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1 believe

1. intransitive verb
1)

believe in something — (put trust in truth of) an etwas (Dat.) glauben

I believe in free medical treatment for all — ich bin für die kostenlose ärztliche Behandlung aller

I don't believe in going to the dentist — ich halte nicht viel von Zahnärzten

2) (have faith) glauben (in an + Akk.) [Gott, Himmel usw.]

3) (suppose, think) glauben; denken

I believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht
2. transitive verb
1)

believe something — etwas glauben

I can well believe it — das glaub' ich gerne

if you believe that, you'll believe anything — wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

believe it or not — ob du es glaubst oder nicht

would you believe — (coll.) stell dir mal vor (ugs.)

believe somebody — jemandem glauben

I don't believe you — das glaube ich dir nicht

believe [you] me — glaub/glaubt mir!

I couldn't believe my eyes/ears — ich traute meinen Augen/Ohren nicht

2) (be of opinion that) glauben; der Überzeugung sein

he is believed to be in the London area — man vermutet ihn im Raum London

people believed her to be a witch — die Leute hielten sie für eine Hexe

make believe [that...] — so tun, als ob...

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[bi'li:v]
verb

1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) glauben

2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) glauben

3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) glauben

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- academic.ru/6333/believable">believable
- belief
- believer
- believe in
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be·lieve

[bɪˈli:v]

I. vt

1. (presume true)

▪ to \believe sth etw glauben

\believe [you] me! du kannst mir glauben!

would you \believe it? kannst du dir das vorstellen?, also unglaublich! fam

I wouldn't have \believed it of them das hätte ich nicht von ihnen gedacht

she couldn't [or could hardly] \believe her ears/eyes sie traute ihren Ohren/Augen nicht

I couldn't \believe my luck ich konnte mein Glück [gar] nicht fassen

I'll \believe it when I see it! das glaube ich erst, wenn ich es sehe!

I can't \believe how... ich kann gar nicht verstehen, wie...

\believe it or not ob du es glaubst oder nicht fam

to not \believe a word of sth kein Wort von etw dat glauben

▪ to \believe sb to be sth jdn für etw akk halten

▪ to \believe that... glauben, dass...

to find sth hard to \believe etw kaum glauben [o fassen] können

she found it hard to \believe that... es fiel ihr schwer zu glauben, dass...

2. (pretend)

to make \believe [that]... so tun, als ob...

the boys made \believe to be [or that they were] pirates die Jungen taten so, als wären sie Piraten

3.

▶ seeing is believing ( saying) was ich sehe, glaube ich

II. vi

1. (be certain of)

▪ to \believe in sth UFOs, God an etw akk glauben

2. (have confidence)

▪ to \believe in sb/sth auf jdn/etw vertrauen

3. (support sincerely)

▪ to \believe in sth für etw akk sein, viel von etw dat halten

I \believe in going for a run every morning ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass man täglich morgens joggen sollte

4. (think) glauben, denken

Jane Roberts, I \believe? sind Sie nicht Jane Roberts?

the robbers are \believed to have escaped via Heathrow Airport man nimmt an, dass die Räuber über den Flughafen Heathrow entkommen sind

we have [every] reason to \believe that... wir haben [allen] Grund zu der Annahme, dass... geh

I \believe not/so ich glaube nicht/schon

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[bɪ'liːv]
1. vt

1) sth glauben; sb glauben (+dat)

I don't believe you — das glaube ich (Ihnen) nicht

don't you believe it — wers glaubt, wird selig (inf)

it's true, please believe me —

believe me, I mean it — glauben Sie mir, es ist mir ernst or Ernst

believe you me! (inf) — das können Sie mir glauben!

believe it or not — ob Sies glauben oder nicht

would you believe it! (inf) — ist das (denn) die Möglichkeit (inf)

I would never have believed it of him — das hätte ich nie von ihm geglaubt

he could hardly believe his eyes/ears — er traute seinen Augen/Ohren nicht

if he is to be believed — wenn man ihm glauben darf or Glauben schenken kann

2) (= think) glauben

he is believed to be ill — es heißt, dass er krank ist

I believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht

See:

→ make-believe

2. vi
(= have a religious faith) an Gott glauben
you must believe! — Sie müssen glauben!

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believe [bıˈliːv]

A v/i

1. glauben (in an akk)

2. (in) vertrauen (auf akk), Vertrauen haben (zu)

3. viel halten (in von):

not believe in nichts halten von;

not believe in doing sth nichts davon halten, etwas zu tun

B v/t

1. glauben:

a) annehmen, meinen

b) für wahr halten:

I didn’t believe a word he said ich glaubte ihm kein Wort;

(whether you) believe it or not ob Sie es glauben oder nicht;

would you believe it! ist das denn die Möglichkeit!, man sollte es nicht für möglich halten!;

I can well believe it das glaube ich gerne;

he made me believe it er machte es mich glauben;

I wouldn’t have believed it of him das hätte ich nicht von ihm geglaubt oder gedacht;

he is believed to be rich man hält ihn für reich;

I believe him to have done it ich glaube, dass er es getan hat;

there is reason to believe that … es gibt Grund zu der Annahme, dass …

2. Glauben schenken (dat), glauben (dat):

believe me, umg believe you me glaube mir; → ear¹ Bes Redew, eye A 1

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1. intransitive verb
1)

believe in something — (put trust in truth of) an etwas (Dat.) glauben

I believe in free medical treatment for all — ich bin für die kostenlose ärztliche Behandlung aller

I don't believe in going to the dentist — ich halte nicht viel von Zahnärzten

2) (have faith) glauben (in an + Akk.) [Gott, Himmel usw.]

3) (suppose, think) glauben; denken

I believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht
2. transitive verb
1)

believe something — etwas glauben

I can well believe it — das glaub' ich gerne

if you believe that, you'll believe anything — wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

believe it or not — ob du es glaubst oder nicht

would you believe — (coll.) stell dir mal vor (ugs.)

believe somebody — jemandem glauben

I don't believe you — das glaube ich dir nicht

believe [you] me — glaub/glaubt mir!

I couldn't believe my eyes/ears — ich traute meinen Augen/Ohren nicht

2) (be of opinion that) glauben; der Überzeugung sein

he is believed to be in the London area — man vermutet ihn im Raum London

people believed her to be a witch — die Leute hielten sie für eine Hexe

make believe [that...] — so tun, als ob...

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(in) v.

glauben (an) v. v.

glauben v.

English-german dictionary > believe
2 word

1. noun
1) Wort, das

words cannot describe it — mit Worten lässt sich das nicht beschreiben

in a or one word — (fig.) mit einem Wort

[not] in so many words — [nicht] ausdrücklich

in other words — mit anderen Worten

not a word of something — kein Wort von etwas

bad luck/drunk is not the word for it — Pech/betrunken ist gar kein Ausdruck dafür (ugs.)

that's not the word I would have used — das ist gar kein Ausdruck (ugs.)

put something into words — etwas in Worte fassen

word for word — Wort für Wort

without a or one/another word — ohne ein/ein weiteres Wort

too funny etc. for words — unsagbar komisch usw.; see also academic.ru/26214/fail">fail 2. 5); play 1. 2), 2. 1)

2) (thing said) Wort, das

hard words — harte Worte

exchange or have words — einen Wortwechsel haben

a man of few words — ein Mann von wenig Worten

have a word [with somebody] about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

could I have a word [with you]? — kann ich dich mal sprechen?

have words with somebody — sich mit jemandem streiten

say a few words — ein paar Worte sprechen

suit the action to the word — seinen Worten Taten folgen lassen

it's his word against mine — sein Wort steht gegen meins

take somebody at his/her word — jemanden beim Wort nehmen

word of command/advice — Kommando, das/Rat, der

at a word of command — auf Befehl

the Word [of God] — (Bible) das Wort [Gottes]

put in a good word for somebody [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] ein [gutes] Wort für jemanden einlegen

3) (promise) Wort, das

doubt somebody's word — jemandes Wort in Zweifel ziehen

give [somebody] one's word — jemandem sein Wort geben

keep/break one's word — sein Wort halten/brechen

upon my word! — (dated) meiner Treu! (veralt.)

my word! — meine Güte!; see also take 1. 32)

4) no pl. (speaking) Wort, das

by word of mouth — durch mündliche Mitteilung

5) in pl. (text of song, spoken by actor) Text, der

6) no pl., no indef. art. (news) Nachricht, die

word had just reached them — die Nachricht hatte sie gerade erreicht

word has it or the word is [that]... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...

word went round that... — es ging das Gerücht, dass...

send/leave word that/of when... — Nachricht geben/eine Nachricht hinterlassen, dass/wenn...

is there any word from her? — hat sie schon von sich hören lassen?

7) (command) Kommando, das

just say the word — sag nur ein Wort

at the word ‘run’, you run! — bei dem Wort ‘rennen’ rennst du!

8) (password) Parole, die (Milit.)

give the word — die Parole sagen
2. transitive verb
formulieren

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[wə:d] 1. noun
1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) das Wort

2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) einige Worte (pl.)

3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) der Bescheid

4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) das Wort
2. verb
(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) formulieren

- wording
- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word
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word

[wɜ:d, AM wɜ:rd]

I. n

1. (unit of language) Wort nt

we've had enough of \words genug der Worte

do you remember the exact \words? erinnern Sie sich [noch] an den genauen Wortlaut?

and those are his exact \words? und das hat er genau so gesagt?

what's the \word for ‘bikini’ in French? was heißt ‚Bikini‘ auf Französisch?

clumsy isn't the \word for it! unbeholfen ist noch viel zu milde ausgedrückt!

hush, not a \word! pst, keinen Mucks!

nobody's said a \word about that to me kein Mensch hat mir etwas davon gesagt

or \words to that effect oder so ähnlich

to be a man/woman of few \words nicht viel reden, kein Mann/keine Frau vieler Worte sein

empty \words leere Worte

in other \words mit anderen Worten

to use a rude \word ein Schimpfwort benutzen

the spoken/written \word das gesprochene/geschriebene Wort

to be too stupid for \words unsagbar dumm sein

to not breathe a \word of [or about] sth kein Sterbenswörtchen von etw dat verraten

to not know a \word of French/German/Spanish kein Wort Französisch/Deutsch/Spanisch können

▪ \word for \word Wort für Wort

to translate sth \word for \word etw [wort]wörtlich übersetzen

in a \word um es kurz zu sagen

in the \words of Burns um mit Burns zu sprechen

in \words of one syllable in einfachen Worten

in sb's own \words mit jds eigenen Worten

in so many \words ausdrücklich, direkt

2. no pl (short conversation) [kurzes] Gespräch; (formal) Unterredung f

to have a \word with sb [about sth] mit jdm [über etw akk] sprechen

ah, John, I've been meaning to have a \word with you ach, John, kann ich dich kurz mal sprechen?

could I have a \word about the sales figures? kann ich Sie kurz wegen der Verkaufszahlen sprechen?

the manager wants a \word der Manager möchte Sie sprechen

to exchange [or have] a few \words with sb ein paar Worte mit jdm wechseln

to have a quiet \word with sb jdn zur Seite nehmen

to say a few \words [about sth] [zu etw dat] ein paar Worte sagen

3. no pl (news) Nachricht f; (message) Mitteilung f

there's no \word from head office yet die Zentrale hat uns noch nicht Bescheid gegeben

hey, Martin, what's the good \word? AM ( fam) hallo, Martin, was gibt's Neues?

\word gets around [or about] [or BRIT round] Neuigkeiten verbreiten sich schnell

\word has it [or [the] \word is] that they may separate es geht das Gerücht, dass sie sich trennen

[the] \word is out [that]... es wurde öffentlich bekanntgegeben, dass...

to get \word of sth [from sb] etw [von jdm] erfahren

to have \word from sb [etwas] von jdm hören

to have [or hear] \word that... [davon] hören, dass...

4. no pl (order) Kommando nt, Befehl m

we're waiting for the \word from head office wir warten auf die Anweisung von der Zentrale

to give the \word den Befehl geben

5. (remark) Bemerkung f

if you want to leave, just say the \word wenn du gehen möchtest, brauchst du es nur zu sagen

\word of advice Rat[schlag] m

\word of warning Warnung f

6. no pl (promise) Wort nt, Versprechen nt

do we have your \word on that? haben wir dein Wort darauf?

my \word is my bond ( form or hum) auf mein Wort kannst du bauen

to be a man/woman of his/her \word zu seinem/ihrem Wort stehen, halten, was man verspricht

to be as good as/better than one's \word sein Wort halten/mehr als halten

to break [or go back on] /keep one's \word sein Wort brechen/halten

to give [sb] one's \word that... jdm versprechen [o sein [Ehren]wort geben], dass...

to take sb at his/her \word jdn beim Wort nehmen

7. no pl (statement of facts) Wort nt

it's her \word against mine es steht Aussage gegen Aussage

to take sb's \word for it [that...] jdm glauben, dass...

8. (lyrics)

▪ \words pl Text m

9.

▶ a \word in your ear BRIT ein kleiner Tipp unter uns

▶ \words fail me! mir fehlen die Worte!

▶ sb cannot get a \word in edgeways [or AM edgewise] ( fam) jd kommt überhaupt nicht zu Wort

▶ from the \word go vom ersten Moment [o von Anfang] an

▶ to have \words with sb eine Auseinandersetzung mit jdm haben, sich akk mit jdm streiten

▶ to have a quick \word in sb's ear BRIT kurz mit jdm allein sprechen

▶ to not have a good \word to say about sb/sth kein gutes Haar an jdm/etw lassen

▶ by \word of mouth mündlich

▶ my \word! [or ( old) upon my \word] du meine Güte!

