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81 never mind doing something
expr infmlNever mind being a dance judge, just take a walk around to see if everything's okay — Хватит строить из себя знатока бальных танцев, лучше прогуляйся и посмотри, все ли в порядке
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82 never mind something
expr infml1)Never mind what you think. Just tell the facts — Нам плевать, что ты думаешь. Говори только факты
2)We got hold of a copy of the letter - never mind how - before it left the office — Нам удалось достать копию письма - тебе совсем не надо знать, как - прежде чем оно покинуло пределы конторы
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83 never batted an eyelash
разг.(never batted an eyelash (тж. not batting an eyelash, without batting или turning an eyelash))не теряя спокойствия, без малейшего смущения; ≈ и глазом не моргнул, и бровью ( или ухом) не повёл; см. тж. not to bat an eye 1)John: "Constance, you're a brick. I shall never forget this. Never, so long as I live. And by George, what presence of mind you showed. I went hot and cold all over, and you never batted an eyelash." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Constant Wife’, act 2) — Джон: "Констанция, ты просто молодец. Я всю жизнь не забуду то, что произошло. И какое ты проявила присутствие духа, черт побери! Меня в жар и в холод бросало, а тебе все нипочем."
He would have tricked her without turning an eyelash. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Sister Carrie’, ch. XXVI) — Человек этот, и глазом не моргнув, собирался сыграть с ней такую отвратительную штуку.
It was way too short for me, the couch, but I really could've slept standing up without batting an eyelash. (J. Salinger, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, ch. XXIV) — Диван был слишком короток, но я мог бы спать хоть стоя и даже глазом бы не моргнул.
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84 never mind
paзг.ничeгo, нe oбpaщaйтe внимaния, нe бecпoкoйтecь; ну тaк чтo ж, нe бeдa'We oughtn't to have come here, mother,' said Paul. 'Never mind,' she said. 'We won't come again' (D. H. Lawrence). 'Never mind what you thought.' Strawn snapped at the witness. 'Just tell the facts' (E. S. Gardner) -
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s ment, esperit, enteniment, seny, intel·ligència, cervell, ànim | intenció, propòsit, desig, voluntat, mentalitat, pensament | opinió, idea, parerexcl compte!v tenir en compte, fer cas de, posar atenció | tenir inconvenient, molestar-se, importar | tenir cura de, ocupar-se de, vigilar, pensar en | recordar | recordar-se | preocupar-se, anar amb comptepresence of mind presència d'ànimstate of mind estat d'ànimgo out of one's mind perdre el senyknow one's mind saber el que es volset one's mind on estar decidit abear/keep in mind tenir presentbring to mind recordar, fer recordarout of mind oblidatof one mind unànimeschange one's mind canviar d'opinió, canviar d'ideato my mind segons el meu parermind your language! compte amb el que dius!mind you en realitat, la veritat és quenever mind no importa, és igual, tant és, no s' hi amoïni, no en facis casmind! compte! -
86 never batted an eyelash
paзг.нe тepяя cпoкoйcтвия, бeз мaлeйшeгo cмущeния; " и глaзoм нe мopгнул, и уxoм нe пoвёлJohn Constance, you're a brick. I shall never forget this. Never, so long as I live. And by George, what presence of mind you showed. I went hot and cold all over, and you never batted an eyelash (W. S. Maugham). He would have tricked her without turning an eyelash (Th. Dreiser)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > never batted an eyelash
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87 mind
n. паметење, сеќавање; to keep in mind - памети, има предвид; to go, to pass out of mind - е заборавен; to bring to mind - потсетува; to call to mind - се присетува;2. мислење; мисла; памет, ум, мозок, разум, дух; to my mind - по мое мислење; to speak one's mind - го кажува отворено своето мислење; on one's mind - во мислите; to make up one's mind (to) - решава (нешто)2. се помирува (со нешто)v. памети;2. се грижи, се занимава со нешто;3. внимава, дава значење; never mind - ништо! не смета! сеедно!;4. се чува;5. приговара, е против; if you don't mind - ако немате ништо против; ум памет; разум чува; слуша; ум, памет -
88 never mind
it doesn’t matter неважно, ничегоThank you. - Never mind.
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89 never mind who was your grandfather – what are you?
неважливо, ким був ваш дід, – ким є ви?English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > never mind who was your grandfather – what are you?
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90 take a load from smb's mind
снять тяжесть с души, избавить кого-л. от (гнетущего) беспокойства; см. тж. lift a load from smb.'s mind‘I give you my solemn word of honour that Tom has never been anything more to me than just a friend.’ ‘You take a great weight off my mind.’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. XVIII) — - Клянусь честью, Том был для меня только другом. - Ты сняла большую тяжесть с моей души.
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91 has it never come in upon your mind what you are doing?
Общая лексика: вам никогда не приходила в голову мысль о том, что вы делаете?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > has it never come in upon your mind what you are doing?
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92 hold one's own
1) не уступать, держаться твёрдо; стоять на своём, отстаивать свою точку зрения; не сдавать позиций, остаться верным своим убеждениямYou pester my poor old life out to get you into the world. You won't be able to hold your own there, you silly little fool. You've got no money. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. XLVIII) — Вы мучаете меня на старости лет, заставляя вводить вас в светское общество. Все равно вы там не удержитесь, глупышка! - у вас нет денег.
I read for examinations. I read in order to be able to hold my own in conversation. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Fall of Edward Barnard’) — Я читал, чтобы сдать экзамены. Читал, чтобы чувствовать себя уверенным во время беседы.
I'm eighty-one now, but I can still run two miles and hold my own in any rough work going. (J. Lindsay, ‘Rising Tide’, ch. 3) — Мне сейчас 81 год, а я все еще могу быстрым шагом пройти две мили и не уступлю молодым ни в какой трудной работе.
...your stewardess, Miss Meighen, is holding her own. If we can get her to a hospital soon, I'm fairly sure she'll come through. (A. Hailey, ‘Airport’, part III, ch. 16) —...ваша стюардесса мисс Мейген держится молодцом. Если нам удастся быстро доставить ее в больницу, я почти убежден, что она выкарабкается.
2) не ронять своего достоинства; сохранять самообладание; не давать себя в обиду, постоять за себя‘Never you mind what they say, dear,’ said Mrs. Hodges. ‘I've 'ad to go through it same as you 'ave. They don't know any better, poor things. You take my word for it, they'll like you all right if you 'old your own same as I 'ave.’ (W. S. Maughaw, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 104) — - Не обращайте на них внимания, дорогуша, - говорила миссис Ходжес. - Мне тоже сперва от них попадало. Бедняжки, такое уж у них воспитание. Будьте покойны, вы с ними поладите, только не давайте себя в обиду, берите пример с меня.
Morris had paid, and handsomely, to hold his own in the bar. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 31) — И Моррис заплатил без возражений, чтобы поддержать свой престиж в баре.
‘Oh, my dear, if Morris is an undertaker,’ Laura exclaimed quite seriously, ‘what does that matter? Everybody knows you and Morris could hold your own in any society.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 52) — - О, дорогая, - воскликнула Лора с самым серьезным видом, - муж-гробовщик ровно ничего не значит. Всем известно, что ты и Моррис не уроните себя в любом обществе.
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93 death pays all debts
посл.(death pays all debts (тж. death quits all scores или death squares all accounts))≈ смерть всё примиряет; см. тж. he that dies, pays all debts‘It must be sorely answered,’ said the peace officer. ‘Never you mind that death pays all debts; it will pay that too.’ (W. Scott, ‘The Two Drovers’, ch. 11) — - За это убийство придется ответить, - сказал констебль. - Не беспокойтесь об этом. Смерть все примиряет, эта смерть не исключение.
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94 get
ɡetpast tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) recibir2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) traer, ir a buscar, procurar; comprar3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ir, cruzar, atravesar; tomar4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) meter, arrastrar, poner5) (to become: You're getting old.) hacerse (por ej. mayor), volverse, convertirse6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convencer, persuadir7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) llegar8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir, llegar a, lograr9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) coger, pillar, cazar, agarrar, contraer10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) atrapar, coger11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) coger, pillar, comprender, entender•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to
get vb1. comprar2. coger / tomar3. recibir / conseguir4. llevarse5. hacer / ponerse6. traercould you get me a coffee, please? ¿me puedes traer un café, por favor?7. buscar / recoger8. llegarwhat time did you get home? ¿a qué hora llegaste a casa?how do you get to the restaurant? ¿cómo se va al restaurante?tr[get]1 obtener, conseguir■ she got £1,000 for her car le dieron mil libras por su coche■ what did you get in maths? ¿qué sacaste en mates?2 recibir■ how did you get that cut? ¿cómo te hiciste ese corte?3 comprar■ where did you get your jeans? ¿dónde compraste tus vaqueros?4 traer5 coger6 captar, recibir, coger7 pedir, decir; persuadir, convencer■ can you get her to lend us the money? ¿puedes convencerla para que nos deje el dinero?8 preparar■ can I get you something to eat? ¿te preparo algo para comer?9 familiar entender, captar, coger10 familiar poner nervioso,-a, fastidiar11 ganar, cobrar12 poner con; contestar, atender, coger; abrir■ can you get me the Embassy Hotel? ¿me puede poner con el Hotel Embassy?13 conseguir, lograr14 hacer algo a uno15 dar, alcanzar1 ponerse, volverse2 ir■ how do you get there? ¿cómo se va hasta allí?■ can you get there by bus? ¿se puede ir en autobús?1 figurative use ir, llevar■ where do you think she's got to? ¿dónde crees que se ha metido?1 llegar■ how did you get home? ¿cómo llegaste a casa?2 llegar a3 llegar a4 empezar a■ we got talking empezamos a hablar, nos pusimos a hablar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLget along with you! ¡déjate de bobadas!, ¡no seas bobo,-a!to get along without something pasar sin algoto get better mejorarto get dark oscurecerto get dirty ensuciarseto get divorced divorciarseto get down on one's knees arrodillarseto get dressed vestirseto get drunk emborracharseto get into trouble meterse en un líoto get late hacerse tardeto get lost perderseto get married casarseto get old hacerse mayor, envejecerto get on somebody's nerves irritar a alguien, poner nervioso,-a a alguiento get one's own way salirse con la suyato get paid cobrarto get ready preparar, prepararseto get rid of deshacerse deto get tired cansarseto get wet mojarseto get worse empeorar1) obtain: conseguir, obtener, adquirir2) receive: recibirto get a letter: recibir una carta3) earn: ganarhe gets $10 an hour: gana $10 por hora4) fetch: traerget me my book: tráigame el libro5) catch: tomar (un tren, etc.), agarrar (una pelota, una persona, etc.)6) contract: contagiarse de, contraershe got the measles: le dio el sarampión7) prepare: preparar (una comida)8) persuade: persuadir, mandar a hacerI got him to agree: logré convencerloto get one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo10) understand: entendernow I get it!: ¡ya entiendo!to have got : tenerI've got a headache: tengo un dolor de cabezato have got to : tener queyou've got to come: tienes que venirget vi1) become: ponerse, volverse, hacerseto get angry: ponerse furioso, enojarse2) go, move: ir, avanzarhe didn't get far: no avanzó mucho3) arrive: llegarto get home: llegar a casa4)to get to be : llegar a sershe got to be the director: llegó a ser directora5)to get ahead : adelantarse, progresar6)to get along : llevarse bien (con alguien), congeniar7)to get by manage: arreglárselas8)to get over overcome: superar, consolarse de9)to get together meet: reunirseto get up : levantarseexpr.• desmoralizar v. (Profits, etc.)v.(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = lucrarse v. (Understand)v.• comprender v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = adquirir v.• alcanzar v.• buscar v.• coger v.• ganar v.• lograr v.• obtener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• procurar v.• recibir v.• sacar v.• tomar v.get
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2)a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?
