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  • 1 pick

    pick [pɪk]
    choisir1 (a), 2 cueillir1 (b) enlever1 (c) gratter1 (d) crocheter1 (f) pincer1 (g) choix3 (a) meilleur3 (b) pic3 (c)
    (a) (select) choisir;
    he always picks the most expensive dish il choisit toujours le plat le plus cher;
    to pick one's words (carefully) (bien) choisir ses mots;
    she's been picked for the England team elle a été sélectionnée pour l'équipe d'Angleterre;
    to pick a team former une équipe;
    to pick a winner (in racing) choisir un cheval gagnant;
    figurative we've certainly picked a winner in Paul Rodger nous avons vraiment tiré le bon numéro avec Paul Rodger;
    ironic you really (know how to) pick them! tu les choisis bien!;
    ironic you picked a fine time to tell me tu as bien choisi ton moment pour me le dire
    (b) (gather → fruit, flowers) cueillir; (→ mushrooms) ramasser;
    to pick cherries/grapes (for pleasure) cueillir des cerises/du raisin; (as job) faire la cueillette des cerises/les vendanges;
    pick your own (sign) cueillette à la ferme
    (c) (remove) enlever;
    I had to pick the cat hairs off my dress il a fallu que j'enlève les poils de chat de ma robe
    (d) (poke at → spot, scab) gratter;
    to pick one's nose se mettre les doigts dans le nez;
    to pick one's teeth se curer les dents;
    they picked the bones clean ils n'ont rien laissé sur les os;
    she picked a hole in her jumper elle a fait un trou à son pull en tirant sur la laine
    they picked their way along the narrow ridge ils avancèrent prudemment le long de la crête étroite;
    he picked his way through the crowd il se fraya un chemin à travers la foule
    (f) (lock) crocheter
    (g) (pluck → guitar string) pincer; (→ guitar) pincer les cordes de
    to have a bone to pick with sb avoir un compte à régler avec qn;
    to pick sb's brains tirer parti de l'intelligence ou des connaissances de qn;
    can I pick your brains a minute? est-ce que je peux faire appel à tes connaissances une minute?;
    to pick a fight chercher la bagarre;
    to pick holes in sth (in argument, theory, book etc) trouver des failles dans qch;
    she's always picking holes (in everything) elle n'arrête pas de chercher la petite bête;
    to pick sb's pocket faire les poches à qn;
    to pick a quarrel with sb chercher noise ou querelle à qn
    (choose) choisir;
    to pick and choose (be fussy) faire le/la difficile, faire la fine bouche;
    I like to be able to pick and choose j'aime bien avoir le choix;
    with your qualifications you can pick and choose avec vos diplômes, toutes les portes vous sont ouvertes
    3 noun
    (a) (choice) choix m;
    take your pick faites votre choix, choisissez;
    you can have your pick of them vous pouvez choisir celui qui vous plaît;
    he could have his pick of any job he wanted il pourrait obtenir n'importe quel emploi;
    we had first pick nous avons été les premiers à choisir
    (b) (best) meilleur(e) m,f;
    the pick of France's footballers/writers (one) le meilleur footballer/écrivain français; (several) les meilleurs footballers/écrivains français;
    familiar the pick of the bunch (people) le dessus du panier, le gratin; (things) ce qui se fait de mieux
    (c) (tool) pic m, pioche f; (of miner) pic m à main; (of mason) smille f; (of climber) piolet m
    (d) (plectrum) plectre m, médiator m
    (a) (pull at → loose end) tirer sur; (→ flake of paint, scab) gratter
    (b) (food) manger du bout des dents;
    he only picked at the fish il a à peine touché au poisson
    (c) (criticize pettily) être sur le dos de
    (a) (shoot) abattre;
    a marksman picked off the leaders one by one un tireur d'élite a abattu les meneurs un à un
    (b) (remove → scab, paint) gratter; (→ flowers, leaves) enlever, ôter;
    pick those papers off the ground ramassez ces papiers qui sont par terre;
    to pick the meat off a bone décortiquer un os;
    she picked herself off the floor elle s'est relevée
    (a) (victimize) harceler, s'en prendre à;
    pick on someone your own size! ne t'en prends pas à un plus petit que toi!
    (b) (single out) choisir;
    why pick on today of all days? pourquoi choisir ce jour entre tous?
    (a) (choose) choisir;
    he picked out the best peaches il a choisi les meilleures pêches
    (b) (spot, identify → person in crowd) repérer; (→ person in photo) reconnaître; (→ person in identification parade) identifier; (→ landmark, object) distinguer;
    I tried to pick him out in the crowd j'ai essayé de le repérer dans la foule;
    she was easy to pick out in her orange coat elle était facilement reconnaissable ou facile à repérer avec son manteau orange
    (c) (highlight, accentuate) rehausser;
    the stitching is picked out in bright green un vert vif fait ressortir les coutures
    to pick out a tune on the piano retrouver un air au piano
    (examine → fruit, vegetables etc) trier; (→ performance, evidence, details) décortiquer, analyser
    pick up
    pick up those books! ramassez ces livres!;
    to pick up the telephone décrocher le téléphone;
    to pick up a child (in one's arms) prendre un enfant dans ses bras; (after falling) relever un enfant;
    they left me to pick up the British bill or American tab ils m'ont laissé l'addition;
    figurative to pick up the pieces recoller les morceaux
    (b) (collect → gen) passer prendre; (→ children from school, people from airport etc) aller chercher;
    I've got to pick up the children at four il faut que j'aille chercher les enfants à quatre heures;
    my father picked me up at the station mon père est venu me chercher à la gare;
    I have to pick up a parcel at the post office je dois passer prendre un colis à la poste;
    helicopters were sent to pick up the wounded on a envoyé des hélicoptères pour ramener les blessés;
    I never pick up hitchhikers je ne prends jamais d'auto-stoppeurs
    (c) (acquire, come by → skill, information) apprendre; (→ reputation) gagner, acquérir; (→ prize) gagner, remporter;
    did you pick up any Greek during your stay? avez-vous appris un peu de grec pendant votre séjour?;
    to pick up bad habits prendre de mauvaises habitudes;
    I don't know where he's picking up these funny ideas from je ne sais pas où il va chercher ces idées bizarres;
    to pick up a parking ticket attraper un PV;
    our country picked up most of the medals notre pays a remporté la plupart des médailles
    to pick up a bargain dénicher une bonne affaire;
    to pick sth up cheap acheter qch bon marché ;
    I picked it up at the flea market je l'ai trouvé au marché aux puces
    (e) (catch → illness, infection) attraper
    (f) familiar (earn) se faire;
    you can pick up good money working on the rigs on peut se faire pas mal de fric en travaillant sur les plates-formes pétrolières
    (g) familiar (arrest) pincer, agrafer
    he picked her up in a bar il l'a levée dans un bar;
    he tried to pick her up il l'a draguée;
    to pick up a customer (of prostitute) racoler ou raccrocher un client
    (i) (detect) détecter;
    he picked up the sound of a distant bell il perçut le son d'une cloche dans le lointain;
    the dogs picked up the scent again les chiens ont retrouvé la piste
    (k) (notice) relever;
    the proofreaders pick up most of the mistakes les correcteurs repèrent ou relèvent la plupart des erreurs
    (l) (criticize) reprendre;
    to pick sb up sharply reprendre qn vertement;
    nobody picked him up on his sexist comments personne n'a relevé ses remarques sexistes
    (m) (resume) reprendre;
    we picked up the discussion where we'd left off nous avons repris la discussion là où nous l'avions laissée
    (n) (return to) revenir sur, reprendre;
    I'd like to pick up a point you made earlier j'aimerais revenir sur une remarque que vous avez faite tout à l'heure
    (o) (gather → speed, momentum) prendre;
    to pick up strength (person) reprendre des forces
    (p) familiar (revive) remonter, requinquer;
    that will pick you up voilà qui vous remontera
    (a) (get better → sick person) se rétablir, se sentir mieux
    (b) (improve → conditions, weather) s'améliorer; (→ business, trade) reprendre;
    the market is picking up after a slow start après avoir démarré doucement le marché commence à prendre;
    the game certainly picked up in the second half la partie s'est animée pendant la deuxième mi-temps
    (c) (resume) reprendre;
    they picked up where they had left off (in conversation) ils ont repris la conversation là où ils l'avaient laissée; (in game) ils ont repris le jeu là où ils l'avaient laissé
    she didn't pick up on the criticism elle n'a pas relevé la critique

