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1 expect

expect [ɪk'spekt]

1 transitive verb

(a) (anticipate) s'attendre à;

∎ they are expecting an increase in prices ils s'attendent à une hausse des prix;

∎ we expect rain/bad weather nous nous attendons à de la pluie/du mauvais temps;

∎ we expected that it would be much bigger nous nous attendions à ce qu'il soit beaucoup plus gros, nous pensions qu'il allait être beaucoup plus gros;

∎ we expected you to bring your own nous pensions que vous alliez apporter le vôtre;

∎ to expect sb to do sth s'attendre à ce que qn fasse qch;

∎ she knew more Russian than I expected her to elle était meilleure en russe que je ne m'y attendais;

∎ I hadn't expected them to be French je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'ils soient français;

∎ to expect the worst s'attendre au pire;

∎ I expected as much! je m'en doutais!, c'est bien ce que je pensais!;

∎ some slight initial difficulty is to be expected il faut s'attendre à rencontrer quelques légères difficultés initiales;

∎ that's only to be expected ce n'est pas du tout surprenant;

∎ it was better/worse than I expected c'était mieux/pire que je ne m'y attendais;

∎ she is as well as can be expected elle va aussi bien que sa condition le permet;

∎ I had expected better of or from you je n'aurais pas cru ça de vous;

∎ she played with the brilliance (which) we have come to expect (from her) elle a joué avec le brio auquel elle nous a maintenant habitués;

∎ what can you expect? que voulez-vous?;

∎ what can you expect from a government like that? que voulez-vous, avec un gouvernement pareil!;

∎ she was angry - well, what did you expect? elle était en colère - et alors, ça t'étonne?;

∎ as might have been expected, as was to be expected comme on pouvait s'y attendre;

∎ I knew what to expect je savais à quoi m'attendre;

∎ I never know what to expect with you je ne sais jamais à quoi m'attendre ou m'en tenir avec vous

(b) (count on)

∎ we're expecting you to help us nous comptons sur votre aide;

∎ don't expect me to be there! ne t'attends pas à ce que j'y sois!

(c) (demand)

∎ to expect sb to do sth demander à qn de faire qch;

∎ I expect you to be punctual je vous demande d'arriver à l'heure;

∎ I expect complete obedience je demande une obéissance totale;

∎ I expect something to be done j'exige qu'on fasse quelque chose à ce sujet;

∎ you expect too much of him tu lui en demandes trop;

∎ it's too much to expect of a child c'est trop attendre d'un enfant, c'est trop demander à un enfant;

∎ it's no less than I would have expected from my own family je ne me serais pas attendu à moins de la part de ma propre famille;

∎ it is expected that the candidate will be willing to undertake some travel on attend du candidat qu'il soit disposé à voyager;

∎ I'm expected to write all his speeches je suis censé ou supposé rédiger tous ses discours

(d) (suppose, imagine) imaginer, penser, supposer;

∎ I expect so je pense, j'imagine;

∎ I don't expect so je ne pense pas, j'imagine que non;

∎ I expect you're right tu dois avoir raison;

∎ I expect it's where you left it il doit être là où tu l'as laissé;

∎ I expect you'll be wanting something to drink vous boirez bien quelque chose; (grudgingly) j'imagine que vous voulez quelque chose à boire

(e) (baby) attendre

(f) (await → guest, letter, phone call) attendre;

∎ I'm expecting friends for dinner j'attends des amis à dîner;

∎ (at) what time should we expect you then? à quelle heure devons-nous vous attendre alors?;

∎ British familiar I'll expect you when I see you then bon, alors tu rentreras quand tu rentreras;

∎ British familiar you'll just have to expect me when you see me tu verras bien quand j'arriverai;

∎ we're expecting them back any minute now nous attendons leur retour d'une minute à l'autre

2 intransitive verb

∎ to be expecting (be pregnant) être enceinte, attendre un enfant

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > expect
2 expect

transitive verb

1) erwarten

expect to do something — damit rechnen, etwas zu tun

expect somebody to do something — damit rechnen, dass jemand etwas tut

I expect you'd like something to eat — ich nehme an, dass du gern etwas essen möchtest

don't expect me to help you out — von mir hast du keine Hilfe zu erwarten

it is expected that... — man erwartet, dass...

that was [not] to be expected — das war [auch nicht] zu erwarten

be expecting a baby/child — ein Baby/Kind erwarten

expect somebody to do something — von jemandem erwarten, dass er etwas tut

expect something from or of somebody — etwas von jemandem erwarten

2) (coll.): (think, suppose) glauben

I expect so — ich glaube schon

I don't expect so — ich glaube nicht

I expect it was/he did — etc. das glaube ich gern

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[ik'spekt]
verb

1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) erwarten

2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') 'rechnen auf

3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) erwarten

4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) annehmen

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- academic.ru/25727/expectancy">expectancy
- expectant
- expectantly
- expectation
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ex·pect

[ɪkˈspekt, ek-]

vt

1. (anticipate)

▪ to \expect sb/sth jdn/etw erwarten, mit jdm/etw rechnen

as was to be \expected, grandma was fine wie erwartet ging es Oma gut

that was to be \expected das war zu erwarten, damit musste man rechnen

I \expected as much damit habe ich gerechnet, ich habe nichts anderes erwartet

to half \expect sth fast mit etw dat rechnen, fast von etw dat ausgehen

we were half \expecting you to not come back wir haben Sie eigentlich schon nicht mehr zurückerwartet

it is to be \expected that... man kann davon ausgehen [o damit rechnen], dass...

▪ to \expect to do sth damit rechnen, etw zu tun

2. (demand)

▪ to \expect sth of [or from] sb etw von jdm erwarten

I \expected better of you than that von dir habe ich mir eigentlich mehr erhofft

what can you \expect at that price! für den Preis kann man das nicht erwarten!

▪ to \expect sb to do sth erwarten, dass jd etw tut

borrowers are \expected to return their books on time Entleiher müssen ihre Bücher rechtzeitig zurückgeben

3. ( fam: suppose)

▪ to \expect sth etw glauben [o denken]

don't you think? — I \expect so/not glaubst du? — ich denke schon/nicht

▪ to \expect [that]... glauben [o annehmen], [dass]...

I \expect that it is somewhere in your bedroom ich schätze, es ist irgendwo in deinem Schlafzimmer

I \expect you'd like a rest Sie möchten sich sicher ausruhen

4. (wait for)

▪ to \expect sb/sth jdn/etw erwarten

is someone \expecting you? werden Sie erwartet?

to be \expecting a baby ein Kind erwarten

▪ to \expect sb/sth to do sth erwarten, dass jd/etw etw tut

we \expected the letter to arrive yesterday wir haben den Brief für gestern erwartet

so, we may \expect to see you next Thursday wir dürfen Sie also am nächsten Donnerstag erwarten

5.

▶ I'll \expect you when I see you ( fam) wenn du kommst, bist du da fam

▶ \expect me when you see me ( fam) wenn ich komme, bin ich da fam

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[ɪk'spekt]
1. vt

1) (= anticipate) erwarten; esp sth bad rechnen mit

that was to be expected — das war zu erwarten, damit war zu rechnen

I know what to expect — ich weiß, was mich erwartet

we were expecting war in 1939 — 1939 haben wir mit Krieg gerechnet

to expect the worst — mit dem Schlimmsten rechnen

I expected as much — das habe ich erwartet, damit habe ich gerechnet

he failed as (we had) expected — er fiel, wie erwartet, durch

he got first prize as was to be expected — wie erwartet, bekam er den ersten Preis

to expect to do sth — erwarten or damit rechnen, etw zu tun

I didn't expect to gain his sympathy — ich habe kein Mitleid von ihm erwartet

he expects to be elected —

it is expected that... — es wird erwartet, dass..., man rechnet damit, dass...

it is hardly to be expected that... — es ist kaum zu erwarten or damit zu rechnen, dass...

the talks are expected to last two days — die Gespräche sollen zwei Tage dauern

she is expected to resign tomorrow —

I was expecting him to come — ich habe eigentlich erwartet, dass er kommt

you can't expect me to agree to that! — Sie erwarten doch wohl nicht, dass ich dem zustimme!

I'll expect to see you tomorrow then — dann sehen wir uns also morgen

at that price, what did you expect? — was hast du denn zu dem or für den Preis erwartet?

2) (= suppose) denken, glauben

will they be on time? – yes, I expect so/no, I expect not — kommen sie pünktlich? – ja, ich glaube schon or ich denke doch/nein, ich glaube nicht

this work is very tiring – yes, I expect it is — diese Arbeit ist sehr anstrengend – (ja,) das glaube ich

I expect it will rain — höchstwahrscheinlich wird es regnen, es wird wohl regnen

I expect you'd like a drink — Sie möchten sicher etwas trinken, ich nehme an, Sie möchten etwas trinken

I expect you're tired — Sie werden sicher müde sein

I expect he turned it down — er hat wohl abgelehnt, ich nehme an, er hat abgelehnt

well, I expect he's right — er wird schon recht haben

well, I expect it's all for the best — das ist wohl nur gut so

I expect it was your father who phoned — ich nehme an, es war dein Vater, der angerufen hat

3)

(= demand) to expect sth of or from sb — etw von jdm erwarten

to expect sb to do sth — erwarten, dass jd etw tut

I expect you to be obedient — ich erwarte von dir Gehorsam

what do you expect me to do about it? — was soll ich da tun?

don't expect me to feel sorry — erwarte von mir kein Mitleid

are we expected to tip the waiter? — müssen wir dem Kellner Trinkgeld geben?

4) (= await) person, thing, action, baby erwarten

I will be expecting you tomorrow — ich erwarte dich morgen

I am expecting them for supper — ich erwarte sie zum Abendessen

we'll expect you when we see you (inf) — wenn ihr kommt, dann kommt ihr

you'll have to expect me when you see me (inf) — wenn ich da bin, bin ich da! (inf)

2. vi

she's expecting — sie ist in anderen Umständen, sie bekommt or erwartet ein Kind

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expect [ıkˈspekt]

A v/t

1. jemanden erwarten ( to dinner zum Essen):

expect back zurückerwarten; → baby A 1

2. etwas erwarten:

a) hoffen:

I expect to see you soon;

I expect you to come ich erwarte (von dir), dass du kommst

b) etwas gewärtigen:

this is just what I expected of ( oder from) him genau das habe ich von ihm erwartet;

the total number is expected to rise to 400 es wird damit gerechnet, dass sich die Gesamtzahl auf 400 erhöht;

expected value → expectation 4

c) vorhersehen, einer Sache entgegensehen

d) rechnen auf (akk), verlangen:

that is not expected of you das wird nicht von dir erwartet oder verlangt

e) oft neg gefasst sein auf (akk):

I had not expected such a reply

3. umg vermuten, denken, annehmen, glauben ( alle:

that dass)

B v/i

1. I expect so umg ich nehme es an

2. be expecting umg in anderen Umständen sein

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transitive verb

1) erwarten

expect to do something — damit rechnen, etwas zu tun

expect somebody to do something — damit rechnen, dass jemand etwas tut

I expect you'd like something to eat — ich nehme an, dass du gern etwas essen möchtest

don't expect me to help you out — von mir hast du keine Hilfe zu erwarten

it is expected that... — man erwartet, dass...

that was [not] to be expected — das war [auch nicht] zu erwarten

be expecting a baby/child — ein Baby/Kind erwarten

expect somebody to do something — von jemandem erwarten, dass er etwas tut

expect something from or of somebody — etwas von jemandem erwarten

2) (coll.): (think, suppose) glauben

I expect so — ich glaube schon

I don't expect so — ich glaube nicht

I expect it was/he did — etc. das glaube ich gern

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(of, from) v.

erwarten (von) v. v.

annehmen v.

entgegensehen v.

voraussetzen v.

English-german dictionary > expect
3 trouble

I 1. ['trʌbl]
nome

1) U (problems) problemi m.pl., problema m., guai m.pl.

engine trouble — problemi meccanici

back trouble — noie alla schiena

this car has been nothing but trouble — questa macchina non mi ha dato che problemi

to get sb. into trouble — mettere qcn. nei guai, creare dei problemi a qcn.

to make trouble for oneself — crearsi dei problemi

to be asking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai, cercare i guai col lanternino

the trouble with you is that... — il tuo guaio è che...

what's the trouble? — qual è il problema? che cosa c'è che non va?

2) (difficulties) difficoltà f.pl., guai m.pl.

to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai

3) (effort, inconvenience) pena f.

it's not worth the trouble — non ne vale la pena

to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare

to go to the trouble of doing — darsi la pena di fare

to save sb. the trouble of doing — risparmiare a qcn. il disturbo di fare

to go to a lot of trouble — prendersi molto disturbo

I don't want to put you to any trouble — non voglio arrecarle disturbo

it's no trouble — non è un problema

it's more trouble than it's worth — il gioco non vale la candela, non ne vale la pena

not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi

all that trouble for nothing — tanta fatica per nulla

nothing is too much trouble for him — è sempre molto disponibile

if it's too much trouble, say so — se ti dà troppi problemi, dimmelo

4) (discord, disturbance)

there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti

to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti

to be looking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai

to make trouble — combinare guai

it will lead to trouble — andrà a finire male

at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà

there's trouble brewing — guai in vista
2.
nome plurale troubles preoccupazioni f., difficoltà f., problemi m.

tell me your troubles — dimmi cosa c'è che non va

money troubles — problemi di soldi
II 1. ['trʌbl]
verbo transitivo

1) (bother) [ person] disturbare, importunare, incomodare [ person]

sorry to trouble you — mi dispiace disturbarla

may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare

2) (worry) preoccupare, affliggere [ person]; tormentare [ mind]

3) (cause disturbance, discomfort) [person, tooth, cough] tormentare [ person]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare

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1. noun
1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema

2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) tumulto

3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema
2. verb
1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) turbare

2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) disturbare

3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) disturbarsi

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- troubled
- troublesome
- troublemaker
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I 1. ['trʌbl]
nome

1) U (problems) problemi m.pl., problema m., guai m.pl.

engine trouble — problemi meccanici

back trouble — noie alla schiena

this car has been nothing but trouble — questa macchina non mi ha dato che problemi

to get sb. into trouble — mettere qcn. nei guai, creare dei problemi a qcn.

to make trouble for oneself — crearsi dei problemi

to be asking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai, cercare i guai col lanternino

the trouble with you is that... — il tuo guaio è che...

what's the trouble? — qual è il problema? che cosa c'è che non va?

2) (difficulties) difficoltà f.pl., guai m.pl.

to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai

3) (effort, inconvenience) pena f.

it's not worth the trouble — non ne vale la pena

to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare

to go to the trouble of doing — darsi la pena di fare

to save sb. the trouble of doing — risparmiare a qcn. il disturbo di fare

to go to a lot of trouble — prendersi molto disturbo

I don't want to put you to any trouble — non voglio arrecarle disturbo

it's no trouble — non è un problema

it's more trouble than it's worth — il gioco non vale la candela, non ne vale la pena

not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi

all that trouble for nothing — tanta fatica per nulla

nothing is too much trouble for him — è sempre molto disponibile

if it's too much trouble, say so — se ti dà troppi problemi, dimmelo

4) (discord, disturbance)

there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti

to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti

to be looking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai

to make trouble — combinare guai

it will lead to trouble — andrà a finire male

at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà

there's trouble brewing — guai in vista
2.
nome plurale troubles preoccupazioni f., difficoltà f., problemi m.

tell me your troubles — dimmi cosa c'è che non va

money troubles — problemi di soldi
II 1. ['trʌbl]
verbo transitivo

1) (bother) [ person] disturbare, importunare, incomodare [ person]

sorry to trouble you — mi dispiace disturbarla

may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare

2) (worry) preoccupare, affliggere [ person]; tormentare [ mind]

3) (cause disturbance, discomfort) [person, tooth, cough] tormentare [ person]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare

English-Italian dictionary > trouble
4 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

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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
5 thing

noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

* * *

thing

[θɪŋ]

n

1. (unspecified object) Ding nt, Gegenstand m; ( fam) Dings[bums] nt fam

I haven't got a \thing to wear ich habe nichts zum Anziehen [o SCHWEIZ a. Anlegen]

she behaved like a mad \thing sie benahm sich wie eine Verrückte

you cannot be all \things to all men man kann es nicht allen recht machen

2. (possessions)

▪ \things pl Besitz m kein pl, Habe f kein pl; (objects for special purpose) Sachen pl, Zeug nt kein pl

she put all his \things in suitcases and put them outside the door sie packte alle seine Sachen in Koffer und stellte diese vor die Tür

swimming \things Schwimmzeug nt kein pl, Schwimmsachen pl fam

3. (unspecified idea, event) Sache f

this \thing called love das, was man so Liebe nennt

if there's one \thing I want to know it's this wenn es etwas gibt, das ich wissen will, dann ist es das

it was just one \thing after another da kam eben eins zum anderen

one \thing leads to another das Eine führt zum Andern

don't worry about a \thing! mach dir keine Sorgen!

learning to ride a bike was a difficult \thing for me to do ich habe lange gebraucht, bis ich Rad fahren konnte

I value my freedom above all \things meine Freiheit steht für mich an erster Stelle

if it's not one \thing, it's another ständig ist [et]was los

to not be sb's \thing nicht jds Ding sein fam

to be a \thing of the past der Vergangenheit angehören

in all \things in jeder Hinsicht, in [o bei] allem

the whole \thing das Ganze

4. (unspecified activity) Sache f

the last \thing I want to do is hurt his feelings ich möchte auf keinen Fall seine Gefühle verletzen

that was a close \thing! das war knapp!

walking in stormy weather along a beach just does \things to me bei stürmischem Wetter am Strand spazieren zu gehen macht mir unheimlich Spaß

plenty of \things vieles

to do sth first/last \thing etw als Erstes/Letztes tun

I'll phone him first \thing tomorrow ich rufe ihn morgen gleich als Erstes an

to call sb last \thing at night jdn spät nachts noch anrufen

to do one's own \thing ( fam) seinen [eigenen] Weg gehen, sein Ding machen fam

5. ( fam: what is needed) das [einzig] Wahre

the real \thing das einzig Wahre

the very [or just the] \thing genau das Richtige

6. (matter) Thema nt, Sache f

sure \thing! esp AM na klar!

what a lovely \thing to say! wie nett, so etwas zu sagen!

I have a \thing or two on my mind mir geht so einiges durch den Kopf

and another \thing,... und noch [et]was,...

why don't you come with me? — for one \thing, I don't like flying, and for another, I can't afford it warum kommst du nicht mit? — einerseits fliege ich nicht gerne und außerdem kann ich es mir nicht leisten

to be able to tell sb a \thing or two jdm noch so einiges [o manches] erzählen können

to know a \thing or two eine ganze Menge wissen, sich akk gut auskennen

7. (social behaviour)

▪ the \thing das Richtige

it's the done \thing ( also iron) das gehört sich so [o gehört zum guten Ton]

smoking during meals is not the done \thing es gehört sich nicht, während des Essens zu rauchen

the in [or latest] \thing [to do] der letzte Schrei

8. (the important point)

▪ the \thing about doing sth is... das Wichtigste bei etw dat ist...

9. (something non-existent)

▪ \things pl:

to be hearing [or imagining] \things Gespenster sehen fig

10. (the situation)

▪ \things pl die Dinge, die Lage

\things ain't what they used to be ( fam) nichts ist mehr so wie es war

how are \things [with you]? ( fam) wie geht's [dir]? fam

what are \things like? wie sieht's aus? [o läuft's?] fam

all \things considered alles in allem

as \things stand, the way \things are so wie die Dinge stehen

11. (confectionery)

sweet \things Süßigkeiten pl

12. (person)

you lucky \thing! du Glückliche(r) [o Glückspilz]!

she's a dear little \thing sie ist ein Schatz

lazy \thing Faulpelz m

old \thing BRIT altes Haus fam, alter Knabe fam

the poor \thing ( fam) der/die Ärmste; (man) der arme Kerl; (young woman, child) das arme Ding

the poor \things die Ärmsten

stupid \thing Dummkopf m, Idiot m

13.

▶ a \thing of beauty is a joy forever ( saying) etwas Schönes macht immer wieder Freude

▶ the best \things in life are free ( saying) die besten Dinge im Leben sind umsonst

▶ chance would be a fine \thing! BRIT ( saying) schön wär's! fam

▶ to do one's own \thing sich akk selbst verwirklichen

▶ all [or other] \things being equal wenn nichts dazwischen kommt

▶ to be onto a good \thing ( fam) etwas Gutes auftun

▶ you can have too much of a good \thing man kann es auch übertreiben

▶ to be the greatest \thing since sliced bread ( fam) einfach Klasse sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sb ( fam: dislike) jdn nicht ausstehen können fam; (like very much) verrückt nach jdm sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sth etw nicht ausstehen können fam

▶ there are more \things in heaven and earth [than are dreamt of in your philosophy] BRIT ( saying) es gibt mehr Dinge zwischen Himmel und Erde [als deine Schulweisheit sich träumen lässt]

▶ a little learning [or knowledge] is a dangerous \thing ( saying) zu wenig Wissen kann gefährlich werden

▶ to make a [big] \thing out of sth aus etw dat eine große Sache machen, um etw akk viel Wirbel machen

▶ the next big \thing der neueste Trend

▶ to be just one of those \things (be unavoidable) einfach unvermeidlich sein; (typical happening) typisch sein

this is just one of those \things da kann man halt nichts machen fam

▶ to the pure all \things are pure ( saying) dem Reinen ist alles rein

▶ these \things are sent to try us BRIT ( saying) das sind die Prüfungen, die uns das Schicksal auferlegt

▶ to take \things easy sich akk ausruhen

▶ worse \things happen at sea ( saying) davon [o SCHWEIZ wegen dem] geht die Welt nicht unter fam

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[ɵɪŋ]
n

1) (= any material object) Ding nt

a thing of beauty/great value — etwas Schönes/sehr Wertvolles

she likes sweet things — sie mag Süßes or süße Sachen

what's that thing? — was ist das?

I don't have a thing to wear — ich habe nichts zum Anziehen

2) pl (= clothes, equipment, belongings) Sachen pl

have you got your swimming things? — hast du dein Badezeug or deine Badesachen dabei?

they washed up the breakfast things — sie spülten das Frühstücksgeschirr

3) (non material = affair, subject) Sache f

you know, it's a funny thing — wissen Sie, es ist schon seltsam

the odd/best thing about it is... — das Seltsame/Beste daran ist,...

it's a good thing I came —

it's a bad/strange thing but... — es ist schlecht/seltsam, aber...

to make a big thing of or about sth — viel Lärm um etw machen

to make a big thing of or about doing sth — eine große Sache daraus machen, dass man etw tut

he's on to or onto a good thing (inf) — er hat da was Gutes aufgetan (inf)

he's got a good thing going there (inf) — der hat da was Gutes laufen (inf)

what a ( silly) thing to do —

you take the thing too seriously — Sie nehmen die Sache or das zu ernst

there is one/one other thing I want to ask you —

and there's another thing, why didn't you...? — und noch etwas, warum haben Sie nicht...?

it's one thing to talk about it, it's another to do it — es ist eine Sache, davon zu reden, eine völlig andere, es dann auch zu tun

the things you do/say! — was du so machst/sagst!

