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1. v/t finish, endfiniscila! stop it!2. v/i end, finish (in in)andrà a finire male cosa this will all end in tearspersona he/she will come to no good* * *finire v. intr.1 to finish, to end, to come* to an end: come finisce il romanzo?, how does the novel end?; la guerra finì nel 1648, the war finished in 1648; tutto finirà felicemente, everything will end happily; questo film non finisce più!, this film is never-ending! // finire in bellezza, to come to a triumphant end // e non finisce qui!, ( come minaccia) it won't end here! // tutto è bene ciò che finisce bene, (prov.) all's well that ends well2 ( cessare, interrompersi) to finish, to stop, to come* to a stop: a sera il bombardamento finì, in the evening the bombing stopped; è finito di piovere, it has stopped raining; questo gioco sleale deve finire, this unfair play must stop; far finire qlco., to put an end to sthg.3 ( andare a) finire, ( sfociare) to end up; ( di fiume) to flow* into (a place); ( di strada) to lead* to (a place); (fig.) to turn out, to end: quella avventura finì, andò a finire in tragedia, that adventure ended in tragedy; finirà in prigione, he will end up in prison // attento che finisci male!, ( a un bambino) look out or it will all end in tears; temo che quel ragazzo finirà male, I'm afraid that boy will come to a bad end // non vorrei finire nel ridicolo, I would not like to make a fool of myself // finire in fumo, (fig.) to come to nothing4 ( seguito da con, per più infinito) to end (up) by (doing), to finish by (doing): finì col comperare altre due poltrone, he ended by buying two more armchairs; finimmo col cedere, in the end we gave in // farla finita con, to put an end to: bisogna farla finita con questa storia, we must put an end to this business6 (gramm.) to end: l'infinito della prima coniugazione latina finisce in 'are', the infinitive of the first Latin conjugation ends in 'are'7 ( consumarsi, esaurirsi) to run* out; ( mediante vendita) to sell* out: la prima edizione di questo libro è finita in tre giorni, the first edition of this book (was) sold out in three days; il caffè è finito ieri, the coffee ran out yesterday8 (fam.) ( cacciarsi) to get* to: non trovo i miei occhiali, sai dove sono finiti?, I can't find my glasses, do you know where they've got to?; Dove eri andato a finire, dove eri finito? é tanto che non ti vedo, Where did you get to? I haven't seen you for ages9 andare a finire, ( mirare, tendere) to get* at: non capisco dove vuole andare a finire con le sue allusioni, I can't understand what he's getting at◆ v.tr.1 ( concludere, terminare) to finish; to end; ( completare) to complete; ( concludere) to conclude: hai finito i compiti?, did you finish your homework?; perché non finisci il tuo discorso?, why don't you finish what you were saying?; finì la lettera con una richiesta di denaro, he closed (o ended) his letter with a request for money; ho finito di leggere il tuo libro ieri, I finished reading your book yesterday; hai finito di fare colazione?, have you finished breakfast?; finire le consultazioni elettorali, to complete (o conclude) the elections; finì i suoi giorni in un paesino sperduto, he ended his days in a godforsaken little village; ha finito di soffrire, his suffering is over (o ended)2 ( smettere) to stop (sthg., doing): (la) finisci di gridare così?, why don't you stop (o leave off) shouting like that?; non la finiva più di raccontarmi la sua versione, he went on and on telling me his version // finiscila!, stop it! // è ora di finirla!, it's time to put a stop to it!3 ( esaurire) to finish, to run* out (of sthg.); ( vender per intero) to sell* out: ho finito le sigarette, I've finished the cigarettes; abbiamo quasi finito la benzina, we are running out of petrol; ben presto finimmo il denaro, we soon ran out of money (o through the money)4 ( uccidere) to kill; (fam.) to finish (off); ( dare il colpo di grazia) to give* the deathblow, to dispatch.finire s.m. end, close: sul finire dell'estate, near (o towards) the end of summer; la tragedia è sul finire, the tragedy is drawing to an end.* * *[fi'nire]1) (gen) to finish, end, (pioggia, neve) to stop, ceaseun altro giorno è finito — another day is over o has come to an end
è finito di piovere/nevicare — it has stopped raining/snowing
finire bene/male — (film, libro) to have a happy/an unhappy ending
finire male — (persona) to come to a bad end
finire per o col fare qc — to end up (by) doing sth
dov'è andato a finire quel libro?; dov'è finito quel libro? — where has that book got to?
dove vuoi andare a finire con questo discorso? — what are you driving o getting at?
è finita! — (non c'è rimedio) it's all over!
finire in galera — to end up o finish up in prison
2) (esaurirsi) to be finishedl'olio è finito — we have run out of oil, there's no oil left
2. vtfinisci la minestra — finish o eat up your soup
2) (smettere) to stop3) (dare il colpo di grazia) to finish off4) (rifinire) to finish off, put the finishing touches to5) fam3. sm(fine) end* * *I 1. [fi'nire]verbo transitivo1) (terminare) to finish, to complete [capitolo, compito, costruzione, frase, lavoro, studi]; to get* through [libro, correzioni]2) (smettere, interrompere) to cease, to stop3) (consumare, esaurire) to finish [pasto, sigaretta]; to get* through, to use up [ provviste]; to use up, to run* out of [cibo, soldi]4) (uccidere) to finish off [animale, persona]2.verbo intransitivo (aus. essere, avere)1) (concludersi) to conclude, to come* to an end; [concerto, incontro, stagione] to finish, to close; [giorno, guerra, libro] to endhai finito? — have you done o finished? are you done?
l'inverno non finisce più — the winter seems endless o never-ending
3) colloq. (sparire, concludersi)dov'è finito o dov'è andato a finire il mio ombrello? where has my umbrella got to? where did my umbrella go? finirà in prigione he'll end up in prison; (andare a) finire bene to turn out well; finire male to come to no good; finirà che dovrò pagare — I'll end up paying
4) finire con, finire per to come* to5) colloq. finirlafiniscila! — stop o cheese it! give over!
