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1 it is simply robbery
it is simply robbery (stealing) это просто грабёж (воровство)!English-Russian combinatory dictionary > it is simply robbery
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2 simply
['sɪmplɪ]adv1) просто, несложноHe said simply this —... Он сказал буквально следующее...
- speak simply- live simply
- teaching materials simply written
- machine is simply constructed2) (эмоциональный усилитель) просто, только, прямо-такиIt is simply not on. — Это просто невозможно.
I'm simply starving. — Я просто умираю от голода.
I simply can't believe it. — Я прямо-таки не могу этому поверить.
- it is simply terrible!You simply have no reason to complain. — У вас просто нет никаких оснований жаловаться.
- it is simply madness!
- it is simply robbery•CHOICE OF WORDS:See absolutely, advUSAGE:for simply 3. -
3 intento
m.1 attempt (tentativa).aprobó el examen en el segundo intento he passed the exam at the second attemptlo conseguiré aunque muera en el intento I'll do it if it kills meintento de golpe de Estado attempted coupintento de robo attempted robberyintento de suicidio suicide attempt2 intention, objective, aim, goal.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: intentar.* * *1 attempt, try\al primer intento at the first attemptintento de asesinato attempted murder* * *noun m.1) try, attempt2) effort* * *SM1) (=tentativa) attemptfracasó en su intento de batir el récord mundial — he failed in his attempt to beat the world record
intento fallido o fracasado — failed attempt
intento de asesinato — (=acción) murder attempt; (=cargo) attempted murder
2) (=propósito) Méx intentionde intento — † Méx, Col by design
* * *a) ( tentativa) attemptb) (Méx) ( propósito) intention, aimde or a (puro) intento — (Col fam) on purpose, deliberately
* * *= attempt, try, bid.Ex. Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex. He has also applied NEPHIS to titles in a bid to produce index entries.----* con el primer intento = at the first shot.* disuadir los intentos = deter + efforts.* el primer intento = the first time around.* en + Posesivo + intento de = in + Posesivo + bid to.* en un intento de = in an attempt to, in an effort to.* hacer el intento = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, give + it a whirl, give + it a try.* intento de acercamiento = overture.* intento de asesinado = attempted murder.* intento de asesinato = attempt on + Posesivo + life.* intento de atraco fallido = failed robbery attempt.* intento de conexión = login.* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.* intento de suicidio = suicide attempt, suicidal attempt, attempted suicide.* intento fallido = false start, failed attempt, bungled attempt.* intento suicida = suicide attempt, suicidal attempt.* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.* número de intentos fallidos = failure rate.* superar el intento = resist + effort.* un intento de = an exercise in, attempted.* * *a) ( tentativa) attemptb) (Méx) ( propósito) intention, aimde or a (puro) intento — (Col fam) on purpose, deliberately
* * *= attempt, try, bid.Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.
Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex: He has also applied NEPHIS to titles in a bid to produce index entries.* con el primer intento = at the first shot.* disuadir los intentos = deter + efforts.* el primer intento = the first time around.* en + Posesivo + intento de = in + Posesivo + bid to.* en un intento de = in an attempt to, in an effort to.* hacer el intento = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, give + it a whirl, give + it a try.* intento de acercamiento = overture.* intento de asesinado = attempted murder.* intento de asesinato = attempt on + Posesivo + life.* intento de atraco fallido = failed robbery attempt.* intento de conexión = login.* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.* intento de suicidio = suicide attempt, suicidal attempt, attempted suicide.* intento fallido = false start, failed attempt, bungled attempt.* intento suicida = suicide attempt, suicidal attempt.* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.* número de intentos fallidos = failure rate.* superar el intento = resist + effort.* un intento de = an exercise in, attempted.* * *1 (tentativa) attemptmurió en el intento she died in the attemptlo consiguió al tercer intento she succeeded at the third attempt, she managed the third time round ( colloq)un intento de suicidio a suicide attempt2 ( Méx) (propósito) intention, aim* * *
Del verbo intentar: ( conjugate intentar)
intento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
intentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
intentar
intento
intentar ( conjugate intentar) verbo transitivo
to try;◊ ¡inténtalo otra vez! try again!;
intento un aterrizaje de emergencia to attempt an emergency landing;
intento hacer algo to try to do sth;
¿has intentado que te lo arreglen? have you tried getting o to get it fixed?
intento sustantivo masculino
intentar verbo transitivo to try, attempt: intentaremos que regrese hoy mismo, we'll try to get him to come home today without fail ➣ Ver nota en try
intento sustantivo masculino attempt
intento de robo/asesinato, attempted robbery/murder
' intento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abortar
- amago
- desesperada
- desesperado
- fallida
- fallido
- retraer
- suicidio
- conocer
- empeño
- ensayo
- frustrado
- fuga
- nuevo
- resultado
- vano
English:
abortive
- attempt
- bid
- bribe
- cow
- damp
- defraud
- deliberate
- duck
- dupe
- effort
- fail
- go
- hoodwink
- ineffective
- initial
- intent
- justification
- lure
- mislead
- outguess
- pad out
- plot
- suicide attempt
- sweat off
- think back
- try
- worthy
- aim
- bungle
- carry
- crack
- endeavor
- false
- fumble
- overture
- rebuild
- succeed
- unsuccessful
- why
* * *intento nm[tentativa] attempt; [intención] intention;aprobó el examen en el segundo intento he passed the exam at the second attempt;lo conseguiré aunque muera en el intento I'll do it if it kills me;intento de golpe de Estado attempted coup;intento de robo attempted robbery;intento de suicidio suicide attempt* * *m1 attempt, try* * *intento nm1) propósito: intent, intention2) tentativa: attempt, try* * *intento n attempt -
4 do
du:
1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) 02) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down) 03) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) 04) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) 05) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) hacer6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) hacer7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) hacer8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir, ir bien, ser suficiente9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) hacer, dedicarse, estudiar10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arreglar12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) hacer, comportarse, actuar13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) hacer14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar, hacer15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar
2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) fiesta, evento- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with
do vb hacerwhat are you doing? ¿qué haces?do as you are told! ¡haz lo que se te dice!how do you do? ¿cómo está usted?Con este saludo, la respuesta típica es también how do you do?to do you good sentarte bien / irte biento do well ir bien / tener éxitowhat do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas? / ¿cuál es tu trabajo?do también se emplea para formular las preguntas en presentedo you like dancing? ¿te gusta bailar?do elephants live in Asia? ¿viven los elefantes en Asia?
Multiple Entries: D.O. do do.
