it comes with practice

Математика: приобретается с опытом

1 practical (estudio, formación).

2 skillful, experienced, expert (person).

3 practical; handy (tool); convenient (casa).

1 a skilful pilot.

2 practice, training.

3 policy.

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► nombre femenino

1 practice

2 (habilidad) skill

► nombre femenino plural prácticas

1 practical sing

■ ahora que he aprobado la teórica puedo pasar a las prácticas now that I've passed the theory I can move on to the practical

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en la práctica in practice

llevar a la práctica to put into practice

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1) [de actividad] practice

2) pl prácticas (=aprendizaje) [gen] practice sing, training sing ; [de profesor] teaching practice sing ; [de laboratorio] experiments

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1)

a) ( en actividad) practice; ( en trabajo) experience

b) ( profesión) practicing*

2) ( aplicación) practice

3) prácticas femenino plural

a) (clase, sesión práctica)

b) ( de maestro) teaching practice

4) ( costumbre) practice

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= practice, observance, practising [practicing, -USA], drill practice, discourse, praxes [praxis, -sing.], run-through.

Ex. This practice ensures that a later match can be achieved between the document and its description.

Ex. Because of the need to preserve cartographic documents for present and future generations, map librarians are obliged to guarantee strict observance of conservation requirements.

Ex. The practicing of writing it is deadly dull and therefore has minimum permanent effect.

Ex. No reinforcement drill practice was given to the control group.

Ex. The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.

Ex. The process of hybridization consists, first of all, of borrowing and lending concepts, methods, theories, and praxes = El proceso de hibridación se compone, en principio, de los conceptos, métodos, teorías y praxis del préstamo.

Ex. This article will provide a brief run-through of some strategies for giving staff and users what they need and expect.

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* adquirido con la práctica = experiential.

* aprender con la práctica = learn by + doing.

* basado en la práctica = empirically-based, grounded in practice, practice-based.

* beca de prácticas = in-service training.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* clase de prácticas = practical.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* colección de prácticas = laboratory collection.

* comprobación en la práctica real = field test.

* comprobar en la práctica real = field-test.

* comunidad de prácticas comunes = community of practice.

* conservar la práctica de = keep + Posesivo + hands in.

* cuaderno de prácticas = resource book.

* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.

* ejercicio y práctica = drill and practice.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* en la práctica = in action, in practice, in practical terms, in implementation.

* en la práctica real = in actual practice.

* en la puesta en práctica = in implementation.

* en prácticas = trainee.

* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.

* falto de práctica = rusty [rustier -comp., rustiest -sup.].

* formación de profesorado en prácticas = in-service teacher training.

* formación en prácticas = in-service.

* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.

* libro de prácticas = resource book.

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* orientado hacia la práctica = practice-oriented.

* partiendo de la práctica = practice-led.

* período de prácticas = work placement, training attachment.

* período de prácticas en centros = practicum.

* período de prácticas en la industria = industrial placement.

* persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* práctica bibliotecaria = library practice.

* práctica cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.

* práctica clínica = clinical practice.

* práctica común = common practice.

* práctica común, la = normal pattern, the.

* práctica cotidiana = daily practice.

* práctica de música = music-making.

* práctica diaria = daily practice.

* práctica popular = lore.

* práctica real = actual practice.

* práctica religiosa = religious practice.

* prácticas comerciales = business practices.

* prácticas de campo = fieldwork [field work].

* prácticas ilegales = unlawful practices.

* prácticas más adecuadas = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* práctica social = meme.

* prácticas sexuales = sexual mores.

* profesor en prácticas = in-service teacher.

* programa de prácticas en la empresa = internship program(me), internship.

* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich programme.

* puesta en práctica = enforcement, execution, implementation, operationalisation [operationalization, -USA].

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* teoría y práctica = policy and practice.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

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1)

a) ( en actividad) practice; ( en trabajo) experience

b) ( profesión) practicing*

2) ( aplicación) practice

3) prácticas femenino plural

a) (clase, sesión práctica)

b) ( de maestro) teaching practice

4) ( costumbre) practice

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1 (en una actividad) practice; (en un trabajo) experience

le falta práctica he needs practice

se aprende con la práctica you learn by practice, it comes with practice

tiene mucha práctica he's had a lot of practice

he perdido la práctica I'm out of practice

necesita ayuda mientras va adquiriendo práctica he needs to be helped while he's gaining experience

la práctica hace maestro practice makes perfect

2 (ejercicio) practicing*

abandonó la práctica del derecho para hacer política she gave up practicing law to go into politics

es aconsejable la práctica de algún deporte it's advisable to play o do some sport

B (aplicación) practice

en la práctica in practice

poner algo en práctica or llevar algo a la práctica to put sth into practice

C prácticas fpl

(clase, sesión práctica): prácticas de tiro target practice

las prácticas de Anatomía the anatomy practicals

2 (de un maestro) teaching practice

la escuela donde hice (las) prácticas the school where I did my teaching practice

3 ( Esp) ( Rels Labs) work during which one gains experience and further training

hice las prácticas en la clínica de la Paz I did my internship ( AmE) o ( BrE) my houseman year at the la Paz hospital

contrato en prácticas work-experience contract

D (costumbre) practice

son prácticas muy extendidas en esta zona these practices o customs are widespread in this area

esta operación es hoy una práctica habitual en la medicina this operation is common practice in medicine today

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3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

a) ‹idioma/pieza musical› to practice^{( conjugate practice)};

◊ práctica la natación to swim;

b) ‹ profesión› to practice^{( conjugate practice)}

a) ( en actividad) practice;

◊ perder la práctica to be out of practice

b) ( de profesión) practicing^{( conjugate practicing)}

◊ en la práctica in practice;

◊ prácticas sustantivo femenino plural (de Anatomía, Química) practicals (pl);

◊ prácticas de tiro target practice

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práctica nf

1. [experiencia] practice;

te hace falta más práctica you need more practice;

con la práctica adquirirás más soltura you'll become more fluent with practice;

esto es algo que se aprende con la práctica it comes with practice

2. [ejercicio] practice;

se dedica a la práctica de la medicina she practices medicine;

me han recomendado la práctica de la natación I've been advised to go swimming

3. [aplicación] practice;

llevar algo a la práctica, poner algo en práctica to put sth into practice;

en la práctica in practice

4. [clase no teórica] practical;

prácticas de laboratorio lab sessions

5.

contrato en prácticas work-experience contract

6. [costumbre] practice;

ser práctica establecida to be standard practice

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f practice;

en la práctica in practice;

llevar a la práctica, poner en práctica put into practice;

perder la práctica get out of practice;

tener práctica en algo have experience in sth;

prácticas pl work experience sg ;

hacer prácticas do a work placement

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práctica nf

1) : practice, experience

2) ejercicio: exercising

la práctica de la medicina: the practice of medicine

3) aplicación: application, practice

poner en práctica: to put into practice

4) prácticas nfpl

: training

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práctica n practice

verbo transitivo (pass. came; p.pass. come) (travel) percorrere [ distance]

verbo intransitivo (pass. came; p.pass. come)

