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not be a child (any longer)

1 any

§ ნებისმიერი

§ რაიმე, რომელიმე

no / any longer აღარ

without any prompting ყოვენგვარი კარნახის გარეშე

is there any possibility? არის რაიმე შესაძლებლობა?

at any point ნებისმიერ მომენტში // ნებისმიერ ადგილას

any one of them ნებისმიერი მათგანი

without any remorse უწყალოდ, უსინდისოდ

I can't stand this child any longer ამ ბავშვს ვეღარ ვუძლებ

at any time ნებისმიერ დროს

this ship can withstand any storm ეს ხომალდი ნებისმიერ შტორმს გაუძლებს;

●●nobody was any the wiser ვერავინ ვერაფერი გაიგო

is there any hope? მცირე იმედი მაინც არ არის?

it is unsafe to go any further უფრო შორს წასვლა სახიფათოა

he can fly any plane ნებისმიერი თვითმფრინავის მართვა შეუძლია

beyond any expectations სრულიად მოულოდნელად

any day ნებისმიერი დღე // ნებისმიერ დღეს

at any cost რადაც არ უნდა დაჯდეს

I'm not taking any chances ყველაფერს ვითვალისწინებ // ალალბედზე არაფერს ვაკეთებ

don't build any hopes on his მისი დანაპირებით ნუ დაიმედდები

I haven`t got any more money ფული აღარ მაქვს

not any more აღარ

have you got any more questions? კითხვები გაქვთ კიდევ?

any more კიდევ

have you any questions? გაქვთ კითხვები?

without any doubt ყოველგვარი ეჭვის გარეშე

in any case ნებისმიერ შემთხვევაში

any student knows that ეს ხომ ნებისმიერმა სტუდენტმა იცის

this book is on sale in any bookshop ეს წიგნი ნებისმიერ წიგნის მაღაზიაში იყიდება

at any rate ყოველ შემთხვევაში

English-Georgian dictionary > any
2 any

any

❢ When any is used as a determiner in negative sentences it is not usually translated in French: we don't have any money = nous n'avons pas d'argent.

When any is used as a determiner in questions it is translated by du, de l', de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: is there any soap? = y a-t-il du savon? ; is there any flour? = y a-t-il de la farine? ; are there any questions? = est-ce qu'il y a des questions? For examples and other determiner uses see A in the entry below. When any is used as a pronoun in negative sentences and in questions it is translated by en: we don't have any = nous n'en avons pas ; have you got any? = est-ce que vous en avez? For more examples and other pronoun uses see B below. For adverbial uses such as any more, any longer, any better etc see C below.

A det

1 (with negative, implied negative) he hasn't got any money/food il n'a pas d'argent/de nourriture ; they never receive any letters ils ne reçoivent jamais de lettres ; they hardly ate any cake ils n'ont presque pas mangé de gâteau ; I don't want any breakfast/lunch je ne veux pas de petit déjeuner/déjeuner ; I don't need any advice je n'ai pas besoin de conseils ; they couldn't get any details ils n'ont pas obtenu la moindre information ; he hasn't got any common sense il n'a aucun bon sens ;

2 (in questions, conditional sentences) is there any tea/bread? est-ce qu'il y a du thé/pain? ; have you got any plums? est-ce que vous avez des prunes? ; if you have any doubts si vous avez le moindre doute ; if you have any money si vous avez de l'argent ;

3 ( no matter which) n'importe quel/quelle, tout ; any hat/pen will do n'importe quel chapeau/stylo fera l'affaire ; you can have any cup you like vous pouvez prendre n'importe quelle tasse ; any teacher will tell you the same thing n'importe quel professeur te dira la même chose ; any information would be very useful tout renseignement serait très utile ; any complaints should be addressed to Mr Cook pour toute réclamation adressez-vous à M. Cook ; any child caught smoking will be punished tout enfant surpris à fumer sera puni ; I'm ready to help in any way I can je suis prêt à faire tout ce que je peux pour aider ; I do not wish to restrict your freedom in any way je n'ai pas l'intention d'entraver votre liberté de quelque façon que ce soit ; he might return at any time il peut revenir d'un moment à l'autre ; if you should want to discuss this at any time si à un moment ou à un autre vous souhaitez discuter de cela ; come round and see me any time passe me voir quand tu veux ; any one of you could have done it n'importe qui d'entre vous aurait pu le faire ; I don't buy any one brand in particular je n'achète aucune marque en particulier ; you can only take out £200 at any one time vous ne pouvez retirer que 200 livres sterling à chaque fois ; ⇒ case, chance, event, means, minute, old, rate.

B pron

1 (with negative, implied negative) he hasn't got any il n'en a pas ; there is hardly any left il n'en reste presque pas ; there aren't any others il n'y en a pas d'autres ; she doesn't like any of them ( people) elle n'aime aucun d'entre eux/elles ; ( things) elle n'en aime aucun/-e ;

2 (in questions, conditional sentences) I'd like some tea, if you have any je voudrais du thé, si vous en avez ; have you got any? est-ce que vous en avez? ; have any of you got a car? est-ce que l'un/-e d'entre vous a une voiture? ; are any of them blue? y en a-t-il des bleus? ; we have very few blue shirts left, if any il doit rester très peu de chemises bleues, si toutefois il en reste ; if we have any, they'll be over there si nous en avons, ils/elles seront là-bas ;

3 ( no matter which) n'importe lequel/laquelle ; ‘which colour would you like?’-‘any’ ‘quelle couleur veux-tu?’-‘n'importe laquelle’ ; any of those pens n'importe lequel de ces stylos ; any of them could do it n'importe qui d'entre eux/elles pourrait le faire.

C adv

1 ( with comparatives) there isn't any better lawyer in the country c'est le meilleur avocat du pays ; is he feeling any better? est-ce qu'il se sent mieux? ; have you got any more of these? est-ce que vous en avez d'autres? ; do you want any more wine? voulez-vous encore du vin? ; we can't give you any more than £4 an hour nous ne pouvons pas vous donner plus de 4 livres sterling de l'heure ; I can't paint pictures any more than I can write poetry je ne suis pas plus capable de peindre des tableaux que d'écrire des poèmes ; I don't like him any more than you do je ne l'aime guère plus que toi ; I don't know any more than that c'est tout ce que je sais ; any more of that and I'm leaving si ça continue je m'en vais ; any more stealing and you'll be in big trouble ○ si tu continues à voler tu vas avoir de gros problèmes ; he doesn't live here any more ou longer il n'habite plus ici ; I won't put up with it any longer ça ne peut pas continuer ainsi ; if we stay here any longer si nous restons plus longtemps ; can't you walk any faster? tu ne peux pas marcher plus vite? ; if it gets any hotter in here I shall have to leave s'il se met à faire plus chaud il faudra que je sorte ; I can't leave any later than 6 o'clock il faut que je parte à 6 heures au plus tard ;

2 ○ ( at all) du tout ; that doesn't help me any ça ne m'aide pas du tout ; it didn't bother him any ça ne l'a pas du tout dérangé.

Big English-French dictionary > any
3 any

any ['enɪ]

du, de la, de l', des ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) aucun ⇒ 1 (c) n'importe quel ⇒ 1 (d) tout ⇒ 1 (e) ne...plus ⇒ 2 (b) n'importe lequel ⇒ 3 (c)

1 adjective

(a) (some → in questions)

∎ have you any money? avez-vous de l'argent?;

∎ did you see any lions? avez-vous vu des lions?;

∎ do they have any others? en ont-ils d'autres?;

∎ have any guests arrived? des invités sont-ils arrivés?;

∎ were you in any danger? étiez-vous en danger?;

∎ familiar any letters for me? il y a du courrier pour moi?;

∎ familiar any news about the application? il y a du neuf pour la candidature?

(b) (some → in conditional clauses)

∎ if there's any cake left, can I have some? s'il reste du gâteau, est-ce que je peux en avoir?;

∎ if you find any children's books, let me know si jamais vous trouvez des livres pour enfants, dites-le moi;

∎ if you have any free time, call me si vous avez un moment, appelez-moi;

∎ familiar any nonsense from you and you'll be out! tu n'as qu'à bien te tenir, sinon, c'est la porte!

(c) (in negative phrases)

∎ he hasn't any change/money/cigarettes il n'a pas de monnaie/d'argent/de cigarettes;

∎ you haven't any reason to complain vous n'avez aucune raison de vous plaindre;

∎ he can't stand any noise il ne supporte pas le moindre bruit, il ne supporte aucun bruit;

∎ it's impossible to say with any degree of certainty on ne peut l'affirmer avec aucune certitude;

∎ without any warning/fuss sans le moindre avertissement/problème;

∎ she's forbidden to do any work tout travail lui est interdit;

∎ hardly or barely or scarcely any très peu de

(d) (no matter which) n'importe quel (quelle);

∎ ask any woman demandez à n'importe quelle femme;

∎ any man, woman or child qui que ce soit, homme, femme, ou enfant;

∎ choose any colour you like choisissez la couleur que vous voulez, choisissez n'importe quelle couleur;

∎ at any time of day à n'importe quel moment ou à tout moment de la journée;

∎ I expect him any moment now je l'attends d'un instant à l'autre;

∎ any one of these paintings is worth a fortune chacun de ces tableaux vaut une fortune;

∎ answer any two of the questions in section C répondez à deux des questions de la section C;

∎ any (old) cup will do n'importe quelle tasse fera l'affaire;

∎ she's not just any (old) pianist! ce n'est pas n'importe quelle pianiste!

(e) (all, every) tout;

∎ give me any money you've got donne-moi tout l'argent que tu as;

∎ I'll accept any help I can get j'accepterai toute l'aide qui me sera offerte;

∎ any latecomers should report to the office tous les retardataires doivent se présenter au bureau;

∎ any public-spirited citizen would have done the same tout citoyen ayant le souci du bien public aurait fait la même chose

(f) (unlimited)

∎ there are any number of ways of winning il y a mille façons de gagner;

∎ she has any amount or number of friends to help her elle a (une) quantité d'amis qui peuvent l'aider

2 adverb

(a) (with comparative → in questions, conditional statements)

∎ can you walk any faster? peux-tu marcher un peu plus vite?;

∎ can't you walk any faster than that? tu ne peux pas marcher plus vite que ça?;

∎ is she any better today? va-t-elle un peu mieux aujourd'hui?;

∎ if she isn't any better by tomorrow, call the doctor si elle ne va pas mieux demain, appelez le médecin;

∎ if the wind gets any stronger, we shan't be able to set sail si le vent se renforce, nous ne pourrons pas partir

(b) (with comparative → in negative statements)

∎ he won't be any (the) happier il n'en sera pas plus heureux;

∎ we can't go any further nous ne pouvons aller plus loin;

∎ I don't see him any longer or more je ne le vois plus;

∎ I didn't do it any more than you did je ne l'ai pas fait plus que vous;

∎ I don't like her any more than you do je ne l'aime pas plus que tu ne l'aimes;

∎ it's not getting any easier to find good staff c'est toujours aussi difficile de trouver de bons employés;

∎ I can't get this floor any cleaner je n'arrive pas à nettoyer le sol mieux que ça;

∎ I can't put it any more plainly than that, can I? je ne pourrais pas le dire plus simplement que ça, si?

(c) familiar (at all)

∎ you're not helping me any tu ne m'aides pas du tout^□ ;

∎ has the situation improved any? la situation s'est-elle arrangée un tant soit peu?^□ ;

∎ she wasn't any too pleased with the press coverage she got elle n'était pas ravie de la publicité que lui ont faite les médias^□ ;

∎ any old how n'importe comment^□

3 pronoun

(a) (some, someone → in questions, conditional statements)

∎ did you see any? en avez-vous vu?;

∎ did any of them go? est-ce que certains d'entre eux y sont allés?;

∎ if any of you want to help, please phone s'il y en a parmi vous qui veulent apporter leur aide, ils n'ont qu'à téléphoner;

∎ if any of you wants them, do take them si quelqu'un parmi vous ou si l'un d'entre vous les veut, il n'a qu'à les prendre;

∎ few, if any, of his supporters remained loyal aucun ou presque aucun de ses supporters ne lui est resté fidèle

(b) (even one → in negative statements)

∎ he couldn't see any of them il ne voyait aucun d'entre eux;

∎ he won't vote for any of the can-didates il ne votera pour aucun des candidats;

∎ there was hardly any of it left il n'en restait que très peu;

∎ she's learned two foreign languages, I haven't learned any elle a étudié deux langues étrangères, je n'en ai étudié aucune;

∎ I have absolutely no money and don't expect to get any je n'ai pas un sou et je ne m'attends pas à en avoir;

∎ if you don't eat supper now, you'll go to bed without any si tu ne manges pas immédiatement, tu iras au lit sans dîner;

∎ familiar he's not having any (of it) il ne marche pas

(c) (no matter which one) n'importe lequel (laquelle);

∎ which chocolate shall I have? - take any, they're all the same quel chocolat est-ce que je vais prendre? - prends n'importe lequel, ils sont tous pareils;

∎ which dress should I wear? - any but that one quelle robe est-ce que je mets? - n'importe laquelle sauf celle-là;

∎ study any of her works and you will discover... étudie n'importe laquelle de ses œuvres et tu découvriras...

(d) (every one, all) tout;

∎ any of the suspects would fit that description cette description s'applique à tous les suspects;

∎ this applies to any of you who are married ceci s'applique à tous ceux d'entre vous qui sont mariés

►► British Radio Any Questions = débat radiophonique entre le public et diverses personnalités médiatiques autour de sujets d'actualité

✾ Book 'Any Old Iron' Burgess 'Ferraille à vendre'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > any
4 any

[΄eni] prn (հաստ. նախ.) ամեն մի, ցանկա ցած. any person/qwuestion/creature ցանկացած անձնավորություն/հարց/արարած. in any case ամեն դեպքում. any child knows it Ամեն մի երե խա այդ գիտի. Take any bus Նստեք ցան կա ցած ավտոբուս. Come any time Եկեք ցան կա ցած ժամանակ. (հարց. նախ.) որևէ. Is there any shop nearby? Մոտերքում որևէ խանութ կա՞. without any doubts առանց որևէ կասկածի. Have you any news? Որևէ լուր կա՞. any questons? Հարցեր կա՞ն. ժխտ. նախ. (ոչ ոք, ոչինչ, ոչ մի) I haven’t talked to any of them Ես նրանցից ոչ մեկի հետ չեմ խոսել. You can’t find it in any of these papers Այս թերթերից ոչ մեկում դուք չեք կարող այն գտնել. not in any circumstances ոչ մի դեպ քում/հան գամանքներում. I don’t see any pictures here Ես այստեղ ոչ մի նկար չեմ տես նում. հաճախ չի թարգմանվում (ան հաշվ. գոյակ.) We haven’t got any sugar Մենք շաքար չունենք. Have you any water/bread Ջուր/Հաց ունե՞ք. any more էլի, ավելի. any more problems էլի պրոբլեմներ. If you stay any longer Եթե ավելի երկար մնաք… Is he any better Արդյո՞ք նա ավելի լավ է. ժխտ. նախ. (այլևս, բոլո րովին). He doesn’t live here any more/longer… Նա այլևս այստեղ չի ապրում. He isn’t any the worse for it Դրանից նա ավելի վատ չի դարձել

English-Armenian dictionary > any
5 any

adj. enig
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adv. op een of andere manier; in elk geval
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pron. iemand

any¹

[ ennie] 〈 voornaamwoord〉

1 〈 aantal of hoeveelheid〉 enige ⇒ enkele, wat

2 〈 entiteit〉iemand/iets ⇒ om het even wie/wat, wie/wat ook

♦voorbeelden:

1   I didn't get any • ik heb er geen enkele gehad

     did you see any of the children? • heb je een van de kinderen gezien?

     didn't you see any of the children? • heb je geen van de kinderen gezien?

     defects, if any, must be reported • eventuele gebreken moeten gemeld worden

     few, if any • weinig of geen, zo goed als geen

2   any will do • geef me er maar een, het geeft niet welke

¶ 〈 informeel〉 I'm not having any (of that) • dat pik ik niet, daar trap/loop ik niet in

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any²

〈 bijwoord〉

1 〈 in negatieve en vragende constructies〉 enigszins ⇒ op enigerlei wijze, in enig opzicht

♦voorbeelden:

1   are you any happier here? • ben je hier gelukkiger?

