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comparative of; see moremuch adj pron muchodid it rain much? ¿llovió mucho?Se emplea sobre todo en las frases negativas e interrogativas, en las frases afirmativas se emplea a lottr[mʌʧ]1 mucho,-a■ why is there so much traffic? ¿por qué hay tanto tráfico?■ how much money have you got? ¿cuánto dinero tienes?1 mucho■ how much is it? ¿cuánto vale?■ we don't see much of each other nos vemos poco, no nos vemos muy a menudo1 mucho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa bit much un poco demasiado, un poco excesivo,-ait is as much as somebody can do to... apenas..., a duras penas...much as (although) por mucho que + subjto be much the same ser más o menos igual, ser más o menos igualesnot to be much of a... no ser muy buen,-na...■ he's not much of a singer no es muy buen cantante, no canta muy biennot to be much good at something no ser muy bueno,-a en algothat's not saying much eso no significa gran cosa, eso no es mucho decirto make much of something dar mucha importancia a algoto not be up to much no valer gran cosawithout so much as sin siquieraI'm much happier: estoy mucho más contentashe talks as much as I do: habla tanto como yoit has much validity: tiene mucha valideztoo much time: demasiado tiempomuch pron: mucho, -chaI don't need much: no necesito muchoadj.• asaz adj.• mucho, -a adj.adv.• casi adv.• con mucho adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.• más o menos adv.n.• mucho s.m.pron.• mucho pron.
I mʌtʃadjective mucho, -cha$2 too much — 2 dólares de más
without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo
too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua
how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?
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pronoun mucho, -chawhat do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)
do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?
she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco
how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?
much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día
I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba
if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato
so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)
it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)
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1)a) ( to large extent) muchoit is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho
b) ( often) muchoshe doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía
2) (before adj, adv) muchothis church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande
3) (more or less, approximately)[mʌtʃ]1.ADJ muchothere isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo
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I haven't got as much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú•
how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?•
so much tea — tanto té•
very much — muchowe haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo
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without much money — sin mucho dinero2. ADV1) (=a lot) mucho; (before pp) muyit doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho
I much regret that... — siento mucho que...
he's much richer than I am or than me — es mucho más rico que yo
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much as I would like to go — a pesar de que me gustaría mucho ir, aunque me gustaría mucho irmuch as I like him — aunque or a pesar de que me gusta mucho
much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...
much as I respect her ideas, I still think she's wrong — a pesar de que respeto mucho sus ideas or aunque respeto mucho sus ideas, creo que está equivocada
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however much he tries — por mucho que se esfuerce•
I hardly know her, much less her mother — apenas la conozco, y mucho menos a su madre•
not much — no mucho•
thank you (ever) so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido•
much though I like him — por mucho que él me gustemuch though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...
he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison
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much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía•
he talks too much — habla demasiado•
very much — mucho2) (=by far) con mucho3) (=more or less) más o menos, casi3.PRON muchobut much remains to be done — pero queda mucho que or por hacer
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you've got as much as she has — tienes tanto como ellait can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares
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that's a bit much! * — ¡eso es demasiado!•
there isn't much in it — (between alternatives) no hay mucha diferencia, no va mucho de uno a otro•
how much is it a kilo? — ¿cuánto vale el kilo?how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?
she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho
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she's not much to look at — físicamente no vale mucho•
to make much of sth — dar mucha importancia a algo•
much of this is true — gran parte de esto es verdadI'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música
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we spent so much — gastamos tanto•
that's too much — eso es demasiado* * *
I [mʌtʃ]adjective mucho, -cha$2 too much — 2 dólares de más
without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo
too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua
how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?
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pronoun mucho, -chawhat do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)
do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?
she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco
how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?
much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día
I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba
if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato
so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)
it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)
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1)a) ( to large extent) muchoit is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho
b) ( often) muchoshe doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía
2) (before adj, adv) muchothis church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande
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❢ When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long ; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup.For particular usages, see A below. When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose.When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent.For particular usages see C below.A adv1 ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup ; much smaller/happier beaucoup plus petit/ content (than que) ; they're not much cheaper than the originals ils ne sont pas beaucoup moins chers que les originaux ; much more interesting beaucoup or bien plus intéressant ; the film was much better than expected le film était bien meilleur que prévu ; it's much better organized c'est beaucoup mieux organisé ; they're getting much less demanding ils deviennent beaucoup moins exigeants ; the shoes are much too expensive les chaussures sont beaucoup trop chères ; it's much too dangerous c'est beaucoup trop dangereux ; he doesn't much care for them il ne les aime pas beaucoup ; I didn't much like what I saw je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé ce que j'ai vu ; she doesn't worry much about it ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup ; we'd much rather stay here nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici ; the meeting has been much criticized on a beaucoup critiqué la réunion ; they are much to be pitied ils méritent qu'on ait pitié d'eux ; much loved by her friends très aimée de ses amis ; your comments would be much appreciated tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus ; he's not much good at Latin/at tennis il n'est pas très bon en latin/au tennis ; he's not much good at doing il n'est pas très doué pour faire ; does it hurt much? est-ce que ça fait très mal? ; it's much the more interesting of the two studies c'est de loin la plus intéressante des deux études ; she's much the best teacher here elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici ; much to our annoyance, they didn't phone back ils n'ont pas rappelé, ce qui nous a beaucoup vexés ; much to my surprise à ma grande surprise ;2 ( often) beaucoup, souvent ; we don't go out much nous ne sortons pas beaucoup ; they didn't see each other much ils ne se voyaient pas beaucoup ; she doesn't talk much about the past elle ne parle pas beaucoup du passé ; do you go to concerts much? est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert? ; a much married film star une vedette de cinéma qui s'est remariée plusieurs fois ;3 (approximately, nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près ; to be much the same être à peu près pareil (as que) ; his condition is much the same as yesterday son état est plus ou moins or à peu près le même qu'hier ; it's pretty much like driving a car c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture ; he behaved much the way the others did il s'est comporté plus ou moins comme les autres ; in much the same way à peu près de la même façon (as que) ; much the same is true of China la situation est à peu près la même en Chine ;4 ( specifying degree to which something is true) too much trop ; you worry/talk too much tu t'inquiètes/parles trop ; very much ( a lot) beaucoup ; ( absolutely) tout à fait ; he misses you very much tu lui manques beaucoup ; I'd appreciate it very much if j'apprécierais beaucoup que (+ subj) ; thanks very much merci beaucoup ; we enjoyed ourselves very much nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés ; she's very much like her mother elle ressemble beaucoup à sa mère ; it's very much the norm c'est tout à fait la norme ; I felt very much the foreigner je me sentais tout à fait étranger ; so much tellement ; I wanted so much to meet you j'avais tellement envie de vous rencontrer ; it hurts so much ça fait tellement mal ; it's so much better c'est tellement mieux ; he hates flying so much that he prefers to take the boat il déteste tellement l'avion qu'il préfère prendre le bateau ; thanks so much for merci beaucoup pour ; as much autant (as que) ; I like them as much as you (do) je les aime autant que toi ; she doesn't worry as much as before elle ne s'inquiète pas autant qu'avant ; they hated each other as much as ever ils se détestaient toujours autant ; she is as much entitled to a visa as you elle a autant droit à un visa que toi ; they were as much a part of village life as the farmers ils faisaient autant partie de la vie du village que les fermiers ; he wasn't sure and said as much il n'était pas sûr et il l'a dit ; I thought as much c'est bien ce qui me semblait ; however much même si ; you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord ; I couldn't cry out however much it hurt je ne pouvais pas crier même si ça me faisait très mal ;5 (emphatic: setting up a contrast) not so much X as Y moins X que Y, plus Y que X ; it wasn't so much a warning as a threat c'était moins un avertissement qu'une menace, c'était plus une menace qu'un avertissement ; the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante ; it doesn't annoy me so much as make me wonder ça m'agace moins que ça ne me surprend.B pron1 ( a great deal) beaucoup ; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose ; do you have much left? est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup? ; did he earn much? est-ce qu'il a gagné beaucoup? ; we have much to learn nous avons beaucoup à apprendre (from de) ; we didn't eat much nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose ; there isn't much to do il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he doesn't have much to say il n'a pas grand-chose à dire ; there isn't much one can do to prevent it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour empêcher ça ; he doesn't have much to complain about il n'a pas à se plaindre ; it leaves much to be desired ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer ; there's much to be said for beaucoup de choses plaident en faveur de [plan, country life, job-sharing] ; much of une grande partie de ; much of the difficulty lies in… une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans… ; much of the meeting was spent discussing… une grande partie de la réunion a été consacrée à discuter… ; much of their work involves… une grande partie de leur travail consiste à… ; much of what remains is useless une grande partie de ce qui reste est inutile ; much of the resentment is due to le ressentiment vient en grande partie de ; I don't see much of them now je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant ; to make much of sth ( focus on) insister sur qch ; ( understand) comprendre qch ; the report made much of the scandal le rapport insistait sur le scandale or faisait grand cas du scandale ; I couldn't make much of her last book je n'ai pas compris grand-chose à son dernier livre ;2 (expressing a relative amount, degree) so much tant ; they are willing to pay so much per vehicle ils sont prêts à payer tant par véhicule ; we'd eaten so much that nous avions tant mangé que ; she spends so much of her life abroad elle passe une très grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger ; she spends so much of her life abroad that elle passe une si grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger que ; so much of her work is gloomy il y a une grande partie de son œuvre qui est sombre ; so much of the earth is polluted la terre est tellement polluée ; so much of the time, it's a question of patience la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience ; too much trop ; it costs too much c'est trop cher ; you eat too much tu manges trop ; it's too much! lit c'est trop! ; ( in protest) c'en est trop! ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop éprouvant ; she was too much of an egotist to do elle était trop égoïste pour faire ; I couldn't eat all that, it's too much for me! je ne pourrais jamais manger tout ça, c'est trop pour moi! ; the heat/the work was too much for them ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur/le travail ; the measures proved too much for them ils n'ont pas pu tolérer les mesures ; he was too much for his opponent il était trop fort pour son adversaire ; I bought about this much j'en ai acheté à peu près ça ; he's read this much already il a déjà lu tout ça ; I'll say this much for him, he's honest il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête ; this much is certain, we'll have no choice une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix ; twice as much deux fois autant or plus ; if we had half as much as you si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as ; I'll need half as much again il me faudra encore la moitié de ça ; as much as possible autant que possible ; they paid as much as we did ils ont payé autant que nous ; is it as much as that? est-ce que ça fait autant que ça? ; I enjoy nature as much as the next person j'apprécie la nature autant que n'importe qui ; it can cost as much as £50 ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling ; it was as much as I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; as much as to say… d'un air de dire… ; how much? combien? ; how much did you pay for it? combien est-ce que tu l'as payé? ; tell them how much you won dis-leur combien tu as gagné ; how much do they know? qu'est-ce qu'ils savent au juste? ; he never knew how much we missed him il n'a jamais su à quel point or combien il nous a manqué ; do you know how much this means to me? est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi? ;3 (focusing on limitations, inadequacy) it's not ou nothing much ce n'est pas grand-chose ; it's not up to much GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; he 's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau ; she doesn't think much of him elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui ; she doesn't think much of it elle n'en pense pas beaucoup de bien ; I'm not much of a letter-writer/reader je n'aime pas beaucoup écrire des lettres/lire ; it's not much of a film ce n'est pas un bon film ; it wasn't much of a life ce n'était pas une vie ; it wasn't much of a holiday for us ce n'était vraiment pas des vacances pour nous ; that's not much of a consolation! ça ne me console pas tellement! ; I'm not much of a one for cooking ○ la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort ○.C quantif beaucoup de ; have you got much money/work? est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'argent/de travail? ; I haven't got (very) much time je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; we didn't get much support nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup de soutien ; it doesn't make much sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; there isn't much wine left il ne reste pas beaucoup de vin ; does he watch much TV? est-ce qu'il regarde beaucoup la télé ○ ? ; she didn't speak much English elle parlait peu anglais ; too much energy trop d'énergie ; to spend too much money dépenser trop d'argent ; we don't have too much time nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps ; don't use so much salt ne mets pas tant de sel ; why does he make so much noise? pourquoi fait-il tant de bruit? ; I spent so much time doing j'ai passé tant de temps à faire ; she gets so much enjoyment out of the radio elle a tant de plaisir à écouter la radio ; we paid twice as much money nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent ; how much time have we got left? combien de temps nous reste-t-il? ; how much liquid does it contain? combien de liquide est-ce que ça contient?D much+ (dans composés) much-loved/-respected très apprécié/respecté ; much-maligned tant décrié ; much-needed indispensable.E much as conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; much as he needed the money, he wouldn't beg for it il avait vraiment besoin de cet argent et pourtant il ne pouvait se résoudre à mendier ; much as we regret our decision we have no choice bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix.F much less conj phr encore moins ; I've never seen him much less spoken to him je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler.G so much as adv phr without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser ; if you so much as move/sigh si tu fais le moindre mouvement/pousses le moindre soupir ; they can be imprisoned for so much as criticizing the regime ils peuvent être emprisonnés ne serait-ce que pour avoir critiqué le régime.much wants more plus on en a plus on en veut ; there isn't much in GB ou to US it (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près ; there isn't much in it for us ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose ; she's late again? 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more [mɔ:r]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. pronoun3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjectivea. ( = greater in amount) plus de► more... than plus de... queb. ( = additional) encore de• more tea? encore un peu de thé ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• is there any more wine? y a-t-il encore du vin ?► a few/several more2. pronouna. ( = greater quantity) plus• that's more than enough c'est amplement suffisant► no/nothing more• no more, thanks (in restaurant) ça suffit, mercib. ( = others) d'autres• have you got any more like these? en avez-vous d'autres comme ça ?3. adverbc. ( = rather) plutôtd. ( = again) once more une fois de plus• once more, they have disappointed us une fois de plus, ils nous ont déçus• the more you rest the quicker you'll get better plus vous vous reposerez plus vous vous rétablirez rapidement• all the more so because... d'autant plus que...* * *Note: When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère; more beautiful = plus beau/belle; more easily = plus facilement; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see belowWhen used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see II 1 below[mɔː(r)] 1.1) ( comparative)2) ( to a greater extent) plus, davantageyou must work/rest more — il faut que tu travailles/te reposes davantage
the more you think about it, the harder it will seem — plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur
3) ( longer)4) ( again)5) ( rather)2.3.a little/lot more wine — un peu/beaucoup plus de vin
1) ( larger amount or number) plusit costs more than the other one — il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre
many were disappointed, more were angry — beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés
2) ( additional amount) davantage; ( additional number) plusseveral/a few more (of them) — plusieurs/quelques autres
in Mexico, of which more later... — au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard...
4.let's ou we'll say no more about it — n'en parlons plus
more and more phrasal determiner, adverbial phrase de plus en plus5.more or less adverbial phrase plus ou moins6.more so adverbial phrase encore plusin York, and even more so in Oxford — à York et encore plus à Oxford
he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so — il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus
7.they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe — ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe
more than adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase1) ( greater amount or number) plus de2) ( extremely)••she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief —
she's a thief, neither more nor less — c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins
he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant — ce n'est qu'un serviteur
and what is more... — et qui plus est...
