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121 कण्ठः _kaṇṭhḥ _ण्ठम् _ṇṭham
कण्ठः ण्ठम् 1 Throat; कण्ठे निपीडयन् मारयति Mk.8. कण्ठः स्तम्भितबाष्पवृत्तिकलुषः Ś.4.6; कण्ठेषु स्खलितं गते$पि शिशिरे पुंस्कोकिलानां रुतम् 6.4.-2 The neck; अयं कण्ठे बाहुः U.1. कण्ठाश्लेषपरिग्रहे शिथिलता Pt.4.6; कण्ठाश्लेषप्रणयिनि जने किं पुनर्दूरसंस्थे Me.3,99,114; Amaru.19.57; Ku.5.57.-3 Sound, tone, voice; सा मुक्तकण्ठं चक्रन्द R.14.68; किमिदं किन्नरकण्ठि सुप्यते 8.64; आर्यपुत्रो$पि प्रमुक्तकण्ठं रोदिति U.3.-4 The neck or brim of a vessel &c.-5 Vicinity, immediate proximity (as in उपकण्ठ).-6 The opening of the womb.-7 A bud on a stalk.-8 The space of an inch from the edge of the hole in which sacrificial fire is deposited.-9 The मदन tree.-1 Guttural sound.-Comp. -अग्निः a bird (digesting in the throat or gizzard).-अवसक्त a. clinging to the neck.- आगत a. come to the throat (as the breath or soul of a dying person).-आभरणम् a neck-ornament, necklace; परि- क्षितं काव्यसुवर्णमेतल्लोकस्य कण्ठाभरणत्वमेतु Vikr.1.24; cf. names like सरस्वतीकण्ठाभरण.-आश्लेषः Neck-embrace; Me.3; कण्ठाश्लेषपरिग्रहे शिथिलता Pt.4.6; ˚उपगूढ Bh.3.28.-उक्ताम् personal testimony.-कुब्जः a kind of fever.-कूणिका the Indian lute.-ग a. reaching or extending to the throat; हृद्गाभिः पूयते विप्रः कण्ठगाभिस्तु भूमिपः Ms.2.62.-गत a.1 being at or in the throat, coming to the throat; i. e. on the point of departing; न वदेद्यावनीं भाषां प्राणैः कण्ठगतैरपि Subhāṣ; Pt.1.296.-2 approaching or reaching the throat.-तटः, -तटम्, -टी the side of the neck.-तला- सिका the leather or rope passing round the neck of a horse.-त्रः A necklace; शुक्लकेयूरकण्ठत्राः Mb.5. 143.39.-दघ्न a. reaching to the neck.-नालम् Stalk- like throat, a throat, neck; कण्ठनालादपातयत् R.15.52. also.-नाली, -नडिकः a kite.-नीलकः a large lamp or torch, a whisp of lighted straw &c. (Mar. मशाल).-पाशः, -पाशकः 1 a rope tied round an elephant's neck.-2 a halter in general.-बन्धः a rope for an elephant's neck.-भूषणम्, -भूषा a short necklace; विदुषां कण्ठभूषात्वमेतु Vikr.18.12.-भङ्गः Stammering.-मणिः 1 a jewel worn on the neck.-2 (fig.) a dear or beloved object.-3 Thyroid Cartilage.-रोधम् Stopping or lowering the voice.-लग्न a.1 clinging to the throat.-2 suspended round the neck.-3 throwing the arms round the neck (in embraces); कण्ठेलग्ना.-लता 1 a collar.-2 a horse's halter.-वर्तिन् a. being at or in the throat, i. e. on the point of departing; ˚प्राणैः R. 12.54.-शालुकम् a hard tumour in the throat.-शुण्डी swelling of the tonsils.-शोषः (lit.)1 drying up or parching of the throat.-2 (fig.) fruitless expo- stulation.-सज्जनम् hanging on, by, or round the neck.-सूत्रम् a kind of embrace; (thus defined:-- यत्कुर्वते वक्षसि वल्लभस्य स्तनाभिघातं निबिडोपगृहात् । परिश्रमार्थं शनकैर्विदग्धा- स्तत्कण्ठसूत्रं प्रवदन्ति सन्तः ॥); कण्ठसूत्रमपदिश्य योषितः R.19.32.-स्थ a.1 being in the throat.-2 guttural (as a letter).-3 being in the mouth, ready to be repeated by rote.-4 learnt and ready to be repeated. -
122 बीजम् _bījam
बीजम् 1 Seed (fig. also), seedcorn, grain; अरण्य- बीजाञ्जलिदानलालिताः Ku.5.15; बीजाञ्जलिः पतति कीटमुखावलीढः Mk.1.9; R.19.57; Ms.9.33.-2 A germ, element.-3 Origin, source, cause; बीजप्रकृतिः Ś.1.1 (v. l.).-4 Semen virile; यदमोघमपामन्तरुप्तं बीजमज त्वया Ku.2.5,6.-5 The seed or germ of the plot of a play, story &c.; see S. D.318.-6 Marrow.-7 Algebra.-8 The mystical letter forming the essential part of the Mantra of a deity.-9 Truth, divine truth.-1 A receptacle, place of deposit.-11 Calculation of primary germs.-12 Analysis.-13 The position of the arms of a child at birth.-जः The citron tree. (बीजाकृ means1 To sow with seed; व्योमनि बीजाकुरुते Bv.1.98.-2 To plough over after sowing).-Comp. -अक्षरम् the first syllable of a Mantra.-अङ्कुरः a seed-shoot, first shoot; अपेक्षते प्रत्ययमुत्तमं त्वां बीजाङ्कुरः प्रागुदयादिवाम्भः Ku.3.18; Pt.1.223. (-रौ) seed and sprout. ˚न्यायः the maxim of seed and sprout; see under न्याय.-अङ्घ्रिकः a camel.-अध्यक्षः an epithet of Śiva.-उपहारिणी a witch.-अम्लम् the fruit of Spondias Magnifera (Mar. कोकंबी).-अर्थ a. desirous of procreation.-अश्वः a stallion.-आढ्यः, -पूरः, -पूरकः the citron tree. (-रम्, -रकम् the fruit of citron.-उत्कृष्टम् good seed; अबीज- विक्रयी चैव बीजोत्कृष्टं तथैव च Ms.9.291.-उदकम् hail.-उप्तिः f. sowing seed. ˚चक्रम् a kind of astrological diagram for indicating good or bad luck following on the sowing of seed.-कर्तृ m. an epithet of Śiva.-कृत् a. producing semen. (-n.) an aphrodisiac.-कोशः, -कोषः 1 the seed-vessel.