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1 capacidad

f.

1 capacity (cabida).

con capacidad para quinientas personas with a capacity of five hundred

este teatro tiene capacidad para mil doscientos espectadores this theater can seat one thousand two hundred people

capacidad máxima maximum load (en ascensor)

capacidad de memoria (computing) memory capacity

2 ability (aptitud, talento, potencial).

no tener capacidad para algo/para hacer algo to be no good at something/at doing something

capacidad adquisitiva purchasing power

capacidad de concentración ability to concentrate

capacidad ofensiva fire power

3 throughput.

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capacidad

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) capacity

■ hay capacidad para cinco personas there's room for five people

■ el teatro tiene capacidad para acoger a doscientas personas the theatre has a seating capacity of two hundred

■ una botella con dos litros de capacidad a two-litre bottle

2 figurado (habilidad) capability, ability

■ tiene gran capacidad para las matemáticas she has a talent for mathematics

■ es una persona de mucha capacidad she's a very intelligent person

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noun f.

1) capacity

2) ability, capability

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SF

1) [de vehículo, teatro, depósito] capacity

una sala con capacidad para 900 personas — a hall with a capacity of 900 people

un disquete con capacidad de 1.44 MB — a diskette with a capacity of 1.44 MB

capacidad: 40 viajeros sentados — seating capacity: 40

un avión con capacidad para 155 pasajeros — a 155-seater aircraft, an aircraft that can carry 155 passengers

capacidad de almacenamiento — storage capacity

capacidad de carga — carrying capacity, freight capacity

capacidad útil — effective capacity
medida 1)
2) (=habilidad) ability

necesitamos una persona con capacidad para afrontar desafíos — we require a person with the ability to face challenges

esas bacterias tienen una mayor capacidad de reproducción — those bacteria have a greater capacity for reproduction

su capacidad para manejar el balón era asombrosa — his ball skills were amazing

no tiene capacidad para los negocios — he has no business sense o business acumen

capacidad adquisitiva — (Com) purchasing power, buying power

capacidad de aprendizaje — learning ability

capacidad de convocatoria — [de orador] pulling power; [de huelga, manifestación] appeal, popular appeal

capacidad de decisión — decision-making ability

capacidad de ganancia — (Com) earning power, earning capacity

capacidad de trabajo, tiene una enorme capacidad de trabajo — she can get through a tremendous amount of work, she has an enormous capacity for hard work

capacidad financiera — financial standing

capacidad física — physical capacity

capacidad intelectual — intellectual ability

capacidad mental — mental ability

3) (=autoridad) authority

no tenemos capacidad para modificar las decisiones del gobierno — we do not have the authority to alter government decisions

4) (Jur) capacity

capacidad civil — civil capacity

capacidad legal — legal capacity

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femenino

1)

a) ( competencia) ability

una persona de gran capacidad — a person of great ability

b) ( potencial) capacity

capacidad de algo — capacity for something

su gran capacidad de trabajo — her great capacity for work

capacidad de or para + inf — ability o capacity to + inf

su capacidad de entender — her ability to understand

están en capacidad de despachar más pasajeros — (Col) they have the capacity to handle more passengers

c) (Der) capacity

- capacidad adquisitiva

- capacidad de pago

- capacidad física

2) ( cupo) capacity

la capacidad del depósito es de unos 40 litros — the tank has a capacity of o holds about 40 liters

el teatro tiene capacidad para 8000 personas — the theatre has a capacity of o holds 8000 people

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femenino

1)

a) ( competencia) ability

una persona de gran capacidad — a person of great ability

b) ( potencial) capacity

capacidad de algo — capacity for something

su gran capacidad de trabajo — her great capacity for work

capacidad de or para + inf — ability o capacity to + inf

su capacidad de entender — her ability to understand

están en capacidad de despachar más pasajeros — (Col) they have the capacity to handle more passengers

c) (Der) capacity

- capacidad adquisitiva

- capacidad de pago

- capacidad física

2) ( cupo) capacity

la capacidad del depósito es de unos 40 litros — the tank has a capacity of o holds about 40 liters

el teatro tiene capacidad para 8000 personas — the theatre has a capacity of o holds 8000 people

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capacidad¹

¹ = ability, capability, competence, appetite, capacity, hat, aptitude, faculty.

Ex: The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter and the catalog card but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.

Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.

Ex: Such machines will have enourmous appetites.

Ex: Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.

Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.

Ex: In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.

Ex: Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.

* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* capacidad académica = academic ability.

* capacidad analítica = analytical capacity.

* capacidad cognitiva = cognitive ability, cognitive capacity.

* capacidad comunicativa = speaking skills.

* capacidad crediticia = credit standing.

* capacidad crítica = critical skills, critical awareness, critical faculty.

* capacidad crítica de los programas televisivos = teleliteracy.

* capacidad de absorción = absorptive capacity, absorptive capability.

* capacidad de búsqueda = searching power.

* capacidad de comercialización = marketability.

* capacidad de comprensión = listening skills, understanding capacity.

* capacidad de discriminación = discriminating power.

* capacidad deductiva = heuristic power.

* capacidad de enganche = holding power.

* capacidad de escuchar = listening skills.

* capacidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* capacidad de interpretar información estadística = graphic literacy, spatial literacy, statistical literacy.

* capacidad de leer = reading skills.

* capacidad de manejar la información = information handling.

* capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.

* capacidad de negociación = bargaining power.

* capacidad de procesamiento = throughput, processing power.

* capacidad de producción = throughput.

* capacidad de promoción = promotability.

* capacidad de razonamiento = thinking skills.

* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.

* capacidad de retención = holding power.

* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.

* capacidad económica = earning capacity, earning power.

* capacidades informáticas = computer skills.

* capacidad física = physical capability.

* capacidad informática = computing power.

* capacidad intelectual = intellectual ability.

* capacidad lingüística = language skill.

* capacidad mental = brainpower [brain power], mental capability.

* desarrollar la capacidad de = gain in + the ability to.

* desarrollar las capacidades = fulfil + potential.

* desarrollo de capacidades = capacity building.

* en + Posesivo + capacidad como = in + Posesivo + capacity as.

* no actuando en capacidad de autor = non-authorial.

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

* sin capacidad de discernimiento = undiscriminating.

* tener la capacidad de = have + the potential (to/for).

capacidad²

² = capacity, headroom.

Nota: Literalmente, espacio sobre la cabeza y de ahí el significado de "espacio para crecer".

Ex: Marginal storage cards normally have capacity for storing citations and abstracts.

Ex: I was also encouraged to read a subscriber to this list has over 40,000 items meaning this software has plenty of headroom = También me sentí animado al leer que un miembro de esta lista tiene más de 40.000 registros lo que significa que este software tiene bastante capacidad.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* capacidad de almacenamiento = storage capacity.

* capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].

* capacidad para libros = book capacity.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de mucha capacidad = capacious.

* funcionar a plena capacidad = be fully into + Posesivo + stride.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

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capacidad

feminine

A

1 (competencia) ability

nadie pone en duda su capacidad no one doubts his ability o capability

una persona de gran capacidad a person of great ability, a very able o capable person

2 (potencial) capacity capacidad DE algo:

su capacidad de comunicación their ability to communicate

capacidad DE or PARA + INF capacity o ability to + INF

la capacidad de grabar durante 24 horas seguidas the ability o capacity to record non-stop for 24 hours

están en capacidad de despachar más pasajeros ( Col); they have the capacity to handle more passengers

3 ( Der) capacity

capacidad civil/legal civil/legal capacity

Compuestos:

● capacidad adquisitiva

purchasing power

● capacidad crediticia or de crédito

creditworthiness

● capacidad de endeudamiento

borrowing capacity

● capacidad de fuego

firepower

● capacidad de pago

creditworthiness

● capacidad de producción

production capacity

● capacidad física

physical capacity

● capacidad mental

mental capacity

● capacidad productiva

production capacity

B [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (cupo) capacity

la capacidad del depósito es de unos 40 litros the tank has a capacity of o holds about 40 liters

Compuesto:

capacidad de carga

freight o cargo capacity

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capacidad sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( competencia) ability

b) ( potencial) capacity;

◊ su gran capacidad de trabajo her great capacity for work;

capacidad de or para hacer algo ability o capacity to do sth
c) (Der) capacity

2 ( cupo) capacity
capacidad sustantivo femenino
1 (disposición) capacity, ability
2 (de un local, armario, etc) capacity: este cine tiene capacidad para mil personas, this cinema can hold up to one thousand people
' capacidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguante
- cabida
- competencia
- don
- dote
- error
- expresar
- facultad
- genio
- habla
- hablarse
- incapaz
- mayor
- palabra
- poder
- raciocinio
- saber
- sentida
- sentido
- servir
- solvencia
- talento
- techo
- ver
- virtud
- visión
- volumen
- arroba
- comprensión
- criterio
- cupo
- entendimiento
- incapacidad
- observación
- potencial
- sobrepasar
- triplicar
English:
ability
- accommodate
- admire
- aptitude
- attention span
- attest
- capacity
- carload
- cast
- endurance
- idle
- judgement
- judgment
- manufacturing capacity
- moot
- movement
- power
- qualification
- truckload
- uncanny
- underrated
- volume
- capability
- hold
- justice
- resilience
- resilient
- seat
- stretch
- take
- three-quarters

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capacidad nf

1. [cabida] capacity;

unidades de capacidad units of capacity;

capacidad máxima [en ascensor] maximum load;

con capacidad para 500 personas with a capacity of 500;

este teatro tiene capacidad para 1.200 espectadores this theatre can seat 1,200 people

Comp
Informát capacidad de almacenamiento storage capacity;
capacidad de carga cargo capacity;

capacidad eléctrica [de condensador] capacitance;
Informát capacidad de memoria memory capacity;
capacidad pulmonar lung capacity

2. [aptitud, talento, potencial] ability;

no tener capacidad para algo/para hacer algo to be no good at sth/at doing sth

Comp
capacidad adquisitiva purchasing power;
capacidad de aprendizaje ability to learn;

capacidad de concentración ability to concentrate;
Fin capacidad de endeudamiento borrowing capacity o power;
capacidad de fabricación manufacturing capacity;

capacidad de gestión managerial skills;

capacidad ofensiva fire power;

capacidad de producción production capacity;

capacidad de reacción ability to react o respond;

capacidad de respuesta ability to react o respond

3. Der capacity

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capacidad

f

1 capacity;

medida de capacidad cubic measure

2 ( aptitud) competence

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capacidad nf

1) : capacity

2) : capability, ability

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capacidad n

1. (en general) capacity

tiene una gran capacidad de trabajo he has a great capacity for work

el ferry tiene una capacidad para 800 pasajeros the ferry has a capacity of 800 passengers / the ferry can carry 800 passengers

la botella tiene capacidad para dos litros the bottle holds two litres

2. (aptitud) ability

tiene capacidad para la música she has a talent for music

capacidad mental mental ability

Spanish-English dictionary > capacidad
2 yo’l

road, path, way, route; tract; journey; time; means; method, manner; stripe, line. yo’lida for (the sake of); along. yo’l anjomlari traveling gear, luggage. yo’l bos to travel, to cover (distance); (fig.) to walk or go down (road, e.g. to happiness). yo’l boshla to lead the way. yo’l bo’lsin? Where are you going?; May God help you (said to one whom one doubts will succeed). yo’lga kir to begin walking (baby). yo’l kira/yo’lga sol to bring around, to convince. yo’l tut to make or head (for); to hold to, to stick to, to follow, to go the way of. yo’lga tush /Samarqandga yo’lingiz tushganmi? Have you ever had occasion to visit Samarqand? yo’ldan chiqar /yo’ldan qaytar to turn back; (fig.) to turn around. yo’liga tush to search for, to follow after. yo’lim tushdi It was on my way. yo’lingdan qolma! Keep on your way! yo’l(ing) ochiq You are free to go. yo’l(ini) qil to find a way to do s.t. yo’li ochildi to be fortunate, to have things go well. yo’l yo’l striped, lined. yo’l kira transportation fee. yo’l ol to head off (towards). yo’l qo’y /yo’l sol to take or turn off (towards). ora yo’lda qol to be stuck, to be nowhere. yo’lda qo’y to do a superior, outstanding job of

Uzbek-English dictionary > yo’l
3 delibero

dē-lībĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [de and libro, libra; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 74, 1 Müll.: deliberare a libella, qua quid perpenditur dictum], to weigh well in one's mind, to consider maturely, deliberate respecting a thing; to take counsel, consult, advise upon (freq. and class.; for syn. cf. cogito, agito, volvo, reputo, perpendo, meditor, commentor, consulo).
I.
Prop.
A.
In gen.:
re deliberata, post diem tertium ad Caesarem reversuros,
Caes. B. G. 4, 9; so,
re deliberata,
id. B. C. 1, 10:
delibera hoc, dum ego redeo,
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 42:
de summa rerum deliberare,
Caes. B. C. 2, 30:
de geographia etiam atque etiam,
Cic. Att. 2, 7:
de necanda filia,
Suet. Aug. 65:
de singulis articulis temporum,
id. Claud. 4 al.:
deliberare Velitne an non,
Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 58:
utrum... an (with concoquere),
Cic. Rosc. Com. 15, 45:
an recipiat,
Quint. 7, 1, 24; cf.:
quando incipiendum sit,
id. 12, 6, 3:
ego amplius deliberandum censeo,
Ter. Ph. 2, 4, 17; so absol., Caes. B. G. 1, 7 fin.; Cic. Off. 1, 3, 9; Quint. 3, 8, 35 sq.; Vulg. 2 Reg. 21, 13 al.:
cum aliquo de salute fortunisque alicujus,
Cic. Att. 11, 3; Liv. 32, 34; cf.:
cum judicibus quasi deliberamus,
Quint. 9, 2, 21:
cum cupiditate id est cum animi levissima parte deliberat,
takes counsel of, Cic. Fin. 2, 34, 115:
cum materia,
Quint. 3, 7, 16:
cum causis,
id. 7, 10, 10:
cum re praesenti,
id. 9, 4, 117.— Pass. impers.:
deliberatur de Avarico in communi concilio, incendi placeret an defendi,
Caes. B. G. 7, 15, 3:
ut utri potissimum consulendum sit deliberetur,
Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 174 al. — Prov.:
deliberando saepe perit occasio,
Pub. Syr. 140 (Rib.):
deliberandum est saepe, statuendum est semel,
id. 132.—
B.
In partic.
1.
(Like consulo, no. I. B. 1.) To consult an oracle (only in Nepos):
ex his delecti Delphos deliberatum missi sunt... his consulentibus, etc.,
Nep. Milt. 1, 2:
so with consulere,
id. Them. 2, 6.—
2.
Pass. impers.: deliberari, to be maturely discussed, hence to be in doubt, usually with potest, non potest, etc.:
ex eo deliberari poterit, ducenda necne alvus sit,
Cels. 3, 13, § 12:
neque maneatis aut abeatis deliberari potest,
i. e. you must certainly go away, Liv. 7, 35, 8:
M. Aemilius, qui pejor an ignavior sit, deliberari non potest,
Sall. Hist. Fr. 1, 48, 3. Cf.: nemo deliberat, no one doubts, etc., Min. Fel. 35, 4. —
II.
Meton. (causa pro effectu), to resolve, determine, after deliberation (rare in the verb. finit.; usually in the part. perf., with inf. or acc. and inf.):
quod iste certe statuerat ac deliberaverat non adesse,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1: (Cleopatra) deliberata morte ferocior, * Hor. Od. 1, 37, 29: certum ac deliberatum est me illis obsequi, Turpil. ap. Non. 282, 11, and 429, 21;
so with certum,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31:
cum mihi deliberatum et constitutum sit ita gerere consulatum, etc.,
id. Agr. 1, 8, 25:
sic habuisti statutum cum animo ac deliberatum, omnes judices reicere,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 41: deliberatum est non tacere amplius, Afran. ap. Interpr. Verg. A. 10, 564.—Hence, dēlībĕrātus, a, um, P. a., resolved upon, determined, certain (rare):
neque illi quicquam deliberatius fuit quam me... evertere,
Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 8:
instructius deliberatiusque,
Gell. 1, 13, 9.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > delibero
4 однако никто не сомневается

General subject: although no one doubts

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > однако никто не сомневается
5 О-86

ОЙ ЛИ? highly coll Interj Invar
used in reaction to a statement to show that one doubts, disbelieves, is skeptical of, or does not entirely agree with it (in some cases surprise is expressed as well): (oh,) really (yeah)?
is that so? you don't say (so)! Ггп not so sure (about that)
(in limited contexts) is it (do you, have they etc)? Нам так нужно, и мы в этом не виноваты. Не виноваты? Ой ли? (Аксёнов 6). That is what we need, and it is not our fault. Not our fault? Really? (6a).

