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let's talk about something else

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1 else

غَيْرُ ذلك \ else: other (together with the first one); besides: Who else came? Did you look anywhere else, or only under the bed?, other (instead of the first one); instead Let’s talk about something else. Peter was ill, so someone else came. If there’s no coffee, what else can I drink?. otherwise: differently: I thought it was true, but they thought otherwise.

Arabic-English glossary > else
2 else

آخَر \ another:: one (or a given number) more: I need another two pounds. I’ve got one and I want another. a different one:: We’ll go there another time. If this hat does not fit, try another. else:: Did you look anywhere else, or only under the bed? Where else did you look?. other:: (instead of the first one); instead: Let’s talk about something else. Peter was ill, so someone else came. other: (in comparisons) a different one: Some smoke; others do not. He likes French cigarettes and won’t smoke any others. This side is dry; the other is wet (in comparison). \ See Also أُخْرَى

Arabic-English glossary > else
3 talk

talk [tɔ:k]

parler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c), 2 (a), 2 (b) discuter ⇒ 1 (a) s'entretenir ⇒ 1 (a) causer ⇒ 1 (b) conversation ⇒ 3 (a) discussion ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d) causette ⇒ 3 (a) entretien ⇒ 3 (a) exposé ⇒ 3 (b) paroles ⇒ 3 (c) racontars ⇒ 3 (e) négociations ⇒ 4

1 intransitive verb

(a) (speak) parler; (discuss) discuter; (confer) s'entretenir;

∎ to talk to sb parler à qn;

∎ to talk with sb parler ou s'entretenir avec qn;

∎ to talk of or about sth parler de qch;

∎ we sat talking together nous sommes restés à discuter ou à bavarder;

∎ she didn't talk to me the whole evening elle ne m'a pas dit un mot de la soirée;

∎ to talk in signs/riddles parler par signes/par énigmes;

∎ they were talking in Chinese ils parlaient en chinois;

∎ I've been teaching my parakeet to talk j'ai appris à parler à mon perroquet;

∎ to talk for the sake of talking parler pour ne rien dire;

∎ that's no way to talk! en voilà des façons de parler!;

∎ they no longer talk to each other ils ne se parlent plus, ils ne s'adressent plus la parole;

∎ who do you think you're talking to? non, mais à qui croyez-vous parler?;

∎ don't you talk to me like that! je t'interdis de me parler sur ce ton!;

∎ to talk to oneself parler tout seul;

∎ he likes to hear himself talk il s'écoute parler;

∎ I'll talk to you about it tomorrow morning (converse) je vous en parlerai demain matin; (as threat) j'aurai deux mots à vous dire à ce sujet demain matin;

∎ it's no use talking to him, he never listens! on perd son temps avec lui, il n'écoute jamais!;

∎ to talk of this and that parler de la pluie et du beau temps ou de choses et d'autres;

∎ talking of Switzerland, have you ever been skiing? à propos de la Suisse, vous avez déjà fait du ski?;

∎ they talked of little else ils n'ont parlé que de cela;

∎ he's always talking big c'est un beau parleur;

∎ now you're talking! voilà, c'est beaucoup mieux!;

∎ you can talk!, look who's talking!, you're a fine one to talk! tu peux parler, toi!;

∎ it's easy for you to talk, you've never had a gun in your back! c'est facile à dire ou tu as beau jeu de dire ça, on ne t'a jamais braqué un pistolet dans le dos!;

∎ talk about luck! (admiring) qu'est-ce qu'il a comme chance!, quel veinard!; (complaining) tu parles d'une veine!

∎ talk about lucky! tu parles d'un coup de bol!;

∎ talk about a waste of time! tu parles d'une perte de temps!;

∎ to talk through familiar one's hat or the back of one's neck or one's backside or vulgar one's arse dire des bêtises^□ ou n'importe quoi^□

(b) (chat) causer, bavarder; (gossip) jaser;

∎ you know how people talk les gens sont tellement bavards

(c) (reveal secrets) parler;

∎ to make sb talk faire parler qn;

∎ we have ways of making people talk on a les moyens de faire parler les gens;

∎ someone must have talked quelqu'un a dû parler

2 transitive verb

(a) (language) parler;

∎ to talk slang parler argot;

∎ talk sense! ne dis pas de sottises!, ne dis pas n'importe quoi!;

∎ now you're talking sense vous dites enfin des choses sensées;

∎ to talk (some) sense into sb faire entendre raison à qn;

∎ stop talking rubbish or nonsense! arrête de dire des bêtises!;

∎ American familiar to talk the talk avoir la langue bien pendue;

∎ esp American familiar he can talk the talk but can he walk the walk? est-ce qu'il est aussi doué pour agir que pour parler?^□

(b) (discuss) parler;

∎ to talk business/politics parler affaires/politique

3 noun

(a) (conversation) conversation f; (discussion) discussion f; (chat) causette f, causerie f; (formal) entretien m;

∎ to have a talk with sb about sth parler de qch avec qn, s'entretenir avec qn de qch;

∎ I'll have a talk with him about it je lui en parlerai;

∎ we had a long talk nous avons eu une longue discussion;

∎ can we have a little talk? je peux vous parler deux minutes?;

∎ that's fighting talk! c'est un défi!

(b) (speech, lecture) exposé m;

∎ to give a talk on or about sth faire un exposé sur qch;

∎ there was a series of radio talks on modern Japan il y a eu à la radio une série d'émissions où des gens venaient parler du Japon moderne

(c) (UNCOUNT) (noise of talking) paroles fpl, propos mpl;

∎ there is a lot of talk in the background il y a beaucoup de bruit ou de gens qui parlent

(d) (speculative) discussion f, rumeur f;

∎ most of the talk was about the new road il a surtout été question de ou on a surtout parlé de la nouvelle route;

∎ there's some talk of building a concert hall (discussion) il est question ou on parle de construire une salle de concert; (rumour) le bruit court qu'on va construire une salle de concert;

∎ there has been talk of it on en a parlé, il en a été question;

∎ enough of this idle talk! assez parlé!;

∎ he's all talk tout ce qu'il dit, c'est du vent

(e) (UNCOUNT) (gossip) racontars mpl, bavardages mpl;

∎ it's only talk ce sont des racontars, tout ça;

∎ their behaviour is causing a lot of talk leur conduite fait jaser;

∎ it's/she's the talk of the town on ne parle que de ça/que d'elle;

∎ the wedding was the talk of the town on ne parlait que du mariage

4 talks plural noun

(negotiations) négociations fpl, pourparlers mpl; (conference) conférence f;

∎ official peace talks des pourparlers mpl officiels sur la paix;

∎ so far there have only been talks about talks jusqu'ici il n'y a eu que des négociations préliminaires

►► talk show causerie f (radiodiffusée/télévisée), talk-show m

➲ talk about inseparable transitive verb

(a) (discuss) parler de;

∎ to talk to sb about sth parler de qch à qn;

∎ there's an important matter I must talk to you about j'ai à vous parler ou entretenir d'une affaire importante;

∎ the new model has been much talked about on a beaucoup parlé du nouveau modèle;

∎ it gives them something to talk about ça leur fait un sujet de conversation;

∎ this will give them something to talk about (gossip about) voilà quelque chose qui va les faire jaser;

∎ to get oneself talked about faire parler de soi;

∎ they were talking about going away for the weekend ils parlaient ou envisageaient de partir pour le week-end

(b) (mean)

∎ we're not talking about that! il ne s'agit pas de cela!;

∎ when it comes to hardship, he knows what he's talking about pour ce qui est de souffrir, il sait de quoi il parle;

∎ when it comes to cars, he knows what he's talking about pour ce qui est des voitures, il connaît son affaire;

∎ what are you talking about? (I don't understand) de quoi parles-tu?; (annoyed) qu'est-ce que tu racontes?;

∎ you don't know what you're talking about! tu ne sais pas ce que tu dis!;

∎ I don't know what you're talking about (in answer to accusation) je ne sais pas ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ it's not as if we're talking about spending millions qui parle de dépenser des millions?;

∎ how much are we talking about? il faut compter combien?, ça va chercher dans les combien?;

∎ but I'm talking about a matter of principle! pour moi, c'est une question de principe!

➲ talk at inseparable transitive verb

∎ I hate people who talk at me not to me je ne supporte pas les gens qui parlent sans se soucier de ce que j'ai à dire

➲ talk away

1 intransitive verb

passer le temps à parler, parler sans arrêt;

∎ they were still talking away at 3 a.m. ils étaient encore en grande conversation à 3 heures du matin

2 separable transitive verb

∎ to talk the night away passer la nuit à parler

➲ talk back intransitive verb

(insolently) répondre;

∎ to talk back to sb répondre (insolemment) à qn;

∎ don't you talk back to me! ne me réponds pas (comme ça)!

➲ talk down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (silence)

∎ to talk sb down réduire qn au silence (en parlant plus fort que lui/elle/ etc)

(b) (aircraft) faire atterrir par radio-contrôle

(c) (would-be suicide)

∎ the police managed to talk him down from the roof la police a réussi à le convaincre de redescendre du toit

2 intransitive verb

∎ to talk down to sb parler à qn comme à un enfant

➲ talk into separable transitive verb

∎ to talk sb into doing sth persuader qn de faire qch;

∎ she allowed herself to be talked into going elle s'est laissé convaincre d'y aller;

∎ to talk oneself into a job (by trying to impress) obtenir un emploi grâce à son baratin;

∎ you've just talked yourself into a job (by saying that) ce que vous avez dit là m'a convaincu et vous avez le poste

➲ talk out separable transitive verb

(a) (problem, disagreement) débattre de, discuter de;

∎ they managed to talk out the problem à force de discussions, ils sont arrivés à trouver une solution au problème

(b) Politics

∎ to talk out a bill = prolonger la discussion d'un projet de loi jusqu'à ce qu'il soit trop tard pour le voter avant la clôture de la séance

➲ talk out of separable transitive verb

∎ to talk sb out of doing sth dissuader qn de faire qch;

∎ try to talk him out of it essayez de l'en dissuader;

∎ to talk oneself out of trouble se tirer d'affaire grâce à son baratin;

∎ talk yourself out of that one! vas-y, essaie de t'en sortir cette fois-ci!

➲ talk over separable transitive verb

discuter ou débattre de;

∎ let's talk it over discutons-en, parlons-en;

∎ we'll have to talk the problem over il va falloir que l'on parle de ce problème;

∎ to talk things over discuter

➲ talk round

1 separable transitive verb

(convince) persuader, convaincre;

∎ to talk sb round to one's way of thinking amener qn à sa façon de penser ou à son point de vue;

∎ I'm sure she can be talked round je suis sûr qu'on peut la convaincre

2 inseparable transitive verb

(problem) tourner autour de;

∎ I'm tired of just talking round the subject j'en ai assez de tourner autour de la question

➲ talk up separable transitive verb

vanter les mérites de, faire de la publicité pour;

∎ to talk up sb's chances surestimer les chances de qn;

∎ the Chancellor is trying to talk up the economy le Chancelier s'est montré optimiste pour tenter de redynamiser l'économie

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4 sprechen

n; -s, kein Pl. speaking, talking; jemanden zum Sprechen bringen get s.o. to talk; (zwingen) make s.o. talk; das Sprechen fällt ihm schwer he finds it difficult to speak (wegen Hemmungen etc.: talk)

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to converse; to say; to talk; to speak; to dispense

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sprẹ|chen ['ʃprɛçn] pret sprach, [ʃpraːx] ptp gespro\#chen
1. vi
[gə'ʃprɔxn] to speak ( über +acc, von about, of); (= reden, sich unterhalten) to talk, to speak ( über +acc, von about)
viel sprechen — to talk a lot

frei sprechen — to extemporize, to speak off the cuff (inf)

er spricht wenig — he doesn't say or talk very much

sprich! (liter) — speak! (liter)

sprechen Sie! (form) — speak away!

sprich doch endlich! (geh) — say something

also sprach... (liter Bibl) () — Bibl)

im Traum or Schlaf sprechen — to talk in one's sleep

gut/schön sprechen — to speak well/beautifully

im Rundfunk/Fernsehen sprechen — to speak on the radio/on television

es spricht... — the speaker is...

es sprechen... — the speakers are...

die Vernunft sprechen lassen — to listen to reason, to let the voice of reason be heard

sein Herz sprechen lassen — to follow the dictates of one's heart

schlecht or nicht gut auf jdn/etw zu sprechen sein — not to have a good thing to say about sb/sth

mit jdm sprechen — to speak or talk with or to sb

mit sich selbst sprechen — to talk to oneself

ich muss mit dir sprechen — I must talk or speak to you

ich habe mit dir zu sprechen — I want to have a word or a few words with you

wie sprichst du mit mir? — who do you think you're talking to?

so spricht man nicht mit seinem Großvater — that's no way to talk or speak to your grandfather

sie spricht nicht mit jedem — she doesn't speak or talk to just anybody

wir sprechen nicht mehr miteinander — we are no longer on speaking terms, we're not speaking any more

mit wem spreche ich? — to whom am I speaking, please?

sprechen wir nicht mehr darüber! — let's not talk about that any more, let's drop the subject

darüber spricht man nicht — one doesn't talk about or speak of such things

ich weiß nicht, wovon Sie sprechen — I don't know what you're talking about

sprechen wir von etwas anderem — let's talk about something else, let's change the subject

wir haben gerade von dir gesprochen — we were just talking about you

es wird kaum noch von ihm gesprochen — he's hardly mentioned now

auf jdn/etw zu sprechen kommen — to get to talking about sb/sth

für jdn/etw sprechen — to speak for sb/sth, to speak on behalf of sb/sth

gegen jdn/etw sprechen — to speak against sb/sth

es spricht für jdn/etw(, dass...) — it says something for sb/sth (that...), it speaks well for sb/sth (that...)

das spricht für ihn — that's a point in his favour (Brit) or favor (US), that says something for him

es spricht nicht für die Firma, dass so was passieren konnte — it doesn't say much for the firm that something like that could happen

das spricht für sich (selbst) — that speaks for itself

es spricht vieles dafür/dagegen — there's a lot to be said for/against it

es spricht vieles dafür, dass... — there is every reason to believe that...

was spricht dafür/dagegen? — what is there to be said for/against it?

aus seinen Worten sprach Verachtung/Hoffnung — his words expressed contempt/hope

er sprach vor den Studenten/dem Ärztekongress — he spoke to the students/the medical conference

ganz allgemein gesprochen — generally speaking

2. vt

1) (= sagen) to say, to speak; eine Sprache, Mundart to speak; (= aufsagen) Gebet to say; Gedicht to say, to recite

es wurde viel gesprochen — a lot of talking was done

alles, was er sprach... — everything he said...

sprechen Sie Japanisch? — do you speak Japanese?

hier spricht man Spanisch — Spanish spoken, we speak Spanish

See:

→ Sprache

2) Urteil to pronounce,

See:

→ Recht

3) (= mit jdm reden) to speak to

kann ich bitte Herrn Kurz sprechen? — may I speak to Mr Kurz, please?

er ist nicht zu sprechen — he can't see anybody

ich bin für niemanden zu sprechen — I can't see anybody, I'm not available

ich hätte gern Herrn Bremer gesprochen — could I speak to Mr Bremer?

kann ich Sie einen Augenblick or kurz sprechen? — can I see you for a moment?, can I have a quick word?

für Sie bin ich jederzeit zu sprechen — I'm always at your disposal

wir sprechen uns noch! — you haven't heard the last of this!

