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1 the farm stands in a fine situation
Общая лексика: ферма расположена в прекрасной местностиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the farm stands in a fine situation
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1. n ситуация, обстановка, положение2. n состояние, положениеcurrent situation — современное положение; текущий момент
tight situation — трудная ситуация, тяжёлое положение
3. n лит. момент, сцена; ситуация4. n место, служба, работа5. n социальное положение6. n местность7. n местоположение, расположение8. n разг. одно из трёх первых местСинонимический ряд:1. circumstances (noun) case; circumstances; condition; mode; plight; posture; predicament; state2. job (noun) appointment; berth; billet; connection; employment; job; office; post; profession; seat; slot; spot; trade3. place (noun) bearing; direction; locale; locality; location; locus; orientation; place; placement; point; position; site; where; whereabouts4. pregnancy (noun) gestation; gravidity; pregnance; pregnancy5. status (noun) capacity; character; footing; quality; rank; sphere; standing; station; status -
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[͵sıtʃʋʹeıʃ(ə)n] n1. 1) ситуация, обстановка, положение (дел)financial [international, strategical] situation - финансовое [международное, стратегическое] положение
ice situation - метеор. ледовая обстановка
price situation - эк. уровень цен
situation map - воен. карта обстановки
let me know how the situation stands - дайте мне знать, как обстоят дела
2) состояние, положение(to be) in an awkward [in a dangerous] situation - (находиться) в неловком [в опасном] положении
to barge /to plunge/ into an unpleasant situation - разг. влипнуть в неприятную историю
3) лит. момент, сцена; ситуацияdramatic [tense, strong] situation - драматический [наряжённый, острый] момент
the drama [the novel] is full of exciting [thrilling] situations - драма [роман] изобилует захватывающими [волнующими] эпизодами /сценами/
2. 1) место, служба, работаthe situation of a servant [of a stenographer] - место слуги [стенографистки]
to find a situation - найти место /работу, службу/; устроиться на место /на работу, на службу/
in one's former situation - на месте прежней службы /работы/
2) социальное положение(one's) subordinate situation - (чьё-л.) подчинённое /зависимое/ положение
3. местностьthe farm stands in a fine situation - ферма расположена в прекрасной местности
the place [the resort] is unrivalled for its situation - место [курорт] славится природными условиями
a pleasant [a remote] situation - приятное [заброшенное /удалённое/] место
4. местоположение, расположениеthe situation of a house [of a city] - местоположение дома [города]
commanding [insular] situation - господствующее [островное] положение
5. разг. одно из трёх первых мест ( на скачках) -
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sitju'eiʃən1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) situasjon, stilling2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) beliggenhet3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) stilling, jobb•- situatedsituasjon--------still--------stillingsubst. \/ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) beliggenhet, plassering2) ( overført) situasjon, stilling, forhold3) stilling, jobbbe equal to a situation være en situasjon voksensituation comedy situasjonskomediesituation ethics etisk relativisme, tøyelig moralsituations vacant ( som annonse) ledige stillingersituations wanted ( som annonse) arbeid søkestake up a situation as ta arbeid som -
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n1) ситуація, обстановка, стан справ; становище2) момент; сцена; ситуація3) місце, служба, посада, роботаto find a situation — знайти роботу, влаштуватися на посаду
4) соціальний стан5) місцевість; околиці6) місце7) ділянка8) розташування, місцеположення9) розм. одно з перших трьох місць (перегони)situation report — військ. оперативне зведення
* * *n1) ситуація, обстановка, положення ( справ); стан, положення; лiт. момент, сцена; ситуація2) місце, служба, робота; соціальний стан3) місцевість4) місце розташування, розміщення -
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[ˌsɪʧʊ'eɪʃ(ə)n]n1) мі́сце, місцезнахо́дженняin a fine situation — на чудо́вому мі́сці
2) стан, ситуа́ція, обстано́вка3) поса́да; слу́жбаto find a situation — знайти́ робо́ту, влаштува́тися на поса́ду
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7 fine
fine [faɪn]excellent ⇒ 1 (a) beau ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (f) fin ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c) bien ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (e), 2 subtil ⇒ 1 (g) amende ⇒ 3 condamner à une amende ⇒ 4(a) (of high quality → meal, speech, view) excellent; (beautiful and elegant → clothes, house) beau (belle); (→ fabric) précieux;∎ this is very fine workmanship c'est un travail d'une grande qualité;∎ she is a very fine athlete c'est une excellente athlète;∎ this is a very fine wine c'est un vin vraiment excellent;∎ British a fine chap un bon gars;∎ she is a fine lady (admirable character) c'est une femme admirable; (elegant) c'est une femme élégante;∎ to appeal to sb's finer feelings faire appel aux nobles sentiments de qn;∎ to play at being the fine lady jouer les grandes dames;∎ that was a fine effort by Webb superbe effort de la part de Webb;∎ a fine example un bel exemple;∎ of the finest quality de première qualité;∎ made from the finest barley fabriqué à base d'orge de la meilleure qualité;∎ her finest hour was winning the gold elle a eu son heure de gloire quand elle a remporté la médaille d'or(b) (very thin → hair, nib, thread) fin;∎ in this case there is a fine line between fact and fiction dans le cas présent la frontière est très mince entre la réalité et la fiction;∎ it's a fine line la différence ou la distinction est infime ou très subtile∎ to chop or to cut sth (up) fine hacher qch menu;∎ figurative to cut it fine calculer juste;∎ that's cutting it a bit fine tu calcules un peu juste(d) (good, OK)∎ how is everyone? - oh, they're all fine comment va tout le monde? - tout le monde va bien;∎ I'm just fine, thanks ça va très bien, merci;∎ how are you? - fine, thanks comment ça va? - bien, merci;∎ more coffee? - no thanks, I'm fine encore du café? - non, ça va, merci;∎ the tent's fine for two, but too small for three la tente convient pour deux personnes, mais elle est trop petite pour trois;∎ I'll be back in about an hour or so - fine je serai de retour d'ici environ une heure - d'accord ou entendu ou très bien;∎ I was a bit worried about the new job, but it turned out fine in the end j'étais un peu inquiet à propos de mon nouveau travail mais ça s'est finalement bien passé;∎ (that's) fine très bien, parfait;∎ that's fine by or with me ça me va;∎ that's all very fine, but what about me? tout ça c'est bien joli, mais moi qu'est-ce que je deviens dans l'affaire?;∎ this is fine for those who can afford it c'est très bien pour ceux qui peuvent se le permettre∎ that looks fine to me cela m'a l'air d'aller;∎ he looks fine now (in health) il a l'air de bien aller maintenant;∎ you look just fine, it's a very nice dress tu es très bien, c'est une très jolie robe;∎ that sounds fine (suggestion, idea) très bien, parfait; (way of playing music) cela rend très bien∎ a fine day une belle journée;∎ there will be fine weather or it will be fine in all parts