••II [fi'nire]sostantivo maschile end* * *finire1/fi'nire/ [3]1 (terminare) to finish, to complete [capitolo, compito, costruzione, frase, lavoro, studi]; to get* through [libro, correzioni]2 (smettere, interrompere) to cease, to stop; finire di parlare to stop talking; non finisci mai di sorprendermi! you never cease to amaze me!3 (consumare, esaurire) to finish [pasto, sigaretta]; to get* through, to use up [ provviste]; to use up, to run* out of [cibo, soldi]4 (uccidere) to finish off [animale, persona](aus. essere, avere)1 (concludersi) to conclude, to come* to an end; [concerto, incontro, stagione] to finish, to close; [giorno, guerra, libro] to end; per finire in conclusion; hai finito? have you done o finished? are you done? finire di bere to drink up; il film finisce bene the film has a happy ending; l'inverno non finisce più the winter seems endless o never-ending; delle discussioni a non finire endless discussions; con te non ho ancora finito! I'm not through with you yet!2 (terminare in) finire in una zuffa to end in a brawl; finire in un vicolo cieco to come to a dead end (anche fig.)3 colloq. (sparire, concludersi) dov'è finito o dov'è andato a finire il mio ombrello? where has my umbrella got to? where did my umbrella go? finirà in prigione he'll end up in prison; (andare a) finire bene to turn out well; finire male to come to no good; finirà che dovrò pagare I'll end up paying4 finire con, finire per to come* to; finire per credere to come to believe; finirai per farti male you'll end up hurting yourself5 colloq. finirla finiscila! stop o cheese it! give over! è ora di finirla! it's time to put a stop to it! non la finiva più! he went on and on!finire in bellezza to go out with a bang; finire in una bolla di sapone to come to nothing; (la cosa) non finisce qui! you haven't heard the last of this!————————finire2/fi'nire/sostantivo m.end; sul finire dell'estate towards the end of the summer. -
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[fi'nire]1) (gen) to finish, end, (pioggia, neve) to stop, ceaseun altro giorno è finito — another day is over o has come to an end
è finito di piovere/nevicare — it has stopped raining/snowing
finire bene/male — (film, libro) to have a happy/an unhappy ending
finire male — (persona) to come to a bad end
finire per o col fare qc — to end up (by) doing sth
dov'è andato a finire quel libro?; dov'è finito quel libro? — where has that book got to?
dove vuoi andare a finire con questo discorso? — what are you driving o getting at?
è finita! — (non c'è rimedio) it's all over!
finire in galera — to end up o finish up in prison
2) (esaurirsi) to be finishedl'olio è finito — we have run out of oil, there's no oil left
2. vtfinisci la minestra — finish o eat up your soup
2) (smettere) to stop3) (dare il colpo di grazia) to finish off4) (rifinire) to finish off, put the finishing touches to5) fam3. sm(fine) end -
3 zu
Präp. (+ Dat)1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s); bis zu up to; zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see s.o.; zu Tal fahren, gleiten etc.: downhill; Boden 2, Kopf 2 etc.2. räumlich, Lage: at, in; zu Berlin in ( amtlich: at) Berlin; der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral; zu ebener Erde at ground level; zu jemandes Füßen at s.o.’s feet; zu Hause at home; zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine; zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea; Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt: at; Zeitraum: over; Anlass: for; noch zehn Minuten ( bis) zu... another ten minutes before...; zu Beginn at the beginning; zu Weihnachten at Christmas; schenken etc.: for Christmas; Lebzeiten4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for; zu etw. gut sein be good for s.th.; Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to; es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted; zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes; zu etw. werden turn into s.th.; Person: auch become s.th.; zu meiner Freude / Überraschung to my delight / surprise6. Beziehung ausdrückend: for; thematisch: about, on; sich äußern zu say s.th. about; gehören zu belong to; gemein / nett zu nasty / nice to; passen zu suit; der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door; Liebe / Zuneigung zu jemandem love / affection for s.o.; aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for her7. Zusammensein: (mit) with; (hinzu) to; sich zu jemandem setzen sit with s.o., join s.o., sit (down) next to s.o.; Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg; Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee; zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass... and on top of all that...9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc.: in; nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent; ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used; zu zweit nebeneinander gehen walk along two by two; sie kamen zu sechst six of them came; zu hunderten oder Hunderten in hundreds; es ist zu 20% / einem Viertel falsch 20% / a quarter of it is incorrect; ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-lit|re (Am. -er) barrel; zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (а, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros—Adv.1. (übermäßig) too; zu sehr too much; zu sehr betonen overemphasize; das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended; ( viel) zu viel / viele (far oder much) too much / many; einer etc. zu viel one etc. too many; einmal zu viel once too often; ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement; ich krieg zu viel! umg. well blow me down!; was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!; zu wenig not enough, too little (Pl. few); viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (Pl. few); einer etc. zu wenig one etc. short, one etc. too few; du isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more2. umg. (sehr) too, so, terribly; zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!; das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iro. (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!3. umg.: immer oder nur zu! go on!; na, dann ( mal) zu! OK, go ahead; beim Aufbruch: OK, let’s go, off we (bzw. you) go then—I Adj. umg.II Adv. (Ggs. offen) closed, shut; Augen zu! close your eyes; Tür zu! shut the door!—Konj.1. (+ Inf.): ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do; es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked; gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable; ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort: auszuhalten sein be bearable2. (+ Part. Präs.): ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort: die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged* * *at (Präp.); on (Präp.); upon (Präp.); too (Adv.); to (Präp.); unto (Präp.); for (Präp.); into (Präp.);(geschlossen) closed (Adj.)* * *[tsuː]1. PRÄPOSITION (+dat)1) örtlich: Richtung, Ziel tozur Stadtmitte gehen — to go to the town centre (Brit) or center (US)
zum Bäcker/Arzt gehen — to go to the baker's/doctor's
zum Militär gehen, zu den Soldaten gehen — to join the army, to join up
zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen — to look up at sb/sth
zu jdm herübersehen/hinübersehen — to look across at sb
zum Fenster herein/hinaus — in (at)/out of the window
zur Tür hinaus/herein — out of/in the door
2) örtlich: Lage bei Stadt inzu Frankfurt (old) — in Frankfurt
der Dom zu Köln — the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral
zu seiner Linken saß... (geh) — on his left sat...
3) zeitlich atzu früher/später Stunde — at an early/late hour
(bis) zum 15. April/Donnerstag/Abend — until 15th April/Thursday/(this) evening
die Zahlung ist zum 15. April fällig — the payment is due on 15th April
zum 31. Mai kündigen — to give in (Brit) or turn in (US) one's notice for 31st May
4)Zusammengehörigkeit, Begleitung, Zusatz
Wein zum Essen trinken — to drink wine with one's mealzur Gitarre singen — to sing to (Brit) or with (US) a/the guitar
Vorwort/Anmerkungen zu etw — preface/notes to sth
zu dem kommt noch, dass ich... — on top of that I...
5) Zweck, Bestimmung forPapier zum Schreiben — paper to write on, writing paper
zur Einführung... — by way of (an) introduction...
zu seiner Entschuldigung muss man sagen... — in his defence (Brit) or defense (US) one must say...
zu seiner Entschuldigung sagte er... — by way of apology he said...
zu nichts taugen, zu nichts zu gebrauchen sein — to be no use to anyone (inf)
6)etw zum Geburtstag/zu Weihnachten bekommen — to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmaszu Ihrem 60. Geburtstag — on your 60th birthday
zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen — my reply to this question is as follows, on this I would like to say the following
"Zum Realismusbegriff" — "On the Concept of Realism"
7)Folge, Umstand
zu seinem Besten — for his own goodzu meiner Schande/Freude etc — to my shame/joy etc
es ist zum Weinen — it's enough to make you cry, it makes you want to cry
8)Mittel, Art und Weise
zu Fuß/Pferd — on foot/horseback9) Veränderung intozu etw werden — to turn into sth; (Mensch auch) to become sth
jdn/etw zu etw machen — to make sb/sth (into) sth
10) = als aser machte sie zu seiner Frau, er nahm sie zur Frau — he made her his wife
11)Verhältnis, Beziehung
Liebe zu jdm — love for sbVertrauen zu jdm/etw — trust in sb/sth
12)im Vergleich zu — in comparison with, compared with3:2 — the score is 3-2 or (gesprochen) three-two
See:13)wir verkaufen die Gläser jetzt das Stück zu 99 Cent — we're selling the glasses now at or for 99 cents each
zum Ersten..., zum Zweiten... (Aufzählung) — first..., second...
zum Ersten, zum Zweiten, zum Dritten (bei Auktion) — for the first time, for the second time, for the third time
See:→ vier, bis14)zu wem wollen Sie? — who do you want?zu wem sprechen Sie morgen bei der Konferenz? — who will you be speaking to or who will you be addressing at the conference tomorrow?