1) (arrive) [person, day, success] venire; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter] arrivare

2) (approach) venire, avvicinarsi

3) (visit) [dustman, postman] passare; [ cleaner] venire

4) (attend) venire

5) (reach)

6) (happen)

7) (begin)

8) (originate)

9) (be available)

10) (tackle)

11) (develop)

12) (in time, list, importance)

13) (be due)

14) (be a question of)

15) (have orgasm) colloq. venire

interiezione (reassuringly)

- come about

- come across

- come along

- come apart

- come around

- come at

- come away

- come back

- come by

- come down

- come forward

- come in

- come into

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come under

- come up

- come up against

- come up with

- come upon

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1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) venire, arrivare

2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) avvicinarsi

3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) venire

4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) succedere

5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) arrivare

6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) essere

- comer

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(volg.) sperma eiaculato; sborra (volg.).

(pass. came, p. p. come)

A v. i.

1 arrivare; venire; giungere: The police came, è arrivata (o è giunta) la polizia; Mary hasn't come yet, Mary non è ancora arrivata; The letter came on Friday, la lettera è arrivata venerdì; When will my turn come?, quando verrà il mio turno?; ( I'm) coming!, sto arrivando!; arrivo!; vengo!; Someone's coming, viene (o sta venendo) qualcuno; arriva (o sta arrivando) qualcuno; when the time comes, quando verrà il momento; to come running, arrivare (o venire) di corsa; arrivare correndo; to come by car [on foot], venire (o arrivare) in macchina [a piedi]; Where are you coming from?, da dove vieni (o arrivi)?; We came to a clearing, siamo arrivati a una radura; I've come to the chapter where…, sono arrivato al capitolo in cui…; to come to the door, venire ad aprire (la porta); to come to the surface, venire in superficie; salire in superficie; to come to an agreement, raggiungere (o venire a) un accordo; to come to a conclusion [a decision], giungere (o arrivare) a una conclusione [una decisione]; I'll come to that point in a moment, toccherò questo punto tra un momento; to come at the truth, arrivare alla (o scoprire la) verità; There's still the dessert to come, deve venire ancora il dolce NOTA D'USO: - arrivare-

2 venire ( con uno scopo): She came for lunch, è venuta a pranzo; I've come to pick up the trunk, sono venuto a prendere il baule; Come and help me, vieni ad aiutarmi; Come and see for yourself, vieni a vedere tu stesso; I've come to see Martin, sono venuto per vedere Martin; ( anche) sono venuto a trovare Martin; Come sailing with me, vieni in barca a vela con me; I've come about the flat on sale, sono venuto per l'appartamento in vendita; Tom has come for the bike, Tom è venuto a prendere la bici NOTA D'USO: - go to / go and-

3 venire; provenire; ( di cosa, anche) derivare, essere ricavato: Where do you come from?, da dove vieni?; di dove sei?; Where does this money come from?, da dove viene questo denaro?; I come from Greece, sono greco; Music was coming from the room, dalla stanza veniva della musica; These sculptures come from the Barnes collection, queste sculture provengono dalla collezione Barnes; to come from a good family, venire da una (o essere di) buona famiglia; «Master» comes from the Latin «magister», «master» deriva dal latino «magister»

4 arrivare, giungere (a fare qc., come conclusione); finire per: I have come to believe he is wrong, sono giunto a credere che abbia torto; She came to think of the cat as her own, ha finito per considerare il gatto come suo

5 arrivare ( in altezza, lunghezza); salire; scendere: The water came up to here, l'acqua arrivava fin qui; Her hair came down to her waist, i capelli le arrivavano (o scendevano fino) alla vita

6 venire ( in un ordine di priorità); arrivare, classificarsi ( in un esame, una gara, ecc.): My children come first, i miei figli vengono prima di tutto; He came second in the exam, nell'esame è arrivato secondo

7 venire ( per diritto, eredità, ecc.): This house will come to you, questa casa verrà a te

8 accadere; succedere; avvenire: No harm will come to him, non gli succederà niente di male; How did she come to be there? (o How come she was there?), com'è successo che lei si trovasse là?; come mai lei si trovava la?; come what may, accada quel che accada; succeda quello che deve succedere; to take things as they come, prendere le cose come vengono

9 (seguito da agg. o part. pass.) diventare; farsi ( ma spesso in ital. corrisponde un verbo specifico): to come alive, animarsi; ravvivarsi; vivacizzarsi; to come loose, allentarsi; ( di porta, ecc.) to come open, aprirsi; to come undone, slacciarsi; sbottonarsi; ( di nodo, ecc.) sciogliersi; to come untied, slegarsi; to come true, avverarsi; realizzarsi

10 (fam.) costare; venire: to come expensive, costare (o essere) caro; Fast cars don't come cheap, le auto veloci non costano poco

11 (comm.: di articolo) essere disponibile; esistere; essere venduto: DIALOGO → - Clothes 4- Do they come in any other colours?, sono disponibili in altri colori?; This model comes in several colours, questo modello è disponibile in diversi colori

12 ( di portata) essere servito: The steak comes with roast potatoes and mushrooms, la bistecca è servita con patate arrosto e funghi

13 (volg.) raggiungere l'orgasmo; ( di uomo) eiaculare; venire (volg.)

14 (all'imper.) andiamo!; su!; suvvia!; dài! (fam.); ( anche) ma no!, figurati!: Come, that's silly!, andiamo, che sciocchezza!; Come, come, there's no need to thank me!, ma no, non devi ringraziarmi!

B v. t.

1 percorrere; fare: I have come ten miles, ho percorso dieci miglia; ( anche fig.) He had come a long way, aveva fatto molta strada

2 (fam., rif. all'età) andare per: My daughter is coming twelve, mia figlia va per i dodici

3 (fam.) – to come the, fare il (o la): Don't come the bully with ( o over) me, non fare il prepotente con me!

