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m; -(e)s, -e moment; ( einen) Moment! just a moment ( oder minute) !; Moment mal! just a moment!, wait a minute!; umg. hang on (a minute)!; im Moment at the moment, right now; im Moment nicht not at the moment, not just now; im ersten Moment for a moment, at first; im letzten Moment at the last minute; im richtigen Moment just in time; jeden Moment any minute oder moment (now), Am. auch momentarily; das wäre für den Moment alles that’s all for the moment; siehe auch Augenblick—n; -(e)s, -e* * *der Momentmoment; instant; momentum* * *Mo|mẹnt I [mo'mɛnt]m -(e)s, -emomentjeden Moment — any time or minute or moment
einen Moment, bitte — one minute or moment please
kleinen Moment! — just a tick (Brit inf) or a second!
IIim letzten/richtigen etc Moment — at the last/right etc moment
nt -(e)s, -e1) (= Bestandteil) element3) (PHYS) moment; (= Kraftwirkung) momentum* * ** * *Mo·ment1<-[e]s, -e>[moˈmɛnt]m▪ im... \Moment at the... momentim ersten \Moment at firstim falschen/richtigen \Moment at the wrong/right momentim letzten \Moment at the last moment [or minute]im nächsten \Moment the next momentin einem unbeobachteten \Moment when no one was lookingim \Moment at the momentin dem \Moment, wo just [at the moment] wheneinen [kleinen] \Moment! just a moment! [or minute!] [or second!]jeden \Moment [at] any moment\Moment mal! just [or [just] hang on] a moment! [or minute!] [or second!2. (kurze Zeitspanne)einen/keinen \Moment a moment/not for a momentsie ließ einen \Moment vergehen, ehe sie antwortete she paused for a moment before answeringkeinen \Moment zögern to not hesitate for a [single] moment [or second]Mo·ment2<-[e]s, -e>[moˈmɛnt]nt* * *Ider; Moment[e]s, Momente momenteinen Moment bitte! — just a moment, please!
Moment [mal]! — [hey!] just a moment!; wait a mo! (coll.)
im nächsten/selben Moment — the next/at the same moment
IIjeden Moment — (ugs.) [at] any moment
das; Moment[e]s, Momente factor, element ( für in)das auslösende Moment für etwas sein — be the trigger for something
* * *Moment1 m; -(e)s, -e moment;(einen) Moment! just a moment ( oder minute) !;Moment mal! just a moment!, wait a minute!; umg hang on (a minute)!;im Moment at the moment, right now;im Moment nicht not at the moment, not just now;im ersten Moment for a moment, at first;im letzten Moment at the last minute;im richtigen Moment just in time;Moment2 n; -(e)s, -edas auslösende Moment für etwas sein trigger sth off2. PHYS, TECH, einer Kraft, Bewegung: moment;Moment der Trägheit moment of inertia* * *Ider; Moment[e]s, Momente momenteinen Moment bitte! — just a moment, please!
Moment [mal]! — [hey!] just a moment!; wait a mo! (coll.)
im nächsten/selben Moment — the next/at the same moment
IIjeden Moment — (ugs.) [at] any moment
das; Moment[e]s, Momente factor, element ( für in)* * *-e m.instant n.moment n.momentum n. -
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Mo·ment1. Mo·ment <-[e]s, -e> [moʼmɛnt] mim... \Moment at the... moment;im ersten \Moment at first;im falschen/richtigen \Moment at the wrong/right moment;im letzten \Moment at the last moment [or minute];im nächsten \Moment the next moment;in einem unbeobachteten \Moment when no one was looking;im \Moment at the moment;in dem \Moment, wo just [at the moment] when;einen [kleinen] \Moment! just a moment! [or minute!] [or second!];jeden \Moment [at] any moment;\Moment mal! just [or [just] hang on] a moment! [or minute!] [or second!];2) ( kurze Zeitspanne)einen/keinen \Moment a moment/not for a moment;sie ließ einen \Moment vergehen, ehe sie antwortete she paused for a moment before answering;keinen \Moment zögern to not hesitate for a [single] moment [or second]2. Mo·ment <-[e]s, -e> [moʼmɛnt] nt -
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moment [mɔmɑ̃]masculine nouna. ( = court instant) moment• un moment, il arrive ! just a moment, he's coming!b. ( = longtemps) whilec. ( = période) time• à quel moment est-ce arrivé ? when did this happen?d. ( = occasion) timee. (locutions)► d'un moment à l'autre [changer] from one moment to the next• on l'attend d'un moment à l'autre he is expected any moment now► du moment où (dans le temps) since ; (pourvu que) as long as• je m'en fiche, du moment que c'est fait I don't care, as long as it's done► en ce moment at the moment• il se prépare afin de savoir quoi dire le moment venu he's getting ready so that he'll know what to say when the time comes► par moments now and then► à + moment• à un moment donné j'ai cru que c'était fini at one point, I thought it was over• à tout moment [se produire] any time• au moment de partir just as I (or he etc) was about to leave• au moment où elle entrait, lui sortait as she was going in he was coming out* * *mɔmɑ̃nom masculin1) ( instant précis) momentle moment venu — ( dans l'avenir) when the time comes; ( dans le passé) when the time came
à un moment donné — ( quelconque) at some point; ( fixé) at a given moment
à ce moment-là — ( à l'époque) at that time; ( au même instant) just then; ( dans ce cas) in that case
au moment où — gén at the time (when)
du moment que — ( pourvu que) as long as, provided; ( puisque) since
ce n'est pas le moment — gén it's not the right moment; ( inopportun) now is not the time
il arrive toujours au bon iron or mauvais moment! — he certainly picks his moment to call! iron
choisir son moment pour faire — iron to pick one's moment to do iron
2) ( temps bref) moment3) ( temps long)au bout d'un moment, après un moment — after a while
du moment — [ennemi, préoccupations] of the moment
cela a été un moment fort — ( émouvant) it was a moment of intense emotion
dans ses meilleurs moments, il fait penser à Orson Welles — at his best, he reminds one of Orson Welles
* * *mɔmɑ̃ nm1) (laps de temps) moment, whilePendant un moment, on n'a rien entendu. — For a moment, we didn't hear anything., For a while, we didn't hear anything.
au bout d'un moment — after a moment, after a while
Il lui faudra un petit moment pour terminer. — It'll take him a while to finish.
Un moment et je suis à vous. — I'll be with you in a moment.
par moments — at times, now and then
Elle se sent seule par moments. — She feels lonely at times.
2) (point dans le temps) point, momentà un certain moment — at some point, at one moment
Sur le moment je n'ai rien dit. — At the time I didn't say anything.
au moment où (= à l'instant où) — just as
Il est arrivé au moment où j'allais partir. — He turned up just as I was leaving., (= à une époque où) at a time when
Il a quitté la région au moment où l'économie s'effondrait. — He left the area at a time when the economy was collapsing.
au même moment — at the same time, at the same moment
À ce moment-là, on a vu arriver la police. — At that point, we saw the police coming., (dans un argument: alternative) in that case
À ce moment-là, je devrai partir plus tôt. — In that case I'll have to leave earlier.
du moment où; du moment que — seeing that, since
d'un moment à l'autre — any time, any time now
à tout moment (= n'importe quand) — at any time, at any moment
Elle peut arriver à tout moment. — She could arrive at any moment., (= continuellement) constantly
Il nous dérange à tout moment pour des riens. — He's constantly bothering us about silly little things.
pour le moment — for the moment, for the time being
Nous ne pensons pas déménager pour le moment. — We're not thinking of moving for the moment.
