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1 worst

worst [wɜ:st]

1. adjective

superlative of bad ; of ill

• the worst... le (or la) plus mauvais (e)... le (or la) pire...

• the worst film I've ever seen le plus mauvais film que j'aie jamais vu

• the worst thing about living on your own is... ce qu'il y a de pire quand on vit seul, c'est...

• come on, what's the worst thing that could happen? allons, on a vu pire !

• of all the children, he's (the) worst de tous les enfants, c'est le pire

• it was the worst winter for 20 years c'était l'hiver le plus rude depuis 20 ans

• that was his worst mistake cela a été son erreur la plus grave

2. adverb

superlative of badly ; of ill le plus mal

• he came off worst c'est lui qui s'en est le plus mal sorti

• worst of all,... pire que tout,...

• it's my leg that hurts worst of all c'est ma jambe qui me fait le plus mal

• the worst-dressed man in England l'homme m le plus mal habillé d'Angleterre

• the worst hit areas les régions les plus touchées

3. noun

pire m

• the worst that can happen la pire chose qui puisse arriver

• the worst is yet to come on n'a pas encore vu le pire

• if the worst comes to the worst (British) if worst comes to worst (US) en mettant les choses au pire

• to be at its (or their) worst [crisis, epidemic] être à son (or leur) paroxysme ; [conditions] n'avoir jamais été aussi mauvais

• at the worst of the epidemic au plus fort de l'épidémie

• the worst of it is that... le pire c'est que...

• ... and that's not the worst of it!... et il y a pire encore !

• that's the worst of being... c'est l'inconvénient d'être...

• it brings out the worst in me ça réveille en moi les pires instincts

• he feared the worst il craignait le pire

4. compounds

► worst-case adjective [hypothesis, projection, guess] le (or la) plus pessimiste

• the worst-case scenario le pire qui puisse arriver

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[wɜːst] 1.
noun

1) (most difficult, unpleasant)

the worst — le/la pire m/f

the storm was one of the worst in recent years — la tempête était parmi les pires qu'il y ait eu ces dernières années

last year was the worst for strikes — du point de vue des grèves l'année dernière a été la pire

they're the worst of all — ( people) ce sont eux les pires; (things, problems, ideas) c'est ce qu'il y a de pire

he's not the worst — il y a pire que lui

we're over the worst now — nous avons passé le pire

the worst was yet to come — le plus dur était encore à venir

the worst of it is there's no solution — le pire c'est qu'il n'y a pas de solution

during the worst of the recession — au plus fort de la crise

the worst of the heat is over — les plus fortes chaleurs sont passées

do your worst! — essaie un peu pour voir!

2) ( expressing the most pessimistic outlook)

the worst — le pire m

to think the worst of somebody — avoir une mauvaise opinion de quelqu'un

if the worst were to happen —

if the worst came to the worst — ( in serious circumstances) dans le pire des cas; (involving fatality, death) si le pire devait arriver

3) ( most unbearable)

to be at its worst — aller au plus mal

at its worst, the noise could be heard everywhere — quand le bruit était à sa puissance maximum, on l'entendait partout

when the heat is at its worst — au plus fort de la chaleur

these are fanatics at their worst — ce sont des fanatiques dans ce qu'ils ont de pire

when you see people at their worst — quand on voit les gens sous leur plus mauvais jour

I'm at my worst in the morning — ( in temper) c'est le matin que je suis de plus mauvaise humeur

4) ( most negative trait)

to bring out the worst in somebody — mettre à jour ce qu'il y a de plus mauvais chez quelqu'un

5) (of the lowest standard, quality)

the worst — le plus mauvais/la plus mauvaise m/f

to be the worst at French — être le plus mauvais en français
2.
adjective (superl of bad)

1) (most unsatisfactory, unpleasant) plus mauvais

the worst book I've ever read — le plus mauvais livre que j'aie jamais lu

hypocrites of the worst kind — des hypocrites de la pire espèce

the worst thing about the film is — ce qu'il y a de pire dans le film c'est

and the worst thing about it is (that) — et le pire c'est que

2) ( most serious) plus grave

one of the worst recessions — une des crises les plus graves

the worst mistake you could have made — la pire erreur possible

3) ( most inappropriate) pire

the worst possible place to do — le pire endroit pour faire

she rang at the worst possible time — elle a téléphoné au plus mauvais moment

it's the worst thing you could have said! — c'était vraiment la chose à ne pas dire!

4) ( of the poorest standard) pire, plus mauvais
3.
adverb

the children suffer (the) worst — ce sont les enfants qui souffrent le plus

they were (the) worst affected ou hit by the strike — ce sont eux qui ont été les plus touchés par la grève

to smell the worst — sentir le plus mauvais

to come off worst — perdre le plus

the worst-off groups in society — les groupes les plus démunis de la société

the worst-behaved child he'd ever met — l'enfant le plus mal élevé qu'il ait jamais rencontré

worst of all,... — le pire de tout, c'est que...

they did (the) worst of all the group in the exam — ce sont eux qui ont le moins bien réussi l'examen

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worst

A n

1 (most difficult, unpleasant) the worst le/la pire m/f ; the storm was one of the worst in recent years la tempête était parmi les pires qu'il y ait eu ces dernières années ; last year was the worst for strikes du point de vue des grèves l'année dernière a été la pire ; they're the worst of all ( people) c'est eux les pires ; (things, problems, ideas) c'est ce qu'il y a de pire ; wasps are the worst of all les guêpes, c'est ce qu'il y a de pire ; he's not the worst il y a pire que lui ; we're over the worst now nous avons passé le pire ; the worst was yet to come le plus dur était encore à venir ; the worst of it is, there's no solution le pire c'est qu'il n'y a pas de solution ; to get the worst of all or both worlds se retrouver avec tous les inconvénients à la fois ; that's the worst of waiting till the last minute c'est ça l'inconvénient d'attendre jusqu'à la dernière minute ; during the worst of the riots/of the recession au plus fort des émeutes/de la crise ; the worst of the heat is over les plus fortes chaleurs sont passées ; we escaped the worst of the tremors nous avons échappé aux secousses les plus violentes ; do your worst! essaie un peu pour voir! ; let them do their worst! qu'ils essaient un peu pour voir! ;

2 ( expressing the most pessimistic outlook) the worst le pire m ; to fear the worst craindre le pire ; to expect the worst s'attendre au pire ; to think the worst of sb avoir une mauvaise opinion de qn ; the worst that can happen is that le pire qui puisse arriver ce serait que (+ subj) ; if the worst were to happen, if the worst came to the worst ( in serious circumstances) dans le pire des cas ; (involving fatality, death) si le pire devait arriver ; at worst au pire ; at best neutral, at worst hostile au mieux neutre, au pire hostile ;

3 ( most unbearable) to be at its worst [relationship, development, tendency, economic situation] aller au plus mal ; when things were at their worst lorsque les choses allaient au plus mal ; at its worst, the noise could be heard everywhere quand le bruit était à sa puissance maximum, on l'entendait partout ; when the heat is at its worst au plus fort de la chaleur ; this is media hype ○ at its worst c'est le battage ○ publicitaire dans ce qu'il a de pire ; these are fanatics at their worst ce sont des fanatiques dans ce qu'ils ont de pire ; when you see people at their worst quand on voit les gens sous leur plus mauvais jour ; I'm at my worst in the morning ( in temper) c'est le matin que je suis de plus mauvaise humeur ; at her worst she's totally unbearable dans ses plus mauvais jours elle est vraiment insupportable ;

4 ( most negative trait) to exploit the worst in people exploiter ce qu'il y a de plus mauvais or bas chez les gens ; to bring out the worst in sb mettre à jour ce qu'il y a de plus mauvais or de pire chez qn ;

5 (of the lowest standard, quality) the worst le plus mauvais/la plus mauvaise m/f ; they're the worst in the group ce sont les plus mauvais du groupe ; he's one of the worst c'est un des plus mauvais ; the country's economic record is one of the worst in Europe le pays a l'un des plus mauvais bilans économiques d'Europe ; the film is certainly not her worst ce n'est sûrement pas son plus mauvais film ; to be the worst at French/rugby être le plus mauvais en français/rugby ; she must be the world's worst at cooking c'est la plus mauvaise cuisinière qui soit, pour la cuisine elle a le pompon ○.

B adj ( superlative of bad)

1 (most unsatisfactory, unpleasant) plus mauvais ; the worst book I've ever read le plus mauvais livre que j'aie jamais lu ; it's the worst meal we've ever eaten c'est le plus mauvais repas que nous ayons jamais mangé ; hypocrites of the worst kind des hypocrites de la pire espèce ; the worst thing about the film/about being blind is ce qu'il y a de pire dans le film/lorsqu'on est aveugle c'est ; the worst thing about him is his temper ce qu'il y a de pire chez lui c'est son mauvais caractère ; and the worst thing about it is (that) et le pire c'est que ;

2 ( most serious) plus grave ; the worst air disaster in years la plus grave catastrophe aérienne depuis des années ; one of the worst recessions une des crises les plus graves ; one of the worst things anyone has ever done une des choses les plus graves qu'on ait jamais faites ; the worst mistake you could have made la pire erreur possible ; the worst victims were children ce sont les enfants qui ont été les plus touchés ;

3 ( most inappropriate) pire ; the worst possible place to do le pire endroit pour faire ; the worst possible environment for a child le pire milieu qu'on puisse imaginer pour un enfant ; she rang at the worst possible time elle a téléphoné au plus mauvais moment ; the worst thing (to do) would be to ignore it le pire serait de ne pas en tenir compte ; it would be worst if they forgot le pire serait qu'ils oublient ( subj) ; it's the worst thing you could have said! c'était vraiment la chose à ne pas dire! ;

4 ( of the poorest standard) pire, plus mauvais ; the worst hotel in town le pire hôtel de la ville ; the world' s worst chef le plus mauvais cuisinier du monde.

C adv the children suffer (the) worst ce sont les enfants qui souffrent le plus ; they were (the) worst affected ou hit by the strike ce sont eux qui ont été les plus touchés par la grève ; to smell the worst sentir le plus mauvais ; to come off worst perdre le plus ; the worst-off groups in society les groupes les plus démunis de la société ; the worst-behaved child he'd ever met l'enfant le plus mal élevé qu'il ait jamais rencontré ; worst of all,… le pire de tout, c'est que… ; they did (the) worst of all the group in the exam ce sont eux qui ont le moins bien réussi l'examen.

D vtr sout to be worsted être battu (by par).

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worst [wɜ:st]

le pire ⇒ 1 (a), 3 (a), 3 (b) le plus mauvais ⇒ 1 (a) le plus grave ⇒ 1 (b) le plus mal ⇒ 2

1 adjective (superl of bad)

(a) (least good, pleasant etc) le pire, le plus mauvais;

∎ it's the worst book I've ever read c'est le plus mauvais livre que j'aie jamais lu;

∎ this is the worst thing that could have happened c'est la pire chose qui pouvait arriver;

∎ the worst thing about it was the heat le pire, c'était la chaleur;

∎ it has happened at the worst possible time c'est arrivé au plus mauvais moment;

∎ and, worst of all, I lost my keys et le pire de tout, c'est que j'ai perdu mes clés;

∎ we came off worst (in deal) c'est nous qui étions perdants; (in fight) c'est nous qui avons reçu le plus de coups;

∎ I felt worst of all just after the operation c'est juste après l'opération que je me suis senti le plus mal

(b) (most severe, serious → disaster, error) le plus grave; (→ winter) le plus rude;

∎ the fighting was worst near the border les combats les plus violents se sont déroulés près de la frontière

2 adverb

(superl of badly) out of all of us I played worst j'ai joué le plus mal de nous tous;

∎ that frightened me worst of all c'est ce qui m'a fait le plus peur;

∎ they are the worst paid ce sont les plus mal payés;

∎ the worst affected le plus affecté, le plus touché

3 noun

(a) (thing)

∎ the worst le pire;

∎ the worst that can happen le pire qui puisse arriver;

∎ the worst of it is she knew all along le pire, c'est qu'elle le savait depuis le début;

∎ that's the worst of cheap shoes c'est l'inconvénient des chaussures bon marché;

∎ money brings out the worst in people l'argent réveille les pires instincts (chez les gens);

∎ to expect/to be prepared for the worst s'attendre/être préparé au pire;

∎ I fear the worst je crains le pire;

∎ the worst is still to come le pire est encore à venir;

∎ the worst was yet to come le pire restait à venir;

∎ the worst is over le plus mauvais moment est passé;

∎ if the worst comes to the worst, if it comes to the worst au pire, dans le pire des cas;

∎ he got the worst of it c'est lui qui s'en est le moins bien sorti;

∎ and that's not the worst of it! et ce n'est pas le pire!, et il y a pire encore!;

∎ humorous do your worst! allez-y, je suis prêt;

∎ the fever was at its worst last night la fièvre était à son paroxysme hier soir;

∎ when the storm was at its worst au plus fort de l'orage;

∎ when the situation was at its worst alors que la situation était désespérée;

∎ things or matters were at their worst les affaires étaient au plus mal, les choses ne pouvaient pas aller plus mal;

∎ I'm at my worst in the morning le matin est mon plus mauvais moment de la journée;

∎ even at her worst she is still a brilliant player même quand elle joue mal, elle reste une joueuse fantastique

(b) (person)

∎ the worst le (la) pire de tous;

∎ to be the worst in the class être le (la) dernier(ère) de la classe;

∎ when it comes to dancing, he's the world's worst pour ce qui est de danser, il n'y a pas pire que lui

4 transitive verb

literary (opponent, rival) battre, avoir le dessus sur

5 at (the) worst conjunction

au pire, dans le pire des cas

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I 1. [wɜːst]
aggettivo (superl. di 1.bad)

1) (most unsatisfactory, unpleasant, serious etc.) peggiore

the worst book I've ever read — il peggior libro o il libro più brutto che abbia mai letto

the worst hotel in town — il peggiore hotel della città

and the worst thing about it is (that) — e ciò che è peggio è (che)

the worst mistake you could have made — l'errore più grave che si potesse fare

2) (most inappropriate) peggiore, meno adatto

the worst possible place to do — il peggiore posto possibile per fare, il posto meno adatto per fare

she rang at the worst possible time — telefonò nel momento peggiore
2.
nome

1) (most difficult, unpleasant etc.)

the worst — il peggiore, la peggiore

last year was the worst for strikes — per quanto riguarda gli scioperi l'anno scorso è stato il peggiore

they're the worst of all — (people) sono i peggiori (di tutti); (things, problems, ideas) è ciò che c'è di peggio

we're over the worst now — adesso il peggio è passato

the worst was yet to come — il peggio doveva ancora venire

the worst of it is,... — la cosa peggiore è che...

that's the worst of waiting till the last minute — questo è il brutto di aspettare fino all'ultimo minuto

during the worst of the recession — nel momento più critico della recessione

the worst of the heat is over — il caldo peggiore è passato

do your worst! — fa' pure quello che ti pare!

2) (expressing the most pessimistic outlook)

the worst — il peggio

to think the worst of sb. — avere una pessima opinione di qcn.

if the worst were to happen if the worst came to the worst (in serious circumstances) nel peggiore dei casi, nel caso peggiore; (involving fatality) se il peggio dovesse succedere; at worst — alla peggio, nella peggiore delle ipotesi

3) (most unbearable)

at its worst, the noise could be heard everywhere — quando raggiungeva il suo massimo, il rumore si sentiva ovunque

when the heat is at its worst — quando il calore raggiunge il suo massimo

these are fanatics at their worst — sono fanatici della peggior specie

when you see people at their worst — quando vedi le persone nel loro momento peggiore o nelle condizioni peggiori

I'm at my worst in the morning — (in temper) è di mattina che sono più di cattivo umore

to bring out the worst in sb. — tirare fuori il peggio di qcn
II [wɜːst]
avverbio

the children suffer (the) worst — sono i bambini che soffrono di più

they were (the) worst hit by the strike — sono quelli che hanno subito i disagi più gravi a causa dello sciopero

to come off worst — avere la peggio

the worst-behaved child he'd ever met — il bambino più maleducato che avesse mai incontrato

worst of all,... — e quel che è peggio...

they did (the) worst of all the group in the exam — nel loro gruppo d'esame sono quelli che hanno fatto peggio

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[wə:st] 1. adjective
(bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) peggiore
2. adverb
(in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) il peggio, il peggiore
3. pronoun
(the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) il peggiore; alla peggio

- do one's worst
- get the worst of
- if the worst comes to the worst
- the worst of it is that
- the worst of it is
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I 1. [wɜːst]
aggettivo (superl. di 1.bad)

1) (most unsatisfactory, unpleasant, serious etc.) peggiore

the worst book I've ever read — il peggior libro o il libro più brutto che abbia mai letto

the worst hotel in town — il peggiore hotel della città

and the worst thing about it is (that) — e ciò che è peggio è (che)

the worst mistake you could have made — l'errore più grave che si potesse fare

2) (most inappropriate) peggiore, meno adatto

the worst possible place to do — il peggiore posto possibile per fare, il posto meno adatto per fare

she rang at the worst possible time — telefonò nel momento peggiore
2.
nome

1) (most difficult, unpleasant etc.)

the worst — il peggiore, la peggiore

last year was the worst for strikes — per quanto riguarda gli scioperi l'anno scorso è stato il peggiore

they're the worst of all — (people) sono i peggiori (di tutti); (things, problems, ideas) è ciò che c'è di peggio

we're over the worst now — adesso il peggio è passato

the worst was yet to come — il peggio doveva ancora venire

the worst of it is,... — la cosa peggiore è che...

that's the worst of waiting till the last minute — questo è il brutto di aspettare fino all'ultimo minuto

during the worst of the recession — nel momento più critico della recessione

the worst of the heat is over — il caldo peggiore è passato

do your worst! — fa' pure quello che ti pare!

