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101 sehen
n; -s, kein Pl. seeing; (Sehkraft) eyesight; ( nur) vom Sehen (only) by sight; ich kenne ihn nur vom Sehen auch I’ve never actually spoken to him; die Leute kommen zum Sehen und Gesehenwerden these people come to see and be seen* * *das Sehen(Sehkraft) eyesight;(Sicht) seeing* * *Se|hennt -s, no plseeing; (= Sehkraft) sight, visionals Fotograf muss man richtiges, bewusstes Séhen lernen — as a photographer one has to learn to see correctly and consciously
ich kenne ihn nur vom Séhen — I only know him by sight
* * *1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) see2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) see3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) see4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) see5) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) see6) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) see* * *Se·hen<-s>[ˈze:ən]nt kein pl seeingjdn nur vom \Sehen kennen to only know sb by sight* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) seeschlecht/gut sehen — have bad or poor/good eyesight
mal sehen, wir wollen od. werden sehen — (ugs.) we'll see
siehste! — (ugs.)
siehst du wohl! — there, you see!
lass mal sehen — let me or let's see; let me or let's have a look
siehe oben/unten/Seite 80 — see above/below/page 80
da kann man od. (ugs.) kannste mal sehen,... — that just goes to show...
2) (hinsehen) lookauf etwas (Akk.) sehen — look at something
sieh mal od. doch! — look!
alle Welt sieht auf Washington — (fig.) all eyes are turned on Washington
3) (zeigen, liegen)nach Süden/Norden sehen — face south/north
4) (nachsehen) have a look; see5)nach jemandem sehen — (betreuen) keep an eye on somebody; (besuchen) drop by to see somebody; (nachsehen) look in on somebody
2.nach etwas sehen — (betreuen) keep an eye on something; (nachsehen) take a look at something
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (erblicken) seejemanden/etwas [nicht] zu sehen bekommen — [not] get to see somebody/something
von ihm/davon ist nichts zu sehen — he/it is nowhere to be seen
ich habe ihn kommen [ge]sehen — I saw him coming
[überall] gern gesehen sein — be welcome [everywhere]
jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen können — (fig. ugs.) not be able to stand the sight of somebody/something any more
kein Blut sehen können — (ugs.) not be able to stand the sight of blood
2) (ansehen, betrachten) watch <television, performance>; look at <photograph, object>3) (treffen) see4) (sich vorstellen) see5) (feststellen, erkennen) seeich möchte doch einmal sehen, ob er es wagt — I'd just like to see whether he dares [to]
wir sahen, dass wir nicht mehr helfen konnten — we saw that we could not help any more
das wollen wir [doch] erst mal sehen! — we'll 'see about that
man wird sehen [müssen] — we'll [just have to] see
da sieht man es [mal] wieder — it's the same old story
6) (beurteilen) seeso darf man das nicht sehen — you mustn't look at it that way or like that
so gesehen — looked at that way or in that light
3.ich werde sehen, was ich für Sie tun kann — I'll see what I can do for you
1)er kann sich nicht satt sehen — he can't see enough (an + Dat. of)
sich genötigt/veranlasst sehen,... zu... — feel compelled to...
sich in der Lage sehen,... zu... — feel able to...; think one is able to...
