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1. noun1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, deracross or over the way — gegenüber
2) (route) Weg, derask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht
pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen
lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen
find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden
I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg
‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"
go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren
there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg
the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben
go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen
be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben
things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe
money came his way — er kam zu Geld
go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen
go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein
3) (method) Art und Weise, diethere is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun
that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht
do it this way — mach es so
do it my way — mach es wie ich
that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame
he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen
from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte
find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun
there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel
Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)
no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt
ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun
be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)
be that way — (coll.) so sein
4) (desired course of action) Wille, derget or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen
all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!
a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen
it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier
the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange
there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen
I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen
have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben
go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun
a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel
go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)
6) (room for progress) Weg, derleave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen
clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen
be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein
get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen
put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen
make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen
[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!
get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen
7) (journey)on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London
on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur
on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria
she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade
be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)
[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!
all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei
8) (specific direction) Richtung, dieshe went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen
look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!
I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei
look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken
the other way about or round — andersherum
this/which way round — so/wie herum
stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen
‘this way up’ — "hier oben"
9) (advance) Weg, derfight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen
be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein
get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen
make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren
Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine
make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)
make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten
10) (respect) Hinsicht, diein [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso
in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art
in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht
11) (state) Verfassung, dieby way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung
12) (custom) Art, dieget into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen
he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen
in its way — auf seine/ihre Art
way of life — Lebensstil, der
way of thinking — Denkungsart, die
13) (normal course of events)be the way — so od. üblich sein
14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen
15) (specific manner) Eigenart, diefall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen
16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der2. adverbway off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über
way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit
way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg
he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben
way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal
* * *[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) der Weg2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) der Weg3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) der Weg4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) der Weg5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) die Art und Weise6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) die Hinsicht7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) die Eigenart8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) der Weg2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) weit- academic.ru/81440/wayfarer">wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *[weɪ]I. NOUNthe W\way of the Cross der Kreuzwegone-\way street Einbahnstraße fexcuse me, which \way is the train station? Entschuldigung, wie geht es hier zum Bahnhof?could you tell me the \way to the post office, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zur Post komme?there's no \way through the centre of town in a vehicle das Stadtzentrum ist für Autos gesperrtwill you get some bread on your \way home? kannst du auf dem Heimweg [etwas] Brot mitbringen?oh, I must be on my \way oh, ich muss mich auf den Weg machen!on the \way in/out... beim Hineingehen/Hinausgehen...on the \way back from India,... auf dem Rückweg/Rückflug von Indien...sorry, I'm on my \way out tut mir leid, ich bin gerade am Gehenwe stopped on the \way to ask for directions wir hielten unterwegs, um nach dem Weg zu fragen“\way In/Out” „Eingang/Ausgang“we have to go by \way of Copenhagen wir müssen über Kopenhagen fahrento ask the \way [to the airport/station] nach dem Weg [zum Flughafen/Bahnhof] fragento be on the \way letter, baby unterwegs seinto be on the [or one's] \way [to sth] auf dem Weg [o unterwegs] [zu etw dat] seinno problem, it's on my \way kein Problem, das liegt auf meinem Wegto be out of the \way abgelegen seinto be out of sb's \way für jdn ein Umweg seinwe stopped to have lunch but within half an hour we were under \way again wir machten eine Mittagspause, waren aber nach einer halben Stunde bereits wieder unterwegsto find one's \way home nach Hause findenhow did my ring find its \way into your pockets? wie kommt denn mein Ring in deine Taschen?to get under \way in Gang kommento give \way einem anderen Fahrzeug die Vorfahrt gebenremember to give \way vergiss nicht, auf die Vorfahrt zu achten!on roundabouts, you have to give \way to cars already on the roundabout im Kreisverkehr haben die Autos Vorfahrt, die sich bereits im Kreisverkehr befinden“give \way” BRIT „Vorfahrt [beachten]“to go on one's \way sich akk auf den Weg machento go out of one's \way to do sth einen Umweg machen, um etw zu tun; ( fig) sich akk bei etw dat besondere Mühe gebenplease don't go out of your \way! bitte machen Sie sich doch keine Umstände!to go one's own \way ( fig) seinen eigenen Weg gehento go one's own sweet \way ( fig) rücksichtslos seinen eigenen Weg verfolgento go separate \ways getrennte Wege gehento lead the \way vorausgehen; ( fig)the research group is leading the \way in developing new types of computer memory die Forschungsgruppe ist führend in der Entwicklung neuartiger Computerspeicherto lose one's \way sich akk verirrento make one's own \way to sth alleine irgendwohin kommenwe should make our \way home wir sollten uns auf den Heimweg machento make one's \way in the world seinen Weg gehento show sb the \way jdm den Weg zeigencan you show me the \way out, please? können Sie mir bitte zeigen, wo es hier zum Ausgang geht?to be [well] on the \way to doing sth auf dem besten Weg[e] sein, etw zu tunI'm well on the \way to completing the report! der Bericht ist so gut wie fertig! famshe's well on her \way of becoming an alcoholic sie ist auf dem besten Weg[e], Alkoholikerin zu werden▪ to be on the \way in [or up] /out im Kommen/am Verschwinden seinkeep going straight and after a \ways, you'll see the house fahr immer geradeaus und nach ein paar Metern siehst du dann das Hausall the \way den ganzen Wegshe stayed with him in the ambulance all the \way to the hospital sie blieb während der ganzen Fahrt bis zum Krankenhaus bei ihm im Krankenwagen; ( fig)I agree with you all the \way ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu; ( fig)I'll take my complaint all the \way to the managing director if I have to wenn ich muss, gehe ich mit meiner Beschwerde noch bis zum Generaldirektor; ( fig)I'll support you all the \way du hast meine volle Unterstützunga long \way weita long \way back vor langer ZeitChristmas is just a short \way off bis Weihnachten ist es nicht mehr lange hinto go a long \way ( fig) lange reichento have a [long] \way to go einen [weiten] Weg vor sich dat habento have come a long \way ( fig) es weit gebracht habenhe's still a long \way off perfection er ist noch weit davon entfernt, perfekt zu seina little kindness goes a long \way wenn man ein bisschen freundlich ist, hilft das doch gleich viel[not] by long \way ( fig) bei Weitem [nicht]which \way up should this box be? wie herum soll die Kiste stehen?