2) (expressing the most pessimistic outlook)

the worst — il peggio

to think the worst of sb. — avere una pessima opinione di qcn.

if the worst were to happen if the worst came to the worst (in serious circumstances) nel peggiore dei casi, nel caso peggiore; (involving fatality) se il peggio dovesse succedere; at worst — alla peggio, nella peggiore delle ipotesi

3) (most unbearable)

at its worst, the noise could be heard everywhere — quando raggiungeva il suo massimo, il rumore si sentiva ovunque

when the heat is at its worst — quando il calore raggiunge il suo massimo

these are fanatics at their worst — sono fanatici della peggior specie

when you see people at their worst — quando vedi le persone nel loro momento peggiore o nelle condizioni peggiori

I'm at my worst in the morning — (in temper) è di mattina che sono più di cattivo umore

to bring out the worst in sb. — tirare fuori il peggio di qcn
II [wɜːst]
avverbio

the children suffer (the) worst — sono i bambini che soffrono di più

they were (the) worst hit by the strike — sono quelli che hanno subito i disagi più gravi a causa dello sciopero

to come off worst — avere la peggio

the worst-behaved child he'd ever met — il bambino più maleducato che avesse mai incontrato

worst of all,... — e quel che è peggio...

they did (the) worst of all the group in the exam — nel loro gruppo d'esame sono quelli che hanno fatto peggio

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1. adjective superl. of
academic.ru/5024/bad">bad 1. see worse 1.: schlechtest.../schlimmst...

be worst — am schlechtesten/schlimmsten sein

the worst thing about it was... — das Schlimmste daran war...
2. adverb superl. of
badly am schlimmsten; am schlechtesten [gekleidet]
3. noun
1)

[the] worst — der/die/das Schlimmste

prepare for the worst — sich auf das Schlimmste gefasst machen

at worst, at the [very] worst — schlimmstenfalls; im [aller]schlimmsten Fall[e]

get or have the worst of it — (be defeated) geschlagen werden; (suffer the most) am meisten zu leiden haben

if the worst or it comes to the worst — (Brit.)

if worse comes to worst — (Amer.) wenn es zum Schlimmsten kommt

do your worst — mach, was du willst!

let him do his worst — er soll machen, was er will

2) (what is of poorest quality) Schlechteste, der/die/das

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[wə:st] 1. adjective
(bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) schlechtest
2. adverb
(in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) am schlechtesten
3. pronoun
(the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) schlimmst(enfalls)

- do one's worst
- get the worst of
- if the worst comes to the worst
- the worst of it is that
- the worst of it is
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worst

[wɜ:st, AM wɜ:rst]

I. adj inv superl of bad

1. (of poorest quality)

▪ the \worst... der/die/das schlechteste...

2. (least pleasant) schlechteste(r, s)

3. (most dangerous) übelste(r, s), schlimmste(r, s)

to be one's own \worst enemy sich dat selbst sein ärgster Feind sein

4. (least advantageous) ungünstigste(r, s)

the \worst time to go would be in the morning am ungünstigsten ist es am Morgen

II. adv inv superl of badly

1. (most severely) am schlimmsten

2. (least well) am schlechtesten

he's the school's \worst-dressed teacher er ist der am schlechtesten angezogene Lehrer

3. (to introduce sth)

\worst of all... und was am schlimmsten war,...

III. n no pl

▪ the \worst der/die/das Schlimmste [o Ärgste]

the \worst is over now das Schlimmste ist jetzt überstanden

to fear [or think] the \worst das Schlimmste befürchten

▪ at \worst schlimmstenfalls

▶ to be at one's [or its] \worst sich akk von seiner schlechtesten Seite zeigen

▶ if [the] \worst comes to [the] \worst wenn es ganz schlimm kommt, wenn alle Stricke reißen fam

▶ to do one's \worst:

I'm not frightened of him — let him do his \worst! was er auch tut, ich habe keine Angst vor ihm!

▶ to get [or have] the \worst of it das Meiste abbekommen

IV. vt usu passive ( old)

▪ to be \worsted vernichtend geschlagen werden

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[wɜːst]
1. adj superl
schlechteste(r, s); (morally, with regard to consequences) schlimmste(r, s)
the worst possible time — die ungünstigste Zeit

2. adv superl
am schlechtesten
3. n

the worst is over — das Schlimmste or Ärgste ist vorbei

in the worst of the storm — im ärgsten Sturm

when the crisis/storm was at its worst — als die Krise/der Sturm ihren/seinen Höhepunkt erreicht hatte

at (the) worst — schlimmstenfalls

you've never seen him at his worst — er kann noch (viel) schlimmer (sein)

the worst of it is... — das Schlimmste daran ist,...

if the worst comes to the worst, if worst comes to worst (US) — wenn alle Stricke reißen (inf)

do your worst! (liter) — mach zu!

to get the worst of it — den Kürzeren ziehen

4. vt
enemy, opponent besiegen, schlagen
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worst [wɜːst; US wɜrst]

A adj (sup von bad¹, evil, ill) schlechtest(er, e, es), übelst(er, e, es), schlimmst(er, e, es), ärgst(er, e, es):

of the worst kind der übelsten Sorte, übelst(er, e, es);

and, which is worst und, was das Schlimmste ist; → description 3

B adv am schlechtesten oder übelsten, am schlimmsten oder ärgsten:

the worst-paid der oder die am schlechtesten Bezahlte

C s (der, die, das) Schlechteste oder Übelste oder Schlimmste oder Ärgste:

at worst äußersten-, schlimmstenfalls;

the worst of it is that … das Schlimm(st)e daran ist, dass …;

be prepared for the worst aufs Schlimmste oder auf alles gefasst sein;

do one’s worst machen, was man will;

get the worst of it am schlechtesten wegkommen, den Kürzer(e)n ziehen;

if the worst comes to the worst wenn alle Stricke reißen, im Falle eines Falles;

he was at his worst er zeigte sich von seiner schlechtesten Seite, er war in denkbar schlechter Form;

see sb (sth) at their( its) worst jemanden (etwas) von der schlechtesten oder schwächsten Seite kennenlernen;

the illness is at its worst die Krankheit ist auf ihrem Höhepunkt;

be over the worst das Schlimmste hinter sich haben; → bring out 3

D v/t überwältigen, besiegen, schlagen

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1. adjective superl. of
bad 1. see worse 1.: schlechtest.../schlimmst...

be worst — am schlechtesten/schlimmsten sein

the worst thing about it was... — das Schlimmste daran war...
2. adverb superl. of
badly am schlimmsten; am schlechtesten [gekleidet]
3. noun
1)

[the] worst — der/die/das Schlimmste

prepare for the worst — sich auf das Schlimmste gefasst machen

at worst, at the [very] worst — schlimmstenfalls; im [aller]schlimmsten Fall[e]

get or have the worst of it — (be defeated) geschlagen werden; (suffer the most) am meisten zu leiden haben

if the worst or it comes to the worst — (Brit.)

if worse comes to worst — (Amer.) wenn es zum Schlimmsten kommt

do your worst — mach, was du willst!

let him do his worst — er soll machen, was er will

2) (what is of poorest quality) Schlechteste, der/die/das

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adj.

schlechtest adj.

schlimmst adj.

English-german dictionary > worst
6 worst

wə:st
1. adjective
(bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) peor

2. adverb
(in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) peor

3. pronoun
(the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) lo peor

- do one's worst
- get the worst of
- if the worst comes to the worst
- the worst of it is that
- the worst of it is

worst adj adv peor

that was the worst day in my life ése fue el peor día de mi vida

the worst is over ya ha pasado lo peor

Es el superlativo de bad

worst

tr[wɜːst]

adjective

1 (superl) peor

the worst job I've ever had el peor empleo que he tenido

this has been the worst winter on record éste ha sido el peor invierno que se recuerda

the worst part of it is that... lo peor es que...

adverb

1 (superl) peor

she is one of the worst dressed women in the world es una de la mujeres peor vestidas del mundo

the elderly are the worst affected by the cold los ancianos son los más afectados por el frío

noun

1 (indefinite) lo peor; (person) el/la peor, los/las peores

the worst is over now ya ha pasado lo peor

we feared the worst temíamos lo peor

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at (the) worst en el peor de los casos

if the worst comes to the worst si pasa lo peor, en el peor de los casos

to be one's own worst enemy ser su peor enemigo

to come off worst salir perdiendo, llevarse la peor parte

worst case scenario el peor de los casos

worst ['wərst] vt

defeat: derrotar

worst adv superlative of ill or of bad or badly : peor

the worst dressed of all: el peor vestido de todos

worst adj superlative of bad or of ill : peor

the worst movie: la peor película

worst n

the worst : lo peor, el (la) peor

the worst is over: ya ha pasado lo peor

worst

adj.

• peor adj.

• pésimo, -a adj.

adv.

• peor adv.

n.

• lo peor s.m.

I wɜːrst, wɜːst
adjective (superl of bad I) peor

he's the worst student in the class — es el peor alumno de la clase

he ran his worst ever race — corrió peor que nunca

worst of all — lo peor de todo

the worst thing about her is her selfishness — lo peor que tiene es lo egoísta que es

II

adverb (superl of badly)

she did (the) worst (of all) in both exams — le fue peor que a nadie en los dos exámenes

III

noun

1) the worst

a) (+ sing vb) lo peor

his sister brings out the worst in him — cuando está con su hermana está peor que nunca

if (the) worst comes to (the) worst — en el peor de los casos

to get o have the worst of it — salir* perdiendo, llevarse la peor parte

b) (+ pl vb) los peores

2)

a)

at worst — en el peor de los casos

b)

at her/his/its worst: I'm at my worst in the morning la mañana es mi peor momento del día; this is racism at its worst — esto es racismo de la peor especie

[wɜːst]
1. ADJ
(superl) of bad
1) (gen) peor

it was the worst film I've ever seen — fue la peor película de mi vida, fue la película más mala que he visto en mi vida

• worst of all — lo que es peor

• it was the worst winter for 20 years — fue el peor invierno en 20 años

• the worst storm in years — la peor tormenta en años

• that's the worst part (of it) — eso es lo peor

• at the worst possible time — en el peor momento posible

• it was the worst thing he ever did — fue lo peor que hizo nunca
fear
2) (=most badly affected) [victim] más afectado

the worst sufferers are children — los más afectados son los niños

2. ADV
(superl) of badly
1) (gen) peor

the worst-dressed man in England — el hombre peor vestido de Inglaterra

they all sing badly but he sings worst (of all) — todos cantan mal, pero él peor que nadie

• to come off worst, they had a punch-up and he came off worst — tuvieron una pelea y él fue el que salió peor parado

2) [affected, hit] más

he visited some of the worst affected areas — visitó algunas de las zonas más afectadas

3. N

1)

the worst — lo peor

the worst that can happen is that... — lo peor que puede pasar es que...

we threw away the worst of them — los peores los tiramos a la basura

• to fear the worst — temerse lo peor

• the worst of it is that... — lo peor de todo es que...

that's not the worst of it — eso no es lo peor

to get the worst of it * — llevarse la peor parte

- if the worst comes to the worst

2)

• at worst — en el peor de los casos

at worst, they can only say no — en el peor de los casos, nos dirán que no

the situation is at its worst in urban centres — en los núcleos urbanos es donde la situación es más grave

things or matters were at their worst — las cosas estaban peor que nunca

he's at his worst in the evenings — por las tardes es cuando está más insoportable

4.

VT † [+ person] (in fight) derrotar; (in conflict) vencer

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I [wɜːrst, wɜːst]
adjective (superl of bad I) peor

he's the worst student in the class — es el peor alumno de la clase

he ran his worst ever race — corrió peor que nunca

worst of all — lo peor de todo

the worst thing about her is her selfishness — lo peor que tiene es lo egoísta que es

II

adverb (superl of badly)

she did (the) worst (of all) in both exams — le fue peor que a nadie en los dos exámenes

III

noun

1) the worst

a) (+ sing vb) lo peor

his sister brings out the worst in him — cuando está con su hermana está peor que nunca

if (the) worst comes to (the) worst — en el peor de los casos

to get o have the worst of it — salir* perdiendo, llevarse la peor parte

b) (+ pl vb) los peores

2)

a)

at worst — en el peor de los casos

b)

at her/his/its worst: I'm at my worst in the morning la mañana es mi peor momento del día; this is racism at its worst — esto es racismo de la peor especie

English-spanish dictionary > worst
7 possible

'posəbl
adjective

1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) posible

2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) posible

•

- possibility
- possibly

possible adj posible

I'm afraid that is not possible lo siento, pero eso no es posible

it's possible that it'll rain tonight es posible que llueva esta noche

possible

tr['pɒsɪbəl]

adjective

1 posible

■ I'll do everything possible haré todo lo posible

■ it's not possible es imposible

■ is it possible to book in advance? ¿se puede reservar con anticipación?

noun

1 posible candidato,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as far as possible en lo posible, dentro de lo posible

as much as possible todo lo posible

as soon as possible cuanto antes, lo antes posible

if (at all) possible si es posible, a ser posible

possible ['pɑsəbəl] adj

: posible

possible

adj.

• acontecedero, -a adj.

• dable adj.

• posible adj.

I 'pɑːsəbəl, 'pɒsəbəl
adjective posible

the text must be checked for any possible mistakes — hay que revisar el texto por si hubiera algún error

in the best possible taste — con el mejor de los gustos

the show was made possible by their dedication — el espectáculo fue posible gracias a su dedicación

it's just possible that he may have survived — existe una remota posibilidad de que haya sobrevivido

get here by eight if possible — llega antes de las ocho, si es posible or si puedes

as far as possible try to work on your own — en lo posible intenta trabajar sola

as little as possible — lo menos posible

as early as possible — lo más pronto posible

II

noun

a) c ( person) posible candidato, -ta m,f

b) u ( what can be done)

the possible — lo posible

['pɒsǝbl]
1. ADJ

1) (=feasible) posible

she scored seven points out of a possible nine — obtuvo siete puntos de los nueve posibles

will it be possible for me to leave early? — ¿hay algún inconveniente en que me vaya antes de la hora?

• as... as possible, try to make the lesson as interesting as possible — trata de que la lección sea lo más interesante posible

you must practise as much as possible — debes practicar todo lo que puedas or todo lo posible

as soon as possible — cuanto antes, lo antes posible

• we provide the best possible accommodation for our students — nuestros estudiantes disponen del mejor de los alojamientos

• if (at all) possible — si es posible, a ser posible

• to make sth possible, improvements made possible by new technology — mejoras fpl que la nueva tecnología ha hecho posible

he made it possible for me to go to Spain — gracias a él pude ir a España

the new legislation would make it possible for alcohol to be sold on Sundays — la nueva legislación posibilitaría la venta de alcohol los domingos

• I meant it in the nicest possible way — lo dije con la mejor de las intenciones

• we will help whenever possible — ayudaremos siempre y cuando sea posible, ayudaremos siempre que podamos

• where possible, wherever possible — donde sea posible

• they have joined the job market at the worst possible time — se han incorporado al mercado de trabajo en el peor momento posible or en el peor de los momentos
world 1., 1), as 3., far 1., 2)
2) (=likely) posible

a possible candidate — un posible candidato

3) (=conceivable) posible

what possible motive could she have? — ¿qué motivo puede tener?

there is no possible excuse for his behaviour — su comportamiento no tiene excusa que valga

it is possible that he'll come — es posible que venga, puede (ser) que venga

• it's just possible he may still be there — existe una pequeña posibilidad de que siga allí

2. N

1) * (=suitable person) (for job) candidato(-a) m / f

he's a possible for Saturday's match — es posible que juegue en el partido del sábado

2)

• the possible — lo posible

* * *

I ['pɑːsəbəl, 'pɒsəbəl]
adjective posible

the text must be checked for any possible mistakes — hay que revisar el texto por si hubiera algún error

in the best possible taste — con el mejor de los gustos

the show was made possible by their dedication — el espectáculo fue posible gracias a su dedicación

it's just possible that he may have survived — existe una remota posibilidad de que haya sobrevivido

get here by eight if possible — llega antes de las ocho, si es posible or si puedes

as far as possible try to work on your own — en lo posible intenta trabajar sola

as little as possible — lo menos posible

as early as possible — lo más pronto posible

II

noun

a) c ( person) posible candidato, -ta m,f

b) u ( what can be done)

the possible — lo posible

English-spanish dictionary > possible
8 dernier

dernier, -ière [dεʀnje, jεʀ]

1. adjective

   a. (dans le temps, dans une hiérarchie) last

• arriver dernier to come in last

• être reçu dernier (élève) to come last (à in)

• le dernier détenteur du record était américain the last record holder was American

• le mois dernier last month

• samedi dernier last Saturday

• son dernier roman his last novel

• ces derniers jours over the last few days

• ces derniers incidents these latest incidents

• jusqu'à mon dernier jour until the day I die

• après un dernier regard/effort after one last look/effort

• c'est du dernier chic it's the last word in elegance

   b. ( = le plus haut, le plus bas, le plus lointain) le dernier étage the top floor

• le dernier rang the back row

• la dernière marche de l'escalier (en bas) the bottom step ; (en haut) the top step

• le dernier mouchoir de la pile (dessus) the top handkerchief in the pile ; (dessous) the bottom handkerchief in the pile

• en dernière page (Press) on the back page

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► Notez l'ordre des mots lorsque last est employé avec un nombre.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• les cent dernières pages the last hundred pages

• les trois derniers jours the last three days

2. masculine noun, feminine noun

last

• sortir le dernier to leave last

• les derniers arrivés n'auront rien the last ones to arrive will get nothing

• dernier entré, premier sorti last in, first out

• son (petit) dernier her youngest child

• il est le dernier de sa classe he's at the bottom of the class

• ils ont été tués jusqu'au dernier every last one of them was killed

• le dernier des imbéciles (pejorative) an absolute imbecile

► ce dernier, cette dernière the latter

• Luc, Marc et Jean étaient là et ce dernier a dit que... Luc, Marc and Jean were there, and Jean said that...