15)der Graf zu Ehrenstein — the Count of Ehrenstein16)getrenntes "dazu" inf
da komme ich nicht zu — I can't get (a)round to itSee:→ dazu17)zum Beispiel — for examplezum Lobe von jdm/etw — in praise of sb/sth
zur Beurteilung/Einsicht — for inspection
zur Probe/Ansicht — on trial/approval
2. ADVERB1) = allzu toosie liebte ihn zu sehr, als dass sie ihn verraten hätte — she loved him too much to betray him
2) = geschlossen shut, closedauf/zu (an Hähnen etc) — on/off
Tür zu! (inf) — shut the door
3)= los, weiter inf
dann mal zu! — right, off we go!du wolltest mir was vorsingen, dann mal zu — you wanted to sing me something? OK, go ahead
ihr seid auf dem richtigen Wege, nur zu! — you're on the right track, just keep going
schreie nur zu, es hilft doch nichts! — scream then, but it won't do any good!
lauft schon zu, ich komme nach — you go on, I'll catch you up
4) örtlich toward(s)See:→ ab3. ADJEKTIV(= geschlossen inf) Tür, Geschäft, Kiste etc shut; Kleid, Verschluss done upSee:→ zu sein4. BINDEWORT1) mit Infinitiv tojdm befehlen or den Auftrag erteilen, etw zu tun — to order sb to do sth
das Material ist noch/nicht mehr zu gebrauchen — the material is still/is no longer usable
ich habe noch zu arbeiten — I have still got (esp Brit) or I still have some work to do
ich komme, um mich zu verabschieden — I've come to say goodbye
2)noch zu bezahlende Rechnungen — outstanding billsdas sind alles nur winzige, leicht zu übersehende Punkte — these are just small points that can easily be overlooked
der zu prüfende Kandidat, der zu Prüfende — the candidate to be examined
* * *1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) at2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) at3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) into4) (towards: They marched on the town.) on5) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) towards6) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) toward7) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) to8) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) to9) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) to10) to11) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) to12) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) to13) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) to14) (an old word for `to'.) unto* * *zu[tsu:]1. (wohin: Ziel) to\zum Schwimmbad geht es da lang! the swimming pool is that way!fahr mich bitte \zur Arbeit/Kirche/Schule please drive me to work/church/schoolwie weit ist es von hier \zum Bahnhof? how far is it from here to the train station?wie komme ich [von hier] \zur Post? how do I get [from here] to the post office?ich muss gleich \zum Arzt/ \zum Bäcker/ \zum Supermarkt I must go to the doctor's/baker's/supermarketmorgen gehe ich \zu Rainer I'm going to see Rainer tomorrow\zu Bett gehen (geh) to go to bed\zum Militär gehen to join the army\zum Theater gehen to go on the stage [or into the theatre]2. (wohin: Richtung)das Zimmer liegt \zur Straße hin the room looks out onto the streetder Kerl vom Nachbartisch sieht dauernd \zu uns rüber the bloke at the next table keeps looking across at us\zur Decke sehen to look [up] at the ceiling\zum Fenster hinaus/herein out of/in through the window\zur Tür hinaus/herein out of/in through the door\zum Himmel weisen to point heavenwards [or up at the heavens]\zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen to look up at sb/sth\zum Meer/zur Stadtmitte hin towards the sea/town centre3. (wohin: neben)▪ \zu jdm/etw next to sb/sthdarf ich mich \zu Ihnen setzen? may I sit next to [or beside] you?setz dich \zu uns [come and] sit with uslegen Sie \zu den Tellern bitte jeweils eine Serviette put one serviette next to each platesie ist schon \zu Bett she's already gone to bed\zu Hause at home\zu jds Rechten/Linken on sb's right/left [hand side]jdm \zur Seite sitzen (geh) to sit at sb's side5. (wo: vor Eigennamen, Ortnamen)der Dom \zu Köln the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedralder Graf \zu Blaubeuren the Count of Blaubeurender Gasthof \zum blauen Engel the Blue Angel Innder Reichstag \zu Worms (hist) the Diet of Worms6. wann: Zeitpunkt at\zum 1. Januar fällig due on January 1stes muss [bis] zum Abend/14. März fertig sein it must be finished by this evening/March 14th\zum Wochenende fahren wir weg we are going away at [or AM on] the weekend\zu früher/später Stunde at an early/late hour\zu Mittag at [or by] midday/noon\zum Monatsende kündigen to give in one's notice for [or to take effect from] the end of the month\zu Ostern/Pfingsten/Weihnachten at Easter/Whitsun/Christmas7. (wann, wozu: Anlass)eine Feier \zum Jahrestag der Revolution a celebration to mark the anniversary of the revolution\zum Frühstück trinkt sie immer Tee she always has tea at breakfastetw \zum Geburtstag/ \zu Weihnachten bekommen to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmasjdm \zu etw gratulieren to congratulate sb on sth\zu Ihrem 80. Geburtstag möchte ich Ihnen herzlichst gratulieren I'd like to congratulate you on the occasion of your 80th birthday8. (worüber: Thema)\zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen to this question I should like to say the followingwas sagst du \zu diesen Preisen? what do you say to these prices?eine Rede \zum Thema Umwelt a speech on the subject of the environmentjdn \zu etw vernehmen to question sb about sth9. (wozu: Zweck, Ziel)der Knopf \zum Abstellen the off-buttonPapier \zum Schreiben paper to write on, writing paperWasser \zum Trinken drinking waterwir haben nichts \zum Essen we have nothing to eatgib dem Kind doch etwas \zum Spielen give the child something to play withauf die Reise habe ich mir etwas \zum Lesen mitgenommen I've brought something to read on the tripbei dem Regenwetter habe ich keine Lust \zum Wandern I don't fancy walking if it is rainingdas Zeichen \zum Aufbruch the signal to leave\zum Arzt geboren sein to be born to be a doctorsie sagte das nur \zu seiner Beruhigung she said that just to set his mind at rest\zur Ansicht on approval\zur Einsicht for inspection\zur Einführung... by way of an introduction...\zu seiner Entschuldigung/ \zur Erklärung in apology/explanation, by way of an apology/explanationjdn \zum Essen einladen to invite sb for a meal\zum Gedächtnis von jdm in memory of sb, in sb's memory\zu Hilfe! help!jdm \zu Hilfe kommen to come to sb's aid\zum Lobe von jdm/etw in praise of sb/sth\zu nichts taugen [o zu gebrauchen sein] to be no use at all\zur Probe as a trial [or test]\zur Unterschrift for signature [or signing]\zu was (fam) for what, why\zu was soll das gut sein? what do you need that for?, what is that for?10. (als was)er nahm sie \zur Frau he took her as his wifeetw \zur Antwort geben to say sth in reply\zum Beispiel for example\zur Belohnung as a reward\zur Strafe as a punishment▪ jdn/etw \zum Vorbild nehmen to take sb/sth as one's example, to model oneself on sb/sth\zur Warnung as a warning11. (womit zusammen: Begleitung)mögen Sie Milch/Zucker \zum Kaffee? do you take your coffee white [or with milk]/with sugar?