these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)
to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite
b) ( buy) comprarto get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia
c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone
d) ( by calculation)e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse conI got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado
3)a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibirdo I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?
he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada
to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol
b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganarI got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano
d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarseI get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...
e) ( suffer)how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?
4) (find, have) (colloq)we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes
5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamarget your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo
she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café
6)a) ( reach) alcanzar*b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)d) (assault, kill) (colloq)7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela
8) ( catch) \<\<busain\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)9) (colloq)a) ( irritate) fastidiarb) ( arouse pity)it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima
c) ( puzzle)what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...
10)a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes
get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)
b) (hear, take note of) oír*did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?
11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*12) ( possess)13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in
14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana
they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies
15) to get somebody/something + ppI must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj
16) (arrange, persuade, force)to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar
17) ( cause to start)to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?
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get vi1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?
how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?
can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?
to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar
to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...
2)a) ( become)to get dressed — vestirse*
b) (be) (colloq)3) to get to + infa) ( come to) llegar* a + infb) ( have opportunity to)in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante
when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?
4) ( start)to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf
right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!
•Phrasal Verbs:- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get onto- get out- get over- get past- get to- get up[ɡet] (pt, pp got) (US) (pp gotten) When get is part of a set combination, eg get the sack, get hold of, get sth right, look up the other word.1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) (=obtain) [+ information, money, visa, divorce] conseguir; [+ benefit] sacar, obtener•
he got it for me — él me lo consiguióI got the idea off ** or from a TV programme — saqué la idea de un programa de televisión
he gets all his clothes off ** or from his elder brother — hereda toda la ropa de su hermano mayor
where did you get that idea from? — ¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?
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we shan't get anything out of him — no lograremos sacarle nadawhat are you going to get out of it? — ¿qué vas a sacar de or ganar con ello?
a good coach knows how to get the best out of his players — un buen entrenador sabe cómo sacar lo mejor de sus jugadores
2) (=have) tener3) (=receive)a) [+ letter, phone call] recibir; [+ wage] ganar, cobrar; [+ TV station, radio station] coger, captarshe gets a good salary — gana or cobra un buen sueldo
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how much did you get for it? — ¿cuánto te dieron por él?neck 1., 1)•
he gets his red hair from his mother — el pelo rojizo lo ha heredado de su madreb)Some get + noun combinations are translated using a more specific Spanish verb. If in doubt, look up the noun.•
I never got an answer — no me contestaron, no recibí nunca una respuesta•
they get lunch at school — les dan de comer en el colegiofine II, 1., sentence 1., 2)•
I got a shock/ surprise — me llevé un susto/una sorpresa4) (=buy) comprarwhere did you get those shoes? — ¿dónde te has comprado esos zapatos?
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I got it cheap in a sale — lo conseguí barato en unas rebajas5) (=fetch) [+ glasses, book] ir a buscar, traer; [+ person] ir a buscar, ir a por; (=pick up) [+ goods, person] recogerwould you mind getting my glasses? — ¿te importaría ir a buscarme or traerme las gafas?
can you get my coat from the cleaner's? — ¿puedes recogerme el abrigo de la tintorería?
quick, get help! — ¡rápido, ve a buscar ayuda!
to get sth for sb, to get sb sth — ir a buscar algo a algn, traer algo a algn
could you get me the scissors please? — ¿puedes ir a buscarme or me puedes traer las tijeras, por favor?
can I get you a drink? — ¿te apetece beber or tomar algo?, ¿quieres beber or tomar algo?
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to go/ come and get sth/sb, I'll go and get it for you — voy a buscártelo, voy a traértelogo and get Jane will you? — vete a buscar a Jane, ve a por Jane
phone me when you arrive and I'll come and get you — cuando llegues llama por teléfono y te iré a buscar or recoger
6) (=call) [+ doctor, plumber] llamar7) (=answer) [+ phone] contestarcan you get the phone? — ¿puedes contestar el teléfono?
I'll get it! — (telephone) ¡yo contesto!; (door) ¡ya voy yo!
8) (=gain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse, conseguir; [+ goal] marcar; [+ reputation] ganarseshe got first prize — ganó or se llevó or consiguió el primer premio
correct, you get 5 points — correcto, gana or consigue 5 puntos
he got a pass/an A in French — sacó un aprobado/un sobresaliente en francés
I have to get my degree first — antes tengo que acabar la carrera or conseguir mi diplomatura
9) (=find) [+ job, flat] encontrar, conseguirhe got me a job — me encontró or consiguió un trabajo
10) (=catch) [+ ball, disease, person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ thief] coger, atrapar (LAm); [+ bus] coger, tomar (LAm); [+ fish] pescargot you! * — ¡te pillé! *, ¡te cacé! *, ¡te agarré! (LAm)
got you at last! — ¡por fin te he pillado or cazado! *
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to get sb by the throat/arm — agarrar or coger a algn de la garganta/del brazo•
sorry, I didn't get your name — perdone, ¿cómo dice que se llama?, perdone, no me he enterado de su nombre•
did you get his (registration) number? — ¿viste el número de matrícula?•
you've got me there! * — ahí sí que me has pillado *bad 3., religionto get it from sb —
11) (=reach, put through to)get me Mr Jones, please — (Telec) póngame or (esp LAm) comuníqueme con el Sr. Jones, por favor
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you'll get him at home if you phone this evening — si le llamas esta tarde lo pillarás * or encontrarás en casa•
you can get me on this number — puedes contactar conmigo en este número•
I've been trying to get you all week — he estado intentando hablar contigo toda la semana12) * (=attack, take revenge on)I'll get you for that! — ¡esto me lo vas a pagar!
13) (=hit) [+ target] dar en14) (=finish)15) (=take, bring)•
how can we get it home? — (speaker not at home) ¿cómo podemos llevarlo a casa?; (speaker at home) ¿cómo podemos traerlo a casa?•
I tried to get the blood off my shirt — intenté quitar la sangre de mi camisaget the knife off him! — ¡quítale ese cuchillo!
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I couldn't get the stain out of the tablecloth — no podía limpiar la mancha del mantel•
to get sth past customs — conseguir pasar algo por la aduana•
we'll get you there somehow — le llevaremos de una u otra manera•
we can't get it through the door — no lo podemos pasar por la puerta•
to get sth to sb — hacer llegar algo a algn•
where will that get us? — ¿de qué nos sirve eso?16) (=prepare) [+ meal] preparar, hacerto get breakfast — preparar or hacer el desayuno
17) with adjectiveThis construction is often translated using a specific Spanish verb. Look up the relevant adjective.18) with infinitive/present participleto get sb to do sth — (=persuade) conseguir que algn haga algo, persuadir a algn a hacer algo; (=tell) decir a algn que haga algo
we eventually got her to change her mind — por fin conseguimos que cambiase de idea, por fin le persuadimos a cambiar de idea
can you get someone to photocopy these — puedes decirle or mandarle a alguien que me haga una fotocopia de estos
I can't get the door to open — no puedo abrir la puerta, no logro que se abra la puerta
I couldn't get the washing machine to work — no pude or no logré poner la lavadora en marcha
I couldn't get the car going or to go — no pude poner el coche en marcha, no pude arrancar el coche
19) ("get sth done" construction)a) (=do oneself)•
you'll get yourself arrested looking like that — vas a acabar en la cárcel con esas pintas•
to get the washing/dishes done — lavar la ropa/fregar los platos•
when do you think you'll get it finished? — ¿cuándo crees que lo vas a acabar?•
you'll get yourself killed driving like that — te vas a matar si conduces de esa formab) (=get someone to do)•
to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo, hacerse cortar el peloI've got to get my car fixed this week — tengo que arreglar or reparar el coche esta semana, tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar or reparar esta semana
20) * (=understand) entender(do you) get it? — ¿entiendes?; [+ joke] ¿lo coges?, ¿ya caes? *
point 1., 7), wrongI've got it! — [+ joke] ¡ya caigo!, ¡ya lo entiendo!; [+ solution] ¡ya tengo la solución!, ¡ya he dado con la solución!, ¡ya lo tengo!
21) * (=annoy) molestar, fastidiarwhat gets me is the way he always assumes he's right — lo que me molesta or fastidia es que siempre da por hecho que tiene razón
what really gets me is his total indifference — lo que me molesta or fastidia es su total indiferencia
22) * (=thrill) chiflar *this tune really gets me — esta melodía me chifla *, esta melodía me apasiona
23)• to have got sth — (Brit) (=have) tener algo
what have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?
2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) (=reach, go) llegarhow do you get there? — ¿como se llega?
how did you get here? — ¿cómo viniste or llegaste?
how did that box get here? — ¿cómo ha venido a parar esta caja aquí?