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❢ When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère ; more beautiful = plus beau/belle ; more easily = plus facilement ; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see A 1 below.When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see B 1 below.A adv1 ( comparative) it's more serious than we thought/you think c'est plus grave que nous ne pensions/vous ne pensez ; the more intelligent (child) of the two (l'enfant) le plus intelligent des deux ; he's no more honest than his sister il n'est pas plus honnête que sa sœur ; the more developed countries les pays plus développés ;2 ( to a greater extent) plus, davantage ; you must work/sleep/rest more il faut que tu travailles/dormes/te reposes davantage ; he sleeps/talks more than I do il dort/parle plus que moi ; you can't paint any more than I can, you can no more paint than I can tu ne sais pas plus peindre que moi ; the more you think of it, the harder it will seem plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur ; he is (all) the more determined/angry because il est d'autant plus déterminé/en colère que ;3 ( longer) I don't work there any more je n'y travaille plus ; I couldn't continue any more je ne pouvais pas continuer plus longtemps ; she is no more littér elle n'est plus ;4 ( again) once/twice more une fois/deux fois de plus, encore une fois/deux fois ; he's back once more il est de nouveau de retour ;5 ( rather) more surprised than angry plus étonné que fâché ; he's more a mechanic than an engineer il est plus mécanicien qu'ingénieur ; it's more a question of organization than of money c'est plus une question d'organisation que d'argent.B quantif more cars than people plus de voitures que de gens ; more eggs than milk plus d'œufs que de lait ; more cars than expected/before plus de voitures que prévu/qu'avant ; some more books encore quelques livres ; a little/lot more wine un peu/beaucoup plus de vin ; more bread encore un peu de pain ; there's no more bread il n'y a plus de pain ; have some more beer! reprenez de la bière ; have you any more questions/problems? avez-vous d'autres questions/problèmes? ; we've no more time nous n'avons plus le temps ; nothing more rien de plus ; something more autre chose, quelque chose d'autre.C pron1 ( larger amount or number) plus ; it costs more than the other one il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre ; he eats more than you il mange plus que toi ; the children take up more of my time les enfants prennent une plus grande partie de mon temps ; many were disappointed, more were angry beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés ; we'd like to see more of you nous voudrions te voir plus souvent ;2 ( additional amount) davantage ; ( additional number) plus ; tell me more (about it) dis-m'en davantage ; I need more of them il m'en faut plus ; I need more of it il m'en faut davantage ; we found several/a few more (of them) in the house nous en avons trouvé plusieurs/quelques autres dans la maison ; I can't tell you any more je ne peux pas t'en dire plus ; have you heard any more from your sister? as-tu d'autres nouvelles de ta sœur? ; I have nothing more to say je n'ai rien à ajouter ; in Mexico, of which more later… au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard… ; let's ou we'll say no more about it n'en parlons plus.D more and more det phr, adv phr de plus en plus ; more and more work/time de plus en plus de travail/de temps ; to work/sleep more and more travailler/dormir de plus en plus ; more and more regularly de plus en plus régulièrement.F more so adv phr encore plus ; in York, and even more so in Oxford à York et encore plus à Oxford ; it is very interesting, made (even) more so because c'est très intéressant, d'autant plus que ; he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus ; (all) the more so because… d'autant plus que… ; they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe ; no more so than usual/the others pas plus que d'habitude/les autres.1 ( greater amount or number) plus de ; more than 20 people/£50 plus de 20 personnes/50 livres sterling ; more than half plus de la moitié ; more than enough plus qu'assez ;2 ( extremely) more than generous/happy plus que généreux/ravi ; the cheque more than covered the cost le chèque a amplement couvert les frais ; you more than fulfilled your obligations tu as fait plus que remplir tes obligations.she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief, she's a thief, neither more nor less c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins ; he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant ce n'est qu'un serviteur ; and what is more… et qui plus est… ; there's more where that came from ce n'est qu'un début. -
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mo:comparative; = muchmore adj adv pron mástr[mɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 más■ do you want some more wine? ¿quieres más vino?■ no more tears! ¡basta de llorar!1 más1 más\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmore and more cada vez másto be more than happy to do something hacer algo con mucho gustothe more..., the more... cuanto más..., más...the more..., the less... cuanto más..., menos...to see more of somebody ver a alguien más a menudomore ['mor] adv: máswhat more can I say?: ¿qué más puedo decir?more important: más importanteonce more: una vez másmore adj: másnothing more than that: nada más que esomore work: más trabajomore n: más mthe more you eat, the more you want: cuanto más comes, tanto más quieresmore pron: másmore were found: se encontraron másadj.• más adj.adv.• más adv.
I mɔːr, mɔː(r)a) (additional number, amount) máswould you like some more? — ¿quieres más?
how much more flour? — ¿cuánta harina más?
the more money you earn, the more tax you have to pay — cuanto más dinero se gana, (tantos) más impuestos hay que pagar
b) ( in comparisons) más
II
a) (additional number, amount) másand, what is more,... — y lo que es más,...
the more she eats, the thinner she gets — cuanto más come, más adelgaza
have you anything more to say? — ¿tiene algo más que decir?
b) ( in comparisons) máswe had four more than we needed — nos sobraron cuatro, había cuatro de más
my brother is more of a businessman than I am — mi hermano tiene mucha más idea para los negocios que yo
III
1)a) ( to greater extent) másb) (before adj, adv) máscould you please speak more clearly? — ¿podría hacer el favor de hablar más claro?
more often — con más frecuencia, más a menudo
2) (again, longer) másonce/twice more — una vez/dos veces más
3) ( rather)[mɔː(r)]1.ADJ más•
is there any more wine in the bottle? — ¿queda vino en la botella?•
a few more weeks — unas semanas más•
many more people — muchas más personas•
much more butter — mucha más mantequilla•
I have no more money — no me queda más dinerono more singing, I can't bear it! — ¡que no se cante más, no lo aguanto!
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do you want some more tea? — ¿quieres más té?•
you have more money than I — tienes más dinero que yo•
it's two more miles to the house — faltan dos millas para llegar a la casa2. NPRON1) más•
we can't afford more — no podemos pagar más•
is there any more? — ¿hay más?•
a bit more? — ¿un poco más?•
a few more — algunos más•
a little more — un poco más•
many more — muchos más•
much more — mucho másthere isn't much more to do — no hay or queda mucho más que hacer
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there's no more left — no queda (nada)let's say no more about it! — ¡no se hable más del asunto!
he no more thought of paying me than of flying to the moon — antes iría volando a la luna que pensar pagarme a mí
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I shall have more to say about this — volveré a hablar de esto•
some more — más•
he's got more than me! — ¡él tiene más que yo!more than one/ten — más de uno/diez
not much more than £20 — poco más de 20 libras
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and what's more... — y además...•
there's more where that came from! — ¡esto no es más que el principio!2)• (all) the more — tanto más
all the more so because or as or since... — tanto más cuanto que...
the more you give him the more he wants — cuanto más se le da, (tanto) más quiere
the more the better, the more the merrier — cuantos más mejor
3. ADV1) más•
more and more — cada vez más•
if he says that any more — si vuelve a decir eso, si dice eso otra vez•
"I don't understand it" - "no more do I" — -no lo comprendo -ni yo tampoco•
he's more intelligent than me — es más inteligente que yo2) (=again)once more — otra vez, una vez más
3) (=longer)•
he doesn't live here any more — ya no vive aquíMORE THAN•
Queen Anne is no more — la reina Ana ya no existe
"Más... que" or "más... de"?
► Use más with que before nouns and personal pronouns (provided they are not followed by clauses) as well as before adverbs and prepositions:
It was much more than a book Era mucho más que un libro
She knows more than I do about such things Ella sabe más que yo de esas cosas
Spain won more medals than ever before España logró más medallas que nunca ► Use más ... de lo que/del que/de la que/de los que/ de las que with following clauses:
It's much more complicated than you think Es mucho más complicado de lo que te imaginas
There's much more violence now than there was in the seventies Hay mucha más violencia ahora de la que había en los setenta ► Use más with de before lo + ((adjective/past participle)):
You'll have to work more quickly than usual Tendrás que trabajar más rápido de lo normal
It was more difficult than expected Fue más difícil de lo previsto ► Use más with de in comparisons involving numbers or quantity:
There were more than twenty people there Había más de veinte personas allí
More than half are women Más de la mitad son mujeres
They hadn't seen each other for more than a year No se veían desde hacía más de un año ► But más ... que c an be used with numbers in more figurative comparisons:
A picture is worth more than a thousand words Una imagen vale más que mil palabras
Más... que c an be used before numbers in the construction no... más que, meaning "only". Compare the following:
He only earns 1000 euros a month No gana más que 1000 euros al mes
He earns no more than 1000 euros a month No gana más de 1000 euros al mes
A lot more
► When translating a lot more, far more {etc} remember to make the mucho in mucho más a gree with any noun it describes or refers to:
We eat much more junk food than we used to Tomamos mucha más comida basura que antes
It's only one sign. There are a lot or many more Solo es una señal. Hay muchas más
A lot more research will be needed Harán falta muchos más estudios For further uses and examples, see more* * *
I [mɔːr, mɔː(r)]a) (additional number, amount) máswould you like some more? — ¿quieres más?
how much more flour? — ¿cuánta harina más?
the more money you earn, the more tax you have to pay — cuanto más dinero se gana, (tantos) más impuestos hay que pagar
b) ( in comparisons) más
II
a) (additional number, amount) másand, what is more,... — y lo que es más,...
the more she eats, the thinner she gets — cuanto más come, más adelgaza
have you anything more to say? — ¿tiene algo más que decir?
b) ( in comparisons) máswe had four more than we needed — nos sobraron cuatro, había cuatro de más
my brother is more of a businessman than I am — mi hermano tiene mucha más idea para los negocios que yo
III
1)a) ( to greater extent) másb) (before adj, adv) máscould you please speak more clearly? — ¿podría hacer el favor de hablar más claro?
more often — con más frecuencia, más a menudo
2) (again, longer) másonce/twice more — una vez/dos veces más
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[mɔː(r)] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1)2) more and more sempre più2.more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
1) (larger amount or number) piùmany were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate
2) (additional amount, number) (di) più3.in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti
2) (to a greater extent) di più, piùyou must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più
the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile
3) (longer)4) (again)5) (rather)6) more and more sempre (di) più7) more or less più o meno8) more so ancora di piùin York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford
it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché
he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale
9) more than (greater amount or number) più di••••he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
Note:When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below* * *[mo:]comparative; = much* * *(Surnames) More /mɔ:(r)/* * *[mɔː(r)] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1)2) more and more sempre più2.more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
1) (larger amount or number) piùmany were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate
2) (additional amount, number) (di) più3.in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti
2) (to a greater extent) di più, piùyou must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più
the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile
3) (longer)4) (again)5) (rather)6) more and more sempre (di) più7) more or less più o meno8) more so ancora di piùin York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford
it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché
he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale
9) more than (greater amount or number) più di••••he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
Note:When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below -
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بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line. -
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bien [bjɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━1. adverb4. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = de façon satisfaisante) well• comment vas-tu ? -- très bien merci how are you? -- fine, thanksb. ( = selon la morale, la raison) [se conduire, agir] well• vous faites bien de me le dire ! you did well to tell me!• ça commence à bien faire ! (inf) this is getting beyond a joke!c. ( = sans difficulté) [supporter, se rappeler] welle. ( = effectivement) definitely• je trouve bien que c'est un peu cher mais tant pis yes, it is rather expensive but never mind• c'est bien à ton frère que je pensais yes, it was your brother I was thinking of• c'est bien mon manteau ? this is my coat, isn't it?• il s'agit bien de ça ! as if that's the point!• voilà bien les femmes ! that's women for you!f. ( = correctement) écoute-moi bien listen to me carefully• dis-lui bien que... make sure you tell him that...• c'est bien compris ? is that quite clear?• j'espère bien ! I should hope so!• où peut-il bien être ? where on earth can he be?g. ( = malgré tout) il fallait bien que ça se fasse it just had to be done• il pourrait bien venir nous voir de temps en temps ! he could at least come and see us now and then!h. ( = volontiers) (après un verbe au conditionnel) je mangerais bien un morceau I'd like a bite to eat• je voudrais bien t'y voir ! I'd like to see you try!i. ( = au moins) at leastj. (locutions)• je connais bien des gens qui auraient protesté I know a lot of people who would have protested► bien que although• bien sûr qu'il viendra ! of course he'll come!2. <a. ( = satisfaisant) goodc. ( = en bonne forme) well• tu n'es pas bien ? are you feeling OK?• il est bien, ce nouveau canapé the new sofa's nicee. ( = à l'aise) on est bien à l'ombre it's nice in the shade• laisse-le, il est bien où il est ! leave him alone - he's fine where he is!• vous voilà bien ! now you've done it!g. ( = en bons termes) être bien avec qn to get on well with sb3. <a. ( = ce qui est bon) good• c'est pour ton bien ! it's for your own good!4. <* * *bjɛ̃
1.
adjectif invariable1) ( convenable)ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra — (colloq) it's the done thing to go to the opera
2) ( en bonne santé) wellt'es pas bien! — (colloq) you're out of your mind! (colloq)
3) ( à l'aise)nous voilà bien! — iron we' re in a fine mess!
4) (colloq) ( de qualité)
2.
1) ( correctement) gén well; [fonctionner] properly; [interpréter] correctlybien joué! — fig well done!
aller bien — [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well
il travaille bien — ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job
il est bien remis — ( malade) he's made a good recovery
2) ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, écouter, regarder] carefully3) ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortablyaller bien à quelqu'un — [couleur, style] to suit somebody
4) ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quitec'est bien joli tout ça, mais — that's all very well, but
bien mieux/moins/pire — much ou far better/less/worse
bien trop laid/tard — much too ugly/late
bien plus riche/cher — much ou far richer/more expensive
bien plus, il la vole! — not only that, he also takes her money
bien entendu or évidemment — naturally
5) ( volontiers)6) ( malgré tout)7) ( pour souligner)ça prouve/montre bien que — it just goes to prove/show that
je sais/crois bien que — I know/think that
on verra bien — well, we'll see
il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? — if he can do it, why can't I?
8) ( réellement) definitelyc'est bien lui/mon sac — it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right (colloq)
il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude — it's not a mistake, it's fraud
c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? — this is where you get tickets, isn't it?
c'est bien le moment! — iron great timing!
c'est bien le moment de partir! — iron what a time to leave!
9) ( au moins) at leastelle a bien 40 ans — she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old
10) ( beaucoup)bien des fois — often, many a time
il s'est donné bien du mal — he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble
je te souhaite bien du plaisir! — iron I wish you joy!
3.
nom masculin1) ( avantage) goodgrand bien vous fasse! — iron much good may it do you!
parler en bien de quelqu'un — to speak favourably [BrE] of somebody
2) ( possession) possession
4.
5.
bien que locution conjonctive althoughPhrasal Verbs:••tout est bien qui finit bien — Proverbe all's well that ends well Proverbe
* * *bjɛ̃1. nm1) (= avantage)Ses vacances lui ont fait beaucoup de bien. — His holiday has done him a lot of good.
Jean m'a dit beaucoup de bien de toi. — Jean told me a lot of good things about you., Jean spoke very highly of you to me.
vouloir du bien à qn (= vouloir aider) — to have sb's best interests at heart
2) (= possession) possession, property, (= patrimoine) property3) (moral)2. biens nmpl3. adv1) (= de façon satisfaisante) wellElle travaille bien. — She works well.
aller bien; se porter bien — to be well
croyant bien faire, je... — thinking I was doing the right thing, I...
faire bien de... — to do well to...
Tu ferais bien de faire attention. — You'd do well to pay attention.
2) (concession)vouloir bien; Je veux bien le faire. — I'm quite willing to do it.
Il semble bien que... — It really seems that...
Paul est bien venu, n'est-ce pas? — Paul HAS come, hasn't he?
3) (valeur intensive) quiteJ'espère bien y aller. — I very much hope to go.
bien fait!; C'est bien fait pour toi! — It serves you right!
bien sûr!; bien entendu! — certainly!, of course!
4. exclright!, OK!, fine!5. adj inv1) (= en bonne forme)je me sens bien — I feel fine, I feel well
2) (= à l'aise)On est bien dans ce fauteuil. — This chair is very comfortable.
3) (= à son avantage)Tu es bien dans cette robe. — You look nice in that dress.
4) (= satisfaisant) goodCe restaurant est vraiment bien. — This restaurant is really good.
Elle est bien, cette maison. — It's a nice house.
Elle est bien, cette secrétaire. — She's a good secretary.
Ce n'est pas si bien que ça. — It's not as good as all that., It's not all that great.
5) (moralement)ce n'est pas bien de... — it's not right to...
Ce n'est pas bien de dire du mal des gens. — It's not right to say nasty things about people.
Elle est bien, cette femme. — She's a nice woman.
