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not good enough by half

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1 not good enough by half

expr.

lange nicht gut genug ausdr.

English-german dictionary > not good enough by half
2 not half good enough

• nie dost dobré

English-Slovak dictionary > not half good enough
3 he is not half good enough for you

Общая лексика: он недостаточно хорош для тебя, он тебе не пара

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he is not half good enough for you
4 half

1. plural - halves; noun
1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) polovica, pol

2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas
2. adjective
1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pol

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičen
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pol

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pol

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- half-
- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half
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I [ha:f, haæf]
noun

(plural halves) polovica; polletje; sport polčas; izenačenost (golf); juridically stranka

one's better half — boljša polovica, žena

the larger half — večja polovica, večji del

too clever by half — prepameten

to cry halves — zahtevati enak del

to cut into halves — razpoloviti

to do s.th. by halves — površno, na pol kaj narediti

not good enough by half — še zdaleč ne dovolj dobro

to go halves with s.o. — razdeliti si s kom na pol

to go halves in — razdeliti kaj na dva enaka dela

in half, in halves — razpolovljen
II [ha:f, hæf]
adjective

polovičen; površen, nepopoln

at half the price — za pol cene, po polovični ceni

to gain half the battle — polovico že dobiti, opraviti že pol dela

to have half a mind to — na pol se odločiti za kaj

half a loaf is better than no bread — boljši vrabec v roki, kot golob na strehi

to see with half an eye — takoj sprevideti, videti brez najmanjšega truda

a half share — pol deleža

half shot — opit

nautical half three — tri in pol sežnja
III [ha:f, hæf]
adverb

pol, na pol; precej; skoraj

not half — kar se da, strašno

colloquially not half bad — precej dobro

not half big enough — sploh ne, še zdaleč ne

not half good enough for — še zdaleč ne dovolj dobro za

not half long enough — mnogo prekratek

I don't half like it — tega sploh ne maram

do you like whisky? Oh, not half! — imate radi viski? Pa še kako!

half as much ( —ali many) again — za polovico več

I half wish — skoraj želim

he didn't half swear — kar dobro je preklinjal

nautical east half-south — ɜ ɜ/8 stopinj jugovzhodno

English-Slovenian dictionary > half
5 half

1.
[hɑːf]noun, pl. halves [hɑːvz]

1) (part) Hälfte, die

half [of something] — die Hälfte [von etwas]

half of Europe — halb Europa

I've only half left — ich habe nur noch die Hälfte

half [of] that — die Hälfte [davon]

cut something in half or into [two] halves — etwas in zwei Hälften schneiden

divide something in half or into halves — etwas halbieren

one/two and a half hours, one hour/two hours and a half — anderthalb od. eineinhalb/zweieinhalb Stunden

she is three and a half — sie ist dreieinhalb

not/never do anything/things by halves — keine halben Sachen machen

be too cheeky/big by half — entschieden zu frech/groß sein

go halves or go half and half [with somebody] — halbe-halbe [mit jemandem] machen (ugs.)

how the other half lives — wie andere Leute leben

that's only or just or not the half of it — das ist noch nicht alles

2) (coll.): (half-pint) kleines Glas; (of beer) kleines Bier; Kleine, das (ugs.)

a half of bitter — etc. ein kleines Bitter usw.

3) (Footb. etc.): (period) Halbzeit, die
2. adjective
halb

half the house/books/staff/time — die Hälfte des Hauses/der Bücher/des Personals/der Zeit

he is drunk half the time — (very often) er ist fast immer betrunken

half an hour — eine halbe Stunde
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of half) zur Hälfte; halb [öffnen, schließen, aufessen, fertig, voll, geöffnet]; (almost) fast [fallen, ersticken, tot sein]

half as much/many/big/heavy — halb so viel/viele/groß/schwer

half run [and] half walk — teils laufen, teils gehen

I half wished/hoped that... — ich wünschte mir/hoffte fast, dass...

only half hear what... — nur zum Teil hören, was...

half listen for/to — mit halbem Ohr horchen auf (+ Akk.)/zuhören (+ Dat.)

half cook something — etwas halb gar werden lassen

2) (by the amount of a half-hour) halb

half past — or (coll.)

half twelve/one/two/three — etc. halb eins/zwei/drei/vier usw

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1. plural - halves; noun
1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) die Hälfte

2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) die Halbzeit
2. adjective
1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halb

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halb

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halb
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) halb

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) beinahe

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- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half
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half

[hɑ:f, AM hæf]

I. n

<pl halves>

1. (fifty per cent) Hälfte f

roughly \half of the class are Spanish die Klasse besteht ungefähr zur Hälfte aus Spaniern

what's \half of ninety-six? was ist die Hälfte von sechsundneunzig?

a kilo and a \half eineinhalb [o DIAL anderthalb] Kilo

\half an apple ein halber Apfel

\half a dozen ein halbes Dutzend

\half the amount der halbe Betrag

▪ by \half um die Hälfte

bigger by \half eineinhalbmal so groß

to divide sth by \half etw durch zwei teilen

to reduce sth by \half etw um die Hälfte reduzieren

▪ in \half [or into halves] in zwei Hälften

to cut sth into halves etw halbieren

to cut in \half in der Mitte durchschneiden, halbieren

to fold in \half zur Mitte falten

2. BRIT ( fam: half pint of beer) kleines Bier (entspricht ca. 1/4 Liter), ÖSTERR a. Seidel nt, ÖSTERR a. Seitel nt, Stange f SCHWEIZ

3. BRIT (child's ticket)

two adults and three halves, please! zwei Erwachsene und drei Kinder, bitte!

4. FBALL (midfield player) Läufer(in) m(f)

first/second \half erste/zweite Spielhälfte [o Halbzeit

5. ( fam: the whole)

you haven't heard the \half of it yet! das dicke Ende kommt ja noch!

that's \half the fun [of it] das ist doch gerade der Spaß daran

6. ( fam: most) der/die/das meiste...

\half of them didn't turn up die meisten von ihnen sind gar nicht erschienen

our boss has lost \half his authority unser Chef hat seine Autorität zum größten Teil eingebüßt

if you are \half the man I think you are, you'll succeed wenn du auch nur im entferntesten der Mann bist, für den ich dich halte, dann schaffst du das

\half [of] the time die meiste Zeit

7.

▶ to be \half the battle:

for jobs like that, getting an interview is \half the battle bei Stellen wie diesen hat man schon halb gewonnen, wenn man ein Vorstellungsgespräch bekommt

▶ given \half a chance wenn man die Möglichkeit hätte

I'd go to India, given \half a chance wenn ich die Möglichkeit hätte, würde ich nach Indien gehen

▶ to be too clever by \half ein Schlaumeier sein

▶ to not do things by halves keine halben Sachen machen fam

▶ a game/meal and a \half ein Bombenspiel nt/Bombenessen nt fam

▶ to go halves [on sth] ( fam) sich dat die Kosten [für etw akk] teilen

I'll go halves with you ich teile mit dir, ich mach mit dir halbe-halbe fam

▶ my other [or better] \half meine zweite [o bessere] Hälfte

▶ how the other \half lives ( prov) wie andere Leute leben

▶ \half a second [or BRIT tick] einen Moment

I'll be with you in \half a second ich bin sofort bei dir

II. adj halbe(r, s) attr

a centaur is half man half horse ein Zentaur ist halb Mensch halb Pferd

\half [a] per cent ein halbes Prozent

a \half pint of lager ein kleines Helles

III. adv

1. (almost) fast, nahezu, beinahe

they had been frightened \half out of their minds sie wären fast verrückt geworden vor Angst

2. (partially, to some extent) halb, zum Teil

she was \half afraid she'd have to make a speech sie hatte schon fast befürchtet, eine Rede halten zu müssen

I was \half inclined to call you last night ich hätte dich gestern Abend fast angerufen

it wasn't \half as good das war bei Weitem nicht so gut

\half asleep halb wach

\half cooked halb gar

\half empty/full halb leer/voll

\half naked halb nackt

to be \half right person zum Teil Recht haben; thing zur Hälfte richtig sein

3. (time)

[at] \half past nine [um] halb zehn; ( fam)

meet me at home at \half past on the dot, okay? du bist dann um Punkt halb bei mir, o. k.? fam

4. (by fifty percent)

▪ \half as... as... halb so... wie...

my little brother is \half as tall as me mein kleiner Bruder ist halb so groß wie ich

he is \half my weight er wiegt halb so viel wie ich

5. (intensifies negative statement)

not \half BRIT ( fam) unheimlich fam, wahnsinnig fam, irre sl

he wasn't \half handsome er sah unverschämt gut aus fam

she didn't \half shout at him sie hat ihn vielleicht angebrüllt fam; (affirms positive opinion)

did you enjoy the film? — not \half! hat dir der Film gefallen? — und wie!

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[hAːf]
1. n pl halves

1) Hälfte f

two halves make a whole — zwei Halbe machen ein Ganzes

the first half of the year — die erste Jahreshälfte

to cut sth in half — etw halbieren; (with knife also) etw in zwei Hälften or Teile schneiden; salary etc etw um or auf die Hälfte kürzen

to break/tear sth in half — etw durchbrechen/durchreißen

half of it/them — die Hälfte davon/von ihnen

half the book/money — die Hälfte des Buches/Geldes, das halbe Buch/Geld

half my life — die Hälfte meines Lebens, mein halbes Leben

half a million dollars — eine halbe Million Dollar

he gave me half — er gab mir die Hälfte

half a cup/an hour — eine halbe Tasse/Stunde

half a lifetime — ein halbes Leben

he's not half the man he used to be — er ist längst nicht mehr das, was er einmal war

half a second! —

I'll be round in half a second (inf) — ich komme gleich ( mal) hin

to listen with half an ear — nur mit halbem Ohr zuhören

to take half of sth — die Hälfte von etw nehmen

to go halves (with sb on sth) — (mit jdm mit etw) halbe-halbe machen (inf)

that's only half the story — das ist nur die halbe Geschichte

have half of my apple — willst du einen halben Apfel von mir haben?

bigger by half — anderthalbmal so groß

to increase sth by half — etw um die Hälfte vergrößern

he is too clever by half ( Brit inf ) — das ist ein richtiger Schlaumeier

he's too cocky by half ( Brit inf ) — er hält sich für wer weiß was (inf)

one and a half — eineinhalb, anderthalb

an hour and a half — eineinhalb or anderthalb Stunden

he's two and a half — er ist zweieinhalb

he doesn't do things by halves — er macht keine halben Sachen

half and half — halb und halb

that's a hill and a half! (inf) — das ist vielleicht ein Berg!

I haven't told you the half of it yet (inf) — und das ist noch nicht einmal die Hälfte (inf)

2) (SPORT of match) (Spiel)hälfte f, Halbzeit f; (= player) Läufer(in) m(f)

3) (of ticket) Abschnitt m der Fahrkarte; (= travel, admission fee) halbe Karte (inf)

return half (Brit) — Abschnitt m für die Rückfahrt

two adults and one half, please — zwei Erwachsene und ein Kind, bitte

two and a half (to London) — zweieinhalb(mal London)

4) (= beer) kleines Bier, Halbe f (dial), Halbe(s) nt, Kleine(s) nt; (Scot, = whisky) einfacher Whisky, Einfache(r) m

5)

(= husband etc) or other half — meine bessere Hälfte

2. adj
halb
a half cup — eine halbe Tasse

with half his usual strength — nur mit halber Kraft

at or for half price — zum halben Preis

half one thing half another — halb und halb, halb das eine und halb das andere

half man half beast —

it's neither opera nor operetta but sort of half and half — es ist so ein Zwischending nt zwischen Oper und Operette

3. adv

1) halb

I half thought... — ich hätte fast gedacht...

I was half afraid that... — ich habe fast befürchtet, dass...

half melted — halb geschmolzen

the work is only half done — die Arbeit ist erst halb or zur Hälfte erledigt

that's half right — das ist zur Hälfte richtig

to be half awake — halb wach sein

half laughing, half crying — halb lachend, halb weinend

half laughing, half crying he told me... — mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge erzählte er mir...

he half rose to his feet —

I half think that... — ich habe beinahe den Eindruck, dass...

he only half understands — er begreift or versteht nur die Hälfte

the book was half in German, half in English — das Buch war zur Hälfte auf Deutsch und zur Hälfte auf Englisch

she's half German and half Russian — sie ist zur Hälfte Deutsche und zur Hälfte Russin

2) (Brit inf)

he's not half stupid/rich etc — er ist vielleicht or unheimlich dumm/reich etc

it didn't half rain — es HAT vielleicht geregnet

not half bad — gar nicht schlecht

not half! — und wie! und ob!

3)

it's half past three or half three — es ist halb vier

4)

he is half as big as his sister — er ist halb so groß wie seine Schwester

half as big again — anderthalbmal so groß

he earns half as much as you —

he earns half as much again as you — er verdient die Hälfte mehr als du or anderthalbmal so viel wie du

give me half as much again — gib mir noch die Hälfte dazu

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half [hɑːf; US hæf]

A adj

1. halb:

a half mile, meist half a mile eine halbe Meile;

a half share ein halber Anteil, eine Hälfte;

half an hour eine halbe Stunde;

at half the price zum halben Preis;

two pounds and a half, two and a half pounds zweieinhalb Pfund;

a fish and a half umg ein Mordsfisch;

a fellow and a half umg ein Pfundskerl;

a woman and a half umg eine Superfrau

2. halb, oberflächlich:

half knowledge Halbwissen n, Halbbildung f

B adv

1. halb, zur Hälfte:

half full;

my work is half done;

half cooked halb gar;

half as long halb so lang;

half as much halb so viel;

half as much ( oder as many) again anderthalbmal so viel;

she is half his age sie ist halb so alt wie er

2. halb(wegs), fast, nahezu:

half dead halb tot;

he half wished (suspected) er wünschte (vermutete) halb oder fast

3. not half

a) bei Weitem nicht, lange nicht:

not half big enough,

b) umg (ganz und) gar nicht:

not half bad gar nicht übel

c) umg gehörig, mordsmäßig:

he didn’t half swear er fluchte nicht schlecht

4. (in Zeitangaben) halb:

half past (US a. after) two zwei Uhr dreißig, halb drei;

half three Br umg halb vier

5. SCHIFF …einhalb:

half three dreieinhalb (Faden)

C pl halves [hɑːvz; US hævz] s

1. Hälfte f:

the first half of the year die erste Jahreshälfte;

one half of it die eine Hälfte davon;

half of the girls die Hälfte der Mädchen;

waste half of one’s time die halbe Zeit verschwenden; → better¹ A 1

2. SPORT

a) (Spiel)Hälfte f, Halbzeit f:

first (second) half;

in the first (second) half auch vor (nach) dem Seitenwechsel;

a game of two different halves ein Spiel mit zwei verschiedenen Halbzeiten

b) auch half of the field (Spielfeld)Hälfte f

c) first (second) half of the season Vorrunde (Rückrunde) f

3. → halfback

4. Golf: Gleichstand m

5. Fahrkarte f zum halben Preis

6. → half-hour A

7. halbes Pint (besonders Bier):

I only had a half ich hab nur ein kleines Bier getrunken

8. obs Halbjahr nBesondere Redewendungen: half of it is ( oder half of them are) rotten die Hälfte (davon) ist faul;

half the amount die halbe Menge oder Summe, halb so viel;

cut in(to) halves ( oder in half) etwas halbieren oder in zwei Hälften teilen;

do sth by halves etwas nur halb tun;

do things by halves halbe Sachen oder Halbheiten machen;

not do things by halves Nägel mit Köpfen machen;

too clever by half bes Br umg oberschlau;

go halves with sb in ( oder on) sth etwas mit jemandem teilen, mit jemandem bei etwas halbpart machen;

not good enough by half bei Weitem nicht gut genug; → battle Bes Redew, eye A 2, mind A 5

hf abk half

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1.
[hɑːf]noun, pl. halves [hɑːvz]

1) (part) Hälfte, die

half [of something] — die Hälfte [von etwas]

half of Europe — halb Europa

I've only half left — ich habe nur noch die Hälfte

half [of] that — die Hälfte [davon]

cut something in half or into [two] halves — etwas in zwei Hälften schneiden

divide something in half or into halves — etwas halbieren

one/two and a half hours, one hour/two hours and a half — anderthalb od. eineinhalb/zweieinhalb Stunden

she is three and a half — sie ist dreieinhalb

not/never do anything/things by halves — keine halben Sachen machen

be too cheeky/big by half — entschieden zu frech/groß sein

go halves or go half and half [with somebody] — halbe-halbe [mit jemandem] machen (ugs.)

how the other half lives — wie andere Leute leben

that's only or just or not the half of it — das ist noch nicht alles

2) (coll.): (half-pint) kleines Glas; (of beer) kleines Bier; Kleine, das (ugs.)

a half of bitter — etc. ein kleines Bitter usw.

3) (Footb. etc.): (period) Halbzeit, die
2. adjective
halb

half the house/books/staff/time — die Hälfte des Hauses/der Bücher/des Personals/der Zeit

he is drunk half the time — (very often) er ist fast immer betrunken

half an hour — eine halbe Stunde
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of half) zur Hälfte; halb [öffnen, schließen, aufessen, fertig, voll, geöffnet]; (almost) fast [fallen, ersticken, tot sein]

half as much/many/big/heavy — halb so viel/viele/groß/schwer

half run [and] half walk — teils laufen, teils gehen

I half wished/hoped that... — ich wünschte mir/hoffte fast, dass...

only half hear what... — nur zum Teil hören, was...

half listen for/to — mit halbem Ohr horchen auf (+ Akk.)/zuhören (+ Dat.)

half cook something — etwas halb gar werden lassen

2) (by the amount of a half-hour) halb

half past — or (coll.)

half twelve/one/two/three — etc. halb eins/zwei/drei/vier usw

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adj.

halb adj. n.

(§ pl.: halves)

= Hälfte -n f.

English-german dictionary > half
6 good

1. adjective,
better, best

1) (satisfactory) gut; (reliable) gut; zuverlässig; (sufficient) gut; ausreichend [Vorrat]; ausgiebig [Mahl]; (competent) gut; geeignet

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

Late again! It's just not good enough! — (coll.) Schon wieder zu spät. So geht es einfach nicht!

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at something — in etwas (Dat.) gut sein

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

be good with people — etc. mit Menschen usw. gut od. leicht zurechtkommen

2) (favourable, advantageous) gut; günstig [Gelegenheit, Augenblick, Angebot]

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

too good to be true — zu schön, um wahr zu sein

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be too much of a good thing — zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a good thing — man kann es auch übertreiben

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

eat more than is good for one — mehr essen, als einem guttut

it's a good thing you told him — nur gut, dass du es ihm gesagt hast

3) (prosperous) gut

good times — eine schöne Zeit

4) (enjoyable) schön [Leben, Urlaub, Wochenende]

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good old days — die gute alte Zeit

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good time! — viel Spaß od. Vergnügen!

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

Did you have a good day at the office? — Wie war es heute im Büro?

5) (cheerful) gut; angenehm [Patient]

good humour or spirits or mood — gute Laune

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

I'm not feeling too good — (coll.) mir geht es nicht sehr gut

6) (well-behaved) gut; brav

be good!, be a good girl/boy! — sei brav od. lieb!

