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I [weɪ]1) (route, road) strada f., via f.to live over the way — colloq. abitare di fronte
the way ahead looks difficult — fig. il futuro si preannuncia difficile
the way forward — fig. il modo per andare avanti
the way in — l'entrata (to di)
"way in" — "entrata"
the way out — l'uscita (of di)
there's no way out — fig. non c'è via d'uscita
the way up — la strada che porta su, la salita
on the way — per strada, in viaggio
to go on one's way — mettersi in viaggio, partire
to send sb. on his way — mandare via qcn.
to be well on the o one's way to doing essere sul punto di fare; to be on the way out fig. passare di moda; she's got two kids and another one on the way colloq. ha due figli e un altro in arrivo; to be out of sb.'s way non essere sulla strada di qcn.; don't go out of your way to do non sforzarti di fare; to go out of one's way to do fare tutto il possibile per fare; out of the way (isolated) fuori mano; (unusual) fuori del comune; along the way lungo la strada; fig. strada facendo; by way of (via) passando per o da; to go one's own way fig. andare per la propria strada; to go the way of sb., sth. fare la fine di qcn., qcs.; to make one's way towards dirigersi verso; to make one's own way in life — farsi strada nella vita
2) (direction) direzione f., senso m.come o step this way venga da questa parte; "this way for the zoo" "allo zoo"; "this way up" "su"; to look this way and that guardare da tutte le parti; to look the other way (to see) guardare dall'altra parte; (to avoid seeing unpleasant thing) girarsi dall'altra parte; fig. (to ignore) chiudere un occhio; to go every which way andare in tutte le direzioni; the other way up nell'altro senso; the right way up nel senso giusto; the wrong way up nel senso sbagliato, al contrario; to turn sth. the other way around girare qcs. al contrario; I didn't ask her, it was the other way around è stata lei a chiedermelo, non io; you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? tu sei Ben, e tu Tom, giusto? if you're ever down our way se per caso capiti dalle nostre parti; he's coming our way sta venendo verso di noi; an opportunity came my way mi si è presentata un'occasione; to put sth. sb.'s way colloq. rifilare o mollare qcs. a qcn.; everything's going my way — mi sta andando tutto per il verso giusto
3) (space in front, projected route) passaggio m.to be in sb.'s way — bloccare la strada a qcn.
she won't let anything get in the way of her ambition — non lascerà che niente ostacoli la sua ambizione
to get out of sb.'s way — lasciare passare qcn.
to keep out of sb.'s way — stare alla larga da qcn.
to keep sth. out of sb.'s way — (to avoid injury, harm) tenere qcs. fuori dalla portata di qcn.
to make way — fare strada (for sb., sth. a qcn., qcs.)
4) (distance) distanza f., cammino m.it's a long way — ci vuole molto (to per andare fino a)
we still have some way to go before getting — fig. abbiamo ancora un po' di strada da fare prima di arrivare
5) (manner) modo m., maniera f.to do sth. the English way — fare qcs. all'inglese
to do sth. the right way — fare qcs. nel modo giusto
in his o her o its own way a modo suo; to have a way with sth. saperci fare con qcs.; she certainly has a way with her BE colloq. sicuramente ci sa fare; a way of doing (method) un metodo o sistema per fare; (means) un modo per fare; there's no way of knowing non c'è modo o verso di sapere; to my way of thinking a mio modo di vedere; that's the way to do it! così si fa! that's the way! così! bene! I like the way he dresses mi piace il suo modo di vestire; whichever way you look at it da tutti i punti di vista; either way, she's wrong in tutti e due i casi, ha torto; one way or another in un modo o nell'altro; one way and another it's been rather eventful nel complesso è stato piuttosto movimentato; I don't care one way or the other in un modo o nell'altro per me è lo stesso; no two ways about it non ci sono dubbi; you can't have it both ways non puoi avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca, non si può avere tutto; no way! — colloq. assolutamente no!
6) (respect, aspect) senso m., aspetto m., verso m.in some ways — in un certo senso, per certi versi
in no way o not in any way in nessun modo; this is in no way a criticism questo non vuole affatto essere una critica; not much in the way of news non ci sono molte notizie; what have you got in the way of drinks? cosa avete da bere? by way of light relief — a mo' di distrazione
7) (custom, manner) usanza f., abitudine f.8) (will, desire)II [weɪ]to get one's way o to have one's own way fare di testa propria; she likes (to have) her own way le piace fare di testa sua; if I had my way se potessi fare di testa mia o a modo mio; have it your (own) way — (fai) come vuoi o come preferisci
1)to be way out — (in guess, estimate) [ person] essere completamente fuori strada
2) by the way [ mention] en passant, di sfuggitawhat time is it, by the way? — a proposito, che ore sono?
* * *[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) via, passaggio2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) strada3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) via4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distanza5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maniera8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) strada2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) (lontano)- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *I [weɪ]1) (route, road) strada f., via f.to live over the way — colloq. abitare di fronte
the way ahead looks difficult — fig. il futuro si preannuncia difficile
the way forward — fig. il modo per andare avanti
the way in — l'entrata (to di)
"way in" — "entrata"
the way out — l'uscita (of di)
there's no way out — fig. non c'è via d'uscita
the way up — la strada che porta su, la salita
on the way — per strada, in viaggio
to go on one's way — mettersi in viaggio, partire
to send sb. on his way — mandare via qcn.
to be well on the o one's way to doing essere sul punto di fare; to be on the way out fig. passare di moda; she's got two kids and another one on the way colloq. ha due figli e un altro in arrivo; to be out of sb.'s way non essere sulla strada di qcn.; don't go out of your way to do non sforzarti di fare; to go out of one's way to do fare tutto il possibile per fare; out of the way (isolated) fuori mano; (unusual) fuori del comune; along the way lungo la strada; fig. strada facendo; by way of (via) passando per o da; to go one's own way fig. andare per la propria strada; to go the way of sb., sth. fare la fine di qcn., qcs.; to make one's way towards dirigersi verso; to make one's own way in life — farsi strada nella vita
2) (direction) direzione f., senso m.come o step this way venga da questa parte; "this way for the zoo" "allo zoo"; "this way up" "su"; to look this way and that guardare da tutte le parti; to look the other way (to see) guardare dall'altra parte; (to avoid seeing unpleasant thing) girarsi dall'altra parte; fig. (to ignore) chiudere un occhio; to go every which way andare in tutte le direzioni; the other way up nell'altro senso; the right way up nel senso giusto; the wrong way up nel senso sbagliato, al contrario; to turn sth. the other way around girare qcs. al contrario; I didn't ask her, it was the other way around è stata lei a chiedermelo, non io; you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? tu sei Ben, e tu Tom, giusto? if you're ever down our way se per caso capiti dalle nostre parti; he's coming our way sta venendo verso di noi; an opportunity came my way mi si è presentata un'occasione; to put sth. sb.'s way colloq. rifilare o mollare qcs. a qcn.; everything's going my way — mi sta andando tutto per il verso giusto
3) (space in front, projected route) passaggio m.to be in sb.'s way — bloccare la strada a qcn.
she won't let anything get in the way of her ambition — non lascerà che niente ostacoli la sua ambizione
to get out of sb.'s way — lasciare passare qcn.
to keep out of sb.'s way — stare alla larga da qcn.
to keep sth. out of sb.'s way — (to avoid injury, harm) tenere qcs. fuori dalla portata di qcn.
to make way — fare strada (for sb., sth. a qcn., qcs.)
4) (distance) distanza f., cammino m.it's a long way — ci vuole molto (to per andare fino a)
we still have some way to go before getting — fig. abbiamo ancora un po' di strada da fare prima di arrivare
5) (manner) modo m., maniera f.to do sth. the English way — fare qcs. all'inglese
to do sth. the right way — fare qcs. nel modo giusto
in his o her o its own way a modo suo; to have a way with sth. saperci fare con qcs.; she certainly has a way with her BE colloq. sicuramente ci sa fare; a way of doing (method) un metodo o sistema per fare; (means) un modo per fare; there's no way of knowing non c'è modo o verso di sapere; to my way of thinking a mio modo di vedere; that's the way to do it! così si fa! that's the way! così! bene! I like the way he dresses mi piace il suo modo di vestire; whichever way you look at it da tutti i punti di vista; either way, she's wrong in tutti e due i casi, ha torto; one way or another in un modo o nell'altro; one way and another it's been rather eventful nel complesso è stato piuttosto movimentato; I don't care one way or the other in un modo o nell'altro per me è lo stesso; no two ways about it non ci sono dubbi; you can't have it both ways non puoi avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca, non si può avere tutto; no way! — colloq. assolutamente no!
6) (respect, aspect) senso m., aspetto m., verso m.in some ways — in un certo senso, per certi versi
in no way o not in any way in nessun modo; this is in no way a criticism questo non vuole affatto essere una critica; not much in the way of news non ci sono molte notizie; what have you got in the way of drinks? cosa avete da bere? by way of light relief — a mo' di distrazione
7) (custom, manner) usanza f., abitudine f.8) (will, desire)II [weɪ]to get one's way o to have one's own way fare di testa propria; she likes (to have) her own way le piace fare di testa sua; if I had my way se potessi fare di testa mia o a modo mio; have it your (own) way — (fai) come vuoi o come preferisci
1)to be way out — (in guess, estimate) [ person] essere completamente fuori strada
2) by the way [ mention] en passant, di sfuggitawhat time is it, by the way? — a proposito, che ore sono?
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[weɪ] nthe W\way of the Cross der Kreuzweg;cycle \way Fahrradweg m;one-\way street Einbahnstraße f;excuse me, which \way is the train station? Entschuldigung, wie geht es hier zum Bahnhof?;could you tell me the \way to the post office, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zur Post komme?;there's no \way through the centre of town in a vehicle das Stadtzentrum ist für Autos gesperrt;will you get some bread on your \way home? kannst du auf dem Heimweg [etwas] Brot mitbringen?;oh, I must be on my \way oh, ich muss mich auf den Weg machen!;on the \way in/out... beim Hineingehen/Hinausgehen...;on my \way to Glasgow, I saw... auf dem Weg nach Glasgow sah ich...;on the \way back from India,... auf dem Rückweg/Rückflug von Indien...;sorry, I'm on my \way out tut mir leid, ich bin gerade am Gehen;we stopped on the \way to ask for directions wir hielten unterwegs, um nach dem Weg zu fragen;‘W\way In/Out’ „Eingang/Ausgang“;we have to go by \way of Copenhagen wir müssen über Kopenhagen fahren;to ask the \way [to the airport/station] nach dem Weg [zum Flughafen/Bahnhof] fragen;to be on the \way letter, baby unterwegs sein;no problem, it's on my \way kein Problem, das liegt auf meinem Weg;to be out of the \way abgelegen sein;to be out of sb's \way für jdn ein Umweg sein;we stopped to have lunch but within half an hour we were under \way again wir machten eine Mittagspause, waren aber nach einer halben Stunde bereits wieder unterwegs;to find one's \way home nach Hause finden;how did my ring find its \way into your pockets? ( fig) wie kommt denn mein Ring in deine Taschen?;to get under \way in Gang kommen;to give \way einem anderen Fahrzeug die Vorfahrt geben;remember to give \way vergiss nicht, auf die Vorfahrt zu achten!;on roundabouts, you have to give \way to cars already on the roundabout im Kreisverkehr haben die Autos Vorfahrt, die sich bereits im Kreisverkehr befinden;“give \way” ( Brit) „Vorfahrt [beachten]“;to go on one's \way sich akk auf den Weg machen;to go out of one's \way to do sth einen Umweg machen, um etw zu tun; ( fig) sich akk bei etw dat besondere Mühe geben;please don't go out of your \way! bitte machen Sie sich doch keine Umstände!;to go one's own \way ( fig) seinen eigenen Weg gehen;to go one's own sweet \way ( fig) rücksichtslos seinen eigenen Weg verfolgen;to go separate \ways getrennte Wege gehen;to go the wrong \way sich akk verlaufen;to lead the \way vorausgehen;the research group is leading the \way in developing new types of computer memory ( fig) die Forschungsgruppe ist führend in der Entwicklung neuartiger Computerspeicher;to lose one's \way sich akk verirren;to make one's own \way to sth alleine irgendwo hinkommen;we should make our \way home wir sollten uns auf den Heimweg machen;to make one's \way in the world seinen Weg gehen;to show sb the \way jdm den Weg zeigen;can you show me the \way out, please? können Sie mir bitte zeigen, wo es hier zum Ausgang geht?;to be [well] on the \way to doing sth auf dem besten Weg[e] sein, etw zu tun;I'm well on the \way to completing the report! der Bericht ist so gut wie fertig! ( fam)she's well on her \way of becoming an alcoholic sie ist auf dem besten Weg[e], Alkoholikerin zu werden;keep going straight and after a \ways, you'll see the house fahr immer geradeaus und nach ein paar Metern siehst du dann das Haus;all the \way den ganzen Weg;she stayed with him in the ambulance all the \way to the hospital sie blieb während der ganzen Fahrt bis zum Krankenhaus bei ihm im Krankenwagen;I agree with you all the \way ( fig) ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu;I'll take my complaint all the \way to the managing director if I have to ( fig) wenn ich muss, gehe ich mit meiner Beschwerde noch bis zum Generaldirektor;I'll support you all the \way ( fig) du hast meine volle Unterstützung;a long \way weit;a long \way back vor langer Zeit;( in time) fern/nahe sein;Christmas is just a short \way off bis Weihnachten ist es nicht mehr lange hin;to go a long \way ( fig) lange reichen;to have a [long] \way to go einen [weiten] Weg vor sich dat haben;to have come a long \way ( fig) es weit gebracht haben;he's still a long \way off perfection er ist noch weit davon entfernt, perfekt zu sein;a little kindness goes a long \way wenn man ein bisschen freundlich ist, hilft das doch gleich viel;[not] by long \way ( fig) bei Weitem [nicht]which \way up should this box be? wie herum soll die Kiste stehen?;“this \way up” „hier oben“;this \way round so herum;no, it's the other \way round! ( fig) nein, es ist gerade andersherum!;to be the wrong \way up auf dem Kopf stehenwhich \way are you going? in welche Richtung gehst du?;this \way, please! hier entlang bitte!;look this \way, please bitte hierher schauen;they live out Manchester \way ( fam) sie wohnen draußen bei Manchester;I really didn't know which \way to look ich wusste wirklich nicht mehr, wo ich hinschauen sollte;to come sb's \way;after applying for a job, many offers came her \way nachdem sie sich beworben hatte, bekam sie viele Angebote;I'd take any job that comes my \way ich würde jeden Job nehmen, der sich mir bietet;all of a sudden, money came her \way plötzlich kam sie zu Geld;when something like this comes your \way... wenn dir so etwas passiert,...;when a girl like this comes your \way... wenn dir so ein Mädchen über den Weg läuft,... ( fam)to go this/that \way hier/da entlanggehen;to go the other \way in die andere Richtung gehen;down my \way bei mir in der Nähe;down your \way in deiner GegendI liked the \way he asked for a date mir gefiel [die Art und Weise], wie er um ein Rendezvous bat;I don't like the \way he looks at me ich mag es nicht, wie er mich anschaut;it's terrifying the \way prices have gone up in the last few months es ist beängstigend, wie die Preise in den letzten Monaten gestiegen sind;that's just the \way it is so ist das nun einmal;the \way things are going... so wie sich die Dinge entwickeln...;trust me, it's better that \way glaub mir, es ist besser so!;that's her \way of saying she's sorry das ist ihre Art zu sagen, dass es ihr leid tut ( fam)I did it my \way ich habe es gemacht, [so] wie ich es für richtig hielt;do it my \way mach es wie ich;this is definitely not the \way to do it so macht man das auf gar keinen Fall!;he looked at me in a sinister \way er sah mich finster an;she's got a funny \way of asking for help sie hat eine komische Art, einen um Hilfe zu bitten;he's got a very strange \way of behaving er benimmt sich schon ziemlich seltsam ( fam)you could tell by the \way he looked man konnte es schon an seinem Blick erkennen;that's no \way to speak to your boss! so redet man nicht mit seinem Vorgesetzten!;the \way he looked at me... so wie er mich angeschaut hat...;the \way we were wie wir einmal waren;I wouldn't have it any other \way ich würde es nicht anders haben wollen;what a \way to talk! so etwas sagt man nicht!;what a \way to behave! so benimmt man sich nicht!;just leave it the \way it is, will you lass einfach alles so, wie es ist, ja?;to see the error of one's \ways seine Fehler einsehen;to be in the family \way in anderen Umständen sein ( euph)\way of life Lebensweise f;\way of thinking Denkweise f;to sb's \way of thinking jds Meinung f nach;this \way so;come on, do it this \way! komm, mach es so! ( fam)that \way, I'll save a lot of money auf diese [Art und] Weise spare ich viel Geld;looking at it in that \way, I was lucky after all so gesehen hatte ich sogar noch Glück;in a big \way im großen Stil;in a small \way im kleinen Rahmen;he started off in a small \way er fing klein an;one \way or another so oder so;one \way or another, we've got to... so oder so, irgendwie müssen wir...;either \way so oder so;no \way;there's no \way to get me on this ship keine zehn Pferde kriegen mich auf dieses Schiff! ( fam)there's no \way I'll give in ich gebe auf gar keinen Fall nach!;no \way! ausgeschlossen!, kommt nicht in die Tüte! ( fam)to show sb the \way to do sth jdm zeigen, wie etw gehtin a \way in gewisser Weise;in every [possible]\way in jeder Hinsicht;in many/some \ways in vielerlei/gewisser Hinsicht;in more \ways than one in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht;in no \way in keinster Weise;in which \ways does a zebra resemble a horse? worin ähnelt ein Zebra einem Pferd?;not in any \way in keiner Weiseto be in sb's \way jdm im Weg sein (a. fig)to block the way den Weg versperren;may nothing stand in the \way of your future happiness together! ( fig) möge nichts eurem zukünftigen gemeinsamen Glück im Wege stehen!;she's determined to succeed and she won't let anything stand in her \way sie ist entschlossen, ihr Ziel zu erreichen,und wird sich durch nichts aufhalten lassen;to get out of sb's/sth's \way jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen;can you put your stuff out of the \way, please? kannst du bitte deine Sachen woanders hintun?;to get sb/sth out of the \way jdn/etw loswerden;could you get this out of the \way, please? könntest du das bitte wegtun?;please get the children out of the \way while I... sorge bitte dafür, dass die Kinder nicht stören, während ich...;to give \way ( fig) nachgeben;to give \way to [or make \way for] sth etw dat [o für etw akk] Platz machen; ( fig) etw dat weichen;make \way! Platz da!;to make \way [for sb] [für jdn] Platz machen (a. fig)to want sb out of the \way jdn aus dem Weg haben wollenby \way of an introduction to the subject,... als Einführung zum Thema...;my mother has a \way of knowing exactly what I need meine Mutter weiß irgendwie immer genau, was ich brauche;she just has a \way with her sie hat einfach so eine gewisse Art;there are \ways of making you talk, you know Sie werden schon noch Reden!;don't worry, we'll find a \way! keine Sorge, wir werden einen Weg finden!;\ways and means Mittel und Wege;with today's technology everybody has the \ways and means to produce professional-looking documents mit der heutigen Technologie hat jeder die Möglichkeit, professionell aussehende Dokumente zu erstellen;to have a \way with children gut mit Kindern umgehen könnenover the years we've got used to his funny little \ways im Lauf der Jahre haben wir uns an seine kleinen Marotten gewöhnt;that's the \way of the world das ist nun mal der Lauf der Dinge;to fall into bad \ways in schlechte Angewohnheiten verfallen;to be in a bad \way in schlechter Verfassung sein;he's been in a bad \way ever since the operation seit der Operation geht's ihm schlecht;she's in a terrible \way sie ist in einer schrecklichen Verfassungif I had my \way, we'd eat fish every day wenn es nach mir ginge, würden wir jeden Tag Fisch essenhe's by \way of being an artist er ist so'ne Art Künstler ( fam)to gather/lose \way Fahrt aufnehmen/verlieren\ways pl Helling fPHRASES:that's the \way the cookie crumbles ( crumbles) so ist das Leben [eben];to go the \way of all flesh den Weg allen Fleisches gehen ( geh)the \way to a man's heart is through his stomach ( is through his stomach) [die] Liebe [des Mannes] geht durch den Magen ( prov)to see/find out which \way the wind blows/ is blowing ( is blowing) sehen/herausfinden, woher der Wind weht;there are no two \ways about it daran gibt es keinen Zweifel;to fall by the \way auf der Strecke bleiben;to have it/sth both \ways beides haben;you can't have it both \ways du kannst nicht beides haben;by the \way übrigens;and, by the \way, this wasn't the first time I... und das war, nebenbei bemerkt, nicht das erste Mal, dass ich... advit would be \way better for you to... es wäre weit[aus] besser für dich,...;she spends \way too much money on clothes sie gibt viel zu viel Geld für Kleidung aus;you're \way out if you think... wenn du denkst, dass..., liegst du voll daneben!;to be \way down with one's guess mit seiner Schätzung völlig daneben liegen;\way back vor langer Zeit;\way back in the early twenties damals in den frühen Zwanzigern;to be \way past sb's bedtime ( fam) für jdn allerhöchste Zeit zum Schlafengehen sein;\way up in the sky weit oben am Himmel -
