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1 now what do you mean?

now what do you mean?

maar wat bedoel je nu eigenlijk?

English-Dutch dictionary > now what do you mean?
2 now what do you mean by that?

Макаров: что вы собственно, хотите этим сказать?

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > now what do you mean by that?
3 Now what do you mean by that?

Что вы, собственно, хотите этим сказать?

Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Now what do you mean by that?
4 ♦ now

♦ now /naʊ/
A avv.

1 ora; adesso; in questo momento; a questo punto ( nel tempo); subito: right now, proprio adesso; My parents are in the country now, ora i miei genitori sono in campagna; We must start now, dobbiamo partire ora; I'll do it now, lo farò subito; DIALOGO → - Asking about a house- I can offer it to you now, posso offrirtelo subito; Now we'll see what happens, vedremo ora quel che succede; by now, ormai: They will have arrived by now, ormai saranno arrivati; for now, per ora; per adesso: DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- That's it for now, per ora è tutto; from now on (o onwards) d'ora in poi; d'ora in avanti; from now till tomorrow, di qui a domani; up to (o till, until) now, finora; sinora

2 ( anche, nelle narrazioni) allora; ormai: Now he tried a new plan, allora egli ha provato ad attuare un altro progetto; It was now clear that…, era ormai chiaro che…

3 ora ( lievemente avversativo); ebbene; orbene; or dunque; dunque; orsù; suvvia; via: Now listen to me!, ora, ascoltami!; No nonsense, now!, orsù, basta con queste sciocchezze!; Now let me see, via, fammi vedere!; Now Barabbas was a robber, orbene (o dunque), questo Barabba era un ladrone; Now what do you mean by it?, ebbene, che cosa intendi dire con ciò?

B cong.

( spesso, now that) ora che; dacché: Now you feel better you can go back to work, ora che stai meglio puoi tornare al lavoro; DIALOGO → - In a meeting- Now everyone's been introduced, we should get started, ora che tutti sono stati presentati potremmo cominciare

C n. [u]

(il) presente: to read the future in the now, leggere il futuro nel presente

● now and then; ( every) now and again, di quando in quando; di tanto in tanto; ogni tanto: DIALOGO → - Free time- I play football and go running now and then, gioco a calcio e vado a correre ogni tanto □ Now now (o now then), suvvia!; e via! □ Oh, come now!, via!; suvvia!; va là ( che non ci credo)!; smettila!

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ now
5 now

1. [naʋ] n
настоящее (время), данный момент

before /поэт. ere/ now - раньше, прежде

I have heard it before now - а я уже это слышал

by now - уже, к настоящему времени

from now, from now on /onwards, forth, forward/ - впредь, в дальнейшем

as from now - офиц. с сего числа, с настоящего времени

till /until/ now, up to now - до сих пор

(every) now and then /again/ - время от времени, иногда

read the future in the now - читайте будущее в настоящем

he has been ill up till now - он до сих пор /всё ещё/ болен

he will have arrived by now - в данный момент он, вероятно, уже там; сейчас он, наверное, уже приехал
2. [naʋ] a
1) нынешний, (ныне) существующий

the now king [president] - ныне царствующий король [нынешний президент]

2) разг. ультрасовременный; сверхмодный

a now tendency - тенденция самого последнего времени

the Now Generation - современное поколение ( о молодёжи конца 60-х годов)
3. [naʋ] adv
1) теперь, сейчас, ныне, в настоящее время

just now - а) сейчас, в настоящий момент; I'm busy just now - сейчас я занят; б) только что

he was here just now - он только что /сейчас/ был здесь

but now - арх. только что

even now - а) даже теперь; б) арх. только что

now or never, now if ever - теперь или никогда

the country is now at war - ныне страна находится в состоянии войны

2) тотчас же, сию же минуту

we must start now - мы должны выступить немедленно /тотчас же/

do it now! - не откладывайте!

3) в повествовании тогда, в тот момент, в то время

now he tried another plan - тогда он попытался осуществить другой план

the war was now practically concluded - к тому времени война фактически кончилась

now Caesar marched East - после этого Цезарь двинулся на восток

now the trouble began - и тут начались неприятности

♢ now... now - то... то

now wet, now fine - то дождь, то ясно

his walk was now quick and again slow - он шёл то быстро, то медленно

now rising, now falling, who knows the price tomorrow? - кто может сказать, какими будут цены завтра, если они то падают, то растут?
4. [naʋ] cj
1) когда, раз ( часто now that)

now you mention it, I do remember - теперь, когда вы об этом упомянули, я вспомнил

now that you are well again, you can travel - раз вы поправились, вам можно путешествовать

now that I know you, it is different - теперь, когда я вас узнал, всё изменилось

2) в начале предложения связывает его с предыдущим а, так вот, и вот

now Barabbas was a robber - а этот Варавва был разбойник

now it chanced that... - и вот оказалось, что...
5. [naʋ] int
пожалуйста; послушайте; ну ( часто now then)

now don't nag! - пожалуйста /только/ не пили меня

now then, look out! - эй, берегись!

now listen to me! - нет, вы послушайте, что я скажу!

no nonsense now! - пожалуйста без глупостей!

oh, come now! - как же так?, как же вы это?; да быть не может!

now what do you mean by that? - что вы собственно, хотите этим сказать?

now what's the matter with you? - что это с вами?

now then, what's all this? - ну так /итак/ в чём же дело /что случилось/?

you don't mean it, now - да вы вовсе этого не думаете; вы что-то не то говорите

now, now! - ну-ну!, не нужно! ( дружеский протест или предупреждение)

now, now! Don't cry! - ну-ну, не плачь!

now then, stop it! - послушайте, прекратите это!

there is a wise young woman, now! - вот это умная девушка!

now you are talking! - сл. вот это другой разговор!, это другое дело!

НБАРС > now
6 now

1. n настоящее, данный момент

before now — раньше, прежде

I have heard it before now — а я уже это слышал

by now — уже, к настоящему времени

from now, from now on — впредь, в дальнейшем

as from now — с сего числа, с настоящего времени

till now, up to now — до сих пор

now and then — время от времени, иногда

read the future in the now — читайте будущее в настоящем

till now — до настоящего времени

before now — до настоящего времени

here and now — в настоящее время, именно сейчас

time now — начальный момент времени; начало отсчета

right now — в этот момент; сейчас, сегодня же, сразу

2. a нынешний, существующий

the now king — ныне царствующий король

as things go now — при сложившихся обстоятельствах, при нынешнем положении дел; в сложившейся обстановке

3. a разг. ультрасовременный; сверхмодный

a now tendency — тенденция самого последнего времени

4. adv теперь, сейчас, ныне, в настоящее время

he was here just now — он только что был здесь

but now — только что

now I must be trotting — а теперь мне надо бежать

the doctor is busy just now — доктор сейчас занят

do you wish to leave now? — вы хотите сейчас уйти?

it is my say now — очередь за мной теперь говорить

he will hardly come now — вряд ли он придёт сейчас

5. adv тотчас же, сию же минуту

we must start now — мы должны выступить немедленно

even now — даже теперь

until now — до сих пор

up to now — до сих пор

till now — до сих пор

up till now — до сих пор

6. adv в повествовании тогда, в тот момент, в то время

now he tried another plan — тогда он попытался осуществить другой план

the war was now practically concluded — к тому времени война фактически кончилась

now Caesar marched East — после этого Цезарь двинулся на восток

now the trouble began — и тут начались неприятности

now wet, now fine — то дождь, то ясно

just now — только что

from now — с этого времени

now ready — только что вышел в свет

now and then — от времени до времени

every now and then — время от времени

7. cj когда, раз

now you mention it, I do remember — теперь, когда вы об этом упомянули, я вспомнил

now that — теперь; когда

now for the grace-cup! — выпьем в последний раз !

8. cj в начале предложения связывает его с предыдущим а, так вот, и вот

now Barabbas was a robber — а этот Варавва был разбойник

are you all right now? — удобно ли вам теперь?

she has now grown to womanhood — она уже созрела

his work is now complete — его работа теперь завершена

now all together a — теперь все вместе, а теперь хором

they should be there by now — сейчас они, наверное, уже там

9. int пожалуйста; послушайте; ну

now then, look out! — эй, берегись!

now listen to me! — нет, вы послушайте, что я скажу!

no nonsense now! — пожалуйста без глупостей!

oh, come now! — как же так?, как же вы это?; да быть не может!

now what do you mean by that? — что вы собственно, хотите этим сказать?

now, now! — ну-ну!, не нужно!

now then, stop it! — послушайте, прекратите это!

Синонимический ряд:

1. at this time (adj.) at the moment; at this time; here and now; just now; momentarily; right now; these days; this day

2. present (noun) present; today

3. at present (other) at present; at the present moment; at the present time; at this very instant; currently; even now; just now; right now

4. away (other) away; first off; forthwith; instanter; PDQ; right; right off; straight; straight away; straight off; straightway

5. immediately (other) at once; before you can say `Jack Robinson' (colloquial); directly; immediately; in no time; instantaneously; instantly; on the spot; right away; summarily; then and there; this minute; this second

6. nowadays (other) anymore; in these times; in this day and age; nowadays; these days

7. today (other) in a minute; in a moment; presently; promptly; soon; today

English-Russian base dictionary > now
7 now

adv. onmiddelijk, direct; nu
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conj. dus; als; d.w.z. (dat wil zeggen)
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n. nu

now¹

[ nau] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 nu ⇒ dit moment

♦voorbeelden:

1   every now and again, every now and then • zo nu en dan, af en toe

     before now • vroeger, tot nu toe

     by now • ondertussen, inmiddels

     for now • voorlopig

     as from now, from now on • van nu af aan

     until now, up till now, up to now • tot nu toe

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now²

〈 bijwoord〉

1 nu ⇒ tegenwoordig; onder deze omstandigheden

♦voorbeelden:

1   they'll be here any minute now • ze kunnen elk ogenblik aankomen

     it's two years ago now that I went away • het is nu (al weer) twee jaar geleden dat ik wegging

     with prices now rising, now falling • met prijzen die nu eens stijgen, dan weer dalen

     now what do you mean? • maar wat bedoel je nu eigenlijk?

     now why didn't you tell me? • waarom heb je me dat dan niet gezegd?

     now and again/then • zo nu en dan, van tijd tot tijd

     just now • zoëven, daarnet; nu, op dit ogenblik

     right now I'm working for B. • tegenwoordig werk ik voor B.

     now then, where do you think you're going? • zo, en waar dacht jij heen te gaan?

     there now • eindelijk!

     that's settled, now for the next question • dat is geregeld, en nu de volgende vraag

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now³

〈 voegwoord〉

1 nu (dat) ⇒ gezien (dat)

♦voorbeelden:

1   now you are here I will show you • nu je hier (toch) bent zal ik het je laten zien

English-Dutch dictionary > now
8 now

[nau] 1. adv
1) тепе́р, за́раз

2) ну; що ж

now what do you mean by it? — що ж ви хо́чете цим сказа́ти?

now come, tell me the truth — ну, скажі́ть же мені́ пра́вду

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now and again, now and then — час від ча́су

now... now — то... то

now rising, now falling — то підво́дячись, то па́даючи

now that — тепе́р, коли́

now that the lesson is over — тепе́р, коли́ уро́к закінчи́вся

now then — ну, о́тже

now... now — то... то

now in Moscow, now in Kyiv — то в Москві́, то в Ки́єві

but now, just now — що́йно, ті́льки що

I have spoken with him but now — я ті́льки що розмовля́в з ним
2. n
да́ний моме́нт; тепе́рішній час

by now — тепе́р, на цей час; нара́зі

till now — до́сі, до цьо́го ча́су

before now — рані́ше
3. conj
коли́, якщо́; раз

the bus may start, now he arrived — авто́бус мо́же руша́ти, раз він прибу́в

English-Ukrainian transcription dictionary > now
9 mean

mean [mi:n]

avare ⇒ 1 (a) méchant ⇒ 1 (b) moyen ⇒ 1 (d) miteux ⇒ 1 (f) milieu ⇒ 2 (a) moyenne ⇒ 2 (b) vouloir dire ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (e) signifier ⇒ 3 (c) compter ⇒ 3 (d) avoir l'intention ⇒ 3 (f) être censé ⇒ 3 (g), 3 (h)

(pt & pp meant [ment])

1 adjective

(a) (miserly) avare, mesquin;