▶ to put \words in[to] sb's mouth jdm Worte in den Mund legen

▶ to put in a good \word for sb/sth [with sb] [bei jdm] ein gutes Wort für jdn/etw einlegen

▶ to take the \words out of sb's mouth jdm das Wort aus dem Mund[e] nehmen

II. vt

▪ to \word sth etw formulieren [o in Worte fassen]; document etw abfassen

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[wɜːd]
1. n

1) (= unit of language) Wort nt

words — Wörter pl; (in meaningful sequence) Worte pl

word division — Silbentrennung f

foreign words — Fremdwörter pl

word for word — Wort für Wort

cold isn't the word for it — kalt ist gar kein Ausdruck (dafür)

"irresponsible" would be a better word for it — "unverantwortlich" wäre wohl das treffendere Wort dafür

words cannot describe it — so etwas kann man mit Worten gar nicht beschreiben

beyond words — unbeschreiblich

too funny for words — unbeschreiblich komisch

to put one's thoughts into words — seine Gedanken in Worte fassen or kleiden

in a word — mit einem Wort, kurz gesagt

(not) in so many words — (nicht) direkt or ausdrücklich

in other words — mit anderen Worten, anders gesagt or ausgedrückt

in one's own words — mit eigenen Worten

the last word (fig) — der letzte Schrei (in an +dat )

he had the last word — er hatte das letzte Wort

that's not the word I would have chosen — ich hätte es nicht so ausgedrückt

in the words of Goethe — mit Goethe gesprochen, um mit Goethe zu sprechen

2) (= remark) Wort nt

words — Worte pl

a word of advice — ein Rat(schlag) m

a word of encouragement/warning — eine Ermunterung/Warnung

fine words — schöne Worte pl

a man of few words — ein Mann, der nicht viele Worte macht

I can't get a word out of him — ich kann kein Wort aus ihm herausbekommen

by word of mouth — durch mündliche Überlieferung

to say a few words — ein paar Worte sprechen

to be lost or at a loss for words — nicht wissen, was man sagen soll

to take sb at his word — jdn beim Wort nehmen

John, could I have a word? — John, kann ich dich mal sprechen?

(could I have) a word in your ear? — kann ich Sie bitte allein or unter vier Augen sprechen?

a word to the wise — ein guter Rat

you took the words out of my mouth — du hast mir das Wort aus dem Mund genommen

I wish you wouldn't put words into my mouth — ich wünschte, Sie würden mir nicht das Wort im Munde herumdrehen

to put in or say a (good) word for sb — für jdn ein gutes Wort einlegen

nobody had a good word to say for him — niemand wusste etwas Gutes über ihn zu sagen

without a word — ohne ein Wort

don't say or breathe a word about it — sag aber bitte keinen Ton or kein Sterbenswörtchen (inf) davon

remember, not a word to anyone — vergiss nicht, kein Sterbenswörtchen (inf)

3) wordspl

(= quarrel) to have words with sb — mit jdm eine Auseinandersetzung haben

4) pl (= text, lyrics) Text m

5) no pl (= message, news) Nachricht f

word went round that... — es ging die Nachricht um, dass...

to leave word (with sb/for sb) that... — (bei jdm/für jdn) (die Nachricht) hinterlassen, dass...

is there any word from John yet? — schon von John gehört?, schon Nachrichten von John?

to send word — Nachricht geben

to send word to sb — jdn benachrichtigen

to send sb word of sth — jdn von etw benachrichtigen

to spread the word ( around) (inf) — es allen sagen (inf)

what's the word on Charlie? (inf) — was gibts Neues von Charlie?

6) (= promise, assurance) Wort nt

or honor (US) — Ehrenwort nt

a man of his word — ein Mann, der zu seinem Wort steht

to be true to or as good as one's word, to keep one's word — sein Wort halten

I give you my word — ich gebe dir mein (Ehren)wort

to go back on one's word — sein Wort nicht halten

to break one's word — sein Wort brechen

I only have his word for it — ich habe nur sein Wort dafür

take my word for it — verlass dich drauf, das kannst du mir glauben

you don't have to take my word for it — du kannst das ruhig nachprüfen

it's his word against mine —

upon my word! (old) my word! — meine Güte!

7) (= order) Wort nt; (also word of command) Kommando nt, Befehl m

to give the word (to do sth) (Mil) — das Kommando geben(, etw zu tun)

just say the word — sag nur ein Wort

his word is law here — sein Wort ist hier Gesetz

8) (REL) Wort nt

the Word of God —

to preach the Word — das Wort Gottes or das Evangelium verkünden

2. vt
(in Worten) ausdrücken, formulieren, in Worte fassen (geh); letter formulieren; speech abfassen
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word [wɜːd; US wɜrd]

A v/t in Worte fassen, (in Worten) ausdrücken, formulieren, abfassen:

worded as follows mit folgendem Wortlaut

B s

1. Wort n:

words

a) Worte,

b) LING Wörter;

in one’s own words in eigenen Worten;

word for word Wort für Wort, (wort)wörtlich; → put C 13

2. Wort n, Ausspruch m:

words Worte pl, Rede f, Äußerung f

3. pl Text m, Worte pl (eines Liedes etc):

words and music Text und Musik

4. (Ehren-)Wort n, Versprechen n, Zusage f, Erklärung f, Versicherung f:

word of hono(u)r Ehrenwort;

upon my word! auf mein Wort!;

my word! meine Güte!;

break (give, keep) one’s word sein Wort brechen (geben, halten);

he is as good as his word er ist ein Mann von Wort; er hält, was er verspricht;

take sb at their word jemanden beim Wort nehmen;

I took his word for it ich zweifelte nicht an seinen Worten;

it’s her word against his hier steht Aussage gegen Aussage; → eat B 1, have B 1

5. Bescheid m, Nachricht f:

leave word Bescheid hinterlassen ( with bei);

send word to sb jemandem Nachricht geben

6. a) Parole f, Losung f, Stichwort n

b) Befehl m, Kommando n

c) Zeichen n, Signal n:

give the word (to do sth);

just say the word du brauchst es nur zu sagen; → mum¹ A

7. REL

a) oft the Word (of God) das Wort Gottes, das Evangelium

b) the Word das Wort (die göttliche Natur Christi)

8. pl Wortwechsel m, Streit m:

have words sich streiten oder zanken ( with mit)Besondere Redewendungen: at a word sofort, aufs Wort;

by word of mouth mündlich;

in other words mit anderen Worten;

in a word mit einem Wort, kurz, kurzum;

in the words of mit den Worten (gen);

big words große oder hochtrabende Worte;

the last word

a) das letzte Wort (on in einer Sache),

b) das Allerneueste oder -beste (in an dat);

have the last word das letzte Wort haben;

not believe a word of kein Wort glauben von;

have no words for sth nicht wissen, was man zu einer Sache sagen soll;

have a word with sb kurz mit jemandem sprechen;

can I have a word with you? kann ich Sie mal kurz sprechen?;

have a word to say etwas (Wichtiges) zu sagen haben;

put in a good word for sb ein gutes Wort für jemanden einlegen, sich für jemanden einsetzen;

too funny for words umg zum Schreien (komisch);

too silly for words unsagbar dumm;

not only in word but also in deed nicht nur in Worten, sondern auch in Taten;

he hasn’t a word to throw at a dog er kommt sich zu fein vor, um mit anderen zu sprechen; er macht den Mund nicht auf;

cold’s not the word for it umg kalt ist gar kein Ausdruck; → ear¹ Bes Redew, hang C 1, mark¹ B 10

wd abk

1. ward Abtlg., Station f

2. wood

3. word

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1. noun
1) Wort, das

words cannot describe it — mit Worten lässt sich das nicht beschreiben

in a or one word — (fig.) mit einem Wort

[not] in so many words — [nicht] ausdrücklich

in other words — mit anderen Worten

not a word of something — kein Wort von etwas

bad luck/drunk is not the word for it — Pech/betrunken ist gar kein Ausdruck dafür (ugs.)

that's not the word I would have used — das ist gar kein Ausdruck (ugs.)

put something into words — etwas in Worte fassen

word for word — Wort für Wort

without a or one/another word — ohne ein/ein weiteres Wort

too funny etc. for words — unsagbar komisch usw.; see also fail 2. 5); play 1. 2), 2. 1)

2) (thing said) Wort, das

hard words — harte Worte

exchange or have words — einen Wortwechsel haben

a man of few words — ein Mann von wenig Worten

have a word [with somebody] about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

could I have a word [with you]? — kann ich dich mal sprechen?

have words with somebody — sich mit jemandem streiten

say a few words — ein paar Worte sprechen

suit the action to the word — seinen Worten Taten folgen lassen

it's his word against mine — sein Wort steht gegen meins

take somebody at his/her word — jemanden beim Wort nehmen

word of command/advice — Kommando, das/Rat, der

at a word of command — auf Befehl

the Word [of God] — (Bible) das Wort [Gottes]

put in a good word for somebody [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] ein [gutes] Wort für jemanden einlegen

3) (promise) Wort, das

doubt somebody's word — jemandes Wort in Zweifel ziehen

give [somebody] one's word — jemandem sein Wort geben

keep/break one's word — sein Wort halten/brechen

upon my word! — (dated) meiner Treu! (veralt.)

my word! — meine Güte!; see also take 1. 32)

4) no pl. (speaking) Wort, das

by word of mouth — durch mündliche Mitteilung

5) in pl. (text of song, spoken by actor) Text, der

6) no pl., no indef. art. (news) Nachricht, die

word had just reached them — die Nachricht hatte sie gerade erreicht

word has it or the word is [that]... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...

word went round that... — es ging das Gerücht, dass...

send/leave word that/of when... — Nachricht geben/eine Nachricht hinterlassen, dass/wenn...

is there any word from her? — hat sie schon von sich hören lassen?

7) (command) Kommando, das

just say the word — sag nur ein Wort

at the word ‘run’, you run! — bei dem Wort ‘rennen’ rennst du!

8) (password) Parole, die (Milit.)

give the word — die Parole sagen
2. transitive verb
formulieren

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v.

formulieren v. n.

Wort ¨-er n.

English-german dictionary > word
3 believe

be·lieve [bɪʼli:v] vt

1) ( presume true)

to \believe sth etw glauben;

\believe [you] me du kannst mir glauben!;

would you \believe it? kannst du dir das vorstellen?, also unglaublich! ( fam)

I wouldn't have \believed it of them das hätte ich nicht von ihnen gedacht;

she couldn't [or could hardly] \believe her ears/ eyes sie traute ihren Ohren/Augen nicht;

I couldn't \believe my luck ich konnte mein Glück [gar] nicht fassen;

I'll \believe it when I see it! das glaube ich erst, wenn ich es sehe!;

I can't \believe how... ich kann gar nicht verstehen, wie...;

\believe it or not ob du es glaubst oder nicht ( fam)

to not \believe a word of sth kein Wort von etw dat glauben;

to \believe sb to be sth jdn für etw akk halten;

to \believe that... glauben, dass...;

to find sth hard to \believe etw kaum glauben [o fassen] können;

she found it hard to \believe that... es fiel ihr schwer, zu glauben, dass...

2) to make \believe [that] [or to be] ... ( pretend) so tun, als ob...;

the boys made \believe to be [or that they were] pirates die Jungen taten so, als wären sie Piraten

PHRASES:

seeing is believing ( is believing) was ich sehe, glaube ich vi

1) ( be certain of)

to \believe in sth UFOs, God an etw akk glauben

2) ( have confidence)

to \believe in sb/ sth auf jdn/etw vertrauen

3) ( support sincerely)

to \believe in sth für etw akk sein, viel von etw dat halten;

I \believe in going for a run every morning ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass man täglich morgens joggen sollte

4) ( think) glauben, denken;

Jane Roberts, I \believe? sind Sie nicht Jane Roberts?;

the robbers are \believed to have escaped via Heathrow Airport man nimmt an, dass die Räuber über den Flughafen Heathrow entkommen sind;

we have [every] reason to \believe that... wir haben [allen] Grund zu der Annahme, dass... ( geh)

I \believe not/so ich glaube nicht/schon

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word

A n

1 ( verbal expression) mot m ; to say a few words about dire quelques mots sur ; those were his very words ce sont ses propres mots ; to have no words to express sth ne pas trouver les mots pour exprimer qch ; idle/well-chosen words mots en l'air/choisis ; long words mots savants ; in 120 words en 120 mots ; in a word, no en un mot, non ; there is no other word for it il n'y a pas d'autre mot (pour le dire) ; with these words he left sur ces mots il est parti ; in your own words avec tes propres mots ; I don't think ‘aunt’ is quite the right word je ne suis pas sûr que ‘tante’ soit le mot qui convienne ; the last word lit le dernier mot ; fig le dernier cri (in en) ; to get a word in placer un mot ; not in so many words pas exactement ; in other words en d'autres termes ; the spoken word la langue parlée ; the written word la langue écrite ; to put one's feelings ou thoughts into words exprimer ce qu'on ressent ; there's no such word as ‘can't’ ‘impossible’ n'est pas français ; what's the Greek word for ‘table’? comment dit-on ‘table’ en grec? ; a word of warning un avertissement ; a word of advice un conseil ; kind words paroles aimables ; vulgar is hardly the word for it vulgaire est trop peu dire ; lazy is a better word for him je dirais plutôt qu'il est paresseux ; I've said my last word on the subject j'ai dit tout ce que j'avais à dire sur le sujet ; too funny/sad for words trop drôle/triste ; in the words of Washington pour reprendre l'expression de Washington ; I believed every word he said je croyais tout ce qu'il me disait ; I mean every word of it je pense ce que je dis ; a word to all those who… quelques conseils pour tous ceux qui… ; a man of few words un homme peu loquace ;

