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1 it says little to me

Общая лексика: мне это мало что говорит

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > it says little to me
2 he who says little may be a fool or a genius

той, хто мало говорить, може бути або дурнем, або генієм

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > he who says little may be a fool or a genius
3 little

I.

little¹ [ˈlɪtl]

adjective

petit

► little finger noun petit doigt m

► Little League noun (US) championnat de baseball pour les moins de 12 ans

► little toe noun petit orteil m

II.

little² [ˈlɪtl]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

4. set structures

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► compar less, superl least

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1. adjective

( = not much) peu de

• there is little hope of finding survivors il y a peu d'espoir de retrouver des survivants

• I have very little money j'ai très peu d'argent

• so little time si peu de temps

• I have little time for reading je n'ai pas beaucoup le temps de lire

► a little... ( = some) un peu de...

• I have a little money left il me reste un peu d'argent

• would you like a little milk in your tea? voulez-vous un peu de lait dans votre thé ?

• we're having a little trouble nous avons un petit problème► no little...

• with no little difficulty avec beaucoup de difficulté

2. pronoun

   a. ( = not much) pas grand-chose

• there was little anyone could do il n'y avait pas grand-chose à faire

• he did little to help il n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider

• he did very little il n'a vraiment pas fait grand-chose

• he had little to say il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire

• that has very little to do with it! ça n'a pas grand-chose à voir !

• I know too little about him to have an opinion je le connais trop mal pour me former une opinion

• I see little of her nowadays je ne la vois plus beaucoup

• he had little or nothing to say about it il n'avait pratiquement rien à dire sur le sujet

• however little you give, we'll be grateful votre contribution, même la plus modeste, sera la bienvenue

► so little

• so little of what he says is true il y a si peu de vrai dans ce qu'il dit

• so little of the population is literate la population est si peu alphabétisée

• he lost weight because he ate so little il a perdu du poids parce qu'il mangeait très peu

   b. ( = small amount) the little I have seen is excellent le peu que j'en ai vu est excellent

• I did what little I could j'ai fait ce que j'ai pu

• every little helps ( = gift) tous les dons sont les bienvenus

► a little ( = a certain amount) un peu ; ( = a short time) un moment

• give me a little donne-m'en un peu

• I'd like a little of everything je voudrais un peu de tout

• they'll have to wait a little ils vont devoir attendre un moment

• after a little au bout d'un moment

3. adverb

   a. ( = not much) they spoke very little on the way home ils n'ont pas dit grand-chose sur le chemin du retour

• it's little better now he's rewritten it ça n'est pas beaucoup mieux maintenant qu'il l'a récrit

• it's little short of madness ça frise la folie

• little more than a month ago il y a à peine plus d'un mois

• a little-known work by Bach un morceau peu connu de Bach

► a little... ( = somewhat) un peu...

• she is a little tired elle est un peu fatiguée

• a little too big un peu trop grand

• a little more un peu plus

• a little less un peu moins

• a little later un peu plus tard

• a little more cream un peu plus de crème

   b. ( = not at all) he little imagined that... il était loin de s'imaginer que...

• little did he think that... il était loin de se douter que...

   c. ( = rarely) rarement

• it happens very little cela arrive très rarement

• I watch television very little nowadays je ne regarde plus beaucoup la télévision

4. set structures

► as little as

• as little as possible le moins possible

• you could get one for as little as £20 on peut en trouver pour seulement 20 livres

• you can eat well for as little as $5 on peut bien manger pour 5 dollars

• I like him as little as you do je ne l'aime pas plus que toi► little by little petit à petit peu à peu

► to make little of sth ( = accomplish easily) faire qch sans aucun mal ; ( = play down) minimiser qch ; ( = underestimate) sous-estimer qch

• the sailors made little of loading the huge boxes les marins chargeaient les énormes caisses sans aucun mal

• he made little of his opportunities ( = failed to exploit) il n'a pas tiré parti des possibilités qu'il avait► to say little for sb ( = reflect badly on)

it says little for him cela n'est pas vraiment à son honneur

• it says little for his honesty cela en dit long sur son honnêteté (ironique)

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Note: When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts

For examples and particular usages see I below

When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-m'en un peu

When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose

For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see II below

For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below

Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary
I 1. ['lɪtl]
(comparative less; superlative least) quantifier

little chance — peu de chances

there's so little time — il y a si peu de temps

too little money — trop peu or pas assez d'argent

little or no influence — presque pas d'influence

I have little time for cheats — je ne supporte pas les tricheurs

I see little of Paul these days — je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment
2.
pronoun

save a little for me — gardes-en un peu pour moi

I only ate a little — je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu

I did what little I could — j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu

he remembers very little — il ne se souvient pas bien

there's little I can do — je ne peux pas faire grand-chose

age has little to do with it — l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans

to do as little as possible — faire le moins possible

little of note — rien de bien particulier

little or nothing — quasiment rien
3.
adverb

1) ( not much) peu

I go there very little — j'y vais très peu

the next results were little better — les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs

little more than an hour ago — il y a à peine plus d'une heure

it's little short of madness — cela frise la folie

a little-known novel — un roman peu connu

2) ( not at all)

little did she realize — elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte

little did they know that — ils étaient bien loin de se douter que
4.
a little (bit) adverbial phrase ( slightly) un peu

a little (bit) anxious — un peu inquiet

a little less/more — un peu moins/plus

stay a little longer — reste encore un peu
5.
as little as adverbial phrase

for as little as 10 dollars a day — pour seulement 10 dollars par jour

as little as £60 — juste 60 livres sterling
II ['lɪtl]
adjective

1) ( small) [house, smile, voice] petit (before n)

poor little thing — pauvre petit/-e m/f

she's a nice little thing — elle est adorable

2) ( young) [sister, boy] petit (before n)

when I was little — quand j'étais petit

3) ( in a small way) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n)

4) ( expressing scorn)

a poky little flat — un petit appartement minable

a nasty little boy — un méchant petit garçon

5) ( short) [snooze] petit (before n)

a little holiday — quelques jours de vacances

a little break — une petite pause

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little by little — petit à petit

to make little of — ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech]

English-French dictionary > little
4 little

I.

little ( comp less ; superl least)

❢ When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts. For examples and particular usages see A below. When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-moi un peu. When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose. For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see B below. For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below. Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

A quantif little hope/chance peu d'espoir/de chances ; little damage was done il y avait peu de dégâts ; we've made little progress nous avons fait peu de progrès ; there's so little time il y a si peu de temps ; too little money trop peu or pas assez d'argent ; there's little sense ou point ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; he speaks little German il ne parle presque pas allemand ; little or no influence/training presque pas d'influence/de formation ; little or no time/money presque pas de temps/d'argent ; with no little difficulty non sans mal ; I have little time ou sympathy for cheats je ne supporte pas les tricheurs ; I see little of Paul these days je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment ; ⇒ chance.

B pron taste a little goûtez-en un peu ; save a little for me gardes-en un peu pour moi ; I only ate a little je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu ; a little of the money un peu de l'argent ; the little I saw wasn't very good le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien ; I did what little I could j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu ; he remembers very little il ne se souvient pas bien ; little of what he says is true il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit ; there's little I can do je ne peux pas faire grand-chose ; she did little to help elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider ; I got little out of the lecture je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours ; age has little to do with it l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans ; to do as little as possible faire le moins possible ; to know little about mechanics ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique ; there's little to worry about il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter ; little of note rien de bien particulier ; it says little for his honesty ça en dit long sur son honnêteté ; it says very little for her ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur ; little or nothing quasiment rien ; ⇒ help.

C adv

1 ( rarely) [say, speak, sleep, eat, laugh] peu ; I go there very little j'y vais très peu ; she visits them as little as possible elle leur rend visite le moins souvent possible ; his books are little read on ne le lit plus guère ;

2 (hardly, scarcely) to be little changed ne pas avoir beaucoup changé ; the next results were little better les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs ; little more than an hour ago il y a à peine une heure ; it's little short of madness cela frise la folie ; a little-known novel un roman peu connu ;

3 ( not at all) little did she realize that the watch was stolen elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte que la montre était volée ; I little thought ou supposed that he would do it je n'aurais jamais cru qu'il le ferait ; little did they know that ils étaient bien loin de se douter que ; little do you know! si tu savais!

D a little (bit) adv phr ( slightly) un peu ; a little (bit) anxious/surprised un peu inquiet/surpris ; a little less/more un peu moins/plus ; stay a little longer reste encore un peu ; I was not a little surprised/offended j'étais plutôt surpris/vexé ; ‘I'm a genius,’ he said, not a little proudly ‘je suis un génie,’ a-t-il dit, non sans fierté.

E as little as adv phr for as little as 10 dollars a day pour seulement 10 dollars par jour ; it can cost as little as £60 cela coûte seulement 60 livres sterling ; I like Henry as little as you do je n'aime Henry guère plus que toi.

II.

little adj

1 ( small) petit (before n) ; a little house une petite maison ; a little something un petit quelque chose ; poor little thing pauvre petit/-e m/f ; a little old lady une petite vieille dame ; she's a nice little thing elle est adorable ;

2 ( young) [brother, sister, boy, girl] petit (before n) ; when I was little quand j'étais petit ; the baboon and its little ones le babouin et ses petits ; Mrs Carter and all the little Carters Madame Carter et tous ses enfants ;

3 (feeble, weak) [gesture, nod, smile] petit (before n) ; a little voice said… une petite voix dit… ;

4 ( lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n) ;

5 (expressing scorn, contempt) he's a little despot c'est un vrai petit tyran ; a poky little flat un petit appartement minable ; a nasty little boy un méchant petit garçon ;

6 ( short) [nap, snooze] petit (before n) ; a little holiday quelques jours de vacances ; a little break une petite pause ; I'll walk with you a little way je ferai un bout de chemin avec toi ; stay a little while reste un moment ; a little while longer encore un peu.

Idioms

little by little petit à petit ; to make little of ( disparage) ne pas faire grand cas de [achievement, victory] ; ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech, report] ; ⇒ fancy, learning, too. Pour le comparatif et le superlatif on préférera les formes smaller et smallest à littler and littlest.

Big English-French dictionary > little
5 little

1. n немногое, небольшое количество; самая малость

we must keep what little we have — мы должны беречь то немногое, что у нас есть

he did what little he could — он сделал всё, что было в его силах

the little I have is not worth giving — ту малость, которая у меня есть, просто не стоит дарить

a little — немного

little bit — немного

little later — немного позже

little wonder — немного странно

a little too small — немного мал

2. n эмоц. -усил. почти ничего; мало что

I understood little of his speech — в его речи я мало что понял

the little — «маленькие люди»

little by little, by little and little — мало-помалу, постепенно, понемногу

little or nothing — почти ничего, очень мало, ничтожное количество

have little in common — иметь мало общего

Little Bahama Bank — Малая Багамская банка

Little Englander — сторонник «Малой Англии»

with little hesitation — почти без колебаний

operate with little way on — идти малым ходом

3. a маленький, небольшой

little house — домик, небольшой дом

little business — небольшое дело

little progress — небольшой прогресс

little toe — маленький палец на ноге

little background — небольшое отступление

a little atom of a bird — маленькая пичужка

4. a небольшой; слабый; плохой

to have little hope — иметь мало надежды

he has little time — у него мало времени

he has very little knowledge of the subject — он очень плохо знает предмет

unfortunately he has little money — к сожалению, у него мало денег

he is a little deaf — он плохо слышит

poems of little worth — слабые стихи

be of little consequence — не представлять большой важности

5. a короткий, недлинный

shall I go a little way with you? — проводить вас немного?

6. a невысокий, небольшого роста

a little fat man — приземистый толстяк

be a little account — не иметь большого значения

Frost little plate method — чашечный метод Фроста

a little girl so high — девочка вот такого роста

it matters little — это не имеет большого значения

7. a незначительный, несущественный, неважный

a little difficulty — незначительное затруднение

of little moment — неважный

little reason — незначительное основание

cut a little figure — играть незначительную роль

to cut a little figure — играть незначительную роль

8. a мелкий, некрупный

little farmer — мелкий фермер

gnats and other little brutes — комары и прочие мелкие насекомые

9. a малый, неглавный

little war — малая война

Little Dog — Малый Пёс

little slam — малый шлем

Little Belt — Малый Бельт

Little Bear — Малая Медведица

be worth little — стоить мало

10. a милый, славный

you little rascal! — эй ты, пострелёнок!

nice little girl — милая девчушка

her little house is just precious! — её домик так мил!

11. a мелкий, мелочный, ничтожный; ограниченный

a little man with a little mind — ничтожный ограниченный человечишка

the little vexations of life — мелкие жизненные неприятности; раздражающие мелочи жизни

12. a предназначенный для узкого круга; не массовый

little magazine — малообъёмный журнал

little Mary — желудок

The Little Corporal — «маленький капрал», Наполеон Бонапарт

Little Rhody — штат Род-Айленд

to go but a little way to — быть недостаточным, не хватать

little stranger — новорождённый

to expect a little stranger — ждать прибавления семейства

little bird — источник информации;

a little bird tells me you are getting married — где-то я слышала, что ты выходишь замуж

use your little grey cells! — шевели мозгами!

let me consider a little — дайте мне подумать немного

I put little reliance in him — я мало на него полагаюсь

I see through your little game — мне ясна ваша хитрость

money means little to me — деньги для меня не имеют значения

13. adv мало, почти нисколько

little more — ненамного больше; немногим больше

he is little more than an amateur — он недалеко ушёл от любителя; он выступает почти на любительском уровне

he left little more than an hour ago — он ушёл час с небольшим тому назад

little less than — не намного меньше; почти столько же

he is little less talented than his father — талантом он не намного уступает отцу; он почти так же талантлив, как отец

I can say very little about this book — я могу очень немного сказать об этой книге

not a little — немало

little litany — малая литания

Little Masters — малые мастера

Little Dipper — Малая Медведица

Little Missouri — Малая Миссури

14. adv редко

I go there very little — я хожу туда очень редко

15. adv совсем не, вовсе не

when I first came to this country, I little thought that I should stay so long — когда я приехал в эту страну, я никак не думал, что проживу здесь так долго

they little expected such trouble — они никак не предполагали, что возникнет такая неприятность

little or no — почти или совсем не

he is a little wanting — у него не все дома

every little fetch of wit — все ухищрения ума

it says little to me — мне это мало что говорит

a very little more — ещё; совсем немного; чуть-чуть

Синонимический ряд:

1. brief (adj.) brief; concise; short; succinct

2. casual (adj.) casual; inconsequential; insignificant; light; minor; minute; scanty; shoestring; slight; small-beer; trivial; unimportant

3. inadequate (adj.) inadequate; inconsiderable; insufficient

4. narrow (adj.) bigoted; borne; illiberal; mean; narrow; narrow-minded; paltry; petty; prejudicial; selfish; set; shallow; small-minded; stingy

5. small (adj.) bantam; diminutive; ineffectual; infinitesimal; limited; miniature; monkey; petite; small; smallish; tiny; wee

6. bit (noun) bit; few; iota; smidgen; trifle

7. barely (other) barely; hardly; hardly ever; infrequently; just; on rare occasions; once in a blue moon (colloquial); rarely; scarcely ever; seldom; slightly; unfrequently; unoften

Антонимический ряд:

ample; big; bulky; capacious; colossal; comprehensive; developed; enormous; full; generous; gigantic; grave; great; handsome; high-minded; long; lot; magnanimous; significant

English-Russian base dictionary > little
6 Little

I 1. ['lɪtl]
(compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminile

little chance — poche o scarse possibilità

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
2.
pronome

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

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little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
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Note:

When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary
II ['lɪtl]
avverbio

1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

2) (scarcely)

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

3) (not at all)

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

5) as little as

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te
III ['lɪtl]
aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo

1) (small) piccolo

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolo

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo

5) (expressing scorn)

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

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['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)

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- a little
- little by little
- make little of
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(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/
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I 1. ['lɪtl]
(compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminile

little chance — poche o scarse possibilità

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
2.
pronome

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

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little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
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Note:

When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary
II ['lɪtl]
avverbio

1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

2) (scarcely)

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

3) (not at all)

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

5) as little as

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te
III ['lɪtl]
aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo

1) (small) piccolo

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolo

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo

5) (expressing scorn)

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

English-Italian dictionary > Little
7 little

'litl
1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeño

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) sin importancia

2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco

3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada, ni la menor idea

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- a little
- little by little
- make little of

little¹ adj

1. pequeño

I've brought you a little present te ha traído un pequeño regalo

a little boy un chico pequeño

a little white mouse un ratoncito blanco

poor little thing! ¡pobrecito!

2. poco

we have very little money tenemos muy poco dinero

I sleep very little duermo muy poco

little² adv pron poco

try to rest a little intenta descansar un poco

put a little oil on the salad echa un poco de aceite en la ensalada

I feel a little better me encuentro un poco mejor

El comparativo de little es less; el superlativo es least

little

tr['lɪtəl]

adjective

1 (small) pequeño,-a

■ it's a very little flat es un piso muy pequeño

■ a little cup una tacita

■ let's take a little break vamos a descansar un ratito

■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecillo!