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  • 2 touch

    {tʌtʃ}
    I. 1. докосвам/допирам се до, долепен съм до, докосвам леко (клавиш), дръпвам леко (струна)
    to TOUCH one's hat to поздравявам (някого) с докосване на шапката си
    to TOUCH a match to запалвам с клечка кибрит
    I wouldn't TOUCH him/it with a barge-pole/a pair of tongs не искам да имам нищо общо/никакво вземане-даване с него/с това
    to be TOUCHed by the King ист. бивам докоснат от краля (за излекуване от скрофула)
    2. слагам в уста, вкусвам, хапвам, пия (обик. отрицателно)
    I never TOUCH wine не слагам капка вино в устата си
    he hasn't TOUCHed food all day не e сложил нищо в устата си/не e ял цял ден
    3. стигам/допирам се до
    гранича (on с)
    to TOUCH the spot правя/намирам точно това, което е нужно, оказвам нужното въздействие, попадам в целта, отговарям на предназначението си
    4. меря се/сравнявам се с
    no one can TOUCH her in cooking никой не готви по-хубаво от нея
    5. засягам, интересувам, свързан съм/имам общо с, имам ефект, оказвам нужното въздействие, справям се с
    to TOUCH the spot действувам благотворно, помагам много
    your argument doesn't TOUCH the point at issue твоят довод няма нищо общо с въпроса, който разискваме
    he just TOUCHed (on) this question той само бегло засегна този въпрос
    6. трогвам, вълнувам, засягам, накърнявам честолюбие и пр.
    to TOUCH to the heart трогвам дълбоко
    to be TOUCHed with remorse/pity изпитвам разкаяние/състрадание
    to TOUCH someone on the raw/tender spot, to TOUCH someone home/on the raw засягам някого на болното място, настъпвам го по мазола
    7. попарвам, повреждам (леко) (за слана и пр.)
    the plants are TOUCHed with the wind растенията леко пострадаха от вятъра
    8. размесвам, леко оцветявам
    the sky was TOUCHed with pink/gold небето се розовееше/имаше златист оттенък
    a smile TOUCHed her lips лека усмивка заигра по устните и
    religion TOUCHed with superstition вяра, примесена със суеверие
    9. докосвам се до, развивам, справям се с (въпроси, тема на изпит и пр.), получавам (добър) резултат от
    nothing I have tried will TOUCH this ink spot нищо от средствата, които опитах, не помага за изчистването на това мастилено петно
    10. sl. измъквам пари от/закърпвам някого (for)
    he TOUCHed me for ten pounds той изкрънка от мен десет лири
    11. получавам, вземам, печеля (надница и пр.)
    12. докосвам се/достигам до
    the speedometer needle TOUCHed 80 стрелката на скоростомера отбелязваше 80 км в час
    he TOUCHed his spurs to his horse той пришпори коня си
    13. изпитвам (сплав) с пробен камък, слагам печат върху изпитана сплав
    touch at мор. спирам/отбивам се в (пристанище и пр.)
    touch down приземявам се, кацам (за самолет), ръгби докосвам топката в мъртво поле
    II. 1. осезание, пипане, усещане от пипане
    rough/hot, etc. to the TOUCH грапав/горещ и пр. на пипане
    the cold TOUCH of the iron студенината на (докоснато) желязо
    2. докосване, допиране, допир, контакт (и прен.), общуване, връзка
    to have a soft/slimy, etc. TOUCH мек/лигав и пр. съм при докосване
    at a TOUCH при (леко) докосване
    to be in TOUCH with someone във връзка съм с някого
    3. лек пристъп/атака (на болест и пр.), леко вълнение
    a TOUCH of flu/indigestion лек грип/стомашно разстройство
    a TOUCH of the sun леко слънчасване, замайване от слънце
    4. малко количество, мъничко, прен. следа, оттенък, отсенка, нюанс, примес, нотка
    a TOUCH of salt мъничко сол
    the first TOUCHes of spring първите признаци/полъх на пролетта
    a TOUCH of bitterness/envy, etc. нотка на горчивина/завист и пр.
    a TOUCH of nature проява на човещина/човешко чувство (често ирон.)
    5. щрих
    to put the finishing/final TOUCHes to довършвам, доизкусурявам, слагам последните щрихи на
    6. маниер, стил, похват, прийом, (майсторска) ръка
    a sculpture with a bold TOUCH скулптура, изработена със смел замах
    to write with a light TOUCH пиша леко, имам лек стил
    a dress with an individual TOUCH about it рокля, в която има вложено нещо индивидуално
    the Nelson TOUCH смел начин за справяне с положението (характерен за адмирал Нелсън)
    7. муз. туше, удар
    8. сп. тъч, територията извън тъчлиниите
    9. гоненица (игра)
    10. мед. туширане, палпиране
    11. sl. измъкване на пари, закърпване, измъкнати пари
    he is a soft/easy TOUCH той e човек, от когото лесно могат да се измъкнат пари
    the dinner was a two pound TOUCH за обеда ни оскубаха по две лири
    12. пробен камък (и прен.), печат върху изпробвана сплав
    to put to the TOUCH поставям на изпитание, изпитвам
    to win by a TOUCH едва спечелвам, печеля с много мъничко (състезание и пр.)
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    {t^tsh} v 1. докосвам/допирам се до; долепен съм до; докосвам ле(2) {t^tsh} n 1. осезание, пипане; усещане от пипане; rough/hot,
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    щрих(а); съприкосновение; трогвам; тъч; туширане; осезание; попарвам; пипане; пипам; вълнувам; допиране; допирам; гоненица; докосвам; допир; докосване; досягам; засягам; касая; напипвам; нотка;
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    1. 1 sl. измъкване на пари, закърпване, измъкнати пари 2. 1 докосвам се/достигам до 3. 1 изпитвам (сплав) с пробен камък, слагам печат върху изпитана сплав 4. 1 получавам, вземам, печеля (надница и пр.) 5. 1 пробен камък (и прен.), печат върху изпробвана сплав 6. a dress with an individual touch about it рокля, в която има вложено нещо индивидуално 7. a sculpture with a bold touch скулптура, изработена със смел замах 8. a smile touched her lips лека усмивка заигра по устните и 9. a touch of bitterness/envy, etc. нотка на горчивина/завист и пр 10. a touch of flu/indigestion лек грип/стомашно разстройство 11. a touch of nature проява на човещина/човешко чувство (често ирон.) 12. a touch of salt мъничко сол 13. a touch of the sun леко слънчасване, замайване от слънце 14. at a touch при (леко) докосване 15. he hasn't touched food all day не e сложил нищо в устата си/не e ял цял ден 16. he is a soft/easy touch той e човек, от когото лесно могат да се измъкнат пари 17. he just touched (on) this question той само бегло засегна този въпрос 18. he touched his spurs to his horse той пришпори коня си 19. he touched me for ten pounds той изкрънка от мен десет лири 20. i never touch wine не слагам капка вино в устата си 21. i wouldn't touch him/it with a barge-pole/a pair of tongs не искам да имам нищо общо/никакво вземане-даване с него/с това 22. i. докосвам/допирам се до, долепен съм до, докосвам леко (клавиш), дръпвам леко (струна) 23. ii. осезание, пипане, усещане от пипане 24. no one can touch her in cooking никой не готви по-хубаво от нея 25. nothing i have tried will touch this ink spot нищо от средствата, които опитах, не помага за изчистването на това мастилено петно 26. religion touched with superstition вяра, примесена със суеверие 27. rough/hot, etc. to the touch грапав/горещ и пр. на пипане 28. sl. измъквам пари от/закърпвам някого (for) 29. the cold touch of the iron студенината на (докоснато) желязо 30. the dinner was a two pound touch за обеда ни оскубаха по две лири 31. the first touches of spring първите признаци/полъх на пролетта 32. the nelson touch смел начин за справяне с положението (характерен за адмирал Нелсън) 33. the plants are touched with the wind растенията леко пострадаха от вятъра 34. the sky was touched with pink/gold небето се розовееше/имаше златист оттенък 35. the speedometer needle touched 80 стрелката на скоростомера отбелязваше 80 км в час 36. to be in touch with someone във връзка съм с някого 37. to be touched by the king ист. бивам докоснат от краля (за излекуване от скрофула) 38. to be touched with remorse/pity изпитвам разкаяние/състрадание 39. to have a soft/slimy, etc. touch мек/лигав и пр. съм при докосване 40. to put the finishing/final touches to довършвам, доизкусурявам, слагам последните щрихи на 41. to put to the touch поставям на изпитание, изпитвам 42. to touch a match to запалвам с клечка кибрит 43. to touch one's hat to поздравявам (някого) с докосване на шапката си 44. to touch someone on the raw/tender spot, to touch someone home/on the raw засягам някого на болното място, настъпвам го по мазола 45. to touch the spot действувам благотворно, помагам много 46. to touch the spot правя/намирам точно това, което е нужно, оказвам нужното въздействие, попадам в целта, отговарям на предназначението си 47. to touch to the heart трогвам дълбоко 48. to win by a touch едва спечелвам, печеля с много мъничко (състезание и пр.) 49. to write with a light touch пиша леко, имам лек стил 50. touch at мор. спирам/отбивам се в (пристанище и пр.) 51. touch down приземявам се, кацам (за самолет), ръгби докосвам топката в мъртво поле 52. your argument doesn't touch the point at issue твоят довод няма нищо общо с въпроса, който разискваме 53. гоненица (игра) 54. гранича (on с) 55. докосвам се до, развивам, справям се с (въпроси, тема на изпит и пр.), получавам (добър) резултат от 56. докосване, допиране, допир, контакт (и прен.), общуване, връзка 57. засягам, интересувам, свързан съм/имам общо с, имам ефект, оказвам нужното въздействие, справям се с 58. лек пристъп/атака (на болест и пр.), леко вълнение 59. малко количество, мъничко, прен. следа, оттенък, отсенка, нюанс, примес, нотка 60. маниер, стил, похват, прийом, (майсторска) ръка 61. мед. туширане, палпиране 62. меря се/сравнявам се с 63. муз. туше, удар 64. попарвам, повреждам (леко) (за слана и пр.) 65. размесвам, леко оцветявам 66. слагам в уста, вкусвам, хапвам, пия (обик. отрицателно) 67. сп. тъч, територията извън тъчлиниите 68. стигам/допирам се до 69. трогвам, вълнувам, засягам, накърнявам честолюбие и пр 70. щрих
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    touch[tʌtʃ] I. v 1. докосвам (се до), допирам (се) до; долепен съм (до); в съприкосновение съм (с); пипам; докосвам леко ( клавиши), дръпвам леко ( струни); to \touch o.'s hat to s.o. поздравявам някого, като докосвам шапката си; to \touch a match to запалвам с кибрит; to \touch land мор. стигам до земя (суша); слизам на сушата; I wouldn't \touch him with a barge-pole ( a pair of tongs) не искам да имам нищо общо (вземане-даване) с него, не искам да контактувам; to be \touched by the King ист. бивам докоснат от краля (с вярата, че ще бъда излекуван от скрофула); \touch wood! чукни на дърво! to \touch pitch прен. мърся си ръцете (при нечестна сделка); 2. слагам в устата си, вкусвам, хапвам, ям, пия (обикн. отрицателно); I never \touch wine не слагам вино в устата си, не пия; I haven't \touched food all day нищо не съм сложил в устата си (не съм ял) цял ден; 3. стигам до, допирам се до, гранича с; to \touch bottom стигам (стъпвам на) дъното (при плуване и пр.); прен. стигам до най-ниското ниво; изпадам много ниско ( морално); the winds \touched storm-force силата на вятъра граничеше с ураган; to \touch the spot правя (намирам) точно това, което е нужно; имам нужния ефект (въздействие); 4. меря се с, сравнявам се с; no one can \touch him in никой не може да се мери с него (той няма равен на себе си) в; 5. засягам, интересувам, свързан съм с, имам общо с; имам ефект (оказвам въздействие) върху, действам; this question \touches you nearly този въпрос ви засяга отблизо; he just \touched (on) this question той само засегна (спомена) този въпрос; 6. трогвам, (раз)вълнувам; засягам, накърнявам (честолюбие и пр.); to \touch to the heart трогвам дълбоко; to \touch to the quick засягам дълбоко, жегвам; to \touch s.o. on a raw ( tender) spot, to \touch s.o. home ( on the raw) засягам някого на болното място, настъпвам по мазола; 7. попарвам (за слана и пр.); повреждам малко; the plants are \touched with the wind растенията са малко повредени (пострадаха) от вятъра; 8. главно pp леко оцветявам; размесвам; придавам оттенък; the sky was \touched with gold ( pink) небето имаше златист оттенък (розовееше); religion \touched with superstition вяра, размесена със суеверие; 9. sl измъквам пари (назаем или безвъзмездно) (от някого); he \touched me for a pound той ми изкрънка една лира; 10. получавам, вземам, печеля (надница и пр.); 11. изпитвам ( сплав) с пробен камък; слагам печат на изпитана сплав; 12. пипам, присвоявам си (чужди пари и пр.); 13. (само в pp) луднал, мръднал е; the guy is \touched този е нещо мръднал, полудял е, откачил; 14. геом. допирам се, допирателен съм; 15. мед. палпирам, изследвам мануално; II. n 1. осезание, пипане; усещане от пипане; sense of \touch осезание; rough to the \touch груб на пипане; the cold \touch of the iron студеният допир на желязото; 2. докосване, допиране; допир, контакт (и прен.); общуване, връзка; at a \touch при най-малко (леко) докосване; to be ( keep, stay) in \touch with s.o. във връзка съм с някого, виждам (срещам) често, общувам с някого; to get in \touch with влизам във връзка с, свързвам се с; to keep in \touch with the situation следя положението; to lose \touch with изгубвам (прекъсвам) връзка с, не се виждам (срещам) с; отчуждавам се от; to be out of \touch with не съм в течение на, не следя, не се интересувам; in ( within) \touch наблизо, под ръка; достъпно; 3. прен. (лек) натиск; 4. лек пристъп, атака (на болест и пр.); леко вълнение; a \touch of 'flu лека инфлуенца; a \touch of the sun лек слънчев удар (слънчасване), леко замайване от слънцето; 5. малко, мъничко (количество от нещо); прен. следа, оттенък, отсянка, нюанс, примес; нотка; a \touch of salt малко сол; the first \touches of spring първите следи (признаци) на пролетта; a \touch of bitterness (envy etc.) оттенък (нотка) на горчивина (завист и пр.); малко горчивина (завист и пр;); a \touch of nature проява на човешко чувство; to have a \touch of the tar-brush презр. имам примес от негърска кръв; the common \touch подход към обикновения човек, способност за общуване с хората (масите); 6. щрих; a few deft ( last) \touches няколко майсторски (последни) щрихи; to put the finishing \touches to слагам последните щрихи на, прен. довършвам, доизкусурявам; 7. прен. ръка (на майстор и пр.); маниер, стил; прийом; to write with a light \touch пиша леко, имам лек стил; a composition with an individual \touch about it в която има вложено нещо оригинално; the Nelson \touch Нелсъновият начин да се справя с положението (да нападам и пр.); 8. муз. туше, удар; 9. сп. тъч; to kick into \touch 1) изкарвам в тъч; 2) временно преустановявам, отлагам; "замразявам"; 10. гоненица ( игра); 11. мед. туширане, палпиране; "no \touch" мед. тактика на "неприкосновеност" (по отношение на някои тумори); double \touch бимануално изследване; rectal \touch ректална палпация; vaginal \touch вагинална палпация; 12. магнетизиране; 13. sl нещо, което струва (за което се взема) дадена цена; измъкване (на пари); измъкнати пари; the dinner was a pound \touch за обеда ни оскубаха по една лира; 14. ост. пробен камък (и прен.); печат върху изпитана сплав; to put to the \touch поставям на изпитание, изпитвам; 15. гриф (на кожа); an easy ( a soft) \touch 1) балама; човек от когото лесно могат да се измъкнат пари; 2) лесен противник; a near \touch отърваване на косъм; to cup up ( old) \touches ам. sl спомням си миналото; to have a near \touch едва отървавам кожата; to put the \touch on s.o. ам. разг. опитвам се да изкрънкам пари от някого; the match was won by a \touch едва спечелиха мача; no \touch to ам. разг. нищо в сравнение с.

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    1.
    [before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition
    1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

    go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

    to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

    2) (towards a condition or quality) zu
    3) (as far as) bis zu

    from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

    increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

    with one's back to the wallmit dem Rücken zur Wand

    [compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

    it's ten to one he does somethingdie Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

    to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

    lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

    to me(in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

    what's that to you?was geht das dich an?