2 (anything, something) mot m ; without saying a word sans dire un mot ; I couldn't get a word out of her je n'ai pas réussi à tirer un mot d'elle ; not to believe/hear/understand a word of sth ne pas croire/entendre/comprendre un mot de qch ; not a word to anybody pas un mot à qui que ce soit ; I don't believe a word of it je n'en crois pas un mot ; not to have a good word to say about sb/sth n'avoir rien de bon à dire de qn/sur qch ; I want to say a word about honesty je voudrais dire quelque chose au sujet de l'honnêteté ; I didn't say a word! je n'ai pas ouvert la bouche! ; he won't hear a word against her il ne supporte pas qu'on dise quoi que ce soit contre elle ; the article didn't say a word about it l'article n'en a pas parlé ;

3 ¢ ( information) nouvelles fpl (about concernant) ; we are waiting for word nous attendons des nouvelles ; there is no word of the missing climbers on est sans nouvelles des alpinistes disparus ; we are hoping for word that all is well nous espérons des bonnes nouvelles ; word got out that… la nouvelle a transpiré que… ; to bring word of sth annoncer qch ; to bring/send word that annoncer/faire savoir que ; he left word at the desk that… il a laissé un message à la réception disant que… ; to spread the word faire circuler la nouvelle ;

4 (promise, affirmation) parole f ; he gave me his word il m'a donné sa parole ; to keep/break one's word tenir/ne pas tenir parole ; it's his word against mine c'est sa parole contre la mienne ; to hold sb to his/her word obliger qn à tenir parole ; a woman of her word une femme de parole ; to take sb's word for it croire qn sur parole ; to take sb at his/her word prendre qn au mot ; I've only got her word for it je n'ai que sa parole ; to doubt/question sb's word douter/mettre en doute les paroles de qn ; take my word for it! crois-moi! ; to go back on one's word revenir sur sa promesse ; to be as good as one's word tenir parole ; to be better than one's word faire plus que ce qu'on a promis ;

5 ( rumour) word has it that he's a millionaire on dit qu'il est millionnaire ; word got round ou around that… le bruit a couru que… ;

6 ( command) ordre m ; to give the word to do donner l'ordre de faire ; if you need anything just say the word si tu as besoin de quoi que ce soit, dis-le ; just say the word and I'll come tu n'as qu'un mot à dire et je viendrai ; at ou on the word of command, present arms à mon commandement, présentez armes ; their word is law ils font la loi ;

7 ( key word) maître mot m ; the word now is devolution le maître mot est maintenant la décentralisation ;

8 the Word Relig gen la bonne parole ; ( of Trinity) le Verbe ; to preach the Word prêcher la bonne parole ; the Word of God la parole de Dieu ;

9 Comput mot m.

B words npl

1 ( oratory) paroles fpl ; show your support by deeds not words montrez votre soutien par des actes et non par des paroles ; empty words paroles vides de sens ;

2 Theat, Mus ( of play) texte m ; ( of song) paroles fpl ; to forget one's words oublier son texte ; I'll sing the words je vais chanter les paroles ; to set the words to music mettre un texte en musique.

C - worded (dans composés) a carefully-worded letter une lettre soigneusement formulée ; a strongly-worded statement un communiqué ferme ; a sarcastically-worded reply une réponse caustique.

D vtr formuler [reply, letter, statement].

Idioms

my word! ( in surprise) ma parole! ; ( in reproof) tu vas voir! ; right from the word go dès le départ ; to have a word with sb about sth parler (un peu) à qn à propos de qch ; to have words with sb s'accrocher avec qn ; to put in a good word for sb glisser un mot en faveur de qn ; upon my word†! ( in surprise) ma parole! ; ( confirming truth) parole d'honneur!

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5 believe

believe [bɪˈli:v]

1. transitive verb

croire

• to believe what sb says croire ce que dit qn

• I don't believe a word of it je n'en crois pas un mot

• I don't believe it! (in exasperation, incredulity) ce n'est pas vrai !

• he could hardly believe his eyes il en croyait à peine ses yeux

• believe it or not, he... c'est incroyable, mais il...

• I believe I'm right je crois avoir raison

• I don't believe he will come je ne crois pas qu'il viendra

• I have every reason to believe that... j'ai tout lieu de croire que...

• I believe so je crois que oui

2. intransitive verb

croire

• to believe in [+ God] croire en ; [+ promises, antibiotics, democracy] croire à

• to believe in sb avoir confiance en qn

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[bɪ'liːv] 1.
transitive verb

1) croire [evidence, statement, person]

believe (you) me! — croyez-moi!

believe it or not — croyez-le ou pas

it has to be seen to be believed — il faut le voir pour le croire

I can't believe (that) he did that — je n'arrive pas à croire qu'il ait fait cela

I can believe that of her! — ça ne m'étonne pas d'elle!

don't you believe it! — n'en croyez rien!

I don't believe you! — ce n'est pas vrai!

I can well believe it — je suis prêt à le croire

I don't believe a word of it! — je n'en crois pas un mot!

if he's to be believed — à l'en croire

2) (think, be of the opinion) croire, estimer

I believe (that) she is right, I believe her to be right — je crois or j'estime qu'elle a raison

she is believed to be a spy — on pense que c'est une espionne

to let somebody believe (that) — laisser croire à quelqu'un que

I believe so — je crois que oui

I believe not — je crois que non
2.
intransitive verb

1)

to believe in — croire à [promises, discipline, exercise etc]

to believe in somebody — avoir confiance en quelqu'un

to believe in doing — croire or estimer qu'il est bon de faire

2) Religion avoir la foi

to believe in God — croire en Dieu

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seeing is believing — il faut le voir pour le croire

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6 believe

believe [bɪ'li:v]

1 transitive verb

(a) (consider as real or true) croire;

∎ don't believe a word she says ne croyez pas un mot de ce qu'elle dit;

∎ I don't believe a word of it je n'en crois rien ou pas un mot;

∎ don't you believe it! détrompe-toi!;

∎ he's getting married! - I don't believe it! il va se marier! - c'est pas vrai!;

∎ she's fifty, would you believe it! elle a cinquante ans, figure-toi!;

∎ he couldn't believe his ears/his eyes il n'en croyait pas ses oreilles/ses yeux;

∎ and, believe it or not, she left et, crois-le si tu veux, elle est partie;

∎ I can well believe it je suis prêt à le croire, je veux bien le croire;

∎ it has to be seen to be believed il faut le voir pour le croire

(b) (accept statement or opinion of) croire;

∎ if she is to be believed, she was born a duchess à l'en croire, elle est duchesse;

∎ and believe (you) me, I know what I'm talking about! et croyez-moi, je sais de quoi je parle!;

∎ familiar you'd better believe it! bien sûr que oui!

(c) (hold as opinion, suppose) croire;

∎ I believe he left je crois qu'il est parti;

∎ I don't believe we've met je ne crois pas que nous nous connaissions;

∎ I believe I've taken a wrong turning je crois que je me suis trompé de route ou que j'ai pris la mauvaise route;

∎ Law the jury believes him (to be) guilty le jury le croit coupable;

∎ I don't know what to believe je ne sais que croire, je ne sais pas à quoi m'en tenir;

∎ it is widely believed that the prisoners have been killed on pense généralement que les prisonniers ont été tués;

∎ she is, I believe, our greatest novelist elle est, je crois ou à mon avis, notre meilleure romancière;

∎ we have every reason to believe he's telling the truth nous avons tout lieu de croire qu'il dit la vérité;

∎ he'd have her believe it's an antique il voudrait lui faire croire que c'est un objet d'époque;

∎ I believe not je crois que non, je ne crois pas;

∎ I believe so je crois que oui, je crois;

∎ I wouldn't have believed it of him je n'aurais pas cru cela de lui

2 intransitive verb

(have religious faith) être croyant, avoir la foi

➲ believe in inseparable transitive verb

(a) (be convinced of existence or truth of)

∎ to believe in miracles/in God croire aux miracles/en Dieu

(b) Politics (be convinced of value of)

∎ I believe in free enterprise je crois à la libre entreprise;

∎ they believe in their president ils ont confiance en ou font confiance à ou croient en leur président;

∎ he believes in giving the public greater access to information il est d'avis qu'il faut donner au public un plus grand accès à l'information;

∎ I don't believe in making promises je ne fais jamais de promesses

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word [wɜ:d]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. compounds

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1. noun

   a. mot m

• the words of the song les paroles fpl de la chanson

• the written/spoken word ce qui est écrit/dit

• what's the German word for "banana"? comment dit-on « banane » en allemand ?

• he won't hear a word against her il n'admet absolument pas qu'on la critique

• I didn't breathe a word je n'ai pas soufflé mot

• ... or words to that effect... ou quelque chose de ce genre

• I remember every word he said je me souviens de ce qu'il a dit mot pour mot

• those were his very words ce sont ses propres paroles

• there are no words to describe how I felt il n'y a pas de mot pour expliquer ce que je ressentais

• he could find no words to express his misery il ne trouvait pas de mot pour exprimer sa tristesse

• from the word go dès le début

• I can't get a word out of him je ne peux pas en tirer un mot

• tell me in your own words dites-le-moi à votre façon

• in the words of Racine comme le dit Racine

• by word of mouth de bouche à oreille

• you took the words right out of my mouth c'est exactement ce que j'allais dire

• without a word, he left the room il a quitté la pièce sans dire un mot

• boring is not the word for it! ennuyeux, c'est le moins que l'on puisse dire !

• she disappeared, there's no other word for it elle a disparu, c'est bien le mot

► to have a word (with sb) ( = speak to)

can I have a word? (inf) puis-je vous dire un mot (en privé) ?

• I'll have a word with him about it je lui en toucherai un mot► to say a word

• I never said a word je n'ai rien dit du tout

• he didn't say a word about it il n'en a pas soufflé mot

• nobody had a good word to say about him personne n'a trouvé la moindre chose à dire en sa faveur► a word/words of

• a word of advice un petit conseil

• after these words of warning après cette mise en garde► in a word en un mot

► in other words autrement dit

► in so many words

• I told him in so many words that... je lui ai carrément dit que...

• he didn't say so in so many words ce n'est pas exactement ce qu'il a dit► word for word [repeat] mot pour mot ; [translate] mot à mot ; [go over] mot par mot

   b. ( = news) nouvelles fpl

• word came from headquarters that... le quartier général a fait dire que...

• word came that... on a appris que...

• to send word that... faire savoir que...

• there's no word from John yet on est toujours sans nouvelles de John

   c. ( = rumour) the word is that he has left le bruit court qu'il est parti

• if word got out about his past, there'd be a scandal si l'on apprenait certaines choses sur son passé, cela ferait un scandale

• the word on the street is... le bruit court que...

   d. ( = promise, assurance) parole f

• word of honour parole f d'honneur

• it was his word against mine c'était sa parole contre la mienne

• I give you my word je vous donne ma parole

• you have my word (of honour) vous avez ma parole (d'honneur)

• he is as good as his word on peut le croire sur parole

• he was as good as his word il a tenu parole

• I've only got her word for it c'est elle qui le dit, je n'ai aucune preuve

• to hold sb to his word contraindre qn à tenir sa promesse

• you'll have to take his word for it il vous faudra le croire sur parole

2. transitive verb

[+ document, protest] rédiger

• he had worded the letter very carefully il avait choisi les termes de sa lettre avec le plus grand soin

• a carefully worded letter une lettre aux termes choisis

3. compounds

► word association noun association f de mots

► word-for-word adjective mot pour mot

• a word-for-word translation une traduction mot à mot ► word game noun jeu m de lettres

► word order noun ordre m des mots

► word-perfect adjective

• to be word-perfect in sth savoir qch sur le bout des doigts ► word processing noun traitement m de texte

• word processing package logiciel m de traitement de texte ► word processor noun traitement m de texte

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[wɜːd] 1.
noun

1) ( verbal expression) mot m

those were his very words — ce sont ses propres mots

to have no words to express something — ne pas trouver les mots pour exprimer quelque chose

long words — mots savants

with these words he left — sur ces mots il est parti

in your own words — avec tes propres mots

I don't think ‘aunt’ is quite the right word — je ne suis pas sûr que ‘tante’ soit le mot qui convienne

the last word — fig le dernier cri (in en)

to get a word in — placer un mot

not in so many words — pas exactement

in other words — en d'autres termes

the spoken word — la langue parlée

to put one's feelings ou thoughts into words — exprimer ce qu'on ressent

there's no such word as ‘can't’ — ‘impossible’ n'est pas français

what's the Greek word for ‘table’? — comment dit-on ‘table’ en grec?

a word of warning — un avertissement

a word of advice — un conseil

I've said my last word on the subject — j'ai dit tout ce que j'avais à dire sur le sujet

too sad for words — trop triste

in the words of Washington — pour reprendre l'expression de Washington

I believed every word he said — je croyais tout ce qu'il me disait

I mean every word of it — je pense ce que je dis

a word to all those who... — quelques conseils pour tous ceux qui...

a man of few words — un homme peu loquace

2) (anything, something) mot m

not a word to anybody — pas un mot à qui que ce soit

I don't believe a word of it — je n'en crois pas un mot

not to have a good word to say about somebody — n'avoir rien de bon à dire de quelqu'un

I want to say a word about honesty — je voudrais dire quelque chose au sujet de l'honnêteté

I didn't say a word! — je n'ai pas ouvert la bouche!

he won't hear a word against her — il ne supporte pas qu'on dise quoi que ce soit contre elle

3) [U] ( information) nouvelles fpl ( about concernant)

there is no word of the missing climbers — on est sans nouvelles des alpinistes disparus

we are hoping for word that all is well — nous espérons de bonnes nouvelles

word got out that... — la nouvelle a transpiré que...

to bring/send word that — annoncer/faire savoir que

he left word at the desk that... — il a laissé un message à la réception disant que...

