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1. [ðæt (полная форма); ðət,ðt (редуцированные формы)] pron (pl those)А demonstr1. 1) этоwhat is that? - что это такое?
who is that? - кто это?
is that you, John?, разг. that you, John? - это ты, Джон?
are those your children? - это ваши дети?
is that all the luggage you are taking? - это весь ваш багаж?
those are my orders - таковы /вот/ мои распоряжения
2) это, этого и т. д.; вот чтоthat's just like her - это так на неё похоже, в этом она вся
that is what he told me - вот что он мне сказал; это то, что он мне сказал
they all think that - они все так /это/ думают
have things come to that? - неужели до этого дошло?
and so that is settled - итак, это решено
that's where he lives - вот где он живёт, он живёт здесь
3) эмоц.-усил. разг. вотgood stuff that! - вот это правильно /здорово/!; ≅ вот это да!, вот это я понимаю!
4) в противопоставлении this тоthis is new and that is old - это новое, а то старое
2. употр. вместо другого слова или словосочетания, упомянутых выше, во избежание повторенияthe climate there is like that of France - климат там похож на климат Франции
her eyes were those of a frightened child - у неё были глаза испуганного ребёнка
a house like that is described here - дом, подобный этому, описан здесь
I have only two pairs of shoes and those are old - у меня только две пары ботинок, да и те поношенные
2) заменяет группу глагола, эмоц.-усил.:they must be very curious creatures. - They are that - это, должно быть, очень странные создания. - Так оно и есть
it was necessary to act and that promptly - нужно было действовать и (действовать) быстро
they are fine chaps. - They are that [That they are not] - славные это ребята. - Да, правда /действительно/ [Вот уж нет]
he studied Greek and Latin when he was young, and that at Oxford - он учил греческий и латынь, когда он был молодым, и учил их он в Оксфорде
will you help me? - That I will! - ты мне поможешь? - Всенепременно! /А как же!/
3. 1) в коррелятивных местоименных сочетаниях тот (который)those that I saw - те, кого я видел
Fine Art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart go together - искусство - это такая область, где руки, мысли и душа едины
there was that in her which commanded respect - в ней было нечто такое, что вызывало невольное уважение
those who wish to go may do so - кто хочет, может уйти
2) эллипт. тот который4. первое ( из вышеупомянутых)work and play are both necessary to health; this gives us rest and that gives us energy - и труд и развлечение необходимы для здоровья - одно /первое/ развивает энергию, другое /последнее/ даёт отдых
Б rel1. 1) который, которая, которые (обыкн. следует непосредственно за определяемым словом; часто может быть опущено)this is about all that he has to say - это в основном всё, что он может сказать
the letter that came yesterday - то письмо, которое пришло вчера
this is the house that Jack built - вот дом, который построил Джек
the man (that) you were looking for has come - (тот) человек, которого вы искали, пришёл
during the years (that) he had spent abroad - в течение (тех) лет, что он провёл за границей
the envelope (that) I put it in - (тот) конверт, в который я это положил
the man (that) we are speaking about - (тот) человек, о котором мы говорим
this is he that brought the news - книжн. вот тот, кто принёс это известие
2) в сочетании со словами, обозначающими время когдаthe night (that) we went to the theatre - в тот вечер, когда мы ходили в театр
it was the year that we went to England - это случилось в тот год /это был тот год/, когда мы поехали в Англию
I earn that I eat, get that I wear - я сам зарабатываю то, что я ем и что ношу, я сам добываю себе пищу и одежду
2. 1) во вводных предложениях как ни, хоть иwicked man that he was he would not consent to it - как ни был он низок /хоть и дурной человек он был/, он не соглашался на это
wretch that I am! - о я несчастный!, несчастный я!
fool that he is! - ну и дурак же он!, дурак он несчастный!
В в грам. знач. прил.1. 1) этот, эта, это; тот, та, тоeverybody is agreed on that point - по тому /этому/ вопросу разногласий нет
since that time [moment, day, year] - с того /с этого/ времени [момента, дня, года]
who are those people? - кто эти люди?
I only saw him that once - я его только один раз /тогда/ и видел
that man will get on! - этот человек своего добьётся!
2) в противопоставлении this тот, та, тоthis book is interesting and that one is not - эта книга интересна(я), а та нет
3) в сочетании с here, there прост. вон2. эмоц.-усил. разг.1) часто в сочетании с собственным именем этот, эта, этоwhen you will have done thumping that piano? - когда ты кончишь барабанить на этом (твоём) рояле?
he has that confidence in his theory - он непоколебимо уверен в правильности своей теории
what is it about that Mrs. Bellew? I never liked her - что там с этой миссис Белью? Она никогда мне не нравилась
that fool of a porter! - этот дурак носильщик!
how is that leg of yours? - ну, как ваша нога?
2) (вм. those) прост. эти3. уст. такой, в такой степениhe blushed to that degree that I felt ill at ease - он так /до такой степени/ покраснел, что мне стало неловко
Г в грам. знач. нареч.1) разг. так, до такой степениhe was that angry he couldn't say a word - он был до того рассержен, что слова не мог вымолвить
2) диал., амер. столько, такhe talks that much! - он столько говорит!
he was that tall! - он был такого огромного роста /такой высокий/!
Д в грам. знач. определённого артикля1. тот, та, то; этот, эта, этоhe lives in that house across the street - он живёт в (том) доме через дорогу
what was that noise? - что это был за шум?
2. в коррелятивных местоимённых сочетаниях тот (который), та (которая), то (которое)that part which concerns us - (та) часть, которая нас касается
that man we are speaking of has come - (тот) человек, о котором мы говорим, уже здесь /уже пришёл/
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(and) that's that - а) так-то вот; такие-то дела; ничего не поделаешь; так вот, значит; б) дело с концом; на этом точка
all that - всё это, всё такое
and all that - и всё (такое) прочее; и так далее
after that - после того, что; после того, как
at that - а) после этого; затем; б) амер. при всём при том; к тому же; сверх того; it is only a snapshot and a poor one at that - это всего лишь любительский снимок, да ещё и плохой к тому же; в) на этом; and usually I leave it at that - и на этом я обычно прекращаю разговор
by that - а) к тому времени; б) (под) этим
what do you mean by that? - что вы этим хотите сказать?, что вы подразумеваете под этим?
upon /with/ that - а) когда; как (только); после этого, б) при этом; в) с этими словами; with that she took out her handkerchief - с этими словами она вынула носовой платок
that's it - это как раз то, что нам надо; вот именно, правильно
that's right! - правильно!
that's more like it - это другой разговор, это другое дело
that's that - всё, решено
well that's that; at least I know where I am going - ну что ж, решено; по крайней мере, я знаю, куда еду
that'll do - довольно, хватит; этого будет достаточно
that's done it - это решило дело; это переполнило чашу
that's a good boy!, that's a dear! - вот и хорошо!, правильно!, молодец!, умник!
like that - так; таким /подобным/ образом
why are you crying like that? - чего ты так плачешь?
o that!, would that! - о если бы!, хотелось бы мне, чтобы
come out of that! - сл. убирайся!, выметайся!
take that! - на, получай!, вот тебе! ( при ударе)
2. [ðæt (полная форма); ðət (редуцированная форма)]cjthis and that см. this ♢
1. вводит сказуемые, дополнительные и аппозитивные придаточные предложения (то) чтоthat they were brothers was clear - то, что они братья, было ясно
it seems that you have forgotten me - вы, кажется, забыли меня
I know [say] that it is unjust - я знаю [говорю], что это несправедливо
I fear that I cannot come - боюсь, что не смогу прийти
he made it clear that he did not agree - он дал понять, что не согласен
there is no doubt that we were wrong from the start - несомненно, мы были не правы с самого начала
the fact that I am here - тот факт, что я здесь
the thought that he would be late oppressed him - мысль, что он опоздает, угнетала его
2. вводит придаточные дополнительные предложения и сказуемые с причинным оттенком значения что, так как; потому чтоI'm sorry that this has happened - мне очень жаль, что так случилось
if I complain it is that I want you to do better in future - если я и жалуюсь, то потому, что хочу, чтобы вы поступали лучше в будущем
3. вводит придаточные цели ( часто so that, in order that) так (чтобы)let's finish now (so) that we can rest tomorrow - давайте закончим сейчас, (так) чтобы завтра можно было отдохнуть
come nearer that I may see you - подойдите поближе, чтобы я мог увидеть вас
put it there so that it won't be forgotten - положи это туда, чтобы не забыть
they kept quiet so that he might sleep - они сидели тихо, чтобы дать ему поспать
study that you may learn - ≅ учись, а то знать ничего не будешь
I am so tired that I can hardly stand - я так устал, что еле стою
the light was so bright that it hurt our eyes - свет был такой яркий, что было больно смотреть
2) основания (обыкн. после вопросительного или отрицательного главного предложения) чтоwho is he that everybody supports him? - кто он такой, что все поддерживают его?
3) пояснительные чтоyou have well done that you have come - вы хорошо сделали, что пришли
4) необходимого следствия или сопровождения (обыкн. после отрицательного главного предложения) (без того) чтобыnever a month goes by that he does not write to us - не проходит и месяца, чтобы он не написал нам
I can't speak but that you try to interrupt me - как только я начинаю говорить, вы перебиваете меня
it was because he didn't work that he failed - он потерпел неудачу, потому что не работал
6. вводит восклицательные предложения, выражающие удивление, негодование, сильное желание и т. п. чтобы, чтоthat he should behave like that! - чтобы он себя так вёл!
oh that I might see you once more! - о если бы я мог ещё раз увидеть вас!
to think that I knew nothing about it! - подумать только, (что) я ничего об этом не знал!
that I should live to see such things! - дожил, нечего сказать!
that one so fair should be so false! - такая красивая, и такая лгунья!
7. уст. вводит придаточное предложение, параллельное предшествующему придаточному, употреблённому с другим союзом; переводится как союз первого придаточногоalthough the rear was attacked and that fifty men were captured - несмотря на то, что нападение было произведено с тыла и несмотря на то, что пятьдесят солдат были захвачены в плен
8. уст. следует за рядом союзов, не изменяя их значения:because that - так как, потому что
9. в сочетаниях:not that - а) не то чтобы; б) насколько; wonder what happened, not that I care - ≅ хоть мне и всё равно, а всё-таки интересно, что там случилось; not that it matters, but the letter has not been sent yet - я не хочу сказать, что это так уж важно, но письмо всё ещё не отправлено
in that - тем что; поскольку; так как
some of his books have become classics in that they are read by most students interested in anthropology - некоторые из его книг стали классическими, их читают почти все студенты, интересующиеся антропологией
but that - а) если бы не; I would have gone with you but that I am so busy - я бы пошёл с вами, если бы я не был так занят; б) чтобы не; he is not such a fool but that he can see it - он не так глуп, чтобы не видеть этого; в) после отрицательных предложений что; I don't deny [doubt] but that he is right - я не отрицаю [сомневаюсь], что он прав; г) не то чтобы; not but that he believed it himself - не то чтобы он верил этому сам
except that - кроме того, что; не считая того, что
it is right except that the accents are omitted - это правильно, если не считать того, что пропущены ударения
save that - уст. = except that [см. except II 2]
notwithstanding that - уст. хотя, несмотря на то, что
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Ipron (pl those) А dem1) цеwhat is that — є що це таке?; that you, John? це ти, Джон?; are those your children є це ваші дітиє; це, цього е т. д.; от що
that's just like her — це так на неї схоже, у цьому вона вся
have things come to that — є невже до цього дійшло?; and so that is settled отже, це вирішено; эмоц.- підсил. ось, от
good stuff that! — от це правильно /здброво/!; = от це я розумію!; у протиставленні this те
this is new and that is old — це нове, а те старе
2) викор. замість іншого слова або словосполучення, згаданих вище, щоб уникнути повторення заміняє групу іменникаI have only two pairs of shoes and those are old — у мене тільки дві пари черевик, та е ті поношені; заміняє групу дієслова, эмоц.- підсил.
they must be very curious creatures.- They are that — це, мабуть, дуже дивні створіння. - Так воно, є
3) у корелятивних займенникових сполученнях той ( який)Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart go together — мистецтво - це така область, де руки, думки е душа єдині
those who wish to go may do so — хто хоче, може піти; эліпт. той який
4) перше ( з вищезгаданих)work and play are both necessary to health. this gives us rest and that gives us energy, — праця е розвага необхідні для здоров'я - одне /перше/ розвиває енергію, інше /останнє/ дає відпочинок Б rel
5) який, яка, які (звичн. йде безпосередньо за обумовленим словом; часто може бути опущене)this is about all that he has to say — це в основному все, що він може сказати
the letter that came yesterday — той лист, що прийшов вчора
during the years (that) he had spent abroad — протягом ( тих) років, що він провів за кордоном
the envelope (that) I put it in — ( той) конверт, у який я це поклав
this is he that brought the news — от той, хто приніс цю звістку; у сполученні зі словами, що позначають час коли
the night (that) we went to the theatre — у той вечір, коли ми ходили в театр; пoeт.; icт. те що, всі що, той хто, усякий хто ( обумовлене слово мається на увазі)
6) у ввідних реченнях як не, хоч еwicked man that he was he would not consent to it — хоч, дурний він був, він не погоджувався на це; в окличних реченнях
wretch that I am! — о я нещасний!, нещасний я!
fool that he is! — ну е дурень же він!, дурень він нещасний! В пpикм.
7) цей, ця, це; той, та, теsince that time [moment, day, year] — з того /із цього/ часу [моменту, дня, року]
that man will get on! — ця людина свого доможеться!; у протиставлення this той, та, те
this book is interesting and that one is not — ця книга цікава(я), а та ні; у сполученні з here, there прост ось, он
that here chair and that there table — ось цей стілець, он той стіл
8) эмоц.- підсил. часто в сполученні із власним ім'ям цей, ця, цеhow is that leg of yours — є ну, як ваша ногає
I don't like that house of hers — не подобається мені ( цей) її будинок; (зам. those) ці
9) icт. такий, настільки, такhe blushed to that degree that I felt ill at ease — він так /настільки / почервонів, що мені стало ніяково Г пpиcл. так, настільки
I can't walk that far — я не можу йти так далеко; дiaл., aмep. стільки, так
he is that sleepy — він такий сонний Д визначеного артикля
10) той, та, те; цей, ця, цеthat part which concerns us — (т частина, що нас стосується)
that 's that — так-то от; такі-то справи; нічого не поробиш; отож, значить; на цьому крапкаand all that, — все ( таке) інше;, так далі
after that — після того, що; після того, як
at that — після цього; потім; aмep. при всьому при тому; до того ж; поверх того на цьому
and usually I leave it at that, — на атом я звичайно припиняю розмову
upon /with/that — коли; як ( тільки); після цього; при цьому; з цими словами
that's a good boy!, that's a dear! — от, добре, правильно!, молодець!, розумник!
like that — так; таким /подібним/ чином
come out of that! — cл. забирайся!, вимітайся!
take that! — на, тримай!, от тобі! ( при ударі)
IIthis and that — див. this
cj1) вводить присудкові, додаткові е аппозитивні придаткові речення (те) щоthat they were brothers was clear — те, що вони брати, було ясно
the thought that he would be late oppressed him — думка, що він спізниться, гнітила його
2) вводить придаткові додаткові реченяя е присудки із причинним відтінком значення що, тому що; тому щоI'm sorry that this has happened — мені дуже шкода, що так трапилося
3) вводить придаткову мету (часто so that, in order that) так ( щоб)let's finish now (so) that we can rest tomorrow — давайте закінчимо зараз, ( так) щоб завтра можна було відпочити
they kept quiet so that he might sleep — вони сиділи тихо, щоб дати йому поспати
4) вводить підрядне результату (звичн. з so, such y головному реченні) щоI am so tired that I can hardly stand — я так стомився, що ледве стою; причини (звичн. після питального або заперечувального головного речення) що
who is he- everybody supports him — є хто він такий, що всі підтримують йогоє; з'ясувальні що
you have well done that you have come — ви добре зробили, що прийшли; необхідного наслідку або супроводу (звичн. після заперечувального головного речення) (без того) щоб
never a month goes by that he does not write to us — не проходить, місяця, щоб він не написав нам
6) вводить окличні речення, що виражають подив, обурення, сильне бажання щоб, щоthat one so fair should be so false! — така гарна, така брехуха!