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I've got as far as page 10 — he llegado hasta la página 10•
to get from A to B — ir de A a B, trasladarse de A a B•
to get to — llegar ahow do you get to the cinema? — ¿cómo se llega al cine?
where did you get to? — (=where were you?) ¿dónde estabas?, ¿dónde te habías metido?
where can he have got to? — ¿dónde se puede haber metido?
not to get anywhere —
to get nowhere —
we're getting absolutely nowhere, we're getting nowhere fast — no estamos llegando a ningún sitio
to get somewhere —
to get there —
"how's your thesis going?" - "I'm getting there" — -¿qué tal va tu tesis? -va avanzando
- get to sblane 1., 3)don't let it get to you * — (=affect) no dejes que te afecte; (=annoy) no te molestes por eso
2) (=become, be) ponerse, volverse, hacerseAs expressions with get + adjective, such as get old, get drunk etc, are often translated by a specific verb, look up the adjective.•
how did it get like that? — ¿cómo se ha puesto así?how do people get like that? — ¿cómo puede la gente volverse así?
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how stupid can you get? — ¿hasta qué punto llega tu estupidez?, ¿cómo puedes ser tan estúpido?•
to get used to sth — acostumbrarse a algo- get with itSee:BECOME, GO, GET in becomea) (=be)•
he often gets asked for his autograph — a menudo le piden autógrafos•
we got beaten 3-2 — perdimos 3 a 2•
to get killed — morir, matarseI saw her the night she got killed — (accidentally) la vi la noche que murió or se mató; (=murdered) la vi la noche que la asesinaron
do you want to get killed! — ¡¿es que quieres matarte?!
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he got run over as he was coming out of his house — lo atropellaron al salir de casaget going! — ¡muévete!, ¡a menearse!
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I got to thinking that... * — me di cuenta de que..., empecé a pensar que...5) (=come)with infinitive•
he eventually got to be prime minister — al final llegó a ser primer ministro•
when do we get to eat? — ¿cuándo comemos?•
to get to know sb — llegar a conocer a algn•
he got to like her despite her faults — le llegó a gustar a pesar de sus defectos•
so when do I get to meet this friend of yours? — ¿cuándo me vas a presentar a este amigo tuyo?•
I never get to drive the car — nunca tengo oportunidad de conducir el coche•
to get to see sth/sb — lograr ver algo/a algn6) * (=go)get! — ¡lárgate! *
7)to have got to do sth — (expressing obligation) tener que hacer algo
why have I got to? — ¿por qué tengo que hacerlo?
- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get out- get over- get up* * *[get]
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2)a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?
these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)
to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite
b) ( buy) comprarto get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia
c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone
d) ( by calculation)e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse conI got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado
3)a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibirdo I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?
he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada
to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol
b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganarI got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano
d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarseI get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...
e) ( suffer)how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?
4) (find, have) (colloq)we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes
5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamarget your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo
she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café
6)a) ( reach) alcanzar*b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)d) (assault, kill) (colloq)7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela
8) ( catch) \<\<bus/train\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)9) (colloq)a) ( irritate) fastidiarb) ( arouse pity)it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima
c) ( puzzle)what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...
10)a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes
get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)
b) (hear, take note of) oír*did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?
11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*12) ( possess)13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in
14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana
they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies
15) to get somebody/something + ppI must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj
16) (arrange, persuade, force)to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar
17) ( cause to start)to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?
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get vi1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?
how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?
can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?
to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar
to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...
2)a) ( become)to get dressed — vestirse*
b) (be) (colloq)3) to get to + infa) ( come to) llegar* a + infb) ( have opportunity to)in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante
when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?
4) ( start)to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf
right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!
•Phrasal Verbs:- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get onto- get out- get over- get past- get to- get up -
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would [wʊd]1. modal verba.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When would is used to form the conditional, the French conditional is used.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I wouldn't worry, if I were you à ta place, je ne m'inquiéterais pas• to my surprise, he agreed -- I never thought he would à ma grande surprise, il a accepté -- je ne l'aurais jamais pensé• who would have thought it? qui l'aurait pensé ?• I said I'd go, so I'm going j'ai dit que j'irais, alors j'y vais• I said I'd go, so I went j'avais dit que j'irais, alors j'y suis allé━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• if you would come with me, I'd go to see him si vous vouliez bien m'accompagner, j'irais le voir━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━would you wait here please! attendez ici s'il vous plaît !• would you close the window please voulez-vous fermer la fenêtre, s'il vous plaît► would you like ( = do you want)would you like some tea? voulez-vous du thé ?• would you like to go for a walk? est-ce que vous aimeriez faire une promenade ?• 50 years ago the streets would be empty on Sundays il y a 50 ans, les rues étaient vides le dimanche• I saw him come out of the shop -- when would this be? je l'ai vu sortir du magasin -- quand ?d. (inevitability) you would go and tell her! évidemment tu es allé le lui dire !• it would have to rain! évidemment il fallait qu'il pleuve !e. (conjecture) it would have been about 8 o'clock when he came il devait être 8 heures à peu près quand il est venu2. modifier* * *[wʊd, wəd]Note: When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in French and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = je le ferais si j'avais le temps; I would have done it if I had had time = je l'aurais fait si j'avais eu le temps; he said he would fetch the car = il a dit qu'il irait chercher la voitureFor more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)if we'd left later we would have missed the train — si nous étions partis plus tard nous aurions raté le train
wouldn't it be nice if... — ce serait bien si...
they couldn't find anyone who would take the job — ils n'arrivaient pas à trouver quelqu'un qui accepte le poste
5) (expressing desire, preference)switch off the radio, would you? — éteins la radio, tu veux bien?
8) ( when giving advice)9) ( expressing exasperation)‘he denies it’ - ‘well he would, wouldn't he?’ — ‘il le nie’ - ‘évidemment!’
‘she put her foot in it (colloq)’ - ‘she would!’ — ‘elle a mis les pieds dans le plat (colloq)’ - ‘tu m'étonnes!’
10) ( expressing an assumption)let's see, that would be his youngest son — voyons, ça doit être son plus jeune fils
11) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to) -
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if [ɪf](a) (supposing that) si;∎ if he comes, we'll ask him s'il vient, on lui demandera;∎ if possible si (c'est) possible;∎ have it done by Tuesday, if at all possible faites-le pour mardi si possible;∎ if necessary si (c'est) nécessaire, le cas échéant;∎ if so si c'est le cas;∎ if so, when? si oui, quand?;∎ if all goes well, we'll be there by midnight si tout va bien, nous y serons pour minuit;∎ if anyone wants me, I'm or I'll be in my office si quelqu'un veut me voir, je suis dans mon bureau;∎ if she hadn't introduced herself, I would never have recognized her si elle ne s'était pas présentée, je ne l'aurais pas reconnue;∎ if I'd known you were coming, I'd have bought some wine si j'avais su que tu venais, j'aurais acheté du vin;∎ if a child can do it, so can I si un enfant peut le faire, je peux le faire aussi;∎ if you'd told me the truth, this would never have happened si tu m'avais dit la vérité, ça ne serait jamais arrivé;∎ if I was older, I'd leave home si j'étais plus âgé, je quitterais la maison;∎ if you could have anything you wanted, what would you ask for? si tu pouvais avoir tout ce que tu désires, qu'est-ce que tu demanderais?;∎ if I were a millionaire, I'd buy a yacht si j'étais millionnaire, j'achèterais un yacht;∎ would you mind if I invited Angie too? ça te dérangerait si j'invitais aussi Angie?;∎ if he agrees and (if) we have time s'il est d'accord et que nous avons le temps(b) (whenever) si;∎ if you mix blue and yellow you get green si on mélange du bleu et du jaune, on obtient du vert;∎ if you ever come or if ever you come to London, do visit us si jamais tu passes à Londres, viens nous voir;∎ if you are "gratified" by something, you are pleased by it si (on dit que) quelque chose nous "satisfait", cela veut dire que ça nous fait plaisir;∎ he gets angry if I so much as open my mouth si j'ai seulement le malheur d'ouvrir la bouche, il se fâche(c) (given that) si;∎ if Paul was the brains in the family, then Julia was the organizer si Paul était le cerveau de la famille, Julia en était l'organisatrice∎ to ask/to know/to wonder if demander/savoir/se demander si;∎ it doesn't matter if he comes or not peu importe qu'il vienne ou (qu'il ne vienne) pas;∎ I'll see if she's up yet je vais voir si elle est levée∎ I'm sorry if I upset you je suis désolé si je t'ai fait de la peine;∎ if I gave you that impression, I apologize je m'excuse si c'est l'impression que je vous ai donnée;∎ we'd be so pleased if you could come ça nous ferait tellement plaisir si vous pouviez venir∎ few, if any, readers will have heard of him peu de lecteurs auront entendu parler de lui, ou même aucun;∎ modifications, if any, will have to be made later les modifications éventuelles devront être apportées plus tard;∎ he was intelligent if a little arrogant il était intelligent, mais quelque peu arrogant;∎ pleasant weather, if rather cold temps agréable, bien qu'un peu froid;∎ it is well-paid, if uninteresting work c'est un travail bien payé à défaut d'être intéressant∎ if I could just come in here... si je puis me permettre d'intervenir...;∎ it's rather good, if I say so myself c'est assez bon, sans fausse modestie;∎ I'll leave it there, if I may, and go on to my next point j'en resterai là, si vous voulez bien et passerai au point suivant;∎ I thought you were rather rude, if you don't mind my saying so je vous ai trouvé assez grossier, si je peux me permettre;∎ well, if you want my opinion or if you ask me, I thought it was dreadful eh bien, si vous voulez mon avis, c'était affreux;∎ if you think about it, it is rather odd si vous y réfléchissez, c'est plutôt bizarre;∎ if I remember rightly, she was married to a politician si j'ai bonne mémoire, elle était mariée à un homme politique;∎ if I know Sophie, she won't have done it! comme ou telle que je connais Sophie, elle ne l'aura pas fait!∎ if you could just write your name here... si vous voulez bien inscrire votre nom ici...;∎ if you could all just wait in the hall, I'll be back in a second si vous pouviez tous attendre dans l'entrée, je reviens tout de suite;∎ would you like me to wrap it for you? - if you would, please vous voulez que je vous l'emballe? - oui, s'il vous plaît(i) (expressing surprise, indignation) tiens, ça alors;∎ well, if it isn't my old mate Jim! tiens ou ça alors, c'est ce vieux Jim!2 nounsi m inv;∎ if you get the job - and it's a big if - you'll have to move to London si tu obtiens cet emploi, et je dis bien si, tu devras aller t'installer à Londres;∎ no ifs and buts, we're going il n'y a pas de "mais" qui tienne ou pas de discussions, on y va;∎ the agreement is full of ifs and buts l'accord n'est qu'une suite de conditionsau cas où;∎ if and when he phones, I'll simply tell him to leave me alone au cas où il appellerait, je lui dirais tout simplement de me laisser tranquilleplutôt;∎ he doesn't look any slimmer, if anything, he's put on weight il n'a pas l'air plus mince, il a même plutôt grossi;∎ I am, if anything, even keener to be involved j'ai peut-être encore plus envie d'y participer∎ there's a hopeless case if ever I saw one! voilà un cas désespéré s'il en est!;∎ if ever I saw a man driven by ambition, it's him si quelqu'un est poussé par l'ambition, c'est bien luià ta place;∎ if I were you I'd accept the offer si j'étais toi ou à ta place, j'accepterais la propositionsinon;∎ I'm happy to eat out if you want to, if not, I'll just rustle something up here on peut aller manger quelque part si tu veux, sinon je préparerai quelque chose ici;∎ are you going to read this book? if not, I will tu vas lire ce livre? sinon, je vais le lire moi;∎ did you finish on time? and if not, why not? avez-vous terminé à temps? sinon, pourquoi?;∎ hundreds, if not thousands des centaines, voire des milliers(a) (providing a reason) au moins;∎ I think I should come along too, if only to make sure you don't get into mischief je crois que je devrais venir aussi, ne serait-ce que pour m'assurer que vous ne faites pas de bêtises;∎ all right, I'll let you go to the party, if only to keep you quiet bon d'accord, tu peux aller à la fête, comme ça au moins, j'aurai la paix(b) (expressing a wish) si seulement;∎ if only! si seulement!;∎ if only I could drive si seulement je savais conduire;∎ if only someone would tell us what has happened si seulement quelqu'un nous disait ce qui s'est passé;∎ if only we'd known si seulement nous avions su -
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I. 1. v (did, done л. ед. ч. сег. вр. does, ост. doth, doeth, 2 л. ед. ч. сег. вр. ост. dost, 2 л. ед. ч. мин. вр. ост. didst) правя, върша, извършвам, изпълнявам, занимавам се с
to DO well/brilliantly at something справям се с/изкарвам нещо добре/блестящо
to DO one's military service служа/изкарвам военната си служба
to DO one's hair правя си косата/прическа, сресвам се
it isn't done това не е прието/позволено, така не бива (да се прави)
it's quite commonly done това е нещо обикновено, така правят всички
it's as good as done речено-сторено, все едно, че е направено, дадено
it gives me something to DO това ми създава занимание, запълва ми времето
what is to be done? какво да се прави? it cannot be done невъзможно е
she did nothing but sleep тя само спеше
what can I DO for you? с какво мога да ви услужа/да ви бъда полезен? какво обичате?
