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  • 61 más difundido

    (adj.) = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA]
    Ex. Great digital collections already exist, although I would submit that apart from the best-publicized ones, we don't know what many of these are, where they are or very much about them.
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    (adj.) = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA]

    Ex: Great digital collections already exist, although I would submit that apart from the best-publicized ones, we don't know what many of these are, where they are or very much about them.

    Spanish-English dictionary > más difundido

  • 62 prestigio

    m.
    prestige.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: prestigiar.
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    1 prestige
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    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=fama) prestige
    2) (=ensalmo) spell, magic spell
    3) (=truco) trick
    * * *
    masculino prestige
    * * *
    = stature, authoritativeness, prestige, repute, eminence, kudos, standing.
    Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex. Abstractors recognized as authorities in the field also increase the authoritativeness of abstracts.
    Ex. The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating.
    Ex. In view of the fact that many of these reports are written by academic specialists, often of international repute, it is not surprising that they constitute a valuable source of information for the academic community.
    Ex. The method is applied to assess the eminence of scientific journals.
    Ex. Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.
    Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    ----
    * crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.
    * dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.
    * de prestigio internacional = of international renown.
    * de prestigio mundial = world-class.
    * de reconocido prestigio = of good standing, highly acclaimed.
    * ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.
    * perder prestigio = lose + face.
    * recuperar el prestigio = regain + Posesivo + prestige.
    * ser un símbolo de prestigio = attach + prestige value.
    * * *
    masculino prestige
    * * *
    = stature, authoritativeness, prestige, repute, eminence, kudos, standing.

    Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.

    Ex: Abstractors recognized as authorities in the field also increase the authoritativeness of abstracts.
    Ex: The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating.
    Ex: In view of the fact that many of these reports are written by academic specialists, often of international repute, it is not surprising that they constitute a valuable source of information for the academic community.
    Ex: The method is applied to assess the eminence of scientific journals.
    Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.
    Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    * crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.
    * dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.
    * de prestigio internacional = of international renown.
    * de prestigio mundial = world-class.
    * de reconocido prestigio = of good standing, highly acclaimed.
    * ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.
    * perder prestigio = lose + face.
    * recuperar el prestigio = regain + Posesivo + prestige.
    * ser un símbolo de prestigio = attach + prestige value.

    * * *
    prestige
    una marca/joyería de prestigio a prestigious make/jeweler's
    goza de gran prestigio en este país she enjoys great prestige in this country
    ese colegio tiene mucho prestigio that school has a great deal of prestige, that is an extremely prestigious school
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    Del verbo prestigiar: ( conjugate prestigiar)

    prestigio es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    prestigió es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    prestigio sustantivo masculino
    prestige;

    prestigio sustantivo masculino prestige

    ' prestigio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    categoría
    - crédito
    - empañar
    - afianzar
    - conferir
    - crear
    - decaer
    - desprestigio
    English:
    enhance
    - face
    - Ivy League
    - prestige
    - standing
    - status
    - status symbol
    - established
    - QC
    * * *
    prestige;
    una tienda de prestigio a prestigious store;
    un cirujano de prestigio internacional a surgeon of international renown;
    una voz que goza de mucho prestigio entre los intelectuales a figure who enjoys great prestige among intellectuals
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    m prestige;
    de prestigio prestigious;
    de prestigio mundial respected worldwide
    * * *
    : prestige
    ♦ prestigioso, -sa adj
    * * *
    prestigio n prestige

    Spanish-English dictionary > prestigio

  • 63 símil

    adj.
    similar, like, alike.
    m.
    1 simile, resemblance, similitude.
    2 comparison, parallel.
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    1 (parecido) similar
    1 (comparación) comparison
    2 (semejanza) resemblance, similarity
    3 LITERATURA simile
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    1.
    2. SM
    1) (=comparación) comparison
    2) (Literat) simile
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    a) ( comparación) comparison

    establecer or hacer un símil — to draw o make a comparison

    b) (Lit) simile
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    = analogue, simile.
    Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
    Ex. He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.
    * * *
    a) ( comparación) comparison

    establecer or hacer un símil — to draw o make a comparison

    b) (Lit) simile
    * * *
    = analogue, simile.

    Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.

    Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.

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    1 (comparación) comparison
    establecer or hacer un símil to draw o make a comparison
    2 ( Lit) simile
    3
    (imitación): símil cuero imitation leather
    símil piel fake o synthetic fur
    * * *

    símil sustantivo masculino

    b) (Lit) simile

    símil
    I adjetivo similar
    II sustantivo masculino simile
    ' símil' also found in these entries:
    English:
    simile
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    símil nm
    1. [paralelismo] similarity, resemblance;
    establecer un símil to draw a comparison
    2. Lit simile
    3. [material] símil piel artificial leather
    * * *
    m comparison; figura retórica simile
    * * *
    símil nm
    1) : simile
    2) : analogy, comparison
    * * *
    símil n simile

    Spanish-English dictionary > símil

  • 64 vítores

    m.pl.
    cheering, acclamation, kudos.
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    = cheering, cheer, kudos.
    Ex. This finding contradicts the general belief that spectators' cheering encourages better performance in a home team.
    Ex. Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
    Ex. Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.
    * * *
    = cheering, cheer, kudos.