of the country il fera beau ou il y aura du beau temps dans tout le pays;∎ it's turned out fine again il fait encore beau;∎ it was a bit cloudy in the morning, but it turned out fine in the end le temps était un peu nuageux le matin, mais finalement ça a été une belle journée;∎ I hope it keeps fine for the barbecue pourvu que le beau temps continue pour le barbecue;∎ I hope it keeps fine for you j'espère que tu auras du beau temps;∎ one of these fine days un de ces jours;∎ one fine day un beau jour∎ fine detail petit détail m;∎ to make some fine adjustments to sth (to text, plan) peaufiner qch; (to engine) faire des petits réglages sur qch;∎ there are still a few fine adjustments to be made il reste quelques petits détails à régler;∎ not to put too fine a point on it pour parler carrément∎ that's a fine thing to say! c'est charmant de dire ça!;∎ she was in a fine state elle était dans un état épouvantable;∎ look at you, you're in a fine state! non mais tu t'es vu!, ah tu es dans un bel état!;∎ you picked a fine time to leave me/tell me! tu as bien choisi ton moment pour me quitter/me le dire!;∎ this is a fine time to start that again! c'est bien le moment de remettre ça sur le tapis!;∎ you're a fine one to talk! ça te va bien de dire ça!, tu peux parler!;∎ here's another fine mess you've got me into! tu m'as encore mis dans un beau pétrin!;∎ a fine friend you are! eh bien, tu fais un bon copain/une bonne copine!;∎ this is a fine time to come in/get up! c'est à cette heure-ci que tu rentres/te lèves?2 adverb(well) bien;∎ yes, that suits me fine oui, cela me va très bien;∎ the baby is doing fine le bébé va très bien;∎ we get along fine together on s'entend très bien3 noun(punishment) amende f, contravention f;∎ to impose a fine on sb infliger une amende à qn;∎ a parking fine une contravention ou amende pour stationnement illégal;∎ she was made to pay a fine elle a dû payer une amende;∎ a £25 fine une amende de 25 livres(order to pay) condamner à une amende, donner une contravention à;∎ she was fined heavily elle a été condamnée à une lourde amende ou contravention;∎ she was fined for speeding elle a reçu une contravention pour excès de vitesse;∎ they fined her £25 for illegal parking ils lui ont donné ou elle a eu une amende ou contravention de 25 livres pour stationnement illégal►► fine art (UNCOUNT) beaux-arts mpl;∎ to study fine art étudier les beaux-arts;∎ figurative he's got it down to a fine art il est expert en la matière;∎ she's got washing the car down to a fine art elle est passée maître dans l'art de laver la voiture;fine arts beaux-arts mpl;Finance fine bill beau papier m;Finance fine trade bill papier m de haut commerce ou de première catégorieⓘ This is another fine mess you've gotten us into Il s'agit d'une formule utilisée par Oliver Hardy, le plus gros des membres du célèbre duo comique américain Laurel et Hardy. Chaque fois que les deux compères se retrouvent en difficulté et quelles que soient les circonstances, Hardy s'en prend à Laurel en ces termes: this is another fine mess you've gotten us into ("tu nous as encore mis dans de beaux draps!"). On utilise aujourd'hui cette phrase sur le mode humoristique dans toute situation similaire. -
8 situation
ˌsɪtjuˈeɪʃən сущ.
1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation ≈ мириться с положением/ситуацией to come out of a difficult situation with credit ≈ с честью выйти из трудного положения to comprehend, grasp, take in a situation ≈ понимать положение, вникать в положение/в ситуацию awkward situation crisis situation emergency situation critical situation delicate situation desperate situation embarrassing situation explosive situation fluid situation hopeless situation international situation world situation no-win situation life-and-death situation political situation
2) место, местоположение (здания, города и т. п.) Syn: position
1., location
3) служба, должность, место to be out of a situation ≈ быть безработным situations vacant, situations wanted ≈ вакансии заголовок газетного раздела о свободных вакансиях Syn: post III, job II
1. ситуация, обстановка, положение (дел) - financial * финансовое положение - ice * (метеорология) ледовая обстановка - price * (экономика) уровень цен - the * at the front положение на фронте - * map (военное) карта обстановки - let me know how the * stands дайте мне знать, как обстоят дела состояние, положение - (to be) in an awkward * (находиться) в неловком положении - to barge into an unpleasant * (разговорное) влипнуть в неприятную историю (литературоведение) момент, сцена;
ситуация - dramatic * драматический момент - the drama is full of exciting *s драма изобилует захватывающими эпизодами место, служба, работа - the * of a servant место слуги - to find a * найти место;
устроиться на место - in one's former * на месте прежней службы социальное положение - (one's) subordinate * (чье-либо) подчиненное положение местность - the farm stands in a fine * ферма расположена в прекрасной местности - the place is unrivalled for its * место славится природными условиями - a pleasant * приятное место местоположение, расположение - the * of a house местоположение дома - commanding * господствующее положение( разговорное) одно из трех первых мест (на скачках) ~ положение, обстановка, состояние, ситуация;
to come out of a difficult situation with credit с честью выйти из трудного положения competitive ~ состояние конкуренции conflict ~ вчт. конфликтная ситуация critical ~ критическая ситуация earnings ~ ситуация с доходами economic ~ состояние экономики economic ~ экономическая конъюнктура economic ~ экономическая ситуация employment ~ положение на рынке труда exchange ~ ситуация на валютном рынке export ~ положение на экспортном рынке failure ~ вчт. сбойная ситуация financial ~ финансовая ситуация ~ служба, должность, место (особ. о прислуге) ;
to find a situation найти работу, устроиться на место foreign exchange ~ положение на валютном рынке foreign exchange ~ состояние валютного рынка income ~ состояние доходов interest rate ~ состояние ставки процента liquidity ~ состояние ликвидности market ~ положение на рынке market ~ рыночная конъюнктура market ~ состояние рынка price ~ состояние цен queueing ~ вчт. условия образования очереди sales ~ рыночная конъюнктура situation место службы ~ местоположение, место ~ обстановка ~ положение, обстановка, состояние, ситуация;
to come out of a difficult situation with credit с честью выйти из трудного положения ~ положение, обстановка, состояние, ситуация ~ положение дел ~ работа ~ ситуация ~ служба, должность, место (особ. о прислуге) ;
to find a situation найти работу, устроиться на место ~ служба, должность, место (особ. о прислуге) ~ социальное положение ~ of conflict состояние конфликта tangled ~ запутанная ситуация tangled ~ сложная ситуация tight economic ~ напряженная экономическая ситуация uncertain ~ неопределенная ситуация war-like ~ положение, подобное военномуБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > situation
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9 it's a fine kettle of fish
Пословица: вот такие пироги (so that's how it is. usually said when a situation is complicated or when it is no good at all)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > it's a fine kettle of fish
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10 delicate
