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  • 41 dramatic

    [drə'mætik]
    1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) leikrænn; leiklistar-
    2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) áhrifamikill
    3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) leikrænn, dramatískur; tilfinningaríkur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > dramatic

  • 42 culture

    baktériumtenyészet, társadalom, kultúra
    * * *
    1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) kultúra
    2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) művelődés
    3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) műveltség
    4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) tenyészet
    5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) termelés, termesztés
    •
    - cultured

    English-Hungarian dictionary > culture

  • 43 dramatic

    drámai
    * * *
    [drə'mætik]
    1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) drámai
    2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) drámai
    3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) mindent túldramatizál(ó)

    English-Hungarian dictionary > dramatic

  • 44 culture

    1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) cultura
    2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) cultura
    3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) cultura
    4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) cultura
    5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) cultura
    •
    - cultured
    * * *
    cul.ture
    [k'∧ltʃə] n 1 cultura: a) refinamento, ilustração. b) civilização de uma raça em certa época. c) desenvolvimento, treino, educação. d) cultivo, amanho, cultivação. 2 tratamento, cuidado na criação de plantas ou animais, trato. 3 Biol cultura de microorganismos. • vt 1 cultivar. 2 criar, desenvolver. 3 preparar culturas bacterianas. physical culture cultura física.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > culture

  • 45 dramatic

    [drə'mætik]
    1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) dramático
    2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) impressionante
    3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) teatral
    * * *
    dra.mat.ic
    [drəm'ætik] adj 1 dramático, de drama. 2 comovente.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > dramatic

  • 46 reform

    [rə'fo:m] 1. verb
    1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) reformar
    2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) corrigir-se
    2. noun
    1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) reforma
    2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) reforma
    •
    - reformed
    - reformer
    * * *
    re.form
    [rif'ɔ:m] n reforma, melhoria, emenda, correção. • vt+vi 1 reformar, melhorar, restaurar. 2 emendar, corrigir. 3 transformar.
    ————————
    reformar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > reform

  • 47 culture

    n. kültür, medeniyet, medenilik; üretme, yetiştirme, ekim; bakteri kültürü
    * * *
    kültür
    * * *
    1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) kültür
    2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) eğitim
    3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) kültür; zevk ve anlayış
    4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) kültür, üretik
    5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) yetiştirme
    •
    - cultured

    English-Turkish dictionary > culture

  • 48 dramatic

    adj. dramatik, tiyatroya ait, heyecanlı, çarpıcı, etkileyici
    * * *
    dramatik
    * * *
    [drə'mætik]
    1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) dramla ilgili
    2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) çarpıcı, belirgin
    3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) abartılı, velveleci

    English-Turkish dictionary > dramatic

  • 49 culture

    1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) kultura
    2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) kultura
    3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) omikanost
    4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) kultura
    5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) vzreja
    •
    - cultured
    * * *
    I [kʌlčə]
    noun
    obdelovanje; gojitev, sajenje, saditev, poljedelstvo; nega
    II [kʌlčə]
    transitive verb
    obdelovati, saditi; gojiti, negovati; omikati

    English-Slovenian dictionary > culture

  • 50 dramatic

    [drə'mætik]
    1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) dramski
    2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) dramatičen
    3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) vznesen
    * * *
    [drəmaetik]
    1.
    adjective ( dramatically adverb)
    dramski, dramatičen; gledališki, igralski;
    2.
    noun
    plural
    dramska književnost

    English-Slovenian dictionary > dramatic

  • 51 culture

    • viljelmä
    • viljellä
    • viljely (bak)
    • viljely
    • viljelys
    • sivilisaatio
    • sivistys
    • valistus
    • maanviljely
    • kulttuurillinen
    • kulttuuri
    • kulttuurinen
    • koulutus
    * * *
    1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) kulttuuri
    2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) kulttuuri, sivistys
    3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) sivistys
    4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) viljelmä
    5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) viljely
    •
    - cultured

    English-Finnish dictionary > culture

  • 52 dramatic

    • paatoksellinen
    • näytelmällinen
    • intomielinen
    • draamallinen
    • dramaattinen
    • liioitteleva
    • pateettinen
    • mahtipontinen
    • melodramaattinen
    • suurieleinen
    • korkealentoinen
    * * *
    1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) näytelmä-, draamallinen
    2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) dramaattinen
    3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) dramaattinen

    English-Finnish dictionary > dramatic

  • 53 decided

    [dɪ'saɪdɪd] 1. 2.
    1) (noticeable) [change, tendency] innegabile, netto; [increase, drop, effort] deciso
    2) (determined) [manner, tone] deciso, risoluto; [ views] fermo
    * * *
    decided /dɪˈsaɪdɪd/
    a.
    1 (form.) chiaro; netto: a decided advantage [improvement], un vantaggio [miglioramento] netto
    2 deciso; risoluto: I am quite decided, sono proprio deciso.
    * * *
    [dɪ'saɪdɪd] 1. 2.
    1) (noticeable) [change, tendency] innegabile, netto; [increase, drop, effort] deciso
    2) (determined) [manner, tone] deciso, risoluto; [ views] fermo