    Ex: This finding contradicts the general belief that spectators' cheering encourages better performance in a home team.

    Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
    Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.

    * * *
    mpl cheers, acclaim sg

    Spanish-English dictionary > vítores

  • 65 kehren

    keh·ren
    1. keh·ren [ʼke:rən]
    vt
    1) ( wenden)
    etw irgendwohin \kehren to turn sth somewhere;
    in sich akk gekehrt pensive, lost in thought;
    er ist ein stiller, in sich gekehrter Mensch he is a quiet, introverted person; s. a. Rücken
    2) (veraltend: kümmern)
    jdn \kehren to matter to sb
    vr
    sich gegen jdn \kehren ( geh) to turn against sb;
    sich zu etw \kehren to turn out [in] a certain way;
    du wirst sehen, es wird sich alles zum Guten \kehren you'll see, everything will turn out for the best
    sich an etw \kehren dat to take notice of [or care about] sth;
    am Geschwätz der Leute habe ich mich noch nie groß gekehrt I've never really taken much notice of [or cared much about] people's gossiping
    2. keh·ren [ʼke:rən]
    vt, vi
    [etw] \kehren to sweep [sth]

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > kehren

  • 66 дырка от бублика

    разг., ирон.
    good-for-nothing; nonentity; empty shell; cf. a hole in a wall

    Но тут фельдшер взноровился, откуда только у него и смелость взялась, и он шумит на Макара: "Хотя вас, - говорит, - и учёные люди лечили, однако сам вы, уважаемый, пробка в медицине!" Макар ему на это: "А ты в медицине - дырка от бублика!.." (М. Шолохов, Поднятая целина) — But this time the doctor really lost his temper - how he found the courage, I don't know! - and he bawls at Makar: 'You may have been treated by learned people,' he says, 'but you yourself, my dear fellow, know as much about medicine as a block of wood!' And to that Makar replies: 'And you know as much about medicine as a hole in a wall!'

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дырка от бублика

  • 67 ahkâm

    1. law judgments, decisions, verdicts. 2. law statutes, regulations, provisions, stipulations. 3. predictions based on astrology or soothsaying. 4. colloq. half-baked ideas, baseless conclusions, flimsy speculations. - çıkarmak colloq. to put forth some half-baked or off-the-cuff ideas (on something one doesn´t know much about). - kesmek colloq. to put forth a half-baked or off-the-cuff idea as if it were the gospel truth. - yürütmek colloq. to give one´s opinion (on something one doesn´t know much about).

