noch keine 5 Dollar it costs less than 5 dollars;es dauert noch keine 10 Minuten it won’t even take 10 minutes;er kann noch nicht einmal kochen he can’t even cookB. konj:sie hat keine Bekannten, noch Freunde in der Stadt geh she has no acquaintances or friends in the town; → weder* * *1.1) ([wie] bisher, derzeit) stillich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left
es fehlt [mir/dir usw.] noch ein Euro — I/you etc. need another euro
3) (bevor etwas anderes geschieht) justich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished
4) (irgendwann einmal) some time; one daydu wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet
5) (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not carefulsie war eben od. gerade noch hier — she was here only a moment ago
es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...
noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening
8) (drückt aus, dass etwas unwiederholbar ist)9) (drückt aus, dass sich etwas im Rahmen hält)Er hat noch Glück gehabt. Es hätte weit schlimmer kommen können — He was lucky. It could have been much worse
das geht noch — that's [still] all right or (coll.) OK
das ist ja noch [ein]mal gut gegangen — (ugs.) it was just about all right
10) (außerdem, zusätzlich)er hat [auch/außerdem] noch ein Fahrrad — he has a bicycle as well
noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?
noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!
ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more
er ist frech und noch dazu dumm od. dumm dazu — he's cheeky and stupid with it
Geld/Kleider usw. noch und noch — heaps and heaps of money/clothes etc. (coll.)
er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]
er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more
das ist noch besser — that's even better or better still
12) (nach etwas Vergessenem fragend)2.wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?
3.der wird sich noch wundern — (ugs.) he's in for a surprise
Konjunktion (und auch nicht) norweder... noch — neither... nor
* * *adj.another adj.still adj. adv.nor adv. -
3 monstre
monstre [mɔ̃stʀ]1. masculine noun2. adjective3. compounds* * *mɔ̃stʀ
1.
(colloq) adjectif [travail, succès] huge; [culot, publicité] colossal‘soldes monstres’ — ‘mammoth sales’
2.
nom masculin1) lit, fig monster2) ( être difforme) freak (of nature)•Phrasal Verbs:* * *mɔ̃stʀ1. nm1) (= créature) monster2) fig (= personne) monster2. adj(effet, publicité) massiveNous avons un travail monstre. — We've got a terrific amount of work.
* * *A ○adj [manifestation, travail, succès, banquet] huge; [culot, publicité] colossal; ‘soldes monstres’ ‘mammoth sales’; ils ont fait une publicité monstre they did a colossal advertising campaign (pour qch for sth).B nm1 Mythol ( être fantastique) monster;3 (animal, objet gigantesque) monster;4 ( personnage ignoble) monster; un monstre froid a cold-blooded monster; un monstre d'orgueil/de paresse a monstrously arrogant/lazy person; un monstre d'ingratitude an ungrateful wretch;5 ( enfant) monster; petit monstre little monster.monstre marin sea monster; monstre sacré superstar; un monstre sacré du cinéma a giant of the cinema.[mɔ̃str] nom masculin2. [chose énorme] monsterun monstre d'ingratitude/d'égoïsme an ungrateful/a selfish brutesortez d'ici, petits monstres! out of here, you little monsters!————————[mɔ̃str] adjectifça a eu un effet monstre sur le public it had an enormous ou a tremendous effect on the audienceil y a une queue monstre chez le boucher there's a huge ou massive queue at the butcher'sj'ai un boulot monstre! I've got loads ou tons ou piles of work to do! -
4 montaña
f.Montana, Mont., The Treasure State, MT.* * *1 mountain\hacer una montaña de algo to blow something out of all proportionhacer una montaña de un grano de arena to make a mountain out of a molehillmontaña rusa roller coaster, big dipperlas Montañas Rocosas the Rocky Mountains* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=monte) mountainmontaña rusa — roller coaster, big dipper
2) (=zona) (=sierra) mountains pl3) LAm (=bosque) forest2.SMFmontaña del Pirineo — Pyrenean mountain dog, Great Pyrenees (EEUU)
* * *1)a) (Geog) mountainhacer una montaña de un grano de arena — to make a mountain out of a molehill
si la montaña no viene a Mahoma, Mahoma va a la montaña — if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain
b) (Chi) ( monte) scrubland2) ( montón) pile* * *= mountain.Ex. They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.----* aldea de montaña = mountain village.* bicicleta de montaña = dirt bike.* cadena de montañas = mountain range.* creación de las montañas = mountain-building.* cresta de montaña = mountain ridge.* escalar una montaña = scale + mountain.* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena = get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena = make + a mountain out of a molehill.* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.* ladera de la montaña = mountainside.* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.* montaña rusa = roller coaster.* montaña(s) de = mountain(s) of.* Montañas Rocosas, las = Rocky Mountains, the.* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.* mover montañas = move + mountains.* paseo en la montaña rusa = roller coaster ride.* pueblo de montaña = mountain village.* puerto de montaña = mountain pass.* una montaña de = a mountain of.* vista a las montañas = mountain view.* * *1)a) (Geog) mountainhacer una montaña de un grano de arena — to make a mountain out of a molehill
si la montaña no viene a Mahoma, Mahoma va a la montaña — if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain
b) (Chi) ( monte) scrubland2) ( montón) pile* * *= mountain.Ex: They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.
* aldea de montaña = mountain village.* bicicleta de montaña = dirt bike.* cadena de montañas = mountain range.* creación de las montañas = mountain-building.* cresta de montaña = mountain ridge.* escalar una montaña = scale + mountain.* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena = get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena = make + a mountain out of a molehill.* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.* ladera de la montaña = mountainside.* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.* montaña rusa = roller coaster.* montaña(s) de = mountain(s) of.* Montañas Rocosas, las = Rocky Mountains, the.* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.* mover montañas = move + mountains.* paseo en la montaña rusa = roller coaster ride.* pueblo de montaña = mountain village.* puerto de montaña = mountain pass.* una montaña de = a mountain of.* vista a las montañas = mountain view.* * *A1 ( Geog) mountainun pueblo de montaña a mountain villagetienen un chalet en la montaña they have a chalet in the mountainsno hagas una montaña de ese asunto don't make a big issue out of ithacer una montaña de un grano de arena to make a mountain out of a molehillsi la montaña no viene a Mahoma, Mahoma va a la montaña if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountainCompuestos:roller coaster, big dipper ( BrE)● Montañas Rocosas or Rocallosasfpl:las Montañas Rocosas or Rocallosas the Rocky mountains (pl), the Rockies (pl)B (montón) pileuna montaña de ropa sucia a pile of dirty clothinguna montaña de folios a pile o stack of papers* * *
montaña sustantivo femenino
1 (Geog) mountain;
montaña rusa roller coaster
2 ( montón) pile
montaña sustantivo femenino
1 mountain: las Montañas Rocosas, the Rockies
montaña rusa, big dipper, US roller-coaster
2 fam (montón) pile: en casa me espera una montaña de plancha, I have a pile of ironing waiting for me at home
' montaña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arriba
- ascender
- cara
- dimanar
- ermita
- falda
- grano
- gruta
- puerto
- saludable
- sorprender
- subir
- subida
- vertiente
- albergue
- alto
- ascenso
- bicicleta
- chalet
- cima
- conquistar
- coronar
- cumbre
- cúspide
- elevado
- escalada
- escalar
- escarpado
- inaccesible
- mar
- monte
- pared
- paso
- pico
- pie
- refugio
- rellano
- socorrismo
- socorrista
- soroche
English:
arduous
- aspect
- base
- climb
- deal
- evergreen
- face
- foothill
- gorge
- hike
- lodge
- mountain
- mountain bike
- mountainside
- Mt
- pass
- rise
- roller coaster
- snowy
- tunnel
- carry
- chalet
- hill
- in
- loom
- Mont
- mountaintop
- MT
- nestle
- roller
- third
* * *montaña nf1. [elevación] mountain;bicicleta de montaña mountain bike;botas de montaña climbing boots;tengo una montaña de papeles sobre mi mesa I've got a mountain of papers on my desk;si la montaña no va a Mahoma, Mahoma va a la montaña if the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain;hacer una montaña de algo to make a big thing of sth;hacer una montaña de un grano de arena to make a mountain out of a molehilllas Montañas Rocosas o Am Rocallosas the Rocky Mountains;montaña rusa rollercoasterpasaremos el verano en la montaña we'll spend summer in the mountainstengo una montaña de cosas que hacer I've got piles of things to do* * *f mountain;hacer una montaña de algo fig make a mountain out of sth;tener montañas de trabajo have piles of work* * *montaña nf1) monte: mountain2)montaña rusa : roller coaster* * *montaña n1. (general) mountain2. (paisaje) mountainsmontaña rusa roller coaster / big dipper -
5 huk
m (G huku) 1. (łoskot) thud; (dział, strzałów) boom, rumble; (fal, silnika, maszyn) roar, roaring U- huk pioruna a rumble of thunder- huk końskich kopyt the thud of horses’ hooves- książka upadła na podłogę z hukiem the book fell to the ground with a thud- pocisk rozerwał się ze strasznym hukiem the shell exploded with a terrible bang- koło tej sprawy zrobił się straszny huk there was a tremendous commotion a. fuss over the affair- narobił wiele huku swoim wystąpieniem his speech caused a great stir- nowa stacja telewizyjna wystartowała z wielkim hukiem the new television station went on the air amid great excitement- jubileusz obchodzono z wielkim hukiem the anniversary was celebrated in grand style- wyrzucono go z pracy z wielkim hukiem he was thrown out on his ear pot.3. pot. (bardzo dużo) load(s) pot.; pile(s)- mam huk spraw na głowie I’ve got a load a. loads of things on my mind- czeka ich huk roboty they’ve got loads a. piles of work to do* * *(armat, dział, eksplozji) bang; (wodospadu, fal) rumble; ( pioruna) rollz hukiem — (spaść, otworzyć się) with a bang
* * *mi2. pot. (= poruszenie, zamieszanie) fuss; narobił wiele huku wokół tej sprawy he's made a lot of fuss about it.3. pot. (= zatrzęsienie, bardzo dużo) scads, lots.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > huk
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6 montón
m.1 heap, pile, bunch, bunch of things.2 lot, great number, large number, bundle.* * *1 heap, pile\ser del montón to be nothing special, be one of the crowd* * *noun m.heap, pile* * *SM1) [gen] heap, pile; [de nieve] pileun hombre del montón — just an ordinary o average chap
2) * (=mucho)tenemos montones — we've got loads o masses *
un montón de — loads of *, masses of *
un montón de gente — loads of people *, masses of people *
a montones: ejemplos hay a montones — there is no shortage of examples
* * *a) ( pila) pile(ser) del montón — (fam)
b) (fam) ( gran cantidad)me duele un montón — it hurts like hell (colloq)
me gusta un montón — I'm crazy about her/it (colloq)
* * *= congeries, heap, stack, wadge, pile, stash, slew.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex. By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.Ex. However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex. His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.----* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.* del montón = unimpressive, a dime a dozen.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.* hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.* montones = oodles, scores.* montones de = mountain(s) of, scores of, lashings of.* un montón = like crazy, like mad.* un montón de = a pile of, a stack of, a bundle of, a truckload of, a sackful of, a raft of.* un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.* * *a) ( pila) pile(ser) del montón — (fam)
b) (fam) ( gran cantidad)me duele un montón — it hurts like hell (colloq)
me gusta un montón — I'm crazy about her/it (colloq)
* * *= congeries, heap, stack, wadge, pile, stash, slew.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.Ex: However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex: His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.* del montón = unimpressive, a dime a dozen.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.* hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.* montones = oodles, scores.* montones de = mountain(s) of, scores of, lashings of.* un montón = like crazy, like mad.* un montón de = a pile of, a stack of, a bundle of, a truckload of, a sackful of, a raft of.* un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.* * *1 (pila) pileestá en ese montón de libros it's in that pile o stack of booksroba una carta del montón take a card from the pileel jardinero hacía montones con la hierba cortada the gardener was piling up the cut grassun montón de basura a trash heapes un escritor de los del montón he's not an outstanding o exceptional writer, he's rather a run-of-the-mill writeres una chica del montón she's (just) an ordinary girl2 ( fam)me duele un montón it hurts like hell ( colloq)me gusta un montón I'm crazy about her/it ( colloq)tiene discos a montones she's got heaps o stacks of records ( colloq)la gente los compra a montones people buy them by the barrelful o cartload* * *
montón sustantivo masculino
◊ del montón (fam) ordinary, averageb) (fam) ( gran cantidad):◊ un montón de gente loads of people (colloq);
me gusta un montón I like her/him/it a lot
montón sustantivo masculino
1 (pila, taco) heap, pile: haz un montón con ellas, make a pile of them
2 (gran cantidad) me duele un montón, it hurts a lot
un montón de, a load of, lots of
♦ Locuciones: familiar del montón, nothing special, ordinary
' montón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- buena
- bueno
- cargamento
- desparejada
- desparejado
- montaña
- pila
- potingue
- bola
- ropa
- tambache
English:
accumulation
- busywork
- dozen
- drift
- freebie
- heap
- host
- lash out
- load
- mass
- mound
- neat
- ordinary
- penny
- pile
- potted
- pump
- scrapheap
- snowdrift
- squash
- stack
- lot
- middle
- pack
- wad
- wood
* * *montón nm1. [pila] heap, pile;roba dos cartas del montón take two cards from the pile;Famdel montón ordinary, run-of-the-millme gusta un montón I'm mad about him;me duele un montón it hurts like mad;pregúntale a él que sabe un montón de astronomía ask him, he knows loads about astronomy;a montones by the bucketload;tiene dinero a montones she's got loads of money, she's loaded;en verano vienen turistas a montones in summer the place is crawling with tourists* * *m pile, heap;ser del montón fig be average, not stand out;montones de fam piles of fam, loads of fam ;tiene coches a montones she has loads of cars;había gente a montones there were loads of people;me gusta un montón fam I’m crazy about him/her fam* * *1) : heap, pileun montón de preguntas: a ton of questionsmontones de gente: loads of people* * *montón n1. (pila) pile2. (cantidad) lots -
7 contar
v.1 to count.se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano you can count them on (the fingers of) one handPedro cuenta los goles Peter counts the goals.El aseo cuenta como algo importante Hygiene counts as something important.2 to count.cuenta también los gastos de desplazamiento count o include travel costs toosomos 57 sin contar a los niños there are 57 of us, not counting the children3 to count.sabe contar hasta diez she can count to ten4 to count.aquí no cuento para nada I count for nothing herelo que cuenta es… what matters is…5 to tell.cuéntame, ¿cómo te va la vida? tell me, how are things?Ricardo le cuenta historias al grupo Richard tells the group stories.Le conté I told him [her].6 to consider, to repute, to judge.María cuenta su actitud Mary considers his attitude.* * *(o changes to ue in stressed syllables)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to count2) tell•* * *1. VT1) (=calcular) [+ objetos, números, puntos] to count; [+ dinero] to count, count up2) (=relatar) to tell¿qué les voy a contar que ustedes no sepan? — what can I tell you that you don't already know?
el paro está peor y la corrupción, ¿qué le voy a contar? — unemployment has got worse and as for corruption, what can I say?
si pierdo el trabajo, ya me contarás de qué vamos a vivir — you tell me what we'll live on if I lose my job
¿y a mí qué me cuentas? — so what?
¡a mi me lo vas a contar! — you're telling me! *, tell me about it! *
se cuenta que... — it is said that...
- ¡una obra que ni te cuento!3) (=tener la edad de)4) (=incluir) to countseis en total, sin contarme a mí — six altogether, not counting me
1.500 sin contar las propinas — 1,500, excluding tips, 1,500, not counting tips
5) (=tener en cuenta) to remember, bear in mindcuenta que es más fuerte que tú — remember o don't forget he's stronger than you are
2. VI1) (Mat) to countparar de contar * —
hay dos sillas, una mesa y para ya de contar — there are two chairs, a table, and that's it
2) (=relatar) to tellojalá tengas suerte con la entrevista de trabajo, ya me contarás — I hope the job interview goes well, I look forward to hearing all about it
- cuenta y no acaba de hablar3) (=importar, valer) to count•
contar por dos, los domingos una hora cuenta por dos — on Sundays one hour counts as two4)•
contar con —a) (=confiar en) to count oncuenta conmigo — you can rely o count on me
b) (=tener presente)tienes que contar con el mal estado de la carretera — you have to take into account o remember the bad state of the road
cuenta con que es más fuerte que tú — bear in mind o remember he's stronger than you are
sin contar con que... — leaving aside the fact that...
c) (=incluir) to count inlo siento, pero para eso no cuentes conmigo — I'm sorry but you can count me out of that
no contéis con nosotros para el viernes, estaremos ocupados — don't expect us on Friday, we'll be busy
d) (=tener) to haveel polideportivo cuenta con una piscina olímpica — the sports centre has o boasts an Olympic-size swimming pool
una democracia que tan solo cuenta con dieciséis años de existencia — a democracy that has only existed for sixteen years
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dinero/votos/dís> to count2)a) ( incluir) to countb) ( tener)contaba ya veinte años — (frml o liter) she was then twenty years old
3) <cuento/chiste/secreto> to tella mí me lo vas a contar! — (fam) you're telling me!