    7) (until) bis

    to the endbis zum Ende

    five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

    8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after academic.ru/75540/too">too um [...] zu

    too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

    to rebel is pointlesses ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

    he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

    she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

    2.
    [tuː] adverb
    1) (just not shut)

    be to[Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

    2)
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    1. [tə,tu] preposition
    1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) zu, auf
    2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) bis
    3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) bis
    4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) zu, mit
    5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) zu, für
    6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in
    7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) gegenüber, zu
    8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) zu
    9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) zu, um zu
    10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) zu
    2. [tu:] adverb
    1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) zu
    2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) zu sich, dran
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    to
    [tu:, tu, tə]
    1. (moving towards) in + akk
    , nach + dat
    , zu + dat
    she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster]
    we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt
    they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit
    I'm going \to a party/concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert
    she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen]
    we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen
    he flew \to the US er flog in die USA
    she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen
    my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika
    this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!
    parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse
    from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof
    on the way \to the mountains/the sea/the town centre auf dem Weg in die Berge/zum Meer/ins [o zum] Stadtzentrum
    \to the north/south nördlich/südlich
    twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt
    the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt
    from place \to place von Ort zu Ort
    \to the right/left nach rechts/links
    there \to the right dort rechts
    he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian
    2. (attending regularly) zu + dat
    , in + dat
    she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten
    he goes \to university er geht auf die Universität
    do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?
    I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich zum Fitness
    3. (inviting to) zu + dat
    an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit
    I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen
    she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Mittagessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen
    she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont
    to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen
    back \to front verkehrt herum
    5. (in contact with) an + dat
    they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange
    she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust
    she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihre Brust
    6. (attached to) an + akk
    tie the lead \to the fence mach die Leine am Zaun fest
    they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an
    stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier
    7. (with indirect object)
    \to sb/sth jdm/etw dat
    I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen
    give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr
    children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander
    who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief adressiert?
    what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?
    her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn
    they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein
    a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden]
    to be grateful \to sb jdm dankbar sein
    to be married \to sb mit jdm verheiratet sein
    to tell/show sth \to sb jdm etw erzählen/zeigen
    and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?
    he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen
    this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie
    9. (in response) auf + akk
    a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18
    her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage
    and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?
    10. (belonging to) zu + dat
    the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel
    the top \to this pen die Kappe, die auf diesen Stift gehört
    she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein
    there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischen Unterton
    there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite
    11. (compared to) mit + dat
    I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor
    she looked about thirty \to his sixty neben ihm mit seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig
    to be comparable \to sth mit etw dat vergleichbar sein
    [to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein]
    her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte
    to be superior \to sb jdm übergeordnet sein, höher stehen als jd
    12. (in scores) zu + dat
    Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen
    Manchester won three \to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen
    13. (until) bis + dat
    , zu + dat
    I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen
    unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen
    count \to 20 zähle bis 20
    it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York
    14. (expressing change of state) zu + dat
    he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten
    his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude
    the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System
    her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin
    the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war bestens zubereitet
    he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode
    she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt
    smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen
    she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe
    he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig
    15. (to point in time) bis + dat
    the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet
    we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende
    and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...
    it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!
    16. (including)
    from... \to... von... bis...
    from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende
    from morning \to night von morgens bis abends
    front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten
    I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen
    he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht
    from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord
    17. BRIT (in clock times) vor, bis SÜDD
    it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs
    18. (causing) zu + dat
    \to my relief/horror/astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen
    much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung
    19. (according to) für + akk
    \to me, it sounds like she's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob sie die Beziehung beenden wollte
    that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut
    if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind
    this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil
    does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?
    fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund sind nichts für ihn
    what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?
    20. (serving) für + akk
    he works as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous er arbeitet als Personal Trainer für die Reichen und Berühmten
    they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin
    economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten
    21. FILM (next to)
    she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet in der Verfilmung von Olivier spielte sie neben Hamlet die Ophelia
    22. (in honour of) auf + akk
    here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!
    \to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!
    the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet
    I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus
    a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten
    23. (per)
    the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen
    three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig
    the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst
    she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie wurden durch laute Schreie wach
    I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gerne mit Musik
    I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen
    the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne
    25. (roughly) bis + dat
    thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute
    26. MATH (defining exponent) hoch
    ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei
    27.
    that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles
    there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei
    1. (expressing future intention) zu
    she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen
    I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen
    I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde
    he lived \to see his first grandchild er durfte erleben, dass sein erstes Enkelkind geboren wurde
    I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise
    the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über 500.000 Pfund bezahlen
    he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben
    I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren
    Blair \to meet with Bush Blair trifft Bush
    to be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein, etw zu tun
    2. (forming requests) zu
    she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertigzustellen
    he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten
    I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen
    we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären
    you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun
    that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten
    young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer
    3. (expressing wish) zu
    I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen
    I'd love \to live in New York ich würde nur zu gern in New York leben
    would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?
    that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein
    I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen
    I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss mal auf die Toilette
    do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?
    I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren
    4. (omitting verb)
    are you going tonight?I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? — das hoffe ich sehr
    would you like to go and see the Russian clowns?yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? — ja, sehr gern
    can you drive?yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? — ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern
    5. after adj (to complete meaning)
    it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen
    I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen
    he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen
    she's due \to have her baby sie bekommt bald ihr Baby
    I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen
    she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist
    I'm sorry \to hear that es tut mir leid, das zu hören
    easy \to use leicht zu bedienen
    languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß
    it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen
    three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang
    I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen
    I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen
    she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen
    my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen
    they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen
    I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen
    something \to eat etwas zu essen
    the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf]
    Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der den Mond betrat
    7. (expressing intent)
    we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen
    \to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...
    he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen
    I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll
    I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll
    she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte
    can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?
    9. (introducing clause)
    \to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen
    \to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden
    \to be honest um ehrlich zu sein
    10. (in consecutive acts) um zu
    he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen
    she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand
    they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war
    III. ADVERB
    inv zu
    to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen
    to come \to zu sich dat kommen
    to set \to sich akk daranmachen fam
    they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen
    * * *
    [tuː]
    1. PREPOSITION
    1) = in direction of, towards zu

    to go to the doctor( 's)/greengrocer's etc — zum Arzt/Gemüsehändler etc gehen

    to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

    to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

    to go to Switzerland —

    he came up to where I was standing —

    to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

    2) = as far as, until bis

    to count (up) to 20 —

    3) = in in (+dat)

    I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

    4)

    = secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

    they tied him to the tree —

    5)

    with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

    a present from me to you —

    I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

    he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

    "To... " (on envelope etc) to pray to God — "An (+acc)..." zu Gott beten

    6) in toasts auf (+acc)
    7)

    = next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

    close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

    at right angles to the wall —

    to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

    20 ( minutes) to 2 — 20 (Minuten) vor 2

    at (a) quarter to 2 — um Viertel vor 2

    it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

    9) = in relation to zu

    A is to B as C is to D —

    they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

    10) = per pro; (in recipes, when mixing) auf (+acc)
    11) MATH

    3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

    12)

    = concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

    to repairing television £30 (Comm) — (für) Reparatur eines Fernsehers £ 30

    13)

    = according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

    14)

    = accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

    to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

    to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

    15)

    = of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

    16)

    = producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

    17)

    infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

    I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

    18)

    conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

    19)

    infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

    I did it to help youich tat es, um dir zu helfen

    to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

    well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

    I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

    20)

    omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

    we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

    I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

    buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

    he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

    21)

    set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

    I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

    who is he to order you around? — wer ist er denn, dass er dich so herumkommandiert?

    he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

    who was the last to see her? —

    what is there to do here? —

    now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

    you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

    is it good to eat? —

    he's too old to be still in short trouserser ist schon so alt und trägt noch kurze Hosen

    2. ADJECTIVE
    door (= ajar) angelehnt; (= shut) zu
    3. ADVERB

    to and fro — hin und her; walk auf und ab

    * * *
    to
    A präp [tuː; tʊ; tə]
    2. (Richtung und Ziel, räumlich) zu, nach, an (akk), in (akk), auf (akk):
    go to London nach London fahren;
    from east to west von Osten nach Westen;
    throw sth to the ground etwas auf den oder zu Boden werfen
    3. in (dat):
    have you ever been to London?
    4. (Richtung, Ziel, Zweck) zu, auf (akk), an (akk), in (akk), für, gegen:
    play to a large audience vor einem großen Publikum spielen; duty A 1 a, invite A 1, pray B 2, etc
    5. (Zugehörigkeit) zu, in (akk), für, auf (akk):
    a cap with a tassel to it eine Mütze mit einer Troddel (daran);
    a key to the case ein Schlüssel für den oder zum Koffer;
    a room to myself ein Zimmer für mich (allein); assistant B 1, end C 7, moral B 1, secretary 1, etc
    6. (Übereinstimmung, Gemäßheit) nach, für, gemäß: astonishment, etc
    7. (im Verhältnis oder Vergleich) zu, gegen, gegenüber, auf (akk), mit:
    the score is three to one (3-1) das Spiel oder es steht drei zu eins (3:1);
    two is to four as four is to eight zwei verhält sich zu vier wie vier zu acht
    8. (Ausmaß, Grenze, Grad) bis, (bis) zu, (bis) an (akk), auf (akk), in (dat):
    to the clouds bis an die Wolken;
    ten feet to the ground zehn Fuß bis zum Boden; craziness
    9. (zeitliche Ausdehnung oder Grenze) bis, bis zu, bis gegen, auf (akk), vor (dat):
    from three to four von drei bis vier (Uhr);
    it’s ten to five es ist zehn vor fünf
    10. (Begleitung) zu, nach:
    sing to a guitar zu einer Gitarre singen;
    they danced to a tune sie tanzten nach einer Melodie; dance A 1
    a) betont:
    he gave the book to me, not to you! er gab das Buch mir, nicht Ihnen!
    she was a good mother to him sie war ihm eine gute Mutter
    B partikel [tʊ; tə]
    to go gehen;
    easy to understand leicht zu verstehen;
    she was heard to cry man hörte sie weinen
    2. (Zweck, Absicht) um zu, zu:
    he only does it to earn money er tut es nur, um Geld zu verdienen
    I weep to think of it ich weine, wenn ich daran denke;
    he was the first to arrive er kam als Erster;
    to hear him talk wenn man ihn (so) reden hört; honest A 1 b
    why blame you me to love you? obs oder poet was tadelst du mich, weil ich dich liebe?
    5. zur Andeutung eines aus dem Vorhergehenden zu ergänzenden Infinitivs:
    I don’t go because I don’t want to ich gehe nicht, weil ich nicht (gehen) will
    C adv [tuː]
    1. a) zu, geschlossen:
    pull the door to die Türe zuziehen
    b) angelehnt:
    2. (wieder) zu Bewusstsein oder zu sich: bring to A 1, come to 1
    3. SCHIFF nahe am Wind:
    keep her to!
    a) hin und her,
    b) auf und ab
    * * *
    1.
    [before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

    go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

    to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

    3) (as far as) bis zu

    from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

    increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

    4) (next to, facing)
    5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

    [compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

    it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

    to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

    lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

    to me (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

    7) (until) bis

    five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

    8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after too um [...] zu

    do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

    too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

    he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

    she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

    2.
    [tuː] adverb

    be to[Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

    2)

    English-german dictionary > to

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    preposition
    1) (expr. starting point) von; (from within) aus

    [come] from Paris/Munich — aus Paris/München [kommen]

    2) (expr. beginning) von

    from the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen

    from tomorrow [until...] — von morgen an [bis...]

    start work from 2 Augustam 2. August anfangen zu arbeiten

    3) (expr. lower limit) von

    blouses [ranging] from £2 to £5 — Blusen [im Preis] zwischen 2 und 5 Pfund

    dresses from £20 [upwards] — Kleider von 20 Pfund aufwärts od. ab 20 Pfund

    from 4 to 6 eggs — 4 bis 6 Eier

    from the age of 18 [upwards] — ab 18 Jahre od. Jahren

    from a child(since childhood) schon als Kind

    4) (expr. distance) von
    5) (expr. removal, avoidance) von; (expr. escape) vor (+ Dat.)
    6) (expr. change) von

    from... to... — von... zu...; (relating to price) von... auf...

    from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen

    7) (expr. source, origin) aus

    buy everything from the same shopalles im selben Laden kaufen

    where do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?

    8) (expr. viewpoint) von [... aus]
    9) (expr. giver, sender) von

    take it from me that... — lass dir gesagt sein, dass...

    10) (after the model of)

    painted from life/nature — nach dem Leben/nach der Natur gemalt

    11) (expr. reason, cause)

    she was weak from hunger/tired from so much work — sie war schwach vor Hunger/müde von der vielen Arbeit

    from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...