∎ he's mean with his money il est près de ses sous;

∎ they're very mean about pay rises ils accordent les augmentations de salaire au compte-gouttes;

∎ to be mean with one's praise être avare de compliments

(b) (nasty, unkind) méchant;

∎ don't be mean to your sister! ne sois pas méchant avec ta sœur!;

∎ go on, don't be mean! allez, ne sois pas vache!;

∎ he has a mean streak il peut être méchant quand il veut;

∎ to play a mean trick on sb jouer un sale tour à qn;

∎ I feel mean about not inviting her j'ai un peu honte de ne pas l'avoir invitée;

∎ that's mean of her ce n'est pas chic de sa part;

∎ American familiar he gets mean after a few drinks il devient mauvais ou méchant après quelques verres^□ ;

∎ American familiar the sky was a mean shade of gray le ciel était d'une méchante couleur grise^□ ;

∎ American familiar mean weather sale temps m

(c) (inferior)

∎ the meanest intelligence l'esprit m le plus borné;

∎ he's no mean architect/guitarist c'est un architecte/guitariste de talent;

∎ it was no mean feat ce n'était pas un mince exploit

(d) (average) moyen

(e) familiar (excellent) super, génial;

∎ she's a mean chess player elle joue super bien aux échecs, elle touche sa bille aux échecs;

∎ he makes a mean curry il fait super bien le curry;

∎ she plays a mean guitar elle joue super bien de la guitare, elle touche sa bille à la guitare

(f) (shabby) miteux, misérable;

∎ mean slums taudis mpl misérables

(g) literary (of lower rank or class)

∎ of mean birth de basse extraction

(h) American (unwell)

∎ to feel mean ne pas se sentir dans son assiette

2 noun

(a) (middle point) milieu m, moyen terme m;

∎ the golden or happy mean le juste milieu

(b) Mathematics moyenne f

3 transitive verb

(a) (signify → of word, gesture) vouloir dire, signifier; (→ of person) vouloir dire;

∎ what is meant by…? que veut dire…?;

∎ what does this term mean? que signifie ou que veut dire ce terme?;

∎ what do you mean? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire?;

∎ how do you mean? qu'entendez-vous par là?;

∎ what do you mean by that? qu'entendez-vous par là?;

∎ what do you mean by "wrong"? qu'entendez-vous par "faux"?;

∎ what do you mean you don't like the cinema? comment ça, vous n'aimez pas le cinéma?;

∎ do you mean or you mean it's over already? tu veux dire que c'est déjà fini?;

∎ what, take them to court, you mean? tu veux dire les traîner en justice?;

∎ what, me?, I don't know what you mean! qui moi?, je ne vois pas ce que vous voulez dire!;

∎ the name means nothing to me ce nom ne me dit rien;

∎ does the name Heathcliff mean anything to you? est-ce que le nom de Heathcliff vous dit quelque chose?;

∎ that was when the word "friendship" still meant something c'était à l'époque où le mot "amitié" avait encore un sens;

∎ that doesn't mean a thing! ça ne veut (strictement) rien dire!

(b) (giving clarification, speaking sincerely)

∎ when he says early afternoon he really means around four quand il dit en début d'après-midi, il veut dire vers quatre heures;

∎ do you mean it? tu es sérieux?;

∎ do you mean him? c'est de lui que tu parles?;

∎ I didn't mean that ce n'est pas ce que je voulais dire;

∎ you don't mean it! vous voulez rire!, vous plaisantez!;

∎ I mean it je parle sérieusement;

∎ she always says what she means elle dit toujours ce qu'elle pense;

∎ I'll never speak to you again, I mean it or I mean what I say je ne t'adresserai plus jamais la parole, je suis sérieux;

∎ I want to see him now, and I mean now! je veux le voir tout de suite, et quand je dis tout de suite, c'est tout de suite!;

∎ I mean (that is to say) je veux dire;

∎ I was with Barry, I mean Harry j'étais avec Barry, je veux dire Harry;

∎ why diet? I mean, you're not exactly fat pourquoi te mettre au régime? on ne peut pas dire que tu sois grosse;

∎ I know what you mean! (I quite agree) et comment!;

∎ I mean to say… ce que je veux dire c'est…;

∎ do you mean to tell me…? est-ce que tu es en train de me dire que…?

(c) (imply, entail → of event, change) signifier;

∎ this means war/the end of our relationship c'est la guerre/la fin de notre amitié;

∎ this will mean more unemployment ça veut dire ou signifie qu'il y aura une augmentation du chômage;

∎ going to see a film means driving into town pour voir un film, nous sommes obligés de prendre la voiture et d'aller en ville;

∎ it would mean the children having to change school again cela signifierait que les enfants devraient changer d'école une fois de plus;

∎ does that mean we shouldn't wait for him? est-ce que cela veut dire ou signifie que nous ne devrions pas l'attendre?;

∎ just because you've been to university doesn't mean you know everything ce n'est pas parce que tu es allé à l'université que tu sais tout;

∎ it doesn't mean we have to stop seeing each other ça ne veut pas dire que nous devons cesser de nous voir;

∎ she's never known what it means to be loved elle n'a jamais su ce que c'est que d'être aimée

(d) (matter, be of value) compter;

∎ this watch means a lot to me je suis très attaché à cette montre;

∎ your friendship means a lot to her votre amitié compte beaucoup pour elle;

∎ doesn't your daughter's education mean anything to you? est-ce que l'éducation de ta fille ne t'intéresse pas?;

∎ you mean everything to me tu es tout pour moi;

∎ he means nothing to me il n'est rien pour moi;

∎ I can't tell you what this means to me je ne peux pas te dire ce que ça représente pour moi;

∎ $20 means a lot to me 20 dollars, c'est une grosse somme ou c'est beaucoup d'argent pour moi;

∎ my Sundays mean a lot to me le dimanche est sacré pour moi;

∎ my independence means a lot to me mon indépendance est sacrée pour moi

(e) (refer to)

∎ do you mean us? tu veux dire nous?;

∎ it was you she meant when she said that c'était à vous qu'elle pensait ou qu'elle faisait allusion quand elle a dit ça

(f) (intend)

∎ to mean to do sth avoir (bien) l'intention de faire qch, (bien) compter faire qch, vouloir faire qch;

∎ what do you mean to do? que comptez-vous faire?, qu'est-ce que vous avez l'intention de faire?;

∎ we mean to win nous avons (bien) l'intention de gagner, nous comptons (bien) gagner;

∎ formal I mean to be obeyed j'entends qu'on m'obéisse;

∎ formal I mean to see justice done je veux que justice soit faite;

∎ I meant to tell you about it j'avais l'intention de t'en parler;

∎ I meant to phone you last night je voulais ou j'avais l'intention de vous téléphoner hier soir;

∎ I never meant to go je n'ai jamais eu l'intention d'y aller;

∎ I didn't mean to hurt you je ne voulais pas te faire de mal;

∎ I only meant to help je voulais seulement me rendre utile;

∎ I mean to see him now - and I mean now! j'ai l'intention de le voir tout de suite, et quand je dis tout de suite, c'est tout de suite!;

∎ I didn't mean it! (action) je ne l'ai pas fait exprès!; (words) je n'étais pas sérieux!;

∎ you annoyed him when you said that - I meant to! il n'a pas apprécié que tu dises ça - c'était bien mon intention!;

∎ without meaning to involontairement;

∎ I mean him no harm je ne lui veux pas de mal;

∎ I meant it as a joke c'était une plaisanterie;

∎ it was meant as a compliment/an insult c'était censé être un compliment/une insulte;

∎ that remark was meant for you cette remarque s'adressait à vous;

∎ that remark wasn't meant to be overheard cette remarque n'était pas censée être entendue;

∎ the present was meant for your brother le cadeau était destiné à ton frère;

∎ they're meant for each other ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre;

∎ what's this switch meant to be for? à quoi est censé servir cet interrupteur?;

∎ it's meant to be a horse c'est censé représenter un cheval;

∎ perhaps I was meant to be a doctor peut-être que j'étais fait pour être médecin;

∎ it was meant to be c'était écrit;

∎ he means well il a de bonnes intentions;

∎ he meant well il croyait bien faire

(g) (consider, believe)

∎ it's meant to be good for arthritis il paraît que c'est bon pour l'arthrite;

∎ this painting is meant to be by Rembrandt ce tableau est censé être un Rembrandt

(h) (suppose)

∎ that box isn't meant to be in here cette boîte n'est pas censée être ici;

∎ this portrait is meant to be of the duke ce portrait est censé représenter le duc;

∎ you're meant to bow when she comes in tu dois faire la révérence quand elle entre;

∎ you weren't meant to open the presents until tomorrow tu n'étais pas censé ouvrir les cadeaux avant demain

►► Mathematics mean absolute deviation écart m moyen absolu;

Mathematics mean deviation écart m moyen;

mean distance distance f moyenne;

mean duration durée f moyenne;

mean price prix m moyen;

Computing mean time between failures moyenne f de temps entre deux pannes

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10 mean

mean

1. mean [mi:n] adj

1) ( esp Brit) ( miserly) geizig, knauserig, kleinlich;

to be \mean with sth mit etw dat geizen

2) ( unkind) gemein, fies ( fam)

I felt a bit \mean ich kam mir ein bisschen schäbig vor;

to be \mean to sb gemein zu jdm sein;

to have a \mean streak eine gemeine Ader haben

3) (Am) ( vicious) aggressiv;

( dangerous) gefährlich;

\mean dog bissiger Hund

4) ( run-down) heruntergekommen, schäbig ( pej)

5) ( bad) schlecht;

he's no \mean cook er ist kein schlechter Koch;

no \mean feat eine Meisterleistung

6) (Am) (sl: good) super ( fam), toll ( fam), geil (sl)

he plays a \mean guitar er spielt supergeil Gitarre (sl)

7) (form: small) gering;

it should be clear even to the \meanest understanding das sollte auch dem Unbedarftesten klar sein

2. mean <meant, meant> [mi:n] vt

to \mean sth

1) ( signify) word, symbol etw bedeuten;

that sign \means ‘no parking’ das Schild bedeutet ‚Parken verboten‘;

does that name \mean anything to you? sagt dir der Name etwas?

2) ( intend to convey) person etw meinen;

do you remember Jane Carter? - you \mean the woman we met in Scotland? erinnerst du dich an Jane Carter? - meinst du die Frau, die wir in Schottland getroffen haben?;

what do you \mean? was willst du damit sagen?;

what do you \mean, it was my fault? soll das etwa heißen, es war mein Fehler?;

what do you \mean by arriving so late? was denkst du dir eigentlich dabei, so spät zu kommen?;

now I see what you \mean jetzt weiß ich, was du meinst

3) ( be sincere) etw ernst meinen;

I \mean what I say ich meine das [tod]ernst;

he said a lot of things he didn't really \mean er sagte eine Menge Dinge, die er nicht so gemeint hat

4) ( intend) etw wollen;

he didn't \mean any harm er wollte nichts Böses;

I \meant it as a present for Joanna ich hatte es als Geschenk für Joanna gedacht;

to \mean to do sth etw tun wollen;

I really didn't \mean to offend you ich wollte dich wirklich nicht kränken;

to be \meant to do sth etw tun sollen;

you're \meant to fill in a tax form every year Sie müssen jedes Jahr eine Steuererklärung machen;

to \mean sb [or (Am) for sb] to do sth wollen, dass jd etw tut;

they didn't \mean [for] her to read the letter sie wollten nicht, dass sie den Brief las;

to be \meant as sth als etw gemeint [o gedacht] sein;

to be \meant for sb für jdn gedacht [o bestimmt] sein;

to be \meant for each other füreinander bestimmt sein;

to be \meant to be sth ( intended to represent) etw sein [o darstellen] sollen;

( intended as) etw sein sollen, als etw gemeint sein;

it's \meant to be Donald das soll Donald sein;

it was \meant to be a surprise das sollte eine Überraschung sein

5) ( result in) etw bedeuten [o ( fam) heißen];

lower costs \mean lower prices niedrigere Kosten bedeuten niedrigere Preise;

this \means war das ist eine Kriegserklärung;

does this \mean we'll have to cancel our holiday? heißt das, dass wir unseren Urlaub absagen müssen?