\zu Lachs passt kein Rotwein red wine does not go with salmonetw \zu etw tragen to wear sth with sth12. (zu was: Zugehörigkeit)\zu den Lehrbüchern gehören auch Kassetten there are cassettes to go with the text bookswo ist der Korken \zu der Flasche? where is the cork for this bottle?mir fehlt nur der Schlüssel \zu dieser Tür I've only got to find the key to this door13. (wie: Umstand, Art und Weise)sie erledigt alles \zu meiner Zufriedenheit she does everything to my complete satisfactiondie Firma verkauft alles \zu niedrigsten Preisen the company sells everything at rock-bottom pricesdu hast dich \zu deinem Vorteil verändert you've changed for the betterdas ist ja \zum Lachen that's ridiculous [or really funny]das ist \zum Weinen it's enough to make you want to cry [or weep]\zu jds Bestem/Vorteil sein to be for one's own good/to one's advantage\zu Deutsch (veraltend) in German\zum Glück luckily14. (wie: Fortbewegungsart)\zu Fuß/Pferd on foot/horseback\zu Fuß gehen Sie etwa 20 Minuten it will take you about 20 minutes on foot\zu Schiff (veraltet) by ship [or sea15. (zu was: Ergebnis eines Vorgangs)\zu Asche verbrennen to burn to ashesEiweiß \zu Schnee schlagen to beat the egg white until stiffKartoffeln \zu einem Brei zerstampfen to mash potatoes\zum Erliegen/Stehen kommen to come to rest/a haltetw \zu Pulver zermahlen to grind sth [in]to powder\zu etw werden to turn into [or become] sthmanch einer wird aus Armut \zum Dieb often it is poverty that turns sb into a thiefwieder \zu Staub werden to [re]turn to duster ist \zum Kapitän befördert worden he was promoted to captainsie wurde \zur Vorsitzenden gewählt she was elected chairmanjdn \zu etw ernennen to nominate sb for sthjdn/etw \zu etw machen to make sb/sth into sther machte sie \zu seiner Frau he made her his wife17. (zu wem: Beziehung)meine Beziehung \zu ihr my relationship with herLiebe \zu jdm love for sbaus Freundschaft \zu jdm because of one's friendship with sbVertrauen \zu jdm/etw trust in sb/sth18. (wie: im Verhältnis zu) in relation [or proportion] toim Verhältnis 1 \zu 4 MATH in the ratio of one to fourunsere Chancen stehen 50 \zu 50 our chances are fifty-fiftyim Vergleich \zu... in comparison with..., compared to...19. SPORTBayern München gewann mit 5 \zu 1 Bayern Munich won five-onedas Fußballspiel ging unentschieden 0 \zu 0 aus the football match ended in a nil-nil draw\zu drei Prozent at three percentdiese Äpfel habe ich \zu ein Euro das Stück gekauft I bought these apples for [or at] one euro eachsechs [Stück] \zu fünfzig Cent six for fifty cents\zum halben Preis at half pricewir sind \zu fünft in den Urlaub gefahren five of us went on holiday togethersie kommen immer \zu zweit those two always come as a pairder Pulli ist nur \zur Hälfte fertig the jumper is only half finishedhast du das Buch nur \zu einem Viertel gelesen? have you only read a quarter of the book?\zum ersten Mal for the first time\zum Ersten..., \zum Zweiten firstly..., secondly\zum Ersten, \zum Zweiten, \zum Dritten (bei Auktionen) going once, going twice, sold\zur Hauptsache mainly\zum Rechten schauen to look to the right\zum Voraus in front of\zum Vorn[e]herein from in frontII. ADVERB1. (allzu) tooich wäre \zu gern mitgefahren I would have loved to have gone along\zu sehr too mucher hat sich nicht \zu sehr bemüht he didn't try too [or very] harddas ist einfach \zu dumm! that's really too stupid!dem Ausgang \zu towards the exitnach hinten/vorne \zu towards the back/front4. (fam: weiter, los)dann mal \zu! go ahead!, off we goschimpf nur \zu, es hilft doch nichts go on, scream, it won't do any goodmach \zu! hurry up!, get a move on!lauf schon \zu, ich komme nach you go on [or go on ahead], I'll catch upIII. ADJEKTIVTür \zu, es zieht! shut the door, there's a draught!dreh den Wasserhahn \zu! turn the tap off![mach die] Augen \zu, ich hab da was für dich close your eyes, I've got sth for you\zu haben [o sein] to be shut [or closed]vor der \zunen Tür stehen (sl) to stand in front of the closed door▪ \zu sein:sie ist total \zu you can't get through to herIV. KONJUNKTION1. mit Infinitiv towas gibt es heute Mittag \zu essen? what are we having for lunch today?ohne es \zu wissen without knowing it▪ jd hat etw \zu tun:ich habe \zu arbeiten I have some work to dosie hat \zu gehorchen she has to obey [or do as she is told]ich habe heute einiges \zu erledigen I have got a few things to do today▪ etw ist \zu tun:die Rechnung ist bis Freitag \zu bezahlen the bill has to be paid by Fridaydieser Auftrag ist unverzüglich \zu erledigen this task must be completed straight away▪ um etw \zu tun:ich komme, um mich \zu verabschieden I have come to say goodbye2. mit Partizipda sind noch einige \zu bezahlende Rechnungen there are some outstanding billses gibt verschiedene noch \zu kaufende Gegenstände some things still have to be boughtder \zu Prüfende the candidate to be examinednicht \zu unterschätzende Probleme problems [that are] not to be underestimated* * *1.1) (Richtung) tozu... hin — towards...
er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place
2) (zusammen mit) withdas passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress
3) (Lage) atzu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left
der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral
das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn
4) (zeitlich) at5) (Art u. Weise)zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise
zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)
zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos
sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless
zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent
das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1
7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; forfünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps
9) (Zweck) for10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into11) (über) about; on12) (gegenüber)2.1) (allzu) tooer ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey
das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!
2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards3) (ugs.)Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!
