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  • 1 make

    A n ( brand) marque f ; what make is your car? de quelle marque est ta voiture? ; what make of computer is it? quelle est la marque de cet ordinateur?
    B vtr ( prét, pp made)
    1 ( create) faire [dress, cake, coffee, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise] ; to make the bed faire le lit ; to make a rule établir une règle ; to make the law faire or édicter fml les lois ; to make sth from faire qch avec ; wine is made from grapes le vin se fait avec du raisin ; to make sth for sb, to make sb sth faire qch pour qn ; to be made for sb être fait pour qn ; to be made for each other être fait l'un pour l'autre ; to make room/the time for sth trouver de la place/du temps pour qch ; to make sth out of faire qch en ; what is it made (out) of? en quoi est-ce fait? ; it's made (out) of gold c'est en or ; to see what sb is made of voir de quoi est fait qn ; let's see what he's made of voyons de quoi il est fait ; show them what you're made of! montre-leur de quel bois tu te chauffes ! ; to be as clever as they make them être malin comme pas un ; to make A into B faire B à partir de A ; to make fruit into jam faire de la confiture à partir des fruits ; to make a house into apartments transformer une maison en appartements ; made in France/by Macron fabriqué en France/par Macron ; God made man Dieu a créé l'homme ;
    2 (cause to be or become, render) se faire [friends, enemies] ; to make sb happy/jealous/popular rendre qn heureux/jaloux/populaire ; to make sb hungry/thirsty donner faim/soif à qn ; to make oneself available/ill se rendre disponible/malade ; to make oneself heard/understood se faire entendre/comprendre ; to make sth bigger agrandir qch ; to make sth better améliorer qch ; to make sth worse aggraver qch [problem, situation] ; to make sb's cold better soulager le rhume de qn ; to make exams easier, to make passing exams easier, to make it easier to pass exams faciliter les examens ; to make it easy/possible to do [person] faire en sorte qu'il soit facile/possible de faire ; that made it easy for me to leave cela a facilité mon départ ;
    3 ( cause to do) to make sb cry/jump/think faire pleurer/sursauter/réfléchir qn ; I made her smile je l'ai fait sourire ; to make sb do sth faire faire qch à qn ; I made her forget her problems/lose patience je lui ai fait oublier ses problèmes/perdre patience ; it makes me look fat/old ça me grossit/vieillit ; it makes me look ill ça me donne l'air malade ; to make sth do faire que qch fasse ; to make sth happen faire que qch se produise ; to make the story end happily faire en sorte que l'histoire se termine bien ; to make sth work [person] réussir à faire marcher qch [machine etc] ; to make sth grow/burn [person] réussir à faire pousser/brûler qch ; [chemical, product] faire pousser/brûler qch ; it makes your face look rounder ça fait paraître ton visage plus rond ; it makes her voice sound funny cela lui donne une drôle de voix ;
    4 (force, compel) to make sb do obliger qn à faire ; they made me (do it) ils m'ont obligé, ils m'ont forcé, ils m'y ont forcé ; to be made to do être obligé or forcé de faire ; he must be made to cooperate il faut qu'il coopère ; to make sb wait/talk faire attendre/parler qn ;
    5 ( turn into) to make sb sth, to make sth of sb faire de qn qch ; it's been made into a film on en a fait or tiré un film ; to make sb a star faire de qn une vedette ; we made him treasurer on l'a fait trésorier ; we made Tom treasurer on a choisi Tom comme trésorier ; to be made president for life être fait président à vie ; to make sb one's assistant faire de qn son adjoint ; to make a soldier/a monster of sb faire de qn un soldat/un monstre ; it'll make a man of you hum ça fera de toi un homme ; he'll never make a teacher il ne fera jamais un bon professeur ; she'll make a good politician elle fera une fine politicienne ; to make sb a good husband être un bon mari pour qn ; to make sth sth, to make sth of sth faire de qch qch ; to make a habit/a success/ an issue of sth faire de qch une habitude/une réussite/une affaire ; do you want to make something of it? ( threatening) tu veux vraiment qu'on en discute? ; to make too much of sth faire tout un plat de qch ; that will make a good shelter/a good tablecloth cela fera un bon abri/une bonne nappe ;
    6 (add up to, amount to) faire ; three and three make six trois et trois font six ; how much does that make? ça fait combien? ; that makes ten altogether ça fait dix en tout ; that makes five times he's called ça fait cinq fois qu'il appelle ;
    7 ( earn) gagner [salary, amount] ; to make £300 a week gagner 300 livres sterling par semaine ; he makes more in a week than I make in a month il gagne plus en une semaine que je ne gagne en un mois ; how much ou what do you think she makes? combien crois-tu qu'elle gagne? ; to make a living gagner sa vie ; to make a profit réaliser des bénéfices ; to make a loss subir des pertes ;
    8 (reach, achieve) arriver jusqu'à [place, position] ; atteindre [ranking, level] ; faire [speed, distance] ; to make the camp before dark arriver au or atteindre le camp avant la nuit ; to make the six o'clock train attraper le train de six heures ; we'll never make it nous n'y arriverons jamais ; to make the first team entrer dans la première équipe ; to make the charts entrer au hit-parade ; to make the front page of faire la une de [newspaper] ; to make six spades ( in bridge) faire six piques ; to make 295 ( in cricket) faire or marquer 295 ;
    9 (estimate, say) I make it about 30 kilometres je dirais 30 kilomètres environ ; I make the profit £50 les bénéfices doivent s'élever à 50 livres sterling ; I make it five o'clock il est cinq heures à ma montre ; what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu? ; what do you make the distance (to be)? quelle est la distance à ton avis? ; let's make it six o'clock/five dollars disons six heures/cinq dollars ; can we make it a bit later? peut-on dire un peu plus tard? ; what do you make of it? qu'en dis-tu? ; what does she make of him? qu'est-ce qu'elle pense or dit de lui? ; I don't know what to make of it je ne sais quoi en penser ; I can't make anything of it je n'y comprends rien ;
    10 ( cause success of) assurer la réussite de [holiday, day] ; a good wine can make a meal un bon vin peut assurer la réussite d'un repas ; it really makes the room [feature, colour] ça rend bien ; that interview made her career as a journalist cette interview lui a permis de faire carrière dans le journalisme ; it really made my day ça m'a rendu heureux pour la journée ; ‘go ahead, make my day!’ iron ‘allez, vas-y!’ ; to make or break sb/sth décider de l'avenir de qn/qch ;
    11 ( have sex with) se faire [woman] ;
    12 sout ( eat) prendre [meal] ;
    13 Elec fermer [circuit] ;
    14 Games ( shuffle) battre [cards] ;
    15 Games ( win) to make a trick faire une levée.
    C vi ( prét, pp made)
    1 ( act) to make as if to do faire comme si on allait faire ; she made as if to kiss him elle a fait comme si elle allait l'embrasser ; he made like he was injured il a fait semblant d'être blessé ;
    3 ( shuffle cards) battre.
    to be on the make ( for profit) avoir les dents longues ; ( for sex) être en chasse ; to make it (in career, life) y arriver ; (to party, meeting) réussir à venir ; ( be on time for train etc) y être ; ( have sex) s'envoyer en l'air (with avec) ; I'm afraid I can't make it malheureusement je ne peux pas y aller ; if they don't make it by 10pm s'ils n'arrivent pas avant 10h.
    make after [sb] poursuivre.
    make at:
    make at [sb] attaquer (with avec).
    make do:
    make do faire avec ; to make do with se contenter de qch ;
    make [sth] do se contenter de.
    make for:
    make for [sth]
    1 ( head for) se diriger vers [door, town, home] ;
    2 ( help create) permettre, assurer [easy life, happy marriage] ;
    make for [sb]
    1 ( attack) se jeter sur ;
    2 ( approach) se diriger vers.
    make good:
    make good réussir ; a poor boy made good un garçon pauvre qui a réussi ;
    make good [sth]
    1 ( make up for) réparer [damage, omission, loss] ; rattraper [lost time] ; combler [deficit, shortfall] ;
    2 ( keep) tenir [promise].
    make off filer ; to make off across the fields/towards the town s'enfuir à travers les champs/vers la ville ; to make off with sth/sb se tirer avec qch/qn.
    make out:
    1 ( manage) s'en tirer ; how are you making out? comment ça marche ? ;
    2 US ( grope) se peloter ;
    3 ( claim) affirmer (that que) ; he's not as stupid as he makes out il n'est pas aussi bête qu'il (le) prétend ;
    make out [sth], make [sth] out
    1 (see, distinguish) distinguer [shape, writing] ;
    2 ( claim) to make sth out to be prétendre que qch est ;
    3 (understand, work out) comprendre [puzzle, mystery, character] ; to make out if or whether comprendre si ; I can't make him out je n'arrive pas à le comprendre ;
    4 ( write out) faire, rédiger [cheque, will, list] ; to make out a cheque GB ou check US to sb faire un chèque à qn, signer un chèque à l'ordre de qn ; it is made out to X il est à l'ordre de X ; who shall I make the cheque out to? à quel ordre dois-je faire le chèque? ;
    5 ( expound) to make out a case for sth argumenter en faveur de qch ;
    make oneself out to be prétendre être [rich, brilliant] ; faire semblant d'être [stupid, incompetent].
    make over:
    make over [sth], make [sth] over
    1 ( transform) transformer [building, appearance] (into en) ;
    2 ( transfer) céder [property] (to à).
    make towards [sth/sb] se diriger vers.
    make up:
    make up
    1 ( put make-up on) to make oneself up se maquiller ;
    2 ( after quarrel) se réconcilier (with avec) ;
    3 to make up for ( compensate for) rattraper [lost time, lost sleep, missed meal, delay] ; combler [financial loss, deficit] ; compenser [personal loss, bereavement] ;
    4 to make up to faire de la lèche à [boss, person] ;
    make up [sth], make [sth] up
    1 ( invent) inventer [excuse, story] ; you're making it up! tu inventes! ; to make sth up as one goes along inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;
    2 ( prepare) faire [parcel, bundle, garment, road surface, bed] ; préparer [prescription] ; composer [type] ; she had the fabric made up into a jacket elle s'est fait faire une veste avec le tissu ;
    3 ( constitute) faire [whole, personality, society] ; to be made up of être fait or composé de ; to make up 10% of constituer 10% de ;
    4 ( compensate for) rattraper [loss, time] ; combler [deficit, shortfall] ; to make the total up to £1,000 compléter la somme pour faire 1 000 livres au total ;
    5 ( put make-up on) maquiller [person, face, eyes] ;
    6 ( stoke up) alimenter, s'occuper de [fire] ;
    7 to make it up ( make friends) se réconcilier (with avec) ; I'll make it up to you somehow ( when at fault) j'essaierai de me faire pardonner ; ( when not at fault) je vais trouver quelque chose pour compenser.
    make with :
    make with [sth] US ( hurry and bring) se dépêcher d'apporter ;
    make it with [sb] se faire .

