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1 not know what to do with oneself
expr infmlThe children didn't know what to do with themselves for joy — Дети просто не знали, как им выразить свою радость
The girl didn't know what to do with herself when the man kissed her — Девочка отчаянно засмущалась, когда мужчина поцеловал ее
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > not know what to do with oneself
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2 not to know what to do with
Пословица: не находить себе места ( imp.; only indic.) (oneself)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > not to know what to do with
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3 know
know [nəʊ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = have knowledge of) connaître• to know the results/the truth connaître les résultats/la vérité• I know the problem! je connais le problème !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► savoir can often also be used.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to know the difference between connaître or savoir la différence entre━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = be acquainted with) [+ person, place] connaître• do you know Paris? connaissez-vous Paris ?c. ( = recognize) reconnaître• I know real expertise when I see it! je sais reconnaître un spécialiste quand j'en vois un !d. ( = be certain) I don't know that it's made things any easier je ne suis pas sûr que ça ait simplifié les choses• (do) you know what, I think she did it! (inf) tu sais quoi (inf), je pense que c'est elle qui a fait ça !• she's furious! -- don't I know it! (inf) elle est furieuse ! -- à qui le dis-tu !• who knows? qui sait ?• is she nice? -- I wouldn't know (inf) est-ce qu'elle est gentille ? -- je ne sais pas• how should I know? comment veux-tu que je sache ?► to know sth about sth/sb• to know a lot about sth/sb en savoir long sur qch/qn• I know nothing about it je ne sais rien à ce sujet► to know about sth/sb• do you know about Paul? tu es au courant pour Paul ?• so you're satisfied? -- I don't know about that alors tu es satisfait ? -- pas vraiment• I'm not going to school tomorrow -- I don't know about that! (inf) je ne vais pas à l'école demain -- c'est ce qu'on va voir !► to know of ( = be acquainted with) connaître ; ( = be aware of) savoir ; ( = learn about) apprendre ; ( = have heard of) avoir entendu parler de• do you know of a good hairdresser? connaissez-vous un bon coiffeur ?• is he married? -- not that I know of il est marié ? -- pas que je sache• I know of you through your sister j'ai entendu parler de vous par votre sœur► to know sb/sth from sb/sth ( = distinguish) savoir faire la différence entre qn/qch et qn/qch• he doesn't know good wine from cheap plonk (inf) il ne sait pas faire la différence entre un bon vin et une piquette (inf)► to know sb/sth + infinitive• well, it has been known to happen enfin, ça c'est déjà vu► to know better• he says he didn't do it but I know better il dit qu'il ne l'a pas fait mais je ne suis pas dupe► to know best• well, you know best! c'est toi qui sais !• mother knows best! maman a toujours raison !► to get to know [+ person] faire plus ample connaissance avec• I'd like to get to know you better j'aimerais faire plus ample connaissance avec vous► to let sb know• if you can't come, please let me know préviens-moi si tu ne peux pas venir► to let sb know sth dire qch à qn• let me know if I can help si je peux me rendre utile, dites-le-moi4. noun5. compounds* * *[nəʊ] 1.1) ( have knowledge of) connaître [person, place, name, opinion, result, value, rules, situation, system, way]; savoir, connaître [answer, language, reason, truth, words]to know somebody by name/sight — connaître quelqu'un de nom/vue
to know something by heart — savoir or connaître quelque chose par cœur
to know how to do — savoir faire; ( stressing method) savoir comment faire
to know that... — savoir que...
to know for certain ou for sure that — savoir avec certitude que
I wasn't to know that... — je ne pouvais pas savoir que...
to know somebody/something as — connaître quelqu'un/quelque chose sous le nom de
to let it be known ou to make it known that — faire savoir que
to have known somebody/something to do — avoir déjà vu quelqu'un/quelque chose faire
(do) you know something? —
2) ( feel certain) être sûr3) ( realize) se rendre compte5) ( acknowledge)to be known for something/for doing — être connu pour quelque chose/pour faire
6) ( experience) connaître2.1) ( have knowledge) savoirto know about — ( have information) être au courant de [event]; ( have skill) s'y connaître en [computing, engines]
to know of — ( from experience) connaître; ( from information) avoir entendu parler de
to let somebody know of ou about — tenir quelqu'un au courant de
how should I know! — (colloq) comment veux-tu que je sache!
2) ( feel certain)‘he won't win’ - ‘oh I don't know’ — ‘il ne va pas gagner’ - ‘oh je n'en suis pas si sûr’
‘I'll take the morning off’ - ‘I don't know about that!’ — ‘je vais prendre ma matinée’ - ‘c'est ce que vous croyez (colloq)!’
I don't know about you but... — je ne sais pas ce que tu en penses, mais...
••not to know where ou which way to turn — fig ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer
to be in the know — (colloq) être bien informé
to be in the know about something — (colloq) être au courant de quelque chose
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4 know
1 ( have knowledge of) connaître [person, place, characteristics, name, taste, opinion, result, figures, value, rules, decision, situation, system, way] ; savoir, connaître [answer, language, reason, truth, words] ; he knows everything/something il sait tout/quelque chose ; to know sb by name/sight/reputation connaître qn de nom/vue/réputation ; you know Frank, he's always late tu connais Frank, il est toujours en retard ; to know sth by heart savoir or connaître qch par cœur ; to know how to do savoir faire ; ( stressing method) savoir comment faire ; I know how to swim je sais nager ; she knows how to improve it/use it elle sait comment l'améliorer/l'utiliser ; he certainly knows how to upset people/make a mess iron pour contrarier les gens/faire du désordre, il s'y connaît ○ ; to know that… savoir que… ; to know for certain ou for sure that… savoir avec certitude que… ; I wasn't to know that je ne pouvais pas savoir que ; to know who/when savoir qui/quand ; to know why/whether savoir pourquoi/si ; to know what love is savoir ce que c'est que l'amour ; you know what children are/she is tu sais comment sont les enfants/elle est ; to know sb/sth as connaître qn/qch sous le nom de ; Edward, better known as Ted Edward, plus connu sous le nom de Ted ; Virginia known as Ginny to her friends Virginia ou Ginny pour ses amis ; I know him for ou to be a liar je sais que c'est un menteur ; to let it be known ou to make it known that faire savoir que ; to have known sb/sth to do avoir déjà vu qn/ qch faire ; I've never known him to lose his temper je ne l'ai jamais vu se mettre en colère ; it has been known to snow there il est arrivé qu'il neige ici ; if I know you/him tel que je te/le connais ; he is known to the police il est connu de la police ; just how well did you know the accused? iron dans quelle mesure connaissiez-vous ou ne connaissiez-vous pas l'inculpé? ; I know all about redundancy! je sais ce que c'est que le chômage! ; as you well know comme tu le sais bien ; as well she knows elle le sait parfaitement ; (do) you know something?, do you know what? tu sais quoi? ; there's no knowing how/whether on ne peut pas savoir comment/si ; to know one's way home connaître le chemin pour rentrer chez soi ; to know one's way around fig savoir se débrouiller ; to know one's way around a town bien connaître une ville ; to know one's way around a computer/an engine savoir se débrouiller avec les ordinateurs/les moteurs ; I know that for a fact j'en suis absolument sûr ; I know what! you could… j'ai une idée! tu pourrais… ; he knows all/nothing about it il est/il n'est pas au courant ; maybe you know something I don't peut-être que tu sais quelque chose que je ne sais pas ;2 ( feel certain) être sûr ; he's dead, I know it il est mort, j'en suis sûr ; I knew it! j'en étais sûr! ; to know that… être sûr que… ; I know my key is here somewhere je suis sûr que ma clé est quelque part par ici ; I don't know that we can je ne suis pas sûr que nous le puissions ; I don't know that I want to go really je ne suis pas vraiment sûr d'avoir envie d'y aller ; I don't know that opening the window/taking medicine will make much difference je ne pense pas que le fait d'ouvrir la fenêtre/de prendre des médicaments puisse changer quelque chose ;3 ( realize) se rendre compte ; to know to do savoir qu'il faut faire ; does he know to switch off the light? sait-il qu'il faut éteindre? ; do you know how expensive that is? tu te rends compte combien ça coûte? ; she doesn't know just how lucky she's been elle ne se rend pas compte de la chance qu'elle a eue ; you don't know how pleased I am tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content ; she's attractive and doesn't she know it! elle est séduisante et elle le sait! ; don't I know it! ne m'en parle pas! ;4 ( recognize) reconnaître (by à ; from de) ; I hardly knew him je l'ai à peine reconnu ; I know her by her walk je la reconnais à sa démarche ; she doesn't know a peach from a plum! elle ne sait pas reconnaître une pêche d'une prune! ; only their parents know one from the other il n'y a que leurs parents qui sachent les distinguer ; she knows a bargain when she sees one elle sait repérer les bonnes affaires ;5 ( acknowledge) to be known for sth être connu pour qch ; to be known for doing être connu pour faire ; he's known for providing a good service il est connu pour offrir un bon service ;6 ( experience) connaître [joy, sadness, love] ; you have to know sorrow to know what happiness is il faut avoir connu le chagrin pour savoir ce qu'est le bonheur ;7 ‡ Bible connaître†.1 ( have knowledge) savoir ; as you know comme vous le savez ; you'll know next time tu le sauras pour la prochaine fois ; I wouldn't know je ne saurais dire ; to know about ( have information) être au courant de [event] ; ( have skill) s'y connaître en [computing, engines] ; he knows about such things il s'y connaît ; to know of ( from experience) connaître ; ( from information) avoir entendu parler de ; do you know of a short cut? est-ce que tu connais un raccourci? ; I know of somebody who… j'ai entendu parler de quelqu'un qui… ; not that I know of pas que je sache ; to let sb know of ou about tenir qn au courant de [plans, arrangement, job] ; we'll let you know nous vous tiendrons au courant ; how should I know ○ ! comment veux-tu que je sache! ; if you must know si tu veux tout savoir ; wouldn't you like ou love to know t'aimerais bien le savoir ○ ; if you drop it on your foot, you'll know about it ○ si tu le laisses tomber sur ton pied, tu vas le sentir passer ○ ; if the brakes fail, you'll know about it si les freins lâchent tu t'en rendras compte ; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it si j'étais fâché contre toi, je te le ferais savoir ; I'd ou I'll have you know ○ je te signale ○ ; you know better than to argue with him tu as mieux à faire que de te disputer avec lui ; you left her alone? you ought to have known better tu l'as laissée seule? tu n'aurais pas dû ; he says he came home early but I know better il dit qu'il est rentré tôt mais je n'en crois rien ; they don't know any better c'est un manque d'éducation ; they don't know any better, you do! eux ils ne savent peut-être pas, mais toi tu n'as aucune excuse! ;2 ( feel certain) ‘he won't win’-‘oh I don't know’ ‘il ne va pas gagner’-‘oh je n'en suis pas si sûr’ ; ‘I'll take the morning off’-‘I don't know about that! ’ ‘je vais prendre ma matinée’-‘c'est ce que vous croyez?’ ; ‘is it useful?’-‘I don't know about useful, but it was cheap’ ‘c'est utile?’-‘je ne sais pas si c'est utile mais ce n'était pas cher’ ; I don't know about you but… je ne sais ce que tu en penses, mais… ; I don't know! look at this mess! non mais ○, regarde un peu ce fouillis!it takes one to know one qui se ressemble s'assemble ; not to know what to do with oneself ne pas savoir quoi faire de son temps ; not to know where ou which way to turn fig ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer ; not to know where to put oneself ne pas savoir où se mettre ; not to know whether one is coming or going ne plus savoir ce qu'on fait ; it's not what you know but who you know ce qui compte ce n'est pas d'avoir des connaissances mais des relations ; to be in the know ○ être bien informé, être à la coule ◑ ; to be in the know about sth ○ être au courant de qch ; I know my place hum je sais que je ne compte pas ; well what do you know! iron en voilà une surprise! iron. -
5 know
I 1. [nəʊ]1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista
to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria
to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare
to know that... — sapere che...