     〈 informeel〉 she's not spoiling you any • ze verwent je helemaal niet

     I cannot stand it any longer • ik kan het niet langer uithouden

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any³

〈 determinator〉

1 〈 aantal of hoeveelheid〉 enig(e) ⇒ enkele, wat

2 〈 entiteit〉 om het even welk(e) ⇒ welk(e) … ook, elk(e)

♦voorbeelden:

1   don't pay any attention to him • let maar niet op hem

     I cannot see any houses • ik zie geen huizen

     I can give you any number of marbles • ik kan je zoveel knikkers geven als je maar wilt

     have you got any paper? • heb je papier?

     any one • om 't even welke, één

2   any child can tell you that • elk kind kan je dat vertellen

     warn me if any part is missing • waarschuw mij als er enig onderdeel ontbreekt

English-Dutch dictionary > any
6 kind

kind

1 [jong mens, baby] child ⇒ 〈 zeer jong ook〉 baby

2 [zoon, dochter] child

3 [meisje] child, girl

4 [figuurlijk] [voortbrengsel] child

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 een kind van het land • 〈 mannelijk〉 a son of the soil

     〈 figuurlijk〉 een doodgeboren kind • a non-starter

     nog een groot kind zijn • be a big baby

     een gezin met kleine kinderen • a young family

     een ongeboren kind • an unborn child

     daar ben ik een kind bij • I'm not a patch on him 〈enz.〉

     een kind halen • deliver a child

     een kind hebben bij/van • have a child by

     dat kan een kind begrijpen • a(ny) child can see that

     〈 figuurlijk〉 een kind kan de was doen • that's child's play, it's as simple as ABC

     〈 schertsend〉 ik mag een kind krijgen als het niet waar is • otherwise I'll eat my hat, … or I'm a Dutchman

     een kind krijgen van iets/iemand 〈figuurlijk; informeel〉 • be fed up with something/someone

     zij kan geen kinderen meer krijgen • 〈wegens ziekte enz.〉 she can't have any more children; 〈 wegens leeftijd〉 she's past childbearing age

     een kind krijgen • have a baby

     〈 informeel〉 een kind maken • make a baby

     〈 figuurlijk〉 het kind bij zijn naam noemen • call a spade a spade

     kinderen opvoeden • bring up children

     een kind verwachten • be expecting (a baby)

     kinderen beneden de zes/van zes en ouder/boven de zes • children under six/of six and over/from six years up

     een kind van zes jaar • a child of six, a six-year-old (child)

     geen kind (meer) zijn • not be a child (any longer)

     je hebt er geen kind aan • he's no trouble at all

     blij/gelukkig als een kind • (as) happy as can be

     van kind af aan, van kinds af • since/from childhood, since I/he 〈enz.〉 was a child

2   kind noch kraai hebben • have no one (in the world)

     met zijn vrouw en kinderen • with his wife and children/and family

     geen kinderen hebben • not have any children, be childless

     hebt u kinderen? • do you have a family/children?

     als (eigen) kind aannemen • adopt as a child

     ergens (als) kind aan huis zijn • be one of the family; 〈met betrekking tot huizen enz.〉 have the run of the place

3   het kind trouwde veel te jong • the poor girl/child married far too young

     〈 pejoratief〉 dat kind van hiernaast • that girl next door

4   een kind van zijn tijd zijn • be a child of one's time

¶   het kind van de rekening zijn • be the loser

     mijn lieve kind, je weet toch wel beter • for goodness' sake, you should know better

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > kind
7 geen kind (meer) zijn

geen kind (meer) zijn

not be a child (any longer)

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > geen kind (meer) zijn
8 kein

unbest. Pron.

1. adj.: kein(e) no; Sg. auch not a; abstrakt oder Pl. auch not any; er hat kein Auto he hasn’t got a car, he doesn’t have a car, he has no car; sie hat keine Freunde she hasn’t got any friends, she doesn’t have any friends, she has no friends; ich habe jetzt keine Zeit I have no ( oder I don’t have any) time at the moment; ich kann kein Russisch I don’t know any Russian; kein anderer als none other than; kein anderer als er kann es gewesen sein it can’t ( oder couldn’t) have been anybody other than him ( oder anybody else); kein Einziger ist gekommen not a single person came; sie ist kein Ungeheuer she’s not a ( oder no) dragon; ich bin kein großer Schwimmer (ich schwimme schlecht) I’m not the best of swimmers, I’m not much of a swimmer, I’m not a great swimmer; wirklich kein schlechter Gedanke anerkennend: that’s not at all a bad idea

2. umg. mit Zahlen, Mengen: less than; es ist keine fünf Minuten her it was less than five minutes ago; das Kind ist keine fünf Jahre alt the child isn’t even five; es kostet keine 20 Euro it’s not even as much as (Am. it doesn’t even cost) 20 euros

3. substantivisch: keiner, keine, kein(e)s von Sachen: none, not any; von Personen: no one, nobody; hast du welche gesehen? - nein, keine did you see any? - no, I didn’t (see any); ich habe keinen gefunden, der es wusste I didn’t find anybody ( oder anyone) who knew; keiner (keine, keins) von beiden neither (of them); keiner von uns none of us; betont: not one of us; keiner von uns beiden neither of us; uns kann keiner umg. there are no flies on us, you can’t catch us out (Am. trip us up) (as easily as that)

4. nachgestellt: Geld hab ich keins ( mehr) umg. I haven’t got any money (left); Lust habe ich keine umg. I’m not keen, Am. I’m not that hot

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no-one (Pron.); not a (Pron.); none (Pron.); no (Pron.); not any (Pron.); nary (Pron.)

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kei|ne(r, s) I ['kainə]
indef pron
(substantivisch) (= niemand) nobody (auch subj), no-one (auch subj), not anybody, not anyone; (von Gegenstand) not one, none; (bei Abstraktum) none; (obj) not any, none; (von Gegenständen, bei Abstrakta) none; (obj) not any, none
kéínr liebt mich — nobody or no-one loves me

es war kéínr da — there was nobody etc there, there wasn't anybody etc there; (Gegenstand) there wasn't one there

es waren kéín da — there wasn't anybody etc there; (Gegenstände) there weren't any there, there were none there

ich habe kéíns — I haven't got one

von diesen Platten ist kéín... — none or not one of these records is...

haben Sie Avocados? – nein, leider haben wir kéín — have you (esp Brit) or do you have any avocados? – no, I'm afraid we haven't ( any)

hast du schon ein Glas? – nein, ich habe (noch) kein(e)s — have you a glass? – no, I haven't (got one) or no, I don't (US)

kéínr von uns/von uns beiden — none/neither of us; (betont) not one of us

er hat kéínn von beiden angetroffen — he didn't meet either of them, he met neither of them

kéíns der (beiden) Kinder/Bücher — neither of the children/books

kéíns der sechs Kinder/Bücher — none of the six children/books; (betont) not one of the six children/books

er kannte kéíns der (fünf) Kinder — he didn't know any of the (five) children, he knew none of the (five) children

ist Bier da? – nein, ich habe kein(e)s gekauft — is there any beer? – no, I didn't buy any
II [kain]
indef pron

1) (adjektivisch) no; (mit sing n) no, not a; (mit pl n, bei Sammelbegriffen, bei Abstrakten) no, not any

kéín Mann/kéíne Häuser/kéín Whisky... — no man/houses/whisky...

hast du kéín Herz? — have you no heart? (esp Brit), don't you have a heart?

hast du kéín Gefühl? — have you no feeling? (esp Brit), haven't you got (esp Brit) or don't you have any feeling?

hast du kéínen Bleistift? — haven't you got (esp Brit) or don't you have a pencil?, have you no pencil? (esp Brit)

hast du kéíne Vorschläge/Geschwister? — haven't you got any or have you no suggestions/brothers and sisters? (esp Brit), don't you have any suggestions/brothers and sisters?

ich sehe da kéínen Unterschied — I see no difference, I don't see any or a difference

da sind kéíne Häuser — there are no houses there, there aren't any houses there

er hatte kéíne Chance — he had no chance, he didn't have a or any chance

er ist kéín echter Schotte — he is no true Scot, he is not a true Scot

er ist kéín Lehrer — he is not a teacher

kéíne Widerrede/Ahnung! — no arguing/idea!

kéíne schlechte Idee — not a bad idea

kéíne Lust! — don't want to

kéíne Angst! — don't worry

das ist kéíne Antwort auf unsere Frage — that's not an or the answer to our question

er ist noch kéín erfahrener Lehrer — he is not yet an experienced teacher

kéín bisschen — not a bit

ich habe kéín bisschen Lust/Zeit — I've absolutely no desire to/time

ich bin doch kéín Kind mehr! — I am not a child any longer, I am no longer a child

kéín anderer als er... — only he..., no-one else but he...

das habe ich kéínem anderen als dir gesagt — I have told nobody else apart from you, I haven't told anybody else apart from you

kéín einziges Mal — not a single time

in kéínster Weise (strictly incorrect) — not in the least

2) (= nicht einmal) less than

kéíne Stunde/drei Monate — less than an hour/three months

kéíne 5 Euro — under 5 euros

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1) (not the one nor the other (of two things or people): Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian.) neither

2) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) no

3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) no

4) (not one; not any: `How many tickets have you got?' `None'; She asked me for some sugar but there was none in the house; None of us have/has seen him; None of your cheek! (= Don't be cheeky!).) none

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kein

[kain]

I. pron indef, attr

1. verneint ein Substantiv (nicht ein) no

er sagte \kein Wort he didn't say a word

auf \keinen Fall [o unter \keinen Umständen] no way, under no circumstances

darauf lasse ich mich auf \keinen Fall ein! there's no way I'm [or under no circumstances am I] going to get involved in that!

in \keinster Weise in no way

\kein anderer/ \keine andere/ \kein anderes no other

gibt es \keinen anderen Zug? isn't there another train?

\kein anderer/ \keine andere als... none other than...; s.a. einzig

2. auf ein Singularetantum bezogen (nichts davon, nichts an) not... any

ich habe jetzt wirklich \keine Zeit [für Sie]! I really haven't got any time [for you] now!

ich habe heute einfach \keine Lust, ins Kino zu gehen I just don't fancy going to the cinema today

3. kehrt das zugehörige Adj ins Gegenteil not

das ist \kein dummer Gedanke that's not a [or no] bad idea

das ist \kein großer Unterschied that's not much of a difference

4. vor Zahlwörtern (fam: nicht ganz, nicht einmal) not, less than

die Reparatur dauert \keine 5 Minuten it won't take 5 minutes to repair

er wartete \keine drei Minuten he waited [for] less than three minutes

II. pron indef, substantivisch

1. (niemand, nichts aus einer nicht ausdrücklich bestimmten Menge: von Personen) nobody, no one; (von Gegenständen) none

\keiner sagte etwas nobody [or no-one] said a thing

mir kann \keiner! (fam) nobody [or no-one] can touch me!

will \keiner von euch mitkommen? don't any of you want to come along?

die Vorstellung war zu Ende, aber \keiner klatschte the performance was over, but no one [or nobody] clapped

\kein[r, s] von beiden neither [of them]

ich habe es noch \keiner von beiden gesagt I've told neither [or I haven't told either] of them yet

2. (überhaupt nicht) any

ich gehe zu der Verabredung, aber Lust hab' ich \keine I'm going to keep the appointment, but I don't feel like going

Lust habe ich schon, aber Zeit habe ich \keine I'd like to, it's just that I don't have the time

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Indefinitpronomen; attr

1) no

ich habe kein Geld/keine Zeit — I have no money/time; I don't have any money/time

er hat kein Wort gesagt — he didn't say a word; he said not a word

er konnte keine Arbeit finden — he could find no work; he could not find any work

kein Mensch/kein einziger — nobody or no one/not a single one

in keiner Weise/unter keinen Umständen — in no way/in or under no circumstances

das ist kein schlechter Vorschlag — that's not a bad suggestion

kein anderer als er kann es gewesen sein — it can't have been anybody else but him

2) (ugs.): (weniger als) less than

es ist keine drei Tage her, dass ich zuletzt dort war — it's not or it's less than three days since I was last there

es dauert keine fünf Minuten — it won't take five minutes

3) nachgestellt (ugs.)

Lust habe ich keine — I don't feel like it

Kinder waren keine da — there weren't any children there; s. auch kein...

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kein indef pr

1. adj.:

kein(e) no; sg auch not a; abstrakt oder pl auch not any;

er hat kein Auto he hasn’t got a car, he doesn’t have a car, he has no car;

sie hat keine Freunde she hasn’t got any friends, she doesn’t have any friends, she has no friends;

ich habe jetzt keine Zeit I have no ( oder I don’t have any) time at the moment;

ich kann kein Russisch I don’t know any Russian;

kein anderer als none other than;

kein anderer als er kann es gewesen sein it can’t ( oder couldn’t) have been anybody other than him ( oder anybody else);

kein Einziger ist gekommen not a single person came;

sie ist kein Ungeheuer she’s not a ( oder no) dragon;

ich bin kein großer Schwimmer (ich schwimme schlecht) I’m not the best of swimmers, I’m not much of a swimmer, I’m not a great swimmer;

wirklich kein schlechter Gedanke anerkennend: that’s not at all a bad idea

2. umg mit Zahlen, Mengen: less than;

es ist keine fünf Minuten her it was less than five minutes ago;

das Kind ist keine fünf Jahre alt the child isn’t even five;

es kostet keine 20 Euro it’s not even as much as (US it doesn’t even cost) 20 euros

3. substantivisch:

keiner, keine, kein(e)s von Sachen: none, not any; von Personen: no one, nobody;

hast du welche gesehen? - nein, keine did you see any? - no, I didn’t (see any);

ich habe keinen gefunden, der es wusste I didn’t find anybody ( oder anyone) who knew;

keiner (keine, keins) von beiden neither (of them);

keiner von uns none of us; betont: not one of us;

keiner von uns beiden neither of us;

uns kann keiner umg there are no flies on us, you can’t catch us out (US trip us up) (as easily as that)

4. nachgestellt:

Geld hab ich keins (mehr) umg I haven’t got any money (left);

Lust habe ich keine umg I’m not keen, US I’m not that hot

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Indefinitpronomen; attr

1) no

ich habe kein Geld/keine Zeit — I have no money/time; I don't have any money/time

er hat kein Wort gesagt — he didn't say a word; he said not a word

er konnte keine Arbeit finden — he could find no work; he could not find any work

kein Mensch/kein einziger — nobody or no one/not a single one

in keiner Weise/unter keinen Umständen — in no way/in or under no circumstances

das ist kein schlechter Vorschlag — that's not a bad suggestion

kein anderer als er kann es gewesen sein — it can't have been anybody else but him

2) (ugs.): (weniger als) less than

es ist keine drei Tage her, dass ich zuletzt dort war — it's not or it's less than three days since I was last there

es dauert keine fünf Minuten — it won't take five minutes

3) nachgestellt (ugs.)

Lust habe ich keine — I don't feel like it

Kinder waren keine da — there weren't any children there; s. auch kein...

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adj.

neither adj.

no adj.

none adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > kein
9 keine

neither; no

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kei|ne(r, s) I ['kainə]
indef pron
(substantivisch) (= niemand) nobody (auch subj), no-one (auch subj), not anybody, not anyone; (von Gegenstand) not one, none; (bei Abstraktum) none; (obj) not any, none; (von Gegenständen, bei Abstrakta) none; (obj) not any, none
kéínr liebt mich — nobody or no-one loves me

es war kéínr da — there was nobody etc there, there wasn't anybody etc there; (Gegenstand) there wasn't one there

es waren kéín da — there wasn't anybody etc there; (Gegenstände) there weren't any there, there were none there

ich habe kéíns — I haven't got one

von diesen Platten ist kéín... — none or not one of these records is...

haben Sie Avocados? – nein, leider haben wir kéín — have you (esp Brit) or do you have any avocados? – no, I'm afraid we haven't (any)

hast du schon ein Glas? – nein, ich habe (noch) kein(e)s — have you a glass? – no, I haven't (got one) or no, I don't (US)

kéínr von uns/von uns beiden — none/neither of us; (betont) not one of us

er hat kéínn von beiden angetroffen — he didn't meet either of them, he met neither of them

kéíns der (beiden) Kinder/Bücher — neither of the children/books

kéíns der sechs Kinder/Bücher — none of the six children/books; (betont) not one of the six children/books

er kannte kéíns der (fünf) Kinder — he didn't know any of the (five) children, he knew none of the (five) children

ist Bier da? – nein, ich habe kein(e)s gekauft — is there any beer? – no, I didn't buy any
II [kain]
indef pron

1) (adjektivisch) no; (mit sing n) no, not a; (mit pl n, bei Sammelbegriffen, bei Abstrakten) no, not any

kéín Mann/kéíne Häuser/kéín Whisky... — no man/houses/whisky...

hast du kéín Herz? — have you no heart? (esp Brit), don't you have a heart?

hast du kéín Gefühl? — have you no feeling? (esp Brit), haven't you got (esp Brit) or don't you have any feeling?

hast du kéínen Bleistift? — haven't you got (esp Brit) or don't you have a pencil?, have you no pencil? (esp Brit)

hast du kéíne Vorschläge/Geschwister? — haven't you got any or have you no suggestions/brothers and sisters? (esp Brit), don't you have any suggestions/brothers and sisters?

ich sehe da kéínen Unterschied — I see no difference, I don't see any or a difference

da sind kéíne Häuser — there are no houses there, there aren't any houses there

er hatte kéíne Chance — he had no chance, he didn't have a or any chance

er ist kéín echter Schotte — he is no true Scot, he is not a true Scot

er ist kéín Lehrer — he is not a teacher

kéíne Widerrede/Ahnung! — no arguing/idea!

kéíne schlechte Idee — not a bad idea

kéíne Lust! — don't want to

kéíne Angst! — don't worry

das ist kéíne Antwort auf unsere Frage — that's not an or the answer to our question

er ist noch kéín erfahrener Lehrer — he is not yet an experienced teacher

kéín bisschen — not a bit

ich habe kéín bisschen Lust/Zeit — I've absolutely no desire to/time

ich bin doch kéín Kind mehr! — I am not a child any longer, I am no longer a child

kéín anderer als er... — only he..., no-one else but he...

das habe ich kéínem anderen als dir gesagt — I have told nobody else apart from you, I haven't told anybody else apart from you

kéín einziges Mal — not a single time

in kéínster Weise (strictly incorrect) — not in the least

2) (= nicht einmal) less than

kéíne Stunde/drei Monate — less than an hour/three months

kéíne 5 Euro — under 5 euros

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > keine
10 keiner, s

kei|ne(r, s) I ['kainə]
indef pron
(substantivisch) (= niemand) nobody (auch subj), no-one (auch subj), not anybody, not anyone; (von Gegenstand) not one, none; (bei Abstraktum) none; (obj) not any, none; (von Gegenständen, bei Abstrakta) none; (obj) not any, none
kéínr liebt mich — nobody or no-one loves me

es war kéínr da — there was nobody etc there, there wasn't anybody etc there; (Gegenstand) there wasn't one there

es waren kéín da — there wasn't anybody etc there; (Gegenstände) there weren't any there, there were none there

ich habe kéíns — I haven't got one

von diesen Platten ist kéín... — none or not one of these records is...