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  • 2 make

    1. I
    the ebb was making начинался отлив; the tide making we weighed anchor во время прилива мы бросили якорь
    2. II
    1) make in some manner this toy makes easily эту игрушку легко сделать: hay ought to make well [in this drying breeze] [на таком сухом ветерке] сено должно хорошо просушиться /сохнуть/
    2) make somewhere make upstream (downstream) идти /плыть/ вверх (вниз) по течению
    3) make in some manner the tide is making fast вода быстро прибывает; winter is making earnestly наступает настоящая зима
    4) make in some manner make well (poorly, etc.) хорошо и т. д. зарабатывать; he always makes pretty handsomely он всегда недурно зарабатывает
    3. III
    1) make smth. make machines (tools, paper, chairs, hats, etc.) делать /производить/ машины и т. д., make bricks делать /обжигать/ кирпичи; make a boat (a bridge, a house, a road, etc.) (подстроить лодку и т. д.: make a dress (a coat, a blouse, etc.) делать /шить/ платье и т. д.; make a film снимать фильм: make lunch (jelly, a good supper, etc.) делать /готовить/ завтрак и т. д., make coffee варить кофе; make tea заварить чай; make bread (ис-)печь хлеб; make a garden (a park, flower-beds, etc.) разбивать сад и т. д.; make hay косить траву: make a path делать /прокладывать/ дорожку: where will they make a camp? где они раскинут /разобьют/ лагерь?; make beds стелить /заправлять/ постели; make a fire разжигать камин или раскладывать костер; make nests вить гнезда; beavers make their holes бобры роют норы
    2) make smth. make one's reputation (one's name) создать себе репутацию (имя); make smb.'s character формировать чей-л. характер; make one's own life строить свой собственную жизнь, самостоятельно строить свой жизнь; make haste торопиться; make progress делать успехи; make preparations делать приготовления; make plans разрабатывать / вынашивать/ планы; he is making plans to go away он собирается /намеревается/ уехать; who made this ridiculous rule? кто придумал это глупое правило?; make war вести войну, воевать; are they willing to make peace? a) они согласны заключить мир?; б) они готовы примириться? || make a stand занимать принципиальную позицию: make love а) ухаживать; говорить ласковые слова; б) ласкать, заниматься любовью
    3) make smb., smth. one big deal made the young man молодой человек добился успеха благодаря лишь всего одной крупной сделке; hard work made him он добился успеха упорным трудом; wars made and unmade this country эта страна возвеличилась благодаря войнам, и они же привели ее к гибели; industry has made Manchester Манчестер превратился в важный центр благодаря развитию промышленности
    4) make smth. make trouble (a fuss, a mess, etc.) создавать неприятности и т. д.; he made a terrible to-do он устроил ужасный скандал; don't make noise не делай шума, не шуми; make a change (a disturbance, a panic, etc.) вызывать изменение и т. д., make mischief а) наносить вред; б) шалить, безобразничать; this makes a great difference это совсем другое дело; it makes no difference это ничего не меняет. это все равно; make a great hit coll. иметь огромный успех
    5) make smth. make eighty miles (five kilometres, etc.) сделать / пройти/ восемьдесят миль и т. д.; make twenty knots идти со скоростью двадцать узлов; make good time а) идти /двигаться/ с хорошей скоростью; б) sport. показать хорошее время
    6) make smth. соll. make port (harbour, home, land, one's destination, etc.) добираться до /достигать/ порта и т. д., he's tired out, he'll never make the summit он уже выдохся, ему ни за что не добраться до вершины; make the tram (the bus, the next flight, etc.) успевать на /поймать/ трамвай и т. д.; I had hoped to get to the meeting but I found at the last minute that I couldn't make it я надеялся попасть на собрание, но в последнюю минуту понял, что не успею
    7) make smth. make good grades получать хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score получить больше всего очков; who made the score? кто выиграл /победил/?; I doubt whether he will make much сомневаюсь, чтобы он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он многого добьется; those plants will not make much, the soil is too poor эти растения не пойдут /не будут хорошо расти/, здесь плохая почва; do you think a table this wide can make the doorway? вы думаете такой ширины стол пройдет в дверь?; make the team (the best-seller list, the first ten, etc.) попасть в команду и т. д.; this news made the front page это известие поместили на первой полосе [газеты] || make it добиться успеха; make one's point доказать свою течку зрения; has he made his point? понятно, что он хотел сказать?
    8) make smth. make a good salary (three pounds a week, a profit, etc.) получать хорошее жалованье и т. д.; make a living зарабатывать на жизнь; make money а) зарабатывать деньги; б) разбогатеть; make a fortune приобрести состояние; make a loss потерпеть /понести/ убыток; make smb. make friends приобрести /завеете/ друзей; make enemies нажить врагов
    9) make smth. one hundred pence make a pound сто пенсов составляют фунт; twelve inches make one foot в одном футе двенадцать дюймов; that makes 40 cents you owe me итак, ты мне должен сорок центов; this made his tenth novel это был уже его десятый роман; how many people make a quorum? сколько человек требуется /необходимо/ для кворума?; how many players make а, football team? сколько человек в футбольной команде?; will you make one of the party? не составите ли вы нам компанию?, не присоединитесь ли вы к нам?; "mouse" makes "mice" in the plural множественное число от "mouse" - "mice"
    10) make smth. make a will (a deal of transfer, a promissory note, a bill of exchange, etc.) составлять завещание и т. д.; make a list составлять список; make a report написать отчет, подготовить доклад; make a contract (a bargain, an agreement, etc.) заключать /подписывать/ контракт и т. д.
    11) semiaux make smth. make a stop остановиться, сделать остановку; make a landing сделать посадку; make a pause сделать паузу; make a move а) стронуться с места, двинуться; it's ten o'clock, it's time we made a move уже десять часов, нам пора двигаться / отправляться/; don't make a move! ни с места!, не двигаться!; б) сделать ход; make a start начать; make a good start положить хорошее начало; make an early start рано отправиться в путь; make a jump прыгнуть; make a sign сделать /подать/ знак; make a bow поклониться; make a curtsey сделать книксен; make a call а) нанести короткий визит; I have to make a few calls мне надо забежать в несколько мест: б) позвонить по телефону; let me make a call first разрешите мне сначала позвонить по телефону; make a trip совершать /предпринимать/ поездку; make a speech произнести речь, выступить с речью; make an offer proposition/ внести предложение, предложить; make a proposal сделать предложение, предложить выйти замуж; make an answer reply/ дать ответ, ответить; make a denial отклонять; опровергать, помещать опровержение; make a joke отпустить шутку; make a complaint (по)жаловаться; make a vow дать клятву, поклясться; make a choice выбирать, делать выбор; make a mistake сделать /допустить/ ошибку, ошибиться; make inquiries наводить справки; make a sacrifice приносить жертву, жертвовать; make room /place/ подвинуться, освободить место; make way освободить дорогу /путь/, отойти в сторону; make a face скорчить рожу, гримасничать
    12) aux make smb. make a lawyer (a good teacher, a bad farmer, a waiter, an excellent husband, etc.) быть хорошим юристом и т. д., he makes a good carpenter он хороший плотник: he made a very poor musician из него получился очень плохой музыкант; one good verse doesn't make a poet одно хорошее стихотворение еще не дает права называться поэтом; he and his cousin would make a handsome couple он и его кузина составляют прекрасную пару; make smth. cold tea makes an excellent drink холодный чай make прекрасный напиток; dry wood makes a good fire сухое дерево хорошо горит; that makes a good answer! вот хороший ответ!; this makes no sense в этом нет никакого смысла; это бессмысленно; these plays (their letters to each other, etc.) make pleasant reading эти пьесы и т. д. приятно читать; his adventures make all exciting story рассказ о его приключениях слушаешь с волнением
    4. IV
    1) make smth. in some manner make smth. quickly (eventually, inevitably, unhesitatingly, etc.) делать что-л. быстро и т. д.; make smth. lawfully (scientifically. delicately, persistently, etc.) делать /осуществлять/ что-л. на законных основаниях и т. д.
    2) make some distance in some time make 200 miles an hour (ten miles a day, etc.) делать двести миль в час и т. д.; we made only three miles that day в тот день мы прошли /проделали/ только три мили; some airplanes can make over 500 miles an hour скорость некоторых самолетов превышает пятьсот миль в час
    3) make smth. at some time he will never make much он никогда не добьется успеха
    4) make sonic money in some time make L 2000 a year зарабатывать /получать/ две тысячи фунтов в год; how much money do you make a week (a month, a year, etc.)? сколько [денег] вы получаете /зарабатываете/ в неделю и т. д.?
    5. V
    1) make smb. smth. make him a new toy (her a dress, the children a swing in the garden, etc.) сделать ему /для него/ новую игрушку и т. д., make her a cup of tea приготовь /подай/ ей чашку чаю
    2) make smth. smth. make it a rule взять [что-л.] за правило; he made it a rule to get up early он взял себе за правило рано вставать; make it one's business считать это своим делом; don't make cheating a practice не привыкай обманывать; he made a certificate his object он поставил себе целью получить диплом
    3) make smb. smb. make smb. one's heir (him king, a page knight, him a teacher, etc.) сделать кого-л. своим наследником и т. д., make a priest a bishop возвести священника в сан епископа; make smb. a judge (one's spokesman, one's special envoy, etc.) назначать кого-л. судьей и т. д., they made him chairman его выбрали председателем; make a colonel general присвоить /дать/ полковнику звание генерала; произвести полковника в генералы; make smb. a duke (a peer, etc.) дать /пожаловать/ кому-л. титул герцога и т. д., he intended to make his son a barrister (a soldier, a carpenter, etc.) он хотел, чтобы его сын стал адвокатом и т. д.; he made her his wife он сделал ее своей женой, он женился на ней; make smb. prisoner взять кого-л. в плен; make oneself a martyr сделать из себя мученика, пойти на муки; make this character an important person (Hamlet a figure of tragic indecision, Shylock a tragic figure, her a figure of fun, etc.) делать из этого персонажа значительную личность и т. д.
    4) make smth. smth. add one more egg and make it a round dozen прибавь еще одно яйцо, и будет /получится/ дюжина
    5) make it smth. shall we make it Tuesday? договоримся на вторник?; can you come at six? - make it half past вы можете прийти в шесть? - Лучше условимся на половину седьмого; I shall make it tomorrow я договорись на завтра
    6) make smth. smth. make the distance about 70 miles полагать /считать/, что расстояние равно примерно семидесяти милям; I make the total about L 50 по-моему, общая сумма составит фунтов пятьдесят; how large do you make the crowd? как вы думаете, сколько в этой толпе человек?; what do you make the time? сколько, по-вашему, сейчас времени?; what time do you make it? - I make it half past four сколько сейчас времени, по-вашему? - Мне кажется, что сейчас примерно половина пятого
    7) semiaux make smb. smth. make smb. an offer (one or two attractive proposals, a bid for the antique table, etc.) сделать кому-л. какое-л. предложение и т. д.; I made her a present of the vase я подарил ей эту вазу; he made me a sign он сделал /подал/ мне знак; she made him a face она скорчила ему рожу
    8) 0 make smb. smb. she will make him a good wife (a good mother, a loyal friend, etc.) она будет ему хорошей женой и т. д.; make smb. smth. this cloth will make me a good suit из этого отреза мне выйдет хороший костюм
    6. VI
    1) make smb., smth. be of some nudity his upbringing made him selfish воспитание сделало его эгоистом; her eyes made her beautiful глаза делали ее прекрасной; he was trying to make himself agreeable он старался быть приятным; we shall try to make your stay here agreeable мы постараемся [сделать так], чтобы ваш визит сюда доставил вам удовольствие; make oneself responsible взять на себя ответственность; make children immune against this disease создать /выработать/ у детей иммунитет против /к/ этой болезни; this portrait makes him too old на портрете он выглядит гораздо старше [, чем он есть на самом деле]; this opera made him immortal эта опера принесла ему бессмертие; make his novels (the song, this new theory, the actress, etc.) popular (famous) сделать его романы и т. д. популярными, создать /принести/ популярность (славу) его романам и т. д.; don't stand about doing nothing - make yourself useful не стойте без дела, помогите [нам]; you've made my nose too big вы нарисовали мне слишком большей нос; make smb., smth. be in some state make smb. happy (rich, poor, etc.) сделать кого-л. счастливым и т. д., make the prisoners free освободить заключенных; make oneself comfortable удобно устроиться; they are coming, make yourselves ready они приближаются, будьте готовы; she is seeing it for the first time, we must make her ready такое она увидит впервые, надо ее подготовить; make smb. angry рассердить кого-л.; her answers made him furious ее ответы взбесили его: make smb. sick a) вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; what made you sick? отчего вам стало плохо?; б) coll. раздражать кого-л.: your questions make me sick мне надоели ваши вопросы, меня тошнит от ваших вопросов; hot weather makes some people sleepy в жару некоторых людей клонит ко сну; it will make you ridiculous in their eyes это выставит вас в смешном свете в их глазах; make it flat сплющить что-л. || make it worth smb.'s while компенсировать кому-л. что-л.; if you help me with this job I'll make it worth your while если вы поможете мне в этом [деле], я в долгу не останусь / вы не будете внакладе/: make oneself (one's point) clear ясно излагать свои мысли (аргументы)
    2) make smb. be in some state what makes you so late? что вас так задержало?, отчего вы так опоздали?; it made her more careful после этого она стала осторожнее
    7. VII
    1) make smb., smth. do smth. make smb. stop (go, laugh, cry, sign a statement, repeat a story, fall asleep, etc.) заставить кого-л. остановиться и т. д.: they made me feel ashamed они меня смутили; make smb. understand а) заставить кого-л. понять; б) дать кому-л. понять; don't make me do it не вынуждай меня это делать / к этому/; I can make him believe anything I choose я могу убедить его в чем угодно; it makes me think you are right это убеждает меня в вашей правоте; I can't make anyone hear не могу достучаться или дозваться, дозвониться к кому-л.; make an engine start завести мотор; make the kettle boil вскипятить чайник; make water boil довести воду до кипения; I can't make the fire burn никак не могу разжечь костер или развести огонь; what makes the grass grow so quickly? отчего трава растет так быстро?; the wind made the bells ring колокольчики звенели на ветру: onions make our eyes smart от лука [у нас] щиплет глаза; his account made our hair stand on end от его рассказа у нас волосы встали дыбом || make smth. do обходиться чем-л.: there is not much money but I'll make it do денег немного, но я постараюсь, чтобы их хватило; I shall have to make this coat do for a bit longer придется еще немного походить в старом пальто id make both ends meet сводить концы с концами
    2) make smb. do smth. most of the chronicles make the king die in 1026 согласно большинству хроник король умер в тысяча двадцать шестом году; some scholars make Homer come from one city, others from another ученые спорят о месте рождения Гомера
    8. IX
    make smth., smb. done make the results (the news, his arrival, the invention, etc.) known обнародовать результаты и т. д., сообщить о результатах и т. д., make smth. felt сделать что-л. ощутимым; make oneself known а) назвать себя; б) заставить о себе говорить, заявить о себе, добиться известности; make him known to my father познакомить его с моим отцом, представить его моему отцу; make oneself understood ясно изъясняться; сан you make yourself understood in English? вас понимают, когда вы говорите по-английски?; he couldn't make himself /his voice/ heard above the noise of the traffic он не мог перекричать уличный шум, его не было слышно из-за уличного шума; we must make him respected необходимо вызвать к нему уважение /заставить людей уважать его/
    9. XI
    1) be made somewhere be made in England (in France, etc.) производиться /выпускаться/ в Англии и т. д. ; made in USSR сделано в СССР; be made in a factory производиться /делаться/ на фабрике; be made of (with, from, into) smth. be made of wood (of silk, of plastic, etc.) быть [сделанным] из дерева и т. д., this cloth is made of cotton эта ткань делается из хлопка; what is this made of? из чего это сделано?; а bow is made of stick and string лук делается из палки и бечевки; cheese is made from milk (cereal is made from grain, rubber is made from sap, etc.) сыр делают из молока и т. д., gas is made from coal газ производят из каменного угля; wool is made into cloth из шерсти делают /ткут/ ткань; grapes are made into raisins из винограда сушат изюм; the skin of the walrus is made into leather из шкуры моржа выделывают кожу; their food is always made with garlic в пищу они всегда добавляют чеснок; I like my coffee made with milk я люблю кофе [приготовленный] с молоком; be made for smb., smth. these houses are made for our workers эти дома построены для наших рабочих; this hat was made for you эту шляпку сделали [специально] для вас; this car is made for speed эти автомашины производятся специально для скоростной езды; be made with /by/ smth. this can be made with a knife это можно сделать ножом; this tool is made by a very intricate process изготовление этого инструмента сопряжено с большими сложностями; this thing is made by hand (by machinery) эту вещь делают вручную (на машине); be made by smb., smth. this was made by my friend это сделал (построил, создал и т. п.) мой друг; these experiments are made by robots эти опыты выполняют роботы; this grotto was not made by nature, it was made by man это не естественный грот, он создан человеком || be made to order (to measure) быть сделанным /сшитым/ на заказ; all his clothes are made to order он шьет все свои вещи [у портного], он делает все свои вещи на заказ id be made of different stuff быть совсем другим человеком, make быть сделанным из другого теста; let them all see what you are made of пусть все видят, что ты за человек /чего ты стоишь/; а first-class job was made of his house его дом прекрасно отремонтировали
