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1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensar2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) pensar, creer3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensar4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensar, imaginar, esperarse
2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) reflexión, pensamiento, (have a think: pensar/meditar algo)- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of
think vb1. pensarwhat were you thinking of? ¿en qué estabas pensando?2. creerdo you think they'll come? ¿crees que vendrán?I don't think so no creo / creo que no3. pensar / opinarwhat do you think of my new jacket? ¿qué piensas de mi nueva chaqueta?tr[ɵɪŋk]1 (use mind) pensar■ nowadays, young people think differently hoy en día, los jóvenes piensan de otra manera■ it makes you think da que pensar, te hace pensar2 (have in mind, consider) pensar■ what are you thinking about? ¿en qué piensas?■ come to think of it,... ahora que lo pienso,...■ what were you thinking of? ¿en qué estabas pensando?3 (intend, plan) pensar4 (come to mind) ocurrírsele a uno5 (remember) acordarse (of, de), recordar6 (have an opinion) pensar (of, de), opinar (of, de)■ what do you think of the government? ¿qué opinas del gobierno?■ what did you think of the film? ¿qué te pareció la película?■ well, what do you think? ¿bueno, qué te parece?7 (imagine) imaginarse, pensar■ just think of it! ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!1 (reflect, ponder) pensar■ just think how lucky you are! ¡piensa en la suerte que tienes!2 (imagine, suppose) pensar, imaginarse, creer■ who would have thought it? ¿quién se lo hubiera imaginado?■ anyone would think that... cualquiera diría que...■ that's what you think! ¡eso es lo que tú te crees!3 (expect) pensar, esperar4 (believe) creer■ do you think they'll come? ¿crees que vendrán?■ I thought it started at 8.00 creía que empezaba a las ocho■ who do you think you are? ¿quién te crees que eres?5 (remember) recordar, acordarse de6 (have an opinion) pensar, opinar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthink nothing of it! ¡no tiene importancia!to have a think about something pensar algoto think a lot of somebody estimar mucho a alguien, apreciar a alguiento think aloud / think out loud pensar en voz altato think better of doing something repensarse algo, pensarse algo mejorto think big tener grandes proyectos, ser ambicioso,-ato think highly of somebody tener un buen concepto de alguien, tener muy buena opinión de alguiento think nothing of doing something hacer algo tan tranquilo,-ato think on one's feet improvisarto think the best of somebody pensar bien de alguiento think the worst of somebody pensar mal de alguiento think twice about doing something pensar algo dos veces antes de hacerlowithout thinking sin pensaryou've got another think coming estás muy equivocado,-a, lo tienes claro1) : pensarI thought to return early: pensaba regresar temprano2) believe: pensar, creer, opinar3) ponder: pensar, reflexionar4) conceive: ocurrirse, concebirwe've thought up a plan: se nos ha ocurrido un planthink vi1) reason: pensar, razonar2) consider: pensar, considerarthink of your family first: primero piensa en tu familiav.(§ p.,p.p.: thought) = creer (Pensar) v.• meditar v.• opinar v.• pensar v.• reflexionar v.
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1. θɪŋk(past & past p thought) intransitive verb1) ( use one's mind) pensar*think hard/carefully — piénsalo mucho/bien
it makes you think, doesn't it? — da qué pensar or te hace pensar ¿no?
to think for oneself — pensar* por sí mismo
to think ABOUT something — pensar* en algo; ( consider) pensar* algo
I'll have to think about it — tendré que pensarlo, (me) lo tendré que pensar
to think OF something/somebody — pensar* en algo/alguien
come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...
to think better of something: I was going to ask her but thought better of it se lo iba a preguntar pero recapacité y cambié de idea; to think twice — pensarlo* dos veces
2) (intend, plan)to think OF -ING — pensar* + inf
what are you thinking of doing tonight? — ¿qué piensas hacer esta noche?, ¿qué tienes planeado hacer esta noche?
3)a) (find, come up with)to think OF something: can you think of anything better? ¿se te ocurre algo mejor?; I couldn't think of anything to say — no se me ocurrió qué decir
b) ( remember)to think OF something — acordarse* de algo
4) ( have opinion)to think highly of somebody — tener* muy buena opinión de alguien, tener* a alguien en muy buen concepto
she thinks nothing of spending $500 in a restaurant — ella gasta 500 dólares en un restaurante como si tal cosa
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vt1)a) (reflect, ponder) pensar*what are you thinking? — ¿qué estás pensando?
b) ( remember)2)a) (suppose, imagine, expect) pensar*that's what you think — eso es lo que tú crees or piensas
what do you think you're doing? — ¿pero tú qué te crees?
who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera dicho or imaginado?, ¿quién lo iba a decir?
who do you think you are? — ¿quién te crees que eres?, ¿qué te crees?
I can't think why he refused — no me explico or no entiendo por qué se negó
I thought you'd be there — pensé or creí que estarías allí
I'll help as well - I should think so (too)! — yo también ayudo - me imagino que sí! or pues faltaría más!
she wouldn't accept the money - I should think not! — no quiso aceptar el dinero - pues bueno fuera! or no faltaba más!
b) ( indicating intention)3) ( believe) creer*who do you think did it? — ¿quién crees que lo hizo?, ¿quién te parece que lo hizo?
I thought as much — ya me parecía or ya me lo imaginaba
I thought him rude/pleasant — me pareció or lo encontré grosero/agradable
I think so/I don't think so — creo que sí or me parece que sí/creo que no or me parece que no
•Phrasal Verbs:- think up
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noun (no pl)I'll have to have a think about it — tendré que pensarlo or pensármelo
[θɪŋk] (vb: pt, pp thought)if you think that, you've got another think coming — si te crees eso estás muy equivocado or (Esp fam) lo llevas claro
1. VI1) (=exercise mind) pensar; (=ponder) reflexionarI think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo
I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking — lo siento, estaba distraído
now let me think, where did I last see it? — a ver, déjame pensar, ¿cuándo lo vi por última vez?
what are you thinking about? — ¿en qué estás pensando?
did you think I was going to give you the money? well, think again! — ¿creíste que iba a darte el dinero? ¡vamos, piensa un poco!
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think carefully before you reply — piénsalo bien antes de responder•
to think for o.s. — pensar por sí mismo•
I think of you always, I am always thinking of you — pienso constantemente en tithink of me tomorrow in the exam — acuérdate de mí mañana, haciendo el examen
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to think twice before doing sth — pensar algo dos veces antes de hacerlo2) (=imagine) imaginarse•
just think! — ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!, ¡te das cuenta!•
think of the expense — imagínate lo que costaríathink of what might have happened! — ¡piensa en lo que podía haber ocurrido!
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and to think of her going there alone! — ¡y pensar que ella fue allí sola!3) (=remember)now I come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...
4) (=have opinion)•
see what you think about it and let me know — piénsalo y dime luego tu opinión•
I didn't think much of the play — la obra no me convenció, la obra no me gustó mucho•
what do you think of it? — ¿qué te parece?what do you think of him? — ¿qué opinas de él?, ¿qué te parece (él)?
to think highly of sb — tener muy buena opinión de algn, tener a algn en muy buen concepto
well II, 1., 1)•
I told him what I thought of him — le dije lo que pensaba de él5) (=consider, take into account)to think of other people's feelings — pensar en or tener en cuenta los sentimientos de los demás
6)to think of (=wonder about, dream up) —
have you ever thought of going to Cuba? — ¿has pensado alguna vez en ir a Cuba?
don't you ever think of washing? — ¿no se te ocurre alguna vez lavarte?
whatever were you thinking of? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso?
whatever will he think of next? — ¡a ver qué es lo que se le ocurre ahora!
7) (=choose)2. VT1) (=cogitate) pensar•
to think great thoughts — pensar cosas profundas, tener pensamientos profundos•
think what you've done — piense en lo que hizo2) (=believe) creerI don't think it likely — lo creo or me parece muy poco probable
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she's very pretty, don't you think? — es muy guapa, ¿no crees?he'll be back, I don't think! * — ¿que volverá? ¡no creo!
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I think so — creo que sí, me parece que sí•
now I don't know what to think — ahora estoy en dudawhat do you think I should do? — ¿qué crees que debo hacer?
what do you think you're doing? — ¿se puede saber lo que estás haciendo?
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who do you think you are? — ¿quién te crees que eres?who do you think you are to come marching in here? — y tú ¿qué derecho crees tener para entrar aquí tan fresco?
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anyone would think she was dying — cualquiera diría que se estaba muriendoI would have thought that... — hubiera creído que...
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that's what you think! — ¡(que) te crees tú eso!3) (=imagine) imaginar(se)think what we could do with that house! — ¡imagina lo que podríamos hacer con esa casa!
to think she once slept here! — ¡pensar que ella durmió aquí una vez!
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I can't think what he can want — no me puedo imaginar qué quiere•
I thought as much — ya me lo figuraba, ya lo sabía•
I never thought that... — nunca pensé or imaginé que...•
who'd have thought it? — ¿quién lo diría?who'd have thought it possible? — ¿quién se lo hubiera imaginado?
4) (=remember) recordar5) (=be of opinion) opinarthis is my new dress, what do you think? — este es mi vestido nuevo, ¿qué te parece? or ¿qué opinas?
I think we should wait, what do you think? — creo que deberíamos esperar, ¿qué opinas?
6) (=envisage, have idea)I was thinking that... — estaba pensando que...
did you think to bring a corkscrew? — ¿te acordaste de traer un sacacorchos?
I thought/I'd thought I might go swimming — pensé/había pensado en ir a nadar
7) (=expect) pensar, esperarI didn't think to see you here — no pensaba or esperaba verte aquí
I came here thinking to get some answers — vine aquí pensando que obtendría or esperando recibir algunas respuestas
I never thought to hear that from you — nunca pensé que te oiría decir eso, nunca esperé oírte decir eso
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we little thought that... — estábamos lejos de pensar que...•
"is she going?" - "I should/shouldn't think so" — -¿va a ir? -yo diría que sí/no"I paid him for it" - "I should think so too!" — -se lo he pagado -¡faltaría más!
3.Nto have a think, I'll have a think about it — lo pensaré
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I was just having a quiet think — meditaba tranquilamente4.CPDthink piece N — (Press) artículo m de opinión
think tank N — grupo m de expertos; (in government) gabinete m de estrategia
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1. [θɪŋk](past & past p thought) intransitive verb1) ( use one's mind) pensar*think hard/carefully — piénsalo mucho/bien
it makes you think, doesn't it? — da qué pensar or te hace pensar ¿no?
to think for oneself — pensar* por sí mismo
to think ABOUT something — pensar* en algo; ( consider) pensar* algo
I'll have to think about it — tendré que pensarlo, (me) lo tendré que pensar
to think OF something/somebody — pensar* en algo/alguien
come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...
to think better of something: I was going to ask her but thought better of it se lo iba a preguntar pero recapacité y cambié de idea; to think twice — pensarlo* dos veces
2) (intend, plan)to think OF -ING — pensar* + inf
what are you thinking of doing tonight? — ¿qué piensas hacer esta noche?, ¿qué tienes planeado hacer esta noche?
3)a) (find, come up with)to think OF something: can you think of anything better? ¿se te ocurre algo mejor?; I couldn't think of anything to say — no se me ocurrió qué decir
b) ( remember)to think OF something — acordarse* de algo
4) ( have opinion)to think highly of somebody — tener* muy buena opinión de alguien, tener* a alguien en muy buen concepto
she thinks nothing of spending $500 in a restaurant — ella gasta 500 dólares en un restaurante como si tal cosa
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vt1)a) (reflect, ponder) pensar*what are you thinking? — ¿qué estás pensando?
b) ( remember)2)a) (suppose, imagine, expect) pensar*that's what you think — eso es lo que tú crees or piensas
what do you think you're doing? — ¿pero tú qué te crees?
who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera dicho or imaginado?, ¿quién lo iba a decir?
who do you think you are? — ¿quién te crees que eres?, ¿qué te crees?
I can't think why he refused — no me explico or no entiendo por qué se negó
I thought you'd be there — pensé or creí que estarías allí
I'll help as well - I should think so (too)! — yo también ayudo - me imagino que sí! or pues faltaría más!
she wouldn't accept the money - I should think not! — no quiso aceptar el dinero - pues bueno fuera! or no faltaba más!
b) ( indicating intention)3) ( believe) creer*who do you think did it? — ¿quién crees que lo hizo?, ¿quién te parece que lo hizo?
I thought as much — ya me parecía or ya me lo imaginaba
I thought him rude/pleasant — me pareció or lo encontré grosero/agradable
I think so/I don't think so — creo que sí or me parece que sí/creo que no or me parece que no
•Phrasal Verbs:- think up
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noun (no pl)I'll have to have a think about it — tendré que pensarlo or pensármelo
if you think that, you've got another think coming — si te crees eso estás muy equivocado or (Esp fam) lo llevas claro
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2 think
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I. 1. мисля, помислям, замислям се, на мнение съм
as I THINK според мен
I THINK so мисля, че да, имаш право
I THINK not мисля, че не, грешиш
so I thought, I thought that/as much така си и мислех/помислих
I THINK with you и аз мисля като теб, на твоето мнение съм
to THINK within oneself мисля си
to THINK for oneself мисля самостоятелно
to THINK again променям намерението/решението си
he never stops to THINK той никога не се замисля
just/only THINK ти само/просто помисли
I don't THINK ами! как не! to THINK (that) it should come to this как можа да се стигне дотам
2. мисля, смятам, считам, предлолагам
he THINKs her clever той я смята за/намира, че е умна
I do not THINK it prudent не намирам, че е/мисля, че не е благоразумно
I THINK it fit/proper намирам за добре, считам за уместно
3. сещам се, идва ми на/минава ми прeз ум (to да с inf)
I never thought to ask не се сетих/и на ум не ми дойде да попитам
4. представям си, въобразявам си, разбирам
I can't THINK how... /what..., etc. не мога да разбера/да си представя как... /какво... и пр
5. смятам, мисля, възнамерявам (to да)
to THINK big имам/проявявам големи амбиции
to THINK oneself silly оглупявам/видиотявам се от мислене
let's THINK no more of (it) да забравим (това)
to THINK better of променям мнението/решението си за
think about обмислям, обсъждам (идея, план и пр.), мисля/имам оформено мнение за
I do not care what other people THINK about him не ме e грижа какво мислят/какво е мнението на другите за него, мисля за, интересувам се от
she THINKs about nothing but clothes and hairstyles тя се интересува само от дрехи и фризури, мисля си/припомням си за, размишлявам върху
it doesn't bear THINKing about страшно/непоносимо е да си го помислиш
think ahead мисля в перспектива, вземам предварително мерки
think away размишлявам, мисля упорито, отстранявам (болка и пр.) чрез самовнушение
think back припомням си отдавна минали неща
връщам се мислено назад (to към)
think for ост. предполагам, смятам, представям си, подозирам
you will miss them more than you THINK for те ще ти липсват повече, отколкото си мислиш/предполагаш
think of мисля/помислям за, намислям си, възнамерявам, имам предвид
he is THINKing of going to Spain next year той възнамерява да ходи в Испания догодина
I wouldn't THINK of doing such a thing не бих и помислил да направя такова нещо
such thing is not to be thought of не може и дума да става за такова нещо, спомням си/сещам се/досещам се за
I know the man you mean but I can't THINK of his name зная за кого говориш, но не се сещам (за) името му, имам оформено мнение за
what do you THINK of her son? какво е мнението ти за сина и? to THINK highly/much/well/a great deal of имам високо мнение за
to THINK little of нямам високо мнение за
to THINK badly/ill of имам лошо мнение за
to THINK nothing of вижда ми се нищо/дребна работа, не обръщам много внимание/не отдавам голямо значение на
THINK nothing of it няма защо/нищо, дребна работа (в отговор на изказана благодарност), мисля за, вземам под внимание, съобразявам се с
I have a wife and children to THINK of аз имам/трябва да се грижа за жена и деца, предлагам
who first thought of the idea? кой пръв даде тази идея? can you THINK of a better phrase? можеш ли да се сетиш за/да предложиш по-подходящ израз? think out премислям, обмислям, намислям, измислям, скроявам
the plan had been carefully thought out планът беше внимателно обмислен/изработен
think over помислям си по/върху, обмислям (предложение и пр.)