6) ( have significance) etw bedeuten;

it was just a kiss, it didn't \mean anything es war nur ein Kuss, das hatte nichts zu bedeuten;

to \mean a lot/ nothing/ something to sb jdm viel/nichts/etwas bedeuten

PHRASES:

to \mean business es ernst meinen;

to \mean mischief Böses im Schilde führen;

to \mean well es gut meinen;

I \mean to say [also,] ich muss schon sagen

3. mean [mi:n] n

( average) Mittel nt; ( average value) Mittelwert m; ( fig) Mittelweg m adj

inv durchschnittlich

English-German students dictionary > mean
11 what

(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) pase lo que pase, sea lo que sea

what¹ adj

1. qué

what time is it? ¿qué hora es?

what cheese shall I buy? ¿qué queso compro?

what is your address? ¿cuál es tu dirección?

2. qué

what a lovely dress! ¡qué vestido más mono!

what about...? ¿qué tal...? / ¿qué te parece...?

what about a cup of tea? ¿qué tal una taza de té?

what² pron

1. qué

I don't know what to do no sé qué hacer

2. lo que

what I want is a cup of coffee lo que necesito es una taza de café

did you hear what he said? ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?

what

tr[wɒt]

adjective

1 (direct questions) qué

■ what time is it? ¿qué hora es?

■ what colour is it? ¿de qué color es?

■ what kind of music do you like? ¿qué tipo de música te gusta?

■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?

2 (indirect questions) qué

■ I don't know what to do no sé qué hacer

3 (exclamations) qué

■ what a man! ¡qué hombre!

■ what a smart car! ¡qué coche más chulo!

■ what a pity! ¡qué lástima!

■ what beautiful flowers! ¡qué flores más preciosas!

4 (all the) todo,-a

■ what oil we have is here todo el aceite que tenemos está aquí

■ what little free time she has she spends with her family el poco tiempo libre que tiene lo pasa con su familia

pronoun

1 (direct questions) qué

■ what is it? ¿qué es?

■ what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas?

■ what are you doing? ¿qué haces?

■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?

■ what's that for? ¿para qué sirve eso?

■ what does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?

■ what does she look like? ¿cómo es ella?

■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?

2 (indirect questions) qué

■ he didn't know what to say no sabía qué decir

3 lo que

■ that's what he told me eso es lo que me dijo

■ what you need is a nice hot bath lo que necesitas es un baño caliente

■ show me what you did at school today enséñame lo que has hecho en el colegio hoy

■ it's just what I wanted es justo lo que quería

■ what worries me is how we're going to get home lo que me preocupa es cómo llegaremos a casa

interjection

1 ¡cómo!

■ what! you've lost it! ¡cómo! ¡lo has perdido!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and what not y tal, cosas por el estilo

guess what? ¿sabes qué?

or what? ¿o qué?

to give somebody what for darle a alguien su merecido

to know what's what saber de qué va la cosa, estar al tanto

what about...? ¿qué tal...?, ¿qué te parece...?

■ what about Friday? ¿qué tal el viernes?

■ what about the cat? ¿y el gato qué?

■ what about that drink you owe me? ¿qué hay de la copa que me debes?

■ what about seeing a film? ¿qué te parece ver una película?

what for? (why) ¿por qué? 2 (for what purpose) ¿para qué?

what have you y tal

what if...? ¿y si...?

■ what if there's no answer? ¿y si no contestan?

what is it? (what's wrong?) ¿qué pasa? 2 (definition) ¿qué es?

what of it? ¿y qué?

what with... and... entre... y..., con lo de... y...

■ what with one thing and another entre una cosa y otra

■ what with the wedding, the fire and everything con lo de la boda, el incendio y todo

what's more y además

what ['hwɑt, 'hwʌt] adv

1) how: cómo, cúanto

what he suffered!: ¡cómo sufría!

2)

what with : entre

what with one thing and another: entre una cosa y otra

what adj

1) (used in questions) : qué

what more do you want?: ¿qué más quieres?

what color is it?: ¿de qué color es?

2) (used in exclamations) : qué

what an idea!: ¡qué idea!

3) any, whatever: cualquier

give what help you can: da cualquier contribución que puedas

what pron

1) (used in direct questions) : qué

what happened?: ¿qué pasó?

what does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?

2) (used in indirect statements) : lo que, que

I don't know what to do: no sé que hacer

do what I tell you: haz lo que te digo

3)

what for why: porqué

4)

what if : y si

what if he knows?: ¿y si lo sabe?

what

adj.

• cuál adj.

pron.

• cuál pron.

• que pron.

• qué pron.

I hwɑːt, wɒt
pronoun

1) ( in questions) qué

what's that? — ¿qué es eso?

what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?

what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?

what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?

what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?

what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?

what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?

I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?

what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?

2) (in phrases)

or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?

are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?

so what? — ¿y qué?

what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo

3)

a) ( in indirect speech) qué

she knows what to do — ella sabe qué hacer

Mike will tell you what's what — Mike te pondrá al tanto de todo

I still don't know what's what in the office — aún no sé cómo funcionan las cosas en la oficina

(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!

(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...

b) ( relative use) lo que

they did what they could — hicieron lo que pudieron

I don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa

II

adjective

1)

a) ( in questions) qué

what book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?

what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?

what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?

b) ( in indirect speech) qué

she didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando

c) (all of the, any)

what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos

what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo

2) ( in exclamations) qué

what a surprise! — qué sorpresa!

what a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!

what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!

[wɒt]
1. PRONOUN

1) (in direct questions)

a)
In direct questions, what can generally be translated by qué with an accent: qué
what do you want now? — ¿qué quieres ahora?

what's in here? — ¿qué hay aquí dentro?

what is it now? — y ahora ¿qué?

what does he owe his success to?, to what does he owe his success? — frm ¿a qué debe su éxito?

what's a tractor, Daddy? — ¿qué es un tractor, papá?

what are capers? — ¿qué son las alcaparras?
Only use [¿qué es...?]/[¿qué son...?] to translate [what is]/[are] when asking for a [definition]. In other contexts use [¿cuál es?]/[¿cuáles son?]:
what's the capital of Finland? — ¿cuál es la capital de Finlandia?

what's her telephone number? — ¿cuál es su número de teléfono?

what were the greatest problems? — ¿cuáles eran los mayores problemas?
However, not all expressions with [what] should be translated literally. Some require [qué] used adjectivally:
what is the difference? — ¿qué diferencia hay?

what are your plans? — ¿qué planes tienes?

what's the Spanish for "pen"? — ¿cómo se dice "pen" en español?

what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?

b) (=how much) cuánto

what will it cost? — ¿cuánto va a costar?

what does it weigh? — ¿cuánto pesa?

what's nine times five? — ¿cuánto es nueve por cinco?

c) (=what did you say) cómo, qué

what? I didn't catch that — ¿cómo? or ¿qué?, no he entendido eso

what did you say? — ¿cómo or qué dices?, ¿qué has dicho?, ¿qué dijiste? (LAm)

d) (Brit) † (as question tag) verdad

it's getting late, what? — se está haciendo tarde ¿no? or ¿verdad?

2) (in indirect questions)

a)
In most cases, translate the pronoun what using either qué with an accent or lo que without an accent: qué, lo que
• he asked her what she thought of it — le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de ello

I asked him what DNA was — le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN
Use [cuál era]/[cuáles son] {etc} instead of [lo que era]/[lo que son] {etc} if [what was]/[are] {etc} does not relate to a definition:
she asked me what my hobbies were — me preguntó cuáles eran mis hobbys

• please explain what you saw — por favor, explique qué or lo que vio

can you explain what's happening? — ¿me puedes explicar (qué es) lo que está pasando?

he explained what it was — explicó qué era or lo que era

• do you know what's happening? — ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?

I don't know what's happening — no sé qué está pasando, no sé (qué es) lo que está pasando

• tell me what happened — cuéntame qué or lo que ocurrió

b) (=how much) cuánto

he asked her what she had paid for it — le preguntó cuánto había pagado por ello

3) (before an infinitive) qué

I don't know what to do — no sé qué hacer

4) (relative use) lo que

what I want is a cup of tea — lo que quiero es una taza de té

it wasn't what I was expecting — no era lo que yo me esperaba

do what you like — haz lo que quieras

business isn't what it was — los negocios ya no son lo que eran

I've no clothes except what I'm wearing — no tengo ropa, aparte de lo que llevo puesto

I saw what happened — vi lo que pasó

she told him what she thought of it — le dijo lo que pensaba de ello

5) (in exclamations)

what it is to be rich and famous! — ¡lo que es ser rico y famoso!

- what's done is done

6) (in set expressions)
and what have you {or}3} what not * y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosas más to give sb what for * regañar a algn know what
it was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what — estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosas más

you know what? I think he's drunk — creo que está borracho, ¿sabes?

I know what, let's ring her up — se me ocurre una idea, vamos a llamarla por teléfono
to know what's what * saber cuántas son cinco * or what? *
do you want it or what? — ¿lo quieres o qué?

are you coming or what? — entonces ¿vienes o no?

I mean, is this sick, or what? — vamos, que es de verdadero mal gusto, ¿o no?

is this luxury or what? — esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
say what you like,... digas lo que digas,..., se diga lo que se diga,.... so what? * ¿y qué?
so what if it does rain? — ¿y qué, si llueve?

so what if he is gay? — ¿y qué (pasa) si es gay?, ¿y qué importa que sea gay?
(I'll) tell you what se me ocurre una idea, tengo una idea what about
what about me? — y yo ¿qué?

what about next week? — ¿qué te parece la semana que viene?

"your car..." - "what about it?" * — -tu coche... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?

what about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?

what about lunch, shall we go out? — ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?

what about people who haven't got cars? — ¿y la gente que no tiene coche?
what for? (=why) ¿por qué?; (=to what purpose) ¿para qué?
what are you doing that for? — ¿por or para qué haces eso?

what's that button for? — ¿para qué es ese botón?
what if...? ¿y si...?
what if this doesn't work out? — ¿y si esto no funciona?

what if he says no? — ¿y si dice que no?
what of
but what of the political leaders? — pero, ¿y qué hay de los líderes políticos?

what of it? * — y eso ¿qué importa?
what's...
what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before — lo sorprendente es que no nos habíamos enterado antes
what's it like? (asking for description) ¿cómo es?; (asking for evaluation) ¿qué tal es?
what's their new house like? — ¿cómo es su nueva casa?

what's his first novel like? — ¿qué tal es su primera novela?

what will the weather be like tomorrow? — ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacer mañana?
and what's more... y, además,... what's that? (asking about sth) ¿qué es eso?; (=what did you say?) ¿qué has dicho?
what's that to you? * — ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa? *
what's worse
and what's worse... — y lo que es peor...
what with
what with one thing and another — entre una cosa y otra

what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state — entre la tensión y la falta de sueño me encontraba fatal

2. ADJECTIVE

1) (in direct and indirect questions) qué

what dress shall I wear? — ¿qué vestido me pongo?

what colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?

• she asked me what day she should come — me preguntó qué día tenía que venir

• he explained what ingredients are used — explicó qué ingredientes se usan

• what good would that do? — ¿de qué serviría eso?

• do you know what music they're going to play? — ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?

• did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? — ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?

2) (relative)

what savings we had are now gone — los ahorros que teníamos ya han desaparecido

I will give you what information we have — te daré la información que tenemos

I gave him what money/coins I had — le di todo el dinero/todas las monedas que tenía

I gave her what comfort I could — la consolé en lo que pude

they packed what few belongings they had — hicieron la maleta con las pocas pertenencias que tenían

what little I had — lo poco que tenía

3) (in exclamations)
Remember to put an accent on qué in exclamations as well as in direct and indirect questions:
what a nuisance! — ¡qué lata!

what a fool I was! — ¡qué tonto fui!

what an ugly dog! — ¡qué perro más or tan feo!

what a lot of people! — ¡qué cantidad de gente!

what an excuse! — iro ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!

3.

EXCLAMATION ¡qué!

what! you sold it! — ¿qué? ¡lo has vendido!

what! you expect me to believe that! — ¿qué? ¿esperas que me crea eso?

what! he can't be a spy! — ¿qué? ¿cómo va a ser un espía?

you told him what? — ¿que le has dicho qué?

"he's getting married" - "what!" — se casa - ¿cómo dices?
you what?
"I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" * — -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?

I'm going to have a baby - you what? — -voy a tener un niño -¡¿que vas a tener un qué?!