    2) be made the decision is made решение вынесено; be made at some time unless a move is made very soon, it will be too late если в ближайшее время что-либо не сделают, будет слишком поздно; be made by smb. the first move was made by my brother первый шаг сделал мой брат; be made of smth. effective use was made of this money эти деньги были потрачены с пользой; be made for smth. these rules were made for a special purpose эти правила были составлены с особой целью; be made to do smth. the regulations were made to protect children эти правила созданы /выработаны/ для защиты детей || note should be made следует обратить внимание; а careful note should be made of what he says нужно внимательно отнестись /прислушаться/ к тому, что он говорит
    3) be made smb. he was made commander-in-chief (general manager, president of the club, a judge, etc.) его назначили главнокомандующим и т. д., he was made an officer его произвели в офицеры; he was made a knight он был посвящен в рыцари; he was made prisoner его взяли в плен; be made by smb., smth. the recommendation was made by the committee эта рекомендация была предложена комиссией; the writer was made by his first book с первой же книги его признали настоящим писателем; be made for smb. they are made for each other они созданы друг для друга
    4) be made to be of some state be made known придать гласность; the results are to be made known on application результаты сообщают, если подано соответствующее заявление; the full story was never made public все подробности этой истории так и не стали достоянием общественности; be made about smth., smb. much fuss has been made about it (about the affair, about her, etc.) вокруг этого и т. д. была поднята большая шумиха; be made to do smth. the pupil was made to write his biography (to speak up, to stay after lessons, etc.) ученика заставили написать свою биографию и т. д.; the crowd was made to disperse толпу разогнали; these two statements cannot be made to agree эти два заявления противоречат друг другу
    5) be made on (out of, by, etc.) smth. how much will be made on the business? какой доход будет получен от этого предприятия /даст это предприятие/?; а good deal of capital will be made out of this это принесет солидный капитал: I have по desire for money that has been made by dishonest means я не хочу брать деньги, заработанные нечестным путем
    6) be made of smth. nothing could be made of the scribble in his note books (of her note, of his mumbling, etc,) ничего нельзя было понять из каракулей в его тетради и т. д.
    7) be made with smb. a treaty has been made with other countries был заключен договор с другими странами
    10. XII
    have smth. made for smth. I must have a coat made for the winter мне нужно отдать сшить зимнее пальто
    11. XIII
    1) || make believe делать вид; he made believe to work hard (to throw a ball, not to know anything, etc.) он делал вид, что он усердно работает и т. д., make believe to be a scholar воображать себя ученым
    2) semiaux make to do smth. he made to go он хотел было уйти; he made to stop me он попытался было остановить меня; he made to snatch her bag он рванулся вперед, чтобы вы хватить у нее сумку
    3) · make do with (without, on) smth. I will have to make do with cold meat for dinner (with a very short holiday, with an old wireless set, etc.) мне придется довольствоваться холодным мясом вместо обеда и т. д.; I shall have to make do without a coat придется мне обойтись без пальто; I don't know how she makes do on so small an income не знаю, как она сводит концы с концами при таком небольшом заработке; I shall make do on biscuits and cheese сыра и галет мне будет достаточно
    12. XV
    1) || make good coll. добиться успеха; I never believed that he would make good я никогда не верил, что он чего-нибудь добьется; talent and education are necessary to make good in this field чтобы добиться успеха в этой области, необходимы талант и образование
    2) || make good smth. оправдывать что-л.; he made good his promise он выполнил /сдержал/ свое обещание; she made good her claims она доказала справедливость или законность своих притязаний: you will have to make good your boast тебе придется доказать, что это не пустое хвастовство; make good its title tic) be ranked as an independent science обосновать /доказать/ свое право считаться самостоятельной наукой; make good the damage (the shortage, the loss, etc.) возмещать убытки и т. д. ; any money that you cannot account for you will have to make good тебе придется возместить /вернуть/ все деньги, за которые ты не сумеешь отчитаться
    3) 0 || make sure /certain/ быть уверенным или удостовериться; have you made sure of the facts (of the timetable, of the results, etc.)? вы проверили факты и т. д.?, вы убеждены в правильности фактов и т. д.?; if you want to make sure of a seat you had better book in advance если вы хотите наверняка иметь билет, закажите его заранее / заблаговременно/; first they made sure of him сначала они [проверили его и] убедились в его надежности; I want to make sure of catching her (of getting there in time, of having a good seat, of his answering the letter, etc.) я хочу быть уверенным, что застану ее и т. д.,make sure that the letter was delivered (that the doors are locked, that there is no one here, etc.) убедиться, что письмо доставлено и т. д.; will you please make sure that they are all here? проверьте, пожалуйста, все ли она пришли; I made certain that he would do so я был уверен, что он так и поступит; make bold осмеливаться; make bold to ask a favour (to call on you, to express my opinion, etc.) осмелиться просить об одолжении и т. д.; I make bold to say that he knows nothing about it осмелюсь утверждать, что он ничего об этом не знает; make light of smth. не придавать чему-л. особого значения; she made light of her troubles (of this accident, of a situation, of other people's illness, etc.) она легко относится к своим неприятностям и т. д., она особенно не переживает из-за своих неприятностей и т. д.; make ready подготовиться; make merry веселиться; make merry over his victory радоваться /веселиться/ по случаю его победы; make free with smth. пользоваться чем-л., не стесняясь
    13. XVI
    1) make after smb. make after the fox (after the rabbit, after the escaped convict, etc.) броситься /пуститься/ преследовать лису и т. д., she made after him like a mad woman она как безумная бросилась за ним; in the morning we made after them утром мы пустились за ними вслед; make at smb. he gave a shout and made at me он издал крик и (на)бросился на меня; the dog made at the postman собака накинулась на почтальона; the angry woman made at me with her umbrella рассерженная женщина (накинулась на меня с зонтиком; make for /toward/ smb., smth. make for the crowd (for the sea, for the nearest town, toward a distant hill, for home, etc.) двигаться по направлению /направляться/ к толпе и т. д., he quickly made for /toward/ the door он бросился к двери; she made for the sound of guns она пошла туда, откуда раздавались выстрелы; the dog made for the robber собака бросилась за грабителем; make for the open sea направиться в открытое море
    2) make on smth. coll. make on this business (on shares, on oil, etc.) заработать на этом деле и т. д., he made pretty handsomely on that bargain он неплохо заработал /нажился/ на этой сделке
    3) 0 make for smth. make for better understanding between countries ( for the happiness of all, for a friendly atmosphere in the club, for peace, for stability of marriage, etc.) способствовать лучшему взаимопониманию между странами и т. д.; does early rising make for good health? полезно ли для здоровья рано вставать?; that weather makes for optimism в такую погоду и настроение хорошее; new facts made for the prisoner's acquittal новые факты ускорили вынесение /помогли вынесению/ оправдательного приговора заключенному; make against smth. experience makes against this assertion опыт опровергает это утверждение; your behaviour makes against your chance of success ваше поведение не способствует /мешает/ вашему успеху
    14. XXI1
    1) make smth. out of /from, of, with/ smth. make bottles out of glass (bricks of clay, flour from wheat, a box out of a bit of mahogany, etc.) делать бутылки из стекла и т. д., make wreaths of daisies плести венки из маргариток; make a megaphone of one's hands сложить руки рупором; the cake was spoilt as she made it with a bad egg торт был испорчен, так как она положила в тесто несвежее яйцо; what do you make with flour (with the eggs, with these things, etc.)? что вы делаете из муки и т. д.?; what will you make with all these flowers? что вы будете делать с таким количеством цветов?; what can you make out of this stuff? что ты можешь сделать / сшить/ из этого материала?; make smth. in smth. make a hole in the ground выкопать яму в земле; make a gap in the hedge проделать лаз /дыру/ в изгороди; it made a hole dent/ in my savings (in my reserves, in smb.'s finances, etc.) от этого пострадали мои сбережения и т. д., make smth. for smth. make an opening for the wires сделать входное отверстие для проводов; make a hole for a tree выкопать яму под дерево; he made a bookcase for his apartment он сам сделал в своей квартире книжный шкаф; make smth. into smth. make milk into cheese and butter (hide into leather, wood into pulp, etc.) перерабатывать молоко на масло и сыр и т. д.; make these huts into temporary houses (it into a stock company, the desert into a garden, etc.) превращать эти хижины во временное жилье и т. д., make these books into bundles связать книги в пачки; make a story into a play переделать повесть в пьесу
    2) make smth. of smb. make an example of smb. ставить кого-л. в пример; make fun of smb. подшучивать или издеваться над кем-л.; make a laughing-stock of smb. сделать кого-л. посмешищем, выставлять кого-л. в смешном виде; make a fool /an ass/ of him (of her husband, etc.) делать из него и т. д. дурака; make a fool (a beast, a pig, etc.) of oneself вести себя как дурак и т. д., make a nuisance of oneself надоедать /докучать, досаждать/ кому-л.; make an exhibition spectacle, a show/ of oneself привлекать к себе внимание; make smth. of smth. make a profession of smth. сделать что-л. своей профессией; make a business of politics заниматься политикой профессионально; make a parade / a show/ of one's talents щеголять /кичиться/ своими талантами; make a boast of smth. хвастаться / хвалиться/ чем-л.; make a secret of smth. делать из чего-л. тайну /секрет/; he was asked to help but he made a hash /a muddle, a mess/ of everything его просили помочь, а он все испортил; make hell of smb.'s life превратить чью-л. жизнь в ад; make a note of his telephone number записать номер его телефона; make notes of a lecture записать лекцию; you must make a mental note of what he is saying вы должны запомнить /взять на заметку/, что он говорят; don't make a habit of it смотри, чтобы это не превратилось в привычку; make the most of smth. максимально использовать что-л.; make the best of one's delay (of this scanty information, of his absence, etc.) наилучшим образом /наиболее эффективно/ использовать задержку и т. д.; make a good thing of it извлечь из этого пользу; make good use of this opportunity воспользоваться предоставившейся возможностью; make a good (a bad) job of smth. хорошо (плохо) справиться с чем-л.; make smth. for smb., smth. make a name for oneself стать известным; make a reputation for oneself создать себе репутацию; make allowance (s) for circumstances (for smb.'s inexperience, for her age, etc.) делать скидку на обстоятельства и т. д.; make arrangements for a meeting (for a party, for a dance, for their departure, etc.) подготовить собрание и т. д., make much for the peace of the world много сделать для сохранения мира; make smb., smth. with smb. make friends with smb. подружиться с кем-л., наладить с кем-л. дружеские отношения; а quarrel with smb. поссориться с кем-л.; make peace with smb. помириться с кем-л.; make smth. in (on, etc.) smth., smb. make a name in the world снискать мировую славу, приобрести известность во всем мире; make an impression on smb. производить на кого-л. впечатление; make war upon smb., smth. a) идти войной на кого-л., что-л.; б) вести войну с кем-л., чем-л. || make love to smb. а) ласкать кого-л., заниматься любовью с кем-л., б) ухаживать за кем-л.; говорить кому-л. ласковые слова
    3) make smb. of smb. his parents want to make a doctor (a lawyer, a soldier, an actor, etc.) of their son родители хотят, чтобы их сын стал врачом и т. д., make a man of him сделать из него человека; make a friend of her children подружиться с ее детьми; make a friend of an enemy превратить врага в друга; make smb. into smb. make them into slaves (him into a bully, her into a sophisticated hostess, etc.) превратить их в /сделать из них/ рабов и т. д.
    4) make smth. over smth. make a fuss (a row, a scandal, etc.) over smth. поднимать шум и т. д. по какому-л. поводу; make a to-do over a trifle поднимать шумиху из-за пустяка
    5) make smth. for smth. make a dash for the open window (a bolt for the door, a bee-line for the gates, etc.) броситься к открытому окну и т. д., make smth. to smth. make one's way to the station (to the river, to the house, back to the tower, etc.) пойти /направиться/ к станции и т. д., make smth. by smth. make the crossing by ferry переправиться на пароме; make smth. at smb. make a grab at him попытаться схватить его || it's time we were making tracks for home нам уже пора повернуть к дому
    6) make some distance in some time we made the whole distance in ten days мы прошли весь путь /покрыли все расстояние/ за десять дней; we've made 80 miles since noon с полудня мы проделали восемьдесят миль
    7) make smth. in some time the train will make Moscow in five hours поезд будет в Москве через пять часов
    8) make smth. at /in/ smth. make good grades at school получать [в школе] хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score in the match получать в этом матче больше всех очков /самый лучший результат/; make one's way in the world преуспеть, добиться успеха || coll. he'll make it through college ему удастся окончить колледж; he made six towns on this trip во время этой поездки он посетил шесть городов /побывал в шести городах/
    9) make smth. by (out of, from, in, etc.) smth. make a good deal by it хорошо на этом заработать; make much profit out of this undertaking извлекать большую выгоду из этого предприятия; he made a great fortune out of tea он составил большое состояние на торговле чаем; make a great deal of money in oil много заработать на нефти; make a living from literary work зарабатывать [на жизнь] литературным трудом; make a loss on the transaction потерпеть /понести/ убытки на этой сделке
    10) make smth. of smth., smb. read this letter and tell me what you make of it прочтите это письмо и скажите, как вы его расцениваете; what do you make of the new assistant? какое у тебя впечатление /что ты думаешь/ о новом помощнике?; make much of this article ( of her work, of this man, etc.) быть высокого мнения об этой статье и т. д., newspapers made much of his achievements газеты превозносили его успехи; she makes too much of the boy уж слишком она носится с этим мальчиком; make little of smth., smb. относиться пренебрежительно к чему-л., кому-л., не считаться с чем-л., кем-л.; he made little of his feat он принижал значение своего героического поступка
    11) make smth. of smth. I could make nothing of his words (of all this scribble, of her letter, etc.) я ничего не мог понять из его слов и т. д., его слова были мне совершенно непонятны и т. д., you will make more of it than I вы в этом лучше разберетесь [, чем я]; I can make no sense of what he says я не вижу никакого смысла в том, что он говорит; what are we to make of his behaviour? как нам следует /нам прикажете/ понимать его поведение?
    12) make smth. with smb. they made a bargain with him они заключили с ним сделку || make a settlement on smb. распорядиться имуществом в пользу кого-л.
    13) semiaux make smth. for smb. make room for smb. [подвинуться и] дать кому-л. место; can you make room for one more man? найдется место еще для одного человека?; make way for others посторониться, дать дорогу другим; make smth. at smb. he made a face at them он состроил им рожу; don't make eyes at him не строй ему глазки
    14) 0 make smth. in some time he will make a sergeant in six months через шесть месяцев он станет сержантом
    15. XXII
    1) make smth. of doing smth. make a practice of working in his garden in the morning (of helping others, of doing his exercises in front of an open window, etc.) взять за правило по утрам работать в его саду и т. д.; he makes a practice of cheating он всегда обманывает; make a point of being on time у него принцип make не опаздывать /быть пунктуальным/; she made it a point of being very patient with these children она особенно старалась быть терпеливой с этими детьми
    2) make smth. by doing smth. make one's living by giving piano lessons (by writing books for children, by selling flowers, etc.) зарабатывать на жизнь уроками игры на фортепиано и т. д.; she makes money by nursing она зарабатывает деньги, ухаживая за больными; she made her name by writing memoirs она прославилась своими мемуарами
    16. XXIV1
    || make it as smb. coll. добиться успеха, будучи кем-л.; I wanted to make it as a writer мне хотелось добиться успеха на писательском поприще
    17. XXVI
    make smth. [that]... this makes the fifth time you've failed this examination ты уже [в] пятый раз проваливаешься на этом экзамене