I must be hearing/seeing things! — ich glaube, ich höre/sehe nicht richtig, ich glaube, ich spinne! (inf)

all the things I meant to say/do —

which things in life do you value most? — was or welche Dinge im Leben bewerten Sie am höchsten?

to expect great things of sb/sth — Großes or große Dinge von jdm/etw erwarten

I must think things over — ich muss mir die Sache or das überlegen

things are going from bad to worse — es wird immer schlimmer

as things stand at the moment, as things are... — so wie die Dinge im Moment liegen

how are things ( with you)? — wie gehts (bei) Ihnen?

since that's how things are... — wenn das so ist..., in dem Fall...

it's bad enough as things are — es ist schon schlimm genug

things aren't what they used to be — es ist alles nicht mehr so wie früher

to talk of one thing and another — von diesem und jenem reden

taking one thing with another — im Großen und Ganzen, alles in allem

it's been one thing after the other (going wrong) — es kam eins zum anderen

if it's not one thing it's the other — es ist immer irgendetwas

(what) with one thing and another I haven't had time to do it yet — ich bin einfach noch nicht dazu gekommen

it's neither one thing nor the other — es ist weder das eine noch das andere

one thing led to another — eins führte zum anderen

for one thing it doesn't make sense — erst einmal ergibt das überhaupt keinen Sinn

not to see/understand a thing — (absolut) nichts sehen/verstehen

not to know a thing — (absolut) nichts wissen, keine Ahnung haben

to tell sb a thing or two — jdm einiges erzählen

he knows a thing or two — er hat etwas auf dem Kasten (inf)

he knows a thing or two about cars — er kennt sich mit Autos aus

it's just one of those things — so was kommt eben vor (inf)

in all things — in allem

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4) (= person, animal) Ding nt

poor little thing — das arme (kleine) Ding!

you poor thing! — du Arme(r)!

she's a funny old thing — sie ist ein komisches altes Haus

I say, old thing (dated inf) — na, du altes Haus (inf)

lucky thing! — der/die Glückliche/du Glückliche(r)!

he looks quite the thing — er sieht (richtig) nach etwas aus

5)

(= what is suitable, best) that's just the thing for me — das ist genau das Richtige für mich

that's not the thing to do —

his behaviour isn't quite the thing (dated) — sein Benehmen ist nicht gerade berückend (inf)

the latest thing in ties — der letzte Schrei in der Krawattenmode

the thing to do now would be... — was wir jetzt machen sollten, wäre...

that would be the honourable thing to do — es wäre nur anständig, das zu tun

6)

(in phrases) I'm not at my best first thing in the morning — so früh am Morgen bin ich nicht gerade in Hochform

I'll do that first thing in the morning — ich werde das gleich or als Erstes morgen früh tun

I'll do it first thing — ich werde das zuerst or als Erstes tun

last thing at night — vor dem Schlafengehen

painting is his thing — das Malen liegt ihm (inf)

the thing is to know when... — man muss wissen, wann...

yes, but the thing is... — ja, aber...

the thing is we haven't got enough money —

the thing is, you see, he loves her — das Problem ist, dass er sie liebt

yes but the thing is it won't work — ja, aber das Dumme ist, es funktioniert nicht

to do one's own thing (inf) —

when Michael Jackson starts doing his thing (inf) — wenn Michael Jackson seine Schau abzieht (inf)

she's got a thing about spiders (inf) — bei Spinnen dreht sie durch (inf)

7)

(all) things German/mystical/mechanical — alles Deutsche/Geheimnisvolle/Mechanische

8) (inf for forgotten name of person) Dings(bums) mf (inf)

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thing¹, oft Thing [θıŋ] s PARL Thing n (in Skandinavien und Island: Reichstag oder Volksgerichtsversammlung)

thing² [θıŋ] s

1. Ding n, Gegenstand m:

the law of things JUR das Sachenrecht;

things personal (real) JUR (un)bewegliche Sachen;

just the thing I wanted genau (das), was ich haben wollte;

it was so dark that I could not see a thing dass ich überhaupt nichts sehen konnte;

she says she hasn’t got a thing to wear sie hat (überhaupt) nichts anzuziehen

2. umg

a) Ding n, Dings(da) n

b) euph Ding n (männliches oder weibliches Geschlechtsteil)

3. Ding n, Sache f, Angelegenheit f:

above all things vor allen Dingen, vor allem;

things political politische Dinge, alles Politische;

that was a close thing das hätte ins Auge gehen können umg, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen;

a pretty thing iron eine schöne Geschichte;

for one thing (erstens) einmal;

for one thing … and for another zum einen … und zum anderen;

the latest thing in hats das Neueste in oder an Hüten;

in all things in jeder Hinsicht;

no small thing keine Kleinigkeit;

not a thing (rein) gar nichts;

of all things ausgerechnet (dieses etc);

it’s one of those things da kann man (halt) nichts machen;

that’s one of those little things that are sent to try us wenn es solche Dinge nicht gäbe, ginge es uns wahrscheinlich viel zu gut;

be a thing of the past der Vergangenheit angehören;

be too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten sein;

I’ve got better things to do than … ich habe Wichtigeres zu tun als …;

do great things große Dinge tun, Großes vollbringen;

do one’s (own) thing umg tun, was man will;

expect great things from sb große Dinge von jemandem erwarten;

we had expected better things from him wir hatten mehr von ihm erwartet;

have a thing about umg

a) jemanden, etwas wahnsinnig gern mögen,

b) jemanden, etwas überhaupt nicht ausstehen können;

if I hate one thing, it is … wenn ich eines hasse, dann ist es …;

make a thing of ( oder about) etwas aufbauschen;

make a big thing out of viel Aufhebens machen von;

this proves three things das beweist dreierlei;

he can still teach them a thing or two er kann ihnen noch immer etwas oder das eine od andere beibringen;

I could tell you a thing or two about him ich könnte dir (so) einiges über ihn erzählen; → first A 1, last¹ A 1

4. pl Dinge pl, Umstände pl, (Sach)Lage f:

things are improving die Dinge oder Verhältnisse bessern sich

5. pl Sachen pl, Zeug n (Gepäck, Gerät, Kleider etc):

put on one’s things sich anziehen

6. pl Sachen pl (Getränke, Essen, Medizin):

a lot of good things viele gute Sachen (zum Essen und Trinken)

7. Wesen n, Geschöpf n:

dumb things

8. a) Ding n (Mädchen etc):

young thing

b) Kerl m:

(the) poor thing das arme Ding, der arme Kerl;

poor thing! der oder die Ärmste!, du oder Sie Ärmste(r)!;

the dear old thing die gute alte Haut umg; → old A 10

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noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

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n.

Ding -e n.

Sache -n f.

English-german dictionary > thing
6 bit

bit
past tense; = bite

bit¹ n

1. trocito / pedacito

I feel like a bit of cheese me apetece un trocito de queso

2. poco

I have a bit of money left me queda un poco de dinero

we've got a bit of a problem tenemos un pequeño problema

3. parte

the end was the best bit of the film el final fue la mejor parte de la película

4. rato

we played cards for a bit jugamos un rato a las cartas

a bit un poco / algo

it's a bit expensive es un poco caro

it's a bit too big to go in the boot es un poco grande para caber en el maletero

could you turn the volume up a bit? ¿puedes subir un poco el volumen?

bit by bit poco a poco

every bit absolutamente todo

you've eaten every bit of it! ¡te lo has comido absolutamente todo!

bit² vb

Es el pasado de bite

bit sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ bits) (Inf) bit

bit sustantivo masculino Inform bit ' bit' also found in these entries: Spanish: ablandar - abreviar - achatamiento - adelgazar - aguantar - ala - ápice - atravesada - atravesado - baja - bajo - broca - cacho - chispa - chula - chulo - cuatro - cumplir - desmoronada - desmoronado - despistada - despistado - destemplarse - destreza - desvaído - deterioro - engañar - envidiar - estirar - estrafalaria - estrafalario - eufemismo - freno - gagá - gota - grandullón - grandullona - grano - grogui - gustillo - hinchar - hora - ignorar - iterativa - iterativo - jirón - limitada - limitado - maldita - maldito English: acting - along - belly - bit - bite - can - comedown - deaf - do - dodgy - drill - elbow-grease - handyman - odd - off - over - painful - peculiar - peeved - queasy - seedy - shoot - squash - stiff - sting - tipsy - tough - wonky - ambitious - bothered - breezy - far - funny - loner - ropey - rough - rusty - scrap - shake - slight - so - susceptible - swallow - two - up

bit

tr[bɪt]

noun

1 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL bit nombre masculino

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bit

tr[bɪt]

noun

1 (of bridle) bocado

2 (of drill) broca; (of brace) barrena

3 (of key) paletón nombre masculino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to take the bit between one's teeth coger el toro por los cuernos

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bit

tr[bɪt]

noun

1 (small piece) trozo, pedacito

■ a bit of cheese un trozo de queso

2 (small amount) poco

■ they've only got a bit of money sólo tienen un poco de dinero

■ he wants a bit of wine quiere un poco de vino

3 familiar (time) un poco, un ratito

■ wait a bit espera un poco

4 (part of film, play, book) parte nombre femenino

5 (coin) moneda

■ a five-cent bit una moneda de cinco céntimos

adverb a bit

1 familiar (rather) algo, un poco

■ he's a bit tired está un poco cansado

■ I'm a bit older than her soy un poco mayor que ella

■ it's a bit warmer today hoy hace un poco más calor

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a bit of algo de

■ he's got a bit of a headache tiene un ligero dolor de cabeza

■ it's a bit of a problem es un problemita bastante peliagudo

■ she's a bit of a painter la pintura le sale bastante bien

■ it's not a bit of use no sirve para nada en absoluto

bit by bit poco a poco

not a bit of it nada de eso

quite a bit / a good bit familiar bastante

■ it's a good bit more expensive es bastante más caro

that's a bit much esto ya es pasarse

to be a bit of all right familiar estar como un tren

to come to bits hacerse pedazos, romperse

to do one's bit aportar su granito de arena

to go to bits figurative use ponerse histérico,-a

to smash something to bits hacer algo añicos

to take something to bits desmontar algo

a bit of advice un consejo

a bit on the side familiar un rollo, amante nombre masulino o femenino

bit of stuff familiar amante nombre masulino o femenino

bit part papel nombre masculino secundario

bits and pieces trastos nombre masculino plural, bártulos nombre masculino plural

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bit

tr[bɪt]

past

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bit ['bɪt] n

1) fragment, piece: pedazo m, trozo m

a bit of luck: un poco de suerte

2) : freno m, bocado m (de una brida)

3) : broca f (de un taladro)

4) : bit m (de información)

bit (Pipe)

n.

• boquilla s.f.

n.

• bit (Informática) s.m.

• bocado s.m.

• broca s.f.

• embocadura s.f.

• fragmento s.m.

• freno s.m.

• miaja s.f.

• miga s.f.

• migaja s.f.

• pedazo s.m.

• pellizco s.m.

• pizca s.f.

• porción s.f.

• trozo s.m.

pret.

(Preterito definido de "to bite")

I bɪt
past of bite I

II

noun

1)

a) (fragment, scrap) pedazo m, trozo m

in tiny bits — en pedacitos or trocitos

to smash something to bits — hacer* pedazos or añicos algo

the critics pulled the book to bits — los críticos destrozaron el libro

bits and pieces — ( assorted items) cosas fpl; ( belongings) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl (fam); ( broken fragments) pedazos mpl

to be thrilled to bits — (BrE colloq) estar* contentísimo, no caber* en sí de alegría

b) ( small piece) (esp BrE) trocito m, pedacito m

a bit of paper — un trocito de papel or un papelito

c) ( component part) (BrE) pieza f

to take something to bits — desarmar algo

2) (section, piece) parte f

to do one's bit — (BrE) aportar or poner* su (or mi etc) granito de arena, hacer* lo suyo (or mío etc)

3) a bit of

a) (some, a little) (+ uncount noun) un poco de

a bit of peace — un poco de paz

we had a bit of difficulty finding a hotel — nos resultó algo difícil encontrar un hotel

it takes a bit of getting used to — cuesta un poco acostumbrarse

they have a fair bit o quite a bit of work to do — tienen bastante trabajo que hacer

whether you come or not won't make a bit of difference — da exactamente lo mismo que vengas o no

b) ( rather) (BrE)

we had a bit of an argument — tuvimos una pequeña discusión

she's a bit of an expert — es casi una experta

was he ashamed? not a bit of it! — (also AmE) ¿que si estaba avergonzado? para nada! or en absoluto! or ni lo más mínimo!

4)

a bit — (as adv)

a) ( somewhat) un poco

a bit faster — un poco más rápido

the town's changed a bit — la ciudad ha cambiado algo or un poco

I drank a bit too much — bebí un poco más de la cuenta or un poco demasiado

that must be worth a bit! — eso debe de valer mucho or lo suyo!

we spent quite a bit — gastamos bastante

were you worried? - not a bit — ¿estabas preocupado? - en absoluto

I wouldn't be a bit surprised — no me sorprendería para nada or en lo más mínimo

she hasn't changed a bit — no ha cambiado (para) nada

b) ( a while) un momento or rato

5) (in adv phrases)

a)

bit by bit — poco a poco, de a poco (AmL)

b)

every bit: I'm every bit as disappointed as you estoy absolutamente tan decepcionado como tú; he looks every bit the young executive — tiene todo el aspecto del joven ejecutivo

6)

a) ( in US)

two bits — veinticinco centavos de dólar

his promise isn't worth two bits — su promesa no vale ni cinco or (Méx) ni un quinto

I don't care o give two bits what she thinks — me importa un bledo or un comino lo que piense (fam)

b) ( coin) (BrE colloq) moneda f

a 50p bit — una moneda de 50 peniques

7) ( Comput) bit m

8) ( of bridle) freno m, bocado m

to champ at the bit: he was champing at the bit lo consumía la impaciencia, estaba que no se podía aguantar; to have the bit between one's teeth: she has the bit between her teeth — está que no la para nadie (fam)

I [bɪt]
1. N

1) (=piece) trozo m, pedazo m

bits of paper — trozos mpl or pedazos mpl de papel

have you got a bit of paper I can write on? — ¿tienes un trozo de papel para escribir?

• he washed off every bit of dirt — se lavó hasta la última mancha de suciedad

• in bits — (=broken) hecho pedazos; (=dismantled) desmontado, desarmado

• who owns this bit of land? — ¿a quién pertenece este trozo or pedazo de tierra?

• bits and pieces — (=items) cosas fpl ; (=possessions) cosas fpl, trastos * mpl ; [of fabric] retales mpl, retazos mpl

• to bits: to blow sth to bits — hacer saltar algo en pedazos, volar algo en pedazos

to come to bits — (=break) hacerse pedazos; (=be dismantled) desmontarse, desarmarse

to smash sth to bits — hacer algo añicos or pedazos

to tear sth to bits — [+ letter, document] romper algo en pedazos

the dogs tear the fox to bits — los perros destrozan al zorro

she tore the argument to bits — hizo pedazos el argumento

- love sb to bits

- the professor pulled his essay to bits

- he was thrilled to bits with the present

2)

a bit of —

a) (=some) un poco de

with a bit of luck — con un poco de suerte

a bit of advice — un consejo

I need a bit of peace and quiet — necesito un poco de paz y tranquilidad

what you say won't make a bit of difference — digas lo que digas no va a cambiar nada

this is a bit of all right! * — ¡esto está muy bien!, ¡esto no está nada mal!

he's a bit of all right * — ese está buenísimo or para comérselo *

b) (=rather)

he's a bit of a liar — es bastante or un poco mentiroso

it was a bit of a shock — fue un golpe bastante duro

I've got a bit of a cold — estoy un poco resfriado

I'm a bit of a socialist — yo tengo algo de socialista

• quite a bit of — bastante

they have quite a bit of money — tienen bastante dinero

I've been seeing quite a bit of her — la he estado viendo bastante

3) (adverbial uses)

• a bit — un poco

a bit bigger/smaller — un poco más grande/pequeño

a bit later — poco después, un poco más tarde

that sounds a bit technical — eso suena un poco técnico

it's a bit awkward just now — ahora no es buen momento

• bit by bit — poco a poco

• our performance was every bit as good as theirs — nuestra actuación fue tan buena como la suya en todos los aspectos

she swept into the room, every bit the actress — entró majestuosamente en la habitación, muy en su papel de actriz

he looked every bit the angelic child — tenía toda la pinta or todo el aspecto de un niño angelical

• a good bit — bastante

it's a good bit further than we thought — queda bastante más lejos de lo que creíamos

a good bit bigger/cheaper — bastante más grande/barato

• would you like a little bit more? — ¿quieres un poquito más?

• that's a bit much! — ¡eso pasa de castaño oscuro!

it's a bit much expecting you to take the blame — es demasiado esperar que tú asumas la culpa

• not a bit, I'm not a bit surprised — no me sorprende lo más mínimo or en absoluto

"wasn't he embarrassed?" - "not a bit of it" — -¿y no le daba vergüenza? -qué va * or -en absoluto

• quite a bit — bastante

they're worth quite a bit — valen bastante

he's quite a bit older than me — es bastante mayor que yo

• I've had a bit too much to eat — me he pasado un poco comiendo, he comido un poco más de la cuenta

4) (=part) parte f

he'd just got to the exciting bit — acababa de llegar a la parte emocionante

to enjoy every bit of sth — disfrutar algo totalmente

5) (Brit)
* (=role)
she's doing the prima donna bit — está haciendo su papel de diva

it's important not to overdo the motherly bit — es importante no ser excesivamente maternal

• to do one's bit — aportar su granito de arena

we must all do our bit to put an end to starvation in the Third World — para erradicar el hambre en el Tercer Mundo todos debemos aportar nuestro granito de arena

he did his bit in the war — durante la guerra cumplió con su deber

I've done my bit — yo he hecho mi parte or lo que me tocaba

6) (=moment) rato m, momento m

• I'll see you in a bit — te veo dentro de un momento or dentro de un ratito

• I waited quite a bit — esperé bastante tiempo or un buen rato

7) (=coin) (Brit) moneda f ; (US) (=12.5 cents) doce centavos y medio

a tuppenny bit — una moneda de dos peniques

two bits — (US) 25 centavos

for two bits I'd throw it all in — por dos duros lo dejaría todo

he was always throwing in his two bits about how he'd put the economy to rights — siempre estaba dando su opinión or echando su cuarto a espadas sobre cómo arreglaría la economía

8) (Comput) bit m

9) (Brit) ** pej (=woman) tía f (Sp) *; side 1., 6)

2.

CPD

bit part N — (Cine, Theat) papel m de poca importancia, papel m pequeño

II

[bɪt]
N
1) [of drill] broca f

2) (for horse) freno m, bocado m

to be champing or chomping at the bit —

I expect you're champing or chomping at the bit — supongo que te devora la impaciencia

they were champing or chomping at the bit to get started — no veían la hora de poner manos a la obra

to get the bit between one's teeth —

once she gets the bit between her teeth, there's no stopping her — una vez que se pone en marcha no hay quien la pare

III

[bɪt]
PT of bite
* * *

I [bɪt]
past of bite I

II

noun

1)

a) (fragment, scrap) pedazo m, trozo m

in tiny bits — en pedacitos or trocitos

to smash something to bits — hacer* pedazos or añicos algo

the critics pulled the book to bits — los críticos destrozaron el libro

bits and pieces — ( assorted items) cosas fpl; ( belongings) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl (fam); ( broken fragments) pedazos mpl

to be thrilled to bits — (BrE colloq) estar* contentísimo, no caber* en sí de alegría

b) ( small piece) (esp BrE) trocito m, pedacito m

a bit of paper — un trocito de papel or un papelito

c) ( component part) (BrE) pieza f

to take something to bits — desarmar algo

2) (section, piece) parte f

to do one's bit — (BrE) aportar or poner* su (or mi etc) granito de arena, hacer* lo suyo (or mío etc)

3) a bit of

a) (some, a little) (+ uncount noun) un poco de

a bit of peace — un poco de paz

we had a bit of difficulty finding a hotel — nos resultó algo difícil encontrar un hotel

it takes a bit of getting used to — cuesta un poco acostumbrarse

they have a fair bit o quite a bit of work to do — tienen bastante trabajo que hacer

whether you come or not won't make a bit of difference — da exactamente lo mismo que vengas o no

b) ( rather) (BrE)

we had a bit of an argument — tuvimos una pequeña discusión

she's a bit of an expert — es casi una experta

was he ashamed? not a bit of it! — (also AmE) ¿que si estaba avergonzado? para nada! or en absoluto! or ni lo más mínimo!

4)

a bit — (as adv)

a) ( somewhat) un poco

a bit faster — un poco más rápido

the town's changed a bit — la ciudad ha cambiado algo or un poco

I drank a bit too much — bebí un poco más de la cuenta or un poco demasiado

that must be worth a bit! — eso debe de valer mucho or lo suyo!

we spent quite a bit — gastamos bastante

were you worried? - not a bit — ¿estabas preocupado? - en absoluto

I wouldn't be a bit surprised — no me sorprendería para nada or en lo más mínimo

she hasn't changed a bit — no ha cambiado (para) nada

b) ( a while) un momento or rato

5) (in adv phrases)

a)

bit by bit — poco a poco, de a poco (AmL)

b)

every bit: I'm every bit as disappointed as you estoy absolutamente tan decepcionado como tú; he looks every bit the young executive — tiene todo el aspecto del joven ejecutivo

6)

a) ( in US)

two bits — veinticinco centavos de dólar

his promise isn't worth two bits — su promesa no vale ni cinco or (Méx) ni un quinto

I don't care o give two bits what she thinks — me importa un bledo or un comino lo que piense (fam)

b) ( coin) (BrE colloq) moneda f

a 50p bit — una moneda de 50 peniques

7) ( Comput) bit m

8) ( of bridle) freno m, bocado m

to champ at the bit: he was champing at the bit lo consumía la impaciencia, estaba que no se podía aguantar; to have the bit between one's teeth: she has the bit between her teeth — está que no la para nadie (fam)

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7 trouble

trouble

A n

1 ¢ ( problems) ( gen) problèmes mpl ; ( specific) problème m ; ( personal) ennuis mpl ; that's the trouble là est le problème ; engine trouble problèmes mécaniques ; to cause ou give sb trouble [exam question] poser des problèmes à qn ; [person] créer des ennuis à qn ; his leg/car is giving him trouble il a des problèmes avec sa jambe/sa voiture ; this car has been nothing but trouble cette voiture ne m'a apporté que des ennuis ; to get sb into trouble créer des ennuis à qn ; to get ou run into all sorts of trouble [person, business] connaître ennui sur ennui ; to make trouble for oneself s'attirer des ennuis ; to be asking for trouble chercher des ennuis ; the/my etc trouble is that… le/mon etc problème c'est que… ; the trouble with you/them etc is that… l'ennui avec toi/eux etc c'est que… ; heart/kidney trouble ennuis mpl cardiaques/rénaux ; back trouble mal m de dos ; what's the trouble? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? ; to have man ou woman trouble ○ avoir des problèmes de cœur ;

2 ( difficulties) ( specific) difficulté f ; gen difficultés fpl ; without too much trouble sans trop de difficultés ; to be in ou get into trouble gen [person] avoir des ennuis ; [company, business] avoir des difficultés ; [climber, competitor] se trouver en difficulté ; to have trouble doing avoir du mal à faire ; you'll have no trouble finding a job tu n'auras aucun mal à trouver un emploi ; to get out of trouble se tirer d'affaire ; to get sb out of trouble tirer qn d'affaire ; to stay out of trouble éviter des ennuis ; in times of trouble dans les moments difficiles ;

3 (effort, inconvenience) peine f ; it's not worth the trouble cela n'en vaut pas la peine ; to take the trouble to do se donner la peine de faire ; to go to the trouble of doing se donner le mal de faire ; to save sb/oneself the trouble of doing épargner à qn/s'épargner la peine de faire ; he put me to the trouble of doing à cause de lui j'ai été obligé de faire ; to go to a lot of trouble se donner beaucoup de mal ; I don't want to put you to any trouble je ne veux pas te déranger ; it's no trouble cela ne me dérange pas ; to be more trouble than it's worth donner plus de mal qu'il n'en vaut la peine ; not to be any trouble [child, animal] être sage ; [task] ne poser aucun problème ; all that trouble for nothing tout ce mal pour rien ; it was a lot of trouble cela n'a pas été facile ; it's less/more trouble to do it this way c'est moins/plus compliqué de faire ça comme ça ; nothing is too much trouble for him il est très serviable ; leave it, it's too much trouble laisse, c'est trop pénible ; if it's too much trouble, say so si c'est trop ennuyeux, dis-le-moi ; all the trouble and expense tous les dérangements et toutes les dépenses ;

4 ( discord) ( gen) problèmes mpl, histoires ○ fpl ; ( with personal involvement) ennuis mpl ; ( between groups) conflits mpl ; ( disturbance) incidents mpl ; ( reaction of displeasure) remous m ; to cause trouble between the two factions créer des conflits entre les deux factions ; I don't want any trouble je ne veux pas d'ennuis ; there'll be trouble il y aura du remous ; to expect trouble [police, pub landlord] s'attendre à des incidents ; to be looking for trouble [agitator, thug] chercher les ennuis ; to get into trouble [schoolchild, employee] s'attirer des ennuis ; to make trouble faire des histoires ; it will lead to trouble ça va mal finir ; here comes trouble! hum voilà les ennuis qui arrivent! ; he looks like trouble ○ il a une sale gueule ◑ ; to get into trouble with avoir des démêlés avec [police] ; avoir des ennuis avec [authorities, taxman] ; at the first sign of trouble au moindre signe d'agitation ; there's trouble brewing il y a de l'orage dans l'air fig.