adjective1) (easily injured) empfindlich [Organ]; zart [Gesundheit, Konstitution]; (sensitive) sensibel, empfindlich [Person, Natur]; empfindlich [Waage, Instrument]2) (requiring careful handling) empfindlich; (fig.) delikat, heikel [Frage, Angelegenheit, Problem]3) (fine, of exquisite quality) zart; delikat; (dainty) delikat4) (subtle) fein6) (tactful) taktvoll; behutsam* * *['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) empfindlich3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) fein4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) schmackhaft, zart•- academic.ru/86058/delicately">delicately- delicacy* * *deli·cate[ˈdelɪkət]\delicate china zartes Porzellan3. (fine, deft, subtle) work, workmanship feinto strike a \delicate balance ein Gleichgewicht vorsichtig bewahren5. beauty, flavour, hands, lace, pattern, scent, skin zart\delicate aroma zartes Aroma\delicate features feine Gesichtszüge\delicate flavour feiner Geschmacka \delicate shade of pink ein zartes Rosa* * *['delIkɪt]1. adj1) (= fine, dainty) fein; colour zart; food delikat; flavour fein; (= fragile) person, bones, china zerbrechlich; fabric, flower, stomach empfindlich; health, person zartin a delicate condition (dated euph) — in anderen Umständen
2) (= sensitive) person feinfühlig; manner feinfühlig, delikat; instrument empfindlich; task fein; playing gefühlvollhe has a delicate touch (pianist, artist) — er hat sehr viel Gefühl
3) (= requiring skilful handling) operation, subject, situation heikel, delikat2. pl(= fabrics) Feinwäsche f* * *delicate [ˈdelıkət] adj (adv delicately)1. zart:a) fein (Farben etc)b) zierlich, grazil (Figur, Mädchen etc)c) zerbrechlich, empfindlich:be in a delicate condition in anderen Umständen seind) sanft, leise:a delicate hint ein zarter Wink2. kitzlig, delikat, heikel (Thema etc)3. fein gesponnen, schlau (Plan etc)4. fein, empfindlich (Instrument etc):delicate cycle Schon(wasch)gang m5. feinfühlig, zartfühlend, taktvoll6. fein, vornehm (Manieren etc)7. feinfühlig, empfindsam (Seele etc)8. delikat, schmackhaft, lecker, köstlich, wohlschmeckend9. verwöhnt (Geschmack)* * *adjective1) (easily injured) empfindlich [Organ]; zart [Gesundheit, Konstitution]; (sensitive) sensibel, empfindlich [Person, Natur]; empfindlich [Waage, Instrument]2) (requiring careful handling) empfindlich; (fig.) delikat, heikel [Frage, Angelegenheit, Problem]3) (fine, of exquisite quality) zart; delikat; (dainty) delikat4) (subtle) fein5) (deft, light) geschickt; zart6) (tactful) taktvoll; behutsam* * *adj.feinfühlig adj.heikel (Frage) adj.lecker adj.wählerisch adj.zart adj. -
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['stɪkɪ]1) (tending to adhere) [hand, floor] appiccicoso; [ substance] appiccicoso, appiccicaticcio; [ label] adesivo2) (hot and humid) [weather, day] afoso, caldo e umido3) (sweaty) [hand, palm] sudato, appiccicaticcio4) (difficult) [situation, problem] sgradevole, difficile••* * *1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) autoadesivo; gommoso2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) difficile* * *sticky /ˈstɪkɪ/A a.1 appiccicaticcio; attaccaticcio; appiccicoso; gommoso; colloso; viscoso: sticky mud, fango attaccaticcio; The road was sticky, la strada era appiccicosa; sticky toffees, caramelle gommose; Soft sweets are sticky, le caramelle tenere sono appiccicose; to have sticky fingers, avere le dita appiccicose; (fig.) avere le mani lunghe, essere un ladro2 gommato; adesivo; autoadesivo; che s'incolla: a sticky label, un'etichetta gommata; sticky tape, nastro autoadesivo4 (econ.) rigido; vischioso: Domestic demand is rather sticky, la domanda interna è piuttosto rigida; sticky prices, prezzi vischiosi6 (fam.) poco accomodante; poco disponibile; riluttante; restio; che fa tante storie (fam.): The bank was very sticky about our loan, la banca fece un sacco di storie per concederci il mutuo7 (fam. ingl.) sgradevole; spiacevole; difficile; brutto: The boss put me in a sticky position, il capo mi ha messo in una situazione difficileB n.(fam.) foglietto adesivo; giallino (fam.)● a sticky customer, un cliente difficile (o di difficile contentatura); (fig.) un bastian contrario □ (fam.) sticky end, brutta fine: He'll come to a sticky end if he goes on like this, se va avanti così, farà una brutta fine □ (fam.) sticky-fingered, che ha le mani lunghe (fig.); ladro □ a sticky wicket, ( cricket) un wicket appiccicoso; (fig.) un brutto affare; una situazione difficile: to be on a sticky wicket, trovarsi a mal partito.* * *['stɪkɪ]1) (tending to adhere) [hand, floor] appiccicoso; [ substance] appiccicoso, appiccicaticcio; [ label] adesivo2) (hot and humid) [weather, day] afoso, caldo e umido3) (sweaty) [hand, palm] sudato, appiccicaticcio4) (difficult) [situation, problem] sgradevole, difficile•• -
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'delikət1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) delicado, frágil2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delicado3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) delicado4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) suave, delicado•- delicacy
delicate adj delicadotr['delɪkət]1 (fine - gen) delicado,-a; (- embroidery, handiwork) fino,-a, esmerado,-a, delicado,-a2 (easily damaged) frágil; (easily made ill) delicado,-a3 (requiring careful treatment) delicado,-a4 (subtle - colour) suave, delicado,-a; (- flavour, taste) delicado,-a, fino,-a; (- perfume) delicado,-a5 (sensitive - instrument) sensible; (- sense of smell, taste) fino,-adelicate ['dɛlɪkət] adj1) subtle: delicadoa delicate fragrance: una fragancia delicada2) dainty: delicado, primoroso, fino3) fragile: frágil4) sensitive: delicadoa delicate matter: un asunto delicadoadj.• afiligranado, -a adj.• delicado, -a adj.• enfermizo, -a adj.• exquisito, -a adj.• fino, -a adj.• frágil adj.• quebradizo, -a adj.• suave adj.• tenue adj.'delɪkət1)a) (fine, intricate) <lace/features> delicado; < workmanship> fino, esmeradob) (fragile, needing care) delicado2)a) ( needing skill) delicadob) ( needing tact) delicadoc) ( tactful) delicado, discreto3) ( subtle) <shade/taste> delicado['delɪkɪt]ADJ1) (=fine, subtle) [features, fabric, workmanship, instrument] delicado; [flavour, fragrance, food] exquisito; [touch] suave2) (=fragile) [china, balance, ecosystem] frágil; [person, health, skin, liver] delicadoI'm feeling rather delicate this morning — hum estoy un tanto delicado esta mañana hum
3) (=sensitive, awkward) [situation, problem, task, negotiations] delicado, difícil* * *['delɪkət]1)a) (fine, intricate) <lace/features> delicado; < workmanship> fino, esmeradob) (fragile, needing care) delicado2)a) ( needing skill) delicadob) ( needing tact) delicadoc) ( tactful) delicado, discreto3) ( subtle) <shade/taste> delicado -
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spot
1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) mancha2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) punto3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) grano4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) sitio, lugar5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) poquito
2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) ver2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) reconocer•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight
3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.)2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.)•- on the spot
- spot on
spot1 n1. grano2. lunar / topo3. lugar / sitiospot2 vb notar / verthey've spotted us! ¡nos han visto!