Nous avons beaucoup de travail en ce moment. — We have a lot of work at the moment.
* * *moment nm1 ( instant précis) moment; au moment décisif/crucial at the decisive/crucial moment; au dernier moment at the last moment; jusqu'au dernier moment till the last moment; à n'importe quel moment, à tout moment at any time; le moment venu ( dans l'avenir) when the time comes; ( dans le passé) when the time came; il devrait arriver/ça devrait être prêt d'un moment à l'autre he should arrive/it should be ready any minute now; à aucun moment il n'a abordé le sujet at no time did he touch on the subject; cela a été évoqué à un moment ou à un autre it was mentioned at some time or other; à un moment donné ( quelconque) at some point; ( fixé) at a given moment; à quel moment a-t-elle dit ça? at what point did she say that?; au même moment at the same time; sur le moment j'ai cru qu'il plaisantait at first ou to start with I thought he was joking; à ce moment-là j'habitais à l'étranger at that time I was living abroad; à ce moment-là le téléphone a sonné just then the phone rang; à ce moment-là il vaut mieux que j'aille te chercher in that case it's better if I come and pick you up; au moment de l'accident/de ta naissance at the time of the accident/of your birth; au moment de sortir/poser la question il a changé d'avis just as he was about to go out/ask the question he changed his mind; au moment où gén at the time (when); au moment où il quittait son domicile as he was leaving his home; jusqu'au moment où until; du moment que ( pourvu que) as long as, provided; ( puisque) since; du moment que tu le dis! if you say so!; à partir du moment où tu es prêt as soon as you are ready; ( pourvu que) provided ou as long as you are ready; ( puisque) since you are ready;2 ( temps bref) moment; dans un moment in a moment; un moment, j'ai presque fini! just a moment, I've nearly finished!; ça ne prendra qu'un petit moment it'll only take a moment; elle n'a pas un moment à elle she hasn't got a moment to herself; elle a parfois des moments de lucidité she has moments of lucidity; j'ai eu un moment d'affolement I had a moment of panic; j'ai eu un moment d'incertitude I hesitated for a moment;3 ( temps long) j'en ai encore pour un moment it'll take quite a while yet ou a while longer; pour le moment for the time being; tu en as pour un moment à avoir mal you'll feel uncomfortable for quite some time; ça va prendre un moment it will take a while; voilà déjà un (bon or petit) moment que je les attends/je n'ai pas de leurs nouvelles I've been waiting for them/I haven't heard from them for quite a while ou quite some time; je ne l'ai pas vue depuis un moment I haven't seen her for a while; au bout d'un moment, après un moment after a while;4 ( présent) du moment [ennemi, préoccupations, célébrités] of the moment; en ce moment at the moment; pour le moment for the moment; savoir profiter du moment présent to live every moment to the full;5 ( période) par moments at times; c'est le moment de la journée où it's the time of day when; nous avons vécu de bons moments/des moments difficiles ensemble we've had some good times/difficult times together; il y a des moments où j'ai envie de tout laisser tomber there are times when I want to give everything up; les moments forts du film the film's highlights; les moments forts du match the highlights of the match; cela a été un moment fort ( émouvant) it was a moment of intense emotion; dans ses meilleurs moments, il fait penser à Orson Welles at his best, he reminds one of Orson Welles; à mes moments perdus in my spare time; les derniers moments de qn sb's last moments;6 ( instant propice) pose la question, c'est le moment go ahead and ask, now's the time!; ce n'est pas le moment gén it's not the right moment; ( inopportun) now is not the time; tu aurais dû demander, c'était le moment you should have asked, the time was right; moment favorable or propice right moment; il arrive toujours au bon iron or mauvais moment! he certainly picks his moment to call! iron; choisir son moment pour faire iron to pick one's moment to do iron;7 Math moment;8 Phys momentum.moment psychologique psychological moment.[mɔmɑ̃] nom masculinlaisse-moi un moment pour réfléchir give me a moment ou minute to think it overpendant un bon moment for quite some time, for quite a whileun moment! just a moment ou minute!nous avons passé ou eu de bons moments we had some good timesà quel moment voulez-vous venir? when ou (at) what time would you like to come?le moment crucial du film/match the crucial moment in the film/match————————à aucun moment locution adverbialeà aucun moment il ne s'est plaint at no time ou point did he complainà ce moment-là locution adverbialeà ce moment-là, tu aurais dû me le dire! in that case ou if that was the case, you should have told me!————————à tout moment locution adverbiale1. [n'importe quand] (at) any time ou momentil peut téléphoner à tout moment we can expect a call from him any time ou moment now, he could call at any momentelle s'interrompait à tout moment she kept stopping, she was constantly stopping————————au moment de locution prépositionnelleau moment de mon divorce when I was getting divorced, at the time of my divorceau moment où locution conjonctivejuste au moment où le téléphone a sonné just when ou as the phone rangà un moment donné locution adverbialeà un moment donné, il a refusé at one point he refuseddès le moment où locution conjonctive————————du moment locution adjectivalele succès/l'idole du moment the current hit/idol————————du moment que locution conjonctive[puisque] sinced'un moment à l'autre locution adverbiale[très prochainement] any moment ou minute ou time nowen ce moment locution adverbialeen un moment locution adverbiale————————par moments locution adverbialepour le moment locution adverbialesur le moment locution adverbialesur le moment, ça n'a pas fait mal it didn't hurt at the time -
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━━━━━━━━━1. adverb4. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque mal est suivi d'un participe passé ou d'un adjectif, par exemple mal logé, mal aimé, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorlyb. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosend. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathinge. (locutions)• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...2. <a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrongb. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nicec. ( = malade) illd. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortablee. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb3. <b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sickc. ( = dommage) harmd. ( = difficulté) difficulty• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for4. <* * *
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1) ( répréhensible) wrong2) ( mauvais) badce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an
3) (colloq)elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking
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nom masculin1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty2) ( douleur) painfaire mal — lit, fig to hurt
ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache
3) ( maladie) illness, diseasetu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience
4) ( manque)5) ( dommage) harmfaire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]
il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done
une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm
6) ( calamité)qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?
7) ( méchanceté)8) Philosophie, Religion evil
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1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badlyelle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player
s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre
2) ( de manière défectueuse)elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way
3) ( difficilement)marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty
4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorlymal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier
5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly7) ( défavorablement)aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well
être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable
ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way
8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badlyse tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture
il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis
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Phrasal Verbs:••ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)
entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils
* * *mal abr nfMaison d'animation et des loisirs cultural centre* * *A adj inv1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!B nm1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.C adv1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.→ link=maréchal maréchal -
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━━━━━━━━━1. adverb4. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque mal est suivi d'un participe passé ou d'un adjectif, par exemple mal logé, mal aimé, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorlyb. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosend. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathinge. (locutions)• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...2. <a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrongb. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nicec. ( = malade) illd. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortablee. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb3. <b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sickc. ( = dommage) harmd. ( = difficulté) difficulty• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for4. <* * *
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1) ( répréhensible) wrong2) ( mauvais) badce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an
3) (colloq)elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking
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nom masculin1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty2) ( douleur) painfaire mal — lit, fig to hurt
ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache
3) ( maladie) illness, diseasetu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience
4) ( manque)5) ( dommage) harmfaire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]
il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done
une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm
6) ( calamité)qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?