to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come
to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente
2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere3) (realize) rendersi conto4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"
to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare
6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]2.1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscereto know about — (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]
to know of — (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di
to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo
"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"
"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"
I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma
••II [nəʊ]not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo
to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)
* * *[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) sapere2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conoscere3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conoscere4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) riconoscere•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *know /nəʊ/n.– (nella loc. fam.) in the know, al corrente; bene informato; addentro nella faccenda.♦ (to) know /nəʊ/A v. t.1 conoscere; sapere: to know languages, conoscere (o sapere) le lingue; Do you know German?, conosci (o sai) il tedesco?; to know the answer, conoscere (o sapere) la risposta; to know a subject, conoscere un argomento; to know one's job, conoscere il proprio mestiere; to know the time, sapere che ora è; conoscere l'ora; to know all the facts, conoscere (o essere a conoscenza di, sapere) tutti i fatti; to know damn well, sapere benissimo; Do you know his address?, conosci (o sai) il suo indirizzo?; Everybody knows that, lo sanno tutti; How do you know?, come lo sai?; come fai a saperlo?; I'll let you know, te lo farò sapere; I know he is a good boy, so che è un bravo ragazzo; Do you know how much it costs?, sai quanto costa?; I don't know when she's arriving, non so quando arriverà; I know what I'm doing, so quello che faccio; I know you won't disappoint me, so che non mi deluderai; I knew ( that) he would say that, sapevo che avrebbe detto così; to get to know, imparare a conoscere; conoscere meglio (o più a fondo); venire a sapere; I know how it works, so come funziona; He is known to be in favour of it, è noto (o risaputo) che lui è favorevole; His dog has been known to attack strangers, si sa che il suo cane ha assalito gente che non conosceva2 conoscere: Do you know his wife [this book]?, conosci sua moglie [questo libro]?; the world as we know it, il mondo così come lo conosciamo; We've known each other for years, ci conosciamo da anni3 riconoscere: I'd know him anywhere, lo riconoscerei dovunque (o fra mille); I know a good athlete when I see one, so riconoscere un buon atleta4 capire; rendersi conto: I knew at once something was wrong, capii subito che c'era qualcosa che non andava5 conoscere; sperimentare; fare esperienza di: I have known better days, ho conosciuto giorni migliori; He has known poverty, ha conosciuto la miseria6 – to know how, sapere; essere capace di: Do you know how to open this box?, sai aprire (o sei capace di aprire, sai come si apre) questa scatola?; I would do it if I knew how ( o if I knew the way), lo farei se sapessi come si fa (o se ne fossi capace)7 (saper) distinguere: to know right from wrong, distinguere tra il bene e il male (o la ragione dal torto)B v. i.sapere di; conoscere; essere informato di; essere a conoscenza di; avere notizia di; aver sentito parlare di: I know of a few cases like this one, so di alcuni casi come questo; I know of her, but I've never met her, ne ho sentito parlare, ma non l'ho mai incontrata; Do you know of any reason why he should have done it?, hai qualche idea del perché l'abbia fatto?; not that I know of, che io sappia no; non che io sappia; non mi risulta● to know again, riconoscere □ (fam.) to know all the answers, sapere tutto; saperla lunga; essere un sapientone □ to know all there is to know about st., sapere tutto su qc. □ to know apart, saper distinguere ( tra due) □ (fam.) to know st. backwards, conoscere qc. alla perfezione (o a menadito) □ to know best, sapere ciò che è meglio; essere il miglior giudice □ to know better, sapere che le cose stanno altrimenti (o che non è così); ( anche) avere più buon senso (o criterio), aver imparato la lezione: If I didn't know better, I'd say that…, se non sapessi che le cose stanno altrimenti, direi che…; You should have known better, avresti dovuto usare un po' più di buon senso; I'll know better next time, la prossima volta saprò come comportarmi; la prossima volta me ne guarderò bene; to know better than that, sapere che non è così; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; to know better than to do st., non essere così sciocco (o sprovveduto) da fare qc.; avere abbastanza criterio (o buon senso) da non fare qc.; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; not to know any better, non avere buon senso; essere uno sprovveduto; non sapere quello che si fa (per ignoranza, immaturità, ecc.) □ to know one's business, conoscere il proprio mestiere; sapere il fatto proprio □ to know st. by heart, sapere qc. a memoria □ to know sb. by name [by sight], conoscere q. di nome [di vista] □ to know different, sapere che non è così (o che le cose non stanno così); scoprire che non è così □ not to know the first thing about st., non sapere niente di qc.; non intendersene affatto di qc.; essere ignorantissimo di qc. □ to know sb. for, conoscere q. come: I know him for a very approachable man, lo conosco come una persona molto disponibile □ to know for a fact that…, sapere per certo (o con certezza) che… □ (fam. USA) not to know from st., non intendersene di qc.; non sapere niente di qc. □ (fam. USA) not to know from nothing ( about), non sapere (o capire) niente (di); non intendersi minimamente (di) □ (fam.) not to know sb. from Adam, non avere mai visto né conosciuto q.; non sapere che faccia ha q. □ (fam. GB) to know how many beans make five, sapere il fatto proprio; essere sveglio □ to know st. inside out, conoscere a fondo qc. □ to know st. like the back of one's hand, conoscere qc. come le proprie tasche □ to know one's own mind, sapere quel che si vuole □ to know no bounds, non conoscere limiti □ to know oneself, conoscere se stesso; conoscersi: I know myself, io mi conosco; io so come son fatto; Know thyself!, conosci te stesso! □ (fam.) to know one's onions, sapere il fatto proprio □ to know otherwise = to know different ► sopra □ to know one's place, saper stare al proprio posto □ to know the ropes, essere pratico di qc.; sapere come funziona qc. □ (fam.) to know one's stuff, sapere il fatto proprio □ (fam.) to know a thing or two, saperne qualcosa; intendersene; saperla lunga (su qc.) □ to know one's way around, conoscere la strada; sapersi orientare; (fig.) sapere come muoversi □ to know what it is like to…, sapere per esperienza personale cosa significhi… □ (fam.) to know what's what, sapere il fatto proprio □ (volg.) You know what you can do with it!, sai cosa puoi farci? □ not to know what to do with oneself, non sapere cosa fare; non sapere comportarsi □ (fam.) not to know what hit one, avere una brutta sopresa; restarci secco (fam.); ( anche) morire senza nemmeno accorgersene □ (fam. USA) to know where it's at, conoscere il mondo; saperla lunga □ (fam. USA) to know where sb. is coming from, sapere come ragiona q. □ not to know where (o which way) to look, non sapere dove guardare ( dall'imbarazzo); non sapere dove andare a nascondersi □ (fig.) not to know which way to turn, non sapere a che santo votarsi; non sapere dove sbattere la testa □ to know who's who, conoscere tutti ( in un posto); ( anche) sapere vita, morte e miracoli di tutti □ as far as I know, per quel che ne so; che io sappia □ As if I didn't know him!, come se non lo conoscessi! □ to be known as, essere considerato; aver fama di essere; ( anche) esser noto come, essere conosciuto col nome di: He is known as a good pianist, è considerato un bravo pianista; He's known as The Captain, è noto come ‘il Capitano’ □ (fam.) before you know where you are, prima che tu possa dire ‘beh’; in men che non si dica □ to do all one knows, fare tutto il possibile; fare del proprio meglio □ Don't I know it!, se lo so!; a chi lo dici! □ I don't know that…, non sono sicuro di…; non so se… □ for all I know, per quanto (o quel che) ne so □ for reasons best known to himself, per un motivo noto solo a lui (o che sa solo lui) □ God (o Goodness, heaven) knows, Dio sa; ( anche escl.) lo sa Dio (o Iddio, il Cielo) □ How should I know?, come faccio a saperlo?; che vuoi che ne sappia io? □ How was I to know?, come potevo saperlo?; come potevo immaginare? □ I'll have you know that…, sappi che…; per tua informazione…; o per tua norma e regola… □ I knew it!, lo sapevo!; me l'aspettavo! □ (fam.) I know what, ho un'idea; so io che cosa fare □ to let it be known, far sapere; rendere noto □ to make oneself known, farsi un nome, farsi conoscere □ (form.) to make oneself known to sb., presentarsi a q. □ to make it known that…, rendere noto che… □ She's very pretty and doesn't she know it!, è molto bella, e sa di esserlo □ You don't know how, non sai (o non puoi immaginare) quanto □ (fam.) not to want to know, disinteressarsi di qc.; ignorare qc.; infischiarsene □ (fam.) What do you know ( about that)!, senti senti!; ma pensa un po'! □ Wouldn't you ( just) know?, lo sapevo io!; ci mancava questa! □ Wouldn't you like to know?, ti piacerebbe saperlo, eh! □ (fam.) you know (o, antiq., don't you know), sai ( come inter.) □ (fam.) You know what (o something)?, sai che ti dico?; sai una cosa? □ You never know, non si sa mai □ You never know your luck!, non si sa mai!; magari succede; può anche andare bene!* * *I 1. [nəʊ]1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista
to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria
to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare
to know that... — sapere che...
to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come
to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente
2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere3) (realize) rendersi conto4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"
to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare
6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]2.1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscereto know about — (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]
to know of — (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di
to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo
"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"
"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"
I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma
••II [nəʊ]not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo
to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)
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1. transitive verb,2) (be able to distinguish)know the difference between right and wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen
he wouldn't know the difference — er wüsste den Unterschied nicht
3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist
I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...
know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist
that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen
he doesn't want to know — er will nichts davon wissen od. hören
I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)
you know something or what? — weißt du was?
you never know — man kann nie wissen (ugs.)
somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan
don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut
what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?
somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen
not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist
that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht
know different or otherwise — es besser wissen
know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht
do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...
4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert
5) (be acquainted with) kennenwe have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren
you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist
6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren2. nounknow what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben
(coll.)Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/88563/know_about">know about- know of* * *[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) wissen2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kennen3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kennen4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) erkennen•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *[nəʊ, AM noʊ]<knew, known>1. (have information/knowledge)▪ to \know sth etw wissen; facts, results etw kennenshe \knows all the names of them sie kennt all ihre Namendoes anyone \know the answer? weiß jemand die Antwort?do you \know...? weißt du/wissen Sie...?do you \know the time/where the post office is? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist/wo die Post ist?do you \know the words to this song? kennst du den Text von diesem Lied?he really \knows particle physics in Teilchenphysik kennt er sich wirklich gut ausI \know no fear ich habe vor nichts AngstI \know what I am talking about ich weiß, wovon ich redehow was I to \know it'd be snowing in June! wer ahnt denn schon, dass es im Juni schneien würde!that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissenthat might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissenthat's what I like to \know too das würde ich auch gerne wissen!— don't I \know it! — wem sagst du das!before you \know where you are ehe man sich versiehtfor all I \know soweit ich weißthey might have even cancelled the project for all I \know vielleicht haben sie das Projekt ja sogar ganz eingestellt — weiß man's! famI knew it! wusste ich's doch! fam... and you \know it... und das weißt du auch; ( fam)... I \know what... ich weiß wasbut she's not to \know aber sie soll nichts davon erfahrenGod only \knows what'll happen next! weiß der Himmel, was als Nächstes passiert! sl▪ to \know [that]/if/how/what/when/why... wissen, dass/ob/wie/was/wann/warum...▪ to \know sb/sth to be/do sth wissen, dass jd/etw etw ist/tutthe police \know him to be a cocaine dealer die Polizei weiß, dass er mit Kokain handelt▪ to \know how to do sth wissen, wie man etw machtto \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können▪ to \know sth about sth/sb etw über etw/jdn wissento \know the alphabet/English das Alphabet/Englisch könnendo you \know any Norwegian? können Sie ein bisschen Norwegisch?to \know sth by heart etw auswendig könnento \know what one is doing wissen, was man tutto let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen2. (be certain)to not \know which way to turn nicht wissen, was man machen sollto not \know whether to laugh or cry nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen sollto \know for a fact that... ganz sicher wissen, dass...3. (be acquainted with)▪ to \know sb jdn kennen\knowing Sarah [or if I \know Sarah], she'll have done a good job so wie ich Sarah kenne, hat sie ihre Sache bestimmt gut gemachtwe've \known each other for years now wir kennen uns schon seit Jahrenshe \knows Paris well sie kennt sich in Paris gut aussurely you \know me better than that! du solltest mich eigentlich besser kennen!you \know what it's like du weißt ja, wie das [so] istwe all knew her as a kind and understanding colleague uns allen war sie als liebenswerte und einfühlsame Kollegin bekanntI'm sure you all \know the new officer by reputation sicherlich haben Sie alle schon mal von dem neuen Offizier gehörtto \know sb by name/by sight/personally jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen/persönlich kennento get to \know sb jdn kennenlernento get to \know each other sich akk kennenlernento [not] \know sb to speak to jdn [nicht] näher kennen▪ to \know sth etw verstehendo you \know what I mean? verstehst du, was ich meine?if you \know what I mean wenn du verstehst, was ich meine5. (experience)I've never \known her [to] cry ich habe sie noch nie weinen sehen6. (recognize)▪ to \know sb/sth jdn/etw erkennenI \know a goodbye when I hear one ich hab' schon verstanden, dass du dich von mir trennen willst! famI \know a good thing when I see it ich merke gleich, wenn was gut istwe all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als ‚Curly‘this is the end of world as we \know it das ist das Ende der Welt, so wie wir sie kennenthese chocolate bars are \known as something else in the US diese Schokoladenriegel laufen in den USA unter einem anderen NamenI knew her for a liar the minute I saw her ich habe vom ersten Augenblick an gewusst, dass sie eine Lügnerin istto \know sb by his/her voice/walk jdn an seiner Stimme/seinem Gang erkennensb wouldn't \know sth if he/she bumped into it [or if he/she fell over it] [or if it hit him/her in the face] jd würde etw akk nicht mal erkennen, wenn es vor ihm/ihr stehen würde7. (be able to differentiate)▪ to \know sth/sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden könnenAna wouldn't \know a greyhound from a collie Ana kann einen Windhund nicht von einem Collie unterscheidenyou wouldn't \know him from his brother man kann ihn und seinen Bruder nicht unterscheiden!don't worry, she wouldn't \know the difference keine Angst, sie wird den Unterschied [gar] nicht merkento \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können▪ it is \known that... es ist bekannt, dass...to make sth \known etw bekanntmachenshe's never been \known to laugh at his jokes sie hat bekanntlich noch nie über seine Witze gelachtthis substance is \known to cause skin problems es ist bekannt, dass diese Substanz Hautirritationen hervorruftthis substance has been \known to cause skin problems diese Substanz hat in einzelnen Fällen zu Hautirritationen geführtTerry is also \known as ‘The Muscleman’ Terry kennt man auch unter dem Namen ‚der Muskelmann‘9.▶ to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen▶ to not \know what hit one nicht wissen, wie einem geschieht▶ not if I \know it nicht mit mir!▶ to \know one's own mind wissen, was man will▶ to \know one's place wissen, wo man steht▶ to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird▶ to \know a thing or two ( pej fam: be sexually experienced) sich akk [mit Männern/Frauen] auskennen<knew, known>1. (have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissenask Kate, she's sure to \know frag Kate, sie weiß es bestimmtI think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheidwhere did he go? — I wouldn't [or don't] \know, I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? — keine Ahnungare you going to university? — I don't \know yet willst du studieren? — ich weiß [es] noch nichtyou never \know man kann nie wissenas [or so] far as I \know so viel [o weit] ich weißhow am I to \know? woher soll ich das wissen?who \knows? wer weiß?how should I \know? wie soll ich das wissen?I \know! jetzt weiß ich!she didn't want to \know sie wollte nichts davon wissenjust let me \know ok? sag' mir einfach Bescheid, ok?“I don't \know,” he said, “why can't you ever be on time?” „ich begreife das einfach nicht“, sagte er, „warum kannst du nie pünktlich sein?“3. (said to agree with sb)I \know ich weißthe weather's been so good lately — I \know, isn't it wonderful! das Wetter war in letzter Zeit wirklich schön — ja, herrlich, nicht wahr?she's such a fool, don't you \know! sie ist so unglaublich dumm!5. (conversation filler)give him the red box, you \know, the one with the.... gib ihm die rote Kiste, du weißt schon, die mit den...he's so boring and, you \know, sort of spooky er ist so langweilig und, na ja, irgendwie unheimlichhe asked me, you \know weißt du, er hat mich halt gefragt6.▶ to \know better:you ought to \know better du solltest es eigentlich besser wissenhe said he loved me but I \know better er sagte, dass er mich liebt, aber ich weiß, dass es nicht stimmt▶ to \know better than:she's old enough to \know better than to run out into the traffic sie ist alt genug, um zu wissen, dass man nicht einfach auf die Straße läuft▶ to not \know any better es nicht anders kennenIII. NOUNto be in the \know [about sth] [über etw akk] im Bilde sein [o Bescheid wissen]* * *[nəʊ] vb: pret knew, ptp known1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) = have knowledge about wissen; answer, facts, dates, details, results etc kennen, wissen; French, English etc könnenhe knew her to be guilty — er wusste, dass sie schuldig war
to know what one is talking about — wissen, wovon man redet
to know one's own mind — wissen, was man will
she knows all the answers — sie weiß Bescheid, sie kennt sich aus; (pej) sie weiß immer alles besser
he thinks he knows all the answers or everything —
that's what I'd like to know ( too) — das möchte ich auch wissen
that might be worth knowing — es könnte interessant sein, das zu wissen
I've been a fool and don't I know it! (inf) — ich sehs ja ein, ich war doof (inf), ich war vielleicht doof (inf)
she's angry! – don't I know it! (inf) — sie ist wütend! – wem sagst du das! (inf)
2) = be acquainted with people, places, book, author kennenI know Bavaria well — ich kenne Bayern gut, ich kenne mich gut in Bayern aus
do you know him to speak to? —
we all know her as the headmistress/a generous person — wir kennen Sie alle als die Schulleiterin/einen großzügigen Menschen
if I know John, he'll already be there — wie ich John kenne, ist er schon da
3) = recognize erkennento know sb by his voice/walk etc — jdn an der Stimme/am Gang etc erkennen
he knows a good thing when he sees it — er weiß, was gut ist
he knows a bargain/good manuscript when he sees one — er weiß, was ein guter Kauf/ein gutes Manuskript ist
this is the end of the welfare system as we know it — das ist das Ende des uns bekannten Wohlfahrtssystems
4) = be able to distinguish unterscheiden könnendon't you know your right from your left? — können Sie rechts und links nicht unterscheiden?
do you know the difference between...? —
to know the difference between right and wrong, to know right from wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen, Gut und Böse unterscheiden können
he doesn't know one end of a horse/hammer from the other — er hat keine Ahnung von Pferden/keine Ahnung, was ein Hammer ist (inf)
5) = experience erlebenI've never known him (to) smile — ich habe ihn noch nie lächeln sehen, ich habe es noch nie erlebt, dass er lächelt
have you ever known me (to) tell a lie? — haben Sie mich jemals lügen hören?
have you ever known such a thing to happen before? — haben Sie je schon so etwas erlebt?, ist Ihnen so etwas schon einmal vorgekommen?
