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1 polite

adjective

(having or showing good manners; courteous: a polite child; a polite apology.) educado

- politely
- politeness

polite adj bien educado / cortés

El comparativo de polite es politer o more polite; el superlativo es politest o most polite

polite

tr[pə'laɪt]

adjective

1 cortés, educado,-a, cumplido,-a, correcto,-a

■ he was very polite to me me trató con cortesía

■ she only said it to be polite lo dijo solo como cumplido

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in polite society en la buena sociedad, entre gente educada

polite [pə'laɪt] adj, - liter ; - est : cortés, correcto, educado

polite

adj.

• atento, -a adj.

• bien hablado adj.

• comedido, -a adj.

• correcto, -a adj.

• cortés adj.

• culto, -a adj.

• educado, -a adj.

• fino, -a adj.

• político, -a adj.

• urbano, -a adj.

n.

• cortesano s.m.

pə'laɪt
adjective politer, politest

a) (correct, well-bred) <manner/person> cortés, educado, correcto

the rules of polite behavior — las reglas de cortesía

they were making polite conversation — conversaban tratando de ser agradables

I was only being polite — lo dije sólo por cortesía

it's not polite to shout — gritar es una falta de educación or es de mala educación

b) ( refined)

in polite society — en la buena sociedad

in polite company — entre gente educada or fina

[pǝ'laɪt]
ADJ [person] cortés, educado; [smile] cortés, amable; [request] cortés
he was very polite to me — fue muy cortés or educado conmigo

I was too polite to ask — no pregunté por educación or cortesía

he said he liked it but I think he was just being polite — dijo que le gustaba pero creo que lo hizo solo por cumplir

it's polite to ask permission — es de buena educación pedir permiso

it's not polite to stare — es una falta de educación or es de mala educación quedarse mirando a la gente

• his speech received polite applause — su discurso recibió el aplauso de rigor or cortesía

• that's not the sort of thing you do in polite company — ese no es el tipo de cosa que harías entre gente educada or fina

• they sat there making polite conversation — estaban ahí sentados, dando conversación para quedar bien

• he showed a polite interest in my work — mostró interés en mi trabajo solo por cumplir

• in polite society — en la buena sociedad

• that's not a very polite thing to say — esas cosas no se dicen

• I was trying to think of a polite way to say no — buscaba una forma de decir "no" sin ofender

• "cosy" is the polite word for the flat's dimensions — iro siendo generoso, podría decirse que las dimensiones del piso lo hacen acogedor

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[pə'laɪt]
adjective politer, politest

a) (correct, well-bred) <manner/person> cortés, educado, correcto

the rules of polite behavior — las reglas de cortesía

they were making polite conversation — conversaban tratando de ser agradables

I was only being polite — lo dije sólo por cortesía

it's not polite to shout — gritar es una falta de educación or es de mala educación

b) ( refined)

in polite society — en la buena sociedad

in polite company — entre gente educada or fina

English-spanish dictionary > polite
2 polite

adjective,

politer, politest höflich

be polite about her dress — mach ihr ein paar Komplimente zu ihrem Kleid

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adjective

(having or showing good manners; courteous: a polite child; a polite apology.) höflich

- academic.ru/90245/politely">politely
- politeness
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po·lite

<-er, -est or more \polite, most \polite>

[pəˈlaɪt]

adj

1. (courteous) höflich

to make \polite conversation höfliche Konversation machen

\polite refusal höfliche Ablehnung

2. (cultured) vornehm

\polite society gehobene [o feine] Gesellschaft

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[pə'laɪt]
adj (+er)

1) höflich

it wouldn't be polite — es wäre unhöflich

to be polite to sb — höflich zu jdm sein

be polite about her cooking —

when I said it was good I was just being polite — als ich sagte, es sei gut, wollte ich nur höflich sein

there's no need to be polite about it if you don't like it — du kannst es ruhig sagen, wenn es dir nicht gefällt

polite conversation — höfliche Konversation

we sat around making polite conversation — wir saßen zusammen und machten Konversation

2) society fein

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polite [pəˈlaıt] adj (adv politely)

1. höflich, artig ( beide:

to, toward[s] zu):

politely auch in höflicher Form, in höflichem Ton;

polite applause höflicher Applaus;

I laughed to be polite aus Höflichkeit

2. obs kultiviert, gebildet, fein:

polite arts schöne Künste;

polite letters schöne Literatur, Belletristik f;

polite society feine Gesellschaft

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adjective,

politer, politest höflich

be polite about her dress — mach ihr ein paar Komplimente zu ihrem Kleid

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adj.

höflich adj.

English-german dictionary > polite
3 polite education

классическое образование Maths is one of the most useful branches of a polite education. ≈ Математика - одна из наиболее полезных ветвей классического образования. Syn: polite learning

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > polite education
4 polite

[pə'laɪt]
прил.

1) вежливый, любезный, учтивый, обходительный; благовоспитанный

Syn:

considerate, affable, civil, courteous, courtly, mannerly, well-behaved, well-mannered

Ant:

gauche, rude

2)

а) изящный; изысканный, тонкий, утончённый; рафинированный (о предметах, явлениях)

polite education / learning — классическое образование

Maths is one of the most useful branches of a polite education. — Математика - одна из наиболее полезных ветвей классического образования.

Syn:

refined, grace, polished, elegant, correct

б) (хорошо) воспитанный, культурный, получивший классическое образование ( о человеке)

Syn:

civilized, cultivated, cultured, well-bred

Англо-русский современный словарь > polite
5 most

[məust] 1. adj
1) people, things większość f ( +gen)

most men behave like that — większość mężczyzn tak się zachowuje

2) interest, money etc najwięcej +gen

he derived the most pleasure from her visit — jej wizyta sprawiła mu najwięcej przyjemności
2. pron
większość

most of it/them — większość (tego)/z nich

the most — najwięcej

to make the most of sth — maksymalnie coś wykorzystywać (wykorzystać perf)

at the (very) most — (co) najwyżej
3. adv
(+verb) spend, eat, work etc najwięcej; (+adjective)

the most expensive — najbardziej kosztowny, najkosztowniejszy; (+adverb) (carefully, easily etc) najbardziej; ( very) polite, interesting etc wysoce, wielce

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[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) najwięcej

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) większość
2. adverb
1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) naj

2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) bardzo, wyjątkowo

3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) najbardziej

4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) prawie
3. pronoun
1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) najwięcej

2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) większość

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- mostly
- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of

English-Polish dictionary > most
6 вежливейший

most polite

Новый русско-английский словарь > вежливейший
7 учтивейший

most polite

Новый русско-английский словарь > учтивейший
8 peur

peur [pœʀ]

feminine noun

fear

• être mort de peur to be scared out of one's wits

• prendre peur to take fright

• la peur du gendarme (inf) the fear of being caught

• il a eu une peur bleue he had a bad fright

• il a une peur bleue de sa femme he's scared stiff (inf) of his wife

• il m'a fait une de ces peurs ! he didn't half (inf) give me a fright!

► avoir peur to be frightened (de of)

• avoir peur pour qn to be afraid for sb

• n'ayez pas peur (craindre) don't be afraid ; (s'inquiéter) don't worry

• il n'a peur de rien he's afraid of nothing

• j'ai bien peur/très peur qu'il ne pleuve I'm afraid/very much afraid it's going to rain

• il va échouer ? -- j'en ai (bien) peur is he going to fail? -- I'm afraid he is

• j'ai peur qu'il ne vous ait menti I fear that he might have lied to you

• il a eu plus de peur que de mal he was more frightened than hurt► faire peur à qn ( = intimider) to frighten sb ; ( = causer une frayeur à) to give sb a fright

• tout lui fait peur he's frightened of everything

• le travail ne lui fait pas peur he's not afraid of hard work► de peur de for fear of

• il a accepté de peur de les vexer he accepted for fear of annoying them

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pœʀ
nom féminin gén fear; ( soudaine) fright, scare

être mort or vert (colloq) de peur — to be scared to death

une peur panique s'empara de lui — he was panic-stricken

avoir peur — to be afraid

j'en ai bien peur — I'm afraid so

il n'a peur de rien — lit he's not afraid of anything, he's fearless

il veut courir le marathon sans s'être préparé? il n'a pas peur! — (colloq) he wants to run the marathon without having trained? he's being very optimistic!

n'ayez pas peur — ( ne soyez pas effrayé) don't be afraid; ( ne vous inquiétez pas) don't worry

avoir plus de peur que de mal — to be more frightened than hurt

faire peur à quelqu'un — to frighten somebody

tu ne me fais pas peur! — I'm not afraid of you!

être laid à faire peur — to be hideously ugly

maigre or d'une maigreur à faire peur — terribly thin

le travail ne nous fait pas peur — we're not afraid of hard work

il est poli ça fait peur! — (colloq) iron he's not exactly the most polite man in the world!

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pœʀ nf
fear

avoir peur de — to be afraid of

Il a peur du noir. — He's afraid of the dark.

avoir peur de faire qch — to be frightened of doing sth

Elle a peur d'y aller toute seule. — She's frightened of going on her own.

J'ai peur qu'il ne soit trop tard. — I'm afraid it might be too late.

J'ai peur qu'il ne vienne pas. — I'm afraid he won't come., I'm afraid he might not come

J'ai peur qu'il ne vienne. — I'm afraid he might come.

faire peur à qn — to frighten sb

Cet homme-là me fait peur. — That man frightens me.

prendre peur — to take fright

de peur de — for fear of

de peur que — for fear that

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peur nf gén fear; ( soudaine) fright, scare; la peur de l'inconnu/de la mort/du ridicule fear of the unknown/of death/of ridicule; être mort or vert de peur to be scared to death; être pris de or prendre peur to take fright; une peur panique s'empara de lui he was panic-stricken; vivre dans la peur de to live in fear ou dread of; avoir peur to be afraid ou scared ou frightened (de of); avoir peur que to be afraid that; il a peur des chiens/de son père/de sa femme/du chômage he's afraid ou frightened of dogs/of his father/of his wife/of unemployment; j'ai eu une de ces peurs! I got such a scare!, I got ou had a terrible fright; elle a peur de prendre l'avion/mourir she's afraid of flying/dying; je n'ai qu'une peur, c'est qu'il pleuve I 'm only afraid of one thing, that it will rain; j'ai (bien) peur qu'il ne soit trop tard! I'm afraid it may be too late!; j'en ai bien peur I'm afraid so; j'ai toujours peur qu'il ait un accident I'm always afraid that he'll have an accident; il n'a peur de rien lit he's not afraid of anything, he's fearless; iron he knows no shame; il veut courir le marathon sans s'être préparé? il n'a pas peur! he wants to run the marathon without having trained? he's being very optimistic!; il n'a pas peur de se contredire/se ridiculiser it doesn't seem to worry him if he contradicts himself/makes a fool of himself; n'ayez pas peur ( ne soyez pas effrayé) don't be afraid; ( ne vous inquiétez pas) don't worry; avoir peur pour qn to be afraid for sb; avoir plus de peur que de mal to be more frightened than hurt; faire peur à qn to frighten ou scare sb; il s'amuse à faire peur aux petits enfants he enjoys frightening ou scaring small children; tu ne me fais pas peur! I'm not afraid ou frightened of you!; je ne t'ai pas entendu entrer, tu m'as fait peur I didn't hear you coming in, you gave me a fright ou a scare; le bruit a fait peur aux biches qui se sont enfuies the noise frightened the deer away; être laid à faire peur to be hideously ugly; maigre or d'une maigreur à faire peur terribly thin; le travail ne nous fait pas peur we're not afraid of hard work; trois heures de marche ça ne me fait pas peur! I'm not afraid of a three-hour walk!; il est poli/généreux ça fait peur○! iron he's not exactly the most polite/generous man in the world; de or par peur de for fear of; il n'a rien dit de peur de le contrarier he said nothing for fear of annoying him ou lest he annoy him sout; il l'a tuée de peur qu'elle ne parle he killed her for fear that she might talk ou lest she talk; ⇒ bleu.