haben Sie Avocados? – nein, leider haben wir kéín — have you (esp Brit) or do you have any avocados? – no, I'm afraid we haven't (any)

hast du schon ein Glas? – nein, ich habe (noch) kein(e)s — have you a glass? – no, I haven't (got one) or no, I don't (US)

kéínr von uns/von uns beiden — none/neither of us; (betont) not one of us

er hat kéínn von beiden angetroffen — he didn't meet either of them, he met neither of them

kéíns der (beiden) Kinder/Bücher — neither of the children/books

kéíns der sechs Kinder/Bücher — none of the six children/books; (betont) not one of the six children/books

er kannte kéíns der (fünf) Kinder — he didn't know any of the (five) children, he knew none of the (five) children

ist Bier da? – nein, ich habe kein(e)s gekauft — is there any beer? – no, I didn't buy any
II [kain]
indef pron

1) (adjektivisch) no; (mit sing n) no, not a; (mit pl n, bei Sammelbegriffen, bei Abstrakten) no, not any

kéín Mann/kéíne Häuser/kéín Whisky... — no man/houses/whisky...

hast du kéín Herz? — have you no heart? (esp Brit), don't you have a heart?

hast du kéín Gefühl? — have you no feeling? (esp Brit), haven't you got (esp Brit) or don't you have any feeling?

hast du kéínen Bleistift? — haven't you got (esp Brit) or don't you have a pencil?, have you no pencil? (esp Brit)

hast du kéíne Vorschläge/Geschwister? — haven't you got any or have you no suggestions/brothers and sisters? (esp Brit), don't you have any suggestions/brothers and sisters?

ich sehe da kéínen Unterschied — I see no difference, I don't see any or a difference

da sind kéíne Häuser — there are no houses there, there aren't any houses there

er hatte kéíne Chance — he had no chance, he didn't have a or any chance

er ist kéín echter Schotte — he is no true Scot, he is not a true Scot

er ist kéín Lehrer — he is not a teacher

kéíne Widerrede/Ahnung! — no arguing/idea!

kéíne schlechte Idee — not a bad idea

kéíne Lust! — don't want to

kéíne Angst! — don't worry

das ist kéíne Antwort auf unsere Frage — that's not an or the answer to our question

er ist noch kéín erfahrener Lehrer — he is not yet an experienced teacher

kéín bisschen — not a bit

ich habe kéín bisschen Lust/Zeit — I've absolutely no desire to/time

ich bin doch kéín Kind mehr! — I am not a child any longer, I am no longer a child

kéín anderer als er... — only he..., no-one else but he...

das habe ich kéínem anderen als dir gesagt — I have told nobody else apart from you, I haven't told anybody else apart from you

kéín einziges Mal — not a single time

in kéínster Weise (strictly incorrect) — not in the least

2) (= nicht einmal) less than

kéíne Stunde/drei Monate — less than an hour/three months

kéíne 5 Euro — under 5 euros

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > keiner, s
11 Leute

Pl.

1. people, einzelne: auch persons, individuals; meine Leute (Familie) my people, bes. Am. umg. my kin; die Leute sagen people ( oder they) say; was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?; es gibt manche Leute, die... some people...; (ganz bestimmte) there are those (people) who...; etw. / ein Gerücht / sein Geld unter die Leute bringen umg. tell the world about s.th. / spread a rumo(u)r / succeed in getting rid of one’s money; unter die Leute kommen umg. (bekannt werden) become public knowledge; unter die Leute gehen oder kommen mix with people, socialize; vor allen Leuten in front of everyone ( oder everybody); kleine Leute fig. ordinary people ( oder folk); die jungen Leute (die Jugend) young people; (das junge Ehepaar) the young couple; aus Kindern werden Leute von einem jungen Menschen: he’s ( oder she’s) not a child any longer, he’s ( oder she’s) quite grown up; geschieden

2. umg., Anrede: hört mal zu, Leute! listen, everyone ( oder everybody, Brit. auch you lot, Am. you guys)!; aber, liebe Leute! oh, come on, now

3. umg. (Personal) people, staff Sg. (meist V. im Pl.); (Arbeiter) auch workers; der Offizier und seine Leute the officer and his men

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die Leute

people (Pl.); public (Pl.); folk (Pl.)

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Leu|te ['lɔytə]
pl

1) people pl; (inf = Eltern) folks pl (inf), people pl; (inf = Verwandte) people pl

arme/reiche/alte/junge Léúte — poor/rich/old/young folk(s) (inf) or people

alle Léúte — everybody

vor allen Léúten — in front of everybody

kleine Léúte (fig) — ordinary folk (inf) or people

die kleinen Léúte (hum, inf: Kinder) — the little ones

die Léúte waren von dem Stück begeistert — people were enthusiastic about the play

was sollen denn die Léúte davon denken? — what will people think?

aber liebe Léúte! (inf) — come on now! (inf)

Léúte, Léúte! (inf) — dear me, (dear) oh dear

kommt, Léúte! — come on folks

aber die Sache ist doch in aller Léúte Mund! — but everybody's talking about it!

es ist nicht wie bei armen Léúten (hum inf) — we're not on the breadline yet (hum inf)

ich kenne meine Léúte! (inf) — I know them/him etc

etw unter die Léúte bringen (inf, Gerücht, Geschichte) — to spread sth around, to put sth about; Geld to spend sth

unter die Léúte kommen (inf) (Mensch) — to meet people; (Gerüchte etc) to go around, to go or do the rounds (inf)

das sind wohl nicht die richtigen Léúte — they're not the right kind of people

2)

(= Mannschaft, Arbeiter etc) der Offizier ließ seine Léúte antreten — the officer ordered his men to fall in

dafür brauchen wir mehr Léúte — we need more people or (Personal) staff for that

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die

1) ((especially American folks) people: The folk in this town are very friendly.) folk

2) (persons: There were three people in the room.) people

3) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) people

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Leu·te

[ˈlɔytə]

pl

1. (Menschen) people npl

alle/keine/kaum \Leute everybody/nobody/hardly anybody

unter \Leute gehen to get out and about [a bit]

2. (fam: Kameraden, Kollegen) people npl, folks npl fam

3. (Mitarbeiter) workers pl

die \Leute von der Feuerwehr/Müllabfuhr the firemen/dustbin men

4. MIL, NAUT men pl

5. (fam: Eltern)

▪ jds \Leute sb's parents [or fam folks] pl

6.

▶ etw unter die \Leute bringen (fam) to spread sth around

ein Gerücht unter die \Leute bringen to spread [or circulate] a rumour [or AM -or]

▶ die kleinen \Leute, kleine \Leute (einfache Menschen) [the] ordinary people; (hum fam: die Kinder) the little ones

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Plural

1) people

die reichen/alten Leute — the rich/the old

wir sind hier bei feinen Leuten — we are in a respectable household

die kleinen Leute — the ordinary people; the man sing. in the street

was werden die Leute sagen? — (ugs.) what will people say?

wir sind geschiedene Leute — I will have no more to do with you/him etc.

vor allen Leuten — in front of everybody

unter die Leute bringen — (ugs.) spread < rumour>; tell everybody about <suspicions etc.>

2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)

los, Leute! — come on, everybody! (coll.); c'mon, folks! (Amer.)

3) (ugs.): (Arbeiter) people; (Milit.): (Soldaten) men

die Hälfte der Leute — half the staff

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Leute pl

1. people, einzelne: auch persons, individuals;

meine Leute (Familie) my people, besonders US umg my kin;

die Leute sagen people ( oder they) say;

was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?;

es gibt manche Leute, die … some people …; (ganz bestimmte) there are those (people) who …;

etwas/ein Gerücht/sein Geld unter die Leute bringen umg tell the world about sth/spread a rumo(u)r/succeed in getting rid of one’s money;

unter die Leute kommen umg (bekannt werden) become public knowledge;

unter die Leute gehen oder

kommen mix with people, socialize;

vor allen Leuten in front of everyone ( oder everybody);

kleine Leute fig ordinary people ( oder folk);

die jungen Leute (die Jugend) young people; (das junge Ehepaar) the young couple;

aus Kindern werden Leute von einem jungen Menschen: he’s ( oder she’s) not a child any longer, he’s ( oder she’s) quite grown up; → geschieden

2. umg, Anrede:

hört mal zu, Leute! listen, everyone ( oder everybody, Br auch you lot, US you guys)!;

aber, liebe Leute! oh, come on, now

3. umg (Personal) people, staff sg (meist v im pl); (Arbeiter) auch workers;

der Offizier und seine Leute the officer and his men

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Plural

1) people

die reichen/alten Leute — the rich/the old

wir sind hier bei feinen Leuten — we are in a respectable household

die kleinen Leute — the ordinary people; the man sing. in the street

was werden die Leute sagen? — (ugs.) what will people say?

wir sind geschiedene Leute — I will have no more to do with you/him etc.

vor allen Leuten — in front of everybody

unter die Leute bringen — (ugs.) spread < rumour>; tell everybody about <suspicions etc.>

2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)

los, Leute! — come on, everybody! (coll.); c'mon, folks! (Amer.)

3) (ugs.): (Arbeiter) people; (Milit.): (Soldaten) men

die Hälfte der Leute — half the staff

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nur plur. f.

people n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Leute
12 long

§ გრძელი; ხანგრძლივი; ხანგრძლივად; დიდხანს; მონატრება, დარდი

§

1 გრძელი

long hair გრძელი თმა

how long is the plank? რა სიგრძის ფიცარია?

2 დიდი

a long distance / day დიდი მანძილი / დღე

a long time ago დიდი ხნის წინ

for a long time დიდი ხანი / ხნით

3 ხანგრძლივი

he needs a long rest ხანგრძლივი დასვენება სჭირდება

●●in the long run საბოლოოდ, საბოლოო ჯამში

long live…! გაუმარჯოს!

4 ხანს, ხანი, ხნით, ხნის

long ago დიდი ხანია // დიდი ხნის წინ

long before დიდი ხნით ადრე

long after დიდი ხნის შემდეგ

how long will you stay? რამდენ ხანს დარჩები?

stay as long as you like დარჩი, რამდენი ხანიც გინდა

don' be long answering პასუხს ნუ დააყოვნებ! / ნუ დაახანებ!

●●all day long მთელი დღე

as long as he is here… სანამ / რახან / რადგან აქ არის...

so long! ნახვამდის!

no / any longer აღარ

I no longer love you // I don't love you any longer აღარ მიყვარხარ

5: I'll see you before long მალე გნახავ

this work won't take you long ეს სამუშაო დიდ დროს არ წაგართმევს

the long and short of it ერთი სიტყვით // მოკლედ რომ ვთქვათ

6 ნატვრა (ნატრობს, ენატრება), წადილი

I'm longing to see you შენი ნახვა მენატრება

a long way off შორს

it can't last long ეს დიდხანს ვერ გაგრძელდება

these apples don't keep long ეს ვაშლი დიდხანს არ ინახება

●●in the long run საბოლოო ჯამში, საბოლოოდ, დროთა განმავლობაში

the film had a long run ფილმი დიდხანს გადიოდა (დიდხანს იყო ეკრანზე)

I no longer love him აღარ მიყვარს

a nameless longing for traveling მოგზაურობის ენით გამოუთქმელი წყურვილი

an increasingly long line (queue) გრძელი და მზარდი რიგი

so long! ჯერჯერობით! / ნახვამდის!

so long as: ვინაიდან, რადგანაც

I can't suffer the pain any longer ამ ტკივილს ვეღარ ვითმენ / ვეღარ ვიტან

for a long stretch of time დიდი ხნის განმავლობაში

I can't stand this child any longer ამ ბავშვს ვეღარ ვუძლებ

to cut a long story short მოკლედ რომ მოგიყვეთ

he was seized by a longing to see her მისი ნახვის ნატვრამ / წადიმა შეიპყრო

after long thought ბევრი ფიქრის შემდეგ

the long strain told on his health ხანგრძლივი დაძაბულობა მის ჯანმრთელობას დაეტყო

this word is no longer used ეს სიტყვა აღარ იხმარება

it will take us long ამას დიდხანს მოვუნდები

vacuity of long toast გრძელი სადღეგრძელოს უშინაარსობა

how long is this room? რა სიგრძისაა ეს ოთახი?

how long will you stay? რამდენ ხანს დარჩები?

the fortrees withstood a long siege ციხემ ხანგრძლივ ალყას გაუძლო

a long while ago დიდი ხანია//დიდი ხნის წინ

the dress is a fraction too long კაბა ოდნავ გრძელია

I no longer count him among my friends მას ჩემს მეგობრად აღარ ვთვლი / ჩემს მეგობრად აღარ მიმაჩნია

to go a long way იმყოფინებს

the days grew longer დღემ იმატა

after a long wait ხანგრძლივი ლოდინის შემდეგ

how long ago? როდის? რამდენი ხანია?

not long ago დიდი ხანი არაა, ამასწინათ

long odds უთანასწორო, უთანაბრო შანსები

English-Georgian dictionary > long
13 ricordare

remember

( menzionare) mention

ricordare qualcosa a qualcuno remind s.o. of something

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ricordare v.tr.

1 to remember, to recall: non ricordo che egli abbia parlato così, I do not remember him saying that; non ricordo il suo nome, I cannot remember (o recall) his name; non ricordo più cosa dovevo dirti, I can't remember what I had to tell you any more; se non ricordo male, se ben ricordo l'appuntamento era alle otto, if my memory serves me well the appointment was at eight o'clock; per quanto ricordo, as far as I remember; ricordo bene che me l'avete detto, I remember clearly you told me about it; ricordo d'averlo visto, I remember seeing it; ricordo di averlo già incontrato, I remember meeting him before (o that I have already met him); ricordo molto bene ciò che accadde, I remember what happened very well; cercherò di ricordare quel che mi disse, I shall try to recollect what he told me; non riesco a ricordare il titolo di quel libro, I cannot recall the title of that book

2 ( chiamare alla memoria altrui) to remind: questo mi ricorda che..., this reminds me that...; ricordami che devo dargli due libri, remind me that I must give him two books; ricordami di comperare dei fiori, remind me to buy some flowers; si ricorda ai passeggeri che..., passengers are reminded that...; ti ricorderò questo impegno, I shall remind you of this engagement; mi fu ricordata la mia promessa, I was reminded of my promise; tutto qui mi ricorda la mia giovinezza, everything here reminds me of my youth; il suo stile ricorda Pope, his style is reminiscent of Pope's; il suo carattere mi ricorda quello del nonno, his personality reminds me of his grandfather; questa lapide ricorda le vittime della strage, this stone commemorates the victims of the massacre // ricordami a tuo fratello, remember me to your brother

3 ( menzionare) to mention, to refer to (sthg.): anche Platone ricorda questo, Plato, too, mentions (o refers to) this; non l'avresti dovuto ricordare a casa loro, you should not have referred to it at their house; ricordiamo come esempio, let us mention as an example.

◘ ricordarsi v.intr.pron. to remember (s.o., sthg.): il bambino non si ricorda più di suo padre, the child does not remember his father any longer; mi ricordo che era molto pigro, I remember he was very lazy; mi ricordo che John disse che..., I remember John saying that...; ricordati di comperare il latte, remember to buy the milk; ti ricordi dove hai messo quel libro?, do you remember where you put that book?; si ricordò di imbucare la lettera, he remembered to post the letter; cerca di ricordarti come l'hai fatto, try to recall how you did it; non mi ricordo, I do not remember; ricordati di me, remember me; dopo tanti anni si ricordava ancora di me, after all those years he still remembered me; a Natale ci ricordiamo sempre degli amici, at Christmas we always remember our friends // me ne ricorderò per un pezzo!, I shan't forget it in a hurry!

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[rikor'dare]
1. vt

1) (nome, persona, fatto) to remember, recall

il mio numero è facile da ricordare — my number is easy to remember

ricordare di fare qc — to remember to do sth

ricordare di aver fatto qc — to remember having done o doing sth

se ben ricordo — if I remember rightly

ti ricordo con affetto — (nella corrispondenza) I often think of you

2)

(far presente ad altri) ricordare a qn qc/di fare qc — to remind sb of sth/to do sth

ricordami di spedire la lettera — remind me to post the letter

ti ricordo che c'ero prima io — I'd like to remind you that I was here first

scene che ricordano il passato — scenes which recall the past

mi ricorda molto suo padre — he reminds me a lot of his father

3) (menzionare) to mention

4) (commemorare) to commemorate

2. vip (ricordarsi)

ricordarsi (di) — to remember

non mi ricordo — I can't remember

ricordarsi di fare qc — to remember to do sth

ricordarsi di avere fatto qc — to remember having done o doing sth

ti ricordi di me? — do you remember me?

non si è più ricordato di darmi il libro — he forgot to give me the book

non si ricorda dal naso alla bocca fig fam — he would forget his own name
PAROLA CHIAVE: ricordare non si traduce mai con la parola inglese record
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[rikor'dare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (tenere a mente) to remember

ricordare di aver letto — to remember reading

non riesco proprio a ricordare il suo nome — I just can't think of his name

una serata da ricordare — an evening to remember

2) (richiamare alla memoria) to remind

ricordare qcs. a qcn. — to remind sb. of sth.

che cosa ti ricorda? — what does it suggest to you?

3) (somigliare)

mi ricorda mia sorella — she reminds me of my sister

4) (menzionare) to mention
2.
verbo pronominale ricordarsi (rammentarsi di)

-rsi (di) qcn., qcs. — to remember sb., sth.

ricordare di fare — to remember to do

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ricordare

/rikor'dare/ [1]

Ricordare e ricordarsi si traducono in inglese con to remember, quando significano tenere a mente o farsi venire in mente qualcosa, mentre ricordare qualcosa a qualcuno si traduce con to remind somebody of something. Va notato anche il diverso significato indicato dalla reggenza grammaticale di to remember: to remember + gerundio traduce ricordare/-rsi di avere fatto qualcosa ( mi ricordo di averlo scritto da qualche parte = I remember writing it somewhere), mentre to remember + to + infinito rende ricordare /-rsi di fare qualcosa ( devo ricordarmi di ringraziarla = I must remember to thank her).