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1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) speak

2) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) speak

3) (manner or way of speaking: His speech is very slow.) speech

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Spre·chen

<-s>

[ˈʃprɛçn̩]

nt kein pl

1. (die menschliche Sprache) speech no pl

das \Sprechen lernen to learn to speak [or talk

2. (das Reden) speaking no pl, talking no pl

jdn zum \Sprechen bringen to make sb talk

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb speak (über + Akk. about; von about, of); (sich unterhalten, sich besprechen auch) talk (über + Akk., von about); <parrot etc.> talk

deutsch/flüsternd sprechen — speak German/in a whisper or whispers

er spricht wenig — he doesn't say or talk much

es spricht Pfarrer N. — the speaker is the Revd. N.

für/gegen etwas sprechen — speak in favour of/against something

mit jemandem sprechen — speak or talk with or to somebody

ich muss mit dir sprechen — I must talk or speak with you

er spricht mit sich selbst — he talks to himself

mit wem spreche ich? — who is speaking please?; to whom am I speaking, please?

sprechen Sie noch? — (am Telefon) are you still there?

gut/schlecht von jemandem od. über jemanden sprechen — speak well/ill of somebody

für jemanden sprechen — speak for somebody; speak on or (Amer.) in behalf of somebody

vor der Betriebsversammlung sprechen — speak to or address a meeting of the workforce

zu einem od. über ein Thema sprechen — speak on or about a subject

frei sprechen — extemporize; speak without notes

aus seinen Worten/seinem Blick sprach Angst — usw. his words/the look in his eyes expressed fear etc.

auf jemanden/etwas zu sprechen kommen — get to talking about somebody/something

für/gegen jemanden/etwas sprechen — (in günstigem/ungünstigem Licht erscheinen lassen) be a point in somebody's/something's favour/against somebody/something

was spricht denn dafür/dagegen? — what is there to be said for/against it?
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) speak <language, dialect>; say <word, sentence>

sprechen Sie Französisch? — do you speak French?

‘Hier spricht man Deutsch’ — ‘German spoken’; ‘we speak German’

2) (rezitieren) say, recite <poem, text>; say < prayer>; recite < spell>; pronounce <blessing, oath>; s. auch Recht 1)

3)

jemanden sprechen — speak to somebody

Sie haben mich sprechen wollen? — you wanted to see me or speak to me?

ich bin heute für niemanden mehr zu sprechen — I can't see anyone else today

4) (aussprechen) pronounce <name, word, etc.>

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sprechen; spricht, sprach, hat gesprochen

A. v/i

1. speak (

mit to, with;

zu to;

über +akk,

von meist about); (reden, sich unterhalten) talk;

im Fernsehen sprechen speak on television;

sprechen lernen learn to talk;

er spricht nicht viel he doesn’t say much;

er soll möglichst wenig sprechen he should talk as little as possible;

er spricht nicht gern darüber he doesn’t like to talk about it;

sie sprechen nicht miteinander they’re not talking ( oder speaking) to each other, they’re not on speaking terms;

so spricht man nicht mit seiner Mutter that’s no way to talk to your mother;

über Politik/Geschäfte sprechen talk politics/business;

sprich mal mit ihm darüber have a word with him about it;

ich muss erst mit meinem Anwalt sprechen I’ll have to talk to ( oder have a word with) my lawyer (Br auch solicitor) first;

mit sich selbst sprechen talk to oneself;

von etwas anderem sprechen talk about something else, change the subject;

schlecht über jemanden sprechen speak ill of sb;

wir kamen auf Indien zu sprechen the subject of India came up;

unter uns gesprochen between you and me;

ich spreche aus Erfahrung I speak from experience;

allgemein gesprochen generally speaking;

da wir gerade von … sprechen talking of …;

man spricht davon, dass er bankrott sei there’s talk of his being bankrupt;

jeder spricht davon everybody’s talking about it, it’s the talk of the town;

sprich! umg spit it out!;

sie ist nicht gut auf ihn zu sprechen she hasn’t a single good word for him, he’s in her bad books

2. (eine Rede halten) speak, give a speech ( Vortrag: talk) (

über +akk on);

vor einer großen Zuhörerzahl sprechen speak in front of ( oder to) a large audience;

er kann (nicht) gut frei sprechen he’s (not) good at speaking off the cuff

3.

sprechen für als Vertreter: speak for ( oder on behalf of); vermittelnd: put in a good word for; befürwortend: plead for, argue in favo(u)r of;

sprechen gegen (eine Sache) argue ( stärker: speak out) against;

das spricht für ihn that says something for him, that’s one thing in his favo(u)r;

das spricht für seine Unschuld that would seem to indicate he’s innocent;

das spricht für sich selbst it speaks for itself;

vieles spricht dafür there’s much to be said for it;

vieles spricht dafür/dagegen, dass … it seems very likely/unlikely that …;

alles spricht dafür, dass sie es war all the evidence points to her (as the guilty party);

vieles spricht dagegen there are many reasons for not doing it ( oder why one shouldn’t);

was spricht dafür? give me one good reason why we should (do it etc);

was spricht dagegen? is there any reason why we shouldn’t do it etc?

4. fig:

aus seinen Worten spricht der Neid you can tell he’s jealous by the way he speaks; stärker: there’s jealousy in his every word;

aus ihren Augen sprach die Verzweiflung her eyes were filled with despair, her eyes spoke volumes of despair; → Anzeichen, Band¹ 1, Band³, Recht, schuldig etc

B. v/t

1. (sagen) say; (eine Sprache) speak; (ein Gebet, Wort) say; (Gedicht) recite; (Nachrichten) read;

seine ersten Worte sprechen Baby: say its first few words;

etwas auf Tonband sprechen record sth on tape;

sie spricht ausgezeichnet Englisch she speaks English very well, she speaks excellent English;

Sächsisch sprechen speak Saxon dialect;

das Urteil sprechen pronounce judg(e)ment;

die Kosten, sprich Anschaffung und Versicherung, … the costs, i. e. ( oder that is to say) purchase and insurance, …

2. (aussprechen) pronounce;

er kann kein „th“ sprechen he can’t pronounce “th”

3. (konsultieren) speak to, see;

jemanden zu sprechen wünschen wish to speak to ( oder see) sb;

kann ich Sie kurz sprechen? can I have a (quick) word with you?;

für ihn bin ich nicht zu sprechen I’m not in for him, if he calls I’m not here;

ich bin heute für niemanden zu sprechen I’m not available ( oder in) for anybody today, I’m not here today - no matter who calls;

wir sprechen uns noch! drohend: you haven’t heard the last of this

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb speak (über + Akk. about; von about, of); (sich unterhalten, sich besprechen auch) talk (über + Akk., von about); <parrot etc.> talk

deutsch/flüsternd sprechen — speak German/in a whisper or whispers

er spricht wenig — he doesn't say or talk much

es spricht Pfarrer N. — the speaker is the Revd. N.

für/gegen etwas sprechen — speak in favour of/against something

mit jemandem sprechen — speak or talk with or to somebody

ich muss mit dir sprechen — I must talk or speak with you

er spricht mit sich selbst — he talks to himself

mit wem spreche ich? — who is speaking please?; to whom am I speaking, please?

sprechen Sie noch? — (am Telefon) are you still there?

gut/schlecht von jemandem od. über jemanden sprechen — speak well/ill of somebody

für jemanden sprechen — speak for somebody; speak on or (Amer.) in behalf of somebody

vor der Betriebsversammlung sprechen — speak to or address a meeting of the workforce

zu einem od. über ein Thema sprechen — speak on or about a subject

frei sprechen — extemporize; speak without notes

aus seinen Worten/seinem Blick sprach Angst — usw. his words/the look in his eyes expressed fear etc.

auf jemanden/etwas zu sprechen kommen — get to talking about somebody/something

für/gegen jemanden/etwas sprechen — (in günstigem/ungünstigem Licht erscheinen lassen) be a point in somebody's/something's favour/against somebody/something

was spricht denn dafür/dagegen? — what is there to be said for/against it?
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) speak <language, dialect>; say <word, sentence>

sprechen Sie Französisch? — do you speak French?

‘Hier spricht man Deutsch’ — ‘German spoken’; ‘we speak German’

2) (rezitieren) say, recite <poem, text>; say < prayer>; recite < spell>; pronounce <blessing, oath>; s. auch Recht 1)

3)

jemanden sprechen — speak to somebody

Sie haben mich sprechen wollen? — you wanted to see me or speak to me?

ich bin heute für niemanden mehr zu sprechen — I can't see anyone else today

4) (aussprechen) pronounce <name, word, etc.>

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(mit) v.

to talk (to) v. v.

(§ p.,pp.: sprach, gesprochen)

= to speak v.

(§ p.,p.p.: spoke, spoken)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sprechen
5 chose

chose [∫oz]

1. feminine noun

   a. thing

• je viens de penser à une chose I've just thought of something

• il a un tas de choses à faire he has a lot of things to do

• chose étrange or curieuse, il a accepté strangely or curiously enough, he accepted

• j'ai plusieurs choses à vous dire I've got several things to tell you

• vous lui direz bien des choses de ma part give him my regards

• c'est chose faite it's done

• voilà une bonne chose de faite that's one thing out of the way

• c'est bien peu de chose it's nothing really

• avant toute chose above all else

• de deux choses l'une: soit..., soit... there are two possibilities: either..., or...(PROV) chose promise, chose due promises are made to be kept

   b. ( = événements, activités) les choses things

• les choses se sont passées ainsi it happened like this

• dans l'état actuel des choses as things stand (at present)

• ce sont des choses qui arrivent these things happen

• regarder les choses en face to face up to things

• prendre les choses à cœur to take things to heart

• mettons les choses au point let's get things straight

• en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire at best/worst

• parler de chose(s) et d'autre(s) to talk about this and that

   c. ( = ce dont il s'agit) il va vous expliquer la chose he'll tell you what it's all about

• il a très bien pris la chose he took it very well

• c'est la chose à ne pas faire that's the very thing not to do

• ils font bien les choses they really do things properly

• elle ne fait pas les choses à moitié she doesn't do things by halves

2. invariable adjective

• être/se sentir tout chose (inf) (bizarre) to feel a bit peculiar ; (malade) to be under the weather

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ʃoz
1.

(colloq) adjectif

se sentir tout chose — to feel out of sorts

2.

nom féminin

1) ( objet) thing

quelle autre chose pourrais-je leur acheter? — what else could I buy them?

‘une bière’ - ‘la même chose (pour moi)’ — ‘a beer’ - ‘the same for me’

la même chose s'il vous plaît — ( pour être resservi) (the) same again, please; quelque 3.

2) ( entité) thing

et, chose incroyable, il a dit oui — and the incredible thing is that he said yes

de deux choses l'une — it's got to be one thing or the other

c'est toujours la même chose ici/avec lui — it's always the same here/with him

même chose pour ta sœur — the same goes for your sister

une chose communément admise — a widely accepted fact

je pense or j'ai pensé à une chose — I've thought of something

c'est autre chose — that's different

et si on parlait d'autre chose — let's talk about something else

voilà autre chose! — (colloq) that's something else!

3) (affaire, activité, message) thing

j'ai une chose/deux ou trois choses à vous dire — I've got something/two or three things to tell you

(vous direz) bien des choses à Madame Lemoine — give my regards to Mrs Lemoine

c'est pas des choses (colloq) à dire — that's the last thing to say

parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about one thing and another ou this and that

en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire — at best/at (the) worst

mettre les choses au point — to clear things up

on verra plus tard, chaque chose en son temps — we' ll cross that bridge when we come to it

avant toute chose — ( auparavant) before anything else; ( surtout) above all else

‘avez-vous déménagé?’ - ‘c'est chose faite’ — ‘have you moved?’ - ‘it's all done’

voilà or c'est une bonne chose de faite — that's one thing out of the way

4) (ce don’t il s'agit) matter

la chose en question — the matter in hand

la chose don’t je vous parle — what I'm talking about

il a pris la chose avec humour — he saw the funny side of it

il a bien/mal pris la chose — he took it well/badly

5) ( personne)

ce n'est qu'une pauvre chose — he/she is a poor little thing

6) (colloq) ( activités sexuelles)

être un peu porté sur la chose — to like it (colloq), to be keen on sex

7) (colloq) ( nom de substitution)

Chose m'a dit qu'il… — what's-his-name/what's-her-name ou thingummy told me that he…

3.

choses nom féminin pluriel

1) ( réalité)

les choses étant ce qu'elles sont — things being what they are

2) ( domaine)

les choses de l'esprit/de la chair — things of the mind/of the flesh

les choses de la religion — religious matters

les choses de la vie (quotidienne) — the little things in life

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Phrasal Verbs:

- chose imprimée

- chose publique

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ʃoz
1. nf

1) (= objet, activité) thing

C'est une chose bizarre, dont on ne voit pas l'utilité. — It's a strange thing that we can't see the point of.

J'ai fait des choses intéressantes pendant les vacances. — I did some interesting things during the holidays.

Il m'a dit une chose incroyable. — He told me something incredible.

parler de chose et d'autre; parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that

ne pas être chose facile — to be no easy thing

ne pas être une mauvaise chose — to be no bad thing, not to be a bad thing

la chose publique — public affairs

c'est maintenant chose faite; Elle n'avait pas encore gagné le titre suprême, c'est maintenant chose faite. — She'd yet to win the supreme title, and now she's done it.

2) (autres locutions)

dire bien des choses à qn; dites-lui bien des choses de ma part — give her all my best

c'est peu de chose — it's nothing much

porté sur la chose — keen on sex

2. choses nfpl

les belles choses — beautiful things

les bonnes choses (= les mets savoureux) — good food

de grandes choses — great things

les choses de la vie — the facts of life

apprendre les choses de la vie — to learn the facts of life

3. nm

* (= machin, machine) thingamajig

4. adj inv

être tout chose (= bizarre) — to be a bit odd, (= malade) to be out of sorts

se sentir tout chose (= bizarre) — to feel a bit odd, (= malade) to feel out of sorts

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chose

A ○adj se sentir/avoir l'air tout chose to feel/look out of sorts.

B nf

1 ( objet) thing; il aime les bonnes choses he likes good things; ils ont acheté beaucoup de choses pour dîner they've bought a lot of things for dinner; quelle autre chose pourrais-je leur acheter? what else could I buy them?; ‘une bière’-‘la même chose (pour moi)’ ‘a beer’-‘the same for me’; la même chose s'il vous plaît ( pour être resservi) (the) same again, please; ⇒ quelque C;

2 ( entité) thing; c'est une bonne/mauvaise chose (en soi) it's a good/bad thing (in itself); il y a de bonnes choses dans ce livre there are some good things in this book; une seule et unique chose one thing only; il ne s'intéresse qu'à une seule et unique chose he's only interested in one thing; et, chose incroyable/aberrante, il a dit oui and the incredible/absurd thing is that he said yes; de deux choses l'une it's got to be one thing or the other; il se passe la même chose ici the same thing is happening here; c'est toujours la même chose ici/avec lui it's always the same here/with him; tu seras privé de dessert et même chose pour ta sœur you won't get your dessert and the same goes for your sister; une chose communément admise a widely accepted fact; je pense or j'ai pensé à une chose I've thought of something; c'est autre chose that's different; autre chose, avez-vous pensé à faire…? another thing, have you thought about doing…?; et si on parlait d'autre chose let's talk about something else; ce n'est pas autre chose que de la jalousie it's nothing but jealousy; c'est ça, ce n'est pas autre chose it's that and nothing else; voilà autre chose○! that's something else!; c'est une chose de rentrer tard, c'en est une autre de disparaître pour trois jours it's one thing to come home late, quite another (thing) to disappear for three days; ⇒ dû;

3 (affaire, activité, message) thing; j'ai une ou deux choses à faire en ville I've got one or two things to do in town; j'ai une chose/deux ou trois choses à vous dire I've got something/two or three things to tell you; (vous direz) bien des choses à votre famille/Madame Lemoine give my best regards to your family/Mrs Lemoine; c'était la seule chose à ne pas dire/faire that was the last thing to say/do; c'est pas des choses○ à dire/faire that's the last thing to say/do; parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another ou this and that; la pire chose qui puisse m'arriver the worst thing that could happen to me; en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire at best/at (the) worst; mettre les choses au point to clear things up; ce sont des choses qui arrivent it's (just) one of those things, these things happen; on verra plus tard, chaque chose en son temps we'll cross that bridge when we come to it; avant toute chose ( auparavant) before anything else; ( surtout) above all else; la chose à craindre the worrying thing; ce n'est pas chose facile or aisée de faire it's no easy thing to do; c'est chose courante que de faire it's common to do; faire bien les choses to do things properly; ‘avez-vous déménagé?’-‘c'est chose faite’ ‘have you moved?’-‘it's all done’; il leur manquait la bombe atomique, c'est désormais chose faite they needed the atomic bomb, now they've got it; il a l'intention de vous écrire si ce n'est pas déjà chose faite he intends to write to you if he hasn't already done so; voilà or c'est une bonne chose de faite that's one thing out of the way;

4 ( ce dont il s'agit) matter; la chose en question the matter in hand; la chose est d'importance the matter is of some importance; je vais vous expliquer la chose I'll tell you what it is (all) about; la chose dont je vous parle what I'm talking about; il a pris la chose avec humour he saw the funny side of it; il a bien/mal pris la chose he took it well/badly; comment a-t-il pris la chose? how did he take it?;

5 ( personne) ce n'est qu'une pauvre chose he/she is a poor little thing;

6 ○( activités sexuelles) être un peu porté sur la chose to like it○, to be keen on sex;

7 ○( nom de substitution) Chose m'a dit qu'il… what's-his-name/what's-her-name ou thingummy told me that he…; un costume de chez Chose a suit from thingummy's.