[pɶr] nom féminin

1. [sentiment] fear, apprehension, alarm

avoir peur to be afraid ou frightened ou scared

on a eu très peur we were badly frightened

je n'ai qu'une peur, c'est de les décevoir my one fear is that I might disappoint them

on a sonné tard, j'ai eu une de ces peurs! (familier) someone rang the doorbell late at night and it gave me a terrible fright!

avoir peur pour quelqu'un to fear for somebody

avoir peur d'un rien to scare easily, to be easily frightened

avoir horriblement peur de quelque chose to have a dread of something

avoir grand-peur to be very much afraid ou frightened ou scared

n'aie pas peur

a. [ne t'effraie pas] don't be afraid

b. [ne t'inquiète pas] don't worry

ça va, tu n'as pas besoin d'avoir peur! don't you worry about that!, there's nothing to be afraid of!

il double dans le virage, il n'a pas peur, lui au moins! overtaking on the bend, he's certainly got some nerve!

j'ai bien peur qu'elle ne vienne pas I'm really worried (that) she won't come

j'en ai (bien) peur I'm (very much) afraid so

faire peur: faire peur à quelqu'un to frighten ou to scare somebody

le travail ne lui fait pas peur he's not workshy ou afraid of hard work

j'adore les films qui font peur I love frightening films

une tête à faire peur a frightening face

boiter/loucher à faire peur to have a dreadful limp/squint

prendre peur to get frightened, to take fright

être pris de peur to be gripped by fear, to be overcome with fear, to take fright

peur bleue: avoir une peur bleue de to be scared stiff of

faire une peur bleue à quelqu'un to give somebody a terrible fright

la peur du gendarme the fear of authority

avoir la peur au ventre to be gripped by fear

être mort ou vert de peur to be frightened out of one's wits

elle était morte de peur à cette idée that idea scared her out of her wits

plus de peur que de mal: il y a eu plus de peur que de mal nobody was hurt, but it was frightening

ça fait peur! (familier & ironique) : tu as l'air content, ça fait peur! you don't exactly look beside yourself with joy!

2. [phobie] fear

avoir peur de l'eau/du noir to be afraid of water/of the dark

il a peur en avion he's afraid of flying

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dans la peur de locution prépositionnelle

vivre dans la peur de quelque chose to live in fear (and trembling (littéraire)) ou in dread of something

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de peur de locution prépositionnelle

de peur de faire for fear of doing

je ne disais rien de peur de lui faire du mal I said nothing for fear that I might ou in case I hurt her

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de peur que locution conjonctive

for fear that

par peur de locution prépositionnelle

out of fear of

il cèdera au chantage par peur du scandale the fear of a scandal will make him give in to blackmail

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sans peur locution adverbiale

fearlessly, undaunted, gamely (littéraire)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > peur
9 В-185

КАК (БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО) В ВОДУ КАНУЛ coll VP subj: usu. human, animal, or concr past only usu. this WO (a person, thing etc) vanished completely
X как в воду канул - X (has) vanished into thin air
X (has) disappeared (vanished) without a trace (in limited contexts) the earth seems to have swallowed X up.
В это время из дамских благовонных уст к нему устремилось множество намёков и вопросов, проникнутых насквозь тонкостию и любезностию... Но он отвечал на всё решительным невниманием, и приятные фразы канули как в воду (Гоголь 3). At that moment a great many hints and questions full of the most polite and refined subtleties were fired at him from the fragrant lips of the ladies.... But Chichikov paid no attention whatever and the agreeable phrases vanished into thin air (3a).

Изварин посидел немного и ушёл, а наутро исчез, - как в воду канул (Шолохов 3). They sat talking for a while, then Izvarin left, and by morning he had disappeared without a trace (3a).

Известный всей решительно Москве знаменитый театральный администратор канул как в воду (Булгаков 9). This man, known to the entire theatrical world of Moscow, seemed to have vanished without a trace (9b).

«С той поры Пряж кину не видели?» -...спросил Антон. «Нет. Люся как в воду канула» (Чернёнок 2). "You haven't seen Priazhkina since?" Anton asked. "No. The earth swallowed her up, it seems" (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-185
10 будто в воду канул

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ КАНУЛ coll

[VP; subj: usu. human, animal, or concr; past only; usu. this WO]

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⇒ (a person, thing etc) vanished completely:

- X как в воду канул≈ X (has) vanished into thin air;

- X (has) disappeared (vanished) without a trace;

- [in limited contexts] the earth seems to have swallowed X up.

     ♦ В это время из дамских благовонных уст к нему устремилось множество намёков и вопросов, проникнутых насквозь тонкостию и любезностию... Но он отвечал на всё решительным невниманием, и приятные фразы канули как в воду (Гоголь 3). At that moment a great many hints and questions full of the most polite and refined subtleties were fired at him from the fragrant lips of the ladies.... But Chichikov paid no attention whatever and the agreeable phrases vanished into thin air (За).

     ♦ Изварин посидел немного и ушёл, а наутро исчез, - как в воду канул (Шолохов 3). They sat talking for a while, then Izvarin left, and by morning he had disappeared without a trace (3a).

     ♦ Известный всей решительно Москве знаменитый театральный администратор канул как в воду (Булгаков 9). This man, known to the entire theatrical world of Moscow, seemed to have vanished without a trace (9b).

     ♦ "С той поры Пряжкину не видели?" -...спросил Антон. "Нет. Люся как в воду канула" (Чернёнок 2). "You haven't seen Priazhkina since?" Anton asked. "No. The earth swallowed her up, it seems" (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > будто в воду канул
11 как в воду канул

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ КАНУЛ coll

[VP; subj: usu. human, animal, or concr; past only; usu. this WO]

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⇒ (a person, thing etc) vanished completely:

- X как в воду канул≈ X (has) vanished into thin air;

- X (has) disappeared (vanished) without a trace;

- [in limited contexts] the earth seems to have swallowed X up.

     ♦ В это время из дамских благовонных уст к нему устремилось множество намёков и вопросов, проникнутых насквозь тонкостию и любезностию... Но он отвечал на всё решительным невниманием, и приятные фразы канули как в воду (Гоголь 3). At that moment a great many hints and questions full of the most polite and refined subtleties were fired at him from the fragrant lips of the ladies.... But Chichikov paid no attention whatever and the agreeable phrases vanished into thin air (За).

     ♦ Изварин посидел немного и ушёл, а наутро исчез, - как в воду канул (Шолохов 3). They sat talking for a while, then Izvarin left, and by morning he had disappeared without a trace (3a).

     ♦ Известный всей решительно Москве знаменитый театральный администратор канул как в воду (Булгаков 9). This man, known to the entire theatrical world of Moscow, seemed to have vanished without a trace (9b).

     ♦ "С той поры Пряжкину не видели?" -...спросил Антон. "Нет. Люся как в воду канула" (Чернёнок 2). "You haven't seen Priazhkina since?" Anton asked. "No. The earth swallowed her up, it seems" (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в воду канул
12 словно в воду канул

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ КАНУЛ coll

[VP; subj: usu. human, animal, or concr; past only; usu. this WO]

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⇒ (a person, thing etc) vanished completely:

- X как в воду канул≈ X (has) vanished into thin air;

- X (has) disappeared (vanished) without a trace;

- [in limited contexts] the earth seems to have swallowed X up.

     ♦ В это время из дамских благовонных уст к нему устремилось множество намёков и вопросов, проникнутых насквозь тонкостию и любезностию... Но он отвечал на всё решительным невниманием, и приятные фразы канули как в воду (Гоголь 3). At that moment a great many hints and questions full of the most polite and refined subtleties were fired at him from the fragrant lips of the ladies.... But Chichikov paid no attention whatever and the agreeable phrases vanished into thin air (За).

     ♦ Изварин посидел немного и ушёл, а наутро исчез, - как в воду канул (Шолохов 3). They sat talking for a while, then Izvarin left, and by morning he had disappeared without a trace (3a).

     ♦ Известный всей решительно Москве знаменитый театральный администратор канул как в воду (Булгаков 9). This man, known to the entire theatrical world of Moscow, seemed to have vanished without a trace (9b).

     ♦ "С той поры Пряжкину не видели?" -...спросил Антон. "Нет. Люся как в воду канула" (Чернёнок 2). "You haven't seen Priazhkina since?" Anton asked. "No. The earth swallowed her up, it seems" (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > словно в воду канул
13 точно в воду канул

• КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> В ВОДУ КАНУЛ coll

[VP; subj: usu. human, animal, or concr; past only; usu. this WO]

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⇒ (a person, thing etc) vanished completely:

- X как в воду канул≈ X (has) vanished into thin air;

- X (has) disappeared (vanished) without a trace;

- [in limited contexts] the earth seems to have swallowed X up.

     ♦ В это время из дамских благовонных уст к нему устремилось множество намёков и вопросов, проникнутых насквозь тонкостию и любезностию... Но он отвечал на всё решительным невниманием, и приятные фразы канули как в воду (Гоголь 3). At that moment a great many hints and questions full of the most polite and refined subtleties were fired at him from the fragrant lips of the ladies.... But Chichikov paid no attention whatever and the agreeable phrases vanished into thin air (За).

     ♦ Изварин посидел немного и ушёл, а наутро исчез, - как в воду канул (Шолохов 3). They sat talking for a while, then Izvarin left, and by morning he had disappeared without a trace (3a).

     ♦ Известный всей решительно Москве знаменитый театральный администратор канул как в воду (Булгаков 9). This man, known to the entire theatrical world of Moscow, seemed to have vanished without a trace (9b).

