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  • 61 same thing only different

    Пословица: Федот, да не тот (used to mean: he (or something) is not the (right) person (or thing) I want; he is (they are) not as decent (kind, honest, etc) as could be, as might have been expected)

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > same thing only different

  • 62 small thing

    сущ.
    1. вещица

    Small things stirred in the grass around the tent...

    2. нечто маленького размера

    A microbe is a very small living thing, which you can only see if you use a microscope.

    Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > small thing

  • 63 indama v.i. neg. only

    to (not) say a thing, to be silent. u indama v.i. neg. onlymay o’tib ketaverdi He passed right on by without saying anything

    Uzbek-English dictionary > indama v.i. neg. only

  • 64 Not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

    <01> Важно не только уметь сказать нужную вещь в нужный момент, но и уметь не сказать ненужного, когда очень хочется. Sala (Сала).

    Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

  • 65 Men are interested in one thing only

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Men are interested in one thing only

  • 66 тех же щей, да пожиже влей (used sarcastically to mean: it is the same thing , only a bit worse)

    Set phrase: it's six of one and half a dozen of the other

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > тех же щей, да пожиже влей (used sarcastically to mean: it is the same thing , only a bit worse)

  • 67 It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one's own suffering.

    <01> Всяческой похвалы заслуживает безразличие к страданиям, но только к своим собственным. Lind (Линд).

    Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one's own suffering.

  • 68 The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

    <01> Единственное, что можно с уверенностью сказать об удаче – она изменит. Mizner (Мизнер).

    Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

  • 69 the only sure thing about luck is that it will change

    єдина певна річ стосовно удачі – це те, що вона швидко минає

    English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the only sure thing about luck is that it will change

  • 70 единственное

    Новый русско-английский словарь > единственное

  • 71 jediné

    Czech-English dictionary > jediné

  • 72 единственный

    only, sole; just one

    еди́нственный ребёнок — only child

    еди́нственная причи́на — sole reason

    еди́нственный спо́соб сде́лать э́то — the only way to do this

    с еди́нственной це́лью — with the sole purpose / aim

    еди́нственная его́ наде́жда — his one and only hope

    еди́нственный в своём ро́де — unique; the only one of its kind

    еди́нственный раз — just / only once

    еди́нственный раз, когда́ — the only time when

    ••

    еди́нственное число́ грам. — singular (number)

    еди́нственный и неповтори́мый шутл. — the one and only

    еди́нственное, что — the only thing (that)

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > единственный

  • 73 eneste

    only, sole
    * * *
    adj. one, only, sole, single adj. unique (den eneste) the only one (det eneste) the only thing (hver eneste) every (ikke en eneste) not one

    Norsk-engelsk ordbok > eneste

  • 74 einzig

    I Adj.
    1. only; mein einziger Freund my (one and) only friend, my one friend; der etc. Einzige the only one, the only person, the one person; Sache: the only thing, the one thing; sie ist die Einzige, die... she’s the only woman who...; ein Einziger etc. just one (person etc.), one single ( oder solitary) person; kein Einziger etc. not (a single) one; das Einzige wäre zu (+ Inf.) the only thing would be to (+ Inf.) wir waren die Einzigen am Strand we were the only people on the beach, we had the beach to ourselves; Lisa ist unsere Einzige Lisa is our only child, we’ve only got Lisa; mein einziger Gedanke my one thought; ein einziges Buch (just) one book; kein einziges Auto not a single car, not one car; kein einziges Wort not a word; sein einziger Halt his sole support, the one thing etc. he could count on; ein einziges Mal (just) once; nicht ein einziges Mal not once, not a single time; sie hat keinen einzigen Fehler gemacht she didn’t make a single mistake
    2. (ausgesprochen) pure, sheer, nothing but; sein Leben war eine einzige Flucht he spent his life running away from things
    3. unvergleichlich: einzig in seiner etc. Art sein be unique (of its kind), be unequal[l]ed, stand alone; einzigartig I
    II Adv. only; einzig ( und allein) solely; das einzig Richtige oder Wahre the only answer ( oder solution, thing to do etc.); das einzig Richtige für dich wäre... what you need is..., the only thing you could do is...; das einzig Vernünftige wäre... the only sensible thing to do is ( oder would be)...; das einzig Gute daran the only good thing about it, the only consolation; es hängt einzig und allein davon ab, ob... it depends entirely ( oder solely) on whether...
    * * *
    alone (Adj.); single (Adj.); sole (Adj.); singular (Adj.); only (Adj.)
    * * *
    ein|zig ['aintsɪç]
    1. adj
    1) attr only, sole

    ich sehe nur eine éínzige Möglichkeit — I can see only one (single) possibility

    ich habe nicht einen éínzigen Brief bekommen — I haven't had a single or solitary letter

    kein or nicht ein éínziges Mal — not once, not one single time

    2) (emphatisch) absolute, complete

    dieses Rugbyspiel war eine éínzige Schlammschlacht — this rugby match was just one big mudbath

    3) pred (= einzigartig) unique

    es ist éínzig in seiner Art — it is quite unique

    sein Können steht éínzig da — his skill is unmatched, his skill is second to none

    2. adj

    (substantivisch) der/die Einzige — the only one

    das ist das Einzige, was wir tun können — that's the only thing we can do

    kein Einziger wusste es — nobody knew, not a single or solitary person knew

    die Einzigen, die es wussten... — the only ones who knew...

    er hat als Einziger das Ziel erreicht — he was the only one or the sole person to reach the finish

    Hans ist unser Einziger — Hans is our only child, Hans is our one and only

    3. adv
    1) (= allein) only, solely

    seine Beförderung hat er éínzig dir zu verdanken — he owes his promotion entirely to you

    die éínzig mögliche Lösung — the only possible solution, the only solution possible