2. причинявам, правя
to DO someone good/harm полезен/вреден съм за някого, уча, следвам, решавам (задачи), занимавам се с
to DO one's lessons уча си уроците
to DO medicine/engineering следвам/уча медицина/инженерство
to DO sums решавам задачи
to DO repairs занимавам се с поправки, разтребвам, оправям, подреждам, почиствам, боядисвам, мия, измивам
to DO a room разтребвам/боядисвам стая
to DO the dishes мия/измивам чиниите
3. излежавам (наказание в затвора)
4. развивам (скорост)
5. поставям (пиеса и пр.), играя (роля), правя се на
to DO a Garbo правя се на Грета Гарбо, държа се като че ли съм Грета Гарбо
to DO the affable правя се на много любезен
6. оказвам, отдавам (вж. credit. favour, justice, service)
7. разглеждам, посещавам (град, музей и пр.)
8. готвя, пека
9. храня, угощавам
to DO oneself well угаждам си
they DO you well at this hotel в този хотел хранят добре
how much DO they DO you for? колко ви струва храната
10. разг. измамвам, изигравам
I'm afraid you've been done страхувам се, че са те измамили/метнали
to DO someone out of задигам някому, изигравам някого с (дадена сума)
to DO someone in the eye, to DO someone brown sl. жестоко измамвам някого
to DO someone out of a job измествам някого от работа
11. подхождам, подобавам, приличам
this sort of work won't DO for him този вид работа не e за него
that won't DO, that will never DO това e немислимо, така не може
will I DO? добре ли съм така? аз мога ли да свърша тази работа? аз подходящ ли съм? that will DO достатъчно, стига, това е подходящо/удобно, това ще свърши работа
it won't DO to tell him now не може/не бива да му казваме сега
12. чувствувам се, карам я, вирея, преуспявам (обик. с наречия)
the patient is DO ing well болният e добре/върви към подобрение
we're DOing pretty well доста добре сме, добре я караме
he will DO well (for himself) ще успее (в живота), ще се нареди, ще прокопса
how DO you DO здравейте! добър ден! this plant won't DO in such soil това растение няма да вирее в такава почва
he did well out of the bargain той спечели добри пари от сделката
13. sl. преследвам съдебно, осъждам
14. sl. имам полови връзки с
15. в перфектни форми свършвам
one more question and I am done още един въпрос и свършвам
let's have done with it хайде да оставим това, стига вече по този въпрос
haven't you done eating yet? още ли не сте свършили с яденето? be/have done хайде свършвай! стига! done! готово! съгласен съм! дай ръка
16. за заместване на друг глагол, за да се избегне повторение-често не се превежда
I replied as others had done отговорих, както бяха сторили и други
he said he would go and he did каза, че ще отиде и отиде
why act as you DO? защо постъпваш така? may I use your telephone? -please, DO мога ли да използувам телефона ви? да, моля, да, разбира се
17. като спомагателен глагол в отр. и въпр. форма и при инверсия-не се превежда
DO you like fish? обичате ли риба? he didn't see me той не ме видя
don't tell him не му казвай
he didn't tell you, did he? той не ти каза, нали? don't! недей! остави! well DO I remember the day добре си спомням деня
18. за усилване наистина, действително, моля (ви се)
I did like it наистина ми хареса
DO sit down моля, седнете
19. пред гл. в положителна форма, юр., ост. не се превежда
charged that he did threaten to... обвинен в това, че заплашил да...
all the earth doth worship the Lord цялата вселена слави бога
to DO one's thing върша каквото ми e приятно
to DO or die да победя или да умра, победа или смърт
that's done it това вече препълни чашата, и това на всичко отгоре
nothing DOing тая няма да я бъде/да стане, няма го майстора, такива да ги нямаме
II. 1. нещо, работа
2. sl. измама, мошеничество, разг. гости, прием, вечеринка, банкет, събитие
рl дял, участие
fair dos! ще делим по равно
3. нареждане, заповед
DOs and dont's правила за държане, позволеното и непозволеното
III. n муз. до
IV. вж. ditto* * *{du:} v (did {did}, done {d^n} л. ед. ч. сег. вр. does {d^z}(2) {du:} n (pl dos, do's) 1. нещо, работа; 2. sl. измама, мошенич{3} {dou} n муз. до.{4} {du:} вж. ditto.* * *чиня; Я; ставам; третиране; третирам; свършвам; отнасяне; правя; правене; вършене; работя; задоволявам се; завършвам;* * *1. 1 sl. имам полови връзки с 2. 1 sl. преследвам съдебно, осъждам 3. 1 в перфектни форми свършвам 4. 1 за заместване на друг глагол, за да се избегне повторение-често не се превежда 5. 1 за усилване наистина, действително, моля (ви се) 6. 1 като спомагателен глагол в отр. и въпр. форма и при инверсия-не се превежда 7. 1 подхождам, подобавам, приличам 8. 1 пред гл. в положителна форма, юр., ост. не се превежда 9. 1 чувствувам се, карам я, вирея, преуспявам (обик. с наречия) 10. all the earth doth worship the lord цялата вселена слави бога 11. charged that he did threaten to... обвинен в това, че заплашил да.. 12. do sit down моля, седнете 13. do you like fish? обичате ли риба? he didn't see me той не ме видя 14. don't tell him не му казвай 15. dos and dont's правила за държане, позволеното и непозволеното 16. fair dos! ще делим по равно 17. haven't you done eating yet? още ли не сте свършили с яденето? be/have done хайде свършвай! стига! done! готово! съгласен съм! дай ръка 18. he did well out of the bargain той спечели добри пари от сделката 19. he didn't tell you, did he? той не ти каза, нали? don't! недей! остави! well do i remember the day добре си спомням деня 20. he said he would go and he did каза, че ще отиде и отиде 21. he will do well (for himself) ще успее (в живота), ще се нареди, ще прокопса 22. how do you do здравейте! добър ден! this plant won't do in such soil това растение няма да вирее в такава почва 23. how much do they do you for? колко ви струва храната 24. i did like it наистина ми хареса 25. i replied as others had done отговорих, както бяха сторили и други 26. i'm afraid you've been done страхувам се, че са те измамили/метнали 27. i. v (did, done л. ед. ч. сег. вр. does, ост. doth, doeth, 2 л. ед. ч. сег. вр. ост. dost, 2 л. ед. ч. мин. вр. ост. didst) правя, върша, извършвам, изпълнявам, занимавам се с 28. ii. нещо, работа 29. iii. n муз. до 30. it gives me something to do това ми създава занимание, запълва ми времето 31. it isn't done това не е прието/позволено, така не бива (да се прави) 32. it won't do to tell him now не може/не бива да му казваме сега 33. it's as good as done речено-сторено, все едно, че е направено, дадено 34. it's quite commonly done това е нещо обикновено, така правят всички 35. iv. вж. ditto 36. let's have done with it хайде да оставим това, стига вече по този въпрос 37. nothing doing тая няма да я бъде/да стане, няма го майстора, такива да ги нямаме 38. one more question and i am done още един въпрос и свършвам 39. pl дял, участие 40. she did nothing but sleep тя само спеше 41. sl. измама, мошеничество, разг. гости, прием, вечеринка, банкет, събитие 42. that won't do, that will never do това e немислимо, така не може 43. that's done it това вече препълни чашата, и това на всичко отгоре 44. the patient is do ing well болният e добре/върви към подобрение 45. they do you well at this hotel в този хотел хранят добре 46. this sort of work won't do for him този вид работа не e за него 47. to do a garbo правя се на Грета Гарбо, държа се като че ли съм Грета Гарбо 48. to do a room разтребвам/боядисвам стая 49. to do medicine/engineering следвам/уча медицина/инженерство 50. to do one's hair правя си косата/прическа, сресвам се 51. to do one's lessons уча си уроците 52. to do one's military service служа/изкарвам военната си служба 53. to do one's thing върша каквото ми e приятно 54. to do oneself well угаждам си 55. to do or die да победя или да умра, победа или смърт 56. to do repairs занимавам се с поправки, разтребвам, оправям, подреждам, почиствам, боядисвам, мия, измивам 57. to do someone good/harm полезен/вреден съм за някого, уча, следвам, решавам (задачи), занимавам се с 58. to do someone in the eye, to do someone brown sl. жестоко измамвам някого 59. to do someone out of a job измествам някого от работа 60. to do someone out of задигам някому, изигравам някого с (дадена сума) 61. to do sums решавам задачи 62. to do the affable правя се на много любезен 63. to do the dishes мия/измивам чиниите 64. to do well/brilliantly at something справям се с/изкарвам нещо добре/блестящо 65. we're doing pretty well доста добре сме, добре я караме 66. what can i do for you? с какво мога да ви услужа/да ви бъда полезен? какво обичате? 