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['pɜːsənl] 1.aggettivo [opinion, problem, attack, freedom, income, choice, profit, matter] personale; [ life] privato; [ service] personalizzato2.on o at a personal level sul piano personale; to take care of one's personal appearance prendersi cura del proprio aspetto; to make a personal appearance andare di persona (at a); he paid her a personal visit è andato a trovarla di persona; personal belongings o effects o possessions effetti personali; personal hygiene igiene personale; as a personal favour to you — come piacere personale (che faccio a te)
nome AE annuncio m. personale* * *1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) personale2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) personale3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) in/di persona4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) personale* * *['pɜːsənl] 1.aggettivo [opinion, problem, attack, freedom, income, choice, profit, matter] personale; [ life] privato; [ service] personalizzato2.on o at a personal level sul piano personale; to take care of one's personal appearance prendersi cura del proprio aspetto; to make a personal appearance andare di persona (at a); he paid her a personal visit è andato a trovarla di persona; personal belongings o effects o possessions effetti personali; personal hygiene igiene personale; as a personal favour to you — come piacere personale (che faccio a te)
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1. intransitive verb1) sehen; gucken (ugs.); schauen (bes. südd., sonst geh.)look the other way — (fig.) die Augen verschließen
not know which way to look — nicht wissen, wohin man sehen soll
2) (search) nachsehen3) (face) zugewandt sein (to[wards] Dat.)the room looks on to the road/into the garden — das Zimmer liegt zur Straße/zum Garten hin od. geht zur Straße/zum Garten
4) (appear) aussehenlook as if — [so] aussehen, als ob
look well/ill — gut od. gesund/schlecht od. krank aussehen
5) (seem to be)she looks her age — man sieht ihr ihr Alter an
you look yourself again — es scheint dir wieder gut zu gehen
6)look [here]! — (demanding attention) hören Sie/hör zu!; (protesting) passen Sie/pass ja od. bloß auf!
2. transitive verblook sharp [about something] — (hurry up) sich [mit etwas] beeilen
(ascertain by sight) nachsehen; in exclamation of surprise etc. sich (Dat.) ansehenlook what you've done! — sieh [dir mal an], was du getan od. angerichtet hast!
3. nounlook who's here! — sieh mal, wer da od. gekommen ist! see also academic.ru/18255/dagger">dagger
1) Blick, derget a good look at somebody — jemanden gut od. genau sehen [können]
have or take a look at somebody/something — sich (Dat.) jemanden/etwas ansehen; einen Blick auf jemanden/etwas werfen
have a look at a town — sich (Dat.) eine Stadt ansehen
from or by the look[s] of somebody — von jemandes Aussehen zu schließen
by the look[s] of it or things — [so] wie es aussieht
the house is empty, by the look of it — das Haus steht allem Anschein nach leer
Phrasal Verbs:- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up* * *[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) schauen3) (to face: The house looks west.) gehen nach2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) der Blick2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) der Blick3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) das Aussehen•- look-alike- -looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here! - look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out! - look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to* * *n no pl▪ the \Look der böse Blick* * *[lʊk]1. n1) (= glance) Blick mshe gave me a dirty look, I got a dirty look from her — sie warf mir einen vernichtenden Blick zu
she gave me a look of disbelief —
he gave me such a look! — er hat mir (vielleicht) einen Blick zugeworfen!
to have or take a look at sth — sich (dat) etw ansehen
have a look at this! — sieh or guck (inf) dir das mal an!
let's have a look — lass mal sehen, zeig mal her
let's have a look at it — lass mal sehen, zeig mal
let's have a look at you — lass dich mal ansehen
do you want a look? — willst du mal sehen?; (at the paper) willst du mal hineinsehen or einen Blick hineinwerfen?
to take a good look at sth — sich (dat) etw genau ansehen
take or have a good look — sehen or gucken (inf) Sie genau hin
shall we have a look (a)round the town? — sollen wir uns (dat) die Stadt ansehen?