«...При большевиках кто будет у власти? Ты будешь, если выберут...» - «А сверху кто?» - «Опять же кого выберут. Выберут тебя — и ты будешь сверху». — «Ой ли? А не брешешь ты, Митрич?» (Шолохов 3). "...Under the Bolsheviks, who will get the power? You will, if you're elected..." uBut who'll be at the top?" "Again it depends on who's elected. If they elect you, you'll be at the top." "Oh, yeah? Sure you're not kidding, 'Mit-rich?" (3a).

Вера:) В таком случае вы можете ему сказать... что я готова за него замуж выйти. (Шпигельский (с радостным изумлением):} Ой ли? (Тургенев 1). (V.:) Then, you can tell him...that I am willing to marry him. (Sh. (with joyful amazement):) You don't say so! (1a).

(Мелания:) Притворяется он сумасшедшим. Притворяется... (Ксения:) Ой ли? (Горький 2). (М.:) He's pretending to be mad. Just pretending.... (K.:) I'm not so sure (2a).

Степанов (ребенок)?» - «Твой». - «Ой ли?» (Шолохов 2). "Is it Stepan's (child)?" "It's yours." "Is it?" (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > О-86
6 ой ли?

• ОЙ ЛИ? highly coll

[Interj; Invar]

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⇒ used in reaction to a statement to show that one doubts, disbelieves, is skeptical of, or does not entirely agree with it (in some cases surprise is expressed as well):

- (oh,) really < yeah>?;

- is that so?;

- you don't say (so)!;

- I'm not so sure (about that);

- [in limited contexts] is it <do you, have they etc>?

     ♦ Нам так нужно, и мы в этом не виноваты. Не виноваты? Ой ли? (Аксёнов 6). That is what we need, and it is not our fault. Not our fault? Really? (6a).

     ♦ "...При большевиках кто будет у власти? Ты будешь, если выберут..." - "А сверху кто?" - "Опять же кого выберут. Выберут тебя - и ты будешь сверху". - "Ой ли? А не брешешь ты, Митрич?" (Шолохов 3). "...Under the Bolsheviks, who will get the power? You will, if you're elected.."But who'll be at the top?" "Again it depends on who's elected. If they elect you, you'll be at the top." "Oh, yeah? Sure you're not kidding, 'Mitrich?" (3a).

     ♦ [Вера:] В таком случае вы можете ему сказать... что я готова за него замуж выйти. [Шпигельский (с радостным изумлением):] Ой ли? (Тургенев 1). [V.:] Then, you can tell him...that I am willing to marry him. [Sh. (with joyful amazement):] You don't say so! (1a).

     ♦ [Мелания:] Притворяется он сумасшедшим. Притворяется... [Ксения:] Ой ли? (Горький 2). [М.:] He's pretending to be mad. Just pretending.... [K.:] I'm not so sure (2a).

     ♦ "Степанов [ребёнок]?" - " Твой". - "Ой ли?" (Шолохов 2). "Is it Stepan's [child]?" "It's yours." "Is it?" (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ой ли?
7 duda

f.

1 doubt.

poner algo en duda to call something into question

sacar a alguien de la duda to remove somebody's doubts

salir de dudas to set one's mind at rest

sin duda without (a) doubt

tengo mis dudas I have my doubts

¡la duda ofende! how could you doubt me!

no cabe duda there is no doubt about it

no te quepa duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it

2 acatalepsia.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: dudar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: dudar.

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duda

► nombre femenino

1 doubt

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

no hay duda there is no doubt

no te quepa duda make no mistake about it

poner algo en duda to question something

sacar a alguien de dudas to dispel somebody's doubts

salir de dudas to shed one's doubts

sin duda no doubt, without a doubt

sin la menor duda without the slightest doubt

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noun f.

1) doubt

2) hesitation

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SF

1) (=incertidumbre) doubt

yo todavía tengo mis dudas sobre él — I still have my doubts about him

tengo la duda de si he apagado la luz o no — I'm not sure whether I turned off the light or not

tengo enormes dudas religiosas — I have great religious doubts

al principio tuve muchas dudas — I had a lot of misgivings o doubts at first

queda la duda en pie sobre... — doubt remains about...

• un hecho que no admite duda — an unquestionable fact

• ante la duda, no lo hagas — if in doubt, don't

• me asaltó la duda de si... — I was suddenly seized by a doubt as to whether...

• no cabe duda de que... — there can be no doubt that...

no cabe duda de que vendrá — he'll undoubtedly come

no me cabe la menor duda de que vamos a ganar — I have absolutely no doubt that we will win, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that we will win

no te quepa duda de que se acordarán de ti — you can be sure that they will remember you

• en caso de duda — if in doubt

"en caso de duda, consulte a su farmacéutico" — "if in doubt, consult your pharmacist"

• para desvanecer o disipar toda duda — in order to clear up any doubts, to banish all doubts

• estar en duda, aún está en duda si él será el nuevo director — there's still some doubt as to o about whether he will be the new manager

su profesionalismo no está en duda — his professionalism is not in doubt

estoy en la duda sobre si me iré de vacaciones o no — I'm undecided o in two minds about whether to go on holiday or not

• fuera de toda duda — beyond all doubt

• sin lugar a duda(s) — without doubt, undoubtedly

dejar lugar a dudas — to leave no room for doubt

• poner algo en duda — to question sth, doubt sth

nadie está poniendo en duda su fidelidad — nobody is questioning o doubting his fidelity

no pongo en duda que sea verdad, pero... — I don't doubt that it's true, but...

• sacar a algn de dudas o de la duda — to clear things up for sb

no me saca de dudas — I'm none the wiser

• salir de dudas, pregúntaselo a él, así saldremos de dudas — ask him, then we'll know

pues no salimos de dudas — we're none the wiser, then

• sin duda — undoubtedly

esta es, sin duda alguna, una de las mejores novelas que he leído — this is, without (any) doubt, one of the best novels I've read, this is undoubtedly one of the best novels I've read

• sin sombra de duda — without a shadow of a doubt

la duda ofende —

¿cómo que si te lo voy a devolver?, por favor, la duda ofende — what do you mean am I going to give it back to you?, how could you think otherwise?

2) (=pregunta) question, query

¿queda alguna duda? — are there any queries?

me surge una duda — there's one point I'm not quite sure about

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femenino

1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

expuso sus dudas sobre... — he expressed his reservations about...

tengo unas dudas para consultar — I have a few points I'd like to check

me ha surgido una duda — there's something I'm not sure about

¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?

lo asaltó una duda — he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad — there can be no doubt about his guilt

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón — I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda — his honesty is beyond doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda — there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda — make no mistake!

lo pongo en duda — I doubt it

sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly

sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado — no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question

para salir de dudas — just to be doubly sure

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas — his behaviour left little room for doubt

ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't

2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)

ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda — now you've made me wonder

no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda — do you think you can clear something up for me?

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres — if you're not sure don't buy it

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= doubt, reservation, qualm, perplex, quandary, equivocation.

Ex. However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.

Ex. Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex. The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

Ex. We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.

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* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on, cast + doubt on.

* con dudas = uncertainly.

* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.

* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.

* duda en uno mismo = self-doubt.

* duda, la = seed of doubt, the.

* dudas = hesitation, misgiving, second thoughts.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* en duda = in doubt.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* expresar dudas = express + doubts, express + reservations, express + misgivings, voice + misgivings, voice + reservations.

* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* generar dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* germen de la duda, el = seed of doubt, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* lleno de dudas = doubtful.

* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt.

* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.

* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.

* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).

* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.

* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.

* sembrar el germen de la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sembrar la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.

* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.

* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.

* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.

* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.

* tener dudas = be doubtful, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about), be suspicious.

* tener dudas sobre = be ambivalent about.

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femenino

1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

expuso sus dudas sobre... — he expressed his reservations about...

tengo unas dudas para consultar — I have a few points I'd like to check

me ha surgido una duda — there's something I'm not sure about

¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?

lo asaltó una duda — he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad — there can be no doubt about his guilt

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón — I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda — his honesty is beyond doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda — there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda — make no mistake!

lo pongo en duda — I doubt it

sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly

sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado — no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question

para salir de dudas — just to be doubly sure

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas — his behaviour left little room for doubt

ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't

2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)

ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda — now you've made me wonder

no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda — do you think you can clear something up for me?

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres — if you're not sure don't buy it

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la duda

(n.) = seed of doubt, the

Ex: Of course just like any seed, the seed of doubt needs proper environment to grow.

= doubt, reservation, qualm, perplex, quandary, equivocation.

Ex: However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.

Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

Ex: We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.

* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on, cast + doubt on.

* con dudas = uncertainly.

* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.

* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.

* duda en uno mismo = self-doubt.

* duda, la = seed of doubt, the.

* dudas = hesitation, misgiving, second thoughts.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* en duda = in doubt.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* expresar dudas = express + doubts, express + reservations, express + misgivings, voice + misgivings, voice + reservations.

* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* generar dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* germen de la duda, el = seed of doubt, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* lleno de dudas = doubtful.

* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt.

* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.

* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.

* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).

* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.

* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.

* sembrar el germen de la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sembrar la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.

* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.

* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.

* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.

* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.

* tener dudas = be doubtful, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about), be suspicious.

* tener dudas sobre = be ambivalent about.

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duda

feminine

A (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

existen dudas con respecto a la autoría de este poema there are doubts regarding the authorship of this poem

expuso sus dudas sobre la viabilidad del proyecto he expressed his doubts o reservations about the feasibility of the project

tengo unas dudas para consultar con el profesor I have a few points I'd like to go over with the teacher

me ha surgido una duda there's something I'm not sure about

no logré disipar sus dudas I was unable to dispel his doubts

¿entendieron bien o tienen alguna duda? is that clear or are there any queries o questions?

¿crees que lo podrá hacer él? — tengo mis dudas do you think that he will be able to do it? — I have my doubts

de pronto lo asaltó una duda suddenly he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad there can be no doubt about his guilt, there isn't a shadow of doubt that he's guilty

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón I was never in any doubt that he was right, I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda his honesty is beyond (all) doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda make no mistake!

que es buen médico no lo pongo en duda pero … I don't doubt that he's a good doctor, but …

nadie pone en duda su capacidad para realizar el trabajo nobody questions o doubts his ability to do the job

fue, sin duda, uno de los mejores escritores del siglo he was undoubtedly o without doubt one of the best writers of the century

sin duda te lo has preguntado más de una vez no doubt you've asked yourself this more than once, I'm sure you've asked yourself this more than once

sin lugar a dudas without doubt

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas the way he behaved left little room for doubt

¡la duda ofende! ( fam): ¿no habrás cogido tú el dinero? — ¡la duda ofende! you didn't take the money, did you? — how can you even think such a thing?

por las dudas just in case

ante or en la duda, abstente if in doubt, don't

B

(estado de incertidumbre, indecisión): estaba convencido, pero ya me has hecho entrar en (la) duda I was sure, but now you've made me wonder

no sé si decírselo o no, estoy en (la) duda I don't know whether to tell him or not: I'm of ( AmE) o ( BrE) in two minds about it

el resultado todavía está en duda the result still isn't certain o is still in doubt

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda do you think you can clear something up for me? o I wonder if you know o if you can tell me

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres if you're not sure o if you're in any doubt, don't buy it

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Del verbo dudar: ( conjugate dudar)

duda es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
duda
dudar
duda sustantivo femenino
1 (interrogante, sospecha) doubt;
◊ expuso sus dudas sobre … he expressed his reservations about …;

tengo unas dudas para consultar I have a few points I'd like to check;
me ha surgido una duda there's something I'm not sure about;
¿tienen alguna duda? are there any queries o questions?;
nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón I never doubted that he was right;
fuera de (toda) duda beyond (all) doubt;
de eso no cabe la menor duda there's absolutely no doubt about that;
lo pongo en duda I doubt it;
sin duda or sin lugar a dudas undoubtedly;
sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question;
para salir de dudas just to be doubly sure
2 (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión):
◊ ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda now you've made me wonder;

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda do you think you can clear something up for me?;
si estás en (la) duda no lo compres if you're not sure don't buy it
dudar ( conjugate dudar) verbo transitivo
to doubt;
◊ dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished it

verbo intransitivo: duda entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent;
duda en hacer algo to hesitate to do sth;
duda de algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
duda sustantivo femenino doubt: la lectura le despertó esa duda, reading aroused that doubt in him
su integridad está fuera de toda duda, her integrity is beyond question
puso en duda la viabilidad del proyecto, he questioned the viability of the project
♦ Locuciones: sin (lugar a) duda, (ciertamente) es sin duda alguna el mejor producto del mercado, it's without question the best product on the market
dudar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to doubt: no dudes de él, don't distrust him
2 (estar indeciso) to hesitate [en, to]: dudaban entre comprarlo o no, they hesitated whether to buy it or not
II verbo transitivo to doubt: dudo mucho que se disculpe, I very much doubt that he'll apologize

' duda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- caber
- debatirse
- despejar
- desvanecerse
- disipar
- existir
- inseguridad
- plantear
- poner
- reconcomer
- reparo
- reserva
- sombra
- abrigar
- aclarar
- asaltar
- bueno
- consultar
- dudar
- entrar
- entredicho
- leve
- perdurar
- reflejar
- resolver
- seguro
- titubeo
English:
benefit
- burn out
- cast
- clinch
- definitely
- doubt
- doubtless
- if
- illuminate
- illumination
- misgiving
- pocket
- positively
- qualm
- query
- question
- seed
- settle
- should
- surely
- uncertainty
- vestige
- well
- bound
- definite
- doubtful
- element
- self-
- shadow
- undoubtedly

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duda nf

1. [inseguridad, indecisión] doubt;

la duda se apoderó de él he was filled with doubt;

ante la duda,… if in doubt,…;

sacar a alguien de la duda to remove sb's doubts

2. [cuestión, problema]
¿alguien tiene alguna duda? does anyone have any questions?, is there anything anyone's not clear about?;

resolveré vuestras dudas al final de la clase I'll answer your questions o I'll go over anything you're not sure about at the end of the class;

todavía me queda una duda, ¿por qué lo hizo? there's still one thing I don't understand, why did she do it?;

me asalta una duda, ¿habré hecho bien en dejar a los niños solos? I can't help wondering whether I was right to leave the children on their own;

queda la duda de qué habría pasado si… the doubt remains about what would have happened if…;

Comp

salir de dudas to clear up doubts;

pregúntale y así salimos de dudas ask him and that will settle the matter;

con su detallada explicación salimos finalmente de dudas her detailed explanation finally cleared up our doubts

3. [desconfianza, sospecha] doubt;

expresó sus dudas sobre la oportunidad de celebrar un referéndum he expressed some doubt about whether it was a good idea to have a referendum;

existen dudas sobre la autoría del atentado there is some doubt surrounding who was responsible for the attack;

tengo mis dudas I have my doubts;

nunca tuve la menor duda de que era inocente I never for one moment doubted that she was innocent, I never had the slightest doubt that she was innocent;

estar fuera de toda duda to be beyond the slightest doubt;

su inocencia está fuera de toda duda her innocence is not in question, there is no question that she is innocent;

no cabe (la menor) duda there is (absolutely) no doubt about it;

no cabe duda de que el tabaco es perjudicial para la salud there's no doubt that smoking is bad for your health;

no te quepa (la menor) duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it;

no dejar lugar a dudas to leave no room for doubt;

poner algo en duda to put sth in doubt;

dice que ha resuelto el problema – lo pongo en duda she says she has solved the problem – I would doubt that o I rather doubt that;

pongo en duda que pueda hacerlo en una semana I doubt he can do it in a week, I would question whether he can do it in a week;

sin duda without (a) doubt;

el avión es, sin duda, el medio de transporte más cómodo the plane is undoubtedly o without doubt the most comfortable form of transport;

es, sin duda, la mejor lasaña que he probado nunca it is beyond a doubt o definitely the best lasagne I've ever had;

¿vendrás a la fiesta? – ¡sin duda! are you coming to the party? – of course!;

sin duda alguna, sin alguna duda without (a) doubt;

sin la menor duda without the slightest doubt;

sin sombra de duda beyond the shadow of a doubt;

Comp

¡la duda ofende!: ¿te molestaría que invitáramos a mi madre? – la duda ofende would you mind if we invited my mother? – of course you can, there's no need to ask;

no creía que fueras a acabar – ¡la duda ofende! I never thought you'd finish – well thank you very much!