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > make

  • 3 make

    [meɪk] n
    1) econ ( brand) Marke f;
    what is the \make, model and year of your car? welche Marke, Modell und welches Baujahr hat dein Auto?;
    the newer \makes of computer are much more user-friendly die neuen Computergenerationen sind viel benutzerfreundlicher
    2) ( search)
    to be on the \make for sex sexhungrig sein; for money geldgierig sein; for power machthungrig sein; for profit profitgierig sein; for career karrieresüchtig sein;
    to put the \make on sb (Am) (sl) versuchen, jdn ins Bett zu kriegen ( fam) vt <made, made>
    1) ( produce)
    to \make sth etw machen; company, factory etw herstellen;
    the pot is made to withstand high temperatures der Topf ist so beschaffen, dass er hohen Temperaturen widerstehen kann;
    ‘made in Taiwan’ ‚in Taiwan hergestellt‘;
    this sweater is made of wool dieser Pullover ist aus Wolle;
    God made the world in 7 days Gott erschuf die Erde in 7 Tagen;
    to \make bread Brot backen;
    to \make clothes Kleider nähen;
    to \make coffee/ soup/ supper Kaffee/Suppe/das Abendessen kochen;
    to \make a copy of sth etw kopieren;
    to \make a movie [or film] einen Film drehen;
    to \make peace Frieden stiften;
    to \make a picture ( fam) ein Foto machen;
    to \make a recording of sth etw aufnehmen;
    to \make a snowman einen Schneemann bauen;
    to \make steel/ a pot Stahl/einen Topf herstellen;
    to \make time sich dat [die] Zeit nehmen;
    to show what one's [really] made of zeigen, was in einem steckt;
    to \make sb sth [or sth for sb] etw für jdn machen;
    he made us some coffee er machte uns Kaffee;
    to be made for sth für etw akk geschaffen sein;
    the doll wasn't made for banging around die Puppe ist nicht dazu gedacht, herumgeschleudert zu werden;
    these two were made for each other die zwei sind wie geschaffen füreinander;
    to \make like sb/ sth ( fam) jdn/etw imitieren [o nachmachen];
    2) ( become)
    to \make sth etw werden;
    I don't think he will ever \make a good lawyer ich glaube, aus ihm wird nie ein guter Rechtsanwalt [werden];
    she'll \make a great mother sie wird eine tolle Mutter abgeben;
    (be) etw sein;
    to \make a good answer/ excuse eine gute Antwort/Entschuldigung sein;
    to \make a wonderful combination eine wunderbare Kombination sein;
    to \make a match gut zusammenpassen;
    to \make fascinating reading faszinierend zu lesen sein;
    ( form) etw bilden;
    let's \make a circle lasst uns einen Kreis bilden
    3) ( cause)
    to \make noise/ a scene/ trouble Lärm/eine Szene/Ärger machen;
    the wind is making my eyes water durch den Wind fangen meine Augen an zu tränen;
    what made you change your mind? wodurch hast du deine Meinung geändert?;
    stories like that \make you think again Geschichten wie diese bringen dich zum Nachdenken;
    you \make things sound so bad du machst alles so schlecht;
    the dark colours \make the room look smaller die dunklen Farben lassen das Zimmer kleiner wirken;
    to \make sb do sth jdn dazu bringen [o ( geh) veranlassen], etw zu tun;
    what made you move here? was brachte dich dazu, hierher zu ziehen?;
    to \make sb laugh jdn zum Lachen bringen;
    to \make oneself look ridiculous sich akk lächerlich machen;
    to \make sb suffer jdn leiden lassen
    4) ( force)
    to \make sb do sth jdn zwingen, etw zu tun;
    go to your room! - no, and you can't \make me! geh auf dein Zimmer! - nein, mich kann keiner zwingen
    5) + adj ( cause to be)
    the good weather made Spain so popular das schöne Wetter hat Spanien so populär gemacht;
    to \make sth easy etw leicht machen;
    to \make oneself heard sich dat Gehör verschaffen;
    to \make oneself known to sb sich akk jdm vorstellen, sich akk mit jdm bekannt machen;
    to \make sth public etw veröffentlichen;
    to \make oneself understood sich akk verständlich machen
    the recycled paper will be made into cardboard das Recyclingpapier wird zu Karton weiterverarbeitet;
    this experience will \make you into a better person diese Erfahrung wird aus dir einen besseren Menschen machen;
    I'll have a steak - no, \make that chicken ich nehme ein Steak - ach nein, ändern Sie das und bringen Sie ein Hühnchen;
    to \make the best of a situation das Beste aus einer Situation machen
    7) ( perform)
    to \make sth etw machen;
    they made about 20 miles a day on foot sie legten etwa 20 Meilen am Tag zu Fuß zurück;
    he made a plausible case for returning home early er überzeugte uns, dass es sinnvoll sei, früh nach Hause zu gehen;
    to \make an appointment einen Termin vereinbaren;
    to \make a bargain ein Schnäppchen schlagen;
    to \make a call anrufen;
    to \make a case for sth etw vertreten;
    to \make a deal einen Handel schließen;
    to \make a decision eine Entscheidung fällen [o treffen];
    to \make a donation eine Spende vornehmen;
    to \make a face ein Gesicht ziehen ( fam)
    to \make a move ( in game) einen Zug machen;
    (in business, personal life) etwas unternehmen;
    ( of body) sich akk bewegen;
    to \make a promise ein Versprechen geben, etw versprechen;
    to \make reservations reservieren;
    to \make small talk Konversation betreiben;
    to \make a speech/ presentation eine Rede/Präsentation halten;
    to \make a start anfangen;
    to \make good time doing sth bei etw dat schnell vorankommen;
    to \make a withdrawal from a bank Geld bei einer Bank abheben
    8) ( amount to)
    to \make sth with numbers etw ergeben;
    five plus five \makes ten fünf und fünf ist zehn;
    if I buy this one, that'll \make it 30 wenn ich diesen hier kaufe, dann macht das zusammen 30;
    today's earthquake \makes five since January mit dem heutigen Erdbeben sind es fünf seit Januar;
    this \makes the third time my car has broken down das ist nun das dritte Mal, dass mein Auto eine Panne hat
    9) (earn, get)
    to \make enemies sich dat Feinde machen;
    to \make a fortune sein Glück machen;
    to \make friends Freundschaften schließen;
    to \make a killing einen Riesengewinn machen;
    to \make a living seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen;
    to \make money Geld verdienen;
    to \make a name for oneself sich dat einen Namen machen;
    to \make profits/ losses Gewinn/Verlust machen
    to \make sb president/ advisor/ ambassador jdn zum Präsidenten/Berater/Botschafter ernennen
    she \makes a lot of politeness sie legt viel Wert auf Höflichkeit;
    don't \make too much of his grumpiness gib nicht viel auf seine mürrische Art;
    to \make much of sb ( appreciate) viel von jdm halten;
    ( praise) jdn über den grünen Klee loben
    how much do you \make the total? was hast du als Summe errechnet?;
    I \make the answer [to be] 105.6 ich habe als Lösung 105,6 herausbekommen;
    what do you \make the time? was glaubst du, wie viel Uhr es ist?
    13) (fam: get to, reach)
    to \make sth etw schaffen;
    could you \make a meeting at 8 a.m.? schaffst du ein Treffen um 8 Uhr morgens?;
    I barely made it to the meeting ich habe es gerade noch zur Versammlung geschafft;
    we made it to the top of the mountain! wir schafften es bis zur Bergspitze!;
    the fire made the front page das Feuer kam auf die Titelseite;
    to \make the bus/ one's train/ one's plane den Bus/seinen Zug/sein Flugzeug erreichen;
    to \make port Meldung an den Hafen machen;
    to \make the big time ( fam) groß einsteigen ( fam)
    to \make it to the top Karriere machen, es schaffen;
    to \make it es schaffen;
    the patient may not \make it through the night der Patient wird wahrscheinlich die Nacht nicht überstehen;
    he made captain/ sergeant/ manager (Am) er schaffte es zum Kapitän/Feldwebel/Manager;
    to \make the finals/ regionals das Finale/die Bezirksklasse schaffen;
    to \make the grade es schaffen ( fam)
    to \make a team sports sich akk für ein Team qualifizieren
    those curtains really \make the living room diese Vorhänge verschönen das Wohnzimmer ungemein;
    this film has \make his career der Film machte ihn berühmt;
    that made my day! das hat mir den Tag gerettet!;
    you've got it made! du hast ausgesorgt!
    I can't \make anything of this philosophy text ich verstehe diesen Philosophietext nicht;
    to \make head or tail of sth aus etw dat schlau werden;
    I'd love to read his letter but I can't \make head or tail of his writing ich würde liebend gerne seinen Brief lesen, aber ich werde aus seiner Schrift nicht schlau;
    to \make sense of an action/ a word/ an argument den Sinn einer Aktion/eines Wortes/eines Arguments verstehen;
    what do you \make of his speech? was hältst du von seiner Rede?;
    we don't \make much of him wir halten nicht viel von ihm
    to \make love sich akk lieben, miteinander schlafen;
    to \make sb (Am, Aus) (sl) mit jdm ins Bett gehen ( fam)
    he tried to \make her er hat versucht, sie ins Bett zu kriegen ( fam)
    to \make it with sb (fam!) mit jdm ins Bett steigen ( fam)
    PHRASES:
    to \make a beeline [or dash] for sth/sb schnurstracks auf etw/jdn zugehen ( fam)
    to \make a day/an evening of it den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht bleiben;
    let's \make a night of it die Nacht ist noch jung;
    to \make a go of it es schaffen, in etw dat Erfolg haben;
    made in heaven perfekt;
    to be made of money Geld wie Heu haben;
    to \make sail naut in See stechen;
    to \make sense Sinn ergeben [o ( fam) machen];
    to \make or break sth/sb das Schicksal von etw/jdm in der Hand haben;
    to \make something of it ( fam) Ärger machen;
    do you want to \make something of it? suchst du Ärger? vi <made, made>
    1) ( chase)
    to \make after sb jdm hinterherjagen; police jdn verfolgen
    2) ( head for)
    to \make for sth auf etw akk zugehen;
    ( by car or bus) auf etw akk zufahren;
    the kids made for the woods to hide die Kinder rannten auf den Wald zu, um sich zu verstecken;
    we made towards the motorway wir fuhren Richtung Autobahn;
    to \make towards the door/ pub/ car auf die Tür/den Pub/das Auto zugehen
    3) (be)
    to \make for sth etw sein;
    ( result in) etw ergeben;
    faster computers \make for a more efficient system schnellere Computer führen zu leistungsfähigeren Systemen;
    Kant \makes for hard reading Kant ist schwer zu lesen
    4) (Am) ((dated) sl: hand over)
    to \make with the money/ jewels Geld/Juwelen [über]geben;
    \make with the money bags, baby! her mit dem Geld, Baby!
    to \make to leave/ eat dinner/ start a fight sich akk anschicken, zu gehen/Abend zu essen/einen Streit anzufangen
    6) ( pretend)
    to \make as if to do sth aussehen, als ob man etw tun wolle;
    he made as if to speak es sah aus, als wolle er sprechen;
    to \make like... (Am) so tun, als ob...;
    the boy made like he was sick so he wouldn't have to go to school der Junge tat so, als ob er krank wäre, damit er nicht zur Schule musste
    PHRASES:
    to \make do [with sth] mit etw dat auskommen [o hinkommen];
    can you \make do with a fiver? reicht dir ein Fünfpfundschein?

    English-German students dictionary > make

  • 4 make

    I
    [meik] n մակնիշ. տեսակ (ապ րանք ների), ապրանքանիշ. What make is your car? Ի՞նչ մակնիշ ունի ձեր մեքենան. goods of US make ամերիկյան արտադրանքի ապրանքներ. machines of Germany make գերմանական արտադ րության հաստոցներ. be on the make կարիերիստ լինել
    II
    [meik] v անել, ստեղծել. շինել. make furniture կահույք սարքել/շինել. make difficulties դժվարություններ ստեղծել. make a name անուն ստեղծել. made for one another միմյանց համար ստեղծված լինել. make ambassador/a general դեսպան դարձնել, գեներալի կոչում տալ. make a remark/offer/attempt/report/mistake դի տո ղություն/առաջարկություն/ փորձ/զեկու ցում/սխալ անել. This doesn’t make sense Դրա մեջ իմաստ չկա. (արտադրել) make glass/cars ապակի/մեքենաներ արտադրել. It is made of … Դա պատրաստված է… Made in Italy Պատրաստված է Իտա լիա յում. makean impression փխբ. տպավորություն գործել. (պատրաստել) make breakfast/sup per/ tea/ coffee նախաճաշ/ընթրիք/թեյ/սուրճ պատ րաստել. make hay խոտ հնձել. make the bed ան կողինը հարդարել. make a fire կրակ վառել. make arrangements կազմակերպել. (հավասար լինել, կազմել. դառնալ) 2 and 3 make 5 եր կուսին գումարած երեք հավասար է հինգի. make a good doctor լավ բժիշկ դառնալ. make notes գրի առնել. make a report զեկուցում կազմել/կարդալ. make a statement հայտարարություն անել. make a list ցուցակ կազմել. (պատճառել) make a fuss/noise աղմուկ բարձրացնել. make a scene տեսարան սարքել. make believe հավատացնել. make a great hit մեծ հա ջողություն ունենալ. (կա տարել) make a journey ուղևորություն կա տա րել. make a landing/crossing վայրէջք կա տա րել. մյուս ափը գնալ. We made it in time for lunch Ժամանակին ճաշին հասանք. (ձեռք բերել, վաստակել) make money փող վաստակել, հարս տանալ. make one’s living by writing ապ րուս տը գրելով հայթայթել. How much do you make a month? Որքա՞ն եք վաստակում ամ սա կան. make a lot of friends շատ ընկերներ ձեռք բերել. (ենթադրել. կարծել) What do you make the answer? Ձեր կարծիքով ի՞նչն է պա տաս խանը. What do you make the time? Ի՞նչ եք կար ծում՝ ժամի քանիսն է. (ստիպել, հար կադ րել) Nothing could make her speak ոչինչ չէր կա րող ստիպել նրան խոսել. It makes me think Դա ստիպում է ինձ մտածել. (գնալ դեպի, ուղղվել) make for the door/exit/South գնալ/ուղղ վել դեպի դուռը/ելքը/հարավ. make + n make an order կարգադրություն անել. make law օրենք ներ ընդունել. make an oath երդում տալ. make peace հաշտություն կնքել. make an answer/ start / vi sit պատասխանել/սկսել/այցելել. make a complaint բողոք/հայց ներկայացնել. make + a make angry/glad/happy զայրացնել, երջան կաց նել. He can make himself understand Նա կարող է հասկանալի լինել. իրեն հասկանալի դարձնել. make away ազատվել. պրծնել. He made away/ off Նա փախավ. He made away with himself Նա իրեն վերջ տվեց. make for ուղղվել, գնալ. make for the exit դեպի ելք գնալ. The dog made for the cat Շունը հարձակվեց կատվի վրա. make out կազմել, հասկանալ, գլուխ հա նել. I can’t make out his words Գլուխ չեմ հանում նրա բառերից. I can make out two figures Կա րող եմ երկու կերպարանք նշմարել. make over հանձնել, տալ. He made over his house to his son Նա իր տունը տվեց/հանձնեց տղային. make up հնարել, հորինել. հաշտվել. պայմանավորվել. The whole story was made up Ամբողջ պատմությունը հորինված էր. They have made up Նրանք հաշտվեցին. Let’s make it up Եկեք մոռանանք այդ. We made up to meet Մենք պայմանավորվեցինք հանդիպել. She never makes up Նա երբեք շպար (կոս մե տի կա) չի օգտագոր ծում/դիմա հարդարում. (կազմել) make up the majority մեծամասնություն կազմել. make up a sentence նախադասություն կազ մել. (փոխհատուցել, պակասը լրաց նել) make up for the lost time կորցրած ժա մա նակը ետ շահել make up one’s mind մտադրվել, որոշել. make the acquaintance of smb ծանոթա նալ մեկի հետ. make the best of smth որևէ բան լավագույն ձևով օգտագործել. make enemies թշնամիներ վաստակել. make a face դեմքը ծա մածռել. make a fool of smb մեկին հիմար վ ի ճա կի մեջ դնել. make friends ընկերանալ. make fun of smb ծիծաղել մեկի վրա. make sure համոզվել. make use of smth օգտագործել. հմկրգ. make choice ընտրություն կատարել. make correction ուղղել, ուղղում կատարել. make directory ստեղ ծել կատալոգ. make exmake- periment փորձ կատարել/անել

    English-Armenian dictionary > make

  • 5 pi|sać

    impf vt 1. (zapisywać) to write; (na maszynie) to type
    - pisać wzory na tablicy to write formulae on the blackboard
    - ona ładnie/brzydko pisze her handwriting is good/bad
    - pisać drobnym maczkiem to have minute handwriting, to write in a small hand
    - pisać z błędami ortograficznymi to make a lot of spelling mistakes
    - pisać ręcznie to write by hand
    - odręcznie pisana notatka a handwritten note
    - pisać na komputerze to write a. type on a computer
    - pisać po polsku/angielsku to write in Polish/English
    - pisać długopisem/ołówkiem to write in pen/pencil
    - daj mi coś do pisania (długopis, ołówek) give me sth to write with; (kartkę) give me sth to write on
    - przybory do pisania writing materials napisać
    2. (tworzyć) to write
    - pisać wiersze/powieści/piosenki/opery to write poems/novels/songs/operas
    - pisać do gazet to write for the newspapers
    - żyć z pisania to make a living from writing
    - zarabiać na życie pisaniem to write for a living
    - tekst pisany po łacinie a text written in Latin
    - dużo pisał he wrote a lot
    - pisać o czymś a. na temat czegoś to write about sth
    - dobrze/źle pisać to write well/badly
    - pisać ciekawie/barwnie to write interestingly/vividly
    - piszę, co czuję I write what I feel
    - mieć łatwość pisania to write with ease napisać
    3. (korespondować) to write
    - pisać list/skargę do kogoś to write a letter/letter of complaint to sb
    - pisać podanie o coś to apply for sth
    - pisać do kogoś to write to sb
    - pisać komuś o czymś to write to sb about sth
    - pisać do domu to write home
    - pisał, żebyśmy się nie martwili he wrote to us to say that we shouldn’t worry napisać
    4. to report
    - prasa pisze, że… newspapers report that…
    - piszą o nim/tym wszystkie gazety he’s/it’s in all the papers napisać
    vi 1. (być piśmiennym) to (be able to) write
    - jeszcze nie umieją pisać they can’t write yet
    - nauka pisania (uczenie się) learning to write; (nauczanie) handwriting lessons
    2. [długopis, pióro] to write
    - ten długopis nie pisze this pen doesn’t write
    - to pióro dobrze pisze this pen writes well
    3. kryt. (być napisanym) co tu pisze? what does it say here?
    - w książce pisze, że… it says in the book that…
    pisać się 1. [słowo, wyrażenie] to be spelled a. spelt
    - jak to się pisze? how do you spell it?
    - to się pisze rozłącznie it’s written as two words
    - to się inaczej pisze, a inaczej wymawia it’s pronounced differently from the way (that) it’s spelled
    2. (o nazwiskach) oni piszą się z niemiecka they spell their name in the German way 3. pot. (decydować się) pisać się na coś to be ready for sth
    - ja się na to nie piszę! I’m out of it! pot.
    - nie piszę się na taki wydatek I can’t afford to spend so much
    co było, a nie jest, nie pisze się w rejestr let bygones be bygones
    - to wszystko jest palcem na wodzie pisane it’s all up in the air

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pi|sać

  • 6 écrire

    écrire [ekʀiʀ]
    ➭ TABLE 39
    1. transitive verb
    to write ; ( = orthographier) to spell ; ( = inscrire, marquer) to write down
    2. intransitive verb
    écrire gros [personne] to have large writing ; [stylo] to have a broad nib
    3. reflexive verb
       a. [personnes] to write to each other
       b. comment ça s'écrit ? how do you spell it?
    * * *
    ekʀiʀ
    1.
    1) ( rédiger) to write (à to)
    2) ( orthographier) to spell