do sustantivo masculino ( nota) C; ( en solfeo) do, doh (BrE);
do sustantivo masculino Mús (de solfeo) doh, do (de escala diatónica) C
do bemol, C-flat
do de pecho, high C
do sostenido, C-sharp Locuciones: dar el do de pecho, to do one's very best 'do' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrochar - acomodada - acomodado - acompañar - anda - animarse - apetecer - apostarse - aprender - arte - así - atañer - atonía - atreverse - bajeza - bastar - bastante - bastarse - bien - bola - bordar - brazo - bricolaje - broma - caballo - cacharro - cada - calaña - campar - capaz - cara - cargar - cascabel - casual - cepillarse - cerrar - colada - coletilla - comer - comandita - comecome - como - componer - componenda - compromiso - común - con - contentarse - contrapelo - corpachón English: about-face - about-turn - actually - advance - again - agree - aim to - all - all-out - allow - any - approachable - approve of - as - ask - aspect - associate - attempt - attribute - authorize - bankrupt - begin - best - born - bunk - burden - business - busywork - by - C - call - can - carry-on - cast - cease - cheap - chief - choose - cleaning - clear - come through - command - commit - compel - compelling - complaint - compute - conception - condescend - conditiondotr[dʊː]■ do you smoke? ¿fumas?■ do you know Susan? ¿conoces a Susan?■ what do they want? ¿qué quieren?■ where does Neil live? ¿dónde vive Neil?■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?■ when did they leave? ¿cuándo se fueron?■ do come with us! ¡ánimo, vente con nosotros!■ I did post it, I swear! ¡sí que lo mandé, te lo juro!■ do you like basketball? - yes, I do ¿te gusta el baloncesto? - sí, me gusta■ did you see the film? - no, I didn't ¿viste la película? - no, no la vi■ who wears glasses? - Brian does ¿quién lleva gafas? - Brian■ who broke the vase? - I did ¿quién rompió el florero? - yo■ you don't smoke, do you? no fumas, ¿verdad?■ you like fish, don't you? a ti te gusta el pescado, ¿verdad?■ she lives in Madrid, doesn't she? vive en Madrid, ¿verdad?■ you went to their wedding, didn't you? tú fuiste a su boda, ¿verdad?■ they didn't believe you, did they? no te creyeron, ¿verdad?1 (gen) hacer■ what are you doing here? ¿qué haces aquí?■ what are you doing this weekend? ¿qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?■ whatever you do, don't drink alcohol hagas lo que hagas, no bebas alcohol■ what can I do about it? ¿qué quieres que haga yo?2 (as job) hacer, dedicarse■ what do you do (for a living)? ¿a qué te dedicas?■ what does he want to do when he leaves university? ¿a qué quiere dedicarse cuando deje la universidad?3 (carry out - job, task) hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo; (- duty) cumplir con■ I've got to do the cooking/cleaning tengo que cocinar/limpiar■ have you done your homework? ¿has hecho los deberes?4 (study) estudiar■ do you do biology at school? ¿estudias biología en el instituto?5 (solve - puzzle) solucionar; (- crossword, sum) hacer6 (produce, make - meal) preparar, hacer; (drawing, painting, translation, etc) hacer; (offer - service) servir, tener, hacer; (- discount) hacer■ does this pub do food? ¿sirven comidas en este pub?7 (attend to) atender, servir■ what can I do for you? ¿en qué le puedo servir?8 (put on, produce - play, opera, etc) presentar, dar, poner en escena; (play the part of) hacer el papel de9 (finish, complete) terminar■ have you done moaning? ¿has terminado de protestar?10 (achieve) lograr, conseguir■ he's done it! ¡lo ha conseguido!11 (travel over - distance) recorrer, hacer; (complete - journey) hacer, ir; (travel at - speed) ir a■ we did London to Nottingham in two and a half hours fuimos de Londres a Nottingham en dos horas y media12 (be sufficient for) ser suficiente; (be satisfactory for, acceptable to) ir bien a■ will 6 glasses do you? ¿será suficiente con seis vasos?■ yes, that will do me nicely sí, eso me irá perfectamente13 familiar (cheat, swindle) estafar, timar; (rob) robar; (arrest, convict) coger; (fine) encajar una multa; (serve time in prison) cumplir■ you've been done! ¡te han timado!1 (act, behave) hacer2 (progress) ir■ how are you doing? ¿qué tal vas?, ¿cómo te van las cosas?■ how are we doing for time? ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?3 (complete, finish) terminar■ have you done with the hairdryer? ¿has terminado con el secador?4 (be sufficient) bastar, ser suficiente, alcanzar■ will one slice do for you? ¿tendrás suficiente con una rebanada?■ that'll do! ¡basta!5 (be satisfactory, suitable) servir, estar bien■ well, I suppose it'll have to do bueno, supongo que tendrá que servir■ it (just/simply) won't do no puede ser■ this cushion will do as/for a pillow este cojín servirá de almohada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthat does it! ¡esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!, ¡ya está bien!to be/have to do with somebody/something tener que ver con alguien/algoto do business with somebody negociar con alguiento do drugs drogarse, consumir drogasto do one's best hacer lo mejor posibleto do one's hair peinarseto do one's military service hacer el servicio militarto do one's nails arreglarse las uñasto do something again volver a hacer algoto do something for somebody (help) hacer algo por alguien 2 (flatter, suit) favorecer a alguien, quedarle bien a alguien 3 (please) atraer a alguien, decirle algo a alguienwhat's done is done a lo hecho, pechoyou've done it now ahora sí que la has hecho buena1) carry out, perform: hacer, realizar, llevar a caboshe did her best: hizo todo lo posible2) prepare: preparar, hacerdo your homework: haz tu tarea3) arrange: arreglar, peinar (el pelo)4)to do in ruin: estropear, arruinar5)to do in kill: matar, liquidar famdo vi1) : haceryou did well: hiciste bien2) fare: estar, ir, andarhow are you doing?: ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo te va?3) finish: terminarnow I'm done: ya terminé4) serve: servir, ser suficiente, alcanzarthis will do for now: esto servirá por el momento5)to do away with abolish: abolir, suprimir6)to do away with kill: eliminar, matar7)to do by treat: tratarhe does well by her: él la trata biendo v auxdo you know her?: ¿la conoces?I don't like that: a mí no me gusta esoI do hope you'll come: espero que vengasdo you speak English? yes, I do: ¿habla inglés? síexpr.• cargarse v.• eliminar v.• liquidar v.expr.• buscarle tres pies al gato expr.• encontrarle defectos a todo expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: did, done) = arreglar v.• desempeñar v.• ejecutar v.• hacer v.(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-pp: hechofut/c: har-•)• obrar v.• resolver v.
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1. duː, weak form dʊ, də1) hacer*are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?
to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer
can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?
what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?
I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with
2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes
3) ( as job)what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?
what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?
4) (achieve, bring about)she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial
he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!
to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?
5)a) (fix, arrange, repair)b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar6) (make, produce)a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?
b) \<\<drawinganslation\>\> hacer*7) (BrE) ( offer)they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras
8) (suffice for, suit)two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente
9) ( travel)the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas
10)a) ( study) estudiarb) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar11) ( Theat)a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel deb) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* enc) ( impersonate) imitar12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir13) (BrE colloq)a) (catch, prosecute) agarrarb) ( cheat) estafar, timarI've been done! — me han estafado or timado!
14) ( use) (sl)to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas
15) (colloq) ( finish) terminarare o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?
2.
vi1) (act, behave) hacer*2) (get along, manage)how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?
how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado
how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?
how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?
she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes
to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo
3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!
4)a) (be suitable, acceptable)look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!
it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve
I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso
b)to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa
5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastarone bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente
6) ( finish) (in past p) terminarI'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía
7)
3.
1) Sense Iv aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]2)a) (used to form negative)I do not o don't know — no sé
I did not o didn't see her — no la vi
b) (with inversion after negative adv)3)a)Ex:does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?/Ex:b)Ex:boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!/Ex:4)a)( emphasizing)Ex:you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala carado be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?/Ex:b)Ex:I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara.../Ex:not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...
c) ( in legal formulae)5)Ex:do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/noshe wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él noshe found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así/Ex:6)Ex:you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?/Ex:I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...
•Phrasal Verbs:- do down- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with
II duː1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)fair dos — (BrE colloq)
fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!
3)do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl
III dəʊ
I [duː] ( 3rd pers sing present does) (pt did) (pp done)1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) hacerwhat are you doing tonight? — ¿qué haces esta noche?
what's this doing on my chair? — ¿qué hace esto en mi silla?
what's to be done? — ¿qué se puede hacer?
what's the weather doing? — ¿qué tal tiempo hace?
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to do sth again — volver a hacer algo, hacer algo de nuevoit will have to be done again — habrá que volver a hacerlo, habrá que hacerlo de nuevo
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what's he ever done for me? — ¿qué ha hecho él por mí?what can I do for you? — ¿en qué puedo servirle?, ¿qué se le ofrece? (LAm)
could you do something for me? — ¿me podrías hacer un favor?
what are we going to do for money? — ¿de dónde vamos a sacar dinero?
the new measures will do a lot for small businesses — las nuevas medidas serán de gran ayuda para las pequeñas empresas
after the accident she couldn't do much for herself — después del accidente casi no podía valerse por sí misma
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if you do anything to him I'll kill you — si le haces algo te matowhat's he done to his hair? — ¿qué se ha hecho en el pelo?