7) ( méchanceté)8) Philosophie, Religion evil
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1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badlyelle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player
s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre
2) ( de manière défectueuse)elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way
3) ( difficilement)marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty
4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorlymal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier
5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly7) ( défavorablement)aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well
être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable
ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way
8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badlyse tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture
il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis
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Phrasal Verbs:••ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)
entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils
* * *mal abr nfMaison d'animation et des loisirs cultural centre* * *A adj inv1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!B nm1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.C adv1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.1. [souffrance physique] painj'ai mal là it hurts ou it's painful hereça vous fait encore mal? does it still hurt?, is it still hurting you?aïe, ça fait mal! ouch, it ou that hurts!a. [après un heurt] no broken bones!b. [après une erreur] no harm done!a. [habituellement] to suffer from seasicknessb. [au cours d'un voyage] to be seasick3. [dommage, tort] harmet si j'en ai envie, où est le mal? and if that's what I feel like doing, what harm is there in that?dire du mal de quelqu'un to gossip about somebody, to speak ill of somebody4. [douleur morale] painfaire (du) mal à quelqu'un to hurt somebody, to make somebody sufferquand j'y repense, ça me fait du ou ça fait mal it hurts to think about itn'essaie pas de la revoir, ça te ferait du mal don't try to see her again, it'll only cause you pain ou upset youentre deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre (proverbe) always choose the lesser evil ou the lesser of two evilsavoir du mal à faire quelque chose to have difficulty (in) ou trouble doing somethingj'ai de plus en plus de mal à me souvenir des noms I'm finding it harder and harder to remember names7. [par opposition au bien]le bien et le mal right and wrong, good and evil————————[mal] adverbe1. [désagréablement] wrongça commence mal, c'est mal parti things are off to a bad startça va finir mal ou mal finira. [généralement] it'll end in disasterb. [à des enfants turbulents] it'll all end in tearsil sera là aussi, ça tombe mal he'll be there too, which is unfortunate2. [en mauvaise santé]aller mal, se porter mal to be ill ou unwell, to be in poor health3. [défavorablement] badlyelle a très mal pris que je lui donne des conseils she reacted badly ou she took exception to my giving her advicene le prends pas mal mais... I hope you won't be offended but..., don't take it the wrong way but...être/se mettre mal avec quelqu'un to be/to get on the wrong side of somebodys'ils croient que je vais me laisser faire, ils me connaissent mal! if they think I'm going to take it lying down, they don't know me very well!a. [salement] he's a messy eaterb. [trop peu] he doesn't eat enoughc. [mal équilibré] he doesn't eat properlya. [tu es voûté] you've got poor postureb. [à table] you don't have any table mannerselle se voyait mal le lui demander (familier) she couldn't quite imagine ou she couldn't quite see herself asking himmal élevé bad-mannered, impolitea. [trop peu] to be underfed ou undernourishedb. [avec de la mauvaise nourriture] to be fed bad ou poor food6. [malhonnêtement - agir] badly7. [inconfortablement] uncomfortablyêtre mal assis to be uncomfortably seated ou uncomfortable8. (locution)si je n'y vais pas, ça la fiche mal it won't look good if I don't go————————[mal] adjectif invariable1. [immoral] wrongje n'ai rien dit/fait de mal I haven't said/done anything wrong3. [peu satisfaisant]ça n'était pas si mal [film, repas, prestation] it wasn't that bad————————au plus mal locution adjectivale2. [fâché]de mal en pis locution adverbiale————————en mal de locution prépositionnelleêtre en mal d'affection to be longing ou yearning for loveêtre en mal d'inspiration to be short of ou lacking inspirationmal à l'aise locution adjectivalemal à propos locution adverbiale———————— -
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* * *I)n.1) speech, faculty of speech (þrøngdi svá sóttarfari konungs, at hann misti málsins);þau hafa ekki mál, they are dumb;2) language, tongue;norrønt mál, the Norse tongue;3) speech, speaking (hvárt er Flosi svá nær, at hann megi heyra mál mitt);4) colloquy, talk, speech;koma á mál (or at máli) við e-n, to come to talk with, speak to;finna (hitta) e-n at máli, to obtain speech with;krefja e-n máls, to ask an interview with;leita mills við e-n (spyrja e-n máls, mæla mál of e-m), to broach a subject to one;bera mál á e-t, hafa e-t á (or at) máli, to speak (talk) of (allir menn höfðu á máli, hversu fríðr maðr hann var);lúka sínu máli, to end one’s speech;þat er mál manna, at, people say that;5) tale, story;nú er þar til máls at taka, now it must be told;6) saw, saying;fornt (fornkveðit) mál er, at, it is an old saw that;7) diction, construction of sentences;8) sentence;tvau mál, two sentences;fullt mál, a full period;9) suit, action, cause;hefja mál á hendr e-m, to bring an action against one;búa mál, to prepare a suit;sœkja mál, to prosecute;10) stipulation, agreement (ek vil halda mil við hann þan, sem mælt vóru);lauss allra mála, free of all stipulations;11) case, matter, affair (þetta mál var við Jórunni rœtt);svá er mál með vexti, the matter stands thus;var þat annat mál, another matter;miðla mál, to mediate;tillagagóðr inna stœrri mála, a good counsellor in great matters;hafa sitt mál, to have one’s own way, have one’s will (honum eirir illa, of hann hefir eigi sitt mál);hafa mikit til síns máls, to have much in support of one’s case;e-t skiptir miklu (litlu) máli, it is of great (small) importance;12) three months (mál ok misseri).n.1) measure (fimm álna er hátt mál hans);leggja, bera mál við e-t, to measure (hann lagði mál við öll in stœrstu tré);2) time, high time (mál er upp at standa);sagði, at þá var mið nótt ók at enn væri mál at sofa, and still time to sleep;3) meal;í eitt mál, at einu máli, for one single meal;deila mat at málum, to deal out food at each meal.n. inlaid ornaments (on the hilts and guards of swords).* * *1.n., old pl. ḿl, 673. 