C choses nfpl

1 ( réalité) la nature des choses the nature of things; les choses étant ce qu'elles sont things being what they are; toutes choses (étant) égales par ailleurs other ou all things being equal; regarder les choses de plus près to take a closer look at things;

2 ( domaine) les choses d'ici bas or de ce monde the things of this world; les choses de l'esprit/de la chair things of the mind/of the flesh; les choses de la religion religious matters; les choses de la vie (quotidienne) the little things in life.

Composés

chose imprimée printed word; chose jugée Jur res judicata; autorité de la chose jugée binding force of the res judicata; chose léguée Jur bequest; chose publique liter res publica, state; chose en soi Philos thing-in-itself.

Idiomes

en toutes choses il faut considérer la fin in all matters one must consider the outcome; il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent Prov take things as they come.

[ʃoz] nom féminin

A.[SENS CONCRET]

1. [bien matériel, nourriture, vêtement] thing

il n'avait acheté que des bonnes choses he had only bought good things to eat

j'ai encore des choses à lui chez moi I still have a few of his things ou some of his belongings at home

2. [objet ou produit indéterminé] thing

B.[PERSONNE] creature, thing

elle me prend pour sa chose she thinks she can do what she wants with me

C.[SENS ABSTRAIT]

1. [acte, fait]

une chose a thing, something

j'ai encore beaucoup de choses à faire I've still got lots (of things) to do

ah, encore une chose, je ne viendrai pas demain oh, one more thing, I won't be coming tomorrow

une chose est sûre, il perdra one thing's (for) sure, he'll lose

en avril, ce sera chose faite ou la chose sera faite it will be done by April

ce n'est pas la même chose [cela change tout] it's a different matter

je suis retourné à mon village, mais ce n'est plus la même chose I went back to my village, but it's just not the same any more

la fidélité est une chose, l'amour en est une autre faithfulness is one thing, love is quite another

ce n'est pas la chose à dire/faire! what a thing to say/do!

ce ne sont pas des choses à faire en société that's just not done in polite circles

chose extraordinaire/curieuse, il était à l'heure! amazingly/strangely enough, he was on time!

ce sont des choses qui arrivent it's just one of those things

faire bien les choses [savoir recevoir] to do things in style

il ne fait pas les choses à demi ou moitié he doesn't do things by halves

chose promise chose due a promise is a promise

2. [parole] thing

il dit une chose et il en fait une autre he says one thing and does something else

je vais te dire une (bonne) chose, ça ne marchera jamais let me tell you something, it'll never work

qu'a-t-il dit? — peu de choses en vérité what did he say? — very little ou nothing much, actually

bavarder ou parler de choses et d'autres to chat about this and that

dites-lui bien des choses give him my best regards

3. [écrit] thing

comment peut-on écrire des choses pareilles! how can anyone write such things!

4. [ce dont il est question]

la chose: comment a-t-il pris la chose? how did he take it?

la chose est entendue we're agreed on this

laisse-moi t'expliquer la chose let me explain what it's all about

être porté sur la chose (euphémisme) to have a one-track mind

5. (soutenu) [affaires]

la chose publique POLITIQUE the state

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[ʃoz] nom masculin

(familier)

1. [pour désigner un objet] thing, thingie

2. [pour désigner une personne]

Chose

a. [homme] What's-his-name, Thingie

b. [femme] What's-her-name, Thingie

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[ʃoz] adjectif

(familier)

funny, peculiar

ton fils a l'air tout chose aujourd'hui your son looks a bit peculiar today

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choses nom féminin pluriel

[situation] things

les choses de la vie the things that go to make up life

les choses étant ce qu'elles sont as things stand, things being as they are

au point où en sont les choses as things now stand

prendre les choses comme elles viennent to take life as it comes

de deux choses l'une locution adverbiale

de deux choses l'une, ou tu m'obéis ou tu vas te coucher! either you do as I tell you or you go to bed, it's up to you!

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6 Sprechen

n; -s, kein Pl. speaking, talking; jemanden zum Sprechen bringen get s.o. to talk; (zwingen) make s.o. talk; das Sprechen fällt ihm schwer he finds it difficult to speak (wegen Hemmungen etc.: talk)

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to converse; to say; to talk; to speak; to dispense

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sprẹ|chen ['ʃprɛçn] pret sprach, [ʃpraːx] ptp gespro\#chen
1. vi
[gə'ʃprɔxn] to speak ( über +acc, von about, of); (= reden, sich unterhalten) to talk, to speak ( über +acc, von about)
viel sprechen — to talk a lot

frei sprechen — to extemporize, to speak off the cuff (inf)

er spricht wenig — he doesn't say or talk very much

sprich! (liter) — speak! (liter)

sprechen Sie! (form) — speak away!

sprich doch endlich! (geh) — say something

also sprach... (liter Bibl) () — Bibl)

im Traum or Schlaf sprechen — to talk in one's sleep

gut/schön sprechen — to speak well/beautifully

im Rundfunk/Fernsehen sprechen — to speak on the radio/on television

es spricht... — the speaker is...

es sprechen... — the speakers are...

die Vernunft sprechen lassen — to listen to reason, to let the voice of reason be heard

sein Herz sprechen lassen — to follow the dictates of one's heart

schlecht or nicht gut auf jdn/etw zu sprechen sein — not to have a good thing to say about sb/sth

mit jdm sprechen — to speak or talk with or to sb

mit sich selbst sprechen — to talk to oneself

ich muss mit dir sprechen — I must talk or speak to you

ich habe mit dir zu sprechen — I want to have a word or a few words with you

wie sprichst du mit mir? — who do you think you're talking to?

so spricht man nicht mit seinem Großvater — that's no way to talk or speak to your grandfather

sie spricht nicht mit jedem — she doesn't speak or talk to just anybody

wir sprechen nicht mehr miteinander — we are no longer on speaking terms, we're not speaking any more

mit wem spreche ich? — to whom am I speaking, please?

sprechen wir nicht mehr darüber! — let's not talk about that any more, let's drop the subject

darüber spricht man nicht — one doesn't talk about or speak of such things

ich weiß nicht, wovon Sie sprechen — I don't know what you're talking about

sprechen wir von etwas anderem — let's talk about something else, let's change the subject

wir haben gerade von dir gesprochen — we were just talking about you

es wird kaum noch von ihm gesprochen — he's hardly mentioned now

auf jdn/etw zu sprechen kommen — to get to talking about sb/sth

für jdn/etw sprechen — to speak for sb/sth, to speak on behalf of sb/sth

gegen jdn/etw sprechen — to speak against sb/sth

es spricht für jdn/etw(, dass...) — it says something for sb/sth (that...), it speaks well for sb/sth (that...)

das spricht für ihn — that's a point in his favour (Brit) or favor (US), that says something for him

es spricht nicht für die Firma, dass so was passieren konnte — it doesn't say much for the firm that something like that could happen

das spricht für sich (selbst) — that speaks for itself

es spricht vieles dafür/dagegen — there's a lot to be said for/against it

es spricht vieles dafür, dass... — there is every reason to believe that...

was spricht dafür/dagegen? — what is there to be said for/against it?

aus seinen Worten sprach Verachtung/Hoffnung — his words expressed contempt/hope

er sprach vor den Studenten/dem Ärztekongress — he spoke to the students/the medical conference

ganz allgemein gesprochen — generally speaking

2. vt

1) (= sagen) to say, to speak; eine Sprache, Mundart to speak; (= aufsagen) Gebet to say; Gedicht to say, to recite

es wurde viel gesprochen — a lot of talking was done

alles, was er sprach... — everything he said...

sprechen Sie Japanisch? — do you speak Japanese?

hier spricht man Spanisch — Spanish spoken, we speak Spanish

See:

→ Sprache

2) Urteil to pronounce,

See:

→ Recht

3) (= mit jdm reden) to speak to

kann ich bitte Herrn Kurz sprechen? — may I speak to Mr Kurz, please?

er ist nicht zu sprechen — he can't see anybody

ich bin für niemanden zu sprechen — I can't see anybody, I'm not available

ich hätte gern Herrn Bremer gesprochen — could I speak to Mr Bremer?

kann ich Sie einen Augenblick or kurz sprechen? — can I see you for a moment?, can I have a quick word?

für Sie bin ich jederzeit zu sprechen — I'm always at your disposal

wir sprechen uns noch! — you haven't heard the last of this!

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1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) speak

2) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) speak

3) (manner or way of speaking: His speech is very slow.) speech

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Spre·chen

<-s>

[ˈʃprɛçn̩]

nt kein pl

1. (die menschliche Sprache) speech no pl

das \Sprechen lernen to learn to speak [or talk

2. (das Reden) speaking no pl, talking no pl

jdn zum \Sprechen bringen to make sb talk

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb speak (über + Akk. about; von about, of); (sich unterhalten, sich besprechen auch) talk (über + Akk., von about); <parrot etc.> talk

deutsch/flüsternd sprechen — speak German/in a whisper or whispers

er spricht wenig — he doesn't say or talk much

es spricht Pfarrer N. — the speaker is the Revd. N.

für/gegen etwas sprechen — speak in favour of/against something

mit jemandem sprechen — speak or talk with or to somebody

ich muss mit dir sprechen — I must talk or speak with you

er spricht mit sich selbst — he talks to himself

mit wem spreche ich? — who is speaking please?; to whom am I speaking, please?

sprechen Sie noch? — (am Telefon) are you still there?

gut/schlecht von jemandem od. über jemanden sprechen — speak well/ill of somebody

für jemanden sprechen — speak for somebody; speak on or (Amer.) in behalf of somebody

vor der Betriebsversammlung sprechen — speak to or address a meeting of the workforce

zu einem od. über ein Thema sprechen — speak on or about a subject

frei sprechen — extemporize; speak without notes

aus seinen Worten/seinem Blick sprach Angst — usw. his words/the look in his eyes expressed fear etc.

auf jemanden/etwas zu sprechen kommen — get to talking about somebody/something

für/gegen jemanden/etwas sprechen — (in günstigem/ungünstigem Licht erscheinen lassen) be a point in somebody's/something's favour/against somebody/something

was spricht denn dafür/dagegen? — what is there to be said for/against it?
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) speak <language, dialect>; say <word, sentence>

sprechen Sie Französisch? — do you speak French?

‘Hier spricht man Deutsch’ — ‘German spoken’; ‘we speak German’

2) (rezitieren) say, recite <poem, text>; say < prayer>; recite < spell>; pronounce <blessing, oath>; s. auch Recht 1)

3)

jemanden sprechen — speak to somebody

Sie haben mich sprechen wollen? — you wanted to see me or speak to me?

ich bin heute für niemanden mehr zu sprechen — I can't see anyone else today

4) (aussprechen) pronounce <name, word, etc.>

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Sprechen n; -s, kein pl speaking, talking;

jemanden zum Sprechen bringen get sb to talk; (zwingen) make sb talk;

das Sprechen fällt ihm schwer he finds it difficult to speak (wegen Hemmungen etc: talk)

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb speak (über + Akk. about; von about, of); (sich unterhalten, sich besprechen auch) talk (über + Akk., von about); <parrot etc.> talk

deutsch/flüsternd sprechen — speak German/in a whisper or whispers

er spricht wenig — he doesn't say or talk much

es spricht Pfarrer N. — the speaker is the Revd. N.

für/gegen etwas sprechen — speak in favour of/against something

mit jemandem sprechen — speak or talk with or to somebody

ich muss mit dir sprechen — I must talk or speak with you

er spricht mit sich selbst — he talks to himself

mit wem spreche ich? — who is speaking please?; to whom am I speaking, please?

sprechen Sie noch? — (am Telefon) are you still there?

gut/schlecht von jemandem od. über jemanden sprechen — speak well/ill of somebody

für jemanden sprechen — speak for somebody; speak on or (Amer.) in behalf of somebody

vor der Betriebsversammlung sprechen — speak to or address a meeting of the workforce

zu einem od. über ein Thema sprechen — speak on or about a subject

frei sprechen — extemporize; speak without notes

aus seinen Worten/seinem Blick sprach Angst — usw. his words/the look in his eyes expressed fear etc.

auf jemanden/etwas zu sprechen kommen — get to talking about somebody/something

für/gegen jemanden/etwas sprechen — (in günstigem/ungünstigem Licht erscheinen lassen) be a point in somebody's/something's favour/against somebody/something

was spricht denn dafür/dagegen? — what is there to be said for/against it?
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) speak <language, dialect>; say <word, sentence>

sprechen Sie Französisch? — do you speak French?

‘Hier spricht man Deutsch’ — ‘German spoken’; ‘we speak German’

2) (rezitieren) say, recite <poem, text>; say < prayer>; recite < spell>; pronounce <blessing, oath>; s. auch Recht 1)

3)

jemanden sprechen — speak to somebody

Sie haben mich sprechen wollen? — you wanted to see me or speak to me?

ich bin heute für niemanden mehr zu sprechen — I can't see anyone else today

4) (aussprechen) pronounce <name, word, etc.>

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(mit) v.

to talk (to) v. v.

(§ p.,pp.: sprach, gesprochen)

= to speak v.

(§ p.,p.p.: spoke, spoken)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Sprechen
7 Ding

n; -(e)s, -e oder umg. -er

1. Pl. -e; (Sache) thing; (Gegenstand) auch object; gut Ding will Weile haben Sprichw. Rome wasn’t built in a day; aller guten Dinge sind drei Sprichw. good things come in threes; nach zwei missglückten Versuchen: third time lucky, Am. third time’s the charm; Name

2. Dinge (Angelegenheiten) things, matters; der Stand der Dinge the state of affairs ( oder play); (so,) wie die Dinge liegen oder stehen as matters stand; das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu umg. there’s something fishy about it; wie ich die Dinge sehe as I see it; über den Dingen stehen be above it all; das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit that’s absolutely impossible, that’s completely out of the question; unverrichteter Dinge without having achieved anything; Lage 2

3. fig.: guter Dinge sein (fröhlich) cheerful; (voll Hoffnung) (be) in good spirits; vor allen Dingen above all

4. Pl. -er; umg., oft pej. (Gegenstand, Exemplar) thing; euph. Geschlechtsteil: thingy, knob, Am. johnson; Dinger (Brüste) boobs, Am. auch headlights, hooters

5. Pl. -er; umg. (Kind, Mädchen, Tier) thing; armes / dummes Ding poor / silly (little) thing

6. Pl. -er; umg.: ein krummes Ding something dodgy; ein ( krummes) Ding drehen pull a job Sl., get up to something (dodgy oder fishy); jemandem ein Ding verpassen get one over on s.o., get one’s own back on s.o.; das ist aber ein Ding now there’s something, you don’t say; das war ( vielleicht) ein ( tolles) Ding! that was really ( oder quite) something!; ihr macht ja schöne Dinger! you get up to all sorts (of tricks)!

7. Pl. -e; PHILOS. thing, substance, entity; die letzten Dinge death and the life to come; die Lehre von den letzten Dingen eschatology

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das Ding

concern; thing; business; object

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Dịng I [dɪŋ]
nt -(e)s, -e or (inf) -er

1) (= Sache, Gegenstand) thing

Gläser, Flaschen und ähnliche Dinge — glasses, bottles and that sort of thing or and things of that kind

die Welt der Dinge (Philos) — the world of material objects

das Ding an sich (Philos) — the thing-in-itself

das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit — that is quite impossible

das ist nicht sein Ding (inf) — that's not really his thing (inf)

guter Dinge sein (geh) — to be in good spirits, to be of good cheer (old)

die Dinge beim ( rechten) Namen nennen — to call a spade a spade (Brit prov), to be frank

jedes Ding hat zwei Seiten (prov) — there are two sides to everything

gut Ding will Weile haben (Prov) — it takes time to do a thing well

See:

→ drei

2) (= Gegebenheit) thing; (= Angelegenheit, Thema auch) matter; (= Ereignis auch) event

in diesen Dingen — about these things or matters

vergangene Dinge — past events

berufliche Dinge — professional matters

reden wir von andern Dingen — let's talk about something else

wir harrten der Dinge, die da kommen sollten — we waited to see what would happen

die Dinge sind nun mal nicht so — things aren't like that

so wie die Dinge liegen — as things are, as matters lie

wie ich die Dinge sehe — as I see things or matters

über den Dingen stehen — to be above things

die Dinge stehen schlecht — things are bad

nach Lage der Dinge — the way things are

vor allen Dingen — above all( things), first and foremost

es müsste nicht mit rechten Dingen zugehen, wenn... — it would be more than a little strange if...