* * *sehen; sieht, sah, hat gesehenA. v/i1. see;gut/schlecht sehen have good/bad ( oder poor) eyesight;ich sehe nicht gut I can’t see very well;sie sieht nur auf einem Auge she can only see with one eye, she only has sight in one eye;sie konnte kaum aus den Augen sehen she could hardly keep her eyes open;sehe ich richtig? umg I must be seeing things2. (hinsehen, blicken) look;auf seine Uhr sehen look at one’s watch;er kann mir nicht in die Augen sehen he can’t look me in the eye;sieh nur!, sehen Sie mal! look!;wenn ich recht gesehen habe if I saw right, if my eyes weren’t deceiving me;wie ich sehe, ist er nicht hier I see he’s not here;wie Sie sehen, … as you can see, …;siehe oben/unten (abksb/s. u.) see above/below;3. fig:sehen auf (+akk) (Wert legen auf) set great store by, be (very) particular about;sehen nach (sorgen für) look after;nach den Kindern sehen look after (US take care of) the children;wir müssen mal wieder nach Oma sehen we must look in on grandma again (to see that she’s all right);nach dem Essen sehen see to the dinner;nach dem Braten sehen see how the joint is doing;siehe da! umg lo and behold!;(na,) siehst du! umg there you are; (es ist geschehen, was ich voraussagte) what did I tell you?, see?;ich will sehen, dass ich es dir besorge I’ll see if I can ( oder I’ll try to) get it for you;man muss sehen, wo man bleibt umg you have to look after number one;sieh, dass es erledigt wird see (to it) that it gets done;wir werden (schon) sehen we’ll ( oder we shall) see, let’s wait and see;lassen Sie mich sehen let me see (auch fig)4. (einsehen, erkennen) see, realize;sehen Sie, die Sache war so you see, it was like this;ich sehe schon, dass er keine Ahnung hat I can see that he has no idea;siehst du nun, dass es ein Fehler war? do you see now that it was a mistake?;seht ihr denn nicht, dass …? can’t you see that …?;B. v/tkann ich das mal sehen? can I have a look at that?;ich sehe gerade die Tagesschau I’m watching the news;ich sehe schrecklich gern Tennis/Schnulzen I love watching tennis/schmaltzy films;ich sah ihn fallen I saw ( oder watched) him fall;er sieht einfach alles he doesn’t miss a thing;ich sehe überhaupt nichts I can’t see a thing;ich sehe alles doppelt/verschwommen I’m seeing everything double/everything’s blurred;flüchtig sehen catch a glimpse of;es war/gab nichts zu sehen you couldn’t see a thing/there was nothing to see;gehen Sie weiter, hier gibt es nichts zu sehen keep moving, there’s nothing to see here;niemand war zu sehen there was nobody to be seen ( oder in sight)2.gern sehen like (to see);er sieht es gern, wenn man ihn bedient he likes being waited on;er sieht es nicht gern, wenn sie ausgeht he doesn’t like her going out;das sehe ich gar nicht gern I hate to see that sort of thing;sie kann ihn nicht mehr sehen (leiden) she can’t stand (the sight of) him3. (erleben)er hat bessere Tage gesehen he’s seen better days;das möchte ich (aber) sehen! that’ll be the day!;das werden wir ja sehen we’ll see; skeptisch: auch we’ll see about that;da sieht man es mal wieder umg it all goes to show;hat man so etwas schon gesehen! umg did you ever see anything like it!, well - I never (did) umgich habe es kommen sehen I could see it coming;ich sehe schon kommen, dass er kündigt I can see him handing in his notice5.sich sehen lassen put in an appearance; umg (ankommen, auftauchen) turn up;du hast dich lange nicht sehen lassen you haven’t put in an appearance for a long time;lass dich hier nie mehr sehen! don’t you dare show your face here again;sie kann sich sehen lassen umg she’s very attractive;das kann sich sehen lassen umg that looks quite respectable; weitS., bei Leistung etc: that’s something to be proud of, that’s a feather in your hat6. (treffen) see;einander sehen see each other;wir sehen uns häufig we see quite a lot of each other, we see each other quite often;können wir uns nicht öfter sehen? can’t we get together more often?;wir sehen uns zum ersten Mal we’ve never met before7. fig (beurteilen, einschätzen) see;die Dinge sehen, wie sie sind see things for what they are;ich sehe die Sache anders I see it differently;wie siehst du das? how do you see it?;er sieht es schon richtig he’s got the picture, he’s got it right;du siehst es falsch you’ve got it wrong;wie ich die Sache sehe as I see it;so darf man das nicht sehen you’ve got to look at it differently;das darf man nicht so eng sehen umg you mustn’t take such a narrow view;oder wie seh ich das? umg am I right?;so gesehen (looked at) in that light, from that point of view;rechtlich etcman muss beide Seiten sehen you have to see both aspects;ich sehe in ihm ein … I see him as a …8.* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) seeschlecht/gut sehen — have bad or poor/good eyesight
mal sehen, wir wollen od. werden sehen — (ugs.) we'll see
siehste! — (ugs.)
siehst du wohl! — there, you see!
lass mal sehen — let me or let's see; let me or let's have a look
siehe oben/unten/Seite 80 — see above/below/page 80
da kann man od. (ugs.) kannste mal sehen,... — that just goes to show...