● come (seguito da indicazione di tempo), ora di, quando verrà: come next year, ora dell'anno prossimo; l'anno prossimo; come spring, ora della primavera; quando verrà la primavera; a primavera □ to come and go, andare e venire □ to come after, venire dopo; esserci dopo; seguire; venire dietro: What comes after?, che cosa viene dopo?; che c'è dopo?; Come after me, seguitemi; venitemi dietro □ to come again, ritornare; tornare: Please come again!, tornate (a trovarci)! □ (fam.) Come again?, come hai detto?; come?; scusa? □ (fam.) Come and get it!, è pronto; a tavola! □ to come as a disappointment, deludere; essere deludente □ to come as a relief, essere un sollievo; tranquillizzare □ to come as a surprise, giungere inatteso □ to come as a shock, essere uno shock; scioccare □ to come before, venire prima di; precedere; ( anche) comparire davanti a: «Major» comes before «captain», «maggiore» viene prima di «capitano»; to come before the judge, comparire davanti al giudice □ (fam.) to come clean, dire tutta la verità; confessare tutto □ to come close to, essere lì lì per; essere a un passo dal: to come close to winning, essere lì lì per vincere; sfiorare la vittoria □ to come closer, avvicinarsi; farsi più vicino □ to come easily, essere facile (per q.); venire facile: Speaking in public didn't come easily to him, non gli veniva facile parlare in pubblico □ ( sport) to come from behind, rimontare e vincere □ (fam.) to come good, riscattarsi □ to come home, tornare a casa; rientrare; ( sport: nelle corse) tagliare il traguardo □ to come home to sb., diventare chiaro a q.: At last it came home to him that I had no money, finalmente ha capito che non avevo soldi □ (fam.) to come it a bit strong, esagerare; metterla giù un po' dura □ (fam.) Don't come it with me!, non darti delle arie con me! □ to come naturally, essere naturale (a q.); venire naturale □ to come near to = to come close to ► sopra □ (leg.) to come of age, uscire di minorità; diventare maggiorenne □ (comm.) to come on offer, essere offerto: (fin.) Intercom shares came on offer at £5, le azioni della Intercom furono offerte a 5 sterline □ (fam.) to come on the scene, arrivare (sulla scena); comparire; fare la propria comparsa □ to come on top of st., aggiungersi a qc. ( di spiacevole) □ ( di veicolo) to come past, passare □ to come right, andare a posto; aggiustarsi □ (naut.) to come to anchor, ancorarsi □ to come to be, diventare: He came to be a famous painter, diventò un pittore famoso □ to come to blows, venire alle mani □ to come to an end, giungere al termine; finire □ to come to light, venire alla luce; scoprirsi □ to come to life, rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; dimostrare interesse, interessarsi □ to come to like, imparare ad apprezzare; arrivare a trovare simpatico: I've never come to like whisky, non sono mai riuscita a farmi piacere il whisky; I came to like him in the end, finii per trovarlo simpatico; alla fine arrivò a piacermi □ to come to no harm, non patire; non subire danni: I don't want her to come to any harm, non voglio che le succeda nulla □ to come to nothing, non approdare a nulla; non portare a nulla; finire in niente □ (lett.) to come to pass, avvenire; accadere □ It comes to the same thing, è lo stesso; la cosa non cambia □ to come to one's senses, rinvenire; tornare in sé □ (fig. fam.) to come to stay, venire a stare (da q.); ( anche) prendere piede; affermarsi □ to come to a standstill, fermarsi; arrestarsi □ to come to terms with, accettare (qc. di spiacevole o doloroso); farsi una ragione di □ It might not come to that, è possibile che non si arrivi a questo (o a questi punti); potrebbe non verificarsi; potrebbe non essere necessario; He didn't believe her, nor, come to that, did I, lui non le credette, e in realtà nemmeno io □ when you come to think of it, a pensarci bene; riflettendoci: ( Now I) come to think of it, he was out the whole day yesterday, ora che ci penso, ieri lui è stato fuori tutto il giorno □ to come with practice [age, ecc.], venire [essere appreso, raggiunto, ecc.] con la pratica [l'età] □ to come within earshot of, giungere a portata d'orecchi di □ to come within range, arrivare a tiro ( di fucile, ecc.) □ to come within sight of, giungere in vista di □ ‘Coming soon’ ( cartello), ‘torno presto’ □ as… as they come, enormemente: as rich as they come, ricchissimo; as silly as they come, stupidissimo; stupido come pochi □ (iron.) He's got a big surprise coming to him!, avrò (o lo aspetta) una bella sorpresa □ (fam.) She only got what was coming to her, ha avuto solo quello che si è meritata; ben le sta □ (fam.) You had it coming, ( di punizione, ecc.) hai avuto quello che ti meritavi; te lo sei meritato □ (fam.) How come?, perché?; come mai?: How come you didn't join the party?, come mai non ti sei unito alla comitiva? □ (fig.) I don't know whether I'm coming or going, non so più quello che sto facendo; sto perdendo la testa □ ( slang) Let'em all come!, s'accomodino, vengano pure ( e avranno quello che si meritano)! □ I could see it come, me l'aspettavo □ (dopo espressioni di tempo) to come, futuro; nel futuro; a venire: generations to come, generazioni future; in years to come, negli anni a venire □ when it comes to, quando si tratta di; in fatto di □ where sb. is coming from, che tipo è q.; come la pensa q.; che cosa ha in mente q.: I couldn't work out where he was coming from, non ruiscivo a capire che cosa avesse in mente.

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verbo transitivo (pass. came; p.pass. come) (travel) percorrere [ distance]

verbo intransitivo (pass. came; p.pass. come)

1) (arrive) [person, day, success] venire; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter] arrivare

2) (approach) venire, avvicinarsi

3) (visit) [dustman, postman] passare; [ cleaner] venire

4) (attend) venire

5) (reach)

6) (happen)

7) (begin)

8) (originate)

9) (be available)

10) (tackle)

11) (develop)

12) (in time, list, importance)

13) (be due)

14) (be a question of)

15) (have orgasm) colloq. venire

interiezione (reassuringly)

- come about

- come across

- come along

- come apart

- come around

- come at

- come away

- come back

- come by

- come down

- come forward

- come in

- come into

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come under

- come up

- come up against

- come up with

- come upon

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come

A ◑ n sperme m.

B excl ( reassuringly) come (now)! allons! ; come, come! (in warning, reproach) allons, allons!

C vtr ( prét came ; pp come)

1 ( travel) faire ; to come 100 km to see faire 100 km pour voir ;

2 ○ GB ( act) don't come the innocent with me ne fais pas l'innocent ; to come the heavy-handed father jouer les pères autoritaires.