67. what is to be done? какво да се прави? it cannot be done невъзможно е 68. why act as you do? защо постъпваш така? may i use your telephone? -please, do мога ли да използувам телефона ви? да, моля, да, разбира се 69. will i do? добре ли съм така? аз мога ли да свърша тази работа? аз подходящ ли съм? that will do достатъчно, стига, това е подходящо/удобно, това ще свърши работа 70. готвя, пека 71. излежавам (наказание в затвора) 72. нареждане, заповед 73. оказвам, отдавам (вж. credit. favour, justice, service) 74. поставям (пиеса и пр.), играя (роля), правя се на 75. причинявам, правя 76. развивам (скорост) 77. разг. измамвам, изигравам 78. разглеждам, посещавам (град, музей и пр.) 79. храня, угощавам* * *do [du:] I. v ( did [did]; done[dʌn]) 1. правя, върша, извършвам, свършвам, изпълнявам; занимавам се с; to \do o.'s military service отбивам военната си служба; to \do a portrait правя (рисувам) портрет; to \do the garden заемам се с градината; почиствам градината; to do o.'s hair вчесвам се, сресвам се; правя си прическа; this restaurant doesn't \do lunch on Sundays в този ресторант не предлагат обяд в неделя; it isn't done това не е позволено (обичайно); така не бива; that's done it това вече преля чашата, и това на всичко отгоре; it is as good as done речено-сторено; все едно, че е направено; дадено; имай го за свършено; it gives me s.th. to \do това ми създава занимавка; това ми запълва времето; what is to be done? какво да се прави? there is nothing to be done няма какво да се прави, не остава нищо друго; she did nothing but cry тя само плачеше; by so \doing по този начин; what ( how) \do you \do for bread? как се снабдявате с хляб? как стои при вас въпросът с хляба? I had much to \do in (с ger) не ми беше лесно да; \do what you will каквото и да правиш; to \do or die да победя или да умра; победа или смърт; \do-or-die air крайна (пълна) решимост; • when at Rome \do as the Romans \do с вълците - по вълчи; когато си в Рим, постъпвай така, както постъпват римляните; to \do o.' s own thing постъпвам типично в свой стил; върша това, което ми приляга (харесва); I could \do with a cup of coffee няма да ми се отрази зле едно кафе, не бих имал нищо против едно кафе; well done! браво! отлично! there is nothing \doing нищо не става; мъртвило е; nothing \doing! нищо не става! няма го майстора! да ги нямаме такива! такива не минават! nothing \doing under a thousand leva и пръста си не мърдам за по-малко от хиляда лева, не може да става дума за по-малко от хиляда лева; ( meat) well done добре опечено (месо); done ( to a turn) много добре опечено; to \do o.' s nut разг. побеснявам; избухвам; 2. причинявам, правя; to \do o.'s good полезен съм; 3. оказвам; to \do s.o. a favour правя някому услуга; 4. разглеждам; посещавам; to \do a picture gallery разглеждам картинна галерия; 5. угощавам, храня; отнасям се към; to \do o.s. well угаждам си; 6. стигам; достатъчен съм; върша работа; the meat won't \do for the two of us месото няма да стигне и за двама ни; 7. решавам, разрешавам (проблем, задача); 8. уча, следвам; 9. играя ( роля); представям ( пиеса); 10. движа се (с дадена скорост); вървя (за автомобил); this car will \do 120 mph тази кола вдига 120 мили в час; 11. извървявам, изминавам (разстояние); 12. изтощавам; измарям; 13. разг. измамвам, подхлъзвам, прекарвам, прецаквам, изигравам, излъгвам; I think you have been done мисля, че са те метнали (изиграли); to \do s.o. out of a job измествам някого от работата му; 14. подхождам, подобавам, приличам; that won't \do here на такова нещо не му е мястото тук; that will never \do това е немислимо (непоносимо); така не може; will I \do? добре ли съм така? that will \do достатъчно, стига; това е подходящо (удобно); it won't \do to play all day long не може да се играе цял ден; 15. чувствам се добре; справям се; поправям се; преуспявам; the patient is \doing well болният върви към подобрение; he is a lad who will \do well той е едно момче, което ще успее в живота, това момче има добро бъдеще; how \do you \do! здравей!; здрасти! trees will not \do in this soil дървета не могат да растат на такава почва; 16. (в перфектни форми) свършвам, приключвам, завършвам; one more question and I am done още един въпрос и свършвам; be more precise or we shall never have done бъди по-конкретен (точен), иначе никога няма да свършим; let us have done with it нека да свършим с това; нека да оставим това; haven't you done eating yet? още не си ли се наял? не си ли свършил вече с яденето? be done! хайде свършвай! done! готово! съгласен! дай ръка! (при пазарлък и пр.); 17. (за заместване на друг глагол с оглед да се избегне повторение) I replied as others have done отговорих, както бяха сторили и други хора; why act as you \do? защо действаш така? the church can be seen from afar, standing as it does on the cliff църквата може да се види отдалеч там горе на скалите; May I open these letters? Please \do! мога ли да отворя тези писма? - да, разбира се! they have always existed and \do so still те винаги са съществували и продължават да съществуват; 18. (като спомагателен глагол в отрицателни и въпросителни форми) he did not see me той не ме видя; did he not ( didn't he) see me? той не ме ли видя? \do not speak! не говори! \do you mind? имаш ли нещо против? (\do) you see? виждате (виждаш) ли? нали така? I like coffee, \do you? обичам кафе, а ти? you like him, don't you? ти го обичаш нали? don't! недей! остави! стига! 19. (за усилване) he threatened to go and he did go ( and go he did) той се закани, че ще отиде, и действително отиде; 20. (в юридически и църковен стил) all them earth doth worship Thee цялата вселена Те слави; charged that he did on the 11th of February utter threats обвинен в това, че на 11 февруари е произнесъл закани; 21. sl арестувам; 22. sl намирам за виновен в престъпление; 23. австр. разг. губя пари главоломно; банкрутирам; изчерпвам (ресурси, пари); 24. sl млатя; малтретирам; нападам; 25. sl друсам се, вземам наркотик; 26. имитирам; he can \do all his friends той може да имитира всичките си приятели; II. n разг. 1. нещо, работа; 2. правене, вършене; the \do's and \do nots of society позволеното и непозволеното в обществото; 3. отнасяне, третиране; отношение; 4. измама, мошеничество; 5. приемане гости, посрещане, прием; вечеринка; банкет; 6. шег. събитие; 7. pl участие; дял; 8. разпореждане, нареждане; заповед; 9. австр. sl успех. III. [dou] n муз. до. -
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Ⅰ.do1 [du:]à la forme interrogative ⇒ 1 (a) dans les question tags ⇒ 2 (b) à la forme négative ⇒ 1 (c) usage emphatique ⇒ 1 (d) usage elliptique ⇒ 1 (e) faire ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (d), 2 (f)-(j), 2 (m), 2 (q), 3 (c) s'occuper de ⇒ 2 (c) étudier ⇒ 2 (e) suffire ⇒ 2 (k), 3 (d) s'en tirer ⇒ 3 (a) aller ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (e)ⓘ GRAM Les formes négatives sont don't/doesn't et didn't, qui deviennent do not/does not et did not à l'écrit, dans un style plus soutenu.∎ do you know her? est-ce que tu la connais?, la connais-tu?;∎ don't/didn't you know? vous ne le savez/saviez pas?;∎ did I understand you correctly? vous ai-je bien compris?, est-ce que je vous ai bien compris?;∎ why don't you tell her? pourquoi est-ce que tu ne (le) lui dis pas?, pourquoi ne (le) lui dis-tu pas?;∎ do I know London! si je connais Londres?;∎ boy, do I hate paperwork! nom d'un chien, qu'est-ce que je peux avoir horreur des paperasses!∎ he takes you out a lot, doesn't he? il te sort souvent, n'est-ce pas ou hein?;∎ he doesn't take you out very often, does he? il ne te sort pas souvent, n'est-ce pas ou hein?;∎ so you want to be an actress, do you? alors tu veux devenir actrice?;∎ you didn't sign it, did you? (in disbelief, horror) tu ne l'as pas signé, quand même?;∎ you surely don't want any more, do you? tu ne veux quand même pas en reprendre, si?;∎ look, we don't want any trouble, do we? (encouraging, threatening) écoute, nous ne voulons pas d'histoires, hein?∎ I don't believe you je ne te crois pas;∎ please don't tell her s'il te plaît, ne (le) lui dis pas;∎ British don't let's go out ne sortons pas∎ I DO believe you sincèrement, je vous crois;∎ do you mind if I smoke? - yes I DO mind cela vous dérange-t-il que je fume? - justement, oui, ça me dérange;∎ he DOES know where it is il sait bien où c'est;∎ we DO like it here (refuting accusation) mais si, nous nous plaisons ici, bien sûr que nous nous plaisons ici; (like it very much) nous nous plaisons vraiment ici;∎ I DID tell you (refuting someone's denial) mais si, je te l'ai dit, bien sûr que je te l'ai dit; (emphasizing earlier warning) je te l'avais bien dit;∎ if you DO decide to buy it si tu décides finalement de l'acheter;∎ let me know when you DO decide dis-moi quand tu auras décidé;∎ DO sit down asseyez-vous donc;∎ DO let us know how your mother is surtout dites-nous comment va votre mère;∎ DO stop crying mais arrête de pleurer, enfin∎ you know as much as/more than I do tu en sais autant que/plus que moi;∎ so do I/does she moi/elle aussi;∎ neither do I/does she moi/elle non plus;∎ he didn't know and neither did I il ne savait pas et moi non plus;∎ do you smoke? - I do/don't est-ce que vous fumez? - oui/non;∎ may I sit down? - please do puis-je m'asseoir? - je vous en prie;∎ I'll talk to her about it - please do/don't! je lui en parlerai - oh, oui/non s'il vous plaît!;∎ don't, you'll make me blush! arrête, tu vas me faire rougir!;∎ will you tell her? - I may do (le) lui diras-tu? - peut-être;∎ I may come to Paris next month - let me know if you do il se peut que je vienne à Paris le mois prochain - préviens-moi si tu viens;∎ you said eight o'clock - oh, so I did tu as dit huit heures - oh, c'est vrai;∎ I liked her - you didn't! (surprised) elle m'a plu - non! vraiment?;∎ I wear a toupee - you do? (astonished) je porte une perruque - vraiment? ou non! ou pas possible!;∎ it belongs/it doesn't belong to me - does/doesn't it? cela m'appartient/ne m'appartient pas - vraiment?;∎ yes you do - no I don't mais si - mais non;∎ yes it does - no it doesn't mais si - mais non;∎ you know her, I don't tu la connais, moi pas;∎ you don't know her - I do! tu ne la connais pas - si (je la connais)!;∎ I do (marriage service) ≃ oui∎ not only did you lie… non seulement tu as menti…;∎ little did I realize… j'étais bien loin de m'imaginer…∎ what are you doing? qu'est-ce que tu fais?, que fais-tu?, qu'es-tu en train de faire?;∎ are you doing anything next Saturday? est-ce que tu fais quelque chose samedi prochain?;∎ what do you do for a living? qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?;∎ what are these files doing