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1 contemplate
A vtr1 ( consider deeply) réfléchir sur, contempler [situation] ; to contemplate the day's events réfléchir sur les événements de la journée ;2 ( envisage) envisager [option, prospect] ; to contemplate doing envisager de faire ; it's too awful to contemplate je préfère ne pas y penser ;3 ( look at) contempler [picture, scene].B vi méditer. -
2 contemplate
contemplate ['kɒntempleɪt](b) (consider) considérer, envisager;∎ it's too awful to contemplate c'est insupportable rien que d'y penser;∎ to contemplate suicide songer au suicide;∎ he's contemplating marriage il envisage de ou songe à se marier;∎ to contemplate doing sth envisager de ou songer à faire qch∎ she sat contemplating the scene elle était assise à contempler la scène(b) (consider) réfléchirUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > contemplate
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3 contemplate
transitive verb1) betrachten; (mentally) nachdenken über (+ Akk.)contemplate something/doing something — an etwas (Akk.) denken/daran denken, etwas zu tun
* * *['kontəmpleit]1) (to think seriously (about): I was contemplating (= feeling inclined towards) having a holiday; She contemplated her future gloomily.) nachdenken2) (to look thoughtfully at: The little boy stood contemplating himself in the mirror.) betrachten•- academic.ru/15613/contemplation">contemplation- contemplative
- contemplatively* * *con·tem·plate[ˈkɒntəmpleɪt, AM ˈkɑ:n-]I. vi nachdenkenII. vt▪ to \contemplate sth1. (gaze at) etw betrachtento \contemplate suicide an Selbstmord denkenhe would never \contemplate suicide Selbstmord käme für ihn niemals infrage▪ to \contemplate doing sth erwägen [o mit dem Gedanken spielen], etw zu tunit's too awful to \contemplate schon der bloße Gedanke daran ist einfach schrecklich▪ to \contemplate doing sth daran denken, etw zu tun* * *['kɒntempleɪt]vt1) (= look at) betrachten2) (= think about, reflect upon) nachdenken über (+acc); (= consider) changes, a purchase, action, accepting an offer in Erwägung ziehen, erwägen (geh); a holiday denken an (+acc)he contemplated the future with some misgivings — er sah der Zukunft mit einem unguten Gefühl entgegen
3) (= expect) voraussehen4)(= intend)
to contemplate doing sth — daran denken, etw zu tun* * *A v/t1. (nachdenklich) betrachtendoing zu tun):contemplate suicide sich mit Selbstmordgedanken tragen4. erwarten, rechnen mitabout, on über akk)* * *transitive verb1) betrachten; (mentally) nachdenken über (+ Akk.)2) (expect) rechnen mit; (consider) in Betracht ziehencontemplate something/doing something — an etwas (Akk.) denken/daran denken, etwas zu tun
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4 contemplate
'kontəmpleit1) (to think seriously (about): I was contemplating (= feeling inclined towards) having a holiday; She contemplated her future gloomily.) considerar2) (to look thoughtfully at: The little boy stood contemplating himself in the mirror.) contemplar•- contemplative
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tr['kɒntempleɪt]1 (look at) contemplar; (consider thoughtfully) considerar, contemplar2 (consider possibility of) considerar, pensar (en); (expect) prever3 (meditate) meditar sobre1 pensar2 (meditate) meditar1) view: contemplar2) ponder: contemplar, considerar3) consider, propose: proponerse, proyectar, pensar ento contemplate a trip: pensar en viajarcontemplate vimeditate: meditarv.• contemplar v.• especular v.• mirar v.'kɑːntəmpleɪt, 'kɒntəmpleɪta) ( look at) contemplarb) ( ponder) \<\<position/alternatives\>\> contemplar, considerarc) ( consider possibility of)to contemplate something/-ING: she is contemplating a trip to China está pensando or proyectando hacer un viaje a la China; I contemplated phoning her — pensé (en) llamarla
['kɒntempleɪt]VT1) (=gaze at) contemplar2) (=consider) contemplar; (=reflect upon) considerarwhen do you contemplate doing it? — ¿cuándo se propone hacerlo?
3) (=expect) contar con* * *['kɑːntəmpleɪt, 'kɒntəmpleɪt]a) ( look at) contemplarb) ( ponder) \<\<position/alternatives\>\> contemplar, considerarc) ( consider possibility of)to contemplate something/-ING: she is contemplating a trip to China está pensando or proyectando hacer un viaje a la China; I contemplated phoning her — pensé (en) llamarla
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5 contemplate
con·tem·plate [ʼkɒntəmpleɪt, Am ʼkɑ:n-] vinachdenken vtto \contemplate sth1) ( gaze at) etw betrachtento \contemplate suicide an Selbstmord denken;he would never \contemplate suicide Selbstmord käme für ihn niemals in Frage;to \contemplate doing sth erwägen [o mit dem Gedanken spielen], etw zu tunit's too awful to \contemplate schon der bloße Gedanke daran ist einfach schrecklich;to \contemplate doing sth daran denken, etw zu tun
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