2. INTRANSITIVE VERBwissenwho knows? — wer weiß?, weiß ichs?
as far as I know — soviel ich weiß, meines Wissens
the channel was rough, as I well know or as well I know! — die Überfahrt war stürmisch, das kann ich dir sagen
3. SET STRUCTURES__diams; to know that... wissen, dass...Note that while in English that can be omitted, in German dass must be used to introduce the next sentence.when I saw the ambulance, I knew (that) something was wrong — als ich den Krankenwagen sah, wusste ich, dass etwas nicht stimmte __diams; to know why... wissen, warum...
he didn't know why — er wusste nicht, warum
I don't know why you think it's so funny — ich weiß nicht, was du daran so komisch findest
to know how to do sth (in theory) — wissen, wie man etw macht; (in practice) etw tun können
I know how you feel — ich weiß, wie Sie sich fühlen
you don't know how good it is to see you again — Sie wissen gar nicht, wie sehr ich mich freue, Sie wiederzusehen
I know better than that — ich bin ja nicht ganz dumm
I know better than to say something like that —
he knows better than to eat into the profits — er ist nicht so dumm, den Gewinn anzugreifen
he/you ought to have known better — das war dumm (von ihm/dir)
he ought to have or should have known better than to do that — es war dumm von ihm, das zu tun
he says he didn't do it, but I know better — er sagt, er war es nicht, aber ich weiß, dass das nicht stimmt
OK, you know best — o.k., Sie müssens wissen
to get to know sth (methods, techniques, style, pronunciation etc) — etw lernen; habits, faults, shortcuts etc etw herausfinden
he soon let me know what he thought of it —
when can you let me know? — wann können Sie es mich wissen lassen?, wann können Sie mir Bescheid sagen?
you know, we could/there is... — weißt du, wir könnten/da ist...
he gave it away, you know — er hat es nämlich weggegeben
it's raining, you know —
then there was this man, you know, and... — und da war dieser Mann, nicht (wahr), und...
wear the black dress, you know, the one with the red belt —
it's long and purple and, you know, sort of crinkly — es ist lang und lila und, na ja, so kraus
(if you) know what I mean — du weißt schon __diams; you never know man kann nie wissen
it was nothing to do with me, I'll have you know! — es hatte nichts mit mir zu tun, damit du es weißt! __diams; there's no knowing (inf) das kann keiner sagen, das weiß niemand
there's no knowing what he'll do — man weiß nie, was er noch tut __diams; what do you know! (inf) sieh mal einer an!
what do you know! I've just seen her! (inf) — stellen Sie sich vor, ich habe sie eben gesehen __diams; to be known → also known
it is (well) known that... —
is he/it known here? — ist er/das hier bekannt?, kennt man ihn/das hier?
he is known to have been here — man weiß, dass er hier war
she wishes to be known as Mrs White — sie möchte Frau White genannt werden → also known __diams; to make sb/sth known jdn/etw bekannt machen
to make it known that... — bekannt geben, dass...
to make one's presence known — sich melden (to bei) __diams; to become known bekannt werden
4. NOUN__diams; to be in the know inf eingeweiht sein, im Bild sein (inf), Bescheid wissen (inf)the people in the know say... — Leute, die darüber Bescheid wissen, sagen..., die Fachleute sagen...
5. PHRASAL VERBS* * *know [nəʊ]A v/t prät knew [njuː; US besonders nuː], pperf known [nəʊn]1. allg wissen:he knows what to do er weiß, was zu tun ist;I don’t know how to thank you ich weiß nicht, wie ich Ihnen danken soll;know all about it genau Bescheid wissen;don’t I know it!a) und ob ich das weiß!,b) als ob ich das nicht wüsste!;I would have you know that … ich möchte Ihnen klarmachen, dass …;I have never known him to lie meines Wissens hat er noch nie gelogen;I don’t know much about football ich versteh nicht viel von Fußball;what do you know! umg na so was!;2. a) können:b) know how to do sth etwas tun können:do you know how to do it? weißt du, wie man das macht?, kannst du das?;he knows how to treat children er versteht mit Kindern umzugehen;do you know how to drive a car? können Sie Auto fahren?;he doesn’t know how to lose er kann nicht verlieren3. kennen:do you know this place? kennen Sie sich hier aus?b) mit einem Roman etc vertraut sein:c) bekannt sein mit:I have known him (for) five years ich kenne ihn (schon) seit fünf Jahren;4. erfahren, erleben:he has known better days er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen;I have known it to happen ich habe das schon erlebt5. a) (wieder)erkennen (by an dat):I would know him anywhere ich würde ihn überall erkennen;before you know where you are im Handumdrehen;I don’t know whether I will know him again ich weiß nicht, ob ich ihn wiedererkennen werdeb) unterscheiden (können):know apart auseinanderhalten;know one from the other einen vom anderen unterscheiden können, die beiden auseinanderhalten könnenB v/i wissen (of von, um), im Bilde sein oder Bescheid wissen ( about über akk), Kenntnis haben ( about von):I know of sb who … ich weiß oder kenne jemanden, der …;I know better! so dumm bin ich nicht!;you ought to know better (than that) das sollten Sie besser wissen, so dumm werden Sie doch nicht sein;know better than to do sth sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun;he ought to know better than to go swimming after a big meal er sollte so viel Verstand haben zu wissen, dass man nach einer ausgiebigen Mahlzeit nicht baden geht;not that I know of nicht dass ich wüsste;you know wissen Sie;this isn’t the Ritz, you know wir sind hier nicht im Ritz!;you never know man kann nie wissen;I’ll let you know ich geb dir Bescheid* * *1. transitive verb,3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist
I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...
it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...
know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist
that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen
he doesn't want to know — er will nichts davon wissen od. hören
I know what — ich weiß was (ugs.)
you know — (coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]
you know something or what? — weißt du was?
you never know — man kann nie wissen (ugs.)
somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan
don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut
what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?
somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen
not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist
that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht
know different or otherwise — es besser wissen
know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht
do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...
4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert
5) (be acquainted with) kennenwe have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren
you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist
6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren2. nounknow what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben
(coll.)Phrasal Verbs:- know of* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known)= kennen v.(§ p.,pp.: kannte, gekannt)wissen v.(§ p.,pp.: wußte, gewußt) -
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[nəʊ, Am noʊ] vt <knew, known>1)to \know sth etw wissen; facts, results etw kennen;she \knows all the names of them sie kennt all ihre Namen;does anyone \know the answer? weiß jemand die Antwort?;do you \know...? weißt du/wissen Sie...?;do you \know the time/where the post office is? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist/wo die Post ist?;do you \know the words to this song? kennst du den Text von diesem Lied?;he really \knows particle physics in Teilchenphysik kennt er sich wirklich gut aus;I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst;I \know what I am talking about ich weiß, wovon ich rede;how was I to \know it'd be snowing in June! wer ahnt denn schon, dass es im Juni schneien würde!;that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen;that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen;that's what I like to \know too das würde ich auch gerne wissen!;- don't I \know it! - wem sagst du das!;before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht;for all I \know soweit ich weiß;they might have even cancelled the project for all I \know vielleicht haben sie das Projekt ja sogar ganz eingestellt - weiß man's! ( fam)I knew it! wusste ich's doch! ( fam)... and you \know it... und das weißt du auch ( fam);... I \know what... ich weiß was;but she's not to \know aber sie soll nichts davon erfahren;God \knows I've done my best ich habe weiß Gott mein Bestes gegeben ( fam);God only \knows what'll happen next! weiß der Himmel, was als Nächstes passiert! (sl)the police \know him to be a cocaine dealer die Polizei weiß, dass er mit Kokain handelt;to \know how to do sth wissen, wie man etw macht;to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können;to \know sth about sth/sb etw über etw/jdn wissen;to \know the alphabet/ English das Alphabet/Englisch können;do you \know any Norwegian? können Sie ein bisschen Norwegisch?;to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können;to \know what one is doing wissen, was man tut;to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen2) ( be certain)to not \know whether... sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob...;to not \know which way to turn nicht wissen, was man machen soll;to not \know whether to laugh or cry nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen soll;to \know for a fact that... ganz sicher wissen, dass...3) ( be acquainted with)to \know sb jdn kennen;\knowing Sarah [or if I \know Sarah] , she'll have done a good job so wie ich Sarah kenne, hat sie ihre Sache bestimmt gut gemacht;we've \known each other for years now wir kennen uns schon seit Jahren;she \knows Paris well sie kennt sich in Paris gut aus;surely you \know me better than that! du solltest mich eigentlich besser kennen!;you \know what it's like du weißt ja, wie das [so] ist;we all knew her as a kind and understanding colleague uns allen war sie als liebenswerte und einfühlsame Kollegin bekannt;I'm sure you all \know the new officer by reputation sicherlich haben Sie alle schon mal von dem neuen Offizier gehört;to \know sth like the back of one's hand etw wie seine eigene Westentasche kennen ( fam)to get to \know sb jdn kennen lernen;to get to \know each other sich akk kennen lernen;to [not] \know sb to speak to jdn [nicht] näher kennen4) ( have understanding)to \know sth etw verstehen;do you \know what I mean? verstehst du, was ich meine?;if you \know what I mean wenn du verstehst, was ich meine5) ( experience)I've never \known anything like this so etwas habe ich noch nicht erlebt;I've never \known her [to] cry ich habe sie noch nie weinen sehen6) ( recognize)to \know sb/ sth jdn/etw erkennen;I \know a goodbye when I hear one ich hab' schon verstanden, dass du dich von mir trennen willst! ( fam)I \know a good thing when I see it ich merke gleich, wenn was gut ist;we all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als „Curly“;this is the end of world as we \know it das ist das Ende der Welt, so wie wir sie kennen;these chocolate bars are \known as something else in the US diese Schokoladenriegel laufen in den USA unter einem anderen Namen;I knew her for a liar the minute I saw her ich habe vom ersten Augenblick an gewusst, dass sie eine Lügnerin ist;sb wouldn't \know sth if he/ she bumped into it [or if he/ she fell over it] [or if it hit him/ her in the face] jd würde etw nicht mal erkennen, wenn es vor ihm/ihr stehen würde7) ( be able to differentiate)Maria wouldn't \know a greyhound from a collie Maria kann einen Windhund nicht von einem Collie unterscheiden;you wouldn't \know him from his brother man kann ihn und seinen Bruder nicht unterscheiden!;don't worry, she wouldn't \know the difference keine Angst, sie wird den Unterschied [gar] nicht merken;to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden könnento be \known for sth für etw akk bekannt sein;it is \known that... es ist bekannt, dass...;to make sth \known etw bekannt machen;she's never been \known to laugh at his jokes sie hat bekanntlich noch nie über seine Witze gelacht;this substance is \known to cause skin problems es ist bekannt, dass diese Substanz Hautirritationen hervorruft;this substance has been \known to cause skin problems diese Substanz hat in einzelnen Fällen zu Hautirritationen geführt;Terry is also \known as ‘The Muscleman’ Terry kennt man auch unter dem Namen ‚der Muskelmann‘PHRASES:to not \know sb from Adam keinen blassen Schimmer haben, wer jd ist ( fam)to \know all the answers immer alles besser wissen ( pej) ( have real knowledge) sich akk auskennen;to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen;to \know one's own mind wissen, was man will;to \know one's place wissen, wo man steht;to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen;to \know sb [in the biblical sense] (]) mit jdm eine Nummer geschoben haben (sl)to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird;to \know which side one's bread is buttered on wissen, wo was zu holen ist ( fam)to \know one's stuff [or (Brit a.) onions] sein Geschäft [o Handwerk] verstehen;to \know a thing or two;to \know what's what wissen, wo's langgeht ( fam)what do you \know! was weißt du denn schon?;to not \know what hit one nicht wissen, wie einem geschieht;not if I \know it nicht mit mir! vi <knew, known>1) ( have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen;ask Kate, she's sure to \know frag Kate, sie weiß es bestimmt;I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid;I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? - keine Ahnung;are you going to university? - I don't \know yet willst du studieren? - ich weiß [es] noch nicht;you never \know man kann nie wissen;as [or so] far as I \know so viel [o weit] ich weiß;how am I to \know? woher soll ich das wissen?;who \knows? wer weiß?;how should I \know? wie soll ich das wissen?;I \know! jetzt weiß ich!;Mummy \knows best what to do Mutti weiß am besten, was zu tun ist;she didn't want to \know sie wollte nichts davon wissen;just let me \know ok? sag' mir einfach Bescheid, o.k.?‘I don't \know,’ he said, ‘why can't you ever be on time?’ „ich begreife das einfach nicht“, sagte er, „warum kannst du nie pünktlich sein?“3) ( said to agree with sb)I \know ich weiß;the weather's been so good lately - I \know, isn't it wonderful! das Wetter war in letzter Zeit wirklich schön - ja, herrlich, nicht wahr?she's such a fool, don't you \know! sie ist so unglaublich dumm!5) ( conversation filler)give him the red box, you \know, the one with the.... gib ihm die rote Kiste, du weißt schon, die mit den...;he's so boring and, you \know, sort of spooky er ist so langweilig und, na ja, irgendwie unheimlich;he asked me, you \know weißt du, er hat mich halt gefragtPHRASES:you ought to \know better du solltest es eigentlich besser wissen;I \know better than to go out in this weather ich werde mich hüten, bei dem Wetter rauszugehen ( fam)she's old enough to \know better than to run out into the traffic sie ist alt genug, um zu wissen, dass man nicht einfach auf die Straße läuft;he said he loved me but I \know better er sagte, dass er mich liebt, aber ich weiß, dass es nicht stimmt;to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen n -
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nəupast tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) saber, conocer2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) saber, conocer3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conocer4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconocer•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
know vb1. saberdo you know what time it is? ¿sabes qué hora es?2. conocerdo you know Madrid? ¿conoces Madrid?tr[nəʊ]1 (be acquainted with) conocer■ do you know Colin? conoces a Colin?■ this building is known as "La Pedrera' este edificio se conoce como "La Pedrera"■ their terrorist activities were known to the police la policía tenía conocimiento de sus actividades terroristas2 (recognize) reconocer3 (have knowledge of) saber■ do you know English? ¿sabes inglés?■ do you know where the station is? ¿sabe dónde está la estación?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI know! ¡lo sé!, ¡ya lo sé!who knows? ¿quién sabe?as far as I know que yo sepafor all I know ¡vete a saber!■ he could be dead for all I know podría estar muerto, ¡vete a saber!don't I know it! ¿y me lo dices a mí?, ¡ni que lo digas!how should I know? ¿yo qué sé?if only I'd known! ¡haberlo sabido!not that I know of que yo sepa, noto know apart saber distinguirto know... from... distinguir entre... y...you know what? ¿sabes qué?you never know nunca se sabeI know what! ¡ya lo tengo!I might've known debí imaginármeloto be in the know estar enterado,-ato get to know somebody (llegar a) conocer a alguienyou know best tú sabes mejor que yo, sabes lo que más te convieneto know better tener más juicio■ you ought to know better at your age! ¡a tu edad deberías saber comportarte mejor!to know by sight conocer de vistato know how to do something saber hacer algoto know what one's talking about hablar con conocimiento de causato make oneself known presentarse, darse a conocerdon't know (in survey) persona que no sabe, no contesta1) : saberhe knows the answer: sabe la respuesta2) : conocer (a una persona, un lugar)do you know Julia?: ¿conoces a Julia?3) recognize: reconocer4) discern, distinguish: distinguir, discernir5)to know how to : saberI don't know how to dance: no sé bailarknow vi: saberv.(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known) = conocer v.(§pres: conozco, conoces...)• reconocer v.(§pres: reconozco, reconoces...)• saber v.(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-pret: sup-fut/c: sabr-•)
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1. nəʊ1)a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene
to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo
not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo
how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?
I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir
I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...
you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces
before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez
it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...
it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...
to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho
b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*c) (have skill, ability)to know how to + INF — saber* + inf
2)a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?
I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre
you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista
to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour
he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito
he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo
c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*3)a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo
b) ( distinguish)to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien
I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro
4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)
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vi saber*what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe
how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?
I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás
I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!
the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada
I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?
to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas
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[nǝʊ] (pt knew) (pp known)to be in the know — estar* enterado
1. TRANSITIVE VERBLook up set combinations such as know the ropes, know one's stuff, know sth backward at the other word.1) (=be aware of)a) [+ facts, dates etc] saberto know the difference between... — saber la diferencia entre...
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she knows a lot about chemistry — sabe mucho de químicaI know nothing about it, I don't know anything about it — no sé nada de eso
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one minute you're leaving school, then before you know it, you've got a family to support — dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantenerto know why/when/where/if — saber por qué/cuándo/dónde/si
do you know how he did that? — ¿sabes cómo lo hizo?
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I'll or I'd have you know that... — que sepas que..., para que te enteres,...•
you haven't time, as well he knew — no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabíayou know as well as I do that... — sabes tan bien como yo que...
I know what I said — ya sé qué or lo que dije
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I don't know whether or not you've heard, but... — no sé si has oído o no pero...- know what's whatI knew it! — ¡lo sabía!
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that's all you know! * — ¡y más que podría yo contarte!•
don't I know it! — ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!"she's furious" - "don't I know it?" — -está furiosa -¡a mí me lo vas a contar!
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how was I to know that...? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que...?•
I should have known you'd mess things up! — debería haberme figurado or imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas•
do you know what, I think she did it! — ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ellaI know what, let's drop in on Daphne! — ¡ya sé! ¡vamos a pasarnos por casa de Daphne!
you know what you can do with it! * — ¡mételo por donde te quepa! **
(well,) what do you know! * — ¿qué te parece?, ¡fíjate!, ¡mira nomás! (LAm)
what does he know about dictionaries! — ¡qué sabrá él de diccionarios!