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what have you done with my slippers? — ¿dónde has puesto mis zapatillas?what am I going to do with you? — ¿qué voy a hacer contigo?
what are you doing with yourself these days? — ¿qué haces ahora?
what am I going to do with myself for the rest of the day? — ¿qué puedo hacer el resto del día?
living 2., 1)she didn't know what to do with herself once the children had left home — se encontró un poco perdida cuando sus hijos se fueron de casa
2) (=carry out) [+ work, essay] hacerSome [do] + noun combinations require a more specific Spanish verb:•
he did a drawing/ portrait of her — la dibujó/retrató, hizo un dibujo/retrato de ella•
to do one's duty (by sb) — cumplir con su deber (con algn)3) (=clean)4) (=arrange, prepare) [+ vegetables] preparar; [+ room] hacer, arreglarhair 1., 1)this room needs doing — hay que hacer or arreglar esta habitación
5) (=spend) pasar6) (=finish)now you've (gone and) done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! *
that's done it! * we're stuck now — ¡la hemos fastidiado! * ahora no podemos salir de aquí
that does it! * that's the last time I lend him my car — ¡es el colmo! or ¡hasta aquí hemos llegado!, es la última vez que le dejo el coche
good 2., 2)have you done moaning? * — ¿has acabado de quejarte?
7) (=offer, make available)8) (=study) [+ university course, option] hacer, estudiarI want to do Physics at university — quiero hacer or estudiar física en la universidad
to do Italian — hacer or estudiar italiano
9) (Theat) [+ play] representar, poner; [+ part] hacer10) (=mimic) [+ person] imitar11) (Aut, Rail etc) (=travel at) [+ speed] ir a; (=cover) [+ distance] cubrir12) (=attend to)proud13) * (=visit) [+ city, museum] visitar, recorrer; [+ country] visitar, viajar por14) * (=be suitable, sufficient for)will a kilo do you? — ¿le va bien un kilo?
that'll do me nicely — (=be suitable) eso me vendrá muy bien; (=suffice) con eso me basta
15) * (=cheat) estafar, timar; (=rob) robarI've been done! — ¡me han estafado or timado!
16) * (=prosecute) procesar; (=fine) multar17) * (=beat up) dar una paliza aI'll do you if I get hold of you! — ¡te voy a dar una paliza como te pille!
2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) (=act) hacer•
you would do better to accept — sería aconsejable que aceptaras•
do as you think best — haga lo que mejor le parezca•
do as you are told! — ¡haz lo que te digo!•
she was up and doing at 6 o'clock — a las 6 de la mañana ya estaba levantada y trajinando•
you would do well to take his advice — harías bien en seguir su consejowell I, 1., 1)•
you could do a lot worse than marry her — casarte con ella no es lo peor que podrías hacer2) (=get on)•
he did badly in the exam — le fue mal en el examen•
you can do better than that — (essay, drawing) puedes hacerlo mejor; iro (=find better excuse) ¡y qué más!•
how is your father doing? — ¿cómo está tu padre?, ¿cómo le va a tu padre?how are you doing? * — ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo te va?
how did you do in the audition? — ¿qué tal or cómo te fue en la audición?
how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted?, gusto en conocerlo (LAm); (as answer) ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado!•
he's doing well at school — le va bien en el colegio3) (=be suitable)•
it doesn't do to upset her — cuidado con ofenderla•
will this one do? — ¿te parece bien este?will it do if I come back at eight? — ¿va bien si vuelvo a las ocho?
will tomorrow do? — ¿iría bien mañana?
it's not exactly what I wanted, but it will or it'll do — no es exactamente lo que quería pero servirá
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that won't do, you'll have to do it again — así no está bien, tendrás que volver a hacerlomake 1., 4)•
you can't go on your own, that would never do! — no podemos consentir que vayas sola, ¡eso no puede ser!4) (=be sufficient) bastar•
three bottles of wine should do — bastará con tres botellas de vino•
will £20 do? — ¿bastarán 20 libras?, ¿tendrás bastante con 20 libras?that will do! — ¡basta ya!
5) (=happen)"could you lend me £50?" - "nothing doing!" — -¿me podrías prestar 50 libras? -¡de ninguna manera! or -¡ni hablar!
have you done? — ¿ya has terminado or acabado?
don't take it away, I've not done yet — no te lo lleves, ¡aún no he terminado or acabado!
I haven't done telling you — ¡no he terminado de contarte!
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I've done with travelling — ya no voy a viajar más, he renunciado a los viajesI've done with all that nonsense — ya no tengo nada que ver or ya he terminado con todas esas tonterías
have you done with that book? — ¿has terminado con este libro?
7) * (=clean) hacer la limpieza (en casa)3. AUXILIARY VERBThere is no equivalent in Spanish to the use of in questions, negative statements and negative commands.do you understand? — ¿comprendes?, ¿entiendes?
where does he live? — ¿dónde vive?
didn't you like it? — ¿no te gustó?
why didn't you come? — ¿por qué no viniste?
2) (negation)I don't understand — no entiendo or comprendo
don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!
don't you tell me what to do! — ¡no me digas lo que tengo que hacer!
do tell me! — ¡dímelo, por favor!
do sit down — siéntese, por favor, tome asiento, por favor frm
I do wish I could come with you — ¡ojalá pudiera ir contigo!
but I do like it! — ¡sí que me gusta!, ¡por supuesto que me gusta!
so you do know him! — ¡así que sí lo conoces!
rarely does it happen that... — rara vez ocurre que...
a)"did you fix the car?" - "I did" — -¿arreglaste el coche? -sí
"I love it" - "so do I" — -me encanta -a mí también
"he borrowed the car" - "oh he did, did he?" — -pidió el coche prestado -¿ah sí? ¡no me digas!
I like this colour, don't you? — me gusta este color, ¿a ti no?
"do you speak English?" - "yes, I do/no I don't" — -¿habla usted inglés? -sí, hablo inglés/no, no hablo inglés
"may I come in?" - "(please) do!" — -¿se puede pasar? -¡pasa (por favor)!
"who made this mess?" - "I did" — -¿quién lo ha desordenado todo? -fui yo
"shall I ring her again?" - "no, don't!" — -¿la llamo otra vez? -¡no, no la llames!
he lives here, doesn't he? — vive aquí, ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no?
I don't know him, do I? — no lo conozco, ¿verdad?
it doesn't matter, does it? — no importa, ¿no?
she said that, did she? — ¿eso es lo que dijo?
4. NOUN1) (Brit) * (=party) fiesta f ; (=formal gathering) reunión fthey had a big do for their twenty-fifth anniversary — dieron una gran fiesta por su vigésimo quinto aniversario
2) (in phrases)•
the do's and don'ts of buying a house — lo que debe y lo que no debe hacerse al comprar una casa•
it's a poor do when... — es una vergüenza cuando...- do by- do down- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with
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[dǝʊ]N (Mus) do m* * *
I
1. [duː], weak form [dʊ, də]1) hacer*are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?
to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer
can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?
what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?
I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with
2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes
3) ( as job)what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?
what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?
4) (achieve, bring about)she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial
he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!
to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?
5)a) (fix, arrange, repair)b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar6) (make, produce)a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?
b) \<\<drawing/translation\>\> hacer*7) (BrE) ( offer)they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras
8) (suffice for, suit)two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente
9) ( travel)the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas
10)a) ( study) estudiarb) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar11) ( Theat)a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel deb) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* enc) ( impersonate) imitar12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir13) (BrE colloq)a) (catch, prosecute) agarrarb) ( cheat) estafar, timarI've been done! — me han estafado or timado!
14) ( use) (sl)to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas
15) (colloq) ( finish) terminarare o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?
2.
vi1) (act, behave) hacer*2) (get along, manage)how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?
how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado
how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?
how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?
she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes
to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo
3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!
4)a) (be suitable, acceptable)look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!
it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve
I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso
b)to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa
5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastarone bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente
6) ( finish) (in past p) terminarI'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía
7)
3.