    2.
    verbe intransitif gén to write

    3.
    s'écrire verbe pronominal
    1) ( être rédigé) to be written
    2) ( être orthographié) to be spelled
    * * *
    ekʀiʀ
    1. vt
    [lettre, roman, nom, réponse, déclaration] to write

    écrire à qn que — to write and tell sb that, to write sb that USA

    2. vi
    * * *
    écrire verb table: écrire
    A vtr
    1 (tracer, rédiger, communiquer) to write (à to; que that);
    2 ( orthographier) to spell; savoir comment écrire un mot to know how to spell a word.
    B vi
    1 gén to write; écrire à l'encre to write in ink; essaie de mieux écrire try to improve your writing; tu écris bien/mal you've got nice/bad writing;
    2 ( être écrivain) vivre en écrivant to make a living by writing; il écrit he's a writer.
    C s'écrire vpr
    1 (être tracé, rédigé, communiqué) to be written; ça ne s'écrit jamais this is never written;
    2 ( être orthographié) to be spelled; Hachette s'écrit avec deux t Hachette is spelled with two t's; ça s'écrit comme ça se prononce it's spelled the way it sounds.
    [ekrir] verbe transitif
    1. [tracer - caractère, mot] to write
    2. [rédiger - lettre, livre] to write ; [ - chèque, ordonnance] to write (out)
    écrire une lettre à la machine/sur un traitement de texte to type a letter on a typewriter/a word processor
    elle écrit bien/mal [du point de vue du style] she's a good/bad writer
    3. [noter] to write down
    4. [épeler] to spell
    ————————
    s'écrire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)
    [s'épeler] to be spelled
    ————————
    s'écrire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)
    [échanger des lettres] to write to each other

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > écrire

  • 7 write

    1. I
    1) learn (be able, be unable, know how, etc.) to write учиться и т.д. писать; show a child how to write учить ребенка писать; this pen does not write эта ручка не пишет
    2) make a living by writing зарабатывать на жизнь литературным трудом, быть профессиональным писателем; his ambition was to write его мечтой было стать писателем
    3) he promised to write он обещал писать
    2. II
    1) write in some manner write very well (neatly, clearly /legibly/, properly, very badly, small, etc.) писать аккуратно и т.д.; this реп writes scratchily это перо царапает
    2) write at some time write every week (once a week, regularly, often, rarely, occasionally, etc.) писать (письма) каждую неделю и т.д.; write somewhere write home писать домой
    3) write in some manner write amusingly (cleverly, satirically, ironically, convincingly, realistically, dogmatically, etc.) писать занятно и т.д.; write clearly and forcibly писать /выражать свои мысли/ четко и убедительно
    3. III
    write smth.
    1) write words (Greek letters, one's alphabet, two copies of a letter, your address, etc.) писать /написать/ слова и т.д.; write Chinese characters писать китайскими иероглифами; write one's name a) написать свое имя; б) поставить свою подпись; write shorthand стенографировать; write a good (round, legible, niggling, etc.) hand иметь хороший и т.д. почерк; he wrote several pages он исписал несколько страниц
    2) write a book (a poem, a novel, essays, an article, a story, a review, a report, smb.'s biography, etc.) писать /написать/ книгу и т.д.; write music (a symphony, songs, etc.) сочинять музыку и т.д.
    3) write a letter (a note, a message, etc.) написать письмо и т.д.; write a cheque (a certificate, a prescription, an order, etc.) выписывать чек и т.д.; write one's will (an application, etc.) составить заявление и т.д.
    4. IV
    1) write smth. in some manner write English well (Spanish better than he speaks it, a letter hurriedly, etc.) хорошо писать по-английски и т.д.; he cannot write even a letter satisfactorily он даже письма не может написать как надо; write smth. somewhere write your name here поставьте свою подпись вот-здесь
    2) write smb. at some time write smb. every day (twice a week, often, at once, etc.) писать кому-л. каждый день и т.д.; we wrote you last week мы отправили вам письмо на прошлой неделе; have you written your family yet? вы уже написали домой?
    5. V
    write smb. smth. write me a nice long letter напишите мне хорошее длинное письме; write me an account of his visit опишите мне подробно, как он у вас погостил; he wrote us all the news он сообщил нам все новости; I shall write him a letter every week я буду писать ему [по письму] каждую неделю
    6. VII
    write smb. to do smth. write him to come (to send the books, etc.) написать ему, чтобы он приехал и т.д.
    7. XI
    1) be written in /with/ smth. it is written in ink (in pen, in pencil, with the reformed alphabet, with Chinese characters, with different ideographs, etc.) это написано чернилами и т.д.; it is written in English это написано по-английски; this word is written with a 'g' (with a hyphen, etc.) это слово пишется через букву 'g' и т.д.; be written somewhere the name is written underneath подпись стоит внизу; the paper is written all over бумажка вся исписана; be written by smb., smth. that was not written by me это написано не мной; be written by hand быть написанным от руки
    2) be written by smb. they found that this story was also written by Chekhov они установили, что этот рассказ был также написан Чеховым; be written for smth. the article is written expressly for the use of the paper эта статья написана специально для газеты; be written in some manner the story is briskly (brightly, carefully, well, etc.) written рассказ написан живо и т.д.; this letter is well written but badly spelt это письмо хорошо написано, но в нем масса орфографических ошибок
    3) be written to he ought to be written to ему следует написать /сообщить/, его надо известить; be written that... it is written that the book will come out next year сообщают, что эта книга выйдет в будущем году
    4) be written on /in/ smth. honesty (candour, frankness, innocence, refinement, his selfishness, etc.) is written on /in/ his face у него честное и т.д. лицо; his guilt is written on his face по лицу видно /у него на лице написано/, что он виноват; be written in one's soul (in one's heart) быть запечатленным в сердце (в душе) || there's detective written all over him по всему его виду можно безошибочно сказать, что он сыщик; сразу видно, что он сыщик
    8. XII
    have smth. written on /in/ smth. he has guilt (fear, trouble. care, etc.) written on his face, (in his eyes, etc.) у него на лице и т.д. написано, что он виноват и т.д.
    9. XIII
    write to do smth. write to let them know that... (to say that..., etc.) написать [для того], чтобы сообщить им, что... и т.д.
    10. XVI
    1) write on (in, under, etc.) smth. write on a blackboard (on both sides of the paper, on parchment, on the slate, etc.) писать на доске и т.д.; write in one's notebook записывать в тетрадь; write in the hotel register расписаться /записать свою фамилию/ в регистрационной книге гостиницы; write in the sand чертить на песке; write under the date подписаться) под датой; write at some time children learn to write in /from/ their sixth year /at the age of six/ дети начинают писать в шесть лет; write with /in/ smth. write with a pen (in pencil, with a ball-point pen, with ink, with chalk, etc.) писать ручкой и т.д.; I want something to write with мне надо что-нибудь, чем можно писать; write with the left hand писать левой рукой; write in big characters (in small letters, with small initials, etc.) писать большими буквами и т.д.; write in full писать полностью; write with abbreviations пользоваться сокращениями при письме; he writes in round hand у него круглый почерк; can you write in shorthand? вы умеете стенографировать?; write for some time I've been writing for three hours я уже три часа пишу || write from dictation писать под диктовку
    2) write about /of/ (on) smth. write about gardening (about the war, of the future entertainingly, about their customs, etc.) писать о садоводстве и т.д.; there are always plenty of topics to write about всегда есть много тем, на которые можно писать; write on the subject (too much on the matter, calmly and sensibly on the question, etc.) писать на данную тему /по данному вопросу/ и т.д.; write on mathematics (on Japan, etc.) писать о математике и т.д.; write in smth. write in the papers (in magazines, etc.) сотрудничать в газетах и т.д.; thus he writes in his recent book так он пишет в своей последней книге; write in verse (in good style, etc.) писать стихами и т.д.; write for smb., smth. write for young folk (for the masses, for a newspaper, for a magazine, for a musical theatre, for a prospectus. for posterity, etc.) писать для молодежи и т.д.; write for the screen писать для кино, писать сценарии; write for the stage писать пьесы, быть драматургом; write for a living зарабатывать литературным трудом; write against smb., smth. write against this author (against smb.'s book, etc.) выступать в печати против этого автора и т.д.; write with smth. write with ease (with artistic skill, etc.) писать с легкостью /легко/ и т.д. || write under a pen-name (under his own name) писать под псевдонимом (под своим именем)
    3) write to smb. write directly to his father (to you soon, to her family every week, to his mother, etc.) писать непосредственно его отцу и т.д.; he wrote to me [saying] that... он написал /сообщил/ мне, что...; write to him about his brother (about the business, about their victory, etc.) написать ему о его брате и т.д.; write to smth. write to London (to some little town, etc.) писать в Лондон и т.д.; write to his former address написать по его старому адресу; write to the Times (to a magazine, etc.) написать в газету "Тайме" и т.д.; write from some place write from Tokyo написать из Токио; write [to smb.] for smth. write to one's brother for advice (for a fresh supply, for money, etc.) написать брату с просьбой дать совет и т.д.; he wrote to me for help в письме он обратился ко мне за помощью
    11. XXI1
    1) write smth. in (to) (on, at, etc.) smth. write one's exercises in a copy-book (one's name in the visitors' book, the facts in one's diary, notes in the margin, etc.) писать /записывать/ упражнения в тетрадь и т.д.; write his name into the list внести его имя в список; write a new paragraph into a document вставить новый параграф в документ; write slogans on the wall (few words on a piece of paper, these figures on the board, etc.) писать лозунги на стене и т.д.; write your name at the bottom of the page распишитесь /поставьте свою подпись/ внизу страницы; write it in your own hand напишите /запишете/ это своей собственной рукой
    2) write smth. on /about/ smth. write a book on French history (an article about his experience in the Army, stories on topics about which they really know very little, etc.) писать книгу по французской истории и т.д.; write smth. for smth. write [the] music for a play сочинять /писать/ музыку для пьесы
    3) write smth. to smb. write a letter to him (a note to a friend, etc.) (надписать ему письмо и т.А; write smb. about smth. I will write you about the details later on я сообщу вам о подробностях позже
    12. XXV
    1) write if... (that..., etc.) write if you get work (that he has been ill, that he is leaving tomorrow, etc.) сообщить /написать/, если вы получите работу и т.д.
    2) write that... Shakespeare (Bacon, Herodotus, a great scholar, etc.) writes that... Шекспир и т.д. пишет /говорит/, что...
    13. XXVI
    write smb. that... (how..., etc.) write the family that he was staying with his brother (that she would be home for Christmas, etc.) сообщить /написать/ домой, что он гостит у брата и т.д.; write me how you got home напишите мне, как вы доехали [домой]

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > write

  • 8 kalem

    "1. pencil. 2. pen. 3. chisel; gouge. 4. office handling the paperwork for a governmental department. 5. item, entry (in a register, account). 6. sort, kind. 7. scion, slip. 8. shaft (of an arrow). 9. writing, the act of writing. 10. slang penis, *cock, *dick. - açmak 1. to sharpen a pencil. 2. to point a reed (for use as a pen). -e almak /ı/ to write out, draw up, put down on paper. - çekmek /a/ to cross out. -inden çıkma written by. -inden çıkmak to be written by. - darbesi stroke of the pen. - efendisi formerly official employed in a government office, Ottoman bureaucrat. - gezdirmek /üzerinde/ to revise, edit. - işi 1. hand-drawn. 2. hand-carved. -inden kan damlamak colloq. to write effectively and movingly; to write things that bring tears to the eyes. - kaşlı with thin, finely shaped eyebrows. - kulaklı animal with long, pointed ears. - kutusu pencil box. -i kuvvetli (someone) who writes well. - oynatmak 1. to write. 2. /üzerinde/ to correct, edit. 3. /üzerinde/ to spoil (a piece of writing) by alteration. - parmaklı with long, tapering fingers. - sahibi (someone) who writes well. - sapı penholder (for a nib). -e sarılmak to take pen in hand, take up one´s pen. - savaşı war of words. - ucu nib, penpoint. -iyle yaşamak to live by one´s pen, make a living by writing. - yontmak 1. to sharpen a pencil. 2. to point a reed pen. - yürütmek to write."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > kalem

  • 9 Schriftsätze aufsetzen

    Schriftsätze aufsetzen
    to draw pleadings;
    Schriftsetzer compositor;
    Schriftspiegel type face;
    Schriftsteller writer, author, publicist, literary man, man of letters, composer, pen, (Journalist) newspaperman;
    freier Schriftsteller free-lance [writer];
    Schriftstellerberuf profession of letters, literary profession;
    von der Schriftstellerei leben to make a living by writing (one’s living by one’s pen);
    Schriftstellerhonorar copy money, royalty.

    Business german-english dictionary > Schriftsätze aufsetzen

  • 10 von der Schriftstellerei leben

    von der Schriftstellerei leben
    to make a living by writing (one’s living by one’s pen)

    Business german-english dictionary > von der Schriftstellerei leben

  • 11 vivir de la pluma

    • make a living out of writing

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > vivir de la pluma

  • 12 vida

    f.
    1 life (existencia).
    en vida de during the life o lifetime of
    estar con vida to be alive
    perder la vida to lose one's life
    quitar la vida a alguien to kill somebody
    ¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?
    vida amorosa love life
    vida campestre country life
    la vida estudiantil student life
    vida eterna eternal life
    vida de familia family life
    vida laboral working life
    vida matrimonial married life
    vida privada private life
    vida sana clean living
    vida sentimental love life
    vida sexual sex life
    vida social social life
    vida útil shelf life
    2 life span, life span of person, duration.
    3 livelihood, subsistence.
    4 cost of living.
    5 Vida.
    * * *
    1 (gen) life
    2 (viveza) liveliness
    3 (tiempo) lifetime, life
    4 (modo de vivir) life, way of life
    5 (medios) living, livelihood
    \
    amargarle la vida a alguien to make somebody's life a misery
    ¡así es la vida! such is life!, that's life!
    cambiar de vida to change one's life style
    como si le fuera la vida en ello as if his life depended on it
    costarle algo la vida a alguien to pay with one's life
    dar la vida por to give one's life for, give one's right arm for
    dar vida a (parir) to give birth to 2 (realizar) to bring to life
    darse la gran vida / pegarse la gran vida / darse la vida padre familiar to live it up
    debatirse entre la vida y la muerte to fight for one's life
    de por vida for life
    de toda la vida lifelong
    echarse a la vida familiar to go on the game, become a prostitute
    en la flor de la vida in the prime of life
    en mi (tu, su, etc) vida never in my (your, his, etc) life
    en vida de during the life of
    escapar con vida / salir con vida to come out alive, survive
    estar con vida / estar sin vida to be alive / be dead
    ¡esto es vida! / ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!
    ganarse la vida to earn one's living
    hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make life impossible for somebody
    llevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquila to lead a busy life / lead a quiet life
    pagar alguien con su vida to pay with one's life
    ¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?
    quitarle la vida a alguien to take somebody's life
    ¡vida mía! / ¡mi vida! my love!, darling!
    la otra vida the next life
    señales de vida signs of life
    vida de perros dog's life
    vida familiar family life
    vida íntima private life
    vida sentimental love life
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) life
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=existencia) life

    está escribiendo la vida de Quevedohe is writing the life o a life o a biography of Quevedo

    ¿qué es de tu vida? — what's new?, how's life?

    con vida — alive

    escapar o salir con vida — to escape o come out alive

    en vida de, en vida de mi marido — when my husband was alive, during my husband's lifetime

    ¡en la o mi vida! — never (in all my life)!

    vida o muerte, una operación a vida o muerte — a life-or-death operation

    la otra vida — the next life

    perder la vida — to lose one's life

    de por vida — for life

    quitar la vida a algn — to take sb's life

    quitarse la vida — to take one's own life

    rehacer la vida — to start a new life

    sin vida — lifeless

    un cuerpo sin vida — a (dead) body, a corpse

    toda la vida, un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

    esperanza
    2) (=forma de vivir) life

    la vida airada(=modo de vida) the criminal life; (=hampa) the underworld

    de vida airada — loose-living, immoral

    mujer de vida alegreloose woman

    la vida cotidianaeveryday life

    doble vida — double life

    llevar una doble vidato lead o live a double life

    hacer vida marital — to live together (as man and wife)

    mala vida, echarse a la mala vida — to go astray

    vida de perros, vida perra — dog's life, wretched life

    3) (=sustento)

    coste de la vida — cost of living

    ganarse la vida — to earn o make one's living

    se gana la vida haciendo traduccioneshe earns o makes his living doing translations

    nivel de vida — standard of living

    buscar 3.
    4) [de objeto]

    vida útil — (Com) lifespan; (Téc) useful life

    5)
    - ¡por vida del chápiro verde!

    contar la vida —

    ¡no me cuentes tu vida! — I don't want your life story!

    costarle la vida a algn —

    dar vida a algn —

    - hacer por la vida

    pasarse la vida —

    pasar la vida a tragos*to have a miserable life

    - tener siete vidas como los gatos
    vivir 2., 1)
    6) (=vitalidad)

    lleno de vida[ojos] lively; [persona] full of life

    dar vida a, la música le da vida a estas imágenes — the music brings these images to life

    ¡vida!, ¡vida mía! — my love!, my darling!