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duda

f doubt;

sin duda without doubt;

poner en duda call into question;

estar fuera de (toda) duda be beyond (any) doubt;

no cabe la menor duda there is absolutely no doubt;

salir de dudas get things clear;

todavía tengo mis dudas I still have (my) doubts, I’m still dubious

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duda nf

: doubt

no cabe duda: there's no doubt about it

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duda n

1. (en general) doubt

existen dudas sobre su identidad there are doubts regarding his identity

2. question / query [pl. queries]

¡señor, tengo una duda! sir! I've got a query!

poner en duda to question

sin duda no doubt

Spanish-English dictionary > duda
8 Zweifel

m; -s, -; doubt (an + Dat about); (Ungewissheit) uncertainty; berechtigter Zweifel reasonable doubt; große / leise Zweifel grave / slight doubts; außer Zweifel beyond doubt; ohne Zweifel without (a) doubt, undoubtedly; es bestehen oder gibt Zweifel an seiner Ehrlichkeit / ob er ehrlich ist there are doubts about his honesty / about ( oder as to) whether he is honest; es besteht kein Zweifel ( daran), dass... there’s absolutely no doubt ( oder question) that...; kein Zweifel, das stimmt there’s no doubt about it, it’s right; Zweifel haben oder hegen an (+ Dat) have (one’s) doubts about; Zweifel an sich selbst haben have lost faith in oneself; ich habe nicht den geringsten Zweifel, dass... I have not the slightest doubt ( oder no doubt whatsoever) that...; ich habe da meine Zweifel I have my doubts, I’m not so sure; mir kommen Zweifel I’m beginning to have my doubts; keinen Zweifel daran lassen, dass... make it quite plain that..., leave no room for doubt that...; jemanden über etw. im Zweifel lassen leave s.o. in doubt as to s.th. ( oder wondering about s.th.); im Zweifel sein be doubtful, have one’s doubts ( über + Akk about); ich bin mir ( noch) im Zweifel, ob ich gehen soll I’m (still) doubtful about ( oder in two minds as to) whether I should go or not; in Zweifel ziehen (call into) question, throw ( oder call) into doubt; über jeden Zweifel erhaben beyond (any shadow of a) doubt; von Zweifeln geplagt plagued by doubts

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der Zweifel

discredit; doubt; disbelief

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Zwei|fel ['tsvaifl]
m -s, -
doubt
außer Zwéífel — beyond doubt

im Zwéífel — in doubt

ohne Zwéífel — without doubt, doubtless

kein Zwéífel, er ist der Sieger — there's no doubt about it, he's the winner

außer Zwéífel stehen — to be beyond doubt

über allen Zwéífel erhaben — beyond all (shadow of a) doubt

da kann es gar keinen Zwéífel geben — there can be no doubt about it

es besteht kein Zwéífel, dass... — there is no doubt that...

haben — to have one's doubts about sth

da habe ich meine Zwéífel — I have my doubts, I'm doubtful

etw in Zwéífel ziehen — to call sth into question, to challenge sth

ich bin mir im Zwéífel, ob ich das tun soll — I'm in two minds (Brit) or double-minded (US) or I'm doubtful whether I should do that

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der

(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) doubt

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Zwei·fel

<-s, ->

[ˈtsvaifl̩]

m doubt; (Bedenken a.) reservation

leiser/banger Zweifel stieg in ihm auf he began to have slight/severe misgivings

jds \Zweifel ausräumen to dispel sb's doubts

jds \Zweifel beheben [o beseitigen] to dispel sb's doubts

es bestehen \Zweifel an etw dat there are doubts about sth

darüber besteht kein \Zweifel there can be no doubt about that

es besteht kein \Zweifel [mehr] [daran], dass... there is no [longer any] doubt that...

seine \Zweifel haben, ob... to have one's doubts [about [or as to]] [or to be doubtful] whether...

da habe ich meine \Zweifel! I'm not sure about that!

\Zweifel hegen to entertain doubts

bei jdm regt sich der \Zweifel sb begins to doubt

sich dat [noch] im \Zweifel sein to be [still] in two minds

ich bin mir im \Zweifel, ob der Mann auf dem Foto der ist, den ich bei dem Überfall gesehen habe I'm not quite sure whether the man in the photo is really the one I saw at the hold-up

jdm kommen \Zweifel sb begins to doubt [or to have his/her doubts]

jdn im \Zweifel lassen to leave sb in doubt

ich habe ihn über meine Absichten nicht im \Zweifel gelassen I left him in no doubt as to my intentions

außer \Zweifel stehen to be beyond [all] doubt; (stärker) to be beyond the shadow of a doubt

außer \Zweifel stehen, dass... to be beyond [all] doubt that...

für mich steht es außer \Zweifel, dass... I have absolutely no doubt that...

etw in \Zweifel ziehen to doubt [or question] sth

eine Aussage in \Zweifel ziehen to call a testimony in[to] question, to challenge a testimony

kein [o ohne] \Zweifel without [a] doubt, no doubt about it fam

es ist ohne \Zweifel dasselbe it's undoubtedly [or unquestionably] the same, it's the same, and no mistake

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der; Zweifels, Zweifel: doubt (an + Dat. about)

Zweifel bekommen — become doubtful

ich habe da so meine Zweifel — I have my doubts about that

ich bin mir noch im Zweifel, ob... — I am still uncertain whether...

etwas in Zweifel ziehen — question something

[für jemanden] außer Zweifel stehen — be beyond doubt [as far as somebody is concerned]

über jeden od. allen Zweifel erhaben sein — be beyond any shadow of a doubt

kein Zweifel,... — there is/was no doubt about it,...

ohne Zweifel — without [any] doubt

im Zweifel — in case of doubt; if in doubt

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Zweifel m; -s, -; doubt (

an +dat about); (Ungewissheit) uncertainty;

berechtigter Zweifel reasonable doubt;

große/leise Zweifel grave/slight doubts;

außer Zweifel beyond doubt;

ohne Zweifel without (a) doubt, undoubtedly;

es bestehen oder

gibt Zweifel an seiner Ehrlichkeit/ob er ehrlich ist there are doubts about his honesty/about ( oder as to) whether he is honest;

es besteht kein Zweifel (daran), dass … there’s absolutely no doubt ( oder question) that …;

kein Zweifel, das stimmt there’s no doubt about it, it’s right;

Zweifel haben oder

hegen an (+dat) have (one’s) doubts about;

Zweifel an sich selbst haben have lost faith in oneself;

ich habe nicht den geringsten Zweifel, dass … I have not the slightest doubt ( oder no doubt whatsoever) that …;

ich habe da meine Zweifel I have my doubts, I’m not so sure;

mir kommen Zweifel I’m beginning to have my doubts;

keinen Zweifel daran lassen, dass … make it quite plain that …, leave no room for doubt that …;

jemanden über etwas im Zweifel lassen leave sb in doubt as to sth ( oder wondering about sth);

im Zweifel sein be doubtful, have one’s doubts (

über +akk about);

ich bin mir (noch) im Zweifel, ob ich gehen soll I’m (still) doubtful about ( oder in two minds as to) whether I should go or not;

in Zweifel ziehen (call into) question, throw ( oder call) into doubt;

über jeden Zweifel erhaben beyond (any shadow of a) doubt;

von Zweifeln geplagt plagued by doubts

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der; Zweifels, Zweifel: doubt (an + Dat. about)

Zweifel bekommen — become doubtful

ich habe da so meine Zweifel — I have my doubts about that

ich bin mir noch im Zweifel, ob... — I am still uncertain whether...

etwas in Zweifel ziehen — question something

[für jemanden] außer Zweifel stehen — be beyond doubt [as far as somebody is concerned]

über jeden od. allen Zweifel erhaben sein — be beyond any shadow of a doubt

kein Zweifel,... — there is/was no doubt about it,...

ohne Zweifel — without [any] doubt

im Zweifel — in case of doubt; if in doubt

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- m.

doubt n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Zweifel
9 zweifeln

v/i: zweifeln an (+ Dat) doubt, have one’s doubts about; (in Zweifel ziehen) question; zweifeln, ob... be uncertain ( oder unsure) (as to) whether..., doubt whether..., have one’s doubts as to whether...; daran ist nicht zu zweifeln there’s no doubt about that; an sich (Dat) selbst zweifeln have lost faith in oneself; du darfst nicht an dir selbst zweifeln you mustn’t lose faith in yourself, you’ve got to believe in yourself; sie zweifelte an seinem Verstand she had doubts about his sanity

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to doubt

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zwei|feln ['tsvaifln]
vi
to doubt
an etw/jdm zwéífeln — to doubt sth/sb

daran ist nicht zu zwéífeln — there's no doubt about it

ich zweifle nicht, dass... — I do not doubt that..., I have no doubt that...

ich zweifle noch, wie ich mich entscheiden soll — I am still in two minds (esp Brit) or double-minded (US) about it

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zwei·feln

[ˈtsvaifl̩n]

vi

▪ an jdm/etw \zweifeln to doubt [or have one's doubts about] sb/sth; (skeptisch sein a.) to be sceptical [or AM skeptical] about sb/sth

▪ [daran] \zweifeln, ob... to doubt [or have doubts [about [or as to]]] whether...

▪ nicht [daran] \zweifeln, dass... to not [or have no] doubt that...

ich habe keine Minute gezweifelt, dass... I did not doubt for a minute that...

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intransitives Verb doubt

wenn man zweifelt — if one is in doubt or has any doubts

an jemandem/etwas zweifeln — doubt somebody/something; have doubts about somebody/something

zweifeln daran, dass..., zweifeln, ob... — doubt whether...

daran ist nicht zu zweifeln — there can be no doubt about it

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zweifeln v/i:

zweifeln an (+dat) doubt, have one’s doubts about; (in Zweifel ziehen) question;

zweifeln, ob … be uncertain ( oder unsure) (as to) whether …, doubt whether …, have one’s doubts as to whether …;

daran ist nicht zu zweifeln there’s no doubt about that;

an sich (dat)

selbst zweifeln have lost faith in oneself;

du darfst nicht an dir selbst zweifeln you mustn’t lose faith in yourself, you’ve got to believe in yourself;

sie zweifelte an seinem Verstand she had doubts about his sanity

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intransitives Verb doubt

wenn man zweifelt — if one is in doubt or has any doubts

an jemandem/etwas zweifeln — doubt somebody/something; have doubts about somebody/something

zweifeln daran, dass..., zweifeln, ob... — doubt whether...

daran ist nicht zu zweifeln — there can be no doubt about it

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(an) v.

to doubt (of, about) v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zweifeln
10 dubbio

(pl -bbi) 1. adj doubtful

( equivoco) dubious

2. m doubt

essere in dubbio fra hesitate between

mettere qualcosa in dubbio doubt something

senza dubbio undoubtedly, without a doubt

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dubbio¹ s.m.

1 doubt, uncertainty: senza dubbio, no doubt (o without doubt o undoubtedly); è fuor di dubbio che..., it is beyond doubt that...; non c'è dubbio che tu abbia buone intenzioni, no doubt you mean well; ho i miei dubbi, I have my doubts; non ho alcun dubbio sulla tua onestà, I have no doubts about (o as to) your honesty; dissipare, chiarire un dubbio, to remove (o to dispel), to clear up a doubt; essere in dubbio sul da farsi, to be in doubt (o to be doubtful o to be uncertain) (about) what to do; sono in dubbio se chiamarlo o scrivergli, I'm not sure whether to call him or to write to him; la sua rielezione è in dubbio, his reelection is doubtful; nel dubbio ti conviene partire subito, if you aren't sure you should leave straight away; rimanere nel dubbio, to remain in doubt; voglio sapere tutto piuttosto che rimanere nel dubbio, I want to find out everything rather than remain in doubt (o in uncertainty); lasciare in dubbio, to leave doubtful; mettere in dubbio, to (call into) question; metto in dubbio la sua buona fede, I question his good faith; metto in dubbio le sue parole, I challenge what he says; mi viene un dubbio, I'm not sure (o I'm wondering); nutrire dubbi in merito a qlco., to have one's doubts about sthg.; sollevare un dubbio, to raise a doubt

2 ( sospetto) misgiving, suspicion, apprehension, doubt: avevo il dubbio che l'avesse rubato, I suspected that she had stolen it; ho il dubbio che tu non sia sincero, I question (o doubt) your sincerity; ho molti dubbi su di lui, I have many misgivings about him.

dubbio² agg.

1 ( incerto) doubtful, uncertain: il risultato è ancora dubbio, the result is still in doubt (o uncertain) // di dubbio gusto, in doubtful taste; una battuta di dubbio gusto, a joke in doubtful taste

2 ( ambiguo) ambiguous, unreliable; ( sospetto) dubious, doubtful: un amico dubbio, a dubious friend; parole dubbie, ambiguous words; è un caso dubbio, it's a problematic (o doubtful) case; una persona di dubbia fama, a person of dubious reputation; sguardo dubbio, sinister look.