    12) with adv. von [unten, oben, innen, außen]
    13) with prep.

    from behind/under[neath] something — hinter/unter etwas (Dat.) hervor

    * * *
    [from]
    1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) von
    2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) von
    3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) von
    4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) an,von
    * * *
    [frɒm, frəm, AM frɑ:m, frəm]
    1. (off) von + dat
    please get me that letter \from the table gib mir bitte den Brief von dem Tisch; (out of) aus + dat
    he took a handkerchief \from his pocket er nahm ein Taschentuch aus seiner Hosentasche
    I'm so happy that the baby eats \from the table already ich bin so froh, dass das Baby jetzt schon am Tisch isst
    2. (as seen from) von dat... [aus]
    you can see the island \from here von hier aus kann man die Insel sehen; ( fig)
    she was talking \from her own experience of the problem sie sprach aus eigener Erfahrung mit dem Problem
    \from sb's point of view aus jds Sicht
    3. after vb (as starting location) von + dat
    the wind comes \from the north der Wind kommt von Norden
    a flight leaving \from the nearest airport ein Flug vom nächstgelegenen Flughafen
    the flight \from Amsterdam der Flug von Amsterdam
    the water bubbled out \from the spring das Wasser sprudelte aus der Quelle
    \from sth to sth (between places) von etw dat nach etw dat
    my dad goes often \from Washington to Florida mein Vater reist oft von Washington nach Florida; (indicating desultoriness) von etw dat in etw dat
    the woman walked \from room to room die Frau lief vom einen Raum in den anderen
    4. (as starting time) von + dat
    , ab + dat
    the price will rise by 3p a litre \from tomorrow der Preis steigt ab morgen um 3 Pence pro Liter
    \from the thirteenth century aus dem dreizehnten Jahrhundert
    \from sth to sth von etw dat bis etw dat
    the show will run \from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. die Show dauert von 10.00 Uhr bis 14.00 Uhr
    \from start to finish vom Anfang bis zum Ende
    \from day to day von Tag zu Tag, täglich
    her strength improved steadily \from day to day sie wurden jeden Tag ein bisschen stärker
    \from hour to hour von Stunde zu Stunde, stündlich
    \from time to time von Zeit zu Zeit, ab und zu
    \from that day [or time] on[wards] von diesem Tag [an], seitdem
    they were friends \from that day on seit diesem Tag sind sie Freunde
    \from now/then on von da an, seither
    as \from... esp BRIT ab... + dat
    as \from 1 January, a free market will be created ab dem 1. Januar haben wir einen freien Markt
    5. (as starting condition) bei + dat
    prices start \from £2.99 die Preise beginnen bei 2,99 Pfund
    \from sth to sth von etw dat auf etw dat
    the number has risen \from 25 to 200 in three years die Anzahl ist in drei Jahren von 25 auf 200 gestiegen
    she translated into German \from the Latin text sie übersetzte aus dem Lateinischen ins Deutsche
    things went \from bad to worse die Situation wurde noch schlimmer
    \from strength to strength immer besser
    she has gone \from strength to strength sie eilte von Erfolg zu Erfolg
    tickets will cost \from $10 to $45 die Karten kosten zwischen 10 und 45 Dollar
    \from soup to nuts alles zusammen
    the whole dinner, \from soup to nuts, costs $55 das ganze Essen mit allem drum und dran kostet 55 Dollar
    anything \from geography to history alles von A bis Z
    6. after n (at distance to) von + dat
    we're about a mile \from home wir sind ca. eine Meile von zu Hause entfernt
    a day's walk \from her camping spot eine Tageswanderung von ihrem Zeltplatz
    \from sth to sth von etw dat zu etw dat
    it's about two kilometres \from the airport to your hotel der Flughafen ist rund zwei Kilometer vom Hotel entfernt
    \from sth aus + dat
    though \from working-class parents, he made it to the Fortune 500 list obwohl er als Arbeiterkind aufwuchs, ist er heute unter den 500 Reichsten der Welt
    my mother is \from France meine Mutter stammt aus Frankreich
    I'm \from New York ich komme aus New York
    daylight comes \from the sun das Tageslicht kommt von der Sonne
    8. after vb (in temporary location) von + dat
    , aus + dat
    he hasn't returned \from work yet er ist noch nicht von der Arbeit zurück
    she called him \from the hotel sie rief mich aus dem Hotel an
    they're here fresh \from the States sie sind gerade aus den USA angekommen
    his return \from the army was celebrated seine Rückkehr aus der Armee wurde gefeiert
    sb \from sth von + dat
    they sent someone \from the local newspaper sie schickten jemanden von der örtlichen Zeitung
    9. after vb (as source) von + dat
    can I borrow $10 \from you? kann ich mir 10 Dollar von dir leihen?
    the vegetables come \from an organic farm das Gemüse kommt von einem Biobauernhof
    sth \from sb [to sb/sth] etw von jdm (für jdn/etw)
    I wonder who this card is \from ich frage mich, von wem wohl diese Karte ist
    this is a present \from me to you das ist ein Geschenk von mir für dich
    \from sth aus etw dat
    the seats are made \from leather die Sitze sind aus Leder
    in America, most people buy toys \from plastic in Amerika kaufen die meisten Leute Spielzeug aus Plastik
    11. after vb (removed from) aus + dat
    to extract usable fuel \from crude oil verwertbaren Brennstoff aus Rohöl gewinnen
    they took the child \from its parents sie nahmen das Kind von seinen Eltern weg
    he knows right \from wrong er kann gut und böse unterscheiden
    sth [subtracted] \from sth MATH etw minus etw dat
    three \from sixteen is thirteen sechzehn minus drei ist dreizehn
    12. (considering) aufgrund + gen
    , wegen + gen
    to conclude \from the evidence that aufgrund des Beweismaterials zu dem Schluss kommen, dass
    to make a conclusion from sth wegen einer S. gen zu einem Schluss kommen
    information obtained \from papers and books Informationen aus Zeitungen und Büchern
    \from looking at the clouds, I would say it's going to rain wenn ich mir die Wolken so ansehe, würde ich sagen, es wird Regen geben
    13. after vb (caused by) an + dat
    he died \from his injuries er starb an seinen Verletzungen
    she suffers \from arthritis sie leidet unter Arthritis
    to do sth \from sth etw aus etw dat tun
    he did it \from jealousy er hat es aus Eifersucht getan
    to do sth \from doing sth etw durch etw akk tun
    she made her fortune \from investing in property sie hat ihr Vermögen durch Investitionen in Grundstücke gemacht
    to get sick \from salmonella sich akk mit Salmonellen infizieren
    to reduce the risk \from radiation das Risiko einer Verstrahlung reduzieren
    they got a lot of happiness \from hearing the news sie haben sich über die Neuigkeiten unheimlich gefreut
    14. after vb (indicating protection) vor + dat
    to guard sb \from sth jdn vor etw dat schützen
    they insulated their house \from the cold sie dämmten ihr Haus gegen die Kälte
    they found shelter \from the storm sie fanden Schutz vor dem Sturm
    15. after vb (indicating prevention) vor + dat
    the truth was kept \from the public die Wahrheit wurde vor der Öffentlichkeit geheim gehalten
    the bank loan saved her company \from bankruptcy das Bankdarlehen rettete die Firma vor der Pleite
    he saved him \from death er rettete ihm das Leben
    he has been banned \from driving for six months er darf sechs Monate lang nicht Auto fahren
    \from doing sth von etw dat
    he boss tried to discourage her \from looking for a new job ihr Chef versuchte, sie davon abzubringen, nach einem neuen Job zu suchen
    16. after vb (indicating distinction) von + dat
    conditions vary \from one employer to another die Bedingungen sind von Arbeitgeber zu Arbeitgeber unterschiedlich
    he knows his friends \from his enemies er kann seine Freunde von seinen Feinden unterscheiden
    his opinion could hardly be more different \from mine unsere Meinungen könnten kaum noch unterschiedlicher sein
    17.
    \from the bottom of one's heart aus tiefstem Herzen
    * * *
    [frɒm]
    prep

    he/the train has come from London — er/der Zug ist von London gekommen

    he/it comes or is from Germany — er/es kommt or ist aus Deutschland

    where have you come from today?von wo sind Sie heute gekommen?

    where does he come from?, where is he from? — woher kommt or stammt er?

    a representative from the company — ein Vertreter/eine Vertreterin der Firma

    2) (indicating time, in past) seit (+dat); (in future) ab (+dat), von (+dat)... an

    from... on — ab...

    from now on — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

    from then onvon da an; (in past also) seither

    from his childhood — von Kindheit an, von klein auf

    as from the 6th May — vom 6. Mai an, ab (dem) 6. Mai

    3) (indicating distance) von (+dat) (... weg); (from town etc) von (+dat)... (entfernt)
    4) (indicating sender, giver) von (+dat)

    tell him from me —

    "from..." (on envelope, parcel) — "Absender...", "Abs...."

    5) (indicating removal) von (+dat); (= out of from pocket, cupboard etc) aus (+dat)

    to take/grab etc sth from sb — jdm etw wegnehmen/wegreißen etc

    he took it from the top/middle/bottom of the pile — er nahm es oben vom Stapel/aus der Mitte des Stapels/unten vom Stapel weg

    6) (indicating source) von (+dat); (= out of) aus (+dat)

    where did you get that from?wo hast du das her?, woher hast du das?

    I got it from the supermarket/the library/Kathy — ich habe es aus dem Supermarkt/aus der Bücherei/von Kathy

    to drink from a stream/glass — aus einem Bach/Glas trinken

    quotation from "Hamlet"/the Bible/Shakespeare — Zitat nt aus "Hamlet"/aus der Bibel/nach Shakespeare

    made from... — aus... hergestellt

    7) (= modelled on) nach (+dat)
    8) (indicating lowest amount) ab (+dat)

    from £2/the age of 16 (upwards) — ab £ 2/16 Jahren (aufwärts)

    dresses (ranging) from £60 to £80 — Kleider pl zwischen £ 60 und £ 80

    9)

    (indicating escape) he fled from the enemy — er floh vor dem Feind

    10)

    (indicating change) things went from bad to worse — es wurde immer schlimmer

    11)

    (indicating difference) he is quite different from the others — er ist ganz anders als die andern

    I like all sports, from swimming to wrestling — ich mag alle Sportarten, von Schwimmen bis Ringen

    12)

    (= because of, due to) to act from compassion — aus Mitleid handeln

    13)

    (= on the basis of) from experience — aus Erfahrung

    to judge from recent reports... — nach neueren Berichten zu urteilen...

    to conclude from the information — aus den Informationen einen Schluss ziehen, von den Informationen schließen

    from what I heard —

    from what I can see... — nach dem, was ich sehen kann...

    from the look of things... — (so) wie die Sache aussieht...

    14) (MATH)

    £10 will be deducted from your account — £ 10 werden von Ihrem Konto abgebucht

    15)

    (in set phrases, see also other element) to prevent/stop sb from doing sth — jdn daran hindern/davon zurückhalten, etw zu tun

    he prevented me from coming — er hielt mich davon ab, zu kommen

    16) +adv von

    from inside/underneath — von innen/unten

    17) +prep

    from above or over/across sth — über etw (acc) hinweg

    from out of sth —

    from inside/outside the house — von drinnen/draußen

    * * *
    from [frɒm; unbetont frəm; US frɑm; frəm] präp
    1. von, aus, von … aus oder her, aus … heraus, von oder aus … herab:
    from the well aus dem Brunnen;
    from the sky vom Himmel;
    he is ( oder comes) from London er ist oder kommt aus London;
    from crisis to crisis von einer Krise in die andere
    2. von, von … an, seit:
    from 2 to 4 o’clock von 2 bis 4 Uhr;
    from day to day von Tag zu Tag;
    a month from today heute in einem Monat;
    from Monday (onward[s]) Br, from Monday on US ab Montag
    3. von … an:
    I saw from 10 to 20 boats ich sah 10 bis 20 Boote;
    good wines from £5 gute Weine von 5 Pfund an (aufwärts)
    4. (weg oder entfernt) von:
    ten miles from Rome 10 Meilen von Rom (weg oder entfernt)
    5. von, aus, aus … heraus:
    he took it from me er nahm es mir weg;
    stolen from the shop (the table) aus dem Laden (vom Tisch) gestohlen;
    they released him from prison sie entließen ihn aus dem Gefängnis
    6. von, aus (Wandlung):
    change from red to green von Rot zu Grün übergehen;
    from dishwasher to millionaire vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär;
    an increase from 5 to 8 per cent eine Steigerung von 5 auf 8 Prozent
    he does not know black from white er kann Schwarz und Weiß nicht auseinanderhalten, er kann Schwarz und oder von Weiß nicht unterscheiden; academic.ru/637/Adam">Adam, different 2, tell A 8
    8. von, aus, aus … heraus (Quelle):
    draw a conclusion from the evidence einen Schluss aus dem Beweismaterial ziehen;
    from what he said nach dem, was er sagte;
    a quotation from Shakespeare ein Zitat aus Shakespeare;
    four points from four games SPORT vier Punkte aus vier Spielen
    9. von, von … aus (Stellung):
    from his point of view von seinem Standpunkt (aus)
    10. von (Geben etc):
    a gift from his son ein Geschenk seines Sohnes oder von seinem Sohn
    11. nach:
    painted from nature nach der Natur gemalt;
    from a novel by … ( FILM, TV) nach einem Roman von …
    12. aus, vor (dat), wegen (gen), infolge von, an (dat) (Grund):
    he died from fatigue er starb vor Erschöpfung
    13. siehe die Verbindungen mit den einzelnen Verben etc
    f. abk
    1. SCHIFF fathom
    2. feet pl
    3. LING female
    6. foot
    7. PHYS frequency
    8. from
    fm abk
    2. from
    fr. abk
    3. from
    * * *
    preposition
    1) (expr. starting point) von; (from within) aus

    [come] from Paris/Munich — aus Paris/München [kommen]

    2) (expr. beginning) von

    from the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen

    from tomorrow [until...] — von morgen an [bis...]

    start work from 2 August — am 2. August anfangen zu arbeiten

    3) (expr. lower limit) von

    blouses [ranging] from £2 to £5 — Blusen [im Preis] zwischen 2 und 5 Pfund

    dresses from £20 [upwards] — Kleider von 20 Pfund aufwärts od. ab 20 Pfund

    from the age of 18 [upwards] — ab 18 Jahre od. Jahren

    from a child (since childhood) schon als Kind

    4) (expr. distance) von
    5) (expr. removal, avoidance) von; (expr. escape) vor (+ Dat.)
    6) (expr. change) von

    from... to... — von... zu...; (relating to price) von... auf...

    from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen

    7) (expr. source, origin) aus

    where do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?