4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)3.nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
1) (mit Infinitiv) toHaus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let
2) (mit 1. Part.)die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with
* * *zu1 präp (+dat)1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s);bis zu up to;zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see sb;2. räumlich, Lage: at, in;der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral;zu ebener Erde at ground level;zu jemandes Füßen at sb’s feet;zu Hause at home;zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine;zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea;Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)noch zehn Minuten (bis) zu … another ten minutes before …;zu Beginn at the beginning;4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for;zu etwas gut sein be good for sth;Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to;es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted;zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes;zu etwas werden turn into sth; Person: auch become sth;zu meiner Freude/Überraschung to my delight/surprisesich äußern zu say sth about;gehören zu belong to;gemein/nett zu nasty/nice to;passen zu suit;der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door;Liebe/Zuneigung zu jemandem love/affection for sb;aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for hersich zu jemandem setzen sit with sb, join sb, sit (down) next to sb;Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg;Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee;zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass … and on top of all that …8. Art und Weise:zu Fuß on foot;zu Pferd kommen come on horseback;zu Deutsch in German9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc: in;nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent;ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used;zu zweit nebeneinandergehen walk along two by two;sie kamen zu sechst six of them came;Hunderten in hundreds;es ist zu 20%/einem Viertel falsch 20%/a quarter of it is incorrect;ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-litre (US -er) barrel;zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (à, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros10. Zahlenverhältnis:11. Adelsprädikat:zu2 adv1. (übermäßig) too;zu sehr too much;zu sehr betonen overemphasize;das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended;(viel) zu viel/viele (far oder much) too much/many;einer etczu viel one etc too many;einmal zu viel once too often;ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement;ich krieg zu viel! umg well blow me down!;was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!;zu wenig not enough, too little (pl few);viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (pl few);einer etcdu isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more2. umg (sehr) too, so, terribly;zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!;das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iron (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!3. umg:nur zu! go on!;4. Richtung:nach Norden zu toward(s) the north; zeitlich:gegen … zu toward(s)zu3A. adj umg1.zu sein Fenster, Mund etc: be closed, be shut;2.3.zu sein (ausgebucht) Flug: be full4.B. adv (Ggs offen) closed, shut;Augen zu! close your eyes;Tür zu! shut the door!zu4 konj1. (+inf):ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do;es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked;gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable;ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort:auszuhalten sein be bearable2. (+ ppr):ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort:die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged* * *1.1) (Richtung) tozu... hin — towards...
er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place
2) (zusammen mit) withdas passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress
3) (Lage) atzu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left
der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral
das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn
4) (zeitlich) at5) (Art u. Weise)zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise
zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)
zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos
sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless
zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent
das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1
7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; forfünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps
9) (Zweck) for10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into11) (über) about; on12) (gegenüber)2.1) (allzu) tooer ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey
das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!
2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards3) (ugs.)Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!
4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)3.nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
1) (mit Infinitiv) toHaus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let
2) (mit 1. Part.)die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with
* * *adv.too adv. konj.for conj. präp.at prep.to prep.toward prep.towards prep.unto prep. -
4 FALLA
* * *(fell; féll, féllum; fallinn), v.1) to fall;eigi fellr tré við fyrsta högg, a tree falls not with the first stroke;falla af baki, to fall from horse back;falla á kné, to fall on one’s knees;falla áfram (á bak aptr), to fall forwards (backwards);falla flatr, to fall prostrate;falla til jarðar, to fall to the ground;refl., láta fallast (= sik falla), to let oneself fall (þá lét Loki falla í kné Skaða);2) to drop down dead, be killed, fall (in battle);3) to die of plague (féllu fátœkir menn um alit land);4) to flow, run (of water, stream, tide);særinn fell út frá landi, ebbed;féll sjór fyrir hellismunnann, the sea rose higher than the cave-mouth;síðan féll sjór at, the tide rose;þeir sá þá ós mikinn falla í sjóinn, fall into the sea;á fél (a river flowed) við skála Ásólfs;var skipit svá hlaðit, at inn féll um söxin, that the sea rushed in at the prow;5) of clothes, hair, to fall, hang down;hárit féll á herðar honum aptr, the hair fell back on his shoulders;létu kvennváðir um kné falla, they let women’s dress fall about hi s knees;6) to fall, calm down (of the wind);féll veðrit (the storm fell) ok gerði logn;7) to fail, be foiled;sá eiðr fellr honum til útlegðar, if he fails in taking the oath, he shall be liable to outlawry;falla á verkum sínum, to have been caught red-handed, to be justly slain;falla or fallast at máli, sókn, to fail in one’s suit;falla frá máli, to give it up;fallinn at frændum, bereft of kinsmen;dœmi ek fyrir dráp hans fallnar yðrar eignir, I sentence your estates to be forfieited for his slaughter;refl., ef gerðarmenn láta fallast, if the umpires fail to do their duty;þá fallust öllum Ásum orðtök ok svá hendr, then voice and hands alike failed the Gods;féllust þeim allar kvéðjur, their greetings died on their lips;vill sá eigi falust láta andsvör, he will not fail or falter in replying;mér féll svá gæfusamliga (it befell me so quickly), at;stundum kann svá at falla, at, sometimes