See:

→ Lauf

3) inf) (= unbestimmtes Etwas) thing; (= Vorrichtung auch) gadget

was ist das für ein Ding? — what's that thing?

das Ding(s) da (inf) — that thing ( over) there

das ist ein Ding! — now there's a thing! (inf)

ein tolles Ding! — great! (inf)

das Ding ist gut! — that's a good one! (inf)

See:

→ auch Dings

4) pl - er inf = Verbrechen) job

ein Ding leisten — to get (Brit) or be up to something

da hast du dir aber ein Ding geleistet — that was quite something you got (Brit) or were up to (inf)

Dinger machen — to get (Brit) or be up to all sorts of tricks (inf)

was macht ihr bloß für Dinger? — the things you do! (inf)

das war vielleicht ein Ding (inf) — that was quite something (inf)

See:

→ drehen

5) (= Mädchen) thing, creature

6) (inf = Penis) tool (sl), dong (US sl)

7) (sl = Busen) pair (hum inf), boobs pl (inf)
II
nt -(e)s, -e (HIST)
thing
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das

(a person, especially a person one likes: She's a nice old thing.) thing

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Ding

<-[e]s, -e o (fam) -er>

[ˈdɪŋ]

nt

1. (Gegenstand) thing

persönliche \Dinge personal effects [or items

2. (Angelegenheiten, Vorgänge, Ereignisse)

▪ \Dinge pl things

reden wir von anderen \Dingen let's talk about something else

sie hat vor dem Urlaub noch tausend \Dinge zu erledigen she has a thousand things to be do before going on holiday

in diesen \Dingen bin ich eigen! I'm very particular about these matters!

wie ich die \Dinge sehe, hast du Unrecht as I see it, you are wrong

es waren seltsame \Dinge vorgekommen weird things had happened

die \Dinge sind nun mal nicht so things aren't like that

das ist der Lauf der \Dinge that's the way things go

vor allen \Dingen above all [things], first and foremost

berufliche/private Dinge professional/private matters

der \Dinge harren, die da kommen [sollen] to wait and see [what happens]

er harrte der \Dinge, die da kommen sollten he waited to see what would happen

in \Dingen der/des... in... matters, where... is concerned

in \Dingen des Geschmacks in matters of taste

nach Lage der \Dinge the way things are

über praktische \Dinge sprechen to talk about practical things

so wie die \Dinge liegen [o stehen] as things stand [at the moment]

\Dinge des täglichen Lebens routine [or everyday] matters; pl

in Voraussicht der kommenden \Dinge in view of matters to come

3. (fam: unbestimmte Sache) thing

was ist das denn für ein \Ding? what's that thing?

das \Ding da that thing [over] there

das war vielleicht ein \Ding! (fam) that was quite something!

das ist ja ein \Ding! (fam) now there's a thing!

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

das ist nicht so ganz mein \Ding that's not really my thing fam

ein tolles \Ding something fantastic/amazing

ein tolles Ding! great!

▪ \Dinger pl things pl, stuff no pl

die \Dinger taugen nichts these things are no use

4. (fam: Mädchen)

ein dummes/junges \Ding a silly/young thing

5. PHILOS thing

Gott, der Schöpfer aller \Dinge God, the creator of everything [or of all things]

das \Ding an sich the thing-in-itself

die Welt der \Dinge the world of material objects

6.

▶ vor allen \Dingen above all

▶ aller guten \Dinge sind drei all good things come in threes

▶ ein [krummes] \Ding drehen (fam) to do a job fam

▶ es geht bei etw dat nicht mit rechten \Dingen zu there's sth fishy [or funny] about sth fam

hier geht es nicht mit rechten \Dingen zu! there's something fishy here!

▶ gut \Ding will Weile haben (prov) slow and steady wins the race

▶ guter \Dinge sein to be in a good mood [or in good spirits]

▶ krumme \Dinger (fam) funny business fam

▶ krumme \Dinger machen [o drehen] (fam) to do something dodgy fam

▶ sich dat ein \Ding leisten (fam) to do a silly [or fam stupid] thing

da hast du dir aber ein \Ding geleistet! that was quite something you got up to! fam

▶ mach keine \Dinger! don't get up to any nonsense!

▶ was machst du bloß für \Dinger? the things you do!

▶ die \Dinge beim [rechten] Namen nennen to call a spade a spade

▶ über den \Dingen stehen to be above it all

▶ ein \Ding der Unmöglichkeit sein to be quite impossible

▶ unverrichteter \Dinge without having achieved anything

er musste unverrichteter \Dinge wieder gehen he had to leave without achieving what he'd wanted to

▶ jdm ein \Ding verpassen (fam) to let sb have it fam, to give sb what for BRIT fam

▶ jedes \Ding hat zwei Seiten there are two sides to everything

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das; Ding[e]s, Dinge

1) thing

jedes Ding hat zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything

2) meist Pl

nach Lage der Dinge — the way things are

über den Dingen stehen — be above such things

persönliche/private Dinge — personal/private matters

ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit sein — be quite impossible

das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu — there's something funny about it

vor allen Dingen — above all

3)

guter Dinge sein — (geh.) be in good spirits
II
das; [e]s, Dinger (ugs.)

1) thing

das ist ja ein Ding! — that's really something

ein Ding drehen — < criminal> pull a job (sl.)

mach keine Dinger! — stop having me on (Brit. coll.); stop putting me on (Amer. coll.)

2) (Mädchen) thing; creature

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Ding n; -(e)s, -e oder umg -er

1. pl -e; (Sache) thing; (Gegenstand) auch object;

gut Ding will Weile haben sprichw Rome wasn’t built in a day;

aller guten Dinge sind drei sprichw good things come in threes; nach zwei missglückten Versuchen: third time lucky, US third time’s the charm; → Name

2.

Dinge (Angelegenheiten) things, matters;

der Stand der Dinge the state of affairs ( oder play);

(so,) wie die Dinge liegen oder

stehen as matters stand;

das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu umg there’s something fishy about it;

wie ich die Dinge sehe as I see it;

über den Dingen stehen be above it all;

das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit that’s absolutely impossible, that’s completely out of the question;

unverrichteter Dinge without having achieved anything; → Lage 2

3. fig:

guter Dinge sein (fröhlich) cheerful; (voll Hoffnung) (be) in good spirits;

vor allen Dingen above all

4. pl -er; umg, oft pej (Gegenstand, Exemplar) thing; euph Geschlechtsteil: thingy, knob, US johnson;

Dinger (Brüste) boobs, US auch headlights, hooters

5. pl -er; umg (Kind, Mädchen, Tier) thing;

armes/dummes Ding poor/silly (little) thing

6. pl -er; umg:

ein krummes Ding something dodgy;

ein (krummes) Ding drehen pull a job sl, get up to something (dodgy oder fishy);

jemandem ein Ding verpassen get one over on sb, get one’s own back on sb;

das ist aber ein Ding now there’s something, you don’t say;

das war (vielleicht) ein (tolles) Ding! that was really ( oder quite) something!;

ihr macht ja schöne Dinger! you get up to all sorts (of tricks)!

7. pl -e; PHIL thing, substance, entity;

die letzten Dinge death and the life to come;

die Lehre von den letzten Dingen eschatology

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das; Ding[e]s, Dinge

1) thing

jedes Ding hat zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything

2) meist Pl

nach Lage der Dinge — the way things are

über den Dingen stehen — be above such things

persönliche/private Dinge — personal/private matters

ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit sein — be quite impossible

das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu — there's something funny about it

vor allen Dingen — above all

3)

guter Dinge sein — (geh.) be in good spirits
II
das; [e]s, Dinger (ugs.)

1) thing

das ist ja ein Ding! — that's really something

ein Ding drehen — < criminal> pull a job (sl.)

mach keine Dinger! — stop having me on (Brit. coll.); stop putting me on (Amer. coll.)

2) (Mädchen) thing; creature

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-e n.

concern n.

entity n.

thing n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ding
8 altro

1. adj other

un altro another

l'altr'anno last year

l'altro giorno the other day

l'altro ieri the day before yesterday

2. pron other

l'un l'altro one another

gli altri other people

tra l'altro what's more, moreover

desidera altro? anything else?

tutt'altro che anything but

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altro agg.indef.

1 other; another; ( in più) more; further: l'altro uomo, the other man; un'altra volta, another time; ci sono altre domande?, are there any other (o more o further) questions?; non ho altri amici a Milano, I haven't any other friends in Milan; ci sono altre sei case in questa strada, there are six other (o another six) houses in this street; dove sono tutti gli altri ospiti?, where are all the other guests?; si crede un altro Picasso, he thinks he's another Picasso; non aveva altre ragioni per rifiutare, he had no further reason to refuse; ripetilo un'altra volta, say it once more; vuoi dell'altro tè?, will you have some more tea?; leggete altri due capitoli, read two more (o another two) chapters

2 ( diverso) different: devi prendere un'altra strada per arrivarci, you must take a different route to get there // è tutt'altra cosa, è un altro paio di maniche, it's quite a different matter // sono cose dell'altro mondo, it's quite unheard of

3 (seguito da pron. indef. o interr. o da avv. composti con where) else: qualcun altro, someone else; nessun'altra cosa, nothing else; chi altro?, who else?; in qualche altro luogo, somewhere else; da nessun'altra parte, nowhere else

4 ( in espressioni di tempo passato) other; ( nel senso di penultimo) before last: l'altro giorno, the other day; l'altro anno, the year before last // l'altro ieri, ieri l'altro, the day before yesterday

5 ( in espressioni di tempo futuro) next: ci vediamo quest'altra settimana, we'll see each other next week // l'altro lunedì, a week on Monday

6 noi altri, we; voi altri, you.

altro pron.indef.

1 another (one); the other (one); pl. others, other people: ho letto questo libro, puoi darmene un altro?, I've read this book. Can you give me another one?; pensa sempre agli altri, he always thinks of others; non mi piace questo vestito, preferisco l'altro, I don't like this dress, I prefer the other one; tutti gli altri sono partiti, all the others have left; un altro al mio posto avrebbe agito diversamente, another in my place would have acted differently; se non volete fare il tentativo, ci sono altri che lo faranno, if you don't want to make the effort, there are others who will // pare un altro, he seems another person // è uno sport come un altro, it's no different from any other sport

2 (corr.): alcuni..., altri..., some..., some... (o some..., others...); (l') uno..., l'altro..., one..., the other...; uno..., un altro..., one..., another...; l'uno e l'altro, both: né l'uno, né l'altro, neither, ( in presenza di altra negazione) either; o l'uno o l'altro, either: gli uni e gli altri, they all (o all of them); (compl.) them all (o all of them)

3 l'un l'altro, ( reciprocamente) one another, (spec. tra due) each other

4 ( altra cosa) something else, (in frasi negative e nelle interr. dubitative o negative) anything else; ( niente altro) nothing else; ( in più) more: ''Avete finito il vino?'' ''No, ce n'è dell'altro'', ''Have you finished the wine?'' ''No, there is some more''; e non è tutto, c'è dell'altro, and that's not all I have to say, there's something else; ho ben altro da fare!, I've got something better to do!; ma non chiedo altro!, I'd like nothing better!; penso a ben altro!, I'm thinking of something quite different!; ci vuol altro!, it takes much more than that! // non altro che, nothing but // bugiardo che non sei altro!, you're a liar if ever there was one! // tra l'altro, besides (o among other things).

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: altro che!, certainly!: ''Vi sentite di andare?'' ''altro che!'', ''Do you feel like going?'' ''Certainly!'' // da un giorno all'altro, from day to day; un giorno o l'altro, one of these days // se non altro, at least: se non altro, è una ragazza di buon senso, at least she is a sensible girl // senz'altro, certainly (o by all means o of course o presently): hai senz'altro ragione, of course you are right; verrò senz'altro, I'll certainly come (o I will come immediately o presently) // tutt'altro!, not at all!: ''Sei stanco?'' ''Tutt'altro!'', ''Are you tired?'' ''Not at all!'' // tutt'altro che, anything but: è tutt'altro che facile, it is anything but easy.

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['altro] altro (-a)
1. agg indef

1) (diverso) other, different

questa è un'altra cosa — that's another o a different thing

erano altri tempi — things were different then

2) (supplementare) other

prendi un altro cioccolatino — have another chocolate

gli altri allievi usciranno più tardi — the other pupils o the rest of the pupils will come out later

3) (opposto) other

dall'altra parte della strada — on the other o opposite side of the street

d'altra parte — on the other hand

4)

(nel tempo) domani l'altro — the day after tomorrow

l'altro giorno — the other day

l'altro ieri — the day before yesterday

quest'altro mese — next month

5)

chi/dove/chiunque altro — who/where/anybody else

noi altri — noialtri

voi altri — voialtri

2. pron indef

1)

(persona, cosa diversa o supplementare) un altro/un'altra — another (one)

altri(e) — others, (persone) others, other people

prendine un altro — take another one

se non lo fai tu lo farà un altro — if you don't do it someone else will

da un giorno all'altro — (improvvisamente) from one day to the next, (presto) any day now

aiutarsi l'un l'altro — to help one another o each other

2)

(opposizione) l'altro(a) — the other (one)

gli altri/ le altre — the others

l'uno e l'altro — both (of them)

o l'uno o l'altro — either (of them)

né l'uno né l'altro — neither (of them)

non questo, l'altro — not this one, the other one

3) (sostantivato: solo maschile) something else, (in espressioni interrogative) anything else

non faccio altro che studiare — I do nothing but study, all I do is study

non ho altro da dire — I have nothing else to say, I don't have anything else to say

desidera altro? — (would you like) anything else?

gli dirò questo ed altro! — I'll tell him this and more besides!

ci mancherebbe altro! — that's all we need!

più che altro — above all

se non altro — at least

tra l'altro — among other things

sei contento? — tutt'altro! — are you pleased? — far from it! o anything but!

ci vuole altro per spaventarmi! — it takes a lot more (than this) to frighten me!

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['altro] 1.
aggettivo indefinito

1) (diverso) other

gli -i bambini — the other children

un'-a idea — another idea

lo farò un altro giorno — I'll do it some other day

nessun'-a soluzione — no other solution

è un'-a cosa — that's something different

ben -a o tutt'-a cosa — quite a different thing, quite another matter

2) (in più) other, more

vuoi un'-a caramella? — do you want another sweet?

prendi un altro biscotto — have one more biscuit

altro caffè? — some more coffee?

- e domande? — any more o any other questions?

mi dia -e due penne — give me another two pens

mi rimangono -i due libri da leggere — I've got two books left to read

3) (nel tempo) (scorso)

l'altr'anno — last year

l'-a sera — the other night

l'altro ieri — the day before yesterday; (prossimo)

quest'altro mese — next month

4) (dopo un pronome personale)

noi -i, voi -i — we, you

5) d'altra parte on the other hand
2.
pronome indefinito

1) (persona o cosa diversa) other (one)

un altro — another (one)

non ne hai -i? — haven't you got any others?

un altro non l'avrebbe fatto — nobody else would have done it

avanti un altro — next, please

ti ho preso per un altro — I mistook you for someone else

dei racconti uno più vivace dell'altro — stories which are more lively than the next

da un giorno all'altro — (improvvisamente) from one day to the next; (presto) any day now

un giorno o l'altro — one day or other

in un modo o nell'altro — somehow or other, in one way or another

si può fare in un modo o nell'altro — you can do it either way

in un modo o nell'altro dovrò farcela — I'll have to manage somehow

da una parte e dall'-a — on both o either sides

(l')uno dopo l'altro — one after the other

l'uno e l'altro — both

l'uno o l'altro — either

né l'uno, né l'altro — neither one nor the other, neither of them; (con not o altre negazioni) either of them

2) (in più)

prendine un altro — have another one

te ne porterò -i — I'll bring you some more

questo e altro — this and (a lot) more

3) (cosa diversa)

parliamo d'altro — let's talk about something else

ho ben altro da fare — I've more important things to do

un motivo come un altro — as good a reason as any (other)

altro che cinema, devi riordinare! — cinema? no way, you've got to tidy up!