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > ahkâm

  • 68 оценивать

    гл.
    1. to judge; 2. to evaluate; 3. to assess; 4. to appraise; 5. to estimate; 6. to appreciate
    Русский глагол оценивать не конкретизирует, как и в результате него произведена оценка. В английском языке в зависимости от характера обстоятельств, при которых дана оценка, или от мнения оценивающих используются разные слова, предполагающие конкретные ситуации.
    1. to judge — оценивать ( что-либо), судить ( о чем-либо) ( предполагает личное мнение или суждение о чем-либо): to judge about/of smth — судить о чем-либо; to judge about smth or smb судить о чем-либо или о ком-либо/выказать свое мнение о чем-либо или о ком-либо/иметь о чем-либо или о ком-либо свое суждение; to judge smb, smth судить о ком-либо, о чем-либо It is difficult for us to judge of the situation because we don't really know enough about it. — Нам трудно оценивать эту ситуацию, так как мы мало что о ней знасм./Нам трудно судить об этой ситуации, так как мы мало что о ней знаем. I don't know much about it, so I can't judge whether you arc right or wrong. — Я мало что об этом знаю, и поэтому не могу оценить ваше мнение./Я мало что об этом знаю, и поэтому не могу судить, правы вы или нет. One should be judged by what he does not what he says. — О человеке надо судить по делам, а не по словам. She can judge people very well. — Она очень хорошо оценивает людей. Магу judged it best not to say anything to me. — Мэри рассудила, что лучше всего не надо ничего мне говорить. It is difficult to judge what kind of impression we made. — Трудно сказать/судить, какое мы произвели впечатление. Не judged that someone must have been in the house. — Он считал, что в доме кто-то побывал./У него сложилось такое мнение, что в доме кто-то побывал. I love it, but come along and judge for yourself. — Мне это очень нравится, но пойдем вместе, и ты оценишь сам. You may lose the ability to judge distance accurately. — Можно потерять способность правильно оценивать расстояние. I don't know the facts. How can I judge? — Как я могу судить, не зная фактов? Who is judging the contest (the match, the game)? — Кто судит конкурс (матч, игру)? Schools are judged on their results. — Школы оцениваются по их результатам./О школах судят по их результатам. Judging by modern standards, it was a cruel thing to do. — По современным меркам это было жестоко. The firm's success can be judged from its growing sales. — Успехи фирмы можно оценить по растущему количеству продаж. The water was judged to be of good guality. — Вода по полученной оценке была хорошего качсства./Качество воды получило хорошую оценку.
    2. to evaluate — оценивать, давать оценку (не носит официального характера, но предполагает тщательное рассмотрение ценности или полезности чего-либо): to evaluate the full significance — оценить все значение/оценивать всю важность We've arranged a meeting to evaluate their proposals. — Мы созвали совещание для оценки их предложений. We asked all ex-trainees to evaluate the courses they took. — Мы попросили всех, кто у нас учился, дать свою оценку степени эффективности этих курсов. The police have got to stop evaluating their employees performance by the number of arrests they have made. — Полиция должна перестать оценивать работу своих сотрудников по количеству произведенных ими арестов. I can't evaluate his ability without more information. — Я не могу оценить его способности, мне нужно больше информации. Не failed to evaluate the importance of the matter properly. — Он не смог правильно оценить важность этого вопроса./Он не смог должным образом оценить важность этого вопроса.
    3. to assess — оценивать, давать оценку (предполагает формирование заключения, суждения, вывода или мнения в результате обдумывания или рассмотрения чего-либо): to assess a personality — дать оценку личных качеств человека/оценить личные качества человека; to assess a speech at its true worth — определить истинную ценность какого-либо выступления There are many methods of assessing students. — Существует много способов оценки знаний студентов. The booklet aims to help parents to assess recent educational chances. — Цель брошюры — помочь родителям составить собственное суждение о том, какие возможности открывают последние общеобразовательные программы. This test provides an excellent way of assessing applicants' suitability. — Данный тест дает прекрасную возможность оценки пригодности тех, кто претендует на эту работу/Данный тест обеспечивает прекрасную возможность оценки пригодности поступающих на эту работу. She looked over the house and assessed its rough market value. — Она осмотрела дом и оценила его примерную рыночную стоимость. She prefers her taxes assessed separately from her husband's. — Она предпочитает, чтобы ее налоги исчислялись отдельно от налогов ее мужа. He can quickly assess a person's character. — Он может быстро оценить характер человека./Он способен быстро составить правильное мнение о характере человека. It is difficult to assess the effects of the new legislation just yet. — Пока еще трудно оценить насколько эффективно новое законодательство. We have tried to assess what went wrong. — Мы пытались оценить в чем был сбой./Мы пытались оценить где была допущена ошибка. They assessed the value of the painting at over one million dollars. — Они оценили стоимость картины более чем в миллион долларов.
    4. to appraise — оценивать, давать оценку, определять качество, определять стоимость (носит официальный характер, как правило, употребляется при официальной и профессиональной оценке качества,полезности или стоимости чего-либо): to appraise a farm at a certain sum — оценить ферму в определенную сумму; to appraise the ability of one's students — дать оценку способностям своих учеников/определять уровень подготовки учащихся The company regularly appraises the performance of its employees. — Компания регулярно проводит оценку качества работы своих служащих. The officials were cautious in appraising the new aid program. — Должностные лица были очень осторожны при оценке новой программы помощи. The panel was asked to select and appraise this year's advertising. — Группу специалистов попросили оценить рекламу этого года и отобрать лучшую./Группу экспертов попросили оценить рекламу этого года и отобрать лучшую. They all appraised the house carefully before offering to buy it. — Они тщательно определили стоимость дома, прежде чем предложили его купить./Они осмотрели весь дом, прежде чем предложили его купить. The dealer came to appraise the furniture. — Посредник пришел, чтобы оценить предлагаемую на продажу мебель.
    5. to estimate — оценивать, определять ( примерно), определить: to estimate the distance (height) — примерно оценить расстояние (высоту)/прикинугь расстояние (высоту) The mechanic estimated the cost of repair at 200 dollars. — Механик оценил стоимость ремонта примерно в двести долларов. It is estimated that over 90 % crimes are committed in the day time. — По примерной оценке более девяноста процентов преступлений совершаются в дневное время. It is difficult to estimate how many deaths are caused by smoking each year. — Трудно даже определить, сколько человек каждый год умирает от курения. They estimated that the concert was watched by about five million people. — По их примерным подсчетам концерт по телевидению посмотрели около пять миллионов человек. It is difficult to estimate the cost of making your house safe. — Трудно подсчитать, сколько будет стоить работа по обеспечению безопасности вашего дома. The Antarctic ice is estimated to contain 90 % of the world's fresh water. — Льды Антарктики по имеющимся подсчетам содержат девяносто процентов пресной воды всей планеты. Can you estimate the distance to the forest from here? — Вы можете прикинуть расстояние отсюда до леса?
    6. to appreciate — оценивать, оценивать по достоинству, судить, понимать ( составить мнение о качестве чего-либо): to appreciate a joke — понять шутку; to appreciate the danger — правильно оценивать опасность/правильно судить об опасности Her abilities are not fully appreciated by her employer. — Ее хозяин не пенит се способностей по достоинству. I don't think you appreciate the difficulties his absence will cause. — Мне кажется, вы недооцениваете трудности, которые вызовет его отсутствие. I began to appreciate the difficulties my father had faced. — Я начал правильно оценивать трудности, с которыми столкнулся мой отец. I don't believe the Prime Minister fully appreciated the complexity ofthe problem. — Мне кажется, премьер-министр не полностью оценивает сложность этой проблсмы./Мне кажется, премьер-министр не до конин понимает сложность этой проблемы. She feels that her family does not really appreciate her. — Она чувствует, что семья ее недостаточно ценит. The restaurant is popular with people who appreciate food service and fine wines. — Этот ресторан пользуется популярностью у людей, которые пенят хорошее обслуживание и хорошие вина.