[as] good as gold — ganz artig od. brav

7) (virtuous) rechtschaffen; (kind) nett; gut [Absicht, Wünsche, Benehmen, Tat]

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

would you be so good as to or good enough to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich od. nett, das zu tun?

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

that/it is good of you — das/es ist nett od. lieb von dir

8) (commendable) gut

good for you — etc. (coll.) bravo!

good old Jim — etc. (coll.) der gute alte Jim usw. (ugs.)

my good man/friend — (coll.) mein lieber Herr/Freund (ugs.; auch iron.)

that's a good one — (coll.) der ist gut! (ugs.); (iron.) das ist'n Ding! (ugs.)

9) (attractive) schön; gut [Figur, Haltung]; gepflegt [Erscheinung, Äußeres]; wohlgeformt [Beine]

look good — gut aussehen

10) (thorough) gut

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

have a good weep/rest/sleep — sich richtig ausweinen/ausruhen/[sich] richtig ausschlafen (ugs.)

11) (considerable) [recht] ansehnlich [Menschenmenge]; ganz schön, ziemlich (ugs.) [Stück Wegs, Entfernung, Zeitraum, Strecke]; gut, anständig [Preis, Erlös]; hoch [Alter]

12) (sound, valid) gut [Grund, Rat, Gedanke]; berechtigt [Anspruch]; (Commerc.) solide [Kunde]; sicher [Anleihe, Kredit]

good sense — Vernünftigkeit, die

have the good sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

13) (in greetings)

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

14) in exclamation gut

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

good God/Lord — etc. see nouns

15) (best) gut [Geschirr, Anzug]

16) (correct, fitting) gut; (appropriate) angebracht; ratsam

17)

as good as — so gut wie

18)

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also academic.ru/6608/best">best 1.; better 1.
2. adverb as intensifier
(coll.)

good and... — richtig...

hit somebody good and proper — jemanden ordentlich verprügeln. See also best 2.; better 2.
3. noun
1) (use) Nutzen, der

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

he'll never be any good — aus dem wird nichts Gutes werden

is this book any good? — taugt dieses Buch etwas?

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

it is no/not much good doing something — es hat keinen/kaum einen Sinn, etwas zu tun

what's the good of...?, what good is...? — was nützt...?

2) (benefit)

for your/his etc. own good — zu deinem/seinem usw. Besten od. eigenen Vorteil

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

do no/little good — nichts/wenig helfen od. nützen

do somebody/something good — jemandem/einer Sache nützen; [Ruhe, Erholung:] jemandem/einer Sache gut tun; [Arznei:] jemandem/einer Sache helfen

I'll tell him, but what good will that do? — ich sag es ihm, aber was nützt od. hilft das schon?

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come home £10 to the good — mit 10 Pfund plus nach Hause kommen

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

3) (goodness) Gute, das

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

the difference between good and bad or evil — der Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse

4) (kind acts) Gute, das

be up to no good — nichts Gutes im Sinn haben od. im Schilde führen

do good — Gutes tun

5)

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

6) constr. as pl. (virtuous people)

the good — die Guten

7) in pl. (wares etc.) Waren; (Brit. Railw.) Fracht, die; attrib. Güter[bahnhof, -wagen, -zug]

goods and chattels — Sachen

8) in pl.

the goods — (coll.): (what is wanted) das Gewünschte; das Verlangte

deliver the goods — (fig.) halten, was man verspricht

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[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) gut

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) gut

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) gut

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) geschickt

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) gut

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) gut

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) gut

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) gut

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) reichlich

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) geeignet

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) gut

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) gut

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) gut

14) (thorough: a good clean.) gewissenhaft

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) gut
2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) der Nutzen

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) das Gute
3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) gut!

- goodness
4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) du meine Güte!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good
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good

[gʊd]

I. ADJECTIVE

<better, best>

1. (of high quality) gut

there's nothing like a \good book es geht nichts über ein gutes Buch

she speaks \good Spanish sie spricht gut Spanisch

dogs have a \good sense of smell Hunde haben einen guten Geruchssinn

he's got \good intuition about such matters er hat in diesen Dingen ein gutes Gespür

your reasons make \good sense but... deine Gründe sind durchaus einleuchtend, aber...

\good show [or job]! gut gemacht!

I need a \good meal now jetzt brauche ich was Ordentliches zu essen!

the child had the \good sense to... das Kind besaß die Geistesgegenwart...

he only has one \good leg er hat nur ein gesundes Bein

that's a \good one ( iron) haha, der war gut! iron

\good appetite gesunder Appetit

to be a \good catch eine gute Partie sein

a \good choice/decision eine gute Wahl/Entscheidung

\good ears/eyes gute Ohren/Augen

to do a \good job gute Arbeit leisten

to be in \good shape in guter [körperlicher] Verfassung sein

\good thinking gute Idee

\good timing gutes Timing

to be/not be \good enough gut/nicht gut genug sein

that's just not \good enough! so geht das nicht!

if she says so that's \good enough for me wenn sie es sagt, reicht mir das

to be \good for nothing zu nichts taugen

to feel \good sich akk gut fühlen

I don't feel too \good today heute geht's mir nicht besonders fam

2. (skilled) gut, begabt

▪ to be \good at sth gut in etw dat sein

he's a \good runner [or he's \good at running] er ist ein guter Läufer

she's very \good at learning foreign languages sie ist sehr sprachbegabt

he's not very \good at maths [or AM in math] er ist nicht besonders gut in Mathe

this book is \good on international export law dieses Buch ist sehr gut, wenn man etwas über internationale Exportbestimmungen erfahren möchte

he is particularly \good on American history besonders gut kennt er sich in amerikanischer Geschichte aus

▪ to be \good with sth with children mit etw dat gut umgehen können

to be \good with one's hands geschickt mit seinen Händen sein

to be \good in bed gut im Bett sein fam

to be \good with people gut mit Leuten umgehen können

3. (pleasant) schön

that was a really \good story, Mummy das war echt eine tolle Geschichte, Mama fam

that was the best party in a long time das war die beste Party seit Langem

it's \good to see [or seeing] you after all these years schön, dich nach all den Jahren wiederzusehen!

\good morning/evening guten Morgen/Abend

\good day esp BRIT, AUS guten Tag; ( dated: said at departure) guten Tag

to have a \good day/evening einen schönen Tag/Abend haben

have a \good day schönen Tag noch!

\good news gute Neuigkeiten

to have a \good time [viel] Spaß haben

\good weather schönes Wetter

to have a \good one ( fam) einen schönen Tag haben

4. (appealing to senses) gut, schön

after a two-week vacation, they came back with \good tans nach zwei Wochen Urlaub kamen sie gut gebräunt zurück

most dancers have \good legs die meisten Tänzer haben schöne Beine

to look/smell/sound/taste \good gut aussehen/riechen/klingen/schmecken

sb looks \good in sth clothes etw steht jdm

to have \good looks, to be \good-looking gut aussehen

5. (favourable) gut

he made a very \good impression at the interview er hat beim Vorstellungsgespräch einen sehr guten Eindruck gemacht

there's a \good chance [that]... die Chancen stehen gut, dass...

we got a \good deal on our new fridge wir haben unseren neuen Kühlschrank günstig erstanden

the play got \good reviews [or a \good press] das Stück hat gute Kritiken bekommen

it's a \good job we didn't go camping last weekend — the weather was awful zum Glück sind wir letztes Wochenende nicht campen gegangen — das Wetter war schrecklich

the \good life das süße Leben

\good luck [on sth] viel Glück [bei etw dat]

best of luck on your exams today! alles Gute für deine Prüfung heute!

a \good omen ein gutes Omen

to be too much of a \good thing zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a \good thing man kann es auch übertreiben

\good times gute Zeiten

to be too \good to be true zu schön, um wahr zu sein

to have [got] it \good ( fam) es gut haben

6. (beneficial) vorteilhaft

▪ to be \good for sb gut für jdn sein

milk is \good for you Milch ist gesund

to be \good for business/for headaches gut fürs Geschäft/gegen Kopfschmerzen sein

7. (useful) nützlich, sinnvoll

we had a \good discussion on the subject wir hatten eine klärende Diskussion über die Sache

it's \good that you checked the door gut, dass du die Tür nochmal überprüft hast

8. (on time)

in \good time rechtzeitig

be patient, you'll hear the result all in \good time seien Sie geduldig, Sie erfahren das Ergebnis noch früh genug

in one's own \good time in seinem eigenen Rhythmus

9. (appropriate)

to be a \good time to do sth ein guter Zeitpunkt sein, [um] etw zu tun

10. inv (kind) freundlich, lieb

the college has been very \good about her health problem die Hochschule zeigte sehr viel Verständnis für ihr gesundheitliches Problem

it was very \good of you to help us es war sehr lieb von dir, uns zu helfen

he's got a \good heart er hat ein gutes Herz

be so \good as to... sei doch bitte so nett und...

would you be \good enough to... wären Sie so nett und...

\good deeds/works gute Taten

to do a \good deed eine gute Tat tun

11. (moral) gut

the G\good Book die [heilige] Bibel

for a \good cause für einen guten Zweck

to set a \good example to sb jdm ein gutes Vorbild sein

sb's \good name/reputation jds guter Name/guter Ruf

to be [as] \good as one's word vertrauenswürdig sein

12. (well-behaved) gut

\good dog! braver Hund!

be a \good girl and... sei ein liebes Mädchen [o sei so lieb] und...

OK, I'll be a \good sport o.k., ich will mal kein Spielverderber sein

she's been as \good as gold all evening sie hat sich den ganzen Abend über ausgezeichnet benommen

to be on \good/one's best behaviour sich akk gut benehmen/von seiner besten Seite zeigen

\good loser guter Verlierer/gute Verliererin

13. attr, inv (thorough) gut, gründlich

the house needs a \good clean[ing] das Haus sollte mal gründlich geputzt werden

have a \good think about it lass es dir noch einmal gut durch den Kopf gehen

now, now — have a \good cry schon gut — wein dich mal so richtig aus

they have built a \good case against the suspect sie haben einen hieb- und stichfesten Fall gegen den Verdächtigen aufgebaut

we had some \good fun at the amusement park wir hatten so richtig viel Spaß im Vergnügungspark

a \good beating eine gründliche Tracht Prügel

to have a \good laugh ordentlich lachen

to have a \good look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen

a \good talking to eine Standpauke

14. pred, inv (valid) gültig; (not forged) banknote echt; (usable) gut

this car should be \good for another year or so dieses Auto hält wohl schon noch ein Jahr oder so

he gave us a gift certificate \good for $100 er hat uns einen Geschenkgutschein über 100 Dollar überreicht

this ticket is only \good on weekends dieses Ticket gilt nur an Wochenenden

my credit card is only \good for another month meine Kreditkarte ist nur noch einen Monat gültig

15. attr, inv (substantial) beträchtlich

we walked a \good distance today wir sind heute ein ordentliches Stück gelaufen

she makes \good money at her new job sie verdient in ihrem neuen Job gutes Geld

it's a \good half hour's walk to the station from here von hier bis zum Bahnhof ist es zu Fuß eine gute halbe Stunde

a \good deal jede Menge

you're looking a \good deal better now du siehst jetzt ein gutes Stück besser aus

to make a \good profit einen beträchtlichen Profit machen

a \good few/many eine ganze Menge

16. pred, inv FOOD (not rotten) gut

17. pred, inv (able to provide) gut

he is always \good for a laugh er ist immer gut für einen Witz

thanks for the loan and don't worry, I'm \good for it danke für den Kredit und keine Sorge, ich zahle ihn zurück

her credit is \good sie ist kreditwürdig

18. (almost, virtually)

▪ as \good as... so gut wie...

our firewood is as \good as gone unser Feuerholz ist nahezu aufgebraucht

to be as \good as dead/new so gut wie tot/neu sein

they as \good as called me a liar sie nannten mich praktisch eine Lügnerin!

19. attr, inv (to emphasize) schön

I need a \good long holiday ich brauche mal wieder so einen richtig schönen langen Urlaub!

what you need is a \good hot cup of coffee was du brauchst, ist eine gute Tasse heißen Kaffee

▪ \good and...:

she's really \good and mad sie ist so richtig sauer

I'll do it when I'm \good and ready, and not one minute before ich mache es, sobald ich fertig bin und keine Minute früher!

20. BRIT (said to accept order)

very \good sehr wohl! veraltet

21. (in exclamations)

\good Lord [or heavens]! gütiger Himmel! geh

\good gracious! ach du liebe Zeit!

\good grief! du meine Güte!

\good egg! BRIT ( dated) ausgezeichnet!; ( iron)

oh, — \good for you! oh, schön für dich! iron

22. attr, inv (said to express affection)

\good old James! der gute alte James!

the \good old days die gute alte Zeit

23.

▶ if you can't be \good, be careful ( prov) wenn man schon was anstellt, sollte man sich wenigstens nicht [dabei] erwischen lassen

▶ it's as \good as it gets besser wird's nicht mehr

▶ to give as \good as one gets es [jdm] mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

▶ \good to go fertig, bereit

▶ to have a \good innings BRIT ein schönes Leben haben

▶ to make \good zu Geld kommen

▶ to make sth ⇆ \good (repair) etw reparieren; mistake etw wiedergutmachen; (pay for) etw wettmachen fam; (do successfully) etw schaffen

▶ to make \good time gut in der Zeit liegen

▶ for \good measure als Draufgabe, obendrein

▶ \good riddance Gott sei Dank!

▶ she's \good for another few years! mit ihr muss man noch ein paar Jahre rechnen!

II. ADVERB

1. esp AM DIAL ( fam: well) gut

boy, she can sure sing \good, can't she? Junge, die kann aber gut singen, oder?

2. ( fam: thoroughly) gründlich

to do sth \good and proper etw richtig gründlich tun

well, you've broken the table \good and proper na, den Tisch hast du aber so richtig ruiniert!

III. NOUN

no pl

1. (moral force) Gute nt

\good and evil Gut und Böse

to be up to no \good nichts Gutes im Schilde führen

to do \good Gutes tun

▪ the \good pl die Guten pl

2. (benefit) Wohl nt

this medicine will do you a [or the] world of \good diese Medizin wird Ihnen unglaublich gut tun

to do more harm than \good mehr schaden als nützen

for the \good of his health zum Wohle seiner Gesundheit, seiner Gesundheit zuliebe

for the \good of the nation zum Wohle der Nation

for one's own \good zu seinem eigenen Besten

3. (purpose) Nutzen m

to be no [or not to be any] /not much \good nichts/wenig nützen

that young man is no \good dieser junge Mann ist ein Taugenichts

to not do much/any \good nicht viel/nichts nützen

even a small donation can do a lot of \good auch eine kleine Spende kann eine Menge helfen

that won't do much \good das wird auch nicht viel nützen

it's no \good complaining all day den ganzen Tag rumzujammern bringt auch nichts! fam

what \good is sitting alone in your room? was bringt es, hier alleine in deinem Zimmer zu sitzen?; ( iron)

a lot of \good that'll do [you]! das wird [dir] ja viel nützen! iron

4. (profit)

we were £7,000 to the \good when we sold our house als wir unser Haus verkauften, haben wir einen Gewinn von 7.000 Pfund eingestrichen; ( fig)

he was two gold medals to the \good by the end of the day am Ende des Tages war er um zwei Goldmedaillen reicher

5. (ability)

▪ to be no \good at sth etw nicht gut können, bei etw dat nicht [sonderlich] gut sein

6. COMM Gut nt, Ware f

7.

▶ for \good [and all] für immer [und ewig]

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[gʊd]
1. ADJECTIVE
comp better, superl best
1) gut

good weather — gutes Wetter

that's a good one! (joke) — das ist ein guter Witz; ( usu iro : excuse ) wers glaubt, wird selig! (inf)

you've done a good day's work — du hast gute Arbeit (für einen Tag) geleistet

all I need is a good meal — ich brauche nur eine ordentliche or anständige Mahlzeit

this is a good firm to work for — in dieser Firma lässt es sich gut arbeiten

he tells a good story —

it must be good for something — das muss doch zu or für etwas gut sein

she looks good enough to eat — sie sieht zum Anbeißen aus (inf)

to be good with people — gut mit Menschen umgehen können

good fortune — Glück nt

you've never had it so good! — es ist euch noch nie so gut gegangen, ihr habt es noch nie so gut gehabt

it's too good to be true — es ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein

to come in a good third — einen guten dritten Platz belegen

this is as good as it gets — besser wirds nicht mehr __diams; to be good at sth gut in etw (dat) sein

to be good at sport/languages — gut im Sport/in Sprachen sein

to be good at sewing/typing — gut nähen/tippen können

I'm not very good at it — ich kann es nicht besonders gut

he's good at telling stories — er kann gut Geschichten erzählen

that's (not) good enough — das reicht (nicht)

that's not good enough, you'll have to do better than that — das geht so nicht, du musst dich schon etwas mehr anstrengen

if he gives his word, that's good enough for me — wenn er sein Wort gibt, reicht mir das

it's just not good enough! — so geht das nicht!

his attitude is just not good enough — er hat einfach nicht die richtige Einstellung

her work/conduct is just not good enough —

they felt he wasn't good enough for her — sie waren der Meinung, dass er nicht gut genug für sie war

I don't feel too good — mir ist nicht gut, ich fühle mich nicht wohl

I don't feel too good about it — mir ist nicht ganz wohl dabei

you look good in that — du siehst gut darin aus, das steht dir gut __diams; to make good mistake, damage wiedergutmachen; threat wahr machen; promise erfüllen

to make good one's losses — seine Verluste wettmachen

to make good sb's losses — jdm seine Verluste ausgleichen or ersetzen

as good as new —

as good as dead — so gut wie tot

he was as good as his word — er hat sein Wort gehalten

he as good as called me a liar/invited me to come — er nannte mich praktisch einen Lügner/hat mich praktisch eingeladen

2) = beneficial gut

to be good for sb — gut für jdn sein

milk is good for children to be good for toothache/one's health — Milch ist gut or gesund für Kinder gut gegen Zahnschmerzen/für die Gesundheit sein

to drink more than is good for one — mehr trinken, als einem guttut

what's good for consumers isn't always good for the economy — was gut für den Verbraucher ist, ist nicht immer gut für die Wirtschaft

3) = favourable moment, chance, opportunity günstig, gut

a good day for a picnic — ein günstiger or guter Tag für ein Picknick

it's a good thing or job I was there — (nur) gut, dass ich dort war

4) = enjoyable holiday, evening schön

the good life — das süße Leben

did you have a good day? — wie wars heute?, wie gings (dir) heute?

to have a good time — sich gut amüsieren

have a good time! — viel Spaß or Vergnügen!