47, Greg.; [Ulf. maþl = ἀγορά; Hel. mahal = speech, meeting; Dan. maal; from the old Teut. maþl or mahal was formed the mid. Lat. mallum = parliament, public meeting (Du Cange), and mallum again was in Norman-French rendered by parliament.]A. Speech, faculty of speech; mál heitir orð …, Edda 110; þau hafa ekki mál, they are dumb, Fms. i. 97, Fs. i. 250; þröngdi svá sóttar-fari konungs at hann misti málsins, x. 148; þeir hafa eigi manns rödd né mál, Rb. 348; þeir hafa gauð fyrir mál, 346; mál, heyrn, sjón, Edda 6.II. speech as spoken, language, tongue; Norrænt mál, the Norse tongue, Fms. vii. 165; Gírskt mál, Greg. 75; í máli þeirra, til várs máls, in our tongue; í hverju máli, Skálda 161, 168; í vóru máli, 163, 166, 167, 169; í málinu, 165; kynnask várt mál at ráða þat er á Norrænu er ritað, Bs. i. 59; nema mál á Danska tungu, Grág.; rita at Norrænu máli, Hkr. (pref.); þeir skildu eigi hans mál, þá mælti kvinnan á Norrænu, Fs. 136.2. speech, speaking; hvárt er Flosi svá nær at hann megi heyra mál mitt, Nj. 36, 200; ver eigi nær honum en mál nemi, Fms. iv. 28; en skáldskapr var honum svá tiltækr, at hann mælti af tungu fram sem annat mál, 374; engi var svá vitr at snjallara mál mundi fram bera, vii. 158; snjallr í máli ok talaðr vel. ix. 535; skilr þú nokkut hérmanna mál, Fas. ii. 512; en er hann lauk sínu máli, Ld. 106, 130, Íb. 12; ok fara svá öllu máli um sem hann hafi áðr ekki um mælt, Grág. i. 40; ef hann kveðr svá at ok hafði í máli sínu, ‘heilt ráð ok heimolt,’ en eigi ella, 317; kveðr jarl þings ok mælti þeim málum á þinginu at Hákon jarl skyldi heita vargr í véum, Fms. xi. 40; tína fyrir mér öll þau mál ok athæfi er hafa þarf fyrir konungi, Sks. 301.3. speaking one to another, colloquy; vera á máli, to deliberate, converse, Vtkv., 1; hann kom opt á mál við konung, Eg. 106; engi þorði at krefja hann máls, 601; Þórdís gékk til máls við Egil frænda sinn, 765; þegar er þeir fundu menn at máli, Fms. i. 204; ef þeir vildu hafa hans mál, 241; síðan hættu þau málinu, Nj. 10; hann leitaði þá máls um við Ásgerði hverju þat gegndi, Eg. 703; ok spyrja hana máls hvar til þessi svör skulu koma, Hkr. i. 77; þat var karl ok kerling, mælti hann mál af þeim ok spurði, Fas. iii. 525; höfðu menn at máli (people noticed, of something extraordinary), at…, Fms. vii. 301; allir menn höfðu á máli, er Ólaf sá, hversu fríðr maðr hann var, Ld. 88; bera mikit mál á, Fms. x. 93; þat var mál manna, people said that; or, þat er mál manna, people say, Nj. 268, Eg. 29, Fms. vii. 150.4. a tale, narrative; nú er þat til máls at taka (of resuming the narrative after an episode), to take up the story again, Ld. 314, Nj. 16, 29, 135, 148, 196; er fyrr var getið í þessu máli, Fms. xi. 41; þar hef ek upp þat mál, Eg. 735.5. a saw; þat er fornt mál (‘tis an old saw), at bísna skal at betr verði, Fms. x. 261, Glúm. 344; á líti þeir mál in fornu, look to the old wise sayings, Sighvat (forn-mæli, q. v.)6. gramm. diction, construction of sentences; mál ok hættir, Edda 49; ef þat mál ( figure of speech) er upp er tekit haldi of alla vísu-lengd, 123; breyta háttum með máli einu, to vary the verses with the sentences, Edda 124 (for specimens see lit. 9–23); tvau mál, two sentences; fullt mál, a full period; hér lýkr máli, lúka heilu máli, a sentence closes; annat ok þriðja vísu-orð er sér um mál, ok er þat stál kallat, of the intercalary sentences in poetry, Edda 125; þeir kölluðu at hann hafði eigi rétt ort at máli, Fms. v. 209; samhljóðendr megu ekki mál eðr atkvæði göra einir við sik, Skálda; hér er mál fullt í hverju vísu-orði, Edda; Skáldskapar-mál, poetical diction, id.; bragar-mál, id., 124.7. mál is the name of old songs containing old saws or sentences, such as the Háva-mál; as also of poems in a dialogue (mál); all such poems were in a peculiar metre called mála-háttr, which is opposed to the epic kviðu-háttr, thus, Grímnis-mál, Vafþrúðnis-mál, Alvís-mál, Hamðis-mál, Hákonar-mál, Eiríks-mál; in some instances the name has been applied erroneously, e. g. Atla-mál; the Rígs-mál is a name given in modern times, the old name was Rígs-þula.B. As a law phrase, with the notion of public speaking, action, or the like:1. a suit, action, cause; hefja mál á hendr e-m, Fms. vii. 130; hafa mál á höndum, Grág. i. 38; sókn skal fyrr fara fram hvers máls en vörn, nema þat sé allt eitt, ok sé þat annars máls sókn er annars er vörn, 59; Njáll nefndi vátta ok sagði únýtt málit, Nj. 36; ekki á Bjarkeyjar-réttr á því máli at standa, Fms. vii. 130; þeir veittu Gizuri hvíta at hverju máli, Nj. 86; báru þeir kvið um mál Otkels, 87; færa mál fram at dómi, Grág, i. 135; sækja mál, to prosecute, Nj. 86, 99; sækja mál lögliga ok réttliga, Fms. vii. 133; Gunnarr sótti málit þar til er hann bauð til varna, Nj. 36; en um tólf mánuðr stendr þeirra mál, the case stands over for twelve months, Grág. i. 143; sækja mál á þingi, Nj. 36; færa vörn fyrir mál, 87; mál kemr í dóm, Glúm. 365; höfða mál, to institute a suit, Grág. i. 142; búa mál, to prepare a suit, of the preliminaries, Glúm. 365, passim; leggja mál undir e-n (as umpire), Nj. 105; hafa sitt mál, to get one’s verdict, win the suit, passim; vera borinn máli, to be cast, convicted, N. G. L. i. 122: to be beaten, get the worst, passim: vígs-mál, legorðs-mál, fé-mál, etc.2. an indictment, charge;þá eru þeir varðir máli ef þeir fá þann bjargkvið, Grág. i. 54; ok versk hann þá málinu, 317; at upp skyldi vera rannsókn en þau ór málinu ef hann hittisk eigi þar, Ld. 44; ek vil svara því máli, I will answer that charge, Nj. 99; ok bað Sigurð Hranason svara þar málum fyrir sik, Fms. vii. 130; á hann kost at láta varða skóggang eða görtæki, ef hann vill til hins meira máls færa ok skal hann stefna ok láta varða skóggang, Grág. i. 430; hann spurði alla ena beztu menn, hvert mál þeim þætti Gunnarr eiga á þeim nöfnum fyrir fjörráðin, Nj. 105; leynd mál, hidden charges, Grág. i. 362.3. procedure, order; at alþingis-máli réttu ok allsherjar-lögum, Nj. 87: pleading, enda er svá sem þeir mæli eigi þeim ḿlum nema þeir vinni eiða at, Grág. ii. 342.4. stipulation, agreement; mál meginlig, Vsp.; bregða máli, Grág. i. 148; ok skilja þeir eigi þat mál görr, en svá, 136; nema þau vili annat mál á göra, 336; en ek skal lauss allra mála ef hann kemr eigi svá út, Ísl. ii. 217; skulu þeirra manna mál standask, Grág. i. 296: engagement, ok vitja málanna fyrir hönd okkra beggja, Fms. xi. 104.5. transactions; en hvert sem at þessum málum var setið lengr eða skemr, Ld. 22.6. a case; lá ek þá í vöggu er þær skyldu tala um mitt mál, Fas. i. 340; mál hans stendr í miklum háska, Mar.; en þó skaltu svá um þitt mál hugsa, … at þá munt þú skamt eiga úlifat, Nj. 85; at hvárir-tveggju hafi nakkvat síns máls, Jb. 12; þat er mál Sigurðar konungs at mæla til Inga konungs, Fms. vii. 221; festi járnburð, at svá skyldi sanna mál hans, 230; honum eirir ílla ef hann hefir eigi sitt mál, Ísl. ii. 237; þá skal sá þeirra hafa sitt mál er eið vill at vinna, Grág. i. 393; Þórólfr bað Ölvi byrja mál sitt við konung, Eg. 62; at vit fáim rétt af þessu máli, 