D vi ( prét came ; pp come)

1 ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir ; [bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war] arriver ; the letter came on Monday la lettre est arrivée lundi ; your turn will come ton tour arrivera ; to come after sb ( chase) poursuivre qn ; to come by ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane] ; I came on foot/by bike je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette ; to come down descendre [stairs, street] ; to come up monter [stairs, street] ; to come down from Scotland/from Alaska venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska ; to come from venir de [airport, hospital] ; to come into entrer dans [house, room] ; the train came into the station le train est entré en gare ; to come past [car, person] passer ; to come through [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel] ; [water, object] traverser [window etc] ; to come to venir à [school, telephone] ; to come to the door venir ouvrir ; to come to the surface remonter à la surface ; to come to the company as entrer dans l'entreprise comme [apprentice, consultant] ; to come to do venir faire ; to come running arriver en courant ; to come limping down the street descendre la rue en boitant ; to come crashing to the ground [structure] s'écraser au sol ; to come streaming through the window [light] entrer à flots par la fenêtre ; lunch is ready, come and get it! le déjeuner est prêt, à table! ; when the time comes lorsque le moment sera venu ; the time has come to do le moment est venu de faire ; I'm coming! j'arrive! ; come to mummy viens voir maman ; to come and go aller et venir ; you can come and go as you please tu es libre de tes mouvements ; fashions come and go les modes vont et viennent ; come next week/year la semaine/l'année prochaine ; come Christmas/Summer à Noël/en été ; there may come a time ou day when you regret it tu pourrais le regretter un jour ; for some time to come encore quelque temps ; there's still the meal/speech to come il y a encore le repas/discours ;

2 ( approach) s'approcher ; to come and see/help sb venir voir/aider qn ; to come to sb for venir demander [qch] à qn [money, advice] ; I could see it coming ( of accident) je le voyais venir ; don't come any closer ne vous approchez pas (plus) ; he came to the job with preconceived ideas quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues ; to come close ou near to doing faillir faire ;

3 (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer ; [cleaner] venir ; I've come to do je viens faire ; I've come about je viens au sujet de ; I've come for je viens chercher ; my brother is coming for me at 10 am mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures ; they're coming for the weekend ils viennent pour le week-end ; I've got six people coming to dinner j'ai six personnes à dîner ; my sister is coming to stay with us ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous ;

4 ( attend) venir ; I can't ou won't be able to come je ne pourrai pas venir ; come as you are venez comme vous êtes ; to come to venir à [meeting, party, wedding] ; to come with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ; do you want to come fishing? est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche? ;

5 ( reach) to come to, to come up/down to [water] venir jusqu'à ; [dress, carpet, curtain] arriver à ; I've just come to the chapter where… j'en suis juste au chapitre où… ;

6 ( happen) how did you come to do? comment as-tu fait pour faire? ; that's what comes of doing/not doing voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas ; how come? comment ça se fait? ; how come you lost? comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu? ; come what may advienne que pourra ; to take things as they come prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; when you come to think of it à la réflexion ; come to think of it, you're right en fait, tu as raison ;

7 ( begin) to come to believe/hate/understand finir par croire/détester/comprendre ;

8 ( originate) to come from [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country etc] ; [word, song, legend] venir de [country, language] ; [substance, food] provenir de [raw material] ; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place, collection] ; [smell, sound] venir de [place] ; to come from France [fruit, painting] provenir de France ; [person] être français/-e ; to come from a long line of artists être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes ;

9 ( be available) to come in exister en [sizes, colours] ; to come with a radio/sunroof être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant ; to come with chips être servi avec des frites ; to come with matching napkins être vendu avec les serviettes assorties ; calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là ;

10 ( tackle) to come to aborder [problem, subject] ; I'll come to that in a moment je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment ; to come to sth ou to doing sth late in life se mettre à faire qch sur le tard ;

11 ( develop) it comes with practice/experience cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience ; wisdom comes with age la sagesse vient en vieillissant ;

12 ( be situated) venir ; to come after suivre, venir après ; to come before (in time, list, queue) précéder ; ( in importance) passer avant ; to come within faire partie de [terms] ; to come first/last [athlete, horse] arriver premier/dernier ; where did you come? tu es arrivé combien ○ ?, tu es arrivé à quelle place? ; my family comes first ma famille passe avant tout ; nothing can come between us rien ne peut nous séparer ; don't let this come between us on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça ; to try to come between two people essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes ; nothing comes between me and my football! pour moi le foot c'est sacré! ;

13 ( be due) the house comes to me when they die la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront ; death/old age comes to us all tout le monde meurt/vieillit ; he had it coming (to him) ○ ça lui pendait au nez ; they got what was coming to them ○ ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient ;

14 ( be a question of) when it comes to sth/to doing lorsqu'il s'agit de qch/de faire ;

15 ○ ( have orgasm) jouir.

come again ○ ? pardon? ; I don't know if I'm coming or going je ne sais plus où j'en suis ; ‘how do you like your tea?’-‘as it comes’ ‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’-‘ça m'est égal’ ; he's as stupid/honest as they come il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui ; come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right en fait, tu as peut-être raison ; to come as a shock/a surprise être un choc/une surprise.

■ come about

1 ( happen) [problems, reforms] survenir ; [situation, change] se produire ; the discovery came about by accident on a fait la découverte par hasard ;

2 Naut virer de bord.

■ come across:

▶ come across ( be conveyed) [meaning, message] passer ; [feelings] transparaître ; the message of the film comes across clearly le message du film est clair ; his love of animals comes across strongly on sent bien qu'il adore les animaux ; she comes across well on TV elle passe bien à la télé ; come across as donner l'impression d'être [liar, expert] ; paraître [enthusiastic, honest] ;

▶ come across [sth] tomber sur [article, reference, example] ; découvrir [qch] par hasard [village] ; we rarely come across cases of nous avons rarement affaire à des cas de ;

▶ come across [sb] rencontrer [person] ; one of the nicest people I've ever come across une des personnes les plus sympathiques que j'aie jamais rencontrées.

■ come along

1 ( arrive) [bus, person] arriver ; [opportunity] se présenter ; to wait for the right person to come along attendre que la personne idéale se présente ;

2 ( hurry up) come along! dépêche-toi! ;

3 ( attend) venir ; why don't you come along? tu veux venir? ; to come along to venir à [lecture, party] ; to come along with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ;

4 ( make progress) [pupil, trainee] faire des progrès ; [book, building work, project] avancer ; [painting, tennis] progresser ; [plant, seedling] pousser ; your Spanish is coming along votre espagnol a progressé ; how's the thesis coming along? est-ce que ta thèse avance?

■ come apart

1 ( accidentally) [book, parcel, box] se déchirer ; [shoes] craquer ; [toy, camera] se casser ; the toy just came apart in my hands le jouet m'est resté dans les mains ;

2 ( intentionally) [sections, components] se séparer ; [machine, equipment] se démonter.

■ come around US = come round.

■ come at:

▶ come at [sb]

1 ( attack) [person] attaquer (with avec) ; [bull, rhino] foncer sur ;

2 fig there were criticisms/questions coming at me from all sides j'étais assailli de critiques/questions.

■ come away

1 ( leave) lit partir ; to come away from quitter [cinema, match, show] ; sortir de [interview, meeting] ; fig to come away from the match/from the meeting disappointed/satisfied sortir déçu/satisfait du stade/de la réunion ; to come away with the feeling that rester sur l'impression que ;

2 ( move away) s'éloigner ; come away! ( said by parent) pousse-toi de là! ; ( said by official) circulez! ; come away from the edge éloigne-toi du bord ;

3 ( become detached) [handle, plaster, cover] se détacher (from de).

