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1 treat

treat [tri:t]

1. transitive verb

   a. traiter

• to treat sb well bien traiter qn

• to treat sb badly mal traiter qn

• to treat sb like a child traiter qn comme un enfant

• he treated me as though I was to blame il s'est conduit envers moi comme si c'était ma faute

• you should treat your mother with more respect vous devriez montrer plus de respect envers votre mère

• you should treat your books with more care tu devrais faire plus attention à tes livres

• he treated the whole thing as a joke il a pris tout cela à la plaisanterie

   b. (medically) soigner

• they treated the infection with penicillin ils ont soigné l'infection à la pénicilline

   c. ( = pay for) to treat sb to sth offrir qch à qn

• to treat o.s. to sth s'offrir qch

2. noun

( = pleasure) plaisir m

• to have a treat in store for sb réserver une agréable surprise à qn

• what would you like as a birthday treat? qu'est-ce qui te ferait plaisir pour ton anniversaire ?

• it is a treat for her to go out for a meal elle se fait une joie de dîner en ville

• I want to give her a treat je veux lui faire plaisir

• to give o.s. a treat se faire un petit plaisir

► a treat (inf) (British) ( = wonderfully) à merveille

• the garden is coming on a treat le jardin devient de plus en plus beau

• it worked a treat ça a marché comme sur des roulettes (inf)

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[triːt] 1.
noun ( pleasure) (petit) plaisir m; ( food) gâterie f

I took them to the museum as a treat — je les ai emmenés au musée pour leur faire plaisir

oysters! what a treat! — des huîtres! vous nous gâtez!

as a special treat I was allowed to stay up late — exceptionnellement on m'a permis de me coucher plus tard

a treat in store — une bonne surprise

it's my treat — (colloq) c'est moi qui paie

to stand somebody a treat — (colloq) offrir quelque chose à quelqu'un
2.
(colloq) a treat adverbial phrase GB

the plan worked a treat — le projet a marché comme sur des roulettes (colloq)

the show went down a treat with the children — les enfants ont adoré le spectacle
3.
transitive verb

1) gen traiter [person, animal, object, topic]

to treat somebody well/badly — bien traiter/maltraiter quelqu'un

to treat somebody/something with care — prendre soin de quelqu'un/quelque chose

to treat somebody with suspicion — se montrer méfiant à l'égard de quelqu'un

to treat something as — considérer quelque chose comme [idol, shrine]

they treat the house like a hotel — ils prennent la maison pour un hôtel

to treat the whole thing as a joke — prendre toute l'affaire à la plaisanterie

2) Medicine traiter [patient, disease]

3) ( process) traiter [chemical, fabric, water]

4) ( pay for)

to treat somebody to something — payer or offrir quelque chose à quelqu'un
4.
reflexive verb

to treat oneself to — s'offrir [holiday, hairdo]

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treat

A n

1 ( pleasure) (petit) plaisir m ; ( food) gâterie f ; to give sb a treat offrir un petit plaisir à qn ; I gave myself a treat je me suis offert un petit plaisir ; I took them to the museum as a treat je les ai emmenés au musée pour leur faire plaisir ; it was a treat to see you looking well/to get your letter ça m'a fait vraiment plaisir de te voir aussi bonne mine/de recevoir ta lettre ; oysters! what a treat! des huîtres! vous nous gâtez! ; she gets lots of treats from her grandmother elle se fait beaucoup gâter par sa grand-mère ; as a special treat I was allowed to stay up late exceptionnellement on m'a permis de me coucher plus tard ; her birthday treat was a trip to the zoo pour son cadeau d'anniversaire, on l'a emmenée au zoo ; a treat in store une bonne surprise ;

2 ○ it's my/Henry's treat c'est moi/Henry qui paie ; (food, drink) c'est moi/Henry qui régale ○ ; to stand sb a treat ○ offrir or payer qch à qn ; he stood us a treat in the pub/the restaurant il nous a payé une tournée au pub/un repas au restaurant.

B ○ a treat adv phr GB the plan worked a treat le projet a marché comme sur des roulettes ○ ; the car works a treat now la voiture tourne rond ○ maintenant ; the cake/present/show went down a treat with the children les enfants ont adoré le gâteau/cadeau/spectacle ; the room looks a treat now you've redecorated it la pièce est superbe, maintenant que tu l'as refaite.

C vtr

1 (act towards, handle) gen traiter [person, animal, object, topic] ; to treat sb well/badly bien traiter/maltraiter qn ; that's no way to treat a child! on ne traite pas un enfant comme ça! ; to treat sb/sth with traiter qn avec [care, contempt, kindness, suspicion] ; to treat sb like a child/fool traiter qn comme un enfant/idiot ; we were treated as if… on nous a traités comme si… ; to treat sb as an enemy traiter qn en ennemi ; to treat sth as considérer qch comme [idol, shrine] ; they treat the house like a hotel ils prennent la maison pour un hôtel ; to treat a remark as a joke ne pas prendre une remarque au sérieux ; to treat the whole thing as a joke prendre toute l'affaire à la plaisanterie ; to treat a request seriously prendre une requête au sérieux ;

2 Med traiter [patient, casualty] ; traiter [disease] (with avec) ; to treat sb with traiter qn à [drug] ; traiter qn par [method] ;

3 Chem, Constr, Ind traiter [chemical, fabric, problem, rot, sewage, water] (with à) ; to treat sth against traiter qch contre [damp, infestation, rot] ;

4 ( pay for) payer or offrir qch à [person] ; go on, have it, I'll treat you prends-le, c'est moi qui paie ; to treat sb to sth payer or offrir qch à qn ; he treated us to a trip to the concert/ice creams all round il nous a payé une soirée au concert/une tournée de glaces ; he treated us to a lecture on personal hygiene/a description of his symptoms iron il nous a gratifié d'un sermon sur l'hygiène corporelle/d'une description de ses symptômes iron ; we were treated to the unusual spectacle of a minister in disgrace nous avons eu le privilège d'assister au spectacle insolite d'un ministre en disgrâce.

D v refl to treat oneself s'offrir un petit plaisir ; to treat oneself to s'offrir [holiday, hairdo].

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treat [tri:t]

1 transitive verb

(a) (deal with) traiter;

∎ to treat sb well bien traiter qn;

∎ to treat sb badly mal traiter qn, ne pas bien traiter qn;

∎ the hostages said that they had been well treated les otages ont déclaré qu'ils avaient été bien traités;

∎ he treats them with contempt il est méprisant envers eux;

∎ teachers expect to be treated with respect by their pupils les professeurs exigent que leurs élèves se conduisent respectueusement envers eux;

∎ you shouldn't treat them like children vous ne devriez pas les traiter comme des enfants;

∎ you treat this place like a hotel! ce n'est pas un hôtel ici!

(b) (handle → substance, object) utiliser, se servir de; (→ claim, request) traiter;

∎ the weedkiller needs to be treated with great care il faut se servir du désherbant avec beaucoup de précaution

(c) (consider → problem, question) traiter, considérer;

∎ the whole episode was treated as a joke on a pris ou on a considéré tout cet épisode comme une plaisanterie;

∎ she treated the subject rather superficially elle a traité le sujet assez superficiellement

(d) Medicine (patient, illness) soigner, traiter;

∎ she's being treated for cancer on la soigne pour un cancer

(e) (fruit, timber, crops) traiter;

∎ the land has been treated with fertilizer la terre a été traitée aux engrais

(f) (buy)

∎ to treat sb to sth offrir ou payer qch à qn;

∎ she treated them all to ice cream elle a payé ou offert une glace à tout le monde;

∎ I treated myself to a new coat je me suis offert ou payé un manteau neuf;

∎ go on, treat yourself! vas-y, gâte-toi ou fais-toi plaisir!;

∎ ironic he treated us to a fair old display of petulance nous avons eu droit à une belle démonstration de mauvaise humeur;

∎ ironic they were treated to a graphic description of her symptoms ils ont eu droit à une description de ses symptômes dans tous les détails

2 intransitive verb formal

(a) to treat of (deal with) traiter de;

∎ the book treats of love le livre traite de l'amour

(b) (negotiate)

∎ to treat with sb traiter avec qn;

∎ the government refuses to treat with terrorists le gouvernement refuse de traiter avec les terroristes;

∎ to treat with the enemy pactiser avec l'ennemi

3 noun

(a) (on special occasion → enjoyment) gâterie f, (petit) plaisir m; (→ surprise) surprise f; (→ present) cadeau m; (→ outing) sortie f;

∎ as a special treat we went to the planetarium on nous a offert tout spécialement une visite au planétarium;

∎ these chocolates are a real treat ces chocolats sont un véritable délice ou un vrai régal;

∎ I've got a treat for you j'ai une bonne surprise pour toi;

∎ to give oneself a treat s'offrir un petit plaisir, se faire plaisir;

∎ let's give her a treat faisons-lui un petit plaisir, gâtons-la un peu;

∎ this is my treat c'est moi qui offre ou régale;

∎ you've got a treat in store on te réserve une bonne surprise, attends-toi à une bonne surprise;

∎ it used to be a real treat to travel by train autrefois, on se faisait une vraie fête de voyager en train

(b) (pleasure) plaisir m;

∎ it's a treat for us to see you looking so happy cela nous fait vraiment plaisir ou pour nous c'est une grande joie de vous voir si heureuse

4 a treat adverb

British familiar à merveille^□ ;

∎ he's coming on a treat il fait de sacrés progrès;

∎ the idea worked a treat l'idée a marché à merveille;

∎ to go down a treat être très apprécié^□

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4 treat

I [triːt]
nome

1) (pleasure) regalo m., sorpresa f.; (food) squisitezza f.

I took them to the museum as a treat — gli feci la sorpresa di portarli al museo

oysters! what a treat! — ostriche! che prelibatezza!

as a special treat I was allowed to stay up late — in via eccezionale, mi fu permesso di restare alzato fino a tardi

a treat in store — una sorpresa in serbo

2) colloq.

it's my treat — offro io

to stand sb. a treat — offrire (da bere, da mangiare) a qcn

3) a treat BE colloq.

the plan worked a treat — il piano ha funzionato a meraviglia o alla perfezione

the show went down a treat with the children — ai bambini è piaciuto tantissimo lo spettacolo
II 1. [triːt]
verbo transitivo

1) (act towards, handle) trattare [person, animal, object, topic]

to treat sb. well, badly — trattare bene, male qcn.

to treat sth. as — considerare qcs. come [idol, shrine]

they treat the house like a hotel — credono che la casa sia un albergo

to treat the whole thing as a joke — prendere l'intera faccenda come uno scherzo

2) med. curare [patient, disease]

3) chim. ind. trattare [chemical, fabric, water]

4) (pay for)

to treat sb. to sth. — offrire qcs. a qcn
2.
verbo riflessivo

to treat oneself to — regalarsi, permettersi, concedersi [holiday, hairdo]

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[tri:t] 1. verb
1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) trattare

2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) trattare

3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) trattare

4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) offrire

5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) trattardi di
2. noun
(something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) regalo

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treat /tri:t/
A n.

1 festa; trattenimento; banchetto; bevuta

2 festa; gran piacere; gioia; godimento: The concert was a real treat, il concerto è stato un vero piacere; What a treat it is to go to the seaside for a weekend, che gioia passare il fine settimana al mare!

3 (fam.) bellezza (fig.); splendore: That girl looks a real treat, quella ragazza è uno splendore

B avv.

(fam.) – a treat, alla perfezione; a meraviglia; benissimo

● to look a treat, avere un aspetto splendido □ to work a treat, funzionare a meraviglia □ ( This is) my treat!, pago (o offro) io!
♦ (to) treat /tri:t/
v. t. e i.

1 trattare; considerare; discutere; negoziare: He treats his children like dogs, tratta i figli da cani ( male); to treat a subject, trattare un argomento, un tema; This computer should be treated with great care, questo computer va trattato con tutti i riguardi; to treat a candidate unfairly, sfavorire un candidato; to treat sb. fairly, comportarsi in modo giusto con q.

2 (med.) curare; trattare; medicare: to treat a wound, curare una ferita; to treat sb. for a disease, curare q. di una malattia

3 offrire; pagare: to treat one's friends to dinner, offrire la cena agli amici; I'll treat myself to a long trip abroad, mi offrirò (o mi concederò) un lungo viaggio all'estero

4 (tecn.) trattare; sottoporre (qc.) a trattamento: (chim.) to treat a substance with an acid, trattare una sostanza con un acido; to treat a car against rust, sottoporre un'automobile a trattamento antiruggine

● (fam.) to treat sb. like ( a piece of) dirt, trattare q. come una pezza da piedi (o a pesci in faccia) □ to treat st. as a joke, non prendere qc. sul serio □ to treat for peace, trattare la pace □ I'll treat you!, sei mio ospite; pago io! □ Next time I'll treat you, a buon rendere!

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I [triːt]
nome

1) (pleasure) regalo m., sorpresa f.; (food) squisitezza f.

I took them to the museum as a treat — gli feci la sorpresa di portarli al museo

oysters! what a treat! — ostriche! che prelibatezza!

as a special treat I was allowed to stay up late — in via eccezionale, mi fu permesso di restare alzato fino a tardi

a treat in store — una sorpresa in serbo

2) colloq.

it's my treat — offro io

to stand sb. a treat — offrire (da bere, da mangiare) a qcn

3) a treat BE colloq.

the plan worked a treat — il piano ha funzionato a meraviglia o alla perfezione

the show went down a treat with the children — ai bambini è piaciuto tantissimo lo spettacolo
II 1. [triːt]
verbo transitivo

1) (act towards, handle) trattare [person, animal, object, topic]

to treat sb. well, badly — trattare bene, male qcn.

to treat sth. as — considerare qcs. come [idol, shrine]

they treat the house like a hotel — credono che la casa sia un albergo

to treat the whole thing as a joke — prendere l'intera faccenda come uno scherzo

2) med. curare [patient, disease]

3) chim. ind. trattare [chemical, fabric, water]

4) (pay for)

to treat sb. to sth. — offrire qcs. a qcn
2.
verbo riflessivo

to treat oneself to — regalarsi, permettersi, concedersi [holiday, hairdo]

English-Italian dictionary > treat
5 treat

1.
[triːt]noun

1) [besonderes] Vergnügen; (something to eat) [besonderer] Leckerbissen

what a treat [it is] to do/not to have to do that! — welch ein Genuss od. eine Wohltat, das zu tun/nicht tun zu müssen!

have a treat in store for somebody — noch eine besondere Freude für jemanden auf Lager haben

there was a treat in store for them — auf sie wartete noch eine besondere Freude

go down a treat — (coll.) [Essen, Getränk:] prima schmecken (ugs.)

work a treat — (coll.) [Maschine:] prima arbeiten (ugs.); [Plan:] prima funktionieren (ugs.)