-2 the seed-vessel of the lotus. (-शी) a pod, legume.-क्रिया algebraic operation or solution.-गणितम् 1 analysis of primary causes.-2 the science of Algebra.-3 N. of the 2 nd part of सिद्धान्तशिरोमणि.-गर्भः Trichosanthes Dioeca (Mar. पडवळ).-गुप्तिः f. a pod, legume.-दर्शकः a stage-manager.-द्रव्यम् primary or original matter.-धान्यम् coriander (Mar. धने).-निर्वापणम् sowing seed.-न्यासः making known the germ of the plot of a play.-पादपः Semecarpus Anacardium (Mar. बिब्बा).-पुरुषः the progenitor of a family.-पुष्पः, -पूरणः the citron tree; Rām.2.91.3.-पुष्पिका Andropogon Saccharatus (Mar. जोंधळा, ऊंस).-पेशिका the scrotum.-प्रदः a procreator, generator.-प्रभावः the power of the seed; यस्माद्बीजप्रभावेण तिर्यग्जा ऋषयो$भवन् Ms.1.72.-प्ररोहिन् a, growing from seed.-प्रसूः the earth.-फलकः the citron tree.-मतिः f. a mind capable of analysis, the power of penetrating into the very first principles.-मन्त्रः a mystical syllable with which a Mantra begins.-मातृका the pericarp of a lotus.-मात्रम् only as much as is required for seed (for the preservation of a family).-रत्नम् a kind of seed.-रुहः grain, corn.-वपनम् 1 a field.-2 the act of sowing seed.-वरः a kidney-bean (Mar. उडीद).-वापः 1 a sower of seed; an agriculturist (कृषीवल); कालं प्रतीक्षस्व सुखोदयस्य पङ्क्तिं फलानामिव बीजवापः Mb.3.34. 19.-2 sowing seed.-वाहनः an epithet of Śiva.-सूः The earth.-सेक्तृ m. a procreator, progenitor; cf. Ms. 9.51 (com.)-स्नेहः the Palāśa tree (Mar. पळस).-हरा, -हारिणी a witch. -
123 स्थानम् _sthānam
स्थानम् [स्था-ल्युट्]1 The act of standing or remaining, stay, continuance, residence; न किल भवतां देव्याः स्थानं गृहे$भिमतं ततः U.3.32.-2 Being fixed or stationary.-3 A state, condition; स्थानत्रयात्परं प्राप्तं ब्रह्मभूतमविक्रियम् Bhāg.1.18.26.-4 A place, spot, site, locality; अक्षमालामदत्त्वास्मात्स्थानात्पदात्पदमपि न गन्तव्यम् K.-5 Station, situation, position.-6 Relation, capacity; पितृस्थाने 'in the place or capacity of a father'; भक्ष्यस्थाने Pt.2.26.-7 An abode, a house, dwelling-house; स एव (नक्रः) प्रच्युतः स्थानाच्छुनापि परिभूयते Pt.3.46.-8 (a) A country, region, district. (b) A town, city.-9 Office, rank, dignity; अमात्यस्थाने नियोजितः.-1 Object; गुणाः पूजास्थानं गुणिषु न च लिङ्गं न च वयः U.4.11.-11 An occasion, a matter, subject, cause; पराभ्यूहस्थानाःयपि तनुतराणि स्थगयति Māl.1.14; स्थानं जरापरिभवस्य तदेव पुंसाम् Subhāṣ; so कलह˚, कोप˚, विवाद˚ &c.-12 A fit or proper place; स्थानेष्वेव नियोज्यन्ते भृत्याश्चाभरणानि च Pt. 1.72.-13 A fit or worthy object; स्थाने खलु सज्जति दृष्टिः M.1; see स्थाने also.-14 The place or organ of utter- ance of any letter; (these are eight:-- अष्टौ स्थानानि वर्णानामुरः कण्ठः शिरस्तथा । जिह्वामूलं च दन्ताश्च नासिकौष्ठौ च तालु च Śik.13.)-15 A holy place.-16 An altar.-17 A place in a town, square, court.-18 The place or sphere assigned after death to per- sons according as they perform or neglect their pres- cribed duties.-19 (In politics, war &c.) The firm at- titude or bearing of troops, standing firm so as to repel a charge; स्थाने युद्धे च कुशलानभीरुनविकारिणः Ms.7.19.-2 A halt.-21 A stationary condition, a neutral or middle state; स्थानं वृद्धिः क्षयश्चैव त्रिवर्गश्चैव दण्डजः Mb.12.59. 31.-22 That which constitutes the chief strength or the very existence of a kingdom, a stamina of a king- dom; i.e. army, treasure, town, and territory; Ms.7. 56 (where Kull. renders स्थानं by दण्डकोषपुरराष्ट्रात्मकं चतुर्विधम्).-23 Likeness, resemblance.-24 Part or divi- sion of a work, section, chapter &c.-25 The character or part of an actor.-26 Interval, opportunity, leisure.-27 (In music) A note, tone, modulation of the voice; तौ तु गान्धर्वतत्त्वज्ञौ स्थानमूर्च्छनकोविदौ Rām.1.4.1 (com.- 'यदूर्ध्वं हृदयग्रन्थे कपोलफलकादधः । प्राणसंचारणस्थानं स्थानमित्यभि- धीयते ॥...... इति शाण्डिल्यः).-28 A pose, posture (of ar- chers etc.).-29 An order of the life (आश्रम); मैत्रेयीति होवाच याज्ञवल्क्य उद्यास्यन्वा अरे$हमस्मात् स्थानादस्मि Bṛi. Up.2. 4.1.-3 Ground (भूमि); स्थानासनिनो भूमि-पाषाण-सिकता- शर्करा-वालुका-भस्मशायिनः Mb.12.192.1.-31 Sustenance, maintenance; यच्चेदं प्रभवः स्थानं भूतानां संयमो यमः । स्वभावेनैव वर्तन्ते द्वन्द्वसृष्टानि भूरिशः ॥ Mb.12.238.2 (com. स्थानं पोषणम्).-32 A mode or attitude in fighting; अस्त्रयन्त्राणि चित्राणि स्थानानि विविधानि च Mb.9.57.18.-33 Storage (of goods); आगमं निर्गमं स्थानं तथा वृद्धिक्षयावुभौ । विचार्य सर्वपण्यानां कारयेत् क्रयविक्रयौ ॥ Ms.8.41.-34 A state of perfect tranquil- lity.-35 Any organ of sense.-36 Shape, form, appea- rance (as of the moon).