     ♦ "С той поры Пряжкину не видели?" -...спросил Антон. "Нет. Люся как в воду канула" (Чернёнок 2). "You haven't seen Priazhkina since?" Anton asked. "No. The earth swallowed her up, it seems" (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > точно в воду канул
14 scarcely

adverb

kaum

there was scarcely a drop of wine left — es war fast kein Tropfen Wein mehr da

scarcely [ever] — kaum [jemals]

it is scarcely likely — es ist wenig wahrscheinlich

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adverb

1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) kaum

2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) wohl kaum

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scarce·ly

[ˈskeəsli, AM ˈskers-]

adv

1. inv (barely) kaum

I had \scarcely sat down when... ich hatte mich gerade hingesetzt, als...

she can \scarcely afford to pay the rent sie kann das Geld für die Miete kaum aufbringen

2. (certainly not)

he would \scarcely have said a thing like that er hätte so etwas wohl kaum behauptet

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['skɛəslɪ]
adv

1) kaum

scarcely anybody — kaum einer or jemand

scarcely anything — fast or beinahe nichts

scarcely ever — kaum jemals, fast or beinahe nie

with scarcely a sound — fast lautlos

I scarcely know what to say —

scarcely had the car drawn to a halt when... — das Auto war kaum zum Stehen gekommen, als...

2) (= not really) wohl kaum

you can scarcely expect him to believe that —

he's scarcely the most polite of men — er ist nicht gerade or er ist wohl kaum der Höflichste

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scarcely adv

1. kaum, gerade erst:

scarcely anything kaum etwas, fast nichts;

scarcely … when kaum … als

2. wohl nicht, kaum, schwerlich:

you can scarcely expect that

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adverb

kaum

there was scarcely a drop of wine left — es war fast kein Tropfen Wein mehr da

scarcely [ever] — kaum [jemals]

it is scarcely likely — es ist wenig wahrscheinlich

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adv.

kaum adv.

knapp adv.

schwerlich adv.

wohl nicht adv.

English-german dictionary > scarcely
15 höflichste

1. blandest

2. most polite

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > höflichste
16 lemes

1. k.r(Sunda) the most polite speech level. 2. see LEMAS.

Malay-English dictionary > lemes
17 usted

intj.

you there.

pron.

you (tratamiento de respeto).

ustedes you

contesten ustedes a las preguntas please answer the questions

de usted/ustedes yours

me gustaría hablar con usted I'd like to talk to you

hablar o tratar de usted a alguien = to address somebody as “usted”, i.e. formally

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usted

► pronombre (pl ustedes)

1 formal you

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tratar a alguien de usted to use the polite form of address with somebody

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pron.

you

- ustedes

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PRON PERS

1) [en singular] you ( polite or formal address)

esto es para usted — this is for you

lo haremos sin usted — we'll do it without you

- muchas gracias -a usted — "thank you very much" - "thank you"

el coche de usted — your car

mi coche y el de usted — my car and yours

hablar o llamar o tratar de usted a algn — to use the "usted" form with sb, address sb using the "usted" form

no me hables de usted, que no soy tan vieja — you needn't use the "usted" form with me - I'm not that old

2)

ustedes — you ( polite or formal address in most of Spain and replaces vosotros in Latin America)

gracias a todos ustedes podremos pagarlo — thanks to all of you we shall be able to pay it

pasen ustedes, por favor — please come in

a ver, niños ¿ustedes qué quieren para cenar? — esp LAm right, what do you children want for tea?

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pronombre personal [Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar tú form]

1)

a) ( como sujeto) you

¿quién lo va a hacer? - ¿usted? — who's going to do it? - you (are)

lo que usted diga — whatever you say

tratar a alguien de usted — to address somebody using the usted form

b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) you

no es tan alta como usted — she isn't as tall as you

muchas gracias - a usted — thank you very much - thank you

con/contra/para usted — with/against/for you

son de usted — they're yours

2) ( uno) you, one (frml)

le dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar — when they say that you just don't know o one just doesn't know what to say in reply

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= you, thou.

Nota: Forma arcaica.

Ex. I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.

Ex. The article ' Thou shalt not read: banned books for children' argues that the obligation of librarians to young adults is to offer a broad range of choices that entertain, comfort, enlighten and inspire them.

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* a usted = you.

* a ustedes = you.

* a usted mismo = thyself.

* con usted = with you.

* con ustedes = with you.

* en cuanto a usted = as for you.

* todos ustedes = you all.

* ustedes = you.

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pronombre personal [Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar tú form]

1)

a) ( como sujeto) you

¿quién lo va a hacer? - ¿usted? — who's going to do it? - you (are)

lo que usted diga — whatever you say

tratar a alguien de usted — to address somebody using the usted form

b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) you

no es tan alta como usted — she isn't as tall as you

muchas gracias - a usted — thank you very much - thank you

con/contra/para usted — with/against/for you

son de usted — they're yours

2) ( uno) you, one (frml)

le dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar — when they say that you just don't know o one just doesn't know what to say in reply

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= you, thou.

Nota: Forma arcaica.

Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.

Ex: The article ' Thou shalt not read: banned books for children' argues that the obligation of librarians to young adults is to offer a broad range of choices that entertain, comfort, enlighten and inspire them.

* a usted = you.

* a ustedes = you.

* a usted mismo = thyself.

* con usted = with you.

* con ustedes = with you.

* en cuanto a usted = as for you.

* todos ustedes = you all.

* ustedes = you.

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usted

pron pers

[Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar tú form]

A

1 (como sujeto) you

¿quién lo va a hacer? — usted who's going to do it? — you (are)

¿es usted, Sr. Martínez? is that you, Mr Martínez?

¡oiga, usted! hey, you!

¿usted qué hace aquí? what are you doing here?

lo que usted diga whatever you say

tratar a algn de usted to address sb using the usted form

¡usted se come la sopa, señorita! (you) eat your soup, young lady!

2 (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) you

yo salí después que usted I left after you (did)

no es tan alta como usted she isn't as tall as you

muchas gracias — a usted thank you very much — thank you

¿se lo dieron a usted? did they give it to you?

con/contra/para usted with/against/for you

son de usted they're yours

B (uno) you, one ( frml)

le dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar when they say that you just don't know o one just doesn't know what to answer

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usted pron pers [Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar
◊ tú form]

1 (como sujeto, en comparaciones, con preposición) you;
◊ ¿quién lo va a hacer? — usted who's going to do it? — you (are);

tratar a algn de usted to address sb using the usted form;
muchas gracias — a usted thank you very much — thank you;
son de usted they're yours
2 ( uso impersonal) you, one (frml);
◊ le dicen eso y usted no sabe qué contestar when they say that you just don't know what to say in reply

usted, pl ustedes pron pers frml you: usted disculpe, ¿a qué hora sale el tren?, excuse me, what time does the train leave?
' usted' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amabilidad
- así
- consigo
- delante
- derecha
- derecho
- desear
- la
- le
- metálica
- metálico
- se
- servidor
- servidora
- sí
- su
- suya
- suyo
- ud.
- ustedes
- Vd.
- Vds.
- vos
- breve
- decir
- detener
- deuda
- dirigir
- gustar
- informado
- libertad
- lo
- particular
English:
after
- call
- chance
- do
- first
- fracture
- you
- yourself
- hold
- irrespective
- sincerely
- suggest
- take

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usted pron personal While the singular suggests formality in most countries, ustedes is the standard form of the second person plural in Latin America.

1. [sujeto] you;

ustedes you [plural];

contesten ustedes a las preguntas please answer the questions;

tendrá que hacerlo usted mismo you'll have to do it (all by) yourself;

he aprobado y usted también I passed and so did you;

como ustedes quieran as you wish;

¿cómo se llama usted? what's your name?

2. [predicado] you;

ustedes you [plural];

¿quién es usted? who are you?;

los invitados son ustedes you're the guests

3. [con preposición o conjunción] you;

ustedes you [plural];

esto es para usted this is for you;

me gustaría hablar con usted I'd like to talk to you;

trabaja tanto como usted she works as hard as you (do);

de usted/ustedes [posesivo] yours;

¿es de usted este paraguas? is this umbrella yours?;

hablar o [m5] tratar de usted a alguien = to address sb using the formal “usted” form;

muchas gracias – (gracias) a usted thank you very much – (no,) thank YOU

4. [vocativo]
¡oiga, usted, se le ha caído esto! excuse me, you dropped this

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usted

pron you;

tratar de usted address as ‘usted’;

ustedes pl you;

de usted/ustedes your;

es de usted/ustedes it’s yours

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usted pron

1) (formal form of address in most countries; often written as Ud. or Vd.) : you

2) ustedes pl (often written as Uds. or Vds. ): you, all of you

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usted pron you

Spanish-English dictionary > usted
18 plus

c black plus [ply]

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1. negative adverb

2. comparative adverb

3. superlative adverb

4. conjunction

5. masculine noun

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► Lorsque plus fait partie d'une locution comme d'autant plus, non... plus, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

► ne... plus not any more

• il ne la voit plus he doesn't see her any more

• il n'a plus à s'inquiéter maintenant he doesn't need to worry any more now

• je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again

• il n'a plus dit un mot he didn't say another word

• il n'est plus là he isn't here anymore

• elle n'est plus très jeune she's not as young as she used to be► plus de + nom

• elle ne veut plus de pain she doesn't want any more bread

• elle n'a plus d'argent she's got no money left

• il n'y a plus beaucoup de pain there's hardly any bread left

• t'as plus de pain ? (inf) haven't you got any bread left?► plus que ( = seulement)

il ne nous reste plus qu'à attendre all we've got to do now is wait

• il ne me reste plus qu'à vous dire au revoir it only remains for me to say goodbye

• plus que 5 km only another 5km► plus rien

• il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left

• on n'y voit presque plus rien you can hardly see anything now► plus aucun

• il n'a plus aucun ami he hasn't a single friend left

• il n'y a plus aucun espoir there's no hope left► plus personne

• il n'y a plus personne there's nobody left

• plus personne ne lit plus Boileau nobody reads Boileau these days

2. <

   a. (avec verbe) more

• il devrait lire plus he should read more

• vous travaillez plus que nous you work harder than us

• il ne gagne pas plus que vous he doesn't earn any more than you

   b. (avec adjectif ou adverbe court)

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.

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• ce fauteuil est plus large this chair is wider

• il court plus vite qu'elle he runs faster than her

• une heure plus tôt an hour earlier

• une heure plus tard an hour later

• elle n'est pas plus grande que sa sœur she isn't any taller than her sister

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son comparatif est formé avec ier.

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• elle est plus jolie she's prettier

• elle est plus bête she's sillier

• c'était plus drôle it was funnier

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► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.

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• il est plus gros he's bigger

• il est plus mince he's slimmer

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► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur comparatif avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.