here? qu'est-ce que ces dossiers font ici?;∎ somebody DO something! que quelqu'un fasse quelque chose!;∎ there's nothing more to be done il n'y a plus rien à faire;∎ he does nothing but sleep, all he does is sleep il ne fait que dormir;∎ you'll have to do it again il va falloir que tu le refasses;∎ he did a good job il a fait du bon travail;∎ what do I do to start the machine? comment est-ce que je fais pour mettre la machine en marche?;∎ what do I have to do to make you understand? mais qu'est-ce que je dois faire pour que tu comprennes?;∎ have I done the right thing? ai-je fait ce qu'il fallait?;∎ what are you going to do about the noise? qu'est-ce que tu vas faire au sujet du bruit?;∎ what can I do for you? que puis-je (faire) pour vous?;∎ the doctors can't do anything more for him la médecine ne peut plus rien pour lui;∎ that dress really does something/nothing for you cette robe te va vraiment très bien/ne te va vraiment pas du tout;∎ the new wallpaper does a lot for the room le nouveau papier peint transforme la pièce;∎ what do you do for entertainment? quelles sont vos distractions?, comment est-ce que vous vous distrayez?;∎ what shall we do for water to wash in? où est-ce qu'on va trouver de l'eau pour se laver?;∎ who did this to you? qui est-ce qui t'a fait ça?;∎ what have you done to your hair? qu'est-ce que tu as fait à tes cheveux?;∎ I hate what your job is doing to you je n'aime pas du tout l'effet que ton travail a sur toi;∎ it does something to me ça me fait quelque chose;∎ humorous don't do anything I wouldn't do ne fais pas de bêtises;∎ that does it! cette fois c'en est trop!;∎ that's done it, the battery's flat et voilà, la batterie est à plat(b) (produce, provide → copy, report) faire;∎ I don't do portraits je ne fais pas les portraits;∎ British the pub does a good lunch on sert un bon déjeuner dans ce pub;∎ could you do me a quick translation of this? pourriez-vous me traduire ceci rapidement?;∎ do you do day trips to France? (to travel agent) est-ce que vous avez des excursions d'une journée en France?(c) (work on, attend to) s'occuper de;∎ he's doing your car now il est en train de s'occuper de votre voiture;∎ can you do Mrs Baker first? (in hairdresser's) peux-tu t'occuper de Mme Baker d'abord?;∎ to do the garden s'occuper du jardin;∎ he's doing the garden il est en train de jardiner;∎ they do you very well in this hotel on est très bien dans cet hôtel;∎ this old car has done me well over the years cette voiture m'a bien servi au cours des années(d) (clean, tidy → room, cupboard) faire; (decorate → room) faire la décoration de; (arrange → flowers) arranger;∎ to do one's teeth se brosser les dents∎ to do medicine/law étudier la médecine/le droit, faire sa médecine/son droit;∎ we're doing Tartuffe nous étudions Tartuffe(f) (solve → sums, crossword, equation) faire∎ the car will do over 100 ≃ la voiture peut faire du 160;∎ it does thirty-five miles to the gallon ≃ elle fait sept litres aux cents (kilomètres);∎ we did the trip in under two hours nous avons fait le voyage en moins de deux heures(h) Cinema, Theatre & Television (produce → play, film) faire; (appear in) être dans; (play part of) faire; Music (perform) jouer∎ to do sth in the oven faire (cuire) qch au four;∎ how would you like your steak done? comment voulez-vous votre steak?∎ she's doing three years for robbery elle fait trois ans pour vol(k) (be enough or suitable for) suffire;∎ will £10 do you? 10 livres, ça te suffira?;∎ those shoes will have to do the children for another year les enfants devront encore faire un an avec ces chaussures∎ well that's that done, thank goodness bon, voilà qui est fait, dieu merci;∎ once I've done what I'm doing dès que j'aurai fini ce que je suis en train de faire;∎ have you done eating/crying? tu as fini de manger/pleurer?;∎ it will never be done in time ce ne sera jamais fini à temps;∎ done! (in bargain) marché conclu!∎ he does you very well il t'imite très bien∎ she was done for speeding elle s'est fait pincer pour excès de vitesse;∎ we could do you for dangerous driving nous pourrions vous arrêter pour conduite dangereuse□∎ you've been done tu t'es fait rouler ou avoir∎ to do London/the sights faire Londres/les monuments∎ to do drugs se camer;∎ let's do lunch il faudrait qu'on déjeune ensemble un de ces jours∎ I'll do you! je vais m'occuper de toi, moi!(a) (perform → in exam, competition etc) s'en tirer, s'en sortir;∎ you did very well tu t'en es très bien tiré ou sorti;∎ his team didn't do well in the match son équipe ne s'en est pas très bien tirée pendant le match;∎ the company's not doing too badly l'entreprise ne se débrouille pas trop mal;∎ how are you doing in the new job/at school? comment te débrouilles-tu dans ton nouveau travail/à l'école?;∎ try to do better in future essaie de mieux faire à l'avenir;∎ how are we doing with the corrections? (checking progress) où en sommes-nous avec les corrections?;∎ well done! bien joué!, bravo!(b) (referring to health) aller;∎ how is she doing, doctor? comment va-t-elle, docteur?;∎ he's not doing too well il ne va pas trop bien;∎ mother and baby are both doing well la maman et le bébé se portent tous les deux à merveille;∎ how is your eldest boy doing? comment va votre aîné?(c) (act, behave) faire;∎ do as you please fais ce qui te plaît, fais ce que tu veux;∎ do as you're told! fais ce qu'on te dit!;∎ you would do well to listen to your mother tu ferais bien d'écouter ta mère;∎ to do well by sb bien traiter qn;∎ British to be/to feel hard done by être/se sentir lésé;∎ British he'll feel very hard done by if you don't at least send him a birthday card il se sentira vraiment blessé si tu ne lui envoies même pas de carte d'anniversaire;∎ proverb do as you would be done by = traite les autres comme tu voudrais être traité(d) (be enough) suffire;∎ will £20 do? 20 livres, ça ira ou suffira?;∎ that will do! (stop it) ça suffit comme ça!(e) (be suitable) aller;∎ that will do (nicely) ça ira ou conviendra parfaitement, cela fera très bien l'affaire;∎ this won't do ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça;∎ it wouldn't do to be late ce ne serait pas bien d'arriver en retard;∎ will that do? (as alternative) est-ce que ça ira?;∎ will Sunday do instead? et dimanche, ça irait?(f) (always in continuous form) (happen) is there anything doing at the club tonight? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose au club ce soir?;∎ there's nothing doing here at weekends il n'y a rien à faire ici le week-end;∎ familiar nothing doing (rejection, refusal) rien à faire∎ it has to do with your missing car c'est au sujet de votre voiture volée;∎ that's got nothing to do with it! (is irrelevant) cela n'a rien à voir!;∎ I want nothing to do with it/you je ne veux rien avoir à faire là-dedans/avec toi;∎ I had nothing at all to do with it je n'avais rien à voir là-dedans, je n'y étais pour rien;∎ it's nothing to do with me je n'y suis pour rien;∎ we don't have much to do with the people next door nous n'avons pas beaucoup de contacts avec les gens d'à côté;∎ what I said to him has got nothing to do with you (it's none of your business) ce que je lui ai dit ne te regarde pas; (it's not about you) ce que je lui ai dit n'a rien à voir avec toi;∎ that has a lot to do with it cela joue un rôle très important;∎ he is or has something to do with printing il est dans l'imprimerie∎ to do for sb faire le ménage chez qn4 noun∎ the do's and don'ts of car maintenance les choses à faire et à ne pas faire dans l'entretien des voitures∎ he's having a do to celebrate his promotion il donne une fête pour célébrer sa promotion;∎ leaving do pot m de départ∎ dog do crotte f de chien□∎ to do away with oneself mettre fin à ses jours(a) (criticize, disparage) rabaisser□, médire sur□, dire du mal de□ ;∎ to do oneself down se rabaisser□∎ I'm done for je suis cuit;∎ the project is done for le projet est tombé à l'eau ou foutu;∎ the industry is done for l'industrie est fichue∎ shopping always does for me je suis toujours crevé après les courses;∎ I'm done for je suis mort ou crevé;∎ it was that last hill that did for me c'est la dernière colline qui m'a épuisé□∎ who does for you? qui fait votre ménage?(a) (murder, kill) zigouiller, buter, butter∎ I'm completely done in je suis complètement crevé∎ to do one's back/one's knee in se bousiller le dos/le genou;∎ you'll do your lungs in tu vas te bousiller les poumons∎ to do sb out of sth soutirer□ ou carotter qch à qn; (money) refaire ou escroquer□ qn de qch;∎ to do sb out of a job (of person) faire perdre son travail à qn□ ;∎ all this automation is doing people out of jobs toute cette automatisation supprime des emplois□ ;∎ the new structure did him out of his job la nouvelle structure lui a fait perdre son travail;∎ she's been done out of her share of the money elle s'est fait escroquer de sa part de l'argent∎ the whole house needs doing over toute la maison a besoin d'être refaite➲ do up(a) (fasten → dress, jacket) fermer; (→ zip) fermer, remonter; (→ buttons) boutonner; (→ shoelaces) attacher;∎ do me up will you? tu peux fermer ma robe?