-37 An astronomical mansion.-Comp. -अधिकारः the superintendence of a shrine; Inscr.-अध्यक्षः 1 a local governor.-2 the superin- tendent of a place.-3 a watchman, police-officer.-आसनम् n. du. standing and sitting down.-आसेधः confinement to a place, imprisonment, arrest; cf. आसेध.-चञ्चला Ocimum Pilosum (Mar. तुकुमराई).-कुटिकासनम् leaving the house or any abode (स्थावरगृहत्याग); शिरसो मुण्डनाद्वापि न स्थानकुटिकासनात् Mb.3.2.14.-चिन्तकः a kind of quarter-master.-च्युत see स्थानभ्रष्ट.-टिप्पटिका the daily account; Śukra 3.369.-दप्ति (in augury) inauspicious on account of situation.-पालः a watch- man, sentinel, policeman; Y.2.173.-भूमि f. a dwel- ling-place, mansion.-भ्रष्ट a. ejected from an office, displaced, dismissed, out of employ.-माहात्म्यम् 1 the greatness or glory of any place.-2 a kind of divine virtue or uncommon sanctity supposed to be inherent in a sacred spot.-मृगः N. of certain animals (such as turtle, crocodile &c.).-योगः assignment of proper places; द्रव्याणां स्थानयोगांश्च क्रयविक्रयमेव च Ms.9.332.-विभागः (in alg.) subdivision of a number according to the position of its figures.-स्थ a. being in one's abode, at home. -
124 type
design, kind, sort, type, type* * *subst. [slag/kategori] class, category, kind, sort subst. type, letter, character, model subst. type, fount, font subst. [ mann] guy (ikke min type) not my cup of tea (skummel type) ugly customer -
125 что
1. мест. (рд. чего, дт. чему, вн. что, тв. чем, пр. чём)1. (в разн. знач.) whatон не знает, что это значит — he does not know what this means
для чего это употребляется, служит? — what is that used for?
что он, она и т. д. из себя представляет? — what is he, she, etc., like?
2. (и это, а это) whichон пришёл поздно, что не было обычно — he came late, which was not usual
(та) книга, что на столе — the book that is on the table
(та) книга, что он дал ей — the book that he gave her; the book he gave her
это всё, что там написано — that is all that is written there
всё, что он знал — all he knew
тот самый..., что — the same... that
это та самая книга, что он дал ей — this is the very book that he gave her
тот, что, та, что и т. п. — that which
дайте ему не это письмо, а то, что она принесла вчера — do not give him this letter, but the one she brought yesterday
то, что — what
он помнит то, что она сказала — he remembers what she said
это не то, что он думал — it is not what he thought
это не то, чего он ожидал — it is not what he expected
4. ( что-нибудь) anything5.:что... что (одно... другое) — this... that:
что оставил, что взял с собой — this he left, that he took with him
6.:что за, что... за разг. — (при вопросе: какой) what; (какого рода и т. п.) what kind / sort of; ( при восклицании) what (+ a, an, если данное слово может употребляться с неопред. артиклем)
что за книги там?, что там за книги? — what are those books over there?
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что до — with regard to, concerningчто до него, он согласен — as to / for him, he agrees
что до меня... — as far as I am concerned...
что ему и т. д. до этого — what does he, etc., care for / about it; what does it matter to him, etc.
что ж, он сделает это см — why, he will do it himself
ну и что ж(е)? — well, what of that?
оставить это здесь, что ли? — perhaps leave it here; leave* it here, eh?
что ни (при сущ.) — every
что ни день, погода меняется — the weather changes every day
что... ни ( при глаголе) — whatever
что он ни скажет, интересно — whatever he says is interesting
что пользы, что толку разг. — what is the use / sense
не что иное как — nothing other than, nothing less than, nothing short of
хоть бы что — (дт.; безразлично) nothing (to); ( ничего не стоит) make* nothing of (+ subject); (дт.; + инф.) think* nothing (+ subject; of ger.)
это ему хоть бы что — that is nothing to him; he thinks nothing of that
чего бы не — what:
чего только не — what... not:
чего только он не видел! — what hasn't he seen!, the things he has seen!
чего там (+ инф.) разг. — what's the use (of ger.):
в чём дело?, что случилось? — what is the matter?
чего доброго разг. — may... for all I know:
с чего бы это вдруг? — what's the cause?, now, why?
что и говорить разг. — there is no denying, it cannot be denied
не понимать, что к чему — not know* what is what
знать, что к чему — know* the how and why of things
уйти ни с чем — go* away empty-handed, или having achieved nothing; get* nothing for one's pains
2. союзчего стоит! разг. — counts for a lot!