    éínzig und allein — solely

    éínzig und allein deshalb hat er gewonnen — he owes his victory solely or entirely to that, that's the only or sole reason he won

    das éínzig Wahre or Senkrechte (inf) — the only thing

    jetzt Ferien machen/ein Bier trinken, das wäre das éínzig Wahre etc — to take a holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)/have a beer, that's just what the doctor ordered or that would be just the job (inf)

    2) (inf = außerordentlich) fantastically
    * * *
    1) (without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) only
    2) (only; single: my sole purpose/reason.) sole
    3) (single: not a solitary example.) solitary
    * * *
    ein·zig
    [ˈaintsɪç]
    I. adj
    1. attr only, sole
    wir haben nur eine \einzige Möglichkeit there is only one thing we can do, we have only one chance
    jds \einziges Kind sb's only child
    ▪ der/die E\einzige the only one
    du bist der E\einzige, dem ich vertraue you are the only one I trust
    das ist das E\einzige, was zählt that is the only thing that counts
    er hat als E\einziger das Ziel erreicht he was the only one to reach the finish
    das \einzig Gute wäre, das Auto zu verkaufen the best thing to do would be to sell the car
    kein \einziger Gast blieb nach dem Essen not one solitary guest stayed behind after the meal
    nur noch ein \einziger Apfel ist übrig geblieben there is still one solitary apple left
    3. (fam: unglaublich)
    ▪ ein \einziger/eine \einzige/ein \einziges... a complete/ an absolute...
    seine Wohnung ist eine \einzige Sauerei his flat is an absolute [or BRIT fam! bloody] disgrace
    12 Stunden täglich am Monitor, das ist eine \einzige Quälerei 12 hours a day at the computer is sheer murder
    die Situation ist ein \einziger Schlamassel the situation is a right [or an absolute] mess
    ▪ \einzig sein to be unique
    II. adv (ausschließlich) only, solely
    das hat er \einzig dir zu verdanken he owes that entirely to you
    die \einzig mögliche Lösung the only possible solution
    \einzig und allein solely
    es liegt \einzig und allein an Ihnen it is entirely up to you
    * * *
    1.
    1) only

    kein od. nicht ein einziges Stück — not one single piece

    ihre einzige Freude — her one and only joy

    2) nicht präd. (völlig) complete; absolute
    3) nicht attr. (geh.): (unvergleichlich) unique; unparalleled
    2.
    1) (intensivierend bei Adj.) singularly; extraordinarily

    das einzig Vernünftige/Richtige — the only sensible/right thing [to do]

    einzig und allein — nobody/nothing but; solely

    * * *
    A. adj
    1. only;
    mein einziger Freund my (one and) only friend, my one friend;
    der etc
    Einzige the only one, the only person, the one person; Sache: the only thing, the one thing;
    sie ist die Einzige, die … she’s the only woman who …;
    ein Einziger etc just one (person etc), one single ( oder solitary) person;
    kein Einziger etc not (a single) one;
    das Einzige wäre zu (+inf) the only thing would be to (+inf)
    wir waren die Einzigen am Strand we were the only people on the beach, we had the beach to ourselves;
    Lisa ist unsere Einzige Lisa is our only child, we’ve only got Lisa;
    mein einziger Gedanke my one thought;
    ein einziges Buch (just) one book;
    kein einziges Auto not a single car, not one car;
    kein einziges Wort not a word;
    sein einziger Halt his sole support, the one thing etc he could count on;
    ein einziges Mal (just) once;
    nicht ein einziges Mal not once, not a single time;
    sie hat keinen einzigen Fehler gemacht she didn’t make a single mistake
    2. (ausgesprochen) pure, sheer, nothing but;
    sein Leben war eine einzige Flucht he spent his life running away from things
    Art sein be unique (of its kind), be unequal[l]ed, stand alone; → einzigartig A
    B. adv only;
    Wahre the only answer ( oder solution, thing to do etc);
    das einzig Richtige für dich wäre … what you need is …, the only thing you could do is…;
    das einzig Vernünftige wäre … the only sensible thing to do is ( oder would be) …;
    das einzig Gute daran the only good thing about it, the only consolation;
    es hängt einzig und allein davon ab, ob … it depends entirely ( oder solely) on whether …
    * * *
    1.
    1) only

    kein od. nicht ein einziges Stück — not one single piece

    2) nicht präd. (völlig) complete; absolute
    3) nicht attr. (geh.): (unvergleichlich) unique; unparalleled
    2.
    1) (intensivierend bei Adj.) singularly; extraordinarily

    das einzig Vernünftige/Richtige — the only sensible/right thing [to do]

    einzig und allein — nobody/nothing but; solely

    * * *
    adj.
    only adj.
    single adj.
    sole adj.
    solely adj.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > einzig

  • 75 cosa

    f.
    1 thing (objeto, idea).
    tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you
    ¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?
    cualquier cosa anything
    no es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big deal
    poca cosa nothing much
    Una cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing
    2 funny remark (ocurrencia).
    ¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!
    son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.
    * * *
    1 (gen) thing
    ■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff
    ■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?
    2 (asunto) matter, business
    3 (nada) nothing, not anything
    1 familiar (manías) hang-ups
    \
    así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things stand
    como cosa tuya as if it were your idea
    como están las cosas as things stand
    como si tal cosa just like that
    cosa de about
    cosa nunca vista something surprising
    cosas de la vida that's life
    decir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truths
    es cosa de... (tiempo) it's time to... 2 (cuestión) it's a matter of...
    lo que son las cosas much to my surprise
    no sea cosa que... in case...
    no ser gran cosa not to be important
    no valer gran cosa not to be worth much
    ser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than done
    ser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too much
    cosas de negocios business matters
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) thing, object, stuff
    2) matter, affair
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=objeto) thing

    ¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?

    no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag

    - es cosa fina
    2) [uso indefinido]

    ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

    • o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts

    • cualquier cosa — anything

    • gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth much

    como futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer

    • poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in return

    jugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

    • una cosa — something

    ¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?

    una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price

    en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...