6) (= en bons termes)* * *A adj inv1 ( convenable) être bien dans un rôle to be good in a part; être bien de sa personne to be good-looking; il n'y a rien de bien ici there's nothing of interest here; voilà qui est bien that's good; ce n'est pas bien de mentir it's not nice to lie; ce serait bien si on pouvait nager it would be nice if we could swim; ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra○ it's the done thing to go to the opera; les roses font bien sur la terrasse the roses look nice ou good on the terrace; tout est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well;2 ( en bonne santé) well; ne pas se sentir bien not to feel well; non, mais, t'es pas bien○! you're out of your mind○!;3 ( à l'aise) comfortable; je suis bien dans ces bottes these boots are comfortable; on est bien sur cette chaise! what a comfortable chair!; on est bien au soleil! isn't it nice in the sun!; je me trouve bien ici I like it here; suis mes conseils, tu t'en trouveras bien take my advice, it'll serve you in good stead; nous voilà bien! iron we're in a fine mess!;4 ○( de qualité) un quartier bien a nice district; des gens bien respectable people; un type bien a gentleman; un film bien a good film.B adv1 ( correctement) [équipé, fait, géré, s'exprimer, dormir, choisir, se souvenir, danser] well; [fonctionner] properly; [libeller, diagnostiquer, interpréter] correctly; bien payé well paid; bien joué! lit well played!; fig well done!; aller bien [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well; ça s'est bien passé it went well; la voiture ne marche pas bien the car isn't running properly ou right; ni bien ni mal so-so; parler (très) bien le chinois to speak (very) good Chinese, to speak Chinese (very) well; il travaille bien ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job; un travail bien fait a good job; il est bien remis ( malade) he's made a good recovery; bien se tenir à table to have good table manners; bien employer son temps to make good use of one's time; j'ai cru bien faire I thought I was doing the right thing; il fait bien de partir he's right to leave; c'est bien fait pour elle! it serves her right!; tu ferais bien d'y aller it would be a good idea for you to go there; pour bien faire, il faudrait acheter une lampe the thing to do would be to buy a lamp; bien m'en a pris de refuser it's a good thing I refused;2 ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, examiner, écouter, regarder] carefully; marche bien à droite keep well over to the right; mets-toi bien dans le coin/devant stand right in the corner/at the front; bien profiter d'une situation to exploit a situation to the full;3 ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortably; femme bien faite shapely woman; aller bien ensemble to go well together; aller bien à qn [couleur, style] to suit sb; se mettre bien avec qn to get on good terms with sb; bien prendre une remarque to take a remark in good part;4 ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quite; il s'est bien mal comporté he behaved very ou really badly; il y a bien longtemps de ça that was a very long time ago; c'est bien loin pour nous it's rather far for us; merci bien thank you very much; tu as bien raison you're quite ou absolutely right; c'est bien dommage it's a great ou real pity; bien rire/s'amuser/se reposer to have a good laugh/time/rest; tu as l'air bien pensif you're looking very pensive; c'est bien promis? is that a promise?; c'est bien compris? is that clear?; bien au contraire on the contrary; c'est bien beau ou joli tout ça, mais that's all very well, but; bien mieux/ moins/pire much ou far better/less/worse; bien trop laid/tard much too ugly/late; bien plus riche/cher much ou far richer/more expensive; bien plus, il la vole! not only that, he also takes her money; bien sûr of course; bien entendu or évidemment naturally; bien souvent quite often;5 ( volontiers) j'irais bien à Bali I wouldn't mind going to Bali; j'en prendrais bien un autre I wouldn't mind another; je veux bien t'aider I don't mind helping you; j'aimerais bien essayer I would love to try; je te dirais bien de rester/venir, mais I would ask you to stay/come but; je verrais bien un arbre sur la pelouse I think a tree would look nice on the lawn; je le vois bien habiter à Paris I can just imagine him living in Paris;6 ( malgré tout) il faut bien le faire/que ça finisse it has to be done/to come to an end; il faudra bien s'y habituer we'll just have to get used to it; elle sera bien obligée de payer she'll just have to pay; tu aurais bien pu me le dire you could at least have told me; il finira bien par se calmer he'll calm down eventually;7 ( pour souligner) ça prouve/montre bien que it just goes to prove/show that; j'espère bien que I do hope that; je vois/comprends bien I do see/understand; je sais/crois bien que I know/think that; insiste bien make sure you insist; dis-le lui bien make sure you tell him/her; on verra bien well, we'll see; sache bien que je n'accepterai jamais let me tell you that I will never accept; crois bien que je n'hésiterais pas! you can be sure ou I can assure you that I would not hesitate!; je m'en doutais bien! I thought as much!; je t'avais bien dit de ne pas le manger! I told you not to eat it!; il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? if he can do it, why can't I?; veux-tu bien faire ce que je te dis! will you do as I tell you!; tu peux très bien le faire toi-même you can easily do it yourself; il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve it might well rain; que peut-il bien faire à Paris? what on earth can he be doing in Paris?;8 ( réellement) definitely; c'est bien lui/mon sac it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right○; j'ai vérifié: il est bien parti I checked, he's definitely gone ou he's gone all right○; c'est bien ce qu'il a dit/vu that's definitely ou exactly what he said/saw; et c'est bien lui qui conduisait? and it was definitely him driving?; il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude it's not a mistake, it's fraud; c'est bien mardi aujourd'hui? today is Tuesday, isn't it?; c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? this is where you get tickets, isn't it?; tu as bien pris les clés? are you sure you've got the keys?; est-ce bien nécessaire? is it really necessary?; s'agit-il bien d'un suicide? was it really suicide?; c'est bien de lui! it's just like him!; voilà bien la politique! that's politics for you!; c'est bien le moment! iron great timing!; c'est bien le moment de partir! iron what a time to leave!;9 ( au moins) at least; elle a bien 40 ans she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old; ça pèse bien dix kilos it weighs at least ten kilos, it weighs a good ten kilos; ça vaut bien le double it's worth at least twice as much;10 ( beaucoup) c'était il y a bien des années that was a good many years ago; bien des fois often, many a time; bien des gens lots of people; il s'est donné bien du mal he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble; il s'en faut bien! far from it!; mon fils me donne bien du souci my son is a great worry to me; avoir bien de la chance to be very lucky; je te souhaite bien du plaisir! iron I wish you joy!C nm1 ( avantage) good; pour le bien du pays for the good of the country; pour le bien de tous for the general good; c'est pour ton bien it's for your own good; ce serait un bien it would be a good thing; sacrifier son propre bien à celui d'autrui to put others first; le bien et le mal good and evil; faire le bien to do good; il a fait beaucoup de bien autour de lui he has done a lot of good; ça fait du bien aux enfants/plantes it's good for the children /plants; ça fait/ça leur fait du bien it does you/them good; mon repos m'a fait le plus grand bien my rest did me a world of good; grand bien vous fasse! iron much good may it do you!; vouloir le bien de qn to have sb's best interests at heart; vouloir du bien à qn to wish sb well; ‘un ami qui vous veut du bien’ ( dans une lettre anonyme) ‘from a well-wisher’, ‘one who has your best interests at heart’; dire du bien de qn to speak well of sb; on dit le plus grand bien du maire/musée people speak very highly of the mayor/museum; on a dit le plus grand bien de toi a lot of nice things were said about you; parler en bien de qn to speak favourablyGB of sb; ⇒ ennemi, honneur;2 ( possession) possession; (maison, terres) property; ( domaine) bien(s) estate; ( ensemble des possessions) bien(s) property ¢; ( patrimoine) bien(s) fortune; ( avoirs) biens assets; perdre tous ses bien s dans un incendie to lose all one's possessions in a fire; ce livre est mon bien le plus précieux this book is my most precious possession; les biens de ce monde material possessions; un petit bien en Corse a small property in Corsica; hériter des biens paternels to inherit one's father's property ou estate; dilapider son bien to squander one's fortune; avoir du bien (maisons, terres) to own property; ( argent) to be wealthy; des biens considérables substantial assets; la santé/liberté est le plus précieux des biens you can't put a price on good health/freedom; ⇒ abondance, acquis.D excl1 ( approbatif) bien! voyons le reste good! let's see the rest;E bien que loc conj although, though; bien qu'il le sache although he knows; bien qu'elle vive maintenant en Floride, je la vois régulièrement although she lives in Florida, I see her regularly; il est venu travailler bien qu'il soit grippé he came in to work, although he had flu; bien que très différentes en apparence, les deux œuvres ont des points communs although very different in appearance, the two works have common features; il joue un rôle important bien que discret he plays an important role, albeit a discreet one; ⇒ aussi, ou, si.biens de consommation consumer goods; biens durables consumer durables; biens d'équipement capital goods; biens d'équipement ménager household goods; biens fonciers land ¢; biens immeubles immovables; biens immeubles par destination fixtures; biens immobiliers real estate ¢; biens mobiliers personal property ¢; biens personnels private property ¢; biens propres separate estate (sg); détenir qch en bien s propres to hold sth as separate estate; biens publics public property ¢; biens sociaux corporate assets.[bjɛ̃] adverbe1. [de façon satisfaisante] wellla vis tient bien the screw is secure ou is in tighta. [à la rambarde] hold on tight!b. [sur la chaise] sit properly!c. [à table] behave yourself!2. [du point de vue de la santé]aller ou se porter bien to feel well ou finebien agir envers quelqu'un to do the proper ou right ou correct thing by somebodytu as bien fait you did the right thing, you did righttu fais bien de me le rappeler thank you for reminding me, it's a good thing you reminded me (of it)pour bien faire, nous devrions partir avant 9 h ideally, we should leave before 95. [avec soin]fais bien ce que l'on te dit do exactly ou just as you're toldc'est bien agréable it's really ou very nicetu es bien sûr? are you quite certain ou sure?bien avant/après well before/afterbien trop tôt far ou much too early7. (suivi d'un verbe) [beaucoup]on a bien ri we had a good laugh, we laughed a lot8. [véritablement]j'ai bien cru que... I really thought that...sans bien se rendre compte de ce qu'il faisait without being fully aware of ou without fully realizing what he was doing9. [pour renforcer, insister]ce n'est pas lui, mais bien son associé que j'ai eu au téléphone it wasn't him, but rather his partner I spoke to on the phonec'est bien ça that's it ou rightc'est bien ce que je disais/pensais that's just what I was saying/thinkingje vais me plaindre — je comprends ou pense bien! I'm going to complain — I should think so too!il ne m'aidera pas, tu penses bien! he won't help me, you can be sure of that!c'est bien de lui, ça! that's typical of him!, that's just like him!10. [volontiers]je te dirais bien quelque chose, mais je suis poli I could say something rude but I won'tje boirais bien quelque chose I could do with ou I wouldn't mind a drink11. [au moins] at least12. [exprimant la supposition, l'éventualité]13. [pourtant]14. [suivi d'un nom]bien de, bien des quite a lot ofelle a bien du courage! isn't she brave!, she's got a great deal of courage!bien des fois... more than once...bien des gens lots of ou quite a lot of ou quite a few people15. [dans la correspondance]————————[bjɛ̃] adjectif invariable1. [qui donne satisfaction] goodc'est bien de s'amuser mais il faut aussi travailler it's all right to have fun but you have to work tooje recule? — non, vous êtes bien là (familier) shall I move back? — no, you're all right ou OK ou fine like thatqu'est-ce qu'il est bien dans son dernier film! (familier) he's great ou really good in his new film!a. [cela te sied] you look very nice in a skirtb. [c'est acceptable pour l'occasion] a skirt is perfectly all rightc'est bien [conduite, action]: ce serait bien de lui envoyer un peu d'argent it'd be a good idea to send her some moneyce n'est pas bien de tirer la langue it's naughty ou it's not nice to stick out your tongue4. [en forme] wellb. [mentalement] are you crazy?me/te/nous voilà bien! NOW I'm/you're/we're in a fine mess!5. [à l'aise]6. [en bons termes]se mettre bien avec quelqu'un to get in with somebody, to get into somebody's good books————————[bjɛ̃] nom masculin1. PHILOSOPHIE & RELIGION2. [ce qui est agréable, avantageux]le bien commun ou général the common goodc'est pour le bien de tous/de l'entreprise it's for the common good/the good of the firmdire/penser du bien de to speak/to think well offaire du bien ou le plus grand bien à quelqu'un [médicament, repos] to do somebody good, to benefit somebodyla séparation leur fera le plus grand bien being apart will do them a lot ou a world of goodcette décision a été un bien pour tout le monde the decision was a good thing for all ou everyone concerned[argent] fortunetous mes biens all my worldly goods, all I'm worth5. DROIT & ÉCONOMIEbiens d'équipement capital equipment ou goodsbiens privés/publics private/public property————————[bjɛ̃] interjection2. [marquant l'approbation]je n'irai pas! — bien, n'en parlons plus! I won't go! — very well ou all right (then), let's drop the subject!bien, bien, on y va all right, all right ou OK, OK, let's gobien entendu locution adverbialebien entendu que locution conjonctive————————bien que locution conjonctivebien que malade, il a tenu à y aller although he was ill, he insisted on going————————bien sûr locution adverbiale————————bien sûr que locution conjonctive -
9 вдвое
нареч.
1) twice ;
double вдвое больше вдвое меньше вдвое выше вдвое ниже вдвое старше вдвое ближе вдвое дальше вдвое дольше увеличивать вдвое уменьшать вдвое
2) in half складывать вдвоенареч.