■ come back

1 ( return) gen [letter, person, memories, feeling, good weather] revenir (from de ; to à) ; ( to one's house) rentrer ; to come running back revenir en courant ; the memories came flooding back les souvenirs me sont revenus d'un seul coup ; to come back to revenir à [topic, problem] ; retourner auprès de [spouse, lover] ; to come back with sb raccompagner qn ; to come back with ( return) revenir avec [present, idea, flu] ; ( reply) répondre par [offer, suggestion] ; can I come back to you on that tomorrow? est-ce que nous pourrions en reparler demain? ; it's all coming back to me now tout me revient maintenant ; the name will come back to me le nom me reviendra ; to come back to what you were saying pour en revenir à ce que tu disais ;

2 ( become popular) [law, system] être rétabli ; [trend, method, hairstyle] revenir à la mode ; to come back into fashion revenir à la mode.

■ come by:

▶ come by [person] passer ; you must come by and see us passez donc nous voir ;

▶ come by [sth] trouver [book, job, money].

■ come down

1 ( move lower) [person] descendre (from de) ; [lift, barrier, blind] descendre ; [curtain] tomber ; to come down by parachute descendre en parachute ; to come down in the lift prendre l'ascenseur pour descendre ; he's really come down in the world fig il est vraiment tombé bas ; his trousers barely came down to his ankles son pantalon lui arrivait à peine aux chevilles ;

2 ( drop) [price, inflation, unemployment, temperature] baisser (from de ; to à) ; [cost] diminuer ; cars are coming down in price le prix des voitures baisse ;

3 Meteorol [snow, rain] tomber ; the fog came down overnight le brouillard est apparu pendant la nuit ;

4 ( land) [helicopter] se poser ; [aircraft] atterrir ;

5 ( crash) [plane] s'écraser ;

6 ( fall) [ceiling, wall] s'écrouler ; [curtain rail] tomber ; [hem] se défaire ;

7 fig ( be resumed by) se ramener à [question, problem, fact] ; it all really comes down to the fact that ça se ramène au fait que.

■ come forward

1 ( step forward) s'avancer ;

2 ( volunteer) se présenter (to do pour faire) ; to come forward with présenter [proof, proposal] ; offrir [help, money, suggestions] ; to ask witnesses to come forward lancer un appel à témoins.

■ come in

1 ( enter) [person, rain] entrer (through par) ;

2 ( return) rentrer (from de) ; she comes in from work at five elle rentre du travail à cinq heures ;

3 ( come inland) [tide] monter ; a wind coming in from the sea un vent soufflant de la mer ;

4 ( arrive) [plane, train, bill, complaint, delivery, letter] arriver ; which horse came in first? quel cheval est arrivé premier? ; we've got £2,000 a month coming in nous avons une rentrée de 2 000 livres sterling par mois ;

5 ( become current) [trend, invention, style] faire son apparition ; [habit, practice] commencer à se répandre ;

6 ( interject) intervenir ; to come in with an opinion exprimer son opinion ;

7 Radio, Telecom ( in radio transmission) come in, Delta Bravo! c'est à vous, Delta Bravo! ;

8 ( participate) to come in with sb s'associer à qn ; to come in on the deal participer à l'affaire ;

9 ( serve a particular purpose) where do I come in? à quel moment est-ce que j'interviens? ; where does the extra money come in? à quel moment est-ce qu'on introduira l'argent en plus? ; to come in useful ou handy [box, compass, string etc] être utile, servir ; [skill, qualification] être utile ;

10 ( receive) to come in for criticism [person] être critiqué ; [plan] faire l'objet de nombreuses critiques ; to come in for praise recevoir des éloges.

■ come into:

▶ come into [sth]

1 ( inherit) hériter de [money] ; entrer en possession de [inheritance] ;

2 ( be relevant) to come into it [age, experience] entrer en ligne de compte, jouer ; luck/skill doesn't come into it ce n'est pas une question de hasard/d'habileté.

■ come off:

▶ come off

1 ( become detached) ( accidentally) [button, label, handle] se détacher ; [lid] s'enlever ; [paint] s'écailler ; [wallpaper] se décoller ; ( intentionally) [handle, panel, lid] s'enlever ; the knob came off in my hand la poignée m'est restée dans la main ; the lid won't come off je n'arrive pas à enlever le couvercle ;

2 ( fall) [rider] tomber ;

3 (wash, rub off) [ink] s'effacer ; [stain] partir ; the mark won't come off la tache ne part pas ;

4 ( take place) [deal] se réaliser ; [merger, trip] avoir lieu ;

5 ( succeed) [plan, trick, project] réussir ; [parody] être réussi ;

6 Theat, TV ( be taken off) [play] être retiré de l'affiche ; [TV show] être déprogrammé ;

7 ( fare) she came off well ( in deal) elle s'en est très bien tirée ; who came off worst? ( in fight) lequel des deux a été le plus touché? ;

▶ come off [sth]

1 ( stop using) arrêter [pill, tablet, heroin] ;

2 ( fall off) tomber de [bicycle, horse] ;

3 ( get off) descendre de [wall] ; come off the lawn! sors de la pelouse!

■ come on

1 ( follow) I'll come on later je vous rejoindrai plus tard ;

2 ( exhortation) ( encouraging) come on, try it! allez, essaie! ; come on, follow me! allez, suivez-moi! ; ( impatient) come on, hurry up! allez, dépêche-toi! ; ( wearily) come on, somebody must know the answer! enfin, il y a sûrement quelqu'un qui connaît la réponse! ; come on, you don't expect me to believe that! non mais franchement, tu ne t'attends pas à ce que je croie ça! ;

3 ( make progress) [person, player, patient] faire des progrès ; [bridge, road, novel] avancer ; [plant] pousser ; how are the recruits coming on? est-ce que les recrues font des progrès? ; her tennis is coming on well elle fait des progrès en tennis ;

4 ( begin) [asthma, attack, headache] commencer ; [winter] arriver ; [programme, film] commencer ; [rain] se mettre à tomber ; it came on to snow il s'est mis à neiger ;

5 ( start to work) [light] s'allumer ; [heating, fan] se mettre en route ; the power came on again at 11 le courant est revenu à 11 heures ;

6 Theat [actor] entrer en scène.

■ come out

1 ( emerge) [person, animal, vehicle] sortir (of de) ; [star] apparaître ; [sun, moon] se montrer ; [flowers, bulbs] sortir de terre ; [spot, rash] apparaître ; come out with your hands up! sortez les mains en l'air ; when does he come out? (of prison, hospital) quand est-ce qu'il sort? ; he came out of it rather well fig il ne s'en est pas mal tiré ;

2 ( originate) to come out of [person] être originaire de ; [song] venir de ; [news report] provenir de ; the money will have to come out of your savings il faudra prendre l'argent sur tes économies ;

3 ( result) to come out of [breakthrough] sortir de ; something good came out of the disaster il est sorti quelque chose de bon du désastre ;