B troubles npl

1 ( worries) soucis mpl ; to tell sb one's troubles faire part à qn de ses soucis ; tell me your troubles dis-moi ce qui ne va pas ; your troubles are over c'est la fin de tes soucis ; it's the least of my troubles c'est le cadet de mes soucis ; money troubles problèmes mpl d'argent ;

2 the Troubles ( in Ireland) les troubles mpl (en Irlande).

C vtr

1 ( bother) [person] déranger [person] ; sorry to trouble you désolé de vous déranger ; to trouble sb for sth déranger qn pour lui demander qch ; may I trouble you for the butter? puis-je vous demander le beurre? ; may ou could I trouble you to do? puis-je vous demander de faire? ; to trouble sb with ennuyer qn avec [problem, question] ; I won't trouble you with the details je te fais grâce des détails ; to trouble to do se donner la peine de faire ; don't trouble to knock will you? iron ne te donne surtout pas la peine de frapper! ;

2 ( worry) tracasser [person] ; tourmenter [mind] ; don't let that trouble you ne te tracasse pas pour cela ;

3 ( harass) [person] harceler [person] ;

4 ( cause discomfort) [tooth, cough, leg] faire mal à [person] ; to be troubled by être incommodé par [cough, pain] ;

5 ( agitate) littér [breeze, wake] troubler [water].

D v refl to trouble oneself to do se donner la peine de faire ; don't trouble yourself! iron ne vous dérangez surtout pas!

Idiom

to get a girl into trouble euph mettre une fille enceinte.

ⓘ The Troubles Euphémisme utilisé par les médias britanniques pour parler des périodes de troubles particulièrement graves (soulèvements, attentats, etc.) en Irlande du Nord au cours du XXe siècle.

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8 trouble

trouble [ˈtrʌbl]

1. noun

   a. ( = difficulties) ennuis mpl

• to be in trouble avoir des ennuis

• he's in trouble with the boss il a des ennuis avec le patron

• to get into trouble s'attirer des ennuis

• to get sb into trouble causer des ennuis à qn

• to get out of trouble se tirer d'affaire

• to make trouble causer des ennuis ( for sb à qn)

• I don't want any trouble je ne veux pas d'ennuis

• it's asking for trouble c'est se chercher des ennuis

• he goes around looking for trouble il cherche les ennuis

   b. ( = bother) mal m, peine f

• it's not worth the trouble cela n'en vaut pas la peine

• it is more trouble than it is worth ça ne vaut pas la peine de s'embêter avec ça

• nothing is too much trouble for her elle se dépense sans compter

• he went to enormous trouble to help us il s'est mis en quatre pour nous aider

• to take the trouble to do sth se donner la peine de faire qch

• he took a lot of trouble over his essay il s'est vraiment donné beaucoup de mal pour sa dissertation

• it's no trouble cela ne me dérange pas

• I don't want to put you to any trouble je ne veux pas vous déranger

   c. ( = problem) problème m ; ( = nuisance) ennui m

• what's the trouble? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?

• the trouble is that... l'ennui (c')est que...

• the carburettor is giving us trouble nous avons des problèmes de carburateur

• he caused trouble between them il a semé la discorde entre eux

• I'm having trouble with my son mon fils me donne des soucis

• did you have any trouble getting here? est-ce que vous avez eu du mal à trouver ?

• now your troubles are over vous voilà au bout de vos peines

• I have back trouble j'ai des problèmes de dos

   d. ( = unrest) agitation f

• there's been a lot of trouble in prisons lately il y a eu de nombreux incidents dans les prisons ces derniers temps

• the Troubles les conflits en Irlande du Nord

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = worry) inquiéter ; ( = inconvenience) gêner ; ( = upset) troubler

• there's one detail that troubles me il y a un détail qui me gêne

   b. ( = bother) déranger

• I am sorry to trouble you je suis désolé de vous déranger

3. intransitive verb

• to trouble to do sth se donner la peine de faire qch

4. compounds

► trouble-free adjective [period, visit] sans ennuis

► trouble spot noun point m chaud

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['trʌbl] 1.
noun [U]

1) ( problems) gen problèmes mpl; ( personal) ennuis mpl

engine trouble — problèmes de moteur

this car has been nothing but trouble — cette voiture ne m'a apporté que des ennuis

to get somebody into trouble — créer des ennuis à quelqu'un

to make trouble for oneself — s'attirer des ennuis

to be asking for trouble — chercher des ennuis

the trouble with you is that — l'ennui avec toi c'est que

back trouble — mal m de dos

what's the trouble? — qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?

2) ( difficulties) gen difficultés fpl

to be in ou get into trouble — gen [person] avoir des ennuis; [company] avoir des difficultés

to have trouble doing — avoir du mal à faire

to get somebody out of trouble — tirer quelqu'un d'affaire

to stay out of trouble — éviter des ennuis

3) (effort, inconvenience) peine f

it's not worth the trouble — cela n'en vaut pas la peine

to take the trouble to do —

to go to the trouble of doing — se donner la peine de faire

to save somebody the trouble of doing — épargner à quelqu'un la peine de faire

to go to a lot of trouble — se donner beaucoup de mal

I don't want to put you to any trouble — je ne veux pas te déranger

it's no trouble — cela ne me dérange pas

to be more trouble than it's worth — donner plus de mal qu'il n'en vaut la peine

not to be any trouble — [child] être sage; [task] ne poser aucun problème

all that trouble for nothing — tout ce mal pour rien

nothing is too much trouble for him — il est très serviable

if it's too much trouble, say so — si ça t'ennuie, dis-le-moi

all the trouble and expense — tous les dérangements et toutes les dépenses

4) ( discord) gen problèmes mpl; ( with personal involvement) ennuis mpl

I don't want any trouble — je ne veux pas d'ennuis

there'll be trouble — il y aura du remous

to expect trouble — [police] s'attendre à des incidents

to be looking for trouble — chercher les ennuis

to get into trouble — s'attirer des ennuis

to make trouble — faire des histoires (colloq)

it will lead to trouble — ça va mal finir

at the first sign of trouble — au moindre signe d'agitation

there's trouble brewing — il y a de l'orage dans l'air fig
2.
troubles plural noun soucis mpl

money troubles — problèmes mpl d'argent
3.
transitive verb

1) (disturb, inconvenience) [person] déranger [person]

to trouble somebody for something — déranger quelqu'un pour lui demander quelque chose

may ou could I trouble you to do? — puis-je vous demander de faire?

I won't trouble you with the details — je te fais grâce des détails

2) ( bother)

to be troubled by — être incommodé par [cough, pain]

3) ( worry) tracasser [person]; tourmenter [mind]

don't let that trouble you — ne te tracasse pas pour cela
4.
intransitive verb

to trouble to do — se donner la peine de faire
5.
reflexive verb

to trouble oneself to do — se donner la peine de faire

English-French dictionary > trouble
9 Thing

noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

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thing

[θɪŋ]

n

1. (unspecified object) Ding nt, Gegenstand m; ( fam) Dings[bums] nt fam

I haven't got a \thing to wear ich habe nichts zum Anziehen [o SCHWEIZ a. Anlegen]

she behaved like a mad \thing sie benahm sich wie eine Verrückte

you cannot be all \things to all men man kann es nicht allen recht machen

2. (possessions)

▪ \things pl Besitz m kein pl, Habe f kein pl; (objects for special purpose) Sachen pl, Zeug nt kein pl

she put all his \things in suitcases and put them outside the door sie packte alle seine Sachen in Koffer und stellte diese vor die Tür

swimming \things Schwimmzeug nt kein pl, Schwimmsachen pl fam

3. (unspecified idea, event) Sache f

this \thing called love das, was man so Liebe nennt

if there's one \thing I want to know it's this wenn es etwas gibt, das ich wissen will, dann ist es das

it was just one \thing after another da kam eben eins zum anderen

one \thing leads to another das Eine führt zum Andern

don't worry about a \thing! mach dir keine Sorgen!

learning to ride a bike was a difficult \thing for me to do ich habe lange gebraucht, bis ich Rad fahren konnte

I value my freedom above all \things meine Freiheit steht für mich an erster Stelle

if it's not one \thing, it's another ständig ist [et]was los

to not be sb's \thing nicht jds Ding sein fam

to be a \thing of the past der Vergangenheit angehören

in all \things in jeder Hinsicht, in [o bei] allem

the whole \thing das Ganze

4. (unspecified activity) Sache f

the last \thing I want to do is hurt his feelings ich möchte auf keinen Fall seine Gefühle verletzen

that was a close \thing! das war knapp!

walking in stormy weather along a beach just does \things to me bei stürmischem Wetter am Strand spazieren zu gehen macht mir unheimlich Spaß

plenty of \things vieles

to do sth first/last \thing etw als Erstes/Letztes tun

I'll phone him first \thing tomorrow ich rufe ihn morgen gleich als Erstes an

to call sb last \thing at night jdn spät nachts noch anrufen

to do one's own \thing ( fam) seinen [eigenen] Weg gehen, sein Ding machen fam

5. ( fam: what is needed) das [einzig] Wahre

the real \thing das einzig Wahre

the very [or just the] \thing genau das Richtige

6. (matter) Thema nt, Sache f

sure \thing! esp AM na klar!

what a lovely \thing to say! wie nett, so etwas zu sagen!

I have a \thing or two on my mind mir geht so einiges durch den Kopf

and another \thing,... und noch [et]was,...

why don't you come with me? — for one \thing, I don't like flying, and for another, I can't afford it warum kommst du nicht mit? — einerseits fliege ich nicht gerne und außerdem kann ich es mir nicht leisten

to be able to tell sb a \thing or two jdm noch so einiges [o manches] erzählen können

to know a \thing or two eine ganze Menge wissen, sich akk gut auskennen

7. (social behaviour)

▪ the \thing das Richtige

it's the done \thing ( also iron) das gehört sich so [o gehört zum guten Ton]

smoking during meals is not the done \thing es gehört sich nicht, während des Essens zu rauchen

the in [or latest] \thing [to do] der letzte Schrei

8. (the important point)

▪ the \thing about doing sth is... das Wichtigste bei etw dat ist...

9. (something non-existent)

▪ \things pl:

to be hearing [or imagining] \things Gespenster sehen fig

10. (the situation)

▪ \things pl die Dinge, die Lage

\things ain't what they used to be ( fam) nichts ist mehr so wie es war

how are \things [with you]? ( fam) wie geht's [dir]? fam

what are \things like? wie sieht's aus? [o läuft's?] fam

all \things considered alles in allem

as \things stand, the way \things are so wie die Dinge stehen

11. (confectionery)

sweet \things Süßigkeiten pl

12. (person)

you lucky \thing! du Glückliche(r) [o Glückspilz]!

she's a dear little \thing sie ist ein Schatz

lazy \thing Faulpelz m

old \thing BRIT altes Haus fam, alter Knabe fam

the poor \thing ( fam) der/die Ärmste; (man) der arme Kerl; (young woman, child) das arme Ding

the poor \things die Ärmsten

stupid \thing Dummkopf m, Idiot m

13.

▶ a \thing of beauty is a joy forever ( saying) etwas Schönes macht immer wieder Freude

▶ the best \things in life are free ( saying) die besten Dinge im Leben sind umsonst

▶ chance would be a fine \thing! BRIT ( saying) schön wär's! fam

▶ to do one's own \thing sich akk selbst verwirklichen

▶ all [or other] \things being equal wenn nichts dazwischen kommt

▶ to be onto a good \thing ( fam) etwas Gutes auftun

▶ you can have too much of a good \thing man kann es auch übertreiben

▶ to be the greatest \thing since sliced bread ( fam) einfach Klasse sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sb ( fam: dislike) jdn nicht ausstehen können fam; (like very much) verrückt nach jdm sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sth etw nicht ausstehen können fam

▶ there are more \things in heaven and earth [than are dreamt of in your philosophy] BRIT ( saying) es gibt mehr Dinge zwischen Himmel und Erde [als deine Schulweisheit sich träumen lässt]

▶ a little learning [or knowledge] is a dangerous \thing ( saying) zu wenig Wissen kann gefährlich werden

▶ to make a [big] \thing out of sth aus etw dat eine große Sache machen, um etw akk viel Wirbel machen

▶ the next big \thing der neueste Trend

▶ to be just one of those \things (be unavoidable) einfach unvermeidlich sein; (typical happening) typisch sein

this is just one of those \things da kann man halt nichts machen fam

▶ to the pure all \things are pure ( saying) dem Reinen ist alles rein

▶ these \things are sent to try us BRIT ( saying) das sind die Prüfungen, die uns das Schicksal auferlegt

▶ to take \things easy sich akk ausruhen

▶ worse \things happen at sea ( saying) davon [o SCHWEIZ wegen dem] geht die Welt nicht unter fam

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[ɵɪŋ]
n

1) (= any material object) Ding nt

a thing of beauty/great value — etwas Schönes/sehr Wertvolles

she likes sweet things — sie mag Süßes or süße Sachen

what's that thing? — was ist das?

I don't have a thing to wear — ich habe nichts zum Anziehen

2) pl (= clothes, equipment, belongings) Sachen pl

have you got your swimming things? — hast du dein Badezeug or deine Badesachen dabei?

they washed up the breakfast things — sie spülten das Frühstücksgeschirr

3) (non material = affair, subject) Sache f

you know, it's a funny thing — wissen Sie, es ist schon seltsam

the odd/best thing about it is... — das Seltsame/Beste daran ist,...

it's a good thing I came —

it's a bad/strange thing but... — es ist schlecht/seltsam, aber...

to make a big thing of or about sth — viel Lärm um etw machen

to make a big thing of or about doing sth — eine große Sache daraus machen, dass man etw tut

he's on to or onto a good thing (inf) — er hat da was Gutes aufgetan (inf)

he's got a good thing going there (inf) — der hat da was Gutes laufen (inf)

what a ( silly) thing to do —

you take the thing too seriously — Sie nehmen die Sache or das zu ernst

there is one/one other thing I want to ask you —

and there's another thing, why didn't you...? — und noch etwas, warum haben Sie nicht...?

it's one thing to talk about it, it's another to do it — es ist eine Sache, davon zu reden, eine völlig andere, es dann auch zu tun

the things you do/say! — was du so machst/sagst!

I must be hearing/seeing things! — ich glaube, ich höre/sehe nicht richtig, ich glaube, ich spinne! (inf)

all the things I meant to say/do —

which things in life do you value most? — was or welche Dinge im Leben bewerten Sie am höchsten?

to expect great things of sb/sth — Großes or große Dinge von jdm/etw erwarten

I must think things over — ich muss mir die Sache or das überlegen

things are going from bad to worse — es wird immer schlimmer

as things stand at the moment, as things are... — so wie die Dinge im Moment liegen

how are things ( with you)? — wie gehts (bei) Ihnen?

since that's how things are... — wenn das so ist..., in dem Fall...

it's bad enough as things are — es ist schon schlimm genug

things aren't what they used to be — es ist alles nicht mehr so wie früher

to talk of one thing and another — von diesem und jenem reden

taking one thing with another — im Großen und Ganzen, alles in allem

it's been one thing after the other (going wrong) — es kam eins zum anderen

if it's not one thing it's the other — es ist immer irgendetwas

(what) with one thing and another I haven't had time to do it yet — ich bin einfach noch nicht dazu gekommen

it's neither one thing nor the other — es ist weder das eine noch das andere

one thing led to another — eins führte zum anderen

for one thing it doesn't make sense — erst einmal ergibt das überhaupt keinen Sinn

not to see/understand a thing — (absolut) nichts sehen/verstehen

not to know a thing — (absolut) nichts wissen, keine Ahnung haben

to tell sb a thing or two — jdm einiges erzählen

he knows a thing or two — er hat etwas auf dem Kasten (inf)

he knows a thing or two about cars — er kennt sich mit Autos aus

it's just one of those things — so was kommt eben vor (inf)

in all things — in allem

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→ academic.ru/73641/teach">teach

4) (= person, animal) Ding nt

poor little thing — das arme (kleine) Ding!

you poor thing! — du Arme(r)!

she's a funny old thing — sie ist ein komisches altes Haus

I say, old thing (dated inf) — na, du altes Haus (inf)

lucky thing! — der/die Glückliche/du Glückliche(r)!

he looks quite the thing — er sieht (richtig) nach etwas aus

5)

(= what is suitable, best) that's just the thing for me — das ist genau das Richtige für mich

that's not the thing to do —

his behaviour isn't quite the thing (dated) — sein Benehmen ist nicht gerade berückend (inf)

the latest thing in ties — der letzte Schrei in der Krawattenmode

the thing to do now would be... — was wir jetzt machen sollten, wäre...

that would be the honourable thing to do — es wäre nur anständig, das zu tun

6)

(in phrases) I'm not at my best first thing in the morning — so früh am Morgen bin ich nicht gerade in Hochform

I'll do that first thing in the morning — ich werde das gleich or als Erstes morgen früh tun

I'll do it first thing — ich werde das zuerst or als Erstes tun

last thing at night — vor dem Schlafengehen

painting is his thing — das Malen liegt ihm (inf)

the thing is to know when... — man muss wissen, wann...

yes, but the thing is... — ja, aber...

the thing is we haven't got enough money —

the thing is, you see, he loves her — das Problem ist, dass er sie liebt

yes but the thing is it won't work — ja, aber das Dumme ist, es funktioniert nicht

to do one's own thing (inf) —

when Michael Jackson starts doing his thing (inf) — wenn Michael Jackson seine Schau abzieht (inf)

she's got a thing about spiders (inf) — bei Spinnen dreht sie durch (inf)

7)

(all) things German/mystical/mechanical — alles Deutsche/Geheimnisvolle/Mechanische

8) (inf for forgotten name of person) Dings(bums) mf (inf)

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thing, oft Thing [θıŋ] s PARL Thing n (in Skandinavien und Island: Reichstag oder Volksgerichtsversammlung)

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noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

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n.

Ding -e n.

Sache -n f.

English-german dictionary > Thing
10 требовать

несовер. - требовать;
совер. - потребовать без доп.
1) (кого-л./чего-л. от кого-л./чего-л.) demand (of, from) требовать точности от работников ≈ to expect/demand accuracy of/from the staff требовать объяснения у кого-л. ≈ to demand an explanation of/from smb., to insist on an explanation from smb.
2) (кого-л./чего-л.) (нуждаться) need, call (for) это требует специальных знаний ≈ it requires/demands special knowledge больной требует покоя ≈ the patient needs/requires rest это требует много времени ≈ it takes a long time
3) только несовер.;
(кого-л./чего-л. от кого-л./чего-л.) (ожидать) expect (from)
4) (кого-л.) (вызывать) summons;
(звать) call требовать кого-л. домой ≈ to call smb. home требовать кого-л. в суд ≈ to summons smb.

треб|овать -, потребовать
1. ( вн., рд. от рд., + инф., + чтобы) demand ( smth. from, of) ;
(по праву) claim( smth. from) ;
(ожидать) require ( smth. of) ;
~ пропуск demand smb.`s pass;
~ повышения зарплаты demand wage increases;
~ объяснения от кого-л. demand an explanation from smb. ;
он ~овал сократить объём работ he demanded that the amount of work should be reduced;
он ~овал, чтобы племянник остался в Москве he demanded that his nephew should stay in Moscow, he insisted on his nephew`s staying in Moscow;
вы слишком много ~уете от ребёнка you ask too much of the child*;

2. тк. несов. ( рд., + инф., + чтобы;
обязывать к чему-л.) demand (smth.), require (smth.) ;
справедливость ~ует сказать, что... it must be said in justice that...;
этикет ~овал, чтобы... etiquette required that...;

3. (рд. ;
нуждаться) need (smth.), require (smth.) ;
эти растения ~уют много воды these plants require/need of water;
эта работа ~ует большого искусства this work demands/requires great skill;

4. (вн. ;
вызывать) ask (for), call (smb.) in;
вас ~ует директор the director wants to see you;
~оваться, потребоваться be* required/needed;
~уется большое мужество, чтобы... much courage is required to...;
~уется машинистка typist wanted/required;
на это ~уется много времени this takes a lot of time.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > требовать
11 little

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

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

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

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

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ikke i det hele tatt

•

- a little
- little by little
- make little of

kort
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I
adj. ( less eller lesser - least) \/ˈlɪtl\/

1) liten, små (flertall)

• little children

små barn

• a dear little boy

en søt liten gutt

• little green man

grønn mann (fra verdensrommet)

• when I was a little girl

da jeg var liten

2) lille-, små- (flertall)

• little finger

lillefinger

• little toe

lilletå

3) liten, ung

• my little brother

min lillebror

4) småskåren, smålig, lumpen

5) kort stund, kort varighet

• please stay for a little while

vær så snill å bli en stund

the little black dress (hverdagslig, om anvendelig svart kjole) den lille sorte

little farmer småbruker

Little Italy det italienske kvarteret (i storby)

the little man vanlige mennesker, den lille mann

little people (alver, nisser e.l.) småfolk ( folk i dårlige kår) småfolk, fattigfolk, småkarer småbarn, småunger

• here come the little Smiths

her kommer barna til Smith

dverger, små mennesker

a little thing en liten sak, en småting

• don't worry over little things

ikke bekymre deg over småting

en liten pjokk, en liten unge

• a nice little thing

en søt liten unge

little things please little minds ( ordspråk) små barn, små gleder

the little woman ( spøkefullt) fruen
II
adv. ( less - least) \/ˈlɪtl\/

1) lite, ikke mye, ikke stort, knapt, i liten grad

• he slept very little last night

han sov lite i natt

• you remind me a little of my uncle

du minner meg litt om onkelen min

• she is a little known painter

hun er en lite kjent maler

• little did he know that she'd become his wife one day

han ante ikke at hun en dag skulle bli konen hans

2) sjelden, ikke ofte

• I see her very little

det er ikke så ofte jeg treffer henne
III
determ. ( less eller lesser - least) \/ˈlɪtl\/

lite, ikke mye, knapt

• this book is of little value

denne boken er av ubetydelig verdi

• there is little hope

det er knapt håp

• of little importance

knapt viktig

• he had but little money

han hadde bare litt penger

every little helps\/counts hvert minste bidrag mottas med takk, alle monner drar, mange bekker små gjør en stor å

in little ( gammeldags) i liten skala, i miniatyr

a little lite, en smule, en tanke, lite grann

• he had a little money left

han hadde litt penger igjen

• a little reflection would have helped

litt ettertanke ville vært nyttig

• he is a little better today

han er en tanke bedre i dag

• a little of everything

litt av hvert \/ alt mulig

( om tid) litt, et øyeblikk, en liten stund

• wait a little!

vent et øyeblikk

• after a little

etter en stund

• I'll be there in a little

jeg er der på et øyeblikk

( om strekning) en liten bit, en tur

• go for a little walk

ta en liten spasertur

• we can walk a little

vi kan gå en tur

the little det lille, det ubetydelige

• the little of his work I have seen

det lille jeg har sett av hans arbeider

• the little English I know

den lille engelsken jeg kan

little better ikke stort bedre

• he is little better than his father

han er ikke stort bedre enn sin far

little by little litt etter litt, gradvis, etter hvert

• little by little you'll get used to it

etter hvert vil du venne deg til det

little or nothing lite eller ingenting, så godt som ingenting

little short of nesten (det samme som)

a little too much ( vanligvis om alkohol) litt for mye, nok til å bli full\/miste kontrollen

make little of bagatellisere, ikke gjøre stort vesen ut av, ikke bry seg stort om, slå bort forstå lite av

• I can make little of this document

jeg blir ikke særlig klok på dette dokumentet

no little ikke så lite, temmelig mye

• it takes no little courage to do that

det trengs ikke så lite mot for å gjøre det

not a little ikke så lite, ganske mye, ganske, temmelig

• not a little courage is needed

det kreves temmelig mye mot

• I was not a little surprised

jeg var ikke lite overrasket

only a little litt, knapt, minimalt

• there was only a little snow left

det var bare litt snø igjen

• only a litter better than

knapt bedre enn

• the coat was only a little used

jakken var så vidt brukt

English-Norwegian dictionary > little
12 think

1. transitive verb,
thought

1) (consider) meinen

we think [that] he will come — wir denken od. glauben, dass er kommt

we do not think it probable — wir halten es nicht für wahrscheinlich

he is thought to be a fraud — man hält ihn für einen Betrüger

what do you think? — was meinst du?

what do you think of or about him/it? — was hältst du von ihm/davon?