    English-Italian dictionary > decided

  • 54 ♦ relative

    ♦ relative /ˈrɛlətɪv/
    A a.
    1 relativo: The results show a relative improvement, i risultati mostrano un miglioramento relativo; «Cold» is a relative term, «freddo» è una parola che ha un significato relativo; Beauty is relative, la bellezza è relativa; (fis.) relative humidity, umidità relativa; (mecc.) relative motion, moto relativo; (naut.) relative wind, vento relativo
    2 reciproco; rispettivo: the relative responsibilities of employer and employee, le responsabilità reciproche del datore di lavoro e del dipendente; the relative advantages of petrol and natural gas, i rispettivi vantaggi della benzina e del gas naturale
    3 (gramm.): a relative pronoun, un pronome relativo; a relative clause, una proposizione relativa
    B n.
    2 parente; congiunto: She's a relative of mine, è una mia parente; close relatives, parenti stretti; distant relative, lontano parente
    ● (comput.) relative address, indirizzo relativo □ (naut.) relative bearing, rilevamento polare □ (chim.) relative molecular mass, massa molecolare relativa; peso molecolare □ relative to, rispetto a; (form.) in relazione a: He is very mature relative to his classmates, è molto maturo rispetto ai suoi compagni; Concerns have been raised relative to the appropriateness of the measures taken, sono state espresse delle preoccupazioni in relazione all'adeguatezza delle misure adottate.

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ relative

  • 55 culture

    ['kʌltʃə(r)]
    1) U (art and thought) cultura f.
    2) (way of life) cultura f.
    3) (cultivation) coltura f.
    4) biol. (of bacteria) coltura f.
    * * *
    1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) cultura
    2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) cultura
    3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) cultura
    4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) coltura
    5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) coltivazione; allevamento
    •
    - cultured
    * * *
    ['kʌltʃə(r)]
    1) U (art and thought) cultura f.
    2) (way of life) cultura f.
    3) (cultivation) coltura f.
    4) biol. (of bacteria) coltura f.

    English-Italian dictionary > culture

  • 56 dramatic

    [drə'mætɪk]
    1) [literature, art, irony, effect] drammatico; [gesture, entrance, exit] teatrale, plateale
    2) (tense, exciting) [situation, event] drammatico, emozionante
    3) (sudden) [change, impact] radicale; [ landscape] spettacolare
    * * *
    [drə'mætik]
    1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) drammatico
    2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) sensazionale
    3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) teatrale
    * * *
    [drə'mætɪk]
    1) [literature, art, irony, effect] drammatico; [gesture, entrance, exit] teatrale, plateale
    2) (tense, exciting) [situation, event] drammatico, emozionante
    3) (sudden) [change, impact] radicale; [ landscape] spettacolare

    English-Italian dictionary > dramatic

  • 57 incapable

    adjective
    1) (lacking ability)

    be incapable of doing something — außerstande sein, etwas zu tun

    2) (incompetent) unfähig
    * * *
    [in'keipəbl]
    ((with of) not able (to do something): incapable of learning anything.) unfähig
    - academic.ru/37315/incapability">incapability
    * * *
    in·ca·pable
    [ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩]
    adj (incompetent) unfähig, ungeeignet; (unable)
    ▪ to be \incapable of doing sth unfähig sein, etw zu tun
    he is \incapable of such dishonesty er ist zu einer solchen Unehrlichkeit gar nicht fähig
    * * *
    [In'keɪpəbl]
    adj
    1) person unfähig; (physically) hilflos

    to be incapable of doing sth — unfähig or nicht imstande or nicht im Stande sein, etw zu tun, etw nicht tun können

    he was completely incapable (because drunk) — er war volltrunken

    incapable of tenderness —

    do it yourself, you're not incapable (inf) — mach es doch selbst, du bist nicht so hilflos

    2) (form)
    * * *
    incapable [ınˈkeıpəbl] adj (adv incapably)
    1. unfähig (of zu oder gen; of doing zu tun), nicht imstande ( of doing zu tun):
    incapable of murder nicht fähig, einen Mord zu begehen
    2. hilflos:
    drunk and incapable volltrunken
    3. ungeeignet, untauglich ( beide:
    for für)
    4. nicht zulassend (of akk):
    a problem incapable of solution ein unlösbares Problem;
    5. legally incapable geschäfts-, rechtsunfähig
    * * *
    adjective

    be incapable of doing something — außerstande sein, etwas zu tun

    2) (incompetent) unfähig
    * * *
    adj.
    unfähig adj.