• Paul, Pierre et Maud sont venus ; cette dernière... Paul, Pierre and Maud came; she...

3. masculine noun

( = dernier étage) top floor

► en dernier last

4. feminine noun

dernière

   a. (Theatre) last performance

   b. ( = nouvelle) (inf) vous connaissez la dernière ? have you heard the latest?

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1.

- ière dɛʀnje, ɛʀ adjectif

1) ( qui termine une série) gén last; [étage, étagère] top

arriver dernier — ( dans une course) to come last

être bon dernier — to come well and truly last

un dernier mot avant que vous ne partiez — a final word before you go

la dissertation est pour le 20 juin dernier délai — the deadline for this essay is 20 June

de la dernière chance — final

2) ( précédent) last

l'an dernier — last year

3) ( le plus récent) [roman, nouvelles] latest

ces dernier temps — recently

4) ( extrême)

le dernier degré de — the height of

être du dernier ridicule — to be utterly ridiculous

c'était la dernière chose à faire — it was the worst possible thing to do

le dernier choix — the poorest quality

2.

nom masculin et féminin

1) ( qui est à la fin) last

les derniers — the last

arriver le dernier — to arrive last

tu es toujours le dernier — you are always last

c'est le dernier qui me reste — it's my last one

le dernier qui — ( personne) the last person who

c'est bien le dernier de mes soucis — that is the least of my worries

être le dernier de la classe — to be bottom of the class

le petit dernier — the youngest child

est-ce votre dernier? — is that your youngest?

ce dernier, ces derniers — ( de plusieurs) the latter

dans ce dernier cas — in the latter case

2) ( le pire)

c'est le dernier des imbéciles or idiots — he's a complete idiot

le dernier des derniers — the lowest of the low

3.

en dernier locution adverbiale last

Phrasal Verbs:

- dernier cri

- dernière demeure

- dernières volontés

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dɛʀnje, jɛʀ (-ière)
1. adj

1) (dans l'espace) last

C'est la dernière maison, après la poste. — It's the last house, after the post office.

le dernier étage — the top floor

Il est arrivé dernier. — He arrived last.

2) (dans le temps, une liste) last

la dernière fois — the last time

la dernière fois que... — last time..., last time that...

lundi dernier — last Monday

le mois dernier — last month

3) (= le plus récent) latest

le dernier film de Spielberg — Spielberg's latest film

4) (= ultime) (effort) final

Allez, un dernier effort! — Go on, one final effort!

c'est mon dernier mot — that's my last word

5) (dans une hiérarchie) (le plus élevé) top, highest, (le moins élevé) lowest, bottom

avec l'espoir de parvenir un jour au dernier échelon — with the hope of one day reaching the top rung

relégué au dernier rang — relegated to the lowest position

6) (avec valeur intensive: meilleur)

du dernier chic — extremely smart

du dernier confort — the ultimate in comfort

Le racisme sera combattu avec la dernière énergie. — We will fight racism with all our strength.

7) (avec valeur intensive: pire) worst

C'est du dernier mauvais goût. — It's in the worst possible taste.

8) (autres locutions)

le dernier cri — the last word, the last word in fashion

les derniers honneurs — the last tribute

rendre le dernier soupir — to breathe one's last

2. nm/f

1) [course] last

le dernier de la classe — the bottom of the class

2) (de la famille) youngest

Je vous présente le petit dernier. — This is my youngest.

3) (en se référant à un antécédent)

ce dernier, cette dernière — the latter

3. nm

en dernier — last

Ajoutez le lait en dernier. — Put the milk in last.

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dernier, - ière

A adj

1 ( qui termine une série) [coureur, jour, paragraphe, bâtiment] last; [étage, étagère] top; ce fut son dernier roman it was his/her last novel; faire un dernier effort to make one last effort; la dernière édition de la journée Presse the last edition of the day; la dernière édition date de 1920 the last edition came out in 1920; dernière chance last chance; dernière fois last time; décision de dernière minute or heure last-minute decision; attendre la dernière minute or le dernier moment pour faire to wait until the last minute to do; arriver dernier ( dans une course) to come last; arriver bon dernier to come in last a long way behind; être bon dernier to come well and truly last; être classé or placé dernier ( dans une course) to be in last place; c'est la toute dernière maison it's the very last house; un dernier mot avant que vous ne partiez a final word before you go; je voudrais ajouter un dernier mot I'd like to say one more thing; troisième et dernier volume third and final volume; je les veux jeudi dernier délai I want them by Thursday at the latest; la dissertation est pour le 20 juin dernier délai the deadline for this essay is 20 June; de la dernière chance final;

2 ( précédent) last; l'an dernier last year; jeudi dernier last Thursday; la nuit dernière last night; au siècle dernier in the 19th century; Noël dernier last Christmas; les dernières 24 heures ont été éprouvantes the last 24 hours have been terrible ou awful; pendant la dernière guerre during the last war; son dernier livre his/her last book; la dernière édition datait de 1910 the last edition came out in 1910;

3 ( le plus récent) [roman, album, production, nouvelles] latest; mon dernier roman paraîtra demain my latest novel will come out tomorrow; notre dernier modèle our latest model; notre dernière création our latest creation; les dernières exigences des ravisseurs the kidnappers'^GB latest demands; nouvelles de dernière heure latest news; aux dernières nouvelles on apprenait que the latest news was that; ces dernier temps recently; ces derniers temps il n'a pas fait beau the weather hasn't been very good recently ou lately;

4 ( extrême) le dernier degré de the height of; c'est ridicule au dernier degré or point it's utterly ou absolutely ridiculous; être du dernier ridicule to be utterly ou absolutely ridiculous; c'est de la dernière impolitesse it's the height of rudeness; c'était la dernière chose à faire it was the worst possible thing to do; c'est bien la dernière personne à qui je ferais des confidences he/she really is the last person I would confide in; c'est bien la dernière personne que j'aurais choisie he/she really is the last person I would have chosen; le dernier choix the poorest quality; c'est la dernière fois que je viens ici that's the last time I come here; les trois derniers jours the last three days.

B nmf

1 ( qui est à la fin) last; les derniers the last; arriver le dernier to arrive last; le dernier arrivé the last to arrive; le dernier arrivé offre une bouteille de champagne the last one there has to buy a bottle of champagne; tu es toujours le dernier you are always last; c'est le dernier qui me reste it's my last one; ce fut le dernier des rois de France he was the last of the kings of France; le dernier qui the last person who; ce sont les derniers à pouvoir faire they are the last people who could do; les premiers seront les derniers Bible the first shall be last; c'est bien le dernier de mes soucis that really is the least of my worries; être le dernier de la classe to be bottom of the class; être le dernier de la liste to be bottom of the list; si tu cherches ton nom dans la liste, c'est le dernier if you're looking for your name in the list, it's at the bottom; la dernière des guerres the war to end all wars; le petit dernier the youngest child; est-ce votre dernier? is that your youngest?; ce dernier, ces derniers ( de plusieurs) the latter; c'était un fidèle de Grovagnard, et il devint chef du parti à la mort de ce dernier he was a follower of Grovagnard, and became party leader when he died; elle est venue avec son mari, ce dernier me semblait d'ailleurs pas très à l'aise she came with her husband, who actually didn't seem very comfortable; elle est venue avec Pierre et Anne, cette dernière étant seule ce soir là she came with Pierre and Anne, the latter of whom happened to be alone that evening; dans ce dernier cas in the latter case;

2 ( le pire) c'est le dernier des imbéciles or idiots he's a complete idiot; c'est le dernier des lâches he's a complete and utter coward; le dernier des ignorants or imbéciles sait cela any fool knows that; le dernier des derniers the lowest of the low.

C en dernier loc adv last; je m'en occuperai en dernier I'll deal with that last; j'irai chez eux en dernier I'll go to them last.

D dernière nf

1 (histoire, nouvelle) la dernière the latest; connaissez-vous la dernière? have you heard the latest?;

2 ( d'un spectacle) last performance.

Composés

dernier cri latest fashion; dernière demeure final resting place; conduire/accompagner qn à sa dernière demeure to take/to accompany sb to his/her final resting place; dernières volontés final ou dying wish.

Idiome

(en) être à sa dernière heure to be on one's deathbed.

( féminin dernière) [dɛrnje, dɛrnjɛr] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [dɛrnjɛr]) adjectif

A.[DANS LE TEMPS]

1. (avant le nom) [qui vient après tous les autres - avion, bus, personne] last ; [ - détail, préparatif] final

un dernier mot/point! one final word/point!

il vient de terminer ses derniers examens [en fin de cycle d'études] he's just taken his final exams ou finals

le dernier enchérisseur the highest bidder

un Warhol dernière période a late Warhol

les dernières années de sa vie the last years of his life

jusqu'à son dernier jour to his dying day, until the day he died

ce furent ses dernières paroles these were his dying ou last words

ses dernières volontés his last wishes

dernier arrivant ou arrivé ou venu latecomer

sa dernière demeure her final resting place

la dernière édition the late edition

la dernière séance the last ou late performance

avoir le dernier mot: il faut toujours qu'il ait le dernier mot he always has to have the last word

rendre les derniers devoirs ou honneurs ou un dernier hommage à quelqu'un to pay a final tribute ou one's last respects to somebody

2. (avant le nom) [arrêté, ultime] final

c'est mon dernier prix

a. [vendeur] it's the lowest I'll go

b. [acheteur] that's my final offer

dans un dernier sursaut de rage in a final burst of rage

en dernière analyse in the final ou last analysis, when all's said and done

3. [précédent] last, previous

la nuit dernière last night

la dernière fois, la fois dernière last time

ces dix dernières années these last ten years

4. (avant le nom) [le plus récent] last, latest

achète-moi la dernière biographie de Proust get me the latest biography of Proust

à la dernière minute, à la dernière seconde, au dernier moment: une décision prise à la dernière seconde a last-minute decision

je ferai mes valises au dernier moment I'll pack at the last minute ou possible moment

une nouvelle de dernière minute a late newsflash

on nous apprend/ils apprirent en dernière minute que... we've just heard this minute/at the last minute they heard that...

ces derniers temps lately, of late

les derniers temps de the last stages ou days of, the end of

tu connais la dernière nouvelle? have you heard the latest?

aux dernières nouvelles, le mariage aurait été annulé according to the latest news, the wedding's been cancelled

aux dernières nouvelles, elle était en Alaska she was last heard of in Alaska

de dernière heure [changement] last-minute

B.[DANS L'ESPACE]

1. [du bas - étagère] bottom

les chaussettes sont dans le dernier tiroir the socks are in the bottom drawer

2. [du haut] top

au dernier étage on the top floor

3. [du bout] last

un siège au dernier rang a seat in the back (row)

C.[DANS UN CLASSEMENT, UNE HIÉRARCHIE]

1. [dans une série] last

suite à la dernière page continued on the back page

2. [le plus mauvais] last, bottom

en dernière position in last position, last

le dernier élève de la classe the pupil at the bottom of the class

je suis dernier à l'examen I came last ou bottom (UK) in the exam

arriver bon dernier to come in last

3. [le meilleur] top, highest

le dernier échelon the highest level

D.[EN INTENSIF]

1. (avant le nom) [extrême, sens positif]

de la dernière importance of paramount ou of the utmost importance

du dernier chic extremely smart

atteindre le dernier degré de la perfection to attain the summit of perfection

2. (avant le nom) [extrême, sens négatif]

un acte de la dernière lâcheté the most cowardly of acts

traiter quelqu'un avec le dernier mépris to treat somebody with the greatest contempt

c'est de la dernière effronterie/impolitesse it's extremely cheeky/rude

du dernier mauvais goût in appalling bad taste

c'est la dernière chose à faire it's the last thing one should do

il est la dernière personne à qui je penserais he's the last person I'd have thought of!

c'est le dernier métier qu'on puisse imaginer it's the lowest job you could imagine

faire subir les derniers outrages à une femme (euphémisme) to violate a woman

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, dernière [dɛrnje, dɛrnjɛr] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [dɛrnjɛr]) nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [dans le temps] last ou final one

je suis partie la dernière I left last, I was the last one to leave

je suis arrivé dans les derniers I was among the last ou final ones to arrive

[dans une famille] youngest

le dernier the youngest ou last (boy)

la dernière the youngest ou last (girl)

ses deux derniers his two youngest (children)

le petit dernier the youngest son

la petite dernière the youngest daughter

2. [dans l'espace - celui du haut] top one ; [ - celui du bas] last ou bottom one ; [ - celui du bout] last one

son dossier est le dernier de la pile her file is at the bottom of the pile

3. [dans une hiérarchie - le pire]

j'étais toujours le dernier en classe I was always (at the) bottom of the class

tu arrives le dernier avec 34 points you come last with 34 points

elle est la dernière à qui je le dirais she's the last person I'd tell

le dernier des derniers (familier) the lowest of the low

tu es le dernier des imbéciles (familier) you're a complete idiot

le dernier des lâches n'aurait pas fait ça even the worst coward wouldn't have done that

je serais vraiment le dernier des idiots! I'd be a complete fool!

c'est le dernier des maris he's a terrible husband

[dans une série] last one

allez, on en prend un dernier! [verre] let's have a last one (for the road)!

ils les ont tués jusqu'au dernier every single one of them was killed

4. [dans une narration]

ce dernier, cette dernière

a. [de deux] the latter

b. [de plusieurs] this last, the last-mentioned

il attendait la réponse de Luc, mais ce dernier se taisait he was waiting for Luc's answer but the latter kept quiet

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nom masculin

1. [étage] top floor

2. [dans une charade]

mon dernier est/a... my last is/has...

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dernière nom féminin

1. THÉÂTRE last performance

2. (familier) [nouvelle]

tu connais la dernière? have you heard the latest?

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au dernier degré locution adverbiale,

au dernier point locution adverbiale

extremely, to the highest ou last degree

j'étais excédé au dernier point I was utterly furious

c'est un alcoolique au dernier degré he's a complete alcoholic

drogué au dernier degré drugged to the eyeballs

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au dernier degré de locution prépositionnelle

in the utmost

au dernier degré du désespoir in the depths of despair

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dernier délai locution adverbiale

at the latest

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en dernier locution adverbiale

last

entrer en dernier to go in last, to be the last one to go in

son nom a été mentionné en dernier his name was mentioned last ou was the last one to be mentioned

ajoute le sel en dernier add the salt last ou at the end

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > dernier
9 let oneself go

перестать сдерживаться, дать волю себе, своим чувствам, разойтись

A: "What a shocking change seems to have come over young Drummond lately!" B: "I know; it was the worst possible thing for him that he got left all that money. He just let himself go and did whatever he liked, ruining not only his health but his character as well." (SPI) — А: "Юный Драммонд так ужасно изменился за последнее время. Б. Я заметил. Наследство, которое он получил, не пошло ему на пользу. Он ведь не знает удержу, делает что захочет. Не только вконец подорвал здоровье, но и погубил свою репутацию."

Large English-Russian phrasebook > let oneself go
10 indicado

adj.

indicated, said, stated.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: indicar.