2 (not much) poco,-a

■ a little milk un poco de leche

■ I have little time to relax tengo poco tiempo para relajarme

pronoun

1 poco

■ more tea? --just a little, please ¿quieres más té? --un poco, por favor

■ she gives very little of herself to her work se dedica muy poco al trabajo

adverb

1 poco

■ I'm a little (bit) tired estoy un poco cansada

■ it takes little over an hour to get there se tarda poco más de una hora en llegar

■ as little as possible lo menos posible

■ little did I know that... yo no tenía la menor idea de que...

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

little by little poco a poco

little or nothing casi nada

not a little ironic muy

■ he was not a little impressed se quedó muy impresionado

to make little of (play down) quitar importancia a 2 (not understand) no captar

■ I could make very little of what he was saying entendí muy poco de lo que decía

little finger dedo meñique

little woman pejorative (wife) mujer nombre femenino

little ['lɪtəl] adv, less ['lɛs] ; least ['li:st]

1) : poco

she sings very little: canta muy poco

2)

little did I know that... : no tenía la menor idea de que...

3)

as little as possible : lo menos posible

little adj, littler or less ['lɛs] or lesser ['lɛsər] ; littlest or least ['li:st]

1) small: pequeño

2) : poco

they speak little Spanish: hablan poco español

little by little: poco a poco

3) trivial: sin importancia, trivial

little n

1) : poco m

little has changed: poco ha cambiado

2)

a little : un poco, algo

it's a little surprising: es algo sorprendente

little

adj.

• chico, -a adj.

• corto, -a adj.

• enano, -a adj.

• escaso, -a adj.

• menudo, -a adj.

• mezquino, -a adj.

• meñique adj.

• parvo, -a adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

• poco, -a adj.

adv.

• poco adv.

n.

• poco s.m.

I 'lɪtḷ
1) adjective

Sense I

2) (comp littler 'lɪtḷər, 'lɪtḷə(r); superl littlest 'lɪtḷəst, 'lɪtḷɪst)

a) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

a lovely little dog — un perrito precioso

a little old lady — una viejecita

a little while — un ratito

she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita

my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito

c) ( insignificant) pequeño

then there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)

3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)

I know your little game! — ya te conozco el jueguito! (fam)

you poor little thing! — pobrecito!

Sense II

4) (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

there is very little bread left — queda muy poco pan

from what little information we have — por lo poco que sabemos

it uses less electricity than a toaster — gasta menos electricidad que una tostadora

he had little talent and even less charm — tenía poco talento y aún menos encanto

he has (the) least talent of all — es el que menos talento tiene

b)

a little — ( some) un poco de

with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza

II

pronoun (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco, -ca

there was little to do — había poco que hacer

we see very little of him nowadays — lo vemos muy poco últimamente

the little that she earns — lo poco que gana

from as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares

little by little — poco a poco

I get paid less than you — me pagan menos que a ti

Jean earns (the) least of all — Jean es la que menos gana de todos

the (very) least you can do is apologize — lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón

he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa

that's the least of it — eso es lo de menos

b)

a little — ( some) un poco, algo

she ate a little — comió algo or un poco

III

adverb (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

he goes out very little — sale muy poco

it is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...

the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos

just when we were least expecting it — cuando menos lo esperábamos

b) (hardly, not)

little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...

he's little better than a thief — es poco menos que un ladrón

no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie

c)

a little — ( somewhat) un poco

do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco

a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor

I ['lɪtl]
1. ADJ

1) (=small) pequeño, chico (LAm)

a little house — una casa pequeña or (LAm) chica

a little book — un libro pequeño or (LAm) chico

she had a little girl yesterday — ayer tuvo una niñita

when I was little — cuando era pequeña, de pequeña

the little ones — (=children) los pequeños

2) (=short) corto

a little walk — un paseo corto

we went for a little holiday — nos fuimos para unas vacaciones cortitas

3) (=diminutive) (in cpds) -ito

a little book/boat/piece etc — un librito/barquitoocito etc

a little house — una casita

a little girl — una niñita, una chiquita

a little fish — un pececillo, un pececito

a little sip — un sorbito

the little woman — hum (=wife) la costilla *, la parienta (Sp) *

it's the little man who suffers — (=small trader) el pequeño comerciante es el que sale perdiendo

it's just a little something * — no es más que una cosita de poco valor

4) (=younger)

her little brother — su hermano menor, su hermanito

2.

CPD

little end N — (Brit) (Aut) pie m de biela

Little Englander N — (Brit) (Hist) en el siglo XIX, persona con ideas opuestas a la ampliación del imperio británico ; (=chauvinist) patriotero(-a) m / f ; (=anti-European) anti-europeoísta mf

little finger N — dedo m meñique, meñique m

the little folk NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos

Little League N — (US) liga de béisbol aficionado para jóvenes de entre 6 y 18 años

the little people NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos

little toe N — dedo m pequeño del pie

II ['lɪtl] (compar less) (superl least)
1. PRON

1) (=not much) poco

he knows little — sabe poco

to see/do little — ver/hacer poco

there was little we could do — apenas había nada que hacer

he had little to say — poco fue lo que tenía que decir

that has little to do with it! — ¡eso tiene poco que ver!

• as little as £5 — 5 libras, nada más

• there's very little left — queda muy poco

• to make little of sth — (=play down) quitarle importancia a algo; (=fail to exploit) desaprovechar algo

they made little of loading the huge boxes — (=accomplish easily) cargaron las enormes cajas como si nada

• little of what he says is true — poco de lo que dice es verdad

• little or nothing — poco o nada

to spend little or nothing — gastar poco o nada

• he lost weight because he ate so little — adelgazó porque comía muy poco

• I know too little about him to have an opinion — no lo conozco lo suficiente para poder opinar

too little too late — muy poco y muy tarde

2) (=some)

give me a little — dame un poco

I had a little of everything — comí un poco de todo

• little by little — poco a poco

• however little you give, we'll be grateful — agradeceremos su donativo, por pequeño que sea

• a little less/ more milk — un poco menos/más de leche

a little more slowly — un poco más despacio

• the little I have seen is excellent — lo poco que he visto me ha parecido excelente

• I did what little I could — hice lo poco que pude
every
3) (=short time)

they'll have to wait a little — tendrán que esperar un poco

• for a little — un rato, durante un rato

2. ADJ

1) (=not much) poco

there is little hope of finding them alive — hay pocas esperanzas de encontrarlos con vida

with little difficulty — sin problema or dificultad

• so much to do, so little time — tanto que hacer y en tan poco tiempo

I have so little time for reading — tengo muy poco tiempo para leer

• he gave me too little money — me dio poquísimo dinero

• I have very little money — tengo muy poco dinero

2) (=some)

a little wine — un poco de vino

I speak a little Spanish — hablo un poco de español

• a little bit (of) — un poquito (de)

• with no little trouble — con bastante dificultad, con no poca dificultad

3) (=short)

• for a little time or while — un ratito

3. ADV

1) (=not much) poco

he reads little — lee poco

they spoke very little on the way home — hablaron muy poco de camino para casa

• try to move as little as possible — intenta moverte lo menos posible

(as) little as I like him, I must admit that... — aunque me gusta muy poco, debo admitir que...

• a little known fact — un hecho poco conocido

• little more than — poco más que

little more than a month ago — hace poco más de un mes

• a little read book — un libro poco leído, un libro que se lee poco

• it's little short of a miracle — es casi un milagro

2) (=somewhat) algo

we were a little surprised/happier — nos quedamos algo sorprendidos/más contentos

• a little better — un poco mejor, algo mejor

• a little less/ more than... — un poco menos/más que...

• we were not a little worried — nos inquietamos bastante, quedamos muy inquietos

3) (=not at all)

little does he know that..., he little knows that... — no tiene la menor idea de que...

4) (=rarely) poco

I watch television very little nowadays — ahora veo la televisión muy poco

it occurs very little in small companies — raramente ocurre or es raro que ocurra en empresas pequeñas

* * *

I ['lɪtḷ]
1) adjective

Sense I

2) (comp littler ['lɪtḷər, 'lɪtḷə(r)]; superl littlest ['lɪtḷəst, 'lɪtḷɪst])

a) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

a lovely little dog — un perrito precioso

a little old lady — una viejecita

a little while — un ratito

she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita

my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito

c) ( insignificant) pequeño

then there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)

3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)

I know your little game! — ya te conozco el jueguito! (fam)

you poor little thing! — pobrecito!

Sense II

4) (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

there is very little bread left — queda muy poco pan

from what little information we have — por lo poco que sabemos

it uses less electricity than a toaster — gasta menos electricidad que una tostadora

he had little talent and even less charm — tenía poco talento y aún menos encanto

he has (the) least talent of all — es el que menos talento tiene

b)

a little — ( some) un poco de

with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza

II

pronoun (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco, -ca

there was little to do — había poco que hacer

we see very little of him nowadays — lo vemos muy poco últimamente

the little that she earns — lo poco que gana

from as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares

little by little — poco a poco

I get paid less than you — me pagan menos que a ti

Jean earns (the) least of all — Jean es la que menos gana de todos

the (very) least you can do is apologize — lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón

he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa

that's the least of it — eso es lo de menos

b)

a little — ( some) un poco, algo

she ate a little — comió algo or un poco

III

adverb (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

he goes out very little — sale muy poco

it is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...

the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos

just when we were least expecting it — cuando menos lo esperábamos

b) (hardly, not)

little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...

he's little better than a thief — es poco menos que un ladrón

no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie

c)

a little — ( somewhat) un poco

do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco

a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor

English-spanish dictionary > little
8 little pitchers have long ears

var: little children have big ears

syn: the child says nothing but what is heard by the fire

what children hear at home soon flies abroad
малі горнята мають довгі вуха діти люблять підслуховувати розмови дорослих ≅ діти мають великі вуха і довгий язик

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > little pitchers have long ears
9 the child says nothing but what is heard by the fire

little pitchers have long ears

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the child says nothing but what is heard by the fire
10 feel a little 11 o'clockish

Общая лексика: you are ready for a mid-morning cup of coffee or a snack (In the classic English children's book, A.A.Mine's "The House at Pooh Corner", Pooh's clock is always stopped at 11 o'clock and every time he looks at it he says "A)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > feel a little 11 o'clockish
11 say

1. I
abs

do you mean what you say? вы в самом деле думаете так, как говорите?; that's just what I was about to say это как раз то, что я собирался сказать; what have you to say? что вы можете или хотите сказать?; a writer with smth. to say писатель, у которого есть, что поведать /сказать/; I have nothing to say мне нечего сказать; it is not for me to say не мне об этом судить; as our friend used to say как говаривал наш друг; I say! coll. а) послушай!; б) подумать только!; you don't say! coll. что вы говорите!, не может быть!; I dare say coll. вполне возможно
2. II
say in some manner if I may say so если мне позволительно будет заметить; I should say so! еще бы!; what right have you to say so? какое право вы имеете так говорить?; I came very near to saying so я почти так и сказал; do it because I said so сделайте это, потому что я так сказал /велел, приказал/; why didn't you say so at the outset? почему вы этого не сказали с самого начала? id you may well say so coll. совершенно верно; so you say! и вы так думаете!; I should say not coll. еще бы, конечно же нет!
3. III
say smth.

1) say "please" and "thank you" ("hellos", something, this, that, nothing, a few words, no more, enough, etc.) говорить "пожалуйста" и "спасибо" и т.д.; what is he saying? что он говорит?; it is better to say too little than too much лучше сказать слишком мало, чем слишком много; he says little он не болтлив, он неразговорчив; he didn't say a word он не сказал /не вымолвил/ ни слова; say no more! coll. все ясно!, понятно!

2) say poems (a piece of poetry. a prayer /grace/, etc.) говорить /читать/ стихи и т.д.; say mass служить обедню; say one's lessons отвечать урок; the signpost says London указатель показывает в сторону Лондона; the clock says ten o'clock часы показывают десять

3) say no (yes) отказываться (соглашаться); you say yes one moment and no the next вы то, соглашаетесь, то отказываетесь; that is not saying very much этим не так уж много сказано; it is saying a great deal этим уже много сказано; he said as much он примерно так и сказал; what 1 say is no по-моему /мое мнение/, нужно отказаться; if it is too much. shall we say l 10? если это слишком много /дорого/, то пусть будет десять фунтов!
4. IV
say smth. in some manner say smth. clearly (impressively, well, aloud, peremptorily, reproachfully, apologetically, bluntly, frankly, repeatedly, etc.) говорить /сказать/ что-л. четко и т.д.; say it. again (a thing over and over again) повторять что-л. (снова и снова); say that again coll. и не говори!
5. XI
be said somewhere it isn't said in good company в приличном обществе об этом не принято говорить; be said on smth. the last word has not yet been said on this subject по этому вопросу последнее слово еще не сказано; be said in some manner all that can be said in a couple of words все, что можно сказать в нескольких словах; it is well said это хорошо сказано; be said to smb. he never hears what is said to him он никогда не слышит, что ему говорят; be said to be smth. he is said to be a good singer говорят, [что] он хороший певец; the furniture is said not to be worth much говорят, что эта мебель не очень ценная; be said to do smth. nobody call be said to have understood him говорят, что его никто не понимал; be said, that... it is [generally] (commonly, etc.) said that health is the most important thing [обычно и т.д.] говорят, что здоровье - самое важное; it is said that there has been an earthquake in Italy (that we're going to have a cold winter, etc.) говорят, что в Италии было землетрясение и т.д.; be said smth. against (for) smth., smb. not one word was said against it (against his plan, against her nomination, against the man, etc.) против этого и т.д. не было сказано ни слева; nothing was said for this plan никто не поддержал этот план || there is much to be said for smth. это заслуживает одобрения; there is much to be said for this invention можно многое сказать в пользу этого изобретения
6. XXI1
1) say smth. to smb. say "good morning" to each other (smth. to the children, this to herself. etc.) говорить друг другу "доброе утро" и т.д.; I am saying to you what I wouldn't say to everyone я говорю вам то, что не стал бы говорить всем и каждому; say smth. to oneself говорить что-л. про себя; say smth. with (without) smth. say smth. with joy (with envy, with a heavy heart, without vanity, etc.) с радостью и т.д. говорить что-л.; smth. in smth. say smth. in anger (in fury, etc.) говорить что-л. в раздражении и т.д.; say smth. in jest сказать что-л. в шутку; say smth. in smb.'s defence (in smb.'s praise) говорить что-л. в чью-л. защиту (с похвалой о ком-л.) || say smth. from one's heart говорить что-л. от всего сердца; say smth. in a loud (soft, hoarse, etc.) voice говорить или сказать что-л. громким и т.д. голосом /громко и т.д./; say smth. under one's breath сказать что-л. шепотом; say smth. to smb.'s face говорить /сказать/ что-л. кому-л. в лицо; say smth. in some language сказать что-л. на каком-л. языке; how do you say this in English? как это сказать по-английски?