¿y a a mí qué me cuentas? — what's that to do with me?
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? — (fam) how're things? (colloq)
2.cuenta la leyenda que... — the story goes that...
contar vi1) (Mat) to counthay cuatro tiendas... y para de contar — there are four stores and that's it
2) (importar, valer) to count¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? — does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?
ella no cuenta para nada — what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
3) contar con<persona/ayuda/discreción> to count on, rely oncuento contigo para la fiesta — I'm counting o relying on you being at the party
yo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo — I'm against it, so you can count me out
eso contando con que... — assuming that...
sin contar con que... — without taking into account that...
4) ( prever) to expect5) (frml) ( tener) to have3.contarse v prona) (frml) ( estar incluido)contarse entre algo: se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access (frml); me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters; su nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalists; su novela se cuenta entre las mejores — his novel is among the best
b)¿qué te cuentas? — how's it going? (colloq)
* * *= count, relate, tally, count, tell out into, narrate, number, count out, hip.Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex. This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.Ex. The statistic programs have been designed to make it possible to extract, tally, and print statistical information from the journal.Ex. People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex. The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.Ex. I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.Ex. At midnight, one pirate arose, opened the chest, and counted out the gold pieces into five even piles.Ex. He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.----* contando = counting.* contar Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.* contar con = hold, count on, have at + Posesivo + disposal, bank on, set + your watch by.* contar con Alguien = count + Pronombre + in.* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.* contar con la aprobación = meet with + approval.* contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar de = tell of.* contar dinero = count + money.* contar en confianza = confide.* contar experiencias = tell + tales.* contar historias = tell + tales.* contar la experiencia = relate + experience, recount + experience.* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.* contar todo sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* contar una anécdota = tell + story.* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.* no contar = be out of the picture.* no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.* poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre.* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* sin contar = not including, excluding.* sin contar con = in the absence of.* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* volver a contar = recount, retell.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dinero/votos/dís> to count2)a) ( incluir) to countb) ( tener)contaba ya veinte años — (frml o liter) she was then twenty years old
3) <cuento/chiste/secreto> to tella mí me lo vas a contar! — (fam) you're telling me!
¿y a a mí qué me cuentas? — what's that to do with me?
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? — (fam) how're things? (colloq)
2.cuenta la leyenda que... — the story goes that...
contar vi1) (Mat) to counthay cuatro tiendas... y para de contar — there are four stores and that's it
2) (importar, valer) to count¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? — does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?
ella no cuenta para nada — what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
3) contar con<persona/ayuda/discreción> to count on, rely oncuento contigo para la fiesta — I'm counting o relying on you being at the party
yo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo — I'm against it, so you can count me out
eso contando con que... — assuming that...
sin contar con que... — without taking into account that...
4) ( prever) to expect5) (frml) ( tener) to have3.contarse v prona) (frml) ( estar incluido)contarse entre algo: se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access (frml); me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters; su nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalists; su novela se cuenta entre las mejores — his novel is among the best
b)¿qué te cuentas? — how's it going? (colloq)
* * *= count, relate, tally, count, tell out into, narrate, number, count out, hip.Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
Ex: This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.Ex: The statistic programs have been designed to make it possible to extract, tally, and print statistical information from the journal.Ex: People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex: The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.Ex: I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.Ex: At midnight, one pirate arose, opened the chest, and counted out the gold pieces into five even piles.Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.* contando = counting.* contar Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.* contar con = hold, count on, have at + Posesivo + disposal, bank on, set + your watch by.* contar con Alguien = count + Pronombre + in.* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.* contar con la aprobación = meet with + approval.* contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar de = tell of.* contar dinero = count + money.* contar en confianza = confide.* contar experiencias = tell + tales.* contar historias = tell + tales.* contar la experiencia = relate + experience, recount + experience.* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.* contar todo sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* contar una anécdota = tell + story.* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.* no contar = be out of the picture.* no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.* poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre.* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* sin contar = not including, excluding.* sin contar con = in the absence of.* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* volver a contar = recount, retell.* * *vtA ‹dinero/votos› to count15 días a contar desde la fecha de notificación 15 days starting from the date of notificationestá contando los días que faltan para que llegues he's counting the days until you arriveB1 (incluir) to counta mí no me cuentes entre sus partidarios don't include me among his supporterslo cuento entre mis mejores amigos I consider him (to be) one of my best friendssin contar al profesor somos 22 there are 22 of us, not counting the teachery eso sin contar las horas extras and that's without taking overtime into account o without including overtime2la asociación cuenta ya medio siglo de vida ( frml); the association has now been in existence for half a century ( frml)Sentido II ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tellno se lo cuentes a nadie don't tell anyonecuéntame qué es de tu vida tell me what you've been doing o ( colloq) what you've been up to¡y a mí me lo vas a contar! ( fam); you're telling me! o don't I know! o tell me about it! ( colloq)abuelito, cuéntame un cuento grandpa, tell me a storyes una historia muy larga de contar it's a long story¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! ( fam); go tell it to the marines! ( AmE colloq), come off it! ( BrE colloq)■ contarviA1 ( Mat) to countcuenta de diez en diez count in tenscuenta hasta 20 count (up) to 20cuatro tiendas, dos bares … y para de contar four stores, two bars and that's it2 (importar, valer) to countpara él lo único que cuenta es el dinero for him the only thing that counts is money o the only thing that matters to him is money¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?este ejercicio cuenta por dos porque es muy largo this exercise counts as two because it's very longa efectos impositivos, estos ingresos no cuentan this does not count as taxable incomelo que cuenta es el gesto it's the thought that counts1 ‹persona/ayuda/discreción› to count on, rely on¿puedo contar con tu colaboración? can I count on your help?cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the partyno cuentes conmigo para mañana, tengo una cita con el médico don't expect me there tomorrow, I've got a doctor's appointmentyo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo I'm against it, so you can count me out2 (prever) to expectno contaba con que hiciera tan mal tiempo I wasn't expecting the weather to be so bad, I hadn't bargained for o allowed for such bad weatherno habíamos contado con este contratiempo we hadn't expected o anticipated o ( colloq) we hadn't reckoned on this setbackel hotel cuenta con piscina, gimnasio y sauna the hotel has o is equipped with o offers o boasts a swimming pool, gym and saunano contamos con los elementos de juicio necesarios we do not have o possess the necessary knowledgelos sindicatos contarán con representación en este organismo the unions will be represented in this organization■ contarse1 ( frml) (estar incluido) contarse ENTRE algo:se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access ( frml), she is one of the few people who have accesssus partidarios, entre quienes me cuento their supporters, and I count myself as one of them o ( frml) their supporters, and I number myself among themsu nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalistssu novela se cuenta entre las mejores del año his novel is among o is numbered among the year's best2* * *
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin contar las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de contar it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin contar con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
' contar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- cacarear
- confiar
- cotillear
- cuento
- dada
- dado
- desahogarse
- guión
- lisamente
- película
- referir
- sin
- bola
- chisme
- chiste
- contabilizar
- esperar
- largo
- narración
- platicar
English:
allow for
- bank on
- bargain for
- bargain on
- count
- count on
- count out
- crack
- depend
- expect
- fib
- figure on
- foresee
- joke
- miscount
- narrate
- number
- plan on
- put
- reckon
- reckon on
- recount
- rely
- repeat
- report
- retell
- secret
- spin
- story
- tell
- untold
- bank
- boast
- command
- figure
- gossip
- plan
- re-count
- tale
- to
* * *♦ vt1. [enumerar] to count;contaron doscientos manifestantes en la marcha del domingo the number of demonstrators at Sunday's march was estimated at two hundred;se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano you can count them on (the fingers of) one hand2. [incluir] to count;cuenta también los gastos de desplazamiento count o include travel costs too;somos cincuenta y siete sin contar a los niños there are fifty-seven of us, not counting the children;la economía, sin contar el desempleo, parece recuperarse the economy, with the exception of the unemployment situation, seems to be recovering3. [narrar] to tell;no me cuentes el final don't tell me what happens;ya me contarás qué tal te va por la capital let me know how you get on in the capital;me han contado maravillas sobre ese restaurante I've heard great things about that restaurant;Fam¿qué cuentas? how are you doing?;¿qué me cuentas? ¡no me lo puedo creer! never! I can't believe it!;Famcuéntame, ¿cómo te va la vida? tell me, how are things?;Irónico¿me lo cuentas a mí? you're telling me!;Fam¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! pull the other one!, come off it!;Famno me cuentes tu vida I don't want to hear your life story4. [tener una cantidad de]la población contaba mil habitantes the village had a thousand inhabitants;cuenta ya diez años she's ten years old now;el equipo cuenta ya dos victorias the team has already achieved two wins, the team already has two wins under its belt5. [considerar]a él lo cuento como uno más del grupo I consider o see him as just another member of the group;te contaba como una persona seria I thought you were a serious person;cuenta que la próxima semana estoy de vacaciones remember that I'm on holiday next week♦ vi1. [hacer cálculos] to count;sabe contar hasta diez she can count to ten;contar con los dedos to count on one's fingers;un perro, dos gatos y para de contar a dog, two cats and that's it2. [importar] to count;lo que cuenta es que te pongas bien the important thing is for you to get better, what matters is for you to get better;en esta casa no cuento para nada I count for nothing in this household;para él lo único que cuenta es ganar dinero the only thing that matters to him is making money;los dos peores resultados no cuentan para el resultado final the worst two scores aren't taken into account when calculating the final total;es tan fuerte que cuenta por dos he has the strength of two men3.contar con [confiar en] to count on, to rely on;es un buen amigo, siempre se puede contar con él he's a good friend, you can count on o rely on him;¡no cuentes con ellos! don't count on o rely on them!;no cuentes conmigo, no voy a venir don't expect me, I won't be coming;cuenta con ello, estaré allí para ayudarte I'll be there to help you, you can count on it, rest assured, I'll be there to help you4.contar con [tener, poseer] to have;cuenta con dos horas para hacerlo she has two hours to do it;las minorías contarán con representación en el nuevo parlamento minority parties will be represented in the new parliament5.contar con [tener en cuenta] to take into account;con esto no contaba I hadn't reckoned with that;no contaban con que se acabara la cerveza tan rápidamente they hadn't expected the beer to run out so quickly* * *I v/t1 count2 ( narrar) tell;¡a quién se lo vas a contar!, ¡me lo vas a contar a mí! you’re telling me!;¿qué (me) cuentas? what’s new?II v/i1 count2:contar con count on* * *contar {19} vt1) : to count2) : to tell3) : to includecontar vi1) : to count (up)2) : to matter, to be of concerneso no cuenta: that doesn't matter3)contar con : to rely on, to count on* * *contar vb1. (en general) to count3. (edad) to be -
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mettre [mεtʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 561. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque mettre s'emploie dans des expressions telles que mettre qch en place, se mettre à table, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = placer) to put• où mets-tu tes verres ? where do you keep your glasses?► mettre qch à (+ infinitif)• mettre du linge à sécher (à l'intérieur) to hang washing up to dry ; (à l'extérieur) to hang washing out to dryb. ( = revêtir) to put onc. ( = consacrer) to take• il y a mis le temps ! he's taken his time!• je suis prêt à mettre 500 € I'm willing to give 500 eurosd. ( = faire fonctionner) to put one. ( = installer) [+ eau] to lay on ; [+ placards] to put in ; [+ étagères, rideaux] to put up ; [+ moquette] to layf. ( = supposer) mettons que je me sois trompé let's say I've got it wrong• si un pays, mettons la Norvège, décide... if a country, Norway say, decides...• va te faire mettre ! (vulg!) fuck off! (vulg!)2. <a. ( = se placer) [objet] to go• il y a un bout de métal qui s'est mis dans l'engrenage a piece of metal has got caught in the worksb. ( = s'habiller) se mettre en short to put on a pair of shortsc. ( = s'ajouter) il s'est mis de l'encre sur les doigts he's got ink on his fingersd. ( = se grouper) ils se sont mis à plusieurs pour pousser la voiture several of them joined forces to push the car• se mettre avec qn ( = faire équipe) to team up with sb ; (en ménage) (inf) to move in with sb (inf)e. ( = commencer) to start• qu'est-ce que tu es énervant quand tu t'y mets ! (inf) you can be a real pain once you get started! (inf)► se mettre à + nom• il s'est bien mis à l'anglais he's really taken to English► se mettre à + infinitif• voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir ! and now it's starting to rain!* * *mɛtʀ
1.
1) (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put2) ( projeter involontairement) to drop [confiture, beurre] ( sur on); to spill [liquide, poudre] ( sur on)3) ( placer sur le corps) to put on [écharpe, fard]4) ( placer dans le corps) to put in5) ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear6) (placer dans une situation, un état)7) ( classer)mettre quelque chose avant tout le reste or au-dessus de tout — to put something
8) ( disposer)9) ( faire fonctionner)mettre la radio/les nouvelles — to put the radio/the news on
mets plus/moins fort! — turn it up/down!
10) ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]mettre du carrelage/de la moquette — to lay tiles/a carpet
faire mettre de la moquette — ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid
11) ( écrire) to put up [inscription]il met que tout va bien — ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine
mettre au passif/en anglais — to put into the passive/into English
est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? — is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?
mettez le pronom qui convient — ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom
13) ( consacrer)14) (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into)combien pouvez-vous mettre? — ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?
mettre un temps fou — (colloq) to take ages (colloq)
16) (colloq) ( vendre)17) ( attribuer) to give [note]18) (colloq) ( dire)mettons dix dollars/à dix heures — let's say ten dollars/at ten
19) (colloq) ( supposer)20) (sl) ( ficher)tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part — you know where you can put it (colloq)
2.
verbe intransitifmettre bas — gén [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal
3.
se mettre verbe pronominal1) (se placer dans un endroit, une position)se mettre devant la fenêtre — ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window
2) ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [something] on oneself [liquide, poudre]3) ( placer sur son corps) to put on [veste, fard]4) ( placer dans son corps) to put in5) ( commencer)6) ( tourner)le temps s'est mis au froid/à la pluie — the weather has turned cold/to rain
7) (se placer dans une situation, un état)on va se mettre ensemble — (colloq) ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together
8) ( s'habiller)9) ( se grouper)* * *mɛtʀ vt1) (= placer) to putmettre en sac — to put in bags, to put in sacks
mettre qch à la poste — to post sth Grande-Bretagne to mail sth USA
mettre qn en examen pour qch — to charge Grande-Bretagne sb with sth, to indict USA sb for sth
2) [vêtements] (= revêtir) to put on, (= porter) to wearMets ton gilet. — Put your cardigan on.
Je mets mon manteau et j'arrive. — I'll put on my coat and then I'll be ready.
Je ne mets plus mon manteau. — I no longer wear my coat.
Elle ne met pas souvent de jupe. — She doesn't often wear a skirt.
3) (= faire fonctionner) [chauffage, électricité] to put on, [réveil, minuteur] to setIl fait froid, je vais mettre le chauffage. — It's cold, I'm going to put the heating on.
4) (= installer) [gaz, eau] to put in, to lay onfaire mettre le gaz — to have gas put in, to have gas installed
faire mettre l'électricité — to have electricity put in, to have electricity installed
5) (= consacrer)mettre du temps à faire qch — to take time to do sth, to take time over sth
mettre 2 heures à faire qch — to take 2 hours to do sth, to take 2 hours over sth
Elle met des heures à se préparer. — She takes hours to get ready.
6) (= noter, écrire) to putmettez les mots suivants au pluriel:... — put the following words into the plural:...
7) (= supposer)mettons que... — let's suppose that..., let's say that...