4) (promise, affirmation) parole f

he gave me his word — il m'a donné sa parole

to break one's word — ne pas tenir parole

to hold somebody to his/her word — obliger quelqu'un à tenir parole

a woman of her word — une femme de parole

to take somebody's word for it — croire quelqu'un sur parole

to doubt somebody's word — douter des paroles de quelqu'un

take my word for it! — crois-moi!

to go back on one's word — revenir sur sa promesse

to be as good as one's word — tenir parole

5) ( rumour)

word has it that he's a millionaire — on dit qu'il est millionnaire

word got round ou around that... — le bruit a couru que...

6) ( command) ordre m

if you need anything just say the word — si tu as besoin de quoi que ce soit, dis-le

just say the word and I'll come — tu n'as qu'un mot à dire et je viendrai

their word is law — ils font la loi
2.
words plural noun

1) ( oratory) paroles fpl

empty words — paroles vides de sens

2) Theatre, Music ( of play) texte m; ( of song) paroles fpl
3.
- worded combining form

a carefully-worded letter — une lettre soigneusement formulée

a strongly-worded statement — un communiqué ferme
4.
transitive verb formuler [reply, letter, statement]

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my word! — ( in surprise) ma parole!; ( in reproof) tu vas voir!

right from the word go — dès le départ

to have a word with somebody about something — parler (un peu) à quelqu'un à propos de quelque chose

to have words with somebody — s'accrocher avec quelqu'un

to put in a good word for somebody — glisser un mot en faveur de quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > word
8 believe

believe

A vtr

1 ( accept as true) croire [evidence, statement, fact, person] ; believe (you) me! croyez-moi! believe it or not croyez-le ou pas ; would you believe it? le croiriez-vous? ; I'll believe it when I see it je le croirai quand je le verrai ; it has to be seen to be believed il faut le voir pour le croire ; I can't believe (that) he did that je n'arrive pas à croire qu'il ait fait cela ; I can believe that of her! ça ne m'étonne pas d'elle! ; don't you believe it! n'en croyez rien! ; I don't believe you! ce n'est pas vrai! ; I can well believe it je suis prêt à le croire ; I don't believe a word of it! je n'en crois pas un mot! ; if he's to be believed à l'en croire ; I'll believe you, thousands wouldn't je te crois, mais je dois bien être le seul ; I can't believe my luck! je n'arrive pas à le croire! ; she could hardly ou scarcely believe her eyes elle en croyait à peine ses yeux ;

2 (think, be of the opinion) croire, estimer ; I believe (that) she is right, I believe her to be right je crois or j'estime qu'elle a raison ; Mr Smith, I believe? M. Smith, je crois? ; it is believed that on croit or estime que ; he is believed to be dead on le croit mort ; she is believed to be a spy on pense que c'est une espionne ; to believe sth to be true/false croire or estimer que qch est vrai/faux ; to have reason to believe that avoir des raisons de croire que ; I have every reason to believe that j'ai toutes les raisons de croire que ; to let sb believe (that) laisser croire à qn que ; to lead sb to believe (that) faire croire à qn que ; to give sb to believe (that) donner à qn des raisons de croire que ; I believe so je crois que oui ; I believe not je crois que non.

B vi

1 (have confidence, trust) to believe in croire à ; [promises, discipline, exercise etc] ; to believe in sb avoir confiance en qn ; to believe in doing croire or estimer qu'il est bon de faire ; I believe in taking a cold shower every morning je crois qu'il est bon de prendre une douche froide tous les matins ; to fight for what one believes in lutter pour ce en quoi on croit or pour ses convictions ; you have to believe in what you do il faut croire à or avoir foi dans ce qu'on fait ;

2 Relig avoir la foi ; to believe in God/reincarnation croire en Dieu/à la réincarnation ; to believe in ghosts croire aux fantômes.

C v refl to believe oneself to be se croire ; he believes himself to be really clever il se croit vraiment intelligent.

Idiom

seeing is believing il faut le voir pour le croire.

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word [wɜ:d]

mot ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) parole ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d) nouvelles ⇒ 1 (c) message ⇒ 1 (c) promesse ⇒ 1 (d) conseil ⇒ 1 (e) bruit ⇒ 1 (f) ordre ⇒ 1 (g) rédiger ⇒ 2 (a)

1 noun

(a) (gen → written) mot m; (→ spoken) mot m, parole f;

∎ the words of a song les paroles d'une chanson;

∎ ironic (what) fine words! quelles belles paroles!;

∎ what is the Russian word for "head"?, what is the word for "head" in Russian? comment dit-on "head" en russe?;

∎ the Japanese don't have a word for it les Japonais n'ont pas de mot pour dire cela;

∎ she can't put her ideas/her feelings into words elle ne trouve pas les mots pour exprimer ses idées/ce qu'elle ressent;

∎ I can't find (the) words to tell you how glad I am! je ne saurais vous dire à quel point je suis content!;

∎ there are no words to describe or words cannot describe how I feel aucun mot ne peut décrire ce que je ressens;

∎ they left without (saying) a word ils sont partis sans (dire) un mot;

∎ with these words they left sur ces mots ou là-dessus, ils sont partis;

∎ lazy isn't the word for it! paresseux, c'est peu dire!;

∎ idle would be a better word oisif serait plus juste;

∎ figurative he doesn't know the meaning of the word "generosity" il ne sait pas ce que veut dire le mot "générosité";

∎ he's mad, there's no other word for it il est fou, il n'y a pas d'autre mot;

∎ there's a word for people like you, it's "thief" les gens dans ton genre, on les appelle des voleurs;

∎ I didn't understand a word of the lecture je n'ai pas compris un mot de la conférence;

∎ he doesn't know a word of German il ne sait pas un mot d'allemand;

∎ I don't believe a word of it! je n'en crois pas un mot!;

∎ that's my last or my final word on the matter c'est mon dernier mot (sur la question);

∎ those were his dying words ce sont les dernières paroles qu'il a prononcées avant de mourir;

∎ she said a few words of welcome elle a dit quelques mots de bienvenue;

∎ I gave him a few words of advice je lui ai donné quelques conseils;

∎ I gave him a few words of encouragement je lui ai dit quelques mots d'encouragement;

∎ can I give you a word of warning/of advice? puis-je vous mettre en garde/vous conseiller?;

∎ he didn't say a word il n'a rien dit, il n'a pas dit un mot;

∎ I can't get a word out of her je ne peux pas en tirer un mot;

∎ and now a word from our sponsors et maintenant, voici un message publicitaire de nos sponsors;

∎ I'm a woman of few words je ne suis pas quelqu'un qui fait de grands discours;

∎ he's a man of few words c'est un homme peu loquace, c'est quelqu'un qui n'aime pas beaucoup parler;

∎ in the words of Shelley comme l'a dit Shelley;

∎ in the words of his boss, he's a layabout à en croire son patron ou d'après (ce que dit) son patron, c'est un fainéant;

∎ tell me in your own words dites-le moi à votre façon ou avec vos propres mots;

∎ he told me in so many words that I was a liar il m'a dit carrément ou sans mâcher ses mots que j'étais un menteur;

∎ she didn't say it in so many words but her meaning was quite clear elle n'a pas dit exactement cela, mais c'était sous-entendu;

∎ a six-hundred-word article un article de six cents mots;

∎ by or through word of mouth oralement;

∎ the news spread by word of mouth la nouvelle se répandit de bouche à oreille;

∎ too beautiful for words d'une beauté extraordinaire;

∎ too stupid for words vraiment trop bête;

∎ word for word (translate) littéralement, mot à mot; (repeat) mot pour mot;

∎ from the word go dès le départ;

∎ (upon) my word! ma parole!, oh la la!;

∎ not a word! pas un mot!, bouche cousue!;

∎ don't put words into my mouth ne me faites pas dire ce que je n'ai pas dit;

∎ he took the words out of my mouth il a dit exactement ce que j'allais dire;

∎ words fail me! j'en perds la parole!, je suis stupéfait!;

∎ he never has a good word to say about anyone personne ne trouve jamais grâce à ses yeux;

∎ to put in a (good) word for sb glisser un mot en faveur de qn;

∎ to have the last word avoir le dernier mot;

∎ British it's the last word in comfort c'est ce qui se fait de mieux en matière de confort;

∎ British it's the last word in luxury c'est ce qu'on fait de plus luxueux

(b) (talk) mot(s) m(pl), parole(s) f(pl);

∎ to have a word with sb about sth toucher un mot ou deux mots à qn au sujet de qch;

∎ can I have a word with you about the meeting? est-ce que je peux vous dire deux mots à propos de la réunion?;

∎ can I have a word? je voudrais vous parler un instant

(c) (UNCOUNT) (news) nouvelle(s) f(pl); (message) message m, mot m;

∎ the word got out that there had been a coup la nouvelle d'un coup d'État a circulé;

∎ word came from Tokyo that the strike was over la nouvelle arriva de Tokyo que la grève était terminée;

∎ she brought them word of Tom elle leur a apporté des nouvelles de Tom;

∎ have you had any word from him? avez-vous eu de ses nouvelles?;

∎ we have had no word from him nous sommes sans nouvelles de lui;

∎ she left word for us to follow elle nous a laissé un message pour dire que nous devions la suivre;

∎ to spread the word (proselytize) annoncer la bonne parole;

∎ spread the word that Mick's back in town faites passer la nouvelle ou faites dire que Mick est de retour en ville;

∎ he sent word to say he had arrived safely il a envoyé un mot pour dire qu'il était bien arrivé

(d) (promise) parole f, promesse f;

∎ he gave his word that we wouldn't be harmed il a donné sa parole qu'il ne nous ferait aucun mal;

∎ I give you my word on it je vous en donne ma parole;

∎ she gave her solemn word elle a juré ou elle a promis solennellement;

∎ to break one's word manquer à sa parole;

∎ to go back on one's word revenir sur sa parole;

∎ we held or we kept her to her word nous l'avons obligée à tenir sa parole;

∎ to keep one's word tenir parole, tenir (sa) promesse;

∎ he was as good as his word il a tenu parole;

∎ she's a woman of her word c'est une femme de parole;

∎ I'm a man of my word je suis un homme de parole;

∎ word of honour! parole d'honneur!;

∎ we only have his word for it il n'y a que lui qui le dit, personne ne peut prouver le contraire;

∎ you can take my word for it vous pouvez me croire sur parole;

∎ we'll have to take your word for it nous sommes bien obligés de vous croire;

∎ take my word (for it), it's a bargain! croyez-moi, c'est une affaire!;

∎ I took her at her word je l'ai prise au mot;

∎ it's your word against mine c'est votre parole contre la mienne;

∎ my word is my bond je n'ai qu'une parole, je tiens toujours parole

(e) (advice) conseil m;

∎ a word to travellers, watch your luggage! un petit conseil aux voyageurs, surveillez vos bagages!;

∎ a quick word in your ear je vous glisse un mot à l'oreille;

∎ a word to the wise à bon entendeur, salut

(f) (rumour) bruit m;

∎ (the) word went round that he was dying le bruit a couru qu'il était sur le point de mourir

(g) (order) ordre m;

∎ he gave the word to march il a donné l'ordre ou le signal de se mettre en marche;

∎ his word is law c'est lui qui fait la loi;

∎ just give or say the word and we'll be off vous n'avez qu'à donner le signal et nous partons

(h) (watchword) mot m d'ordre; (password) mot m de passe;

∎ the word now is "democracy" le mot d'ordre maintenant, c'est "démocratie"

2 transitive verb

(a) (letter, document) rédiger, formuler; (contract) rédiger;

∎ they worded the petition carefully ils ont choisi les termes de la pétition avec le plus grand soin;

∎ we sent a strongly worded protest nous avons envoyé une lettre de protestation bien sentie

(b) Australian familiar (advise) conseiller^□ ; (inform) informer^□

3 exclamation

American familiar

∎ word (up)! (I agree) parfaitement!^□ ; (it's true) sans dec!

4 Word noun

∎ Religion the Word le Verbe;

∎ the Word of God la parole de Dieu

5 words plural noun

British familiar (argument) dispute^□ f;

∎ to have words se disputer^□, avoir des mots;

∎ they had words about her drinking ils se sont disputés sur le fait qu'elle boit^□

6 in a word adverb

en un mot

7 in other words adverb

autrement dit, en d'autres termes

►► word association association f d'idées par les mots;

Linguistics word class classe f de mots;

Computing word count nombre m des mots;

∎ to do a word count compter les mots;

word count facility fonction f de comptage de mots;

word game = jeu de lettres;

word group groupe m de mots, membre m de phrase;

word order ordre m des mots;

word picture description f imagée ou pittoresque; (of person) portrait m en prose;

word processing traitement m de texte;

word processor logiciel m de traitement de texte;

Typography word split coupure f de mot;

Computing word wrap retour m à la ligne automatique

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10 believe

bi'li:v
verb

1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) creer

2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) creer

3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) creer (que), pensar (que)

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- believable
- belief
- believer
- believe in

believe vb creer

I don't believe you no te creo

El gerundio de believe se escribe believing

believe

tr[bɪ'liːv]

transitive verb

1 (accept as true, think) creer

■ I don't believe you no te creo

■ I believe it's going to rain creo que va a llover

2 (suppose) creer, suponer

■ they believe he has left the country creen que ha abandonado el país

intransitive verb

1 creer (in, en)

■ we believe in God creemos en Dios

■ she still believes in him todavía cree en él

2 (trust) confiar (in, en)

■ they don't believe in the president any more ya no confían en el presidente

3 (support, be in favour of) ser partidario,-a (in, de)

■ they believe in free trade son partidarios del libre comercio

4 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL tener fe

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it is believed that se cree que

■ it is believed that they were caught in the avalanche se cree que se quedaron atrapados por el alud

believe it or not por extraño que pueda parecer

not to believe one's eyes no dar crédito a sus ojos

you'd better believe it! ¡esto va en serio!

don't you believe it! ¡no te lo creas!

believe me! ¡créeme!

to make believe fingir

believe [bə'li:v] v, - lieved ; - lieving : creer

believe

v.