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chance, US [transcription][tS_ns]A n1 ( opportunity) occasion f ; to have ou get the chance to do avoir l'occasion de faire ; I had the chance of a job in China on m'a offert la possibilité de travailler en Chine ; this was the chance (that) she was waiting for c'était l'occasion qu'elle attendait ; to give sb a ou the chance to do donner à qn l'occasion de faire ; the trip gave me a chance to speak Greek le voyage m'a donné l'occasion de parler grec ; give me a chance to explain laisse-moi t'expliquer ; give the tablets a chance to work laisse aux cachets le temps d'agir ; to take one's chance saisir l'occasion ; you've missed your chance tu as laissé passer l'occasion ; now's your chance! c'est l'occasion ou jamais! ; I haven't had a chance yet je n'en ai pas encore eu l'occasion ; this is your last chance c'est ta dernière chance ; this is your big chance c'est l'occasion ou jamais ; if you get a chance si tu en as la possibilité ; when you get a ou the chance, can you…? quand tu auras le temps est-ce que tu pourras…? ; ‘can you do it?’ ‘yes, given a ou the chance’ ‘est-ce que tu peux le faire?’ ‘oui, si on me laisse essayer’ ;2 ( likelihood) chance f ; there's little chance of sb doing il y a peu de chances que qn fasse ; there's little chance of winning il y a peu de chances de gagner ; the chances of catching the thief are slim il y a peu de chances qu'on attrape le voleur ; there is a chance that sb will do il y a des chances que qn fasse ; the chances are that il y a de grandes chances que (+ subj) ; the chances of sb doing are poor il y a peu de chances que qn fasse ; she has a good chance elle a de bonnes chances ; I have no chance je n'ai aucune chance ; what are his chances of recovery? a-t-il des chances de s'en tirer? ; what are my chances? quelles sont mes chances? ; any chance of a coffee ○ ? est-ce que c'est possible d'avoir un café? ;3 ( luck) hasard m ; a game of chance un jeu de hasard ; it happened by chance ça s'est produit par hasard ; by a lucky chance comme par hasard ; as chance would have it par coïncidence ;4 ( risk) risque m ; to take a chance prendre un risque ; to take a chance on doing prendre le risque de faire ; I'm taking no chances je ne prends pas de risques ; it's a chance I'm willing to take c'est un risque à prendre ;5 ( possibility) chance f ; not to stand a chance n'avoir aucune chance (of doing de faire) ; to be still in with a chance of doing avoir encore une chance de faire ; are you by any chance Juliet West? seriez-vous, par hasard, Juliet West? ; do you have his address by any chance? auriez-vous, par hasard, son adresse?B modif [encounter, occurrence] fortuit ; [discovery] accidentel/-elle ; a chance acquaintance une personne rencontrée par hasard.C vtr1 ( risk) to chance doing courir le risque de faire ; to chance one's luck ou arm tenter sa chance ; we'll just have to chance it il faudra tenter notre chance or le coup ; I shouldn't chance it if I were you à ta place je ne risquerais pas le coup ;2 sout ( happen to do) I chanced to see it je l'ai vu par hasard ; if you should chance to do si tu venais à faire.■ chance upon, chance on:▶ chance upon [sb] rencontrer [qn] par hasard ;▶ chance upon [sth] trouver [qch] par hasard. -
104 have
1 ( possess) avoir ; she has a dog elle a un chien ;2 ( consume) prendre ; to have a sandwich manger un sandwich ; to have a whisky boire un whisky ; to have a cigarette fumer une cigarette ; to have breakfast prendre le petit déjeuner ; to have dinner dîner ; to have lunch déjeuner ; he had a sandwich for lunch il a mangé un sandwich au déjeuner ; I had some more cake j'ai repris du gâteau ;3 ( want) vouloir, prendre ; I'll have tea please je voudrais du thé s'il vous plaît ; what will you have? qu'est-ce que vous prendrez or voulez? ; she won't have him back elle ne veut plus de lui ; I offered her £5, but she wouldn't have it je lui ai offert cinq livres sterling, mais elle les a refusées ; I wouldn't have it any other way ça me convient comme ça ; I wouldn't have him/her any other way c'est comme ça que je l'aime ;4 (receive, get) recevoir [letter, parcel, information] ; I've had no news from him je n'ai pas eu de nouvelles de lui ; I must have the information/some money soon il me faut l'information/de l'argent bientôt ; I must have the document by 4 o'clock il faut que j'aie le document avant 4 heures ; to let sb have sth donner qch à qn ;5 ( hold) faire [party, celebration] ; tenir [meeting] ; organiser [competition, ballot, exhibition] ; avoir [conversation] ; célébrer [church service] ; mener [enquiry] ; passer [interview] ;6 (exert, exhibit) avoir [effect, influence] ; avoir [courage, nerve, impudence, courtesy] (to do de faire) ;7 ( spend) passer ; to have a nice day/evening passer une journée/soirée agréable ; to have a good time bien s'amuser ; to have a hard ou bad time avoir des moments difficiles ; to have a good vacation/a day at the beach passer de bonnes vacances/une journée à la plage ;8 ( be provided with) ( also have got) to have sth to do avoir qch à faire ; I have ou I've got some clothes to wash j'ai des vêtements à laver ; I have ou I've got letters to write j'au du courrier à faire ; I have ou I've got a lot of work to do j'ai beaucoup de travail ;9 (undergo, suffer) avoir ; to have (the) flu/measles avoir la grippe/la rougeole ; to have (a) toothache/a headache avoir mal aux dents/mal à la tête ; to have an accident/a heart attack avoir un accident/une crise cardiaque ; to have a shock subir un choc ; he had his car/watch stolen il s'est fait voler sa voiture/montre, on lui a volé sa voiture/montre ; she has had her windows broken on lui a cassé ses fenêtres ; they like having stories read to them ils aiment qu'on leur lise des histoires ; I have ou I've got a student coming in five minutes j'ai un élève qui arrive dans cinq minutes ;10 ( cause to be done) to have sth done faire faire qch ; to have the house painted/the washing-machine installed faire peindre la maison/installer la machine à laver ; to have one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux ; to have an injection/a dental check-up/a manicure se faire faire une piqûre/un contrôle des dents/une manucure ; to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn ; she had him close the door/wait in the corridor elle lui a fait fermer la porte/attendre dans le couloir ; they would have us believe that ils voudraient nous faire croire que ; I would have you know/say that je voudrais que vous sachiez/disiez que ; to have sb doing faire faire qn ; he had them laughing/crying il les a fait rire/pleurer ; she had them digging the garden/writing poetry elle leur a fait bêcher le jardin/écrire des poèmes ;11 ( cause to become) he had his revolver/camera ready il avait son revolver/appareil photo prêt ; we'll soon have everything ready/clean nous aurons bientôt fini de tout préparer/nettoyer ; she had the car in pieces in the garage elle avait démonté la voiture dans le garage ; if you're not careful you'll have that table/that glass over si tu ne fais pas attention tu vas renverser la table/le verre ; she had them completely baffled elle les a complètement déroutés ; I had it finished by 5 o'clock je l'avais fini avant 5 heures ;12 ( allow) ( gén au négatif) tolérer ; I won't have this kind of behaviour! je ne tolérerai pas ce comportement! ; I won't have it! ça ne va pas se passer comme ça! ; I won't have this any more! je n'en supporterai pas davantage! ; I won't have them exploit him je ne tolérerai pas qu'ils l'exploitent ; I won't have him hurt je ne laisserai personne le blesser ; we can't have them staying in a hotel on ne peut pas les laisser aller à l'hôtel ;13 ( physically hold) tenir ; she had the glass in her hand elle tenait le verre dans la main ; she had him by the throat/by the arm elle le tenait à la gorge/par le bras ; he had his hands over his eyes il avait les mains sur les yeux ; to have one's back to sb tourner le dos à qn ;14 ( give birth to) [woman] avoir [child] ; [animal] mettre bas, avoir [young] ; has she had it yet? est-ce qu'elle a accouché? ; she's having a baby (in May) elle va avoir un enfant (en mai) ;15 ( as impersonal verb) over here, we have a painting by Picasso ici vous avez un tableau de Picasso ; what we have here is a small group of extremists ce à quoi nous avons affaire ici, est un petit groupe d'extrémistes ; on the one hand you have the victims of crime and on the other… d'un côté il y a les victimes des crimes, et de l'autre… ;17 ( have at one's mercy) ( also have got) I've got you/him now! maintenant je te/le tiens! ; I'll have you! je vais te montrer! ;18 ○ ( have sex with) se faire ◑ [person].1 ( must) I have to leave now je dois partir maintenant, il faut que je parte maintenant ;2 ( need to) you don't have to ou you haven't got to leave so early tu n'as pas besoin de or tu n'es pas obligé de partir si tôt ; why did this have to happen? pourquoi fallait-il que ça arrive? ; did you have to spend so much money? tu avais vraiment besoin de dépenser autant d'argent?, est-ce qu'il fallait vraiment que tu dépenses autant d'argent? ; something had to be done il fallait faire quelque chose ;3 ( for emphasis) this has to be the most difficult decision I've ever made c'est sans doute la décision la plus difficile que j'aie jamais eu à prendre.C aux1 gen avoir ; ( with movement and reflexive verbs) être ; she has lost her bag elle a perdu son sac ; she has already left/arrived elle est déjà partie/arrivée ; she has hurt herself elle s'est blessée ; she has washed her hands elle s'est lavé les mains ; have you seen her? l'as-tu vue?, est-ce que tu l'as vue? ; we haven't lost them nous ne les avons pas perdus ;2 ( in tag questions etc) you've seen the film, haven't you? tu as vu le film, n'est-ce pas? ; you haven't seen the film, have you? tu n'as pas vu le film? ; you haven't seen my bag, have you? tu n'as pas vu mon sac, par hasard? ; ‘he's already left’-‘has he indeed!’ ‘il est déjà parti’-‘vraiment!’ ; ‘you've never met him’-‘yes I have!’ ‘tu ne l'as jamais rencontré’-‘mais si!’1 ( in time clauses) having finished his breakfast, he went out après avoir fini son petit déjeuner, il est sorti ; having said he'd be there early, he arrived late après avoir dit or alors qu'il avait dit qu'il viendrait tôt, il est arrivé en retard ;2 (because, since) having already won twice, he's a great favourite comme il a déjà gagné deux fois, c'est un grand favori ; having lost money before, he was reluctant to invest in a new project ayant déjà perdu de l'argent or comme il avait déjà perdu de l'argent, il hésitait à investir dans un nouveau projet.to have done with sth en finir avec qch ; this car/TV has had it ○ cette voiture/télé est foutue ○ ; when your father finds out, you've had it ○ ! ( in trouble) quand ton père saura, ça va être ta fête ○ ! ; I can't do any more, I've had it ○ ! ( tired) je n'en peux plus, je suis crevé ○ ! ; I've had it (up to here) ○ j'en ai marre ○ ; I've had it (up to here) with him/my job ○ j'en ai marre de ce type/mon travail ○ ; to have it in for sb ○ avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; she has/doesn't have it in her to do elle est capable/incapable de faire ; he will have it that il soutient que ; he won't have it that il n'admet pas que ; I've got it! je sais! ; let's be having you! hum à nous deux! ; and the ayes/noes have it les oui/non l'emportent, les voix pour/contre l'emportent ; to have it off ou away with sb ◑ GB s'envoyer en l'air avec qn ◑ ; the haves and the have-nots les riches et les pauvres ; …and what have you …etc ; there is no milk/there are no houses to be had on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons ; are there any more to be had? est- ce qu'on en trouve encore? ; these are the best spectacles to be had ce sont les meilleures lunettes qu'on puisse trouver.■ have back:▶ have [sth] back, have back [sth] ( have returned) you can have it back tomorrow je te le rendrai demain ; when can I have my car/my money back? quand est-ce que tu me rends ma voiture/mon argent?■ have down:▶ have [sb] down inviter [person] ; to have sb down for the weekend inviter qn à passer le weekend à la maison.■ have in:▶ have [sb] in ( also have got) faire venir [doctor, priest] ; faire entrer [employee, neighbour] ; we've got decorators in at the moment en ce moment nous avons des décorateurs à la maison.■ have on:▶ have [sth] on, have on [sth] ( also have got) ( be wearing) porter [coat, skirt etc] ; to have nothing on ne rien avoir sur soi ;▶ have [sth] on ( be busy doing) avoir [qch] de prévu ; have you got anything on this evening? avez-vous quelque chose de prévu ce soir? ; I've got a lot on next week j'ai beaucoup de choses prévues la semaine prochaine ;▶ have sth on sb ( have evidence about) avoir des preuves contre qn ; the police have got nothing on me la police n'a aucune preuve contre moi.■ have out:▶ have [sth] out se faire enlever or arracher [tooth] ; to have one's appendix out se faire opérer de l'appendicite ; to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn.■ have over, have round:▶ have [sb] over inviter [person] ; to have sb over for the evening inviter qn à passer la soirée chez soi.■ have up ○:▶ to be had up être jugé (for pour). -
105 mind
mind [maɪnd]esprit ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e)-(g) attention ⇒ 1 (c) avis ⇒ 1 (h) faire attention à ⇒ 2 (a)-(c) déranger ⇒ 1 (d) garder ⇒ 2 (e) faire attention ⇒ 3 (c)1 noun∎ the power of mind over matter le pouvoir de l'esprit sur la matière;∎ to be strong in mind and body être physiquement et mentalement solide;∎ to be of sound mind être sain d'esprit;∎ to be/to go out of one's mind être/devenir fou(folle);∎ are you out of your mind?, you must be out of your mind! est-ce que tu as perdu la tête?;∎ he was out of his mind with worry il était fou d'inquiétude;∎ he isn't in his right mind il n'a pas tous ses esprits;∎ no one in their right mind would do such a thing aucune personne sensée n'agirait ainsi;∎ to be bored out of one's mind mourir d'ennui∎ such a thought had never entered his mind une telle pensée ne lui était jamais venue à l'esprit;∎ there's something on her mind il y a quelque chose qui la tracasse;∎ I have a lot on my mind j'ai beaucoup de soucis;∎ what's going on in her mind? qu'est-ce qui se passe dans son esprit ou sa tête?;∎ at the back of one's mind au fond de soi-même;∎ at the back of my mind was the fear that we would arrive too late au fond de moi-même, je craignais que nous n'arrivions trop tard;∎ to put sth to the back of one's mind chasser qch de son esprit;∎ I just can't get him out of my mind je n'arrive absolument pas à l'oublier;∎ to have sb/sth in mind penser à qn/qch de précis;∎ the person I have in mind la personne à laquelle je pense;∎ who do you have in mind for the role? à qui songez-vous pour le rôle?, qui avez-vous en vue pour le rôle?;∎ what kind of holiday did you have in mind? qu'est-ce que tu voulais ou voudrais faire pour les vacances?;∎ I had something smaller in mind je pensais à quelque chose de plus petit;∎ you must put the idea out of your mind tu dois te sortir cette idée de la tête;∎ put it out of your mind n'y pensez plus;∎ to set one's mind on doing sth se mettre en tête de faire qch;∎ to have one's mind set on sth vouloir qch à tout prix;∎ a drink will take your mind off the accident bois un verre, ça te fera oublier l'accident;∎ to put or set sb's mind at rest rassurer qn;∎ to see things in one's mind's eye bien se représenter qch;∎ it's all in your mind! tu te fais des idées!;∎ it's all in the mind tout ça, c'est dans la tête∎ to give one's whole mind to sth accorder toute son attention à qch;∎ I can't seem to apply my mind to the problem je n'arrive pas à me concentrer sur le problème;∎ I'm sure if you put your mind to it you could do it je suis sûr que si tu essayais vraiment, tu pourrais le faire;∎ keep your mind on the job ne vous laissez pas distraire;∎ your mind is not on the job tu n'as pas la tête à ce que tu fais;∎ she does crosswords to keep her mind occupied elle fait des mots croisés pour s'occuper l'esprit;∎ American don't pay him any mind ne fais pas attention à lui∎ my mind has gone blank j'ai un trou de mémoire;∎ it brings to mind the time we were in Spain cela me rappelle l'époque où nous étions en Espagne;∎ Churchill's words come to mind on pense aux paroles de Churchill;∎ it went clean or right out of my mind cela m'est complètement sorti de l'esprit ou de la tête;∎ to put sb in mind of sb/sth rappeler qn/qch à qn;∎ it puts me in mind of Japan cela me fait penser au Japon, cela me rappelle le Japon;∎ to bear or keep sth in mind (think about) songer à qch; (take into account) tenir compte de qch; (not forget) ne pas oublier qch, garder qch à l'esprit;∎ we must bear in mind that she is only a child il ne faut pas oublier que ce n'est qu'une enfant;∎ I'll bear it in mind (what you suggested) je prends note;∎ it must have slipped my mind j'ai dû oublier;∎ familiar to have a mind like a sieve avoir (une) très mauvaise mémoire□ ;∎ British time out of mind I've warned him not to go there cela fait une éternité que je lui dis de ne pas y aller(e) (intellect) esprit m;∎ she has an outstanding mind elle est d'une très grande intelligence;∎ he has the mind of a child il a l'esprit d'un enfant(f) (intelligent person, thinker) esprit m, cerveau m;∎ the great minds of our century les grands esprits ou cerveaux de notre siècle;∎ proverb great minds think alike(, fools seldom differ) les grands esprits se rencontrent;∎ humorous how about a drink? - great minds think alike! si on prenait une verre? - les grands esprits se rencontrent!∎ the Western mind la pensée occidentale;∎ I haven't got a scientific mind je n'ai pas l'esprit scientifique;∎ you've got a dirty mind! tu as l'esprit mal placé!;∎ she has a nasty mind elle voit le mal partout;∎ he has a suspicious mind il est soupçonneux de nature;∎ it's probably just my suspicious mind but I don't trust him c'est probablement que je suis trop suspicieux ou soupçonneux, mais je n'ai pas confiance en lui∎ to be of the same or of like or of one mind être du même avis;∎ they're all of one or the same mind ils sont tous d'accord ou du même avis;∎ to know one's own mind savoir ce qu'on veut;∎ you've got a mind of your own tu peux décider toi-même;∎ the car seemed to have a mind of its own la voiture semblait faire ce que bon lui semblait;∎ to my mind,… à mon avis,…, selon moi,…;∎ I'm in two minds about where to go for my holidays je ne sais pas très bien où aller passer mes vacances;∎ I'm in two minds about going je ne sais pas si je vais y aller;∎ to make up one's mind se décider, prendre une décision;∎ make up your mind! décidez-vous!;∎ I can't make up your mind for you je ne peux pas décider à ta place;∎ my mind is made up ma décision est prise;∎ to make up one's mind about sth décider qch;∎ to make up one's mind to do sth se décider à faire qch;∎ she's made up her mind to move house elle s'est résolue à déménager∎ I've half a mind to give up j'ai presque envie de renoncer;∎ I've a good mind to tell him what I think j'ai bien envie de lui dire ce que je pense∎ nothing was further from my mind je n'en avais nullement l'intention;∎ I've had it in mind for some time now j'y songe depuis un moment(a) (pay attention to) faire attention à;∎ he didn't mind my advice il n'a pas fait attention à ou n'a pas écouté mes conseils;∎ mind your own business! occupe-toi de ce qui te regarde!, mêle-toi de tes oignons!;∎ mind your language! surveille ton langage!;∎ to mind one's manners se surveiller;∎ mind the step (sign) attention à la marche;∎ mind the cat! attention au chat!;∎ mind what you say (pay attention) réfléchissez à ou faites attention à ce que vous dites; (don't be rude) mesurez vos paroles;∎ mind what you're doing! regarde ce que tu fais!;∎ would you mind where you're putting your feet, please? est-ce que tu peux faire attention où tu mets les pieds, s'il te plaît?;(b) (be sure that) faire attention à;∎ mind you write to him! n'oubliez pas de lui écrire!;∎ mind you don't fall! faites attention de ne pas tomber!;∎ mind you don't forget n'oubliez surtout pas;∎ mind you don't break it fais bien attention de ne pas le casser;∎ mind you're not late! faites en sorte de ne pas être en retard!;∎ mind you post my letter n'oubliez surtout pas de poster ma lettre(c) (concern oneself with) faire attention à, s'inquiéter de ou pour;∎ don't mind me, I'll just sit here quietly ne vous inquiétez pas de moi, je vais m'asseoir ici et je ne dérangerai personne;∎ don't mind him, he's always like that ne fais pas attention à lui, il est toujours comme ça;∎ ironic don't mind me, I only live here! je t'en prie, fais comme chez toi!;∎ I really don't mind what he says/thinks je me fiche de ce qu'il peut dire/penser∎ I don't mind him il ne me dérange pas;∎ I don't mind the cold le froid ne me gêne pas;∎ I don't mind trying je veux bien essayer;∎ you don't mind me using the car, do you? - I mind very much cela ne te dérange pas que je prenne la voiture? - cela me dérange beaucoup;∎ do you mind going out when the weather's cold? est-ce que cela vous ennuie de sortir quand il fait froid?;∎ do you mind me smoking? cela ne vous ennuie ou dérange pas que je fume?;∎ did you mind me inviting her? tu aurais peut-être préféré que je ne l'invite pas?, ça t'ennuie que je l'aie invitée?;∎ would you mind turning out the light, please? est-ce que tu peux éteindre la lumière, s'il te plaît?;∎ how much do you earn, if you don't mind my or me asking? combien est-ce que vous gagnez, sans indiscrétion?;∎ I wouldn't mind having his salary ça ne me dérangerait pas de gagner autant que lui;∎ I wouldn't mind a cup of tea je prendrais bien ou volontiers une tasse de thé(e) (look after → children) garder; (→ bags, possessions) garder, surveiller; (→ shop, business) garder, tenir; (→ plants, garden) s'occuper de, prendre soin de;∎ can you mind the house for us while we're away? (watch) pouvez-vous surveiller la maison pendant notre absence?; (look after) pouvez-vous vous occuper de la maison pendant notre absence?∎ mind (you), I'm not surprised remarque ou tu sais, cela ne m'étonne pas;∎ mind you, he's a bit young ceci dit, il est un peu jeune;∎ mind you, I've always thought he was a bit strange remarquez, j'ai toujours trouvé qu'il était un peu bizarre;∎ but, mind you, it was late mais, voyez-vous, il était tard;∎ never mind that now (leave it) ne vous occupez pas de cela tout de suite; (forget it) ce n'est plus la peine de s'en occuper;∎ never mind the consequences ne vous préoccupez pas des conséquences, peu importent les conséquences;∎ never mind what people say/think peu importe ce que disent/pensent les gens;∎ never mind his feelings, I've got a business to run! je me moque de ses états d'âme, j'ai une entreprise à diriger!;∎ never mind him, just run for it! ne t'occupe pas de lui, fonce!(a) (object → in requests)∎ do you mind if I open the window? cela vous dérange si j'ouvre la fenêtre?;∎ would you mind if I opened the window? est-ce que cela vous dérangerait si j'ouvrais la fenêtre?;∎ do you mind if I smoke? est-ce que cela vous gêne ou dérange que je fume?;∎ I don't mind in the least cela ne me dérange pas le moins du monde;∎ if you don't mind si vous voulez bien, si vous n'y voyez pas d'inconvénient;∎ I can't say I really mind je ne peux pas dire que cela m'ennuie ou me dérange vraiment;∎ do you mind if I take the car? - of course I don't mind est-ce que cela vous ennuie que je prenne la voiture? - bien sûr que non;∎ familiar I don't mind if I do (in reply to offer) je ne dis pas non, ce n'est pas de refus(b) (care, worry)∎ I don't mind if people laugh at me - but you should mind! je ne me soucie guère que les gens se moquent de moi - mais vous devriez!;∎ if you don't mind, I haven't finished si cela ne vous fait rien, je n'ai pas terminé;∎ do you mind? (politely) vous permettez?;∎ ironic do you mind! (indignantly) non mais!;∎ never you mind! (don't worry) ne vous en faites pas!; (mind your own business) ce n'est pas votre affaire!;∎ never mind about the money now ne t'en fais pas pour l'argent, on verra plus tard∎ mind when you cross the road fais attention en traversant la route;∎ mind! attention!►► mind reader voyant(e) m,f;∎ he must be a mind reader il lit dans les pensées comme dans un livre;∎ I'm not a mind reader je ne suis pas devin;Marketing mind share part f de notoriétéBritish faire attention;∎ mind out! attention!;∎ mind out for the rocks! attention aux rochers! -