2) (entertainment) Vergnügen, für dessen Kosten jmd. anderes aufkommt

lay on a special treat for somebody — jemandem etwas Besonderes bieten

it's my treat — ich lade ein

3) (act of treating) Einladung, die
2. transitive verb
1) (act towards) behandeln

treat something as a joke — etwas als Witz nehmen

treat something with contempt — für etwas nur Verachtung haben

2) (Med.) behandeln

treat somebody for something — jemanden wegen etwas behandeln; (before confirmation of diagnosis) jemanden auf etwas (Akk.) behandeln

3) (apply process to) behandeln [Material, Stoff, Metall, Leder]; klären [Abwässer]

4) (handle in literature etc.) behandeln

5) (provide with at own expense) einladen

treat somebody to something — jemandem etwas spendieren

treat oneself to a holiday/a new hat — sich (Dat.) Urlaub gönnen/sich (Dat.) einen neuen Hut leisten

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[tri:t] 1. verb
1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) behandeln

2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) behandeln

3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) behandeln

4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) (sich)spendieren

5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) behandeln
2. noun
(something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) das Extravergnügen

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treat

[tri:t]

I. vt

1. (handle)

▪ to \treat sb/sth somehow jdn/etw irgendwie behandeln

my parents \treated us all the same meine Eltern behandelten uns alle gleich

to \treat sb like dirt ( fam) jdn wie Dreck behandeln fam

to \treat sb like royalty für jdn den roten Teppich ausrollen

to \treat sb/sth badly jdn/etw schlecht behandeln, schlecht mit jdm/etw umgehen

▪ to \treat sb/sth as if... jdn/etw [so] behandeln, als ob...

they \treat her as if she was still a child sie behandeln sie immer noch wie ein Kind

2. (regard)

▪ to \treat sth [as sth] etw [als etw] betrachten [o auffassen]

to \treat sth with contempt etw dat mit Verachtung begegnen

3. MED (heal)

▪ to \treat sb/an animal [for sth] jdn/ein Tier [wegen etw dat o gen] behandeln

he was being \treated for a skin disease er war wegen einer Hautkrankheit in Behandlung

4. often passive (process)

▪ to \treat sth [with sth] material etw [mit etw dat] behandeln

to \treat sewage Abwässer klären

5. (present)

to \treat a topic ein Thema behandeln

6. (discuss)

▪ to \treat sth a question etw erörtern

7. (pay for)

▪ to \treat sb [to sth] jdn [zu etw dat] einladen, jdm etw spendieren fam

▪ to \treat oneself [to sth] sich dat etw gönnen [o fam genehmigen

II. vi

1. (deal with)

▪ to \treat of sth von etw dat handeln

2. ( fam: pay) einen ausgeben fam

drink up, everyone! Jack's \treating! alle austrinken! Jack gibt einen aus!

III. n ( approv)

1. (event) ≈ [Extra]vergnügen nt

I've got a real \treat in store for you ich habe euch was ganz Besonderes vorbereitet

to give oneself a \treat sich dat etw gönnen

[it's] my \treat das geht auf meine Rechnung, ich lade Sie ein

▪ it is a \treat to do sth es ist ein Vergnügen [o SCHWEIZ a. Plausch], etw zu tun

▪ to be a \treat for sb für jdn ein Vergnügen [o SCHWEIZ a. Plausch] sein

2. (delicacy, sweet) Leckerei f, Gaumenfreude f; (gift) kleines Geschenk, kleine Aufmerksamkeit

he always brought them a special \treat back er brachte ihnen immer eine besondere Kleinigkeit mit

3. no pl BRIT ( fam: very well)

▪ a \treat prima

to go down a \treat prima schmecken fam

to work a \treat gut funktionieren

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[triːt]
1. vt

1) (= behave towards) person, animal behandeln; (= handle) books behandeln, umgehen mit

2) (= consider) betrachten (as als)

you should treat your work more seriously — Sie sollten Ihre Arbeit ernster nehmen

3) (MED) behandeln

which doctor is treating you? — bei welchem Arzt sind Sie in Behandlung?, welcher Arzt behandelt Sie?

the doctor is treating him for nervous exhaustion — er ist wegen Nervenüberlastung in Behandlung

4) (= process) behandeln (with mit); leather bearbeiten, behandeln (with mit); sewage klären; wastepaper verarbeiten

5) subject behandeln; (esp scientifically, philosophically) abhandeln

6) (= pay for, give) einladen

to treat sb to sth — jdn zu etw einladen, jdm etw spendieren; to drink, ice cream also jdm etw ausgeben

I'm treating you — ich lade Sie ein

to treat oneself to sth — sich (dat) etw gönnen

he treated his wife to a weekend in Paris — er spendierte seiner Frau ein Wochenende in Paris

he treated us to a preview of the exhibition — er machte uns (dat)

for once she treated us to the sight of her knees — endlich einmal gönnte sie uns den Anblick ihrer Knie

he treated us to a display of his temper (iro) — er gab uns (dat) eine Kostprobe seiner Launenhaftigkeit

2. vi
(= deal)
to treat with sb for sth — mit jdm über etw (acc) Verhandlungen führen, mit jdm um or über etw (acc)

the general decided to treat for peace — der General entschloss sich, Friedensverhandlungen zu führen

3. n

1) (= special outing, present) besondere Freude

tomorrow we're going on our Christmas treat — morgen machen wir unsere Weihnachtsfeier (inf)

children's treat — Kinderfest nt, Kindernachmittag m

I thought I'd give myself a treat — ich dachte, ich gönne mir mal etwas

I'm taking them to the circus as or for a treat — ich mache ihnen eine Freude und lade sie in den Zirkus ein or nehme sie in den Zirkus mit

it's my treat —

I want to give them a treat — ich möchte ihnen eine besondere Freude machen

our uncle's treat was to give us tickets for the opera — unser Onkel hat uns (dat) Opernkarten spendiert

that was a treat! —

what a treat to have a quiet afternoon — das ist ein Genuss or tut gut, mal einen ruhigen Nachmittag zu verbringen

there's a treat in store — es gibt etwas, worauf wir uns noch freuen können

this time you can carry the bags as a treat! (iro) — dieses Mal darfst du ausnahmsweise die Taschen tragen

it's a (real) treat to see you again — was für eine Freude, Sie mal wiederzusehen!

2) (inf)

it's coming on a treat — es macht sich prima (inf)

it worked a treat — es klappte or lief wie am Schnürchen (inf) or wie eine Eins (inf)

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treat [triːt]

A v/t

1. jemanden behandeln ( like wie):

how’s life treating you? bes Br umg wie gehts, wie stehts?; → dirt Bes Redew

2. etwas behandeln, betrachten ( beide:

as als)

3. a) CHEM, MED, TECH behandeln ( for gegen; with mit):

be treated for in ärztlicher Behandlung stehen wegen

b) CHEM Abwässer klären

c) TECH bearbeiten

4. ein Thema etc, auch künstlerisch behandeln

5. jemandem einen Genuss bereiten, besonders jemanden bewirten (to mit):

let me treat you du bist eingeladen, ich zahle;

treat o.s. to a bottle of champagne sich eine Flasche Champagner leisten oder genehmigen oder gönnen;

treat sb to sth jemandem etwas spendieren;

be treated to sth in den Genuss einer Sache kommen

B v/i

1. treat of handeln von:

treat of an interesting topic ein interessantes Thema behandeln

2. treat with verhandeln mit ( for über akk)

3. a) (die Zeche) bezahlen

b) eine Runde ausgeben

C s

1. (Extra)Vergnügen n, besonders (Fest)Schmaus m:

give o.s. a treat sich etwas gönnen oder leisten

2. umg (Hoch)Genuss m, Wonne f, Fest n

3. (Gratis)Bewirtung f:

stand treat → B 3;

it is my treat das geht auf meine Rechnung, diesmal bezahle ich

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1.
[triːt]noun

1) [besonderes] Vergnügen; (something to eat) [besonderer] Leckerbissen

what a treat [it is] to do/not to have to do that! — welch ein Genuss od. eine Wohltat, das zu tun/nicht tun zu müssen!

have a treat in store for somebody — noch eine besondere Freude für jemanden auf Lager haben

there was a treat in store for them — auf sie wartete noch eine besondere Freude

go down a treat — (coll.) [Essen, Getränk:] prima schmecken (ugs.)

work a treat — (coll.) [Maschine:] prima arbeiten (ugs.); [Plan:] prima funktionieren (ugs.)

2) (entertainment) Vergnügen, für dessen Kosten jmd. anderes aufkommt

lay on a special treat for somebody — jemandem etwas Besonderes bieten

it's my treat — ich lade ein

3) (act of treating) Einladung, die
2. transitive verb
1) (act towards) behandeln

treat something as a joke — etwas als Witz nehmen

treat something with contempt — für etwas nur Verachtung haben

2) (Med.) behandeln

treat somebody for something — jemanden wegen etwas behandeln; (before confirmation of diagnosis) jemanden auf etwas (Akk.) behandeln

3) (apply process to) behandeln [Material, Stoff, Metall, Leder]; klären [Abwässer]

4) (handle in literature etc.) behandeln

5) (provide with at own expense) einladen

treat somebody to something — jemandem etwas spendieren

treat oneself to a holiday/a new hat — sich (Dat.) Urlaub gönnen/sich (Dat.) einen neuen Hut leisten

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(medicine) v.

medizinisch behandeln ausdr. v.

behandeln v.

betrachten v.

freihalten v. n.

Vergnügen n.

English-german dictionary > treat
6 treat

tri:t 1. verb
1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) behandle

2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) behandle

3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) behandle

4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) spandere

5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) behandle, handle om, drøfte
2. noun
(something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) noe en spanderer; traktement

- treatment

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subst. \/triːt\/

1) fornøyelse, nytelse, glede, opplevelse

• it was a real treat for them to visit the exhibition

det var en stor opplevelse for dem å besøke utstillingen

2) noe ekstra godt, godbit, ekstra traktement

• you'll get a pineapple as a treat

du skal få en ananas som belønning

3) tilstelning, fest, (barne)selskap, begivenhet

4) forklaring: noen sin tur til å spandere

• it's my treat

det er min tur til å spandere

5) noe lekkert, noe morsomt

• what a treat!

så artig!

6) mottagelse, velkomst

it went like a treat eller it worked like a treat ( hverdagslig) det gikk som smurt, det gikk kjempebra

look a treat se lekker ut

• you look a treat in that dress

du er virkelig lekker i den kjolen

stand treat (amer.) spandere, betale regningen, betale gildet
II
verb \/triːt\/

1) behandle

• she treated her kindly

hun behandlet henne vennlig

• how is the world treating you?

hvordan har du det for tiden?

2) ta, betrakte, anse, behandle

• he treats it as a joke

han tar det som en spøk

• you treat the matter too lightly

du tar for lett på saken

3) (kjemi, medisin) behandle

• treat a substance with acid

behandle et stoff med syre

• he was treated for his illness

han ble behandlet for sykdommen

4) behandle, ta for seg, handle om

• the subject is treated at length in this book

emnet er grundig behandlet i denne boken

• treat a literary subject

behandle et litterært emne

5) spandere, by (på), gi, rive i

• I will treat you to it

jeg vil spandere det på deg

6) traktere, beverte, by (på)

• treat to

traktere med

7) forhandle, underhandle

treat of omhandle, behandle, handle om, drøfte

• the book treats of an interesting subject

boken omhandler et interessant emne

treat oneself to something koste på seg noe, unne seg noe

treat someone to something spandere noe på noen, by noen på noe

• she treated them to a delicious meal

hun disket opp med et deilig måltid for dem

treat with somebody for something forhandle med noen om noe

English-Norwegian dictionary > treat
7 worked rubber

резина, подвергавшаяся многократным напряжениям

rubber producer — производитель резины

insulating rubber — изоляционная резина

treat with rubber — промазывать резиной

a run on rubber — большой спрос на резину

fatigue-proof rubber — неутомляемая резина

The English-Russian dictionary general scientific > worked rubber
8 a treat

adv BrE sl

She looked a real smasher in her uniform, it suits her a treat — Она выглядела сногсшибательно в этом мундире - он на ней сидел превосходно

He brings the skill of forty years to produce traditional draught beer and his customers say it's going down a treat — Он вложил весь свой сорокалетний опыт в производство традиционного бочкового пива, и его посетители заявляют, что пить его - чистый мед

It's coming on a treat — Все идет великолепно

Earlier bush telegraph worked a treat — Раньше народная молва разносилась только так

The sun was shining a treat — Солнце светило вовсю

The roses are looking a treat — Эти розы просто загляденье

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > a treat
9 work a treat

Британский английский: отлично работать, оказаться очень эффективным, действенным (His idea worked a treat. — Его идея прекрасно сработала.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > work a treat
10 to work a treat

брит.; разг. отлично работать; оказаться очень эффективным, действенным

His idea worked a treat. — Его идея прекрасно сработала.

