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101 ransom
'rænsəm
1. noun(a sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner: They paid a ransom of $40,000; (also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.) rescate
2. verb1) (to pay money etc to free (someone).) rescatar, pagar el rescate de alguien2) (to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) exigir/imponer rescate•ransom n rescatetr['rænsəm]1 rescate nombre masculino1 rescatar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto hold to ransom pedir rescate por 2 figurative use chantajearransom money rescate nombre masculinoransom ['ræntsəm] vt: rescatar, pagar un rescate porransom n: rescate mn.• redención s.f.• rescate s.m.• talla s.f.v.• redimir v.• rescatar v.
I 'rænsəmnoun rescate mto hold somebody to o (AmE also) for ransom — exigir* un rescate por alguien
she says the army is holding the country to ransom — dice que el ejército está chantajeando al país; (before n)
ransom demand — nota f (or llamada f etc) exigiendo un rescate; king
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transitive verb pagar* un rescate por['rænsǝm]1.N rescate mking 1., 1)to hold sb to ransom — pedir un rescate por algn; (fig) poner a algn entre la espada y la pared
2.VT rescatar; (Rel) redimir3.CPDransom demand N — petición f de rescate
ransom money N — rescate m, dinero m exigido a cambio del rehén
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I ['rænsəm]noun rescate mto hold somebody to o (AmE also) for ransom — exigir* un rescate por alguien
she says the army is holding the country to ransom — dice que el ejército está chantajeando al país; (before n)
ransom demand — nota f (or llamada f etc) exigiendo un rescate; king
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102 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehéntake vb1. cogertake your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo2. llevarcould you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?3. llevarsesomeone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!4. tomar5. llevar / tardar / durarto take place tener lugar / ocurrirtr[teɪk]1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma1 (carry, bring) llevar■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva2 (drive, escort) llevar■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?7 (medicine, drugs) tomar■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar9 (teach) dar clase a10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer12 (time) tardar, llevar■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)18 (bear) aguantar, soportar19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer■ she takes the view that... opina que...21 (have) tomar(se)22 (suppose) suponer■ I take it that... supongo que...23 (consider) considerar, mirar24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir25 (rent) alquilar2 (fish) picar3 (in draughts etc) comer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativatake it from me escucha lo que te digotake it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejastake my word for it créemeto be hard to take ser difícil de aceptarto be on the take dejarse sobornarto have what it takes tener lo que hace faltato take five descansar cinco minutosto take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nadato take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penasto take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a1) capture: capturar, apresar2) grasp: tomar, agarrarto take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos3) catch: tomar, agarrartaken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa4) captivate: encantar, fascinar5) ingest: tomar, ingerirtake two pills: tome dos píldoras6) remove: sacar, extraertake an orange: saca una naranja7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)8) need, require: tomar, requirirthese things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargartake them with you: llévalos contigotake the trash out: saca la basura10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)12) suppose: suponerI take it that...: supongo que...to take a walk: dar un paseoto take a class: tomar una claseto take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrirtake vi: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)take n1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)n.• taquilla s.f.• toma (Film) s.f.• toma s.f. (time)expr.• tardar expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.• asir v.• calzar v.• cautivar v.• coger v.• ganar v.• llevar v.• quedarse con v.• tener v.(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-fut/c: tendr-•)• tomar v.
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1. teɪk2) (carry, lead, drive) llevarshall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?
I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso
to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear
this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera
3)a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?
we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante
b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar4)a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano
b) ( take charge of)may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?
would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?
c) ( occupy)take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)
5) (remove, steal) llevarse6) ( catch)he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido
to be taken ill — caer* enfermo
7)a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comerb) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganarc) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomarhave you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?
9)a) (buy, order) llevar(se)I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas
b) ( buy regularly) comprarwe take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe
c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)10)a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*to take a wife/husband — casarse
b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía
the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar
12) ( need)it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así
to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta
13)a) ( wear)what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?
she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14
b) ( Auto)c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptardo you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?
take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas
take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!
15)a) (hold, accommodate)the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros
b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono
16)a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibirb) (tolerate, endure) aguantarI can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!
he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma
c) ( bear)how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?
17)a) (understand, interpret) tomarseshe took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal
to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido
I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for
b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirartake Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
18)a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante
b) (supervise, deal with)would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?
19) ( Educ)a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase ab) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
20)a) ( record) tomarwe took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar21) ( adopt)he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...
she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)
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vi1)a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prenderb) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)2) ( receive) recibirall you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti
•Phrasal Verbs:- take for- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up
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1) ( Cin) toma f2)a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación fb) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)1. VT1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarsewho took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?
someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso
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I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo
I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul
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the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †•
take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!•
take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals•
please take a seat — tome asiento, por favoris this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?
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it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)•
take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!•
to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio3) (=lead, transport) llevarher work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn
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he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche•
they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir porwe took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco
take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha
5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacerwe took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras
7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacertake my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad
what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?
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London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941•
will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?•
you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual•
take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...
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losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota•
it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo dejawhisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene
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I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga•
he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro•
take that! — ¡toma!8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantara car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas
can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?
10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzarwhat size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?
11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requeririt takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor
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it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir•
she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta12) (of time)•
I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempotake your time! — ¡despacio!
13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasarwhat are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?
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to take a degree in — licenciarse en14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar15) (=understand, assume)I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...
am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?
how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?
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I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médicowhat do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?
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I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomarnow take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda
let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos
take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja
taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...
17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportarwe can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo
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I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!•
I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomarwill you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?
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he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer•
he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té•
to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de20) (=acquire)•
to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar•
he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo•
I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...21) (Ling) [+ case] regir22)• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —
I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia
23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar2. VI1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar3) (=receive)giveshe's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
3. N1) (Cine) toma f3)- be on the take4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f5) * (=opinion) opinión fwhat's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?
- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take upTAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
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1. [teɪk]2) (carry, lead, drive) llevarshall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?
I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso
to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear
this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera
3)a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?
we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante
b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar4)a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano
b) ( take charge of)may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?
would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?
c) ( occupy)take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)
5) (remove, steal) llevarse6) ( catch)he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido
to be taken ill — caer* enfermo
7)a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comerb) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganarc) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomarhave you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?
9)a) (buy, order) llevar(se)I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas
b) ( buy regularly) comprarwe take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe
c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)10)a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*to take a wife/husband — casarse
b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía
the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar
12) ( need)it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así
to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta
13)a) ( wear)what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?
she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14
b) ( Auto)c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptardo you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?
take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas
take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!
15)a) (hold, accommodate)the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros
b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono
16)a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibirb) (tolerate, endure) aguantarI can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!
he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma
c) ( bear)how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?
17)a) (understand, interpret) tomarseshe took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal
to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido
I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for
b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirartake Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
18)a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante
b) (supervise, deal with)would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?
19) ( Educ)a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase ab) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
20)a) ( record) tomarwe took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar21) ( adopt)he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...
she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)
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vi1)a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prenderb) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)2) ( receive) recibirall you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti
•Phrasal Verbs:- take for- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up
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1) ( Cin) toma f2)a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación fb) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f -
103 Vermögen
v/t (unreg.) geh.: vermögen, etw. zu tun be able to do s.th., be capable of doing s.th., be in a position to do s.th.; bei jemandem wenig / alles vermögen be able to do little / anything with s.o.* * *das Vermögen(Besitz) fortune;(Fähigkeit) faculty; capability* * *Ver|mö|gen [fɛɐ'møːgn]nt -s, -1) (= Reichtum, viel Geld) fortunedas ist ein Vermö́gen wert — it's worth a fortune
eine Frau, die Vermö́gen hat — a woman who has money, a woman of means
die erste Frage war, ob ich Vermö́gen hatte — the first question was whether I had private means
2) (= Besitz) propertymein ganzes Vermö́gen besteht aus... — my entire assets consist of...