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stand [stænd]stand ⇒ 1 (a) étal ⇒ 1 (a) support ⇒ 1 (b) plate-forme ⇒ 1 (c) tribune ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) barre ⇒ 1 (f) position ⇒ 1 (g) mettre ⇒ 2 (a) poser ⇒ 2 (a) supporter ⇒ 2 (b)-(d) se lever ⇒ 3 (a) être debout ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) être ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (e), 3 (f) se tenir ⇒ 3 (b) reposer ⇒ 3 (d), 3 (g) se trouver ⇒ 3 (e) rester ⇒ 3 (g) rester valable ⇒ 3 (h) se classer ⇒ 3 (j)(pt & pp stood [stʊd])1 noun(a) (stall, booth → at exhibition, trade fair) stand m; (→ in market) étal m, éventaire m; (kiosk) kiosque m;∎ a shooting stand un stand de tir;∎ newspaper stand kiosque m (à journaux)(b) (frame, support → gen) support m; (→ for lamp, sink) pied m; (→ on bicycle, motorbike) béquille f; (→ for pipes, guns) râtelier m; Commerce (→ for magazines, sunglasses) présentoir m; (lectern) lutrin m;∎ bicycle stand (in street) râtelier m à bicyclettes;∎ plant stand sellette f;∎ plate stand support m à assiette, présentoir m;∎ Commerce revolving stand tourniquet m, présentoir m rotatif(d) (in sports ground) tribune f;∎ the stands roared un rugissement s'éleva des tribunes ou des gradins∎ (taxi) stand station f de taxis(f) (in courtroom) barre f;∎ the first witness took the stand le premier témoin est venu à la barre(g) (position, stance) position f;∎ to take a stand on sth prendre position sur qch;∎ what's your stand on the issue? quelle est votre position sur la question?;∎ he refuses to take a stand il refuse de prendre position∎ to make a stand résister;∎ they made a stand at the foot of the hill ils ont résisté au pied de la colline;∎ to make a stand against an abuse s'opposer résolument à un abus;∎ History Custer's last stand la dernière bataille de Custer∎ a fine stand of corn un beau champ de blé;∎ a stand of bamboo un massif de bambous(a) (set, place) mettre, poser;∎ he stood the boy on a chair il a mis le garçon debout sur une chaise;∎ she stood her umbrella in the corner elle a mis son parapluie dans le coin;∎ to stand sth on (its) end mettre qch debout;∎ help me stand the bedstead against the wall aide-moi à dresser le sommier ou mettre le sommier debout contre le mur(b) (endure, withstand) supporter;∎ his heart couldn't stand the shock son cœur n'a pas résisté au ou n'a pas supporté le choc;∎ it will stand high temperatures without cracking cela peut résister à ou supporter des températures élevées sans se fissurer;∎ how much weight can the bridge stand? quel poids le pont peut-il supporter?;∎ the motor wasn't built to stand intensive use le moteur n'a pas été conçu pour supporter un usage intensif;∎ wool carpeting can stand a lot of hard wear les moquettes en laine sont très résistantes;∎ she's not strong enough to stand another operation elle n'est pas assez forte pour supporter une nouvelle opération;∎ he certainly doesn't stand comparison with Bogart il n'est absolument pas possible de le comparer avec Bogart;∎ their figures don't stand close inspection leurs chiffres ne résistent pas à un examen sérieux∎ I can't stand it any longer! je n'en peux plus!;∎ how can you stand working with him? comment est-ce que vous faites pour ou comment arrivez-vous à travailler avec lui?;∎ I've had as much as I can stand of your griping! j'en ai assez de tes jérémiades!;∎ if there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy s'il y a quelque chose que je ne supporte pas, c'est bien l'hypocrisie;∎ I can't stand (the sight of) him! je ne peux pas le supporter!, je ne peux pas le voir en peinture!;∎ she can't stand Wagner/smokers elle ne peut pas supporter Wagner/les fumeurs;∎ he can't stand flying il déteste prendre l'avion∎ oil company profits could certainly stand a cut une diminution de leurs bénéfices ne ferait aucun mal aux compagnies pétrolières;∎ he could stand a bath! un bain ne lui ferait pas de mal!;∎ American could I stand a drink! je prendrais bien un petit verre!(e) (perform duty of) remplir la fonction de;∎ to stand witness for sb (at marriage) être le témoin de qn∎ to stand sb a meal payer un repas à qn;∎ to stand a chance (of doing sth) avoir de bonnes chances (de faire qch);∎ you don't stand a chance! vous n'avez pas la moindre chance!;∎ the plans stand little chance of being approved les projets ont peu de chances d'être approuvés(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;∎ he refused to stand for the national anthem il a refusé de se lever pendant l'hymne national(b) (be on one's feet) être debout, se tenir debout; (in a specified location, posture) être, se tenir;∎ I've been standing all day je suis resté debout toute la journée;∎ I had to stand all the way j'ai dû voyager debout pendant tout le trajet;∎ she was so tired she could hardly stand elle était si fatiguée qu'elle avait du mal à tenir debout ou sur ses jambes;∎ wear flat shoes if you have to stand a lot portez des chaussures à talons plats si vous devez rester debout pendant des heures;∎ I don't mind standing ça ne me gêne pas de rester debout;∎ don't stand near the edge ne restez pas près du bord;∎ don't just stand there, do something! ne restez pas là à ne rien faire!;∎ stand clear! écartez-vous!;∎ I saw her standing at the window je l'ai vue (debout) à la fenêtre;∎ a man stood in the doorway un homme se tenait à la porte;∎ do you see that man standing over there? vous voyez cet homme là-bas?;∎ where should I stand? - beside Yvonne où dois-je me mettre? - à côté d'Yvonne;∎ I'll be standing outside the theatre j'attendrai devant le théâtre;∎ small groups of men stood talking at street corners des hommes discutaient par petits groupes au coin des rues;∎ he was standing at the bar il était debout au comptoir;∎ is there a chair I can stand on? y a-t-il une chaise sur laquelle je puisse monter?;∎ they were standing a little way off ils se tenaient un peu à l'écart;∎ excuse me, you're standing on my foot excusez-moi, vous me marchez sur le pied;∎ American to stand in line faire la queue;∎ School stand in the corner! au coin!;∎ to stand upright or erect se tenir droit;∎ he was so nervous he couldn't stand still il était si nerveux qu'il ne tenait pas en place;∎ I stood perfectly still, hoping they wouldn't see me je me suis figé sur place en espérant qu'ils ne me verraient pas;∎ stand still! ne bougez pas!, ne bougez plus!;∎ stand with your feet apart écartez les pieds;∎ the heron was standing on one leg le héron se tenait debout sur une patte;∎ to stand on tiptoe se tenir sur la pointe des pieds;∎ stand and deliver! la bourse ou la vie!;∎ figurative to stand on one's own two feet se débrouiller tout seul;∎ figurative he left the others standing (gen) il était de loin le meilleur; (in race) il a laissé les autres sur place(c) (be upright → post, target etc) être debout;∎ not a stone (of the building) was left standing le bâtiment était complètement détruit;∎ the house is still standing la maison tient toujours debout;∎ the aqueduct has stood for centuries l'aqueduc est là depuis des siècles;∎ the wheat stood high les blés étaient hauts(d) (be supported, be mounted) reposer;∎ the coffin stood on trestles le cercueil reposait sur des tréteaux;∎ the house stands on solid foundations la maison repose ou est bâtie sur des fondations solides;∎ figurative this argument stands on three simple facts ce raisonnement repose sur trois simples faits∎ the fort stands on a hill la forteresse se trouve en haut d'une colline;∎ this is where the city gates once stood c'est ici qu'autrefois se dressaient les portes de la ville;∎ the piano stood in the centre of the room le piano était au centre ou occupait le centre de la pièce;∎ the bottles stood in rows of five les bouteilles étaient disposées en rangées de cinq;∎ do you see the lorry standing next to my car? vous voyez le camion qui est à côté de ma voiture?;∎ a wardrobe stood against one wall il y avait une armoire contre un mur(f) (indicating current state of affairs, situation) être;∎ how do things stand? où en est la situation?;∎ I'd like to know where I stand with you j'aimerais savoir où en sont les choses entre nous;∎ I don't know where I stand j'ignore quelle est ma situation ou ma position;∎ you never know how or where you stand with her on ne sait jamais sur quel pied danser avec elle;∎ as things stand, as matters stand telles que les choses se présentent;∎ he's dissatisfied with the contract as it stands il n'est pas satisfait du contrat tel qu'il a été rédigé;∎ just print the text as it stands imprimez le texte tel quel;∎ he stands accused of rape il est accusé de viol;∎ she stands alone in advocating this approach elle est la seule à préconiser cette approche;∎ I stand corrected je reconnais m'être trompé ou mon erreur;∎ the doors stood wide open les portes étaient grandes ouvertes;∎ I've got a taxi standing ready j'ai un taxi qui attend;∎ the police are standing ready to intervene la police se tient prête à intervenir;∎ the party stands united behind him le parti est uni derrière lui;∎ no-one stands above the law personne n'est au-dessus des lois;∎ their turnover now stands at three million pounds leur chiffre d'affaires atteint désormais les trois millions de livres;∎ the exchange rate stands at 5 francs to the dollar le taux de change est de 5 francs pour un dollar;∎ we're standing right behind you nous sommes avec vous;∎ with the union standing behind him avec le soutien du syndicat;∎ nothing stood between her and victory rien ne pouvait désormais l'empêcher de gagner;∎ it's the only thing standing between us and financial disaster c'est la seule chose qui nous empêche de sombrer dans un désastre financier;∎ to stand in need of… avoir besoin de…;∎ he stands in danger of losing his job il risque de perdre son emploi;∎ I stood lost in admiration j'en suis resté béat d'admiration;∎ to stand in sb's way bloquer le passage à qn;∎ figurative don't stand in my way! n'essaie pas de m'en empêcher!;∎ nothing stands in our way now maintenant, la voie est libre;∎ if you want to leave school I'm not going to stand in your way si tu veux quitter l'école, je ne m'y opposerai pas;∎ it's his lack of experience that stands in his way c'est son manque d'expérience qui le handicape;∎ their foreign debt stands in the way of economic recovery leur dette extérieure constitue un obstacle à la reprise économique;∎ her pride is the only thing standing in the way of their reconciliation son orgueil est le seul obstacle à leur réconciliation∎ the machines stood idle les machines étaient arrêtées;∎ the houses stood empty awaiting demolition les maisons, vidées de leurs occupants, attendaient d'être démolies;∎ time stood still le temps semblait s'être arrêté;∎ the car has been standing in the garage for a year ça fait un an que la voiture n'a pas bougé du garage;∎ I've decided to let my flight reservation stand j'ai décidé de ne pas changer ma réservation d'avion;∎ let the mixture stand until the liquid is clear laissez reposer le mélange jusqu'à ce que le liquide se clarifie;∎ the champion stands unbeaten le champion reste invaincu;∎ his theory stood unchallenged for a decade pendant dix ans, personne n'a remis en cause sa théorie;∎ the government will stand or fall on the outcome of this vote le maintien ou la chute du gouvernement dépend du résultat de ce vote;∎ united we stand, divided we fall l'union fait la force∎ my invitation still stands vous êtes toujours invité;∎ the verdict stands unless there's an appeal le jugement reste valable à moins que l'on ne fasse appel;∎ even with this new plan, our objection still stands ce nouveau projet ne remet pas en cause notre objection première;∎ the bet stands le pari tient;∎ what you said last week, does that still stand? et ce que tu as dit la semaine dernière, ça tient toujours?(i) (measure → person, tree) mesurer;∎ she stands 5 feet in her stocking feet elle mesure moins de 1,50 m pieds nus;∎ the building stands ten storeys high l'immeuble compte dix étages∎ this hotel stands among the best in the world cet hôtel figure parmi les meilleurs du monde;∎ American she stands first/last in her class elle est la première/la dernière de sa classe;∎ I know she stands high in your opinion je sais que tu as une très bonne opinion d'elle;∎ for price and quality, it stands high on my list en ce qui concerne le prix et la qualité, je le range ou le compte parmi les meilleurs∎ how or where does he stand on the nuclear issue? quelle est sa position ou son point de vue sur la question du nucléaire?;∎ you ought to tell them where you stand vous devriez leur faire part de votre position∎ to stand to lose risquer de perdre;∎ to stand to win avoir des chances de gagner;∎ they stand to make a huge profit on the deal ils ont des chances de faire un bénéfice énorme dans cette affaire;∎ no one stands to gain from a quarrel like this personne n'a rien à gagner d'une telle querelle∎ she stood for Waltham elle a été candidate à la circonscription de Waltham;∎ will he stand for re-election? va-t-il se représenter aux élections?;∎ she's standing as an independent elle se présente en tant que candidate indépendante∎ no standing (sign) arrêt interdit∎ you're standing c'est ta tournéerester là;∎ we stood about or around waiting for the flight announcement nous restions là à attendre que le vol soit annoncé;∎ the prisoners stood about or around in small groups les prisonniers se tenaient par petits groupes;∎ after Mass, the men stand about or around in the square après la messe, les hommes s'attardent sur la place;∎ I can't afford to pay people to stand around all day doing nothing je n'ai pas les moyens de payer les gens à ne rien faire;∎ I'm not just going to stand about waiting for you to make up your mind! je n'ai pas l'intention de rester là à attendre que tu te décides!(move aside) s'écarter;∎ stand aside, someone's fainted! écartez-vous, quelqu'un s'est évanoui!;∎ he politely stood aside to let us pass il s'écarta ou s'effaça poliment pour nous laisser passer;∎ figurative to stand aside in favour of sb (gen) laisser la voie libre à qn; Politics se désister en faveur de qn(a) (move back) reculer, s'écarter;∎ stand back from the doors! écartez-vous des portes!;∎ she stood back to look at herself in the mirror elle recula pour se regarder dans la glace;∎ the painting is better if you stand back from it le tableau est mieux si vous prenez du recul(b) (be set back) être en retrait ou à l'écart;∎ the house stands back from the road la maison est en retrait (de la route)(c) (take mental distance) prendre du recul;∎ I need to stand back and take stock j'ai besoin de prendre du recul et de faire le point➲ stand by(a) (support → person) soutenir;∎ I'll stand by you through thick and thin je te soutiendrai ou je resterai à tes côtés quoi qu'il arrive∎ to stand by an agreement respecter un accord;∎ I stand by what I said/my original analysis of the situation je m'en tiens à ce que j'ai dit/ma première analyse de la situation(a) (not intervene) rester là (sans rien faire ou sans intervenir);∎ how could you just stand by and watch them mistreat that poor dog? comment as-tu pu rester là à les regarder maltraiter ce pauvre chien (sans intervenir)?;∎ I stood by helplessly while they searched the room je restais là, impuissant, pendant qu'ils fouillaient la pièce(b) (be ready → person) être ou se tenir prêt; (→ vehicle) être prêt; (→ army, embassy) être en état d'alerte;∎ the police were standing by to disperse the crowd la police se tenait prête à disperser la foule;∎ we have an oxygen machine standing by nous avons une machine à oxygène prête en cas d'urgence;∎ stand by! attention!; Nautical paré!, attention!;∎ Aviation stand by for takeoff préparez-vous pour le décollage;∎ Radio stand by to receive prenez l'écoute;∎ Military standing by for orders! à vos ordres!∎ will he stand down in favour of a younger candidate? va-t-il se désister en faveur d'un candidat plus jeune?(b) (leave witness box) quitter la barre;∎ you may stand down, Mr Simms vous pouvez quitter la barre, M. Simms∎ stand down! (after drill) rompez (les rangs)!(workers) licencier(a) (represent) représenter;∎ what does DNA stand for? que veut dire l'abréviation ADN?;∎ the R stands for Ryan le R signifie Ryan;∎ the dove stands for peace la colombe symbolise la paix;∎ we want our name to stand for quality and efficiency nous voulons que notre nom soit synonyme de qualité et d'efficacité;∎ she supports the values and ideas the party once stood for elle soutient les valeurs et les idées qui furent autrefois celles du parti;∎ I detest everything that they stand for! je déteste tout ce qu'ils représentent!∎ I'm not going to stand for it! je ne le tolérerai ou permettrai pas!assurer le remplacement;∎ to stand in for sb remplacer qn; Cinema doubler qnNautical (coast, island) croiser au large de;∎ they have an aircraft carrier standing off Aden ils ont un porte-avions qui croise au large d'Aden(a) (move away) s'écarter∎ the veins in his neck stood out les veines de son cou saillaient ou étaient gonflées∎ the pink stands out against the green background le rose ressort ou se détache sur le fond vert;∎ the masts stood out against the sky les mâts se découpaient ou se dessinaient contre le ciel;∎ the name on the truck stood out clearly le nom sur le camion était bien visible;∎ she stands out in a crowd on la remarque dans la foule;∎ figurative I don't like to stand out in a crowd je n'aime pas me singulariser;∎ this one book stands out from all his others ce livre-ci surclasse tous ses autres livres;∎ there is no one issue which stands out as being more important than the others il n'y a pas une question qui soit plus importante que les autres;∎ the qualities that stand out in his work les qualités marquantes de son œuvre;∎ she stands out above all the rest elle surpasse ou surclasse tous les autres;∎ the day stands out in my memory cette journée est marquée d'une pierre blanche dans ma mémoire;∎ familiar that stands out a mile! (is very obvious) ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure!;∎ it really stands out that he's not a local ça se voit ou se remarque vraiment qu'il n'est pas d'ici(c) (resist, hold out) tenir bon, tenir, résister;∎ they won't be able to stand out for long ils ne pourront pas tenir ou résister longtemps;∎ to stand out against (attack, enemy) résister à; (change, tax increase) s'opposer avec détermination à;∎ to stand out for sth revendiquer qch;∎ they are standing out for a pay increase ils revendiquent ou réclament une augmentation de salaire(watch over) surveiller;∎ I can't work with someone standing over me je ne peux pas travailler quand quelqu'un regarde par-dessus mon épaule;∎ she stood over him until he'd eaten every last bit elle ne l'a pas lâché avant qu'il ait mangé la dernière mietteBritish (postpone) remettre (à plus tard);∎ I'd prefer to stand this discussion over until we have more information je préférerais remettre cette discussion jusqu'à ce que nous disposions de plus amples renseignementsBritish être remis (à plus tard);∎ we have two items standing over from the last meeting il nous reste deux points à régler depuis la dernière réunion➲ stand toMilitary mettre en état d'alerteMilitary se mettre en état d'alerte;∎ stand to! à vos postes!être ou rester solidaire➲ stand up(a) (set upright → chair, bottle) mettre debout;∎ they stood the prisoner up against a tree ils ont adossé le prisonnier à un arbre;∎ stand the ladder up against the wall mettez ou appuyez l'échelle contre le mur;∎ to stand a child up (again) (re)mettre un enfant sur ses pieds∎ I was stood up twice in a row on m'a posé un lapin deux fois de suite(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;∎ she stood up to offer me her seat elle se leva pour m'offrir sa place;∎ stand up! levez-vous!, debout!;∎ figurative to stand up and be counted avoir le courage de ses opinions(b) (be upright) être debout;∎ I can't get the candle to stand up straight je n'arrive pas à faire tenir la bougie droite∎ how is that repair job standing up? est-ce que cette réparation tient toujours?(d) (be valid → argument, claim) être valable, tenir debout;∎ his evidence won't stand up in court son témoignage ne sera pas valable en justicedéfendre;∎ to stand up for oneself se défendre∎ to stand up to sth résister à qch;∎ to stand up to sb tenir tête à ou faire face à qn;∎ he's too weak to stand up to her il est trop faible pour lui tenir tête;∎ she had a hard time standing up to their criticism ça ne lui a pas été facile de faire face à leurs critiques;∎ it won't stand up to that sort of treatment ça ne résistera pas à ce genre de traitement;∎ her hypothesis doesn't stand up to empirical testing son hypothèse ne résiste pas à la vérification expérimentale -