40; flytja mál sitt, Ld. 180; muntú mér verða at trúa til málanna þinna allra, Fms. xi. 104; allir er eiðsvarar erut við þetta mál, Nj. 192; eiga síðan allt mitt mál undir yðr fóstbræðrum, Fas. ii. 532; þetta mál var við Jórunni rætt, Ld. 22; þykki mér nú vandast málit, Nj. 4; svá er mál með vexti, the case is this, Lv. 43, Fas. iii. 59; var þat annat m., another affair, Nj. 256; ekki eru þau efni í um várt mál, Ld. 76; konungr átti dóm á þeirra máli, id.; ber hann upp fyrir bróður sinn málit, hann berr upp málit ok biðr Unnar, ok undra ek er þú ferr með því máli, Fas. i. 364; Austmaðrinn heldr nú á málinu við bónda Nj. 259; ef þér vilit göra málit at álitum, 3; svara þessu máli, Fms. vii. 124; miðla mál, to mediate, Íb. 12; inna stærri mála, in important cases, Nj. 2.7. special phrases, e-t skiptir miklu, litlu … máli, to bear much or little upon a case, to be of great (small …) importance, Eg. 742, Ó. H. 31, passim: skiptir þá eigi máli, Grág. i. 43; varða máli, id.; ef honum þætti máli varða at hann næði því, Rd. 260: þú kvaddir þess kviðar er eigi átti máli at skipta um víg Auðúlfs, who had no concern with the slaying of A., Nj. 87.C. COMPDS, máls- and mála-: máls-afglöpun, f. a false or collusive action, whereby the suit is lost, Grág. i. 494. máls-bót, f. an excuse, exculpation, Fms. vii. 207; esp. in plur., hafa sér e-ð til málsbóta, to use as an excuse. mála-efni, n. pl. a cause, its circumstances and nature, Nj. 47, Háv. 51; íll málaefni, a bad case, Fs. 41. 138, Ó. H. 150, Band. 12. máls-endi, a, m., see málsemd. máls-eyrendi, n. a discourse, Sturl. i. 140. mála-ferli, n. pl. lawsuits, litigation, Fs. 47, Eg. 644, Nj. 78, Sturl. i. 105, Fær. 109. mála-flutningr, m. the conduct of a suit, Hrafn. 17. mála-fylgjumaðr ( mála-fylgismaðr), m. a lawyer; mikill m., a great taker up of suits, Nj. 1, Bs. i. 82. máls-fylling, f. the conclusion of a case, Fb. iii. 451. máls-grein, f. a sentence, Skálda 174, 181, Bs. i. 753 ( a passage in a letter): a phrase, Stj. 79, Edda 49; partr málsgreinar = pars orationis, Skálda 180: diction, style, Edda 120. mála-háttr, m. [mál, háttr], a kind of metre, Edda 142, where a specimen is given. máls-hattr, m. a phrase, Stj. 67, 126: = málsgrein, Skálda 170: a proverb, saying, Fms. ii. 33, Fas. iii. 104, Stj. 133, passim. málshátta-safn, n. a collection of proverbs. mála-hlutr or máls-hlutr or -hluti, a, m. one side of a case or suit eiga enn þyngra málahlut, Ísl. ii. 172; þá ferr ílla m. várr ( our case), Lv. 95: a share, mun sá verða m. várr beztr, Nj. 88; nú kann vera, at ek kunna ekki at sjá málahlut til handa mér, en vilja munda ek halda sæmd minni, Sturl. i. 105. mála-kosta, u, f. a complaint, pleading in a case, Sturl. i. 613, H. E. i. 457. mála-leitan, f. a negotiation, the mooting a question, Eg. 521, Eb. 130, Fms. vii. 299, Orkn. 56. mála-lenging, f. useless prolongation. mála-lok, n. pl. the end of a case, conclusion, Eb. 106, Nj. 102, Bs. i. 68. mála-lyktir, f. pl. = málalok, Eb. 24, 36, Nj. 88, Fms. vii. 14. máls-löstr, m. bad grammar, Skálda 181. mála-maðr, m. = málafylgju-maðr, Dropl. 6, Ld. 298, Boll. 354. mála-mannligt, n. adj. like, worthy of a málamaðr, Bs. i. 751. máls-metandi, part., m. maðr, a person of mark. mála-mynd, f.; til málamyndar, only for appearance, not seriously. máls-orð, n. a word in a sentence, Edda 124, 126, 128. máls-partr, m. a part of speech, Skálda 185: a part in a suit, mod. máls-rödd, f. = málrómr, Stj. 81. mála-skil, n. pl. knowledge of proceeding. Sturl. iii. 10. mála-skot, n. an appeal in a case, K. Á. 218. mála-sóku, f. a lawsuit, prosecution, Nj. 248. máls-spell, n. a flaw in a suit, Nj. 170, Fms. x. 12. mála-sönnun, f. evidence, Mar. mála-tilbúningr or mála-tilbúnaðr, m. the preparation of a suit, Grág. i. 490, Eb. 282, Nj. 36, 100. mála-tilleitan, f. = málaleitan, Þórð. 67. mála-vöxtr, m. the state of a case, Fms. vi. 11, Al. 113, Bs. i. 67, Nj. 79. máls-þörf, f. a wish to speak, Fms. vi. 374.2.n. [Ulf. mêl = χρόνος, καιρός; A. S. mâl; Engl. meal; Germ. mahl; Dan. and Swed. maal, mâl = a mark]:—a measure: hann mælti grundvöll undir húss, þat var þeirra átrúnaðr ef málit gengi saman, þá er optarr væri reynt, at þess manns ráð mundi saman ganga, ef mál-vöndrinn þyrri, en þróask ef hann vissi til mikilleiks, gékk nú málit saman ok var þrem sinnum reynt, Korm. 8; fimm álna er hátt mál hans, Fms. vi. 929; ganga undir mál, to undergo a mál (for measuring one’s height); þat sögðu menn at þeir hefði jafnmiklir menn verit, þá er þeir gengu undir mál, Ld. 178; leggja, bera mál við, to measure; hann lagði mál við öll in stærstu tré, 216; með því sama máli sem þér mælit út mun yðr verða aptr mælt, Mar.; bar hón mál á, ok þurfti þá þrjár álnar ok þver hönd, Bs. ii. 168; kunna maga mál, to know the measure of one’s stomach, Hm. 20.2. a length of sixteen fathoms, D. N. (Fr.)B. Temp. [Ulf. mêl = χρόνος, καιρός], a ‘meal,’ of time, i. e. a certain portion of time:I. time, high time; skipverjum þótti mál ór hafi, Landn. 206: with infin., Vsp. 14, Hm. 111, Skm. 10, Bm. 1; mönnum væri mál at lýsa sökum sínum, Nj. 149; at mál væri at ganga at sofa, Fms. ii. 138; mælti biskup at mál væri at sofa, 139; sagði mál at ríða, Orkn. 48: adding a dat., mál er mér at ríða, Hkv. 2. 47: ok er mál at vit farim, Fær. 255; mál er at leita at hestum várum, Korm. 182; ok er allt mál at ættvíg þessi takisk af, Ld. 258; ok er nú mál at hætta, Fms. vi. 212: e-m er mál (of stools):—í mál, in due time; þóat í mál yrði borinn kviðrinn, Grág. i. 54.2. the moment, nick of time (mál, q. v.); at hann var þar þá nótt, ok á því máli …, of an alibi, N. G. L. i. 309.II. the meal-time, morning and evening, Edda 103; hence of cattle, missa máls, to miss the time, sheep lost or astray for a day so that they cannot be milked, Grág. ii. 230, 231; kvikfénaðr missir máls, Snót; hence málnyta. q. v.; deila mat at málum, to deal out meat at each meal, Grág. i. 149; í hvert mál, Hm. 36; í eitt mál, for one single ‘meal,’ Karl. 347, Grág. i. 293; fæða þá í tvau mál, ii. 400; í bæði mál (see i B, p. 317): at því máli = Germ. diesmahl, Korm. (in a verse); þat er ok mitt ráð þó þat sé at fyrra máli at menn snæði nokkut, Fb. ii. 676; þat vilda ek at þær æti at einu máli kýr Hálfdanar bróður míns, Ó. H. 64; ef ættak at málungi mat, if I had meat from meal to meal, Hm.2. of the day marks; dag-mál = day-meal = 9 o’clock A. M.; and nátt-mál, night-time = 9 o’clock P. M.; í fyrra málið, to-morrow morning; eg skal koma í fyrra málið.III. of the seasons of the year; í misseri eru mál tvau, í máli eru mánuðr þrír, Rb. 6; mál ok misseri, Hm.; sumar-mál, the time when summer sets in (middle of April), opp. to vetr-nætr, when winter sets in; hríð-mál. q. v.COMPDS: málamatr, málamjólk, málsverðr.3.n. [Ulf. mêl = γραφή and γράμμα; Hel. mâl = imago, effigies; cp. also Goth. maljan = γράφειν, whence mod. Germ. mahlerei, mahlen, = pingere]:—prop. ‘a drawing,’ but it is used in old writers only of inlaid ornaments on spear’s heads or on the hilts and guards of swords; görir Þorgrímr þar af spjót, mál vóru í, Gísl. 18; hann hafði króka-spjót í hendi haugtekit ok allgóð mál í, Ld. 78; spjót, þá fann hann blóð í málunum, Glúm. 344; stál bjartra mála, Korm. 1; gull-mál (q. v.), Þiðr. 110; stála-mál, inlaid work of steel, Ht. R. 33. For specimens of ‘mál’ see Worsaae, Nos. 325, 331; a plate with inlaid work on the outside and a Runic inscription on the inside was found in Oct. 1870 in the cairn Greenmount in Ireland, and is described by Major-General Lefroy.COMPDS: málajárn, málasax, málaspjót, málasteinn. -