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I [hwɑːt, wɒt]
pronoun

1) ( in questions) qué

what's that? — ¿qué es eso?

what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?

what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?

what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?

what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?

what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?

what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?

I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?

what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?

2) (in phrases)

or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?

are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?

so what? — ¿y qué?

what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo

3)

a) ( in indirect speech) qué

she knows what to do — ella sabe qué hacer

Mike will tell you what's what — Mike te pondrá al tanto de todo

I still don't know what's what in the office — aún no sé cómo funcionan las cosas en la oficina

(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!

(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...

b) ( relative use) lo que

they did what they could — hicieron lo que pudieron

I don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa

II

adjective

1)

a) ( in questions) qué

what book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?

what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?

what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?

b) ( in indirect speech) qué

she didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando

c) (all of the, any)

what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos

what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo

2) ( in exclamations) qué

what a surprise! — qué sorpresa!

what a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!

what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!

English-spanish dictionary > what
12 mean

I noun
Mittelweg, der; Mitte, die

a happy mean — der goldene Mittelweg
II adjective
1) (niggardly) schäbig (abwertend)

2) (ignoble) schäbig (abwertend), gemein [Person, Verhalten, Gesinnung]

3) (shabby) schäbig (abwertend) [Haus, Wohngegend]; armselig [Verhältnisse]

be no mean athlete/feat — kein schlechter Sportler/keine schlechte Leistung sein
III transitive verb,
meant

1) (have as one's purpose) beabsichtigen

mean well by or to or towards somebody — es gut mit jemandem meinen

I meant him no harm — ich wollte ihm nichts Böses

what do you mean by [saying] that? — was willst du damit sagen?

I meant it or it was meant as a joke — das sollte ein Scherz sein

mean to do something — etwas tun wollen

I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht

I meant to write, but forgot — ich hatte [fest] vor zu schreiben, aber habe es [dann] vergessen

do you mean to say that...? — willst du damit sagen, dass...?

2) (design, destine)

these plates are meant to be used — diese Teller sind zum Gebrauch bestimmt od. sind da, um benutzt zu werden

I meant it to be a surprise for him — es sollte eine Überraschung für ihn sein

they are meant for each other — sie sind füreinander bestimmt

I meant you to read the letter — ich wollte, dass du den Brief liest

be meant to do something — etwas tun sollen

3) (intend to convey, refer to) meinen

if you know or see what I mean — du verstehst, was ich meine?

I really mean it, I mean what I say — ich meine das ernst; es ist mir Ernst damit

4) (signify, entail, matter) bedeuten

the name means/the instructions mean nothing to me — der Name sagt mir nichts/ich kann mit der Anleitung nichts anfangen

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[mi:n] I adjective
1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) knauserig

2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) gemein

3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) bösartig

4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) schäbig

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- academic.ru/45801/meanly">meanly
- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective
1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) Mittel-...

2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) durchschnittlich
2. noun
(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) die Mitte
III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) meinen

2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) beabsichtigen

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- meaning
2. adjective
((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) bedeutsam

- meaningful
- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well
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mean¹

[mi:n]

adj

1. esp BRIT (miserly) geizig, knauserig, kleinlich

▪ to be \mean with sth mit etw dat geizen

2. (unkind) gemein, fies fam

I felt a bit \mean ich kam mir ein bisschen schäbig vor

▪ to be \mean to sb gemein zu jdm sein

to have a \mean streak eine gemeine Ader haben

3. AM (vicious) aggressiv; (dangerous) gefährlich

\mean dog bissiger Hund

4. (run-down) heruntergekommen, schäbig pej

5. (bad) schlecht

he's no \mean cook er ist kein schlechter Koch

no \mean feat eine Meisterleistung

6. AM (sl: good) super fam, toll fam, geil sl

he plays a \mean guitar er spielt supergeil Gitarre sl

7. ( form: small) gering

it should be clear even to the \meanest understanding das sollte auch dem Unbedarftesten klar sein

mean²

<meant, meant>

[mi:n]

vt

▪ to \mean sth

1. (signify) word, symbol etw bedeuten

that sign \means ‘no parking’ das Schild bedeutet ‚Parken verboten‘

no \means no nein heißt nein

does that name \mean anything to you? sagt dir der Name etwas?

2. (intend to convey) person etw meinen

do you remember Jane Carter? — you \mean the woman we met in Scotland? erinnerst du dich an Jane Carter? — meinst du die Frau, die wir in Schottland getroffen haben?

what do you \mean by that? was willst du damit sagen?

what do you \mean, it was my fault? soll das etwa heißen, es war mein Fehler?

what do you \mean by arriving so late? was denkst du dir eigentlich dabei, so spät zu kommen?

did you have a good holiday? — it depends what you \mean by a good holiday hattest du einen schönen Urlaub? — es hängt davon ab, was du unter schönem Urlaub verstehst

now I see what you \mean jetzt weiß ich, was du meinst

I \mean to say [also,] ich muss schon sagen

3. (be sincere) etw ernst meinen

I \mean what I say es ist mir ernst mit dem, was ich sage

he said a lot of things he didn't really \mean er sagte eine Menge Dinge, die er nicht so gemeint hat

4. (intend) etw wollen

he didn't \mean any harm er wollte nichts Böses

I \meant it as a present for Joanna ich hatte es als Geschenk für Joanna gedacht

▪ to \mean to do sth etw tun wollen

I really didn't \mean to offend you ich wollte dich wirklich nicht kränken

I've been \meaning to phone you for a week or two ich will dich schon seit Wochen anrufen

▪ to be \meant to do sth etw tun sollen

you're \meant to fill in a tax form every year Sie müssen jedes Jahr eine Steuererklärung ausfüllen

▪ to \mean sb [or AM for sb] to do sth wollen, dass jd etw tut

they didn't \mean [for] her to read the letter sie wollten nicht, dass sie den Brief liest

▪ to be \meant as sth als etw gemeint [o gedacht] sein

▪ to be \meant for sb für jdn gedacht [o bestimmt] sein

to be \meant for greater things zu Höherem bestimmt sein

to be \meant for each other füreinander bestimmt sein

▪ to be \meant to be sth (intended to represent) etw sein [o darstellen] sollen; (intended as) etw sein sollen, als etw gemeint sein

it's \meant to be Donald das soll Donald sein

it was \meant to be a surprise das sollte eine Überraschung sein

to \mean business es ernst meinen

to \mean mischief Böses im Schilde führen

to \mean well es gut meinen

5. (result in) etw bedeuten [o fam heißen]

lower costs \mean lower prices niedrigere Kosten bedeuten niedrigere Preise

this \means war das ist eine Kriegserklärung

does this \mean we'll have to cancel our holiday? heißt das, dass wir unseren Urlaub absagen müssen?

6. (have significance) etw bedeuten

it was just a kiss, it didn't \mean anything es war nur ein Kuss, das hatte nichts zu bedeuten

to \mean a lot/nothing/something to sb jdm viel/nichts/etwas bedeuten

mean³

[mi:n]

I. n (average) Mittel nt; (average value) Mittelwert m; ( fig) Mittelweg m

II. adj inv durchschnittlich

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I [miːn]
adj (+er)

1) (esp Brit: miserly) geizig, knauserig

don't be mean! — sei doch nicht so geizig or knauserig!

you mean thing! — du Geizhals or Geizkragen!

2) (= unkind, spiteful) gemein

don't be mean! — sei nicht so gemein or fies! (inf)

you mean thing! — du gemeines or fieses Stück! (inf), du Miststück! (inf)

it made me feel mean — ich kam mir richtig schäbig or gemein vor

3) (= base, inferior) birth, motives niedrig

the meanest citizen — der Geringste unter den Bürgern (old)

4) (= shabby, unimpressive) shack, house schäbig, armselig

5) (= vicious) bösartig; look gehässig, hinterhältig; criminal niederträchtig, abscheulich

6)

he is no mean player — er ist ein beachtlicher Spieler

he plays a mean game of poker — er ist ein ausgefuchster Pokerspieler (inf)

that's no mean feat — diese Aufgabe ist nicht zu unterschätzen or nicht von Pappe (inf)

a sportsman/politician of no mean ability — ein sehr fähiger Sportler/Politiker
II
1. n
(= middle term) Durchschnitt m; (MATH) Durchschnitt m, Mittelwert m, Mittel nt
the golden or happy mean — die goldene Mitte

2. adj
mittlere(r, s)
mean sea level — Normalnull nt
III pret, ptp meant
vt

1) (= signify) bedeuten; (person = refer to, have in mind) meinen

what do you mean by that? — was willst du damit sagen?

the name means nothing to me — der Name sagt mir nichts

it means starting all over again — das bedeutet or das heißt, dass wir wieder ganz von vorne anfangen müssen

this will mean great changes — dies wird bedeutende Veränderungen zur Folge haben

a pound means a lot to her — für sie ist ein Pfund eine Menge Geld

your friendship/he means a lot to me — deine Freundschaft/er bedeutet mir viel

you mean everything to me — du bist alles für mich

2) (= intend) beabsichtigen

to mean to do sth — etw tun wollen

to be meant for sb/sth — für jdn/etw bestimmt sein

to mean sb to do sth — wollen, dass jd etw tut

sth is meant to be sth — etw soll etw sein

what do you mean to do? —

I only meant to help — ich wollte nur helfen

of course it hurt, I meant it to or it was meant to — natürlich tat das weh, das war Absicht

without meaning to sound rude — ich möchte nicht unverschämt klingen(, aber...)

I meant it as a joke — das sollte ein Witz sein

I meant you to have it — das solltest du haben

I was meant to do that — ich hätte das tun sollen

you are meant to be on time — du solltest pünktlich sein

he wasn't meant to be a leader — er war nicht zum Führer bestimmt

I thought it was meant to be hot in the south —

I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht

I mean to have it — ich bin fest entschlossen, es zu bekommen

this pad is meant for drawing — dieser Block ist zum Zeichnen gedacht or da (inf)

if he means to be awkward... —

this present was meant for you — dieses Geschenk sollte für dich sein or war für dich gedacht

See:

→ business

3) (= be serious about) ernst meinen

I mean it! — das ist mein Ernst!, ich meine das ernst!

do you mean to say you're not coming? — willst du damit sagen or soll das heißen, dass du nicht kommst?

I mean what I say — ich sage das im Ernst

do you really mean it this time? — ist es dir diesmal ernst or Ernst damit?

4)

he means well/no harm — er meint es gut/nicht böse

to mean well by sb — es gut mit jdm meinen

to mean sb no harm — es gut mit jdm meinen, jdm nichts Böses wollen; (physically) jdm nichts tun; (in past tense) jdm nichts tun wollen

I meant no harm by what I said — was ich da gesagt habe, war nicht böse gemeint

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mean¹ [miːn] prät und pperf meant [ment]

A v/t

1. etwas im Sinn oder im Auge haben, beabsichtigen, vorhaben, (tun etc) wollen, (zu tun) gedenken:

I mean to do it ich will es tun;

he meant to write er wollte schreiben;

I mean it es ist mir ernst damit;

he means business er meint es ernst, er macht Ernst;

he meant no harm er hat es nicht böse gemeint;

no harm meant! nichts für ungut!;

I mean what I say ich meine es, wie ich es sage; ich spaße nicht;

I mean to say ich will sagen;

I didn’t mean to disturb you ich wollte Sie nicht stören;

without meaning it ohne es zu wollen; → mischief 1

2. (besonders passiv) bestimmen ( for für):

they were meant for each other;

he was meant to be a barrister er sollte Anwalt werden;

this cake is meant to be eaten der Kuchen ist zum Essen da;

that remark was meant for you diese Bemerkung galt dir oder war an deine Adresse gerichtet oder war auf dich abgezielt;

that picture is meant to be Churchill das Bild soll Churchill sein oder darstellen

3. meinen, sagen wollen:

by “liberal” I mean … unter „liberal“ verstehe ich …;

I mean his father ich meine seinen Vater;

what do you mean by this?

a) was wollen Sie damit sagen?,

b) was verstehen Sie darunter?

4. bedeuten:

a family means a lot of work;

that means war;

he means (all) the world to me er bedeutet mir alles

5. (von Wörtern und Worten) bedeuten, heißen:

what does “fair” mean”;

does that mean anything to you? ist Ihnen das ein Begriff?, sagt Ihnen das etwas?