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abbrSee:* * *do.abbr.(comm., ditto) idem; come sopra.♦ (to) do /du:/A v. t.1 fare: to do a stupid [nice, etc.] thing, fare una cosa stupida [bella, ecc.]; He's done something terrible, ha fatto una cosa terribile; I don't know what I've done wrong, non so cosa io abbia fatto di sbagliato; What have you done?, cos'hai fatto?; to do one's duty [the right thing], fare il proprio dovere [la cosa giusta]; What are you doing?, che cosa stai facendo?; Can I do anything ( for you)?, posso fare qualcosa (per te)?; They did nothing to help me, non hanno fatto niente per aiutarmi; to do a sum, fare una somma; We did the journey in two days, abbiamo fatto il viaggio in due giorni; I've done three copies of the letter, ho fatto tre copie della lettera; Can you do a list?, puoi fare una lista?; He did a series of watercolours of the Thames, ha fatto una serie di acquerelli raffiguranti il Tamigi; She's doing a documentary about old people, sta facendo un documentario sugli anziani2 fare, praticare ( un'attività): How long have you been doing yoga?, da quant'è che fai yoga?; What do you usually do?, che cosa fai di solito?; What do you do ( for a living)?, che lavoro fai?; I do pottery on Wednesdays, il mercoledì faccio un corso di ceramica; You need to do at least half an hour of exercise three times a week, devi fare almeno mezzora di esercizio tre volte la settimana; to do the ironing [washing, cooking, shopping, etc.], stirare, lavare i panni, cucinare, fare la spesa, ecc.; (fam.) to do lunch [a film, dinner, etc.], pranzare, guardare un film, cenare, ecc.3 vendere, avere: Do you do bus tickets, too?, avete (o vendete) anche i biglietti per l'autobus?; They don't do food, non servono da mangiare (o non vendono alimentari); They do stationery as well as books, vendono anche articoli di cancelleria oltre che libri; We do a huge range of household items, abbiamo un'enorme gamma di articoli per la casa4 fare, percorrere: We did 200 km on Saturday, abbiamo fatto 200 km sabato; They were doing 150 on the motorway, andavano ai 150 all'ora in autostrada5 fare, studiare: I did French for three years, ho fatto tre anni di francese; What is she doing at university?, cosa fa all'università?; We haven't done the First World War yet, non abbiamo ancora fatto la prima guerra mondiale6 (fam.) fare, passare ( un periodo): He's done four years in jail, ha fatto quattro anni di carcere; She's just done a year in the Paris office, ha appena passato un anno nella sede di Parigi; (fam.) to do time, scontare una pena7 fare, preparare ( del cibo): Can you do the potatoes?, puoi fare le patate?; I'll do a salad while you lay the table, faccio un'insalata mentre apparecchi la tavola; I'm doing fish, I hope that's ok, faccio del pesce, spero che vada bene8 (fam.) fare, pulire (o lavare, sistemare, ecc.): I've done the living room, now I'm going to do the hall, ho fatto il soggiorno, ora faccio l'ingresso; We did the garden at the weekend, abbiamo sistemato il giardino nel fine settimana; Someone comes to do the windows, viene qualcuno a lavare le finestre; to do the beds, fare i letti; to do the dishes, lavare i piatti; to do one's teeth, lavarsi i denti; to do one's hair [nails, makeup], farsi i capelli [le unghie, il trucco]; Who does your hair?, da che parrucchiere vai?9 rifare, pitturare (o tappezzare, ecc.): We haven't done the bedrooms yet, non abbiamo ancora rifatto le camere da letto; They've done the kitchen bright yellow, hanno pitturato la cucina di un giallo acceso NOTA D'USO: - non so come fare-10 (fam.) visitare: They did five cities in three days, hanno visitato cinque città in tre giorni; Have you done the Tower of London yet?, hai già visitato la torre di Londra?12 (fam.) andare bene a: A sandwich will do me fine, un panino mi va benissimo; I haven't got a large pack, will this one do you?, non ho confezioni grandi, questa Le va bene?14 (fam.) conciare per le feste; sistemare; ( anche) uccidere; far fuori (fam.): I'll do you!, ti sistemo io!15 fare, imitare ( un personaggio famoso, ecc.): He does the President brilliantly, è bravissimo a imitare il presidente; Can you do a Liverpool accent?, sai fare l'accento di Liverpool?16 (fam.) mettere dentro, arrestare; ( anche) fare la multa a: He was done for drug dealing, lo hanno messo dentro per spaccio; They did her for speeding ( o She was done for speeding), le hanno fatto la multa per eccesso di velocità, si è beccata una multa per eccesso di velocità17 ( slang) svaligiare; rapinare: They did three houses on the same street, hanno svaligiato tre case nella stessa viaB v. i.1 fare; agire: You did well to refuse, hai fatto bene a rifiutare; I'll do as I like, faccio come mi pare; Do as you're told, fai quello che ti si dice2 (fam.) fare, evolvere: What do you think the weather's going to do tomorrow?, cosa pensi che farà il tempo domani?; No one knows what the economy's going to do over the next six months, nessuno sa come evolverà l'economia nei prossimi sei mesi3 – to be doing well [fine, ok, etc.], stare bene [benissimo, abbastanza bene] ( di salute): Mother and child are doing very well, la madre e il bambino stanno benissimo; He's not doing too well, non sta molto bene4 ( di persona, attività) andare: You haven't done badly, non sei andato male; I didn't do well in my exams, non sono andato bene agli esami; How do you think England will do?, come pensi che andrà l'Inghilterra?; The business is doing very well, l'azienda va a gonfie vele; We're doing all right, ce la caviamo piuttosto bene; DIALOGO → - Petrol- How are we doing for petrol?, come siamo messi a carburante?5 bastare: Will fifty dollars do?, basteranno cinquanta dollari?; DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- «Anything else?» DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- «No, that'll do, thanks», «Nient'altro?» «No, va bene così, grazie»; That will do!, adesso basta!6 andare bene lo stesso; essere accettabile: This dress isn't exactly what I wanted, but I suppose it will do, questo vestito non è proprio quello che volevo, ma presumo che andrà bene lo stesso; The house is not ideal, but it will do for now, la casa non è ideale, ma per il momento bisognerà accontentarsi7 (sempre neg.) andare bene, essere opportuno: It doesn't do to work too hard, lavorare troppo non va bene; I've told you before, this kind of behaviour just won't do, te l'ho già detto: questo modo di comportarsi proprio non va bene; It wouldn't do to ask him for money, non starebbe bene chiedergli dei soldi; DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- Sorry, I can't do Thursday afternoon, mi dispiace, giovedì pomeriggio non posso1 (nelle frasi interr., neg. e interr. neg.; è idiom.): Do you understand?, capisci?; I don't understand, non capisco; Does he know?, lo sa?; He does not ( o doesn't) know, non lo sa; Did you go?, ci sei andato?; They did not ( o didn't) ask me, non mi hanno invitato2 fare (determinato dal verbo precedente, di cui evita la ripetizione): If you want to tell him, do it now, se vuoi dirglielo, fallo ora; (idiom.) «Who took my hat?» «I did», «chi ha preso il mio cappello?» «sono stato io»; «Did you see him?» «I did», «l'hai visto?» «sì»3 (nell'imper. neg.; è idiom.): Do not ( o don't) worry!, non preoccuparti!; Don't let them interfere!, non lasciare che si intromettano!4 (nelle «tag questions») (è) vero?, no?: You don't like him, do you?, ti è antipatico, è vero?; You told him, didn't you?, glielo hai detto, no?; He didn't pay the bill, did he?, non l'ha (mica) pagato il conto, vero?; She doesn't know, does she?, lei non lo sa, no?5 (nella costruzione inversa; è idiom.): «I don't like it» «Neither do I», «Non mi piace» «Neanche a me»; «I didn't go» «Nor did I», «Non ci sono andato» «Nemmeno io»; «I like opera» «So do I», «Mi piace la lirica» «A me pure»; (form.) Little did he realize that…, quasi non si rendeva conto che…6 ( uso enfat.; è idiom.): Do sit down!, si accomodi, La prego!; Do help yourself!, serviti pure!; But I did see her!, sì che l'ho vista!; DIALOGO → - Clothes 1- I'm here if you do need anything, per qualsiasi cosa, io sono qui; I do love you, ti amo davvero; ( formula nel rito del matrimonio) «till death us do part», «finché morte non ci separi»● to do as (o for), (form.) to do duty as, fare da, servire da: The tents will do for shelter until the weather gets worse, le tende serviranno da riparo fino a che il tempo non peggiora □ to do sb. a bad turn, fare uno sgarbo (o una scortesia, un brutto tiro) a q. □ to do one's best (o utmost), fare del proprio meglio: I'll do my best to help him, farò del mio meglio per aiutarlo □ (fam. ingl.) to do one's bit, fare la propria parte (o il proprio dovere) □ to do the books (o the accounts), fare (o tenere) la contabilità □ to do business, fare affari: It's been a pleasure to do business with you, è stato un piacere fare affari con Lei □ to do well by sb., trattar bene q.: The company does well by its employees, l'azienda tratta bene i suoi dipendenti; to be [to feel] hard done by, essere [sentirsi] trattato male □ to do damage to st., danneggiare qc.: The storm did a lot of damage to buildings, il nubifragio ha danneggiato molto gli edifici □ (fam.) to do one's damnedest, darci sotto; mettercela tutta □ ( slang) to do drugs, drogarsi; farsi □ to do evil, fare del male; commettere azioni malvagie □ to do sb. a favour (o a kindness, a good turn), fare un favore (o un piacere) a q. □ to do (sb.) good, far bene (a q.): A rest will do you a lot of good, un po' di riposo ti farà molto bene □ to do (sb. o st.) harm, causare danni (a q. o qc.): The first rule for a doctor is to do no harm, la prima regola per un medico è non causare danni; The illness didn't do him any lasting harm, la malattia non gli ha causato danni permanenti □ to do sb. justice, rendere giustizia a q. (fig.): This photo doesn't do you justice, questa foto non ti rende giustizia □ (fam.) to do nice [generous, ecc.], comportarsi bene [con generosità, ecc.]: She doesn't do generous, non si comporta con generosità □ to do nicely, andare bene: If you can't be bothered with heavy reading, this book will do nicely, se non hai voglia di letture pesanti, questo libro andrà proprio bene □ to do nothing [a lot] for, non giovare [giovare molto] a; ( di abito, pettinatura, ecc.) non donare [donare molto] a: The scandal will do nothing for his reputation, lo scandalo non gioverà alla sua reputazione; This dress does nothing for her, questo vestito non le dona; Getting a job will do a lot for her confidence, trovare lavoro gioverà molto alla sua autostima □ to do the sights, visitare ( una città, ecc.) da turista □ (fam.) to do one's ( own) thing, fare quel che si vuole; fare il proprio comodo □ to do well for oneself, avere successo, fare fortuna: Grandfather did well for himself in America, il nonno ha fatto fortuna in America □ to do wonders for, fare miracoli per: A change of scene can do wonders for your mood, un cambiamento d'ambiente può fare miracoli per l'umore □ to do one's worst, fare quanto più male è possibile: Let him do his worst; I'm not afraid of him, faccia pure (il diavolo a quattro); non mi fa paura □ to do wrong, sbagliare: He did wrong, but he's paid for it, ha sbagliato, ma ha pagato per questo □ (fig.) do or die –: It's do or die, o la va o la spacca; a do-or-die attempt, un tentativo decisivo □ to have nothing to do with st. [sb.], non avere niente a che vedere con qc. [q.]: I'm sure Susan had nothing whatever to do with it, sono sicuro che Susan non ha proprio niente a che vedere con questo □ (fam.) nothing doing, niente da fare: We tried to change the tickets, but it was nothing doing, abbiamo provato a cambiare i biglietti, ma non c'è stato niente da fare □ (fam.) What's doing?, che si fa di bello?: What's doing tonight?, che si fa di bello stasera? □ (fam.) do what?, cosa?: «Fancy a drink?» «Do what?» «I said, do you want a drink?», «qualcosa da bere?» «cosa?» «ho detto, vuoi bere qualcosa?» □ That does it!, ecco fatto!; ( anche) adesso basta! □ That's done it!, bel guaio! □ That should do it!, ecco fatto! □ DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- How do you do?, piacere! ( nelle presentazioni formali); ( anche) come sta? ( quando si conosce già la persona, ma non c'è intimità: cfr. How are you?) □ (fam.) DIALOGO → - Hearing from an old friend- «How are you doing?» DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- «Not bad, and you?», «Come va?» «Non male, e tu?» □ It isn't done, non sta bene: It isn't done to talk with your mouth full, non sta bene parlare a bocca piena □ Now you've done it!, l'hai fatta bella (o grossa)! □ You [He, They, etc.] would do well to do st., faresti [farebbe, farebbero, ecc.] bene a fare qc.: They would do well to remember who pays their salaries, farebbero bene a ricordarsi chi gli paga lo stipendio □ What will you do for food [money]?, come farete per il mangiare [i soldi]? □ (fam.) What are you doing out at this time of night?, che ci fai fuori a quest'ora di notte? □ (fam.) What's my jacket doing on the floor?, che ci fa la mia giacca per terra? -
108 good
good [gʊd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. bonb. ( = kind) gentil• I tried to find something good to say about him j'ai essayé de trouver quelque chose de bien à dire sur luic. ( = well-behaved) [child, animal] sage• be good! sois sage !d. ( = at ease) I feel good je me sens biene. ( = attractive) joli• you look good! ( = healthy) tu as bonne mine ! ; ( = well-dressed) tu es très bien comme ça !f. ( = thorough) to have a good cry pleurer un bon coup━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Verb + adverb may be used in French, instead of adjective + noun. For combinations other than the following, look up the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━h. (in exclamations) good! bien !• that's a good one! [joke, story] elle est bien bonne celle-là ! (inf)• good old Charles! (inf) ce bon vieux Charles !• this ticket is good for three months ( = valid for) ce billet est valable trois mois• my car is good for another few years ma voiture tiendra bien encore quelques années► what's good for• what's good for the consumer isn't necessarily good for the economy ce qui bon pour le consommateur ne l'est pas forcément pour l'économie► more than is good for• they tend to eat and drink more than is good for them ils ont tendance à boire et à manger plus que de raison• some children know more than is good for them certains enfants en savent plus qu'ils ne devraient► as good as ( = practically) pratiquement• she as good as told me that... elle m'a dit à peu de chose près que...• it's as good as saying that... autant dire que...• in a day or so he'll be as good as new dans un jour ou deux il sera complètement rétabli► to make good ( = succeed) faire son chemin ; [ex-criminal] s'acheter une conduite (inf) ; ( = compensate for) [+ deficit] combler ; [+ deficiency, losses] compenser ; [+ expenses] rembourser ; [+ injustice, damage] réparer2. nouna. ( = virtue) bien mb. ( = good deeds) to do good faire le bienc. ( = advantage, profit) bien m• a lot of good that's done! nous voilà bien avancés !• what good will that do you? ça t'avancera à quoi ?• a fat lot of good that will do you! (inf) tu seras bien avancé !• a lot of good that's done him! le voilà bien avancé !d. ( = use) what's the good? à quoi bon ?• what's the good of hurrying? à quoi bon se presser ?• it's not much good to me [advice, suggestion] ça ne m'avance pas à grand-chose ; [object, money] ça ne me sert pas à grand-chose• is he any good? [worker, singer] qu'est-ce qu'il vaut ?► no good ( = useless)• it's no good, I'll never get it finished in time il n'y a rien à faire, je n'arriverai jamais à le finir à tempse. ► for good pour de bon3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Le Good Friday Agreement (« Accord du Vendredi saint »), également appelé le Belfast Agreement, a été signé le 10 avril 1998 dans le cadre du processus de paix qui devait mettre fin aux « Troubles » en Irlande du Nord. Il avait pour but de régler les relations entre l'Irlande du Nord et la République d'Irlande et entre ces deux pays et l'Angleterre, l'Écosse et le pays de Galles. Il a mis en place la « Northern Ireland Assembly » et lui a délégué certains pouvoirs. L'accord fut soumis à référendum le 22 mai 1998 et la population vota majoritairement pour.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[gʊd] 1.1) ( virtue) bien mto be up to no good — (colloq) mijoter quelque chose (colloq)
2) ( benefit) bien mfor the good of his health — lit pour sa santé
no good can ou will come of it — rien de bon n'en sortira
3) ( use)4) GB ( profit)2.to be £20 to the good — avoir 20 livres sterling à son crédit
goods plural noun1) ( for sale) gen articles mpl, marchandise felectrical goods — appareils mpl électro-ménagers
goods and services — biens mpl de consommation et services
2) GB Railways marchandises fpl3) ( property) affaires fpl, biens mpl4) (colloq)3. 4.to deliver ou come up with the goods — répondre à l'attente de quelqu'un
1) ( enjoyable) gen bon/bonne; [party] réussi2) ( happy)to feel good about/doing — être content de/de faire
3) ( healthy) [eye, ear etc] bon/bonne4) ( high quality) bon/bonne; ( best) [coat, china] beau/belle; [degree] avec mention (after n)5) ( prestigious) (épith) [address, marriage] bon/bonne6) ( obedient) [child, dog] sage; [manners] bon/bonnethere's a good boy ou girl! — c'est bien!
7) ( favourable) bon/bonne8) ( attractive) beau/belleto look good with — [garment, accessories] aller bien avec
9) ( tasty) [meal] bon/bonneto smell good — sentir bon inv
10) ( virtuous) (épith) [man, life] vertueux/-euse; [Christian] bon/bonnethe good guys — les bons mpl
11) ( kind) [person] gentil/-illewould you be good enough to do —
12) ( pleasant) [humour, mood] bon/bonne13) ( competent) bon/bonneto be good at — être bon en [Latin, physics]; être bon à [badminton, chess]
to be no good at — être nul/nulle en [tennis, chemistry]; être nul/nulle à [chess, cards]
to be good with — savoir comment s'y prendre avec [children, animals]; aimer [figures]
14) ( beneficial)to be good for — faire du bien à [person, plant]; être bon pour [health, business, morale]
say nothing if you know what's good for you — si je peux te donner un conseil, ne dis rien
15) (effective, suitable, accurate, sensible) bon/bonneto look good — [design] faire de l'effet
this will look good on your CV GB ou résumé US — cela fera bien sur votre CV
16) ( fluent)17) ( fortunate)it's a good job ou thing (that) — heureusement que
it's a good job ou thing too! — tant mieux!
we've never had it so good — (colloq) les affaires n'ont jamais été aussi prospères
18) ( serviceable)this season ticket is good for two more months — cette carte d'abonnement est valable encore deux mois
the car is good for another 10,000 km — la voiture fera encore 10000 km
19) ( substantial) (épith) [salary, size, hour] bon/bonneit must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — ça doit valoir au moins 2000 dollars
5.we had a good laugh — on a bien ri; better, best
as good as adverbial phrase1) ( virtually) quasimentto be as good as new — être comme neuf/neuve
2) ( tantamount to)6.for good adverbial phrase pour toujours7.exclamation (expressing pleasure, satisfaction) c'est bien!; ( with relief) tant mieux!; (to encourage, approve) très bien!••good for you! — ( approvingly) bravo!; ( sarcastically) tant mieux pour toi!
that's a good one! — (of joke, excuse) elle est bonne celle-là!
good on you! — (colloq) GB bravo!
to be onto a good thing (colloq), to have a good thing going — (colloq) être sur un bon filon
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109 go
1. [gəʋ] n (pl goes [gəʋz]) разг.1. ход, ходьба; движениеcome and go - хождение туда и сюда /взад и вперёд/
the boat rolled gently with the come and go of small waves - лодка мягко покачивалась на мелких волнах
to be on the go - быть в движении /в работе/
he is always on the go - он всегда в движении; он никогда не сидит без дела
he has two books on the go at the moment - в настоящее время он работает (одновременно) над двумя книгами
2. обстоятельство, положение; неожиданный поворот делa near go - опасное /рискованное/ положение; ≅ быть на волосок от гибели /провала, разорения и т. п./
here's a pretty go!, what a go! - ≅ весёленькая история!, хорошенькое дельце!
it's a queer /rum/ go - странное дело
3. попыткаto have a go at - попытаться, рискнуть, попытать счастья
she was staying for another go - она осталась, чтобы сделать ещё одну попытку
let's have another go at this problem - давай ещё раз попробуем разобраться в этом деле
he had several goes at the examination before he passed - он не смог сдать экзамен с первого захода
4. 1) приступ2) порция ( еды или вина)3) что-л. выполненное за один раз5. сделка, соглашениеit's a go! - идёт!, по рукам, решено!, договорились!
6. разг. энергия, воодушевление; рвение; увлечение7. разг. успех; удача; успешное предприятиеto make a go of it - амер. добиться успеха, преуспеть
he is convinced that he can make a go of it - он уверен, что добьётся в этом деле успеха
no go - бесполезный, безнадёжный
it's no go! - не пойдёт!, невозможно!