think through обмислям, премислям внимателно
think up разг. измислям, съчинявам, скалъпвам, скроявам, измъдрям
II. n разг. мислене, размишление
to have a THINK about помислям си/поразмислям върху* * *{dink} v (thought {dъ:t}) 1. мисля; помислям; замислям се; на(2) {dink} n разг. мислене; размишление; to have a think about поми* * *считам; помислям; предполагам; възнамерявам; разсъждавам; размисъл; замислям се;* * *1. as i think според мен 2. he is thinking of going to spain next year той възнамерява да ходи в Испания догодина 3. he never stops to think той никога не се замисля 4. he thinks her clever той я смята за/намира, че е умна 5. i can't think how... /what..., etc. не мога да разбера/да си представя как... /какво... и пр 6. i do not care what other people think about him не ме e грижа какво мислят/какво е мнението на другите за него, мисля за, интересувам се от 7. i do not think it prudent не намирам, че е/мисля, че не е благоразумно 8. i don't think ами! как не! to think (that) it should come to this как можа да се стигне дотам 9. i have a wife and children to think of аз имам/трябва да се грижа за жена и деца, предлагам 10. i know the man you mean but i can't think of his name зная за кого говориш, но не се сещам (за) името му, имам оформено мнение за 11. i never thought to ask не се сетих/и на ум не ми дойде да попитам 12. i think it fit/proper намирам за добре, считам за уместно 13. i think not мисля, че не, грешиш 14. i think so мисля, че да, имаш право 15. i think with you и аз мисля като теб, на твоето мнение съм 16. i wouldn't think of doing such a thing не бих и помислил да направя такова нещо 17. i. мисля, помислям, замислям се, на мнение съм 18. ii. n разг. мислене, размишление 19. it doesn't bear thinking about страшно/непоносимо е да си го помислиш 20. just/only think ти само/просто помисли 21. let's think no more of (it) да забравим (това) 22. she thinks about nothing but clothes and hairstyles тя се интересува само от дрехи и фризури, мисля си/припомням си за, размишлявам върху 23. so i thought, i thought that/as much така си и мислех/помислих 24. such thing is not to be thought of не може и дума да става за такова нещо, спомням си/сещам се/досещам се за 25. the plan had been carefully thought out планът беше внимателно обмислен/изработен 26. think about обмислям, обсъждам (идея, план и пр.), мисля/имам оформено мнение за 27. think ahead мисля в перспектива, вземам предварително мерки 28. think away размишлявам, мисля упорито, отстранявам (болка и пр.) чрез самовнушение 29. think back припомням си отдавна минали неща 30. think for ост. предполагам, смятам, представям си, подозирам 31. think nothing of it няма защо/нищо, дребна работа (в отговор на изказана благодарност), мисля за, вземам под внимание, съобразявам се с 32. think of мисля/помислям за, намислям си, възнамерявам, имам предвид 33. think over помислям си по/върху, обмислям (предложение и пр.) 34. think through обмислям, премислям внимателно 35. think up разг. измислям, съчинявам, скалъпвам, скроявам, измъдрям 36. to have a think about помислям си/поразмислям върху 37. to think again променям намерението/решението си 38. to think badly/ill of имам лошо мнение за 39. to think better of променям мнението/решението си за 40. to think big имам/проявявам големи амбиции 41. to think for oneself мисля самостоятелно 42. to think little of нямам високо мнение за 43. to think nothing of вижда ми се нищо/дребна работа, не обръщам много внимание/не отдавам голямо значение на 44. to think oneself silly оглупявам/видиотявам се от мислене 45. to think within oneself мисля си 46. what do you think of her son? какво е мнението ти за сина и? to think highly/much/well/a great deal of имам високо мнение за 47. who first thought of the idea? кой пръв даде тази идея? can you think of a better phrase? можеш ли да се сетиш за/да предложиш по-подходящ израз? think out премислям, обмислям, намислям, измислям, скроявам 48. you will miss them more than you think for те ще ти липсват повече, отколкото си мислиш/предполагаш 49. връщам се мислено назад (to към) 50. мисля, смятам, считам, предлолагам 51. представям си, въобразявам си, разбирам 52. сещам се, идва ми на/минава ми прeз ум (to да с inf) 53. смятам, мисля, възнамерявам (to да)* * *think[uiʃk] I. v ( thought[uɔ:t]) 1. разсъждавам, обмислям; мисля, на мнение съм; помислям; замислям се ( over); I \think so да, имаш право; I \think not мисля, че не (е така); to \think within o.s. мисля си; мисля самостоятелно; to \think well ( much, a lot, highly/ill) мисля добро (лошо) за; ценя високо; \think big смятам (се) за голяма работа; to \think no harm нямам никакви лоши намерения; to \think twice ( again) помислям си, помислям добре ( before); to \think better of променям си мнението за; just ( only) \think помисли си само; he never stops to \think той никога не се замисля; he will \think himself silly той ще се видиоти от много мислене; 2. мисля, смятам, считам, предполагам ( that); I \think him ( to be) honest смятам за честен; I \think it a shame това е възмутително; to \think fit ( good) намирам за добре; 3. представям си, въобразявам си; мечтая; I can't \think of anything better нищо по-добро не мога да измисля; 4. разбирам; I cannot \think what he means не мога да разбера какво иска да каже той; 5. смятам, възнамерявам, кроя (to); 6. разг. спомням си, припомням си, мисля; I can't \think of his name не мога да си спомня името му; to \think nothing of it не отдавам нужното внимание на; II. n размисъл; to have a \think about разг. размишлявам, разсъждавам, премислям за; to have another \think coming sl ще си променя мнението, ще мисля различно (после). -
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[ɵɪŋk] nyou have got another \think coming! da bist du aber schief gewickelt! ( fam) vi <thought, thought>1) ( believe) denken, glauben;yes, I \think so ich glaube [o denke] schon;no, I don't \think so ich glaube [o denke] nicht;I asked him if he was likely to get the job and he said he thought not ich fragte ihn, ob er die Stelle wohl bekommen werde und er antwortete, er glaube nicht;she is thought to be on holiday in Scotland man nimmt an, dass sie gerade in Schottland Urlaub macht2) ( hold an opinion) meinen, denken, glauben;( judge) einschätzen;I \think she's stupid ich finde sie dumm;I'd \think again if I were you ich würde mir das an deiner Stelle noch einmal überlegen;I want you to \think of me as a friend ich möchte, dass du mich als Freund siehst;what do you \think of Jane? wie findest du Jane?;what do you \think you're doing? ( iron) was glaubst du eigentlich, was du da tust?;who do you \think you are? ( iron) für wen hältst du dich eigentlich?;to \think better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegen;to \think fit es für angebracht halten;to \think positive optimistisch [o zuversichtlich] sein, nicht den Mut verlieren3) ( expect) denken, annehmen;who would have thought [that]...? wer hätte gedacht[, dass]...?;who would have thought it? wer hätte das gedacht?;I thought as much!;(usu pej: as a reply) das habe ich mir schon gedacht!;I'm going out to play - that's what you \think! ich gehe raus spielen - denkste!4) ( introducing a decision) denken;it was such a lovely day I thought I'd go for a walk es war so ein schöner Tag, dass ich [mir] gedacht habe, ich mache einen Spaziergang5) ( exercise one's mind) denken;( decide) entscheiden;I'd \think long and hard ich würde mir das wirklich reiflich überlegen;that'll give him something to \think about das sollte ihm etwas zu denken geben;I haven't seen him for weeks, in fact, come to \think of it, since last Christmas ich habe ihn seit Wochen nicht mehr gesehen, wenn ich es mir recht überlege, seit letzten Weihnachten;I shudder to \think what might have happened mir läuft es kalt den Rücken runter, wenn ich mir ausmale, was alles hätte passieren können;to be \thinking [nach]denken, überlegen;to \think on one's feet ( fig) eine schnelle Entscheidung treffen;to \think fast schnell überlegen;to be unable to hear oneself \think sein eigenes Wort nicht mehr verstehen;to be unable to \think straight etw nicht richtig einschätzen können, keinen klaren Gedanken fassen können;to \think for oneself selbständig denken, seine eigenen Entscheidungen treffen;to \think to oneself [bei] sich dat denken6) ( plan) nachdenken, überlegen;( consider) erwägen;to \think of doing sth erwägen [o überlegen], etw zu tun;he's \thinking of selling his car er überlegt, sein Auto zu verkaufen;we were \thinking of starting a family wir spielten mit dem Gedanken, eine Familie zu gründen;to \think big im großen Stil planen7) ( have in mind)I always \think about Roz in that long pink coat ich stelle mir immer Roz in seinem langen rosa Mantel vor;can you \think of anything? fällt dir etwas ein?8) ( be alert) aufpassen;without \thinking gedankenlos, ohne nachzudenken9) ( make up)to \think of sth sich dat etw einfallen lassen;just a minute - I \think I've thought of something warte mal - ich glaube, ich habe eine Idee;how clever! I never thought of that wie schlau! daran habe ich nie gedachtPHRASES:what will they \think of next? (they \think of next?) was lassen sie sich wohl noch alles einfallen? vt <thought, thought>1) ( consider)to \think sb [to be] sth jdn für etw akk halten;I always thought him to be a charmer ich fand ihn immer sehr charmant;to \think the world of sb/ sth große Stücke auf jdn/etw halten;to not \think much of doing sth nicht [gerade] begeistert davon sein, etw zu tun;to \think nothing of sth von etw dat nichts halten;\think nothing of it keine Ursache, gern geschehen;to \think nothing of doing sth nichts dabei finden, etw zu tun;she'll manage (\think Mrs. Kern) sie wird es schaffen (wie Frau Kern auch)2) ( exercise mind)PHRASES:to \think the world well lost ( Brit) den lieben Gott einen guten Mann sein lassen -
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A n to have a think about sth GB réfléchir à qch ; I'll have another think and let you know j'y réfléchirai encore et je vous le ferai savoir.1 (hold view, believe) croire (that que) ; I think this is their house je crois que c'est leur maison ; when do you think he will come? quand crois-tu qu'il viendra? ; we'd better be going, don't you think? il vaudrait mieux que nous partions, tu ne crois pas? ; I think so je crois ; I don't think so, I think not sout je ne crois pas ; ‘the wine is free, isn't it?’-‘I don't think so!’ ‘le vin est gratuit, n'est-ce pas?’-‘ça m'étonnerait!’ ; ‘can I stay out till midnight?’-‘no, I think not!’ ‘je peux sortir jusqu'à minuit?’-‘non, sûrement pas!’ ; ‘is he reliable?’-‘I'd like to think so but…’ ‘peut-on lui faire confiance?’-‘j'espère bien mais…’ ; to think it best to do/that penser qu'il serait préférable de faire/que (+ subj) ; to think it better to do/that… penser qu'il vaudrait mieux faire/que… (+ subj) ; I think it better to wait, what do you think? je pense qu'il vaudrait mieux attendre, qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; I think it's going to rain j'ai l'impression qu'il va pleuvoir ; what do you think it will cost? combien ça va coûter à ton avis? ; him, a millionnaire? I don't think! iron lui un millionnaire? sans blague! ;2 ( imagine) imaginer, croire ; just think! yesterday we were slaving away ○ in the office and today… imagine! hier encore on bossait ○ au bureau et aujourd'hui… ; just think what might happen! imagine ce qui pourrait arriver! ; who'd have thought it! qui l'aurait cru?, qui l'eût cru? hum ; I'd never have thought it! je n'aurais jamais cru ça! ; I never thought you meant it! je ne t'ai jamais pris au sérieux! ; I can't think how/why etc je n'ai aucune idée comment/pourquoi etc ; I can't think who did it/what it's about je n'ai aucune idée qui a pu faire ça/de quoi il s'agit ; I can't think where I've put my keys je ne sais pas du tout où j'ai mis mes clés ; I really don't know what to think je ne sais vraiment pas quoi penser ; who do you think you are? injur pour qui vous prenez-vous? ; what on earth do you think you're doing? mais qu'est-ce que tu fais? ; I thought as much! je m'en doutais! ; six weeks' holiday! that's what you think! six semaines de vacances! tu te fais des idées! ; and to think that I believed him/that I once thought him charming! GB et dire que je le croyais/que je lui trouvais du charme! ;3 (have thought, idea) penser (that que ; to do à faire) ; I didn't think to phone/check je n'ai pas pensé à appeler/vérifier ; did you think to bring a corkscrew/to ring him to confirm? as-tu pensé à apporter un tire-bouchon/à l'appeler pour confirmer? ; I think I'll take the car/go for a swim je pense que je vais prendre la voiture/me baigner ; to think beautiful thoughts penser à de belles choses ; to think deep thoughts avoir des pensées profondes ; I was just thinking: suppose we sold the car? je me posais la question: si nous vendions la voiture? ; we're thinking money/sex here ○ c'est de fric ○ /sexe qu'il s'agit ; let's think thin/Green ○ ! pensons minceur/écolo ○ ! ; ‘what a horrible man,’ she thought ‘quel horrible individu,’ s'est-elle dit ; ‘oh do come in!’ (thinks) ‘oh God not him again ○ !’ ‘oh entrez donc!’ (à part) ‘bon dieu encore lui!’ ;4 (rate, assess) to think a lot/not much of penser/ne pas penser beaucoup de bien de [person, work] ; what do you think of him/his work? que penses-tu de lui/son œuvre? ;5 ( remember) penser (to do à faire) ; to think where/how se rappeler où/comment ; I'm trying to think just where the house was/what her husband's called j'essaie de me rappeler où était la maison/le nom de son mari.1 ( engage in thought) gen penser (about, of à) ; ( before acting or speaking) réfléchir (about à) ; animals cannot think les animaux ne pensent pas ; I'll have to think about it il faudra que j'y réfléchisse ; to think constructively penser positivement ; think before you act réfléchis avant d'agir ; what are you thinking about? à quoi penses-tu? ; I was thinking of you je pensais à toi ; let me think a moment laissez-moi réfléchir un instant ; his remarks made us all think ses remarques nous ont tous fait réfléchir ; to think hard bien réfléchir ; to think clearly ou straight avoir les idées claires ; to think for oneself avoir des opinions personnelles ; I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking je m'excuse, je ne sais pas où j'avais la tête ; we are thinking in terms of economics nous voyons les choses du point de vue économique ; let's think: three people at £170 each, plus the plane fare voyons: trois personnes à 170 livres chacune, plus le billet d'avion ; come to think of it… maintenant que j'y pense… ;2 ( take into account) to think about ou of sb/sth penser à qn/qch ; I can't think of everything! je ne peux pas penser à tout! ; think of your family/about the future pense à ta famille/à l'avenir ; she only thinks of herself elle ne pense qu'à elle ;3 ( consider) to think of sb as considérer qn comme [brother, friend, ally] ; he thinks of himself as an expert il se prend pour un spécialiste ;4 ( have in mind) to think of doing envisager de faire ; he's thinking of resigning il envisage de démissionner ; she's thinking of computing as a career elle envisage de faire carrière dans l'informatique ; to think about doing penser à faire ; he's thinking about a career in the Navy il pense faire carri ère dans la marine ; whatever were you thinking of? qu'est-ce qui t'a pris? ;5 ( imagine) to think of penser à ; just think of the expense! pense seulement à ce que cela va coûter! ; a million pounds, think of that! un million de livres, t'imagines ○ ! ; and to think of her dying just like that! quand on pense qu'elle est morte, là, comme ça! ;6 ( tolerate idea) ( tjrs nég) not to think of doing ne pas penser à faire ; I couldn't think of letting you pay/of making an exception for her il n'est pas question que je te laisse payer/que je fasse une exception pour elle ;7 ( remember) to think of se rappeler ; I just can't think of his name je n'arrive pas à me rappeler son nom ; if you think of anything else si autre chose vous vient à l'esprit.he thought better of it il est revenu sur sa décision ; to have another think coming ○ GB se tromper lourdement ; to think on one's feet réfléchir vite et bien ; to think well of sb penser du bien de qn.■ think again ( reflect more) se repencher sur la question ; ( change mind) changer d'avis ; if that's what you think, you can think again si c'est ça que tu penses, tu te trompes.■ think ahead bien réfléchir (à l'avance) ; you need to think ahead and plan what you're going to do il faut que tu réfléchisses bien à ce que tu vas faire ; thinking ahead to our retirement,… quand nous serons à la retraite,… ; in tennis it is essential to think ahead au tennis il est essentiel d'anticiper.■ think back se reporter en arrière (to à).■ think out:▶ think out [sth], think [sth] out bien réfléchir à ; you must think out what you're going to do il faut que tu réfléchisses bien à ce que tu vas faire ; well/badly thought out bien/mal conçu.■ think over:▶ think over [sth], think [sth] over réfléchir à [proposal] ; I'd like time to think it over j'ai besoin de temps pour y réfléchir.▶ think through [sth], think [sth] through bien réfléchir à [proposal, action] ; faire le tour de [problem, question].■ think up:▶ think up [sth] inventer [plan] ; what can we think up for her 21st birthday? 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think [θɪŋk](verb: preterite, past participle thought)1. nouna. ( = consider) réfléchir, penser• what are you thinking about? à quoi pensez-vous ?• think about it! pensez-y !• I wouldn't think of such a thing! ça ne me viendrait jamais à l'idée !• would you think of letting him go alone? vous le laisseriez partir seul, vous ?• sorry, I wasn't thinking pardon, je n'ai pas réfléchi• I didn't think to ask or of asking if you... je n'ai pas pensé à te demander si tu...c. ( = remember) penser (of à)d. ( = imagine) to think (of) imaginer• just think! imagine un peu !e. ( = devise) to think of avoir l'idée de• what will he think of next? qu'est-ce qu'il va encore inventer ?f. ( = have as opinion) penser• to think well or a lot of sb/sth penser le plus grand bien de qn/qch• to think nothing of doing sth ( = do as a matter of course) trouver tout naturel de faire qch ; ( = do unscrupulously) n'avoir aucun scrupule à faire qch• think nothing of it! mais pas du tout !a. ( = be of opinion, believe) penser, croire• I think so/not je crois que oui/non• what do you think? qu'est-ce que tu (en) penses ?• what do you think I should do? que penses-tu que je doive faire ?• I thought so or as much! je m'en doutais !• what do you think of him? comment le trouves-tu ?• who do you think you are? pour qui te prends-tu ?b. ( = conceive, imagine) (s')imaginer• think what we could do with that house! imagine ce que nous pourrions faire de cette maison !• who would have thought it! qui l'aurait dit !c. ( = reflect) penser à• just think what you're doing! pense un peu à ce que tu fais !4. compounds[+ problem, proposition] réfléchir sérieusement à ; [+ plan] élaborer[+ offer, suggestion] (bien) réfléchir à[+ plan, proposal] examiner en détail* * *[θɪŋk] 1.2.to have a think about something — GB réfléchir à quelque chose
transitive verb (prét, pp thought)1) (hold view, believe) croireI don't think so —
‘is he reliable?’ - ‘I'd like to think so but...’ — ‘peut-on lui faire confiance?’ - ‘j'espère bien mais...’
to think it best to do/that — penser qu'il serait préférable de faire/que
him, a millionaire? I don't think! — iron lui un millionnaire? sans blague!