Англо-русский современный словарь > to work a treat
11 well

I [wel]
aggettivo (compar. better, superl. best)

1) (in good health)

to feel well — sentirsi bene

are you well? — stai bene?

he's not well enough to travel — non sta ancora abbastanza bene per viaggiare

he's not a well man — ha dei problemi di salute

he doesn't look at all well — non sembra proprio in forma

to get well — stare meglio

2) (in satisfactory state) bene

all is well — va tutto bene

all is not well in their marriage — ci sono dei problemi nel loro matrimonio

that's all very well, but — è tutto molto bello, però

it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu fai presto a ridere, ma

well and good — (va) benissimo

3) (prudent)

it would be just as well to check — sarebbe meglio controllare

it would be as well for you to... — faresti meglio a

4) (fortunate)

it was just as well for him that... — gli è andata bene che...

the flight was delayed, which was just as well — per fortuna il volo era in ritardo
II [wel]
avverbio (compar. better, superl. best)

1) (satisfactorily) [treat, behave, sleep etc.] bene

that boy will do well — quel ragazzo farà strada

he hasn't done as well as he might — non ha fatto quanto avrebbe potuto

I did well in the general knowledge questions — sono andato bene nelle domande di cultura generale

to do well at school — andare bene a scuola

mother and baby are both doing well — la madre e il bambino stanno entrambi bene

the operation went well — l'operazione è andata bene

you did well to tell me — hai fatto bene a dirmelo

we'll be doing well if we get there on time — saremo fortunati se arriveremo in tempo

well done! — bravo!

to do oneself well — trattarsi bene, non farsi mancare nulla

to do well by sb. — mostrarsi gentile con qcn., comportarsi bene con qcn

2) (used with modal verbs)

you may well be right — potresti anche avere ragione

I can well believe it — credo bene, ci credo

it may well be that — potrebbe anche darsi che

I couldn't very well say no — mi è stato impossibile dire di no

you may well ask! — hai un bel chiedere!

we may as well go home — potremmo benissimo andarcene a casa

"shall I shut the door?" - "you might as well" — "chiudo la porta?" - "fai pure"

he looked shocked, as well he might — sembrava scioccato, e non c'è da stupirsi

3) (intensifier) ben

he is well over 30 — è ben oltre i 30

it was well worth waiting for — è valsa proprio la pena di aspettare

the weather remained fine well into September — il tempo è rimasto bello fino a settembre inoltrato

profits are well below average — i guadagni sono ben al di sotto della media

4) (approvingly)

to speak well of sb. — parlare bene di qcn

5)

to wish sb. well — augurare ogni bene a qcn

6)

as well — (also) anche

as well as — (in addition to) così come

is he coming as well? — viene anche lui?

I worked on Saturday as well as on Sunday — ho lavorato sabato e pure domenica

by day as well as by night — di giorno così come di notte

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to be well in with sb. — colloq. stare bene con qcn.

to be well up in sth. — conoscere bene qcs.

to leave well alone — BE o

well enough alone — AE (not get involved) non metterci le mani

you're well out of it! — colloq. per fortuna ne sei fuori!

well and truly — completamente
III [wel]
interiezione (expressing astonishment) beh; (expressing indignation, disgust) insomma; (expressing disappointment) bene; (after pause in conversation, account) allora

well, you may be right — beh, forse hai ragione

well then, what's the problem? — allora, qual è il problema?

oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — beh, non posso farci niente

well, well, well, so you're off to America? — e così parti per l'America?

very well then — molto bene
IV [wel]
nome

1) (in ground) pozzo m.

2) (pool) sorgente f., fonte f.

3) ing. (for stairs, lift) vano m.

4) BE (in law court) = spazio riservato ai difensori
V [wel]
verbo intransitivo well up

- well up

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(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) (avere una buona/cattiva opinione di)

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I [wɛl]
1. n

(for water etc) pozzo, (of stairs) tromba, (of lift) gabbia

2. vi

(tears, emotions) sgorgare

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- well up
II [wɛl] better comp best superl
1. adv

1) (gen) bene

very well — benissimo

she plays the flute very well — suona molto bene il flauto

you did that really well — l'hai fatto proprio bene

he did as well as he could — ha fatto come meglio poteva

to do well (in sth) — andare bene (in qc)

she's doing really well at school — va molto bene a scuola

to be doing well — stare bene

the patient is doing well — il paziente si sta rimettendo

you did well to come — hai fatto bene a venire

he did well to come tenth — anche arrivare decimo è stato per lui un buon risultato

well done! — ben fatto!, bravo (-a)!

to think well of sb — avere una buona opinione di qn

to be well in with sb — essere in buoni rapporti con qn

to do well by sb — trattare bene qn

it was well worth it — ne valeva certo la pena

you're well out of it — è un bene che tu ne sia uscito

well and truly — completamente

well over a thousand — molto or ben più di mille

all or only too well — anche troppo bene

and well I know it! — è proprio vero!

he's well away — (fam: drunk) è completamente andato

2)

(probably, reasonably) we might just as well have... — tanto valeva...

she cried, as well she might — piangeva a buon diritto

one might well ask why... — ci si potrebbe ben chiedere perché...

you may well ask! — buona domanda!

you might as well tell me — potresti anche dirmelo

I might or may as well come — quasi quasi vengo

I couldn't very well leave — non potevo andarmene così

3)

as well — (in addition) anche

she sings, as well as playing the piano — oltre a suonare il piano, canta

X as well as Y — sia X che Y

we worked hard, but we had some fun as well — abbiamo lavorato sodo, ma ci siamo anche divertiti

we went to Verona as well as Venice — siamo stati a Venezia e anche a Verona

2. adj

1)

(healthy) to be well — stare bene

I'm not very well at the moment — non sto molto bene in questo periodo

get well soon! — guarisci presto!

I don't feel well — non mi sento bene

2) (acceptable, satisfactory) buono (-a)

all is not well — non va tutto bene

that's all very well, but... — va benissimo, ma..., d'accordo, ma...

well and good — bene

it would be as well to ask — sarebbe bene chiedere

it's just as well we asked — abbiamo fatto bene a chiedere

3. excl

(gen) bene, (resignation, hesitation) be'

well, as I was saying... — dunque, come stavo dicendo...

well, well, well! — ma guarda un po'!

very well then — va bene, molto bene

very well, if that's the way you want it — (unenthusiastic) va bene, se questo è quello che vuoi

well I never! — ma no!, ma non mi dire!

well there you are then! — ecco, hai visto!

it's enormous! Well, quite big anyway — è gigantesco! Be', diciamo molto grande

well? What's wrong? — allora? Cosa c'è che non va?

4. n

to wish sb well — augurare ogni bene a qn, (in exam, new job) augurare a qn di riuscire

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well (1) /wɛl/
n.

1 pozzo: artesian well, pozzo artesiano; oil wells, pozzi petroliferi; to sink a well, scavare un pozzo

2 fonte, fontana, sorgente (fig. e nei toponimi): the well of knowledge, la fonte del sapere

3 (edil.) tromba (o pozzo) delle scale; vano dell'ascensore

4 ( di penna stilografica) serbatoio

5 (naut.) pozzo delle pompe

6 (naut.) vivaio ( di un peschereccio)

7 (leg.: nei tribunali ingl.) spazio riservato ai difensori

● (naut.) well boat, (barca) vivaio □ well borer, scavatore di pozzi; (ind. min.) sonda-trivella □ well-boring, che scava pozzi □ (ind. min.) well core, carota □ well-curb, vera (di pozzo) □ (naut.) well deck, ponte a pozzo (per es., di aliscafo) □ (ind. min.) well drilling, trivellazione; sondaggio □ well-hole, pozzo; (edil.) tromba (o pozzo) delle scale □ (metall.) the well of a blast furnace, il crogiolo di un altoforno □ well sinker, scavatore di pozzi □ well sweep, pertica del pozzo; shaduf, sciaduf □ well water, acqua di pozzo.
♦ well (2) /wɛl/
avv. (compar. better, superl. best)

1 bene; attentamente; diligentemente; rettamente; con cura; a fondo; completamente: to sleep well, dormire bene; to speak well of sb., parlar bene di q.; Stir it well before you drink it, rimescolalo bene prima di berlo; Green and yellow go well together, il verde e il giallo stanno bene insieme; to treat sb. well, trattar bene q.; The work is well done, il lavoro è fatto bene; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I think I answered the questions quite well, credo di aver risposto abbastanza bene a tutte le domande; to know sb. well, conoscer bene q.; conoscere a fondo q.

2 bene; a ragione: You may well say so, puoi ben dirlo; You did well to stay at home, hai fatto bene a restare a casa; You can't very well back out now, non puoi tirarti indietro adesso a ragione

● (fam.) well and truly, del tutto; completamente □ (fam.) well and truly drunk, ubriaco fradicio □ well away, avanti (nel fare qc.); a buon punto; (pop.) bell'e che andato ( cioè ubriaco o addormentato) □ to be well on in life, essere avanti con gli anni □ It's well on midday, è quasi mezzogiorno □ to be well out of it, essersela cavata a buon mercato; esserne fuori □ to be well past forty [fifty, sixty], aver passato la quarantina [la cinquantina, la sessantina] da un pezzo □ to be well up in st., essere al corrente di qc.; conoscere bene qc. □ as well, anche; pure: I shall come as well, verrò io pure; DIALOGO → - Booking online- We might as well book now, potremmo anche (o tanto vale) prenotare adesso NOTA D'USO: - also / too- □ as well as, così come; tanto quanto; non solo ma anche; come pure: He gave me shelter as well as food, mi diede non solo asilo, ma anche da sfamarmi □ to come off well, ( di persona) cavarsela, uscirne bene; ( di cosa) riuscir bene; (fam.) fare una bella figura □ to do well, fare bene ( nella vita, ecc.): Your son will do well, tuo figlio farà bene (o si farà strada) □ to do oneself well, trattarsi bene; non farsi mancar nulla □ to do well out of the sale of one's car, vendere bene la propria automobile □ to examine st. well, esaminare qc. a fondo □ just as well = (That's) just as well ► sotto □ to live well, vivere nell'agiatezza; passarsela bene □ to look well, guardar bene; cercare attentamente; ( anche: di persona) stare bene, fare la propria figura; ( di cosa) stare bene: Jane looks well in green, Jane sta bene vestita di verde; Does this tie look well on me?, mi sta bene questa cravatta? □ perfectly well, alla perfezione; perfettamente □ pretty well finished, quasi finito □ to receive sb. well, fare buona accoglienza a q. □ (impers.) to speak well for sb., far onore a q.: It speaks well for him that he refused, gli fa onore l'aver rifiutato □ to stand well with sb., essere in buoni rapporti con q.; essere nelle buone grazie di q. □ very well, benissimo: You've done your homework very well, hai fatto benissimo i tuoi compiti □ DIALOGO → - Business trip 2- Well done!, ben fatto!; bravo! □ Well met!, proprio te!; che piacere incontrarti! □ Well run! hai fatto un'ottima corsa!; bravo! □ That boy will do well ( in life), quel ragazzo si farà strada (nella vita) □ Look well to yourself, bada a te!; sta' bene attento! □ You might ( just) as well throw your money away, tanto varrebbe che i tuoi soldi li buttassi via □ ( That's) just as well, poco male!; meglio così!; pazienza!; fa lo stesso! □ (prov.) Well begun is half done, chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera □ (prov.) Let well ( enough) alone, il meglio è nemico del bene.
♦ well (3) /wɛl/
A a. pred. (compar. better, superl. best)

1 bene; in buona salute; in buone condizioni: Is he well or ill?, sta bene o è malato?; I am feeling well today, oggi mi sento bene; I am perfectly well, sto benissimo; DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- I'm very well, thank you, sto molto bene, grazie; fairly (o reasonably) well, abbastanza bene

2 bene; opportuno; consigliabile; utile; giusto; bello: It would be well to inquire, sarebbe bene indagare

B a. attr.

(spec. USA) che sta bene; che è in buona salute; sano: He's not a well man, non sta bene di salute

● well and good!, d'accordo!; sta bene!; alla buon'ora! □ well enough, abbastanza bene; benino; discretamente: I am well enough, sto abbastanza bene □ to be well off, passarsela bene; essere in buone condizioni finanziarie □ to be well up in Latin, essere forte in latino □ to get well ( again), guarire; ristabilirsi; DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- Get well soon!, guarisci presto! □ to look well (o to be looking well), avere una bella cera (o un bell'aspetto) □ (iron.) It's all very well … but, sta bene… ma □ All's well, tutto a posto!; tutto bene! □ (prov.) All's well that ends well, tutto è bene quel che finisce bene.
well (4) /wɛl/
n. [u]

(il) bene: to wish sb. well, augurare (ogni) bene a q.

● It was well for her that you were present, fu una fortuna (fam.: un bene) per lei che tu fossi presente.
♦ well (5) /wɛl/
inter.

beh; ebbene; dunque; allora: Well, what shall we do now?, beh, e ora che facciamo?; Well, what about it?, ebbene, che ne dici?; Well, as I was saying…, dunque, come stavo dicendo…; Well then?, e allora?, e poi?; e con ciò?

● well, but, sì, ma: Well, but what about the others?, sì, ma gli altri? □ Very well!, benissimo!; benone!; d'accordo!; ( anche) fa pure!; staremo a vedere! □ Well, I see, bene, bene; capisco □ Well, to be sure!, ma certo!; questa sì che è bella!; ( con incredulità) ma no!; davvero? □ Well, I never!, chi l'avrebbe mai detto?; ma no!; impossibile!
well (6) /wɛl/
pref.