spot /(e)s'pot/ sustantivo masculino (pl ( anuncio) commercial, advertisement (BrE) ' spot' also found in these entries: Spanish: afear - aprieto - apuro - brete - débil - debilidad - flaca - flaco - grano - lance - llaga - luminosa - luminoso - lunar - mancha - merendero - paraje - parte - pinta - rincón - salir - sebo - solana - acto - atinado - caer - chispear - clavado - conflictivo - encontrar - espinilla - paso - preciso - punto - vaina - ver English: beauty spot - come off - commercial - penalty spot - spot - spot-check - spot-on - tight - beauty - blind - breezy - distant - frozen - hide - hot - place - rooted - sun - tender - trouble - wondertr[spɒt]2 (mark, stain) mancha3 (blemish, pimple) grano4 (place) sitio, lugar nombre masculino■ what a lovely spot for a picnic! ¡qué lugar más bonito para un picnic!5 (area of body) punto; (flaw) mancha■ weak spot punto débil, punto flaco6 (fix, trouble) lío, aprieto, apuro7 (place in broadcast) espacio■ a spot of bother un problemilla, un pequeño disgusto9 (position) puesto10 familiar (spotlight) foco1 (notice) darse cuenta de, notar; (see) ver; (recognize) reconocer; (find) encontrar, descubrir; (catch out) pillar■ can you spot the mistake? ¿puedes descubrir el error?2 (mark with spots) motear; (stain) manchar, salpicar1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (rain) chispear, lloviznar1 (price, cash) contante, al contado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon the spot (at once, then and there) en ese mismo momento, en el acto, allí mismo 2 (at the place of the action) en el lugar del los hechos, en el lugar del crimen 3 (without moving away) en el lugarto see spots before one's eyes ver manchasto put somebody on the spot poner a alguien en un aprietoto spot the winner elegir el ganadorpenalty spot punto de penaltispot cash dinero contantespot check control nombre masculino hecho al azarspot fine multa que se paga en el actospot welding soldadura por puntos1) stain: manchar2) recognize, see: ver, reconocerto spot an error: descubrir un errorspot vi: mancharsespot adj: hecho al azara spot check: un vistazo, un control aleatoriospot n1) stain: mancha f2) dot: punto m3) pimple: grano mto break out in spots: salirle granos a alguien4) predicament: apuro m, aprieto m, lío min a tight spot: en apuros5) place: lugar m, sitio mto be on the spot: estar en el lugaradj.• contante adj.• disponible adj.n.• asiento s.m.• chafarrinón s.m.• desdoro s.m.• deslustre s.m.• espacio publicitario s.m.• lugar s.m.• lunar s.m.• mancha s.f.• mancilla s.f.• mácula s.f.• paraje s.m.• pinta s.f.• puesto s.m.• sitio s.m.v.• amancillar v.• chafarrinar v.• macular v.• manchar v.• mancillar v.• tiznar v.• vislumbrar v.
I spɑːt, spɒt1)a) ( dot - on material) lunar m, mota f, pepa f (Col, Ven fam); (- on animal's skin) mancha fto knock spots off something/somebody — (colloq) darle* cien or cien mil vueltas a algo/alguien (fam), darle* sopas con honda(s) a algo/alguien (Esp fam)
b) (blemish, stain) mancha fc) ( pimple) (BrE) grano m, espinilla f (AmL)she broke out o came out in spots — le salieron granos
2)a) (location, place) lugar m, sitio mon the spot: firemen were quickly on the spot los bomberos se presentaron sin demora en el lugar del siniestro; he had to decide on the spot tuvo que decidir en ese mismo momento; they were killed on the spot los mataron allí mismo; on-the-spot fine multa que se paga en el acto; to be rooted to the spot — quedarse clavado en el sitio or paralizado
b) ( difficult situation)to be in a (tight) spot — estar* en apuros or en un lío or en un aprieto
to put somebody on the spot — poner* a alguien en un apuro or aprieto
3) (of character, personality) punto myou've touched a rather sore spot there — has puesto el dedo en la llaga
to have a soft spot for somebody/something — (colloq) tener* debilidad por alguien/algo
to hit the spot — (esp AmE) caer* muy bien
4)a) ( drop) gota fb) ( small amount) (BrE colloq) (no pl)do you fancy a spot of supper? — ¿quieres cenar algo?