4) (con altri pronomi) else

qualcun altro — somebody else

tutti gli -i — everybody else

5) (l')uno... l'altro... one... the other

6) alcuni... altri... some... others

7) l'un l'altro each other, one another

8) tra l'altro (tra le altre cose) among other things; (a proposito) by the way

9) tutt'altro

"sei arrabbiato?" - "tutt'altro!" — "are you angry?" - "far from it!"

"è noioso?" - "tutt'altro!" — "is it boring?" - "quite the opposite!"

è tutt'altro che stupido — he's nobody's fool, he's far from stupid

10) senz'altro certainly

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ci mancherebbe altro! — God forbid!

altro è dire, altro è fare — prov. it's easier said than done
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Note:

Per tradurre correttamente altro in inglese, bisogna innanzitutto distinguere l'uso aggettivale da quello pronominale, e poi capire se altro significa diverso oppure in più: dammi un altro giornale, questo non mi piace = give me another newspaper, I don't like this one; non ne hai altri? = haven't you got any others? dammi dell'altra carta, questa non basta = give me some more paper, this is not enough; te ne porterò altri = I'll bring you some more. - Si noti anche che altro si traduce else quando segue un pronome: nient'altro = nothing else. - Per questi e più particolari usi di altro, si veda la voce qui sotto

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altro

/'altro/

Per tradurre correttamente altro in inglese, bisogna innanzitutto distinguere l'uso aggettivale da quello pronominale, e poi capire se altro significa diverso oppure in più: dammi un altro giornale, questo non mi piace = give me another newspaper, I don't like this one; non ne hai altri? = haven't you got any others? dammi dell'altra carta, questa non basta = give me some more paper, this is not enough; te ne porterò altri = I'll bring you some more. - Si noti anche che altro si traduce else quando segue un pronome: nient'altro = nothing else. - Per questi e più particolari usi di altro, si veda la voce qui sotto.

I aggettivo indefinito

1 (diverso) other; gli -i bambini the other children; un'-a idea another idea; lo farò un altro giorno I'll do it some other day; nessun'-a soluzione no other solution; è un'-a cosa that's something different; ben -a o tutt'-a cosa quite a different thing, quite another matter

2 (in più) other, more; vuoi un'-a caramella? do you want another sweet? prendi un altro biscotto have one more biscuit; altro caffè? some more coffee? -e domande? any more o any other questions? mi dia -e due penne give me another two pens; mi rimangono -i due libri da leggere I've got two books left to read

3 (nel tempo) (scorso) l'altr'anno last year; l'-a sera the other night; l'altro ieri the day before yesterday; (prossimo) quest'altro mese next month

4 (dopo un pronome personale) noi -i, voi -i we, you

5 d'altra parte on the other hand

II pronome indefinito

1 (persona o cosa diversa) other (one); un altro another (one); non ne hai -i? haven't you got any others? un altro non l'avrebbe fatto nobody else would have done it; avanti un altro next, please; ti ho preso per un altro I mistook you for someone else; dei racconti uno più vivace dell'altro stories which are more lively than the next; da un giorno all'altro (improvvisamente) from one day to the next; (presto) any day now; un giorno o l'altro one day or other; in un modo o nell'altro somehow or other, in one way or another; si può fare in un modo o nell'altro you can do it either way; in un modo o nell'altro dovrò farcela I'll have to manage somehow; da una parte e dall'-a on both o either sides; (l')uno dopo l'altro one after the other; l'uno e l'altro both; l'uno o l'altro either; né l'uno, né l'altro neither one nor the other, neither of them; (con not o altre negazioni) either of them

2 (in più) prendine un altro have another one; te ne porterò -i I'll bring you some more; questo e altro this and (a lot) more

3 (cosa diversa) parliamo d'altro let's talk about something else; ho ben altro da fare I've more important things to do; un motivo come un altro as good a reason as any (other); altro che cinema, devi riordinare! cinema? no way, you've got to tidy up!

4 (con altri pronomi) else; qualcun altro somebody else; tutti gli -i everybody else

5 (l')uno... l'altro... one... the other...

6 alcuni... altri... some... others...

7 l'un l'altro each other, one another

8 tra l'altro (tra le altre cose) among other things; (a proposito) by the way

9 tutt'altro "sei arrabbiato?" - "tutt'altro!" "are you angry?" - "far from it!"; "è noioso?" - "tutt'altro!" "is it boring?" - "quite the opposite!"; è tutt'altro che stupido he's nobody's fool, he's far from stupid

10 senz'altro certainly

IDIOMS

ci mancherebbe altro! God forbid! altro è dire, altro è fare prov. it's easier said than done.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > altro
9 praten

praten

1 [iets zeggen] talk ⇒ speak

2 [gesprek voeren] talk ⇒ speak

3 [door praten ertoe brengen] talk

4 [kletsen, roddelen] talk

♦voorbeelden:

1   iemand laten praten • let someone talk

     straks zul je wel anders praten • you'll change your tune

     praat me er niet van • I've heard more than enough about that

     we praten er niet meer over • let's forget it/let's leave it at that

     eromheen praten • talk round something, beat about the bush

     je hebt gemakkelijk praten • it's easy/it's all right for you to talk

     langs elkaar heen praten • misunderstand each other, be on different wavelengths

     zij praat niet veel • 〈 ook〉 she's not very talkative

     iemand aan het praten krijgen • get someone talking

     geen zin hebben om te praten • not be in the mood for talk(ing)

     ergens niet meer over willen praten • not want to talk about something any more

     hij kan praten als Brugman • he can talk the hind legs off a donkey

     ik kon praten als Brugman, maar … • I could talk till I was blue in the face, but …

2   daarover valt te praten • that's a matter for discussion

     er valt niet met hem te praten • he won't listen to reason

     praat er maar met niemand over • don't breathe a word (of this) (to anyone)

     over literatuur praten • talk (about) literature

     laten we over iets anders praten • let's change the subject, let's talk about something else

3   een programma aan elkaar praten • be the anchor man

     op iemand in praten • work on someone, try to talk someone round

4   hij praat maar wat • he's only talking (for the sake of it)

     iedereen praat erover • it's the talk of the town, everyone's talking about it

     er wordt over hen gepraat • people are talking about them

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10 autre

autre [otʀ]

1. indefinite adjective

   a. other

• je préfère l'autre robe I prefer the other dress

• c'est un autre problème that's another problem

• ils ont un (tout) autre point de vue they have a (completely) different point of view

• en d'autres lieux elsewhere

• elle a deux autres enfants she has two other children

• donnez-moi un autre livre give me another book

• il y a beaucoup d'autres solutions there are many other solutions

• autre chose, Madame ? anything else, madam?

• de l'autre côté de la rue on the other side of the street

• dans l'autre sens in the other direction

• l'autre jour the other day

• tu me le diras une autre fois tell me another time

   b. (avec pron pers) nous autres, on est prudents (inf) WE'RE careful

• taisez-vous, vous autres (inf) be quiet, you lot (inf) (Brit)

   c. ► autre chose

• c'est autre chose that's another matter

• parlons d'autre chose let's talk about something else

• ce n'est pas autre chose que de la jalousie that's just jealousy

• ah autre chose ! j'ai oublié de vous dire que... oh, one more thing! I forgot to tell you that...

2. indefinite pronoun

   a. ( = qui est différent) another

• il en aime une autre he's in love with another woman

• aucun autre nobody else

• nul autre nobody else

• les deux autres the other two

• prendre qn pour un autre to mistake sb for sb else

• un autre que moi aurait refusé anyone else would have refused

• et l'autre, il vient avec nous ? (inf) what about him, is he coming with us?

• et l'autre qui n'arrête pas de klaxonner ! (inf) and then there's that idiot who keeps blowing his horn!

► d'autres others

• il en a vu d'autres ! he's seen worse!

• à d'autres ! (inf) a likely story!

   b. ( = qui vient en plus) donnez m'en un autre give me another one

• qui d'autre ? who else?

• quoi d'autre ? what else?

• quelqu'un d'autre somebody else

• quelque chose d'autre something else

• personne d'autre nobody else

   c. (marque une opposition) l'autre the other one

• les autres the others

• il se moque de l'opinion des autres he doesn't care what other people think

   d. (dans le temps) d'une minute à l'autre ( = bientôt) any minute now

• le temps peut changer d'un instant à l'autre the weather can change from one minute to the next

• il sera ici d'un instant à l'autre he'll get here any minute now

3. masculine noun

(Philosophy) l'autre the other

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Note: Lorsqu'il est adjectif indéfini et employé avec un article défini autre se traduit par other: l'autre rue = the other street

On notera que un autre se traduit par another en un seul mot

Les autres emplois de l'adjectif ainsi que le pronom indéfini sont traités ci-dessous

Les expressions comme nul autre, comme dirait l'autre, en voir d'autres, avoir d'autres chats à fouetter etc se trouvent respectivement sous nul, dire, voir, fouetter etc

En revanche l'un... l'autre et ses dérivés sont traités ci-dessous
otʀ
1.

adjectif indéfini

1) ( indiquant la différence) other

l'autre jour — the other day

une autre idée — another idea

un autre jour — some other day

pas d'autre solution — no other solution

l'effet obtenu est tout autre — the effect produced is completely different

quelque chose/rien d'autre — something/nothing else

quoi d'autre? — what else?

l'actrice principale n'est autre que la fille du metteur en scène — the leading actress is no other than the director's daughter

2) ( supplémentaire)

tu veux un autre bonbon? — do you want another sweet GB ou candy US?

ils ne veulent pas d'autres enfants — they don't want any more children

donnez-moi dix autres timbres — give me another ten stamps

3) (colloq) ( après un pronom personnel)

nous autres/vous autres — we/you

2.

pronom indéfini

1) ( indiquant la différence)

où sont les autres? — ( choses) where are the other ones?; ( personnes) where are the others?

je t'ai pris pour un autre — I mistook you for someone else

certains estiment que c'est juste, d'autres non — some (people) think it's fair, others don't

elle est pourrie cette pomme, prends-en une autre — this apple is rotten, have another one

tu n'en as pas d'autres? — haven't you got any others?

ce que pensent les autres — what other people think

l'un est souriant l'autre est grognon — one is smiling the other one is grumpy

aussi têtus l'un que l'autre — as stubborn as each other, both equally stubborn

des récits plus vivants les uns que les autres — stories each more lively than the one before

ils se respectent les uns les autres — they respect each other

‘aimez-vous les uns les autres’ — ‘love one another’

l'un après l'autre, les uns après les autres — one after the other

chez lui c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre — with him it's all or nothing

à d'autres! — (colloq) pull the other one (it's got bells on (colloq))!, go and tell it to the marines! (colloq) US

2) ( indiquant un supplément)

prends-en un autre si tu aimes ça — have another one if you like them

si je peux je t'en apporterai d'autres — if I can I'll bring you some more

ils ont deux enfants et n'en veulent pas d'autres — they have two children and don't want any more

3.

autre part locution adverbiale somewhere else

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otʀ
1. adj

1) (= différent) other, different

Je préférerais un autre verre. — I'd prefer a different glass.

Prenez d'autres verres. — Take some different glasses., Take some other glasses.

Je viendrai un autre jour. — I'll come another day., I'll come some other day.

J'ai d'autres projets. — I've got other plans.

2) (= supplémentaire)

un autre... — another...

une autre... — another...

Je voudrais un autre verre d'eau. — I'd like another glass of water.

Tu veux un autre morceau de gâteau? — Would you like another piece of cake?

Il y a une autre difficulté, qui est que... — There's another problem, which is that...

3) (après le nom)

se sentir autre — to feel different

la difficulté est autre — the difficulty lies elsewhere

4) (après un pronom personnel)

nous autres — we

Nous autres, on préfère la Provence. — WE like Provence best.

vous autres — you

Vous autres, vous ne pensez qu'à l'argent. — YOU only think of money., You lot * only think of money.

5) (autres locutions)

autre chose — something else

autre part — somewhere else

d'autre part — on the other hand

2. pron

1) (= supplémentaire)

un autre — another one

une autre — another one

d'autres — others

Je t'en apporterai d'autres. — I'll bring you some others.

l'autre — the other one

2) (= différent)

Non, pas celui-ci, l'autre. — No, not that one, the other one.

les autres — the others

Les autres sont arrivés plus tard. — The others arrived later.

l'un et l'autre — both of them

ni l'un ni l'autre — neither of them

se détester l'un l'autre — to hate each other, to hate one another

se détester les uns les autres — to hate each other, to hate one another

3) (autres locutions)

d'une semaine à l'autre — from one week to the next, (= incessamment) any week now

d'une minute à l'autre (= de manière imprévisible) — from one minute to the next, from one moment to the next, (= incessamment) any minute now, any moment now

de temps à autre — from time to time

entre autres — among other things

Nous avons parlé, entre autres, de nos projets de vacances. — We talked about our holiday plans, among other things.

j'en ai vu d'autres — I've seen worse

à d'autres! — pull the other one!

le respect de l'autre — respect for others

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I.

autre

❢ Lorsqu'il est adjectif indéfini et employé avec un article défini autre se traduit par other: l'autre rue = the other street. On notera que un autre se traduit par another en un seul mot. Les autres emplois de l'adjectif ainsi que le pronom indéfini sont traités ci-dessous. Les expressions comme entre autres, nul autre, personne d'autre etc se trouvent respectivement à entre, nul, personne etc. De même les expressions telles que comme dit l'autre, en voir d'autres, avoir d'autres chats à fouetter etc se trouvent respectivement sous dire, voir, fouetter etc. En revanche l'un… l'autre et ses dérivés sont traités ci-dessous.

A adj indéf

1 ( indiquant la différence) l'autre côté/solution/bout the other side/solution/end; l'autre jour the other day; une autre idée/histoire another idea/story; je ferai ça un autre jour I'll do that some other day; pas d'autre place/solution no other space/solution; il n'y a pas d'autres exemples there aren't any other examples; une (tout) autre conception an altogether ou a completely different design; allumettes, briquets et autres gadgets matches, lighters and other gadgets; bien or beaucoup d'autres problèmes many other problems; quelque chose/rien d'autre something/nothing else; quoi d'autre? what else?; quelqu'un/personne d'autre someone/no-one else; personne d'autre que lui n'aurait accepté no-one but him would have accepted; l'actrice principale n'est autre que la fille du metteur en scène the leading actress is none other than the director's daughter; mon livre préféré n'est autre que la Bible my favourite^GB book is none other than the Bible;

2 ( supplémentaire) tu veux un autre bonbon? do you want another sweet GB ou candy US?; ils ne veulent pas d'autre enfant, ils ne veulent pas d'autres enfants they don't want another child, they don't want any more children; donnez-moi dix autres timbres give me another ten stamps;

3 ( différent) different; être autre to be different; l'effet obtenu est tout autre the effect produced is completely different; dans des circonstances autres in ou under other circumstances; un produit autre que l'éther a product other than ether;

4 ○( après un pronom personnel) nous autres/vous autres we/you; nous autres professeurs/Français we teachers/French.

B pron indéf

1 ( indiquant la différence) où sont les autres? ( choses) where are the other ones?; ( personnes) where are the others?; je t'ai pris pour un autre I mistook you for someone else; certains estiment que c'est juste, d'autres non some (people) think it's fair, others don't; elle est pourrie cette pomme, prends-en une autre this apple is rotten, have another one; tu n'en as pas d'autres? haven't you got any others?; penser aux autres to think of others ou other people; je me fiche○ de ce que pensent les autres I don't care what other people think; l'un est souriant l'autre est grognon one is smiling, the other one is grumpy; l'une est pliante mais pas l'autre one is folding, the other one isn't; ce qui amuse l'un agace l'autre what amuses one annoys the other; certains sont ravis d'autres moins some people are thrilled, others less so; aussi têtus l'un que l'autre as stubborn as each other, both equally stubborn; des récits plus vivants les uns que les autres stories each more lively than the one before; loin l'un de l'autre, loin les uns des autres far away from each other, far apart; nous sommes dépendants l'un de l'autre, nous sommes dépendants les uns des autres we're dependent on each other ou one another; ils se respectent les uns les autres they respect each other; ‘aimez-vous les uns les autres’ ‘love one another’; l'un après/devant/derrière l'autre, les uns après/devant/derrière les autres one after/in front of/behind the other; c'est l'un ou l'autre! it's got to be either one or the other!; quand ce n'est pas l'un c'est l'autre if it isn't one of them, it's the other; chez lui c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre he goes to extremes; ni l'un ni l'autre neither one nor the other, neither of them; il est où l'autre○? where's what's-his-name○ got to?; l'autre il est gonflé○! he's got a nerve, that one!; à d'autres○! pull the other one (it's got bells on○)!, go and tell it to the marines○! US;

2 ( indiquant un supplément) prends-en un autre si tu aimes ça have another one if you like them; si je peux je t'en apporterai d'autres if I can I'll bring you some more; ils ont deux enfants et n'en veulent pas d'autres they have two children and don't want any more.