“this \way up” „hier oben“this \way round so herumno, it's the other \way round! nein, es ist gerade andersherum!to be the wrong \way up auf dem Kopf stehenwhich \way are you going? in welche Richtung gehst du?this \way, please! hier entlang bitte!look this \way, please bitte hierher schauen; ( fam)they live out Manchester \way sie wohnen draußen bei ManchesterI really didn't know which \way to look ich wusste wirklich nicht mehr, wo ich hinschauen sollteafter applying for a job, many offers came her \way nachdem sie sich beworben hatte, bekam sie viele AngeboteI'd take any job that comes my \way ich würde jeden Job nehmen, der sich mir bietetall of a sudden, money came her \way plötzlich kam sie zu Geldwhen something like this comes your \way... wenn dir so etwas passiert,...when a girl like this comes your \way... wenn dir so ein Mädchen über den Weg läuft,... famto go this/that \way hier/da entlanggehento go the other \way in die andere Richtung gehendown my \way bei mir in der Nähedown your \way in deiner GegendI liked the \way he asked for a date mir gefiel [die Art und Weise], wie er um ein Rendezvous batI don't like the \way he looks at me ich mag es nicht, wie er mich anschautit's terrifying the \way prices have gone up in the last few months es ist beängstigend, wie die Preise in den letzten Monaten gestiegen sindthat's just the \way it is so ist das nun einmalthe \way things are going... so wie sich die Dinge entwickeln...trust me, it's better that \way glaub mir, es ist besser so!I did it my \way ich habe es gemacht, [so] wie ich es für richtig hieltdo it my \way mach es wie ichthis is definitely not the \way to do it so macht man das auf gar keinen Fall!he looked at me in a sinister \way er sah mich finster anshe's got a funny \way of asking for help sie hat eine komische Art, einen um Hilfe zu bittenhe's got a very strange \way of behaving er benimmt sich schon ziemlich seltsam famyou could tell by the \way he looked man konnte es schon an seinem Blick erkennenthat's no \way to speak to your boss! so redet man nicht mit seinem Vorgesetzten!the \way he looked at me... so wie er mich angeschaut hat...the \way we were wie wir einmal warenit's always the \way! [or isn't it always the \way!] es ist doch echt immer dasselbe! famI wouldn't have it any other \way ich würde es nicht anders haben wollenwhat a \way to talk! so etwas sagt man nicht!what a \way to behave! so benimmt man sich nicht!just leave it the \way it is, will you lass einfach alles so, wie es ist, ja?to see the error of one's \ways seine Fehler einsehento be in the family \way in anderen Umständen sein euph\way of life Lebensweise f\way of thinking Denkweise fto sb's \way of thinking jds Meinung nachthis \way socome on, do it this \way! komm, mach es so! famthat \way, I'll save a lot of money auf diese [Art und] Weise spare ich viel Geldlooking at it in that \way, I was lucky after all so gesehen hatte ich sogar noch Glückin a big \way im großen Stilin a small \way im kleinen Rahmenhe started off in a small \way er fing klein anone \way or another so oder soone \way or another, we've got to... so oder so, irgendwie müssen wir...either \way so oder sono \way auf keinen Fallthere's no \way to get me on this ship keine zehn Pferde kriegen mich auf dieses Schiff! famthere's no \way I'll give in ich gebe auf gar keinen Fall nach!no \way! ausgeschlossen!, kommt nicht in die Tüte! famto show sb the \way to do sth jdm zeigen, wie etw gehtin a \way in gewisser Weisein every [possible]\way in jeder Hinsichtin many/some \ways in vielerlei/gewisser Hinsichtin more \ways than one in mehr als nur einer Hinsichtin no \way in keinster Weisein which \ways does a zebra resemble a horse? worin ähnelt ein Zebra einem Pferd?not in any \way in keiner Weiseto be in sb's \way jdm im Weg sein a. figto block the way den Weg versperrenmay nothing stand in the \way of your future happiness together! möge nichts eurem zukünftigen gemeinsamen Glück im Wege stehen!she's determined to succeed and she won't let anything stand in her \way sie ist entschlossen, ihr Ziel zu erreichen, und wird sich durch nichts aufhalten lassento get out of sb's/sth's \way jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehencan you put your stuff out of the \way, please? kannst du bitte deine Sachen woanders hintun?to get sb/sth out of the \way jdn/etw loswerdencould you get this out of the \way, please? könntest du das bitte wegtun?please get the children out of the \way while I... sorge bitte dafür, dass die Kinder nicht stören, während ich...to give \way ( fig) nachgebenmake \way! Platz da!to make \way [for sb] [für jdn] Platz machen a. figto want sb out of the \way jdn aus dem Weg haben wollenby \way of an introduction to the subject,... als Einführung zum Thema...my mother has a \way of knowing exactly what I need meine Mutter weiß irgendwie immer genau, was ich braucheshe just has a \way with her sie hat einfach so eine gewisse Artthere are \ways of making you talk, you know Sie werden schon noch Reden!don't worry, we'll find a \way! keine Sorge, wir werden einen Weg finden!\ways and means Mittel und Wegewith today's technology everybody has the \ways and means to produce professional-looking documents mit der heutigen Technologie hat jeder die Möglichkeit, professionell aussehende Dokumente zu erstellento have a \way with children gut mit Kindern umgehen könnenover the years we've got used to his funny little \ways im Lauf der Jahre haben wir uns an seine kleinen Marotten gewöhntthat's the \way of the world das ist nun mal der Lauf der Dingeto fall into bad \ways in schlechte Angewohnheiten verfallento get into/out of the \way of doing sth sich dat etw an-/abgewöhnento be in a bad \way in schlechter Verfassung seinhe's been in a bad \way ever since the operation seit der Operation geht's ihm schlechtshe's in a terrible \way sie ist in einer schrecklichen Verfassung14. (desire)if I had my \way, we'd eat fish every day wenn es nach mir ginge, würden wir jeden Tag Fisch essen16. NAUTto gather/lose \way Fahrt aufnehmen/verlieren17. NAUT▪ \ways pl Helling f18.▶ by the \way übrigensand, by the \way, this wasn't the first time I... und das war, nebenbei bemerkt, nicht das erste Mal, dass ich...▶ to fall by the \way auf der Strecke bleiben▶ to have it/sth both \ways beides habenyou can't have it both \ways du kannst nicht beides haben▶ the \way to a man's heart is through his stomach ( prov) [die] Liebe [des Mannes] geht durch den Magen prov▶ to see/find out which \way the wind blows/is blowing ( fig) sehen/herausfinden, woher der Wind weht▶ there are no two \ways about it daran gibt es keinen ZweifelII. ADVERBit would be \way better for you to... es wäre weit[aus] besser für dich,...she spends \way too much money on clothes sie gibt viel zu viel Geld für Kleidung ausyou're \way out if you think... wenn du denkst, dass..., liegst du voll daneben!to be \way down with one's guess mit seiner Schätzung völlig danebenliegen\way back vor langer Zeit\way back in the early twenties damals in den frühen Zwanzigernto be \way past sb's bedtime ( fam) für jdn allerhöchste Zeit zum Schlafengehen sein\way up in the sky weit oben am Himmel\way cool/hot total [o voll] cool/heiß fam* * *[weɪ]1. NOUN1) = road Weg macross or over the way — gegenüber, vis-à-vis; (motion) rüber
2) = route Weg mto go the wrong way — sich verlaufen; (in car) sich verfahren
the way up/down — der Weg nach oben/unten; (climbing) der Auf-/Abstieg
the way there/back — der Hin-/Rückweg
prices are on the way up/down — die Preise steigen/fallen
by way of an answer/excuse — als Antwort/Entschuldigung
can you tell me the way to the town hall, please? — können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Rathaus komme?