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indicado

► adjetivo

1 appropriate, suitable

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ADJ

1) (=adecuado) suitable

un comentario muy poco indicado — a highly inappropriate remark

eres la persona indicada para este puesto — you are the right person for this job

no es el momento más indicado para hablar de eso — it isn't the best o right moment to talk about this

tú eres la menos indicada para protestar — you're the last person who should complain

ser lo más/menos indicado — to be the best/worst thing ( para for)

eso es lo más indicado en este caso — that's the best thing to do in this case

2) (=señalado) [fecha, hora] specified

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- da adjetivo

a) ( adecuado) suitable

es el menos indicado para hacerlo — he's the last person who should do it

el tratamiento indicado en estos casos — the recommended treatment in these cases

lo más indicado sería... — the best thing to do would be...

b) ( señalado) <hora/fecha> specified

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= stated.

Ex. Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.

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* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* indicado con colores = colour-coded.

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- da adjetivo

a) ( adecuado) suitable

es el menos indicado para hacerlo — he's the last person who should do it

el tratamiento indicado en estos casos — the recommended treatment in these cases

lo más indicado sería... — the best thing to do would be...

b) ( señalado) <hora/fecha> specified

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= stated.

Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* indicado con colores = colour-coded.

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indicado -da

adjective

1 (adecuado) suitable

es la persona más indicada para hacerlo he's the right o the best o the most suitable person for the job

es la menos indicada para hacerlo she's the last person who should do it

es el momento menos indicado para hablar de eso this is the worst possible time to talk about that

es el tratamiento indicado en estos casos it is the recommended treatment in these cases

lo más indicado sería ir a su casa the best thing to do would be to go to his house, it would be best to go to his house

no me parece que sea el color indicado I don't think it's a very suitable o appropriate color

2 (señalado) ‹hora/fecha› specified

a la hora indicada at the time specified

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Del verbo indicar: ( conjugate indicar)

indicado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
indicado
indicar
indicado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( adecuado) suitable;

◊ es el menos indicado para hacerlo he's the last person who should do it;

lo más indicado sería … the best thing to do would be …
b) ( señalado) ‹hora/fecha› specified

indicar ( conjugate indicar) verbo transitivo
to indicate, show;
◊ hay una flecha que indica el camino there's an arrow indicating the way;

¿me podría indicado cómo llegar allí? could you tell me how to get there?;
me indicó el lugar en el mapa he showed me o pointed out the place on the map;
todo parece indicado que … there is every indication that …;
el asterisco indica que … the asterisk indicates o shows that …
indicado,-a adjetivo right, suitable: este producto es lo más indicado para los muebles de madera, this product is the best for wooden furniture
aquél era el momento menos indicado, that was the worst possible moment
en la fecha indicada, at the specified date
indicar verbo transitivo
1 (señalar) to indicate, show, point out: el reloj indicaba las dos, the clock was showing two
indícame el camino exacto a tu casa, tell me how I can get to your house
2 Med (recetar, aconsejar) to prescribe

' indicado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indicada
- menos
English:
obvious
- right
- stated
- the
- order

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indicado, -a adj

1. [apropiado] suitable, appropriate;

este jarabe está indicado para la tos this syrup is recommended for coughs;

un método indicado únicamente para casos extremos a method recommended o to be used only in extreme cases;

no es el juguete más indicado para un niño de tres años it's not the most suitable o appropiate toy for a three-year-old child;

este no es el momento indicado para discutir ese asunto this is not the right time to talk about this matter;

no eres el más indicado para dar consejos you're the last person who should be giving advice;

es el candidato más indicado para el trabajo he's the best man for the job

2. [marcado] specified;

se entregará en la fecha indicada por el cliente it will be delivered on the date specified by the client

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indicado

adj

1 ( adecuado) suitable;

lo más/menos indicado the best/worst thing

2

:

hora indicada specified time

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indicado, -da adj

1) apropiado: appropriate, suitable

2) : specified, indicated

al día indicado: on the specified day

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indicado adj

1. (adecuado) suitable / appropriate

Gómez era el hombre menos indicado Gómez was the least suitable man

el viernes es el día más indicado Friday is the most suitable day

2. (señalado) specified

hay que hacerlo antes de la fecha indicada it must be done before the specified date

Spanish-English dictionary > indicado
11 indicado

Del verbo indicar: ( conjugate indicar) \ \
indicado es: \ \
el participio
Multiple Entries: indicado indicar
indicado

◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( adecuado) suitable;

◊ es el menos indicado para hacerlo he's the last person who should do it;
lo más indicado sería … the best thing to do would be …
b) ( señalado) ‹hora/fecha› specified

indicar ( conjugate indicar) verbo transitivo to indicate, show;
◊ hay una flecha que indica el camino there's an arrow indicating the way;
¿me podría indicado cómo llegar allí? could you tell me how to get there?; me indicó el lugar en el mapa he showed me o pointed out the place on the map; todo parece indicado que … there is every indication that …; el asterisco indica que … the asterisk indicates o shows that …
indicado,-a adjetivo right, suitable: este producto es lo más indicado para los muebles de madera, this product is the best for wooden furniture
aquél era el momento menos indicado, that was the worst possible moment
en la fecha indicada, at the specified date
indicar verbo transitivo
1 (señalar) to indicate, show, point out: el reloj indicaba las dos, the clock was showing two
indícame el camino exacto a tu casa, tell me how I can get to your house
2 Med (recetar, aconsejar) to prescribe ' indicado' also found in these entries: Spanish: indicada - menos English: obvious - right - stated - the - order

English-spanish dictionary > indicado
12 peggiore

worse

superlativo worst

il peggiore the worst

nel peggiore dei casi if the worst comes to the worst

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peggiore agg.

1 compar. worse: giorni peggiori, worse days; le sue condizioni sono peggiori di ieri, his condition is worse than yesterday; abbiamo superato momenti molto peggiori di questo, we have got over much worse moments than this; non è peggiore di suo fratello, he is no worse than his brother; il tempo non avrebbe potuto essere peggiore, the weather could not have been worse; non potevi capitare in un momento peggiore, you couldn't have turned up at a worse moment; diventar peggiore, to get worse (o to worsen); rendere peggiore qlco., to make sthg. worse (o to worsen sthg.)

2 superl.rel. the worst; ( tra due) the worse: è il peggiore individuo che abbia mai incontrato, he's the worst person I've ever met; non lo augurerei al mio peggior nemico, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy; il suo difetto peggiore è l'avarizia, his worst fault is his meanness; era la peggior cosa che potesse fare, it was the worst thing he could have done; lui non è certamente il peggiore fra voi due, he is by no means the worse of you two; tra le due soluzioni ha scelto la peggiore, he chose the worse of the two solutions // nella peggiore delle ipotesi, if the worst comes to the worst.

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[ped'dʒore]
1. agg

(comparativo) worse, (superlativo) worst

peggiore (di) — worse (than)

è peggiore di lui — she's worse than him

molto peggiore — much worse

nel peggiore dei casi — if the worst comes to the worst

le cose non potevano concludersi in modo peggiore — things couldn't have come to a worse end

ho conosciuto tempi peggiori — I've been through worse

2. sm/f

il/la peggiore — the worst one, the worst (person)

il peggiore dei due — the worse of the two

il peggiore della classe — the worst in the class

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[ped'dʒore] 1.
aggettivo

1) (comparativo) worse (di than)

questo libro è peggiore dell'altro — this book is worse than the other one

oggi il tempo è peggiore di ieri — today the weather is worse than yesterday

non c'è cosa peggiore di... — there's nothing worse than

2) (superlativo relativo) worst (di of, in)

il mio peggior nemico, difetto — my worst enemy, fault

un bugiardo della peggior specie — a liar of the worst kind

nel peggiore dei modi — in the worst possible way

nel peggiore dei casi, nella peggiore delle ipotesi — at (the) worst, if the worst were to happen, if the worst came to the worst

la cosa peggiore di lei è (che) — the worst thing about her is (that)
2.
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile

il peggiore, la peggiore — (fra più di due) the worst (di of, in); (fra due) the worse (di of)

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peggiore

/ped'dʒore/

I aggettivo

1 (comparativo) worse (di than); questo libro è peggiore dell'altro this book is worse than the other one; oggi il tempo è peggiore di ieri today the weather is worse than yesterday; non c'è cosa peggiore di... there's nothing worse than...

2 (superlativo relativo) worst (di of, in); il mio peggior nemico, difetto my worst enemy, fault; un bugiardo della peggior specie a liar of the worst kind; nel peggiore dei modi in the worst possible way; nel peggiore dei casi, nella peggiore delle ipotesi at (the) worst, if the worst were to happen, if the worst came to the worst; la cosa peggiore di lei è (che) the worst thing about her is (that)

II m. e f.

il peggiore, la peggiore (fra più di due) the worst (di of, in); (fra due) the worse (di of).

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > peggiore
13 work

1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. Arbeit, die

at work — (engaged in working) bei der Arbeit; (fig.): (operating) am Werk (see also academic.ru/23063/e">e)

be at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten; (fig.) auf etwas (Akk.) wirken

set to work — [Person:] sich an die Arbeit machen

set somebody to work — jemanden an die Arbeit schicken

all work and no play — immer nur arbeiten

have one's work cut out — viel zu tun haben; sich ranhalten müssen (ugs.)

2) (thing made or achieved) Werk, das

a good day's work — eine gute Tagesleistung

do a good day's work — ein tüchtiges Stück Arbeit hinter sich bringen

is that all your own work? — hast du das alles selbst gemacht?

work of art — Kunstwerk, das

3) (book, piece of music) Werk, das

a work of reference/literature/art — ein Nachschlagewerk/literarisches Werk/Kunstwerk

4) in pl. (of author or composer) Werke

5) (employment) Arbeit, die

out of work — arbeitslos; ohne Arbeit

be in work — eine Stelle haben

go out to work — arbeiten gehen

at work — (place of employment) auf der Arbeit (see also a)

from work — von der Arbeit

6) in pl., usu. constr. as sing. (factory) Werk, das

7) in pl. (Mil.) Werke; Befestigungen

8) in pl. (operations of building etc.) Arbeiten

9) in pl. (machine's operative parts) Werk, das

10) in pl. (coll.): (all that can be included)

the [whole/full] works — der ganze Kram (ugs.)

give somebody the works — (fig.) (give somebody the best possible treatment) jemandem richtig verwöhnen (ugs.); (give somebody the worst possible treatment) jemanden fertig machen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) arbeiten

work to rule — Dienst nach Vorschrift machen

work for a cause — etc. für eine Sache usw. arbeiten

work against something — (impede) einer Sache (Dat.) entgegenstehen

2) (function effectively) funktionieren; [Charme:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

make the washing machine/television work — die Waschmaschine/den Fernsehapparat in Ordnung bringen

3) [Rad, Getriebe, Kette:] laufen

4) (be craftsman)

work in a material — mit od. (fachspr.) in einem Material arbeiten

5) [Faktoren, Einflüsse:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

work against — arbeiten gegen; see also work on

6) (make its/one's way) sich schieben

work loose — sich lockern

work round to a question — (fig.) sich zu einer Frage vorarbeiten
3. transitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; fahren [Schiff]; betätigen [Bremse]

worked by electricity — elektrisch betrieben

2) (get labour from) arbeiten lassen

3) (get material from) ausbeuten [Steinbruch, Grube]

4) (operate in or on) [Vertreter:] bereisen

5) (control) steuern

6) (effect) bewirken [Änderung]; wirken [Wunder]

work it or things so that... — (coll.) es deichseln, dass... (ugs.)

7) (cause to go gradually) führen

work one's way up/into something — sich hocharbeiten/in etwas (Akk.) hineinarbeiten

8) (get gradually) bringen

work oneself into a position — sich in eine Position hocharbeiten

9) (knead, stir)

work something into something — etwas zu etwas verarbeiten; (mix in) etwas unter etwas (Akk.) rühren

10) (gradually excite)

work oneself into a state/a rage — sich aufregen/in einen Wutanfall hineinsteigern

11) (make by needlework etc.) arbeiten; aufsticken [Muster] (on auf + Akk.)

12) (purchase, obtain with labour) abarbeiten; (fig.)

work one's keep — für sein Geld etwas leisten

she worked her way through college — sie hat sich (Dat.) ihr Studium selbst verdient; see also passage 6)

Phrasal Verbs:

- work away

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work through

- work towards

- work up

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[wə:k] 1. noun
1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) die Arbeit

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) die Arbeit

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) die Arbeit

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) das Werk

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) die Arbeit

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) die Arbeit
2. verb
1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) arbeiten

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeiten

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funktionieren

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) klappen

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) sich arbeiten

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) sich arbeiten

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeiten

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- -work
- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural
1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) das Werk

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) das Werk

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- work-basket
- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders
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work

[wɜ:k, AM wɜ:rk]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (useful activity) Arbeit f; ( fig)

to be at \work am Werk sein

forces of destruction are at \work here hier sind zerstörerische Kräfte am Werk

various factors are at \work in this situation in dieser Situation spielen verschiedene Faktoren eine Rolle

good \work! gute Arbeit!

there's a lot of \work to be done yet es gibt noch viel zu tun

the garden needs a lot of \work im Garten muss [so] einiges gemacht werden

\work on the tunnel has been suspended die Arbeiten am Tunnel wurden vorübergehend eingestellt

did you manage to get a bit of \work done? konntest du ein bisschen arbeiten?

construction/repair \work Bau-/Reparaturarbeiten pl

research \work Forschungsarbeit f

it's hard \work doing sth (strenuous) es ist anstrengend, etw zu tun; (difficult) es ist schwierig, etw zu tun

to be at \work doing sth [gerade] damit beschäftigt sein, etw zu tun

to get [or go] [or set] to \work sich akk an die Arbeit machen

to get [or go] [or set] to \work on sth sich akk an etw akk machen

to make \work for sb jdm Arbeit machen

to make \work for oneself sich dat unnötige Arbeit machen

to put [or set] sb to \work doing sth jdn [damit] beauftragen, etw zu tun

2. no pl (employment) Arbeit f

what sort of \work do you have experience in? über welche Berufserfahrung verfügen Sie?

she's got \work as a translator sie hat Arbeit [o eine Stelle] als Übersetzerin gefunden

to look for \work auf Arbeitssuche sein

he's looking for \work as a system analyst er sucht Arbeit [o eine Stelle] als Systemanalytiker

to be in \work Arbeit [o eine Stelle] haben

to be out of \work arbeitslos sein

3. no pl (place of employment) Arbeit f, Arbeitsplatz m

to be late for \work zu spät zur Arbeit kommen

to have to stay late at \work lange arbeiten müssen

to be at \work bei der Arbeit sein

to be off \work frei haben; (without permission) fehlen

to be off \work sick sich akk krankgemeldet haben

to commute to \work pendeln

to get to \work by car/on the train mit dem Auto/mit dem Zug zur Arbeit fahren

to go/travel to \work zur Arbeit gehen/fahren

to be injured at \work einen Arbeitsunfall haben

to ring sb from \work jdn von der Arbeit [aus] anrufen

4. (construction, repairs)

▪ \works pl Arbeiten pl

building/road \works Bau-/Straßenarbeiten pl

5. no pl (result, product) Arbeit f; (act) Werk nt

this is the \work of professional thieves das ist das Werk professioneller Diebe

good \works REL gute Werke

6. ART, LIT, MUS Werk nt

‘The Complete W\works of William Shakespeare’ ‚Shakespeares gesammelte Werke‘

\works of art Kunstwerke pl

\work in bronze Bronzearbeiten pl

\work in leather aus Leder gefertigte Arbeiten

sb's early/later \work jds Früh-/Spätwerk nt

to show one's \work in a gallery seine Arbeiten in einer Galerie ausstellen

7. (factory)

▪ \works + sing/pl vb Werk nt, Fabrik f

steel \works Stahlwerk nt

8. (working parts)

▪ \works pl of a clock Uhrwerk nt; of a machine Getriebe nt

9. ( fam: everything)

▪ the \works pl das ganze Drum und Dran kein pl fam

two large pizzas with the \works, please! esp AM zwei große Pizzen mit allem bitte!

10. no pl PHYS Arbeit f

11. MIL

▪ \works pl Befestigungen pl

12.

▶ to be a [real] piece of \work ( fam) ganz schön nervig sein fam

▶ to have one's \work cut out ( fam) sich akk mächtig reinknien müssen fam

▶ to get [or go] [or set] to \work on sb ( fam) jdn bearbeiten fam

▶ to give sb the \works ( dated sl) jdn [ordentlich] in die Mangel nehmen fam

II. NOUN MODIFIER

1. (climate, report, week) Arbeits-

\work clothes Arbeitskleidung f

\work speed Arbeitstempo nt

2.