5) = kind gut, lieb

good nature — Gutmütigkeit f

to be good to sb — gut zu jdm sein

that's very good of you — das ist sehr lieb or nett von Ihnen

(it was) good of you to come — nett, dass Sie gekommen sind

would you be good enough to tell me... — wären Sie so nett, mir zu sagen... (also iro)

with every good wish — mit den besten Wünschen

6) = virtuous name, manners, behaviour gut

the Good Shepherd all good men and true — der Gute Hirte alle wackeren und aufrechten Männer (old)

if you can't be good, be careful — wenn du es schon tun musst, sei wenigstens vorsichtig

7) = well-behaved artig, brav (inf)

(as) good as gold — mustergültig

be a good girl/boy — sei artig or lieb or brav (inf)

be a good girl/boy and... — sei so lieb und...

that's a good dog! — guter Hund!

8)

= admirable your good lady (dated) my good man (dated) — Ihre werte Gemahlin (geh) mein Guter (old)

good man! — sehr löblich!, gut gemacht!

good old Charles! — der gute alte Charles!

the Good Book —

the good ship Santa Maria — die Santa Maria

9) = valid advice, excuse gut; reason gut, triftig; ticket gültig

is his credit good? — ist er kreditfähig?

he is good for another few years — mit ihm kann man noch ein paar Jahre rechnen

the car is good for another few years — das Auto hält or tuts (inf) noch ein paar Jahre

she's good for nothing — sie ist ein Nichtsnutz or Taugenichts

that's always good for a laugh — darüber kann man immer lachen

10) = handsome looks, figure, features gut; legs, body schön

a good appearance (of person) — ein gepflegtes Äußeres

11) = uninjured eye, leg gesund

12) = thorough gut, gründlich, tüchtig (inf)

to give sb a good scolding — jdn gründlich or tüchtig (inf) ausschimpfen

to give sth a good clean — etw gut or gründlich reinigen

to have a good cry — sich ausweinen

to have a good laugh — ordentlich or so richtig lachen (inf)

to take a good look at sth — sich (dat) etw gut ansehen

to have a good grounding in sth — gute Grundkenntnisse in etw (dat) haben

13) = considerable hour, while gut; amount, distance, way gut, schön

it's a good distance — es ist eine ganz schöne Strecke

it's a good 8 km — es sind gute 8 km

he ate a good half of the cake — er hat gut und gern den halben Kuchen gegessen

a good many/few people — ziemlich viele/nicht gerade wenig Leute

14) in greetings gut

good morning — guten Morgen

15) in exclamations gut, prima

that's good! — gut!, prima!

(it's) good to see you/to be here — (es ist) schön, dich zu sehen/hier zu sein

good heavens or Lord or God! — um Himmels willen! (inf)

good grief or gracious! — ach du liebe or meine Güte! (inf)

very good, sir — sehr wohl (old)

on you/him etc! — gut!, prima!; (iro also) das ist ja toll!

16) emphatic use schön

a good strong stick —

a good old age — ein schön(es) hohes Alter

good and hard/strong (inf) — ganz schön fest/stark (inf)

good and proper (inf) — ganz anständig (inf)

2. ADVERB

1) = fine gut

how are you? – good! — wie gehts? – gut!

2) = well strictly incorrect gut

3. NOUN

1) = what is morally right Gute(s) nt

good and evil — Gut und Böse

to do good —

there's some good in everybody — in jedem steckt etwas Gutes

to be up to no good (inf) — nichts Gutes im Schilde führen (inf)

2) = advantage, benefit Wohl nt

the common good — das Gemeinwohl

for the good of the nation — zum Wohl(e) der Nation

this affects us, for good or ill —

it's done now, for good or ill — es ist nun einmal geschehen

I did it for your own good — ich meine es nur gut mit dir, es war nur zu deinem Besten

for the good of one's health etc — seiner Gesundheit etc zuliebe

he'll come to no good — mit ihm wird es noch ein böses Ende nehmen

to do (some) good — (etwas) helfen or nützen

to do sb good — jdm helfen; (rest, drink, medicine etc) jdm guttun

what good will that do you? — was hast du davon?

much good may it do you (iro inf) — na, dann viel Vergnügen!

that won't do much/any good — das hilft auch nicht viel/auch nichts

that won't do you much/any good — das hilft dir auch nicht viel/auch nichts

a ( fat) lot of good that will do! (iro inf) — als ob das viel helfen würde! (iro)

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! (iro inf) — und wie dir das guttun wird! (iro inf)

3)

= use what's the good of hurrying? — wozu eigentlich die Eile?

it would be some good — es wäre ganz nützlich

if that is any good to you — wenn es dir hilft

that's no good — das ist nichts

he's no good to us — er nützt uns (dat) nichts

it's no good complaining to me — es ist sinnlos or es nützt nichts, sich bei mir zu beklagen

it's no good doing it like that — es hat keinen Sinn, das so zu machen

he's no good at it — er kann es nicht

I'm no good at things like that —

the applicant was no good — der Bewerber war nicht gut

he wasn't any good for the job —

he wasn't any good at the job — er machte die Arbeit nicht gut

4)

set structures __diams; for good (= for ever) for good (and all) — für immer (und ewig)

we were 5 points/£5 to the good — wir hatten 5 Punkte zu viel/£ 5 plus

that's all to the good — auch gut!

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good [ɡud]

A s

1. Nutzen m, Wert m, Vorteil m:

for his own good zu seinem eigenen Vorteil;

he knows too much for his own good er weiß mehr, als ihm guttut;

what good will it do?, what is the good of it?, what good is it? was hat es für einen Wert?, was nützt es?, wozu soll das gut sein?;

it is no (not much) good trying es hat keinen (wenig) Sinn oder Zweck, es zu versuchen;

to the good

a) besonders WIRTSCH als Gewinn- oder Kreditsaldo,

b) obendrein, extra ( → A 2);

for good (and all) für immer, endgültig, ein für alle Mal

2. (das) Gute, Gutes n, Wohl n:

do sb good

a) jemandem Gutes tun,

b) jemandem guttun oder wohltun;

much good may it do you oft iron wohl bekomms!;

the common good das Gemeinwohl;

be to the good nur zu seinem etc Besten sein;

come to good zum Guten ausschlagen;

it’s all to the good es ist nur von Vorteil ( that dass)( → A 1);

it comes to no good es führt zu nichts Gutem;

be up to no good nichts Gutes im Schilde führen;

for good or for evil auf Gedeih und Verderb

3. the good koll die Guten pl, die Rechtschaffenen pl

4. PHIL (das) Gute

5. pl bewegliches Vermögen:

goods and chattels

a) Hab n und Gut n, bewegliche Sachen, Mobiliargut n,

b) umg Siebensachen

6. pl WIRTSCH

a) Br ( besonders Eisenbahn)Güter pl, Fracht(gut) f(n)

b) (Handels)Güter pl, (Handels)Ware(n) f(pl):

goods for consumption Verbrauchs-, Konsumgüter;

goods in process Halbfabrikate, -erzeugnisse;

a piece of goods sl eine Mieze;

have the goods on sb US sl etwas gegen jemanden in der Hand haben. → deliver A 2

7. pl US Stoffe pl, Textilien pl

8. the goods sl das Richtige, das Wahre:

that’s the goods!

B adj komp better [ˈbetə(r)], sup best [best]

1. (moralisch) gut, redlich, rechtschaffen, ehrbar, anständig (Mädchen etc):

good men and true redliche und treue Männer;

a good father and husband ein guter oder treu sorgender Vater und Gatte;

she is a good wife to him sie ist ihm eine gute Frau

2. gut (Qualität):

good teeth; → health 2, humor A 2

3. gut, frisch, genießbar:

is this meat still good?;

a good egg ein frisches Ei

4. gut, lieb, gütig, freundlich:

good to the poor gut zu den Armen;

be so ( oder as) good as to fetch it sei so gut und hol es, hol es doch bitte; → enough C

5. gut, lieb, artig, brav (Kind):

be a good boy;

have you been a good girl? bist du (schön) brav gewesen?; → gold A 1

6. verehrt, lieb:

his good lady oft iron seine liebe Frau;

my good man oft iron mein Lieber!, mein lieber Freund oder Mann!

7. gut, geachtet:

of good family aus guter Familie

8. gut, einwandfrei (Betragen etc): → certificate A 1

9. a) gut, erfreulich, angenehm (Nachrichten etc):

be good news umg erfreulich sein (Sache); nett sein (Person);

have a good time sich (gut) amüsieren; es sich gut gehen lassen; → afternoon A, morning A 1, etc

b) schön:

it’s good to be home again;

too good to be true zu schön, um wahr zu sein

10. gut:

a) geeignet, vorteilhaft, günstig, nützlich

b) gesund, zuträglich

c) heilsam:

a man good for the post ein geeigneter oder guter Mann für den Posten;

good for colds gut gegen oder für Erkältungen;

milk is good for children Milch ist gut oder gesund für Kinder;

good for one’s health gesund;

what is it good for? wofür ist es gut?, wozu dient es?;

it is a good thing that … es ist gut oder günstig, dass …;

stay away if you know what’s good for you! das rate ich dir im Guten!;

he drank more than was good for him als ihm guttat; → nothing Bes Redew

11. gut, richtig, recht, angebracht, empfehlenswert, zweckmäßig:

in good time zur rechten Zeit, (gerade) rechtzeitig;

all in good time alles zu seiner Zeit;

in one’s own good time wenn es einem passt

12. gut, angemessen, ausreichend, zufriedenstellend;

his word is good enough for me sein Wort genügt mir;

his time is only good enough for 4th place SPORT seine Zeit reicht nur für den 4. Platz

13. gut, reichlich:

a good hour eine gute Stunde;

it’s a good three miles to the station es sind gut drei Meilen bis zum Bahnhof

14. gut, ziemlich (weit, groß), beträchtlich, bedeutend, erheblich, ansehnlich:

a good many eine beträchtliche Anzahl, ziemlich viele;

a good many times ziemlich oft; → beating 2, way¹ 5, while A

15. (vor adj) verstärkend:

a good long time sehr lange Zeit;

good old age hohes Alter;

good and … sehr, ganz schön, mordsmäßig umg (z. B. good and tired hundemüde umg)

16. gültig:

a) begründet, berechtigt (Anspruch etc)

b) triftig, gut (Grund etc):

a good argument ein stichhaltiges Argument; → cause A 2, reason A 1

c) echt (Geld)

17. gut, überzeugt (Republikaner etc)

18. gut, fähig, tüchtig:

he is good at arithmetic er ist gut im Rechnen;

he is good at golf er spielt gut Golf;

be good with one’s hands handwerkliches Geschick haben

19. gut, zuverlässig, sicher, solide ( alle auch WIRTSCH):

a good firm eine gute oder solide oder zahlungsfähige oder kreditwürdige Firma;

a good man WIRTSCH umg ein sicherer Mann (Kunde etc);

good debts WIRTSCH sichere Schulden;

good for WIRTSCH (auf einem Wechsel) über den Betrag von ( → B 23);

be good for any amount WIRTSCH für jeden Betrag gut sein

20. WIRTSCH in Ordnung (Scheck)

21. JUR (rechts)gültig

22. wirklich, aufrichtig, ehrlich, echt: → faith 3

23. umg good for fähig oder geneigt zu:

I am good for a walk ich habe Lust zu einem Spaziergang;

I am good for another mile ich könnte noch eine Meile weitermarschieren;

my car is good for another 10,000 miles mein Wagen macht noch leicht 10 000 Meilen ( → B 19)

C adv

1. umg gut:

she dances good

2. as good as so gut wie, praktisch:

as good as new auch neuwertig

D int gut!, schön!, fein!:

good for you! umg (ich) gratuliere!

G abk

1. PHYS gravitational constant

2. ELEK conductance

3. good

4. US sl grand (1000 Dollar)

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1. adjective,
better, best

1) (satisfactory) gut; (reliable) gut; zuverlässig; (sufficient) gut; ausreichend [Vorrat]; ausgiebig [Mahl]; (competent) gut; geeignet

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

Late again! It's just not good enough! — (coll.) Schon wieder zu spät. So geht es einfach nicht!

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at something — in etwas (Dat.) gut sein

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

be good with people — etc. mit Menschen usw. gut od. leicht zurechtkommen

2) (favourable, advantageous) gut; günstig [Gelegenheit, Augenblick, Angebot]

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

too good to be true — zu schön, um wahr zu sein

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be too much of a good thing — zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a good thing — man kann es auch übertreiben

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

eat more than is good for one — mehr essen, als einem guttut

it's a good thing you told him — nur gut, dass du es ihm gesagt hast

3) (prosperous) gut

good times — eine schöne Zeit

4) (enjoyable) schön [Leben, Urlaub, Wochenende]

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good old days — die gute alte Zeit

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good time! — viel Spaß od. Vergnügen!

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

Did you have a good day at the office? — Wie war es heute im Büro?

5) (cheerful) gut; angenehm [Patient]

good humour or spirits or mood — gute Laune

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

I'm not feeling too good — (coll.) mir geht es nicht sehr gut

6) (well-behaved) gut; brav

be good!, be a good girl/boy! — sei brav od. lieb!

[as] good as gold — ganz artig od. brav

7) (virtuous) rechtschaffen; (kind) nett; gut [Absicht, Wünsche, Benehmen, Tat]

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

would you be so good as to or good enough to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich od. nett, das zu tun?

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

that/it is good of you — das/es ist nett od. lieb von dir

8) (commendable) gut

good for you — etc. (coll.) bravo!

good old Jim — etc. (coll.) der gute alte Jim usw. (ugs.)

my good man/friend — (coll.) mein lieber Herr/Freund (ugs.; auch iron.)

that's a good one — (coll.) der ist gut! (ugs.); (iron.) das ist'n Ding! (ugs.)

9) (attractive) schön; gut [Figur, Haltung]; gepflegt [Erscheinung, Äußeres]; wohlgeformt [Beine]

look good — gut aussehen

10) (thorough) gut

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

have a good weep/rest/sleep — sich richtig ausweinen/ausruhen/[sich] richtig ausschlafen (ugs.)

11) (considerable) [recht] ansehnlich [Menschenmenge]; ganz schön, ziemlich (ugs.) [Stück Wegs, Entfernung, Zeitraum, Strecke]; gut, anständig [Preis, Erlös]; hoch [Alter]

12) (sound, valid) gut [Grund, Rat, Gedanke]; berechtigt [Anspruch]; (Commerc.) solide [Kunde]; sicher [Anleihe, Kredit]

good sense — Vernünftigkeit, die

have the good sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

13) (in greetings)

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

14) in exclamation gut

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

good God/Lord — etc. see nouns

15) (best) gut [Geschirr, Anzug]

16) (correct, fitting) gut; (appropriate) angebracht; ratsam

17)

as good as — so gut wie

18)

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also best 1.; better 1.
2. adverb as intensifier
(coll.)

good and... — richtig...

hit somebody good and proper — jemanden ordentlich verprügeln. See also best 2.; better 2.
3. noun
1) (use) Nutzen, der

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

he'll never be any good — aus dem wird nichts Gutes werden

is this book any good? — taugt dieses Buch etwas?

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

it is no/not much good doing something — es hat keinen/kaum einen Sinn, etwas zu tun

what's the good of...?, what good is...? — was nützt...?

2) (benefit)

for your/his etc. own good — zu deinem/seinem usw. Besten od. eigenen Vorteil

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

do no/little good — nichts/wenig helfen od. nützen

do somebody/something good — jemandem/einer Sache nützen; [Ruhe, Erholung:] jemandem/einer Sache gut tun; [Arznei:] jemandem/einer Sache helfen

I'll tell him, but what good will that do? — ich sag es ihm, aber was nützt od. hilft das schon?

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come home £10 to the good — mit 10 Pfund plus nach Hause kommen

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

3) (goodness) Gute, das

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

the difference between good and bad or evil — der Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse

4) (kind acts) Gute, das

be up to no good — nichts Gutes im Sinn haben od. im Schilde führen

do good — Gutes tun

5)

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

6) constr. as pl. (virtuous people)

the good — die Guten

7) in pl. (wares etc.) Waren; (Brit. Railw.) Fracht, die; attrib. Güter[bahnhof, -wagen, -zug]

goods and chattels — Sachen

8) in pl.

the goods — (coll.): (what is wanted) das Gewünschte; das Verlangte

deliver the goods — (fig.) halten, was man verspricht

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adj.

brav adj.

gut adj.

lieb adj. n.

Gut ¨-er n.

English-german dictionary > good
7 good

ɡud
1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bueno; educado

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bueno, correcto

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bueno

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bueno, competente

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bueno, amable

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bueno; útil, beneficioso

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bueno, buen (humor), satisfecho, contento

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bueno, agradable

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bueno, apropiado, adecuado, suficiente

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) bueno, apto, cualificado, adecuado

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bueno; sano; en buenas condiciones

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bueno

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bueno, positivo

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bueno; profundo

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bien, sano, en forma

2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bien, provecho, beneficio

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bien, bondad, lado bueno

3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bueno, bien

- goodness

4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) ¡Dios mío!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good

good¹ adj

1. bueno

these strawberries are very good estos fresones están muy buenos

this water is not good to drink esta agua no es buena para beber

2. bueno / amable

he's been very good to me ha sido muy amable conmigo / se ha portado muy bien conmigo

good for you! ¡bien hecho!

to be good at something tener facilidad para algo / ser bueno en algo

she's good at languages tiene facilidad para los idiomas

he's good at tennis juega bien al tenis

to have a good time pasarlo bien

El comparativo de good es better; el superlativo es best

good² n bien

it's for your own good es por tu bien

what's the good of shouting if nobody can hear you? ¿de qué sirve gritar si nadie te oye?

for good para siempre

she's gone for good se ha ido para siempre

to do someone good hacer bien a alguien

a walk will do you good un paseo te hará bien

good

tr[gʊd]

adjective (comp better, superl best)

1 bueno,-a (before m sing noun) buen

■ she's a good daughter es una buena hija

■ he's a good son es un buen hijo

2 (healthy) sano,-a

■ olive oil is good for you el aceite de oliva es muy sano

3 (beneficial) bueno,-a

■ taking exercise is good for your health hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud

4 (kind) amable

■ they've been very good to him han sido muy amables con él

■ he was so good as to help us tuvo la amabilidad de ayudarnos

5 (well-behaved) bueno,-a

■ be good! ¡sé bueno!

6 (useful) servible

■ the only good plate in the cupboard el único plato servible en el armario

adverb

1 muy

■ a pair of good strong boots un par de botas muy resistentes

interjection

1 ¡bien!

noun

1 bien nombre masculino

■ good and evil el bien y el mal

■ its for your own good es por tu propio bien

plural noun goods

1 (property) bienes nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (in shop) género m sing, artículos nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (merchandise) mercancías nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a good deal bastante

■ a good deal of money bastante dinero

■ he worked a good deal harder than she did él trabajó bastante más que ella

all in good time todo a su debido tiempo

as good as como si, prácticamente, casi

■ it's as good as finished está casi acabado

for good para siempre

for the good of en bien de

■ for the good of the people en bien del pueblo

good afternoon buenas tardes

good evening buenas tardes

Good Friday Viernes Santo

good heavens!, good grief! ¡cielo santo!

good morning buenos días

good night buenas noches

it's a good job menos mal

■ it's a good job that we brought an umbrella menos mal que trajimos un paraguas

that's a good one! (joke) ¡ésta sí que es buena!

to be as good as new estar como nuevo,-a

■ the clock is as good as new el reloj está como nuevo

to be as good as gold ser un ángel

to be good at tener aptitudes para

■ she's good at maths tiene aptitudes para las matemáticas

to be good for a laugh familiar ser muy divertido,-a, ser muy cachondo,-a

to be good for (last) durar 2 (be useful for) servir

■ it'll be good for another couple of years durará un par de años más

■ he'll be good for a long time yet tiene mucha vida por delante

■ it's good for getting rid of stains sirve para quitar las manchas

■ he's good for nothing no sirve para nada, es un inútil

to be up to no good estar tramando algo

to deliver the goods (literally) repartir las mercancías 2 (fig) cumplir sus compromisos

to do good hacer bien

to feel good sentirse bien

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to look good (person) tener buen aspecto 2 (food) tener buena pinta

to make good (be successful) tener éxito, salir bien 2 (reform) reformarse 3 (compensate) indemnizar

what's the good of «+ ger»? ¿de qué sirve + inf?