I thought to myself... — ich dachte mir [im stillen]

that's what they think! — das meinen die!

..., don't you think? —..., findest od. meinst du nicht auch?

where do you think you are? — was glaubst du eigentlich, wo du bist?

who does he/she think he/she is? — für wen od. wofür hält er/sie sich eigentlich?

you or one or anyone would think that... — man sollte [doch] eigentlich annehmen, dass...

I think not — ich glaube nicht

I should think so/think not! — (indignant) das will ich meinen/das will ich nicht hoffen

I thought as much or so — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

I think so — ich glaube schon

do you really think so? — findest du wirklich?

I wouldn't think so — das glaube ich kaum

yes, I think so too — ja, das finde ich auch (ugs.)

I should think not! — (no!) auf keinen Fall

that'll be great fun, I don't think — (coll. iron.) das kann ja lustig werden (ugs. iron.)

to think [that] he should treat me like this! — man sollte es nicht für möglich halten, dass er mich so behandelt!

I wouldn't have thought it possible — ich hätte das nicht für möglich gehalten

2) (coll.): (remember)

think to do something — daran denken, etwas zu tun

3) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen
2. intransitive verb,
thought

1) [nach]denken

we want to make the students think — wir möchten die Studenten zum Denken bringen

I need time to think — ich muss es mir erst überlegen

I've been thinking — ich habe nachgedacht

think in German — etc. deutsch usw. denken

it makes you think — es macht od. stimmt einen nachdenklich

just think! — stell dir das mal vor!

think for oneself — sich (Dat.) seine eigene Meinung bilden

think [to oneself]... — sich (Dat.) im stillen denken...

let me think — lass [mich] mal nachdenken od. überlegen

you'd better think again! — da hast du dich aber geschnitten! (ugs.)

think twice — es sich (Dat.) zweimal überlegen

this made her think twice — das gab ihr zu denken

think twice about doing something — es sich (Dat.) zweimal überlegen, ob man etwas tut

think on one's feet — (coll.) sich (Dat.) aus dem Stegreif etwas überlegen

2) (have intention)

I think I'll try — ich glaube od. denke, ich werde es versuchen

we think we'll enter for the regatta — wir haben vor, an der Regatta teilzunehmen
3. noun
(coll.)

have a [good] think — es sich (Dat.) gut überlegen

have a think about that! — denk mal drüber nach! (ugs.)

you have [got] another think coming! — da irrst du dich aber gewaltig!

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/92642/think_about">think about

- think ahead

- think back to

- think of

- think out

- think over

- think through

- think up

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[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb
1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) denken

2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) halten für/von

3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) überlegen

4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) (sich)denken
2. noun
(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) der Gedanke

- thinker
- -thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of
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think

[θɪŋk]

I. n no pl ( fam)

to have a \think about sth sich dat etw überlegen, über etw akk nachdenken

▶ to have another \think coming auf dem Holzweg sein fam

II. vi

<thought, thought>

1. (believe) denken, glauben, meinen

yes, I \think so ich glaube [o denke] schon

no, I don't \think so ich glaube [o denke] nicht

2. (reason, have views/ideas) denken

not everybody \thinks like you nicht jeder denkt wie du

to \think logically logisch denken

to \think positive optimistisch [o zuversichtlich] sein

3. (consider to be, have an opinion)

I want you to \think of me as a friend ich möchte, dass du mich als Freund siehst

\think nothing of it! keine Ursache [o gern geschehen]!

to \think fit [to do sth] es für richtig [o angebracht] halten[, etw zu tun]

to \think oneself fortunate [or lucky] sich akk glücklich schätzen

to \think highly [or well] of sb/sth viel von jdm/etw halten

to \think little/nothing of sb/sth wenig/nichts von jdm/etw halten

to not \think much of sb/sth auf jdn/etw nicht viel geben

to not \think much of doing sth nicht [gerade] begeistert davon sein, etw zu tun

to \think nothing of doing sth nichts dabei finden, etw zu tun

4. (expect)

▪ to \think of sth an etw akk denken

I thought as much! das habe ich mir schon gedacht!, nicht den Mut verlieren

5. (intend)

▪ to \think of sth an etw akk denken

what will they \think of next? was lassen sie sich wohl noch alles einfallen?

how clever! I never thought of that! wie schlau! daran habe ich noch gar nicht gedacht!

▪ to \think of doing sth erwägen [o daran denken], etw zu tun

we were \thinking of starting a family wir spielten mit dem Gedanken, eine Familie zu gründen

6. (come up with)

▪ to \think of sth sich dat etw ausdenken [o einfallen lassen]

just a minute — I \think I've thought of something warte mal — ich glaube, ich habe da eine Idee

why didn't I \think of it earlier! warum bloß bin ich nicht schon früher darauf gekommen!

she couldn't \think what to do sie wusste nicht, was sie machen sollte

to \think of an idea/a solution auf eine Idee/Lösung kommen

7. (remember)

I can't \think when/where/who... ich weiß nicht mehr, wann/wo/wer...

I'm trying to \think when/where/who... ich überlege krampfhaft, wann/wo/wer...

I can never \think of your surname ich vergesse immer deinen Nachnamen

8. (reflect) [nach]denken, überlegen

I'd \think again if I were you ich würde mir das an deiner Stelle noch einmal überlegen

that'll give him something to \think about das sollte ihm zu denken geben

\think fast! überleg [es dir] schnell!

I haven't seen him for weeks, in fact, come to \think of it, since March ich habe ihn seit Wochen nicht mehr gesehen, wenn ich es mir recht überlege, seit März nicht

sorry, I wasn't \thinking tut mir leid, da habe ich nicht [richtig] mitgedacht

to \think better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegen

to \think long and hard es sich dat reiflich überlegen

to be unable to \think straight keinen klaren Gedanken fassen können

to \think for oneself selbstständig denken, seine eigenen Entscheidungen treffen

without \thinking gedankenlos, ohne nachzudenken

9. (imagine)

▪ to \think of sth sich dat etw vorstellen

10. (have in one's mind)

▪ to \think of sb/sth an jdn/etw denken

what are \thinking of [now]? woran denkst du [gerade]?

11. (take into account)

▪ to \think of sth etw bedenken

when you \think of how... wenn man bedenkt, wie...

12.

▶ to \think big im großen Stil planen

▶ to be unable to hear oneself \think sein eigenes Wort nicht mehr verstehen

III. vt

<thought, thought>

1. (hold an opinion)

▪ to \think sth etw denken [o glauben] [o meinen]

what do you \think of [or about] Jane? wie findest du Jane?

to \think the world of sb/sth große Stücke auf jdn/etw halten

▪ to \think that... denken [o glauben], dass...

I \think she's stupid ich finde sie dumm

it's thought that... man nimmt an, dass...

to \think to oneself that... [bei] sich dat denken, dass...

and I thought to myself, what a wonderful day! und ich dachte [leise] bei mir: was für ein wunderbarer Tag!

2. (consider to be)

▪ to \think sb/sth [to be] sth jdn/etw für etw akk halten

who do you \think you are? für wen hältst du dich eigentlich?

he's thought to be a very rich man er gilt als sehr reicher Mann

to \think it [un]likely that... es für [un]wahrscheinlich halten, dass...

3. (expect)

▪ to \think sth etw denken

who would have thought [that]...? wer hätte gedacht[, dass]...?

who would have thought it? wer hätte das gedacht?

I'm going out to play — that's what you \think! ( iron) ich gehe raus spielen — das denkst du aber auch nur!

4. (intend)

▪ to \think that...:

I \think I'll go for a walk ich denke, ich mache einen Spaziergang

5. (remember)

▪ to \think to do sth daran denken, etw zu tun

6. (find surprising, strange, foolish)

▪ to \think that... kaum zu glauben, dass...

to \think [that] I loved him! kaum zu glauben, dass ich ihn einmal geliebt habe!

to \think that I lent him all that money! kaum zu glauben, dass ich so dumm war, ihm so viel Geld zu leihen!

7.

▶ to \think beautiful [or great] [or interesting] thoughts in Gedanken versunken sein

▶ to \think the world well lost BRIT den lieben Gott einen guten Mann sein lassen

▶ \think sb:

she'll manage [\think Mrs Kern] sie wird es schaffen (denken wir doch nur mal an Frau Kern)

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[ɵɪŋk] vb: pret, ptp thought
1. vi
denken
to think to oneself — sich (dat)

I was just sitting there thinking to myself — ich saß so in Gedanken da

think before you speak/act —

do animals think? — können Tiere denken?

to act without thinking — unüberlegt handeln

think again! — denk noch mal nach

so you think I'll give you the money? well, you'd better think again! — du denkst also, ich gebe dir das Geld? das hast du dir ( wohl) gedacht!

it makes you think — es macht or stimmt einen nachdenklich

I need time to think — ich brauche Zeit zum Nachdenken

it's so noisy you can't hear yourself think — bei so einem Lärm kann doch kein Mensch denken

now let me think — lass (mich) mal überlegen or nachdenken

stop and think before you make a big decision — denke in aller Ruhe nach, bevor du eine schwerwiegende or schwer wiegende Entscheidung triffst

it's a good idea, don't you think? — es ist eine gute Idee, findest or meinst du nicht auch?

just think — stellen Sie sich (dat)

just think, you too could be rich where was it? think, man, think! — stell dir vor or denk dir nur, auch du könntest reich sein wo war es?, denk doch mal nach!

listen, I've been thinking,... — hör mal, ich habe mir überlegt...

sorry, I just wasn't thinking — Entschuldigung, da habe ich geschlafen (inf)

you just didn't think, did you? — da hast du dir nichts gedacht, oder?

you just don't think, do you? (about other people) — du denkst auch immer nur an dich; (about consequences) was denkst du dir eigentlich?

See:

→ big

2. vt

1) (= believe) denken; (= be of opinion) glauben, meinen, denken

I think you'll find I'm right — ich glaube or denke, Sie werden zu der Überzeugung gelangen, dass ich recht habe

I think it's too late —

I think I can do it — ich glaube or denke, dass ich es schaffen kann

well, I THINK it was there! — nun, ich glaube zumindest, dass es da war!

and what do you think? asked the interviewer —

you never know what he's thinking — ich weiß nie, was er (sich) denkt

I think you'd better go/accept/be careful — ich denke, Sie gehen jetzt besser/Sie stimmen lieber zu/Sie wären besser vorsichtig

well, I THINK he'll understand — na ja, ich nehme zumindest an, dass er das verstehen wird

I think so — ich denke or glaube (schon)

I think so too — das meine or denke ich auch

I don't think so, I shouldn't think so, I think not — ich denke or glaube nicht

I'll take this one then – I think not, Mr Green — dann nehme ich dieses – das glaube ich kaum, Herr Green

I should think so! — das will ich (aber) auch gemeint haben

I should think not! — das will ich auch nicht hoffen

I hardly think/think it likely that... — ich glaube kaum/ich halte es nicht für wahrscheinlich, dass...

I wasn't even thinking it — daran habe ich nicht einmal gedacht

one would have thought there was an easier answer —

one would have thought you could have been more punctual — man könnte eigentlich erwarten, dass Sie etwas pünktlicher kommen

one would have thought they'd have grasped it by now — man sollte eigentlich erwarten, dass sie das inzwischen begriffen haben

what do you think I should do? —

well, what do you think, shall we leave now? — nun, was meinst du, sollen wir jetzt gehen?

I think I'll go for a walk — ich glaube, ich mache einen Spaziergang

do you think you can manage? — glauben Sie, dass Sie es schaffen?

2)

(= consider) you must think me very rude —

he thinks he's intelligent, he thinks himself intelligent — er hält sich für intelligent, er meint, er ist or sei intelligent

they are thought to be rich — man hält sie für reich

I wouldn't have thought it possible — das hätte ich nicht für möglich gehalten

3) (= imagine) sich (dat) denken, sich (dat) vorstellen

I don't know what to think — ich weiß nicht, was ich davon halten soll

that's what you think! — denkste! (inf)

that's what he thinks — hat der eine Ahnung! (inf)

who do you think you are! —

you can't think how pleased I am to see you — Sie können sich (dat) (gar) nicht denken or vorstellen, wie froh ich bin, Sie zu sehen

I can't think what he means! — ich kann mir (gar) nicht denken, was er meint; (iro also) was er damit bloß meinen kann or meint?

anyone would think he was dying —

one or you would think they'd already met — man könnte (geradezu) glauben or denken, sie seien alte Bekannte

who would have thought it? — wer hätte das gedacht?

to think that she's only ten! — wenn man bedenkt or sich (dat) vorstellt, dass sie erst zehn ist

4)

(= reflect) to think how to do sth — sich (dat) überlegen, wie man etw macht

I was thinking (to myself) how ill he looked — ich dachte mir (im Stillen), dass er sehr krank aussah

I never thought to ask you — ich habe gar nicht daran gedacht, Sie zu fragen

5)

(= expect, intend often neg or interrog) I didn't think to see you here — ich hätte nicht gedacht or erwartet, Sie hier zu treffen or dass ich Sie hier treffen würde

I thought as much, I thought so — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

6)

to think one's way out of a difficulty — sich (dat)

you'll think yourself into a rage again — du steigerst dich (nur) wieder in eine Wut hinein

3. n

have a think about it and let me know — denken Sie mal darüber nach or überlegen Sie es sich (dat) einmal, und geben Sie mir dann Bescheid

to have a good think — gründlich nachdenken

you've got another think coming ( Brit inf ) — da irrst du dich aber gewaltig (inf), da bist du aber auf dem Holzweg (inf)

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think [θıŋk] prät und pperf thought [θɔːt]

A v/t

1. etwas denken:

think base thoughts gemeine Gedanken hegen;

you are only jealous. I should think I am ich habe auch allen Grund dazu;

people often think they are twins die Leute halten sie oft für Zwillinge, sie werden oft für Zwillinge gehalten;

who does he think he is? für wen hält der sich eigentlich?;

think away (sich) jemanden, etwas wegdenken;

think out

a) sich etwas ausdenken,

b) bes US a. think through ein Problem zu Ende denken;

think over sich etwas überlegen oder durch den Kopf gehen lassen;

I need some time to think it over ich brauche Bedenkzeit;

think to o.s. that … bei sich denken, dass …;

think up einen Plan etc aushecken, sich etwas ausdenken, sich etwas einfallen lassen

2. überlegen, nachdenken über (akk)

3. sich etwas denken oder vorstellen:

I can’t think how you do it umg es ist mir schleierhaft, wie du das machst;

I can’t think what his name is umg ich kann mich an seinen Namen nicht erinnern

4. bedenken:

think what your father has done for you!

5. denken, meinen, glauben, vermuten ( alle:

that dass):

I thought he was a burglar ich hielt ihn für einen Einbrecher

6. a) halten oder erachten für:

I think him (he is thought) to be a poet ich halte (man hält) ihn für einen Dichter;

he thought the lecture very interesting er fand die Vorlesung sehr interessant;

think o.s. clever sich für schlau halten;

I think it best to go now ich halte es für das Beste, jetzt zu gehen;

think it advisable es für ratsam halten oder erachten;

think sth possible etwas für möglich halten

b) etwas halten (of von):

I told him what I thought of him;

what do you think of it? auch wie gefällt es dir?

7. denken an (akk):

the child thought no harm das Kind dachte an nichts Böses

8. beabsichtigen, vorhaben, sich mit dem Gedanken tragen ( alle:

to do zu tun):

think (to do) no harm nichts Böses im Sinn haben

B v/i

1. denken (of, about an akk):

think ahead

a) vorausdenken,

b) vorsichtig sein;

think aloud, think out loud laut denken;

all he ever thinks about is sex er hat nur Sex im Kopf;

now that I come to think of it

a) wenn ich es mir recht überlege,

b) da fällt mir ein;

think for o.s. selbstständig denken

2. think of

a) sich besinnen auf (akk), sich erinnern an (akk):

try to think of all that has happened,

b) auch think about etwas bedenken:

think of it! denke daran!;

I have my reputation to think about ich muss an meinen Ruf denken

c) sich etwas denken oder vorstellen:

think of o.s. as sich halten für

d) einen Plan etc ersinnen, sich etwas ausdenken

e) think of doing sth beabsichtigen oder vorhaben oder sich mit dem Gedanken tragen, etwas zu tun:

think of marrying ans Heiraten denken;

I shouldn’t think of doing such a thing so etwas würde mir nicht im Traum einfallen

f) halten von: → better¹ C 1, much B, nothing Bes Redew, world Bes Redew

3. überlegen, nachdenken (about, on, over über akk):

let me think a moment;

I’ve been thinking ich habe nachgedacht;

only think! denk dir nur!, stell dir nur vor!;

that gave him sth to think about das gab ihm zu denken;

I need some time to think about it ich brauche Bedenkzeit;

think again on sth etwas noch einmal überdenken

4. denken, glauben, meinen:

he’s got more of it than he thinks er hat mehr davon, als er glaubt; → so¹ A 5

C s umg

a) (Nach)Denken n:

have a (fresh) think about sth über etwas nachdenken (etwas noch einmal überdenken)

b) Gedanke m:

have another think coming schiefgewickelt sein umg

D adj umg

a) Denk…

b) (geistig) anspruchsvoll

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1. transitive verb,
thought

1) (consider) meinen

we think [that] he will come — wir denken od. glauben, dass er kommt

we do not think it probable — wir halten es nicht für wahrscheinlich

he is thought to be a fraud — man hält ihn für einen Betrüger

what do you think? — was meinst du?

what do you think of or about him/it? — was hältst du von ihm/davon?

I thought to myself... — ich dachte mir [im stillen]

that's what they think! — das meinen die!

..., don't you think? —..., findest od. meinst du nicht auch?

where do you think you are? — was glaubst du eigentlich, wo du bist?

who does he/she think he/she is? — für wen od. wofür hält er/sie sich eigentlich?

you or one or anyone would think that... — man sollte [doch] eigentlich annehmen, dass...

I think not — ich glaube nicht

I should think so/think not! — (indignant) das will ich meinen/das will ich nicht hoffen

I thought as much or so — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

I think so — ich glaube schon

do you really think so? — findest du wirklich?

I wouldn't think so — das glaube ich kaum

yes, I think so too — ja, das finde ich auch (ugs.)

I should think not! — (no!) auf keinen Fall

that'll be great fun, I don't think — (coll. iron.) das kann ja lustig werden (ugs. iron.)

to think [that] he should treat me like this! — man sollte es nicht für möglich halten, dass er mich so behandelt!

I wouldn't have thought it possible — ich hätte das nicht für möglich gehalten

2) (coll.): (remember)

think to do something — daran denken, etwas zu tun

3) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen
2. intransitive verb,
thought

1) [nach]denken

we want to make the students think — wir möchten die Studenten zum Denken bringen

I need time to think — ich muss es mir erst überlegen

I've been thinking — ich habe nachgedacht

think in German — etc. deutsch usw. denken

it makes you think — es macht od. stimmt einen nachdenklich

just think! — stell dir das mal vor!

think for oneself — sich (Dat.) seine eigene Meinung bilden

think [to oneself]... — sich (Dat.) im stillen denken...

let me think — lass [mich] mal nachdenken od. überlegen

you'd better think again! — da hast du dich aber geschnitten! (ugs.)

think twice — es sich (Dat.) zweimal überlegen

this made her think twice — das gab ihr zu denken

think twice about doing something — es sich (Dat.) zweimal überlegen, ob man etwas tut

think on one's feet — (coll.) sich (Dat.) aus dem Stegreif etwas überlegen

2) (have intention)

I think I'll try — ich glaube od. denke, ich werde es versuchen

we think we'll enter for the regatta — wir haben vor, an der Regatta teilzunehmen
3. noun
(coll.)

have a [good] think — es sich (Dat.) gut überlegen

have a think about that! — denk mal drüber nach! (ugs.)

you have [got] another think coming! — da irrst du dich aber gewaltig!

Phrasal Verbs:

- think about

- think ahead

- think back to

- think of

- think out

- think over

- think through

- think up

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(of) v.

denken (an) v.

glauben v.

meinen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: thought)

= denken v.

(§ p.,pp.: dachte, gedacht)

meinen v.

English-german dictionary > think
13 to

1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after academic.ru/75540/too">too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

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1. [tə,tu] preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) zu, auf

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) bis

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) bis

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) zu, mit

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) zu, für

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) gegenüber, zu

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) zu

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) zu, um zu

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) zu
2. [tu:] adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) zu

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) zu sich, dran

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- to and fro

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to

[tu:, tu, tə]

I. PREPOSITION

1. (moving towards) in + akk

, nach + dat

, zu + dat

she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster]

we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt

they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit

I'm going \to a party/concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert

she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen]

we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen

he flew \to the US er flog in die USA

she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen

my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika

this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!

parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse

from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof

on the way \to the mountains/the sea/the town centre auf dem Weg in die Berge/zum Meer/ins [o zum] Stadtzentrum

\to the north/south nördlich/südlich

twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt

the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt

from place \to place von Ort zu Ort

\to the right/left nach rechts/links

there \to the right dort rechts

he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian

2. (attending regularly) zu + dat

, in + dat

she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten

he goes \to university er geht auf die Universität

do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?

I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich zum Fitness

3. (inviting to) zu + dat

an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit

I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen

she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Mittagessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen

4. (in direction of) auf + akk

she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont

to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen

back \to front verkehrt herum

5. (in contact with) an + dat

they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange

she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust

she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihre Brust

6. (attached to) an + akk

tie the lead \to the fence mach die Leine am Zaun fest

they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an

stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier

7. (with indirect object)

▪ \to sb/sth jdm/etw dat

I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen

give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr

children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander

who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief adressiert?

what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?

her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn

they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein

a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden]

to be grateful \to sb jdm dankbar sein

to be married \to sb mit jdm verheiratet sein

to tell/show sth \to sb jdm etw erzählen/zeigen

8. (with respect to) zu + dat

and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?

he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen

this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie

9. (in response) auf + akk

a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18

her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage

and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?

10. (belonging to) zu + dat

the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel

the top \to this pen die Kappe, die auf diesen Stift gehört

she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein

there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischen Unterton

there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite

11. (compared to) mit + dat

I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor

she looked about thirty \to his sixty neben ihm mit seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig

to be comparable \to sth mit etw dat vergleichbar sein

[to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein]

her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte

to be superior \to sb jdm übergeordnet sein, höher stehen als jd

12. (in scores) zu + dat

Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen

Manchester won three \to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen

13. (until) bis + dat

, zu + dat

I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen

unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen

count \to 20 zähle bis 20

it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York

14. (expressing change of state) zu + dat

he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten

his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude

the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System

her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin

the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war bestens zubereitet

he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode

she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt

smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen

she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe

he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig

15. (to point in time) bis + dat

the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet

we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende

and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...

it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!