1) Sense Iv aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]2)a) (used to form negative)I do not o don't know — no sé
I did not o didn't see her — no la vi
b) (with inversion after negative adv)3)a)Ex:does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?/Ex:b)Ex:boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!/Ex:4)a)( emphasizing)Ex:you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala carado be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?/Ex:b)Ex:I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara.../Ex:not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...
c) ( in legal formulae)5)Ex:do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/noshe wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él noshe found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así/Ex:6)Ex:you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?/Ex:I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...
•Phrasal Verbs:- do down- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with
II [duː]1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)fair dos — (BrE colloq)
fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!
3)do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl
III [dəʊ] -
5 question
'kwes ən
1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) pregunta2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) cuestión, problema3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) pregunta, problema4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) (sin) duda5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) posibilidad
2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) interrogar2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) cuestionar, poner en duda•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question
question1 n1. preguntacan I ask you a question? ¿puedo hacerte una pregunta?2. cuestión / problema / asuntoquestion2 vb1. hacer preguntas / interrogar2. dudar de / cuestionartr['kwesʧən]1 pregunta2 (in exam) pregunta, problema nombre masculino4 (topic, matter) cuestión nombre femenino, asunto1 hacer preguntas a, interrogar■ the detained are being questioned about the holdup están interrogando a los detenidos sobre el atraco2 (cast doubt on) cuestionar, poner en duda\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's a question of se trata de, es cuestión deout of the question imposible, impensablethat is the question de eso se trata, he aquí la dificultadto call into question poner en duda, dudar dewithout question sin rechistarquestion mark (punctuation mark) signo de interrogación, interrogación nombre femenino, interrogante nombre masculino 2 (doubt) interrogante nombre masculinoquestion tag coletillaquestion ['kwɛsʧən] vt1) ask: preguntar2) doubt: poner en duda, cuestionar3) interrogate: interrogarquestion viinquire: inquirir, preguntarquestion n1) query: pregunta f2) issue: asunto m, problema f, cuestión f3) possibility: posibilidad fit's out of the question: es indiscutible4) doubt: duda fto call into question: poner en dudaadj.• interrogante adj.n.• asunto s.m.• cuestión s.f.• interrogación s.f.• pregunta s.f.• problema s.m.v.• cuestionar v.• disputar v.• hacer preguntas a v.• interrogar v.• preguntar v.
I 'kwestʃəna) c ( inquiry) pregunta fto ask o put a question — hacer* or (frml) formular una pregunta
to pop the question — (colloq)
b) c (in quiz, exam) pregunta fthe 64,000 dollar question — la pregunta del millón
c) c (issue, problem) cuestión f, asunto m, problema mif it's a question of money... — si es cuestión or se trata de dinero...
to beg the question — ( pose the question) plantear la pregunta; ( evade the issue) eludir el problema; ( make unjustified assumption)
this begs the question whether we really want to live in this kind of society — esto da por sentado or tiene como premisa que éste es el tipo de sociedad en la que queremos vivir
d) u ( doubt) duda fto call something into question — poner* algo en duda
e) u ( possibility) posibilidad f
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a) \<\<person\>\> hacerle* preguntas a; \<\<suspect/student\>\> interrogar*b) ( doubt) \<\<integrity/motives\>\> poner* en duda['kwestʃǝn]1. N(are there) any questions? — ¿(hay) alguna pregunta?
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to ask (sb) a question — hacer una pregunta (a algn)what a question to ask! — ¡vaya preguntita!
there's a reward for the painting's return, no questions asked — se ofrece una recompensa sin preguntas por la devolución del cuadro
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"why didn't you appoint him a year ago?" - " good question" — -¿por qué no lo nombraste hace un año? -buena pregunta or -eso me pregunto yo•
he posed three questions — hizo or planteó tres preguntas•
to put a question to sb — frm hacer una pregunta a algn•
to put down a question to or for sb — (Parl) formular una pregunta a algnleading 2., open 1., 10), personal 1., 4), pop I, 3., 2), trick 3.•
to obey orders without question — obedecer órdenes sin rechistar2) (=matter, issue) cuestión fthat is the question — de eso se trata, esa es la cuestión
that is not the question — no se trata de eso, no es cuestión de eso
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at the time in question — a la hora en cuestión•
it is not simply a question of money — no se trata simplemente de dinero, no es una simple cuestión de dinero•
this raises the question of her suitability — esto plantea la cuestión de si es la persona adecuadabeg 1., 1)•
it's only a question of time before he finds out — solo es cuestión de tiempo que se entere3) (=possibility) posibilidad f•
there is no question of outside help — no hay posibilidad de ayuda externa•
it's out of the question! — ¡imposible!, ¡ni hablar!4) (=doubt) duda f•
as a manager, her ability is beyond question — como directora, su capacidad está fuera de toda dudamy integrity has been brought or called into question — mi integridad se ha puesto en duda
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to be in question — estar en dudayour professional ability is not in question — no es tu capacidad como profesional lo que se pone en duda
his findings pose questions about the future of these drugs — sus descubrimientos hacen que se planteen preguntas sobre el futuro de estas drogas
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this disaster raises questions about air safety in the region — con el desastre se ha puesto en duda la seguridad aérea en la zona•
the question remains (as to) whether he can be trusted — la duda or la cuestión sigue siendo si se puede confiar en élthe question remains: how did she escape? — la pregunta sigue ahí: ¿cómo escapó?
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there is some question as to whether he will sign — hay or existen ciertas dudas sobre si firmará•
without question — sin duda, indudablemente2. VT1) (=interrogate) [+ exam candidate, interviewee] hacer preguntas a; [+ suspect] interrogar; (Parl) [+ minister, secretary] interpelarthey questioned him about his past — le hicieron preguntas or le preguntaron acerca de su pasado
the minister was questioned about his statement to Parliament — se interpeló al ministro sobre su declaración ante el Parlamento
2) (=doubt) [+ honesty, loyalty, motives] dudar de, poner en duda; [+ decision, beliefs] poner en duda, cuestionar3.CPDquestion mark N — (lit) signo m de interrogación; (fig) interrogante m or f
question master N — interrogador m
question tag N — coletilla f interrogativa
question time N — (Brit) (Parl) sesión f de interpelaciones a los ministros
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I ['kwestʃən]a) c ( inquiry) pregunta fto ask o put a question — hacer* or (frml) formular una pregunta
to pop the question — (colloq)
b) c (in quiz, exam) pregunta fthe 64,000 dollar question — la pregunta del millón
c) c (issue, problem) cuestión f, asunto m, problema mif it's a question of money... — si es cuestión or se trata de dinero...
to beg the question — ( pose the question) plantear la pregunta; ( evade the issue) eludir el problema; ( make unjustified assumption)
this begs the question whether we really want to live in this kind of society — esto da por sentado or tiene como premisa que éste es el tipo de sociedad en la que queremos vivir
d) u ( doubt) duda fto call something into question — poner* algo en duda
e) u ( possibility) posibilidad f
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a) \<\<person\>\> hacerle* preguntas a; \<\<suspect/student\>\> interrogar*b) ( doubt) \<\<integrity/motives\>\> poner* en duda -
6 rapio
răpĭo, pŭi, ptum, 3 (old perf. subj. rapsit, Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22; part. perf. fem. ex raptabus, Gell. ap. Charis. p. 39 P.), v. a. [root harp; Gr. harpê, a bird of prey, harpagê, harpazô; Lat. rapidus, rapax, rapina, etc.; cf. Sanscr. lup-, lumpāmi, rumpo; Gr. lupê], to seize and carry off, to snatch, tear, drag, draw, or hurry away, = violenter sive celeriter capio (freq. and class.; in Cæs. not at all, and in Cic. mostly in the trop. signif.; cf.: ago, fero, traho, capio, sumo).I.Lit.A.In gen., Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 15; 30; 31:B.quo rapitis me? quo fertis me?
id. Men. 5, 7, 10; cf. Verg. A. 6, 845; Ov. M. 9, 121:quo me cunque rapit tempestas?