    8) (expr. viewpoint) von [... aus]
    9) (expr. giver, sender) von

    take it from me that... — lass dir gesagt sein, dass...

    painted from life/nature — nach dem Leben/nach der Natur gemalt

    11) (expr. reason, cause)

    she was weak from hunger/tired from so much work — sie war schwach vor Hunger/müde von der vielen Arbeit

    from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...

    12) with adv. von [unten, oben, innen, außen]
    13) with prep.

    from behind/under[neath] something — hinter/unter etwas (Dat.) hervor

    * * *
    prep.
    aus präp.
    von präp.
    vor präp.

    English-german dictionary > from

  • 5 ♦ on

    ♦ on (1) /ɒn, ən/
    prep.
    1 (compl. di luogo: stato e moto, anche fig.) su; sopra; a; in: He was sitting [he sat down] on a chair, era seduto [si sedette] su una sedia; There's a book on the table, c'è un libro sulla (o sopra la) tavola; ( sport: calcio, ecc.) to play on the wing, giocare sulla fascia; (TV) to watch a new serial on Channel 4, guardare un serial nuovo su Canale 4; They live on the fifth floor, abitano al quinto piano; He lived on a farm, viveva in una fattoria; I don't like travelling on buses, non mi piace andare in autobus; There were paintings on the walls, c'erano quadri alle pareti; He's on the phone, è al telefono; The house was on fire, la casa era in fiamme; a house on the river, una casa sul fiume; to launch an attack on the enemy, sferrare un attacco al nemico; war on terrorism, la guerra al terrorismo; (naut., aeron.) on board, a bordo; to go on a trip, andare in gita; to wear a ring on one's finger, avere un anello al dito; The door is on your right, la porta è alla tua destra; The teachers are on strike, i docenti sono in sciopero; to be on duty, essere in servizio; essere di turno; to travel on horseback, viaggiare a cavallo; ( sport) shots on goal, tiri a rete; tiri in porta
    2 ( argomento) su; riguardo a; circa: a lecture on Shakespeare, una conferenza su Shakespeare; This is my opinion on racial segregation, questa è la mia opinione sulla segregazione razziale
    3 ( tempo) di, in (o idiom.); ( spesso seguito da un gerundio) a: on Sunday, (la) domenica; on a Sunday, una domenica; on Sundays, di domenica; on this occasion, in questa occasione; on my birthday, nel (o il) giorno del mio compleanno; on Christmas eve, la vigilia di Natale; on their arrival, al loro arrivo; (comm.) on delivery, alla consegna; (fin.) on sight, a vista; On seeing the accident, she fainted, svenne alla vista dell'incidente
    4 ( mezzo) a; con; di: My car runs on diesel, la mia automobile va a gasolio; I've cut my hand on a piece of glass, mi sono tagliato la mano con un pezzo di vetro; Man cannot live on bread alone, non si vive di solo pane; My sons live on the dole, i miei figli vivono del sussidio di disoccupazione
    5 ( modo) a; in; con; per: I went there on foot, ci sono andato a piedi; I heard the news on the radio, ho sentito la notizia alla radio (o per radio); He delivered a speech on TV, fece un discorso alla tivù; I bought the goods on credit, ho comprato la merce a credito; (comm.) on account, in conto; ( anche) in acconto; to buy st. on the cheap, comprare qc. a buon mercato
    6 ( causa) per; a motivo di; in virtù di; per merito di: He's been arrested on suspicion of murder, è stato arrestato per sospetto omicidio; He was appointed sales manager on his long experience in this field, è stato nominato direttore delle vendite per la sua lunga esperienza in questo campo
    7 ( beneficio, vantaggio) per; in: He spends a lot of money on presents for his wife, spende un mucchio di soldi in regali per la moglie; I've wasted a lot of time on trifles, ho perso un sacco di tempo per inezie
    8 a confronto di; rispetto a: Sales are down on last year, le vendite sono calate rispetto all'anno scorso
    9 in; al servizio (o alle dipendenze) di; in organico presso; ( sport) in squadra con: He's got a job on a newspaper, lavora in un giornale; Which side is he on?, con quale squadra gioca?
    10 (fam.) a spese di; in conto a; a carico di: You can get your dentures on the NHS, puoi avere la dentiera a carico dell'ASL; l'ASL ‘passa’ la dentiera; DIALOGO → - Arranging lunch appointment- Lunch is on me!, il pranzo lo offro io!
    11 (fam.: indica il danno subìto da q.; è idiom.): The phone went dead on me, mi cadde la linea ( del telefono); The truck broke down on him, gli si ruppe il camion
    12 ( slang) sul conto di; contro: The police have nothing on him, la polizia non ha niente in mano contro di lui
    on account of, per conto di; a causa di □ ( radio, TV) on the air, in onda (avv.) □ on ( the o an) average, in media; di media □ to be on the ball, ( sport) essere sulla palla; avere la palla al piede; (fig.) essere un tipo sveglio □ on-call, ( di servizio, ecc.) a chiamata; senza appuntamento □ to be on drugs, drogarsi; farsi (pop.) □ on examination, dietro esame □ to be on guard, stare in guardia □ (leg.) to be on the jury, fare parte della giuria □ on loan, in prestito □ to be on the lookout, essere di sentinella; stare in guardia □ on no account, per nessuna ragione; per nessun motivo □ on penalty of death, pena la morte □ on the phone, al telefono; ( anche) in elenco □ ( di donna) to be on the pill, prendere la pillola ( anticoncezionale) □ on purpose, di proposito; a bella posta; apposta □ on reaching home, quando sono arrivato (sei arrivato, ecc.) a casa □ to be on the regular staff, essere di ruolo (o in pianta stabile) □ on sale, in vendita □ (comm.) on sale or return, da vendere o restituire; in conto deposito □ on the spot, su due piedi (fig.); immediatamente: an on-the-spot decision, una decisione immediata □ to be on the staff, fare parte del personale; essere in organico □ to be on strike, essere in sciopero □ on tap, ( della birra) alla spina; (fig.: di merce) disponibile □ on time (o on the minute), in tempo esatto; puntualmente □ on my way home, andando a casa; mentre andavo a casa □ on the whole, nel complesso □ (fam.) Drinks are on the house!, offre la ditta (il padrone, ecc.)! □ just on ten o'clock, proprio verso le dieci □ to be mad on st., andare pazzo per qc. □ ( anche fig.) to turn one's back on sb., voltare le spalle a q. He made a profit on the sale, ricavò un guadagno dalla vendita □ I dropped the tray on the floor, ho lasciato cadere a terra il vassoio.
    NOTA D'USO: - on o in?- ♦ on (2) /ɒn/
    avv.
    1 avanti; innanzi: Go on!, va' avanti!; Come on!, vieni avanti!; fatti avanti!; to send on, mandare avanti (q.); inoltrare ( una lettera, ecc.)
    2 sopra; addosso; in testa: He had his raincoat on, aveva addosso l'impermeabile; He came in with his hat on, è entrato col cappello in testa
    3 (per indicare continuazione, è idiom.; per es.:) to read on, continuare a leggere
    4 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to bring on, causare, provocare, ecc.; to come on, venire ( bene, male, ecc.); apparire; cominciare; ecc. (► to bring, to come, ecc.) NOTA D'USO: - onto o on to?-
    5 ( Borsa, fin.: di titoli) su; in ascesa; in rialzo; in ripresa: Industrials were on five points yesterday, le azioni industriali ieri erano in rialzo di cinque punti
    to be on about st., parlare di continuo di qc.; blaterare qc.: What is he on about this time?, e adesso, che cosa sta blaterando? □ to be on at sb., stare addosso a q.; assillare, importunare q.: She's always on at her husband to stop going to the pub, assilla sempre il marito perché smetta di andare al pub □ ( sport: calcio, ecc.) to be on for, entrare in campo al posto di: ( in una radiocronaca o telecronaca) Jones on for Martins, entra in campo Jones al posto di Martins □ to be on to, mettersi in contatto con, rivolgersi a, chiamare ( anche al telefono); ( anche) stare dietro a (q.); tenere d'occhio (q. o qc.); essere sulle tracce di; stare addosso a (q.); assillare, tormentare; (fam. USA) essere al corrente (o informato) di; avere scoperto (qc.): I've been on to the headmaster, but it was no use, mi sono rivolto al preside, ma non è servito a nulla; We'd better be on to the fire brigade, sarebbe meglio chiamare i pompieri; I've been on to his moves for weeks, sono settimane che tengo d'occhio le sue mosse; The police were on to the kidnappers, la polizia era sulle tracce dei rapitori; He's been on to me to buy a new car for years, sono anni che mi sta addosso perché compri una macchina nuova; Mother wasn't on to what was happening, la mamma non era al corrente di quel che stava accadendo □ (fam.) to be on to sb., avere capito il gioco di q. (o come stanno le cose) □ on and off, a intervalli; in modo intermittente; saltuariamente □ on and on, incessantemente, senza posa, senza sosta: He talked on and on, non la smetteva mai di parlare □ and so on, e così via; eccetera □ far on in the night, fino a notte avanzata □ from that day on, da quel giorno in poi □ later on, più tardi; dopo; poi □ He's well on in years, è avanti con gli (o negli) anni □ It's getting on for ten o'clock, si stanno facendo le dieci; manca poco alle dieci □ Come on!, suvvia!; via!; orsù!
    ♦ on (3) /ɒn/
    a. pred.
    1 attaccato; fissato: The button is on, il bottone è attaccato; The lid of the trunk is on, il coperchio del baule è fissato
    2 attaccato; inserito; acceso; in funzione; aperto; avviato: The iron is on, il ferro da stiro è attaccato; DIALOGO → - Downloading and printing- Is the printer on?, la stampante è accesa?; The fire was on, il fuoco era acceso; When I go out, I usually leave the lights on, di solito, quando esco, lascio la luce accesa; The gas is on, il gas è aperto; The tap is on, il rubinetto è aperto; The water is on, l'acqua viene (o arriva); ( anche) la sto tirando; The handbrake is on, il freno a mano è inserito (o è tirato); The engine is on, il motore è avviato
    3 (= on duty) in servizio; di turno: Only two policemen were on, erano in servizio soltanto due poliziotti
    4 fissato; stabilito; programmato: The meeting is on for tomorrow, la riunione è fissata per domani; Do you have anything on tonight?, hai niente in programma per stasera?; che si fa stasera?
    5 (cinem., teatr.) in cartellone; in corso di programmazione: DIALOGO → - Television- What's on TV tonight?, che cosa danno questa sera in TV?; DIALOGO → - Television- There's absolutely nothing on as usual, non c'è assolutamente niente come al solito; ‘Hamlet’ will be on for ten nights, l'‘Amleto’ terrà il cartellone per dieci sere
    6 ( di un attore, ecc.) di scena; ( radio, TV) in onda: You're on in five minutes, fra cinque minuti sei di scena (o vai in onda)
    7 ( di un evento, una gara, un concerto, ecc.) in svolgimento; in corso; in atto; (già) cominciato; ( sport) The match is on, la partita è in corso; The performance is on, lo spettacolo è già cominciato
    9 che è d'accordo; che ci sta; che è della partita: ‘How about a trip to Venice?’ ‘I'm on’, ‘che ne dici di una gita a Venezia?’ ‘ci sto’; There's a party tonight; are you on?, c'è una festa stasera; ci stai? (o ci vai?)
    10 (fam. USA) che capisce; che si rende conto: I tried to act as if nothing had happened, but my wife was on at once, cercai di comportarmi come se non fosse successo nulla, ma mia moglie capì subito
    11 ( sport: di un giocatore) in campo; che gioca: Carew has been on for half an hour, Carew è in campo da mezz'ora
    12 ( sport: di una gara) entrato nel vivo: Now the race is on, ora la corsa è entrata nel vivo
    13 ( slang) avvinazzato; brillo
    ● (fam.) an on day, una giornata buona, una giornata sì ( in cui si è di buonumore, ecc.) □ (agric., comm.) an on year, un anno buono (o favorevole); una buona annata □ not on, non attaccato, disinserito, spento, staccato, ecc.; non programmato, rinviato, non più attuale; ( al ristorante: di un piatto) finito, non disponibile; (fam.) inaccettabile, improponibile, intollerabile; non fattibile, impossibile: It's just not on to treat my house as if it were a hotel!, non mi va affatto che si tratti la mia casa come fosse un albergo!; I'm afraid a holiday abroad is not on this summer, temo proprio che una vacanza all'estero non sia possibile quest'estate □ (fam.) DIALOGO → - Arranging lunch appointment- You're on, d'accordo.
    on (4) /ɒn/
    nei composti:
    ( radio, TV) on-air, in onda; in trasmissione; in diretta; (fam. USA) on-and-offer, chi fa lavori occasionali; on-board onboard; (cinem., TV) on-camera, inquadrato; (edil.) on centre, interasse; (mecc.) on-centre, centrato; (ling.) on-glide, catastasi; on-the-job injury, infortunio sul lavoro; (org. az.) on-the-job training, formazione sul lavoro; (market.) on-licence, licenza per la vendita di alcolici da consumare sul posto; (comput., elettr.) on-line online; (spec. polit.) on-message, in linea, allineato ( con la politica del proprio partito); ( di luce) on-off, intermittente; ( nei sistemi di controllo) on-off control, regolazione on-off; (elettr.) on-off switch, interruttore acceso/spento; (autom.) on-road performance, comportamento (o prestazioni) su strada; on-screen, (TV, cinem.) sullo schermo, inquadrato; sugli schermi; (comput.) a video, sullo schermo: on-screen keyboard, tastiera su schermo; (TV) on-screen dialogue, dialogo con i personaggi inquadrati; on-screen violence, la violenza al cinema (o in TV); (teatr.) on-stage, in scena; che avviene sul palcoscenico ( non dietro le quinte); (ind.) on-stream, (avv.) in produzione, in esercizio, produttivamente; (agg.) produttivo: (org. az.) on-stream factor, saturazione produttiva; (autom.) on-street parking, parcheggio in strada; (elettr.) the on switch, l'interruttore per l'accensione (o per il collegamento).
    on (5) /ɒn/
    n. e a. attr.
    ( cricket) settore del campo alla sinistra del battitore destrimano.
    on (6) /ɒn/
    inter.
    On with the show!, si dia inizio allo spettacolo!