он сказал, что она придёт — he said (that) she would come
это так просто, что каждый поймёт — it is so simple that anybody can understand it
это такое трудное слово, что он не может его запомнить — it is such a difficult word that he cannot remember it
то, что — (the fact) that
то, что он это сделал, их удивило — (the fact) that he did it surprised them
он узнал о том, что она уехала — he learnt that she had left
они узнали, думали, воображали, предполагали и т. п., что он умный человек — they knew, thought, imagined, supposed, etc., him to be a clever man*
они ожидали, что он придёт — they expected him to come
3. нареч. (почему)потому... что см. потому I
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126 вид
I чвид діяльності — activity category, activity status, kind of activity
вид на проживання — residential/residence permit; identity card ( посвідчення особи)
2) біол. species pl3) лінгв. aspectII ч1) ( обличчя) face2) ( краєвид) viewвид ззаду — back view, dorsal view, read view, rear elevation, rear view, posterior elevation
морський вид жив. — seascape, marine
3) також мн. види (плани, припущення) views, prospects, outlook sg.4) ( поле зору) sightне подати виду — to give (to make, to show) no sign
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127 attention
attention [atɑ̃sjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = concentration) attention ; ( = soin) care• avec attention [écouter, examiner] carefully• « à l'attention de M. Dupont » "for the attention of Mr Dupont"► faire attention ( = prendre garde) to be careful• faire attention à ( = remarquer) to pay attention to• faire bien or très attention to pay careful attention• fais bien attention à toi ( = prends soin de toi) take good care of yourself ; ( = sois vigilant) be careful► attention ! watch out!• attention ! tu vas tomber watch out! you're going to fall• « attention travaux » "caution, work in progress"• « attention à la marche » "mind the step" (Brit)• attention au départ ! the train is about to leave!• « attention, peinture fraîche » "wet paint"b. ( = prévenance) attention• quelle charmante attention ! how very thoughtful!* * *atɑ̃sjɔ̃
1.
1) ( vigilance) attentionporter son attention sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — to turn one's attention to something/somebody
à l'attention de F. Pons — for the attention of F. Pons
faire attention à quelque chose — to mind [voitures, piège, marche]; to watch out for [faux billets, verglas]; to be careful of [soleil]; to consider [conséquences]; to take care of [vêtements]; to watch [alimentation, santé]; to pay attention to [mode, détails]
faire attention à quelqu'un — ( écouter) to pay attention to somebody; ( surveiller) to keep an eye on somebody; ( remarquer) to take notice of somebody
fais attention, c'est très dangereux — be careful, it's very dangerous
2) ( marque de gentillesse)
2.
adverbe ( cri) look out!, watch out!; ( écrit) gén attention!; ( en cas de danger) warning!; ( panneau routier) caution!attention, les dossiers d'inscription doivent être retirés avant lundi — please note that application forms must be collected by Monday
mais attention, il faut réserver à l'avance — however, you must book GB ou reserve in advance
attention, je ne veux pas dire... — don't get me wrong, I don't mean...
* * *atɑ̃sjɔ̃1. nf1) (= intérêt) attention2) (= prévenance) attention, thoughtfulness no pl3)faire attention à ce que — to be sure that, to make sure that
2. exclAttention, tu vas te faire écraser! — Watch out, you'll get run over!
attention, respectez les consignes de sécurité — be sure to observe the safety instructions
2) (avec menace) just watch itattention, si vous ouvrez cette lettre — just watch it, if you open that letter
* * *A nf1 ( vigilance) attention; demander beaucoup d'attention to require a lot of attention; porter son attention sur qch/qn to turn one's attention to sth/sb; à l'attention de F. Pons for the attention of F. Pons; faire attention à qch ( prendre garde à) to mind [voitures, piège, marche]; to watch out for [faux billets, fatigue, verglas]; to be careful of [soleil]; to consider [conséquences]; ( prendre soin de) to take care of [affaires, vêtements]; to watch [alimentation, santé]; ( s'intéresser à) to pay attention to [actualité, mode, évolution, détails]; ne faites pas attention à ce qu'elle dit don't take any notice of what she says; fais attention à ce que tu fais/dis/écris be careful what you do/say/write; faire attention à qn ( écouter) to pay attention to sb; ( surveiller) to keep an eye on sb; ( remarquer) to take notice of sb; faites attention aux voleurs watch out for ou beware of thieves; fais attention à toi take care of yourself; il faut faire attention avec elle you've got to be careful with her; fais attention que tout soit en ordre make sure (that) everything is in order; fais attention de ne pas confondre les deux take care not to confuse the two; avec (beaucoup d')attention [suivre, écouter, lire, examiner] (very) carefully; je n'ai pas fait attention ( je n'ai pas remarqué) I didn't notice; ( je n'écoutais pas) I wasn't paying attention; ( j'ai été maladroit) I wasn't paying attention; fais attention, c'est très dangereux/tu mets de la peinture partout be careful, it's very dangerous/you're getting paint everywhere;2 ( marque de gentillesse) j'ai été touché par toutes ces attentions I was touched by all these kind gestures; être plein d'attentions pour qn to be very attentive to sb; il a eu la délicate attention de faire he was thoughtful enough to do.B excl1 ( pour avertir) ( cri) look out!, watch out!; ( écrit) gén attention!; ( en cas de danger) warning!; ( panneau routier) caution!; attention à la peinture/marche/voiture mind the paint/step/car; attention, les dossiers d'inscription doivent être retirés avant lundi please note that application forms must be collected by Monday; mais attention, il faut réserver à l'avance however, you must book GB ou reserve in advance; attention les yeux○! watch out!;2 ( pour se justifier) attention, je ne veux pas dire… don't get me wrong, I don't mean…; mais attention, je ne vous parle pas de politique now don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about politics here.