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  • 1 have *****

    [hæv] has 3rd pers sg pres had pt, pp
    1. aux vb
    1) (gen) avere, (with many intransitive verbs) essere

    he has been kind/promoted — è stato gentile/promosso

    having finished or when he had finished, he left — dopo aver finito se n'è andato

    has/hasn't she told you? — te l'ha/non te l'ha detto?

    2)

    (in tag questions) you've done it, haven't you? — l'hai fatto, (non è) vero?

    he hasn't done it, has he? — non l'ha fatto, vero?

    3)

    (in short answers and questions) you've made a mistake — no I haven't/so I have — hai fatto uno sbaglio — ma no, niente affatto/eh sì, è vero

    we haven't paid — yes we have! — non abbiamo pagato — sì che abbiamo pagato!

    I've been there before, have you? — ci sono già stato, e tu?

    2. modal aux vb

    (be obliged) to have (got) to do sth — dover fare qc

    I had better leave — è meglio che io vada

    this has got to be a mistake — dev'essere un errore, deve trattarsi di un errore

    she has to do it — lo deve fare

    I have (got) to finish this work — devo finire questo lavoro

    it will have to wait till tomorrow — bisogna rimandarlo a domani

    I don't have to wear glasses — non ho bisogno di portare gli occhiali

    3. vt
    1) (possess) avere

    I have (got) an idea — ho un'idea, mi è venuta un'idea

    have you (got) or do you have a pen? — hai una penna?

    I've got somebody staying next week — ho un ospite la settimana prossima

    2) (meal, shower) fare, (drink) prendere

    will you have some more? — ne vuoi ancora?

    what will you have? — cosa bevi or prendi?

    3) (receive, obtain) avere, ricevere

    there was no bread to be had — non avevano più or non c'era più pane

    I must have it by tomorrow — mi occorre per domani

    you can have it for £5 — te lo lascio per 5 sterline

    I have it on good authority that... — so da fonte sicura che...

    4) (hold) avere, tenere

    he had him by the throat — lo teneva per la gola

    I have (got) him where I want him — ce l'ho in mano or in pugno

    5)

    (maintain, allow) she will have it that she is right — sostiene or asserisce di aver ragione

    rumour has it (that)... — si dice or corre voce che...

    she won't have it said that... — non permette che si dica che...

    6)

    (causative) to have sth donefar fare qc

    to have sb do sth — far fare qc a qn

    what would you have me do? — cosa vuoi che faccia?

    I'd have you know that... — voglio che tu sappia che...

    7)

    (experience, suffer) to have an operationavere or subire un'operazione

    8)

    (+ noun = verb identical with noun) let's have a lookdiamo un'occhiata

    let me have a tryfammi or lasciami provare

    9)

    let him have it! fam — dagliele!, picchialo!

    you've had it! fam — sei fritto!, sei fregato!

    you have me there! — questo proprio non lo so!

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  • 2 have

    [hæv] 1. pt, pp had, aux vb
    1) ( usu)

    having finished/when he had finished, he left — skończywszy or kiedy skończył, wyszedł

    2) ( in tag questions) prawda

    you've done it, haven't you? — zrobiłeś to, prawda?

    you've made a mistake — no I haven't/so I have — pomyliłeś się — nie/tak (, rzeczywiście)

    we haven't paid — yes we have! — nie zapłaciliśmy — ależ tak!

    I've been there before — have you? — już kiedyś tam byłem — naprawdę?

    2. modal aux vb

    I haven't got/I don't have to wear glasses — nie muszę nosić okularów

    3. vt
    1) ( possess) mieć

    do you have/have you got a car? — (czy) masz samochód?

    2) ( eat) jeść (zjeść perf); ( drink) pić (wypić perf)
    3) (receive, obtain etc) mieć, dostawać (dostać perf)
    4) ( allow) pozwalać (pozwolić perf) na +acc
    5)

    to have sth donedawać (dać perf) or oddawać (oddać perf) coś do zrobienia, kazać (kazać perf) (sobie) coś zrobić

    to have sb doing sthsprawiać (sprawić perf), że ktoś coś robi

    he soon had them all laughing — wkrótce sprawił, że wszyscy się śmiali

    6) (experience, suffer) mieć
    7) (+noun)

    to have a babyurodzić ( perf) dziecko

    let's have a look — spójrzmy, popatrzmy

    8) ( inf)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    (to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) mieć w rezerwie

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  • 3 have

    UK / US
    1. vb aux had

    to have arrived/slept — angekommen sein/geschlafen haben

    having eaten o when he had eaten, he left — nachdem er gegessen hatte, ging er

    2)

    (in tag questions) you've done it, haven't you? — du hast/Sie haben es doch gemacht, oder nicht?

    3)

    (in short answers and questions) you've made a mistake – so I have/no I haven't — du hast/Sie haben einen Fehler gemacht – ja, stimmt/nein

    we haven't paid – yes we have! — wir haben nicht bezahlt – doch!

    I've been there before, have you? — ich war schon einmal da, du/Sie auch?

    2. modal vb aux

    (be obliged) to have (got) to do sth — etw tun müssen

    3. vt
    1) (possess) haben
    2)

    (referring to meals etc) to have breakfast/a cigarette — frühstücken/eine Zigarette rauchen

    3) (receive, obtain etc) haben

    may I have your address? — kann ich deine/Ihre Adresse haben?

    4)

    (maintain, allow) he will have it that he is right — er besteht darauf, dass er recht hat

    5)
    6)

    (experience, suffer) she had her bag stolen — man hat ihr die Tasche gestohlen

    7)

    (+ noun: take, hold etc) to have a walk/rest — spazieren gehen/sich ausruhen

    to have a meeting/party — eine Besprechung/Party haben

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  • 4 have

    UK / US
    1. vb aux had

    to have arrived/slept — angekommen sein/geschlafen haben

    having eaten o when he had eaten, he left — nachdem er gegessen hatte, ging er

    2)

    (in tag questions) you've done it, haven't you? — du hast/Sie haben es doch gemacht, oder nicht?

    3)

    (in short answers and questions) you've made a mistake – so I have/no I haven't — du hast/Sie haben einen Fehler gemacht – ja, stimmt/nein

    we haven't paid – yes we have! — wir haben nicht bezahlt – doch!

    I've been there before, have you? — ich war schon einmal da, du/Sie auch?

    2. modal vb aux

    (be obliged) to have (got) to do sth — etw tun müssen

    3. vt
    1) (possess) haben
    2)

    (referring to meals etc) to have breakfast/a cigarette — frühstücken/eine Zigarette rauchen

    3) (receive, obtain etc) haben

    may I have your address? — kann ich deine/Ihre Adresse haben?

    4)

    (maintain, allow) he will have it that he is right — er besteht darauf, dass er recht hat

    5)
    6)

    (experience, suffer) she had her bag stolen — man hat ihr die Tasche gestohlen

    7)

    (+ noun: take, hold etc) to have a walk/rest — spazieren gehen/sich ausruhen

    to have a meeting/party — eine Besprechung/Party haben

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  • 5 Usage note : do

    The direct French equivalent of the verb to do in subject + to do + object sentences is faire:
    she’s doing her homework
    = elle fait ses devoirs
    what are you doing?
    = qu’est-ce que tu fais?
    what has he done with the newspaper?
    = qu’est-ce qu’il a fait du journal?
    faire functions in very much the same way as to do does in English and it is safe to assume it will work in the great majority of cases. For the conjugation of the verb faire, see the French verb tables.
    Grammatical functions
    In questions
    In French there is no use of an auxiliary verb in questions equivalent to the use of do in English.
    When the subject is a pronoun, the question is formed in French either by inverting the subject and verb and putting a hyphen between the two ( veux-tu?) or by prefacing the subject + verb by est-ce que (literally is it that):
    do you like Mozart?
    = aimes-tu Mozart? or est-ce que tu aimes Mozart?
    did you put the glasses in the cupboard?
    = as-tu mis les verres dans le placard? or est-ce que tu as mis les verres dans le placard?
    When the subject is a noun there are again two possibilities:
    did your sister ring?
    = est-ce que ta sœur a téléphoné? or ta sœur a-t-elle téléphoné?
    did Max find his keys?
    = est-ce que Max a trouvé ses clés? or Max a-t-il trouvé ses clés?
    In negatives
    Equally, auxiliaries are not used in negatives in French:
    I don’t like Mozart
    = je n’aime pas Mozart
    you didn’t feed the cat
    = tu n’as pas donné à manger au chat
    don’t do that!
    = ne fais pas ça!
    In emphatic uses
    There is no verbal equivalent for the use of do in such expressions as I DO like your dress. A French speaker will find another way, according to the context, of expressing the force of the English do. Here are a few useful examples:
    I DO like your dress
    = j’aime beaucoup ta robe
    I DO hope she remembers
    = j’espère qu’elle n’oubliera pas
    I DO think you should see a doctor
    = je crois vraiment que tu devrais voir un médecin
    When referring back to another verb
    In this case the verb to do is not translated at all:
    I don’t like him any more than you do
    = je ne l’aime pas plus que toi
    I live in Oxford and so does Lily
    = j’habite à Oxford et Lily aussi
    she gets paid more than I do
    = elle est payée plus que moi
    I haven’t written as much as I ought to have done
    = je n’ai pas écrit autant que j’aurais dû
    ‘I love strawberries’ ‘so do I’
    = ‘j’adore les fraises’ ‘moi aussi’
    In polite requests
    In polite requests the phrase je vous en prie can often be used to render the meaning of do:
    do sit down
    = asseyez-vous, je vous en prie
    do have a piece of cake
    = prenez un morceau de gâteau, je vous en prie
    ‘may I take a peach?’ ‘yes, do’
    = ‘puis-je prendre une pêche?’ ‘je vous en prie’
    In imperatives
    In French there is no use of an auxiliary verb in imperatives:
    don’t shut the door
    = ne ferme pas la porte
    don’t tell her anything
    = ne lui dis rien
    do be quiet!
    = tais-toi!
    In tag questions
    French has no direct equivalent of tag questions like doesn’t he? or didn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:
    you like fish, don’t you?
    = tu aimes le poisson, n’est-ce pas?
    he lives in London, doesn’t he?
    = il habite à Londres, n’est-ce pas?
    However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the meaning contained in the tag: par hasard can often be useful as a translation:
    Lola didn’t phone, did she?
    = Lola n’a pas téléphoné par hasard?
    Paul doesn’t work here, does he?
    = Paul ne travaille pas ici par hasard?
    In many cases the tag is not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey what is implied:
    you didn’t tidy your room, did you? (i.e. you ought to have done)
    = tu n’as pas rangé ta chambre?
    In short answers
    Again, there is no direct French equivalent for short answers like yes I do, no he doesn’t etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:
    ‘Marion didn’t say that’ ‘yes she did’
    = ‘Marion n’a pas dit ça’ ‘si’
    ‘they don’t sell vegetables at the baker’s’ ‘yes they do’
    = ‘ils ne vendent pas les légumes à la boulangerie’ ‘si’
    In response to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:
    ‘do you like strawberries?’ ‘yes I do’
    = ‘aimez-vous les fraises?’ ‘oui ’
    For more examples and particular usages, see the entry do.