2) ( imagine) imaginer, croireI can't think how/why etc — je n'ai aucune idée comment/pourquoi etc
who do you think you are? — ( indignantly) pour qui vous prenez-vous?
and to think that I believed him! — GB et dire que je le croyais!
3) (have thought, idea) penserI was just thinking: suppose we sold the car? — je me posais la question: si nous vendions la voiture?
we're thinking sex here — (colloq) c'est de sexe qu'il s'agit
let's think Green! — (colloq) pensons écolo! (colloq)
4) (rate, assess)to think a lot/not much of — penser/ne pas penser beaucoup de bien de
5) ( remember) penser3.to think where/how — se rappeler où/comment
intransitive verb (prét, pp thought)1) gen penser; ( before acting or speaking) réfléchirto think clearly ou straight — avoir les idées claires
I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking — je m'excuse, je ne sais pas où j'avais la tête
let's think: three people at £170 each... — voyons: trois personnes à 170 livres sterling chacune...
come to think of it... — maintenant que j'y pense...
2) ( take into account)to think about ou of somebody/something — penser à quelqu'un/quelque chose
3) ( consider)4) ( have in mind)5) ( imagine)a million pounds, think of that! — un million de livres, t'imagines! (colloq)
6) ( tolerate idea) (tjrs nég)7) ( remember)•Phrasal Verbs:- think up••to have another think coming — (colloq) GB se tromper lourdement
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§ (could) შეძლება§ კონსერვი, დაკონსერვება§1 ქილა (შუშისა ან თუნუქისა)2 დაკონსერვება (დააკონსერვებს)3 (could) შეიძლება (შეძლებს)I could not come მოსვლა ვერ შევძელი // ვერ მოვედი4 ცოდნა (იცის)I can’t call it to mind ვერ ვიხსენებhe can't be bought მოუსყიდველი/უანგარო კაციაI can't bend ვერ ვიკუზები // წელში ვერ ვიხრებიI assume that you can do it ვფიქრობ, რომ ამას შეძლებyou can`t appreciate English poetry ინგლისურ პოეზიას ვერ შეაფასებI can’t go anywhere ვერსად ვერ დავდივარI’ll do anything I can რაც შემიძლია, ყველაფერს გავაკეთებanybody can do it ეს ყველას / ნებისმიერ ადამიანს შეუძლიაcan`t see anybody here აქ ვერავის ვხედავI can`t answer for his mistakes მის შეცდომებზე პასუხს ვერ ვაგებyou can't kill people offhandedly ხალხის ასე უცერემონიოდ ხოცვა არ შეიძლებაwhere can I obtain this book? სად შეიძლება ვიშოვო / შევიძინო ეს წიგნი?●●I'll come as soon as I possibly can როგორც კი შევძლებ, მაშინვე მოვალI can't possibly do it ამას მაინცდამაინც ვერ ვიზამ / ვერ გავაკეთებI can't put my feelings into words ჩემს გრძნობებს სიტყვებით ვერ გამოვხატავshe can twist him round her little finger §1 თავის ნებაზე ატარებსshe can twist him round her little finger §2 როგორც უნდა ისე ატრიალებსI can't put up with that ამას მე არ მოვითმენ // ამას ვერ შევურიგდებიyou can't kid me! ვერ მომატყუებ! / ვერ გამაცურებ!it's not a serious mistake, we can let it pass ეს სერიოზული შეცდომა არაა, შეიძლება ყურადღება არ მივაქციოთI can't put this writer on a par with Tolstoy ამ მწერალს ტოლსტოის გვერდით ვერ დავაყენებpending his arrival we can't do anything მის ჩამოსვლამდე ვერაფერს გავაკეთებთI can't place his knowledge higher than mine მის ცოდნას ჩემს ცოდნაზე მაღლა ვერ დავაყენებthat can be remedied ამის გამოსწორება შეიძლება // ამას ეშველებაI can't remember his name მისი სახელი არ მახსენდება / მაგონდებაsome Georgian idioms cannot be rendered into English ზოგი ქართული იდიომი ინგლისურად არ ითარგმნებაhuman beings can't reproduce lost limbs ადამიანს დაკარგული კიდურები არ აღუდგებაlizards can reproduce their tails ხვლიკს დაკარგული ბოლო / კუდი ისევ ეზრდებაI can't risk it ამას ვერ გავბედავ / გავრისკავI can’t reach that branch იმ ტოტს ვერ ვწვდებიwhere can I reach you? სად გნახო? // სად იქნები, რომ გნახო?●●this sentence can be read in different ways ამ წინადადების შინაარსის გაგება სხვადასხვაგვარად შეიძლებაthese two methods can’t be reconciled ამ ორი მეთოდის შეთავსება შეუძლებელია●●can you spare me $10 ათ დოლარს ხომ არ მასესხებ?I can't imagine why! ვერ წარმომიდგენია, რატომ!he can't do it, nor can we ამას ვერც ის აკეთებს და ვერც ჩვენI wonder how you can stand it! მიკვირს, ამას როგორ ითმენ!one can safely say that… შეიძლება დამშვიდებით ითქვას, რომhe can't see beyond the end of his nose თავის ცხვირის იქეთ ვერაფერს ვერ ხედავს●●you can't shift him! მაგას ადგილიდან ვერ დაძრავ! (მისი სიზარმაცის გამო)●●I can't subscribe to that idea ამ იდეას ვერ გავიზიარებhow can you suffer such insolence? ასეთ თავხედობას როგორ იტან? / ითმენ?I can't suffer the pain any longer ამ ტკივილს ვეღარ ვითმენ / ვეღარ ვიტანshe's very strange. I can't make her out უცნაურია, ვერაფერი გავუგეno one can match him in telling lies ტყუილებში ვერავინ სჯობნის // ბადალი არა ჰყავსyou can't mean it! ნუთუ ამას სერიოზულად ამბობ? / აპირებ?can I take a message? რა გადავცე? / ხომ არაფერი გადავცე? (ტელეფონზე საუბრისას)he can go if he is so minded თუ უნდა, წავიდესI can't tolerate heat / his impudence სიცხეს / მის თავხედობას ვერ ვიტანyou can touch him for tax evasion შეგიძლია გადასახადის გადახდისაგან თავის არიდებისათვის უჩივლო / დაასჯევინოwhen I have a cold, I can't taste anything როცა გაციებული ვარ გემოს ვერ ვგრძნობ.you can tell at once he is a teacher აშკარად ეტყობა, რომ მასწავლებელიაI can't tell margarine from butter მარგარინსა და კარაქს ერთმანეთისგან ვერ ვარჩევI can't think where he might be ვერ წარმომიდგენია, სად იქნებაa young teacher can't handle such a large class ახალგაზრდა მასწავლებელი ასეთ დიდ ჯგუფს ვერ მოუვლის / ვერ გაუძლებსwe can hardly ask him უხერხულია, რომ ვთხოვოთyou can have it your own way რაც გინდა, ის გიქნია!I can't help thinking about it ამ აზრს ვერ ვიცილებ // არ შემიძლია ამაზე არ ვიფიქროI can't help if it rains რა ჩემი ბრალია, თუ გაწვიმდა?I go to the picture whenever I can როცა შესაძლებლობა მაქვს კინოში დავდივარ.the question is whether he can be believed საკითხავია, შეიძლება თუ არა მას ადვუჯეროთI don't agree that it can't be solved არ გეთანხმებით, რომ ის გადაუწყვეტელია;this is a man without whom we can't go there ეს ის კაცია, რომლის გარეშეც იქ ვერ წავალთI can't understand why he is late; არ მესმის რატომ იგვიანებს;the trouble with him is you can't rely on him უბედურება ისაა, რომ ვერ ენდობიcan you work this machine? ამ დაზგაზე მუშაობა შეგიძლია // ამ დაზგას ვერ აამუშავებ?you can't go wrong with him მასთან არ დაიკარგები / არ გაგიჭირდებაmy child can't walk yet ჩემი ბავშვი ჯერ ვერ დადის//ჩემს ბავშვს ჯერ ფეხი არ აუდგამს;we can supply all your wants შეგვიძლია ყველა თქვენი მოთხოვნილება დავაკმაყოფილოთ;I can't wash this stain off my shirt ეს ლაქა პერანგს ვერ მოვაცილე;it is more than flesh and blood can stand ამას ადამიანი / მოკვდავი ვერ აიტანსI can't follow when you speak so fast როცა სწრაფად ლაპარაკობ, ვერ ვიგებyou can't smoke in the theater თეატრში თამბაქოს მოწევა არ იქნება / არ შეიძლება / აკრძალულიაyou never can tell what he will do next ვინ იცის, შემდეგ რას იზამსcan't you do it by yourself? ამას მარტო / სხვისი დახმარების გარეშე ვერ გააკეთებ?a man who cannot distinguish between red and green is called colour-blind ადამიანს, რომელიც წითელსა და მწვანეს ვერ არჩევს დალტონიკს უწოდებენnothing can excuse your laziness საკუთარ სიზარმაცეს ვერაფრით გაამართლებ / სიზარმაცეს გამართლება არა აქვსsome people cannot exhibit their emotions ზოგი თავის ემოციებს ვერ ამჟღავნებსyou can depend on him შეგიზლია ენდო / დაეყრდნოa submarine can be detected by radar წყალქვეშა ნავის მიგნება რადარით შეიძლებაearly detection of cancer can save a life კიბოს დროული აღმოჩენით შეიძლება სიცოცხლე შენარჩუნებულ იქნესhe can't differentiate a hen from a rooster კრუხსა და მამალს ერთმანეთისაგან ვერ არჩევსthe fortress can be seen from a distance of 10 kilometers ციხე ათი კილომეტრის მანძილიდან ჩანსI can't go any farther გზას ვეღარ გავაგრძელებ // ამის იქით ვერ წავალI can't say with certainty that... არ შემიძლია დანამდვილებით ვთქვა, რომ…I can't face satsivi any more საცივი ისე მომყირჭდა, ვეღარ ვუყურებso far as I know / can see რამდენადაც ვიცი / გამეგებაit can't be compared with… ვერ შეედრება // შედარება შეუძლებელიაI cannot conceive how he did such a foolish thing ვერ გამიგია / ჩემამდე არ დადის ასეთი სისულელე როგორ მოუვიდაcan't is a contracted form of 'cannot' can't' 'cannot'-ის შემოკლებული ფორმააhow can we gauge his reaction to this fact? ამ ამბავზე მისი რეაქცია როგორ განვსაზღვროთ?only an expert can date this old statue ამ ძველი ქანდაკების დათარღება მხოლოდ ექსპერტს შეუძლიაwe can't get around the law კანონს გვერდს ვერ ავუვლით / ვერ ავუქცევთI can`t abide cats კატებს ვერ ვიტან -
7 think
Ɵiŋk 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) tenke, forestille seg2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) tro, mene, finne, synes3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) tenke på/ut4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) tro2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) det å tenke på noe- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world ofmene--------tenke--------troIsubst. \/θɪŋk\/( hverdagslig) fundering, betenkningstidhave a think about something ta noe under overveielse, tenke over sakenhave (got) another think coming tro om igjendersom det er det du ønsker, må du tro om igjenII1) tenke (seg om), tenke etter, fundere (på)2) tro, anta• no, I think notnei, det tror jeg ikkedet tror så visst ikke jeg \/ det skulle bare mangle \/ bevare meg veljeg skulle tro det \/ det ville jeg da tro \/ det kan du stole på• I should jolly\/bloody\/damn(ed) well think so!takke faen for det! \/ det kan du ta deg faen på!3) synes, mene, anse (som)• do as you think best!• he is a bit lazy, don't you think?han er litt lat, eller hva mener du\/ eller hva?4) tenke seg, forestille seg, tro, ane, fatte, forstå• where do you think you are going?• who the hell do you think you are?come to think of something komme på noe, huske (på) noe• now that I come to think of it, give me the moneynå når jeg husker det, gi meg pengenedo something thinking that... gjøre noe i den tro at...give somebody something to think about gi noen en tankevekkerI don't think! (spøkefullt, slang) javisst!, å nei!, jo takk sann!, kyss meg bak!I think, therefore I am jeg tenker, altså er jegone would think that... man skulle (kunne) tro at...think about lure på, fundere påreflektere over, tenke tilbake påmene, synes• what do you think about my new image?think ahead tenke fremoverthink a lot of sette stor pris på, sette høyt, ha høye tanker omthink aloud tenke høytthink as much tenke det, tenke seg noedet tenkte jeg nok \/ det var det jeg tenktethink away something trylle bort noethink back to tenke tilbake påthink better of it komme på bedre tankerthink big tenke stortthink carefully tenke seg godt om, tenke nøye etterthink evil ha ondt i sinnethink fit eller think proper anse for å være passendethink ill of ikke like, ikke synes omthink little of eller think nothing of ha lave tanker om, ikke verdsette høyt, ikke bry seg om ikke se på som noe problemthink much of like, godkjennethink of tenke påreflektere over, tenke tilbake pålure på, gruble påsynes, mene• what do you think of my new hat?drømme om, tenke påjeg ville ikke drømme om å gjøre noe slikt huske, komme på• can you think of his name?finne påtenke seg, forestille seg• just think of his not knowing anything about it!think of that! eller just think of it! bare tenk på det!, kan du tenke deg!think on ( gammeldags) tenke påthink out tenke gjennom, tenke utthink over tenke gjennom, tenke overthink something over fundere på noe, fundere over noethink the world of sette svært høytthink through tenke gjennomthink to tenkevente (seg), regne medthink to oneself tenke (inne i seg), tenke for seg selv• «he is a dangerous man,» I thought to myself«han er en farlig mann», tenkte jeg for meg selvthink twice tenke seg godt om, tenke seg om to ganger, nøle, overveie nøyethink up ( hverdagslig) tenke ut, finne påthink well of like, synes godt omthink well of everybody tro godt om alle menneskerthink with være enig med, tenke i de samme baner som, mene det samme (som)thought to be antatt å væreto think that tenke seg, tenk at• to think that she is so rich!komme på• can you think of his name?finne påtenke seg, forestille seg• just think of his not knowing anything about it!think of that! eller just think of it! bare tenk på det!, kan du tenke deg!think on ( gammeldags) tenke påthink out tenke gjennom, tenke utthink over tenke gjennom, tenke overthink something over fundere på noe, fundere over noethink the world of sette svært høytthink through tenke gjennomthink to tenkevente (seg), regne medthink to oneself tenke (inne i seg), tenke for seg selv• «he is a dangerous man,» I thought to myself«han er en farlig mann», tenkte jeg for meg selvthink twice tenke seg godt om, tenke seg om to ganger, nøle, overveie nøyethink up ( hverdagslig) tenke ut, finne påthink well of like, synes godt omthink well of everybody tro godt om alle menneskerthink with være enig med, tenke i de samme baner som, mene det samme (som)thought to be antatt å væreto think that tenke seg, tenk at• to think that she is so rich! -
8 think
I [θɪŋk]to have a think about sth. — BE riflettere su qcs
••II 1. [θɪŋk]to have another think coming — BE colloq. sbagliarsi di grosso
1) (hold view, believe) pensare, credereI don't think so I think not form. non penso, penso di no; "is he reliable?" - "I'd like to think so but..." "ci si può fidare di lui?" - "mi piacerebbe poterlo credere ma..."; to think it best to do, that credere che la cosa migliore sia fare, che; I think it's going to rain — penso stia per piovere
2) (imagine) pensare, credereI can't think how, why — non riesco a immaginare come, perché
who do you think you are? — spreg. ma chi ti credi di essere?
and to think that... — e pensare che
3) (have thought, idea) pensareI was just thinking: suppose we sold it? — stavo pensando: e se lo vendessimo?
let's think Green! — colloq. pensiamo verde!
4) (rate, assess)to think a lot, not much of — avere una buona opinione di, stimare poco
5) (remember)2.I'm trying to think where, how — sto cercando di ricordarmi dove, come
1) (engage in thought) pensare ( about, of a), riflettere ( about su)to think clearly o straight avere le idee chiare; to think for oneself ragionare con la propria testa; I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking mi scusi, non ci pensavo; we are thinking in terms of economics vediamo le cose dal punto di vista economico; let's think: three people at Ј 70 each... allora: tre persone a 70 sterline a testa...; come to think of it... — adesso che ci penso..., a pensarci bene
to think about o of sb., sth. pensare a qcn., qcs.; I can't think of everything! — non posso pensare a tutto!
3) (consider)to think of sb. as — considerare qcn. come [brother, friend]
to think of oneself as — considerarsi [ expert]
to think of doing — pensare o avere intenzione di fare
5) (imagine)a million pounds, think of that! — un milione di sterline, ci pensi!