the shop is on the/your way — der Laden liegt auf dem/deinem Weg
there's another baby on the way — da ist wieder ein Kind unterwegs
he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — er ist dabei or auf dem besten Weg, Alkoholiker zu werden
she's well on the way to being a first-rate singer —
I haven't finished it yet but it's on the way — ich bin noch nicht damit fertig, aber es ist im Werden (inf)
to go out of one's way to do sth (fig) — sich besonders anstrengen, um etw zu tun
please, don't go out of your way for us (fig) — machen Sie sich (dat) bitte unsertwegen keine Umstände
to get under way — in Gang kommen, losgehen (inf); (Naut) Fahrt aufnehmen or machen
to be (well) under way — im Gang/in vollem Gang sein; (Naut) in (voller) Fahrt sein; (with indication of place) unterwegs sein
on the way in — beim Hereingehen; (in car) beim Hineinfahren
please show me the way out — bitte zeigen Sie mir, wo es hinausgeht (inf) or wie ich hinauskomme
on the way out — beim Hinausgehen; (in car) beim Hinausfahren
to be on the way out (fig inf) — am Verschwinden or Aussterben sein → easy
I know my way around the town —
to lose/gather way (Naut) — Fahrt verlieren/aufnehmen
to make/fight/push one's way through the crowd — sich einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen, sich durch die Menge (durch)drängen/-kämpfen/-schieben
to make one's way in the world — seinen Weg machen, sich durchsetzen
to pay one's way — für sich selbst bezahlen; (company, project, machine)
to prepare the way (fig) — den Weg bereiten (for sb/sth jdm/einer Sache)
3) = path Weg mto leave the way open (fig) — die Möglichkeit offenlassen, einen Weg frei lassen (for sth für etw)
to be in sb's way — jdm im Weg stehen or sein; (fig also) jdn stören
to get in the way — in den Weg kommen; (fig) stören
her job gets in the way of her leisure interests — ihr Beruf stört sie nur bei ihren Freizeitvergnügungen
he lets nothing stand in his way —
now nothing stands in our way — jetzt steht uns (dat) nichts mehr im Weg, jetzt haben wir freie Bahn
get out of the/my way! — (geh) aus dem Weg!, weg da!
to get sth out of the way (work) — etw hinter sich (acc) bringen; difficulties, problems etc etw loswerden (inf), etw aus dem Weg räumen, etw beseitigen
to get sth out of the way of sb —
they got the children out of the way of the firemen — sie sorgten dafür, dass die Kinder den Feuerwehrleuten nicht im Weg waren
get those people out of the way of the trucks — sieh zu, dass die Leute den Lastwagen Platz machen or aus der Bahn gehen
keep or stay out of the way! — weg da!, zurück!
to keep sb/sth out of the way of sb — jdn/etw nicht in jds Nähe or Reichweite (acc) kommen lassen __diams; to make way for sb/sth (lit, fig) für jdn/etw Platz machen; (fig also)
make way! — mach Platz!, Platz machen!, Platz da!
4) = direction Richtung fdown our way (inf) — bei uns (in der Nähe), in unserer Gegend or Ecke (inf)
to look the other way (fig) — wegschauen, wegsehen
each way, both ways (Racing) — auf Sieg und Platz
we'll split it three/ten ways — wir werden es dritteln/in zehn Teile (auf)teilen or durch zehn teilen
she didn't know which way to look (fig) — sie wusste nicht, wo sie hinschauen or hinsehen sollte
this way, please — hier(her) or hier entlang, bitte
look this way —
"this way for the lions" — "zu den Löwen"
he went that way — er ging dorthin or in diese Richtung __diams; this way and that hierhin und dorthin __diams; every which way
5)= side
it's the wrong way up — es steht verkehrt herum or auf dem Kopf (inf)"this way up" — "hier oben"
put it the right way up/the other way (a)round — stellen Sie es richtig (herum) hin/andersherum or andersrum (inf) hin
6) = distance Weg m, Strecke fa little/good way away or off — nicht/sehr weit weg or entfernt, ein kleines/ganzes or gutes Stück weit weg or entfernt
that's a long way away — bis dahin ist es weit or (time) noch lange
a long way out of town — weit von der Stadt weg; (live also) weit draußen or außerhalb
that's a long way back —
a long way back, in 1942, when... — vor langer Zeit, im Jahre 1942, als...
to have a long way to go (lit, fit) — weit vom Ziel entfernt sein; (with work) bei Weitem nicht fertig sein
it should go a long way toward(s) solving the problem — das sollte or müsste bei dem Problem schon ein gutes Stück weiterhelfen
7) = manner Art f, Weise fthat's his way of saying thank you — das ist seine Art, sich zu bedanken
the French way of doing it — (die Art,) wie man es in Frankreich macht
way of thinking — Denk(ungs)art f, Denkweise f
to my way of thinking —
to go on in the same old way — wie vorher weitermachen, auf die alte Tour weitermachen (inf)
in a small way — in kleinem Ausmaß, im Kleinen __diams; one way or another/the other so oder so
it does not matter (to me) one way or the other — es macht (mir) so oder so nichts aus, es ist mir gleich __diams; either way
either way, we're bound to lose — (so oder so,) wir verlieren auf jeden Fall or auf alle Fälle
no way! — nichts drin! (inf), was? (inf), ausgeschlossen!
there's no way I'm going to agree/you'll persuade him — auf keinen Fall werde ich zustimmen/werden Sie ihn überreden können
there's no way that's a Porsche — ausgeschlossen, dass das ein Porsche ist
you can't have it both ways — du kannst nicht beides haben, beides (zugleich) geht nicht (inf)
this one is better, there are no two ways about it (inf) — dieses hier ist besser, da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel or das steht fest
do it this way it was this way... — machen Sie es so or auf diese (Art und) Weise es war so or folgendermaßen...
I've always had a job, I've been lucky that way — ich hatte immer einen Job, in dieser Hinsicht habe ich Glück gehabt
the way she walks/talks — (so) wie sie geht/spricht
I don't like the way (that) he's looking at you —
do you understand the way things are developing? do you remember the way it was/we were? — verstehst du, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln? erinnerst du dich noch (daran), wie es war/wie wir damals waren?
you could tell by the way he was dressed —
it's just the way you said it — es ist die Art, wie du es gesagt hast
do it any way you like — machen Sie es, wie Sie wollen
that's the way it goes! — so ist das eben, so ist das nun mal!
the way things are — so, wie es ist or wie die Dinge liegen
the way things are going — so, wie die Dinge sich entwickeln
it's not what you do, it's the way (that) you do it — es kommt nicht darauf an, was man macht, sondern wie man es macht = exactly as so, wie
leave everything the way it is — lass alles so, wie es ist
it was all the way you said it would be — es war alles so, wie du (es) gesagt hattest
to show sb the way to do sth — jdm zeigen, wie or auf welche Art und Weise etw gemacht wird
show me the way to do it — zeig mir, wie (ich es machen soll)
that's not the right way to do it — so geht das nicht, so kann man das nicht machen
there is only one way to speak to him — man kann mit ihm nur auf (die) eine Art und Weise reden __diams; ways and means Mittel und Wege pl
Ways and Means Committee (US) — Steuerausschuss m
8) = means Weg m9) = method, technique Art fhe has a way of knowing what I'm thinking — er hat eine Art zu wissen, was ich denke
we have ways of making you talk — wir haben gewisse Mittel, um Sie zum Reden zu bringen
there are many ways of solving the problem —
ha, that's one way of solving it! — ja, so kann man das auch machen!
the best way is to put it in the freezer for ten minutes — am besten legt man es für zehn Minuten ins Gefrierfach
he has a way with children — er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen, er hat eine geschickte Art (im Umgang) mit Kindern
10) = habit Art fit is not/only his way to... — es ist nicht/eben seine Art, zu...
to get out of/into the way of doing sth — sich (dat) ab-/angewöhnen, etw zu tun
the ways of the Spaniards —
the ways of Providence/God — die Wege der Vorsehung/Gottes
as is the way with... — wie das mit... so ist
way of life — Lebensstil m; (of nation) Lebensart f
11) = respect Hinsicht fin many/some ways — in vieler/gewisser Hinsicht
in every possible way —
what have you got in the way of drink/food? — was haben Sie an Getränken or zu trinken/an Lebensmitteln or zu essen?