2) (= air, appearance) Aussehen ntthere was a look of despair in his eyes — ein verzweifelter Blick war in seinen Augen
he put on a serious look —
I don't like the look of him/this wound — er/die Wunde gefällt mir gar nicht
by the look of him —
judging by the look of the sky — wenn man sich (dat) den Himmel ansieht, so, wie der Himmel aussieht
to give sth a new look — einer Sache (dat) ein neues Aussehen verleihen or Gesicht geben
3) pl Aussehen ntlooks aren't everything —
you can't judge by looks alone — man kann nicht nur nach dem Aussehen or Äußeren urteilen
2. vtshe looks best in red —
he looked death in the face — er sah dem Tod ins Angesicht (geh) or Auge
look what you've done! — sieh or guck (inf) dir mal an, was du da angestellt hast!
look what you've done, now she's offended — jetzt hast dus geschafft, nun ist sie beleidigt
look what you've made me do ( — sieh or schau (dial ) or guck (inf)
can't you look what you're doing? — kannst du nicht aufpassen, was du machst?
look where you're going! —
just look where he's put the car! — sieh or schau (dial) or guck (inf) dir bloß mal an, wo er das Auto abgestellt hat!
look who's here! — guck (inf) or schau (dial) mal or sieh doch, wer da ist!
3. vito look (a)round —
he looked in(to) the chest — er sah or schaute (dial) or guckte (inf) in die Kiste (hinein)
now look here, it wasn't my fault — Moment mal, das war aber nicht meine Schuld
look, I know you're tired, but... — ich weiß ja, dass du müde bist, aber...
look, there's a much better solution — da gibt es doch eine wesentlich bessere Lösung
look before you leap (Prov) — erst wägen, dann wagen (Prov)
2) (= search) suchen, nachsehen3) (= seem) aussehenit looks all right to me —
it looks suspicious to me — es kommt mir verdächtig vor, es sieht verdächtig aus
I think the cake is done, how does it look to you? — ich glaube, der Kuchen ist fertig, was meinst du?
the car looks about 10 years old —
4)it looks like rain, it looks as if it will rain — es sieht nach Regen aus
it looks like cheese to me — (ich finde,) das sieht wie Käse aus
5) (= face) gehen nachthis window looks (toward(s) the) north — dieses Fenster geht nach Norden
* * *look [lʊk]A s1. Blick m (at auf akk):give sb an angry look jemandem einen wütenden Blick zuwerfen, jemanden wütend ansehen;give sth a second look etwas nochmals oder genauer ansehen;have a look at sth (sich) etwas ansehen;let’s have a look round schauen wir uns hier mal etwas um;if looks could kill wenn Blicke töten könnten2. Miene f, (Gesichts)Ausdruck m:the look on his face sein Gesichtsausdruck;take on a severe look eine strenge Miene aufsetzen3. meist pl Aussehen n:(good) looks gutes Aussehen;she kept her looks even in old age sie sah auch noch im Alter gut aus;have a strange look merkwürdig aussehen;have the look of aussehen wie;I do not like the look(s) of it die Sache gefällt mir nichtB v/i1. schauen:don’t look nicht hersehen!;look who is coming! schau (mal), wer da kommt!; oft iron ei, wer kommt denn da!;look who is here! schau (mal), wer da ist!;look here schau mal (her)!, hör mal (zu)!;don’t look like that mach nicht so ein Gesicht!, schau nicht so!;he’ll look! der wird (vielleicht) Augen machen oder schauen!;look what you are doing pass doch auf!;2. (nach)schauen, nachsehen:have you looked in the kitchen?;look and see überzeugen Sie sich (selbst)!3. aussehen, -schauen (beide auch fig):does this hat look well on me? steht mir dieser Hut?;look ugly on sb hässlich bei jemandem aussehen;look good with sich gut machen zu;it looks promising (to me) es sieht (mir) vielversprechend aus;things look bad for him es sieht schlimm für ihn aus;he looks like my brother er sieht wie mein Bruder aus;it looks like snow(ing) es sieht nach Schnee aus;he looks like winning es sieht so aus, als ob er gewinnen sollte oder wird4. liegen oder (hinaus)gehen nach:C v/tlook death in the face dem Tod ins Angesicht sehen2. aussehen wie, einer Sache entsprechend aussehen:look an idiot wie ein Idiot aussehen od (fig) dastehen;he looks it!a) so sieht er (auch) aus!,b) man sieht es ihm (auch) an!;(not) look o.s. (gesundheitlich) gut (schlecht) aussehen;3. durch Blicke ausdrücken:look compassion (one’s surprise) mitleidig (überrascht) blicken oder dreinschauen;4. look that … darauf achten, dass ….; dafür sorgen, dass …; zusehen, dass …* * *1. intransitive verb1) sehen; gucken (ugs.); schauen (bes. südd., sonst geh.)look before you leap — (prov.) erst wägen, dann wagen (Spr.)
look the other way — (fig.) die Augen verschließen
not know which way to look — nicht wissen, wohin man sehen soll
2) (search) nachsehen3) (face) zugewandt sein (to[wards] Dat.)the room looks on to the road/into the garden — das Zimmer liegt zur Straße/zum Garten hin od. geht zur Straße/zum Garten
4) (appear) aussehenlook as if — [so] aussehen, als ob
look well/ill — gut od. gesund/schlecht od. krank aussehen
5) (seem to be)6)look [here]! — (demanding attention) hören Sie/hör zu!; (protesting) passen Sie/pass ja od. bloß auf!