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ on

  • 6 place

    1. III
    1) place smb., smth. place sentries (guards, servants, etc.) расставлять часовых и т.д.; place road signs расставить дорожные указатели
    2) place smth. place an order (an ad, etc.) помещать /давать/ заказ и т.д.; place a call заказывать разговор по телефону; place a loan разместить заем
    3) place smb., smth. I cannot place him не могу вспомнить, откуда я его знаю; I know that man's face but I can't place him мне знакомо лицо этого человека, но я не могу вспомнить, где мы встречались; they tried to place the spot where Caesar landed она пытались установить место, где высадился Цезарь; it is hard to her accent трудно определить, какой у нее акцент
    2. IV
    1) place smth. in some manner place a book conspicuously поставить книгу на видное место; place smb., smth. somewhere place her there поставьте ее там; place him here temporarily поместите его временно здесь; place the table over there поставьте стол вон туда
    2) place smb., smth. somewhere place smb. first (third, etc.) давать /присуждать/ кому-л. первое и т.д. место; place his film first присуждать его фильму первое место
    3. XI
    1) be placed horses that are not placed лошади, не занявшие призовых мест; be placed in some manner I explained to him how I was placed я объяснил ему свое положение; the house (the hotel, etc.) is well (badly, charmingly, etc.) placed дом и т.д. хорошо и т.д. расположен; he was highly placed in the Government service он занимал видный пост в правительстве; how is he placed in the firm? какое положение в фирме он занимает?; be placed somewhere be placed at the head of his department быть [поставленным] во главе своего отдела; he was placed in command of the fleet его назначили командующим флотом; he was placed over me его сделали моим начальником; be placed first (third in the race, well on a class list, etc.) занимать первое место и т.д.
    2) be placed before smb. the loan will shortly be placed before the public for subscription вскоре будет выпущен заем
    4. XXI1
    1) place smth. on (in, against, round, etc.) smth. place smth. on the table (on the shelf, on smb.'s grave, etc.) класть /ставить/ что-л. на стол и т.д.; place some chairs round the table расставить несколько стульев вокруг стола; place smth. against the wall (against the door, against the window, etc.) ставить что-л. у стены и т.д.; прислонять что-л. к стене и т.д.; place a cake in the oven сажать пирог в духовку; place smth. in the sun выставлять что-л. на солнце; place smth. in a heap сваливать что-л. в кучу; place smth. in order расставлять что-л. по порядку; place the books in chronological order расставлять книги в хронологическом порядке; place a memorial tablet in position устанавливать мемориальную доску; place a gun in position устанавливать орудие; place one's ear to the door приложить ухо к двери
    2) place smb. in (at) smth. place smb. in a boarding-school (in a good home, at a school in England, etc.) помещать кого-л. в интернат и т.д.; place the child in his uncle's care отдать ребенка на попечение дяди; place a garrison in a town размещать в городе гарнизон; place smb. in employment (in a good situation, etc.) устраивать кого-л. на работу и т.д.; place smb. in an office (in an engineering firm, etc.) устраивать кого-л. в контору и т.д.; place smb. in command of smth. ставить кого-л. во главе чего-л., поручать кому-л. руководство чем-л.; передавать кому-л. командование чем-л.; place smb. in confinement а) помещать кого-л. в родильный дом; б) сажать кого-л. в тюрьму; place smb., smth. with smb., smth. place the boy with relatives определить /устроить/ ребенка у родственников; place a book with a publisher передать магу издателю /в издательство/; place smb. under smth. place smb. under smb.'s care отдавать кого-л. на чье-л. попечение; place smb. under smb.'s orders отдать кого-л. под чье-л. начало; place smb. under their protection отдавать кого-л. под их защиту, поручать кому-л. оберегать кого-л.; place smth. before smb. place information (the second edition, this admirable book, etc.) before the public предоставить информацию и т.д. широкой публике || place smth., smb. in smb.'s hands поручать что-л., кого-л. кому-л.; place the matter in smb.'s hands передавать дело кому-л. /в чьи-л. руки/; place the child in her aunt's hands отдать ребенка на воспитание тетке; place smth. at smb.'s disposal предоставлять что-л. в чье-л. распоряжение; place all the data (any sum you may need, anything, the knowledge gained through long research, etc.) at smb.'s disposal /at smb.'s service/ предоставлять /передавать/ все сведения и т.д. в чье-л. распоряжение
    3) place smth. on (in) smth. place one's seal on a document ставить свою печать на документе; place smth. on the programme (in the list) включать что-л. в программу (в список); place a question on the agenda ставить вопрос на повестку дня; place smth. to smth. place a sum of money to smb.'s account (a sum to smb.'s credit, etc.) положить деньги на чей-л. счет и т.д.; place one's money to the best advantage наиболее выгодно поместить свои деньги; place smth. with smth. place an order for smth. with the firm поместить заказ на что-л. /заказать что-л./ в этой фирме; place an ad with this newspaper дать /поместить/ объявление в этой газете
    4) place smth. on (in) smth. place smth. on view (on sale, on the market, etc.) посылать что-л. на выставку и т.д.; place smth. on exhibition экспонировать что-л.; place smth. in a new (in a different, in a false, in an unfavourable, etc.) light представлять что-л. в новом и т.д. свете; place smb., smth. in smth. place smb., smth. in that category (in this class, etc.) относить кого-л., что-л. к данной категории и т.д.; place the book in the middle of the century считать, что эта книга была написана в середине века; place smth., smb. above (among, ahead of) smth., smb. place health above every other consideration (honour above achievements in scholarship, etc.) ставить здоровье выше всего остального и т.д.; place smb. ahead of smb. отдавать предпочтение кому-л. перед кем-л.; I would place him among the best modern writers я бы поставил его в ряду лучших современных писателей;. place smb. at (in) smth. place smb. at a great disadvantage (in a great danger, in an awkward position, in subjection, etc.) ставить кого-л. в невыгодное и т.д. положение
    5) place smth. on (in) smb. place one's hopes on /in/ smb. возлагать надежды на кого-л.; place one's confidence in one's friend довериться другу; place one's reliance on others полагаться на других
    6) place smth. at smth. place the height of the mountain at
    000 feet (the population of the state at 2 million, the time necessary at twenty four hours, etc.) считать, что высота горы равна двадцати тысячам футов и т.д.
    5. XXIV1
    place smb. as smb. place smb. as a secretary (as a manager, as a librarian, etc.) устраивать кого-л. секретарем и т.д.; place smb. as a pupil with smb. определить кого-л. в ученики к кому-л.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > place

  • 7 to

    [tu:, tu, tə] prep
    1) ( moving towards) in +akk, nach +dat, zu +dat;
    she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster];
    \to the right/ left nach rechts/links;
    there \to the right dort rechts;
    he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian;
    \to the north/ south nördlich/südlich;
    twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt;
    the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt;
    parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse;
    we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt;
    \to the mountains in die Berge;
    \to the sea ans Meer;
    \to the park in den Park;
    from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof;
    the way \to the town centre der Weg ins Stadtzentrum;
    they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit;
    I'm going \to a party/ concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert;
    she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen];
    we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen;
    he flew \to the US er flog in die USA;
    she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen;
    my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika;
    this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!
    2) ( attending regularly) zu +dat, in +dat;
    she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten;
    he goes \to college er geht zur Hochschule [o studiert an der Hochschule];
    do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?;
    I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich in die Turnhalle
    3) ( inviting to) zu +dat;
    an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit;
    I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen;
    she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Abendessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen];
    4) ( in direction of) auf +akk;
    she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont;
    to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen;
    back \to front verkehrt herum
    5) ( in contact with) an +dat;
    they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange;
    she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust;
    she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihren Busen
    6) ( attached to) an +akk;
    tie the lead \to the fence mache die Leine am Zaun fest;
    they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an;
    stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier
    7) ( with indirect object) mit +dat;
    I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen;
    give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr;
    he is married \to his cousin Emma er ist mit seiner Kusine Emma verheiratet;
    I told that \to Glyn ich habe das Glyn erzählt;
    you should show that rash \to the doctor du solltest den Ausschlag dem Arzt zeigen;
    what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?;
    children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander;
    who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief gerichtet [o adressiert] ?;
    her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn;
    I am deeply grateful \to my parents ich bin meinen Eltern zutiefst dankbar;
    a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden];
    they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein
    8) ( with respect to) zu +dat;
    and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?;
    he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen;
    this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie;
    ( in response) auf +akk;
    a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18;
    her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage;
    and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?
    9) ( belonging to) zu +dat;
    the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel;
    the top \to this pen die Kappe zu diesem Stift;
    she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein;
    there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischer Ton;
    there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite
    10) ( compared to) mit +dat;
    I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor;
    frogs' legs are comparable \to chicken Froschschenkel sind mit Hühnerfleisch vergleichbar;
    a colonel is superior \to a sergeant ein Oberst ist ein höherer Dienstgrad als ein Unteroffizier;
    she looked about thirty \to his sixty gegenüber seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig;
    [to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein];
    her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte
    11) ( in scores) zu +dat;
    Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen;
    Manchester won three \to to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen
    12) ( until) bis +dat, zu +dat;
    I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen;
    unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen;
    count \to 20 bis 20 zählen;
    it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York
    he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten;
    his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude;
    the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System;
    her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin;
    the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war perfekt zubereitet [worden];
    he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode;
    she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt;
    smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen;
    she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe;
    he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig
    14) ( to point in time) bis +dat;
    the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet;
    we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende;
    and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...;
    it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!
    from... \to... von... bis...;
    from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende;
    from morning \to night von Kopf bis Fuß;
    front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten;
    I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen;
    he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht;
    from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord
    16) ( Brit) ( in clock times) vor +dat in Southern Germany bis +dat;
    it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs
    17) ( causing) zu +dat;
    \to my relief/ horror/ astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen;
    much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung
    18) ( according to) für +akk;
    \to me, it sounds like he's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob er die Beziehung beenden wollte;
    that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut;
    if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind;
    this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil;
    does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?;
    fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund bedeuten ihm nichts;
    what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?
    19) ( serving) für +akk;
    as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous als persönlicher Trainer der Reichen und Berühmten;
    they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin;
    economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten; film ( next to)
    she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet sie spielte die Ophelia neben Oliviers Hamlet
    20) ( in honour of) auf +akk;
    here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!;
    \to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!;
    the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet;
    I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus;
    a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten
    21) ( per)
    the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen;
    three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig;
    the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst
    22) ( as a result of) von +dat;
    she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie erwachte von lautem Geschrei;
    he left the stage \to the sound of booing er ging unter den Buhrufen von der Bühne;
    I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gern zu [o mit] Musik;
    I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen;
    the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne
    23) ( roughly) bis +dat;
    thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute
    ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei
    PHRASES:
    that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles;
    there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei in forming infinitives
    she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen;
    I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen;
    I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde;
    sadly she didn't live \to see her grandchildren leider war es ihr nicht vergönnt, ihre Enkel noch zu erleben;
    I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise;
    the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über £500.000 bezahlen;
    he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben;
    I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren;
    Blair \to meet with Putin Blair trifft Putin;
    be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein etw zu tun
    she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertig zu stellen;
    he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten;
    I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen;
    we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären;
    you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun;
    that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten;
    young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer
    3) ( expressing wish) zu;
    I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen;
    I'd love \to live in New York ich würde liebend [o nur zu] gern in New York leben;
    would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?;
    that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein;
    I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen;
    I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss noch einmal zur [o auf die] Toilette;
    do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?;
    I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren
    are you going tonight? - I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? - das hoffe ich sehr;
    would you like to go and see the Russian clowns? - yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? - ja, sehr gern;
    can you drive? - yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? - ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern
    it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen;
    I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen;
    he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen;
    she's due \to have her baby sie soll bald ihr Baby bekommen;
    I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen;
    she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist;
    I'm sorry \to hear that es ist tut mir leid, das zu hören;
    easy \to use leicht zu bedienen;
    languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß;
    it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen;
    three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang;
    I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen
    I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen;
    she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen;
    my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen;
    they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen;
    I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen;
    something \to eat etwas zu essen;
    the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf];
    Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der je den Mond betrat
    we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen;
    \to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...;
    he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen
    I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll;
    I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll;
    she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte;
    can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?
    \to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen;
    \to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden;
    \to be honest um ehrlich zu sein
    he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen;
    she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand;
    they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war adv
    inv zu;
    to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen;
    to come \to zu sich dat kommen;
    to set \to sich akk daranmachen ( fam)
    they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen

    English-German students dictionary > to

  • 8 lay

    1. II
    lay in some manner lay well (again, etc.) хорошо и т. д. нестись
    2. III
    lay smth.
    1) lay a submarine cable (gas pipes, rails, etc.) прокладывать подводный кабель и т. д.; lay a floor настилать пол; lay a pavement мостить дорогу; lay linoleum (a carpet, a rug, etc.) класть линолеум и т. д., покрывать линолеумом и т. д.; lay asphalt покрывать асфальтом, асфальтировать; lay bricks класть./укладывать/ кирпичи; lay a bridge наводить мост; lay the table накрывать на стол; lay the cloth а) стелить скатерть; б) накрывать на стол; lay the plates (the spoons, the knives, etc.) сервировать стол (расставлять тарелки, раскладывать ложки и т. п.); lay the fire приготовить дрова, растопку и т. п., чтобы развести огонь (в калыме, печке)
    2) lay a snare (a trap, a net, etc.) ставить /расставлять/ силки и т. д.; lay an ambush устроить засаду; lay plans составить /разработать/ план
    3) lay eggs нестись, класть /откладывать/ яйца
    4) || lay a wager bet/ держать пари, биться об заклад
    5) lay the crops прибивать посевы;lay the rainstorm laid the oats ливень прибил /примял/ овес; sprinkle water to lay the dust побрызгай водой, чтобы прибить пыль /чтобы не поднять пыли/
    6) lay apprehensions (smb.'s foreboding. smb.'s fears, etc.) рассеивать чьи-л. опасения и т. д., успокаивать кого-л. и т. д.; what can we do to lay his doubts? как нам рассеять его сомнения?; lay a ghost spirit, a bogey/ изгонять духов
    3. IV
    1) lay smth. somewhere don't lay the book there не клади там книгу; he laid the scene of his last play abroad действие его последней пьесы происходит за границей
    2) lay smth. in some manner lay bricks quickly (the table artistically, etc.) быстро класть кирпича и т. д.
    3) lay smth. in some manner they laid their plans carefully, but failed all the same они тщательно разработали /продумали/ план, но тем не менее у них ничего не вышло
    4. VI
    1) lay smb., smth. in some state lay smb., smth. low flat/ повалить /свалять, опрокинуть/ кого-л., что-л.; he laid the tree low он повалил дерево; the blow laid him low удар свалил его /сбил его с ног/
    2) lay smth. in some state lay a region (a place, a country, a land, a district, etc.) waste опустошать район и т.д., lay land (a field) fallow оставлять землю (поле) под паром; lay a tract of land dry осушать участок земли
    3) lay smth., smb. in some state lay a way (an underground passage, etc.) open открывать путь и т. д.; оставлять путь и т. д. незащищенным; lay one's cheek (one's head, etc.) open рассечь щеку и т. д.; lay a plot open раскрыть заговор; lay one's heart (one's chest, one's secret, one's secret feelings, etc.) bare раскрывать /открывать/ [свою] душу и т. д.; lay one's plans bare раскрывать свои планы; lay oneself open to suspicion (to accusations, to criticism, to calumny, etc.) навлекать на себя подозрение и т. д., lay oneself open to attack подставлять себя под удар
    5. VII
    lay smb. to do smth. lay smb. to sleep /to rest/ a) уложить кого-л. спать; б) похоронить кого-л.
    6. XI
    1) be laid in some manner they are laid end to end их укладывают /кладут/ концами /конец к концу/
    2) be laid in some place a fire was laid in the grate дрова были положены в камин; the scene [of the story (of a play, of a tale, etc.)] is laid in London (in a small town in Germany, etc.) действие [в рассказе и т. д.] происходит /события [ рассказа и т. д.] разворачиваются/ в Лондоне и т. д. || be laid at smb.'s door свалить вину на кого-л.; the failure will be laid at your door ты окажешься виноватым в провале, вину за провал свалят /возложат/ на тебя /припишут тебе/
    3) be laid by smth. the oats were laid by the rainstorm (by the wind. etc.) овес побило ливнем и т. д., овес полег после ливня и т. д., be laid low by sickness coll. заболеть и быть вынужденным лежать (в постели), свалиться (от болезни), I've been laid low by influenza coll. грипп свалил меня; when he was laid low by typhoid fever... coll. когда он лежал в тифе...
    4) be laid before smb.'s smth. all facts were laid before the committee комиссии были представлены все факты
    5) be laid in some state the city was laid flat (in ruins) город был полностью разрушен (лежал в руинах); the country was laid waste страна была разорена
    7. XVI
    1) lay at some time lay in summer (in the morning, etc.) нестись /класть яйца/ летом и т. д.
    2) lay into smb. coll. he laid into us он набросился на нас (с кулаками), он начал дубасить /колотить/ нас
    3) || lay to one's oars налечь на весла
    8. XXI1
    1) lay smth. (up)on smth. lay smth. on a shelf (on the table, up(on) the bench, on the ground, etc.) класть /ставить/ что-л. на полку и т. д., lay one's hand on smb.'s shoulder (one's head on a pillow, etc.) класть /опускать/ руку на чье л. плечо и т. д.: no sooner did she lay her head on the pillow... не успела ее голова коснуться подушки...; lay colours on canvas накладывать /наносить/ краски на холст; lay one's cards on the table выложить карты на стол, говорить начистоту; lay smth. on smth.! smb. lay one's hopes on smth., smb. возлагать надежды на что-л., кого-л.; lay eyes on smth., smb. увидеть что-л., кого-л.; lay smb. on smth. lay smb. on his bed (the man on the ground, the poor girl on the bench, the wounded man on a stretcher, etc.) положить кого-л. на кровать и т. д., I laid myself upon the bed я улегся на кровать /разлегся на кровати/; lay smth. in smth. lay the body in the grave (the box in the hole, etc.) опустить тело в могилу и т.д., lay smth. along smth. she laid the flowerpots along the verandas (h) он it расставила горшки с цветами вдоль веранды; lay smth. at smth. lay the loot at her feet сложить добычу к ее ногам || lay [one's] hands on smth. coll. a) завладевать чем-л., присваивать что-л.; he will keep everything he can lay [his] hands on он не выпустит (из своих рук) то, что захватил; he is ready to lay hands on anything he sees он готов заграбастать все, что ни видит; б) найти; I can't lay my hands on it just now в данный момент я не могу этого найти; lay one's finger on smth. точно определить что-л. /указать на что-л./; lay попасть в точку; you always manage to lay your finger on the weak spot in my logic вам всегда удается обнаружить /раскрыть/ слабые стороны в моей аргументации / в моей логике/; lay hold on /of/ smth. захватить что-л., завладеть чем-л.; lay hold on /of/ the treasure (of the island, of their castle, etc.) захватить сокровище и т.д., завладеть сокровищем и т. д.; he laid hold of this idea он ухватился за эту мысль
    2) lay smth. on smb. lay blows (a stick, a whip, etc.) on smb. избивать кого-л., наносить удары кому-л.; lay one on smb. coll. дать кому-л. тумака /раза/; lay it on smb. coll. задать кому л. трепку, избить кого-л.; lay hands on smb. поднять руку на кого-л.; if you dare to lay a finger on her если ты только посмеешь пальцем ее тронуть /дотронуться до нее/; lay [violent] hands on oneself наложить на себя руки, покончить с собой
    3) lay smth. across smth. lay a plank across the ditch перекидывать доску через канаву; they decided to lay a bridge across this river они решили навести мост через эту реку; lay smth. with smth. lay a floor with a carpet застилать / покрывать/ пол ковром; lay the table for smth., smb. lay the table for breakfast (for dinner, for guests, for three, etc.) накрывать стол к завтраку и т. д.; lay smth. for /of/ smth. lay the foundation for /of/ smth. a) закладывать фундамент / основы/ чего-л.; this laid the foundation for his future success это положило начало его будущему успеху /послужило началом его будущего успеха/; б) приступать к чему-л.
    4) lay smth. before smth., smb. lay the information before the board (the facts before a committee, one's arguments before the lawyer, the plan before one's officer, one's ideas before one's friends, the scheme before them, etc.) представлять сведения комиссии и т.д.; lay the matter squarely before smb. честно /прямо/ изложить кому-л. дело /существо дела/; the lawyer laid his case before the court адвокат представил /изложил/ дело суду || lay [an] information against smb. доносить на кого-л.; he laid an information against them with the police он донес на них полиции
    5) lay smth. on smth. lay a tax (a duty) on wine (on cigarettes, on imported goods, etc.) облагать вино и т. д. налогом /пошлиной/; lay heavy taxes on tea and coffee обложить чай и кофе большим /высоким/ налогом; lay duty on tobacco обложить табак пошлиной; lay smth. on smb. lay this burden on him (an obligation on us all, a penalty on the man, etc.) накладывать это бремя на него и т. д.; lay a punishment on smb. наказать кого-л., наложить на кого-л. взыскание; lay smth., smb. under (on) smth. lay a conquered country (a town, the people, etc.) under contribution наложить контрибуцию на покоренную страну и т.д., lay smb. under [an] obligation наложить на кого-л. определенные обязательства; I laid myself under obligation to him я ему обязан, я у него в долгу; your conduct lays me under the necessity of punishing you твое поведение вынуждает меня прибегнуть к наказанию, ты плохо себя ведешь, и я вынужден наказать тебя; lay strict injunctions on smb. отдать кому-л. строгий приказ
    6) lay smth. against smb. lay a charge /an accusation/ against smb. выдвигать обвинение против кого-л.; lay an action against smb. предъявлять иск кому-л., возбуждать судебное дело против кого-л.; lay smth. on smb. lay the blame [for smth.] on smb. винить кого-л. [в чем-л.lay; they tried to lay the blame on me они пытались свалить вину на меня; lay smth. to smth. lay one's failure to smb.'s charge (one's misfortunes to smb.'s charge, the crime to smb.'s account, the blame to the account of smb., etc.) обвинять /винить/ кого-л. в своем провале и т. д. || lay the fault at smb.'s door обвинять кого-л., приписывать вину кому-л.; lay the blame at the right door обвинять того, кого следует, справедливо обвинять кого-л.
    7) lay smth. on smth. lay stress on this definition (stress on the event, weight on a word, emphasis on it, etc.) подчеркивать это определение и m. д.; he lays special emphasis on this fact он придает этому факту особое значение; he laid stress on the necessity for /of/ immediate action он подчеркнул необходимость действовать немедленно
    8) lay smth. on smb. lay bets on the runners делать ставки на бегунов; lay money on a horse ставить [деньги] на лошадь
    9) lay smth. in smth. lay a building in ashes сжигать здание до тла; lay a town in ruin (s) разрушать город до основания
    9. XXVI
    lay a bet that... I lay 10s. to one that he will not come ставлю десять шиллингов против одного, что он не придет; I am ready to lay a bet that you never saw a quicker horse (that they will win, that they will come, etc.) готов держать пари, что вы никогда не видели белее резвой лошади и т. д., I'll lay you a bet [that] he will never overtake us держу пари /давайте поспорим, готов биться об заклад/, что он ни за что не обгонит нас