I verbo transitivo

1 (tenere a mente) to remember; ricordare di aver letto to remember reading; non riesco proprio a ricordare il suo nome I just can't think of his name; una serata da ricordare an evening to remember

2 (richiamare alla memoria) to remind; ricordare qcs. a qcn. to remind sb. of sth.; che cosa ti ricorda? what does it suggest to you?

3 (somigliare) mi ricorda mia sorella she reminds me of my sister

4 (menzionare) to mention

II ricordarsi verbo pronominale

(rammentarsi di) -rsi (di) qcn., qcs. to remember sb., sth.; ricordare di fare to remember to do.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ricordare
14 leute

Pl.

1. people, einzelne: auch persons, individuals; meine Leute (Familie) my people, bes. Am. umg. my kin; die Leute sagen people ( oder they) say; was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?; es gibt manche Leute, die... some people...; (ganz bestimmte) there are those (people) who...; etw. / ein Gerücht / sein Geld unter die Leute bringen umg. tell the world about s.th. / spread a rumo(u)r / succeed in getting rid of one’s money; unter die Leute kommen umg. (bekannt werden) become public knowledge; unter die Leute gehen oder kommen mix with people, socialize; vor allen Leuten in front of everyone ( oder everybody); kleine Leute fig. ordinary people ( oder folk); die jungen Leute (die Jugend) young people; (das junge Ehepaar) the young couple; aus Kindern werden Leute von einem jungen Menschen: he’s ( oder she’s) not a child any longer, he’s ( oder she’s) quite grown up; geschieden

2. umg., Anrede: hört mal zu, Leute! listen, everyone ( oder everybody, Brit. auch you lot, Am. you guys)!; aber, liebe Leute! oh, come on, now

3. umg. (Personal) people, staff Sg. (meist V. im Pl.); (Arbeiter) auch workers; der Offizier und seine Leute the officer and his men

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die Leute

people (Pl.); public (Pl.); folk (Pl.)

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Leu|te ['lɔytə]
pl

1) people pl; (inf = Eltern) folks pl (inf), people pl; (inf = Verwandte) people pl

arme/reiche/alte/junge Léúte — poor/rich/old/young folk(s) (inf) or people

alle Léúte — everybody

vor allen Léúten — in front of everybody

kleine Léúte (fig) — ordinary folk (inf) or people

die kleinen Léúte (hum, inf: Kinder) — the little ones

die Léúte waren von dem Stück begeistert — people were enthusiastic about the play

was sollen denn die Léúte davon denken? — what will people think?

aber liebe Léúte! (inf) — come on now! (inf)

Léúte, Léúte! (inf) — dear me, (dear) oh dear

kommt, Léúte! — come on folks

aber die Sache ist doch in aller Léúte Mund! — but everybody's talking about it!

es ist nicht wie bei armen Léúten (hum inf) — we're not on the breadline yet (hum inf)

ich kenne meine Léúte! (inf) — I know them/him etc

etw unter die Léúte bringen (inf, Gerücht, Geschichte) — to spread sth around, to put sth about; Geld to spend sth

unter die Léúte kommen (inf) (Mensch) — to meet people; (Gerüchte etc) to go around, to go or do the rounds (inf)

das sind wohl nicht die richtigen Léúte — they're not the right kind of people

2)

(= Mannschaft, Arbeiter etc) der Offizier ließ seine Léúte antreten — the officer ordered his men to fall in

dafür brauchen wir mehr Léúte — we need more people or (Personal) staff for that

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die

1) ((especially American folks) people: The folk in this town are very friendly.) folk

2) (persons: There were three people in the room.) people

3) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) people

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Leu·te

[ˈlɔytə]

pl

1. (Menschen) people npl

alle/keine/kaum \Leute everybody/nobody/hardly anybody

unter \Leute gehen to get out and about [a bit]

2. (fam: Kameraden, Kollegen) people npl, folks npl fam

3. (Mitarbeiter) workers pl

die \Leute von der Feuerwehr/Müllabfuhr the firemen/dustbin men

4. MIL, NAUT men pl

5. (fam: Eltern)

▪ jds \Leute sb's parents [or fam folks] pl

6.

▶ etw unter die \Leute bringen (fam) to spread sth around

ein Gerücht unter die \Leute bringen to spread [or circulate] a rumour [or AM -or]

▶ die kleinen \Leute, kleine \Leute (einfache Menschen) [the] ordinary people; (hum fam: die Kinder) the little ones

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Plural

1) people

die reichen/alten Leute — the rich/the old

wir sind hier bei feinen Leuten — we are in a respectable household

die kleinen Leute — the ordinary people; the man sing. in the street

was werden die Leute sagen? — (ugs.) what will people say?

wir sind geschiedene Leute — I will have no more to do with you/him etc.

vor allen Leuten — in front of everybody

unter die Leute bringen — (ugs.) spread < rumour>; tell everybody about <suspicions etc.>

2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)

los, Leute! — come on, everybody! (coll.); c'mon, folks! (Amer.)

3) (ugs.): (Arbeiter) people; (Milit.): (Soldaten) men

die Hälfte der Leute — half the staff

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…leute pl im subst

1. pl zu Wörtern auf …mann:

Bergleute miners;

Fachleute specialists, experts;

Landsleute fellow-countrymen

2. bestimmte Gruppe:

Nachbarsleute people next door;

Wirtsleute landlord and landlady

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Plural

1) people

die reichen/alten Leute — the rich/the old

wir sind hier bei feinen Leuten — we are in a respectable household

die kleinen Leute — the ordinary people; the man sing. in the street

was werden die Leute sagen? — (ugs.) what will people say?

wir sind geschiedene Leute — I will have no more to do with you/him etc.

vor allen Leuten — in front of everybody

unter die Leute bringen — (ugs.) spread < rumour>; tell everybody about <suspicions etc.>

2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)

los, Leute! — come on, everybody! (coll.); c'mon, folks! (Amer.)

3) (ugs.): (Arbeiter) people; (Milit.): (Soldaten) men

die Hälfte der Leute — half the staff

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nur plur. f.

people n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > leute
15 още

го държи he's still got a fever, the fever still has him in its grip

краката ми не ме ощет my legs don't hold me. I am dead beat

държи ми влага it keeps me going; I have s.th. to remember

държи ми (мога) can, be able to, ( имам смелост) have it in one to; have the pluck to

още се

1. hold (за onto), cling (to)

дръж се здраво! hold (on) tight! още се здраво hold firm to s.th., cling to s.th.

2. (крепя се) be supported/carried (by)

мостът се държи на подпори the bridge is carried/supported by piers

копчето се държи само на един конец the button is hanging by a thread

3. прен. (имам сили) be active/fit/in good trim

още се здраво на краката си keep o.'s legs; stand firm/fast

едва се още на краката си my legs won't hold me, I am ready to drop. I can't keep upright, I am not steady on my legs

стар е, но се държи there is life in the old dog yet; he is old but is keeping well

4. (съпротивлявам се) be firm, stand/hold/keep/maintain o.'s ground

(финансово и пр.) keep o.'s head above water; stand fast/firm, resist, hold o.'s own

още се още, не лягам I am not well, but I keep going

5. (имам обноски) behave, deport o.s., demean o.s.

още се прилично behave (well), have good manners, be well-mannered

(за деца) behave o.s.

дръж се прилично! be good! don't let yourself down! ( за деца) behave yourself! не знае как да се държи he doesn't know how to behave, he has no manners

още се зле/нечестно/непорядъчно misbehave

още се глупаво behave foolishly; play the fool. act/play the ape

дръж се сериозно! stop fooling! още се с чест/доблестно demean o.s./behave honourably

още се като мъж act like a man, demean o.s. like a man

още се тежко/горделиво be stand-offish

още се строго be strict/severe (с with)

още се приятелски/недружелюбно be friendly/unfriendly (с to)

още се грубо be rude (to)

още се далеч от keep clear of, avoid, steer clear of

още се настрана/на разстояние keep away; keep in the background

hold o.s. aloof (от from)

още се на положение stand on o.'s dignity

много се държи на/за great attention is paid to, they are very strict/particular about

дръж се! hold on! ( не се отчайвай) chin up! never say die! keep smiling! ( не отстъпвай!) don't give in! stick to your guns!

6. (повече) (some) more

(друг) another, a further

още малко хляб some more bread

още едни чай another cup of tea

още малко a little more

искате ли още малко? will you have some more?

още 7 километра a further 7 kilometres

оставам за още една седмица stay another week

ще излезе още един том there is another volume to come

още един/една/едно (just) one more

още веднаж once more/again; over again

има ли още да идват? are any more coming?

още и още more and yet more

още повече, че the more so as

какво искаш още? what else/more do you want?

още по-добре still better, better still

още по-зле still worse, worse still

още по-късно still later

намалявам още повече reduce still further

още толкова (за количество) as much again, ( за брой) as many again

ще чакаш ли още? will you wait any longer?

7. (все още, досега) still, yet

има още време there is still/yet time

той още спи he is still asleep

още приживе in o.'s lifetime

още жив/млад still alive/yoing

още съществувам linger

още съм в сила still stand

още в сила standing

не още not yet

още няма 12 години he's not yet twenty

още не е време the time is not ripe, the time has rot come yet

още не му се вижда краят the end is not yet in sight

редът ми още не е дошъл my turn hasn't come yet/is. still to come

тая история още не е написана that history has yet to be written

8. още сег a right away/off, right now, immediately, at once

още след пет минути/два часа no more than five minutes/two hours later

още Х. казваше, че Х. used to say. that, X. said in his day

още тогава then and there, there and then, already at the time

още там way back there; then and there, on the spot

още тоя момент at this very moment

още днес this. very day

и днес още even to this day

още утре as early as tomorrow, not later than tomorrow, tomorrow at latest, first thing tomorrow

още тая вечер this very evening

още на другия ден след смъртта на on the very morrow of s.o.'s death

още на 10-и even as early as the tenth

още преди even before

още преди войната already before the war

още миналата година as long ago as last year

още преди две години as far back as two years ago

още през already during/in, as early as, as far back as; as long ago as

още през май even in May

още през средните векове as early as the Middle Ages, already in the Middle Ages

още като дете even as a small child, even when a child

още на десет години at the early age of ten

още от ever since

още отначало right at the beginning/from the start

още от пристигането си ever since his arrival/he arrived

още от зори ever since dawn

още от сутринта since early morning

още от детинство from childhood on

още от ранна възраст from an early age

още в Софи while still in Sofia

още на път за while on o.'s way to

още след нашето пристигане on our arrival

още отдалеч even at a distance

и още как I should think/say so, ам, and how

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о̀ще,

нареч.

1. ( повече) (some) more; ( друг) another, a further; намалявам \още повече reduce still further; оставам за \още една седмица stay another week; \още веднъж once more/again; over again; \още и \още more and yet more; \още колко време ще останем тук how much longer are we going to stay here? \още малко a little more; \още 5 километра a further 5 kilometres; \още повече, че the more so as; \още по-добре still better, better still; \още толкова (за количество) as much again, (за брой) as many again; ще чакаш ли \още? will you wait any longer?;

2. ( все още, досега) still, yet; има \още време there is still/yet time; не \още not yet; \още в сила standing; \още жив/млад still alive/young; \още не е време the time is not ripe, the time has not come yet; \още не му се вижда краят the end is not yet in sight; \още приживе in o.’s lifetime; \още съществувам linger; \още съществуващ still existing/in being;

3.: и днес \още even to this day; \още като дете even as a small child, even when a child; \още миналата година as long ago as last year; \още на десет години at the early age of ten; \още от ever since; \още на 10-и even as early as the tenth; \още на другия ден след смъртта на on the very morrow of s.o.’s death; \още на път за while on o.’s way to; \още от детинство from childhood on; \още от зори ever since dawn; \още от пристигането си ever since his arrival/he arrived; \още от ранна възраст from an early age; \още отначало right at the beginning/from the start; \още преди even before; \още преди войната already before the war; \още преди две години as far back as two years ago; \още през already during/in, as early as, as far back as; as long ago as; way back in; \още сега right away/off, right now, immediately, at once; \още след нашето пристигане on our arrival; \още отдалеч even at a distance; \още след пет минути/два часа no more than five minutes/two hours later; \още там way back there; then and there, on the spot; \още тогава then and there, there and then, already at the time; \още тоя момент at this very moment; \още утре as early as tomorrow, not later than tomorrow, tomorrow at latest, first thing tomorrow; \още Х. казваше, че X. used to say, that, X. said in his day; • и \още как I should think/say so, амер. and how; разг. will a duck swim? not half.

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else: Do you want to tell me something още? - Искаш ли да ми кажеш още нещо?; even: I know him още as a baby. -Помня го още от бебе.; ever since: Give me some още time. - Дай ми още малко време; still (за положителни изречения): He is още at home. - Той още е вкъщи, That way is още better. - Така е още по-добре.; yet (за отрицателни и въпросителни изречения): I am not ready още. - Още не съм готов.

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1. (все още, досега) still, yet 2. (друг) another, a further 3. (за деца) behave o. s. 4. (имам обноски) behave, deport o. s., demean o. s. 5. (крепя се) be supported/carried (by) 6. (повече) (some) more 7. (съпротивлявам се) be firm, stand/hold/keep/maintain o.'s ground 8. (финансово и пр.) keep o.'s head above water;stand fast/firm, resist, hold o. 's own 9. 10 години he's not yet twenty 10. 12-и even as early as the tenth 11. 1: ОЩЕ ceгa right away/off, right now, immediately, at once 12. 7 километра a further 13. 8 kilometres 14. hold o. s. aloof (от from) 15. ОЩЕ 16. ОЩЕ X. казваше, че Х. used to say. that, X. said in his day 17. ОЩЕ ce грубо be rude (to) 18. ОЩЕ no-зле still worse, worse still 19. ОЩЕ no-късно still later 20. ОЩЕ в Софи while still in Sofia 21. ОЩЕ в сила standing 22. ОЩЕ веднаж once more/again;over again 23. ОЩЕ днес this. very day 24. ОЩЕ един/ една/едно (just) one more 25. ОЩЕ едни чай another cup of tea 26. ОЩЕ жив/млад still alive/yoing 27. ОЩЕ и ОЩЕ more and yet more 28. ОЩЕ като дете even as a small child, even when a child 29. ОЩЕ малко a little more 30. ОЩЕ малко хляб some more bread 31. ОЩЕ миналата година as long ago as last year 32. ОЩЕ на 33. ОЩЕ на десет години at the early age of ten 34. ОЩЕ на другия ден след смъртта на on the very morrow of s. o.'s death 35. ОЩЕ на път за while on o.'s way to 36. ОЩЕ не е време the time is not ripe, the time has rot come yet 37. ОЩЕ не му се вижда краят the end is not yet in sight 38. ОЩЕ няма 39. ОЩЕ от ever since 40. ОЩЕ от детинство from childhood on 41. ОЩЕ от пристигането си ever since his arrival/he arrived: ОЩЕ от зори ever since dawn 42. ОЩЕ от ранна възраст from an early age 43. ОЩЕ от сутринта since early morning 44. ОЩЕ отдалеч even at a distance 45. ОЩЕ отначало right at the beginning/from the start 46. ОЩЕ по-добре still better, better still 47. ОЩЕ повече, че the more so as 48. ОЩЕ преди even before 49. ОЩЕ преди войната already before the war 50. ОЩЕ преди две години as far back as two years ago 51. ОЩЕ през already during/in, as early as, as far back as;as long ago as 52. ОЩЕ през май even in May 53. ОЩЕ през средните векове as early as the Middle Ages, already in the Middle Ages 54. ОЩЕ приживе in o.'s lifetime 55. ОЩЕ се hold (за onto), cling (to) 56. ОЩЕ се глупаво behave foolishly;play the fool. act/play the ape 57. ОЩЕ се далеч от keep clear of, avoid, steer clear of 58. ОЩЕ се здраво на краката си keep o.'s legs;stand firm/fast 59. ОЩЕ се зле/нечестно/ непорядъчно misbehave 60. ОЩЕ се като мъж act like a man, demean o. s. like a man 61. ОЩЕ се на положение stand on o.'s dignity 62. ОЩЕ се настрана/ на разстояние keep away;keep in the background 63. ОЩЕ се още, не лягам I am not well, but I keep going 64. ОЩЕ се прилично behave (well), have good manners, be well-mannered 65. ОЩЕ се приятелски/недружелюбно be friendly/unfriendly (c to) 66. ОЩЕ се строго be strict/severe (c with) 67. ОЩЕ се тежко/горделиво be stand-offish 68. ОЩЕ след нашето пристигане on our arrival 69. ОЩЕ след пет минути/два часа no more than five minutes/two hours later 70. ОЩЕ съм в сила still stand 71. ОЩЕ съществувам linger 72. ОЩЕ там way back there;then and there, on the spot 73. ОЩЕ тая вечер this very evening 74. ОЩЕ тогава then and there, there and then, already at the time 75. ОЩЕ толкова (за количество) as much again, (за брой) as many again 76. ОЩЕ тоя момент at this very moment 77. ОЩЕ утре as early as tomorrow, not later than tomorrow, tomorrow at latest, first thing tomorrow 78. го държи he's still got a fever, the fever still has him in its grip 79. дръж се здраво! hold (on) tight! ОЩЕ се здраво hold firm to s.th., cling to s.th. 80. дръж се прилично! be good! don't let yourself down! (за деца) behave yourself! не знае как да се държи he doesn't know how to behave, he has no manners 81. дръж се сериозно! stop fooling! ОЩЕ се с чест/доблестно demean o. s./behave honourably 82. дръж се! hold on! (не се отчайвай) chin up! never say die! keep smiling! (не отстъпвай!) don't give in! stick to your guns! 83. държи ми (мога) can, be able to, (имам смелост) have it in one to;have the pluck to 84. държи ми влага it keeps me going;I have s.th. to remember 85. едва се ОЩЕ на краката си my legs won't hold me, I am ready to drop. I can't keep upright, I am not steady on my legs 86. и ОЩЕ как I should think/say so, ам, and how 87. и днес ОЩЕ even to this day 88. има ОЩЕ време there is still/yet time 89. има ли ОЩЕ да идват? are any more coming? 90. искате ли ОЩЕ малко? will you have some more? 91. какво искаш ОЩЕ? what else/more do you want? 92. копчето се държи само на един конец the button is hanging by a thread 93. краката ми не ме ОЩЕт my legs don't hold me. I am dead beat 94. много се държи на/за great attention is paid to, they are very strict/particular about 95. мостът се държи на подпори the bridge is carried/ supported by piers 96. намалявам ОЩЕ пoвeчe reduce still further 97. не ОЩЕ not yet 98. оставам за ОЩЕ една седмица stay another week 99. прен. (имам сили) be active/fit/in good trim 100. редът ми ОЩЕ не е дошъл my turn hasn't come yet/is. still to come 101. стар е, но се държи there is life in the old dog yet;he is old but is keeping well 102. тая история ОЩЕ не е написана that history has yet to be written 103. той ОЩЕ спи he is still asleep 104. ще излезе ОЩЕ един том there is another volume to come 105. ще чакаш ли ОЩЕ? will yоu wait any longer?