▪ \works (canteen, inspection) Werks-

\works premises Werksgelände nt

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (do a job) arbeiten

where do you \work? wo arbeiten Sie?

to \work as an accountant als Buchhalter arbeiten

to \work a twelve-hour day/a forty-hour week zwölf Stunden am Tag/vierzig Stunden in der Woche arbeiten

to \work from home zu Hause [o von zu Hause aus] arbeiten

to \work at the hospital/abroad im Krankenhaus/im Ausland arbeiten

to \work like a slave [or AM, AUS dog] ( fam) wie ein Tier schuften fam

to \work like a Trojan BRIT wie ein Pferd arbeiten fam

to \work hard hart arbeiten

to \work together zusammenarbeiten

▪ to \work with sb mit jdm zusammenarbeiten

2. (be busy, active) arbeiten

we're \working to prevent it happening again wir bemühen uns [o arbeiten daran], so etwas in Zukunft zu verhindern

to \work towards a degree in biology einen Hochschulabschluss in Biologie anstreben

▪ to \work at/on sth an etw dat arbeiten

we're \working on it wir arbeiten daran

to \work at a problem an einem Problem arbeiten

to \work hard at doing sth hart daran arbeiten, etw zu tun

▪ to \work for/towards sth auf etw akk hinwirken [o hinarbeiten

3. (have an effect) sich auswirken

to \work both ways sich sowohl positiv als auch negativ auswirken

▪ to \work in sb's favour sich zu jds Gunsten auswirken

▪ to \work against sb/sth sich negativ für jdn/auf etw akk auswirken

4. (function) funktionieren; generator, motor laufen

my cell phone doesn't \work mein Handy geht nicht

the boiler seems to be \working okay der Boiler scheint in Ordnung zu sein

I can't get this washing machine to \work ich kriege die Waschmaschine irgendwie nicht zum Laufen

to \work off batteries batteriebetrieben sein

to \work off the mains BRIT mit Netzstrom arbeiten

to \work off wind power mit Windenergie arbeiten

5. (be successful) funktionieren, klappen fam; plan, tactics aufgehen

to \work in practice [auch] in der Praxis funktionieren

6. MED medicine, pill wirken

7. (be based)

to \work on the assumption/idea that... von der Annahme/Vorstellung ausgehen, dass...

8. (move)

to \work free/loose sich lösen/lockern

▪ to \work down clothes runterrutschen fam

to \work windward NAUT gegen den Wind segeln

9. ( liter: change expression) arbeiten; (contort) sich verzerren

10. NAUT

to \work windward [hart] am Wind segeln

11.

▶ to \work like a charm [or like magic] Wunder bewirken

▶ to \work till you drop ( fam) bis zum Umfallen arbeiten

▶ to \work on sb jdn bearbeiten fam

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (make work)

to \work oneself to death ( fam) sich akk zu Tode arbeiten [o fam schinden]

to \work sb/oneself hard jdm/sich viel abverlangen

2. (operate)

▪ to \work sth machine etw bedienen; piece of equipment etw betätigen

to be \worked by electricity/steam elektrisch/dampfgetrieben sein

to be \worked by wind power durch Windenergie angetrieben werden

3. (move)

▪ to \work sth out of sth etw aus etw dat herausbekommen

to \work one's way through an article/a book sich akk durch einen Artikel/ein Buch durcharbeiten

to \work one's way through a crowd/out of a crowded room sich dat einen Weg durch die Menge/aus einem überfüllten Zimmer bahnen

to \work one's way down a list eine Liste durchgehen

to \work one's way up sich akk hocharbeiten

he's \worked his way up through the firm er hat sich in der Firma hochgearbeitet

to \work sth free/loose etw losbekommen/lockern

sth \works itself free/loose etw löst/lockert sich akk

to \work sth [backwards and forwards] etw [hin- und her]bewegen

▪ sth \works itself out of sth etw löst sich aus etw dat

4. (bring about)

▪ to \work sth etw bewirken

I don't know how she \worked it! ich weiß nicht, wie sie das geschafft hat!

to \work oneself into a more positive frame of mind sich dat eine positivere Lebenseinstellung erarbeiten

to \work a cure eine Heilung herbeiführen

to \work a miracle ein Wunder vollbringen

to \work miracles [or wonders] [wahre] Wunder vollbringen

5. (get)

to \work oneself into a frenzy [or rage] in Rage geraten fam

to \work sb into a frenzy [or rage] jdn in Rage bringen fam

to \work oneself into a state sich akk aufregen

to \work sb into a state of jealousy jdn eifersüchtig machen

6. (shape)

▪ to \work sth etw bearbeiten

to \work clay Ton formen

7. (mix, rub)

▪ to \work sth into sth etw in etw akk einarbeiten; food etw mit etw dat vermengen; (incorporate) etw in etw akk einbauen [o einfügen]

to \work the ingredients together die Zutaten [miteinander] vermengen

to \work sth into the skin (rub) die Haut mit etw dat einreiben; (massage) etw in die Haut einmassieren

8. (embroider)

▪ to \work sth etw [auf]sticken

to \work a monogram on sth etw mit einem Monogramm besticken, ein Monogramm auf etw akk sticken

9. (cultivate)

to \work the land das Land bewirtschaften; (exploit)

to \work a mine/quarry eine Mine/einen Steinbruch ausbeuten

10. (cover)

to \work the inner city [area]/the East Side für die Innenstadt/die East Side zuständig sein

11. (pay for by working)

to \work one's passage sich dat seine Überfahrt durch Arbeit auf dem Schiff verdienen

to \work one's way through university sich dat sein Studium finanzieren

12.

▶ to \work one's fingers to the bone [for sb] ( fam) sich dat [für jdn] den Rücken krumm arbeiten fam

▶ to \work a treat BRIT ( fam) prima funktionieren fam

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[wɜːk]
1. n

1) (= toil, labour, task) Arbeit f

have you got any work for me? — haben Sie was für mich zu tun?

he doesn't like work — er arbeitet nicht gern

that's a good piece of work — das ist gute Arbeit

is this all your own work? — haben Sie das alles selbst gemacht?

closed for work on the roof — wegen (Reparatur)arbeiten am Dach geschlossen

when work begins on the new bridge — wenn die Arbeiten an der neuen Brücke anfangen

to be at work (on sth) ( — an etw dat ) arbeiten

there are forces at work which... — es sind Kräfte am Werk, die...

it's the work of the devil — das ist Teufelswerk or ein Machwerk des Teufels

to do a good day's work — ein schönes Stück Arbeit leisten

nice or good work! — gut or super (inf) gemacht!

we've a lot of work to do before this choir can give a concert — wir haben noch viel zu tun, ehe dieser Chor ein Konzert geben kann

you need to do some more work on your accent/your technique — Sie müssen noch an Ihrem Akzent/an Ihrer Technik arbeiten

to get or set to work on sth — sich an etw (acc) machen

I've been trying to get some work done — ich habe versucht zu arbeiten

to put a lot of work into sth — eine Menge Arbeit in etw (acc) stecken

it's in the works (inf) — es ist in der Mache (inf)

to get on with one's work — sich (wieder) an die Arbeit machen

to make short or quick work of sb/sth — mit jdm/etw kurzen Prozess machen

to make work for sb — jdm Arbeit machen

time/the medicine had done its work — die Zeit/Arznei hatte ihr Werk vollbracht/ihre Wirkung getan

the work of a moment — eine Angelegenheit von Sekunden

it was hard work for the old car to get up the hill — das alte Auto hatte beim Anstieg schwer zu schaffen

2) (= employment, job) Arbeit f

to be (out) at work — arbeiten sein

to go out to work — arbeiten gehen

to be out of work — arbeitslos sein

to be in work — eine Stelle haben

he travels to work by car — er fährt mit dem Auto zur Arbeit

do you live close to your work? — hast du es weit zur Arbeit?

how long does it take you to get to work? — wie lange brauchst du, um zu deiner Arbeitsstelle zu kommen?

at work — an der Arbeitsstelle, am Arbeitsplatz

what is your work? — was tun Sie (beruflich)?

to put or throw sb out of work — jdn arbeitslos machen

to be off work — (am Arbeitsplatz) fehlen

3) (= product) Arbeit f; (ART, LITER) Werk nt

a work of art — ein Kunstwerk nt

a work of reference — ein Nachschlagewerk nt

a work of literature — ein literarisches Werk

a fine piece of work — eine schöne Arbeit

good works — gute Werke pl

a chance for artists to show their work — eine Gelegenheit für Künstler, ihre Arbeiten or Werke zu zeigen

4) pl (MIL) Befestigungen pl

5) pl (MECH) Getriebe, Innere(s) nt; (of watch, clock) Uhrwerk nt

6) sing or pl (Brit: factory) Betrieb m, Fabrik f

gas/steel works — Gas-/Stahlwerk nt

works gate — Fabrik- or Werkstor nt

works outing — Betriebsausflug m

7) (inf)pl alles Drum und Dran

we had fantastic food, wine, brandy, the works — es gab tolles Essen, Wein, Kognak, alle Schikanen (inf)

he was giving his opponent the works — er machte seinen Gegner nach allen Regeln der Kunst fertig (inf)

2. vi

1) person arbeiten (at an +dat)

to work toward(s)/for sth — auf etw (acc) hin/für etw arbeiten

to work for better conditions etc — sich für bessere Bedingungen etc einsetzen

to work against a reform — gegen eine Reform kämpfen

or favor (US) — diese Faktoren, die gegen uns/zu unseren Gunsten arbeiten

2) (= function, operate) funktionieren; (plan) funktionieren, klappen (inf); (medicine, spell) wirken; (= be successful) klappen (inf)

it won't work — das klappt nicht

"not working" (lift etc) — "außer Betrieb"

to get sth working — etw in Gang bringen

it works by or on electricity — es läuft auf Strom

it works both ways — es trifft auch andersherum zu

but this arrangement will have to work both ways — aber diese Abmachung muss für beide Seiten gelten

3) (yeast) arbeiten, treiben

4) (mouth, face) zucken; (jaws) mahlen

5)

(= move gradually) to work loose — sich lockern

to work along — sich entlangarbeiten

to work round (wind, object) — sich langsam drehen (to nach)

he worked (a)round to asking her — er hat sich aufgerafft, sie zu fragen

OK, I'm working (a)round to it — okay, das mache ich schon noch

3. vt

1) (= make work) staff, employees, students arbeiten lassen, herannehmen (inf), schinden (pej)

to work oneself/sb hard — sich/jdn nicht schonen

he works himself too hard — er übernimmt sich

to work oneself to death — sich zu Tode arbeiten

2) (= operate) machine bedienen; lever, brake betätigen

to work sth by electricity/hand — etw elektrisch/mit Hand betreiben

can we work that trick again? — können wir den Trick noch einmal anbringen or anwenden?

3) (= bring about) change, cure bewirken, herbeiführen

to work mischief — Unheil anrichten

to work it ( so that...) (inf) — es so deichseln(, dass...) (inf)

to work one's passage — seine Überfahrt abarbeiten

you don't have to work your notice — Sie brauchen Ihre Kündigungsfrist nicht einzuhalten

See:

→ work up

4) (SEW) arbeiten; design etc sticken

5) (= shape) wood, metal bearbeiten; dough, clay also kneten, bearbeiten

he worked the clay into a human shape — er formte den Ton zu einer menschlichen Gestalt

work the flour in gradually/the ingredients together — mischen Sie das Mehl allmählich unter/die Zutaten (zusammen)

6) (= exploit) mine ausbeuten, abbauen; land bearbeiten; smallholding bewirtschaften; (salesman) area bereisen

7) muscles trainieren

8)

(= move gradually) to work one's hands free — seine Hände freibekommen

to work sth loose — etw losbekommen

to work one's way through a book — sich durch ein Buch arbeiten

to work one's way to the top — sich nach oben arbeiten or kämpfen

to work one's way up from nothing — sich von ganz unten hocharbeiten

to work one's way through college — sein Studium selbst or durch eigene Arbeit finanzieren

he worked his way across the rock face/through the tunnel — er überquerte die Felswand/kroch durch den Tunnel

to work oneself into sb's confidence — sich in jds Vertrauen (acc) einschleichen

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work [wɜːk; US wɜrk]

A s

1. allg Arbeit f:

a) Beschäftigung f, Tätigkeit f

b) Aufgabe f

c) Hand-, Nadelarbeit f, Stickerei f, Näherei f

d) Leistung f

e) Erzeugnis n:

work done geleistete Arbeit;

a beautiful piece of work eine schöne Arbeit;

work in hand WIRTSCH Auftragsbestand m;

work in process ( oder progress) WIRTSCH US Halbfabrikate pl;

at work

a) bei der Arbeit,

b) am Arbeitsplatz,

c) in Tätigkeit, in Betrieb (Maschine etc);

be at work on arbeiten an (dat);

do work arbeiten;

I’ve got some work to do ich muss arbeiten;

do the work of three (men) für drei arbeiten;

be in (out of) work (keine) Arbeit haben;

(put) out of work arbeitslos (machen);

set to work an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen;

take some work home Arbeit mit nach Hause nehmen;

have one’s work cut out (for one) zu tun haben, schwer zu schaffen haben;

make work Arbeit verursachen;

make light work of spielend fertig werden mit;

make sad work of arg wirtschaften oder hausen mit;

make short work of kurzen Prozess oder nicht viel Federlesen(s) machen mit umg

2. PHYS Arbeit f:

convert heat into work

3. auch koll (künstlerisches etc) Werk:

the works of Bach;

work of art Kunstwerk; → fiction 2, reference A 8

4. Werk n (Tat und Resultat):

this is your work!;

it was the work of a moment

5. pl

a) ARCH Anlagen pl, (besonders öffentliche) Bauten pl

b) Baustelle f (an einer Autobahn etc)

c) MIL (Festungs)Werk n, Befestigungen pl

6. pl (oft als sg konstruiert) Werk n, Fabrik (-anlage) f, Betrieb m:

works climate (council, outing, etc) Betriebsklima n (-rat m, -ausflug m etc);

works manager Werksdirektor m, Betriebsleiter m

7. pl TECH (Räder-, Trieb)Werk n, Getriebe n:

works of a watch Uhrwerk; → spanner 1

8. Werk-, Arbeitsstück n, ( besonders Nadel)Arbeit f

9. REL (gutes) Werk

10. the works pl umg alles, der ganze Krempel:

the whole works went over board;

give sb the works umg jemanden fertigmachen;

shoot the works (Kartenspiel) aufs Ganze gehen (a. fig); → gum² B 4

B v/i prät und pperf worked, besonders obs oder poet wrought [rɔːt]

1. (at, on) arbeiten (an dat), sich beschäftigen (mit):

work at a social reform an einer Sozialreform arbeiten;

worked ( oder wrought) in leather in Leder gearbeitet;

work to rule WIRTSCH Br Dienst nach Vorschrift tun;

make one’s money work sein Geld arbeiten lassen

2. arbeiten, Arbeit haben, beschäftigt sein

3. fig arbeiten, kämpfen ( beide:

against gegen;

for für eine Sache):

work toward(s) hinarbeiten auf (akk)

4. TECH

a) funktionieren, gehen (beide auch fig)

b) in Betrieb oder Gang sein:

our stove works well unser Ofen funktioniert gut;

your method won’t work mit Ihrer Methode werden Sie es nicht schaffen;

get sth to work etwas reparieren

5. fig klappen, gehen, gelingen, sich machen lassen

6. (prät oft wrought) wirken, sich auswirken (on, with auf akk, bei):

the poison began to work das Gift begann zu wirken

7. work on jemanden bearbeiten, sich jemanden vornehmen (beide umg)

8. sich gut etc bearbeiten lassen

9. sich (hindurch-, hoch- etc) arbeiten:

work into eindringen in (akk);

work loose sich losarbeiten, sich lockern;

her tights worked down die Strumpfhose rutschte ihr herunter

10. in (heftiger) Bewegung sein, arbeiten, zucken ( alle:

with vor dat; Gesichtszüge etc), mahlen ( with vor Erregung etc; Kiefer)

11. SCHIFF (besonders gegen den Wind) segeln, fahren

12. gären, arbeiten (beide auch fig: Gedanke etc)

13. (hand)arbeiten, stricken, nähen

C v/t

1. arbeiten an (dat)

2. verarbeiten:

a) TECH bearbeiten

b) einen Teig kneten

c) (ver)formen, gestalten ( beide:

into zu):

work cotton into cloth Baumwolle zu Tuch verarbeiten

3. eine Maschine etc bedienen, ein Fahrzeug führen, lenken

4. (an-, be)treiben:

worked by electricity elektrisch betrieben

5. AGR den Boden bearbeiten, bestellen

6. einen Betrieb leiten, eine Fabrik etc betreiben, ein Gut bewirtschaften

7. Bergbau: eine Grube abbauen, ausbeuten

8. WIRTSCH (geschäftlich) bereisen oder bearbeiten:

my partner works the Liverpool district

9. jemanden, Tiere (tüchtig) arbeiten lassen, (zur Arbeit) antreiben

10. fig jemanden bearbeiten umg, jemandem zusetzen ( beide:

for wegen):

he worked his teacher for a better mark

11. a) work one’s way sich (hindurch- etc) arbeiten

b) erarbeiten, verdienen: → passage¹ 5

12. MATH lösen, ausarbeiten, errechnen

13. erregen, reizen, (in einen Zustand) versetzen oder bringen:

work o.s. into a rage sich in eine Wut hineinsteigern

14. bewegen, arbeiten mit:

he worked his jaws seine Kiefer mahlten

15. fig (prät oft wrought) hervorbringen, -rufen, zeitigen, Veränderungen etc bewirken, Wunder wirken oder tun, führen zu, verursachen:

work hardship on sb für jemanden eine Härte bedeuten

16. (prät oft wrought) fertigbringen, zustande bringen

17. work into

a) eine Arbeit etc einschieben in (akk),

b) Passagen etc einarbeiten oder -flechten oder -fügen in (akk)

18. sl etwas herausschlagen

19. US sl jemanden bescheißen

20. herstellen, machen, besonders stricken, nähen

21. zur Gärung bringen

22. → work over 2

w. abk

1. weight

2. wide

3. width

4. wife

5. with

6. PHYS work

wk abk

1. week Wo.