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• il est plus malin he's more cunning

• pour y arriver plus rapidement to get there more quickly

• prends-le plus doucement hold it more gently

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► Attention aux comparatifs irréguliers.

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• c'est plus loin it's further

• c'est plus grave it's worse

   c. (avec adjectif ou adverbe long)

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.

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• il est plus compétent que moi he is more competent than me

• beaucoup plus facilement much more easily

   d. (locutions)

► plus de ( = davantage de) more ; ( = plus que) over

• plus de pain more bread

• il y aura beaucoup plus de monde demain there will be a lot more people tomorrow

• il y aura plus de 100 personnes there will be more than or over 100 people

• il roulait à plus de 100 km/h he was driving at more than or over 100km per hour

• les enfants de plus de 4 ans children over 4

• les plus de 30 ans the over 30s

• il n'y avait pas plus de 10 personnes there were no more than 10 people

• il est plus de 9 heures it's after 9 o'clock► à plus tard ! see you later!

► à plus ! (inf) see you later!

► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe

• un résultat plus qu'honorable a more than honourable result

• plus que jamais more than ever

• j'en ai plus qu'assez ! I've had more than enough of this!► de plus ( = en outre) (en tête de phrase) moreover

• c'est dangereux, de plus c'est illégal it's dangerous, and what's more, it's illegal

• elle a 10 ans de plus she's 10 years older

• il y a dix personnes de plus qu'hier there are ten more people than yesterday

• il me faut une heure de plus I need one more hour

• une fois de plus once again► de plus en plus more and more

• je l'admire de plus en plus I admire her more and more

• aller de plus en plus vite to go faster and faster

• de plus en plus drôle funnier and funnier► en plus ( = en supplément)

les frais d'envoi sont en plus postal charges are not included

• on nous a donné deux verres en plus we were given two extra glasses

• vous n'avez pas une chaise en plus ? you wouldn't have a spare chair?

• en plus de cela on top of that► en plus + adjectif

• il ressemble à sa mère, mais en plus blond he's like his mother only fairer

• je cherche le même genre de maison en plus grand I'm looking for the same kind of house only bigger► ... et plus

• les enfants de six ans et plus children aged six and over► ni plus ni moins

• il est compétent, mais ni plus ni moins que sa sœur he's competent, but neither more nor less so than his sister► plus... moins the more... the less

• plus on le connaît, moins on l'apprécie the more you get to know him, the less you like him► plus... plus the more... the more

• plus il en a, plus il en veut the more he has, the more he wants► plus ou moins ( = à peu près, presque) more or less

• plus ou moins réussi more or less successful

• à plus ou moins long terme sooner or later

• il supporte plus ou moins bien cette situation he just about puts up with the situation

• ils utilisent cette méthode avec plus ou moins de succès they use this method with varying degrees of success► qui plus est moreover

3. <

   a. ► le plus + verbe most

• ce qui m'a frappé le plus what struck me most

• ce qui les a le plus étonnés what surprised them the most

   b. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe court

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison est.

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• c'est le plus grand peintre qui ait jamais vécu he is the greatest painter that ever lived

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison iest.

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• c'est la plus jolie she's the prettiest

• c'est la plus bête she's the silliest

• c'est le moment le plus drôle du film it's the funniest bit of the film

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► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.

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• c'est le plus gros he's the biggest

• c'est le plus mince he's the slimmest

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► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur superlatif avec most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.

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• l'enfant le plus doué que je connaisse the most gifted child I know

• c'est la partie la plus ennuyeuse it's the most boring part

• c'est ce que j'ai de plus précieux it's the most precious thing I possess

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► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.

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• le plus petit des deux the smaller of the two

• le plus gentil des jumeaux the nicer of the twins

   c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec the most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.

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• c'est le plus intéressant it's the most interesting

• la plus belle de toutes mes photos the most beautiful of all my photographs

• c'est la personne la plus désordonnée que je connaisse she's the untidiest person I know

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► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.

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• le plus beau des deux the more beautiful of the two

   d. ► le plus de + nom the most

• c'est le samedi qu'il y a le plus de monde Saturday is when there are most people

• ce qui m'a donné le plus de mal the thing I had most difficulty with

• celui qui a le plus de chances de gagner the one with the best chance of winning

   e. (locutions)

► le plus... possible

• pour y arriver le plus rapidement possible to get there as quickly as possible

• prends-en le plus possible take as much (or as many) as possible► au plus at the most

• ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the most

• tout au plus at the very most

• il a trente ans, tout au plus he's thirty at most

• rappelle-moi au plus vite call me back as soon as possible► des plus + adjectif

• une situation des plus embarrassantes a most embarrassing situation

4. <

plus

• deux plus deux font quatre two plus two make four

• tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children

• il fait plus deux aujourd'hui it's plus two today

5. <

   a. (Mathematics) (signe) plus plus (sign)

c black   b. ( = avantage) plus

• ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here

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✦ The s of plus is never pronounced when used in negatives, eg il ne la voit plus. When used in comparatives the s is generally pronounced s, eg il devrait lire plus, although there are exceptions, notably plus preceding an adjective or adverb, eg plus grand, plus vite. Before a vowel sound, the comparative plus is pronounced z, eg plus âgé.

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I
1. ply, plys, plyz
préposition

8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11

un dessert plus du café — a dessert and coffee (as well)

plus 10° — plus 10°

2.

adverbe de comparaison

1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif)

le plus — the most

je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more

elle est plus que jolie — she's more than just pretty

elle mange deux fois plus que lui — she eats twice as much as he does

plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand

plus ça va — as time goes on

qui plus est — furthermore, what's more

quel pays aimes-tu le plus? — which country do you like best?

de plus en plus — more and more

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

deux fois plus cher — twice as expensive ( que as)

c'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller

il est on ne peut plus désagréable — he's as unpleasant as can be

il est plus ou moins artiste — he's an artist of sorts

il a été plus ou moins poli — he wasn't particularly polite

ils étaient plus ou moins ivres — they were a bit drunk

un livre des plus intéressants — a most interesting book

de plus en plus difficile — more and more difficult

3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

trois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later

deux fois plus longtemps — twice as long ( que as)

ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous — they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us

il l'a fait plus ou moins bien — he didn't do it very well

de plus en plus loin — further and further

plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be

3.

adverbe de négation

elle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes

plus jamais ça! — never again!

plus besoin de se presser — (colloq) there's no need to hurry any more

il n'y a plus d'œufs — there are no more eggs, there aren't any eggs left

j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture! — I went into the garage, the car was gone!

il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider — only he can help us now

plus que trois jours avant Noël! — only three days left ou to go until Christmas!

4.

plus de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

deux fois plus de livres que — twice as many books as

c'est lui qui a le plus de livres — he's got the most books

les gens qui posent le plus de problèmes — the people who pose the most problems

plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries — the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have

il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place — quite a few people would like to be in his/her position

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi — I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did

deux fois plus de vin — twice as much wine ( que as)

3) ( avec un numéral)

elle n'a pas plus de 50 disques — she has no more than 50 records

les gens de plus de 60 ans — people over 60

il était déjà bien plus de onze heures — it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock

5.

au plus locution adverbiale at the most

tout au plus — at the very most

6.

de plus locution adverbiale

1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more

2) ( en supplément)

deux pommes de plus — two more apples

une fois de plus — once more, once again

9% de plus — 9% more

7.

en plus locution

en plus (de cela) — on top of that

le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof

il a reçu 300 euros en plus de son salaire — he got 300 euros on top of his salary

les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included

II plys
nom masculin invariable

1) Mathématique plus

le signe plus — the plus sign

2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)

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plus I

A note on pronunciation

plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used

plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi]

plus I

Formation du comparatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big/bigger, sad/sadder, dim/dimmer, wet/wetter etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient sunnier, pretty/prettier, happy/happier etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple peut produire simpler ou more simple, handsome/handsomer ou more handsome etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec more: callous/more callous, cunning/more cunning

- les adverbes se terminant par ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec more: quickly/more quickly, slowly/more slowly etc

Formation du superlatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘(e)st’ à la fin du mot: le plus grand/petit/simple = the tallest/smallest/simplest; le plus longtemps/vite = the longest/fastest

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big- the biggest, sad- the saddest, dim- the dimmest etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient the sunniest, pretty/the prettiest, happy/the happiest etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple/the simplest ou the most simple, clever/the cleverest ou the most clever etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec the most: callous/the most callous, cunning/the most cunning etc

- les adverbes en ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec the most: quickly/the most quickly, slowly/the most slowly etc

Attention: lorsque la comparaison ne porte que sur deux éléments on utilise la forme du comparatif: le plus doué des deux = the more gifted of the two; la voiture la plus rapide des deux = the faster car

L'expression le plus possible est traitée avec possible

On trouvera ci-contre exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de plus. On trouvera également des exemples de plus dans les notes d'usage. Voir l'index

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ply, plys
1. adv

1) (négation)

ne... plus — no longer, not... any more

Il ne travaille plus ici. — He's no longer working here., He doesn't work here any more.

Je ne veux plus le voir. — I don't want to see him any more., I no longer want to see him.

ne plus avoir de qch; Je n'ai plus d'argent. — I've got no more money., I've got no money left

Je n'ai plus de pain. — I've got no bread left., I've got no more bread.

2) (comparatif: devant un adjectif) more

un peu plus difficile — a bit more difficult

Il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.

plus grand — bigger

Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.

plus intelligent — more intelligent

Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.

3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)

plus que — more than

Il travaille plus. — He works more.

Il travaille plus que moi. — He works more than me.

4)

plus de; Il nous faut plus de pain. — We need more bread.

plus de 3 heures — more than 3 hours, over 3 hours

Il y avait plus de dix personnes. — There were more than 10 people.

plus de minuit — after midnight, past midnight

5)

de plus; Il a 3 ans de plus que moi. — He's 3 years older than me.

Le voyage a pris trois heures de plus que prévu. — The journey took 3 hours longer than planned.

Il nous faut un joueur de plus. — We need one more player.

6)

en plus; 3 kilos en plus — 3 kilos more

J'ai apporté quelques gâteaux en plus. — I brought a few more cakes.

en plus de; Deux personnes sont arrivées en plus de celles qui étaient déjà là. — Two more people came, in addition to those already there.

7)

plus... plus... — the more... the more...

Plus il gagne d'argent, plus il en veut. — The more money he earns, the more he wants.

8)

de plus en plus de — more and more

Il y a de plus en plus de touristes par ici. — There are more and more tourists round here.

de plus en plus (suivi d'un adjectif) Il fait de plus en plus chaud. — It's getting hotter and hotter.

9)

ni plus ni moins — no more, no less

10) (superlatif)

le plus; la plus; les plus — the most

le plus intelligent — the most intelligent

le plus grand — the biggest

C'est le plus grand de la famille. — He's the tallest in his family., (sans adjectif, modifiant un verbe)

C'est ce qu'elle aime le plus. — That's what she likes most.