* * *mettre verb table: mettreA vtr1 (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put [chose, partie du corps, personne]; mettre un vase sur la table/des bûches dans la cheminée/le vin au frais to put a vase on the table/logs on the fire/the wine in a cool place; j'ai mis ta voiture au garage I've put your car in the garage for you; mettre les pieds sur la table/les mains sur la tête to put one's feet on the table/one's hands on one's head; mettre les mains en l'air/un timbre à l'envers to put one's hands up/a stamp on upside down; on m'a mis devant/tout au fond they put me at the front/right at the back; je l'ai mise sur ses pieds I put her on her feet; je mets les enfants à la crèche I send the children to a creche; il m'a mis en bas de chez moi he dropped me off outside my door; on m'a mis debout they stood me up; nous l'avons mise à l'hôtel we put her up at the hotel;2 ( projeter involontairement) to drop [solide]; to spill [liquide, poudre]; mettre de la confiture sur le tapis to drop jam on the carpet; mettre de la colle/farine partout to spill glue/flour all over the place;3 ( placer sur le corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage, lunettes, préservatif, serviette]; mets ton écharpe put your scarf on; je vais mettre du mascara I'll put some mascara on;4 ( placer dans le corps) to put in [tampon, suppositoire, plombage]; on m'a mis un plombage I had a filling;5 ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear [lunettes, type de vêtement, parfum]; dans mon école les garçons mettent des cravates in my school boys wear ties; je ne mets jamais de chapeau I never wear a hat;6 (placer dans une situation, un état) mettre qn dans une situation embarrassante to put sb in an embarrassing situation; mettre qn en colère/en joie to make sb angry/happy; mettre qn en fureur to enrage sb; mettre qn au désespoir to drive sb to despair; mettre qn de bonne/mauvaise humeur to put sb in a good/bad mood; tu me mets hors de moi you infuriate me; mettre qn à la chaîne/à la reliure to put sb on the assembly line/on binding; mettre qn au travail to put sb to work; mettre qn au piano/au latin to start sb on the piano/on Latin; mettre les enfants à regarder la télévision to put the children in front of the television; si vous nous quittez, on mettra quelqu'un d'autre if you leave us, we'll find somebody else; mettre le riz à cuire to put the rice on; mettre le linge à sécher to put the washing out to dry;7 ( classer) mettre la famille avant tout le reste to put one's family first; mettre ses études au-dessus de tout to put one's studies first; je le mets au premier rang de tous les écrivains I rank him the best writer of all;8 ( disposer) mettre les assiettes to put the plates on the table; mettre les verres/la moutarde/un cendrier to put out the glasses/the mustard/an ashtray; mettre les chaises/une autre chaise to bring chairs/another chair; mettre une nappe to put on a tablecloth; je t'ai mis des draps propres I've put clean sheets on for you;9 ( faire fonctionner) mettre la radio/la télévision/le chauffage to put the radio/the television/the heating on; mettre les nouvelles/la deuxième chaîne to put the news/channel 2 on; mettre plus fort to turn up [appareil]; mettre moins fort to turn down [appareil]; mets plus/moins fort! turn it up/down!; mettre les essuie-glaces/les phares to switch on ou put on the windscreen GB ou windshield US wipers/the headlights; mettre le réveil to set the alarm; mettre le verrou to bolt the door; mettre le loquet to latch the door;10 ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]; faire mettre le téléphone to have a telephone put in; je t'ai mis une prise I've put in a socket for you; mettre de la moquette to lay a carpet; faire mettre de la moquette ( dans une pièce) to have a carpet laid; ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid; mettre du carrelage to lay tiles;11 ( écrire) to put up [inscription]; ils ont mis des graffiti partout/sur la colonne they've put graffiti everywhere/on the column; il met que tout va bien ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine; qu'est-ce que je dois mettre? what shall I put?; mettre au passif/au singulier to put into the passive/into the singular; mettre en vers to put into verse; je t'ai mis un mot I've left you a note; est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?; il faut mettre un trait d'union you must put a hyphen in; mettre sa signature sur un document to put one's signature to a document; mettez votre signature ici sign here; mettez le pronom qui convient ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom; mettre en musique to set to music; mettre en anglais to put into English; mettre son brouillon au propre or au net to write out ou up one 's notes;12 ( ajouter) to add [ingrédient] (dans to); to put [accessoire, élément décoratif]; mettre du sel dans la soupe to put some salt in the soup; mettre un peu de piment dans un récit to add a little spice to a story; mettre une sonnette à son vélo/des pompons à ses pantoufles to put a bell on one's bicycle/pompoms on one's slippers; mettre une radio à sa voiture/une doublure à sa veste to put a radio in one's car/a lining in one's jacket;13 ( consacrer) mettre tout son cœur dans son travail to put one's heart into one's work; y mettre du sien to put oneself into it; mettre toute son énergie à essayer de comprendre to put all one's energy into trying to understand; mettre des moyens importants au service d'une cause to use all possible means to further a cause; mettre de la rigueur dans sa démarche to become more thorough in one's approach;14 (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into); mettre tout son argent dans son commerce to put all one's money into one's business; j'ai tout mis sur le pétrole I've put everything into oil; il a tout mis sur un cheval/une équipe he's put everything on a horse/a team; combien pouvez-vous mettre? ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?;15 ( prendre) [activité] to take [heures, jours, années] (pour faire to do); elle a bien mis une heure it took her easily an hour; mettre un temps fou○ to take ages○;16 ○( vendre) je vous mets des tomates? would you like some tomatoes?; je vous en mets combien? deux, trois? how many would you like? two, three?;17 ○( attribuer) je vous ai mis trois sur vingt I've given you three out of twenty;18 ○( battre) ils nous ont mis trois à zéro they beat us three nil GB ou three to nothing US; je lui ai mis une gifle I gave him/her a slap (across the face); tu veux que je te mette mon poing sur la figure? do you want my fist in your face○?; qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis! what a thrashing○ he gave me!;20 ○( dire) mettons dix dollars/à dix heures let's say ten dollars/at ten;21 ○( supposer) mettons qu'il vienne, qu'est-ce que vous ferez? supposing ou say he comes, what will you do?;22 ◑( ficher) tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part you know where you can put○ it ou stick◑ it; va te faire mettre get stuffed◑!B vi Vét, Zool mettre bas gén to give birth, to drop; [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal.C se mettre vpr1 (se placer dans un endroit, une position) se mettre devant la fenêtre ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window; ( couché) to lie (down) in front of the window; se mettre sur les mains to stand on one's hands; se mettre sur le dos to lie on one's back; se mettre au lit to go to bed; se mettre debout to stand up; se mettre sur ses jambes to get to one's feet; ne plus savoir où se mettre not to know where to put oneself; se mettre les mains sur la tête to put one's hands on one's head; se mettre les doigts dans le nez to pick one's nose; où est-ce que ça se met? where does this go?;2 ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [sth] on oneself [liquide, poudre]; se mettre de la confiture to get jam on oneself; se mettre de la boue sur ses chaussures/de l'encre sur le nez/une poussière dans l'œil to get mud on one's shoes/ink on one's nose/some grit in one's eye; s'en mettre partout to get it all over oneself;3 ( placer sur son corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage]; se mettre un foulard/un collier/du rouge à lèvres to put on a scarf/a necklace/lipstick; se mettre de la poudre sur le visage to put some powder on one's face, to powder one's face; je ne sais pas quoi me mettre I don't know what to put on;4 ( placer dans son corps) to put in [suppositoire, tampon];5 ( commencer) se mettre à l'anglais/au tennis to take up English/tennis; se mettre à prendre des somnifères to start taking sleeping pills; ma voiture se met à avoir des problèmes my car is starting to go wrong; il va se mettre à pleuvoir it's going to start raining; il se met à faire froid/du vent it's starting to get cold/windy;6 ( tourner) le temps s'est mis au froid/au beau/à la pluie the weather has turned cold/fine/to rain;7 ( se lancer) elle s'est mise à leur recherche she started looking for them; je me suis mis sur l'affaire I started looking into the case;8 (se placer dans une situation, un état) se mettre en tort to put oneself in the wrong; se mettre dans une situation impossible to get (oneself) into an impossible situation; se mettre dans une sale affaire to get involved in some shady business; je me mets de ton côté I'm on your side; je préfère me mettre bien avec lui I prefer to get on the right side of him; se mettre à l'aise to make oneself comfortable; se mettre en colère to get angry; se mettre nu to take off one's clothes; on va se mettre ensemble○ ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together; il s'est mis avec elle○ ( de son côté) he's on her side; ( sous le même toit) he's moved in with her;9 ( s'habiller) se mettre en tenue d'été to put on summer clothes; se mettre en arlequin to dress up as Harlequin; se mettre en jaune to wear yellow;10 ( se grouper) ce n'est pas la peine de vous (y) mettre à dix there's no need for ten of you; ils s'y sont mis à au moins trente there were at least thirty of them;11 ○( manger) je m'en suis mis un maximum I really stuffed○ myself; s'en mettre plein la panse○ or lampe○ or gueule● to stuff○ oneself; qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really stuffed○ ourselves!;12 ( se battre) qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really laid○ into each other![mɛtr] verbe transitif1. [placer] to putmettre sa confiance/tout son espoir en to put one's trust/all one's hopes inmettre quelqu'un dans: mettre quelqu'un dans l'avion/le train to put somebody on the plane/the trainmettre quelqu'un en: mettre un enfant en pension to put a child in a ou to send a child to boarding schoolmettre de l'argent sur son compte to put ou to pay some money into one's accountmettre la main sur le bras de quelqu'un to lay ou to put one's hand on somebody's arm3. [disposer]4. [ajuster] to setmets la sonnerie à 20 h 30 set the alarm for 8:30 p.m5. [établir - dans un état, une situation]mettre quelqu'un au travail to set somebody to work, to get somebody workinga. [perplexité] to put somebody in a predicamentb. [pauvreté] to put somebody in financial difficultymettre du vin en bouteilles to put wine into bottles, to bottle winemettre du linge à sécher to put ou to hang clothes up to drymettre quelque chose à tremper to put something to soak, to soak something6. [fixer] to putmettre une pièce à un pantalon to put a patch on ou to patch a pair of trousers[ajouter] to put7. [se vêtir, se coiffer, se chausser de] to put on (separable)[porter régulièrement] to wearje lui ai mis son manteau/ses gants I put his coat/his gloves on (for him)8. [faire fonctionner - appareil] to turn ou to put ou to switch on (separable)mets de la musique put some music on, play some musicmettre du papier peint/de la moquette dans une pièce to wallpaper/to carpet a room10. [consacrer - temps] to takeelle a mis trois mois à me répondre she took three months ou it took her three months to answer menous y mettrons le temps/le prix qu'il faudra we'll spend as much time/money as we have tomettre de l'argent dans une voiture to put money in ou into a car11. [écrire] to puton met un accent sur le "e" "e" takes an accenton met deux m à "pomme" "pomme" has two m's12. [supposer]et mettons que tu gagnes? suppose ou let's say you win?il faut, mettons, 2 mètres de tissu we need, (let's) say ou shall we say, 2 metres of materialmettons que j'ai mal compris! [acceptation] let's just say I got it wrong!13. [donner] to givele prof m'a mis 18 ≃ the teacher gave me an A14. (familier) [infliger]qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis au ping-pong! he really hammered me ou he didn't half thrash me at table tennis!je lui ai mis une bonne claque I gave ou landed him a good clout15. (locution)————————se mettre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)1. [dans une position, un endroit - chose] to goles pieds, ça ne se met pas sur la table! tables aren't made to put your feet on!2. [aller - vêtement] to go————————se mettre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'installer, s'établir - dans une position]a. [debout] stand near the windowb. [assis] sit near the windowmettez-vous en cercle arrange yourselves into ou form a circle2. [entrer - dans un état, une situation]il s'est mis dans une position difficile he's got ou put himself in a difficult situation3. [s'habiller]4. [s'unir]a. [pour un jeu] to team up with somebodyb. [pour vivre] to move in with somebodyc. [dans une discussion] to side with somebodyon s'est mis par équipes de 6 we split up into ou we formed teams of 6 (people)5. (locution)a. (très familier) [dans un combat, un débat] they're really having a go at each other!b. [en mangeant] they're really getting stuck in!————————se mettre verbe pronominal transitifto put on (separable)se mettre une belle robe/du parfum to put on a nice dress/some perfume————————se mettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [passer à]le temps se met au froid it's getting ou turning cold2. [commencer]se mettre à l'ouvrage to set to work, to get down to worka. [au travail] to get down to itb. [à une activité nouvelle] to have a trysi tu t'y mets aussi, je renonce! if you join in as well, I give up! -
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f; -, -n1. quantity; amount2. (große Menge) lot (of); umg. lots (of); eine Menge Autos a lot (umg. lots) of cars; eine Menge zu essen a lot (umg. lots) to eat; ... in Mengen... in abundance, plenty of...; ... in großen Mengen... in large quantities, large quantities of...; stärker: vast amounts of...; Menschen etc.: a large number of..., crowds of...; jede Menge Geld oder Geld in rauen Mengen umg. piles ( oder stacks oder heaps) of money; Arbeit gibt es jede Menge there is any amount (oder umg. masses) of work4. MATH. set* * *die Menge(Anzahl) amount; quantum; store; lot; multitude; quantity;(Haufen) pile; heap;(Mathematik) set;(Menschenmenge) concourse; crowd;eine Mengea good many (Pron.); lots of (Pron.); plenty of (Pron.); a lot of (Pron.)* * *Mẹn|ge ['mɛŋə]f -, -n1) (= Quantum) amount, quantityin Mengen zu — in quantities of
eine Menge — a lot, lots (inf)
eine Menge Zeit/Häuser — a lot or lots (inf) of time/houses
jede Menge — masses pl (inf), loads pl (inf)
jede Menge Zeit/Geld — masses (inf) or loads (inf) of time/money
wir haben jede Menge getrunken — we drank an enormous amount, we drank a hell of a lot (inf)
es gab Wein jede Menge or jede Menge Wein — there was masses or loads of wine (inf)
See:→ rauin der Menge untertauchen — to disappear into the crowd
* * *die1) (a number of things made, delivered etc, all at one time: a batch of bread; The letters were sent out in batches.) batch2) (a large amount of: He's got bags of money.) bags of3) (a very large number of people or things.) host4) ((usually in plural with of) many, much or plenty: We've got heaps of time; I've done that heaps of times.) heap5) (a great number or crowd: a multitude of reasons; multitudes of people.) multitude6) (the size, weight, number etc of something, especially a large size etc: What quantity of paper do you need?; I buy these goods in quantity; a small quantity of cement; large quantities of tinned food.) quantity7) (a crowd: Throngs of people gathered to see the queen.) throng* * *Men·ge<-, -n>[ˈmɛŋə]f1. (bestimmtes Maß)eine gewisse \Menge enthalten to contain a certain amount [or quantity]eine große \Menge Kies/Wasser a large amount of gravel/waterin ausreichender [o genügender] \Menge in sufficient quantities2. (viel)eine \Menge Geld a lot of moneyeine \Menge zu sehen a lot to seeeine ganze \Menge Geld/Glück a large amount [or great deal] of money/luckin \Mengen plenty ofEissorten in \Mengen any amount of different sorts of ice cream4. (Menschenmenge) crowd5. MATH set* * *die; Menge, Mengen1) (Quantum) quantity; amountdie dreifache Menge — three times or triple the amount
2) (große Anzahl) large number; lot (coll.)eine Menge Leute — a lot or lots pl. of people (coll.)
er weiß eine [ganze] Menge — (ugs.) he knows [quite] a lot (coll.) or a great deal
sie bildet sich eine Menge ein — (ugs.) she is very conceited
jede Menge Arbeit/Alkohol — usw. (ugs.) masses pl. or loads pl. of work/alcohol etc. (coll.); s. auch rauh 1. 8)
3) (MenschenMenge) crowd; throng4) (Math.) set* * *1. quantity; amounteine Menge Autos a lot (umg lots) of cars;eine Menge zu essen a lot (umg lots) to eat;… in Mengen … in abundance, plenty of …;… in großen Mengen … in large quantities, large quantities of …; stärker: vast amounts of …; Menschen etc: a large number of …, crowds of …;Arbeit gibt es jede Menge there is any amount (oder umg masses) of work3. (Menschenmenge) crowd;mit der Menge laufen fig follow the crowd4. MATH set* * *die; Menge, Mengen1) (Quantum) quantity; amountdie dreifache Menge — three times or triple the amount
2) (große Anzahl) large number; lot (coll.)eine Menge Leute — a lot or lots pl. of people (coll.)