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  • 6 Usage note : be

    The direct French equivalent of the verb to be in subject + to be + predicate sentences is être:
    I am tired
    = je suis fatigué
    Caroline is French
    = Caroline est française
    the children are in the garden
    = les enfants sont dans le jardin
    It functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.
    Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:
    she’s a doctor
    = elle est médecin
    Claudie is still a student
    = Claudie est toujours étudiante
    This is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:
    he’s a widower
    = il est veuf
    But
    Lyons is a beautiful city
    = Lyon est une belle ville
    For more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.
    For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.
    Grammatical functions
    The passive
    être is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:
    the rabbit was killed by a fox
    = le lapin a été tué par un renard
    the window had been broken
    = la fenêtre avait été cassée
    their books will be sold
    = leurs livres seront vendus
    our doors have been repainted red
    = nos portes ont été repeintes en rouge
    In spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.
    Progressive tenses
    In French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.
    The present
    French uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:
    I am working
    = je travaille
    Ben is reading a book
    = Ben lit un livre
    The future
    French also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:
    we are going to London tomorrow
    = nous allons à Londres demain
    I’m (just) coming!
    = j’arrive!
    I’m (just) going!
    = j’y vais!
    The past
    To express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:
    he wrote to his mother
    = il a écrit à sa mère
    he was writing to his mother
    = il écrivait à sa mère
    However, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:
    ‘what was he doing when you arrived?’
    ‘he was cooking the dinner’
    = ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’
    she was just finishing her essay when …
    = elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …
    The compound past
    Compound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:
    I’ve been looking for you
    = je te cherchais
    For progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.
    Obligation
    When to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:
    she’s to do it at once
    = elle doit le faire tout de suite
    what am I to do?
    = qu’est-ce que je dois faire?
    he was to arrive last Monday
    = il devait arriver lundi dernier
    she was never to see him again
    = elle ne devait plus le revoir.
    In tag questions
    French has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:
    their house is lovely, isn’t it?
    = leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?
    he’s a doctor, isn’t he?
    = il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?
    it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?
    = c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?
    However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:
    ‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’
    = ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’
    you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?
    = tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?
    In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:
    it’s not broken, is it?
    = ce n’est pas cassé, si?
    he wasn’t serious, was he?
    = il n’était pas sérieux, si?
    In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.
    In short answers
    Again, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:
    ‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’
    = ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’
    In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:
    ‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’
    = ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’
    ‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’
    = ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’
    Probability
    For expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.
    Other functions
    Expressing sensations and feelings
    In expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:
    to be cold
    = avoir froid
    to be hot
    = avoir chaud
    I’m cold
    = j’ai froid
    to be thirsty
    = avoir soif
    to be hungry
    = avoir faim
    to be ashamed
    = avoir honte
    my hands are cold
    = j’ai froid aux mains
    If, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.
    Discussing health and how people are
    In expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:
    how are you?
    = comment allez-vous?
    ( more informally) comment vas-tu?
    are you well?
    = vous allez bien?
    how is your daughter?
    = comment va votre fille?
    my father is better today
    = mon père va mieux aujourd’hui
    Discussing weather and temperature
    In expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:
    it’s cold
    = il fait froid
    it’s windy
    = il fait du vent
    If in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.
    Visiting somewhere
    When to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:
    I’ve never been to Sweden
    = je ne suis jamais allé en Suède
    have you been to the Louvre?
    = est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?
    or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?
    Paul has been to see us three times
    = Paul est venu nous voir trois fois
    Note too:
    has the postman been?
    = est-ce que le facteur est passé?
    For here is, here are, there is, there are see the entries here and there.
    The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.
    This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be.

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  • 7 Usage note : will

    When will is used to express the future in French, the future tense of the French verb is generally used:
    he’ll come
    = il viendra
    In spoken and more informal French or when the very near future is implied, the present tense of aller + infinitive can be used:
    I’ll do it now
    = je vais le faire tout de suite
    If the subject of the modal auxiliary will is I or we, shall is sometimes used instead of will to talk about the future. For further information, consult the entry shall in the dictionary.
    Note that would and should are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.
    Tag questions
    French has no direct equivalent of tag questions like won’t he? or will they? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? which will work in many cases:
    you’ll do it tomorrow, won’t you?
    = tu le feras demain, n’est-ce pas?
    In cases where an opinion is being sought, non? meaning is that not so? can be useful:
    that will be easier, won’t it?
    = ce sera plus facile, non?
    In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.
    Short answers
    Again, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like no she won’t, yes they will etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:
    ‘they won’t forget’ ‘yes they will’
    = ‘ils n’oublieront pas’ ‘si’ or (for more emphasis) bien sûr que si
    Where the answer no is given to contradict a positive question or statement, the most useful translation is bien sûr que non:
    ‘she’ll post the letter, won’t she?’ ‘no she won’t’
    = ‘elle va poster la lettre?’ ‘bien sûr que non’
    In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:
    ‘you’ll be ready at midday then?’ ‘yes I will’
    = ‘tu seras prêt à midi?’ ‘oui’
    For more examples and other uses, see the entry will.

    Big English-French dictionary > Usage note : will

  • 8 shall

    [ forma debole ʃəl] [ forma forte ʃæl]

    I shall o I'll see you tomorrow ti vedrò domani; we shall not o shan't have a reply before Friday — non avremo una risposta prima di venerdì

    let's buy some apples, shall we? — compriamo delle mele, va bene?

    3) form. (in commands, contracts etc.)

    thou shalt not stealbibl. non rubare

    ••
    Note:
    When shall is used to form the future tense in English, the same rules apply as for will. You will find a note on this and on question tags and short answers in the grammar note 1.will. Note, however, that while shall can be used in question tags like other auxiliaries (we shan't be late, shall we? = non faremo mica tardi, vero?), it is also used in the question tag for the imperative construction introduced by let's with no precise and fixed equivalent in Italian: let's go shopping, shall we? = andiamo a fare spese, eh? let's start working, shall we? = mettiamoci a lavorare, dai!
    * * *
    [ʃəl, ʃæl]
    short forms - I'll, we'll; verb
    1) (used to form future tenses of other verbs when the subject is I or we: We shall be leaving tomorrow; I shall have arrived by this time tomorrow.) (ausiliare per la formazione del futuro)
    2) (used to show the speaker's intention: I shan't be late tonight.) (avere l'intenzione)
    3) (used in questions, the answer to which requires a decision: Shall I tell him, or shan't I?; Shall we go now?) (ausiliare usato in frasi interrogative)
    4) (used as a form of command: You shall go if I say you must.) dovere
    * * *
    [ forma debole ʃəl] [ forma forte ʃæl]

    I shall o I'll see you tomorrow ti vedrò domani; we shall not o shan't have a reply before Friday — non avremo una risposta prima di venerdì

    let's buy some apples, shall we? — compriamo delle mele, va bene?

    3) form. (in commands, contracts etc.)

    thou shalt not stealbibl. non rubare

    ••
    Note:
    When shall is used to form the future tense in English, the same rules apply as for will. You will find a note on this and on question tags and short answers in the grammar note 1.will. Note, however, that while shall can be used in question tags like other auxiliaries (we shan't be late, shall we? = non faremo mica tardi, vero?), it is also used in the question tag for the imperative construction introduced by let's with no precise and fixed equivalent in Italian: let's go shopping, shall we? = andiamo a fare spese, eh? let's start working, shall we? = mettiamoci a lavorare, dai!

    English-Italian dictionary > shall

  • 9 BE

    1. verb,
    pres. t. I am, neg. (coll.) ain't, he is, neg. (coll.) isn't
    Ex:
    we areneg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula
    /Ex:
    1) (indicating quality or attribute) sein

    she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

    being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

    he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

    2) in exclamation

    was she pleased!war sie [vielleicht] froh!

    aren't you a big boy!was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!

    3) will be (indicating supposition)

    [I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

    you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

    4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlen

    I am freezingmich friert es

    how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

    it is she, it's her — sie ist's

    if I were youan deiner Stelle

    be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

    7) with possessive

    it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

    8) (cost) kosten
    9) (equal) sein

    two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

    10) (constitute) bilden

    London is not EnglandLondon ist nicht [gleich] England

    11) (mean) bedeuten
    2. intransitive verb
    1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existieren

    can such things be?kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

    I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

    there is/are... — es gibt...

    be that as it maywie dem auch sei

    2) (remain) bleiben

    I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

    let it belass es sein

    let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

    3) (happen) stattfinden; sein

    where will the party be?wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

    4) (go, come)

    be off with you! — geh/geht!

    I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

    she's from Australiasie stammt od. ist aus Australien

    5) (on visit etc.) sein

    have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

    6)

    she's been and tidied the room(coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

    3. auxiliary verb
    1) forming passive werden
    2) forming continuous tenses, active

    he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

    I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

    3) forming continuous tenses, passive

    the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

    4) (expr. obligation)
    5) (expr. arrangement)

    the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

    6) (expr. possibility)
    7) (expr. destiny)
    8) (expr. condition)

    if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...

    4.

    bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

    mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

    * * *
    ['bi: ɡi:]
    ( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)
    * * *
    be
    <was, been>
    [bi:, bi]
    vi + n/adj
    1. (describes) sein
    she's quite rich/ugly sie ist ziemlich reich/hässlich
    what is that? was ist das?
    she's a doctor sie ist Ärztin
    what do you want to \be when you grow up? was willst du einmal werden, wenn du erwachsen bist?
    you need to \be certain before you make an accusation like that du musst dir ganz sicher sein, bevor du so eine Anschuldigung vorbringst
    “may I \be of service Madam?” the waiter asked „kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein, gnädige Frau?“ fragte der Kellner
    to \be on the same wavelength auf der gleichen Wellenlänge liegen fam
    to \be able to do sth etw tun können, in der Lage sein, etw zu tun
    to \be from a country/a town aus einem Land/einer Stadt kommen
    2. (composition) sein, bestehen aus
    is this plate pure gold? ist dieser Teller aus reinem Gold?
    3. (opinion)
    to \be for/against sth für/gegen etw akk sein
    to \be all for sth ganz [o sehr] für etw akk sein
    4. (calculation) sein, machen, kosten
    two and two is four zwei und zwei ist vier
    these books are 50p each diese Bücher kosten jeweils 50p
    5. (timing)
    to \be late/[right] on time zu spät/[genau] rechtzeitig kommen
    6. (location) sein; town, country liegen
    the keys are in that box die Schlüssel befinden sich in der Schachtel
    the food was on the table das Essen stand auf dem Tisch
    he's not here er ist nicht da
    to \be in a fix [or jam] ( fam) in der Klemme stecken fam
    to \be in a bad situation/trouble in einer schwierigen Situation/Schwierigkeiten sein
    7. in pp (visit) sein
    the postman hasn't been yet der Briefträger war noch nicht da
    I've never been to Kenya ich bin noch nie in Kenia gewesen
    8. (take place) stattfinden
    the meeting is next Tuesday die Konferenz findet am nächsten Montag statt
    9. (do) sein
    to \be on benefit [or AM welfare] Sozialhilfe bekommen [o SCHWEIZ beziehen], Sozialhilfeempfänger/Sozialhilfeempfängerin sein
    to \be on a diet auf Diät sein
    to \be on the pill die Pille nehmen
    to \be on standby/on holiday in [Ruf]bereitschaft/im Urlaub sein
    to \be up to sth etw im Schild[e] führen
    10. (exist) existieren, vorhanden sein; ( old liter: live) leben, sein
    let her \be! lass sie in Ruhe!
    to \be or not to \be, that is the question Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist die Frage
    there is/are... es gibt...
    can it [really] \be that...? ( form) ist es [tatsächlich] möglich, dass...?
    is it that...? ( form) kann es sein, dass...?
    12. (expresses ability)
    sth is to \be done etw kann getan werden
    the exhibition is currently to \be seen at the City Gallery die Ausstellung ist zurzeit in der Stadtgalerie zu besichtigen
    13.
    to \be to do sth (expresses allowance) etw dürfen; (expresses obligation) etw sollen
    to not \be to do sth etw nicht dürfen
    what are we to do? was sollen wir tun?
    you're to sit in the corner and keep quiet du sollst dich in die Ecke setzen und ruhig sein
    14.
    to \be to do sth (expresses future) etw tun werden
    we are to visit Australia in the spring im Frühling reisen wir nach Australien; (expresses future in past)
    she was never to see her brother again sie sollte ihren Bruder nie mehr wiedersehen; (in conditionals)
    if I were you, I'd... an deiner Stelle würde ich...
    if sb was [or were] to do sth,... wenn jd etw tun würde,...
    if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades wenn er härter arbeiten würde, bekäme er bessere Noten
    were sb to do sth,... ( form) würde jd etw tun,...
    were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed würde ich mich weigern, wären sie äußerst verärgert
    15. (impersonal use)
    what is it? was ist?
    what's it to \be? (what are you drinking) was möchten Sie trinken?; (please decide now) was soll es denn [nun] sein?
    it is only fair for me es erscheint mir nur fair
    is it true that you were asked to resign? stimmt es, dass man dir nahegelegt hat, dein Amt niederzulegen?
    it's not that I don't like herit's just that we rarely agree on anything es ist nicht so, dass ich sie nicht mag — wir sind nur selten einer Meinung
    as it were sozusagen, gleichsam
    \be quiet or I'll...! sei still oder ich...!
    \be seated! ( form) setzen Sie sich!, nehmen Sie Platz! geh
    \be yourself! sei du selbst! [o ganz natürlich!
    17. (expresses continuation)
    to \be doing sth gerade etw tun
    don't talk about that while I'm eating sprich nicht davon, während ich beim Essen bin
    she's studying to be a lawyer sie studiert, um Rechtsanwältin zu werden
    it's raining es regnet
    you're always complaining du beklagst dich dauernd
    18. (expresses passive)
    to \be asked/pushed gefragt/gestoßen werden
    to \be be discovered by sb von jdm gefunden werden
    to \be left an orphan als Waise zurückbleiben
    to \be left speechless sprachlos sein
    19.
    the \be-all and end-all das Ein und Alles [o A und O]
    far \be it from sb to do sth nichts liegt jdm ferner, als etw zu tun
    to \be off form nicht in Form sein
    the joke is on sb jd ist der Dumme
    \be that as it may wie dem auch sei
    to \be off (go away, leave) weggehen; (begin spoiling) schlecht sein
    \be off with you! go away! geh! hau ab! fam
    so \be it so sei es, sei's drum fam
    * * *
    [biː] pres am, is, are, pret was, were, ptp been
    1. COPULATIVE VERB
    1) with adjective, noun, pronoun sein

    who's that? – it's me/that's Mary — wer ist das? – ich bins/das ist Mary

    he is a soldier/a German — er ist Soldat/Deutscher

    he wants to be a doctorer möchte Arzt werden Note that the article is used in German only when the noun is qualified by an adjective.