4 ( strike) faire la grève ; to come out on strike faire la grève ;

5 [homosexual] déclarer publiquement son homosexualité ;

6 ( fall out) [contact lens, tooth, key, screw, nail] tomber ; [electrical plug] se débrancher ; [sink plug] sortir ; [contents, stuffing] sortir ; [cork] s'enlever ; his hair is coming out il commence à perdre ses cheveux ;

7 ( be emitted) [water, air, smoke] sortir (through par) ; the water comes out of this hole l'eau sort par ce trou ;

8 ( wash out) [stain, ink, grease] s'en aller, partir (of de) ; it won't come out ça ne part pas ;

9 ( be deleted) [reference, sentence] être éliminé ;

10 (be published, issued) [magazine, novel] paraître ; [album, film, model, product] sortir ;

11 ( become known) [feelings] se manifester ; [message, meaning] ressortir ; [details, facts, full story] être révélé ; [results] être connu ; [secret] être divulgué ; it came out that on a appris que ; if it ever comes out that it was my fault si on découvre un jour que c'était de ma faute ; the truth is bound to come out la vérité finira forcément par se savoir ; so that's what you think-it's all coming out now! c'est ça que tu penses-tu finis par l'avouer! ;

12 Phot, Print [photo, photocopy] être réussi ; the photos didn't come out (well) les photos ne sont pas réussies ; red ink won't come out on the photocopy l'encre rouge ne donnera rien sur la photocopie ;

13 ( end up) to come out at 200 dollars [cost, bill] s'élever à 200 dollars ; the jumper came out too big le pull était trop grand ; the total always comes out the same le total est toujours le même ;

14 ( say) to come out with sortir [excuse] ; raconter [nonsense, rubbish] ; I knew what I wanted to say but it came out wrong je savais ce que je voulais dire mais je me suis mal exprimé ; whatever will she come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore nous sortir ○ ? ; to come straight out with it le dire franchement ;

15 ( enter society) faire ses débuts dans le monde.

■ come over:

▶ come over

1 ( drop in) venir ; come over for a drink venez prendre un verre ; to come over to do venir faire ;

2 ( travel) venir ; they came over on the ferry ils sont venus en ferry ; she's coming over on the 10 am flight elle arrive par l'avion de 10 heures ; she often comes over to France elle vient souvent en France ; their ancestors came over with the Normans leurs ancêtres sont venus ici au temps des Normands ;

3 ( convey impression) [message, meaning] passer ; [feelings, love] transparaître ; to make one's feelings come over exprimer ses sentiments ; to come over very well [person] donner une très bonne impression ; to come over as donner l'impression d'être [lazy, honest] ;

4 ○ ( suddenly become) to come over all embarrassed se sentir gêné tout à coup ; to come over all shivery se sentir fiévreux/-euse tout à coup ; to come over all faint être pris de vertige tout d'un coup ;

▶ come over [sb] [feeling] envahir ; what's come over you? qu'est-ce qui te prend? ; I don't know what came over me je ne sais pas ce qui m'a pris.

■ come round GB, come around US

1 ( regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance ;

2 ( make a detour) faire un détour (by par) ;

3 ( circulate) [steward, waitress] passer ;

4 ( visit) venir ; to come round and do venir faire ; to come round for dinner/drinks venir dîner/prendre un verre ;

5 ( occur) [event] avoir lieu ; the elections are coming round again les élections auront bientôt lieu ; by the time Christmas comes round à Noël ;

6 ( change one's mind) changer d'avis ; to come round to an idea/to my way of thinking se faire à une idée/à ma façon de voir les choses ;

7 Naut [boat] venir au vent.

■ come through:

▶ come through

1 ( survive) s'en tirer ;

2 ( penetrate) [heat, ink] traverser ; [light] passer ;

3 ( arrive) the fax/the call came through at midday nous avons reçu le fax/l'appel à midi ; my posting has just come through je viens de recevoir ma mutation ; she's still waiting for her visa/her results to come through elle n'a toujours pas reçu son visa/ses résultats ;

4 ( emerge) [personality, qualities] apparaître ;

▶ come through [sth]

1 ( survive) se tirer de [crisis] ; se sortir de [recession] ; survivre à [operation, ordeal, war] ;

2 ( penetrate) [ink, dye] traverser [paper, cloth] ; [light] passer au travers de [curtains].

■ come to:

▶ come to ( regain consciousness) ( from faint) reprendre connaissance ; ( from trance) se réveiller ;

▶ come to [sth]

1 ( total) [shopping] revenir à ; [bill, expenditure, total] s'élever à ; both columns should come to the same figure les deux colonnes devraient donner le même total ; that comes to £40 cela fait 40 livres sterling ;

2 ( result in) aboutir à ; if it comes to a fight si on en vient à se battre ; all her plans came to nothing aucun de ses projets ne s'est réalisé ; did the plans come to anything? est-ce que les projets ont abouti? ; all our efforts came to nothing tous nos efforts ont été vains ; I never thought it would come to this je n'aurais jamais imaginé que les choses en arriveraient là ; it may not come to that ce ne sera peut-être pas nécessaire.

■ come under:

▶ come under [sth]

1 ( be subjected to) to come under scrutiny faire l'objet d'un examen minutieux ; to come under suspicion être soupçonné ; to come under threat être menacé ; we're coming under pressure to do on fait pression sur nous pour faire ;

2 ( be classified under) (in library, shop) être classé dans le rayon [reference, history] ; Dali comes under Surrealism Dali fait partie des surréalistes.

■ come up:

▶ come up

1 ( arise) [problem, issue, matter] être soulevé ; [name] être mentionné ; to come up in conversation [subject] être abordé dans la conversation ; this type of question may come up c'est le genre de question qui pourrait être posée ;

2 (be due, eligible) to come up for re-election se représenter aux élections ; my salary comes up for review in April mon salaire sera révisé en avril ; the car is coming up for its annual service la voiture va avoir sa révision annuelle ;

3 ( occur) [opportunity] se présenter ; something urgent has come up j'ai quelque chose d'urgent à faire ; a vacancy has come up une place s'est libérée ;

4 ( rise) [sun, moon] sortir ; [tide] monter ; [bulb, seeds] germer ; [daffodils, beans] sortir ;

5 Jur [case, hearing] passer au tribunal ; to come up before [case] passer devant ; [person] comparaître devant.

■ come up against:

▶ come up against [sth] se heurter à [problem, prejudice, opposition].

■ come up with:

▶ come up with [sth] trouver [answer, idea, money].