■ what's the good of denying it? ¿de qué sirve negarlo?

goods train tren nombre masculino de mercancías

goods wagon furgón nombre masculino, vagón nombre masculino de mercancías

goods yard estación nombre femenino de mercancías

stolen goods objetos nombre masculino plural robados

good ['gʊd] adv

1) (used as an intensifier) : bien

a good strong rope: una cuerda bien fuerte

2) well: bien

good adj, better ['bɛt̬ər] ; best ['bɛst]

1) pleasant: bueno, agradable

good news: buenas noticias

to have a good time: divertirse

2) beneficial: bueno, beneficioso

good for a cold: beneficioso para los resfriados

it's good for you: es bueno para uno

3) full: completo, entero

a good hour: una hora entera

4) considerable: bueno, bastante

a good many people: muchísima gente, un buen número de gente

5) attractive, desirable: bueno, bien

a good salary: un buen sueldo

to look good: quedar bien

6) kind, virtuous: bueno, amable

she's a good person: es buena gente

that's good of you!: ¡qué amable!

good deeds: buenas obras

7) skilled: bueno, hábil

to be good at: tener facilidad para

8) sound: bueno, sensato

good advice: buenos consejos

9) (in greetings) : bueno

good morning: buenos días

good afternoon (evening): buenas tardes

good night: buenas noches

good n

1) right: bien m

to do good: hacer el bien

2) goodness: bondad f

3) benefit: bien m, provecho m

it's for your own good: es por tu propio bien

4) goods npl

property: efectos mpl personales, posesiones fpl

5) goods npl

wares: mercancía f, mercadería f, artículos mpl

6)

for good : para siempre

good

adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

n.

• bien s.m.

• provecho s.m.

I gʊd
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

[ɡʊd]
1. ADJECTIVE
(compar better) (superl best) When good is part of a set combination, eg in a good temper, a good deal of, good heavens, look up the noun. The commonest translation of good is bueno, which must be shortened to buen before a masculine singular noun.
1) (=satisfactory)

a) bueno

a good book — un buen libro

at the end of the day, it's a good investment — a fin de cuentas es una buena inversión
Note that [bueno]/[buena] {etc} precede the noun in general comments where there is no attempt to compare or rank the person or thing involved:
if he set his mind to it, he could be a very good painter — si se lo propusiera podría ser muy buen pintor

she was a good wife and mother — era una buena esposa y madre

she has a good figure — tiene buen tipo
[Bueno]/[buena] {etc} follow the noun when there is implied or explicit comparison:
we could make a list of good teachers — podríamos hacer una lista de profesores buenos

I'm not saying it's a good thing or a bad thing — no digo que sea una cosa buena, ni mala
Use [ser] rather than [estar] with [bueno] when translating [to be good], unless describing food:
the idea is a good one — la idea es buena

it's good to be aware of the views of intelligent people — es bueno conocer los puntos de vista de la gente inteligente

the paella was very good — la paella estaba muy buena
Use [estar] with the adverb [bien] to give a general comment on a situation:
you've written a book, which is good — has escrito un libro, lo que está bien

his hearing is good — del oído está bien, el oído lo tiene bien

b)

• she's good at maths — se le dan bien las matemáticas, es buena en matemáticas

she's good at singing — canta bien

she's good at putting people at their ease — tiene la capacidad de hacer que la gente se sienta relajada

• that's good enough for me — eso me basta

it's just not good enough! — ¡esto no se puede consentir!

40% of candidates are not good enough to pass — el 40% de los candidatos no dan el nivel or la talla para aprobar

• to feel good — sentirse bien

I started to feel good about myself again — empecé a recuperar mi autoestima or la moral

I don't feel very good about that * — (=I'm rather ashamed) me da bastante vergüenza

• we've never had it so good! * — ¡nunca nos ha ido tan bien!, ¡jamás lo hemos tenido tan fácil!

• how good is her eyesight? — ¿qué tal está de la vista?

• you're looking good — ¡qué guapa estás!

things are looking good — las cosas van bien, la cosa tiene buena pinta *

you look good in that — eso te sienta or te va bien

• you can have too much of a good thing — lo mucho cansa (y lo poco agrada)

• it's too good to be true — no puede ser, es demasiado bueno para ser cierto

he sounds too good to be true! — ¡algún defecto tiene que tener!

• she's good with cats — entiende bien a los gatos, sabe manejarse bien con los gatos
good 2., manner 4), a), mood II, 1., time 1., 5)
2) (=of high quality)

always use good ingredients — utilice siempre ingredientes de calidad or los mejores ingredientes

it's made of good leather — está hecho con cuero del bueno

3) (=pleasant) [holiday, day] bueno, agradable; [weather, news] bueno

• it was as good as a holiday — aquello fue como unas vacaciones

• have a good journey! — ¡buen viaje!

• how good it is to know that...! — ¡cuánto me alegro de saber que...!

• it's good to see you — me alegro de verte, gusto en verte (LAm)

it's good to be here — da gusto estar aquí

• have a good trip! — ¡buen viaje!
alive, life 1., 3)
4) (=beneficial, wholesome) [food] bueno, sano; [air] puro, sano

• it's good for burns — es bueno para las quemaduras

it's good for you or your health — te hace bien

spirits are not good for me — los licores no me sientan bien

he eats more than is good for him — come más de lo que le conviene

all this excitement isn't good for me! — ¡a mí todas estas emociones no me vienen or sientan nada bien!

it's good for the soul! — hum ¡ennoblece el espíritu!, ¡te enriquece (como persona)!

if you know what's good for you you'll say yes — por la cuenta que te tiene dirás que sí

some children know more than is good for them — algunos niños son demasiado listos or saben demasiado

5) (=favourable) [moment, chance] bueno

• it's a good chance to sort things out — es una buena oportunidad de or para arreglar las cosas

• I tried to find something good to say about him — traté de encontrar algo bueno que decir de él

• it would be a good thing or idea to ask him — no estaría mal or no sería mala idea preguntárselo

• this is as good a time as any to do it — es tan buen momento como cualquier otro para hacerlo

6) (=useful)

the only good chair — la única silla que está bien, la única silla servible or sana

• to be good for (doing) sth — servir para (hacer) algo

it'll be good for some years — durará todavía algunos años

he's good for ten years yet — tiene todavía por delante diez años de vida

John's good for a few hundred pounds * — John seguramente puede prestarnos unos cientos de libras

I'm good for another mile — todavía puedo aguantar otra milla más

the ticket is good for three months — el billete es válido or valedero para tres meses

he's good for nothing — es un inútil, es completamente inútil

7) (=sound, valid) [excuse] bueno

• unless you have a good excuse — a menos que tengas una buena excusa

• for no good reason — sin motivo alguno

• he is a good risk — (financially) concederle crédito es un riesgo asumible, se le puede prestar dinero
word 1., 1)
8) (=kind)

• that's very good of you — es usted muy amable, ¡qué amable (de su parte)!

• he was so good as to come with me — tuvo la amabilidad de acompañarme

please would you be so good as to help me down with my case? — ¿me hace el favor de bajarme la maleta?, ¿tendría la bondad de bajarme la maleta? more frm

would you be so good as to sign here? — ¿me hace el favor de firmar aquí?

• he's a good sort — es buena persona or gente

• he was good to me — fue muy bueno or amable conmigo, se portó bien conmigo
nature 1., 2)
9) (=well-behaved) [child] bueno

be good! — (morally) ¡sé bueno!; (in behaviour) ¡pórtate bien!; (at this moment) ¡estáte formal!

- be as good as gold

10) (=upright, virtuous) bueno

he's a good man — es una buena persona, es un buen hombre

• I think I'm as good as him — yo me considero tan buena persona como él

the twelve good men and true — los doce hombres justos

• yes, my good man — sí, mi querido amigo

• send us a photo of your good self — frm tenga a bien enviarnos una foto suya

• she's too good for him — ella es más de lo que él se merece
lady 1., 5)
11) (=close) bueno

• he's a good friend of mine — es un buen amigo mío

my good friend Fernando — mi buen or querido amigo Fernando

12) (=middle-class, respectable)

• to live at a good address — vivir en una buena zona or en un buen barrio

• he's got no money but he's of good family — no tiene dinero pero es or viene de buena familia

13) (=creditable)

he came in a good third — llegó en un meritorio tercer puesto

14) (=considerable) [supply, number] bueno

we were kept waiting for a good hour/thirty minutes — nos tuvieron esperando una hora/media hora larga, nos tuvieron esperando por lo menos una hora/media hora

a good three hours — tres horas largas

a good 10km — 10kms largos

a good £10 — lo menos 10 libras

• a good many or few people — bastante gente

15) (=thorough) [scolding] bueno

• to have a good cry — llorar a lágrima viva, llorar a moco tendido *

• to have a good laugh — reírse mucho

• to take a good look (at sth) — mirar bien (algo)

• to have a good wash — lavarse bien

16)

the good ship Domino — el (buque) Domino

17) (in greetings)

• good morning — buenos días

• good afternoon/ evening — buenas tardes

• good day — † (=hello) ¡buenos días!; (=goodbye) ¡hasta mañana!

• good night — buenas noches

• with every good wish, with all good wishes — (in letter) saludos, un fuerte abrazo

Robert sends (his) good wishes — Robert manda recuerdos

18) (in exclamations)

good! — ¡muy bien!

(that's) good! — ¡qué bien!, ¡qué bueno! (LAm)

very good, sir — sí, señor

• good for you! — ¡bien hecho!; (=congratulations) ¡enhorabuena!

• good one! — (=well done, well said) ¡muy bien!, ¡sí señor!
old 1., 5)
19) (in other set expressions)
as good as
it's as good as new — está como nuevo

I'll soon be as good as new — pronto estaré como nuevo

the job is as good as done — el trabajo puede darse por acabado

it's as good as lost — puede darse por perdido

they're as good as beaten — pueden darse por vencidos

as good as saying... — tanto como decir...

she as good as told me so — poco menos que me lo dijo

he as good as called me a liar — me llamó poco menos que mentiroso
to come good
things will come good eventually * — todo se arreglará al final
good and...
good and hot * — bien calentito *

good and strong * — bien fuerte

I'll do it when I'm good and ready * — lo haré cuando a mí me parezca
to hold good valer ( for para)
the same advice holds good for us — el mismo consejo vale para nosotros
it's a good job
(it's a) good job he came! * — ¡menos mal que ha venido!
make 1., 3), riddance, thing 2)
2. ADVERB

1) (as intensifier) bien

a good strong stick — un palo bien fuerte

a good long walk — un paseo bien largo, un buen paseo

- give as good as one gets
good and proper
they were beaten good and proper * — les dieron una buena paliza *

they were cheated good and proper * — les timaron bien timados *, les timaron con todas las de la ley *

2) (esp US) * (=well) bien

you did good — hiciste bien

"how are you?" - "thanks, I'm good" — -¿cómo estás? -muy bien, gracias

3. NOUN

1) (=virtuousness) el bien

• to do good — hacer (el) bien

• good and evil — el bien y el mal

• he is a power for good — su influencia es muy buena or beneficiosa, hace mucho bien

• for good or ill — para bien o para mal

• there's some good in him — tiene algo bueno

• to be up to no good * — estar tramando algo

2) (=advantage, benefit) bien m

the common good — el bien común

if it's any good to you — si te sirve de algo

• a rest will do you some good — un descanso te sentará bien

the sea air does you good — el aire del mar le hace or sienta a uno bien

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! * — iro ¡menudo provecho te va a traer!

much good may it do you! — ¡no creo que te sirva de mucho!, ¡para lo que te va a servir!

it does my heart good to see him — verlo me alegra la existencia

• for your own good — por tu propio bien

for the good of the country — por el bien del país

• to be in good with sb — estar a bien con algn

• that's all to the good! — ¡menos mal!

• what good will that do you? — ¿y eso de qué te va a servir?

what's the good of worrying? — ¿de qué sirve or para qué preocuparse?

3) (=people of virtue)
the good los buenos
4) (in set expressions)
any good
is he any good? — [worker, singer etc] ¿qué tal lo hace?, ¿lo hace bien?

is this any good? — ¿sirve esto?

is she any good at cooking? — ¿qué tal cocina?, ¿cocina bien?
for good (and all) (=for ever) para siempre
he's gone for good — se ha ido para siempre or para no volver
no good
it's no good — (=no use) no sirve

it's no good, I'll never get it finished in time — así no hay manera, nunca lo terminaré a tiempo

it's no good saying that — de nada sirve or vale decir eso

it's no good worrying — de nada sirve or vale preocuparse, no se saca nada preocupándose

that's no good — eso no vale or sirve

I'm no good at maths — las matemáticas no se me dan nada bien

that's no good to me — eso no me sirve para nada

to come to no good — acabar mal

4.

COMPOUNDS

the Good Book N — (Rel) la Biblia

good deeds NPL — = good works

good faith N — buena fe f

in good faith — de buena fe

Good Friday N — (Rel) Viernes m Santo

good guy N — (Cine) bueno m

good looks NPL — atractivo msing físico

good name N — buen nombre m

to protect sb's good name — proteger el buen nombre de algn

he wanted to protect his friend's good name — quería proteger el buen nombre de su amigo

good works NPL — buenas obras fpl

* * *

I [gʊd]
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

English-spanish dictionary > good
8 enough

1. adjective
genug; genügend

there's enough room or room enough — es ist Platz genug od. genügend Platz

more than enough — mehr als genug
2. noun, no pl., no art.
genug

be enough to do something — genügen, etwas zu tun

are there enough of us? — sind wir genug [Leute]?

four people are quite enough — vier Leute genügen völlig

that [amount] will be enough to go round — das reicht für alle

enough of... — genug von...

are there enough of these books to go round? — reichen diese Bücher für alle?

[that's] enough [of that]! — [jetzt ist es] genug!

enough of your nonsense! — Schluss mit dem Unsinn!

have had enough [of somebody/something] — genug [von jemandem/etwas] haben

I've had enough! — jetzt reicht's mir aber!; jetzt habe ich aber genug!

more than enough — mehr als genug

[that's] enough about... — genug über... (Akk.) geredet

enough said — mehr braucht man dazu nicht zu sagen

enough is enough — mal muss es auch genug sein (ugs.)

it's enough to make you weep — es ist zum Weinen

as if that were not enough — als ob das noch nicht genügte
3. adverb
genug

the meat is not cooked enough — das Fleisch ist nicht genügend durch

he is not trying hard enough — er gibt sich nicht genug od. genügend Mühe

they were friendly enough towards us — sie waren soweit recht nett zu uns

oddly/funnily enough — merkwürdiger-/(ugs.) komischerweise

sure enough — natürlich

be good/kind enough to do something — so gut sein, etwas zu tun

* * *
1. adjective
(in the number or quantity etc needed: Have you enough money to pay for the books?; food enough for everyone.) genug
2. pronoun
(the amount needed: He has had enough to eat; I've had enough of her rudeness.) genug
3. adverb
1) (to the degree needed: Is it hot enough?; He swam well enough to pass the test.) genug

2) (one must admit; you must agree: She's pretty enough, but not beautiful; Oddly enough, it isn't raining.) genug

* * *

enough

[ɪˈnʌf]

I. adj inv

1. attr (sufficient) genügend, ausreichend, genug

there are 25 textbooks per class — that should be \enough wir haben 25 Lehrbücher pro Klasse — das dürfte reichen

there's \enough room for everyone es ist genügend Platz für alle da

there was just \enough room for two cars es war gerade Platz genug für zwei Autos

Chris had cooked \enough food to feed an army Chris hat genug Essen gekocht, um eine ganze Armee zu verköstigen

too much work and not \enough people to do it zu viel Arbeit und nicht genug Leute, um sie zu erledigen; ( form)

there will be time \enough to tell you when we meet es ist genug Zeit, dir zu sagen, wann wir uns treffen

2. attr (more than is wanted) genug, genügend

don't you have \enough problems already? hast du nicht schon genug Probleme?

you've had quite \enough time! du hattest doch wohl Zeit genug!

we've got \enough problems without that wir haben auch so schon genug Probleme

I've got problems \enough of one's own ich habe selbst genug Probleme

3.

▶ to give sb \enough rope to hang themselves jdm zu viele Freiheiten lassen

II. adv inv

1. (adequately) genug, genügend, ausreichend

are you warm \enough? ist es dir warm genug?

is the water hot \enough yet? ist das Wasser schon heiß genug?; ( form)

would you be good \enough to take my bag upstairs for me? wären Sie so freundlich, mir meine Tasche nach oben zu tragen?

I can't run fast \enough to keep up with you ich laufe nicht schnell genug, um mit dir Schritt halten zu können

to be experienced \enough for a job ausreichend Erfahrung für einen Job haben

to be stupid \enough to believe sb dumm genug sein, jdm zu glauben

2. (quite) ziemlich

he seems nice \enough er scheint recht nett zu sein

he's bad \enough, but his brother is far worse er ist schon schlimm genug, aber sein Bruder ist noch viel schlimmer

curiously \enough, there is no mention of him seltsamerweise wird er überhaupt nicht erwähnt

funnily \enough komischerweise

to be pretty \enough recht hübsch sein

strangely [or oddly] \enough merkwürdigerweise

III. interj

\enough! jetzt reicht es aber! fam

IV. pron no pl

1. (sufficient quantity) genug, ausreichend

there's \enough for everybody es ist für alle genug da

we had almost \enough but one or two people didn't get any ice cream wir hatten fast genug, nur ein oder zwei Leute bekamen kein Eis

it had looked tight but in the end there was just \enough to go around es hatte eng ausgesehen, aber schlussendlich kamen wir gerade durch

sometimes there is not quite \enough for a second cup manchmal reicht es nicht ganz für eine zweite Tasse

you've had \enough [to eat] du hast genug gehabt!

watching five minutes of the movie was \enough to see that it was going to be bad nach fünf Minuten war klar, dass der Film schlecht war

I know \enough about art to... ich weiß genug über Kunst, um...

she has \enough to do at work to keep her occupied for the next two years sie hat genügend Arbeit, um für die nächsten zwei Jahre beschäftigt zu sein

more than \enough mehr als genug

to have \enough to eat and drink genügend zu essen und zu trinken haben

2. (too much)

half an hour in his company is quite \enough eine halbe Stunde in seiner Gesellschaft ist mehr als genug

you've had quite \enough to eat already du hast wirklich schon genug gegessen; ( fig)

I've had \enough of your excuses/lies! ich habe die Nase voll von deinen Entschuldigungen/Lügen! fam

I've had \enough — I'm going home mir reicht's — ich gehe nach Hause

\enough is \enough genug ist genug!

that's \enough! jetzt reicht es!

you've made \enough of a mess already du hast bereits genug Unheil angerichtet

\enough of this [AM already]! genug davon! fam

to have seen/heard \enough genug gesehen/gehört haben

more than \enough mehr als genug

to have \enough and to spare mehr als genug haben fam

3.