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Peter, wouldn't you know it, can't come! — Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venird)to know to do sth >: does he know to feed the rabbits? * — ¿sabe que tiene que dar de comer a los conejos?
2) (=be acquainted with) [+ person, place] conocer; [+ subject] saberdo you know him? — ¿lo conoces?
to know one's classics/linguistic theory — saberse los clásicos/la teoría lingüística
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most of us know him only as a comedian — la mayoría de nosotros lo conocemos solo como comediante•
don't you know me better than that! — ¿o es que no me conoces?, ¡como si no me conocieras!•
to know sb by sight/name — conocer a algn de vista/de nombre•
she knew him for a liar and a cheat — sabía que era un mentiroso y un tramposo•
they know each other from university — se conocen de la universidad•
if I know him, he'll say no — me apuesto a que dice que no•
I've never known him to smile — nunca lo he visto sonreír•
I don't know him to speak to — no lo conozco personalmente4) (=understand)I don't know how you can say that — no sé or no entiendo cómo puedes decir eso
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you know what I mean — ya me entiendes, ya sabes lo que quiero decir•
I know the problem! — conozco el problemaI know the problems that arise when... — sé los problemas que surgen cuando...
5) (=recognize) reconocer•
I knew him by his voice — le reconocí por la voz•
to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal6) (=be certain)I don't know if or that it's a very good idea — no sé si es una buena idea, no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea
7) †† (sexually)to get to know sb (llegar a) conocer a algn to get to know sthto let sb know...as you get to know the piece better... — cuando conoces mejor la pieza..., cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza...
2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) (gen) saberyes, I know — si, ya lo sé
he thinks he's going to get the job, but I know better — cree que va a conseguir el trabajo, pero yo sé mejor lo que cabe esperar
you ought to know better than to... — ya deberías saber que no se puede...
Mary knows better than to risk upsetting me — Mary sabe demasiado bien que no le conviene que me enfade
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how should I know? — ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?•
I know, let's... — ya sé, vamos a...•
there's no (way of) knowing — no hay manera de saberlo•
afterwards they just don't want to know — (in relationships) después "si te he visto no me acuerdo"; (in business) después no quieren saber nada del asunto•
who knows? — ¿quién sabe?•
"was she annoyed about it?" - "I wouldn't know" — -¿se enfadó por eso? -¿y yo que sé?•
it's not easy, you know — no es fácil, sabesall 2., 4) to know aboutyou know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard — ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard
to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? — ¿te has enterado de or sabes lo de Paul?
I didn't know about the accident — no me había enterado de lo del accidente, no sabía nada de lo del accidente
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"you must be delighted!" - "I don't know about that" — ¡debes estar encantado! -no sé qué decirte"you're a genius!" - "oh, I don't know about that" — -¡eres un genio! -hombre, no sé qué decirte
"I'm taking tomorrow off" - "I don't know about that!" — -mañana me tomo el día libre -no sé, habrá que ver
to get to know about sth enterarse de algo to know of (=be acquainted with) conocer•
I don't know about you, but I think it's terrible — a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terribleI know of no reason why he should have committed suicide — que yo sepa no tenía razones para suicidarse
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the first I knew of it was when Pete told me — lo primero que oí or supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Peteto let sb know•
not that I know of — que yo sepa, nowe'll let you know — ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos
why didn't you let me know? — ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?
3.NOUN•
to be in the know * — (=well-informed) estar enterado; (=privy to sth) estar al tanto or al corriente* * *
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1. [nəʊ]1)a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene
to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo
not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo
how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?
I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir
I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...
you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces
before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez
it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...
it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...
to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho
b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*c) (have skill, ability)to know how to + INF — saber* + inf
2)a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?
I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre
you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista
to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour
he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito
he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo
c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*3)a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo
b) ( distinguish)to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien
I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro
4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)
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vi saber*what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe
how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?
I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás
I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!
the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada
I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?
to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas
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to be in the know — estar* enterado
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nəupast tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vite2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kunne3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kjenne4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) kjenne igjen•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropeskunneIsubst. \/nəʊ\/vitenbe in the know vite om, være informertII1) vite, være klar overhan ville ikke vite det \/ han var døv på det øret2) kunne, forstå, ha greie påkunne et språk \/ beherske et språk3) kjenne, kjenne igjen4) vite om, kjenne til5) være med på, oppleve6) (bibelsk, juridisk, gammeldags) kjenne, ha seksuell omgang med, ha kroppslig omgang medas far as I know eller for all I know så vidt jeg vetbefore you know where you are før man vet ordet av detcome\/get to know få vite, erfaredon't I know it ( hverdagslig) det skal være visst, ja visst er det det• A: it sure is hot today! B: yeah, don't I know it!A: det er jammen varmt i dag! B: ja, det skal være sikkert!don't know about that er ikke så sikker på det, vet ikke heltdon't you know vet du, ikke sant• she is very sweet, don't you knowhun er veldig søt, ikke sant?give somebody to know la noen få vite, meddele noennot know somebody to speak to (litterært, gammeldags) ikke kjenne en personlig (men vite hvem det er)jeg kjenner ham ikke personlig, men vet hvem han erI don't know that I agree with you jeg er ikke så sikker på om jeg er enig med degI know (amer., hverdagslig) ja, ikke sant?I wouldn't know ( hverdagslig) jeg har ingen anelse, jeg vet ikkeknow about kjenne til, vite om• oh yes, I know all about thatjo, det kjenner jeg godt tilfå vite omknow a good thing when one sees it kunne skille mellom bra og dårlig, vite hva som er braknow how to do something vite hvordan noe skal gjøresknow it from oneself vite det av egen erfaringknow no fear ikke vite hva frykt vil siknow of kjenne til, vite om, vitejeg kjenner til ham \/ jeg har hørt om hamknow one's business kunne sine ting, vite hva man snakker omknow oneself kjenne seg selvknow one's own mind vite hva man vil, ikke vingle eller vakleknow someone by name kjenne noen ved navnknow someone by sight kjenne noen av utseendeknow someone for what he\/she is vite hva noen (egentlig) står for, kjenne noens sanne ansiktknow someone to be a friend vite at en er en vennknow something by heart kunne noe utenat, kunne noe på ramsknow what one is about vite hva man gjørknow what's what ( hverdagslig) ikke være tapt bak en vogn, ha god greie på tinglet somebody know si fra, gi noen beskjedsi fra når du er klar, gi beskjed når du er klarnot if I know it ( hverdagslig) ikke så lenge jeg har noe jeg skulle ha sagtone never knows man kan aldri vitethat's all you know about it ( spøkefullt) det er hva du tror, du skulle bare visst du snakker som du har vett tilwhat do you know about that ( hverdagslig) det må jeg si, ser man detwho knows hvem vet, si detyou know (som) du vet, vet du, skjønner du, forstår du• he's a bit stupid, you know...han er litt dum, skjønner du• I was ill, you know -
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1. II am not guessing, I know это не догадки, я это точно знаю; as far as I know насколько мне известно /я знаю/; he may be a robber for all I know почем я знаю /откуда мне знать/, он может быть и грабитель; as everyone knows как [всем] известно; how do /should/ I know? откуда мне знать?; let me know дайте мне знать2. IIknow in some manner you know best тебе лучше знать || she knows better than to spend all her money at once она не настолько глупа, чтобы сразу истратить все свой деньги; god [only] knows why одному богу известно почему3. III1) know smth. know a foreign language (a lot of English, the facts of the case, one's business, one's profession, etc.) знать иностранный язык и т. д., he knows only English and French он знает только английский и французский, он владеет только английским языком и французским; know literature (poetry, the law, banking, etc.) разбираться в литературе и т. д., know a poem (one's lesson, one's part, smb.'s name, the way, the number, etc.) знать /помнить/ стихотворение и т. д.; know the area (the country, the place, etc.) знать данный район и т. д., ориентироваться в данной местности и т. д., know smb.'s faults (smb.'s habits, smb.'s character, smb.'s peculiarities, one's duties, etc.) знать чьи-л. недостатки и т. д., иметь представление о чьих-л. недостатках и т. д.; he knows more than he says он знает больше, чем говорит; certain things which you cannot but know некоторые обстоятельства, которых вы не можете не знать; he doesn't seem to know the value of time он, по-видимому, не умеет ценить время; he doesn't know his own mind он сам не знает, чего он хочет; don't I know it! мне ли этого не знать!2) know smth. know fear (misery, poverty and sorrow, life, etc.) испытать /познать/ страх и т. д., he knows no defeat он не знает поражений; he has never known trouble у него никогда не было неприятностей, ему неведомы неприятности; he has known better days он знавал /видел/ лучшие времена; his zeal knows no bounds его усердие не имеет границ3) know smb. know this man (this actress, the mayor, a very good lawyer, etc.) знать этого человека и т. д., быть знакомым с этим человеком и т. д.; I should like to know Mr. Hill я бы хотел познакомиться с мистером Хиллом; when I first knew him когда я впервые узнал его /познакомился с ним/; you two ought to know one another вы должны подружиться друг с другом4) know smb., smth. I didn't know you when you came forward я не узнал тебя, когда ты вышел вперед; he knows a good horse (a good drama, a good actor, etc.) он большей знаток лошадей и т. д.; he knows a good thing when he sees it он понимает толк в вещах4. IV1) know smth. in some manner know smth. positively (perfectly well, thoroughly, through and through, a little, insufficiently, superficially, officially, personally, intuitively, etc.) знать что-л. определенно и т. д., hardly /scarcely/ know smth. почти не иметь представления о чем-л.; when you get to know it better когда вы с этим получше познакомитесь2) know smb. in some manner know smb. intimately (personally, slightly, only casually, etc.) близко и т. д. знать кого-л., быть близко и т. д. знакомым с кем-л.; get /come/ to know smb. better узнать кого-л. лучше; it happened that they knew each other well оказалось, что они хорошо знали друг друга; know smb. for (at) some time have you known him long? вы его давно знаете?; вы давно с ним знакомы?3) know smb., smth. in some manner know smb., smth. easily (with difficulty, etc.) узнавать кого-л., что-л. сразу и т. д.; know smb., smth. at some time know smb., smth. at once (immediately, instantly, again, etc.) узнать кого-л., что-л. тотчас же и т. д.; know smb., smth. at some place you are just like your father, I'd know you anywhere ты очень похож на отца, я узнал бы тебя при встрече5. VIIknow smb. to be smth. know him to be a gentleman (her to be a liar, him to be a poet, this man to be one of their accomplices, etc.) знать его как порядочного человека и т. д., know him to be honest (the judge to be just, herself to be pretty, etc.) знать, что он честен / что он честный человек/ и т. д., know smb. do smth. know educated people make this mistake (a man die of love, etc.) знать случаи, когда и образованные люди делают такую ошибку и т. д.; I have never known him tell a lie я не припомню такого случая, чтобы он соврал; I have never known that man smile я никогда не видел, чтобы этот человек улыбался6. XIbe known wait until all the facts in the case are known подождите, пока [не] станут известны /[не] выяснятся/ все обстоятельства дела; everything gets known все выходит наружу, утаить ничего нельзя; I don't want it known я не хочу, чтобы это получило огласку; be known in some manner this is well (widely, generally, etc.) known это хорошо и т. д. известно; the name is little known here это имя здесь мало кто знает; be known to smb. he is known to the police он у полиции на заметке; be known as smb. he is known as a successful architect его считают преуспевающим архитектором; be known to be smb. he is known to be a good fellow говорят, что он хороший малый; be known to have some quality he is known to be generous (to be obstinate, etc.) он прославился своей щедростью и т. д.; be known to do smth. he had never been known to laugh никто никогда не видел, чтобы он смеялся, его смеха никто никогда не слышал7. XIIIknow how to do smth. know how to make cakes (how to play chess, how to manage a horse, how to drive a car, how to read, how to write, how to speak, etc.) уметь печь пироги и т. д., do you know how to go there alone? ты один найдешь туда дорогу?; know what (whether) to do I don't know what to say я не знаю, что сказать; I don't know whether to go or not я не знаю know идти или нет8. XVIknow about /of/ smb., smth. know about the man (of his presence, about the trouble, about the matter, of the engagement, etc.) знать об этом человеке и т. д.; I know about it я в курсе дела; I'll let you know about it later on я тебе сообщу /дам знать/ об этом позже; how did they come to know of it? каким образом это стало им известно?; this is the best method I know of это лучший из известных мне методов; has Smith been ill? - Not that I know of Смит болел? - Насколько я знаю /мне известно/ - нет; know of a good watchmaker ( of any good doctor near here, of any teacher who would suit me, etc.) знать хорошего часовщика и т. д.9. XVIII|| make oneself known представиться кому-л.; why don't you make yourself known to him? a) почему бы тебе не познакомиться с ним?; б) почему бы тебе не открыться ему?10. XXI11) know smth. about /of/ smth., smb. know everything ( all, most, a little, etc.) about /of/ smth., smb. знать все и т. д. о чем-л., о ком-л.; I know nothing about him у меня нет никаких сведений о нем; do you know anything about astronomy? вы что-нибудь понимаете в астрономии?; know smth. from /by/ smth. know smth. from history знать что-л. из истории; know smth. by /from/ experience знать что-л. по опыту; know smb. by smth. know smb. by name (by reputation, by his articles, etc.) знать кого-л. по имени и т. д.; do you know him by sight? вы его знаете в лицо?; know smth. against smb. know some facts against him иметь кое-какие факты, говорящие против него || know smth. by heart знать что-л. наизусть; know smth. for a fact знать точно что-л.2) know smb. by (from, at, etc.) smth. know one's brother by his voice (the man by the scar, him by his walk, a policeman by the clothes he wears, etc.) узнать своего брата по голосу и т. д.; I knew him from the photograph я его узнал по фотографии; she knew him at a distance она узнала /признала/ его издалека; know smb., smth. from smb., smth. know a friend from a foe (a fool from a wise man, the one from the other, the swallow from a house martin, right from wrong, good from evil, one tune from another, etc.) отличать друга от врага и т. д., you wouldn't know him from an Englishman его не отличишь от настоящего англичанина; know smb. for smb. know him for an American (for a German, for a sportsman, etc.) узнавать в нем американца и т. д.; I wonder how you were able to know him for a doctor удивляюсь, как вам удалось определить, что он врач11. XXIV1know smb. as smb. know smb. as a great lawyer (as a man of ability, as a poor man, etc.) знать кого-л. как крупного юриста и т. д.12. XXVknow that... (where..., who..., etc.) know that you were coming today (that you are busy, (that) you would help me if you could, (that) it is going to rain, (that) he was here, where he was, who did it, who Napoleon was, who's who on the screen, what he is talking about, etc.) знать, что вы сегодня приезжаете и т. д.; know what's what знать, что к чему; you know how it is знаешь, как это бывает; I don't know that he understands much about it не думаю /сомневаюсь/, чтобы он в этом что-л. понимал; heaven knows when I shall be back кто его знает, когда я вернусь; let me know if you change your mind если передумаете, дайте мне знать /сообщите мне/; there is no knowing what it may lead to (how she will act, when we shall meet again, etc.) нельзя сказать, к чему это может привести и т. д.13. XXVIknow smb. since I've known her since I was a child я знаю ее с детства -
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[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) conhecer2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conhecer3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conhecer4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconhecer•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *[nou] n conhecimento, informação reservada. • vt (ps knew, pp known) 1 saber, conhecer, entender. he knows all the answers / ele tem resposta para tudo. she knows him by sight / ela o conhece de vista. I came to know it by chance / fiquei sabendo por acaso. he knows how to paint / ele sabe pintar. 2 reconhecer, indentificar ( for como). I should know him anywhere / eu o reconheceria em qualquer lugar. 3 estar ciente, estar informado. please let me know your arrival / queira por favor informar-me da sua chegada. 4 ter a certeza. I know her to be my friend / tenho certeza de sua amizade. 5 estar relacionado, conhecer pessoalmente. she knows him / ela o conhece. I have known him for three weeks / conheço-o há três semanas. 6 estar habilitado, ter experiência, ser hábil, destro. 7 distinguir ( from de). you can’t know him from his brother / você não pode distingui-lo do seu irmão. 8 Bib arch conhecer, ter relações sexuais com. for all I know que eu saiba. he is in the know ele está a par de. he knows better than to betray her ele não é tão estúpido para traí-la. he knows his own mind ele sabe o que quer. he knows it by heart ele sabe de cor. I know better than that não caio nessa. known as conhecido pelo nome de. make it known torne público. not that I know não que eu saiba. to know how many beans make five saber com quantos paus se faz uma canoa. to know oneself conhecer a si mesmo. to know the ropes a) entender do assunto. b) conhecer em detalhes. well, what do you know? a) Amer sabe lá!, vai saber! b) quais são as novidades? you never know coll talvez, quem sabe? you know é ou não é?, você sabe. you know best você é quem sabe. -
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■ do withv. t. + prep.1 fare con: What were you doing with my bag?, che cosa stavi facendo con la mia borsa?2 fare di: What have you done with my lighter?, che cosa ne hai fatto del mio accendino?, dove hai messo il mio accendino?; What shall we do with the cat?, che ne facciamo del gatto?3 (preceduto da could) avere bisogno di: Your jacket could do with a good brush, la tua giacca avrebbe bisogno di una bella spazzolata; I could do with some help, avrei bisogno di un po' di aiuto4 (fam., preceduto da could) avere voglia di: DIALOGO → - Offering a drink2- I could do with a nice cup of tea, avrei voglia di un bella tazza di tè; DIALOGO → - Suggesting going for a drink- I could do with a pint, mi andrebbe una birra □ to have to do with, avere a che fare con; riguardare: My job has ( o is) to do with computers, il mio lavoro ha a che fare con i computer; I don't want to have anything to do with them, non voglio avere nulla a che fare con loro; The project has to do with urban redevelopment in southern Italy, il progetto riguarda la riqualifica urbana del Mezzogiorno; What I do at home is nothing to do with the firm, quello che faccio a casa mia non è affare della ditta (o non riguarda la ditta); What's it got to do with me?, e io, che c'entro? □ to have done with, aver finito con; aver chiuso con (fig.): Have you done with the paper?, hai finito con il giornale?; I've done with him, con lui ho chiuso □ not to know what to do with oneself, non sapere che cosa fare (del proprio tempo): I didn't know what to do with myself when I lost my job, non sapevo che fare quando ho perso il lavoro □ (fam. ingl.) I [he, they, etc.] can't be doing with, non sopporto [non sopporta, non sopportano, ecc.]: I can't be doing with the traffic noise any more, non sopporto più il rumore del traffico. -
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I 1. transitive verb,neg. coll. don't, pres. t. he does, neg. (coll.) doesn't, p.t. did, neg. (coll.) didn't, pres. p. doing, p.p. done1) (perform) machen [Hausaufgaben, Hausarbeit, Examen, Handstand]; vollbringen [Tat]; tun, erfüllen [Pflicht]; tun, verrichten [Arbeit]; ausführen [Malerarbeiten]; vorführen [Trick, Striptease, Nummer, Tanz]; durchführen [Test]; aufführen [Stück]; singen [Lied]; mitmachen [Rennen, Wettbewerb]; spielen [Musikstück, Rolle]; tun [Buße]do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen
do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.