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c black plus [ply]

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1. negative adverb

2. comparative adverb

3. superlative adverb

4. conjunction

5. masculine noun

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► Lorsque plus fait partie d'une locution comme d'autant plus, non... plus, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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► ne... plus not any more

• il ne la voit plus he doesn't see her any more

• il n'a plus à s'inquiéter maintenant he doesn't need to worry any more now

• je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again

• il n'a plus dit un mot he didn't say another word

• il n'est plus là he isn't here anymore

• elle n'est plus très jeune she's not as young as she used to be► plus de + nom

• elle ne veut plus de pain she doesn't want any more bread

• elle n'a plus d'argent she's got no money left

• il n'y a plus beaucoup de pain there's hardly any bread left

• t'as plus de pain ? (inf) haven't you got any bread left?► plus que ( = seulement)

il ne nous reste plus qu'à attendre all we've got to do now is wait

• il ne me reste plus qu'à vous dire au revoir it only remains for me to say goodbye

• plus que 5 km only another 5km► plus rien

• il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left

• on n'y voit presque plus rien you can hardly see anything now► plus aucun

• il n'a plus aucun ami he hasn't a single friend left

• il n'y a plus aucun espoir there's no hope left► plus personne

• il n'y a plus personne there's nobody left

• plus personne ne lit plus Boileau nobody reads Boileau these days

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   a. (avec verbe) more

• il devrait lire plus he should read more

• vous travaillez plus que nous you work harder than us

• il ne gagne pas plus que vous he doesn't earn any more than you

   b. (avec adjectif ou adverbe court)

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.

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• ce fauteuil est plus large this chair is wider

• il court plus vite qu'elle he runs faster than her

• une heure plus tôt an hour earlier

• une heure plus tard an hour later

• elle n'est pas plus grande que sa sœur she isn't any taller than her sister

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son comparatif est formé avec ier.

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• elle est plus jolie she's prettier

• elle est plus bête she's sillier

• c'était plus drôle it was funnier

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► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.

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• il est plus gros he's bigger

• il est plus mince he's slimmer

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► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur comparatif avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.

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• il est plus malin he's more cunning

• pour y arriver plus rapidement to get there more quickly

• prends-le plus doucement hold it more gently

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► Attention aux comparatifs irréguliers.

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• c'est plus loin it's further

• c'est plus grave it's worse

   c. (avec adjectif ou adverbe long)

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.

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• il est plus compétent que moi he is more competent than me

• beaucoup plus facilement much more easily

   d. (locutions)

► plus de ( = davantage de) more ; ( = plus que) over

• plus de pain more bread

• il y aura beaucoup plus de monde demain there will be a lot more people tomorrow

• il y aura plus de 100 personnes there will be more than or over 100 people

• il roulait à plus de 100 km/h he was driving at more than or over 100km per hour

• les enfants de plus de 4 ans children over 4

• les plus de 30 ans the over 30s

• il n'y avait pas plus de 10 personnes there were no more than 10 people

• il est plus de 9 heures it's after 9 o'clock► à plus tard ! see you later!

► à plus ! (inf) see you later!

► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe

• un résultat plus qu'honorable a more than honourable result

• plus que jamais more than ever

• j'en ai plus qu'assez ! I've had more than enough of this!► de plus ( = en outre) (en tête de phrase) moreover

• c'est dangereux, de plus c'est illégal it's dangerous, and what's more, it's illegal

• elle a 10 ans de plus she's 10 years older

• il y a dix personnes de plus qu'hier there are ten more people than yesterday

• il me faut une heure de plus I need one more hour

• une fois de plus once again► de plus en plus more and more

• je l'admire de plus en plus I admire her more and more

• aller de plus en plus vite to go faster and faster

• de plus en plus drôle funnier and funnier► en plus ( = en supplément)

les frais d'envoi sont en plus postal charges are not included

• on nous a donné deux verres en plus we were given two extra glasses

• vous n'avez pas une chaise en plus ? you wouldn't have a spare chair?

• en plus de cela on top of that► en plus + adjectif

• il ressemble à sa mère, mais en plus blond he's like his mother only fairer

• je cherche le même genre de maison en plus grand I'm looking for the same kind of house only bigger► ... et plus

• les enfants de six ans et plus children aged six and over► ni plus ni moins

• il est compétent, mais ni plus ni moins que sa sœur he's competent, but neither more nor less so than his sister► plus... moins the more... the less

• plus on le connaît, moins on l'apprécie the more you get to know him, the less you like him► plus... plus the more... the more

• plus il en a, plus il en veut the more he has, the more he wants► plus ou moins ( = à peu près, presque) more or less

• plus ou moins réussi more or less successful

• à plus ou moins long terme sooner or later

• il supporte plus ou moins bien cette situation he just about puts up with the situation

• ils utilisent cette méthode avec plus ou moins de succès they use this method with varying degrees of success► qui plus est moreover

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   a. ► le plus + verbe most

• ce qui m'a frappé le plus what struck me most

• ce qui les a le plus étonnés what surprised them the most

   b. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe court

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison est.

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• c'est le plus grand peintre qui ait jamais vécu he is the greatest painter that ever lived

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison iest.

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• c'est la plus jolie she's the prettiest

• c'est la plus bête she's the silliest

• c'est le moment le plus drôle du film it's the funniest bit of the film

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► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.

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• c'est le plus gros he's the biggest

• c'est le plus mince he's the slimmest

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► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur superlatif avec most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.

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• l'enfant le plus doué que je connaisse the most gifted child I know

• c'est la partie la plus ennuyeuse it's the most boring part

• c'est ce que j'ai de plus précieux it's the most precious thing I possess

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► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.

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• le plus petit des deux the smaller of the two

• le plus gentil des jumeaux the nicer of the twins

   c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec the most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.

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• c'est le plus intéressant it's the most interesting

• la plus belle de toutes mes photos the most beautiful of all my photographs

• c'est la personne la plus désordonnée que je connaisse she's the untidiest person I know

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► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.

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• le plus beau des deux the more beautiful of the two

   d. ► le plus de + nom the most

• c'est le samedi qu'il y a le plus de monde Saturday is when there are most people

• ce qui m'a donné le plus de mal the thing I had most difficulty with

• celui qui a le plus de chances de gagner the one with the best chance of winning

   e. (locutions)

► le plus... possible

• pour y arriver le plus rapidement possible to get there as quickly as possible

• prends-en le plus possible take as much (or as many) as possible► au plus at the most

• ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the most

• tout au plus at the very most

• il a trente ans, tout au plus he's thirty at most

• rappelle-moi au plus vite call me back as soon as possible► des plus + adjectif

• une situation des plus embarrassantes a most embarrassing situation

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plus

• deux plus deux font quatre two plus two make four

• tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children

• il fait plus deux aujourd'hui it's plus two today

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   a. (Mathematics) (signe) plus plus (sign)

c black   b. ( = avantage) plus

• ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here

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✦ The s of plus is never pronounced when used in negatives, eg il ne la voit plus. When used in comparatives the s is generally pronounced s, eg il devrait lire plus, although there are exceptions, notably plus preceding an adjective or adverb, eg plus grand, plus vite. Before a vowel sound, the comparative plus is pronounced z, eg plus âgé.

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1. ply, plys, plyz
préposition

8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11

un dessert plus du café — a dessert and coffee (as well)

plus 10° — plus 10°

2.

adverbe de comparaison

1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif)

le plus — the most

je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more

elle est plus que jolie — she's more than just pretty

elle mange deux fois plus que lui — she eats twice as much as he does

plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand

plus ça va — as time goes on

qui plus est — furthermore, what's more

quel pays aimes-tu le plus? — which country do you like best?

de plus en plus — more and more

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

deux fois plus cher — twice as expensive ( que as)

c'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller

il est on ne peut plus désagréable — he's as unpleasant as can be

il est plus ou moins artiste — he's an artist of sorts

il a été plus ou moins poli — he wasn't particularly polite

ils étaient plus ou moins ivres — they were a bit drunk

un livre des plus intéressants — a most interesting book

de plus en plus difficile — more and more difficult

3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

trois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later

deux fois plus longtemps — twice as long ( que as)

ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous — they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us

il l'a fait plus ou moins bien — he didn't do it very well

de plus en plus loin — further and further

plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be

3.

adverbe de négation

elle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes

plus jamais ça! — never again!

plus besoin de se presser — (colloq) there's no need to hurry any more

il n'y a plus d'œufs — there are no more eggs, there aren't any eggs left

j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture! — I went into the garage, the car was gone!

il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider — only he can help us now

plus que trois jours avant Noël! — only three days left ou to go until Christmas!

4.

plus de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

deux fois plus de livres que — twice as many books as

c'est lui qui a le plus de livres — he's got the most books

les gens qui posent le plus de problèmes — the people who pose the most problems

plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries — the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have

il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place — quite a few people would like to be in his/her position

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi — I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did

deux fois plus de vin — twice as much wine ( que as)

3) ( avec un numéral)

elle n'a pas plus de 50 disques — she has no more than 50 records

les gens de plus de 60 ans — people over 60

il était déjà bien plus de onze heures — it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock

5.

au plus locution adverbiale at the most

tout au plus — at the very most

6.

de plus locution adverbiale

1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more

2) ( en supplément)

deux pommes de plus — two more apples

une fois de plus — once more, once again

9% de plus — 9% more

7.

en plus locution

en plus (de cela) — on top of that

le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof

il a reçu 300 euros en plus de son salaire — he got 300 euros on top of his salary

les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included

II plys
nom masculin invariable

1) Mathématique plus

le signe plus — the plus sign

2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)

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plus I

A note on pronunciation

plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used

plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi]

plus I

Formation du comparatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big/bigger, sad/sadder, dim/dimmer, wet/wetter etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient sunnier, pretty/prettier, happy/happier etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple peut produire simpler ou more simple, handsome/handsomer ou more handsome etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec more: callous/more callous, cunning/more cunning

- les adverbes se terminant par ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec more: quickly/more quickly, slowly/more slowly etc

Formation du superlatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘(e)st’ à la fin du mot: le plus grand/petit/simple = the tallest/smallest/simplest; le plus longtemps/vite = the longest/fastest

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big- the biggest, sad- the saddest, dim- the dimmest etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient the sunniest, pretty/the prettiest, happy/the happiest etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple/the simplest ou the most simple, clever/the cleverest ou the most clever etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec the most: callous/the most callous, cunning/the most cunning etc

- les adverbes en ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec the most: quickly/the most quickly, slowly/the most slowly etc

Attention: lorsque la comparaison ne porte que sur deux éléments on utilise la forme du comparatif: le plus doué des deux = the more gifted of the two; la voiture la plus rapide des deux = the faster car

L'expression le plus possible est traitée avec possible

On trouvera ci-contre exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de plus. On trouvera également des exemples de plus dans les notes d'usage. Voir l'index

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ply, plys
1. adv

1) (négation)

ne... plus — no longer, not... any more

Il ne travaille plus ici. — He's no longer working here., He doesn't work here any more.

Je ne veux plus le voir. — I don't want to see him any more., I no longer want to see him.

ne plus avoir de qch; Je n'ai plus d'argent. — I've got no more money., I've got no money left

Je n'ai plus de pain. — I've got no bread left., I've got no more bread.

2) (comparatif: devant un adjectif) more

un peu plus difficile — a bit more difficult

Il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.

plus grand — bigger

Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.

plus intelligent — more intelligent

Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.

3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)

plus que — more than

Il travaille plus. — He works more.

Il travaille plus que moi. — He works more than me.

4)

plus de; Il nous faut plus de pain. — We need more bread.

plus de 3 heures — more than 3 hours, over 3 hours

Il y avait plus de dix personnes. — There were more than 10 people.

plus de minuit — after midnight, past midnight

5)

de plus; Il a 3 ans de plus que moi. — He's 3 years older than me.

Le voyage a pris trois heures de plus que prévu. — The journey took 3 hours longer than planned.

Il nous faut un joueur de plus. — We need one more player.

6)

en plus; 3 kilos en plus — 3 kilos more

J'ai apporté quelques gâteaux en plus. — I brought a few more cakes.

en plus de; Deux personnes sont arrivées en plus de celles qui étaient déjà là. — Two more people came, in addition to those already there.

7)

plus... plus... — the more... the more...

Plus il gagne d'argent, plus il en veut. — The more money he earns, the more he wants.

8)

de plus en plus de — more and more

Il y a de plus en plus de touristes par ici. — There are more and more tourists round here.

de plus en plus (suivi d'un adjectif) Il fait de plus en plus chaud. — It's getting hotter and hotter.

9)

ni plus ni moins — no more, no less

10) (superlatif)

le plus; la plus; les plus — the most

le plus intelligent — the most intelligent

le plus grand — the biggest

C'est le plus grand de la famille. — He's the tallest in his family., (sans adjectif, modifiant un verbe)

C'est ce qu'elle aime le plus. — That's what she likes most.

11) (autres locutions)

de plus — what's more, moreover

en plus de cela... — what is more...

tout au plus — at the very most

plus ou moins — more or less

qui plus est — what is more

2. conj

Quatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.

3. nm

(= avantage) plus

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I.

plus ⇒ Note d'usage

A prép

1 ( dans une addition) 8 plus 3 égale 11 8 and 3 equals 11, 8 plus 3 equals 11; on nous a servi du fromage, un dessert plus du café we were served cheese, a dessert and coffee (as well);

2 ( pour exprimer une valeur) un jour il faisait moins 5°, le lendemain plus 10° one day it was minus 5°, the next plus 10°.

B adv de comparaison

1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) le plus the most; il mange/travaille plus (que moi) he eats/works more (than I do ou than me); tu devrais demander plus you should ask for more; je ne peux pas faire plus I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that; elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet she knows more about the subject than he does; c'est plus que je ne peux supporter it's more than I can bear; elle l'aime plus que tout she loves him/her more than anything; il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose he's more to be pitied than anything else; c'est plus que bien it's more than just good; elle est plus que jolie she's more than just pretty; il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé he did more than just hire him, he also trained him; j'en ai plus qu'assez I've had more than enough; elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui she eats twice/three times as much as he does; plus je gagne, plus je dépense the more I earn, the more I spend; plus j'y pense, moins je comprends the more I think about it, the less I understand; plus ça va as time goes on; qui plus est furthermore, what's more; c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris he's the one who taught me the most; quel pays aimes-tu le plus? which country do you like best?; de plus en plus more and more; il fume de plus en plus he smokes more and more;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; deux fois plus vieux/cher twice as old/expensive (que as); trois/quatre fois plus cher three/four times as expensive (que as); il n'est pas plus riche que moi he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me; c'est le même modèle en plus petit it's the same model, only smaller; il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable he's as nice/unpleasant as can be; il est plus ou moins fou he's more or less insane; il est plus ou moins artiste he's an artist of sorts; la cuisine était plus ou moins propre the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion; il a été plus ou moins poli he wasn't particularly polite; ils étaient plus ou moins ivres they were a bit drunk; le plus heureux des hommes the happiest of men; la plus belle de toutes the most beautiful of all; mon vœu le plus cher my dearest wish; l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu the biggest tree I've ever seen; son livre le plus court his shortest book; c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world; un livre des plus intéressants a most interesting book; un individu des plus méprisables a most despicable individual; de plus en plus difficile more and more difficult; de plus en plus chaud hotter and hotter;

3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; trois heures plus tôt/tard three hours earlier/later; deux fois plus longtemps twice as long (que as); trois/quatre fois plus longtemps three/four times as long (que as); ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us; il l'a fait plus ou moins bien he didn't do it very well; de plus en plus loin further and further; plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up; plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be; c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent I go there the most often; ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde it happened quite simply/naturally.

C adv de négation elle ne fume plus she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking; il n'habite plus ici he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer; le grand homme n'est plus the great man is no more; elle ne veut plus le voir she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him; il a décidé de ne plus y aller he decided to stop going there; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear any more about it; il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné he never went back there (again); plus jamais ça! never again!; nous ne faisons plus ce modèle we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer; il n'a plus vingt ans ( il n'est plus très jeune) he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty; nous n'avons plus d'espoir we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping; plus besoin de se presser○ there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more; il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left; je ne veux plus de vin I don't want any more wine; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; plus rien ne m'intéresse nothing interests me any more; je ne voyais plus rien I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more; il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room; il n'y a plus aucun crayon there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils; il n'y a plus aucun problème there's no longer any problem; ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness; j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture○! I went into the garage, the car was gone○!; ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours it's only a matter of days now; il n'y a plus qu'une solution there's only one solution left; il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles; il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider only he can help us now; plus que trois jours avant les vacances! only three days left ou to go until the vacation!; nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison all we can do now is go home; il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier it only remains for me to thank you.