it may so happen that;9) to be had or produced (þat járn fellr í firði þeim; þar fellr hveiti ok vín);10) with adv., e-m fellr e-t þungt, létt, a thing falls heavily, lightly upon one (þetta mun ðr þungt falla);féll þá keisaranum þyngra bardaginn, the battle turned against the emperor;e-m fellr e-t nær, it falls nigh to one, touches one nearly;henni féll meinit svá nær, at, the illness fell on her so sore, that;mér fellr eigi firr en honum, it touches me no less than him;hörmuliga fellr oss nú, at, it falls out sadly for us, that;11) to please, suit;kvað sér, þat vel falla til attekta, said that it suited him well for drawing revenue from;honum féll vel í eyru lofsorð konungs, the king’s praise was pleasant in his ears;jarli féllst þat vel í eyru, the earl was well pleased to hear it;mun mér illa falla, ef, it will displease me, if;féll vel á með þeim, they were on good terms;refl., honum féllst þat vel í skap, it suited his mind well, he was pleased with it;féllst hvárt öðru vel í geð, they loved each other;12) with preps. and advs.,falla af, to fall, abate (féll af vindr, byrr);falla á e-n, to befall one;þær féllu lyktir í, at, the end was, that;falla í e-t, to fall into;falla í brot, to fall in a fit;falla í óvit, to faint, swoon;falla í villu, to fall into heresy;falla í vald e-s, to fall into one’s power;féll veðrit í logn, the storm calmed down;falla niðr, to fall, drop;mitt kvæði mun skjótt niðr falla, my poem will soon be forgotten;féll svá niðr þeirra tal, their conversation dropped, they left off talking;falla saman, to fill in with, agree;þó at eigi félli alit saman með þeim, though they, did not agree in everything;falla til, to occur, happen, fall out;ef auðna fellr til, if luck will have it so;litlu síðar féll til fagrt leiði, fair wind came on;öll þingviti, er til falla, all the fines that may fall in, be due;nema þörf falli til, unless need be;sem sakir falla til, as the case falls;falla undir e-n, to fall to one’s lot (of inheritance, obligation);arfr fellr undir e-n, devolves upon one;falla út, to recede, of the tide (þá er út féll sjórinn);falla við árar, to fall to at the oars.* * *pret. féll, 2nd pers. féllt, mod. féllst, pl. féllu; pres. fell, pl. föllum; part. fallinn; reflex. féllsk, fallisk, etc., with the neg. suffix fellr-at, féll-at, féllsk-at, Am. 6, vide Lex. Poët. [Common to all Teut. languages except Goth. (Ulf. renders πίπτειν by drjûsan); A. S. feallan; Engl. fall; Germ. fallen; Dan. falde; Swed. falla.]A. to fall; as in Engl. so in Icel. falla is the general word, used in the broadest sense; in the N. T. it is therefore used much in the same passages as in the Engl. V., e. g. Matth. v. 14, vii. 25, 27, x. 29, xii. 11, xiii. 4, xxi. 44, Luke xiv. 5, John xii. 24, Rom. xi. 11, xiv. 4, 1 Cor. x. 12, 1 Tim. vi. 9, Rev. viii. 10: blómstrið fellr, James i. 11: again, the verbs hrynja and hrapa denote ruin or sudden fall, detta a light fall, hrasa stumbling; thus in the N. T. hrynja is used, Luke xxiii. 30, Rev. vi. 16; hrapa, Luke x. 18, xi. 17, xiii. 4, Matth. xxiv. 29; hrasa, Luke x. 30; detta, xvi. 21: the proverb, eigi fellr tré við hit fyrsta högg, a tree falls not by the first stroke, Nj. 163, 224; hann féll fall mikit, Bs. i. 343; hón féll geigvænliga, id.; falla af baki, to fall from horseback, 344; f. áfram, to fall forwards, Nj. 165; f. á bak aptr, to fall on the back, 9; f. um háls e-m, to fall on one’s neck, Luke xv. 20; f. til jarðar, to fall to the ground, fall prostrate, Fms. vii. 13, Pass. 5. 4: to fall on one’s face, Stj. 422. Ruth ii. 10; f. fram, to fall down, Matth. iv. 9; f. dauðr ofan, to fall down dead, Fær. 31; ok jafnsnart féll á hann dimma og myrkr, Acts xiii. 11; hlutr fellr, the lot fell (vide hlut-fall), i. 26.2. to fall dead, fall in battle, Lat. cadere, Nj. 31, Eg. 7, 495, Dropl. 25, 36, Hm. 159, Fms. i. 8, 11, 24, 38, 95, 173, 177, 178, ii. 318, 324, 329, iii. 5, iv. 14, v. 55, 59, 78, 85, vi. 406–421, vii–xi, passim.3. of cattle, to die of plague or famine, Ann. 1341.4. medic., falla í brot, to fall in a fit, Bs. i. 335; f. í óvit, to swoon, Nj. 210: the phrase, f. frá, to fall, die (frá-fall, death), Grág. i. 139, 401, Fms. iv. 230, vii. 275; f. í svefn, to fall asleep, Acts xx. 9.II. to flow, run, of water, stream, tide, etc.: of the tide, særinn féll út frá landi, ebbed, Clem. 47; féll þar sær fyrir hellismunnann, the sea rose higher than the cave’s mouth, Orkn. 428; síðan féll sjór at, the tide rose, Ld. 58; ok þá er út féll sjórinn, Þorf. Karl. 420; sjórinn féll svá skjótt á land, at skipin vóru öll á floti, Fms. iv. 65: also used of snow, rain, dew, Vsp. 19; snjó-fall, a fall of snow: of the ashes of a volcano, cp. ösku-fall, s. v. aska: of a breaker, to dash, menn undruðusk er boði féll í logni, þar sem engi maðr vissi ván til at fyrri hefði fallit, Orkn. 164: of a river, nema þar falli á sú er eigi gengr fé yfir, Grág. ii. 256; vötn þau er ór jöklum höfðu fallit, Eg. 133; á féll ( flowed) við skála Ásólfs, Landn. 50, A. A. 285; þeir sá þá ós (fors, Hb.) mikinn falla í sjóinn, Landn. 29, v. l., cp. Fms. i. 236; Markar-fljót féll í millum höfuð-ísa, Nj. 142; á fellr austan, Vsp. 42; falla forsar, 58; læk er féll meðal landa þeirra, Landn. 145: of sea water, sjár kolblár fellr at þeim, the ship took in water, Ld. 118, Mar. 98; svá at inn féll um söxin, that the tea rushed in at the stern, Sturl. iii. 66.2. to stream, of hair; hárit silki-bleikt er féll ( streamed) á herðar honum aptr, Fms. vii. 155.β. of clothes, drapery, Edda (Ht. 2) 121.III. to fall, of the wind; féll veðrit ok görði logn, the wind fell, Eg. 372; þá féll byrrinn, Eb. 8; ok fellr veðrit er þeir koma út at eyjum, Ld. 116; hón kvaðsk mundu ráða at veðrit félli eigi, Gullþ. 30; í því bili fellr andviðrit, Fbr. 67; þá féll af byrrinn, Fms. vi. 17.2. falla niðr, to fall, drop; mitt kvæði mun skjótt niðr f., my poem will soon be forgotten, Fms. vi. 198; mun þat (in the poem) aldri niðr f. meðan Norðrlönd eru bygð, 372; féll svá þeirra tal, their speech dropped, they left off talking, Fas. iii. 579; as a law term, to let a thing drop, lát niðr f., Fs. 182; féllu hálfar bætr niðr fyrir sakastaði þá er hann þótti á eiga, Nj. 166, 250, Band. 18; þat eitt fellr niðr, Grág. i. 398, Fms. vii. 137; falla í verði, to fall in price, etc.IV. to fail, be foiled, a law term; sá (viz. eiðr) fellr honum til útlegðar, i. e. if he fails in taking the oath he shall be liable to outlawry, N. G. L. i. 84 (eið-fall); en ef eiðr fellr, þá fari hann útlægr, K. Á. 214; fellr aldri sekt handa á milli, the fine is never cancelled, N. G. L. i. 345; f. á verkum sínum, to have been caught red-handed, to be justly slain, Eg. 736; vera fallinn at sókn, to fail in one’s suit, N. G. L. i. 166; hence metaph. fallin at frændum, failing, bereft of friends, Hðm. 5; fallinn frá minu máli, having given my case up, Sks. 554, 747; því dæmi ek fyrir dráp hans fallnar eignir ykkar, I sentence your estates to lie forfeited for his slaughter, Fs. 122; f. í konungs garð, to forfeit to the king’s treasury. Fms. iv. 227; reflex., ef honum fellsk þessor brigð, if his right of reclamation fails, Gþl. 300; ef menn fallask at því, if men fail in that, N. G. L. ii. 345; ef gerð fellsk, if the reparation comes to naught, id.; ef gerðar-menn láta fallask, if they fail to do their duty, id., cp. i. 133, 415; to fail, falter, in the phrase, e-m fallask hendr, the hands fail one; bliknaði hann ok féllusk honum