6. be meant to do sth bes Br etwas tun müssen

B v/i

1. mean well es gut meinen:

mean well (ill) by ( oder to) sb jemandem wohlgesinnt (übel gesinnt) sein

2. bedeuten (to für oder dat):

mean little (everything) to sb jemandem wenig (alles) bedeuten;

money doesn’t mean much to her Geld bedeutet ihr nicht viel, sie macht sich nicht viel aus Geld;

his work means everything to him seine Arbeit geht ihm über alles

3. how do you mean? wie meinen Sie das?

mean² [miːn] adj (adv → meanly)

1. gemein, gering, niedrig (dem Stande nach):

mean birth niedrige Herkunft;

mean white HIST US Weiße(r) m (in den Südstaaten) ohne Landbesitz

2. ärmlich, armselig, schäbig (Straßen etc)

3. no mean … ein(e) recht beachtliche(r, s) …:

no mean opponent ein nicht zu unterschätzender Gegner

4. gemein, niederträchtig: → trick A 2

5. schäbig, geizig, knaus(e)rig, filzig:

be mean with geizen mit

6. umg (charakterlich) schäbig:

feel mean

a) sich schäbig oder gemein vorkommen ( about wegen),

b) US sich unpässlich oder nicht ganz auf der Höhe fühlen

7. besonders US umg

a) fies (Person)

b) scheußlich, bös (Sache)

mean³ [miːn]

A adj

1. mittler(er, e, es), Mittel…, durchschnittlich, Durchschnitts…:

mean course SCHIFF Mittelkurs m;

mean life PHYS Lebensdauer f;

mean height mittlere Höhe (über dem Meeresspiegel);

mean annual temperature Temperaturjahresmittel n;

mean sea level Normalnull n;

mean proportional MATH mittlere Proportionale;

mean value theorem MATH Mittelwertsatz m

2. dazwischenliegend, Zwischen…

B s

1. Mitte f, (das) Mittlere, Mittel n, Durchschnitt m, Mittelweg m:

strike a ( oder the) happy mean den goldenen Mittelweg wählen

2. MATH Durchschnittszahl f, Mittel(wert) n(m):

strike a mean einen Mittelwert errechnen; → golden mean

3. Logik: Mittelsatz m

4. pl (als sg oder pl konstruiert) Mittel n oder pl, Weg(e) m(pl):

by all means auf alle Fälle, unbedingt, natürlich;

by any means

a) etwa, vielleicht, gar,

b) überhaupt,

c) auf irgendwelche Weise;

by no means, not by any means durchaus nicht, keineswegs, auf keinen Fall;

by some means or other auf die eine oder die andere Weise;

by means of mittels, durch, mit;

by this ( oder these) means hierdurch, damit;

by other means mit anderen Mitteln;

a means of communication ein Kommunikationsmittel;

means of protection Schutzmittel;

means of transport( ation bes US) Beförderungsmittel;

adjust the means to the end die Mittel dem Zweck anpassen;

find the means Mittel und Wege finden; → end C 10

5. pl (Geld)Mittel pl, Vermögen n, Einkommen n:

live within (beyond) one’s means seinen Verhältnissen entsprechend (über seine Verhältnisse) leben;

a man of means ein bemittelter Mann;

means test Bedürftigkeitsermittlung f

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I noun
Mittelweg, der; Mitte, die

a happy mean — der goldene Mittelweg
II adjective
1) (niggardly) schäbig (abwertend)

2) (ignoble) schäbig (abwertend), gemein [Person, Verhalten, Gesinnung]

3) (shabby) schäbig (abwertend) [Haus, Wohngegend]; armselig [Verhältnisse]

be no mean athlete/feat — kein schlechter Sportler/keine schlechte Leistung sein
III transitive verb,
meant

1) (have as one's purpose) beabsichtigen

mean well by or to or towards somebody — es gut mit jemandem meinen

I meant him no harm — ich wollte ihm nichts Böses

what do you mean by [saying] that? — was willst du damit sagen?

I meant it or it was meant as a joke — das sollte ein Scherz sein

mean to do something — etwas tun wollen

I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht

I meant to write, but forgot — ich hatte [fest] vor zu schreiben, aber habe es [dann] vergessen

do you mean to say that...? — willst du damit sagen, dass...?

2) (design, destine)

these plates are meant to be used — diese Teller sind zum Gebrauch bestimmt od. sind da, um benutzt zu werden

I meant it to be a surprise for him — es sollte eine Überraschung für ihn sein

they are meant for each other — sie sind füreinander bestimmt

I meant you to read the letter — ich wollte, dass du den Brief liest

be meant to do something — etwas tun sollen

3) (intend to convey, refer to) meinen

if you know or see what I mean — du verstehst, was ich meine?

I really mean it, I mean what I say — ich meine das ernst; es ist mir Ernst damit

4) (signify, entail, matter) bedeuten

the name means/the instructions mean nothing to me — der Name sagt mir nichts/ich kann mit der Anleitung nichts anfangen

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adj.

bös adj.

gemein adj. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: meant)

= beabsichtigen v.

bedeuten v.

heißen v.

(§ p.,pp.: hieß, geheißen)

meinen v.

sagen wollen ausdr.

vorhaben v.

English-german dictionary > mean
13 mean

1. II
|| mean well (ill) иметь добрые (дурные) намерения; he often makes mistakes but he means well он часто ошибается, но у него добрые намерения
2. III
1) mean smb., smth. mean him (smb.'s father, John, the red pencil, etc.) иметь в виду /подразумевать/ его и т.д., keep out, that means you вход воспрещен /сюда не входить/, это касается вас; do you mean me? вы меня имеете в виду?, это вы обо мне?; when I say "no" I mean "no" когда я говорю "нет", это значит "нет"; I'm not joking: I really mean it это не шутка, [я говорю] это серьезно: what [exactly] do you mean? что вы [действительно] хотите сказать /имеете в виду/?; he is often rude without meaning it он часто грубит, не имея в виду обидеть кого-л.

2) mean smth. mean no harm (no offence, etc.) не хотеть сделать дурного и т.д. ; mean mischief иметь дурные намерения; затевать [что-л.] дурное; mean business coll. а) браться за что-л. серьезно /решительно/; б) говорить всерьез

3) mean smth. the Latin word "homo'' means "a man'' латинское слово "homo" значит /означает/ "человек"; these words (these things, her actions, etc.) mean nothing эти слова и т.д. ничего не значат; what does this word mean? что значит это слово?; this letter may mean anything это письмо может означать что угодно; his refusal means my ruin его отказ означает мою гибель /приведет меня к гибели/; this frontier incident means war этот пограничный инцидент предвещает войну; what does all this mean? что все это значит?; it doesn't mean a thing это ровно ничего не значит; his words mean much за его словами стоит глубокий смысл
3. IV
mean smth. in some manner mean smth. well хотеть /намереваться/ сделать что-л. по-хорошему; don't be offended by his criticism, he meant it kindly не обижайтесь на его критику, он хотел вам помочь
4. V
mean smb. smth. mean smb. no harm не желать кому-л. зла; mean smb. no good не желать кому-л. добра; he never meant us anything but good он всегда желал нам только добра
5. VII
mean smb. to do smth. mean smb. to go (to use smth., to think, to give smth., etc.) иметь в виду /хотеть/, чтобы кто-л. ушел и т.д., he meant me to spend the money on myself он хотел, чтобы я потратил /имел в виду, что я потрачу/ эти деньги на себя; I certainly meant them to give it back to me конечно же, я имел в виду /предполагал/, что они мне это вернут
6. XI
be meant for smb. this parcel (the present, the remark, etc.) is meant for her (for my father, etc.) этот пакет и т.д. предназначается для нее и т.д.; the bullet was meant for you эта пуля предназначалась вам /для вас/; was this book meant for me? эта книга для меня?; they were meant for each other они были созданы друг для друга; be meant for smth. this room is meant for a study эта комната предназначается под кабинет; she took internally what was meant for external application она выпила лекарство, которое назначается только как наружное; it is meant for a joke это надо принимать как шутку, я шучу; these figures are not meant to be accurate эти цифры не следует считать точными; what is this meant for? это для чего?; be meant to be smb. he was meant to be an actor (a barrister, a soldier, a pianist, etc.) его прочили в актеры и т.д., думали, что он будет актером и т.д.; be meant by smb. for smth. he was meant by his parents for a soldier родители прочили /готовили/ его в солдаты; be meant in some manner be meant seriously (jokingly) делать /говорить/ что-л. всерьез (в шутку)
7. XIII
mean to do smth. mean to say smth. (to go, to hurt smb., to talk to smb., to have smth., to succeed, etc.) намереваться /собираться, иметь в виду/ сказать что-л. и т.д.; I meant to call, but I forgot я собирался позвонить, но забыл; do you mean to stay long? вы надолго задержитесь?; what do you mean to do now? что вы предполагаете /собираетесь/ теперь делать?; I don't mean to put up with that insult я не намерен /не собираюсь/ мириться с этим оскорблением; I honestly meant to do it today я честно решил сделать это сегодня; do you mean to see him before you go? вы собираетесь повидаться с ним перед отъездом?; I mean to be obeyed я добьюсь, чтобы меня слушались
8. XIV
mean doing smth. I never meant going я совсем не собирался уходить
9. XVI
|| mean well (ill) to /by/ smb. иметь добрые (дурные) намерения по отношению к кому-л.; don't worry about what he says, because he really means well by us не обращайте внимания на его слова, по существу он нам желает добра
10. XXI1
1) mean smth. by smth. what do you mean by that? что вы этим хотите сказать?; what do you mean by "liberal"? что вы понимаете под словом "либеральный"?; what do you mean by this word? что означает это слово?

2) mean smth. to smb. mean much (little, a lot, a great deal, the world, etc.) to smb. много и т.д. значить /иметь большую и т.д. ценность/ для кого-л.; I cannot tell you what he has meant to me не могу вам сказать, что /как много/ он для меня значил /как важен он для меня был/; your words mean nothing to me ваши слова ничего для меня не значат; his name means nothing to me его имя ни о чем /ничего/ мне не говорит; modern music means very little to him современная музыка очень мало для него значит, он очень мало /невысоко/ ценит современную музыку

3) mean smth. for smb. mean the house for one's son (this book for you, the purse for her fiancee, etc.) предназначать дом для сына и т.д., mean smth. for /as/ smth. I meant that for your good я делал это для вашей [же] пользы; I meant the remark as a joke я сказал это в шутку
11. XXIV1
mean smth. as smth. I meant it as a joke я только пошутил, я сказал это в шутку; he meant it as a kindness у него были добрые намерения
12. XXV
mean that... (what..., etc.) I mean that you are a liar я хочу сказать, что вы лжете; I mean that he is stingy я имею в виду, что он скуп; I mean what I say я именно это и хочу сказать, я говорю то, что дичаю; do you think he meant what he said? как вы думаете, он это серьезно говорил?; if I don't come before noon, it means I can't come если меня не будет до полудня - значит, я не мог прийти