3) (= Können) ability, capacity; (= Macht) power* * *das1) (the total property, money etc of a person, company etc.) assets2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) fortune* * *Ver·mö·gen<-s, ->[fɛɐ̯ˈmø:gn̩]nt1. FIN assets pl; (Geld) capital no art, no pl; (Eigentum) property no art, no pl, fortune; (Reichtum) wealthbewegliches \Vermögen chattels pl, movable propertyflüssiges \Vermögen liquid assetsgemeinschaftliches/persönliches \Vermögen common/private propertyöffentliches \Vermögen property owned by public authoritiesunbewegliches \Vermögen immovable property, real estate▪ jds \Vermögen sb's ability [or capability]jds \Vermögen übersteigen/über jds \Vermögen gehen to be/go beyond sb's abilities* * *das; Vermögens, Vermögen2) (Besitz) fortuneer hat Vermögen — he has money; he is a man of means
* * *1. (Reichtum) fortune;ein Vermögen verdienen/kosten earn/cost a fortune;besitzen own a fortune in paintings etc;er hat Vermögen he is a man of meansnach bestem Vermögen to the best of one’s ability;übersteigt mein Vermögen it’s beyond my power (zu +inf to +inf), it goes beyond my power(s)* * *das; Vermögens, Vermögen2) (Besitz) fortuneer hat Vermögen — he has money; he is a man of means
* * *- n.ability n.assets n.fortune n.power n. -
104 zuwenden
(auch unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. turn s.th. toward(s) s.o. oder s.th.; jemandem das Gesicht zuwenden turn ([a]round) to face ( oder look at) s.o.; jemandem den Rücken zuwenden turn one’s back to (-ward[s]) ( abweisend: on) s.o.; die der Straße zugewandten Fenster the windows looking ( oder facing) onto the street2. fig.: einer Sache seine Aufmerksamkeit zuwenden turn ( oder devote) one’s attention to s.th.; jemandem seine Liebe zuwenden devote one’s love ( oder affection) to s.o., give s.o. one’s love ( oder affection)II v/refl (+ Dat)1. turn to(ward[s]), turn ([a]round) to face2. (sich richten auf) turn to; (sich widmen) devote o.s. to; sich ganz einer Sache zuwenden devote o.s. fully to; das Gespräch hatte sich wieder anderen Themen zugewandt the conversation had turned back to other topics* * *sich zuwendento turn to* * *zu|wen|den sep1. vtjdm das Gesicht zúwenden — to turn to face sb, to turn one's face toward(s) sb
jdm seine ganze Liebe zúwenden — to bestow all one's affections on sb
2)jdm Geld etc zúwenden — to give sb money etc
2. vrsich jdm/einer Sache zúwenden — to turn to (face) sb/sth; (fig) to turn to sb/sth
wann wird das Glück sich uns wieder zúwenden? — when will luck smile on us again?
* * *zu|wen·denI. vt1. (hinwenden)jdm das Gesicht/den Kopf \zuwenden to turn one's face towards [or toward] sb, to [turn to] face sbjdm den Rücken \zuwenden to turn one's back on sbdie dem Garten zugewandten Fenster des Hauses those of the houses' windows which face the garden▪ jdm etw \zuwenden to give sb sth; (im Testament, als Gunst) to bestow sth [up]on sbII. vrwollen wir uns dem nächsten Thema \zuwenden? shall we go on to the next topic?das Glück hatte sich ihm wieder zugewandt fortune had once again smiled on him* * *1.unregelmäßiges oder regelmäßiges reflexives Verb2.sich jemandem/einer Sache zuwenden — (auch fig.) turn to somebody/something; (sich widmen) devote oneself to somebody/something
unregelmäßiges oder regelmäßiges transitives Verb1)jemandem/einer Sache etwas zuwenden — turn something to[wards] somebody/something
2)jemandem Geld zuwenden — (geh.) give or donate money to somebody
* * *zuwenden (auch irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. turn sth toward(s) sb oder sth;jemandem das Gesicht zuwenden turn ([a]round) to face ( oder look at) sb;jemandem den Rücken zuwenden turn one’s back to(-ward[s]) ( abweisend: on) sb;die der Straße zugewandten Fenster the windows looking ( oder facing) onto the street2. fig:einer Sache seine Aufmerksamkeit zuwenden turn ( oder devote) one’s attention to sth;jemandem seine Liebe zuwenden devote one’s love ( oder affection) to sb, give sb one’s love ( oder affection)3.jemandem Geld etczuwenden give sb money etcB. v/r (+dat)1. turn to(ward[s]), turn ([a]round) to facezuwenden devote o.s. fully to;das Gespräch hatte sich wieder anderen Themen zugewandt the conversation had turned back to other topics* * *1.unregelmäßiges oder regelmäßiges reflexives Verb2.sich jemandem/einer Sache zuwenden — (auch fig.) turn to somebody/something; (sich widmen) devote oneself to somebody/something
unregelmäßiges oder regelmäßiges transitives Verb1)jemandem/einer Sache etwas zuwenden — turn something to[wards] somebody/something
2)jemandem Geld zuwenden — (geh.) give or donate money to somebody
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105 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) leve2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) overleve3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) bo4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) leve5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) leve af•- - lived- living 2. noun(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.) indtægt- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) levende2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) direkte; live3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) levende; ueksploderet4) (burning: a live coal.) brændende2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) direkte; live- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) leve2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) overleve3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) bo4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) leve5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) leve af•- - lived- living 2. noun(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.) indtægt- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) levende2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) direkte; live3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) levende; ueksploderet4) (burning: a live coal.) brændende2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) direkte; live- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire -
106 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nærig; fedtet2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) ondskabsfuld3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) uvenlig; ondskabsfuld; led4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) tarvelig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) gennemsnitlig2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) gennemsnitIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) betyde; mene2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) have til hensigt; være beregnet til•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) sigende- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nærig; fedtet2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) ondskabsfuld3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) uvenlig; ondskabsfuld; led4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) tarvelig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) gennemsnitlig2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) gennemsnitIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) betyde; mene2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) have til hensigt; være beregnet til•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) sigende- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well -
107 value
'vælju:
1. noun1) (worth, importance or usefulness: His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.) valor, importancia2) (price: What is the value of that stamp?) valor3) (purchasing power: Are those coins of any value?) valor4) (fairness of exchange (for one's money etc): You get good value for money at this supermarket!) precio, valor5) (the length of a musical note.) valor
2. verb1) (to suggest a suitable price for: This painting has been valued at $50,000.) valorar, tasar2) (to regard as good or important: He values your advice very highly.) valorar•- valuable- valuables
- valued
- valueless
- values
- value-added tax
value1 n valorvalue2 vb1. valorar / tasarthe house is valued at £75,000 la casa está valorada en 75.000 libras2. valorar / apreciartr['væljʊː]1 valor nombre masculino1 (estimate value of) valorar, tasar2 (appreciate) valorar, apreciar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's good value for money bien vale lo que cuestaof great/little value de gran/poco valorof no value sin valorto get good value for money sacarle jugo al dineroto the value of... por el valor de...value added tax impuesto sobre el valor añadidovalue judgment juicio de valor1) appraise: valorar, avaluar, tasar2) appreciate: valorar, apreciarvalue n1) : valor mof little value: de poco valorto be a good value: estar bien de precio, tener buen precioat face value: en su sentido literal2) values npl: valores mpl (morales), principios mplv.• apreciar v.• estimar v.• tallar v.• tasar v.• tener en mucho v.• valorar v.• valuar v.n.• entidad s.f.• importe s.m.• mérito s.m.• precio s.m.• valer s.m.• valimiento s.m.• valor (Matemática) s.m.• valor (Precio) s.m.• valía s.f.
I 'væljuː1) u c ( worth) valor mto gain o increase (in) value — aumentar de valor, revalorizarse*
books to the value of $500 — libros por valor de 500 dólares
have you anything of value in your bag? — ¿lleva algo de valor en el bolso?