• creer v.

• entender v.

bə'liːv, bɪ'liːv
1.

transitive verb

a) \<\<statement/story\>\> creer*; \<\<person\>\> creerle* a

I don't believe a word she says — no le creo ni una palabra

I don't believe she's capable of that — no la creo capaz de eso

believe it or not — aunque no lo creas, aunque parezca mentira

I could hardly believe my ears/eyes — no daba crédito a mis oídos/mis ojos

don't you believe it! — (colloq) créetelo! (fam & iró)

would you believe it! — (colloq) habráse visto!, será posible!

I don't believe it! — no puedo creerlo!

believe you me! — (colloq) te lo juro!

you'd better believe it! — (esp AmE) como lo oyes!

you won't believe who I've just seen — no te imaginas a quién acabo de ver!

to make believe (that) — hacer* de cuenta que

b) ( think) creer*

I believe so/not — creo que sí/no, tengo entendido que sí/no

to believe somebody/something to + inf — (often pass)

the police believe him to be dangerous — la policía cree que es peligroso

it was believed to be harmless — se creía que era inofensivo

2.

vi creer*

to believe in something/somebody — creer* en algo/alguien

to believe in God — creer* en Dios

I believe in discipline — soy partidario de la disciplina

[bɪ'liːv]
1. VT

1) (=think) creer

I believe so — creo que sí

I believe not — creo que no

he is believed to be abroad — se cree que está en el extranjero

2) [+ story, evidence, person] creer

don't you believe it! — ¡no te lo creas!

believe it or not, she bought it — aunque parezca mentira, lo compró

it was hot, believe (you) me — hacía calor, ¡y cómo!

I couldn't believe my eyes — no podía dar crédito a mis ojos

do you really believe the threat? — ¿crees de veras en la amenaza?

I would never have believed it of him — jamás le hubiera creído capaz de eso

2.

VI creer

to believe in God — creer en Dios

I don't believe in corporal punishment — no soy partidario del castigo corporal

we don't believe in drugs — no aprobamos el uso de las drogas

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[bə'liːv, bɪ'liːv]
1.

transitive verb

a) \<\<statement/story\>\> creer*; \<\<person\>\> creerle* a

I don't believe a word she says — no le creo ni una palabra

I don't believe she's capable of that — no la creo capaz de eso

believe it or not — aunque no lo creas, aunque parezca mentira

I could hardly believe my ears/eyes — no daba crédito a mis oídos/mis ojos

don't you believe it! — (colloq) créetelo! (fam & iró)

would you believe it! — (colloq) habráse visto!, será posible!

I don't believe it! — no puedo creerlo!

believe you me! — (colloq) te lo juro!

you'd better believe it! — (esp AmE) como lo oyes!

you won't believe who I've just seen — no te imaginas a quién acabo de ver!

to make believe (that) — hacer* de cuenta que

b) ( think) creer*

I believe so/not — creo que sí/no, tengo entendido que sí/no

to believe somebody/something to + inf — (often pass)

the police believe him to be dangerous — la policía cree que es peligroso

it was believed to be harmless — se creía que era inofensivo

2.

vi creer*

to believe in something/somebody — creer* en algo/alguien

to believe in God — creer* en Dios

I believe in discipline — soy partidario de la disciplina

English-spanish dictionary > believe
11 word

wə:d
1. noun
1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) palabra

2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) palabra

3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) noticia

4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) palabra

2. verb
(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) expresar

- wording
- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word

word n palabra

what's does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?

he promised, he gave me his word me lo prometió, me dio su palabra

in other words en otras palabras

in your own words en tus propias palabras

to have a word with somebody hablar con alguien

I'll have a word with him about it hablaré con él / se lo comentaré

to take somebody's word for it aceptar lo que dice alguien

word

tr[wɜːd]

noun

1 (gen) palabra

tell me what happened in your own words explícame con tus propias palabras lo que pasó

I can't find the words to describe it no encuentro palabras para describirlo

he's a man of few words es un hombre poco hablador

don't believe a word he says no creas ni una palabra de lo que dice

he didn't say a word no dijo ni pío, no dijo ni una palabra

don't breathe a word of this no digas nada de esto, ni palabra de esto

it's your word against mine es tu palabra contra la mía

2 (message, news) noticia

there's been no word no hay noticias

word came that... llegó noticia (de) que...

he left no word of his new address no dejó dicha su nueva dirección

3 (promise) palabra

I give you my word te doy mi palabra

he's a man of his word es hombre de palabra

4 (command) orden nombre femenino

wait until I give the word espera hasta que dé la orden

just say the word no tienes más que pedirlo

his word is law su palabra es ley

5 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL palabra, vocablo, voz nombre femenino

1 the word (rumour) voz nombre femenino, rumor nombre masculino

the word is that Macy's out corre la voz de que Macy ha salido

2 the Word SMALLRELIGION/SMALL el Verbo

plural noun words

1 (lyrics) letra f sing

1 (discussion, talk) palabras nombre femenino plural

transitive verb

1 expresar, formular, redactar

a well-worded letter una carta bien redactada

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

from the word go desde el principio

in a word en una palabra

in other words o sea, es decir, en otras palabras

mark my words fíjate en lo que te digo

not in so many words no exactamente, no directamente, no con esas palabras

not to have a good word to say for somebody/something no decir absolutamente nada en favor de alguien/algo

to be as good as one's word cumplir su palabra

to be the last word in something ser el último grito en algo

to break/go back on one's word faltar a la palabra

to get a word in edgeways meter baza

to have a word with somebody hablar con alguien

to have somebody's word for it that... tener la palabra de alguien que...

you have my word tienes mi palabra

to have the last word decir la última palabra

to have words with somebody discutir con alguien, tener unas palabras con alguien

to keep one's word cumplir su palabra

not to mince one's words no tener pelos en la lengua

to put in/say a good word for somebody (intercede) interceder por alguien 2 (recommend) recomendar a alguien

to put something into words expresar algo con palabras

to put words in somebody's mouth poner palabras en boca de alguien

to take somebody at their word cogerle la palabra a alguien/algo

to take somebody's word for it aceptar lo que alguien le dice, creer a alguien, confiar en la palabra de alguien

take my word for it te lo aseguro

to take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la palabra de la boca a alguien

too... for words de lo más... que hay, indescriptiblemente...

it's too awful for words es demasiado horrible para explicarlo

I'm too happy for words no tengo palabras para explicar lo feliz que estoy

upon my word! ¡caramba!

without a word sin decir palabra, sin chistar

word for word palabra por palabra

words fail me no sé qué decir, no tengo palabras

a word of advice un consejo

a word of warning una advertencia

word of honour palabra de honor

word processing procesamiento de textos, tratamiento de textos

word processor procesador nombre masculino de textos

word ['wərd] vt

: expresar, formular, redactar

word n

1) : palabra f, vocablo m, voz f

word for word: palabra por palabra

in one's own words: en sus propias palabras

words fail me: me quedo sin habla

2) remark: palabra f

by word of mouth: de palabra

to have a word with: hablar (dos palabras) con

3) command: orden f

to give the word: dar la orden

just say the word: no tienes que decirlo

4) message, news: noticias fpl

is there any word from her?: ¿hay noticias de ella?

to send word: mandar un recado

5) promise: palabra f

to keep one's word: cumplir uno su palabra

6) words npl

quarrel: palabra f, riña f

to have words with: tener unas palabras con, reñir con

7) words npl

text: letra f (de una canción, etc.)

word

v.

• expresar v.

• redactar v.

n.

• dicción s.f.

• noticias s.f.pl.

• orden s.m.

• palabra s.f.

• palabras mayores s.m.

• verbo s.m.

• vocablo s.m.

• voz s.f.

I wɜːrd, wɜːd
noun

1) c (term, expression) palabra f, vocablo m (frml), voz f (frml)

`greenhouse' is written as one word — `greenhouse' se escribe todo junto

it's a long o big word — es una palabra difícil

bad o naughty o rude word — palabrota f, mala palabra f (esp AmL), garabato m (Chi)

what's the German word for `dog'? — ¿cómo se dice `perro' en alemán?

what's another word for `holiday'? — dame un sinónimo de `holiday'

he was... what's the word?... excommunicated — lo... ¿cómo se dice?... lo excomulgaron

she was lucky - lucky isn't the word! — tuvo suerte - suerte es poco decir!

for want of a better word — por así decirlo

he didn't say so in so many words, but that's what he meant — no lo dijo así or con esas palabras, pero eso es lo que quiso decir

in other words — ( introducing a reformulation) es decir, o sea

I have serious doubts about it - in other words you don't trust me — tengo mis serias dudas al respecto - lo que me estás diciendo es que no me tienes confianza

she's been promoted again - words fail me! — la han vuelto a ascender - no me lo puedo creer!

to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

it was too funny for words — fue graciosísimo

to be lost for words — no encontrar* palabras, no saber* qué decir

2) c ( thing said) palabra f

a word of warning — una advertencia

a word of advice — un consejo

I didn't say a word! — yo no dije nada!

she left without a word — se fue sin decir nada

I can't hear a word you're saying — no te oigo nada

I don't believe a word of it — no me lo creo

she doesn't speak a word of English — no habla ni una palabra de inglés

you're twisting my words! — estás tergiversando lo que dije!

he always has a kind word for everybody — es amable con todo el mundo

famous last words! — (set phrase)

nothing can possibly go wrong -famous last words! — nada puede salir mal -sí, créetelo! (iró)

without a word of a lie — (BrE) palabra (de honor)!

by word of mouth: the news spread by word of mouth la noticia se fue transmitiendo or propagando de boca en boca; people got to know about it by word of mouth la gente se enteró porque se corrió la voz; from the word go desde el primer momento or desde el principio, desde el vamos (CS); the last word: to have the last word tener* or decir* la última palabra; the last word in computers la última palabra en computadoras; to eat one's words: I was forced to eat my words me tuve que tragar lo que había dicho; to get a word in edgewise o (BrE) edgeways meter baza, meter la cuchara (fam); to hang on somebody's every word sorber las palabras de alguien; to have a word with somebody about something hablar con alguien de or sobre algo; to have a word in somebody's ear about something (BrE) hablar en privado con alguien de or sobre algo; to have words with somebody tener* unas palabras con alguien; to put in a (good) word for somebody recomendar* a alguien; ( for somebody in trouble) interceder por alguien; to put words into somebody's mouth atribuirle* a alguien algo que no dijo; to take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la(s) palabra(s) de la boca a alguien; to waste words gastar saliva; to weigh one's words medir* sus (or mis etc) palabras; there's many a true word spoken in jest! — lo dices en broma, pero...; mince I

3) ( assurance) (no pl) palabra f

to keep/give one's word — cumplir/dar* su (or mi etc) palabra

to break one's word, to go back on one's word faltar a su (or mi etc) palabra; we only have his word for it no tenemos pruebas de ello, solo su palabra; you can take my word for it te lo aseguro; a man of his word un hombre de palabra; to be as good as one's word: he was there all right, as good as his word allí estaba, tal como lo había prometido; to take somebody at her/his word — tomarle la palabra a alguien

4)

a) u (news, message)

there is still no word of survivors — todavía no se sabe si hay supervivientes

she left word with her secretary that... — dejó recado con la secretaria de que..., le dejó dicho a la secretaria que... (CS)

word has it that... — corre la noticia or el rumor or la voz de que..., dicen que..., se dice que...

to put the word out o about that... — hacer* correr la voz de que...

b) ( instruction)

if you need a hand just say the word — si quieres que te ayude no tienes más que pedirlo

to give the word (to + inf) — dar* la orden (de + inf)

5) words pl

a) ( lyrics) letra f

b) ( Theat)

he forgot his words — se le olvidó lo que tenía que decir

6) c ( Comput) palabra f

7)

a) ( Bib)

the Word — el Verbo

b) ( Relig)

the word — el evangelio, la palabra de Dios

II

transitive verb \<\<document/letter\>\> redactar; \<\<question\>\> formular

[wɜːd]
1. N

1) (gen) palabra f; (=remark) palabra f; (Ling) voz f, vocablo m

I remember every word he said — recuerdo todas y cada una de sus palabras

that's not the word I would have chosen — yo no me hubiera expresado así

the words — (=lyrics) la letra

• I won't hear a word against him — no permito que se le critique

• a big word * — una palabra difícil

• in word and deed — de palabra y hecho

• words fail me — no me lo puedo creer

words failed me — me quedé sin habla

• a man of few words — un hombre nada locuaz

• I can't find (the) words to tell you... — no encuentro palabras para decirte...

• fine words — palabras elocuentes (pero quizá poco sinceras)

• word for word — palabra por palabra

too stupid for words — de lo más estúpido

what's the word for "shop" in Spanish? — ¿cómo se dice "shop" en español?

the Spanish have a word for it — en español existe una palabra para eso

there is no other word for it — no se puede llamar de otro modo

silly isn't the word for it — ¡llamarle estúpido es poco!