5) (Rad, TV) ( time) espacio ma commercial spot — un spot publicitario, una cuña publicitaria, un anuncio
6) (position, job) (AmE) puesto m7) spotlight
II
1) \<\<error\>\> descubrir*; \<\<bargain\>\> encontrar*he finally spotted her in the crowd — al final la vio or la divisó or (AmL tb) la ubicó entre el gentío
2) ( mark) (usu pass) manchar[spɒt]1. N1) (=dot) lunar m- knock spots off sb2) (=stain, mark) mancha fspots of blood/grease — manchas de sangre/grasa
3) (Med) (=pimple) grano m, granito m•
she broke out or came out in spots — (=pimples) le salieron granos en la piel; (=rash) le salió un sarpullido, le salieron granos en la pielbeauty 2.•
he's covered in spots — (=pimples) está lleno de granos; (=rash) le ha salido un sarpullido por todo el cuerpo, está lleno de granos4) (=place) sitio m, lugar m ; (=scene) escena f, escenario mit's a lovely spot for a picnic — es un sitio or lugar precioso para un picnic
a tender spot on the arm — un punto or lugar sensible en el brazo
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an accident black spot — un punto negro para los accidentes•
on the spot — (=immediately) en el acto; (=there) en el mismo sitioluckily they were able to mend the car on the spot — afortunadamente consiguieron arreglar el coche allí mismo
the firemen were on the spot in three minutes — los bomberos acudieron or llegaron en tres minutos
to pay cash on the spot — (US) pagar al contado
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his soft spot — su debilidad, su punto flaco, su lado flaco (LAm)•
his weak spot — su debilidad, su punto flaco, su lado flaco (LAm)to know sb's weak spots — conocer las debilidades de algn, saber de qué pie cojea algn *
- touch a sore spot5) (Brit) * (=small quantity) poquito m, pizca fjust a spot, thanks — un poquitín, gracias
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we had a spot of rain yesterday — ayer se sintieron gotas de lluvia6) (=difficulty) apuro m, aprieto m•
to be in a (tight) spot — estar en un apuro or aprieto•
now I'm really on the spot — ahora me veo de verdad entre la espada y la pared•
to put sb on the spot — (=put in difficulty) poner a algn en un apuro or aprieto; (=compromise) comprometer a algn7) (Rad, Theat, TV) (in show) espacio m ; (Rad, TV) (=advertisement) espacio m publicitario8) * (=spotlight) foco m2. VT1) (with mud etc) salpicar, manchar ( with de)2) (=notice) darse cuenta de, notar; (=see) observar, darse cuenta de; (=recognize) reconocer; (=catch out) coger, pillar3.VI4.CPDspot-checkspot check N — comprobación f en el acto, reconocimiento m rápido
spot market N — mercado m al contado
spot price N — precio m de entrega inmediata
spot remover N — quitamanchas m inv
spot survey N — inspección f sorpresa
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I [spɑːt, spɒt]1)a) ( dot - on material) lunar m, mota f, pepa f (Col, Ven fam); (- on animal's skin) mancha fto knock spots off something/somebody — (colloq) darle* cien or cien mil vueltas a algo/alguien (fam), darle* sopas con honda(s) a algo/alguien (Esp fam)
b) (blemish, stain) mancha fc) ( pimple) (BrE) grano m, espinilla f (AmL)she broke out o came out in spots — le salieron granos
2)a) (location, place) lugar m, sitio mon the spot: firemen were quickly on the spot los bomberos se presentaron sin demora en el lugar del siniestro; he had to decide on the spot tuvo que decidir en ese mismo momento; they were killed on the spot los mataron allí mismo; on-the-spot fine multa que se paga en el acto; to be rooted to the spot — quedarse clavado en el sitio or paralizado
b) ( difficult situation)to be in a (tight) spot — estar* en apuros or en un lío or en un aprieto
to put somebody on the spot — poner* a alguien en un apuro or aprieto
3) (of character, personality) punto myou've touched a rather sore spot there — has puesto el dedo en la llaga
to have a soft spot for somebody/something — (colloq) tener* debilidad por alguien/algo
to hit the spot — (esp AmE) caer* muy bien
4)a) ( drop) gota fb) ( small amount) (BrE colloq) (no pl)do you fancy a spot of supper? — ¿quieres cenar algo?
5) (Rad, TV) ( time) espacio ma commercial spot — un spot publicitario, una cuña publicitaria, un anuncio
6) (position, job) (AmE) puesto m7) spotlight
II
1) \<\<error\>\> descubrir*; \<\<bargain\>\> encontrar*he finally spotted her in the crowd — al final la vio or la divisó or (AmL tb) la ubicó entre el gentío
2) ( mark) (usu pass) manchar -
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['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) sart; vanskelig; ømtålelig2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delikat; lækker3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) fintmærkende; nøjagtigt4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) raffineret; fin; delikat•- delicacy* * *['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) sart; vanskelig; ømtålelig2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delikat; lækker3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) fintmærkende; nøjagtigt4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) raffineret; fin; delikat•- delicacy -
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I 1. [raɪt]1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destrakeep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra
on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra
3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.4) (just claim) diritto m.to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.
5) (in boxing) destro m.2.1) comm. dir. diritti m.to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs
2) (moral)••by rights — di diritto, di regola
II [raɪt]to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
1) (as opposed to left) destroon my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra
2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equoit is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...
to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn
3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, precisoto be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto
that's right — benissimo, giusto
is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?
am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?
to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene
4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adattohe was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)
5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni6) (in order)to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn
7) mat. [ angle] rettoat right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a
8) BE colloq. (emphatic)9) BE colloq. (ready)••right you are! — colloq.
III [raɪt]right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
1) (of direction) a destrato turn right — girare o svoltare a destra
they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra
they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa
2) (directly) direttamente, proprioI'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente
right before — proprio prima, appena prima
3) (exactly)right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza
right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento
4) (correctly) bene, correttamenteyou're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente
I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto
if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male
5) (completely) completamente, del tuttohe looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi
we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!
6) GB (in titles)the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega
7) (very well) molto beneright, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata
••right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio
IV 1. [raɪt]to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]2.to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi
to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi
* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) destro2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) giusto, corretto3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) giusto4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adatto, giusto2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) diritto2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) giusto3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) destra4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) destra3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) proprio2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) subito3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) proprio4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) completamente5) (to the right: Turn right.) a destra6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bene, giusto4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) raddrizzare, raddrizzarsi2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rimediare5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') certo- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) di destra- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right* * *I 1. [raɪt]1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destrakeep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra
on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra
3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.4) (just claim) diritto m.to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.
5) (in boxing) destro m.2.1) comm. dir. diritti m.to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs
2) (moral)••by rights — di diritto, di regola
II [raɪt]to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
1) (as opposed to left) destroon my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra
2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equoit is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...
to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn
3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, precisoto be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto
that's right — benissimo, giusto
is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?
am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?
to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene
4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adattohe was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)
5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni6) (in order)to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn
7) mat. [ angle] rettoat right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a
8) BE colloq. (emphatic)9) BE colloq. (ready)••right you are! — colloq.