hendr, Ó. H. 70; þá féllusk öllum Ásum orðtök ok svá hendr, their voice and hands alike failed them, Edda 37; en bóndum féllusk hendr, því á þeir höfðu þá engan foringja, Fms. vi. 281; féllusk þeim allar kveðjur er fyrir vóru, their greeting faltered, i. e. the greeting died on their lips, Nj. 140; vill sá eigi fallask fáta andsvör, he would not fail or falter in replying, Hkr. i. 260; féllskat saðr sviðri, her judgment did not fail, Am. 6.V. metaph., falla í villu, to fall into heresy, Ver. 47; f. í hórdóm, to fall into whoredom, Sks. 588; f. í vald e-s. to fall into one’s power, Ld. 166; f. í fullsælu, to drop ( come suddenly) into great wealth, Band. 31; f. í fullting við e-n, to fall a-helping one, to take one’s part, Grág. i. 24; lyktir falla á e-t, to come to a close, issue, Fms. ix. 292. xi. 326; f. á, to fall on, of misfortune, vide á-fall.2. falla undir e-n, to full to one’s lot, of inheritance, obligation; arfr fellr undir e-n. devolves upon one, Gþl. 215; f. frjáls á jörð to be free born, N. G. L. i. 32; f. ánanðigr á jörð, to be born a bondsman, Grág. ii. 192.3. falla við árar, to fall to at the oars, Fms. xi. 73, 103; Þorgeirr féll þá svá fast á árar (pulled, so bard), at af gengu báðir háirnir, Grett. 125 A; f. fram við árar, id., Fas. ii. 495 (in a verse).VI. to fall out, befall; ef auðna fellr til, if it so falls out by luck, Fms. iv. 148; ef auðna vildi til f. með þeim, xi. 267; litlu siðar fellr til fagrt leiði, a fair wind befell them, 426; alla hluti þá er til kunni f., Nj. 224; öll þingvíti er til f., all the fines that may fall in, be due, Gþl. 21; nema þörf falli til, unless a mishap befalls him, i. e. unless he be in a strait, 76; mér féll svá gæfusamliga, it befell me so luckily, Barl. 114; verðuliga er fallit á mik þetta tilfelli, this accident has justly befallen me, 115; sem sakir f. til, as the case falls, Eg. 89.2. to fall, be produced; þat (the iron) fellr í firði þeim er Ger heitir, Fas. iii. 240; þar fellr hveiti ok vín, 360.VII. impers. in the phrases, e-m fellr e-t þungt, létt, etc., a thing falls lightly, heavily upon, esp. of feeling; þetta mun yðr þungt f., it will fall heavily on you, Band. 18; felir þá keisaranum þyngra bardaginn, the battle fell out ill to ( turned against) the emperor, Fms. xi. 32; at oss mundi þungt f. þessi mál, Nj. 191.2. the phrases, e-m fellr e-t nær, it falls nigh to one, touches one nearly; svá fellr mér þetta nær um trega, Nj. 170; sjá einn var svá hlutr, at Njáli féll svá nær, at hana mátti aldri óklökvandi um tala, this one thing touched Njal so nearly, that he could never speak of it without tears, 171; mér fellr eigi firr en honum, it touches me no less than him, Blas. 41; henni féll meinit svá, nær, at …, the illness fell on her so sore, that …, Bs. i. 178; féll henni nær allt saman, she was much vexed by it all (of illness), 351; e-t fellr bágliga, hörmuliga etc. fyrir e-m, things fall out sadly for one. Vígl. 30, El. 15.B. Metaph. to fall in with, agree, fit, suit, Germ. gefallen:I. to please, suit; kvað sér þat vel falla til aftekta, said that it suited him well for drawing taxes from, Fb. ii. 122: en allt þat, er hann heyrði frá himnaguði, féll honum harla vel, pleased him very well, Fms. i. 133; honum féll vel í eyru lofsorð konungs, the king’s praise suited his ears well, tickled, pleased his fancy, Bret. 16: reflex., þat lof fellsk honum í eyru, 4; jarli fellsk þat vel í eyru, the earl was well pleased to hear it, Bjarn. 7.β. falla saman, to fall in with, comply, agree; en þó at eigi félli allt saman með þeim, though they did not agree in all, Bs. i. 723.γ. féllsk vel á með þeim, they loved one another, Fas. i. 49; féll vel á með þeim Styrkári, i. e. he and S. were on good terms, Fms. iii. 120.δ. honum féllsk þat vel í skap, it suited his mind well, pleased him, Fas. i. 364; féllsk hvárt öðru vel í geð, they agreed well, liked one another well, Band. 9; fallask á e-t, to like a thing; brátt kvartar að mér fellst ei á, Bb. 3. 23.2. to beseem, befit; heldr fellr þeim ( it befits them), at sýna öðrum með góðvilja, Str. 2.3. falla at e-u, to apply to, refer to; þetta eitt orð er at fellr eiðstafnum, Band. MS. 15 (Ed. 18 wrongly eiðrinn instead of eiðnum).4. the phrase ‘falla við’ in Luke vi. 36 (bótin af því hinu nýja fellr eigi við hið gamla) means to agree with; hence also viðfeldinn, agreeable:—but in the two passages to be cited falla við seems to be intended for falda við, to enfold; hvergi nema þar sem falli við akr eða eng, unless field or meadow be increased or improved, N. G. L. ii. 116; ekki má falla (qs. falda) við hamingju-leysi mitt, ‘tis impossible to add a fold to my bad luck, it cannot be worse than it is, Al. 110.II. part. fallinn; svá f., such-like, so framed; eitt lítið dýr er svá fallið, at …, a small animal is so framed, that …, Stj. 77; hví man hinn sami maðr svá fallinn, how can the same man be so framed? Fms. xi. 429:—in law phrases, such-like, as follows, svá fallinn vitnisburð, testimony as follows, Vm. 47; svo fallinn órskurð, dóm, etc., a decision, sentence … as follows, a standing phrase; þá leið fallinn, such, such-like (Germ. beschaffen), Stj. 154.2. fallinn vel, illa, etc., well, ill-disposed; hann var vænn maðr ok vel fallinn, Fms. xi. 422; þau vóru tröll bæði ok at öllu illa fallin, Bárð. 165; fitted, worthy, bezt til konungs fallinn, Fms. i. 58; ok er hann bezt til þess f. af þessum þremr, vi. 386; at hann væri betr til fallinn at deyja fyrir þá sök en faðir hans, that he more deserved to die than his father did, x. 3; Ólafr er betr til yfirmanns f. enn mínir synir, Ld. 84; margir eru betr til fallnir fararinnar, Ísl. ii. 327; Hallgerðr kvað hann sér vel fallinn til verkstjóra, Nj. 57; sá er til þess er f., Sks. 299; ‘worthy,’ 1 Cor. vi. 2.3. neut. fit; ok hætti þá er honum þótti fallit, when he thought fit, Fms. vi. 364; slík reip sem f. þykir, as seems needful, Sks. 420; væri þat vel fallit, at …, it would do well, to …, Fms. ii. 115; þat mun nú vel fallit, that will be right, that will do well, Nj. 145; kallaði vel til fallit, said it was quite right, Fms. xi. 321.4. of a thing, with dat. suited to one; eigi þyki mér þér sú ferð vel fallin, i. e. this journey will not do for thee, will not do thee good, Fms. vi. 200; cp. ó-fallit, unfit. -
5 hacerse
pron.v.1 to recede, to separate.2 to become, to enter into some new state or condition (llegar a ser).3 to accustom oneself (acostumbrarse).Hacerse de miel, to treat one gently, not to be very severe. Hacerse con alg or de algo, to acquire, to attain; to purchase anything which is wantingHacerse memorable to become memorable, famous, notorious, etc. Hacerse añicos, to take great pains in doing anythingHacerse chiquito to pretend to be modest; to conceal one's knowledgeTodavía no se ha hecho, it still has not been done. Hacer cortesía (mutuamente), to exchange courtesiesHacerse grande to grow tall, to get tall* * *1 (volverse) to become, get2 (crecer) to grow3 (acostumbrarse) to get used (a, to), become accustomed (a, to)4 (resultar) to become, go on, seem■ la película se hizo muy larga the film went on too long, I found the film too long5 (simular) to pretend6 (mandar hacer) to have made, have done* * *1) to become2) get3) pretend, play* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=realizar, crear)hacerse algo — [uno mismo] to make o.s. sth; [otra persona] to have sth made
¿os hicisteis muchas fotos? — did you take a lot of photos?