2. work

* * *
1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. Arbeit, die

at work — (engaged in working) bei der Arbeit; (fig.): (operating) am Werk (see also e)

be at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten; (fig.) auf etwas (Akk.) wirken

set to work — [Person:] sich an die Arbeit machen

set somebody to work — jemanden an die Arbeit schicken

all work and no play — immer nur arbeiten

have one's work cut out — viel zu tun haben; sich ranhalten müssen (ugs.)

2) (thing made or achieved) Werk, das

a good day's work — eine gute Tagesleistung

do a good day's work — ein tüchtiges Stück Arbeit hinter sich bringen

is that all your own work? — hast du das alles selbst gemacht?

work of art — Kunstwerk, das

3) (book, piece of music) Werk, das

a work of reference/literature/art — ein Nachschlagewerk/literarisches Werk/Kunstwerk

4) in pl. (of author or composer) Werke

5) (employment) Arbeit, die

out of work — arbeitslos; ohne Arbeit

be in work — eine Stelle haben

go out to work — arbeiten gehen

at work — (place of employment) auf der Arbeit (see also a)

from work — von der Arbeit

6) in pl., usu. constr. as sing. (factory) Werk, das

7) in pl. (Mil.) Werke; Befestigungen

8) in pl. (operations of building etc.) Arbeiten

9) in pl. (machine's operative parts) Werk, das

10) in pl. (coll.): (all that can be included)

the [whole/full] works — der ganze Kram (ugs.)

give somebody the works — (fig.) (give somebody the best possible treatment) jemandem richtig verwöhnen (ugs.); (give somebody the worst possible treatment) jemanden fertig machen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) arbeiten

work to rule — Dienst nach Vorschrift machen

work for a cause — etc. für eine Sache usw. arbeiten

work against something — (impede) einer Sache (Dat.) entgegenstehen

2) (function effectively) funktionieren; [Charme:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

make the washing machine/television work — die Waschmaschine/den Fernsehapparat in Ordnung bringen

3) [Rad, Getriebe, Kette:] laufen

4) (be craftsman)

work in a material — mit od. (fachspr.) in einem Material arbeiten

5) [Faktoren, Einflüsse:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

work against — arbeiten gegen; see also work on

6) (make its/one's way) sich schieben

work loose — sich lockern

work round to a question — (fig.) sich zu einer Frage vorarbeiten
3. transitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; fahren [Schiff]; betätigen [Bremse]

worked by electricity — elektrisch betrieben

2) (get labour from) arbeiten lassen

3) (get material from) ausbeuten [Steinbruch, Grube]

4) (operate in or on) [Vertreter:] bereisen

5) (control) steuern

6) (effect) bewirken [Änderung]; wirken [Wunder]

work it or things so that... — (coll.) es deichseln, dass... (ugs.)

7) (cause to go gradually) führen

work one's way up/into something — sich hocharbeiten/in etwas (Akk.) hineinarbeiten

8) (get gradually) bringen

work oneself into a position — sich in eine Position hocharbeiten

9) (knead, stir)

work something into something — etwas zu etwas verarbeiten; (mix in) etwas unter etwas (Akk.) rühren

10) (gradually excite)

work oneself into a state/a rage — sich aufregen/in einen Wutanfall hineinsteigern

11) (make by needlework etc.) arbeiten; aufsticken [Muster] (on auf + Akk.)

12) (purchase, obtain with labour) abarbeiten; (fig.)

work one's keep — für sein Geld etwas leisten

she worked her way through college — sie hat sich (Dat.) ihr Studium selbst verdient; see also passage 6)

Phrasal Verbs:

- work away

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work through

- work towards

- work up

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(hard) for expr.

erarbeiten v.

sich etwas erarbeiten ausdr. v.

arbeiten v.

funktionieren v. n.

Arbeit -en f.

Werk -e n.

English-german dictionary > work
14 all

o:l
1. adjective, pronoun
1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) todo

2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) todos

2. adverb
1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) completamente, totalmente

2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) tanto, aún

•

- all-clear
- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all

all¹ adj todo

all the students todos los estudiantes

all week toda la semana

all² adv

1. completamente / totalmente

you're all alone estás completamente solo

the little boy was all dirty el niño estaba todo sucio

2. empatados / iguales

the score was three all empataron a tres / el partido terminó con un empate a tres

all³ pron

1. todo

that's all eso es todo

we did all we could hicimos todo lo que pudimos

2. lo único / sólo

all you need is a bit of luck lo único que necesitas es un poco de suerte

3. todos / todo el mundo

he is the fastest of all él es el más rápido de todos

all of them were very excited estaban todos muy emocionados

all

tr[ɔːl]

adjective

1 (singular) todo,-a; (plural) todos,-as

■ all the money todo el dinero

■ all the ink toda la tinta

■ all the books todos los libros

■ all the chairs todas las sillas

■ all kinds of knives toda clase de cuchillos

■ all day/month/year todo el día/mes/año

■ all morning/afternoon/night/week toda la mañana/tarde/noche/semana

pronoun

1 (everything) todo, la totalidad nombre femenino

■ all was lost in the fire se perdió todo en el incendio

■ best of all were the acrobats lo mejor de todo fueron los acróbatas

2 (everybody) todos nombre masculino plural, todo el mundo

■ a good time was had by all todos se lo pasaron bien

■ all of them helped/they all helped ayudaron todos

adverb

1 completamente, totalmente

■ you're all dirty! ¡estás todo sucio!

■ she was dressed all in leather iba vestida toda de cuero

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

after all (despite everything) después de todo 2 (it must be remembered) no hay que olvidarlo

all along desde el principio

all but casi

all in (tired) agotado,-a, hecho,-a polvo 2 (included) todo incluido

■ after the race I was all in después de la carrera estaba hecho polvo

■ it's £235 all in son £235 todo incluido

all in all en conjunto

all or nothing todo o nada

all over en todas partes

■ he's been all over ha estado en todas partes

■ I ache all over me duele todo el cuerpo

■ I spilt wine all over my shirt me manché toda la camisa de vino

■ that's Fred all over eso es típico de Fred

to be all over acabar

■ in ten minutes it was all over en diez minutos todo había acabado

all right (acceptable) bien, bueno,-a, satisfactorio,-a

■ the film's all right, but I've seen better ones la película no está mal, pero las he visto mejores 2 (well, safe) bien

■ are you all right? ¿estás bien? 3 (accepting suggestion) vale, bueno

■ are you coming? --all right ¿te vienes? --vale 4 (calming, silencing) vale

■ all right, that's enough! ¡vale, basta ya! 4 (definitely) seguro

■ it was the thin one all right era el flaco, estoy seguro

all that tan

■ he's not all that fast no es tan rápido

all the «+ comp» tanto + adj/adv, aún + adj/adv

■ all the better tanto mejor

■ this makes the situation all the more dangerous esto hace que la situación sea más peligrosa aún

all the same igualmente, a pesar de todo

to be all the same to somebody dar lo mismo a alguien

all the time todo el rato, siempre

all told en total

all too «+ adj/adv» demasiado + adj/adv

■ it happens all too frequently pasa con demasiada frecuencia

at all en absoluto

■ I didn't like it at all no me gustó en absoluto

■ nothing at all nada de nada

at all times siempre

in all en total

not at all no hay de qué

All Fools' Day el día 1 de abril (≈ día de los Santos Inocentes)

All Saints' Day día nombre masculino de Todos los Santos

All Souls' Day día nombre masculino los Fieles Difuntos

all ['ɔl] adv

1) completely: todo, completamente

2) : igual

the score is 14 all: es 14 iguales, están empatados a 14

3)

all the better : tanto mejor

4)

all the more : aún más, todavía más

all adj

: todo

all the children: todos los niños

in all likelihood: con toda probabilidad, con la mayor probabilidad

all pron

1) : todo, -da

they ate it all: lo comieron todo

that's all: eso es todo

enough for all: suficiente para todos

2)

all in all : en general

3)

not at all (in negative constructions) : en absoluto, para nada

all

adj.

• todo, -a adj.

• todos adj.

adv.

• completamente adv.

• del todo adv.

n.

• todo s.m.

pron.

• todo (s) pron.

I ɔːl
adjective

1) (before n) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all kinds o sorts of people — todo tipo de gente

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

we were dabbling in drink, drugs and all that — flirteábamos con la bebida, las drogas y todo eso or y todo lo demás; see also all III 3) d)

2)

a) ( the greatest possible)

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

b) ( any)

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

II

pronoun

1) ( everything) (+ sing vb) todo

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

2)

a) ( everyone) (+ pl vb) todos, -das

all together now — ahora todos juntos

b) (with superl)

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

3)

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

4) (after n, pron) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

the unfairness of it all — la injusticia del caso or del asunto

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

5) (in phrases)

a)

all in all — en general

b)

all told — en total

c)

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

d)

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

e)

in all — en total

III

adverb

1) ( completely)

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

it's all the same to me — a mí me da igual or lo mismo

2) (each, apiece) ( Sport)

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

3) (in phrases)

a)

all along — desde el primer momento

b)

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

c)

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

d)

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

e)

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

IV

noun

to give one's all — ( make supreme effort) dar* todo de sí; ( sacrifice everything) darlo* todo, dar* todo lo que se tiene

[ɔːl] When all is part of a set combination, eg in all seriousness/probability, look up the noun. Note that all right has an entry to itself.
1. ADJECTIVE

1) todo

all my life — toda mi vida

all my friends — todos mis amigos

all men — todos los hombres

they drank all the beer — se bebieron toda la cerveza

all the others went home — todos los demás se fueron a casa

it rained all day — llovió todo el día, llovió el día entero

she hasn't been in all day — no ha estado en todo el día

all three (of them) were found guilty — los tres fueron declarados culpables

I'll take all three (of them) — me llevo los tres

40% of all marriages end in divorce — el 40% de los matrimonios terminan en divorcio

• it would have to rain today, of all days! — ¡tenía que llover hoy justamente!

• for all their efforts, they didn't manage to score — a pesar de todos sus esfuerzos, no lograron marcar un tanto

• they chose him, of all people! — lo eligieron a él, como si no hubiera otros

• all those who disobey will be punished — todos aquellos que desobedezcan serán castigados
all that
it's not as bad as all that — no es para tanto

all that is irrelevant now — todo eso ya no importa
and all that y cosas así, y otras cosas por el estilo
he went on about loyalty and all that — habló sin parar sobre la lealtad y cosas así

sorry and all that, but that's the way it is — disculpas y todo lo demás, pero así son las cosas
of all the...
of all the luck! — ¡vaya suerte!

of all the tactless things to say! — ¡qué falta de tacto!
best, four 2., 2)
2) (=any)

• it has been proved beyond all doubt — se ha probado sin que quepa la menor duda

• the town had changed beyond all recognition — la ciudad había cambiado hasta hacerse irreconocible

2. PRONOUN

1) (singular)

a) (=everything) todo

it's all done — está todo hecho

• we did all we could to stop him — hicimos todo lo posible para detenerlo

it was all I could do not to laugh — apenas pude contener la risa

• all is not lost — liter or hum aún quedan esperanzas

• all of it — todo

I didn't read all of it — no lo leí todo or entero

not all of it was true — no todo era cierto

you can't see all of Madrid in a day — no puedes ver todo Madrid or Madrid entero en un día

I do all of the work — yo hago todo el trabajo

I do all of the cooking — siempre cocino yo

it took him all of three hours — (=at least) le llevó tres horas enteras; iro (=only) le llevó ni más ni menos que tres horas

she must be all of 16 — iro debe de tener al menos 16 años

• is that all?, will that be all? — ¿es eso todo?, ¿nada más?

six o'clock? is that all? — ¿las seis? ¿nada más?

that's all — eso es todo, nada más

• all is well — todo está bien

- when all is said and done

- all's well that ends well
best, once 1., 1)
b) (=the only thing)

all I can tell you is... — todo lo que puedo decirte es..., lo único que puedo decirte es...

all I want is to sleep — lo único que quiero es dormir

that was all that we managed to salvage from the fire — eso fue todo lo que conseguimos rescatar del incendio

• all that matters is that you're safe — lo único que importa es que estás a salvo

all that he did was laugh — lo único que hizo fue reírse

2) (plural) todos mpl, todas fpl

they all came with their husbands — todas vinieron con sus maridos

• this concerns all of you — esto os afecta a todos (vosotros)

his was the worst performance of all — la suya fue la peor actuación de todas

• they all say that — todos dicen lo mismo

• all who knew him loved him — todos los que le conocieron le querían

3) (in scores)

the score is two all — van empatados a dos, el marcador es de empate a dos

to draw two all — empatar a dos

it's 30 all — (Tennis) treinta iguales

4) (in set structures)
above all sobre todo after all después de todo all but
all but seven/twenty — todos menos siete/veinte
all for nothing
I rushed to get there, all for nothing — fui a toda prisa, todo para nada, fui a toda prisa, y total para nada
all in all en general
all in all, things turned out quite well — en general, las cosas salieron bastante bien

we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea — pensamos que, mirándolo bien, no era una mala idea
all told en total and all
what with the rain and all — con la lluvia y todo lo demás

the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all — el perro se comió la salchicha, mostaza incluida
for all I care
you can go right now for all I care — por mí como si te vas ahora mismo
for all I know
for all I know he could be dead — puede que hasta esté muerto, no lo sé

for all I know, he could be right — igual hasta tiene razón, no lo sé
if (...) at all
I'll go tomorrow if I go at all — si es que voy, iré mañana

it rarely rains here, if at all — aquí rara vez llueve, si es que llueve

I'd like to see him today, if (it's) at all possible — me gustaría verlo hoy, si es del todo posible

they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all — si tienen el más mínimo sentido común, no lo intentarán
in all
50 men in all — 50 hombres en total
it all
he ate it all — se lo comió todo

it all happened so quickly — sucedió todo tan rápido

she seemed to have it all: a good job, a happy marriage — parecía tenerlo todo: un buen trabajo, un matrimonio feliz
it's all or nothing es todo o nada most of all sobre todo, más que nada no... at all
I have no regrets at all — no me arrepiento en absoluto

it makes no difference at all — da exactamente igual
not... at all
I don't feel at all well — no me siento nada bien

she wasn't at all apologetic — no se disculpó para nada

I'm not at all tired — no estoy cansado en lo más mínimo or en absoluto

it was not at all nice — no fue nada agradable

you mean he didn't cry at all? — ¿quieres decir que no lloró nada?

did you mention me at all? — ¿mencionaste mi nombre por casualidad?
not at all! (answer to thanks) ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué!
"are you disappointed?" - "not at all!" — -¿estás defraudado? -en absoluto

3. ADVERB

1) (=entirely) todo
Make todo agree with the person or thing described:
she went all red — se puso toda colorada

you're all wet — estás todo mojado

it's all dirty — está todo sucio

he was all covered in blood — estaba completamente cubierto de sangre

• the children were all alone — los niños estaban completamente solos

• there were insects all around us — había insectos por todas partes

• I did it all by myself — lo hice completamente solo

• she was dressed all in black — iba vestida completamente de negro

• we shook hands all round — nos estrechamos todos las manos

2) (in set structures)
all along
all along the street — a lo largo de toda la calle, por toda la calle

this is what I feared all along — esto es lo que estaba temiendo desde el primer momento or el principio
all but (=nearly) casi
he all but died — casi se muere, por poco se muere

he's all but forgotten now — ya casi no se le recuerda
all for sth
to be all for sth — estar completamente a favor de algo

I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

I'm all for giving children their independence — estoy completamente a favor de or apoyo completamente la idea de dar independencia a los niños
all in (=all inclusive) (Brit) todo incluido; (=exhausted) * hecho polvo *
the trip cost £200 all in — el viaje costó 200 libras, todo incluido

after a day's skiing I was all in — después de un día esquiando, estaba hecho polvo * or rendido

you look all in — se te ve rendido, ¡vaya cara de estar hecho polvo! *
all out
to go all out — (=spare no expense) tirar la casa por la ventana; (Sport) emplearse a fondo

to go all out for the prize — volcarse por conseguir el premio

we must go all out to ensure it — hemos de desplegar todos nuestros medios para asegurarlo
all over
all over the world you'll find... — en or por todo el mundo encontrarás...

he's travelled all over the world — ha viajado por todo el mundo

you've got mud all over your shoes — tienes los zapatos cubiertos de barro

I spilled coffee all over my shirt — se me cayó el café encima y me manché toda la camisa

they were all over him * — le recibieron con el mayor entusiasmo

I ache all over — me duele (por) todo el cuerpo

I looked all over for you — te busqué por or en todas partes

it happens all over — ocurre en todas partes

that's him all over * — eso es muy típico de él
all the more...
considering his age, it's all the more remarkable that he succeeded — teniendo en cuenta su edad, es aún más extraordinario que lo haya logrado

she valued her freedom, all the more so because she had fought so hard for it — valoraba mucho su libertad, tanto más cuanto que había luchado tanto por conseguirla
all too...
it's all too true — lamentablemente es cierto

all too soon, the holiday was over — cuando quisimos darnos cuenta las vacaciones habían terminado

the evening passed all too quickly — la tarde pasó demasiado rápido
all up with
it's all up with him — está acabado
all very...
• that's all very well but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
not all there
he isn't all there * — no tiene todos los tornillos bien *, le falta algún tornillo *
not all that...
it isn't all that far — no está tan lejos

it shouldn't be all that difficult — no debería resultar tan difícil
all-out, better I, 2.
4.