III [raɪt]right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
1) (of direction) a destrato turn right — girare o svoltare a destra
they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra
they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa
2) (directly) direttamente, proprioI'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente
right before — proprio prima, appena prima
3) (exactly)right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza
right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento
4) (correctly) bene, correttamenteyou're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente
I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto
if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male
5) (completely) completamente, del tuttohe looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi
we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!
6) GB (in titles)the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega
7) (very well) molto beneright, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata
••right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio
IV 1. [raɪt]to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]2.to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi
to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi
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get [get]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = have, receive, obtain) avoir━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Some get + noun combinations may take a more specific French verb.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• first I need to get a better idea of the situation je dois d'abord me faire une meilleure idée de la situation► have/has got• how many have you got? combien en avez-vous ?• I've got it! ( = have safely) (ça y est) je l'ai !• you're okay, I've got you! ne t'en fais pas, je te tiens !b. ( = find) trouver• it's difficult to get a hotel room in August c'est difficile de trouver une chambre d'hôtel en août• you get different kinds of... on trouve plusieurs sortes de...c. ( = buy) acheter• where do they get their raw materials? où est-ce qu'ils achètent leurs matières premières ?d. ( = fetch, pick up) aller chercher• can you get my coat from the cleaners? est-ce que tu peux aller chercher mon manteau au pressing ?• can I get you a drink? est-ce que je peux vous offrir quelque chose ?e. ( = take) prendref. ( = call in) appelerg. ( = prepare) préparerh. ( = catch) [+ disease, fugitive] attraper ; [+ name, details] comprendre• we'll get them yet! on leur revaudra ça !• he'll get you for that! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ! (inf)• you've got it in one! (inf) tu as tout compris !• let me get this right, you're saying that... alors, si je comprends bien, tu dis que...j. ( = answer) can you get the phone? est-ce que tu peux répondre ?• I'll get it! j'y vais !► to get + adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► This construction is often translated by a verb alone. Look up the relevant adjective.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• when do you think you'll get it finished? ( = when will you finish it) quand penses-tu avoir fini ?• you can't get anything done round here ( = do anything) il est impossible de travailler ici► to get sb/sth to do sth━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to get sth going [+ machine] faire marcher qch► to get sb/sth somewhere• how can we get it home? comment faire pour l'apporter à la maison ?• to get sth upstairs monter qch► to get sb/sth + preposition• to get o.s. into a difficult position se mettre dans une situation délicate• how do you get there? comment fait-on pour y aller ?• can you get there from London by bus? est-ce qu'on peut y aller de Londres en bus ?• what time do you get to Sheffield? à quelle heure arrivez-vous à Sheffield ?► to get + adverb/preposition• how did that box get here? comment cette boîte est-elle arrivée ici ?• what's got into him? qu'est-ce qui lui prend ?• now we're getting somewhere! (inf) enfin du progrès !• how's your thesis going? -- I'm getting there où en es-tu avec ta thèse ? -- ça avance• where did you get to? où étais-tu donc passé ?• where can he have got to? où est-il passé ?• where have you got to? (in book, work) où en êtes-vous ?► to get + adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► This construction is often translated by a verb alone.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how stupid can you get? il faut vraiment être stupide !• to get used to sth/to doing s'habituer à qch/à faire► to get + past participle (passive)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Reflexive verbs are used when the sense is not passive.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► to get to + infinitive• students only get to use the library between 2pm and 8pm les étudiants ne peuvent utiliser la bibliothèque qu'entre 14 heures et 20 heures► have got to + infinitive ( = must)• have you got to go and see her? est-ce que vous êtes obligé d'aller la voir ?• you've got to be joking! tu plaisantes !► to get + -ing ( = begin)• I got to thinking that... (inf) je me suis dit que...3. compounds• he's got lots of get-up-and-go il est très dynamique ► get-well card noun carte f de vœux (pour un prompt rétablissement)a. ( = move about) se déplacer• he gets about with a stick/on crutches il marche avec une canne/des béquilles• she gets about quite well despite her handicap elle arrive assez bien à se déplacer malgré son handicapb. ( = travel) voyagerc. [news] circuler• the story had got about that... des rumeurs circulaient selon lesquelles...• it has got about that... le bruit court que...• I don't want it to get about je ne veux pas que ça s'ébruite► get above inseparable transitive verb• to get above o.s. avoir la grosse tête (inf)• you're getting above yourself! pour qui te prends-tu ?► get across[person crossing] traverser ; [meaning, message] passer• the message is getting across that people must... les gens commencent à comprendre qu'il faut...b. ( = manage) se débrouiller• to get along without sth/sb se débrouiller sans qch/qnc. ( = progress) [work] avancer ; [student, invalid] faire des progrèsd. ( = be on good terms) (bien) s'entendre→ get about→ get rounda. [+ object, person, place] atteindreb. [+ facts, truth] découvrirc. ( = suggest) what are you getting at? où voulez-vous en venir ?d. (British) ( = attack) s'en prendre àa. ( = leave) partir• we are not going to be able to get away this year nous n'allons pas pouvoir partir en vacances cette année• get away (with you)! (inf) à d'autres !b. ( = escape) s'échapper• she moved here to get away from the stress of city life elle est venue s'installer ici pour échapper au stress de la vie citadine• he went to the Bahamas to get away from it all il est allé aux Bahamas pour laisser tous ses problèmes derrière lui( = suffer no consequences)• you'll never get away with that! on ne te laissera pas passer ça ! (inf)a. ( = return) revenir• let's get back to why you didn't come yesterday revenons à la question de savoir pourquoi vous n'êtes pas venu hier• can I get back to you on that? (inf) puis-je vous recontacter à ce sujet ? ; (on phone) puis-je vous rappeler à ce sujet ?b. ( = move backwards) reculer• get back! reculez !a. ( = recover) [+ sth lent, sth lost, stolen] récupérer ; [+ strength] reprendre ; [+ one's husband, partner] faire revenirb. ( = return) rendre• I'll get it back to you as soon as I can je vous le rendrai dès que possible► get back at (inf) inseparable transitive verb( = retaliate against) prendre sa revanche sura. ( = pass) passerb. ( = manage) arriver à s'en sortir (inf)• may I get down? (at table) est-ce que je peux sortir de table ?