    Русско-английский объяснительный словарь > оценивать

  • 69 С-82

    КАК СВИНЬИ В АПЕЛЬСИНАХ разбираться, понимать, смыслить в чём coll, often derog(как + NP Invar adv ( neg intensif) fixed WO
    (to understand) absolutely nothing (with regard to sth.): X разбирается в Y-e \С-82 - X doesn't know beans (the first thing, a blasted thing, a blessed thing) about Y
    X knows as much about Y as a pig about pineapples.
    В живописи наш начальник разбирается как свинья в апельсинах: посмотрите, какую мазню он повесил у себя в кабинете. Our boss doesn't know the first thing about art: just look at the piece of junk he has hanging in his office.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-82

  • 70 как свинья в апельсинах

    • КАК СВИНЬЯ В АПЕЛЬСИНАХ разбираться, понимать, смыслить в чём coll, often derog
    [ как + NP; Invar; adv (neg intensif); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (to understand) absolutely nothing (with regard to sth.):
    - X разбирается в Y-e - - X doesn't know beans <the first thing, a blasted thing, a blessed thing> about Y;
    - X knows as much about Y as a pig about pineapples.
         ♦ В живописи наш начальник разбирается как свинья в апельсинах: посмотрите, какую мазню он повесил у себя в кабинете. Our boss doesn't know the first thing about art: just look at the piece of junk he has hanging in his office.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как свинья в апельсинах

  • 71 still

    Adj.
    1. (ruhig) quiet (auch zurückhaltend); (lautlos, wortlos) auch silent; (friedlich) peaceful; sei still! (be) quiet!; sei still davon! don’t mention that!; warum bist du so still? why are you so silent?, why don’t you say anything?; zu den Stillen in der Klasse gehören be one of the quiet ones in the class; still werden become ( oder go) quiet; plötzlich wurde es ganz still suddenly everything went quiet ( oder there was silence); still bleiben keep quiet; bleib doch mal still! be quiet, will you; stilles Gebet silent prayer
    2. fig. quiet; (heimlich) secret; um ihn ist es still geworden fig. you don’t hear anything about him these days; in einer stillen Stunde in a quiet moment; in stillem Einverständnis by tacit agreement; stille Übereinkunft WIRTS. tacit understanding; stilles Glück quiet bliss; stille Hoffnung secret hope; stiller Verehrer secret admirer; stiller Vorwurf silent reproach; stille Reserven hidden reserves; stiller Gesellschafter oder Teilhaber WIRTS. sleeping (Am. silent) partner; die Stillen im Lande the silent majority; im Stillen (innerlich) inwardly; (heimlich) secretly; im Stillen fluchte ich I was cursing to myself ( oder inside, under my breath); stilles Örtchen umg. smallest room, Am. john; stille Jahreszeit WIRTS. dead season
    3. (regungslos) still, motionless; still bleiben keep still; bleib doch mal still! keep still, will you
    4. Luft, See, Gefühle: calm; still werden Wind etc.: calm down; der Stille Ozean the Pacific (Ocean); stille Wasser sind tief still waters run deep; er ist ein stilles Wasser he’s a dark horse; Kämmerlein
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    quiescent; stagnant; tranquil; motionless; still; silent; calm; quiet; halcyon; tacit
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    stịll [ʃtɪl]
    1. adj
    1) (= ruhig) quiet, silent; (= lautlos) Seufzer quiet; Gebet silent; (= schweigend) Vorwurf, Beobachter silent

    still werden — to go quiet, to fall silent

    im Saal wurde es still, der Saal wurde still — the room fell silent

    um ihn/darum ist es still geworden — you don't hear anything about him/it any more

    es blieb still — there was no sound, silence reigned

    in stillem Schmerz/in stiller Trauer — in silent suffering/grief

    im Stillen — without saying anything, quietly

    sei doch still! —

    2) (= unbewegt) Luft still; See calm, still; (= ohne Kohlensäure) Mineralwasser still

    er ist ein stilles Wasser — he's a deep one, he's a dark horse

    3) (= einsam, abgeschieden) Dorf, Tal, Straße quiet
    4) (= heimlich) secret

    er ist dem stillen Suff ergeben (inf) — he drinks on the quiet, he's a secret drinker