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > mean
14 now

nau
1. нареч.
1) сейчас, теперь, в настоящий момент just now Syn: at present
2) тотчас же, сию же минуту
3) тогда, в то время( в повествовании) ∙
2. союз
1) когда, раз I need not stay, now you are here. ≈ Мне нечего оставаться, раз вы здесь. Now you mention it I do remember. ≈ Теперь, когда вы упомянули об этом, я припоминаю.
2) вот (в начале предложения) now it chaced that... ≈ и вот оказалось, что...
3. сущ. настоящее время;
данный момент by now ≈ к этому времени ere now ≈ прежде till now, up to now ≈ до сих пор from now onwards ≈ в дальнейшем, впредь as from now ≈ с сего числа, с настоящего времени настоящее (время), данный момент - before * раньше, прежде - I have heard it before * а я уже это слышал - by * уже, к настоящему времени - from *, from * on впредь, в дальнейшем - as from * (официальное) c cего числа, с настоящего времени - till *, up to * до сих пор - (every) * and then время от времени, иногда - read the future in the * читайте будущее в настоящем - he has been ill up till * он до сих пор болен - he will have arrived by * в данный момент он, вероятно, уже там;
сейчас он, наверное, уже приехал нынешний, (ныне) существующий - the * king ныне царствующий король( разговорное) ультрасовременный;
сверхмодный - a * tendency тенденция самого последнего времени - the N. Generation современное поколение( о молодежи конца 60-х годов) теперь, сейчас, ныне, в настоящее время - just * сейчас, в настоящий момент - I'm busy just * сейчас я занят;
только что - even * даже теперь;
(устаревшее) только что - * or never, * if ever теперь или никогда - the country is * at war ныне страна находится в состоянии войны тотчас же, сию же минуту - we must start * мы должны выступить немедленно - do it *! не откладывайне! в повествовании тогда, в тот момент, в то время - * he tried another plan тогда он попытался осуществить другой план - the war was * practically concluded к тому времени война фактически кончилась - * Caesar marched East после этого Цезарь двинулся на восток - * the trouble began и тут начались неприятности > *... * то... то;
* wet, * fine то дождь, то ясно > his walk was * quick and again slow он шел то быстро, то медленно > * rising, * falling, who knows the price tomorrow? кто может сказать, какими будут цены завтра, если они то падают, то растут? когда, раз (часто * that) - * you mention it, I do remember теперь, когда вы об этом упомянули, я вспомнил - * that you are well again, you can travel раз вы поправились, вам можно путешествовать - * that I know you, it is different теперь, когда я вас узнал, все изменилось в начале предложения связывает его с предыдущим а, так вот, и вот - * Barabbas was a robber а этот Варавва был разбойник - * it chanced that... и вот оказалось, что... пожалуйста;
послушайте;
ну - * don't nag! пожалуйста не пили меня - * then, look out! эй, берегись! - * listen to me! нет, вы послушайте, что я скажу! - no nonsense *! пожалуйста без глупостей! - oh, come *! как же так?, как же вы это?;
да быть не может! - * what do you mean by that? что вы, собственно, хотите этим сказать? - * what's the matter with you? что это с вами? - * then, what's all this? ну так что случилось? - you don't mean it, * да вы вовсе этого не думайте;
вы что-то не то говорите - *, *! ну-ну!, не нужно! (дружеский протест или предупрежедение) - *, *! Don't cry! ну-ну, не плачь! - * then, stop it! послушайте, прекратите это! - there is a wise young woman, *! вот это умная девушка! - * you are talking! (сленг) вот это другой разговор!, это другое дело! as from ~ с этого числа from ~ on (или onwards) в дальнейшем, впредь;
as from now с сего числа, с настоящего времени ~ настоящее время;
данный момент;
before now раньше;
by now к этому времени ere ~ поэт. прежде;
till now, up to now до сих пор now cj когда, раз;
I need not stay, now you are here мне нечего оставаться, раз вы здесь;
now you mention it I do remember теперь, когда вы упомянули об этом, я припоминаю ~ тогда, в то время (в повествовании) ;
it was now clear that... тогда стало ясно, что...;
now and again, now and then время от времени now cj когда, раз;
I need not stay, now you are here мне нечего оставаться, раз вы здесь;
now you mention it I do remember теперь, когда вы упомянули об этом, я припоминаю ~ настоящее время;
данный момент;
before now раньше;
by now к этому времени ~ (then) ! ну! ~ (then) ! скорей!;
давайте! ~ теперь, сейчас ~ тогда, в то время (в повествовании) ;
it was now clear that... тогда стало ясно, что...;
now and again, now and then время от времени ~ тотчас же, сию же минуту NOW: NOW: ~ account, negotiable order of withdrawal account счет с обращающимся приказом об изъятии средств now: now: ~ for then время от времени ~... ~... то... то...;
now hot, now cold то жарко, то холодно ~... ~... то... то...;
now hot, now cold то жарко, то холодно ~ тогда, в то время (в повествовании) ;
it was now clear that... тогда стало ясно, что...;
now and again, now and then время от времени ~... ~... то... то...;
now hot, now cold то жарко, то холодно now: ~ for then время от времени ~ for then иногда ~... ~... то... то...;
now hot, now cold то жарко, то холодно ~ in force действующий в настоящее время ~ adv just ~ в настоящий момент ~ adv just ~ только что ~ then так вот, итак quick: ~ быстро;
скоро;
please come quick идите скорей;
now then, quick! живо! now cj когда, раз;
I need not stay, now you are here мне нечего оставаться, раз вы здесь;
now you mention it I do remember теперь, когда вы упомянули об этом, я припоминаю now cj когда, раз;
I need not stay, now you are here мне нечего оставаться, раз вы здесь;
now you mention it I do remember теперь, когда вы упомянули об этом, я припоминаю right ~ прямо сейчас right: ~ here в эту минуту;
right now в этот момент;
come right in амер. входите size ~ вчт. текущий размер ere ~ поэт. прежде;
till now, up to now до сих пор ere ~ поэт. прежде;
till now, up to now до сих пор

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > now
15 now

1. adverb
1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) ahora

2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) ya, ahora mismo

3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) ahora

4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) entonces

5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) ahora

6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) entonces

2. conjunction
((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) ahora que, ya que

- nowadays
- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then

now adv

1. ahora

we used to write by hand, but now we use computers antes escribíamos a mano, pero ahora usamos ordenadores

2. ya

I can't wait, I want it now! no puedo esperar, ¡lo quiero ya!

now and then de vez en cuando

now

tr[naʊ]

adverb

1 (at the present) ahora; (used contrastively) ya

■ where do you work now? ¿dónde trabajas ahora?

■ I'm ready now ya estoy listo

2 (immediately) ya, ahora mismo

■ do it now! ¡hazlo ya!

3 (in past) ya, entonces

4 (introductory) bueno, vamos a ver, veamos

■ now, let's begin bueno, empecemos

conjunction

1 (Also now that) ahora que, ya que

■ now (that) we're all here, we can begin ya que estamos todos, podemos empezar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

by now ya

■ she'll be in Mexico by now ya debe de estar en Méjico

for now por el momento

from now on de ahora en adelante

just now (at this moment) en estos momentos, ahora mismo 2 (a short while ago) hace un momento, ahora mismo

■ I can't help you just now ahora mismo no puedo ayudarte

■ have you seen Ann? -- she was here just now ¿has visto a Ann? --estaba aquí hace un momento

now and then de vez en cuando

now now vale, basta, ya está bien

■ now, now, don't fight vale ya, no os peleéis

right now ahora mismo

now ['naʊ] adv

1) presently: ahora, ya, actualmente

from now on: de ahora en adelante

long before now: ya hace tiempo

now and then: de vez en cuando

2) immediately: ahora (mismo), inmediatamente

do it right now!: ¡hazlo ahora mismo!

3) then: ya, entonces

now they were ready: ya estaban listos

4) (used to introduce a statement, a question, a command, or a transition)

now hear this!: ¡presten atención!

now what do you think of that?: ¿qué piensas de eso?

now n, (indicating the present time)

until now: hasta ahora

by now: ya

ten years from now: dentro de 10 años

now conj

now that : ahora que, ya que

now

adv.

• ahora adv.

• entonces adv.

• hora adv.

• ora adv.

• pues adv.

• ya adv.

n.

• actualidad s.f.

• momento presente s.m.

noun (in US) = National Organization for Women

[naʊ]
1. ADV

1) (of present, immediate future)

a) (=at this time) ahora

what shall we do now? — ¿qué hacemos ahora?

• now for something completely different — y ahora algo totalmente distinto

• not now, dear — ahora no, querido

• right now all I want to do is... — en este momento or ahora mismo, lo único que me apetece es...

• the time is now eight o'clock — son las ocho

b) (=these days) hoy en día, ahora

nobody would think of doing that now — hoy en día or ahora a nadie se le ocurriría hacer eso

c) (=at last, already) ya

the fire is now under control — el incendio ya está controlado

can I go now? — ¿ya me puedo ir?

I must be off now — ya me tengo que marchar

d) (=immediately) ahora; (more emphatic) ya

if we leave now, we'll be there by six — si salimos ahora or ya, estaremos allí para las seis

• it's now or never — es ahora o nunca

• I'll do it right now — lo haré ahora mismo

2) (of duration up to present)

they've been married now for 30 years — ya llevan 30 años casados, hace 30 años que se casaron

it's some days now since I heard anything — hace varios días que no sé nada

3) (in accounts of past events) ahora

it had once been the pantry but was now his office — tiempo atrás había sido la despensa, pero ahora era su estudio

4) (after prep)

• as of now — a partir de ahora

• before now — (=already) ya, antes; (=in the past) antes de ahora; (=till this moment) hasta ahora, antes

you should have done that before now — ya tendrías que haber hecho eso, tendrías que haber hecho eso antes

I've gone hungry before now to feed my children — ya he pasado hambre antes de ahora para poder alimentar a mis hijos

she should have arrived long before now — hace tiempo que tenía que haber llegado

• between now and next Tuesday — entre hoy y el martes que viene

• by now, they must be there by now — ya deben haber llegado

by now it was clear that... — en ese momento ya estaba claro que...

by now everybody was tired — para entonces ya estaban todos cansados

• that will be all for now, that will do for now — por ahora or por el momento basta con eso

• (in) three weeks/100 years from now — dentro de tres semanas/100 años

• from now on — (with present, future tense) a partir de ahora, de ahora en adelante; (with past tense) a partir de entonces

• till now, until now, up to now — (=till this moment) hasta ahora; (=till that moment) hasta entonces

I've always done it this way up to now — hasta ahora siempre lo había hecho así

5) (=in these circumstances)

a) (gen) ya

it's raining, now we won't be able to go — está lloviendo, ya no podemos ir

it's too late now — ya es demasiado tarde

how can I believe you now? — ¿cómo puedo seguir confiando en ti?

now what (do we do)? — ¿y ahora, qué (hacemos)?

they won't be long now — no tardarán en venir, al rato vienen (Mex)

b) (emphatic)

now you've gone and done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! *

now look what you've done! — ¡mira lo que has hecho!

6) (in phrases relating to time)

• (every) now and again — de vez en cuando

• any minute or moment now — de un momento a otro

any day now — cualquier día de estos

• just now — (=at this moment) ahora mismo, en este momento; (=a moment ago) hace un momento

I'm busy just now — ahora mismo or en este momento estoy ocupado

plums are in season just now — es temporada de ciruelas

I saw him come in just now — lo he visto entrar hace un momento, acabo de verlo entrar

• (every) now and then — de vez en cuando
here 1., 6)
7) (without temporal force)

a) (introducing new topic) bien, bueno

now, as you all know... — bien or bueno, como todos sabéis...

now, some people may disagree but... — bien or bueno, puede que algunos no estén de acuerdo pero...

b) (commenting on previous statement)

now there's a coincidence! — ¡eso sí que es una coincidencia!

now there's a thought — pues no es mala idea

c) (asking question)

now, what's everyone drinking? — a ver, ¿qué queréis tomar?

d) (remonstrating, pacifying)

now Fred, you don't really mean that — vamos Fred, no lo dices en serio

now, now, don't get so upset! — ¡venga, no te pongas así!

now, now, we'll have none of that! — ¡vale ya, nada de tonterías!

• come now, you must be hungry — venga ya, no me digas que no tienes hambre

• hush now, don't cry — shh, no llores

• now then, what's the trouble? — ¡entonces a ver! ¿cuál es el problema?

now then, don't tease! — ¡ya está bien, deja de burlarte!

• well now, what have we here! — ¡vamos a ver! ¿qué tenemos aquí?

8)

now..., now...: now she dances, now she sings — liter tan pronto está bailando como cantando

2.

PRON

now is the best time to go to Scotland — esta es la mejor época para ir a Escocia

now is your chance to talk to him — está es tu oportunidad de hablar con él
here 3.
3.

CONJ

now (that) — ahora que

now that she was retired she had more time — ahora que estaba jubilada disponía de más tiempo

now you (come to) mention it — ahora que lo dices

4.

ADJ actual

the now president — el presidente actual

* * *

noun (in US) = National Organization for Women

English-spanish dictionary > now
16 what

1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

* * *

(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.

* * *

what

[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]

I. pron

1. interrog (asking for specific information) was

\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?

they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse

\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?

\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?

\what's that called? wie heißt das?

\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?

\what is your name? wie heißt du?

\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?

\what on earth...? ( fam) was in aller Welt...? fam

\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?

\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?

\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?

\what the hell [or heck] ...? (fam!)

\what the fuck...? ( vulg) was zum Teufel...? sl

\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?

\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?

\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?

\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?

\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?

\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?

\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?

hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?

\what for? (why) wofür?; ( fam: why is sth being done?) warum

you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?

\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?

\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?

I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam

\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?

\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?

\what of it? was soll's?

so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug

\what's on? was gibt's?

hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?