er weiß eine [ganze] Menge — (ugs.) he knows [quite] a lot (coll.) or a great deal
sie bildet sich eine Menge ein — (ugs.) she is very conceited
jede Menge Arbeit/Alkohol — usw. (ugs.) masses pl. or loads pl. of work/alcohol etc. (coll.); s. auch rauh 1. 8)
3) (MenschenMenge) crowd; throng4) (Math.) set* * *-n (Mathematik) f.set n. -n f.amount n.assemblage n.crowd n.heap n.host n.lot n.mass n.(§ pl.: masses)multitude n.plenty n.quantity n.quantum n.(§ pl.: quanta) -
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Präp. (+ Dat)1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s); bis zu up to; zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see s.o.; zu Tal fahren, gleiten etc.: downhill; Boden 2, Kopf 2 etc.2. räumlich, Lage: at, in; zu Berlin in ( amtlich: at) Berlin; der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral; zu ebener Erde at ground level; zu jemandes Füßen at s.o.’s feet; zu Hause at home; zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine; zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea; Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt: at; Zeitraum: over; Anlass: for; noch zehn Minuten ( bis) zu... another ten minutes before...; zu Beginn at the beginning; zu Weihnachten at Christmas; schenken etc.: for Christmas; Lebzeiten4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for; zu etw. gut sein be good for s.th.; Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to; es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted; zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes; zu etw. werden turn into s.th.; Person: auch become s.th.; zu meiner Freude / Überraschung to my delight / surprise6. Beziehung ausdrückend: for; thematisch: about, on; sich äußern zu say s.th. about; gehören zu belong to; gemein / nett zu nasty / nice to; passen zu suit; der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door; Liebe / Zuneigung zu jemandem love / affection for s.o.; aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for her7. Zusammensein: (mit) with; (hinzu) to; sich zu jemandem setzen sit with s.o., join s.o., sit (down) next to s.o.; Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg; Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee; zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass... and on top of all that...9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc.: in; nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent; ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used; zu zweit nebeneinander gehen walk along two by two; sie kamen zu sechst six of them came; zu hunderten oder Hunderten in hundreds; es ist zu 20% / einem Viertel falsch 20% / a quarter of it is incorrect; ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-lit|re (Am. -er) barrel; zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (а, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros—Adv.1. (übermäßig) too; zu sehr too much; zu sehr betonen overemphasize; das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended; ( viel) zu viel / viele (far oder much) too much / many; einer etc. zu viel one etc. too many; einmal zu viel once too often; ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement; ich krieg zu viel! umg. well blow me down!; was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!; zu wenig not enough, too little (Pl. few); viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (Pl. few); einer etc. zu wenig one etc. short, one etc. too few; du isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more2. umg. (sehr) too, so, terribly; zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!; das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iro. (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!3. umg.: immer oder nur zu! go on!; na, dann ( mal) zu! OK, go ahead; beim Aufbruch: OK, let’s go, off we (bzw. you) go then—I Adj. umg.II Adv. (Ggs. offen) closed, shut; Augen zu! close your eyes; Tür zu! shut the door!—Konj.1. (+ Inf.): ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do; es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked; gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable; ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort: auszuhalten sein be bearable2. (+ Part. Präs.): ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort: die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged* * *at (Präp.); on (Präp.); upon (Präp.); too (Adv.); to (Präp.); unto (Präp.); for (Präp.); into (Präp.);(geschlossen) closed (Adj.)* * *[tsuː]1. PRÄPOSITION (+dat)1) örtlich: Richtung, Ziel tozur Stadtmitte gehen — to go to the town centre (Brit) or center (US)
zum Bäcker/Arzt gehen — to go to the baker's/doctor's
zum Militär gehen, zu den Soldaten gehen — to join the army, to join up
zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen — to look up at sb/sth
zu jdm herübersehen/hinübersehen — to look across at sb
zum Fenster herein/hinaus — in (at)/out of the window
zur Tür hinaus/herein — out of/in the door
2) örtlich: Lage bei Stadt inzu Frankfurt (old) — in Frankfurt
der Dom zu Köln — the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral
zu seiner Linken saß... (geh) — on his left sat...
3) zeitlich atzu früher/später Stunde — at an early/late hour
(bis) zum 15. April/Donnerstag/Abend — until 15th April/Thursday/(this) evening
die Zahlung ist zum 15. April fällig — the payment is due on 15th April
zum 31. Mai kündigen — to give in (Brit) or turn in (US) one's notice for 31st May
4)Zusammengehörigkeit, Begleitung, Zusatz
Wein zum Essen trinken — to drink wine with one's mealzur Gitarre singen — to sing to (Brit) or with (US) a/the guitar
Vorwort/Anmerkungen zu etw — preface/notes to sth
zu dem kommt noch, dass ich... — on top of that I...
5) Zweck, Bestimmung forPapier zum Schreiben — paper to write on, writing paper
zur Einführung... — by way of (an) introduction...
zu seiner Entschuldigung muss man sagen... — in his defence (Brit) or defense (US) one must say...
zu seiner Entschuldigung sagte er... — by way of apology he said...
zu nichts taugen, zu nichts zu gebrauchen sein — to be no use to anyone (inf)
6)etw zum Geburtstag/zu Weihnachten bekommen — to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmaszu Ihrem 60. Geburtstag — on your 60th birthday
zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen — my reply to this question is as follows, on this I would like to say the following
"Zum Realismusbegriff" — "On the Concept of Realism"
7)Folge, Umstand
zu seinem Besten — for his own goodzu meiner Schande/Freude etc — to my shame/joy etc
es ist zum Weinen — it's enough to make you cry, it makes you want to cry
8)Mittel, Art und Weise
zu Fuß/Pferd — on foot/horseback9) Veränderung intozu etw werden — to turn into sth; (Mensch auch) to become sth
jdn/etw zu etw machen — to make sb/sth (into) sth
10) = als aser machte sie zu seiner Frau, er nahm sie zur Frau — he made her his wife
11)Verhältnis, Beziehung
Liebe zu jdm — love for sbVertrauen zu jdm/etw — trust in sb/sth
12)im Vergleich zu — in comparison with, compared with3:2 — the score is 3-2 or (gesprochen) three-two
See:13)wir verkaufen die Gläser jetzt das Stück zu 99 Cent — we're selling the glasses now at or for 99 cents each
zum Ersten..., zum Zweiten... (Aufzählung) — first..., second...
zum Ersten, zum Zweiten, zum Dritten (bei Auktion) — for the first time, for the second time, for the third time
See:→ vier, bis14)zu wem wollen Sie? — who do you want?zu wem sprechen Sie morgen bei der Konferenz? — who will you be speaking to or who will you be addressing at the conference tomorrow?
15)der Graf zu Ehrenstein — the Count of Ehrenstein16)getrenntes "dazu" inf
da komme ich nicht zu — I can't get (a)round to itSee:→ dazu17)zum Beispiel — for examplezum Lobe von jdm/etw — in praise of sb/sth
zur Beurteilung/Einsicht — for inspection
zur Probe/Ansicht — on trial/approval
2. ADVERB1) = allzu toosie liebte ihn zu sehr, als dass sie ihn verraten hätte — she loved him too much to betray him
2) = geschlossen shut, closedauf/zu (an Hähnen etc) — on/off
Tür zu! (inf) — shut the door
3)= los, weiter inf
dann mal zu! — right, off we go!du wolltest mir was vorsingen, dann mal zu — you wanted to sing me something? OK, go ahead
ihr seid auf dem richtigen Wege, nur zu! — you're on the right track, just keep going
schreie nur zu, es hilft doch nichts! — scream then, but it won't do any good!
lauft schon zu, ich komme nach — you go on, I'll catch you up
4) örtlich toward(s)See:→ ab3. ADJEKTIV(= geschlossen inf) Tür, Geschäft, Kiste etc shut; Kleid, Verschluss done upSee:→ zu sein4. BINDEWORT1) mit Infinitiv tojdm befehlen or den Auftrag erteilen, etw zu tun — to order sb to do sth
das Material ist noch/nicht mehr zu gebrauchen — the material is still/is no longer usable
ich habe noch zu arbeiten — I have still got (esp Brit) or I still have some work to do
ich komme, um mich zu verabschieden — I've come to say goodbye
2)noch zu bezahlende Rechnungen — outstanding billsdas sind alles nur winzige, leicht zu übersehende Punkte — these are just small points that can easily be overlooked
der zu prüfende Kandidat, der zu Prüfende — the candidate to be examined
* * *1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) at2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) at3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) into4) (towards: They marched on the town.) on5) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) towards6) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) toward7) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) to8) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) to9) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) to10) to11) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) to12) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) to13) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) to14) (an old word for `to'.) unto* * *zu[tsu:]1. (wohin: Ziel) to\zum Schwimmbad geht es da lang! the swimming pool is that way!fahr mich bitte \zur Arbeit/Kirche/Schule please drive me to work/church/schoolwie weit ist es von hier \zum Bahnhof? how far is it from here to the train station?wie komme ich [von hier] \zur Post? how do I get [from here] to the post office?ich muss gleich \zum Arzt/ \zum Bäcker/ \zum Supermarkt I must go to the doctor's/baker's/supermarketmorgen gehe ich \zu Rainer I'm going to see Rainer tomorrow\zu Bett gehen (geh) to go to bed\zum Militär gehen to join the army\zum Theater gehen to go on the stage [or into the theatre]2. (wohin: Richtung)das Zimmer liegt \zur Straße hin the room looks out onto the streetder Kerl vom Nachbartisch sieht dauernd \zu uns rüber the bloke at the next table keeps looking across at us\zur Decke sehen to look [up] at the ceiling\zum Fenster hinaus/herein out of/in through the window\zur Tür hinaus/herein out of/in through the door\zum Himmel weisen to point heavenwards [or up at the heavens]\zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen to look up at sb/sth\zum Meer/zur Stadtmitte hin towards the sea/town centre3. (wohin: neben)▪ \zu jdm/etw next to sb/sthdarf ich mich \zu Ihnen setzen? may I sit next to [or beside] you?setz dich \zu uns [come and] sit with uslegen Sie \zu den Tellern bitte jeweils eine Serviette put one serviette next to each platesie ist schon \zu Bett she's already gone to bed\zu Hause at home\zu jds Rechten/Linken on sb's right/left [hand side]jdm \zur Seite sitzen (geh) to sit at sb's side5. (wo: vor Eigennamen, Ortnamen)der Dom \zu Köln the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedralder Graf \zu Blaubeuren the Count of Blaubeurender Gasthof \zum blauen Engel the Blue Angel Innder Reichstag \zu Worms (hist) the Diet of Worms6. wann: Zeitpunkt at\zum 1. Januar fällig due on January 1stes muss [bis] zum Abend/14. März fertig sein it must be finished by this evening/March 14th\zum Wochenende fahren wir weg we are going away at [or AM on] the weekend\zu früher/später Stunde at an early/late hour\zu Mittag at [or by] midday/noon\zum Monatsende kündigen to give in one's notice for [or to take effect from] the end of the month\zu Ostern/Pfingsten/Weihnachten at Easter/Whitsun/Christmas7. (wann, wozu: Anlass)eine Feier \zum Jahrestag der Revolution a celebration to mark the anniversary of the revolution\zum Frühstück trinkt sie immer Tee she always has tea at breakfastetw \zum Geburtstag/ \zu Weihnachten bekommen to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmasjdm \zu etw gratulieren to congratulate sb on sth\zu Ihrem 80. Geburtstag möchte ich Ihnen herzlichst gratulieren I'd like to congratulate you on the occasion of your 80th birthday8. (worüber: Thema)\zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen to this question I should like to say the followingwas sagst du \zu diesen Preisen? what do you say to these prices?eine Rede \zum Thema Umwelt a speech on the subject of the environmentjdn \zu etw vernehmen to question sb about sth9. (wozu: Zweck, Ziel)der Knopf \zum Abstellen the off-buttonPapier \zum Schreiben paper to write on, writing paperWasser \zum Trinken drinking waterwir haben nichts \zum Essen we have nothing to eatgib dem Kind doch etwas \zum Spielen give the child something to play withauf die Reise habe ich mir etwas \zum Lesen mitgenommen I've brought something to read on the tripbei dem Regenwetter habe ich keine Lust \zum Wandern I don't fancy walking if it is rainingdas Zeichen \zum Aufbruch the signal to leave\zum Arzt geboren sein to be born to be a doctorsie sagte das nur \zu seiner Beruhigung she said that just to set his mind at rest\zur Ansicht on approval\zur Einsicht for inspection\zur Einführung... by way of an introduction...\zu seiner Entschuldigung/ \zur Erklärung in apology/explanation, by way of an apology/explanationjdn \zum Essen einladen to invite sb for a meal\zum Gedächtnis von jdm in memory of sb, in sb's memory\zu Hilfe! help!jdm \zu Hilfe kommen to come to sb's aid\zum Lobe von jdm/etw in praise of sb/sth\zu nichts taugen [o zu gebrauchen sein] to be no use at all\zur Probe as a trial [or test]\zur Unterschrift for signature [or signing]\zu was (fam) for what, why\zu was soll das gut sein? what do you need that for?, what is that for?10. (als was)er nahm sie \zur Frau he took her as his wifeetw \zur Antwort geben to say sth in reply\zum Beispiel for example\zur Belohnung as a reward\zur Strafe as a punishment▪ jdn/etw \zum Vorbild nehmen to take sb/sth as one's example, to model oneself on sb/sth\zur Warnung as a warning11. (womit zusammen: Begleitung)mögen Sie Milch/Zucker \zum Kaffee? do you take your coffee white [or with milk]/with sugar?\zu Lachs passt kein Rotwein red wine does not go with salmonetw \zu etw tragen to wear sth with sth12. (zu was: Zugehörigkeit)\zu den Lehrbüchern gehören auch Kassetten there are cassettes to go with the text bookswo ist der Korken \zu der Flasche? where is the cork for this bottle?mir fehlt nur der Schlüssel \zu dieser Tür I've only got to find the key to this door13. (wie: Umstand, Art und Weise)sie erledigt alles \zu meiner Zufriedenheit she does everything to my complete satisfactiondie Firma verkauft alles \zu niedrigsten Preisen the company sells everything at rock-bottom pricesdu hast dich \zu deinem Vorteil verändert you've changed for the betterdas ist ja \zum Lachen that's ridiculous [or really funny]das ist \zum Weinen it's enough to make you want to cry [or weep]\zu jds Bestem/Vorteil sein to be for one's own good/to one's advantage\zu Deutsch (veraltend) in German\zum Glück luckily14. (wie: Fortbewegungsart)\zu Fuß/Pferd on foot/horseback\zu Fuß gehen Sie etwa 20 Minuten it will take you about 20 minutes on foot\zu Schiff (veraltet) by ship [or sea15. (zu was: Ergebnis eines Vorgangs)\zu Asche verbrennen to burn to ashesEiweiß \zu Schnee schlagen to beat the egg white until stiffKartoffeln \zu einem Brei zerstampfen to mash potatoes\zum Erliegen/Stehen kommen to come to rest/a haltetw \zu Pulver zermahlen to grind sth [in]to powder\zu etw werden to turn into [or become] sthmanch einer wird aus Armut \zum Dieb often it is poverty that turns sb into a thiefwieder \zu Staub werden to [re]turn to duster ist \zum Kapitän befördert worden he was promoted to captainsie wurde \zur Vorsitzenden gewählt she was elected chairmanjdn \zu etw ernennen to nominate sb for sthjdn/etw \zu etw machen to make sb/sth into sther machte sie \zu seiner Frau he made her his wife17. (zu wem: Beziehung)meine Beziehung \zu ihr my relationship with herLiebe \zu jdm love for sbaus Freundschaft \zu jdm because of one's friendship with sbVertrauen \zu jdm/etw trust in sb/sth18. (wie: im Verhältnis zu) in relation [or proportion] toim Verhältnis 1 \zu 4 MATH in the ratio of one to fourunsere Chancen stehen 50 \zu 50 our chances are fifty-fiftyim Vergleich \zu... in comparison with..., compared to...19. SPORTBayern München gewann mit 5 \zu 1 Bayern Munich won five-onedas Fußballspiel ging unentschieden 0 \zu 0 aus the football match ended in a nil-nil draw\zu drei Prozent at three percentdiese Äpfel habe ich \zu ein Euro das Stück gekauft I bought these apples for [or at] one euro eachsechs [Stück] \zu fünfzig Cent six for fifty cents\zum halben Preis at half pricewir sind \zu fünft in den Urlaub gefahren five of us went on holiday togethersie kommen immer \zu zweit those two always come as a pairder Pulli ist nur \zur Hälfte fertig the jumper is only half finishedhast du das Buch nur \zu einem Viertel gelesen? have you only read a quarter of the book?\zum ersten Mal for the first time\zum Ersten..., \zum Zweiten firstly..., secondly\zum Ersten, \zum Zweiten, \zum Dritten (bei Auktionen) going once, going twice, sold\zur Hauptsache mainly\zum Rechten schauen to look to the right\zum Voraus in front of\zum Vorn[e]herein from in frontII. ADVERB1. (allzu) tooich wäre \zu gern mitgefahren I would have loved to have gone along\zu sehr too mucher hat sich nicht \zu sehr bemüht he didn't try too [or very] harddas ist einfach \zu dumm! that's really too stupid!dem Ausgang \zu towards the exitnach hinten/vorne \zu towards the back/front4. (fam: weiter, los)dann mal \zu! go ahead!, off we goschimpf nur \zu, es hilft doch nichts go on, scream, it won't do any goodmach \zu! hurry up!, get a move on!lauf schon \zu, ich komme nach you go on [or go on ahead], I'll catch upIII. ADJEKTIVTür \zu, es zieht! shut the door, there's a draught!dreh den Wasserhahn \zu! turn the tap off![mach die] Augen \zu, ich hab da was für dich close your eyes, I've got sth for you\zu haben [o sein] to be shut [or closed]vor der \zunen Tür stehen (sl) to stand in front of the closed door▪ \zu sein:sie ist total \zu you can't get through to herIV. KONJUNKTION1. mit Infinitiv towas gibt es heute Mittag \zu essen? what are we having for lunch today?ohne es \zu wissen without knowing it▪ jd hat etw \zu tun:ich habe \zu arbeiten I have some work to dosie hat \zu gehorchen she has to obey [or do as she is told]ich habe heute einiges \zu erledigen I have got a few things to do today▪ etw ist \zu tun:die Rechnung ist bis Freitag \zu bezahlen the bill has to be paid by Fridaydieser Auftrag ist unverzüglich \zu erledigen this task must be completed straight away▪ um etw \zu tun:ich komme, um mich \zu verabschieden I have come to say goodbye2. mit Partizipda sind noch einige \zu bezahlende Rechnungen there are some outstanding billses gibt verschiedene noch \zu kaufende Gegenstände some things still have to be boughtder \zu Prüfende the candidate to be examinednicht \zu unterschätzende Probleme problems [that are] not to be underestimated* * *1.1) (Richtung) tozu... hin — towards...
er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place
2) (zusammen mit) withdas passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress
3) (Lage) atzu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left
der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral
das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn
4) (zeitlich) at5) (Art u. Weise)zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise
zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)
zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos
sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless
zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent
das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1
7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; forfünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps
9) (Zweck) for10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into11) (über) about; on12) (gegenüber)2.1) (allzu) tooer ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey
das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!