D plus de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) trois/deux fois plus de livres/verres que three times/twice as many books/glasses as; c'est là que j'ai vu le plus de serpents that's where I saw the most snakes; c'est lui qui a le plus de livres he's got the most books; le joueur qui a le plus de chances de gagner the player who is most likely to win; les jeunes qui posent le plus de problèmes the young people who pose the most problems; c'est le candidat qui a remporté le plus de voix he's the candidate who won the most votes; plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have; il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place quite a few people would like to be in his/her position;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did; il n'a pas plus d'imagination que sa sœur he has no more imagination than his sister, he hasn't got any more imagination than his sister; trois/deux fois plus de vin/talent three times/twice as much wine/talent (que as); le joueur qui a gagné le plus d'argent the player who won the most money;

3 ( avec un numéral) elle ne possède pas plus de 50 disques she has no more than 50 records; une foule de plus de 10 000 personnes a crowd of more than ou over 10,000 people; il a plus de 40 ans he's over 40, he's more than 40 years old; les gens de plus de 60 ans people over 60; les plus de 60 ans the over-sixties; il était déjà bien plus de onze heures/midi it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock/midday.

E au plus loc adv at the most; tout au plus at the very most, at the outside.

F de plus loc adv

1 ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more;

2 ( en supplément) j'ai mangé deux pommes de plus qu'elle I ate two apples more than she did; donnez-moi deux pommes de plus give me two more apples; ça nous a pris deux heures de plus que la dernière fois it took us two hours longer than last time; j'ai besoin de deux heures de plus I need two more hours; il a trois ans de plus que sa sœur he's three years older than his sister; une fois de plus once more, once again; l'augmentation représente 9% de plus que l'année précédente the rise is 9% more than last year.

G en plus loc en plus (de cela) on top of that; il est arrivé en retard et en plus (de cela) il a commencé à se plaindre he arrived late and what' s more ou on top of that he started complaining; c 'est le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus it's the same model, only with a sunroof; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en plus he's the image of his father, only with a moustache GB ou mustache US; il a reçu 100 euros en plus de son salaire habituel he got 100 euros on top of his usual salary; en plus de son métier d'ingénieur il élève des tatous besides his job as an engineer, he breeds armadillos; les taxes en plus plus tax, tax not included; il s'est passé quelque chose en plus something else happened as well. A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].

II.

plus nm

1 Math plus; le signe plus the plus sign;

2 ○( avantage) plus○; son expérience d'enseignant constitue un plus pour lui his teaching experience is a point in his favour^GB ou is a plus○.

[ply(s)] adverbe

A.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

viens plus souvent (do) come more often

plus tôt earlier

plus tard later

c'est plus loin it's further ou farther

tu es plus patient que moi you're more patient than I am ou than me

c'est plus fatigant qu'on ne le croit it's more tiring than it seems

c'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orange

elle est plus réservée que timide she's reserved rather than shy

c'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the least

on a obtenu des résultats plus qu'encourageants our results were more than encouraging

elle a eu le prix mais elle n'en est pas plus fière pour ça she got the award, but it didn't make her any prouder for all that

je veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only bigger

bien plus gros much fatter

encore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsome

cinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive

il l'a fait deux fois plus vite (qu'elle) he did it twice as quickly (as she did)

2. [avec un verbe] more

j'apprécie plus son frère I like his brother more ou better

je m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses I'm more interested in the question than you think

je ne peux vous en dire plus I can't tell you any more

3. (avec un nom)

cela représente plus qu'une simple victoire it means more than just a victory

B.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

le plus loin the furthest ou farthest

la montagne la plus haute the highest mountain

j'ai répondu le plus gentiment que j'ai pu I answered as kindly as I could

j'y vais le plus rarement possible I go there as seldom as possible

le plus souvent most of the time

tu es le plus gentil de tous you're the kindest of all

un de ses tableaux les plus connus one of her best-known paintings

le plus gros des deux the bigger of the two

le plus gros des trois the biggest of the three

c'est ce qu'il y a de plus original dans sa collection d'été it's the most original feature of his summer collection

choisis les fruits les plus mûrs possible select the ripest possible fruit

faites au plus vite do it as quickly as possible

aller au plus pressé ou urgent to deal with the most urgent priority first

2. [précédé d'un verbe] most

c'est moi qui travaille le plus I'm the one who works most ou the hardest

faites-en le plus possible do as much as you can

C.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]

1. [avec 'ne']

je n'y retournerai plus I won't go back there any more

je ne les vois plus I don't see them any more

2. [tour elliptique]

plus de no more

plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks

plus de tergiversations! let's not shilly-shally any longer!

plus un mot! not another word!

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[ply(s)] adjectif

B plus ÉDUCATION B plus

H plus CHIMIE H plus

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[ply(s)] conjonction

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus

3 plus 3 égale 6 3 plus 3 is ou makes 6

il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º

2. [en sus de] plus

le transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensive

plus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...

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[ply(s)] nom masculin

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus (sign)

2. [avantage, atout] plus, bonus, asset

la connaissance de l'anglais est toujours un plus knowledge of English is always a plus

au plus locution adverbiale

[au maximum] at the most ou outside

ça coûtera au plus 30 euros it'll cost a maximum of 30 euros ou 30 euros at most

il y a 15 km au plus it's 15 km at the outside

de plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra, another, more

mets deux couverts de plus lay two extra ou more places

raison de plus pour y aller all the more reason for going

je ne veux rien de plus I don't want anything more

il est content, que te faut-il de plus? he's happy, what more do you want?

un mot/une minute de plus et je m'en allais another word/minute and I would have left

10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

2. [en trop] too many

en recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too many

3. [en outre] furthermore, what's more, moreover

de plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to me

de plus en plus locution adverbiale

1. [suivi d'un adjectif] more and more, increasingly

[suivi d'un adverbe] more and more

de plus en plus souvent more and more often

de plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerous

ça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated

le ciel devenait de plus en plus sombre the sky was growing darker and darker

2. [précédé d'un verbe]

les prix augmentent de plus en plus prices are increasing all the time

de plus en plus de locution déterminante

[suivi d'un nom comptable] more and more, a growing number of

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] more and more

de plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of people

il y a de plus en plus de demande pour ce produit demand for this product is increasing, there is more and more demand for this product

elle a de plus en plus de fièvre her temperature is rising

des plus locution adverbiale

most

son attitude est des plus compréhensibles her attitude is most ou quite understandable

en plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)

c'est le même appartement avec un balcon en plus it's the same flat with a balcony as well

les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks

ça fait 45 minutes de transport en plus it adds 45 minutes to the journey

10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

[en trop] spare

tu n'as pas des tickets en plus? do you have any spare tickets?

j'ai une carte en plus

a. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left over

b. [en distribuant] I've got one card too many

[en cadeau] as well, on top of that

et vous emportez une bouteille de champagne en plus! and you get a bottle of Champagne as well ou on top of that ou into the bargain!

2. [en outre] further, furthermore, what's more

elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength too

mais c'est qu'elle est méchante en plus! (familier) and she's nasty to cap it all ou to boot!

et elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!

3. [d'ailleurs] besides, what's more, moreover

je ne tiens pas à le faire et, en plus, je n'ai pas le temps I'm not too keen on doing it, and besides ou what's more, I've no time

en plus de locution prépositionnelle

[en supplément de] besides, on top of, in addition to

en plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tennis

et plus locution adverbiale

over

45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilos

les gens de 30 ans et plus people aged 30 and over

ni plus ni moins locution adverbiale

no more no less, that's all

je te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no less

tu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's all

non plus locution adverbiale

moi non plus je n'irai pas I won't go either

je ne sais pas — moi non plus! I don't know — neither do I ou nor do I ou me neither!

on ne peut plus locution adverbiale

je suis on ne peut plus désolé de vous voir partir I'm ever so sorry you're leaving

c'est on ne peut plus compliqué it couldn't be more complicated

plus de locution déterminante

1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] more

nous voulons plus d'autonomie! we want more autonomy!

je n'ai pas plus de courage qu'elle I'm no braver than she is ou her

[suivi d'un nombre] more than, over

il y a plus de 15 ans de cela it's more than 15 years ago now

elle a bien plus de 40 ans she's well over 40

elle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/h

il y en a plus d'un qui s'est plaint more than one person complained

il est plus de 5 h it's past 5 o'clock ou after 5

2. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]

le plus de (the) most

c'est ce qui m'a fait le plus de peine that's what hurt me (the) most

c'est notre équipe qui a le plus de points our team has (the) most points

celui qui a le plus de chances de réussir the one (who's the) most likely to succeed

le plus possible de: le plus possible de cerises as many cherries as possible

le plus d'argent possible as much money as possible

(comme nom)

les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20s

plus... moins locution correlative

the more... the less

plus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going out

plus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)

plus... plus locution correlative

the more... the more

plus je réfléchis, plus je me dis que... the more I think (about it), the more I'm convinced that...

plus ça va, plus il est agressif he's getting more and more aggressive (all the time)

plus ça va, plus je me demande si... the longer it goes on, the more I wonder if...

plus ou moins locution adverbiale

more or less

c'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you are

je ne l'ai que plus ou moins cru I only half believed him

qui plus est locution adverbiale

what's ou what is more

sans plus locution adverbiale

nothing more

c'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing more

tout au plus locution adverbiale

at the most

c'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > plus

17 esperar

v.

1 to wait (for).

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for somebody to do something

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming

quien espera desespera (Prov) a watched pot never boils

Elsa espera pacientemente Elsa waits patiently.

2 to hope (tener esperanza de).

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help

esperar que to hope that

espero que sí/no I hope so/not

esperar hacer algo to hope to do something

Esperamos que suceda lo mejor We hope for the best.

3 to expect (tener confianza en).

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction

esperar algo de alguien to expect something from somebody, to hope for something from somebody

como era de esperar as was to be expected

Elsa espera un milagro Elsa expects a miracle.

4 to await, to be in store for (ser inevitable).

le esperan dificultades many difficulties await him

¡me espera una buena en casa! (informal) I'm in for it when I get home!

5 to wait for, to await, to wait.

Elsa espera el tren Elsa waits for the train.

6 to expect to, to look forward to, to hope to, to be expecting to.

Ellos esperan llegar pronto They hope to arrive soon.

7 to await for, to expect, to watch for.

Ellos esperan la noticia They await for the news.

Me espera una sorpresa A surprise awaits for me.

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esperar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tener esperanza) to hope for, expect

■ esperan un milagro they're hoping for a miracle

■ esperar la gloria to hope for glory

2 (contar, creer) to expect

■ no te esperábamos hasta mañana we didn't expect you till tomorrow

■ llegaron tarde como era de esperar they arrived late as expected

3 (aguardar) to wait for, await

■ espera un momento wait a moment

■ espero a mi padre I'm waiting for my father

4 (desear) to hope

■ espero que cantes I hope you'll sing

■ espero verlo I hope to see him

5 (ser inevitable) to await, be ahead

■ mala noche nos espera there's a bad night ahead

6 figurado (bebé) to expect

► verbo intransitivo

1 to wait

■ esperaré hasta que lleguen I'll wait until they get here

► verbo pronominal esperarse

1 (aguardar) to wait

■ espérense en recepción please wait in reception

2 (creer, contar) to expect

■ se espera que seas puntual you're expected to be punctual

3 (desear) to hope

■ se espera que lo hayan pasado bien we hope you've had a good time

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en espera de noticias tuyas we hope to hear from you soon

¡espérate sentado! don't hold your breath!, you'll be waiting till the cows come home!

espero que no I hope not

espero que sí I hope so

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

hacerse esperar to keep people waiting

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

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verb

1) to wait for, await

2) expect

3) hope

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- esperarse

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1. VT

1) (=aguardar) [+ tren, persona] to wait for

estaba esperando el avión — I was waiting for the plane

esperaban noticias de los rehenes — they were waiting for o awaiting news of the hostages

fuimos a esperarla a la estación — we went to meet her at the station

nos espera un duro invierno — we've got a hard winter ahead of us

¡la que te espera cuando llegues a casa! — you're (in) for it when you get home!

de aquí te espero * —

un lío de aquí te espero — * a tremendous row *

dijo unas tonterías de aquí te espero — he said some really stupid things

2) (=desear) to hope

espero llegar a tiempo — I hope to arrive on time

eso espero — I hope so

han prometido castigar a los culpables y espero que sea así — they've promised to punish those responsible and I hope they will

- ya nos pagará -espero que sea así — "he'll pay us, you'll see" - "I hope you're right o I hope so"

espero que te haya gustado — I hope you liked it

espero que vengas — I hope you'll come

espero que no sea nada grave — I hope it isn't anything serious

-¿vienen a la fiesta? -espero que sí — "are they coming to the party?" - "I hope so"

-¿crees que se enfadará? -espero que no — "do you think she will be angry?" - "I hope not"

3) (=contar con) to expect

¿esperas visita? — are you expecting someone?

espero su llamada en cualquier momento — I expect his call at any moment

no me esperes antes de las siete — don't expect me before seven

¿acaso esperas que pague yo? — you're not expecting me to pay, are you?

llegaron antes de lo que yo esperaba — they arrived sooner than I expected

esperaban que les pidiera perdón — they were expecting him to apologize

¿qué esperas, que encima te lo agradezca? — don't expect me to thank you for it as well

¿qué puedes esperar de él, después de cómo se ha comportado? — what do you expect from him, after the way he has behaved?

• era de esperar — it was to be expected

era de esperar que eso sucediera — it was to be expected that that would happen

era de esperar que no viniera — it was to be expected that he wouldn't come

• no esperaba menos de ti — I expected nothing o no less of you

llamará cuando menos te lo esperes — he'll call when you least expect it

- esperar algo como agua de mayo

4) [+ bebé]

está esperando un hijo — she's expecting (a baby)

está esperando su primer hijo — she's expecting her first child

2. VI

1) (=aguardar) to wait

esperaré aquí — I'll wait here

¡espera un momento, este no es mi libro! — hold on o wait a minute, this isn't my book!

espera en la puerta, ahora mismo voy — wait at the door, I'm just coming

esperar a o hasta que algn haga algo — to wait for sb to do sth

• hacer esperar a algn — keep sb waiting

su respuesta no se hizo esperar — his answer wasn't long in coming

- esperar desesperando

- espera y verás

- puedes esperar sentado

- el que espera desespera

2)

• esperar en algn — to put one's hopes o trust in sb

esperar en Dios — to trust in God

3.

See:

esperarse
ESPERAR Esperar tiene en inglés varias traducciones, entre las que se encuentran wait (for), await, hope y expect. ► Se traduce por wait ( for ) cuando esperar se refiere al hecho de aguardar la llegada de alguien o de un suceso: Hice el examen hace dos meses y todavía estoy esperando los resultados I took the exam two months ago and I'm still waiting for the results La esperó media hora y después se fue a casa He waited half an hour for her and then went home ► El verbo await es un verbo de uso similar a wait for, aunque no requiere el uso de la preposición y no es muy corriente en inglés moderno: Esperaban ansiosamente la llegada del Rey They eagerly awaited the arrival of the King ► Se traduce por hope cuando deseamos que algo suceda, pero no estamos seguros de si ocurrirá o no: Espero que no se enfade mucho conmigo I hope (that) she won't be very annoyed with me Después de terminar la carrera espero conseguir un buen trabajo I hope to get a good job when I finish university ► Traducimos esperar por expect cuando estamos muy seguros de que algo va a suceder o cuando hay una razón lógica para que algo suceda: Espero aprobar porque el examen me salió muy bien I expect to pass o I expect I'll pass because the exam went very well Ha resultado mejor de lo que esperábamos It was better than we expected Está esperando un niño She's expecting (a baby) Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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esperar¹

¹ = await, wait, wait for, hang on, be in store, tarry.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex: Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.

Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.

Ex: ' Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.

Ex: A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.

* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperar con impaciencia = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.

* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.

* esperar entre bastidores = wait in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar impacientemente = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.

* hacer + Pronombre + esperar = keep + Pronombre + waiting.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

esperar²

² = call on/upon, expect, hope, count on, look to, bank on.

Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.

Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.

Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.

Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* decir + esperar = express + hope.

* es de esperar = hopefully.

* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperando que = in hopeful expectation that.

* esperar con ansiedad = hope for, hold + Posesivo + breath.

* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar lo imposible = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.

* esperarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* esperarse Algo = come as + no surprise.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

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esperar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for

esperaba el tren/a un amigo he was waiting for the train/a friend

podrías haber esperado un momento más oportuno you could have waited for a better moment

espérame, ya voy wait for me, I'm just coming

la esperé dos horas/en el bar I waited for her for two hours/in the bar

esperaban con impaciencia la llegada de sus amigos they were really looking forward to their friends coming, they couldn't wait for o they were dying for their friends to arrive ( colloq)

le encanta hacerse esperar he loves to keep people waiting

esperar algo/a algn PARA + INF:

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar eat without me o don't wait for me to eat

2 (recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

¿dónde van a esperar el Año Nuevo? where will you be seeing the New Year in?