1. twice, double;
(с прил.) twice as;
(с сущ.) twice/double the;
~ больше twice as much;
~ меньше half as much;
~ выше twice as high/tall, twice the height;
much higher, taller;
~ ниже half the height, much lower, shorter;
~ дороже twice as expensive, double the price;
much dearer, much more expensive, double the price;
~ дешевле twice as cheap, half the price;
much cheaper;
~ ближе much nearer;
~ дольше twice as long;
much longer;
~ старше вас I`m twice your age;
он ~ моложе вас he`s half your age;
he`s (ever so) much younger that you;
увеличить ~ double;
уменьшить ~ halve;
2. (пополам) in half;
сложить ~ fold in two/ half. -
10 BIOS
['baios] n. shkurtesë nga b asic i nput o utput s ystem ( BIOS) sistemi themelor për hyrje-dalje ( informatikë)What is BIOS?BIOS is an acronym for Basic Input/Output System. It is the boot firmware program on a PC, and controls the computer from the time you start it up until the operating system takes over. When you turn on a PC, the BIOS first conducts a basic hardware check, called a Power-On Self Test (POST), to determine whether all of the attachments are present and working. Then it loads the operating system into your computer's random access memory, or RAM.The BIOS also manages data flow between the computer's operating system and attached devices such as the hard disk, video card, keyboard, mouse, and printer.The BIOS stores the date, the time, and your system configuration information in a battery-powered, non-volatile memory chip, called a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) after its manufacturing process.Although the BIOS is standardized and should rarely require updating, some older BIOS chips may not accommodate new hardware devices. Before the early 1990s, you couldn't update the BIOS without removing and replacing its ROM chip. Contemporary BIOS resides on memory chips such as flash chips or EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), so that you can update the BIOS yourself if necessary.For detailed information about BIOS updates, visit:What is firmware?Firmware consists of programs installed semi-permanently into memory, using various types of programmable ROM chips, such as PROMS, EPROMs, EEPROMs, and flash chips.Firmware is non-volatile, and will remain in memory after you turn the system off.Often, the term firmware is used to refer specifically to boot firmware, which controls a computer from the time that it is turned on until the primary operating system has taken over. Boot firmware's main function is to initialize the hardware and then to boot (load and execute) the primary operating system. On PCs, the boot firmware is usually referred to as the BIOS.What is the difference between memory and disk storage?Memory and disk storage both refer to internal storage space in a computer.The term memory usually means RAM (Random Access Memory). To refer to hard drive storage, the terms disk space or storage are usually used.Typically, computers have much less memory than disk space, because RAM is much more expensive per megabyte than a hard disk. Today, a typical desktop computer might come with 512MB of RAM, and a 40 gigabyte hard disk.Virtual memory is disk space that has been designated to act like RAM.Computers also contain a small amount of ROM, or read-only memory, containing permanent or semi-permanent (firmware) instructions for checking hardware and starting up the computer. On a PC, this is called the BIOS.What is RAM?RAM stands for Random Access Memory. RAM provides space for your computer to read and write data to be accessed by the CPU (central processing unit). When people refer to a computer's memory, they usually mean its RAM.New computers typically come with at least 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM installed, and can be upgraded to 512MB or even a gigabyte or more.If you add more RAM to your computer, you reduce the number of times your CPU must read data from your hard disk. This usually allows your computer to work considerably faster, as RAM is many times faster than a hard disk.RAM is volatile, so data stored in RAM stays there only as long as your computer is running. As soon as you turn the computer off, the data stored in RAM disappears.When you turn your computer on again, your computer's boot firmware (called BIOS on a PC) uses instructions stored semi-permanently in ROM chips to read your operating system and related files from the disk and load them back into RAM.Note: On a PC, different parts of RAM may be more or less easily accessible to programs. For example, cache RAM is made up of very high-speed RAM chips which sit between the CPU and main RAM, storing (i.e., caching) memory accesses by the CPU. Cache RAM helps to alleviate the gap between the speed of a CPU's megahertz rating and the ability of RAM to respond and deliver data. It reduces how often the CPU must wait for data from main memory.What is ROM?ROM is an acronym for Read-Only Memory. It refers to computer memory chips containing permanent or semi-permanent data. Unlike RAM, ROM is non-volatile; even after you turn off your computer, the contents of ROM will remain.Almost every computer comes with a small amount of ROM containing the boot firmware. This consists of a few kilobytes of code that tell the computer what to do when it starts up, e.g., running hardware diagnostics and loading the operating system into RAM. On a PC, the boot firmware is called the BIOS.Originally, ROM was actually read-only. To update the programs in ROM, you had to remove and physically replace your ROM chips. Contemporary versions of ROM allow some limited rewriting, so you can usually upgrade firmware such as the BIOS by using installation software. Rewritable ROM chips include PROMs (programmable read-only memory), EPROMs (erasable read-only memory), EEPROMs (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), and a common variation of EEPROMs called flash memory.What is an ACPI BIOS?ACPI is an acronym that stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, a power management specification developed by Intel, Microsoft, and Toshiba. ACPI support is built into Windows 98 and later operating systems. ACPI is designed to allow the operating system to control the amount of power provided to each device or peripheral attached to the computer system. This provides much more stable and efficient power management and makes it possible for the operating system to turn off selected devices, such as a monitor or CD-ROM drive, when they are not in use.ACPI should help eliminate computer lockup on entering power saving or sleep mode. This will allow for improved power management, especially in portable computer systems where reducing power consumption is critical for extending battery life. ACPI also allows for the computer to be turned on and off by external devices, so that the touch of a mouse or the press of a key will "wake up" the computer. This new feature of ACPI, called OnNow, allows a computer to enter a sleep mode that uses very little power.In addition to providing power management, ACPI also evolves the existing Plug and Play BIOS (PnP BIOS) to make adding and configuring new hardware devices easier. This includes support for legacy non-PnP devices and improved support for combining older devices with ACPI hardware, allowing both to work in a more efficient manner in the same computer system. The end result of this is to make the BIOS more PnP compatible.What is CMOS?CMOS, short for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, is a low-power, low-heat semiconductor technology used in contemporary microchips, especially useful for battery-powered devices. The specific technology is explained in detail at:http://searchsmb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid44_gci213860,00.htmlMost commonly, though, the term CMOS is used to refer to small battery-powered configuration chips on system boards of personal computers, where the BIOS stores the date, the time, and system configuration details.How do I enter the Setup program in my BIOS?Warning: Your BIOS Setup program is very powerful. An incorrect setting could cause your computer not to boot properly. You should make sure you understand what a setting does before you change it.You can usually run Setup by pressing a special function key or key combination soon after turning on the computer, during its power-on self test (POST), before the operating system loads (or before the operating system's splash screen shows). During POST, the BIOS usually displays a prompt such as:Press F2 to enter SetupMany newer computers display a brief screen, usually black and white, with the computer manufacturer's logo during POST.Entering the designated keystroke will take you into the BIOS Setup. Common keystrokes to enter the BIOS Setup are F1, F2, F10, and Del.On some computers, such as some Gateway or Compaq computers, graphics appear during the POST, and the BIOS information is hidden. You must press Esc to make these graphics disappear. Your monitor will then display the correct keystroke to enter.Note: If you press the key too early or too often, the BIOS may display an error message. To avoid this, wait about five seconds after turning the power on, and then press the key once or twice.What's the difference between BIOS and CMOS?Many people use the terms BIOS (basic input/output system) and CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) to refer to the same thing. Though they are related, they are distinct and separate components of a computer. The BIOS is the program that starts a computer up, and the CMOS is where the BIOS stores the date, time, and system configuration details it needs to start the computer.The BIOS is a small program that controls the computer from the time it powers on until the time the operating system takes over. The BIOS is firmware, which means it cannot store variable data.CMOS is a type of memory technology, but most people use the term to refer to the chip that stores variable data for startup. A computer's BIOS will initialize and control components like the floppy and hard drive controllers and the computer's hardware clock, but the specific parameters for startup and initializing components are stored in the CMOS. -
11 bene
1. adv wellbene! good!per bene properlystare bene di salute be welldi vestito suitben ti sta! serves you right!va bene! OK!andare bene a qualcuno di abito fit someonedi orario, appuntamento suit someonedi bene in meglio better and bettersentirsi bene feel well2. m goodfare bene alla salute be good for youper il tuo bene for your own goodvoler bene a qualcuno love someone( amare) love someonebeni pl assets, property sgbeni pl di consumo consumer goods* * *bene s.m.1 good: il bene e il male, good and evil; questo ti farà bene, this will do you good; augurare del bene a qlcu., to wish s.o. well; dire bene di qlcu., to speak well of s.o.; opere di bene, good works; fare del bene, to do good // a fin di bene, to a good purpose; lo ha fatto a fin di bene, he meant well // ogni ben di Dio, (fig.) all sorts of good things // per il tuo bene, ( per amor tuo) for your sake // Sommo Bene, ( Dio) Summum Bonum2 (affetto, amore) fondness, affection: voler bene a qlcu., to be fond of s.o.; volersi bene, to be fond of each other (o of one another); le vuole un bene dell'anima, he loves her with all his heart3 ( persona amata) beloved person, darling; (innamorato, innamorata) sweetheart: mio bene, (my) darling (o my sweetheart o my love)4 ( vantaggio) sake, good; ( benessere) welfare: per il bene del popolo, for the welfare of the people; per il tuo bene, for your own good5 ( dono) gift; blessing: la salute è il più grande dei beni, health is the greatest of blessings // ogni ben di Dio, all sorts of good things6 (spec. pl.) goods (pl.), property, possession: persero i loro beni durante la guerra, they lost all their possessions during the war; avere dei beni al sole, to be a man of property // (comm.): beni all'estero, property abroad; beni pubblici, collective (o public) goods; beni reali, ( non monetari) real assets; beni strumentali, auxiliary capital (o industrial goods); beni superflui, superfluities; beni superiori, superior goods; beni di prestigio, positional goods; beni di prima necessità, necessaries; beni utilitari, utility goods; beni di rifugio, shelter goods; beni e servizi diversi, sundry goods and services; beni alternativi, succedanei, rival commodities; beni bloccati ( per ordine del tribunale), frozen assets; beni capitali, di produzione, capital goods; soggetti all'imposta di registro, goods that are liable to stamp duty; beni commerciabili internazionalmente, tradeables; beni complementari, complementary goods (o complements); beni di consumo, consumer goods (o consumables); beni di consumo deperibili, soft (o perishable) goods (o perishables); beni di consumo durevoli, consumer durable goods, durable (o hard) goods; beni di consumo non durevoli, non durables (o non durable goods); beni di consumo semidurevoli, semi-durable goods; beni di investimento, investment goods; beni di lusso, voluttuari, luxury goods (o luxuries); beni economici, goods; beni finali, final goods; beni fungibili, fungible (o replaceable) goods; beni immateriali, intangibles (o intangible assets o non-material goods) // (dir.): beni dotali, dowry; beni ereditari, estate hereditaments; beni demaniali, public domain; beni pignorabili, seizable chattels (o goods); beni impignorabili, privileged from execution goods; beni mobili, personal property (o movables o goods and chattels); beni mobili facenti parte dell'abitazione, household; beni immobili, real estate (o immovables o real assets); beni immateriali, incorporeal property (o intangible assets); beni rubati, stolen property.bene avv.1 (in modo giusto, correttamente) well; properly: parla molto bene l'inglese, he speaks English very well; comportarsi bene, to behave well; trattare bene qlcu., to treat s.o. well; una persona bene educata, a well-mannered person; una cosa ben fatta, something well done; se ben ricordo, se ricordo bene, if I remember well // sa fare molto beneil suo lavoro, he's a good worker // non sta bene, it's not nice (o it isn't polite) // hai fatto bene, you did the right thing // sono persone per bene, they're respectable people // lo hanno sistemato per bene, (iron.) they made a fine mess of him2 ( completamente) properly; thoroughly: hai chiuso bene la porta?, have you closed the door properly?; non hai inserito bene la spina, you haven't plugged it in properly; ricordati di lavare bene l'insalata, remember to wash the lettuce thoroughly // mi hai sentito bene?, did you hear what I said?3 (in modo conveniente, piacevole): avete mangiato bene?, did you have a good meal?; guadagnare bene, to make a lot of money (o to earn good money); quella persona veste molto bene, that person dresses very well // stare bene ( di salute) to be well (o in good health); (di abito ecc.) to fit, to suit: ''Come stai?'' ''Abbastanza bene'', ''How are you?'' ''Quite well''; questa giacca non mi sta bene this jacket doesn't suit me // star bene a soldi, to be well off // ti sta bene (o ben ti sta), it serves you right // mi è andata bene, I made it // bene o male, somehow (or other) // di bene in meglio, better and better // né bene né male, so-so4 ( con valore rafforzativo): è ben difficile che arrivi in orario, he's very unlikely to be on time // saremo ben lieti se..., we'll be delighted if...; era ben lontano dal pensare che..., he was far from thinking that...; ''Pensi che accetterà?'' ''Lo spero bene'', ''Do you think he'll agree?'' ''I hope so''; vorrei ben vedere..., I'd like to see...; lo credo bene!, I should think so!; abbiamo ben cento pagine di storia da studiare, we've got a good hundred pages of history to study; ho pagato ben 4 milioni di spese condominali, I spent a good 4 million on condominium expenses; si tratta di ben altro, it's quite a different matter // ben bene, well, properly: copritelo ben bene, fa molto freddo, wrap him up well, it's bitterly cold; l'abbiamo sgridato ben bene, we gave him a good telling off5 ( in espressioni esclamative): bene, continua così!, good, keep it up!; ma bene, è questo il modo di comportarsi?, come along, that's no way to behave!6 ( con valore conclusivo): bene, ora possiamo incominciare, well then, now we can begin; bene, non parliamone più, well, let's say no more about it◆ agg. ( di alto livello sociale) upper-class: la società, la gente bene, upper-class society, the upper classes // frequenta i locali bene della città, he goes to all the best places in town.* * *['bɛne]1. avv1) (gen) well, (funzionare) properly, wellbene a studiare — you'd do well o you'd be well advised to studybene — he drives well, he's a good driverbene l'italiano — he speaks Italian well, he speaks good Italianbene di qn — to speak well of sbbene — I'm fineva
bene — all right, okay2)(con attenzione, completamente)
ascoltami bene — listen to me carefullybene — thoroughlyho legato il pacco ben bene — I've tied the parcel securely
bene la porta — close the door properlybene — thoroughlyho sistemato le cose per bene — I've sorted things out properly
3) (molto: + aggettivo) very, (+ comparativo, avverbio) (very) much4)(rafforzativo: appunto)
lo credo bene — I'm not surprisedte l'avevo ben detto io che... — I DID tell you that..., I certainly did tell you that...
bene che non dovresti uscire — you know perfectly well you shouldn't go outlo so ben io; lo so fin troppo bene — I know only too well
5) (addirittura, non meno di) at least6)ho finito — bene! — I've finished — good!bene, allora possiamo partire — right then, we can go
bene, puoi continuare da solo — all right, you can continue on your own
7)è bene quel che finisce bene — all's well that ends well2. agg inv3. sm1) gooddel bene — to do gooddel bene a qn — to do sb a good turnquella vacanza ti ha fatto bene — that holiday has done you good
a fin di bene — for a good reason
sul tavolo c'era ogni ben di Dio — there were all sorts of good things on the table
l'ho fatto per il suo bene — I did it for his own good
è stato un bene — it was a good thing
un bene dell'anima a qn — to love sb very muchmolto bene a suo padre — he loves his father very much, he's very fond of his father2)beni smpl (proprietà) (anche) Dir — possessions, property sg, Econ goods
* * *I 1. ['bɛne]1) (in modo giusto, corretto, soddisfacente) [trattare, comportarsi, esprimersi, ballare, scegliere] well; [ funzionare] properly; [compilare, interpretare] correctlyandare bene — [festa, operazione, affari] to go well
se ben ricordo — if I remember correctly o right
hai fatto bene a dirmelo — you did well o right to tell me
non sta bene fare — it's not done to do, it is bad form o manners to do
va tutto bene — that's all very well, that's all well and good
2) (completamente) [lavare, mescolare] thoroughly; [riempire, asciugare] completely; [leggere, ascoltare, guardare] carefully3) (piacevolmente, gradevolmente) [dormire, mangiare] well; [ vestire] well, smartly; [ vivere] comfortablyuna casa ben arredata — a well-decorated o well-appointed house
andare o stare bene insieme [colori, mobile] to go together, to be a good match; quel cappello ti sta bene you look good in that hat; stare bene con qcn. — to get along well o to be well in colloq. with sb
"come stai?"- "abbastanza bene" — "how are you?" - "pretty well"
ben 10.000 persone — as many as 10,000 people
lo credo bene! — I can well o quite believe it!
come ben sai... — as you know full well..., as you well know
7) di bene in meglio better and better2.aggettivo invariabile3.la gente bene — high society, the upper classes
interiezione good, finebene, bravo! — well done! excellent!
ma bene! — iron. ah, that's fine!
••II ['bɛne]tutto è bene quel che finisce bene — prov. all's well that ends well
sostantivo maschileil bene e il male — good and evil, right and wrong
non è bene fare — (cosa opportuna) it is not nice to do
2) (beneficio, vantaggio)3) (interesse, benessere, felicità)il bene comune, pubblico — the common good
fare del bene a qcn. — to do sb. good
fare bene a — to be good for [persona, salute, pelle]
4) gener. pl.-i — (proprietà) possessions, belongings, property, goods; (patrimonio) assets
5) (sentimento)voler bene a qcn. — to love sb
•- i di consumo — consumer o expendable goods
- i durevoli — durables
- i mobili — content, movables
- i di prima necessità — essential goods, necessaries
••* * *bene1/'bεne/I avverbio1 (in modo giusto, corretto, soddisfacente) [trattare, comportarsi, esprimersi, ballare, scegliere] well; [ funzionare] properly; [compilare, interpretare] correctly; andare bene [festa, operazione, affari] to go well; la macchina non va bene the machine is not functioning properly; un lavoro ben pagato a well-paid job; bene o male somehow; parla bene spagnolo he speaks good Spanish; non parlava molto bene l'inglese she didn't speak much English; non ci sente bene he doesn't hear well; se ben ricordo if I remember correctly o right; andare bene a scuola to do well at school; andare bene in matematica to be good at maths; faremmo bene ad andare we'd better be going; hai fatto bene a dirmelo you did well o right to tell me; non sta bene fare it's not done to do, it is bad form o manners to do; va tutto bene that's all very well, that's all well and good; va tutto bene? is everything all right? are you OK? gli è andata bene che it was just as well for him that; domenica (ti) va bene? does Sunday suit you? is Sunday OK?2 (completamente) [lavare, mescolare] thoroughly; [riempire, asciugare] completely; [leggere, ascoltare, guardare] carefully3 (piacevolmente, gradevolmente) [ dormire, mangiare] well; [ vestire] well, smartly; [ vivere] comfortably; una casa ben arredata a well-decorated o well-appointed house; andare o stare bene insieme [ colori, mobile] to go together, to be a good match; quel cappello ti sta bene you look good in that hat; stare bene con qcn. to get along well o to be well in colloq. with sb.4 (in buona salute) star bene [ persona] to feel all right; "come stai?"- "abbastanza bene" "how are you?" - "pretty well"5 (con valore rafforzativo) si tratta di ben altro that's quite another matter; ben più di 200 well over 200; ben 10.000 persone as many as 10,000 people; ben volentieri with great pleasure; ben sveglio wide awake6 (con uso pleonastico) lo credo bene! I can well o quite believe it! come ben sai... as you know full well..., as you well know...7 di bene in meglio better and betterla gente bene high society, the upper classes; i quartieri bene the posh neighbourhoodsIII interiezionegood, fine; bene! Vediamo il resto good! Let's see the rest; bene, bravo! well done! excellent! ma bene! iron. ah, that's fine! va bene! OK! fair enough!ben detto! neatly put! well said! ti sta bene! ben ti sta! it serves you right! non mi sta bene I don't agree; tutto è bene quel che finisce bene prov. all's well that ends well.————————bene2/'bεne/sostantivo m.1 (ciò che è buono) il bene e il male good and evil, right and wrong; opere di bene charitable acts; non è bene fare (cosa opportuna) it is not nice to do2 (beneficio, vantaggio) è un bene che tu sia venuto it's a good thing you came3 (interesse, benessere, felicità) il bene comune, pubblico the common good; per il bene di for the good of; fare del bene a qcn. to do sb. good; fare bene a to be good for [persona, salute, pelle]4 gener. pl. -i (proprietà) possessions, belongings, property, goods; (patrimonio) assets; comunione dei -i community of goodsavere ogni ben di Dio to live like fighting cocks\- i di consumo consumer o expendable goods; - i durevoli durables; - i immobili real estate; - i di lusso luxury goods; - i mobili content, movables; - i personali personal property; - i di prima necessità essential goods, necessaries. -
12 viel
1. prona lot (of), lots ofviel Arbeit — a lot of work, lots of work
viele Leute — a lot of people, lots of people, many people
ziemlich viel/viele — quite a lot of
nicht viel — not much, not a lot of
nicht viele — not many, not a lot of
2. pronnicht viel — not much, not a lot of
nicht viele — not many, not a lot of
gibt es viel? — is there much?, is there a lot?
gibt es viele? — are there many?, are there a lot?