    3) (=asunto)

    ¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?

    ¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!

    esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history

    ¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!

    • la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...

    la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle

    • no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter

    • no sea cosa que — in case

    trae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains

    • otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else

    ¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?

    eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)

    otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week

    otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...

    • cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw it

    como quien no quiere la cosa —

    como si tal cosa —

    le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted

    4) (=nada)

    jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it

    ¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!

    5) pl cosas
    a) (=acciones, asuntos)

    ¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!

    ¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!

    ¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!

    ¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!

    • meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's business

    b)

    • las cosas — (=situación) things

    así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting

    ¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!

    6)

    • cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about

    7) ** [droga] hash *
    8) LAm [como conj]

    • cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tired

    no le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( objeto) thing

    ¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

    b) (acto, acción) thing

    no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

    entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

    c) ( al hablar)

    qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

    dime una cosa... — tell me something...

    oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

    d) (detalle, punto)
    e) (asunto, tema) thing

    si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

    esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

    la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

    2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)
    3) (situación, suceso)

    la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

    ¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

    ¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

    lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

    en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

    cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

    esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

    una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

    4)
    a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

    tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

    no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

    6) ( en locs)

    cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

    cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

    no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

    * * *
    = thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].
    Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.
    Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.
    Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
    ----
    * aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.
    * acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.
    * apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.
    * arreglar las cosas = put + things right.
    * así son las cosas = that's they way things are.
    * a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.
    * cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.
    * capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.
    * casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.
    * como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.
    * complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.
    * conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.
    * correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.
    * cosa esencial = essential.
    * cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.
    * cosa indeseable = beast.
    * cosa inútil = dead horse.
    * cosa que se inserta = insert.
    * cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.
    * cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].
    * cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.
    * cosas como = the likes of.
    * cosas de la casa = household chores.
    * cosa secundaria = accidentals.
    * cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.
    * cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.
    * cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.
    * cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].
    * cosas + ir bien = things + go well.
    * cosas + mejorar = things + get better.
    * cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.
    * cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.
    * cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].
    * cosas + salir bien = things + work out.
    * cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.
    * cosa superficial = accidentals.
    * cosa viva = living thing.
    * cualquier cosa = anything.
    * cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.
    * cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.
    * dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.
    * dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].
    * dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.
    * dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
    * economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.
    * el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].
    * empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.
    * encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.
    * en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.
    * en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.
    * enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.
    * entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.
    * ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.
    * estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.
    * estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).
    * facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.
    * forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.
    * gran cosa = big deal.
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.
    * hacer cosas = get + things done.
    * hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.
    * haciendo cosas = up and about.
    * jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.
    * la cosa es que = the thing is.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.
    * las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.
    * las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.
    * las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.
    * las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.
    * llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.
    * lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
    * manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.
    * mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.
    * mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.
    * mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.
    * mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.
    * más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.
    * mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.
    * muchas otras cosas = much else.
    * muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.
    * ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.
    * no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.
    * no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.
    * no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.
    * no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.
    * no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.
    * no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.
    * ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.
    * otra cosa = something else.
    * otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.
    * para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.
    * pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.
    * poca cosa = small fry, the.
    * poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.
    * poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.
    * poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.
    * por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.
    * por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.
    * qué es cada cosa = what is what.
    * qué otra cosa = what else.
    * que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.
    * recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.
    * sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.
    * ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.
    * sobre todas las cosas = above all things.
    * tener cosas en común = share + common ground.
    * tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.
    * tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.
    * una buena cosa = a good thing.
    * una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.
    * una misma cosa = one and the same.
    * u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].
    * ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.
    * ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.
    * ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.
    * ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.
    * ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.
    * y otras cosas = and things.
    * y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( objeto) thing

    ¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

    b) (acto, acción) thing

    no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

    entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

    c) ( al hablar)

    qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

    dime una cosa... — tell me something...

    oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

    d) (detalle, punto)
    e) (asunto, tema) thing

    si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

    esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

    la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

    2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)
    3) (situación, suceso)

    la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

    ¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

    ¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

    lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

    en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

    cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

    esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

    una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

    4)
    a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

    tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

    no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

    6) ( en locs)

    cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

    cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

    no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

    * * *
    = thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

    Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

    Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.
    Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
    * aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.
    * acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.
    * apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.
    * arreglar las cosas = put + things right.
    * así son las cosas = that's they way things are.
    * a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.
    * cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.
    * capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.
    * casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.
    * como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.
    * complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.
    * conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.
    * correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.
    * cosa esencial = essential.
    * cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.
    * cosa indeseable = beast.
    * cosa inútil = dead horse.
    * cosa que se inserta = insert.
    * cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.
    * cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].
    * cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.
    * cosas como = the likes of.
    * cosas de la casa = household chores.
    * cosa secundaria = accidentals.
    * cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.
    * cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.
    * cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.
    * cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].
    * cosas + ir bien = things + go well.
    * cosas + mejorar = things + get better.
    * cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.
    * cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.
    * cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].
    * cosas + salir bien = things + work out.
    * cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.
    * cosa superficial = accidentals.
    * cosa viva = living thing.
    * cualquier cosa = anything.
    * cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.
    * cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.
    * dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.
    * dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].
    * dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.
    * dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
    * economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.
    * el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].
    * empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.
    * encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.
    * en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.
    * en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.
    * enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.
    * entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.
    * ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.
    * estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.
    * estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).
    * facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.
    * forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.
    * gran cosa = big deal.
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.
    * hacer cosas = get + things done.
    * hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.
    * haciendo cosas = up and about.
    * jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.
    * la cosa es que = the thing is.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.
    * las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.
    * las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.
    * las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.
    * las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.
    * llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.
    * lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
    * manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.
    * mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.
    * mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.
    * mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.
    * mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.
    * más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.
    * mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.
    * muchas otras cosas = much else.
    * muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.
    * ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.
    * no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.
    * no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.
    * no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.
    * no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.
    * no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.
    * no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.
    * ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.
    * otra cosa = something else.
    * otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.
    * para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.
    * pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.
    * poca cosa = small fry, the.
    * poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.
    * poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.
    * poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.
    * por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.
    * por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.
    * qué es cada cosa = what is what.
    * qué otra cosa = what else.
    * que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.
    * recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.
    * sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.
    * ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.
    * sobre todas las cosas = above all things.
    * tener cosas en común = share + common ground.
    * tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.
    * tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.
    * una buena cosa = a good thing.
    * una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.
    * una misma cosa = one and the same.
    * u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].
    * ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.
    * ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.
    * ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.
    * ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.
    * ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.
    * y otras cosas = and things.
    * y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