II
a) ( Fin) \<\<assets/property\>\> tasar, valorar, avaluar* (AmL)to value something AT something — tasar (or valorar etc) algo en algo
b) ( regard highly) \<\<friendship/advice\>\> valorar, apreciar; \<\<freedom/privacy\>\> valorarc) valued past p <friend/colleague> apreciado, estimado['væljuː]1. N1) (monetary) valor mproperty/land values — valores mpl de propiedad/tierras
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it's good value — sale a cuenta, está bien de precioSpanish wines are still the best value — los vinos españoles todavía son los que más salen a cuenta or los que mejor están de precio
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to go down or decrease in value — bajar de valor, depreciarseto go up or increase in value — subir de valor, revalorizarse
a rise/drop in the value of the pound — una subida/bajada del valor de la libra
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the company offers good service and value for money — la compañía ofrece un buen servicio a buen precio•
it might contain something of value — puede que contenga algo de valorbook 4., cash 3., face 4.•
goods to the value of £100 — bienes por valor de 100 libras2) (=merit) valor mliterary/artistic/scientific value — valor m literario/artístico/científico
his visit to the country will have huge symbolic value — su visita al país tendrá un gran valor simbólico
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to attach a great deal of value to sth — conceder gran valor or importancia a algo, valorar mucho algoto attach no value to sth — no dar importancia a algo, no valorar algo
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something of value — algo valioso or de valorto be of value (to sb) — ser útil or de utilidad (para algn), servir (a algn)
noveltystrategically, the city was of little value to the British — desde el punto de vista estratégico, la ciudad era de poca utilidad or tenía poco valor para los británicos
3) (moral)values valores mpl (morales)family values — valores mpl de familia
4) (Math, Mus, Gram) valor mwhat is the value of x when y is 5? — ¿qué valor tiene x cuando y es igual a 5?
2. VT1) (=estimate worth of) [+ property, jewellery, painting] valorar, tasar•
to value sth at £200 — valorar or tasar algo en 200 libras•
I had to have my jewellery valued for insurance purposes — tuve que valorar or tasar mis joyas para poder asegurarlas2) (=appreciate) [+ health, life, independence,] valorar; [+ sb's work, opinion, friendship] valorar, apreciar3.CPDvalue judgment N — juicio m de valor
value system N — sistema m de valores, escala f de valores
* * *
I ['væljuː]1) u c ( worth) valor mto gain o increase (in) value — aumentar de valor, revalorizarse*
books to the value of $500 — libros por valor de 500 dólares
have you anything of value in your bag? — ¿lleva algo de valor en el bolso?
II
a) ( Fin) \<\<assets/property\>\> tasar, valorar, avaluar* (AmL)to value something AT something — tasar (or valorar etc) algo en algo
b) ( regard highly) \<\<friendship/advice\>\> valorar, apreciar; \<\<freedom/privacy\>\> valorarc) valued past p <friend/colleague> apreciado, estimado -
108 mean
I [miːn]1) (ungenerous) [ person] avaro; [attitude, nature] meschino; [ examiner] severo3) (vicious) [animal, person, expression] cattivo4) (tough) [city, street] ostile5) colloq. (skilful) [cook, cocktail] formidabile, fantastico6) colloq. (small)8) AE colloq. (unwell)II [miːn] III [miːn]to feel mean — sentirsi giù di corda, non sentirsi in forma
1) mat. media f.2) fig. (middle point) mezzo m., via f. di mezzoIV [miːn]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. meant)1) (signify) [word, symbol, phrase] significare, voler dire2) (intend)to mean to do — avere l'intenzione o proporsi di fare
to mean sb. to do — BE
to mean for sb. to do — AE volere che qcn. faccia
he doesn't mean you any harm — non vuole o intende farti del male
to mean well by sb. — essere benintenzionato verso qcn.
he means what he says — (he is sincere) dice sul serio; (he is menacing) fa sul serio
without meaning to — senza volerlo, inavvertitamente
3) (entail) [strike, law] comportare [shortages, changes]I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? — voglio dire, chi vorrebbe una macchina che non parte?
I know what you mean — so che cosa intendi o vuoi dire
he's meant to be — dovrebbe essere [impartial, sad]
* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).)2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.)3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.)4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.)•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.)2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.)2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?)2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.)•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo, eloquente- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *I [miːn]1) (ungenerous) [ person] avaro; [attitude, nature] meschino; [ examiner] severo3) (vicious) [animal, person, expression] cattivo4) (tough) [city, street] ostile5) colloq. (skilful) [cook, cocktail] formidabile, fantastico6) colloq. (small)8) AE colloq. (unwell)II [miːn] III [miːn]to feel mean — sentirsi giù di corda, non sentirsi in forma
1) mat. media f.2) fig. (middle point) mezzo m., via f. di mezzoIV [miːn]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. meant)1) (signify) [word, symbol, phrase] significare, voler dire2) (intend)to mean to do — avere l'intenzione o proporsi di fare
to mean sb. to do — BE
to mean for sb. to do — AE volere che qcn. faccia
he doesn't mean you any harm — non vuole o intende farti del male
to mean well by sb. — essere benintenzionato verso qcn.
he means what he says — (he is sincere) dice sul serio; (he is menacing) fa sul serio
without meaning to — senza volerlo, inavvertitamente
3) (entail) [strike, law] comportare [shortages, changes]I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? — voglio dire, chi vorrebbe una macchina che non parte?
I know what you mean — so che cosa intendi o vuoi dire
he's meant to be — dovrebbe essere [impartial, sad]
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109 use
1. III1) use smth. use tools (an kinds of instruments, a plow, weapons, a pen, a chair, dictionaries, etc.) пользоваться инструментами и т.д., использовать инструменты и т.д.; use queer words применять странные-слова, пользоваться странными словами; are you using this book? вы пользуетесь этой книгой?; вы работаете по этой книге?; are you using this knife? вам сейчас нужен этот нож?; use strong language (gross words) употреблять сильные выражения (грубые слова); may I use your piano (your telephone, your hammer, etc.)? можно мне воспользоваться вашим инструментом и т.д.?; use my house as if it were your own располагайтесь у меня как дома; use one's legs ходить пешком; use one's hands уметь что-л. делать собственными руками; use your ears! слушать надо!; use your eyes смотри лучше, раскрой глаза; use your brains /your wits/ подумай, пошевели мозгами; use one's strength (one's violence, one's force, one's disguise, one's artifice, one's trickery, one's fraud, etc.) прибегать к силе и т.д., применять силу и т.д.; use one's opportunities воспользоваться предоставившейся возможностью; use one's influence (one's authority, one's experience, etc.) использовать свое влияние и т.д.; воспользоваться своим влиянием и т.д.; you must use your skill ты должен пустить в ход [все] свое умение; use every (fair, etc.) means применять все и т.д. средства /приемы/; use facts (arguments) приводить факты (доводы /аргументы/); use more саге (patience, tact, etc.) действовать более осторожно и т.д.; use more diligence быть более старательным; use precautions принимать меры предосторожности; use moderation проявлять умеренность; use one's intelligence шевелить мозгами; use your discretion действуйте по собственному разумению; use smb. use a typist (one's friends, one's sister, the in laws, etc.) прибегать к помощи машинистки и т.д.; use the choicest troops бросать в бой отборные войска /части/2) use smth. use coal (a great deal of butter, most of the money, etc.) использовать /израсходовать/ уголь и т.д.; use margarine потреблять маргарин; he used tobacco all his life он всегда /всю жизнь/ курил3) use smb. use others as you would have them use you обращайтесь с другими /относитесь к другим/ так, как вы хотели бы, чтобы обращались с вами /относились к вам/2. IV1) use smth. in some manner use smth. regularly (habitually, freely, extensively, universally, deliberately, effectively, sensibly, economically, etc.) регулярно /постоянно/ и т.д. пользоваться чем-л. /использовать что-л./; we use the telephone widely мы широко пользуемся телефоном; this ticket cannot be useed again билет действителен только на одну поездку; use one's spare time well хорошо проводить или разумно использовать свободное время; he uses money wisely он разумно расходует /тратит/ деньги2) use smb. in some manner use smb. well (badly, ill, roughly, severely, cruelly, etc.) обходиться /обращаться/ с кем-л. хороню и т.д.3. VIIuse smth. to do smth. use a knife to cut the meat (peanut butter to make sandwiches, money to rebuild one's house, etc.) использовать нож [для того], чтобы разрезать мясо и т.д.; use some information to serve one's ends (smb.'s absence to poison everyone against him, etc.) воспользоваться информацией для достижения своих целей и т.