3. adv -
13 bene
['bɛne]1. avv1) (gen) well, (funzionare) properly, wellbene a studiare — you'd do well o you'd be well advised to studybene — he drives well, he's a good driverbene l'italiano — he speaks Italian well, he speaks good Italianbene di qn — to speak well of sbbene — I'm fineva
bene — all right, okay2)(con attenzione, completamente)
ascoltami bene — listen to me carefullybene — thoroughlyho legato il pacco ben bene — I've tied the parcel securely
bene la porta — close the door properlybene — thoroughlyho sistemato le cose per bene — I've sorted things out properly
3) (molto: + aggettivo) very, (+ comparativo, avverbio) (very) much4)(rafforzativo: appunto)
lo credo bene — I'm not surprisedte l'avevo ben detto io che... — I DID tell you that..., I certainly did tell you that...
bene che non dovresti uscire — you know perfectly well you shouldn't go outlo so ben io; lo so fin troppo bene — I know only too well
5) (addirittura, non meno di) at least6)ho finito — bene! — I've finished — good!bene, allora possiamo partire — right then, we can go
bene, puoi continuare da solo — all right, you can continue on your own
7)è bene quel che finisce bene — all's well that ends well2. agg inv3. sm1) gooddel bene — to do gooddel bene a qn — to do sb a good turnquella vacanza ti ha fatto bene — that holiday has done you good
a fin di bene — for a good reason
sul tavolo c'era ogni ben di Dio — there were all sorts of good things on the table
l'ho fatto per il suo bene — I did it for his own good
è stato un bene — it was a good thing
un bene dell'anima a qn — to love sb very muchmolto bene a suo padre — he loves his father very much, he's very fond of his father2)beni smpl (proprietà) (anche) Dir — possessions, property sg, Econ goods
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14 Down
I noun II noun2) (hair) Flaum, derIII 1. adverb1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter
go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen
get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren
come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen
pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen
4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern
5) (on to paper)6) (on programme)put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen
down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!
8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) untendown on the floor — auf dem Fußboden
low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten
down there/here — da/hier unten
his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer
down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande
down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)
down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten
down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern
down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)
9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde10) (on paper)be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein
11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden13) (in depression)down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen
14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger15)be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...
we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund
now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun
the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft
17) (including lower limit)from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter
18) (in position of lagging or loss) wenigerbe three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen
2. prepositionbe down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also academic.ru/79258/up">up 1.
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss
fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen
walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen
2) (downwards through) durchfall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen
4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen
5) (downwards in time)the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden
6) (along)come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen
go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen
7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] untenfurther down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste
8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee
10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)3. adjectivedown the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]4. transitive verb(coll.)1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]3)down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen
4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]5. noun(coll.)•• Cultural note:have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) hinunter2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zum/auf den Boden3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) weiter4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) gefallen5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) hinunter2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) hinunter2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hinunter3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) entlang3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hinunterkippen- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjective- downstairs- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun- downie®- downy* * *down1[daʊn]I. ADVERBget \down off that table! komm sofort vom Tisch herunter!the leaflet slipped \down behind the wardrobe die Broschüre ist hinter den Kleiderschrank gerutschtcome further \down [the steps] komm noch etwas weiter [die Treppe] runter fam“\down!” (to a dog) „Platz!“▪ to let sth \down etw herunterlassento lie sth \down etw hinlegen [o ablegen]to pull sth \down etw nach unten ziehento put \down sth etw hinstellen [o abstellen2. (downwards) nach untenhead \down mit dem Kopf nach untento point down nach unten zeigen3. (in a lower position) unten\down here/there hier/dort unten\down at/by/in sth unten an/bei/in etw datthings are much more expensive \down [in the] south unten im Süden ist alles viel teurerhow often do you come \down to Cornwall? wie oft kommen Sie nach Cornwall runter? fammy parents live \down in Worcestershire meine Eltern leben außerhalb [von hier] in Worcestershirehe has a house \down by the harbour er hat ein Haus draußen am Hafen\down our way hier in unserem Viertel [o unserer Gegend] [o SCHWEIZ Quartiershe's certainly come \down in the world! mit ihr ist es ganz schön bergab gegangen! famto be \down on one's luck eine Pechsträhne habenshe's been \down on her luck recently in letzter Zeit ist sie vom Pech verfolgt7. (have only)▪ to be \down to sth nur noch etw habenwhen the rescue party found her, she was \down to her last bar of chocolate als die Rettungsmannschaft sie fand, hatte sie nur noch einen Riegel Schokolade8. (ill)to be \down with sth an etw dat erkrankt seinshe's \down with flu sie liegt mit einer Grippe im BettI think I'm going \down with a cold ich glaube, ich kriege eine Erkältung fam9. SPORT im RückstandMilan were three goals \down at half-time zur Halbzeit lag Mailand [um] drei Tore zurück10. (back in time, to a later time)Joan of Arc's fame has echoed \down [through] the centuries Jeanne d'Arcs Ruhm hat die Jahrhunderte überdauert\down to the last century bis ins vorige Jahrhundert [hinein]to come \down myths überliefert werden11. (at/to a lower amount) niedrigerthe pay offer is \down 2% from last year das Lohnangebot liegt 2 % unter dem vom Vorjahrhe quit the poker game when he was only $50 \down er hörte mit dem Pokerspiel auf, als er erst 50 Dollar verloren hatteto get the price \down den Preis drücken [o herunterhandeln]to go \down sinkenthe number of students has gone \down die Zahl der Studierenden ist gesunken12. (in/to a less intense degree) herunterlet the fire burn \down lass das Feuer herunterbrennensettle \down, you two gebt mal ein bisschen Ruhe, ihr zweito turn the music/radio \down die Musik/das Radio leiser stellen [o machen]to water a drink \down ein Getränk verwässern13. (including) bis einschließlichthe entire administration has come under suspicion, from the mayor \down das gesamte Verwaltungspersonal, angefangen beim Bürgermeister, ist in Verdacht gerateneveryone, from the director \down to the secretaries, was questioned by the police vom Direktor angefangen bis hin zu den Sekretärinnen, wurde jeder von der Polizei verhört14. (on paper)we've got you \down for five tickets wir haben fünf Karten für Sie vorbestelltto get sth \down etw [hinunter]schluckenshe couldn't get the pill \down sie brachte die Tablette nicht hinunter famyou'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast16. (thoroughly) gründlichhe washed the car \down er wusch den Wagen von oben bis unten17. (already finished) vorbeitwo lectures \down, eight to go zwei Vorlesungen haben wir schon besucht, es bleiben also noch acht18. (as initial payment) als Anzahlung19. (attributable)the problem is \down to her inexperience, not any lack of intelligence es liegt an ihrer Unerfahrenheit, nicht an mangelnder Intelligenzit's all \down to you now to make it work nun ist es an Ihnen, die Sache in Gang zu bringen20. (reduce to)to come \down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufenwhat the problem comes \down to is this:... die entscheidende Frage ist:...well, if I bring it \down to its simplest level,... also, stark vereinfacht könnte man sagen,...21. (in crossword puzzles) senkrecht22.that suits me \down to the ground das ist genau das Richtige für michII. PREPOSITIONmy uncle's in hospital after falling \down some stairs mein Onkel ist im Krankenhaus, nachdem er die Treppe heruntergefallen [o hinuntergefallen] istup and \down the stairs die Treppe rauf und runter famshe poured the liquid \down the sink sie schüttete die Flüssigkeit in den Abflussto come \down the hill den Hügel heruntersteigen [o geh herabsteigen]to go \down the mountain den Berg hinuntersteigen [o geh hinabsteigen3. (along) entlanggo \down the street gehen Sie die Straße entlang [o hinunter]her office is \down the corridor on the right ihr Büro ist weiter den Gang entlang auf der rechten Seitewe drove \down the motorway as far as Bristol wir fuhren auf der Schnellstraße bis BristolI ran my finger \down the list of ingredients ich ging mit dem Finger die Zutatenliste durchher long red hair reached most of the way \down her back ihre langen roten Haare bedeckten fast ihren ganzen Rückento sail the boat \down the river mit dem Boot flussabwärts segeln4. (in a particular place)\down sb's way in jds Gegendthey speak with a peculiar accent \down his way in seiner Ecke haben die Leute einen besonderen Akzent fam\down the ages von Generation zu Generation\down the centuries die Jahrhunderte hindurch\down the generations über Generationen hinwegI went \down the pub with my mates ich ging mit meinen Freunden in die Kneipeto go \down the shops einkaufen gehenyou'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down you du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe im Magen hast8.we don't want all their hard work to go \down the drain ich möchte nicht, dass ihre harte Arbeit ganz umsonst istIII. ADJECTIVE<more \down, most \down>the \down escalator die Rolltreppe nach untenthe computer will be \down for an hour der Computer wird für eine Stunde abgeschaltetI'm afraid the [telephone] lines are \down ich fürchte, die Telefonleitungen sind tot6. (sunk to a low level) niedrigthe river is \down der Fluss hat [o geh führt] NiedrigwasserIV. TRANSITIVE VERB1. (knock down)2. (shoot down)to \down tools (cease work) mit der Arbeit aufhören; (have a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (during a strike) die Arbeit niederlegenthe printers are threatening to \down tools die Drucker drohen mit Arbeitsniederlegungen5.▪ to \down sth (swallow) etw hinunterschlucken; (eat) etw essen; (eat quickly) etw verschlingen [o hinunterschlingen]; (drink) etw trinken; (drink quickly) etw hinunterkippen [o fam runterschütten] [o SCHWEIZ runterleeren]V. NOUNups and \downs Auf und Ab ntwell, we've had our ups and \downs wir haben schon Höhen und Tiefen durchgemachtwhy do you have a \down on him? was hast du gegen ihn?it's second \down es ist der zweite VersuchVI. INTERJECTION\down with taxes! weg mit den Steuern!\down with the dictator! nieder mit dem Diktator!down2[daʊn]\down jacket/quilt Daunenjacke f/-decke fdown3[daʊn]* * *I [daʊn]1. ADVERBWhen down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get down, sit down, stand down, write down, look up the verb.1) indicating movement towards speaker herunter; (away from speaker) hinunter; (downstairs) nach untento jump down — herunter-/hinunterspringen
on his way down from the summit — auf seinem Weg vom Gipfel herab/hinab
2) indicating static position untendown there — da unten
I'll stay down here —
it needs a bit of paint down at the bottom — es muss unten herum neu gestrichen werden
don't kick a man when he's down (fig) — man soll jemanden nicht fertigmachen, wenn er schon angeschlagen ist or wenns ihm dreckig geht (inf)
the sun was down —
I'll be down in a minute —
3)= to or in another place
usu not translated he came down from London yesterday — er kam gestern aus Londonhe's down in London/at his brother's — er ist in London/bei seinem Bruder
we're going down to the seaside/to Dover — wir fahren an die See/nach Dover
4)= below previous level
his temperature is down —his shoes were worn down the price of meat is down on last week — seine Schuhe waren abgetragen der Fleischpreis ist gegenüber der letzten Woche gefallen
interest rates are down to/by 3% — der Zinssatz ist auf/um 3% gefallen
I'm £20 down on what I expected — ich habe £ 20 weniger als ich dachte
he's down to his last £10 — er hat nur noch £ 10
See:→ luck5)I've got it down in my diary — ich habe es in meinem Kalender notiertlet's get it down on paper — schreiben wir es auf, halten wir es schriftlich fest
when you see it down on paper — wenn man es schwarz auf weiß sieht
6)from the biggest down — vom Größten angefangenfrom 1700 down to the present —
8)to pay £20 down — £ 20 anzahlenI've put down a deposit on a new bike —
2. PREPOSITION1)to go/come down the hill/the stairs etc — den Berg/die Treppe etc hinuntergehen/herunterkommenher hair fell loose down her back — sie trug ihr Haar offen über die Schultern
2)he's already halfway down the hill — er ist schon auf halbem Wege nach unten3)= along
he was walking/coming down the street — er ging/kam die Straße entlangif you look down this road, you can see... — wenn Sie diese Straße hinunterblicken, können Sie... sehen
4)= throughout
down the centuries — durch die Jahrhunderte (hindurch)5)= to, in, at Brit inf
he's gone down the pub — er ist in die Kneipe gegangen3. NOUN(= dislike) __diams; to have a down on sb (inf) jdn auf dem Kieker haben (inf) → upSee:→ up4. ADJECTIVE (inf)1)= depressed
he was (feeling) a bit down — er fühlte sich ein wenig down (inf) or niedergeschlagen2)= not working
to be down — außer Betrieb sein; (Comput) abgestürzt sein5. TRANSITIVE VERBopponent niederschlagen, zu Fall bringen; enemy planes abschießen, (he)runterholen (inf); (FTBL ETC, inf) player legen (inf); beer etc runterkippen or -schütten (inf) IIn(= feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl; (= fine hair) Flaum m IIIn usu pl (GEOG)Hügelland nt no pl* * ** * *I noun(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)II noun2) (hair) Flaum, derIII 1. adverb1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter
go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen
get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren
come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen
3) (of money): (at once) sofortpay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen
4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern
put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen
down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!
8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) untenlow/lower down — tief/tiefer unten
down there/here — da/hier unten
down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande
down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)
down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten
down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern
down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)
9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde10) (on paper)be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein
11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Bodenbe down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen
13) (in depression)down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen
14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger15)be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...
we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund
now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun
17) (including lower limit)from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter
18) (in position of lagging or loss) wenigerbe three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen
2. prepositionbe down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also up 1.
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen
walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen
2) (downwards through) durchfall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen
4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen
the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden
6) (along)come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen
go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen
7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] untenfurther down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste
8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee
10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)3. adjectivedown the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]4. transitive verb(coll.)1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]3)down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen
4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]5. noun(coll.)•• Cultural note:have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist* * *(fluff) n.Flaum nur sing. m. (feathers) n.Daune -n f. adj.abwärts adj.herab adj.herunter adj.hinab adj.hinunter adj.nieder adj.rückwärts adj.unten adj.zusammengebrochen (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj. -
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I noun II noun2) (hair) Flaum, derIII 1. adverb1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter
go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen
get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren
come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen
pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen
4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern
5) (on to paper)6) (on programme)put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen
down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!
8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) untendown on the floor — auf dem Fußboden
low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten
down there/here — da/hier unten
his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer
down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande
down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)
down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten
down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern
down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)
9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde10) (on paper)be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein
11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden13) (in depression)down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen
14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger15)be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...
we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund
now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun
the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft
17) (including lower limit)from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter
18) (in position of lagging or loss) wenigerbe three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen
2. prepositionbe down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also academic.ru/79258/up">up 1.