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['dubbjo] dubbio -bia, -bi, -bie
1. sm

(incertezza) doubt

mettere in dubbio — (affermazione, buona fede) to doubt, question, (esito, successo) to put in doubt

ha messo in dubbio la mia onestà — he questioned my honesty

avere il dubbio che — to suspect (that), be afraid that

ho il dubbio che sia stato lui — I suspect that it was him

ho i miei dubbi in proposito — I have my doubts about it

essere in dubbio — (risultato) to be doubtful o uncertain

sono in dubbio se partire o no — I don't know whether to go or not

essere in dubbio fra — to hesitate between

nutrire seri dubbi su qc — to have grave doubts about sth

senza dubbio — doubtless, no doubt, undoubtedly

è senza dubbio uno dei suoi quadri più belli — it's undoubtedly one of his finest paintings

senza alcun dubbio — without a doubt

esprimere un dubbio su — to express (one's) doubts about

2. agg

1) (incerto: gen) doubtful, (avvenire) uncertain

2) (equivoco, discutibile: qualità, gusto) dubious, questionable

uno scherzo di dubbio gusto — a joke in poor taste

di dubbia provenienza — of dubious origin

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1.
pl. -bi, - bie ['dubbjo, bi, bje] aggettivo

1) (poco certo) [ risultato] doubtful; [ successo] uncertain

2) (ambiguo) [significato, risposta] ambiguous

3) (inattendibile) [ autenticità] questionable

essere dubbio — [ onestà] to be in doubt

4) (discutibile) [persona, reputazione] dubious; [ affare] shady

scherzo di dubbio gusto — joke in rather bad taste
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (incertezza) doubt

senza dubbio — no o without doubt

senza alcun dubbio — beyond (all) doubt, without (a) doubt

non avere -bi (che) — to have no doubt (that)

lasciare qcn. nel dubbio — to leave sb. in a state of uncertainty

mettere in dubbio qcs. — to put sth. in doubt, to cast doubt on sth., to doubt sth.

essere in dubbio — [ persona] to be doubtful, to have misgivings ( riguardo, in merito a about); [ risultato] to be in doubt

nel dubbio — if o when in doubt

nel dubbio, ho preferito non dire nulla — not being sure I preferred not to say anything

2) (sospetto) doubt

avere o nutrire -bi su to have one's doubts about; ho dei o i miei -bi! — I have my doubts

3) filos. relig. doubt

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dubbio

pl. -bi, - bie /'dubbjo, bi, bje/

I aggettivo

1 (poco certo) [ risultato] doubtful; [ successo] uncertain

2 (ambiguo) [ significato, risposta] ambiguous

3 (inattendibile) [ autenticità] questionable; essere dubbio [ onestà] to be in doubt

4 (discutibile) [ persona, reputazione] dubious; [ affare] shady; scherzo di dubbio gusto joke in rather bad taste

II sostantivo maschile

1 (incertezza) doubt; senza dubbio no o without doubt; senza alcun dubbio beyond (all) doubt, without (a) doubt; non avere -bi (che) to have no doubt (that); lasciare qcn. nel dubbio to leave sb. in a state of uncertainty; mettere in dubbio qcs. to put sth. in doubt, to cast doubt on sth., to doubt sth.; essere in dubbio [ persona] to be doubtful, to have misgivings ( riguardo, in merito a about); [ risultato] to be in doubt; nel dubbio if o when in doubt; nel dubbio, ho preferito non dire nulla not being sure I preferred not to say anything

2 (sospetto) doubt; avere o nutrire -bi su to have one's doubts about; ho dei o i miei -bi! I have my doubts

3 filos. relig. doubt.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dubbio
11 dudar

v.

1 to doubt.

¿vas a venir? — lo dudo are you going to come? — I doubt it o I don't think so

lo dudo mucho I very much doubt it

yo no lo hice — no lo dudo, pero… I didn't do it — I'm sure you didn't, but…

dudo que venga I doubt (whether) he'll come

Ricardo duda Richard doubts.

2 to hesitate.

dudar entre hacer una cosa u otra to be unsure whether to do one thing or another

no dudes en venir a preguntarme don't hesitate to come and ask me

María duda Mary hesitates.

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dudar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to doubt, have doubts

■ dudo de lo que dijo I have doubts about what he said

2 (titubear) to hesitate

■ dudó en ir he hesitated whether to go or not

■ dudo entre quedarme o marcharme I'm not sure whether to stay or leave

► verbo transitivo

1 to doubt

■ lo dudo I doubt it

■ dudo que venga I doubt if he'll come

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dudar de alguien to doubt somebody, mistrust somebody

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verb

1) to doubt

2) hesitate

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1. VT

1) (=no estar seguro de) to doubt

espero que venga, aunque lo dudo mucho — I hope she'll come, although I doubt very much (if) she will

-yo te ayudaré -no lo dudo, pero... — "I'll help you" - "I'm sure you will, but..."

es lo mejor para ti, no lo dudes — it's the best thing for you, believe me

• a no dudarlo — undoubtedly

• dudar que, dudo que sea verdad — I doubt (whether o if) it's true

dudo que yo haya dicho eso — I doubt I said that

no dudo que sea capaz de hacerlo — I don't doubt that he's capable of doing it

• dudar si, dudaba si había echado la carta — I wasn't sure if I had posted the letter

2) (=vacilar sobre)

lo dudé mucho y al final me decidí por el azul — I thought about it o dithered * a lot but in the end I decided on the blue one

si yo fuera tú, no lo dudaría — if I were you, I wouldn't hesitate

2. VI

1) (=desconfiar) to doubt, have doubts

• dudar de algo — to question sth, doubt sth

los celos le hicieron dudar de su cariño — jealousy made her question o doubt his affection

2) (=vacilar)

no sé qué hacer, estoy dudando — I don't know what to do, I'm in two minds o I'm undecided

dudamos entre ir en autobús o en taxi — we were not sure whether to go by bus or taxi

dudaba entre los dos — she couldn't decide between the two

• dudar en hacer algo — to hesitate to do sth

dudaba en comprarlo — he hesitated to buy it

no dudes en llamarme — don't hesitate to call me

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1.
verbo transitivo to doubt

nunca dudé lo — I never doubted it

dudo que te haya dicho la verdad — I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth

es el mejor, no lo dudes — it's the best one, take it from me

yo hice todo lo que pude - no lo dudo, pero... — I did everything I could - I'm sure you did, but...
2.
dudar vi

cómpralo, no sigas dudando — go ahead and buy it, stop dithering

está dudando entre comprar y alquilar — she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent

dudar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

no dudes en llamarme — don't hesitate to call me

dudar de algo/alguien — to doubt something/somebody

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= be hesitant (to), doubt, have + second thoughts, hesitate, waver, express + reservations, have + reservations (about), dither, hang back, be suspicious, voice + reservations, teeter + on the edge of, think + twice.

Ex. I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.

Ex. He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.

Ex. We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.

Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

Ex. While reservations have been expressed about the festival, its value in enhancing and enriching the cultural life of this part of the country is evident.

Ex. Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

Ex. The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.

Ex. This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.

Ex. Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.

Ex. The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.

Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex. I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.

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* dudar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....

* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.

* no lo dudes = take it from me.

* sin dudar = without a doubt.

* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.

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1.
verbo transitivo to doubt

nunca dudé lo — I never doubted it

dudo que te haya dicho la verdad — I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth

es el mejor, no lo dudes — it's the best one, take it from me

yo hice todo lo que pude - no lo dudo, pero... — I did everything I could - I'm sure you did, but...
2.
dudar vi

cómpralo, no sigas dudando — go ahead and buy it, stop dithering

está dudando entre comprar y alquilar — she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent

dudar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

no dudes en llamarme — don't hesitate to call me

dudar de algo/alguien — to doubt something/somebody

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= be hesitant (to), doubt, have + second thoughts, hesitate, waver, express + reservations, have + reservations (about), dither, hang back, be suspicious, voice + reservations, teeter + on the edge of, think + twice.

Ex: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.

Ex: He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.

Ex: We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.

Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

Ex: While reservations have been expressed about the festival, its value in enhancing and enriching the cultural life of this part of the country is evident.

Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

Ex: The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.

Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.

Ex: Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.

Ex: The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.

Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex: I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.

* dudar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....

* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.

* no lo dudes = take it from me.

* sin dudar = without a doubt.

* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.

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dudar [A1 ]

vt

to doubt

lo dudo mucho I doubt it very much

es lo que te conviene, no lo dudes it's what's right for you, take it from me

yo hice todo lo que pude — no lo dudo, pero … I did everything I could — I'm sure you did, but …

dudar QUE + SUBJ:

nunca dudé que fuera inocente I never doubted his innocence o that he was innocent

dudo que llegue a tiempo I doubt that o if o whether I'll get there in time, I don't think I'll get there in time

dudo que te haya dicho la verdad I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth

■ dudar

vi

vamos, cómpralo, no sigas dudando go ahead and buy it, stop hesitating o dithering

está dudando entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind o she is in two minds whether to buy or rent

dudar EN + INF to hesitate to + INF

no dudes en llamarme don't hesitate to call me

dudar DE algo/algn to doubt sth/sb

¿dudas de su honradez? do you doubt his honesty?

no dudo de su capacidad para desempeñar el cargo I don't doubt o I'm not questioning his ability to do the job

¿cómo pude dudar de ti? how could I have doubted you?

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dudar ( conjugate dudar) verbo transitivo
to doubt;
◊ dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished it

verbo intransitivo: duda entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent;
dudar en hacer algo to hesitate to do sth;
dudar de algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
dudar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to doubt: no dudes de él, don't distrust him
2 (estar indeciso) to hesitate [en, to]: dudaban entre comprarlo o no, they hesitated whether to buy it or not
II verbo transitivo to doubt: dudo mucho que se disculpe, I very much doubt that he'll apologize

' dudar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vacilar
- ver
- titubear
English:
debate
- doubt
- falter
- hesitate
- shot
- suspect
- vacillate
- waver

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dudar

♦ vi

1. [desconfiar]
dudar de algo/alguien to have one's doubts about sth/sb;

dudo de sus intenciones I question his intentions;

no dudo de su buena voluntad I don't doubt his goodwill;

sé que dudan de mí, pero yo soy inocente I know they have their doubts about me, but I'm innocent;

¿acaso dudas de mí? don't you trust me then?

2. [no estar seguro]
dudar sobre algo to be unsure about sth

3. [vacilar] to hesitate;

dudar entre hacer una cosa u otra to be unsure whether to do one thing or another;

no dudes en venir a preguntarme don't hesitate to come and ask me

♦ vt

to doubt;

¿vas a venir? – lo dudo are you going to come? – I doubt it, I don't think so;

lo dudo mucho I very much doubt it;

después de dudarlo bastante se decidió a ir after being in some doubt he decided to go;

¿que eres sincero? permíteme que lo dude so you're telling the truth, are you? I think I'll reserve judgement on that, if I may;

yo no lo hice – no lo dudo, pero… I didn't do it – I'm sure you didn't, but…;

no lo dude, ha hecho lo que debía you can rest assured you've done the right thing;

dudo que venga I doubt (whether) he'll come;

no dudo que lo hiciera con muy buena intención no doubt he did it with the best of intentions

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dudar

I v/t doubt;

¡no lo dudes! of course!, no problem!

II v/i

1 hesitate (en to);

no dudar en hacer algo not hesitate to do sth

2

:

dudar de alguien not trust s.o.

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dudar vt

: to doubt

dudar vi

dudar en : to hesitate to

no dudes en pedirme ayuda: don't hesitate to ask me for help

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dudar vb

1. (en general) to doubt

dudo que se case I doubt that he'll get married

si llueve, que lo dudo, iremos al museo if it rains, which I doubt, we'll go to the museum

2. (vacilar) to hesitate

no dudes en pedir ayuda don't hesitate to ask for help

3. (no poder escoger) not to be sure / not to be able to make up your mind

dudó entre comprarse un coche o una moto he wasn't sure whether to buy a car or a motorbike

4. (desconfiar) to mistrust

duda de su marido she doesn't trust her husband

Spanish-English dictionary > dudar
12 Bedenken

(unreg.)

I v/t

1. (erwägen) consider; (überlegen) think s.th. over; (beachten) bear in mind; (berücksichtigen) auch take into account; wenn man es recht bedenkt if you (really) think about it; jemandem etw. zu bedenken geben draw s.o.’s attention to s.th ( oder to the fact that...); ich gebe dir ( nur) zu bedenken, dass I’d just like to make the point that ( oder make you aware [of the fact] that)

2. jemanden mit etw. bedenken give s.o. s.th.; förm. bestow s.th. on s.o.; jemanden reich bedenken shower s.o. with presents ( oder money); jemanden mit Applaus bedenken applaud s.o.; die Rede etc. wurde mit heftigem Applaus bedacht was greeted with loud applause; sie bedachten einander oder sich gegenseitig mit Schimpfwörtern geh. they traded insults; jemanden in seinem Testament bedenken remember s.o. in one’s will

II v/refl think it over; bedenk dich gut think it over carefully; ohne mich lange zu bedenken without much hesitation, without thinking twice about it

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die Bedenken

compunction (Pl.); doubts (Pl.); qualms (Pl.); doubt (Pl.)

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Be|dẹn|ken [bə'dɛŋkn]
nt -s, -

1) usu pl (= Zweifel, Einwand) doubt, reservation, misgiving

moralische Bedenken — moral scruples

Bedenken haben or tragen (geh) — to have one's doubts (bei about)

ihm kommen Bedenken — he is having second thoughts

ohne Bedenken vorgehen — to act relentlessly or unrelentingly

2) no pl (= das Überlegen) consideration (+gen of), reflection (+gen (up)on)

nach langem Bedenken — after much thought

ohne Bedenken — without thinking

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das

1) (a reason for disapproving: My objection is that he is too young.) objection

2) (a feeling of uncertainty about whether one is doing right: She had no qualms about reporting her husband's crime to the police.) qualm

3) (to reward or make a present to: He remembered her in his will.) remember

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Be·den·ken

<-s, ->

nt

1. meist pl (Zweifel) doubt, reservation[s]

moralische \Bedenken moral scruples

\Bedenken haben [o hegen] (geh) to have doubts [or reservations]

jdm kommen \Bedenken sb has second thoughts

ohne \Bedenken without hesitation

2. kein pl (das Überlegen) consideration, reflection

nach langem \Bedenken after much thought

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das; Bedenkens, Bedenken: doubt, reservation ( gegen about)

aber jetzt kommen mir Bedenken — but now I'm having second thoughts

ohne Bedenken — without hesitation

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Bedenken n; -s, -, meist pl

1. nur sg; (Überlegung) thought, reflection;

nach einigem/kurzem Bedenken after some/a moment’s thought ( oder reflection)

2. (Zweifel) doubt; (Einwand) objection; (Skrupel) auch moralisch: scruple, pl auch qualms; (Vorbehalt) reservation, misgiving;

Bedenken anmelden raise objections;

Bedenken gegen jemanden/etwas äußern express one’s reservations about sb/sth;

ich habe da meine Bedenken I have my doubts (about it), I’m not so sure (about it);

kommen dir da keine Bedenken? don’t you have any reservations about it at all?;

Bedenken haben oder

hegen, etwas zu tun have (one’s) doubts ( oder reservations) about doing sth;

sie hat Bedenken, ob sie ihm das Geld leihen soll she has (certain) misgivings about lending him the money;

jemandem die Bedenken nehmen oder

jemandes Bedenken zerstreuen allay sb’s doubts;

keine Bedenken haben have no reservations (

wegen about);

keine Bedenken haben, etwas zu tun have no misgivings about doing sth;

ohne Bedenken without hesitation, without giving it a second thought

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das; Bedenkens, Bedenken: doubt, reservation ( gegen about)

aber jetzt kommen mir Bedenken — but now I'm having second thoughts

ohne Bedenken — without hesitation

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v.

to preconceive v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Bedenken
13 entrar

v.