8. редк. походка9. ход ( в игре); бросок ( в спортивных играх)10. карт. «мимо» ( возглас игрока в криббидж)♢
to give smb. the go - дать кому-л. сигнал или разрешение действовать; ≅ дать «добро»quite /all/ the go - последний крик моды; предмет всеобщего увлечения
first go - первым делом, сразу же
at a go - сразу, зараз
the great [little] go - студ. последний [первый] экзамен на степень бакалавра гуманитарных наук ( в Кембридже и Оксфорде)
2. [gəʋ] a амер. разг.he was a drag on me from the word go - с самого начала он был для меня обузой
быть в состоянии готовности; работать (безотказно) (об аппаратуре и т. п.)you are go for landing - ≅ разрешается посадка
3. [gəʋ] v (went; gone)she was suddenly in a go condition - она внезапно почувствовала, что готова ко всему
I1. идти, ходитьto go slowly [quickly] - идти медленно [быстро]
to go slow - а) идти медленно, не торопиться; б) быть осмотрительным; [ср. тж. ♢ ]
cars go on the road - по дороге едут /ездят/ машины
to go upstairs [downstairs] - подыматься [спускаться] по лестнице
they went over the river - они перешли /переправились через/ реку
he went to visit /to see/ her - он пошёл навестить /проведать/ её
to go in single file [in pairs] - идти по одному [парами]
you go first - а) вы идите первым /вперёд/; б) проходите, пожалуйста; в) ваш первый ход
2. направляться, следовать; ехать, поехатьto go to the country - поехать за город /в деревню, на дачу/ [см. тж. ♢ ]
to go abroad - поехать за границу [см. тж. ♢ ]
to go to France [to London] - поехать во Францию [в Лондон]
to go on a journey - поехать в путешествие; совершать путешествие
to go for a ride /a drive/ - поехать /отправиться/ на прогулку (особ. верхом, на велосипеде, в автомобиле)
to go on a visit - поехать /отправиться/ с визитом; поехать погостить
to go to a party - пойти в гости /на вечеринку, на вечер/
to go on a tour - а) отправиться /пуститься/ в путешествие; б) отправляться на гастроли /в турне/
to go (some) places - амер. разг. ездить /ходить/ по разным местам
3. 1) ездить, путешествовать, передвигаться (каким-л. способом)to go by land [by water] - ехать по суше [по воде]
to go by train [by bus, by tram, by rail, by steamer] - ехать поездом [автобусом, трамваем, по железной дороге, пароходом]
to go in a carriage [in a motor-car, in a ship, in a tram, in a trolley-bus] - ехать в экипаже [в автомобиле, на пароходе, в трамвае, в троллейбусе]
to go on foot - ходить /идти/ пешком
2) ходить, курсировать4. 1) уходить, уезжатьwe came at six and went at nine - мы пришли в шесть, а ушли в девять
it is time for us to go - нам пора уходить /идти, уезжать/
I'll be going now - ну, я пошёл
I must be going now, I must be gone - теперь мне нужно уходить
she is gone - она ушла /уехала/, её нет
be gone!, get you gone! - уходи!
2) отходить, отправлятьсяwhen does the train go? - когда отходит поезд?
the train goes from platform 5 - поезд отходит от платформы №5
one, two, three - go!, ready, steady, go! - внимание... приготовиться... марш!
5. 1) двигаться, быть в движенииI'd prefer to sit the way the train is going - я бы предпочёл сидеть по ходу поезда
to set smth. going - привести что-л. в движение
2) двигаться с определённой скоростьюthe train was going (at) fifty miles an hour - поезд шёл со скоростью 50 миль в час
to go at full drive /tilt/ - идти полным ходом
6. 1) работать, действовать, функционировать (о машине и т. п.)my watch is going too fast [slow] - мои часы слишком спешат [отстают]
the engine went beautifully all day - весь день машина работала превосходно
how do I make the washing machine go? - как включить стиральную машину?
2) жить, действовать, функционировать ( о человеке)he manages to keep going - он как-то тянет, ему удаётся держаться
7. 1) тянуться, проходить, пролегать, простиратьсяmountains that go from east to west - горы, тянущиеся /простирающиеся/ с востока на запад
how far does the road go? - далеко ли тянется эта дорога?
2) дотягиваться; доходитьI want a rope that will go from the top window to the ground - мне нужна верёвка, которую можно опустить с верхнего этажа до земли
8. 1) протекать, проходитьtime goes quickly - время идёт быстро /летит/
vacation goes quickly - не успеваешь оглянуться, а отпуск кончился
2) протекать; завершаться каким-л. образомhow is the evening going? - как проходит вечер?
how did the interview go? - как прошло интервью?
I hope all goes well with you - надеюсь, что у вас всё хорошо
how did the voting go? - как завершилось голосование?; каковы результаты голосования?
nobody knows how matters will go - никто не знает, как пойдут дела
what made the party go? - что обеспечило успех вечера?
9. 1) исчезать; проходить2) исчезнуть, пропастьhis hat has gone - у него исчезла /пропала/ шляпа
where's my pen? It's gone (off my desk) - где моя ручка? Она исчезла (с моего стола)
10. распространяться; передаваться11. передаваться (по телеграфу и т. п.)this message will go by mail /by post, in the post/ - это сообщение пойдёт по почте
12. иметь хождение, быть в обращении13. (обыкн. to) идти (на что-л.); брать на себя (что-л.); решаться (на что-л.)to go to a lot of [great] trouble to do smth. - приложить много [массу] усилий, чтобы сделать что-л.
he will not even go to the trouble of doing that - он не захочет даже и попытаться сделать это
to go so far as to say that! - дойти до того, чтобы сказать это!
14. 1) податься; рухнуть; сломаться, расколотьсяthe platform went - трибуна рухнула /обрушилась/
first the sail went and then the mast - сперва подался парус, а затем и мачта
there goes another button! - ну вот, ещё одна пуговица отлетела!
the fuse [bulb] went - перегорела пробка [лампочка]
the engine in the old car finally went - мотор в старой машине окончательно пришёл в негодность
2) потерпеть крах, обанкротиться3) отменяться, уничтожатьсяthis clause of the bill will have to go - эта статья законопроекта должна быть отменена /не должна быть принята/
whatever is not done yet must simply go - всё, что не сделано, придётся оставить как есть
4) (обыкн. с must, can, have to) отказываться; избавлятьсяthe car must go, we can't afford it - от машины придётся отказаться, она нам не по карману
15. 1) быть расположенным, следовать в определённом порядке2) храниться, находиться (где-л.); становиться ( на определённое место)where is this carpet to go? - куда постелить этот ковёр?
3) (into, under) умещаться, укладываться (во что-л.)the thread is too thick to go into the needle - нитка слишком толстая, чтобы пролезть в иголку
how many pints go into a gallon? - сколько пинт содержится в одном галлоне?
4) (обыкн. to) равняться16. заканчиваться определённым результатомI don't know whether the case goes for me or against me - я не знаю ещё, удастся ли мне выиграть процесс
which way will the decision go? - как всё решится?
17. 1) гласить, говоритьI don't exactly remember how the words go - я точно не помню, как это там сказано
how does the story go? - что там дальше в рассказе?
the story goes that he was murdered - говорят, что его убили
2) звучать (о мелодии и т. п.)the tune goes something like this... - вот как, примерно, звучит этот мотив
how does that song go? - напомните мне мотив этой песни
ducks go❝quack❞ - утки делают «кряк-кряк»
the guns went❝boom❞ - «бабах!» грохнули пушки [см. тж. III А 2, 4)]
18. 1) звонитьI hear the bells going - я слышу, как звонят колокола
2) бить, отбивать время19. умирать, гибнутьshe is gone - она погибла, она умерла
my grandmother went peacefully in the night - моя бабушка тихо скончалась ночью
after George went, she moved into a smaller house - когда Джордж умер, она переехала в дом поменьше
he is dead and gone - разг. он уже в могиле
20. 1) пройти, быть принятым2) быть приемлемымhere anything goes - разг. здесь всё сойдёт; здесь ты можешь делать, что твоей душе угодно
21. разг. выдерживать, терпеть22. справляться, одолеватьI can't go another mouthful - я больше ни глотка ( или куска) не могу съесть
23. ходить определённым шагомto go narrow [wide] - идти узким [широким] шагом ( о лошади)
to go above the ground - уст. ходить, высоко подымая ноги
24. спариватьсяII А1. 1) участвовать ( в доле)to go halves [shares, snacks, амер. fifty-fifty, уст. snips], to go share and share alike - делить поровну /пополам/; принять участие наравне (с кем-л.)
2) амер. разг. ставить (какую-л. сумму); рисковать (какой-л. суммой)how much do you go? - а) сколько вы ставите?; б) на сколько вы спорите?
2. 1) пропадать, слабеть (о слухе, сознании и т. п.)my voice has gone because of my cold - от простуды я потеряла голос /у меня сел голос/
2) разг. износиться ( об одежде)3. редк.1) сохраняться ( о пище)butter goes better in the refrigerator - масло сохраняется лучше в холодильнике
2) носиться (о ткани, одежде и т. п.)4. быть ритмичными ( о стихах)5. получать ( пособие)to go on the parish - получать приходское пособие по бедности, жить за счёт прихожан
to go on the dole - получать пособие по бедности; перейти на пособие
II Б1. to be going to do smth.1) собираться, намереваться сделать что-л.we were going to France but we changed our minds - мы хотели поехать во Францию, но передумали
she is going to spend holidays at a rest-home - она решила провести свои каникулы в доме отдыха
he is not going to be cheated - он не допустит, чтобы его обманули
2) ожидаться (о каком-л. событии)I'm going to be sick! - меня сейчас вырвет!
she felt she was going to be ill - она чувствовала, что заболевает
2. to go and do smth. разг. взять да сделать что-л.; пойти и сделать что-л.to go and fetch smb., smth. - сходить за кем-л., чем-л.
you've gone and torn my dress - ну вот, вы порвали мне платье
there now! if I haven't gone and lost my ticket! - и надо же было мне потерять билет!
3. to go about smth. /doing smth./1) заниматься чем-л.she went about her work with energy - она энергично занималась своими делами
we must go about it carefully - а) это надо делать осторожно; б) за это надо браться осторожно
2) приниматься за что-л.how does one go about getting seats? - что нужно делать, чтобы достать билеты /места/?
he didn't know how to go about building a boat - он не знал, как подступиться к строительству лодки
4. to go at smth. энергично взяться за что-л.let's go at this problem in a different way - давайте попробуем решить эту проблему по-другому
he went at his breakfast as if he'd never eaten for a week - он набросился на завтрак так, будто не ел целую неделю
5. to go at smb. набрасываться, бросаться на кого-л.6. to go against smth.1) двигаться против чего-л.to go against the tide - плыть против течения [см. тж. ♢ ]
2) идти вразрез с чем-л., противоречить чему-л.she went against her mother's wishes - она не послушалась своей матери; она поступила наперекор своей матери
3) юр. оспаривать что-л.; спорить против чего-л.7. to go against smb. быть против кого-л.; не подходить кому-л.it goes against me - это противно мне, это противоречит моим убеждениям
8. to go behind smth. пересматривать, рассматривать заново, изучать (основания, данные)9. to go beyond smth. выходить за пределы чего-л., превышать что-л.10. to go by /on/ smth.1) судить по чему-л.2) руководствоваться чем-л., следовать чему-л.it is a good rule to go by - вот хорошее правило, которым следует руководствоваться
I shall go entirely by what the doctor says - я буду делать всё, что говорит врач
we were just going on what you yourself had said - мы как раз действовали в соответствии с тем, что вы сами говорили
that's all the police had to go on to catch the killer - вот и все улики, которые были у полиции и по которым она должна была поймать убийцу
11. to go after smth., smb. домогаться чего-л., кого-л.he is going after Jane - он ухаживает /бегает/ за Джейн
12. to go for smb.1) разг. наброситься, обрушиться на кого-л.suddenly the lion went for his keeper - внезапно лев набросился на служителя
my wife went for me because I was late for dinner - жена выругала меня за то, что я опоздал к обеду
2) слыть кем-л.; быть принятым за кого-л.he went for an old man among the youth - молодёжь принимала его за старика /считала его стариком/
3) разг. увлекаться кем-л.; влюбиться в кого-л.I don't go for men of his type - мне такие мужчины, как он, не нравятся
13. to go for smth.1) разг. заменить что-л., сойти за что-л.this synthetic material may easily go for pure wool - эта искусственная ткань может легко сойти за чистую шерсть
2) стремиться к чему-л.; добиваться чего-л.will you go for the prize? - ты будешь бороться за призовое место?
when you offer him sweets he goes for the biggest one - когда ему предлагают конфеты, он всегда тянется за самой большой
3) увлекаться чем-л.do you go for modern music? - вы любите современную музыку?
14. to go for /at/ á certain sum of money продаваться по определённой ценеto go for nothing - продаваться за бесценок [см. тж. II Б 15]
the books went for a shilling [for so little] - книги были проданы за шиллинг [так дёшево]
there were good coats going at £50 - по 50 фунтов продавали хорошие пальто
going for £10!, going!, going!, gone! - продаётся за 10 фунтов!, 10 фунтов - раз!, 10 фунтов - два!, 10 фунтов - три! продано (за 10 фунтов)
15. to go to /in/ smth. расходоваться, уходить на что-л.half our money goes on food and clothes for the children - половина наших денег уходит на еду и одежду для детей
his time goes in watching television - он всё своё время тратит на телевизор
to go for nothing - пропасть, уйти впустую [см. тж. II Б 14]
16. to go to smth., smb.1) обращаться к чему-л., на кого-л.his eyes went to her - он взглянул на неё, он обратил свой взгляд на неё
2) прибегать к помощи; обращаться (к кому-л.)to go to law /to court/ - обращаться в суд
to go to law with smb. - возбуждать дело в суде против кого-л.
17. to go to smth. становиться кем-л.to go to the stage - стать актёром, пойти в актёры
to go to the streets - стать проституткой, пойти на панель
to go to school - ходить в школу; стать учеником, учиться в школе
to go to college [to the university] - стать [быть] студентом, учиться в колледже [в университете]
18. to go to smb.1) быть проданным кому-л.the house went to the one who made the highest offer - дом продали тому, кто предложил самую высокую цену
going to the gentleman in the third row! going, going, gone! - продано джентльмену в третьем ряду! продано - раз!, продано - два!, продано - три!
2) доставаться кому-л.19. to go through smth.1) тщательно, пункт за пунктом разбирать что-л.2) проделать, сделать что-л.let's go through the rehearsal without any interruptions - давайте проведём репетицию без всяких помех
3) пройти, быть принятым где-л. (о проекте, предложении)the plan must go through several stages - план должен пройти несколько инстанций
4) испытывать что-л., подвергаться чему-л.the country has gone through too many wars - эта страна перенесла слишком много войн
5) выдержать столько-то изданий ( о книге)6) обыскивать, обшаривать что-л.he went through his pockets looking for the key - он обыскал все карманы в поисках ключа
7) растратить, израсходовать (состояние, деньги и т. п.)he quickly went through his fortune [his savings] - он быстро растратил /промотал/ своё состояние [свои сбережения]
20. to go into smth.1) тщательно разбирать что-л., вникать во что-л.; расследовать, рассматривать что-л.to go into details /particulars/ - вдаваться в подробности
2) избирать (профессию и т. п.)to go into business - избрать карьеру делового человека; стать дельцом
to go into Parliament [into the Cabinet] - стать членом парламента [кабинета министров]
3) вступить в организацию, стать членом общества4) надеватьshe goes into woollen stockings in September - с сентября она начинает носить шерстяные чулки
21. to go before /to/ smb., smth.1) предстать перед кем-л., чем-л.you will go before the board of directors - вы предстанете перед советом директоров
2) передавать на рассмотрение кому-л., чему-л.your suggestion will go before the committee - о вашем предложении доложат комиссии
can this question go direct to the minister? - нельзя ли этот вопрос поставить непосредственно перед министром?
22. to go with smb.1) сопровождать кого-л., идти вместе с кем-л.shall I go with you? - хотите я пойду с вами?
2) быть заодно, соглашаться с кем-л.23. to go with smth.1) подходить к чему-л., гармонировать с чем-л.; соответствовать чему-л.the blue scarf goes well with your blouse - этот голубой шарф красиво сочетается с вашей блузкой
2) относиться к чему-л., быть связанным с чем-л.five acres of land go with the house - продаётся дом с прилегающим к нему участком в пять акров
3) быть связанным с чем-л.; соответствовать чему-л.the salary that goes with an office - жалованье, соответствующее занимаемой должности
24. to go without smth.1) обходиться без чего-л.2) не иметь чего-л.to go without money - не иметь денег, быть без денег
25. to go by /under/ á name быть известным под каким-л. именемto go by /under/ the name of... - быть известным под именем...
he went under a pseudonym - он был известен под псевдонимом, он носил псевдоним
26. to go under smb.'s name приписываться кому-л. ( об авторстве)that play generally goes under the name of Shakespeare - обычно эту пьесу приписывают Шекспиру
27. 1) to go to make up smth. составлять что-л., входить в состав чего-л.items which go to make up the total - пункты, из которых складывается целое
2) to go to the making of smth., smb. быть необходимым для чего-л., кого-л.what qualities go to the making of a pilot? - какие качества необходимы пилоту?
dressings that go to making a good salad - приправа, необходимая, чтобы приготовить вкусный салат
28. to go into á state приходить в какое-л. состояние29. to go into á condition входить в какое-л. положениеto go into anchor - мор. становиться на якорь
to go into the assault - воен. идти в атаку
to go into bivouac - воен. располагаться биваком
to go into the curve - а) войти в поворот ( бег); б) входить в вираж ( велоспорт)
30. ... as smth., smb. goes... как что-л. заведено...;... как другиеas things go - разг. при сложившихся обстоятельствах, как это водится, в нынешних условиях
that's not bad as things go - при существующем положении вещей это не так уж плохо
31. to go to show that... свидетельствоватьit all goes to show that he cannot be trusted - всё это свидетельствует о том, что ему нельзя доверять
your behaviour goes to prove that... - ваше поведение служит доказательством того, что...
32. smth. is going иметься, продаваться, подаваться и т. п.come along, there are ices going - идём скорее, подают мороженое
I'll have what's going - дайте мне, что у вас есть
are there any jobs going? - здесь есть работа?
are there any houses going? - здесь продают(ся) дома?
III А1. в сочетании с последующим герундием выражает действие, соответствующее значению герундия:to go (out) hunting /shooting/ - отправляться /ходить/ на охоту
to go out fishing [duck-shooting] - отправляться на рыбную ловлю [охотиться на уток]
to go shopping - отправляться за покупками; ходить по магазинам
he goes frightening people with his stories - он постоянно пугает людей своими рассказами
don't go doing that! - разг. не смей делать этого!
don't go saying that! - разг. не болтай ерунды!
1) находиться в каком-л. положении или состоянииto go free - быть свободным /незанятым/
to go hungry /empty/ - (вечно) быть /ходить/ голодным
to go armed - быть /ходить/ вооружённым, носить оружие
the differences between them go deep - их разногласия имеют глубокие корни
to go in fear (of smth.) - жить в вечном страхе (перед чем-л.)
to go strong - держаться, сохранять силу, не сдаваться
to be six months gone (with child) - быть на седьмом месяце (беременности)
to go native см. native II 2
2) делаться, становитьсяto go bad - испортиться; сгнить, прогнить, протухнуть
to go dry - высыхать, становиться сухим [см. тж. ♢ ]
she /her hair/ is going grey - она седеет
to go mad /mental/ - сойти с ума
to go queer in the head - а) помешаться; б) почувствовать головокружение
to go wrong - а) сбиться с пути, встать на ложный путь; ошибаться; поступать неправильно; б) не выйти, не получиться; в) испортиться, перестать работать; разладиться; г) испортиться, протухнуть ( о пище)
he went hot and cold - его бросало то в жар, то в холод
a man gone ninety years of age - человек, которому за 90
to go Conservative - стать /сделаться/ консерватором
to go apprentice - сделаться подмастерьем /учеником/
3) оставаться в каком-л. положенииto go unpunished - быть /оставаться/ безнаказанным
to go free /scot-free/ - оставаться свободным
4) издавать внезапный или отчётливый звукto go pop - выстрелить, грохнуть, бахнуть
to go snap - треснуть; с треском сломаться
to go flop - а) хлопнуться, плюхнуться; б) потерпеть неудачу, провалиться
to go fut, to go phut - а) лопнуть; б) сорваться, провалиться, лопнуть; потерпеть крах, неудачу; кончиться ничем; в) испортиться, сломаться
to go patter - а) стучать ( о каплях дождя); б) семенить ножками ( о ребёнке)
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to go to bed /to sleep/ - ложиться спать
to go to bye-bye - детск. идти бай-бай
to go the round of - а) совершать обход; б) циркулировать (о слухах и т. п.); переходить или передаваться из уст в уста
to go foreign - мор. жарг. уйти в заграничное плавание
to go far - а) хватить надолго; those potatoes won't go far when there are 10 people to feed - картофеля надолго не хватит, раз надо кормить целых десять человек; б) зайти далеко; перейти границы (принятого, допустимого); you've gone too far! - ну, это ты хватил!, в) многого добиться; the boy is clever and will go far - мальчик умный и многого добьётся
to go a long /good, great/ way - а) далеко пойти; б) далеко зайти, хватить через край; в) хватить надолго, быть достаточным (о деньгах, продуктах)
far gone - а) в последней стадии ( болезни); б) совершенно безумный; в) сильно пьяный; опьяневший
as /so/ far as it goes - поскольку дело касается, что касается, что до
it will go hard /ill/ with him - ему придётся плохо /туго/
to go smb. better - превзойти /перещеголять, затмить/ кого-л.
to go dry - амер. а) запретить продажу спиртных напитков; б) отказаться от употребления спиртных напитков; стать трезвенником; [см. тж. III А 2, 2)]
to go wet - амер. а) разрешить продажу спиртных напитков; б) начать пить
to go steady - иметь постоянного возлюбленного /-ую возлюбленную/
to go bail - а) юр. становиться поручителем, поручиться или внести залог (за кого-л.); б) разг. ручаться
go bail that... - ручаюсь, что...
to go downhill - а) катиться по наклонной плоскости; б) ухудшаться (о здоровье, материальном положении)
to go abroad - получить известность [см. тж. I 2], распространиться ( о слухах)
to go to the country - распустить парламент и назначить новые выборы [см. тж. I 2]
to go to Canossa - пойти в Каноссу, публично унижаться (перед кем-л.), испрашивая прощение
to let /to leave/ go - а) выпускать из рук; б) (от)пускать, выпускать; освобождать; let me go! - отпустите меня!; в) пропускать; г) перестать думать, выбросить из головы
let it go at that! - довольно!, будет!, пусть это так и останется!