7) icт. вводить підрядне речення, паралельне попередньому підрядному, вжитому з іншим союзом; перекладається як союз першого підрядногоalthough the rear was attacked and that fifty men were captured — незважаючи на те, що атака був проведена з тилу е незважаючи на те, що п'ятдесят солдатів були захоплені в полон
8) icт. йде за рядом союзів, не змінюючи їхнього значенняbecause that — тому що, тому що
not that — не те щоб; наскільки
not that it matters, but the letter has not been sent yet — я не хочу сказати, що це так вже, важливо, але лист усе ще не відправлений
in that — тим що; оскільки; тому що
some of his books have become classics in that they are read by most students interested in anthropology — деякі з його книг стали класичними, їх читають майже всі студенти, що цікавляться антропологією
I would have gone with you but that I am so busy — я б пішов з вами, якби я не був так зайнятий; щоб не
he is not such a fool but-that he can see it — він не так дурний, щоб не бачити цього; після негативних речень що
I don't deny [doubt]bat that he is right — я не заперечую [сумніваюся], що він правий; не те щоб
except that — крім того, що; не вважаючи того, що
save that — icт. = except that [див. except 2]
notwithstanding that — icт. хоча, незважаючи на те, що
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that [ðæt, ðət]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━4. conjunction5. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━(plural those)• what about that £20 I lent you? et ces 20 livres que je t'ai prêtées ?b. (stressed, or as opposed to this, these) ce...-là, cet...-là cette...-là, ces...-là• but that Saturday... mais ce samedi-là...• which video do you want? -- that one quelle vidéo veux-tu ? -- celle-là• of all his records, I like that one best de tous ses disques, c'est celui-là que je préfère• the only blankets we have are those ones there les seules couvertures que nous ayons sont celles-là• there's little to choose between this model and that one il n'y a pas grande différence entre ce modèle-ci et l'autre► that much━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?• do you like that? vous aimez cela ?• that's enough! ça suffit !• that's fine! c'est parfait !• that is (to say)... c'est-à-dire...• is that you Paul? c'est toi Paul ?• this is the opposite of that which the government claims to have done c'est le contraire de ce que le gouvernement prétend avoir fait• those over there ceux-là (or celles-là) là-bas• are those our seats? est-ce que ce sont nos places ?• those are nice sandals elles sont belles, ces sandales• the true cost often differs from that which is first projected le coût réel est souvent différent de celui qui était prévu à l'origine► those which ( = the ones which) ceux qui mpl celles qui fpl• there are those who say... certains disent...► at that!• and there were six of them at that! et en plus ils étaient six !► by that• what do you mean by that? qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire par là ?► that's it ( = the job's finished) ça y est ; ( = that's what I mean) c'est ça ; ( = that's all) c'est tout ; ( = I've had enough) ça suffit• sorry, I wasn't listening -- that's just it, you never listen! désolé, je n'écoutais pas -- c'est bien le problème, tu n'écoutes jamais !► so that's that alors c'est ça• so that's that then, you're leaving? alors c'est ça, tu t'en vas ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• the man that she was dancing with l'homme avec lequel or avec qui elle dansait• the children that I spoke to les enfants auxquels or à qui j'ai parlé━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► dont is used when the French verb takes de.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• the girl/the book that I told you about la jeune fille/le livre dont je vous ai parlé4. conjunction• he was speaking so softly that I could hardly hear him il parlait si bas que je l'entendais à peine━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► que cannot be omitted in a second clause if it has a different subject.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• he said that he was very busy and his secretary would deal with it il a dit qu'il était très occupé et que sa secrétaire s'en occuperait• it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free c'est un investissement intéressant dans la mesure où il est exonéré d'impôts► not that non (pas) que5. adverba. ( = so) si• it's not that important/bad ce n'est pas si important/mal (que ça)• when I found it I was that relieved! lorsque je l'ai trouvé, je me suis senti tellement soulagé !* * *1. [ðæt, ðət]determiner (pl those) ce/cet/cette/ces2. [ðæt]that chair/that man over there — cette chaise/cet homme là-bas
1) ( that one) celui-/celle-/ceux-/celles-là2) ( the thing or person observed or mentioned) cela, ça, cewho's that? — gen qui est-ce?; ( on phone) qui est à l'appareil?
before that, he had always lived in London — avant cela, il avait toujours vécu à Londres
3) ( before relative pronoun)3. [ðət]those who... — ceux qui...
relative pronoun ( subject) qui; ( object) que; ( with preposition) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles4. [ðət]1) gen que2) ( expressing wish)5. [ðæt]oh that he would come — s'il pouvait venir; ( expressing surprise)
••...and (all) that —...et tout ça
...and he's very nice at that! —...et en plus il est très gentil!
I might well go at that! — en fait, je pourrais bien y aller!
at that, he got up and left — en entendant cela, il s'est levé et est parti
that is (to say)... — c'est-à-dire...
that's it! — ( that's right) c'est ça!; ( that's enough) ça suffit!
well, that's it then! — il n'y a rien de plus à faire!
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84 Hand
1) anat hand;die \Hand zur Faust ballen to clench one's fist;die Hände in die Seiten stemmen to put one's hands on one's hips;eine \Hand/ zwei Hände breit six inches/a foot wide;es ist nur noch etwa eine \Hand breit Wein im Fass there's only about six inches of wine left in the barrel;mit der flachen \Hand with the flat of one's hand;Hände hoch! hands up!;eine hohle \Hand machen to cup one's hands;aus der hohlen \Hand from one's cupped hands;sie tranken an der Quelle aus der hohlen \Hand they drank at the spring from their cupped hands;linker/rechter \Hand on the left/right;links liegt der See, der Gutshof liegt rechter \Hand the lake is on the left and the estate on the right;zur linken/rechten \Hand on the left-hand/right-hand side;zur linken \Hand sehen Sie das Rathaus on the left-hand side you can see the town hall;mit sanfter \Hand with a gentle hand;sie versteht es, ihre Abteilung mit sanfter \Hand zu führen she knows how to run her department with a calm hand;jdm etw in die \Hand drücken to press sth into sb's hand;etw in Händen halten ( geh) to have sth in one's hands;das ist ein interessantes Buch, das Sie da gerade in Händen halten that's an interesting book that you've got there at the moment;etw aus der \Hand essen to eat sth out of one's hand;in die Hände klatschen to applaud [or clap];jdm die \Hand küssen to kiss sb's hand;etw aus der \Hand legen to put down sth sep;lege jetzt die Zeitung aus der \Hand, wir frühstücken! put the paper down now, we're having breakfast;jdm die \Hand auflegen to lay one's hand on sb;Jesus hat Kranke geheilt, indem er ihnen die \Hand auflegte Jesus healed the sick by laying his hands on them;etw in die \Hand nehmen to pick up sth sep;er nimmt niemals ein Buch in die \Hand he never picks up a book;( sich darum kümmern) to attend to sth;lass mich die Sache mal in die \Hand nehmen let me take care of the matter;jdm etw aus der \Hand nehmen to take sth from [or off] sb, to take sth out of sb's hand;sie nahm ihrem Kind das Messer aus der \Hand she took the knife away from her child;der Fall ist dem Richter aus der \Hand genommen worden the judge has been relieved of the case;sie reichten sich zur Begrüßung die Hände they greeted each other by shaking hands;jdm etw aus der \Hand schlagen to knock sth out of sb's hand;Hände weg! hands off!;die \Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen können not to be able to see one's hand in front of one's faceder Schiedsrichter erkannte auf \Hand the referee blew for handball3) (Besitz, Obhut) hands;der Besitz gelangte in fremde Hände the property passed into foreign hands4) poldie öffentliche \Hand ( der Staat) [central] government;( die Gemeinde) local government;das Vorhaben wird durch die öffentliche \Hand finanziert the project is being financed by the public sectorWENDUNGEN:mit seiner Hände Arbeit with one's own hands;die Firma hat er mit seiner Hände Arbeit aufgebaut he built the firm up with his own hands;seine Hände mit Blut beflecken ( geh) to have blood on one's hands;\Hand und Fuß haben to be purposeful;weder \Hand noch Fuß haben to have no rhyme or reason, to make no sense;dieser Plan hat weder \Hand noch Fuß there's no rhyme or reason to this plan;mit Händen und Füßen ( fam) tooth and nail;gegen diese Pläne werde ich mich mit Händen und Füßen wehren I will fight these plans tooth and nail;\Hand aufs Herz, hast du wirklich nichts davon gewusst? give me your word of honour, did you really know nothing about it?;die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen to throw one's hands up in amazement;wenn man sieht, wie sie sich benimmt, kann man nur noch die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen when you see how she behaves you can only throw your hands up in amazement [or horror];von der \Hand in den Mund leben to live from hand to mouth;die Hände in den Schoß legen to sit back and do nothing;dieser Geschäftemacher hat überall seine Hände im Spiel! this wheeler dealer has his finger in every pie;seine Hände in Unschuld waschen to wash one's hands of a matter;ich hatte damit nichts zu tun, ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld! I had nothing to do with it, I wash my hands of the matter;bei jdm [mit etw] in besten Händen sein to be in safe hands with sb [regarding sth];bei ihr sind Sie damit in besten Händen you're in safe hands with her as far as that is concerned;mit der bloßen \Hand with one's bare hands;aus erster/zweiter \Hand first-hand/second-hand;Informationen aus zweiter \Hand sind meist wenig verlässlich second-hand information is in most cases unreliable;( vom ersten/ zweiten Eigentümer) with one previous owner/two previous owners;er kauft Gebrauchtwagen, aber nur aus erster \Hand he buys second-hand cars but only with one previous owner;in festen Händen sein ( fam) to be spoken for;bei der kannst du nicht mehr landen, die ist schon in festen Händen you won't get anywhere with her, she's already spoken for;fleißige Hände hard workers;freie \Hand haben to have a free hand;jdm freie \Hand lassen to give sb a free hand;bei der Regelung dieser Angelegenheit will Ihnen unser Konzern freie \Hand lassen our company will give you free reign in settling this matter;von fremder \Hand from a stranger;die Unterschrift stammt von fremder \Hand this is a stranger's signature;in fremde Hände übergehen to change hands;bei etw eine glückliche \Hand haben to have the Midas touch with sth;sie hat bei all ihren Geschäftsabschlüssen immer eine glückliche \Hand gehabt she has always had the Midas touch in all of her business deals;von langer \Hand well in advance;der Bankraub muss von langer \Hand geplant gewesen sein the bank robbery must have been planned well in advance;mit leeren Händen empty-handed;eine leitende [o lenkende] \Hand a guiding hand;letzte \Hand an etw legen akk to put the finishing touches to sth;gib ihm ja keine Widerworte, du weißt, er hat eine lockere \Hand! don't contradict him, you know he likes to let fly;haben Sie den Leuchter aus einem Antiquitätengeschäft? - nein, aus privater \Hand did you get the candelabra from an antique shop? - no, from a private individual;jds rechte \Hand sein to be sb's right-hand man;sie ist mit abfälligen Bemerkungen schnell bei der \Hand she's quick to make disparaging remarks;eine starke [o feste] \Hand a firm hand;jdm etw zu treuen Händen übergeben to give sth to sb for safekeeping, to entrust sth to sb;alle Hände voll zu tun haben to have one's hands full;mit vollen Händen excessively, plentifully, lavishly;sie verteilte das Geld mit vollen Händen unter den Bedürftigen she gave generously to the needy;hinter vorgehaltener \Hand in confidence;man erzählt sich hinter vorgehaltener \Hand davon people are telling each other about it in confidence;jdm/einer S. in die \Hand arbeiten to play into sb's hands/the hands of sth;schaut mal, was mir zufällig in die Hände gefallen ist! look what I came across by chance;jdm aus der \Hand fressen ( fam) to eat out of sb's hand;jdm sind die Hände gebunden;jds Hände sind gebunden sb's hands are tied;ich würde dir gerne helfen, aber meine Hände sind gebunden I would like to help you, but my hands are tied;jdm... von der \Hand gehen to be... for sb;am Computer gehen einem viele Textarbeiten leicht von der \Hand working with texts is easy on a computer;[mit etw] \Hand in \Hand gehen to go hand in hand [with sth];das Ansteigen der Massenarbeitslosigkeit geht mit der Rezession \Hand in \Hand the rise in mass unemployment goes hand in hand with the recession;von \Hand zu \Hand gehen to pass from hand to hand;jdm etw auf die \Hand geben to promise sb sth faithfully;etw aus der \Hand geben to let sth out of one's hands;Bücher gebe ich nicht aus der \Hand I don't lend people books;sie musste vorübergehend die Konzernleitung aus der \Hand geben she had to relinquish the management of the group temporarily;mit Händen zu greifen sein to be as plain as the nose on your face [or ( Brit) as a pikestaff] ( fam)jdn [für etw] an der \Hand haben ( fam) to have sb on hand [for sth];für Autoreparaturen habe ich jdn an der \Hand I've got someone on hand who can fix cars;ich möchte zu gerne wissen, welche Erklärung er diesmal bei der \Hand hat! I'd like to know what explanation he's got to hand this time!;etw in der \Hand haben to have sth in one's hands;ich habe diese Entscheidung nicht in der \Hand this decision is not in my hands;etw gegen jdn in der \Hand haben to have sth on sb;die Staatsanwaltschaft hat gegen den Konzern nicht genügend Beweise in der \Hand the state prosecution didn't have sufficient evidence on the company;jdn [fest] in der \Hand haben to have sb [well] in hand;in jds Händen sein to be in sb's hands;die Geiseln sind in den Händen der Terroristen the hostages are in the hands of the terrorists;der Vertrag wird morgen in Ihren Händen sein the contract will be in your hands tomorrow;[bei jdm] in... Händen sein to be in... hands [with sb];sie wird bei Ihnen in guten Händen sein she will be in good hands with you;bei uns ist Ihr Wagen in den richtigen Händen your car is in the right hands with us;zur \Hand sein to be at hand;der Brief ist gerade nicht zur Hand the letter is not at hand at the moment;als Zollbeamter kriegt man so manche Waffe in die \Hand customs officers come across quite a few weapons in their job;[bei etw] mit \Hand anlegen to lend a hand [with sth];[klar] auf der \Hand liegen ( fam) to be [perfectly] obvious;mein Schicksal liegt in Gottes \Hand my fate lies in God's hands;jdm [etw] aus der \Hand lesen to read [sth] from sb's hand;die Wahrsagerin las ihm aus der \Hand the fortune teller read his palm;etw [alleine/selber] in die [eigene] \Hand nehmen to take sth in hand [oneself] [or into one's own hands];ich muss die Sache selber in die \Hand nehmen I'm going to have to take the matter into my own hands;nach dem Essen nahm er die Zeitung zur \Hand after the meal he picked up the paper;was Schusseligkeit angeht, können die beiden sich die Hände reichen when it comes to being clumsy they're two of a kind;sich die \Hand reichen können;ach, du hältst das auch für das Beste? dann können wir uns ja die Hände reichen, ich nämlich auch! oh, you think that's for the best? well, great, so do I!;keine \Hand rühren not to lift a finger;ich arbeite mich halb zu Tode, und er sitzt da und rührt keine \Hand I'm working myself half to death and he just sits there and doesn't lift a finger!;jdm ist die \Hand ausgerutscht ( fam) sb could not resist slapping sb;wenn er gar zu frech ist, kann ihr schon mal die \Hand ausrutschen if he gets too cheeky sometimes she can't resist slapping him;der Verräter spielte ihnen diese Unterlagen in die Hände the traitor passed these documents on to them;in die Hände spucken to roll up one's sleeves sep;so, jetzt heißt es in die Hände gespuckt und frisch an die Arbeit gegangen! okay, let's roll up our sleeves and get cracking!;der Patient starb den Chirurgen unter den Händen weg the patient died while under the surgeons' care;jdn auf Händen tragen to fulfil [or (Am) fulfill] sb's every wish;jdm etw in die \Hand sprechen to promise sb sth;eine \Hand wäscht die andere you scratch my back I'll scratch yours;sich nicht von der \Hand weisen lassen;nicht von der \Hand zu weisen sein not to be able to be denied;dieses Argument hat etwas für sich, es lässt sich nicht von der \Hand weisen there's something in this argument, there's no denying it;die Erklärung klingt plausibel, sie ist also nicht von der \Hand zu weisen the explanation sounds plausible, there's no getting away from it;es ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen, dass... there's no getting away from the fact that...;es ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen, dass die Verhandlungen in einer Sackgasse angelangt sind there's no getting away from the fact that the negotiations have reached an impasse;jdm unter den Händen zerrinnen [o wegschmelzen] to slip through sb's fingers;jdm zuckt es in der \Hand sb's itching to hit sb;an \Hand einer S. gen with the aid of sth;sie erklärte die Aufgabe an \Hand eines Beispiels she explained the task with the aid of an example;[bar] auf die \Hand ( fam) cash in hand;das Bestechungsgeld wurde ihm bar auf die \Hand gezahlt the bribe was paid to him in cash;ich will die 10.000 Euro aber auf die \Hand I want the 10,000 euros in cash;aus der \Hand offhand;aus der \Hand weiß ich auch keine Antwort I don't know the answer offhand either;als Lehrerin muss man in der Lage sein, Schülern etwas aus der \Hand erklären zu können as a teacher you have to be able to explain something to pupils straight off the bat;\Hand in \Hand hand in hand;sie gingen \Hand in \Hand spazieren they went for a walk hand in hand;unter der \Hand secretly, on the quiet ( fam)etw unter der \Hand erfahren to hear sth through the grapevine;von \Hand by hand;ein von \Hand geschriebener Lebenslauf a handwritten curriculum vitae;von jds \Hand sterben to die at sb's hand;zu jds Händen;zu Händen von jdm for the attention of sb, attn: sb;„An Fa. 