    8) euf
    (=prostitución)
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Biol) life

    140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

    eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

    dieron la vida por la patriathey gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

    b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

    le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

    en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

    3)
    a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

    ¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

    hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

    (así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

    estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

    la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

    pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

    c) ( biografía) life

    buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

    5) ( como apelativo) darling
    * * *
    = life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.
    Ex. We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.
    Ex. This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.
    Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
    Ex. Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.
    Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.
    Ex. Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.
    Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
    Ex. This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.
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    * abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.
    * acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.
    * actitud ante la vida = approach to life.
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.
    * ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.
    * alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.
    * alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.
    * al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.
    * amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.
    * apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.
    * aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.
    * aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.
    * arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.
    * arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.
    * arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.
    * aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.
    * atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.
    * atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.
    * aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.
    * autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.
    * buena vida = good life.
    * calidad de vida = quality of life.
    * cambiar la vida = change + life.
    * cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * ciencias de la vida = biosciences.
    * ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.
    * ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.
    * circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.
    * cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.
    * cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.
    * cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.
    * comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.
    * como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.
    * como forma de vida = as a way of life.
    * como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.
    * compañero de vida = lifemate.
    * compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.
    * compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.
    * complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.
    * condicionar la vida = condition + life.
    * condiciones de vida = living conditions.
    * conocer vida = see + the world.
    * contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.
    * costar la vida = cost + life.
    * coste de la vida = cost of living.
    * coste de vidas humanas = human cost.
    * crearse una vida = build + life.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cuerpo sin vida = dead body.
    * cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.
    * culto a la vida = cult of life.
    * dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.
    * dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.
    * dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.
    * dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.
    * dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.
    * dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.
    * dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.
    * dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.
    * dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.
    * dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.
    * dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.
    * dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.
    * defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.
    * de la vida real = real-life.
    * de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].
    * derecho a la vida = right to live.
    * desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.
    * de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].
    * de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.
    * de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.
    * devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.
    * devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.
    * disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.
    * diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.
    * durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].
    * durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.
    * durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.
    * el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.
    * empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.
    * encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.
    * en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.
    * enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.
    * en la vida real = in real life.
    * en los primeros años de vida = early in life.
    * en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.
    * enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.
    * entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.
    * equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.
    * esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].
    * estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.
    * estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.
    * etapa de la vida = life stage.
    * expectativas de vida = life expectancy.
    * experiencia de la vida = experience of life.
    * facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.
    * forma de vida = way of life.
    * ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.
    * ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.
    * hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].
    * hacer frente a la vida = cope.
    * hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.
    * hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.
    * hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].
    * historia de vida = life history.
    * índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.
    * índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.
    * infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.
    * inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
    * jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.
    * la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.
    * la vida continúa = the show must go on.
    * la vida + continuar = life + go on.
    * la vida es así = life's like that.
    * ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.
    * la vida + seguir = life + go on.
    * ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.
    * lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.
    * línea de vida = lifeline.
    * lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.
    * lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.
    * llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].
    * llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.
    * llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.
    * llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.
    * llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.
    * mantener la vida = sustain + life.
    * mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
    * mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * muerto en vida = living dead.
    * nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
    * nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.
    * no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.
    * nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.
    * otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].
    * para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.
    * pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.
    * pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.
    * perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.
    * pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.
    * perdonar la vida = spare + life.
    * permanecer con vida = stay + alive.
    * pletórico de vida = teeming with life.
    * poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.
    * poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.
    * por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].
    * por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].
    * posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.
    * prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.
    * que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.
    * que da vida = life-giving.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.
    * quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.
    * rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
    * reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.
    * reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.
    * régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].
    * rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.
    * salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.
    * salvar la vida = save + life.
    * salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.
    * secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.
    * seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.
    * seguro de vida = life insurance.
    * seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.
    * seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.
    * sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.
    * sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.
    * ser todo vida = be all life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * soplo de vida = kiss of life.
    * tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.
    * tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.
    * toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.
    * toda una vida = a lifetime.
    * toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.
    * toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.
    * trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.
    * triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.
    * truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.
    * una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.
    * una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.
    * una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.
    * una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.
    * ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.
    * vida acuática = aquatic life.
    * vida afectiva = love life.
    * vida amorosa = love life.
    * vida animal = animal life.
    * vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.
    * vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * vida cívica = civic life.
    * vida civil = civic life.
    * vida como trabajador = working life.
    * vida corporativa = corporate life.
    * vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.
    * vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.
    * vida cultural = cultural life.
    * vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.
    * vida de archivo = archival life.
    * vida de, la = life nerve of, the.
    * vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.
    * vida de la comunidad = community life.
    * vida del mundo literario = literary life.
    * vida de perros = a dog's life.
    * vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.
    * vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.
    * vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].
    * vida diaria = daily life.
    * vida diaria, la = everyday life.
    * vida dilatada = long life.
    * vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.
    * vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.
    * vida emocional = emotional life.
    * vida en el campo = rural life.
    * vida en el entorno familiar = family life.
    * vida en el hogar = home life.
    * vida en el trabajo = job life.
    * vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.
    * vida equilibrada = balanced life.
    * vida espiritual = spiritual life.
    * vida + expirar = life + expire.
    * vida extraterrestre = alien life.
    * vida fácil = fast living.
    * vida familiar = family life.
    * vida futura = future life.
    * vida humana = human life.
    * vida laboral = working life.
    * vida literaria = literary life.
    * vida marítima = seafaring.
    * vida media = half-life.
    * vida mejor = better life.
    * vida moderna, la = modern life.
    * vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.
    * vida or muerte = life or death.
    * vida pasada = previous life.
    * vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.
    * vida personal = personal life.
    * vida privada = private life.
    * vida profesional = professional life.
    * vida pública = public life.
    * vida real = real life.
    * vida rural = rural life.
    * vida salvaje = wildlife.
    * vida sana = healthy life.
    * vida sentimental = love life.
    * vida sexual = sex life.
    * vida social = social life.
    * vida urbana = city life, urban life.
    * vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.
    * vida útil de un documento = shelf life.
    * vida vegetal = plant life.
    * vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.
    * volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.
    * vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Biol) life

    140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

    eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

    dieron la vida por la patriathey gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

    b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

    le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

    en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

    3)
    a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

    ¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

    hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

    (así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

    estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

    la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

    pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

    c) ( biografía) life

    buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

    5) ( como apelativo) darling
    * * *
    = life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

    Ex: We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

    Ex: This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.
    Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
    Ex: Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.
    Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.
    Ex: Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.
    Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
    Ex: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.
    * abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.
    * acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.
    * actitud ante la vida = approach to life.
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.
    * ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.
    * alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.
    * alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.
    * al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.
    * amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.
    * apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.
    * aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.
    * aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.
    * arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.
    * arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.
    * arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.
    * aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.
    * atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.
    * atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.
    * aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.
    * autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.
    * buena vida = good life.
    * calidad de vida = quality of life.
    * cambiar la vida = change + life.
    * cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * ciencias de la vida = biosciences.
    * ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.
    * ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.
    * circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.
    * cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.
    * cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.
    * cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.
    * comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.
    * como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.
    * como forma de vida = as a way of life.
    * como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.
    * compañero de vida = lifemate.
    * compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.
    * compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.
    * complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.
    * condicionar la vida = condition + life.
    * condiciones de vida = living conditions.
    * conocer vida = see + the world.
    * contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.
    * costar la vida = cost + life.
    * coste de la vida = cost of living.
    * coste de vidas humanas = human cost.
    * crearse una vida = build + life.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cuerpo sin vida = dead body.
    * cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.
    * culto a la vida = cult of life.
    * dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.
    * dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.
    * dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.
    * dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.
    * dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.
    * dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.
    * dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.
    * dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.
    * dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.
    * dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.
    * dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.
    * dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.
    * defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.
    * de la vida real = real-life.
    * de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].
    * derecho a la vida = right to live.
    * desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.
    * de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].
    * de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.
    * de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.
    * devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.
    * devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.
    * disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.
    * diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.
    * durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].
    * durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.
    * durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.
    * el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.
    * empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.
    * encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.
    * en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.
    * enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.
    * en la vida real = in real life.
    * en los primeros años de vida = early in life.
    * en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.
    * enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.
    * entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.
    * equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.
    * esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].
    * estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.
    * estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.
    * etapa de la vida = life stage.
    * expectativas de vida = life expectancy.
    * experiencia de la vida = experience of life.
    * facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.
    * forma de vida = way of life.
    * ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.
    * ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.
    * hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].
    * hacer frente a la vida = cope.
    * hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.
    * hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.
    * hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].
    * historia de vida = life history.
    * índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.
    * índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.
    * infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.
    * inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
    * jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.
    * la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.
    * la vida continúa = the show must go on.
    * la vida + continuar = life + go on.
    * la vida es así = life's like that.
    * ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.
    * la vida + seguir = life + go on.
    * ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.
    * lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.
    * línea de vida = lifeline.
    * lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.
    * lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.
    * llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].
    * llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.
    * llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.
    * llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.
    * llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.
    * mantener la vida = sustain + life.
    * mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
    * mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * muerto en vida = living dead.
    * nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
    * nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.
    * no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.
    * nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.
    * otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].
    * para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.
    * pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.
    * pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.
    * perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.
    * pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.
    * perdonar la vida = spare + life.
    * permanecer con vida = stay + alive.
    * pletórico de vida = teeming with life.
    * poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.
    * poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.
    * por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].
    * por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].
    * posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.
    * prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.
    * que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.
    * que da vida = life-giving.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.
    * quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.
    * rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
    * reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.
    * reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.
    * régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].
    * rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.
    * salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.
    * salvar la vida = save + life.
    * salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.
    * secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.
    * seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.
    * seguro de vida = life insurance.
    * seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.
    * seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.
    * sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.
    * sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.
    * ser todo vida = be all life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * soplo de vida = kiss of life.
    * tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.
    * tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.
    * toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.
    * toda una vida = a lifetime.
    * toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.
    * toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.
    * trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.
    * triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.
    * truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.
    * una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.
    * una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.
    * una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.
    * una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.
    * ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.
    * vida acuática = aquatic life.
    * vida afectiva = love life.
    * vida amorosa = love life.
    * vida animal = animal life.
    * vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.
    * vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * vida cívica = civic life.
    * vida civil = civic life.
    * vida como trabajador = working life.
    * vida corporativa = corporate life.
    * vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.
    * vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.
    * vida cultural = cultural life.
    * vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.
    * vida de archivo = archival life.
    * vida de, la = life nerve of, the.
    * vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.
    * vida de la comunidad = community life.
    * vida del mundo literario = literary life.
    * vida de perros = a dog's life.
    * vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.
    * vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.
    * vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].
    * vida diaria = daily life.
    * vida diaria, la = everyday life.
    * vida dilatada = long life.
    * vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.
    * vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.
    * vida emocional = emotional life.
    * vida en el campo = rural life.
    * vida en el entorno familiar = family life.
    * vida en el hogar = home life.
    * vida en el trabajo = job life.
    * vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.
    * vida equilibrada = balanced life.
    * vida espiritual = spiritual life.
    * vida + expirar = life + expire.
    * vida extraterrestre = alien life.
    * vida fácil = fast living.
    * vida familiar = family life.
    * vida futura = future life.
    * vida humana = human life.
    * vida laboral = working life.
    * vida literaria = literary life.
    * vida marítima = seafaring.
    * vida media = half-life.
    * vida mejor = better life.
    * vida moderna, la = modern life.
    * vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.
    * vida or muerte = life or death.
    * vida pasada = previous life.
    * vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.
    * vida personal = personal life.
    * vida privada = private life.
    * vida profesional = professional life.
    * vida pública = public life.
    * vida real = real life.
    * vida rural = rural life.
    * vida salvaje = wildlife.
    * vida sana = healthy life.
    * vida sentimental = love life.
    * vida sexual = sex life.
    * vida social = social life.
    * vida urbana = city life, urban life.
    * vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.
    * vida útil de un documento = shelf life.
    * vida vegetal = plant life.
    * vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.
    * volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.
    * vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Biol) life
    la vida marina marine life
    a los tres meses de vida at three months (old)
    el derecho a la vida the right to life
    no pudieron salvarle la vida they were unable to save his life
    era una cuestión de vida o muerte it was a matter of life and death
    se debate entre la vida y la muerte she's fighting for her life
    140 personas perdieron la vida en el accidente ( period); 140 people lost their lives in the accident ( journ)
    quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life ( frml)
    el accidente que le costó la vida ( period); the accident that cost him his life
    jugarse la vida to risk one's life
    se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello he behaved as if his life depended on it
    sólo tres personas lograron salir con vida only three people escaped alive, there were only three survivors
    encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río ( period); his body was found by the river
    el cuerpo sin vida de su amada ( liter); the lifeless body of his beloved ( liter)
    dieron la vida por la patria they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country
    la mujer que te dio la vida the woman who brought you into this world
    el actor que da vida al personaje de Napoleón the actor who plays o portrays Napoleon
    con la vida en un hilo or pendiente de un hilo: estuvo un mes entero con la vida en un hilo his life hung by a thread for a whole month
    real como la vida misma true, true-life
    es una historia real como la vida misma it's a true o true-life story
    mientras hay vida hay esperanza where there is life there is hope
    2 (viveza, vitalidad) life
    es un niño sano, lleno de vida he's a healthy child, full of life
    la ciudad es bonita, pero le falta vida it's a nice city but it's not very lively o it doesn't have much life
    unas cortinas amarillas le darían vida a la habitación yellow curtains would liven up o brighten up the room
    se pasa la vida viendo la televisión he spends his life watching television
    toda una vida dedicada a la enseñanza a lifetime dedicated to teaching
    a lo largo de su vida throughout his life
    en vida de tu padre when your father was alive
    la corta vida del último gobierno the short life of the last government
    la relación tuvo una vida muy corta the relationship was very short-lived
    la vida de un coche/electrodoméstico the life-span of a car/an electrical appliance
    cuando encuentres al hombre de tu vida when you find the man of your dreams o your Mr Right
    es el amor de mi vida she's the love of my life
    amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery
    amargarse la vida to make oneself miserable
    complicarle la vida a algn to make sb's life difficult
    complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself
    de por vida for life
    de toda la vida loc adj/adv (desde siempre) lifelong
    se conocen de toda la vida they know each other from way back
    un programa/una medicina de toda la vida a run-of-the-mill program*/medicine
    un amigo/votante de toda la vida a lifelong friend/voter
    en la/mi vida: ¡en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!
    ¡en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!
    en mi perra vida lo he visto (CS fam); I've never seen him in my life
    enterrarse en vida to cut oneself off from the world
    hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible
    C
    1 (manera de vivir, actividades) life
    lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life
    la medicina/pintura es toda su vida she lives for medicine/painting
    ¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida? how are you? what have you been up to?
    déjalo que haga or viva su vida let him get on with o let him live his own life
    ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!
    ¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life
    la vida le sonríe fortune has smiled on her
    hacen vida de casados or marital they live together
    comparten la casa pero no hacen vida en común they share the house but they lead separate lives o they live separately
    ¡qué vida ésta! what a life!
    ¡qué vida más cruel! ( hum); it's a hard life! ( hum)
    darse or pegarse una or la gran vida to have an easy life ( colloq), to live the life of Riley ( colloq)
    estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be thrilled to bits ( colloq), to be over the moon ( colloq)
    está encantada de la vida con el nuevo trabajo she's thrilled to bits o she's over the moon with her new job
    ¿podríamos hacer la fiesta en tu casa? — por mí, encantado de la vida could we have the party at your house? — I'd be delighted to o that's absolutely fine by me
    estar/quedar loco de la vida (CS fam); to be over the moon ( colloq), to be thrilled
    la vida y milagros or ( RPI) la vida, obra y misterios ( fam); life story
    se sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo he knows everybody's life story
    pasar a mejor vida ( hum) «persona» to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak ( colloq);
    «vestido/zapatos» to bite the dust ( colloq)
    pegarse la vida padre ( fam); to have an easy life
    vida privada/militar private/military life
    su vida sentimental or amorosa his love life
    la vida y obra de Cervantes the life and works of Cervantes
    las vidas de los santos the lives of the saints
    Compuestos:
    ( euf):
    ser de vida alegre to be in the profession o the life ( AmE), to be on the game ( BrE colloq)
    life of contemplation
    ( fam); dog's life
    tuvo una vida de perros she led a dog's life
    vida eterna or perdurable
    la vida eterna or perdurable eternal o everlasting life
    nightlife
    social life
    no hacen mucha vida social they don't socialize much, they don't have much social life
    D
    (necesidades materiales): con ese dinero tiene la vida resuelta with that money she's set up for life
    la vida está carísima everything is so expensive, the cost of living is very high
    ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living
    buscarse la vida ( fam): me busco la vida como puedo one way or another I get by o I make a living
    ¡pues, ahora que se busque la vida! well, now he'll have to stand on his own two feet o get by on his own!
    ¡mi vida! or ¡vida mía! my darling!, darling!
    pero hija de mi vida ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso? but my dear, what made you do that?
    * * *