▶ \enough is as good as a feast ( prov) irgendwann muss man [auch mal] zufrieden sein

▶ it's \enough to make a saint swear es ist zum aus der Haut fahren fam

▶ \enough said (don't mention it further) es ist alles gesagt; (I understand) ich verstehe schon

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[ɪ'nʌf]
1. adj

1) (before noun) (= sufficient) genug

enough sugar/apples — genug or genügend Zucker/Äpfel

2)

(after noun form) proof enough — Beweis genug

2. pron
genug (of von)
I had not seen enough of his work — ich hatte noch nicht genug von seiner Arbeit gesehen

I hope it's enough — ich hoffe, es reicht or genügt

two years was enough —

have you enough to pay the bill? we have enough to live on — haben Sie genug, um die Rechnung zu bezahlen? wir haben genug zum Leben, es reicht uns zum Leben

this noise is enough to drive me mad — dieser Lärm macht mich noch ganz verrückt

one song was enough to show he couldn't sing — ein Lied genügte, um zu zeigen, dass er nicht singen konnte

it is enough for us to know that... — es genügt uns zu wissen, dass...

I've got enough to worry about — ich habe genug Sorgen

we've made enough of a mess here — wir haben hier genug angerichtet

enough is enough — was zu viel ist, ist zu viel

enough said — mehr braucht man nicht zu sagen

I've had enough — ich habe genug; (in exasperation) jetzt reichts mir aber

one can never have enough of this music — von dieser Musik kann man nie genug kriegen

that's enough! — jetzt reicht es aber!, jetzt ist es aber genug!

3. adv

1) (= sufficiently) genug

to be punished enough — genug bestraft sein

he is good enough to win — er ist gut genug, um zu gewinnen

he knows well enough what I said — er weiß ganz genau, was ich gesagt habe

2)

(= reasonably, fairly) it is common enough for children to overeat — es kommt durchaus häufig vor, dass Kinder zu viel essen

to be happy enough — einigermaßen zufrieden sein

to be happy enough to do sth — etw so weit ganz gern tun

she sounded sincere enough — sie schien so weit ganz ehrlich

easy enough — nicht allzu schwer

it is easy enough to make them yourself — man kann sie ohne Weiteres selbst machen

he drove off happily enough — er ist ganz fröhlich weggefahren

I like it well enough — es gefällt mir so weit ganz gut

easily enough — ohne größere Schwierigkeiten

See:

→ also academic.ru/26230/fair">fair

3)

oddly or funnily enough — komischerweise

interestingly enough — interessanterweise

See:

→ also sure

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enough [ıˈnʌf]

A adj ausreichend, hinlänglich, genug:

enough bread, bread enough genug Brot, Brot genug;

five are enough fünf reichen oder langen oder sind genug;

this is enough (for us) das genügt (uns);

it is enough for me to know es genügt mir zu wissen;

it is enough to weep (throw up) umg es ist zum Heulen (Kotzen);

as if ( oder though) this were not enough als ob das noch nicht genügte;

he was not man enough ( oder enough of a man) er war nicht Manns genug ( to do zu tun);

I was fool enough ( oder enough of a fool) to believe her ich war so dumm und glaubte ihr;

this is reason enough das ist Grund genug ( to do zu tun)

B s genügende Menge:

have (quite) enough (völlig) genug haben;

I have had enough, thank you danke, ich bin satt!;

I have had (more than) enough of it ich bin oder habe es (mehr als) satt, ich bin (restlos) bedient umg;

enough of that! genug davon!, Schluss damit!;

cry enough sich geschlagen geben, aufhören;

enough is enough! jetzt ist aber Schluss!, jetzt reicht es (mir) aber!;

enough and to spare mehr als genug, übergenug;

enough is as good as a feast allzu viel ist ungesund

C adv genug, genügend, hinlänglich:

it’s a good enough story die Geschichte ist nicht übel;

he does not sleep enough er schläft nicht genug;

be kind ( oder good) enough to do this for me sei so gut oder freundlich und erledige das für mich, erledige das doch bitte für mich;

he was kind enough to do it er hat es liebenswürdigerweise getan;

be good enough to hold your tongue halt gefälligst deinen Mund;

easy enough gar nicht schwer;

safe enough durchaus sicher;

true enough nur zu wahr;

he writes well enough

a) er schreibt recht gut,

b) er schreibt (zwar) ganz leidlich oder schön ( but aber);

you know well enough that this is untrue Sie wissen sehr wohl oder ganz gut, dass das unwahr ist;

you know well enough! du weißt es ganz genau!;

that’s not good enough das lasse ich nicht gelten, das genügt nicht; → curious 2 etc

D int genug!, aufhören!

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1. adjective
genug; genügend

there's enough room or room enough — es ist Platz genug od. genügend Platz

more than enough — mehr als genug
2. noun, no pl., no art.
genug

be enough to do something — genügen, etwas zu tun

are there enough of us? — sind wir genug [Leute]?

four people are quite enough — vier Leute genügen völlig

that [amount] will be enough to go round — das reicht für alle

enough of... — genug von...

are there enough of these books to go round? — reichen diese Bücher für alle?

[that's] enough [of that]! — [jetzt ist es] genug!

enough of your nonsense! — Schluss mit dem Unsinn!

have had enough [of somebody/something] — genug [von jemandem/etwas] haben

I've had enough! — jetzt reicht's mir aber!; jetzt habe ich aber genug!

more than enough — mehr als genug

[that's] enough about... — genug über... (Akk.) geredet

enough said — mehr braucht man dazu nicht zu sagen

enough is enough — mal muss es auch genug sein (ugs.)

it's enough to make you weep — es ist zum Weinen

as if that were not enough — als ob das noch nicht genügte
3. adverb
genug

the meat is not cooked enough — das Fleisch ist nicht genügend durch

he is not trying hard enough — er gibt sich nicht genug od. genügend Mühe

they were friendly enough towards us — sie waren soweit recht nett zu uns

oddly/funnily enough — merkwürdiger-/(ugs.) komischerweise

sure enough — natürlich

be good/kind enough to do something — so gut sein, etwas zu tun

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adj.

genug adj.

hinreichend adj.

English-german dictionary > enough
9 good

[gʊd] adj <better, best>

1)

( of high quality) gut;

there's nothing like a \good book es geht nichts über ein gutes Buch;

she speaks \good Spanish sie spricht gut Spanisch;

dogs have a \good sense of smell Hunde haben einen guten Geruchssinn;

he's got \good intuition about such matters er hat in diesen Dingen ein gutes Gespür;

your reasons make \good sense but... deine Gründe sind durchaus einleuchtend, aber...;

\good show [or job] ! gut gemacht!;

I need a \good meal now jetzt brauche ich was Ordentliches zu essen!;

the child had the \good sense to... das Kind besaß die Geistesgegenwart...;

he only has one \good leg er hat nur ein gesundes Bein;

that's a \good one ( iron) haha, der war gut! ( iron)

\good appetite gesunder Appetit;

to be a \good catch eine gute Partie sein;

a \good choice/ decision eine gute Wahl/Entscheidung;

\good ears/ eyes gute Ohren/Augen;

to do a \good job gute Arbeit leisten;

to be in \good shape in guter [körperlicher] Verfassung sein;

\good thinking gute Idee;

\good timing gutes Timing;

to be/not be \good enough gut/nicht gut genug sein;

that's just not \good enough! so geht das nicht!;

if she says so that's \good enough for me wenn sie es sagt, reicht mir das;

to be \good for nothing zu nichts taugen;

to feel \good sich akk gut fühlen;

I don't feel too \good today heute geht's mir nicht besonders ( fam)

2) ( skilled) gut, begabt;

to be \good at sth gut in etw dat sein;

he's a \good runner [or he's \good at running] er ist ein guter Läufer;

she's very \good at learning foreign languages sie ist sehr sprachbegabt;

he's not very \good at maths [or (Am) in math] er ist nicht besonders gut in Mathe;

this book is \good on international export law dieses Buch ist sehr gut, wenn man etwas über internationale Exportbestimmungen erfahren möchte;

he is particularly \good on American history besonders gut kennt er sich in amerikanischer Geschichte aus;

to be \good with sth with children mit etw dat gut umgehen können;

to be \good with one's hands geschickt mit seinen Händen sein;

to be \good in bed gut im Bett sein ( fam)

to be \good with people gut mit Leuten umgehen können

3) ( pleasant) schön;

that was a really \good story, Mummy das war echt eine tolle Geschichte, Mama ( fam)

that was the best party in a long time das war die beste Party seit langem;

it's \good to see [or seeing] you after all these years schön, dich nach all den Jahren wiederzusehen!;

\good morning/ evening guten Morgen/Abend;

\good day (esp Brit, Aus) guten Tag; (dated: said at departure) guten Tag;

to have a \good day/ evening einen schönen Tag/Abend haben;

have a \good day schönen Tag noch!;

\good news gute Neuigkeiten;

to have a \good time [viel] Spaß haben;

\good weather schönes Wetter;

to have a \good one ( fam) einen schönen Tag haben

4) ( appealing to senses) gut, schön;

after a two-week vacation, they came back with \good tans nach zwei Wochen Urlaub kamen sie gut gebräunt zurück;

most dancers have \good legs die meisten Tänzer haben schöne Beine;

to look/ smell/ sound/taste \good gut aussehen/riechen/klingen/schmecken;

sb looks \good in sth clothes etw steht jdm;

to have \good looks, to be \good-looking gut aussehen

5) ( favourable) gut;

he made a very \good impression at the interview er hat beim Vorstellungsgespräch einen sehr guten Eindruck gemacht;

there's a \good chance [that]... die Chancen stehen gut, dass...;

we got a \good deal on our new fridge wir haben unseren neuen Kühlschrank günstig erstanden;

the play got \good reviews [or a \good press] das Stück hat gute Kritiken bekommen;

it's a \good job we didn't go camping last weekend - the weather was awful zum Glück sind wir letztes Wochenende nicht campen gegangen - das Wetter war schrecklich;

the \good life das süße Leben;

\good luck [on sth] viel Glück [bei etw dat];

best of luck on your exams today! alles Gute für deine Prüfung heute!;

a \good omen ein gutes Omen;

to be too much of a \good thing zu viel des Guten sein;

you can have too much of a \good thing man kann es auch übertreiben;

\good times gute Zeiten;

to be too \good to be true zu schön, um wahr zu sein;

to have [got] it \good ( fam) es gut haben

6) ( beneficial) vorteilhaft;

to be \good for sb gut für jdn sein;

milk is \good for you Milch ist gesund;

to be \good for business/ for headaches gut fürs Geschäft/gegen Kopfschmerzen sein

7) ( useful) nützlich, sinnvoll;

we had a \good discussion on the subject wir hatten eine klärende Diskussion über die Sache;

it's \good that you checked the door gut, dass du die Tür noch einmal überprüft hast

8) ( on time)

in \good time rechtzeitig;

be patient, you'll hear the result all in \good time seien Sie geduldig, Sie erfahren das Ergebnis noch früh genug;

in one's own \good time in seinem eigenen Rhythmus

9) ( appropriate)

to be a \good time to do sth ein guter Zeitpunkt sein, [um] etw zu tun

10) inv ( kind) freundlich, lieb;

the college has been very \good about her health problem die Hochschule zeigte sehr viel Verständnis für ihr gesundheitliches Problem;

it was very \good of you to help us es war sehr lieb von dir, uns zu helfen;

he's got a \good heart er hat ein gutes Herz;

be so \good as to... sei doch bitte so nett und...;

would you be \good enough to... wären Sie so nett und...;

\good deeds/ works gute Taten;

to do a \good deed eine gute Tat tun

11) ( moral) gut;

the G\good Book die [heilige] Bibel;

for a \good cause für einen guten Zweck;

to set a \good example to sb jdm ein gutes Vorbild sein;

sb's \good name/ reputation jds guter Name/guter Ruf;

to be [as] \good as one's word vertrauenswürdig sein

12) ( well-behaved) gut;

\good dog! braver Hund!;

be a \good girl and... sei ein liebes Mädchen [o sei so lieb] und...;

OK, I'll be a \good sport o.k., ich will mal kein Spielverderber sein;

she's been as \good as gold all evening sie hat sich den ganzen Abend über ausgezeichnet benommen;

to be on \good/ one's best behaviour sich akk gut benehmen/von seiner besten Seite zeigen;

\good loser guter Verlierer/gute Verliererin

13) attr, inv ( thorough) gut, gründlich;

the house needs a \good clean[ing] das Haus sollte mal gründlich geputzt werden;

have a \good think about it lass es dir noch einmal gut durch den Kopf gehen;

now, now - have a \good cry schon gut - wein dich mal so richtig aus;

they have built a \good case against the suspect sie haben einen hieb- und stichfesten Fall gegen den Verdächtigen aufgebaut;

we had some \good fun at the amusement park wir hatten so richtig viel Spaß im Vergnügungspark;

a \good beating eine gründliche Tracht Prügel;

to have a \good laugh ordentlich lachen;

to have a \good look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen;

a \good talking to eine Standpauke

14) pred, inv ( valid) gültig;

( not forged) banknote echt;

( usable) gut;

this car should be \good for another year or so dieses Auto hält wohl schon noch ein Jahr oder so;

he gave us a gift certificate \good for $100 er hat uns einen Geschenkgutschein über 100 Dollar überreicht;

this ticket is only \good on weekends dieses Ticket gilt nur an Wochenenden;

my credit card is only \good for another month meine Kreditkarte ist nur noch einen Monat gültig

15) attr, inv ( substantial) beträchtlich;

we walked a \good distance today wir sind heute ein ordentliches Stück gelaufen;

she makes \good money at her new job sie verdient in ihrem neuen Job gutes Geld;

it's a \good half hour's walk to the station from here von hier bis zum Bahnhof ist es zu Fuß eine gute halbe Stunde;

a \good deal jede Menge;

you're looking a \good deal better now du siehst jetzt ein gutes Stück besser aus;

to make a \good profit einen beträchtlichen Profit machen;

a \good few/ many eine ganze Menge

16) pred, inv food ( not rotten) gut

17) pred, inv ( able to provide) gut;

he is always \good for a laugh er ist immer gut für einen Witz;

thanks for the loan and don't worry, I'm \good for it danke für den Kredit und keine Sorge, ich zahle ihn zurück;

her credit is \good sie ist kreditwürdig

18) (almost, virtually)

as \good as... so gut wie...;

our firewood is as \good as gone unser Feuerholz ist nahezu aufgebraucht;

to be as \good as dead/ new so gut wie tot/neu sein;

they as \good as called me a liar sie nannten mich praktisch eine Lügnerin!

19) attr, inv ( to emphasize) schön;

I need a \good long holiday ich brauche mal wieder so einen richtig schönen langen Urlaub!;

what you need is a \good hot cup of coffee was du brauchst, ist eine gute Tasse heißen Kaffee;

\good and...;

she's really \good and mad sie ist so richtig sauer;

I'll do it when I'm \good and ready, and not one minute before ich mache es, sobald ich fertig bin und keine Minute früher!

20) ( Brit) ( said to accept order)

very \good sehr wohl! veraltet

21) ( in exclamations)

\good Lord [or heavens] ! gütiger Himmel! ( geh)

\good gracious! ach du liebe Zeit!;

\good grief! du meine Güte!;

\good egg! ( Brit) (dated) ausgezeichnet!; ( iron)

oh, - \good for you! oh, schön für dich! ( iron)

22) attr, inv ( said to express affection)

\good old James! der gute alte James!;

the \good old days die gute alte Zeit

PHRASES:

to have a \good innings ( Brit) ein schönes Leben haben;

for \good measure als Draufgabe, obendrein;

\good riddance Gott sei Dank!;

to make \good time gut in der Zeit liegen;

if you can't be \good, be careful ( prov) wenn man schon was anstellt, sollte man sich wenigstens nicht [dabei] erwischen lassen;

it's as \good as it gets besser wird's nicht mehr;

to give as \good as one gets es [jdm] mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen;

to make \good zu Geld kommen;

to make sth <-> \good ( repair) etw reparieren; mistake etw wiedergutmachen;

( pay for) etw wettmachen ( fam) ( do successfully) etw schaffen;

she's \good for another few years! mit ihr muss man noch ein paar Jahre rechnen! adv

1) (esp Am DIAL) (fam: well) gut;

boy, she can sure sing \good, can't she? Junge, die kann aber gut singen, oder?

2) (fam: thoroughly) gründlich;

to do sth \good and proper etw richtig gründlich tun;

well, you've broken the table \good and proper na, den Tisch hast du aber so richtig ruiniert! n

no pl

1) ( moral force) Gute nt;

\good and evil Gut und Böse;

to be up to no \good nichts Gutes im Schilde führen;

to do \good Gutes tun;

the \good pl die Guten pl

2) ( benefit) Wohl nt;

this medicine will do you a [or the] world of \good diese Medizin wird Ihnen unglaublich gut tun;

to do more harm than \good mehr schaden als nützen;

for the \good of his health zum Wohle seiner Gesundheit, seiner Gesundheit zuliebe;

for the \good of the nation zum Wohle der Nation;

for one's own \good zu seinem eigenen Besten

3) ( purpose) Nutzen m;

to be no [or not to be any] /not much \good nichts/wenig nützen;

that young man is no \good dieser junge Mann ist ein Taugenichts;

to not do much/any \good nicht viel/nichts nützen;

even a small donation can do a lot of \good auch eine kleine Spende kann eine Menge helfen;

that won't do much \good das wird auch nicht viel nützen;

it's no \good complaining all day den ganzen Tag rumzujammern bringt auch nichts! ( fam)

what \good is sitting alone in your room? was bringt es, hier alleine in deinem Zimmer zu sitzen?; ( iron)

a lot of \good that'll do [you]! das wird [dir] ja viel nützen! ( iron)

4) ( profit)

we were £7,000 to the \good when we sold our house als wir unser Haus verkauften, haben wir einen Gewinn von 7.000 Pfund eingestrichen; ( fig)

he was two gold medals to the \good by the end of the day am Ende des Tages war er um zwei Goldmedaillen reicher

5) ( ability)

to be no \good at sth etw nicht gut können, bei etw dat nicht [sonderlich] gut sein

PHRASES:

for \good [and all] für immer [und ewig]

English-German students dictionary > good
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adj pol, pola, ne sasvim učinjen, nepotpun / a # share = pola udjela; to have # a mind = gotovo imati volju (učiniti što); that is # the battle = pola posla je (time) obavljeno; [fig] one can see that with # an eye = i slijepac bi to vidio, i letimičan pogled dostaje; # a loaf is better than no bread = bolji je vrabac u ruci nego golub na krovu adj pol, napola; prilično; sasvim; gotovo, skoro / [sl] not # = ne malo, pošteno; strahovito, užasno; not #! = još i kako!, i te kako!; not # good enough for you = to nije ni izdaleka dosta dobro za vas; I don't # like it = ja to nikako ne volim

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polovica
poloviÄan
polovina
polu
poluvrijeme
upola

English-Croatian dictionary > half
11 good

ɡud 1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.)