\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?

\what if...? was ist, wenn...?

\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?

or \what? ( fam) oder was? fam

are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?

so \what? ( fam) na und? fam

2. rel (thing or things that) was

she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hatte

that's \what he said das hat er gesagt

I can't decide \what to do next ich kann mich nicht entschließen, was ich als nächstes tun soll

she has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommt

that's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat

\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...

the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemacht

and [or or] \what have you ( fam) oder etwas Ähnliches

for a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnliches

3. rel (used as an introduction)

you'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!

I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagen

I'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof ab

4. rel (whatever) was

do \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilft

it doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immer

come \what may komme, was wolle

\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt

5. in exclamations (showing disbelief) was; (emphasizing sth surprising or remarkable) was

\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?

while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?

... or \what!... oder was!

is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!

6.

▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleich

it looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolben

▶ \what gives? ( fam) was ist los?

you've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?

▶ to have \what it takes ( fam) ausgesprochen fähig sein

▶ \what is \what ( fam) was Sache ist fam

I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache ist

you have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus

▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?

I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegeben

▶ and \what not ( often pej fam) und was sonst noch alles

she puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam

▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...

\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?

▶ \what with... [and all] ( fam) bei all dem/der...

\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand

I'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe

II. adj inv

1. (which) welche(r, s)

\what time is it? wie spät ist es?

\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?

\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?

\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?

I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprach

do you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?

2. (of amount)

use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! fam

she took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konnte

he had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte

3. (used for emphasis) was für

\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!

\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war

\what fool I am! ich Idiot!

\what a day! was für ein Tag!

\what luck! was für ein Glück!

\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!

\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!

III. adv inv

1. (to what extent?) was

\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?

\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!

\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?

\what does it matter? was macht's? fam

2. (indicating approximation) sagen wir

see you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?

3. ( dated fam: used for emphasis or to invite agreement) oder?

pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?

IV. interj

1. ( fam: pardon?) was fam

\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht

2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was

\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?

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[wɒt]
1. pron

1) (interrog) was

what is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?

what's the weather like? — wie ist das Wetter?

what do 4 and 3 make? — wie viel ist or macht 4 und or plus 3?

you need (a) what? — WAS brauchen Sie?

what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?

what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)

what's that to you? — was geht dich das an?

what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)

what's that tool for? —

what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?

what did you do that for? — warum hast du denn das gemacht?

what about...? —

well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?

you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?

what of or about it? — na und? (inf)

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

so what? (inf) — ja or na und?

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?

you what? (inf) — wie bitte?

what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell

2) (rel) was

he knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist

that is not what I asked for — danach habe ich nicht gefragt

that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt

do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?

come what may — komme was wolle

what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee

what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch

what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht

and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu

he knows what's what (inf) — er kennt sich aus, der weiß Bescheid (inf)

(I'll) tell you what (inf) — weißt du was?

and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich

to give sb what for (inf) — es jdm ordentlich geben (inf)

See:

→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot

3)

(with vb +prep see also there) what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?

what did he object to? — wogegen or gegen was hat er Einwände erhoben?

he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen

he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte

she fell in with what everyone else wanted — sie schloss sich den Wünschen der Allgemeinheit an

he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte

2. adj

1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)

what age is he? — wie alt ist er?

what good would that be? (inf) — wozu sollte das gut sein?

what book do you want? — was für ein Buch wollen Sie?

2) (rel) der/die/das

what little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte

buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst

3)

(in set constructions) what sort of — was für ein/eine

what else — was noch

what more could a girl ask for? — was könnte sich ein Mädchen sonst noch wünschen

4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)

what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!

what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück

what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!

what terrible weather — was für ein scheußliches Wetter

3. interj
was; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wie
is he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)

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what [wɒt; hwɒt; US wɑt; hwɑt]

A int pr

1. was, wie:

what did he do? was hat er getan?;

what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?

2. was (um Wiederholung eines Wortes bittend):

you want a what? was willst du?

3. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es), (vor pl) was für (fragend oder als Verstärkung eines Ausrufs):

what an idea! was für eine Idee!;

what book? was für ein Buch?;

what luck! welch ein Glück!;

what men? was für Männer?

4. wie viel:

what’s two and three?

B rel pr

1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:

this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;

he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;

it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;

he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war

2. was (auch immer):

say what you please sag, was du willst!

3. but what (negativ) umg außer dem, der ( oder das); außer der ( oder denen), die:

there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt war

C adj

1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):

I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;

he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte

2. alle, die;

alles, was:

what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld

3. so viel oder so viele … wie:

take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!

D adv

1. was:

what does it matter was macht das schon

2. vor adj was für:

what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!

3. teils …, teils:

what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …

4. but what (negativ) umg dass:

not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnet

E int

1. was!, wie!

2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?

3. Br umg nicht wahr?:

a nice fellow, what?

F s Was nBesondere Redewendungen: what about? wie wär’s mit oder wenn?, wie steht’s mit?;

what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;

what for? wofür?, wozu?;

and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;

what next

a) was sonst noch?,

b) iron sonst noch was?, das fehlte noch! and what not umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;

(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;

what though? was tut’s, wenn?;

what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);

I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;

know what’s what umg wissen, was los ist oder wo‘s langgeht; Bescheid wissen;

and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;

I’ll tell you what

a) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,

b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?

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1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

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pron.

das pron.

was pron.

welch pron.

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17 what

what [wɒt]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. (in questions and indirect speech) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what time is it? quelle heure est-il ?

• what flavours do you want? quels parfums voulez-vous ?

• what subjects did you choose? quelles matières as-tu choisies ?

• she told me what colour it was elle m'a dit de quelle couleur c'était

• they asked me what kind of films I liked ils m'ont demandé quel genre de films j'aimais

   b. ( = all the) I gave him what money I had je lui ai donné tout l'argent que j'avais

• what savings we had are now gone le peu d'économies que nous avions s'est maintenant envolé

• I will give you what information we have je vais vous donner toutes les informations dont nous disposons

• I gave her what comfort I could je l'ai réconfortée comme j'ai pu

   c. (exclamations) what a nice surprise! quelle bonne surprise !

• what a ridiculous suggestion! quelle suggestion ridicule !

• what a nightmare! quel cauchemar !

• what a nuisance! quelle barbe ! (inf)

• what a lot of people! que de monde !

• what lovely hair you've got! quels jolis cheveux tu as !

2. pronoun

   a. (used alone, or in emphatic position) quoi

• what? I didn't get that quoi ? je n'ai pas compris

• I've forgotten something -- what? j'ai oublié quelque chose -- quoi ?

• he's getting married -- what! il se marie -- quoi !

• what! you expect me to believe that! quoi ! et tu penses que je vais croire ça !

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► quoi is used with a preposition, if the French verb requires one.

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• I've just thought of something -- what? je viens de penser à quelque chose -- à quoi ?

• I've just remembered something -- what? je viens de me souvenir de quelque chose -- de quoi ?

• you what? (inf!) (British) quoi !

   b. (subject in direct questions) qu'est-ce qui

• what's happened? qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ?

• what's bothering you? qu'est-ce qui te préoccupe ?

• what's for dinner? qu'est-ce qu'il y a pour dîner ?

• what is his address? quelle est son adresse ?

• what's the French for "pen"? comment dit-on « pen » en français ?

• what is this called? comment ça s'appelle ?

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► When asking for a definition or explanation, c'est quoi is often used in spoken French.

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• what are capers? c'est quoi, les câpres ?

• what's that noise? c'est quoi, ce bruit ?

• what's that? (asking about sth) c'est quoi ? ; ( = what did you say) comment ?

   c. (object in direct questions) qu'est-ce que, que quoi after prep

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► The object pronoun que is more formal than qu'est-ce que and requires inversion of verb and pronoun.

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• what did you do? qu'avez-vous fait ?

• what can we do? qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire ? que peut-on faire ?

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► The French preposition cannot be separated from the pronoun.

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• what does he owe his success to? à quoi doit-il son succès ?

• what were you talking about? de quoi parliez-vous ?

   d. ( = which in particular) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what's the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour vous joindre ?

• what are the advantages? quels sont les avantages ?

   e. ( = how much) combien

• what will it cost? ça va coûter combien ?

• what does it weigh? ça pèse combien ?

• what do 2 and 2 make? combien font 2 et 2 ?

• what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien faire ?

   f. (in indirect questions) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que

• I wonder what will happen je me demande ce qui va se passer

• I wonder what they think je me demande ce qu'ils pensent

• I don't know what that building is je ne sais pas ce que c'est que ce bâtiment

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► If the French verb takes a preposition, what is translated by quoi.

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• tell us what you're thinking about dites-nous à quoi vous pensez

• I wonder what they need je me demande de quoi ils ont besoin

• I wonder what they are expecting je me demande à quoi ils s'attendent

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► quoi is used when what ends the sentence.

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• I don't know who's doing what je ne sais pas qui fait quoi

   g. (in relative clauses) ( = that which) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que ; (object of verb taking "de") ce dont ; (object of verb taking "à") ce à quoi

• what is done is done ce qui est fait est fait

• the hotel isn't what it was l'hôtel n'est plus ce qu'il était

• what I don't understand is... ce que je ne comprends pas c'est...

• what I need is... ce dont j'ai besoin c'est...

• it wasn't what I was expecting ce n'est pas ce à quoi je m'attendais

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► When what means the ones which, the French pronoun is generally plural.

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• I've no clothes except what I'm wearing je n'ai pas d'autres vêtements que ceux que je porte

   h. (set structures)

► and what...

• and what's more et qui plus est

• and what is worse et ce qui est pire

• and what not (inf) et cetera► or what? (inf!)

are you coming or what? tu viens ou quoi ? (inf)

• I mean, is that sick, or what? il faut vraiment être malade ! (inf)► tell you what (inf)

tell you what, let's stay here another day j'ai une idée: si on restait un jour de plus ?► what about

• what about people who haven't got cars? et les gens qui n'ont pas de voiture ?

• what about going to the cinema? si on allait au cinéma ?► what for? pourquoi ?

• what did you do that for? pourquoi avez-vous fait ça ?

• to give sb what for (inf!) passer un savon a qn► what if et si

• what if this doesn't work out? et si ça ne marchait pas ?

• what if he says no? et s'il refuse ?► what of

• but what of the country's political leaders? et les dirigeants politiques du pays ?

• what of it? (inf) et alors ?► what's what (inf)

he knows what's what il connaît son affaire

• I've done this job long enough to know what's what je fais ce travail depuis assez longtemps pour savoir de quoi il retourne► what with

• what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state entre le stress et le manque de sommeil, j'étais dans un état lamentable

• what with one thing and another avec tout ça

3. compounds

► what-d'ye-call-her (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what-d'ye-call-him (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what-d'ye-call-it (inf) noun machin (inf) m

► what's-her-name (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what's-his-name (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what's-it noun machin (inf) m

• Mr What's-it (inf) Monsieur Machin (Chose) (inf) ► what's-its-name (inf) noun machin (inf) m

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[wɒt], US [hwɒt] 1.
pronoun

1) ( what exactly) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui; ( as object) que, qu'est-ce que; ( with prepositions) quoi

what is happening? — qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what are you doing? — qu'est-ce que tu fais?

with what? — avec quoi?

and what else? — et quoi d'autre?

what is to be done? — que faire?

what does it matter? — qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?

what's her telephone number? — quel est son numéro de téléphone?

what's that button for? — à quoi sert ce bouton?

what for? — ( why) pourquoi?; ( concerning what) à propos de quoi?

what's it like? — comment c'est?

what's this called in Flemish? —

what's the Flemish for this? — comment dit-on cela en flamand?

what did it cost? — combien est-ce que ça a coûté?

2) ( in rhetorical questions)

what's life without love? — que serait la vie sans l'amour?

what's the use? — ( enquiringly) à quoi bon?; ( exasperatedly) à quoi ça sert?

what does he care? — qu'est-ce que ça peut bien lui faire?

3) ( whatever)

do what you want — fais ce que tu veux

4) ( in clauses) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce que, (before vowel) ce qu'

this is what is called a ‘monocle’ — c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’

do you know what that device is? — sais-tu ce que c'est que cet appareil?

what I need is — ce dont j'ai besoin c'est

drinking what looked like whisky — buvant quelque chose qui ressemblait à du whisky

and what's more — et en plus

and what's worse ou better — et en plus

5) (colloq) ( when guessing)

it'll cost, what, £50 — ça coutera, quoi, dans les 50 livres?