C autre part loc adv somewhere else; ⇒ part.

II.

autre nm Philos l'autre the other.

[otr] déterminant (adjectif indéfini)

1. [distinct, différent]

un autre homme another ou a different man

donnez-moi une autre tasse, celle-ci est ébréchée give me another ou a new cup, this one's chipped

en d'autres lieux elsewhere

dans d'autres circonstances... in other circumstances..., had the circumstances been different...

tu veux autre chose? do you want anything else?

la vérité est tout autre the truth is quite ou very ou altogether different

je me faisais une tout autre idée de la question I had quite a different concept of the matter

ça c'est une autre histoire ou affaire ou paire de manches (familier) that's something else altogether, that's another story ou kettle of fish (altogether)

autres temps, autres mœurs other days, other ways

2. [supplémentaire]

voulez-vous un autre café? would you like another coffee?

elle est partie sans autres explications she left without further explanation

il nous faut une autre chaise we need one more ou an extra ou another chair

essaie une autre fois try again ou one more time

3. [devenu différent] different

je me sens un autre homme I feel a different ou new man

avec des fines herbes, ça a un tout autre goût! with some fines herbes, it has quite a different taste!

4. [marquant la supériorité]

leur ancien appartement avait un autre cachet! their old flat had far more character!

le Japon, ah c'est autre chose! Japan, now that's really something else!

Marc est bon en maths, mais Jean c'est autre chose! Marc is good at maths, but he's nowhere near as good as Jean!

5. [restant] other, remaining

6. [avec les pronoms 'nous' et 'vous']

nous autres consommateurs... we consumers...

écoutez-le, vous autres! (familier) listen to him, you lot!

7. [dans le temps] other

on y est allés l'autre jour we went there the other day

en d'autres temps

a. in other times

b. [dans le passé] in days gone by

un autre jour some other day

dans une autre vie in another life

8. [en corrélation avec 'l'un']

l'une et l'autre hypothèses sont valables both hypotheses are valid

l'un ou l'autre projet devra être accepté one of the two projects will have to be accepted

ni l'une ni l'autre explication n'est plausible neither explanation is plausible

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[otr] pronom

1. [désignant des personnes]

un autre someone else, somebody else

on n'attend pas les autres? aren't we going to wait for the others?

d'autres que moi vous donneront les explications nécessaires others will give you the necessary explanations

plus que tout autre, tu aurais dû prévoir que... you of all people should have foreseen that...

tout ou un autre que lui aurait refusé anyone else but him would have refused

quelqu'un d'autre someone else

aucun autre, nul autre (soutenu) no one else, nobody else, none other (soutenu)

personne d'autre no one else, nobody else

[désignant des choses]

un autre another one

d'autres other ones, others

une maison semblable à une autre a house like any other

ce livre ou l'autre this book or the other one

je n'en ai pas besoin d'autres I don't need any more

rien d'autre nothing else

comme dit ou dirait l'autre as they say

à d'autres! (familier) go on with you!, come off it!

et l'autre qui n'arrête pas de pleurer! (familier) and that one who won't stop crying!

2. [en corrélation avec 'l'un']

l'une chante, l'autre danse one sings, the other dances

l'un et l'autre both of them

l'un ou l'autre (either) one or the other, either one

ils marchaient l'un derrière l'autre/l'un à côté de l'autre they were walking one behind the other/side by side

ni l'un ni l'autre n'est venu neither (of them) came

on les prend souvent l'un pour l'autre people often mistake one for the other

les uns le détestent, les autres l'adorent he's loathed by some, loved by others

aidez-vous les uns les autres help each other ou one another

n'écoute pas ce que disent les uns et les autres don't listen to what people say

l'un ne va pas sans l'autre you can't have one without the other

présente-les l'un à l'autre introduce them to each other

vous êtes des brutes les uns comme les autres! you're (nothing but) beasts, all of you!

l'un dans l'autre all in all, at the end of the day

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[otr] nom masculin

PHILOSOPHIE

l'autre the other

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > autre
11 غير

غَيْر \ another: a different one: We’ll go there another time. If this hat does not fit, try another. besides: as well as: I have two brothers besides John.. other: (in comparisons) different: He likes French cigarettes and won’t smoke any other kind. This side is dry; the other side is wet. I can’t do it now; I have other things to do. short of: less than; other than: Nothing short of a new government will save the country. un-: giving an opposite sense: ‘Unlikely’ means ‘not likely’. \ See Also آخر (آخَر)‏ \ غَيْرُ أَجْوَف \ solid: not hollow: without holes: a solid rubber ball. \ See Also صلب (صُلْب)‏ \ غَيْرُ أَكيد \ faint: (of thoughts and feelings) weak; uncertain: I haven’t the faintest idea where she is. uncertain: not certain doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. Our holiday plans are still uncertain, we haven’t decided where to go. The weather is uncertain - it may rain soon. \ See Also ضعيف (ضَعِيف)، غير مؤكّد \ غَيْرُ أمْلَس \ rough: not smooth: a rough road; a rough surface. \ غَيْرُ آمن \ insecure: not safe; not supported or able to support other things: Be careful of that door - the lock is very insecure. \ غَيْرُ أُمِّيّ \ literate: able to read and write. \ غَيْرَ أنَّ \ but: yet: He came but she did not. I need food but I have no money to buy any. She is thin but strong. only: but: She wanted to buy it, only she had no money. \ غَيْرُ أهل للثّقة \ suspect: not trustworthy; possibly the cause of trouble: a rather suspect character. \ غَيْرُ بالِغ \ immature: not fully formed or developed. \ غَيْرُ بهيج \ dull: (of weather or colour) not clean or bright; cloudy: a dull day; a dull blue. \ غَيْرُ جاهز للعَمَل \ out of training: not in good condition. \ غَيْرُ جَمِيل \ plain: (of people) not good-looking: He was a nice boy, but rather plain and not very clever. \ غَيْرُ جَمِيل \ homely: (of people, faces, etc.) not goodlooking. \ See Also جذاب (جذّاب)‏ \ غَيْرُ حادّ \ dull: (of the senses) not sharp: a dull pain. \ غَيْرُ حَذِر \ unwary: (esp. as a noun with the) careless; not looking out for danger or deceit: ‘Easy’ questions in an exam are often a trap for the unwary (or for unwary people). \ غَيْرُ حقيقي \ unreal: imaginary; not related to facts. \ غَيْرُ دقيق \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. \ غَيْرُ ذلك \ else: other (together with the first one); besides: Who else came? Did you look anywhere else, or only under the bed?, other (instead of the first one); instead Let’s talk about something else. Peter was ill, so someone else came. If there’s no coffee, what else can I drink?. otherwise: differently: I thought it was true, but they thought otherwise. \ غَيْرُ رَسْمِيّ \ informal: without ceremony or special dress: The prince paid an informal visit to the town. private: not official; not concerning one’s work; concerning one’s home and family: In his private life, the actor is rather quiet, although in the play he is loud and angry. \ غَيْرُ سَارّ \ bad, worse, worst: (of news, weather, etc.) unpleasant. \ غَيْرُ سالِك \ impassable: (of roads) unfit for use; blocked (by snow, mud, etc.). \ غَيْرُ سَكران \ sober: not under the control of alcohol; not drunk: A car driver ought to be sober. \ غَيْرُ سليمة \ broken, break: (of language) incorrectly spoken by a foreigner: broken English. \ غَيْرُ شَرْعِيّ \ illegal: against the law: A crime is an illegal act. illegitimate: (of a child) born to a mother who is not married. \ غَيْرُ شريف \ crooked: dishonest. \ غَيْرُ شَفّاف \ opaque: not allowing light to pass through it: opaque glass. \ غَيْرُ صافٍ \ gross: (of figures or amounts) whole, before subtracting anything; the opposite of net: Your gross pay is the amount before tax is paid. \ غَيْرُ صَالِح للاستعمال \ out of order: not working: I couldn’t ring you up yesterday because our telephone was out of order. \ غَيْرُ صالح للأَكل \ inedible: not fit to eat. \ غَيْرُ صَالِح لِلْعَمَل \ out of action: not working; out of order: This telephone is out of action. \ غَيْرُ صِحّي \ insanitary: so dirty that health is put at risk: an insanitary kitchen. \ غَيْرُ صحيح \ false: wrong; incorrect: a false idea. \ غَيْرُ صَحيح \ unsound: not in good condition, not satisfactory: unsound teeth; an unsound explanation. \ See Also سَليم \ غَيْرُ ضَارّ \ harmless: causing no harm; gentle: A lamb is a harmless creature. Is this insect poison harmless to people?. \ غَيْرُ ضروريّ \ needless: useless; unnecessary (trouble, expense etc.). \ غَيْرُ طاهر \ impure: not pure. \ غَيْرُ طَبيعِيّ \ artificial: adj. (of teeth, light, silk, etc.) not natural; made by man. False: not natural: false teeth. weird: very strange. \ غَيْرُ عَادِيّ \ abnormal: different from what is natural or usual: It is abnormal to have only 3 fingers on one hand. exceptional: unusual: That book is an exeptional one. It was an exceptionally hot summer. peculiar: unusual strange. remarkable: surprising; unusual and worth noticing: a remarkable change; a remarkably goodlooking child. unusual: not usual; strange. \ غَيْرُ عالِم بِـ \ ignorant of: not having heard about (a particular thing): I was ignorant of his plans. \ غَيْرُ عَمَليّ \ theoretical: adj. of theories; not learned from experience; supposed; not proved: I have only a theoretical knowledge of cooking from reading cookery books. \ غَيْرُ فَعّال \ inefficient: not working well; wasting time or power: Old machines are often inefficient. He is an inefficient clerk. \ غَيْرُ قابل للتصديق (غير معقول)‏ \ incredible: too strange to be believed; unbelievable: an incredible story. \ غَيْرُ قادِر \ incapable: not able to do sth.; not having the power or nature to do sth.: flowers are incapable of growing without light. She is incapable of being unkind to people. \ غَيْرُ قادِر على الحركة \ numb: having no feeling: My fingers were numb with cold. \ غَيْرُ قانونيّ \ illegal: against the law: A crime is an illegal act. wrongful: unjust; unlawful: wrongful imprisonment. \ غَيْرُ كافٍ \ insufficient: not enough (in power, ability, etc.): insufficient knowledge; insufficient food. lacking: missing: The bread was enough but the butter was lacking. scanty: (of a supply, of clothing, etc.) very small; not enough: He was too scantily dressed to keep warm. \ غَيْرُ كامِل \ incomplete: not complete; not perfect: This piece of work is incomplete - please finish it. His explanation is incomplete - it doesn’t explain all the facts. \ غَيْرُ كَثِيف \ sparse: thinly scattered: sparse hair; sparse grass. \ غَيْرُ كُفْء \ inefficient: not working well; wasting time or power: Old machines are often inefficient. He is an inefficient clerk. \ غَيْرُ لائق \ beneath sb.’s dignity: unsuitable for sb. to do: It was beneath the teacher’s dignity to sweep the classroom. improper: not proper; unsuitable; not polite: improper behaviour. \ غَيْرُ لَبِق \ awkward: (of manner or movement) showing difficulty; not skilful: He is too awkward on his feet to be a dancer. tactless: showing no understanding or skill in dealing with others: a tactless person; a tactless statement. \ غَيْرُ مُؤَدَّب \ impolite: not polite; rude. \ غَيْرُ مُؤذٍ \ innocent: harmless: innocent amusements. \ غَيْرُ مؤكَّد \ uncertain: not certain; doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. Our holiday plans are still uncertain, we haven’t decided where to go. The weather is uncertain - it may rain soon. \ غَيْرُ مُؤلم \ painless: causing no pain. \ غَيْرُ مأْلوف \ queer: strange, unusually and not understood: a queer noise. uncouth: lacking good manners; strange in one’s appearance: It is uncouth to push your knife into your mouth when eating. Modern young men don’t condiser it uncouth to wear their hair long. \ غَيْرُ مَأْهول \ desert: (of an island) with nobody living on it. wild: (of plants, creatures, land, etc.) in a natural state, not under the control of man. \ غَيْرُ مُبَاشِر \ indirect: not straight or directly joined to; meaning something which is not directly said: an indirect road; the indirect result of an action; an indirect answer. \ غَيْرُ مُبَالٍ \ indifferent: not caring; not interested: He was quite indifferent to his children’s troubles. \ غَيْرُ مَبْتُوت بأمْرِه \ pending: (of a doubtful matter, esp. in court) not yet settled. \ غَيْرُ مُبْهَم \ definite: certain; clear: a definite promise; a definite plan of action. \ غَيْرُ متأكِّد \ in doubt: uncertain: When in doubt, ask your father. \ غَيْرُ مُتَجَانِس \ odd: mixed; different from each other: a boxful of odd tools; two odd shoes (not a pair). \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَرِّك \ stationary: not moving: a stationary vehicle. \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَفِّظ \ outspoken: (of sb. or his speech) saying just what one thinks, although it may annoy some people. \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَمِّس \ cool: unfriendly; They gave us rather a cool welcome. \ غَيْرُ متحمّس لِـ \ half-hearted: not eager; showing little effort or interest: He made a half-hearted attempt at the work. \ غَيْرُ مُتَرَابِط \ scrappy: made of scraps; incomplete; badly arranged: a scrappy meal; a scrappy report. \ غَيْرُ مُتَّصِل \ intermittent: repeatedly stopping and starting; not continuous: intermittent rain. \ غَيْرُ مُتَّصِل بِـ \ irrelevant: not concerned with, not in any way related to the subject: If you are appointing a good teacher, his height is quite irrelevant. \ غَيْرُ مُتَطَرِّف \ moderate: reasonable (in size or amount; in one’s customs or opinions, etc.); neither too big nor too small; neither too much nor too little: moderate prices; moderate political aims. \ غَيْرُ مُتقَن \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. \ غَيْرُ مُتْقَن (للشيء أو العمل)‏ \ sloppy: (of a person) lacking effort or spirit; weakly lazy; (of a substance) wet and loose: a sloppy piece of work; a sloppy paste. \ غَيْرُ مُتَكَلّف \ homely: simple and friendly; making one feel at home: This little hotel has a homely feeling. \ غَيْرُ مُتَمدِّن (إنسان)‏ \ savage: old use sb. living in an undeveloped society, seen as fierce and wild and likely to attack strangers. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَازِن \ top-heavy: so heavy at the top that it is likely to fall over: a top heavy load. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَافر \ out of stock: not in stock. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَقَّع \ abrupt: (of movement, change, etc.) sudden and unexpected: an abrupt change of plan. unexpected: not expected; surprising that one did not think would happen: an unexpected present; something quite unexpected. \ غَيْرُ مُجْدٍ \ vain: useless; unsuccessful: a vain attempt. ineffective: not able to produce the desired effect: This medicine is quite ineffective. \ غَيْرُ مُحْتَرِف \ amateur: one who works or plays for pleasure, not for money: an amateur actor. \ غَيْرُ مُحْتَمَل \ improbable: not likely to happen: That is an improbable idea. intolerable: (of heat, annoyance, rudeness, etc.) more than one can bear. \ غَيْرُ مُحَدَّد \ indefinite: adj. not clear; not fixed in time: indefinite ideas; at an indefinite date. \ غَيْرُ مَحْدُود \ infinite: endless; not measurable: I have infinite faith in his abilities. This is infinitely better than that. The infinite space of the sky. whole-hearted: full, unlimited, eager and willing: His plan had their whole-hearted support. \ غَيْرُ مُدْرِك \ unaware: not knowing: I was unaware of all the facts. He was unaware of the danger he was in. \ غَيْرُ مَرْئيّ \ invisible: unable to be seen: The sun remained invisible behind the heavy clouds. unseen: not seen; without being seen: The prisoner escaped unseen. \ غَيْرُ مُرَاعٍ لشُعور الآخرين \ thoughtless: careless; not troubling about the future or about other people: a thoughtless waste of money; thoughtless cruelty. \ غَيْرُ مَرْبُوط \ undone: not done finished; no longer fastened: He left half the work undone. Your shoe has came undone. \ غَيْرُ مَرْبُوط \ loose: not tied; not contained in sth.: The sweets were sold loose, not packed in tins. \ See Also مقيد (مُقيَّد)‏ \ غَيْرُ مُرْتاح \ uneasy: anxious, uncomfortable. \ غَيْرُ مُرَتَّب \ dishevelled: (of a person’s appearance, esp. hair) untidy. \ غَيْرُ مُرَكَّز \ watery: like water; containing too much water: watery milk. weak: (of liquids like tea or coffee) lacking taste or strength, because of too much water or milk. \ غَيْرُ مُريح \ inconvenient: causing difficulty; not what suits one: That is an inconvenient time to visit me. uncomfortable: not comfortable: This chair is very uncomfortable. I’m very uncomfortable in it. \ غَيْرُ مَسْؤُول \ irresponsible: doing foolish things without thinking of the probable results; not trustworthy: It was irresponsible of you to give the child a box of matches to play with. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَحَبّ \ unpleasant: not pleasing or enjoyable; (of people) wanting to quarrel; unkind: What an unpleasant smell! The heat of summer can be very unpleasant. That man was rather unpleasant to me. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَخْدَم \ obsolete: no longer used; out of date: an obsolete word; an obsolete custom. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَعْمَل \ archaic: very old; (esp. of words) no longer used. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَوٍ \ irregular: not regular; uneven: irregular visits; an irregular shape. rugged: rough and rocky: a rugged coast; rugged cliffs. \ غَيْرُ مُسْرَج \ bareback: (in riding horses, etc.) without a proper leather seat: The boys rode bareback. \ غَيْرُ مُسْكِر (للشَّراب)‏ \ soft: (of drinks) not alcoholic. \ غَيْرُ مَشْرُوع \ foul: (in sport) disobeying the rules: Foul play. The whistle was blown for a foul. \ غَيْرُ مشغول \ free: not busy; not in use: If you’re free this evening, let’s go to the cinema. Is this seat free?. \ غَيْرُ مُصابٍ بِأَذى \ intact: not touched; not damaged or broken; complete: The box was broken but the contents were intact. \ غَيْرُ مَصْقول \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. coarse: (of people and their manners) rough; rude: a coarse fellow; a coarse laugh. \ غَيْرُ مُصَنَّع \ crude: in its natural state: crude oil. \ غَيْرُ مَصْنُوع \ undone: not done finished; no longer fastened: He left half the work undone. Your shoe has come undone. \ See Also منجز (مُنْجَز)‏ \ غَيْرُ مطبوخ \ raw: uncooked: raw meat. \ غَيْرُ مُطْلَق \ relative: comparative: the relative values of gold and iron. \ غَيْرُ مُعَدّ \ rambling: (of speeches, stories, etc.) not planned; wandering aimlessly: He wrote a long rambling letter about his troubles. \ غَيْرُ مُعَشَّق \ out of gear: with the engine separated from the driving wheels. \ غَيْرُ مُعَقَّد \ simple: plain; not fine or grand: We lead a simple life in the country. \ See Also منمق (مُنَمَّق)، متكلف (مُتَكَلَّف)‏ \ غَيْرُ مَعْقُول \ absurd: not at all sensible; foolish: The singer’s absurd clothes made us laugh. \ غَيْرُ مُغَطّى \ naked: not protected by a cover: naked sword; a naked light (whose flame is therefore dangerous). \ غَيْرُ مُفيد \ useless: worthless; fulfilling no purpose; without effect. \ غَيْرُ مَقْرُوء \ illegible: difficult or impossible to read (because the letters or figures cannot be clearly seen). \ غَيْرُ مُقَيَّد \ open: not limited: The next race is open to children of any age. It’s an open race. \ غَيْرُ مُقَيَّد \ wanton: carelessly uncontrolled;with no good reason; wild or playful, with bad resutls: Wanton behaviour causes wanton damage. \ غَيْرُ مُكْتَرِث \ careless: not taking care: Careless drivers cause accidents. indifferent: not caring; not interested: He was quite indifferent to his children’s troubles. \ غَيْرُ مُكْتَرَث بِه \ perfunctory: done with little interest or care: a perfunctory piece of work. \ غَيْرُ مُلائِم \ adverse: unfavourable: an adverse report; adverse winds that delay sailing. improper: not proper; unsuitable; not polite: improper behaviour. inconvenient: causing difficulty; not what suits one: That is an inconvenient time to visit me. \ غَيْرُ مُمطِر \ dry: not wet; with no rain; with no water: a dry cloth; dry weather; a dry river. \ غَيْرُ ممكِن \ impossible: not possible. \ غَيْرُ مُمَيّز \ indiscriminate: not choosing carefully: He invited people indiscriminately to his party. \ غَيْرُ مناسب \ wrong: not correct; mistaken; unsuitable: That’s the wrong answer, and the wrong way to do it. She came in the wrong clothes for riding. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائِم)‏ \ غَيْرُ مُنْطَبِق على \ irrelevant: not concerned with, not in any way related to the subject: If you are appointing a good teacher, his height is quite irrelevant. \ غَيْرُ مُنَظَّم \ random: not planned, not regular: random visits to the city. \ See Also غَيْر مُخَطَّط \ غَيْرُ مَنْظُور \ unseen: not seen; without being seen: The prisoner escaped unseen. \ غَيْرُ مُهْتَمّ به \ perfunctory: done with little interest or care: a perfunctory piece of work. \ غَيْرُ مُهَذَّب \ impolite: not polite; rude. uncouth: lacking good manners; strange in one’s appearance: It is uncouth to push your knife into your mouth when eating. Modern young men don’t condiser it uncouth to wear their hair long. \ غَيْرُ مَوْثوق \ irresponsible: doing foolish things without thinking of the probable results; not trustworthy: It was irresponsible of you to give the child a box of matches to play with. suspect: not trustworthy; possibly the cause of trouble: a rather suspect character. \ غَيْرُ مُوجِع \ painless: causing no pain. \ غَيْرُ موجُود \ lacking: missing: The bread was enough but the butter was lacking. \ غَيْرُ مَوْصُول بالمُحَرِّك \ out of gear: with the engine separated from the driving wheels. \ غَيْرُ ناضج \ immature: not fully formed or developed. \ غَيْرُ نِظاميّ \ irregular: not regular; uneven: irregular visits; an irregular shape. \ غَيْرُ نَقِيّ \ cloudy: (of liquids) not clear. impure: not pure. \ غَيْرُ واثِق \ uncertain: not certain doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. \ غَيْرُ واثِق من نفْسه \ insecure: feeling afraid and not sure of oneself: He’s a very insecure person, and so he always thinks other people don’t like him. \ غَيْرُ واضِح \ dull: (of the senses) not sharp: a dull pain. vague: not clearly seen or expressed or understood; (of people) having no clear ideas: She made a vague statement. He’s rather vague about his duties. \ غَيْرُ واقعي \ fictitious: imagined; not a fact; not true: a fictitious character in a book. \ غَيْرُ وِدّي \ icy: (of a voice or manner) very cold; very unfriendly. cold: unfriendly: a cold welcome; a cold heart.