do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen
do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen
what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?
do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen
not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll
that does it — jetzt reicht's (ugs.)
that's done it — (caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir
do a Garbo — (coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun
the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer
2) (spend)do a spell in the armed forces — eine Zeit lang bei der Armee sein
how much longer have you to do at college? — wie lange musst du noch aufs College gehen?
3) (produce) machen [Übersetzung, Kopie]; anfertigen [Bild, Skulptur]; herstellen [Artikel, Produkte]; schaffen [Pensum]5) (prepare) machen [Bett, Frühstück]; (work on) machen (ugs.), fertig machen [Garten, Hecke]; (clean) sauber machen; putzen [Schuhe, Fenster]; machen (ugs.) [Treppe]; (arrange) [zurecht]machen [Haare]; fertig machen [Korrespondenz, Zimmer]; (make up) schminken [Lippen, Augen, Gesicht]; machen (ugs.) [Nägel]; (cut) schneiden [Nägel]; schneiden [Gras, Hecke]; (paint) machen (ugs.) [Zimmer]; streichen [Haus, Möbel]; (attend to) sich kümmern um [Bücher, Rechnungen, Korrespondenz]; (repair) in Ordnung bringen6) (cook) bratenwell done — durch[gebraten]
7) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rätsel]; machen [Puzzle, Kreuzworträtsel]11) (traverse) schaffen [Entfernung]13) (coll.): (visit) besuchen2. intransitive verb, forms asdo Europe in three weeks — Europa in drei Wochen absolvieren od. abhaken (ugs.)
1.you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst
do as they do — mach es wie sie
2) (fare)3) (get on) vorankommen; (in exams) abschneidendo well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein
4)how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!
5) (coll.): (manage)how are we doing for time? — wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?
7) (be usable)8) (happen)there's nothing doing on the job market — es tut sich nichts auf dem Arbeitsmarkt (ugs.)
3. verb substitute, forms asNothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also academic.ru/21693/doing">doing; done
1.1) replacing v.: usually not translatedyou mustn't act as he does — du darfst nicht so wie er handeln
2) replacing v. and obj. etche read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater
as they did in the Middle Ages — wie sie es im Mittelalter taten
3) as ellipt. auxYou went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]
4) with ‘so’, ‘it’, etcI knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch
go ahead and do it — nur zu
4. auxiliary verbI know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?
+ inf. as pres. or past, forms as 1.you do look glum — du siehst ja so bedrückt aus
but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe
little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...
3) in questions4) in negationI don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen
5) in neg. commandsdon't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen
children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...
don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!
don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!
6) + inf. as imper. for emphasis etcdo sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!
do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!
do hurry up! — beeil dich doch!
Phrasal Verbs:- do by- do down- do for- do in- do out- do up- do withII noun3) in pl.the dos and don'ts — die Ge- und Verbote (of Gen.)
* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) Hilfsverb in Fragen und bei Verneinung2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down]) Hilfsverb zur Betonung3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) statt Wiederholung des Verbs4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) bei Inversion6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) schaffen7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) machen8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) genügen9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) sich beschäftigen mit11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) herrichten12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?)13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) erweisen15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) erledigen2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) das Fest- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *do[du:]<does, did, done>1. (forming question)\do you like children? magst du Kinder?did he see you? hat er dich gesehen?what did you say? was hast du gesagt?\do you/ \does he/she indeed [or now]? tatsächlich?\do I like cheese? — I love cheese! ob ich Käse mag? — ich liebe Käse!Frida \doesn't like olives Frida mag keine OlivenI \don't want to go yet! ich will noch nicht gehen!I \don't smoke ich rauche nichtit \doesn't matter das macht nichts\don't [you] speak to me like that! sprich nicht so mit mir!\don't be silly sei nicht albern!\don't let's argue about it lasst uns deswegen nicht streiten\do come to our party ach komm doch zu unserer Partymay I join you? — please \do! kann ich mitkommen? — aber bitte!boy, did he yell! der hat vielleicht geschrieen! famso you \do like beer after all du magst also doch Bieryou \do look tired du siehst wirklich müde aus\do tell me! sag's mir doch!\do I/ \does he/she ever! und ob!not only did I speak to her, I even... ich habe nicht nur mit ihr gesprochen, sondern auch...never did I hear such a terrible noise noch nie habe ich so ein schreckliches Geräusch gehörtshe runs much faster than he \does sie läuft viel schneller als erhe said he wouldn't come, but fortunately he did er meinte, dass er nicht kommen würde, aber glücklicherweise tat er es dann doch\do you like Chopin? — yes, I \do/no, I \don't mögen Sie Chopin? — ja/neinwho ate the cake? — I did!/didn't! wer hat den Kuchen gegessen? — ich!/ich nicht!I don't like Chinese food — nor [or neither] \do I/I \do ich esse nicht gerne Chinesisch — ich auch nicht/ich schon... so \do I... ich auchso you don't like her — I \do! du magst sie also nicht — doch!6. (requesting affirmation)you don't understand the question, \do you? Sie verstehen die Frage nicht, stimmt's?you do understand what I mean, \don't you? du verstehst [doch], was ich meine, oder?7. (expressing surprise)so they really got married, did they? dann haben sie also wirklich geheiratet!II. TRANSITIVE VERB<does, did, done>1. (perform)▪ to \do sth etw tun [o machen]what shall I \do now? was soll ich jetzt machen?just \do it! mach's einfach!what are you \doing over the weekend? was machst du am Wochenende?haven't you got anything better to \do? hast du nichts Besseres zu tun?justice must be done Gerechtigkeit muss seinhe \does nothing but complain er beklagt sich echt den ganzen Tag lang famwhat have you done to her? was hast du mit ihr gemacht?what are these toys \doing here? was macht das [ganze] Spielzeug hier?what's the front door \doing open? warum steht die Haustür offen?what on earth are you \doing [there]! was um alles in der Welt machst du denn da?I'm sorry, it simply can't be done before next weekend tut mir leid, aber vor dem nächsten Wochenende geht es einfach nichtthat was a stupid thing to \do das war dumm!what have you done with my coat? wo hast du meinen Mantel hingetan?to \do one's best sein Bestes tun [o geben]to \do nothing of the sort nichts dergleichen tun2. (undertake)▪ to \do sth with sb/oneself etw mit jdm/sich anfangenwhat am I going to \do with myself while you are away? was soll ich nur die ganze Zeit machen, wenn du nicht da bist3. (help)▪ to \do sth for sb etw für jdn tunwhat can I \do for you? was kann ich für Sie tun?you never \do anything for me! du tust nie was für mich!can you \do anything for my bad back, doctor? können Sie was gegen meine Rückenbeschwerden tun, Herr Doktor?these pills have done nothing for me diese Pillen haben mir überhaupt nicht geholfen4. (use for)what are you going to \do with that hammer? was hast du mit dem Hammer vor?what should we \do with this box? was sollen wir mit dieser Kiste machen?5. (job)to \do sth for a living mit etw dat seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienenwhat \does your mother \do? was macht deine Mutter beruflich?6. (take action)I know I drink too much, but I can't \do anything about it ich weiß, dass ich zu viel trinke, aber ich kann nichts dagegen tunwhat is to be done about that? was kann man dagegen tun?\don't just stand there, \do something! stehen Sie doch nicht nur so rum, tun Sie was!7. (deal with)▪ to \do sth etw machen [o erledigen]if you \do the washing up,... wenn du abspülst,...let me \do the talking überlass mir das Redentoday we're going to \do Chapter 4 heute beschäftigen wir uns mit Kapitel 4I found someone to \do the garden wall ich habe jemanden gefunden, der die Gartenmauer bauen wirdto \do one's homework [seine] Hausaufgaben machento \do the shopping einkaufen8. (learn)▪ to \do sth:have you ever done any Chinese? hast du jemals Chinesisch gelernt?Diane did History at London University Diane hat an der London University Geschichte [im Hauptfach] studiert9. (solve)to \do a crossword ein Kreuzworträtsel lösen [o fam machen]can you \do this sum for me? kannst du das für mich zusammenrechnen?▪ to be done:are you done? bist du jetzt fertig? fam11. (produce)▪ to \do sth for sb [or sb sth] etw für jdn machencan you \do me 20 photocopies of this report? kannst du mir diesen Bericht 20-mal abziehen?12. (tidy)to \do the dishes das Geschirr abspülen [o SCHWEIZ abwaschen]to \do one's shoes seine Schuhe putzento \do one's teeth sich dat die Zähne putzen13. (arrange)to \do a bow tie eine Schleife bindento \do flowers Blumen arrangierento get one's hair done zum Friseur [o SCHWEIZ Coiffeur] gehenwhere \do you get your hair done? zu welchem Friseur gehst du?14. (visit)▪ to \do sth etw besichtigento \do India eine Indienreise machento \do Nice sich dat Nizza ansehen15. AUTOto \do 100 km/h 100 fahren fam16. (travel)to \do Paris to Bordeaux in five hours in fünf Stunden von Paris nach Bordeaux fahren17. (suffice)▪ to \do sb jdm genügenI only have diet cola — will that \do you? ich habe nur Diätcola — trinkst du die auch?18. (provide)▪ to \do sth:this pub only \does food at lunchtime in diesem Pub gibt es nur zur Mittagszeit etwas zu essen\do you \do travel insurance as well? bieten Sie auch Reiseversicherungen an?sorry, we \don't \do hot meals tut mir leid, bei uns gibt es nur kalte Küche19. (cook)to \do the cooking kochenhow long should the carrots be done for? wie lange müssen die Karotten kochen?could you \do me something without fish? könntest du mir etwas ohne Fisch kochen?20. (cause)▪ to \do sb sth jdm etw tunto \do sb a favour jdm einen Gefallen tunto \do sb good jdm gut tunit would \do you good to get some fresh air es würde dir gut tun, etwas frische Luft zu schnappen▪ to \do sb jdn drannehmenbut he said he'd \do me next aber er sagte, dass ich als Nächste drankäme!22. (treat well)to \do sb well jdn verwöhnento \do oneself well es sich dat gutgehen lassen23. (act)to \do a role eine Rolle spielenwho did James Bond before Roger Moore? wer hat James Bond vor Roger Moore gespielt?24. (impersonate)▪ to \do sb/sth jdn/etw nachmachenI hope she won't \do a Mary and get divorced six months after her wedding ich hoffe, sie macht es nicht wie Mary und lässt sich sechs Monate nach ihrer Hochzeit wieder scheidenhe did me for a thousand quid for that car er hat mir einen Tausender für das Auto abgeknöpftif you're not careful, you'll end up \doing time again wenn du nicht vorsichtig bist, musst du wieder sitzento get done for sth (by the police) wegen einer S. gen von der Polizei angehalten werden; (by a court) für etw akk verurteilt werden▪ to \do sth:how long have you been \doing heroin? wie lange nimmst du schon Heroin?30. (translate)to be done into French/German book ins Französische/Deutsche übersetzt worden seinto \do a translation übersetzen31. (exhaust)this last climb has really done me diese letzte Tour hat mir wirklich den Rest gegebensth \does nothing for sb etw reißt jdn nicht gerade vom Hocker famBach has never done anything for me Bach hat mich noch nie sonderlich vom Hocker gerissen famthat film really did something to me dieser Film hat mich wirklich beeindruckt; (excite sexually)you really \do something to me, you know du machst mich echt an, weißt du [das] famhow old were you when you first did it? wie alt warst du bei deinem ersten Mal?34. (don't mention)\don't good morning me! komm mir nicht mit guten Morgen!35.▶ that \does it! so, das war's jetzt!III. INTRANSITIVE VERB<does, did, done>1. (behave)to \do right [or the right thing] das Richtige tunto \do well to do sth gut daran tun, etw zu tunto \do as one pleases tun, was einem Spaß macht\do as I \do mach's wie ich fam\do as you're told tu, was man dir sagt2. (fare)mother and baby are \doing well Mutter und Kind sind wohlaufhow is your mother \doing? wie geht es deiner Mutter?how is Mary \doing in her new job? wie geht es Mary in ihrem neuen Job?you could \do better du könntest besser sein; (perform) du könntest es besser machenGeorge has done well for himself George hat es für seine Verhältnisse weit gebrachtour daughter is \doing well at school unsere Tochter ist gut in der Schulehave you done? bist du fertig?have you done with those scissors yet? brauchst du die Schere noch?I haven't done with you yet ich bin noch nicht fertig mit dir4. (be acceptable, suffice) passen, in Ordnung seinthat'll \do das ist o.k. sowill £10 \do? reichen 10 Pfund?this kind of behaviour just won't \do! so ein Verhalten geht einfach nicht an!do you think this will \do for a blanket? glaubst du, das können wir als Decke nehmen?that'll \do as a cushion das geht [erstmal] als Kissenthis will \do just fine as a table das wird einen guten Tisch abgebenthis will have to \do for a meal das muss als Essen genügenwill this room \do? ist dieses Zimmer o.k. für Sie?it doesn't \do to criticize your parents seine Eltern kritisiert man nichtwill it \do if I get those books to you by Friday? reicht es, wenn ich dir die Bücher bis Freitag bringe?we'll make \do with $100 100 Dollar müssen reichenthat will never \do das geht einfach nichtthis town is so boring — there's never anything \doing diese Stadt ist so langweilig — nie tut sich was6.▶ \do unto others as you would they should \do unto you ( prov) was du nicht willst, das man dir tut, das füg auch keinem andern zu prov▶ that will \do jetzt reicht's aber!IV. NOUNa big \do eine Riesenfete famfair \dos gleiches Recht für alle4. AM (sl)that's some \do you've got! das ist ja eine Frisur, die du da hast!dog \do Hundehäufchen nt6. (allowed, not allowed)the \dos and \don'ts was man tun und was man nicht tun sollte* * *I [dəʊ]n (MUS)Do nt II [duː] vb: pret did, ptp done1. AUXILIARY VERBThere is no equivalent in German to the use of do in questions, negative statements and negative commands.1)interrogative, negative
do you understand? — verstehen Sie?2) in question tags oderyou know him, don't you? — Sie kennen ihn doch?, Sie kennen ihn (doch), oder?
you don't know him, do you? — Sie kennen ihn also nicht, oder?
so you know them, do you? (in surprise) — Sie kennen sie also wirklich or tatsächlich!
he does understand, doesn't he? —
he didn't go, did he? — er ist (doch) nicht gegangen, oder?