2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards3) (ugs.)Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!
4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)3.nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
1) (mit Infinitiv) toHaus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let
2) (mit 1. Part.)die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with
* * *zu1 präp (+dat)1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s);bis zu up to;zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see sb;2. räumlich, Lage: at, in;der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral;zu ebener Erde at ground level;zu jemandes Füßen at sb’s feet;zu Hause at home;zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine;zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea;Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)noch zehn Minuten (bis) zu … another ten minutes before …;zu Beginn at the beginning;4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for;zu etwas gut sein be good for sth;Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to;es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted;zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes;zu etwas werden turn into sth; Person: auch become sth;zu meiner Freude/Überraschung to my delight/surprisesich äußern zu say sth about;gehören zu belong to;gemein/nett zu nasty/nice to;passen zu suit;der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door;Liebe/Zuneigung zu jemandem love/affection for sb;aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for hersich zu jemandem setzen sit with sb, join sb, sit (down) next to sb;Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg;Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee;zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass … and on top of all that …8. Art und Weise:zu Fuß on foot;zu Pferd kommen come on horseback;zu Deutsch in German9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc: in;nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent;ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used;zu zweit nebeneinandergehen walk along two by two;sie kamen zu sechst six of them came;Hunderten in hundreds;es ist zu 20%/einem Viertel falsch 20%/a quarter of it is incorrect;ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-litre (US -er) barrel;zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (à, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros10. Zahlenverhältnis:11. Adelsprädikat:zu2 adv1. (übermäßig) too;zu sehr too much;zu sehr betonen overemphasize;das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended;(viel) zu viel/viele (far oder much) too much/many;einer etczu viel one etc too many;einmal zu viel once too often;ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement;ich krieg zu viel! umg well blow me down!;was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!;zu wenig not enough, too little (pl few);viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (pl few);einer etcdu isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more2. umg (sehr) too, so, terribly;zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!;das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iron (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!3. umg:nur zu! go on!;4. Richtung:nach Norden zu toward(s) the north; zeitlich:gegen … zu toward(s)zu3A. adj umg1.zu sein Fenster, Mund etc: be closed, be shut;2.3.zu sein (ausgebucht) Flug: be full4.B. adv (Ggs offen) closed, shut;Augen zu! close your eyes;Tür zu! shut the door!zu4 konj1. (+inf):ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do;es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked;gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable;ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort:auszuhalten sein be bearable2. (+ ppr):ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort:die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged* * *1.1) (Richtung) tozu... hin — towards...
er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place
2) (zusammen mit) withdas passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress
3) (Lage) atzu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left
der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral
das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn
4) (zeitlich) at5) (Art u. Weise)zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise
zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)
zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos
sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless
zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent
das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1
7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; forfünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps
9) (Zweck) for10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into11) (über) about; on12) (gegenüber)2.1) (allzu) tooer ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey
das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!
2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards3) (ugs.)Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!
4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)3.nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
1) (mit Infinitiv) toHaus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let
2) (mit 1. Part.)die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with
* * *adv.too adv. konj.for conj. präp.at prep.to prep.toward prep.towards prep.unto prep. -
11 marcher
marcher [maʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. to walk ; [soldats] to march• on marche sur la tête ! (inf) it's crazy!• venez, on va marcher un peu come on, let's go for a walk• c'est marche ou crève ! (inf!) it's sink or swim!• « défense de marcher sur les pelouses » "keep off the grass"b. ( = progresser) marcher vers le succès to be on the road to successc. ( = être dupe) (inf) on lui raconte n'importe quoi et il marche you can tell him anything and he'll swallow it (inf)• est-ce que le métro marche aujourd'hui ? is the underground running today?• les études, ça marche ? (inf) how's college going?* * *maʀʃeverbe intransitif1) ( utiliser ses pieds) [personne, animal, robot] to walk2) ( poser le pied) to tread ( dans in; sur on)se laisser marcher sur les pieds — fig to let oneself be walked over
3) ( avancer) to gomarcher sur les mains — [gymnaste] to walk on one's hands
4) ( fonctionner) [mécanisme, réforme, procédé] to workma radio marche bien/marche mal — my radio works well/doesn't work properly
5) (colloq) ( aller)marcher (bien)/marcher mal — [travail, relations, examen] to go well/not to go well; [affaires, film, élève] to do well/not to do well
6) (colloq) ( être d'accord) to go for itc'est trop risqué, je ne marche pas — it's too risky, count me out
ça marche! — ( marché conclu) it's a deal!; ( la commande est prise) coming up!
7) (colloq) ( croire naïvement) to fall for ittu verras, elle marchera à tous les coups — you'll see, she falls for it every time
8) (colloq) ( obéir)••il ne marche pas, il court! — (colloq) he's as gullible as they come
marcher sur la tête de quelqu'un — (colloq) to walk all over somebody
* * *maʀʃe vi1) [personne] to walkElle marche cinq kilomètres par jour. — She walks 5 kilometres every day.
Elle marchait devant. — She was walking in front.
marcher sur [gazon, l'asphalte] — to walk on, [clou] to step on, [crotte de chien] to step in
marcher dans [herbe] — to walk on, [flaque] to step in
2) MILITAIRE, [armée] to marchmarcher sur [ville, pays] — to march on
3) (= aller) [affaires, santé] to go, (= bien aller) to go wellAlors les études, ça marche? — How are you getting on at school?
marcher comme sur des roulettes — to go smoothly, to go without any hitches
4) (= fonctionner) [appareil] to work, [transports] to runLe métro marche normalement aujourd'hui. — The underground is running normally today.
5) (= se mouvoir) [véhicule, train] to goLe convoi marchait à vive allure. — The convoy was going fast., The convoy was moving fast
6) (= être d'accord) to go along, to agreeIl a refusé de marcher dans la combine. — He wouldn't play the game.
7) (croire naïvement) to be taken inIl essaie de te faire marcher. — He's pulling your leg., (pour tromper) to lead sb up the garden path
* * *marcher verb table: aimer vi1 ( utiliser ses pieds) [personne, animal, robot] to walk; il marche vite he walks fast; marcher à travers champs to walk across fields; allons marcher un peu let's go for a little walk; marcher avec des talons/chaussures plates to wear high heels/flat shoes;2 ( poser le pied) to tread (dans in; sur on); j'ai marché sur mes lunettes I trod on my spectacles; marcher sur les pieds de qn to tread on sb's toes; tu m'as marché sur le pied you stood on my foot; se laisser marcher sur les pieds fig to let oneself be walked over; à la soirée on se marchait sur les pieds fig the party was packed; ne marche pas dans les flaques don't walk in the puddles; marcher dans une flaque d'eau to step in a puddle; l'homme marchera sur Mars man will walk on Mars;3 ( avancer) to go; notre train marche vite our train goes fast; malgré les embouteillages, nous avons bien marché despite the traffic jams, we've made good time; marcher vers la gloire fig to be on the road to fame; marcher sur les mains [gymnaste] to walk on one's hands; marcher en tête de cortège to march at the head of the procession; marcher sur Paris/le palais présidentiel to march on Paris/the presidential palace;4 ( fonctionner) [mécanisme, dispositif] to work; [système, réforme, procédé] to work; ma radio marche bien/marche mal my radio works well/doesn't work properly; insecticide qui ne marche pas pour les fourmis insecticide that doesn't work on ants; faire marcher qch to get sth to work; ma montre ne marche plus my watch has stopped working; la poste marche de mieux en mieux the postal service is getting better and better; marcher au gaz/à l'électricité to run on gas/on electricity; Ivan marche à la vodka hum Ivan lives on vodka; les trains/bus ne marchent pas le dimanche the trains/buses don't run on Sundays;5 ○( aller) marcher (bien)/marcher mal [travail, relations, examen] to go well/not to go well; [affaires, film, livre, élève] to do well/not to do well; [acteur] to go down well/not to go down well; comment a marché ton examen? how did your exam go?; comment marchent les affaires? how is business?;6 ○( être d'accord) to go for it; je marche I'll go for it; c'est trop risqué, je ne marche pas it's too risky, count me out; elle marche pour cent euros par jour she' s agreed to one hundred euros a day; pour cent euros, ça marche for one hundred euros, you're on; ça marche! ( marché conclu) it's a deal!; ( la commande est prise) coming up!;7 ○( croire naïvement) to fall for it; tu verras, elle marchera à tous les coups you'll see, she falls for it every time; faire marcher qn to pull sb's leg; je te faisais marcher I was just pulling your leg; elle fait marcher sa mère comme elle veut she's got her mother wrapped round her little finger;8 ○( obéir) faire marcher son monde or personnel to be good at giving orders.il ne marche pas, il court○! he's as gullible as they come; marcher sur la tête de qn○ to walk all over sb.[marʃe] verbe intransitif1. [se déplacer à pied] to walkj'ai marché longtemps/un peu I took a long/short walkdescendre une avenue en marchant lentement/rapidement to stroll/to hurry down an avenuemarcher à grands pas ou à grandes enjambées to stride (along)a. (sens propre) to walk towards, to be headed for, to be on one's way toa. (sens propre) to walk straight ou in a straight linemarcher sur une ville/sur l'ennemi to march on a city/against the enemy3. [poser le pied]marcher sur to step ou to tread onmarcher dans [flaque, saleté] to step ou to tread inne marche pas sur les fleurs! keep off the flowers!, don't walk on the flowers!marcher sur les pieds de quelqu'un to tread ou to stand ou to step on somebody's feetmarcher à l'électricité to work ou to run on electricityfaire marcher [machine] to work, to operate5. [donner de bons résultats - manœuvre, ruse] to come off, to work ; [ - projet, essai] to be working (out), to work ; [ - activité, travail] to be going wellses études marchent bien/mal she's doing well/not doing very well at collegeles affaires marchent mal/très bien business is slack/is going wellça fait marcher les affaires it's good for business ou for tradene t'inquiète pas, ça va marcher don't worry, it'll be OKet le travail, ça marche? how's work (going)?si ça marche, je monterai une exposition if it works out, I'll organize an exhibitionleur couple/commerce n'a pas marché their relationship/business didn't work outça a l'air de bien marcher entre eux they seem to be getting on fine together, things seem to be going well between them[en voiture]6. [au restaurant]7. (familier) [s'engager] to go along with thingsje ne marche pas! nothing doing!, count me out!marcher dans une affaire to get mixed up ou involved in a scheme8. (familier) [croire] to fall for itje lui ai dit que ma tante était malade et il n'a pas marché, il a couru (humoristique) I told him that my aunt was ill and he bought the whole story ou and he swallowed it hook, line and sinkera. [le taquiner] to pull somebody's leg, to have somebody on (UK)b. [le berner] to take somebody for a ride, to lead somebody up the garden path -
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1. предл. (притежателно отношение, отношение към деятел, служба или причина за нещо след съществителни, образувани от преходни глаголи) ofкъщата на баща ми my father's houseкъщата на Петър Peter's houseедин приятел на баща ми a friend of my father'sтрудът на работника the labour of the worker, the worker's labourпокривът на къщата the roof of the houseначалникът на отдела the head of the departmentжертва на дълга a victim of dutyписането на писма the writing of letters, writing lettersсвидетел на защитата a witness for the defenceотглеждане на добитък cattle breeding2. (дателно отношение) toили без предл.дай го на Петър give it (to) Peterдай на Петър една ябълка give Peter an appleдай една ябълка на него give an apple to him, give him an appleдай на всекиго по една ябълка give each an appleкажи на всички tell everybodyна Петър, с най-добри пожелания to/for Peter with best wishesна тях им се роди син a son was born to them3. (за място, положение) on, upon, at, inкнигата е на масата the book is on the tableседя на масата sit at the tableна стола on/in the chairна стената on the wallоблягам се на стената lean against the wallна тавана on the ceiling; in the atticвиси на кука it hangs on a hookна тази страница on this pageна четири кряка on all foursна училище/черква съм be at school/churchна кино/театър at the cinema/theatreна концерт/бал at a concert/ballна сватба/погребение at a wedding/funeralна двора in the yardна полето in the fieldна улицата in/ам. on the streetна север in the north; up northна юг in the south; down southна море at the seasideна планина in the mountain(s)на слънце/сянка in the sun/shadeна чист въздух in the open airна дъжда in the rainна служба при in the service ofна 4 метра зад къщата 4 metres behind the houseна шест мили от града within six miles of the town4. (за посока) on, toслагам на масата put on the tableпадам на земята fall on/to the groundпотъвам на дъното sink to the bottomна север/юг to the north/southnorth (wards)/south(wards) (от of)отивам на север go up northотивам на юг go down southизлизам на улицата go out into the street5. (място или област като обект на някаква дейност) on, to, forотивам на училище/пазар/кино/концерт/сватба и пр. go to school/market/the cinema/a concert/a wedding, etc.отивам на разходка go for a walkотивам на екскурзия/гости go on a hike/a visitотивам на жетва/гъби/къпини go harvesting/mushrooming/blackberryingтой е на гости he is on a visit, he is visitingотивам на почивка go on a holidayоттеглям се на съвещание withdraw (to deliberate)ходя на лов/риба/ски/покупки go hunting/fishing/skiing/shoppingотивам на война go to war6. (за време, конкретен момент) on, atна 9 май on May 9, on the 11th of Mayна същия/другия/третия ден (on) the same/next/third dayна залез-слънце at sunsetна здрачаване at duskна часа immediately, at once, then and thereна прощаване at parting7. (за възраст) atна петгодишна възраст at the age of five, at five years of ageна 14 години aged fortyна колко си години? how old are you? what's your age?