(in numerosi composti, quali:) well-adjusted, ben inserito ( nel lavoro, nella società); well-advised, saggio; prudente: a well-advised decision, una decisione saggia; well-appointed, bene attrezzato; bene arredato; ben equipaggiato: a well-appointed office, un ufficio bene arredato; well-balanced, ben proporzionato; bilanciato; equilibrato: (med.) a well-balanced diet, una dieta bilanciata; a well-balanced mind, una mente equilibrata; ( boxe, lotta, ecc.) well-balanced stance, positura bene impostata; buona impostazione della posizione; well-behaved, educato, beneducato; well-beloved, beneamato; amatissimo; well-born, bennato, di buona famiglia; well-bred, ( di persona) educato, beneducato; ( di cavallo, ecc.) di razza; ( di un uomo) well-built, ben piantato; ben messo; well-chosen, scelto bene, appropriato; well-conditioned, onesto, retto; ( di animale) sano; well-conducted, bene costumato, che si comporta bene, disciplinato; ( di azienda, ecc.) gestito bene, bene organizzato; well-connected, di buon parentado; che ha buone relazioni sociali (o commerciali); ( del gioco) well-constructed, ben costruito; articolato; ( di un giocatore) well-coordinated, coordinato; che ha una buona coordinazione; well-defined, ben definito; ( di concetto) chiaro, esplicito; well-deserved, meritato; giusto: well-deserved win, vittoria meritata; well-disposed, bendisposto, benevolo, favorevole; well-doer, chi fa del bene; persona virtuosa; well-doing, l'agir bene; la virtù; well-done, ben fatto; ( di cibo) ben cotto; well-dressed, ben vestito; well-earned, meritato: a well-earned reward, una ricompensa meritata; well-endowed, ben dotato ( fisicamente); superdotato; well established, ( di organo, potere, ecc.) solido, saldo; ( di costume) inveterato, radicato; ( di professionista) affermato; (arc.) well-favoured, bello, di bell'aspetto; well-fed, ben nutrito; well-found, bene attrezzato, ben equipaggiato; well-founded, fondato: well-founded charges, accuse fondate; (arc.) well-graced, aggraziato; attraente; well-groomed, attillato, azzimato; well-grounded, fondato; bene informato, competente, esperto; (fig. fam.) well-heeled, ricco, facoltoso, agiato; ( anche) bene organizzato, ben strutturato; (fam.) well-hung, ( d'abito) che cade bene, che sta bene; ( d'uomo) ben messo ( fisicamente); ben piantato; ( di donna) prosperosa, popputa (pop.); well-informed, bene informato; al corrente; well-intentioned, ben intenzionato; (fatto) a fin di bene; well-judged, pieno di discernimento, assennato, saggio; ( sport) calcolato bene; calibrato; well-kept, ben tenuto; tenuto bene; well-knit, ( di persona) forte, robusto, ben piantato; ( di ragionamento, ecc.) coerente; ( di edificio, ecc.) solido; well-known, notorio, noto; rinomato; well-liked, popolare, amato; well-lined, ( dello stomaco) pieno; ( del portafogli) gonfio; well-made, ben fatto; di belle fattezze; well-managed, gestito bene; condotto bene; well-mannered, educato, cortese, beneducato; well-marked, chiaro, distinto, evidente; well-matched, bene assortito; bene accoppiato; ( sport: di un incontro) equilibrato; ( di due contendenti) di pari forza, dello stesso valore; well-meaning, ben intenzionato; well-meant, fatto (o detto) a fin di bene; (form.) well-nigh, quasi, pressoché; well-off, agiato, benestante, ricco; messo bene ( in fatto di attrezzature, servizi, ecc.); (fam.) fortunato; well-oiled, bene oliato; (fig.) complimentoso, untuoso; ( slang) sbronzo; well-ordered, bene ordinato; well-organised, ben organizzato; well-placed, ben piazzato; ‘Well played!’, ‘bella giocata!’; ‘bravo!’; well-prepared, ( di un atleta) preparato bene; ( di un piano di gioco, ecc.) studiato bene; well-preserved, conservato bene, in buono stato; ( di persona) che si conserva bene, benportante; well-proportioned, ben proporzionato; well-read, che ha letto molto, colto, istruito; well-regulated, bene ordinato, disciplinato; well-reputed, stimato, che gode di buona fama; well-rounded, (ben) finito; completo; ben tornito; (fig.) eclettico; well-seasoned, ( di legno, ecc.) ben stagionato; ( di cibo) ben condito; (fig.: di persona) di grande esperienza; well-set, compatto, saldo, solido; ( di persona) ben messo, ben piantato, robusto; well-set-up, ben fatto, ben piantato, robusto; agiato, facoltoso, ricco; well-spent, speso bene: a well-spent life, una vita spesa bene; well-spoken, facondo, eloquente, raffinato nel parlare; detto (o pronunciato) bene; che parla bene; (org. az.) well-staffed, ben fornito di personale; well-taken, tirato (o battuto) bene; bello; well-thought-of, che gode della considerazione generale; stimato (o benvoluto) da tutti; well-thought-out, ( di una decisione, di un passo) ponderato, ben meditato; ( di un progetto) pensato bene, ben progettato; ( di un libro) well-thumbed, pieno di ditate; (fig.) molto compulsato; well-timed, tempestivo, opportuno; well-to-do, agiato, benestante, ricco; well-tried, provato, sperimentato, sicuro: well-tried remedies, rimedi sicuri; well-trodden, assai frequentato; ( di frase, ecc.) well-turned, ben tornito; well-watered, ( di un giardino, ecc.) ben annaffiato; (agric.) ben irrigato; well-wisher, persona che vuol bene (o che è affezionata); fautore, sostenitore; well-wishing, benaugurante; well-worn, consunto, logoro, liso, frusto, sdrucito; (fig.) comune, trito, banale, vieto: a well-worn tale, una storiella trita.
(to) well /wɛl/
v. i.

( di solito to well up, out, forth) scaturire; sgorgare; pullulare; zampillare: Bitter tears welled from her eyes ( o up in her eyes), amare lacrime le sono sgorgate dagli occhi; Suddenly water welled up, d'improvviso zampillò l'acqua.

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I [wel]
aggettivo (compar. better, superl. best)

1) (in good health)

to feel well — sentirsi bene

are you well? — stai bene?

he's not well enough to travel — non sta ancora abbastanza bene per viaggiare

he's not a well man — ha dei problemi di salute

he doesn't look at all well — non sembra proprio in forma

to get well — stare meglio

2) (in satisfactory state) bene

all is well — va tutto bene

all is not well in their marriage — ci sono dei problemi nel loro matrimonio

that's all very well, but — è tutto molto bello, però

it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu fai presto a ridere, ma

well and good — (va) benissimo

3) (prudent)

it would be just as well to check — sarebbe meglio controllare

it would be as well for you to... — faresti meglio a

4) (fortunate)

it was just as well for him that... — gli è andata bene che...

the flight was delayed, which was just as well — per fortuna il volo era in ritardo
II [wel]
avverbio (compar. better, superl. best)

1) (satisfactorily) [treat, behave, sleep etc.] bene

that boy will do well — quel ragazzo farà strada

he hasn't done as well as he might — non ha fatto quanto avrebbe potuto

I did well in the general knowledge questions — sono andato bene nelle domande di cultura generale

to do well at school — andare bene a scuola

mother and baby are both doing well — la madre e il bambino stanno entrambi bene

the operation went well — l'operazione è andata bene

you did well to tell me — hai fatto bene a dirmelo

we'll be doing well if we get there on time — saremo fortunati se arriveremo in tempo

well done! — bravo!

to do oneself well — trattarsi bene, non farsi mancare nulla

to do well by sb. — mostrarsi gentile con qcn., comportarsi bene con qcn

2) (used with modal verbs)

you may well be right — potresti anche avere ragione

I can well believe it — credo bene, ci credo

it may well be that — potrebbe anche darsi che

I couldn't very well say no — mi è stato impossibile dire di no

you may well ask! — hai un bel chiedere!

we may as well go home — potremmo benissimo andarcene a casa

"shall I shut the door?" - "you might as well" — "chiudo la porta?" - "fai pure"

he looked shocked, as well he might — sembrava scioccato, e non c'è da stupirsi

3) (intensifier) ben

he is well over 30 — è ben oltre i 30

it was well worth waiting for — è valsa proprio la pena di aspettare

the weather remained fine well into September — il tempo è rimasto bello fino a settembre inoltrato

profits are well below average — i guadagni sono ben al di sotto della media

4) (approvingly)

to speak well of sb. — parlare bene di qcn

5)

to wish sb. well — augurare ogni bene a qcn

6)

as well — (also) anche

as well as — (in addition to) così come

is he coming as well? — viene anche lui?

I worked on Saturday as well as on Sunday — ho lavorato sabato e pure domenica

by day as well as by night — di giorno così come di notte

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to be well in with sb. — colloq. stare bene con qcn.

to be well up in sth. — conoscere bene qcs.

to leave well alone — BE o

well enough alone — AE (not get involved) non metterci le mani

you're well out of it! — colloq. per fortuna ne sei fuori!

well and truly — completamente
III [wel]
interiezione (expressing astonishment) beh; (expressing indignation, disgust) insomma; (expressing disappointment) bene; (after pause in conversation, account) allora

well, you may be right — beh, forse hai ragione

well then, what's the problem? — allora, qual è il problema?

oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — beh, non posso farci niente

well, well, well, so you're off to America? — e così parti per l'America?

very well then — molto bene
IV [wel]
nome

1) (in ground) pozzo m.

2) (pool) sorgente f., fonte f.

3) ing. (for stairs, lift) vano m.

4) BE (in law court) = spazio riservato ai difensori
V [wel]
verbo intransitivo well up

- well up

English-Italian dictionary > well
12 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
13 effectively

- tivli

adverb eficazmente

effectively

tr[ɪ'fektɪvlɪ]

adverb

1 (efficiently) eficazmente

2 (in effect) de hecho, en efecto

effectively

adv.

• efectivamente adv.

ɪ'fektɪvli
adverb

a) <manage/spend> con eficacia, eficazmente

the cure worked extremely effectively — el tratamiento logró muy buenos resultados

b) <contrast/decorate> con mucho or gran efecto; < speak> convincentemente

c) ( in effect) (indep) de hecho, realmente

[ɪ'fektɪvlɪ]
ADV
1) (=efficiently) [treat, teach, work] eficazmente, de manera eficaz; [function] de manera eficaz

it's very difficult to treat this disease effectively — es muy difícil tratar esta enfermedad eficazmente or de manera eficaz

2) (=strikingly) [displayed, decorated, combined] de manera impresionante, con mucho efecto

3) (=in effect) realmente, de hecho

the contest was effectively won in the first five minutes — realmente or de hecho, el concurso estaba ganado en los primeros cinco minutos

* * *
[ɪ'fektɪvli]
adverb

a) <manage/spend> con eficacia, eficazmente

the cure worked extremely effectively — el tratamiento logró muy buenos resultados

b) <contrast/decorate> con mucho or gran efecto; < speak> convincentemente

c) ( in effect) (indep) de hecho, realmente

English-spanish dictionary > effectively
14 way

wei
1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) camino, vía; entrada, salida

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dirección; camino

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) calle; avenida

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distancia

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) manera, modo, forma

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto; manera (de alguna manera/forma siento pena por él)

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneras

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) camino, paso (abrirse camino/paso)

2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) muy, mucho más; de sobra

- wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means

way n

1. manera / modo

what's the best way to do it? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de hacerlo?

2. camino

which is the quickest way to your house? ¿cuál es el camino más rápido para ir a tu casa?

3. dirección

which way did he go? ¿en qué dirección se ha ido? / ¿por dónde se ha ido?

a long way lejos

it's a long way to China China está lejos

by the way por cierto

on the way por el camino

the right way round bien puesto

the wrong way round al revés

to be in the way estar en medio / obstruir el paso / molestar

to get out of the way apartar / apartarse / quitar de en medio

there's a car coming, get out of the way! viene un coche, ¡apártate!

to find your way encontrar el camino

to lose your way perderse

way

tr[weɪ]

noun

1 (right route, road, etc) camino

■ which is the best way to the swimming pool? ¿cómo se va a la piscina?, ¿por dónde se va a la piscina?

■ do you know the way? ¿conoces el camino?, ¿sabes cómo ir?

■ she asked me the way to the cathedral me preguntó cómo se va a la catedral

■ we've gone the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de camino

2 (direction) dirección nombre femenino

■ which way did he go? ¿por dónde se fue?

■ which way is the harbour from here? ¿por dónde cae el puerto desde aquí?

■ come this way, please venga por aquí, por favor

■ are you going my way? ¿vas en la misma dirección que yo?

■ look both ways mira en las dos direcciones

■ she's looking this way está mirando hacia aquí

■ the way things are going tal como van las cosas

3 (distance) distancia

■ it's a long way to Tipperary Tipperary está lejos, Tipperary queda lejos

■ we're a good way from home estamos lejos de casa

■ she slept the whole way durmió durante todo el viaje

■ Easter is a long way off falta mucho para Semana Santa

■ we'd come a good way habíamos hecho un buen trecho

4 (manner, method) manera, modo

■ what's the best way to cook trout? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de guisar las truchas?