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(taka, takie, tacy) pron. 1. (z rzeczownikiem lub zamiast rzeczownika) such- taki samochód/takie zwierzę such a car/an animal- taka pogoda such weather- tacy osobnicy such individuals- nigdy o czymś takim nie słyszałem I’ve never heard of such a thing- dziewczyna taka, jak ty a girl like you- takie wartości jak prawda i miłość such values as truth and love- on nie jest taki, jak myślisz he’s not the kind of person you take him for a. you think he is- z ciebie taki sam znawca jak ze mnie iron. you’re no more of an expert than I am- naucz się akceptować świat takim, jaki on jest you must learn to accept the world as it is- sytuacja jest taka, że nikt nie może być pewnym jutra the situation is such that no one can be certain of tomorrow- jest taki mróz, że nie chce się wychodzić z domu it’s so cold that one doesn’t even want to go out- taki jak such as- duże miasta, takie jak (na przykład) Kraków i Wrocław large cities, such as Cracow and Wrocław- tacy to zawsze mają szczęście people like that are always lucky- w taki sposób this way- w taki sposób, że… in such a way a. manner that…- w taki czy inny sposób somehow or other, one way or another- coś takiego something like that- coś takiego niebieskiego something blue- coś takiego! (zdziwienie, oburzenie) well, well!; well, I never! przest.- kręciła się tu jedna taka some woman was hanging around here- jeden taki próbował, ale mu się nie udało some a. one guy did try, but he wasn’t successful2. (przed przymiotnikiem) so- taki miły/piękny so nice/beautiful- taki wspaniały widok such a magnificent view- on jest taki gruby/wysoki (z towarzyszącym gestem) he’s this fat/tall- dom jest duży, a takiego właśnie potrzebujemy the house is large, which is just what we need- jest taka ładna, jak dawniej she’s as pretty as ever- taki sam the same- dwie kobiety w takich samych sukienkach two women wearing the same dress- taki sam samochód jak mój the same car as mine3. (niedookreślony) to był taki żart it was just a joke- zwyczajna torba, taka papierowa an ordinary bag, a paper one- była jakaś taka zakłopotana she was kind of embarrassed4. pot. (emfatyczne) a takiemu Adamowi niczego nie brak do szczęścia and someone like Adam doesn’t need anything a. has everything he needs■ jako taki (sam w sobie) as such- jest małoletni i jako taki nie może dziedziczyć domu he is a minor and as such he cannot inherit the house- taki a taki such and such; (osoba) so-and-so- pani taka a taka Ms so-and-so- takiego a takiego dnia, o takiej a takiej godzinie on such and such a day at such and such an hour- takie czy inne książki (różne) books of one sort or another- ty taki owaki/taka owaka! you so-and-so!- taki sobie pot. so-so, fair-to-middling- takiego! wulg. (z towarzyszącym gestem) (odmowa) up yours! wulg., get stuffed! GB wulg.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ta|ki
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НИЧЕГО СЕБЕ coll Invar fixed WO1.advwell enough (although usu. not extremely well)not (so) badlynot too (half) badly all right.(Наташа (мельком глядится в зеркало, поправляется).} Кажется, причёсана ничего себе... (Чехов 5). (N. (she steals а glance at herself in the mirror and tidies herself up) My hair seems to be all right... (5c).2. ( subj-compl with copula ( subj: any noun) or nonagreeing modif) quite goodnot (so) badnot a bad NP not too (half) bad not bad at all (in refer, to appearance) (quite) good-looking (as a positive response to a question about some quality, property etc) quite.(Брат Сила:) Он ничего себе малый. Первоначально он мне не понравился, но теперь я вижу, что он добрый католик (Булгаков 8). IBrother Force) He's not a bad fellow. At first I didn't like him, but now I see that he's a good Catholic (8a).Бунин несколько задержался на этом стихотворении... а затем наверху страницы поставил моим обгрызанным карандашом птичку, по-видимому означавшую, что стихи ничего себе, во всяком случае - «верные» (Катаев 3). Bunin paused for a while over this poem...and then with my chewed stump of pencil put a tick at the top of the page which seemed to indicate that the poem was not too bad, at any rate "true" (3a).(Ирунчик) была ничего себе женщина - в пропорциях и с фигурой, вполне пригодной для всего на свете: для верхней одежды, для дневного костюма, для вечернего платья, для купальника и т. д. (Залыгин 1). Irunchik was a good-looking woman, well proportioned, with a figure that could wear anything: an overcoat, a suit, an evening dress, a swim-suit, anything (1a).(Тузенбах:) (Вершинин) не глуп - это несомненно. Только говорит много. (Ирина:) Интересный человек? (Тузенбах:) Да, ничего себе... (Чехов 5). (Т.:) (Ver-shinin is) not stupid, that's certain. Except that he talks a lot. (I.:) Is he an interesting person? (T.:) Yes, quite... (5c).3. (nonagreeing modif) used to express the speaker's ironic reaction toward, indignation at, or disagreement with a stated or implied positive evaluation of s.o. or sth.: someNP NP, indeed!a fine NP (one is (one has got etc))! NP, my foot!«Почему (декан) Янсон не явился на разбор дела?» - «Болен». - «Болен... А где директор института?» Баулин пожал плечами. «Не пришла». - «Ничего себе организация», -усмехнулся Столпер... (Рыбаков 2). "Why hasn't Janson (the dean) turned up for the hearing?" "He's ill " "111. And what about the director of the institute?" Baulin shrugged his shoulders "She didn't come." "Some organization!" Stolper sneered (2a).«...Разве ему недостаточно было пролистать нашу подшивку?» - спросил я. «А что такого, - сказал Автандил Автандилович, - подумаешь, два-три материала». Ничего себе два-три! Но я не стал затрагивать эту болезненную тему (Искандер4)."..Wouldn't it have been enough for him to go through our files?" I asked. "But what's there?" Avtandil Avtandilovich said. "Imagine-two or three articles." Two or three, indeed! But I was not about to broach that painful subject (4a).Чуть в стороне - лежат тела убитых. Их снегом запорошило... Семь белых людей лежат и молчат... А мы вино пили. «Ничего себе командир, - говорю я Сашке, - сам напился и нам позволил» (Окуджава 1). A little way away are the bodies of the dead men. They are sprinkled with powdery snow....Seven white men lie in silence.... And we were drinking wine. "A fine commander we've got," I say to Sashka. "Drinking like that and letting us drink, too!" (1a).«Он трёхнутый (slang), этот твой Прохор». - «Не „мой". Наш». - «Ничего себе „наш"... Он косых на десять нас с тобой дурит, не меньше» (Семёнов 1). "He's cracked, that Prokhor of yours." "Not 'mine.' Ours." "'Ours,' my foot....He's diddling us out of ten grand at least" (1a).4.Interj) used ironically to express indignation at, disapprov al of, disagreement with etc sth.: (just) great! not bad! well, well! pretty good! I like that!«Ты хоть спрашивала там кого? Нет? Ничего себе. Люди все в лес на месячник, а я пробежки по ночам делать...», -Михаил ещё говорил что-то в том же роде... (Абрамов 1). "Did you at least get someone's permission? No? Just great. Everybody's gone out to the forest for the Special Month and I'm running around in circles every night..." Mikhail went on a while in the same vein (1a).«У него, - продолжает Ленка, - все записи Окуджавы, Галича и Высоцкого. Книги Оруэла, Замятина, Солженицына»... - «Ничего себе, - говорю я. - Если узнают на факультете, влетит» (Зиновьев 2). "At home," Lenka continues, "he's got every recording of Okudzhava, Galich and Vysotsky. Books by Orwell, Zamyatin, Solzhenitsyn ".."Not bad," I say. "If they find out at the faculty, that'll be the end of him" (2a)С каких это пор у нас воскресенье - и вдруг выходной?» - «Но майор сказал, что у нас сейчас нет срочной работы». Сологдин резко повернулся в сторону Еминой. «У нас нет срочной работы? - едва ли не гневно воскликнул он. - Ничего себе! У нас нет срочной работы!» (Солженицын 3). "Since when is Sunday a free day all of a sudden?" "But the major said we don't have any urgent work right now." Sologdin turned sharply toward Emina."И£ have no urgent work?" he cried almost angrily. "Well, well! We have no urgent work'" (3a).«Ты в каком же классе?» - спросил он парнишку. «В восьмом». - «Ничего себе», - удивился Алтынник. Сам он кончил только семь классов (Войнович 5). "What grade are you in?" he asked the boy. "Eighth." "Pretty good," said Altinnik, impressed He'd only gotten as far as the seventh himself (5a) -
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• НИЧЕГО СЕБЕ coll[Invar; fixed WO]=====1. [adv]⇒ well enough (although usu. not extremely well):- all right.♦ [Наташа (мельком глядится в зеркало, поправляется):] Кажется, причёсана ничего себе... (Чехов 5). [N. (she steals a glance at herself in the mirror and tidies herself up)] My hair seems to be all right... (5c).2. [subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun) or nonagreeing modif]⇒ quite good:- not (so) bad;- not a bad [NP];- [in refer, to appearance] (quite) good-looking;- [as a positive response to a question about some quality, property etc] quite.♦ [Брат Сила:] Он ничего себе малый. Первоначально он мне не понравился, но теперь я вижу, что он добрый католик (Булгаков 8). [Brother Force ] He's not a bad fellow At first I didn't like him, but now I see that he's a good Catholic (8a).♦ Бунин несколько задержался на этом стихотворении... а затем наверху страницы поставил моим обгрызанным карандашом птичку, по-видимому означавшую, что стихи ничего себе, во всяком случае - "верные" (Катаев 3). Bunin paused for a while over this poem...and then with my chewed stump of pencil put a tick at the top of the page which seemed to indicate that the poem was not too bad, at any rate "true" (3a).♦...[Ирунчик] была ничего себе женщина - в пропорциях и с фигурой, вполне пригодной для всего на свете: для верхней одежды, для дневного костюма, для вечернего платья, для купальника и т. д. (Залыгин 1). Irunchik was a good-looking woman, well proportioned, with a figure that could wear anything: an overcoat, a suit, an evening dress, a swim-suit, anything (1a).♦ [Тузенбах:] [Вершинин] неглуп - это несомненно. Только говорит много. [Ирина:] Интересный человек? [Тузенбах:] Да, ничего себе... (Чехов 5). [Т.:] [Vershinin is] not stupid, that's certain. Except that he talks a lot. [I.:] Is he an interesting person? [T.:] Yes, quite... (5c).3. [nonagreeing modif]⇒ used to express the speaker's ironic reaction toward, indignation at, or disagreement with a stated or implied positive evaluation of s.o. or sth.:- some [NP];- [NP], indeed!;- a fine [NP] (one is <one has got etc>)!;- [NP], my foot!♦ " Почему [декан] Я неон не явился на разбор дела?" - "Болен". - "Болен... А где директор института?" Баулин пожал плечами. "Не пришла". - "Ничего себе организация", - усмехнулся Столпер... (Рыбаков 2). "Why hasn't Janson [the dean] turned up for the hearing?" "He's ill " "111. And what about the director of the institute?" Baulin shrugged his shoulders "She didn't come." "Some organization!" Stolper sneered (2a).♦ "...Разве ему недостаточно было пролистать нашу подшивку?" - спросил я. "А что такого, - сказал Автандил Автандилович, - подумаешь, два-три материала". Ничего себе два-три! Но я не стал затрагивать эту болезненную тему (Искандер 4). "...Wouldn't it have been enough for him to go through our files?" I asked. "But what's there?" Avtandil Avtandilovich said. "Imagine-two or three articles." Two or three, indeed! But I was not about to broach that painful subject (4a).♦...Чуть в стороне - лежат тела убитых. Их снегом запорошило... Семь белых людей лежат и молчат... А мы вино пили. "Ничего себе командир, - говорю я Сашке, - сам напился и нам позволил" (Окуджава 1). A little way away are the bodies of the dead men. They are sprinkled with powdery snow...Seven white men lie in silence.... And we were drinking wine. "A fine commander we've got," I say to Sashka. "Drinking like that and letting us drink, too!" (1a).♦ "Он трёхнутый [slang], этот твой Прохор". - " Не " мой". Наш". - "Ничего себе " наш"... Он косых на десять нас с тобой дурит, не меньше" (Семёнов 1). "He's cracked, that Prokhor of yours." "Not 'mine.' Ours." "'Ours,' my foot....He's diddling us out of ten grand at least" (1a).4. [Interj]⇒ used ironically to express indignation at, disapproval of, disagreement with etc sth.:- (just) great!;- not bad!;- well, well!;- pretty good!;- I like that!♦ "Ты хоть спрашивала там кого? Нет? Ничего себе. Люди все в лес на месячник, а я пробежки по ночам делать...", - Михаил ещё говорил что-то в том же роде... (Абрамов 1). "Did you at least get someone's permission? No? Just great. Everybody's gone out to the forest for the Special Month and I'm running around in circles every night..." Mikhail went on a while in the same vein (1a).♦ "У него, - продолжает Ленка, - все записи Окуджавы, Галича и Высоцкого. Книги Оруэла, Замятина, Солженицына"... - "Ничего себе, - говорю я. - Если узнают на факультете, влетит" (Зиновьев 2). "At home," Lenka continues, "he's got every recording of Okudzhava, Galich and Vysotsky. Books by Orwell, Zamyatin, Solzhenitsyn "..."Not bad," I say. "If they find out at the faculty, that'll be the end of him" (2a)♦ "С каких это пор у нас воскресенье - и вдруг выходной?" - "Но майор сказал, что у нас сейчас нет срочной работы". Сологдин резко повернулся в сторону Еминой. "У нас нет срочной работы? - едва ли не гневно воскликнул он. - Ничего себе! У нас нет срочной работы!" (Солженицын 3). "Since when is Sunday a free day all of a sudden?" "But the major said we don't have any urgent work right now." Sologdin turned sharply toward Emina. "We have no urgent work?" he cried almost angrily. "Well, well! We have no urgent work'" (3a).♦ "Ты в каком же классе?" - спросил он парнишку. "В восьмом". - "Ничего себе", - удивился Алтынник. Сам он кончил только семь классов (Войнович 5). "What grade are you in?" he asked the boy. "Eighth." "Pretty good," said Altinnik, impressed He'd only gotten as far as the seventh himself (5a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ничего себе
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1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) sitio, lugar2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) sitio3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) lugar, sitio, local4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sitio, asiento5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar, puesto6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) sitio7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) página, punto8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) función, papel, deber, obligación9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) puesto, trabajo10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) plaza12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) punto/espacio decimal
2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar, poner, situar2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) situar, recordar, identificar•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of
place1 n1. lugar / sitio2. sitio / plaza / asiento3. casato take place tener lugar / ocurrir / celebrarsewhere did the battle take place? ¿dónde tuvo lugar la batalla?place2 vb poner / colocartr[pleɪs]1 (particular position, part) lugar nombre masculino, sitio2 (proper position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (suitable place) lugar nombre masculino adecuado, sitio adecuado4 (in book) página5 (seat) asiento, sitio; (at table) cubierto■ can you save my place? ¿me guardas el sitio?1 (put - gen) poner; (- carefully) colocar2 (find home, job for) colocar3 (rank, class) poner, situar4 (remember - face, person) recordar; (- tune, accent) identificar■ I recognize his face, but I can't quite place him me suena su cara, pero no sé de qué\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall over the place por todas partes, por todos ladosa place in the sun una posición destacadain place en su sitioin place of somebody / in somebody's place en el lugar de alguienin the first place... en primer lugar...out of place fuera de lugarthere's no place like home no hay nada como estar en casato be placed first «(second etc)» ocupar el primer (segundo etc) puesto, llegar el primero (segundo etc)to change places with somebody cambiar de sitio con alguiento fall into place / fit into place / slot into place encajar, cuadrarto have friends in high places tener amigos influyentesto give place to something dar paso a algoto go from place to place ir de un lugar a otro, ir de un sitio a otro, ir de un lado a otroto go places llegar lejosto hold something in place sujetar algoto know one's place saber el lugar que le corresponde a unoto place a bet hacer una apuestato place an order hacer un pedidoto place one's trust in somebody depositar su confianza en alguiento put oneself in somebody's place ponerse en el lugar de alguiento put somebody in his place poner a alguien en su sitioto take place tener lugarto take second place pasar a un segundo planoto take the place of ocupar el sitio de, reemplazar, sustituirdecimal place SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL punto decimalplace of birth lugar nombre masculino de nacimientoplace of residence domicilioplace of worship lugar nombre masculino de cultoplace mat individual nombre masculinoplace name topónimo1) put, set: poner, colocar2) situate: situar, ubicar, emplazarto be well placed: estar bien situadoto place in a job: colocar en un trabajo3) identify, recall: identificar, ubicar, recordarI can't place him: no lo ubico4)to place an order : hacer un pedidoplace n1) space: sitio m, lugar mthere's no place to sit: no hay sitio para sentarse2) location, spot: lugar m, sitio m, parte fplace of work: lugar de trabajoour summer place: nuestra casa de veranoall over the place: por todas partes3) rank: lugar m, puesto mhe took first place: ganó el primer lugar4) position: lugar meverything in its place: todo en su debido lugarto feel out of place: sentirse fuera de lugar5) seat: asiento m, cubierto m (a la mesa)6) job: puesto m7) role: papel m, lugar mto change places: cambiarse los papeles8)to take place : tener lugar9)to take the place of : sustituir an.• ubicación (Informática) s.f.n.• empleo s.m.• encargo s.m.• local s.m.• lugar s.m.• paraje s.m.• plaza s.f.• puesto s.m.• recinto s.m.• sitio s.m.v.• asentar v.• colocar v.• emplazar v.• fijar v.• instalar v.• localizar v.• meter v.• poner v.(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-pp: puestofut/c: pondr-•)• situar v.• ubicar v.