11) (autres locutions)

de plus — what's more, moreover

en plus de cela... — what is more...

tout au plus — at the very most

plus ou moins — more or less

qui plus est — what is more

2. conj

Quatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.

3. nm

(= avantage) plus

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I.

plus ⇒ Note d'usage

A prép

1 ( dans une addition) 8 plus 3 égale 11 8 and 3 equals 11, 8 plus 3 equals 11; on nous a servi du fromage, un dessert plus du café we were served cheese, a dessert and coffee (as well);

2 ( pour exprimer une valeur) un jour il faisait moins 5°, le lendemain plus 10° one day it was minus 5°, the next plus 10°.

B adv de comparaison

1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) le plus the most; il mange/travaille plus (que moi) he eats/works more (than I do ou than me); tu devrais demander plus you should ask for more; je ne peux pas faire plus I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that; elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet she knows more about the subject than he does; c'est plus que je ne peux supporter it's more than I can bear; elle l'aime plus que tout she loves him/her more than anything; il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose he's more to be pitied than anything else; c'est plus que bien it's more than just good; elle est plus que jolie she's more than just pretty; il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé he did more than just hire him, he also trained him; j'en ai plus qu'assez I've had more than enough; elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui she eats twice/three times as much as he does; plus je gagne, plus je dépense the more I earn, the more I spend; plus j'y pense, moins je comprends the more I think about it, the less I understand; plus ça va as time goes on; qui plus est furthermore, what's more; c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris he's the one who taught me the most; quel pays aimes-tu le plus? which country do you like best?; de plus en plus more and more; il fume de plus en plus he smokes more and more;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; deux fois plus vieux/cher twice as old/expensive (que as); trois/quatre fois plus cher three/four times as expensive (que as); il n'est pas plus riche que moi he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me; c'est le même modèle en plus petit it's the same model, only smaller; il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable he's as nice/unpleasant as can be; il est plus ou moins fou he's more or less insane; il est plus ou moins artiste he's an artist of sorts; la cuisine était plus ou moins propre the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion; il a été plus ou moins poli he wasn't particularly polite; ils étaient plus ou moins ivres they were a bit drunk; le plus heureux des hommes the happiest of men; la plus belle de toutes the most beautiful of all; mon vœu le plus cher my dearest wish; l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu the biggest tree I've ever seen; son livre le plus court his shortest book; c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world; un livre des plus intéressants a most interesting book; un individu des plus méprisables a most despicable individual; de plus en plus difficile more and more difficult; de plus en plus chaud hotter and hotter;

3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; trois heures plus tôt/tard three hours earlier/later; deux fois plus longtemps twice as long (que as); trois/quatre fois plus longtemps three/four times as long (que as); ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us; il l'a fait plus ou moins bien he didn't do it very well; de plus en plus loin further and further; plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up; plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be; c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent I go there the most often; ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde it happened quite simply/naturally.

C adv de négation elle ne fume plus she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking; il n'habite plus ici he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer; le grand homme n'est plus the great man is no more; elle ne veut plus le voir she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him; il a décidé de ne plus y aller he decided to stop going there; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear any more about it; il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné he never went back there (again); plus jamais ça! never again!; nous ne faisons plus ce modèle we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer; il n'a plus vingt ans ( il n'est plus très jeune) he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty; nous n'avons plus d'espoir we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping; plus besoin de se presser○ there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more; il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left; je ne veux plus de vin I don't want any more wine; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; plus rien ne m'intéresse nothing interests me any more; je ne voyais plus rien I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more; il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room; il n'y a plus aucun crayon there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils; il n'y a plus aucun problème there's no longer any problem; ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness; j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture○! I went into the garage, the car was gone○!; ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours it's only a matter of days now; il n'y a plus qu'une solution there's only one solution left; il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles; il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider only he can help us now; plus que trois jours avant les vacances! only three days left ou to go until the vacation!; nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison all we can do now is go home; il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier it only remains for me to thank you.

D plus de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) trois/deux fois plus de livres/verres que three times/twice as many books/glasses as; c'est là que j'ai vu le plus de serpents that's where I saw the most snakes; c'est lui qui a le plus de livres he's got the most books; le joueur qui a le plus de chances de gagner the player who is most likely to win; les jeunes qui posent le plus de problèmes the young people who pose the most problems; c'est le candidat qui a remporté le plus de voix he's the candidate who won the most votes; plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have; il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place quite a few people would like to be in his/her position;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did; il n'a pas plus d'imagination que sa sœur he has no more imagination than his sister, he hasn't got any more imagination than his sister; trois/deux fois plus de vin/talent three times/twice as much wine/talent (que as); le joueur qui a gagné le plus d'argent the player who won the most money;

3 ( avec un numéral) elle ne possède pas plus de 50 disques she has no more than 50 records; une foule de plus de 10 000 personnes a crowd of more than ou over 10,000 people; il a plus de 40 ans he's over 40, he's more than 40 years old; les gens de plus de 60 ans people over 60; les plus de 60 ans the over-sixties; il était déjà bien plus de onze heures/midi it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock/midday.

E au plus loc adv at the most; tout au plus at the very most, at the outside.

F de plus loc adv

1 ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more;

2 ( en supplément) j'ai mangé deux pommes de plus qu'elle I ate two apples more than she did; donnez-moi deux pommes de plus give me two more apples; ça nous a pris deux heures de plus que la dernière fois it took us two hours longer than last time; j'ai besoin de deux heures de plus I need two more hours; il a trois ans de plus que sa sœur he's three years older than his sister; une fois de plus once more, once again; l'augmentation représente 9% de plus que l'année précédente the rise is 9% more than last year.

G en plus loc en plus (de cela) on top of that; il est arrivé en retard et en plus (de cela) il a commencé à se plaindre he arrived late and what' s more ou on top of that he started complaining; c 'est le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus it's the same model, only with a sunroof; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en plus he's the image of his father, only with a moustache GB ou mustache US; il a reçu 100 euros en plus de son salaire habituel he got 100 euros on top of his usual salary; en plus de son métier d'ingénieur il élève des tatous besides his job as an engineer, he breeds armadillos; les taxes en plus plus tax, tax not included; il s'est passé quelque chose en plus something else happened as well. A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].

II.

plus nm

1 Math plus; le signe plus the plus sign;

2 ○( avantage) plus○; son expérience d'enseignant constitue un plus pour lui his teaching experience is a point in his favour^GB ou is a plus○.

[ply(s)] adverbe

A.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

viens plus souvent (do) come more often

plus tôt earlier

plus tard later

c'est plus loin it's further ou farther

tu es plus patient que moi you're more patient than I am ou than me

c'est plus fatigant qu'on ne le croit it's more tiring than it seems

c'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orange

elle est plus réservée que timide she's reserved rather than shy

c'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the least

on a obtenu des résultats plus qu'encourageants our results were more than encouraging

elle a eu le prix mais elle n'en est pas plus fière pour ça she got the award, but it didn't make her any prouder for all that

je veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only bigger

bien plus gros much fatter

encore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsome

cinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive

il l'a fait deux fois plus vite (qu'elle) he did it twice as quickly (as she did)

2. [avec un verbe] more

j'apprécie plus son frère I like his brother more ou better

je m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses I'm more interested in the question than you think

je ne peux vous en dire plus I can't tell you any more

3. (avec un nom)

cela représente plus qu'une simple victoire it means more than just a victory

B.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

le plus loin the furthest ou farthest

la montagne la plus haute the highest mountain

j'ai répondu le plus gentiment que j'ai pu I answered as kindly as I could

j'y vais le plus rarement possible I go there as seldom as possible

le plus souvent most of the time

tu es le plus gentil de tous you're the kindest of all

un de ses tableaux les plus connus one of her best-known paintings

le plus gros des deux the bigger of the two

le plus gros des trois the biggest of the three

c'est ce qu'il y a de plus original dans sa collection d'été it's the most original feature of his summer collection

choisis les fruits les plus mûrs possible select the ripest possible fruit

faites au plus vite do it as quickly as possible

aller au plus pressé ou urgent to deal with the most urgent priority first

2. [précédé d'un verbe] most

c'est moi qui travaille le plus I'm the one who works most ou the hardest

faites-en le plus possible do as much as you can

C.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]

1. [avec 'ne']

je n'y retournerai plus I won't go back there any more

je ne les vois plus I don't see them any more

2. [tour elliptique]

plus de no more

plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks

plus de tergiversations! let's not shilly-shally any longer!

plus un mot! not another word!

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[ply(s)] adjectif

B plus ÉDUCATION B plus

H plus CHIMIE H plus

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[ply(s)] conjonction

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus

3 plus 3 égale 6 3 plus 3 is ou makes 6

il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º

2. [en sus de] plus

le transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensive

plus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...

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[ply(s)] nom masculin

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus (sign)

2. [avantage, atout] plus, bonus, asset

la connaissance de l'anglais est toujours un plus knowledge of English is always a plus

au plus locution adverbiale

[au maximum] at the most ou outside

ça coûtera au plus 30 euros it'll cost a maximum of 30 euros ou 30 euros at most

il y a 15 km au plus it's 15 km at the outside

de plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra, another, more

mets deux couverts de plus lay two extra ou more places

raison de plus pour y aller all the more reason for going

je ne veux rien de plus I don't want anything more

il est content, que te faut-il de plus? he's happy, what more do you want?

un mot/une minute de plus et je m'en allais another word/minute and I would have left

10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

2. [en trop] too many

en recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too many

3. [en outre] furthermore, what's more, moreover

de plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to me

de plus en plus locution adverbiale

1. [suivi d'un adjectif] more and more, increasingly

[suivi d'un adverbe] more and more

de plus en plus souvent more and more often

de plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerous

ça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated

le ciel devenait de plus en plus sombre the sky was growing darker and darker

2. [précédé d'un verbe]

les prix augmentent de plus en plus prices are increasing all the time

de plus en plus de locution déterminante

[suivi d'un nom comptable] more and more, a growing number of

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] more and more

de plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of people

il y a de plus en plus de demande pour ce produit demand for this product is increasing, there is more and more demand for this product

elle a de plus en plus de fièvre her temperature is rising

des plus locution adverbiale

most

son attitude est des plus compréhensibles her attitude is most ou quite understandable

en plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)

c'est le même appartement avec un balcon en plus it's the same flat with a balcony as well

les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks

ça fait 45 minutes de transport en plus it adds 45 minutes to the journey

10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

[en trop] spare

tu n'as pas des tickets en plus? do you have any spare tickets?

j'ai une carte en plus

a. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left over

b. [en distribuant] I've got one card too many

[en cadeau] as well, on top of that

et vous emportez une bouteille de champagne en plus! and you get a bottle of Champagne as well ou on top of that ou into the bargain!