■ you're going about it the wrong way lo estás haciendo mal

■ you've done your hair a different way te has peinado de otro modo

■ I had no way of knowing no había manera de saberlo

■ we don't enjoy life the way we used to no disfrutamos de la vida como antes

■ let me do it my way déjame hacerlo a mi manera

■ OK, you do it your own way vale, hazlo como quieras

■ have it your own way como tú quieras

5 (behaviour, custom) manera, forma, modo

■ you dance in a strange way bailas de una manera extraña

■ it's her way of saying she likes you es su manera de decirte que le gustas

■ it's just his way él es así

■ I don't like the way you're laughing no me gusta tu modo de reír

■ she hates the way he's always late odia que él siempre llegue tarde

■ the American way of life el estilo de vida americano

6 (area) zona, área

■ if ever you're over this way si alguna vez vienes por aquí

■ that's out Romford way, isn't it? está por la zona de Romford, ¿verdad?

adverb

1 familiar muy

■ you're way out vas muy equivocado

■ he's way ahead of the rest of the group está mucho más avanzado que el resto del grupo

■ this flat is way too small for us este apartamento es demasiado pequeño para nosotros

plural noun ways

1 (customs) costumbres nombre femenino plural; (habits, behaviour) manías nombre femenino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

across the way / over the way enfrente

all the way (distance) todo el viaje 2 (completely) totalmente

along the way (on journey) por el camino

by a long way

■ this flat's not big enough by a long way este piso es demasiado pequeño, pero pequeño de verdad

by the way (incidentally) a propósito, por cierto

by way of (via) vía, por vía de, pasando por 2 (serving as, as a kind of) a modo de

either way en cualquier caso

every which way por todas partes, en todas direcciones

in a bad way familiar mal

■ he's in a very bad way está muy mal

in a big way a lo grande, a gran escala, en plan grande

in a small way a pequeña escala, en plan modesto

in a way en cierto modo, en cierta manera

in any way de alguna manera

■ can I help in any way? ¿puedo ayudar de alguna manera?

in many ways desde muchos puntos de vista, en muchos aspectos

■ in many ways, this is her best book desde muchos puntos de vista, éste es su mejor libro

in more ways than one en más de un sentido

in no way de ninguna manera, de ningún modo

in some ways en algunos aspectos

in the way of (regarding) en cuanto a, como

■ what would you like in the way of dessert? ¿qué quieres de postre?

in this way (thus) de este modo, de esta manera

no two ways about it no tiene vuelta de hoja

no way! ¡ni hablar!, ¡de ninguna manera!

■ there's no way I'm going to help her de ninguna manera voy a ayudarla yo

on one's way / on the way por el camino, de camino, de paso

■ I should be on my way home debería irme a casa

■ I'll get some wine on my way compraré vino por el camino

■ on the way to Madrid camino de Madrid

■ we're on our way! ¡ya estamos en camino!

■ is it on your way? ¿te pilla de camino?

■ something happened on the way here ha pasado algo mientras venía hacia aquí

■ close the door on your way out cierra la puerta al salir

one way and another en conjunto

■ one way and another it's been a good year en conjunto, ha sido un buen año

one way or the other (somehow) de algún modo, de una manera u otra, como sea

■ don't worry, we'll find it one way or the other no te preocupes, lo encontraremos de una manera u otra

■ I don't mind one way or the other me da exactamente igual, me da lo mismo

out of the way (remote) apartado,-a, remoto,-a 2 (exceptional) excepcional, particular, original

over the way enfrente

that way (direction) por allá 2 (like that) así

that's always the way siempre es así

that's the way the cookie crumbles así es la vida

the other way round al revés, viceversa

the right way up cabeza arriba, derecho,-a

the wrong way up cabeza abajo

to be born that way ser así, nacer así

to be in the way estorbar, estar por en medio

■ you're in the way! estás estorbando!

■ move your car, it's in the way quita tu coche de en medio, obstruye el paso

to be on the way (coming) estar en camino, estar al llegar, avecinarse

■ changes are on the way se avecinan cambios

■ help is on the way la ayuda está de camino

■ there's rain on the way va a llover

to be on the way down (fall) estar bajando, ir a la baja

to be on the way in (coming into fashion) estar poniéndose de moda

to be on the way out (going out of fashion) en camino de desaparecer, estar pasando de moda

to be on the way up (rise) estar subiendo, ir al alza

to be out of somebody's way no pillar a alguien de camino

■ I hope it's not out of your way espero que no te pille lejos

to be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambio

to be under way (work) estar en marcha, estar avanzado,-a 2 (meeting, match) haber empezado

to cut both ways / cut two ways ser un arma de doble filo, tener ventajas y desventajas

to get in the way estorbar, molestar, ponerse en medio

to get into the way of doing something coger la costumbre de hacer algo

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get out of the way of something dejarle paso a algo, apartarse del camino de algo

to get out of the way apartarse del camino, quitarse de en medio

to get out of the way of doing something perder la costumbre de hacer algo

to get something out of the way deshacerse de algo, quitar algo de en medio

■ as soon as I've got this essay out of the way en cuanto acabe esta redacción

to get under way (meeting, match) empezar 2 (travellers, work) ponerse en marcha

to give way (collapse) ceder, hundirse 2 (yield) ceder (to, a) 3 (when driving) ceder el paso

to go a long way towards something contribuir en gran medida a algo

to go a long way (succeed) ir lejos 2 (be productive) cundir mucho, dar mucho de sí

to go one's own way ir a lo suyo, seguir su propio camino

to go out of one's way (to do something) desvivirse (por hacer algo)

to have a way with... tener un don especial para...

■ he has a way with children tiene un don especial para los niños

to keep out of somebody's way evitar el contacto con alguien

to keep out of the way (hide) mantener un perfil bajo 2 (step aside) apartarse

to learn something the hard way aprender algo a las malas

to look the other way hacer la vista gorda

to lose one's way perderse, extraviarse

to make one's own way in life/in the world abrirse paso en la vida/el mundo

to make one's way dirigirse (to, a)

to make way for something hacer lugar para algo

to my way of thinking a mi modo de ver

to put somebody in the way of (doing) something dar a alguien la oportunidad de (hacer) algo

to see one's way clear to doing something ver la manera de hacer algo

to stand in the way of something ser un obstáculo para algo, ser un estorbo para algo

to talk one's way out of something salir de algo a base de labia

to work one's way through something (crowd etc) abrirse camino por algo 2 (work, book) hacer algo con dificultad 3 (college etc) costearse los estudios trabajando

to work one's way up ascender a fuerza de trabajo, subir a base de trabajar

way back (in time) hace muchísimo

way in entrada

way out (exit) salida 2 (solution) solución nombre femenino, remedio

ways and means medios nombre masculino plural

way ['weɪ] n

1) path, road: camino m, vía f

2) route: camino m, ruta f

to go the wrong way: equivocarse de camino

I'm on my way: estoy de camino

3) : línea f de conducta, camino m

he chose the easy way: optó por el camino fácil

4) manner, means: manera f, modo m, forma f

in the same way: del mismo modo, igualmente

there are no two ways about it: no cabe la menor duda

5) (indicating a wish)

have it your way: como tú quieras

to get one's own way: salirse uno con la suya

6) state: estado m

things are in a bad way: las cosas marchan mal

7) respect: aspecto m, sentido m

8) custom: costumbre f

to mend one's ways: dejar las malas costumbres

9) passage: camino m

to get in the way: meterse en el camino

10) distance: distancia f

to come a long way: hacer grandes progresos

11) direction: dirección f

come this way: venga por aquí

which way did he go?: ¿por dónde fue?

12)

by the way : a propósito, por cierto

13)

by way of via: vía, pasando por

14)

out of the way remote: remoto, recóndito

15) under way

way

n.

• camino s.m.

• dirección s.f.

• distancia s.f.

• estilo s.m.

• guisa s.f.

• género s.m.

• manera s.f.

• medio s.m.

• modales s.m.pl.

• modo s.m.

• paso s.m.

• sentido s.m.

• trayecto s.m.

• vía s.f.

I weɪ
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

[weɪ]
1. N

1) (=road, lane) camino m ; (in street names) calle f, avenida f

• Way of the Cross — Vía f Crucis, viacrucis m

• across or over the way (from) — enfrente (de), frente (a)

• permanent way — vía f

• the public way — la vía pública

2) (=route) camino m (to de)

the way to the station — el camino de la estación

which is the way to the station? — ¿cómo se va or cómo se llega a la estación?

this isn't the way to Lugo! — ¡por aquí no se va a Lugo!

• he walked all the way here — vino todo el camino andando

it rained all the way there — llovió durante todo el viaje

he ran all the way home — hizo todo el camino a casa corriendo

• to ask one's way to the station — preguntar el camino or cómo se va a la estación

• we came a back way — vinimos por los caminos vecinales

• she went by way of Birmingham — fue por or vía Birmingham

• if the chance comes my way — si se me presenta la oportunidad

• way down — bajada f, ruta f para bajar

• to take the easy way out — optar por la solución más fácil

• to feel one's way — (lit) andar a tientas

he's still feeling his way in the new job — todavía se está familiarizando con el nuevo trabajo

• to find one's way — orientarse, ubicarse (esp LAm)

to find one's way into a building — encontrar la entrada de un edificio, descubrir cómo entrar en un edificio

the cat found the way into the pantry — el gato logró introducirse en la despensa

I had to find my own way home — me las tuve que arreglar para volver a casa

• the way is hard — el camino es duro

• the way in — (=entrance) la entrada

• I don't know the way to his house — no sé el camino a su casa, no sé cómo se va or llega a su casa

do you know the way to the hotel? — ¿sabes el camino del or al hotel?, ¿sabes cómo llegar al hotel?

I know my way about town — conozco la ciudad

she knows her way around — (fig) tiene bastante experiencia, no es que sea una inocente

• to lead the way — (lit) ir primero; (fig) marcar la pauta, abrir el camino

• to go the long way round — ir por el camino más largo

• to lose one's way — extraviarse

• to make one's way to — dirigirse a

to make one's way home — volver a casa

to make one's way in the world — abrirse camino en la vida

• the middle way — el camino de en medio

• on the way here — de camino hacia aquí, mientras veníamos aquí

on the way to London — rumbo a Londres, camino de Londres

it's on the way to Murcia — está en la carretera de Murcia

we're on our way! — ¡vamos para allá!

he's on his way — está de camino

they have another child on the way — tienen otro niño en camino

you pass it on your way home — te pilla de camino a casa

your house is on my way — tu casa me viene de camino

he is well on the way to finishing it — lo tiene casi terminado

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — va camino de hacerse un alcohólico

• the way out — la salida

you'll find it on the way out — lo encontrarás cerca de la salida

I'll find my own way out — no hace falta que me acompañen a la puerta

to find a way out of a problem — encontrar una solución a un problema

there's no way out — (fig) no hay salida or solución, esto no tiene solución

there's no other way out — (fig) no hay más remedio

it's on its way out — está en camino de desaparecer, ya está pasando de moda

• to go out of one's way — (lit) desviarse del camino

to go out of one's way to help sb — desvivirse por ayudar a algn

I don't want to take you out of your way — no quiero apartarle del camino

the village I live in is rather out of the way — mi pueblo está un poco retirado

that's nothing out of the way these days — eso no es nada extraordinario hoy día

• to pay one's way — (in restaurant) pagar su parte

the company isn't paying its way — la compañía no rinde or no da provecho

• he put me in the way of some good contracts — me conectó or enchufó para que consiguiera buenos contratos

• to see one's way (clear) to helping sb — ver la forma de ayudar a algn

could you possibly see your way clear to lending him some money? — ¿tendrías la amabilidad de prestarle algo de dinero?

• to go the shortest way — ir por el camino más corto

• to start on one's way — ponerse en camino

• way up — subida f, ruta f para subir

• the way of virtue — el camino de la virtud

- go the way of all flesh

- I'm with you all the way

- go one's own way

she always goes her own sweet way — hace lo que le da la gana
prepare 1.
3) (=space sb wants to go through) camino m

• to bar the way — ponerse en medio del camino

• to clear a way for — abrir camino para

to clear the way — despejar el camino

• he crawled his way to the gate — llegó arrastrándose hasta la puerta

• to elbow one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a codazos

• to fight one's way out — lograr salir luchando

• to force one's way in — introducirse a la fuerza

• to hack one's way through sth — abrirse paso por algo a fuerza de tajos

• to be/get in sb's way — estorbar a algn

to get in the way — estorbar

am I in the way? — ¿estorbo?

you can watch, but don't get in the way — puedes mirar, pero no estorbes

to put difficulties in sb's way — crear dificultades a algn

to stand in sb's way — (lit) cerrar el paso a algn; (fig) ser un obstáculo para algn

now nothing stands in our way — ahora no hay obstáculo alguno

to stand in the way of progress — impedir or entorpecer el progreso

• to make way (for sth/sb) — (lit, fig) dejar paso (a algo/algn)

make way! — ¡abran paso!

• to leave the way open for further talks — dejar la puerta abierta a posteriores conversaciones

this law leaves the way open to abuse — esta ley deja vía libre a toda clase de desafueros

• to get out of the way — quitarse de en medio

out of my way! — ¡quítate de en medio!