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > lay

  • 9 from

    [frɒm, frəm, Am frɑ:m, frəm] prep
    1) ( off) von +dat;
    please get me that letter \from the table gib mir bitte den Brief von dem Tisch;
    ( out of) aus +dat;
    he took a handkerchief \from his pocket er nahm ein Taschentuch aus seiner Hosentasche after vb
    I'm so happy that the baby eats \from the table already ich bin so froh, dass das Baby jetzt schon am Tisch isst
    2) ( as seen from) von dat... [aus];
    you can see the island \from here von hier aus kann man die Insel sehen; ( fig)
    she was talking \from her own experience of the problem sie sprach aus eigener Erfahrung mit dem Problem;
    \from sb's point of view aus jds Sicht
    the wind comes \from the north der Wind kommt von Norden;
    a flight leaving \from the nearest airport ein Flug vom nächstgelegenen Flughafen after n
    the flight \from Amsterdam der Flug von Amsterdam;
    the water bubbled out \from the spring das Wasser sprudelte aus der Quelle;
    \from sth to sth ( between places) von etw dat nach etw dat;
    my dad goes often \from Washington to Florida mein Vater reist oft von Washington nach Florida;
    ( indicating desultoriness) von etw dat in etw dat;
    the woman walked \from room to room die Frau lief vom einen Raum in den anderen
    4) ( as starting time) von +dat, ab +dat;
    the price will rise by 3p a litre \from tomorrow der Preis steigt ab morgen um 3 Pence pro Liter;
    \from the thirteenth century aus dem dreizehnten Jahrhundert;
    \from sth to sth von etw dat bis etw dat;
    the show will run \from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. die Show dauert von 10.00 Uhr bis 14.00 Uhr;
    \from start to finish vom Anfang bis zum Ende;
    \from day to day von Tag zu Tag, täglich;
    her strength improved steadily \from day to day sie wurden jeden Tag ein bisschen stärker;
    \from hour to hour von Stunde zu Stunde, stündlich;
    \from time to time von Zeit zu Zeit, ab und zu;
    \from that day [or time] on[wards] von diesem Tag [an], seitdem;
    they were friends \from that day on seit diesem Tag sind sie Freunde;
    \from now/ then on von da an, seither;
    as \from... ( esp Brit) ab... +dat;
    as \from 1 January, a free market will be created ab dem 1. Januar haben wir einen freien Markt
    5) ( as starting condition) bei +dat;
    prices start \from £2.99 die Preise beginnen bei 2,99 Pfund;
    \from sth to sth von etw dat auf etw dat;
    the number has risen \from 25 to 200 in three years die Anzahl ist in drei Jahren von 25 auf 200 gestiegen;
    she translated into German \from the Latin text sie übersetzte aus dem Lateinischen ins Deutsche;
    things went \from bad to worse die Situation wurde noch schlimmer;
    \from strength to strength immer besser;
    she has gone \from strength to strength sie eilte von Erfolg zu Erfolg;
    tickets will cost \from $10 to $45 die Karten kosten zwischen $10 und $45;
    \from soup to nuts alles zusammen;
    the whole dinner, \from soup to nuts, costs $55 das ganze Essen mit allem drum und dran kostet $55;
    anything \from geography to history alles von A bis Z
    6) after n ( at distance to) von +dat;
    we're about a mile \from home wir sind ca. eine Meile von zu Hause entfernt;
    a day's walk \from her camping spot eine Tageswanderung von ihrem Zeltplatz;
    \from sth to sth von etw dat zu etw dat;
    it's about two kilometres \from the airport to your hotel der Flughafen ist rund zwei Kilometer vom Hotel entfernt
    \from sth aus +dat;
    though \from working-class parents, he made it to the Fortune 500 list obwohl er als Arbeiterkind aufwuchs, ist er heute unter den 500 Reichsten der Welt;
    my mother is \from France meine Mutter stammt aus Frankreich;
    I'm \from New York ich komme aus New York;
    daylight comes \from the sun das Tageslicht kommt von der Sonne
    8) after vb ( in temporary location) von +dat, aus +dat;
    he hasn't returned \from work yet er ist noch nicht von der Arbeit zurück;
    she called him \from the hotel sie rief mich aus dem Hotel an after adj
    they're here fresh \from the States sie sind gerade aus den USA angekommen after n
    his return \from the army was celebrated seine Rückkehr aus der Armee wurde gefeiert;
    sb \from sth von +dat;
    they sent someone \from the local newspaper sie schickten jemanden von der örtlichen Zeitung
    9) after vb ( as source) von +dat;
    can I borrow $10 \from you? kann ich mir 10 Dollar von dir leihen?;
    the vegetables come \from an organic farm das Gemüse kommt von einem Biobauernhof after n
    sth \from sb [to sb/sth] etw von jdm (für jdn/etw);
    I wonder who this card is \from ich frage mich, von wem wohl diese Karte ist;
    this is a present \from me to you das ist ein Geschenk von mir für dich
    \from sth aus etw dat;
    the seats are made \from leather die Sitze sind aus Leder after n
    in America, most people buy toys \from plastic in Amerika kaufen die meisten Leute Spielzeug aus Plastik
    11) after vb ( removed from) aus +dat;
    to extract usable fuel \from crude oil verwertbaren Brennstoff aus Rohöl gewinnen;
    they took the child \from its parents sie nahmen das Kind von seinen Eltern weg after adj
    he knows right \from wrong er kann gut und böse unterscheiden;
    sth [subtracted] \from sth math etw minus etw dat;
    three \from sixteen is thirteen sechzehn minus drei ist dreizehn
    12) ( considering) aufgrund +gen, wegen +gen;
    to conclude \from the evidence that aufgrund des Beweismaterials zu dem Schluss kommen, dass;
    to make a conclusion from sth wegen etw gen zu einem Schluss kommen;
    information obtained \from papers and books Informationen aus Zeitungen und Büchern;
    \from looking at the clouds, I would say it's going to rain wenn ich mir die Wolken so ansehe, würde ich sagen, es wird Regen geben
    13) after vb ( caused by) an +dat;
    he died \from his injuries er starb an seinen Verletzungen;
    she suffers \from arthritis sie leidet unter Arthritis;
    to do sth \from sth etw aus etw dat tun;
    he did it \from jealousy er hat es aus Eifersucht getan;
    to do sth \from doing sth etw durch etw akk tun;
    she made her fortune \from investing in property sie hat ihr Vermögen durch Investitionen in Grundstücke gemacht after adj
    to get sick \from salmonella sich akk mit Salmonellen infizieren after n
    to reduce the risk \from radiation das Risiko einer Verstrahlung reduzieren;
    they got a lot of happiness \from hearing the news sie haben sich über die Neuigkeiten unheimlich gefreut
    to guard sb \from sth jdn vor etw dat schützen;
    they insulated their house \from the cold sie dämmten ihr Haus gegen die Kälte after n
    they found shelter \from the storm sie fanden Schutz vor dem Sturm
    the truth was kept \from the public die Wahrheit wurde vor der Öffentlichkeit geheim gehalten;
    the bank loan saved her company \from bankruptcy das Bankdarlehen rettete die Firma vor der Pleite;
    he saved him \from death er rettete ihm das Leben;
    he has been banned \from driving for six months er darf sechs Monate lang nicht Auto fahren;
    \from doing sth von etw dat;
    he boss tried to discourage her \from looking for a new job ihr Chef versuchte, sie davon abzubringen, nach einem neuen Job zu suchen
    conditions vary \from one employer to another die Bedingungen sind von Arbeitgeber zu Arbeitgeber unterschiedlich;
    he knows his friends \from his enemies er kann seine Freunde von seinen Feinden unterscheiden after adj
    his opinion could hardly be more different \from mine unsere Meinungen können kaum noch unterschiedlicher sein
    PHRASES:
    \from the bottom of one's heart aus tiefstem Herzen

    English-German students dictionary > from

  • 10 ♦ miss

    ♦ miss (1) /mɪs/
    n.
    1 signorina ( seguito da nome e cognome o dal solo cognome); prof ( detto da uno studente): Miss Ann Jones, la signorina Ann Jones; Sorry miss, I forgot my book, scusi prof, ho dimenticato il libro NOTA D'USO: - prof- NOTE DI CULTURA: nell'Ottocento in una famiglia con più sorelle, Miss veniva seguito dal cognome solo quando si parlava della primogenita, mentre per le altre figlie veniva seguito dal nome: quindi, ad es., Miss Brown per indicare la maggiore delle sorelle Brown
    2 (scherz., spreg.) ragazza; studentessa
    3 (al vocat.: usato da domestici, commessi, ecc.) signorina: Good morning, miss, buon giorno, signorina!
    4 reginetta di concorso di bellezza; miss: Miss Europe, miss Europa
    the Misses White, le signorine White.
    miss (2) /mɪs/
    n.
    1 colpo mancato; colpo a vuoto; cilecca: nine hits and one miss, nove colpi (andati) a segno e uno mancato
    2 (fam.) insuccesso; fiasco (fam.)
    4 (fam.) aborto
    5 ( calcio, ecc.) buco; liscio; stecca
    to give st. a miss, saltare qc.; fare a meno di qc.; rinunciare a qc.: I'll give dessert a miss, salterò il (o rinuncerò al) dolce □ ( sport) What a miss!, che occasione mancata!; che errore clamoroso! □ It was a lucky miss, me la cavai (te la cavasti, ecc.) per un pelo (o per il rotto della cuffia) □ (prov.) A miss is as good as a mile, un colpo mancato, anche se per poco, è pur sempre un colpo mancato; per un punto Martin perse la cappa.
    ♦ (to) miss /mɪs/
    A v. t.
    1 fallire; sbagliare; non colpire; non riuscire (a fare qc.): to miss the target, fallire (o mancare) il bersaglio; ( calcio) to miss a penalty kick, sbagliare un rigore; to miss one's aim, sbagliare la mira; He tried to catch the ball but missed it, tentò d'afferrare la palla ma la mancò (o non ci riuscì)
    2 perdere; far tardi a; mancare a: to miss an appointment, perdere (o mancare a) un appuntamento; to miss a train, perdere un treno; DIALOGO → - At the bus stop- You've just missed a 28, hai appena perso il 28; to miss a chance, perdere un'occasione; You don't know what you are missing, non sai quello che perdi; It's a red house – you can't miss it, è una casa rossa – non puoi non vederla; This film is not to be missed, questo film è da non perdere
    3 non afferrare; non capire: I missed what you said, non ho afferrato (o capito) quello che hai detto
    4 evitare; scansare; sfuggire (a): to miss having an accident, sfuggire a un incidente
    5 sentire la mancanza (o la perdita) di; rimpiangere: I miss my friends, sento la mancanza dei miei amici; Nobody will miss him, nessuno lo rimpiangerà
    6 accorgersi della mancanza di; non trovare più: When did you miss your keys?, quando ti sei accorto d'aver perso le chiavi?
    7 non prendere; saltare: ( al ristorante) I'll miss the first course, non prendo il primo
    B v. i.
    1 fallire; mancare il colpo; fare cilecca; far fiasco; non andare a segno: That's the second time you've missed, questa è la seconda volta che manchi il colpo
    4 ( calcio, ecc.) sbagliare; bucare; steccare: to miss from the penalty spot, sbagliare dal dischetto
    to miss the bus, perdere l'autobus; (fig.) lasciarsi sfuggire un'occasione; perdere il treno (fig.) □ to miss the mark, mancare il bersaglio (o il colpo); (fig.) non riuscire; non andare a segno, fallire □ (fig.) to miss the point, non afferrare l'idea; non capire la cosa più importante □ (autom.) to miss the turning, andare diritto invece di svoltare ( per distrazione) □ (fam.) He doesn't miss a trick, non gliene scappa una; sta sempre all'erta (o a occhi aperti) □ I've missed my period, non mi sono venute le mestruazioni.

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ miss

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