I pleɪs1)a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio mshe was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo
from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro
to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes
all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados
to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos
b) ( specific location) lugar mc) (in phrases)in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí
d) u ( locality) lugar m2) ca) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar mthey've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande
b) ( home) casa fwe went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim
3) ca) (position, role) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte
to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno
to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar
b)in place of — (as prep) en lugar de
c)to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar
we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche
4) ca) ( seat)save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio
the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas
b) ( at table) cubierto mto lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn
5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar mhe took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar
your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano
6) c (in book, script, sequence)you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba
7) ca) ( job) puesto mto fill a place — cubrir* una vacante
b) (BrE Educ) plaza fc) ( on team) puesto m8) ( in argument) lugar min the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar
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1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?
to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo
2)a) (in hierarchy, league, race)national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo
b) ( in horseracing)to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)
3)a) (find a home, job for) colocar*they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston
b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico
5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar*[pleɪs]1. Nthis is the place — este es el lugar, aquí es
we came to a place where... — llegamos a un lugar donde...
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the furniture was all over the place — los muebles estaban todos manga por hombro•
in another or some other place — en otra parte•
any place will do — cualquier lugar vale or sirve•
it all began to fall into place — todo empezó a tener sentido•
when the new law/system is in place — cuando la nueva ley/el nuevo sistema entre en vigora blue suit, worn in places — un traje azul, raído a retazos
the snow was a metre deep in places — había tramos or trozos en que la nieve cubría un metro
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this is no place for you — este no es sitio para ti•
a place in the sun — (fig) una posición envidiable2) (specific) lugar m•
place of business — [of employment] lugar m de trabajo; (=office) oficina f, despacho m ; (=shop) comercio m3) (=town, area) lugar m, sitio m•
to go places — (US) (=travel) viajar, conocer mundohe's going places * — (fig) llegará lejos
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from place to place — de un sitio a otrohe drifted from place to place, from job to job — iba de un sitio a otro, de trabajo en trabajo
4) (=house) casa f ; (=building) sitio mwe were at Peter's place — estuvimos en casa de Pedro, estuvimos donde Pedro *
my place or yours? — ¿en mi casa o en la tuya?
I must be mad, working in this place — debo de estar loca para trabajar en este sitio or lugar
5) (in street names) plaza f6) (=proper or natural place) sitio m, lugar mdoes this have a place? — ¿tiene esto un sitio determinado?
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his troops were in place — sus tropas estaban en su sitiohe checked that his tie was in place — comprobó que llevaba bien puesta or colocada la corbata
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to be out of place — estar fuera de lugarI feel rather out of place here — me siento como que estoy de más aquí, aquí me siento un poco fuera de lugar
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to laugh in or at the right place — reírse en el momento oportuno7) (in book) página f•
to find/ lose one's place — encontrar/perder la página•
to mark one's place — poner una marca (de por dónde se va) en un libro8) (=seat) asiento m ; (in cinema, theatre) localidad f ; (at table) cubierto m ; (in queue) turno m ; (in school, university, on trip) plaza f ; (in team) puesto mare there any places left? — ¿quedan plazas?
is this place taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?
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to change places with sb — cambiar de sitio con algn•
to give place to — dar paso a•
to lay an extra place for sb — poner otro cubierto para algn9) (=job, vacancy) puesto mto seek a place in publishing — buscarse una colocación or un puesto en una casa editorial
10) (=position) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
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I wouldn't mind changing places with her! — ¡no me importaría estar en su lugar!•
to know one's place — saber cuál es su lugar•
racism has no place here — aquí no hay sitio para el racismo•
she occupies a special place in the heart of the British people — ocupa un rincón especial en el corazón del pueblo británico•
to take the place of sth/sb — sustituir or suplir algo/a algnI was unable to go so Sheila took my place — yo no pude ir, así que Sheila lo hizo por mí
11) (in series, rank) posición f, lugar m•
to work sth out to three places of decimals — calcular algo hasta las milésimas or hasta con tres decimales•
Madrid won, with Bilbao in second place — ganó Madrid, con Bilbao en segunda posición or segundo lugar•
she took second place in the race/Latin exam — quedó la segunda en la carrera/el examen de Latínhe didn't like having to take second place to his wife in public — delante de la gente no le gustaba quedar en un segundo plano detrás de su mujer
for her, money takes second place to job satisfaction — para ella un trabajo gratificante va antes que el dinero
- put sb in his place12) (other phrases)•
in the first/ second place — en primer/segundo lugar•
in place of — en lugar de, en vez de•
to take place — tener lugarthe marriage will not now take place — ahora la boda no se celebrará, ahora no habrá boda
there are great changes taking place — están ocurriendo or se están produciendo grandes cambios
2. VTthe drought is placing heavy demands on the water supply — la sequía está poniendo en serios apuros al suministro de agua
unemployment places a great strain on families — el desempleo somete a las familias a una fuerte presión
2) (=give, attribute) [+ blame] echar (on a); [+ responsibility] achacar (on a); [+ importance] dar, otorgar more frm (on a)•
I had no qualms about placing my confidence in him — no tenía ningún reparo en depositar mi confianza en él•
they place too much emphasis on paper qualifications — le dan demasiada importancia a los títulos•
we should place no trust in that — no hay que fiarse de eso3) (=situate) situar, ubicarhow are you placed for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?
4) (Comm) [+ order] hacer; [+ goods] colocar; (Econ) [+ money, funds] colocar, invertirgoods that are difficult to place — mercancías fpl que no encuentran salida
bet 3., 1)to place a contract for machinery with a French firm — firmar un contrato con una compañía francesa para adquirir unas máquinas
5) (=find employment for) [agency] encontrar un puesto a, colocar; [employer] ofrecer empleo a, colocar; (=find home for) colocarthe child was placed with a loving family — el niño fue (enviado) a vivir con una familia muy cariñosa
6) (of series, rank) colocar, clasificarto be placed — (in horse race) llegar colocado
they are currently placed second in the league — actualmente ocupan el segundo lugar de la clasificación
7) (=recall, identify) recordar; (=recognize) reconocer; (=identify) identificar, ubicar (LAm)I can't place her — no recuerdo de dónde la conozco, no la ubico (LAm)
3.VI(US) (in race, competition)to place second — quedar segundo, quedar en segundo lugar
4.CPDplace card N — tarjeta que indica el lugar de alguien en la mesa
place kick N — (Rugby) puntapié m colocado; (Ftbl) tiro m libre
place names (as study, in general) toponimia fplace name N — topónimo m
place setting N — cubierto m
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I [pleɪs]1)a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio mshe was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo
from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro
to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes
all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados
to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos
b) ( specific location) lugar mc) (in phrases)in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí
d) u ( locality) lugar m2) ca) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar mthey've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande
b) ( home) casa fwe went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim
3) ca) (position, role) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte
to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno
to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar
b)in place of — (as prep) en lugar de
c)to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar
we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche
4) ca) ( seat)save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio
the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas
b) ( at table) cubierto mto lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn
5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar mhe took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar
your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano
6) c (in book, script, sequence)you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba
7) ca) ( job) puesto mto fill a place — cubrir* una vacante
b) (BrE Educ) plaza fc) ( on team) puesto m8) ( in argument) lugar min the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar
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1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?
to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo
2)a) (in hierarchy, league, race)national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo
b) ( in horseracing)to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)
3)a) (find a home, job for) colocar*they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston
b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico
5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar* -
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revenir [ʀəv(ə)niʀ, ʀ(ə)vəniʀ]➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━intransitive verba. ( = venir de nouveau) to come back ; [calme, ordre, oiseaux] to return ; [soleil] to reappear ; [fête, date] to come round again ; [thème, idée] to recur• pouvez-vous revenir plus tard ? can you come back later?b. ( = rentrer) to come back, to returnc. ( = retourner) revenir en arrière to go backd. ( = coûter) ça revient cher it's expensivee. ( = cuire) faire revenir to brownf. (locutions)► revenir à qch ( = reprendre) to return to sth ; ( = équivaloir à) to amount to sth ; ( = totaliser) to come to sth• j'en reviens toujours là, il faut... I still come back to this, we must...• cela revient à dire que... it amounts to saying that...• ça revient à 100 € it comes to €100• à combien est-ce que cela va vous revenir ? how much will that cost you?• revenir au score to draw► revenir à qn [courage, appétit, parole] to return to sb ; [droit, honneur, responsabilité] to fall to sb ; [biens, somme d'argent] to come to sb ; [souvenir, idée] to come back to sb• ça me revient ! it's coming back to me now!• là-dessus, 100 € me reviennent 100 euros of that comes to me• elle ne me revient pas du tout, cette fille (inf) I don't like that girl at all► revenir à soi [personne] to come to• je n'en reviens pas ! I can't get over it!► revenir sur [+ affaire, problème] to go back over ; [+ promesse, décision] to go back on ; ( = rattraper) to catch up with* * *ʀəvniʀ, ʀvəniʀ
1.
verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( fréquenter de nouveau) to come back; ( venir une fois encore) to come again2) ( rentrer) [personne, animal, véhicule] to come back (à to; de from), to return (à to; de from)revenir sur terre — fig to come down to earth
revenir de loin — lit to come back from far away; fig to have had a close shave
en revenant du bureau — ( en route) coming home from the office; ( à l'arrivée) on getting home from the office
je reviens tout de suite — I'll be back in a minute, I'll be right back (colloq)
mon chèque m'est revenu — my cheque GB ou check US was returned
3) (reprendre, retourner à)revenir à — to return to, to come back to [méthode, conception, histoire]
revenir à la normale/au pouvoir — to return to normal/to power
revenir à ses habitudes/aux frontières d'avant la guerre — to revert to one's old habits/to pre-war borders
4) ( réapparaître) [tache, rhume, mode] to come back; [soleil] to come out again; [saison] to return; [date, fête] to come round again GB, to come again US; [idée, thème] to recurle mot revient souvent sous sa plume — the word keeps cropping up in his/her writing
le calme est revenu — calm has been restored, things have calmed down
5) ( être recouvré) [appétit, mémoire] to come back6) ( être remémoré)revenir à quelqu'un, revenir à la mémoire or l'esprit de quelqu'un — to come back to somebody
ça me revient! — now I remember!, now it's coming back!
7) ( coûter)revenir à 20 euros — to come to 20 euros, to cost 20 euros
8) ( équivaloir à)ça revient au même — it amounts ou comes to the same thing
9) ( reconsidérer)revenir sur — to go back over [question, passé]; ( changer d'avis) to go back on [décision, promesse]; to retract [aveu]
10) ( sortir d'un état)revenir de — to get over [maladie, surprise]; to lose [illusion]; to abandon [théorie]
la vie à la campagne, j'en suis revenu — as for life in the country, I've seen it for what it is
je n'en reviens pas! — (colloq) I can't get over it!
11) ( être rapporté)revenir à quelqu'un, revenir aux oreilles de quelqu'un — [propos] to get back to somebody, to reach somebody's ears
12) ( être attribué)revenir à quelqu'un — [bien, titre] to go to somebody; [honneur] to fall to somebody; ( de droit) to be due to somebody
les 10% qui me reviennent — the 10% that's coming to me
13) Culinaire
2.
s'en revenir verbe pronominal liter to return (de from)
3.
verbe impersonnel1) ( incomber)3) ( être remémoré)il me revient que — I recall ou remember that
••revenir à soi — to come round GB, to come to
* * *ʀ(ə)v(ə)niʀ vi1) [personne] (en un lieu) to come backElle est revenue du Japon le mois dernier. — She got back from Japan last month.
revenir à qch [études, projet] — to return to sth, to go back to sth
revenir de qch fig [maladie, étonnement] — to recover from sth, [engouement] to be over sth
Il est revenu de sa période bio. — He's got over his organic phase.
n'en pas revenir; Je n'en reviens pas. — I can't get over it.
revenir sur qch [question, sujet] — to go back over sth, [engagement] to go back on sth
2) (sujet chose) (= coûter) to come torevenir à 100 € à qn — to cost sb €100
Ça revient cher. — It costs a lot.
3) (= équivaloir à) to amount toça revient au même — it comes to the same thing, it amounts to the same thing
4)revenir à qn [rumeur, nouvelle] — to get back to sb, to reach sb's ears, [part, honneur] to go to sb, to be sb's, [souvenir, nom] to come back to sb
Son nom m'est revenu cinq minutes après. — His name came back to me five minutes later.