    he's a good student/a true Englishman — er ist ein guter Student/ein echter Engländer

    2)

    referring to physical, mental state how are you? — wie gehts?

    to be hungry/thirsty — Hunger/Durst haben, hungrig/durstig sein

    I am hot/cold/frozen — mir ist heiß/kalt/eiskalt

    3) age sein

    how old is she? —

    4) = cost kosten

    two times two is or are fourzwei mal zwei ist or sind or gibt vier

    6) with possessive gehören (+dat)

    that book is your brother's/his — das Buch gehört Ihrem Bruder/ihm, das ist das Buch Ihres Bruders/das ist sein Buch

    7)

    in exclamations was he pleased to hear it! — er war vielleicht froh, das zu hören!

    but wasn't she glad when... — hat sie sich vielleicht gefreut, als...

    how are you for a beer?hast du Lust auf ein Bier?

    2. AUXILIARY VERB
    1)

    in continuous tenses Note how German uses the simple tense:what are you doing? — was machst du da?

    they're coming tomorrowsie kommen morgen Note how German uses the present tense:

    you will be hearing from us — Sie hören von uns, Sie werden von uns hören Note the use of bei + infinitive:

    we're just drinking coffee —

    I was packing my case when... — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken, als...

    he was run over — er ist überfahren worden, er wurde überfahren

    it is/was being repaired — es wird/wurde gerade repariert

    she was to be/was to have been dismissed but... — sie sollte entlassen werden, aber.../sie hätte entlassen werden sollen, aber...

    he is to be pitied/not to be envied —

    what is to be done? — was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?

    I wasn't to tell you his name — ich sollte or durfte Ihnen nicht sagen, wie er heißt; (but I did) ich hätte Ihnen eigentlich nicht sagen sollen or dürfen, wie er heißt

    he was not to be persuaded — er war nicht zu überreden, er ließ sich nicht überreden

    if it were or was to snowfalls or wenn es schneien sollte

    3)

    in tag questions/short answers he's always late, isn't he? – yes he is — er kommt doch immer zu spät, nicht? – ja, das stimmt

    he's never late, is he? – yes he is — er kommt nie zu spät, oder? – oh, doch

    you're not ill, are you? – yes I am/no I'm not — Sie sind doch nicht (etwa) krank? – doch!/nein

    it's all done, is it? – yes it is/no it isn't — es ist also alles erledigt? – ja/nein

    3. INTRANSITIVE VERB
    1) sein; (= remain) bleiben

    I'm going to Berlin – how long will you be there? — ich gehe nach Berlin – wie lange wirst du dort bleiben?

    he is there at the moment but he won't be much longer — im Augenblick ist er dort, aber nicht mehr lange

    we've been here a long time —

    let me/him be — lass mich/ihn (in Ruhe)

    2) = be situated sein; (town, forest, papers) liegen, sein; (car, tower, chair) stehen, sein
    3)

    = visit, call I've been to Paris — ich war schon (ein)mal in Paris

    he has been and goneer war da und ist wieder gegangen

    I've just been and (gone and) broken it! — jetzt hab ichs tatsächlich kaputt gemacht (inf)

    4)

    = like to have who's for coffee/tee/biscuits? — wer möchte (gerne)Kaffee/Tee/Kekse?

    here is a book/are two books — hier ist ein Buch/sind zwei Bücher

    4. IMPERSONAL VERB
    sein

    it is dark/morning — es ist dunkel/Morgen

    tomorrow is Friday/the 14th of June — morgen ist Freitag/der 14. Juni, morgen haben wir Freitag/den 14. Juni

    it is 5 km to the nearest townes sind 5 km bis zur nächsten Stadt

    who found it —

    it was me or I (form) who said it first — ICH habe es zuerst gesagt, ich war derjenige, der es zuerst gesagt hat

    were it not for the fact that I am a teacher, I would... —

    were it not for him, if it weren't or wasn't for him — wenn er nicht wäre

    * * *
    BE abk
    3. WIRTSCH bill of exchange
    * * *
    1. verb,
    pres. t. I am, neg. (coll.) ain't, he is, neg. (coll.) isn't
    Ex:
    we areneg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula
    /Ex:

    she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

    being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

    he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

    2) in exclamation

    was she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!

    3) will be (indicating supposition)

    [I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

    you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

    how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

    it is she, it's her — sie ist's

    6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)

    be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

    7) with possessive

    it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

    8) (cost) kosten
    9) (equal) sein

    two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

    10) (constitute) bilden

    London is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England

    11) (mean) bedeuten
    2. intransitive verb
    1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existieren

    can such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

    I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

    there is/are... — es gibt...

    2) (remain) bleiben

    I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

    let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

    3) (happen) stattfinden; sein

    where will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

    4) (go, come)

    be off with you! — geh/geht!

    I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

    she's from Australiasie stammt od. ist aus Australien

    5) (on visit etc.) sein

    have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

    6)

    she's been and tidied the room(coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

    3. auxiliary verb
    1) forming passive werden
    2) forming continuous tenses, active

    he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

    I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

    the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam

    3) forming continuous tenses, passive

    the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

    4) (expr. obligation)
    5) (expr. arrangement)

    the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

    6) (expr. possibility)
    7) (expr. destiny)
    8) (expr. condition)

    if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...

    4.

    bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

    mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

    * * *
    (in a state of) shock expr.
    einen Schock haben ausdr. (left) stranded expr.
    auf dem trockenen sitzen ausdr.
    aufgeschmissen sein ausdr. (on a) level with expr.
    auf dem gleichen Niveau stehen wie ausdr.
    auf gleicher Höhe sein mit ausdr.
    genauso hoch sein wie ausdr. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been)
    = sein v.
    (§ p.,pp.: war, ist gewesen)
    sich befinden v.
    sich fühlen v.

    English-german dictionary > BE

  • 10 be

    1. verb,
    pres. t. I am, neg. (coll.) ain't, he is, neg. (coll.) isn't
    Ex:
    we areneg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula
    /Ex:
    1) (indicating quality or attribute) sein

    she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

    being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

    he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

    2) in exclamation

    was she pleased!war sie [vielleicht] froh!

    aren't you a big boy!was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!

    3) will be (indicating supposition)

    [I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

    you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

    4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlen

    I am freezingmich friert es

    how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

    it is she, it's her — sie ist's

    if I were youan deiner Stelle

    be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

    7) with possessive

    it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

    8) (cost) kosten
    9) (equal) sein

    two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

    10) (constitute) bilden

    London is not EnglandLondon ist nicht [gleich] England

    11) (mean) bedeuten
    2. intransitive verb
    1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existieren

    can such things be?kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

    I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

    there is/are... — es gibt...

    be that as it maywie dem auch sei

    2) (remain) bleiben

    I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

    let it belass es sein

    let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

    3) (happen) stattfinden; sein

    where will the party be?wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

    4) (go, come)

    be off with you! — geh/geht!

    I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

    she's from Australiasie stammt od. ist aus Australien

    5) (on visit etc.) sein

    have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

    6)

    she's been and tidied the room(coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

    3. auxiliary verb
    1) forming passive werden
    2) forming continuous tenses, active

    he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

    I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

    3) forming continuous tenses, passive

    the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

    4) (expr. obligation)
    5) (expr. arrangement)

    the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

    6) (expr. possibility)
    7) (expr. destiny)
    8) (expr. condition)

    if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...

    4.

    bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

    mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

    * * *
    ['bi: ɡi:]
    ( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)
    * * *
    be
    <was, been>
    [bi:, bi]
    vi + n/adj
    1. (describes) sein
    she's quite rich/ugly sie ist ziemlich reich/hässlich
    what is that? was ist das?
    she's a doctor sie ist Ärztin
    what do you want to \be when you grow up? was willst du einmal werden, wenn du erwachsen bist?
    you need to \be certain before you make an accusation like that du musst dir ganz sicher sein, bevor du so eine Anschuldigung vorbringst
    “may I \be of service Madam?” the waiter asked „kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein, gnädige Frau?“ fragte der Kellner
    to \be on the same wavelength auf der gleichen Wellenlänge liegen fam
    to \be able to do sth etw tun können, in der Lage sein, etw zu tun
    to \be from a country/a town aus einem Land/einer Stadt kommen
    2. (composition) sein, bestehen aus
    is this plate pure gold? ist dieser Teller aus reinem Gold?
    3. (opinion)
    to \be for/against sth für/gegen etw akk sein
    to \be all for sth ganz [o sehr] für etw akk sein
    4. (calculation) sein, machen, kosten
    two and two is four zwei und zwei ist vier
    these books are 50p each diese Bücher kosten jeweils 50p
    5. (timing)
    to \be late/[right] on time zu spät/[genau] rechtzeitig kommen
    6. (location) sein; town, country liegen
    the keys are in that box die Schlüssel befinden sich in der Schachtel
    the food was on the table das Essen stand auf dem Tisch
    he's not here er ist nicht da
    to \be in a fix [or jam] ( fam) in der Klemme stecken fam
    to \be in a bad situation/trouble in einer schwierigen Situation/Schwierigkeiten sein
    7. in pp (visit) sein
    the postman hasn't been yet der Briefträger war noch nicht da
    I've never been to Kenya ich bin noch nie in Kenia gewesen
    8. (take place) stattfinden
    the meeting is next Tuesday die Konferenz findet am nächsten Montag statt
    9. (do) sein
    to \be on benefit [or AM welfare] Sozialhilfe bekommen [o SCHWEIZ beziehen], Sozialhilfeempfänger/Sozialhilfeempfängerin sein
    to \be on a diet auf Diät sein
    to \be on the pill die Pille nehmen
    to \be on standby/on holiday in [Ruf]bereitschaft/im Urlaub sein
    to \be up to sth etw im Schild[e] führen
    10. (exist) existieren, vorhanden sein; ( old liter: live) leben, sein
    let her \be! lass sie in Ruhe!
    to \be or not to \be, that is the question Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist die Frage
    there is/are... es gibt...
    can it [really] \be that...? ( form) ist es [tatsächlich] möglich, dass...?
    is it that...? ( form) kann es sein, dass...?
    12. (expresses ability)
    sth is to \be done etw kann getan werden
    the exhibition is currently to \be seen at the City Gallery die Ausstellung ist zurzeit in der Stadtgalerie zu besichtigen
    13.
    to \be to do sth (expresses allowance) etw dürfen; (expresses obligation) etw sollen
    to not \be to do sth etw nicht dürfen
    what are we to do? was sollen wir tun?
    you're to sit in the corner and keep quiet du sollst dich in die Ecke setzen und ruhig sein
    14.
    to \be to do sth (expresses future) etw tun werden
    we are to visit Australia in the spring im Frühling reisen wir nach Australien; (expresses future in past)
    she was never to see her brother again sie sollte ihren Bruder nie mehr wiedersehen; (in conditionals)
    if I were you, I'd... an deiner Stelle würde ich...
    if sb was [or were] to do sth,... wenn jd etw tun würde,...
    if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades wenn er härter arbeiten würde, bekäme er bessere Noten
    were sb to do sth,... ( form) würde jd etw tun,...
    were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed würde ich mich weigern, wären sie äußerst verärgert
    15. (impersonal use)
    what is it? was ist?
    what's it to \be? (what are you drinking) was möchten Sie trinken?; (please decide now) was soll es denn [nun] sein?
    it is only fair for me es erscheint mir nur fair
    is it true that you were asked to resign? stimmt es, dass man dir nahegelegt hat, dein Amt niederzulegen?
    it's not that I don't like herit's just that we rarely agree on anything es ist nicht so, dass ich sie nicht mag — wir sind nur selten einer Meinung
    as it were sozusagen, gleichsam
    \be quiet or I'll...! sei still oder ich...!
    \be seated! ( form) setzen Sie sich!, nehmen Sie Platz! geh
    \be yourself! sei du selbst! [o ganz natürlich!
    17. (expresses continuation)
    to \be doing sth gerade etw tun
    don't talk about that while I'm eating sprich nicht davon, während ich beim Essen bin
    she's studying to be a lawyer sie studiert, um Rechtsanwältin zu werden
    it's raining es regnet
    you're always complaining du beklagst dich dauernd
    18. (expresses passive)
    to \be asked/pushed gefragt/gestoßen werden
    to \be be discovered by sb von jdm gefunden werden
    to \be left an orphan als Waise zurückbleiben
    to \be left speechless sprachlos sein
    19.
    the \be-all and end-all das Ein und Alles [o A und O]
    far \be it from sb to do sth nichts liegt jdm ferner, als etw zu tun
    to \be off form nicht in Form sein
    the joke is on sb jd ist der Dumme
    \be that as it may wie dem auch sei
    to \be off (go away, leave) weggehen; (begin spoiling) schlecht sein
    \be off with you! go away! geh! hau ab! fam
    so \be it so sei es, sei's drum fam
    * * *
    [biː] pres am, is, are, pret was, were, ptp been
    1. COPULATIVE VERB
    1) with adjective, noun, pronoun sein