    * * *
    A
    1 objeto
    2 acto, acción
    3 al hablar
    4 detalle, punto
    5 asunto, tema
    Compuestos:
    B
    1 pertenencias
    2 utensilios, equipo
    C situación, suceso
    D
    1 ocurrencia
    2 comportamiento típico
    E incumbencia
    F pene
    G marihuana
    H en locuciones
    A
    1 (objeto) thing
    cualquier cosa anything
    ¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?
    pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its place
    te he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something
    ¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!
    queda poca cosa there's hardly anything left
    lo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operation
    hay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see
    2
    (acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to do
    lo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
    me gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properly
    no me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halves
    entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew by
    me parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right
    3
    (al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!
    dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?
    oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?
    tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you
    4
    (detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear up
    aquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand
    5 (asunto, tema) thing
    tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think about
    hay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with you
    no creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to work
    está muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be
    ¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)
    no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easy
    en mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matter
    se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing
    si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me know
    por una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives late
    esto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matter
    la cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have time
    la cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm going
    Compuestos:
    ( Der) res judicata
    res publica
    1 (pertenencias) things (pl)
    se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongings
    2 ( fam) (utensilios, equipo) things (pl) ( colloq)
    las cosas de limpiar the cleaning things
    mis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)
    C
    (situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o stand
    la cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant
    ¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?
    ¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?
    las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between them
    esas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen before
    son cosas de la vida that's life!
    ¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)
    son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happen
    además, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me well
    en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like it
    cosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
    ¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
    no hay tal cosa it's not true at all
    esto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!
    una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogether
    D
    1 ( fam)
    (ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!
    díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your idea
    esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea
    ¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas
    2
    (comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like that
    E
    (incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your business
    no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
    eso es cosa de mujeres that's women's work
    déjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his business
    F ( euf) (pene) thing ( euph)
    G ( Col arg) (marihuana) grass
    H
    (en locuciones): cosa de ( AmS fam); to, so as to
    me fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about it
    cosa que ( AmS fam); so that
    lo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forget
    no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rains
    átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away
    mejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets left
    igual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sister
    dos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or so
    cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time
    como quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversation
    como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened
    le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless
    cosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes
    es cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's all
    hace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he died
    no está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometers
    cosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)
    nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)
    darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny
    me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money
    decirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or two
    decir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean another
    gran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)
    su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)
    poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look at
    ella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)
    le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not much
    un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her
    poner las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straight
    ser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusion
    ser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well now
    con ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman
    ¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will go
    las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I stand
    * * *

     

    Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)

    cosa es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    cosa    
    coser
    cosa sustantivo femenino
    1 ( en general) thing;

    ¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
    pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
    entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
    ¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
    dime una cosa … tell me something …;
    tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
    fue cosa fácil it was easy;
    se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
    si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
    por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
    esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
    2
    ◊ cosas sustantivo femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl);

    mis cosas de deporte my sports things
    3 (situación, suceso):
    ◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;

    la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
    ¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
    son cosas de la vida that's life!;
    ¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
    4
    a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):

    ◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;

    esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea


    son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
    5 ( asunto):

    no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
    6 ( en locs)
    ◊ cosa de (AmS fam) so as to;

    cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
    cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
    cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
    no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
    átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
    ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
    es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
    coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹ dobladillo› to sew;

    ‹ botón› to sew on;
    ‹ agujero› to sew (up);