idea 1), nudo II, 1)•
hacerse pipí — to wet o.s.2) (=cocinarse)3) + infina) (=conseguir)b) (=mandar)4) (=reflexivo)5) [recíproco]6) (=llegar a ser)a) + sustantivo to becomeb) + adjesto se está haciendo pesado — this is getting o becoming tedious
7) (=parecer)se me hizo largo/pesado el viaje — the journey felt long/boring
se me hace que... — esp LAm it seems to me that..., I get the impression that...
se me hace que nos están engañando — it seems to me that o I get the impression that we're being deceived
8) * (=fingirse)9) (=moverse)•
hazte para allá, que me siente — move up that way a bit so I can sit down10) [seguido de preposición]hacerse a (=acostumbrarse) to get used tohacerse con [+ información] to get hold of; [+ ciudad, fortaleza] to take¿te has hecho ya a levantarte temprano? — have you got used to getting up early yet?
* * *(v.) = grow up to be, grow up intoEx. Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.* * *(v.) = grow up to be, grow up intoEx: Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.
Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.* * *
■hacerse verbo reflexivo
1 (convertirse) to become, grow
hacerse mayor, to grow old
se hizo monja, she became a nun
2 (simular) to pretend: me vio, pero se hizo el despistado, he saw me, but pretended he hadn't
hacerse el sordo, to turn a deaf ear 3 hacerse con, (conseguir) to get hold of
4 (acostumbrarse) to get used [a, to]: enseguida me hice a dormir sola, I soon got used to sleeping alone
me tengo que hacer a la idea, I've got to get used to the idea
' hacerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adueñarse
- agenciarse
- arrumaco
- asegurarse
- boca
- cargar
- cargo
- comprometerse
- curar
- dueña
- dueño
- eco
- idea
- ilusión
- ladearse
- lío
- loca
- loco
- lograr
- mar
- oro
- ovillo
- permanente
- remolón
- remolona
- rogar
- sorda
- sordo
- sueca
- sueco
- suplantar
- taco
- tonta
- tonto
- agujero
- América
- amigo
- análisis
- ánimo
- añicos
- bola
- caca
- camote
- cirugía
- cocer
- competencia
- comprender
- confiar
- control
- correr
English:
appear
- become
- befriend
- break
- break up
- charge
- come
- cook
- corner
- daydream
- deepen
- delude
- drag on
- endear
- evidence
- fall
- fiendish
- get on
- get through
- get-rich-quick
- grow
- grow up
- hard
- impersonate
- join
- kid
- masquerade
- materialize
- move along
- muddle
- part
- part with
- piece
- play
- pose
- possum
- power
- pretend
- pull over
- put out
- run
- sail
- sea
- seize
- shatter
- shoeshine
- sidestep
- smash
- stage
- stake
* * *vpr1. [convertirse en] to become;hacerse musulmán to become a Muslim;se hizo hombre he became a man;hacerse viejo to grow old;hacerse del Universitario to sign for o join Universitario2. [guisarse, cocerse] to cook;el pavo se está haciendo the turkey's in the oveny se hizo la luz [cita bíblica] and there was light4. [resultar] + adj to get;se hace muy pesado it gets very tedious;se me ha hecho muy corto el viaje the journey seemed very short;la clase se me ha hecho eterna the class seemed to go on foreverse hizo un corte en la mano she cut her hand6. [fabricarse] + nombre to make oneself;me hice un vestido [yo mismo] I made myself a dress;[la modista] I had a dress made;se han hecho una casa al lado del mar they've built (themselves) a house by the seacon lo que me has dicho ya me hago una idea de cómo es la escuela from what you've told me I've got a pretty good idea of what the school is like;no me hago una idea de cómo debió ser I can't imagine what it must have been like9. [mostrarse] + "el" + adjse hace el gracioso/el simpático he acts the comedian/the nice guy;hacerse el distraído to pretend to be miles away;¿eres tonto o te lo haces? are you stupid or are you just pretending to be?10.hacerse a [acostumbrarse a] [m5] no consiguió hacerse a la comida británica she couldn't get used to British food;no me hago a su forma de trabajar I can't get used to the way they work;hacerse a una idea to get used to an idea;hazte a la idea de que no vamos a poder ir de vacaciones you'd better start getting used to the idea that we won't be able to go on holiday[vehículo] to pull over12.se hizo con el control de la empresa he took control of the company13. [referido a necesidades fisiológicas][excremento] the baby has dirtied his Br nappy o US diaper; Famel bebé se ha hecho encima [orina] the baby has wet himself;el bebé se ha hecho pipí the baby's wet himselftengo que hacerme de unas llaves para poder entrar I need to get hold of some keys to get in;se hizo de un diploma y salió a buscarse la vida she got herself a qualification and set out to make her fortune;nos hicimos de algo de comida y pasamos el día en el campo we got some food together and spent the day in the country¿y tu prima? ¿qué se hizo? [corto plazo] where has your cousin got to?;[largo plazo] whatever happened to that cousin of yours?17. Am Fam [salir bien]precisaba una beca y por suerte se le hizo she needed a scholarship and luckily she got one;después de años, se me hizo, gané la grande after waiting for years, at last it happened for me, I got the big one18. Méx, RP Fam [creer]¿llegará Pedro? – se me hace que no do you think Pedro will come? – I don't think so* * *v/r2 ( cocinarse) cook3 ( convertirse, volverse) get, become;hacerse viejo get old;hacerse de noche get dark;se hace tarde it’s getting late;¿qué se hizo de aquello? what happened with that?4:hacerse el sordo/el tonto pretend to be deaf/stupid5:hacerse a algo get used to sth6:hacerse con algo get hold of sth* * *vr1) : to become2) : to pretend, to act, to playhacerse el tonto: to play dumb3) : to seemel examen se me hizo difícil: the exam seemed difficult to me4) : to get, to growse hace tarde: it's growing late* * *hacerse vb2. (volverse + adjetivo) to get3. (fingir) to pretend to be4. (parecer) to seem5. (conseguir) to get¿dónde te has hecho con esa camiseta? where did you get that T shirt?7. (acostumbrarse) to get used to8. (apartarse) to move
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