    who's that? – it's me/that's Mary — wer ist das? – ich bins/das ist Mary

    he is a soldier/a German — er ist Soldat/Deutscher

    he wants to be a doctorer möchte Arzt werden Note that the article is used in German only when the noun is qualified by an adjective.

    he's a good student/a true Englishman — er ist ein guter Student/ein echter Engländer

    2)

    referring to physical, mental state how are you? — wie gehts?

    to be hungry/thirsty — Hunger/Durst haben, hungrig/durstig sein

    I am hot/cold/frozen — mir ist heiß/kalt/eiskalt

    3) age sein

    how old is she? —

    4) = cost kosten

    two times two is or are fourzwei mal zwei ist or sind or gibt vier

    6) with possessive gehören (+dat)

    that book is your brother's/his — das Buch gehört Ihrem Bruder/ihm, das ist das Buch Ihres Bruders/das ist sein Buch

    7)

    in exclamations was he pleased to hear it! — er war vielleicht froh, das zu hören!

    but wasn't she glad when... — hat sie sich vielleicht gefreut, als...

    how are you for a beer?hast du Lust auf ein Bier?

    2. AUXILIARY VERB
    1)

    in continuous tenses Note how German uses the simple tense:what are you doing? — was machst du da?

    they're coming tomorrowsie kommen morgen Note how German uses the present tense:

    you will be hearing from us — Sie hören von uns, Sie werden von uns hören Note the use of bei + infinitive:

    we're just drinking coffee —

    I was packing my case when... — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken, als...

    he was run over — er ist überfahren worden, er wurde überfahren

    it is/was being repaired — es wird/wurde gerade repariert

    she was to be/was to have been dismissed but... — sie sollte entlassen werden, aber.../sie hätte entlassen werden sollen, aber...

    he is to be pitied/not to be envied —

    what is to be done? — was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?

    I wasn't to tell you his name — ich sollte or durfte Ihnen nicht sagen, wie er heißt; (but I did) ich hätte Ihnen eigentlich nicht sagen sollen or dürfen, wie er heißt

    he was not to be persuaded — er war nicht zu überreden, er ließ sich nicht überreden

    if it were or was to snowfalls or wenn es schneien sollte

    3)

    in tag questions/short answers he's always late, isn't he? – yes he is — er kommt doch immer zu spät, nicht? – ja, das stimmt

    he's never late, is he? – yes he is — er kommt nie zu spät, oder? – oh, doch

    you're not ill, are you? – yes I am/no I'm not — Sie sind doch nicht (etwa) krank? – doch!/nein

    it's all done, is it? – yes it is/no it isn't — es ist also alles erledigt? – ja/nein

    3. INTRANSITIVE VERB
    1) sein; (= remain) bleiben

    I'm going to Berlin – how long will you be there? — ich gehe nach Berlin – wie lange wirst du dort bleiben?

    he is there at the moment but he won't be much longer — im Augenblick ist er dort, aber nicht mehr lange

    we've been here a long time —

    let me/him be — lass mich/ihn (in Ruhe)

    2) = be situated sein; (town, forest, papers) liegen, sein; (car, tower, chair) stehen, sein
    3)

    = visit, call I've been to Paris — ich war schon (ein)mal in Paris

    he has been and goneer war da und ist wieder gegangen

    I've just been and (gone and) broken it! — jetzt hab ichs tatsächlich kaputt gemacht (inf)

    4)

    = like to have who's for coffee/tee/biscuits? — wer möchte (gerne)Kaffee/Tee/Kekse?

    here is a book/are two books — hier ist ein Buch/sind zwei Bücher

    4. IMPERSONAL VERB
    sein

    it is dark/morning — es ist dunkel/Morgen

    tomorrow is Friday/the 14th of June — morgen ist Freitag/der 14. Juni, morgen haben wir Freitag/den 14. Juni

    it is 5 km to the nearest townes sind 5 km bis zur nächsten Stadt

    who found it —

    it was me or I (form) who said it first — ICH habe es zuerst gesagt, ich war derjenige, der es zuerst gesagt hat

    were it not for the fact that I am a teacher, I would... —

    were it not for him, if it weren't or wasn't for him — wenn er nicht wäre

    * * *
    be [biː] 1. sg präs am [æm], 2. sg präs are [ɑː(r)], obs art [ɑː(r)t], 3. sg präs is [ız], pl präs are [ɑː(r)], 1. und 3. sg prät was [wɒz; wəz; US wɑz], 2. sg prät were [wɜː; US wɜr], pl prät were [wɜː; US wɜr], pperf been [biːn; bın], ppr being [ˈbiːıŋ]
    A v/aux
    1. sein (mit dem pperf zur Bildung des Passivs):
    he is gone er ist weg;
    I am come obs ich bin da
    2. werden (mit dem pperf zur Bildung des passiv):
    the register was signed das Protokoll wurde unterzeichnet;
    we were appealed to man wandte sich an uns;
    you will be sent for man wird Sie holen lassen
    3. ( mit to und inf) sollen, müssen, dürfen, können:
    he is to be pitied er ist zu bedauern;
    he is to die er muss oder soll sterben;
    it is not to be seen es ist nicht zu sehen;
    he was to become a great writer er sollte ein großer Schriftsteller werden;
    it was not to be es sollte nicht sein, es hat nicht sollen sein;
    if I were to die wenn ich sterben sollte
    4. (mit dem ppr eines anderen Verbs zur Bildung der Verlaufsform):
    he is reading er liest (eben oder gerade), er ist beim Lesen;
    he was smoking when the teacher entered er rauchte (gerade), als der Lehrer hereinkam;
    the house is building ( oder is being built) das Haus ist im Bau
    I am going to Paris tomorrow ich fahre morgen nach Paris
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    6. (als Kopula) sein:
    B v/i
    1. (Zustand oder Beschaffenheit bezeichnend) sein, sich befinden, der Fall sein:
    the mirror is too high der Spiegel hängt zu hoch;
    they are eight points behind SPORT etc sie liegen acht Punkte hinter (dat);
    they are for export only sie sind nur für den Export bestimmt;
    where was I? wo war ich stehen geblieben?;
    let him be lass ihn in Ruhe!;
    be it so, so be it, let it be so gut so, so sei es;
    be it that … gesetzt den Fall, (dass) …;
    how is it that …? wie kommt es, dass …?;
    be that as it may wie dem auch sei
    2. (vorhanden) sein, bestehen, existieren:
    I think, therefore I am ich denke, also bin ich;
    he is no more er ist (lebt) nicht mehr;
    to be or not to be, that is the question Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist hier die Frage
    3. a) geschehen, stattfinden, vor sich gehen, sein:
    when will the meeting be? wann findet die Versammlung statt?
    b) gehen, fahren (Bus etc):
    when is the next bus?
    I’ll be an engineer ich werde Ingenieur (wenn ich erwachsen bin);
    what do you want to be when you grow up? was willst du einmal werden?;
    you should have been a priest du hättest Priester werden sollen;
    I’ll be 50 next month ich werde nächsten Monat 50;
    she was 26 last month sie wurde letzten Monat 26
    it is ten years since he died es ist zehn Jahre her, dass er starb; er starb vor zehn Jahren
    he had been to town er war in die Stadt gegangen;
    he had been bathing er war baden (gegangen);
    I won’t be long ich werde nicht lange wegbleiben
    7. (mit dem Possessiv) gehören:
    this book is my sister’s das Buch gehört meiner Schwester;
    are these glasses yours? gehört die Brille dir?, ist das deine Brille?
    8. stammen ( from aus):
    he is from Liverpool er ist oder stammt aus Liverpool
    9. a) kosten:
    how much are the gloves? was kosten die Handschuhe?
    b) betragen (Preis):
    that’ll be £4.15 das macht 4 Pfund 15
    10. bedeuten:
    what is that to me? was kümmert mich das?
    11. zur Bekräftigung der bejahenden oder verneinenden Antwort: are these your cigarettes? yes, they are (no, they aren’t) ja (nein)
    12. dauern:
    it will probably be some time before … es wird wahrscheinlich einige Zeit dauern, bis …
    13. FILM, TV mitwirken (in in dat):
    be in a TV seriesBesondere Redewendungen: it is they that have seen him sie haben ihn gesehen;
    be an hour in going to … eine Stunde brauchen, um nach … zu gehen;
    has any one been? umg ist jemand da gewesen?;
    the government that is (was) die gegenwärtige (vergangene) Regierung;
    my wife that is to be obs meine zukünftige Frau;
    he is dead, is he not ( oder isn’t he)? er ist tot, nicht wahr?;
    I am next, am I not (od umg aren’t I) ? ich bin der Nächste, nicht wahr?;
    he is not dead, is he? er ist doch nicht (etwa) tot?;
    have you ever been to Rome? sind Sie schon einmal in Rom gewesen?;
    we have been into the matter wir haben uns damit (bereits) befasst;
    I’ve been through all this before ich hab das alles schon einmal mitgemacht
    * * *
    1. verb,
    pres. t. I am, neg. (coll.) ain't, he is, neg. (coll.) isn't
    Ex:
    we areneg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula
    /Ex:

    she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

    being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

    he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

    2) in exclamation

    was she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!

    3) will be (indicating supposition)

    [I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

    you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

    how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

    it is she, it's her — sie ist's

    6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)

    be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

    7) with possessive

    it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

    8) (cost) kosten
    9) (equal) sein

    two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

    10) (constitute) bilden

    London is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England

    11) (mean) bedeuten
    2. intransitive verb
    1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existieren

    can such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

    I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

    there is/are... — es gibt...

    2) (remain) bleiben

    I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

    let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

    3) (happen) stattfinden; sein

    where will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

    4) (go, come)

    be off with you! — geh/geht!