7) (remember)to think of — ricordare, ricordarsi
•- think up••* * *[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensare2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) pensare3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensare4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensare2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) pensiero, pensata- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of* * *think /ɵɪŋk/n. (fam.)1 momento di riflessione; idea; pensata: They both had the same think, fecero tutti e due la stessa pensata2 (nei composti) (tipico) modo di pensare; mentalità: That's a typical bloke-think, è un modo di ragionare tipico dei maschi!● to have a think, farci un pensierino; rifletterci; pensarci su (fam.): Let me have a think about it!, fammici pensare! □ (fam.) to have got another think coming, sbagliare di grosso; sognarselo (fig.).♦ (to) think /ɵɪŋk/(pass. e p. p. thought), v. t. e i.1 pensare; meditare; riflettere; considerare; credere; giudicare; opinare; ritenere; stimare; supporre; parere, sembrare (impers.): Think before you act, rifletti prima di agire!; He was thinking of his children, pensava ai suoi figli; Do you think it's going to snow?, credi che nevicherà?; I think so, credo di sì; He is thinking to emigrate to Canada, pensa d'emigrare in Canada; He thought of emigrating but then gave it up, pensava d'emigrare ma poi rinunciò; Do as you think best, fa' come (meglio) credi!; I thought him an honest man, lo consideravo (o giudicavo, stimavo) una persona onesta; I think I'll try, credo che mi ci proverò; I think it a shame not to help the needy, mi sembra una cosa vergognosa non aiutare i bisognosi; DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- What did you think of the film?, che ne pensi del film?2 immaginare; capire; concepire; pensare: I cannot think where he is, non so immaginare dove sia andato (a finire); I can't think how you do it, non riesco a capire come tu faccia● to think again, ripensarci □ to think aloud, pensare ad alta voce □ to think ( all) the better of sb. for st., avere maggior considerazione di q. in conseguenza di qc. □ to think big, pensare «in grande»; fare grandi progetti □ to think for oneself, decidere da solo; pensare con la propria testa □ (fig.) to think one has (o knows) all the anwers, credersi chissà chi; credersi molto furbo □ to think nothing but, non pensare che a: That boy thinks nothing but motorbikes, quel ragazzo non pensa che alle moto □ to think on one's feet, decidere su due piedi (fig.); improvvisare; reagire subito □ (fam.) to think outside the box, pensare fuori dagli schemi; pensare in modo creativo; guardare qc. in una prospettiva nuova □ to think the unthinkable, prendere in considerazione tutte le possibilità □ to think to oneself, pensare fra sé (e sé) □ to think twice, pensarci su due volte; rifletterci □ I thought as much, me lo aspettavo; lo sapevo □ He was thought to be a multimillionaire, passava per multimilionario NOTA D'USO: - to say (passive)-NOTA D'USO: - I think so-* * *I [θɪŋk]to have a think about sth. — BE riflettere su qcs
••II 1. [θɪŋk]to have another think coming — BE colloq. sbagliarsi di grosso
1) (hold view, believe) pensare, credereI don't think so I think not form. non penso, penso di no; "is he reliable?" - "I'd like to think so but..." "ci si può fidare di lui?" - "mi piacerebbe poterlo credere ma..."; to think it best to do, that credere che la cosa migliore sia fare, che; I think it's going to rain — penso stia per piovere
2) (imagine) pensare, credereI can't think how, why — non riesco a immaginare come, perché
who do you think you are? — spreg. ma chi ti credi di essere?
and to think that... — e pensare che
3) (have thought, idea) pensareI was just thinking: suppose we sold it? — stavo pensando: e se lo vendessimo?
let's think Green! — colloq. pensiamo verde!
4) (rate, assess)to think a lot, not much of — avere una buona opinione di, stimare poco
5) (remember)2.I'm trying to think where, how — sto cercando di ricordarmi dove, come
1) (engage in thought) pensare ( about, of a), riflettere ( about su)to think clearly o straight avere le idee chiare; to think for oneself ragionare con la propria testa; I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking mi scusi, non ci pensavo; we are thinking in terms of economics vediamo le cose dal punto di vista economico; let's think: three people at Ј 70 each... allora: tre persone a 70 sterline a testa...; come to think of it... — adesso che ci penso..., a pensarci bene
to think about o of sb., sth. pensare a qcn., qcs.; I can't think of everything! — non posso pensare a tutto!
3) (consider)to think of sb. as — considerare qcn. come [brother, friend]
to think of oneself as — considerarsi [ expert]
to think of doing — pensare o avere intenzione di fare
5) (imagine)a million pounds, think of that! — un milione di sterline, ci pensi!
7) (remember)to think of — ricordare, ricordarsi
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1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) algo; nada2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') lo que, cualquier cosaanything pron1. algois there anything interesting on TV ¿dan algo interestante por la tele?do you want anything else? ¿quieres algo más?2. nadadon't touch anything! ¡no toques nada!3. cualquier cosaI'll try anything probaré cualquier cosa / probaré lo que seatr['enɪɵɪŋ]1 (in questions) algo, alguna cosa■ is there anything left? ¿queda algo?2 (negative) nada3 (no matter what) cualquier cosa■ they can cost anything from £5 to £5000 el precio va desde cinco libras a cinco milanything ['ɛni.ɵɪŋ] pron1) : algo, alguna cosado you want anything?: ¿quieres algo?, ¿quieres alguna cosa?2) : nadahardly anything: casi nada3) : cualquier cosaI eat anything: como de todopron.• algo pron.• cualquier cosa pron.'eniθɪŋ1)a) ( something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algodo you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?
have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?
if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor
b) ( something similar) (colloq)do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?
c) ( a single thing) (with neg) nada2)a) ( whatever)anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras
b) ( no matter what)I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti
was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!
['enɪθɪŋ]PRON1) (in questions, conditional constructions) algo, alguna cosado you need anything? — ¿necesitas algo or alguna cosa?
would you like anything to eat? — ¿quieres algo or alguna cosa de comer?
is there anything inside? — ¿hay algo or alguna cosa dentro?
can anything be done? — ¿se puede hacer algo or alguna cosa?
are you doing anything tonight? — ¿haces algo or alguna cosa esta noche?, ¿tienes algún plan para esta noche?
is there anything more boring than...? — ¿puede haber algo más aburrido que...?
did you see anything interesting? — ¿viste algo de interés?
if I hear anything I'll tell you — si oigo algo, te lo diré
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anything else? — (in shop etc) ¿algo más?, ¿alguna cosa más?•
if anything it's much better — es mucho mejor si cabeif anything it's larger — si acaso, es algo más grande
•
is there anything in what he says? — ¿hay algo de verdad en lo que dice?•
have you heard anything of them? — ¿tienes alguna noticia de ellos?2) (+ negative, implied negative) nadacan't anything be done? — ¿no se puede hacer nada?
•
we can't do anything else — no podemos hacer otra cosa, no podemos hacer nada más•
hardly anything — casi nada•
I don't think there's anything more annoying than... — no creo que haya nada más irritante que...3) (no matter what) cualquier cosathey'll eat anything — comen de todo, comen cualquier cosa pej
•
anything but that — todo menos eso"was she apologetic?" - "anything but!" — -¿se disculpó? -¡nada de eso!
it was anything but pleasant — fue cualquier cosa menos agradable, era de todo menos agradable
•
their friendship was more important than anything else — su amistad era más importante que todo lo demás•
I'm not buying just anything — yo no compro cualquier cosa•
sing anything you like — canta lo que quieras, canta cualquier cosa•
it could take anything up to three months — podría llevar hasta tres meses4) (in guesses, estimates)•
as anything * —she was as white as anything — estaba más pálida que todo, estaba de lo más pálida
it's as clear as anything what they want — lo que quieren está tan claro como el agua *, está muy claro lo que quieren
•
as much as anything, I'm in it for the publicity as much as anything — más que nada estoy en esto por la publicidad•
he ran like anything * — corrió hasta más no poder, corrió como loco *•
or anything (=or anything like it) —did she say who she was or anything? — ¿dijo quién era ella o algo por el estilo?
he's not ugly or anything, just strange — no es feo ni nada por el estilo, solo raro
* * *['eniθɪŋ]1)a) ( something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algodo you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?
have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?
if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor
b) ( something similar) (colloq)do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?
c) ( a single thing) (with neg) nada2)a) ( whatever)anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras
b) ( no matter what)I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti
was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!
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1. [ʹenıθıŋ] indef pron1) что-нибудьis there anything you want? - вам что-нибудь нужно?
if you need anything they will help you - если вам что-нибудь понадобится /будет нужно/, они вам помогут
if anything should happen to him... - если бы с ним что-нибудь случилось...
I'm going to the post. Anything I can do for you? - я иду на почту. Вам ничего не нужно?
2) разг. сколько-нибудьdo you see anything of your friend? - вы когда-нибудь видите своего друга?
if he is anything of a gentleman he will apologize - если в нём есть хоть капля порядочности, он извинится
2. в отрицательных предложениях ничего; ничто; никтоnot that he knows anything about it - вряд ли он что-нибудь об этом знает; наверно, он ничего об этом не знает
I was cut a little in the fight, but it wasn't anything - в драке меня немного поранили, но это ничего /но это пустяк/
he isn't anything in the local government - в местных органах власти он никто /не имеет никакого влияния/
3. в утвердительных предложениях всё; (всё) что угодноhe will do anything to help you - он сделает всё, чтобы помочь вам
I would give anything to know - я бы отдал всё на свете, чтобы узнать (об этом); я бы многое дал, чтобы узнать (об этом)
anything you say - всё, что вы хотите; как хотите, так и будет
4. в сочетаниях:anything but - а) всё что угодно, только не...
he is anything but a scholar - он всё что угодно, только не учёный; б) далеко не, совсем не
he is anything but mad - он вовсе не сумасшедший; ≅ он себе на уме
if anything - если уж на то пошло; во всяком случае, как бы то ни было, скорее... чем
like anything - сильно, стремительно, изо всех сил
though he ran like anything, he missed the train - хотя он и бежал сломя голову, он опоздал на поезд
as anything - чрезвычайно, ужасно
it's as simple [easy] as anything - это совсем просто [легко]
or anything - разг. или что-нибудь такое; что-нибудь в этом роде
if he wants to speak to me or anything I'll be here all day - если он захочет поговорить со мной или если ему ещё что-нибудь понадобится, то я буду здесь весь день
♢
anything goes - всё сойдётin this case anything goes - в этом случае всё сойдёт /пройдёт/; тут всё дозволено
an anything goes attitude /approach/ - нетребовательность, неразборчивость
2. [ʹenıθıŋ] advnot make /not think/ anything of smth. - не придавать значения чему-л.
сколько-нибудь; в какой-либо мереis this article anything like his? - разве эта статья (хоть) сколько-нибудь похожа на его статью?
is her dress anything like mine? - разве её платье хоть чем-то напоминает моё?
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ˈenɪθɪŋ мест.;
неопред.
1) что-нибудь( в вопросительных и условных предложениях) Is there anything you want? ≈ Вам что-нибудь нужно?
2) ничто, ничего( в отрицательных предложениях) He hasn't taken anything. ≈ Он ничего не взял.
3) все, все что угодно( в утвердительных предложениях) He will do anything to help you. ≈ Он сделает все, чтобы помочь вам. ∙ like anything - if anythingв вопросительных и условных предложениях что-нибудь - is there * you want? вам что-нибудь нужно? - if you need * they will help you если вам что-нибудь понадобится они вам помогут - if * should happen to him... если с ним что-нибудь случилось... - I'm going to the post. Anything I can do for you? я иду на почту. Вам ничего не нужно? в вопросительных и условных предложениях (разговорное) сколько-нибудь - do you see * of your friend? вы когда-нибудь видите своего друга? - if he is * of a gentleman he will apologize если в нем есть хоть капля порядочности, он извинится в отрицательных предложениях ничего;
ничто;
никто - he hasn't taken * он ничего не взял - he doesn't do * at all он совсем ничего не делает - not that he knows * about it вряд ли он что-нибудь об этом знает;
наверно, он ничего об этом не знает - I was cut a little in the fight, but it wasn't * в драке меня немного поранили, но это ничего - he isn't * in the local government в местных органах власти он никто в утвердительных предложениях все, что угодно - he will do * to help you он сделает все, чтобы помочь вам - I would give * to know я бы отдал все на свете, чтобы узнать, я бы многое дал, чтобы узнать - he eats * он есть все подряд - * you say все, что вы хотите;
как хотите, так и будет в сочетаниях - * but все что угодно, только не...;
далеко не, совсем не - he is * but a scholar он все что угодно, только не ученый - it is * but pleasant это отнюдь не приятно - he is * but mad он вовсе не сумасшедший;
он себе на уме - if * если уж на то пошло;
во всяком случае, как бы то ни было, скорее... чем - like * сильно, стремительно, изо всех сил - though he ran like *, he missed the train хотя он и бежал сломя голову, он опоздал на поезд - as * чрезвычайно, ужасно - he will be as peeved as * он будет страшно раздражен - it's as simple as * это совсем просто - not for * ни за что - I wouldn't do it for * я ни за что бы этого не сделал - or * (разговорное) или что-нибудь такое;
что-нибудь в этом роде - if he wants to speak to me or * I'll be here all day если он захочет поговорить со мной или если ему еще что-нибудь понадобиться, то я буду здесь весь день > * goes все сойдет > in this case * goes в этом случае все сойдет;
тут все дозволено > an * goes attitude /approach/ нетребовательность, неразборчивость > not make /not think/ * of smth. не придавать значения чему-л. сколько-нибудь;
в какой-либо мере - is this article * like his? разве эта статья сколько-нибудь похожа на его статью? - is her dress * like mine? разве ее платье хоть чем-то напоминает мое?anything pron indef. что угодно, все (в утверд. предл.) ;
take anything you like возьмите все, что вам нравится ~ pron indef. что-нибудь (в вопр. предл.) ;
ничто (в отриц. предл.) ;
have you lost anything? вы что-нибудь потеряли?~ but все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward он все что угодно, только не трус ~ but далеко не;
it is anything but clear это далеко не ясно but: anything ~ далеко не;
все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward трусом его не назовешь~ pron indef. что-нибудь (в вопр. предл.) ;
ничто (в отриц. предл.) ;
have you lost anything? вы что-нибудь потеряли?he hasn't found ~ он ничего не нашел;
is he anything like his father? есть у него что-нибудь общее с отцом?, он хоть чем-нибудь похож на отца?~ but все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward он все что угодно, только не трус but: anything ~ далеко не;
все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward трусом его не назовешьif ~ пожалуй, если хотите;
if anything he has little changed пожалуй, он совсем не изменилсяhe hasn't found ~ он ничего не нашел;
is he anything like his father? есть у него что-нибудь общее с отцом?, он хоть чем-нибудь похож на отца?~ but далеко не;
it is anything but clear это далеко не ясноlike ~ разг. сильно, стремительно, изо всех сил;
he ran like anything он бежал изо всех сил like ~ разг. чрезвычайно, очень ужасно like: ~, ~ anything, ~ mad разг. стремительно;
изо всех сил;
сильно, чрезвычайно, ужасно;
do not talk like that не говорите такanything pron indef. что угодно, все (в утверд. предл.) ;
take anything you like возьмите все, что вам нравитсяБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > anything
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12 can
̈ɪkæn I (полная форма) ;
(редуцированные формы) гл.;
прош. вр. - could
1) мочь, быть в состоянии, иметь возможность;
уметь (говорится о физических или умственных способностях или возможностях, естественных или приобретенных) What weight can you carry? ≈ Какой вес ты можешь поднять? Who can run farthest? ≈ Кто может пробежать быстрее всех? He can speak English but he can't write it very well. ≈ Он по-английски хорошо говорит, но не очень хорошо пишет. I can play football well, but I'm unable to play now, I don't feel well. ≈ Я умею хорошо играть в футбол, но сейчас я не могу играть, так как плохо себя чувствую. I can not but say it. ≈ Я не могу не сказать этого.
2) мочь, иметь возможность, иметь право а) выражает возможность, обусловленную обстоятельствами Anybody can make mistakes. ≈ Любой может сделать ошибки. б) выражает предоставленную возможность или разрешение No one can play the organ during service time without the consent of the Vicar. ≈ Никто не может играть на органе во время службы без согласия викария. You can go now if you like. ≈ Если хотите, можете идти. в) в прошедшем времени выражает вежливую просьбу Could I have this book with me? ≈ Не мог бы я взять эту книгу с собой? Could you please tell me the way to Trafalgar Square? ≈ Не могли бы вы мне сказать, как пройти к Трафальгарской площади? ∙ Syn: may
3) может быть, возможно, неужели выражает предположение, сомнение, удивление в вопросительных предложениях;
не может быть( выражает невероятность в отрицательных предложениях) Can it be true? ≈ Неужели это правда? Do you think my mother can be living? ≈ Ты думаешь моя мать может быть жива? She can't feel hurt, we've explained everything to her. ≈ Не может быть, чтобы она обиделась, мы же ей все объяснили. She can't be telling lies. ≈ Не может быть, чтобы она лгала. II
1. сущ.
1) бидон milk can ≈ молочный бидон watering can ≈ лейка для полива Syn: churn
2) колпак дымовой трубы (напоминающий по форме бидон) chimney-pot
3) преим. амер. металлический контейнер или ящик garbage can ≈ ящик для мусора
4) преим. амер. банка консервов
5) амер.;
сл. отхожее место Syn: lavatory, water-closet
6) амер.;
сл. задница
7) амер.;
сл. тюрьма
8) коробка для кинопленки in the can ≈ законченный, завершенный( о фильме)
9) чехол, кожух ∙ to be in the can ≈ быть законченным и готовым к употреблению can of worms ≈ очень сложная проблема
2. гл.
1) консервировать (пищевые продукты) ;
тж. перен. Ten or twelve discourses on fundamental ideas which have to be embalmed or canned or potted or whatever you like to call it, upon gramophone records. ≈ Десять или двенадцать бесед по фундаментальным вопросам, которые должны быть записаны, законсервированы - назовите это как хотите - на граммофонных пластинках. Syn: tin
3.
2), pot
2.