(b) (wrap, bundle up) emballer;∎ envelopes done up in bundles of 20 des enveloppes en paquets de 20;∎ a parcel done up in brown paper un paquet emballé dans du papier kraft∎ the house needs a bit of doing up la maison a besoin d'être un peu refaite ou retapée;∎ to do oneself up (make more glamorous) se faire beau/belle;∎ I didn't recognize you all done up like that je ne t'ai pas reconnu tout beau comme ça;∎ to be done up to the nines être sur son trente et un∎ it does up at the side cela se ferme sur le côté∎ I could have done with some help j'aurais eu bien besoin d'aide;∎ I could do with a drink je prendrais bien un verre, j'ai bien envie de prendre un verre∎ I can't do or be doing with all this noise je ne supporte pas ce vacarme;∎ he couldn't be doing with living in London il ne pouvait pas supporter de vivre à Londres(c) (after "what") (act with regard to) faire de;∎ she didn't know what to do with herself (to keep busy) elle ne savait que faire ou à quoi s'occuper; (for joy) elle ne se tenait pas de joie; (for awkwardness) elle était gênée, elle ne savait plus où se mettre;∎ what are we going to do with your father for two whole weeks! qu'allons-nous faire de ton père pendant deux semaines entières?;∎ what do you want me to do with this? que veux-tu que je fasse de ça?;∎ what have you done with the hammer? qu'as-tu fait du marteau?(d) (with past participle) (finish with) finir avec;∎ I'm done with men for ever j'en ai fini pour toujours avec les hommes;∎ I haven't done with him yet! (haven't finished scolding him) je n'en ai pas encore fini avec lui!;∎ I'm done with trying to be nice to her je n'essaierai plus jamais d'être gentil avec elle;∎ can I borrow the ashtray if you've done with it? puis-je emprunter le cendrier si tu n'en as plus besoin?faire sans;∎ he'll have to do without il devra s'en passer ou faire sansse passer de;∎ I could have done without this long wait j'aurais bien pu me passer de cette longue attente;∎ we can do without the sarcasm on n'a pas besoin de ces sarcasmesⅡ.do2 [dəʊ] -
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1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) mirar2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) parecer3) (to face: The house looks west.) dar a
2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) ojeada2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) mirada3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspecto, apariencia•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to
look1 n1. mirada / vistazo2. expresión3. aspecto / pintagood looks belleza / buen parecidolook2 vb1. mirarwhat are you looking at? ¿qué miras?2. parecer / tener aspectoit looks easy, but it's difficult parece fácil, pero es difícilto look forward to tener ganas de / hacer ilusiónlook out! ¡cuidado!tr[lʊk]1 mirar (at, -)■ what are they looking at? ¿qué miran?2 (seem) parecer■ how do I look? ¿qué tal estoy?1 mirar2 (seem) parecer1 (glance) mirada2 (appearance) aspecto, apariencia3 (expression) expresión nombre femenino■ I could tell by the look of him that he wasn't at all interested a juzgar por su expresión no le interesaba lo más mínimo4 (fashion) moda1 ¡mira!1 belleza f sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby the look(s) of it por lo vistolook alive! / look lively! familiar ¡espabílate!look before you leap antes de que te cases mira lo que hacesnot to be much to look at familiar no ser demasiado guapo,-a, no ser ninguna bellezato have a look for something buscar algoto look around for something andar buscando algoto look down one's nose at somebody mirar a alguien malto look on the bright side (of things) mirar el lado bueno de las cosasto look well on somebody sentar bien a alguienlook ['lʊk] vi1) glance: mirarto look out the window: mirar por la ventana2) investigate: buscar, mirarlook in the closet: busca en el closetlook before you leap: mira lo que haces3) seem: parecerhe looks happy: parece estar contentoI look like my mother: me parezco a mi madre4)to look after : cuidar, cuidar de5)to look for expect: esperar6)to look for seek: buscarlook vt: mirarlook n1) glance: mirada f2) expression: cara fa look of disapproval: una cara de desaprobación3) aspect: aspecto m, apariencia f, aire mexpr.• mira v.n.• ademán s.m.• apariencia s.f.• aspecto s.m.• búsqueda s.f.• cara s.f.• cariz s.m.• empaque s.m.• facha s.f.• gesto s.m.• mirada s.f.• miramiento s.m.• ojeada s.f.• parecer s.m.• vista s.f.• vistazo s.m.v.• buscar v.• mirar v.• observar v.• parecer v.lʊk
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1) ( glance) mirada fif looks could kill... — si las miradas mataran...
to have o take a look at something/somebody — echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien
I bought this - let's have a look — compré esto - ¿a ver?
have o take a good look at the picture — fíjate bien en el cuadro, mira bien el cuadro
I'll have to take a long, hard look at the figures — tendré que estudiar detenidamente las cifras
2) (search, examination)have a look for my pipe, will you? — mira a ver si me encuentras la pipa, por favor
do you mind if I take a look around? — ¿le importa si echo un vistazo?
3)a) ( expression) cara fb) ( appearance) aire mI don't like the look of his friend — no me gusta el aspecto or (fam) la pinta de su amigo
he's down on his luck by the look(s) of him — a juzgar por su aspecto, está pasando una mala racha
c) ( Clothing) moda f, look mshe was attracted by his good looks — la atrajo lo guapo or (AmL tb) lo buen mozo que era
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2)a) (see, glance) mirarI looked around — ( behind) me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás; ( all around) miré a mi alrededor
to look down — ( lower eyes) bajar la vista; (from tower, clifftop) mirar hacia abajo
he looked straight o right through me — me miró sin verme
to look up — ( raise eyes) levantar la vista; (toward ceiling, sky) mirar hacia arriba
to look on the bright side of something — ver* el lado bueno or positivo de algo
to look the other way — ( ignore) hacer* la vista gorda; ( lit) mirar para otro lado, apartar la vista
b) (as interj)(now) look here — oye tú!, escucha un momento!
c) ( face)our window looks north — nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte
to look ONTO something — dar* a algo
3) (search, investigate) mirar, buscar*look before you leap — mira lo que haces, mira dónde te metes
4) (seem, appear)he looks well/ill — tiene buena/mala cara
she looks unhappy — parece (que está) triste, se la ve triste (AmL)
he's 60, but looks 20 years younger — tiene 60 años, pero aparenta 20 menos
how does it look to you? — ¿a ti qué te parece?
will they stay? - it looks like it — ¿se quedarán? - parece que sí or eso parece
to look as if o as though: it looks as though it's healing nicely parece que está cicatrizando bien; you look as though you could use a drink me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un trago; to look alive o lively o (BrE also) sharp — (colloq) espabilar (fam)
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look vt mirarPhrasal Verbs:- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up[lʊk]1. N1) (=glance) mirada f, vistazo m•
to have a look at sth — echar un vistazo a algohave a look at this! — ¡mira esto!, ¡échale un vistazo a esto!
shall we have a look round the town? — ¿damos una vuelta por la ciudad?
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to take a look at sth — echar un vistazo a algotake a look at this! — ¡míra esto!, ¡échale un vistazo a esto!
to take a long hard look at o.s. — (fig) examinarse a sí mismo detenidamente
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do you want a look? — ¿quieres verlo?2) (=expression) mirada fhe gave me a furious look — me miró furioso, me lanzó una mirada furiosa
if looks could kill*... — si las miradas mataran...
3) (=search)have another look! — ¡vuelve a buscar!
4) (=air, appearance) aire m, aspecto m, pinta * fhe had a sad look — tenía un aspecto or aire triste
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by the look(s) of it or things — a juzgar por las aparienciasby the look(s) of him... — viéndole, se diría que...
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you can't go by looks alone — es arriesgado juzgar por las apariencias nada más•
to like the look of sb/sth, I don't like the look of him — me cae mal, no me fío de él5) looks (=attractiveness)•
she has kept her looks — sigue tan guapa como siempre•
she's losing her looks — no es tan guapa como antes6) (=fashion) moda f, estilo m•
the new look — la nueva moda2. VI1) (=see, glance) mirarlook! — ¡mira!
look here! — ¡oye!
just look! — ¡mira!, ¡fíjate!
look who's here! — ¡mira quién está aquí!
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to look the other way — (lit) mirar para el otro lado; (fig) hacer como que no se da cuenta•
to be looking over sb's shoulder — (fig) estar siempre vigilando a algn- look down one's nose at sth/sb2) (=search)look again! — ¡vuelve a buscar!
3) (=seem, appear) parecer, verse (LAm)she doesn't look her age — no aparenta or representa la edad que tiene
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it looks all right to me — me parece que está bien•
it will look bad — (fig) quedará mal•
he wanted to look his best for the interview — quería estar lo mejor (arreglado) posible para la entrevistaI don't look my best first thing in the morning — cuando me levanto por la mañana no estoy muy guapa que digamos
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he looks good in a uniform — está muy guapo en uniformeManchester United are looking good for the championship — el Manchester United tiene muchas posibilidades de ganar el campeonato
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she wasn't looking herself — parecía otra, no parecía la misma•
how does it look to you? — ¿qué te parece?how do I look? — ¿cómo estoy?