16. (including)

▪ from... \to... von... bis...

from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende

from morning \to night von morgens bis abends

front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten

I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen

he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht

from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord

17. BRIT (in clock times) vor, bis SÜDD

it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs

18. (causing) zu + dat

\to my relief/horror/astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen

much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung

19. (according to) für + akk

\to me, it sounds like she's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob sie die Beziehung beenden wollte

that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut

if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind

this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil

does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?

fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund sind nichts für ihn

what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?

20. (serving) für + akk

he works as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous er arbeitet als Personal Trainer für die Reichen und Berühmten

they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin

economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten

21. FILM (next to)

she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet in der Verfilmung von Olivier spielte sie neben Hamlet die Ophelia

22. (in honour of) auf + akk

here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!

\to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!

the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet

I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus

a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten

23. (per)

the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen

three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig

the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst

24. (as a result of) von + dat

she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie wurden durch laute Schreie wach

I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gerne mit Musik

I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen

the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne

25. (roughly) bis + dat

thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute

26. MATH (defining exponent) hoch

ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei

27.

▶ that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles

▶ there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei

II. TO FORM INFINITIVES

1. (expressing future intention) zu

she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen

I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen

I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde

he lived \to see his first grandchild er durfte erleben, dass sein erstes Enkelkind geboren wurde

I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise

the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über 500.000 Pfund bezahlen

he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben

I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren

Blair \to meet with Bush Blair trifft Bush

to be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein, etw zu tun

2. (forming requests) zu

she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertigzustellen

he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten

I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen

we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären

you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun

that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten

young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer

3. (expressing wish) zu

I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen

I'd love \to live in New York ich würde nur zu gern in New York leben

would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?

that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein

I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen

I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss mal auf die Toilette

do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?

I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren

4. (omitting verb)

are you going tonight? — I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? — das hoffe ich sehr

would you like to go and see the Russian clowns? — yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? — ja, sehr gern

can you drive? — yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? — ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern

5. after adj (to complete meaning)

it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen

I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen

he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen

she's due \to have her baby sie bekommt bald ihr Baby

I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen

she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist

I'm sorry \to hear that es tut mir leid, das zu hören

easy \to use leicht zu bedienen

languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß

it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen

three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang

I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen

6. (expressing purpose)

I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen

she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen

my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen

they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen

I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen

something \to eat etwas zu essen

the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf]

Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der den Mond betrat

7. (expressing intent)

we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen

\to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...

he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen

8. (after wh- words)

I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll

I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll

she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte

can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?

9. (introducing clause)

\to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen

\to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden

\to be honest um ehrlich zu sein

10. (in consecutive acts) um zu

he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen

she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand

they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war

III. ADVERB

inv zu

to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen

to come \to zu sich dat kommen

to set \to sich akk daranmachen fam

they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen

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[tuː]
1. PREPOSITION

1) = in direction of, towards zu

to go to the station — zum Bahnhof gehen

to go to the doctor( 's)/greengrocer's etc — zum Arzt/Gemüsehändler etc gehen

to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

to go to Switzerland —

to go to school to go to bed — zur Schule or in die Schule gehen ins or zu Bett gehen

to the left — nach links

to the west — nach Westen

he came up to where I was standing —

to fall to the ground — auf den Boden or zu Boden fallen

to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

hold it up to the light — halte es gegen das Licht

2) = as far as, until bis

to count (up) to 20 —

there were (from) 40 to 60 people — es waren 40 bis 60 Leute da

it's 90 kms to Paris — nach Paris sind es 90 km

it's correct to a millimetre — es stimmt bis auf den Millimeter

8 years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor 8 Jahren

to this day — bis auf den heutigen Tag

they perished to a man — sie kamen alle bis auf den letzten Mann ums Leben

3) = in in (+dat)

I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

4)

= secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

they tied him to the tree —

they held him to the ground — sie hielten ihn am Boden

5)

with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

a present from me to you —

who did you give it to? — wem haben Sie es gegeben?

I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

what is it to you? — was geht dich das an?

he is kind to everyone — er ist zu allen freundlich

it's a great help to me — das ist eine große Hilfe für mich

he has been a good friend to us — er war uns (dat)

"To... " (on envelope etc) to pray to God — "An (+acc)..." zu Gott beten

6) in toasts auf (+acc)

to drink to sb — jdm zutrinken

to drink to sb's health — auf jds Wohl (acc) trinken

7)

= next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

at right angles to the wall —

parallel to the wall — parallel zur Wand

to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

8) with expressions of time vor

20 ( minutes) to 2 — 20 (Minuten) vor 2

at (a) quarter to 2 — um Viertel vor 2

25 to 3 — 5 (Minuten) nach halb 3

it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

9) = in relation to zu

A is to B as C is to D —

by a majority of 10 to 7 — mit einer Mehrheit von 10 zu 7

they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

10) = per pro; (in recipes, when mixing) auf (+acc)

one person to a room — eine Person pro Zimmer

11) MATH

3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

12)

= concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

what would you say to a beer? — was hältst du von einem Bier?

that's all there is to it — das ist alles

to repairing television £30 (Comm) — (für) Reparatur eines Fernsehers £ 30

13)

= according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

it's not to my taste — das ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack

14)

= accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

15)

= of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

secretary to the director — Sekretärin des Direktors

16)

= producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

17)

infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

he decided to come — er beschloss zu kommen

I want to do it — ich will es tun

I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

18)

conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

19)

infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

I did it to help you — ich tat es, um dir zu helfen

to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

never to be found again — und wurde nie wiedergefunden

20)

omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

I'll try to — ich werde es versuchen

you have to — du musst

I'd love to — sehr gerne

we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

21)

set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

there's no-one to help us — es ist niemand da, der uns helfen könnte

who is he to order you around? — wer ist er denn, dass er dich so herumkommandiert?

he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

who was the last to see her? —

there is much to be done — es gibt viel zu tun

what is there to do here? —

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

the book is still to be written — das Buch muss noch geschrieben werden

are you ready to go at last? — bist du endlich fertig?

it's hard to understand — es ist schwer zu verstehen

it's impossible to believe — das kann man einfach nicht glauben

you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

is it good to eat? —

it's too heavy to lift too young to marry — es ist zu schwer zum Heben zu jung zum Heiraten

he's too old to be still in short trousers — er ist schon so alt und trägt noch kurze Hosen

2. ADJECTIVE
door (= ajar) angelehnt; (= shut) zu
3. ADVERB

to and fro — hin und her; walk auf und ab

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to

A präp [tuː; tʊ; tə]

1. (Grundbedeutung) zu

2. (Richtung und Ziel, räumlich) zu, nach, an (akk), in (akk), auf (akk):

go to London nach London fahren;

from east to west von Osten nach Westen;

throw sth to the ground etwas auf den oder zu Boden werfen

3. in (dat):

have you ever been to London?

4. (Richtung, Ziel, Zweck) zu, auf (akk), an (akk), in (akk), für, gegen:

play to a large audience vor einem großen Publikum spielen; → duty A 1 a, invite A 1, pray B 2, etc

5. (Zugehörigkeit) zu, in (akk), für, auf (akk):

that is all there is to it das ist alles;

a cap with a tassel to it eine Mütze mit einer Troddel (daran);

a key to the case ein Schlüssel für den oder zum Koffer;

a room to myself ein Zimmer für mich (allein); → assistant B 1, end C 7, moral B 1, secretary 1, etc

6. (Übereinstimmung, Gemäßheit) nach, für, gemäß: → astonishment, etc

7. (im Verhältnis oder Vergleich) zu, gegen, gegenüber, auf (akk), mit:

the score is three to one (3-1) das Spiel oder es steht drei zu eins (3:1);

two is to four as four is to eight zwei verhält sich zu vier wie vier zu acht

8. (Ausmaß, Grenze, Grad) bis, (bis) zu, (bis) an (akk), auf (akk), in (dat):

to the clouds bis an die Wolken;

ten feet to the ground zehn Fuß bis zum Boden; → craziness

9. (zeitliche Ausdehnung oder Grenze) bis, bis zu, bis gegen, auf (akk), vor (dat):

from three to four von drei bis vier (Uhr);

it’s ten to five es ist zehn vor fünf

10. (Begleitung) zu, nach:

sing to a guitar zu einer Gitarre singen;

they danced to a tune sie tanzten nach einer Melodie; → dance A 1

11. zur Bildung des Dativs:

a) betont:

he gave the book to me, not to you! er gab das Buch mir, nicht Ihnen!

b) unbetont:

she was a good mother to him sie war ihm eine gute Mutter

B partikel [tʊ; tə]

1. zur Bezeichnung des Infinitivs:

to go gehen;

easy to understand leicht zu verstehen;

she was heard to cry man hörte sie weinen

2. (Zweck, Absicht) um zu, zu:

he only does it to earn money er tut es nur, um Geld zu verdienen

3. zur Verkürzung des Nebensatzes:

I weep to think of it ich weine, wenn ich daran denke;

he was the first to arrive er kam als Erster;

to hear him talk wenn man ihn (so) reden hört; → honest A 1 b

4. zur Bezeichnung eines Grundes:

why blame you me to love you? obs oder poet was tadelst du mich, weil ich dich liebe?

5. zur Andeutung eines aus dem Vorhergehenden zu ergänzenden Infinitivs:

I don’t go because I don’t want to ich gehe nicht, weil ich nicht (gehen) will

C adv [tuː]

1. a) zu, geschlossen:

pull the door to die Türe zuziehen

b) angelehnt:

leave the door to

2. (wieder) zu Bewusstsein oder zu sich: → bring to A 1, come to 1

3. SCHIFF nahe am Wind:

keep her to!

4. to and fro

a) hin und her,

b) auf und ab

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1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

English-german dictionary > to
14 little

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

•

- a little
- little by little
- make little of

little¹ adj

1. pequeño

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

a little boy un chico pequeño

a little white mouse un ratoncito blanco

poor little thing! ¡pobrecito!

2. poco

we have very little money tenemos muy poco dinero

I sleep very little duermo muy poco

little² adv pron poco

try to rest a little intenta descansar un poco

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

I feel a little better me encuentro un poco mejor

El comparativo de little es less; el superlativo es least

little

tr['lɪtəl]

adjective

1 (small) pequeño,-a

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

■ a little cup una tacita

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

■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecillo!

2 (not much) poco,-a

■ a little milk un poco de leche

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

pronoun

1 poco

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

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

adverb

1 poco

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

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

■ as little as possible lo menos posible

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

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

little by little poco a poco

little or nothing casi nada

not a little ironic muy

■ he was not a little impressed se quedó muy impresionado

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

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

little finger dedo meñique

little woman pejorative (wife) mujer nombre femenino

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

1) : poco

she sings very little: canta muy poco

2)

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

3)

as little as possible : lo menos posible

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

1) small: pequeño

2) : poco

they speak little Spanish: hablan poco español

little by little: poco a poco

3) trivial: sin importancia, trivial

little n

1) : poco m

little has changed: poco ha cambiado

2)

a little : un poco, algo

it's a little surprising: es algo sorprendente

little

adj.

• chico, -a adj.

• corto, -a adj.

• enano, -a adj.

• escaso, -a adj.

• menudo, -a adj.

• mezquino, -a adj.

• meñique adj.

• parvo, -a adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

• poco, -a adj.

adv.

• poco adv.

n.

• poco s.m.

I 'lɪtḷ
1) adjective

Sense I

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

a) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

a lovely little dog — un perrito precioso

a little old lady — una viejecita

a little while — un ratito

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

b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

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

my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito

c) ( insignificant) pequeño

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

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

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

you poor little thing! — pobrecito!

Sense II

4) (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

there is very little bread left — queda muy poco pan

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

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

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

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

b)

a little — ( some) un poco de

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

II

pronoun (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco, -ca

there was little to do — había poco que hacer

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

the little that she earns — lo poco que gana

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

little by little — poco a poco

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

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

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

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

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

b)

a little — ( some) un poco, algo

she ate a little — comió algo or un poco

III

adverb (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

he goes out very little — sale muy poco

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

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

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

b) (hardly, not)

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

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

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

c)

a little — ( somewhat) un poco

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

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

I ['lɪtl]
1. ADJ

1) (=small) pequeño, chico (LAm)

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

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

she had a little girl yesterday — ayer tuvo una niñita

when I was little — cuando era pequeña, de pequeña

the little ones — (=children) los pequeños

2) (=short) corto

a little walk — un paseo corto

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

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

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

a little house — una casita

a little girl — una niñita, una chiquita

a little fish — un pececillo, un pececito

a little sip — un sorbito

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

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

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

4) (=younger)

her little brother — su hermano menor, su hermanito

2.

CPD

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

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

little finger N — dedo m meñique, meñique m

the little folk NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos

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

the little people NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos

little toe N — dedo m pequeño del pie

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

1) (=not much) poco

he knows little — sabe poco

to see/do little — ver/hacer poco

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

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

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

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

• there's very little left — queda muy poco

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

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

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

• little or nothing — poco o nada

to spend little or nothing — gastar poco o nada

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

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

too little too late — muy poco y muy tarde

2) (=some)

give me a little — dame un poco

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

• little by little — poco a poco

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

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

a little more slowly — un poco más despacio

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

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

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

• for a little — un rato, durante un rato

2. ADJ

1) (=not much) poco

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

with little difficulty — sin problema or dificultad

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

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

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

• I have very little money — tengo muy poco dinero

2) (=some)

a little wine — un poco de vino

I speak a little Spanish — hablo un poco de español

• a little bit (of) — un poquito (de)

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

3) (=short)

• for a little time or while — un ratito

3. ADV

1) (=not much) poco

he reads little — lee poco

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

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

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

• a little known fact — un hecho poco conocido

• little more than — poco más que

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

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

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

2) (=somewhat) algo

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

• a little better — un poco mejor, algo mejor

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

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

3) (=not at all)

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

4) (=rarely) poco

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

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

* * *

I ['lɪtḷ]
1) adjective

Sense I

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

a) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

a lovely little dog — un perrito precioso

a little old lady — una viejecita

a little while — un ratito

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

b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

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

my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito

c) ( insignificant) pequeño

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

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

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

you poor little thing! — pobrecito!

Sense II

4) (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

there is very little bread left — queda muy poco pan

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

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

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

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

b)

a little — ( some) un poco de

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

II

pronoun (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco, -ca

there was little to do — había poco que hacer

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

the little that she earns — lo poco que gana

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

little by little — poco a poco

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

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

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

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

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

b)

a little — ( some) un poco, algo

she ate a little — comió algo or un poco

III

adverb (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

he goes out very little — sale muy poco

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

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

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

b) (hardly, not)

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

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

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

c)

a little — ( somewhat) un poco

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

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

English-spanish dictionary > little
15 get

get [get]

recevoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (d), 1A (g), 1A (i), 1B (b) avoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b) toucher ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (b) trouver ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) obtenir ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) tenir ⇒ 1A (c) offrir ⇒ 1A (e) acheter ⇒ 1A (f) prendre ⇒ 1A (f), 1A (k), 1A (l) gagner ⇒ 1A (i) chercher ⇒ 1A (j) attraper ⇒ 1A (k), 1A (l), 1B (a) réserver ⇒ 1A (m) répondre ⇒ 1A (n) faire faire ⇒ 1C (b)-(d) préparer ⇒ 1D (a) entendre ⇒ 1D (b) comprendre ⇒ 1D (d) atteindre ⇒ 1E (a) devenir ⇒ 2A (a) se faire ⇒ 2A (b) commencer à ⇒ 2A (c), 2B (c) aller ⇒ 2B (a) réussir à ⇒ 2B (e)

( British pt & pp got [gɒt], cont getting [getɪŋ], American pt got [gɒt], pp gotten [gɒtən], cont getting [getɪŋ])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (receive → gift, letter, phone call) recevoir, avoir; (→ benefits, pension) recevoir, toucher; (→ medical treatment) suivre;

∎ I got a bike for my birthday on m'a donné ou j'ai eu ou j'ai reçu un vélo pour mon anniversaire;

∎ I get 'The Times' at home je reçois le 'Times' à la maison;

∎ this part of the country doesn't get much rain cette région ne reçoit pas beaucoup de pluie, il ne pleut pas beaucoup dans cette région;

∎ the living room gets a lot of sun le salon est très ensoleillé;

∎ I rang but I got no answer (at door) j'ai sonné mais je n'ai pas obtenu ou eu de réponse; (on phone) j'ai appelé sans obtenir de réponse;

∎ many students get grants beaucoup d'étudiants ont une bourse;

∎ he got five years for smuggling il a écopé de ou il a pris cinq ans (de prison) pour contrebande;

∎ he got a bullet in his shoulder il a reçu une balle dans l'épaule;

∎ familiar you're really going to get it! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ou écoper!;

∎ familiar I'll see that you get yours! je vais te régler ton compte!

(b) (obtain → gen) avoir, trouver, obtenir; (→ through effort) se procurer, obtenir; (→ licence, loan, permission) obtenir; (→ diploma, grades) avoir, obtenir;

∎ where did you get that book? où avez-vous trouvé ce livre?;

∎ they got him a job ils lui ont trouvé du travail;

∎ I got the job! ils m'ont embauché!;

∎ can you get them the report? pouvez-vous leur procurer le rapport?;

∎ I got the idea from a book j'ai trouvé l'idée dans un livre;

∎ I got a glimpse of her face j'ai pu apercevoir son visage;

∎ you get a fine view from here il y a une vue magnifique d'ici;

∎ I've got six more to get (in collection) il m'en manque six;

∎ the town gets its water from the reservoir la ville reçoit son eau du réservoir;

∎ we get our wine directly from the vineyard en vin ou pour le vin, nous nous fournissons directement chez le producteur;

∎ they stopped in town to get some lunch (had lunch there) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour déjeuner; (bought something to eat) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour acheter de quoi déjeuner;

∎ I'm going out to get a breath of fresh air je sors prendre l'air;

∎ I'm going to get something to drink/eat (fetch) je vais chercher quelque chose à boire/manger; (consume) je vais boire/manger quelque chose;

∎ can I get a coffee? je pourrais avoir un café, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ get yourself a good lawyer trouvez-vous un bon avocat;

∎ get advice from your doctor demandez conseil à votre médecin;

∎ I need all the advice I can get j'ai besoin de tous les conseils qu'on peut me donner;

∎ to get (oneself) a wife/husband se trouver une femme/un mari;

∎ to get sb to oneself avoir qn pour soi tout seul;

∎ to get a divorce obtenir le divorce;

∎ get plenty of exercise faites beaucoup d'exercice;

∎ get plenty of sleep dormez beaucoup;

∎ try and get a few days off work essayez de prendre quelques jours de congé;

∎ I'll do it if I get the time/a moment je le ferai si j'ai le temps/si je trouve un moment;

∎ I got a lot from or out of my trip to China mon voyage en Chine m'a beaucoup apporté;

∎ she got very little from her lessons elle a très peu appris de ses leçons;

∎ he didn't get a chance to introduce himself il n'a pas eu l'occasion de se présenter

(c) (inherit → characteristic) tenir;

∎ she gets her shyness from her father elle tient sa timidité de son père

(d) (obtain in exchange) recevoir;

∎ they got a lot of money for their flat la vente de leur appartement leur a rapporté beaucoup d'argent;

∎ they got a good price for the painting le tableau s'est vendu à un bon prix;

∎ what did you get for your car? combien est-ce que tu as vendu ta voiture?;

∎ he got nothing for his trouble il s'est donné de la peine pour rien;

∎ you don't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien

(e) (offer as gift) offrir, donner;

∎ what did she get him for Christmas? qu'est-ce qu'elle lui a offert ou donné pour Noël?;

∎ I don't know what to get Jill for her birthday je ne sais pas quoi acheter à Jill pour son anniversaire

(f) (buy) acheter, prendre;

∎ get your father a magazine when you go out achète une revue à ton père quand tu sortiras;

∎ get the paper too prends ou achète le journal aussi;

∎ we got the house cheap on a eu la maison (à) bon marché

(g) (learn → information, news) recevoir, apprendre;

∎ we turned on the radio to get the news nous avons allumé la radio pour écouter les informations;

∎ she just got news or word of the accident elle vient juste d'apprendre la nouvelle de l'accident;

∎ he broke down when he got the news en apprenant la nouvelle il a fondu en larmes

(h) (reach by calculation or experimentation → answer, solution) trouver; (→ result) obtenir;

∎ multiply 5 by 2 and you get 10 multipliez 5 par 2 et vous obtenez 10

(i) (earn, win → salary) recevoir, gagner, toucher; (→ prize) gagner; (→ reputation) se faire;

∎ plumbers get £20 an hour un plombier gagne ou touche 20 livres de l'heure;

∎ he got a good name or a reputation as an architect il s'est fait une réputation dans le milieu de l'architecture;

∎ someone's trying to get your attention (calling) quelqu'un vous appelle; (waving) quelqu'un vous fait signe

(j) (bring, fetch) (aller) chercher;

∎ he went and got a book from the library il est allé chercher un livre à la bibliothèque;

∎ go and get a doctor allez chercher un médecin;

∎ get me my coat va me chercher ou apporte-moi mon manteau;

∎ we had to get a doctor nous avons dû faire venir un médecin;

∎ he went to get a taxi il est parti chercher un taxi;

∎ what can I get you to drink? qu'est-ce que je vous sers à boire?;

∎ can I get you anything? (to somebody ill etc) est-ce que vous avez besoin de quelque chose?;

∎ they sent him to get help ils l'ont envoyé chercher de l'aide

(k) (catch → ball) attraper; (→ bus, train) prendre, attraper;

∎ did you get your train? est-ce que tu as eu ton train?

(l) (capture) attraper, prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ the Mounties always get their man la police montée attrape toujours son homme (au Canada);

∎ he got me by the arm il m'a attrapé par le bras;

∎ the dog got him by the leg le chien l'a attrapé à la jambe;

∎ (I've) got you! je te tiens!

(m) (book, reserve) réserver, retenir;

∎ we're trying to get a flight to Budapest nous essayons de réserver un vol pour Budapest

(n) (answer → door, telephone) répondre;

∎ the doorbell's ringing - I'll get it! quelqu'un sonne à la porte - j'y vais!;

∎ will you get the phone? peux-tu répondre au téléphone?

B.

(a) (become ill with) attraper;

∎ he got a chill il a pris ou attrapé froid;

∎ I get a headache when I drink red wine le vin rouge me donne mal à la tête;

∎ familiar to get it bad for sb avoir qn dans la peau

(b) (experience, feel → shock) recevoir, ressentir, avoir; (→ fun, pain, surprise) avoir;

∎ I got the feeling something horrible would happen j'ai eu l'impression ou le pressentiment que quelque chose d'horrible allait arriver;

∎ I get the impression he doesn't like me j'ai l'impression que je ne lui plais pas;

∎ to get a thrill out of sth/doing sth prendre plaisir à qch/faire qch;

∎ familiar to get religion devenir croyant^□

(c) (encounter)

∎ you get some odd people on these tours il y a de drôles de gens dans ces voyages organisés;

∎ you get a lot of people marrying young here il y a beaucoup de gens qui se marient jeunes par ici;

∎ we don't get many accidents here nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'accidents par ici

C.