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.)

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.)

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.)

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.)

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.)

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.)

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.)

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.)

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.)

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.)

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?)

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.)

14) (thorough: a good clean.)

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.)
2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) gode, vel, beste

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) det gode
3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) godt!; flott!

- goodness
4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) gode Gud!; for Guds skyld!; gudskjelov!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good

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subst. \/ɡʊd\/

1) gode, velferd, nytte, gagn, vel

• what good will it do?

til hvilken nytte er det?

• he is trying to do something good

han forsøker å gjøre noe nyttig

• she is doing it for our common good

hun gjør det til vårt felles beste

• it is all for your own good

alt er til ditt eget beste\/det er for din skyld

2) (det) gode, godt

• prefer good to evil

foretrekke det gode fremfor det onde

• good and evil

godt og ondt

• a power for good

en makt i det godes tjeneste

do good handle riktig, gjøre godt, gjøre gode gjerninger gagne, gjøre nytte

• he'll never do good

det blir aldri folk av ham

• it does some good

det hjelper

• eat fruit, it will do you good

spis frukt, det har du godt av

• it does one good to...

det er sunt å...

for good (and all) for godt, én gang for alle, for alltid

• I thought Michael wanted to visit us for a week, now it seems he's staying for good

• it is gone for good

det er borte for bestandig

for good and ill på godt og vondt

for the good of the cause for en god sak

the good ( om mennesker) de gode, heltene (i bøker)

is it any good? er det noen vits?, har det noe for seg?, har det noen hensikt?

much good may it do you! ( ironisk) vel bekomme!, vær så god!

be no good være ubrukelig, ikke være noe tess

• he is no good

han er ikke noe å samle på, han duger ikke til noe

• that watch is no good

den klokken er ikke noe tess

• it is no good

det er ingen vits, det hjelper ikke, det tjener ikke til noe, det har ingen hensikt

• talking to him is no good

det hjelper ikke å snakke til ham

nothing but good can come of it det kan ikke skade

the public good samfunnets vel, samfunnets beste

render good for evil gjengjelde ondt med godt

repay good for evil gjengjelde ondt med godt

the supreme good det høyeste gode

through good and ill i gode og onde dager

be to some good være til nytte, komme til nytte

be to the good være en fordel for, være et pluss for

• it's all to the good

det er bare til fordel for

ha til gode

• I am £100 to the good

jeg har 100 pund til gode

be up to no good holde på med noe muffens, ha ondt i sinne

• he is up to no good

han holder på med noe muffens
II
adj. \/ɡʊd\/

1) god, bra, pen

• a good knife

en bra kniv

• a good book

en god bok

• very good!

bra!, kjempefint!

• she has a good figure

hun har en pen kropp

• make a good fire

få skikkelig fyr (på peisen)

• isn't that good enough?

er ikke det godt nok?

2) sunt, bra, velgjørende, godt, nyttig

• milk is good for children

melk er bra for barn

• more than is good for him

mer enn han har godt av

• coffee is not good for me

jeg tåler ikke kaffe

• it is good for colds

det er bra mot forkjølelser

3) fersk, frisk, bra, god, godt

• these eggs are not good

disse eggene er ikke ferske

• this meat doesn't smell quite good

dette kjøttet lukter ikke helt friskt

4) spiselig

• is it good enough to eat?

kan man spise det? er det spiselig?

• that pizza is really good

den pizzaen er kjempegod

5) flink, dyktig, god

• he is good at mathematics

han er dyktig i matte

• she is good with her hands

hun er flink med hendene

• she is good on the Elisabethan period

hun vet det meste om elisabethanerperioden

• she has been a good wife to him

hun har vært en god kone for ham

• he is good with children

han har et godt håndlag med barn

6) frisk, uskadd

• his good hand

den friske hånden hans

7) deilig, godt, behagelig

• good news

gode nyheter

• it is good to be home again

det er deilig å være hjemme igjen

• did you have a good night?

har du sovet godt?

• it's good to see you!

(det var) godt å se deg!

8) snill, god, vennlig, hyggelig, lydig

• it was good of you to help me

• will you be good enough to shut the door?

kan du være så snill å lukke døren?

• be a good boy

vær snill gutt

• I hope the children have been good

jeg håper barna har vært snille

• a good fellow

en hyggelig fyr

9) skikkelig, grundig, real

• a good beating

en real omgang juling

• have a good wash

vaske seg skikkelig

• we've come a good way

vi har kommet et godt stykke på vei

• a good while

en god stund

• a good deal

ganske mange

10) drøy

• a good hour

en drøy time

• a good two hours

drøye to timer

11) god, morsom, gøyal, festlig

• a good story

en morsom historie

• a good joke

en bra vits

• that's a good one!

den var god!

12) pålitelig, sikker, bra, solid

• a car with good brakes

en bil med sikre bremser

• a good man

en pålitelig mann

13) ( moralsk) god, bra, prektig

• a good and holy man

en god og prektig kar

• a good deed

en god gjerning

14) ekte

• this coin is not good

denne mynten er ikke ekte

15) gyldig, god

• the claim is good

kravet er berettiget

• a good excuse

en god unnskyldning

16) fin, fornem, god

• she is of good family

hun er av fin familie

17) passende, rimelig

• she thought it good to leave

hun fant det for godt å gå sin vei

18) ( ofte ironisk) god

• my good man

min gode mann

• my good friend

min gode venn

• the good lady was rather upset

den godeste frøkenen ble ganske opprørt

• how's your good man?

hvordan står det til med mannen din?

and a good thing, too! ( hverdagslig) heldigvis!, takk og pris!

as good as så godt som, nesten, praktisk talt

• the matter is as good as settled

saken er så godt som avgjort

be good for være god for

• he is good for £50,000

han er god for 50 000 pund

• the cheque is good for £100

sjekken er på 100 pund

orke, greie

• are you good for a ten kilometres' walk?

orker du å gå ti kilometer?

i stand til, kunne

• my car is good for another five years

bilen min holder i fem år til

• the film is good for a laugh

filmen gir deg iallfall en god latter

• he is good for another two years

han er i stand til å leve to år til

være gyldig

• the ticket is good for three months

billetten er gyldig i tre måneder

ha god virkning på, være sunt for

enough is as good as a feast se ➢ feast, 1

feel good ha det bra, føle seg vel

for good (and all) for alltid, definitivt

the good book (gammeldags, spøkefullt) Bibelen

good breeding dannelse, takt og tone, god folkeskikk

good day (amer., austr.) hallo, hei, morn (britisk, gammeldags) adjø, god dag

be good enough to være så snill å

good faith god tro

• she acted in good faith

hun handlet i god tro

good for you! eller good on you! ( også ironisk) så fint!, det var bra!, så deilig!
, godt gjort!, bra for deg!
a good half godt og vel halvparten

good humour godt humør, godt lynne, elskverdighet

good looks pent utseende, skjønnhet, pent ytre

a good many en hel del, ganske mye

good offices vennetjenester, bona officia

• offer one's good offices as a mediator

tilby bona officia som megler

• through the good offices of a friend

ved hjelp av vennetjenester

good oil (austr., hverdagslig) pålitelig informasjon

the good people alvene, feene

good sense sunn fornuft, god dømmekraft

the Good Shepherd Jesus

good soil god jord

good to snill mot

good 'un! ( hverdagslig) den var god!

in good time i god tid til sin tid

it's not all that good ( hverdagslig) så bra er det virkelig ikke, det er da ikke så bra

know a good thing when one sees it forstå seg på hva som er bra

very good utmerket

English-Norwegian dictionary > good
12 good

1. [gʋd] n
1) добро, благо

good and evil - добро и зло

to do smb. good - делать добро кому-л., помогать кому-л.; помогать кому-л. исправиться

to be after /up to/ no good - задумать недоброе

there's some [a lot of] good in him - в нём есть немало [много] хорошего

2) польза

to extract all the good out of smth. - максимально использовать что-л.

to do good - быть полезным, приносить пользу

that will do more harm than good - это принесёт больше вреда, чем пользы

it will do you good to spend a week in the country - неделя в деревне пойдёт вам на пользу, вам будет полезно провести неделю в деревне

for (the) good of smb., for smb.'s good - на пользу /на благо/ кому-л., ради кого-л.

I'm doing it for your good - я делаю это для вашей пользы /ради вас/

an influence /a power/ for good - благотворное /хорошее/ влияние

for the public /common/ good - на общее благо

what good will it do? - что пользы в этом?

what is the good of it? - какой в этом смысл?; что в этом толку?

what good will that do you?, what good will it be to you? - зачем вам это?, какой вам смысл делать это?

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! - напрасно вы это затеваете; от этого (никакого) толку не будет

much good may it do you! разг. - а) пусть это пойдёт вам на пользу!; б) ирон. какая вам польза от этого?

to come to good - дать хороший результат

to come to no good - плохо кончить(ся)

he will come to no good - для него это добром не кончится; он плохо кончит

it is no good - бесполезно, ни к чему не ведёт

it's no good being insistent [talking about it] - бесполезно настаивать [говорить об этом]

he is no good - от него толку мало, он пустое место, он ни на что не годен

3) (the good) добрые люди

the good and the bad - добрые и злые

♢ to the good - а) к лучшему; that's all to the good - это всё к лучшему; that's so much to the good - пока всё хорошо; пока наша берёт, пока преимущество за нами; б) к выгоде

to be 500 dollars to the good - получить 500 долларов прибыли

for good (and all) - навсегда, окончательно

to settle down for good - осесть окончательно

he has gone for good - он уехал навсегда

we know not what is good until we have lost it - посл. ≅ что имеем - не храним, потерявши - плачем
2. [gʋd] a (better; best)
1. 1) хороший

good house [knife, road] - хороший дом [нож, -ая дорога]

good play [music, picture, dictionary] - хорошая пьеса [музыка, картина, -ий словарь]

good manners - хорошие манеры

good soil - хорошая /плодородная/ земля /почва/

good humour - хорошее настроение

of good family - из хорошей /благородной/ семьи

good breeding - хорошее воспитание, хорошие манеры

good behaviour - а) хорошее поведение; б) добросовестное выполнение своих обязанностей ( служащим); безупречное прохождение службы

in good English - на хорошем английском языке, безупречным английским языком

very good! - прекрасно!, отлично!, замечательно!

good luck! - желаю удачи!

good points - с.-х. хорошие стати, хороший экстерьер ( животных)

Good Conduct Badge - амер. воен. значок за безупречную службу

to feel good - хорошо себя чувствовать

I don't feel too good - я неважно себя чувствую; я чувствую себя не в своей тарелке

I don't feel too good about it - мне это не нравится, мне это не по душе

to have a good time - хорошо /приятно, весело/ провести время, здорово повеселиться [см. тж. ♢ ]

to have a good night - хорошо спать

to bring good news - приносить хорошие /приятные/ новости

life is good here - здесь живётся хорошо

drink water, it's just as good - пей воду, она ничуть /ничем/ не хуже

it would be a good idea to spend a day on the farm - неплохая мысль /будет неплохо/ провести день на ферме

it's a good thing that you can do it - здорово /я рад/, что ты можешь это сделать

you've never had it so good - никогда раньше дела не шли так хорошо

2) приятный, хороший

good looks - приятная внешность

it's good to be here [to see you, to hear of it] - приятно быть здесь [видеть вас, слышать об этом]

the food looks good - еда выглядит (вполне) аппетитно

that smells good - пахнет приятно

3) выгодный; удобный

good marriage - выгодный брак

good opportunity - удобный случай

4) имеющий хорошую репутацию; хороший (об имени и т. п.)

to live at a good address - жить в фешенебельном квартале

the firm has a good name - у этой фирмы хорошее имя /-ая репутация/

5) высокий, важный

people of /in/ a good position - люди, занимающие высокое положение

2. 1) полезный

medicine good for a headache /toothache/ - лекарство, хорошо помогающее от головной [зубной] боли

oil is good for burns - ожоги хорошо смазывать маслом

meat is not good for you - мясо вам вредно

he drinks more than is good for him - он чересчур много пьёт; он пьёт во вред здоровью

this climate is not good for the health - этот климат вреден для здоровья

it's good for him to spend plenty of time out of doors - ему полезно побольше быть на свежем воздухе

it seemed [I thought] good to do so - казалось [я думал], что так нужно сделать

2) годный

are acorns good to eat? - жёлуди употребляют в пищу?

this water is good to drink - эта вода вполне пригодна для питья

no good for anything - ни на что не годный

this is good enough for me - мне это подходит, меня это устраивает [ср. тж. 5]

this isn't good enough - а) (мне) это не подходит, (меня) это не устраивает; б) это /так/ не годится; в) это чересчур, это слишком

3. 1) умелый, искусный, хороший

good workman - искусный ремесленник

good scholar - серьёзный учёный

good swimmer [runner] - хороший пловец [бегун]

to be a good skater - хорошо кататься на коньках

to be a good dancer - быть хорошим танцором, хорошо танцевать

he will make a good doctor - из него получится хороший врач

he is good with his hands - он всё умеет делать, у него золотые руки

2) подходящий; отвечающий цели, назначению; соответствующий

good mother [wife, father] - хорошая мать [жена, -ий отец]

a good man for the work - человек, подходящий для данной работы

a good light for reading - свет, удобный для чтения

to come in good time - прийти вовремя /заранее/

it's good for the occasion - это годится для данного случая

he's too good for this job - он заслуживает лучшей работы

he proved to be a good friend - он оказался настоящим другом

3) (at) способный

to be good at mathematics [at languages] - быть способным к математике [к языкам]

4. 1) добрый, доброжелательный

good works [intentions] - добрые дела [намерения]

good nature - добродушие

good feeling - симпатия

good neighbourship /neighbourhood/ - добрососедские отношения

to say a good word for smb. - замолвить словечко за кого-л.

to do smb. a good turn - оказывать услугу кому-л.

to be good to smb. - проявлять доброту к кому-л.

to be good to animals - хорошо обращаться с животными

he has always been good to me - он всегда хорошо ко мне относился

2) благоприятный, положительный (об отзыве и т. п.)

to give a good report of smb., of smth. - хорошо отозваться о ком-л., о чём-л.

3) добродетельный; чистый

good Christian - добрый христианин

good citizen - лояльный гражданин

to live a good life - вести добропорядочную жизнь

to be good amid the temptations of the world - оставаться добродетельным среди мирских соблазнов

4) воспитанный, послушный

good child - послушный ребёнок

be good! - веди(те) себя прилично!

5. милый, любезный, добрый

it's very good of you - это очень мило с вашей стороны

be good enough to... - будьте так любезны... [ср. тж. 2, 2)]

6. 1) свежий, неиспорченный; доброкачественный

good food - доброкачественная /свежая/ пища

meat keeps good in a refrigerator - мясо остаётся свежим /хорошо сохраняется/ в холодильнике

is the meat still good? - мясо не испортилось?

2) настоящий, неподдельный

good money - настоящие деньги [см. тж. 9]

good stone - хороший /драгоценный/ камень

3) надёжный; кредитоспособный

good man - кредитоспособный человек

good debt - долг, который обязательно будет выплачен

on good authority - из надёжного источника

7. 1) здоровый, хороший

good sight - хорошее зрение

good heart - здоровое сердце

2) (for) способный, в состоянии

all you're good for is to spend money - ты только и умеешь, что тратить деньги

he is good for some years more - он проживёт /протянет/ ещё несколько лет

he is good for £20 - он может дать /внести/ 20 фунтов стерлингов

he /his credit/ is good for £25 000 - он располагает суммой в 25 000 фунтов стерлингов, у него в банке 25 000 фунтов стерлингов

3) действительный; действующий

the ticket is good for two months - билет действителен в течение двух месяцев

this car ought to be good for another five years - эта машина послужит мне ещё добрых пять лет

are you good for a long walk? - хватит ли тебя на длинную прогулку?