[atɑ̃sjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [concentration] attentionappeler ou attirer l'attention de quelqu'un sur quelque chose to call somebody's attention to something, to point something out to somebodymon attention a été attirée sur le fait que... it has come to my notice that...consacrer toute son attention à un problème to devote one's attention to ou to concentrate on a problemécouter quelqu'un avec attention to listen to somebody attentively, to listen hard to what somebody's sayinga. [écoutez] listen carefully, pay attentionb. [regardez] look carefullyfaire attention (à ce) que... to make sure ou to ensure (that)...2. [égard] attention (substantif non comptable), attentiveness (substantif non comptable), thoughtfulness (substantif non comptable)entourer quelqu'un d'attentions, être plein d'attentions pour quelqu'un to lavish attention on somebody3. [capacité à remarquer] attentiona. [compliment] you'll make a few heads turn!b. [critique] you're too conspicuous!attirer l'attention de quelqu'un to catch ou to attract somebody's attentionfaire attention à: tu as fait attention au numéro de téléphone? did you make a (mental) note of the phone number?quand il est entré, je n'ai d'abord pas fait attention à lui when he came in I didn't notice him at firstne fais pas attention à lui, il dit n'importe quoi don't mind him ou pay no attention to him, he's talking nonsense4. faire attention à [surveiller, s'occuper de]: faire attention à sa santé to take care of ou to look after one's healthfaire attention à soi to look after ou to take care of oneself5. faire attention [être prudent] to be careful ou cautiousattention à la marche/porte mind the step/door————————[atɑ̃sjɔ̃] interjection1. [pour signaler un danger] watch ou look outattention, il est armé! watch ou look out, he's got a gun!attention, attention, tu vas le casser! gently ou easy (now), you'll break it!‘attention chien méchant’ ‘beware of the dog’‘attention fragile’ ‘handle with care’‘attention peinture fraîche’ ‘wet paint’‘attention travaux’ ‘men at work’2. [pour introduire une nuance]attention, ce n'est pas cela que j'ai dit now look, that's not what I said————————à l'attention de locution prépositionnelle[sur une enveloppe] -
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avoir [avwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 34━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque avoir fait partie d'une locution comme avoir faim, avoir raison, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• j'ai trois frères I have or I've got three brothers• j'ai la réponse I have or I've got the answer• il n'avait pas d'argent he had no money or didn't have any money• en avoir (inf!) ( = être courageux) to have balls (vulg!)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque avoir est utilisé pour localiser un bâtiment, un objet etc, il peut se traduire par to have (got), mais l'anglais préférera souvent une tournure avec to be.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━c. ( = obtenir) to get• pouvez-vous nous avoir ce livre ? can you get this book for us?d. ( = porter) [+ vêtements] to wear• ici, le lac a 2 km de large the lake is 2km wide hereg. ( = souffrir de) [+ rhume, maladie] to have• qu'est-ce que tu as ? what's wrong with you?• il a qu'il est jaloux he's jealous, that's what's wrong with him• qu'est-ce qu'il a à pleurer ? what's he crying for?h. ( = faire) to makei. ( = recevoir chez soi) to havej. ( = avoir un cours de, avoir à faire) to have• le vendredi, j'ai trois heures d'anglais I have three hours of English on Fridaysk. ( = atteindre, attraper) to get• on les aura ! we'll get them! (inf)• je t'aurai ! I'll get you! (inf)• je t'ai bien eu ! got you there! (inf)• je me suis fait avoir de 300 € I was conned out of 300 euros (inf!)2. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Le passé composé français peut se traduire soit par le prétérit, soit par le parfait anglais, selon le contexte.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• hier, j'ai mangé trois bananes yesterday, I ate three bananas• as-tu faim ? -- non, j'ai mangé trois bananes are you hungry? -- no, I've eaten three bananas• j'étais pressé, alors j'ai couru I was in a hurry so I ran► avoir à + infinitif ( = devoir)• c'est simple, vous n'avez qu'à lui écrire it's simple, just write to him• s'il n'est pas content, il n'a qu'à partir if he doesn't like it, he can always leave3. <► il y a• il y a voiture et voiture ! there are cars and cars!• qu'y a-t-il ? what is it?• qu'est-ce qu'il y a ? what's the matter?• qu'est-ce qu'il y a eu ? what's happened?• il n'y a pas que toi ! you're not the only one!• il n'y a que lui pour faire cela ! trust him to do that!• j'achète du pain ? -- non, il y en a encore shall I buy some bread? -- no, there's some left• il y en a qui disent... there are those who say...• il y en a qui feraient mieux de se taire ! some people would do better to keep quiet!• il n'y en a que pour mon petit frère, à la maison my little brother gets all the attention at home• il n'y en a eu que pour lui pendant l'émission the whole programme revolved around him► y a pas (inf)il y a pas, faut que je parte it's no good, I've got to go• y a pas, il faut qu'il désobéisse he just won't do as he's told• il y a pas à dire, il est très there's no denying he's very intelligent► il n'y a qu'à (+ infinitif), y a qu'à (+ infinitif) (inf)b. (temps)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Pour exprimer une durée, le présent français devient un parfait en anglais, l'imparfait un pluperfect.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Dans le cas d'une action révolue, on emploie ago et le prétérit.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• il y a dix ans, j'ai obtenu mon diplôme I graduated ten years ago• combien y a-t-il d'ici à Lille ? how far is it from here to Lille?4. <a. ( = bien) assetsb. ( = actif) credit ; ( = billet) credit note5. <* * *
I avwaʀ1) ( obtenir) to get [objet, rendez-vous]; to catch [train, avion]2) ( au téléphone)j'ai réussi à l'avoir — I managed to get through to him/her
3) ( porter) to wear, to have [something] on4) (colloq) ( triompher) to beat, to get (colloq), to havecette fois-ci, on les aura — this time, we'll get ou have them
5) ( duper) to have (colloq); ( par malveillance) to con (colloq)elle s'est fait or laissée avoir — she's been had (colloq)
6) ( éprouver moralement) to feelavoir du chagrin/de la haine — to feel sorrow/hate
qu'est-ce que tu as? — what's wrong ou the matter with you?