    English-german dictionary > incapable

  • 58 reform

    1. transitive verb
    1) (make better) bessern [Person]; reformieren [Institution]
    2) (abolish)

    reform something — mit etwas aufräumen

    2. intransitive verb 3. noun
    (of person) Besserung, die; (in a system) Reform, die (in Gen.)
    * * *
    [rə'fo:m] 1. verb
    1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) bessern
    2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) sich bessern
    2. noun
    1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) die Reform
    2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) die Reform
    •
    - academic.ru/61097/reformation">reformation
    - reformed
    - reformer
    * * *
    re·form
    [rɪˈfɔ:m, AM -ˈfɔ:rm]
    I. vt
    ▪ to \reform sth institution, system etw reformieren
    to \reform a criminal/drug addict einen Kriminellen/Drogenabhängigen/eine Kriminelle/Drogenabhängige bessern [o ÖSTERR bes resozialisieren]
    ▪ to \reform oneself sich akk bessern
    II. vi person sich akk bessern
    for years I was an alcoholic but I \reformed ich war jahrelang Alkoholiker, aber ich bin davon losgekommen
    III. n Reform f; of self, a criminal Besserung f; of criminal, drug-addict Resozialisierung f ÖSTERR
    \reforms to the system Reformen pl am System
    ▪ to be beyond \reform nicht reformierbar sein
    far-reaching [or sweeping] [or wide-ranging] \reform weitreichende Reform
    social \reform Sozialreform f
    to cry out for \reform nach Reform schreien
    IV. n modifier (measures, programme) Reform-
    * * *
    [rɪ'fɔːm]
    1. n
    Reform f; (of person) Besserung f

    reform school ( Brit dated US ) —, US ) Besserungsanstalt f

    See:
    → land reform
    2. vt
    law, institutions, services, spelling system reformieren; society also verbessern; conduct, person bessern
    3. vi
    (person) sich bessern
    * * *
    reform [rıˈfɔː(r)m]
    A s
    1. POL etc Reform f, Verbesserung f:
    reform jam Reformstau m;
    reform program(me) Reformprogramm n
    2. Besserung f:
    reform school Br HIST od US Besserungsanstalt f
    B v/t
    1. reformieren, verbessern
    2. jemanden bessern
    3. einen Missstand etc beseitigen
    4. JUR US eine Urkunde berichtigen
    C v/i sich bessern
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    1) (make better) bessern [Person]; reformieren [Institution]
    2. intransitive verb 3. noun
    (of person) Besserung, die; (in a system) Reform, die (in Gen.)
    * * *
    n.
    Besserung f.
    Reform -en f.
    Verbesserung f. v.
    jemanden bessern ausdr.
    umgestalten v.
    verbessern v.

    English-german dictionary > reform

  • 59 repair

    1. transitive verb
    1) (restore, mend) reparieren; ausbessern [Kleidung, Straße]
    2) (remedy) wieder gutmachen [Schaden, Fehler]; beheben [Schaden, Mangel]
    2. noun
    1) (restoring, renovation) Reparatur, die

    be beyond repair — sich nicht mehr reparieren lassen

    2) no pl., no art. (condition)

    be in good/bad repair — in gutem/schlechtem Zustand sein

    * * *
    [ri'peə] 1. verb
    1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) reparieren
    2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) wiedergutmachen
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) die Reparatur
    2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) der Zustand
    •
    - academic.ru/61524/repairable">repairable
    - reparable
    - reparation
    - repairman
    * * *
    re·pair
    [rɪˈpeəʳ, AM -ˈper]
    I. vt
    ▪ to \repair sth etw reparieren
    to \repair a road eine Straße ausbessern
    to \repair a puncture eine Reifenpanne beheben
    to \repair a tyre [or AM tire] einen Reifen flicken
    to \repair the ravages wrought by war die Kriegsschäden beseitigen
    2. (put right)
    ▪ to \repair sth etw [wieder] in Ordnung bringen
    to \repair the damage den Schaden wiedergutmachen
    to \repair a friendship eine Freundschaft kitten fam
    3. ( dated: retire)
    ▪ to \repair to sth sich akk zu etw dat begeben geh
    II. n
    1. (overhaul) Reparatur f
    ▪ \repairs pl Reparaturarbeiten pl, Instandsetzungsarbeiten pl form (to an + dat); (specific improvement) Reparaturstelle, ausgebesserte Stelle f
    my car is in the garage for \repairs mein Auto ist zur Reparatur in der Werkstatt
    the motorway will be under \repair until January an der Autobahn werden bis Januar Ausbesserungsarbeiten durchgeführt
    in need of \repair reparaturbedürftig
    \repair service Reparaturdienst m
    to do [or carry out] \repairs Reparaturen durchführen
    to make \repairs to sth etw ausbessern
    beyond \repair irreparabel
    2. (state) Zustand m
    to be in good/bad \repair in gutem/schlechtem Zustand sein
    state of \repair of building baulicher Zustand
    to be in an excellent/a terrible state of \repair in einem ausgezeichneten/schlimmen Zustand sein
    to keep sth in [very] good \repair etw [sehr gut] instand halten
    * * *
    I [rɪ'pɛə(r)]
    1. vt (lit, fig)
    reparieren; tyre also, clothes flicken; roof, wall also, road ausbessern; (fig) error, wrong, damage wiedergutmachen; image, relations wiederherstellen
    2. n
    1) (lit) Reparatur f; (of tyre also, clothes) Flicken nt; (of roof, wall also, road) Ausbesserung f; (fig of relationship) Kitten nt