1 to enter, to come in (introducirse) (viniendo).

déjame entrar let me in

entrar en algo to enter something, to come/go into something

entré por la ventana I got in through the window

El auto entró fácilmente The car entered easily.

Elsa entró los datos Elsa entered the data.

2 to go in.

entrar en algo to go into something

3 to fit.

esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lock

este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger

el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on

4 to join in.

entrar en to join in; (discusión, polémica) to get in on (negocio)

no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues

yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me

5 to start (time).

el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June

entrar en to reach; (edad, vejez) to start (año nuevo)

6 to engage (automobiles).

no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear

7 to bring in.

8 to take in.

9 to approach, to deal with.

a ése no hay por donde entrarle there's no way of getting through to him

10 to be visited by.

Nos entraron muchos turistas We were visited by many tourists.

11 to catch, to take.

Me entró un resfrío I cought [took] a cold.

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entrar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir adentro) to come in, go in

■ entró por una puerta secreta he went in through a secret door

■ entró corriendo she ran in

■ entró en la casa he went into the house

2 (tener entrada) to be welcome

3 (en una sociedad etc) to join; (en una profesión) to take up, join

■ ha entrado en la masonería he's joined the Masons

■ ha entrado en la abogacía she's taken up law

■ ha entrado en la armada he's joined the navy

4 (encajar, caber) to fit

■ las maletas no entran en el maletero the suitcases won't fit in the boot

■ este tornillo no entra this screw doesn't fit

5 (empezar - año, estación) to begin, start; (- período, época) to enter; (- libro, carta) to begin, open

■ ya ha entrado el verano summer has begun

■ el libro entra con un asesinato the book begins with a murder

6 (venir) to come over, come on

■ le entra fiebre she's got fever coming on

■ me entró dolor de cabeza I got a headache

■ me entraron ganas de llorar I felt like crying

7 (alcanzar) to reach

■ ha entrado en los cuarenta he has reached forty

8 (deberes, planes) to come, enter

■ ese no entraba en el trato that didn't enter into the deal

9 (adoptar) to enter (into), get (into)

■ entrar en las modas to get into fashion

10 INFORMÁTICA to access

11 AUTOMÓVIL to engage, change into

■ no me entró la primera I couldn't change into first gear

12 MÚSICA to come in, enter (al escenario) to enter

■ entró Peribáñez Peribáñez entered

► verbo transitivo

1 (meter) to put

■ entra la bici en el garaje put your bike into the garage

2 (de contrabando) to smuggle

3 COSTURA to take in

► verbo pronominal entrarse

1 to get in

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bien entrado,-a... well into...

■ bien entrada la tarde well into the evening

■ bien entrado enero well into January

el año que entra next year, the coming year

entrado,-a en años / entrado,-a en edad figurado getting on in years

entrar a trabajar to begin work

entrar con buen pie figurado to get off on the right foot

entrar en cólera to get angry

entrar en contacto to get in touch

entrar en detalles to go into details

entrar en materia to give an introduction

entrar en religión to enter a religious order

ese tío no me entra familiar I can't stand that guy

hacer entrar to invite in

no entrar ni salir en algo familiar to be indifferent to something

no me entra el latín familiar I can't get the hang of Latin

no me entra en la cabeza familiar I can't believe it, I can't get my head round it

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verb

1) to enter, go in

2) access

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1. VI

1) [en un lugar] [acercándose al hablante] to come in, enter más frm; [alejándose del hablante] to go in, enter más frm

-¿se puede? -sí, entra — "may I?" - "yes, come in"

hágalo entrar — show him in

entré en o LAm a la casa — I went into the house

entraron en mi cuarto mientras yo dormía — they came into my room while I was asleep

la ayudó a entrar en el coche — he helped her (get) into the car

no me dejaron entrar en la discoteca — I wasn't allowed into the club

entró en la habitación dando saltos — she bounced into the room

entró corriendo en la habitación — she ran into the room

entró tercero en la meta — he crossed the line in third place

entra frío por la puerta — there's a draught coming in through the door

el río entra en el lago — the river flows into the lake

me ha entrado algo en el ojo — I've got something in my eye

espera un momento, es solo entrar y salir — wait for me a minute, I won't be long

- yo por ahí no entro

- entrar en detalles

- no entrar ni salir en un asunto

2) (=encajar)

la maleta no entra en el maletero — the case won't go o fit in the boot

el sofá no entraba por la puerta — the sofa wouldn't go o fit through the door

¿entra uno más? — is there room for one more?, will one more fit?

estoy lleno, ya no me entra nada más — I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing

este pantalón no me entra — these trousers don't fit (me)

las historias de este libro entran de lleno en el surrealismo — the stories in this book are genuinely surrealist, the stories in this book come right into the category of surrealism

3) (=estar incluido)

el vino no entra en el precio — the wine is not included (in the price)

eso no entraba en nuestros planes — that wasn't part of our plans

ese partido entra dentro de la segunda ronda — that is a second-round match

en un kilo entran cuatro manzanas — you get four apples to the kilo

4) (=comenzar)

a) [persona]

¿a qué hora entras a clase? — what time do you start school?

entra a trabajar a las ocho — she starts work at eight o'clock

entrar en una profesión — to take up a profession

entrar en una asociación — to join a society

al entrar en la madurez — on reaching middle age

entró de mensajero — he started out as a courier

entró en la revista como director — he joined the magazine as editor

entró a formar parte del comité central — he became a member of the central committee

b)

entrar en calor — to warm up

entrar en coma — to go into a coma

entrar en contacto con algn — to contact sb

c) [época, estación]

en el milenio que entra — in the new millennium

el mes que entra — the coming month, next month

5) [con sensaciones]

me entró sed — I started to feel thirsty

me entró sueño — I started to feel sleepy

me ha entrado hambre al verte comer — watching you eat has made me hungry

me entraron ganas de reír — I felt like laughing

6) [conocimientos, idea]

no hay forma de que le entre el álgebra — he just can't seem to get the hang of algebra

no les entra en la cabeza que eso no puede ser así — they can't seem to get it into their heads that this isn't on

7) * (=soportar) to bear, stand

ese tío no me entra — I can't bear o stand that fellow

8) (Inform) to access

entrar en el sistema — to access the system

9) (Mús) [instrumento, voz] to come in

10) (Teat) to enter

2. VT

1) * [+ objeto] [acercándose al hablante] to bring in; [alejándose del hablante] to take in

entra las sillas para que no se mojen — bring the chairs in so they don't get wet

la maestra entró a los niños a clase — the teacher took the children into the classroom

no podrás entrar el sillón por esa puerta — you won't be able to get the armchair in through that door

necesitó ayuda para entrar el coche en el garaje — he needed some help getting the car into the garage

2) * (=abordar a) to deal with, approach

sabe entrar a la gente — he knows how to deal with o approach people

3) [+ futbolista] to tackle

4) (Mil) to attack
ENTRAR Para precisar la manera de entrar Entrar (en ) por regla general se suele traducir por come in(to ) o por go in(to), según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en dirección contraria al hablante), pero, come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la frase en español explica la forma en que se entra: Entró cojeando en Urgencias He limped into Casualty Acabo de ver a un ratón entrar corriendo en ese agujero I've just seen a mouse running into that hole Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go in

entra! — come in!

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos — I want to go in to buy some cigarettes

déjame entrar — let me in

hazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in

¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?

entrar a puerto — to put into port

había gente entrando y saliendo — there were people coming and going

fue entrar y salir — I was in and out in no time

¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw

2)

a) (en etapa, estado)

entrar en algo — to enter something

entrar en una nueva década — to enter a new decade

entró en contacto con ellos — he made contact with them

entrar en calor — to get warm

entró en coma — he went into a coma

el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational

b) ( en tema)

entrar en algo — to go into something

sin entrar en los aspectos técnicos — without going into the technical aspects

entrar en juicios de valor — to get involved in value judgments

3)

a) (introducirse, meterse)

cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro — it goes in one ear and out the other

me entró arena en los zapatos — I've got sand in my shoes

b) ( poderse meter)

¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?

estos clavos no entran en la pared — these nails won't go into the wall

c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

estos vaqueros ya no me entran — I can't get into these jeans anymore

el zapato no le entra — he can't get his shoe on

d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)

la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)

ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

e) (Auto) cambios/marchas

no me entra la segunda — I can't get it into second (gear)

4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)

le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened

me ha entrado la duda — I'm beginning to have my doubts

me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

5) ( empezar) to start, begin

entró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice

entró a trabajar a los 18 años — he started working when he was 18

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

6)

a) ( incorporarse)

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something

el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college

acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association

entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something

b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter

7)

a) ( estar incluido)

el postre no entra en el precio — dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous

b) ( ser incluido)

creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda — I think we'll be in the second group

estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw

8)

a) toro

entrar al capote — to charge at the cape

b) futbolista to tackle

recoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo

9) ( en costura)

hay que entrarle de los costados — it needs taking in at the sides
2.
entrar vt ( traer) to bring in; ( llevar) to take in

hay que entrar la ropa — we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche — I'm going to put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?

lo entró de contrabando — he smuggled it in

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= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.

Nota: Como cliente o usuario.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex. He pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Ex. 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".

Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex. As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.

Ex. In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.

Ex. 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.

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* al entrar = on entry.

* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.

* entrado en años = long in the tooth.

* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.

* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* entrar de lleno = plunge into.

* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.

* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.

* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.

* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.

* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.

* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.

* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.

* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.

* entrar en erupción = erupt.

* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.

* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.

* entrar en prensa = go to + press.

* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.

* entrar en trance = go into + trance.

* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.

* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.

* entrar hipo = hiccup.

* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar miedo = become + jittery.

* entrar presionando = snap into.

* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.

* entrar sin autorización = trespass.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming.

* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.

* volver a entrar = come back in.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go in

entra! — come in!

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos — I want to go in to buy some cigarettes

déjame entrar — let me in

hazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in

¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?

entrar a puerto — to put into port

había gente entrando y saliendo — there were people coming and going

fue entrar y salir — I was in and out in no time

¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw

2)

a) (en etapa, estado)

entrar en algo — to enter something

entrar en una nueva década — to enter a new decade

entró en contacto con ellos — he made contact with them

entrar en calor — to get warm

entró en coma — he went into a coma

el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational

b) ( en tema)

entrar en algo — to go into something

sin entrar en los aspectos técnicos — without going into the technical aspects

entrar en juicios de valor — to get involved in value judgments

3)

a) (introducirse, meterse)

cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro — it goes in one ear and out the other

me entró arena en los zapatos — I've got sand in my shoes

b) ( poderse meter)

¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?

estos clavos no entran en la pared — these nails won't go into the wall

c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

estos vaqueros ya no me entran — I can't get into these jeans anymore

el zapato no le entra — he can't get his shoe on

d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)

la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)

ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

e) (Auto) cambios/marchas

no me entra la segunda — I can't get it into second (gear)

4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)

le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened

me ha entrado la duda — I'm beginning to have my doubts

me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

5) ( empezar) to start, begin

entró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice

entró a trabajar a los 18 años — he started working when he was 18

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

6)

a) ( incorporarse)

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something

el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college

acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association

entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something

b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter

7)

a) ( estar incluido)

el postre no entra en el precio — dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous

b) ( ser incluido)

creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda — I think we'll be in the second group

estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw

8)

a) toro

entrar al capote — to charge at the cape

b) futbolista to tackle

recoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo

9) ( en costura)

hay que entrarle de los costados — it needs taking in at the sides
2.
entrar vt ( traer) to bring in; ( llevar) to take in

hay que entrar la ropa — we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche — I'm going to put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?

lo entró de contrabando — he smuggled it in

* * *

= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.

Nota: Como cliente o usuario.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex: He pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Ex: 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".

Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex: As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.

Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.

Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.

* al entrar = on entry.

* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.

* entrado en años = long in the tooth.

* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.

* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* entrar de lleno = plunge into.

* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.

* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.

* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.

* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.

* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.

* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.

* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.

* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.

* entrar en erupción = erupt.

* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.

* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.

* entrar en prensa = go to + press.

* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.

* entrar en trance = go into + trance.

* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.

* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.

* entrar hipo = hiccup.

* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar miedo = become + jittery.

* entrar presionando = snap into.

* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.

* entrar sin autorización = trespass.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming.

* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* * *

entrar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ entrar (verbo intransitivo)

A acercándose, alejándose

B

1 en una etapa, un estado

2 en un tema

C

1 introducirse, meterse

2 poderse meter

3 ser lo suficientemente grande

4 entrar en la cabeza

5 Automovilismo

6 Informática

D entrarle frío etc

E empezar

F

1 incorporarse

2 Música

G

1 estar incluido

2 ser incluido

3 entrarle a algo

H

1 Tauromaquia

2 Deporte

3 entrarle a algn

■ entrar (verbo transitivo)

1 traer, llevar

2 en costura

vi

A (acercándose) to come in; (alejándose) to go in

entra, no te quedes en la puerta come in, don't stand there in the doorway

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos I want to go in and buy some cigarettes

en ese momento entró Nicolás just then Nicolás came o walked in, just then Nicolás entered the room

entraron sin pagar/por la ventana they got in without paying/through the window

déjame entrar let me in

hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo/cojeando he ran/limped in, he came running/limping in

ése en mi casa no entra I am not having him in my house

¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?, can you take the car in?

entrar a puerto to put into port

aquí nunca entró esa moda that fashion never took off here

hay gente constantemente entrando y saliendo there are always people coming and going

fue entrar y salir I was in and out in no time

entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

entró en el or al banco a cambiar dinero she went into the bank to change some money

nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop

no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France

entraron en el or al país ilegalmente they entered the country illegally

un Ford negro entró en el or al garaje a black Ford pulled into the garage

las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia the troops entered Warsaw

ni entrar ni salir en algo ( fam): yo en ese asunto ni entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me

yo por ahí no entro ( fam); I'm not having that! ( colloq)

B

1 (en una etapa, un estado) entrar EN algo to enter sth

pronto entraremos en una nueva década we shall soon be entering a new decade

al entrar en la pubertad on reaching puberty

entró en contacto con ellos he made contact with them

no logro entrar en calor I just can't get warm

entró en coma he went into a coma

cuando el reactor entró en funcionamiento when the reactor began operating o became operational

2 (en un tema) entrar EN algo to go into sth

sin entrar en los aspectos más técnicos without going into the more technical aspects

no quiero entrar en juicios de valor I don't want to get involved in o to make value judgments

C

1

(introducirse, meterse): cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro it goes in one ear and out the other

entrar EN algo:

me ha entrado arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes

2

(poderse meter): no entra por la puerta it won't go through the door

está llena, no entra ni una cosa más it's full, you won't get anything else in

estos clavos no entran en la pared these nails won't go into the wall

estoy repleta, no me entra nada más I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing

3 (ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc):

estos vaqueros ya no me entran I can't get into these jeans anymore, these jeans don't fit me anymore

el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on

4 ( fam)

«materia/lección/idea» (+ me/te/le etc): la física no le entra he just doesn't understand physics, he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics ( colloq)

ya se lo he explicado varias veces, pero no le entra I've explained it to him several times but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

que la haya dejado es algo que no me entra (en la cabeza) I just can't understand him leaving her

5 ( Automovilismo)