(a) (with adj or past participle) (cause to be) she managed to get the window closed/open elle a réussi à fermer/ouvrir la fenêtre;

∎ I got the car started j'ai démarré la voiture;

∎ don't get your feet wet! ne te mouille pas les pieds!;

∎ get the suitcases ready préparez les bagages;

∎ the children are getting themselves ready for school les enfants se préparent pour (aller à) l'école;

∎ I finally got her on her own or alone j'ai fini par réussir à la voir en tête à tête;

∎ we managed to get him in a good mood nous avons réussi à le mettre de bonne humeur;

∎ they've got me so I don't know whether I'm coming or going c'en est à un tel point que je ne sais plus où j'en suis;

∎ to get people interested (in sth) intéresser les gens (à qch);

∎ let me get this clear que ce soit bien clair;

∎ to get things under control prendre les choses en main;

∎ he likes his bath as hot as he can get it il aime que son bain soit aussi chaud que possible;

∎ the flat is as clean as I'm going to get it j'ai nettoyé l'appartement le mieux que j'ai pu;

∎ he got himself nominated president il s'est fait nommer président;

∎ don't get yourself all worked up ne t'en fais pas

(b) (with infinitive) (cause to do or carry out) we couldn't get her to leave on n'a pas pu la faire partir;

∎ get him to move the car demande-lui de déplacer la voiture;

∎ I got it to work, I got it working j'ai réussi à le faire marcher;

∎ we have to get the government to tighten up on pollution control il faut que l'on obtienne du gouvernement qu'il renforce les lois contre la pollution;

∎ he got the other members to agree il a réussi à obtenir l'accord des autres membres;

∎ I can always get someone else to do it je peux toujours le faire faire par quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ I got her to talk about life in China je lui ai demandé de parler de la vie en Chine;

∎ they can't get the landlord to fix the roof ils n'arrivent pas à obtenir du propriétaire qu'il fasse réparer le toit;

∎ how do you get jasmine to grow indoors? comment peut-on faire pousser du jasmin à l'intérieur?

(c) (with past participle) (cause to be done or carried out) to get sth done/repaired faire faire/réparer qch;

∎ to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux;

∎ I didn't get anything done today je n'ai rien fait aujourd'hui;

∎ it's impossible to get anything done around here (by oneself) il est impossible de faire quoi que ce soit ici; (by someone else) il est impossible d'obtenir quoi que ce soit ici

(d) (cause to come, go, move)

∎ how are you going to get this package to them? comment allez-vous leur faire parvenir ce paquet?;

∎ they eventually got all the boxes downstairs/upstairs ils ont fini par descendre/monter toutes leurs boîtes;

∎ I managed to get the old man downstairs/upstairs j'ai réussi à faire descendre/monter le vieil homme;

∎ I managed to get him away from the others j'ai réussi à l'éloigner des autres;

∎ get him away from me débarrassez-moi de lui;

∎ can you get me home? pouvez-vous me raccompagner?;

∎ they got her to the airport on time ils l'ont amenée à l'aéroport à l'heure;

∎ his friends managed to get him home ses amis ont réussi à le ramener (à la maison);

∎ how are we going to get the bike home? comment est-ce qu'on va ramener le vélo à la maison?;

∎ I got a message to them je leur ai fait parvenir un message;

∎ he can't get the children to bed il n'arrive pas à mettre les enfants au lit;

∎ I can't get my boots off/on je n'arrive pas à enlever/mettre mes bottes;

∎ we couldn't get the bed through the door nous n'avons pas pu faire passer le lit par la porte;

∎ figurative where has all this got us? où est-ce que tout ça nous a menés?;

∎ this is getting us nowhere ça ne nous mène nulle part, ça ne nous mène à rien;

∎ that won't get you very far! ça ne te servira pas à grand-chose!, tu ne seras pas beaucoup plus avancé!

D.

(a) (prepare → meal, drink) préparer;

∎ he's in the kitchen getting dinner il est à la cuisine en train de préparer le dîner;

∎ who's going to get the children breakfast? qui va préparer le petit déjeuner pour les enfants?;

∎ she got herself some breakfast elle s'est préparé un petit déjeuner

(b) (hear correctly) entendre, saisir;

∎ I didn't get his name je n'ai pas saisi son nom

(c) (establish telephone contact with)

∎ I got her father on the phone j'ai parlé à son père ou j'ai eu son père au téléphone;

∎ I couldn't get her at the office je n'ai pas pu l'avoir au bureau;

∎ did you get the number you wanted? avez-vous obtenu le numéro que vous vouliez?;

∎ get me extension 3500 passez-moi ou donnez-moi le poste 3500

(d) familiar (understand) comprendre^□, saisir^□ ;

∎ I don't get it, I don't get the point je ne comprends ou ne saisis pas, je n'y suis pas du tout;

∎ I don't get you or your meaning je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ if you get my meaning si tu vois ce que je veux dire^□ ;

∎ don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien;

∎ I think he's got the message now je crois qu'il a compris maintenant;

∎ I don't get the joke je ne vois pas ce qui est (si) drôle^□ ;

∎ get it?, get me?, get my drift? tu saisis?, tu piges?;

∎ (I've) got it! ça y est!^□, j'y suis!^□ ;

∎ oh, I get you! ah! j'ai pigé!

(e) (take note of) remarquer;

∎ did you get his address? lui avez-vous demandé son adresse?

(f) familiar (look at) viser;

∎ get him! who does he think he is? vise un peu ce mec, mais pour qui il se prend?;

∎ get (a load of) that! vise un peu ça!

(g) familiar (listen to) écouter^□ ;

∎ get a load of this! écoute un peu ça!;

∎ get him! écoute-le, celui-là!;

E.

(a) familiar (hit) atteindre^□ ; (hit and kill) tuer^□ ;

∎ she got him in the face with a pie elle lui a jeté une tarte à la crème à la figure;

∎ the bullet got him in the back il a pris la balle ou la balle l'a atteint dans le dos;

∎ a car got him il a été tué par une voiture

(b) familiar (harm, punish)

∎ everyone's out to get me tout le monde est après moi

(c) familiar (take vengeance on) se venger de^□ ;

∎ we'll get you for this! on te revaudra ça!;

∎ I'll get him for that! je lui revaudrai ça!

(d) familiar (affect physically)

∎ the pain gets me in the back j'ai des douleurs dans le dos^□

(e) familiar (affect emotionally) émouvoir^□ ;

∎ that song really gets me cette chanson me fait vraiment quelque chose

(f) familiar (baffle, puzzle)

∎ you've got me there alors là, aucune idée

(g) familiar (irritate) énerver^□, agacer^□ ;

∎ it really gets me when you're late qu'est-ce que ça peut m'énerver quand tu es en retard!

(h) American (learn) apprendre;

∎ to get sth by heart apprendre qch par cœur

(i) archaic (beget) engendrer;

∎ to get sb with child faire un enfant à qn

(j) Radio & Television (signal, station) capter, recevoir

(k) familiar (idiom)

∎ he got his in Vietnam il est mort au Viêt Nam^□

2 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (become) devenir;

∎ I'm getting hungry/thirsty je commence à avoir faim/soif;

∎ get dressed! habille-toi!;

∎ to get fat grossir;

∎ to get married se marier;

∎ to get divorced divorcer;

∎ don't get lost! ne vous perdez pas!;

∎ how did that vase get broken? comment se fait-il que ce vase soit cassé?;

∎ he got so he didn't want to go out any more il en est arrivé à ne plus vouloir sortir;

∎ to get old vieillir;

∎ it's getting late il se fait tard;

∎ this is getting boring ça devient ennuyeux;

∎ to get used to sth/doing sth s'habituer à qch/à faire qch;

∎ familiar will you get with it! mais réveille-toi un peu!

(b) (used to form passive)

∎ to get elected se faire élire, être élu;

∎ suppose he gets killed et s'il se fait tuer?;

∎ to get drowned se noyer;

∎ we got paid last week on a été payés la semaine dernière;

∎ I'm always getting invited to parties on m'invite toujours à des soirées

(c) (with present participle) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ let's get going or moving! (let's leave) allons-y!; (let's hurry) dépêchons(-nous)!, grouillons-nous!; (let's start to work) au travail!;

∎ I'll get going on that right away je m'y mets tout de suite;

∎ I can't seem to get going today je n'arrive pas à m'activer aujourd'hui;

∎ she got talking to the neighbours elle s'est mise à discuter avec les voisins;

∎ we got talking about racism nous en sommes venus à parler de racisme;

∎ he got to thinking about it il s'est mis à réfléchir à la question

B.

(a) (go) aller, se rendre; (arrive) arriver;

∎ when did you get home? quand es-tu rentré?;

∎ it's nice to get home ça fait du bien de rentrer chez soi;

∎ how do you get to the museum? comment est-ce qu'on fait pour aller au musée?;

∎ how did you get in here? comment êtes-vous entré?;

∎ they should get here today ils devraient arriver ici aujourd'hui;

∎ how did you get here? comment es-tu venu?;

∎ how did that bicycle get here? comment se fait-il que ce vélo se trouve ici?;

∎ I took the train from Madrid to get there j'ai pris le train de Madrid pour y aller;

∎ she's successful now but it took her a while to get there elle a une bonne situation maintenant, mais ça ne s'est pas fait du jour au lendemain;

∎ he got as far as buying the tickets il est allé jusqu'à acheter les billets;

∎ I'd hoped things wouldn't get this far j'avais espéré qu'on n'en arriverait pas là;

∎ are you getting anywhere with that report? il avance, ce rapport?;

∎ now you're getting somewhere! enfin tu avances!;

∎ I'm not getting anywhere or I'm getting nowhere with this project je fais du surplace avec ce projet;

∎ we're not getting anywhere with this meeting cette réunion est une perte de temps;

∎ she won't get anywhere or she'll get nowhere if she's rude to people elle n'arrivera à rien en étant grossière avec les gens;

∎ where's your sister got to? où est passée ta sœur?;

∎ where did my keys get to? où sont passées mes clés?

(b) (move in specified direction)

∎ he got along the ledge as best he could il a avancé le long du rebord du mieux qu'il pouvait;

∎ she got behind a tree elle s'est mise derrière un arbre;

∎ to get into bed se coucher;

∎ get in or into the car! monte dans la voiture!;

∎ get over here! viens ici!;

∎ we couldn't get past the truck nous ne pouvions pas passer le camion

(c) (with infinitive) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ each city is getting to look like another toutes les grandes villes commencent à se ressembler;

∎ to get to know sb apprendre à connaître qn;

∎ we got to like her husband nous nous sommes mis à apprécier ou à aimer son mari;

∎ you'll get to like it in the end ça finira par te plaire;

∎ his father got to hear of the rumours son père a fini par entendre les rumeurs;

∎ he's getting to be known il commence à être connu, il se fait connaître;

∎ they got to talking about the past ils en sont venus ou ils se sont mis à parler du passé

(d) (become) devenir;

∎ it's getting to be impossible to find a flat ça devient impossible de trouver un appartement;

∎ she may get to be president one day elle pourrait devenir ou être président un jour;

∎ they got to be friends ils sont devenus amis

(e) (manage) réussir à;

∎ we never got to see that film nous n'avons jamais réussi à ou nous ne sommes jamais arrivés à voir ce film;

∎ I didn't get to speak to him in person je n'ai pas pu lui parler en personne

(f) familiar (be allowed to)

∎ he never gets to stay up late on ne le laisse jamais se coucher tard^□ ;

∎ I never get to drive on ne me laisse jamais conduire^□

(g) familiar (leave) se tirer;

∎ get! fous le camp!, tire-toi!

3 noun

familiar (in tennis) beau retour^□ m

➲ get about intransitive verb

(a) (be up and about, move around) se déplacer;

∎ how do you get about town? comment vous déplacez-vous en ville?;

∎ she gets about on crutches/in a wheelchair elle se déplace avec des béquilles/en chaise roulante;

∎ I don't get about much these days je ne me déplace pas beaucoup ces temps-ci

(b) (travel) voyager;

∎ I get about quite a bit in my job je suis assez souvent en déplacement pour mon travail

(c) (be socially active)

∎ she certainly gets about elle connaît beaucoup de monde

(d) (story, rumour) se répandre, circuler;

∎ the news or it got about that they were splitting up la nouvelle de leur séparation s'est répandue

➲ get across

1 intransitive verb

(a) (succeed in crossing) traverser, passer;

∎ the river was flooded but we managed to get across la rivière était en crue mais nous avons réussi à traverser

(b) (be communicated)

∎ our message is not getting across notre message ne passe pas

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (over water, street → person) faire traverser;

∎ we couldn't get the supplies across (across the river) nous ne pouvions pas faire passer les vivres de l'autre côté;

∎ it was easy to get the people across (across the border) il était facile de faire passer les gens

(b) (communicate) communiquer;

∎ I can't seem to get the idea across to them je n'arrive pas à leur faire comprendre ça;

∎ he managed to get his point across il a réussi à faire passer son message

➲ get after inseparable transitive verb

poursuivre

➲ get ahead intransitive verb

(succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get ahead in life or in the world réussir dans la vie;

∎ if you want to get ahead at the office, you have to work si tu veux de l'avancement au bureau, il faut que tu travailles

➲ get along intransitive verb

(a) (fare, manage) aller;

∎ how are you getting along? comment vas-tu?, comment ça va?;

∎ she's getting along well in her new job elle se débrouille bien dans son nouveau travail;

∎ we can get along without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

(b) (advance, progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ the patient is getting along nicely le patient est en bonne voie ou fait des progrès

(c) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ we get along fine nous nous entendons très bien, nous faisons bon ménage;

∎ she doesn't get along with my mother elle ne s'entend pas avec ma mère;

∎ she's easy to get along with elle est facile à vivre

(d) (move away) s'en aller, partir; (go) aller, se rendre;

∎ it's time for me to be getting along, it's time I was getting along il est temps que je parte;

∎ I must be getting along to the office il faut que j'aille au bureau;

∎ British get along with you! (leave) va-t'en!, fiche le camp!; familiar (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

➲ get around

1 inseparable transitive verb

(obstacle, problem) contourner; (law, rule) tourner;

∎ there's no getting around it, we'll have to tell her il n'y a pas d'autre moyen, il va falloir que nous le lui disions;

∎ there's no getting around the fact that he lied to us il reste qu'il nous a menti

2 intransitive verb

= get about

➲ get around to inseparable transitive verb

∎ she won't get around to reading it before tomorrow elle n'arrivera pas à (trouver le temps de) le lire avant demain;

∎ he finally got around to fixing the radiator il a fini par ou il est finalement arrivé à réparer le radiateur;

∎ it was some time before I got around to writing to her j'ai mis pas mal de temps avant de lui écrire

➲ get at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach → object, shelf) atteindre; (→ place) parvenir à, atteindre;

∎ I've put the pills where the children can't get at them j'ai mis les pilules là où les enfants ne peuvent pas les prendre;

∎ familiar just let me get at him! si jamais il me tombe sous la main!

(b) (discover) trouver;

∎ to get at the truth découvrir la vérité

(c) (mean, intend) entendre;

∎ I see what you're getting at je vois où vous voulez en venir;

∎ just what are you getting at? qu'est-ce que vous entendez par là?, où voulez-vous en venir?;

∎ what I'm getting at is why did she leave now? ce que je veux dire, c'est pourquoi est-elle partie maintenant?

(d) familiar (criticize) s'en prendre à^□, s'attaquer à^□ ;

∎ you're always getting at me tu t'en prends toujours à moi

(e) familiar (bribe, influence) acheter, suborner^□ ;

∎ the witnesses had been got at les témoins avaient été achetés

➲ get away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave) s'en aller, partir;

∎ she has to get away from home/her parents il faut qu'elle parte de chez elle/s'éloigne de ses parents;

∎ I was in a meeting and couldn't get away j'étais en réunion et je ne pouvais pas m'échapper ou m'en aller;

∎ will you be able to get away at Christmas? allez-vous pouvoir partir (en vacances) à Noël?;

∎ to get away from the daily grind échapper au train-train quotidien;

∎ get away from it all, come to Florida! quittez tout, venez en Floride!;

∎ she's gone off for a couple of weeks to get away from it all elle est partie quelques semaines loin de tout

(b) (move away) s'éloigner;

∎ get away from that door! éloignez-vous ou écartez-vous de cette porte!;

∎ get away from me! fichez-moi le camp!

(c) (escape) s'échapper, se sauver;

∎ the murderer got away l'assassin s'est échappé;

∎ the thief got away with all the jewels le voleur est parti ou s'est sauvé avec tous les bijoux;

∎ there's no getting away from or you can't get away from the fact that the other solution would have been cheaper on ne peut pas nier (le fait) que l'autre solution aurait coûté moins cher;

∎ you can't get away from it, there's no getting away from it c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien

(d) British familiar (idiom)

∎ get away (with you)! à d'autres!

2 separable transitive verb

(remove → person) emmener;

∎ get that child away from the road! éloignez cet enfant de la route!;

∎ get me away from here! fais-moi sortir d'ici!;

∎ get your dog away from my garden! faites sortir votre chien de mon jardin!;

∎ they managed to get him away from the TV ils ont fini par l'arracher de devant la télévision;

∎ to get sth away from sb prendre qch à qn

➲ get away with inseparable transitive verb

∎ he got away with cheating on his taxes personne ne s'est aperçu qu'il avait fraudé le fisc;

∎ I can't believe you got away with it! je n'arrive pas à croire que personne ne t'ait rien dit!;

∎ he got away with a small fine il s'en est tiré avec une petite amende;

∎ that child gets away with murder on laisse tout faire à ce gamin;

∎ her skirt is really tiny but she gets away with it sa jupe est vraiment très courte mais elle peut se le permettre

➲ get back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move backwards) reculer;

∎ get back! éloignez-vous!, reculez!

(b) (return) revenir, retourner;

∎ I can't wait to get back home je suis impatient de rentrer (à la maison);

∎ get back in bed! va te recoucher!, retourne au lit!;

∎ I got back in the car/on the bus je suis remonté dans la voiture/dans le bus;

∎ to get back to sleep se rendormir;

∎ to get back to work (after break) se remettre au travail; (after holiday, illness) reprendre le travail;

∎ things eventually got back to normal les choses ont peu à peu repris leur cours (normal);

∎ getting or to get back to the point pour en revenir au sujet qui nous préoccupe;

∎ let's get back to your basic reasons for leaving revenons aux raisons pour lesquelles vous voulez partir;

∎ I'll get back to you on that (call back) je vous rappelle pour vous dire ce qu'il en est; (discuss again) nous reparlerons de cela plus tard

(c) (return to political power) revenir;

∎ do you think the Democrats will get back in? croyez-vous que le parti démocrate reviendra au pouvoir?

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (recover → something lost or lent) récupérer; (→ force, strength) reprendre, récupérer; (→ health, motivation) retrouver;

∎ he got his job back il a été repris;

∎ I got back nearly all the money I invested j'ai récupéré presque tout l'argent que j'avais investi;

∎ you'll have to get your money back from the shop il faut que vous vous fassiez rembourser par le magasin

(b) (return) rendre;

∎ we have to get this book back to her il faut que nous lui rendions ce livre

(c) (return to original place) remettre, replacer;

∎ I can't get it back in the box je n'arrive pas à le remettre ou le faire rentrer dans le carton;

∎ I want to get these suitcases back down to the cellar je veux redescendre ces valises à la cave;

∎ he managed to get the children back to bed il a réussi à remettre les enfants au lit

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to get one's own back (on sb) se venger (de qn)^□

➲ get back at inseparable transitive verb

se venger de;

∎ he only said it to get back at him il n'a dit ça que pour se venger de lui

➲ get behind

1 intransitive verb

(gen) rester à l'arrière, se laisser distancer; Sport se laisser distancer; figurative prendre du retard;

∎ he got behind with his work il a pris du retard dans son travail;

∎ we mustn't get behind with the rent il ne faut pas qu'on soit en retard pour le loyer

2 inseparable transitive verb

(support, sympathize with) appuyer

➲ get by

1 intransitive verb

(a) (pass) passer;

∎ let me get by laissez-moi passer

(b) (be acceptable) passer, être acceptable;

∎ their work just about gets by leur travail est tout juste passable ou acceptable

(c) (manage, survive) se débrouiller, s'en sortir;

∎ how do you get by on that salary? comment tu te débrouilles ou tu t'en sors avec un salaire comme ça?;

∎ they get by as best they can ils se débrouillent ou s'en sortent tant bien que mal;

∎ we can get by without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move past)

∎ can you get by the washing machine? est-ce que vous avez assez de place pour passer à côté de la machine à laver?

(b) (escape attention of → censor, editor) échapper à;

∎ her film got by the censors son film a échappé à l'attention de la censure

➲ get down

1 intransitive verb

descendre;

∎ get down off that chair! descends de cette chaise!;

∎ may I get down (from the table)? (leave the table) puis-je sortir de table?;

∎ they got down on their knees ils se sont mis à genoux;

∎ get down! (hide) couchez-vous!; (to dog) bas les pattes!

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring, fetch down → book from shelf etc) descendre

(b) (reduce → temperature, inflation etc) faire baisser;

∎ to get one's weight down perdre du poids

(c) (write down) noter;

∎ I didn't manage to get down what she said je n'ai pas réussi à noter ce qu'elle a dit

(d) (depress) déprimer, démoraliser;

∎ work is really getting me down at the moment le travail me déprime vraiment en ce moment;

∎ this rainy weather gets him down cette pluie lui fiche le cafard;

∎ don't let it get you down ne te laisse pas abattre

(e) (swallow) avaler, faire descendre

➲ get down to inseparable transitive verb

se mettre à;

∎ I have to get down to balancing the books il faut que je me mette à faire les comptes;

∎ it's not so difficult once you get down to it ce n'est pas si difficile une fois qu'on s'y met;

∎ he got down to working on it this morning il s'y est mis ou s'y est attelé ce matin;

∎ it's hard getting down to work after the weekend c'est difficile de reprendre le travail après le week-end;

∎ we eventually got down to details nous avons fini par en arriver aux détails;

∎ when you get down to it, there's very little difference between them en fin de compte, il y a très peu de différence entre eux

➲ get in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (into building) entrer;

∎ the thief got in through the window le cambrioleur est entré par la fenêtre;

∎ a car pulled up and she got in une voiture s'est arrêtée et elle est montée dedans;

∎ water had got in everywhere l'eau avait pénétré partout

(b) (return home) rentrer;

∎ we got in about 4 a.m. nous sommes rentrés vers 4 heures du matin

(c) (arrive) arriver;

∎ what time does your plane get in? à quelle heure ton avion arrive-t-il?

(d) (be admitted → to club) se faire admettre; (→ to school, university) entrer, être admis ou reçu;

∎ he applied to Oxford but he didn't get in il voulait entrer à Oxford mais il n'a pas pu

(e) (be elected → person) être élu; (→ party) accéder au pouvoir

(f) familiar (become involved) participer^□ ;

∎ she got in at the beginning elle est arrivée au début^□

(g) (interject) glisser;

∎ "what about me?" she managed to get in "et moi?" réussit-elle à glisser

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (fit in)

∎ I hope to get in a bit of reading on holiday j'espère pouvoir lire ou que je trouverai le temps de lire pendant mes vacances;

∎ she got in some last-minute revision before the exam elle a réussi à faire des révisions de dernière minute avant l'examen

(b) (insert) faire pénétrer;

∎ I couldn't get a word in je n'ai pas pu placer un mot, je n'ai pas pu en placer une

(c) (collect, gather → crops) rentrer, engranger; (→ debts) recouvrer; (→ taxes) percevoir

(d) (lay in)

∎ I must get in some more coal je dois faire une provision de charbon;

∎ to get in supplies s'approvisionner

(e) (call in → doctor, plumber) faire venir; (→ dog, cat) faire rentrer;

∎ shouldn't Elaine be in on this meeting? - of course, could you get her in? on n'a pas besoin d'Elaine pour cette réunion? - si, bien sûr, tu peux lui demander de venir?

(f) (hand in, submit) rendre, remettre;

∎ did you get your application in on time? as-tu remis ton dossier de candidature à temps?

(g) (cause to be admitted → to club, university) faire admettre ou accepter; (cause to be elected) faire élire

(h) (plant → seeds) planter, semer; (→ bulbs, plants) planter

(i) British familiar (pay for, stand) payer^□, offrir^□ ;

∎ he got the next round in il a payé la tournée suivante

3 inseparable transitive verb

(building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans;

∎ he had just got in the door when the phone rang il venait juste d'arriver ou d'entrer quand le téléphone a sonné

➲ get in on

1 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to get in on a deal prendre part à un marché;

∎ to get in on the fun se mettre de la partie

2 separable transitive verb

faire participer à;

∎ he got me in on the deal il m'a intéressé à l'affaire

➲ get into

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans

(b) (arrive in) arriver à;

∎ we get into Madrid at 3 o'clock nous arrivons à Madrid à 3 heures;

∎ the train got into the station le train est entré en gare

(c) (put on → dress, shirt, shoes) mettre; (→ trousers, stockings) enfiler, mettre; (→ coat) endosser;

∎ she got into her clothes elle a mis ses vêtements ou s'est habillée;

∎ can you still get into your jeans? est-ce que tu rentres encore dans ton jean?