8. основательный; оправданный; справедливый; законный

good excuse - основательная /уважительная/ причина

good reasons - а) основательные причины; б) убедительные /веские/ доводы

good claim - справедливое притязание

to stand good - оставаться в силе

to stand good in law - быть юридически обоснованным

the rule holds good - правило действительно /справедливо/

9. достаточный; обильный, изрядный

a good round sum - кругленькая сумма

a good few - немало

a good while - довольно долго

a good deal /many/ - много, значительное количество

I have a good many books /a good deal of books/ - у меня много книг

a good half hour - добрых полчаса

a good part of the day - значительная часть дня

a good share of the work - значительная часть работы

a good piece of cake - изрядный кусок пирога

to walk a good three miles - пройти добрых три мили

to have a good laugh [talk] - хорошенько /как следует/ посмеяться [поговорить]

to earn good money - неплохо заработать [см. тж. 6, 2)]

to come in a good third - занять почётное третье место

10. добрый, милый (в вежливом, иногда ироническом или снисходительном обращении)

my good friend - мой добрый друг

my good man - мой дорогой ( особенно как обращение к мужу)

your good lady - ваша милая супруга

my good sir - дорогой сэр /господин/

11. эмоц.-усил. сильный, большой, крепкий; как следует

good hard work - тяжёлая /весьма нелёгкая/ работа

good thrashing - здоровая трёпка

good blow - сильный удар

good bruise - большой синяк

a good strong dose (of a medicine) - изрядная доза (лекарства)

after a good cry - всласть поплакав

we had a good long walk - мы здорово прогулялись

12. в грам. знач. нареч. хорошо

❝How'm I doing?❞ - ❝Not good❞ - Ну, как у меня получается? - Так себе

♢ good morning [day, evening] - доброе утро [-ый день, вечер]

good night - доброй ночи

to wish smb. a good night - пожелать кому-л. доброй ночи

the Good Book - библия; священное писание

good God!, good gosh!, good gracious! - господи!, боже мой!, боже правый!

good grief! - чёрт возьми!; ну и ну! (выражает гнев, удивление и т. п.)

good old John [Tom]! - браво, Джон [Том]!

good for you! амер. - а) тем лучше для вас!; б) браво!

good Lord, deliver us! - господи, спаси и помилуй!

good time - а) приятное времяпрепровождение [см. тж. 1, 1)]; б) долгое время, достаточный срок; в) юр. сокращение срока заключения /досрочное освобождение/ за хорошее поведение

in good time - а) со временем, с течением времени; б) своевременно; в) заранее, заблаговременно

all in good time - всё в своё время

good sport - славный парень

the good people - эльфы, феи

in good faith см. faith 4

to fulfil in good faith - добросовестно выполнять

as good as - почти; всё равно что

he is as good as dead - он уже не жилец на свете

it's as good as new - вещь почти новая

it's as good as done /settled/ - дело в шляпе

he has as good as got the job - это место у него в кармане; считай, что он уже получил эту работу

as good as a feast - вполне достаточно

as good as gold - а) послушный; б) добрый, снисходительный, благожелательный

as good as pie - амер. очень хороший, симпатичный; благонравный, паинька

as good as wheat - амер. очень хорошо, подходяще

as good as a play - очень интересно, забавно

as good as one's word - верный своему слову

to be as good as one's word - быть хозяином своего слова

his word is as good as his bond - он никогда не нарушает обещаний, он всегда держит своё слово

his example is as good as his sermon - у него слово не расходится с делом

too good to be true - так хорошо, что не верится; невероятно, не может быть

to have a good mind to... - намереваться, собираться (сделать что-л.)

to make good - а) сдержать слово; выполнить обещание; б) восполнять, возмещать, компенсировать ( потерю); в) доказать, обосновать; г) преуспевать, делать успехи

to make good the ground - воен. закрепляться на местности

that's a good one /'un/! - какая ложь!, какой вздор!, надо же такое придумать!

to be in good spirits - быть весёлым /в хорошем настроении/

to be in smb.'s good books - пользоваться чьей-л. благосклонностью

to be in smb.'s good graces см. grace I 3

good and hard - амер. основательно, сильно

good and proper - а) основательно, как следует; to tell smb. off good and proper - как следует отругать, распечь кого-л.; сказать кому-л. всё, что о нём думаешь; б) полностью; наголову, в пух и прах; to beat smb. good and proper - разбить кого-л. наголову

НБАРС > good
13 half

1. [hɑ:f] n (pl halves)
1. половина

half a dozen - полдюжины

half the profits - (примерно) половина прибылей

half of the profits - ровно половина прибылей

half an hour - полчаса

half (an hour) past ten (o'clock) - (амер. тж. half after ten) половина одиннадцатого

one and a half - полтора

three and a half - три с половиной

three and a half hours, three hours and a half - три с половиной часа

the first [second] half of the year - первое [второе] полугодие

at halves - пополам, на двоих

to rent at halves - снимать (дом, комнату) на двоих

to farm on halves - вести хозяйство (на ферме) вдвоём /на половинных началах/

to go halves with smb. in smth. - а) войти в долю с кем-л.; they went halves in the expense of hiring a car - они на двоих взяли напрокат автомобиль; б) делить пополам, поровну

in /into/ half, in /into/ halves - пополам

to fold in half - свернуть пополам

to cut in half - разрезать пополам

to cut the cost in half - уменьшить расходы вдвое

I can do it in half the time - я могу сделать это вдвое быстрее

to divide into two halves - разделить пополам /на две равные части/

by half - а) наполовину; to reduce by half - сокращать наполовину /вдвое/; bigger by half - в полтора раза больше; б) намного, гораздо

too much by half - чересчур много

too clever by half - ирон. слишком /больно/ умный

by halves - не совсем, частично, наполовину

to do smth. by halves - сделать что-л. наполовину, не закончить

what is half of twelve? - сколько будет, если двенадцать разделить пополам /на два/?

I gave her half, and kept half for myself - половину я отдал ей, а другую половину оставил себе

2. семестр, полугодие

to enter school in the winter [summer] half - поступить в школу в первом [втором] полугодии

to stay at school three halves - проучиться в школе полтора года

3. часть, доля ( одна из двух примерно равных)

your half is bigger than mine - твоя часть больше моей

the larger /better/ half of the fortune - большая часть состояния

a good half, fully a half - добрая половина

4. разг. полстопки, полпорции (виски и т. п.)

how about the other half? - ну как, повторим? ( о выпивке)

5. разг.

1) = half-crown

2) = half-dollar

6. разг. = half-back

7. спорт.

1) половина игры, тайм

2) половина поля

in our [the opponent's] half (of the ground) - на нашей половине поля [на половине поля соперника]

3) равный счёт ( гольф)

8. юр. сторона ( в договоре)

9. (half-) как компонент сложных слов со значением полу-, половина, половинный, наполовину:

half-measure - полумера

half-moon - полумесяц

half-done - сделанный наполовину

half-educated - недостаточно образованный

half-cooked - недоваренный

half-hearted - нерешительный

half-mast - приспускать ( флаг)

♢ not (the) half of smth. - не всё, не самое главное

that's not the half of the story - ≅ это ещё не всё, главное ещё впереди

one's better half - а) «дражайшая половина», супруга; б) редк. супруг

half an eye - плохое зрение

to see smth. with half an eye - а) легко /сразу/ понять что-л.; б) небрежно отнестись к чему-л.

I have half a mind to go there - я не прочь пойти туда

to cry halves - требовать половину, претендовать на половину

half a fool half a knave - ≅ дурак, дурак, а себе на уме

half a loaf is better than no bread - посл. ≅ на безрыбье и рак рыба
2. [hɑ:f] a
1. 1) половинный

to own a half share in a business - владеть половиной капитала /акций/ в деле

2) равный половине

2. неполный, частичный; половинчатый

a half knowledge of the subject - недостаточное знание предмета

half light - неполный свет

half rhyme - неполная рифма

half conviction - отсутствие полной уверенности

he is on half pay - он работает на полставки

♢ half one thing half another - ни то ни сё

half angel half bird - ≅ ни рыба ни мясо
3. [hɑ:f] adv
1. наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностью

half empty - наполовину пустой, полупустой

half laughing, half crying - не то смеясь, не то плача

half right [left] - пол-оборота направо [налево]

more than half dead - чуть /едва/ живой

he half got up - он приподнялся

he half opened the door - он приоткрыл дверь

he is half persuaded - его наполовину убедили

I was half afraid that you wouldn't come - у меня были некоторые опасения, что вы не придёте

2. в значительной степени, почти

my leave is half up - мой отпуск подходит к концу

3. эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. с отрицанием)

1) очень, ужасно

she isn't half clever - она очень умна

he didn't half swear - он ругался на чём свет стоит

he isn't half a liar - он ужасный лгун

they licked him and not half - они здорово его вздули

2) совсем, вовсе, отнюдь

I don't half like it - мне это совсем не нравится

not half bad! - недурно!

he is not half good enough for you - он недостаточно хорош для тебя; он тебе не пара

♢ half as much /many/ - вдвое меньше

he gets half as much money as you - он зарабатывает вдвое меньше вашего

half as much [old, far] again - в полтора раза больше [старше, дальше]
4. [hɑ:f] = halve 1 и 2

НБАРС > half
14 half

1. [hɑ:f] n (pl halves)
1. половина

half a dozen - полдюжины

half the profits - (примерно) половина прибылей

half of the profits - ровно половина прибылей

half an hour - полчаса

half (an hour) past ten (o'clock) - (амер. тж. half after ten) половина одиннадцатого

one and a half - полтора

three and a half - три с половиной

three and a half hours, three hours and a half - три с половиной часа

the first [second] half of the year - первое [второе] полугодие

at halves - пополам, на двоих

to rent at halves - снимать (дом, комнату) на двоих

to farm on halves - вести хозяйство (на ферме) вдвоём /на половинных началах/

to go halves with smb. in smth. - а) войти в долю с кем-л.; they went halves in the expense of hiring a car - они на двоих взяли напрокат автомобиль; б) делить пополам, поровну

in /into/ half, in /into/ halves - пополам

to fold in half - свернуть пополам

to cut in half - разрезать пополам

to cut the cost in half - уменьшить расходы вдвое

I can do it in half the time - я могу сделать это вдвое быстрее

to divide into two halves - разделить пополам /на две равные части/

by half - а) наполовину; to reduce by half - сокращать наполовину /вдвое/; bigger by half - в полтора раза больше; б) намного, гораздо

too much by half - чересчур много

too clever by half - ирон. слишком /больно/ умный

by halves - не совсем, частично, наполовину

to do smth. by halves - сделать что-л. наполовину, не закончить

what is half of twelve? - сколько будет, если двенадцать разделить пополам /на два/?

I gave her half, and kept half for myself - половину я отдал ей, а другую половину оставил себе

2. семестр, полугодие

to enter school in the winter [summer] half - поступить в школу в первом [втором] полугодии

to stay at school three halves - проучиться в школе полтора года

3. часть, доля ( одна из двух примерно равных)

your half is bigger than mine - твоя часть больше моей

the larger /better/ half of the fortune - большая часть состояния

a good half, fully a half - добрая половина

4. разг. полстопки, полпорции (виски и т. п.)

how about the other half? - ну как, повторим? ( о выпивке)

5. разг.

1) = half-crown

2) = half-dollar

6. разг. = half-back

7. спорт.

1) половина игры, тайм

2) половина поля

in our [the opponent's] half (of the ground) - на нашей половине поля [на половине поля соперника]

3) равный счёт ( гольф)

8. юр. сторона ( в договоре)

9. (half-) как компонент сложных слов со значением полу-, половина, половинный, наполовину:

half-measure - полумера

half-moon - полумесяц

half-done - сделанный наполовину

half-educated - недостаточно образованный

half-cooked - недоваренный

half-hearted - нерешительный

half-mast - приспускать ( флаг)

♢ not (the) half of smth. - не всё, не самое главное

that's not the half of the story - ≅ это ещё не всё, главное ещё впереди

one's better half - а) «дражайшая половина», супруга; б) редк. супруг

half an eye - плохое зрение

to see smth. with half an eye - а) легко /сразу/ понять что-л.; б) небрежно отнестись к чему-л.

I have half a mind to go there - я не прочь пойти туда

to cry halves - требовать половину, претендовать на половину

half a fool half a knave - ≅ дурак, дурак, а себе на уме

half a loaf is better than no bread - посл. ≅ на безрыбье и рак рыба
2. [hɑ:f] a
1. 1) половинный

to own a half share in a business - владеть половиной капитала /акций/ в деле

2) равный половине

2. неполный, частичный; половинчатый

a half knowledge of the subject - недостаточное знание предмета

half light - неполный свет

half rhyme - неполная рифма

half conviction - отсутствие полной уверенности

he is on half pay - он работает на полставки

♢ half one thing half another - ни то ни сё

half angel half bird - ≅ ни рыба ни мясо
3. [hɑ:f] adv
1. наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностью

half empty - наполовину пустой, полупустой

half laughing, half crying - не то смеясь, не то плача

half right [left] - пол-оборота направо [налево]

more than half dead - чуть /едва/ живой

he half got up - он приподнялся

he half opened the door - он приоткрыл дверь

he is half persuaded - его наполовину убедили

I was half afraid that you wouldn't come - у меня были некоторые опасения, что вы не придёте

2. в значительной степени, почти

my leave is half up - мой отпуск подходит к концу

3. эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. с отрицанием)

1) очень, ужасно

she isn't half clever - она очень умна

he didn't half swear - он ругался на чём свет стоит

he isn't half a liar - он ужасный лгун

they licked him and not half - они здорово его вздули

2) совсем, вовсе, отнюдь

I don't half like it - мне это совсем не нравится

not half bad! - недурно!

he is not half good enough for you - он недостаточно хорош для тебя; он тебе не пара

♢ half as much /many/ - вдвое меньше

he gets half as much money as you - он зарабатывает вдвое меньше вашего

half as much [old, far] again - в полтора раза больше [старше, дальше]
4. [hɑ:f] = halve 1 и 2

НБАРС > half
15 enough

[ɪʼnʌf] adj

inv

1) attr ( sufficient) genügend, ausreichend, genug;

there are 25 textbooks per class - that should be \enough wir haben 25 Lehrbücher pro Klasse - das dürfte reichen;

there's \enough room for everyone es ist genügend Platz für alle da;

there was just \enough room for two cars es war gerade Platz genug für zwei Autos;

Chris had cooked \enough food to feed an army Chris hat genug Essen gekocht, um eine ganze Armee zu verköstigen;

too much work and not \enough people to do it zu viel Arbeit und nicht genug Leute, um sie zu erledigen ( form);

there will be time \enough to tell you when we meet es ist genug Zeit, dir zu sagen, wann wir uns treffen

2) attr ( more than is wanted) genug, genügend;

don't you have \enough problems already? hast du nicht schon genug Probleme?;

you've had quite \enough time! du hattest doch wohl Zeit genug!;

we've got \enough problems without that wir haben auch so schon genug Probleme;

I've got problems \enough of one's own ich habe selbst genug Probleme

PHRASES:

to give sb \enough rope to hang themselves jdm zu viele Freiheiten lassen adv

inv

1) ( adequately) genug, genügend, ausreichend;

are you warm \enough? ist es dir warm genug?;

is the water hot \enough yet? ist das Wasser schon heiß genug? ( form);

would you be good \enough to take my bag upstairs for me? wären Sie so freundlich, mir meine Tasche nach oben zu tragen?;

I can't run fast \enough to keep up with you ich laufe nicht schnell genug, um mit dir Schritt halten zu können;

to be experienced \enough for a job ausreichend Erfahrung für einen Job haben;

to be stupid \enough to believe sb dumm genug sein, jdm zu glauben

2) ( quite) ziemlich;

he seems nice \enough er scheint recht nett zu sein;

he's bad \enough, but his brother is far worse er ist schon schlimm genug, aber sein Bruder ist noch viel schlimmer;

curiously \enough, there is no mention of him seltsamerweise wird er überhaupt nicht erwähnt;

funnily \enough komischerweise;

to be pretty \enough recht hübsch sein;

strangely [or oddly] \enough merkwürdigerweise interj

\enough! jetzt reicht es aber! ( fam) pron

no pl

1) ( sufficient quantity) genug, ausreichend;

there's \enough for everybody es ist für alle genug da;

we had almost \enough but one or two people didn't get any ice cream wir hatten fast genug, nur ein oder zwei Leute bekamen kein Eis;

it had looked tight but in the end there was just \enough to go around es hatte eng ausgesehen, aber schlussendlich kamen wir gerade durch;

sometimes there is not quite \enough for a second cup manchmal reicht es nicht ganz für eine zweite Tasse;

you've had \enough [to eat] du hast genug gehabt!;

watching five minutes of the movie was \enough to see that it was going to be bad nach fünf Minuten war klar, dass der Film schlecht war;

I know \enough about art to... ich weiß genug über Kunst, um...;

she has \enough to do at work to keep her occupied for the next two years sie hat genügend Arbeit, um für die nächsten zwei Jahre beschäftigt zu sein;

more than \enough mehr als genug;

to have \enough to eat and drink genügend zu essen und zu trinken haben

2) ( too much)

half an hour in his company is quite \enough eine halbe Stunde in seiner Gesellschaft ist mehr als genug;

you've had quite \enough to eat already du hast wirklich schon genug gegessen; ( fig)

I've had \enough of your excuses/lies! ich habe die Nase voll von deinen Entschuldigungen/Lügen! ( fam)

I've had \enough - I'm going home mir reicht's - ich gehe nach Hause;

\enough is \enough genug ist genug!;

that's \enough! jetzt reicht es!;

you've made \enough of a mess already du hast bereits genug Unheil angerichtet;

\enough of this [ (Am) already]! genug davon! ( fam)

to have seen/heard \enough genug gesehen/gehört haben;

more than \enough mehr als genug;

to have \enough and to spare mehr als genug haben ( fam)

PHRASES:

\enough is as good as a feast ( prov) irgendwann muss man [auch mal] zufrieden sein;

it's \enough to make a saint swear es ist zum aus der Haut fahren ( fam)

\enough said ( don't mention it further) es ist alles gesagt;

( I understand) ich verstehe schon

English-German students dictionary > enough
16 good

1. n добро, благо

good and evil — добро и зло

god is good — Бог благ

did good — сделал добро

done good — делал добро

good morning — доброе утро

doing good — делающий добро

2. n польза

to do good — быть полезным, приносить пользу

that will do more harm than good — это принесёт больше вреда, чем пользы

it will do you good to spend a week in the country — неделя в деревне пойдёт вам на пользу, вам будет полезно провести неделю в деревне

an influence for good — благотворное влияние

for the public good — на общее благо

what good will it do? — что пользы в этом?

what is the good of it? — какой в этом смысл?; что в этом толку?

what good will that do you?, what good will it be to you? — зачем вам это?, какой вам смысл делать это?

a lot of good that will do you! — напрасно вы это затеваете; от этого толку не будет

to come to good — дать хороший результат

to come to no good — плохо кончить

he will come to no good — для него это добром не кончится; он плохо кончит

do good — приносить пользу

ultimate good — максимальная польза

to good purpose — с большим успехом; с большой пользой

3. n добрые люди

the good and the bad — добрые и злые

to be 500 dollars to the good — получить 500 долларов прибыли

for good — навсегда, окончательно

to settle down for good — осесть окончательно

the Good Shepherd — пастырь добрый

good will mission — визит доброй воли

with good intent — с добрым намерением

good faith deposit — депозит доброй воли

envoys of good will — посланцы доброй воли

4. a хороший

good house — хороший дом

good play — хорошая пьеса

good manners — хорошие манеры

good soil — хорошая земля

good humour — хорошее настроение

of good family — из хорошей семьи

good breeding — хорошее воспитание, хорошие манеры

in good English — на хорошем английском языке, безупречным английским языком

very good! — прекрасно!, отлично!, замечательно!

good luck! — желаю удачи!

good points — хорошие стати, хороший экстерьер

Good Conduct Badge — значок за безупречную службу

to feel good — хорошо себя чувствовать

to have a good time — хорошо провести время, здорово повеселиться

to have a good night — хорошо спать

to bring good news — приносить хорошие новости

good job — хорошая работа

no good — ничего хорошего

good dream — хороший сон

good kind — хороший сорт

good start — хороший старт

5. a приятный, хороший

good looks — приятная внешность

to be a good golfer — хорошо играть в гольф

uncommon good beer — чертовски хорошее пиво

be on good terms — быть в хороших отношениях

good shot at golf — хороший игрок в гольф

good crop prospects — хорошие виды на урожай

6. a выгодный; удобный

good marriage — выгодный брак

good through — годный до

good bargain — выгодная сделка

a good racket — выгодное дельце

good berth — выгодная должность

a good pennyworth — выгодная сделка

7. a имеющий хорошую репутацию; хороший

to live at a good address — жить в фешенебельном квартале

tobacco of good burning quality — табак с хорошей горючестью

she has a feel for good poetry — она чувствует хорошие стихи

it is rather good than bad — это скорее хороший, чем плохой

a room with good ventilation — комната с хорошей вентиляцией

a good Jack makes a good Jill — у хорошего мужа хорошая жена

8. a высокий, важный

people of a good position — люди, занимающие высокое положение

not very good — неважный

good workmanship — высокое качество работ

none so good — вовсе не хороший, неважный

good beef — говядина выше средней категории

it matters a good deal to me — для меня это очень важно

9. a полезный

medicine good for a headache — лекарство, хорошо помогающее от головной боли

oil is good for burns — ожоги хорошо смазывать маслом

meat is not good for you — мясо вам вредно

he drinks more than is good for him — он чересчур много пьёт; он пьёт во вред здоровью

good time — полезное время

10. a годный

are acorns good to eat? — жёлуди употребляют в пищу?