7) (servant à exprimer l'âge, des sensations physiques)j'ai 20 ans/faim/froid — I am 20 years old/hungry/cold
la salle a 20 mètres de long — the room is 20 metres [BrE] long
II avwaʀnom masculin2) ( possessions) assets (pl), holdings (pl)•Phrasal Verbs:
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Dans la plupart des situations exprimant la possession, la disponibilité avoir sera traduit par to have ou to have got: j'ai des livres/enfants/employés = I have (got) books/children/employees; je n'ai pas assez de place/temps = I don't have (ou I haven't got) enough room/time; la maison a l'électricité/cinq pièces = the house has electricity/five rooms; j'aurai mon visa demain = I'll have my visa tomorrow; ils vont/elle va avoir un bébé en mai = they're/she's having a baby in MayLes autres sens de avoir, verbe transitif simple (obtenir, porter, triompher de etc), sont traités dans l'entrée plus basOn notera qu'en règle générale les expressions figées du type avoir raison, avoir beau, en avoir marre, il y a belle lurette, il y a de quoi etc seront traitées respectivement sous raison, beau, marre, lurette, quoi etcOn pourra également consulter les diverses notes d'usage répertoriées, notamment celles consacrées à l'expression de l'âge, aux maladies, à l'expression de l'heure etcOn trouvera ci-dessous les divers emplois de avoir pour lesquelles une explication est nécessaireavoir = verbe auxiliaireavoir verbe auxiliaire se traduit toujours par to have sauf dans le cas du passé composé: ils avaient révisé les épreuves quand je suis parti = they had revised the proofs when I left; quand ils eurent (ou ont eu) révisé les épreuves, ils sont partis = when they had revised the proofs, they left; ils auront fini demain = they will have finished tomorrow; il aurait (ou eût) aimé parler = he would have liked to speak. Lorsqu'on a un passé composé en français, il sera traduit soit par le prétérit: ils ont révisé les épreuves en juin = they revised the proofs in June; ils ont révisé les épreuves avant ma démission = they revised the proofs before I resigned; je suis sûr qu'il l'a laissé là en partant = I'm sure he left it here when he left; soit par le ‘present perfect’: ils ont révisé les épreuves plusieurs fois = they have revised the proofs several timesavoir = verbe semi-auxiliaireDe même, avoir semi-auxiliaire dans les tournures attributives du type avoir le coeur malade/les genoux cagneux, se traduit de façon variable ( to be ou to have) selon la structure adoptée par l'anglais pour rendre ces tournures; voir, en l'occurrence, les entrées coeur et cagneux; mais c'est en général sous l'adjectif que ce problème est traitéavoir à + infinitifExprimant l'obligation ou la convenance, cette locution verbale se rend généralement par to have to suivi de l'infinitif: j'aurais à ajouter que... = I would have to add that...; tu auras à rendre compte de tes actes = you'll have to account for your actions; je n'ai pas à vous raconter ma vie = I don't have to tell you my life-story; vous n'aviez pas à le critiquer = you didn't have to criticize him; il n'a pas à te parler sur ce ton = he shouldn't speak to you in that tone of voice; j'ai beaucoup à faire = I have (ou I've got) a lot to do; tu n'as rien à faire? = don't you have (ou haven't you got GB) anything to do?; j'ai à faire un rapport/un rapport à faire = I have to write a report/a report to writeQuand cette locution équivaut à suffir, plusieurs possibilités de traduction se présentent: tu n'avais qu'à = tu aurais dû, elle se rend par should have suivi du participe passé; tu n'as qu'à leur écrire = you only have to (ou you've only got to GB, ou all you have to do is) write to them; tu n'auras que cinq minutes à attendre = you'll only have to wait five minutes; tu n'avais qu'à faire attention/me le dire/partir plus tôt = you should have paid attention/told me/left earlierOn trouvera sous assez, marre, etc les expressions figées en avoir assez, en avoir marre etc. Voir aussi les emplois avec il y a plus basL'anglais distingue généralement entre une tâche précise ( to take) et une activité ou absence indéterminée ( to be): vous en avez (ou aurez) pour combien de temps? (à faire ce travail) = how long will it take you?, (à me faire attendre) = how long are you going to be?; j'en ai pour cinq minutes (= je reviens dans...) = I'll be five minutes; je n'en ai pas pour longtemps = I won't be long; j'en ai eu pour deux heures = it took me two hoursSe traduit par to cost suivi du pronom personnel complément correspondant au pronom sujet français (voir aussi argent): j'en ai eu pour 500 francs = it cost me 500 francs; nous en aurons pour combien? = how much will it cost us?(sl) en avoir = to have balls (sl); ne pas en avoir = to have no balls (sl)il y a du lait dans le réfrigérateur = there's some milk in the fridge; il y a des souris/des araignées au grenier = there are mice/spiders in the attic; il n'y a pas/plus de riz = there's no/no more rice ou there isn't any/any more rice; il doit y avoir (ou il y aura) des souris dans le grenier = there must be mice in the attic; il n'y a pas eu moins de 50 concurrents = there were no less than 50 competitors; il y a chapeau et chapeau = there are hats and hats; il y aura Paul, Marie,... = there will be Paul, Marie,...; et il y aura Paul et Marie! = and Paul and Marie will be there!; il n'y a pas de raison de faire/que tu fasses = there's no reason to do/for you to do; il a dû y avoir quelque chose de grave = something serious must have happened; qu'est-ce qu'il y a? (qui ne va pas) = what's wrong?, (qui se passe) = what's going on?; il y a qu'elle m'énerve = she's getting on my nerves, that's what's wrong; il y a que l'ordinateur est en panne = the computer has broken downAttention, un mot singulier en français peut être traduit par un mot fonctionnant comme un pluriel en anglais: il y