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss
fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen
walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen
2) (downwards through) durchfall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen
4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen
5) (downwards in time)the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden
6) (along)come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen
go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen
7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] untenfurther down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste
8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee
10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)3. adjectivedown the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]4. transitive verb(coll.)1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]3)down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen
4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]5. noun(coll.)•• Cultural note:have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) hinunter2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zum/auf den Boden3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) weiter4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) gefallen5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) hinunter2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) hinunter2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hinunter3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) entlang3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hinunterkippen- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjective- downstairs- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun- downie®- downy* * *down1[daʊn]I. ADVERBget \down off that table! komm sofort vom Tisch herunter!the leaflet slipped \down behind the wardrobe die Broschüre ist hinter den Kleiderschrank gerutschtcome further \down [the steps] komm noch etwas weiter [die Treppe] runter fam“\down!” (to a dog) „Platz!“▪ to let sth \down etw herunterlassento lie sth \down etw hinlegen [o ablegen]to pull sth \down etw nach unten ziehento put \down sth etw hinstellen [o abstellen2. (downwards) nach untenhead \down mit dem Kopf nach untento point down nach unten zeigen3. (in a lower position) unten\down here/there hier/dort unten\down at/by/in sth unten an/bei/in etw datthings are much more expensive \down [in the] south unten im Süden ist alles viel teurerhow often do you come \down to Cornwall? wie oft kommen Sie nach Cornwall runter? fammy parents live \down in Worcestershire meine Eltern leben außerhalb [von hier] in Worcestershirehe has a house \down by the harbour er hat ein Haus draußen am Hafen\down our way hier in unserem Viertel [o unserer Gegend] [o SCHWEIZ Quartiershe's certainly come \down in the world! mit ihr ist es ganz schön bergab gegangen! famto be \down on one's luck eine Pechsträhne habenshe's been \down on her luck recently in letzter Zeit ist sie vom Pech verfolgt7. (have only)▪ to be \down to sth nur noch etw habenwhen the rescue party found her, she was \down to her last bar of chocolate als die Rettungsmannschaft sie fand, hatte sie nur noch einen Riegel Schokolade8. (ill)to be \down with sth an etw dat erkrankt seinshe's \down with flu sie liegt mit einer Grippe im BettI think I'm going \down with a cold ich glaube, ich kriege eine Erkältung fam9. SPORT im RückstandMilan were three goals \down at half-time zur Halbzeit lag Mailand [um] drei Tore zurück10. (back in time, to a later time)Joan of Arc's fame has echoed \down [through] the centuries Jeanne d'Arcs Ruhm hat die Jahrhunderte überdauert\down to the last century bis ins vorige Jahrhundert [hinein]to come \down myths überliefert werden11. (at/to a lower amount) niedrigerthe pay offer is \down 2% from last year das Lohnangebot liegt 2 % unter dem vom Vorjahrhe quit the poker game when he was only $50 \down er hörte mit dem Pokerspiel auf, als er erst 50 Dollar verloren hatteto get the price \down den Preis drücken [o herunterhandeln]to go \down sinkenthe number of students has gone \down die Zahl der Studierenden ist gesunken12. (in/to a less intense degree) herunterlet the fire burn \down lass das Feuer herunterbrennensettle \down, you two gebt mal ein bisschen Ruhe, ihr zweito turn the music/radio \down die Musik/das Radio leiser stellen [o machen]to water a drink \down ein Getränk verwässern13. (including) bis einschließlichthe entire administration has come under suspicion, from the mayor \down das gesamte Verwaltungspersonal, angefangen beim Bürgermeister, ist in Verdacht gerateneveryone, from the director \down to the secretaries, was questioned by the police vom Direktor angefangen bis hin zu den Sekretärinnen, wurde jeder von der Polizei verhört14. (on paper)we've got you \down for five tickets wir haben fünf Karten für Sie vorbestelltto get sth \down etw [hinunter]schluckenshe couldn't get the pill \down sie brachte die Tablette nicht hinunter famyou'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast16. (thoroughly) gründlichhe washed the car \down er wusch den Wagen von oben bis unten17. (already finished) vorbeitwo lectures \down, eight to go zwei Vorlesungen haben wir schon besucht, es bleiben also noch acht18. (as initial payment) als Anzahlung19. (attributable)the problem is \down to her inexperience, not any lack of intelligence es liegt an ihrer Unerfahrenheit, nicht an mangelnder Intelligenzit's all \down to you now to make it work nun ist es an Ihnen, die Sache in Gang zu bringen20. (reduce to)to come \down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufenwhat the problem comes \down to is this:... die entscheidende Frage ist:...well, if I bring it \down to its simplest level,... also, stark vereinfacht könnte man sagen,...21. (in crossword puzzles) senkrecht22.that suits me \down to the ground das ist genau das Richtige für michII. PREPOSITIONmy uncle's in hospital after falling \down some stairs mein Onkel ist im Krankenhaus, nachdem er die Treppe heruntergefallen [o hinuntergefallen] istup and \down the stairs die Treppe rauf und runter famshe poured the liquid \down the sink sie schüttete die Flüssigkeit in den Abflussto come \down the hill den Hügel heruntersteigen [o geh herabsteigen]to go \down the mountain den Berg hinuntersteigen [o geh hinabsteigen3. (along) entlanggo \down the street gehen Sie die Straße entlang [o hinunter]her office is \down the corridor on the right ihr Büro ist weiter den Gang entlang auf der rechten Seitewe drove \down the motorway as far as Bristol wir fuhren auf der Schnellstraße bis BristolI ran my finger \down the list of ingredients ich ging mit dem Finger die Zutatenliste durchher long red hair reached most of the way \down her back ihre langen roten Haare bedeckten fast ihren ganzen Rückento sail the boat \down the river mit dem Boot flussabwärts segeln4. (in a particular place)\down sb's way in jds Gegendthey speak with a peculiar accent \down his way in seiner Ecke haben die Leute einen besonderen Akzent fam\down the ages von Generation zu Generation\down the centuries die Jahrhunderte hindurch\down the generations über Generationen hinwegI went \down the pub with my mates ich ging mit meinen Freunden in die Kneipeto go \down the shops einkaufen gehenyou'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down you du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe im Magen hast8.we don't want all their hard work to go \down the drain ich möchte nicht, dass ihre harte Arbeit ganz umsonst istIII. ADJECTIVE<more \down, most \down>the \down escalator die Rolltreppe nach untenthe computer will be \down for an hour der Computer wird für eine Stunde abgeschaltetI'm afraid the [telephone] lines are \down ich fürchte, die Telefonleitungen sind tot6. (sunk to a low level) niedrigthe river is \down der Fluss hat [o geh führt] NiedrigwasserIV. TRANSITIVE VERB1. (knock down)2. (shoot down)to \down tools (cease work) mit der Arbeit aufhören; (have a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (during a strike) die Arbeit niederlegenthe printers are threatening to \down tools die Drucker drohen mit Arbeitsniederlegungen5.▪ to \down sth (swallow) etw hinunterschlucken; (eat) etw essen; (eat quickly) etw verschlingen [o hinunterschlingen]; (drink) etw trinken; (drink quickly) etw hinunterkippen [o fam runterschütten] [o SCHWEIZ runterleeren]V. NOUNups and \downs Auf und Ab ntwell, we've had our ups and \downs wir haben schon Höhen und Tiefen durchgemachtwhy do you have a \down on him? was hast du gegen ihn?it's second \down es ist der zweite VersuchVI. INTERJECTION\down with taxes! weg mit den Steuern!\down with the dictator! nieder mit dem Diktator!down2[daʊn]\down jacket/quilt Daunenjacke f/-decke fdown3[daʊn]* * *I [daʊn]1. ADVERBWhen down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get down, sit down, stand down, write down, look up the verb.1) indicating movement towards speaker herunter; (away from speaker) hinunter; (downstairs) nach untento jump down — herunter-/hinunterspringen
on his way down from the summit — auf seinem Weg vom Gipfel herab/hinab
2) indicating static position untendown there — da unten
I'll stay down here —
it needs a bit of paint down at the bottom — es muss unten herum neu gestrichen werden
don't kick a man when he's down (fig) — man soll jemanden nicht fertigmachen, wenn er schon angeschlagen ist or wenns ihm dreckig geht (inf)
the sun was down —
I'll be down in a minute —
3)= to or in another place
usu not translated he came down from London yesterday — er kam gestern aus Londonhe's down in London/at his brother's — er ist in London/bei seinem Bruder
we're going down to the seaside/to Dover — wir fahren an die See/nach Dover
4)= below previous level
his temperature is down —his shoes were worn down the price of meat is down on last week — seine Schuhe waren abgetragen der Fleischpreis ist gegenüber der letzten Woche gefallen
interest rates are down to/by 3% — der Zinssatz ist auf/um 3% gefallen
I'm £20 down on what I expected — ich habe £ 20 weniger als ich dachte
he's down to his last £10 — er hat nur noch £ 10
See:→ luck5)I've got it down in my diary — ich habe es in meinem Kalender notiertlet's get it down on paper — schreiben wir es auf, halten wir es schriftlich fest
when you see it down on paper — wenn man es schwarz auf weiß sieht
6)from the biggest down — vom Größten angefangenfrom 1700 down to the present —
8)to pay £20 down — £ 20 anzahlenI've put down a deposit on a new bike —
2. PREPOSITION1)to go/come down the hill/the stairs etc — den Berg/die Treppe etc hinuntergehen/herunterkommenher hair fell loose down her back — sie trug ihr Haar offen über die Schultern
2)he's already halfway down the hill — er ist schon auf halbem Wege nach unten3)= along
he was walking/coming down the street — er ging/kam die Straße entlangif you look down this road, you can see... — wenn Sie diese Straße hinunterblicken, können Sie... sehen
4)= throughout
down the centuries — durch die Jahrhunderte (hindurch)5)= to, in, at Brit inf
he's gone down the pub — er ist in die Kneipe gegangen3. NOUN(= dislike) __diams; to have a down on sb (inf) jdn auf dem Kieker haben (inf) → upSee:→ up4. ADJECTIVE (inf)1)= depressed
he was (feeling) a bit down — er fühlte sich ein wenig down (inf) or niedergeschlagen2)= not working
to be down — außer Betrieb sein; (Comput) abgestürzt sein5. TRANSITIVE VERBopponent niederschlagen, zu Fall bringen; enemy planes abschießen, (he)runterholen (inf); (FTBL ETC, inf) player legen (inf); beer etc runterkippen or -schütten (inf) IIn(= feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl; (= fine hair) Flaum m IIIn usu pl (GEOG)Hügelland nt no pl* * *down1 [daʊn]A adv1. nach unten, herunter, hinunter, herab, hinab, ab-, niederwärts, zum Boden, zum Grund, (in Kreuzworträtseln) senkrecht:down from fort von, von … herab;paralysed from the waist down von der Hüfte abwärts gelähmt;down to our times bis in unsere Zeit;down to the last detail bis ins letzte Detail;down to the last man bis zum letzten Mann;from … down to von … bis hinunter zu;down to the ground umg vollständig, absolut, ganz und gar;suit sb down to the ground umg genau das Richtige für jemanden sein;be down on sb umga) über jemanden herfallen,b) jemanden auf dem Kieker haben umg3. (in) bar, sofort:5. vorgemerkt, angesetzt:the bill is down for the third reading today heute steht die dritte Lesung der Gesetzesvorlage auf der Tagesordnung;be down for Friday für Freitag angesetzt sein6. von einer großen Stadt ( in England: von London) weg:7. besonders USa) zu einer großen Stadt hinb) zur Endstation hinc) ins Geschäftsviertel8. (nach Süden) hinunter9. a) mit dem Strom, flussabwärtsb) mit dem Wind11. nieder!:down with the capitalists! nieder mit den Kapitalisten!;down on your knees! auf die Knie (mit dir)!12. (dr)unten:down there dort unten;13. unten (im Hause), aufgestanden:he is not down yet er ist noch oben oder im Schlafzimmer14. untergegangen (Sonne)15. a) heruntergegangen, gefallen (Preise)b) billiger (Waren)16. gefallen (Thermometer etc):be down by 10 degrees um 10 Grad gefallen sein17. Bra) nicht in Londonb) nicht an der Universität18. a) nieder-, hingestreckt, am Boden (liegend)c) erschöpft, kaputt, fix und fertig (beide umg)f) außer Betrieb (Computer)19. bettlägerig:be down with influenza mit Grippe im Bett liegen20. SPORT (um Punkte etc) zurück:he was two points down er war oder lag 2 Punkte zurück;they are 1-4 down sie liegen mit 1:4 im Rückstand (to gegen)B adj1. nach unten oder abwärtsgerichtet, Abwärts…:a down jump ein Sprung nach unten2. unten befindlich3. deprimiert, niedergeschlagendown platform Abfahrtsbahnsteig m (in London)5. besonders USa) in Richtung nach einer großen Stadtb) zum Geschäftsviertel (hin), in die Stadtmitte7. besonders US sl deprimierendC präp1. herunter, hinunter, herab, hinab, entlang:down the hill den Hügel hinunter;down the river den Fluss hinunter, flussab(wärts);down the middle durch die Mitte;down the street die Straße entlang oder hinunter2. (in derselben Richtung) mit:down the wind mit dem Wind3. a) hinunter in (akk)b) hinein in (akk)4. unten an (dat):further down the Rhine weiter unten am RheinD s1. figa) Abstieg mb) Nieder-, Rückgang m2. Tiefpunkt m, -stand m3. Depression f, (seelischer) Tiefpunkt4. umg Groll m:have a down on sb jemanden auf dem Kieker habenE v/t2. niederschlagen3. niederlegen:down tools die Arbeit niederlegen, in den Streik treten5. einen Reiter abwerfen6. umg ein Getränk runterkippenF v/i1. umga) hinunterrutschen (Speise)b) (gut) schmecken2. besonders US sl Beruhigungsmittel nehmendown2 [daʊn] s1. ORNa) Daunen pl, flaumiges Gefieder:dead down Raufdaunen;live down Nestdaunen;down quilt Daunendecke fb) Daune f, Flaumfeder f:in the down noch nicht flügge3. BOTa) feiner Flaumb) haarige Samenkrone, Pappus m4. weiche, flaumige Massedown3 [daʊn] s1. obsa) Hügel mb) Sandhügel m, besonders Düne fb) Reede an der Südostküste Englands, vor der Stadt Deal* * *I noun(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)II noun2) (hair) Flaum, derIII 1. adverb1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter
go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen
get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren
come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen
3) (of money): (at once) sofortpay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen
4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern
put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen
down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!
8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) untenlow/lower down — tief/tiefer unten
down there/here — da/hier unten
down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande
down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)
down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten
down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern
down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)
9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde10) (on paper)be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein
11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Bodenbe down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen
13) (in depression)down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen
14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger15)be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...
we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund
now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun
17) (including lower limit)from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter
18) (in position of lagging or loss) wenigerbe three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen
2. prepositionbe down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also up 1.