2) амер.;
сл. исключить( из школы, института и т. п.) ;
уволить
3) амер.;
сл. прекратить, перестать Can all that stuff, Sergeant. ≈ Прекратите эти штучки, сержант. Syn: stop
2., leave off выражает: объективную возможность: мочь, быть в состоянии - I * do it я могу это сделать - it * be done at once это можно сделать сразу - * you see him? вы его видите? - he can't come to you tomorrow он не может прийти к вам завтра - it was so dark we could see nothing было так темно, что мы ничего не видели - you cannot go there by bus автобусом вы туда не доедете, автобусом вы доехать туда не сможете - I will help you all I * я помогу вам всем, чем смогу - she tried to lift the sack but she couldn't она пыталась понять мешок, но не смогла - he could do no more, he was quite exhausted больше он не мог, он совершенно выбился из сил - how * you tell? откуда вы знаете? - he reassured her as well as /at best/ he could он ее утешал, как только мог - he ran as quickly as he could он бежал изо всех сил - make all haste you *! не теряйте ни минуты! не задерживайтесь! умение, способность уметь, мочь - I * swim я умею плавать - she can't cook она не умеет готовить - * they translate such texts? они могут /умеют/ переводить такие тексты? - she * read and write она умеет читать и писать - she * make her own dress она может сама шить себе платья - he * learn anything with ease учение дается ему легко - could he read when he was five? умел ли он читать, когда ему было пять лет? - children * be very trying с детьми иногда бывает очень трудно - he could walk twenty miles он мог пройти пешком двадцать миль (моральное право) быть вправе, иметь право, мочь - I can't very well accept this offer я не чувствую себя в праве принять это предложение - I * hardly go away and leave you alone не могу же я уйти и оставить вас одного - the Lower House alone * initiate financial measuress только нижняя палата имеет право вносить на рассмотрение финансовые законопроекты (разговорное) (американизм) просьбу (в вопросительных предложениях) можно?, разрешите? - * he go to the picnic? можно ему поехать на пикник? - * I have some more bread, please? дайте мне еще хлеба, пожалуйста;
передайте мне, пожалуйста, хлеб разрешение (в утвердительных и отрицательных предложениях) - you * go now теперь можете идти - you * cross the street here вы можете перейти улицу здесь - you cannot play football in England on Sundays по воскресеньям в Англии в футбол не играют;
в воскресенье в Англии не разрешается /нельзя/ играть в футбол предположение (обыкн. с перфектным инфинитивом в утвердительных предложениях) может быть, возможно - he * have walked there, it is not far возможно, он пошел туда пешком, это недалеко сомнение (в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях) может ли? возможно ли? неужели? - that cannot be этого не может быть - * it be true? неужели (это правда) ? - * he have meant it? неужели он говорил это серьезно? неужели он имел это в виду? - she can't have done it! она не могла этого сделать! - do you think he * still be living? ты думаешь, он еще жив? в сочетаниях: can but..., cannot but... - cannot help laughing быть не в состоянии удержаться от смеха - as * be (эмоционально-усилительно) очень, чрезвычайно - she is as pleased as * be она очень /страшно/ довольна - the neighbours were as generous as could be соседи проявили необычайную щедрость - it's as ugly as * be трудно представить себе что-нибудь уродливее /страшнее/ жестяная коробка или банка;
жестянка( американизм) консервная банка;
банка (из любого материала) (американизм) банка консервов - a * of beer банка пива - a * of peaches консервированные персики бидон - * company( военное) рота подвоза горючего (в бидонах) канистра кружка;
жбан;
манерка оболочка;
чехол;
кожух;
контейнер (кинематографический) коробка для кинопленки колпак дымовой трубы лейка (американизм) урна, мусорный ящик - garbage * мусорный ящик;
лачуга( шотландское) мера( американизм) (сленг) нужник, отхожее место ( американизм) (сленг) каталажка, тюрьма pl ( американизм) (сленг) телефонные наушники( сленг) унция марихуаны (авиация) (жаргон) самолет( морское) (жаргон) эскадренный миноносец, эсминец > * of worms( американизм) (сленг) (целая) куча неприятностей;
запутанное, безнадежное дело;
сам черт не разберет > to carry the * стать козлом отпущения;
отдуваться за других;
расхлебывать кашу > in the * (кинематографический) "уже в коробке", отснятый (о готовом фильме) ;
готовый для демонтсрации > in the * обыкн (радиотехника) (телевидение) готовый, законченный;
завершенный консервировать (пищевые продукты) разливать в бидоны, канистры и т. п. (американизм) (сленг) посадить в тюрьму( американизм) (сленг) исключить (учащегося) ;
уволить (служащего) (американизм) (сленг) прекратить, перестать - * it! хватит!, замолчи!, заткнись! - * the stuff! брось это! (разговорное) записывать( на пленку, пластинки) ~ амер. жарг. тюрьма;
to be in the can быть законченным и готовым к употреблению can банка консервов ~ бидон ~ модальный недостаточный глагол выражает сомнение, неуверенность, недоверие: it can't be true! не может быть!;
can it be true? неужели? ~ жестяная коробка или банка ~ консервировать (мясо, овощи, фрукты) ~ модальный недостаточный глагол мочь, иметь право;
you can go вы свободны, можете идти ~ (could) модальный недостаточный глагол мочь, быть в состоянии, иметь возможность;
уметь;
I will do all I can я сделаю все, что могу ~ амер. жарг. остановить(ся) ~ амер. жарг. отделаться( от кого-л.) ;
уволить ~ амер. жарг. посадить в тюрьму ~ амер. стульчак, сиденье в уборной ~ амер. жарг. тюрьма;
to be in the can быть законченным и готовым к употреблению cannot: cannot отриц. форма гл. can ~ модальный недостаточный глагол выражает сомнение, неуверенность, недоверие: it can't be true! не может быть!;
can it be true? неужели? garbage ~ жарг. лачуга в рабочем поселке garbage ~ помойное ведро;
ящик для мусора I ~ speak French я говорю (умею говорить) по-французски;
I cannot я не могу;
I cannot away with this терпеть этого не могу;
I cannot but я не могу не I ~ speak French я говорю (умею говорить) по-французски;
I cannot я не могу;
I cannot away with this терпеть этого не могу;
I cannot but я не могу не no: ~ нет;
no, I cannot нет, не могу I ~ speak French я говорю (умею говорить) по-французски;
I cannot я не могу;
I cannot away with this терпеть этого не могу;
I cannot but я не могу не ~ (could) модальный недостаточный глагол мочь, быть в состоянии, иметь возможность;
уметь;
I will do all I can я сделаю все, что могу ~ модальный недостаточный глагол выражает сомнение, неуверенность, недоверие: it can't be true! не может быть!;
can it be true? неужели? she ~'t have done it! не может быть, чтобы она это сделала!;
what cannot be cured must be endured что нельзя исправить, то следует терпеть she ~'t have done it! не может быть, чтобы она это сделала!;
what cannot be cured must be endured что нельзя исправить, то следует терпеть cure: ~ вулканизировать( резину) ;
what cannot be cured must be endured посл. = что нельзя исправить, то следует терпеть ~ модальный недостаточный глагол мочь, иметь право;
you can go вы свободны, можете идти -
13 can
I [kæn (полная форма); kən,kn (редуцированные формы)]v́ (could; отриц. форма cannot, can't; 2-е л. ед. ч. наст. вр. уст. canst)1. 1) объективную возможность мочь, быть в состоянииcan you see him? - вы его видите?
it was so dark we could see nothing - было так темно, что мы ничего не видели
you cannot go there by bus - автобусом вы туда не доедете, автобусом вы доехать туда не сможете
I will help you all I can - я помогу вам всем, чем смогу
she tried to lift the sack but she couldn't - она пыталась поднять мешок, но не смогла
he could do no more, he was quite exhausted - больше он не мог, он совершенно выбился из сил
how can you tell? - откуда вы знаете?
he reassured her as well as /as best/ he could - он её утешал, как только мог
make all haste you can! - не теряйте ни минуты!, не задерживайтесь!
2) умение, способность уметь, мочьcan they translate such texts? - они могут /умеют/ переводить такие тексты?
could he read when he was five? - умел ли он читать, когда ему было пять лет?
3) моральное право быть вправе, иметь право, мочьI can't very well accept this offer - я не чувствую себя вправе принять это предложение
I can hardly go away and leave you alone - не могу же я уйти и оставить вас одного
the Lower House alone can initiate financial measures - только нижняя палата имеет право вносить на рассмотрение финансовые законопроекты
2. разг. амер.1) просьбу ( в вопросительных предложениях) можно?, разрешите?can he go to the picnic? - можно ему поехать на пикник?
can I have some more bread, please? - дайте мне ещё хлеба, пожалуйста; передайте мне, пожалуйста, хлеб
you cannot play football in England on Sundays - по воскресеньям в Англии в футбол не играют; в воскресенье в Англии не разрешается /нельзя/ играть, в футбол
3. 1) предположение (обыкн. с перфектным инфинитивом в утвердительных предложениях) может быть, возможноhe can have walked there, it is not far - возможно, он пошёл туда пешком, это недалеко
2) сомнение ( в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях) может ли?, возможно ли?, неужели?can it be true? - неужели (это правда)?
can lie have meant it? - неужели он говорил это серьёзно?; неужели он имел это в виду?
she can't have done it! - она не могла этого сделать!
do you think he can still be living? - ты думаешь, он ещё жив?
4. в сочетаниях:can but..., cannot but... см. but III 5
cannot help laughing [smiling etc] - быть не в состоянии удержаться от смеха [улыбки и т. п.]
as can be - эмоц.-усил. очень, чрезвычайно
she is as pleased as can be - она очень /страшно/ довольна
the neighbours were as generous as could be - соседи проявили необычайную щедрость
IIit's as ugly as can be - трудно представить себе что-нибудь уродливее /страшнее/
1. [kæn] n1. жестяная коробка или банка; жестянка2. амер.1) консервная банка; банка ( из любого материала)2) банка консервов3. 1) бидонcan company - воен. рота подвоза горючего (в бидонах)
2) канистра3) кружка; жбан; манерка4. оболочка; чехол; кожух; контейнер5. кино коробка для киноплёнки6. колпак дымовой трубы7. лейка8. амер. урна, мусорный ящикgarbage can - а) мусорный ящик; б) шутл. лачуга
9. шотл. мера10. амер. сл. нужник, отхожее место11. амер. сл. каталажка, тюрьма12. pl амер. сл. телефонные наушники13. сл. унция марихуаны14. ав. жарг. самолёт15. мор. жарг. эскадренный миноносец, эсминец♢
can of worms - амер. сл. (целая) куча неприятностей; запутанное, безнадёжное дело; ≅ сам чёрт не разберётto carry the can - стать козлом отпущения; отдуваться за других; расхлёбывать кашу
in the can - а) кино «уже в коробке», отснятый ( о готовом фильме); готовый для демонстрации; б) обыкн. радио, тлв. готовый, законченный; завершённый
2. [kæn] v1. консервировать ( пищевые продукты)2. разливать в бидоны, канистры и т. п.3. амер. сл. посадить в тюрьму5. амер. сл. прекратить, перестатьcan it! - хватит!, замолчи!, заткнись!
can the stuff! - брось это
6. разг. записывать (на плёнку, пластинку) -
14 voir
voir [vwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 301. <a. to see• vous n'avez encore rien vu ! you ain't seen nothing yet! (inf)• c'est ce que nous verrons ! we'll see about that!• on aura tout vu ! we've seen everything now!• comment voyez-vous l'avenir ? how do you see the future?► voir + infinitif• notre pays voit renaître le fascisme our country is witnessing the rebirth of fascism► aller voir to go and see• fais voir ! let me have a look!• va te faire voir (ailleurs) ! (inf!) get lost! (inf!)• qu'il aille se faire voir (chez les Grecs) ! (inf!) he can go to hell! (inf!)► à le (ou te etc) voir• à le voir, on ne lui donnerait pas 90 ans to look at him, you wouldn't think he was 90b. ( = pouvoir voir, imaginer)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• est-ce que tu le vois ? can you see it?• tu me vois aller lui dire ça ? can you see me telling him that?• il va encore protester, je vois ça d'ici he's going to start protesting again, I can see it comingc. ( = examiner, étudier) [+ dossier] to look at ; [+ circulaire] to reade. (locutions)• tu vas le faire tout de suite, vu ? (inf) you're going to do it straightaway, okay?• nous n'avons pas la même façon de voir les choses we see things differently► c'est tout vu ! (inf) that's for sure!► à voir• à voir son train de vie, elle doit être très riche if her lifestyle is anything to go by, she must be very well-off• il ne fera plus cette erreur -- c'est à voir he won't make the same mistake again -- we'll see► il n'y a qu'à voir• il n'a pas de goût, il n'y a qu'à voir comment il s'habille he's got no taste, you only have to look at the clothes he wears► rien à voir• cela a quelque chose à voir avec... this has got something to do with...• son nouveau film ? rien à voir avec les précédents his new film? it's nothing like his previous work• le résultat n'a plus grand-chose à voir avec le projet initial the result bears very little relation to the initial project► pour voir just to see• essaie un peu, pour voir ! just you try!► passer voir• je suis passé le voir I went to see him► vouloir + voir• je veux voir ça ! I want to see that!• je voudrais t'y voir ! I'd like to see you try!• tu aurais dû refuser ! -- j'aurais voulu t'y voir ! you should have said no! -- I'd like to see what you'd have done!► bien voir• nous allons bien voir ! we'll soon find out!• j'ai quelques économies, ça me permettra de voir venir (inf) I've got some savings which should be enough to see me through (inf)• on va perdre, ça je le vois venir (gros comme une maison) (inf) ( = prévoir) we're going to lose, I can see it coming (a mile off (inf))• je te vois venir (avec tes gros sabots) (inf) I can see what you're leading up to► se faire mal voir• si elle ne revient pas travailler lundi, elle va se faire mal voir if she doesn't come back to work on Monday, it won't look too good2. <a. to see• dis-moi voir... tell me...• essaie voir ! (inf) just you try it!• regarde voir ce qu'il a fait ! (inf) just look what he's done!• un peu de charité, voyons ! (rappel à l'ordre) come on now, let's be charitable!• voyons voyons ! let's see now !• c'est trop lourd pour toi, voyons ! come on now, it's too heavy for you!3. <4. <► se voira. (soi-même) to see o.s.• il la trouve moche -- il ne s'est pas vu ! he thinks she's ugly -- has he looked in the mirror lately?c. ( = se trouver) se voir contraint de to find o.s. forced to• je me vois dans la triste obligation de... I have the sad task of...d. ( = être visible) [tache, couleur, sentiments] to showe. ( = se produire) cela se voit tous les jours it happens every day• cela ne s'est jamais vu ! it's unheard of!f. (fonction passive) ils se sont vu interdire l'accès du musée they were refused admission to the museum* * *vwaʀ
1.
1) ( percevoir par les yeux) to see [personne, objet]à le voir, on le prendrait pour un clochard — to look at him, you'd think he was a tramp
2) (être spectateur, témoin de) [personne] to see [film, incident]; [lieu] to see [événement, évolution]3) ( se figurer) to see4) ( juger) to seevoir favorablement quelque chose — to be favourably [BrE] disposed toward(s) something
5) (comprendre, déceler) to see [moyen, avantage]6) (constater, découvrir) to seevoir si/pourquoi — to find out ou to see if/why
on verra bien — well, we'll see
‘je ne paierai pas!’ - ‘c'est ce que nous verrons!’ — ‘I won't pay!’ - ‘we shall see about that!’
touches-y, pour voir! — ( menace) you just touch it!
7) (examiner, étudier) to see [malade]; to look at [problème, dossier]8) (recevoir, se rendre chez) to see [client, médecin, ami]9) ( visiter) to see [ville, monument]10) ( avoir un rapport avec)
2.
voyez à ce que tout soit prêt — see to it ou make sure that everything is ready
3.
verbe intransitif1) ( avec les yeux)voir, y voir — to be able to see
je or j'y vois à peine — I can hardly see
2) ( par l'esprit)voir loin — ( être prévoyant) to look ahead; ( être perspicace) to be far-sighted
il faut voir — (colloq) ( ça mérite réflexion) we'll have to see
3) ( rappel à l'ordre)voyons, sois sage! — come on now, behave yourself!
4.
se voir verbe pronominal1) (dans la glace, en imagination) to see oneself2) ( se remarquer) [tache, défaut] to showcela se voit tous les jours — it happens all the time ou every day
3) ( se trouver)se voir obligé or dans l'obligation de faire quelque chose — to find oneself forced to do
4) ( se fréquenter) to see each otherils ne peuvent pas se voir (en peinture (colloq)) — they can't stand each other
••je préfère voir venir — (colloq) I would rather wait and see
on t'a vu venir! — (colloq) they/we saw you coming! (colloq)
je te vois venir — (colloq) I can see what you're getting at GB ou where you're coming from (colloq)
qu'il aille se faire voir! — (colloq) tell him to get lost! (colloq)
* * *vwaʀ1. vi1) (sens littéral) to seeD'ici, on voit mieux. — You can see better from here.
voir loin fig — to be far-sighted
faites voir — show me, let me see
2) (prendre le temps de réfléchir) to seeVoyons ce qu'on peut faire. — Let's see what we can do.
Voyons, sois raisonnable! — Come on, be reasonable!
ni vu ni connu! — what the eye doesn't see...!, no one will be any the wiser
2. vt1) (= distinguer) to seeD'ici, on voit bien le Mont-Blanc. — You can see Mont Blanc clearly from here., You get a good view of Mont Blanc from here.
2) (= regarder) to seeIl m'a fait voir sa collection de timbres. — He showed me his stamp collection.
3) (= être témoin de) to seeJ'ai vu des cas semblables. — I have seen similar cases.
Je les ai vu humiliés. — I saw them humiliated.
4) (= rendre visite à) to seeVenez me voir quand vous serez à Paris. — Come and see me when you're in Paris.
5) (= comprendre) to seeJe ne vois pas pourquoi il a fait ça. — I don't see why he did that.
6) (= imaginer) to seeJe la voyais déjà en patronne de multinationale. — I could see her as the big boss of a multinational corporation.
7) (= supporter)ne pas pouvoir voir qn fig — not to be able to stand sb, not to be able to stand the sight of sb
Je ne peux vraiment pas la voir. — I really can't stand her., I really can't stand the sight of her.