2. transitive verblook sharp [about something] — (hurry up) sich [mit etwas] beeilen
(ascertain by sight) nachsehen; in exclamation of surprise etc. sich (Dat.) ansehenlook what you've done! — sieh [dir mal an], was du getan od. angerichtet hast!
3. nounlook who's here! — sieh mal, wer da od. gekommen ist! see also dagger
1) Blick, derget a good look at somebody — jemanden gut od. genau sehen [können]
have or take a look at somebody/something — sich (Dat.) jemanden/etwas ansehen; einen Blick auf jemanden/etwas werfen
have a look at a town — sich (Dat.) eine Stadt ansehen
from or by the look[s] of somebody — von jemandes Aussehen zu schließen
by the look[s] of it or things — [so] wie es aussieht
the house is empty, by the look of it — das Haus steht allem Anschein nach leer
Phrasal Verbs:- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up* * *n.Blick -e m. (at) v.blicken (auf, nach) v.sehen v.(§ p.,pp.: sah, gesehen) v.gucken v.schauen v. -
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tr[ʌn'taɪdɪnəs]1 (general) desorden nombre masculino2 (scruffiness) desaliño, desaseon.• desaliño s.m.• descompostura s.f.• espesura s.f.'ʌn'taɪdinəs, ʌn'taɪdinɪsmass noun ( of person's appearance) desaliño m, lo descuidado, desprolijidad f (RPl); (of room, desk) desorden m, desprolijidad f (RPl); (of handwriting, schoolwork) lo descuidado, lo desprolijo (RPl)[ʌn'taɪdɪnɪs]N1) [of room, person's habits] desorden m ; [of person's dress] desaliño m2) (fig) [of ideas] falta f de método* * *['ʌn'taɪdinəs, ʌn'taɪdinɪs]mass noun ( of person's appearance) desaliño m, lo descuidado, desprolijidad f (RPl); (of room, desk) desorden m, desprolijidad f (RPl); (of handwriting, schoolwork) lo descuidado, lo desprolijo (RPl) -
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['onist] 1. adjective1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) ærlig2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) ærlig3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) ærlig•- honestly2. interjection(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) ærligt talt!- honesty* * *['onist] 1. adjective1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) ærlig2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) ærlig3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) ærlig•- honestly2. interjection(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) ærligt talt!- honesty -
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1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) persónulegur, einka-2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) persónulegur, einka-3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) í eigin persónu4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) persónulegur, nærgöngull -
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személyi hír, személyeskedő, egyéni, magán-* * *1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) személyes, saját2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) magán-3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) személyes4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) személyeskedő -
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1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) pessoal2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) pessoal3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) em pessoa4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) pessoal* * *per.son.al[p'ə:sənəl] n 1 Amer breve nota, em jornal, de caráter pessoal ou alusiva a assuntos pessoais. 2 observações pessoais. • adj 1 pessoal: a) relativo à pessoa. b) particular. c) feito em pessoa. d) Gram relativo às pessoas gramaticais. 2 corporal, físico, exterior. 3 Jur relativo a bens móveis. 4 dado a alusões pessoais. to become personal tornar-se insinuador, grosseiro. -
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adj. kişisel, şahsi, özel, kişiye özel, kişiye yönelik, vücut————————n. kişisel ilanlar sayfası* * *kişisel* * *1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) kişisel, şahsî2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) özel, kişisel, şahsî3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) bizzat, şahsen4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) hakaret edici -
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1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) oseben2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) oseben3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) osebno4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) oseben* * *I [pɜ:sənəl]adjective ( personally adverb)osebenpersonal data — personalije, osebni podatkito become personal — postati oseben, zbadatiII [pɜ:sənəl]nounAmerican kratek časopisni članek o kom -
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• omaperäinen• omintakeinen• oma• omaleimainen• omailmeinen• omakohtainen• individuaalinen• henkilökohtainen• henkilöllinen• privaatti• mieskohtainen• persoona• persoonallinen• subjektiivinen• yksilöllinen• yksityinen* * *1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) henkilökohtainen2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) yksityinen3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) henkilökohtaisesti4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) mennä henkilökohtaisuuksiin -
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['pəːsnl]adjbelongings, account, appeal etc osobisty; opinion, life, habits prywatnyto be/get personal — robić osobiste wycieczki