    I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

    she's from Australiasie stammt od. ist aus Australien

    5) (on visit etc.) sein

    have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

    6)

    she's been and tidied the room(coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

    3. auxiliary verb
    1) forming passive werden
    2) forming continuous tenses, active

    he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

    I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

    the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam

    3) forming continuous tenses, passive

    the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

    4) (expr. obligation)
    5) (expr. arrangement)

    the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

    6) (expr. possibility)
    7) (expr. destiny)
    8) (expr. condition)

    if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...

    4.

    bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

    mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

    * * *
    (in a state of) shock expr.
    einen Schock haben ausdr. (left) stranded expr.
    auf dem trockenen sitzen ausdr.
    aufgeschmissen sein ausdr. (on a) level with expr.
    auf dem gleichen Niveau stehen wie ausdr.
    auf gleicher Höhe sein mit ausdr.
    genauso hoch sein wie ausdr. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been)
    = sein v.
    (§ p.,pp.: war, ist gewesen)
    sich befinden v.
    sich fühlen v.

    English-german dictionary > be

  • 11 shall

    shall [∫æl]
    I'll buy three, shall I? je vais en acheter trois, d'accord ?
    let's go in, shall we? entrons, voulez-vous ?
    shall we ask him to come with us? si on lui demandait de venir avec nous ?
    * * *
    [ʃæl, ʃəl]
    Note: When shall is used to form the future tense in English, the same rules apply as for will. You will find a note on this and on question tags and short answers near the entry will I
    modal auxiliary

    I shall ou I'll see you tomorrow — je vous verrai demain

    we shall not ou shan't have a reply before Friday — nous n'aurons pas de réponse avant vendredi

    let's buy some peaches, shall we? — et si on achetait des pêches?

    3) sout (in commands, contracts etc)

    thou shalt not stealBible tu ne voleras point

    English-French dictionary > shall

  • 12 Question

    1)

    Have you seen James? — Ты видел Джеймса?

    Would you like tea or coffee? — Чего вы хотите, чаю или кофе?

    What are you looking for? — Что ты ищешь?

    You said something, didn't you? — Ты что-то сказал, не так ли?

    2)

    I asked you whether you preferred tea or coffee. — Я спросил, хочешь ли ты чаю или кофе.

    Haven't you been to the Science Museum? — Разве ты не бывал в Политехническом музее?

    Yes, I have. — Да.

    English-Russian grammar dictionary > Question

  • 13 Creativity

       Put in this bald way, these aims sound utopian. How utopian they areor rather, how imminent their realization-depends on how broadly or narrowly we interpret the term "creative." If we are willing to regard all human complex problem solving as creative, then-as we will point out-successful programs for problem solving mechanisms that simulate human problem solvers already exist, and a number of their general characteristics are known. If we reserve the term "creative" for activities like discovery of the special theory of relativity or the composition of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, then no example of a creative mechanism exists at the present time. (Simon, 1979, pp. 144-145)
       Among the questions that can now be given preliminary answers in computational terms are the following: how can ideas from very different sources be spontaneously thought of together? how can two ideas be merged to produce a new structure, which shows the influence of both ancestor ideas without being a mere "cut-and-paste" combination? how can the mind be "primed," so that one will more easily notice serendipitous ideas? why may someone notice-and remember-something fairly uninteresting, if it occurs in an interesting context? how can a brief phrase conjure up an entire melody from memory? and how can we accept two ideas as similar ("love" and "prove" as rhyming, for instance) in respect of a feature not identical in both? The features of connectionist AI models that suggest answers to these questions are their powers of pattern completion, graceful degradation, sensitization, multiple constraint satisfaction, and "best-fit" equilibration.... Here, the important point is that the unconscious, "insightful," associative aspects of creativity can be explained-in outline, at least-by AI methods. (Boden, 1996, p. 273)
       There thus appears to be an underlying similarity in the process involved in creative innovation and social independence, with common traits and postures required for expression of both behaviors. The difference is one of product-literary, musical, artistic, theoretical products on the one hand, opinions on the other-rather than one of process. In both instances the individual must believe that his perceptions are meaningful and valid and be willing to rely upon his own interpretations. He must trust himself sufficiently that even when persons express opinions counter to his own he can proceed on the basis of his own perceptions and convictions. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 58)
       he average level of ego strength and emotional stability is noticeably higher among creative geniuses than among the general population, though it is possibly lower than among men of comparable intelligence and education who go into administrative and similar positions. High anxiety and excitability appear common (e.g. Priestley, Darwin, Kepler) but full-blown neurosis is quite rare. (Cattell & Butcher, 1970, p. 315)
       he insight that is supposed to be required for such work as discovery turns out to be synonymous with the familiar process of recognition; and other terms commonly used in the discussion of creative work-such terms as "judgment," "creativity," or even "genius"-appear to be wholly dispensable or to be definable, as insight is, in terms of mundane and well-understood concepts. (Simon, 1989, p. 376)
       From the sketch material still in existence, from the condition of the fragments, and from the autographs themselves we can draw definite conclusions about Mozart's creative process. To invent musical ideas he did not need any stimulation; they came to his mind "ready-made" and in polished form. In contrast to Beethoven, who made numerous attempts at shaping his musical ideas until he found the definitive formulation of a theme, Mozart's first inspiration has the stamp of finality. Any Mozart theme has completeness and unity; as a phenomenon it is a Gestalt. (Herzmann, 1964, p. 28)
       Great artists enlarge the limits of one's perception. Looking at the world through the eyes of Rembrandt or Tolstoy makes one able to perceive aspects of truth about the world which one could not have achieved without their aid. Freud believed that science was adaptive because it facilitated mastery of the external world; but was it not the case that many scientific theories, like works of art, also originated in phantasy? Certainly, reading accounts of scientific discovery by men of the calibre of Einstein compelled me to conclude that phantasy was not merely escapist, but a way of reaching new insights concerning the nature of reality. Scientific hypotheses require proof; works of art do not. Both are concerned with creating order, with making sense out of the world and our experience of it. (Storr, 1993, p. xii)
       The importance of self-esteem for creative expression appears to be almost beyond disproof. Without a high regard for himself the individual who is working in the frontiers of his field cannot trust himself to discriminate between the trivial and the significant. Without trust in his own powers the person seeking improved solutions or alternative theories has no basis for distinguishing the significant and profound innovation from the one that is merely different.... An essential component of the creative process, whether it be analysis, synthesis, or the development of a new perspective or more comprehensive theory, is the conviction that one's judgment in interpreting the events is to be trusted. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 59)
       In the daily stream of thought these four different stages [preparation; incubation; illumination or inspiration; and verification] constantly overlap each other as we explore different problems. An economist reading a Blue Book, a physiologist watching an experiment, or a business man going through his morning's letters, may at the same time be "incubating" on a problem which he proposed to himself a few days ago, be accumulating knowledge in "preparation" for a second problem, and be "verifying" his conclusions to a third problem. Even in exploring the same problem, the mind may be unconsciously incubating on one aspect of it, while it is consciously employed in preparing for or verifying another aspect. (Wallas, 1926, p. 81)
       he basic, bisociative pattern of the creative synthesis [is] the sudden interlocking of two previously unrelated skills, or matrices of thought. (Koestler, 1964, p. 121)
        11) The Earliest Stages in the Creative Process Involve a Commerce with Disorder
       Even to the creator himself, the earliest effort may seem to involve a commerce with disorder. For the creative order, which is an extension of life, is not an elaboration of the established, but a movement beyond the established, or at least a reorganization of it and often of elements not included in it. The first need is therefore to transcend the old order. Before any new order can be defined, the absolute power of the established, the hold upon us of what we know and are, must be broken. New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive that world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." (Ghiselin, 1985, p. 4)
       New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive our world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." Chaos and disorder are perhaps the wrong terms for that indeterminate fullness and activity of the inner life. For it is organic, dynamic, full of tension and tendency. What is absent from it, except in the decisive act of creation, is determination, fixity, and commitment to one resolution or another of the whole complex of its tensions. (Ghiselin, 1952, p. 13)
       [P]sychoanalysts have principally been concerned with the content of creative products, and with explaining content in terms of the artist's infantile past. They have paid less attention to examining why the artist chooses his particular activity to express, abreact or sublimate his emotions. In short, they have not made much distinction between art and neurosis; and, since the former is one of the blessings of mankind, whereas the latter is one of the curses, it seems a pity that they should not be better differentiated....
       Psychoanalysis, being fundamentally concerned with drive and motive, might have been expected to throw more light upon what impels the creative person that in fact it has. (Storr, 1993, pp. xvii, 3)
       A number of theoretical approaches were considered. Associative theory, as developed by Mednick (1962), gained some empirical support from the apparent validity of the Remote Associates Test, which was constructed on the basis of the theory.... Koestler's (1964) bisociative theory allows more complexity to mental organization than Mednick's associative theory, and postulates "associative contexts" or "frames of reference." He proposed that normal, non-creative, thought proceeds within particular contexts or frames and that the creative act involves linking together previously unconnected frames.... Simonton (1988) has developed associative notions further and explored the mathematical consequences of chance permutation of ideas....
       Like Koestler, Gruber (1980; Gruber and Davis, 1988) has based his analysis on case studies. He has focused especially on Darwin's development of the theory of evolution. Using piagetian notions, such as assimilation and accommodation, Gruber shows how Darwin's system of ideas changed very slowly over a period of many years. "Moments of insight," in Gruber's analysis, were the culminations of slow long-term processes.... Finally, the information-processing approach, as represented by Simon (1966) and Langley et al. (1987), was considered.... [Simon] points out the importance of good problem representations, both to ensure search is in an appropriate problem space and to aid in developing heuristic evaluations of possible research directions.... The work of Langley et al. (1987) demonstrates how such search processes, realized in computer programs, can indeed discover many basic laws of science from tables of raw data.... Boden (1990a, 1994) has stressed the importance of restructuring the problem space in creative work to develop new genres and paradigms in the arts and sciences. (Gilhooly, 1996, pp. 243-244; emphasis in original)

    Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Creativity

  • 14 Memory

       To what extent can we lump together what goes on when you try to recall: (1) your name; (2) how you kick a football; and (3) the present location of your car keys? If we use introspective evidence as a guide, the first seems an immediate automatic response. The second may require constructive internal replay prior to our being able to produce a verbal description. The third... quite likely involves complex operational responses under the control of some general strategy system. Is any unitary search process, with a single set of characteristics and inputoutput relations, likely to cover all these cases? (Reitman, 1970, p. 485)
       [Semantic memory] Is a mental thesaurus, organized knowledge a person possesses about words and other verbal symbols, their meanings and referents, about relations among them, and about rules, formulas, and algorithms for the manipulation of these symbols, concepts, and relations. Semantic memory does not register perceptible properties of inputs, but rather cognitive referents of input signals. (Tulving, 1972, p. 386)
       The mnemonic code, far from being fixed and unchangeable, is structured and restructured along with general development. Such a restructuring of the code takes place in close dependence on the schemes of intelligence. The clearest indication of this is the observation of different types of memory organisation in accordance with the age level of a child so that a longer interval of retention without any new presentation, far from causing a deterioration of memory, may actually improve it. (Piaget & Inhelder, 1973, p. 36)
       4) The Logic of Some Memory Theorization Is of Dubious Worth in the History of Psychology
       If a cue was effective in memory retrieval, then one could infer it was encoded; if a cue was not effective, then it was not encoded. The logic of this theorization is "heads I win, tails you lose" and is of dubious worth in the history of psychology. We might ask how long scientists will puzzle over questions with no answers. (Solso, 1974, p. 28)
       We have iconic, echoic, active, working, acoustic, articulatory, primary, secondary, episodic, semantic, short-term, intermediate-term, and longterm memories, and these memories contain tags, traces, images, attributes, markers, concepts, cognitive maps, natural-language mediators, kernel sentences, relational rules, nodes, associations, propositions, higher-order memory units, and features. (Eysenck, 1977, p. 4)
       The problem with the memory metaphor is that storage and retrieval of traces only deals [ sic] with old, previously articulated information. Memory traces can perhaps provide a basis for dealing with the "sameness" of the present experience with previous experiences, but the memory metaphor has no mechanisms for dealing with novel information. (Bransford, McCarrell, Franks & Nitsch, 1977, p. 434)
       7) The Results of a Hundred Years of the Psychological Study of Memory Are Somewhat Discouraging
       The results of a hundred years of the psychological study of memory are somewhat discouraging. We have established firm empirical generalisations, but most of them are so obvious that every ten-year-old knows them anyway. We have made discoveries, but they are only marginally about memory; in many cases we don't know what to do with them, and wear them out with endless experimental variations. We have an intellectually impressive group of theories, but history offers little confidence that they will provide any meaningful insight into natural behavior. (Neisser, 1978, pp. 12-13)
       A schema, then is a data structure for representing the generic concepts stored in memory. There are schemata representing our knowledge about all concepts; those underlying objects, situations, events, sequences of events, actions and sequences of actions. A schema contains, as part of its specification, the network of interrelations that is believed to normally hold among the constituents of the concept in question. A schema theory embodies a prototype theory of meaning. That is, inasmuch as a schema underlying a concept stored in memory corresponds to the mean ing of that concept, meanings are encoded in terms of the typical or normal situations or events that instantiate that concept. (Rumelhart, 1980, p. 34)
       Memory appears to be constrained by a structure, a "syntax," perhaps at quite a low level, but it is free to be variable, deviant, even erratic at a higher level....
       Like the information system of language, memory can be explained in part by the abstract rules which underlie it, but only in part. The rules provide a basic competence, but they do not fully determine performance. (Campbell, 1982, pp. 228, 229)
       When people think about the mind, they often liken it to a physical space, with memories and ideas as objects contained within that space. Thus, we speak of ideas being in the dark corners or dim recesses of our minds, and of holding ideas in mind. Ideas may be in the front or back of our minds, or they may be difficult to grasp. With respect to the processes involved in memory, we talk about storing memories, of searching or looking for lost memories, and sometimes of finding them. An examination of common parlance, therefore, suggests that there is general adherence to what might be called the spatial metaphor. The basic assumptions of this metaphor are that memories are treated as objects stored in specific locations within the mind, and the retrieval process involves a search through the mind in order to find specific memories....
       However, while the spatial metaphor has shown extraordinary longevity, there have been some interesting changes over time in the precise form of analogy used. In particular, technological advances have influenced theoretical conceptualisations.... The original Greek analogies were based on wax tablets and aviaries; these were superseded by analogies involving switchboards, gramophones, tape recorders, libraries, conveyor belts, and underground maps. Most recently, the workings of human memory have been compared to computer functioning... and it has been suggested that the various memory stores found in computers have their counterparts in the human memory system. (Eysenck, 1984, pp. 79-80)
       Primary memory [as proposed by William James] relates to information that remains in consciousness after it has been perceived, and thus forms part of the psychological present, whereas secondary memory contains information about events that have left consciousness, and are therefore part of the psychological past. (Eysenck, 1984, p. 86)
       Once psychologists began to study long-term memory per se, they realized it may be divided into two main categories.... Semantic memories have to do with our general knowledge about the working of the world. We know what cars do, what stoves do, what the laws of gravity are, and so on. Episodic memories are largely events that took place at a time and place in our personal history. Remembering specific events about our own actions, about our family, and about our individual past falls into this category. With amnesia or in aging, what dims... is our personal episodic memories, save for those that are especially dear or painful to us. Our knowledge of how the world works remains pretty much intact. (Gazzaniga, 1988, p. 42)
       The nature of memory... provides a natural starting point for an analysis of thinking. Memory is the repository of many of the beliefs and representations that enter into thinking, and the retrievability of these representations can limit the quality of our thought. (Smith, 1990, p. 1)

    Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Memory

  • 15 make

    1. I
    the ebb was making начинался отлив; the tide making we weighed anchor во время прилива мы бросили якорь
    2. II
    1) make in some manner this toy makes easily эту игрушку легко сделать: hay ought to make well [in this drying breeze] [на таком сухом ветерке] сено должно хорошо просушиться /сохнуть/
    2) make somewhere make upstream (downstream) идти /плыть/ вверх (вниз) по течению
    3) make in some manner the tide is making fast вода быстро прибывает; winter is making earnestly наступает настоящая зима
    4) make in some manner make well (poorly, etc.) хорошо и т. д. зарабатывать; he always makes pretty handsomely он всегда недурно зарабатывает
    3. III
    1) make smth. make machines (tools, paper, chairs, hats, etc.) делать /производить/ машины и т. д., make bricks делать /обжигать/ кирпичи; make a boat (a bridge, a house, a road, etc.) (подстроить лодку и т. д.: make a dress (a coat, a blouse, etc.) делать /шить/ платье и т. д.; make a film снимать фильм: make lunch (jelly, a good supper, etc.) делать /готовить/ завтрак и т. д., make coffee варить кофе; make tea заварить чай; make bread (ис-)печь хлеб; make a garden (a park, flower-beds, etc.) разбивать сад и т. д.; make hay косить траву: make a path делать /прокладывать/ дорожку: where will they make a camp? где они раскинут /разобьют/ лагерь?; make beds стелить /заправлять/ постели; make a fire разжигать камин или раскладывать костер; make nests вить гнезда; beavers make their holes бобры роют норы
    2) make smth. make one's reputation (one's name) создать себе репутацию (имя); make smb.'s character формировать чей-л. характер; make one's own life строить свой собственную жизнь, самостоятельно строить свой жизнь; make haste торопиться; make progress делать успехи; make preparations делать приготовления; make plans разрабатывать / вынашивать/ планы; he is making plans to go away он собирается /намеревается/ уехать; who made this ridiculous rule? кто придумал это глупое правило?; make war вести войну, воевать; are they willing to make peace? a) они согласны заключить мир?; б) они готовы примириться? || make a stand занимать принципиальную позицию: make love а) ухаживать; говорить ласковые слова; б) ласкать, заниматься любовью
    3) make smb., smth. one big deal made the young man молодой человек добился успеха благодаря лишь всего одной крупной сделке; hard work made him он добился успеха упорным трудом; wars made and unmade this country эта страна возвеличилась благодаря войнам, и они же привели ее к гибели; industry has made Manchester Манчестер превратился в важный центр благодаря развитию промышленности
    4) make smth. make trouble (a fuss, a mess, etc.) создавать неприятности и т. д.; he made a terrible to-do он устроил ужасный скандал; don't make noise не делай шума, не шуми; make a change (a disturbance, a panic, etc.) вызывать изменение и т. д., make mischief а) наносить вред; б) шалить, безобразничать; this makes a great difference это совсем другое дело; it makes no difference это ничего не меняет. это все равно; make a great hit coll. иметь огромный успех
    5) make smth. make eighty miles (five kilometres, etc.) сделать / пройти/ восемьдесят миль и т. д.; make twenty knots идти со скоростью двадцать узлов; make good time а) идти /двигаться/ с хорошей скоростью; б) sport. показать хорошее время
    6) make smth. соll. make port (harbour, home, land, one's destination, etc.) добираться до /достигать/ порта и т. д., he's tired out, he'll never make the summit он уже выдохся, ему ни за что не добраться до вершины; make the tram (the bus, the next flight, etc.) успевать на /поймать/ трамвай и т. д.; I had hoped to get to the meeting but I found at the last minute that I couldn't make it я надеялся попасть на собрание, но в последнюю минуту понял, что не успею
    7) make smth. make good grades получать хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score получить больше всего очков; who made the score? кто выиграл /победил/?; I doubt whether he will make much сомневаюсь, чтобы он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он многого добьется; those plants will not make much, the soil is too poor эти растения не пойдут /не будут хорошо расти/, здесь плохая почва; do you think a table this wide can make the doorway? вы думаете такой ширины стол пройдет в дверь?; make the team (the best-seller list, the first ten, etc.) попасть в команду и т. д.; this news made the front page это известие поместили на первой полосе [газеты] || make it добиться успеха; make one's point доказать свою течку зрения; has he made his point? понятно, что он хотел сказать?
    8) make smth. make a good salary (three pounds a week, a profit, etc.) получать хорошее жалованье и т. д.; make a living зарабатывать на жизнь; make money а) зарабатывать деньги; б) разбогатеть; make a fortune приобрести состояние; make a loss потерпеть /понести/ убыток; make smb. make friends приобрести /завеете/ друзей; make enemies нажить врагов
    9) make smth. one hundred pence make a pound сто пенсов составляют фунт; twelve inches make one foot в одном футе двенадцать дюймов; that makes 40 cents you owe me итак, ты мне должен сорок центов; this made his tenth novel это был уже его десятый роман; how many people make a quorum? сколько человек требуется /необходимо/ для кворума?; how many players make а, football team? сколько человек в футбольной команде?; will you make one of the party? не составите ли вы нам компанию?, не присоединитесь ли вы к нам?; "mouse" makes "mice" in the plural множественное число от "mouse" - "mice"
    10) make smth. make a will (a deal of transfer, a promissory note, a bill of exchange, etc.) составлять завещание и т. д.; make a list составлять список; make a report написать отчет, подготовить доклад; make a contract (a bargain, an agreement, etc.) заключать /подписывать/ контракт и т. д.
    11) semiaux make smth. make a stop остановиться, сделать остановку; make a landing сделать посадку; make a pause сделать паузу; make a move а) стронуться с места, двинуться; it's ten o'clock, it's time we made a move уже десять часов, нам пора двигаться / отправляться/; don't make a move! ни с места!, не двигаться!; б) сделать ход; make a start начать; make a good start положить хорошее начало; make an early start рано отправиться в путь; make a jump прыгнуть; make a sign сделать /подать/ знак; make a bow поклониться; make a curtsey сделать книксен; make a call а) нанести короткий визит; I have to make a few calls мне надо забежать в несколько мест: б) позвонить по телефону; let me make a call first разрешите мне сначала позвонить по телефону; make a trip совершать /предпринимать/ поездку; make a speech произнести речь, выступить с речью; make an offer proposition/ внести предложение, предложить; make a proposal сделать предложение, предложить выйти замуж; make an answer reply/ дать ответ, ответить; make a denial отклонять; опровергать, помещать опровержение; make a joke отпустить шутку; make a complaint (по)жаловаться; make a vow дать клятву, поклясться; make a choice выбирать, делать выбор; make a mistake сделать /допустить/ ошибку, ошибиться; make inquiries наводить справки; make a sacrifice приносить жертву, жертвовать; make room /place/ подвинуться, освободить место; make way освободить дорогу /путь/, отойти в сторону; make a face скорчить рожу, гримасничать
    12) aux make smb. make a lawyer (a good teacher, a bad farmer, a waiter, an excellent husband, etc.) быть хорошим юристом и т. д., he makes a good carpenter он хороший плотник: he made a very poor musician из него получился очень плохой музыкант; one good verse doesn't make a poet одно хорошее стихотворение еще не дает права называться поэтом; he and his cousin would make a handsome couple он и его кузина составляют прекрасную пару; make smth. cold tea makes an excellent drink холодный чай make прекрасный напиток; dry wood makes a good fire сухое дерево хорошо горит; that makes a good answer! вот хороший ответ!; this makes no sense в этом нет никакого смысла; это бессмысленно; these plays (their letters to each other, etc.) make pleasant reading эти пьесы и т. д. приятно читать; his adventures make all exciting story рассказ о его приключениях слушаешь с волнением
    4. IV
    1) make smth. in some manner make smth. quickly (eventually, inevitably, unhesitatingly, etc.) делать что-л. быстро и т. д.; make smth. lawfully (scientifically. delicately, persistently, etc.) делать /осуществлять/ что-л. на законных основаниях и т. д.
    2) make some distance in some time make 200 miles an hour (ten miles a day, etc.) делать двести миль в час и т. д.; we made only three miles that day в тот день мы прошли /проделали/ только три мили; some airplanes can make over 500 miles an hour скорость некоторых самолетов превышает пятьсот миль в час
    3) make smth. at some time he will never make much он никогда не добьется успеха
    4) make sonic money in some time make L 2000 a year зарабатывать /получать/ две тысячи фунтов в год; how much money do you make a week (a month, a year, etc.)? сколько [денег] вы получаете /зарабатываете/ в неделю и т. д.?
    5. V
    1) make smb. smth. make him a new toy (her a dress, the children a swing in the garden, etc.) сделать ему /для него/ новую игрушку и т. д., make her a cup of tea приготовь /подай/ ей чашку чаю
    2) make smth. smth. make it a rule взять [что-л.] за правило; he made it a rule to get up early он взял себе за правило рано вставать; make it one's business считать это своим делом; don't make cheating a practice не привыкай обманывать; he made a certificate his object он поставил себе целью получить диплом
    3) make smb. smb. make smb. one's heir (him king, a page knight, him a teacher, etc.) сделать кого-л. своим наследником и т. д., make a priest a bishop возвести священника в сан епископа; make smb. a judge (one's spokesman, one's special envoy, etc.) назначать кого-л. судьей и т. д., they made him chairman его выбрали председателем; make a colonel general присвоить /дать/ полковнику звание генерала; произвести полковника в генералы; make smb. a duke (a peer, etc.) дать /пожаловать/ кому-л. титул герцога и т. д., he intended to make his son a barrister (a soldier, a carpenter, etc.) он хотел, чтобы его сын стал адвокатом и т. д.; he made her his wife он сделал ее своей женой, он женился на ней; make smb. prisoner взять кого-л. в плен; make oneself a martyr сделать из себя мученика, пойти на муки; make this character an important person (Hamlet a figure of tragic indecision, Shylock a tragic figure, her a figure of fun, etc.) делать из этого персонажа значительную личность и т. д.
    4) make smth. smth. add one more egg and make it a round dozen прибавь еще одно яйцо, и будет /получится/ дюжина
    5) make it smth. shall we make it Tuesday? договоримся на вторник?; can you come at six? - make it half past вы можете прийти в шесть? - Лучше условимся на половину седьмого; I shall make it tomorrow я договорись на завтра
    6) make smth. smth. make the distance about 70 miles полагать /считать/, что расстояние равно примерно семидесяти милям; I make the total about L 50 по-моему, общая сумма составит фунтов пятьдесят; how large do you make the crowd? как вы думаете, сколько в этой толпе человек?; what do you make the time? сколько, по-вашему, сейчас времени?; what time do you make it? - I make it half past four сколько сейчас времени, по-вашему? - Мне кажется, что сейчас примерно половина пятого
    7) semiaux make smb. smth. make smb. an offer (one or two attractive proposals, a bid for the antique table, etc.) сделать кому-л. какое-л. предложение и т. д.; I made her a present of the vase я подарил ей эту вазу; he made me a sign он сделал /подал/ мне знак; she made him a face она скорчила ему рожу
    8) 0 make smb. smb. she will make him a good wife (a good mother, a loyal friend, etc.) она будет ему хорошей женой и т. д.; make smb. smth. this cloth will make me a good suit из этого отреза мне выйдет хороший костюм
    6. VI
    1) make smb., smth. be of some nudity his upbringing made him selfish воспитание сделало его эгоистом; her eyes made her beautiful глаза делали ее прекрасной; he was trying to make himself agreeable он старался быть приятным; we shall try to make your stay here agreeable мы постараемся [сделать так], чтобы ваш визит сюда доставил вам удовольствие; make oneself responsible взять на себя ответственность; make children immune against this disease создать /выработать/ у детей иммунитет против /к/ этой болезни; this portrait makes him too old на портрете он выглядит гораздо старше [, чем он есть на самом деле]; this opera made him immortal эта опера принесла ему бессмертие; make his novels (the song, this new theory, the actress, etc.) popular (famous) сделать его романы и т. д. популярными, создать /принести/ популярность (славу) его романам и т. д.; don't stand about doing nothing - make yourself useful не стойте без дела, помогите [нам]; you've made my nose too big вы нарисовали мне слишком большей нос; make smb., smth. be in some state make smb. happy (rich, poor, etc.) сделать кого-л. счастливым и т. д., make the prisoners free освободить заключенных; make oneself comfortable удобно устроиться; they are coming, make yourselves ready они приближаются, будьте готовы; she is seeing it for the first time, we must make her ready такое она увидит впервые, надо ее подготовить; make smb. angry рассердить кого-л.; her answers made him furious ее ответы взбесили его: make smb. sick a) вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; what made you sick? отчего вам стало плохо?; б) coll. раздражать кого-л.: your questions make me sick мне надоели ваши вопросы, меня тошнит от ваших вопросов; hot weather makes some people sleepy в жару некоторых людей клонит ко сну; it will make you ridiculous in their eyes это выставит вас в смешном свете в их глазах; make it flat сплющить что-л. || make it worth smb.'s while компенсировать кому-л. что-л.; if you help me with this job I'll make it worth your while если вы поможете мне в этом [деле], я в долгу не останусь / вы не будете внакладе/: make oneself (one's point) clear ясно излагать свои мысли (аргументы)
    2) make smb. be in some state what makes you so late? что вас так задержало?, отчего вы так опоздали?; it made her more careful после этого она стала осторожнее
    7. VII
    1) make smb., smth. do smth. make smb. stop (go, laugh, cry, sign a statement, repeat a story, fall asleep, etc.) заставить кого-л. остановиться и т. д.: they made me feel ashamed они меня смутили; make smb. understand а) заставить кого-л. понять; б) дать кому-л. понять; don't make me do it не вынуждай меня это делать / к этому/; I can make him believe anything I choose я могу убедить его в чем угодно; it makes me think you are right это убеждает меня в вашей правоте; I can't make anyone hear не могу достучаться или дозваться, дозвониться к кому-л.; make an engine start завести мотор; make the kettle boil вскипятить чайник; make water boil довести воду до кипения; I can't make the fire burn никак не могу разжечь костер или развести огонь; what makes the grass grow so quickly? отчего трава растет так быстро?; the wind made the bells ring колокольчики звенели на ветру: onions make our eyes smart от лука [у нас] щиплет глаза; his account made our hair stand on end от его рассказа у нас волосы встали дыбом || make smth. do обходиться чем-л.: there is not much money but I'll make it do денег немного, но я постараюсь, чтобы их хватило; I shall have to make this coat do for a bit longer придется еще немного походить в старом пальто id make both ends meet сводить концы с концами
    2) make smb. do smth. most of the chronicles make the king die in 1026 согласно большинству хроник король умер в тысяча двадцать шестом году; some scholars make Homer come from one city, others from another ученые спорят о месте рождения Гомера
    8. IX
    make smth., smb. done make the results (the news, his arrival, the invention, etc.) known обнародовать результаты и т. д., сообщить о результатах и т. д., make smth. felt сделать что-л. ощутимым; make oneself known а) назвать себя; б) заставить о себе говорить, заявить о себе, добиться известности; make him known to my father познакомить его с моим отцом, представить его моему отцу; make oneself understood ясно изъясняться; сан you make yourself understood in English? вас понимают, когда вы говорите по-английски?; he couldn't make himself /his voice/ heard above the noise of the traffic он не мог перекричать уличный шум, его не было слышно из-за уличного шума; we must make him respected необходимо вызвать к нему уважение /заставить людей уважать его/
    9. XI
    1) be made somewhere be made in England (in France, etc.) производиться /выпускаться/ в Англии и т. д. ; made in USSR сделано в СССР; be made in a factory производиться /делаться/ на фабрике; be made of (with, from, into) smth. be made of wood (of silk, of plastic, etc.) быть [сделанным] из дерева и т. д., this cloth is made of cotton эта ткань делается из хлопка; what is this made of? из чего это сделано?; а bow is made of stick and string лук делается из палки и бечевки; cheese is made from milk (cereal is made from grain, rubber is made from sap, etc.) сыр делают из молока и т. д., gas is made from coal газ производят из каменного угля; wool is made into cloth из шерсти делают /ткут/ ткань; grapes are made into raisins из винограда сушат изюм; the skin of the walrus is made into leather из шкуры моржа выделывают кожу; their food is always made with garlic в пищу они всегда добавляют чеснок; I like my coffee made with milk я люблю кофе [приготовленный] с молоком; be made for smb., smth. these houses are made for our workers эти дома построены для наших рабочих; this hat was made for you эту шляпку сделали [специально] для вас; this car is made for speed эти автомашины производятся специально для скоростной езды; be made with /by/ smth. this can be made with a knife это можно сделать ножом; this tool is made by a very intricate process изготовление этого инструмента сопряжено с большими сложностями; this thing is made by hand (by machinery) эту вещь делают вручную (на машине); be made by smb., smth. this was made by my friend это сделал (построил, создал и т. п.) мой друг; these experiments are made by robots эти опыты выполняют роботы; this grotto was not made by nature, it was made by man это не естественный грот, он создан человеком || be made to order (to measure) быть сделанным /сшитым/ на заказ; all his clothes are made to order он шьет все свои вещи [у портного], он делает все свои вещи на заказ id be made of different stuff быть совсем другим человеком, make быть сделанным из другого теста; let them all see what you are made of пусть все видят, что ты за человек /чего ты стоишь/; а first-class job was made of his house его дом прекрасно отремонтировали