• get down! ( = climb down) descends ! ; ( = lie down) couche-toi !c. ( = make note of) noterd. ( = depress) déprimer• when you get down to it there's not much difference between them en y regardant de plus près il n'y a pas grande différence entre euxa. [person] ( = enter) entrer ; ( = be admitted to university, school) être admis• do you think we'll get in? tu crois qu'on réussira à entrer ?b. ( = arrive) [train, bus, plane] arriverc. ( = be elected) [member] être élu ; [party] accéder au pouvoira. [+ harvest] rentrer• did you get your essay in on time? as-tu rendu ta dissertation à temps ?b. ( = buy) acheterc. ( = fit in) glisser• he managed to get in a game of golf il a réussi à trouver le temps de faire une partie de golf► get into inseparable transitive verba. ( = enter) [+ house, park] entrer dans ; [+ car, train] monter dans• to get into the way of doing sth ( = make a habit of) prendre l'habitude de faire qchb. [+ clothes] mettre• I can't get into these jeans any more je ne peux plus rentrer dans ce jean► get in with inseparable transitive verba. ( = gain favour of) (réussir à) se faire bien voir deb. ( = become friendly with) se mettre à fréquenter• he got in with local drug dealers il s'est mis à fréquenter les trafiquants de drogue du quartier► get off• to get off to a good start [project, discussion] bien partirc. ( = escape) s'en tirerd. ( = leave work) finir ; ( = take time off) se libérera. [+ bus, train] descendre deb. [+ clothes, shoes] enleverc. ( = dispatch) I'll phone you once I've got the children off to school je t'appellerai une fois que les enfants seront partis à l'écoled. ( = save from punishment) faire acquittera. to get off a bus/a bike descendre d'un bus/de vélo• get off the floor! levez-vous !b. ( = be excused) (inf) to get off gym se faire dispenser des cours de gym► get off with (inf) inseparable transitive verb► get onb. ( = advance, make progress) avancer• how are you getting on? comment ça marche ? (inf)• how did you get on? comment ça s'est passé ?c. ( = succeed) réussir• if you want to get on, you must... si tu veux réussir, tu dois...d. ( = agree) s'entendre( = put on) [+ clothes, shoes] mettrea. ( = get in touch with) se mettre en rapport avec ; ( = speak to) parler à ; ( = ring up) téléphoner àb. ( = start talking about) aborder• we got on to (the subject of) money nous avons abordé la question de l'argent► get on with inseparable transitive verba. ( = continue) continuer• while they talked she got on with her work pendant qu'ils parlaient, elle a continué à travaillerb. ( = start on) se mettre à• I'd better get on with the job! il faut que je m'y mette !► get out• get out! sortez !• let's get out of here! sortons d'ici !b. ( = escape) s'échapper (of de)• you'll have to do it, you can't get out of it il faut que tu le fasses, tu ne peux pas y échapper• some people will do anything to get out of paying taxes certaines personnes feraient n'importe quoi pour éviter de payer des impôts• he's trying to get out of going to the funeral il essaie de trouver une excuse pour ne pas aller à l'enterrementc. [news] se répandre ; [secret] être éventé• wait till the news gets out! attends que la nouvelle soit ébruitée !a. ( = bring out) [+ object] sortirb. ( = remove) [+ nail, tooth] arracher ; [+ stain] enleverc. ( = free) [+ person] faire sortirb. ( = recover from) to get over an illness se remettre d'une maladie• I can't get over the fact that... je n'en reviens pas que... + subja. [+ person, animal, vehicle] faire passerb. ( = communicate) faire comprendre ; [+ ideas] communiquer► get over with separable transitive verb( = have done with) en finir• I was glad to get the injections over with j'étais content d'en avoir fini avec ces piqûres► get round= get abouta. [+ obstacle, difficulty, law] contourner• I don't think I'll get round to it before next week je ne pense pas trouver le temps de m'en occuper avant la semaine prochaine► get throughb. ( = be accepted, pass) [candidate] être reçu ; [motion, bill] passer• I phoned you several times but couldn't get through je t'ai appelé plusieurs fois mais je n'ai pas pu t'avoird. ( = communicate with) to get through to sb communiquer avec qna. [+ hole, window] passer par ; [+ hedge] passer à travers ; [+ crowd] se frayer un chemin à traversb. ( = do) [+ work] faire ; [+ book] lire (en entier)• we get through £150 per week nous dépensons 150 livres par semained. ( = survive) how are they going to get through the winter? comment vont-ils passer l'hiver ?• we couldn't get through a day without arguing pas un jour ne se passait sans que nous ne nous disputionsa. [+ person, object] faire passer• to get the message through to sb that... faire comprendre à qn que...• this is the only place where villagers can get together c'est le seul endroit où les gens du village peuvent se réunir[+ people, ideas, money] rassembler ; [+ group] former( = pass underneath) passer par-dessous• to get under a fence/a rope passer sous une barrière/une corde► get up• what time did you get up? à quelle heure t'es-tu levé ?b. (on a chair, on stage) montera. we eventually got the truck up the hill on a finalement réussi à faire monter le camion jusqu'en haut de la côtea. ( = catch up with) rattraperb. ( = reach) arriver à• where did we get up to last week? où en sommes-nous arrivés la semaine dernière ?• do you realize what they've been getting up to? tu sais ce qu'ils ont trouvé le moyen de faire ?• what have you been getting up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens ?* * *Note: This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeunerget is used in many idiomatic expressions ( to get something off one's chest etc) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc). This is also true of offensive comments ( get lost etc) where the appropriate entry would be lostRemember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else ( to get a room painted etc) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive ( faire repeindre une pièce etc)When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices ( s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc)For examples and further uses of get see the entry below[get] 1.1) ( receive) recevoir [letter, grant]; recevoir, percevoir [salary, pension]; Television, Radio capter [channel]2) ( inherit)to get something from somebody — lit hériter quelque chose de quelqu'un [article, money]; fig tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [trait, feature]
3) ( obtain) ( by applying) obtenir [permission, divorce, licence]; trouver [job]; ( by contacting) trouver [plumber]; appeler [taxi]; ( by buying) acheter [item] ( from chez); avoir [ticket]to get something for nothing/at a discount — avoir quelque chose gratuitement/avec une réduction
to get somebody something —
to get something for somebody — ( by buying) acheter quelque chose à quelqu'un
4) ( subscribe to) acheter [newspaper]5) ( acquire) se faire [reputation]6) ( achieve) obtenir [grade, mark, answer]he got it right — ( of calculation) il a obtenu le bon résultat; ( of answer) il a répondu juste
7) ( fetch) chercher [object, person, help]to get somebody something —
8) (manoeuvre, move)to get somebody/something upstairs/downstairs — faire monter/descendre quelqu'un/quelque chose
can you get between the truck and the wall? — est-ce que tu peux te glisser entre le camion et le mur?