2) (hinsehen) lookauf etwas (Akk.) sehen — look at something
sieh mal od. doch! — look!
alle Welt sieht auf Washington — (fig.) all eyes are turned on Washington
3) (zeigen, liegen)nach Süden/Norden sehen — face south/north
4) (nachsehen) have a look; see5)nach jemandem sehen — (betreuen) keep an eye on somebody; (besuchen) drop by to see somebody; (nachsehen) look in on somebody
2.nach etwas sehen — (betreuen) keep an eye on something; (nachsehen) take a look at something
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (erblicken) seejemanden/etwas [nicht] zu sehen bekommen — [not] get to see somebody/something
von ihm/davon ist nichts zu sehen — he/it is nowhere to be seen
ich habe ihn kommen [ge]sehen — I saw him coming
[überall] gern gesehen sein — be welcome [everywhere]
jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen können — (fig. ugs.) not be able to stand the sight of somebody/something any more
kein Blut sehen können — (ugs.) not be able to stand the sight of blood
2) (ansehen, betrachten) watch <television, performance>; look at <photograph, object>3) (treffen) see4) (sich vorstellen) see5) (feststellen, erkennen) seeich möchte doch einmal sehen, ob er es wagt — I'd just like to see whether he dares [to]
wir sahen, dass wir nicht mehr helfen konnten — we saw that we could not help any more
das wollen wir [doch] erst mal sehen! — we'll 'see about that
man wird sehen [müssen] — we'll [just have to] see
da sieht man es [mal] wieder — it's the same old story
6) (beurteilen) seeso darf man das nicht sehen — you mustn't look at it that way or like that
so gesehen — looked at that way or in that light
3.ich werde sehen, was ich für Sie tun kann — I'll see what I can do for you
1)er kann sich nicht satt sehen — he can't see enough (an + Dat. of)
sich genötigt/veranlasst sehen,... zu... — feel compelled to...
sich in der Lage sehen,... zu... — feel able to...; think one is able to...
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: sah, gesehen)= to behold v.(§ p.,p.p.: beheld)to look (at) v.to see v.(§ p.,p.p.: saw, seen)to see how the wind blows expr.to spot v.to view v. -
102 connaître
connaître° [kɔnεtʀ]➭ TABLE 571. transitive verba. to know• connais-tu un bon restaurant ? do you know of a good restaurant?• connaître qn de vue/nom/réputation to know sb by sight/name/reputation• il l'a connu à l'université he met or knew him at university• vous connaissez la dernière (nouvelle) ? have you heard the latest (news)?b. [+ langue, science, auteur] to know• connaître les oiseaux/les plantes to know about birds/plants• il n'y connaît rien he doesn't know anything or a thing about itc. ( = éprouver) [+ faim, privations] to know ; [+ humiliations] to experienced. ( = avoir) [+ succès] to enjoy• cette pièce l'a fait connaître en Angleterre this play brought him to the attention of the English public2. reflexive verba.se connaître (soi-même) to know o.s.b. ( = se rencontrer) to meet• quand il s'agit d'embêter les autres, il s'y connaît ! (inf) when it comes to annoying people he's an expert! (inf)* * *kɔnɛtʀ
1.
1) to know [fait, nom, événement]il ne tient jamais ses promesses, c'est (bien) connu — it is common knowledge that he never keeps his promises
2) to know, to be acquainted with [sujet, méthode, auteur]la mécanique, je ne connais que ça or ça me connaît! — I know quite a bit about mechanics
3) to know [faim]; to experience [crise]; to enjoy [gloire]; to have [difficultés]les problèmes d'argent, ça me connaît! — (colloq) I could tell you a thing or two (colloq) about money problems!
connaître des hauts et des bas — to have one's/its ups and downs
4) to know [personne, acteur]c'est bien mal la connaître — they/you're misjudging her
5) (dated) ( coucher avec) to know (dated), to have a sexual relationship with6) Droitconnaître de — to have jurisdiction over [affaire, cause]
avoir à connaître de — to judge ou hear [cas]
2.
se connaître verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to know oneself‘connais-toi toi-même’ — ‘know thyself’
il ne se connaissait plus de joie — fml he was beside himself with joy
2) ( l'un l'autre) to know each other3) ( être compétent)c'est le carburateur qui est bouché ou je ne m'y connais pas — (colloq) if I know anything about it, it's the carburettor GB ou carburetor US that's blocked
••on connaît la chanson or musique! — we've heard it all before!
* * *kɔnɛtʀ vt1) [technique, matière] to know2) [ville, personne] to knowJe ne connais pas du tout cette région. — I don't know this area at all.
Je le connais de vue. — I know him by sight.
faire connaître qch [région, culture] — to introduce people to sth
se faire connaître en faisant qch; Le groupe s'est fait connaître en gagnant le concours Eurovision. — the group found fame when it won the Eurovision song contest.
3) [personne] (= éprouver) [sensation, sentiment] to experience, (= faire l'expérience de) [difficultés, misère, guerre] to experienceIl a fini dans la misère après avoir connu le faste et la gloire. — He ended up destitute, after having known fame and riches.