    5) (COMM) Gesellschafter, Teilhaber sleeping (Brit), silent (US); Reserven, Rücklagen secret, hidden
    2. adv
    1) (= leise) weinen, arbeiten, nachdenken quietly; leiden in silence; auseinandergehen, weggehen silently
    2) (= unbewegt) daliegen, dasitzen, liegen bleiben still

    den Kopf/die Hände/Füße still halten — to keep one's head/hands/feet still

    ein Glas/Tablett still halten — to hold a glass/tray steady

    See:
    → auch stillhalten
    3) (= ohne viel Trubel) vor sich hin leben, arbeiten quietly
    * * *
    1) (silent: On this point he was dumb.) dumb
    2) (silent, still: a hushed room/crowd.) hushed
    3) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) still
    * * *
    [ʃtɪl]
    I. adj
    1. (geräuschlos) silent
    im Haus war es still the house was silent
    \still werden to go quiet, to fall silent
    im Haus wurde es \still the house fell silent
    2. (lärmfrei) Ort quiet, peaceful, still liter
    die Füße/Hände \still halten to keep one's feet/hands still
    4. (ruhig, schweigsam)
    ein \stiller Mensch a quiet [or silent] person
    sei \still! be quiet!
    5. (beschaulich) quiet
    in \stillem Gedenken in silent memory
    wir wollen uns jetzt des seligen Bischofs in \stillem Gedenken erinnern now we will keep a moment's silence in memory of the late bishop
    in \stiller Trauer in silent grief; s.a. Stunde
    6. (heimlich) secretly
    im S\stillen in secret; (bei sich) to oneself
    im S\stillen hoffen to secretly hope
    in \stillem Einvernehmen by tacit agreement [or understanding]
    mit einem \stillen Seufzen with a silent [or an inner] sigh
    ein \stiller Vorwurf a silent reproach
    jds \stille Zustimmung voraussetzen to assume sb's approval [or agreement
    7. JUR Gesellschafter, Partnerschaft, Teilhaber dormant, silent
    \stille Rücklagen hidden assets
    8.
    ▶ um jdn ist es \still geworden you don't hear much about sb anymore; s.a. Wasser
    II. adv
    1. (geräuschlos) quietly
    \still vor sich akk hin weinen to cry quietly to oneself
    2. (wortlos) without saying a word
    \still sitzen/stehen to sit/stand still
    * * *
    1.
    1) (ruhig, leise) quiet; (ganz ohne Geräusche) silent; still; quiet, peaceful <valley, area, etc.>
    2) (reglos) still

    stilles [Mineral]wasser — still [mineral] water

    3) (ohne Aufregung, Hektik) quiet <day, life>; quiet, calm < manner>
    5) (wortlos) silent <reproach, grief, etc.>
    6) (heimlich) secret

    stille Reserven — (Wirtsch.) secret or hidden reserves; (ugs.) [secret] savings

    7)

    der Stille Ozean — the Pacific [Ocean]

    2.
    1) (ruhig, leise) quietly; (geräuschlos) silently
    2) (zurückhaltend) quietly
    3) (wortlos) in silence
    * * *
    still adj
    1. (ruhig) quiet (auch zurückhaltend); (lautlos, wortlos) auch silent; (friedlich) peaceful;
    sei still! (be) quiet!;
    sei still davon! don’t mention that!;
    warum bist du so still? why are you so silent?, why don’t you say anything?;
    zu den Stillen in der Klasse gehören be one of the quiet ones in the class;
    still werden become ( oder go) quiet;
    plötzlich wurde es ganz still suddenly everything went quiet ( oder there was silence);
    still bleiben keep quiet;
    bleib doch mal still! be quiet, will you;
    stilles Gebet silent prayer
    2. fig quiet; (heimlich) secret;
    still sitzen sit still;
    sitzt endlich still! do sit still!;
    er kann nicht still sitzen fig he can’t sit still, he’s always got to be on the go;
    um ihn ist es still geworden fig you don’t hear anything about him these days;
    in einer stillen Stunde in a quiet moment;
    in stillem Einverständnis by tacit agreement;
    stille Übereinkunft WIRTSCH tacit understanding;
    stilles Glück quiet bliss;
    stille Hoffnung secret hope;
    stiller Verehrer secret admirer;
    stiller Vorwurf silent reproach;
    stille Reserven hidden reserves;
    Teilhaber WIRTSCH sleeping (US silent) partner;
    die Stillen im Lande the silent majority;
    im Stillen (innerlich) inwardly; (heimlich) secretly;
    im Stillen fluchte ich I was cursing to myself ( oder inside, under my breath);
    stilles Örtchen umg smallest room, US john;
    stille Jahreszeit WIRTSCH dead season
    3. (regungslos) still, motionless;
    still bleiben keep still;
    bleib doch mal still! keep still, will you
    4. Luft, See, Gefühle: calm;
    still werden Wind etc: calm down;
    der Stille Ozean the Pacific (Ocean);
    stille Wasser sind tief still waters run deep;
    er ist ein stilles Wasser he’s a dark horse; → Kämmerlein
    * * *
    1.
    1) (ruhig, leise) quiet; (ganz ohne Geräusche) silent; still; quiet, peaceful <valley, area, etc.>
    2) (reglos) still