     

    vida sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) (Biol) life;


    una cuestión de vida o muerte a matter of life and death;
    quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life (frml);
    salir con vida to escape alive
    b) (viveza, vitalidad) life;


    le falta vida it's/she's/he's not very lively
    2 ( extensión de tiempo, existencia) life;

    toda una vida a lifetime;
    la vida de un coche the life-span of a car;
    un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;
    amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery;
    complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself;
    de por vida for life;
    hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible
    3 (manera de vivir, actividades) life;

    ¿qué es de tu vida? what have you been up to?;
    hace or vive su vida he lives his own life;
    ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!;
    ¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life;
    vida privada private life;
    su vida sentimental his love life;
    una mujer de vida alegre a woman of easy virtue;
    ¡qué vida de perros! it's a dog's life;
    hacer vida social to socialize;
    estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)
    4 ( necesidades materiales):

    ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living;
    tiene la vida resuelta he's set up for life
    5 ( como apelativo) darling;
    ¡mi vida! (my) darling!

    vida sustantivo femenino
    1 (existencia) life: no hay vida en Marte, there is no life on Mars
    estar con vida, to be alive
    quitarse la vida, to take one's own life
    2 (periodo vital) life: toda la vida ha sido socialista, he's been a socialist all his life
    de corta vida, short-lived
    toda una vida, a lifetime
    3 (modo de vida) ¿cómo te va la vida?, how's life?
    la literatura es su vida, he lives for literature o literature is his life
    lleva una vida muy desordenada, she lives o leads a very chaotic life
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡esto es vida!, this is the life (situación muy agradable, placentera) ¡esto es vida!, todo el día tumbado sin tener que trabajar, this is the life! lazing around all day without having to work
    fam (resolver un asunto, problema) buscarse la vida: no tengo dinero, - me da igual, ¡búscate la vida!, I haven't got any money, - I couldn't care less, go and sort your own problems out
    figurado Lit Cine Teat (representar un personaje) dar vida: en esa película el actor da vida a Napoleón, in that film the actor plays the part of Napoleon
    dar la vida, to sacrifice o give one's life
    ganarse la vida, to earn one's living
    fig fam (morir) pasar a mejor vida, to pass away
    (independencia) tener/vivir su (propia) vida alguien: ya no está con sus padres, tiene su propia vida, he isn't with his parents anymore, he's living his own life
    a vida o muerte, (situación de alto riesgo) le tuvieron que operar a vida o muerte, it was a life or death operation
    de mi/tu/su... vida: el amor de mi vida, the love of my life
    de por vida, for life
    de toda la vida, lifelong
    en la vida, never in one's life
    Rel la otra vida, the next life
    familiar vida de perros, dog's life
    fam (hechos y anécdotas de un personaje o persona) vida y milagros de alguien, the full details about sb
    ' vida' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agitada
    - agitado
    - amargarse
    - andar
    - atentar
    - comentar
    - complicarse
    - constante
    - contemplativa
    - contemplativo
    - convivencia
    - conyugal
    - cosa
    - crepúsculo
    - cruzarse
    - delante
    - descansada
    - descansado
    - desengañarse
    - desgraciada
    - desgraciado
    - encarrilar
    - episodio
    - ser
    - ermitaña
    - ermitaño
    - esperanza
    - flor
    - ir
    - ganarse
    - hipótesis
    - ilusión
    - indigna
    - indigno
    - inerte
    - intrepidez
    - jamás
    - juego
    - jugar
    - martirio
    - muerta
    - muerto
    - mujer
    - normalización
    - oportunidad
    - padecer
    - padre
    - pajolera
    - pajolero
    - pantalla
    English:
    abundance
    - account
    - active
    - afterlife
    - alive
    - amenities
    - assurance
    - attempt
    - bang up
    - battle
    - bread
    - breeding ground
    - bright
    - busy
    - carp
    - chapter
    - clean
    - conception
    - cost
    - cost of living
    - crossroads
    - dead
    - dear
    - dedicate
    - destroy
    - dodge
    - dog
    - domestic
    - earn
    - easy
    - eccentric
    - emigrate
    - existence
    - fascination
    - flat
    - give up
    - gracious
    - greed
    - greediness
    - hell
    - herself
    - high life
    - himself
    - hurdle
    - impossible
    - index-linked
    - insurance
    - lead
    - life
    - life expectancy
    * * *
    vida nf
    1. [estado fisiológico, hecho de existir] life;
    ¿hay vida en otros planetas? is there life on other planets?;
    el cuerpo sin vida de un soldado the lifeless body of a soldier;
    el conflicto se cobró muchas vidas many lives were lost in the conflict;
    aquello le costó la vida that cost him his life;
    dar la vida por to give one's life for;
    estar con vida to be alive;
    va a ser una operación a vida o muerte the operation may save his life but it may also kill him;
    estar entre la vida y la muerte to be at death's door;
    perder la vida to lose one's life;
    quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life;
    salir con vida to come out alive;
    como si la vida le fuera en ello as if his/her life depended on it;
    ser una cuestión o [m5] un asunto de vida o muerte to be a matter of life and death;
    enterrarse en vida to forsake the world;
    pasar a mejor vida Euf [persona] to pass away;
    [prenda, aparato, utensilio] to have had it;
    la otra vida the next life;
    tenía la vida pendiente de un hilo her life was hanging by a thread;
    mientras hay vida hay esperanza hope springs eternal
    vida artificial artificial life;
    la vida eterna eternal life;
    vida extraterrestre extraterrestrial life;
    vida intrauterina intrauterine life
    2. [periodo de existencia] life;
    trabajó toda su vida he worked all his life;
    una vida plagada de éxitos a lifetime of success;
    de mi/tu/ etc[m5] vida of my/your/ etc life;
    el amor/la oportunidad de su vida the love/chance of his life;
    un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;
    le conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life;
    de toda la vida las novias van de blanco brides have worn white since time immemorial, brides have always worn white;
    de por vida for life;
    en vida de during the life o lifetime of;
    eso no lo hubieras dicho en vida de tu padre you would never have said that while your father was alive;
    así no vas a aprobar en la o [m5] tu vida you'll never pass like that;
    ¡en mi o [m5] la vida vi cosa igual! I'd never seen such a thing in all my life!;
    pasarse la vida haciendo algo to spend one's life doing sth;
    se pasa la vida quejándose he does nothing but complain all the time;
    hacer la vida imposible a alguien to make sb's life impossible;
    Am
    toda la vida: [sin duda] [m5]¿prefieres África a Europa? – ¡toda la vida! do you prefer Africa to Europe? – every time! o you bet!;
    la vida da muchas vueltas you never know what life has got in store for you;
    3. Com [de maquinaria, aparato, automóvil] life;
    tiene una vida útil de veinte años it has a useful life of twenty years, it's designed to last for twenty years
    vida en estantería shelf life;
    vida media average life, mean lifetime
    4. [forma de vivir, faceta cotidiana] life;
    su vida es el teatro the theatre is her life;
    ¿cómo es tu vida diaria? what would be a typical day in your life?;
    la vida política del país the country's political life;
    ¿no te gustaría cambiar de vida? wouldn't you like to change your life o the way you live?;
    yo hago o [m5] vivo mi vida como todo el mundo I just get on with my life like everyone else;
    lleva una vida muy tranquila she leads o lives a very peaceful life;
    ¡así es la vida! that's life!, such is life!;
    ¡esto (sí que) es vida! this is the life!;
    una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman;
    ¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?;
    ¡qué vida ésta! what a life!;
    la buena vida the good life;
    darse o [m5]pegarse la gran vida, darse o [m5] pegarse la vida padre to live the life of Riley;
    llevar una vida de perros to lead a dog's life
    vida amorosa love life;
    vida de familia family life;
    vida privada private life;
    vida pública public life;
    vida sentimental love life;
    vida sexual sex life;
    vida social social life;
    hacer vida social (con) to socialize (with)
    5. [animación] life;
    este pueblo tiene mucha vida this town is very lively;
    estar lleno de vida to be full of life;
    Brando da vida al personaje del padre Brando plays the father
    vida nocturna nightlife
    6. [necesidades materiales]
    la vida está muy cara en Japón the cost of living is very high in Japan;
    Fam
    está la vida muy achuchada money's very tight;
    ganarse la vida to earn a living;
    con este trabajo me gano bien la vida I make a good living from this job
    7. [apelativo cariñoso] darling;
    ¡mi vida!, ¡vida mía! my darling!
    * * *
    f life; esp
    TÉC life span;
    de por vida for life;
    toda la vida all one’s life;
    somos amigos de toda la vida we have been friends all our lives;
    en mi vida never (in my life);
    en vida in his/ her etc lifetime;
    ¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?;
    ganarse la vida earn a living;
    vivir su vida live one’s own life;
    hacer la vida imposible a alguien make s.o.’s life impossible;
    a vida o muerte life-or-death;
    estar entre la vida y la muerte be hovering between life and death, be fighting for life;
    la gran vida live high on the hog fam, live the life of Riley fam ;
    pasar a mejor vida pass away;
    quitarse la vida take one’s own life, kill o.s.;
    perder la vida lose one’s life;
    salir con vida come out alive;
    sin vida lifeless;
    la vida y milagros de alguien s.o.’s life story;
    vida en pareja married life, life together;
    vida familiar/sentimental family/love life;
    vida interior inner self;
    así es la vida that’s life;
    vida mía my love;
    mujer de la vida loose woman;
    dar vida a TEA play the part of
    * * *
    vida nf
    1) : life
    la vida cotidiana: everyday life
    2) : life span, lifetime
    3) biografía: biography, life
    4) : way of life, lifestyle
    5) : livelihood
    ganarse la vida: to earn one's living
    6) viveza: liveliness
    7)
    media vida : half-life
    * * *
    vida n
    1. (en general) life [pl. lives]
    2. (sustento) living

    Spanish-English dictionary > vida

  • 13 pluma

    adj.
    featherweight (sport).
    peso pluma featherweight
    f.
    1 feather.
    un sombrero de plumas a feathered hat
    2 (fountain) pen.
    pluma estilográfica fountain pen
    4 tap (British), faucet (United States). (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)
    5 crane boom, boom, boom of the crane, jib.
    * * *
    1 (de ave) feather
    2 (de relleno) feather, down
    \
    a vuela pluma off the top of one's head
    tener pluma familiar to be really camp
    pluma estilográfica fountain pen
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) pen
    * * *
    1. SF
    1) [de ave] feather; [como adorno] plume, feather
    2) [para escribir] [de metal, plástico] pen; [de ave] quill

    pluma atómica Méx ballpoint pen

    pluma esferográfica LAm ballpoint pen

    pluma estilográfica, pluma fuente — fountain pen

    3) (=caligrafía) penmanship, writing
    4) (Bádminton) (=volante) shuttlecock
    5) CAm (=mentira) fib, tale; (=truco) hoax
    6) Cono Sur * (=puta) prostitute
    7) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=grifo) tap, faucet (EEUU)
    8) Cono Sur (=grúa) crane, derrick
    9) Esp ** (=peseta) one peseta
    10) Esp *** (=pene) prick ***
    11) Esp * (=periodista) hack
    2.
    SM (Dep) featherweight
    * * *
    1) ( de aves) feather; ( usada antiguamente para escribir) quill; ( como adorno) plume, feather

    mudar la pluma — to molt*

    pesar menos que una plumato be as light as a feather

    ser ligero or (esp AmL) liviano como una pluma — to be as light as a feather

    2)
    a) ( para escribir) pen

    a vuela pluma< anotar> to jot down

    b) ( actividad literaria) writing
    c) ( escritor) writer
    3) (Col, Méx) ( del agua) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)
    4) (Bol fam) ( prostituta) tart (colloq)
    * * *
    1) ( de aves) feather; ( usada antiguamente para escribir) quill; ( como adorno) plume, feather

    mudar la pluma — to molt*

    pesar menos que una plumato be as light as a feather

    ser ligero or (esp AmL) liviano como una pluma — to be as light as a feather

    2)
    a) ( para escribir) pen

    a vuela pluma< anotar> to jot down

    b) ( actividad literaria) writing
    c) ( escritor) writer
    3) (Col, Méx) ( del agua) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)
    4) (Bol fam) ( prostituta) tart (colloq)
    * * *
    pluma1
    1 = feather.

    Ex: If none of these terms is appropriate, give the specific name of the item or the names of the parts of the item as concisely as possible; e.g., 2 feather headbands, 1 pair beaded moccasins.

    * cubierto en plumas = feathery.
    * ligero como una pluma = light as a feather.

    pluma2
    2 = pen, quill.

    Ex: Not until 1543 were these 2 different approaches reconciled with the idea of the surgeon wielding both pen and scalpel.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Beyond quills and inkwells: electronic distribution of economic data'.
    * dibujo a pluma = pen drawing.
    * nombre de pluma = pen name.
    * pluma estilográfica = fountain pen.

    pluma3
    3 = winch, capstan, hoist.

    Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.

    Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
    Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.

    pluma4
    4 = feather.
    Nota: En encuadernación, decoración de la cubierta con líneas curvas dando la impresión de plumas superpuestas.

    Ex: The contrast between the fine feathers of these superb bindings and their jackdaw contents is often quaint.