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10 de mal humor
= crotchety, in a mard, in a grouchEx. 'She is a bit gruff, perhaps, but not bad... inconsistent, I'd say... one moment she was fine, and the next... well... crotchety'.Ex. She's been a right bitch and in a mard over the last week.Ex. Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.* * *= crotchety, in a mard, in a grouchEx: 'She is a bit gruff, perhaps, but not bad... inconsistent, I'd say... one moment she was fine, and the next... well... crotchety'.
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11 decir con mal humor
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12 hablar mal de
(v.) = speak against, speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, dissEx. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex. Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex. All misanthropists hate or at least speak ill of the human race.Ex. He is applying for a court order to ban his ex-wife from saying nasty things about him to the media.Ex. People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment.Ex. Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks.Ex. And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.* * *(v.) = speak against, speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, dissEx: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
Ex: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex: All misanthropists hate or at least speak ill of the human race.Ex: He is applying for a court order to ban his ex-wife from saying nasty things about him to the media.Ex: People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment.Ex: Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks.Ex: And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world. -
13 tener un mal día
(v.) = have + a bad dayEx. But the old printers were men, not abstractions, who had good days and bad ones and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.* * *(v.) = have + a bad dayEx: But the old printers were men, not abstractions, who had good days and bad ones and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
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14 propos
propos [pʀɔpo]masculine nounc. (locutions)• voilà qui tombe à propos/mal à propos ! it couldn't have come at a better/worse time!• à propos, dis-moi... incidentally or by the way, tell me...► à propos de► à tout propos ( = sans arrêt) every other minute* * *pʀɔpo
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nom masculin invariable1) ( sujet)2) ( moment)
2.
‘propos recueillis par J. Brun’ — ‘interview by J. Brun’
* * *pʀɔpo1. nm1) (= sujet)C'est à propos de la soirée de vendredi. — It's about the party on Friday.
à propos (= au fait) — by the way
À propos, quand est-ce que tu viens? — By the way, when are you coming?
être hors de propos [arguments, inquiétudes] — to be out of place
2)See:2. propos nmpl(= paroles) sentiments* * *A nm inv1 ( sujet) à propos, je… by the way, I…; à propos de votre travail about ou regarding your work; ‘je voudrais te parler’-‘à quel propos?’ or ‘à propos de quoi?’ ‘I would like to speak to you’-‘what about?’; à propos de qui? about who?; à propos de tout about everything; à propos de rien about nothing in particular; il dit ça à propos de tout et de rien he says that about everything; à ce propos, je voudrais… in this connection, I would like…; à propos [arriver, parler] at the right moment ou time; mal à propos [arriver, parler] at (just) the wrong moment ou time; être hors de propos [commentaire] to be inopportune; à tout propos constantly; juger à propos de faire qch to see fit to do sth; ⇒ à-propos;2 ( projet) fml intention; avoir le ferme propos de to have the firm intention of; faire qch de propos délibéré to do sth deliberately ou on purpose.B nmpl comments; tenir des propos grossiers to make vulgar comments; ‘propos recueillis par J. Brun’ ‘interview by J. Brun’.[prɔpo] nom masculinà ce propos in this respect ou connectionlà n'est pas le/mon propos that is not the/my point————————[prɔpo] nom masculin pluriel————————à propos locution adjectivale————————à propos locution adverbiale1. [opportunément] at the right momentarriver ou tomber à propos to occur at the right timea. [pertinemment] to answer appropriatelyb. [au bon moment] to answer at the right momentà propos, as-tu reçu ma carte? by the way ou incidentally, did you get my postcard?————————à propos de locution prépositionnellej'ai quelques remarques à faire à propos de votre devoir I have a few things to say to you about your homeworkdis donc, à propos d'argent hey, (talking) about money ou on the subject of moneyelle se met en colère à propos de tout et de rien ou à propos d'un rien she gets angry for no reason at all————————à tout propos locution adverbiale————————de propos délibéré locution adverbiale -
15 malencontreusement
malencontreusement [malɑ̃kɔ̃tʀøzmɑ̃]adverb[arriver] at the wrong moment* * *malɑ̃kɔ̃tʀøzmɑ̃adverbe [survenir] inopportunely; [annoncer] inappropriately; [oublier] unfortunately* * *malɑ̃kɔ̃tʀøzmɑ̃ adv[arriver] at the wrong moment, [rappeler, mentionner] inopportunely* * *malencontreusement adv [survenir] inopportunely; [annoncer] inappropriately; j'avais malencontreusement oublié mon chéquier unfortunately, I had forgotten my cheque GB ou check US book.[malɑ̃kɔ̃trøzmɑ̃] adverbeayant malencontreusement gardé ses lettres having ill-advisedly kept ou having been ill-advised enough to have kept his letters -
16 Ja