«cambios/marchas»: no (me) entran las marchas I can't get it into gear

no me entra la segunda I can't get it into second (gear)

6 ( Informática) tb

entrar en el sistema to log in, log on

D

«frío/hambre/miedo» (+ me/te/le etc): me está entrando hambre I'm beginning to feel hungry

le entró miedo cuando lo vio she felt o was frightened when she saw it

ya me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts now

me entró sueño/frío I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

E (empezar) to start, begin

¿a qué hora entras a trabajar? what time do you start work?

entró de or como aprendiz he started o began o joined as an apprentice

termina un siglo y entra otro one century comes to a close and another begins

entrar A + INF:

entró a trabajar allí a los 18 años he started (working) there when he was 18

entrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the kill

ahí entré a sospechar ( RPl fam); that's when I started o began to get suspicious

F

1 (incorporarse) entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

entró en el or al convento muy joven she entered the convent when she was very young

el año que viene entra en la or a la universidad she's going to college o she starts college next year

el año que entré en la asociación the year that I joined the association

entró en la or a la empresa de jefe de personal he joined the company as personnel manager

2 ( Música) «instrumento/voz» to come in, enter

G

1 (estar incluido) entrar EN algo:

ese tema no entra en el programa that subject is not on o in the syllabus

el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

no entraba en or dentro de sus obligaciones it was not part of o one of his duties

esto ya entra en or dentro de lo ridículo this is becoming o getting ridiculous

2

(ser incluido): creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda I think we'll be in the second group

los números no premiados entrarán en un segundo sorteo the non-winning numbers will go into o be included in o be entered for a second draw

3

( Méx fam): entrarle A algo (participar en) to be game FOR sth

¡ándale! éntrale a estos frijoles, están muy buenos come on! tuck into these beans, they're very good

H

1

( Tauromaquia) «toro»: el toro no entraba al capote the bull wouldn't charge at the cape

2 ( Deporte) «futbolista» to tackle

recoge Márquez, (le) entra Gordillo Márquez gets the ball and is tackled by Gordillo

3

( AmL fam) (abordar): entrarle a algn to chat sb up ( colloq)

■ entrar

vt

1 (traer) to bring in; (llevar) to take in

va a llover, hay que entrar la ropa it's going to rain, we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche I'm just going to put the car away o put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

no se puede entrar animales al país you are not allowed to take/bring animals into the country

lo entró de contrabando he smuggled it in

2

(en costura): hay que entrarle un poco de los costados it needs taking in a bit at the sides

* * *

entrar ( conjugate entrar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( acercándose) to come in;
( alejándose) to go in;
◊ déjame entrar let me in;

hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in;
entró corriendo he ran in, he came running in;
¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?;
había gente entrando y saliendo there were people coming and going;
¿cómo entró? how did he get in?;
entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹a edificio/habitación› to go into sth;
entró en el or al banco she went into the bank
2 (en etapa, estado) entrar en algo ‹en periodo/guerra/negociaciones› to enter sth;
◊ entrar en calor to get warm;

entró en coma he went into a coma
3
a) (introducirse, meterse):

◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;

me entró arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes
b) ( poderse meter):

◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;

(+ me/te/le etc):
◊ estos vaqueros no me entran I can't get into these jeans;

el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on;
no me entra la segunda (Auto) I can't get it into second (gear)
4 [ hambre] (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;

me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts;
me entró sueño I got o began to feel sleepy
5 ( empezar) to start, begin;
◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice

6 ( incorporarse) entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹en empresa/ejército/club› to join sth;
‹ en convento› to enter sth;
el año que entré en or a la universidad the year I started college I've just joined the association
7 ( estar incluido):
◊ el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price;

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?
verbo transitivo ( traer) to bring in;
( llevar) to take in;
◊ ¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

entrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to come in, go in, enter: los ladrones entraron por la ventana, the burglars entered through the window ➣ Ver nota en ir
2 (encajar) to fit: esta llave no entra, this key doesn't fit
3 (estar incluido) to be included: eso no entra en el precio, that's not included in the price
4 (en una organización, partido) to join, get into: entró en el club, he was admitted to the club
5 (en una situación) to go into: el avión entró en barrena, the plane went into a spin
entrar en calor, to warm up
6 (comenzar) el mes que entra, next month, the coming month
7 (sobrevenir) to come over: le entraron ganas de llorar, he felt like crying
me entró un ataque de histeria, I went into hysterics
8 (agradar) no me entran las lentejas, I don't like lentils
II verbo transitivo
1 to bring in: entra las sillas, take the chairs in
2 Inform to enter
♦ Locuciones: entrar en la cabeza: no me entra en la cabeza que hayas hecho eso, I can't understand why you have done that
ni entrar ni salir, to play no part in the matter: en cuestiones sentimentales ni entro ni salgo, I steer well clear of touchy subjects

' entrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
- abarrotado
- acceder
- adherirse
- arriar
- asomarse
- barrena
- caber
- calor
- codazo
- colarse
- dejar
- disminuir
- erupción
- escena
- funcionamiento
- guardacantón
- hacer
- irse
- le
- meterse
- pasar
- perdón
- razón
- robar
- saco
- tocar
- trance
- vigencia
- vigor
- bala
- chequeo
- chocar
- colar
- coma
- conflicto
- contacto
- desorden
- detalle
- dificultad
- duda
- ebullición
- esperar
- función
- gata
- hurtadillas
- introducir
- juego
- limpiar
- meter
English:
access
- admit
- barge
- barge in
- break into
- bring in
- burglarize
- burst in
- climb
- come in
- come into
- crowd
- customary
- dash in
- dash into
- detail
- effect
- enter
- entry
- erupt
- fetch in
- flounce
- force
- get in
- go in
- go into
- hear of
- in
- input
- inside
- join
- jump in
- keep out
- left
- let in
- LIFO
- listen
- log in
- log on
- may
- move in
- penetrate
- pop in
- re-enter
- reason
- roll in
- run in
- sense
- show up
- slip in

* * *

entrar

♦ vi

1. [introducirse] [viniendo] to enter, to come in;
[yendo] to enter, to go in;
déjame entrar let me in;

entrar en algo to enter sth, to come/go into sth;

acababa de entrar en casa cuando… she had just got back home o got into the house when…;

lo vi entrar en el restaurante I saw him go into the restaurant;

entré por la ventana I got in through the window;

no tiene edad para entrar en discotecas she's not old enough to go to discos;

entró a toda velocidad he rushed in;

entra al campo Rubio en sustitución de un compañero Rubio is coming on for his teammate

2. [penetrar] to go in;

cierra la puerta, entra mucho viento close the door, you're letting the wind in;

este disquete no entra en la disquetera this disk won't go into the disk drive

3. [caber] to fit (en in);
esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lock;

en esta habitación entran dos alfombras there's room for two rugs in this room;

este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger;

el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on

4. [incorporarse]
entrar (en algo) [colegio, empresa] to start (at sth);
[club, partido político] to join (sth);
entró en la universidad a los dieciocho años he went to university when he was eighteen;

entrar en la Unión Europea to join the European Union;

entró a trabajar de ayudante he started off as an assistant

5. [empezar]
entramos a las nueve we start at nine o'clock;

entrar a hacer algo to start doing sth;

entró a trabajar hace un mes she started work a month ago;
RP Fam
cuando me lo dijo, entré a atar cabos when he told me, I started putting two and two together;
RP Fam
cuando entró a pensar en el asunto, ya era demasiado tarde by the time he began thinking about the matter, it was already too late

6. [participar] to join in;

entrar en [discusión, polémica] to join in;
[negocio] to get in on;
no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues;

no tuvo tiempo de entrar en juego she didn't have time to get into the game;

yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me;

yo no entro en temas políticos porque no entiendo I don't discuss politics because I don't understand it

7. [estar incluido]
entrar en, entrar dentro de to be included in;

la cena entra en el precio dinner is included in the price;

¿cuántos entran en un kilo? how many do you get to the kilo?;

¿esto entra en o [m5] para el examen? does this come into the exam?

8. [figurar]
entro en el grupo de los disconformes I number among the dissidents;

este retraso no entraba en nuestros planes this delay did not form part of our plans

9. [estado físico, de ánimo]
le entraron ganas de hablar he suddenly felt like talking;

me entran ganas de ponerme a cantar I've got an urge to start singing;

me está entrando frío/sueño I'm getting cold/sleepy;

me entró mucha pena I was filled with pity;

entró en calor rápidamente she soon warmed up o got warm;

me entran sudores sólo de pensarlo it makes me break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it;

me entró la risa I got the giggles

10. [periodo de tiempo] to start;

el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June;

entrar en [edad, vejez] to reach;
[año nuevo] to start;
entramos en una nueva era de cooperación we are entering a new era of cooperation

11. [concepto, asignatura]
no le entra la geometría he can't get the hang of geometry;

no le entra en la cabeza que eso no se hace he can't seem to get it into his head that that sort of behaviour is out

12. Aut to engage;

no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear

13. Mús to come in;

ahora entra la sección de viento now the wind section comes in

14. Taurom to charge;

entrar al engaño to charge the cape

15. Fam [comida, bebida] to go down;

¡qué bien entra este vino! this wine goes down a treat!;

no, gracias, no me entra más no thanks, I couldn't take any more

♦ vt

1. [introducir] [trayendo] to bring in;
[llevando] to take in;
entra la ropa antes de que se moje take o bring the washing in before it gets wet;

entra las herramientas en el cobertizo y vamos a pasear put the tools in the shed and we'll go for a walk;

¿por dónde entraremos el piano? where are we going to get the piano in?;

entran tabaco de contrabando they bring in contraband tobacco, they smuggle tobacco

2. [acometer] to approach;

a ése no hay por donde entrarle it's impossible to know how to approach him;

hay un chico que le gusta, pero no sabe cómo entrarle there's a boy she fancies, but she doesn't know how to get talking to him

3. [en fútbol] to tackle;

entró al contrario con violencia he made a heavy challenge on his opponent;

entrar en falta a alguien to commit a foul on sb

* * *

entrar

I v/i

1 para indicar acercamiento come in, enter;

¡entre! come in!;

yo en eso no entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me, I have nothing to do with that

2 para indicar alejamiento go in, enter

3 caber fit;

el pantalón no me entra these pants don’t fit me;

la llave no entra the key doesn’t fit;

no me entra en la cabeza I can’t understand it

4

:

¿cuántos plátanos entran en un kilo? how many bananas are there in a kilo?

5

:

me entró frío/sueño I got cold/sleepy, I began to feel cold/sleepy;

me entró miedo I got scared, I began to feel scared

6

:

entrar en go into;

entrar en los 40 años turn 40

7 ( gustar)

:

este tipo no me entra I don’t like the look of the guy, I don’t like the guy’s face

8 ( empezar)

:

entrar (a trabajar) a las ocho start (work) at eight o’clock

II v/t

1 para indicar acercamiento bring in

2 para indicar alejamiento take in

3 INFOR enter

4 en fútbol tackle

* * *

entrar vi

1) : to enter, to go in, to come in

2) : to begin

entrar vt

1) : to bring in, to introduce

2) : to access

* * *

entrar vb

1. (ir adentro) to go in

le vi entrar en la tienda I saw him go into the shop

entró en la habitación she went into the room

2. (lograr acceso, subir a un coche) to get in

el ladrón entró por la ventana the burglar got in through the window

vimos a tu hermano cuando entraba en el coche we saw your brother getting into the car

3. (pasar) to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

entra, que hace frío fuera come in it's cold outside

4. (caber) to fit [pt. & pp. fitted]

no me entran los pantalones my trousers don't fit me

5. (ingresar) to join / to get into

no ha podido entrar en el club he wasn't able to join the club

entró en la facultad que quería he got in the university he wanted to

6. (estar incluido) to be included

en el precio de la entrada entra una consumición one drink is included in the price of the ticket

7. (empezar) to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

el otoño entra en septiembre autumn begins in September

8. (sobrevenir) to get / to feel [pt. & pp. felt]

me entró sueño I felt sleepy

me está entrando frío I'm getting cold

me entraron ganas de reír I felt like laughing

9. (en fútbol) to tackle

le entró con los dos pies he tackled him with both feet

Spanish-English dictionary > entrar
14 douter

douter [dute]

➭ TABLE 1

1. indirect transitive verb

• douter de to doubt ; [+ réussite] to be doubtful of

• il le dit mais j'en doute he says so but I doubt it

• je n'ai jamais douté du résultat I never had any doubts about the result

• je doute qu'il vienne I doubt if he'll come

• il ne doute de rien ! he's got some nerve! (inf)

• il doute de lui(-même) he has feelings of self-doubt

2. reflexive verb

► se douter

• se douter de qch to suspect sth

• je ne m'en suis jamais douté I never suspected it for a moment

• ça, je m'en doutais depuis longtemps I've suspected as much for a long time

• il ne se doutait pas qu'elle serait là he had no idea she would be there

• on s'en serait douté ! (humorous) surprise, surprise! (ironique)

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+1! se douter de qch ne se traduit pas par to doubt sth.

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dute
1.

verbe transitif

douter que — to doubt that ou whether

2.

douter de verbe transitif indirect to have doubts about

j'en doute! — I have my doubts!

je n'ai jamais douté de toi — I never doubted you

à n'en pas douter — undoubtedly, without a doubt

elle ne doute de rien! — (colloq) iron she's so sure of herself!

3.

verbe intransitif Philosophie, Religion to doubt

4.

se douter verbe pronominal

se douter de quelque chose — to suspect something

se douter que — to suspect that

je m'en doutais! — I thought so!, I suspected as much!

je m'en doute! — iron ( c'est évident) obviously! iron

je me doute (bien) qu'il devait être furieux — I can (well) imagine that he was furious

nous étions loin de nous douter que — we didn't have the least idea that

il aurait dû se douter que... — he should have known that...

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dute vi
1) (= être en proie au doute) to doubt

2)

douter de [allié, sincérité] — to have doubts about, to have one's doubts about, [résultat] to be doubtful of

Je doute de sa sincérité. — I doubt his sincerity., I have my doubts about his sincerity.

j'en doute — I have my doubts

douter que — to doubt whether, to doubt if

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douter verb table: aimer

A vtr douter que to doubt that ou whether; je doute qu'elle vienne ce soir I doubt (whether) she'll come tonight; je doute qu'il ait pu avoir son train I doubt (whether) he'll have been able to catch his train; je ne doute pas qu'il fera de son mieux I don't doubt (but) that he'll do his best.

B douter de vtr ind to have doubts about; douter de l'honnêteté/la sincérité de qn to have doubts about sb's honesty/sincerity; douter de l'innocence de qn to have doubts about sb's innocence; douter de soi-même to have feelings of self-doubt; je n'ai jamais douté de toi/ton talent I never doubted you/your talent; elle l'affirme mais j'en doute she says it's true but I have my doubts; il doute de tout, même de l'évidence he doubts everything, even what's obviously true; à n'en pas douter undoubtedly, without a doubt; elle ne doute de rien○! iron she's so sure of herself!

C vi Philos, Relig to doubt.