I should keep out of his way if I were you — yo que tú evitaría el trato con él

I try to keep out of his way — procuro evitar cualquier contacto con él

I kept well out of the way — me mantuve muy lejos

to get or move sth out of the way — quitar algo de en medio or del camino

put it somewhere out of the way — ponlo donde no estorbe

it's out of the way of the wind — está al abrigo del viento

as soon as I've got this essay out of the way — en cuanto termine este ensayo

keep those matches out of his way — no dejes esas cerillas a su alcance

• to push one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a empujones

• to work one's way to the front — abrirse camino hacia la primera fila

he worked his way up in the company — ascendió en la compañía a fuerza de trabajo

he worked his way up from nothing — empezó sin nada y fue muy lejos a fuerza de trabajo
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4) (=direction)

• down our way — por nuestra zona, en nuestro barrio

• are you going my way? — ¿vas por dónde voy yo?

everything is going my way — (fig) todo me está saliendo a pedir de boca

• to look the other way — (lit) mirar para otro lado; (fig) mirar para otro lado, hacer la vista gorda

turn it the other way round — vuélvelo al revés

it was you who invited her, not the other way round — eres tú quien la invitaste, no al revés

• it's out Windsor way — está cerca de Windsor

• turn the map the right way up — pon el mapa mirando hacia arriba

the car landed the right way up — el coche cayó sobre las ruedas

• to split sth three ways — dividir algo en tres partes iguales

• come this way — pase por aquí

this way for the lions — a los leones

this way and that — por aquí y por allá

• which way did it go? — ¿hacia dónde fue?, ¿por dónde se fue?

which way do we go from here? — (lit, fig) ¿desde aquí adónde vamos ahora?

which way is the wind blowing? — ¿de dónde sopla el viento?

she didn't know which way to look — no sabía dónde mirar, no sabía dónde poner los ojos

5) (=distance)

• a little way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

a little way down the road — bajando la calle, no muy lejos

• it's a long or good way away or off — está muy lejos

spring is a long way off — la primavera queda muy lejos

it's a long or good way — es mucho camino

we have a long way to go — tenemos mucho camino por delante

he'll go a long way — (fig) llegará lejos

a little of that flavouring goes a long way — un poco de ese condimento cunde mucho

a little of her company goes a long way — iro solo se le puede aguantar en pequeñas dosis

we've come a long way since those days — hemos avanzado mucho desde entonces

it should go a long way towards convincing him — (esto) seguramente contribuirá mucho a convencerlo

that's a long way from the truth — eso queda muy lejos de la verdad

better by a long way — mucho mejor, mejor pero con mucho

not by a long way — ni con mucho

• I can swim quite a way now — ahora puedo nadar bastante distancia

• a short way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

6) (=means) manera f, forma f, modo m

we'll find a way of doing it — encontraremos la manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

love will find a way — el amor encontrará el camino

it's the only way of doing it — es la única manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

my way is to — + infin mi sistema consiste en + infin

that's the way! — ¡así!, ¡eso es!

that way it won't disturb anybody — así no molestará a nadie

• every which way — (esp US) (=in every manner) de muchísimas maneras; (=in every direction) por todas partes

he re-ran the experiment every which way he could — reprodujo el experimento de todas las maneras habidas y por haber

• ways and means — medios mpl

• that's not the right way — así no se hace

- there are no two ways about it

7) (=manner) manera f, forma f, modo m

the way things are going we shall have nothing left — si esto continúa así nos vamos a quedar sin nada

she looked at me in a strange way — me miró de manera or forma extraña or de modo extraño

it's a strange way to thank someone — ¡vaya manera or forma or modo de mostrar gratitud or darle las gracias a alguien!

• without in any way wishing to — + infin sin querer en lo más mínimo + infin, sin tener intención alguna de + infin

• in a big way * — en grande *

they like to celebrate their birthdays in a big way — les gusta celebrar sus cumpleaños en grande

we lost in a really big way * — perdimos de manera or forma or modo realmente espectacular

• you can't have it both ways — tienes que optar por lo uno o lo otro

• each way — (Racing) (a) ganador y colocado

• either way I can't help you — de todas formas no puedo ayudarle

• I will help you in every way possible — haré todo lo posible por ayudarte

he insulted us in every possible way — nos ha insultado en todos los sentidos

• the British way of life — el estilo de vida británico

• no way! * — ¡ni pensarlo!, ¡ni hablar!

no way was that a goal * — ¡imposible que fuera eso un gol!

there is no way I am going to agree * — de ninguna manera or forma or de ningún modo lo voy a consentir

• (in) one way or another — de una u otra manera or forma or modo

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me es igual, me da lo mismo

a week one way or the other won't matter — no importa que sea una semana más o una semana menos

• in the ordinary way (of things) — por lo general, en general

• he has his own way of doing it — tiene su manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

I'll do it (in) my own way — lo haré a mi manera or forma or modo

he's a good sort in his own way — tiene sus rarezas pero es buena persona

• in the same way — de la misma manera or forma, del mismo modo

to go on in the same old way — seguir como siempre

• we help in a small way — ayudamos un poco

• she's clever that way — para esas cosas es muy lista

• to my way of thinking — a mi parecer, a mi manera or forma or modo de ver

• do it this way — hazlo así

in this way — así, de esta manera or forma or modo

it was this way... — pasó lo siguiente...

• that's always the way with him — siempre le pasa igual

8) [of will]

• to get one's own way — salirse con la suya

• have it your own way! — ¡como quieras!

they've had it all their own way too long — hace tiempo que hacen lo que les da la gana

they didn't have things all their own way — (in football match) no dominaron el partido completamente

he had his wicked or evil way with her — hum se la llevó al huerto *, la sedujo

9) (=custom) costumbre f

the ways of the Spaniards — las costumbres de los españoles

that is our way with traitors — así tratamos a los traidores

he has his little ways — tiene sus manías or rarezas

• to get into the way of doing sth — adquirir la costumbre de hacer algo

• to be/get out of the way of doing sth — haber perdido/perder la costumbre de hacer algo

- mend one's ways

10) (=gift, special quality)

• he has a way with people — tiene don de gentes

he has a way with children — sabe manejar a los niños

he has a way with him — tiene su encanto

11) (=respect, aspect) sentido m

• in a way — en cierto sentido

• in many ways — en muchos sentidos

• he's like his father in more ways than one — se parece a su padre en muchos sentidos

• in no way, not in any way — de ninguna manera, de manera alguna

• in some ways — en algunos sentidos

12) (=state) estado m

• the way things are — tal como están or van las cosas

to leave things the way they are — dejar las cosas como están

• things are in a bad way — las cosas van or marchan mal

the car is in a bad way — el coche está en mal estado

he's in a bad way — (=sick) está grave; (=troubled) está muy mal

• he's in a fair way to succeed — tiene buenas posibilidades de lograrlo

• it looks that way — así parece

- be in the family way

13) (=speed)

to gather way — [ship] empezar a moverse; (fig) [enthusiasm] encenderse

14) (in set expressions with preposition)

• by the way — a propósito, por cierto

how was your holiday, by the way? — a propósito or por cierto, ¿qué tal tus vacaciones?

Jones, which, by the way, is not his real name — Jones que, a propósito or por cierto, no es su verdadero nombre

oh, and by the way — antes que se me olvide

all this is by the way — todo esto no viene al caso

• by way of a warning — a modo de advertencia

that was all I got by way of an answer — eso es todo lo que conseguí por respuesta

she's by way of being an artist — tiene sus ribetes de artista

• he had little in the way of formal education — tuvo poca educación formal

• to be under way — estar en marcha

the job is now well under way — el trabajo ya está muy avanzado

to get under way — [ship] zarpar; [person, group] partir, ponerse en camino; [work, project] ponerse en marcha, empezar a moverse

things are getting under way at last — por fin las cosas están empezando a moverse

2.

ADV
*
• that was way back — eso fue hace mucho tiempo ya

way back in 1900 — allá en 1900

• way down (below) — muy abajo

• it's way out in Nevada — está allá en Nevada

way out to sea — mar afuera

he was way out in his estimate — se equivocó (en) mucho en su presupuesto

• it's way past your bedtime — hace rato que deberías estar en la cama

• it's way too big — es demasiado grande

• way up high — muy alto

way up in the sky — muy alto en el cielo

3.

CPD

way station N — (US) apeadero m ; (fig) paso m intermedio

* * *

I [weɪ]
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

English-spanish dictionary > way
15 work

[wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] n

1) no pl ( useful activity) Arbeit f;

good \work! gute Arbeit!;

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

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

forces of destruction are at \work here ( fig) hier sind zerstörerische Kräfte am Werk;

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

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

to be a [real] piece of \work ganz schön nervig sein;

to be hard \work [doing sth] ( strenuous) anstrengend sein[, etw zu tun];

( difficult) schwierig sein[, 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 get [or go] [or set] to \work on sb ( fam) jdn in die Mache nehmen ( fam) ( strongly influence) jdn bearbeiten ( fam)

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 losschicken, etw zu tun

2) no pl ( employment) Arbeit f;

\work in the laboratory was interesting die Arbeit im Labor war interessant;

what sort of \work do you have experience in? welche Berufserfahrungen haben Sie?;

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

to be out of \work arbeitslos sein;

to get \work as a translator eine Stelle als Übersetzer/Übersetzerin finden;

to look for \work auf Arbeitssuche sein;

to be looking for \work as a system analyst eine Stelle als Systemanalytiker/-analytikerin suchen

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

he rang me from \work er rief mich von der Arbeit [aus] an;

to get to \work on the train mit dem Zug zur Arbeit fahren;

to be injured at \work einen Arbeitsunfall haben;

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;

I'll be at \work until late this evening ich werde heute bis spät abends arbeiten;

to be off \work frei haben;

( without permission) fehlen;

to be off \work sick sich akk krankgemeldet haben;

to commute to \work pendeln;

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

4) no pl ( sth produced by sb) Werk f;

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

5) art, lit, mus Werk nt;

“The Complete W\works of William Shakespeare” „Shakespeares gesammelte Werke“;

\works of art Kunstwerke ntpl;

\work in bronze Bronzearbeiten fpl;

\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

6) ( factory)

\works + sing/ pl vb Betrieb m, Fabrik f;

steel \works Stahlwerk nt

7) ( working parts)

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

8) (fam: everything)

the \works pl das ganze Drum und Dran ( fam)

( esp Am) food

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

9) no pl phys Arbeit f

PHRASES:

to have one's \work cut out sich akk mächtig reinknien müssen ( fam), jede Menge zu tun haben;

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

1) ( do job) arbeiten;

where do you \work? wo arbeiten Sie?;

to \work as sth als etw arbeiten;

to \work for sb für jdn arbeiten;

to \work with sb ( work together) mit jdm zusammenarbeiten;

( do work helping sb) mit jdm arbeiten;

to \work from home [von] zu Hause arbeiten;

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

to \work to rule Dienst nach Vorschrift tun;

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

to \work hard hart arbeiten;

to \work together zusammenarbeiten

2) ( be busy) arbeiten, beschäftigt sein;

we're \working on it wir arbeiten daran;

we're \working to prevent it happening again wir bemühen uns, so etwas in Zukunft zu verhindern;

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

to \work on the assumption that... von der Annahme ausgehen, dass...;

to \work towards a degree in sth univ einen Hochschulabschluss in etw dat anstreben;

to \work at a problem an einem Problem arbeiten

3) ( function) funktionieren;

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

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

listen, the generator's \working hör mal, der Generator läuft;

to \work off batteries batteriebetrieben sein;

to \work off the mains ( Brit) mit Netzstrom arbeiten;

to \work off wind power mit Windenergie arbeiten

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

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

5) med medicine, pill wirken

6) ( have an effect)

to \work against sb/ sth sich akk als negativ für jdn/etw herausstellen;

to \work for sb [or in sb's favour] sich akk zugunsten einer Person gen auswirken;

to \work for sth auf etw akk hinwirken;

to \work on sb jdn bearbeiten (a. hum) ( fam)

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

7) ( move)

to \work through/ under/ up etc sth;

the water damage slowly \worked up through the walls der Wasserschaden breitete sich langsam über die Wände nach oben aus

8) + adj ( become)

to \work free/ loose sich akk lösen/lockern

9) (liter: change expression) sb's face arbeiten;

( contort) sich akk verzerren

PHRASES:

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

to \work like a Trojan ( Brit) wie ein Pferd arbeiten ( fam)

to \work till you drop bis zum Umfallen arbeiten;

to \work round to sth ( Brit) sich akk [bis] zu etw dat vorarbeiten;

to \work round to doing sth ( Brit) sich akk aufraffen, etw zu tun vt

1) ( make sb work)

to \work oneself to death sich akk zu Tode schinden;

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

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

2) mech ( operate)

to \work sth machine etw bedienen;

\worked by electricity elektrisch betrieben;

\worked by steam dampfgetrieben;

\worked by wind power durch Windenergie angetrieben

3) ( move back and forward)

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

sth \works itself out of sth etw löst sich akk aus etw dat;

to \work one's way around/through... sth sich dat seinen Weg um etw akk /durch etw akk... bahnen;

to \work one's way up through a firm sich akk in einer Firma hocharbeiten;

I have \worked my way through quite a few books ich habe jede Menge Bücher durchgearbeitet;

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

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

to \work sth free/ loose etw losbekommen/lockern;

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

4) ( bring about)

to \work sth etw bewirken;

I don't know how she \worked it, but in the end she got £1000 off him ich weiß nicht, wie sie es geschafft hat, aber am Ende luchste sie ihm 1000 Pfund ab;

to \work a cure eine Heilung herbeiführen;

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

to \work oneself [up] into a frenzy sich akk in eine Raserei hineinsteigern;

to \work sb [up] into a frenzy/ rage jdn zur Raserei/in Rage bringen ( fam)

to \work a miracle ein Wunder vollbringen ( geh)

to \work miracles [or wonders] [wahre] Wunder vollbringen ( geh)

to \work oneself into a state sich akk aufregen;

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

5) ( shape)

to \work bronze/ iron Bronze/Eisen bearbeiten;

to \work clay Ton formen

6) ( mix)

to \work sth into sth etw in etw akk einarbeiten;

( incorporate) etw in etw akk einbauen [o einfügen];

\work the butter into the flour fügen Sie die Butter hinzu und vermengen Sie sie mit dem Mehl;

to \work sth into one's skin ( rub in) die Haut mit etw dat einreiben;

( massage) etw in die Haut einmassieren

7) fashion

to \work sth [on sth] etw [auf etw akk] sticken, etw [mit etw dat be]sticken

8) ( exploit)

to \work sth sich dat etw vornehmen;

to \work the land agr das Land bewirtschaften;

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

9) ( 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

PHRASES:

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

to \work a treat ( Brit) ( fam) prima funktionieren

English-German students dictionary > work
16 regalo

Del verbo regalar: ( conjugate regalar) \ \
regalo es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

regaló es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: regalar regalo
regalar ( conjugate regalar) verbo transitivo
a) ( obsequiar):