12)= desire
to get or have one's (own) way —our team had it all their own way in the second half — in der zweiten Halbzeit ging für unsere Mannschaft alles nach Wunsch
13) = state Zustand m2. PLURAL NOUN(NAUT = slipway) Helling f, Ablaufbahn f3. ADVERB(inf)way over/up — weit drüben/oben
way back when — vor langer Zeit, als
that was way back — das ist schon lange her, das war schon vor langer Zeit
he was way out with his guess — er hatte weit daneben- or vorbeigeraten, er hatte weit gefehlt or er lag weit daneben (inf) mit seiner Annahme
you're way out if you think... — da liegst du aber schief (inf) or da hast du dich aber gewaltig geirrt, wenn du glaubst,...
* * *way1 [weı] s1. Weg m:way back Rückweg;on the way back from auf dem Rückweg von;way home Heimweg;the way of the cross REL der Kreuzweg;a) Mittel und Wege,lose one’s way sich verlaufen oder verirren;send sb on their way (Fußball) jemanden schicken;2. Straße f, Weg m:3. fig Gang m, Lauf m:4. Richtung f, Seite f:which way is he looking? wohin schaut er?;look the other way wegschauen;a) hierher,b) hier entlang ( → 9);the other way round umgekehrt5. Weg m, Entfernung f, Strecke f:a good way off ziemlich weit entfernt;Easter is still a long way off bis Ostern ist es noch lang;a long way up weit oder hoch hinauf;a little (long, good) way ein kleines (weites, gutes) Stück Wegs;a long way off perfection alles andere als vollkommen;go a long way back fig (weit) ausholen6. (freie) Bahn, Raum m, Platz m:a) (zurück)weichen,b) nachgeben (to dat) (Person od Sache),c) sich hingeben ( to despair der Verzweiflung);give way to a car AUTO einem Auto die Vorfahrt lassen;out of the way! aus dem Weg!7. Weg m, Durchgang m, Öffnung f:8. Vorwärtskommen n:9. Art f und Weise f, Weg m, Methode f, Verfahren n:any way you please ganz wie Sie wollen;in a big (small) way im Großen (Kleinen);one way or another irgendwie, auf irgendeine (Art und) Weise;in more ways than one in mehr als einer Beziehung;some way or other auf die eine oder andere Weise, irgendwie;to my way of thinking nach meiner Meinung;the right (wrong) way (to do it) richtig (falsch);the same way genauso;the way he does it so wie er es macht;the way I am feeling so wie ich mich im Moment fühle;I like the way she laughs ich mag ihr Lachen;the way I see it nach meiner Einschätzung;that’s the way to do it so macht man das;if that’s the way you feel about it wenn Sie so darüber denken;in a polite (friendly) way höflich (freundlich);in its way auf seine Art;10. Gewohnheit f, Brauch m, Sitte f:the good old ways die guten alten Bräuche11. Eigenheit f, -art f:funny ways komische Manieren;it is not his way es ist nicht seine Art oder Gewohnheit;she has a winning way sie hat eine gewinnende Art;that’s always the way with him so macht er es oder geht es ihm immer12. (Aus)Weg m:13. Hinsicht f, Beziehung f:in a way in gewisser Hinsicht, irgendwie;in every way in jeder Hinsicht oder Beziehung;in one way in einer Beziehung;in some ways in mancher Hinsicht;in the way of food was Essen anbelangt, an Lebensmittelnin a bad way in einer schlimmen Lage oder Verfassung;live in a great (small) way auf großem Fuß (in kleinen Verhältnissen oder sehr bescheiden) leben15. Berufszweig m, Fach n:it is not in his way, it does not fall in his way das schlägt nicht in sein Fach;he is in the oil way er ist im Ölhandel (beschäftigt)16. umg Umgebung f, Gegend f:somewhere London way irgendwo in der Gegend von London18. pl TECH Führungen pl (bei Maschinen)20. pl Schiffsbau:a) Helling fa) im Vorbeigehen, unterwegs,b) am Weg(esrand), an der Straße,c) fig übrigens, nebenbei (bemerkt),d) zufällig but that’s by the way aber dies nur nebenbei;a) (auf dem Weg) über (akk), durch,b) fig in der Absicht zu, um zu,by way of exchange auf dem Tauschwege;by way of grace JUR auf dem Gnadenweg;be by way of being angry im Begriff sein, wütend zu werden;a) dabei sein, etwas zu tun,b) pflegen oder es gewohnt sein oder die Aufgabe haben, etwas zu tun not by a long way noch lange nicht;a) auf dem Weg oder dabei zu,no way! umg auf (gar) keinen Fall!, kommt überhaupt nicht infrage!;no way can we accept that das können wir auf gar keinen Fall akzeptieren;die on one’s way to hospital auf dem Weg ins Krankenhaus sterben;on the way to victory auf der Siegesstraße;be on the way sich andeuten;well on one’s way in vollem Gange, schon weit vorangekommen (a. fig);a) abgelegen, abseits, abgeschieden,b) ungewöhnlich, ausgefallen,a) SCHIFF in Fahrt,get sth under way etwas in Gang bringen;be in a fair way auf dem besten Wege sein;come in sb’s way jemandem über den Weg laufen;find its way into Eingang finden in (akk);force one’s way sich einen Weg bahnen;go sb’s waya) den gleichen Weg gehen wie jemand,b) jemanden begleiten go one’s way(s) seinen Weg gehen, fig seinen Lauf nehmen;go the whole way fig ganze Arbeit leisten;have a way with sb mit jemandem gut zurechtkommen, gut umgehen können mit jemandem;he’s got a way with words er ist sehr wortgewandt;have one’s (own) way seinen Kopf oder Willen durchsetzen;if I had my (own) way wenn es nach mir ginge;learn the hard way Lehrgeld zahlen (müssen);a) Platz machen,b) vorwärtskommen they made way for the ambulance to pass sie machten dem Krankenwagen Platz;make one’s way sich durchsetzen, seinen Weg machen;put sb in the way (of doing sth) jemandem die Möglichkeit geben(, etwas zu tun);put out of the way aus dem Weg räumen (auch töten);see one’s way to do sth eine Möglichkeit sehen, etwas zu tun;way2 [weı] adv weit oben, unten etc:way back in 1902 (schon) damals im Jahre 1902;we’re friends from way back wir sind uralte Freunde;way down South weit unten im Süden;this is way off his personal best SPORT das ist weit entfernt von seiner persönlichen Bestleistung;you are way off with your remark du liegst mit deiner Bemerkung völlig daneben* * *1. noun1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, deracross or over the way — gegenüber
2) (route) Weg, derask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen
ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht
pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen
lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen
find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden
find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden
I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg
‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"
there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg
the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben
go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen
be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben
things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe
go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen
go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein
3) (method) Art und Weise, diethere is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun
he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen
from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte
find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun
Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)
no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt
ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun
be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)
be that way — (coll.) so sein
4) (desired course of action) Wille, derget or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen
all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!
a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen
it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier
there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen
I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen
have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben
go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun
go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)
6) (room for progress) Weg, derleave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen
clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen
be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein
get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen
put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen
make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen
[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!
get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen
7) (journey)on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London
on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur
on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria
she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade
be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)
[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!