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she's 70 but doesn't look it — tiene 70 años pero no los aparenta or representa•
look lively! * — ¡muévete! *•
to look the part — (fig) parecerlo•
she looked prettier than ever — estaba más guapa que nunca•
how pretty you look! — ¡qué guapa estás!•
to make sb look small — (fig) rebajar a algnit looks well — parece muy bien, tiene buena apariencia
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to look like —a) (=be in appearance)what does she look like? — ¿cómo es físicamente?
b)to look like sb — (=resemble) parecerse a algn
this photo doesn't look like him — la foto no se le parece, en esta foto no parece él
c) (=seem)5)• to look as if or as though: it looks as if or as though the train will be late — parece que el tren va a llegar tarde
try to look as if or as though you're glad to see me — haz como que te alegras de verme
it doesn't look as if or as though he's coming — parece que no va a venir
6) (=face)7) (=seek)•
they are looking to make a profit — quieren sacar ganancias3. VT1) (=look at) mirarto look sb (straight) in the eye(s) or in the face — mirar directamente a los ojos de algn
I would never be able to look her in the eye(s) or face again — no podría resistir su mirada, siempre me avergonzaría al verla
2) (=pay attention to)•
look what you've done now! — ¡mira lo que has hecho!•
look where you're going! — ¡fíjate por donde vas!- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look upLOOK FOR
Omission of article
► Don't translate the article "a" in sentences like I'm looking for a flat, when the number of such things is not significant since people normally only look for one at a time:
I'm looking for a flat Estoy buscando piso
He's looking for a secretary Busca secretaria The personal a is not used before people when the article is omitted as above. ► Do translate the article when the thing or person is qualified:
He's looking for a little flat Busca un piso pequeño NOTE: When translating examples like I'm looking for someone to... translate the English to-infinitive using que + ((subjunctive)):
I'm looking for someone to help with the children Busco a alguien que me ayude con los niños
I'm looking for a mechanic to repair my car Busco a un mecánico que me arregle el coche For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *[lʊk]
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1) ( glance) mirada fif looks could kill... — si las miradas mataran...
to have o take a look at something/somebody — echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien
I bought this - let's have a look — compré esto - ¿a ver?
have o take a good look at the picture — fíjate bien en el cuadro, mira bien el cuadro
I'll have to take a long, hard look at the figures — tendré que estudiar detenidamente las cifras
2) (search, examination)have a look for my pipe, will you? — mira a ver si me encuentras la pipa, por favor
do you mind if I take a look around? — ¿le importa si echo un vistazo?
3)a) ( expression) cara fb) ( appearance) aire mI don't like the look of his friend — no me gusta el aspecto or (fam) la pinta de su amigo
he's down on his luck by the look(s) of him — a juzgar por su aspecto, está pasando una mala racha
c) ( Clothing) moda f, look mshe was attracted by his good looks — la atrajo lo guapo or (AmL tb) lo buen mozo que era
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2)a) (see, glance) mirarI looked around — ( behind) me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás; ( all around) miré a mi alrededor
to look down — ( lower eyes) bajar la vista; (from tower, clifftop) mirar hacia abajo
he looked straight o right through me — me miró sin verme
to look up — ( raise eyes) levantar la vista; (toward ceiling, sky) mirar hacia arriba
to look on the bright side of something — ver* el lado bueno or positivo de algo
to look the other way — ( ignore) hacer* la vista gorda; ( lit) mirar para otro lado, apartar la vista
b) (as interj)(now) look here — oye tú!, escucha un momento!
c) ( face)our window looks north — nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte
to look ONTO something — dar* a algo
3) (search, investigate) mirar, buscar*look before you leap — mira lo que haces, mira dónde te metes
4) (seem, appear)he looks well/ill — tiene buena/mala cara
she looks unhappy — parece (que está) triste, se la ve triste (AmL)
he's 60, but looks 20 years younger — tiene 60 años, pero aparenta 20 menos
how does it look to you? — ¿a ti qué te parece?
will they stay? - it looks like it — ¿se quedarán? - parece que sí or eso parece
to look as if o as though: it looks as though it's healing nicely parece que está cicatrizando bien; you look as though you could use a drink me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un trago; to look alive o lively o (BrE also) sharp — (colloq) espabilar (fam)
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look vt mirarPhrasal Verbs:- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up -
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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehéntake vb1. cogertake your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo2. llevarcould you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?3. llevarsesomeone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!4. tomar5. llevar / tardar / durarto take place tener lugar / ocurrirtr[teɪk]1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma1 (carry, bring) llevar■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva2 (drive, escort) llevar■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?7 (medicine, drugs) tomar■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar9 (teach) dar clase a10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer12 (time) tardar, llevar■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)18 (bear) aguantar, soportar19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer■ she takes the view that... opina que...21 (have) tomar(se)22 (suppose) suponer■ I take it that... supongo que...23 (consider) considerar, mirar24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir25 (rent) alquilar2 (fish) picar3 (in draughts etc) comer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativatake it from me escucha lo que te digotake it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejastake my word for it créemeto be hard to take ser difícil de aceptarto be on the take dejarse sobornarto have what it takes tener lo que hace faltato take five descansar cinco minutosto take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nadato take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penasto take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a1) capture: capturar, apresar2) grasp: tomar, agarrarto take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos3) catch: tomar, agarrartaken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa4) captivate: encantar, fascinar5) ingest: tomar, ingerirtake two pills: tome dos píldoras6) remove: sacar, extraertake an orange: saca una naranja7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)8) need, require: tomar, requirirthese things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargartake them with you: llévalos contigotake the trash out: saca la basura10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)12) suppose: suponerI take it that...: supongo que...to take a walk: dar un paseoto take a class: tomar una claseto take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrirtake vi: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)take n1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)n.• taquilla s.f.• toma (Film) s.f.• toma s.f. (time)expr.• tardar expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.• asir v.• calzar v.• cautivar v.• coger v.• ganar v.• llevar v.• quedarse con v.• tener v.(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-fut/c: tendr-•)• tomar v.
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1. teɪk2) (carry, lead, drive) llevarshall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?
I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso
to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear
this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera
3)a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?
we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante
b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar4)a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano
b) ( take charge of)may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?
would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?
c) ( occupy)take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)
5) (remove, steal) llevarse6) ( catch)he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido
to be taken ill — caer* enfermo
7)a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comerb) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganarc) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomarhave you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?
9)a) (buy, order) llevar(se)I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas
b) ( buy regularly) comprarwe take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe
c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)10)a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*to take a wife/husband — casarse
b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía
the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar
12) ( need)it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así
to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta
13)a) ( wear)what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?
she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14
b) ( Auto)c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptardo you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?
take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas
take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!
15)a) (hold, accommodate)the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros
b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono
16)a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibirb) (tolerate, endure) aguantarI can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!
he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma
c) ( bear)how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?
17)a) (understand, interpret) tomarseshe took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal
to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido
I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for
b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirartake Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
18)a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante
b) (supervise, deal with)would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?
19) ( Educ)a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase ab) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
20)a) ( record) tomarwe took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar21) ( adopt)he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...
she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)
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vi1)a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prenderb) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)2) ( receive) recibirall you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti
•Phrasal Verbs:- take for- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up
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1) ( Cin) toma f2)a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación fb) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)1. VT1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarsewho took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?
someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso
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I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo
I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul
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the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †•
take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!•
take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals•
please take a seat — tome asiento, por favoris this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?
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it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)•
take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!•
to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio3) (=lead, transport) llevarher work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn
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he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche•
they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir porwe took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco
take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha
5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacerwe took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras
7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacertake my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad
what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?
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London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941•
will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?•
you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual•
take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...
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losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota•
it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo dejawhisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene
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I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga•
he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro•
take that! — ¡toma!8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantara car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas
can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?
10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzarwhat size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?
11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requeririt takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor
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it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir•
she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta12) (of time)•
I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempotake your time! — ¡despacio!
13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasarwhat are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?
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to take a degree in — licenciarse en14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar15) (=understand, assume)I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...
am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?
how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?
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I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médicowhat do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?
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I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomarnow take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda
let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos
take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja
taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...
17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportarwe can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo
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I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!•
I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomarwill you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?
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he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer•
he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té•
to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de20) (=acquire)•
to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar•
he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo•
I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...21) (Ling) [+ case] regir22)• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —
I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia
23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar2. VI1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar3) (=receive)giveshe's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
3. N1) (Cine) toma f3)- be on the take4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f5) * (=opinion) opinión fwhat's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?
- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take upTAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
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1. [teɪk]2) (carry, lead, drive) llevarshall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?
I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso
to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear
this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera
3)a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?
we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante
b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar4)a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano
b) ( take charge of)may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?
would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?
c) ( occupy)take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)
5) (remove, steal) llevarse6) ( catch)he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido
to be taken ill — caer* enfermo
7)a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comerb) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganarc) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomarhave you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?
9)a) (buy, order) llevar(se)I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas
b) ( buy regularly) comprarwe take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe
c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)10)a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*to take a wife/husband — casarse
b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía
the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar
12) ( need)it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así
to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta
13)a) ( wear)what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?
she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14
b) ( Auto)c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptardo you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?
take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas
take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!
15)a) (hold, accommodate)the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros
b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono
16)a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibirb) (tolerate, endure) aguantarI can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!
he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma
c) ( bear)how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?
17)a) (understand, interpret) tomarseshe took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal
to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido
I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for
b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirartake Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
18)a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante
b) (supervise, deal with)would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?
19) ( Educ)a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase ab) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
20)a) ( record) tomarwe took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar21) ( adopt)he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...
she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)
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vi1)a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prenderb) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)2) ( receive) recibirall you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti
•Phrasal Verbs:- take for- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up
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1) ( Cin) toma f2)a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación fb) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f
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never mind, never you mind — see ↑mind, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑never … Useful english dictionary
never you mind — interjection Do not concern yourself with it; it is none of your business. Syn: mind your own business … Wiktionary
mind — mind1 W1S1 [maınd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to think and imagine)¦ 2 change your mind 3 make up your mind/make your mind up 4 have somebody/something in mind (for something) 5 bear/keep somebody/something in mind 6 with somebody/something in mind 7… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mind — I [[t]ma͟ɪnd[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ minds (Please look at category 45 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: with poss You refer to someone s mind when talking about their thoughts. For example, if… … English dictionary
mind — mind1 [ maınd ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the part of you that thinks, knows, remembers, and feels things: His mind was full of the things he had seen that day. I need a walk to clear my mind. in someone s mind: I wonder what s going on in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mind — 1 /maInd/ noun BRAIN/THINKING PROCESS 1 (C, U) the part of a person, usually considered to be their brain, that they use to think and imagine things: I have a picture of him in my mind tall, blond and handsome. | I don t know what s going on in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
never — nev|er [ nevər ] adverb *** 1. ) at no time in the past or in the future: I ve never been in love before. You ll never guess who I saw today! He must never discover the truth. I haven t tried Chinese food before. What, never? a ) not in any… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
never — adverb 1 NOT AT ANY TIME not once or not at any time: We ve never been to Paris. | I ll never forget what my mother said. | never...again: Never let me hear you use that word again! | never in all my life spoken (=used to emphasize how bad… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English