д.4. XIbe used for smth. a knife was used for opening the door для того, чтобы открыть дверь, воспользовались ножом; oil was used for rubbing his chest ему растерли грудь маслом; castor oil used for medicine касторовое масло применяется в медицине; musk is used for perfumes мускус используется для производства духов; plants are used for food растения употребляются в пищу; what is this tool used for? для чего применяется этот инструмент?, что делают этим инструментом?; а jeep is а саг to be used for general purposes джип use [это] машина многоцелевого использования; "queer" is a word often used for "mad" слово "queer" часто употребляется вместо слова "mad"; be used on smb. clubs were used on the crowd против толпы были пущены в ход дубинки; be used in some manner be used (in)correctly (commonly, customarily, internally and externally, figuratively, etc.) (не)правильно и т.д. применяться /использоваться/; the word (this expression) is not used now /is no longer used/ это слово (выражение) вышло из употребления; these words are used interchangeably эти слова взаимозаменяемы5. XXI11) use smth. for smth. use the seal's fur for hats использовать мех морского котика на шапки /для шапок/; let's use this expression for an example [давайте] возьмем это выражение в качестве примера || use smth. to the best advantage использовать что-л. наилучшим образом; use a word (an expression) in the figurative sense использовать /употребить/ слово (выражение) в переносном смысле2) use smth. on /for/ smth. use paint on the gate (paste on the woodwork, yards and yards on just one dress, etc.) потратить /употребить/ краску на ворота и т.д.; they did not use enough paint on this fence они пожалели краски на забор; how many eggs has he used for this omelette? сколько яиц ушло у него на омлет?6. XXIV1use smth. as smth. use smb.'s home as headquarters (a newspaper as a table-cloth, a stone as a hammer, a root as food, etc.) использовать чей-л. дом в качестве штаба и т.д.; may I use your name as a reference? можно мне сослаться на вас? -
110 waste
1. I1) the invalid (the old man, etc.) is wasting больней и т.д. слабеет /теряет силы/; the resources of the country are wasting ресурсы страны иссякают; his fortune is wasting его богатство тает; the day is wasting день кончается /подходит к концу/; the might of England is wasting Англия теряет свою былую мощь2) the energy is wasting энергия расходуется зря; turn the water off, don't let it waste закрой воду, пусть зря не течет; I have no time to waste у меня нет лишнего времени, я не могу тратить время зря2. IIIwaste smth.1) waste money транжирить деньги; waste words /one's breath/ говорить впустую; waste one's time попусту /даром/ терять время; waste one's life (one's youth) бесполезно прожить /растратить/ свою жизнь (свою молодость); waste an opportunity (a chance) упускать возможность (случай); don't waste your energy (your efforts, your labour, your eloquence, etc.) не тратьте /не расходуйте/ понапрасну силы и т.д.; do not waste anything ничего не должно пропадать зря; it is wrong to waste food нельзя выбрасывать пищу2) waste a country (the enemy's fields, the land, etc.) опустошать /разорять/ страну и т.д.; disease wastes the body болезнь изнуряет тело; wars waste strength войны истощают силы; the waves waste the rock (the shore, etc.) волны подтачивают /подмывают/ скалы и т.д.3. IVwaste smth. in some manner waste smth. ruthlessly (carelessly, wantonly, unprofitably, etc.) безжалостно и т.д. растрачивать что-л.4. VIIwaste smth. to do smth. waste a chance to go to college упустить возможность попасть в колледж5. VIIIwaste time doing smth. he wastes a lot of time talking (looking at illustrations, trying to help them, etc.) он теряет массу времени на разговоры и т.д.6. XI1) be wasted all his efforts (their resources, all her labours, etc.) are wasted все его усилия и т.д. пропадают даром /напрасны/; be wasted somewhere nothing is wasted here здесь ничего не пропадает; he is simply wasted in that job на этой работе он не может проявить свой талант; be wasted by smth. our schoolboys' time is wasted by our old fashioned system of teaching foreign languages время школьников растрачивается впустую из-за устарелой системы преподавания иностранного языка; be wasted on smb. my joke (the allusion, her speech, etc.) was wasted on him моя шутка и т.д. не произвела на него впечатления /до него не дошла/; all my advice was wasted on her она не прислушалась к моим советам; this present will be wasted on him он не оценит этого подарка2) be wasted by smth. be wasted by a long war (by fire, by a hurricane, etc.) быть разоренным /опустошенным/ длительной войной и т.д.; the patient (the child, smb.'s body, etc.) was wasted by a long illness (by a disease and hunger, etc.) больной и т.д. истощен длительной болезнью и т.д.; be wasted into smth. he is wasted into a shadow [он так истощен, что] от него осталась только тень7. XXI1waste smth. (up)on (over) smb., smth. waste money on amusements (on luxuries, upon useless things, on such rubbish, etc.) тратить /растрачивать, транжирить/ деньги на развлечения и т.д.; waste time on things that have no importance (on people who refuse to help themselves, etc.) терять /тратить/ попусту время на вещи, которые не имеют значения и т.д.; I will not waste words on such a fool я не буду попусту тратить слова на такого дурака; I have no time (no money, etc.) to waste on him у меня нет времени и т.д. на него; he has no time to waste on your complaints у него нет времени разбирать твои жалобы; many a day does he waste over those useless schemes немало дней тратит он на эти бессмысленные планы /прожекты/ -
111 recompense
['rekəmpens] 1. noun(money etc given to someone in return for his trouble, inconvenience or effort.) godtgørelse2. verb(to give (someone) money etc in return for effort, inconvenience etc: The nobleman recompensed his followers for their loyalty.) godtgøre* * *['rekəmpens] 1. noun(money etc given to someone in return for his trouble, inconvenience or effort.) godtgørelse2. verb(to give (someone) money etc in return for effort, inconvenience etc: The nobleman recompensed his followers for their loyalty.) godtgøre -
112 saving
1. noun3) (instance of economy) Ersparnis, die2. adjective in comb.[kosten-, benzin]sparend3. prepositionbis auf (+ Akk.)* * *noun (a way of saving money etc or the amount saved in this way: It's a great saving to be able to make one's own clothes.) die Ersparnis* * *sav·ing[ˈseɪvɪŋ]I. n▪ \savings pl Ersparnisse plthe \saving in time was minimal die Zeitersparnis war [nur] minimal▪ to be the \saving of sb jds Rettung seinII. adj rettendthe film's one \saving grace is the photography das einzig Versöhnende an dem Film sind seine BilderIII. prep see save IV.* * *['seIvɪŋ]1. adj1)(= redeeming)
the one saving feature of the scheme — das einzig Gute an dem Plan, das Einzige, was für den Plan sprichtits/his saving grace — was einen damit/mit ihm versöhnt
2) sparsamshe's not the saving sort — sie ist nicht gerade sparsam
3)saving clause — Sicherheitsklausel f, einschränkende Klausel
2. n2) no pl (of money) Sparen nt4) pl Ersparnisse pl; (in account) Spareinlagen pl3. prep, conjSee:= academic.ru/64340/save">save* * *A adj1. rettend, befreiend:a saving humo(u)r ein befreiender Humor2. REL erlösend:saving grace selig machende Gnade3. sparsam (of mit)5. ausgleichend, versöhnend6. JUR Vorbehalts…:B s2. a) Sparen nb) Ersparnis f, Einsparung f:saving of time Zeitersparnis4. JUR Vorbehalt mC präp & konj1. → save2* * *1. noun1) in pl. (money saved) Ersparnisse Pl.2) (rescue; also Theol.) Rettung, die3) (instance of economy) Ersparnis, die2. adjective in comb.[kosten-, benzin]sparend3. prepositionbis auf (+ Akk.)* * *adj.aufsparend adj.gesichert adj.sichernd adj.sparend adj. n.Preisvorteil m.Speichern n. -
113 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) salvar2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) fazer economias3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) poupar4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) defender5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) salvar6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) defesa- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) salvo* * *save1[seiv] n o que foi salvo, economia. • vt+vi 1 salvar. he saved my life / ele salvou minha vida. 2 guardar, preservar, resguardar, proteger, abrigar. God save the King! / Deus guarde o rei! 3 colher, recolher, armazenar, juntar, guardar. 4 economizar, poupar. he saved a lot of money / ele economizou muito dinheiro. 5 fazer economias, juntar dinheiro. he’s saving money / ele está economizando dinheiro. 6 prevenir, evitar. 7 Theol salvar, livrar (dos pecados). 8 cuidar, conservar. to save appearances salvar as aparências. to save one’s face escapar de uma humilhação.————————save2[seiv] prep exceto, salvo. • conj a não ser que, exceto. he invited all save my friend / ele convidou todos exceto meu amigo. save for com exceção de, salvo. save that a menos que, só que, a não ser que. -
114 lot
noun1) (method of choosing) Los, das2) (destiny) Los, das3) (item to be auctioned) Posten, der4) (set of persons) Haufen, derthe lot — [sie] alle
our/your/their lot — (coll.) wir/ihr/die
5) (set of things) Menge, diedivide something into five lots — etwas in fünf Stapel/Haufen usw. teilen
that's the lot — (coll.) das ist alles; das wär's (ugs.)