2) say smth. about /of/ smb., smth. say unkind things about one's playmates (nothing about it, much about this style, etc.) плохо говорить /отзываться/ о своих товарищах и т.д.; have you said anything about it to him? вы что-нибудь ему говорили об этом?; what do people say of me? что говорят обо мне [люди]?; to say nothing of the rest не говоря уже об остальных; say smth. for smth., smb. say much for his style высказать одобрение по поводу его стиля; there is not much to say for his work похвалить его работу не за что; I can't say much for his mathematics я ничего хорошего о его успехах по математике сказать не могу; that doesn't say much for his intelligence это не говорит в пользу его ума; say a good word for smb. замолвить за кого-л. словечко, похвалить кого-л.; he had nothing to say for himself ему нечего было сказать в свое оправдание; say smth. in smth. say smth. in fun (in good earnest, etc.) утверждать что-л. в шутку и т.д.; say smth. with (without) smth. say smth. with good reason (without the slightest foundation, etc.) утверждать что-л. с полным основанием и т.д.; say smth. to smth. coll. say yes to an invitation принять приглашение; say no to a request (to a question, etc.) дать отрицательный ответ на просьбу и т.д.; I wouldn't say по to a glass of beer я бы не отказался от стаканчика пива; what do you say to a short walk (to a trip to London, to a meal, to a bath, to a theatre, etc.)? что вы скажете относительно /как насчет/ того, чтобы пойти погулять и т.д.?
7. XXV
say [that]... say that he is busy (he is very ill, that the harvest will be good, etc.) говорить /сказать/, что он занят и т.д.; I am glad /happy/ (sorry, etc.) to say that he is here я рад и т.д. сказать, что он здесь; people say that he is intelligent говорят, что он умный; everybody says that... все говорят, что...; it goes without saying that... coll. само собой разумеется, что...; the book (the letter, the article, etc.) says that... в письме и т.д. говорится, что...; the text (the law) says... текст (закон) гласят...; say what... (who..., how..., when..., etc.) say what I feel (what you think, what is wrong, who it was, why he does it, if he knows it, how this can be done, etc.) сказать, что я чувствую /ощущаю/ и т.д.; it is hard to say when he'll be back трудно сказать, когда он вернется; there's no saying why he does these things нельзя сказать /объяснить/, почему он делает такие вещи /так ведет себя/; abs "Yes", he said "Да",сказал он; let's meet, say, on Wednesday coll. встретимся, ну скажем, хотя бы в среду
8. XXVII2
say of smb. that... they say of him that he is mad (of her that she has seen the world, etc.) о нем говорят, что он не в своем уме и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > say
12 _слово; сила слова

actions speak louder than words better ask, than go astray better the foot slip than the tongue better one word in time than two afterwards brevity is the soul of wit by work you get money, by talk you get knowledge easier said than done empty vessels make the greatest sound fine words butter no parsnips fine words dress ill deeds first think, then speak a flow of words is no proof of wisdom a fool is known by his conversation a good tongue is a good weapon a good word costs no more than a bad one great barkers are no biters great cry and little wool a great talker may be no fool, but he is one that relies on him great talkers are like broken pitchers: everything runs out of them great talkers are little doers hard words break no bones he that talks much errs much he that talks much lies much he who says little may be a fool or a genius he who says what he likes shall hear what he does not like hear much, speak little hold your tongue an honest man's word is as good as his bond if your swear you will catch no fish immodest words are in all cases indefensible it is not with saying "honey, honey" that sweetness comes into the mouth a kind word goes a long way least said, soonest mended let not your tongue cut your throat a man never becomes an orator if he has anything to say a man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds many speak much who cannot speak well many a truth is spoken is jest more have repented speech than silence much ado about nothing never answer a question until it is asked no sooner said than done one tongue is enough for two women out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks pleasant words are valued but do not cost much the pen is mightier than the sword pigs grunt about everything and nothing say little but think more say little; write less; print least silly question, silly answer speak of angels and they flap their wings speak when you are spoken to; come when you are called speech is silver(n), silence is golden speech is the gift of all but the thought of few speech was given a man to conceal his thoughts a still tongue makes a wise head ten measures of talk were sent down from heaven, and women took nine it is not every question that deserves an answer the tongue always returns to the sore tooth the tongue is not steel but it cuts the tongue is the only tool that grows sharper with use an unkind word is better left unspoken what is writ is writ a woman fights with her tongue a woman's hair is long, but her tongue is longer a word before is worth two behind a word spoken is past recalling a word to the wise is sufficient words and deeds are not weighed in the same balance words are but wind words are the wise man's counters and the fool's money words cut more than swords words pay no debts the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise wounds made by words are hard to heal you are master of the unspoken word; the spoken word is master of you

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _слово; сила слова
13 say

1. [seı] n
1. высказывание, мнение, слово

to have one's say - высказываться; высказывать своё мнение

he has had his say - он уже высказал своё мнение, он уже имел возможность высказаться

it is now my say - теперь я скажу /моя очередь говорить/

let him have his say - пусть он выскажется

to say one's say - высказывать всё, что думаешь

2. авторитет, влияние

to have a say in the matter - иметь, влияние в каком-л. деле; участвовать в решении какого-л. вопроса

to have no say in the matter - не иметь права вмешиваться в решение или обсуждение какого-л. вопроса

I have no say in this matter - не я решаю этот вопрос

to have the say - амер. иметь право окончательно решать (что-л.)

who has the say in the matter? - за кем решающее слово в этом вопросе?
2. [seı] v (said)
1. 1) говорить, сказать

❝All right❞, he says - «Хорошо», - говорит он

❝Come here❞, said he - «Подойди(те) сюда», - сказал он

❝I will do it❞, she said (resolutely) - «Я сделаю это», - (про)молвила она (решительно)

he said it sharply [in a harsh voice] - он сказал это резко [резким /сердитым/ голосом]

what does he say? - что он говорит?

he said (that) he was busy - он сказал, что он занят

she said (that) she wanted to see me [to read this book] - она сказала, что хочет видеть меня [прочесть эту книгу]

he said (that) she should come - он сказал /велел/, чтобы она пришла

I say (that) you must do it - я говорю, что ты должен это сделать [см. тж. 4]

to say smth. to smb. - сказать что-л. кому-л.

I have smth. to say to you - мне нужно тебе кое-что сказать [ср. тж. 4 и 5]

to say nothing - ничего не сказать /не говорить/, (про)молчать

I have nothing to say - мне нечего сказать, мне не о чем говорить [см. тж. 5]

I have nothing to say to him - а) мне нечего ему сказать; б) мне с ним не о чем говорить, я и говорить с ним не желаю

I shall say no more - я больше ничего не скажу

say no more! - ни слова больше!, хватит!

he didn't say a word - он не вымолвил /не произнёс, не сказал/ ни (одного) слова

to say to oneself - сказать себе, (по)думать про себя

to say smth. again - повторять что-л.

say that again! - повторите!

to say over a role - повторять /учить/ роль

to say smth. over and over again - повторять что-л. без конца

they say such things out of /through/ envy - они говорят такие вещи из зависти

easier said than done - легче сказать, чем сделать

no sooner said than done - сказано - сделано

the less said the better - чем меньше слов, тем лучше

(the) least said (the) soonest mended - посл. ≅ словами делу не поможешь; разговорами можно только испортить дело

that is to say - другими /иными/ словами, иначе говоря, то есть

in three weeks' time, that is to say on January 20 - через три недели, другими словами /то есть/ 20-го января

to say what one knows [wants] - говорить (то), что знаешь [хочешь]

do it because I say so - сделай это, потому что я так говорю /велю/

you have no right to say so! - вы не имеете права так говорить!

I'm glad to say - с радостью могу сказать /отметить и т. п./

I'm sorry to say... - к сожалению...

I must say - признаться

the news surprised me, I must say - признаюсь /признаться сказать/, эти новости удивили меня

I mean to say (that...) - (этим) я хочу сказать (что...)

you don't mean to say that... - неужели вы хотите сказать, что...

to say yes - а) сказать /говорить/ «да», давать согласие, соглашаться; to say yes to an invitation [to a proposal] - принимать приглашение [предложение]; б) подтверждать (заявление, сообщение)

to say no - а) сказать /говорить/ «нет», не давать согласия, отказывать; to say no to an invitation [to a proposal] - не принять /отказаться от/ приглашения [предложения]; she again said no to me - она опять отказала мне; б) отрицать, опровергать (заявление, сообщение)

to say smb. nay - отклонить /отвергнуть/ чью-л. просьбу

to say thank you - сказать «спасибо», (по)благодарить

to say good morning (to smb.) - (по)желать (кому-л.) доброго утра, (по)здороваться (с кем-л.) утром

to say good night (to smb.) - (по)желать (кому-л.) спокойной ночи, (по)прощаться (с кем-л.)

to say goodbye - сказать «до свидания», (по)прощаться

to say nothing of - не говоря (уже) (о чём-л.)

he knows no mathematics to say nothing of cybernetics - он не имеет представления о математике, не говоря уже о кибернетике

not to say... - чтобы не сказать...

he was rude, not to say insolent - он держал себя грубо, чтобы не сказать нагло

(it) goes without saying - само собой разумеется

2) выражать

that was well said - это было хорошо сказано

I don't know how to say it - я не знаю, как это сказать /выразить/

if I may say so - если можно так выразиться

he is, if I may say so, a fool - он, с позволения сказать, дурак

her eyes said more than her words - её глаза были красноречивее её слов

America, or, better said, the United States of America - Америка, или, правильнее сказать, Соединённые Штаты Америки

2. обыкн. безл. говорить, утверждать (что, якобы), сообщать

people /they/ say (that) the experiment was successful - говорят /ходят слухи/, что опыт удался

it is said in the papers that the treaty was signed yesterday - в газетах сообщают, что договор был подписан вчера

he is said to be /they say he is/ a great singer - говорят, (что) он выдающийся певец

he is said to swim well - говорят, (что) он хорошо плавает

it is generally said that... - обычно утверждают /считают/, что...

3. гласить; говориться

the law says... - закон гласит..., по закону...

the text of the treaty says - текст договора гласит, в тексте договора записано

the telegram says, it says /is said/ in the telegram - телеграмма гласит, в телеграмме сказано

the letter says, it says /is said/ in the letter - в письме говорится

the notice says that the show is cancelled - в объявлении сказано, что спектакль отменяется

the tower clock says ten o'clock - на башенных часах десять (часов), башенные часы показывают десять (часов)

the publisher says in the preface that... - издатель говорит в своём предисловии, что...

4. иметь или высказывать мнение, считать, полагать

it was said by Plato that... - Платон утверждал, что...; у Платона сказано /говорится/, что...

what I say is - по-моему, по моему мнению, я считаю, мне кажется

I say you must do it - я считаю, что ты должен это сделать [см. тж. 1, 1)]

and so say all of us - и мы тоже так думаем, и мы такого же мнения

to say out /редк. away/ - высказаться откровенно, облегчить душу

I cannot /couldn't/ say (whether he will come) - я не знаю (придёт ли он)

I wish I could say when it will happen - хотел бы я знать, когда это произойдёт

it is hard to say why [who it was] - трудно (с уверенностью) сказать почему [кто это был]

there is no saying how all this will end - кто знает, как /чем/ всё это кончится

I should say that he is right - я бы сказал /я полагаю/, что он прав

is it expensive? - I should say not - это дорого? - Я бы не сказал /Не думаю/ [ср. тж. ♢ ]

you wouldn't say by his look that... - по его виду не скажешь, что...

to have smth. to say (to /about/ smth.) - иметь мнение (относительно чего-л.) [ср. тж. 1, 1) и 5]

what have you to say (to all this)? - какое у вас (обо всём этом) мнение?; что вы (обо всём этом /на всё это/) скажете?

what did he say to that? - каково его мнение на этот счёт?, что он об этом думает?, что он на это сказал?

what do you say to my proposal? - как вы смотрите на моё предложение?

what do you say /what say you/ to a meal [to a trip to London]? - как насчёт того, чтобы поесть [съездить в Лондон]?

what do you say to a game of tennis? - сыграем /не хотите ли сыграть/ в теннис?

5. приводить доводы, аргументы; свидетельствовать

to say smth. for [against] smth., smb. - высказываться за [против] чего-л., кого-л.; свидетельствовать в пользу [против] чего-л., кого-л.

I cannot say much for this method - мне нечего сказать в пользу этого метода

I can't say much for his mathematics - я не могу сказать, чтобы он был очень силён в математике

that doesn't say much for his intelligence - это не свидетельствует о его большом уме

I cannot say much for his style - я невысокого мнения об его стиле; об его стиле говорить не приходится

it says little to me - мне это мало что говорит

there is much to say /to be said/ for [against] this plan - многое говорит в пользу [не в пользу] этого плана

there is much to be said on both sides - есть много доводов и за и против

to say a good word for smb. - замолвить за кого-л. словечко

to have smth. to say - возражать [ср. тж. 1, 1) и 4]

he always has smth. to say to my friends [to their coming] - он всегда возражает против моих друзей [их приезда]

I am afraid he will have smth. to say about it - боюсь, что он будет недоволен этим /возражать против этого/

to have smth. to say for oneself - а) сказать что-л. в свою защиту /в своё оправдание/; what have you to say for yourself? - что вы можете сказать в своё оправдание [см. тж. б)]; б) рассказывать кое-что себе; what have you to say for yourself? - что вы можете о себе рассказать?, что у вас нового? [см. тж. а)]; в) разг. быть разговорчивым, бойким на язык

he has plenty to say for himself - он за словом в карман не полезет

to have nothing to say - не иметь доводов, не находить аргументов [см. тж. 1, 1)]

I have nothing to say to this - мне нечего на это возразить

I have nothing to say against him - я ничего против него не имею

to have nothing to say for oneself - а) не знать, что сказать в свою защиту /в своё оправдание/; б) разг. быть неразговорчивым

6. 1) читать наизусть, декламировать

to say a poem - читать /декламировать/ стихотворение

2) повторять наизусть, произносить вслух

to say a lesson - отвечать урок ( учителю)

to say one's lessons - повторять уроки

to say one's prayers - молиться, читать молитвы

to say grace - прочесть молитву ( перед трапезой)

to say mass - служить мессу /обедню/

7. допускать; предполагать

let us say - скажем, например, к примеру сказать, примерно

come to see me one of these days, let us say Sunday - приходи ко мне на этих днях, скажем, в воскресенье

if fifty is too much, shall we say thirty? - если пятьдесят слишком много, то тогда, может быть, тридцать?

well, say it were true, what then? - ну, допустим, (что) это верно, что ж из того?

8. уст. поэт. высказаться

♢ I say!, say! - а) послушайте!, эй! (оклик или восклицание, рассчитанные на привлечение внимания собеседника); I say, what's the point of all this? - послушай, в чём смысл всего этого?; I say, do come and look at this! - подойди же и посмотри на это!; б) да ну!, ну и ну!, вот так так!, вот тебе и на! ( выражает удивление или протест)

say, how is that? - ну как же так?

oh, I say! It was you who spoke to me! - да что вы! Это ведь вы заговорили первая!

so you say! - рассказывайте!, так я вам и поверил!

says you!, тж. sez you! - прост. брехня!, как бы не так!, ещё чего скажешь!

I should say so! - ещё бы!, конечно!

I should say not! - ни за что!, конечно, нет! [ср. тж. 4]

you don't say (so)! - что вы говорите?, не может быть!, неужели!, скажи(те) на милость /пожалуйста/!

it is just as you say, you said it - вот именно

you may well say so! - совершенно верно /точно/!

say when - скажи, когда довольно (обычно говорят, наливая в рюмку вино)

to say the word - приказать; распорядиться

you have only to say the word - вам стоит только слово сказать, только прикажите

what he says goes - его слово - закон

when all is said and done - в конечном счёте

to say it with flowers - а) галантно ухаживать; б) передавать чьё-л. поручение, привет и т. п. в утончённо-любезной форме

before you could say Jack Robinson /knife/ - ≅ не успеешь оглянуться, в один момент
3. [seı] adv
1. приблизительно, примерно

the property is worth, say, four million dollars - это владение стоит приблизительно четыре миллиона долларов

2. например

if we compress any gas say oxygen - если мы сожмём любой газ, например /скажем, хотя бы/ кислород

НБАРС > say
14 say

1. n высказывание, мнение, слово

he has had his say — он уже высказал своё мнение, он уже имел возможность высказаться

which is to say — то есть; другими словами

2. n авторитет, влияние

I have no say in this matter — не я решаю этот вопрос

3. v говорить, сказать

he said it sharply — он сказал это резко

what does he say? — что он говорит?

he said he was busy — он сказал, что он занят

she said she wanted to see me — она сказала, что хочет видеть меня

he said she should come — он сказал, чтобы она пришла

I say you must do it — я говорю, что ты должен это сделать

I have smth. to say to you — мне нужно тебе кое-что сказать

to say nothing — ничего не сказать, молчать

I have nothing to say — мне нечего сказать, мне не о чем говорить

I shall say no more — я больше ничего не скажу

say no more! — ни слова больше!, хватит!

to say to oneself — сказать себе, думать про себя

say that again! — повторите!

to say over a role — повторять роль

they say such things out of envy — они говорят такие вещи из зависти

easier said than done — легче сказать, чем сделать

no sooner said than done — сказано — сделано

the less said the better — чем меньше слов, тем лучше

least said soonest mended — посл.

that is to say — другими словами, иначе говоря, то есть

to say what one knows — говорить, что знаешь

do it because I say so — сделай это, потому что я так говорю

you have no right to say so! — вы не имеете права так говорить!

I must say — признаться

the news surprised me, I must say — признаюсь, эти новости удивили меня

I mean to say — я хочу сказать

to say thank you — сказать «спасибо», благодарить

to say good morning — желать доброго утра, здороваться утром

to say good night — желать спокойной ночи, прощаться

to say goodbye — сказать «до свидания», прощаться

to say nothing of — не говоря

he knows no mathematics to say nothing of cybernetics — он не имеет представления о математике, не говоря уже о кибернетике

not to say … — чтобы не сказать …

I feel emboldened to say … — беру на себя смелость сказать …

to say the truth and shame the devil — говорить всю правду

he is haywire to say that — он свихнулся, раз говорит такое

he swore to say nothing — он поклялся ничего не говорить

finally, I have to say … — в заключение я должен сказать …

4. v выражать

that was well said — это было хорошо сказано

if I may say so — если можно так выразиться

he is, if I may say so, a fool — он, с позволения сказать, дурак

5. v обыкн. безл. говорить, утверждать, сообщать

people say the experiment was successful — говорят, что опыт удался

it is said in the papers that the treaty was signed yesterday — в газетах сообщают, что договор был подписан вчера

he is said to be a great singer — говорят, он выдающийся певец

they say — говорить

say nothing of — не говоря уже о

they say that … — говорят, что …

men say that … — люди говорят, что …

mind what I say — слушай, что я говорю

6. v гласить; говориться

the law says … — закон гласит …, по закону …

the text of the treaty says — текст договора гласит, в тексте договора записано

the telegram says, it says in the telegram — телеграмма гласит, в телеграмме сказано

the letter says, it says in the letter — в письме говорится

to say the same — говорить одно и то же

it is my say now — очередь за мной теперь говорить

7. v иметь или высказывать мнение, считать, полагать

it was said by Plato that … — Платон утверждал, что …; у Платона сказано, что …

what I say is — по-моему, по моему мнению, я считаю, мне кажется

I say you must do it — я считаю, что ты должен это сделать

and so say all of us — и мы тоже так думаем, и мы такого же мнения

to say out — высказаться откровенно, облегчить душу

I cannot say — я не знаю

I wish I could say when it will happen — хотел бы я знать, когда это произойдёт

it is hard to say why — трудно сказать почему

there is no saying how all this will end — кто знает, как всё это кончится

I should say that he is right — я бы сказал, что он прав

is it expensive? — I should say not — это дорого? — Я бы не сказал

to have smth. to say — иметь мнение

what have you to say ? — какое у вас мнение?; что вы скажете?

what did he say to that? — каково его мнение на этот счёт?, что он об этом думает?, что он на это сказал?

what do you say to my proposal? — как вы смотрите на моё предложение?

say vespers — читать молитвы вечерни

to say grace — читать молитву

8. v приводить доводы, аргументы; свидетельствовать

I cannot say much for this method — мне нечего сказать в пользу этого метода

I cannot say much for his style — я невысокого мнения об его стиле; об его стиле говорить не приходится

it says little to me — мне это мало что говорит

there is much to say for this plan — многое говорит в пользу этого плана

there is much to be said on both sides — есть много доводов и за и против

to have smth. to say — возражать

he always has smth. to say to my friends — он всегда возражает против моих друзей

I am afraid he will have smth. to say about it — боюсь, что он будет недоволен этим

he has plenty to say for himself — он за словом в карман не полезет

to have nothing to say — не иметь доводов, не находить аргументов

9. v читать наизусть, декламировать

to say a poem — читать стихотворение

say grace — читать молитву

to say by heart — прочесть наизусть

10. v повторять наизусть, произносить вслух

to say a lesson — отвечать урок

11. v допускать; предполагать

let us say — скажем, например, к примеру сказать, примерно

come to see me one of these days, let us say Sunday — приходи ко мне на этих днях, скажем, в воскресенье

12. v уст. поэт. высказаться

say, how is that? — ну как же так?

oh, I say! It was you who spoke to me! — да что вы! Это ведь вы заговорили первая!

so you say! — рассказывайте!, так я вам и поверил!