    b) ‹ herida› to stitch

    verbo intransitivo
    to sew
    cosa sustantivo femenino
    1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
    2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
    eso es otra cosa, that's different
    no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
    2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
    cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
    cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
    ¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
    3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
    ♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
    lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
    no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
    decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
    ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
    (como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
    coser verbo transitivo
    1 to sew
    2 Med to stitch up
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
    ' cosa' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    absurda
    - absurdo
    - arder
    - bicoca
    - carroña
    - chisme
    - chollo
    - como
    - conformarse
    - consigo
    - cual
    - cualquier
    - cualquiera
    - cuidada
    - cuidado
    - cuya
    - cuyo
    - debilidad
    - dejar
    - él
    - ella
    - esmerada
    - esmerado
    - exquisitez
    - frivolidad
    - indemne
    - la
    - le
    - limitarse
    - mamarrachada
    - más
    - menuda
    - menudo
    - mía
    - mío
    - muchachada
    - nada
    - niñería
    - novedad
    - pedir
    - pegajosa
    - pegajoso
    - pegote
    - pillar
    - plantar
    - preciosidad
    - preguntar
    - presidir
    - prodigio
    - propia
    English:
    absence
    - annoyance
    - anything
    - arrival
    - article
    - attraction
    - available
    - awkward
    - blissful
    - bore
    - brittle
    - bulk
    - certainty
    - clip
    - clumsy
    - come across
    - commonplace
    - compromise
    - confuse
    - connection
    - convenient
    - dead wood
    - deficiency
    - defunct
    - demise
    - discreet
    - disposable
    - ditch
    - drag
    - dream
    - else
    - escape
    - fall off
    - film
    - get back
    - gullible
    - helpful
    - hulk
    - invention
    - joke
    - laugh
    - lemon
    - liable
    - lodge
    - love
    - lust
    - misplaced
    - more
    - necessity
    - need
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [objeto, idea] thing;
    comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;
    alguna cosa anything;
    ¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;
    ¿quiere usted alguna otra cosa o [m5] alguna cosa más? do you want anything else?;
    cualquier cosa anything;
    venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;
    una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;
    escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;
    tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;
    dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;
    es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;
    ¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;
    ¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;
    este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;
    ¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;
    fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;
    no hay tal cosa on the contrary;
    ¡qué cosa! how strange!;
    ¡qué cosa más o [m5] tan extraña! how strange!;
    no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;
    este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;
    te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;
    un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;
    nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;
    es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;
    decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;
    llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;
    llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…
    2. [asunto]
    tengo muchas cosas que hacer I've got a lot (of things) to do;
    entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;
    por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;
    la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;
    está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;
    cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;
    no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;
    esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;
    no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;
    eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;
    es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;
    no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;
    con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;
    eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;
    no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;
    eso es cosa fácil that's easy;
    convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;
    esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;
    eso es otra cosa that's another matter;
    ¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!
    3. [situación]
    las cosas no van muy bien últimamente things haven't been going very well recently;
    …y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;
    ¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;
    estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;
    Fam
    la cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;
    Fam
    la cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling point
    Fam
    las cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;
    4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;
    se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;
    ¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!
    5. [comportamiento]
    son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;
    no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;
    tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)
    6. [en frases negativas] [nada]
    no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;
    no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interest
    7. Fam [reparo]
    me da cosa decírselo I'm a bit uneasy about telling him;
    el olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy
    8. Méx [genitales] packet, Br lunchbox
    9. Comp
    o cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;
    (como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;
    tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;
    a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;
    hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;
    [sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;
    como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;
    ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;
    esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;
    Esp Fam
    cosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;
    está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;
    me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;
    Fam
    a otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;
    es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;
    no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;
    ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;
    no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;
    se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;
    no ser cosa del otro mundo o [m5] del otro jueves to be nothing special;
    Fam
    las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;
    las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;
    ¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;
    ♦ cosas nfpl
    [pertenencias, utensilios] things;
    tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;
    ¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?
    * * *
    f thing;
    ¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;
    alguna cosa something;
    ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;
    son cosas que pasan these things happen;
    son cosas de la vida that’s life;
    entre otras cosas among other things;
    como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;
    decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;
    eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;
    ¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;
    cosa de about;
    hace cosa de un año about a year ago;
    le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;
    este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;
    no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;
    ¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;
    lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;
    cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;
    son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over
    * * *
    cosa nf
    1) : thing, object
    2) : matter, affair
    3)
    otra cosa : anything else, something else
    * * *
    cosa n
    1. (en general) thing
    2. (algo) something
    ¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?
    3. (nada) nothing
    4. (asunto) affair / matter
    ¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!
    no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important

    Spanish-English dictionary > cosa

  • 76 Для процветания зла достаточно чтобы добрые люди ничего не делали

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  • 77 Для триумфа зла достаточно, чтобы добрые люди ничего не делали

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  • 78 Чтобы зло победило, достаточно, чтобы добрые люди ничего не делали

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evil to triumph good men have to do nothing, For evil to triumph good men need do nothing, The best way for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, The surest way to assure the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to stand by and do nothing, For evil to triumph it is necessary for good men to do nothing, For evil to triumph it is sufficient for good men to do nothing, It is necessary only for good men to say nothing for evil to triumph, It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph, All that is necessary for the forces of evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, All that is required for evil to triumph over good is for good men to do nothing, Evil can triumph only if good men do nothing, The only thing evil men need to triumph is for good men to do nothing, The only thing for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, Evil prevails when good men do nothing, The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for enough good men to do nothing, The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men stand by and do nothing, The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil was for good men to do nothing, The only way for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing

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  • 79 Чтобы зло процветало, достаточно чтобы добрые люди ничего не делали

    Citations: All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for a few good men to do nothing, All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing, All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for a few good men to do nothing, All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, All that is essential for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for all good men to do nothing, All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for enough good men to do nothing, All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for some good men to do nothing, All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that enough good men do nothing, All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, All that is needed for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing, All that is needed for the triumph of evil is for enough good men to do nothing, All that is needed for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, All that is needed for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, All that is needed for the forces of evil to triumph is for enough good men to do nothing, All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, All that is required for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing, All that is required for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, All that is required for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, The only thing needed for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing, The only thing needed for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, The only thing required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, All that it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, All that’s necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, The only thing that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, The only thing that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing, All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing, All that’s needed for the forces of evil to triumph is for enough good men to do nothing, All that’s needed for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, For evil to prosper all it needs is for good people to do nothing, All that’s necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing, The only thing needed for evil to triumph is for enough good men [and women] to do nothing, All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing, All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men (and women) do nothing, For evil to triumph it is necessary only that good men [and women] do nothing, All it takes for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing, All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing, All that it takes for the triumph of evil is that good men and women do nothing, The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men and women to do nothing, All that is necessary for evil to triumph in the world is for enough good men and women to do nothing, All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing, All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is that good men do nothing, The only thing that has to happen in this world for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, Evil thrives when good men do nothing, Evil will triumph so long as good men do nothing, For evil to triumph good men have to do nothing, For evil to triumph good men need do nothing, The best way for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, The surest way to assure the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to stand by and do nothing, For evil to triumph it is necessary for good men to do nothing, For evil to triumph it is sufficient for good men to do nothing, It is necessary only for good men to say nothing for evil to triumph, It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph, All that is necessary for the forces of evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, All that is required for evil to triumph over good is for good men to do nothing, Evil can triumph only if good men do nothing, The only thing evil men need to triumph is for good men to do nothing, The only thing for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, Evil prevails when good men do nothing, The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for enough good men to do nothing, The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men stand by and do nothing, The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil was for good men to do nothing, The only way for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing