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 15; cf. id. C. 3, 25, 1:sumasne pudenter an rapias,
snatch, id. Ep. 1, 17, 45; cf. id. S. 1, 5, 76:hostes vivos rapere soleo ex acie: ex hoc nomen mihi est (sc. Harpax),
Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 60:te ex lustris uxor,
id. As. 5, 2, 84:volucri spe et cogitatione rapi a domo,
Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 7:ab aede rapuit funale,
Ov. M. 12, 247:torrem ab aris,
id. ib. 12, 271:deque sinu matris ridentem... Learchum... rapit,
id. ib. 4, 516 (for which, simply sinu, id. ib. 13, 450):hastam, de vulnere,
id. ib. 5, 137:telum,
Verg. A. 10, 486:repagula de posti,
Ov. M. 5, 120:(frondes) altā rapit arbore ventus,
id. ib. 3, 730:vi atque ingratis... rapiam te domum,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 40:aliquem sublimem domum,
id. As. 5, 2, 18; cf.:sublimem,
id. Mil. 5, 1; id. Men. 5, 7, 6; Ter. And. 5, 2, 20:commeatum in naves rapiunt,
Liv. 41, 3:aliquem in jus,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 21; so,in jus,
id. Poen. 5, 5, 56; Hor. S. 1, 9, 77; 2, 3, 72; cf.:in jus ad regem,
Liv. 1, 26:in carcerem,
Suet. Tib. 11; 61:aliquem ad cornuficem,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 156; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 37:ad praetorem,
id. Aul. 4, 10, 30:ad supplicium ob facinus,
Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 238:ad mortem,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 52, § 138; id. Cat. 1, 10, 27:ad tortorem,
id. Tusc. 5, 5, 13:ad poenam,
Suet. Claud. 10; 37; id. Vit. 14:ad consulem,
Liv. 10, 20:matres, virgines, pueros ad stuprum,
id. 26, 13:teneram virginem ad virum,
Cat. 61, 3 (cf.:rapi simulatur virgo ex gremio matris, aut, si ea non est, ex proximā necessitudine, cum ad virum traditur, quod videlicet ea res feliciter Romulo cessit,
Fest. p. 289 Müll.):illum (sc. lembum) in praeceps prono rapit alveus amni,
Verg. G. 1, 203:nec variis obsita frondibus Sub divum rapiam,
drag into open day, Hor. C. 1, 18, 13. — Poet.:Nasonis carmina rapti,
i. e. torn from his home, borne far away, Ov. P. 4, 16, 1; cf. id. H. 13, 9; Stat. S. 3, 5, 6. —With the idea of swiftness predominating:2.Turnus rapit Totam aciem in Teucros,
Verg. A. 10, 308:rapit agmina ductor,
Luc. 1, 228:agmina cursu,
Sil. 7, 116:legiones,
Plin. Pan. 14:curru rapi,
Sil. 1, 134:quattuor hinc rapimur raedis,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 86:Notus rapit biremes,
Sil. 17, 276:carinas venti rapuere,
Luc. 3, 46:rapit per aequora navem,
hurries it away, Verg. A. 10, 660; cf.:ventis per aequora,
Ov. M. 14, 470:missos currus,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 114:pedes quo te rapiunt,
id. C. 3, 11, 49:arma rapiat juventus,
snatch up, Verg. A. 7, 340; so,arma,
Ov. M. 2, 603:arma manu,
Verg. A. 8, 220:bipennem dextrā,
id. ib. 11, 651:cingula,
id. ib. 9, 364.—With reflex. pron., to hasten, hurry, tear one ' s self, etc.:C.ocius hinc te Ni rapis,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 118; cf. Ov. Am. 3, 5, 29:se ad caedem optimi cujusque,
Cic. Phil. 13, 8, 18.—In partic.1.To carry off by force; to seize, rob, ravish; to plunder, ravage, lay waste, take by assault, carry by force, etc. (very freq.; cf.(α).praedor),
Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 11:erat ei vivendum latronum ritu, ut tantum haberet, quantum rapere potuisset,
Cic. Phil. 2, 25, 62:tamquam pilam rapiunt inter se rei publicae statum tyranm ab regibus,
id. Rep. 1, 44, 68:virgines rapi jussit... quae raptae erant, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 7, 12; 2, 8, 14; so,virgines,
to carry off, abduct, Sall. C. 51, 9; Liv. 1, 9; Quint. 7, 7, 3; 9, 2, 70; Hor. C. 2, 4, 8; Ov. M. 12, 225; id. A. A. 1, 680:raptus a dis Ganymedes,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 65:ab Idā,
Hor. C. 3, 20, 16:omne sacrum rapiente dextrā,
id. ib. 3, 3, 52:alii rapiunt incensa feruntque Pergama,
pillage and plunder, Verg. A. 2, 374 (the Homeric agousi kai pherousi; for which, in prose, ferre et agere; v. ago); cf.:rapturus moenia Romae,
Luc. 3, 99:Theumeson,
to seize by force, Stat. Th. 4, 370:Armeniam,
to plunder, lay waste, Tac. A. 13, 6:Karthaginem,
Sil. 15, 401:urbem,
Stat. Th. 7, 599:raptas ad litora vertere praedas,
Verg. A. 1, 528.— Absol.:rapio propalam,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 10:ut Spartae, rapere ubi pueri et clepere discunt,
Cic. Rep. 4, 5, 11 (Non. 20, 14):agunt, rapiunt, tenent,
id. Rep. 3, 33, 45 Mos.; cf.along with trahere,
Sall. C. 11, 4; id. J. 41, 5;with congerere, auferre,
Mart. 8, 44, 9.— With the idea of rapidity predominating: castra urbesque primo impetu rapere, to conquer rapidly (= raptim capere), Liv. 6, 23, 5 Drak.; so,castra,
Flor. 3, 20, 4; 4, 12, 34:Bithyniam,
id. 3, 5, 6:Hispaniam,
id. 2, 17, 6:arces,
Luc. 6, 14.— Part. perf. subst.rapta, ae, f., the ravished one, the seduced:(β).gratus raptae raptor fuit,
Ov. A. A. 1, 680; id. H. 5, 97; 13, 55; 16, 339; id. F. 4, 607.—raptum, i, n., the plunder, that which is stolen:2.rapto vivere,
to live by robbery, Liv. 7, 25 fin.; 22, 39; 28, 24: Quint. 3, 7, 24; Sen. Ep. 70 fin.; Curt. 3, 10 fin.; Just. 41, 4, 7; Verg. A. 7, 749; Ov. M. 11, 291; id. Tr. 5, 10, 16;for which: ex rapto vivere,
id. M. 1, 144; so,rapto gaudere,
Liv. 29, 6, 3 Drak.:rapto potiri,
Verg. A. 4, 217:rapto uti,
Vell. 2, 73, 3:sine rapto vivere,
id. 2, 32 fin. —To cut off, mutilate ( poet.):3.caput,
Sil. 15, 807:ora gladio,
id. 7, 704:rapuit non dente ferarum,
Luc. 10, 517.—To carry off suddenly or prematurely by death, to snatch away ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):II.improvisa leti Vis rapuit rapietque gentes,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 20; so id. ib. 2, 17, 5; 4, 2, 21; id. Ep. 1, 14, 7; Verg. A. 6, 428; Ov. P. 4, 11, 5; Stat. S. 2, 1, 208; 5, 3, 16; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 46; Suet. Calig. 7; Just. 2, 2, 13 (but Liv. 3, 50, 8: fato erepta, v. Drak.)— Absol.:et labor et durae rapit inclementia mortis,