8) (specific direction) Richtung, dieshe went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen
look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!
I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei
look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken
the other way about or round — andersherum
this/which way round — so/wie herum
stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen
‘this way up’ — "hier oben"
9) (advance) Weg, derfight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen
be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein
get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen
make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren
Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine
make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)
make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten
10) (respect) Hinsicht, diein [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso
in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht
11) (state) Verfassung, dieby way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu
by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung
12) (custom) Art, dieget into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen
he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen
in its way — auf seine/ihre Art
way of life — Lebensstil, der
way of thinking — Denkungsart, die
be the way — so od. üblich sein
14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen
15) (specific manner) Eigenart, diefall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen
16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der2. adverbway off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über
way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit
way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg
he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben
way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal
* * *(of doing something) n.Manier -en f. n.Art und Weise f.Bahn -en f.Gang ¨-e m.Straße -n f.Strecke -n f.Weg -e m.Weise -n f. -
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bet
1. past tense, past participles - bet, betted; verb((often with on) to gamble (usually with money) eg on a racehorse: I'm betting on that horse.) apostar
2. noun1) (an act of betting: I won my bet.) apuesta2) (a sum of money betted: Place your bets.) apuesta•- take a bet
- you bet
bet1 n apuestabet2 vb1. apostar / jugarhe bet £50 on a horse apostó 50 libras en un caballo2. apostarI bet she's late apuesto a que llega tarde / seguro que llega tardetr[bet]1 apuesta1 apostar1 apostar■ how much do you want to bet? ¿cuánto quieres apostar?2 (feel sure) estar seguro,-a, estar convencido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a bet hacer una apuestaI bet you can't do it! ¿a qué no puedes?you bet! ¡ya lo creo!your best bet is to... lo mejor que puedes hacer es...: apostarbet vito bet on : apostarle abet n: apuesta fn.• apuesta s.f.• apuesto s.m.• postura s.f.• puesta s.f.pret., p.p.(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to bet")v.(§ p.,p.p.: bet) = apostar v.• atravesar v.bet
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a) ( wager) apuesta fI had o made a bet with Charlie that Brazil would win — le aposté a Charlie que ganaría Brasil
b) ( option)it's a pretty good o fair bet that someone here speaks English — es casi seguro que aquí alguien habla inglés
to hedge one's bets — cubrirse*
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1.
a) ( gamble) apostar*David bet him £5 the Liberals would win — David le apostó cinco libras (a) que ganaban los liberales
b) ( be sure) jugarse*, apostar*I had a hard time persuading him - I'll bet you did! — me costó mucho convencerlo - me lo puedo imaginar!
I can do it! - (I) bet (you) you can't! — a que puedo hacerlo!, -a que no!
I bet you any money o anything you like, they're late — me juego or te apuesto lo que quieras (a) que llegan tarde
you can bet your life o your bottom dollar — (colloq) apuesto or me juego la cabeza or camisa (fam)
2.
via) ( gamble) jugar*I'm not a betting man, but... — yo no soy jugador, pero...
to bet on something/somebody — apostarle* a algo/alguien
b) ( be sure)I wouldn't bet on it — yo no estaría tan seguro, yo no me fiaría
(do you) want to bet? — (colloq) ¿qué or cuánto (te) apuestas?, ¿quieres apostar?
will you be there? - you bet! — (colloq) ¿irás? - por supuesto!
[bet] (pt, pp bet)I bet! — (colloq & iro) sí, seguro (iró), si, ya (iró)
1. VI1) (=place bet) apostarto bet on sth/sb — apostar a or por algo/por algn
I bet on the wrong horse — aposté por el or al caballo que no debía
2) (=be certain)don't bet on it!, I wouldn't bet on it! — ¡no estés tan seguro!
(do you) want to bet? * — ¿qué te apuestas or juegas?
"are you going?" - "you bet!" * — -¿vas a ir? -¡hombre, claro! or (LAm) -¡cómo no!
"I'm so relieved it's all over" - "I'll bet" * — - es un alivio que todo haya pasado -ya me lo imagino
2. VT1) (=stake) [+ money] apostar, jugarI bet £10 on a horse called Premonition — aposté 10 libras a or por un caballo llamado Premonition, jugué 10 libras a un caballo llamado Premonition
he bet them £500 that they would lose — les apostó or jugó 500 libras a que perdían
2) * (=predict) apostar, jugarseI bet you anything or any money he won't come — te apuesto or me juego lo que quieras a que no viene
"I bet I can jump over that stream" - "I bet you can't!" — -¡a que puedo saltar ese arroyo! -¡a que no!
"it wasn't easy" - "I bet it wasn't" — -no fue fácil -ya me imagino que no
you can bet your bottom dollar or your life that... * — puedes apostarte lo que quieras a que...
"did you tell him off?" - "you bet your life I did!" — -¿le reñiste? -¡ya lo creo!
3. N1) (=stake) apuesta fa £5 bet — una apuesta de 5 libras
(do you) want a bet? * — ¿qué te apuestas or juegas?
hedgeplace your bets! — ¡hagan sus apuestas!
2) (=prediction)it's a fair or good bet that interest rates will go up — es muy posible que los tipos de interés van a subir
3) * (=option)your best or safest bet is to keep quiet about it — lo mejor que puedes hacer es no decir nada
these companies are a safe bet for investors — estas compañías no presentan ningún riesgo para los inversores
* * *[bet]
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a) ( wager) apuesta fI had o made a bet with Charlie that Brazil would win — le aposté a Charlie que ganaría Brasil
b) ( option)it's a pretty good o fair bet that someone here speaks English — es casi seguro que aquí alguien habla inglés
to hedge one's bets — cubrirse*
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1.
a) ( gamble) apostar*David bet him £5 the Liberals would win — David le apostó cinco libras (a) que ganaban los liberales
b) ( be sure) jugarse*, apostar*I had a hard time persuading him - I'll bet you did! — me costó mucho convencerlo - me lo puedo imaginar!
I can do it! - (I) bet (you) you can't! — a que puedo hacerlo!, -a que no!
I bet you any money o anything you like, they're late — me juego or te apuesto lo que quieras (a) que llegan tarde
you can bet your life o your bottom dollar — (colloq) apuesto or me juego la cabeza or camisa (fam)
2.
via) ( gamble) jugar*I'm not a betting man, but... — yo no soy jugador, pero...
to bet on something/somebody — apostarle* a algo/alguien
b) ( be sure)I wouldn't bet on it — yo no estaría tan seguro, yo no me fiaría
(do you) want to bet? — (colloq) ¿qué or cuánto (te) apuestas?, ¿quieres apostar?
will you be there? - you bet! — (colloq) ¿irás? - por supuesto!