I've let my music go - я запустил музыку, я перестал заниматься музыкой
to let judgement go by default - юр. заочно решить в пользу истца ( ввиду неявки ответчика)
go easy /slow/! - осторожнее!, потише! [ср. тж. I 1]
to go easy on smth. - амер. быть тактичным в отношении чего-л.; проявлять осторожность в отношении чего-л.
to go solid - амер. полит. жарг. придерживаться одного мнения, действовать единодушно
to be going some - амер. быстро /успешно/ продвигаться вперёд
to be going strong - а) быть полным сил; процветать; б) поступать безрассудно /опрометчиво/
to go one's (own) way /gate/ - идти своим путём, действовать самостоятельно, поступать по-своему
to go with the current /the tide, the stream, the crowd/ - плыть по течению
to go with the times /the tides/ - идти в ногу со временем
to go against the stream /the tide/ - а) идти /плыть/ против течения; б) работать в неблагоприятных условиях; действовать, преодолевая сопротивление /оппозицию/; [см. тж. II Б 6 1)]
to go on one's marks - спорт. выходить на старт
as you go!, as she goes! - мор. так держать!
to go down the drain - быть истраченным впустую [см. тж. drain I ♢ ]
to go over the top - а) воен. разг. идти в атаку ( из траншей); б) ринуться в атаку, начать решительно действовать, сделать решительный шаг
to let oneself go - дать волю своим чувствам; разойтись, увлечься
to go off the deep end - а) волноваться, приходить в возбуждение; б) амер. действовать сгоряча, принять необдуманное решение
to go out of one's mind /senses/ - а) сойти с ума, рехнуться, лишиться рассудка; б) быть вне себя от волнения
to go off one's head /груб. chump, nut/, to go round the bend - сойти с ума, помешаться, рехнуться, спятить; обезуметь, вести себя как безумный
to go off at a tangent - сорваться, странно себя повести или высказаться
to go off the hooks - а) умереть, протянуть ноги; б) сойти с ума, рехнуться, спятить; в) сбиться с пути, свихнуться
to go out of the world - умереть, покинуть бренный мир
to go the way of all the earth /flesh/, to go beyond the veil, to go home, to go to one's last /long/ home, to go to glory, to go to heaven, to go to one's long rest, to go to one's own place, to go over to the majority умереть, скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир
to go west - а) закатываться ( о солнце); б) умереть, скончаться; в) исчезнуть, пропасть
to go (all) to pieces /rack and ruin, smash/ - а) развалиться; разбиться вдребезги, разлететься на части /на куски/; б) подорвать своё здоровье, выйти из строя; в) обанкротиться; вылететь в трубу; трещать по всем швам; г) погибнуть, пропасть
to go to blazes /to hell, to pot, to the devil, to the dogs/, to go to pigs and whistles - разориться; погибнуть; вылететь в трубу; провалиться, пойти ко всем чертям, пойти прахом
go to blazes /to Bath, to hell, to Jericho, to pot, to the devil, to thunder, to Hanover, to Halifax, to Putney, to Tunbridge, to grass/! - пошёл к чёрту!, убирайся к чёрту!
go fly a kite!, go jump in the lake!, go lay an egg!, go lay a brick!, go sit on a tack - амер. груб. проваливай!, не мешай!
to go the pace - а) мчаться, нестись во весь опор; б) прожигать жизнь, вести бурный образ жизни
to go all out - а) напрягать все силы, стараться изо всех сил; ≅ из кожи вон лезть; б) бежать изо всех сил
to go out of hand - а) выходить из повиновения; б) действовать тотчас же /немедленно, без подготовки/; в) амер. действовать опрометчиво /необдуманно, неосторожно/; проявлять несдержанность; г) завершать, оканчивать
to go all /to great/ lengths - идти на всё
to go the whole hog - а) делать (что-л.) основательно, доводить ( дело) до конца; б) ни перед чем не останавливаться, идти на всё
to go (home) to smb.'s heart - опечалить /огорчить/ кого-л.
to go home - а) доходить до сердца; найти отклик в душе; б) доходить до сознания
to go on a bat /the batter, the bend, the bust, the spree, the razzle-dazzle/ - закутить, запить, загулять
you may go farther and fare worse см. fare II ♢
go while the going's good - убирайтесь подобру-поздорову /пока не поздно/
to go it - а) действовать энергично; прилагать все усилия; б) говорить очень откровенно; в) обрушивать артиллерийский огонь
go it! - ≅ давай, давай!, валяй! ( выражает поощрение к действию)
to go it alone - действовать в одиночку, брать на себя всю ответственность
if no one can help, I'll go it alone - если никто не может помочь, я буду действовать сам /я сделаю всё сам/
to go it blind - действовать вслепую; поступать опрометчиво
go along with you! - а) проваливайте!; убирайтесь; б) хватит!, не несите вздора!
there you go! - ну (вот) поехал(а)!, опять (выражает досаду, недовольство)
there he [she] goes! - ≅ полюбуйтесь на него [на неё]!, хорош [хороша]!, как разошёлся [разошлась]!, нечего сказать!, ну и картина! ( восклицание удивления или неодобрения)
don't you go all polite on me! - откуда такая вежливость?
there it goes! - ≅ смотри(те)!, слушай(те)! (восклицание, чтобы привлечь внимание слушателя)
here goes! - а) ну, начали!; б) была не была!
go by! - карт. пас!
that /it/ goes for all of us - тут мы все заодно; мы все так считаем /думаем/
it /that/ goes without saying - само собой разумеется, совершенно очевидно
how goes it? - как дела?; как поживаете?; что слышно новенького?
how goes the world with you? - как идут у вас дела?
to go a-begging /begging/ - а) не иметь спроса /рынка/; б) быть вакантным ( о должности)
to go a-wool-gathering - быть рассеянным, витать в облаках
to go against the grain /the hair/ - быть не по вкусу /не по душе, не по нутру/; раздражать
to go to seed - а) пойти в семена; перестать развиваться; б) прийти в упадок; в) морально опуститься
go like this with your left foot! - сделай левой ногой так!
to go like blazes - мчаться, нестись во весь опор
to go like sixty /split/ - амер. мчаться, нестись во весь опор
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1. noun1) Traum, derhave a dream about somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas träumen
it was all a bad dream — das ganze war wie ein böser Traum
in a dream — im Traum
go/work like a dream — (coll.) wie eine Eins fahren/funktionieren (ugs.)
never in one's wildest dreams — nicht in seinen kühnsten Träumen
3) attrib. traumhaft; Traum[haus, -auto, -urlaub]2. intransitive verb,3. transitive verb,he wouldn't dream of doing it — (fig.) er würde nicht im Traum daran denken, das zu tun
she never dreamt that she'd win — sie hätte sich (Dat.) nie träumen lassen, dass sie gewinnen würde
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/86411/dream_up">dream up* * *1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) der Traum2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) die Träumerei3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) der Traum4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) der Wunschtraum2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) träumen- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up* * *[dri:m]I. nbad/pleasant \dream schlimmer [o schlechter] /schöner Traumrecurring \dream [immer] wiederkehrender Traumwin the house of your \dreams gewinnen Sie das Haus Ihrer Träume!the \dream of independence der Traum von der Unabhängigkeita \dream come true ein in Erfüllung gegangener Traumto live one's \dream seinen Traum wahrmachenhis new girlfriend is a \dream! seine neue Freundin ist einfach perfekt!this is a \dream of a house das ist ein Traum von einem Haushe's got a \dream of an apartment er hat eine traumhafte Wohnungto go/run/work/play like a \dream wie eine Eins fahren/funktionieren/spielen5.▶ in your \dreams! du träumst wohl!, nie im Leben!II. adj1. (ideal) Traum-2. (relating to dreams) Traum-III. vi<dreamt or dreamed, dreamt or dreamed>1. (during sleep) träumen▪ to \dream about [or of] sb/sth von jdm/etw träumenwhat did you \dream about last night? wovon hast du letzte Nacht geträumt?2. (fantasize)3. (consider)I wouldn't \dream of asking him for money! es würde mir nicht im Traum einfallen, ihn um Geld zu bittenIV. vt<dreamt or dreamed, dreamt or dreamed>▪ to \dream that... träumen, dass...2. (imagine)▪ to \dream sth etw träumenI must have \dreamt it das muss ich wohl geträumt haben3. (consider possible)to never \dream that... nicht im Traum daran denken, dass...* * *[driːm] vb: pret, ptp dreamt ( Brit) or dreamed1. n1) Traum msweet dreams! — träum was Schönes!, träume süß!
to have a dream about sb/sth — von jdm/etw träumen
to see sb/sth in a dream —
life is a dream — das Leben ist nur ein Traum
2)lost in dreams — traumverlorenthe house/woman of his dreams —
she was happy beyond her wildest dreams — sie war so glücklich, wie sie es in ihren kühnsten Träumen nicht für möglich gehalten hätte
never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd win — ich hätte in meinen kühnsten Träumen nicht gedacht, dass ich gewinnen würde
to have dreams of becoming rich — davon träumen, reich zu werden
to make a dream come true for sb, to make sb's dream come true — jdm einen Traum erfüllen
all his dreams came true — all seine Träume gingen in Erfüllung
it was a dream come true — es war ein Traum, der wahr geworden war
I have a dream of a better world —
it's just idle dreams — das sind nichts als Wunschträume
darling, you're a dream! — Liebling, du bist ein Schatz
träumen (about, of von)in your dreams! (inf) — vegiss es! (inf)
träumen; dream habenI'm sorry, I was dreaming — es tut mir leid, ich habe geträumt
he dreams of being free one day — er träumt davon, eines Tages frei zu sein
I would never have dreamed of doing such a thing — ich hätte nicht im Traum daran gedacht, so etwas zu tun
I wouldn't dream of telling her — es fiele mir nicht im Traum ein, es ihr zu erzählen
who would have dreamed it would be so complicated — wer hätte es sich träumen lassen, dass es so kompliziert sein würde
I never dreamed (that) he would come — ich hätte mir nie or nicht träumen lassen, dass er kommen würde
4. adj attrTraum-dream world — Traumwelt f
* * *dream [driːm]A s1. Traum m:everybody has dreams jeder träumt;have a dream about träumen von;have a bad dream schlecht träumen;dreams go by contraries (Sprichwort) (etwa) Träume sind Schäume;pleasant dreams träum was Schönes!2. Traum(zustand) m:as in a dream wie im Traum;live in a dream in einer Traumwelt leben3. Traumbild n4. (Tag)Traum m, Träumerei f5. (Wunsch)Traum m:that’s beyond my wildest dreams das übertrifft meine kühnsten Träume;the girl of his dreams das Mädchen seiner Träume6. fig Traum m, Ideal n:a dream of a hat ein Gedicht von einem Hut, ein traumhaft schöner Hut;it is a perfect dream es ist wunderschönB v/i prät und pperf dreamed, dreamt [dremt]1. träumen (of, about von) (auch fig):dream of doing sth davon träumen, etwas zu tun ( → B 3); I never said that, you must have been dreaming du musst oder das musst du geträumt haben2. träumen, verträumt oder träumerisch seina) ahnen (akk)b) daran denken ( doing zu tun):I never dreamed of it ich habe es mir nie träumen lassen;we did not dream of going there wir dachten nicht im Traum daran hinzugehen;more things than we dream of mehr Dinge, als wir uns denken könnenC v/t1. träumen (auch fig):dream a dream einen Traum träumen oder haben;I dreamed that … ich oder mir träumte, dass …2. erträumen, ersehnen3. sich träumen lassen, ahnen:without dreaming that … ohne zu ahnen, dass …4. dream away verträumena) zusammenträumen, -fantasieren,* * *1. noun1) Traum, derhave a dream about somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas träumen
go/work like a dream — (coll.) wie eine Eins fahren/funktionieren (ugs.)
2) (ambition, vision) Traum, der3) attrib. traumhaft; Traum[haus, -auto, -urlaub]2. intransitive verb,3. transitive verb,he wouldn't dream of doing it — (fig.) er würde nicht im Traum daran denken, das zu tun
she never dreamt that she'd win — sie hätte sich (Dat.) nie träumen lassen, dass sie gewinnen würde
Phrasal Verbs:- dream up* * *n.Traum Träume m. v.(§ p.,p.p.: dreamed, dreamt)= phantasieren v.träumen v. -
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long [lɒŋ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• how long is the swimming pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine ?• long time no see! (inf!) ça fait une paye ! (inf)• that was a long, long time ago il y a bien longtemps de cela• it'll be a long time before I do that again! je ne recommencerai pas de si tôt !• have you been studying English for a long time? il y a longtemps que vous étudiez l'anglais ?• it took a long time for the truth to be accepted les gens ont mis très longtemps à accepter la vérité2. adverba. ( = a long time) longtemps• it didn't take him long to realize that... il n'a pas mis longtemps à se rendre compte que...• are you going away for long? vous partez pour longtemps ?• will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps ?• have you been here/been waiting long? vous êtes ici/vous attendez depuis longtemps ?• long live the King! vive le roi !• so long! (inf) à bientôt !b. ( = through) all night long toute la nuit► how long? (in time)how long will you be? (doing job) ça va te demander combien de temps ?• how long did they stay? combien de temps sont-ils restés ?• how long is it since you saw him? cela fait combien de temps que tu ne l'as pas vu ?• how long are the holidays? les vacances durent combien de temps ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► In the following depuis + present/imperfect translates English perfect/pluperfect continuous.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how long have you been learning Greek? depuis combien de temps apprenez-vous le grec ?• how long had you been waiting? depuis combien de temps attendiez-vous ?• how long ago was it? il y a combien de temps de ça ?• he thought of friends long since dead il a pensé à des amis morts depuis longtemps► any/no/a little longer• you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind vous pouvez l'emprunter à condition que John n'y voie pas d'inconvénient4. noun• the long and the short of it is that... le fin mot de l'histoire, c'est que...5. compounds• long-distance lorry driver (British) routier m adverb• to call sb long-distance appeler qn à longue distance ► long-drawn-out adjective interminable• to be longer-lasting durer plus longtemps ► long-legged adjective [person] aux jambes longues ; [animal] à longues pattes• long-range weather forecast prévisions fpl météorologiques à long terme ► long-running adjective [play] à l'affiche depuis longtemps ; [dispute] vieux ; [TV programme] diffusé depuis longtemps• long-running series (TV) série-fleuve f ► long-sighted adjective (British) hypermétrope ; (in old age) presbyte ; (figurative) [person] qui voit loin ; [decision] pris avec prévoyance ; [attitude] prévoyant* * *[lɒŋ], US [lɔːŋ] 1.1) (lengthy, protracted) [process, wait, journey, vowel] long/longue; [delay] important; [bath, sigh] grand (before n)to get longer — [days] s'allonger
2) ( in expressions of time)to take a long time — [person] être lent; [task] prendre longtemps
3) ( in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] long/longue; [grass] haut; [detour] grandto get long — [grass, hair] pousser; [list, queue] s'allonger
to make something longer — allonger [sleeve]; augmenter la longueur de [shelf]
don't fall, it's a long way down — ne tombe pas, c'est haut
a long way out — ( at sea) loin au large; ( in calculations) loin du compte
to go a long way — [person] ( be successful) aller loin
2.to have a long way to go — fig [worker, planner] avoir encore beaucoup d'efforts à faire
1) ( a long time) longtempsto be long — ( doing something) en avoir pour longtemps
it won't be long before... — dans peu de temps...
it's not that long since... — il ne s'est pas passé tellement de temps depuis...
it wasn't long before... — il n'a pas fallu longtemps pour que...
just long enough to... — juste le temps de...
before long — ( in past) peu après; ( in future) dans peu de temps
5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minutes, pas plus!
2) ( for a long time) (avant pp) depuis longtemps3) ( throughout) (après n)3.as long as, so long as conjunctional phrase1) ( in time) aussi longtemps que2) ( provided that) du moment que (+ indic), pourvu que (+ subj)4.to long for something/somebody — avoir très envie de quelque chose/de voir quelqu'un
to long to do — ( be impatient) être très impatient de faire; ( desire something elusive) rêver de faire
••long time no see! — (colloq) hum ça fait une paye (colloq) qu'on ne s'est pas vus!
so long! — (colloq) salut!