this water is good to drink — эта вода вполне пригодна для питья

be good money — выгодный; выгодно помещенные деньги

partially good chip — частично годный кристалл

11. a умелый, искусный, хороший

good workman — искусный ремесленник

good scholar — серьёзный учёный

good swimmer — хороший пловец

to be a good skater — хорошо кататься на коньках

to be a good dancer — быть хорошим танцором, хорошо танцевать

workmanship good — хорошее качество работы

good holding ground — хорошо держащий грунт

good quality beam — пучок хорошей геометрии

good wheat land — хорошая почва для пшеницы

having a good chance — имеющий хороший шанс

12. a подходящий; отвечающий цели, назначению; соответствующий

good mother — хорошая мать

a good man for the work — человек, подходящий для данной работы

a good light for reading — свет, удобный для чтения

to take a good aim — метко стрелять, точно попадать в цель

making good on agoal — достижение цели

make good on agoal — достигать цель

13. a добрый, доброжелательный

good works — добрые дела

good nature — добродушие

good feeling — симпатия

good neighbourship — добрососедские отношения

good motive — доброе побуждение

Good Hope — — мыс Доброй Надежды

good will visit — визит доброй воли

the good old times — добрые старые времена

to bid good morning — пожелать доброго утра

14. a благоприятный, положительный

have a good press — получить благоприятные отзывы в печати

good inheritance — благоприятная наследственность

15. a добродетельный; чистый

good Christian — добрый христианин

good citizen — лояльный гражданин

16. a воспитанный, послушный

good child — послушный ребёнок

to have good manners — быть воспитанным

17. a милый, любезный, добрый

be good enough to … — будьте так любезны …

good wishes — добрые пожелания

good enough — достаточно любезный

with a good grace — охотно, любезно

good tidings — хорошие новости, добрые вести

good faith letter — письмо в духе доброй воли

18. a свежий, неиспорченный; доброкачественный

good food — доброкачественная пища

turning out good food — приготовление доброкачественной пищи

turned out good food — приготовил доброкачественную пищу

19. a настоящий, неподдельный

good money — настоящие деньги

good trencher-man — настоящий гурман или обжора

20. a надёжный; кредитоспособный

good man — кредитоспособный человек

21. a здоровый, хороший

good sight — хорошее зрение

he is a good penman — у него хороший почерк

good geometry beam — пучок хорошей геометрии

in good fix — в порядке, в хорошем состоянии

make good weather — хорошо выдерживать шторм

on good securities — под хорошее обеспечение

22. a способный, в состоянии

he is good for some years more — он проживёт ещё несколько лет

have good reason — иметь все основания

in good repair — в хорошем состоянии

in good repair — в исправном состоянии

I wish you good luck — желаю вам удачи

good working condition — исправное состояние

23. a действительный; действующий

the ticket is good for two months — билет действителен в течение двух месяцев

good till month order — приказ, действующий в течение месяца

good this month order — приказ, действующий в течение месяца

good till week order — приказ, действующий в течение недели

good right — юридически действительное право

speed made good — действительная скорость

24. a основательный; оправданный; справедливый; законный

good excuse — основательная причина

good claim — справедливое притязание

to stand good — оставаться в силе

good title — законный титул

a good clean — основательная уборка

to have a good tuck-in — основательно подзакусить

25. a достаточный; обильный, изрядный

a good round sum — кругленькая сумма

a good few — немало

a good while — довольно долго

a good deal — много, значительное количество

I have a good many books — у меня много книг

a good half hour — добрых полчаса

a good part of the day — значительная часть дня

a good share of the work — значительная часть работы

a good piece of cake — изрядный кусок пирога

to walk a good three miles — пройти добрых три мили

to have a good laugh — хорошенько посмеяться

to earn good money — неплохо заработать

to come in a good third — занять почётное третье добрый, милый

my good friend — мой добрый друг

my good man — мой дорогой

a good bit — изрядно, много

good ground — достаточное основание

26. a эмоц. -усил. сильный, большой, крепкий; как следует

good hard work — тяжёлая работа

good thrashing — здоровая трёпка

good blow — сильный удар

good bruise — большой синяк

a good strong dose — изрядная доза

good cast — сильный состав

good number — большое количество

good and hungry — голодный как волк

good many — многие; большое количество

made good track — точно следовал курсу

27. a хорошо

good night — доброй ночи

the Good Book — библия; священное писание

good God!, good gosh!, good gracious! — господи!, боже мой!, боже правый!

good grief! — чёрт возьми!; ну и ну!

good old John ! — браво, Джон !

good Lord, deliver us! — господи, спаси и помилуй!

all in good time — всё в своё время

good sport — славный парень

the good people — эльфы, феи

in good faith

to fulfil in good faith — добросовестно выполнять

as good as — почти; всё равно что

he is as good as dead — он уже не жилец на свете

he has as good as got the job — это место у него в кармане; считай, что он уже получил эту работу

as good as a feast — вполне достаточно

as good as pie — очень хороший, симпатичный; благонравный, паинька

as good as wheat — очень хорошо, подходяще

as good as a play — очень интересно, забавно

his word is as good as his bond — он никогда не нарушает обещаний, он всегда держит своё слово

his example is as good as his sermon — у него слово не расходится с делом

too good to be true — так хорошо, что не верится; невероятно, не может быть

to have a good mind to … — намереваться, собираться

to make good the ground — закрепляться на местности

jolly good — очень хорошо

good goer — хороший ходок

good oar — хороший гребец

good table — хороший стол

good sign — хороший признак

Синонимический ряд:

1. admirable (adj.) admirable; capital; exceptional; precious; satisfactory; valuable

2. advantageous (adj.) advantageous; auspicious; benefic; beneficial; benignant; brave; favoring; favourable; fortunate; gainful; helpful; lucrative; moneymaking; paying; profitable; promising; propitious; remunerative; serviceable; toward; useful; well-paying; worthwhile

3. appropriate (adj.) appropriate; befitting; convenient; expedient; fit; fitting; meet; proper; suitable; tailor-made; useful

4. big (adj.) altruistic; benevolent; benign; big; charitable; chivalrous; eleemosynary; humane; humanitarian; kind-hearted; philanthropic

5. blameless (adj.) blameless; exemplary; guiltless; inculpable; innocent; irreprehensible; irreproachable; lily-white; moral; righteous; unblamable; upright; virtuous

6. choice (adj.) choice; excellent; quality; superior

7. clever (adj.) clever; scintillating; smart; sprightly

8. commendable (adj.) commendable; favorable; flattering

9. conscientious (adj.) conscientious; dependable

10. considerable (adj.) considerable; great; immeasurable; large; sensible; sizable

11. considerate (adj.) considerate; generous

12. decent (adj.) acceptable; adequate; all of; all right; ample; common; decent; full; right; sufficient; tolerable; unexceptionable; unexceptional; unimpeachable; unobjectionable

13. delicious (adj.) delicious; flavorful; tasty

14. genial (adj.) agreeable; cheering; enjoyable; genial; satisfying

15. healthful (adj.) healthful; hygienic; salubrious; salutary; salutiferous; wholesome

16. healthy (adj.) healthy; sound; vigorous

17. honest (adj.) honest; just; pure

18. honorable (adj.) honorable; noble; respectable

19. kind (adj.) beneficent; friendly; kind; kindly; obliging; well-disposed

20. obedient (adj.) decorous; dutiful; heedful; obedient; tractable; well-behaved

21. pleasant (adj.) congenial; grateful; gratifying; nice; pleasant; pleasing; pleasurable; pleasureful; welcome

22. real (adj.) authentic; genuine; original; real; true; undoubted; unquestionable; valid

23. reliable (adj.) loyal; reliable; trustworthy

24. safe (adj.) safe; solid; stable

25. skillful (adj.) able; adept; adroit; au fait; capable; competent; dexterous; efficient; pretty; proficient; qualified; skilful; skilled; skillful; wicked; workmanlike; workmanly

26. well-founded (adj.) cogent; justified; well-founded; well-grounded

27. whole (adj.) complete; entire; flawless; intact; perfect; round; unbroken; undamaged; unhurt; unimpaired; uninjured; unmarred; untouched; whole

28. worthy (adj.) deserving; fair; honourable; immaculate; unblemished; unsullied; worthy

29. advantage (noun) advantage; asset; benediction; benefit; blessing; boon; gain; godsend; interest; profit; prosperity; usefulness; utility; weal; welfare; well-being; worth

30. kindness (noun) excellence; kindness; merit; righteousness

31. right (noun) right; straight

32. virtue (noun) goodness; morality; probity; purity; rectitude; rightness; uprightness; virtue; virtuousness

Антонимический ряд:

abominable; bad; base; bland; calamity; contemptible; corrupt; counterfeit; curse; debased; defective; depraved; detestable; detriment; disadvantage; disagreeable; disgraceful; fickle; harm; ill; improper; incompetent; inferior; irresponsible; naughty; notorious; uncomplimentary; unstable

English-Russian base dictionary > good
17 half

1. n половина

half a dozen — полдюжины

half the profits — половина прибылей

half of the profits — ровно половина прибылей

half an hour — полчаса

half past ten — половина одиннадцатого

one and a half — полтора

three and a half — три с половиной

three and a half hours, three hours and a half — три с половиной часа

the first half of the year — первое полугодие

at halves — пополам, на двоих

to rent at halves — снимать на двоих

to farm on halves — вести хозяйство вдвоём

in half, in halves — пополам

to fold in half — свернуть пополам

to cut in half — разрезать пополам

to cut the cost in half — уменьшить расходы вдвое

I can do it in half the time — я могу сделать это вдвое быстрее

to divide into two halves — разделить пополам

too much by half — чересчур много

too clever by half — слишком умный

by halves — не совсем, частично, наполовину

half past two, two thirty — половина третьего, два тридцать

half time worker — рабочий, занятый половину рабочего дня

half his work is undone — половина его работы не сделана

half the candle had burnt away — половина свечи сгорела

only half full — налитый или заполненный до половины

2. n семестр, полугодие

to enter school in the winter half — поступить в школу в первом полугодии

3. n часть, доля

your half is bigger than mine — твоя часть больше моей

4. n разг. полстопки, полпорции

how about the other half? — ну как, повторим?

5. n спорт. половина игры, тайм

the latter half of the year — вторая половина года

half model — блок-модель половины корпуса корабля

cover half — неподвижная половина пресс-формы

thirteen and a half — тринадцать с половиной

half size — в половину натуральной величины

6. n спорт. половина поля

in our half — на нашей половине поля

the other half — вторая половина

half ebb — половина отливного цикла

better half — дражайшая половина, жена

drag half of mold — нижняя половина формы

give me half of them — дайте мне половину

7. n спорт. равный счёт

he anted up his half of the bill — он оплатил свою половину счёта

8. n спорт. юр. сторона

9. n спорт. как компонент сложных слов со значением полу-, половина, половинный, наполовину

half-measure — полумера

half-moon — полумесяц

half-done — сделанный наполовину

half-educated — недостаточно образованный

half-cooked — недоваренный

half-hearted — нерешительный

half-mast — приспускать

half an eye — плохое зрение

I have half a mind to go there — я не прочь пойти туда

half close — половинная каденция

dotted half — половинная с точкой

half image — компонент стереопары

half cadence — половинная каденция

at half response — на половинном уровне

10. a половинный

to own a half share in a business — владеть половиной капитала в деле

half note — половинная нота

half rest — половинная пауза

half stock — половинная акция

half board — полупансион, половинный пансион

half case — наборная касса половинной ширины

11. a равный половине

pattern half — половина модели

half bat — половина кирпича

half wing — половина крыла

12. a неполный, частичный; половинчатый

a half knowledge of the subject — недостаточное знание предмета

half light — неполный свет

half rhyme — неполная рифма

half time — с неполным рабочим днем

half deck — неполная палуба

13. adv наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностью

half empty — наполовину пустой, полупустой

half laughing, half crying — не то смеясь, не то плача

half right — пол-оборота направо

more than half dead — чуть живой

he half got up — он приподнялся

cut by half — сокращать наполовину; сокращенный наполовину

cutting by half — сокращение наполовину

by as many as half — наполовину

by half — наполовину

14. adv в значительной степени, почти

my leave is half up — мой отпуск подходит к концу

half as large — в два раза меньше

half inverted hang — вис согнувшись

half - reversed suspension — вис согнувшись

straddle half lever — упор углом ноги врозь вне

half seat circle — из упора сзади спад в вис согнувшись

15. adv эмоц. -усил. очень, ужасно

they licked him and not half — они здорово его вздули

16. adv эмоц. -усил. совсем, вовсе, отнюдь

not half bad! — недурно!

he is not half good enough for you — он недостаточно хорош для тебя; он тебе не пара

Синонимический ряд:

midway (other) equidistant; fifty percent; half the distance; halfway; in the middle; in the midst; middlemost; midway; to the point of no return

English-Russian base dictionary > half
18 half

/hɑ:f/ * danh từ, số nhiều halves - (một) nửa, phân chia đôi =half an hour+ nửa giờ =to cut something in half+ chia (cắt) cái gì ra làm đôi - nửa giờ, ba mươi phút =half past two+ 2 giờ 30 phút, 2 giờ rưỡi - phần thưởng một nửa (không hoàn toàn là một nửa) =the larger half+ phần to lớn =he waster half of his time+ nó lâng phí mất phân nửa thời gian của nó - học kỳ (ở những trường học có hai học kỳ trong một năm) !one's better half - vợ !to cry halves - (xem) cry !to do something by halves - làm cái gì nửa vời; làm cái gì không đến nơi đến chốn !to go halves with someone in something - chia sẻ một nửa cái gì với ai !too clever by half -(mỉa mai) quá ư là thông minh * tính từ - nửa =a half share+ phần nửa =half the men+ nửa số người =half your time+ nửa thời gian của anh !the first blow (stroke) is half the battle !a good beginning is half the battle - bắt đầu tốt là xong một nửa công việc * phó từ - nửa, dơ dở, phần nửa =half crying, half laughing+ nửa khóc nửa cười, dở khóc dở cười =to be half awake+ nửa thức, nửa ngủ - được, kha khá, gần như =half dead+ gần chết =it is not half enough+ thế chưa đủ !half as much (many) again - nhiều gấp rưỡi !not half - (thông tục) không một chút nào =he is not half bad; he is not half a bad felloow+ anh ta không phải là một người xấu chút nào, anh ta là một người tốt - (từ lóng) rất, hết sức, vô cùng, làm =he didn't half swear+ hắn thề thốt rất ghê

English-Vietnamese dictionary > half
19 good

[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bom

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bom

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bom

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bom

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bom

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bom

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bom

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bom

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bom

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) certo

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bom

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bom

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bom

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bom

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bem
2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bem

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) lado bom
3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) muito bem

- goodness
4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) santo Deus!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good
* * *

[gud] n 1 bem, benefício, vantagem. 2 o que é bom, justo, útil, coisa boa, gente boa. 3 bem-estar, prosperidade. • adj (compar better, sup best) 1 bom, admirável, desejável. 2 justo, próprio. 3 comportado. 4 benigno, bondoso. 5 sincero, verdadeiro. 6 seguro, certo. 7 real, genuíno. 8 agradável. 9 vantajoso, útil, beneficente. 10 satisfatório, pleno. 11 suficiente, adequado, muito. 12 capaz, eficiente, minucioso. 13 bastante, considerável. 14 devoto, virtuoso. 15 saudável, benéfico, salutar. 16 conveniente, decente. 17 fresco, não deteriorado. 18 válido, corrente (moeda). 19 Com solvente, seguro, idôneo. 20 Law vigorante, em vigor. 21 perfeito, completo. 22 amável, cortês. 23 aceitável, apetitoso. • interj bom! bem! a good deal bastante. a good half mais do que a metade. a good hour bem uma hora. a good many bastante. a good press uma imprensa favorável. a good turn uma mudança para o bem, um obséquio. are you good for $10? será que me podia emprestar $10? as good as done praticamente feito. as good as gold com um coração de ouro. be good enough to do this tenha a bondade de fazer isto. being in good faith ter boa fé. for good (and all) para sempre, definitivamente. for the good of para o bem de. gone for good foi-se definitivamente. good and Amer muito, bem. good and bad bem e mal. good and dry bem seco. good breeding boa educação. good debts dívidas seguras. good fruit frutas frescas. good humour bom humor, amabilidade. good temper jovialidade, serenidade. good title título juridicamente em ordem. have a good time! bom divertimento! he has as good as told me ele me deu a entender. he is good at telling stories ele sabe contar histórias. he is good company ele é bom companheiro. he was as good as his word ele cumpriu com sua palavra. I must make good my promise preciso cumprir minha promessa. in good earnest seriamente. in good faith de boa fé. in good time em tempo, oportunamente, logo. I think it good acho conveniente. it holds good, it stands good é válido. it is a good thing é conveniente. it is good for you fará bem a você, isto é bom para você. it looks good (to me) parece(-me) bom. my good man meu caro senhor. on good authority de fonte segura. that is no good isto não adianta. the good homens de bem. the good of the state o bem do estado. this food looks good esta comida tem bom aspecto. to feel good estar disposto, estar alegre. to have a good mind to do estar bem disposto a fazer. to have a good time divertir-se bastante. to have good health estar com boa saúde. to have good looks ser bonito, ser vistoso. to make good confirmar, demonstrar, executar, cumprir, substituir, compensar. to make good a loss to someone compensar a perda a alguém. to the good além, extra, de sobra. what is it good for? para que serve? what is the good of that? qual é a vantagem disto?

English-Portuguese dictionary > good
20 enough is as good as a feast

(enough is as good as a feast (тж. enough is enough))

хорошенького понемножку; см. тж. good as a feast

...he... told me that I had not yet seen half of what he had to show me. I looked at him archly and murmured that enough was as good as a feast. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Gentleman in the Parlour’, ch. XXVII) — Сиамец... сказал мне, что я не видел и половины того, что он должен был показать. Хитро взглянув на него, я пробормотал, что мне и этого вполне достаточно.

I could multiply instances, but enough is enough. — Я мог бы привести еще примеры, но и приведенных вполне достаточно.

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not\ half\ bad — • not (so) bad • not half bad adj informal Pretty good; all right; good enough. The party last night was not bad. It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go. The show was not half bad … Словарь американских идиом
half the battle — Anything that brings one well on the way to success • • • Main Entry: ↑battle * * * half the battle phrase the most important part of what you have to do in order to achieve something Winning people’s trust is half the battle. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
not\ bad — • not (so) bad • not half bad adj informal Pretty good; all right; good enough. The party last night was not bad. It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go. The show was not half bad … Словарь американских идиом
not\ so\ bad — • not (so) bad • not half bad adj informal Pretty good; all right; good enough. The party last night was not bad. It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go. The show was not half bad … Словарь американских идиом
half — half1 W1S1 [ha:f US hæf] predeterminer, pron, adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(50%)¦ 2¦(most of)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(combination)¦ 5 half a dozen 6 half a/the chance 7 half an eye/ear 8 be half the battle 9 half a minute/moment/second etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
Not Afraid — For the Stephanie Smith album, see Not Afraid (album). Not Afraid … Wikipedia
half — 1 predeterminer, adjective (only before noun) 1 being half of an amount, time, distance, number etc: events that happened over half a century ago | Only half the guests had arrived by seven o clock. | The studio is only half a block away. | half… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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