4) [film, chanson, économie, secteur] (= avoir, rencontrer) to have, to enjoyL'industrie du tourisme connaît une période exceptionnelle. — The tourist industry is having a very good period.
Ce film connaît actuellement un grand succès. — This film is currently enjoying a huge success.
* * *connaître verb table: connaîtreA vtr1 ( avoir connaissance de) to know [fait, nom, événement, résultat]; ne pas connaître sa force not to know one's own strength; vous connaissez la suite you know the rest; je connais les raisons de ta colère I know why you're angry; il nous a fait connaître son avis/ses intentions he made his opinion/his intentions known (to us); tu connais l'histoire de Toto qui… do you know the one about Toto who…; il ne tient jamais ses promesses, c'est (bien) connu it is common knowledge that he never keeps his promises; tes promesses, on connaît! we know all about your promises!; la rue de la Glacière? connais pas○! rue de la Glacière? never heard of it!; je lui connais de grands talents I know that he/she is very talented; je ne leur connais aucun vice I don't know them to have any vices; on te connaît plusieurs amants we know you to have several lovers; ne connaître ni le pourquoi ni le comment de qch not to know the whys and the wherefores of sth; leur vie privée est connue de tous everybody knows about their private life; tu connais la nouvelle? have you heard the news?; tu ne connais pas ta chance you don't know how lucky you are; j'en connais long sur ton passé I know a lot about your past; ne connaître que son plaisir/devoir to think of nothing but one's pleasure/duty; ⇒ Dieu, loup;2 ( pour avoir étudié) to know, to be acquainted with [sujet, méthode, auteur]; la mécanique, je ne connais que ça or ça me connaît! I know quite a bit about mechanics; elle connaît tout du solfège she knows all about music theory; c'est lui qui m'a fait connaître la musique cajun it was he who introduced me to Cajun music; connaître un poème/une partition musicale par cœur to know a poem/a score (off) by heart; en connaître un rayon○ en histoire/théâtre to know one's stuff○ when it comes to history/the theatreGB;3 ( faire l'expérience de) to know, to experience [faim, froid, pauvreté, amour]; to experience [crise, défaite, échec]; to enjoy [gloire, succès]; to have [difficultés, problèmes]; il connaît l'humiliation de la défaite he knows ou has experienced the humiliation of defeat; ils ont connu la défaite they were defeated; il a connu la prison he's been to prison before; il ne connaît pas la pitié/la honte he knows no pity/shame; c'est un homme qui connaît la vie he's a man who knows what life is about; connaître les femmes/hommes to know something about women/men; il a connu son heure de gloire he has had his hour of glory; les problèmes d'argent, ça me connaît○! I could tell you a thing or two○ about money problems!; connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's/its ups and downs; connaître une fin tragique to come to a tragic end; connaître une situation difficile to be in a difficult situation; connaître une forte croissance to show a rapid growth; le club sportif connaît un nouvel essor the sports club is having a new lease of GB ou on US life; ils auraient pu connaître un meilleur sort they could have had a better fate;4 ( de réputation) to know [personne, acteur]; elle est très connue she's (very) well-known; connaître qn de nom/vue to know sb by name/sight; je le connais de réputation mais je ne l'ai jamais rencontré I know ou I've heard of him but I've never met him; une œuvre connue/peu connue a well-known/little-known work (de by); être d'abord connu comme violoniste to be chiefly known as a violinist;5 ( personnellement) to know [ami, parent, relation]; je le connais depuis longtemps I've known him for a long time; vous ne me connaissez pas you don't know me; j'ai appris à connaître mon père en grandissant I got to know my father as I grew up; j'aimerais bien la connaître I'd really like to get to know her; c'est bien mal la connaître que de croire que… they/you're misjudging her if they/you think that…; je le connais trop bien I know him only too well; faire connaître qn à qn to introduce sb to sb; mes parents? je les connais, ils seront ravis! my parents? if I know them, they'll be delighted; Bernadette? je ne connais qu'elle! Bernadette? I know her very well!; il ne me connaît plus depuis qu'il est passé officier he ignores me now that he's an officer;6 †( coucher avec) to know†, to have a sexual relationship with;7 Jur connaître de to have jurisdiction over [affaire, cause]; avoir à connaître de to judge ou hear [cas].B se connaître vpr1 ( soi-même) to know oneself; il se connaît mal he doesn't know himself very well; ‘connais-toi toi-même’ ‘know thyself’; il ne se connaissait plus de joie fml he was beside himself with joy; quand il a bu, il ne se connaît plus when he's drunk, he goes berserk;2 ( l'un l'autre) to know each other; nous nous sommes connus chez des amis communs we met (each other) at the home of some mutual friends;3 ( être compétent) s'y connaître en électricité/théâtre to know all about electricity/theatre; c'est le carburateur qui est bouché ou je ne m'y connais pas if I know anything about it, it's the carburettor GB ou carburetor US that's blocked.on connaît la chanson or musique! we've heard it all before!, it's the same old story!; c'est un air connu it's the same old story; connaître qch comme sa poche to know sth like the back of one's hand, to know sth inside out.[kɔnɛtr] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR UNE IDÉE DE]1. [avoir mémorisé - code postal, itinéraire, mot de passe] to know2. [être informé de - information, nouvelle] to knowje suis impatient de connaître les résultats I'm anxious to know ou to hear the resultsa. [avis, sentiment] to make knownb. [décision, jugement] to make known, to announceje vous ferai connaître ma décision plus tard I'll inform you of my decision ou I'll let you know what I've decided later3. [avoir des connaissances sur - langue, ville, appareil, œuvre] to know, to be familiar with ; [ - technique] to know, to be acquainted with ; [ - sujet] to know (about)je ne connais pas l'italien I don't know ou can't speak Italianje connais un peu l'informatique I have some basic knowledge of computing, I know a little about computingson dernier film l'a fait connaître dans le monde entier his latest film has brought him worldwide famesa traduction a fait connaître son œuvre en France her translation has brought his work to French audiencescette émission est destinée à faire connaître des artistes étrangers this programme is aimed at introducing foreign artistsça me/le connaît (familier) : les bons vins, ça le connaît! he knows a thing or two about ou he's an expert on good wine!connaît pas (familier) : à cet âge-là, la propreté, connaît pas at that age they don't know the meaning of the word cleanlinessy connaître quelque chose en to have some idea ou to know something aboutje ne mange pas de cette horreur! — tu n'y connais rien! I won't eat that horrible stuff! — you don't know what's good for you!B.[IDENTIFIER, ÊTRE EN RELATION AVEC]1. [par l'identité] to knowconnaître quelqu'un de vue/nom/réputation to know somebody by sight/name/reputationa. [révéler son identité] to make oneself knownb. [devenir une personne publique] to make oneself ou to become knownnotre auditeur n'a pas voulu se faire connaître our listener didn't want his name to be known ou wished to remain anonymousla connaissant, ça ne me surprend pas knowing her, I'm not surprisedsi tu fais ça, je ne te connais plus! if you do that, I'll have nothing more to do with you!je te connais comme si je t'avais fait! (familier) I know you as if you were my own ou like the back of my hand!2. [rencontrer] to meetah, si je t'avais connue plus tôt! if only I'd met you earlier!C.[ÉPROUVER]2. [faire l'expérience de] to experienceah, l'insouciance de la jeunesse, j'ai connu ça! I was young and carefree once!enfin, elle connut la consécration she finally received the highest accolade3. [subir - crise] to go ou to live through (inseparable), to experience ; [ - épreuve, humiliation, guerre] to live through (inseparable), to suffer, to undergoil a connu bien des déboires he has had ou suffered plenty of setbacksD.[ADMETTRE]1. [suj: chose] to haveson ambition ne connaît pas de bornes ou limites her ambition is boundless ou knows no bounds2. [suj: personne]ne connaître que: il ne connaît que le travail work is the only thing he's interested in ou he knowscontre les rhumes, je ne connais qu'un bon grog there's nothing like a hot toddy to cure a cold————————se connaître verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)je n'oserai jamais, je me connais I'd never dare, I know what I'm like————————se connaître verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se connaître verbe pronominal intransitifc'est un escroc, ou je ne m'y connais pas! I know a crook when I see one! -
103 Leiden
n; -s, -; suffering(s Pl.); (Krankheit) illness, complaint; sie starb nach langem, schwerem Leiden she died after a long and painful illness; es ist das alte Leiden it’s the same old story; das Leiden Christi the Passion; aussehen wie das Leiden Christi umg., fig. look like death warmed up (Am. over)* * *das Leidencomplaint; cross; ailment; suffering* * *Lei|den ['laidn]nt -s, -1) sufferingdas sind (nun mal) die Freuden und Léíden des Lebens! — ah, the ups and downs or the trials and tribulations of life!