ceci lui revient (à lui) — this is his, this goes to him, (à elle) this is hers, this goes her
5) CUISINE* * *revenir verb table: venirA vi (+ v être)1 ( fréquenter de nouveau) to come back; ( venir une fois encore) to come again; un client mal servi ne revient pas a dissatisfied customer won't come back; elle revient chaque année en France she comes back to France every year; elle revient en France cette année she's coming to France again this year; nous fermons, revenez demain we're closing, come back tomorrow; tu reviendras nous voir? will you come and see us again?; revenir (pour) faire to come back to do;2 ( rentrer) [personne, animal, véhicule] to come back, to return; revenir à/de to come back ou return to/from; revenir de Tokyo to come back from Tokyo; revenir chez soi to come back ou return home; revenir sur terre fig to come back to earth; revenir à sa place to return to one's seat; partir pour ne jamais revenir to leave never to return; revenir de loin lit to come back from far away; fig to have had a close shave; son mari lui est revenu her husband came back to her; en revenant du bureau ( en route) coming home from the office, on the way home from the office; ( à l'arrivée) on getting home from the office; je reviens tout de suite I'll be back in a minute, I'll be right back○; il en est revenu vivant he got back in one piece; elle est revenue en vitesse à la maison she rushed back home; mon chèque m'est revenu parce qu'il n'était pas signé my cheque GB ou check US was returned because I forgot to sign it; ⇒ galop;3 (reprendre, retourner à) revenir à to return to, to come back to [méthode, conception, histoire]; revenons à notre héros let's return to our hero; revenir à la normale to return to normal; revenir au pouvoir to return to power; ça revient à la mode it's coming back into fashion; la livre est revenue à 1,6 euro the pound has gone back to 1.6 euros; revenir à la politique to come back into politics; revenir à ses habitudes to return ou revert to one's old habits; revenir aux frontières d'avant la guerre to revert to pre-war borders; pour (en) revenir à mon histoire/ce que je disais to get back to my story/what I was saying; revenir à de meilleurs sentiments to return to a better frame of mind; n'y reviens pas! ( ne recommence pas) don't let it happen again!; ( n'en parle plus) don't start that again!;4 ( réapparaître) [tache, rhume, douleur] to come back; [soleil] to come out again; [saison] to return; [date, fête] to come round again GB, to come again US; [idée, thème] to recur; [mode] to come back; cette idée me revenait souvent the idea kept occurring to me; le mot revient souvent sous sa plume the word keeps cropping up in his/her writing; le calme est revenu calm has been restored, things have calmed down;5 ( être recouvré) [appétit, mémoire] to come back; l'appétit me revient I'm getting my appetite back; sa mémoire ne lui reviendra jamais comme avant his/her memory will never be the same again;6 ( être remémoré) revenir à qn, revenir à la mémoire or l'esprit de qn to come back to sb; ça me revient! now I remember!, now it's coming back!; cette journée me revient en mémoire I remember that day; si le nom me/te revient if I/you remember the name, if the name comes to mind;7 ( coûter) revenir à 100 euros to come to 100 euros, to cost 100 euros; ça m'est revenu à 100 euros it cost me 100 euros; ça revient cher it works out expensive;8 ( équivaloir à) ça revient au même it amounts ou comes to the same thing; ce qui revient à dire que which amounts to saying that;9 ( reconsidérer) revenir sur to go back over [question, différend, passé]; ( changer d'avis) to go back on [décision, parole, promesse]; to retract [aveu]; ne revenons pas là-dessus don't let's go over all that again;10 ( sortir d'un état) revenir de to get over [maladie, frayeur, surprise]; to lose [illusion]; to abandon [théorie] ; revenir de ses illusions to lose one's illusions; revenir de son erreur to realize one's mistake; la vie à la campagne, j'en suis revenu as for life in the country, I've seen it for what it is; je le croyais honnête mais j'en suis revenu I thought he was honest but I've seen him for what he is; être revenu de tout to be blasé; je n'en reviens pas○! I can't get over it!, I'm amazed!; je n'en reviens pas qu'il ait dit oui○ I can't get over the fact that he said yes, I am amazed that he said yes; je n'en reviens pas des progrès que tu as faits○ I'm amazed at the progress you've made;11 ( être rapporté) [propos, remarque] revenir à qn, revenir aux oreilles de qn to get back to sb, to reach sb's ears;12 ( être attribué) revenir à qn [bien, titre] to go to sb, to pass to sb; [honneur] to fall to sb; ( de droit) to be due to sb; le titre leur revient à la mort de leur père the title goes ou passes to them on their father's death; ce poste pourrait revenir à un écologiste this post could go to an ecologist; ça leur revient de droit it's theirs by right; les 10% qui me reviennent the 10% that's coming to me; la décision revient au rédacteur it is the editor's decision, the decision lies with the editor;C v impers1 ( incomber) c'est à vous qu'il revient de trancher it is for you to decide;2 ( parvenir à la connaissance de) il m'est revenu certains propos certain remarks have reached my ears; s'il leur en revenait quelque chose if it reached their ears, if it got back to them; il me revient de tous côtés qu'on me critique I keep hearing that people are criticizing me;revenir à soi to come round, to come to; revenir à la vie to come back to life; il a une tête or un air qui ne me revient pas I don't like the look of him.[rəvnir] verbe intransitif1. [venir à nouveau - généralement] to come back ; [ - chez soi] to come back, to come (back) home, to return home ; [ - au point de départ] to return, to come ou to get backpasse me voir en revenant du bureau call in to see me on your way back ou home from the officeenfin tu me reviens! at last, you've come back to me!a. [dans le temps] to go back (in time)b. [dans l'espace] to retrace one's steps, to go backa. [elle a failli mourir] it was touch and go (for her)! (euphémisme)b. [elle a eu de graves ennuis] she's had a close shave!2. [se manifester à nouveau - doute, inquiétude] to return, to come back ; [ - calme, paix] to return, to be restored ; [ - symptôme] to recur, to return, to reappear ; [ - problème] to crop up ou to arise again ; [ - occasion] to crop up again ; [ - thème, rime] to recur, to reappear ; [ - célébration] to come round again ; [ - saison] to return, to come back ; [ - soleil] to come out again, to reappearle temps des fêtes est revenu the festive season is with us again ou has come round againle peloton est en train de revenir sur les échappés the pack is catching up with ou gaining on the breakaway group4. [coûter]revenir à to cost, to amount to, to come to5. CUISINE6. (familier) [retrouver son état normal - tissu]————————revenir à verbe plus prépositionce qui revient à dire que... which amounts to saying that...ça revient au même! (it) amounts to ou comes to the same thing!on revient aux ou à la mode des cheveux courts short hair is coming back ou on its way back(en) revenir à: mais revenons ou revenons-en à cette affaire but let's get ou come back to this matterbon, pour (en) revenir à notre histoire... right, to get back to ou to go on with our story...j'en ou je reviens à ma question, où étiez-vous hier? I'm asking you again, where were you yesterday?et si nous (en) revenions à vous, M. Lebrun? now what about you, Mr Lebrun?il n'y a pas ou plus à y revenir! and that's final ou that's that!revenir à soi to come to, to come round3. [suj: part, récompense] to go ou to fall to, to devolve on ou upon (soutenu)[suj: droit, tâche] to fall toses terrains sont revenus à l'État his lands passed ou went to the Statetout le mérite t'en revient the credit is all yours, you get all the credit for itla décision nous revient, il nous revient de décider it's for us ou up to us to decide4. [suj: faculté, souvenir] to come back tol'appétit lui revient she's recovering her appetite ou getting her appetite backson nom ne me revient pas (à la mémoire) his name escapes me ou has slipped my mindça me revient seulement maintenant, ils ont divorcé I've just remembered, they got divorcedrevenir à quelqu'un ou aux oreilles de quelqu'un to get back to somebody, to reach somebody's earsil m'est revenu que... word has got back to me ou has reached me that...5. (familier) [plaire à]————————revenir de verbe plus prépositiona. [guérir] to come ou to pull through it, to recoverb. [échapper à un danger] to come through (it)je n'en reviens pas qu'il ait dit ça! it's amazing he should say that!, I can't get over him saying that!quand je vais te le raconter, tu n'en reviendras pas when I tell you the story you won't believe your ears[illusion] to shake off (separable)revenir de ses erreurs to realize ou to recognize one's mistakesmoi, l'homéopathie, j'en suis revenu! (familier) as far as I'm concerned, I've done ou I'm through with homeopathy!————————revenir sur verbe plus prépositionelle ne peut s'empêcher de revenir sur cette triste affaire she can't help going ou mulling over that sad business2. [décision, déclaration, promesse] to go back onma décision est prise, je ne reviendrai pas dessus my mind is made up and I'm not going to change itrevenir sur sa parole ou sur la parole donnée to go back on one's word, to break one's promise————————s'en revenir verbe pronominal intransitifnous nous en revenions tranquillement lorsque... we were slowly making our way home when... -
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A, dem adj (pl those) ce/cet/cette/ces ; that chair/that man over there cette chaise/cet homme là-bas ; I said THAT dress! j'ai dit cette robe-là! ; I prefer that colour to this one je préfère cette couleur-là à celle-ci ; not that one! pas celui-là! ; that same day ce même jour ; you can't do it that way tu ne peux pas le faire comme ça ; he went that way il est allé par là ; those patients (who are) able to walk les patients qui sont capables de marcher ; that train crash last year la collision ferroviaire qui a eu lieu l'an dernier ; that lazy son of yours/theirs ton/leur paresseux de fils ; that car of his is always breaking down sa fichue ○ voiture n'arrête pas de tomber en panne ; it's that Mr Jones from down the road c'est M. Jones qui habite en bas de la rue ; at that moment à ce moment-là ; at that time à cette époque-là.1 ( that one) celui-/celle-/ceux-/celles-là ; we prefer this to that nous préférons celui-ci à celui-là ; ‘which boys?’-‘those over there’ ‘quels garçons?’-‘ceux qui sont là-bas’ ; not this, THAT! pas celui-ci, celui-là! ; it's a more expensive wine than that produced by X c'est un vin plus cher que celui produit par X ;2 ( the thing or person observed or mentioned) cela, ça, ce ; what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça? ; who's that? gen qui est-ce? ; ( on phone) qui est à l'appareil? ; is that John? c'est John? ; is that you John? c'est toi John? ; who told you that? qui t'a dit ça? ; that' s not true/fair ce n'est pas vrai/ juste ; that's what he said c'est ce qu'il a dit ; that's how/why he did it c'est comme ça/pour ça qu'il l'a fait ; what did he mean by that? qu'est-ce qu'il entendait par là? ; that's bureaucrats for you! c'est ça les bureaucrates! ; that's the man I was talking about/to voilà or c'est l'homme dont/auquel je parlais ; that's the house we used to live in voilà or c'est la maison dans laquelle on vivait ; those are the books I wanted voilà or ce sont les livres que je voulais ; before that, he had always lived in London avant cela, il avait toujours vécu à Londres ; he never went there again after that il n'y est jamais retourné après cela ; after that we had lunch après cela or ensuite, nous avons déjeuné ; I might just do that! c'est peut-être ce que je vais faire! ; he 's not as greedy as (all) that! il n'est pas si avare que ça! ;3 ( before relative pronoun) those who… ceux qui…C rel pron ( subject) qui ; ( object) que ; ( with preposition) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles ; the woman that won la femme qui a gagné ; the book that I bought le livre que j'ai acheté ; the house that they live in la maison dans laquelle ils vivent ; the reason that I phoned la raison pour laquelle j'ai téléphoné ; the man that I received the letter from l'homme dont j'ai reçu la lettre ; the way that she works la façon dont elle travaille ; the day that she arrived le jour où elle est arrivée ; and fool that I am, I believed him et bête comme je suis, je l'ai cru.D conj1 gen que ; he said that he had finished il a dit qu'il avait fini ; it's likely that they are out il est probable qu'ils sont sortis ; it's important that they should realize il est important qu'ils se rendent compte que ; it's just that I'm a bit scared c'est simplement que j'ai un peu peur ;2 ( expressing wish) oh that I could fly! si je pouvais voler! ; oh that he would come s'il pouvait venir ; ( expressing surprise) that she should treat me so badly! comment peut-elle me traiter comme ça! ; that it should come to this! comment peut-on en arriver là!E adv1 ( to the extent shown) it's about that thick c'est à peu près épais comme ça ; he's that tall il est grand comme ça ; she's that much smaller than me elle est plus petite que moi de ça ; I can't do that much work in one day je ne peux pas faire autant de travail dans une journée ; he can't swim that far il ne peut pas nager aussi loin ; you're not that stupid tu n'es pas aussi bête que ça ;2 GB dial ( so very) tellement ; he was that ill that he had to go into hospital il était tellement malade qu'il a dû aller à l'hôpital.…and (all) that …et tout ça ; …and he's very nice at that! …et en plus il est très gentil! ; I might well go at that! en fait, je pourrais bien y aller! ; at that, he got up and left en entendant cela, il s'est levé et est parti ; with that he got up and left sur ce il s'est levé et est parti ; that is (to say)… c'est-à-dire… ; that's it! ( that's right) c'est ça! ; ( that's enough) ça suffit! ; I'll give you £10 but that's it! je te donnerai 10 livres sterling mais pas plus! ; I don't want to see you again and that's that! je ne veux pas te revoir point final or et il n'y a pas à discuter! ; well, that's it then! il n'y a rien de plus à faire! -
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1. [sʌtʃ] a1. такой, подобныйsuch happiness was all he wished - такого /подобного/ счастья - вот всё, что он желал
some such plan was in my mind - примерно такой же план пришёл мне в голову
in such cases - в таких /в подобных/ случаях
in such a way - таким образом, так
he speaks in such a way that I don't understand him - он говорит так, что я его не понимаю
do no such thing! - не делай ничего подобного!
2. эмоц.-усил.1) такойsuch fun that nobody left - так весело, что никто не ушёл
he was such a good [a clever] man - он был таким хорошим [умным] человеком
2) такой хороший, такой большой, такой далёкий и т. п.such a fellow! - ну что за парень!
such a liar! - какой (наглый) лжец!
such a lie! - столь наглая ложь!
it is such a pity he can't come - я очень /так/ (со)жалею, что он не может прийти
it is such an honour for me! - это такая честь для меня!
don't be in such a hurry I - не спешите так!
you gave me such a fright! - вы меня так напугали!
3. в сочетаниях:such as - а) как например; languages coming from Latin, such as French, Italian, Spanish - языки, ведущие своё происхождение от латыни, как например: французский, итальянский, испанский; such as? а например?, что именно?; I've read several books on astronomy. - Such as? - я прочитал несколько книг по астрономии. - Какие именно? /Какие, например?/; б) такой как; such love as his - такая любовь, как у него; such beauty as yours - такая красота, как ваша; poets such as Keats, such poets as Keats - такие поэты, как Китс; a plan such /such a plan/ as he would never have thought of himself - такой план, какой ему самому никогда и в голову не пришёл бы; to take such steps as shall be considered necessary - принять такие меры, которые будут признаны необходимыми; until such time as... - до тех пор, пока...; в) тот который; такой который; on such a day as you can go - в тот день, когда вы сможете пойти /уйти, уехать/; such a scarlet as makes the eyes ache - такой красный цвет, от которого болят глаза; г) такой, чтобы; I am not such a simpleton as to believe - не так уж я глуп, чтобы поверить; his illness was not such as to cause anxiety - его болезнь была не такой (серьёзной), чтобы вызвать беспокойство
his behaviour was such that everyone disliked him - он вёл себя так (плохо), что его все невзлюбили
2. [sʌtʃ] pron♢
such master, such man - посл. каков хозяин, таков и слуга; ≅ каков поп, таков и приход1. таковойsuch was the force of the explosion... - сила взрыва была такова...
I may have offended him, but such was not my intention - я, может быть, обидел его, но это не входило в мои намерения
2. тот, такой; те, такие(all) such as are of my opinion lift up their hands - пусть (все) те, кто согласен со мной, поднимут руки
I have not very many dictionaries, but I will send you such as I have - у меня не очень много словарей, но я пришлю вам те, что есть
such as live by the pen - те, кто живёт литературным /писательским/ трудом
such only who have lived in that country - только те, кто жил в этой стране
3. в сочетаниях:and such - разг. и тому подобные
he does not hold with theatres and balls and such - он не одобряет театров, балов и тому подобного
as such - как таковой; по существу; сам по себе
a name as such means nothing - имя само по себе ничего не значит /не говорит/
I am a diplomat and will be treated as such - я дипломат и требую соответствующего отношения к себе
the leader, as such, is entitled to respect - руководитель как таковой имеет право на уважение
such being the case - поскольку дело обстоит таким образом, поскольку это так, раз такое дело
if such were the case - если б дело обстояло так, если бы это было так
you may use my typewriter, such as it is - можете пользоваться моей машинкой, хотя она и не очень хорошая
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92 whatever
relative adjective, relative pronoun (any (thing(s) or amount) that: I'll lend you whatever (books) you need.) todo(s) lo(s)... quewhatever pron lo quewhatever happens, I'll be your friend pase lo que pase, seré tu amigotr[wɒt'evəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (any) cualquiera que2 (at all) en absoluto1 (anything, all that) (todo) lo que3 (surprise) qué■ whatever are you doing? ¿qué diablos haces?4 familiar (show indifference) lo que sea■ do you want pizza or pasta? --Whatever ¿quieres pizza o pasta? --Lo que sea\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLor whatever o tal, o cosas por el estilowhatever next? ¡habráse visto!, ¡vaya!whatever [hwɑt̬'ɛvər,.hwʌt̬-] adj1) any: cualquier, cualquier...quewhatever way you prefer: de cualquier manera que prefiera, como prefierathere's no chance whatever: no hay ninguna posibilidadnothing whatever: nada en absolutowhatever pron1) anything: (todo) lo queI'll do whatever I want: haré lo que quierawhatever it may be: sea lo que sea3) what: quéwhatever do you mean?: ¿qué quieres decir?adj.rel.• cuanto adj.rel.expr.• cualquier expr.• me importa un bledo expr.pron.• cuanto pron.
I hwɑːt'evər, wɒt'evə(r)1) (in questions, exclamations) quéwhatever is she doing? — ¿qué (es lo que) está haciendo?, ¿qué diablos está haciendo? (fam)
she resigned - whatever for? — renunció - ¿a santo de qué?
whatever next! — ya es el colmo!, lo que nos faltaba!
2)a) ( no matter what)whatever you do, don't laugh! — hagas lo que hagas no te vayas a reír!
he talked about percentiles, whatever they are — habló de percentiles, que no tengo ni idea de qué son or (fam) de lo que son
b) ( all that)here's $5: buy yourself a sandwich or whatever — aquí tienes $5: cómprate un bocadillo o algo
whatever you say — lo que tú digas, como quieras
II
a) ( no matter what)don't give up, whatever doubts you may have — no renuncies, tengas las dudas que tengas
if, for whatever reason, you decide not to go — si por cualquier motivo decides no ir
all people, of whatever race or creed — todos, cualquiera sea su raza o credo
b) ( any)whatever changes are necessary — los cambios que sean necesarios, cualquier cambio que sea necesario
III
adverb (as intensifier)none/nothing whatever — ninguno/nada en absoluto
[wɒt'evǝ(r)]I don't think there's any chance whatever of persuading them — creo que no hay absolutamente ninguna posibilidad de persuadirlos
1. PRON1) (=no matter what)get it, whatever it costs — cómpralo, cueste lo que cueste
2) (=anything that) lo que; (=everything that) todo lo quewhatever you say — (acquiescing) lo que quieras
"I tell you I'm ill" - "whatever you say" — iro -te digo que estoy enfermo -sí, sí or -sí, lo que tú quieras
whatever you find — todo lo que or cualquier cosa que encuentres
3) (in questions) quéwhatever do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
whatever did you do? — ¿pero qué hiciste?
whatever did you say that for? — ¿a santo de qué dijiste eso?