NOUN (=utmost)

• he had given her his all — (=affection) se había entregado completamente a ella; (=possessions) le había dado todo lo que tenía

I really didn't give it my all — no di todo lo que podía dar de mí

I decided to give it my all — decidí echarle el resto

• he puts his all into every game — se da completamente en cada partido, siempre da todo lo que puede de sí en cada partido

5.

COMPOUNDS

the all clear N — (=signal) el cese de la alarma, el fin de la alarma; (fig) el visto bueno, luz verde

all clear! — ¡fin de la alerta!

to be given the all clear — (to do sth) recibir el visto bueno, recibir luz verde; (by doctor) recibir el alta médica or definitiva

All Fools' Day N — ≈ día m de los (Santos) Inocentes

All Hallows' (Day) N — día m de Todos los Santos

All Saints' Day N — día m de Todos los Santos

All Souls' Day N — día m de (los) Difuntos (Sp), día m de (los) Muertos (LAm)

* * *

I [ɔːl]
adjective

1) (before n) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all kinds o sorts of people — todo tipo de gente

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

we were dabbling in drink, drugs and all that — flirteábamos con la bebida, las drogas y todo eso or y todo lo demás; see also all III 3) d)

2)

a) ( the greatest possible)

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

b) ( any)

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

II

pronoun

1) ( everything) (+ sing vb) todo

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

2)

a) ( everyone) (+ pl vb) todos, -das

all together now — ahora todos juntos

b) (with superl)

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

3)

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

4) (after n, pron) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -das

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

the unfairness of it all — la injusticia del caso or del asunto

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

5) (in phrases)

a)

all in all — en general

b)

all told — en total

c)

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

d)

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

e)

in all — en total

III

adverb

1) ( completely)

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

it's all the same to me — a mí me da igual or lo mismo

2) (each, apiece) ( Sport)

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

3) (in phrases)

a)

all along — desde el primer momento

b)

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

c)

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

d)

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

e)

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

IV

noun

to give one's all — ( make supreme effort) dar* todo de sí; ( sacrifice everything) darlo* todo, dar* todo lo que se tiene

English-spanish dictionary > all
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ДАЛЬШЕ НЕКУДА ДАЛЬШЕ ЕХАТЬ (ИДТИ) НЕКУДА all coll these forms only predic ( impers or with subj: human, abstr, or a clause) may be used as a subord clause or indep. remark fixed WO
some person (thing, the way sth. is done etc) is as bad as he or it could possibly be

X - дальше ехать некуда - X couldn't be worse
itfs a case of the worst possible X X gives (a) new meaning to the word "bad" X is the worst (the pits) it (thing X) beats all (everything) (when used as an indep. remark) what next!
Непосредственное начальство Филармона Ивановича вскочило, едва взгляд наивысшего начальства прикоснулся к нему, и быстро сказало, что вопрос ясен, поведение - дальше некуда... (Бахтин 1). Philharmon Ivanovich's immediate boss jumped up as the top boss's gaze passed over him and quickly said that this was clearly a case of the worst possible conduct... (1a).

«Подтелков твой - из каких? Вахмистр?.. Ого! Одних со мной чинов. Вот это так!.. Дожи-ли... Дальше некуда!» (Шолохов 3). "Your Podtyolkov - what is he? A sergeant-major?...Oho! The same rank as me. Well, well!...The things we've lived to see....What next!" (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Н-74
16 дальше ехать некуда

• ДАЛЬШЕ НЕКУДА; ДАЛЬШЕ ЕХАТЬ < ИДТИ> НЕКУДА all coll

[these forms only; predic (impers or with subj: human, abstr, or a clause); may be used as a subord clause or indep. remark; fixed WO]

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⇒ some person (thing, the way sth. is done etc) is as bad as he or it could possibly be:

- X - дальше ехать некуда≈ X couldn't be worse;

- it's a case of the worst possible X;

- X gives (a) new meaning to the word "bad";

- X is the worst (the pits);

- it (thing X) beats all (everything);

- [when used as an indep. remark] what next!

♦ Непосредственное начальство Филармона Ивановича вскочило, едва взгляд наивысшего начальства прикоснулся к нему, и быстро сказало, что вопрос ясен, поведение - дальше некуда... (Вахтин 1). Philharmon Ivanovich's immediate boss jumped up as the top boss's gaze passed over him and quickly said that this was clearly a case of the worst possible conduct... (1a).

♦ "Подтелков твой - из каких? Вахмистр?.. Ого! Одних со мной чинов. Вот это так!.. Дожи-ли... Дальше некуда!" (Шолохов 3). "Your Podtyolkov - what is he? A sergeant-major?...Oho! The same rank as me. Well, well!...The things we've lived to see....What next!" (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дальше ехать некуда
17 дальше идти некуда

• ДАЛЬШЕ НЕКУДА; ДАЛЬШЕ ЕХАТЬ < ИДТИ> НЕКУДА all coll

[these forms only; predic (impers or with subj: human, abstr, or a clause); may be used as a subord clause or indep. remark; fixed WO]

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⇒ some person (thing, the way sth. is done etc) is as bad as he or it could possibly be:

- X - дальше ехать некуда≈ X couldn't be worse;

- it's a case of the worst possible X;

- X gives (a) new meaning to the word "bad";

- X is the worst (the pits);

- it (thing X) beats all (everything);

- [when used as an indep. remark] what next!

♦ Непосредственное начальство Филармона Ивановича вскочило, едва взгляд наивысшего начальства прикоснулся к нему, и быстро сказало, что вопрос ясен, поведение - дальше некуда... (Вахтин 1). Philharmon Ivanovich's immediate boss jumped up as the top boss's gaze passed over him and quickly said that this was clearly a case of the worst possible conduct... (1a).

♦ "Подтелков твой - из каких? Вахмистр?.. Ого! Одних со мной чинов. Вот это так!.. Дожи-ли... Дальше некуда!" (Шолохов 3). "Your Podtyolkov - what is he? A sergeant-major?...Oho! The same rank as me. Well, well!...The things we've lived to see....What next!" (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дальше идти некуда
18 дальше некуда

• ДАЛЬШЕ НЕКУДА; ДАЛЬШЕ ЕХАТЬ < ИДТИ> НЕКУДА all coll

[these forms only; predic (impers or with subj: human, abstr, or a clause); may be used as a subord clause or indep. remark; fixed WO]

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⇒ some person (thing, the way sth. is done etc) is as bad as he or it could possibly be:

- X - дальше ехать некуда≈ X couldn't be worse;

- it's a case of the worst possible X;

- X gives (a) new meaning to the word "bad";

- X is the worst (the pits);

- it (thing X) beats all (everything);

- [when used as an indep. remark] what next!

♦ Непосредственное начальство Филармона Ивановича вскочило, едва взгляд наивысшего начальства прикоснулся к нему, и быстро сказало, что вопрос ясен, поведение - дальше некуда... (Вахтин 1). Philharmon Ivanovich's immediate boss jumped up as the top boss's gaze passed over him and quickly said that this was clearly a case of the worst possible conduct... (1a).

♦ "Подтелков твой - из каких? Вахмистр?.. Ого! Одних со мной чинов. Вот это так!.. Дожи-ли... Дальше некуда!" (Шолохов 3). "Your Podtyolkov - what is he? A sergeant-major?...Oho! The same rank as me. Well, well!...The things we've lived to see....What next!" (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дальше некуда
19 effet

effet [efε]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = résultat) effect

• produire l'effet voulu to produce the desired effect

• créer un effet de surprise to create a surprise

• avoir pour effet de faire qch to have the effect of doing sth

• avoir pour effet une augmentation de to result in an increase in

• faire effet [médicament] to take effect

• la bière me fait beaucoup d'effet beer goes straight to my head

• être sans effet to have no effect

• prendre effet le 2 juin to take effect from 2 June

   b. ( = impression) impression

• ça fait mauvais effet it doesn't look good

• il a produit son petit effet he managed to cause a bit of a stir

• c'est tout l'effet que ça te fait ? is that all it means to you?

• quel effet ça te fait d'être revenu ? how does it feel to be back?

• ça m'a fait un drôle d'effet de le revoir après si longtemps it felt really strange seeing him again after so long

• cela m'a fait de l'effet de le voir dans cet état it really affected me to see him in that state

   c. ( = artifice, procédé) effect

• effet de style stylistic effect

• effet d'optique visual effect

• effets spéciaux special effects

• c'est un effet d'annonce it's hype (inf)

   d. (Sport) spin

• donner de l'effet à une balle to put spin on a ball

   e. ( = valeur) effet de commerce bill of exchange

   f. (locutions)

► à cet effet for this purpose

• utilisez la boîte prévue à cet effet use the box provided

• un bâtiment construit à cet effet a building designed for that purpose► en effet

• nous étions en effet persuadés d'y arriver we really thought we could manage it

• cela me plaît beaucoup, en effet yes indeed, I like it very much

• c'est en effet plus rapide it's true that it's faster

• étiez-vous absent mardi dernier ? -- en effet, j'avais la grippe were you absent last Tuesday? -- yes, I had flu

• tu ne travaillais pas ? -- en effet you weren't working? -- no, I wasn't► sous l'effet de under the effects of

• il était encore sous l'effet de la colère he was still angry

2. plural masculine noun

effets ( = affaires, vêtements) things

• effets personnels personal effects

3. compounds

► effet de serre greenhouse effect

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efɛ
1.

nom masculin

1) ( conséquence) effect

faire de l'effet — [médicament] to work; [commentaire] to have some effect

prendre effet — [mesure] to take effect

sous l'effet de l'alcool — under the influence of alcohol

sous l'effet de la passion — in a fit of passion

sous l'effet de la colère — in a rage

2) ( impression) impression

faire bon/mauvais effet — to make a good/bad impression

être du meilleur effet — [vêtement] to look extremely nice

être du plus mauvais effet — to be in the worst possible taste

quel effet cela te fait-il d'être père? — how does it feel to be a father?

faire un drôle d'effet — [vitesse, alcool, rencontre] to make one feel strange

il me fait l'effet d'un homme honnête — he looks like an honest man to me

leur réponse m'a fait l'effet d'une douche froide — their answer came as a real shock to me

un effet de surprise — an element of surprise

3) ( procédé) effect

couper tous ses effets à quelqu'un — to steal somebody's thunder

4) ( but)

à cet effet — for that purpose

5) ( phénomène)

l'effet Maastricht — the Maastricht effect

6) Sport spin

2.

en effet locution adverbiale indeed

3.

effets nom masculin pluriel ( vêtements) things

Phrasal Verbs:

- effet de serre

- effet spécial

- effets secondaires

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efɛ
1. nm

1) (d'une cause) effect, result

c'est l'effet de — it's a result of

Je pense pour ma part que c'est l'effet de la concurrence. — In my opinion it's a result of competition.

c'est l'effet du hasard — it's fate

2) (= résultat tangible) [médicament, menace] effect

avoir de l'effet — to have an effect, to be effective

faire de l'effet — to have an effect, to be effective

Pensez-vous que cela aura de l'effet? — Do you think it'll have an effect?, Do you think it'll be effective?

Ce médicament fait rapidement de l'effet. — This medicine takes effect quickly.

3) (= artifice)

effet de style — stylistic effect

effet de lumière — lighting effect

effets de voix — vocal effects

4) TENNIS

donner de l'effet à une balle — to put some spin on a ball

5) (= impression) feeling, impression

un drôle d'effet — a strange feeling

Ça m'a fait un drôle d'effet de le revoir. — It gave me a strange feeling to see him again.

Ça nous a fait beaucoup d'effet. — It left a deep impression on us.

Ça fait beaucoup d'effet. — It's very impressive.

C'est tout l'effet que ça te fait? — Is that all it does to you?

faire l'effet de; Il m'a fait l'effet d'un garçon honnête. — He struck me as a decent chap.

6) COMMERCE bill

7) DROIT, [loi, jugement] application

avec effet rétroactif — applied retrospectively

8) (autres locutions)

sous l'effet de — under the effect of

à cet effet — to that end

en effet — indeed

C'est plutôt risqué. - En effet! — That's rather risky. - It is indeed!

Je ne me sens pas très bien. - En effet, tu as l'air pâle. — I don't feel very well. - Yes, you do look pale.

On peut en effet se demander si... — We may indeed ask ourselves if...

Il est assez arrogant, en effet. — He is rather arrogant, you're right.

2. effets nmpl

1) (= vêtements) things

2) (= artifices)

effets spéciaux CINÉMA — special effects

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effet

A nm

1 ( conséquence) effect; il y a un rapport de cause à effet entre les deux phénomènes there is a relation of cause and effect between the two phenomena; effets négatifs de qch sur qch/qn adverse ou ill effects of sth on sth/sb; effets positifs de qch sur qch/qn beneficial effects of sth on sth/sb; subir/ressentir les effets de qch to suffer from/feel the effects of sth; avoir un effet positif/négatif/catastrophique to have a positive/negative/disastrous effect (sur on); ma remarque a eu l'effet inverse de celui que je voulais my remark had the opposite effect from the one I intended; n'avoir aucun effet [critique, suggestion, campagne] to have no effect; [médicament] not to work; leurs remarques n'ont eu aucun effet sur moi their remarks didn't affect me; faire de l'effet [médicament, traitement] to work; [article, commentaire] to have some effect; le café/l'alcool me fait beaucoup d'effet coffee/alcohol has a very strong effect on me; avoir pour effet de faire to have the effect of doing; prendre effet [mesure, loi] to take effect; sous l'effet de l'alcool under the influence of alcohol; sous l'effet de la dévaluation under the impact of devaluation; sous l'effet de la passion in a fit of passion; sous l'effet de la colère in a rage;

2 ( impression) impression; faire bon/mauvais effet [personne, comportement] to make a good/bad impression; être du meilleur effet [vêtement] to look extremely nice; être du plus mauvais effet [vêtement, remarque] to be in the worst possible taste; quel effet cela te fait d'être père? how does it feel to be a father?; faire un drôle d'effet [vitesse, alcool, rencontre] to make one feel strange; ça fait de l'effet d'arriver avec une jambe dans le plâtre arriving with one's leg in plaster makes an impression; faire son (petit) effet [bijou, décoration] to make quite an impression; il me fait l'effet d'un homme honnête/d'une crapule he looks like an honest man/a crook to me; leur réponse m'a fait l'effet d'une douche froide their answer came as a real shock to me; un effet de surprise an element of surprise; ⇒ bœuf;

3 ( procédé) effect; effet comique/de style comic/stylistic effect; rechercher l'effet to strive for effect; ma blague n'a fait rire personne, j'ai raté mon effet my joke fell flat and no-one laughed; il ne réussit jamais ses effets he tries but it never comes off; couper tous ses effets à qn to steal sb's thunder; faire des effets de jambes○ to show a bit of leg○; faire des effets de manches to wave one' s arms about theatrically;

4 ( but) à cet effet for that purpose;

5 ( phénomène) l'effet Joule/Doppler the Joule/Doppler effect; l'effet Maastricht the Maastricht effect;

6 Sport spin; donner de l'effet à une balle to put spin on a ball.

B en effet loc adv soyez prudent, les routes sont en effet très glissantes do be careful because the roads are very slippery indeed; les résultats sont en effet excellents the results are indeed excellent; ‘tu n'étais pas chez toi hier soir?’-‘en effet’ ‘you weren't home yesterday evening?’-‘no, I wasn't’; en effet, tu avais raison actually, you were right.

C effets nmpl ( vêtements) things; rassemblez vos effets pack your things.