I bet! — (colloq & iro) sí, seguro (iró), si, ya (iró)
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pleis
1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) sitio, lugar2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) sitio3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) lugar, sitio, local4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sitio, asiento5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar, puesto6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) sitio7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) página, punto8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) función, papel, deber, obligación9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) puesto, trabajo10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) plaza12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) punto/espacio decimal
2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar, poner, situar2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) situar, recordar, identificar•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of
place1 n1. lugar / sitio2. sitio / plaza / asiento3. casato take place tener lugar / ocurrir / celebrarsewhere did the battle take place? ¿dónde tuvo lugar la batalla?place2 vb poner / colocartr[pleɪs]1 (particular position, part) lugar nombre masculino, sitio2 (proper position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (suitable place) lugar nombre masculino adecuado, sitio adecuado4 (in book) página5 (seat) asiento, sitio; (at table) cubierto■ can you save my place? ¿me guardas el sitio?1 (put - gen) poner; (- carefully) colocar2 (find home, job for) colocar3 (rank, class) poner, situar4 (remember - face, person) recordar; (- tune, accent) identificar■ I recognize his face, but I can't quite place him me suena su cara, pero no sé de qué\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall over the place por todas partes, por todos ladosa place in the sun una posición destacadain place en su sitioin place of somebody / in somebody's place en el lugar de alguienin the first place... en primer lugar...out of place fuera de lugarthere's no place like home no hay nada como estar en casato be placed first «(second etc)» ocupar el primer (segundo etc) puesto, llegar el primero (segundo etc)to change places with somebody cambiar de sitio con alguiento fall into place / fit into place / slot into place encajar, cuadrarto have friends in high places tener amigos influyentesto give place to something dar paso a algoto go from place to place ir de un lugar a otro, ir de un sitio a otro, ir de un lado a otroto go places llegar lejosto hold something in place sujetar algoto know one's place saber el lugar que le corresponde a unoto place a bet hacer una apuestato place an order hacer un pedidoto place one's trust in somebody depositar su confianza en alguiento put oneself in somebody's place ponerse en el lugar de alguiento put somebody in his place poner a alguien en su sitioto take place tener lugarto take second place pasar a un segundo planoto take the place of ocupar el sitio de, reemplazar, sustituirdecimal place SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL punto decimalplace of birth lugar nombre masculino de nacimientoplace of residence domicilioplace of worship lugar nombre masculino de cultoplace mat individual nombre masculinoplace name topónimo1) put, set: poner, colocar2) situate: situar, ubicar, emplazarto be well placed: estar bien situadoto place in a job: colocar en un trabajo3) identify, recall: identificar, ubicar, recordarI can't place him: no lo ubico4)to place an order : hacer un pedidoplace n1) space: sitio m, lugar mthere's no place to sit: no hay sitio para sentarse2) location, spot: lugar m, sitio m, parte fplace of work: lugar de trabajoour summer place: nuestra casa de veranoall over the place: por todas partes3) rank: lugar m, puesto mhe took first place: ganó el primer lugar4) position: lugar meverything in its place: todo en su debido lugarto feel out of place: sentirse fuera de lugar5) seat: asiento m, cubierto m (a la mesa)6) job: puesto m7) role: papel m, lugar mto change places: cambiarse los papeles8)to take place : tener lugar9)to take the place of : sustituir an.• ubicación (Informática) s.f.n.• empleo s.m.• encargo s.m.• local s.m.• lugar s.m.• paraje s.m.• plaza s.f.• puesto s.m.• recinto s.m.• sitio s.m.v.• asentar v.• colocar v.• emplazar v.• fijar v.• instalar v.• localizar v.• meter v.• poner v.(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-pp: puestofut/c: pondr-•)• situar v.• ubicar v.
I pleɪs1)a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio mshe was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo
from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro
to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes
all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados
to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos
b) ( specific location) lugar mc) (in phrases)in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí
d) u ( locality) lugar m2) ca) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar mthey've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande
b) ( home) casa fwe went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim
3) ca) (position, role) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte
to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno
to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar
b)in place of — (as prep) en lugar de
c)to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar
we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche
4) ca) ( seat)save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio
the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas
b) ( at table) cubierto mto lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn
5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar mhe took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar
your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano
6) c (in book, script, sequence)you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba
7) ca) ( job) puesto mto fill a place — cubrir* una vacante
b) (BrE Educ) plaza fc) ( on team) puesto m8) ( in argument) lugar min the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar
II
1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?
to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo
2)a) (in hierarchy, league, race)national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo
b) ( in horseracing)to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)
3)a) (find a home, job for) colocar*they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston
b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico
5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar*[pleɪs]1. Nthis is the place — este es el lugar, aquí es
we came to a place where... — llegamos a un lugar donde...
•
the furniture was all over the place — los muebles estaban todos manga por hombro•
in another or some other place — en otra parte•
any place will do — cualquier lugar vale or sirve•
it all began to fall into place — todo empezó a tener sentido•
when the new law/system is in place — cuando la nueva ley/el nuevo sistema entre en vigora blue suit, worn in places — un traje azul, raído a retazos
the snow was a metre deep in places — había tramos or trozos en que la nieve cubría un metro
•
this is no place for you — este no es sitio para ti•
a place in the sun — (fig) una posición envidiable2) (specific) lugar m•
place of business — [of employment] lugar m de trabajo; (=office) oficina f, despacho m ; (=shop) comercio m3) (=town, area) lugar m, sitio m•
to go places — (US) (=travel) viajar, conocer mundohe's going places * — (fig) llegará lejos
•
from place to place — de un sitio a otrohe drifted from place to place, from job to job — iba de un sitio a otro, de trabajo en trabajo
4) (=house) casa f ; (=building) sitio mwe were at Peter's place — estuvimos en casa de Pedro, estuvimos donde Pedro *
my place or yours? — ¿en mi casa o en la tuya?
I must be mad, working in this place — debo de estar loca para trabajar en este sitio or lugar
5) (in street names) plaza f6) (=proper or natural place) sitio m, lugar mdoes this have a place? — ¿tiene esto un sitio determinado?
•
his troops were in place — sus tropas estaban en su sitiohe checked that his tie was in place — comprobó que llevaba bien puesta or colocada la corbata
•
to be out of place — estar fuera de lugarI feel rather out of place here — me siento como que estoy de más aquí, aquí me siento un poco fuera de lugar
•
to laugh in or at the right place — reírse en el momento oportuno7) (in book) página f•
to find/ lose one's place — encontrar/perder la página•
to mark one's place — poner una marca (de por dónde se va) en un libro8) (=seat) asiento m ; (in cinema, theatre) localidad f ; (at table) cubierto m ; (in queue) turno m ; (in school, university, on trip) plaza f ; (in team) puesto mare there any places left? — ¿quedan plazas?
is this place taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?
•
to change places with sb — cambiar de sitio con algn•
to give place to — dar paso a•
to lay an extra place for sb — poner otro cubierto para algn9) (=job, vacancy) puesto mto seek a place in publishing — buscarse una colocación or un puesto en una casa editorial
10) (=position) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
•
I wouldn't mind changing places with her! — ¡no me importaría estar en su lugar!•
to know one's place — saber cuál es su lugar•
racism has no place here — aquí no hay sitio para el racismo•
she occupies a special place in the heart of the British people — ocupa un rincón especial en el corazón del pueblo británico•
to take the place of sth/sb — sustituir or suplir algo/a algnI was unable to go so Sheila took my place — yo no pude ir, así que Sheila lo hizo por mí
11) (in series, rank) posición f, lugar m•
to work sth out to three places of decimals — calcular algo hasta las milésimas or hasta con tres decimales•
Madrid won, with Bilbao in second place — ganó Madrid, con Bilbao en segunda posición or segundo lugar•
she took second place in the race/Latin exam — quedó la segunda en la carrera/el examen de Latínhe didn't like having to take second place to his wife in public — delante de la gente no le gustaba quedar en un segundo plano detrás de su mujer
for her, money takes second place to job satisfaction — para ella un trabajo gratificante va antes que el dinero
- put sb in his place12) (other phrases)•
in the first/ second place — en primer/segundo lugar•
in place of — en lugar de, en vez de•
to take place — tener lugarthe marriage will not now take place — ahora la boda no se celebrará, ahora no habrá boda
there are great changes taking place — están ocurriendo or se están produciendo grandes cambios
2. VTthe drought is placing heavy demands on the water supply — la sequía está poniendo en serios apuros al suministro de agua
unemployment places a great strain on families — el desempleo somete a las familias a una fuerte presión
2) (=give, attribute) [+ blame] echar (on a); [+ responsibility] achacar (on a); [+ importance] dar, otorgar more frm (on a)•
I had no qualms about placing my confidence in him — no tenía ningún reparo en depositar mi confianza en él•
they place too much emphasis on paper qualifications — le dan demasiada importancia a los títulos•
we should place no trust in that — no hay que fiarse de eso3) (=situate) situar, ubicarhow are you placed for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?