6) (coll.): (large number or quantity)lots or a lot of money — etc. viel od. eine Menge Geld usw.
lots of books/coins — eine Menge Bücher/Münzen
he has a lot to learn — er muss noch viel lernen
have lots to do — viel zu tun haben
we have lots of time — wir haben viel od. (ugs.) massenweise Zeit
lots or a lot better — viel besser
7) (for choosing) Los, dasdraw/cast/throw lots [for something] — das Los [über etwas (Akk.)] entscheiden lassen; [um etwas] losen
cast/throw in one's lot with somebody — sich mit jemandem zusammentun
* * *[lot]1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) das Los2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) der Anteil3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) der Posten•- academic.ru/117238/lots">lots- a lot
- draw/cast lots* * *[lɒt, AM lɑ:t]I. pron▪ a \lot viel/vielewe haven't got a \lot wir besitzen nicht viela \lot of people viele [o eine Menge] Leutea \lot of rain viel Regento do a \lot of travelling viel reisento have a \lot going for oneself viel haben, was für einen sprichtthere's \lots to do here es gibt hier jede Menge zu tun fam\lots of children viele Kinder2. (everything)▪ the \lot allesthe thieves stole paintings, jewellery, the \lot die Diebe haben Gemälde gestohlen, Juwelen, einfach allesthe whole \lot alles zusammen, das Ganze▪ a \lot [or \lots] vielthanks a \lot! vielen Dank!your sister looks a \lot like you deine Schwester sieht dir sehr ähnlichwe go on holidays a \lot wir machen oft UrlaubIII. n1. + sing/pl vb BRIT, AUS ( fam: group) Trupp m; BRIT ( usu pej fam: crowd) Haufen m, Pack nt pej slanother \lot of visitors ein neuer Schwung Besucherare you \lot coming to lunch? kommt ihr alle zum Essen?a bad \lot ein Taugenichts mthey are a bad \lot sie sind ein übles Packmy \lot meine Leute fam3. (chance)to choose [sb/sth] by \lot jdn/etw auslosen [o durch Losentscheid bestimmen]drawing by \lot Verlosung fthe \lot fell on us die Wahl fiel auf unsto throw in one's \lot with sb sich akk mit jdm zusammentunback \lot hinteres Grundstückbuilding \lot Bauplatz mparking \lot Parkplatz mvacant \lot unbebautes GrundstückIV. vt<- tt->▪ to \lot sth etw [für eine Auktion in einzelne Stücke] aufteilen* * *I [lɒt]n1) (for deciding) Los ntby lot — durch Losentscheid, durch das Los
to cast or draw lots — losen, Lose ziehen
2) (= destiny) Los ntfailure was his lot in life —
it falls to my lot to tell him — mir fällt die Aufgabe zu, es ihm zu sagen
to improve one's lot — seine Lage verbessern
3) (= plot) Parzelle f; (FILM) Filmgelände ntbuilding lot — Bauplatz m
parking lot (US) — Parkplatz m
5) (esp Britcan you carry that lot by yourself? — kannst du das (alles) alleine tragen?
I'd just finished marking the papers when he gave me another lot — ich war gerade mit dem Korrigieren fertig, da gab er mir einen neuen Packen or Stoß or noch eine Ladung
6) (esp Brit)he/she is a bad lot (inf) — er/sie taugt nichts, er/sie ist eine miese Type (inf)
I'm fed up with you lot — ich hab die Nase voll von euch allen (inf) or von euch Bande (inf)
us lot should stick together —
bring your lot with you — bring die ganze Mannschaft mit
8)that's the lot — das ist alles, das wärs (inf)
he's eaten the lot —
IIbig ones, little ones, the lot! — Große, Kleine, alle!
1. na lot, lots — viel
a lot of books, lots of books — viele or eine Menge Bücher
such a lot — so viel
what a lot! —
what a lot of time you take to get ready — wie lange du nur brauchst, um dich fertig zu machen
what a lot you've got — du hast aber viel
such a lot of books — so viele Bücher
I want lots and lots — ich will jede Menge (inf)
I'd give a lot to know... — ich würde viel drum geben, wenn ich wüsste...
2. adva lot, lots — viel
I like him a lot — ich mag ihn sehr
I feel lots or a lot better —
* * *A s1. Los n:cast ( oder throw) in one’s lot with sb fig jemandes Los teilen, sich auf Gedeih und Verderb mit jemandem zusammentun;choose sth by lot etwas auslosen;3. Los n, Geschick n, Schicksal n:fall to sb’s lot jemandem zufallen4. fest umgrenztes Stück Land, besondersa) Parzelle fb) Grundstück nc) Bauplatz me) (Müll- etc) Platz mf) Parkplatz m5. FILM, TV besonders USa) Gelände nb) Studio n6. WIRTSCHa) Artikel mb) Partie f, Posten m (von Waren):in lots partienweise7. Gruppe f, Gesellschaft f:a) die ganze Gesellschaft,b) → A 8;get out, the (whole) lot of you! raus, alle miteinander!8. the lot alles, das Ganze:that’s the lot das ist alles9. umg Menge f, Haufen m:a lot of, lots of viel, eine Menge;a lot of money, lots of money viel Geld, eine Menge oder ein Haufen Geld;lots and lots of eine Unmasse Menschen etc;I’d give a lot, if ich gäbe viel darum, wenn;a) ein mieser Typ,b) ein mieses PackB adv a lot, lots umg (sehr) viel;a (fat) lot I care! iron das kümmert mich herzlich wenig!C v/t1. obs losen um2. durch Los verteilen, auslosen* * *noun1) (method of choosing) Los, das2) (destiny) Los, das3) (item to be auctioned) Posten, der4) (set of persons) Haufen, derthe lot — [sie] alle
our/your/their lot — (coll.) wir/ihr/die
5) (set of things) Menge, diedivide something into five lots — etwas in fünf Stapel/Haufen usw. teilen
that's the lot — (coll.) das ist alles; das wär's (ugs.)
6) (coll.): (large number or quantity)lots or a lot of money — etc. viel od. eine Menge Geld usw.