du siehst aus wie das Léíden Christi (inf) — you look like death warmed up (Brit inf) or over (US inf)
2) (= Krankheit) illness; (= Beschwerden) complaint3)* * *1) afflict2) (an illness, usually not serious or dangerous: Children often have minor ailments.) ailment3) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) cross4) ((a feeling of) pain or misery: The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings.) suffering5) (to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc: He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly - he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence.) suffer6) (to be neglected: I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer.) suffer7) ((with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc): She suffers from stomach-aches.) suffer* * *Lei·den1<-s, ->[ˈlaidn̩]nt1. (chronische Krankheit) complaint, ailment3.Lei·den2<-s>[ˈlaidn̩]nt Leiden, Leyden* * *das; Leidens, Leiden1) (Krankheit) illness; (Gebrechen) complaint2) (Qual) sufferingFreud[en] und Leiden[en] — joy[s] and sorrow[s]
* * *sie starb nach langem, schwerem Leiden she died after a long and painful illness;es ist das alte Leiden it’s the same old story;das Leiden Christi the Passion;* * *das; Leidens, Leiden1) (Krankheit) illness; (Gebrechen) complaint2) (Qual) sufferingFreud[en] und Leiden[en] — joy[s] and sorrow[s]
* * *- n.ailment n.suffering n. -
104 cantilena
f.repetitive chant, cantilena.* * *1 (canción) song, ballad2 familiar (repetición) refrain, story* * *SF1) (=canción) ballad, song2) = cantinela* * ** * ** * ** * *cantilena nfla misma cantilena the same old story* * *f → cantinela -
105 Jammer
m; -s, kein Pl.; (Elend) misery; (Verzweiflung) despair; (Wehklagen) lamentation; es ist ein Jammer it’s such a shame; der Jammer ist, dass the trouble is that; es ist immer derselbe Jammer it’s the same old story every time* * *der Jammermisery; bitchiness; ruefulness* * *Jạm|mer ['jamɐ]m -s,no pl1) (= Elend) misery, wretchednessein Bild des Jammers bieten or sein — to be the picture of misery
der Jammer überkam ihn — a feeling of misery came over him
es ist ein Jammer, diesen Verfall mit ansehen zu müssen — it is a wretched thing or it is heartbreaking to have to watch this decay
2) (= Klage) wailing* * *der1) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) pity2) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) shame* * *Jam·mer<-s>[ˈjamɐ]1. (Kummer) misery, sorrowes ist ein \Jammer, wie wenig Zeit wir haben it's deplorable how little time we havein wilden \Jammer ausbrechen to begin to sob uncontrollably, to burst into uncontrollable sobbing* * *der; Jammers1) (Wehklagen) [mournful] wailing2) (Elend) miseryes ist ein Jammer, dass... — (ugs.) it's a crying shame that...
* * *es ist ein Jammer it’s such a shame;der Jammer ist, dass the trouble is that;es ist immer derselbe Jammer it’s the same old story every time* * *der; Jammers1) (Wehklagen) [mournful] wailing2) (Elend) miseryes ist ein Jammer, dass... — (ugs.) it's a crying shame that...
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СКАЗКА ПРО БЕЛОГО БЫЧКА coll, usu. disapprov NP usu. sing fixed WOa topic that is brought up or returned to incessantly, or the raising of or return to the same topic incessantly: (itfc) the same old story (thing, stuff, song etc)( s.o. brings up etc) the same thing all over again."А где... она (Таньчора), где? Почему её тут нету?» -«Опять „где она". Сказка про белого бычка у нас с тобой, мать, получается» (Распутин 3). "Well, where is she (Tanchora)... eh? Why ain't she here?" "Here we go again. You keep coming back to the same old song, Mum" (3a). -
107 сказка про белого бычка
• СКАЗКА ПРО БЕЛОГО БЫЧКА coll, usu. disapprov[NP; usu. sing; fixed WO]=====⇒ a topic that is brought up or returned to incessantly, or the raising of or return to the same topic incessantly:- (it's) the same old story (thing, stuff, song etc);- (s.o. brings up etc) the same thing all over again.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сказка про белого бычка
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108 piosen|ka
f song- nastrojowa/miłosna/biesiadna piosenka a mood/love/drinking song- piosenki ludowe/żołnierskie folk/soldiers’ songs- piosenka o nieszczęśliwej miłości a sentimental song about unhappiness in love- śpiewać/pogwizdywać/nucić piosenkę to sing/whistle/croon a. hum a song- komponować/układać piosenki to compose/write songs- jest autorem melodii i słów do wielu piosenek he has written both the music and lyrics for a number of songs■ stara a. ta sama piosenka (it’s) the same old story- śpiewać czyjąś piosenkę to sing to sb’s tune GB pot.- śpiewać (swoją) zwykłą piosenkę to repeat the same old story- a ten/ta śpiewa swoją zwykłą piosenkę there he/she goes againThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > piosen|ka
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109 история
ж.1) (события прошлого, их описание и изучение) historyзако́ны исто́рии — laws of history
всеми́рная исто́рия — world history
исто́рия обще́ственного разви́тия — history of social development
исто́рия иску́сств — art history
2) ( рассказ) storyэ́то до́лгая / дли́нная исто́рия — that's a long story (to tell)
э́то друга́я исто́рия — that's another story
3) разг. ( происшествие) thing to happen, incidentкака́я стра́нная исто́рия! — what a strange thing to happen!