    stilles [Mineral]wasser — still [mineral] water

    3) (ohne Aufregung, Hektik) quiet <day, life>; quiet, calm < manner>
    5) (wortlos) silent <reproach, grief, etc.>
    6) (heimlich) secret

    stille Reserven — (Wirtsch.) secret or hidden reserves; (ugs.) [secret] savings

    7)

    der Stille Ozean — the Pacific [Ocean]

    2.
    1) (ruhig, leise) quietly; (geräuschlos) silently
    2) (zurückhaltend) quietly
    3) (wortlos) in silence
    * * *
    adj.
    calm adj.
    hushed adj.
    mum adj.
    quiet adj.
    silent adj.
    still adj.
    tacit adj. adv.
    quietly adv.
    silently adv.
    tacitly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > still

  • 72 wiedzieć

    1. (wiem, wiesz); imp; wiedz; vt 2. vi

    wiedzieć (o kimś/czymś) — to know (about sb/sth)

    wiesz co? — pot you know what? (pot), I'll tell you what! (pot)

    bo lub czy ja wiem? — how can I tell?

    żebyś wiedział! — pot you bet! (pot)

    jeśli chcesz wiedziesz,... — for your information

    * * *
    ipf.
    wiem wiesz wiedzą know ( o czymś about l. of sth) (że... (that)...); wiem o tobie wszystko I know all about you; wiem to na pewno I know it for sure; wiem, że byłeś w Detroit I know (that) you've been to Detroit; wiem, że ona jest niewinna I know her to be innocent; on dużo wie he knows a lot; wiedzieć, co w trawie piszczy have l. keep one's ear to the ground; czy ja wiem... l. bo ja wiem... well, I don't know...; niewiele wiem o Dublinie I don't know much about Dublin; nie wiem, co robić I don't know what to do; nie wie lewica, co czyni prawica the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing; o ile wiem as far as I know; as far as I'm aware; choćby nie wiem co no matter what happens; kto to wie? who can say?; kto wie, co nas czeka? who knows what lies ahead?; kto wie, co przyniesie przyszłość? who knows what the future holds?; skąd wiesz, że to prawda? how do you know it's true?; wiesz co? (do) you know what?; trzeba wam wiedzieć, że... you must know that...; a żebyś wiedział! you bet!; no wiesz! ( wyraża zgorszenie) how can you!; Bóg jeden wie God only knows; diabli wiedzą co the devil knows what.

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

  • 73 profane

    profane [pʀɔfan]
    1. adjective
       b. ( = non religieux) secular
    2. masculine noun, feminine noun
    * * *
    pʀɔfan
    1.
    1) ( non religieux) secular

    2.
    1) ( non-initié) layman/laywoman
    2) Religion nonbeliever

    3.
    nom masculin
    * * *
    pʀɔfan
    1. adj
    1) (= non initié) uninitiated
    2. nm/f
    * * *
    A adj
    1 ( non religieux) [fête, art, littérature] secular; amour profane profane love;
    2 ( non initié) être profane en la matière to know nothing about the subject, to be a layman.
    B nmf
    1 ( non-initié) layman/laywoman;
    2 Relig nonbeliever.
    C nm le profane et le sacré the sacred and the profane.
    [prɔfan] adjectif
    1. [ignorant] uninitiated
    2. [non religieux] non-religious, secular, profane (littéraire)
    ————————
    [prɔfan] nom masculin et féminin
    1. [ignorant] lay person, layman ( feminine laywoman)
    2. [non religieux] lay person, non-initiate
    ————————
    [prɔfan] nom masculin
    le profane the secular, the profane (littéraire)

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > profane

  • 74 auskennen

    aus|ken·nen
    sich [irgendwo] \auskennen to know one's way around [somewhere]
    2) ([gute] Kenntnisse besitzen)
    sich [auf/ in etw dat] \auskennen to know a lot [about sth], to be well versed in ( form); [or know all about] sth, to know one's stuff ( fam)
    sich mit jdm/etw \auskennen to know all about sb/sth;
    ich kenne mich mit dieser Technik nicht aus I don't know much about this technology
    3) (wissen, woran man ist)
    sich bei jdm \auskennen to know where one is with sb