2. [en outre] further, furthermore, what's more

elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength too

mais c'est qu'elle est méchante en plus! (familier) and she's nasty to cap it all ou to boot!

et elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!

3. [d'ailleurs] besides, what's more, moreover

je ne tiens pas à le faire et, en plus, je n'ai pas le temps I'm not too keen on doing it, and besides ou what's more, I've no time

en plus de locution prépositionnelle

[en supplément de] besides, on top of, in addition to

en plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tennis

et plus locution adverbiale

over

45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilos

les gens de 30 ans et plus people aged 30 and over

ni plus ni moins locution adverbiale

no more no less, that's all

je te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no less

tu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's all

non plus locution adverbiale

moi non plus je n'irai pas I won't go either

je ne sais pas — moi non plus! I don't know — neither do I ou nor do I ou me neither!

on ne peut plus locution adverbiale

je suis on ne peut plus désolé de vous voir partir I'm ever so sorry you're leaving

c'est on ne peut plus compliqué it couldn't be more complicated

plus de locution déterminante

1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] more

nous voulons plus d'autonomie! we want more autonomy!

je n'ai pas plus de courage qu'elle I'm no braver than she is ou her

[suivi d'un nombre] more than, over

il y a plus de 15 ans de cela it's more than 15 years ago now

elle a bien plus de 40 ans she's well over 40

elle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/h

il y en a plus d'un qui s'est plaint more than one person complained

il est plus de 5 h it's past 5 o'clock ou after 5

2. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]

le plus de (the) most

c'est ce qui m'a fait le plus de peine that's what hurt me (the) most

c'est notre équipe qui a le plus de points our team has (the) most points

celui qui a le plus de chances de réussir the one (who's the) most likely to succeed

le plus possible de: le plus possible de cerises as many cherries as possible

le plus d'argent possible as much money as possible

(comme nom)

les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20s

plus... moins locution correlative

the more... the less

plus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going out

plus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)

plus... plus locution correlative

the more... the more

plus je réfléchis, plus je me dis que... the more I think (about it), the more I'm convinced that...

plus ça va, plus il est agressif he's getting more and more aggressive (all the time)

plus ça va, plus je me demande si... the longer it goes on, the more I wonder if...

plus ou moins locution adverbiale

more or less

c'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you are

je ne l'ai que plus ou moins cru I only half believed him

qui plus est locution adverbiale

what's ou what is more

sans plus locution adverbiale

nothing more

c'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing more

tout au plus locution adverbiale

at the most

c'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > plus

19 old

əuld
adjective

1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) viejo, mayor

2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) de edad

3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) viejo, antiguo

4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) viejo

5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) antiguo

•

- old age
- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old

old adj

1. viejo

throw away those old trousers tira ese pantalón viejo

we're old friends somos viejos amigos

2. mayor

the Pope is very old el Papa es muy mayor

3. antiguo

an old building un edificio antiguo

how old...? ¿cuántos años...?

how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?

to be... years old tener... años

I'm thirteen years old tengo trece años

old

tr[əʊld]

adjective

1 (person) viejo,-a, mayor

■ an old man un anciano, un hombre mayor, un viejo

■ I'm getting old me estoy haciendo viejo

■ she's a year older than you te lleva un año, es un año mayor que tú, tiene un año más que tú

2 (thing) viejo,-a, antiguo,-a; (wine) añejo,-a; (clothes) usado,-a

■ the old part of the city el casco antiguo de la ciudad

■ the good old days los viejos tiempos

3 (long-established, familiar) viejo,-a

■ he's an old friend es un viejo amigo

4 (former) antiguo,-a

■ in my old job en mi antiguo trabajo

5 (experienced, veteran) viejo,-a, veterano,-a

noun the old

1 las personas nombre femenino plural mayores, los ancianos nombre masculino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

any old how de cualquier manera

any old thing cualquier cosa

as old as the hills más viejo,-a que Matusalén

how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?

of old de antaño

to be... years old tener... años

to be old hat no ser ninguna novedad

old age vejez nombre femenino

old age pensioner pensionista nombre masulino o femenino (de la tercera edad)

old boy (ex-pupil) ex alumno, antiguo alumno 2 (old man) abuelo, viejecito 3 (form of address) viejo

old folk ancianos nombre masculino plural

old girl (ex-pupil) ex alumna, antigua alumna 2 (old woman) abuela, viejecita

old hand veterano,-a

old lady (woman) vieja, señora mayor 2 (mother) vieja 3 (wife) parienta

old maid solterona

old man (father) viejo 2 (husband) marido

old people's home residencia de ancianos

Old Testament Antiguo Testamento

old wives' tale cuento de viejas

the Old World el viejo mundo

old ['o:ld] adj

1) ancient: antiguo

old civilizations: civilizaciones antiguas

2) familiar: viejo

old friends: viejos amigos

the same old story: el mismo cuento

3) (indicating a certain age)

he's ten years old: tiene diez años (de edad)

4) aged: viejo, anciano

an old woman: una anciana

5) former: antiguo

her old neighborhood: su antiguo barrio

6) worn-out: viejo, gastado

old n

1)

the old : los viejos, los ancianos

2)

in the days of old : antaño, en los tiempos antiguos

old

adj.

• anciano, -a adj.

• antiguo, -a adj.

• añejo, -a adj.

• añoso, -a adj.

• rancio, -a adj.

• viejo, -a adj.

I əʊld
adjective

1) ( of certain age)

he's 10 years old — tiene 10 años

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?

she's two years older than me — me lleva dos años, es dos años mayor que yo

a month-old puppy — un cachorro de un mes

a group of six-year-/fifteen-year-olds — un grupo de niños de seis años/de quinceañeros

she's not old enough to go to school — no tiene edad de ir a la escuela

you're old enough to know better! — a tu edad...!

2) ( not young) mayor; ( less polite) viejo

old people feel the cold more — los ancianos or las personas mayores or de edad sienten más el frío

to get o grow old/older — envejecer*

doesn't she look old! — qué vieja or avejentada está!

3)

a) ( not new) <clothes/car/remedy> viejo; <city/civilization> antiguo; < customadition> viejo, antiguo

it's a very old family — es una familia de abolengo

b) (longstanding, familiar) (before n) <friend/enemy/rivalry> viejo; <injury/problem> antiguo

it's the same old story — es la misma historia de siempre

4) (former, previous) (before n) antiguo

5) Old ( Ling) (before n) antiguo

6) (colloq) (before n)

a) (as intensifier)

just wear any old thing — ponte cualquier cosa

this book is a load of old rubbish — este libro es una porquería (fam)

b) ( in familiar references)

good old John! — el bueno de John! (Esp)

lucky old you! — qué suerte tienes!

II

noun

1) ( old people) (+ pl vb)

the old — los ancianos, las personas mayores or de edad; ( less polite) los viejos

2) ( former times) (liter)

in days of old — antaño (liter), antiguamente

[ǝʊld]
1. ADJ
(compar older) (superl oldest)
1) (=not young) [person] viejo; (more respectful) mayor, anciano; [animal] viejo; [civilization] antiguo

an old man — un viejo, un anciano

an old woman — una vieja, una anciana

he's a bit of an old woman — es un poco Doña Remilgos

an old lady — una señora mayor or anciana

a little old lady — una viejecita, una ancianita

old people, old folks * — los viejos; (more respectful) los ancianos, las personas mayores

to live to be old — llegar a una edad avanzada

if I live to be that old — si llego a esa edad

• to be old before one's time — hacerse mayor antes de tiempo

• to be old beyond one's years — ser maduro para la edad que se tiene

• he's old for his age or for his years — [child] es muy maduro para su edad

that dress is too old for you — ese vestido es para alguien mayor que tú, ese vestido no es apropiado para tu edad

• to get or grow old — envejecer

he's afraid of getting or growing old — tiene miedo a envejecer

he's getting old — se está haciendo viejo

to get older — envejecer

as we get older... — según envejecemos...

• to look old — parecer viejo, estar avejentado

she's not as old as she looks — no es tan vieja como parece

- as old as Methuselah

- he/she has an old head on young shoulders
dirty 1., 4), fogey, fool, teach 1., 2)
2) (relating to ages)

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?

Laura is six weeks/months/years old — Laura tiene seis semanas/meses/años

she's three years old today — hoy cumple tres años

he'll be six weeks old tomorrow — cumplirá seis semanas mañana

a six-week-old baby — un niño de seis semanas

a five-year-old (child) — un niño de cinco años

the building is 300 years old — el edificio tiene 300 años

the company is a century old — la compañía existe desde hace un siglo

at ten months old she was already walking — cuando tenía diez meses ya andaba

she is two years older than you — tiene dos años más que tú

you'll understand when you are older — cuando seas mayor lo entenderás

when you are older it's harder to change jobs — cuando eres mayor es más difícil cambiar de trabajo

their oldest child — su hijo mayor

she is the oldest — es la mayor

she is the oldest teacher in the school — es la profesora de más edad del colegio

• to be old enough for sth/to do sth — tener edad para algo/para hacer algo

she's old enough to go alone — ya tiene edad para ir sola

he's old enough to know better — (to have more sense) a su edad debería tener más sentido común, ya es mayorcito para saber lo que está bien y lo que está mal; (to behave better) a su edad debería portarse mejor

she's old enough to be your mother — con la edad que tiene, podría ser tu madre

• you're as old as you feel — eres tan viejo como te sientes
generation
3) (=not new)

a) (=antique) [painting, book, building] antiguo; [wine] añejo

the old part of Glasgow — la parte vieja or antigua de Glasgow

- be as old as the hills
chip 1., 1)
b) [clothes, furniture] (=tatty) viejo; (=worn) usado, gastado

it's too old to be any use — es demasiado viejo para servir de algo

4) (=long-standing) viejo

he's an old friend of mine — es un viejo amigo mío

that's an old problem — eso no es nada nuevo, eso ya viene de atrás

it's a very old tradition/custom — es una vieja tradición/costumbre, es una tradición/costumbre antigua

the old ways survived in some country areas — las viejas costumbres perduraron en algunas partes del campo

an old family — una familia de abolengo
score 1., 4)
5) (=former) antiguo

my old flat was very small — mi antiguo piso era muy pequeño

• the old country — la madre patria, la patria

• in the old days — antaño, en los viejos tiempos

the good old days — los viejos tiempos

• it's not as good as our old one — no es tan bueno como el anterior

• my old school — mi antiguo or viejo colegio

of the old school — (fig) de la vieja escuela

• for old times' sake — por los viejos tiempos

6) * (expressing affection)

here's old Peter coming — ahí viene el bueno de Peter

good old Mike! — ¡este Mike!

come on, old man! † — ¡venga hombre!