■ come upon:

▶ come upon [sth] tomber sur [book, reference] ; trouver [idea] ;

▶ come upon [sb] rencontrer, tomber ○ sur [friend].

f

1. nur Sg.; (das Üben oder Geübtsein) practice; aus der Übung sein / kommen be / get out of practice; in Übung sein be in (good) form; in ( der) Übung bleiben stay in practice; Meister

2. (einzelne, Übungsaufgabe) exercise (auch MUS., Turnen etc.); eine Übung am Reck turnen do ( oder perform) an exercise on the horizontal bar; für morgen macht bitte die Übungen 3, 4 und 6 please do exercises 3, 4 and 6 for tomorrow

3. UNIV. etc.: seminar; welche Vorlesungen und Übungen muss man belegen? which lectures and seminars does one have to attend?

4. der Feuerwehr etc.: drill, exercise

5. RELI.: geistliche Übungen spiritual exercises

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practice; exercise

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f -, -en

1) no pl (= das Üben, Geübtsein) practice

2) (Veranstaltung) practice; (MIL, SPORT, SCH) exercise; (= Feueralarmübung) exercise, drill; (UNIV = Kurs) seminar

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1) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) exercise

2) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) practice

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f kein pl (das Üben) practice no pl

in \Übung bleiben to keep in practice, to keep one's hand in

aus der \Übung sein to be out of practice

das ist alles nur \Übung it's [all] a question of practice, it [all] comes with practice

aus der \Übung kommen to get out of practice; (von Geschicklichkeit) to lose touch

zur \Übung for practice

▶ \Übung macht den Meister (prov) practice makes perfect prov

1. (propädeutische Lehrveranstaltung) seminar (zu + akk on

2. (Übungsstück) exercise

3. SPORT exercise (an + dat on

4. (Geländeübung) exercise

5. (Probeeinsatz) exercise, drill

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1) exercise

2) o. Pl. (das Üben, Geübtsein) practice

3) (Lehrveranstaltung) class; seminar

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Übung f

1. nur sg; (das Üben oder Geübtsein) practice;

aus der Übung sein/kommen be/get out of practice;

in Übung sein be in (good) form;

in (der) Übung bleiben stay in practice; → Meister

2. (einzelne, Übungsaufgabe) exercise ( auch MUS, Turnen etc);

eine Übung am Reck turnen do ( oder perform) an exercise on the horizontal bar;

für morgen macht bitte die Übungen 3, 4 und 6 please do exercises 3, 4 and 6 for tomorrow

3. UNIV etc seminar;

welche Vorlesungen und Übungen muss man belegen? which lectures and seminars does one have to attend?

4. der Feuerwehr etc: drill, exercise

5. REL:

geistliche Übungen spiritual exercises

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1) exercise

2) o. Pl. (das Üben, Geübtsein) practice

3) (Lehrveranstaltung) class; seminar

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exercise n.

exercises n.

practice n.

come [kʌm]

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1. intransitive verb

2. modifier

3. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret came, ptp come

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1. intransitive verb

   a. venir

• come here venez ici

• no one has come personne n'est venu

• come and see me soon venez me voir bientôt

• he has come to mend the television il est venu réparer la télévision

• help came in time les secours sont arrivés à temps

• to come home rentrer (chez soi)

• coming! j'arrive !

• come again? (inf) comment ?

• I don't know if I'm coming or going je ne sais plus où donner de la tête

• the pain comes and goes la douleur est intermittente

► to come + preposition

• he came after me with a gun il me poursuivait un fusil à la main

• it came as a surprise to him cela l'a surpris

• the adjective comes before the noun l'adjectif vient devant le nom

• to come behind sb/sth suivre qn/qch

• to come between two people ( = interfere) s'interposer entre deux personnes

• to come for sb/sth venir chercher qn/qch

• where do you come from? tu viens d'où ?

• he comes from Edinburgh il vient d'Édimbourg

• he has just come from Edinburgh il arrive d'Édimbourg

• they came to a crossroads ils sont arrivés à un carrefour

• I'm sorry it has come to this je suis désolé d'en être arrivé là

• if it comes to that,... dans ce cas-là...

• when it comes to... quand il s'agit de...► to come + -ing

• to come running/shouting arriver en courant/en criant► to come + adverb/adjective

• to come apart ( = fall to pieces) tomber en morceaux

• it came apart in my hands ça s'est cassé tout seul

• everything came right in the end tout s'est arrangé à la fin

   b. ( = have one's place) se trouver

• this passage comes on page 10 ce passage se trouve à la page 10

   c. ( = happen) arriver

• no harm will come to him il ne lui arrivera rien de mal

• economic recovery came slowly la reprise économique a été lente

• how do you come to be here? comment se fait-il que vous soyez ici ?

• how come? (inf) comment ça se fait ? (inf)

• how come it's so expensive? (inf) comment se fait-il que cela soit si cher ?

• come what may quoi qu'il arrive

   d. ( = result from) nothing came of it il n'en est rien sorti

• no good will come of it il n'en sortira rien de bon

   e. ( = be available) this dress comes in three sizes cette robe existe en trois tailles

• how do you like your tea? -- as it comes comment voulez-vous votre thé ? -- ça m'est égal

   f. ► to come to + infinitive ( = end up) finir par

• I have come to believe him j'ai fini par le croire

• now I come to think of it maintenant que j'y pense

   g. ( = reach orgasm) (inf!) jouir

2. modifier

► come-on (inf) noun

(gen = lure) attrape-nigaud m

• to give sb the come-on (sexual) allumer (inf) qn

3. Phrasal Verbs

► come about intransitive verb

( = happen) arriver

• how did it come about? comment est-ce arrivé ?► come across

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = cross) traverser

   b. he comes across as honest il donne l'impression d'être honnête

• his speech came across very well son discours a fait bonne impression

• his true feelings came across clearly ses vrais sentiments transparaissaient clairement

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = encounter by chance) tomber sur► come along intransitive verb

   a. venir

• come along! (allez,) venez !

• why don't you come along? pourquoi ne viendrais-tu pas ?

• it was lucky you came along c'est une chance que vous soyez venu

   b. ( = progress) faire des progrès ; [plans] avancer

• he's coming along in French il fait des progrès en français► come away intransitive verb

   a. ( = leave) s'en aller

• come away from there! va-t'en de là !

   b. ( = become detached) se détacher

• it came away in my hands cela m'est resté dans les mains► come back intransitive verb

[person, fashion] revenir

• he came back two hours later il est revenu deux heures plus tard

• it will come back to you eventually ( = you'll remember) ça te reviendra► come by

1. intransitive verb

• he came by yesterday il est passé hier

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = obtain) se procurer► come down intransitive verb

   a. descendre

• come down from there at once! descends de là tout de suite !

• to come down in the world descendre dans l'échelle sociale

• to come down on the side of sth prendre position en faveur de qch

   b. ( = fall) [rain, curtain] tomber

• the plane came down on the motorway l'avion s'est écrasé sur l'autoroute

   c. the problem comes down to money le problème se résume à une question d'argent

• when it comes down to it au fond

   d. ( = be demolished) être démoli

   e. ( = drop) [prices] baisser

   f. ( = be transmitted) [tradition] être transmis (de père en fils)► come down with inseparable transitive verb

[+ disease] attraper

• to come down with flu attraper la grippe► come forward intransitive verb se présenter

• several witnesses have come forward plusieurs personnes se sont présentées comme témoins

• after the burglary, her neighbours came forward with offers of help après le cambriolage, ses voisins ont offert de l'aider

• to come forward with a suggestion faire une suggestion► come in intransitive verb

   a. [person] entrer ; [tide] monter

• come in! entrez !