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  • 80 nur

    I Adv.
    1. only; (nichts als) nothing but; (bloß) just; (einfach) simply; das hat nur 5 Dollar gekostet it only cost 5 dollars; wir waren nur mehr fünf Dial. there were only five of us left; nur einmal just once; nur sie wusste es etc. only she ( oder she alone) knew etc.; nur sie wusste etc. auch she was the only one to know etc.; nur weil just because; nicht nur, sondern auch not only, but also; es ist nur, dass... it’s just that...; nur gut, dass... it’s a good thing that...; in nur zwei Jahren in just two (short) years, within two (short) years; nur aus Bosheit etc. out of sheer spite etc.; ohne auch nur zu lächeln without so much as a smile; warum hast du ihn gehauen? - nur so umg. I don’t know, because I felt like it; warum fragst du? - nur so umg. I was just wondering
    2. (ausgenommen) except; nur, dass... except (that)..., apart from the fact that...
    3. (irgend): so viel ich nur kann as much as I possibly can; so bald wie nur möglich as soon as you etc. possibly can; es muss so schnell wie nur möglich fertig werden it’s got to be finished in the quickest possible time
    4. auffordernd: nur zu! go on!; umg. what are you waiting for?; nur nicht so schüchtern! go on, don’t be shy!; nur keine Umstände! please don’t go to any trouble!; verstärkt, auch drohend: na, warte nur! you just wait!; verkaufe es nur ja nicht don’t sell it whatever you do, just don’t sell it
    5. dringender Wunsch: wenn er nur käme if only he would come; wenn du nur nicht so viel rauchen würdest if only you wouldn’t smoke so much; wäre ich nur zu Hause geblieben! if only I’d stayed at home
    6. nachdrücklich oder verwundert fragend: wie kam er nur hierher? how on earth did he get here?; was will er damit nur sagen? I wonder what he means ( oder is driving at)?; warum ist sie nur gegangen? what on earth made her go?, why (on earth) did she go?; was habe ich nur getan? what (on earth) have I done?; wer kann es nur gewesen sein? who (on earth) oder whoever can it have been?; wie hat er es nur geschafft? how (on earth) did he manage that?; wo kann sie nur sein? where (on earth) can she be?; was hat sie nur? I wonder what’s up ( oder wrong) with her
    7. Steigerung ausdrückend: das weißt du nur zu gut you know very ( oder perfectly) well; das ist nur zu wahr that’s only too true; er wurde nur noch frecher he just became cheekier; das macht alles nur noch schlimmer that just makes it all the worse
    8. umg.: nur so verstärkend: meist like mad; der Wind hat nur so gepfiffen the wind was howling like mad; es hat nur so gescheppert there was an almighty crash; sie haben gearbeitet, dass es nur so gekracht hat they worked with a vengeance
    II Konj.: nur habe ich vergessen... only I forgot...; er ist fleißig, nur müsste er sorgfältiger sein he works hard but he should take more care; ich komme gerne, nur weiß ich nicht wann I’d like to come but I just don’t know when I can make it
    * * *
    solely; only; merely; alone
    * * *
    [nuːɐ]
    adv
    1) (einschränkend) only, just

    er ist ein sehr schneller Arbeiter, núr müsste er etwas gründlicher sein — he is a very fast worker but or only he should be rather more thorough

    ich habe núr ein Stück Brot gegessen — I've only eaten a piece of bread, I've eaten only or just a piece of bread

    alle, núr ich nicht — everyone except or but me

    núr ich weiß — I'm the only one who knows, only I know

    núr schade, dass... — it's just a pity that...

    núr dass... — it's just that..., only...

    núr noch zwei Minuten — only or just two minutes left or to go

    der Kranke isst fast núr noch Obst — the sick man eats virtually nothing but fruit these days

    nicht núr..., sondern auch — not only or just... but also

    alles, núr das nicht! — anything but that!

    warum möchtest du das denn wissen? – ach, núr so! — why do you want to know? – oh I just do or oh just because or oh no special reason

    ich hab das núr so gesagt — I was just talking

    warum hast du das gemacht? – núr so — why did you do that? – I just did

    núr kann man nie wissen, ob... — only or but you never can or can never tell if...

    wie schnell er núr redet — doesn't he speak fast!

    dass es núr so krachte — making a terrible din or racket

    er fuhr, so schnell er núr (fahren) konnte — he drove just as fast as he possibly could, he drove for all he was worth

    3) (mit Fragepronomen) -ever, on earth (inf)

    was/wer/wie etc núr? — but what/who/how etc?

    was hat er núr? — whatever is or what on earth (inf) is the matter with him?

    wie kannst du núr (so etwas sagen)? — how could you (say such a thing)?

    sie bekommt alles, was sie núr will — she gets whatever she wants

    4)

    (Wunsch, Bedingung) wenn er núr (erst) käme — if only he would come, if he would only come

    wüsste ich núr, wie — if only I knew how, if I only knew how

    es wird klappen, wenn er núr nicht die Nerven verliert — it will be all right as long as or so long as (inf) or provided (that) he doesn't lose his nerve

    5) (mit Negationen) just,... whatever you do

    lass das núr niemand(en) wissen! — just don't let anyone find out, (but) don't let anyone find out whatever you do

    sagen Sie das núr nicht Ihrer Frau! — just don't tell your wife (whatever you do)