на млади години in o.'s youthна стари години in o.'s old ageкогато бях на пет години when I was fiveтой е на моята възраст he is a man of my age8. (за мярка, вид, качество, начин на действие, състояние, посредством, чрез)9. частица (ето, това е) here; here is...на какво трябва да направиш this is what you've got to do10. (вземи) here you are; take itна ти пари за тетрадки here is some money for notebooks12. screw on.прах в очите на gull, dupe, fool, throw dust in s.o.'s eyes, blear the eyes ofза очи for appearance's sake, for window-dressing; for the look of it, to save face/appearances; it is all eyewashза черните очи на for love, for s.o.'s (sweet) sake, for s.o.'s fair eyesправя мили очи на make up to, coax, wheedle, ingratiate o.s. (with)в моите очи to my eye, in my opinionиздигам се/падам в очите на rise/fall in s.o.'s estimation/esteemдалеч от очите, далеч от сърцето out of sight, out of mindмахай се от очите ми! out of my sight! с отворени очи fully conscious/awareскрит от очите на хората hidden from sightсъс сведени очи with downcast eyesс какви очи (ще гледам и пр.) how on earthна part o.'s hairна по средата a parting in the middleна отстрани parting on one sideМлечният на астр. the Milky Way, the Galaxyнамирам се на на и под на be as common as blackberriesне съм го намерил на ная it's too preciousоставям на ная le left strandedвърви си по ная mind your own businessправ ти на good riddance.някого s.o.'s right-hand manнося на ръце make much ofне са ми останали ръце от работа I have worked/worn my fingers to the boneще ми откъсне ръцете it weighs a tonдай на (при пазарлък) done! it's a bargain!на-1. предст. (достатъчно, до насита) enough, o.'s fillhave/do enough (c ger. на глагола)have o.'s fill of (c ger. на глагола)натанцувам се dance o.'s fill, have o.'s fill of dancingнаприказвах се I've talked my fill, I've talked enough, I've done enough talking2. (всичко) allнабаданосахме стаите we've painted all the rooms3. (много) a lot of, lots of, heaps/piles ofнавадихме картофи и ги натоварихме we dug up lots of potatoes and loaded them on the cartнавземам take a lot of, take lots of4. (малко) slightlyнакиселявам be slightly sour, have a slightly sour taste5. (в) into, inнабърквам dip intoнахлувам break/rush in6. (нагоре, едно върху друго) upнаежвам се bristle upнакамарявам heap/pile up7. (навсякъде) all overнажилвам sting all over8. (на ситни парчета) upнакълцвам cut/chop up9. (започване на действие, чувство) begin с инф., conceive а... с отглаголно същ.ще те намрази he'll begin to hate youнамразих го I conceived a hatred for him10. (отгоре си) onнавличам си ботушите pull o.'s boots on* * *на,част.2. ( вземи) here you are; take it;——————на,предл.1. (прит. отношение; отношение към деятел, служба или причина за нещо; след същ., образувани от прех. гл.) of; един приятел \на баща ми a friend of my father’s; къщата \на баща ми my father’s house; отглеждане \на добитък cattle breeding; свидетел \на защитата a witness for defence; трудът \на работника the labour of the worker, the worker’s labour;2. ( дателно отношение) to; или без предл.; дай го \на Петър give it (to) Peter; дай една ябълка \на него give an apple to him, give him an apple; дай \на Петър една ябълка give Peter an apple; \на Петър, с най-добри пожелания to/for Peter with best wishes; \на тях им се роди син a son was born to them;3. (за място, положение) on, upon, at, in; книгата е \на масата the book is on the table; \на 20 метра зад къщата 20 meters behind the house; \на двора in the yard; \на море at the seaside; \на планина in the mountain(s); \на полето in the field; \на сватба/погребение at a wedding/funeral; \на север in the north; up north; \на служба при in the service of; \на слънце/сянка in the sun/shade; \на тавана on the ceiling; in the attic; \на улицата in/амер. on the street; \на училище/черква съм be at school/church; \на четири крака on all fours; \на шест мили от града within six miles of the town; \на юг in the south; down south; облягам се \на стената lean against the wall; седя \на масата sit at the table;4. (за посока) on, to; излизам \на улицата go out into the street; \на север/юг to the north/south; north(wards)/south(wards) (от of); отивам \на юг go down south; падам \на земята fall on/to the ground;5. ( място или област като обект на някаква дейност) on, to, for; отивам \на война go to war; отивам \на екскурзия/гости go on a hike/a visit; отивам \на кино go to the cinema; отивам \на почивка go on a holiday; отивам \на разходка go for a walk; оттеглям се \на съвещание withdraw (to deliberate); ходя \на лов/риба/ски/покупки go hunting/fishing/skiing/shopping;6. (за време, конкретен момент) on, at; \на 24 май on May 24, on the 24th of May; \на залез слънце at sunset; \на прощаване at parting; \на часа immediately, at once, then and there;7. (за възраст) at; \на колко си години? how old are you? what’s your age? \на петгодишна възраст at the age of five, at five years of age; \на стари години in o.’s old age; \на 40 години aged forty; той е \на моята възраст he is a man of may age;8. (за мярка, вид, качество, начин на действие, състояние; посредством, чрез) in; by; млад \на години young in years; \на вехто second hand; \на вяра on credit; \на голо on/over o.’s bare skin, next to the skin; \на два етажа in two storeys; \на дело in practice; \на дребно (за търговия) retail; \на едро wholesale; \на кръст crosswise; \на купчини in heaps; \на ръка by hand; \на свои разноски at o.’s own expense; \на смях/шега for fun; продавам \на метър/литър sell by the metre/litre; работя \на парче work by the piece;9. (за умножение, деление, разпределение, честота) by, in, into, per; два пъти \на ден/месец/година twice a day/mouth/year; деля \на две divide in two; \на глава per capita/head; \на месец per/a month, monthly; 5 \на 3 метра 5 by 3 meters; плащат им \на час they are paid by the hour; по пет лева \на човек five levs each, five levs apiece, five levs per head; режа \на парчета cut in/into pieces;10. (за език и пр.) in; как е “ риба” \на френски? what’s the French (word) for “fish”? \на френски in French; превеждам \на френски translate/turn into French;11. ( към): \на изчезване near extinction; \на свършване е it is running out, it is low;12. ( отношение към инструмент, машина, игра) on ( или не се превежда); играя \на шах/футбол play chess/football; изсвирвам нещо \на цигулка и пр. play s.th. on the violin, etc.; работя \на машина operate/run/work a machine; свиря \на пиано play the piano;13. ( преход в дадено състояние) to, into; ставам \на прах/пара turn (in) to dust/vapour; • има вкус \на it tastes of; мирише \на it smells of; \на бира ли сте или \на вино? what will you have, beer or wine? \на ваше разположение at your disposal; \на добро е it is a good omen; \на добър час! good luck! ( при изпращане) bon voyage! have a good trip! \на дъжд е it looks like rain; \на оръжие! to arms!* * *at; by; in (място); into (при делене); to (за дателен падеж); to (за движение)* * *1. (дателно отношение) to 2. (за време, конкретен момент) on, at 3. (за място, положение) on, upon, at, in 4. (за посока) on, to 5. (място или област като обект на някаква дейност) on, to, for 6. 1 (вземи) here you are;take it 7. 1 (за възраст) at 8. 1 (за мярка, вид, качество, начин на действие, състояние, посредством, чрез) 9. 1 screw on. 10. 1 ама НА! but there! there it is! ей тъй НА! just so! (без особена причина) just like that! 11. 1 предл. (притежателно отношение, отношение към деятел, служба или причина за нещо 12. 10, on the 13. 11th of May 14. 13 години aged forty 15. 15 частица (ето, това е) here;here is... 16. 4 метра зад къщата 17. 5 metres behind the house 18. 9 май on May 19. north(wards)/south(wards) (от of) 20. Млечният НА acmp. the Milky Way, the Galaxy 21. НА 22. НА no средата a parting in the middle 23. НА part o.'s hair 24. НА Петър, с най-добри пожелания to/for Peter with best wishes 25. НА двора in the yard 26. НА дъжда in the rain 27. НА залез-слънце at sunset 28. НА здрачаване at dusk 29. НА какво трябва да направиш this is what you've got to do 30. НА кино/театър at the cinema/theatre 31. НА колко си години? how old are you?what's your age? 32. НА концерт/бал at a concert/ball 33. НА млади години in o.'s youth 34. НА море at the seaside 35. НА отстрани parting on one side 36. НА петгодишна възраст at the age of five, at five years of age 37. НА планина in the mountain(s) 38. НА полето in the field 39. НА прощаване at parting 40. НА сватба/погребение at a wedding/funeral 41. НА север in the north;up north 42. НА север/юг to the north/south 43. НА служба при in the service of 44. НА слънце/сянка in the sun/shade 45. НА стари години in o.'s old age 46. НА стената on the wall 47. НА стола on/in the chair 48. НА същия/другия/третия ден (on) the same/next/third day 49. НА тавана on the ceiling;in the attic 50. НА тази страница on this page 51. НА ти пари за тетрадки here is some money for notebooks 52. НА тях им се роди син a son was born to them 53. НА улицата in/ам. on the street 54. НА училище/черква съм be at school/church 55. НА часа immediately, at once, then and there 56. НА четири кряка on all fours 57. НА чист въздух in the open air 58. НА шест мили от града within six miles of the town 59. НА юг in the south;down south 60. в моите очи to my eye, in my opinion 61. виси НА кука it hangs on a hook 62. върви си по НАя mind your own business 63. дай НА (при пазарлък) done! it's a bargain ! 64. дай НА Петър една ябълка give Peter an apple 65. дай НА всекиго по една ябълка give each an apple 66. дай го НА Петър give it (to) Peter 67. дай една ябълка НА него give an apple to him, give him an apple 68. далеч от очите, далеч от сърцето out of sight, out of mind 69. дело НА човешка ръка made by human hands/by human work(manship) 70. един приятел НА баща ми а friend of my father's 71. жертва НА дълга a victim of duty 72. за очи for appearance's sake, for window-dressing;for the look of it, to save face/appearances;it is all eyewash 73. за черните очи на for love, for s.o.'s (sweet) sake, for s.o.'s fair eyes 74. издигам се/падам в очите на rise/fall in s.o.'s estimation/esteem 75. излизам НА улицата go out into the street 76. или без предл. 77. кажи НА всички tell everybody 78. книгата е НА масата the book is on the table 79. когато бях НА пет години when I was five 80. къщата НА Петър Peter's house 81. къщата НА баща ми my father's house 82. махай се от очите ми! out of my sight! с отворени очи fully conscious/aware 83. намирам се на НА и под НА be as common as blackberries 84. началникът НА отдела the head of the department 85. не са ми останали ръце от работа I have worked/worn my fingers to the bone 86. не съм го намерил на НАя it's too precious 87. нося НА ръце make much of 88. някого s.o.'s right-hand man 89. облягам се НА стената lean against the wall 90. оставям на НАя lе left stranded 91. отглеждане НА добитък cattle breeding 92. отивам НА война go to war 93. отивам НА екскурзия/гости go on a hike/a visit 94. отивам НА жетва/гъби/къпини go harvesting/mushrooming/blackberrying 95. отивам НА почивка go on a holiday 96. отивам НА разходка go for a walk 97. отивам НА север go up north 98. отивам НА училище/пазар/кино/концерт/сватба и пр. go to school/market/the cinema/a concert/a wedding, etc. 99. отивам НА юг go down south 100. оттеглям се НА съвещание withdraw (to deliberate) 101. падам НА земята fall on/to the ground 102. писането НА писма the writing of letters, writing letters 103. покривът НА къщата the roof of the house 104. потъвам НА дъното sink to the bottom 105. прав ти НА good riddance. 106. правя мили очи на make up to, coax, wheedle, ingratiate o.s. (with) 107. прах в очите на gull, dupe, fool, throw dust in s.o.'s eyes, blear the eyes of 108. с какви очи (ще гледам и пр.) how on earth. 109. свидетел НА защитата a witness for the defence 110. седя НА масата sit at the table 111. скрит от очите на хората hidden from sight 112. слагам НА масата put on the table 113. след съществителни, образувани от преходни глаголи) of 114. със сведени очи with downcast eyes 115. той е НА гости he is on a visit, he is visiting 116. той е НА моята възраст he is a man of my age 117. трудът НА работника the labour of the worker, the worker's labour 118. ходя НА лов/риба/ски/покупки go hunting/fishing/skiing/shopping 119. ще ми откъсне ръцете it weighs a ton -
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remettre [ʀ(ə)mεtʀ]➭ TABLE 561. transitive verba. ( = replacer) [+ objet] to put backb. [+ vêtement, chapeau] to put back onc. ( = replacer dans une situation) remettre un appareil en marche to restart a machined. [+ lettre, paquet] to deliver ; [+ clés, rançon] to hand over ; [+ récompense] to present ; [+ devoir, démission] to hand in (à to)• remettre un rendez-vous à jeudi/au 8 to postpone an appointment till Thursday/the 8th(PROV) il ne faut jamais remettre à demain or au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire le jour même(PROV) never put off till tomorrow what you can do todayf. ( = se rappeler) to remember• remettre qch en esprit or en mémoire à qn ( = rappeler) to remind sb of sth• j'ai froid, je vais remettre un tricot I'm cold, I'll go and put another jersey onh. [+ radio, chauffage] to switch on againj. ► remettre ça (inf) ( = recommencer)on remet ça ? [+ partie de cartes] shall we have another game? ; (au café) shall we have another drink?• garçon, remettez-nous ça ! the same again please! (inf)• les voilà qui remettent ça ! there they go again! (inf)2. reflexive verba. ( = recouvrer la santé) to recover• se remettre d'une maladie/d'un accident to recover from an illness/an accident• remettez-vous ! pull yourself together!b. ( = recommencer) se remettre à (faire) qch to start (doing) sth again• après leur départ il se remit à travailler or au travail after they had gone he started working againc. ( = se confier) je m'en remets à vous I'll leave it up to youd. ( = se réconcilier) se remettre avec qn to make it up with sb* * *ʀ(ə)mɛtʀ
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1) ( replacer)remettre quelque chose dans/sur — to put something back in/on
remettre quelque chose à cuire — ( sur la cuisinière) to put something back on the ring
2) ( donner)remettre à quelqu'un — to hand [something] over to somebody [clés, rançon]; to hand [something] in to somebody [lettre, rapport]; to present [something] to somebody [récompense, trophée]
remettre sa démission — to hand in one's resignation ( à quelqu'un to somebody)
3) ( rétablir)remettre quelque chose droit or d'aplomb — to put something straight again
4) ( différer) to postpone, to put off [visite, voyage]; to defer [jugement]5) ( faire fonctionner de nouveau) to put [something] on again, to put [something] back on [gaz, chauffage]; to play [something] again [disque, chanson]; to turn [something] on again [contact]; to switch on again [essuie-glaces, phares]6) ( remplacer)7) ( ajouter) to add some more [sel, bois, pl âtre]; to add another [bouton, clou]8) ( porter de nouveau) ( ce que l'on vient d'enlever) to put [something] back on [chaussures, manteau, bijou]; ( ce que l'on portait dans le passé)il va falloir remettre les bottes, c'est l'hiver — we'll have to start wearing our boots again, it's winter
9) Médecine to put [something] back in place [épaule, cheville]10) ( réconforter) [remontant, médicament] to make [somebody] feel better11) ( se souvenir de)remettre quelqu'un/le visage de quelqu'un — to remember somebody/sb's face
12) ( faire grâce de)13) (colloq) ( recommencer)on s'est bien amusé, quand est-ce qu'on remet ça? — that was fun, when are we going to do it again?
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se remettre verbe pronominal1) ( retourner)se remettre à un endroit — to go ou get back to a place
2) ( s'appliquer à nouveau)3) ( recommencer)4) ( porter sur soi à nouveau)5) ( se rétablir)se remettre de — to recover from [maladie, accident]; to get over [émotion, échec]
6) ( faire confiance)8) ( se rappeler)* * *ʀ(ə)mɛtʀ vt1) [vêtement]remettre qch — to put sth back on, to put sth on again
Elle a remis son pull. — She put her sweater back on.
2) (= replacer)Il a remis sa veste dans l'armoire. — He put his jacket back in the wardrobe.
3) (= ajouter)4)Ça va le remettre en moins de deux. — He'll be back on his feet in no time.