a beaucoup de monde = there are a lot of people; y avait-il du monde? = were there many people?il est venu il y a longtemps/cinq ans = he came a long time/five years ago; il y a cinq ans que j'habite ici = I have been living here for five years; il y aura cinq ans demain que j'ai pris ma retraite = it will be five years tomorrow since I retired; il y aura deux mois mardi que je travaille ici = I will have been working here for two months on Tuesday; il n'y a que deux mois que je suis/travaille ici = I have only been/been working here for two months; il n'y a pas cinq minutes qu'il est parti = he left less than five minutes ago; il n'y a pas 200 ans que l'espèce est éteinte = the species has been extinct for no more than 200 years; il y a combien de temps/d'années que tu habites ici? = how long/many years have you lived here?; il y a combien de temps/d'années qu'on ne s'est vus? = how long is it/many years has it been since we last met?Elle se fait généralement à l'aide du verbe to be: combien y a-t-il jusqu'à la gare/d'ici à la gare? = how far is it to the station/to the station from here?; combien y a-t-il encore jusqu'à la gare? = how much further is it to the station?; il y a 15 kilomètres jusqu'à/d'ici à la gare = the station is 15 kilometres [BrE] away/away from here; il y a au moins 15 kilomètres = it's at least 15 kilometres [BrE] away; il y a encore 15 kilomètres = it's another 15 kilometres [BrE]; il n'y a pas/que 200 mètres d'ici à la gare = it's less than/only 200 metres [BrE] from here to the stationil y a à + infinitifil y a à manger pour quatre = there's enough food for four; il y a (beaucoup) à faire = there's a lot to be done (ceci traduit également il y a de quoi faire); souligner le danger/l'avantage qu'il y a à faire = to stress how dangerous/advantageous it is to do; les risques qu'il y avait/aurait à faire = how risky it was/would be to do; il n'y a pas à hésiter/s'inquiéter = there's no need to hesitate/worry; il n'y a pas à discuter! = no arguments!; il n'y a qu'à le repeindre! - y a qu'à (colloq), c'est facile à dire! = all you have to do is repaint it! - just repaint it! easier said than done!L'existence se rend par there is/are, le temps par to take, et le coût par to cost ou to come to: il y en a qui n'ont pas peur du ridicule! = there are some people who aren't afraid of being ridiculed!; il y en a toujours pour se plaindre (ou qui se plaignent) = there's always someone who complains; il y en a (ou aura) pour deux heures = it'll take two hours; il y en a eu/aurait eu pour deux heures = it took/would have taken two hours; il n'y en a plus que pour deux heures = it'll only take another two hours; il y en a encore pour combien de temps? = how much longer will it take?; il y en a (ou aura) pour 200 francs = it'll cost (ou come to) 200 francs; il y en a eu pour 200 francs = it cost (ou came to) 200 francsNoter aussi: il n'y en a que pour leur chien = they only think of their dog ou their dog comes firstRemarque: certaines formes personnelles du verbe avoir sont équivalentes au présentatif il y a. En corrélation avec le relatif qui, elles ne se traduisent pas; directement suivies de l'objet présenté, elles se traitent comme il y a: j'ai mon stylo qui fuit = my pen is leaking; elle avait les larmes aux yeux = there were tears in her eyes; j'ai ma cicatrice qui me fait souffrir = my scar is hurting; à droite, vous avez une tapisserie d'Aubusson = on your right, there's an Aubusson tapestry* * *avwaʀ1. nm1) (= biens) assets pl2) COMMERCE (= note de crédit) credit2. vt1) (= posséder) to have, to have gotElle a 2 enfants. — She has 2 children., she has got 2 children
Elle a une belle maison. — She has a lovely house., She has got a lovely house.
Il a les yeux bleus. — He has blue eyes., He has got blue eyes.
Tu as de beaux cheveux. — You have beautiful hair., You have got beautiful hair.
Il a beaucoup d'amis. — He has a lot of friends., He has got a lot of friends.
2) (= obtenir) to get3) (= trouver)ici, vous avez la cuisine — here we have the kitchen
4) (= éprouver) [sensation, sentiment] to haveJ'avais un pressentiment. — I had a feeling.
Il a des démangeaisons. — He is itching.
J'ai une petite douleur ici. — I've got a slight pain here.
J'ai un drôle de pressentiment. — I have a funny feeling.
qu'est-ce que tu as?; qu'as-tu? — what's wrong?, what's the matter?
See:faim, peur, mal5) (âge)avoir 3 ans — to be 3 years old, to be 3
J'avais 10 ans quand je l'ai rencontré. — I was 10 when I met him.
6) * (= duper) to do *on vous a eu! — you've been done!, you've been had!
Vous n'avez qu'à lui demander. — You only have to ask him.
Tu n'as pas à me poser des questions. — It's not for you to ask me questions.
en avoir pour...; J'en ai pour une demi-heure. — It'll take me half an hour.
On en a eu pour 100 euros. — It cost us 100 euros.
3. vb auxJ'ai déjà mangé. — I've already eaten.
Il a mangé des frites. — He had some chips.
Hier je n'ai pas mangé. — I didn't eat yesterday.
Je lui ai parlé hier. — I spoke to him yesterday.
Il a neigé pendant la nuit. — It snowed during the night.
4. vb impers1) (présence)il y a (+ singulier) — there is, (+ pluriel) there are
Il y a quelqu'un à la porte. — There's somebody at the door.
Il y a un bon film à la télé. — There's a good film on TV.
Il y a des chocolats sur la table. — There are some chocolates on the table.
Il y a beaucoup de monde. — There are lots of people.
il doit y avoir; Il doit y avoir une explication. — There must be an explanation.
qu'est-ce qu'il y a?; qu'y a-t-il? — what's the matter?, what is it?
Il n'y a qu'à... — We will just have to...
Il n'y a qu'à partir plus tôt. — We'll just have to leave earlier.
Il ne peut y en avoir qu'un. — There can only be one.
2) (temporel)Je l'ai rencontré il y a 2 ans. — I met him 2 years ago.
Il y a 10 ans qu'il est arrivé. — It's 10 years since he arrived.