Ça n'a rien à voir avec lui, c'est entre toi et moi. — It's nothing to do with him, it's between you and me.
je te vois venir! ironique — I can see what you're getting at!, I can see what you're after!
voir à faire qch (= s'assurer que) — to see to it that sth is done
* * *voir verb table: voirA vtr1 ( percevoir par les yeux) to see [personne, objet]; dis-moi ce que tu vois gén tell me what you see; je ne vois rien I can't ou don't see anything; je n'y vois rien I can't see a thing; il faut le voir pour le croire it has to be seen to be believed; je les ai vus de mes propres yeux or de mes yeux vu! I saw them with my own eyes!; je les ai vus comme je te vois! I saw them as plainly as I see you standing there!; que vois-je! liter what's this I see?; à la voir si triste when you see her so sad; à le voir, on le prendrait pour un clochard to look at him, you'd think he was a tramp; faire voir qch à qn to show sb sth; laisser voir son ignorance to show one's ignorance; sa jupe fendue laissait voir ses cuisses her slit skirt showed her thighs; voir qch en rêve to dream about sth; ⇒ mûr;2 (être spectateur, témoin de) [personne] to see [film, incident, événement]; [période, lieu, organisation] to see [événement, évolution, changement]; aller voir un film to go to see a film GB ou movie US; nous voyons les prix augmenter we see prices rising; je les ai vus partir/qui partaient I saw them leave/leaving; on l'a vue entrer she was seen going in, someone saw her go in; la voiture qu'il a vue passer the car he saw go by; la ville qui l'a vue naître her native town, the town where she was born; le film est à voir the film is worth seeing; c'est triste/intéressant à voir it' s sad/interesting to see; c'est beau à voir it's beautiful to look at; ce n'est pas beau à voir it's not a pretty sight; il faut voir comment○! you should see how!; j'aurais voulu que tu voies ça! you should have seen it!; je voudrais bien t'y voir! I'd like to see how you'd get on!; a-t-on jamais vu pareille audace! have you ever seen such cheek!; on n'a jamais vu ça! it's unheard of!; et vous n'avez encore rien vu! you ain't seen nothing yet○! hum; qu'est-ce qu'il ne faut pas voir, on aura tout vu! could you ever have imagined such a thing!; voyez-moi ça! just look at that!;3 ( se figurer) to see; comment vois-tu l'avenir? how do you see the future?; je le vois or verrais bien enseignant I can just see him as a teacher; je ne la vois pas faire ça toute sa vie I can't see her doing it forever; voir sa vie comme un désastre to view one's life as a disaster; on voit bien comment it's easy to see how; on ne voit guère comment, on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; j'ai vu le moment où il allait m'étrangler I thought he was about to strangle me; je vois ça d'ici I can just imagine; tu vois un peu s'il arrivait maintenant! just imagine, if he turned up now!;4 ( juger) to see; c'est ma façon de voir (les choses) that's the way I see things; je ne partage pas ta façon de voir I see things differently from you; voir en qn un ami to see sb as a friend; je ne vois pas qu'il y ait lieu d'intervenir I don't see any reason to intervene; c'est à toi de voir it's up to you to decide; voir favorablement une réforme to be favourablyGB disposed toward(s) a reform; tu vas te faire mal voir de Sophie Sophie is going to think badly of you; je te vois mal parti you're heading for trouble;5 (comprendre, déceler) to see [cause, moyen, avantage] (dans in); je vois I see; je vois ce que tu veux dire I see what you mean; je ne vois pas qui tu veux dire I don't know who you mean; tu vois où elle veut en venir? do you see what she's getting at?; je ne vois pas où est le problème I can't see the problem; je ne vois pas l'intérêt d'attendre I can't see the point of waiting; je n'y vois aucun mal I see no harm in it; je ne vois aucun mal à ce qu'elle signe I see no harm in her signing; si tu n'y vois pas d'inconvénient if it's all right with you, if you have no objection; tu ne vois pas qu'il ment? can't ou don't you see that he's lying? ; on voit bien qu'elle n'a jamais travaillé! you can tell ou it's obvious that she's never worked!; je le vois à leur attitude I can tell by their attitude; à quoi le vois- tu? how can you tell?;6 (constater, découvrir) to see; comme vous le voyez as you can see; à ce que je vois from what I can see; voir si/combien/pourquoi to find out ou to see if/how much/why; vois si c'est sec see if it's dry; vois si ça leur convient find out ou see if it suits them; on verra bien well, we'll see; ‘je ne paierai pas!’-‘c'est ce que nous verrons!’ ‘I won't pay!’-‘we shall see about that!’; c'est à voir that remains to be seen; j'ai fait ça pour voir I did it to see what would happen; essaie pour voir try and see!; essaie un peu/touches-y, pour voir! ( menace) you just try it/touch it!; vous m'en voyez ravi I am delighted about it;7 (examiner, étudier) to see [malade]; to look at [problème, dossier]; ( dans un texte) voir page 10/le mode d'emploi see page 10/instructions for use; je verrai (ce que je peux faire) I'll see (what I can do); voyons let's see;8 (recevoir, se rendre chez, fréquenter) to see [client, médecin, ami]; je le vois peu en ce moment I don't see much of him at the moment; aller voir qn gén to go to see sb; ( à l'hôpital) to go to visit sb; je passerai la voir demain I'll call on her tomorrow, I'll pop in and see her tomorrow;10 ( avoir un rapport avec) avoir quelque chose à voir avec to have something to do with; ça n'a rien à voir! that's got nothing to do with it!; il n'a rien à voir là-dedans or à y voir it's got nothing to do with him. ⇒ chandelle.B voir à vtr ind fml ( veiller à) to see (à to); voyez à ce que tout soit prêt see to it ou make sure that everything is ready; faudrait voir à réserver des places○ we ought to see about reserving ou booking GB seats; voyez à réserver les places make sure you reserve ou book GB the seats.C vi1 ( avec les yeux) voir, y voir to be able to see; est-ce qu'un bébé (y) voit à la naissance? can a baby see at birth?; je or j'y vois à peine I can hardly see; (y) voir double to see double; je vois trouble everything is a blur; voir loin lit to see a long way off;2 ( par l'esprit) (y) voir clair dans qch to have a clear understanding of sth; voir loin ( être prévoyant) to look ahead; ( être perspicace) to be far-sighted; voir grand to think big; elle a vu juste she was right; il faut voir ( ça mérite réflexion) we'll have to see; ( c'est incroyable) you wouldn't believe it;3 ( pour insister) voyons voir let's see now; regardez voir take a look; dites voir tell me; montrez voir show me;5 ( rappel à l'ordre) voyons, sois sage! come on now, behave yourself!D se voir vpr1 (dans la glace, en imagination) to see oneself; elle se voyait déjà sur les planches she could already see herself on the stage;2 ( être conscient de) to realize; il s'est vu sombrer dans la folie he realized he was going mad;3 ( se remarquer) [tache, défaut] to show; ça se voit it shows; ça ne se voit pas qu'un peu○! it sticks out a mile!;4 ( se produire) cela se voit tous les jours it happens all the time ou every day; cela ne se voit pas tous les jours it isn't something you see every day; ça ne s'est jamais vu! it's unheard of!;5 ( se trouver) se voir obligé or dans l'obligation de faire qch to find oneself forced to do; ils se sont vu répondre que they were told that;6 (se rencontrer, se fréquenter) to see each other;7 ( sympathiser) ils ne peuvent pas se voir they can't stand each other;8 ( être vu) to be seen; la tour se voit de loin the tower can be seen from far away;9 ○ s'en voir to have a hard time (pour faire doing).ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez to see no further than the end of one's nose; je préfère voir venir I would rather wait and see; on t'a vu venir○! they saw you coming○!; je te vois venir○ I can see what you're getting at GB ou where you're coming from○; je ne peux pas le voir (en peinture)○ I can't stand him; je t'ai assez vu I've had enough of you; en voir de belles or de toutes les couleurs to go through some hard times; j'en ai vu d'autres I've seen worse; en faire voir à qn to give sb a hard time; va te faire voir (ailleurs)○, va voir ailleurs or là-bas si j'y suis○! get lost○!; qu'il aille se faire voir○! tell him to get lost○!; il ferait beau voir ça! that would be the last straw![vwar] verbe transitifA.[PERCEVOIR AVEC LES YEUX]1. [distinguer] to seeil ne voit rien de l'œil gauche he can't see anything with his ou he's blind in the left eyeà les voir, on ne dirait pas qu'ils roulent sur l'or to look at them, you wouldn't think they were rolling in ità la voir si souriante, on ne dirait pas qu'elle souffre when you see how cheerful she is, you wouldn't think she's in painvoir quelqu'un faire ou qui fait quelque chose to see somebody do ou doing somethingfais voir! let me see!, show me!a. [bébé] to be bornb. [journal] to come outc. [théorie, invention] to appearil faut la voir lui répondre, il faut voir comment elle lui répond you should see the way she speaks to himvoir venir: je te vois venir, tu veux de l'argent! (familier) I can see what you're leading up to ou getting at, you want some money!le garagiste m'a fait payer 800 euros — il t'a vu venir! (familier) the mechanic charged me 800 euros — he saw you coming!Noël n'est que dans trois semaines, on a le temps de voir venir! Christmas isn 't for another three weeks, we've got plenty of time!c'est vrai, je l'ai vue le faire it's true, I saw her do itje l'ai vu faire des erreurs I saw him making ou make mistakesici, les terrains ont vu leur prix doubler en cinq ans land prices here doubled over five yearsn'avoir rien vu to be wet behind the ears ou greenils en ont vu, avec leur aînée! their oldest girl really gave them a hard time!il en a vu de toutes les couleurs ou des vertes et des pas mûres (familier) ou de belles ou de drôles he's been through quite a loten faire voir (de toutes les couleurs) à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a hard time, to lead somebody a merry dancerépète un peu, pour voir! (you) DARE say that again!4. [inspecter - appartement] to see, to view ; [ - rapport] to see, to (have a) look at ; [ - leçon] to go ou to look overne pas voir: il préfère ne pas voir ses infidélités he prefers to turn a blind eye to ou to shut his eyes to her affairsqui n'a pas vu l'Égypte n'a rien vu unless you've seen Egypt, you haven't lived5. [consulter, recevoir - ami, médecin] to seele médecin va vous voir dans quelques instants the doctor will be with ou see you in a few minutesil faut voir un psychiatre, mon vieux! (familier & figuré) you need your head examined, old man![fréquenter] to see[être en présence de]6. [se référer à]voir illustration p. 7 see diagram p 7voyez l'horaire des trains check ou consult the train timetableB.[PENSER, CONCEVOIR]le pull est trop large — je te voyais plus carré que cela the jumper is too big — I thought you had broader shouldersvoir d'ici quelqu'un/quelque chose: lui confier le budget? je vois ça d'ici! ask him to look after the budget? I can just see it!voir quelque chose d'un mauvais œil, ne pas voir quelque chose d'un bon œil to be displeased about somethingvoir quelque chose/quelqu'un avec les yeux de: elle le voit avec les yeux de l'amour she sees him through a lover's eyespose-moi n'importe quelle question — bon, je vais voir ask me anything — let's see ou let me think3. [comprendre - danger, intérêt] to seetu vois ce que je veux dire? do you see ou understand what I mean?je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de drôle! I can't see what's so funny!, I don't get the joke!tu vois que mes principes n'ont pas changé as you can see, my principles haven't changedelle ne nous causera plus d'ennuis — c'est ou ça reste à voir she won't trouble us any more — that remains to be seen ou that's what YOU think!nous prenons rendez-vous? — voyez cela avec ma secrétaire shall we make an appointment? — arrange that with my secretaryvoyez si l'on peut changer l'heure du vol see ou check whether the time of the flight can be changedles photos seraient mieux en noir et blanc — hum, il faut voir the pictures would look better in black and white — mm, maybe (maybe not)7. [juger] to seetu n'es pas sur place, tu vois mal la situation you're not on the spot, your view of the situation is distorted8. (locution)avoir à voir avec [avoir un rapport avec]: je voudrais vous parler: ça a à voir avec notre discussion d'hier I would like to speak to you: it's to do with what we were talking about yesterdayn'avoir rien à voir avec [n'avoir aucun rapport avec]: l'instruction n'a rien à voir avec l'intelligence education has nothing to do with intelligenceje n'ai rien à voir avec la famille des Bellechasse I'm not related at all to the Bellechasse familycela n'a rien à voir avec le sujet that's irrelevant, that's got nothing to do with itça n'a rien à voir: tu parles de grèves, mais ça n'a rien à voir! you talk about strikes but that has nothing to do with it!tu vois, vous voyez: tu vois, je préférais ne rien savoir I preferred to remain in the dark, you seeje te l'avais dit, tu vois! what did I tell you!tu verrais, si j'avais encore mes jambes! if my legs were still up to it, there'd be no holding ou stopping me!a. (familier) [encouragement] go on, have a try!b. [défi] (you) just try!, don't you dare!voyons voirou regardons voir ce que tu as comme note (familier) let's just have a look and see what mark you gotun peu de courage, voyons! come on, be brave!voyons, tu n'espères pas que je vais te croire! you don't seriously expect me to believe you, do you?————————[vwar] verbe intransitifA.[PERCEVOIR LA RÉALITÉ - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]elle ne ou n'y voit plus she can't see ou she's blind now[exercer sa vue] to seevoir bien to see clearly, to have good eyesight2. [juger]encore une fois, tu as vu juste you were right, once againB.jeux [pour une mise]20 euros, pour voir 20 euros, and I'll see you————————voir à verbe plus préposition[veiller à]voir à faire quelque chose to see to it ou to make sure ou to ensure that something is doneil faudrait voir à ranger ta chambre/payer tes dettes you'd better tidy up your room/clear your debtsvoir à ce que quelque chose soit fait to see to it ou to make sure ou to ensure that something is done————————se voir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [se contempler] to (be able to) see oneself2. [s'imaginer] to see ou to imagine ou to picture oneself————————se voir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)[se rencontrer] to see each other————————se voir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)1. [être visible, évident - défaut] to show, to be visible ; [ - émotion, gêne] to be visible, to be obvious, to be apparentil porte une perruque, ça se voit bien you can tell he wears a wig2. [se manifester - événement] to happen ; [ - attitude, coutume] to be seen ou found————————se voir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se trouver]se voir dans l'obligation de... to find oneself obliged to... -
15 einfallen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. Idee: mir fällt gerade ein it has just occurred to me; mir fällt nichts Besseres ein I can’t think of anything better; da musst du dir schon was Besseres einfallen lassen you’ll have to do ( oder come up with something) better than that; ihm fällt immer was ein he always comes up with ( oder thinks of) something, he’s never at a loss for ideas ( oder an excuse etc.); zu dem Thema fällt mir nichts mehr ein I can’t think of anything else to say on the subject; dazu fällt mir gar nichts ein my mind’s a blank (on that); ich werde mir schon was einfallen lassen I’ll think of ( oder come up with) something; was fällt dir ein? vorwurfsvoll: what do you think you’re doing?; abwehrend: you must be joking!; lass dir ja nicht einfallen, mich anzulügen! don’t you even think about lying to me!; wie’s ihm gerade einfällt just as the mood takes him; wo’s mir gerade einfällt while I think of it; fällt mir gar nicht ein! umg. who do you think I am?, you must be joking!; so etwas würde mir nie oder im Traum nicht einfallen I wouldn’t dream of it2. Erinnerung: es fällt mir im Moment nicht ein I can’t think of it right now; mir fällt gerade ein I’ve just remembered; es wird mir schon wieder einfallen it’ll come back to me (eventually)3. einfallen (in + Akk) Vögel, Insektenschwärme: come in(to), settle (in); in ein Land einfallen MIL. invade a country5. einfallen (in + Akk) (einstimmen) join in; in ein Lied: come in; in ein Gespräch: butt ( oder break) in (on)6. (einstürzen) collapse, cave in; eingefallen* * *(einstimmen) to join in;(einströmen) to come in; to enter;(einstürzen) to cave in; to collapse* * *ein|fal|lenvi sep irreg aux sein1)das ist mir nicht eingefallen — I didn't think of that, that didn't occur to me
jetzt fällt mir ein, wie/warum... — I've just thought of how/why..., it's just occurred to me how/why...
das fällt mir nicht im Traum ein! — I wouldn't dream of it!
etw éínfallen lassen — to think of sth, to come up with sth
hast du dir etwas éínfallen lassen? — have you had any ideas?, have you thought of anything?
da musst du dir schon etwas anderes/Besseres éínfallen lassen! — you'll really have to think of something else/better
was fällt Ihnen ein! — what are you thinking of!
2)(= in Erinnerung kommen)
jdm éínfallen — to come to sbdabei fällt mir mein Onkel ein, der... — that reminds me of my uncle, who...
es fällt mir jetzt nicht ein — I can't think of it at the moment, it won't come to me at the moment
es wird Ihnen schon wieder éínfallen — it will come back to you
3) (= einstürzen) to collapse, to cave in; (Gesicht, Wangen) to become sunken or haggardSee:→ auch eingefallen4)(= eindringen)
in ein Land éínfallen — to invade a countryin die feindlichen Reihen éínfallen —
in +acc -to)Wölfe sind in die Schafherde eingefallen (liter) — wolves fell upon the flock of sheep (liter)
6) (= mitsingen, mitreden) to join in; (= einsetzen Chor, Stimmen) to come in; (= dazwischenreden) to break in (in +acc on)* * *((with to) to come into one's mind: An idea occurred to him; It occurred to me to visit my parents.) occur* * *ein|fal·lenvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein1. (in den Sinn kommen)▪ etw fällt jdm ein sb thinks of sthwas fällt Ihnen ein! what do you think you're doing!▪ etw fällt jdm ein sb remembers sthder Name will mir einfach nicht \einfallen! the name just won't come to me!3. (einstürzen) to collapse [or cave in4. (eindringen)in ein Land \einfallen to invade a countryin die feindlichen Reihen \einfallen to penetrate enemy lines5. (hereinströmen)6. (einsetzen)▪ [in etw akk] \einfallen Chor, Instrument, Singstimmen to join in [sth]; (dazwischenreden) to interrupt [sth] [or break in [on sth]7. (einsinken) to become sunken [or hollow]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1)jemandem fällt etwas ein — somebody thinks of something; something occurs to somebody
ihm fallen immer wieder neue Ausreden ein — he can always think of or (coll.) come up with new excuses
was fällt dir denn ein! — what do you think you're doing?; how dare you?
es wird dir schon [wieder] einfallen — it will come [back] to you
plötzlich fiel ihr ein, dass... — suddenly she remembered that...