5)6) (= donner)remettre qch à qn [paquet, argent] — to hand sth over to sb, to give sth to sb, [prix, décoration] to present sb with sth
7) (= ajourner) [réunion, décision] to postpone, to put offJ'ai dû remettre mon rendez-vous. — I've had to put my appointment off.
remettre qch à — to postpone sth until, to put sth off until
il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce que l'on peut faire le jour même — never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
* * *remettre verb table: mettreA vtr1 ( replacer) remettre qch dans/sur to put sth back in/on; remettez la bouteille au frais put the bottle back to cool; remets ce livre là où tu l'as pris! put that book back where you found it!; remettre qch à cuire ( sur la cuisinière) to put sth back on the ring; ( dans le four) to put sth back in the oven; remettre qch à sécher ( dehors) to hang the washing ou wash US out again; remettre la main sur qch to put one's hands on sth again; remettre qch en mémoire à qn to remind sb of sth; remettre qn en prison/en pension to send sb back to prison/to boarding school; remettre qn dans un service to put sb back in a department;2 ( donner) remettre qch à qn to hand sth over to sb [clés, rançon]; to hand sth in to sb [lettre, colis, rapport, devoir]; to present sth to sb [récompense, trophée, médaille]; remettre sa démission to hand in one's resignation (à qn to sb); remettre sa vie entre les mains de qn to put one's life in sb's hands; remettre qn entre les mains de la justice to hand sb over to the law;3 ( rétablir) remettre qch droit or d'aplomb to put sth straight again; remettre qch à plat to lay sth down again; remettre qch sur le côté to put sth back on its side; remettre qch debout to stand sth back up;4 ( différer) to postpone, to put off [visite, voyage, rendez-vous, réunion]; to defer [jugement]; remettre une visite à une date ultérieure to postpone a visit until a later date; nous avons remis la réunion à jeudi we've put the meeting off until Thursday; remettre qch au lendemain/à plus tard to put sth off until tomorrow/until later;5 ( faire fonctionner de nouveau) to put [sth] on again, to put [sth] back on [gaz, électricité, chauffage, ventilateur]; to play [sth] again [disque, cassette, chanson]; to turn [sth] on again [contact]; tu peux remettre le courant, j'ai terminé you can put the electricity back on, I've finished; remettre les essuie-glaces/phares to switch the windscreen GB ou windshield US wipers/headlights on again;6 ( remplacer) remettre un bouton à qch to put a new button on sth; remettre une poignée to put a new handle on; remettre une vis/vitre to put a new screw/windowpane in;7 ( ajouter) to add some more [sel, poivre, bois, plâtre, papier]; to add another [bouton, vis, clou]; to put in another [suppositoire]; remets un peu d'eau/d'huile add a bit more water/oil; remettre de l'argent dans qch to put some more money in sth; j'ai remis 15 euros I've put in another 15 euros; remettez-moi quelques tomates○ give me a few more tomatoes;8 ( porter de nouveau) ( ce que l'on vient d'enlever) to put [sth] back on [chaussures, manteau, bijou]; ( ce que l'on portait dans le passé) to wear [sth] again [chaussures, manteau, bijou]; tu peux remettre tes chaussures, on s'en va you can put your shoes back on, we're going; ne remets pas ces chaussettes, elles sont sales don't wear these socks again, they're dirty; il va falloir remettre les bottes, c'est l'hiver we'll have to start wearing our boots again, it's winter;9 Méd to put [sth] back [épaule, cheville];10 ( réconforter) [remontant, médicament] to make [sb] feel better; buvez, cela vous remettra drink up, it'll make you feel better;11 ( se souvenir de) remettre qn/le visage de qn to remember sb/sb's face;12 ( faire grâce de) remettre une dette à qn to let sb off a debt; remettre une peine à qn to give sb remission; remettre ses péchés à qn to forgive sb's sins;13 ○( recommencer) remettre ça to start again; tu ne vas pas remettre ça! you're not going to start again, are you?; on s'est bien amusé, quand est-ce qu'on remet ça? that was fun, when are we going to do it again?B se remettre vpr1 ( retourner) se remettre à un endroit to go ou get back to a place; remets-toi là/devant lui get back there/in front of him; se remettre au lit/à sa place/à table to go back to bed/to one's seat/to the table; se remettre en rang to get back in line; se remettre debout to get ou stand up again; se remettre en selle to get back in the saddle;2 ( s'appliquer à nouveau) se remettre du mascara/rouge à lèvres to put on some more mascara/lipstick; se remettre un suppositoire to put in another suppository;3 ( recommencer) se remettre au travail to go back to work; se remettre au dessin/tennis/piano to start drawing/playing tennis/playing the piano again; se remettre à faire to start doing again; se remettre à boire/espérer/pleurer to start drinking/hoping/crying again; il s'est remis à neiger/faire du vent it's started to snow/to get windy again;4 ( porter sur soi à nouveau) se remettre en jean/jupe to wear jeans/a skirt again;5 ( se rétablir) se remettre de to recover from [maladie, accouchement, accident]; to get over [déception, émotion, échec, décès]; il ne s'est jamais vraiment remis de sa chute he never really recovered from his fall; remets-toi vite! get well soon!; t'es-tu remis de tes émotions? have you got over the shock?; il ne se remet pas de son divorce he can't get over his divorce;6 ( faire confiance) s'en remettre à qn to leave it to sb; s'en remettre à la décision/aux conclusions de qn to accept sb's decision/conclusions;7 ( reprendre une vie de couple) se remettre avec qn to get back together with sb; ils se sont remis ensemble après un an de séparation they got back together after splitting up for a year;8 ( se rappeler) se remettre qn/le visage de qn to remember sb/sb's face.[rəmɛtr] verbe transitifremettre quelque chose à plat to lay something flat again ou back (down) flat[personne]remettre quelqu'un debout to stand somebody up again ou somebody back up[pour remplacer]2. [rétablir dans un état]elle a remis la pagaille dans toute la maison (familier) she plunged the whole household into chaos again3. [rajouter] to addil est assez puni comme ça, n'en remets pas (familier) he's been punished enough already, no need to rub it in5. [recommencer]allez, on remet ça! [au café] come on, let's have another round ou another one!6. [donner - colis, lettre, message] to deliver, to hand over (separable) ; [ - objet, dossier à régler, rançon] to hand over (separable), to give ; [ - dossier d'inscription, dissertation] to hand ou to give in (separable) ; [ - pétition, rapport] to present, to hand in ; [ - démission] to hand in, to tenderremettre quelqu'un aux autorités to hand ou to turn somebody over to the authoritieson lui a remis le prix Nobel he was presented with ou awarded the Nobel prize7. [confier] to placeremettre son âme à Dieu to commit one's soul to God, to place one's soul in God's keeping8. [rendre - copies] to hand ou to give back (separable) ; [ - clés] to hand back (separable), to return9. [ajourner - entrevue] to put off (separable), to postpone, to put back (separable) (UK) ; [ - décision] to put off (separable), to deferremettre quelque chose à huitaine to postpone something ou to put something off for a weekla réunion a été remise à lundi the meeting has been put off ou postponed until Monday11. [reconnaître - personne] to remember12. [faire grâce de - peine de prison] to remit13. (Belgique) [vomir] to vomit————————se remettre verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[se livrer]se remettre entre les mains de quelqu'un to put ou to place oneself in somebody's hands————————se remettre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se replacer - dans une position, un état]se remettre debout to stand up again, to get back upse remettre en route to get started ou going againa. [se réconcilier] to make it up with somebodyb. [se réinstaller] to go ou to be back with somebody againse remettre d'un accident to recover from ou to get over an accidentallons, remets-toi! come on, pull yourself together ou get a grip on yourself!————————se remettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [recommencer à]se remettre à (faire) quelque chose to start (doing) something again, to take up (doing) something again2. MÉTÉOROLOGIEla pluie se remet à tomber, il se remet à pleuvoir the rain's starting again, it's started raining again————————s'en remettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition -
14 bon
bon, bonne [bɔ̃, bɔn]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb5. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. good• c'est bon pour ce que tu as ! it'll do you good!• la télévision, c'est bon pour ceux qui n'ont rien à faire television is all right for people who have nothing to do• je suis bon ! I've had it! (inf)• c'est tout bon ! (inf) everything's fineb. ( = agréable) nice• c'était vraiment bon (à manger, à boire) it was delicious• elle est bien bonne celle-là ! that's a good one!• tu en as de bonnes, toi ! (inf) you're kidding! (inf!)c. ( = charitable) kindd. ( = utilisable) okay ; [billet, timbre] valid• est-ce que ce pneu est encore bon ? is this tyre still all right?► bon à• cette eau est-elle bonne à boire ? is this water all right to drink?• ce drap est tout juste bon à faire des mouchoirs this sheet is only fit to be made into handkerchiefse. ( = correct) [solution, méthode, réponse, calcul] right• ça fait un bon bout de chemin ! that's quite a distance!g. (souhaits) bonne année ! happy New Year!• bonne chance ! good luck!• bon courage ! good luck!• bon dimanche ! have a nice Sunday!• bonne route ! safe journey!• bon retour ! safe journey back!• bon voyage ! safe journey!• au revoir et bonne continuation ! goodbye and all the best!2. <• une ville où il fait bon vivre a town that's a good place to live► bon ! ( = d'accord) all right! ; (énervement) right!• bon ! ça suffit maintenant ! right! that's enough!3. <a. ( = personne) les bons et les méchants good people and bad people ; (dans western, conte de fées) the good guys and the bad guys (inf)b. ( = aspect positif) avoir du bon to have its advantages4. <a. ( = servante) maid• je ne suis pas ta bonne ! I'm not your slave!5. <* * *
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bonne bɔ̃, bɔn adjectif1) (de qualité, compétent, remarquable, utile) good2) ( gentil) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] niceil est bon, lui! — (colloq) iron it's all very well for him to say that!
3) ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] rightc'est bon, vous pouvez y aller — it's OK, you can go
4) ( utilisable) [billet, bon] validtu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! — you're in line for the dishes tonight!
5) ( dans les souhaits)bonne nuit/chance — good night/luck
bonne journée/soirée! — have a nice day/evening!
2.
les bons et les méchants — good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys (colloq), the goodies and the baddies (colloq) GB
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nom masculin1) ( ce qui est de qualité)2) ( sur un emballage) coupon; ( contremarque) voucher3) Finance bond
4.
bon, on va pouvoir y aller — good, we can go
bon, il faut que je parte — right, I must go now
bon, bon, ça va! — OK, OK!
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il fait bon — ( à l'extérieur) the weather's mild
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Phrasal Verbs:- bon mot- bon sens••* * *bɔ̃, bɔn (bonne)1. adj1) (repas, restaurant) goodLe tabac n'est pas bon pour la santé. — Smoking isn't good for your health.
2) (dans une matière) good3) (= correct) rightIl est arrivé au bon moment. — He arrived at the right moment.
Ce n'est pas la bonne réponse. — That's not the right answer.
avoir tout bon (= faire un sans faute) — to get everything right
4) (= bienveillant, généreux) kindêtre bon envers — to be good to, to be kind to
5) (= valable, utilisable)être bon [ticket] — to be valid, [lait, yaourt] OK to eat, OK
Est-ce que ce yaourt est encore bon? — Is this yoghurt still OK to eat?, Is this yoghurt still OK?
6) (= approprié)C'est bon à savoir. — That's good to know.
à quoi bon? — what's the point?, what's the use?
à quoi bon faire...? — what's the point of doing...?, what's the use of doing...?
bon week-end — have a good weekend, have a nice weekend
8) (intensif)Ça m'a pris 2 bonnes heures. — It took me a good 2 hours.
pour faire bon poids... — for good measure...
2. nm1) (= billet) voucher2)Il y a du bon dans ce qu'il dit. — There's some sense in what he says.
3. nm/fC'est le bon. — It's the right one.
C'est la bonne — It's the right one.
4. advil fait bon — it's nice, The weather is nice.
Il fait bon aujourd'hui. — It's nice today.
sentir bon — to smell good, to smell nice
juger bon de faire... — to think fit to do...
Cette fois, c'est pour de bon. — This time it's for good.
5. exclright!, good!Je pars aux États-Unis la semaine prochaine. - Ah bon? — I'm going to the States next week. - Really?
J'aimerais vraiment que tu viennes! - Bon, d'accord. — I'd really like you to come! - OK then, I will.
Bon, je reste. — Right, I'll stay.
See:* * *A adj1 ( agréable) [repas, aliment, odeur, matelas, douche] good; très bon, ce gâteau! this cake's very good!; viens, l'eau est bonne come on in, the water's lovely ou fine US; ⇒ aventure;2 ( de qualité) [objet, système, hôtel, vacances] good; [livre, texte, style] good; [conseil, métier, travail] good; [santé, vue, mémoire] good; il n'y a rien de bon dans ce film there's nothing good in ou about this film; un bon bâton a good strong stick; de bonnes chaussures good strong shoes; prends un bon pull take a warm jumper; la balle est bonne ( au tennis) the ball is good ou in; tu as de bons yeux pour pouvoir lire ça! you must have good eyesight if you can read that!; à 80 ans, il a encore de bonnes jambes at 80, he can still get around; elle est (bien) bonne, celle-là○! lit ( amusé) that's a good one!; iron ( indigné) I like that!; ⇒ raison, sang, temps;3 ( supérieur à la moyenne) [niveau, qualité, client, quantité] good; il n'est pas bon en latin he's not very good at Latin; une bonne pointure en plus a good size bigger; j'ai attendu un bon moment/deux bonnes heures I waited a good while/a good two hours; une bonne centaine de feuilles a good hundred sheets; elle leur a donné une bonne claque she gave them a good smack; il a bu trois bons verres he's drunk three good ou big glasses; ça fait un bon bout de chemin it's quite a (long) way; voilà une bonne chose de faite! that's that out of the way!; j'ai un bon rhume I've got a rotten cold; nous sommes bons derniers we're well and truly last; elle est arrivée bonne dernière she came well and truly last; ⇒ an, poids;4 ( compétent) [médecin, père, nageur, élève] good; en bon mari/citoyen/écologiste like a good husband/citizen/ecologist; en bon Français (qui se respecte), il passe son temps à râler like all good Frenchmen, he spends his time moaning; en bon fils qu'il est/que tu es like the good son he is/you are; elle n'est bonne à rien she's good for nothing; il n'est pas bon à grand-chose he isn't much use, he's pretty useless; ⇒ ami, prince, rat;5 ( avantageux) good; ce serait une bonne chose it would be a good thing; j'ai cru or jugé bon de faire/que qch soit fait I thought it was a good idea to do/that sth be done; je n'attends rien de bon de cette réforme I don't think any good will come of this reform; il n'est pas toujours bon de dire la vérité it isn't always a good idea to tell the truth; il est/serait bon de faire it is/would be a good thing to do; il serait bon qu'on le leur dise/qu'elles le sachent they ought to be told/to know; c'est bon à savoir that's good to know; c'est toujours bon à prendre it's not to be sneezed at; à quoi bon? what's the use ou point?;6 ( efficace) [remède, climat] good (pour, contre for); prends ça, c'est bon pour or contre la toux take this, it's good for coughs ; ce climat n'est pas bon pour les rhumatisants this climate isn't good for people with rheumatism; ce qui est bon pour moi l'est pour toi if it's good enough for me, it's good enough for you; toutes les excuses lui sont bonnes he'll/she'll use any excuse; tous les moyens lui sont bons pour arriver à ses fins he'll/she'll do anything to get what he/she wants;7 ( destiné) bon pour qch fit for sth; l'eau n'est pas bonne à boire the water isn't fit to drink; ton stylo est bon à jeter or pour la poubelle your pen is fit for the bin GB ou garbage US; c'est tout juste bon pour les chiens! it's only fit for dogs!; tu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! you're in line for the washing up GB ou for doing the dishes tonight!; me voilà bon pour une amende I'm in for a fine○;8 ( bienveillant) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] nice; il est bon avec or pour les animaux he's kind to animals; il a une bonne tête or gueule○ he looks like a nice person ou guy○; un homme bon et généreux a kind and generous man; tu es trop bon avec lui you're too good to him; c'est un bon garçon he's a good lad; ce bon vieil Arthur! good old Arthur!; avoir bon cœur to be good-hearted; tu es bien bon de la supporter it's very good of you to put up with her; vous êtes (bien) bon! iron that's (very) good ou noble of you! iron; il est bon, lui○! iron it's all very well for him to say that!; ⇒ Dieu, figure;9 ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] right; j'ai tout bon à ma dictée○ I've got everything right in GB ou on US my dictation; c'est bon, vous pouvez y aller it's OK, you can go; c'est bon pour les jeunes/riches it's all right for the young/rich;10 ( utilisable) [billet, bon] valid; le lait/pneu/ciment est encore bon the milk/tyre/cement is still all right; le pâté n'est plus bon ( périmé) the pâté is past its sell-by date; ( avarié) the pâté is off; le lait ne sera plus bon demain the milk will have gone off by tomorrow; la colle n'est plus bonne the glue has dried up; le pneu n'est plus bon the tyre GB