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > auskennen

  • 75 femme

    femme [fam]
    1. feminine noun
       a. ( = individu) woman
    • la femme ( = espèce) woman
    • les femmes et les enfants d'abord ! women and children first!
       b. ( = épouse) wife
    2. invariable adjective
    * * *
    fam
    1.
    1) gén woman

    vêtements pour femmes — women's ou ladies' clothes

    elle fait très femme — ( jeune fille) she looks quite grown-up

    elle est très femme — ( adulte) she's very feminine

    2) ( épouse) wife

    2.
    femme(-) (in compounds)

    femme-femme — (colloq) very feminine woman

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - bon
    ••

    ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut — Proverbe what a woman wants, a woman gets

    * * *
    fam nf
    2) (= épouse) wife

    C'est la femme du directeur. — She's the headmaster's wife.

    * * *
    A nf
    1 ( adulte de sexe féminin) woman; femme mariée married woman; une voix de femme a woman's voice; vêtements pour femmes women's ou ladies' clothes; c'est la femme de sa vie she's the love of his life; c'est la femme de mes rêves she's the woman of my dreams;
    2 ( comme archétype) woman; métier de femme woman's job; la femme des années 90 the woman of the '90s; le fait d'être femme the fact of being a woman; devenir femme to become a woman; un métier de femme a woman's job; elle fait très femme [jeune fille] she looks quite grown-up; elle est très femme [femme] she's very feminine; elle n'est pas femme à mentir she's not a woman to lie;
    3 ( épouse) wife; la femme du directeur the manager's wife; c'est sa femme she's his wife; prendre femme† to take a wife†; prendre qn pour femme to take sb to wife‡.
    B femme(-) ( in compounds) femme-écrivain woman writer; femme médecin woman ou lady† doctor; femme cadre executive woman; femme-prêtre woman priest; femme-soldat woman soldier; femme enfant little-girlish woman; femme-objet sex object; femme-femme○ very feminine woman.
    femme d'action woman of action; femme active working woman; femme d'affaires businesswoman; femme à barbe ( au cirque) bearded lady; femme battue battered wife; femme de chambre (employée d'hôtel, de maison) chambermaid; ( attachée au service d'une dame) lady's maid, personal maid; femme de charge housekeeper; femme de cœur caring person; femme entretenue kept woman; femme facile pej loose woman; femme fatale femme fatale; femme au foyer housewife; femme galante courtesan; femme d'intérieur homemaker; être très femme d'intérieur to care very much about one's home; femme de journée = femme de ménage; femme de lettres woman of letters; femme de mauvaise vie loose woman; femme de ménage cleaner, cleaning woman ou lady; femme du monde well-bred lady; femme de petite vertu woman of easy virtue; femme de service ( dans une collectivité) cleaner, cleaning lady; femme de tête assertive woman.
    ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut Prov what a woman wants, a woman gets; souvent femme varie (bien fol est celui qui s'y fie) Prov woman is fickle.
    [fam] nom féminin
    1. [personne] woman
    femme ingénieur/soldat woman engineer/soldier
    une femme à poigne/de parole a tough/reliable woman
    femme de ménage, femme à journée ou (Belgique) d'ouvrage cleaning lady, daily (woman) (UK), maid (US)
    femme de chambre maid, chambermaid
    femme policier policewoman, WPC (UK)
    2. [adulte]
    3. [ensemble de personnes]
    la femme, les femmes woman, women
    la libération/les droits de la femme women's liberation/rights
    4. [épouse] wife
    5. (comme adjectif) [féminine]

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > femme

  • 76 དེ་ཙམ་

    [de tsam]
    that much, so much, about that, (emphasis), as much as

    Tibetan-English dictionary > དེ་ཙམ་

  • 77 наслышаться

    совер. (о ком-л./чем-л.)
    hear a lot (of), have heard much (about)
    * * *
    * * *
    hear a lot, have heard much