3) (von Licht) come in4) (gewaltsam eindringen)5) (einstimmen, mitreden usw.) join in* * *einfallen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)1. Idee:mir fällt gerade ein it has just occurred to me;mir fällt nichts Besseres ein I can’t think of anything better;da musst du dir schon was Besseres einfallen lassen you’ll have to do ( oder come up with something) better than that;ihm fällt immer was ein he always comes up with ( oder thinks of) something, he’s never at a loss for ideas ( oder an excuse etc);ich werde mir schon was einfallen lassen I’ll think of ( oder come up with) something;lass dir ja nicht einfallen, mich anzulügen! don’t you even think about lying to me!;wie’s ihm gerade einfällt just as the mood takes him;wo’s mir gerade einfällt while I think of it;fällt mir gar nicht ein! umg who do you think I am?, you must be joking!;im Traum nicht einfallen I wouldn’t dream of it2. Erinnerung:es fällt mir im Moment nicht ein I can’t think of it right now;mir fällt gerade ein I’ve just remembered;es wird mir schon wieder einfallen it’ll come back to me (eventually)3.in +akk) Vögel, Insektenschwärme: come in(to), settle (in);in ein Land einfallen MIL invade a country4.5.* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1)jemandem fällt etwas ein — somebody thinks of something; something occurs to somebody
ihm fallen immer wieder neue Ausreden ein — he can always think of or (coll.) come up with new excuses
was fällt dir denn ein! — what do you think you're doing?; how dare you?
es wird dir schon [wieder] einfallen — it will come [back] to you
plötzlich fiel ihr ein, dass... — suddenly she remembered that...
3) (von Licht) come in5) (einstimmen, mitreden usw.) join in* * *v.to dip v.to occur v. -
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adv.1 at all.la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the film at allno es nada extraño it's not at all strangela obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring2 a little, a bit (poco).no hace nada que salió he left just a minute ago3 not at all, not a single thing, nothing, not a bit.4 anything.intj.nothing at all.pron.1 nothing.no pasó nada nothing happenedno he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorcanada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help youno hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good booknada más nothing else, nothing moreno quiero nada más I don't want anything elseno dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at allno es nada it's nothing seriousesto no es nada that's nothingte he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little somethingcuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! it costs five million, a real snip!casi nada almost nothingcomo si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happenedde nada don't mention it, you're welcome (respuesta a 'gracias')dentro de nada any second now¡nada de eso! absolutely not!No quiero nada I don't want any.2 love (en tenis). (peninsular Spanish)f.1 nothing, bugger all.2 little bit, trace, tiny bit, tiny little bit.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: nadar.* * *1 nothing■ (no hay) nada como... there's nothing like...■ ¿te has hecho daño? --no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? --no, I'm all right thank you► adverbio1 (not) at all1 nothingness\antes de nada first of allcomo si nada just like thatde nada (no hay de qué) don't mention it, think nothing of it, (US you're welcome) 2 (insignificante) insignificant■ gracias, --de nada thanks, --don't mention itdentro de nada in a momentnada de eso not at all, nothing of the kind■ ¿se casa Maribel? --¡nada de eso! is Maribel getting married? --absolutely not!, no way!nada más... as soon as..., no sooner...nada menos que no less thanpor nada for no reason at allpor nada del mundo (not) for anything in the world¡y nada de...! and don't...!■ ¡y nada de bañarse en el río! and don't go bathing in the river!* * *1. noun f.1) nothingness2) naught2. adv. - de nada 3. pron.nothing, anything* * *1. PRON1) (=ninguna cosa) [con el verbo inglés en forma afirmativa] nothing; [con el verbo inglés en forma negativa] anythingno dijo nada en toda la tarde — he said nothing all afternoon, he didn't say anything all afternoon
no hay nada como un café después de comer — there's nothing like a coffee after your meal, nothing beats a coffee after your meal
-¿qué has comprado? -nada — "what have you bought?" - "nothing"
no entiende nada — he doesn't understand a thing o anything
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nada de, no sabe nada de español — he knows no Spanish at all, he doesn't know any Spanish at all-¿qué te cuentas? -nada de particular — "what's new?" - "nothing much" o "not a lot"
¡nada de eso! — not a bit of it!
¡nada de marcharse! — forget about leaving!
ahínada de nada — absolutely nothing, nothing at all
2) [en locuciones]a) [con verbo]•
estuvo en nada que lo perdiesen — they very nearly lost it•
no me falta de nada — I've got everything I need•
hace nada — just a moment ago•
no se parecen en nada — they're not at all alike•
quedar(se) en nada — to come to nothing•
no reparar en nada — to stop at nothing•
no servir para nada — to be utterly useless•
no ha sido nada — it's nothing, it doesn't matterb) [con preposición, adverbio]•
antes de nada, antes de nada tengo que telefonear — before I do anything else I must make a phone call•
casi nada, no costó casi nada — it cost next to nothing¡había unas cien mil personas! ¡casi nada! — there were no fewer than a hundred thousand people there!
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como si nada, se lo advertí, pero como si nada — I warned him but it was as if I hadn't spokenle dijo que estaba despedido y se quedó como si nada — she told him he was fired and he didn't even bat an eyelid
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de nada, -¡gracias! -de nada — "thanks!" - "don't mention it" o "you're welcome"¡tanto revuelo por un premio de nada! — all that fuss over such a silly little prize!
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dentro de nada — very soon•
nada más, -¿desea algo más? -nada más, gracias — "can I get you anything else?" - "no, that's all thank you"no dijo nada más — he didn't say anything else, he said nothing else
estas flores aparecen nada más terminado el invierno — these flowers come out just after the winter o as soon as the winter is over
nada más que estoy muy cansado — And, Méx it's just that I'm very tired
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(nada más y) nada menos que... — (no more and) no less than...han ganado nada menos que un coche — they've won a car, no less
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ni nada — or anythingpues no es feo ni nada — iró he's not ugly... much!
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para nada — at all-¿te gusta? -para nada — "do you like it?" - "not at all"
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por nada, por nada se echa a llorar — she's always crying over nothing o for no reason at allno por nada le llaman "apestoso" — he's not called "smelly" for nothing
¡por nada! — Cono Sur not at all!, don't mention it!
3) [como coletilla]pues nada, me voy — well, I'm off then
-¿qué pasó? -pues nada, que estuve esperando y no llegó — "what happened?" - "well, I was there waiting and he didn't arrive"
y nada, al final nos fuimos — anyway, in the end we left
4) (Tenis) love2.ADV not at all, by no meansno es nada fácil — it's not at all easy, it's by no means easy
pues no eres tú nada ambicioso — iró well you're not very ambitious, are you?... much!
3.SF* * *I1)a) nothingantes que or de nada — first of all
no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...
no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...
b) (en locs)nada de nada — (fam) not a thing
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it
2)a) ( ninguna cosa)b) ( muy poco)con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that
estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train
c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it
pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens
3) (Esp) ( en tenis) loveIIno está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried
IIIesto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
1) (Fil)se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void
2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)* * *= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.Ex. As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.Ex. Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.Ex. While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.Ex. In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.Ex. Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.Ex. The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.Ex. There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.Ex. Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.----* a cambio de nada = for nothing.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* casi nada = next to nothing.* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.* del año de la nada = from the year dot.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* más que nada = more than anything else.* nada bonito = unlovely.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* nada convencido = unimpressed.* nada convencional = unorthodox.* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* nada de nada = zilch.* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* nada envidiable = unenviable.* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.* nada impresionado = unimpressed.* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada más = anything else, nothing else.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada materialista = unworldly.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.* no hay nada como = nothing beats....* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no perderse nada = be no great loss.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.* o nada en absoluto = if at all.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* primero que nada = first off.* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* servir para nada = count + for nothing.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *I1)a) nothingantes que or de nada — first of all
no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...
no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...
b) (en locs)nada de nada — (fam) not a thing
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it
2)a) ( ninguna cosa)b) ( muy poco)con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that
estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train
c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it
pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens
3) (Esp) ( en tenis) loveIIno está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried
IIIesto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
1) (Fil)se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void
2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)* * *= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
Ex: Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.Ex: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.Ex: In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.Ex: Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.Ex: The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.Ex: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.* a cambio de nada = for nothing.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* casi nada = next to nothing.* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.* del año de la nada = from the year dot.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* más que nada = more than anything else.* nada bonito = unlovely.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* nada convencido = unimpressed.* nada convencional = unorthodox.* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* nada de nada = zilch.* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* nada envidiable = unenviable.* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.* nada impresionado = unimpressed.* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada más = anything else, nothing else.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada materialista = unworldly.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.* no hay nada como = nothing beats....* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no perderse nada = be no great loss.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.* o nada en absoluto = if at all.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* primero que nada = first off.* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* servir para nada = count + for nothing.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *nada1A1 nothinges mejor que nada it's better than nothingde nada sirve que le compres libros si no los lee there's no point in buying him books if he doesn't read themantes que or de nada first of allnada te faltará or no te faltará nada you won't want for anythingno hay nada como un buen baño caliente there's nothing like a nice hot bathhace dos días que no come nada he hasn't eaten a thing o anything for two days¡no sirves para nada! you're uselessno se hizo nada he wasn't hurtno sé por qué llora, yo no le hice nada I don't know why he's crying, I didn't touch him¿te has hecho daño? — no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? — no, it's nothing¡perdón! — no fue nada sorry! — that's all rightno es por nada pero … don't take this the wrong way but …se fue sin decir nada she left without a wordnadie me dio nada nobody gave me anythingnada DE algo:no necesita nada de azúcar it doesn't need any sugar at alleso no tiene nada de gracia that's not in the least bit o not at all funny¡nada de juegos or jugar ahora! you're not playing o I don't want any games now!2 ( en locs):nada de nada ( fam); not a thingnada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all o that's the lotno se pudo hacer nada más or más nada por él nothing more could be done for himnada más fui yo ( Méx); I was the only one who wentno nada más yo lo critico ( Méx); I'm not the only one to criticize himsalí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunchsacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no lessnada más llegar subió a verla as soon as he arrived he went up to see hernada más que: la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truthno se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told, I didn't tell anyone except him o but himnada que … ( Andes fam): ya son las diez y nada que vienen it's already ten o'clock and there's still no sign of thempara nada not … at allese tema no se tocó para nada that topic didn't come up at allno me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all o one little bitahí es nada ( fam iró): hicieron un par de millones, ahí es nada they made a couple of million … peanuts o chickenfeed! ( colloq iro)como si nada ( fam): ¡me lo dice como si nada! she tells me as casual as you like, and she tells me as if it was nothingse quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelidse lo dije mil veces, pero como si nada I told her over and over again, but it didn't do the slightest bit of goodno estás/está en nada ( Ven arg); you're/he's so uncool ( colloq), you don't/he doesn't have a clue ( colloq)no hay nada que hacerle ( fam); that's all there is to it, there are no two ways about itB1(algo): ¿has visto alguna vez nada igual? have you ever seen the like of it o the likes of it o anything like it?antes de que digas nada before you say anything2(muy poco): con or de nada se rompe it breaks just like thatfue un golpe de nada it was only a little bumpen nada de tiempo in no time at allcompraron la casa por nada they bought the house for next to nothingdentro de nada very soon, in no time at allestar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren we very nearly missed the trainno nos vieron, pero estuvo en nada they didn't see us, but it was a close call o shave3 ( fam)(uso expletivo): y nada, que al final no lo compró anyway, in the end she didn't buy itpues nada, ya veremos qué pasa well o anyway, we'll see what happensC ( Esp) (en tenis) lovequince-nada fifteen-lovenada2no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worriedanoche no dormí nada I didn't sleep a wink o at all last nightno me gusta nada lo que has hecho I don't like what you've done one bitnada3A ( Fil):la nada nothingel universo se creó de la nada the universe was created from nothing o from the voidsurgió de la nada it came out of nowhereB(Méx, RPl fam) (pequeña cantidad): ¿le diste vino al bebé? — sólo una nada did you give the baby wine? — only a tiny drople puse una nada de sal I added a tiny pinch of saltganó por una nada he won by a whisker* * *
Del verbo nadar: ( conjugate nadar)
nada es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
nada
nadar
nada pronombre
1a) nothing;
de nada sirve que le compres libros there's no point in buying him books;
antes que or de nada first of all;
no quiere nada he doesn't want anything;
¡no sirves para nada! you're useless;
sin decir nada without a wordb) ( en locs)
nada de nada (fam) not a thing;
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else;
¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all;
nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went;
salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch;
sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less;
para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all;
por nada: la compraron por nada they bought it for next to nothing;
discuten por nada they argue over nothing;
llora por nada she cries at the slightest little thing
2 (Esp) ( en tenis) love;
■ adverbio:◊ no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worried;
esto no me gusta nada I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
nadar ( conjugate nadar) verbo intransitivo
◊ ¿sabes nada? can you swim?;
nada (estilo) mariposa/pecho to do (the) butterfly/breaststroke;
nada de espalda or (Méx) de dorso to do (the) back stroke
c)◊ nadar en ( tener mucho): nada en dinero to be rolling in money (colloq);
el pollo nadaba en grasa the chicken was swimming in grease
verbo transitivo
to swim
nada
I pron
1 (ninguna cosa) nothing: ¿qué te cuentas?, - nada nuevo, how it's going?, - nothing new
(con otro negativo) nothing, not... anything: no hay nada más importante, there is nothing more important
no tocamos nada, we didn't touch anything
no lo cambiaría por nada del mundo, I wouldn't change it for anything on earth
2 (en preguntas) anything: ¿no tienes nada que decir?, don't you have anything to say?