I should say so! — ещё бы!, конечно!

I should say not! — ни за что!, конечно, нет!

it is just as you say, you said it — вот именно

you may well say so! — совершенно верно !

say when — скажи, когда довольно

to say the word — приказать; распорядиться

you have only to say the word — вам стоит только слово сказать, только прикажите

13. adv приблизительно, примерно

the property is worth, say, four million dollars — это владение стоит приблизительно четыре миллиона долларов

14. adv например

if we compress any gas say oxygen — если мы сожмём любой газ, например кислород

Синонимический ряд:

1. voice (noun) ballot; franchise; opinion; say-so; suffrage; voice; vote

2. maintain (verb) affirm; allege; answer; argue; assert; claim; contend; declare; hold; maintain; respond

3. repeat (verb) iterate; recite; rehearse; reiterate; repeat

4. show (verb) indicate; mark; read; record; register; show

5. state (verb) announce; articulate; bring out; chime in; come out with; communicate; convey; declare; deliver; enunciate; express; phonate; pronounce; relate; remark; speak; state; tell; throw out; utter; vent; vocalise; vocalize; voice

6. for example (other) as a case in point; as an example; as an illustration; e.g.; exempli gratia (Latin); for example; for instance

7. nearly (other) about; all but; almost; approximately; around; as good as; just about; more or less; most; much; nearly; nigh; practically; roughly; round; roundly; rudely; some; somewhere; virtually; well-nigh

English-Russian base dictionary > say
15 observe

1. I
abs

allow me to observe разрешите мне заметить...; you were going to observe, sir? вы хотели что-то сказать, сэр?; as I was going to observe a) как я собирался заметить; б) что я и хотел сказать
2. II
observe in some manner

1) observe accurately (carefully, systematically, etc.) внимательно и т.д. изучать, вести тщательное и т.д. наблюдение, we can observe better from above нам лучше будет следить /наблюдать/ сверху; he observes keenly but says little он мало говорит, но все видит /замечает/

2) as he justly (well, cleverly, half-jokingly, etc.) observed как он справедливо и т.д. заметил
3. III
1) observe smth., smb. observe the moon (the sky, an eclipse, a sunrise, the behaviour of birds, a surgical operation, the proceedings, a patient, a child, etc.) вести наблюдение за луной и т.д.; observe the enemy's movements следить за (пере)движением противника

2) observe smth. observe the fineness of his taste (a great difference between them, smb.'s happiness, smb.'s excellent manners, smb.'s wit, the colour of her eyes, the beauties of nature, etc.) замечать /видеть, отмечать/ его тонкий вкус и т.д.; he pretended not to observe it он сделал вид, что не заметил этого; didn't you observe the difference? разве вы не увидели /не заметили/ разницы? did you observe her reaction to the question? вы обратили внимание на ее реакцию /на то, как она реагировала/ на этот вопрос?

3) observe smth. observe laws (religious rites, customs, etc.) соблюдать законы и т.д., придерживаться законов и т.д., be careful to observe all the rules смотрите, соблюдайте все правила; you must observe proprieties ты должен соблюдать правила приличия; observe silence хранить молчание; observe a habit (a practice, a method, a principle of action, a manner of life, a command, etc.) следовать привычке и т.д.; observe a holiday (Christmas Day, an anniversary, smb.'s birthday, etc.) отмечать праздник и т.д.
4. IV
1) observe smth., smb. in some manner observe smth., smb. closely (attentively, curiously, anxiously, patiently, etc.) пристально и т.д. следить /наблюдать/ за чем-л., кем-л., вести тщательное и т.д. наблюдение за чем-л., кем-л.; he idly observed the passers-by in the street он рассеянно следил /наблюдал/ за прохожими на улице

2) observe smth. in some manner smth. conscientiously (meticulously, strictly, minutely. faithfully, religiously, etc.) добросовестно и т.д. соблюдать что-л. /придерживаться чего-л./; he scrupulously observed all the rules он самым тщательным образом соблюдал все правила
5. VII
observe smb. do smth. observe him buy the paper (leave the room, draw the curtain, open the window, etc.) видеть /следить за тем/, как он покупает газету и т.д.; I have never observed him do otherwise я никогда не видел, чтобы он поступал по-другому, the students were observing bacteria multiply under the microscope студенты наблюдали размножение бактерий под микроскопом
6. VIII
observe smb. doing smth. observe him trying to open the window (trying to force the lock of the door, etc.) видеть /наблюдать за тем/, как он пытается открыть окно и т.д.
7. XI
be observed doing smth. he had been observed gazing at the shop-window (leaving the house, talking to her, etc.) видели, как он разглядывал витрину магазина и т.д. ; be observed from smth. it will be observed from these figures that... из этих цифр видно, что...; observed from this point of view если рассматривать с этой точки зрения...;
8. XVI
observe on smth. observe on the fact (on the circumstances, on the event, etc.) высказаться /сделать замечание/ по поводу этого факта и т.д.; по one has observed on this никто не упоминал об /не останавливался на/ этом
9. ХХI1
observe smth. in (on) smth. observe a discrepancy in his theory (some contradiction in the writings of different authors, considerable variation on the problem, moderation in what he said, etc.) видеть /находить, усматривать/ непоследовательность в его теории и т.д.
10. XXV
1) observe [that...] observe that it has grown Golder (that he was very pale, etc.) заметить /обратить внимание/, что стало холоднее и т.д.; you will observe there is mistake in the account вы увидите, что в счетах есть ошибка

2) observe that... allow me to observe that you've been taken in позвольте мне заметить, что вас обманули; he very truly observed that... он очень верно заметил, что... abs "You're late", he observed "Вы опоздали", observe-заметил он
11. XXVII1
observe on what... I have very little to observe on what has been said я почти ничего не могу сказать по поводу того, о чем здесь говорилось
12. XXVII2
observe to smb. that... he observed to them that it was late он заметил, обращаясь к ним, что уже поздно

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > observe
16 out of it

1. не стоящий внимания; не имеющий шансов

I need it — мне это нужно

it sleets — идёт мокрый снег

it is up to me — мне приходится

as it strikes me — как мне кажется

yes, I mind it — нет, я возражаю

2. радостно взволнованный; вне себя от восторга

that is just it — вот именно

it is some cake! — вот это торт!

it was a laugh! — вот смеху-то было!

to play it low-down — подло вести себя

it for no reason than — хотя бы потому; что

3. не от мира сего; ушедший от действительности

it says little to me — мне это мало что говорит

he did it at my prayer — я умолил его сделать это

the worst of it is that … — хуже всего то, что …

it chills my blood — от этого во мне стынет кровь

the door has no key to it — к этой двери нет ключа

4. недалёкий, тупой; не на уровне

it helps us nothing — это ничуть нам не помогает

the mere thought of it … — одна мысль об этом …

it calls for a celebration! — это надо отметить!

she is very choice of it — она этим очень дорожит

several of us saw it — некоторые из нас это видели

Синонимический ряд:

not with it (adj.) behind the times; distracted; exhausted; forgetful; ignorant; not with it; old-fashioned; square; uninformed

English-Russian base dictionary > out of it
17 say

1. transitive verb,
pres. t. he says, p.t. & p.p. said

1) sagen

say something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen

he said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt

what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?

it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...

have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben

to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von

that is to say — das heißt

having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)

you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)

says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!

don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...

I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde

[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen

I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?

what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes

say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten

which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen

2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]

3) (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung:] schreiben; [Uhr:] zeigen [Uhrzeit]

the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...

a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

4) in pass.

she is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (speak) sagen

I say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!

2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!
3. noun
1) (share in decision)

have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

2) (power of decision)

the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)

3) (what one has to say)

have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)

get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen

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[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) sagen

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) sagen

3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) aufsagen

4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) sagen
2. noun
(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) das Mitspracherecht

- academic.ru/64401/saying">saying
- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say
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say

[seɪ]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<said, said>

1. (utter)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

how do you \say your name in Japanese? wie spricht man deinen Namen auf Japanisch aus?

I'm sorry, what did you \say? Entschuldigung, was hast du gesagt?

to \say sth to sb's face jdm etw ins Gesicht sagen

when all is said and done letzten Endes

when all is said and done, you can only do your best letzten Endes kann man sich nur bemühen, sein Bestes zu geben

2. (state)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

what did they \say about the house? was haben sie über das Haus gesagt?

what did you \say to him? was hast du ihm gesagt?

“the department manager is at lunch,” he said apologetically „der Abteilungsleiter ist beim Mittagessen“, meinte er bedauernd

another cup of tea? — I wouldn't \say no ( fam) noch eine Tasse Tee? — da würde ich nicht Nein sagen

to \say goodbye to sb jdm auf Wiedersehen sagen, sich akk von jdm verabschieden

if Europe fails to agree on this, we can \say goodbye to any common foreign policy ( fam) wenn Europa sich hierauf nicht einigen kann, können wir jegliche gemeinsame Außenpolitik vergessen

to \say the least um es [einmal] milde auszudrücken

he's rather unreliable to \say the least er ist ziemlich unzuverlässig, und das ist noch schmeichelhaft ausgedrückt

you can \say that again! ( fam) das kannst du laut sagen fam

to have anything/nothing/something to \say [to sb] [jdm] irgendetwas/nichts/etwas zu sagen haben

I've got something to \say to you ich muss Ihnen etwas sagen

to \say yes/no to sth etw annehmen/ablehnen

having said that,... abgesehen davon...

3. (put into words)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

what are you \saying, exactly? was willst du eigentlich sagen?

that was well said das war gut gesagt; (sl)

\say what? echt? fam

he talked for nearly an hour, but actually he said very little er redete beinahe eine Stunde lang, aber eigentlich sagte er sehr wenig

needless to \say [that] he disagreed with all the suggestions, as usual natürlich war er, wie immer, mit keinem der Vorschläge einverstanden

to have a lot/nothing to \say viel/nicht viel reden

what have you got to \say for yourself? was hast du zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?

\say no more! alles klar!

to \say nothing of sth ganz zu schweigen von etw dat

it would be an enormous amount of work, to \say nothing of the cost es wäre ein enormer Arbeitsaufwand, ganz abgesehen von den Kosten

4. (think)

it is said [that] he's over 100 er soll über 100 Jahre alt sein

she is a firm leader, too firm, some might \say sie ist eine strenge Führungskraft, zu streng, wie manche vielleicht sagen würden

\say what you like, I still can't believe it du kannst sagen, was du willst, aber ich kann es noch immer nicht glauben

▪ to \say sth to oneself sich dat etw sagen

she said to herself, “what a fool I am!” „was bin ich doch für eine Idiotin“, sagte sie zu sich selbst

5. (recite aloud)

▪ to \say sth etw aufsagen

to \say a prayer ein Gebet sprechen

6. (give information)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

the sign \says... auf dem Schild steht...

can you read what that notice \says? kannst du lesen, was auf der Mitteilung steht?

it \says on the bottle to take three tablets a day auf der Flasche heißt es, man soll drei Tabletten täglich einnehmen

my watch \says 3 o'clock auf meiner Uhr ist es 3 [Uhr]

7. (indicate)

to \say something/a lot about sb/sth etwas/eine Menge über jdn/etw aussagen

the way he drives \says a lot about his character sein Fahrstil sagt eine Menge über seinen Charakter aus

to \say something for sb/sth für jdn/etw sprechen

it \says a lot for her determination that she practises her cello so often dass sie so oft Cello übt, zeigt ihre Entschlossenheit

there's little/a lot to be said for sth es spricht wenig/viel für etw akk

there's a lot to be said for living alone es spricht viel dafür, alleine zu leben

8. (convey inner/artistic meaning)

▪ to \say sth etw ausdrücken

the look on his face said he knew what had happened der Ausdruck auf seinem Gesicht machte deutlich, dass er wusste, was geschehen war

the expression on her face when she saw them said it all ihr Gesichtsausdruck, als sie sie sah, sagte alles

9. ( fam: suggest)

▪ to \say sth etw vorschlagen

I \say we start looking for a hotel now ich schlage vor, wir suchen uns jetzt ein Hotel

what do you \say we sell the car? was hältst du davon, wenn wir das Auto verkaufen?

10. (tell, command)

▪ to \say when/where etc. sagen, wann/wo usw.

he said to meet him here er sagte, dass wir ihn hier treffen sollen

she said to call her back when you get home sie sagte, du sollst sie zurückrufen, wenn du wieder zu Hause bist

to \say when sagen, wenn es genug ist [o reicht

11. (for instance)

[let's] \say... sagen wir [mal]...; (assuming) nehmen wir an, angenommen

try and finish the work by, let's \say, Friday versuchen Sie die Arbeit bis, sagen wir mal, Freitag fertig zu machen

[let's] \say [that] the journey takes three hours, that means you'll arrive at 2 o'clock angenommen die Reise dauert drei Stunden, das heißt, du kommst um 2 Uhr an

12.

▶ to \say amen to sth Amen zu etw dat sagen

I'll \say amen to that ich bin dafür

▶ to be unable to \say boo to a goose ein Hasenfuß sein iron pej fam

he's so shy he couldn't \say boo to a goose er ist so schüchtern, er könnte keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

▶ to \say cheese ‚cheese‘ sagen, „wo ist das Vögelchen?“ hum

▶ before sb could \say Jack Robinson bevor jd bis drei zählen konnte

▶ to \say uncle AM ( esp childspeak) sich akk geschlagen geben, aufgeben

▶ to \say the word Bescheid geben

just \say the word, and I'll come and help sag nur ein Wort und ich komme zu Hilfe

▶ you don't \say [so]! was du nicht sagst!

▶ you said it! ( fam) du sagst es!

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<said, said>

1. (state) sagen

where was he going? — he didn't \say wo wollte er hin? — das hat er nicht gesagt

is it possible? — who can \say? ist das möglich? — wer kann das schon sagen?

I appreciate the gesture more than I can \say ich kann gar nicht sagen, wie ich die Geste schätze

I can't \say for certain, but... ich kann es nicht mit Sicherheit behaupten, aber...

hard to \say schwer zu sagen

I can't \say das kann ich nicht sagen [o weiß ich nicht]

it's not for sb to \say es ist nicht an jdm, etw zu sagen

I think we should delay the introduction, but of course it's not for me to \say ich denke, wir sollten die Einführung hinausschieben, aber es steht mir natürlich nicht zu, das zu entscheiden

not to \say... um nicht zu sagen...

2. (believe) sagen

is Spanish a difficult language to learn? — they \say not ist Spanisch schwer zu lernen? — angeblich nicht

3. (to be explicit)

... that is to \say...... das heißt...

our friends, that is to \say our son's friends, will meet us at the airport unsere Freunde, genauer gesagt, die Freunde unseres Sohnes, werden uns am Flughafen treffen

that is not to \say das soll nicht heißen

he's so gullible, but that is not to \say that he is stupid er ist so leichtgläubig, aber das soll nicht heißen, dass er dumm ist

4. LAW

how \say you? wie lautet Ihr Urteil?

III. NOUN

no pl Meinung f

to have one's \say seine Meinung sagen

can't you keep quiet for a minute and let me have my \say? könnt ihr mal eine Minute ruhig sein, damit ich auch mal zu Wort kommen kann? fam

to have a/no \say in sth bei etw dat ein/kein Mitspracherecht haben

IV. ADJECTIVE

attr ( form)

▪ the said... der/die/das erwähnte [o genannte]...

V. INTERJECTION

1. AM ( fam: to attract attention) sag mal... fam

\say, how about going out tonight? sag mal, was hältst du davon, wenn wir heute Abend ausgehen? fam

I \say! BRIT ( dated) Donnerwetter! fam

I \say, what a splendid hat you're wearing! Donnerwetter, das ist ja ein toller Hut, den du da trägst! fam

2. (to show surprise, doubt etc.)