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen
walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen
2) (downwards through) durchfall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen
4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen
the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden
6) (along)come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen
go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen
7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] untenfurther down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste
8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee
10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)3. adjectivedown the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]4. transitive verb(coll.)1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]3)down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen
4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]5. noun(coll.)•• Cultural note:have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist* * *(fluff) n.Flaum nur sing. m. (feathers) n.Daune -n f. adj.abwärts adj.herab adj.herunter adj.hinab adj.hinunter adj.nieder adj.rückwärts adj.unten adj.zusammengebrochen (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj. -
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fold (paltarda); layer (yerdə)üç qat – three times, threefoldüç qat çox – three times as muchüç qat eləmək – fold in threeqat-qat baha – much more expensiveqat-qat kəsmək – cut in layers◊ iki qat olmaq – bow to the ground -
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( towards sb) herunter, herab;the baby falls \down constantly das Baby fällt ständig hin;get \down off that table! komm sofort von diesem Tisch herunter!;the leaflet slipped \down behind the wardrobe die Broschüre ist hinter dem Kleiderschrank hinuntergerutscht;you'll have to come further \down [the steps] du musst noch ein Stück treppab gehen;“\down!” ( to dog) „Platz!“;to put \down sth etw hinstellenthings are much more expensive \down [in the] south unten im Süden ist alles viel teurer;how often do you come \down to Cornwall? wie oft kommen Sie nach Cornwall runter? ( fam)my parents live \down in Worcestershire, but they come up to London occasionally meine Eltern leben außerhalb in Worcestershire, aber sie kommen gelegentlich nach London;he has a house \down by the harbour er hat ein Haus draußen am Hafen;\down our way hier in unserem Viertel [o unserer Gegend];she's certainly come \down in the world! da muss es mit ihr ganz schön bergab gegangen sein! ( fam)to be \down on one's luck eine Pechsträhne haben;she's been \down on her luck recently in letzter Zeit ist sie vom Pech verfolgt;to be \down to sth nur noch etw haben;to be \down with sth an etw dat erkrankt sein;she's \down with flu sie liegt mit einer Grippe im Bett;5) sports im Rückstand;Milan were three goals \down at half-time zur Halbzeit lag Mailand [um] drei Tore zurück;he quit the poker game when he was only $50 \down er hörte mit dem Pokerspiel auf, als er erst 50 Dollar verloren hatte6) ( in time)Joan of Arc's fame has echoed \down [through] the centuries Jean d'Arcs Ruhm hat die Jahrhunderte überdauert;\down to the last century bis ins vorige Jahrhundert [hinein];to come \down myths überliefert werden;the pay offer is \down 2% from last year das Lohnangebot liegt 2 % unter dem vom Vorjahr;the number of students has gone \down die Zahl der Studierenden ist gesunken;to get the price \down den Preis drücken [o herunterhandeln];let the fire burn \down lass das Feuer herunterbrennen;settle \down, you two gebt mal ein bisschen Ruhe ihr zwei;to water a drink \down ein Getränk verwässern9) ( including) bis einschließlich;the entire administration has come under suspicion, from the mayor \down das gesamte Verwaltungspersonal, angefangen beim Bürgermeister, ist in Verdacht geratendo you have it \down in writing or was it just a verbal agreement? haben Sie das schwarz auf weiß oder war es nur eine mündliche Vereinbarung? ( fam)to copy sth \down etw niederschreiben [o zu Papier bringen];we've got you \down for five tickets wir haben fünf Karten für Sie vorbestellt;to put sth \down etw aufschreiben [o niederschreiben];to write sth \down etw niederschreiben [o schriftlich niederlegen];to get sth \down etw [hinunter]schlucken;she couldn't get the pill \down sie brachte die Tablette nicht hinunter ( fam)you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down du wirst dich besser fühlen, wenn du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast;12) ( thoroughly) gründlich;to nail sth \down etw festnageln;to wash/wipe sth \down etw von oben bis unten waschen/wischen;he washed the car \down with soapy water er wusch den Wagen gründlich mit Seifenlauge13) ( already finished) vorbei;two lectures \down, eight to go zwei Vorlesungen haben wir schon besucht, es bleiben also noch acht14) ( as initial payment) als Anzahlung;15) ( attributable)to be \down to sth auf etw akk zurückzuführen sein;the problem is \down to her inexperience, not any lack of intelligence es liegt an ihrer Unerfahrenheit, nicht an mangelnder Intelligenz;it's all \down to you now to make it work nun ist es an Ihnen, die Sache in Gang zu bringento come \down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufen;what the problem comes \down to is this:... die entscheidende Frage ist:...;well, if I bring it \down to its simplest level,... also, stark vereinfacht könnte man sagen,...17) ( in crossword puzzles) senkrechtPHRASES:\down to the ground völlig, ganz und gar, total ( fam)that suits me \down to the ground das ist genau das Richtige für mich prep1) ( in a downward direction)\down sth etw hinunter [o herunter];my uncle's in hospital after falling \down some stairs mein Onkel ist im Krankenhaus, nachdem er die Treppe heruntergefallen ist;up and \down the stairs die Treppe rauf und runter;she poured the liquid \down the sink sie schüttete die Flüssigkeit in den Abfluss2) ( downhill) hinunter, hinab;to go \down the hill/ mountain den Hügel/Berg hinuntergehen;I walked \down the hill ich ging den Hügel hinab3) ( along)\down sth etw hinunter [o entlang];go \down the street towards the river gehen Sie die Straße entlang zum Fluss;her office is \down the corridor on the right ihr Büro ist weiter den Gang entlang auf der rechten Seite;we drove \down the motorway as far as Bristol wir fuhren die Schnellstraße hinunter bis nach Bristol;they sailed the boat \down the river sie segelten mit dem Boot flussabwärts;I ran my finger \down the list of ingredients ich ging mit dem Finger die Zutatenliste durch;her long red hair reached most of the way \down her back ihre langen roten Haare bedeckten fast ihren ganzen Rücken;\down town stadteinwärts;I went \down town ich fuhr in die Stadt hinein;\down one's way in jds Gegend;they speak with a peculiar accent \down his way in seiner Ecke haben die Leute einen besonderen Akzent;up and \down sb/ sth bei jdm/etw auf und ab4) ( through time)\down sth durch etw hindurch, über etw hinweg;\down the generations über Generationen hinweg;\down the centuries durch die Jahrhunderte hindurch;\down the ages von Generation zu Generation;5) (Brit, Aus) (fam: to)I went \down the pub with my mates ich ging mit meinen Freunden in die Kneipe;to go \down the shops einkaufen gehensth \down sb etw in jdm;you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down you du fühlst dich gleich besser, wenn du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hastPHRASES:to go \down the drain [or toilet] [or tube[s]] [or plughole] [or (Brit a.) pan] [or ( Aus) gurgler] für die Katz sein;we don't want all their hard work to go \down the drain ich möchte nicht, dass ihre harte Arbeit ganz umsonst ist adj <more \down, most \down>the \down escalator die Rolltreppe nach untenI've been feeling a bit \down this week diese Woche bin ich nicht so gut drauf ( fam)to be \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker haben ( fam)the computer will be \down for an hour der Computer wird für eine Stunde abgeschaltet;I'm afraid the [telephone] lines are \down ich fürchte, die Telefonleitungen sind tot\down platform Bahnsteig m für stadtauswärts fahrende Züge6) ( sunk to a low level) niedrig;2) ( shoot down)3) ( esp Brit)to \down tools ( cease work) mit der Arbeit aufhören;( have a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen;( during strike) die Arbeit niederlegen;the printers are threatening to \down tools die Drucker drohen mit Arbeitsniederlegungen5) (swallow [quickly])to \down sth food etw verschlingen [o herunterschlingen]; drink etw hinunterschlucken [o ( fam) hinunterkippen] [o ( fam) runterschütten];ups and \downs Auf und Ab nt;well, we've had our ups and \downs wir haben schon Höhen und Tiefen durchgemachtto have a \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker haben ( fam)why do you have a \down on him? was hast du gegen ihn?it's second \down and seven yards to go es ist der zweite Versuch, und es sind noch sieben Yards interj\down with taxes! weg mit den Steuern!;\down with the dictator! nieder mit dem Diktator!modifier Daunen-;( esp Brit) Hügelland nt, [baumloser] Höhenzug; -
18 fall through
inf провалиться (о планах)Our plans for a big picnic fell through.
My plans to go to Greece fell through because the journey turned out to be much more expensive than I had expected.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > fall through
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19 plus
c black plus [ply]━━━━━━━━━4. conjunction━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque plus fait partie d'une locution comme d'autant plus, non... plus, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <► ne... plus not any more• je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again• elle n'est plus très jeune she's not as young as she used to be► plus de + nom2. <a. (avec verbe) more━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son comparatif est formé avec ier.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur comparatif avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Attention aux comparatifs irréguliers.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► 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.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. (locutions)• 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► à plus ! (inf) see you later!► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe• 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• 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• 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• ils utilisent cette méthode avec plus ou moins de succès they use this method with varying degrees of success► qui plus est moreover3. <a. ► le plus + verbe mostb. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe court━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison iest.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur superlatif avec most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► 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.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. ► le plus de + nom the moste. (locutions)► le plus... possible• ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the 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 + adjectif4. <• tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children5. <c black b. ( = avantage) plus• ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ 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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1. ply, plys, plyz8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11
plus 10° — plus 10°
2.
adverbe de comparaison1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif)je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more
plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand
qui plus est — furthermore, what's more
2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) mostc'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller
3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) mosttrois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later
plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be
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adverbe de négationelle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes
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!
plus que trois jours avant Noël! — only three days left ou to go until Christmas!
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plus de déterminant indéfini1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)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
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
3) ( avec un numéral)il était déjà bien plus de onze heures — it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock
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au plus locution adverbiale at the most
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de plus locution adverbiale1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more2) ( en supplément)une fois de plus — once more, once again
9% de plus — 9% more
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en plus locutionle même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof
les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included
II plysnom masculin invariable1) Mathématique plus2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)
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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 usedplus 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]1 adjectifs et adverbes courtsEn règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster- 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 etc2 adjectifs et adverbes longsOn ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously- 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 etc1 adjectifs et adverbes courtsEn 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- 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 etc2 adjectifs et adverbes longsOn ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously- 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 etcAttention: 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 carL'expression le plus possible est traitée avec possibleOn 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* * *ply, plys1. adv1) (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) moreIl fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.
Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.
Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.
3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)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)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
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.
de plus — what's more, moreover
en plus de cela... — what is more...
2. conjQuatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.
3. nm(= avantage) plus* * *I.plus ⇒ Note d'usageA prép1 ( 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 comparaison1 ( 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 indéf1 ( 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.F de plus loc adv1 ( 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 nm1 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 favourGB ou is a plus○.[ply(s)] adverbeA.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]c'est plus loin it's further ou fartherc'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orangec'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the leastelle 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 thatje veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only biggerencore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsomecinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive2. [avec un verbe] moreje m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses I'm more interested in the question than you thinkB.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]le plus loin the furthest ou farthestc'est ce qu'il y a de plus original dans sa collection d'été it's the most original feature of his summer collection2. [précédé d'un verbe] mostc'est moi qui travaille le plus I'm the one who works most ou the hardestC.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]1. [avec 'ne']2. [tour elliptique]plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks————————[ply(s)] adjectif————————[ply(s)] conjonction3 plus 3 égale 6 3 plus 3 is ou makes 6il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º2. [en sus de] plusle transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensiveplus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...————————[ply(s)] nom masculinau plus locution adverbiale[au maximum] at the most ou outsideça coûtera au plus 30 euros it'll cost a maximum of 30 euros ou 30 euros at mostde plus locution adverbialemets deux couverts de plus lay two extra ou more placesil 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 left10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?2. [en trop] too manyen recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too manyde plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to mede plus en plus locution adverbiale[suivi d'un adverbe] more and morede plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerousça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated2. [précédé d'un verbe]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 morede plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of peopleil 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 productdes plus locution adverbialeson attitude est des plus compréhensibles her attitude is most ou quite understandableen plus locution adverbiale1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?[en trop] sparea. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left overb. [en distribuant] I've got one card too manyet 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!elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength tooet elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!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 timeen plus de locution prépositionnelleen plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tenniset plus locution adverbiale45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilosni plus ni moins locution adverbialeje te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no lesstu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's allnon plus locution adverbialeje 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 adverbialeplus de locution déterminante1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] moreelle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/hil est plus de 5 h it's past 5 o'clock ou after 52. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20splus... moins locution correlativethe more... the lessplus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going outplus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)plus... plus locution correlativethe more... the moreplus 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 adverbialec'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you arequi plus est locution adverbialewhat's ou what is moresans plus locution adverbialec'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing moretout au plus locution adverbialec'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most -
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intj.that's enough.m.worth, value.v.1 to cost (costar) (price).¿cuánto vale? how much does it cost?, how much is it?este cuadro vale mucho dinero this painting is worth a lot of money2 to earn.su generosidad le valió el afecto de todos her generosity earned her everyone's affectionesta victoria puede valerles el campeonato this win may be enough for them to take the championshipaquello nos valió muchos disgustos that cost us a lot of troubleSu obra le valió un gran premio Her work earned her a great reward.3 to deserve.esta noticia bien vale una celebración this news deserves a celebration4 to be good (tener valor, merecer aprecio) (persona, obra).la obra vale poco/no vale (nada) the play isn't up to much/is no good at allhacer valer algo to assert something (derechos, autoridad)hacerse valer to show one's worth5 to be valid (ser válido) (documento, norma).6 to be worth, to cost.7 to be of value, to be valuable.* * *Present Indicativevalgo, vales, vale, valemos, valéis, valen.Future IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to cost2) be worth3) be valid•* * *Para la frase valer la pena, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=costar) to costsolo el vuelo ya vale 8.000 euros — the flight alone costs 8,000 euros
¿cuánto vale?, ¿qué vale? — how much is it?, how much does it cost?
2) (=tener un valor de) to be worth- no vale un higo o un pimiento- vale lo que pesa en oro3) (=ser causa de) [+ premio] to win; [+ críticas, amenazas] to earnla final histórica que le valió a Brasil la copa del mundo — the famous final in which Brazil won the world cup
esa tontería le valió un rapapolvo — that piece of stupidity got o earned him a telling-off
su ausencia le valió la pérdida del contrato — his absence lost o cost him the contract
4) (Mat) (=equivaler a) to equal5) (=proteger)¡válgame (Dios)! — oh, my God!, God help me!
2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (=costar)este coche vale muy caro — this car is very expensive o costs a lot of money
¿vale mucho? — is it very expensive?
2) (=tener valía)vale mucho como intérprete — he's an excellent o first-rate interpreter
su última película no vale gran cosa — his latest film is not up to much o is not much good
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hacer valer, hizo valer su derecho al veto — he exercised his veto•
hacerse valer — to assert o.s.cada cupón vale por un paquete de azúcar — each coupon is worth o can be exchanged for one bag of sugar
cuatro fichas azules valen por una negra — four blue counters equal o are worth one black one
3) (=servir)a) [herramienta, objeto] to be useful•
eso no vale — that's no good o useya no me vale — it's no good o use to me now
este destornillador no me vale porque es pequeño — this screwdriver is no good to me, it's too small
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valer para algo, es viejo, pero vale para la lluvia — it's old, but it'll do for when it rainsb) [ropa]este sombrero me vale aún — I can still wear o use this hat
me vale la ropa de mi hermana — my sister's clothes do for *o fit me as well
a mi hijo no le vale la ropa del año pasado — the clothes my son wore last year are too small for him now
c) [situación]no le valdrán excusas — excuses won't help him o do him any good
d) [persona]el chico no vale para el trabajo — the boy is no good o not right for the job
4) (=ser válido) [documento] to be valid; [moneda, billete] to be legal tendereste tipo de pasaporte no vale desde hace un mes — they stopped using this type of passport a month ago
está un poco chiflado, valga la expresión — he's a bit cracked, for want of a better way of putting it
¡no hay... que valga! —
pero I, 2., 2), redundancia-¡pero querido! -¡no hay querido que valga! — "but darling!" - "don't darling me!" *
5)• más vale, más vale así — it's better this way
- mañana te devuelvo el dinero -más te vale — "I'll give you the money back tomorrow" - "you'd better!"
más vale que me vaya — I'd o I had better go
más vale que te lleves el abrigo — you'd o you had better take your coat
6) ( Esp) (=ser suficiente) to be enoughvale ya, que habéis estado gritando toda la tarde — that's enough! you've been shouting all afternoon
¡vale, vale!, no me eches más azúcar — OK! that's enough! don't put any more sugar in
-¿subo más la persiana? -no, así ya vale — "shall I put the blind up a bit more?" - "no, it's OK like that"
7) * (=estar permitido) to be allowed-¿puedo darle con la mano? -no, eso no vale — "can I hit it with my hand?" - "no, that's not allowed"
no vale empujar — no pushing!, pushing's not allowed
-le han dado el trabajo al hijo del jefe -¡pues, eso no vale! — "they've given the job to the boss's son" - "that's not on!" *o"they can't do that!"
8) vale( Esp) * (=de acuerdo) all right, OK *-¿vamos a tomar algo? -¡vale! — "shall we go for a drink?" - "OK!" o"all right!"
pásate por mi casa esta tarde, ¿vale? — drop by my house this afternoon, OK?
vale que discutan, pero que se peguen es imperdonable — having an argument is one thing but hitting each other is another matter entirely o is inexcusable
9)- me vale madre o sombrilla3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener un valor de) to be worth; ( costar) to cost¿cuánto valen? — how much are they?, what do they cost?
b) ( equivaler a)si x vale 8 ¿cuánto vale y? — if x is 8, what is the value of y?
¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? — how many pesos are there to the dollar?
2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( ganar)esta obra le valió un premio — this play earned o won her a prize
b) ( causar)2.valer vi1)a) (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth; ( costar) to costvale más, pero es mejor — it costs more but it's better
b) ( equivaler)2) ( tener valor no material)hacer valer algo — < derecho> to assert, enforce
hizo valer su autoridad — he used o imposed his authority
3) ( servir)ésta no vale, es muy ancha — this one's no good, it's too wide
no valer para algo — to be useless o no good at something
valer de algo — (+ me/te/le etc)
sus consejos me valieron de mucho — her advice was very useful o valuable to me
4) vale (Esp fam)a) ( expresando acuerdo) OKvaler! — sure, fine, OK!
¿valer? — OK?, all right?
que llegues tarde una vez valer, pero... — being late once is one thing, but...
b) ( basta)¿valer así? — is that OK o enough?
ya valer ¿no? — don't you think that's enough?