    * * *
    mudar la pluma to molt*
    almohada de pluma(s) feather pillow
    pesar menos que una pluma to be as light as a feather
    se le ve/veía la pluma ( Esp fam); he is/was gay, he is/was a bit of a fairy ( colloq pej)
    ser ligero or ( esp AmL) liviano como una pluma to be as light as a feather
    ser or tener pluma ( fam); to be gay
    B
    a vuela pluma: son sólo unas ideas anotadas a vuela pluma they're just a few ideas I scribbled o jotted down
    dejar correr la pluma to let one's pen run on
    vivir de la pluma to make a living out of writing o as a writer, to live by the pen ( liter)
    3 (escritor) writer
    Compuestos:
    ( Méx) ballpoint pen
    pluma estilográfica or ( AmL) fuente
    fountain pen
    C
    2 (barrera) barrier
    D (Col, Méx) (grifo) faucet ( AmE), tap ( BrE)
    E ( Bol fam) (prostituta) tart ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    pluma sustantivo femenino
    1 ( de aves) feather;
    ( antigua para escribir) quill;
    ( como adorno) plume, feather;

    2 ( para escribir) pen;

    pluma estilográfica or (AmL) fuente fountain pen
    pluma sustantivo femenino
    1 (de ave) feather: es tan ligera como una pluma, she's as light as a feather
    2 (para escribir) pen, fountain pen
    3 (escritor) writer, pen
    4 fam (afeminamiento) effeminacy: tiene algo de pluma, he's a bit affected
    ' pluma' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cargar
    - cartucho
    - recambio
    - vellosa
    - vellosidad
    - velloso
    - velluda
    - velludo
    - afilado
    - cañón
    - capuchón
    - carga
    - peso
    - plumón
    - rasgo
    - recargable
    English:
    acclaim
    - boom
    - cap
    - feather
    - feather weight
    - fountain pen
    - fumble
    - lay down
    - loan
    - missing
    - molt
    - pen
    - pull
    - quill
    - quill pen
    - stroke
    - top
    - ball
    - fountain
    - nib
    - plume
    * * *
    nf
    1. [de ave] feather;
    [adorno] plume, feather;
    tiene un sombrero con plumas she has a feathered hat;
    un edredón de plumas a feather duvet;
    ser ligero o Am [m5] liviano como una pluma to be as light as a feather
    2. [de humo, vapor] plume
    3. [de grúa] boom
    4. [para escribir] (fountain) pen;
    [de ave] quill (pen); Carib, Méx [bolígrafo] (ballpoint) pen;
    dejar correr la pluma, escribir a vuela pluma to jot down;
    Fig
    vivir de la pluma to live by the pen
    Méx pluma atómica ballpoint (pen);
    pluma estilográfica fountain pen;
    Méx, Ven pluma fuente fountain pen
    5. [estilo de escribir] style
    6. [escritor] writer
    7. Carib, Col, Méx [grifo] Br tap, US faucet
    8. Fam [amaneramiento]
    tener mucha pluma to be camp
    adj inv
    Dep featherweight;
    peso pluma featherweight
    * * *
    f
    1 ZO feather
    2 para escribir fountain pen;
    escribir algo a vuela pluma scribble sth down
    grifo faucet, Br
    tap
    * * *
    pluma nf
    1) : feather
    2) : pen
    3)
    pluma fuente : fountain pen
    * * *
    1. (de ave) feather
    2. (estilográfica) fountain pen

    Spanish-English dictionary > pluma

  • 14 zarabiać

    1. (-am, -asz); perf; zarobić; vt
    to earn, ( ciasto) to knead
    2. vi
    ( osiągać zysk) to make a profit; ( pracować za pieniądze) to earn

    zarabiać na siebie — to support o.s.

    * * *
    ipf.
    1. (= pracować zarobkowo) earn; zarabiać na życie earn one's living/daily bread, make a living, win one's bread ( robiąc coś doing sth); zarabiać piórem earn one's living by writing; zarabiać na kogoś maintain sb; zarabiać na utrzymanie rodziny bring home the bacon; zarabiać na chleb earn a crust.
    2. (= uzyskiwać dochody) earn, gain, make money; (o filmie, książce) be a moneymaker; uczciwie zarabiać na życie earn an honest living, turn l. make an honest penny; zarabiać w nieuczciwy sposób live by l. on one's wits; zarobić kupę forsy make a packet, make a fast l. quick l. an easy buck; zarobić na czysto take home, clear, make a clear profit of sth; zarabiać średnio 30 tys. dolarów rocznie average $30,000 a year; ile tam zarabiasz? how much are you making there?; zarobić na czymś make a profit of sth, make money on sth; dobrze zarabiać make good money; zarabiać na siebie ( o narzędziu pracy) earn one's keep; osoba mało/średnio/dużo zarabiająca low/average/high earner.
    3. (= zagniatać ciasto) knead.
    4. pot. (= dostawać) ( złe stopnie) get, earn.
    5. pot. (= łapać uszkodzenia w dzianinie) knit up, darn, mend.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zarabiać

  • 15 Lebensunterhalt

    m livelihood, living; seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen earn ( oder make) a living
    * * *
    der Lebensunterhalt
    living; livelihood; bread and butter; subsistence
    * * *
    Le|bens|un|ter|halt
    m
    1)

    seinen Lébensunterhalt verdienento earn one's living

    seinen Lébensunterhalt bestreiten — to make one's living, to support oneself

    sie verdient den Lébensunterhalt für die Familie — she is the breadwinner of the family, she supports the family

    für jds Lébensunterhalt sorgen — to support sb

    etw zu seinem Lébensunterhalt tun — to do sth for a living or livelihood

    nur das Nötigste zum Lébensunterhalt haben — to have just enough to live on

    2) (= Unterhaltskosten) cost of living, living expenses pl
    * * *
    der
    1) ((a way of earning) one's living: Writing novels is my bread and butter.) bread and butter
    2) (one's living: This is how I earn my daily bread.) bread
    3) (the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) live
    4) (a means of living, especially of earning enough money to feed oneself etc.) livelihood
    * * *
    Le·bens·un·ter·halt
    m kein pl livelihood, living
    das deckt noch nicht einmal meinen \Lebensunterhalt that doesn't even cover my basic needs
    für jds \Lebensunterhalt aufkommen [o sorgen] to provide for [or keep] sb
    mit.../als... seinen \Lebensunterhalt verdienen to earn one's keep by.../as...
    * * *
    * * *
    Lebensunterhalt m livelihood, living;
    seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen earn ( oder make) a living
    * * *
    * * *
    m.
    livelihood n.
    living n.
    means of subsistence n.
    subsistence n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Lebensunterhalt

  • 16 ernähren

    I v/t
    1. feed, nourish; künstlich ernährt werden be fed artificially ( oder intravenously); ernährt
    2. (erhalten) support, keep; von meinem Gehalt kann ich keine Familie ernähren I can’t feed a family on my salary; dieser Beruf ernährt seinen Mann there’s a good living to be made from this job
    1. live on; Tier: auch feed on
    2. fig. make a living by (+ Ger.) davon kann ich mich kaum ernähren I can hardly survive ( oder get by) on that
    * * *
    to nurture; to maintain; to nourish; to support; to feed;
    sich ernähren
    to subsist
    * * *
    er|näh|ren [Eɐ'nɛːrən] ptp ernährt
    1. vt
    to feed; (= unterhalten) to support, to keep, to maintain

    gut ernährt — well-nourished, well-fed

    2. vr
    to eat

    sich gesund ernä́hren — to eat healthily, to have a healthy diet

    der Arzt klärte ihn auf, wie er sich ernä́hren sollte — the doctor advised him on his diet

    sich von etw ernä́hren — to live or subsist on sth

    sich von Übersetzungen ernä́hren — to earn one's living by doing translations

    sich selbst ernä́hren müssen — to have to earn one's own living

    * * *
    1) ((with on) to eat: Cows feed on grass.) feed
    2) (to cause or help to grow, become healthy etc.) nourish
    * * *
    er·näh·ren *
    I. vt
    1. (mit Nahrung versorgen)
    jdn/ein Tier \ernähren to feed sb/an animal
    sie ernährt ihre Kinder rein vegetarisch she gives her children vegetarian food only
    jdn \ernähren to provide for sb, to support sb
    die Schriftstellerei allein kann keinen \ernähren writing on its own doesn't bring in enough to live on
    II. vr
    1. (essen)
    sich akk von etw dat \ernähren to eat sth, to feed [or live] on sth
    sich akk irgendwie \ernähren to eat in a certain manner
    du musst dich vitaminreicher \ernähren! you need more vitamins in your diet!
    2. (sich finanzieren)
    sich akk [von etw dat] \ernähren to support oneself [by doing/on sth]
    sie muss sich von Gelegenheitsjobs \ernähren she has to support herself by doing odd jobs
    * * *
    1.
    1) feed <young, child>
    2) (unterhalten) keep <family, wife>
    2.
    reflexives Verb feed oneself

    sich von etwas ernähren — live on something; < animal> feed on something

    * * *
    A. v/t
    1. feed, nourish;
    künstlich ernährt werden be fed artificially ( oder intravenously); ernährt
    2. (erhalten) support, keep;
    von meinem Gehalt kann ich keine Familie ernähren I can’t feed a family on my salary;
    dieser Beruf ernährt seinen Mann there’s a good living to be made from this job
    B. v/r:
    1. live on; Tier: auch feed on
    2. fig make a living by (+ger)
    davon kann ich mich kaum ernähren I can hardly survive ( oder get by) on that
    * * *
    1.
    1) feed <young, child>
    2) (unterhalten) keep <family, wife>
    2.
    reflexives Verb feed oneself

    sich von etwas ernähren — live on something; < animal> feed on something

    * * *
    v.
    to nourish v.
    to support v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ernähren

  • 17 pió|ro

    n 1. (ptasie) feather
    - kapelusz ze strusim piórem a hat with an ostrich plume
    2. (do pisania) pen
    - gęsie pióro a quill a. quill pen
    - pióro kulkowe a ball pen
    - wieczne pióro a fountain pen
    - skrzypiące pióro a scratching pen
    - chwycić za pióro to reach for one’s pen
    3. przen. (pisarz) writer; bookman daw.
    - był jednym z najświetniejszych piór epoki he was one of the best writers of the epoch
    - radość, której/bałagan, którego żadne pióro nie opisze the indescribable joy/mess
    4. sgt książk. (pisanie) kolega po piórze a fellow writer
    - żył z pióra he made his living from writing
    - param się piórem I’m a writer
    - bardzo wcześnie zaczął zarabiać na życie piórem very early on he started to make his living as a writer
    - pod koniec życia wrócił do pióra towards the end of his life he resumed writing
    5. (styl pisania) miał dar doskonałego wykładu i świetne pióro he was an excellent lecturer and a gifted writer 6. środ., Budow. tongue
    pióro klucza Techn. bit of a key
    - pióro steru Żegl. rudder blade
    - pióro wiosła oar blade
    - pióro wycieraczki Techn. wiper blade
    - pióro resoru a. w resorze Techn. spring leaf a. blade
    cisną się pod pióro dwie uwagi/słowa oburzenia two remarks/indignant observations come to mind
    - pod jego/jej piórem Literat. in his/her rendering, as described by him/her
    - władać piórem to be an accomplished writer
    - złamać pióro to give up writing

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pió|ro

  • 18 scrivere

    write
    ( annotare) write down
    come si scrive... ? how do you spell... ?
    * * *
    scrivere v.tr.
    1 to write*: scrivere una lettera, una cartolina, to write a letter, a postcard; Cicerone scrive che..., Cicero writes that...; dammi l'occorrente per scrivere, give me some writing materials; non sono riuscito a scrivere tutto quello che ha detto, I didn't manage to write (down) everything he said; ha scritto in America per avere quel libro, he has written to America to get that book; lo scrisse di suo pugno, he wrote it in his own hand; mi ha scritto due righe, he dropped me a line; questa penna non scrive, this pen won't write; scrive a casa una volta alla settimana, he writes home once a week; che cosa ti scrisse?, what did he write to you about?; scrive molto bene, ( è un buon scrittore) he is a good writer; scrive per il teatro, sui giornali, he writes for the theatre, for the newspapers; scrive di letteratura, he writes about literature; scrivi il tuo nome e indirizzo per intero, write your name and address in full; si guadagna da vivere scrivendo, he makes a living by writing; scrivere a macchina, to typewrite (o to type); scrivere a mano, to write by hand; scrivere a matita, in inchiostro, to write in pencil, in ink; scrivere in versi, in prosa, to write in poetry, in prose; scrivere un numero in cifre, to write a number in figures; scrivere un numero in lettere, to spell a number; come si scrive quella parola?, how do you spell that word?; scrivere piccolo, grosso, largo, to write small, large; scrivere sotto dettatura, to write from dictation // lo scriverò nella memoria, I'll impress it on my memory; (amm.) ( registrare) to enter, to record
    2 ( redigere) to draw* up: scrivere un documento, to draw up a document
    3 ( stampigliare) to enface: scrivere qlco. su un assegno, su una cambiale, to enface sthg. on a cheque, on a bill
    4 (amm.) ( registrare) to enter, to record: scrivere una somma a debito, to enter a sum on the debit side; scrivere una partita, to make an entry
    5 (letter.) ( descrivere) to describe: non so scriverti il mio dolore, my grief is beyond description
    6 (letter.) ( ascrivere) to ascribe, to attribute.
    * * *
    ['skrivere] 1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) to write*

    scrivere qcs. a mano, a macchina — to handwrite, to type sth.

    scrivere con la o a penna to write in pen; scrivere male to write badly, to have a bad handwriting; scrivilo write it down; scrivi(mi) presto — write soon

    2) (esprimere graficamente) to spell*, to write*

    si scrive come si pronunciait's spelt o spelled the way it sounds

    3) (essere scrittore) to write*

    scrivere bene, male — to be a good, bad writer

    2.
    verbo pronominale scriversi
    1) (annotare) to write* down [ appunto]
    2) (corrispondere) to write* (to) each other
    * * *
    scrivere
    /'skrivere/ [87]
     1 to write*; scrivere qcs. a mano, a macchina to handwrite, to type sth.; scrivere due righe to drop a line; scrivere con la o a penna to write in pen; scrivere male to write badly, to have a bad handwriting; scrivilo write it down; scrivi(mi) presto write soon
     2 (esprimere graficamente) to spell*, to write*; si scrive come si pronuncia it's spelt o spelled the way it sounds
     3 (essere scrittore) to write*; scrivere bene, male to be a good, bad writer
    II scriversi verbo pronominale
     1 (annotare) to write* down [ appunto]
     2 (corrispondere) to write* (to) each other.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > scrivere

  • 19 pen

    I pen noun
    (a small enclosure, usually for animals: a sheep-pen.) binge, bås; innhegning
    II pen
    (an instrument for writing in ink: My pen needs a new nib.) penn
    - pen-pal
    - pen-knife
    - pen-name
    - pen-pal
    kve
    --------
    penn
    I
    subst. \/pen\/
    1) kve, gård, inngjerding, binge, bås
    2) (leke)grind
    3) ( i Vestindia) farm, plantasje
    II
    subst. \/pen\/
    1) penn, (gammeldags) fjærpenn
    2) forfatter, skribent
    draw one's pen through a word stryke over et ord
    live by one's pen leve av å skrive
    put one's pen through a word stryke over et ord
    put\/set pen to paper sette pennen på papiret, ta pennen fatt
    skill with the pen skriveferdighet
    take up the pen begynne å skrive
    III
    subst. \/pen\/ eller pen swan
    ( zoologi) hunnsvane
    IV
    subst. \/pen\/ (amer.)
    (hverdagslig, kortform for penitentiary) fengsel
    the pen kasjotten, buret
    V
    verb \/pen\/
    stenge inne (i en kve e.l.), sperre inne
    VI
    verb \/pen\/
    skrive, forfatte, skrive ned

    English-Norwegian dictionary > pen

  • 20 ernære

    1
    пита́ть, корми́ть; содержа́ть
    * * *
    vb feed,
    F nourish;
    ( underholde, skaffe føden til) provide for,
    ( økonomisk) support ( fx a wife and family);
    (dvs spise) feed on;
    [ ernære sig ved] make a living by ( fx writing).

    Danish-English dictionary > ernære

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