D se douter vpr se douter de qch to suspect sth; se douter que to suspect that; je m'en doutais! I thought so!, I suspected as much!; je m'en doute, je m'en serais douté! iron ( c'est évident) obviously! iron; comme on pouvait s'en douter as might have been expected; qui se serait douté que…? who would have thought that…?; je me doute (bien) qu'il devait être furieux I can (well) imagine that he was furious; nous étions loin de nous douter que we didn't have the least idea that, we never dreamed that; je ne me doutais pas que ça se terminerait comme ça I never thought ou it never occurred to me that it would end up like that; il aurait dû se douter que… he should have known that…

[dute]

douter de verbe plus préposition

1. [ne pas croire à - succès, victoire] to be doubtful of ; [ - fait, éventualité] to doubt

on peut douter de la sécurité du système the safety of the system is open to doubt

tu viendras? — j'en doute fort will you come? — I very much doubt it

elle ne doute de rien she has no doubt about anything

je doute que le projet voie le jour I have (my) doubts about the future of the project, I doubt whether the project will ever be realized

2. [traiter avec défiance - ami, motivation] to have doubts about

douter de la parole de quelqu'un to doubt somebody's word

douter de soi

a. [habituellement] to have doubts about ou to lack confidence in oneself

b. [à un moment] to have doubts about oneself

3. RELIGION to have doubts about

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se douter de verbe pronominal plus préposition

[s'attendre à] to know, to suspect

j'aurais dû m'en douter I should have known

je me doutais un peu de sa réaction I half expected him to react the way he did, his reaction didn't surprise me

comme tu t'en doutes sûrement as you've probably guessed

il a eu très peur — je m'en doute he got quite a fright — I can (well) imagine that

il faudra que tu viennes me chercher — je m'en doute! [irritation] you'll have to come and fetch me — well, yes, I expected that!

j'ai raté le train — vu l'heure, on s'en serait douté! I missed my train — given the time, that's pretty obvious!

se douter de quelque chose [soupçonner quelque chose] to suspect something

se douter que: je ne me serais jamais douté que c'était possible I'd never have thought it (was) possible

je lui ai proposé de travailler pour moi, tout en me doutant bien qu'il refuserait I suggested he work for me, but I knew he wouldn't accept

j'étais loin de me douter que... little did I know that...

tu te doutes bien que je te l'aurais dit si je l'avais su! you know very well that I would have told you if I'd known!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > douter
15 poser

poser [poze]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = placer) [+ objet] to put down ; (debout) to stand

• poser qch sur une table/par terre to put sth on a table/on the floor

• poser sa tête sur l'oreiller to lay one's head on the pillow

• poser une échelle contre un mur to lean a ladder against a wall

   b. ( = installer) [+ tableau, rideaux] to hang ; [+ carrelage, moquette] to lay ; [+ vitre] to put in ; [+ serrure] to fit ; [+ bombe] to plant

• poser la première pierre to lay the foundation stone

   c. [+ chiffres] to set down

• je pose 4 et je retiens 3 put down 4 and carry 3

   d. ( = énoncer) [+ condition] to set ; [+ question] to ask ; (à un examen) to set

• poser sa candidature à un poste to apply for a post

   e. ( = demander) poser des jours de congé to put in a request for leave

   f. ( = donner de l'importance) poser qn to establish sb's reputation

• ça vous pose people really think you're somebody

2. intransitive verb

(pour portrait) to sit ; ( = chercher à se faire remarquer) to show off

3. reflexive verb

► se poser

   a. [insecte, oiseau, avion] to land

• se poser en catastrophe/sur le ventre [avion] to make an emergency landing/a belly-landing

• pose-toi là (inf) sit down here

• son regard s'est posé sur elle his eyes fell on her

   b. [question, problème] to arise

   c. ( = se présenter) se poser comme victime to claim to be a victim

• comme menteur, vous vous posez (un peu) là ! (inf) you're a terrible liar!

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poze
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( mettre) to put down

pose ton manteau — put your coat somewhere

ils ont posé un échafaudage contre le mur — they've put some scaffolding up against the wall

poser la main sur le bras de quelqu'un — to lay ou place one's hand on somebody's arm

j'ai posé une lettre sur votre bureau — I've put a letter on your desk

poser les yeux sur quelqu'un/quelque chose — to look at somebody/something

2) ( mettre en place) to put in [compteur, vitre]; to install [signalisation, radiateur]; to fit [serrure, prothèse]; to lay [carrelage, mine, pierre, câble]; to plant [bombe]; to fit, to lay [moquette]; to put up [papier peint, tableau, rideau, cloison, affiches]

3) ( établir) to assert, to postulate sout [hypothèse]; to lay down [règles, limites]

poser sa candidature à un poste — to apply for a job

poser sa candidature à une élection — to stand GB ou run for election

je pose 3 et je retiens 2 — I put ou write down (the) 3 and carry (the) 2

poser comme hypothèse que — to put forward the theory that

4) ( soulever) to ask [question]; to set [devinette]

la question reste posée — the question (still) remains

poser (un) problème à quelqu'un — to pose a problem for somebody

ça ne pose aucun problème — that's no problem at all

5) Musique to place [voix]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) Art, Photographie to pose

poser nu — to pose (in the) nude

2) ( être affecté) to put on airs

3.

se poser verbe pronominal

1) [oiseau, insecte] to settle, to alight

2) [avion] to land, to touch down

se poser en catastrophe — to make an emergency landing

3) (colloq) ( s'asseoir) to plant oneself

pose-toi quelque part et attends-moi — park (colloq) yourself somewhere and wait for me

4) ( s'arrêter) [yeux, regard] to fall ( sur on)

5) ( s'affirmer)

se poser en — to claim to be

se poser en victime — to present oneself as a victim

6) ( se demander)

se poser des questions — to ask oneself questions

se poser des questions au sujet de quelqu'un/quelque chose — ( s'interroger) to wonder about somebody/something; ( douter) to have doubts about somebody/something

ils vivent sans se poser de questions — they accept things as they are

7) ( exister) [question] to arise

la question ne se pose pas — ( c'est impossible) there's no question of it; ( c'est évident) it goes without saying

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comme imbécile il se pose là! — (colloq) he's a prime example of an idiot!

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poze
1. vt

1) (= déposer) [valise, objet lourd] to put down

poser qch sur — to put sth down on

Pose ta valise, elle doit être lourde. — Put your suitcase down, it must be heavy.

2) [passager]

poser qn à — to drop sb off at

Je vous pose à Montparnasse? — Shall I drop you off at Montparnasse?

3) (= placer)

poser qch sur — to put sth on

poser qch contre — to put sth against

poser qch quelque part — to put sth somewhere

J'ai posé la cafetière sur la table. — I put the coffee pot on the table.

poser son regard sur qn/qch — to turn one's gaze on sb/sth

4) (= installer) [moquette, carrelage] to lay, [rideaux, papier peint] to hang, [vitre, radiateur] to put in, [verrou] to fit

5) ADMINISTRATION

poser sa candidature (pour un poste) — to apply, POLITIQUEto stand

6) [question] to ask

poser une question à qn — to ask sb a question

7) (= énoncer) [principe, conditions] to lay down, to set down, [problème] to formulate

8) [difficulté] to pose

Cela pose un problème. — That poses a problem.

9) [personne]

ce genre de truc, ça vous pose — that kind of thing gives you status

10) MATHÉMATIQUE, [chiffre] to put down, to put

2. vi

1) (pour un photographe) to pose

2) (pour un peintre) to sit

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poser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( mettre) to put down, to lay down [livre, journal]; to put down, to set down [verre, tasse]; il a posé son verre he put ou set down his glass; pose ton manteau et assieds-toi put your coat somewhere and sit down; ils ont posé un échafaudage contre le mur they've put some scaffolding up against the wall; poser la main sur le bras de qn to lay ou place one's hand on sb's arm; dès qu'il a posé le pied en Italie il a su qu'il y serait bien as soon as he set foot in Italy he knew he would be happy there; j'ai posé une lettre sur votre bureau I've put a letter on your desk; s'endormir dès qu'on pose la tête sur l'oreiller to fall asleep as soon as one's head hits ou touches the pillow; poser les yeux sur qn/qch to look at sb/sth; poser son regard sur qn to look at sb; poser un baiser sur la joue de qn to plant a kiss on sb's cheek; une grande bâtisse posée au mileu d'un parc a large mansion set in the middle of a park;

2 ( mettre en place) to put in, to install [compteur, vitre]; to install [signalisation, radiateur]; to fit [serrure, dentier, prothèse]; to lay [carrelage, mine, pierre, câble]; to plant [bombe]; to fit, to lay [moquette]; to put up [papier peint, tableau, rideau, cloison]; to put up, to post [affiches]; to fit, to insert [stérilet]; to apply [garrot];

3 ( établir) to assert, to postulate sout [théorie, hypothèse]; to lay down [principes, règles, limites]; poser la supériorité de l'homme sur l'animal to assert the superiority of human beings over animals; le syndicat a posé un préavis de grève the trade union has given notice of a strike; je vais accepter leur proposition mais je vais poser mes conditions I'll accept their proposal but I'm going to lay down my conditions; poser sa candidature à un poste to apply for a job; poser sa candidature à une élection to stand GB ou run for election; poser une addition to write a sum down, to write down a sum; je pose 3 et je retiens 2 I put ou write down (the) 3 and carry (the) 2; poser que to suppose that; poser comme hypothèse que to put forward the theory that;

4 ( soulever) to ask [question] (sur, au sujet de about); to set [devinette]; la question reste posée the question (still) remains; poser (un) problème à qn to pose a problem for sb; ça ne pose aucun problème that's no problem at all ; ça leur pose des problèmes that poses problems for them;

5 Mus to place [voix]; j'ai appris à poser ma voix I've learned to place my voice.

B vi

1 Art, Phot to pose; poser nu to pose (in the) nude;

2 ( être affecté) to put on airs; il fallait la voir poser devant le ministre! you should have seen how she put on airs in front of the minister!; poser pour la galerie to play to the gallery; poser au génie méconnu to act ou play the misunderstood genius.

C se poser vpr

1 [oiseau, insecte] to settle, to alight (sur on);

2 [avion] to land, to touch down; se poser en catastrophe to make an emergency landing;

3 ○( s'asseoir) to plant oneself (sur on); pose-toi quelque part et attends-moi park○ yourself somewhere and wait for me;

4 ( s'arrêter) [yeux, regard] to fall (sur on);

5 ( être installé) une fenêtre se pose plus facilement à deux it' s easier to fit ou install a window if there are two of you;

6 ( s'affirmer) se poser en qch to claim to be sth; se poser en victime/exemple to present oneself as a victim/an example; se poser comme le successeur to present oneself as the successor;

7 ( se demander) se poser des questions to ask oneself questions; se poser des questions au sujet de qn/qch ( s'interroger) to wonder about sb/sth; ( douter) to have doubts about sb/sth; se poser la question de l'efficacité de qn/l'efficacité de qch to wonder ou have doubts about sb's efficiency/the efficiency of sth; il faut se poser la question de savoir si le projet a des chances d'aboutir we must ask ourselves whether this project has any chance of success; ils vivent sans se poser de questions they accept things as they are;

8 ( exister) [problème, cas, question] to arise; le problème se pose régulièrement the problem arises regularly; la question ne se pose pas ( c'est impossible) there's no question of it; ( c'est évident) it goes without saying; la question se pose aussi en termes d'argent there is also a financial side to the question.

Idiome

comme imbécile/hypocrite il se pose là○! he's a prime example of an idiot/a hypocrite!

I

[poze] nom masculin

MILITAIRE landing (of a helicopter)

II

[poze] verbe transitif

1. [mettre] to put, to lay, to place

poser ses coudes sur la table to rest ou to put one's elbows on the table

poser un sac par terre to put a bag (down) on the floor

j'ai tellement mal que je ne peux plus poser le pied par terre my foot hurts so much, I can't put my weight on it any longer

il posa un baiser sur ses paupières he kissed her on the eyelids

je ne sais pas où poser mes fesses (familier & humoristique) I don't know where to sit

(en usage absolu)

à toi de poser! [aux dominos] your turn!

[cesser d'utiliser] to put away ou down (separable)

pose ton ballon et viens dîner put away your ball and come and have dinner

posez vos stylos et écoutez-moi put your pens down and listen to me

2. [installer - papier peint, cadre, tentures, affiche] to put up (separable) ; [ - antenne] to put up (separable), to install ; [ - radiateur, alarme] to put in (separable), to install ; [ - verrou] to fit ; [ - cadenas] to put on (separable) ; [ - moquette] to fit, to lay ; [ - carrelage, câble, mine, rail, tuyau] to lay ; [ - vitre] to put in ; [ - placard] to put in, to install ; [ - prothèse] to fit, to put in ; [ - enduit] to put on

faire poser un double vitrage to have double-glazing put in ou fitted

se faire poser une couronne to have a crown fitted

3. [énoncer - question] to ask ; [ - devinette] to ask, to set

poser une question à quelqu'un to ask somebody a question, to put a question to somebody

poser un problème

a. [causer des difficultés] to raise ou to pose a problem

b. [l'énoncer] to set a problem

de la façon dont il m'avait posé le problème... the way he'd put ou outlined the problem to me...

elle me pose de gros problèmes she's a great problem ou source of anxiety to me

si ça ne pose pas de problème, je viendrai avec mon chien if it's not a problem (for you) I'll bring my dog

4. [établir - condition] to state, to lay down ; [ - principe, règle] to lay ou to set down (separable), to state

une fois posées les bases du projet once the foundations of the project have been laid down

poser quelque chose comme condition/principe to lay something down as a condition/principle

si l'on pose comme hypothèse que... if we take as a hypothesis that...

5. (familier) [mettre en valeur] to establish the reputation of, to give standing to

une voiture comme ça, ça vous pose that kind of car gives you a certain status

6. MATHÉMATIQUES to put down (separable)

je pose 2 et je retiens 1 put down 2, carry 1

poser une opération to set out a sum

7. MUSIQUE

poser sa voix to pitch one's voice

8. SPORT to place

9. AÉRONAUTIQUE [avion, hélicoptère] to land, to set down (separable)

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[poze] verbe intransitif

1. [pour un peintre, un photographe] to pose, to sit

poser pour une photo/un magazine to pose for a photo/magazine

et maintenant, tout le monde va poser pour la photo souvenir let's have everyone together now for the souvenir photograph

2. [fanfaronner] to put on airs, to show off, to pose

[faire semblant] to put on airs, to strike a pose ou an attitude

elle n'est pas vraiment malheureuse, elle pose she's not really unhappy, it's just a façade ou it's all show

poser à [se faire passer pour] to pretend to be, to act, to play

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se poser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

se poser facilement

a. [chaudière] to be easy to install

b. [moquette] to be easy to lay

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se poser verbe pronominal transitif

[faire surgir]

se poser la question ou le problème de savoir si... to ask oneself ou to wonder whether...

il va finir par se poser des questions he's going to start having doubts

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se poser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [descendre - avion, hélicoptère] to land, to touch down ; [ - papillon] to land, to alight ; [ - oiseau] to land, to perch

se poser en catastrophe to make an emergency landing

se poser en douceur to make a smooth landing

une plume est venue se poser sur sa tête a feather floated down onto his head

tous les regards se posèrent sur elle all eyes turned to her

il sentit leurs yeux se poser sur lui he could feel their eyes on him

sa main se posa sur la mienne she put her hand on mine

2. (familier) [s'asseoir]

pose-toi là sit (yourself) down here

3. [surgir - question, problème] to arise, to come up

la question ne se pose plus maintenant the question is irrelevant now

la question qui se pose maintenant est la suivante the question which must now be asked is the following

le problème qui se pose à moi the problem I've got to face ou to solve

le problème se pose de savoir si l'on doit négocier there's the problem of whether or not we should negotiate

le problème ne se pose pas exactement en ces termes that's not exactly where the problem lies

4. [se faire passer pour]

se poser en ou comme to pass oneself off as

je ne me suis jamais posé en expert I never set myself up to be ou I never pretended I was an expert

5. (familier & locution)

se poser là [il est brillant]: pour l'intelligence, son frère se pose là! her brother's got quite a brain!

elle se pose là, leur bagnole! [avec admiration] their car's an impressive bit of machinery!

comme plombier, tu te poses là! call yourself a plumber, do you?

comme gaffe, ça se pose là! that's what you might call a blunder!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > poser
16 irrewerden

v/i (trennb., unreg., ist -ge-) lose one’s faith, have doubts; irrewerden an (+ Dat) begin to have one’s doubts about

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ịr|re|wer|den
vi sep irreg aux sein

an jdm/etw irrewerden (liter) — to lose (one's) faith in sb/sth

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ir·re|wer·den^RR

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein (geh)

▪ an jdm/etw \irrewerden to lose one's faith in sb/sth

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (geh.)

an jemandem irrewerden — lose faith in somebody

an sich (Dat.) selbst irrewerden — doubt oneself

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irrewerden v/i (trennb, irr, ist -ge-) lose one’s faith, have doubts;

irrewerden an (+dat) begin to have one’s doubts about

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (geh.)

an jemandem irrewerden — lose faith in somebody

an sich (Dat.) selbst irrewerden — doubt oneself

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > irrewerden
17 doute

doute [dut]

masculine noun

doubt

• être dans le doute to be doubtful

• dans le doute, abstiens-toi when in doubt, don't!