3 (muy poco) con la niebla no veíamos nada, we couldn't see a thing in the fog
no fue nada, (herida, golpe) I wasn't hurt
(respuesta a una disculpa) it's all right
4 (en ciertas construcciones) anything
más que nada, more than anything: me importa más que nada, it means more than anything else to me
sin decir nada, without saying anything/a word
II adverbio not at all: no nos aburrimos nada, we weren't bored at all
no escribe nada mal, he doesn't write at all badly
III sustantivo femenino nothingness
♦ Locuciones: casi nada, almost nothing
gracias, - de nada, thanks, - don't mention it
más que nada: te lo digo más que nada para que no vayas a meter la pata, more than anything else I'm telling you so you don't put your foot in it
nada más: nada más oírlo, as soon as she heard it
familiar para nada, not at all
nadar verbo intransitivo
1 Dep to swim: no sé nadar, I can't swim
2 (un objeto) to float
3 (tener en abundancia) nada en libros, she has a lot of books
' nada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absolutamente
- adelantar
- adorno
- amilanarse
- amohinarse
- balde
- bastante
- bregar
- cabo
- callar
- calmarse
- cero
- ciega
- ciego
- clara
- claro
- comecome
- como
- comparecencia
- concreta
- concreto
- conducir
- contra
- dar
- débil
- decir
- derecha
- desocupada
- desocupado
- doblar
- doblarse
- doble
- ecuánime
- embalarse
- envidiar
- escaramuza
- escarceo
- faltar
- frescura
- ir
- gusto
- hablar
- incumbir
- interés
- interlunio
- jota
- jueves
- maldita
- maldito
- más
English:
all
- all right
- amusing
- antsy
- anything
- associate
- avail
- blank
- board
- breathe
- burn
- clash
- clear
- click
- come into
- contrary
- cop
- damn
- dark
- dark horse
- dead
- depth
- dim
- dishwater
- disorderly
- drone
- dwindle
- earth
- earthly
- easy
- enforce
- ever
- excuse
- first
- flair
- further
- go on
- go without
- going
- good
- hand
- hang about
- hang around
- hardly
- harm
- have
- head
- home
- hot
- ill-considered
* * *♦ pron1. [ninguna cosa o cantidad] nothing;[en negativas] anything;no he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorca;no pasó nada nothing happened;a él nada parece satisfacerle he never seems to be satisfied with anything;de nada vale insistir there's no point in insisting;nada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help you;no hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good book;tranquilos, no es nada don't worry, it's nothing serious;casi nada almost nothing;esto no es nada that's nothing;no queda nada de café there's no coffee left;no tengo nada de ganas de ir I don't feel like going at all;no dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at all;no me ha gustado nada de nada I didn't like it at all o one little bit;nada de quejas, ¿de acuerdo? no complaining, right?, I don't want any complaints, right?;nada más nothing else, nothing more;¿desean algo más? – nada más, gracias do you want anything else? – no, that's everything o all, thank you;no quiero nada más I don't want anything else;me dio de plazo dos días nada más she only gave me two days to do it;me ha costado nada más que 20 dólares it only cost me 20 dollars;¡tanto esfuerzo para nada! all that effort for nothing!es muy frágil y con nada se parte it's very fragile and is easily broken;dentro de nada any second now;lo he visto salir hace nada I saw him leave just a moment ago o just this minute;no hace nada que salió he left just a moment ago o just this minute;por nada se enfada she gets angry at the slightest thing, it doesn't take much for her to get angry;CAm, Col, Ven Fama cada nada every five minutes, constantly;Méxen nada estuvo que se casara he very nearly got marriedtreinta nada thirty love4. [expresando negación]¡nada de eso! absolutely not!;no pienso ir, ni llamar, ni nada I won't go, or call, or anything;no tenemos ni coche, ni moto, ni nada que se le parezca we don't have a car or a motorbike, or anything of that sort5. Comp¡ahí es nada!, ¡casi nada!: cuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! o [m5]¡casi nada! it costs a cool five million!;como si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happened;(nada más y) nada menos que [cosa] no less than;[persona] none other than; Famni nada: ¡no es alta ni nada la chica! she's tall all right!, you could say she's tall!;no es por nada: no es por nada pero creo que estás equivocado don't take this the wrong way, but I think you're mistaken;no es por nada pero llevas la bragueta abierta by the way, your fly's undone♦ adv1. [en absoluto] at all;la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the movie at all;no he dormido nada I didn't get any sleep at all;no es nada extraño it's not at all strange;la obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring;no está nada mal it's not at all bad;no nos llevamos nada bien we don't get on at all well;Fam¿te importa que me quede? – ¡para nada! do you mind if I stay? – of course not! o not at all!♦ nf1.[el no ser]la nada nothingness, the void;2. Méx, RP Fam [muy poco]le pedí plata y me dio una nada I asked him for some money and he gave me next to nothing;comí una nada de helado I had a tiny bit of ice cream♦ de nada loc adjte he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little something;es sólo un rasguño de nada it's just a little scratch♦ nada más loc adv1. [al poco de]nada más salir de casa… no sooner had I left the house than…, as soon as I left the house…;nos iremos nada más cenar we'll go as soon as we've had dinner, we'll go straight after dinner* * *I pron nothing;no hay nada there isn’t anything;no es nada it’s nothing;nada más nothing else;nada menos que no less than;nada de nada nothing at all;para nada not at all;no lo entiendes para nada you don’t understand at all;lo dices como si nada you talk about it as if it was nothing;más que nada more than anything;no lo haría por nada del mundo I wouldn’t do it if you paid me;por menos de nada for no reason at all;nada más llegar as soon as I arrived;antes de nada first of all;¡nada de eso! fam you can put that idea out of your head;¡casi nada! peanuts!;¡de nada! you’re welcome, not at all;pues nada, … well, …II adv not at all;no ha llovido nada it hasn’t rained;no estoy nada contento I’m not at all happyIII f nothingness* * *nada adv: not at all, not in the leastno estamos nada cansados: we are not at all tirednada nf1) : nothingness2) : smidgen, bituna nada le disgusta: the slightest thing upsets himnada pron1) : nothingno estoy haciendo nada: I'm not doing anything2)casi nada : next to nothing3)de nada : you're welcome4)dentro de nada : very soon, in no time5)nada más : nothing else, nothing more* * *nada1 adv at allnada2 pron1. nothing / not... anythingno hay nada, está vacío there's nothing there, it's empty2. (en tenis) lovenada de no / anyno tengo nada de dinero I've got no money / I haven't got any moneyno habla nada de inglés he speaks no English / doesn't speak any Englishnada más... as soon as...nada más entrar, vi a Fernando I saw Fernando as soon as I went in -
17 ocurrir
v.1 to happen.nadie sabe lo que ocurrió nobody knows what happened¿qué ocurre? what's the matter?¿qué le ocurre a Juan? what's up with Juan?¿te ocurre algo? is anything the matter?lo que ocurre es que… the thing is…Los eventos transcurrieron The events happened=came about.2 to happen to, to occur to.Los eventos transcurrieron The events happened=came about.Me ocurrió algo divertido Something funny happened to me.* * *1 to happen■ ¿qué fue lo que ocurrió? what happened?■ ¿qué ocurre? what's wrong?■ ¿te ocurre algo? are you alright?1 to occur to■ no se me ocurre nada nothing occurs to me, I can't think of anything■ se me ocurrió pensar que... it crossed my mind that..., it occurred to me that■ ¡se te ocurre cada cosa! you come out with some funny ideas!\lo que ocurre es que... the thing is that...por lo que pueda ocurrir just in case* * *verbto happen, occur* * *1.VI to happenocurre que... — it (so) happens that...
¿qué ocurre? — what's going on?
¿qué te ocurre? — what's the matter?
lo que ocurre es que... — the thing is...
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) to happen¿ha ocurrido algo? — is anything the matter?, is anything wrong?
lo que ocurre es que... — the trouble is (that)...
2.¿qué te ocurre? — what's the matter?
ocurrirse v pron (en 3a pers)se me ocurrió que... — it occurred to me that... (frml)
¿a quién se le ocurre dejarlo solo? — who in their right mind would leave him on his own?
¿cómo se te ocurrió comprarlo? — whatever made you buy it?
* * *= happen, occur, occur, take + place, come about, go on, transpire, come to + pass, play out.Ex. Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.Ex. Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.Ex. In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.Ex. This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.Ex. In the next chapter we look at how this development came about and the directions it has taken.Ex. How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.Ex. The most devasting consequences predicted in 1980, such as the loss of small presses, have not come to pass.Ex. The author discusses access, censorship, and privacy, looking at how these issues are played out in legal debates over copyright law.----* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor = put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* cambio + ocurrir = change + take place.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una solución = come up with + solution.* ocurrírsele a Uno = come to + mind.* ocurrírsele a Uno Algo = come into + the mind, it + occur to + Nombre/Pronombre.* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* pregunta + ocurrir = question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.* tener que ocurrir = be bound to happen.* * *1.verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) to happen¿ha ocurrido algo? — is anything the matter?, is anything wrong?
lo que ocurre es que... — the trouble is (that)...
2.¿qué te ocurre? — what's the matter?
ocurrirse v pron (en 3a pers)se me ocurrió que... — it occurred to me that... (frml)
¿a quién se le ocurre dejarlo solo? — who in their right mind would leave him on his own?
¿cómo se te ocurrió comprarlo? — whatever made you buy it?
* * *= happen, occur, occur, take + place, come about, go on, transpire, come to + pass, play out.Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
Ex: Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.Ex: This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.Ex: In the next chapter we look at how this development came about and the directions it has taken.Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.Ex: The most devasting consequences predicted in 1980, such as the loss of small presses, have not come to pass.Ex: The author discusses access, censorship, and privacy, looking at how these issues are played out in legal debates over copyright law.* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor = put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* cambio + ocurrir = change + take place.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una solución = come up with + solution.* ocurrírsele a Uno = come to + mind.* ocurrírsele a Uno Algo = come into + the mind, it + occur to + Nombre/Pronombre.* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* pregunta + ocurrir = question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.* tener que ocurrir = be bound to happen.* * *ocurrir [I1 ]vi( en tercera persona)to happeneso ocurrió hace muchos años that happened many years ago¿ha ocurrido algo? is anything the matter?, is something wrong?ocurre una vez cada 120 años it occurs o happens once every 120 yearsno sabemos qué ocurrió aquella noche we do not know what happened o took place that nightlo más or lo peor que puede ocurrir es que te diga que no the worst that can happen is that he'll say noocurra lo que ocurra whatever happens o come what maylo que ocurre es que no tienes paciencia the trouble is that you have no patienceocurrirle algo A algn:¿qué te ocurre? what's the matter?nunca me había ocurrido una cosa así nothing like that had ever happened to me before( en tercera persona)ocurrírsele algo A algn:dime un nombre, el primero que se te ocurra give me a name, the first one that comes into your head o that you think ofse me ha ocurrido una idea brillante I've had a brilliant ideano se les ocurría nada que regalarle they couldn't think of anything to give herno se me ocurre qué puede ser I can't think o I've no idea what it can be¿a quién se le ocurre dejarlo solo? who in their right mind would leave him on his own?¿cómo se te ocurrió decirle semejante disparate? whatever made you say such a stupid thing?se me ocurrió que quizás fuera mejor ir a pie it occurred to me that it might be better to walk ( frml)* * *
ocurrir ( conjugate ocurrir) verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) to happen;
lo que ocurre es que … the trouble is (that) …;
lamento lo ocurrido I'm sorry about what happened
ocurrirse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers): se me ha ocurrido una idea I've had an idea;
no se les ocurría nada they couldn't think of anything;
di lo primero que se te ocurra say the first thing that comes into your head;
¿cómo se te ocurrió comprarlo? whatever made you buy it?
ocurrir verbo impersonal to happen, occur: no sé qué le ocurre, I don't know what's the matter with him
¿qué está ocurriendo aquí?, what's going on here?
' ocurrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amagar
- caer
- coincidir
- haber
- poder
- ser
- suceder
- volver
English:
come about
- go on
- happen
- occur
- place
- strike
- yet
- recur
- thought
- transpire
* * *♦ vi1. [suceder] to happen;ocurre muy frecuentemente it happens very often;nadie sabe lo que ocurrió nobody knows what happened;ha ocurrido un accidente there's been an accident;lo que ocurre es que… the thing is…;¿qué le ocurre a Juan? what's up with Juan?;¿qué ocurre? what's the matter?;¿te ocurre algo? is anything the matter?ocurrí a la central camionera I went to the central bus station* * *I v/i1 happen, occur;¿qué ocurre? what’s going on?;¿qué te ocurre? what’s the matter?II v/i Méxgo* * *ocurrir vi: to occur, to happen* * *¿qué ocurre? what's happening? / what's going on?¿qué te ocurre? what's the matter? -
18 else
elsadjective, adverb(besides; other than that already mentioned: What else can I do? Can we go anywhere else?; He took someone else's pencil.) más, otro- or else
else adv otro / másI don't like meat, can I have something else? no me gusta la carne, ¿puedo pedir otra cosa?is there anything else to eat? ¿hay algo más para comer? / ¿hay otra cosa para comer?it's not mine; it must be someone else's no es mío; debe de ser de otra personawho else is coming to the party? ¿quién más viene a la fiesta?what else can I say? ¿qué más puedo decir?the park's closed; where else can we go? el parque está cerrado; ¿adónde más podemos ir?or else si no / otr[els]1 más, otro,-a■ anything else? ¿algo más?■ nothing else, thank you nada más, gracias■ does anyone else want to go? ¿alguien más quiere ir?■ is there someone else? ¿hay alguien más?■ what else do you expect? ¿qué más esperas?■ where else have you been? ¿en qué otro(s) sitio(s) has estado?■ who else knows? ¿quién más lo sabe?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL■ behave yourself or else... pórtate bien, si no (ya verás)■ hurry up or else we'll be late! ¡date prisa, si no llegaremos tarde!■ either you come today, or else don't bother coming o vienes hoy, o no te molestes en venir■ he must be drunk, or else he's gone mad debe de estar borracho, si no es que se ha vuelto locoif nothing else como mínimoelse ['ɛls] adv1) differently: de otro modo, de otra manerahow else?: ¿de qué otro modo?2) elsewhere: de otro sitio, de otro lugarwhere else?: ¿en qué otro sitio?3)or else otherwise: si no, de lo contrarioelse adj1) other: otroanyone else: cualquier otroeveryone else: todos los demásnobody else: ningún otro, nadie mássomebody else: otra persona2) more: másnothing else: nada máswhat else?: ¿qué más?adj.• otro, -a adj.adv.• además adv.• más adv.els1) (after pron)somebody o someone else — otra persona
everybody o everyone else — todos los demás
if all else fails — si todo lo demás falla, como último recurso
there's little else o not much else we can do — no podemos hacer mucho más
nobody o no one else — nadie más
they have nowhere else to go — no tienen ningún otro sitio or lugar adonde ir
was there anybody o anyone else there? — ¿estaba alguien más?
anything else? — ¿algo más?
2) ( with interrog)what/who else? — ¿qué/quién más?
what else can you expect from her? — ¿qué otra cosa se puede esperar de ella?
why else do you think he did it? — ¿y por qué (te) crees que lo hizo (si no por eso)?
3)do as I tell you or else...! — o haces lo que te digo o vas a ver!, haz lo que te digo porque si no...!
[els]ADV1) (after pron)•
all else — todo lo demás•
anybody else — cualquier otro•
anything else, anything else is impossible — cualquier otra cosa es imposiblehave you anything else to tell me? — ¿tienes algo más que decirme?
anything else, sir? — (in shop) ¿algo más, señor?
•
anywhere else — en cualquier otro sitio•
everyone else — todos los demás•
everything else — todo lo demás•
nobody else — nadie más•
nothing else — nada másnothing else, thank you — (in shop) nada más, gracias, es todo, gracias
•
nowhere else — en ningún otro sitio•
somebody else — otra personathere's somebody else, isn't there? — hay alguien más, ¿verdad?
•
somewhere else — en otro sitio, en otra parte•
how else? — ¿de qué otra manera?•
what else...? — ¿qué más...?•
where else...? — ¿en qué otro sitio...?, ¿dónde más...? (LAm)where else can he have gone? — ¿a qué otro sitio habrá podido ir?
•
who else...? — ¿quién si no...?, ¿quién más...?who else could do it as well as you? — ¿quién si no or quién más podría hacerlo tan bien como usted?
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there is little else to be done — poco se puede hacer aparte de eso•
he said that, and much else — dijo eso y mucho más4) (=otherwise)•
or else — si noor else I'll do it — si no, lo hago yo
do as I say, or else! * — (expressing threat) ¡haz lo que te digo o si no verás!
how could I have done it else? — ¿de qué otro modo hubiera podido hacerlo?
* * *[els]1) (after pron)somebody o someone else — otra persona
everybody o everyone else — todos los demás
if all else fails — si todo lo demás falla, como último recurso
there's little else o not much else we can do — no podemos hacer mucho más
nobody o no one else — nadie más
they have nowhere else to go — no tienen ningún otro sitio or lugar adonde ir
was there anybody o anyone else there? — ¿estaba alguien más?
anything else? — ¿algo más?
2) ( with interrog)what/who else? — ¿qué/quién más?
what else can you expect from her? — ¿qué otra cosa se puede esperar de ella?
why else do you think he did it? — ¿y por qué (te) crees que lo hizo (si no por eso)?
3)do as I tell you or else...! — o haces lo que te digo o vas a ver!, haz lo que te digo porque si no...!
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19 Г-265
HE ИДЁТ (НЕЙДЁТ)/НЕ ПОЙДЁТ В ГОЛОВУ (НА УМ) (кому) coll VP if pfv, fut only)1. ( subj: abstr, concr, or, rare, human) the thought of sth. (or of doing sth.) does not occupy s.o. 's minds.o. does not feel like doing sth. (often because of his preoccupation with something else)X не шёл в голову Y-y - Y couldn't (even) think of X(in limited contexts) X never (hadn't) entered Yb head (mind)Y-y ничего не идёт в голову - Y can't keep his mind on anything(in limited contexts) Y can't think of anything(Y-y) ничего больше не идёт в голову - Y can think of nothing elsethat's all Y can think about.«Ответа из дома нет, и я, признаться, затосковал. Еда и на ум не идёт, сон от меня бежит, всякие дурные мыслишки в голову лезут...» (Шолохов 1). "There had been no answer from home and I must say I began to feel very uneasy. I couldn't even think of eating and couldn't sleep, and all sorts of black thoughts kept creeping into my head" (1b).«Я пьян? Батюшка Владимир Андреевич, бог свидетель, ни единой капли во рту не было... да и пойдет ли вино на ум...» (Пушкин 1). uMe drunk? Vladimir Andreyevitch, master, as God is my witness, I haven't touched a drop all evening, nor has it entered my head to do so" (1b).Я изнывал в отсутствие Зинаиды: ничего мне на ум не шло, все из рук валилось, я по целым дням напряжённо думал о ней... (Тургенев 3). Away from Zinaida, I languished: I could not think of anything, I had not the heart to do anything, and for days on end all my thoughts revolved round her (3a).2. ( subj: a noun denoting some material, a subject matter etc that can be learned or memorized (often ничего)) sth. is not remembered or comprehended by s.o.s.o. cannot retain sth. in his memoryX не идёт (Y-y) в голову » X doesn't stick (in Y's mind)Y can't make X stick (in Y's mind) X doesn't sink in. -
20 не идет в голову
[VP; if pfv, fut only]=====1. [subj: abstr, concr, or, rare, human]⇒ the thought of sth. (or of doing sth.) does not occupy s.o.'s mind; s.o. does not feel like doing sth. (often because of his preoccupation with something else):- [in limited contexts] X never (hadn't) entered Y's head (mind);- [in limited contexts] Y can't think of anything;- that's all Y can think about.♦ "Ответа из дома нет, и я, признаться, затосковал. Еда и на ум не идёт, сон от меня бежит, всякие дурные мыслишки в голову лезут..." (Шолохов 1). "There had been no answer from home and I must say I began to feel very uneasy. I couldn't even think of eating and couldn't sleep, and all sorts of black thoughts kept creeping into my head" (1b).♦ "Я пьян? Батюшка Владимир Андреевич, бог свидетель, ни единой капли во рту не было... да и пойдёт ли вино на ум..." (Пушкин 1). "Me drunk? Vladimir Andreyevitch, master, as God is my witness, I haven't touched a drop all evening, nor has it entered my head to do so" (1b).♦ Я изнывал в отсутствие Зинаиды: ничего мне на ум не шло, всё из рук валилось, я по целым дням напряжённо думал о ней... (Тургенев 3). Away from Zinaida, I languished: I could not think of anything, I had not the heart to do anything, and for days on end all my thoughts revolved round her (3a).2. [subj: a noun denoting some material, a subject matter etc that can be learned or memorized (often ничего)]⇒ (sth.) is not remembered or comprehended by s.o.; s.o. cannot retain sth. in his memory:- X doesn't sink in.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не идет в голову
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