    the road is under repair — an der Straße wird gerade gearbeitet

    beyond repair — nicht mehr zu reparieren/zu flicken/auszubessern

    damaged beyond repair — irreparabel, nicht mehr zu reparieren

    "road repairs" — "Straßenbauarbeiten"

    "repairs while you wait" — "Sofortdienst", "Sofortreparaturen"

    2) no pl

    (= condition) to be in good/bad repair — in gutem/schlechtem Zustand sein

    II
    vi
    (liter: go) sich begeben (to nach)
    * * *
    repair1 [rıˈpeə(r)]
    A v/t
    1. reparieren, (wieder) instand setzen, einen Schaden beseitigen
    2. ausbessern
    3. jemandes Gesundheit etc wiederherstellen
    4. ein Unrecht etc wiedergutmachen
    5. einen Verlust ersetzen, Schadenersatz leisten für
    B s
    1. Reparatur f, Instandsetzung f:
    beyond repair nicht mehr zu reparieren, irreparabel;
    be under repair in Reparatur sein, repariert werden;
    repair bill Reparaturrechnung f;
    repair kit ( oder outfit) Reparaturwerkzeug n, Flickzeug n
    2. pl Instandsetzungsarbeiten pl, Reparaturen pl:
    I do all the repairs on my car ich repariere an meinem Wagen alles selbst
    3. Ausbesserung f
    4. Wiederherstellung f
    5. auch state of repair (baulicher etc) Zustand:
    in good repair in gutem Zustand;
    a) betriebsunfähig,
    b) baufällig
    repair2 [rıˈpeə(r)]
    A v/i
    1. (to)
    a) sich begeben (nach einem Ort, zu jemandem)
    b) sich wenden (an akk)
    2. oft oder in großer Zahl gehen
    B s
    1. Zufluchtsort m, (beliebter) Aufenthaltsort
    2. Treffpunkt m
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    1) (restore, mend) reparieren; ausbessern [Kleidung, Straße]
    2) (remedy) wieder gutmachen [Schaden, Fehler]; beheben [Schaden, Mangel]
    2. noun
    1) (restoring, renovation) Reparatur, die
    2) no pl., no art. (condition)

    be in good/bad repair — in gutem/schlechtem Zustand sein

    * * *
    n.
    Ausbesserung f.
    Reparatur f. v.
    ausbessern v.
    instandsetzen v.
    nachbessern v.
    reparieren v.

    English-german dictionary > repair

  • 60 substantive

    sub·stan·tive
    [ˈsʌbstəntɪv, AM -t̬ɪv]
    adj beträchtlich, wesentlich, bedeutend; (real) materiell, wirklich
    \substantive argument stichhaltiges Argument
    \substantive information wichtige Informationen
    \substantive law materielles Recht
    * * *
    ['sʌbstəntIv]
    1. adj
    1) evidence, argument überzeugend, stichhaltig
    2) (= considerable) contribution, improvement beträchtlich, wesentlich, bedeutend
    3)
    4)
    See:
    = academic.ru/71727/substantival">substantival
    2. n (GRAM)
    Substantiv nt, Hauptwort nt
    * * *
    substantive [-tıv]
    A s LING
    a) Substantiv n, Hauptwort n
    b) substantivisch gebrauchte Form
    B adj [besBr (außer 2.) səbˈstæn-] (adv substantively)
    1. LING
    a) substantivisch (gebraucht)
    b) das Sein ausdrückend (Verb)
    2. selbstständig, unabhängig
    3. wesentlich
    4. wirklich, real
    5. fest:
    substantive rank MIL Dienstgrad m mit Patent
    6. JUR materiell (Recht)
    7. substantive dye TECH substantiver Farbstoff, Direktfarbstoff m
    sb. abk LING substantive Subst.

    English-german dictionary > substantive

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