9) ( help progress)10) ( contact)11) ( deal with)I'll get it — ( of phone) je réponds; ( of doorbell) j'y vais
12) ( prepare) préparer [breakfast, lunch etc]13) ( take hold of) attraper [person] (by par)I've got you, don't worry — je te tiens, ne t'inquiète pas
to get something from ou off — prendre quelque chose sur [shelf, table]
to get something from ou out of — prendre quelque chose dans [drawer, cupboard]
14) (colloq) ( oblige to give)to get something from ou out of somebody — faire sortir quelque chose à quelqu'un [money]; fig obtenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [truth]
15) (colloq) ( catch) gen arrêter [escapee]got you! — gen je t'ai eu!; ( caught in act) vu!
16) Medicine attraper [disease]17) ( use as transport) prendre [bus, train]18) ( have)to have got — avoir [object, money, friend etc]
19) ( start to have)to get (hold of) the idea ou impression that — se mettre dans la tête que
20) ( suffer)21) ( be given as punishment) prendre [five years etc]; avoir [fine]22) ( hit)to get somebody/something with — toucher quelqu'un/quelque chose avec [stone, arrow]
23) (understand, hear) comprendrenow let me get this right... — alors si je comprends bien...
‘where did you hear that?’ - ‘I got it from Paul’ — ‘où est-ce que tu as entendu ça?’ - ‘c'est Paul qui me l'a dit’
24) (colloq) (annoy, affect)what gets me is... — ce qui m'agace c'est que...
25) (learn, learn of)to get to do — (colloq) finir par faire
how did you get to know ou hear of our organization? — comment avez-vous entendu parler de notre organisation?
26) ( have opportunity)to get to do — avoir l'occasion de faire, pouvoir faire
27) ( start)to get to doing — (colloq) commencer à faire
then I got to thinking that... — puis je me suis dit que...
28) ( must)to have got to do — devoir faire [homework, chore]
you've got to realize that... — il faut que tu te rendes compte que...
29) ( persuade)30) ( have somebody do)31) ( cause)2.1) ( become) devenir [suspicious, old]how lucky/stupid can you get! — il y en a qui ont de la chance/qui sont vraiment stupides!
2) ( forming passive)3) ( become involved in)to get into — (colloq) ( as hobby) se mettre à; ( as job) commencer dans; fig
4) ( arrive)how did you get here? — ( by what miracle) comment est-ce que tu es arrivé là?; ( by what means) comment est-ce que tu es venu?
5) ( progress)6) (colloq) ( put on)to get into — mettre, enfiler (colloq) [pyjamas, overalls]
•Phrasal Verbs:- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get onto- get out- get over- get up••get along with you! — (colloq) ne sois pas ridicule!
get away with you! — (colloq) arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! (colloq)
I'll get you (colloq) for that — je vais te le faire payer (colloq)
he's got it bad — (colloq) il est vraiment mordu
to get it together — (colloq) se ressaisir
to get with it — (colloq) se mettre dans le coup (colloq)
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17 assessment
noun* * *noun die Einschätzung* * *as·sess·ment[əˈsesmənt]n\assessment of property [Grund]vermögensbewertung f3. (taxation)staff \assessment Personalbeurteilung f* * *[ə'sesmənt]n1) (= evaluation) (of person, chances, abilities, needs) Einschätzung f; (of problem, situation, prospects also) Beurteilung f; (of proposal, advantages also) Abwägen nt; (of damage) Schätzung fwhat's your assessment of the situation? — wie sehen or beurteilen Sie die Lage?
* * *assessment [əˈsesmənt] s1. Festsetzung fassessment on income Veranlagung zur Einkommensteuer;assessment notice Steuerbescheid m3. a) Steuer(betrag) f(m), Abgabe fb) Besteuerung fc) Steuertarif m4. fig Ab-, Einschätzung f, (Be)Wertung f, Beurteilung f:what is your assessment of …? wie beurteilen Sie … (akk)?* * *noun4) (tax to be paid) Steuerbescheid, der* * *n.Abschätzung f.Beurteilung f.Bewertung f.Einschätzung f.Feststellung f.Schätzung f.Veranlagung f. -
18 delicate
'delikət1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) sart, fin, ømtålig, svak2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) søt, sart, delikat3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) fintfølende, følsom4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) raffinert, fin, delikat•- delicacydelikat--------fin--------kilen--------sart--------skjør--------skrøpeligadj. \/ˈdelɪkət\/1) fin, utsøkt2) mild, sart3) sped, svakelig, ømtålig4) skjør, sprø, svak5) kinkig, delikat, ømtålig6) vanskelig7) følsom, fin8) fintfølende, hensynsfull, taktfull9) lekker, deiligdelicates forklaring: tøy som krever finvask -
19 delicate
['delɪkət]aggettivo [features, fabric, touch, health, moment, situation, subject] delicato; [ perfume] delicato, tenue; [ china] fragile; [ mechanism] sensibile* * *['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) delicato2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delicato; raffinato3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) delicato4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) delicato•- delicacy* * *['delɪkət] -
20 promise
I ['prɒmɪs]1) (undertaking) promessa f.2) U (hope, prospect) speranza f., prospettiva f.II 1. ['prɒmɪs]she shows great promise — promette molto bene, è una grande promessa
1) (pledge)to promise sb. sth. — promettere qcs. a qcn.
2) (give prospect of) annunciare, promettere3) (assure) assicurare, garantire2.it won't be easy, I promise you — non sarà facile, te lo assicuro
1) (give pledge) promettere2) fig.to promise well — [young talent, candidate] essere promettente; [result, situation] promettere bene, essere promettente
* * *['promis] 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) promettere2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) promettere3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) promettere2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) promessa2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) promessa•* * *I ['prɒmɪs]1) (undertaking) promessa f.2) U (hope, prospect) speranza f., prospettiva f.II 1. ['prɒmɪs]she shows great promise — promette molto bene, è una grande promessa
1) (pledge)to promise sb. sth. — promettere qcs. a qcn.
2) (give prospect of) annunciare, promettere3) (assure) assicurare, garantire2.it won't be easy, I promise you — non sarà facile, te lo assicuro
1) (give pledge) promettere2) fig.to promise well — [young talent, candidate] essere promettente; [result, situation] promettere bene, essere promettente
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