I [mean to [or must]] \say! [also,] ich muss [schon] sagen!; ( fam: for emphasis)

I'll \say! und wie!, das kann man wohl sagen! fam; (sl: to express doubt)

\says you! das glaubst aber auch nur du! fam

\says who? wer sagt das?

3. AM (expresses positive reaction) sag mal fam

\say, that's really a great idea! Mensch, das ist ja echt eine tolle Idee! fam

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[seɪ] vb: pret, ptp said
1. TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) sagen

you can say what you like (about it/me) — Sie können (darüber/über mich) sagen, was Sie wollen

I never thought I'd hear him say that — ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er das sagen würde

that's not for him to say — es steht ihm nicht zu, sich darüber zu äußern

he looks very smart, I'll say that for him —

if you see her, say I haven't changed my mind — wenn du sie siehst, sag ihr or richte ihr aus, dass ich es mir nicht anders überlegt habe

I'm not saying it's the best, but... — ich sage or behaupte ja nicht, dass es das Beste ist, aber...

though I say it myself — wenn ich das mal selbst sagen darf

never let it be said that I didn't try — es soll keiner sagen können or mir soll keiner nachsagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht

well, all I can say is... — na ja, da kann ich nur sagen...

it tastes, shall we say, interesting — das schmeckt aber, na, sagen wir mal interessant

you'd better do it – who says? —

well, what can I say? — na ja, was kann man da sagen?

what does it mean? – I wouldn't like to say — was bedeutet das? – das kann ich auch nicht sagen

having said that, I must point out... — ich muss allerdings darauf hinweisen...

so saying, he sat down — und mit den Worten setzte er sich

he didn't have much to say for himself — er sagte or redete nicht viel; (in defence) er konnte nicht viel (zu seiner Verteidigung) sagen

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihrer Verteidigung zu sagen?

if you don't like it, say so —

why didn't you say so? — warum haben Sie das denn nicht gesagt?

do it this way – if you say so — machen Sie es so – wenn Sie meinen

2)

giving instructions he said to wait here — er hat gesagt, ich soll/wir sollen etc hier warten

3) = announce melden

who shall I say? — wen darf ich melden?

4) = recite poem aufsagen; prayer, text sprechen

say after me... — sprechen Sie mir nach...

5) = pronounce aussprechen

he can't say his r's — er kann kein R aussprechen

6) = indicate newspaper, dictionary, clock, horoscope sagen (inf); (thermometer) anzeigen, sagen (inf); (law, church, Bible, computer) sagen

it says in the papers that... — in den Zeitungen steht, dass...

what does the paper/this book/your horoscope etc say? — was steht in der Zeitung/diesem Buch/deinem Horoskop etc?

the rules say that... — in den Regeln heißt es, dass...

what does the weather forecast say? — wie ist or lautet (form) der Wetterbericht?

the weather forecast said that... —

what does your watch say? — wie spät ist es auf Ihrer Uhr?, was sagt Ihre Uhr? (inf)

did the news say anything about the strike? — kam in den Nachrichten etwas über den Streik?

they weren't allowed to say anything about it in the papers — sie durften in den Zeitungen nichts darüber schreiben

7) = tell sagen

it's hard to say what's wrong what does that say about his intentions/the main character? — es ist schwer zu sagen, was nicht stimmt was sagt das über seine Absichten/die Hauptperson aus?

that says a lot about his character/state of mind — das lässt tief auf seinen Charakter/Gemütszustand schließen

these figures say a lot about recent trends — diese Zahlen sind in Bezug auf neuere Tendenzen sehr aufschlussreich

and that's saying a lot — und das will schon etwas heißen

that's not saying much — das will nicht viel heißen

that doesn't say much for him —

that says a lot for him — das spricht für ihn

there's no saying — das weiß keiner

there's no saying what might happen — was (dann) passiert, das kann keiner vorhersagen

there's something/a lot to be said for being based in London — es spricht einiges/viel für ein Zuhause or (for a firm) für einen Sitz in London

8)

= suppose say it takes three men to... — angenommen, man braucht drei Leute, um zu...

if it happens on, say, Wednesday? — wenn es am, sagen wir mal Mittwoch, passiert?

9)

in suggestions what would you say to a whisky/game of tennis? — wie wärs mit einem Whisky/mit einer Partie Tennis?

shall we say Tuesday/£50? —

what did he say to your plan? — was hat er zu Ihrem Plan gesagt?

I'll offer £500, what do you say to that? —

what do you say we go now? (inf) — wie wärs or was hieltest du davon, wenn wir jetzt gingen?, was meinst du, sollen wir jetzt gehen?

let's try again, what d'you say? (inf) — was meinste, versuchen wirs noch mal? (inf)

what do you say? — was meinen Sie?

I wouldn't say no to a cup of tea — ich hätte nichts gegen eine Tasse Tee

he never says no to a drink — er schlägt einen Drink nie aus, er sagt nie Nein or nein zu einem Drink

10)

exclamatory well, I must say! —

I say! (dated) (to attract attention) I say, thanks awfully, old man! (dated) — na so was! hallo! na dann vielen Dank, altes Haus! (dated)

say, what a great idea! (esp US) — Mensch, tolle Idee! (inf)

say, buddy! (esp US) — he, Mann! (inf)

I should say so! — das möchte ich doch meinen!

you don't say! (also iro) — nein wirklich?, was du nicht sagst!

well said! — (ganz) richtig!

you('ve) said it! — Sie sagen es!

you can say that again! — das kann man wohl sagen!

say no more! — ich weiß Bescheid!

says you! (inf) — das meinst auch nur du! (inf)

says who? (inf) — wer sagt das?

and so say all of us — und wir stimmen alle zu

11)

set expressions (it's) easier said than done — das ist leichter gesagt als getan

no sooner said than done — gesagt, getan

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

they say..., it is said... — es heißt...

he is said to be very rich — er soll sehr reich sein, es heißt, er sei sehr reich

a building said to have been built by... — ein Gebäude, das angeblich von... gebaut wurde or das von... gebaut worden sein soll

it goes without saying that... —

that goes without saying — das ist selbstverständlich

that is to say — das heißt; (correcting also) beziehungsweise

that's not to say that... — das soll nicht heißen, dass...

the plan sounded vague, not to say impractical — der Plan klang vage, um nicht zu sagen unpraktisch

to say nothing of the noise/costs etc — von dem Lärm/den Kosten etc ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen

to say nothing of being... — davon, dass ich/er etc... ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen

enough said! — genug!

2. NOUN

1)

= opportunity to speak let him have his say — lass ihn mal reden or seine Meinung äußern

everyone should be allowed to have his say —

you've had your say — Sie haben Ihre Meinung äußern können

2) = right to decide etc Mitspracherecht nt (in bei)

to have no/a say in sth —

I want more say in determining... — ich möchte mehr Mitspracherecht bei der Entscheidung... haben

to have the last or final say (in sth) — (etw) letztlich entscheiden; (person also) das letzte Wort (bei etw) haben

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say¹ [seı]

A v/t prät und pperf said [sed], 2. sg präs obs oder BIBEL say(e)st [ˈseı(ə)st], 3. sg präs says [sez], obs oder poet saith [seθ]

1. sagen, sprechen:

say yes to sth Ja zu etwas sagen;

they have little to say to each other sie haben sich wenig zu sagen; → goodby(e) A, jack¹ A 1, knife A 1

2. sagen, äußern, vorbringen, berichten:

have sth to say to ( oder with) etwas zu sagen haben in (dat) oder bei;

he has nothing to say for himself

a) er ist sehr zurückhaltend,

b) pej mit ihm ist nicht viel los;

have you nothing to say for yourself? hast du nichts zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?;

is that all you’ve got to say? ist das alles, was du zu sagen hast?;

the Bible says die Bibel sagt, in der Bibel heißt es oder steht;

people ( oder they) say he is ill, he is said to be ill man sagt oder es heißt, er sei krank; er soll krank sein;

what do you say to …? was hältst du von …?, wie wäre es mit …?;

it says es lautet (Schreiben etc);

it says here hier heißt es, hier steht (geschrieben);

my watch says 4:30 auf meiner Uhr ist es halb fünf;

what does your watch say? wie spät ist es auf deiner Uhr?;

you can say that again! das kannst du laut sagen!;

say no more (ist) schon gut!; → all C, bead A 2, nothing Bes Redew

3. sagen, behaupten, versprechen:

you said you would come; → soon 2

4. a) auch say over ein Gedicht etc auf-, hersagen

b) REL ein Gebet sprechen, ein Vaterunser etc beten: → grace A 11

c) KATH die Messe lesen

5. (be)sagen, bedeuten:

that is to say das heißt;

$500, say, five hundred dollars 500$, in Worten: fünfhundert Dollar;

(and) that’s saying sth (u.) das will was heißen;

that says it all das sagt alles

6. umg annehmen:

(let’s) say this happens angenommen oder nehmen wir (mal) an, das geschieht;

a sum of, say, $500 eine Summe von sagen wir (mal) 500 Dollar;

a country, say India ein Land wie (z. B.) Indien;

I should say ich würde sagen, ich dächte (schon)

B v/i

1. sagen, meinen:

it is hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen;

if you say so wenn du das sagst;

you may well say so das kann man wohl sagen;

you don’t say (so)! was du nicht sagst!;

say, haven’t I …? bes US umg sag mal, hab ich nicht …?;

I can’t say das kann ich nicht sagen;

as one ( oder you) might say könnte man sagen, sozusagen;

says he? umg sagt er?;

says who? umg wer sagt das?;

says you! sl das sagst du!, denkste!

2. I say

a) hör(en Sie) mal!, sag(en Sie) mal!,

b) (erstaunt od beifällig) Donnerwetter! umg, ich muss schon sagen!

C s

1. Ausspruch m, Behauptung f:

have one’s say seine Meinung äußern (to, on über akk oder zu)

2. Mitspracherecht n:

have a (no) say in sth etwas (nichts) zu sagen haben bei etwas;

let him have his say lass(t) ihn (doch auch mal) reden!

3. auch final say endgültige Entscheidung:

who has the say in this matter? wer hat in dieser Sache zu entscheiden oder das letzte Wort (zu sprechen)?

say² [seı] s ein feiner Wollstoff

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1. transitive verb,
pres. t. he says, p.t. & p.p. said

1) sagen

say something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen

he said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt

what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?

it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...

have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben

to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von

that is to say — das heißt

having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)

you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)

says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!

don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...

I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde

[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen

I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?

what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes

say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten

which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen

2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]

3) (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung:] schreiben; [Uhr:] zeigen [Uhrzeit]

the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...

a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

4) in pass.

she is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (speak) sagen

I say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!

2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!
3. noun
1) (share in decision)

have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

2) (power of decision)

the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)

3) (what one has to say)

have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)

get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: said)

= sagen v.

English-german dictionary > say
18 say

say [seɪ]

dire ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 2 penser ⇒ 1 (e) indiquer ⇒ 1 (g) marquer ⇒ 1 (g), 1 (h) exprimer ⇒ 1 (h)

(pt & pp said [sed], 3rd pers sing says [sez])

1 transitive verb

(a) (put into words) dire;

∎ to say sth (to sb) dire qch (à qn);

∎ to say hello/goodbye to sb dire bonjour/au revoir à qn;

∎ say hello to them for me dites-leur bonjour de ma part;

∎ figurative I think you can say goodbye to your money je crois que vous pouvez dire adieu à votre argent;

∎ as I said yesterday/in my letter comme je l'ai dit hier/dans ma lettre;

∎ to say yes/no dire oui/non;

∎ did you say yes or no to his offer? tu as répondu oui ou non à sa proposition?, tu as accepté ou refusé sa proposition?;

∎ I wouldn't say no! je ne dis pas non!, ce n'est pas de refus!;

∎ I wouldn't say no to a cold drink je prendrais volontiers ou bien une boisson fraîche;

∎ to say please/thank you dire s'il vous plaît/merci;

∎ to say a prayer (for) dire une prière (pour);

∎ to say one's prayers faire sa prière;

∎ I can't say Russian names properly je n'arrive pas à bien prononcer les noms russes;

∎ I said to myself "let's wait a bit" je me suis dit "attendons un peu";

∎ what did he say about his plans? qu'a-t-il dit de ses projets?;

∎ have you said anything about it to him? est-ce que vous lui en avez parlé?;

∎ don't say too much about our visit ne parlez pas trop de notre visite;

∎ the less said the better moins nous parlerons, mieux cela vaudra;

∎ what did you say? (repeat what you said) pardon?, qu'avez-vous dit?; (in reply) qu'avez-vous répondu?;

∎ well, say something then! eh bien, dites quelque chose!;

∎ I can't think of anything to say je ne trouve rien à dire;

∎ I have nothing to say (gen) je n'ai rien à dire; (no comment) je n'ai aucune déclaration à faire;

∎ I have nothing more to say on the matter je n'ai rien à ajouter là-dessus;

∎ nothing was said about going to Moscow on n'a pas parlé d'aller ou il n'a pas été question d'aller à Moscou;

∎ let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus;

∎ can you say that again? pouvez-vous répéter ce que vous venez de dire?;

∎ you can say that again! c'est le cas de le dire!, je ne vous le fais pas dire!;

∎ Telecommunications who shall I say is calling? c'est de la part de qui?;

∎ say what you think dites ce que vous pensez;

∎ say what you mean dites ce que vous avez à dire;

∎ the chairman would like to say a few words le président voudrait dire quelques mots;

∎ he didn't have a good word to say about the plan il n'a dit que du mal du projet;

∎ he doesn't have a good word to say about anybody il n'a jamais rien de positif à dire sur personne;

∎ what have you got to say for yourself? eh bien, expliquez-vous!;

∎ he didn't have much to say for himself (spoke little) il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire; (no excuses) il n'avait pas de véritable excuse à donner;

∎ he certainly has a lot to say for himself il n'a pas la langue dans la poche;

∎ as you might say pour ainsi dire;

∎ so saying, he walked out sur ces mots, il est parti;

∎ to say nothing of the overheads sans parler des frais;

∎ British just say the word, you only have to say (the word) vous n'avez qu'un mot à dire;

∎ having said that ceci (étant) dit;

∎ to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire;

∎ it goes without saying that we shall travel together il va sans dire ou il va de soi que nous voyagerons ensemble;

∎ familiar you said it! tu l'as dit!, comme tu dis!;

∎ familiar don't say you've forgotten! ne me dis pas que tu as oublié!;

∎ say no more n'en dis pas plus;

∎ enough said (I understand) je vois;

∎ well said! bien dit!;

∎ say when dis-moi stop;

∎ American say what? quoi?;

∎ when all's said and done tout compte fait, au bout du compte

(b) (with direct or indirect speech) dire;

∎ "not at all", she said "pas du tout", dit-elle;

∎ she says (that) the water's too cold elle dit que l'eau est trop froide;

∎ she said (we were) to come elle a dit qu'on devait venir;

∎ she said to get back early elle a dit qu'on devait rentrer tôt;

∎ they said on the news that… on a dit ou annoncé aux informations que…;

∎ they said it was going to rain ils ont annoncé de la pluie

(c) (claim, allege) dire;

∎ they say ghosts really do exist ils disent que les fantômes existent vraiment;

∎ you know what they say, no smoke without fire tu sais ce qu'on dit, il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu;

∎ as they say comme ils disent ou on dit;

∎ it is said that no one will ever know the real story on dit que personne ne saura jamais ce qui s'est vraiment passé;

∎ I've heard it said that… j'ai entendu dire que… + indicative;

∎ these fans are said to be very efficient ces ventilateurs sont très efficaces, d'après ce qu'on dit;

∎ he is said to be rich, they say he is rich on le dit riche, on dit qu'il est riche;

∎ he is said to have emigrated on dit qu'il a émigré

(d) (expressing personal opinion) dire;

∎ as you say, he is the best candidate comme tu dis, c'est lui le meilleur candidat;

∎ so he says, that's what he says c'est ce qu'il dit;

∎ I can't say how long it will last je ne peux pas dire combien de temps cela va durer;

∎ who can say? qui sait?;

∎ who can say when he'll come? qui peut dire quand il viendra?;

∎ (you can) say what you like, but I'm going vous pouvez dire ce que vous voulez, moi je m'en vais;

∎ I must say she's been very helpful je dois dire ou j'avoue qu'elle nous a beaucoup aidés;

∎ well this is a fine time to arrive, I must say! en voilà une heure pour arriver!;

∎ I'll say this much for them, they don't give up easily au moins, on peut dire qu'ils n'abandonnent pas facilement;

∎ I'll say this for him, he certainly tries hard je dois reconnaître qu'il fait tout son possible;

∎ you might as well say we're all mad! autant dire qu'on est tous fous!;

∎ you don't mean to say he's eighty-six vous n'allez pas me dire qu'il a quatre-vingt-six ans;

∎ is he stupid? - I wouldn't say that est-ce qu'il est bête? - je n'irais pas jusque-là;

∎ I should say so bien sûr que oui, je pense bien;

∎ I should say not! bien sûr que non!;

∎ if you say so si ou puisque tu le dis;

∎ and so say all of us et nous sommes tous d'accord ou de cet avis;

∎ there's no saying what will happen impossible de prédire ce qui va arriver;

∎ to say the least c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;

∎ it's rather dangerous, to say the least c'est plutôt dangereux, c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;

∎ I was surprised, not to say astounded j'étais surpris, pour ne pas dire stupéfait;

∎ there's something to be said for the idea l'idée a du bon;

∎ there's not much to be said for the idea l'idée ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ there's a lot to be said for doing sport il y a beaucoup d'avantages à faire du sport;

∎ there is little to be said for beginning now on n'a pas intérêt à commencer dès maintenant;

∎ that's not saying much ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose;

∎ it doesn't say much for his powers of observation cela en dit long sur son sens de l'observation;

∎ you're honest, I'll say that for you je dirais en votre faveur que vous êtes honnête;

∎ that isn't saying much for him ce n'est pas à son honneur;

∎ it says a lot for his courage/about his real motives cela en dit long sur son courage/ses intentions réelles;

∎ the way you dress says something about you as a person la manière dont les gens s'habillent est révélatrice de leur personnalité

(e) (think) dire, penser;

∎ I say you should leave je pense que vous devriez partir;

∎ what do you say? qu'en dites-vous?, qu'en pensez-vous?;

∎ what will people say? que vont dire les gens?;

∎ what did they say to your offer? qu'ont-ils dit de votre proposition?;

∎ what do you say we drive over or to driving over to see them? que diriez-vous de prendre la voiture et d'aller les voir?;

∎ what would you say to a picnic? que diriez-vous d'un pique-nique?, ça vous dit de faire un pique-nique?;

∎ when would you say would be the best time for us to leave? quel serait le meilleur moment pour partir, à votre avis?;

∎ to look at them, you wouldn't say they were a day over forty à les voir, on ne leur donnerait pas plus de quarante ans

(f) (suppose, assume)

∎ (let's) say your plan doesn't work, what then? admettons ou supposons que votre plan ne marche pas, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;

∎ say he doesn't arrive, who will take his place? si jamais il n'arrive pas, qui prendra sa place?;

∎ look at, say, Jane Austen or George Eliot… prends Jane Austen ou George Eliot, par exemple…;

∎ if I had, say, £100,000 to spend si j'avais, mettons ou disons, 100 000 livres à dépenser;

∎ come tomorrow, say after lunch venez demain, disons ou mettons après le déjeuner;

∎ shall we say Sunday? disons dimanche, d'accord?