lots of books/coins — eine Menge Bücher/Münzen
we have lots of time — wir haben viel od. (ugs.) massenweise Zeit
lots or a lot better — viel besser
7) (for choosing) Los, dasdraw/cast/throw lots [for something] — das Los [über etwas (Akk.)] entscheiden lassen; [um etwas] losen
cast/throw in one's lot with somebody — sich mit jemandem zusammentun
* * *(of goods) n.Warenpartie -n f. n.Anteil -e m.Haufen - m.Los -e n.Menge -n f.Partie -n f.Posten - m.Schicksal n. -
115 ransom
1. noun2. transitive verbransom [money] — Lösegeld, das
1) (obtain release of) Lösegeld bezahlen für; auslösen2) (hold to ransom) als Geisel festhalten* * *['rænsəm] 1. noun(a sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner: They paid a ransom of $40,000; ( also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.) das Lösegeld; Lösegeld...2. verb1) (to pay money etc to free (someone).) Lösegeld bezahlen•- academic.ru/116676/hold_to_ransom">hold to ransom* * *ran·som[ˈræn(t)səm]I. n Lösegeld ntto demand a \ransom [ein] Lösegeld fordern\ransom money Lösegeld ntIII. vt▪ to \ransom sb jdn auslösen [o freikaufen]* * *['rnsəm]1. nLösegeld nt; (= rescue) Auslösung f; (= release) Freilassung f; (REL) Erlösung fSee:→ king2. vt(= buy free) auslösen, Lösegeld bezahlen für; (= set free) gegen Lösegeld freilassen; (REL) erlösen* * *ransom [ˈrænsəm]A s1. Los-, Freikauf m, Auslösung f2. Lösegeld n:a) jemanden bis zur Zahlung eines Lösegelds gefangen halten,b) fig jemanden erpressen;ransom demand Lösegeldforderung f;ransom note Erpresserbrief m3. REL Erlösung fB v/t1. los-, freikaufen, auslösen2. Lösegeld verlangen für oder von3. REL erlösen* * *1. nounransom [money] — Lösegeld, das
2. transitive verbhold to ransom — als Geisel festhalten; (fig.) erpressen, unter Druck (Akk.) setzen [Regierung]
1) (obtain release of) Lösegeld bezahlen für; auslösen2) (hold to ransom) als Geisel festhalten* * *n.Lösegeld -er n. v.auslösen v. -
116 cheat
1. Ibe given to cheating быть склонным /иметь склонность/ к мошенничеству /обману/; don't -! не жульничай!2. IIIcheat smb. cheat people (customers, one's partners, etc.) обманывать /надувать/ людей и т. д.', cheat the customs обойти /обмануть/ таможенников, провезти недозволенные вещи /товары/3. XIbe cheated be careful /mind/ you're not cheated смотрите, чтобы вас не обманули (не обсчитали, не обвесили и т. п.); be cheated out of smth. be cheated out of one's rights (out of one's previliges, out of one's legacy, out of one's share, etc.) обманным путем /хитростью/ лишать кого-л. его прав и т. д.; she was cheated out of a lot of money у нее выманили много денег; be cheated into doing smth. he was cheated into coming back (into staying, into marrying her, etc.) его хитростью /обманом/ заставили вернуться и т. д.4. XVIcheat at /in/ smth. cheat at /in/ play (at cards, in a contest, etc.) мошенничать в игре и т. д.; cheat in commerce нечестно веста дела; cheat at school (at /in/ one's lessons, at /in/ one's examinations, etc.) мошенничать /обманывать, списывать и т. д./ в школе и т. д.5. XXI1cheat smb. by smth. cheat smb. by one's appearance (by false pretences, etc.) обманывать кого-л. своим внешним видом и т. д., cheat smb. into smth. cheat smb. into marriage (into the affair, into the belief that..., etc.) обманным путем заставить кого-л. жениться и т. д.; cheat smb. out of smth. cheat smb. out of his money (out of one's property, etc.) хитростью выманить у кого-л. деньги и т. д.; cheat smb. out of ten francs обмануть /надуть/ кого-л. на десять франков6. XXIIcheat smb. into doing smth. cheat smb. into coming back (into giving his consent to the plan, into paying the money, etc.) обманным путем заставить кого-л. вернуться и т. д.', she cheated him into marrying her она обманом /хитростью/ женила его на себе -
117 durchbrennen
v/i (unreg., trennb., -ge-)3. (ist) umg., fig.: ( jemandem) durchbrennen run away (from s.o.); ( mit jemandem) durchbrennen run away (with s.o.); Verliebte: elope (with s.o.); mit dem Geld etc. durchbrennen make off with the money etc., take the money and run* * *(Sicherung) to burn out; to blow* * *dụrch|bren|nenvi sep1) (=nicht ausgehen Ofen, Feuer, Licht etc) to stay alight2) aux sein (Sicherung, Glühbirne) to blow, to burn out; (inf = davonlaufen) to run off or away, to abscondjdm durchbrennen (inf) — to run away from sb
* * *das1) elopement2) (to run away secretly, especially with a lover.) elope3) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) fuse* * *durch|bren·nen[ˈdʊrçbrɛnən]2. Hilfsverb: sein ELEK to burn outdie Sicherung ist durchgebrannt the fuse has blown▪ [jdm] \durchbrennen to run away [from sb]▪ [jdm] \durchbrennen to run off [from sb] [or leave [sb]]der arme Kerl, seine Frau ist ihm mit einem anderen Mann durchgebrannt! poor fellow, his wife has run off with [or has left him for] another man!* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein2) (ugs.): (weglaufen) (von zu Hause) run away; (mit der Kasse) run off; abscond; (mit dem Geliebten/der Geliebten) run off* * *durchbrennen v/i (irr, trennb, -ge-)3. (ist) umg, fig:(jemandem) durchbrennen run away (from sb);(mit jemandem) durchbrennen run away (with sb); Verliebte: elope (with sb);mit dem Geld etcdurchbrennen make off with the money etc, take the money and run* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) <heating coil, light bulb> burn out; < fuse> blow2) (ugs.): (weglaufen) (von zu Hause) run away; (mit der Kasse) run off; abscond; (mit dem Geliebten/der Geliebten) run off* * *(Sicherung) n.blasting (fuse) n. -
118 Sparen
I v/t (Geld, Kosten, Kräfte, Mühe, Platz, Zeit) save; ich habe einiges gespart I’ve managed to save (up) a bit; viel Geld bei den Heizkosten sparen save a lot on heating bills; ich habe 100 Euro an der Reparatur gespart I saved 100 euros on the repair; das spart uns eine Menge Zeit und Geld this will save us a whole lot of time and money; sich (Dat) den Ärger / die Mühe sparen save ( oder spare) o.s. the hassle / trouble; das hättest du dir sparen können you could have saved ( oder spared) yourself the trouble ( oder effort); iro. you needn’t have bothered; spar dir deine Worte! save your breath; spar dir deine Ratschläge! I can do without your advice, you can keep your advice; sparen Sie sich solche Bemerkungen (you should) keep such remarks to yourselfII v/i save; (sich einschränken) cut down (on expenses), economize; für oder auf etw. sparen save up for s.th.; am falschen Ende sparen make false economies; sparen an (+ Dat) oder mit save on; (wenig verwenden) be sparing with; knauserig: stint on, be stingy with; daran sollte man auf keinen Fall sparen no way should you stint on this; nicht sparen mit be lavish ( oder generous) with; man hatte an nichts gespart no expense had been spared; nicht mit Lob sparen be lavish in one’s praise; bei jemandem nicht mit Lob sparen lavish praise on s.o.* * *to save; to economize; to cut down; to spare; to put away; to make economies* * *spa|ren ['ʃpaːrən]1. vtto save; Energie auch to conservedadurch habe ich (mir) viel Geld/Zeit/Arbeit gespart — I saved (myself) a lot of money/time/work that way
keine Kosten/Mühe spáren — to spare no expense/effort
spáren können — you could have saved or spared yourself the trouble/this expense/the bother
spáren können! — you should have kept that remark to yourself!