3 «sorpresa» to await

la reacción del gobierno no se hizo esperar the government was swift to react

como no salgamos temprano ya sabes lo que nos espera a la salida de Madrid if we don't leave early, you know what problems we'll have o you know what it'll be like trying to leave Madrid

le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

¡ya verás la que te espera en casa! ( fam); you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! ( colloq)

B

1 (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it

ven a cenar, te espero alrededor de las nueve come to dinner, I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada de Nueva York I'm expecting a call from New York

esperan un lleno completo they expect a full house

tuvo mayor aceptación de lo que se esperaba it proved to be more popular than had been expected

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

se espera que más de un millón de personas visite la exposición over a million people are expected to visit the exhibition

¿qué esperabas, que te felicitara? what did you expect me to do? congratulate you?

era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail, it was only to be expected that the project would fail

no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind

esperar algo DE algn/algo to expect sth OF sb/sth

esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you

no hay que esperar mucho de las conversaciones we shouldn't expect too much of the talks

de ella no puedes esperar ayuda don't expect her to help, you can't expect to get any help from her

2 ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

esperan el primer hijo para mayo they're expecting their first child in May

está esperando familia she's expecting

C (con esperanza) to hope

¿te vienen a recoger? — eso espero are they coming to collect you? — I hope so

¿quedarán entradas? — espero que sí will there be any tickets left? — I hope so

¿habrá perdido el tren? — espero que no do you think he's missed the train? — I hope not

esperar + INF:

espero poder llegar a la cumbre esta vez I hope to be able to reach the summit this time

espero no haberme olvidado de nada I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

espero que no llueva/que haga buen tiempo I hope it doesn't rain/the weather's nice

espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck

espero que no me haya mentido I hope he hasn't lied to me

esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious

¡y yo que esperaba que estuviera todo listo! and there was I hoping that everything would be ready!

■ esperar

vi

A

1 (aguardar) to wait

lo siento, no podemos esperar más I'm sorry, we can't wait any longer

mientras esperaba corregí los exámenes I corrected the tests while I was waiting

espera, que bajo contigo wait a minute o ( colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

espere un momento, por favor wait a moment, please

espera un momento ¿tú qué haces aquí? just a moment, what are you doing here?

vamos, que el tren no espera come on, the train won't wait for us

esperar A + INF:

espera a estar seguro antes de hablar con ella wait until you're sure before you talk to her

mejor espero a tener un poco más de dinero ahorrado I'd better wait until I've saved a bit more money

esperar ( A) QUE + SUBJ:

el profesor esperó (a) que hubiera silencio the teacher waited for them to be quiet

tiene que esperar (a) que lo llamen you have to wait for them to call you o until they call you

esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in

esperar sentado ( fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming ( colloq)

¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope! o don't hold your breath! o we could be waiting till the cows come home! ( colloq)

quien espera desespera waiting's the worst part, the waiting gets you down

2

«embarazada»: no sabía que estaba esperando I didn't know she was expecting

¿para cuándo espera? when's the baby due?

quedar esperando ( Chi); to get pregnant

B esperar por ( ant) esperar vt A 1.

■ esperarse

v pron

A ( fam) (aguardar) to hang on ( colloq), to hold on ( colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? wait a minute o hang on o hold on! can't you see I'm busy?

B ( fam) (prever) to expect

¿qué te esperabas por ese precio? what did you expect for that price?

no me esperaba esa reacción I hadn't expected her to react like that

¿quién se iba a esperar que saliera elegido él? who would have thought he would be elected?

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esperar ( conjugate esperar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for;

◊ ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

b) ( recibir) to meet;

◊ la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

c) [ sorpresa] to await;

◊ le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

2
a) (contar con, prever) to expect;

◊ tal como esperábamos just as we expected;

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it;
te espero alrededor de las nueve I'll expect you around nine;
¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?;
era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail
b) ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

3 ( con esperanza) to hope;
eso espero or espero que sí I hope so;
◊ espero que no I hope not;

esperar hacer algo to hope to do sth;
espero que no llueva I hope it doesn't rain;
esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious
verbo intransitivo
a) ( aguardar) to wait;

◊ no podemos esperar más we can't wait any longer;

espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure;
esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in
b) [ embarazada]:

◊ estar esperando to be expecting

esperarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)
2 (fam) ( prever) to expect;
◊ ¡quién se lo iba a esperar! who would have thought it!

esperar
I verbo transitivo
1 (aguardar) to wait for: espera un momento, ¿seguro que hablas del mismo Pedro?, wait a minute, are you sure you're talking about the same Peter?
2 (tener esperanza) to hope: espero que todo salga bien, I hope everything turns out well ➣ Ver nota en hope 3 (desear, suponer) to expect
4 fig (un hijo) to expect ➣ Ver nota en expect
II verbo intransitivo to wait: no puedo esperar más, I can't wait any longer
♦ Locuciones: familiar de aquí te espero, incredible, massive: afuera hay un follón de aquí te espero, there's an incredible mess outside
esperar sentado, to have a long wait in store: si creéis que voy a participar en esa locura podéis esperar sentados, if you think that I'm going to have any part of that madness, you'll have to wait a long time
Esperar tiene tres significados básicos, que corresponden a tres verbos ingleses:
Aguardar, en sentido general, se traduce por to wait: Llevo media hora esperándote, I've been waiting for you for half an hour.
Tener esperanza, desear, se traduce por to hope: Espero que vengas mañana. I hope you will come tomorrow. Espero que sí. I hope so.
Suponer, esperar algo sabiendo que es muy probable que ocurra, se traduce por to expect: Espero la visita de un amigo (sabemos que va a venir). I'm expecting a friend to call.
' esperar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acecho
- aguardar
- amabilidad
- cruzarse
- ser
- esperanza
- pelaje
- pendiente
- prometerse
- satisfacción
- como
- esperado
- exigir
- favor
- hacer
- mucho
- preferir
English:
aim
- anticipate
- await
- bargain for
- bargain on
- daydream
- eruption
- expect
- hang about
- hang around
- hang on
- hold off
- hold on
- hope
- magic wand
- sit up
- to
- trust
- wait
- wait about
- wait around
- wind
- would
- bear
- bide
- count
- dark
- delay
- duly
- else
- hang
- hold
- mind
- unprepared
- unrealistic

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esperar

♦ vt

1. [aguardar] to wait for;

esperar el autobús to wait for the bus;

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport;

espéranos un minuto wait for us a minute;

¡espérame, que voy contigo! wait for me, I'm coming with you!;

¿a qué estás esperando? what are you waiting for?;

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for sb to do sth;

esperaré a que vuelva I'll wait till she gets back

2. [tener esperanza de]
todos esperamos la victoria we all hope for victory;

esperamos salir al campo el domingo we are hoping to go on a trip to the countryside on Sunday;

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help;

esperar que… to hope that…;

espero que sí/no I hope so/not;

espero que no te hayas ofendido I hope you didn't take offence;

esperamos que no sea nada let's hope it's nothing serious;

ser de esperar: es de esperar que no ocurra ninguna desgracia let's hope nothing terrible happens;

era de esperar que ocurriría esto you could have predicted this would happen;

como era de esperar as was to be expected;

como era de esperar, llovió mucho as was to be expected o as you might expect, there was a lot of rain

3. [tener confianza en] to expect;

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction;

espero que venga esta noche I expect (that) she'll come tonight;

esperar algo de alguien to expect sth from sb, to hope for sth from sb;

espero discreción de usted I expect discretion from you, I expect you to be discreet;

¿y qué esperabas (de alguien así)? what did you expect (from someone like that)?;

no esperaba menos de él I expected no less of him

4. [ser inminente para] to await, to be in store for;

nos esperan un buen baño y una cama there's a nice warm bath and a bed waiting for us;

le esperan dificultades he's in for some problems, there are problems in store for him;
Fam
¡me espera una buena en casa! I'm in for it when I get home!;
Fam
¡no sabes la o [m5] lo que te espera! you don't know what you're in for!

♦ vi

1. [aguardar] to wait;

espera en este despacho wait in this office;

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming;

espera un instante o [m5]momento, ¿no es el famoso Pedro Valverde? hang on o wait a minute, isn't that the famous Pedro Valverde?;

no creo que puedas hacerlo – espera y verás I don't think you'll be able to do it – just (you) wait and see;

su enfado no se hizo esperar it didn't take long for her anger to surface;
Fam
si crees que te voy a dejar dinero, puedes esperar sentado if you think I'm going to lend you some money, you've got another think coming;

hacer esperar a alguien to keep sb waiting, to make sb wait;

me hiciste esperar una hora you kept me waiting (for) an hour;

Prov

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

2. [estar embarazada] to be expecting;

está esperando desde hace cuatro meses she's four months pregnant

♦ See also the pronominal verb esperarse

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esperar

I v/t

1 ( aguardar) wait for;

hacerse esperar keep people waiting

2 con esperanza hope;

(así) lo espero I hope so, hopefully;

espero que no I hope not, hopefully not;

es de esperar que it is to be hoped that

3 ( suponer, confiar en) expect

4

:

esperar un hijo be expecting a baby

5

:

de aquí te espero fam incredible fam

II v/i ( aguardar) wait;

puedes esperar sentado you’re in for a long wait

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esperar vt

1) aguardar: to wait for, to await

2) : to expect

3) : to hope

espero poder trabajar: I hope to be able to work

espero que sí: I hope so

esperar vi

: to wait

♦ See also the reflexive verb esperarse

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esperar vb

1. (aguardar) to wait / to wait for

¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?

te esperé toda la tarde I waited all afternoon for you

2. (creer, imaginar) to expect

no esperaba que viniera tanta gente I didn't expect so many people to come

las cosas no le fueron tan bien como esperaba things didn't go as well as he'd expected

3. (tener esperanza, desear) to hope

espera ir a la universidad she hopes to go to university

espero que seáis muy felices I hope you'll be very happy

espero que sí I hope so

esperar un niño to be expecting a baby

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

Spanish-English dictionary > esperar

18 tenir

tenir [t(ə)niʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. impersonal verb

5. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• la clé qu'il tient à la main the key that he's holding

• la clé qu'il tient dans sa main the key that he's holding

• il tient son fils par la main he's holding his son's hand

• tenir la porte à qn to hold the door open for sb

   b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keep

• tenir les yeux ouverts to keep one's eyes open

• le café le tient éveillé coffee keeps him awake

• tenir qch en place to keep sth in place

• tenir une note (Music) to hold a note

   c. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keep

   d. ( = détenir) to have

• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!

• nous le tenons we've got him

• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article

• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!

• en tenir pour qn (inf) ( = l'aimer) to have a crush on sb (inf)

   e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under control

   f. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold

   g. ( = occuper) [+ place, largeur] to take up ; [+ rôle] to have ; [+ emploi] to hold

• ça tient trop de place it takes up too much room

• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the right

• elle a bien tenu son rôle de chef she was a good manager

• elle tient le rôle d'Ophélie she plays the role of Ophelia

   h. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold

   i. ( = résister à) tenir l'alcool (inf) to be able to hold one's drink

• tenir le coup [personne] to survive ; [chose] to last

• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?

   j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep to

• tenir le rythme to keep up the pace

   k. (locutions)

► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as

• je le tenais pour un imbécile I regarded him as an idiot

• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb

• il tient cela de son père he gets that from his father► tiens ! (en donnant) here you are!

• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!

• tiens, tiens ! well, well!

2. <

   a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up

• ce chapeau ne tient pas sur ma tête this hat won't stay on my head

• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the tree

• il tient bien sur ses jambes he's very steady on his legs

   b. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last

• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?

• il n'y a pas de match qui tienne there's no question of going to any match

   c. ( = résister) to hold out

• tenir bon to hold out

• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer

   d. ( = pouvoir être contenu) to fit ( dans into)

• ils ne tiendront pas dans la voiture they won't fit into the car

• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight

• son discours tient en quelques pages his speech is just a few pages long

3. <

• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to

• il ne tenait plus à la vie he had lost his will to live

• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly

• il tient beaucoup à vous connaître he's very anxious to meet you

• elle tenait absolument à parler she insisted on speaking

• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...

• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to

• ça tient au climat it's because of the climate

• son succès tient à peu de chose his success hangs on very little

• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?

• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after

• il tient de son père he takes after his father

• il a de qui tenir it runs in the family

4. <

( = dépendre de) to depend

• il ne tient qu'à vous de décider it's up to you to decide

► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!

5. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• il se tenait le ventre de douleur he was holding his stomach in pain

• se tenir à qch to hold onto sth

• ils se tenaient par la main they were holding hands

• ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms round each other's waists

   b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouching

• tenez-vous prêts à partir be ready to leave

• elle se tenait à sa fenêtre she was standing at her window

   c. ( = se conduire) to behave

• il ne sait pas se tenir he doesn't know how to behave

• se tenir tranquille to be quiet

• tiens-toi tranquille keep still

• se tenir mal (à table) to have bad table manners ; (en société) to behave badly

• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!

   d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take place

   e. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold together

• tout se tient it's all connected

   f. (locutions)

► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!

• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with

• nous nous en tiendrons là pour aujourd'hui we'll leave it at that for today

• il aimerait savoir à quoi s'en tenir he'd like to know where he stands

• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)

il se tient pour responsable he holds himself responsible

• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!

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təniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( serrer) to hold

tiens-moi ça — hold this (for me)

tenir quelqu'un par la main — to hold somebody's hand

tenir la rampe — to hold onto the banisters

tiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!

tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!

si je le tenais! — if I could get my hands on him!

bien tenir — to hold on to

2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control

il nous tient — he's got a hold on us

3) Armée to hold

4) ( avoir attrapé) to hold

je te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!

pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you

tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US

5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]

de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? — where did you get that information?

elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère — she inherited her jewels from her mother

6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]

bien tenir sa maison — to keep one's house spick and span

tenir la comptabilité — to keep the books

7) ( garder) to keep

tenir quelqu'un occupé — to keep somebody busy

‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’

tenir une note — Musique to hold a note

8) ( conserver une position)

tenir sa tête droite — to hold one's head upright

tenir les yeux baissés — to keep one's eyes lowered

9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]

tenir la porte fermée avec son pied — to hold the door shut with one's foot

10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]

11) ( résister)

tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy

tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out

tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain

12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]

13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]

14) ( considérer)

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible

je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts — I consider my information to be correct

tenir quelqu'un pour mort — to give somebody up for dead

tenir pour certain que — to regard it as certain that

2.

tenir à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( avoir de l'attachement pour)

tenir à — to be fond of, to like

tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life

il tient à son argent — he can't bear to be parted from his money

tenir à son indépendance — to like one's independence

2) ( vouloir)

j'y tiens — I insist

tenir à faire — to want to do

je ne tiens pas à faire — I'd rather not do

tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse — to insist that somebody should do

je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle y aille — I'd rather she didn't go

je tiens beaucoup à la revoir — I'd really like to see her again

nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt — you really must come to dinner soon

3) ( être dû à)

tenir à — to be due to

3.

tenir de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( ressembler à)

tenir de — to take after

il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from

de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? — where does she get her nastiness from?

2) ( s'apparenter à)

tenir de — to border on

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in

ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds — these shoes won't stay on my feet

2) ( résister)

tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on

tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting

j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) — I hope my car will last out

il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television

3) ( durer)

le plan tient-il toujours? — is the plan still on?

la neige tient — the snow is settling

les fleurs n'ont pas tenu — the flowers didn't last long

la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded

4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up

5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)

faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture — to fit six people into a car

mon article tient en trois pages — my article takes up only three pages

tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)

tenir en hauteur dans une pièce — to fit into a room (heightwise)

ne pas tenir en hauteur — to be too tall ( dans for)

5.

se tenir verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to hold

se tenir la tête de douleur — to hold one's head in pain

2) ( l'un l'autre)

se tenir par le bras — to be arm in arm

ils se tenaient par la taille — they had their arms around each other's waists

se tenir par la main — to hold hands

3) ( s'accrocher) to hold on

se tenir par les pieds — to hold on with one's feet

tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock

4) ( demeurer)

se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out

se tenir sans bouger — to stay still

se tenir prêt — to be ready

se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself

se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still

5) ( se comporter) to behave

savoir se tenir — to know how to behave

tiens-toi bien! — behave yourself!

6) ( avoir une posture)

se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture

tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!

7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held

8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together

9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together

ça se tient — it makes sense

10) ( se considérer)

se tenir pour — to consider oneself to be

tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!

11) ( être fidèle)

s'en tenir à — to stand by

12) ( se limiter)

s'en tenir à — to keep to

s'en tenir aux ordres — to stick to orders

s'en tenir là — to leave it there

ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec — not to know what to make of

6.

verbe impersonnel

il ne tient qu'à toi de partir — it's up to you to decide whether to leave

qu'à cela ne tienne! — never mind!

7.

tiens exclamation oh!

tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!

tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?

tiens donc! — iron fancy that!

tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!

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t(ə)niʀ
1. vt

1) (avec sa main) to hold

Tu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?

Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.

2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run

tenir les comptes — to keep the books

tenir un rôle — to play a part

3) [promesse, engagement] to keep

4) (= considérer)

tenir qn pour — to take sb for

5) (= occuper)

tenir de la place — to take up space

6) (= résister à)

tenir l'alcool — to be able to hold a drink

tenir le coup — to hold out

7) (= garder, maintenir)

tenir sa langue fig — to hold one's tongue

tenir au chaud — to keep hot

tenir à l'abri — to keep under cover

tenir prêt — to have ready

Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.

8) (= avoir reçu)

tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb

2. vi

1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold

2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last

3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survive

tenir bon — to stand fast

tenir 3 jours — to last 3 days

4) (en donnant quelque chose)

tiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!

5) (exclamatif)

Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!

tiens? (surprise) — really?

6)

tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for

Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)

ça ne tient qu'à lui — it is entirely up to him

tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do

Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.

tenir à ce que qn fasse qch — to really want sb to do sth

7)

tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after

Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.

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tenir verb table: venir

A vtr

1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;

2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;

3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;

4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;

5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;

6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;

7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;

8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;

9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;

10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;

11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;

12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litres^GB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;

13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centre^GB of the square;

14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.

B tenir à vtr ind

1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;

2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;

3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.

C tenir de vtr ind

1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;

2 ( s'apparenter à) tenir de to border on; tenir du délire to border on madness.

D vi

1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;

2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;

3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colour^GB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;

4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;

5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.