4) (=other similar things)you can put your pyjamas, sponge bag and whatever in here — aquí puedes guardar el pijama, el neceser y todas esas cosas
2. ADJ1) (=any) cualquier; (=all) todo2) (=no matter what)whatever problems you've got, we'll help — nosotros te ayudaremos, tengas el problema que tengas
3) (in questions) quéwhatever time is it? — ¿qué hora podrá ser?
whatever help will that be? — ¿para qué servirá eso?
3.ADV (with negative) en absoluto* * *
I [hwɑːt'evər, wɒt'evə(r)]1) (in questions, exclamations) quéwhatever is she doing? — ¿qué (es lo que) está haciendo?, ¿qué diablos está haciendo? (fam)
she resigned - whatever for? — renunció - ¿a santo de qué?
whatever next! — ya es el colmo!, lo que nos faltaba!
2)a) ( no matter what)whatever you do, don't laugh! — hagas lo que hagas no te vayas a reír!
he talked about percentiles, whatever they are — habló de percentiles, que no tengo ni idea de qué son or (fam) de lo que son
b) ( all that)here's $5: buy yourself a sandwich or whatever — aquí tienes $5: cómprate un bocadillo o algo
whatever you say — lo que tú digas, como quieras
II
a) ( no matter what)don't give up, whatever doubts you may have — no renuncies, tengas las dudas que tengas
if, for whatever reason, you decide not to go — si por cualquier motivo decides no ir
all people, of whatever race or creed — todos, cualquiera sea su raza o credo
b) ( any)whatever changes are necessary — los cambios que sean necesarios, cualquier cambio que sea necesario
III
adverb (as intensifier)none/nothing whatever — ninguno/nada en absoluto
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93 sopra
onto* * *1. prep on( più in alto di) above( riguardo a) about, onsopra il tavolo on the tablel'uno sopra l'altro one on top of the otheri bambini sopra cinque anni children over five5 gradi sopra lo zero 5 degrees above zeroal di sopra di qualcosa over something2. adv on top( al piano superiore) upstairsdormirci sopra sleep on itvedi sopra see abovela parte di sopra the top or upper part* * *sopra avv.1 ( in luogo o posizione più elevata) up; on; above; ( in superficie) on top: la penna è lì sopra, the pen is on there; posa i libri qua sopra, put the books (on) here; appendilo più sopra, hang it higher up; un gelato con sopra le ciliegine, an ice-cream with cherries on top; nella valigia ti ho messo sotto le magliette sopra le camicie, I've put your vests at the bottom of the case and your shirts on top; sopra c'era neve fresca, sotto era tutto ghiaccio, there was fresh snow on top, but underneath it was all ice; il fumo veniva da sopra, smoke was coming from above // (al) di sopra → disopra2 ( al piano superiore) upstairs; above: le camere da letto sono (di) sopra, the bedrooms are upstairs (o above); ci dev'essere qualcuno di sopra, there must be somebody upstairs (o above); sotto ci sono gli uffici, sopra le abitazioni, downstairs there are offices, upstairs (there are) the living quarters3 (precedentemente, in un testo o simili) above: vedi sopra, see above; come sopra, as above; in aggiunta a quanto sopra, in addition to the above; gli esempi sopra citati, the above-mentioned examples◆ agg.invar. ( superiore) above: il piano (di) sopra, the floor above; leggi la riga sopra, read the line above* * *['sopra]1. prep1) (gen) overguadagna sopra i 2000 euro al mese — he earns over 2,000 euros a month
pesa sopra il chilo — it weighs over o more than a kilo
2) (più in su di) abovesopra l'equatore — north of o above the equator
ha un appartamento sopra il negozio — he has a flat Brit o apartment Am over the shop
mettilo sopra l'armadio — put it on top of the wardrobe Brit o closet Am
4) (intorno a, riguardo a) about, onun dibattito sopra la riforma carceraria — a debate about o on prison reform
2. avv1) (su) up, (in superficie) on topmetti tutto lì o là sopra — put everything up there
sopra è un po' rovinato — (libro, borsa) it's a bit damaged on top
2)3) (prima) aboveper i motivi sopra illustrati — for the above-mentioned reasons, for the reasons shown above
vedi/come sopra — see/as above
4)dormirci sopra fig — to sleep on it
3. smil di sopra — the top, the upper part
* * *['sopra] 1.1) (in posizione superiore) (con contatto) on, upon; (con movimento) on, onto; (in cima a) on top ofla tazza è sopra il o al tavolo the cup is on the table; il gelato è caduto sopra la sedia the ice cream fell on(to) the chair; passare le dita sopra qcs. to run one's fingers over sth.; scrivici sopra l'indirizzo write the address on it; mettilo sopra al mucchio put it on top of the pile; essere uno sopra l'altro — to be in a pile
2) (senza contatto o per indicare rivestimento, protezione) overil quadro sopra il o al letto the picture over the bed; portare un maglione sopra la camicia to wear a sweater over one's shirt; tirarsi le lenzuola sopra la testa — to pull the sheets over one's head
3) (più in alto di, più in su di) above; (a nord di) north of, above4) (oltre) above, overragazze sopra i sedici anni — girls over sixteen o above the age of sixteen
il prezzo è sopra i 500 euro — the price is over o above 500 euros
5) (più di, che) over, above, more thanamare qcn. sopra ogni altra cosa — to love sb. above all else
6) (per indicare superiorità, dominio) over7) (intorno, rispetto a) on, about8) al di sopra di above, beyond, overal di sopra della media — above (the) average, above standard
2.essere al di sopra di ogni sospetto — to be above o beyond suspicion
1) (in posizione più elevata) on, up; (senza contatto) above; (in cima) on topnon prendere questo libro, prendi quello sopra — don't take that book, take the one on top (of it)
in camicia avrai freddo, mettiti sopra una maglia — you'll be cold in a shirt, put a sweater on
qua sopra, là sopra — on o up here, on o up there
2) (sulla superficie esterna) on top3) (al piano superiore) upstairs4) (precedentemente) above5) di sopra (sopra a un altro) above; (fra due) upper; (più in alto di tutti) top; (al piano superiore) upstairs3.aggettivo invariabile (superiore) above4.sostantivo maschile invariabile (parte superiore) top (side)* * *sopra/'sopra/1 (in posizione superiore) (con contatto) on, upon; (con movimento) on, onto; (in cima a) on top of; la tazza è sopra il o al tavolo the cup is on the table; il gelato è caduto sopra la sedia the ice cream fell on(to) the chair; passare le dita sopra qcs. to run one's fingers over sth.; scrivici sopra l'indirizzo write the address on it; mettilo sopra al mucchio put it on top of the pile; essere uno sopra l'altro to be in a pile2 (senza contatto o per indicare rivestimento, protezione) over; il cielo sopra Londra the sky over London; il quadro sopra il o al letto the picture over the bed; portare un maglione sopra la camicia to wear a sweater over one's shirt; tirarsi le lenzuola sopra la testa to pull the sheets over one's head3 (più in alto di, più in su di) above; (a nord di) north of, above; sopra il ginocchio above the knee; abita sopra di me he lives in the flat above me; proprio sopra le nostre teste straight above our heads; sei gradi sopra lo zero six degrees above zero; sopra il livello del mare above sea level; Como è sopra Milano Como is north of Milan4 (oltre) above, over; ragazze sopra i sedici anni girls over sixteen o above the age of sixteen; il prezzo è sopra i 500 euro the price is over o above 500 euros5 (più di, che) over, above, more than; amare qcn. sopra ogni altra cosa to love sb. above all else6 (per indicare superiorità, dominio) over7 (intorno, rispetto a) on, about8 al di sopra di above, beyond, over; al di sopra degli alberi above the trees; i bambini al di sopra dei sei anni children (of) over six; al di sopra della media above (the) average, above standard; è al di sopra delle mie capacità it is beyond my ability; essere al di sopra di ogni sospetto to be above o beyond suspicionII avverbio1 (in posizione più elevata) on, up; (senza contatto) above; (in cima) on top; due metri sopra two metres above; va sotto o sopra? does it go under or over? non prendere questo libro, prendi quello sopra don't take that book, take the one on top (of it); non metterci le dita sopra don't put your fingers on it; in camicia avrai freddo, mettiti sopra una maglia you'll be cold in a shirt, put a sweater on; da sopra from above; qua sopra, là sopra on o up here, on o up there2 (sulla superficie esterna) on top; un dolce con la cioccolata sopra a cake with chocolate on top3 (al piano superiore) upstairs; sopra ci sono tre camere there are three rooms upstairs; il rumore viene da sopra the noise is coming from upstairs4 (precedentemente) above; vedi sopra see above; come sopra ditto; come detto sopra as stated above; i nomi di cui sopra the above names5 di sopra (sopra a un altro) above; (fra due) upper; (più in alto di tutti) top; (al piano superiore) upstairs; andare di sopra to go upstairsIV m.inv.(parte superiore) top (side). -
94 keep
I [kiːp]1) (maintenance) mantenimento m., sostentamento m.2) arch. maschio m., mastio m.3) for keeps per sempre, definitivamenteII 1. [kiːp]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)to keep sth., sb. clean — tenere qcn., qcs. pulito
to keep sth. warm — tenere qcs. al caldo
to keep sb. warm — [ garment] tenere caldo a qcn.
to keep sb. talking, waiting — fare parlare, fare attendere qcn.
2) (detain) trattenere, fare stare4) (have and look after) avere, gestire [shop, restaurant]; avere [dog, cat]; avere, allevare [sheep, chickens]5) (sustain)to keep sth. going — sostenere [ conversation]; mantenere acceso [ fire]; mantenere vivo [ tradition]
it was only his work that kept him going — è stato solo il suo lavoro a dargli la forza di andare avanti
6) (store) tenere, mettereI keep a spare key in the cupboard — ho o tengo una chiave di riserva nella credenza
7) (have in stock) [ shop] avere, tenere [ product]8) (maintain) mantenere [ family]; avere [servant, car, house]9) (maintain by writing in) tenere [accounts, diary]10) (conceal)to keep sth. from sb. — nascondere qcs. a qcn
11) (prevent)to keep sb. from doing — impedire a qcn. di fare
12) (observe) mantenere [promise, secret]; rispettare [ appointment]; celebrare [ occasion]; osservare [ commandments]13) mus.2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)1)"keep left " — "tenere la sinistra"
2) (remain)to keep calm, silent — restare calmo, in silenzio
3) (stay in good condition) [ food] mantenersi, conservarsi4) (in health)3."how are you keeping?" — "come stai?"
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. kept)- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up••to keep in with sb. — restare in buoni rapporti con qcn.
I've got something to tell you, it won't keep — ho una cosa da dirti, è urgente
* * *[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) tenere2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) tenere, mantenere3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) tenere, mantenere4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuare a5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) tenere6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) tenere7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) mantenersi, conservarsi8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) tenere9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) trattenere10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) mantenere11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) mantenere12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrare2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) mantenimento, sostentamento; da vivere- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *keep /ki:p/n.3 (mecc.) cappello● (fam.) for keeps, per sempre; ( USA) sul serio, seriamente: It's yours for keeps, è tuo; puoi tenertelo: This is furniture for keeps, questi sono mobili fatti per durare a lungo; to play for keeps, giocare per vincere tutto; (fig.) fare sul serio, non fermarsi davanti a niente.♦ (to) keep /ki:p/(pass. e p. p. kept)A v. t.1 tenere; trattenere: Keep the change!, tenga il resto!; She gave me one copy and kept the other, mi diede una delle due copie e trattenne (o si tenne) l'altra; He kept the gifts for himself, tenne per sé i regali2 tenere; mantenere; conservare; custodire; tenere in serbo; serbare: to keep one's hands in one's pockets, tenere le mani in tasca; to keep a secret, mantenere (o serbare) un segreto; ( sport) to keep one's title, conservare il titolo; I've kept all her letters, ho tenuto (o conservato) tutte le sue lettere; Where do you keep the flour?, dove tieni la farina?; Keep this seat for me, tienimi questo posto!; to keep oneself in good form, tenersi (o mantenersi) in forma3 tenere; trattenere: to keep sb. in prison, tenere q. in prigione; to keep st. under control, tenere qc. sotto controllo; I won't keep you long, non ti tratterrò a lungo; What's keeping him?, che cosa lo trattiene?4 (seguito da compl. ogg. e part. pres. o agg.) tenere; mantenere (o idiom.): to keep the engine running, tenere il motore acceso; to keep sb. waiting, far aspettare q.; to keep one's business going, mandare avanti la propria azienda; to keep alive, tenere (o mantenere) in vita; tenere vivo; to keep awake, tenere sveglio; to keep warm, tenere caldo; tenere al caldo; to keep sb. interested, mantener vivo l'interesse di q.; DIALOGO → - Changing booking over the phone- Sorry to keep you waiting, mi scusi se l'ho fatta attendere5 tenere (presso di sé); avere: to keep servants [boarders, a watchdog], tenere domestici [pensionanti, un cane da guardia]6 (comm.) tenere (in negozio, in magazzino); avere: We don't keep this item, non teniamo questo articolo; to keep st. in stock, essere sempre riforniti di qc.7 (comm.) essere proprietario e gestore di; gestire; avere: He keeps a hotel, gestisce (o ha) un albergo; fa l'albergatore8 mantenere: They have a family to keep, hanno una famiglia da mantenere; My daughter earns enough to keep herself, mia figlia guadagna abbastanza da mantenersi da sola9 tenere fede a; mantenere; rispettare; stare a: to keep one's promise, mantenere la promessa; to keep one's word, tener fede alla (o mantenere la) parola data10 (relig.) osservare; rispettare; celebrare: to keep the Sabbath, osservare le feste comandate; to keep Christmas, celebrare il Natale11 segnare; scrivere; registrare; tenere: to keep note of st., tenere nota di qc.; annotarsi qc.; to keep a diary, tenere un diario; ( sport) to keep the score, tenere il conto dei punti; segnare il punteggio; to keep the accounts, tenere la contabilità12 (mil., sport e fig.) difendere: ( calcio) to keep goal, difendere la porta; giocare in porta; ( cricket) to keep wicket, difendere il wicket; fare il ricevitore13 (lett.) proteggere; custodire; guardare: May the Lord keep you, (che) Dio ti protegga; (che) Dio ti guardi!B v. i.1 stare; restare; tenersi; mantenersi: Keep where you are!, resta dove sei!; to keep awake, restare sveglio; to keep quiet, restare zitto; tacere; fare silenzio; stare tranquillo; to keep calm, restare calmo; mantenere la calma; to keep fit, mantenersi (o tenersi) in forma; to keep on good terms with sb., mantenersi in buoni rapporti con q.2 (seguito da part. pres.) continuare; seguitare: It kept raining all day, continuò a piovere per tutto il giorno; I kept talking, continuai a parlare3 conservarsi; durare; mantenersi: Meat doesn't keep long in hot weather, col caldo la carne non si conserva a lungo4 ( di persona, solo alla forma progressiva) stare ( di salute): How are you keeping?, come stai?; come va?5 continuare (a percorrere); procedere: Keep straight on for two miles, continuate diritto per due miglia; to keep on one's way, procedere senza fermarsi; to keep left [right], tenersi a sinistra [a destra]; (autom.) «Keep left» ( cartello), «tenere la sinistra»● (Per le espressioni idiomatiche ► anche sotto il sostantivo o l'avverbio) (rag.) to keep an account alive, tenere acceso (o aperto) un conto □ ( USA) to keep sb. after school [class], trattenere q. ( uno studente) dopo la scuola [la lezione] ( come punizione) □ (fig.) to keep the ball rolling, mantener vivo l'interesse, la conversazione, ecc.; mandare avanti qc. □ to keep st. by, tenere qc. a portata di mano □ (autom.) «Keep clear», (equivale al cartello «passo carraio») «lasciare libero (il passaggio)» □ ( anche fig.) to keep the fire burning, alimentare il fuoco □ to keep going, continuare; andare avanti; (fig.) tirare avanti, tener duro □ to keep sb. guessing, tenere q. sulla corda (o sulle spine) □ ( di orologio) to keep good time, andare bene; essere preciso □ to keep one's head, mantenere la calma; restar calmo; non perdere la testa □ to keep hold of, tenere stretto □ to keep st. in mind, tenere a mente qc. □ to keep in sight, mantenersi in vista; non allontanarsi troppo □ to keep in touch with sb., tenersi (o restare) in contatto con q. □ (fam.) Keep in touch!, ci sentiamo!; arrivederci!; fatti vivo! □ to keep in training, tenersi in esercizio □ (econ.) to keep prices steady, stabilizzare i prezzi □ (naut.) to keep the sea, tenere il mare □ to keep silence, mantenere il silenzio □ (autom.) to keep within the speed limit, non superare il limite di velocità □ to keep within bounds, (v. i.) restare entro i limiti; (v. i.) mantenere entro un certo limite, contenere □ (autom.) «Keep left!» ( cartello), «tenere la sinistra!» □ (antiq.) God keep you!, Dio ti guardi!* * *I [kiːp]1) (maintenance) mantenimento m., sostentamento m.2) arch. maschio m., mastio m.3) for keeps per sempre, definitivamenteII 1. [kiːp]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)to keep sth., sb. clean — tenere qcn., qcs. pulito
to keep sth. warm — tenere qcs. al caldo
to keep sb. warm — [ garment] tenere caldo a qcn.
to keep sb. talking, waiting — fare parlare, fare attendere qcn.