6) ( inviting repetition)

what's that? —

what did you say? — quoi? qu'est-ce que tu as dit?

he earns what? — il gagne combien?

he did what? — il a fait quoi?

George what? — George comment?
2.
determiner

1) ( which) quel/quelle/quels/quelles

what time is it? — quelle heure est-il?

2) ( in exclamations) quel/quelle

what a nice car! — quelle belle voiture!

what a strange thing to do! — quelle drôle d'idée!

what use is that? — lit, fig à quoi ça sert?

3) ( the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tout ce qu'il gagne, il le dépense

what little she has — le peu qu'elle a, tout ce qu'elle a

what few friends she had — les quelques amis qu'elle avait
3.
what about prepositional phrase

1) ( when drawing attention)

what about the letter they sent? — et la lettre qu'ils ont envoyée, alors?

what about the children? — et les enfants (alors)?

2) ( when making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — et si on dînait au restaurant?

what about Tuesday? — qu'est-ce que tu dirais de mardi?

3) ( in reply)

‘what about your sister?’ - ‘what about her?’ — ‘et ta sœur?’ - ‘quoi ma sœur?’
4.
what if prepositional phrase et si
5.
what with prepositional phrase

what with her shopping bags and her bike — avec ses sacs à provisions et son vélo en plus

what with the depression and unemployment — entre la dépression et le chômage

what with one thing and another — avec ceci et cela
6.
exclamation quoi!, comment!

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I'll tell you what — tu sais quoi

to give somebody what for — (colloq) GB passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un

to know what's what — s'y connaître

well, what do you know — iron tout arrive

what do you think I am! — (colloq) tu me prends pour quoi!

what's it to you? — (colloq) en quoi ça vous regarde?

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{nau}
I. 1. сега, веднага
there and NOW ей сега, още сега
just/ocw. even/but NOW ей сега, току що, преди малко, тъкмо
by NOW сега вече, досега
up to/till/until NOW досега
from NOW on (wards) отсега нататък
2. частица за емоционално обагряне де, бе, a (пък), обаче, хем, е, и, хайде, я
NOW, don't be angry не се сърди, де
NOW what happened was this и ето какво стана
oh, come NOW! хайде, хайде! недей така! NOW then! хайде сега! (every) NOW and then/again от време на време
NOW-NOW ту-ту
NOW here, NOW there ту тук, ту там
for some time NOW от известно/доста време насам
for a year NOW от една година вече
II. cj сега когато, тъй като, понеже, щом (и NOW that)
NOW (that) you mention it, I do remember сега, като спомена, си спомних
NOW (that) you are here, you'd better stay щом си дошъл, най-добре да останеш
III. n настоящето, времето, за което става дума

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{nau} adv 1. сега; веднага; there and now ей сега, още сега; just/o(2) {nau} cj сега когато, тъй като, понеже, щом (и now that); now (th{3} {nau} n настоящето, времето, за което става дума.

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ту; сега; днес;

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1. by now сега вече, досега 2. for a year now от една година вече 3. for some time now от известно/доста време насам 4. from now on (wards) отсега нататък 5. i. сега, веднага 6. ii. cj сега когато, тъй като, понеже, щом (и now that) 7. iii. n настоящето, времето, за което става дума 8. just/ocw. even/but now ей сега, току що, преди малко, тъкмо 9. now (that) you are here, you'd better stay щом си дошъл, най-добре да останеш 10. now (that) you mention it, i do remember сега, като спомена, си спомних 11. now here, now there ту тук, ту там 12. now what happened was this и ето какво стана 13. now, don't be angry не се сърди, де 14. now-now ту-ту 15. oh, come now! хайде, хайде! недей така! now then! хайде сега! (every) now and then/again от време на време 16. there and now ей сега, още сега 17. up to/till/until now досега 18. частица за емоционално обагряне де, бе, a (пък), обаче, хем, е, и, хайде, я
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now [nau] I. adv 1. сега;
ow is the time сега му е времето; here and
ow ей сега на; 2.: just
ow (ост. even ( but)
ow) ей сега, току-що, преди малко, тъкмо; 3. (частица за емоционално обагряне) де, бе, в (пък), обаче, е и, хайде;
ow, don't be angry не се сърди, де; you don't mean it,
ow! (бе) не думай!
ow
ow! хайде, хайде!
ow,
ow,
ow! what's all this, e! какво е това!
ow then! сега! хайде!
ow then, what are we going to do? какво ще правим сега? well,
ow! е! и ти сега! ( every)
ow and then ( again) от време на време;
ow-
ow ту-ту;
ow here,
ow there ту тук, ту там; for some time
ow от някое време насам; for a year
ow от една година вече; II. cj сега когато, (тъй) като, понеже, щом (и
ow that);
ow ( that) you mention it, I remember като го споменаваш сега, спомням си;
ow ( that) you are here, you'd better stay щом си дошъл, ще бъде най-добре да останеш; III. n този момент, настоящето; before
ow преди; by
ow вече; he will have arrived by
ow той ще е пристигнал вече; from
ow on ( onwards), as of now отсега нататък; up to ( until, till)
ow досега; to read the future in the
ow гадая бъдещето по настоящето.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > now
19 now

[naʊ] adv

inv

1) ( at present) jetzt;

and where do you live \now? und wo wohnen Sie jetzt?;

thanks, I'm not hungry \now danke, aber im Moment bin ich satt;

he's in the bath just \now, can he call you back? er ist jetzt gerade im Bad, kann er zurückrufen?;

until [or up to] \now bis jetzt

2) ( at once)

[right] \now jetzt, sofort, gleich;

I don't want to wait, I want it [right] \now! ich will nicht warten, ich will es jetzt [sofort]!

3) ( till today) jetzt, nun;

she's been a vegetarian for ten years \now sie ist jetzt schon seit zehn Jahren Vegetarierin

4) ( referring to past) dann;

it was getting dark \now and we were tired dann wurde es dunkel und wir waren müde

5) ( hence) jetzt, nun;

oh, yes, \now I know who you mean ach ja, jetzt weiß ich, wen du meinst

6) ( soon)

the puppies will be born any day \now die Hundewelpen können jetzt jeden Tag zur Welt kommen

7) ( short time ago)

just \now gerade eben

8) ( after repetition)

what do you want \now? was willst du denn nun?

9) ( occasionally)

[every] \now and then [or again] ab und zu [o an];

10) ( as introduction)

and \now for something completely different und nun zu etwas völlig anderem

11) ( emphasizing following)

\now then, what's all this fuss about? also dann, worum geht's denn hier überhaupt?;

( inviting)

I'm afraid I can't go today - \now, if you'd asked me yesterday I would have said yes ich befürchte, ich kann heute nicht gehen, wenn du mich allerdings gestern gefragt hättest, hätte ich zugesagt

12) (in request, command)

\now, where did I put my hat? wo habe ich denn jetzt nur meinen Hut hingelegt?;

hurry \now, or you'll miss the bus jetzt beeil dich doch, sonst verpasst du noch den Bus;

well \now, what's been going on? was war denn [jetzt] los?

13) ( in pause)

let me see \now, oh yes, I remember lass mich mal sehen, oh ja, ich erinnere mich

14) ( in irony)

\now, \now so, so

15) ( soothing)

\now, \now, don't cry aber, aber, nicht weinen;

( warning)

\now, \now, children, stop fighting! na, na, Kinder, hört auf zu streiten!

PHRASES:

[it's/it was] \now or never ( saying) jetzt oder nie;

\now you're [or we're] talking! (!) schon besser!, hört sich schon besser an! n Jetzt nt;

\now isn't a good time to speak to him augenblicklich ist keine gute Zeit, mit ihm zu reden;

you should have mentioned it before \now das hättest du vorher sagen sollen;

that's all for \now das ist für den Augenblick alles;

by \now mittlerweile;

from \now on, as from \now ab sofort conj

\now [that]... jetzt, wo...

English-German students dictionary > now
20 what

(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) samme hvem/hva/hvor

I
adv. \/wɒt\/

1) hva, hvor, hvilken, i hvilken grad

• what does it matter?

hvilken rolle spiller det?

2) skal vi si, sånn, rundt, ca., ved

• see you, what, about five

ser deg ved femtiden

3) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) ikke sant, eller hva

• pretty bad song, what?

ganske dårlig sang, eller hva?
II
determ. \/wɒt\/ eller wot

1) hvilke(n), hvilket

• what country do you come from?

hvilket land kommer du fra?

• what are your reasons?

hvilke grunner har du?

• what colour is your house?

hvilken farge er det på huset ditt?

• what size is he?

hvilken størrelse bruker han?

• what day is it today?

hvilken dag er det i dag?

2) hva slags, hvilken type

• what books do you read?

hva slags bøker leser du?

• what answer is that?

hva slags svar er det?

3) ( i utbrudd) for en, for et, hvilke(n), hvilket, så

• what a fool!

for en tosk!

• what beautiful weather!

hvilket nydelig vær!

• what an excuse!

for en unnskyldning!

• what a pity!

så synd!

4) (all) den, (alt) det, (alle) de

• I shall give you what help I can

jeg skal gi deg all den hjelpen jeg kan

• bring what books you have

ta med deg de bøkene du har

• you can wear what clothes you like!

du kan gå med de klærne du vil!

5) (hverdagslig, i relativsetninger) som

• it's the poor what gets the blame

det er de fattige som får skylden
III
pron. \/wɒt\/ eller wot

1) hva, hva som

• what does it mean?

hva betyr det?

• she asked me what was happening

hun spurte meg om hva som foregikk

• he didn't know what to do

han visste ikke hva han skulle gjøre

• what's her name?

hva heter hun?

• do you know what?

vet du hva?

2) hva (som), det (som), alt (hva)

• what this city needs is more cars

det denne byen trenger, er flere biler

• I'll do what I can

jeg skal gjøre det jeg kan

• this is what he says

dette er hva han sier

• what followed was rather unpleasant

det som fulgte var svært lite hyggelig

3) hvor, hvor mye, hvor mange, hvor høy

• what age is he?

hvor gammel er han?

• what money is there?

hvor mye penger er det her?

• what salary do you get?

hvor høy gasje får du?

• what time is it?

hvor mye er klokka?

4) ( i relativsetninger) hva, det, det som, noe som

• but, what even you must see, he was lying

men noe som du selv må innse, er at han løy

• he told me what I knew already, that he was gay

han fortalte meg hva jeg visste fra før, at han var homse

• what is interesting about this is...

det som er interessant med dette, er...

and\/or what have you ( hverdagslig) eller noe slikt, og jeg vet ikke hva

and what not ( hverdagslig) og jeg vet ikke hva

but what ( gammeldags) annet enn at, uten at, som ikke

or what? eller (hva)?

• shall we go or what?

skal vi gå, eller?

so what? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?

what? ( hverdagslig) hva?, hva sa du?, hva for noe? (hverdagslig, sist i setningen) eller hva?, ikke sant?

• your late, what?

du er sen, ikke sant?

• you saw a what?

du så en hva for noe?

• you did what?

du gjorde hva?

what about hva med

• what about Kimberley?

hva med Kimberley?

what-d'you-call-it ( hverdagslig) hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heter

what for av hvilken grunn, hvorfor

• what did you do that for?

hvorfor gjorde du det?

• I shall give you what for!

jeg skal lære deg hvorfor!

what ho! (spøkefullt, gammeldags) hallo!, hei du! hva står på?, hva skjer?

what if hva om, tenk om, anta at

• what if it doesn't work

tenk om den ikke fungerer

what now? hva nå?

what of it? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?

what say ( hverdagslig) hva om, hva synes du om

• what say we take a couple of days off?

hva om vi tok oss fri et par dager?

what's-her\/his-name hva var det nå hun\/han het igjen, hva hun\/han nå heter

• why don't you invite what's-her-name to your party?

what's-its-name hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heter

what's up? ( hverdagslig) hvordan går det?, står til?, hva skjer?

what's what ( hverdagslig) hva som er hva

what then? eller then what? hva gjør vi da?, og så?

what though ( poetisk) hva gjør det om

what with på grunn av

• we can't go, what with the cats that must be fed and the garden that needs looking after

vi kan ikke dra på grunn av kattene som må ha mat og hagen som må passes på

English-Norwegian dictionary > what

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