ja1) (bestätigend: so ist es) yes;ist da wer? - \Ja, ich bin's is someone there? - yes, it's me;\Ja, bitte? yes, hallo?;ist dort Prof. Schlüter am Apparat? - \Ja bitte? is that Prof. Schlüter speaking? - yes, hallo?;einen Moment mal! - \Ja, bitte? - Sie haben da was fallen gelassen! just a moment! - yes, what is it? - you've dropped something!;das sag' ich \Ja! ( fam) that's exactly what I say!;das sag' ich \Ja die ganze Zeit! that's exactly what I've been saying the whole time!;zu etw \Ja sagen to say yes to sth, to agree to sth;aber \Ja! yes, of course!;kommt ihr zu der Party von Wilhelm? - aber \Ja! are you coming to Wilhelm's party? - yes, of course!2) (fragend: so? tatsächlich?) really?;„ich habe die Nase voll, ich kündige!“ - „\Ja?“ ‘I've had a bellyful, I'm handing in my notice’ - ‘really?’;ach \Ja? really?;ich wandre aus - ach \Ja? I'm emigrating - really?3) (warnend: bloß) make sure;kommen Sie \Ja pünktlich! make sure you arrive on time!;sei \Ja vorsichtig mit dem Messer! do be careful with the knife!;geh \Ja nicht dahin! don't go there whatever you do!4) (abschwächend, einschränkend: schließlich) after all;weine nicht, es ist \Ja alles nur halb so schlimm! don't cry, after all it's not that bad;ich kann es \Ja mal versuchen I can try it of course;das ist \Ja richtig, doch sollten wir trotzdem vorsichtiger sein that's certainly true, but we should be more careful anyhow5) (revidierend, steigernd: und zwar) in fact;ich muss das anerkennen, \Ja mehr noch, es loben I have to recognize that, even praise it in fact6) (anerkennend, triumphierend: doch) of course;du bist \Ja ein richtiges Schlitzohr! you really are a crafty devil!;siehst du, ich habe es \Ja immer gesagt! what did I tell you? I've always said that, you know;es musste \Ja mal so kommen! it just had to turn out like that!;auf Sie haben wir \Ja die ganze Zeit gewartet we've been waiting for you the whole time, you know;wo steckt nur der verfluchte Schlüssel? ach, da ist er \Ja! where's the damned key? oh, that's where it's got to!7) (bekräftigend: allerdings) admittedly, certainly, to be sure;ach \Ja! oh yes!;„so war das doch damals, erinnerst du dich?“ - „ach \Ja!“ ‘that's how it was in those days, do you remember?’ - ‘oh yes!’;was Sie mir da berichten, ist \Ja kaum zu glauben! what you're telling me certainly is scarcely believable!;Ihr Mann ist bei einem Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben gekommen? das ist \Ja entsetzlich! your husband died in a plane crash? why, that's just terrible!;ich verstehe das \Ja, aber trotzdem finde ich's nicht gut I understand that admittedly, even so, I don't think it's good;das ist \Ja die Höhe! that's the absolute limit!;es ist \Ja immer dasselbe it's always the same, you know8) (na) well;\Ja, wenn das so ist, komme ich natürlich mit! well, if that's the case, I'll surely come with you!;\Ja, was du nicht sagst, kaum zu glauben! well, you don't say! it's scarcely believable!9) (als Satzabschluss: nicht wahr?) isn't it?;es bleibt doch bei unserer Abmachung, \Ja? our agreement does stand though, doesn't it?;aber du hältst zu mir, wenn es brenzlig wird, \Ja? but you'll stand by me when things get hot, won't you?10) (ratlos: nur)ich weiß \Ja nicht, wie ich es ihm beibringen soll I'm sure I don't know how I'm going to get him to understand that„he, wo bleibst du denn nur so lange?“ - „ich komm \Ja schon!“ ‘hey, where have you been all this time?’ - ‘all right! all right! I'm coming!’;\Ja doch! yes, all right!WENDUNGEN:wenn die Geschäftsleitung \Ja und amen zu dem Plan sagt, können wir loslegen if the management gives it's blessing to the plan, we can get going;nun \Ja well;„wie schmeckt das Essen?“ - „nun \Ja, eigentlich gar nicht so übel“ ‘how's the food?’ - ‘well, not bad at all really’;wenn [o falls] \Ja if so;hoffentlich trifft das nicht zu, falls \Ja, werden wir noch einige Probleme bekommen hopefully that won't apply, if it does we'll have a few more problems;°\Ja! °\Ja! go on! go on!;\Ja, \Ja, gib's ihm! go on! go on! let him have it!2. Ja <-s, -[s]> [ja:] ntmit \Ja stimmen to vote yes -
17 ja
ja1) (bestätigend: so ist es) yes;ist da wer? - \ja, ich bin's is someone there? - yes, it's me;\ja, bitte? yes, hallo?;ist dort Prof. Schlüter am Apparat? - \ja bitte? is that Prof. Schlüter speaking? - yes, hallo?;einen Moment mal! - \ja, bitte? - Sie haben da was fallen gelassen! just a moment! - yes, what is it? - you've dropped something!;das sag' ich \ja! ( fam) that's exactly what I say!;das sag' ich \ja die ganze Zeit! that's exactly what I've been saying the whole time!;zu etw \ja sagen to say yes to sth, to agree to sth;aber \ja! yes, of course!;kommt ihr zu der Party von Wilhelm? - aber \ja! are you coming to Wilhelm's party? - yes, of course!2) (fragend: so? tatsächlich?) really?;„ich habe die Nase voll, ich kündige!“ - „\ja?“ ‘I've had a bellyful, I'm handing in my notice’ - ‘really?’;ach \ja? really?;ich wandre aus - ach \ja? I'm emigrating - really?3) (warnend: bloß) make sure;kommen Sie \ja pünktlich! make sure you arrive on time!;sei \ja vorsichtig mit dem Messer! do be careful with the knife!;geh \ja nicht dahin! don't go there whatever you do!4) (abschwächend, einschränkend: schließlich) after all;weine nicht, es ist \ja alles nur halb so schlimm! don't cry, after all it's not that bad;ich kann es \ja mal versuchen I can try it of course;das ist \ja richtig, doch sollten wir trotzdem vorsichtiger sein that's certainly true, but we should be more careful anyhow5) (revidierend, steigernd: und zwar) in fact;ich muss das anerkennen, \ja mehr noch, es loben I have to recognize that, even praise it in fact6) (anerkennend, triumphierend: doch) of course;du bist \ja ein richtiges Schlitzohr! you really are a crafty devil!;siehst du, ich habe es \ja immer gesagt! what did I tell you? I've always said that, you know;es musste \ja mal so kommen! it just had to turn out like that!;auf Sie haben wir \ja die ganze Zeit gewartet we've been waiting for you the whole time, you know;wo steckt nur der verfluchte Schlüssel? ach, da ist er \ja! where's the damned key? oh, that's where it's got to!7) (bekräftigend: allerdings) admittedly, certainly, to be sure;ach \ja! oh yes!;„so war das doch damals, erinnerst du dich?“ - „ach \ja!“ ‘that's how it was in those days, do you remember?’ - ‘oh yes!’;was Sie mir da berichten, ist \ja kaum zu glauben! what you're telling me certainly is scarcely believable!;Ihr Mann ist bei einem Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben gekommen? das ist \ja entsetzlich! your husband died in a plane crash? why, that's just terrible!;ich verstehe das \ja, aber trotzdem finde ich's nicht gut I understand that admittedly, even so, I don't think it's good;das ist \ja die Höhe! that's the absolute limit!;es ist \ja immer dasselbe it's always the same, you know8) (na) well;\ja, wenn das so ist, komme ich natürlich mit! well, if that's the case, I'll surely come with you!;\ja, was du nicht sagst, kaum zu glauben! well, you don't say! it's scarcely believable!9) (als Satzabschluss: nicht wahr?) isn't it?;es bleibt doch bei unserer Abmachung, \ja? our agreement does stand though, doesn't it?;aber du hältst zu mir, wenn es brenzlig wird, \ja? but you'll stand by me when things get hot, won't you?10) (ratlos: nur)ich weiß \ja nicht, wie ich es ihm beibringen soll I'm sure I don't know how I'm going to get him to understand that„he, wo bleibst du denn nur so lange?“ - „ich komm \ja schon!“ ‘hey, where have you been all this time?’ - ‘all right! all right! I'm coming!’;\ja doch! yes, all right!WENDUNGEN:wenn die Geschäftsleitung \ja und amen zu dem Plan sagt, können wir loslegen if the management gives it's blessing to the plan, we can get going;nun \ja well;„wie schmeckt das Essen?“ - „nun \ja, eigentlich gar nicht so übel“ ‘how's the food?’ - ‘well, not bad at all really’;wenn [o falls] \ja if so;hoffentlich trifft das nicht zu, falls \ja, werden wir noch einige Probleme bekommen hopefully that won't apply, if it does we'll have a few more problems;°\ja! °\ja! go on! go on!;\ja, \ja, gib's ihm! go on! go on! let him have it!2. Ja <-s, -[s]> [ja:] ntmit \ja stimmen to vote yes -