2) (detain) trattenere, fare stare4) (have and look after) avere, gestire [shop, restaurant]; avere [dog, cat]; avere, allevare [sheep, chickens]5) (sustain)to keep sth. going — sostenere [ conversation]; mantenere acceso [ fire]; mantenere vivo [ tradition]
it was only his work that kept him going — è stato solo il suo lavoro a dargli la forza di andare avanti
6) (store) tenere, mettereI keep a spare key in the cupboard — ho o tengo una chiave di riserva nella credenza
7) (have in stock) [ shop] avere, tenere [ product]8) (maintain) mantenere [ family]; avere [servant, car, house]9) (maintain by writing in) tenere [accounts, diary]10) (conceal)to keep sth. from sb. — nascondere qcs. a qcn
11) (prevent)to keep sb. from doing — impedire a qcn. di fare
12) (observe) mantenere [promise, secret]; rispettare [ appointment]; celebrare [ occasion]; osservare [ commandments]13) mus.2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)1)"keep left " — "tenere la sinistra"
2) (remain)to keep calm, silent — restare calmo, in silenzio
3) (stay in good condition) [ food] mantenersi, conservarsi4) (in health)3."how are you keeping?" — "come stai?"
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. kept)- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up••to keep in with sb. — restare in buoni rapporti con qcn.
I've got something to tell you, it won't keep — ho una cosa da dirti, è urgente
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95 fit
fit [fɪt]1. adjectiveb. ( = right and proper) convenable ; [time, occasion] propicec. ( = in trim) en forme ; ( = healthy) en bonne santé• will he be fit for Saturday's match? sera-t-il en état de jouer samedi ?2. nouna. [of epilepsy] crise fb. ( = outburst) accès ma. ( = be the right size for) [clothes] aller à• the washing machine is too big to fit this space la machine à laver est trop grande pour entrer dans cet espace• "one size fits all" « taille unique »b. ( = find space or time for) you can fit five people into this car il y a de la place pour cinq dans cette voiture• I can't fit any more meetings into my day je n'ai pas le temps pour d'autres réunions dans mon emploi du tempsc. ( = correspond to) [+ mood, definition, stereotype] correspondre à ; [+ needs] répondre à• she doesn't fit the profile of a typical drug smuggler elle ne correspond pas à l'idée que l'on se fait d'un trafiquant de droguea. ( = be the right size) I liked the dress but it didn't fit j'aimais la robe, mais elle n'était pas à ma taille• does it fit? est-ce que c'est la bonne taille ?b. ( = have enough room) tenirc. ( = match) [facts] cadrer• how does this idea fit into your overall plan? comment cette idée s'inscrit-elle dans votre plan d'ensemble ?• people don't always fit neatly into categories les gens ne rentrent pas toujours facilement dans des catégories bien définies• suddenly everything fitted into place soudain, tout est devenu clair► fit ina. ( = match) [fact] cadrer• this doesn't fit in with what I was taught at school ceci ne correspond pas à ce que l'on m'a appris à l'écoleb. ( = integrate) at school she has problems fitting in à l'école elle a du mal à s'intégrerc. ( = have room) will we all fit in? y aura-t-il assez de place pour nous tous ?a. ( = find room for) trouver de la place pour• can you fit another bag in? y a-t-il encore de la place pour un sac ?b. ( = adapt) adapterc. ( = find time for) prendre• can you fit in a quick meeting? avez-vous le temps d'assister à une réunion rapide ?* * *[fɪt] 1.1) Medicine crise f, attaque fto have a fit — ( unspecified) avoir une attaque or une crise
2) gen (of rage, passion, panic) accès mfit of coughing — quinte f de toux
to have somebody in fits — (colloq) donner le fou rire à quelqu'un
3) ( of garment)2.to be a good/poor fit — être/ne pas être à la bonne taille
2) (suitable, appropriate)to be fit for — ( worthy of) être digne de [person, hero, king]; ( capable of) être capable de faire [job]
to be fit for nothing — n'être plus bon/bonne à rien
fit/not fit for human consumption — propre/impropre à la consommation
to see ou think fit to do — juger or trouver bon de faire
3) (colloq) ( in emphatic phrases)3.1) ( be the right size) [garment] être à la taille de; [shoe] être à la pointure de; [key] aller dans [lock]; aller dans [envelope, space]2) ( make or find room for)to fit something in ou into — trouver de la place pour quelque chose dans [room, house, car]
3) ( install) mettre [quelque chose] en place [lock, door, kitchen, shower]to fit A to B —
to fit something with — équiper quelque chose de [attachment, lock]
to fit somebody for — [tailor] prendre les mesures de quelqu'un pour [garment, uniform]
to fit somebody with — [doctor] pourvoir quelqu'un de [hearing aid, prosthesis]
4) ( be compatible with) correspondre à [description, requirements]; aller avec [decor]4.the punishment should fit the crime — la punition devrait être proportionnée à la faute; bill
1) ( be the right size) [garment] être à ma/ta/sa taille, aller; [shoes] être à ma/ta/sa pointure, aller; [key, lid, sheet] aller2) ( have enough room) [toys, books etc] tenir ( into dans)3) ( go into place)to fit inside one another — aller or se mettre les uns dans les autres
to fit into place — [part, handle] bien aller; [cupboard, brick] bien rentrer
4) fig (tally, correspond)to fit with — correspondre à [story, facts]
to fit into — aller avec [ideology, colour scheme]
•Phrasal Verbs:- fit in- fit out••by ou in fits and starts — par à-coups
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96 co
Ⅰ pron. 1. (w pytaniach) what- co to (jest)? what’s this/that?- co jest na górze? what’s upstairs?- co robisz? what are you doing?- co mi kupiłaś? what did you buy for me?- co się dzieje? what’s going on a. happening?- co ci po tym? what do you need it for?- o co chodzi? what’s the problem a. matter?, what’s going on?- w co się ubierzesz? what are you going to wear?- czego szukasz? what are you looking for?- czego on chciał? what did he want?- czego a. copot. chcesz w zamian? what do you want in exchange?- do czego służy ten guzik? what is this button for?- z czego jest ta koszula? what is this shirt made of?- czemu się tak przyglądasz? what are you looking at?- czym mam otworzyć tę puszkę? what shall I open this tin with?- czym żywią się wieloryby? what do whales feed on?- czym to się skończy? how will it (all) end?- o czym oni mówią? what are they talking about?- co to za maszyna? what’s this/that machine?- co to za kamień? what kind of stone is this?- co ty na to? what do you say a. think?- co u ciebie? how are you?, what’s new?, how’s life (treating you)?- co z tobą? źle się czujesz? what’s wrong (with you)?, don’t you feel well?- psa zabierzemy ze sobą, ale co z kotem? we can take the dog with us, but what about the cat?- co z tego? a. no to co? what of a. about it? pot.- co z tego, że kocha? so he’s in love, so what? pot.- co on, oszalał, żeby tyle forsy przepuścić! pot. he must be mad blowing all that money pot.- czego tam nie ma na strychu! there are all sorts of things in the attic- czym to on w życiu nie był! he’s done all sorts of things in life- co ty mi tu przyniosłeś? what on earth have you brought me?- po co a. na co? what for?- po co jedziesz do Krakowa? what are you going to Cracow for?- na co ci ten scyzoryk? what do you need this penknife for?- i na co wam to było? what did you have to (go and) do that for?- czego tam poszłaś? pot. what did you go there for?- czemu płaczesz? what are you crying for?- czemu nie? why not?- „idziesz z nami?” – „czemu nie” ‘are you coming with us?’ – ‘why not?’2. (w mowie zależnej) what- powiedz, co chcesz na śniadanie tell me what you want for breakfast- zapytaj go, co zrobił z nożyczkami ask him what he’s done with the scissors- dobrze byłoby wiedzieć, o co właściwie mu chodzi it would be good to know what he really wants- przysłuchiwał się, o czym rozmawiają he was listening in on their conversation- nie wiem, co to była za ryba I don’t know what kind of fish it was- nie rozumiem, po co tu przyszedł I don’t understand why he came here a. what he came here for- powiem mu jutro, co i jak I’ll tell him tomorrow what’s what- wiesz co?… (do) you know what?… pot., (I’ll) tell you what… pot.3. (w zdaniu podrzędnym zawężającym) that- wszystko to, co chciał zrobić everything (that) he wanted to do- mam coś, co cię zainteresuje I’ve got something that’ll interest you- nie zrobiłam nic, czego musiałabym się wstydzić I did nothing (that) I ought to be ashamed of- rób, co chcesz do what you want- czym była kiedyś łacina, tym stał się dziś język angielski what Latin was once, English is today- co jest naprawdę nieznośne, to myśl, że… what is really maddening is the thought that…- z czego będziemy żyć, to mój kłopot what we’re going to live on is my problem- co się stało, to się nie odstanie what’s done is done4. (w zdaniu podrzędnym rozwijającym) which- powiedział, że pożyczył mi pieniądze, co nie było prawdą he said he had lent me some money, which wasn’t true- zdał ostatni egzamin, czym bardzo ucieszył rodziców he passed the last exam, which made his parents very happy5. (ile, jak, jaki) as- on ma tyle samo wrogów, co przyjaciół he has as many enemies as he has friends- zatrudniamy tyle samo pracowników, co rok temu we employ as many people as we did a year ago- mam dwa razy tyle pracy, co ty I have twice as much work as you (have)- kapelusz tego samego koloru, co płaszcz a hat the same colour as the coat- mieszkam w tym samym domu, co on I live in the same building as he does- rodzice tyle go widywali, co na obiedzie his parents only saw him at dinner time6. pot. (kto, który) who- ktoś, co nigdy nie był w wojsku someone who has never been in the army- znam kogoś, co to chętnie zrobi I know someone who’ll be glad to do it- gdzie się podział ten chłopak, co u was mieszkał? what happened to the boy who used to live with you?- wiesz, co ty dla niego jesteś? do you know what you are to him?- ten młyn, co to w nim teraz jest hotel that mill that’s a hotel now7. pot. (dlaczego, w jakim celu) why- co się tak kręcisz? why can’t you sit still?- co tak wcześnie wstałaś? why did you get up so early?- coś taki wesoły? why are you so cheerful?, what are you so cheerful about?8. (w wyrażeniach emfatycznych) what (a)- co to za dureń z niego! what a clown he is! pejor.- co za niespodzianka! what a surprise!- nie masz pojęcia, co to za rozkosz! you’ve no idea what a delight it isⅡ praep. every- co dzień/sobota every day/Saturday- co dziesięć minut/dwa tygodnie every ten minutes/two weeks- przystawał co krok he stopped with each a. every step- co jakiś czas tu zagląda, żeby sprawdzić, co robimy he looks in every now and then to check on us- opuszczał co drugą stronę he was skipping every other pageⅢ adv. (bardziej) co ciekawsze fragmenty/książki some of the more interesting sections/books- co wytrwalsi zostali do końca sztuki only the most persevering stayed till the end of the playⅣ conj. (jak) as- (ona) pracuje w tej samej firmie co ja she works for the same company as me- ten sam/to samo co zawsze the same as always- taki sam jadłospis co przed tygodniem the same menu as a week ago- to już nie ten człowiek, co dawniej he’s not the man he used to be- jest równie inteligentny, co przebiegły he’s as intelligent as he is crafty- mogła mieć równie dobrze trzydzieści co czterdzieści lat she could just as well have been thirty as forty- co ciekawe/dziwne… what’s interesting/strange…- co gorsza… what’s worse…- co więcej… what’s more…Ⅴ part. pot. (jako równoważnik zdania) boisz się, co? you’re afraid, eh? pot.- ale ona urosła, co? she’s really grown, hasn’t she?- będziemy w kontakcie, co? we’ll be in touch, right? pot.- miłe dzieciaki, co nie? nice kids, eh? pot.- nie poznajesz mnie, co? you don’t recognize me, do you?- wszyscy gdzieś jadą na wykacje, a my co? everyone’s going somewhere on holiday, and what about us?- kto cię tu wpuścił, co? who let you in, eh? pot.- i co, zdałeś egzamin? well, did you pass (the exam)?- co ty, chcesz oberwać od ojca? you don’t want to get it from your father, do you? pot.- a ty co? dzwonka nie słyszałeś? what are you doing? – didn’t you hear the bell?Ⅵ co do praep. 1. (jeśli chodzi o) as for, as far as [sb/sth] is concerned- co do mnie, nigdy w horoskopy nie wierzyłem as for me, I’ve never believed in horoscopes- co do pańskiego artykułu… as for your article…, as far as your article is concerned…2. (w sprawie) regarding, concerning- mamy zastrzeżenia co do ostatniej partii towaru we have some reservations regarding the last consignment- jego uwagi co do nowelizacji ustawy his remarks regarding a. concerning the amendment of the law3. (pod względem) regarding, concerning- ustalenia co do zakresu prac details regarding a. concerning the scope of the work- druga co do wielkości partia polityczna the second largest party- dziesiąte co do wielkości państwo świata the world’s tenth largest state4. (dokładnie) to- co do godziny/dnia to the hour/day- o siódmej co do minuty at seven o’clock sharp- przyszedł punktualnie co do minuty he came a. arrived right on the dot pot.- oddał mi wszystko co do grosza he gave me back every single penny- powtórzyła wszystko co do słowa she repeated everything word for word- zginęli wszyscy co do jednego not one of them survivedⅦ co…, (to) … conj. 1. (ile razy) each time- co wstawał, robiło mu się słabo each time he got up, he felt faint- co otworzył gazetę, wszędzie o Iraku every time he opened a newspaper, there was something about Iraq- co strzelił, to chybił every time he fired, he missed- co wspiął się wyżej, to zsuwał się each time he climbed up, he slipped down again- co premiera, to sukces each new production is/was a success2. (dla podkreślenia) co praca, to praca work is work (after all)- co chłop, to chłop you can’t beat a man (about the place)- co głowa, to głowa you can’t beat good brains- co prawda, to prawda I’ll second that- co dyrektor, to nie zwykły robotnik a director’s not just any workerⅧ czym…, tym… conj. kryt. czym starszy, tym głupszy the older he gets, the more foolish he becomes- czym większy przywódca, tym groźniejszy jego upadek the greater the leader, the further he has to fall■ a co tam what do I care?, what does it matter?- chciała pokazać, co to nie ona she wanted to show what she was made of- co jak co, ale ciasto robisz pyszne say what you like, but you make delicious cake- czego jak czego, ale pieniędzy im nie brakuje whatever they’re short of, it’s not money- co najmniej at least- co najwyżej at most- co to, to nie! pot. that’s out of the question!; no way! pot.- co (proszę)? pot. (w odpowiedzi) what?- „Adam!” – „co?” ‘Adam!’ – ‘what?’- „jesteś tam?” – „a co?” ‘are you there?’ – ‘what do you want?’- co (takiego)? (wyrażające zdziwienie) what?, really?- goście dopiero co wyjechali the guests have not long gone, the guests have only just left* * *1. pron( w pytaniach) whatto drzewo, co rośnie koło domu — the tree that grows by the house
wspominał tych, co odeszli — he remembered those who had left
zdałem egzamin, co wszystkich zaskoczyło — I passed the exam, which surprised everybody
co się stało, to się nie odstanie — what's done cannot be undone ( w równoważnikach zdań)
rób, co chcesz — do what you want
co niemiara — in abundance, (pot: cokolwiek) anything
2. partjeśli co, daj mi znać — get in touch at the slightest thing
co najwyżej — at (the) mostco gorsza — what's worse, worse still
co więcej — what's more, furthermore
co chwila/krok — every lub each minute/step
co drugi/trzeci — every second/third
co do (+gen) — ( odnośnie do) as to, as for
3. conjco do mnie — as far as I am concerned, ( dokładnie) (exact) to
4. advco strzelił, to chybił — every time he shot he missed
(pot: dlaczego) why* * *copron.1. ( zastępuje rzeczowniki) what; rób, co chcesz do what you want; czego (znowu) chcesz? what do you want (now)?; zwł. z irytacją what is it that you want (now)?; co to będzie? (= co chcesz zrobić?) what is it going to be?, what'll it be?; (= co się stanie?) what'll happen?; po co? what for?; byle co anything; Bóg wie co God knows what; diabli wiedzą co only the Devil knows; co to, to nie I won't have that; jeszcze czego! anything else?, what('s) next?; bądź co bądź anyway; w czym rzecz what's the matter; w razie czego (just) in case, if need(s) be; jak przyjdzie co do czego when the chips are down; nie ma co! there is no point; co komu do tego? it is none of anybody's business, why should it be anyone's business?, why should they care?; co mi tam! I don't care, I couldn't care less, who cares?; co będzie, to będzie happen what may; będzie co ma być what is to be, will be; what must be, must be; what will be, will be; co było, a nie jest, nie pisze się w rejestr let bygones be bygones; co z oczu, to z serca out of sight, out of mind; co się stało, to się nie odstanie what's been done cannot be undone, let bygones be bygones; co za dużo, to niezdrowo too much of a good thing, too much breaks the bag; co się odwlecze, to nie uciecze there is luck in leisure; co ma wisieć, nie utonie he that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned, if you're born to be hanged then you'll never be drowned; co nagle, to po diable haste makes waste; czym chata bogata, tym rada what's mine is yours; co ma piernik do wiatraka what do these two things have in common?, it is quite beside the point.2. (jako zaimek względny, głównie w pytaniach i zdaniach złożonych) co tchu at full l. top speed, in all haste; tyle, co kot napłakał next to nothing; co do grosza not a penny less, not a penny more; tyle pomoże, co umarłemu kadzidło it won't do any good, it won't help at all.conj.( rozpoczyna zdanie podrzędne) which.part.1. ( wyraża powtarzalność) every; co krok every step; co godzina/co chwila/co miesiąc/co roku every hour/every moment/every month/every year; co prawda admittedly; co prawda, to prawda you're right; co rusz every moment, every time; na co dzień every day; co i raz pot. every moment, every time; co kraj, to obyczaj every country has its customs; every land has its own law; so many countries, so many customs.2. ( wzmacnia przysłówki) what, still; co gorsza what's worse, worse still; co więcej what's more; co dwie głowy, to nie jedna two heads are better than one.3. (wyraża pytanie o przyczynę, cel) why; co się tak długo zastanawiasz? why have you been dwelling on it so long?The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > co
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[from *berste from *berzte from bertze] io.1.a. other; \beste gizona the other man; \beste gizon handi hura that other big man; \beste liburu guztiak all the other booksb. (+ bat) \beste bat another; \beste bat nahi dut I want another one; \beste tarta handi bat another large pie; \beste herri ingeles batean in another English town; \beste tarta handi bat another large pie; \beste herri ingeles batean in another English town; \beste bat! \beste bat! encore! encore!2. (+ izo.)a. else; \beste nonbait \\norbait \\ zerbait somewhere \\ someone \\ something elseb. \beste horrenbeste \\ hainbeste another so manyJakingarria: Kontuz! "beste" agertzen bada "zerbait", "norbait", edo "zenbait" hitzen aurrean, else esan behar dugu eta ondoren jartzen da beste zerbait something else; beste nonbait somewhere else; beste norbait someone else. Esaldia ezezkoa baldin bada, nothing else edo anything else esan dezakegu. besterik ez dago there's nothing else3. (izenordaina gisa) other; \bestek esan beza zein den hobea let others say which is better: \besterena da it's somebody else's4. (esa.)a. (+ -rik) hil zituzten, \besterik ez they just killed them; "B\besterik gabe, agur t'erdi" "Yours Truly"; \besterik gabe har gure agurrik beroena please accept our kindest regards; \besterik ezean for want of anything else; hori \besterik ez da it's {just || only} that | it's that and nothing elseb. (io. mugatu baten ondoren) alfer \bestea! nothing but a loafer!c. eta \besteak and others, et al. umorezko erabilera. ; badakit Erregina eta \beste horretaz mintzatuak direla I know the Queen and others have talked about that izo. other; \bestea nahi dut I want the other one post. [-z] (salbu, ezik) except; Amaiaz \beste inor ez da etorri nobody came except Amaia zen. as much as; zuk \beste diru dut I have as much money as you {do || have}; egingo nuke edonori ziria sartzeko \beste badakiela I'd bet he knows enough to fool anyone; esanak esan arren, eta nahi \beste egin arren however much they say and however much they do -
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[ʌp] 1. нареч.1) вверх, наверх, вверху, сверху, наверху ( обозначает движение снизу вверх или нахождение наверху)to get up — проснуться, встать с постели
He isn't up yet. — Он еще не проснулся.