i. e. hurries on, Verg. G. 3, 68:RAPTA EST = obiit,
Inscr. Orell. 4475.Transf. ( poet.), of any action or motion which resembles seizing, snatching, etc.:III.flammanm,
to catch quickly, Verg. A. 1, 176; Ov. M. 3, 374; cf.:incendia,
id. ib. 15, 350: nigrum colorem, to take or assume quickly, id. ib. 7, 289; cf.:vim monstri,
id. ib. 4, 744;and v. III.: Halesus Turno feroces Mille rapit populos,
leads hastily on, Verg. A. 7, 725; cf. id. ib. 10, 178: rapiuntque ruuntque; Litora deseruere, take hold, seize in haste (the cables, etc.), id. ib. 4, 581; cf.:scalas, Auct. B. Alex. 20, 4.—Of the gliding movement of a serpent nec rapit immensos orbes per humum,
sweeps along, Verg. G. 2, 153:pars densa ferarum Tecta rapit,
i. e. range quickly through, Verg. A. 6, 8 Heyne; cf.:acrior et campum sonipes rapit,
Stat. Th. 5, 3.Trop.A.In gen., to snatch, force, or hurry away:B.fertur quasi torrens oratio, quamvis multa cujusquemodi rapiat,
Cic. Fin. 2, 1, 3:ipsae res verba rapiunt,
carry along with them, id. ib. 3, 5, 19: aspice me quanto rapiat Fortuna periclo, carries away (the figure taken from a storm at sea), Prop. 1, 15, 3:aliquem in deteriorem viam,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 54; cf.:(comoediam) in pejorem partem,
i. e. to put a bad construction upon, to misconstrue, misrepresent, Ter. Ad. prol. 3: consilium meum in contrariam partem, Pollio ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 2:aliquem in invidiam,
Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 7:opinionibus vulgi rapimur in errorem,
id. Leg. 2, 17, 43:si quis in adversum rapiat casusve deusve,
Verg. A. 9, 211; Cic. Tusc. 5, 5, 13:cum aliqua his ampla et honesta res objecta est, totos ad se convertit et rapit,
seizes upon, appropriates, id. Off. 2, 10, 37; cf.:commoda ad se,
id. ib. 3, 5, 22:victoriae gloriam in se,
Liv. 33, 11 fin.:almum Quae rapit hora diem,
snatches away, Hor. C. 4, 7, 8; cf.:simul tecum solatia rapta,
Verg. E. 9, 18:impetus rapit huc, rapit illuc,
Stat. Th. 12, 794.—In partic.1.To carry along or away with passion, to transport, ravish, captivate; and with a designation of the limit, to carry or hurry away, to attract strongly to any thing (usually in a bad sense):2.impetu raptus,
Quint. 7, 2, 44:judicem rapere,
id. 6, 2, 3; cf. id. 10, 1, 110; 12, 10, 61:praedae ac rapinarum cupiditas caeca te rapiebat,
Cic. Pis. 24, 57:amentiā rapi,
id. Fam. 16, 12, 2:furorne caecus, an rapit vis acrior, An culpa?
Hor. Epod. 7, 13; cf.:in medias res auditorem,
id. A. P. 149:utraque forma rapit,
Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 44:quem (sc. leonem) cruenta Per medias rapit ira caedes,
Hor. C. 3, 2, 12:rapit omnes ira,
Sil. 14, 299: hormê, quae hominem huc et illuc rapit, Cic. Off. 1, 28 fin.; cf. Verg. A. 4, 286; 8, 21:ad quas (res) plerique inflammati aviditate rapiuntur,
Cic. Off. 2, 11, 38:animus cupidine caecus ad inceptum scelus rapiebat,
Sall. J. 25, 7:ea (cupiditas) ad oppugnandam Capuam rapit,
Liv. 7, 30 et saep.—In a good sense:qui ad divinarum rerum cognitionem curā omni studioque rapiantur,
Cic. Div. 1, 49, 111:rapi ad opes augendas generis humani,
id. Rep. 1, 2, 3. — Poet., with inf. (for ad aliquid):(mundus) rapit aetherios per carmina pandere census,
Manil. 1, 12.—To seize by violence, to snatch, steal ( poet.): Hippodameam raptis nactu'st nuptiis, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 398 Vahl.):3.oscula,
Hor. C. 2, 12, 28; Tib. 1, 4, 53; 55; [p. 1524] 1, 8, 58; cf.:Venerem incertam,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 109; cf.:sed rapiat sitiens Venerem,
but may eagerly seize upon, Verg. G. 3, 137:illicitas voluptates,
Tac. H. 3, 41:spem adoptionis acrius in dies,
id. ib. 1, 13 fin.:quo facinore dominationem raptum ierit expediam,
id. A. 4, 1; cf. id. H. 2, 6.—With the idea of rapidity or haste predominating, to snatch, seize, or lay hold of quickly, to hasten, precipitate ( poet.; in prose only since the Aug. per.): vive, Ulixes, dum licet: Oculis postremum lumen radiatum rape: non dixit cape, non pete; haberet enim moram sperantis diutius sese victurum;4.sed rape,
Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 162 (from an old poet.):rapiamus, amici, Occasionem de die,
Hor. Epod. 13, 3; so,occasionem,
Juv. 15, 39:viam,
to hasten, Ov. H. 19, 74 Loers; cf.iter,
Sil. 12, 471:gressus,
Luc. 3, 116:cursus,
id. 5, 403:letum,
id. 4, 345:bellum,
to wage suddenly, id. 5, 403:nefas,
to hasten, precipitate, id. 10, 428:ut limis rapias, quid prima secundo Cera velit versu,
may hastily note, Hor. S. 2, 5, 53 al. —In prose:raptae prope inter arma nuptiae,
Liv. 30, 14, 2 Drak.:repente impetu facto transitum rapuit,
Front. Strat. 1, 4, 8:inter rapienda momenta periculorum communium,
Amm. 18, 7, 7 et saep.—In late Lat., to strive for in purchasing:exemplaria litterarum certatim,
Hier. Ep. 57, 2:librum totā certatim urbe,
Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 23. -
7 rapta
răpĭo, pŭi, ptum, 3 (old perf. subj. rapsit, Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22; part. perf. fem. ex raptabus, Gell. ap. Charis. p. 39 P.), v. a. [root harp; Gr. harpê, a bird of prey, harpagê, harpazô; Lat. rapidus, rapax, rapina, etc.; cf. Sanscr. lup-, lumpāmi, rumpo; Gr. lupê], to seize and carry off, to snatch, tear, drag, draw, or hurry away, = violenter sive celeriter capio (freq. and class.; in Cæs. not at all, and in Cic. mostly in the trop. signif.; cf.: ago, fero, traho, capio, sumo).I.Lit.A.In gen., Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 15; 30; 31:B.quo rapitis me? quo fertis me?
id. Men. 5, 7, 10; cf. Verg. A. 6, 845; Ov. M. 9, 121:quo me cunque rapit tempestas?