(g) (indicate, register) indiquer, marquer;

∎ the clock says 10.40 la pendule indique 10 heures 40;

∎ what does your watch say? quelle heure est-il à ta montre?;

∎ the sign says 50 km le panneau indique 50 km;

∎ the gauge says 3.4 la jauge indique ou marque 3,4;

∎ it says "shake well" c'est marqué "bien agiter";

∎ the instructions say (to) open it out of doors dans le mode d'emploi, on dit qu'il faut l'ouvrir dehors;

∎ it says in the newspaper that… on dit dans le journal que… + indicative;

∎ the Bible says or it says in the Bible that… comme il est écrit dans la Bible…

(h) (express → of intonation, eyes) exprimer, marquer;

∎ his expression said everything son expression était très éloquente ou en disait long;

∎ that look says a lot ce regard en dit long

(i) (mean)

∎ that is to say c'est-à-dire;

∎ it's short, that's to say, about twenty pages c'est court, ça fait dans les vingt pages;

∎ that's not to say I don't like it cela ne veut pas dire que je ne l'aime pas

2 intransitive verb

(tell) dire;

∎ he won't say il ne veut pas le dire;

∎ I'd rather not say je préfère ne rien dire;

∎ I can't say exactly je ne sais pas au juste;

∎ it's not for me to say (speak) ce n'est pas à moi de le dire; (decide) ce n'est pas à moi de décider;

∎ I can't say fairer than that je ne peux pas mieux dire;

∎ so to say pour ainsi dire;

∎ I say! (expressing surprise) eh bien!; (expressing indignation) dites donc!; (to attract attention) dites!;

∎ American say! dites donc!;

∎ I mean to say! tout de même!, quand même!;

∎ I'll say! et comment donc!;

∎ you don't say! sans blague!, ça alors!

3 noun

∎ to have a say in sth avoir son mot à dire dans qch;

∎ I had no say in choosing the wallpaper on ne m'a pas demandé mon avis pour le choix du papier peint;

∎ I have no say in the matter je n'ai pas voix au chapitre;

∎ we had little say in the matter on ne nous a pas vraiment demandé notre avis;

∎ to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire;

∎ now you've had your say, let me have mine maintenant que vous avez dit ce que vous aviez à dire, laissez-moi parler

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19 say

I [seɪ]
nome

to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)

to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo

they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
II 1. [seɪ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)

"hello," he said — "ciao" disse

say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...

to say (that) — dire che

didn't I say so? — non l'avevo detto?

if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, vale a dire; that's not to say that ciò non vuol dire che; he was displeased, not to say furious era scontento, per non dire furioso; I must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco

2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler dire

it says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che

it says here that — qui dice che

the clock says three — l'orologio fa le tre

the dial says 300 — il quadrante segna 300

3) (guess)

how high would you say it is? — secondo te quanto è alto?

I'd say it was a bargain — secondo me era un affare

I'd say she was about 25 — le avrei dato 25 anni

4) (assume)

let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1)

stop when I say — fermati quando te lo dico

he wouldn't say — non ha voluto dirlo

you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!

says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!

says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?

2) BE ant.

I say! — (listen) ascolta! (shocked) giuro, sulla mia parola!

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it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.

that says it all — è tutto dire

there's a lot to be said for that method — molte cose si possono dire in favore di questo metodo

there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet — ci sono molti motivi per stare zitti

when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
III [seɪ]
avverbio diciamo, poniamo

you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
IV [seɪ]
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po')

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[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) dire

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) dire

3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) dire

4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) dire
2. noun
(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) (diritto di parlare), (voce in capitolo)

- saying
- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say
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say (1) /seɪ/
n. [u]

1 quel che si ha da dire; opinione: to have (o to say) one's say, dire la propria; dare il proprio parere

2 diritto di parlare (o di decidere); voce in capitolo: to have a say ( in the matter), aver voce in capitolo (nella faccenda).
say (2) /seɪ/
inter.

(fam. USA) ehi!; di' un po'! senti (un po')!
♦ (to) say /seɪ/
(pass. e p. p. said), v. t. e i.

1 dire; dichiarare; asserire; affermare; recitare: «Move this table,» Mary said, «sposta questo tavolo» disse Mary; I said straightaway I wanted to buy it, but he told me to think it over, io dissi subito che volevo comprarlo ma lui mi disse di rifletterci bene; I'm only going to say a few words, dirò solo poche parole; to say «Good morning», dire «buongiorno»; dare il buongiorno; Say after me: «I swear to speak the truth», ripeti dopo di me: «Giuro di dire la verità»; to say yes [no], dire di sì [di no]; needless to say, inutile a dirsi; manco a dirlo; People say ( o they say) he's very wealthy, dicono che sia molto ricco; He is said to be extremely rich, si dice che sia ricchissimo; Say your prayers, di' (o recita) le preghiere!; He said he would run in the election, ha dichiarato che si sarebbe candidato alle elezioni; It's hard to say, è difficile a dirsi; DIALOGO → - At the bus stop- I'd say I've been here about fifteen minutes, direi che sono qui da quindici minuti; What did he say about me?, che cosa ha detto di me?; What do you have to say about that?, che cosa ne dici?; Do as I say, fai come dico io; Let us say he is innocent, diciamo che è (o supponiamo che sia) innocente; Let's meet again tomorrow, say at 4, ritroviamoci domani pomeriggio, diciamo alle 4 NOTA D'USO: - to tell o to say?-

2 ( di testo scritto) dire; essere scritto: What does her note say?, che cosa dice il suo biglietto?; It says on the label that it should be taken before your meals, l'etichetta dice che lo si deve prendere prima dei pasti; It is said in the Bible, lo dice la Bibbia; sta scritto nella Bibbia

3 indicare; segnare; fare: The tower clock says ten past four, l'orologio della torre segna le 4 e 10

● (GB) I say, you do look smart!, ehi, come sei elegante! □ That says a lot about his reliability, questo la dice lunga sulla sua affidabilità □ What have you got to say for yourself?, che cosa puoi dire a tua discolpa? □ There is a lot to be said for their offer, la loro offerta sembra assai vantaggiosa □ It doesn't say much for his fitness to run the business, non depone certo a favore della sua capacità di mandare avanti la ditta □ to say a good word for sb., dire (o mettere) una buona parola per q. □ to say nothing of, per non dire (o parlare) di □ What would you say (o do you say) to a glass of beer?, che ne diresti (o che ne dici) di una birra? □ to say to oneself, dire fra sé; pensare □ (fam. USA) to say uncle, arrendersi; dire basta □ (versando da bere a q.) «Say when!» – «When», «Di' basta!» – «Basta così» □ to say the word, dare l'ordine; dare il via □ ( slang) «Says who?» «Says me!», «e chi lo dice?» «lo dico io!» □ ( slang) Says you!, lo dici tu!; figurati!; non ci credo; provaci (un po')! □ (fam.) says I, dico io; dissi io □ So you say!, ah sì?; davvero?; cosa mi dici! □ You can say that again (o You may well say so)!, puoi dirlo forte!; altroché!; eccome! □ (fam. spec. USA) You said it, l'hai detto!; verissimo! □ You don't say (so)!, ma no!; non è possibile!; pensa un po'! □ It goes without saying that…, va da sé che…; è ovvio che… □ ( rispondendo a un'offerta) I wouldn't say no, grazie, sì; volentieri □ (fam.) What do you say?, che ne dici? che ne pensi?; che te ne pare? □ Who can say?, chi può dirlo?, chi lo sa? □ You can't say fairer than that, mi pare una proposta più che generosa; di più non si può pretendere □ having said that, detto questo; comunque □ An excellent idea, if I may say so!, ottima idea, se posso dire! □ You may well say so, puoi ben dirlo □ There is no saying how he will react, non si può sapere come la prenderà; la sua reazione è imprevedibile □ (fam.) Say no more, non dire altro!; non aggiungere altro!; ho (già) capito! □ that is to say, vale a dire; cioè; in altre parole □ when all is said and done, a conti fatti; tutto considerato.
NOTA D'USO: - to say (passive)-
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I [seɪ]
nome

to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)

to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo

they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
II 1. [seɪ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)

"hello," he said — "ciao" disse

say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...

to say (that) — dire che

didn't I say so? — non l'avevo detto?

if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, vale a dire; that's not to say that ciò non vuol dire che; he was displeased, not to say furious era scontento, per non dire furioso; I must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco

2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler dire

it says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che

it says here that — qui dice che

the clock says three — l'orologio fa le tre

the dial says 300 — il quadrante segna 300

3) (guess)

how high would you say it is? — secondo te quanto è alto?

I'd say it was a bargain — secondo me era un affare

I'd say she was about 25 — le avrei dato 25 anni

4) (assume)

let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1)

stop when I say — fermati quando te lo dico

he wouldn't say — non ha voluto dirlo

you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!

says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!

says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?

2) BE ant.

I say! — (listen) ascolta! (shocked) giuro, sulla mia parola!

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it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.

that says it all — è tutto dire

there's a lot to be said for that method — molte cose si possono dire in favore di questo metodo

there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet — ci sono molti motivi per stare zitti

when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
III [seɪ]
avverbio diciamo, poniamo

you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
IV [seɪ]
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po')

English-Italian dictionary > say
20 up

1. adverb
1) (to higher place) nach oben; (in lift) aufwärts

[right] up to something — (lit. or fig.) [ganz] bis zu etwas hinauf

the bird flew up to the roof — der Vogel flog aufs Dach [hinauf]

up into the air — in die Luft [hinauf]...

climb up on something/climb up to the top of something — auf etwas (Akk.) [hinauf]steigen/bis zur Spitze einer Sache hinaufsteigen

the way up [to something] — der Weg hinauf [zu etwas]

on the way up — (lit. or fig.) auf dem Weg nach oben

up here/there — hier herauf/dort hinauf

high/higher up — hoch/höher hinauf

farther up — weiter hinauf

halfway/a long/little way up — den halben Weg/ein weites/kurzes Stück hinauf

come on up! — komm [hier/weiter] herauf!

up it etc. comes/goes — herauf kommt/hinauf geht es usw.

up you go! — rauf mit dir! (ugs.)

2) (to upstairs, northwards) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich); nach oben

come up from London to Edinburgh — von London nach Edinburgh [he]raufkommen

3) (to place regarded as more important)

go up to Leeds from the country — vom Land in die Stadt Leeds od. nach Leeds fahren

4) (Brit.): (to capital) rein (bes. ugs.); herein/hinein (bes. schriftsprachlich)

go up to town or London — nach London gehen/fahren

get up to London from Reading — von Reading nach London [he]reinfahren

5) (in higher place, upstairs, in north) oben

up here/there — hier/da oben

high up — hoch oben

an order from high up — (fig.) ein Befehl von ganz oben (ugs.)

higher up in the mountains — weiter oben in den Bergen

the picture should be higher up — das Bild müsste höher hängen

farther up — weiter oben

halfway/a long/little way up — auf halbem Weg nach oben/ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

10 metres up — 10 Meter hoch

live four floors or storeys up — im vierten Stockwerk wohnen

his flat is on the next floor up — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk höher

up north — oben im Norden (ugs.)

6) (erect) hoch

keep your head up — halte den Kopf hoch; see also academic.ru/12509/chin">chin

7) (out of bed)

be up — auf sein

up and about — auf den Beinen

8) (in place regarded as more important; Brit.): (in capital)

up in town or London/Leeds — in London/Leeds

9) (in price, value, amount)

prices have gone/are up — die Preise sind gestiegen

butter is up [by...] — Butter ist [...] teurer

10) (including higher limit)

up to — bis... hinauf

up to midday/up to £2 — bis zum Mittag/bis zu 2 Pfund

11) (in position of gain)

we're £300 up on last year — wir liegen 300 Pfund über dem letzten Jahr

the takings were £500 up on the previous month — die Einnahmen lagen 500 Pfund über denen des Vormonats

12) (ahead)

be three points/games/goals up — (Sport) mit drei Punkten/Spielen/Toren vorn liegen

be three points up on somebody — drei Punkte vor jemandem sein od. liegen

13) (as far as)

up to something — bis zu etwas

she is up to Chapter 3 — sie ist bis zum dritten Kapitel gekommen od. ist beim dritten Kapitel

up to here/there — bis hier[hin]/bis dorthin

I've had it up to here — (coll.) mir steht es bis hier [hin] (ugs.)

up to now/then/that time/last week — bis jetzt/damals/zu jener Zeit/zur letzten Woche

14)

up to — (comparable with)

be up to expectation[s] — den Erwartungen entsprechen

his last opera is not up to his others — seine neueste Oper reicht an seine früheren nicht heran

15)

up to — (capable of)

[not] be/feel up to something — einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen sein/sich einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen fühlen

[not] be/feel up to doing something — [nicht] in der Lage sein/sich nicht in der Lage fühlen, etwas zu tun

not be up to much — nicht viel taugen

16)

up to — (derog.): (doing)

be up to something — etwas anstellen (ugs.)

what is he up to? — was hat er [bloß] vor?

17)

it is [not] up to somebody to do something — (somebody's duty) es ist [nicht] jemandes Sache, etwas zu tun

it is up to us to help them — es ist unsere Pflicht, ihnen zu helfen

now it's up to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

it's/that's up to you — (is for you to decide) es/das hängt von dir ab; (concerns only you) es/das ist deine Sache

18) (close)

up against somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas [lehnen]; an jemanden/etwas [stellen]

sit up against the wall — mit dem Rücken zur od. an der Wand sitzen

19) (confronted by)

be up against a problem/difficulty — etc. (coll.) vor einem Problem/einer Schwierigkeit usw. stehen

be up against a tough opponent — es mit einem harten Gegner zu tun haben

be up against it — in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken

20)

up and down — (upwards and downwards) hinauf und hinunter; (to and fro) auf und ab

be up and down — (coll.): (variable) Hochs und Tiefs haben

21) (facing upwards)

‘this side/way up’ — (on box etc.) "[hier] oben"

turn something this/the other side/way up — diese/die andere Seite einer Sache nach oben drehen

the right/wrong way up — richtig/verkehrt od. falsch herum

22) (finished, at an end) abgelaufen

time is up — die Zeit ist abgelaufen
2. preposition
1) (upwards along, from bottom to top) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich)

walk up something — etwas hinaufgehen

up hill and down dale — bergauf und bergab

2) (upwards through)

force a liquid up a pipe — eine Flüssigkeit durch eine Röhre nach oben pressen

3) (upwards over)

up something — etwas (Akk.) hinauf

ivy grew up the wall — Efeu wuchs die Mauer hinauf

4) (along)

come up the street — die Straße herauf- od. entlangkommen

walk up and down the platform — auf dem Bahnsteig auf und ab gehen

5) (at or in higher position in or on) [weiter] oben

further up the ladder/coast — weiter oben auf der Leiter/an der Küste

6) (from bottom to top along)

up the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses hinauf
3. adjective
1) (directed upwards) aufwärts führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach oben; nach oben gerichtet [Kolbenhub]

up train/line — (Railw.) Zug/Gleis Richtung Stadt

2) (well-informed)

be up in a subject/on the news — in einem Fach auf der Höhe [der Zeit] sein/über alle Neuigkeiten Bescheid wissen od. gut informiert sein

3) (coll.): (ready)

tea['s]/grub['s] up! — Tee/Essen ist fertig!