(d) (be admitted to → club, school, university) entrer dans;

∎ he'd like to get into the club il voudrait devenir membre du club;

∎ her daughter got into medical school sa fille a été admise dans ou est entrée dans une école de médecine;

∎ to get into office être élu

(e) (become involved in)

∎ he wants to get into politics il veut se lancer dans la politique;

∎ they got into a conversation about South Africa ils se sont mis à parler de l'Afrique du Sud;

∎ we got into a fight over who had to do the dishes nous nous sommes disputés pour savoir qui devait faire la vaisselle;

∎ this is not the moment to get into that ce n'est pas le moment de parler de ça

(f) familiar (take up) s'intéresser à^□ ;

∎ he got into Eastern religions il a commencé à s'intéresser aux religions orientales;

∎ it's a hard book to get into c'est un livre dans lequel il est difficile de rentrer ^□

(g) (become accustomed to)

∎ he soon got into her way of doing things il s'est vite fait ou s'est vite mis à sa façon de faire les choses

(h) (experience a specified condition or state)

∎ to get into debt s'endetter;

∎ he got into a real mess il s'est mis dans un vrai pétrin;

∎ the children were always getting into mischief les enfants passaient leur temps à faire des bêtises;

∎ I got into a real state about the test j'étais dans tous mes états à cause du test;

∎ she got into trouble with the teacher elle a eu des ennuis avec le professeur

(i) (cause to act strangely) prendre;

∎ what's got into you? qu'est-ce qui te prend?, quelle mouche te pique?;

∎ I wonder what got into him to make him act like that je me demande ce qui l'a poussé à réagir comme ça

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert into)

∎ to get sth into sth (faire) (r)entrer qch dans qch;

∎ to get the key into the lock mettre ou introduire la clef dans la serrure;

∎ to get an article into a paper faire accepter un article par un journal;

∎ to get an idea into one's head se mettre une idée en tête;

∎ familiar when will you get it into your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(b) (cause to be admitted to → club) faire entrer à; (→ school, university) faire entrer dans;

∎ he got his friend into the club il a permis à son ami de devenir membre du club;

∎ the president got his son into Harvard le président a fait entrer ou accepter ou admettre son fils à Harvard

(c) (cause to be in a specified condition or state) mettre;

∎ she got herself into a terrible state elle s'est mis dans tous ses états;

∎ he got them into a lot of trouble il leur a attiré de gros ennuis

(d) (involve in) impliquer dans, entraîner dans;

∎ you're the one who got us into this c'est toi qui nous as embarqués dans cette histoire

(e) familiar (make interested in) faire découvrir^□ ; (accustom to) habituer à^□, faire prendre l'habitude de^□ ;

∎ he got me into jazz il m'a initié au jazz^□

➲ get in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (ingratiate oneself with) s'insinuer dans ou s'attirer les bonnes grâces de, se faire bien voir de;

∎ they tried to get in with the new director ils ont essayé de se faire bien voir du nouveau directeur

(b) (associate with → person, group etc) fréquenter;

∎ he has got in with a new gang il n'est pas plus avec la même bande;

∎ she got in with the wrong crowd at school elle avait de mauvaises fréquentations à l'école

➲ get off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave bus, train etc) descendre;

∎ get off at the next stop descendez au prochain arrêt;

∎ familiar I told him where to get off! je l'ai envoyé sur les roses!, je l'ai envoyé promener!;

∎ familiar where do you get off telling me what to do? qu'est-ce qui te prend de me dicter ce que je dois faire?

(b) (depart → person) s'en aller, partir; (→ car) démarrer; (→ plane) décoller; (→ letter, parcel) partir;

∎ I have to be getting off to work il faut que j'aille au travail;

∎ figurative the project got off to a bad/good start le projet a pris un mauvais/bon départ

(c) (leave work) finir, s'en aller; (take time off) se libérer;

∎ what time do you get off? à quelle heure finissez-vous?;

∎ can you get off early tomorrow? peux-tu quitter le travail de bonne heure demain?

(d) (escape punishment) s'en sortir, s'en tirer, en être quitte;

∎ she didn't think she'd get off so lightly elle n'espérait pas s'en tirer à si bon compte;

∎ the students got off with a fine/warning les étudiants en ont été quittes pour une amende/un avertissement

(e) (let go of something) lâcher;

∎ hey! get off! that's MY book! hé! laisse ça! c'est mon livre ou c'est à moi ce livre!

(f) (go to sleep) s'endormir

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → bus, train, plane etc) descendre de

(b) (descend from → bike, wall, chair etc) descendre de;

∎ he got off his horse il est descendu de cheval;

∎ if only the boss would get off my back si seulement le patron me fichait la paix

(c) (depart from) partir de, décamper de;

∎ get off my property fichez le camp de chez moi;

∎ get off the grass! ne marche pas sur la pelouse!;

∎ we got off the road to let the ambulance pass nous sommes sortis de la route pour laisser passer l'ambulance

(d) (let go of)

∎ get off me! laisse-moi tranquille!, lâche-moi!

(e) (escape from) se libérer de; (avoid) échapper à;

∎ she managed to get off work elle a réussi à se libérer;

∎ how did you get off doing the housework? comment as-tu fait pour échapper au ménage?

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to leave, climb down) faire descendre;

∎ get the cat off the table fais descendre le chat de (sur) la table;

∎ the conductor got the passengers off the train le conducteur a fait descendre les passagers du train;

∎ figurative try to get her mind off her troubles essaie de lui changer les idées

(b) (send) envoyer, faire partir;

∎ I want to get this letter off je veux expédier cette lettre ou mettre cette lettre à la poste;

∎ she got the boys off to school elle a expédié ou envoyé les garçons à l'école;

∎ we got him off on the morning train nous l'avons mis au train du matin

(c) (remove → clothing, lid) enlever, ôter; (→ stains) faire partir ou disparaître, enlever;

∎ I can't get this ink off my hands je n'arrive pas à faire partir cette encre de mes mains;

∎ get your hands off that cake! ne touche pas à ce gâteau!;

∎ get your hands off me! ne me touche pas!;

∎ get your feet off the table! enlève tes pieds de sur la table!;

∎ figurative he'd like to get that house off his hands il aimerait bien se débarrasser de cette maison

(d) (free from punishment) tirer d'affaire; (in court) faire acquitter;

∎ he'll need a good lawyer to get him off il lui faudra un bon avocat pour se tirer d'affaire;

∎ to get sb off doing sth dispenser qn de faire qch

(e) (put to sleep) endormir;

∎ I've just managed to get the baby off (to sleep) je viens de réussir à endormir le bébé

(f) (have as holiday)

∎ to get a day/week off prendre un jour/une semaine de congé;

∎ can you get tomorrow afternoon/next week off? est-ce que tu peux prendre un congé demain après-midi/la semaine prochaine?

(g) (obtain)

∎ to get sth off sb obtenir qch de qn;

∎ I got that story off the woman next door je tiens cette histoire de la voisine;

∎ I got this cold off the woman next door la voisine m'a passé son rhume

➲ get off on inseparable transitive verb

(a) familiar (sexually)

∎ he gets off on pornographic films il prend son pied en regardant des films pornos;

∎ is that what you get off on? c'est comme ça que tu prends ton pied?;

∎ figurative he gets off on teasing people il adore taquiner les gens^□ ;

∎ I really get off on hip-hop! j'adore le hip-hop!^□

(b) very familiar drugs slang

∎ he gets off on heroin il se défonce à l'héroïne

➲ get off with inseparable transitive verb

British familiar

∎ to get off with sb faire une touche avec qn

➲ get on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (on bus, plane, train) monter; (on ship) monter à bord

(b) (fare, manage)

∎ how's your husband getting on? comment va votre mari?;

∎ how did he get on at the interview? comment s'est passé son entretien?, comment ça a marché pour son entretien?;

∎ you'll get on far better if you think about it first tout ira mieux si tu réfléchis avant

(c) (make progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ Jennifer is getting on very well in maths Jennifer se débrouille très bien en maths;

∎ how's your work getting on? ça avance, ton travail?

(d) (succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get on in life or in the world faire son chemin ou réussir dans la vie;

∎ some say that in order to get on, you often have to compromise il y a des gens qui disent que pour réussir (dans la vie), il faut souvent faire des compromis

(e) (continue) continuer;

∎ we must be getting on il faut que nous partions;

∎ do you think we can get on with the meeting now? croyez-vous que nous puissions poursuivre notre réunion maintenant?;

∎ get on with your work! allez! au travail!;

∎ they got on with the job ils se sont remis au travail

(f) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ my mother and I get on well je m'entends bien avec ma mère;

∎ they don't get on ils ne s'entendent pas;

∎ she's never got on with him elle ne s'est jamais entendue avec lui;

∎ to be difficult/easy to get on with être difficile/facile à vivre

(g) (grow late → time)

∎ time's getting on il se fait tard;

∎ it was getting on in the evening, the evening was getting on la soirée tirait à sa fin

(h) (grow old → person) se faire vieux (vieille);

∎ she's getting on (in years) elle commence à se faire vieille

(i) (idioms)

∎ get on with it! (continue speaking) continuez!; (continue working) allez! au travail!; (hurry up) mais dépêchez-vous enfin!;

∎ familiar get on with you! (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(bus, train) monter dans; (plane) monter dans, monter à bord de; (ship) monter à bord de; (bed, horse, table, bike) monter sur;

∎ he got on his bike il est monté sur ou il a enfourché son vélo;

∎ get on your feet levez-vous, mettez-vous debout;

∎ how did these papers get on my desk? comment est-ce que ces papiers se sont retrouvés ou sont arrivés sur mon bureau?;

∎ figurative it took the patient a while to get (back) on his feet le patient a mis longtemps à se remettre

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (help onto → bus, train) faire monter dans; (→ bed, bike, horse, table) faire monter sur;

∎ they got him on his feet ils l'ont mis debout;

∎ figurative the doctor got her on her feet le médecin l'a remise sur pied

(b) (coat, gloves, shoes) mettre, enfiler; (lid) mettre;

∎ I can't get these trousers on any more je n'entre plus dans ce pantalon

(c) American familiar

∎ to get it on (with sb) (have sex) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn); (fight) se friter (avec qn);

∎ to get it on (get started) s'y mettre^□

➲ get on for inseparable transitive verb

∎ the president is getting on for sixty le président approche de la soixantaine ou a presque soixante ans;

∎ it's getting on for midnight il est presque minuit, il n'est pas loin de minuit;

∎ it's getting on for three weeks since we saw her ça va faire bientôt trois semaines que nous ne l'avons pas vue;

∎ there were getting on for ten thousand demonstrators il n'y avait pas loin ou il y avait près de dix mille manifestants

➲ get onto

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get on inseparable transitive verb

(b) (turn attention to)

∎ to get onto a subject or onto a topic aborder un sujet;

∎ how did we get onto reincarnation? comment est-ce qu'on en est venus à parler de réincarnation?;

∎ I'll get right onto it! je vais m'y mettre tout de suite!

(c) (contact) prendre contact avec, se mettre en rapport avec; (speak to) parler à; (call) téléphoner à, donner un coup de fil à

(d) familiar (become aware of) découvrir^□ ;

∎ the plan worked well until the police got onto it le plan marchait bien jusqu'à ce que la police tombe dessus

(e) (nag, rebuke) harceler;

∎ his father is always getting onto him to find a job son père est toujours à le harceler pour qu'il trouve du travail

(f) (be elected to)

∎ he got onto the school board il a été élu au conseil d'administration de l'école

2 separable transitive verb

(a) = get on separable transitive verb

(a)

(b) (cause to talk about) faire parler de, amener à parler de;

∎ we got him onto (the subject of) his activities in the Resistance nous l'avons amené à parler de ses activités dans la Résistance

➲ get out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave building, room etc) sortir; (leave vehicle) descendre; (leave organization, town) quitter;

∎ he got out of the car il est sorti de la voiture;

∎ to get out of bed se lever, sortir de son lit;

∎ you'd better get out of here tu ferais bien de partir ou sortir;

∎ get out! sortez!;

∎ get out of here! (leave) sortez d'ici!; American familiar (I don't believe it) mon œil!;

∎ to get out while the going is good partir au bon moment

(b) (go out) sortir;

∎ they don't get out much ils ne sortent pas beaucoup

(c) (be released from prison, hospital) sortir

(d) (information, news) se répandre, s'ébruiter;

∎ the secret got out le secret a été éventé

(e) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ the prisoner got out of his cell le prisonnier s'est échappé de sa cellule;

∎ he was lucky to get out alive il a eu de la chance de s'en sortir vivant

(f) American (empty)

∎ theaters were getting out les gens sortaient des théâtres

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring out → champagne, furniture, books, car) sortir; (person) (faire) sortir;

∎ to get a book out from the library emprunter un livre à la bibliothèque

(b) (produce, publish → book) publier, sortir; (→ list) établir, dresser

(c) (speak with difficulty) prononcer, sortir;

∎ I could barely get a word out c'est à peine si je pouvais dire ou prononcer ou sortir un mot;

∎ familiar to get out from under s'en sortir^□, s'en tirer^□

(d) (free → hostages etc) libérer

(e) (remove) enlever; (nail etc) arracher; (cork) retirer; (stain) faire disparaître

(f) Sport (in cricket → batsman) renverser le guichet à

➲ get out of

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → building) sortir de; (car, train) descendre de;

∎ let's get out of here partons d'ici;

∎ he managed to get out of the country (criminal, refugee) il a réussi à quitter le pays;

∎ to get out of bed se lever;

∎ to get out of prison/the army sortir de prison/quitter l'armée;

∎ to get out of sb's way s'écarter du chemin de qn, faire place à qn;

∎ very familiar get the hell out of here! fiche(-moi) le camp!

(b) (avoid) éviter, échapper à; (obligation) se dérober ou se soustraire à;

∎ how did you get out of doing the dishes? comment as-tu pu échapper à la vaisselle?;

∎ he tried to get out of helping me il a essayé de se débrouiller pour ne pas devoir m'aider;

∎ we have to go, there's no getting out of it il faut qu'on y aille, il n'y a rien à faire ou il n'y a pas moyen d'y échapper;

∎ there's no getting out of it, you were the better candidate il faut le reconnaître ou il n'y a pas à dire, vous étiez le meilleur candidat

(c) (escape from)

∎ to get out of trouble se tirer d'affaire;

∎ they managed to get out of the clutches of the mafia ils ont réussi à se tirer des griffes de la mafia;

∎ how can I get out of this mess? comment puis-je me tirer de ce pétrin?

(d) (become unaccustomed to)

∎ to get out of (the habit of) doing sth perdre l'habitude de faire qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (take out of) sortir de;

∎ get the baby out of the house every now and then sors le bébé de temps en temps;

∎ she got a handkerchief out of her handbag elle a sorti un mouchoir de son sac à main;

∎ how many books did you get out of the library? combien de livres as-tu emprunté à ou sorti de la bibliothèque?

(b) (help to avoid)

∎ the lawyer got his client out of jail l'avocat a fait sortir son client de prison;

∎ figurative the phone call got her out of having to talk to me le coup de fil lui a évité d'avoir à me parler;

∎ he'll never get himself out of this one! il ne s'en sortira jamais!;

∎ my confession got him out of trouble ma confession l'a tiré d'affaire

(c) (extract → cork) sortir de; (→ nail, splinter) enlever de; (→ stain) faire partir de, enlever de;

∎ I can't get the cork out of the bottle je n'arrive pas à déboucher la bouteille;

∎ the police got a confession/the truth out of him la police lui a arraché une confession/la vérité;

∎ we got the money out of him nous avons réussi à obtenir l'argent de lui;

∎ I can't get anything out of him je ne peux rien tirer de lui;

∎ I can't get the idea out of my mind je ne peux pas chasser cette idée de mon esprit

(d) (gain from) gagner, retirer;

∎ to get a lot out of sth tirer (un) grand profit de qch;

∎ I didn't get much out of that class ce cours ne m'a pas apporté grand-chose, je n'ai pas retiré grand-chose de ce cours;

∎ the job was difficult but she got something out of it la tâche était difficile, mais elle y a trouvé son compte ou en a tiré profit

➲ get over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross → river, street) traverser, franchir; (→ fence, wall) franchir, passer par-dessus

(b) (recover from → illness) se remettre de, guérir de; (→ accident) se remettre de; (→ loss) se remettre de, se consoler de;

∎ I'll never get over her je ne l'oublierai jamais;

∎ he can't get over her death il n'arrive pas à se remettre de sa mort ou disparition;

∎ we couldn't get over our surprise nous n'arrivions pas à nous remettre de notre surprise;

∎ I can't get over how much he's grown! qu'est-ce qu'il a grandi, je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ I can't get over it! je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ he couldn't get over the fact that she had come back il n'en revenait pas qu'elle soit revenue;

∎ I can't get over your having refused je n'en reviens pas que vous ayez refusé;

∎ he'll get over it! il n'en mourra pas!

(c) (master, overcome → obstacle) surmonter; (→ difficulty) surmonter, venir à bout de;

∎ they soon got over their shyness ils ont vite oublié ou surmonté leur timidité

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to cross) faire traverser

(b) (communicate → idea, message) faire passer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (cross) traverser;

∎ to get over to France/America aller en France/Amérique;

∎ we'll try to get over next weekend (to visit) nous essayerons de venir vous voir le week-end prochain

(b) (idea, message) passer

➲ get over with inseparable transitive verb

(finish with) en finir avec;

∎ let's get it over with finissons-en;

∎ I expect you'll be glad to get it over with j'imagine que vous serez soulagé quand ce sera terminé

➲ get round

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get around

(b) (exhibition, museum) faire le tour de; (corner) passer

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (bring, take) I'll get the books round (to you) as soon as I can je t'apporterai les livres dès que je le pourrai

3 intransitive verb

(a) = get about

(b) the doctor said she'd get round as soon as she could le docteur a dit qu'elle viendrait ou passerait dès qu'elle pourrait;

∎ I didn't manage to get round to each pupil in the class je n'ai pas réussi à m'occuper de chaque élève de la classe

➲ get round to inseparable transitive verb

= get around to

➲ get through

1 intransitive verb

(a) (reach destination) parvenir;

∎ the road was blocked and no one could get through la route était bloquée et personne ne pouvait passer;

∎ they managed to get through to the wounded ils ont réussi à parvenir jusqu'aux blessés;

∎ the letter got through to her la lettre lui est parvenue;

∎ the message didn't get through le message n'est pas arrivé;

∎ despite the crowds, I managed to get through malgré la foule, j'ai réussi à passer

(b) (candidate, student → succeed) réussir; (→ in exam) être reçu, réussir;

∎ the team got through to the final l'équipe s'est classée pour la finale

(c) (bill, motion) passer, être adopté ou voté

(d) (make oneself understood) se faire comprendre;

∎ I can't seem to get through to her elle et moi ne sommes pas sur la même longueur d'onde

(e) (contact) contacter; Telecommunications obtenir la communication;

∎ I can't get through to his office je n'arrive pas à avoir son bureau

(f) American (finish) finir, terminer;

∎ call me when you get through appelez-moi quand vous aurez ou avez fini

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (come through → hole, window) passer par; (→ crowd) se frayer un chemin à travers ou dans; (→ military lines) percer, franchir

(b) (survive → storm, winter) survivre à; (→ difficulty) se sortir de, se tirer de;

∎ he got through it alive il s'en est sorti (vivant)

(c) (complete, finish → book) finir, terminer; (→ job, project) achever, venir à bout de;

∎ I got through an enormous amount of work j'ai abattu beaucoup de travail;

∎ it took us one week to get through the entire play il nous a fallu une semaine pour venir à bout de la pièce

(d) (consume, use up) consommer, utiliser;

∎ we get through a litre of olive oil a week nous utilisons un litre d'huile d'olive par semaine;

∎ they got through their monthly salary in one week en une semaine ils avaient dépensé tout leur salaire du mois;

∎ he gets through eight shirts a week il salit huit chemises par semaine;

∎ we'll never get through all this food nous ne viendrons jamais à bout de toute cette nourriture

(e) (endure, pass → time) faire passer;

∎ how will I get through this without you? comment pourrai-je vivre cette épreuve sans toi?;

∎ they got through the day without a single argument ils ne se sont pas disputés une seule fois de toute la journée;

∎ the Government may have difficulty getting through another six months le gouvernement aura peut-être du mal à tenir encore six mois

(f) (exam) réussir, être reçu à

(g) (of bill, motion) passer;

∎ the bill got through both Houses le projet de loi a été adopté par les deux Chambres

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (transport, send successfully) faire parvenir;

∎ they got the food supplies through ils ont réussi à faire parvenir les provisions alimentaires (à destination);

∎ to get sth through customs (faire) passer qch à la douane;

∎ you'll never get that desk through tu n'arriveras jamais à faire passer ce bureau

(b) (transmit → message) faire passer, transmettre, faire parvenir;

∎ can you get this letter through to my family? pouvez-vous transmettre ou faire parvenir cette lettre à ma famille?

(c) (make understood)

∎ I finally got it through to him that I wasn't interested j'ai fini par lui faire comprendre que je n'étais pas intéressé;

∎ familiar when will you get it through your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(d) (bill, motion) faire adopter, faire passer;

∎ the party got the bill through the Senate le parti a fait voter ou adopter le projet de loi par le Sénat

(e) (cause to succeed)

∎ it was your essay that got you through (the exam) c'est grâce à ta dissertation que tu as réussi l'examen

(f) (enable to endure)

∎ I need four cups of coffee to get me through the day il me faut mes quatre tasses de café par jour

➲ get through with inseparable transitive verb

terminer, finir

➲ get to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach) arriver à;

∎ where have you got to? (in book, work) où en es-tu?;

∎ it got to the point where he couldn't walk another step il en est arrivé au point de ne plus pouvoir faire un pas

(b) (deal with) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll get to you in a minute je suis à toi ou je m'occupe de toi dans quelques secondes;

∎ he'll get to it tomorrow il va s'en occuper demain

(c) familiar (have an effect on)

∎ that music really gets to me (moves me) cette musique me touche vraiment^□ ; (annoys me) cette musique me tape sur le système;

∎ don't let it get to you! ne t'énerve pas pour ça!

(d) American familiar

∎ they got to the witness (bribed) ils ont acheté le témoin; (killed) ils ont descendu le témoin

➲ get together

1 intransitive verb

(a) (meet) se réunir, se rassembler;

∎ can we get together after the meeting? on peut se retrouver après la réunion?

(b) (reach an agreement) se mettre d'accord;

∎ the committee got together on the date les membres du comité se sont entendus ou se sont mis d'accord sur la date;

∎ you'd better get together with him on the proposal vous feriez bien de vous entendre avec lui au sujet de la proposition

2 separable transitive verb

(people) réunir, rassembler; (things) rassembler, ramasser; (thoughts) rassembler;

∎ to get some money together réunir une somme d'argent;

∎ let me get my thoughts together laissez-moi rassembler mes idées;

∎ familiar to get one's act together se secouer;

∎ familiar she's really got it together (in life) elle sait ce qu'elle fait^□ ; (in job etc) elle domine son sujet^□ ;

∎ familiar I never thought he would get it together je n'aurais jamais pensé qu'il y arriverait^□

➲ get up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (arise from bed) se lever;

∎ it was 6 o'clock when we got up il était 6 heures quand nous nous sommes levés;

∎ I like to get up late on Sundays j'aime faire la grasse matinée le dimanche;

∎ get up! sors du lit!, debout!, lève-toi!