to have a long memory — être rancunier/-ière
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A n1 ( while asleep) rêve m ; I had a dream about sth/about doing j'ai rêvé de qch/que je faisais ; to have a dream that rêver que ; ‘sweet ou pleasant dreams!’ ‘fais de beaux rêves!’ ; it was like a bad dream c'était comme un mauvais rêve ;2 ( while awake) rêverie f, rêve m ; to be in a dream être dans les nuages or dans la lune ; to be living in a dream ( because of happiness) vivre dans un rêve ; ( because of shock) vivre dans un autre monde ;3 ( hope) rêve m ; I have a dream that mon rêve, c'est que ; to have dreams of doing rêver de faire ; it was (like) a dream come true c'était comme dans un rêve ; to make sb's dream come true faire que le rêve de qn devienne réalité ; the car/man of your dreams la voiture/l'homme de tes rêves ; to have success beyond one's wildest dreams avoir un succès qui dépasse ses rêves les plus fous ; to be rich beyond one's wildest dreams être plus riche qu'on ne l'aurait jamais espéré ; never in her wildest dreams had she thought… jamais, même dans ses rêves les plus fous, elle n'avait imaginé… ; you couldn't imagine a more vicious person, even in your wildest dreams sa méchanceté dépasse l'imagination ;4 ( wonderful person or thing) the car is a dream to drive c'est un vrai plaisir de conduire cette voiture ; he's a dream il est adorable ; the house/dress is a dream la maison/robe est magnifique ; this cake is a dream ce gâteau est délicieux ; to go like a dream [car, engine] marcher à merveille ; it worked like a dream ça a marché à merveille.1 ( while asleep) rêver (that que) ;2 ( imagine) I never dreamt (that) je n'aurais jamais pensé que ; ( stronger) je n'aurais jamais imaginé un seul instant que.1 ( while asleep) rêver ; he dreamt about ou of sth/doing il a rêvé de qch/qu'il faisait ;2 ( while awake) rêver, être dans les nuages ; pej rêvasser ; to dream about ou of sth rêver à qch ;3 ( hope) rêver ; to dream of sth/of doing rêver de qch/de faire ; you're ou you must be dreaming if you think… tu te fais des illusions si tu crois que… ; dream on! iron l'espoir fait vivre! ;4 ( consider) I/he wouldn't dream of doing il ne me/lui viendrait jamais à l'esprit de faire ; ‘don't tell them!’-‘I wouldn't dream of it!’ ‘ne le leur dis pas!’-‘bien sûr que non!’■ dream away: to dream away the hours/the afternoon passer son temps/l'après-midi à rêvasser.■ dream up:▶ dream up [sth] concevoir, inventer [plan, excuse, idea, theory] ; imaginer [character, plot]. -
113 worth
A n ¢1 Fin (measure, quantity) five/a hundred pounds' worth of sth pour cinq/cent livres de qch ; thousands of pounds' worth of damage des milliers de livres de dégâts ; a day's worth of fuel un jour de combustible ; a week's worth of supplies une semaine de provisions ; to get one's money's worth en avoir pour son argent ;2 (value, usefulness) (of object, person) valeur f ; what's its precise worth? quelle est sa valeur précise? ; of great worth de grande valeur ; of little worth de peu de valeur ; of no worth sans valeur ; people of worth in the community des gens de valeur dans la communauté ; what is its worth in pounds? combien cela fait-il en livres sterling? ; to prove one's worth démontrer sa valeur ; to see the worth of sth voir ce que vaut qch.1 ( of financial value) to be worth sth [object] valoir qch ; the pound is worth 1.57 euro la livre vaut 1,57 euro ; the land is worth millions les terres valent des millions ; what ou how much is it worth? combien cela vaut-il? ; it's not worth much ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; it's worth a lot/more ça vaut beaucoup/plus ; he is worth £50,000 sa fortune s'élève à 50 000 livres ;2 ( of abstract value) to be worth sth valoir qch ; two hours' solid work is worth a day's discussion deux heures de travail intensif valent une journée de discussion ; an experienced worker is worth three novices un travailleur expérimenté vaut trois débutants ; unsubstantiated reports are not worth much/are worth nothing les rapports sans fondement concret ne valent pas grand-chose/ne valent rien ; it's as much as my job's worth to give you the keys je risque mon emploi si je te donne les clés ; it's more than my life's worth to… hum je ne vais pas risquer ma peau pour… ; the contract isn't worth the paper it's written on le contrat ne vaut pas le papier sur lequel il est écrit ; the house/car is only worth what you can get for it la maison/voiture ne vaut que ce qu'elle vaut ; to be worth a mention mériter une mention or d'être mentionné ; to be worth a try valoir la peine d'essayer ; to be worth a visit/the time/the effort valoir une visite/le temps/l'effort ; to be worth it valoir la peine ; it was a long journey/a lot of money: was it worth it? c'était un long voyage/ça a coûté cher: est-ce que ça en valait la peine? ; I won't pay the extra/complain, it's not worth it je ne paierai pas le supplément/je ne me plaindrai pas, ça n'en vaut pas la peine ; don't get upset, he's not worth it ne te fâche pas, il n'en vaut pas la peine ; to be worth doing valoir la peine d'être fait ; the book is/isn't worth reading le livre vaut/ne vaut pas la peine d'être lu ; is life worth living? est-ce que la vie vaut la peine d'être vécue? ; that suggestion/idea is worth considering la suggestion/l'idée mérite réflexion ; that's worth knowing cela est utile à savoir ; everyone worth knowing had left town tous ceux qui comptaient avaient quitté la ville ; what he doesn't know about farming isn't worth knowing il sait tout ce qu'on peut savoir sur le travail à la ferme ; those little pleasures that make life worth living ces petits plaisirs qui donnent un sens à la vie ; it is/isn't worth doing ça vaut/ne vaut pas la peine de faire ; is it worth paying more? vaut-il la peine de payer plus ? ; it's worth knowing that… il est utile de savoir que… ; it could be worth consulting your doctor ça vaudrait peut-être la peine de consulter votre médecin.for all one is worth de toutes ses forces ; for what it's worth pour ce que cela vaut ; and that's my opinion for what it's worth et voilà mon avis, prenez-le pour ce qu'il vaut ; to be worth sb's while valoir le coup ; I decided it was/wasn't worth my while to… j'ai décidé que ça valait/ne valait pas le coup de… ; if you come I'll make it worth your while si tu viens, tu ne le regretteras pas ; if a job's worth doing it's worth doing well ce qui vaut la peine d'être fait vaut la peine d'être bien fait ; ⇒ bush, candle. -
114 push
push [pʊʃ]poussée ⇒ 1 (a) mot d'encouragement ⇒ 1 (b) effort ⇒ 1 (e) pousser ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (d), 3 (a) enfoncer ⇒ 2 (a) appuyer (sur) ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (b) forcer ⇒ 2 (d) prôner ⇒ 2 (e) avancer ⇒ 3 (c)1 noun∎ to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qch;∎ the door opens at the push of a button il suffit d'appuyer sur un bouton pour que la porte s'ouvre;∎ he expects these things to happen at the push of a button il s'attend à ce que ça se fasse sur commande(b) (encouragement) mot m d'encouragement;∎ he'll do it, but he needs a little push il le fera, mais il a besoin qu'on le pousse un peu;∎ he just needs a push in the right direction il a juste besoin qu'on le mette sur la bonne voie∎ when it comes to the push, when push comes to shove au moment critique ou crucial□ ;∎ I can lend you the money if it comes to the push au pire, je pourrai vous prêter l'argent□ ;∎ if it comes to the push, he'll choose Sarah not Gillian s'il fallait qu'il choisisse, il prendrait Sarah et pas Gillian□ ;∎ at a push à la limite□ ;∎ I can do it at a push je peux le faire si c'est vraiment nécessaire□∎ the final push for the summit le dernier effort pour atteindre le sommet;∎ to make a push for change lutter pour le changement;∎ the club's push for promotion les efforts soutenus du club pour être promu;∎ a sales push une campagne de promotion des ventes;∎ the push towards protectionism is gathering strength la tendance au protectionnisme se renforce∎ the platoon made a push to capture the airfield la section a fait une poussée pour s'emparer de l'aérodrome(g) (drive, dynamism) dynamisme m;∎ he has a lot of push il est très dynamique(h) (billiards) coup m queuté∎ she pushed the door open/shut elle ouvrit/ferma la porte (en la poussant);∎ he pushed her onto the chair/into the room il la poussa sur la chaise/(pour la faire entrer) dans la pièce;∎ to push sb into a corner acculer qn;∎ to push sb out of the way écarter qn;∎ don't push (me)! ne (me) poussez pas!, ne (me) bousculez pas!;∎ a man was pushed out of the window quelqu'un a poussé un homme par la fenêtre;∎ figurative did he fall or was he pushed? il est tombé ou on l'a poussé?;∎ did he leave or was he pushed? (from job) il est parti de lui-même ou on l'y a poussé?;∎ push all that mess under the bed pousse tout ce bazar sous le lit;∎ he pushed the branches apart il a écarté les branches;∎ she pushed her way to the bar elle se fraya un chemin jusqu'au bar;∎ push one tube into the other enfoncez un tube dans l'autre;∎ he pushed a gun into my ribs il m'enfonça un revolver dans les côtes;∎ she pushed the cork into the bottle elle enfonça le bouchon dans la bouteille;∎ he pushed his hands into his pockets il enfonça ses mains dans ses poches;∎ to push an attack home pousser à fond une attaque;∎ to push home one's advantage tirer le meilleur parti possible de son avantage(b) (press → doorbell, pedal, button) appuyer sur∎ it will push inflation upwards cela va relancer l'inflation;∎ the crisis is pushing the country towards chaos la crise entraîne le pays vers le chaos;∎ he is pushing the party to the right il fait glisser le parti vers la droite;∎ buying the car will push us even further into debt en achetant cette voiture, nous allons nous endetter encore plus;∎ economic conditions have pushed the peasants off the land les paysans ont été chassés des campagnes par les conditions économiques∎ to push sb to do sth pousser qn à faire qch;∎ to push sb into doing sth forcer ou obliger qn à faire qch;∎ his parents pushed him to become a doctor ses parents l'ont poussé à devenir médecin;∎ her teacher pushed her in Latin son professeur l'a poussée à travailler en latin;∎ he needs pushing il faut toujours le pousser;∎ their coach doesn't push them hard enough leur entraîneur ne les pousse pas assez;∎ I like to push myself hard j'aime me donner à fond;∎ he pushed the car to its limits il a poussé la voiture à la limite de ses possibilités;∎ you're still weak, so don't push yourself tu es encore faible, vas-y doucement;∎ he won't do it if he's pushed too hard il ne le fera pas si l'on insiste trop;∎ don't push him too far ne le poussez pas à bout;∎ I won't be pushed, I need time to think it over! je ne me laisserai pas bousculer, j'ai besoin de temps pour y réfléchir!;∎ when I pushed her, she admitted it quand j'ai insisté, elle a avoué;∎ he keeps pushing me for the rent il me relance sans cesse au sujet du loyer;∎ familiar don't push your luck! n'exagère pas!∎ he's trying to push his own point of view il essaie d'imposer son point de vue personnel;∎ the mayor is pushing his town as the best site for the conference le maire présente sa ville comme le meilleur endroit pour tenir la conférence;∎ the government is pushing the idea of people setting up small businesses le gouvernement favorise la création de petites entreprises;∎ he's pushing himself as a compromise candidate il se présente comme le candidat du compromis;∎ there are so many adverts pushing beauty products il y a tellement de publicités pour des produits de beauté(f) (stretch, exaggerate → argument, case) présenter avec insistance, insister sur;∎ if we push the comparison a little further si on pousse la comparaison un peu plus loin;∎ familiar that's pushing it a bit! (going too far) c'est un peu exagéré!;∎ I'll try to arrive by 7 p.m. but it's pushing it a bit je tâcherai d'arriver à 19 heures, mais ça va être juste□∎ to be pushing thirty friser la trentaine;∎ the car was pushing 100 mph ≃ la voiture frisait les 160∎ to push shares placer des valeurs douteuses∎ to push against sth pousser qch;∎ no pushing please! ne poussez pas, s'il vous plaît!;∎ people were pushing to get in les gens se bousculaient pour entrer;∎ he pushed through the crowd to the bar il s'est frayé un chemin jusqu'au bar à travers la foule;∎ somebody pushed past me quelqu'un est passé en me bousculant;∎ we'll have to get out and push il va falloir descendre pousser(b) (press → on button, bell, knob) appuyer∎ the army pushed towards the border l'armée a avancé jusqu'à la frontière;∎ the country is pushing towards democracy le pays évolue vers la démocratie(d) (extend → path, fence) s'étendre;∎ the road pushed deep into the hills la route s'enfonçait dans les collines►► push button bouton-poussoir m;Commerce push money prime f au vendeur;Marketing push strategy stratégie f push;push stroke (in billiards, snooker) coup m queuté;Computing push technology technologie f du push de données(a) (physically) malmener;∎ he didn't hit her but he was pushing her about il ne l'a pas frappée mais il la malmenait∎ I won't be pushed about! je ne vais pas me laisser marcher sur les pieds!(a) (continue) continuer, persévérer;∎ to push ahead with the work poursuivre les travaux;∎ they decided to push ahead with the plans to extend the school ils ont décidé d'activer les projets d'extension de l'école∎ research is pushing ahead les recherches avancent(trolley, pram) pousser (devant soi)∎ I'll be pushing along now bon, il est temps que je file(b) (reject → proposal) écarter, rejeter;∎ issues which have been pushed aside des questions qui ont été volontairement écartées;∎ you can't just push aside the problem like that vous ne pouvez pas faire comme si le problème n'existait pas;∎ I pushed my doubts aside je n'ai pas tenu compte de mes doutesrepousser;∎ she pushed my hand away elle repoussa ma main;∎ he pushed his chair away from the fire il éloigna sa chaise du feu(a) (person) repousser (en arrière); (crowd) faire reculer, refouler; (curtains) écarter; (bedclothes) rejeter, repousser;∎ he pushed me back from the door il m'a éloigné de la porte(b) (repulse → troops) repousser;∎ the enemy was pushed back ten miles/to the river l'ennemi a été repoussé d'une quinzaine de kilomètres/jusqu'à la rivière(c) (postpone) repousser;∎ the meeting has been pushed back to Friday la réunion a été repoussée à vendredi∎ she pushed the clothes down in the bag elle a tassé les vêtements dans le sac;∎ he pushed down the lid but it wouldn't shut il a appuyé sur le couvercle mais il ne voulait pas fermer(b) (knock over) renverser, faire tomber(pedal, lever) s'abaisser; (person → on pedal, lever) appuyer (on sur)(argue for) demander; (campaign for) faire campagne pour;∎ some ministers were pushing for more monetarist policies certains ministres demandaient une politique plus monétariste;∎ to push for a 35-hour week demander la semaine de 35 heures;∎ I'm going to push for a bigger budget je vais faire tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir pour obtenir un budget plus important;∎ the unions are pushing for 10 percent les syndicats font pression pour obtenir 10 pour cent;∎ to push for a decision exiger qu'une décision soit prisepousser (en avant);∎ he was pushed forward by the crowd la foule l'a poussé en avant;∎ figurative to push oneself forward se mettre en avant, se faire valoir➲ push in(a) (drawer) pousser; (electric plug, key) enfoncer, introduire; (disk) insérer; (knife, stake, spade) enfoncer; (button, switch) appuyer sur;∎ push the button right in appuyer à fond sur le bouton∎ they pushed me in the water ils m'ont poussé dans l'eau;∎ he opened the door and pushed me in il ouvrit la porte et me poussa à l'intérieur(c) (break down → panel, cardboard) enfoncer;∎ the door had been pushed in la porte avait été enfoncée∎ (in queue) to push in ahead of sb doubler qn;∎ no pushing in! faites la queue!;∎ she's always pushing in where she's not wanted il faut toujours qu'elle s'immisce ou s'impose là où on ne veut pas d'elle➲ push off(a) (knock off) faire tomber;∎ they pushed me off the ladder ils m'ont fait tomber de l'échelle;∎ I pushed him off the chair je l'ai fait tomber de sa chaise∎ push the lid off soulève le couvercle;∎ they tried to push her (car) off the road ils ont essayé de faire sortir sa voiture de la route;∎ to push sb off a committee exclure ou écarter qn d'un comité∎ time for me to push off il faut que je file;∎ push off! de l'air!, dégage!➲ push on∎ (urge on) to push sb on to do sth pousser ou inciter qn à faire qch(on journey → set off again) reprendre la route, se remettre en route; (→ continue) poursuivre ou continuer son chemin; (keep working) continuer, persévérer;∎ let's push on to Dundee poussons jusqu'à Dundee;∎ they're pushing on with the reforms ils poursuivent leurs efforts pour faire passer les réformes➲ push out(a) (person, object) pousser dehors;∎ they pushed the car out of the mud ils ont désembourbé la voiture en la poussant;∎ the bed had been pushed out from the wall le lit avait été écarté du mur;∎ to push one's way out se frayer un chemin vers la sortie;∎ to push the boat out déborder l'embarcation; figurative faire la fête(b) (stick out → hand, leg) tendre(c) (grow → roots, shoots) faire, produire∎ we've been pushed out of the Japanese market nous avons été évincés du marché japonais(appear → roots, leaves) pousser; (→ snowdrops, tulips) pointer(a) (pass → across table, floor) pousser;∎ he pushed the book over to me il poussa le livre vers moi∎ many cars had been pushed over onto their sides beaucoup de voitures avaient été renversées sur le côté(a) (project, decision) faire accepter; (deal) conclure; (bill, budget) réussir à faire voter ou passer(b) (thrust → needle) passer;∎ she eventually managed to push her way through (the crowd) elle réussit finalement à se frayer un chemin (à travers la foule)(car, person) se frayer un chemin; (troops, army) avancer(door, drawer) fermer∎ she pushed herself up onto her feet elle se releva;∎ familiar he's pushing up (the) daisies il mange les pissenlits par la racine∎ the effect will be to push interest rates up cela aura pour effet de faire grimper les taux d'intérêt -
115 good
1. [gʋd] n1) добро, благоto do smb. good - делать добро кому-л., помогать кому-л.; помогать кому-л. исправиться
to be after /up to/ no good - задумать недоброе
there's some [a lot of] good in him - в нём есть немало [много] хорошего
2) пользаto extract all the good out of smth. - максимально использовать что-л.
to do good - быть полезным, приносить пользу
that will do more harm than good - это принесёт больше вреда, чем пользы
it will do you good to spend a week in the country - неделя в деревне пойдёт вам на пользу, вам будет полезно провести неделю в деревне
for (the) good of smb., for smb.'s good - на пользу /на благо/ кому-л., ради кого-л.
I'm doing it for your good - я делаю это для вашей пользы /ради вас/
an influence /a power/ for good - благотворное /хорошее/ влияние
for the public /common/ good - на общее благо
what good will it do? - что пользы в этом?
what is the good of it? - какой в этом смысл?; что в этом толку?
what good will that do you?, what good will it be to you? - зачем вам это?, какой вам смысл делать это?
a (fat) lot of good that will do you! - напрасно вы это затеваете; от этого (никакого) толку не будет
much good may it do you! разг. - а) пусть это пойдёт вам на пользу!; б) ирон. какая вам польза от этого?
he will come to no good - для него это добром не кончится; он плохо кончит
it is no good - бесполезно, ни к чему не ведёт
it's no good being insistent [talking about it] - бесполезно настаивать [говорить об этом]
he is no good - от него толку мало, он пустое место, он ни на что не годен
3) (the good) добрые люди♢
to the good - а) к лучшему; that's all to the good - это всё к лучшему; that's so much to the good - пока всё хорошо; пока наша берёт, пока преимущество за нами; б) к выгодеfor good (and all) - навсегда, окончательно
2. [gʋd] a (better; best)we know not what is good until we have lost it - посл. ≅ что имеем - не храним, потерявши - плачем
1. 1) хорошийgood house [knife, road] - хороший дом [нож, -ая дорога]
good play [music, picture, dictionary] - хорошая пьеса [музыка, картина, -ий словарь]
good soil - хорошая /плодородная/ земля /почва/
of good family - из хорошей /благородной/ семьи
good breeding - хорошее воспитание, хорошие манеры
good behaviour - а) хорошее поведение; б) добросовестное выполнение своих обязанностей ( служащим); безупречное прохождение службы
in good English - на хорошем английском языке, безупречным английским языком
very good! - прекрасно!, отлично!, замечательно!
good luck! - желаю удачи!
good points - с.-х. хорошие стати, хороший экстерьер ( животных)
Good Conduct Badge - амер. воен. значок за безупречную службу
I don't feel too good - я неважно себя чувствую; я чувствую себя не в своей тарелке
I don't feel too good about it - мне это не нравится, мне это не по душе
to have a good time - хорошо /приятно, весело/ провести время, здорово повеселиться [см. тж. ♢ ]
to bring good news - приносить хорошие /приятные/ новости
drink water, it's just as good - пей воду, она ничуть /ничем/ не хуже
it would be a good idea to spend a day on the farm - неплохая мысль /будет неплохо/ провести день на ферме
it's a good thing that you can do it - здорово /я рад/, что ты можешь это сделать
2) приятный, хорошийit's good to be here [to see you, to hear of it] - приятно быть здесь [видеть вас, слышать об этом]
3) выгодный; удобный4) имеющий хорошую репутацию; хороший (об имени и т. п.)the firm has a good name - у этой фирмы хорошее имя /-ая репутация/
5) высокий, важныйpeople of /in/ a good position - люди, занимающие высокое положение
2. 1) полезныйmedicine good for a headache /toothache/ - лекарство, хорошо помогающее от головной [зубной] боли
he drinks more than is good for him - он чересчур много пьёт; он пьёт во вред здоровью
it's good for him to spend plenty of time out of doors - ему полезно побольше быть на свежем воздухе
it seemed [I thought] good to do so - казалось [я думал], что так нужно сделать
2) годныйare acorns good to eat? - жёлуди употребляют в пищу?
this is good enough for me - мне это подходит, меня это устраивает [ср. тж. 5]
this isn't good enough - а) (мне) это не подходит, (меня) это не устраивает; б) это /так/ не годится; в) это чересчур, это слишком
3. 1) умелый, искусный, хорошийgood swimmer [runner] - хороший пловец [бегун]
to be a good dancer - быть хорошим танцором, хорошо танцевать
he is good with his hands - он всё умеет делать, у него золотые руки
2) подходящий; отвечающий цели, назначению; соответствующийgood mother [wife, father] - хорошая мать [жена, -ий отец]
a good man for the work - человек, подходящий для данной работы
a good light for reading - свет, удобный для чтения
to come in good time - прийти вовремя /заранее/
3) (at) способныйto be good at mathematics [at languages] - быть способным к математике [к языкам]
4. 1) добрый, доброжелательныйgood works [intentions] - добрые дела [намерения]
good neighbourship /neighbourhood/ - добрососедские отношения
to say a good word for smb. - замолвить словечко за кого-л.
to do smb. a good turn - оказывать услугу кому-л.
to be good to smb. - проявлять доброту к кому-л.
2) благоприятный, положительный (об отзыве и т. п.)to give a good report of smb., of smth. - хорошо отозваться о ком-л., о чём-л.
3) добродетельный; чистыйto be good amid the temptations of the world - оставаться добродетельным среди мирских соблазнов
4) воспитанный, послушныйbe good! - веди(те) себя прилично!
5. милый, любезный, добрыйbe good enough to... - будьте так любезны... [ср. тж. 2, 2)]
6. 1) свежий, неиспорченный; доброкачественныйgood food - доброкачественная /свежая/ пища
meat keeps good in a refrigerator - мясо остаётся свежим /хорошо сохраняется/ в холодильнике
is the meat still good? - мясо не испортилось?
2) настоящий, неподдельныйgood money - настоящие деньги [см. тж. 9]
good stone - хороший /драгоценный/ камень
3) надёжный; кредитоспособныйgood debt - долг, который обязательно будет выплачен
7. 1) здоровый, хороший2) (for) способный, в состоянииall you're good for is to spend money - ты только и умеешь, что тратить деньги
he is good for some years more - он проживёт /протянет/ ещё несколько лет
he is good for £20 - он может дать /внести/ 20 фунтов стерлингов
he /his credit/ is good for £25 000 - он располагает суммой в 25 000 фунтов стерлингов, у него в банке 25 000 фунтов стерлингов
3) действительный; действующийthe ticket is good for two months - билет действителен в течение двух месяцев
this car ought to be good for another five years - эта машина послужит мне ещё добрых пять лет
are you good for a long walk? - хватит ли тебя на длинную прогулку?