    Новый русско-английский словарь > наслышаться

  • 78 Ш-54

    НАМЫЛИТЬ (НАМЫТЬ) ШЁЮ кому substand VP subj: human
    1. Also: НАЛОМАТЬ ШЁЮ
    HA-КОСТЫЛЯТЬ ШЁЮ (B ШЁЮ, ПО ШЁЕ) all substand to beat s.o. severely
    X намылит Y-y шею = X will give Y a good beating (thrashing etc)
    X will beat Y up.
    2. Also: МЫЛИТЬ ШЁЮ
    МЫЛИТЬ/НАМЫЛИТЬ ХОЛКУ both substand to reproach s.o. severely, upbraid s.o.: X намылил Y-y шею - X gave Y hell (the business, a tongue-lashing) X bawled (chewed) Y out Y got it in the neck Y got a good talking-to (in limited contexts) X settled Yb hash.
    «Садчиков, я повторил тебе уже три раза - выполняй то, что предписано. Холку потом мне будут мылить, а не тебе» (Семенов 1). "Sadchikov, I've told you three times already-carry out your instructions. It's me that'll get it in the neck afterwards, not you" (1a).
    Зимнюю сессию он одолел «еле можахом», с хвостами, затевал разговор об академическом отпуске, даже пошел без моего ведома в поликлинику, надеясь получить у врачей справку для отпуска, но там ему намылили шею (Трифонов 5). Не had barely made it through the fall semester (as it was, he had a couple of incompletes) and was starting to talk about taking a leave of absence. Without my knowledge he had even gone to the polyclinic, hoping to get a leave of absence on medical grounds, instead he had gotten a good scolding (5a).
    «А откуда вам известно про его штуки?» - «Говорили в институте...» - «Чего ж вы ему тогда холку не намылили?» - «Не пойман - не вор» (Семенов 1). "How do you come to know so much about his tricks?" "They were talked about at the Institute...." "Why didn't you settle his hash at that time?" "You're not a thief till you're caught" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ш-54

  • 79 мылить шею

    • НАМЫЛИТЬ < НАМЯТЬ> ШЕЮ кому substand
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    1. Also: НАЛОМАТЬ ШЕЮ; НАКОСТЫЛЯТЬ ШЕЮ <В ШЕЮ, ПО ШЕЕ> all substand to beat s.o. severely:
    - X намылит Y-y шею≈ X will give Y a good beating (thrashing etc);
    - X will beat Y up.
    2. Also: МЫЛИТЬ ШЕЮ; МЫЛИТЬ/НАМЫЛИТЬ холку both substand to reproach s.o. severely, upbraid s.o.:
    - X намылил Y-y шею≈ X gave Y hell <the business, a tongue-lashing>;
    - X bawled < chewed> Y out;
    - [in limited contexts] X settled Y's hash.
         ♦ "Садчиков, я повторил тебе уже три раза - выполняй то, что предписано. Холку потом мне будут мылить, а не тебе" (Семёнов 1). "Sadchikov, I've told you three times already-carry out your instructions. It's me that'll get it in the neck afterwards, not you" (1a).
         ♦ Зимнюю сессию он одолел " еле можахом", с хвостами, затевал разговор об академическом отпуске, даже пошёл без моего ведома в поликлинику, надеясь получить у врачей справку для отпуска, но там ему намылили шею (Трифонов 5). He had barely made it through the fall semester (as it was, he had a couple of incompletes) and was starting to talk about taking a leave of absence. Without my knowledge he had even gone to the polyclinic, hoping to get a leave of absence on medical grounds; instead he had gotten a good scolding (5a).
         ♦ "А откуда вам известно про его штуки?" - "Говорили в институте..." - "Чего ж вы ему тогда холку не намылили?" - " Не пойман - не вор" (Семёнов 1). "How do you come to know so much about his tricks?" "They were talked about at the Institute...." "Why didn't you settle his hash at that time?" "You're not a thief till you're caught" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мылить шею

  • 80 накостылять в шею

    • НАМЫЛИТЬ < НАМЯТЬ> ШЕЮ кому substand
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    1. Also: НАЛОМАТЬ ШЕЮ; НАКОСТЫЛЯТЬ ШЕЮ <В ШЕЮ, ПО ШЕЕ> all substand to beat s.o. severely:
    - X намылит Y-y шею≈ X will give Y a good beating (thrashing etc);
    - X will beat Y up.
    2. Also: МЫЛИТЬ ШЕЮ; МЫЛИТЬ/НАМЫЛИТЬ холку both substand to reproach s.o. severely, upbraid s.o.:
    - X намылил Y-y шею≈ X gave Y hell <the business, a tongue-lashing>;
    - X bawled < chewed> Y out;
    - [in limited contexts] X settled Y's hash.
         ♦ "Садчиков, я повторил тебе уже три раза - выполняй то, что предписано. Холку потом мне будут мылить, а не тебе" (Семёнов 1). "Sadchikov, I've told you three times already-carry out your instructions. It's me that'll get it in the neck afterwards, not you" (1a).
         ♦ Зимнюю сессию он одолел " еле можахом", с хвостами, затевал разговор об академическом отпуске, даже пошёл без моего ведома в поликлинику, надеясь получить у врачей справку для отпуска, но там ему намылили шею (Трифонов 5). He had barely made it through the fall semester (as it was, he had a couple of incompletes) and was starting to talk about taking a leave of absence. Without my knowledge he had even gone to the polyclinic, hoping to get a leave of absence on medical grounds; instead he had gotten a good scolding (5a).
         ♦ "А откуда вам известно про его штуки?" - "Говорили в институте..." - "Чего ж вы ему тогда холку не намылили?" - " Не пойман - не вор" (Семёнов 1). "How do you come to know so much about his tricks?" "They were talked about at the Institute...." "Why didn't you settle his hash at that time?" "You're not a thief till you're caught" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > накостылять в шею

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