◊ ¿qué te regaloon para tu cumpleaños? what did you get for your birthday?;
le regaloon un reloj de oro he was given a gold watch
b) ( vender muy barato) to sell … at bargain prices

regalo sustantivo masculino
a) ( obsequio) gift, present

b) ( cosa barata) steal (colloq)

c) (deleite, festín) treat

regalar verbo transitivo
1 (un obsequio) (a alguien concreto) to give (as a present): me regaló una pulsera, he gave me a bracelet (en general, a nadie en concreto) to give away: estaban regalando globos, they were giving balloons away figurado se ha ganado lo que tiene, nadie le ha regalado nada, he's worked for everything that he owns; nobody has given him anything for free
2 (objetos, ropa, etc en oferta) fam to sell at bargain prices Locuciones: regalar los oídos, to flatter o delight (sb's ears)
regalo sustantivo masculino
1 (un obsequio) gift, present
entradas de regalo, complimentary tickets
regalo de bodas, wedding present
regalo de navidad, Christmas present
2 (en ofertas) fam bargain, dirt cheap
3 (para los sentidos) pleasure, delight: es un regalo para el paladar, it's a treat for the palate
4 (bienestar) comfort ' regalo' also found in these entries: Spanish: compromiso - descambiar - dietario - don - envolver - insignificancia - llevar - os - presente - recibir - regalar - reunir - sonsacar - acertar - adecuado - aparentar - atinar - bendición - chocho - colecta - colectivo - comprar - común - debido - despedida - detalle - empaque - entre - envoltorio - envuelto - espléndido - hacer - insignificante - papel - por - prometido - quedar - recuerdo - soborno - sorpresa - valer English: accept - acceptable - acknowledge - bonus - chip in - club - freebie - gift - gift wrapped - gift-wrap - give - parting - pool - present - splash out - stocking filler - token - treat - unexpected - wedding present - wrap up - book - complimentary - fancy - for - notion - wrapping

English-spanish dictionary > regalo
17 as

æz (полная форма) ;
(редуцированные формы)
1. предл.
1) в качестве;
как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. As a writer, he's wonderful ≈ Как писатель, он прекрасен. This is regarded as his best novel ≈ Это считается лучшим его романом. She was dressed as a man ≈ Она была одета мужчиной.
2) в бытность A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. ≈ Портрет художника в юности.
2. нареч.
1) как
2) как например
3) в качестве (кого-л.)
3. мест.;
относ.
1) вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such, the same, so в главном предложении какой, который, как, что He did the same thing as you. ≈ Он сделал то же, что и ты.
2) вводит придаточные определительные предложения, относящиеся ко всему главному что, как He is a foreigner, as is evident from his accent. ≈ Он иностранец, что видно по акценту. as you can see, he is alone. ≈ Как видишь, он один. Syn: that
1., who, which
вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such, the same или so в главном предложении какой, который, как, что - he came the same day as you он приехал в один день с вами вводит придаточные определительные предложения, относящиеся ко всему главному предложению что, и это - he was telling the truth, as you could see by his face он говорил правду, что было видно по его лицу как (например) - some animals as the fox and the squirrel have bushy tails у некоторых животных, как (например) у лис и белок, пушистые хвосты как, одинаково - deaf as a post глухой как пень - late as usual опоздал как всегда - as such как таковой - man as man человек как таковой в сочетаниях - as for что касается, что до - as for that book I don't like it что касается этой книги, то мне она не нравится - as from a date to be specified с даты, которая будет определена позднее - I'm resigning from the committee as from now я выхожу из состава комитета с сего числа - as much так - I thought as much я так и думал - as of (американизм) что касается, что до - as per( коммерческое) (канцелярское) согласно - as per order согласно прилагаемой копии - as to относительно, о - he said nothing as to wages он ничего не сказал относительно заработной платы что до, что касается - as to you, you can do whatever you like что касается вас, то можете делать все, что хотите - I am not certain as to whether this is true я не уверен, правда это или нет - as well с таким же успехом;
желательно, лучше - you may just as well stay вы можете с таким же успехом остаться - we might as well begin at once хорошо было бы начать сразу - you might as well go вы бы лучше пошли также, к тому же - he takes English lessons on Mondays and Fridays as well он занимается английским по понедельникм, а также по пятницам - as yet до сих пор;
пока еще - there has been no change as yet пока еще нет перемен в придаточных предложениях и обстоятельственных оборотах времени (часто just as) когда;
в то время как, по мере того как - as I was coming here I lost my key когда я шел сюда, я потерял ключ - as he finished his speech (как раз) в тот момент, когда он кончил говорить - she sang as she worked работая, она пела в придаточных предложениях причины так как, поскольку, раз - as I am here, I'd better stay раз я уже здесь, я лучше останусь - covered with dust as he was, he didn't want to come in он не хотел входить, так как был весь в пыли в придаточных предложениях образа действия как - he will do as he likes он поступит как захочет - they rose as one man они поднялись все как один вводит обстоятельственные обороты сравнения как;
подобно тому как - white as snow белый как снег - in the same way as before как и раньше - do as I do делай как я вводит предикатив и другие члены предложения со значением как, в качестве;
передается твор падежом - to work as teacher работать учителем - he introduced her as his sister он представил ее как свою сестру - he appeared as King Lear он выступил в роли короля Лира - it is regarded as an accident это рассматривается как несчастный случай - as a very old friend of your father как старый друг вашего отца - he meant it as a joke он сказал это в шутку (в сочетании с so) вводит инфинитив результата и цели чтобы;
что - he is not so foolish as to do that он не так глуп, чтобы сделать это - be so good as to send in to me будьте добры прислать это мне употребляется во вводных словах и предложениях как - as you know как вы знаете, как известно - as seems better to you как вам кажется лучше - as is common как принято - as it happens оказывается, между прочим - as it happens he is a friend of mine между прочим, он мой друг - they were looking for a flat, as arranged как было условлено, они искали квартиру в сочетаниях - as against по сравнению - as if словно, как будто - he looks as if the had seen a ghost у него такой вид, словно привидение увидел - as if you didn't know that! уж будто бы вы этого не знали! - as it is в действительности, и так;
однако - we hoped things would get better but as it is they are getting worse мы надеялись, что положение улучшится, но в действительности оно ухудшается - you have too many friends as it is у вас и так слишком много друзей - bad as it is, it could be worse как это ни плохо, однако могло быть и хуже - as is (разговорное) как есть;
в том состоянии, в котором что-либо находится - we bought the table as is мы купили стол, как он есть( коммерческое) без гарантии качества - as is sale продажа товара на условии "как есть", без гарантии качества - as it stands без перемен, так - as it stands, it is good enough в таком виде это не так уже плохо - as it was как ни, хотя - tired as they were, they continued their way как они ни устали, они продолжали свой путь - strange as it may seem как ни странно - try as they would как бы они ни старались - she was near enough to tears as it was она и без того чуть не плакала - as... so как... так (и) - as A is to B, so B is to C А относится к В, как В относится к С - as fire warms the body so does kindness warm the heart огонь согревает тело, доброта - душу - as you treat me, so will I treat you как вы относитесь ко мне, так и я буду относиться к вам - as though = as if - it looks as though it might rain похоже, (что) пойдет дождь > as you were! (военное) отставить! > as you do! (морское) так держать! (команда) > as who should say (устаревшее) так сказать;
если можно так выразиться > as things, persons go что касается чего-либо, кого-либо > he is quite well-behaved as boys go для мальчика он довольно хорошо себя ведет > it was very cheap as prices of cars go учитывая нынешние цены на автомобили, мы купили машину дешево( историческое) ас (древнеримская мера веса) (историческое) ас (древнеримская бронзовая монета)

as в качестве (кого-л.) ;
to appear as Hamlet выступить в роли Гамлета;
to work as a teacher работать преподавателем

as в качестве (кого-л.) ;
to appear as Hamlet выступить в роли Гамлета;
to work as a teacher работать преподавателем ~ как;
do as you are told делайте как (вам) сказано;
as per order ком. согласно заказу ~ как например;
some animals, as the fox and the wolf некоторые животные, как например лиса и волк ~ pron rel. какой, который;
this is the same book as I lost это такая же книга, как та, что я потерял ~ cj когда, в то время как (тж. just as) ;
he came in as I was speaking он вошел, когда я говорил;
just as I reached the door как только я подошел к двери ~ cj так как;
I could not stay, as it was late я не мог оставаться, так как было уже поздно ~ cj хотя;
как ни;
cunning as he is he won't deceive me как он ни хитер, меня он не проведет;
I was glad of his help, slight as it was я был рад его помощи, хотя она была и незначительна ~ pron rel. что;
he was a foreigner as they perceived from his accent акцент выдавал в нем иностранца ~... ~... так же... как;
he is as tall as you are он такого же роста, как и вы ~... ~... так же... как;
he is as tall as you are он такого же роста, как и вы

~ it were так сказать;
as though = as if;
as to, as concerning, as concerns относительно, что касается;
they inquired as to the actual reason они осведомились об истинной причине;
as you were! воен. отставить!

~ it were так сказать;
as though = as if;
as to, as concerning, as concerns относительно, что касается;
they inquired as to the actual reason они осведомились об истинной причине;
as you were! воен. отставить! concern: ~ касаться, иметь отношение;
as concerns что касается;
as far as his conduct is concerned что касается его поведения;
his life is concerned речь идет о его жизни

~ far ~ насколько;
as far as I know насколько мне известно;
as far back as 1920 еще в 1920 году;
as far back as two years ago еще два года тому назад ~ far ~ так далеко;
до;
I will go as far as the station with you я провожу вас до станции

~ far ~ насколько;
as far as I know насколько мне известно;
as far back as 1920 еще в 1920 году;
as far back as two years ago еще два года тому назад

~ far ~ насколько;
as far as I know насколько мне известно;
as far back as 1920 еще в 1920 году;
as far back as two years ago еще два года тому назад

~ far ~ насколько;
as far as I know насколько мне известно;
as far back as 1920 еще в 1920 году;
as far back as two years ago еще два года тому назад

~ for что касается, что до;
as for me, you may rely upon me что касается меня, то можете на меня положиться

~ for что касается, что до;
as for me, you may rely upon me что касается меня, то можете на меня положиться for: ~ all that I wouldn't talk like that и все-таки я бы так не говорил;
as for me, for all I care что касается меня

~ good ~ все равно что;
фактически;
the work is as good as done работа фактически закончена good: ~ hour смертный час;
as good as все равно что;
почти

~ if как будто ~ it were так сказать;
as though = as if;
as to, as concerning, as concerns относительно, что касается;
they inquired as to the actual reason они осведомились об истинной причине;
as you were! воен. отставить!

~ is вчт. "как есть" (без поддержки и гарантий)

~ cj так как;
I could not stay, as it was late я не мог оставаться, так как было уже поздно

~ it were так сказать;
as though = as if;
as to, as concerning, as concerns относительно, что касается;
they inquired as to the actual reason они осведомились об истинной причине;
as you were! воен. отставить!

~ much ~ сколько;
as much as you like сколько хотите;
I thought as much я так и думал

~ much ~ сколько;
as much as you like сколько хотите;
I thought as much я так и думал

~ of что касается

~ of today с завтрашнего дня

~ on в соответствии с

~ per в соответствии ~ per согласно

~ per account rendered согласно представленному счету

~ как;
do as you are told делайте как (вам) сказано;
as per order ком. согласно заказу

~ publication goes to press инф. после сдачи публикации в печать

~ required by prudence из соображений осторожности

~ как например;
some animals, as the fox and the wolf некоторые животные, как например лиса и волк

~ it were так сказать;
as though = as if;
as to, as concerning, as concerns относительно, что касается;
they inquired as to the actual reason они осведомились об истинной причине;
as you were! воен. отставить!

~ it were так сказать;
as though = as if;
as to, as concerning, as concerns относительно, что касается;
they inquired as to the actual reason они осведомились об истинной причине;
as you were! воен. отставить!

~ well с таким же успехом ~ well также;
I can do it as well я также могу это сделать

~ yet пока еще, до сих пор;
there have been no letters from him as yet от него еще пока нет писем yet: ~ до сих пор, когда-либо;
it is the largest specimen yet found это самый крупный экземпляр из найденных до сих пор;
as yet все еще, пока, до сих пор

~ it were так сказать;
as though = as if;
as to, as concerning, as concerns относительно, что касается;
they inquired as to the actual reason они осведомились об истинной причине;
as you were! воен. отставить!

be so good ~ to come будьте любезны, приходите

~ cj хотя;
как ни;
cunning as he is he won't deceive me как он ни хитер, меня он не проведет;
I was glad of his help, slight as it was я был рад его помощи, хотя она была и незначительна

~ как;
do as you are told делайте как (вам) сказано;
as per order ком. согласно заказу

~ cj когда, в то время как (тж. just as) ;
he came in as I was speaking он вошел, когда я говорил;
just as I reached the door как только я подошел к двери

~... ~... так же... как;
he is as tall as you are он такого же роста, как и вы

~ pron rel. что;
he was a foreigner as they perceived from his accent акцент выдавал в нем иностранца

~ well также;
I can do it as well я также могу это сделать

~ cj так как;
I could not stay, as it was late я не мог оставаться, так как было уже поздно

~ much ~ сколько;
as much as you like сколько хотите;
I thought as much я так и думал think: ~ ожидать, предполагать;
I thought as much я так и предполагал

~ cj хотя;
как ни;
cunning as he is he won't deceive me как он ни хитер, меня он не проведет;
I was glad of his help, slight as it was я был рад его помощи, хотя она была и незначительна

~ far ~ так далеко;
до;
I will go as far as the station with you я провожу вас до станции

~ cj когда, в то время как (тж. just as) ;
he came in as I was speaking он вошел, когда я говорил;
just as I reached the door как только я подошел к двери

set up ~ открывать дело

~ cj хотя;
как ни;
cunning as he is he won't deceive me как он ни хитер, меня он не проведет;
I was glad of his help, slight as it was я был рад его помощи, хотя она была и незначительна

~ как например;
some animals, as the fox and the wolf некоторые животные, как например лиса и волк

~ yet пока еще, до сих пор;
there have been no letters from him as yet от него еще пока нет писем

~ it were так сказать;
as though = as if;
as to, as concerning, as concerns относительно, что касается;
they inquired as to the actual reason они осведомились об истинной причине;
as you were! воен. отставить!