4) (Comm) [+ order] hacer; [+ goods] colocar; (Econ) [+ money, funds] colocar, invertirgoods that are difficult to place — mercancías fpl que no encuentran salida
bet 3., 1)to place a contract for machinery with a French firm — firmar un contrato con una compañía francesa para adquirir unas máquinas
5) (=find employment for) [agency] encontrar un puesto a, colocar; [employer] ofrecer empleo a, colocar; (=find home for) colocarthe child was placed with a loving family — el niño fue (enviado) a vivir con una familia muy cariñosa
6) (of series, rank) colocar, clasificarto be placed — (in horse race) llegar colocado
they are currently placed second in the league — actualmente ocupan el segundo lugar de la clasificación
7) (=recall, identify) recordar; (=recognize) reconocer; (=identify) identificar, ubicar (LAm)I can't place her — no recuerdo de dónde la conozco, no la ubico (LAm)
3.VI(US) (in race, competition)to place second — quedar segundo, quedar en segundo lugar
4.CPDplace card N — tarjeta que indica el lugar de alguien en la mesa
place kick N — (Rugby) puntapié m colocado; (Ftbl) tiro m libre
place names (as study, in general) toponimia fplace name N — topónimo m
place setting N — cubierto m
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I [pleɪs]1)a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio mshe was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo
from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro
to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes
all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados
to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos
b) ( specific location) lugar mc) (in phrases)in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí
d) u ( locality) lugar m2) ca) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar mthey've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande
b) ( home) casa fwe went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim
3) ca) (position, role) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte
to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno
to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar
b)in place of — (as prep) en lugar de
c)to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar
we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche
4) ca) ( seat)save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio
the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas
b) ( at table) cubierto mto lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn
5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar mhe took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar
your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano
6) c (in book, script, sequence)you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba
7) ca) ( job) puesto mto fill a place — cubrir* una vacante
b) (BrE Educ) plaza fc) ( on team) puesto m8) ( in argument) lugar min the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar
II
1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?
to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo
2)a) (in hierarchy, league, race)national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo
b) ( in horseracing)to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)
3)a) (find a home, job for) colocar*they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston
b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico
5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar* -
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I. 1. v (did, done л. ед. ч. сег. вр. does, ост. doth, doeth, 2 л. ед. ч. сег. вр. ост. dost, 2 л. ед. ч. мин. вр. ост. didst) правя, върша, извършвам, изпълнявам, занимавам се с
to DO well/brilliantly at something справям се с/изкарвам нещо добре/блестящо
to DO one's military service служа/изкарвам военната си служба
to DO one's hair правя си косата/прическа, сресвам се
it isn't done това не е прието/позволено, така не бива (да се прави)
it's quite commonly done това е нещо обикновено, така правят всички
it's as good as done речено-сторено, все едно, че е направено, дадено
it gives me something to DO това ми създава занимание, запълва ми времето
what is to be done? какво да се прави? it cannot be done невъзможно е
she did nothing but sleep тя само спеше
what can I DO for you? с какво мога да ви услужа/да ви бъда полезен? какво обичате?
2. причинявам, правя
to DO someone good/harm полезен/вреден съм за някого, уча, следвам, решавам (задачи), занимавам се с
to DO one's lessons уча си уроците
to DO medicine/engineering следвам/уча медицина/инженерство
to DO sums решавам задачи
to DO repairs занимавам се с поправки, разтребвам, оправям, подреждам, почиствам, боядисвам, мия, измивам
to DO a room разтребвам/боядисвам стая
to DO the dishes мия/измивам чиниите
3. излежавам (наказание в затвора)
4. развивам (скорост)
5. поставям (пиеса и пр.), играя (роля), правя се на
to DO a Garbo правя се на Грета Гарбо, държа се като че ли съм Грета Гарбо
to DO the affable правя се на много любезен
6. оказвам, отдавам (вж. credit. favour, justice, service)
7. разглеждам, посещавам (град, музей и пр.)
8. готвя, пека
9. храня, угощавам
to DO oneself well угаждам си
they DO you well at this hotel в този хотел хранят добре
how much DO they DO you for? колко ви струва храната
10. разг. измамвам, изигравам
I'm afraid you've been done страхувам се, че са те измамили/метнали
to DO someone out of задигам някому, изигравам някого с (дадена сума)
to DO someone in the eye, to DO someone brown sl. жестоко измамвам някого
to DO someone out of a job измествам някого от работа
11. подхождам, подобавам, приличам
this sort of work won't DO for him този вид работа не e за него
that won't DO, that will never DO това e немислимо, така не може
will I DO? добре ли съм така? аз мога ли да свърша тази работа? аз подходящ ли съм? that will DO достатъчно, стига, това е подходящо/удобно, това ще свърши работа
it won't DO to tell him now не може/не бива да му казваме сега
12. чувствувам се, карам я, вирея, преуспявам (обик. с наречия)
the patient is DO ing well болният e добре/върви към подобрение
we're DOing pretty well доста добре сме, добре я караме
he will DO well (for himself) ще успее (в живота), ще се нареди, ще прокопса
how DO you DO здравейте! добър ден! this plant won't DO in such soil това растение няма да вирее в такава почва
he did well out of the bargain той спечели добри пари от сделката
13. sl. преследвам съдебно, осъждам
14. sl. имам полови връзки с
15. в перфектни форми свършвам
one more question and I am done още един въпрос и свършвам
let's have done with it хайде да оставим това, стига вече по този въпрос
haven't you done eating yet? още ли не сте свършили с яденето? be/have done хайде свършвай! стига! done! готово! съгласен съм! дай ръка
16. за заместване на друг глагол, за да се избегне повторение-често не се превежда
I replied as others had done отговорих, както бяха сторили и други
he said he would go and he did каза, че ще отиде и отиде
why act as you DO? защо постъпваш така? may I use your telephone? -please, DO мога ли да използувам телефона ви? да, моля, да, разбира се
17. като спомагателен глагол в отр. и въпр. форма и при инверсия-не се превежда
DO you like fish? обичате ли риба? he didn't see me той не ме видя
don't tell him не му казвай
he didn't tell you, did he? той не ти каза, нали? don't! недей! остави! well DO I remember the day добре си спомням деня
18. за усилване наистина, действително, моля (ви се)
I did like it наистина ми хареса
DO sit down моля, седнете
19. пред гл. в положителна форма, юр., ост. не се превежда
charged that he did threaten to... обвинен в това, че заплашил да...