с ним случи́лась заба́вная исто́рия — a funny thing happened to him
••исто́рия боле́зни мед. — case history / report, medical history
исто́рия ума́лчивает (о пр.) — nothing is known (about), there is no mention (of)
исто́рия успе́ха — success story
ве́чная исто́рия! разг. — there we go again!, the same old story!
войти́ в исто́рию — go down in history; make history
вот так исто́рия! — that's a nice business / mess / thing!; there's / here's a pretty kettle of fish! идиом.
но э́то да́вняя исто́рия — but that's past / ancient history
така́я же исто́рия (где-л) — it's the same story (somewhere)
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110 minestra
f soupminestra di fagioli bean soupminestra di verdura vegetable soup* * *minestra s.f.1 soup: minestra in brodo, thin (o clear) soup; minestra densa, thick soup; minestra di verdura, vegetable soup; servire, scodellare la minestra, to serve the soup // è sempre la stessa minestra, (fig.) it's always the same (old) story // è tutta un'altra minestra, (fig.) it's an altogether different story // una minestra riscaldata, (fig.) a rehash // trovare la minestra bell'e fatta, (fig.) to have everything laid on2 (porzione di minestra) a helping of soup3 (primo piatto) first course.* * *[mi'nɛstra]sostantivo femminile soup••è una minestra riscaldata — there's nothing new about it, it's old hat
o mangi questa minestra o salti dalla finestra — prov. you can like it or you can lump it, beggars can't be choosers, if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen
* * *minestra/mi'nεstra/sostantivo f.soup; minestra di verdura vegetable soup\è una minestra riscaldata there's nothing new about it, it's old hat; o mangi questa minestra o salti dalla finestra prov. you can like it or you can lump it, beggars can't be choosers, if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen. -
111 verhaal
1 [mondeling verslag; schriftelijke vastlegging] story♦voorbeelden:om een lang verhaal kort te maken • to cut a long story shortsterke verhalen • tall storieszijn verhaal doen • tell/relate one's storyhet verhaal gaat dat … • the story goes …verhaaltjes vertellen • tell taleskom op met je verhaal! • out with it2 verhaal halen (op) • recover/recoup losses (from)een lang verhaal houden • give a long-winded account (of something)iemand op verhaal laten komen • let someone get one's breath back -
112 historie
sg - histórien, pl - histórierисто́рия ж* * *fairy-story, history, story, yarn* * *(en -r)( fx the history of Denmark; study history; learn from history);( fortælling) story (om about, of, fx a story about fairies, the story of his life),F tale;( sag) affair, business ( fx a strange (, nasty) business);[ historien] history;[ Englands historie] the history of England, English history;[ det er en anden historie] that is quite another (el. a different) story;(dvs det der altid sker) that is the (same) old story;[ det er en køn historie!] that is a nice mess![ med vb:][ historien gentager sig] history repeats itself;[ gå over i historien] go down to (el. in) history ( fx he will go down to history as the worst tyrant the world has seen); pass into history, become history ( fx this event will become history);[ derom melder historien intet] that is not on record;[ skabe historie] make history. -
113 copla
f.1 folksong, popular song.2 verse, stanza (estrofa).3 ballad, folk song, canzonet.* * *1 (verso, estrofa) verse, stanza2 (canción) popular folk song3 familiar (monserga) story, tale■ no te lo voy a regalar, así que deja ya esa copla I'm not going to give it to you, so stop going on about it\andar en coplas familiar to be the talk of the town, be common knowledge* * *SF1) (Literat) verse ( esp of 4 lines)2) (Mús) popular song, balladpl coplas verses- la misma coplaquedarse con la copla —
¿os vais quedando con la copla? — do you follow?, do you get my drift?