~ pron rel. какой, который;
this is the same book as I lost это такая же книга, как та, что я потерял

as в качестве (кого-л.) ;
to appear as Hamlet выступить в роли Гамлета;
to work as a teacher работать преподавателем

~ good ~ все равно что;
фактически;
the work is as good as done работа фактически закончена

~ for что касается, что до;
as for me, you may rely upon me что касается меня, то можете на меня положиться

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > as
18 as

I
1. [æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы)] rel pron

1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such, the same или so в главном предложении какой, который, как, что

he came the same day as you - он приехал в один день с вами

2. вводит придаточные определительные предложения, относящиеся ко всему главному предложению что, и это

he was telling the truth, as you could see by his face - он говорил правду, что /и это/ было видно по его лицу

2. [æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы)] adv

1. как (например)

some animals as the fox and the squirrel have bushy tails - у некоторых животных, как (например) у лис и белок, пушистые хвосты

2. как, одинаково

deaf as a post - глухой как пень

late as usual - опоздал как всегда

as such - как таковой

man as man - человек как таковой

3. в сочетаниях:

as for - что касается, что до

as for that book I don't like it - что касается этой книги, то мне она не нравится

as from - канц. после; с такого-то числа

as from a date to be specified - с даты, которая будет определена /установлена/ позднее

I'm resigning from the committee as from now - я выхожу из состава комитета с сего числа

as much - так

I thought as much - я так и думал

as of - амер. = as for

as per - ком., канц. согласно

as per order - согласно заказу

as per copy enclosed - согласно прилагаемой копии

as to - а) относительно, о; he said nothing as to wages - он ничего не сказал относительно заработной платы; б) что до, что касается

as to you, you can do whatever you like - что касается вас, то можете делать всё, что хотите

I am not certain as to whether this is true - я не уверен, правда это или нет

as well - а) с таким же успехом; желательно, лучше; you may just as well stay - вы можете с таким же успехом остаться; we might as well begin at once - хорошо /лучше/ было бы начать сразу; you might as well go - вы бы лучше пошли; б) также, к тому же; he takes English lessons on Mondays and Fridays as well - он занимается английским по понедельникам, а также по пятницам

as yet - до сих пор; пока ещё

there has been no change as yet - пока ещё нет перемен

другие сочетания см. под соответствующими словами

3. [æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы)]cj

1. в придаточных предложениях и обстоятельственных оборотах времени ( часто just as) когда; в то время как, по мере того как

as I was coming here I lost my key - когда я шёл сюда, я потерял ключ

(just) as he finished his speech - (как раз) в тот момент, когда он кончил говорить

she sang as she worked - работая, она пела /напевала/

2. в придаточных предложениях

1) причины так как, поскольку, раз

as I am here, I'd better stay - раз я уже здесь, я лучше останусь

covered with dust as he was, he didn't want to come in - он не хотел входить, так как был весь в пыли

2) образа действия как

he will do as he likes - он поступит /сделает/ как захочет

they rose as one man - они поднялись все как один

3. вводит обстоятельственные обороты сравнения как; подобно тому как

white as snow - белый как снег [см. тж. as... as]

in the same way as before - как и раньше

do as I do - делай как я

4. вводит предикатив и др. члены предложения со значением как, в качестве; передаётся тж. твор. падежом

to work as teacher [as judge] - работать учителем [судьёй]

he introduced her as his sister - он представил её как свою сестру

he appeared as King Lear - он выступил в роли короля Лира

it is regarded as an accident - это рассматривается как несчастный случай

as a very old friend of your father - как старый друг вашего отца

he meant it as a joke - он сказал это в шутку

5. ( в сочетании с so) вводит инфинитив результата и цели чтобы; что

he is not so foolish as to do that - он не так глуп, чтобы сделать это

be so good as to send it to me - будьте добры прислать это мне

6. употребляется во вводных словах и предложениях как

as you know - как вы знаете, как известно

as seems better to you - как вам кажется лучше

as is common /customary/ - как принято

as it happens - оказывается, между прочим

as it happens he is a friend of mine - между прочим, он мой друг

they were looking for a flat, as arranged - как было условлено, они искали квартиру

7. в сочетаниях:

as against - по сравнению

the business done this year amounts to £20,000 as against £15,000 last year - в этом году мы выполнили заказов на 20 тысяч фунтов стерлингов по сравнению с 15 тысячами фунтов стерлингов в прошлом году

as if - словно, как будто

he looks as if he had seen a ghost - у него такой вид, словно привидение увидел

as if you didn't know that! - уж будто бы вы этого не знали [см. тж. as if]

as it is - в действительности, и так; однако

we hoped things would get better but as it is they are getting worse - мы надеялись, что положение улучшится, но в действительности оно ухудшается

you have too many friends as it is - у вас и так слишком много друзей

bad as it is, it could be worse - как это ни плохо, однако могло быть и хуже

as is - а) разг. как есть; в том состоянии, в котором что-л. находится; we bought the table as is - мы купили стол, как он есть; б) ком. без гарантии качества; as is sale - продажа товара на условии «как есть», без гарантии качества

as it stands - без перемен, так

as it stands, it is good enough - в таком виде это не так уж плохо

as it was - как ни, хотя

tired as they were, they continued their way - как они ни устали /хотя они очень устали/, они продолжали свой путь

strange as it may seem - как ни странно

try as they would - как бы они ни старались

she was near enough to tears as it was - она и без того чуть не плакала

as... so - как... так (и)

as A is to B so B is to C - A относится к B, как B относится к C

as fire warms the body so does kindness warm the heart - огонь согревает тело, доброта - душу

as you treat me, so will I treat you - как вы относитесь ко мне, так и я буду относиться к вам

as though = as if

it looks as though it might rain - похоже, (что) пойдёт дождь

♢ as you were! - воен. отставить!

as you do! - мор. так держать! ( команда)

as who should say - арх. так сказать; если можно так выразиться

as things, persons go - что касается чего-л., кого-л.

he is quite well-behaved as boys go - для мальчика он довольно хорошо себя ведёт

it was very cheap as prices of cars go - учитывая нынешние цены на автомобили, мы купили машину дёшево
II [æs] n (pl asses [ʹæsi:z]) ист.
1. ас ( древнеримская мера веса)

2. ас ( древнеримская бронзовая монета)

НБАРС > as
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1. [æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы)] rel pron

1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such, the same или so в главном предложении какой, который, как, что

he came the same day as you - он приехал в один день с вами

2. вводит придаточные определительные предложения, относящиеся ко всему главному предложению что, и это

he was telling the truth, as you could see by his face - он говорил правду, что /и это/ было видно по его лицу

2. [æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы)] adv

1. как (например)

some animals as the fox and the squirrel have bushy tails - у некоторых животных, как (например) у лис и белок, пушистые хвосты

2. как, одинаково

deaf as a post - глухой как пень

late as usual - опоздал как всегда

as such - как таковой

man as man - человек как таковой

3. в сочетаниях:

as for - что касается, что до

as for that book I don't like it - что касается этой книги, то мне она не нравится

as from - канц. после; с такого-то числа

as from a date to be specified - с даты, которая будет определена /установлена/ позднее

I'm resigning from the committee as from now - я выхожу из состава комитета с сего числа

as much - так

I thought as much - я так и думал

as of - амер. = as for

as per - ком., канц. согласно

as per order - согласно заказу

as per copy enclosed - согласно прилагаемой копии

as to - а) относительно, о; he said nothing as to wages - он ничего не сказал относительно заработной платы; б) что до, что касается

as to you, you can do whatever you like - что касается вас, то можете делать всё, что хотите

I am not certain as to whether this is true - я не уверен, правда это или нет

as well - а) с таким же успехом; желательно, лучше; you may just as well stay - вы можете с таким же успехом остаться; we might as well begin at once - хорошо /лучше/ было бы начать сразу; you might as well go - вы бы лучше пошли; б) также, к тому же; he takes English lessons on Mondays and Fridays as well - он занимается английским по понедельникам, а также по пятницам

as yet - до сих пор; пока ещё

there has been no change as yet - пока ещё нет перемен

другие сочетания см. под соответствующими словами

3. [æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы)]cj

1. в придаточных предложениях и обстоятельственных оборотах времени ( часто just as) когда; в то время как, по мере того как

as I was coming here I lost my key - когда я шёл сюда, я потерял ключ

(just) as he finished his speech - (как раз) в тот момент, когда он кончил говорить

she sang as she worked - работая, она пела /напевала/

2. в придаточных предложениях

1) причины так как, поскольку, раз

as I am here, I'd better stay - раз я уже здесь, я лучше останусь

covered with dust as he was, he didn't want to come in - он не хотел входить, так как был весь в пыли

2) образа действия как

he will do as he likes - он поступит /сделает/ как захочет

they rose as one man - они поднялись все как один

3. вводит обстоятельственные обороты сравнения как; подобно тому как

white as snow - белый как снег [см. тж. as... as]

in the same way as before - как и раньше

do as I do - делай как я

4. вводит предикатив и др. члены предложения со значением как, в качестве; передаётся тж. твор. падежом

to work as teacher [as judge] - работать учителем [судьёй]

he introduced her as his sister - он представил её как свою сестру

he appeared as King Lear - он выступил в роли короля Лира

it is regarded as an accident - это рассматривается как несчастный случай

as a very old friend of your father - как старый друг вашего отца

he meant it as a joke - он сказал это в шутку

5. ( в сочетании с so) вводит инфинитив результата и цели чтобы; что

he is not so foolish as to do that - он не так глуп, чтобы сделать это

be so good as to send it to me - будьте добры прислать это мне

6. употребляется во вводных словах и предложениях как

as you know - как вы знаете, как известно

as seems better to you - как вам кажется лучше

as is common /customary/ - как принято

as it happens - оказывается, между прочим

as it happens he is a friend of mine - между прочим, он мой друг

they were looking for a flat, as arranged - как было условлено, они искали квартиру

7. в сочетаниях:

as against - по сравнению

the business done this year amounts to £20,000 as against £15,000 last year - в этом году мы выполнили заказов на 20 тысяч фунтов стерлингов по сравнению с 15 тысячами фунтов стерлингов в прошлом году

as if - словно, как будто

he looks as if he had seen a ghost - у него такой вид, словно привидение увидел

as if you didn't know that! - уж будто бы вы этого не знали [см. тж. as if]

as it is - в действительности, и так; однако

we hoped things would get better but as it is they are getting worse - мы надеялись, что положение улучшится, но в действительности оно ухудшается

you have too many friends as it is - у вас и так слишком много друзей

bad as it is, it could be worse - как это ни плохо, однако могло быть и хуже

as is - а) разг. как есть; в том состоянии, в котором что-л. находится; we bought the table as is - мы купили стол, как он есть; б) ком. без гарантии качества; as is sale - продажа товара на условии «как есть», без гарантии качества

as it stands - без перемен, так

as it stands, it is good enough - в таком виде это не так уж плохо

as it was - как ни, хотя

tired as they were, they continued their way - как они ни устали /хотя они очень устали/, они продолжали свой путь

strange as it may seem - как ни странно

try as they would - как бы они ни старались

she was near enough to tears as it was - она и без того чуть не плакала

as... so - как... так (и)

as A is to B so B is to C - A относится к B, как B относится к C

as fire warms the body so does kindness warm the heart - огонь согревает тело, доброта - душу

as you treat me, so will I treat you - как вы относитесь ко мне, так и я буду относиться к вам

as though = as if

it looks as though it might rain - похоже, (что) пойдёт дождь

♢ as you were! - воен. отставить!

as you do! - мор. так держать! ( команда)

as who should say - арх. так сказать; если можно так выразиться

as things, persons go - что касается чего-л., кого-л.

he is quite well-behaved as boys go - для мальчика он довольно хорошо себя ведёт

it was very cheap as prices of cars go - учитывая нынешние цены на автомобили, мы купили машину дёшево
II [æs] n (pl asses [ʹæsi:z]) ист.
1. ас ( древнеримская мера веса)

2. ас ( древнеримская бронзовая монета)

НБАРС > as
20 reverence

noun

(revering) Verehrung, die; Ehrfurcht, die

* * *

['revərəns]

noun (great respect: He was held in reverence by those who worked for him.) Verehrung

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rev·er·ence

[ˈrev^ər^ən(t)s]

n no pl Verehrung f ( for für + akk)

to feel [or have] \reverence for sb jdn hochschätzen [o verehren]

to pay [or show] \reverence to sb/sth jdm/etw Ehrfurcht bezeigen geh, jdm Reverenz erweisen SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR geh

to treat sth/sb with \reverence etw/jdn ehrfürchtig behandeln

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['revərəns]
1. n

1) Ehrfurcht f, Reverenz f (geh); (= veneration) Verehrung f (for für)

to have reverence for sb — jdn verehren

to bow in reverence — sich ehrfürchtig verneigen

to treat sth with reverence — etw ehrfürchtig behandeln

to show reverence — Ehrfurcht zeigen

to show sb reverence — jdm Ehrfurcht bezeigen

2)

your Reverence — (Euer) Hochwürden

3) (obs: bow) Reverenz f

2. vt
verehren
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reverence [ˈrevərəns]

A s

1. Verehrung f ( for für oder gen):

hold ( oder have) in (great) reverence, have (great) reverence for

a) jemanden (hoch) verehren,

b) eine (sehr) hohe Meinung von jemandem, etwas haben;

pay reverence to sb jemandem Verehrung zollen

2. Ehrfurcht f ( for vor dat)

3. Ehrerbietung f

4. obs Reverenz f:

a) Verbeugung f

b) Knicks m

5. Your (His) Reverence obs od hum Euer (Seine) Ehrwürden

B v/t (ver)ehren

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noun

(revering) Verehrung, die; Ehrfurcht, die

* * *

n.

Ehrfurcht f.

Hochachtung f.

Pietät -en f.

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