2. vito save; (= sparsam sein, Haus halten) to economize, to make savingsspáren — to be sparing with sth
bei etw spáren — to save on sth
spáren — to save up for sth
am falschen Ort spáren — to make false economies, to make savings in the wrong place
spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Prov) — waste not, want not (Prov)
* * *1) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economize2) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economise3) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) save4) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare* * *spa·ren[ˈʃpa:rən]I. vt▪ etw \sparen to save sth2. (einsparen)▪ etw \sparen to save sthArbeit/Energie/Strom/Zeit \sparen to save work/energy/electricity/time3. (ersparen)▪ jdm/sich etw \sparen to spare sb/oneself sthjdm/sich die Mühe/Ärger \sparen to spare sb/oneself the effort/troubleden Weg hätten wir uns \sparen können we could have saved ourselves that journey4. (verzichten)deinen Ratschlag hättest du dir \sparen können you could have kept your advice to yourselfII. vinicht mit Anerkennung/Lob \sparen to be unstinting [or generous] in one's recognition/praiseam falschen Ende \sparen (fam) to be penny-wise and pound-foolish* * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * ** * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * *v.to economise (UK) v.to economize (US) v.to save v.to spare v. -
119 save
[seɪv] 1. vtperson, sb's life, marriage ratować (uratować perf), ocalać (ocalić perf); food, wine zachowywać (zachować perf) (na później); money, time oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf or zaoszczędzić perf); work, trouble oszczędzać (oszczędzić perf) or zaoszczędzać (zaoszczędzić perf) +gen; ( receipt etc) zachowywać (zachować perf); seat ( for sb) zajmować (zająć perf); (SPORT) bronić (obronić perf); ( COMPUT) zapisywać (zapisać perf)2. vi(also: save up) oszczędzać3. n (SPORT) 4. prep ( fml)z wyjątkiem +gen, wyjąwszy +acc (fml)to save face — ratować (uratować perf) twarz
* * *I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) uratować, ocalić2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) oszczędzać3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) oszczędzić4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) obronić5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) zbawić6) (to keep data in the computer.) zachowywać2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) obrona- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) z wyjątkiem, oprócz -
120 look
1. Ilook! (посмотрите!; look, the sun is up! глядите, солнце встало /взошло/!; we looked but saw nothing мы (подсмотрели, но ничего не (увидели; it is no good looking какой смысл смотреть?; I did it while he wasn't looking я это сделал, пока он не смотрел; look who's here! посмотри, кто пришел!2. II1) look around оглядываться, осматриваться, все оглядывать; look aside смотреть в сторону, отводить глаза, отворачиваться; he looked aside when I spoke to him когда я с ним разговаривал, он отворачивался; look away отворачиваться, отводить взгляд; look back [behind, round] оборачиваться, оглядываться; don't look round, I don't want him to notice us не оглядывайся, я не хочу, чтобы он нас заметил; look down смотреть вниз; look forward /ahead/ смотреть вперед; look in /inside/ заглядывать внутрь; look out выглядывать, высовываться; look up /upward/ поднять глаза. взглянуть; he looked up and saw me он поднял глаза и увидел меня; look up from one's writing (from his book, etc.) бросить писать и т. д. и поднять голову; look right and left (this way, that way, etc.) (по-) смотреть направо и налево и т. д.; look the other way отвернуться, смотреть в другую сторону. сделать вид, что ты кого-л. не узнал /не заметил/; I happened to be looking another way я в этот момент смотрел в другую сторону2) the house (the window, the terrace, etc.) looks south (west, east, etc.) дом и т. д. выходит на юг /обращен к югу/ и т. д., which way does the house look? куда выходит дом?3. IIIlook smb. look an honest man (every inch a gentleman, every inch a king, a queen, a rascal, a clown, a dandy, etc.) иметь вид честного человека и т. д.; look one's usual again снова принять свой обычный вид, оправиться, поправиться; you don't look yourself ты на себя не похож; he looked a perfect fool у него был совершенно дурацкий вид; look smth. look a perfect sight ужасно выглядеть; look the very picture of health быть воплощением / олицетворением/ здоровья; look the very picture of his father быть вылитым портретом своего отца; the actor looked his part актер выглядел так, как и требовалось по роли; look one's age (one's years, sixteen. etc.) выглядеть на свой годы /не старше сваях лет/ и т. д., he is only thirty but he looks fifty ему только тридцать, а на вид можно дать все пятьдесят; she is forty but she doesn't look it ей уже сорок, но она выглядит моложе /на вид ей столько не дашь/; this investment looked a sure profit казалось, что это капиталовложение сулит верный доход4. IVlook smb. in some mariner look smb. all over осмотреть кого-л. с ног до головы /с головы до пят/; look smb. up and down смерить кого-л. взглядом, окинуть кого-л. взглядом с головы до пят5. Xlook to be in some state look pleased (alarmed, worried, worn out, unconcerned, disheartened, etc.) выглядеть довольным и т. д.6. XI1) be looked at the house, looked at from the outside... дом, если смотреть на него снаружи...2) be looked upon as smb., smth. he is looked upon as an absolute authority (as an impartial judge, as a judicious critic, etc.) его считают /он считается/ непререкаемым авторитетом и т. д., he is looked upon as a likely candidate его рассматривают, как возможную /вероятную/ кандидатуру3) be looked after he is wonderfully looked after there он получает там прекрасный уход; be looked over the brakes need to be looked over тормоза требуют осмотра /проверки/7. XVlook to be in some quality or of some state look young (old, tired, angry, sad, grave, happy, guilty, innocent, etc.) выглядеть молодым /молодо/ и т. д.; look to be of some kind look foolish (pale, wise, brave, good-natured, thin, charming, uninviting, etc.) иметь глупый и т. д. вид, выглядеть глупо и т. д., he looked trustworthy у него был вид человека, которому можно доверять; look blank выглядеть /казаться/ рассеянным или растерянным; this book looks very tempting эту книгу очень хочется почитать; look well (ill) хорошо (плохо) выглядеть; he looks well in uniform ему идет форма; the hat looks well on you шляпа вам к лицу; things look very ugly /black/ дела обстоят плохо /не сулят ничего хорошего/; things are looking a little better дела понемногу поправляются; you look blue with cold вы посинели от холода; the clouds look rainy судя по тучам, будет дождь8. XVI1) look at smb., smth. look at each other (at his fellow-traveller, at the watch, at the ceiling, at the illustrations, etc.) смотреть друг на друга и т. д., look at oneself in the glass (поосмотреться в зеркало; what are you looking at? куда /на что/ вы смотрите?; look at me! взгляните на меня! I enjoy looking at old family portraits я люблю рассматривать старые фамильные портреты; look [up] at the stars (at the roof, at the tree-tops, etc.) взглянуть на звезды и т. д.; let me look at your work (at your results, at this sentence, etc.) дайте мне взглянуть на вашу работу и т. д., just look at this! [вы] только посмотрите!; to come to look at the pipes (at the drains, at the roof, etc.) прийти, чтобы осмотреть /проверить/ трубы и т. д., what sort of a man is he to look at? что он собой представляет внешне, как он выглядит?; the man is not much to look at внешне он ничего собой не представляет; to look at him one would say... судя по его виду можно сказать...; to look at the illustrations it will be observed... судя по иллюстрациям можно отметить...; she will /would/ not look at him (at his offer, at my proposals etc.) она и смотреть на него и т. д. не хочет; look at smb., smth. in some manner look at the boy (at the picture, etc.) closely (critically, questioningly. threateningly, keenly, reproachfully, wistfully, significantly, etc.) смотреть на мальчика и т. д. пристально и т. д.; he looked at me vacantly он посмотрел на меня пустым /ничего не выражающим/ взглядом; look at smb., smth. with (in) smth. look at smb., smth. with pity (with respect, with kindness, with interest, etc.) смотреть на кого-л., что-л. с жалостью и т. д.; look at me in embarrassment (in fear, in admiration, etc.) посмотреть на меня в смущении и т. д.; look about (round, before, behind, etc.) smb., smth. we hardly had time to look about us мы едва успели осмотреться; the boy was looking before him мальчик смотрел перед собой; look round the room (round the shop, etc.) окинуть комнату и т. д. взглядом; look after the train (after the ship, after the girl as she left the room, etc.) смотреть вслед поезду и т. д., провожать поезд и т. д. взглядом /глазами/; the child looked behind me to make sure that I was alone ребенок посмотрел, нет ли кого-л. сзади меня; look behind the door посмотреть за дверью; look down (up) smth. look down the well [внимательно] (подсмотреть в колодец; look down the list просмотреть весь список, проверить список сверху донизу; look down (up) the street внимательно осмотреть улицу, посмотреть вниз (вверх) no улице; look from /out of/ smth. look from /out of/ a window смотреть из окна; look out of the corner of one's eye посмотреть краешком глаза; look in /into/ smth. look in a mirror (посмотреться в зеркало; look in smb.'s face (in smb.'s eyes) (подсмотреть кому-л. в лицо (в глаза); look into smb.'s face (into smb.'s eyes) заглядывать кому-л. в лицо (в глаза); look in that direction смотреть в том /в указанном/ направлении; look into a well (into a shop window, into the darkness of the forest, into the fire, into a mirror, into the garden, into the sky, etc.) всматриваться /вглядываться, смотреть/ в колодец и т. д.; look into a room заглядывать в комнату; look into the future (into the hearts of other people, etc.) заглянуть в будущее и т. д.; he looked [down] into my face он [нагнулся и] посмотрел мне в лицо; look over smth. look over one's spectacles посмотреть поверх очков; look over one's shoulder посмотреть /кинуть взгляд/ через плечо; look over their heads смотреть поверх их голов; look over the wall (over the fence, etc.) заглядывать через стену и т. д.; look to