    6) (Aufforderung) just

    geh núr! — just go, go on

    núr zu! — go on

    sieh núr — just look

    núr her damit! (inf) — let's have it

    sagen Sie es núr, Sie brauchen es núr zu sagen — just say (the word), you only have to say (the word)

    er soll núr lachen! — let him laugh

    7)

    núr mehr (dial, esp Aus) — only... left

    ich habe núr mehr einen Euro — I've only one euro left

    * * *
    1) (only: He alone can remember.) alone
    3) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) just
    4) (only: None but the brave deserve our respect.) none but
    5) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) only
    6) (alone: Only you can do it.) only
    7) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) only
    8) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) only
    * * *
    [ˈnu:ɐ̯]
    1. vor Substantiven (nicht mehr als) only, just
    ich habe \nur eine Stunde Zeit/fünf Euro I only have an hour/five euros
    sie hat \nur einen einzigen Fehler gemacht she made just a single mistake
    ich möchte dich \nur um eines bitten I'd ask just one thing of you
    ich habe \nur ein kleines Stück Kuchen gegessen I've only eaten a small piece of cake, I've eaten only [or just] a small piece of cake
    \nur noch [o bes ÖSTERR mehr] only
    ich habe \nur noch einen Euro I've only one euro left
    \nur noch drei Minuten only [or just] two minutes left [or to go]
    ich esse fast \nur noch Obst I eat virtually nothing but fruit these days
    es hätte \nur noch ein Wort gefehlt und ich wäre explodiert just one more word and I would have exploded
    2. vor Substantiven, Pronomen (ausschließlich) only, just
    \nur sie darf das only she is allowed to do that
    alle kamen, \nur meine Schwester nicht they all came except my sister
    \nur ich weiß das I'm the only one who knows, only I know
    3. vor Adjektiven, Verben (bloß) only, just
    da kann man doch \nur lachen! what a bloody laugh! fam
    wie konnte ich das \nur vergessen! how on earth could I forget that!
    er tat es \nur ungern he did it only reluctantly
    das ist \nur recht und billig it is only right and proper
    ich will dir doch \nur helfen! I only want to help you!
    ich frage mich \nur, warum I just want to know why
    sie macht das absichtlich, \nur um dich zu provozieren she does it deliberately, just to provoke you
    \nur dass... it's just that...
    \nur gut, dass... it's a good thing that...
    nicht \nur, dass... it's not just that...
    \nur schade, dass... it's just a pity that...
    nicht \nur..., sondern auch... not only [or just]..., but also...
    ich mache das nicht \nur wegen des Geldes, sondern auch, weil es mir Spaß macht I'm not doing it just for the money, but also because I enjoy it
    \nur so just
    ich schreibe Gedichte \nur so zum Spaß I write poems just for fun
    warum fragst du? — ach, \nur so why do you ask? — oh, no particular reason
    warum hast du das getan? — \nur so why did you do that? — I just did
    ich habe das \nur so gesagt I was just talking
    4. (ruhig) just
    schlag \nur zu, wirst schon sehen, was du davon hast! go on, hit me, you'll soon see what you'll get out of it!
    wie schnell sie \nur redet! doesn't she speak fast!
    Max fuhr, so schnell er \nur konnte Max drove just as fast as he possibly could
    mach \nur ja nicht mich für die Folgen verantwortlich! just don't, whatever you do, blame me for the consequences!
    lass das \nur ja niemanden wissen! don't you [dare] tell anyone!, just don't let anyone find out!
    sag das \nur nicht deiner Mutter! just don't tell your mother [whatever you do]!
    \nur noch:
    als ich ihn zur Rede stellte, wurde er \nur noch frecher when I took him to task he got even cheekier
    \nur so:
    gerade als ich aus dem Haus wollte, regnete es \nur so just as I wanted to go out it was really pouring down
    dass es \nur so... + vb so much that it...
    ich werde dir so eine scheuern, dass es \nur so staubt! I'm going to give you such a clout that it will raise the dust!
    \nur zu:
    das kenne ich \nur zu gut I know that only too well
    das ist \nur zu wahr! it's only too true!
    6. (einschränkend) but, the only thing is...
    alles, \nur das nicht! anything but that!
    du kannst gern[e] einen Whisky haben, \nur habe ich kein Eis you're welcome to have a whisky, the only thing is I don't have any ice
    das Buch ist sehr gut, \nur, es ist wahrscheinlich zu schwer the book is very good, but [or though] it's probably too heavy-going
    \nur kann man nie wissen, ob... but you never can tell if...
    \nur dass... except that...
    7. mit Fragepronomen -ever, on earth
    warum/was/wer/wie... \nur? just [or but] why/what/who/how...?
    was hat sie \nur? what on earth is the matter with her?
    warum musstest du das \nur tun? just why did you have to do that?
    was in aller Welt hast du dir \nur dabei gedacht? just what on earth did you think you were doing?
    es schellt jemand an der Tür? wer kann das \nur sein? somebody's ringing the doorbell? who on earth can it be?
    wie kannst du \nur [so etwas sagen]? how could you [say such a thing]?
    8. (Bedingung, Wunsch)
    ▪ wenn... \nur... if only...
    das Wetter ist schön, wenn es \nur so bliebe! the weather is glorious, if only it would stay like this!
    wenn sie \nur käme! if only she would come!
    wüsste ich \nur, wann/wie... if only I knew when/how..., if I only knew when/how...
    geh \nur! just go!, go on!
    sieh \nur! just look!
    \nur her damit! give it here!
    \nur Mut! cheer up
    du brauchst es \nur zu sagen! you only have to say!
    sie soll \nur lachen! let her laugh!
    \nur zu! come on then!, go on!; s.a. nicht
    * * *
    1.
    1) (nicht mehr als) only; just

    alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

    er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

    nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

    nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...

    Warum fragst du? - Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? - Oh, no particular reason

    nur dass... — except that...

    2.

    wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well

    wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

    3) (warnend)

    lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you

    nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

    nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!