4) (coll.): (amiss)

what's up? — was ist los? (ugs.)

something is up — irgendwas ist los (ugs.)
4. noun in pl.
the ups and downs — (lit. or fig.) das Auf und Ab; (fig.) die Höhen und Tiefen
5. intransitive verb,
- pp- (coll.)

up and leave/resign — einfach abhauen (ugs.) /kündigen

he ups and says... — da sagt er doch [ur]plötzlich...
6. transitive verb,
- pp- (coll.) (increase) erhöhen; (raise up) heben

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(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) beschlagen

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up

[ʌp]

I. adv inv

1. (to higher position) nach oben, hinauf; lift aufwärts

hands \up! Hände hoch!

the water had come \up to the level of the windows das Wasser war bis auf Fensterhöhe gestiegen

four flights \up from here vier Etagen höher

come on \up! komm [hier] herauf!

\up it/she etc. comes! herauf kommt es/sie!

\up you go! rauf mit dir! fam

bottom \up mit der Unterseite nach oben

halfway \up auf halber Höhe

high \up hoch hinauf

farther \up weiter hinauf

\up and \up immer höher

\up and away auf und davon

2. (erect) aufrecht

just lean it \up against the wall lehnen Sie es einfach gegen die Wand

3. (out of bed) auf

is he \up yet? ist er schon auf?

to be \up late lange aufbleiben

\up and about auf den Beinen

4. (northwards) hinauf, herauf, rauf fam

on Tuesday she'll be travelling \up to Newcastle from Birmingham am Dienstag fährt sie von Birmingham nach Newcastle hinauf

she comes \up from Washington about once a month sie kommt ungefähr einmal im Monat aus Washington herauf

\up north oben im Norden

5. (at higher place) oben

farther \up weiter oben

\up here/there hier/da oben

a long/little way \up ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

\up in the hills [dr]oben in den Bergen

2 metres \up 2 Meter hoch

I live on the next floor \up ich wohne ein Stockwerk höher

6. BRIT (towards city)

I'll be \up in London this weekend ich fahre an diesem Wochenende nach London

\up from the country vom Land

7. BRIT (at university)

is he \up at Cambridge yet? hat er schon [mit seinem Studium] in Cambridge angefangen?

8. (toward)

▪ \up to sb/sth auf jdn/etw zu

a limousine drew \up to where we were standing eine Limousine kam auf uns zu

she went \up to the counter sie ging zum Schalter

to run \up to sb jdm entgegenlaufen

to walk \up to sb auf jdn zugehen

9. (in high position) an der Spitze, oben fam

as a composer he was \up there with the best als Komponist gehörte er zur Spitze

she's something high \up in the company sie ist ein hohes Tier in der Firma

10. (higher in price or number) höher

last year the company's turnover was £240 billion, \up 3% on the previous year letztes Jahr lag der Umsatz der Firma bei 240 Milliarden Pfund, das sind 3 % mehr als im Jahr davor

items on this rack are priced [from] £50 \up die Waren in diesem Regal kosten ab 50 Pfund aufwärts

this film is suitable for children aged 13 and \up dieser Film ist für Kinder ab 13 Jahren geeignet

11. (to point of)

\up until [or till] [or to] bis + akk

\up to yesterday bis gestern

he can overdraw \up to £300 er kann bis zu 300 Pfund überziehen

12. (in opposition to)

to be \up against sb/sth es mit jdm/etw zu tun haben, sich akk mit jdm/etw konfrontiert sehen

the company was \up against some problems die Firma stand vor einigen Problemen

to be \up against it in Schwierigkeiten sein

to be \up against the law gegen das Gesetz stehen, mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt kommen

13. (depend on)

to be \up to sb von jdm abhängen

I'll leave it \up to you ich überlasse dir die Entscheidung

to be \up to sb to do sth jds Aufgabe sein, etw zu tun

14. (contrive)

to be \up to sth etw vorhaben [o im Schilde führen]

he's \up to no good er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde

15. (be adequate)

to be \up to sth einer Sache dat gewachsen sein, bei einer Sache dat mithalten können

do you feel \up to the challenge? fühlst du dich dieser Herausforderung gewachsen?

to be \up to doing sth in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

are you sure you're \up to it? bist du sicher, dass du das schaffst?

to not be \up to much nicht viel taugen

his German isn't \up to much sein Deutsch ist nicht besonders gut

16. (comparable with)

to be \up to expectations den Erwartungen entsprechen

her latest book is just not \up to her previous successes ihr neuestes Buch reicht an ihren früheren Erfolgen einfach nicht heran

17. AM (apiece) pro Person

the score was 3 \up at half-time bei Halbzeit stand es 3 [für] beide

18. ( dated fam: yes for)

\up with sb/sth hoch lebe jd/etw

\up with freedom! es lebe die Freiheit!

19.

▶ it's all \up with sb es ist aus mit jdm

▶ to be \up with the clock gut in der Zeit liegen

▶ to be \up to the ears [or eyeballs] [or neck] in problems bis zum Hals in Schwierigkeiten stecken

II. prep

1. (to higher position) hinauf, herauf, rauf fam

\up the ladder/mountain/stairs die Leiter/den Berg/die Treppe hinauf

2. (along)

[just] \up the road ein Stück die Straße hinauf, weiter oben in der Straße

to walk \up the road die Straße hinaufgehen [o entlanggehen]

\up and down auf und ab

he was running \up and down the path er rannte den Pfad auf und ab

he was strolling \up and down the corridor er schlenderte auf dem Gang auf und ab

\up and down the country überall im Land

3. (against flow)

\up the river/stream fluss-/bachauf[wärts]

a cruise \up the Rhine eine Fahrt den Rhein aufwärts [o rheinauf[wärts]

4. (at top of)

▪ \up sth oben auf etw dat

he's \up that ladder er steht dort oben auf der Leiter

\up the stairs am Ende der Treppe

5. AUS, BRIT ( fam: to)

are you going \up the club tonight? gehst du heute Abend in den Klub?; (at)

I'll see you \up the pub later ich treffe dich [o wir sehen uns] später in der Kneipe

6.

▶ be \up the creek [or ( vulg sl)\up shit creek] [without a paddle] [schön] in der Klemme [o derb Scheiße] sitzen

▶ \up hill and down dale bergauf und bergab

he led me \up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off er führte mich quer durch die Gegend, bis mir fast die Füße abfielen fam

▶ \up top BRIT ( fam) im Kopf

a man with nothing much \up top ein Mann mit nicht viel im Kopf [o fam Hirnkasten]

▶ \up yours! ( vulg) ihr könnt/du kannst mich mal! derb

III. adj inv

1. attr (moving upward) nach oben

the \up escalator der Aufzug nach oben

2. attr BRIT ( dated: travelling toward the city)

what time does the next \up train leave? wann fährt der nächste Zug in die Stadt ab?

\up platform Bahnsteig, von dem die Züge in die nächstgelegene Stadt abfahren

3. attr PHYS

\up quark Up-Quark nt

4. pred (out of bed) auf[gestanden]

5. pred (erect) collar hochgeschlagen

6. pred (leading) in Führung

Manchester is two goals \up Manchester liegt mit zwei Toren in Führung

7. pred BRIT, AUS (being repaired) road aufgegraben, aufgerissen SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR

the council has got the road \up der Stadtrat hat die Straße aufgraben lassen

8. pred (more intense)

the wind is \up der Wind hat aufgedreht

the river is \up der Fluss ist angeschwollen

9. pred (in horseracing) zu Pferd

10. pred (happy) high sl, obenauf

▪ to be \up about [or on] [or for] sth von etw dat begeistert sein

I'm really \up for spending a posh weekend in Paris ich freue mich total darauf, ein tolles Wochenende in Paris zu verbringen fam

11. pred BRIT ( dated: frothy) schäumend

12. pred (functioning properly) funktionstüchtig

do you know when the server will be \up again? weißt du, wann der Server wieder in Betrieb ist?

this computer is down more than it's \up dieser Computer ist öfter gestört, als dass er läuft

to be \up and running funktionstüchtig [o in Ordnung] sein

to get sth \up and running etw wieder zum Laufen bringen

13. pred (in baseball) am Schlag

14. pred (finished) time, hours vorbei, um

your time is \up! Ihre Zeit ist um!

the soldier's leave will be \up at midnight der Ausgang des Soldaten endet um Mitternacht

15. pred ( fam: happening)

something is \up irgendetwas ist im Gange

what's \up? was ist los?

16. pred (informed)

▪ to be \up in sth sich akk mit etw dat auskennen

how well \up are you in Spanish? wie fit bist du in Spanisch? fam

17. pred (scheduled)

▪ to be \up for sth für etw akk vorgesehen sein; terms zur Debatte stehen

the house is \up for sale das Haus steht zum Verkauf

18. pred LAW (on trial) unter Anklage

he'll be \up before the magistrate er wird sich vor Gericht verantworten müssen

▪ to be \up for sth sich akk wegen einer S. gen vor Gericht verantworten müssen

to be \up for trial person vor Gericht stehen; case verhandelt werden

19. pred (interested in)

▪ to be \up for sth:

I think I'm \up for a walk ich glaube, ich habe Lust, spazieren zu gehen [o auf einen Spaziergang]

I'm \up for going out to eat ich hätte Lust, essen zu gehen

IV. n ( fam: good period) Hoch nt

unfortunately, we won't always have \ups leider gibt es für uns nicht immer nur Höhen

\ups and downs gute und schlechte Zeiten

▶ to be on the \up and \up BRIT, AUS ( fam: be improving) im Aufwärtstrend begriffen sein; esp AM (be honest) sauber sein fam

her career has been on the \up and \up since she moved into sales seit sie im Vertrieb ist, geht es mit ihrer Karriere stetig aufwärts

is this deal on the \up and \up? ist das ein sauberes Geschäft?

V. vi

<- pp->

( fam)

▪ to \up and do sth etw plötzlich tun

after dinner they just \upped and went without saying goodbye nach dem Abendessen gingen sie einfach weg, ohne auf Wiedersehen zu sagen

VI. vt

<- pp->

▪ to \up sth

1. (increase) capacity etw erhöhen

to \up the ante [or stakes] den Einsatz erhöhen

to \up a price/tax rate einen Preis/Steuersatz anheben

2. (raise) etw erheben

they \upped their glasses and toasted the host sie erhoben das Glas und brachten einen Toast auf den Gastgeber aus

VII. interj auf!, los, aufstehen!

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[ʌp]
1. ADVERB

1) indicating position = in high or higher position oben; (= to higher position) nach oben

up there — dort oben, droben ( liter, S Ger

up here on the roof — hier oben auf dem Dach

on your way up (to see us/them) — auf dem Weg (zu uns/ihnen) hinauf

he climbed all the way up (to us/them) — er ist den ganzen Weg (zu uns/ihnen) hochgeklettert

to stop halfway up — auf halber Höhe anhalten

we were 6,000 m up when... — wir waren 6.000 m hoch, als...

5 floors up — 5 Stockwerke hoch

3 floors up from me — 3 Stockwerke über mir

they were up above — sie waren hoch oben

I looked up (above) — ich schaute nach oben

this side up — diese Seite oben!

a little further up — ein bisschen weiter oben

to go a little further up —

hang the picture a bit higher up — häng das Bild ein bisschen höher

stick the notice up here — häng den Anschlag hier hin

from up on the hill — vom Berg oben

up on top (of the cupboard) — ganz oben (auf dem Schrank)

up in the mountains/sky — oben or droben ( liter, S Ger ) in den Bergen/am Himmel

the temperature was up in the thirties — die Temperatur war über dreißig Grad

the sun/moon is up —

the tide is up — es ist Flut, die Flut ist da

the wind is up — der Wind hat aufgefrischt

with his collar up — mit hochgeschlagenem Kragen

the road is up (Brit) — die Straße ist aufgegraben

to be up with the leaders — vorn bei den Führenden sein

to move up into the lead —

Red Rum with Joe Smith up — Red Rum unter Joe Smith

up and away the balloon sailed — der Ballon stieg auf und schwebte davon

then up jumps Richard and says... — und dann springt Richard auf und sagt...

the needle was up at 95 —

come on, up, that's my chair! up! he shouted to his horse — komm, auf mit dir, das ist mein Stuhl! spring! schrie er seinem Pferd zu

up with the Liberals! — hoch die Liberalen!

up with Spurs! — Spurs hoch!

up yours! (sl) — leck mich (inf), fick dich!(vulg)

2)

= installed, built to be up (building) — stehen; (tent also) aufgeschlagen sein; (scaffolding) aufgestellt sein; (notice) hängen, angeschlagen sein; (picture) hängen, aufgehängt sein; (shutters) zu sein; (shelves, wallpaper, curtains, pictures) hängen

the new houses went up very quickly — die neuen Häuser sind sehr schnell gebaut or hochgezogen (inf) worden __diams; to be up and running laufen; (committee etc) in Gang sein; (business etc) einwandfrei funktionieren

have you got your computer up and running yet? — läuft dein Computer schon?

3) = not in bed auf

up (with you)! — auf mit dir!, raus aus dem Bett (inf)

to be up and about — auf sein; (after illness also) auf den Beinen sein

4) = north oben

up in Inverness — in Inverness oben, oben in Inverness

we are going up to Aberdeen — wir fahren nach Aberdeen (hinauf)

to be/live up north — im Norden sein/wohnen

to go up north —

up from the country — vom Lande

we're up for the day —

he was up at Susie's place — er war bei Susie zu Hause

5) = at university Brit am Studienort

the students are only up for half the year — die Studenten sind nur die Hälfte des Jahres am Studienort

to go up to Cambridge — (zum Studium) nach Cambridge gehen

he was up at Oxford in 1982 — er hat 1982 in Oxford studiert

6) in price, value gestiegen (on gegenüber)

my shares are up 70p — meine Aktien sind um 70 Pence gestiegen

then up go prices again — und wieder steigen die Preise

7)

in score to be 3 goals up — mit 3 Toren führen or vorn liegen (on gegenüber)

the score was 9 up (US) —

I'll play you 100 up — ich spiele auf 100 (mit dir)

we were £100 up on the deal — wir haben bei dem Geschäft £ 100 gemacht

to be one up on sb — jdm um einen Schritt voraus sein

8)

= upwards from £10 up — von £ 10 (an) aufwärts, ab £ 10

from the age of 13 up — ab (dem Alter von) 13 Jahren, von 13 Jahren aufwärts

9)

= wrong inf what's up? —

what's up with him? — was ist mit dem los?, was ist los mit ihm?

there's something up with it — irgendetwas stimmt damit nicht or hier nicht

10) = knowledgeable firm, beschlagen (in, on in +dat)

he's well up on foreign affairs —

I'm not very up on French history — in französischer Geschichte bin ich nicht sehr beschlagen

11)

= finished time's up — die Zeit ist um, die Zeit ist zu Ende

the weekend is nearly up — das Wochenende ist fast zu Ende or fast vorüber

to eat/use sth up —

it's all up with him (inf) — es ist aus mit ihm (inf), es ist mit ihm zu Ende

12)

set structures __diams; up against it was up against the wall — es war an die Wand gelehnt

put it up against the wall — lehne es an die Wand

to be up against a difficulty/an opponent — einem Problem/Gegner gegenüberstehen, es mit einem Problem/Gegner zu tun haben

I fully realize what I'm up against — mir ist völlig klar, womit ich es hier zu tun habe

they were really up against it — sie hatten wirklich schwer zu schaffen __diams; up and down auf und ab

to walk up and down —

to bounce up and down — hochfedern, auf und ab hüpfen

he's been up and down all evening (from seat) — er hat den ganzen Abend keine Minute still gesessen; (on stairs) er ist den ganzen Abend die Treppe rauf- und runtergerannt

she's still a bit up and down (after illness etc) — es geht ihr immer noch mal besser, mal schlechter

the matter is up before the committee — die Sache ist vor dem Ausschuss

the boys were up before the head teacher — die Jungen sind vor den Direktor zitiert worden

to be up before the Court/before Judge Smith (case) — verhandelt werden/von Richter Smith verhandelt werden; (person) vor Gericht/Richter Smith stehen

to be up for sale — zu verkaufen sein

to be up for discussion — zur Diskussion stehen

to be up for election (candidate) — zur Wahl aufgestellt sein; (candidates) zur Wahl stehen

to be up for trial — vor Gericht stehen __diams; up to = as far as bis

up to now/here — bis jetzt/hier

to count up to 100 — bis 100 zählen

up to £100 —

it holds up to 8 — es fasst bis zu 8

I'm up to here in work/debt (inf) — ich stecke bis hier in Arbeit/Schulden

I'm full up to here (inf) — ich bin bis oben (hin) voll (inf)

what page are you up to? — bis zu welcher Seite bist du gekommen?