• I can't get a word out of him — no logro sacarle una palabra

• in a word — en pocas palabras, en una palabra

in other words — en otros términos, es decir, esto es

in the words of Calderón — con palabras de Calderón, como dice Calderón

in his own words — con sus propias palabras

she didn't say so in so many words — no lo dijo exactamente así, no lo dijo así concretamente

• to have the last word in an argument — decir la última palabra en una discusión

• to measure one's words — medir las palabras

• by word of mouth — verbalmente, de palabra

• a word of advice — un consejo

a word of thanks — unas palabras de agradecimiento

a word of warning — una advertencia

• I can't put my feelings into words — no tengo palabras para expresar lo que siento

to put in a (good) word for sb — avalar a algn, interceder por algn

• don't say a word about it — no digas nada de eso

he never said a word — no dijo una sola palabra

he didn't say a word about it to me — ni me lo mencionó

nobody had a good word to say about him — nadie quería defenderle, nadie habló en su favor

I now call on Mr Allison to say a few words — ahora le cedo la palabra al Sr. Allison, ahora le invito al Sr. Allison a hacer uso de la palabra

• to weigh one's words — medir las palabras

• with these words, he sat down — y tras pronunciar estas palabras se sentó

• without a word — sin decir palabra or ni pío

- from the word go

- it's the last word in luxury

- you're putting words into my mouth

- you took the words right out of my mouth

- the word on the street is that...

- many a true word is spoken in jest

- a word to the wise
breathe 1., 2), eat 1., edgeways, mince
2) (=talk)

to have a word with sb — hablar (dos palabras) con algn, tener unas palabras con algn

I'll have a word with him about it — lo hablaré con él, se lo mencionaré

could I have a (short) word with you? — ¿puedo hablar un momento contigo?

I had a few words with him yesterday — tuve unas palabras con él ayer

to have a word in sb's ear — (Brit) decir algo a algn en confianza

3) (=angry words)

• to have words with sb — reñir or (esp LAm) pelear(se) con algn

the referee had words with him — el árbitro le dijo cuatro palabras

• words passed between them — cambiaron algunas palabras injuriosas

4) (no pl) (=message) recado m; (=news) noticia f, aviso m

• to bring word of sth to sb — informar a algn de algo

• word came that... — llegó noticia de que..., se supo que...

• if word gets out that... — si sale a la luz que..., si llega a saberse que...

• the word is going round that... — se dice que..., corre la voz de que...

• word has it that..., the word is that... — se dice que...

• to leave word (with/for sb) that... — dejar recado (con/para algn) de que..., dejar dicho (con/para algn) que...

• there's still no word from John — todavía no sabemos nada de John

• pass the word that it's time to go — diles que es hora de marcharnos

• to send word — mandar recado

to send sb word of sth — avisar a algn de algo

• to spread the word — propagar la noticia

5) (no pl) (=promise, assurance) palabra f (de honor)

• it's his word against mine — es su palabra contra la mía

• to take sb at his word — aceptar lo que algn dice

• to break one's word — faltar a or no cumplir la palabra

• to give sb one's word (that...) — dar la palabra a algn (de que...)

• to go back on one's word — faltar a la palabra

• you have my word — tienes mi palabra

we only have or we've only got her word for it — todo lo que sabemos es lo que ella dice

• to hold or keep sb to his word — hacer que algn cumpla su palabra

• word of honour — palabra f, palabra f de honor

• to keep one's word — cumplir (lo prometido)

• (upon) my word! — ¡caramba!

• he's a man of his word — es hombre de palabra

• I take your word for it — te creo, ¡basta con que me lo digas! *

take my word for it — te lo aseguro

- his word is

- be as good as one's word

6) (no pl) (=command) orden f

to give the word to do sth — dar la orden de hacer algo

you have only to say the word — solamente hace falta que des la orden

his word is law — su palabra es ley

word of command — voz f de mando

7) (Rel) verbo m, palabra f

the Word of God — el Verbo de Dios

2.

VT [+ letter etc] redactar

it's not very clearly worded — está mal redactado

how shall we word it? — ¿cómo lo expresamos?

a simply worded refusal — una negativa sencilla

a well worded declaration — una declaración bien expresada

3.

CPD

word association N — (Psych) asociación f de palabras

word blindness N — alexia f

word class N — categoría f gramatical (de las palabras)

word count N — recuento m de vocabulario

word formation N — formación f de palabras

word game N — juego m de formación de palabras

word list N — lista f de palabras, vocabulario m

word order N — orden m de palabras

word picture N — descripción f

word processing N — procesamiento m de textos

word processor N — procesador m de textos

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I [wɜːrd, wɜːd]
noun

1) c (term, expression) palabra f, vocablo m (frml), voz f (frml)

`greenhouse' is written as one word — `greenhouse' se escribe todo junto

it's a long o big word — es una palabra difícil

bad o naughty o rude word — palabrota f, mala palabra f (esp AmL), garabato m (Chi)

what's the German word for `dog'? — ¿cómo se dice `perro' en alemán?

what's another word for `holiday'? — dame un sinónimo de `holiday'

he was... what's the word?... excommunicated — lo... ¿cómo se dice?... lo excomulgaron

she was lucky - lucky isn't the word! — tuvo suerte - suerte es poco decir!

for want of a better word — por así decirlo

he didn't say so in so many words, but that's what he meant — no lo dijo así or con esas palabras, pero eso es lo que quiso decir

in other words — ( introducing a reformulation) es decir, o sea

I have serious doubts about it - in other words you don't trust me — tengo mis serias dudas al respecto - lo que me estás diciendo es que no me tienes confianza

she's been promoted again - words fail me! — la han vuelto a ascender - no me lo puedo creer!

to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

it was too funny for words — fue graciosísimo

to be lost for words — no encontrar* palabras, no saber* qué decir

2) c ( thing said) palabra f

a word of warning — una advertencia

a word of advice — un consejo

I didn't say a word! — yo no dije nada!

she left without a word — se fue sin decir nada

I can't hear a word you're saying — no te oigo nada

I don't believe a word of it — no me lo creo

she doesn't speak a word of English — no habla ni una palabra de inglés

you're twisting my words! — estás tergiversando lo que dije!

he always has a kind word for everybody — es amable con todo el mundo

famous last words! — (set phrase)

nothing can possibly go wrong -famous last words! — nada puede salir mal -sí, créetelo! (iró)

without a word of a lie — (BrE) palabra (de honor)!

by word of mouth: the news spread by word of mouth la noticia se fue transmitiendo or propagando de boca en boca; people got to know about it by word of mouth la gente se enteró porque se corrió la voz; from the word go desde el primer momento or desde el principio, desde el vamos (CS); the last word: to have the last word tener* or decir* la última palabra; the last word in computers la última palabra en computadoras; to eat one's words: I was forced to eat my words me tuve que tragar lo que había dicho; to get a word in edgewise o (BrE) edgeways meter baza, meter la cuchara (fam); to hang on somebody's every word sorber las palabras de alguien; to have a word with somebody about something hablar con alguien de or sobre algo; to have a word in somebody's ear about something (BrE) hablar en privado con alguien de or sobre algo; to have words with somebody tener* unas palabras con alguien; to put in a (good) word for somebody recomendar* a alguien; ( for somebody in trouble) interceder por alguien; to put words into somebody's mouth atribuirle* a alguien algo que no dijo; to take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la(s) palabra(s) de la boca a alguien; to waste words gastar saliva; to weigh one's words medir* sus (or mis etc) palabras; there's many a true word spoken in jest! — lo dices en broma, pero...; mince I

3) ( assurance) (no pl) palabra f

to keep/give one's word — cumplir/dar* su (or mi etc) palabra

to break one's word, to go back on one's word faltar a su (or mi etc) palabra; we only have his word for it no tenemos pruebas de ello, solo su palabra; you can take my word for it te lo aseguro; a man of his word un hombre de palabra; to be as good as one's word: he was there all right, as good as his word allí estaba, tal como lo había prometido; to take somebody at her/his word — tomarle la palabra a alguien

4)

a) u (news, message)

there is still no word of survivors — todavía no se sabe si hay supervivientes

she left word with her secretary that... — dejó recado con la secretaria de que..., le dejó dicho a la secretaria que... (CS)

word has it that... — corre la noticia or el rumor or la voz de que..., dicen que..., se dice que...

to put the word out o about that... — hacer* correr la voz de que...

b) ( instruction)

if you need a hand just say the word — si quieres que te ayude no tienes más que pedirlo

to give the word (to + inf) — dar* la orden (de + inf)

5) words pl

a) ( lyrics) letra f

b) ( Theat)

he forgot his words — se le olvidó lo que tenía que decir

6) c ( Comput) palabra f

7)

a) ( Bib)

the Word — el Verbo

b) ( Relig)

the word — el evangelio, la palabra de Dios

II

transitive verb \<\<document/letter\>\> redactar; \<\<question\>\> formular

English-spanish dictionary > word
12 believe

[bɪ'liːv] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (accept as true) credere a [evidence, statement, person]

believe (you) me! — credimi!

believe it or not — che tu ci creda o no

would you believe it? — ci credereste?

I can't believe (that) he did that — non posso credere che lo abbia fatto

I can believe that of her! — di lei lo posso (ben) credere!

don't you believe it! — non credeteci!

I can well believe it — lo credo bene, non mi sorprende

I don't believe a word of it! — non credo a una sola parola!

if he's to be believed — stando a quanto dice

she could hardly believe her eyes — quasi non credeva ai suoi occhi

2) (think) credere, pensare

I believe (that) she is right o I believe her to be right credo o penso che abbia ragione; she is believed to be a spy è ritenuta una spia; to let sb. believe (that) lasciare credere a qcn. che; I believe so, not — credo di sì, di no
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (trust)

to believe in — credere in [discipline, exercise, person]; credere a [ promises]

to believe in doing — credere che sia utile o che faccia bene fare

2) relig. credere

to believe in God — credere in Dio

to believe in ghosts — credere ai fantasmi

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seeing is believing — vedere per credere

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[bi'li:v]
verb

1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) credere

2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) credere

3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) credere

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- believable
- belief
- believer
- believe in
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[bɪ'liːv] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (accept as true) credere a [evidence, statement, person]

believe (you) me! — credimi!

believe it or not — che tu ci creda o no

would you believe it? — ci credereste?

I can't believe (that) he did that — non posso credere che lo abbia fatto

I can believe that of her! — di lei lo posso (ben) credere!

don't you believe it! — non credeteci!

I can well believe it — lo credo bene, non mi sorprende

I don't believe a word of it! — non credo a una sola parola!

if he's to be believed — stando a quanto dice

she could hardly believe her eyes — quasi non credeva ai suoi occhi

2) (think) credere, pensare

I believe (that) she is right o I believe her to be right credo o penso che abbia ragione; she is believed to be a spy è ritenuta una spia; to let sb. believe (that) lasciare credere a qcn. che; I believe so, not — credo di sì, di no
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (trust)

to believe in — credere in [discipline, exercise, person]; credere a [ promises]

to believe in doing — credere che sia utile o che faccia bene fare

2) relig. credere

to believe in God — credere in Dio

to believe in ghosts — credere ai fantasmi

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seeing is believing — vedere per credere

English-Italian dictionary > believe
13 word

I 1. [wɜːd]
nome

1) parola f., vocabolo m., termine m.

to have no words to express sth. — non trovare le o non avere parole per esprimere qcs.

long words — parole difficili, paroloni

with these words he left — dopo aver detto queste parole, se ne andò

in your own words — con parole tue

the last word — fig. l'ultima novità, l'ultimo grido

to get a word in — riuscire a dire qcs.

not in so many words — non proprio, non esattamente

in other words — in altre parole

the spoken word — la lingua parlata, il parlato

to put one's feelings into words esprimere ciò che si prova (a parole); what's the Greek word for "dog"? come si dice "cane" in greco? a word of warning, advice un avvertimento, un consiglio; vulgar is hardly the word for it volgare è dire poco; I've said my last word ho detto tutto ciò che avevo da dire; too sad for words indescrivibilmente triste; in the words of Bush come disse Bush; I mean every word of it parlo sul serio; a man of few words — un uomo di poche parole

2) (anything, something)

without saying a word — senza dire una parola

I don't believe a word of it — non credo a una sola parola

not to have a good word to say about — non avere nulla di buono da dire su

I didn't say a word! — non ho detto nulla! non ho aperto bocca!

he won't hear a word against her — non vuole che si dica nulla contro di lei

3) U (information) notizia f., notizie f.pl., informazioni f.pl.

there is no word of the missing climbers — non si sa nulla degli scalatori dispersi

we are hoping for word that all is well — speriamo in buone notizie

word got out that... — si è diffusa o è trapelata la notizia che...

to bring, send word that — annunciare, fare sapere che

he left word at the desk that... — ha lasciato detto alla reception che...

to spread the word — passare la parola, dif fondere la notizia

4) (promise) parola f.

he gave me his word — mi ha dato la sua parola

to break one's word — non mantenere la parola data o la propria parola

a man of his word — un uomo di parola

to take sb.'s word for it — credere a qcn. sulla parola

to take sb. at his, her word — prendere qcn. in parola

to be as good as one's word — mantenere la propria parola o le promesse

5) (rumour)

word has it that... — si dice che...

word got round o around that... — girava voce che

6) (command)

if you need anything just say the word — se hai bisogno di qualsiasi cosa, dimmelo

just say the word and I'll come — una tua parola e sarò lì

their word is law — la loro parola è legge

7) (key word) parola f. d'ordine

8) the Word relig. la Parola (di Dio); (of Trinity) il Verbo

9) inform. parola f., codice m.