    4) (fragend) just

    wie soll ich ihm das nur erklären? — just how am I supposed to explain it to him?

    er lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could

    6) (sogar) only; just
    7)

    er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table

    3.
    * * *
    A. adv
    1. only; (nichts als) nothing but; (bloß) just; (einfach) simply;
    das hat nur 5 Dollar gekostet it only cost 5 dollars;
    wir waren nur mehr fünf dial there were only five of us left;
    nur einmal just once;
    nur sie wusste es etc only she ( oder she alone) knew etc;
    nur sie wusste etc auch she was the only one to know etc;
    nur weil just because;
    nicht nur, sondern auch not only, but also;
    es ist nur, dass … it’s just that …;
    nur gut, dass … it’s a good thing that …;
    in nur zwei Jahren in just two (short) years, within two (short) years;
    nur aus Bosheit etc out of sheer spite etc;
    ohne auch nur zu lächeln without so much as a smile;
    warum hast du ihn gehauen? -
    nur so umg I don’t know, because I felt like it;
    warum fragst du? -
    nur so umg I was just wondering
    2. (ausgenommen) except;
    nur, dass … except (that) …, apart from the fact that …
    3. (irgend):
    so viel ich nur kann as much as I possibly can;
    so bald wie nur möglich as soon as you etc possibly can;
    es muss so schnell wie nur möglich fertig werden it’s got to be finished in the quickest possible time
    nur zu! go on!; umg what are you waiting for?;
    nur nicht so schüchtern! go on, don’t be shy!;
    nur keine Umstände! please don’t go to any trouble!; verstärkt, auch drohend:
    na, warte nur! you just wait!;
    verkaufe es nur ja nicht don’t sell it whatever you do, just don’t sell it
    wenn er nur käme if only he would come;
    wenn du nur nicht so viel rauchen würdest if only you wouldn’t smoke so much;
    wäre ich nur zu Hause geblieben! if only I’d stayed at home
    wie kam er nur hierher? how on earth did he get here?;
    was will er damit nur sagen? I wonder what he means ( oder is driving at)?;
    warum ist sie nur gegangen? what on earth made her go?, why (on earth) did she go?;
    was habe ich nur getan? what (on earth) have I done?;
    wer kann es nur gewesen sein? who (on earth) oder whoever can it have been?;
    wie hat er es nur geschafft? how (on earth) did he manage that?;
    wo kann sie nur sein? where (on earth) can she be?;
    was hat sie nur? I wonder what’s up ( oder wrong) with her
    das weißt du nur zu gut you know very ( oder perfectly) well;
    das ist nur zu wahr that’s only too true;
    er wurde nur noch frecher he just became cheekier;
    das macht alles nur noch schlimmer that just makes it all the worse
    8. umg:
    nur so verstärkend: meist like mad;
    der Wind hat nur so gepfiffen the wind was howling like mad;
    es hat nur so gescheppert there was an almighty crash;
    sie haben gearbeitet, dass es nur so gekracht hat they worked with a vengeance
    B. konj:
    nur habe ich vergessen … only I forgot …;
    er ist fleißig, nur müsste er sorgfältiger sein he works hard but he should take more care;
    ich komme gerne, nur weiß ich nicht wann I’d like to come but I just don’t know when I can make it
    * * *
    1.
    1) (nicht mehr als) only; just

    alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

    er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

    nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

    nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...

    Warum fragst du? - Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? - Oh, no particular reason

    nur dass... — except that...

    2.

    wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well

    wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

    2) (ermunternd, tadelnd)

    lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you

    nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

    nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!

    4) (fragend) just

    er lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could

    6) (sogar) only; just
    7)

    er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table

    3.
    * * *
    adv.
    merely adv.
    only adv.

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  • The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You — Infobox Single Name = The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You Artist = Bryan Adams from Album = 18 til I Die Released = May 7, 1996 Format = CD single Recorded = 1996 Genre = Rock Length = 3:24 Label = A M Writer(s) = Bryan Adams Last single …   Wikipedia

  • The Only Thing I Ever Wanted — Infobox Album | Name = The Only Thing I Ever Wanted Type = Album Artist = Psapp Released = June 6 2006 Recorded = 2006 Genre = Electronica Length = 41:48 Label = Domino Producer = Carim Clasmann Galia Durant Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5… …   Wikipedia

  • winning isn't everything; it's the only thing — winning is the only thing that matters, get it straight    It was Vince Lombardi, a football coach, who said, Winning isn t everything it s the only thing …   English idioms

  • (the) only thing is … — the only thing ˈis… idiom (informal) used before mentioning a worry or problem you have with sth • I d love to come the only thing is I might be late. Main entry: ↑onlyidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Only Thing — is a 1925 costume drama, starring Eleanor Boardman. The film is notable for featuring, in her second film role, a young Joan Crawford, playing a minor part as a lady in waiting.External links*imdb title|0016184 …   Wikipedia

  • Only Revolutions (album) — Only Revolutions Studio album by Biffy Clyro Released 9 November 2009 …   Wikipedia

  • Only (Nine Inch Nails song) — Only Single by Nine Inch Nails from the album With Teeth Released July 25, 2005 …   Wikipedia

  • only — [[t]o͟ʊnli[/t]] ♦ (In written English, only is usually placed immediately before the word it qualifies. In spoken English, however, you can use stress to indicate what only qualifies, so its position is not so important.) 1) ADV: ADV with group,… …   English dictionary

  • only — on|ly1 W1S1 [ˈəunli US ˈoun ] adv 1.) not more than a particular number, age etc ▪ Naomi was only 17 when she got married. ▪ There are only a few cars on the island. ▪ It s only eight o clock. 2.) used to say that something or someone is not very …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • only — on|ly [ ounli ] function word *** Only can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: It s only an idea, but I thought we could try it out. She was only 18 when she had her first child. I only hope we can finish this in time. as an adjective… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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