3)you speak better German than I do — Sie sprechen besser Deutsch als ichhe doesn't like cheese and neither do I — er mag keinen Käse und ich auch nicht
I don't like cheese but he does — ich mag keinen Käse, aber er schon
they said he would go and he did — sie sagten, er würde gehen und das tat er (dann) auch
4)do you see them often? – yes, I do/no, I don't — sehen Sie sie oft? – ja/neindo you serve food? – yes, we do — gibts bei Ihnen Essen? – ja
you didn't go, did you? – yes, I did — Sie sind nicht gegangen, oder? – doch
they speak French – oh, do they? — sie sprechen Französisch – ja?, ach, wirklich or tatsächlich?
they speak German – do they really? — sie sprechen Deutsch – wirklich?
may I come in? – do! — darf ich hereinkommen? – ja, bitte
shall I open the window? – no, don't! — soll ich das Fenster öffnen? – nein, bitte nicht!
who broke the window? – I did — wer hat das Fenster eingeschlagen? – ich
5)DO shut up! (esp Brit) — (nun) sei doch (endlich) ruhig!
do tell him that... (esp Brit) —
well do I remember him! — und ob ich mich an ihn erinnere!
it's very expensive, but I DO like it — es ist zwar sehr teuer, aber es gefällt mir nun mal
2. TRANSITIVE VERB1) tun, machenI've done a stupid thing —
sorry, it's impossible, it can't be done — tut mir leid, (ist) ausgeschlossen, es lässt sich nicht machen
can you do it by yourself? —
to do the housework/one's homework —
who did the choreography/the cover design? we'll have to get someone to do the roof — wer hat die Choreografie/den Umschlagentwurf gemacht? wir müssen jemanden bestellen, der das Dach macht (inf)
to do one's hair — sich frisieren, sich (dat) die Haare (zurecht)machen (inf)
to do one's nails — sich (dat) die Nägel schneiden or (varnish) lackieren
to do one's teeth (Brit) — sich (dat) die Zähne putzen
to do the dishes — spülen, den Abwasch machen
he knows it's a mistake but he can't do anything about it — er weiß, dass es ein Fehler ist, aber er kann nichts dagegen machen or daran ändern
we'll have to do something about this/him — wir müssen da/wir müssen mit ihm etwas tun or unternehmen
Brecht doesn't do anything for me — Brecht lässt mich kalt (inf) or sagt mir nichts
I've done everything I can — ich habe alles getan, was ich kann
he does nothing but complain — er nörgelt immer nur, er tut nichts als nörgeln (inf)
well, do what you can — mach or tu (eben), was du kannst
what are you doing on Saturday? — was machen or tun Sie am Sonnabend?
what do I have to do to get through to him? — was muss ich tun, um zu ihm durchzukommen?
how do you do it? — wie macht man das?; (in amazement) wie machen Sie das bloß? __diams; that's done it (inf) so, da haben wirs!, da haben wir die Bescherung! (inf) __diams; that does it! jetzt reichts mir!
2)as job, profession
what does your father do? — was macht Ihr Vater (beruflich)?3)= provide service, product
what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (by shop assistant) was darfs sein?sorry, we don't do lunches — wir haben leider keinen Mittagstisch
we do a wide range of herbal teas —
we only do one style of gloves (= sell) (= produce) — wir haben or führen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe wir stellen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe her
4)= complete, finish
in pret, ptp only the work's done now — die Arbeit ist gemacht or getan or fertigwhat's done cannot be undone — was geschehen ist, kann man nicht ungeschehen machen
are you done? (inf) — bist du endlich or schon (iro) fertig?
5) = study, cover durchnehmen, haben7) = solve lösen; sum, crossword, puzzle etc lösen, machen8) = take customer drannehmenthe barber said he'd do me next — der Friseur sagte, er würde mich als Nächsten drannehmen
9) Theat, Film part spielen10) = take off, mimic nachmachen11) = visit, see sights of city, country, museum besuchen, abhaken (inf)12) AUT ETC fahren, machen (inf)13)= treat (Brit inf)
they do you very well at that hotel — in dem Hotel ist man gut untergebracht or aufgehobenthey do you very well at that restaurant — in dem Restaurant isst man sehr gut __diams; to do oneself well es sich (dat) gut gehen lassen
that will do me nicely — das reicht dicke (inf) or allemal
I was done for £80 — mit £ 80 hat man mich ganz schön übers Ohr gehauen (inf)
the office was done last night — im Büro ist gestern Nacht ein Bruch gemacht worden (sl)
17)= hurt Brit inf
I'll do you! — dir besorg ichs noch! (inf)18)= tire out (inf)
I'm absolutely done (in)! — ich bin völlig geschafft or erledigt or fertig (all inf)21)3. INTRANSITIVE VERB1)= act
do as I do — mach es wie ichhe did well to take advice — er tat gut daran, sich beraten zu lassen
he did right — er hat richtig gehandelt, es war richtig von ihm
he did right/well to go — es war richtig/gut, dass er gegangen ist
2)= get on, fare
how are you doing? — wie gehts (Ihnen)?I'm not doing so badly — es geht mir gar nicht so schlecht
when my uncle died I did quite well — als mein Onkel starb, bin ich ganz gut dabei weggekommen __diams; how do you do? (on introduction) guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form) __diams; what's doing? (inf) was ist los?
3) = be suitable gehenthis room will do — das Zimmer geht (inf) or ist in Ordnung
will it do if I come back at 8? — geht es, wenn ich um 8 Uhr zurück bin?
it doesn't do to keep a lady waiting —
will she/it do? — geht sie/das?
4) = be sufficient reichencan you lend me some money? – will £10 do? —
yes, that'll do — ja, das reicht
you'll have to make do with £10 — £ 10 müssen Ihnen reichen, Sie werden mit £ 10 auskommen müssen __diams; that'll do! jetzt reichts aber!
4. NOUN (Brit inf)she had a big do for her eighteenth birthday — an ihrem achtzehnten Geburtstag stieg bei ihr eine Riesenfete (inf)
the whole thing was a do from start to finish — die ganze Sache war von vorne bis hinten ein Schwindel
5. dosPLURAL NOUN* * *A v/t1. tun, machen:what can I do (for you)? was kann ich (für Sie) tun?, womit kann ich (Ihnen) dienen?;do sth for sb etwas für jemanden erledigen;what does he do? was macht er beruflich?, was ist er von Beruf?;are you doing anything tonight? hast du heute Abend (schon) etwas vor?;do sth about etwas tun gegen;if it were to do again wenn es noch einmal getan werden müsste;you can’t do this to me! das kannst du nicht mit mir machen!;you couldn’t do that to me! das kannst du mir (doch) nicht antun!;what have you done to my suit? was haben Sie mit meinem Anzug gemacht?;he promised to do sth er versprach, etwas zu unternehmen;she did no more than look at him sie sah ihn nur an;he does not know what to do with his time er weiß nicht, was er mit seiner Zeit anfangen soll;do sth together etwas gemeinsam oder zusammen unternehmen;do one’s lessons SCHULE seine (Haus)Aufgaben machen;he did all the writing er hat alles allein geschrieben;he did all the talking er führte die Unterhaltung ganz allein, auch ich bin überhaupt nicht zu Wort gekommen;let me do the talking lass mich sprechen;it can’t be done es geht nicht, es ist undurchführbar;the machine does the rest die Maschine erledigt den Rest;the storm did a lot of material damage der Sturm richtete großen Sachschaden an;4. tun, leisten, vollbringen:do one’s best sein Bestes tun, sich alle Mühe geben5. anfertigen, herstellen, ein Kunstwerk etc auch schaffen:do a portrait ein Porträt malen;do a translation eine Übersetzung machen oder anfertigen8. erzielen, erreichen:I did it! ich habe es geschafft!;now you have done it! iron nun hast du es glücklich geschafft!9. sich beschäftigen mit, arbeiten an (dat)11. in Ordnung bringen, z. B.12. herrichten, dekorieren, schmücken13. (her)richten:she is having her nails done sie lässt sich maniküren;14. a) eine Fremdsprache etc lernenb) einen Autor etc durchnehmen, behandeln15. eine Aufgabe löseninto German ins Deutsche)do Othello den Othello spielen;do the polite den höflichen Mann spielen oder markieren;do the host den Gastgeber spielenb) nachahmen:18. zurücklegen, machen, schaffen umg:they did 20 miles sie legten 20 Meilen zurück;the car does 100 m.p.h. der Wagen fährt 160 km/h19. umg besichtigen, die Sehenswürdigkeiten besichtigen von (oder gen):do Rome in three days Rom in drei Tagen besichtigen oder umg machen20. umg genügen (dat):21. umg erschöpfen, erledigen umg:they were pretty well done sie waren am Ende (ihrer Kräfte)22. umga) jemanden erledigen, fertigmachen:I’ll do him in three roundsb) drannehmen (Friseur etc):I’ll do you next, sir23. sl reinlegen, übers Ohr hauen, anschmieren:24. sl eine Strafe abbrummen:he did two years in prison er hat zwei Jahre abgerissen;he did three months for theft er saß drei Monate wegen Diebstahls25. umga) bewirtenb) unterbringen:they do you very well here hier werden Sie gut bewirtet; hier sind Sie gut untergebracht27. bringen (obs außer in):do to death töten, umbringen28. sl einen Bruch machen in (dat), einbrechen in (akk oder dat), ein Auto etc aufbrechenB v/i1. handeln, vorgehen, tun, sich verhalten:the premier would do wisely to resign der Premier würde klug handeln oder wäre gut beraten, wenn er zurückträte; → well1 A 1, A 22. (tätig) handeln, wirken:do or die kämpfen od untergehen;it’s do or die now! jetzt gehts ums Ganze!3. weiter-, vorankommen:a) vorwärtskommen, Erfolge haben ( beide:b) gut gedeihen (Getreide etc)( → B 4, B 5);do better sich verbessern4. Leistungen vollbringen:a) seine Sache gut machen,b) viel Geld verdienen ( → B 3, B 5);he did better than expected er schnitt besser als erwartet ab;his son is doing well at school seinem Sohn geht es in der Schule gut5. sich befinden:a) gesund sein,b) in guten Verhältnissen leben,c) sich gut erholen ( → B 3, B 4);how do you do? guten Tag! (bei der Vorstellung)6. auskommen, zurande kommenthat will (not) do das genügt oder reicht (nicht);it will do tomorrow es hat Zeit bis morgen;we’ll make it do wir werden schon damit auskommen8. angehen, recht sein, sich schicken, passen:that won’t do!a) das geht nicht (an)!,b) das wird nicht gehen!;it won’t do to be rude mit Grobheit kommt man nicht weit(er), man darf nicht unhöflich sein9. (im pprerfect) aufhören:have done! hör auf!, genug (davon)!;he treats his children as I do my dogs er behandelt seine Kinder wie ich meine Hunde;you know it as well as I do du weißt es so gut wie ich;he sang better than he had ever done before er sang besser, als (er) je zuvor (gesungen hatte);she likes cats. so do I ich auch;he does not work hard, does he? er arbeitet nicht viel, nicht wahr?;he works hard, doesn’t he? er arbeitet viel, nicht wahr?;did he buy it? he did ja(wohl);do you understand? I don’t nein;he sold his car. did he? wirklich?, so?;I wanted to go there, and I did so ich wollte hingehen und tat es auchdo you know him? kennen Sie ihn?I do not believe it ich glaube es nicht;do not go there gehen Sie nicht hin!;don’t tun Sie es nicht!, lassen Sie das!3. zur Verstärkung:I do apologize tut mir wirklich leid;you do ask questions du stellst vielleicht Fragen;do sit down nehmen Sie doch bitte Platz;I do like it mir gefällt es wirklich;but I do see it! aber ich sehe es doch!;I did see it, but ich sah es wohl oder zwar, aber;do try to understand it versteh das doch;be quiet, do sei doch still!rarely does one see such things solche Dinge sieht man (nur) seltendo2 [duː] pl dos, do’s [duːz] s1. sl Schwindel m, Gaunerei f2. besonders Br umg Fete f, Feier f3. fair do’s!a) sei nicht unfair!,b) gleiches Recht für alle!4. pl umg Gebote pl:do’s and don’ts Gebote und Verbote, (Spiel)Regelndo3 [dəʊ] s MUS do n (Solmisationssilbe)* * *I 1. transitive verb,neg. coll. don't, pres. t. he does, neg. (coll.) doesn't, p.t. did, neg. (coll.) didn't, pres. p. doing, p.p. done1) (perform) machen [Hausaufgaben, Hausarbeit, Examen, Handstand]; vollbringen [Tat]; tun, erfüllen [Pflicht]; tun, verrichten [Arbeit]; ausführen [Malerarbeiten]; vorführen [Trick, Striptease, Nummer, Tanz]; durchführen [Test]; aufführen [Stück]; singen [Lied]; mitmachen [Rennen, Wettbewerb]; spielen [Musikstück, Rolle]; tun [Buße]do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen
do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.
do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen
do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen
what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?
do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen
not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll
that does it — jetzt reicht's (ugs.)
that's done it — (caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir
that will/should do it — so müsste es gehen; (is enough) das müsste genügen
do a Garbo — (coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun
the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer
2) (spend)3) (produce) machen [Übersetzung, Kopie]; anfertigen [Bild, Skulptur]; herstellen [Artikel, Produkte]; schaffen [Pensum]5) (prepare) machen [Bett, Frühstück]; (work on) machen (ugs.), fertig machen [Garten, Hecke]; (clean) sauber machen; putzen [Schuhe, Fenster]; machen (ugs.) [Treppe]; (arrange) [zurecht]machen [Haare]; fertig machen [Korrespondenz, Zimmer]; (make up) schminken [Lippen, Augen, Gesicht]; machen (ugs.) [Nägel]; (cut) schneiden [Nägel]; schneiden [Gras, Hecke]; (paint) machen (ugs.) [Zimmer]; streichen [Haus, Möbel]; (attend to) sich kümmern um [Bücher, Rechnungen, Korrespondenz]; (repair) in Ordnung bringen6) (cook) bratenwell done — durch[gebraten]
7) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rätsel]; machen [Puzzle, Kreuzworträtsel]8) (study, work at) machen; haben [Abiturfach]10) (sl.): (defeat, kill) fertig machen (ugs.)11) (traverse) schaffen [Entfernung]13) (coll.): (visit) besuchendo Europe in three weeks — Europa in drei Wochen absolvieren od. abhaken (ugs.)
14) (satisfy) zusagen (+ Dat.); (suffice for, last) reichen (+ Dat.)2. intransitive verb, forms as1.you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst
2) (fare)3) (get on) vorankommen; (in exams) abschneidendo well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein
4)how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!
5) (coll.): (manage)how are we doing for time? — wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?
7) (be usable)do for or as something — als etwas benutzt werden können
8) (happen)3. verb substitute, forms asNothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also doing; done
1.1) replacing v.: usually not translated2) replacing v. and obj. etche read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater
3) as ellipt. auxYou went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]
4) with ‘so’, ‘it’, etcI knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch
4. auxiliary verbI know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?
+ inf. as pres. or past, forms as 1.but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe
little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...