Arabic-English dictionary > غير
12 andere

ạn|de|re(r, s) ['andərə]
1. indef pron (adjektivisch)

1) different; (= weiterer) other

ein anderer Mann/anderes Auto — a different man/car

eine andere Frau — a different woman

jede andere Frau hätte... — any other woman would have...

haben Sie noch andere Fragen? — do you have any more questions?

ich habe eine andere Auffassung als sie — my view is different from hers, I take a different view from her

das machen wir ein anderes Mal — we'll do that another time

das andere Geschlecht — the other sex

er ist ein anderer Mensch geworden — he is a changed or different man

andere Länder, andere Sitten (prov) — different countries have different customs

2) (= folgend) next, following

am anderen Tag, anderen Tags (liter) — (on) the next or following day

2. indef pron (substantivisch)

1)

(= Ding) ein anderer — a different one

etwas anderes — something or (jedes, in Fragen) anything else

alle anderen — all the others

er hat noch drei andere — he has three others or (von demselben) more

ja, das ist etwas anderes — yes, that's a different matter

das ist etwas ganz anderes — that's something quite different

hast du etwas anderes gedacht? — did you think otherwise?

ich muss mir etwas anderes anziehen — I must put on something else or different

einen Tag um den anderen — every single day

ein Mal ums andere — every single time

ich habe anderes gehört — I heard differently

nichts anderes — nothing else

nichts anderes als... — nothing but...

es blieb mir nichts anderes übrig, als selbst hinzugehen — I had no alternative but to go myself

und anderes mehr — and more besides

und vieles andere mehr — and much more besides

alles andere als zufrieden — anything but pleased, far from pleased

bist du müde? – nein, alles andere als das — are you tired? – no, far from it or anything but

unter anderem — among other things

es kam eins zum anderen — one thing led to another

... man kann doch eines tun, ohne das andere zu lassen —... but you can have the best of both worlds

sie hat sich eines anderen besonnen — she changed her mind

von einem Tag zum anderen — overnight

von etwas anderem sprechen — to change the subject

eines besser als das andere — each one better than the next

2)

(= Person) ein anderer/eine andere — a different person

er/sie und andere — he/she and others

jeder andere/kein anderer — anyone/no-one else

es war kein anderer als... — it was none other than...

niemand anderes — no-one else

jemand anderes — somebody else

das haben mir andere auch schon gesagt — other people or others have told me that too

die anderen — the others

alle anderen — all the others, everyone else

anderer — somebody or (jeder, in Fragen) anybody else

wer anderes? — who else?

wir/ihr anderen — the rest of us/you

sie hat einen anderen — she has someone else

der eine oder der andere von unseren Kollegen — one or other of our colleagues

es gibt immer den einen oder den anderen, der faulenzt — there is always someone who is lazy

der eine..., der andere... — this person..., that person...

einer nach dem anderen — one after the other

eine schöner als die andere — each one more beautiful than the next

der eine kommt, der andere geht — as one person comes another goes

das kannst du anderen erzählen! (inf) — who are you kidding! (inf)

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(besides; other than that already mentioned: What else can I do? Can we go anywhere else?; He took someone else's pencil.) else

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an·de·re(r, s)

[ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]

an·dre(r, s)

[ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]

pron indef

1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other

das ist eine \andere Frage that's another [or a different] question

bei einer \anderen Gelegenheit another time

das \andere Geschlecht the opposite sex

ein \anderes Mal another time

eine \andere Meinung haben, einer \anderen Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion

eine ganz \andere Sache an entirely different matter

2. adjektivisch (weitere) other

er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \andere Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars

haben Sie noch \andere Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?

3.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others

es gibt noch \andere, die warten! there are others waiting!

ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \andere I've got more than just this one pair of glasses

▪ das/der/die \andere the other

▪ ein \anderer/eine \andere/ein \anderes [an]other, a different one

eines ist schöner als das \andere! each one is more beautiful than the last!

4.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others

▪ der/die \andere the other [one]

▪ ein \anderer/eine \andere someone else

▪ die \anderen the others

alle \anderen all the others

wir \anderen the rest of us

jede/jeder \andere anybody else

keine \andere/kein \anderer als... nobody [or no one else] but...

weder den einen/die eine noch den \anderen/die \andere neither one of them

einer nach dem \anderen, eine nach der \anderen one after the other

der eine oder \andere one or two people

falls dem einen oder \anderen etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea

ich will weder den einen noch den \anderen einladen I don't want to invite either one

auf \andere hören to listen to others

2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \andere they've already got 2 children but they want more

gab es noch \andere [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?

hast du eine \andere? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?

auch \andere als ich denken so other people think the same as I do

da muss ein \anderer kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.

5.

▪ anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl

das T-Shirt ist schmutzig — hast du noch ein \anderes that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?

▪ etwas/nichts \anderes [o A\anderes] something/anything else

hattest du an etwas \anderes gedacht/ etwas \anderes erwartet? what did you expect?

ich hatte nichts \anderes erwartet I didn't expect anything else

das ist natürlich etwas \anderes! that's a different matter altogether

das ist etwas ganz \anderes! that's something quite different

es bleibt uns nichts \anderes übrig there's nothing else we can do

lass uns von etwas \anderem sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject

dem hätte ich was \anderes erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind

nichts \anderes [o A\anderes] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...

nichts \anderes [o A\anderes] als nothing but

das bedeutet doch nichts \anderes als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin

alles \andere everything else

alles \andere als... anything but...

ein[e]s nach dem \anderen first things first

so kam eins zum \anderen one thing led to another

weder das eine noch das \andere neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either

und \anderes mehr and much more besides

unter \anderem...... amongst other things, including...

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pron.

others pron.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > andere
13 so much for

(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) så meget for

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(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) så meget for

English-Danish dictionary > so much for
14 andre

unbest. Pron. ander...

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ạnd|re(r, s) ['andrə]
adj

See:

= andere(r, s)

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an·de·re(r, s)

[ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]

an·dre(r, s)

[ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]

pron indef

1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other

das ist eine \andre Frage that's another [or a different] question

bei einer \andren Gelegenheit another time

das \andre Geschlecht the opposite sex

ein \andres Mal another time

eine \andre Meinung haben, einer \andren Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion

eine ganz \andre Sache an entirely different matter

2. adjektivisch (weitere) other

er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \andre Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars

haben Sie noch \andre Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?

3.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others

es gibt noch \andre, die warten! there are others waiting!

ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \andre I've got more than just this one pair of glasses

▪ das/der/die \andre the other

▪ ein \andrer/eine \andre/ein \andres [an]other, a different one

eines ist schöner als das \andre! each one is more beautiful than the last!

4.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others

▪ der/die \andre the other [one]

▪ ein \andrer/eine \andre someone else

▪ die \andren the others

alle \andren all the others

wir \andren the rest of us

jede/jeder \andre anybody else

keine \andre/kein \andrer als... nobody [or no one else] but...

weder den einen/die eine noch den \andren/die \andre neither one of them

einer nach dem \andren, eine nach der \andren one after the other

der eine oder \andre one or two people

falls dem einen oder \andren etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea

ich will weder den einen noch den \andren einladen I don't want to invite either one

auf \andre hören to listen to others

2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \andre they've already got 2 children but they want more

gab es noch \andre [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?

hast du eine \andre? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?

auch \andre als ich denken so other people think the same as I do

da muss ein \andrer kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.

5.

▪ anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl

das T-Shirt ist schmutzig — hast du noch ein \andres that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?

▪ etwas/nichts \andres [o A\andres] something/anything else

hattest du an etwas \andres gedacht/ etwas \andres erwartet? what did you expect?

ich hatte nichts \andres erwartet I didn't expect anything else

das ist natürlich etwas \andres! that's a different matter altogether

das ist etwas ganz \andres! that's something quite different

es bleibt uns nichts \andres übrig there's nothing else we can do

lass uns von etwas \andrem sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject

dem hätte ich was \andres erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind

nichts \andres [o A\andres] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...

nichts \andres [o A\andres] als nothing but

das bedeutet doch nichts \andres als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin

alles \andre everything else

alles \andre als... anything but...

ein[e]s nach dem \andren first things first

so kam eins zum \andren one thing led to another

weder das eine noch das \andre neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either

und \andres mehr and much more besides

unter \andrem...... amongst other things, including...

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andre indef pr → ander…

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > andre
15 anderer

different (Adj.); variant (Adj.); other (Pron.); other (Adj.);

ein anderer

another

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an·de·re(r, s)

[ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]

an·dre(r, s)

[ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]

pron indef

1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other

das ist eine \anderer Frage that's another [or a different] question

bei einer \anderern Gelegenheit another time

das \anderer Geschlecht the opposite sex

ein \anderers Mal another time

eine \anderer Meinung haben, einer \anderern Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion

eine ganz \anderer Sache an entirely different matter

2. adjektivisch (weitere) other

er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \anderer Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars

haben Sie noch \anderer Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?