I don't feel up to it — ich fühle mich dem nicht gewachsen

it isn't up to much — damit ist nicht viel los

is he up to the heavier weights? — schafft er schwerere Gewichte?

he isn't up to running the company by himself — er hat nicht das Zeug dazu, die Firma allein zu leiten

it isn't up to his usual standard — das ist nicht sein sonstiges Niveau

we're going up Ben Nevis – are you sure you're up to it? — wir wollen Ben Nevis besteigen – glaubst du, dass du das schaffst? __diams; to be up to sb

it's up to us to help him — wir sollten ihm helfen

if it were up to me —

the success of this project is up to you now — wie erfolgreich dieses Projekt wird, hängt jetzt nur noch von Ihnen (selbst) ab, es liegt jetzt ganz an Ihnen, ob dieses Projekt ein Erfolg wird

it's up to you whether you go or not — es liegt an or bei dir or es bleibt dir überlassen, ob du gehst oder nicht

I'd like to accept, but it isn't up to me — ich würde gerne annehmen, aber ich habe da nicht zu bestimmen or aber das hängt nicht von mir ab

shall I take it? – that's entirely up to you — soll ich es nehmen? – das müssen Sie selbst wissen

what colour shall I choose? – (it's) up to you — welche Farbe soll ich nehmen? – das ist deine Entscheidung

it's up to the government to put this right —

it's not up to the government — das ist nicht Sache der Regierung

what have you been up to? — was hast du angestellt?

what are you up to with that? — was hast du damit vor?

he's up to no good —

I'm sure he's up to something (child) hey you! what do you think you're up to! — ich bin sicher, er hat etwas vor or (sth suspicious) er führt irgendetwas im Schilde ich bin sicher, er stellt irgendetwas an he Sie, was machen Sie eigentlich da!

what does he think he's up to? — was soll das eigentlich?, was hat er eigentlich vor?

2. PREPOSITION
oben auf (+dat); (with movement) hinauf (+acc)
further up the page — weiter oben auf der Seite

to live up the hill — am Berg wohnen

to go up the hill — den Berg hinaufgehen

they live further up the hill/street — sie wohnen weiter oben am Berg/weiter die Straße entlang

he lives up a dark alley — er wohnt am Ende einer dunklen Gasse

up the road from me — (von mir) die Straße entlang

he went off up the road — er ging (weg) die Straße hinauf

he hid it up the chimney — er versteckte es (oben) im Kamin

the water goes up this pipe — das Wasser geht durch dieses Rohr

up one's sleeve (position) — im Ärmel; (motion) in den Ärmel

as I travel up and down the country —

I've been up and down the stairs all night — ich bin in der Nacht immer nur die Treppe rauf- und runtergerannt

he was up the pub ( Brit inf ) — er war in der Kneipe

let's go up the pub/up Johnny's place (inf) — gehen wir doch zur Kneipe/zu Johnny (inf)

to go up to sb — auf jdn zugehen

3. NOUN
__diams; ups and downs gute und schlechte Zeiten pl; (of life) Höhen und Tiefen pl
after many ups and downs — nach vielen Höhen und Tiefen

they have their ups and downs — bei ihnen gibt es auch gute und schlechte Zeiten __diams; to be on the up and up ( inf

he/his career is on the up and up (inf) — mit ihm/seiner Karriere geht es aufwärts

4. ADJECTIVE
(= going up) escalator nach oben; (RAIL) train, line zur nächsten größeren Stadt
platform 14 is the up platform — auf Bahnsteig 14 fahren die Züge nach London etc

5. TRANSITIVE VERB
(inf) price, offer hinaufsetzen; production ankurbeln; bet erhöhen (to auf +acc)
6. INTRANSITIVE VERB
(inf)
she upped and left him — sie verließ ihn ganz plötzlich or Knall auf Fall (inf)

he upped and ran — er rannte ganz plötzlich davon

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up [ʌp]

A adv

1. a) nach oben, hoch, herauf, hinauf, in die Höhe, empor, aufwärts

b) oben (auch fig):

face up (mit dem) Gesicht nach oben;

… and up und (noch) höher oder mehr, von … aufwärts;

up and up höher und höher, immer höher;

farther up weiter hinauf oder (nach) oben;

three storeys up drei Stock hoch, (oben) im dritten Stock (-werk);

up and down

a) auf und ab, hin und her oder zurück,

b) fig überall;

buttoned all the way up bis oben (hin) zugeknöpft;

up from

a) (heraus) aus,

b) von … an, angefangen von …;

up from the country vom Lande;

from my youth up von Jugend auf, seit meiner Jugend;

up till now bis jetzt

2. weiter (nach oben), höher (auch fig):

up north weiter im Norden

3. flussaufwärts, den Fluss hinauf

4. nach oder im Norden:

up from Cuba von Kuba aus in nördlicher Richtung

5. a) in der oder in die ( besonders Haupt)Stadt

b) Br besonders in oder nach London:

he’s up for a week Br er ist eine Woche (lang) in London

6. Br am oder zum Studienort, im College etc:

he stayed up for the vacation

7. US umg in (dat):

up north im Norden

8. aufrecht, gerade:

sit up gerade sitzen

9. up to auf … (akk) zu, zu … (hin):

he went straight up to the door er ging geradewegs auf die Tür zu oder zur Tür

10. SPORT etc erzielt (Punktzahl):

with a hundred up mit hundert (Punkten)

11. Tischtennis etc: auf:

two up zwei auf, beide zwei

12. Baseball: am Schlag

13. SCHIFF luvwärts, gegen den Wind

14. up to

a) hinauf nach oder zu,

b) bis (zu), bis an oder auf (akk),

c) gemäß, entsprechend:

up to six months bis zu sechs Monaten;

up to town in die Stadt, Br besonders nach London;

up to death bis zum Tode; → chin A, count¹ C 1, date² A 10, expectation 1, mark¹ A 13, par A 3, scratch A 5, standard¹ A 6

15. be up to meist umg

a) etwas vorhaben, etwas im Schilde führen,

b) gewachsen sein (dat),

c) entsprechen (dat),

d) jemandes Sache sein, abhängen von,

e) fähig oder bereit sein zu,

f) vorbereitet oder gefasst sein auf (akk),

g) vertraut sein mit, sich auskennen in (dat):

what are you up to? was hast du vor?, was machst du ( there da)?;

he is up to no good er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde;

it is up to him es liegt an ihm, es hängt von ihm ab, es ist seine Sache;

it is not up to much es taugt nicht viel;

he is not up to much mit ihm ist nicht viel los; → snuff¹ C 3, trick A 1, A 2

16. (in Verbindung mit Verben [siehe jeweils diese] besonders als Intensivum)

a) auf…, aus…, ver…

b) zusammen…

B int up! auf!, hoch!, herauf!, hinauf!:

up (with you)! (steh) auf!;

up …! hoch (lebe) …!; → bottom A 1

C präp

1. auf … (akk) (hinauf):

up the ladder die Leiter hinauf;

up the street die Straße hinauf oder entlang;

up yours! vulg leck(t) mich (doch)!

2. in das Innere eines Landes etc (hinein):

up (the) country landeinwärts

3. gegen:

up (the) wind

4. oben an oder auf (dat), an der Spitze (gen):

up the tree (oben) auf dem Baum;

further up the road weiter oben in der Straße;

up the yard hinten im Hof

D adj

1. Aufwärts…, nach oben gerichtet

2. im Inneren (des Landes etc)

3. nach der oder zur Stadt:

up train;

up platform Bahnsteig m für Stadtzüge

4. a) oben (befindlich), (nach oben) gestiegen

b) hoch (auch fig):

be up fig an der Spitze sein, obenauf sein ( → D 6, D 11);

he is well up in that subject umg in diesem Fach ist er auf der Höhe oder gut beschlagen oder firm;

prices are up die Preise sind gestiegen;

wheat is up WIRTSCH der Weizen steht hoch (im Kurs), der Weizenpreis ist gestiegen

5. höher

6. auf(gestanden), auf den Beinen (auch fig):

be up auf sein ( → D 4, D 11);

be up and about (again) (wieder) auf den Beinen sein;

be up late lange aufbleiben;

be up again wieder obenauf sein;

be up against a hard job umg vor einer schwierigen Aufgabe stehen;

be up against it umg in der Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken

7. (zum Sprechen) aufgestanden:

the Home Secretary is up der Innenminister will sprechen oder spricht

8. PARL Br geschlossen:

Parliament is up das Parlament hat seine Sitzungen beendet oder hat sich vertagt

9. (bei verschiedenen Substantiven)

a) aufgegangen (Sonne, Samen)

b) hochgeschlagen (Kragen)

c) hochgekrempelt (Ärmel etc)

d) aufgespannt (Schirm)

e) aufgeschlagen (Zelt)

f) hoch-, aufgezogen (Vorhang etc)

g) aufgestiegen (Ballon etc)

h) aufgeflogen (Vogel)

i) angeschwollen (Fuß etc)

10. schäumend (Getränk):

the cider is up der Apfelwein schäumt

11. be up (einwandfrei) funktionieren (Computer) ( → D 4, D 6);

up time Benutzerzeit f

12. umg in Aufruhr, erregt:

his temper is up er ist erregt oder aufgebracht;

the whole country was up das ganze Land befand sich in Aufruhr; → arm² Bes Redew, blood A 2

13. umg los, im Gange:

what’s up? was ist los?;

is anything up? ist (irgendet)was los?; → hunt A 1

14. zu Ende, abgelaufen, vorbei, um:

it’s all up es ist alles aus;

it’s all up with him koll es ist aus mit ihm; → game¹ A 6, time A 11

15. up with jemandem ebenbürtig oder gewachsen

16. up for bereit zu:

be up for election auf der Wahlliste stehen;

be up for examination sich einer Prüfung unterziehen;

be up for murder JUR unter Mordanklage stehen;

be up for sale zum Kauf stehen;

be up for trial JUR

a) vor Gericht stehen,

b) verhandelt werden

17. SPORT, Spiel: um einen Punkt etc voraus:

be one up;

one up for you eins zu null für dich (a. fig)

E v/i

1. umg aufstehen, aufspringen:

up and ask sb jemanden plötzlich fragen

2. up with US umg etwas hochreißen:

he upped with his shotgun

3. besonders US sl Aufputschmittel nehmen

F v/t umg einen Preis, die Produktion etc erhöhen

G s

1. Aufwärtsbewegung f, An-, Aufstieg m:

the ups and downs pl das Auf und Ab;

the ups and downs of life die Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens;

he has had many ups and downs in his life er hat schon viele Höhen und Tiefen erlebt;

on the up and up umg

a) Br im Steigen (begriffen), im Kommen,

b) US in Ordnung, anständig, ehrlich;

our firm’s on the up and up Br umg mit unserer Firma geht es aufwärts, unsere Firma ist im Aufwind;

he’s on the up and up umg er macht keine krummen Touren

2. umg Preisanstieg m, Wertzuwachs m

3. besonders US → upper B 4

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1. adverb
1) (to higher place) nach oben; (in lift) aufwärts

[right] up to something — (lit. or fig.) [ganz] bis zu etwas hinauf

the bird flew up to the roof — der Vogel flog aufs Dach [hinauf]

up into the air — in die Luft [hinauf]...

climb up on something/climb up to the top of something — auf etwas (Akk.) [hinauf]steigen/bis zur Spitze einer Sache hinaufsteigen

the way up [to something] — der Weg hinauf [zu etwas]

on the way up — (lit. or fig.) auf dem Weg nach oben

up here/there — hier herauf/dort hinauf

high/higher up — hoch/höher hinauf

farther up — weiter hinauf

halfway/a long/little way up — den halben Weg/ein weites/kurzes Stück hinauf

come on up! — komm [hier/weiter] herauf!

up it etc. comes/goes — herauf kommt/hinauf geht es usw.

up you go! — rauf mit dir! (ugs.)

2) (to upstairs, northwards) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich); nach oben

come up from London to Edinburgh — von London nach Edinburgh [he]raufkommen

3) (to place regarded as more important)

go up to Leeds from the country — vom Land in die Stadt Leeds od. nach Leeds fahren

4) (Brit.): (to capital) rein (bes. ugs.); herein/hinein (bes. schriftsprachlich)

go up to town or London — nach London gehen/fahren

get up to London from Reading — von Reading nach London [he]reinfahren

5) (in higher place, upstairs, in north) oben

up here/there — hier/da oben

high up — hoch oben

an order from high up — (fig.) ein Befehl von ganz oben (ugs.)

higher up in the mountains — weiter oben in den Bergen

the picture should be higher up — das Bild müsste höher hängen

farther up — weiter oben

halfway/a long/little way up — auf halbem Weg nach oben/ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

10 metres up — 10 Meter hoch

live four floors or storeys up — im vierten Stockwerk wohnen

his flat is on the next floor up — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk höher

up north — oben im Norden (ugs.)

6) (erect) hoch

keep your head up — halte den Kopf hoch; see also chin

7) (out of bed)

be up — auf sein

up and about — auf den Beinen

8) (in place regarded as more important; Brit.): (in capital)

up in town or London/Leeds — in London/Leeds

9) (in price, value, amount)

prices have gone/are up — die Preise sind gestiegen

butter is up [by...] — Butter ist [...] teurer

10) (including higher limit)

up to — bis... hinauf

up to midday/up to £2 — bis zum Mittag/bis zu 2 Pfund

11) (in position of gain)

we're £300 up on last year — wir liegen 300 Pfund über dem letzten Jahr

the takings were £500 up on the previous month — die Einnahmen lagen 500 Pfund über denen des Vormonats

12) (ahead)

be three points/games/goals up — (Sport) mit drei Punkten/Spielen/Toren vorn liegen

be three points up on somebody — drei Punkte vor jemandem sein od. liegen

13) (as far as)

up to something — bis zu etwas

she is up to Chapter 3 — sie ist bis zum dritten Kapitel gekommen od. ist beim dritten Kapitel

up to here/there — bis hier[hin]/bis dorthin

I've had it up to here — (coll.) mir steht es bis hier [hin] (ugs.)

up to now/then/that time/last week — bis jetzt/damals/zu jener Zeit/zur letzten Woche

14)

up to — (comparable with)

be up to expectation[s] — den Erwartungen entsprechen

his last opera is not up to his others — seine neueste Oper reicht an seine früheren nicht heran

15)

up to — (capable of)

[not] be/feel up to something — einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen sein/sich einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen fühlen

[not] be/feel up to doing something — [nicht] in der Lage sein/sich nicht in der Lage fühlen, etwas zu tun

not be up to much — nicht viel taugen

16)

up to — (derog.): (doing)

be up to something — etwas anstellen (ugs.)

what is he up to? — was hat er [bloß] vor?

17)

it is [not] up to somebody to do something — (somebody's duty) es ist [nicht] jemandes Sache, etwas zu tun

it is up to us to help them — es ist unsere Pflicht, ihnen zu helfen

now it's up to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

it's/that's up to you — (is for you to decide) es/das hängt von dir ab; (concerns only you) es/das ist deine Sache

18) (close)

up against somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas [lehnen]; an jemanden/etwas [stellen]

sit up against the wall — mit dem Rücken zur od. an der Wand sitzen

19) (confronted by)

be up against a problem/difficulty — etc. (coll.) vor einem Problem/einer Schwierigkeit usw. stehen

be up against a tough opponent — es mit einem harten Gegner zu tun haben

be up against it — in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken

20)

up and down — (upwards and downwards) hinauf und hinunter; (to and fro) auf und ab

be up and down — (coll.): (variable) Hochs und Tiefs haben

21) (facing upwards)

‘this side/way up’ — (on box etc.) "[hier] oben"

turn something this/the other side/way up — diese/die andere Seite einer Sache nach oben drehen

the right/wrong way up — richtig/verkehrt od. falsch herum

22) (finished, at an end) abgelaufen

time is up — die Zeit ist abgelaufen
2. preposition
1) (upwards along, from bottom to top) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich)

walk up something — etwas hinaufgehen

up hill and down dale — bergauf und bergab

2) (upwards through)

force a liquid up a pipe — eine Flüssigkeit durch eine Röhre nach oben pressen

3) (upwards over)

up something — etwas (Akk.) hinauf

ivy grew up the wall — Efeu wuchs die Mauer hinauf

4) (along)

come up the street — die Straße herauf- od. entlangkommen

walk up and down the platform — auf dem Bahnsteig auf und ab gehen

5) (at or in higher position in or on) [weiter] oben

further up the ladder/coast — weiter oben auf der Leiter/an der Küste

6) (from bottom to top along)

up the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses hinauf
3. adjective
1) (directed upwards) aufwärts führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach oben; nach oben gerichtet [Kolbenhub]

up train/line — (Railw.) Zug/Gleis Richtung Stadt

2) (well-informed)

be up in a subject/on the news — in einem Fach auf der Höhe [der Zeit] sein/über alle Neuigkeiten Bescheid wissen od. gut informiert sein

3) (coll.): (ready)

tea['s]/grub['s] up! — Tee/Essen ist fertig!

4) (coll.): (amiss)

what's up? — was ist los? (ugs.)

something is up — irgendwas ist los (ugs.)
4. noun in pl.
the ups and downs — (lit. or fig.) das Auf und Ab; (fig.) die Höhen und Tiefen
5. intransitive verb,
- pp- (coll.)

up and leave/resign — einfach abhauen (ugs.) /kündigen

he ups and says... — da sagt er doch [ur]plötzlich...
6. transitive verb,
- pp- (coll.) (increase) erhöhen; (raise up) heben

* * *

adv.

auf adv.

aufwärts adv.

hinauf adv.

hoch adj.

oben adv. prep.

auf präp.

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