Composés

effet de champ field effect; effet de commerce commercial bill; effet de filé blur that gives an impression of movement; effet de levier leverage; effet de serre greenhouse effect; effet spécial special effect; effets publics government securities; effets secondaires side effects.

[efɛ] nom masculin

1. [résultat] effect, result, outcome

c'est un effet de la pesanteur it's a result of gravity

c'est bien l'effet du hasard si... it's really quite by chance that...

avoir un effet: cela n'a pas eu l'effet escompté it didn't have the desired ou intended effect

avoir pour effet de: ton insistance n'aura pour effet que de l'agacer the only thing you'll achieve ou do by insisting is (to) annoy him

faire un effet: attends que le médicament fasse son effet wait for the medicine to take effect

tes somnifères ne m'ont fait aucun effet your sleeping pills didn't work on me ou didn't have any effect on me

être sans effet: rester ou demeurer sans effet to have no effect, to be ineffective

mettre à effet to bring into effect, to put into operation

prendre effet: prendre effet à partir de to take effect ou to come into operation as of

effet placebo placebo effect

effet en retour blacklash

effet secondaire MÉDECINE side-effect

relation de cause à effet cause and effect relationship

2. [impression] impression

faire beaucoup d'effet/peu d'effet to be impressive/unimpressive

faire bon/mauvais/meilleur effet: son discours a fait (très) bon/mauvais effet sur l'auditoire the audience was (most) favourably impressed/extremely unimpressed by his speech

une jupe fera meilleur effet qu'un pantalon a skirt will make a better impression than a pair of trousers

faire l'effet de: il me fait l'effet d'un jeune homme sérieux he strikes me as (being) a reliable young man

elle me fait l'effet d'un personnage de bande dessinée she reminds me of a cartoon character

faire un effet: faire ou produire son petit effet (familier) to cause a bit of a stir

c'est tout l'effet que ça te fait? (familier) you don't seem to be too impressed

quel effet cela t'a-t-il fait de le revoir? how did seeing him again affect you?

ça m'a fait un sale effet it gave me a nasty turn

3. [procédé] effect

effet de contraste/d'optique contrasting/visual effect

effet (de) domino domino effect

effet de style stylistic effect

effet de perspective 3-D ou 3-dimensional effect

rechercher l'effet to strive for effect

manquer ou rater son effet

a. [magicien] to spoil one's effect

b. [plaisanterie] to fall flat, to misfire

créer un effet de surprise to create a surprise effect

ça m'a coupé tous mes effets it stole my thunder

faire des effets de voix to make dramatic use of one's voice

effet de lumière THÉÂTRE lighting effect

effets spéciaux CINÉMA special effects

4. FINANCE & COMMERCE

effet escomptable/négociable discountable/negotiable bill

effets à payer/recevoir notes payable/receivable

effet de commerce bill of exchange

effet à courte échéance short ou short-dated bill

effet à longue échéance long ou long-dated bill

effet au porteur bill payable to bearer

effet à vue sight bill, demand bill ou draft

effets publics government securities

5. SCIENCES effect

effet Doppler/Compton/Joule Doppler/Compton/Joule-Thompson effect

effet de serre greenhouse effect

6. SPORT spin

donner de l'effet à une balle to put a spin on a ball

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effets nom masculin pluriel

[affaires] things

[vêtements] clothes

effets personnels personal effects ou belongings

à cet effet locution adverbiale

to that effect ou end ou purpose

en effet locution adverbiale

1. [effectivement]

oui, je m'en souviens en effet yes, I do remember

c'est en effet la meilleure solution it's actually ou in fact the best solution

on peut en effet interpréter l'événement de cette façon it is indeed possible to interpret what happened in that way

2. [introduisant une explication]

je ne pense pas qu'il vienne; en effet il est extrêmement pris ces derniers temps I don't think he'll come, he's really very busy these days

il n'a pas pu venir; en effet, il était malade he was unable to come since he was ill

3. [dans une réponse]

drôle d'idée! — en effet! what a funny idea! — indeed ou isn't it!

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sous l'effet de locution prépositionnelle

être sous l'effet d'un calmant/de l'alcool to be under the effect of a tranquillizer/the influence of alcohol

j'ai dit des choses regrettables sous l'effet de la colère anger made me say things which I later regretted

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > effet
20 bello

1. adj beautiful

uomo handsome

tempo fine, nice, beautiful

questa è bella! that's a good one!

a bella posta on purpose

hai un bel dire in spite of what you say

nel bel mezzo right in the middle

farsi bello get dressed up

scamparla bella have a narrow escape

2. m beauty

sul più bello at the worst possible moment

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bello agg.

1 beautiful, fine; (spec. di donna) beautiful; ( di uomo) handsome; good-looking; ( di bambino) lovely: ci sono palazzi bellissimi in questa città, there are some very fine buildings in this town; Pamela è proprio bella, Pamela's really beautiful; Tony è un bell'uomo, Tony's a handsome man; quei due bambini sono molto belli, those two children are really lovely; aveva un bel paio di gambe, she had a fine (o good o shapely) pair of legs; ha bellissimi occhi blu, he's got lovely (o beautiful) blue eyes; un bel film, libro, a fine (o good) film, book; abitano in una bella villa in collina, they live in a fine (o lovely) house on the hills // che bello!, how nice (o lovely)! // Belle Arti, Fine Arts // Belle Lettere, Literature // (mus.) bel canto, bel canto // bella ( copia), fair copy // un bel gioco, ( a carte) a good hand // un bello spirito, a wit // nei miei begli anni, in my youth // ai suoi bei giorni, in his day // è un'esponente del bel sesso, she belongs to the fair sex // ha una bella intelligenza, he's pretty clever // non è bello ciò che è bello, è bello ciò che piace, there's no accounting for taste // (st.) Filippo il Bello, Philip the Fair

2 ( elegante) smart: un bel tailleur, a smart suit; come sei bello!, you do look smart! // mettersi l'abito bello, to wear one's Sunday best // belle maniere, good manners // il bel mondo, the jet-set; high society // farsi bello, to spruce up // farsi bello di qlco., (fig.) to brag about sthg.

3 ( gentile) kind, fine: un bel gesto, a kind gesture // non è bello ciò che fai, that's not kind of you

4 ( nobile) fine: bei sentimenti, fine feelings

5 ( importante, considerevole) fine, good: ha un bel posto in banca, he's got a good job with a bank: farsi un bel nome, to make a name for oneself // è una bella cifra!, that's a lot of money!

6 ( piacevole) nice, pleasant: una bella gita, a nice outing (o trip); Tom ha un gran bel carattere, Tom has a very nice character (o is very easy going)

7 ( sereno) fine, nice: è una bella giornata, it's a fine (o nice) day; un bel cielo, a clear sky // fa bello, it's fine.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: bel bello, slowly, unhurriedly // bell'e fatto, ( di vestiti), ready-made // è bell'è fatta!, that's that! // bell'e morto, as dead as a door nail // bell'e pronto, nice and ready // bell'e vestito, fully dressed // alla bell'e meglio, any old how; ( appena appena) by the skin of one's teeth // sei bell'e sistemato!, that's settled that! // sei un mascalzone bell'e buono, you're a thorough rascal (o rogue) // una bella età, a ripe (old) age // un bel giorno, one fine day // ti darò un bel niente, I'll give you absolutely nothing // una bella paura, an awful fright // un bel pasticcio, a pretty mess // a bella posta, on purpose // bella roba!, (iron.) congratulations! // bel vantaggio!, (scherz.) a fine advantage indeed! // nel bel mezzo, right in the middle // hai un bel correre: non lo prenderai, you can run as fast as you like, you won't catch him // hai un bel dire, in spite of what you say // hai un bel parlare, you can talk till you're blue in the face // ebbi un bel cercare, non trovai niente, hard as I searched I found nothing // scamparla bella, to have a narrow escape (o a close shave) // questa è bella!, that's funny! (o that's a good one!) // oh bella!, non lo sapevo, well, I never! I didn't know.

bello s.m.

1 the beautiful; ( bellezza) beauty; il bello della vita, the beauty of life; il bello piace a tutti, everybody likes beautiful things

2 ( bel tempo) nice weather, fine weather: speriamo che domani faccia bello, let's hope the weather is nice (o fine) tomorrow; speriamo che torni il bello, let's hope it clears up

3 ( innamorato) boyfriend, sweetheart; ( di bambino) baby: come sta il tuo bello?, how's your boyfriend?; fai la nanna, bello, go to sleep, baby.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: sul più bello, (iron.) at the most awkward moment // che si fa di bello?, what are we going to do? // dove vai di bello?, where are you going? // ci volle del bello e del buono per convincerlo, it took a lot to persuade him (o he wasn't easily persuaded) // e ora viene il bello, and now you'll hear the best bit; (iron.) now the fat's in the fire // ne ha fatte delle belle!, the things he's been up to! // ne ha raccontate delle belle!, he's been telling some good ones!

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['bɛllo] bello (-a)
1. agg davanti sm bel + consonante, bell' + vocale, bello + s impura, gn, pn, ps, x, y, z, pl bei + consonante, begli + s impura ecc o vocale

1) (oggetto, donna, paesaggio) beautiful, lovely, (uomo) handsome, good-looking

le Belle Arti — fine arts

che bello! — how lovely!

è una gran bella donna — she's a very good-looking woman

belle maniere — elegant manners

il bel mondo — high society

una bella pettinatura — a nice hairstyle

2) (tempo) fine, beautiful, lovely

fa bello — the weather's lovely o beautiful

è una bella giornata — it's a lovely o beautiful day

fa bel tempo — it's lovely weather

3) (quantità) considerable

una bella cifra — a considerable sum of money

ha avuto un bel coraggio — he was very brave, iro he had a nerve

ce n'è rimasto un bel pezzo — there's still a good bit left

4) (buono) good, fine

una bella azione — a good deed

fare una bella dormita — to have a nice long sleep

una bella idea — a good o nice idea

un bel lavoro — a good job

un bel pensiero — a kind thought

una bella tazza di tè — a nice cup of tea

5)

(rafforzativo) è una truffa bella e buona! — it's a real con!

è bell'e fatto — it's done now

sei un bel matto — you're absolutely crazy

nel bel mezzo di — right in the middle of

non mi ha dato un bel niente — he gave me absolutely nothing

6)

(fraseologia) dirne delle belle — to tell some whoppers

farne delle belle — to get up to mischief

farsi (più) bello — to get better looking

è andata a farsi bella — she's gone to make herself beautiful

farsi bello di qc — (vantarsi) to show off about sth

alla bell'e meglio — somehow or other

oh bella!; questa è bella! iro — that's nice!

fare la bella vita — to lead an easy life

2. sm

1)

il bello — the beautiful, beauty

amare il bello — to love beauty o beautiful things

il bello è che... — the best bit about it is that...

adesso viene il bello iro — now comes the best bit

che fai di bello stasera? — what are you doing this evening?

proprio sul più bello — at that very moment

2)

(tempo) si sta mettendo al bello — the weather is clearing up

3. sm/f

(fidanzato) sweetheart

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['bɛllo] 1.
( bel, bell'; pl. begli, bei, belle; the form bell' is used only before a vowel; the masculine plural form is bei before a consonant followed by a vowel and before f, p, t, c, v, b, d, g followed by l or r; in all other cases belli or begli; today, the plural form belli is used only when it follows a noun or does not immediately precede it) aggettivo

1) (esteticamente) [donna, bambino, viso, cosa] beautiful, lovely, pretty; [ uomo] good-looking, handsome; [portamento, gambe, denti] good

farsi bello — to do o spruce oneself up

2) (piacevole) [vacanza, serata, luogo] nice, pleasant; [ voce] good

è bello essere di nuovo a casa — it's good to be back home

3) (sereno, buono) [ tempo] fine, fair, good, nice

fa bello — it's o the weather's fine

4) (buono) [voti, lavoro] good

non è stato molto bello da parte tua — it wasn't very nice of you

bell'amico che sei! — iron. a fine friend you are!

5) (lieto, felice)

i bei tempi — the good times

nei bei tempi andati — in the good old days

6) (grande, notevole) [ somma] goodly attrib., handsome

una -a fetta di torta — a good slice of cake

ci vuole un bel coraggio — iron. it really takes some cheek

prendersi un bel raffreddore — to catch a nasty cold

7) (con tono di sorpresa)

oh -a! — how amazing!

- a roba! — big deal!

che bello! — how nice o beautiful!

8) (con valore rafforzativo)

un bel giorno — one fine day

non vedo un bel niente — I can't see a damn(ed) thing

hai un bel dire! — that's easy for you to say!

nel bel mezzo di — right in the middle of

bello caldo — nice and warm

9) alla bell'e meglio

l'ha fatto alla bell'e meglio — he bungled it

aggiustare alla bell'e meglio — to repair carelessly, to fix loosely

10) bel bello

camminare bel bello — to walk slowly o unhurriedly

11) bell'e

bell'e finito — well and truly over

egoismo bell'e buono — outright egoism

è una bugia bell'e buona — that's a downright lie
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (cose interessanti)

cos'hai fatto di bello? — what have you been up to?

questo è il bello — that's the beauty of it, that's the business colloq.

il bello (della faccenda) è — the best of it is

2) (innamorato) sweetheart, boyfriend

3) filos.

il bello — beauty

4) meteor.

il tempo si è messo al bello — the weather is set fair

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sul più bello — in the thick of it

ci vuole del bello e del buono — it takes some doing

adesso viene il bello! — now comes the best of it!

l'hai fatta -a! — you've made a fine mess of it!

scamparla -a — to have a narrow o lucky escape, to have a close shave

è troppo bello per essere vero — it's too good to be true

il Bel Paese — = Italy

la -a vita — the good o high life

darsi alla -a vita — to frolic, to live it up

il bel mondo — the beautiful people, the smart o fashionable set

non è bello quel che è bello, ma è bello quel che piace — prov. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

ne vedremo delle -e! — that'll make the fur o feathers fly!

ne ha passate delle -e — she's gone through a lot

farsi bello di qcs. — to boast about sth

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bello

/'bεllo/ ( bel, bell'; pl. begli, bei, belle; the form bell' is used only before a vowel; the masculine plural form is bei before a consonant followed by a vowel and before f, p, t, c, v, b, d, g followed by l or r; in all other cases belli or begli; today, the plural form belli is used only when it follows a noun or does not immediately precede it)

I aggettivo

1 (esteticamente) [donna, bambino, viso, cosa] beautiful, lovely, pretty; [ uomo] good-looking, handsome; [portamento, gambe, denti] good; farsi bello to do o spruce oneself up

2 (piacevole) [vacanza, serata, luogo] nice, pleasant; [ voce] good; è bello essere di nuovo a casa it's good to be back home

3 (sereno, buono) [ tempo] fine, fair, good, nice; fa bello it's o the weather's fine

4 (buono) [voti, lavoro] good; non è stato molto bello da parte tua it wasn't very nice of you; bell'amico che sei! iron. a fine friend you are!

5 (lieto, felice) i bei tempi the good times; nei bei tempi andati in the good old days

6 (grande, notevole) [ somma] goodly attrib., handsome; una -a fetta di torta a good slice of cake; ci vuole un bel coraggio iron. it really takes some cheek; prendersi un bel raffreddore to catch a nasty cold

7 (con tono di sorpresa) oh -a! how amazing! -a roba! big deal! che bello! how nice o beautiful!

8 (con valore rafforzativo) un bel giorno one fine day; non vedo un bel niente I can't see a damn(ed) thing; hai un bel dire! that's easy for you to say! nel bel mezzo di right in the middle of; bello caldo nice and warm

9 alla bell'e meglio l'ha fatto alla bell'e meglio he bungled it; aggiustare alla bell'e meglio to repair carelessly, to fix loosely

10 bel bello camminare bel bello to walk slowly o unhurriedly

11 bell'e... bell'e finito well and truly over; egoismo bell'e buono outright egoism; è una bugia bell'e buona that's a downright lie

II sostantivo maschile

1 (cose interessanti) cos'hai fatto di bello? what have you been up to? questo è il bello that's the beauty of it, that's the business colloq.; il bello (della faccenda) è the best of it is

2 (innamorato) sweetheart, boyfriend

3 filos. il bello beauty

4 meteor. il tempo si è messo al bello the weather is set fair

IDIOMS

sul più bello in the thick of it; ci vuole del bello e del buono it takes some doing; adesso viene il bello! now comes the best of it! l'hai fatta -a! you've made a fine mess of it! scamparla -a to have a narrow o lucky escape, to have a close shave; è troppo bello per essere vero it's too good to be true; il Bel Paese = Italy; la -a vita the good o high life; darsi alla -a vita to frolic, to live it up; il bel mondo the beautiful people, the smart o fashionable set; non è bello quel che è bello, ma è bello quel che piace prov. beauty is in the eye of the beholder; ne vedremo delle -e! that'll make the fur o feathers fly! ne ha passate delle -e she's gone through a lot; farsi bello di qcs. to boast about sth.

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