8. основательный; оправданный; справедливый; законныйgood excuse - основательная /уважительная/ причина
good reasons - а) основательные причины; б) убедительные /веские/ доводы
the rule holds good - правило действительно /справедливо/
9. достаточный; обильный, изрядныйa good deal /many/ - много, значительное количество
I have a good many books /a good deal of books/ - у меня много книг
to have a good laugh [talk] - хорошенько /как следует/ посмеяться [поговорить]
to earn good money - неплохо заработать [см. тж. 6, 2)]
10. добрый, милый (в вежливом, иногда ироническом или снисходительном обращении)my good sir - дорогой сэр /господин/
11. эмоц.-усил. сильный, большой, крепкий; как следуетgood hard work - тяжёлая /весьма нелёгкая/ работа
12. в грам. знач. нареч. хорошо❝How'm I doing?❞ - ❝Not good❞ - Ну, как у меня получается? - Так себе♢
good morning [day, evening] - доброе утро [-ый день, вечер]to wish smb. a good night - пожелать кому-л. доброй ночи
the Good Book - библия; священное писание
good God!, good gosh!, good gracious! - господи!, боже мой!, боже правый!
good grief! - чёрт возьми!; ну и ну! (выражает гнев, удивление и т. п.)
good old John [Tom]! - браво, Джон [Том]!
good for you! амер. - а) тем лучше для вас!; б) браво!
good Lord, deliver us! - господи, спаси и помилуй!
good time - а) приятное времяпрепровождение [см. тж. 1, 1)]; б) долгое время, достаточный срок; в) юр. сокращение срока заключения /досрочное освобождение/ за хорошее поведение
in good time - а) со временем, с течением времени; б) своевременно; в) заранее, заблаговременно
the good people - эльфы, феи
in good faith см. faith 4
as good as - почти; всё равно что
it's as good as done /settled/ - дело в шляпе
he has as good as got the job - это место у него в кармане; считай, что он уже получил эту работу
as good as gold - а) послушный; б) добрый, снисходительный, благожелательный
as good as pie - амер. очень хороший, симпатичный; благонравный, паинька
as good as wheat - амер. очень хорошо, подходяще
as good as a play - очень интересно, забавно
his word is as good as his bond - он никогда не нарушает обещаний, он всегда держит своё слово
too good to be true - так хорошо, что не верится; невероятно, не может быть
to have a good mind to... - намереваться, собираться (сделать что-л.)
to make good - а) сдержать слово; выполнить обещание; б) восполнять, возмещать, компенсировать ( потерю); в) доказать, обосновать; г) преуспевать, делать успехи
to make good the ground - воен. закрепляться на местности
that's a good one /'un/! - какая ложь!, какой вздор!, надо же такое придумать!
to be in good spirits - быть весёлым /в хорошем настроении/
to be in smb.'s good books - пользоваться чьей-л. благосклонностью
to be in smb.'s good graces см. grace I 3
good and hard - амер. основательно, сильно
good and proper - а) основательно, как следует; to tell smb. off good and proper - как следует отругать, распечь кого-л.; сказать кому-л. всё, что о нём думаешь; б) полностью; наголову, в пух и прах; to beat smb. good and proper - разбить кого-л. наголову
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116 good
[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) velopdragen; god; nem2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) god3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) god4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) god; dygtig5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) god; sød; venlig6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) god7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) glad; god8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) god; dejlig9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) god10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) god11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) god12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) god13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) god14) (thorough: a good clean.) ordentlig15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) vel2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) gode; fordel2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) det gode3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) godt!; fint!- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) ih du milde!- goods- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good* * *[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) velopdragen; god; nem2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) god3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) god4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) god; dygtig5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) god; sød; venlig6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) god7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) glad; god8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) god; dejlig9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) god10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) god11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) god12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) god13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) god14) (thorough: a good clean.) ordentlig15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) vel2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) gode; fordel2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) det gode3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) godt!; fint!- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) ih du milde!- goods- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good -
117 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) spørgsmål2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spørgsmål3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) spørgsmål4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) diskussion; tvivl5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) mulighed; sandsynlighed2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spørge2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) betvivle•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) spørgsmål2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spørgsmål3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) spørgsmål4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) diskussion; tvivl5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) mulighed; sandsynlighed2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spørge2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) betvivle•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question -
118 stand
I [stænd]1) (piece of furniture) (for coats, hats) appendiabiti m., attaccapanni m.; (for plant) portavasi m.; (for sheet music) leggio m.2) (stall) (on market) bancarella f.; (kiosk) chiosco m.; (at exhibition, trade fair) stand m., padiglione m.3) sport (in stadium) tribuna f., stand m.4) dir. (witness box) banco m. dei testimoni5) (stance)to take o make a stand on sth. — prendere posizione su qcs
6) (resistance)7) (standstill)II 1. [stænd]2) (bear)I can't stand liars — non posso soffrire o non sopporto i bugiardi
he can't stand to do o doing non sopporta di fare; she won't stand any nonsense non ammetterà sciocchezze; it won't stand close scrutiny — non reggerà a un esame attento
3) colloq. (pay for)to stand sb. sth. — pagare qcs. a qcn
4) dir.5) (be liable)2.to stand to lose sth. — rischiare di perdere qcs.
2) (be upright) [ person] stare in piedi; [ object] essere in piedi, essere drittodon't just stand there, do something! — non stare lì impalato, fai qualcosa!
3) (be positioned) [building etc.] essere situato, trovarsi; (clearly delineated) stagliarsi4) (step)to stand on — calpestare [ insect]; pestare [ foot]
5) (be)to stand empty — [ house] restare vuoto
I want to know where I stand — fig. vorrei sapere come sono messe le cose per me
nothing stands between me and getting the job — non c'è niente che mi impedisca di ottenere il posto
to stand in sb.'s way — bloccare il passaggio a qcn.; fig. ostacolare qcn
6) (remain valid) [ offer] rimanere valida; [agreement, statement] valere9) (be a candidate) candidarsi ( for a)10) (not move) [ water] stagnare; [ mixture] riposare•- stand by- stand in- stand to- stand up••to leave sb. standing — [ athlete] infliggere un notevole distacco a; [student, company] superare
* * *[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) (stare in piedi)2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) (stare in piedi), (alzarsi in piedi)3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) restare4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) (essere valido)5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) trovarsi6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) trovarsi, essere, stare7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidarsi8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) mettere9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sopportare10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) offrire2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posto, posizione2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stand, supporto3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) bancarella4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) (banco dei testimoni)•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) durata2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) posizione, condizione•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) (in lista di attesa)5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) (in lista di attesa)- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to* * *stand /stænd/A n.1 arresto; fermata; pausa; sosta: Our work was brought to a stand, il nostro lavoro ha subito una battuta d'arresto3 posto; posizione ( anche fig.); presa di posizione: He took his stand at the rear, prese posto in coda (s'accodò); to make a stand for justice, prendere posizione per una causa giusta; schierarsi dalla parte della giustizia; to take a stand, prendere posizione (o partito); puntare i piedi; What's your stand on the issue?, qual è la tua posizione in merito alla faccenda?5 palco; impalcatura; tavolato; stand; podio; ( sport, ecc.; spesso al pl.) tribuna ( d'ippodromo, stadio, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Discussing football- My seat's down the front of the west stand just to the right of the halfway line, il mio posto è nelle prime file in basso della tribuna ovest, appena a destra della linea di metà campo; pubblico delle tribune: (mil.) a reviewing stand, una tribuna per passare in rivista truppe, ecc.7 (mecc.) cavalletto; sostegno; supporto8 (market.) chiosco; edicola; bancarella: a fruit stand, una bancarella di fruttivendolo; a news-stand, una edicola di giornalaio; display stand, banco di mostra; espositore9 mobile (o oggetto) fatto per posarvi (o mettervi dentro) qc. ( per lo più in parole composte); supporto; sostegno; piedistallo; (mus.) leggio10 (ecol.) stazione11 (naut.) livello medio di marea; ( anche) stanca: high water stand, stanca d'alta marea; low water stand, stanca di bassa marea12 (leg., USA) banco dei testimoni: to take the stand, presentarsi al banco dei testimoni; testimoniare14 (agric.) distesa; coltivazione; area coltivata: a good stand of wheat, una bella distesa di grano15 (teatr.) esecuzione; rappresentazione; recita; spettacolo: one-night stand, rappresentazione unica, serata unica; (fig. fam.) avventura sessuale di una sola notte18 (volg.) erezioneB a. attr.(comm.) di stand; standistico: stand space, superficie standistica● (comm.) stand attendant, standista ( impiegato) □ stand camera, macchina fotografica su cavalletto □ (mil.) stand of colours, bandiere del reggimento □ stand rest, sgabello per pittori □ to take one's stand, alzarsi in piedi □ three-legged stand, treppiede.♦ (to) stand /stænd/(pass. e p. p. stood)A v. i.1 stare in piedi; star ritto; reggersi (o tenersi) in piedi: I had to stand during the whole trip, dovetti stare in piedi per tutto il viaggio; DIALOGO → - Accident and Emergency- Can you stand?, riesci a stare in piedi?2 ( di solito to stand up) alzarsi; rizzarsi; alzarsi in piedi: Everyone stood (up) when the headmaster came in, tutti si sono alzati quando è entrato il preside; Stand up, please, alzatevi, prego!; per favore, in piedi!3 stare; essere; farsi; trovarsi; essere messo (fam.): The benches stood by the wall, le panche stavano presso il (o erano addossate al) muro; How do we stand as regards money?, come stiamo a quattrini?; That player stands five feet four, quel giocatore è (alto) cinque piedi e quattro pollici; John stands first on the list, John è il primo in elenco; Don't stand there fiddling, non star lì a gingillarti!4 durare; resistere; rimanere in piedi (fig.); essere (ancora) valido: The castle has been standing for six centuries, il castello resiste (o è in piedi) da sei secoli; His record stood for twenty years, il suo record ha resistito per vent'anni; My offer still stands, la mia offerta è ancora valida5 avere buone probabilità (di): We stand to lose a lot of money on the deal, rischiamo di perdere molti soldi in questo affare7 ( di liquido) ristagnare; posare, stare in infusione; depositarsi: Let it stand for five minutes, lascialo posare per cinque minuti8 (polit.) candidarsi; entrare in lizza (fig.): to stand as an independent, candidarsi come indipendente9 (spec. USA) fermarsi; sostare: A taxi was standing at the rank, c'era un taxi fermo al posteggio; Don't stand on the tracks, vietato sostare sui binariB v. t.1 mettere ( in piedi, ritto); collocare; appoggiare: I stood the bicycle against the wall, appoggiai la bici contro il muro2 sopportare; soffrire; resistere a; tollerare: I cannot stand the pain, non riesco a sopportare il dolore; I cannot stand that man ( o the sight of that man), non posso soffrire quell'uomo; I won't stand any rude behaviour in class!, non tollero comportamenti scorretti in classe!; My nerves could not stand the strain, i miei nervi non hanno resistito alla tensione3 sostenere; subire (mil.) to stand a siege, sostenere un assedio; to stand trial, subire un processo4 (fam.) sostenere la spesa di ( un pranzo, ecc.); offrire; to stand a round, pagare da bere a tutti6 avere (buone) probabilità di: You stand a good chance of winning, hai buone probabilità di vincere● to stand alone, essere solo, essere senza amici; essere unico, essere senza pari □ to stand aloof (o to stand apart), tenersi da parte, stare in disparte, non immischiarsi □ (mil.) to stand and fight, attestarsi e accettare il combattimento □ (leg.) to stand convicted of an offence, essere riconosciuto colpevole di un reato □ to stand corrected, accettare una correzione; riconoscere il proprio errore □ (mil.) to stand fire, sostenere il fuoco nemico senza indietreggiare; resistere sotto il fuoco □ to stand firm, tener duro; non cedere; non cambiare idea □ to stand godfather to sb., fare da padrino a q. □ to stand good, essere vero; valere; esser valido: The same remark stands good, la stessa osservazione vale in questo caso □ ( anche fig.) to stand one's ground, stare saldo, tener duro; non cedere terreno; tenere il campo (o la posizione); difendersi bene; fare resistenza: The bear turned round and stood its ground, l'orso si voltò e fece resistenza □ (mil.) to stand guard, fare la guardia □ to stand sb. in good stead, essere assai utile a q.; rendere un buon servizio a q. □ to stand in need of help, aver bisogno d'aiuto □ to stand in the way, stare tra i piedi (fig.); essere d'ingombro, d'impaccio □ to stand opposed to, essere contrario a; combattere; osteggiare □ ( sport) to stand the pace, tenere l'andatura ( del gruppo, ecc.); reggere il ritmo □ to stand pat, ( poker) essere servito; darsi servito; (fig.) restare fermo alla propria idea; non cambiare ( piano, parere, ecc.), tener duro □ to stand still, non muoversi, stare fermo; non reagire; (fig.) rimanere fermo, fermarsi: Stand still!, (sta) fermo! □ (leg.) to stand surety for sb., farsi garante per q.; pagare la cauzione per q. □ to stand treat, offrire (o pagare) da bere (o da mangiare, ecc.) □ (mil.) to stand watch, essere di sentinella □ to stand to win [to lose] st., avere buone probabilità di vincere [correre serio rischio di perdere] qc. □ (arc.) Stand and deliver, o la borsa o la vita! □ Stand clear!, largo!; indietro! □ not to stand a chance, non avere la ben che minima possibilità □ to know where one stands, conoscere la propria situazione; sapere che cosa aspettarsi □ to know where one stands with sb., sapere che cosa aspettarsi da q.; sapere come la pensa q.* * *I [stænd]1) (piece of furniture) (for coats, hats) appendiabiti m., attaccapanni m.; (for plant) portavasi m.; (for sheet music) leggio m.2) (stall) (on market) bancarella f.; (kiosk) chiosco m.; (at exhibition, trade fair) stand m., padiglione m.3) sport (in stadium) tribuna f., stand m.4) dir. (witness box) banco m. dei testimoni5) (stance)to take o make a stand on sth. — prendere posizione su qcs
6) (resistance)7) (standstill)II 1. [stænd]2) (bear)I can't stand liars — non posso soffrire o non sopporto i bugiardi
he can't stand to do o doing non sopporta di fare; she won't stand any nonsense non ammetterà sciocchezze; it won't stand close scrutiny — non reggerà a un esame attento
3) colloq. (pay for)to stand sb. sth. — pagare qcs. a qcn
4) dir.5) (be liable)2.to stand to lose sth. — rischiare di perdere qcs.
2) (be upright) [ person] stare in piedi; [ object] essere in piedi, essere drittodon't just stand there, do something! — non stare lì impalato, fai qualcosa!
3) (be positioned) [building etc.] essere situato, trovarsi; (clearly delineated) stagliarsi4) (step)to stand on — calpestare [ insect]; pestare [ foot]
5) (be)to stand empty — [ house] restare vuoto
I want to know where I stand — fig. vorrei sapere come sono messe le cose per me
nothing stands between me and getting the job — non c'è niente che mi impedisca di ottenere il posto
to stand in sb.'s way — bloccare il passaggio a qcn.; fig. ostacolare qcn
6) (remain valid) [ offer] rimanere valida; [agreement, statement] valere9) (be a candidate) candidarsi ( for a)10) (not move) [ water] stagnare; [ mixture] riposare•- stand by- stand in- stand to- stand up••to leave sb. standing — [ athlete] infliggere un notevole distacco a; [student, company] superare
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119 lie
I [laɪ]nome bugia f., menzogna f.to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn
••II 1. [laɪ] 2.verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)III [laɪ]nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.IV [laɪ]1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacereto lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù
2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restareto lie open — [ book] essere aperto
to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.
3) (can be found) stareto lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da
to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare
to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di
to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie off- lie up••* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.)2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.)- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.)2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.)3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.)4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.)•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *I [laɪ]1. nbugia, menzognato tell lies — raccontare or dir bugie
2. vi, lying prpII [laɪ]1) (also: lie down) sdraiarsi, distendersi, (be lying) essere sdraiato (-a) or disteso (-a), giacere, (dead body) giacereto lie low fig — tenersi nell'ombra, (hide) nascondersi
2) (be situated) trovarsi, essere, (remain) rimanerethe town lies in a valley — la città è situata or si trova in una valle
where does the difficulty/difference lie? — dov'è or qual è la difficoltà/differenza?
the challenge lies in... — la difficoltà sta nel...
the best remedy lies in... — il miglior rimedio consiste nel...
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie up* * *I [laɪ]nome bugia f., menzogna f.to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn
••II 1. [laɪ] 2.verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)III [laɪ]nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.IV [laɪ]1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacereto lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù
2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restareto lie open — [ book] essere aperto
to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.
3) (can be found) stareto lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da
to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare
to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di
to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie off- lie up•• -
120 take up
1. transitive verb1) (lift up) hochheben; (pick up) aufheben; aufnehmen [Staub, Partikel]; herausnehmen [Pflanzen]; herausreißen [Schienenstrang, Dielen]; aufreißen [Straße]3) (carry or lead up)take somebody/something up — jemanden/etwas hinaufbringen (to zu)
4) (absorb) aufnehmen5) (wind up) aufwickeln6) (occupy, engage) beanspruchen; brauchen/(undesirably) wegnehmen [Platz]I'm sorry to have taken up so much of your time — es tut mir Leid, Ihre Zeit so lange in Anspruch genommen zu haben
7) ergreifen [Beruf]; anfangen [Jogging, Tennis, Schach, Gitarre]take up German/a hobby — anfangen, Deutsch zu lernen/sich (Dat.) ein Hobby zulegen
8) (start, adopt) aufnehmen [Arbeit, Kampf]; antreten [Stelle]; übernehmen [Pflicht, Funktion]; einnehmen [Haltung, Position]; eintreten für, sich einsetzen für [Sache]take up a/one's position — [Polizeiposten, Politiker:] Position beziehen
9) (accept) annehmen; aufnehmen [Idee, Vorschlag, Kredit, Geld]; kaufen [Aktien]10) (raise, pursue further) aufgreifentake something up with somebody — sich in einer Sache an jemanden wenden
11)2. intransitive verbtake somebody up [on something] — (accept) jemanden [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] beim Wort nehmen
1) (coll.): (become friendly)take up with somebody — sich mit jemandem einlassen
2)take up where somebody/something has left off — da einsetzen, wo jmd./etwas aufgehört hat
* * *2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) sich befassen mit* * *◆ take upI. vt1. (bring up)▪ to \take up up ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw hinaufbringen [o heraufbringen]to \take up up the floorboards/carpet den Holzboden/Teppich herausreißento \take up up a skirt einen Rock kürzen2. (pick up)▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth etw aufhebento \take up up arms against sb die Waffen gegen jdn erheben [o ergreifen3. (start doing)▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth etw anfangen [o beginnen]to \take up up a job eine Stelle antretento \take up up the piano/fishing anfangen Klavier zu spielen/zu angelnto \take up up a collection für etw akk sammeln [o SCHWEIZ a. äufnen]; church eine Kollekte abhalten4. (start to discuss)▪ to \take up sth up with sb etw mit jdm erörternto \take up up a point/question einen Punkt/eine Frage aufgreifenI'd like to \take up up the point you made earlier ich würde gerne noch einmal auf das eingehen, was Sie vorhin sagten5. (accept)▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth etw annehmento \take up up a challenge/an offer eine Herausforderung/ein Angebot annehmento \take up up an opportunity eine Gelegenheit wahrnehmento \take up sb up on an invitation/an offer/a suggestion auf jds Einladung/Angebot/Vorschlag zurückkommen6. (adopt)▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth etw annehmento \take up up an attitude eine Haltung einnehmento \take up up a belief/habit einen Glauben/eine Gewohnheit annehmento \take up up a position eine Stellung einnehmento \take up up the rear den Schluss bilden7. (continue)▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth etw fortführenthe clarinet took up the tune die Klarinette nahm die Melodie wieder aufhe took up reading where he had left off last night er las da weiter, wo er am Abend vorher aufgehört hatteto \take up up a refrain/song in einen Refrain/ein Lied einstimmen8. (occupy)▪ to be \take upn up with sb/sth mit jdm/etw beschäftigt seinto \take up up room/space Raum [o Platz] einnehmento \take up up time Zeit beanspruchenmy job \take ups up all my time mein Beruf frisst meine ganze Zeit auf9. (patronize)10. (absorb)▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth nutrients, alcohol etw aufnehmen* * *A v/t1. aufheben, -nehmen2. hochheben3. nach oben bringen4. eine Straße aufreißen5. ein Gerät, eine Waffe erheben, ergreifen6. eine Flüssigkeit aufnehmen, -saugen7. Reisende mitnehmen9. sich befassen mit, sich verlegen auf (akk)10. einen Fall, eine Idee etc aufgreifencan I take you up on your offer? kann ich auf dein Angebot zurückkommen?12. eine Erzählung etc fortführen, fortfahren in (dat)13. Platz, Zeit, Gedanken etc ausfüllen, beanspruchen:take up time (sb’s attention) Zeit (jemandes Aufmerksamkeit) in Anspruch nehmen;be taken up with in Anspruch genommen werden vonb) eine Wohnung beziehen15. eine Stelle antreten16. einen Posten einnehmen17. einen Verbrecher aufgreifen, verhaften18. eine Haltung einnehmen19. a) sich etwas zu eigen machenb) take up a completely new significance eine völlig neue Bedeutung gewinnen20. eine Masche (beim Stricken) aufnehmen21. WIRTSCHa) Kapital, eine Anleihe etc aufnehmenb) Aktien zeichnenc) einen Wechsel einlösen22. eine Wette, Herausforderung etc annehmen:take sb up on it jemanden beim Wort nehmen23. a) einem Redner ins Wort fallenb) jemanden zurechtweisen, korrigieren24. jemanden schelten, tadelnB v/i2. a) (wieder) anfangenb) weitermachen* * *1. transitive verb1) (lift up) hochheben; (pick up) aufheben; aufnehmen [Staub, Partikel]; herausnehmen [Pflanzen]; herausreißen [Schienenstrang, Dielen]; aufreißen [Straße]take somebody/something up — jemanden/etwas hinaufbringen (to zu)
4) (absorb) aufnehmen5) (wind up) aufwickeln6) (occupy, engage) beanspruchen; brauchen/ (undesirably) wegnehmen [Platz]I'm sorry to have taken up so much of your time — es tut mir Leid, Ihre Zeit so lange in Anspruch genommen zu haben
7) ergreifen [Beruf]; anfangen [Jogging, Tennis, Schach, Gitarre]take up German/a hobby — anfangen, Deutsch zu lernen/sich (Dat.) ein Hobby zulegen
8) (start, adopt) aufnehmen [Arbeit, Kampf]; antreten [Stelle]; übernehmen [Pflicht, Funktion]; einnehmen [Haltung, Position]; eintreten für, sich einsetzen für [Sache]take up a/one's position — [Polizeiposten, Politiker:] Position beziehen
9) (accept) annehmen; aufnehmen [Idee, Vorschlag, Kredit, Geld]; kaufen [Aktien]10) (raise, pursue further) aufgreifen11)2. intransitive verbtake somebody up [on something] — (accept) jemanden [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] beim Wort nehmen
1) (coll.): (become friendly)2)take up where somebody/something has left off — da einsetzen, wo jmd./etwas aufgehört hat
* * *v.abspulen v.abwickeln v.einnehmen v.
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