• laisser qn dans le doute to leave sb in a state of uncertainty

• je n'ai pas le moindre doute à ce sujet I haven't the slightest doubt about it

• avoir des doutes sur or au sujet de qch/qn to have one's doubts about sth/sb

• il ne fait aucun doute que... there is no doubt that...

• mettre en doute [+ affirmation, honnêteté de qn] to question

► sans doute ( = sûrement) no doubt ; ( = probablement) probably

• il s'est sans doute trompé he's no doubt mistaken

• il arrivera sans doute demain he'll probably arrive tomorrow

• tu viendras demain ? -- sans doute are you coming tomorrow -- yes, probably

• sans (aucun) doute without a doubt

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► When sans doute begins a phrase, verb and subject are inverted.

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• sans doute s'est-il trompé he's no doubt mistaken

► hors de doute

• il est hors de doute qu'il a raison he's undoubtedly right

• mettre hors de doute [+ authenticité] to prove beyond doubt

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dut
1.

nom masculin

1) ( incertitude) doubt

laisser quelqu'un dans le doute — to leave somebody in a state of uncertainty

cela est hors de doute — it's beyond doubt

jeter le doute sur — to cast doubt on

mettre quelque chose en doute — to call something into question

être dans le doute — to be doubtful, to have misgivings ( au sujet de about)

2) ( soupçon) doubt

avoir des doutes — to have doubts ou misgivings (sur, au sujet de about)

j'ai des doutes! — I have my doubts!

il fait peu de doute que, il ne fait guère de doute que — there's little doubt that

sa culpabilité ne fait aucun doute — there's no doubt as to his/her guilt

3) Philosophie, Religion doubt

2.

sans doute locution adverbiale probably

sans aucun doute, sans nul doute — without any doubt

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dut nm
doubt

sans doute (= probablement) — no doubt, probably

Il est sans doute reparti. — He's no doubt left again., He's probably left again.

sans nul doute; sans aucun doute — without doubt, without a doubt

hors de doute — beyond doubt

nul doute que — there's no doubt that

mettre en doute — to call into question

mettre en doute que — to question whether

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doute

A nm

1 ( incertitude) doubt; laisser qn dans le doute to leave sb in a state of uncertainty; cela est hors de doute it's beyond doubt; être en prise au doute to be beset by doubt; le doute m'envahit I'm overcome by doubt; jeter le doute sur to cast doubt on; mettre qch en doute to call sth into question [propos, honnêteté, compétence]; être dans le doute to be doubtful, to have misgivings (au sujet de about); dans le doute, j'ai préféré ne rien dire not being sure I didn't say anything; ⇒ abstenir;

2 ( soupçon) doubt; avoir des doutes to have doubts ou misgivings (sur, au sujet de about); j'ai des doutes! I have my doubts!; un doute subsiste or demeure à ce sujet there is still some doubt about it; il a exprimé or émis des doutes à propos de he expressed some doubt about; il fait peu de doute que, il ne fait guère de doute que there's little doubt that; il ne fait aucun doute que, nul doute que there's no doubt ou question that; sa culpabilité ne fait aucun doute there's no doubt as to his/her guilt; leur supériorité ne laisse aucun doute sur l'issue du combat their superiority leaves no doubt as to the outcome of the fight;

3 Philos, Relig doubt.

B sans doute loc adv probably; il viendra sans doute demain, sans doute viendra-t-il demain he'll probably come tomorrow, no doubt he'll come tomorrow; vous trouvez sans doute que j'exagère you probably think I'm exaggerating; sans aucun doute, sans nul doute without any doubt.

[dut] nom masculin

1. [soupçon] doubt

avoir des doutes sur ou quant à ou au sujet de quelque chose to have (one's) doubts ou misgivings about something

je n'ai pas le moindre doute là-dessus I haven't the slightest doubt about it

il n'y a aucun doute (possible), c'est lui it's him, (there's) no doubt about it

sa victoire ne faisait aucun doute there was no doubt about her being the winner, her victory was certain

de gros doutes pèsent sur lui heavy suspicion hangs over him

il y a des doutes quant à l'identité du peintre there is some doubt as to the identity of the painter

2. [perplexité, incertitude] doubt, uncertainty

PHILOSOPHIE doubt

il ne connaît pas le doute he never has any doubts

jeter le doute sur to cast ou to throw doubt on

tu as semé ou mis le doute dans mon esprit you've made me doubtful

dans le doute locution adverbiale

être dans le doute to be doubtful ou uncertain

laisser quelqu'un dans le doute [suj: personne, circonstances] to leave somebody in a state of uncertainty

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en doute locution adverbiale

mettre en doute

a. [suj: personne] to question, to challenge

b. [suj: circonstances, témoignage] to cast doubt on

mettez-vous ma parole en doute? do you doubt my word?

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sans doute locution adverbiale

1. [probablement] most probably, no doubt

2. [assurément]

sans aucun ou nul doute without (a) doubt, undoubtedly, indubitably (soutenu)

3. [certes]

tu me l'avais promis — sans doute, mais... you'd promised me — that's true ou I know, but...

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > doute
18 asaltar

v.

1 to attack.

2 to rob.

Ricardo asaltó a Pedro Richard held up Peter.

3 to seize.

iba a ir pero al final le asaltaron las dudas he was going to go, but he was seized by doubts at the last minute

le asaltó el pánico he was overcome by panic

4 to be assaulted by.

Te asaltó el bandido You were assaulted by the bandit.

5 to assault, to assail, to invade, to attack.

Ricardo asalta bancos Richard assaults banks.

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asaltar

► verbo transitivo

1 to assault, attack (para robar) to raid, rob

2 (abordar) to approach, come up to

3 figurado (surgir) to assail

■ me asaltó la duda de si había dicho la verdad doubts sprang to my mind as to whether he had told the truth or not

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verb

1) to assault

2) mug, rob

3) storm

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VT

1) [+ persona] to attack, assault; (Mil) to storm; [+ banco, tienda etc] to break into, raid; [en disturbios etc] to loot, sack

lo asaltaron cuatro bandidos — he was held up by four bandits

anoche fue asaltada la joyería — the jeweller's was raided last night, last night there was a break-in at the jeweller's

2) [dudas] to assail; [idea] to cross one's mind

le asaltó una idea — he was struck by an idea, an idea crossed his mind

3) [desastre, muerte] to fall upon, surprise, overtake

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verbo transitivo

a) ( robar) <banco/tienda> to rob, hold up; < persona> to rob, mug

b) ( tomar por asalto) <ciudad/embajada> to storm

c) ( atacar) to attack, assault

d) ( acosar) to accost, assail (frml)

lo asaltaron a preguntas — they bombarded him with questions

e) idea to strike

me asaltó una duda — I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt

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= raid, storm, break into, break in, mug, assail, hold up.

Ex. The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex. On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.

Ex. A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.

Ex. The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.

Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex. It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.

Ex. The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.

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* asaltar una diligencia = rob + a stagecoach.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( robar) <banco/tienda> to rob, hold up; < persona> to rob, mug

b) ( tomar por asalto) <ciudad/embajada> to storm

c) ( atacar) to attack, assault

d) ( acosar) to accost, assail (frml)

lo asaltaron a preguntas — they bombarded him with questions

e) idea to strike

me asaltó una duda — I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt

* * *

= raid, storm, break into, break in, mug, assail, hold up.

Ex: The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.

Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.

Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.

Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.

Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.

* asaltar una diligencia = rob + a stagecoach.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

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asaltar [A1 ]

vt

1 (robar) ‹banco/tienda› to rob, hold up; ‹persona› to rob, mug

2 ‹fortaleza/ciudad/embajada› to storm, attack

3 (acosar) to accost, assail ( frml)

lo asaltaron a preguntas they bombarded him with questions, they fired a barrage of questions at him

4 «idea» to strike

en el último momento me asaltó una duda/un temor at the last moment I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt/fear

le asaltaban dudas acerca de su futuro he was plagued with o by doubts about his future

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asaltar ( conjugate asaltar) verbo transitivo
a) ( atracar) ‹banco/tienda› to hold up, rob;

‹ persona› to rob, mug
b) ( tomar por asalto) ‹ciudad/embajada› to storm

c) ( atacar) to attack, assault

d) [ idea] to strike;

◊ me asaltó una duda I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt

asaltar verbo transitivo to assault, attack
(atracar un banco, una tienda) to rob
fig (un pensamiento) to assail
' asaltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acometer
- atracar
English:
assault
- attack
- hold up
- mug
- raid
- rush
- engulf
- hold
- jump
- ram
- rob

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asaltar vt

1. [atacar] to attack;
[castillo, ciudad] to storm;
la policía asaltó el avión the police stormed the plane

2. [robar] to rob;

lo asaltaron con una navaja he was robbed o mugged at knifepoint

3. [sujeto: dudas, pánico] to seize;

iba a ir pero al final le asaltaron las dudas he was going to go, but he was seized by doubts at the last minute;

me asalta una duda, ¿me llegará el dinero? I have one doubt, will I have enough money?;

le asaltó el pánico he was overcome by o seized with panic

4. [importunar]
los periodistas asaltaron al actor a preguntas the journalists bombarded the actor with questions;

los pabellones se vieron asaltados por visitantes the wards were overrun with visitors

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asaltar

v/t

1 persona attack; banco rob

2 fig

:

le asaltó una duda he was suddenly struck by doubt

* * *

asaltar vt

1) : to assault

2) : to mug, to rob

3)

asaltar al poder : to seize power

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asaltar vb

1. (banco) to rob [pt. & pp. robbed] / to raid

asaltaron el banco de al lado they robbed the bank next door

2. (persona) to mug [pt. & pp. mugged]

nos asaltaron al salir del metro we were mugged as we came out of the underground

Spanish-English dictionary > asaltar
19 dubitare

doubt (di something)

dubito che venga I doubt whether he'll come

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dubitare v. intr.

1 ( mettere in dubbio) to doubt (sthg.); to have (one's) doubts (about s.o., sthg.); ( essere in dubbio) to be unsure: è un infelice, dubita di tutto e di tutti, he's an unhappy man, he has doubts about everything and everyone; dubitare della buona fede di qlcu., to have doubts about s.o.'s good faith; dubito della verità delle tue parole, I doubt the truth of your words; ne dubito, I doubt it (o I have my doubts); non dubitiamo di ciò, we do not doubt that; dubito se andare o restare, I am unsure whether to go or to stay

2 ( non ritenere possibile) to doubt, not to think* possible, to question: dubito che riusciremo a partire col primo treno, I doubt whether we'll be able to leave on the first train; dubitava che tu riuscissi, he doubted you would succeed; dubitare della vittoria, not to think victory possible (o to question the possibility of victory)

3 ( temere) to be afraid, to suspect: dubito che sia adirato con me, I'm afraid he's angry with me; verrò con te, non dubitare!, I'll come along, you can depend on it!

4 ( diffidare) to distrust (s.o.), to mistrust (s.o.), to feel* doubtful: dubita di quell'adulatore!, distrust that flatterer!; dubitare delle proprie forze, to doubt (o to mistrust) one's own strength.

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[dubi'tare]
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1)

dubitare di — to doubt [fatto, onestà, persona]

dubitare dell'innocenza di qcn. — to have doubts about sb.'s innocence

dubito che questa sera venga — I doubt (whether) he'll come tonight

ne dubito (molto)! — I doubt it (very much)!

2) filos. relig. to doubt

3) (temere) to suspect, to be* afraid

non dubiti, Le telefonerò presto — don't worry, I'll phone you soon

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dubitare

/dubi'tare/ [1]

verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 dubitare di to doubt [fatto, onestà, persona]; dubitare dell'innocenza di qcn. to have doubts about sb.'s innocence; dubito che questa sera venga I doubt (whether) he'll come tonight; ne dubito (molto)! I doubt it (very much)!

2 filos. relig. to doubt

3 (temere) to suspect, to be* afraid; non dubiti, Le telefonerò presto don't worry, I'll phone you soon.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dubitare
20 Zweifel

Zwei·fel <-s, -> [ʼtsvaifl̩] m

doubt; (Bedenken a.) reservation;

leiser/ banger Zweifel stieg in ihm auf he began to have slight/severe misgivings;

jds \Zweifel ausräumen to dispel sb's doubts;

jds \Zweifel beheben [o beseitigen] to dispel sb's doubts;

es bestehen \Zweifel an etw dat there are doubts about sth;

darüber besteht kein \Zweifel there can be no doubt about that;

es besteht kein \Zweifel [mehr] [daran], dass... there is no [longer any] doubt that...;

seine \Zweifel haben, ob... to have one's doubts [about [or as to] ] [or to be doubtful] whether...;

da habe ich meine \Zweifel! I'm not sure about that!;

\Zweifel pl hegen to entertain doubts;

bei jdm regt sich der \Zweifel sb begins to doubt;

sich dat [noch] im \Zweifel sein to be [still] in two minds;

ich bin mir im \Zweifel, ob der Mann auf dem Foto der ist, den ich bei dem Überfall gesehen habe I'm not quite sure whether the man in the photo is really the one I saw at the hold-up;

jdm kommen \Zweifel sb begins to doubt [or to have his/her doubts];

jdn im \Zweifel lassen to leave sb in doubt;

ich habe ihn über meine Absichten nicht im \Zweifel gelassen I left him in no doubt as to my intentions;

außer \Zweifel stehen to be beyond [all] doubt; ( stärker) to be beyond the shadow of a doubt;

außer \Zweifel stehen, dass... to be beyond [all] doubt that...;

für mich steht es außer \Zweifel, dass... I have absolutely no doubt that...;

etw in \Zweifel ziehen to doubt [or question] sth;

eine Aussage in \Zweifel ziehen to call a testimony in[to] question, to challenge a testimony;

kein [o ohne] \Zweifel without [a] doubt, no doubt about it ( fam)

es ist ohne \Zweifel dasselbe it's undoubtedly [or unquestionably] the same, it's the same, and no mistake

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Zweifel

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