3) in questions4) in negationI don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen
5) in neg. commandsdon't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen
children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...
don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!
don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!
6) + inf. as imper. for emphasis etcdo sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!
do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!
Phrasal Verbs:- do by- do down- do for- do in- do out- do up- do withII noun3) in pl.the dos and don'ts — die Ge- und Verbote (of Gen.)
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14 anfangen
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I vt/i start ( mit with), begin, commence (with) geh.; anfangen zu (+ Inf.) start (+ Ger. oder Inf.), begin (+ Ger. oder Inf.); zu rauchen oder mit dem Rauchen oder das Rauchen anfangen start smoking ( oder to smoke), take up smoking; ein neues oder anderes Leben anfangen start a new life; fängst du schon wieder an? are you at it again?; beim Streiten: er etc. hat ( damit) angefangen! he etc. started (it)!; lass uns von vorn anfangen let us make a fresh start; das fängt ja gut oder heiter an! iro. that’s a great (way to) start; jetzt fängt alles wieder von vorn an! now it’s going to start all over again!II v/i (etw. ansprechen): immer wieder mit oder von etw. anfangen keep harping on about s.th.; immer wieder vom gleichen Thema anfangen keep harping on the same string, keep harping on about the same (old) thing; jetzt fang nicht schon wieder damit oder davon an don’t start going on about ( oder bring that up) that againIII v/t1. umg. (tun) do; etw. schlau anfangen set ( oder go) about s.th. cleverly ( oder well); das musst du anders / so anfangen you have to do it ( oder go about it) in a different way / like this; was wirst du morgen anfangen? what are you going to do (with yourself) tomorrow?; was wollen wir mit dem freien Tag anfangen? what shall we do on our day off?2. umg.: ich weiß nichts damit / mit ihm etc. anzufangen I don’t know what to do with it / him etc.; (verstehe es nicht) I can’t make heads or tails of it; ich kann damit / mit ihm etc. nichts anfangen auch it’s useless / he etc. is hopeless; (mag es/ihn etc. nicht) it’s not my cup of tea / we have absolutely nothing in common, he’s etc. not my type; damit / mit ihm etc. ist nichts anzufangen it’s useless / he’s hopeless; mit dir ist heute ja nichts anzufangen umg. you’re a dead loss today, you’re just not with it today; was soll ich damit anfangen? what am I meant to do with it?* * *to begin; to start; to commence; to start off; to set off* * *ạn|fan|gen sep1. vt1) (= beginnen) Arbeit, Brief, Gespräch to start, to begin; (inf = anbrauchen) neue Tube etc to start, to begin; Streit, Verhältnis, Fabrik to startdas musst du anders anfangen — you'll have to go about it differently
was soll ich damit anfangen? — what am I supposed to do with that?
nichts mit sich/jdm anzufangen wissen — not to know what to do with oneself/sb
mit dir ist heute ( aber) gar nichts anzufangen! — you're no fun at all today!
2. vito begin, to startdu hast angefangen! — you started!; (bei Streit) you started it!
das fängt ja schön or heiter an! (iro) — that's a good start!
jetzt fängt das Leben erst an — life is only just beginning
fang nicht wieder davon or damit an! — don't start all that again!, don't bring all that up again!
klein/unten anfangen — to start small/at the bottom
er hat als kleiner Handwerker angefangen — he started out as a small-time tradesman
* * *1) (firstly: There are many reasons why I don't like her - to begin with, she doesn't tell the truth.) to begin with3) (to start or engage in: She embarked on a new career.) embark on4) (to start in: She entered his employment last week.) enter5) (to get started: If you want to finish that job you'd better get going.) get going6) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) start* * *an|fan·genI. vt1. (beginnen)▪ etw \anfangen to begin [or start] sth▪ etw [mit jdm] \anfangen to start [up] sth [with sb]er fing ein Gespräch mit ihr an he started [or struck up] a conversation with her, he started talking to hersie fangen das Essen immer mit einem Gebet an they always say grace before eating [or start a meal by saying graceeine Packung Kekse/ein Glas Marmelade \anfangen to start a [new [or fresh]] packet of biscuits/jar of jam3. (machen)etw anders \anfangen to do sth differently [or a different way]etw richtig \anfangen to do sth correctly [or in the correct manner]wenn Sie es richtig \anfangen if you go about it correctlyetwas mit etw/jdm \anfangen können (fam) to be able to do sth with sth/sbjd kann mit etw/jdm nichts \anfangen (fam) sth/sb is [of] no use to sb, sth/sb is no good to sbdamit kann ich doch gar nichts \anfangen! that's no good at all to me!; (verstehen) that doesn't mean anything to mewas soll ich damit \anfangen? what am I supposed to do with that?mit jdm ist nichts anzufangen nothing can be done with sbmit ihr kann ich nichts \anfangen she's not my typenichts mit sich anzufangen wissen to not know what to do with oneselfII. vi1. (den Anfang machen)bevor der Sturm so richtig anfängt before the storm really gets going fam3. (seine Karriere beginnen)▪ [als etw] \anfangen to start out [as sth]* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) begin; starter hat ganz klein/als ganz kleiner Angestellter angefangen — he started small/started [out] as a minor employee
mit etwas anfangen — start [on] something
fang nicht wieder damit an! — don't start [all] that again!
anfangen, etwas zu tun — start to do something
es fängt an zu schneien — it's starting or beginning to snow
angefangen bei od. mit od. von... — starting or beginning with...
er hat angefangen — (mit dem Streit o. ä.) he started it
3) (eine Stelle antreten) start2.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) begin; start; (anbrechen) start2) (machen) dodamit kann ich nichts/nicht viel anfangen — that's no/not much good to me; (das verstehe ich nicht/kaum) that doesn't mean anything/much to me
kannst du noch etwas damit anfangen? — is it any good or use to you?
* * *anfangen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t & v/i start (mit with), begin, commence (with) geh;anderes Leben anfangen start a new life;fängst du schon wieder an? are you at it again?; beim Streiten:er etchat (damit) angefangen! he etc started (it)!;lass uns von vorn anfangen let us make a fresh start;heiter an! iron that’s a great (way to) start;B. v/i (etwas ansprechen):von etwas anfangen keep harping on about sth;immer wieder vom gleichen Thema anfangen keep harping on the same string, keep harping on about the same (old) thing;C. v/t1. umg (tun) do;das musst du anders/so anfangen you have to do it ( oder go about it) in a different way/like this;was wirst du morgen anfangen? what are you going to do (with yourself) tomorrow?;was wollen wir mit dem freien Tag anfangen? what shall we do on our day off?2. umg:ich weiß nichts damit/mit ihm etcanzufangen I don’t know what to do with it/him etc; (verstehe es nicht) I can’t make heads or tails of it;ich kann damit/mit ihm etcnichts anfangen auch it’s useless/he etc is hopeless; (mag es/ihn etc nicht) it’s not my cup of tea/we have absolutely nothing in common, he’s etc not my type;damit/mit ihm etcist nichts anzufangen it’s useless/he’s hopeless;mit dir ist heute ja nichts anzufangen umg you’re a dead loss today, you’re just not with it today;was soll ich damit anfangen? what am I meant to do with it?* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) begin; startdas fängt ja gut an! — (ugs. iron.) that's a good start! (iron.)
er hat ganz klein/als ganz kleiner Angestellter angefangen — he started small/started [out] as a minor employee
mit etwas anfangen — start [on] something
fang nicht wieder damit an! — don't start [all] that again!
anfangen, etwas zu tun — start to do something
es fängt an zu schneien — it's starting or beginning to snow
angefangen bei od. mit od. von... — starting or beginning with...
er hat angefangen — (mit dem Streit o. ä.) he started it
2) (zu sprechen anfangen) begin3) (eine Stelle antreten) start2.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) begin; start; (anbrechen) start2) (machen) dodamit kann ich nichts/nicht viel anfangen — that's no/not much good to me; (das verstehe ich nicht/kaum) that doesn't mean anything/much to me
kannst du noch etwas damit anfangen? — is it any good or use to you?
* * *v.to become v.(§ p.,p.p.: became, become)to begin v.(§ p.,p.p.: began, begun)to introduce v.to open v.to set off v.to start v.to start off v. -
15 не знать, куда себя девать
не знать, куда себя девать (деть)разг.1) (не знать, чем заняться, что делать от скуки, хандры, апатии, безделья и т. п.) not know what to do with oneself; be dying of boredomСнова стало скучно. Снова не знал, что делать, куда девать себя. (Б. Горбатов, Обыкновенная Арктика) — And again he was dying of boredom. Again he did not know what to do with himself.
Но самое тягостное для Василия Петровича, всю свою жизнь привыкшего трудиться, было вынужденное ничегонеделанье. Он не знал, куда себя девать, целыми днями ходил по комнатам в старом домашнем пиджаке... (В. Катаев, Хуторок в степи) — But worst of all, where Vasily Petrovich was concerned, was his enforced idleness, for he had been used to work all his life. He did not know what to do with himself and hung around the house for days on end in his old jacket...
2) (не знать, что делать, как поступить от смущения, растерянности и т. п.) not know where to look; not know where to hide oneself; be terribly confusedЕремеев, войдя в нашу квартирку с низким потолком, вот этак развернулся и поцеловал мне вот именно руку, отчего я в первую минуту не знала, куда девать себя. (П. Нилин, Впервые замужем) — Yeremeyev came into our low-ceilinged flat and, stooping down, kissed my hand, making me terribly confused.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не знать, куда себя девать
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16 девать
несовер. - девать;
совер. - деть( кого-л./что-л.) put;
do (with) ;
place;
leave, mislay куда я девал мои очки? ≈ where did I put my glasses?, what did I do with my glasses? куда девать некуда деватьдева|ть -, деть (вн.) разг. put* (smth.) ;
куда вы дели книгу? where on earth did you put the book? не знать, куда глаза деть not know where to hide oneself;
не знать, куда деть себя not know what to do with oneself;
~ться, деться разг. go*, get*;
куда ~лось письмо? where on earth is the letter?, where has that letter got to?;
куда он ~лся? what`s become of him?;
не знать, куда ~ться (от смущения и т. п.) feel* utterly at а loss, wish the earth would open and swallow one up;
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не находить < себе> местаразг.fret; feel restless; be unable to keep still (to settle down); find no solace; not know what to do with oneself; be out of one's wits with worryПотрясённый свалившимся на него горем, Василий Нилыч не находил себе места в опустевшей квартире. (Н. Рыленков, Недопетая песня) — Deeply upset by the tragedy, Vasili Nilych could find no solace in his lonely flat.
[Бойе] неприкаянно бродил, никак не мог найти себе места, даже повизгивал и скулил, точно хворый. (В. Астафьев, Царь-рыба) — He would wander about aimlessly unable to settle down, he might even start to whine and yelp, as if he was sick.
Начинается маета. Я то брожу вдоль поезда, то залезаю в вагон, но места нигде себе не нахожу. (В. Кондратьев, Лихоборы) — Again suspense. I walk up and down beside the train, climb into the truck, get out again. I cannot keep still.
Не находя себе места, я двигался бесцельно и бестолково - то выйду во двор и вслушиваюсь и всматриваюсь во что-то, сам не зная, во что, то вернусь снова в избу... (В. Распутин, Что передать вороне?) — Feeling restless I moved around with no reason or aim - I went out into the yard and listened to and peered at something, I did not know what, then returned into the hut...
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не находить места
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18 anfangen
an|fan·gen irreg vt1) ( beginnen)etw \anfangen to begin [or start] sth;etw [mit jdm] \anfangen to start [up] sth [with sb];er fing ein Gespräch mit ihr an he started [or struck up] a conversation with her, he started talking to her;etw mit etw \anfangen to start sth with sth;sie fangen das Essen immer mit einem Gebet an they always say grace before eating [or start a meal by saying grace];eine Packung Kekse/ein Glas Marmelade \anfangen to start a [new [or fresh] ] packet of biscuits/jar of jam3) ( machen)etw anders \anfangen to do sth differently [or a different way];etw richtig \anfangen to do sth correctly [or in the correct manner];wenn Sie es richtig \anfangen if you go about it correctly;damit kann ich doch gar nichts \anfangen! that's no good at all to me!;( verstehen) that doesn't mean anything to me;was soll ich damit \anfangen? what am I supposed to do with that?;mit jdm ist nichts anzufangen nothing can be done with sb;mit ihr kann ich nichts \anfangen she's not my type;nichts mit sich anzufangen wissen to not know what to do with oneselfvi1) ( den Anfang machen)[mit etw] \anfangen to start [sth]bevor der Sturm so richtig anfängt before the storm really gets going ( fam)3) ( seine Karriere beginnen)[als etw] \anfangen to start out [as sth] -
19 деваться некуда
( кому)1) (негде провести время, нечем заполнить время) one does not know what to do with oneself2) (иного выхода нет, придётся примириться с тем, что есть) there is no getting away from it; one has nowhere to turn- А зачем ты... связался с нами?.. Половцеву и мне некуда деваться, мы идём на смерть... А вот ты? Ты, по-моему, просто жертва. (М. Шолохов, Поднятая целина) — 'What the hell made you join up with us...? What the devil made you do it? Polovtsev and I, of course, we've nowhere to turn, we're facing death... But you? If you ask me, you're just a sacrificial offering.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > деваться некуда
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20 cara
f.1 face (rostro).esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before2 face (person).acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there3 side (lado).4 heads.echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for something, to flip a coin for something (United States)5 front (parte frontal).6 cheek, nerve (informal) (desvergüenza).tener (mucha) cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, to have a real brass neck (British)tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do something7 appearance, aspect, image, countenance.8 dial.9 Cara.10 expression, look.* * *1 (rostro) face2 (expresión) face, expression3 (lado) side; (de moneda) right side■ ¿cara o cruz? heads or tails?4 (superficie) face■ ¡vaya cara! what a cheek!■ ¡vaya cara que tienes! you've got a cheek!, you've got a nerve!1 familiar (caradura) cheeky person\a la cara to somebody's facecaérsele a uno la cara de vergüenza familiar to die of shamecara a facingcara a cara face to facedar la cara figurado to face the consequencesdar la cara por alguien figurado to stand up for somebodyde cara facingechar algo a cara o cruz to toss for somethingechar en cara figurado to reproach foren la cara in somebody's facejugar algo a cara o cruz to toss for somethinglavar la cara a algo figurado to give something a facelift, give something a once-over■ si le lavamos la cara al piso lo venderemos más caro if we give the flat a once-over we'll get more for itno saber qué cara poner not to know what to do with oneselfno tener cara para hacer algo figurado not to dare do somethingplantar cara a alguien figurado to face up to somebodyponer al mal tiempo buena cara to put on a brave face, grin and bear itponer buena cara to look pleasedponer mala cara to pull a long faceromperle la cara a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face intener buena cara to look welltener cara de to looktener mala cara to look badtener más cara que espalda familiar to have a lot of cheekverse las caras figurado to come face to facevolver la cara to look the other waycara de circunstancias figurado serious lookcara de perro familiar scowling facecara de pocos amigos familiar unfriendly face■ ¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek!, what a nerve!cara larga figurado long face* * *1. noun f.1) face2) side3) look, appearance4) nerve, cheek2. f., (m. - caro)* * *SF1) (=rostro) faceconocido como "cara cortada" — known as "Scarface"
cara a cara: se encontraron cara a cara — they met face to face
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asomar la cara — to show one's face•
de cara, corrimos con el viento de cara — we ran into the wind•
de cara a, nos sentamos de cara al sol — we sat facing the sunreformas de cara a las próximas elecciones — reforms with an eye on the next elections o for the next elections
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volver la cara hacia algn — to turn one's face towards sbcaérsele a algn la cara de vergüenza —
a dos caras —
echaron en cara a los estudiantes su escasa participación — they reproached the students for not joining in enough
por la cara * —
está viviendo con sus padres y cobrando el paro por la cara — he's living with his parents and getting away with claiming dole money at the same time
- romper la cara a algn2) (=expresión)•
poner mala cara — to grimace, make a (wry) face•
tener cara de, tenía cara de querer pegarme — he looked as if he wanted to hit metener buena cara — [enfermo] to be looking well; [comida] to look appetizing
tener mala cara — [enfermo] to look ill; [comida] to look bad
- tener cara de justo juez- tener cara de pascuas3) * (=descaro) cheek *, nerve *; (=valor) nerve *¡qué cara más dura! — * what a cheek o nerve! *
¡qué cara tienes! — what a cheek you've got! *, you've got a nerve! *
¿con qué cara le voy a pedir eso? — how do you expect me to have the nerve to ask her for that? *
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tener cara para hacer algo — to have the nerve to do sth *4) (=lado) [de moneda, montaña, figura geométrica] face; [de disco, planeta, papel] side; [de tela] face, right side; (Arquit) face, frontcara A — [en disco] A side
echar o jugar o sortear algo a cara o cruz — to toss for sth
cara y cruz —
* * *1)a) (Anat) faceb) (en locs)de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me
2)a) ( expresión)no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad
no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent
anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face
poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce
andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face
tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept
b) ( aspecto) look3)a) (Mat) faceb) (de disco, papel) sidecara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails
la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin
c) ( de situación) face, side4)a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)b) cara masculino y femenino: tb* * *= face, face, side.Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex. The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.----* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.* cara B, la = flip side, the.* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.* cara expresiva = expressive face.* cara inexpresiva = poker face.* cara inmutable = poker face.* cara larga = straight face.* cara o cruz = heads or tails.* cara oculta = underside.* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.* cara seria = straight face.* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.* con dos caras = double-faced.* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* dar de cara a = front.* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* de cara a = facing.* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.* de la cara = facial.* echar en cara = fault.* edición cara = hardcover.* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer cara a = brave.* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.* otra cara, la = flip side, the.* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* sin cara = faceless.* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* viento de cara = headwind.* * *1)a) (Anat) faceb) (en locs)de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me
2)a) ( expresión)no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad
no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent
anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face
poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce
andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face
tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept
b) ( aspecto) look3)a) (Mat) faceb) (de disco, papel) sidecara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails
la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin
c) ( de situación) face, side4)a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)b) cara masculino y femenino: tb* * *= face, face, side.Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.* cara B, la = flip side, the.* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.* cara expresiva = expressive face.* cara inexpresiva = poker face.* cara inmutable = poker face.* cara larga = straight face.* cara o cruz = heads or tails.* cara oculta = underside.* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.* cara seria = straight face.* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.* con dos caras = double-faced.* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* dar de cara a = front.* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* de cara a = facing.* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.* de la cara = facial.* echar en cara = fault.* edición cara = hardcover.* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer cara a = brave.* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.* otra cara, la = flip side, the.* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* sin cara = faceless.* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* viento de cara = headwind.* * *A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) faceesa cara me suena I know that face (from somewhere), that face is familiarle encuentro cara conocida his face is familiarmírame a la cara cuando te hablo look at me when I'm talking to youlas mismas caras conocidas the same old facesno se atreve a decírmelo a la cara he doesn't dare say it to my facese le rió en la cara she laughed in his faceno pienso mirarlo más a la cara I don't ever want to set eyes on him again2 ( en locs):cara a cara face to facede cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running ( o riding etc) into the windno puedo conducir cuando el sol me da de cara I can't drive with the sun in my eyesde cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wallla campaña de propaganda de cara a las próximas elecciones the advertising campaign for the forthcoming electionsla importancia de estas reuniones de cara a su futuro the importance of these meetings vis-à-vis o for their futurelas medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of o vis-à-vis this situationa cara descubierta openlycara de póquer poker facecara de poto ( Chi fam) (cara — fea) ugly mug ( colloq); (— de enfermo) pasty face ( colloq); (— larga) long facecara larga or de dos metros ( fam): puso cara larga (de depresión) he put on o pulled a long face; (de disgusto) he pulled a facecruzarle la cara a algn to slap sb's facedar or ( Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara, siempre me manda a mí he never does his own dirty work, he always sends mehacen lo que les da la gana y luego tengo que dar la cara yo they do what they want and then I'm the one who has to suffer the consequencesdar or sacar la cara por algn to stand up for sbecharle or sacarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's faceecharse algo a la cara ( Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met ( colloq)hacerle caritas a algn ( Méx); to give sb the eyelavarle la cara a algo to give sth a quick once-overme/le/nos volteó la cara ( AmL) or ( Esp) me volvió la caraor (CS) me dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away, she turned the other waypartirse la cara por algn: yo me parto la cara por ti I work myself to death o into the ground for youse parte la cara por sus empleados she really puts herself out for her employeesplantarle cara a algn (resistir) to stand up to sbno le plantes cara a tu madre don't answer your mother backpor tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo … if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap …se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himselfverse las caras: ha logrado escapar pero ya nos veremos las caras he's managed to escape but he hasn't seen the last of melos dos boxeadores que se verán las caras el jueves the two boxers who will come face to face o meet on Thursdayvolver la cara atrás to look backcuando se proponía algo no volvía la cara atrás once she decided to do something, she would never look backCompuesto:masculine face-to-face o head-to-head debateB1(expresión): no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that badalegra esa cara, vamos come on, cheer upno pongas cara de bueno don't play o act the innocentpuse cara de circunstancias I tried to look serioussiempre anda con cara de pocos amigos or de vinagre he always has such a sour look on his facesi no pongo cara de perro or de sargento no me hacen caso if I don't look fierce they don't take any notice of mepuso mala cara cuando le pedí que me ayudara he pulled a face when I asked him to help metiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido he looks tired/as if he hasn't slepttienes mala cara you don't look well2 (aspecto) lookno me gusta la cara de esa herida I don't like the look of that wound¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!le cambiará la cara al país it will change the face of the countryC1 ( Mat) face2 (de un disco, un papel) sidesalió cara it came up headscara o cruz or ( Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tailslo echaron a cara o cruz they tossed for itdos caras de la misma moneda two sides of the same coinla otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin3 (de una situación) face, sidela otra cara del régimen the other face of the regimeD¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!, you've got a nerve o cheek!se lo llevó por la cara he just took it quite openlyentraron en la fiesta por la cara they gatecrashed the party ( colloq)lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo he said it as cool as you liketiene más cara que espalda he has such a nerve! ( colloq)2cara masculine and feminine tb cara dura ( fam) (persona) sassy devil ( AmE colloq), cheeky swine ( BrE colloq)* * *
cara sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) face;
se le rio en la cara she laughed in his face;
mírame a la cara look at meb) ( en locs)
de cara: el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes;
se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall;
dar la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work;
dar la cara por algn to stand up for sb;
echarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's face;
romperle la cara a algn (fam) to smash sb's face in (colloq
2a) ( expresión):◊ no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that bad;
alegra esa cara cheer up;
le cambió la cara cuando … her face changed when …;
poner cara de bueno to play o act the innocent;
poner cara de asco to make o (BrE) pull a face;
andaba con/puso cara larga (fam) he had/he pulled a long face
tienes mala cara you don't look well;
¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!
3a) (Mat) face
cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tails;
4 (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq);◊ ¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
caro,-a
I adjetivo expensive, dear
II adverbio (en el precio) el piso nos costó caro, we paid a lot for the flat
(en las consecuencias) pagará caro su desprecio, he'll pay dearly for his scorn
cara
I sustantivo femenino
1 face: quise darle un beso, pero me torció la cara, I wanted to give her a kiss but she turned her face away
2 (expresión del rostro) puse cara de póquer, I tried to look as if nothing was happening
tiene buena/mala cara, he looks good/bad
tienes cara de circunstancias, you look serious
3 familiar (desfachatez) cheek, nerve: ¡qué cara tienes!, what a cheek you've got!
4 (de un folio, disco) side: está escrito por las dos caras, it's written on both sides
5 (anverso de una moneda) right side: ¿cara o cruz?, heads or tails?
echar algo a cara o cruz, to toss (a coin) for sthg
II mf familiar (fresco, descarado) cheeky person
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar la cara, to face the consequences (of one's acts)
figurado dar o sacar la cara por alguien, to stand up for somebody
figurado echarle a alguien algo en cara, to reproach sb for sthg
plantarle cara a alguien, to face up to sb
figurado poner mala cara, to pull a long face
cara a cara, face to face
cara a la pared, facing the wall
de cara, (en dirección a uno, directamente): el sol me da de cara, the sun is right in my face
(a favor) hoy tengo la suerte de cara, this is my lucky day
figurado (de) cara a, (pensando en) with a view to: ya tienen un nuevo modelo de cara al próximo año, they've already got a new model for the following year
(mirando a) facing: una casa cara a la montaña, a house facing the mountain
familiar por la cara, for nothing: quería que hiciese el trabajo por la cara, he wanted me to do the work for nothing
familiar irón por su cara bonita, because they like her face
' cara' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- arruga
- arrugar
- arrugarse
- barba
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- cachete
- capaz
- comer
- cruz
- decir
- denotar
- estampar
- evanescente
- galería
- incapaz
- jeta
- lavado
- maquillar
- marca
- momentáneamente
- mona
- mono
- ojo
- plantar
- plena
- pleno
- poema
- reconocer
- rozar
- salir
- santa
- santo
- señalar
- simiesca
- simiesco
- sonar
- sur
- taparse
- tête à tête
- ubicar
- vislumbrar
- abotagado
- alargar
- alegrar
- amarillo
- ancho
- apergaminado
English:
angular
- antiallergenic
- ashen
- best
- black
- blank
- bomb
- bright
- brighten
- brim
- carp
- cheek
- close
- coin
- contort
- cost
- cover
- craggy
- deadpan
- dearly
- deflect
- disappointment
- disfigure
- distort
- drawn
- everyplace
- exasperation
- expression
- face
- fall
- familiar
- feature
- flip side
- florid
- flush
- flushed
- forlorn
- freckle
- frightful
- full
- furrow
- furtive
- glow
- glowing
- grin
- head
- hideous
- hollow
- ill
- job
* * *cara1 nf1. [rostro] face;tiene una cara muy bonita she has a very pretty face;me ha salido un grano en la cara I've got a spot on my face;esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before;los atracadores actuaron a cara descubierta the robbers didn't bother covering their faces;castigar a alguien de cara a la pared to make sb stand facing the wall (as a punishment);arrugar la cara to screw up one's face;también Figasomar la cara to show one's face;¡mira quién asoma la cara! look who's here!;cara a cara face-to-face;un (encuentro) cara a cara entre los dos candidatos a head-to-head (debate) between the two candidates2. [expresión, aspecto]¡alegra esa cara, ya es viernes! cheer up o don't look so miserable, it's Friday!;cuando se enteró de la noticia, puso muy buena cara when she heard the news, her face lit up;no supe qué cara poner I didn't know how to react;¡no pongas mala cara! don't look so miserable!;cuando le contamos nuestro plan, puso muy mala cara when we told her our plan, she pulled a face;tener buena/mala cara [persona] to look well/awful;tiene cara de buena persona she has a kind face, she looks like a nice person;tener cara de enfadado to look angry;tienes cara de no haber dormido you look like you haven't slept;tiene cara de querer comer she looks as if she'd like something to eat;tiene cara de ponerse a llover it looks as if it's going to rain;esta comida tiene buena cara this meal looks goodEsp Fam cara de acelga:tener cara de acelga to have a pale face;cara de ángel: [m5] tener cara de ángel to look like an angel;cara de asco: [m5] poner cara de asco to pull a face, to look disgusted;Fam cara bonita eye candy, glamourpuss; Fam cara de circunstancias:puso cara de circunstancias his face took on a serious expression o turned serious;RP Fam cara de culo: Fam cara de hereje:tener cara de hereje to have an ugly mug;Fam cara larga:poner cara larga to pull a long face;Esp Fam cara de pascua:tener cara de pascua to have a happy face;Fam cara de perro:no pongas esa cara de perro don't look so miserable;tiene cara de perro he has an unfriendly face;un enfrentamiento a cara de perro a crunch match;cara de pocos amigos: [m5] tener cara de pocos amigos to have an unfriendly face;Esp Fam cara de póquer:tener/poner cara de póquer to have/pull a poker face;cara de tonto: [m5]tener/poner cara de tonto to have/pull a stupid face;Fam cara de viernes:tener cara de viernes to have a long face;Fam cara de vinagre:tener cara de vinagre to have a sour face3. [persona] face;acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there;veo muchas caras nuevas I see a lot of new faces here4. [lado] side;cara A [de disco] A side5. Geom face6. [parte frontal] front7. [de moneda] heads;Figla otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin;echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth, US to flip a coin for sth;si sale cara, elijo yo if it's heads, I get to choosequiero un apartamento cara al mar I want an apartment that looks out on to the sea;cara al futuro with regard to the future, in future;cara arriba/abajo face up/down;Espde cara [sol, viento] in one's face;los ciclistas tenían el viento de cara the cyclists were riding into the wind9.de cara a [indicando objetivo] with a view to;de cara a mejorar with a view to improving10. Compse le cayó la cara de vergüenza she blushed with shame;¡no sé cómo no se te cae la cara de vergüenza al hablar así a tu madre! you should be ashamed of yourself, talking to your mother like that!;dar cara a algo to face o confront sth;dar la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;siempre que quiere mandar un mensaje me manda a mí, en vez de dar la cara él whenever he has a message to deliver, he always sends me instead of doing it himself;ya estoy harto de ser yo el que siempre dé la cara I'm fed up of always being the one who takes the flak;dar la cara por alguien [disculpar] to make excuses for sb;[defender] to stick up for sb; RPdar vuelta la cara a alguien to look away from sb;Famsi tiene algo que decir, que me lo diga Esp [m5] a la cara o Am [m5] en la cara if she has something to say to me, she can say it to my face;Famechar algo en cara a alguien to reproach sb for sth;Esp Fames lo más grosero/estúpido que me he echado a la cara he's the rudest/most stupid person I've ever met;Famhacer cara a to stand up to;lavar la cara a algo to make cosmetic changes to sth;mirar a alguien a la cara to look sb in the face;Fampartir la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;Espplantar cara a alguien to confront sb;Andes, RPponer la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;Esp Fampor la cara: entrar por la cara [sin pagar] to get in without paying;[sin ser invitado] to gatecrash; Fampor su cara bonita, por su linda cara: le dieron el trabajo por su cara bonita o [m5] por su linda cara she got the job because her face fitted;reírse de alguien en su cara to laugh in sb's face;en mi cara no se me ríe nadie nobody laughs at me to my face;Famromper la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;sacar la cara por alguien to stick up for sb;saltar a la cara to be blindingly obvious;tener dos caras to be two-faced;verse las caras [pelearse] to have it out;[enfrentarse] to fight it out; Andesvoltear la cara a alguien to look away from sb♦ nf[desvergüenza] cheek, nerve;tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do sth;tener mucha cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, Br to have a real brass neck;¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek o nerve!;¡qué cara, ahora me echa las culpas a mí! the cheek of it! now he's trying to put the blame on me!;¡hay que tener cara para decir eso! what a cheek o nerve to say a thing like that!;Esptener más cara que espalda to have a cheek o nerve♦ nmfFam* * *f1 face;a cara descubierta not wearing a mask;cara a algo facing sth;cara a cara face to face;en el cara a cara face to face;de cara a facing; fig with regard to;de cara al exterior on the surface, outwardly;hacer cara a face up to;dar la cara face the consequences;sacar la cara por alguien stick one’s neck out for s.o.;plantar cara a stand up to;echar algo en cara a alguien remind s.o. of sth;a la cara de alguien say sth to s.o.’s face;por su linda cara fig he did it just because he felt like it;cruzar la cara a alguien slap s.o. in the face, slap s.o.’s face;romper opartir la cara a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in;¡nos veremos las caras! you haven’t heard the last of this!;tenían el viento/el sol de cara they had the wind in their faces/the sun in their eyes;todo le sale de cara everything goes right for him2 ( expresión) look;tiene cara de pocos amigos he doesn’t look very friendly;tiene cara de preocupación/alegría he looks worried/happy;cara larga long face;poner buena cara a mal tiempo look on the bright side3 fignerve;tener cara dura have a nerve4:la otra cara de la moneda fig the other side of the coin* * *cara nf1) : face2) aspecto: look, appearance¡qué buena cara tiene ese pastel!: that cake looks delicious!4)cara a orde cara a : facing5)de cara a : in view of, in the light of* * *cara n1. (en general) face¿veo una cara nueva? do I see a new face?2. (de página, disco) side3. (expresión) look4. (descaro) cheek / nerve¡vaya cara! what a cheek!¿cara o cruz? heads or tails?
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