10) by word of mouth oralmente, verbalmente
2.
nome plurale words teatr. mus. (of play) testo m.sing.; (of song) testo m.sing., parole f.

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my word! — (in surprise) caspita, perbacco! (in reproof) vedrai!

right from the word go — fin dall'inizio

to have a word with sb. about sth. — dire una parola a qcn. su qcs.

to have words with sb. — venire a parole con qcn.

to put in a good word for sb. — mettere una buona parola per qcn
II [wɜːd]
verbo transitivo formulare [ statement]; redigere, scrivere [ letter]

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[wə:d] 1. noun
1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) parola

2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) parola

3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) notizia, messaggio

4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) parola
2. verb
(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) formulare

- wording
- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word
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I 1. [wɜːd]
nome

1) parola f., vocabolo m., termine m.

to have no words to express sth. — non trovare le o non avere parole per esprimere qcs.

long words — parole difficili, paroloni

with these words he left — dopo aver detto queste parole, se ne andò

in your own words — con parole tue

the last word — fig. l'ultima novità, l'ultimo grido

to get a word in — riuscire a dire qcs.

not in so many words — non proprio, non esattamente

in other words — in altre parole

the spoken word — la lingua parlata, il parlato

to put one's feelings into words esprimere ciò che si prova (a parole); what's the Greek word for "dog"? come si dice "cane" in greco? a word of warning, advice un avvertimento, un consiglio; vulgar is hardly the word for it volgare è dire poco; I've said my last word ho detto tutto ciò che avevo da dire; too sad for words indescrivibilmente triste; in the words of Bush come disse Bush; I mean every word of it parlo sul serio; a man of few words — un uomo di poche parole

2) (anything, something)

without saying a word — senza dire una parola

I don't believe a word of it — non credo a una sola parola

not to have a good word to say about — non avere nulla di buono da dire su

I didn't say a word! — non ho detto nulla! non ho aperto bocca!

he won't hear a word against her — non vuole che si dica nulla contro di lei

3) U (information) notizia f., notizie f.pl., informazioni f.pl.

there is no word of the missing climbers — non si sa nulla degli scalatori dispersi

we are hoping for word that all is well — speriamo in buone notizie

word got out that... — si è diffusa o è trapelata la notizia che...

to bring, send word that — annunciare, fare sapere che

he left word at the desk that... — ha lasciato detto alla reception che...

to spread the word — passare la parola, dif fondere la notizia

4) (promise) parola f.

he gave me his word — mi ha dato la sua parola

to break one's word — non mantenere la parola data o la propria parola

a man of his word — un uomo di parola

to take sb.'s word for it — credere a qcn. sulla parola

to take sb. at his, her word — prendere qcn. in parola

to be as good as one's word — mantenere la propria parola o le promesse

5) (rumour)

word has it that... — si dice che...

word got round o around that... — girava voce che

6) (command)

if you need anything just say the word — se hai bisogno di qualsiasi cosa, dimmelo

just say the word and I'll come — una tua parola e sarò lì

their word is law — la loro parola è legge

7) (key word) parola f. d'ordine

8) the Word relig. la Parola (di Dio); (of Trinity) il Verbo

9) inform. parola f., codice m.

10) by word of mouth oralmente, verbalmente
2.
nome plurale words teatr. mus. (of play) testo m.sing.; (of song) testo m.sing., parole f.

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my word! — (in surprise) caspita, perbacco! (in reproof) vedrai!

right from the word go — fin dall'inizio

to have a word with sb. about sth. — dire una parola a qcn. su qcs.

to have words with sb. — venire a parole con qcn.

to put in a good word for sb. — mettere una buona parola per qcn
II [wɜːd]
verbo transitivo formulare [ statement]; redigere, scrivere [ letter]

English-Italian dictionary > word
14 believe

[bıʹli:v] v
1. 1) верить

to believe a rumour [a statement, a lie] - поверить слуху [утверждению, выдумке]

I believe you - я вам верю

I believe what he says - я верю его словам

I made him believe it - я убедил его в этом

you'd better believe it - разг. можете быть уверены

2) доверять

to believe smb. implicitly - всецело доверять кому-л.

to believe smb.'s word /smb. on his word/ - верить кому-л. на слово

a man who deserves to be believed - человек, который заслуживает (всяческого) доверия

3) (in, редк. on) рел. веровать, верить

to believe in God [in Holy Spirit] - веровать в бога [в святого духа]

to believe in spiritualism [in ghosts] - верить в спиритизм [в привидения]

2. (in) верить (в кого-л., во что-л.); возлагать надежды (на что-л., кого-л.)

to believe in human nature - верить в человека

I believe in early rising - я считаю, что рано вставать полезно

I believe in getting plenty of exercise - я придаю большое значение физкультуре

I believe in you - а) я верю вам, я считаю вас честным человеком; б) я верю в вас, я возлагаю на вас большие надежды

he did not believe in women - он был нелестного мнения о женщинах

3. думать, полагать, считать

I believe (that) you are right [wrong] - мне кажется /я думаю/, что вы правы [ошибаетесь]

people believed the Earth to be flat - люди думали, что земля плоская

I believe so - думаю, что так; правильно, верно

will they be ready tomorrow? - I believe so [I believe not] - будут они завтра готовы? - Кажется /думаю, думается, полагаю, по-видимому/, будут [Кажется /по-видимому, по всей вероятности/, нет; вряд ли, едва ли]

the plan is believed to be realistic - план считается реальным; полагают, что план осуществим

I believe him to be alive - я думаю, что он жив; он, по всей вероятности, жив

he is believed to be in Paris - думают /говорят/, что он в Париже

we believe him to be the man for the job - мы считаем, что для этой работы он очень подходит

I'd believe absolutely anything of that man - от этого человека можно всего ожидать

4. иметь какое-л. мнение

to believe meanly of smb., smth. - арх. быть плохого мнения /думать плохо/ о ком-л., чём-л.

to believe meanly of one's neighbour - думать плохо /быть нелестного мнения/ о своём ближнем

♢ to make believe - а) делать вид, притворяться; б) воображать (особ. в детских играх)

let's make believe we're pirates - давай(те) играть в пиратов

НБАРС > believe
15 not

adverb

1) nicht

he is not a doctor — er ist kein Arzt

isn't she pretty? — ist sie nicht hübsch?

2) in ellipt. phrs. nicht

I hope not — hoffentlich nicht

not at all — überhaupt nicht; (in polite reply to thanks) keine Ursache; gern geschehen

not that [I know of] — nicht, dass [ich wüsste]

3) in emphat. phrs.

not... but... — nicht..., sondern...

not a moment — nicht ein od. kein einziger Augenblick

not a thing — gar nichts

not a few/everybody — nicht wenige/jeder

not once or or nor twice, but... — nicht nur ein- oder zweimal, sondern...

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[not]
adverb

1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) nicht

2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) nicht

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not

[nɒt, AM nɑ:t]

adv inv

1. after aux vb nicht

I do \not [or don't] want to go ich will nicht gehen

it's \not [or isn't] unusual das ist nicht ungewöhnlich

isn't she beautiful? ist sie nicht schön?

2. in tag question

it's cold, is it \not [or isn't it]? es ist kalt, nicht [wahr] [o meinst du nicht auch]?

you do \not [or don't] like him, do you? du magst ihn nicht, nicht wahr?

3. before n kein, nicht

it's a girl, \not a boy es ist ein Mädchen, kein Junge

it's John, \not Peter es ist John, nicht Peter

4. before infin nicht

he's asked me \not to do it er hat mich gebeten, es nicht zu tun

5. before predeterminer nicht

\not all children like swimming nicht alle Kinder schwimmen gerne

6. before pron nicht

\not me! ich nicht!

7. (less than) keine(r, s), weniger als

the deer was \not 20 feet away from us der Hirsch stand weniger als 20 Fuß von uns entfernt

she left \not two minutes before you sie ist keine zwei Minuten vor dir gegangen

8. before adj, adv (meaning opposite) nicht

\not always nicht immer

\not happy/natural nicht glücklich/natürlich

\not much nicht viel

9. before adj ( hum iron: emphasizing opposite) nicht

he's \not bad-looking er sieht nicht schlecht aus

I was \not exactly thrilled ich war nicht gerade begeistert

10. (substituting negative) nicht

I hope \not! ich hoffe nicht!

11. ( esp hum fam: contradicting previous) [aber] denkste! fam

that was the best meal I've ever had — \not! das war das beste Essen, das ich jemals gegessen habe — haha!

12.

▶ \not at all! (polite answer) überhaupt nicht!; (when thanked) nicht der Rede wert!, gern geschehen!; (denying vehemently) überhaupt nicht!

▶ \not because..., but because... nicht weil..., sondern weil...

▶ \not just [or merely] [or simply] ... nicht nur [o einfach]...

▶ \not up to much nicht besonders

▶ \not only... but also... nicht nur..., sondern auch...

▶ \not that... nicht dass...

\not that I mind, but why didn't you phone yesterday? nicht dass es mir was ausmacht, aber warum hast du gestern nicht angerufen?

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[nɒt]
adv

1) nicht

he told me not to come/not to do that —

do not or don't come — kommen Sie nicht

that's how not to do it — so sollte man es nicht machen

he was wrong in not making a protest — es war falsch von ihm, nicht zu protestieren

not wanting to be heard, he... —

not I! fear not! (old) — ich nicht! fürchte dich nicht!

2) (emphatic) nicht

not a sound/word etc — kein Ton/Wort etc, nicht EIN Ton/Wort etc

not a bit — kein bisschen

not a sign of... — keine Spur von...

not one of them — kein Einziger, nicht einer

not a thing —

they were here not ten minutes ago — vor nicht einmal zehn Minuten waren sie noch hier

not any more — nicht mehr

not yet — noch nicht

not even — nicht einmal

not so (as reply) —

say not so (old) — sag, dass es nicht wahr ist

3)

(in tag or rhetorical questions) is it not? — es ist heiß, nicht wahr or nicht? (inf)

isn't it hot? — (es ist) heiß, nicht wahr?, ist das vielleicht heiß!

isn't he naughty! — ist er nicht frech?, (er ist) ganz schön frech, nicht! (inf)

you are coming, aren't you or are you not? — Sie kommen doch, oder?

you have got it, haven't you? — Sie haben es doch, oder?, Sie haben es, nicht wahr?

do you not? — das gefällt dir, nicht (wahr)?

you are not angry, are you? — Sie sind nicht böse, oder?

you are not angry - or are you? — Sie sind doch nicht etwa böse?

4) (as substitute for clause) nicht

is he coming? – I hope/I believe not — kommt er? – ich hoffe/glaube nicht

it would seem or appear not — anscheinend nicht

he's decided not to do it – I should think/hope not — er hat sich entschlossen, es nicht zu tun – das möchte ich auch meinen/hoffen

5)

(elliptically) are you cold? – not at all — ist dir kalt? – überhaupt or gar nicht

thank you very much – not at all — vielen Dank – keine Ursache or gern geschehen

not in the least — überhaupt or gar nicht, nicht im Geringsten

not that I care — nicht, dass es mir etwas ausmacht(e)

not that I know of — nicht, dass ich wüsste

it's not that I don't believe him — ich glaube ihm ja, es ist ja nicht so, dass ich ihm nicht glaube

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not [nɒt; US nɑt] adv

1. nicht: → yet A 1, A 2

2. not a kein(e):

not a few nicht wenige

3. not that … nicht, dass …; nicht als ob …Besondere Redewendungen: I think not ich glaube nicht;

I know not obs oder poet ich weiß (es) nicht;

it is wrong, is it not ( oder isn’t it)? es ist falsch, nicht wahr?;

he is not an Englishman er ist kein Engländer;

not if I know it nicht, wenn es nach mir geht

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adverb

1) nicht

he is not a doctor — er ist kein Arzt

isn't she pretty? — ist sie nicht hübsch?

2) in ellipt. phrs. nicht

I hope not — hoffentlich nicht

not at all — überhaupt nicht; (in polite reply to thanks) keine Ursache; gern geschehen

not that [I know of] — nicht, dass [ich wüsste]

3) in emphat. phrs.

not... but... — nicht..., sondern...

not a moment — nicht ein od. kein einziger Augenblick

not a thing — gar nichts

not a few/everybody — nicht wenige/jeder

not once or or nor twice, but... — nicht nur ein- oder zweimal, sondern...

* * *

(as) yet expr.

bisher (noch)

nicht ausdr. adv.

nicht adv. n.

Knäuel - n.