18 halt
I Interj.1. stop!, don’t move!; bes. MIL. halt!; (warte!) wait!; halt! Keine Bewegung! freeze!; halt, wer da? halt, who goes there?2. (es genügt) that’ll do3. (Moment mal!) wait a minuteII Adv. bes. südd., österr., schw. (eben) just; you know; das ist halt so that’s just the way it is; da kann man halt nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it); dann tu’s halt do it then(, if you must)* * *der Halt(Anhalten) halt; stop;(Griff) hold;(Standfestigkeit) foothold;(Stütze) support* * *Hạlt [halt]m -(e)s, -e1) (für Füße, Hände, Festigkeit) hold; (lit, fig = Stütze) support; (fig = innerer Halt) security no artHalt haben (Ding) — to hold
jdm/einer Sache Halt geben — to support sb/sth
keinen Halt haben — to have no hold/support; to be insecure
Halt suchen/finden — to look for/find a hold/a support/security
auf dem Eis den Halt verlieren — to lose one's footing on the ice
2) (geh = Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop, without stopping
See:= haltmachen* * *der1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) halt2) (a place to put one's feet when climbing: to find footholds on the slippery rock.) foothold3) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold4) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stop* * *<-[e]s, -e>[halt]m1. (Stütze) holdjdm/etw \Halt geben to support sb/sthan jdm \Halt/keinen \Halt haben to have support/no support from sbkeinen \Halt haben not to be supportedden \Halt verlieren to lose one's hold [or footing2. (inneres Gleichgewicht) stability, securitysie ist sein moralischer \Halt she is his moral support3. (Stopp) stopohne \Halt without stopping\Halt machen to stop, to pausevor nichts \Halt machen to stop at nothingvor niemandem \Halt machen to spare nobody* * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * *A. inthalt! Keine Bewegung! freeze!;halt, wer da? halt, who goes there?2. (es genügt) that’ll do3. (Moment mal!) wait a minuteB. adv besonders südd, österr, schweiz (eben) just; you know;das ist halt so that’s just the way it is;dann tu’s halt do it then(, if you must)* * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * *-e m.foothold n.halt n.stability n.stay n.stop n. -
19 Halt
I Interj.1. stop!, don’t move!; bes. MIL. halt!; (warte!) wait!; halt! Keine Bewegung! freeze!; halt, wer da? halt, who goes there?2. (es genügt) that’ll do3. (Moment mal!) wait a minuteII Adv. bes. südd., österr., schw. (eben) just; you know; das ist halt so that’s just the way it is; da kann man halt nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it); dann tu’s halt do it then(, if you must)* * *der Halt(Anhalten) halt; stop;(Griff) hold;(Standfestigkeit) foothold;(Stütze) support* * *Hạlt [halt]m -(e)s, -e1) (für Füße, Hände, Festigkeit) hold; (lit, fig = Stütze) support; (fig = innerer Halt) security no artHalt haben (Ding) — to hold
jdm/einer Sache Halt geben — to support sb/sth
keinen Halt haben — to have no hold/support; to be insecure
Halt suchen/finden — to look for/find a hold/a support/security
auf dem Eis den Halt verlieren — to lose one's footing on the ice
2) (geh = Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop, without stopping
See:= haltmachen* * *der1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) halt2) (a place to put one's feet when climbing: to find footholds on the slippery rock.) foothold3) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold4) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stop* * *<-[e]s, -e>[halt]m1. (Stütze) holdjdm/etw \Halt geben to support sb/sthan jdm \Halt/keinen \Halt haben to have support/no support from sbkeinen \Halt haben not to be supportedden \Halt verlieren to lose one's hold [or footing2. (inneres Gleichgewicht) stability, securitysie ist sein moralischer \Halt she is his moral support3. (Stopp) stopohne \Halt without stopping\Halt machen to stop, to pausevor nichts \Halt machen to stop at nothingvor niemandem \Halt machen to spare nobody* * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * *keinen (richtigen) Halt finden find no (secure) hold;Halt suchen try to get ( oder find) a hold;den Halt verlieren lose one’s hold (bzw footing)ein Halt sein be a (great) support to sb3. (Aufenthalt, Pause) stop;ohne Halt non-stop, without stopping;nächster Halt Torstraße next stop Torstraße;Halt gebieten (+dat) geh call a halt to, halt, stop;* * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * *-e m.foothold n.halt n.stability n.stay n.stop n. -
20 hält
I Interj.1. stop!, don’t move!; bes. MIL. halt!; (warte!) wait!; halt! Keine Bewegung! freeze!; halt, wer da? halt, who goes there?2. (es genügt) that’ll do3. (Moment mal!) wait a minuteII Adv. bes. südd., österr., schw. (eben) just; you know; das ist halt so that’s just the way it is; da kann man halt nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it); dann tu’s halt do it then(, if you must)* * *der Halt(Anhalten) halt; stop;(Griff) hold;(Standfestigkeit) foothold;(Stütze) support* * *Hạlt [halt]m -(e)s, -e1) (für Füße, Hände, Festigkeit) hold; (lit, fig = Stütze) support; (fig = innerer Halt) security no artHalt haben (Ding) — to hold
jdm/einer Sache Halt geben — to support sb/sth
keinen Halt haben — to have no hold/support; to be insecure
Halt suchen/finden — to look for/find a hold/a support/security
auf dem Eis den Halt verlieren — to lose one's footing on the ice
2) (geh = Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop, without stopping
See:= haltmachen* * *der1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) halt2) (a place to put one's feet when climbing: to find footholds on the slippery rock.) foothold3) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold4) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stop* * *<-[e]s, -e>[halt]m1. (Stütze) holdjdm/etw \Halt geben to support sb/sthan jdm \Halt/keinen \Halt haben to have support/no support from sbkeinen \Halt haben not to be supportedden \Halt verlieren to lose one's hold [or footing2. (inneres Gleichgewicht) stability, securitysie ist sein moralischer \Halt she is his moral support3. (Stopp) stopohne \Halt without stopping\Halt machen to stop, to pausevor nichts \Halt machen to stop at nothingvor niemandem \Halt machen to spare nobody* * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * ** * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * *-e m.foothold n.halt n.stability n.stay n.stop n.
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