3) LAm (Téc) pipe joint* * *1)a) (Lit) stanzab) (Mús) popular folk song2) (Chi) (Tec) joint* * *1)a) (Lit) stanzab) (Mús) popular folk song2) (Chi) (Tec) joint* * *A1 ( Lit) stanza2 ( Mús) popular folk songandar en coplas ( fam); to be common knowledge* * *
copla sustantivo femeninoa) (Lit) stanzab) (Mús) popular folk song
copla sustantivo femenino verse, couplet
siempre me vienes con la misma copla, you always give me the same old story
' copla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
infinitud
- saeta
* * *copla nf1. [estrofa] verse, stanza2. [canción] folk song, popular song;ya está otra vez con la misma copla he's back on his hobbyhorse;no me vengas otra vez con la misma copla don't give me that old story again* * *f1 verse2 ( canción) popular song* * *copla nf1) : popular song or ballad2) : couplet, stanza -
114 ritournelle
ʀituʀnɛl1) Musique ritornello2) (colloq) fig harping on* * *ʀituʀnɛl nf* * *ritournelle nf1 Mus ritornello;2 fig ( rabâchage) j'en ai assez de sa sempiternelle ritournelle! I'm fed up with his constant harping on![riturnɛl] nom féminin1. (familier) [histoire] -
115 histori|a
f (GD historii) 1. sgt (dzieje) history- historia Polski the history of Poland- historia powszechna world history- historia sztuki art history, the history of art- historia filozofii/literatury the history of philosophy/literature- historia ludzkości the history of humanity a. humankind a. the human race- historia jej/jego życia the story of his/her life- fałszować historię to falsify history a. the historical record- wydarzenie, które zmieniło bieg historii an event that altered the course of history- przejść a. wejść do historii to go down in history- nasza przyjaźń należy (już) do historii you and I/he and I/she and I are history pot.2. sgt (opracowanie) history C, account C- dobrze udokumentowana historia drugiej wojny światowej a thoroughly researched history of World War II3. (G pl historii) Szkol. (lekcja) history (class)- spóźnił się na historię he was late for history a. for his history class4. (G pl historii) pot. (opowiadanie) story- historie o duchach ghost stories- historie miłosne love stories- historia wyssana z palca pot. (barwna) a tall tale a. story pot.; (kłamliwa) a cock-and-bull story pot.- opowiedzieć zabawną historię to tell a funny story- opowiadać niestworzone historie (barwne) to spin yarns; (kłamliwe) to tell tall tales a. cock-and-bull stories5. (G pl historii) (zdarzenie) (wiecznie/ciągle) ta sama historia the same old story- dziwna historia a strange a. funny thing- ładna historia! pot. a fine kettle of fish pot.- ale historia! pot. incredible! pot., unbelievable! pot.- □ historia choroby Med case history- historia naturalna książk. natural historyThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > histori|a
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116 история
жен.1) historyхорошенькая история! разг. — a nice how-d'ye-do!, a pretty kettle of fish!, a fine state of affairs!
история болезни — мед. case history
история средних веков — History of the Middle Ages, medieval history
любовная история — love-affair; romance
2) ( повествование) story3) разг. ( происшествие) event, incident; affair, thingпопасть в историю — to get oneself into a mess, to get involved in an unpleasant incident
••вечная история! — always the same!, there we go again!, the same old story!
вот так история! — that's a nice business/mess/thing!, there's a pretty kettle of fish!
совсем другая история — another story altogether, a horse of a different color
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117 сказка про белого бычка
1) General subject: megilla, the same old story, one and the same thing, repetition of something2) Politics: the same old megilla3) Jargon: megillahУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сказка про белого бычка
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118 П-121
СТАРАЯ (ПРЕЖНЯЯ, ВСЁ ТА ЖЕ) ПЕСНЯ coll, usu. rather derog NP sing only fixed WOsth. that has already been said or done repeatedlythe same old story (song, tune)).(Армандо:) А ты как? Женишься на своей Лауре. Старая песня, черт ее побери (Погодин 1). (А.) So, what will you do? You'll marry your Laura Same old story, goddamn it (1a). -
119 все та же песня
[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. that has already been said or done repeatedly:- the same old story (song, tune).♦ [Армандо:] А ты как? Женишься на своей Лауре. Старая песня, черт ее побери (Погодин 1). [ А.] So, what will you do? You'll marry your Laura Same old story, goddamn it (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > все та же песня
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120 прежняя песня
[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. that has already been said or done repeatedly:- the same old story (song, tune).♦ [Армандо:] А ты как? Женишься на своей Лауре. Старая песня, черт ее побери (Погодин 1). [ А.] So, what will you do? You'll marry your Laura Same old story, goddamn it (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прежняя песня
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