English-german dictionary > not
16 believe

1. I
abs

I don't know what to believe я не знаю, чему верить; did he say anything? - I believe not од что-нибудь сказал? - Думаю, что нет /едва ли/
2. II
believe in same manner he is here? - I believe so он здесь? - Кажется /как будто, по-моему/, да
3. III
smb., smth. believe one's own son (smb.'s words, smb.'s promises, smb.'s story, one's own eyes, rumours, everything one hears. etc.) (поверить собственному сыну и т. д.: I've suffered much, believe met поверьте, я много страдал; I don't believe a word of It я не верю ни единому слову
4. IV
believe smb., smth. in some manner fully (firmly, sincerely. scarcely. etc.) believe him (his story, etc.) полностью и т. д. верить или доверять ему и т. д.; believe smb. beyond doubt безоговорочно верить кому-л.; нисколько не сомневаться в ком-л.
5. V
believe smb. with. believe him an honest man (him one's father, this woman a true friend of the family, etc.) считать его честным человеком и т. д.
6. VI
believe smb., as being in some state believe her dead (alive, insane, etc.) считать, что она умерла и т. д.
7. VII
believe smb. to be in some state believe him to be dead (her sister to be alive, the boy to be ill, the police to be mistaken, etc.) считать /полагать, думать/, что он умер и т. д., believe smb. to be of some quality they believed him to be generous они считали его щедрым /, что он щедр/; believe smth. to be smth. believe the story to be true считать, что эта история соответствует действительности; they believed the house to be haunted они считали, что в доме водятся привидения; believe smb. to be somewhere I believed him to be in Paris я считал /полагал, думал/, что он [находится] в Париже; believe smb. to have smth. I believe the boy to have a chance to win мне кажется, что у мальчика есть шансы выиграть
8. XI
be believed he is not to be believed ему нельзя верить /доверять/; be believed in some manner he is no more believed ему больше не верят; be believed to be of some kind the report is generally believed true все считают /повсеместно считается/, что эти сведения правильные; be believed that... it is universally /commonly/ believed that... общепризнано, что..., повсеместно считается, что...
9. XVI
believe in smb., with. believe in that man (in ghosts, in immortality, in the truth of this theory, etc.) верить в этого человека и т. д.; believe in smb.'s promises (in what one is talking about, etc.) верить чьим-л. обещаниям и т. д.; I don't believe in doctors я не признай /не верю в/ докторов; believe in one's star верить в свой звезду; believe in plenty of exercise (in early rising, in fresh air for one's health, more in diet than in drugs, etc.) считать, что физическая нагрузка полезна и т. д; believe in one god (in Buddha, in Jupiter, etc.) поклоняться одному богу и т. д.
10. XXV
believe what... (that..., etc.) believe what one sees (what one is saying, etc.) верить в то, что видишь и т. д.; believe that it is true (that he means well, that he is right, etc.) верить /полагать, считать, думать/, что это правда и т. д.; he is here, I believe я полагаю /по-моему/, он здесь; he will, I believe, come soon я думаю, что он скоро придет, он, я думаю, скоро придет

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > believe
17 word

n. woord; spraak; kort gesprek; belofte; bevel; slagwoord; wachtwoord; leuze; parool; inlichting
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v. formuleren; onder woorden brengen; zich uitdrukken; woorden kiezen

word¹

[ wə:d]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 woord 〈 ook computer〉 ⇒ 〈 bij uitbreiding〉 (gesproken) uiting; 〈 meervoud〉 tekst, woorden 〈 van liedje〉

2 〈 geen meervoud〉 (ere)woord ⇒ belofte

3 (macht/wacht)woord ⇒ bevel

♦voorbeelden:

1   word of command • commando, bevel

     have a word in someone's ear • iemand iets toefluisteren

     〈 religie〉 the Word of God, God's word • het Woord Gods

     by word of mouth • mondeling

     put words in(to) someone's mouth • iemand woorden in de mond leggen

     take the words out of someone's mouth • iemand de woorden uit de mond halen

     a man of few words • een man van weinig woorden

     (not) in so many words • (niet) met zoveel woorden

     right from the word go • vanaf het begin

     words fail me • woorden schieten mij tekort

     say the word • een seintje geven

     say the word, and I'll leave • als je liever hebt dat ik wegga, hoef je het maar te zeggen

     have a word to say • iets te zeggen hebben

     waste words • woorden verspillen

     take someone at his word • iemand aan zijn woord houden

     beyond words • niet in woorden uit te drukken

     word for word • woord voor woord, woordelijk

     too … for words • te … om waar te zijn/voor woorden

     that is not the word for it • dat is het (juiste) woord niet

     have no words for something • ergens geen woorden voor hebben

     in a/one word • kortom, in één woord

     in other words • met andere woorden

     put into words • onder woorden brengen

     I don't believe a word of it • ik geloof er niets van

     have a word with someone • iemand (even) spreken

     〈 eufemistisch〉 have words with someone • woorden hebben met iemand

2   his word is (as good as) his bond • hij is een man van zijn woord

     word of honour • woord van eer, erewoord

     he's as good as his word • wat hij belooft doet hij

     break one's word • zijn woord breken

     I give you my word for it • ik verzeker het je op mijn erewoord

     give/pledge one's word • zijn woord geven

     go back on one's word • zijn woorden/belofte(n) terugnemen

     keep one's word • (zijn) woord houden

     take someone's word for it • iemand op zijn woord geloven

     upon my word • op mijn (ere)woord

     (upon) my word! • mijn hemel!

3   his word is law • zijn wil is wet

¶ a word in season • een woordje op zijn tijd, een raad op het juiste ogenblik

     eat one's words • zijn woorden inslikken, iets terugnemen

     I could not get a word in edgeways • ik kon er geen speld tussen krijgen

     weigh one's words • zijn woorden wegen

→ action action/, big big/, good good/, true true/

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 nieuws ⇒ bericht, boodschap

♦voorbeelden:

1   when word came of his death • toen het bericht van zijn overlijden arriveerde

     the word got round that • het bericht deed de ronde dat

     leave word that • bericht achterlaten dat

     send word of • berichten

     word has it that • het gerucht gaat dat

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word²

〈 werkwoord〉

1 verwoorden ⇒ onder woorden brengen

English-Dutch dictionary > word
18 not

[not]
adverb

1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) ikke

2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ikke

•

- not at all

* * *
[not]
adverb

1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) ikke

2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ikke

•

- not at all

English-Danish dictionary > not
19 not

not
adverb

1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) no

2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) no

•

- not at all

not adv no

not

tr[nɒt] (La forma contracta es n't: isn't, aren't, doesn't)

adverb

1 no

■ I did not steal it no lo robé

■ she told me not to tell anyone me dijo que no lo dijera a nadie

■ I hope/suppose not espero/supongo que no

■ are you coming or not? ¿vienes o no?

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not likely! ¡ni hablar!

not that... no es que...

■ where is he?, not that I mind, of course ¿dónde está?, no es que me importe, claro está

not to say... por no decir...

not ['nɑt] adv

1) (used to form a negative) : no

she is not tired: no está cansada

not to say something would be wrong: no decir nada sería injusto

2) (used to replace a negative clause) : no

are we going or not?: ¿vamos a ir o no?

of course not!: ¡claro que no!

not

adv.

• nada adv.

• no adv.

nɑːt, nɒt
adverb

a) no

I asked them not to tell anyone — les pedí que no se lo dijeran a nadie

not to go would have been rude — no ir hubiera sido una grosería

not to worry — (BrE) no importa

a not inconsiderable sum of money — (frml) una suma de dinero bastante considerable

oh, no, not you again! — Dios mío! ¿tú otra vez?

that's mine - it is not! — eso es mío - no, señor!

b)

not that — (as conj)

I'm going to London, not that it's any business of yours — voy a Londres, no es que a ti te importe, pero...

c) ( emphatic) ni

not a penny more — ni un penique más

d) ( replacing clause)

I hope not — - espero que no

I should think not! — claro que no!; faltaría más!

certainly not! — de ninguna manera!

of course not! — por supuesto or claro que no!

are you going to help me or not? — ¿me vas a ayudar o no?

[nɒt]
ADV
1) (with vb)
The word not is often contracted to n't on the end of modals, auxiliaries and parts of the verb to be in everyday language. no
I'm not sure — no estoy seguro

he's not here, he isn't here — no está aquí

it wasn't me — yo no fui

it's too late, isn't it? — es demasiado tarde, ¿no?

you owe me money, don't you? — me debes dinero, ¿verdad? or (esp LAm) ¿no es cierto?

she won't go, she will not go — no irá

I don't think she'll come now — ya no creo que venga

• he asked me not to do it — me pidió que no lo hiciera

• fear not! — ¡no temas!

• I hope not — espero que no

• I suppose not — supongo que no

• to tell sb not to do sth — decir a algn que no haga algo

• I think not — creo que no

not thinking that... — sin pensar que...

2) (with pronoun etc)

not one — ni uno

not me/you etc — yo/tú etc no

not I! — ¡yo no!

not everybody can do it — no lo puede hacer cualquiera, no todos pueden hacerlo

not any more — ya no
even 2., 3)
3) (in expressions)

• absolutely not! — ¡en absoluto!

• not at all — (after verb) no... en absoluto; (responding to thanks) ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué!

I don't mind at all — no me importa en absoluto

it doesn't hurt at all — no duele nada de nada, no duele para nada

"are you cold?" - "not at all!" — -¿tienes frío? -¡en absoluto! or -¡qué va!

"you don't mind?" - "not at all!" — -¿no te importa? -¡en absoluto!

he's not at all selfish — no es nada egoísta

• certainly not! — ¡en absoluto!

• of course not! — ¡claro que no!

• not a few... — no pocos...

• not for anything (in the world) — por nada (del mundo)

• not guilty — no culpable

• the not inconsiderable sum of £30,000 — la nada despreciable suma de 30.000 libras

• not likely! — ¡ni hablar!

• with not a little surprise — con no poca sorpresa

• are you coming or not? — ¿vienes o no?

whether you go or not — tanto si vas como si no

• "did you like it?" - "not really" — -¿te gustó? -no mucho

• big, not to say enormous — grande, por no decir enorme

• the young and the not so young — los jóvenes y los no tan jóvenes

• I shan't be sorry to see the last of him — no voy a sentirlo cuando lo pierda de vista

• not that I don't like him — no es que no me guste

not that I know of — no que yo sepa

• why not? — ¿por qué no?

• not without some regrets — no sin cierto pesar

• not yet — todavía no

they haven't arrived yet — todavía no han llegado
likely 2., mention 2., much 2., 1), only 2., 6)
* * *
[nɑːt, nɒt]
adverb

a) no

I asked them not to tell anyone — les pedí que no se lo dijeran a nadie

not to go would have been rude — no ir hubiera sido una grosería

not to worry — (BrE) no importa

a not inconsiderable sum of money — (frml) una suma de dinero bastante considerable

oh, no, not you again! — Dios mío! ¿tú otra vez?

that's mine - it is not! — eso es mío - no, señor!

b)

not that — (as conj)

I'm going to London, not that it's any business of yours — voy a Londres, no es que a ti te importe, pero...

c) ( emphatic) ni

not a penny more — ni un penique más

d) ( replacing clause)

I hope not — - espero que no

I should think not! — claro que no!; faltaría más!

certainly not! — de ninguna manera!

of course not! — por supuesto or claro que no!

are you going to help me or not? — ¿me vas a ayudar o no?

English-spanish dictionary > not
20 not

not ⇒ Usage note: not

A adv

1 ( negating verb) ne…pas ; she isn't at home elle n'est pas chez elle ; they didn't like it ils ne l'ont pas aimé ; we won't need a car nous n'aurons pas besoin d'une voiture ; has he not seen it? il ne l'a pas vu alors? ;

2 (replacing word, clause, sentence etc) ‘is he angry?’-‘I hope not’ ‘est-il en colère?’-‘j'espère que non’ ; ‘is she married?’-‘I believe ou think not’ ‘est-ce qu'elle est mariée?’-‘je ne crois pas, je crois que non’ ; I'm afraid not je crains que non ; certainly/probably not sûrement/probablement pas ; not only ou simply ou merely ou just pas seulement ; tired or not, you're going to bed fatigué ou non, tu vas te coucher ; do you know whether he's coming or not? est-ce que tu sais s'il vient ou pas? ; whether it rains or not, I'm going qu'il pleuve ou non, j'y vais ; why not? pourquoi pas? ;

3 ( contrasting) non pas ; they live in caves, not in houses, they live not in houses, but in caves ils habitent non pas dans des maisons, mais dans des grottes ; I laughed, not because I was amused but from nervousness je n'ai pas ri parce que je trouvais ça drôle, c'était nerveux ; he's not so much aggressive as assertive il est plutôt sûr de lui qu'agressif ;

4 ( to emphasize opposite) it's not impossible/cheap ce n'est pas impossible/bon marché ; she's not a dishonest/an aggressive woman elle n'est pas malhonnête/agressive ; not without problems/some reservations non sans problèmes/quelques réserves ; you're not wrong tu n'as pas tort ; a not ou not an (entirely) unexpected response une réponse prévisible ;

5 ( less than) moins de ; not three miles/hours from here à moins de trois miles/heures d'ici ; not five minutes ago il y a moins de cinq minutes ;

6 ( in suggestions) hadn't we better pay the bill? est-ce qu'on ne ferait pas mieux de payer l'addition? ; couldn't we tell them later? est-ce qu'on ne pourrait pas le leur dire plus tard? ; why not do it now?, why don't we do it now? pourquoi ne pas le faire tout de suite? ;

7 (with all, every) not all doctors agree, not every doctor agrees tous les docteurs ne sont pas d'accord ; not everyone likes it tout le monde ne l'aime pas ; it's not everyone that can speak several foreign languages tout le monde n'est pas capable de parler plusieurs langues ; it's not every day that ce n'est pas tous les jours que ;

8 (with a, one) not a ou one pas un/-e, pas un/-e seul/-e ; not one ou a (single) chair/letter pas une seule chaise/lettre ; not a sound was heard on n'entendait pas un bruit ; not one ou a single person knew personne ne le savait.

B not at all adv phr gen pas du tout ; ( responding to thanks) de rien.

C † not but what ⇒ not that.

D not that conj phr (it's) not that he hasn't been helpful/friendly non pas qu'il n'ait pas été serviable/aimable, ce n'est pas qu'il n'ait pas été serviable/aimable ; not that I know of pas (autant) que je sache ; if she refuses, not that she will… si elle refuse, je ne dis pas qu'elle le fera… Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée au verbe (eg you can't go, he hasn't finished).

Big English-French dictionary > not

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