E se tenir vpr

1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;

2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;

3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;

4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;

5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;

6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;

7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;

8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;

9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;

10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;

11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;

12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.

F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!

G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!

Idiome

en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.

[tənir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]

1. [retenir] to hold (on to)

tenir la main de quelqu'un to hold somebody's hand

je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped

2. [manier] to hold

tu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properly

B.[CONSERVER]

1. [maintenir - dans une position] to hold, to keep ; [ - dans un état] to keep

enlève les vis qui tiennent le panneau undo the screws which hold the panel in place

tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full

tenez-lui la tête hors de l'eau hold her head above the water

elle tient ses chiens attachés she keeps her dogs tied up

tenir chaud to keep warm

je veux une robe qui tienne chaud I'd like a warm dress

tenez-le prêt (à partir) make sure he's ready (to leave)

2. [garder - note] to hold

tenir l'accord to stay in tune

‘tenez votre droite’

a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’

b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’

3. (vieilli) [conserver - dans un lieu] to keep

4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collect

C.[POSSÉDER]

1. [avoir reçu]

tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody

les propriétés que je tenais de ma mère [par héritage] the properties I'd inherited from my mother

2. [avoir capturé] to have caught, to have got hold of

[avoir à sa merci] to have got

ah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!

si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!

elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hour

pendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?

3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou got

je crois que je tiens un scoop! I think I've got a scoop!

tenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something from

il a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?

nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...

tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the state

qu'est-ce que je tiens comme rhume! (familier) I've got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

elle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)

il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonight

qu'est-ce qu'il tient!

a. (familier) [il est stupide] what a twit (UK) ou blockhead!

b. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!

c. [il est enrhumé] he's got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

4. [transmettre]

nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documents

D.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]

1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to hold

quand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angry

la jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy

ce rhume me tient depuis deux semaines I've had this cold for two weeks

MILITAIRE to control

[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) control

2. [diriger, s'occuper de - commerce, maison, hôtel] to run ; [ - comptabilité, registre] to keep

tenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashier

elle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"

le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the bar

tenir la marque JEUX & SPORT to keep score

3. [donner - assemblée, conférence, séance] to hold, to have

le tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new building

4. [prononcer - discours] to give ; [ - raisonnement] to have ; [ - langage] to use

il me tint à peu près ce langage La Fontaine (allusion) here's roughly what he said to me

tenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks

comment peux-tu tenir un tel raisonnement? how can you possibly think this way?

5. [astreint à]

être tenu à quelque chose: être tenu au secret professionnel to be bound by professional secrecy

nous sommes tenus à la discrétion we're obliged to be very discreet

je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her

6. THÉÂTRE [rôle] to play, to have

tenir un rôle dans (figuré) to play a part in

7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in hand

E.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]

1. [occuper] to take up (separable), to occupy

le fauteuil tient trop de place the armchair takes up too much room

tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place

2. [contenir] to hold

F.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]

1. [résister à] (to be able) to take

il tient l'alcool he can take (especially UK) ou hold his drink

tenir le coup

a. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold out

b. [digue] to hold (out)

c. [personne] (to be able) to take it

le soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nights

tenir la route [véhicule] to have good road-holding (UK), to hold the road well

ton raisonnement ne tient pas la route (figuré) your argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny

2. [respecter] to keep to, to stand by, to uphold

tenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise

[s'engager dans - pari]

je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!

tenu!, je tiens! JEUX you're on!

G.[CONSIDÉRER] (soutenu) to hold, to consider

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as

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[tənir] verbe intransitif

1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay up

tenir en place to stay in place

mets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape better

la porte du placard ne tient pas fermée the cupboard door won't stay shut

tout ça tient avec de la colle all this is held together with glue

le porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you going

faire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into position

tenir à

a. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou to

b. [être contigu à] to be next to

[personne]

il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yet

je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes [de fatigue] I can hardly stand up any more

cet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair

elle ne tient pas en place she can't sit still

2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last out

je ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going in

le cœur ne tiendra pas his heart won't take it

tes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with reality

tenir bon ou ferme

a. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tight

b. [ne pas céder] to hold out

tenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its way

il me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my ground

le dollar tient toujours bon the dollar is still holding firm

ne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned him

ça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it

3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stay

aucun parfum ne tient sur moi perfumes don't stay on me

4. [être valable, être d'actualité - offre, pari, rendez-vous] to stand ; [ - promesse] to hold

ça tient toujours pour demain? is it still on for tomorrow?

il n'y a pas de... qui tienne: il n'y a pas de congé qui tienne there's no question of having leave

il n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!

5. [pouvoir être logé] to fit

le compte rendu tient en une page the report takes up one page

tenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)

on tient facilement à cinq dans la barque the boat sits five in comfort

son histoire tient en peu de mots his story can be summed up in a few words

6. (locution)

en tenir pour quelqu'un (familier) to have a crush on somebody

en tenir pour quelque chose

a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on something

b. [ne considérer que] to stick to something

elle en tient vraiment pour l'hypothèse de l'assassinat she seems convinced it was murder

tiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] here

tiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thundering

tiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself useful

tenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricity

s'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!

tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?

tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of him

elle a refusé? tiens donc! (familier & ironique) she said no? you amaze me! ou surprise, surprise!

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)

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tenir à verbe plus préposition

1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to value

si tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...

2. [vouloir]

tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing something

je tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signed

tu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularly

tenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good education

tiens-tu à ce que cela se sache? do you really want it to become known?

je voudrais t'aider — je n'y tiens pas I'd like to help you — I'd rather you didn't

venez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!

3. [résulter de] to stem ou to result from, to be due to, to be caused by

le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness

à quoi ça tient? (familier) what's the reason for it?, what's it due to?

qu'à cela ne tienne never mind, fear not (humoristique)

4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]

il ne tient qu'à toi de mettre fin à ce désordre it's entirely up to you to sort out this shambles

s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision

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tenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [ressembler à] to take after

ce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setter

elle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!

2. [relever de]

sa guérison tient du miracle his recovery is something of a miracle

des propos qui tiennent de l'injure remarks verging on the insulting

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils marchaient en se tenant la main they were walking hand in hand

se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[se dérouler - conférence] to be held, to take place ; [ - festival, foire] to take place

le festival se tient en plusieurs endroits there are several venues for the festival

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se tenir verbe pronominal transitif

se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands

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se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)

se tenir à

a. to hold on to

b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip

2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seated

se tenir (légèrement) en retrait to stand back (slightly)

se tenir debout to be standing (up)

se tenir droit

a. [debout] to stand up straight

b. [assis] to sit up straight

tiens-toi mieux sur ta chaise sit properly on your chair

c'est parce que tu te tiens mal que tu as mal au dos you get backaches because of bad posture

se tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out

se tenir coi to remain silent

3. [se conduire] to behave

bien se tenir to behave oneself

mal se tenir to behave oneself badly

4. [être cohérent]

se tenir (bien)

a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand up

b. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together

je voudrais trouver un alibi qui se tienne I'm looking for a plausible excuse

[coïncider - indices, événements] to hang together, to be linked

5. (locution)

s'en tenir à: tenez-vous-en aux ordres confine yourself to carrying out orders

d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop there

je ne m'en tiendrai pas à ses excuses I won't be content with a mere apology from him

ne pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself with

on ne se tenait plus de rire we were in absolute fits (of laughter)

tiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!

elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!

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se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se considérer comme]

je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yet

se tenir pour satisfait to feel satisfied

je ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius

2. (locution)

je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tenir

19 reggere

1. v/t ( sostenere) support

( tenere in mano) hold

( sopportare) bear

grammar take

2. v/i di tempo last

di ragionamento stand up

fig non reggo più I can't take any more

* * *

reggere v.tr.

1 ( sostenere, sorreggere) to bear*, to support, to carry, to hold*: l'arco è retto da due pilastri, the arch is supported by two pillars; quattro pilastri reggono il tetto, four pillars hold up (o support) the roof; questa mensola non può reggere tanti libri, this shelf won't hold so many books; quella corda non lo reggerà, that rope will not hold him; questa carriola non regge più di così, this wheelbarrow cannot carry more than that; le gambe non mi reggono più, my legs cannot carry me any longer; lo reggeva per il braccio, she was holding him up by the arm; reggere un bimbo fra le braccia, to hold a child in one's arms; reggimi il bastone, il cappello, hold my stick, my hat; reggere un peso, to bear a weight // il partito al potere è retto dalla stampa, the party in power is sustained (o supported) by the press // reggere il moccolo, la candela, (fig., fam.) to play gooseberry

2 (fig.) ( sopportare) to stand*: si è licenziato perché non reggeva il ritmo di lavoro, he gave up the job because he couldn't stand the pace of the work (o couldn't keep pace with the work); quando fa così non lo reggo proprio, I really can't stand (o bear) him when he acts like that; reggere la prova, to stand the test; reggere la spesa, to stand the expense // non reggo bene il vino, I can't take much wine

3 ( governare) to rule (over): reggere un impero, to rule over an empire; reggere un paese, to rule a country // reggere il governo, to hold government

4 ( dirigere) to manage; to run*: reggere un'azienda, to manage (o to run) a firm; reggere una scuola, to run a school

5 (gramm.) to govern, to take*: preposizione che regge l'accusativo, preposition which governs (o takes) the accusative; un verbo che regge l'infinito, a verb which must be followed by (o which takes o which governs) the infinitive

◆ v. intr.

1 ( resistere) to hold* (out): il nemico non reggerà a lungo, the enemy will not hold out long; questa corda, questo ramo non regge, this rope, this branch will break; questo edificio reggerà almeno cent'anni, this building will stand a hundred years at least // sono stanco, non reggo più, I'm tired, I cannot hold out any longer // non mi regge il cuore a vederlo così afflitto, my heart breaks (o it breaks my heart) to see him so sad; non mi regge il cuore di farlo; I have not the heart to do it

2 (fig.) ( sopportare) to stand* (sthg.), to stand* up to (sthg.), to bear*: quella ditta non ha retto alla concorrenza, that firm did not stand up to competition; il suo ultimo libro non regge al confronto con i precedenti, his latest book doesn't bear comparison with his earlier works; reggere al caldo, al freddo, to stand (o to bear) the heat, the cold; reggere alle fatiche, to stand up to hard work; reggere alla prova, to stand the test; reggere alle lusinghe, to resist flattery // non regge allo scherzo, he can't take a joke

3 (fig.) ( essere plausibile) to stand* up, to hold* water: questa teoria non regge, this theory does not stand; le sue opinioni non reggono, his opinions do not hold water; le vostre accuse non reggono, there are no grounds for your accusations

4 ( durare) to last, to hold* (out): questo bel tempo non reggerà molto a lungo, this fine weather will not hold out (o last) long; la situazione non resse a lungo, the situation did not last long

5 (avere il dominio, il potere) to be in power, to hold* power, to hold* sway: in quel paese reggono i monarchici, the monarchists are in power (o hold sway) in that country.

◘ reggersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 ( sostenersi) to stand*, to hold* on to (sthg.) (anche fig.): reggere agli appositi sostegni, to hold on to the handgrips provided; si regge in piedi, sulle gambe a fatica, he can hardly stand; ero così stanco che non mi reggevo più, I was so tired that I could not hold out any longer // reggere a galla, to float // con tante spese la ditta stenta a reggere, with so much expense the firm can hardly keep going // erano tanto ubriachi che dovevano reggere l'un l'altro, they were so drunk that they had to hold each other up

2 ( governarsi) to be ruled: quel paese si regge a repubblica, that country is a republic.

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1. ['rɛddʒere]
vb irreg vt
1) (tenere: persona) to hold up, support, (pacco, valigia, timone) to hold

le gambe non lo reggevano più — his legs could carry him no longer

reggi questa borsa, per favore — hold this bag, please

2) (sopportare: peso) to bear, carry, (fig : situazione) to stand, bear

reggere l'alcol — to hold one's drink

non lo reggo più — (fig : persona) I can't put up with him any more

3) (Gramm: sogg: proposizione) to govern, take, be followed by

reggere il dativo — to take the dative

4) (essere a capo di: Stato) to govern, rule, (ditta) to run, manage

2. vi (aus avere)

1) (resistere) to hold on

reggere a — (peso, pressione) to bear, (urto) to stand up to

reggere alla tentazione — to resist temptation

non regge al paragone — it (o he ecc) doesn't stand comparison

non ha retto a tali minacce — he was unable to hold out against such threats

2) (durare: bel tempo, situazione) to last

3) (fig : stare in piedi: teoria) to hold up, hold water

è un discorso che non regge — the argument doesn't hold water

3. vr (reggersi)

1) (stare dritto) to stand, (fig : dominarsi) to control o.s.

(tenersi) reggersi a — to hold on to

(fig : ipotesi) reggersi su — to be based on

reggersi sulle gambe o in piedi — to stand up

non si reggeva in piedi — he could barely stand

non mi reggo più dalla stanchezza — I'm so tired that I can barely stand

reggiti a me — hold on to me

reggiti forte — hold on tight

2)

(uso reciproco) reggersi a vicenda — to support each another

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['rɛddʒere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (impedire la caduta di) [ persona] to hold* [ scala]; to hold* up [anziano, ubriaco]; [ cintura] to hold* up [ pantaloni]; (tenere in mano) [ persona] to hold* [ oggetto]

reggimi gli sci — please, hold the skis

2) (sostenere) [colonna, struttura] to bear*, to hold*, to support [tetto, peso]

reggere qcs. sulle spalle — to carry sth. on one's back

il ramo non ti regge — the branch won't hold you

le gambe non mi reggevano più — my legs couldn't carry me any longer

3) (resistere a, far fronte a) to stand* [ prova]; to withstand*, to absorb [ impatto]; to stand*, to handle [ ritmo]; to bear* [ dolore]; to hold* [ sguardo]

reggere l'alcol — to (be able to) hold one's drink

reggere il mare — [ nave] to be seaworthy

4) (sopportare)

non la reggo — I can't stand her

5) (governare) to rule [ paese]; (amministrare) to manage, to run* [ azienda]

6) ling. to govern, to take*
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (resistere)

reggere a — to withstand [assalto, urto, shock]; to stand up to [sforzo, fatica]

reggere alla tensione — [ persona] to take the strain

reggere al confronto con — to bear o stand comparison with, to compare favourably with

ha smesso di fumare, ma non reggerà a lungo! — he's given up smoking, but he'll never last out!

2) (essere valido) [teoria, ipotesi] to hold* (good); [ accusa] to hold* up; [ alibi] to stand* up

3) colloq. (durare) [ tempo] to last, to hold*; [ matrimonio] to hold* together
3.
verbo pronominale reggersi

1) (sostenersi) to stand*

- rsi in piedi — to stand up

fa fatica a -rsi in piedi — he can hardly stand

non si regge sulle gambe — he can't stand up

2) (aggrapparsi)

reggere a — to hold on o cling on to [ ringhiera]

reggiti forte! — hold tight!

3) (governarsi)

- rsi a repubblica — to be a republic

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reggere il colpo — to tough it out

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reggere

/'rεddʒere/ [59]

I verbo transitivo

1 (impedire la caduta di) [ persona] to hold* [ scala]; to hold* up [anziano, ubriaco]; [ cintura] to hold* up [ pantaloni]; (tenere in mano) [ persona] to hold* [ oggetto]; reggimi gli sci please, hold the skis

2 (sostenere) [colonna, struttura] to bear*, to hold*, to support [tetto, peso]; reggere qcs. sulle spalle to carry sth. on one's back; il ramo non ti regge the branch won't hold you; le gambe non mi reggevano più my legs couldn't carry me any longer

3 (resistere a, far fronte a) to stand* [ prova]; to withstand*, to absorb [ impatto]; to stand*, to handle [ ritmo]; to bear* [ dolore]; to hold* [ sguardo]; reggere l'alcol to (be able to) hold one's drink; reggere il mare [ nave] to be seaworthy

4 (sopportare) non la reggo I can't stand her

5 (governare) to rule [ paese]; (amministrare) to manage, to run* [ azienda]

6 ling. to govern, to take*

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (resistere) reggere a to withstand [assalto, urto, shock]; to stand up to [sforzo, fatica]; reggere alla tensione [ persona] to take the strain; reggere al confronto con to bear o stand comparison with, to compare favourably with; ha smesso di fumare, ma non reggerà a lungo! he's given up smoking, but he'll never last out!

2 (essere valido) [teoria, ipotesi] to hold* (good); [ accusa] to hold* up; [ alibi] to stand* up

3 colloq. (durare) [ tempo] to last, to hold*; [ matrimonio] to hold* together

III reggersi verbo pronominale

1 (sostenersi) to stand*; - rsi in piedi to stand up; fa fatica a -rsi in piedi he can hardly stand; non si regge sulle gambe he can't stand up

2 (aggrapparsi) reggere a to hold on o cling on to [ ringhiera]; reggiti forte! hold tight!

3 (governarsi) - rsi a repubblica to be a republic

IDIOMS

reggere il colpo to tough it out.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > reggere

20 больше не

1. any more

этой веши износу не будет — it will stand any amount of wear

здесь не всё ясно — there is more in it than meets the eye

его не мучает совесть — he is not troubled by any scruples

ни о ком столько не писали — no one was more paragraphed

это не более чем иллюзия — this is no more than fantasy

2. no longer

я никогда не унижусь до этого — I would not debase myself so

этого ребёнка ничему не научишь — the child is not teachable

это не твоё дело, это не твоя забота — it is not your affair

это настоящий оазис, а не мираж — a real oasis, not a mirage

спрашивайте меня, не стесняйтесь — do not hesitate to ask me

3. any longer

больше не поставляется — no longer available

я не могу дольше ждать — I can wait no longer

не затрудняйте себя — do not go to any trouble

больше не производится — no longer manufactured

не по его вине — without any default on his part

4. no more; no longer

и не — nor

еще не — not yet

даже не — not even

не нужно — need not

не просто — not just

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > больше не

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