* * *1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) własny, osobisty2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) prywatny3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) osobisty, we własnej osobie4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) niedyskretny -
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1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) personīgs2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) privāts; personisks3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) personīgs; personīgi4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) aizskarošs* * *personisks, privāts; personīgs; personas -
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1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) asmeninis, asmeniškas2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) asmeniškas, privatus3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) asmeniškas, asmens4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) asmeniško pobūdžio, linkęs į asmeniškumą -
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adj. personlig; privat--------n. personnytt; personligt (annonsrubrik)* * *1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) personlig2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) personlig3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) personlig4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) personlig, närgången, kränkande -
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[lʊk] nan angry/a quick \look ein verärgerter/kurzer Blick;to give sb a \look ( glance) jdn ansehen;( glimpse) jdm einen Blick zuwerfen;she gave him a \look of real dislike sie sah ihn voller Abneigung ana funny \look ein komischer Gesichtsausdruckto have a \look at sth sich dat etw ansehen;to have a \look for sb/ sth nach jdm/etw suchen;I don't like the \look of that fence der Anblick des Zauns stört mich;I don't like the \look and feel of it [also], das gefällt mir ganz und gar nicht;by the \look[s] of things [or it] [so] wie es aussieht, [so] wie die Dinge liegen;to have the \look of sb/ sth wie jd/etw aussehen5) ( person's appearance)he started to lose his \looks er verlor allmählich sein gutes Aussehen;good \looks gutes Aussehen;to not like sb's \looks nicht mögen, wie jd aussiehtPHRASES:if \looks could kill wenn Blicke töten könnten interj pass mal auf!;\look, I've already told you that... hör mal, ich habe dir doch schon gesagt, dass...;\look here! sieh dir das an! vican I help you, madam? - no, thank you, I'm just \looking kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein? - nein, danke, ich seh mich nur um;\look at all this rubbish! sieh dir nur den ganzen Müll an!;he's not much to \look at er sieht nicht besonders gut aus;to \look up at sb/ sth zu jdm/etw hinaufschauen;to \look up from sth von etw dat aufsehen;to \look the other way wegsehen, wegschauen ( fam)to \look through a window aus einem Fenster sehento keep \looking weitersuchenthat dress \looks nice on you das Kleid steht dir gut;you \look nice in that dress du siehst gut aus in dem Kleid;it \looks very unlikely that... es scheint sehr unwahrscheinlich, dass...;to \look one's age seinem Alter entsprechend aussehen, so alt aussehen, wie man tatsächlich ist;I think he \looks his age ich finde, man sieht ihm sein Alter an;to \look one's best besonders schön aussehen;he \looked like a friendly sort of person er schien ein netter Mensch zu sein;it \looks like rain es sieht nach Regen aus;it \looks like September for the wedding wie es aussieht, wird die Hochzeit im September stattfinden;4) ( pay attention to)oh, \look! schau [o sieh] [doch] mal!;\look where you're going! pass auf, wo du hintrittst!;\look what you're doing! pass [doch] auf, was du machst!5) ( face a direction) hinausgehen;the windows \look onto the lake die Fenster gehen auf den See [hinaus];to \look north/ east nach Norden/Osten [hinaus]gehenPHRASES:to make sb \look small jdn schlecht dastehen [o aussehen] lassen;\look before you leap ( prov) erst wägen, dann wagen ( prov) vt to \look sb in the eye/ face jdm in die Augen/ins Gesicht sehenPHRASES:to \look daggers at sb jdn mit Blicken durchbohren;don't \look a gift horse in the mouth ( in the mouth) einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul ( prov) -
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1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) osobní2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) osobní, soukromý3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) osobní4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) osobní* * *• personální• osobní -
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1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) osobný2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) osobný, súkromný3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) osobný4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) osobný* * *• osobný -
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1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) personal2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) personal3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) în persoană4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) jignitor -
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1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) προσωπικός2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) προσωπικός3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) αυτοπρόσωπος4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) προσβλητικός,αδιάκριτος
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