(b) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ she had to get up from her chair elle a été obligée de se lever de sa chaise;

∎ to get up from the table se lever ou sortir de table;

∎ get up off the floor! relève-toi!;

∎ please don't bother getting up restez assis, je vous prie

(c) (climb up) monter;

∎ they got up on the roof ils sont montés sur le toit;

∎ she got up behind him on the motorcycle elle est montée derrière lui sur la moto

(d) (of wind) se lever

(e) (to horse)

∎ get up! allez!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(stairs) monter; (ladder, tree) monter à; (hill) gravir

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to rise to feet) faire lever; (awaken) réveiller

(b) (move up) monter;

∎ how are we going to get this desk up to the fifth floor? comment allons-nous monter ce bureau jusqu'au cinquième étage?;

∎ to get sb up the stairs (help climb) aider qn à monter l'escalier

(c) (generate, work up)

∎ to get up speed gagner de la vitesse;

∎ to get one's courage up rassembler son courage;

∎ I can't get up any enthusiasm for the job je n'arrive pas à éprouver d'enthousiasme pour ce travail

(d) familiar (organize → entertainment, party) organiser^□, monter^□ ; (→ petition) organiser^□ ; (→ play) monter^□ ; (→ excuse, story) fabriquer^□, forger^□

(e) (dress up) habiller; (in costume) déguiser;

∎ their children are always so nicely got up leurs enfants sont toujours si bien habillés;

∎ to get oneself up se mettre sur son trente et un

(f) familiar (study → subject) bûcher, travailler^□ ; (→ notes, speech) préparer^□

(g) very familiar (idiom)

∎ to get it up bander

➲ get up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (do) faire;

∎ he gets up to all kinds of mischief il fait des tas de bêtises;

∎ what have you been getting up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens?

(b) (reach)

∎ I've got up to chapter 5 j'en suis au chapitre 5;

∎ where have you got up to? (in book, work) où en êtes-vous?

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A n

1 ( glance) coup m d'œil ; to have ou take a look at sth ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qch ; ( closely) examiner qch ; to have ou take a good look at examiner [qch] soigneusement [car, contract, patient] ; regarder [qch] de près [suspect, photo] ; I didn't get a good look at the thief je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur ; to have a look inside/behind sth regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qch ; to have a look round faire un tour de [house, town] ; I had a quick look round ( in town) j'ai fait un petit tour ; ( in shop) j'ai jeté un coup d'œil ; to have a look round the shops faire le tour des magasins ; to have a look through ( peer) regarder dans [telescope] ; regarder par [crack, window] ; ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files] ; parcourir [essay, report] ; she took one look at him and screamed elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier ; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade ; let's have a look at that grazed knee voyons ce genou écorché ; to take a long hard look at sth fig étudier sérieusement qch ;

2 ( search) to have a look chercher ; to have a look for sth chercher qch ; I've had several looks j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois ; I had a good look in the attic j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier ;

3 ( expression) regard m ; a look of fear/anger un regard rempli de terreur/de colère ; a look of sadness un regard triste ; to give sb a kind/pitying look regarder qn avec bonté/pitié ; he gave me a look of sheer hatred il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine ; did you see the look he gave me? tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté? ; she gave me such a look! elle m'a jeté un de ces regards! ; he got some odd ou funny looks on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air ; I don't like the look on his face ou in his eye je n'aime pas son air ; you could tell from the look on his face that à sa tête ○ on voyait que ; to give sb a dirty/evil look regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant ;

4 ( appearance) ( of person) air m ; (of building, car, design, scenery) aspect m ; to have a look of weariness/sadness about one avoir l'air abattu/triste ; the car has a dated look la voiture ne fait pas très moderne ; she has a look of her father about her elle a quelque chose de son père ; to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté ; I like the look of it ça a l'air bien ; I like the look of the new computer/car j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture ; I like the look of him il a l'air sympa ○, il a une bonne tête ○ ; I don't like the look of him il ne m'inspire pas confiance ; I don't like the look of the weather le ciel n'annonce rien de bon ; I don't like the look of that rash ces rougeurs m'inquiètent ; by the look(s) of him he must be about 40 à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine ; by the look(s) of the barometer à en juger par le baromètre ;

5 ( style) look ○ m, style m ; the look for the 90's le look des années 90.

B looks npl he's got the looks, but can he act? il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer? ; looks aren't everything il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte ; to keep one's looks rester beau/belle ; he's losing his looks il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois ; you can't go ou judge by looks alone il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences.

C vtr

1 (gaze, stare) regarder ; look what he's done! regarde ce qu'il a fait! ; look how/where… regarde comment/où… ; to look sb in the eye/in the face regarder qn dans les yeux/en face ; to look sb up and down ( appraisingly) regarder qn de haut en bas ; ( critically) toiser qn des pieds à la tête ; to look one's last on jeter un dernier regard sur [house, view] ; look what arrived this morning regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin ; look who it is! regarde qui voilà! ; look who's just walked in! regarde qui vient d'arriver! ; now look what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait! ; look what time it starts! tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence! ;

2 ( appear) to look one's age faire son âge ; to look one's best être à son avantage ; she still looks the same elle n'a pas changé ; to look an idiot ou a fool avoir l'air ridicule ; it won't look good if you refuse ça sera mal vu si tu refuses ; he doesn't look himself today il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui.

D vi

1 regarder (into dans ; over par-dessus) ; to look and see who's at the door regarder qui est à la porte ; to look and see what's on TV regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé ; to look at sb/sth regarder qn/qch ; to look away détourner le regard or les yeux ; to look in at the window regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre ; to look out of ou through the window regarder par la fenêtre ; to look the other way lit regarder ailleurs ; fig fermer les yeux ; to look up and down the street regarder partout dans la rue ; I didn't know where to look fig je ne savais plus où me mettre ; ( in shop) I'm just looking je ne fais que regarder ;

2 ( search) chercher, regarder ; to look down parcourir [list] ; to look for sth chercher qch ; a group of youths looking for trouble une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre ; are you looking for a smack in the mouth ○ ? tu veux mon poing sur la figure ○ ? ;

3 (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître ; he looks happy il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux ; it's nice to see you looking happy ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux ; you look hot/cold tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid ; he doesn't look French il n'a pas l'air français, il ne fait pas français ; he looks young for his age il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge ; she's 40 but she doesn't look it elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas ; he looks about 50 il doit avoir la cinquantaine ; that dress makes you look younger cette robe te rajeunit ; how do I look? comment me trouves-tu? ; you look well tu as bonne mine ; you don't look well tu as mauvaise mine ; you look good in that hat ce chapeau te va bien ; you look good enough to eat! tu es mignon à croquer ○ ! ; that cake looks good ce gâteau a l'air bon ; the picture will look good in the study le tableau ira bien dans le bureau ; how does my tie look? comment est ma cravate? ; it doesn't look straight il n'est pas droit, il est de travers ; it doesn't look right ça ne va pas ; how does it look to you? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; it looks OK to me ça m'a l'air d'aller ; does the meat look cooked to you? est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite? ; things are looking good les choses se présentent bien ; things aren't looking too good ça ne va pas très bien ; it looks to me as if ou though j'ai l'impression que ; this looks to me like the right street j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue ; it looks as if ou though it will rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it looks likely that il semble probable que (+ subj) ; it looks certain that il semble certain que (+ indic) ; he looks to be the strongest il semble être le plus fort ; it looks to be a question of time/money ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent ;

4 to look like sb/sth ressembler à qn/qch ; it doesn't look anything like a Picasso! ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso! ; that photograph doesn't look like you ou looks nothing like you on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo ; what does she look like? comment est-elle? ; what does the house look like? comment est la maison? ; it looks like being funny/interesting cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant ; you look like being the only man there il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent ; she looks like being the first to finish il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir ; it looks like he's dying tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant ; it looks like rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it certainly looks like it ça en a tout l'air ; ‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron ‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron ; what does it look like to you? murder? qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre? ; it looks like cancer to me je pense que c'est un cancer ; you look like you could do with a drink/bath j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal ;

5 ( also look here) écoute ; look, this is ridiculous écoute, c'est ridicule ; look, it wasn't my fault écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute ; look here, I'm in no mood for jokes écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter ;

6 ( be oriented) to look north/south [house, room] être orienté au nord/sud.

E - looking (dans composés) serious/distinguished-looking [person] à l'air sérieux/distingué ; dubious/sinister-looking [place, object] à l'aspect douteux/sinistre ; he's not bad-looking il n'est pas mal.

Idiom

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard.

Phrasal verbs

■ look about = look around.

■ look after:

▶ look after [sb/sth]

1 ( care for) soigner [patient, sick animal] ; garder [child] ; s'occuper de [customer, guest] ; s'occuper de [animal, plant] ; entretenir [car, equipment] ; prendre soin de [belongings, toys] ; he's being looked after by his grand-parents ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent ; these books have been well looked after on a pris soin de ces livres ; to look after sb's needs satisfaire les besoins de qn ;

2 ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [administration, finances, business, shop] ; surveiller [class, schoolchildren] ; to look after sb's interests veiller aux intérêts de qn ; look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute! surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite! ;

▶ look after oneself

1 ( cope) she's too frail to look after herself elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule ; I'm old enough to look after myself je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul ;

2 ( be careful) safe journey, and look after yourself bon voyage, sois prudent!

■ look ahead lit regarder devant soi ; fig regarder vers l'avenir ; we must look ahead to the future now nous devons penser à l'avenir maintenant ; she's looking ahead to the next Olympics elle se prépare pour les prochains jeux Olympiques ; and now, looking ahead to tomorrow's programmes Radio, TV et maintenant, un aperçu des émissions de demain.

■ look around:

▶ look around

1 ( turn around) se retourner ;

2 ( glance around) regarder autour de soi ; to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig passer en revue ses amis/collègues ;

3 ( search) chercher ; to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch ;

4 (visit, examine) (in building, town) faire un tour ; ( in room) jeter un coup d'œil ;

▶ look around [sth] visiter [church, town] ; faire le tour de [room] ; they spent the morning looking around London/the shops ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins.

■ look at:

▶ look at [sth]

1 gen regarder ; ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil sur ; look at the state of you! regarde un peu de quoi tu as l'air! ; just look at the state of this room! regarde un peu l'état de cette pièce! ; look at this coat/book! regarde-moi ○ ce manteau/ce livre! ; just look at this! regarde-moi ça ○ ! ; you'd never guess, to look at her à la voir on ne devinerait jamais ; he's/it's not much to look at il/ça ne paie pas de mine ;

2 ( examine) vérifier [equipment] ; [doctor] examiner [patient, wound] ; [workman] jeter un coup d'œil à [car, plumbing] ; étudier [problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options] ; you should get that wound looked at tu devrais faire examiner cette blessure (par le médecin) ;

3 (see, view) voir [life, events, situation] ; envisager [problem] ; try and look at it my way essaie de voir les choses de mon point de vue ; his way of looking at things sa façon de voir les choses ; look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse écoute, s'il me fait une proposition, je ne la refuserai pas ; that's how I look at it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses ; the problem needs to be looked at from all angles il faut envisager ce problème sous tous ses aspects ; you can't be too careful, look at Tom! il faut être très prudent, regarde ce qui est arrivé à Tom! ;

4 ( face) to be looking at [firm] être au bord de [bankruptcy, collapse] ; [criminal] risquer [life sentence, fine] ; you're looking at major repairs here dites-vous bien qu'il s'agit ici de réparations importantes ; you're looking at a bill for about 3,000 dollars ça va vous coûter aux alentours de 3 000 dollars.

■ look back:

▶ look back

1 ( turn around) se retourner ; to look back at sb/sth se retourner pour regarder qn/qch ;

2 (reflect, reminisce) let's look back to the year 1964 revenons à l'année 1964 ; if we look back to the 19th century si l'on considère le dix-neuvième siècle ; since then she's never looked back depuis tout s'est très bien passé pour elle ; to look back on se tourner sur [past] ; repenser à [experience] ; faire le bilan de [career, marriage] ; looking back on it, I think I made the right decision rétrospectivement, je pense que j'ai pris la bonne décision.

■ look down:

▶ look down (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux ; ( from a height) regarder en bas ; from the hilltop she looked down on the city elle regardait la ville du haut de la colline ;

▶ look down on [sb/sth]

1 ( despise) mépriser [person, lifestyle] ;

2 ( dominate) [fortress, tower] dominer [town, valley].

■ look for:

▶ look for [sb/sth] ( search for) chercher qn/qch ;

▶ look for [sth] ( expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] (from de) ; what I'm looking for from you is a guarantee ce que j'attends de vous c'est une garantie ; what do you look for in a new recruit? qu'est-ce que vous attendez d'une nouvelle recrue?

■ look forward: to look forward to [sth] attendre [qch] avec impatience ; I was so looking forward to it j'attendais ça avec tant d'impatience, je m'en faisais une telle joie ; she's looking forward to going on holiday elle a hâte de partir en vacances ; I'm not looking forward to the interview/party la perspective de l'entretien/la fête ne me réjouit pas ; I look forward to hearing from you ( writing to a friend) j'espère avoir bientôt de tes nouvelles ; ( in formal correspondence) dans l'attente de votre réponse.

■ look in

1 ( pay a visit) passer ; I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain ; to look in on passer voir [person, class, rehearsals] ; look in on the baby and check she's still asleep va voir si le bébé dort ;

2 ( watch TV) if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us les téléspectateurs qui désirent obtenir plus de renseignements peuvent nous contacter.

■ look into:

▶ look into [sth] examiner, étudier [matter, possibility, problem] ; examiner [accounts, background] ; enquêter sur [death, disappearance, theft].

■ look on:

▶ look on [crowd, spectators] regarder ; we looked on admiringly as she danced nous l'avons regardée danser avec admiration ; I was forced to look on as the house was ransacked j'ai été forcé d'assister au pillage de la maison ;

▶ look on [sb/sth] considérer [person, event etc] (as comme ; with avec) ; we look on him as a son nous le considérons comme notre fils ; I look on it as a privilege je considère que c'est un privilège.

■ look onto:

▶ look onto [sth] [house, room] donner sur [sea, garden, street].

■ look out:

▶ look out ( take care) faire attention (for à) ; ( be wary) se méfier (for de) ; you must look out for snakes faites attention aux serpents ; look out for motorists turning out of side roads méfiez-vous des automobilistes qui débouchent des petites routes ; look out! attention! ;

▶ look out for [sb/sth] guetter [person] ; être à l'affût de [new recruits, talent] ; être à la recherche de [apartment, book] ; guetter l'apparition de [signs, symptoms] ; repérer [cases, examples] ; être à l'affût de [bargain, special offer] ;

▶ look out for [oneself] se débrouiller tout seul, s'occuper de soi ;

▶ look out over [sth] [window, balcony] donner sur [sea, park].

■ look over:

▶ look [sb] over passer [qn] en revue [new recruits, troops] ;

▶ look [sth] over examiner [car, equipment] ; [vet] examiner [animal] ; get an expert to look the car over before you buy it fais examiner la voiture par un spécialiste avant de l'acheter ;

▶ look over [sth]

1 ( read) ( in detail) examiner [document, contract] ; ( rapidly) parcourir [essay, lines, notes] ; jeter un coup d'œil sur, parcourir [document, report] ; I'll get Rose to look it over quickly je demanderai à Rose d'y jeter un petit coup d'œil ;

2 ( visit) visiter [factory, gardens, house].

■ look round

1 ( look behind one) se retourner ; she looked round to see who it was elle s'est retournée pour voir qui c'était ;

2 ( look about) regarder autour de soi ; I'm just looking round ( in shop) je ne fais que regarder ; we're looking round for a new house nous cherchons une nouvelle maison ;

▶ look round [sth] visiter [town, building].

■ look through:

▶ look through [sth]

1 ( read) consulter [archive, material, files] ; parcourir [essay, list, script, report, notes] ; ( scan idly) feuilleter [book, magazine] ;

2 ( search) fouiller dans [belongings, drawers, briefcase] ; I caught him looking through my diary je l'ai trouvé en train de lire mon journal intime ; try looking through that pile of papers regarde dans cette pile de papiers ;

▶ look through [sb] faire semblant de ne pas voir [person].

■ look to:

▶ look to [sb/sth]

1 ( rely on) compter sur qn/qch (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; they look to him for leadership ils comptent sur lui pour les diriger ;

2 ( turn to) se tourner vers [future] ; he looked to his friends for support il s'est tourné vers ses amis pour qu'ils le soutiennent ;

▶ look to [sth] ( pay attention) veiller à [defences, interests] ;

▶ look to do ( expect) espérer faire ; we're looking to break even/make a profit nous espérons rentrer dans nos frais/faire des bénéfices.

■ look up:

▶ look up

1 ( raise one's eyes) lever les yeux (from de) ;

2 ( raise one's head) lever la tête ; to look up at the clouds/tree-tops regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres ;

3 ( improve) [business, prospects] aller mieux ; [conditions, situation] s'améliorer ; [property market] reprendre ; things are looking up for us les choses s'arrangent pour nous ;

▶ look up [sth] regarder à l'intérieur de [chimney] ; to look up sb's skirt regarder sous la jupe de qn ;

▶ look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth]

1 ( check in book) chercher [address, phone number, price, word] (in dans) ; look his number up in the phone book cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire ;

2 ( visit) passer voir [acquaintance, friend] ; look me up if you're ever in New York passez me voir or faites-moi signe si jamais vous vous trouvez à New York ;

▶ look up to [sb] admirer [person].

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17 Little

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

little chance — poche o scarse possibilità

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

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

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

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

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

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

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

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

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

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

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

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

little of note — poco di interessante

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

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

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

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

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

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

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

2) (scarcely)

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

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

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

3) (not at all)

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

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

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

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

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

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

5) as little as

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

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

1) (small) piccolo

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

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

2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolo

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccolo

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

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

5) (expressing scorn)

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

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

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

stay a little while — rimani un po'

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

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

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

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

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

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

little chance — poche o scarse possibilità

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

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

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

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

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

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

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

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

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

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

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

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

little of note — poco di interessante

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

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

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

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

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

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

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

2) (scarcely)

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

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

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

3) (not at all)

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

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

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

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

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

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

5) as little as

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

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

1) (small) piccolo

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

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

2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolo

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccolo

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

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

5) (expressing scorn)

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

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

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

stay a little while — rimani un po'

English-Italian dictionary > Little
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[tu:, tu, tə] prep

1) ( moving towards) in +akk, nach +dat, zu +dat;

she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster];

\to the right/ left nach rechts/links;

there \to the right dort rechts;

he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian;

\to the north/ south nördlich/südlich;

twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt;

the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt;

parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse;

we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt;

\to the mountains in die Berge;

\to the sea ans Meer;

\to the park in den Park;

from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof;

the way \to the town centre der Weg ins Stadtzentrum;

they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit;

I'm going \to a party/ concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert;

she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen];

we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen;

he flew \to the US er flog in die USA;

she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen;

my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika;

this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!

2) ( attending regularly) zu +dat, in +dat;

she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten;

he goes \to college er geht zur Hochschule [o studiert an der Hochschule];

do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?;

I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich in die Turnhalle

3) ( inviting to) zu +dat;

an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit;

I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen;

she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Abendessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen];

4) ( in direction of) auf +akk;

she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont;

to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen;

back \to front verkehrt herum

5) ( in contact with) an +dat;

they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange;

she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust;

she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihren Busen

6) ( attached to) an +akk;

tie the lead \to the fence mache die Leine am Zaun fest;

they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an;

stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier

7) ( with indirect object) mit +dat;

I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen;

give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr;

he is married \to his cousin Emma er ist mit seiner Kusine Emma verheiratet;

I told that \to Glyn ich habe das Glyn erzählt;

you should show that rash \to the doctor du solltest den Ausschlag dem Arzt zeigen;

what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?;

children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander;

who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief gerichtet [o adressiert] ?;

her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn;

I am deeply grateful \to my parents ich bin meinen Eltern zutiefst dankbar;

a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden];

they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein

8) ( with respect to) zu +dat;

and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?;

he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen;

this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie;

( in response) auf +akk;

a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18;

her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage;

and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?

9) ( belonging to) zu +dat;

the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel;

the top \to this pen die Kappe zu diesem Stift;

she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein;

there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischer Ton;

there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite

10) ( compared to) mit +dat;

I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor;

frogs' legs are comparable \to chicken Froschschenkel sind mit Hühnerfleisch vergleichbar;

a colonel is superior \to a sergeant ein Oberst ist ein höherer Dienstgrad als ein Unteroffizier;

she looked about thirty \to his sixty gegenüber seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig;

[to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein];

her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte

11) ( in scores) zu +dat;

Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen;

Manchester won three \to to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen

12) ( until) bis +dat, zu +dat;

I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen;

unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen;

count \to 20 bis 20 zählen;

it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York

13) ( expressing change of state) zu +dat;

he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten;

his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude;

the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System;

her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin;

the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war perfekt zubereitet [worden];

he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode;

she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt;

smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen;

she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe;

he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig

14) ( to point in time) bis +dat;

the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet;

we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende;

and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...;

it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!

15) ( including)

from... \to... von... bis...;

from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende;

from morning \to night von Kopf bis Fuß;

front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten;

I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen;

he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht;

from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord

16) ( Brit) ( in clock times) vor +dat in Southern Germany bis +dat;

it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs

17) ( causing) zu +dat;

\to my relief/ horror/ astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen;

much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung

18) ( according to) für +akk;

\to me, it sounds like he's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob er die Beziehung beenden wollte;

that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut;

if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind;

this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil;

does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?;

fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund bedeuten ihm nichts;

what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?

19) ( serving) für +akk;

as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous als persönlicher Trainer der Reichen und Berühmten;

they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin;

economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten; film ( next to)

she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet sie spielte die Ophelia neben Oliviers Hamlet

20) ( in honour of) auf +akk;

here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!;

\to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!;

the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet;

I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus;

a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten

21) ( per)

the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen;

three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig;

the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst

22) ( as a result of) von +dat;

she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie erwachte von lautem Geschrei;

he left the stage \to the sound of booing er ging unter den Buhrufen von der Bühne;

I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gern zu [o mit] Musik;

I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen;

the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne

23) ( roughly) bis +dat;

thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute

24) math ( defining exponent) hoch;

ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei

PHRASES:

that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles;

there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei in forming infinitives

1) ( expressing future intention) zu;

she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen;

I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen;

I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde;

sadly she didn't live \to see her grandchildren leider war es ihr nicht vergönnt, ihre Enkel noch zu erleben;

I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise;

the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über £500.000 bezahlen;

he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben;

I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren;

Blair \to meet with Putin Blair trifft Putin;

be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein etw zu tun

2) ( forming requests) zu;

she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertig zu stellen;

he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten;

I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen;

we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären;

you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun;

that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten;

young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer

3) ( expressing wish) zu;

I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen;

I'd love \to live in New York ich würde liebend [o nur zu] gern in New York leben;

would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?;

that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein;

I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen;

I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss noch einmal zur [o auf die] Toilette;

do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?;

I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren

4) ( omitting verb)

are you going tonight? - I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? - das hoffe ich sehr;

would you like to go and see the Russian clowns? - yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? - ja, sehr gern;

can you drive? - yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? - ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern

5) after adj ( to complete meaning)

it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen;

I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen;

he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen;

she's due \to have her baby sie soll bald ihr Baby bekommen;

I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen;

she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist;

I'm sorry \to hear that es ist tut mir leid, das zu hören;

easy \to use leicht zu bedienen;

languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß;

it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen;

three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang;

I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen

6) ( expressing purpose)

I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen;

she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen;

my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen;

they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen;

I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen;

something \to eat etwas zu essen;

the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf];

Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der je den Mond betrat

7) ( expressing intent)

we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen;

\to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...;

he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen

8) ( after wh- words)

I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll;

I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll;

she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte;

can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?

9) ( introducing clause)

\to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen;

\to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden;

\to be honest um ehrlich zu sein

10) ( in consecutive acts) um zu;

he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen;

she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand;

they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war adv

inv zu;

to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen;

to come \to zu sich dat kommen;

to set \to sich akk daranmachen ( fam)

they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen

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