• reports are now coming in of a terrorist attack des informations nous parviennent selon lesquelles il y aurait eu un attentat terroriste

   b. (in a race) arriver

• he came in fourth il est arrivé quatrième

   c. he has £20,000 coming in every year il touche 20 000 livres par an

• we have no money coming in at the moment nous n'avons aucune rentrée d'argent en ce moment► come in for inseparable transitive verb

[+ criticism] être l'objet de

► come into inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = inherit) hériter de

• to come into some money faire un héritage

   b. ( = play a role) logic doesn't really come into it la logique n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans► come off

1. intransitive verb

   a. [button] se découdre ; [mark] partir

   b. ( = take place) avoir lieu

   c. ( = succeed) [plan] se réaliser ; [attempt, experiment] réussir

   d. (in contest, conflict) to come off best avoir le dessus

• to come off worse avoir le dessous

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. he came off his bike il est tombé de son vélo

   b. [+ drug] arrêter

   c. come off it! (inf) à d'autres ! (inf)► come on

1. intransitive verb

   a. come on, try again! allez, encore un effort !

   b. ( = progress) faire des progrès

• how are your plans coming on? où en sont vos projets ?

• my knee's coming on fine mon genou se remet bien

   c. ( = start) [night] tomber ; [illness] se déclarer ; [storm] éclater ; [seasons] arriver

• it came on to rain il s'est mis à pleuvoir

   d. [actor] entrer en scène

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = encounter by chance) tomber sur► come on to inseparable transitive verb

( = start discussing) aborder

• I'll come on to that in a moment j'aborderai cette question dans un moment► come out intransitive verb

   a. sortir ; [sun, stars] apparaître ; [truth, news, qualities] apparaître au grand jour ; [stain] partir

   b. to come out well être réussi

• the photo came out well la photo est réussie

   c. (with preposition) the total comes out at 500 le total s'élève à 500

• to come out for/against sth prendre position pour/contre qch

   d. (British) ( = come out on strike) se mettre en grève

   e. (as gay) révéler son homosexualité

• she came out as a lesbian elle a révélé son homosexualité► come out with (inf) inseparable transitive verb

( = say) sortir (inf)

• you never know what she's going to come out with next on ne sait jamais ce qu'elle va sortir (inf)► come over

1. intransitive verb

   a. venir

• he came over to England for a few months il est venu passer quelques mois en Angleterre

• he came over to our way of thinking il s'est rangé à notre avis

   b. ( = feel suddenly) (inf) she came over all shy elle s'est sentie toute timide

   c. ( = make impression) he came over as a decent person il a donné l'impression d'être une personne décente

2. inseparable transitive verb

[feeling] envahir

• a feeling of shyness came over her la timidité l'envahit

• what's come over you? qu'est-ce qui vous prend ?► come round intransitive verb

   a. come round to the back of the house faites le tour de la maison

• she came round to where I was sitting elle est venue jusqu'à moi

   b. ( = drop in) passer

• come round and see me one evening passez me voir un de ces soirs

   c. ( = happen) se tenir

• when the World Cup comes round again lors de la prochaine coupe du monde

   d. ( = change one's mind) changer d'avis

• perhaps in time she will come round peut-être qu'elle changera d'avis avec le temps

• he came round to our way of thinking in the end il a fini par se ranger à notre avis

   e. ( = regain consciousness) revenir à soi► come through

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = survive) s'en sortir

   b. ( = arrive) reports of fighting are coming through on raconte qu'il y a des combats

• his divorce has come through son divorce a été prononcé

   c. what came through most was her enthusiasm ce que l'on remarquait surtout, c'était son enthousiasme

   d. they came through on their promises ils ont tenu parole

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = survive) [+ illness, danger, war] survivre à► come to

1. intransitive verb

( = regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = amount to) se monter à

• how much does it come to? ça se monte à combien ?

• it comes to $20 ça fait 20 dollars en tout

• it comes to the same thing ça revient au même► come under inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = be subjected to) [+ sb's influence] tomber sous ; [+ attack, pressure] être l'objet de

   b. ( = be classified under) être classé sous

   c. ( = be the responsibility of) this comes under another department c'est du ressort d'un autre service► come up intransitive verb

   a. monter

• do you come up to York often? est-ce que vous montez souvent à York ?

• he came up to me il s'est approché de moi

• he came up to me with a smile il m'a abordé en souriant

   b. [accused] comparaître ( before devant ) ; [case] être entendu ( before par)

   c. [plant] sortir

   d. [sun] se lever

   e. ( = arise) être soulevé

• I'm afraid something's come up malheureusement j'ai un empêchement

   f. [job] se présenter► come up against inseparable transitive verb se heurter à

► come upon inseparable transitive verb tomber sur

► come up to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = reach up to) arriver à

• the water came up to his knees l'eau lui arrivait (jusqu')aux genoux

• it's just coming up to five minutes to six il est presque six heures moins cinq

   b. ( = equal) répondre à

• his work has not come up to our expectations son travail n'a pas répondu à notre attente► come up with inseparable transitive verb

[+ object, money] fournir ; [+ idea] avoir ; [+ plan] imaginer

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transitive verb (prét came; pp come) ( travel) faire

intransitive verb (prét came; pp come)

1) ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter, war] arriver

2) ( approach) s'approcher

3) (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer; [cleaner] venir

4) ( attend) venir

5) ( reach)

6) ( happen)

7) ( begin)

8) ( originate)

9) ( be available)

10) ( tackle)

11) ( develop)

12) ( be situated) venir

13) ( be due)

14) ( be a question of)

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- come about

- come across

- come along

- come apart

- come around

- come at

- come away

- come back

- come by

- come down

- come forward

- come in

- come into

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come under

- come up

- come upon

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1. Übung <-> [ʼy:bʊŋ] f

kein pl ( das Üben) practice no pl;

in \Übung bleiben to keep in practice, to keep one's hand in;

aus der \Übung sein to be out of practice;

das ist alles nur \Übung it's [all] a question of practice, it [all] comes with practice;

aus der \Übung kommen to get out of practice; ( von Geschicklichkeit) to lose touch;

zur \Übung for practice

\Übung macht den Meister ( prov) practice makes perfect ( prov)

2. Übung <-, -en> [ʼy:bʊŋ] f

1) ( propädeutische Lehrveranstaltung) seminar (zu +akk on)

2) (\Übungsstück) exercise

3) sport exercise (an +dat on)