3.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others

es gibt noch \anderer, die warten! there are others waiting!

ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \anderer I've got more than just this one pair of glasses

▪ das/der/die \anderer the other

▪ ein \andererr/eine \anderer/ein \anderers [an]other, a different one

eines ist schöner als das \anderer! each one is more beautiful than the last!

4.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others

▪ der/die \anderer the other [one]

▪ ein \andererr/eine \anderer someone else

▪ die \anderern the others

alle \anderern all the others

wir \anderern the rest of us

jede/jeder \anderer anybody else

keine \anderer/kein \andererr als... nobody [or no one else] but...

weder den einen/die eine noch den \anderern/die \anderer neither one of them

einer nach dem \anderern, eine nach der \anderern one after the other

der eine oder \anderer one or two people

falls dem einen oder \anderern etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea

ich will weder den einen noch den \anderern einladen I don't want to invite either one

auf \anderer hören to listen to others

2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \anderer they've already got 2 children but they want more

gab es noch \anderer [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?

hast du eine \anderer? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?

auch \anderer als ich denken so other people think the same as I do

da muss ein \andererr kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.

5.

▪ anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl

das T-Shirt ist schmutzig — hast du noch ein \anderers that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?

▪ etwas/nichts \anderers [o A\anderers] something/anything else

hattest du an etwas \anderers gedacht/ etwas \anderers erwartet? what did you expect?

ich hatte nichts \anderers erwartet I didn't expect anything else

das ist natürlich etwas \anderers! that's a different matter altogether

das ist etwas ganz \anderers! that's something quite different

es bleibt uns nichts \anderers übrig there's nothing else we can do

lass uns von etwas \andererm sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject

dem hätte ich was \anderers erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind

nichts \anderers [o A\anderers] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...

nichts \anderers [o A\anderers] als nothing but

das bedeutet doch nichts \anderers als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin

alles \anderer everything else

alles \anderer als... anything but...

ein[e]s nach dem \anderern first things first

so kam eins zum \anderern one thing led to another

weder das eine noch das \anderer neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either

und \anderers mehr and much more besides

unter \andererm...... amongst other things, including...

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anderer
16 anderes

an·de·re(r, s)

[ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]

an·dre(r, s)

[ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]

pron indef

1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other

das ist eine \anderes Frage that's another [or a different] question

bei einer \anderesn Gelegenheit another time

das \anderes Geschlecht the opposite sex

ein \anderess Mal another time

eine \anderes Meinung haben, einer \anderesn Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion

eine ganz \anderes Sache an entirely different matter

2. adjektivisch (weitere) other

er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \anderes Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars

haben Sie noch \anderes Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?

3.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others

es gibt noch \anderes, die warten! there are others waiting!

ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \anderes I've got more than just this one pair of glasses

▪ das/der/die \anderes the other

▪ ein \anderesr/eine \anderes/ein \anderess [an]other, a different one

eines ist schöner als das \anderes! each one is more beautiful than the last!

4.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others

▪ der/die \anderes the other [one]

▪ ein \anderesr/eine \anderes someone else

▪ die \anderesn the others

alle \anderesn all the others

wir \anderesn the rest of us

jede/jeder \anderes anybody else

keine \anderes/kein \anderesr als... nobody [or no one else] but...

weder den einen/die eine noch den \anderesn/die \anderes neither one of them

einer nach dem \anderesn, eine nach der \anderesn one after the other

der eine oder \anderes one or two people

falls dem einen oder \anderesn etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea

ich will weder den einen noch den \anderesn einladen I don't want to invite either one

auf \anderes hören to listen to others

2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \anderes they've already got 2 children but they want more

gab es noch \anderes [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?

hast du eine \anderes? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?

auch \anderes als ich denken so other people think the same as I do

da muss ein \anderesr kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.

5.

▪ anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl

das T-Shirt ist schmutzig — hast du noch ein \anderess that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?

▪ etwas/nichts \anderess [o A\anderess] something/anything else

hattest du an etwas \anderess gedacht/ etwas \anderess erwartet? what did you expect?

ich hatte nichts \anderess erwartet I didn't expect anything else

das ist natürlich etwas \anderess! that's a different matter altogether

das ist etwas ganz \anderess! that's something quite different

es bleibt uns nichts \anderess übrig there's nothing else we can do

lass uns von etwas \anderesm sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject

dem hätte ich was \anderess erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind

nichts \anderess [o A\anderess] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...

nichts \anderess [o A\anderess] als nothing but

das bedeutet doch nichts \anderess als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin

alles \anderes everything else

alles \anderes als... anything but...

ein[e]s nach dem \anderesn first things first

so kam eins zum \anderesn one thing led to another

weder das eine noch das \anderes neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either

und \anderess mehr and much more besides

unter \anderesm...... amongst other things, including...

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anderes
17 andrer

an·de·re(r, s)

[ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]

an·dre(r, s)

[ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]

pron indef

1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other

das ist eine \andrer Frage that's another [or a different] question

bei einer \andrern Gelegenheit another time

das \andrer Geschlecht the opposite sex

ein \andrers Mal another time

eine \andrer Meinung haben, einer \andrern Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion

eine ganz \andrer Sache an entirely different matter

2. adjektivisch (weitere) other

er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \andrer Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars

haben Sie noch \andrer Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?

3.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others

es gibt noch \andrer, die warten! there are others waiting!

ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \andrer I've got more than just this one pair of glasses

▪ das/der/die \andrer the other

▪ ein \andrerr/eine \andrer/ein \andrers [an]other, a different one

eines ist schöner als das \andrer! each one is more beautiful than the last!

4.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others

▪ der/die \andrer the other [one]

▪ ein \andrerr/eine \andrer someone else

▪ die \andrern the others

alle \andrern all the others

wir \andrern the rest of us

jede/jeder \andrer anybody else

keine \andrer/kein \andrerr als... nobody [or no one else] but...

weder den einen/die eine noch den \andrern/die \andrer neither one of them

einer nach dem \andrern, eine nach der \andrern one after the other

der eine oder \andrer one or two people

falls dem einen oder \andrern etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea

ich will weder den einen noch den \andrern einladen I don't want to invite either one

auf \andrer hören to listen to others

2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \andrer they've already got 2 children but they want more

gab es noch \andrer [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?

hast du eine \andrer? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?

auch \andrer als ich denken so other people think the same as I do

da muss ein \andrerr kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.

5.

▪ anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl

das T-Shirt ist schmutzig — hast du noch ein \andrers that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?

▪ etwas/nichts \andrers [o A\andrers] something/anything else

hattest du an etwas \andrers gedacht/ etwas \andrers erwartet? what did you expect?

ich hatte nichts \andrers erwartet I didn't expect anything else

das ist natürlich etwas \andrers! that's a different matter altogether

das ist etwas ganz \andrers! that's something quite different

es bleibt uns nichts \andrers übrig there's nothing else we can do

lass uns von etwas \andrerm sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject

dem hätte ich was \andrers erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind

nichts \andrers [o A\andrers] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...

nichts \andrers [o A\andrers] als nothing but

das bedeutet doch nichts \andrers als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin

alles \andrer everything else

alles \andrer als... anything but...

ein[e]s nach dem \andrern first things first

so kam eins zum \andrern one thing led to another

weder das eine noch das \andrer neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either

und \andrers mehr and much more besides

unter \andrerm...... amongst other things, including...

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > andrer
18 andres

an·de·re(r, s)

[ˈandərə, -rɐ, -rəs]

an·dre(r, s)

[ˈandrə, -drɐ, -drəs]

pron indef

1. adjektivisch (abweichend) different, other

das ist eine \andres Frage that's another [or a different] question

bei einer \andresn Gelegenheit another time

das \andres Geschlecht the opposite sex

ein \andress Mal another time

eine \andres Meinung haben, einer \andresn Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion

eine ganz \andres Sache an entirely different matter

2. adjektivisch (weitere) other

er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \andres Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars

haben Sie noch \andres Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?

3.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige) more, others

es gibt noch \andres, die warten! there are others waiting!

ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \andres I've got more than just this one pair of glasses

▪ das/der/die \andres the other

▪ ein \andresr/eine \andres/ein \andress [an]other, a different one

eines ist schöner als das \andres! each one is more beautiful than the last!

4.

▪ andere substantivisch (sonstige Menschen) others

▪ der/die \andres the other [one]

▪ ein \andresr/eine \andres someone else

▪ die \andresn the others

alle \andresn all the others

wir \andresn the rest of us

jede/jeder \andres anybody else

keine \andres/kein \andresr als... nobody [or no one else] but...

weder den einen/die eine noch den \andresn/die \andres neither one of them

einer nach dem \andresn, eine nach der \andresn one after the other

der eine oder \andres one or two people

falls dem einen oder \andresn etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea

ich will weder den einen noch den \andresn einladen I don't want to invite either one

auf \andres hören to listen to others

2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \andres they've already got 2 children but they want more

gab es noch \andres [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?

hast du eine \andres? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?

auch \andres als ich denken so other people think the same as I do

da muss ein \andresr kommen (fig) it will take more than him/you etc.

5.

▪ anderes substantivisch (Abweichendes) other things pl

das T-Shirt ist schmutzig — hast du noch ein \andress that t-shirt is dirty — have you got another one?

▪ etwas/nichts \andress [o A\andress] something/anything else

hattest du an etwas \andress gedacht/ etwas \andress erwartet? what did you expect?

ich hatte nichts \andress erwartet I didn't expect anything else

das ist natürlich etwas \andress! that's a different matter altogether

das ist etwas ganz \andress! that's something quite different

es bleibt uns nichts \andress übrig there's nothing else we can do

lass uns von etwas \andresm sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject

dem hätte ich was \andress erzählt! (fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind

nichts \andress [o A\andress] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...

nichts \andress [o A\andress] als nothing but

das bedeutet doch nichts \andress als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin

alles \andres everything else

alles \andres als... anything but...

ein[e]s nach dem \andresn first things first

so kam eins zum \andresn one thing led to another

weder das eine noch das \andres neither [one]; (tun wollen) not either

und \andress mehr and much more besides

unter \andresm...... amongst other things, including...

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > andres
19 andere

an·de·re(r, s) [ʼandərə, -rɐ, -rəs] pron

indef

1) adjektivisch ( abweichend) different, other;

das ist eine \andere Frage that's another [or a different] question;

bei einer \anderen Gelegenheit another time;

das \andere Geschlecht the opposite sex;

ein \anderes Mal another time;

eine \andere Meinung haben, einer \anderen Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion;

eine ganz \andere Sache an entirely different matter

2) adjektivisch ( weitere) other;

er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \andere Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars;

haben Sie noch \andere Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?

3) andere substantivisch ( sonstige) more, others;

es gibt noch \andere, die warten! there are others waiting!;

ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \andere I've got more than just this one pair of glasses;

das/ der/die \andere the other;

ein \anderer/eine \andere/ein \anderes [an]other, a different one;

eines ist schöner als das \andere! each one is more beautiful than the last!

4) andere substantivisch ( sonstige Menschen) others;

der/die \andere the other [one];

ein \anderer/eine \andere someone else;

die \anderen the others;

alle \anderen all the others;

wir \anderen the rest of us;

jede/jeder \andere anybody else;

keine \andere/kein \anderer als... nobody [or no one else] but...;

weder den einen/die eine noch den \anderen/die \andere neither one of them;

einer nach dem \anderen, eine nach der \anderen one after the other;

der eine oder \andere one or two people;

falls dem einen oder \anderen etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea;

ich will weder den einen noch den \anderen einladen I don't want to invite either one;

auf \andere hören to listen to others;

2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \andere they've already got 2 children but they want more;

gab es noch \andere [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?;

hast du eine \andere? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?;

auch \andere als ich denken so other people think the same as I do;

da muss ein \anderer kommen ( fig) it will take more than him/you etc

5) anderes substantivisch ( Abweichendes) other things pl;

das T-Shirt ist schmutzig - hast du noch ein \anderes that t-shirt is dirty - have you got another one?;

etwas/nichts \anderes [o A\anderes] something/anything else;

hattest du an etwas \anderes gedacht/ etwas \anderes erwartet? what did you expect?;

ich hatte nichts \anderes erwartet I didn't expect anything else;

das ist natürlich etwas \anderes! that's a different matter altogether;

das ist etwas ganz \anderes! that's something quite different;

es bleibt uns nichts \anderes übrig there's nothing else we can do;

lass uns von etwas \anderem sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject;

dem hätte ich was \anderes erzählt! ( fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind;

nichts \anderes [o A\anderes] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...;

nichts \anderes [o A\anderes] als nothing but;

das bedeutet doch nichts \anderes als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin;

alles \andere everything else;

alles \andere als... anything but...;

ein[e]s nach dem \anderen first things first;

so kam eins zum \anderen one thing led to another;

weder das eine noch das \andere neither [one];

( tun wollen) not either;

und \anderes mehr and much more besides;

unter \anderem...... amongst other things, including...

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > andere
20 anderer

an·de·re(r, s) [ʼandərə, -rɐ, -rəs] pron

indef

1) adjektivisch ( abweichend) different, other;

das ist eine \anderer Frage that's another [or a different] question;

bei einer \anderern Gelegenheit another time;

das \anderer Geschlecht the opposite sex;

ein \anderers Mal another time;

eine \anderer Meinung haben, einer \anderern Meinung sein to have [or be of] a different opinion;

eine ganz \anderer Sache an entirely different matter

2) adjektivisch ( weitere) other;

er besitzt außer dem Mercedes noch drei \anderer Autos apart from the Mercedes, he's got three more cars;

haben Sie noch \anderer Fragen? have you got any more [or further] questions?

3) andere substantivisch ( sonstige) more, others;

es gibt noch \anderer, die warten! there are others waiting!;

ich habe nicht nur diese Brille, sondern noch \anderer I've got more than just this one pair of glasses;

das/ der/die \anderer the other;

ein \andererr/eine \anderer/ein \anderers [an]other, a different one;

eines ist schöner als das \anderer! each one is more beautiful than the last!

4) andere substantivisch ( sonstige Menschen) others;

der/die \anderer the other [one];

ein \andererr/eine \anderer someone else;

die \anderern the others;

alle \anderern all the others;

wir \anderern the rest of us;

jede/jeder \anderer anybody else;

keine \anderer/kein \andererr als... nobody [or no one else] but...;

weder den einen/die eine noch den \anderern/die \anderer neither one of them;

einer nach dem \anderern, eine nach der \anderern one after the other;

der eine oder \anderer one or two people;

falls dem einen oder \anderern etwas einfällt if any of you have an idea;

ich will weder den einen noch den \anderern einladen I don't want to invite either one;

auf \anderer hören to listen to others;

2 Kinder haben sie schon, sie wollen aber noch \anderer they've already got 2 children but they want more;

gab es noch \anderer [Frauen] in deinem Leben? were there other women in your life?;

hast du eine \anderer? is there someone else?, have you got another woman?;

auch \anderer als ich denken so other people think the same as I do;

da muss ein \andererr kommen ( fig) it will take more than him/you etc

5) anderes substantivisch ( Abweichendes) other things pl;

das T-Shirt ist schmutzig - hast du noch ein \anderers that t-shirt is dirty - have you got another one?;

etwas/nichts \anderers [o A\anderers] something/anything else;

hattest du an etwas \anderers gedacht/ etwas \anderers erwartet? what did you expect?;

ich hatte nichts \anderers erwartet I didn't expect anything else;

das ist natürlich etwas \anderers! that's a different matter altogether;

das ist etwas ganz \anderers! that's something quite different;

es bleibt uns nichts \anderers übrig there's nothing else we can do;

lass uns von etwas \andererm sprechen let's talk about something else, let's change the subject;

dem hätte ich was \anderers erzählt! ( fam) I would have given him a piece of my mind;

nichts \anderers [o A\anderers] [mehr] tun wollen, als... to not want to do anything else than...;

nichts \anderers [o A\anderers] als nothing but;

das bedeutet doch nichts \anderers als die totale Pleite it means only one thing and that is total ruin;

alles \anderer everything else;

alles \anderer als... anything but...;

ein[e]s nach dem \anderern first things first;

so kam eins zum \anderern one thing led to another;

weder das eine noch das \anderer neither [one];

( tun wollen) not either;

und \anderers mehr and much more besides;

unter \andererm...... amongst other things, including...

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > anderer

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