    2) be made the decision is made решение вынесено; be made at some time unless a move is made very soon, it will be too late если в ближайшее время что-либо не сделают, будет слишком поздно; be made by smb. the first move was made by my brother первый шаг сделал мой брат; be made of smth. effective use was made of this money эти деньги были потрачены с пользой; be made for smth. these rules were made for a special purpose эти правила были составлены с особой целью; be made to do smth. the regulations were made to protect children эти правила созданы /выработаны/ для защиты детей || note should be made следует обратить внимание; а careful note should be made of what he says нужно внимательно отнестись /прислушаться/ к тому, что он говорит
    3) be made smb. he was made commander-in-chief (general manager, president of the club, a judge, etc.) его назначили главнокомандующим и т. д., he was made an officer его произвели в офицеры; he was made a knight он был посвящен в рыцари; he was made prisoner его взяли в плен; be made by smb., smth. the recommendation was made by the committee эта рекомендация была предложена комиссией; the writer was made by his first book с первой же книги его признали настоящим писателем; be made for smb. they are made for each other они созданы друг для друга
    4) be made to be of some state be made known придать гласность; the results are to be made known on application результаты сообщают, если подано соответствующее заявление; the full story was never made public все подробности этой истории так и не стали достоянием общественности; be made about smth., smb. much fuss has been made about it (about the affair, about her, etc.) вокруг этого и т. д. была поднята большая шумиха; be made to do smth. the pupil was made to write his biography (to speak up, to stay after lessons, etc.) ученика заставили написать свою биографию и т. д.; the crowd was made to disperse толпу разогнали; these two statements cannot be made to agree эти два заявления противоречат друг другу
    5) be made on (out of, by, etc.) smth. how much will be made on the business? какой доход будет получен от этого предприятия /даст это предприятие/?; а good deal of capital will be made out of this это принесет солидный капитал: I have по desire for money that has been made by dishonest means я не хочу брать деньги, заработанные нечестным путем
    6) be made of smth. nothing could be made of the scribble in his note books (of her note, of his mumbling, etc,) ничего нельзя было понять из каракулей в его тетради и т. д.
    7) be made with smb. a treaty has been made with other countries был заключен договор с другими странами
    10. XII
    have smth. made for smth. I must have a coat made for the winter мне нужно отдать сшить зимнее пальто
    11. XIII
    1) || make believe делать вид; he made believe to work hard (to throw a ball, not to know anything, etc.) он делал вид, что он усердно работает и т. д., make believe to be a scholar воображать себя ученым
    2) semiaux make to do smth. he made to go он хотел было уйти; he made to stop me он попытался было остановить меня; he made to snatch her bag он рванулся вперед, чтобы вы хватить у нее сумку
    3) · make do with (without, on) smth. I will have to make do with cold meat for dinner (with a very short holiday, with an old wireless set, etc.) мне придется довольствоваться холодным мясом вместо обеда и т. д.; I shall have to make do without a coat придется мне обойтись без пальто; I don't know how she makes do on so small an income не знаю, как она сводит концы с концами при таком небольшом заработке; I shall make do on biscuits and cheese сыра и галет мне будет достаточно
    12. XV
    1) || make good coll. добиться успеха; I never believed that he would make good я никогда не верил, что он чего-нибудь добьется; talent and education are necessary to make good in this field чтобы добиться успеха в этой области, необходимы талант и образование
    2) || make good smth. оправдывать что-л.; he made good his promise он выполнил /сдержал/ свое обещание; she made good her claims она доказала справедливость или законность своих притязаний: you will have to make good your boast тебе придется доказать, что это не пустое хвастовство; make good its title tic) be ranked as an independent science обосновать /доказать/ свое право считаться самостоятельной наукой; make good the damage (the shortage, the loss, etc.) возмещать убытки и т. д. ; any money that you cannot account for you will have to make good тебе придется возместить /вернуть/ все деньги, за которые ты не сумеешь отчитаться
    3) 0 || make sure /certain/ быть уверенным или удостовериться; have you made sure of the facts (of the timetable, of the results, etc.)? вы проверили факты и т. д.?, вы убеждены в правильности фактов и т. д.?; if you want to make sure of a seat you had better book in advance если вы хотите наверняка иметь билет, закажите его заранее / заблаговременно/; first they made sure of him сначала они [проверили его и] убедились в его надежности; I want to make sure of catching her (of getting there in time, of having a good seat, of his answering the letter, etc.) я хочу быть уверенным, что застану ее и т. д.,make sure that the letter was delivered (that the doors are locked, that there is no one here, etc.) убедиться, что письмо доставлено и т. д.; will you please make sure that they are all here? проверьте, пожалуйста, все ли она пришли; I made certain that he would do so я был уверен, что он так и поступит; make bold осмеливаться; make bold to ask a favour (to call on you, to express my opinion, etc.) осмелиться просить об одолжении и т. д.; I make bold to say that he knows nothing about it осмелюсь утверждать, что он ничего об этом не знает; make light of smth. не придавать чему-л. особого значения; she made light of her troubles (of this accident, of a situation, of other people's illness, etc.) она легко относится к своим неприятностям и т. д., она особенно не переживает из-за своих неприятностей и т. д.; make ready подготовиться; make merry веселиться; make merry over his victory радоваться /веселиться/ по случаю его победы; make free with smth. пользоваться чем-л., не стесняясь
    13. XVI
    1) make after smb. make after the fox (after the rabbit, after the escaped convict, etc.) броситься /пуститься/ преследовать лису и т. д., she made after him like a mad woman она как безумная бросилась за ним; in the morning we made after them утром мы пустились за ними вслед; make at smb. he gave a shout and made at me он издал крик и (на)бросился на меня; the dog made at the postman собака накинулась на почтальона; the angry woman made at me with her umbrella рассерженная женщина (накинулась на меня с зонтиком; make for /toward/ smb., smth. make for the crowd (for the sea, for the nearest town, toward a distant hill, for home, etc.) двигаться по направлению /направляться/ к толпе и т. д., he quickly made for /toward/ the door он бросился к двери; she made for the sound of guns она пошла туда, откуда раздавались выстрелы; the dog made for the robber собака бросилась за грабителем; make for the open sea направиться в открытое море
    2) make on smth. coll. make on this business (on shares, on oil, etc.) заработать на этом деле и т. д., he made pretty handsomely on that bargain он неплохо заработал /нажился/ на этой сделке
    3) 0 make for smth. make for better understanding between countries ( for the happiness of all, for a friendly atmosphere in the club, for peace, for stability of marriage, etc.) способствовать лучшему взаимопониманию между странами и т. д.; does early rising make for good health? полезно ли для здоровья рано вставать?; that weather makes for optimism в такую погоду и настроение хорошее; new facts made for the prisoner's acquittal новые факты ускорили вынесение /помогли вынесению/ оправдательного приговора заключенному; make against smth. experience makes against this assertion опыт опровергает это утверждение; your behaviour makes against your chance of success ваше поведение не способствует /мешает/ вашему успеху
    14. XXI1
    1) make smth. out of /from, of, with/ smth. make bottles out of glass (bricks of clay, flour from wheat, a box out of a bit of mahogany, etc.) делать бутылки из стекла и т. д., make wreaths of daisies плести венки из маргариток; make a megaphone of one's hands сложить руки рупором; the cake was spoilt as she made it with a bad egg торт был испорчен, так как она положила в тесто несвежее яйцо; what do you make with flour (with the eggs, with these things, etc.)? что вы делаете из муки и т. д.?; what will you make with all these flowers? что вы будете делать с таким количеством цветов?; what can you make out of this stuff? что ты можешь сделать / сшить/ из этого материала?; make smth. in smth. make a hole in the ground выкопать яму в земле; make a gap in the hedge проделать лаз /дыру/ в изгороди; it made a hole dent/ in my savings (in my reserves, in smb.'s finances, etc.) от этого пострадали мои сбережения и т. д., make smth. for smth. make an opening for the wires сделать входное отверстие для проводов; make a hole for a tree выкопать яму под дерево; he made a bookcase for his apartment он сам сделал в своей квартире книжный шкаф; make smth. into smth. make milk into cheese and butter (hide into leather, wood into pulp, etc.) перерабатывать молоко на масло и сыр и т. д.; make these huts into temporary houses (it into a stock company, the desert into a garden, etc.) превращать эти хижины во временное жилье и т. д., make these books into bundles связать книги в пачки; make a story into a play переделать повесть в пьесу
    2) make smth. of smb. make an example of smb. ставить кого-л. в пример; make fun of smb. подшучивать или издеваться над кем-л.; make a laughing-stock of smb. сделать кого-л. посмешищем, выставлять кого-л. в смешном виде; make a fool /an ass/ of him (of her husband, etc.) делать из него и т. д. дурака; make a fool (a beast, a pig, etc.) of oneself вести себя как дурак и т. д., make a nuisance of oneself надоедать /докучать, досаждать/ кому-л.; make an exhibition spectacle, a show/ of oneself привлекать к себе внимание; make smth. of smth. make a profession of smth. сделать что-л. своей профессией; make a business of politics заниматься политикой профессионально; make a parade / a show/ of one's talents щеголять /кичиться/ своими талантами; make a boast of smth. хвастаться / хвалиться/ чем-л.; make a secret of smth. делать из чего-л. тайну /секрет/; he was asked to help but he made a hash /a muddle, a mess/ of everything его просили помочь, а он все испортил; make hell of smb.'s life превратить чью-л. жизнь в ад; make a note of his telephone number записать номер его телефона; make notes of a lecture записать лекцию; you must make a mental note of what he is saying вы должны запомнить /взять на заметку/, что он говорят; don't make a habit of it смотри, чтобы это не превратилось в привычку; make the most of smth. максимально использовать что-л.; make the best of one's delay (of this scanty information, of his absence, etc.) наилучшим образом /наиболее эффективно/ использовать задержку и т. д.; make a good thing of it извлечь из этого пользу; make good use of this opportunity воспользоваться предоставившейся возможностью; make a good (a bad) job of smth. хорошо (плохо) справиться с чем-л.; make smth. for smb., smth. make a name for oneself стать известным; make a reputation for oneself создать себе репутацию; make allowance (s) for circumstances (for smb.'s inexperience, for her age, etc.) делать скидку на обстоятельства и т. д.; make arrangements for a meeting (for a party, for a dance, for their departure, etc.) подготовить собрание и т. д., make much for the peace of the world много сделать для сохранения мира; make smb., smth. with smb. make friends with smb. подружиться с кем-л., наладить с кем-л. дружеские отношения; а quarrel with smb. поссориться с кем-л.; make peace with smb. помириться с кем-л.; make smth. in (on, etc.) smth., smb. make a name in the world снискать мировую славу, приобрести известность во всем мире; make an impression on smb. производить на кого-л. впечатление; make war upon smb., smth. a) идти войной на кого-л., что-л.; б) вести войну с кем-л., чем-л. || make love to smb. а) ласкать кого-л., заниматься любовью с кем-л., б) ухаживать за кем-л.; говорить кому-л. ласковые слова
    3) make smb. of smb. his parents want to make a doctor (a lawyer, a soldier, an actor, etc.) of their son родители хотят, чтобы их сын стал врачом и т. д., make a man of him сделать из него человека; make a friend of her children подружиться с ее детьми; make a friend of an enemy превратить врага в друга; make smb. into smb. make them into slaves (him into a bully, her into a sophisticated hostess, etc.) превратить их в /сделать из них/ рабов и т. д.
    4) make smth. over smth. make a fuss (a row, a scandal, etc.) over smth. поднимать шум и т. д. по какому-л. поводу; make a to-do over a trifle поднимать шумиху из-за пустяка
    5) make smth. for smth. make a dash for the open window (a bolt for the door, a bee-line for the gates, etc.) броситься к открытому окну и т. д., make smth. to smth. make one's way to the station (to the river, to the house, back to the tower, etc.) пойти /направиться/ к станции и т. д., make smth. by smth. make the crossing by ferry переправиться на пароме; make smth. at smb. make a grab at him попытаться схватить его || it's time we were making tracks for home нам уже пора повернуть к дому
    6) make some distance in some time we made the whole distance in ten days мы прошли весь путь /покрыли все расстояние/ за десять дней; we've made 80 miles since noon с полудня мы проделали восемьдесят миль
    7) make smth. in some time the train will make Moscow in five hours поезд будет в Москве через пять часов
    8) make smth. at /in/ smth. make good grades at school получать [в школе] хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score in the match получать в этом матче больше всех очков /самый лучший результат/; make one's way in the world преуспеть, добиться успеха || coll. he'll make it through college ему удастся окончить колледж; he made six towns on this trip во время этой поездки он посетил шесть городов /побывал в шести городах/
    9) make smth. by (out of, from, in, etc.) smth. make a good deal by it хорошо на этом заработать; make much profit out of this undertaking извлекать большую выгоду из этого предприятия; he made a great fortune out of tea он составил большое состояние на торговле чаем; make a great deal of money in oil много заработать на нефти; make a living from literary work зарабатывать [на жизнь] литературным трудом; make a loss on the transaction потерпеть /понести/ убытки на этой сделке
    10) make smth. of smth., smb. read this letter and tell me what you make of it прочтите это письмо и скажите, как вы его расцениваете; what do you make of the new assistant? какое у тебя впечатление /что ты думаешь/ о новом помощнике?; make much of this article ( of her work, of this man, etc.) быть высокого мнения об этой статье и т. д., newspapers made much of his achievements газеты превозносили его успехи; she makes too much of the boy уж слишком она носится с этим мальчиком; make little of smth., smb. относиться пренебрежительно к чему-л., кому-л., не считаться с чем-л., кем-л.; he made little of his feat он принижал значение своего героического поступка
    11) make smth. of smth. I could make nothing of his words (of all this scribble, of her letter, etc.) я ничего не мог понять из его слов и т. д., его слова были мне совершенно непонятны и т. д., you will make more of it than I вы в этом лучше разберетесь [, чем я]; I can make no sense of what he says я не вижу никакого смысла в том, что он говорит; what are we to make of his behaviour? как нам следует /нам прикажете/ понимать его поведение?
    12) make smth. with smb. they made a bargain with him они заключили с ним сделку || make a settlement on smb. распорядиться имуществом в пользу кого-л.
    13) semiaux make smth. for smb. make room for smb. [подвинуться и] дать кому-л. место; can you make room for one more man? найдется место еще для одного человека?; make way for others посторониться, дать дорогу другим; make smth. at smb. he made a face at them он состроил им рожу; don't make eyes at him не строй ему глазки
    14) 0 make smth. in some time he will make a sergeant in six months через шесть месяцев он станет сержантом
    15. XXII
    1) make smth. of doing smth. make a practice of working in his garden in the morning (of helping others, of doing his exercises in front of an open window, etc.) взять за правило по утрам работать в его саду и т. д.; he makes a practice of cheating он всегда обманывает; make a point of being on time у него принцип make не опаздывать /быть пунктуальным/; she made it a point of being very patient with these children она особенно старалась быть терпеливой с этими детьми
    2) make smth. by doing smth. make one's living by giving piano lessons (by writing books for children, by selling flowers, etc.) зарабатывать на жизнь уроками игры на фортепиано и т. д.; she makes money by nursing она зарабатывает деньги, ухаживая за больными; she made her name by writing memoirs она прославилась своими мемуарами
    16. XXIV1
    || make it as smb. coll. добиться успеха, будучи кем-л.; I wanted to make it as a writer мне хотелось добиться успеха на писательском поприще
    17. XXVI
    make smth. [that]... this makes the fifth time you've failed this examination ты уже [в] пятый раз проваливаешься на этом экзамене

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