ou tire US is worn, the tyre GB ou tire US has had it○;11 ( dans les souhaits) [chance, nuit] good; [anniversaire] happy; bon retour! (have a) safe journey back!; bonne journée/soirée! have a nice day/evening!; bon séjour/week-end! have a good ou nice time/weekend!; ⇒ port, pied, race, valet.B nm,f ( personne) mon bon† my good man†; ma bonne† my good woman†; les bons et les méchants good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys○, the goodies and the baddies○ GB.C nm1 ( ce qui est de qualité) il y a du bon dans cet article there are some good things in this article; il y a du bon et du mauvais chez lui he has good points and bad points; la concurrence peut avoir du bon competition can be a good thing ; la vie de célibataire/sous les tropiques a du bon being single/in the tropics has its advantages;2 Comm, Pub ( sur un emballage) token GB, coupon; ( contremarque) voucher; cadeau gratuit contre 50 bons et deux timbres free gift with 50 tokens GB ou coupons US and two stamps; bon à valoir sur l'achat de voucher valid for the purchase of; échanger un bon contre to redeem a voucher against, to exchange a voucher for;3 Fin bond; bon indexé/convertible indexed/convertible bond.D excl ( satisfaction) good; (accord, concession) all right, OK; (intervention, interruption) right, well; tu as fini? bon, on va pouvoir y aller have you finished? good, then we can go; ‘je vais à la pêche’-‘bon, mais ne reviens pas trop tard’ ‘I'm going fishing’-‘all right ou OK, but don't be back too late’; bon, on va pas en faire un drame○! well, let's not make a fuss about it!; bon, il faut que je parte right, I must go now; bon, allons-y! right ou OK, let's go!; bon, si tu veux well ou OK, if you like; bon, bon, ça va, j'ai compris! OK, OK, I've got it!; bon, changeons de sujet right ou well, let's change the subject; allons bon! oh dear!E adv ça sent bon! that smells good!; il fait bon aujourd'hui/en cette saison the weather's mild today/in this season; il fait bon dans ta chambre it's nice and warm in your room; il fait bon vivre ici it's nice living here; il ne fait pas bon le déranger/s'aventurer dans la région it's not a good idea to disturb him/to venture into the area; ⇒ tenir.F pour de bon loc adv ( vraiment) really; ( définitivement) for good; je vais me fâcher pour de bon I'm going to get really cross; j'ai cru qu'il allait le faire pour de bon I thought he'd really do it; je suis ici pour de bon I'm here for good; tu dis ça pour de bon? are you serious?G bonne nf2 ( plaisanterie) tu en as de bonnes, toi! you must be joking!; il m'en a raconté une bien bonne he told me a good joke.bon ami† boyfriend; bon de caisse certificate of deposit; bon de commande order form; bon à composer final draft; bon de croissance Fin share option, stock option; bon d'échange voucher; bon enfant good-natured; bon d'essence petrol GB ou gas US coupon; bon de garantie guarantee slip; bon garçon nice chap; être bon garçon to be a nice chap; bon de livraison delivery note; bon marché cheap; bon mot witticism; faire un bon mot to make a witty remark (sur about); bon point lit merit point; fig brownie point○; bon de réduction Comm discount voucher; bon à rien good-for-nothing; bon sauvage noble savage; bon sens common sense; avoir du bon sens to have common sense; un peu de bon sens, quoi! use your common sense!; bon teint dyed-in-the-wool ( épith); une féministe/communiste bon teint a dyed-in-the-wool feminist/communist; bon à tirer pass for press; bon de transport travel voucher; bon du Trésor Treasury bill ou bond; bon usage good usage; bon vivant adj jovial; nm bon vivant or viveur; bonne action good deed; bonne amie† girlfriend; bonne d'enfants nanny; bonne femme○ ( femme) woman péj; ( épouse) old lady○, wife; bonne fille nice person; être bonne fille lit to be a nice person; fig [administration, direction] to be helpful; bonne parole word of God; bonne pâte good sort; bonne sœur○ nun; bonne à tout faire pej skivvy○ GB pej, maid; bonnes feuilles advance sheets; bonnes mœurs Jur public decency ¢; bonnes œuvres good works; bons offices good offices; par les bons offices de through the good offices of; offrir ses bons offices to offer one's help and support; s'en remettre aux bons offices de qn to put oneself in the good hands of sb.il m'a à la bonne I'm in his good books.( féminin bonne) [bɔ̃, bɔn] (devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [bɔn]) adjectifA.[QUI CONVIENT, QUI DONNE SATISFACTION]1. [en qualité - film, récolte, résultat, connaissance] goodelle parle un bon espagnol she speaks good Spanish, her Spanish is good2. [qui remplit bien sa fonction - matelas, siège, chaussures, éclairage, freins] good ; [ - cœur, veines, charpente, gestion, investissement] good, soundil a une bonne santé he's in good health, his health is goodune bonne vue, de bons yeux good eyesight4. [compétent] gooden bon professeur, il me reprend lorsque je fais des fautes he corrects my mistakes, as any good teacher wouldêtre/ne pas être bon en maths to be good/bad at mathsnos bons clients our good ou regular customers5. [digne de]bon à: les piles sont bonnes à jeter the batteries can go straight in the bin (UK) ou trash can (US)la table est tout juste bonne à faire du petit bois the table is just about good enough for firewoodje pourrais lui écrire, mais à quoi bon? I could write to her but what would be the point?il y a un restaurant là-bas — c'est bon à savoir there's a restaurant there — that's worth knowing ou that's good to know6. [condamné à]B.[PLAISANT]l'eau du robinet n'est pas bonne the tap water isn't very nice ou doesn't taste very niceavoir une bonne odeur to smell good ou niceviens te baigner, l'eau est bonne! come for a swim, the water's lovely and warm!bon voyage! have a nice ou good trip!bon temps: prendre ou se donner ou se payer (familier) du bon temps to have fun, to have a great ou good time2. [favorable, optimiste - prévisions, présage, nouvelle] goodC.[JUSTE, ADÉQUAT]l'héritage est arrivé au bon moment pour elle the inheritance came at the right time ou at a convenient time for herjuger ou trouver bon de/que to think it appropriate ou fitting to/thatelle n'a pas jugé bon de s'excuser she didn't find that she needed to ou she didn't see fit to apologizeil serait bon de préciser l'heure de la réunion it would be a good thing ou idea to give the time of the meetingcomme/où/quand/si bon vous semble as/wherever/whenever/if you see fitc'est bon pour la santé it's good for you, good for your healthle bon air de la campagne the good ou fresh country air4. (familier & locution)a. [c'est juste] that's right!b. [ça suffit] that'll do!c. [c'est d'accord] OK!D.[MORALEMENT]je suis déjà bien bon de te prêter ma voiture! it's kind ou decent enough of me to lend you my car as it is!tenez, prenez, c'est de bon cœur please have it, I'd love you to3. [amical - relation]4. [brave] goodc'est une bonne petite she's a nice ou good girlet en plus ils boivent, mon bon Monsieur! and what's more they drink, my dear man!E.[EN INTENSIF]1. [grand, gros] goodelle fait un bon 42 she's a 14 or a 16, she's a large 142. [fort, violent]un bon coup [heurt] a hefty ou full blowune bonne fessée a good ou sound spanking3. [complet, exemplaire] goodarriver ou être bon dernier to bring up the rear————————1. [personne vertueuse] good person2. [personne idéale, chose souhaitée] right onea. (familier) [lors d'un recrutement] I think we've got our man at lastb. [lors d'une rencontre amoureuse] I think it's Mister Right at last————————nom masculinles bons et les méchants the goodies and the baddies, the good guys and the bad guys2. [chose de qualité]3. [ce qui est moral]5. FINANCEbon d'épargne savings bond ou certificate————————adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE————————interjectionbon, où en étais-je? well now ou right ou so, where was I?bon d'accord, allons-y OK then, let's go1. [inutile]je suis trop vieux, je ne suis plus bon à rien I'm too old, I'm useless ou no good now[personne sans valeur] good-for-nothing[personne incompétente] useless individualbon à tirer nom masculin————————bonne femme nom féminin1. [petite fille]2. [femme] woman————————bonne femme locution adjectivale2. COUTURE -
15 placer
placer [plase]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. ( = assigner une place à) [+ objet, personne] to put ; [+ invité, spectateur] to seatb. ( = situer) to place, to put• placer ses espérances en qn/qch to pin one's hopes on sb/sthc. ( = introduire) [+ remarque, plaisanterie] to get ind. [+ ouvrier, malade, écolier] to placee. ( = vendre) [+ marchandise] to sell2. reflexive verb• se placer de face/contre le mur to stand facing/against the wallb. [cheval] to be placed• se placer 2e to be 2nd* * *plase
1.
1) ( mettre à un endroit) to put, to place [objet]; to seat [personne]2) ( mettre dans une situation) to put, to placeplacer un service sous la responsabilité de quelqu'un — to make somebody responsible for a department
placer quelqu'un/être placé devant un choix difficile — to present somebody/to be faced with a difficult choice
3) ( procurer un emploi) to place, to find a job for5) ( attribuer)6) ( introduire) to slip in [remarque, anecdote]je n'arrive pas à en placer une (colloq) avec elle! — I can't get a word in edgeways GB ou edgewise US with her!
7) ( prendre en charge) to place [somebody] in care [enfant]8) ( vendre) to place, to sell [marchandise]
2.
se placer verbe pronominal1) ( à un endroit)se placer près de — ( debout) to stand next to; ( assis) to sit next to
se placer autour d'une maison — [policiers] to position oneself around a house
2) ( dans une situation)il s'est placé comme apprenti — he found himself an apprenticeship [BrE]
notre démarche se place dans le cadre de l'aide au tiers-monde — our action comes within the context of Third World aid
3) ( dans une hiérarchie)il s'est placé dans les premiers — ( en classe) he got one of the top places; ( dans une course) he finished among the first
* * *plase vt1) (= disposer, positionner, mettre) to place2) [convive, spectateur] to seat3) [capital, argent] to investIl a placé ses économies en Bourse. — He invested his money on the Stock Exchange.
4)placer qn chez — to get sb a job at, to get sb a job with
* * *placer verb table: placerA vtr1 ( mettre à un endroit) to put, to place [objet]; to seat [personne] (à côté de beside); placer ses doigts sur le clavier to place one's fingers on the keyboard; le metteur en scène a placé cette scène au début du film the director put this scene at the beginning of the film; placer des gardes to post guards; placer des hommes autour d'une maison to position men around a house; place l'antenne dans cette direction position the aerial in this direction; placer sa balle ( au tennis) to place one's ball;2 ( mettre dans une situation) to put, to place; le directeur m'a placé à la tête du service informatique the manager put me in charge of the data-processing department; placer qn dans l'obligation de faire to place sb under an obligation to do; placer qn sous la protection de to place sb under the protection of; placer un service sous la responsabilité de qn to make a department responsible for sb; placer qn/être placé devant un choix difficile to present sb/to be faced with a difficult choice;3 ( procurer un emploi) to place, to find a job for; l'école place ses élèves the school places ou finds employment for its students; placer qn comme domestique chez qn to place sb as a servant in sb's household; placer qn auprès de qn comme garde du corps to place sb with sb as a bodyguard;4 Fin ( investir) to invest; ( mettre en dépôt) to deposit, to put; placer une partie de ses revenus à la caisse d'épargne to deposit ou put part of one's income in a savings bank;6 ( introduire) to slip in [remarque, anecdote]; je n'arrive pas à en placer une avec elle! I can't get a word in edgeways GB ou edgewise US with her!; elle ne me laisse pas en placer une! she won't let me get a word in edgeways GB ou edgewise US!; il s'arrange toujours pour placer cette plaisanterie dans la conversation he always manages to get ou work that joke into the conversation;7 Prot Soc to place [sb] in care [enfant];8 ( vendre) to place, to sell [produit, marchandise].B se placer vpr1 ( à un endroit) se placer près de ( debout) to stand next to; ( assis) to sit next to; placez-vous au milieu gén get in the middle; ( debout) stand in the middle; ( assis) sit in the middle; se placer autour d'une maison [policiers] to position oneself around a house; où se placent les verres? where do the glasses go?; sais-tu comment se placent les piles? do you know which way round GB ou around US the batteries go?;2 ( dans une situation) se placer sous la protection de qn to place oneself under sb's protection; se placer sous une perspective nouvelle to look at things from a new perspective; ça dépend de quel point de vue on se place it depends on your point of view; il s'est placé comme apprenti he found ou got himself an apprenticeshipGB; notre démarche/intervention se place dans le cadre de l'aide au tiers-monde our action/intervention comes within the context of Third World aid;3 ( dans une hiérarchie) se placer premier [coureur, cheval] to come first; il s'est placé dans les premiers ( en classe) he got one of the top places; ( dans une course) he finished among the first.[plase] verbe transitif1. [mettre dans une position précise] to placeplacer un patron sur du tissu to lay a pattern on ou over a piece of fabric2. [faire asseoir] to seatplacer quelqu'un devant ses responsabilités to force somebody to face up to his/her responsibilities4. [établir - dans une institution] to placeplacer un enfant à l'Assistance publique to place ou to put a child in caremoi, je le placerais parmi les grands écrivains I would rate ou rank him among the great writers6. [situer dans le temps]7. [situer dans l'espace] to locate8. [mettre] to putorchestre placé sous la direction de... orchestra conducted by...9. [dans la conversation]10. [vendre] to sellj'essaie désespérément de placer mon vieux canapé! (humoristique) I'm desperately trying to find a home for my old sofa!————————se placer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [dans l'espace]a. [debout] stand near the windowb. [assis] sit near the window[dans un jugement, une analyse] to look at ou to consider thingsse placer premier/troisième to finish first/third3. [trouver un emploi]elle s'est placée comme infirmière she found ou got a job as a nurse4. (familier) [se présenter avantageusement]se placer auprès du patron to butter up ou to sweet-talk the boss -
16 user
user [yze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = détériorer) [+ outil, roches] to wear away ; [+ vêtements] to wear outb. ( = épuiser) [+ personne, forces] to wear out ; [+ nerfs] to wear downc. ( = consommer) [+ essence, charbon, papier, huile, eau] to use• user de ( = utiliser) [+ pouvoir, droit, autorité] to exercise ; [+ charme, influence, liberté] to use• il a usé de moyens déloyaux pour obtenir cette information he used underhand means to get this information3. reflexive verb* * *yze
1.
verbe transitif [personne, temps, frottement] to wear out [vêtement, chaussure, objet]; [travail, soucis, temps] to wear down [personne]
2.
user de verbe transitif indirect to use [formule, termes, alcool]; to exercise [droit]; to exploit [possibilité]; to take [précautions]
3.
s'user verbe pronominal1) [vêtement, chaussure] to wear out2) [personne]* * *yze1. vt1) [outil] to wear down2) [revêtement] to wear out3) [vêtement] to wear out4) [roche, soubassement] to wear away5) (= consommer) [charbon, électricité] to use2. viuser de [moyen, procédé] — to use, to employ, [droit, privilège] to exercise
* * *user verb table: aimerA vtr [personne, temps, frottement] to wear out [vêtement, chaussure, objet]; [travail, soucis, temps] to wear out [personne]; tu vas user l'embrayage si tu conduis comme ça you'll wear out the clutch if you drive like that; les piles du poste de radio sont usées the batteries in the radio are worn out ou have gone; la maladie l'a usé prématurément the illness wore him out prematurely; user ses vêtements jusqu'à la corde to wear one's clothes out; des tapis/vêtements usés jusqu'à la corde threadbare carpets/clothes; la mer a usé la falaise the sea has eroded the cliff; user sa santé to ruin one's health; ça use les yeux de lire dans le noir reading in the dark strains your eyes; avoir les yeux usés to have ruined one's eyesight; j'ai usé trois crayons/paires de chaussures I've got GB ou gotten US through three pencils/pairs of shoes.B user de vtr ind to use [stratagème, formule, termes, alcool]; to exercise [droit]; to exploit [possibilité]; to take [précautions]; user de diplomatie to be diplomatic; user et abuser de qch to use and abuse sth; il faut en user avec modération/avec prudence it should be used in moderation/with care; en user bien/mal avec qn to treat sb well/badly; elle en use avec lui d'une façon inacceptable she treats him in the most appalling manner.C s'user vpr1 [vêtement, tissu, chaussure, pièce] to wear out;2 [personne] s'user à la tâche or au travail to wear oneself out with overwork, burn oneself out○; s'user la santé/les yeux to ruin one's health/eyesight.[yze] verbe transitif1. [détériorer - terrain, métal] to wear away (separable) ; [ - pneu] to wear smooth ; [ - veste, couverture] to wear out (separable)2. [utiliser - eau, poudre] to use ; [ - gaz, charbon] to use, to burn ; [ - réserves] to use, to go through (inseparable)3. [fatiguer] to wear out (separable)————————[yze] verbe intransitifen user mal avec quelqu'un to treat somebody badly, to mistreat somebody————————user de verbe plus préposition(soutenu) [utiliser - autorité, droits] to exercise ; [ - mot, tournure] to use ; [ - outil] to use ; [ - audace, diplomatie] to use, to employ————————s'user verbe pronominal intransitif2. [s'affaiblir]————————s'user verbe pronominal transitif[se fatiguer] to wear oneself outs'user les yeux ou la vue to strain one's eyes
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