* * *I.avoir ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: avoir vtr1 ( obtenir) to get [objet, rendez-vous]; to catch [train, avion]; j'ai pu vous avoir votre visa I managed to get your visa for you; j'ai eu ce vase pour cinq euros I got this vase for five euros; pouvez-vous m'avoir un des traducteurs? can you get me one of the translators?; je n'ai pas eu mon train I didn't catch my train; il l'a eue◑ le soir même he had○ her that very evening;2 ( au téléphone) j'ai réussi à l'avoir I managed to get through to him/her; essayer d'avoir le ministre to try to get through to the minister; pouvez-vous m'avoir son adjoint/Hongkong can you put me through to ou get me his assistant/Hong Kong;3 ( porter) to wear, to have [sth] on; elle avait une robe bleue à son mariage she wore a blue dress at her wedding; elle a toujours une écharpe autour du cou she's always got a scarf round her neck; il avait un béret (sur la tête) he had a beret on ou he was wearing a beret;4 ○( triompher) to beat, to get○, to have; l'équipe de Marseille nous a eus the Marseilles team beat us; ne nous laissons pas avoir par la concurrence let's not let the competition beat us; cette fois-ci, on les aura this time, we'll get ou have them;5 ( duper) to have○; ( par malveillance) to con○; j'ai été eu I've been had○; il t'a bien eu! ( l'escroc) he conned○ you!; ( le plaisantin) he was having you on○! GB, he put one over on you○!; elle s'est fait or laissé avoir she's been had○; j'ai failli me faire avoir I was nearly conned○; je ne me laisserai pas avoir par un abruti○ I won't be conned○ by a moron;6 ( éprouver moralement) to feel; avoir du chagrin/de la haine to feel sorrow/hate; qu'est-ce que tu as? what's wrong ou the matter with you?; j'ai qu'il m'énerve he's getting on my nerves, that's what's wrong; qu'est-ce que tu as à crier comme ça? what are you shouting like that for?; j'ai que mon ordinateur ne marche pas because my computer doesn't work; qu'est-ce qu'il a à conduire comme ça? why is he driving like that?; il a qu'il est soûl because he's drunk, that's why;7 (servant à exprimer l'âge, des sensations physiques) j'ai 20 ans/faim/froid I am 20 years old/hungry/cold; la salle a 20 mètres de long the room is 20 metresGB long.en avoir○ to have balls◑; ne pas en avoir○ to have no balls◑.II.avoir nm2 ( possessions) assets (pl), holdings (pl); avoirs à l'étranger foreign assets ou holdings; avoirs en caisse cash holdings; avoirs en dollars dollar-based assets;avoir fiscal tax credit.I[avwar] nom masculin[en comptabilité] credit side2. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCEavoirs assets, holdingsavoirs numéraires ou en caisse cash holdingsII[avwar] verbe auxiliaireA.1. [avec des verbes transitifs]as-tu lu sa lettre? did you read ou have you read his letter?non content de les avoir humiliés, il les a jetés dehors not content with humiliating them, he threw them out2. [avec des verbes intransitifs]3. [avec le verbe 'être']il aurait été enchanté he would've ou would have been delightedB.1. [exprime la possibilité]a. [conseil] all they have to do ou all they've got to do is write to the managerb. [menace] just let them (try and) write to the managers'il vous manque quelque chose, vous n'avez qu'à me le faire savoir if you're missing anything, just let me know2. [exprime l'obligation]et voilà, je n'ai plus qu'à recommencer! so now I've got to start all over again!3. [exprime le besoin]il a à te parler he's got something to ou there's something he wants to tell youtu n'as pas à t'inquiéter you shouldn't worry, you have nothing to worry about4. (locution)————————[avwar] verbe transitifA.1. [être propriétaire de - action, bien, domaine etc.] to have, to own, to possess ; [ - chien, hôtel, voiture] to have, to owntu n'aurais pas un stylo en plus? have you got ou do you happen to have a spare pen?2. [ami, collègue, famille etc.] to haveavoir un/une/des... qui: elle a un mari qui fait la cuisine she's got the sort ou kind of husband who does the cookingavoir son/sa/ses... qui (familier) : j'ai la chaîne de mon vélo qui est cassée the chain on my bike is broken3. [détenir - permis de conduire, titre] to have, to hold ; [ - droits, privilège] to have, to enjoy ; [ - emploi, expérience, devoirs, obligations] to have ; [ - documents, preuves] to have, to possessavoir le ballon to be in possession of ou to have the ball[au téléphone] to get through toj'ai essayé de t'avoir toute la journée I tried to get through to you ou to contact you all day5. [jouir de - beau temps, bonne santé, liberté, bonne réputation] to have, to enjoy ; [ - choix, temps, mauvaise réputation] to haveil a tout pour lui et il n'est pas heureux! he's got everything you could wish for and he's still not happy!6. [recevoir chez soi]avoir de la famille/des amis à dîner to have relatives/friends over for dinnerbientôt, nous aurons les chaînes européennes soon, we'll be able to get the European channels8. [attraper - otage, prisonnier] to have10. [monter à bord de - avion, bus, train] to catchB.1. [présenter - tel aspect] to have (got)elle a un joli sourire she's got ou she has a nice smileton père a le défaut de ne pas écouter ce qu'on lui dit your father's weakness is not listening to what people tell him[avec pour complément une partie du corps] to havefaites attention, il a une arme careful, he's got a weapon ou he's armed3. [faire preuve de]avoir du talent to have talent, to be talentedayez la gentillesse de... would you ou please be kind enough to...4. [exprime la mesure] to bele voilier a 4 m de large ou largeur the yacht is 4 m widetu en as pour 12 jours/deux heures it'll take you 12 days/two hours5. [exprime l'âge] to beC.1. [subir - symptôme] to have, to show, to display ; [ - maladie, hoquet, mal de tête etc.] to have ; [ - accident, souci, ennuis] to have ; [ - difficultés] to have, to experience ; [ - opération] to undergo, to have ; [ - crise] to have, to go through (inseparable)avoir de la fièvre to have ou to be running a temperatureje ne sais pas ce que j'ai aujourd'hui I don't know what's the matter ou what's wrong with me todayle car n'a rien eu du tout, mais la moto est fichue (familier) there wasn't a scratch on the bus but the motorbike's a write-offun enfant/chaton qui a des vers a child/kitten with wormselle eut cette phrase devenue célèbre she said ou uttered those now famous words3. [ressentir]avoir faim to be ou to feel hungryavoir peur to be ou to feel afraidavoir du chagrin to feel ou to be sadavoir de l'amitié pour quelqu'un to regard ou to consider somebody as a friendavoir du respect pour quelqu'un to have respect for ou to respect somebodyce chien/cette guêpe en a après toi! this dog/wasp has got it in for you!en avoir après ou contre quelque chose to be angry about something4. [élaborer par l'esprit - avis, idée, suggestion] to haveD.1 500 euros pour ce buffet? tu t'es fait avoir! 1,500 euros for that dresser? you were conned ou had ou done!tu t'es fait avoir! you've been had ou taken in ou taken for a ride!tu essaies de m'avoir! you're having ou putting me on!————————il y a verbe impersonnel1. [dans une description, une énumération - suivi d'un singulier] there is ; [ - suivi d'un pluriel] there areil n'y a qu'ici qu'on en trouve this is the only place (where) you can find it/themmerci — il n'y a pas de quoi! thank you — don't mention it ou you're welcome!il n'y a rien à faire, la voiture ne démarre pas it's no good, the car won't startil n'y a pas à dire, il sait ce qu'il veut there's no denying he knows what he wantsqu'est-ce qu'il y a? — il y a que j'en ai marre! (familier) what's the matter? — I'm fed up, that's what!2. [exprimant la possibilité, l'obligation etc.]il n'y a qu'à lui dire you/we etc. just have to tell him3. [indiquant la durée]4. [indiquant la distance]il doit y avoir une raison there must be a ou some reason
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