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 15; cf. id. C. 3, 25, 1:sumasne pudenter an rapias,
snatch, id. Ep. 1, 17, 45; cf. id. S. 1, 5, 76:hostes vivos rapere soleo ex acie: ex hoc nomen mihi est (sc. Harpax),
Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 60:te ex lustris uxor,
id. As. 5, 2, 84:volucri spe et cogitatione rapi a domo,
Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 7:ab aede rapuit funale,
Ov. M. 12, 247:torrem ab aris,
id. ib. 12, 271:deque sinu matris ridentem... Learchum... rapit,
id. ib. 4, 516 (for which, simply sinu, id. ib. 13, 450):hastam, de vulnere,
id. ib. 5, 137:telum,
Verg. A. 10, 486:repagula de posti,
Ov. M. 5, 120:(frondes) altā rapit arbore ventus,
id. ib. 3, 730:vi atque ingratis... rapiam te domum,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 40:aliquem sublimem domum,
id. As. 5, 2, 18; cf.:sublimem,
id. Mil. 5, 1; id. Men. 5, 7, 6; Ter. And. 5, 2, 20:commeatum in naves rapiunt,
Liv. 41, 3:aliquem in jus,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 21; so,in jus,
id. Poen. 5, 5, 56; Hor. S. 1, 9, 77; 2, 3, 72; cf.:in jus ad regem,
Liv. 1, 26:in carcerem,
Suet. Tib. 11; 61:aliquem ad cornuficem,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 156; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 37:ad praetorem,
id. Aul. 4, 10, 30:ad supplicium ob facinus,
Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 238:ad mortem,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 52, § 138; id. Cat. 1, 10, 27:ad tortorem,
id. Tusc. 5, 5, 13:ad poenam,
Suet. Claud. 10; 37; id. Vit. 14:ad consulem,
Liv. 10, 20:matres, virgines, pueros ad stuprum,
id. 26, 13:teneram virginem ad virum,
Cat. 61, 3 (cf.:rapi simulatur virgo ex gremio matris, aut, si ea non est, ex proximā necessitudine, cum ad virum traditur, quod videlicet ea res feliciter Romulo cessit,
Fest. p. 289 Müll.):illum (sc. lembum) in praeceps prono rapit alveus amni,
Verg. G. 1, 203:nec variis obsita frondibus Sub divum rapiam,
drag into open day, Hor. C. 1, 18, 13. — Poet.:Nasonis carmina rapti,
i. e. torn from his home, borne far away, Ov. P. 4, 16, 1; cf. id. H. 13, 9; Stat. S. 3, 5, 6. —With the idea of swiftness predominating:2.Turnus rapit Totam aciem in Teucros,
Verg. A. 10, 308:rapit agmina ductor,
Luc. 1, 228:agmina cursu,
Sil. 7, 116:legiones,
Plin. Pan. 14:curru rapi,
Sil. 1, 134:quattuor hinc rapimur raedis,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 86:Notus rapit biremes,
Sil. 17, 276:carinas venti rapuere,
Luc. 3, 46:rapit per aequora navem,
hurries it away, Verg. A. 10, 660; cf.:ventis per aequora,
Ov. M. 14, 470:missos currus,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 114:pedes quo te rapiunt,
id. C. 3, 11, 49:arma rapiat juventus,
snatch up, Verg. A. 7, 340; so,arma,
Ov. M. 2, 603:arma manu,
Verg. A. 8, 220:bipennem dextrā,
id. ib. 11, 651:cingula,
id. ib. 9, 364.—With reflex. pron., to hasten, hurry, tear one ' s self, etc.:C.ocius hinc te Ni rapis,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 118; cf. Ov. Am. 3, 5, 29:se ad caedem optimi cujusque,
Cic. Phil. 13, 8, 18.—In partic.1.To carry off by force; to seize, rob, ravish; to plunder, ravage, lay waste, take by assault, carry by force, etc. (very freq.; cf.(α).praedor),
Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 11:erat ei vivendum latronum ritu, ut tantum haberet, quantum rapere potuisset,
Cic. Phil. 2, 25, 62:tamquam pilam rapiunt inter se rei publicae statum tyranm ab regibus,
id. Rep. 1, 44, 68:virgines rapi jussit... quae raptae erant, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 7, 12; 2, 8, 14; so,virgines,
to carry off, abduct, Sall. C. 51, 9; Liv. 1, 9; Quint. 7, 7, 3; 9, 2, 70; Hor. C. 2, 4, 8; Ov. M. 12, 225; id. A. A. 1, 680:raptus a dis Ganymedes,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 65:ab Idā,
Hor. C. 3, 20, 16:omne sacrum rapiente dextrā,
id. ib. 3, 3, 52:alii rapiunt incensa feruntque Pergama,
pillage and plunder, Verg. A. 2, 374 (the Homeric agousi kai pherousi; for which, in prose, ferre et agere; v. ago); cf.:rapturus moenia Romae,
Luc. 3, 99:Theumeson,
to seize by force, Stat. Th. 4, 370:Armeniam,
to plunder, lay waste, Tac. A. 13, 6:Karthaginem,
Sil. 15, 401:urbem,
Stat. Th. 7, 599:raptas ad litora vertere praedas,
Verg. A. 1, 528.— Absol.:rapio propalam,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 10:ut Spartae, rapere ubi pueri et clepere discunt,
Cic. Rep. 4, 5, 11 (Non. 20, 14):agunt, rapiunt, tenent,
id. Rep. 3, 33, 45 Mos.; cf.along with trahere,
Sall. C. 11, 4; id. J. 41, 5;with congerere, auferre,
Mart. 8, 44, 9.— With the idea of rapidity predominating: castra urbesque primo impetu rapere, to conquer rapidly (= raptim capere), Liv. 6, 23, 5 Drak.; so,castra,
Flor. 3, 20, 4; 4, 12, 34:Bithyniam,
id. 3, 5, 6:Hispaniam,
id. 2, 17, 6:arces,
Luc. 6, 14.— Part. perf. subst.rapta, ae, f., the ravished one, the seduced:(β).gratus raptae raptor fuit,
Ov. A. A. 1, 680; id. H. 5, 97; 13, 55; 16, 339; id. F. 4, 607.—raptum, i, n., the plunder, that which is stolen:2.rapto vivere,
to live by robbery, Liv. 7, 25 fin.; 22, 39; 28, 24: Quint. 3, 7, 24; Sen. Ep. 70 fin.; Curt. 3, 10 fin.; Just. 41, 4, 7; Verg. A. 7, 749; Ov. M. 11, 291; id. Tr. 5, 10, 16;for which: ex rapto vivere,
id. M. 1, 144; so,rapto gaudere,
Liv. 29, 6, 3 Drak.:rapto potiri,
Verg. A. 4, 217:rapto uti,
Vell. 2, 73, 3:sine rapto vivere,
id. 2, 32 fin. —To cut off, mutilate ( poet.):3.caput,
Sil. 15, 807:ora gladio,
id. 7, 704:rapuit non dente ferarum,
Luc. 10, 517.—To carry off suddenly or prematurely by death, to snatch away ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):II.improvisa leti Vis rapuit rapietque gentes,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 20; so id. ib. 2, 17, 5; 4, 2, 21; id. Ep. 1, 14, 7; Verg. A. 6, 428; Ov. P. 4, 11, 5; Stat. S. 2, 1, 208; 5, 3, 16; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 46; Suet. Calig. 7; Just. 2, 2, 13 (but Liv. 3, 50, 8: fato erepta, v. Drak.)— Absol.:et labor et durae rapit inclementia mortis,
i. e. hurries on, Verg. G. 3, 68:RAPTA EST = obiit,
Inscr. Orell. 4475.Transf. ( poet.), of any action or motion which resembles seizing, snatching, etc.:III.flammanm,
to catch quickly, Verg. A. 1, 176; Ov. M. 3, 374; cf.:incendia,
id. ib. 15, 350: nigrum colorem, to take or assume quickly, id. ib. 7, 289; cf.:vim monstri,
id. ib. 4, 744;and v. III.: Halesus Turno feroces Mille rapit populos,
leads hastily on, Verg. A. 7, 725; cf. id. ib. 10, 178: rapiuntque ruuntque; Litora deseruere, take hold, seize in haste (the cables, etc.), id. ib. 4, 581; cf.:scalas, Auct. B. Alex. 20, 4.—Of the gliding movement of a serpent nec rapit immensos orbes per humum,
sweeps along, Verg. G. 2, 153:pars densa ferarum Tecta rapit,
i. e. range quickly through, Verg. A. 6, 8 Heyne; cf.:acrior et campum sonipes rapit,
Stat. Th. 5, 3.Trop.A.In gen., to snatch, force, or hurry away:B.fertur quasi torrens oratio, quamvis multa cujusquemodi rapiat,
Cic. Fin. 2, 1, 3:ipsae res verba rapiunt,
carry along with them, id. ib. 3, 5, 19: aspice me quanto rapiat Fortuna periclo, carries away (the figure taken from a storm at sea), Prop. 1, 15, 3:aliquem in deteriorem viam,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 54; cf.:(comoediam) in pejorem partem,
i. e. to put a bad construction upon, to misconstrue, misrepresent, Ter. Ad. prol. 3: consilium meum in contrariam partem, Pollio ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 2:aliquem in invidiam,
Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 7:opinionibus vulgi rapimur in errorem,
id. Leg. 2, 17, 43:si quis in adversum rapiat casusve deusve,
Verg. A. 9, 211; Cic. Tusc. 5, 5, 13:cum aliqua his ampla et honesta res objecta est, totos ad se convertit et rapit,
seizes upon, appropriates, id. Off. 2, 10, 37; cf.:commoda ad se,
id. ib. 3, 5, 22:victoriae gloriam in se,
Liv. 33, 11 fin.:almum Quae rapit hora diem,
snatches away, Hor. C. 4, 7, 8; cf.:simul tecum solatia rapta,
Verg. E. 9, 18:impetus rapit huc, rapit illuc,
Stat. Th. 12, 794.—In partic.1.To carry along or away with passion, to transport, ravish, captivate; and with a designation of the limit, to carry or hurry away, to attract strongly to any thing (usually in a bad sense):2.impetu raptus,
Quint. 7, 2, 44:judicem rapere,
id. 6, 2, 3; cf. id. 10, 1, 110; 12, 10, 61:praedae ac rapinarum cupiditas caeca te rapiebat,
Cic. Pis. 24, 57:amentiā rapi,
id. Fam. 16, 12, 2:furorne caecus, an rapit vis acrior, An culpa?