smth. look to the right (to the left) посмотреть направо (налево); look [up] to heaven посмотреть [вверх] на небо; look through smth. look through the window (through a telescope, etc.) смотреть в окно и т. д., look through the keyhole смотреть /подсматривать/ в замочную скважину; his greed looked through his eyes в его глазах горела /светилась/ жадность; his toes look out through the shoe у него пальцы из ботинок вылезают, у него ботинки "каши просят"; look towards smth. look towards the horizon (towards the sea, etc.) смотреть в сторону горизонта /по направлению к горизонту/ и т. д.2) look on (upon, to, towards, etc.) smth. the drawing-room (the window, the house, etc.) looks on the river (on the sea, on the street, upon the garden, on the park, to the east, towards the south, towards the Pacific, across the garden, etc.) гостиная и т. д. выходит /выходит окнами, обращена/ на реку и т. д., look [down] into the street (down on the lake, down on the river, etc.) стоять на возвышенности /возвышенном месте/, откуда открывается вид на улицу и т. д., the castle looks down on the valley замок стоит на вершине, откуда открывается вид на долину3) look after smb., smth. look after children (after the old man, after a dog, after a garden, after smb.'s house, etc.) ухаживать /следить, присматривать/ за детьми и т. д.; who will look after the shop while we are away? на чьем попечении / на кого/ останется магазин на время нашего отсутствия?; I look after the саг myself я сам ухаживаю за машиной; he is able to look after himself a) он в состоянии обслужить [самого] себя; б) он может постоять за себя; look after her when I am gone присмотрите за ней, пока меня не будет; he is young and needs looking after он еще мал, и за ним нужен присмотр /уход/; did you get someone to look after the child? вы нашли кого-нибудь для ухода за ребенком?; look after smb.'s interests блюсти /соблюдать/ чьи-л. интересы; look after smb.'s rights охранять /оберегать, защищать/ чьи-л. права; look after smb.'s wants ухаживать за кем-л., исполнять чьи-л. желания; look after the affair веста какое-л. дело; look to smth. look to smb.'s tools (to the fastenings, to the water-bottles, etc.) отвечать за инструменты и т. д., следить, за инструментами и т.д., look to your manners следи за своими манерами /за тем, как ты себя ведешь/; the country must look to its defences страна должна заботиться об обороне; look to the future (подумать /(побеспокоиться/ о будущем: look to it that this does not happen again (that everything is ready, etc.) смотря, чтобы это не повторилось /чтобы этого больше не было/ и т. д.4) look for smb., smth. look for one's brother (for smb.'s hat, for the lost money, for employment, for a job, for gold, for a shorter route to the East, etc.) искать брата и т. д., what are you looking for? что вы ищете?; что вам надо?; I am looking for а, room мне нужна комната, я ищу комнату; look for trouble напрашиваться на неприятности; look for smth. somewhere look for spectacles in the bureau drawers (in the jar, around the room, etc.) искать очки в ящиках стола и т. д., one has not to look very far for the answer за ответом далеко ходить не, надо; look to smb. for smth. look to smb. for help (for advice, for guidance, for comfort, for a loan of money, etc.) прибегать /обращаться/ к кому-л. за помощью и т. д., искать у кого-л. помощи и т. д.; he looks to me for protection он ищет защиты у меня; it is no good looking to them for support нечего ждать от них поддержки; ' look to smb. to do smth. look to smb. to put things right (to make the arrangement, to protect them from aggression, etc.) рассчитывать, что кто-л. все уладит и т. д.; he looks to me to help him он полагается на то, что я помогу ему5) look at /on, upon/ smth. look at all the facts (at /upon/ the offer, at smb.'s motives, at this matter seriously, on smb.'s proposal from this point of view, etc.) рассматривать все факты и т. д., it is a new way of looking at things это новый подход к вопросу; look upon death without fear относиться к смерти без страха; look only at /on/ the surface of things поверхностно подходить к вопросу; look (up)on smb., smth. as smb., smth. look upon him as my teacher считать его своим учителем, смотреть на него как на своего учителя; I look on that as an insult я рассматриваю это как оскорбление; I look on it as an honour to work with you для меня большая честь работать с вами; look on smth., as being in some state look on smth. as useless (as necessary, as unusual, as unfortunate, etc.) считать что-л. бесполезным и т. д.; you can look upon it as done можешь считать это [уже] сделанным /выполненным, готовым/6) look into smth. look into a problem рассматривать проблему, разбираться в вопросе; will you look into the question of supplies? вы займетесь вопросом снабжения?; the police will look into the theft полиция займется расследованием этой кражи7) look for smth., smb. look for the arrival of the heir (for a great victory, for much profit from the business, for no recompense, for the news, for a line from you, etc.) ожидать приезда наследника и т. д., I'll be looking for you at the reception я надеюсь увидеть вас на приеме; I never looked for such a result as this я и не ожидал такого результата /не рассчитывал на такой результат/; death steals upon us when we least look for it смерть подкрадывается к нам, когда мы ее меньше всего ждем; look to /towards/ smth. look to the future (to greater advances in science and technology, towards the day when world peace will be a reality, to a quiet time in my old age, etc.) надеяться на будущее и т. д., стремиться к будущему и т. д.9. XIX1look like smb., smth. look like a sailor (like a gentleman, like an elderly clerk, like a perfect fool, etc.) быть похожим на матроса и т. д., he looks like an honest (a clever, etc.) man у него вид честного и т. д. человека; this dog doesn't look much like a hunting dog этот пес мало похож на охотничью собаку; I have no idea what it (he) looks like понятия не имею, как это (он) выглядит; it looks like granite (like business, like a dream coming true, etc.) это похоже на гранит и т. д.; it looks like rain (like snow, like storm) похоже, что будет /собирается/ дождь (снег, буря); it looks like a fine day день обещает быть хорошим10. Х1Х3look like doing smth. he looks like winning похоже, что он выигрывает; which country looks like winning? у какой страны больше шансов на успех?; do I look like jesting? разве похоже, что я шучу?11. XXI1look smb., smth. in smth. look smb. full (straight. squarely, frankly, etc.) in the face (in the eyes) смотреть кому-л. прямо и т. д. в лицо (в глаза); look death in the face смотреть смерти в лице; look smb. (in)to (out of, etc.) smth. look smb. into silence взглядом заставить кого-л. (замолчать; look smb. to shame пристыдить кого-л. взглядом; look smb. out of countenance взглядом смутить кого-л. /заставить кого-л. смутиться/; look smth. at smb. look daggers at smb. смотреть на кого-л. убийственным взглядом; look one's annoyance at a person смотреть на кого-л. с раздражением; he looked a query at me он посмотрел на меня вопросительно12. XXV1) look what... (when..., where..., whether..., etc.) look what time the train arrives /when the train arrives (when the train starts, where you are, whether the postman has come yet, etc.) посмотреть, когда прибывает поезд и т. д., look what time it is посмотри, который час; don't look till I tell you не смотри /не поворачивайся, не поворачивай головы/, пока я не скажу2) look as if... (as though...) look as if he wanted to join us (as if you had slept badly, as though he were thinking of mischief, ere.) похоже на то, что он хочет присоединиться к нам и т. д.; he looks as if he had seen a ghost у него такой вид, [как] будто он увидел привидение3) look that... (how..., etc.) look that everything is ready (that he is on time, how you behave, etc.) проследить за тем, чтобы все было готово и т. д.; look that you do not fall смотри, не упади; it looks as if they were afraid (as if he wouldn't go, as if trouble were brewing, etc.) создается такое впечатление /кажется/, что они боялись и т. д.13. XXVII2look to smb. as if... /as though. / it looks to me as if the skirt is too long мне кажется, что юбка слишком длинна; it looks as if it is going to turn wet (as if it were going to be fine, as though we should have a storm, etc.) похоже, пойдут дожди и т. д.
См. также в других словарях:
money — noun (U) 1 what you earn by working and what you spend in order to buy things: The repairs will cost a lot of money. | earn money: She barely earns enough money to live on. | save money: We re not going on holiday this year we re trying to save… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
money — In usual and ordinary acceptation it means coins and paper currency used as circulating medium of exchange, and does not embrace notes, bonds, evidences of debt, or other personal or real estate. Lane v. Railey, 280 Ky. 319, 133 S.W.2d 74, 79, 81 … Black's law dictionary
money — In usual and ordinary acceptation it means coins and paper currency used as circulating medium of exchange, and does not embrace notes, bonds, evidences of debt, or other personal or real estate. Lane v. Railey, 280 Ky. 319, 133 S.W.2d 74, 79, 81 … Black's law dictionary
Money — Mon ey, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made, {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Money bill — Money Mon ey, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made, {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Money broker — Money Mon ey, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made, {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
money changer — Money Mon ey, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made, {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Money cowrie — Money Mon ey, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made, {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Money of account — Money Mon ey, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made, {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Money order — Money Mon ey, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made, {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Money scrivener — Money Mon ey, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made, {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English