• she's a funny old thing — es rarita

• my or the old lady or woman — (=mother) mi or la vieja **; (=wife) la parienta *

• my or the old man — (=father) mi or el viejo **; (=husband) mi marido

7) * (as intensifier)

what a load of old rubbish! — ¡qué cantidad de chorradas! *

• any old, any old thing will do — cualquier cosa sirve

it's not just any old painting, it's a Rembrandt — no es un cuadro cualquiera, es un Rembrandt

just put it any old where — ponlo en cualquier parte

he leaves his things any old how — deja sus cosas de cualquier manera

I parked the car any old how — aparqué el coche de cualquier manera

• we had a high old time — hacía tiempo que no nos divertíamos tanto

• it's the same old story — es la misma historia de siempre

2. N

1)

the old — los viejos mpl, los ancianos mpl

their music appeals to old and young alike — su música gusta tanto a jóvenes como a viejos

the circus appeals to old and young alike — el circo gusta igualmente a grandes y pequeños

2) liter

• of old: to know sb of old — conocer a algn desde hace tiempo

knights/legends of old — los caballeros/las leyendas de antaño liter

in days of old — antaño liter, en los tiempos antiguos

3.

CPD

old age N — vejez f

in one's old age — en la vejez

perhaps I'm going soft in my old age — quizá me estoy ablandando al hacerme viejo or en la vejez

he is unable to travel much because of old age — no puede viajar mucho debido a su edad
ripe
old age pension N — subsidio m de la tercera edad, pensión f

old age pensioner N — pensionista mf, jubilado(-a) m / f

the Old Bailey N — (Brit) el tribunal de lo penal de más alto rango de Inglaterra

the Old Bill ** N — (Brit) la poli *, la pasma (Sp) **

old boy N — (=former pupil) ex-alumno m, antiguo alumno m; † * (=old chap) amigo m mío

the old-boy network — esp pej el amiguismo

the old brigade N — los veteranos

old campaigner N — veterano m

old chestnut * N — (=joke) broma f muy pasada; (=story) historia f muy pasada

Old Dominion N — (US) el estado de Virginia

Old English N — inglés m antiguo

See:

see cultural note ANGLO-SAXON in Anglo-Saxon

Old English sheepdog N — perro m pastor ovejero inglés

old flame N — antiguo amor m

old folks' home N — residencia f de ancianos

old girl N — (=former pupil) ex-alumna f, antigua alumna f; (=elderly woman) * † señora f, abuelita * f

Old Glory N — (US) bandera de los Estados Unidos

old gold N — oro m viejo

the old guard N — la vieja guardia

old hand N — veterano(-a) m / f

he's an old hand at photography — es un veterano de la fotografía

old lag * N — (=old prisoner) (preso(-a) m / f) veterano(-a) m / f; (=ex-prisoner) ex-presidiario(-a) m / f

old maid N — pej solterona f

she'll end up an old maid — se quedará para vestir santos

Old Man River N — (US) el río Mississippi

old master N — (=work) obra f maestra de la pintura clásica; (=painter) gran maestro m de la pintura clásica

old money N — dinero m de familia

Old Nick * N — hum Pedro Botero * hum

old people's home N — residencia f de ancianos

old salt N — (Naut) viejo lobo m de mar

old school tie N — (Brit) (lit) corbata con los colores representativos de la escuela a la que alguien ha asistido

the old school tie — (fig) el amiguismo

old soldier N — veterano m, excombatiente m

the Old South N — (US) el viejo sur

old stager N — veterano(-a) m / f

Old Testament N — Antiguo Testamento m

old wives' tale N — cuento m de viejas, patraña f

the Old World N — el Viejo Mundo, el Viejo Continente
old-world OLD
Position of "viejo" and "antiguo"
Viejo and antiguo can go either before or after the noun, depending on their meaning.
Viejo ► Put viejo {after} the noun when you are referring to age:
... boxes full of old clothes...... cajas llenas de ropa vieja...
Old cars are the ones that pollute the environment most Son los coches viejos los que más contaminan el medio ambiente ► Put viejo {before} the noun when you mean old in the sense of "long-standing" or "well-established":
They got in touch with an old friend Se pusieron en contacto con un viejo amigo
Many of the old customs have changed with the passing of time Muchas de las viejas costumbres han cambiado con el paso del tiempo
Antiguo ► Generally put antiguo {after} the noun to translate ancient or old in the sense of "ancient":
... one of Canada's most beautiful old houses...... una de las más bellas casas antiguas de Canadá...
... the old part of the town...... el barrio antiguo de la ciudad... ► Put antiguo {before} the noun to translate former or old in the sense of "former":
My old colleagues are no longer my friends Mis antiguos compañeros ya no son mis amigos
... the former British colonies...... las antiguas colonias británicas... For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [əʊld]
adjective

1) ( of certain age)

he's 10 years old — tiene 10 años

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?

she's two years older than me — me lleva dos años, es dos años mayor que yo

a month-old puppy — un cachorro de un mes

a group of six-year-/fifteen-year-olds — un grupo de niños de seis años/de quinceañeros

she's not old enough to go to school — no tiene edad de ir a la escuela

you're old enough to know better! — a tu edad...!

2) ( not young) mayor; ( less polite) viejo

old people feel the cold more — los ancianos or las personas mayores or de edad sienten más el frío

to get o grow old/older — envejecer*

doesn't she look old! — qué vieja or avejentada está!

3)

a) ( not new) <clothes/car/remedy> viejo; <city/civilization> antiguo; <custom/tradition> viejo, antiguo

it's a very old family — es una familia de abolengo

b) (longstanding, familiar) (before n) <friend/enemy/rivalry> viejo; <injury/problem> antiguo

it's the same old story — es la misma historia de siempre

4) (former, previous) (before n) antiguo

5) Old ( Ling) (before n) antiguo

6) (colloq) (before n)

a) (as intensifier)

just wear any old thing — ponte cualquier cosa

this book is a load of old rubbish — este libro es una porquería (fam)

b) ( in familiar references)

good old John! — el bueno de John! (Esp)

lucky old you! — qué suerte tienes!

II

noun

1) ( old people) (+ pl vb)

the old — los ancianos, las personas mayores or de edad; ( less polite) los viejos

2) ( former times) (liter)

in days of old — antaño (liter), antiguamente

English-spanish dictionary > old

20 persona

f.

1 person (individuo).

vinieron varias personas several people came

cien personas a hundred people

en persona in person

por persona per head

ser buena persona to be a good person o sort

persona mayor adult, grown-up

persona non grata persona non grata

2 party (law).

persona física private individual

persona jurídica legal entity o person

3 person (grammar).

la segunda persona del singular the second person singular

* * *

persona

► nombre femenino

1 person

■ tu tío es muy buena persona your uncle is a nice man

■ faltan dos personas there are two people missing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en persona in person

persona física individual

persona jurídica legal entity

* * *

noun f.

person

* * *

SF

1) (=individuo) person

es una persona encantadora — he's a charming person

20 personas — 20 people

aquellas personas que lo deseen — those who wish

es buena persona — he's a good sort

en la persona de — in the person of

• en persona — in person, in the flesh

vendrá él en persona a recoger los papeles — he will come and collect the papers in person

vi al príncipe en persona — I saw the prince in the flesh o in person

• por persona — per person

20 kilos por persona — 20 kilos per person

tres caramelos por persona — three sweets per person o each

dos dólares por persona — two dollars per person, two dollars a head

• tercera persona — third party

sin inmiscuir a terceras personas — without involving third parties

persona de edad — elderly person, senior citizen

persona de historia — † dubious individual

persona mayor — adult

persona no grata, persona non grata — persona non grata

personas reales — frm royalty sing, king and queen

2) (Jur)

persona física — natural person

persona jurídica — legal entity

3) (Ling) person

la tercera persona del singular — the third person singular

4) (Rel)

las tres personas de la Santísima Trinidad — the three persons of the Holy Trinity
PERSONA Mientras que persona en singular se traduce por person, el plural tiene dos traducciones: people y persons. ► People es la forma más utilizada, ya que persons se emplea solamente en el lenguaje formal o técnico. Las dos formas llevan el verbo en plural: Acaban de llegar tres personas preguntando por un tal Sr. Oliva Three people have just arrived asking for a Mr Oliva "Peso máximo: 8 personas" "Weight limit: 8 persons" Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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femenino

1)

a) ( ser humano) person

una persona muy educada — a very polite person

había tres personas — there were three people

carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

en su persona se concentra todo el poder — all the power resides in him

las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

b) (en locs)

de persona a persona — person to person

en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

no lo conozco en persona — I don't know him personally

es el orden en persona — he is orderliness personified

por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

- persona física

- persona jurídica

- persona no or non grata

2) (Ling) person

la primera persona del singular — the first person singular

* * *

= fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.

Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex. Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.

Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.

Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.

Ex. All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.

Ex. In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.

Ex. Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.

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* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* algunas personas = some people.

* atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.

* biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.

* círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.

* como persona que = as one who.

* conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.

* contra toda persona = all comers.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.

* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* de persona = personal.

* de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.

* de primera persona = first-person.

* de una sola persona = one-man.

* dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.

* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* lista de personas de contacto = contact list.

* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* ninguna otra persona = no one else.

* oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.

* orientado a la persona = human-oriented.

* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.

* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.

* persona a cargo = dependent.

* persona aprensiva = apprehensive.

* persona atrevida = risk taker.

* persona audaz = risk taker.

* persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].

* persona becada = fundee.

* persona civil = civilian.

* persona competente = a good sport.

* persona común = ordinary person.

* persona con ahorros = saver.

* persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.

* persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.

* persona con éxito = successful person.

* persona con iniciativa = go-getter.

* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.

* persona con llave = keyholder.

* persona con mala ortografía = speller.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona de acción = doer.

* persona de adentro = insider.

* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* persona de conducta desviada = deviant.

* persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.

* persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.

* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.

* persona de éxito = successful person.

* persona de fuera = outsider.

* persona dejada = slob.

* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.

* persona de la propia empresa = insider.

* persona de la tercera edad = elder.

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* persona de raza negra = black.

* persona designada = nominee, designate.

* persona designada para un cargo = appointee.

* persona destacada = standout.

* persona divorciada = divorcee.

* persona emprendedora = go-getter.

* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.

* persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.

* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].

* persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].

* persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.

* persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.

* persona estúpida = no-brainer.

* persona famosa = famous person.

* persona ilusa = daydreamer.

* persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].

* persona informada = insider.

* persona innovadora = innovator.

* persona inquieta = fidget.

* persona inscrita = registrant.

* persona interesada = taker.

* persona joven = youth.

* persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].

* persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona mayor = elder.

* persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.

* persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.

* persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.

* persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.

* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.

* persona nerviosa = fidget.

* persona no experta = non-scholar.

* persona no grata = persona non grata.

* persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.

* persona normal = ordinary person.

* persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).

* persona problemática = troublemaker.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.

* persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.

* persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.

* persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].

* persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.

* persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].

* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.

* persona que da consuelo = comforter.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.

* persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.

* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.

* persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.

* persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.

* persona que está a dieta = dieter.

* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.

* persona que está de picnic = picnicker.

* persona que hace encajes = tatter.

* persona que hace striptease = stripper.

* persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.

* persona que hace un comentario = commenter.

* persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.

* persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.

* persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.

* persona que llama = caller.

* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.

* persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].

* persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.

* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.

* persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.

* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].

* persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.

* persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.

* persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.

* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.

* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.

* persona que se cree Algo = biter.

* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.

* persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.

* persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.

* persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.

* persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* persona que va por libre = outsider.

* persona que ve = sighted person.

* persona que ve/observa = watcher.

* persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.

* persona que viste a la antigua = frump.

* persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.

* persona recta = mensch.

* personas = humans, party, people, public.

* personas como = the likes of.

* personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.

* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.

* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).

* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.

* personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.

* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.

* personas de color = coloured people.

* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.

* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.

* personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.

* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.

* personas famosas = those held up for praise.

* personas importantes = those held up for praise.

* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* personas mayores = older people, elderly people.

* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.

* personas muy activas, las = those on the go.

* personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.

* personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.

* persona solitaria = lone wolf.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.

* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.

* personas relevantes = those held up for praise.

* personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.

* personas sin hogar = homelessness.

* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.

* personas sin techo = homelessness.

* personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.

* persona subvencionada = fundee.

* persona temerosa = risk taker.

* persona típica, la = average man, the.

* persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* por persona = per person.

* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.

* primera persona = first person.

* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.

* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.

* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* tipo de persona = public.

* todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

* tráfico de personas = foot fall.

* tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.

* usuario en persona = walk-in user.

* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( ser humano) person

una persona muy educada — a very polite person

había tres personas — there were three people

carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

en su persona se concentra todo el poder — all the power resides in him

las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

b) (en locs)

de persona a persona — person to person

en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

no lo conozco en persona — I don't know him personally

es el orden en persona — he is orderliness personified

por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

- persona física

- persona jurídica

- persona no or non grata

2) (Ling) person

la primera persona del singular — the first person singular

* * *

= fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.

Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.

Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.

Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.

Ex: All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.

Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.

Ex: Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* algunas personas = some people.

* atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.

* biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.

* círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.

* como persona que = as one who.

* conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.

* contra toda persona = all comers.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.

* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* de persona = personal.

* de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.

* de primera persona = first-person.

* de una sola persona = one-man.

* dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.

* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* lista de personas de contacto = contact list.

* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* ninguna otra persona = no one else.

* oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.

* orientado a la persona = human-oriented.

* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.

* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.

* persona a cargo = dependent.

* persona aprensiva = apprehensive.

* persona atrevida = risk taker.

* persona audaz = risk taker.

* persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].

* persona becada = fundee.

* persona civil = civilian.

* persona competente = a good sport.

* persona común = ordinary person.

* persona con ahorros = saver.

* persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.

* persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.

* persona con éxito = successful person.

* persona con iniciativa = go-getter.

* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.

* persona con llave = keyholder.

* persona con mala ortografía = speller.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona de acción = doer.

* persona de adentro = insider.

* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* persona de conducta desviada = deviant.

* persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.

* persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.

* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.

* persona de éxito = successful person.

* persona de fuera = outsider.

* persona dejada = slob.

* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.

* persona de la propia empresa = insider.

* persona de la tercera edad = elder.

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* persona de raza negra = black.

* persona designada = nominee, designate.

* persona designada para un cargo = appointee.

* persona destacada = standout.

* persona divorciada = divorcee.

* persona emprendedora = go-getter.

* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.

* persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.

* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].

* persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].

* persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.

* persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.

* persona estúpida = no-brainer.

* persona famosa = famous person.

* persona ilusa = daydreamer.

* persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].

* persona informada = insider.

* persona innovadora = innovator.

* persona inquieta = fidget.

* persona inscrita = registrant.

* persona interesada = taker.

* persona joven = youth.

* persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].

* persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona mayor = elder.

* persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.

* persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.

* persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.

* persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.

* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.

* persona nerviosa = fidget.

* persona no experta = non-scholar.

* persona no grata = persona non grata.

* persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.

* persona normal = ordinary person.

* persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).

* persona problemática = troublemaker.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.

* persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.

* persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.

* persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].

* persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.

* persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].

* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.

* persona que da consuelo = comforter.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.

* persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.

* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.

* persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.

* persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.

* persona que está a dieta = dieter.

* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.

* persona que está de picnic = picnicker.

* persona que hace encajes = tatter.

* persona que hace striptease = stripper.

* persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.

* persona que hace un comentario = commenter.

* persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.

* persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.

* persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.

* persona que llama = caller.

* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.

* persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].

* persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.

* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.

* persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.

* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].

* persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.

* persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.

* persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.

* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.

* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.

* persona que se cree Algo = biter.

* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.

* persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.

* persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.

* persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.

* persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* persona que va por libre = outsider.

* persona que ve = sighted person.

* persona que ve/observa = watcher.

* persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.

* persona que viste a la antigua = frump.

* persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.

* persona recta = mensch.

* personas = humans, party, people, public.

* personas como = the likes of.

* personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.

* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.

* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).

* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.

* personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.

* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.

* personas de color = coloured people.

* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.

* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.

* personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.

* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.

* personas famosas = those held up for praise.

* personas importantes = those held up for praise.

* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* personas mayores = older people, elderly people.

* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.

* personas muy activas, las = those on the go.

* personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.

* personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.

* persona solitaria = lone wolf.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.

* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.

* personas relevantes = those held up for praise.

* personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.

* personas sin hogar = homelessness.

* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.

* personas sin techo = homelessness.

* personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.

* persona subvencionada = fundee.

* persona temerosa = risk taker.

* persona típica, la = average man, the.

* persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* por persona = per person.

* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.

* primera persona = first person.

* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.

* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.

* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* tipo de persona = public.

* todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

* tráfico de personas = foot fall.

* tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.

* usuario en persona = walk-in user.

* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

* * *

persona

feminine

A

1 (ser humano) person

es una persona muy educada/simpática he's/she's a very polite/likable person

había tres personas esperando there were three people waiting

en el coche caben cinco personas the car can take five people

[ S ] carga máxima: ocho personas o 500 kilos maximum capacity: eight persons or 500 kilos

como persona no me gusta I don't like him as a person

¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? how many people do you have reporting to you?

en la persona del Rey se concentra el poder civil y militar civil and military power resides in the King himself

se rindió homenaje a los ex-combatientes en la persona de … tribute was paid to the war veterans who were represented by …

las personas interesadas pueden presentarse mañana a las diez all those interested may come along tomorrow at ten o'clock

es una persona de recursos she's a resourceful person, she's resourceful

2 ( en locs):

de persona a persona person to person

conferencia telefónica de persona a persona person-to-person call

en persona in person

vino en persona a traerme la carta she brought me the letter in person

conozco su obra, pero no lo conozco en persona I know his work, but I don't know him personally

deberán presentarse en persona you must come personally o in person

es el orden/la estupidez en persona he is orderliness/stupidity personified

por persona: la comida salió a 20 dólares por persona the meal came to 20 dollars a head

sólo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person o per head

hay dos trozos por persona there are two pieces each

Compuestos:

● persona desplazada

displaced person

● persona física

individual

● persona jurídica or moral

legal entity

● persona natural

individual

● persona no or non grata

persona non grata

B ( Ling) person

la primera persona del singular/plural the first person singular/plural

* * *

Del verbo personarse: ( conjugate personarse)

se persona es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

persona sustantivo femenino
a) ( ser humano) person;

◊ una persona muy educada a very polite person;

dos o más personas two or more people;
las personas interesadas … all those interested …
b) ( en locs)

◊ en persona ‹ir/presentarse› in person;

no lo conozco en persona I don't know him personally;
por persona per person;
solo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person;
la comida costó 20 dólares por persona the meal cost 20 dollars per o a head
c) (Ling) person

persona sustantivo femenino
1 (individuo) person, people pl: es una persona muy sensible, he is a very sensitive person
no es mala persona, he isn't a bad sort
había demasiadas personas, there were too many people
familiar persona mayor, grown-up
persona non grata, persona non grata
2 persona jurídica, legal entity
3 Ling person
tercera persona del singular, third person singular
♦ Locuciones: en persona, in person
por persona, per person
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Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abierta
- abierto
- abordar
- aborregarse
- abrazarse
- abrigada
- abrigado
- acaparar
- acartonarse
- acoger
- acogedor
- acogedora
- acogida
- acostarse
- adaptable
- adefesio
- adusta
- adusto
- afanosa
- afanoso
- afianzarse
- afortunada
- afortunado
- agobiante
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ajena
- ajeno
- alcanzar
- alevosa
- alevoso
- alhaja
- alma
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- alza
- amén
- amordazar
- animar
- animadversión
- animal
- animarse
- anular
- apaciguarse
English:
abandon
- absence
- accept
- accessible
- acquaintance
- act up
- action
- activity
- adaptable
- address
- adjust
- adjustment
- admit
- adult
- advance
- affect
- affluent
- agreeable
- air
- airy
- aloof
- am
- angry
- annoyance
- appealing
- appoint
- approach
- approachable
- approve of
- armchair
- armor
- armour
- around
- arrival
- articulate
- ask
- ask for
- ass
- assassin
- assassination
- assign
- astute
- attractive
- available
- awkward
- ax
- axe
- baby
- background
- backward

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persona nf

1. [individuo] person;

vinieron varias personas several people came;

cien personas a hundred people;

la persona responsable the person in charge;

las personas adultas adults;

necesitan la mediación de una tercera persona they need the mediation of a third party;

ser buena persona to be nice;

ha venido el obispo en persona the bishop came in person;

este niño es el demonio en persona this child is the very devil;

de persona a persona person to person, one to one;

por persona per head

Comp
persona de contacto contact person;
persona mayor adult, grown-up;

persona non grata persona non grata

2. Der party

Comp
persona física natural o legal person;
persona jurídica legal entity o person

3. Gram person;

la segunda persona del singular the second person singular

4. Rel person

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persona

f person;

quince personas fifteen people;

persona (humana) human being;

persona mayor elderly person buena/mala persona nice/nasty person;

en persona in person

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persona nf

: person

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persona n person person se usa sobre todo en singular. Para el plural se dice people

¿cuántas personas había? how many people were there?

en persona in person

persona mayor grown up

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