Hor. Epod. 7, 13; cf.:in medias res auditorem,
id. A. P. 149:utraque forma rapit,
Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 44:quem (sc. leonem) cruenta Per medias rapit ira caedes,
Hor. C. 3, 2, 12:rapit omnes ira,
Sil. 14, 299: hormê, quae hominem huc et illuc rapit, Cic. Off. 1, 28 fin.; cf. Verg. A. 4, 286; 8, 21:ad quas (res) plerique inflammati aviditate rapiuntur,
Cic. Off. 2, 11, 38:animus cupidine caecus ad inceptum scelus rapiebat,
Sall. J. 25, 7:ea (cupiditas) ad oppugnandam Capuam rapit,
Liv. 7, 30 et saep.—In a good sense:qui ad divinarum rerum cognitionem curā omni studioque rapiantur,
Cic. Div. 1, 49, 111:rapi ad opes augendas generis humani,
id. Rep. 1, 2, 3. — Poet., with inf. (for ad aliquid):(mundus) rapit aetherios per carmina pandere census,
Manil. 1, 12.—To seize by violence, to snatch, steal ( poet.): Hippodameam raptis nactu'st nuptiis, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 398 Vahl.):3.oscula,
Hor. C. 2, 12, 28; Tib. 1, 4, 53; 55; [p. 1524] 1, 8, 58; cf.:Venerem incertam,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 109; cf.:sed rapiat sitiens Venerem,
but may eagerly seize upon, Verg. G. 3, 137:illicitas voluptates,
Tac. H. 3, 41:spem adoptionis acrius in dies,
id. ib. 1, 13 fin.:quo facinore dominationem raptum ierit expediam,
id. A. 4, 1; cf. id. H. 2, 6.—With the idea of rapidity or haste predominating, to snatch, seize, or lay hold of quickly, to hasten, precipitate ( poet.; in prose only since the Aug. per.): vive, Ulixes, dum licet: Oculis postremum lumen radiatum rape: non dixit cape, non pete; haberet enim moram sperantis diutius sese victurum;4.sed rape,
Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 162 (from an old poet.):rapiamus, amici, Occasionem de die,
Hor. Epod. 13, 3; so,occasionem,
Juv. 15, 39:viam,
to hasten, Ov. H. 19, 74 Loers; cf.iter,
Sil. 12, 471:gressus,
Luc. 3, 116:cursus,
id. 5, 403:letum,
id. 4, 345:bellum,
to wage suddenly, id. 5, 403:nefas,
to hasten, precipitate, id. 10, 428:ut limis rapias, quid prima secundo Cera velit versu,
may hastily note, Hor. S. 2, 5, 53 al. —In prose:raptae prope inter arma nuptiae,
Liv. 30, 14, 2 Drak.:repente impetu facto transitum rapuit,
Front. Strat. 1, 4, 8:inter rapienda momenta periculorum communium,
Amm. 18, 7, 7 et saep.—In late Lat., to strive for in purchasing:exemplaria litterarum certatim,
Hier. Ep. 57, 2:librum totā certatim urbe,
Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 23. -
8 chance
chance [tʃɑ:ns]chances ⇒ 1 (a), 5 (a) hasard ⇒ 1 (b) occasion ⇒ 1 (c) risques ⇒ 1 (d), 5 (b) fortuit ⇒ 2 hasarder ⇒ 41 noun(a) (possibility, likelihood) chance f;∎ is there any chance of seeing you again? serait-il possible de vous revoir?;∎ there was little chance of him finding work il y avait peu de chances qu'il trouve du travail;∎ we have an outside chance of success nous avons une très faible chance de réussir;∎ she's got a good or strong chance of being accepted elle a de fortes chances d'être acceptée ou reçue;∎ there's a fifty-fifty chance he won't turn up il y a une chance sur deux qu'il ne vienne pas;∎ familiar no chance! des clous!;∎ he's in with a chance of getting the job il a une chance d'obtenir le poste(b) (fortune, luck) hasard m;∎ games of chance les jeux mpl de hasard;∎ there was an element of chance in his success il y a eu une part de hasard dans sa réussite;∎ it was pure chance that I found it je l'ai trouvé tout à fait par hasard;∎ to leave things to chance laisser faire les choses;∎ to leave nothing to chance ne rien laisser au hasard;(c) (opportunity) occasion f;∎ I haven't had a chance to write to him je n'ai pas trouvé l'occasion de lui écrire;∎ give him a chance! donne-lui une chance!;∎ give her a chance to defend herself donnez-lui l'occasion de se défendre;∎ give peace a chance la paix est possible, donnez-lui ou laissez-lui sa chance;∎ it's a chance in a million c'est une occasion unique;∎ I'm offering you the chance of a lifetime je vous offre la chance de votre vie;∎ the poor man never had or stood a chance le pauvre homme n'avait aucune chance de s'en tirer;∎ some children simply don't get a chance in life pour certains enfants il n'y a tout simplement aucun avenir;∎ this is your last chance c'est votre dernière chance;∎ she deserves a second chance elle mérite une deuxième chance;∎ there are no second chances, there is no second chance tu n'as pas droit à l'erreur;∎ he was thrown out before he had a chance to protest il a été évincé avant même d'avoir eu l'occasion de protester;∎ familiar given half a chance she'd play tennis every day si elle pouvait elle jouerait au tennis tous les jours∎ I don't want to take the chance of losing je ne veux pas prendre le risque de perdre;∎ I'm taking no chances je ne veux pas prendre de risques;∎ he took a chance on a racehorse il a parié sur un cheval de course;∎ figurative take a chance on me donne-moi une chance(encounter, meeting) fortuit;∎ chance discovery découverte f accidentelle ou fortuite;∎ I was a chance witness to the robbery j'ai été un témoin accidentel du vol∎ or literary (happen) I chanced to be at the same table as Sir Sydney je me suis trouvé par hasard à la même table que Sir Sydney;∎ it chanced that no one else had heard of her il s'est trouvé que personne d'autre n'avait entendu parler d'elle∎ he chanced his savings on the venture il a risqué ses économies dans l'entreprise;∎ I can't chance her finding out about it je ne peux pas prendre le risque qu'elle l'apprenne;∎ she chanced going out despite the curfew elle s'est hasardée à sortir malgré le couvre-feu;∎ let's chance it or our luck tentons notre chance;(a) (possibility, likelihood) chances fpl;∎ (the) chances are (that) he'll never find out il y a de fortes ou grandes chances qu'il ne l'apprenne jamais;∎ what are her chances of making a full recovery? quelles sont ses chances de se rétablir complètement?∎ she was taking no chances elle ne prenait pas de risquespar hasard;∎ by pure or sheer chance we were both staying at the same hotel il se trouvait que nous logions au même hôtel;∎ would you by any chance know who that man is? sauriez-vous par hasard qui est cet homme?
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