5)más vale: más vale que no se entere she'd better not find out; más vale así it's better that way; (+ me/te/le etc) más te vale ir you'd better go; dijo que vendría - más le vale! he said he'd come - he'd better!; más vale prevenir que curar — better safe than sorry
6)a) ( ser válido) entrada/pasaporte to be valid; jugada/partido to countvalga la comparación — if you know o see what I mean
... y valga la expresión —... for want o lack of a better expression
b) ( estar permitido)eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa — that's not fair, you're cheating
7) (Méx fam)a) ( no importar) (+ me/te/le etc)b) ( no tener valor) to be useless o no good (colloq)c) ) ( estropearse)3.mi coche ya valió — my car's had it (colloq)
valerse v pron1) ( servirse)valerse de algo/alguien — to use something/somebody
se valió de sus apellidos para conseguirlo — he took advantage of o used the family name to obtain it
2) anciano/enfermovalerse solo or por sí mismo — to look after oneself
3) (estar permitido, ser correcto)* * *= be worth, cost, do.Ex. As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.Ex. The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.Ex. It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.----* enterarse (de) lo que vale un peine = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* hacer valer = vindicate.* hacer valer sus derechos = assert + Posesivo + rights.* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.* no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no valer la pena = be no good.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* todo vale = no holds barred.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* vale la mitad = half the price.* vale más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine.* valer el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worth + Gerundio.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* valer una fortuna = cost + a fortune.* valer un dineral = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a fortune.* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* valer un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, cost + a fortune.* ¡Válgame Dios! = goodness gracious.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener un valor de) to be worth; ( costar) to cost¿cuánto valen? — how much are they?, what do they cost?
b) ( equivaler a)si x vale 8 ¿cuánto vale y? — if x is 8, what is the value of y?
¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? — how many pesos are there to the dollar?
2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( ganar)esta obra le valió un premio — this play earned o won her a prize
b) ( causar)2.valer vi1)a) (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth; ( costar) to costvale más, pero es mejor — it costs more but it's better
b) ( equivaler)2) ( tener valor no material)hacer valer algo — < derecho> to assert, enforce
hizo valer su autoridad — he used o imposed his authority
3) ( servir)ésta no vale, es muy ancha — this one's no good, it's too wide
no valer para algo — to be useless o no good at something
valer de algo — (+ me/te/le etc)
sus consejos me valieron de mucho — her advice was very useful o valuable to me
4) vale (Esp fam)a) ( expresando acuerdo) OKvaler! — sure, fine, OK!
¿valer? — OK?, all right?
que llegues tarde una vez valer, pero... — being late once is one thing, but...
b) ( basta)¿valer así? — is that OK o enough?
ya valer ¿no? — don't you think that's enough?
5)más vale: más vale que no se entere she'd better not find out; más vale así it's better that way; (+ me/te/le etc) más te vale ir you'd better go; dijo que vendría - más le vale! he said he'd come - he'd better!; más vale prevenir que curar — better safe than sorry
6)a) ( ser válido) entrada/pasaporte to be valid; jugada/partido to countvalga la comparación — if you know o see what I mean
... y valga la expresión —... for want o lack of a better expression
b) ( estar permitido)eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa — that's not fair, you're cheating
7) (Méx fam)a) ( no importar) (+ me/te/le etc)b) ( no tener valor) to be useless o no good (colloq)c) ) ( estropearse)3.mi coche ya valió — my car's had it (colloq)
valerse v pron1) ( servirse)valerse de algo/alguien — to use something/somebody
se valió de sus apellidos para conseguirlo — he took advantage of o used the family name to obtain it
2) anciano/enfermovalerse solo or por sí mismo — to look after oneself
3) (estar permitido, ser correcto)* * *= be worth, cost, do.Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
Ex: The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.Ex: It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.* enterarse (de) lo que vale un peine = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* hacer valer = vindicate.* hacer valer sus derechos = assert + Posesivo + rights.* hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.* no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no valer la pena = be no good.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* todo vale = no holds barred.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* vale la mitad = half the price.* vale más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine.* valer el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worth + Gerundio.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* valer una fortuna = cost + a fortune.* valer un dineral = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a fortune.* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* valer un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, cost + a fortune.* ¡Válgame Dios! = goodness gracious.* * *vtA1 (tener un valor de) to be worth; (costar) to costno vale mucho dinero it isn't worth much¿cuánto or ( crit) qué valen esas copas? how much are those wineglasses?, what do those wineglasses cost?pide $2.000 por el cuadro — pues no los vale she wants $2,000 for the picture — well, it's not worth thatese chico vale lo que pesa (en oro) that kid's worth his weight in gold2(equivaler a): si x vale 8 ¿cuánto vale y? if x is 8, what is the value of y?¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? how much is a dollar worth in pesos?, how many pesos are there to the dollar?B (+ me/te/le etc)(ganar): le valió una bofetada it earned him a slap in the faceesta obra le valió el premio nacional de literatura this play earned o won her the national literature prizeC(causar): aquellas declaraciones le valieron un gran disgusto that statement brought him a lot of trouble o caused a lot of trouble for him■ valerviAes de bisutería, vale muy poco it's costume jewelry, it's worth very littlevale más caro pero es mejor it costs more o it's more expensive but it's better2 (equivaler) valer POR algo to be worth sthcada cupón vale por un regalo each voucher is worth a gift o can be exchanged for a giftlas fichas negras valen por 50 pesos y las rojas por 100 the black chips are worth 50 pesos and the red ones 100B(tener valor no material): ha demostrado que vale he has shown his worth o how good he ises buena persona pero como profesor no vale nada he's a nice guy but as a teacher he's useless o he's a dead loss ( colloq)vales tanto como él you're as good as he isno valgo nada para el I mean nothing to himella es preciosa pero él no vale nada she's very pretty but he's not much to look at o not very good-lookingpara esos fanáticos la vida no vale nada those fanatics place no value at all on life, life has no value for those fanaticssu última novela no vale gran cosa her latest novel isn't much good o ( colloq) isn't up to muchhacerse valer to assert oneselfaprende a hacerte valer learn to be more assertive o to assert yourself o ( colloq) to stick up for yourselfhacer valer algo: las minorías tienen que hacer valer sus derechos minorities must assert o enforce their rightshizo valer su autoridad he used o imposed his authoritymás vale un `toma' que dos `te daré' a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushC1(servir): ésta no vale, es muy ancha this one's no good o no use, it's too widevaler PARA algo:no valgo para el deporte I'm useless o no use o no good at sport¡no vales para nada! you're completely useless(+ me/te/le etc): no le valió de nada protestar protesting got him nowhere, his protests were to no availsus consejos me han valido de mucho her advice has been very useful o valuable to me2( Esp fam) «ropa/zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc): este abrigo ya no le vale this coat is no use to him any morelos zapatos todavía le valen her shoes are still OK1 (expresando acuerdo) OK¿nos encontramos en la cafetería? — ¡valer! shall we meet in the cafeteria? sure o fine o OK!paso a buscarte a las ocho, ¿valer? I'll pick you up at eight, OK o all right?voy a llegar un poco más tarde — valer, no te preocupes I'll be a bit late — all right o OK, don't worryque llegues tarde una vez valer, pero tres días seguidos … being late once is one thing, but three days in a row …2(basta): ¿valer así o quieres más? is that OK o enough or do you want some more?¡valer, valer, que no me quiero emborrachar! hey, that's enough o plenty! I don't want to get drunk!ya valer, ¿no? lleváis media hora discutiendo don't you think that's enough? you've been arguing for half an hourEmás vale: más vale que no se entere she'd better not find outmás vale que hagas lo que te dice you'd better do as he saysse van a divorciar — más vale así they're getting divorced — it's better that way o it's the best thing for them(+ me/te/le etc): más te vale terminar a tiempo you'd better finish in timedijo que vendría temprano — ¡más le vale! he said he'd be here early — he'd better be!más vale prevenir que curar or ( Méx) lamentar prevention is better than cureF1 (ser válido) «billete/pasaporte/carné» to be validese pase no vale, está caducado that pass isn't valid o is no good, it's out of datelas entradas valen para toda la semana the tickets are valid for the whole week, the tickets can be used throughout the weekesta partida no vale, me ha visto las cartas this game doesn't count, he's seen my cardslo que le dije a él también vale para ti what I told him goes for you toono hay excusa que valga I don't want to hear o I won't accept any excuseshe tomado la decisión y no hay discusión que valga I've made my decision and I don't want any argumentsvalga la comparación if you know o see what I meanse comporta como un `nuevo millonario', valga la expresión he behaves like some sort of `nouveau millionaire', for want o lack of a better expression2(estar permitido): eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa that's not fair, you're cheatingno vale mirar you mustn't look, you're not allowed to lookG1( Méx fam) (no importar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí eso me vale I don't give a damn about that ( colloq), I couldn't o ( AmE) I could care less about that ( colloq)eso me vale gorro or ( vulg) madres or ( vulg) una chingada I don't give a damn ( colloq) o ( vulg) a shitsaben mucha teoría pero a la hora de la hora valen they know plenty of theoretical stuff but when it comes to the crunch they're useless o no goodse las da de muy muy pero la neta es que vale gorro or ( vulg) madres he likes to make out he's really something but the truth is he's useless o (sl) he's crap3■ valerseA (servirse) valerse DE algo/algn to use sth/sbse valió de sus apellidos para conseguir el crédito he took advantage of o used the family name to get the loanse vale de mentiras para lograr lo que quiere she lies to get what she wantsse valía de un bastón para andar he used a stick to help him walkB«anciano/enfermo»: ya no se vale solo or no puede valerse por sí mismo he can't take care of o look after himself any more, he can't manage o cope on his own any moreC(AmC, Méx, Ven) (estar permitido, ser correcto): no se vale golpear abajo del cinturón hitting below the belt is not allowed¡no se vale! that's not fair!* * *
valer ( conjugate valer) verbo transitivo
1 ( tener un valor de) to be worth;
( costar) to cost;◊ ¿cuánto valen? how much are they?, what do they cost?
2 (+ me/te/le etc) ( ganar):◊ esta obra le valió un premio this play earned o won her a prize
verbo intransitivo
1 (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth;
( costar) to cost;◊ vale más, pero es mejor it costs more but it's better;
cada cupón vale por un regalo each voucher is worth a gift
2 ( tener valor no material):
como profesor no vale (nada) as a teacher he's useless;
vales tanto como él you're as good as he is;
hacerse valer to assert oneself;
hacer valer algo ‹ derecho› to assert o enforce sth
3 ( servir):◊ esta no vale, es muy ancha this one's no good, it's too wide;
no le valió de nada protestar protesting got him nowhere;
no valer para algo to be useless o no good at sth
4◊ vale (Esp fam)
◊ ¿a las ocho? — ¡vale! at eight o'clock? — sure o fine o OK?;
¿vale? OK?, all right?b) ( basta):◊ ¿valer así? is that OK o enough?
5◊ más vale: más vale así it's better that way;
más te vale ir you'd better go
6
[jugada/partido] to countb) ( estar permitido):◊ eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa that's not fair, you're cheating;
no vale mirar you're not allowed to look
7 (Méx fam)a) ( no importar):◊ a mí eso me vale I don't give a damn about that (colloq)
c) ( estropearse):◊ mi coche ya valió my car's had it (colloq)
valerse verbo pronominal
1 ( servirse) valerse de algo/algn to use sth/sb
2 [anciano/enfermo]:
3 (estar permitido, ser correcto):
¡no se vale! that's not fair!
valer
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener precio, costar) to cost
2 (tener valor) to be worth ➣ Ver nota en worth
3 (ser causa o motivo de) to earn: el suspenso le valió una reprimenda, he was told off for failing
4 (merecer) to be worth: vale la pena leerlo, it is worth reading
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ser meritorio) es una mujer que vale mucho, she is a fine woman
2 (ser útil, capaz) vale para rastrillar hojas, it is used to rake up leaves
no vale para estudiar, he is no good at studying
de nada vale quejarse, it is useless to complain
3 (ropa, zapatos) to fit: ya no me vale, it doesn't fit me anymore
' valer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pena
- potosí
- riñón
- significar
- real
- valdré
- vale
- valga
English:
assert
- fit
- pay off
- stake
- stand
- worth
- enforce
- pay
- stick
- worthless
* * *♦ vt1. [costar] [precio] to cost;[tener un valor de] to be worth;¿cuánto vale? how much does it cost?, how much is it?;¿cuántos pesos vale un dólar?, ¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? how many pesos are there to the dollar?;este cuadro vale mucho dinero this painting is worth a lot of money;valer su peso en oro to be worth its/his/ etc weight in gold2. [suponer] to earn;su generosidad le valió el afecto de todos her generosity earned her everyone's affection;esta victoria puede valerles el campeonato this win may be enough for them to take the championship;aquello nos valió muchos disgustos that cost us a lot of trouble3. [merecer] to deserve;esta noticia bien vale una celebración this news calls for a celebration4. [en exclamaciones]¡válgame Dios! good God o heavens!♦ vi1. [tener valor, merecer aprecio] [persona, película, obra] to be good;él era el que más valía en el equipo he was the most valuable member of the team;ha demostrado que vale he's shown his worth;el muchacho vale mucho the lad's very good;su mujer vale más que él his wife's worth more than him;la obra vale poco/no vale nada the play isn't worth much o Br isn't up to much/is no good at all;hacer valer algo [derechos, autoridad, poder] to assert sth;el equipo local hizo valer su superioridad the home team made its superiority count;hacerse valer to show one's worthtíralo, ya no vale throw it away, it's no use any more;¿te vale este martillo/este sobre? is this hammer/this envelope any use to you?;valer de algo: sus consejos me valieron de mucho her advice proved of great value o use to me;de nada le valdrán o [m5] no le valdrán de nada sus artimañas all his tricks will be no good o of no use to him;¿de qué vale contratar un seguro si no cubre estos casos? what's the use of o the point in taking out an insurance policy if it doesn't cover cases like these?;valer para algo [objeto, instrumento, aparato] to be for sth;[persona, trabajador] to be good at sth;¿para qué vale? [cosa] what's it for?;no vale para nada he's/she's/it's useless;yo no valgo para mentir I'm useless o no good at telling lies3. [ser válido] [documento, carnet, argumentos, norma] to be valid;[respuesta] to be correct;eso no vale [en juegos] that's not allowed;no me valen esas razones I don't consider those reasons to be acceptable o valid;esta moneda ya no vale this coin is no longer legal tender;vale el gol the goal stands;vale la canasta the basket still counts;no vale el gol/la canasta the goal/basket has been disallowed;esta carrera vale para el campeonato del mundo this race counts towards the world championship;valga la expresión if you'll pardon the expression;valga la redundancia if you'll forgive me for using two words that sound so similar in the same sentence;no hay … que valga: no hay disculpa que valga there are no excuses4. [equivaler]vale por 1.000 pesos it's worth 1,000 pesos;vale por una camiseta de regalo it can be exchanged for a free T-shirtya no me vale la falda the skirt doesn't fit me any morelo que él piense me vale I couldn't care less what he thinks7.más vale: más vale que te calles/vayas it would be better if you shut up/left;más vale que no trate de engañarnos he'd better not try to cheat us;la llamaré – ¡más te vale! I'll call her – you'd better!;más vale tarde que nunca better late than never♦ nmFormal worth, value* * *I v/t1 be worth2 ( costar) costII v/i:vale mucho it’s worth a lot4 ( servir) be of use;no valer para algo be no good at sth;sus consejos me valieron de mucho his advice was very useful to me5 ( costar):¿cuánto vale? how much is it?;vale más caro it’s more expensive6 ( emplear):hacer valer autoridad assert;el presidente hizo valer su voto de calidad para … the president used his casting vote to …7:más vale … it’s better to …;8:¡vale! okay, sure;¿vale? okay?; ( amenaza) got it?;¡eso no vale! that’s not fair!;¡vale ya!, ¡ya vale! that’s enough!* * *valer {84} vt1) : to be worthvalen una fortuna: they're worth a fortuneno vale protestar: there's no point in protestingvaler la pena: to be worth the trouble2) : to cost¿cuánto vale?: how much does it cost?3) : to earn, to gainle valió una reprimenda: it earned him a reprimand4) : to protect, to aid¡válgame Dios!: God help me!5) : to be equal tovaler vi1) : to have valuesus consejos no valen para nada: his advice is worthless2) : to be valid, to count¡eso no vale!: that doesn't count!3)hacerse valer : to assert oneself4)más vale : it's bettermás vale que te vayas: you'd better go* * *valer vb¿cuánto vale este libro? how much does this book cost?2. (tener el valor) to be worth3. (ganar) to earn4. (servir) to do / to be useful5. (tener cualidades) to be goodesa película no vale nada that film is no good / that film is useless6. (ser válido) to be valid7. (ser permitido) to be allowed
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