4) обозначает движение вверх с земли или какой-л. поверхности5) обозначает интенсификацию какого-л. действия6) обозначает окончание чего-л.Your time is up. — Ваше время истекло.
7) обозначает завершённость действия, доведение его до концаButton up your coat. — Застегни пальто до конца.
8) обозначает приближение к кому-л. / чему-л.Just then a friend drove up and gave me a ride. — Тут подкатил мой приятель и подвёз меня.
9)up in Scotland — на севере, в Шотландии
б) брит. обозначает движение в направлении крупного города или университета или нахождение тамв) вглубь, по (обозначает движение вглубь страны, территории)10)а) указывает на увеличение стоимости, ценыб) указывает на повышение в должности, ранге и т. п.12) спорт. обозначает равно количество очков у игроков или команд••2. предл.up yours! груб. — иди в жопу!
1) вверх по, на (обозначает движение наверх, снизу вверх или нахождение наверху чего-л.)They went up the roof. — Они забрались на крышу.
2) против (ветра, течения)3)а) брит. в, по направлению к (обозначает движение в столицу, в центр и т. п. или нахождение в городе, центре и т. п.)в) обозначает движение вглубь или нахождение в глубине страны, территории4) вдоль по3. прил.up stroke — удар, направленный вверх
2) верхний, находящийся в высшей точке (чего-л.)She was well up in her class. — Она была лучшей в своём классе.
3) бодрствующий, неспящий4) идущий, поднимающийся вверх; восходящий; повышающийсяup escalator — эскалатор, двигающийся вверх
Syn:5) взволнованный, возбуждённый; оживлённый; в приподнятом настроенииSyn:6) выходящий за рамки обычного, чрезмерный, исключительныйThe attendance is up. — Посещаемость очень высокая.
The wind is up. — Ветер очень сильный.
7) пенящийся; шипучий ( о напитках)Syn:8) направляющийся в крупный город или на север ( обычно о поезде)Syn:••4. сущ.1) лицо, занимающее высокое положение2) предмет, находящийся наверху3) подъём, возвышение ( обычно в рельефе местности)Syn:4) влёт, достижение, успехI've had ups in my life, and I've had downs. (A. C. Doyle) — В моей жизни были и взлёты, и падения.
Syn:5) подорожание; повышение, рост стоимостиSyn:6) амер.; разг. возбуждение, волнениеSyn:8) амер.; разг. потенциальный покупатель5. гл.; разг.The hottest salesman always turns a looker into an up. — Заинтересованный продавец всегда превратит стороннего наблюдателя в потенциального покупателя.
1) вставать, подниматься, вскакивать (со стула, с кровати)Suddenly he upped and smote him. — Внезапно он вскочил и ударил его.
2) подниматься вверх, взбиратьсяSyn:3) поднимать вверх (что-л.)She ups her stick and begins to belabour him across the shoulders. (G. R. Sims) — Она поднимает свою палку и начинает колошматить его по плечам.
Syn:4) поднимать; повышать ( цены)Syn:6) улучшать, доводить до совершенстваI made a perfunctory attempt to up my image by purchasing chic glasses. — Я предпринял слабую попытку улучшить свой имидж, приобретя шикарные очки.
Syn: -
99 mine
̈ɪmaɪn I мест.;
притяж. (абсолютная форма, не употр. атрибутивно;
ср. my) принадлежащий мне;
мой;
моя;
мое Is this book yours or mine? ≈ Это твоя книга или моя? She is an old friend of mine. ≈ Она моя давняя подруга. II
1. сущ.
1) а) рудник;
копь;
шахта;
прииск to close down a mine ≈ закрывать рудник to open (up) a mine ≈ заложить/открыть шахту to operate, run, work a mine ≈ управлять рудником abandoned mine ≈ заброшенная шахта coal mine ≈ угольная шахта copper mine ≈ медный рудник diamond mine ≈ алмазная копь gold mine ≈ золотой прииск iron mine ≈ железный рудник lead mine ≈ свинцовый рудник salt mine ≈ солевой рудник silver mine ≈ серебряный рудник tin mine ≈ оловянный рудник zinc mine ≈ цинковый рудник б) ист. подкоп
2) а) залежь, пласт, месторождение( руды) Syn: deposit
1. б) перен. источник (информации, сведений, знаний и т. п.) My grandmother is a mine of information. ≈ Моя бабушка - это просто кладезь всякой информации. Syn: source, store
3) воен. мина to clear, remove, sweep mines ≈ обезвредить мину to detect a mine ≈ найти мину to detonate, set off a mine ≈ взрывать мину to hit, strike a mine ≈ наткнуться на мину a mine blows up, explodes ≈ мина взрывается to disarm a mine ≈ обезвредить мину antipersonnel mine ≈ противопехотная, осколочная мина antitank mine ≈ противотанковая мина contact mine ≈ контактная мина;
ударная мина drifting mine, floating mine ≈ правучая мина land mine ≈ наземная мина magnetic mine ≈ магнитная мина submarine mine ≈ подводная мина spring a mine on smb.
2. гл.
1) а) производить горные работы, разрабатывать рудник, добывать( руду и т. п.) (тж. mine out) The whole area has been mined out. ≈ Вокруг, как грибы, выросли рудники. to mine the for coal ≈ разрабатывать угольное месторождение Gold is mineed from deep under ground. ≈ Золото добывается из глубины земных недр. б) перен. извлекать, выкапывать( что-л. from - из какого-л. источника) information mined from the books ≈ информация, извлеченная из книг
2) а) подкапывать, производить подкоп to mine the enemy's fortifications ≈ делать подкоп под укрепления противника Syn: undermine б) зарываться в землю, рыть норку ( о животных) Syn: burrow
2.
3) а) минировать;
ставить мины to mine the entrance into the harbour ≈ заминировать вход в гавань б) взрывать с помощью мины The cruiser was mineed and sank in five minutes. ≈ Крейсер подорвался на мине и через пять минут затонул.
4) подрывать( чью-л. репутацию и т. п.) Syn: undermine мой, моя, мое, мои;
принадлежащий мне - it is * это мое - he's an old friend of * он мой старый друг, это один из моих старых друзей - it is no business of * это не мое дело - the game is * эту игру выиграл я эллиптически вместо сочетания my с существительным, часто уже употребленным в данном предложении мой, свой, моя, своя и т. п. - lend me your pen, I have lost * дай мне твою ручку, я потерял свою( ручку) - me and * я и мои (родные), я и моя семья( устаревшее) (вм. my перед гласными) мой, моя и т. п. - * eyes мои глаза (устаревшее) иногда с инверсией - o mistress /lady/ * о моя владычица, о повелительница! рудник;
копь;
шахта;
прииск подземная выработка резрез, карьер залежь, пласт сокровищница;
источник (сведений и т. п.) - a regular * of information подлинная сокровищница сведений, неистощимый источник информации( военное) (морское) мина;
фугас - * area заминированный участок;
минное поле - * belt минное заграждение;
полоса минных заграждений - to lay a * устанавливать /ставить/ мину - to hit a * наскочить на мину - to trip /to spring, to touch off/ a * наступить на мину;
подорваться на мине - to clear the road of *s разминировать дорогу (историческое) подкоп > to spring a * on smb. преподнести кому-л. неприятный сюрприз производить горные работы;
разрабатывать рудник;
добывать (руду и т. п.) - to * (for) coal добывать уголь - to * a bed of coal разрабатывать угольный пласт подкапывать;
вести подкоп зарываться в землю;
рыть норку (о животных) (военное) (морское) минировать, ставить мину - to * the entrance to a harbour заминировать вход в гавань подрывать - the cruiser was *d and sank крейсер был подорван и затонул подрывать, подтачивать - the river *s the foundations of the house река размывает фундамент дома - to * the foundations of a doctrine подрывать основы учения coal ~ угольная шахта delayed-action ~ воен. мина замедленного действия ~ (абсолютная форма, не употр. атрибутивно;
ср. my) принадлежащий мне;
мой;
моя;
мое;
this is mine это мое, a friend of mine мой друг ~ воен. мина;
to lay a mine for подвести мину под mine заговор, интрига;
to spring a mine (on smb.) преподнести неприятный сюрприз;
= подложить свинью( кому-л.) ~ залежь, пласт ~ зарываться в землю, рыть норку (о животных) ~ источник (сведений и т. п.) ~ воен. мина;
to lay a mine for подвести мину под ~ минировать;
ставить мины ~ подкапывать, копать под землей;
вести подкоп ~ подкапываться( под кого-л.) ;
подрывать (репутацию и т. п.) ~ ист. подкоп ~ (абсолютная форма, не употр. атрибутивно;
ср. my) принадлежащий мне;
мой;
моя;
мое;
this is mine это мое, a friend of mine мой друг ~ производить горные работы, разрабатывать рудник, добывать (руду и т. п.) ~ рудник;
копь;
шахта;
прииск ~ шахта, рудник mine заговор, интрига;
to spring a mine (on smb.) преподнести неприятный сюрприз;
= подложить свинью (кому-л.) ~ (абсолютная форма, не употр. атрибутивно;
ср. my) принадлежащий мне;
мой;
моя;
мое;
this is mine это мое, a friend of mine мой друг -
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əv1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) de2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) de3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) de4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) de5) (showing: a picture of my father.) de6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) de7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) de8) (about: an account of his work.) de9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) de10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) de11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) de12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) de13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) de14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) menosof prep1. de2.oftr[ɒv, ʊnstressed əv]1 (belonging to) de2 (made from) de3 (containing) de4 (showing a part, a quantity) de5 (partitive use) de6 (dates, distance) de7 (apposition) de8 (by) de9 (originating from, living in) de10 (depicting) de11 (cause) de12 (connected with) de13 (with, having) de14 (description) de15 (after superlative) deof ['ʌv, 'ɑv] prep1) from: dea man of the city: un hombre de la ciudada woman of great ability: una mujer de gran capacidadhe died of the flu: murió de la gripe4) by: dethe works of Shakespeare: las obras de Shakespeare5) (indicating contents, material, or quantity) : dea house of wood: una casa de maderaa glass of water: un vaso de aguathe front of the house: el frente de la casa7) about: sobre, detales of the West: los cuentos del Oestethe city of Caracas: la ciudad de Caracas9) for: por, alove of country: amor por la patriafive minutes of ten: las diez menos cincothe eighth of April: el ocho de abrilofprep.• de prep.• menos prep.ɑːv, ɒv, weak form əv1) (indicating relationship, material, content) deit's made of wood — es de madera, está hecho de madera
a colleague of mine/his — un colega mío/suyo
2) ( descriptive use)3)a) ( partitive use)b) ( with superl) de4)a) ( indicating date) deb) ( indicating time)it's ten (minutes) of five — (AmE) son las cinco menos diez, son diez para las cinco (AmL exc RPl)
it's a quarter of five — (AmE) son las cinco menos cuarto, son un cuarto para las cinco (AmL exc RPl)
Jane, his wife of six months... — Jane, con la que lleva/llevaba casado seis meses...
5) ( on the part of)6) ( inherent in)the senselessness of it all, that's what depresses me — es lo absurdo de todo el asunto lo que me deprime
7) ( indicating cause)what did he die of? — ¿de qué murió?
[ɒv, ǝv]PREP1) (indicating possession) deit's no business of yours — aquí no te metas, no tienes que ver con esto
2) (objective genitive) a, hacia3) (partitive etc) dehow much of this do you need? — ¿cuánto necesitas de eso?
of the 12, two were bad — de los 12, dos estaban pasados
most of all — sobre todo, más que nada
4) (indicating cause) por, de5) (agent)6) (indicating material) demade of steel/paper — hecho de acero/papel
7) (descriptive) dea tragedy of her own making — una tragedia que ella misma había labrado, una tragedia de su propia cosecha
8) (=concerning) dewhat do you think of him? — ¿qué piensas de él?
what of it? — ¿y a ti qué (te) importa?, ¿y qué?
9) (indicating deprivation, riddance)it's a quarter of six — (US) son las seis menos cuarto, falta un cuarto para las seis (LAm)
he died of a Friday — frm murió un viernes
to judge of sth — juzgar algo, opinar sobre algo
he was robbed of his watch — le robaron el reloj, se le robó el reloj
* * *[ɑːv, ɒv], weak form [əv]1) (indicating relationship, material, content) deit's made of wood — es de madera, está hecho de madera
a colleague of mine/his — un colega mío/suyo
2) ( descriptive use)3)a) ( partitive use)b) ( with superl) de4)a) ( indicating date) deb) ( indicating time)it's ten (minutes) of five — (AmE) son las cinco menos diez, son diez para las cinco (AmL exc RPl)
it's a quarter of five — (AmE) son las cinco menos cuarto, son un cuarto para las cinco (AmL exc RPl)
Jane, his wife of six months... — Jane, con la que lleva/llevaba casado seis meses...
5) ( on the part of)6) ( inherent in)the senselessness of it all, that's what depresses me — es lo absurdo de todo el asunto lo que me deprime
7) ( indicating cause)what did he die of? — ¿de qué murió?
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