all the earth doth worship the Lord цялата вселена слави бога
to DO one's thing върша каквото ми e приятно
to DO or die да победя или да умра, победа или смърт
that's done it това вече препълни чашата, и това на всичко отгоре
nothing DOing тая няма да я бъде/да стане, няма го майстора, такива да ги нямаме
II. 1. нещо, работа
2. sl. измама, мошеничество, разг. гости, прием, вечеринка, банкет, събитие
рl дял, участие
fair dos! ще делим по равно
3. нареждане, заповед
DOs and dont's правила за държане, позволеното и непозволеното
III. n муз. до
IV. вж. ditto* * *{du:} v (did {did}, done {d^n} л. ед. ч. сег. вр. does {d^z}(2) {du:} n (pl dos, do's) 1. нещо, работа; 2. sl. измама, мошенич{3} {dou} n муз. до.{4} {du:} вж. ditto.* * *чиня; Я; ставам; третиране; третирам; свършвам; отнасяне; правя; правене; вършене; работя; задоволявам се; завършвам;* * *1. 1 sl. имам полови връзки с 2. 1 sl. преследвам съдебно, осъждам 3. 1 в перфектни форми свършвам 4. 1 за заместване на друг глагол, за да се избегне повторение-често не се превежда 5. 1 за усилване наистина, действително, моля (ви се) 6. 1 като спомагателен глагол в отр. и въпр. форма и при инверсия-не се превежда 7. 1 подхождам, подобавам, приличам 8. 1 пред гл. в положителна форма, юр., ост. не се превежда 9. 1 чувствувам се, карам я, вирея, преуспявам (обик. с наречия) 10. all the earth doth worship the lord цялата вселена слави бога 11. charged that he did threaten to... обвинен в това, че заплашил да.. 12. do sit down моля, седнете 13. do you like fish? обичате ли риба? he didn't see me той не ме видя 14. don't tell him не му казвай 15. dos and dont's правила за държане, позволеното и непозволеното 16. fair dos! ще делим по равно 17. haven't you done eating yet? още ли не сте свършили с яденето? be/have done хайде свършвай! стига! done! готово! съгласен съм! дай ръка 18. he did well out of the bargain той спечели добри пари от сделката 19. he didn't tell you, did he? той не ти каза, нали? don't! недей! остави! well do i remember the day добре си спомням деня 20. he said he would go and he did каза, че ще отиде и отиде 21. he will do well (for himself) ще успее (в живота), ще се нареди, ще прокопса 22. how do you do здравейте! добър ден! this plant won't do in such soil това растение няма да вирее в такава почва 23. how much do they do you for? колко ви струва храната 24. i did like it наистина ми хареса 25. i replied as others had done отговорих, както бяха сторили и други 26. i'm afraid you've been done страхувам се, че са те измамили/метнали 27. i. v (did, done л. ед. ч. сег. вр. does, ост. doth, doeth, 2 л. ед. ч. сег. вр. ост. dost, 2 л. ед. ч. мин. вр. ост. didst) правя, върша, извършвам, изпълнявам, занимавам се с 28. ii. нещо, работа 29. iii. n муз. до 30. it gives me something to do това ми създава занимание, запълва ми времето 31. it isn't done това не е прието/позволено, така не бива (да се прави) 32. it won't do to tell him now не може/не бива да му казваме сега 33. it's as good as done речено-сторено, все едно, че е направено, дадено 34. it's quite commonly done това е нещо обикновено, така правят всички 35. iv. вж. ditto 36. let's have done with it хайде да оставим това, стига вече по този въпрос 37. nothing doing тая няма да я бъде/да стане, няма го майстора, такива да ги нямаме 38. one more question and i am done още един въпрос и свършвам 39. pl дял, участие 40. she did nothing but sleep тя само спеше 41. sl. измама, мошеничество, разг. гости, прием, вечеринка, банкет, събитие 42. that won't do, that will never do това e немислимо, така не може 43. that's done it това вече препълни чашата, и това на всичко отгоре 44. the patient is do ing well болният e добре/върви към подобрение 45. they do you well at this hotel в този хотел хранят добре 46. this sort of work won't do for him този вид работа не e за него 47. to do a garbo правя се на Грета Гарбо, държа се като че ли съм Грета Гарбо 48. to do a room разтребвам/боядисвам стая 49. to do medicine/engineering следвам/уча медицина/инженерство 50. to do one's hair правя си косата/прическа, сресвам се 51. to do one's lessons уча си уроците 52. to do one's military service служа/изкарвам военната си служба 53. to do one's thing върша каквото ми e приятно 54. to do oneself well угаждам си 55. to do or die да победя или да умра, победа или смърт 56. to do repairs занимавам се с поправки, разтребвам, оправям, подреждам, почиствам, боядисвам, мия, измивам 57. to do someone good/harm полезен/вреден съм за някого, уча, следвам, решавам (задачи), занимавам се с 58. to do someone in the eye, to do someone brown sl. жестоко измамвам някого 59. to do someone out of a job измествам някого от работа 60. to do someone out of задигам някому, изигравам някого с (дадена сума) 61. to do sums решавам задачи 62. to do the affable правя се на много любезен 63. to do the dishes мия/измивам чиниите 64. to do well/brilliantly at something справям се с/изкарвам нещо добре/блестящо 65. we're doing pretty well доста добре сме, добре я караме 66. what can i do for you? с какво мога да ви услужа/да ви бъда полезен? какво обичате? 67. what is to be done? какво да се прави? it cannot be done невъзможно е 68. why act as you do? защо постъпваш така? may i use your telephone? -please, do мога ли да използувам телефона ви? да, моля, да, разбира се 69. will i do? добре ли съм така? аз мога ли да свърша тази работа? аз подходящ ли съм? that will do достатъчно, стига, това е подходящо/удобно, това ще свърши работа 70. готвя, пека 71. излежавам (наказание в затвора) 72. нареждане, заповед 73. оказвам, отдавам (вж. credit. favour, justice, service) 74. поставям (пиеса и пр.), играя (роля), правя се на 75. причинявам, правя 76. развивам (скорост) 77. разг. измамвам, изигравам 78. разглеждам, посещавам (град, музей и пр.) 79. храня, угощавам* * *do [du:] I. v ( did [did]; done[dʌn]) 1. правя, върша, извършвам, свършвам, изпълнявам; занимавам се с; to \do o.'s military service отбивам военната си служба; to \do a portrait правя (рисувам) портрет; to \do the garden заемам се с градината; почиствам градината; to do o.'s hair вчесвам се, сресвам се; правя си прическа; this restaurant doesn't \do lunch on Sundays в този ресторант не предлагат обяд в неделя; it isn't done това не е позволено (обичайно); така не бива; that's done it това вече преля чашата, и това на всичко отгоре; it is as good as done речено-сторено; все едно, че е направено; дадено; имай го за свършено; it gives me s.th. to \do това ми създава занимавка; това ми запълва времето; what is to be done? какво да се прави? there is nothing to be done няма какво да се прави, не остава нищо друго; she did nothing but cry тя само плачеше; by so \doing по този начин; what ( how) \do you \do for bread? как се снабдявате с хляб? как стои при вас въпросът с хляба? I had much to \do in (с ger) не ми беше лесно да; \do what you will каквото и да правиш; to \do or die да победя или да умра; победа или смърт; \do-or-die air крайна (пълна) решимост; • when at Rome \do as the Romans \do с вълците - по вълчи; когато си в Рим, постъпвай така, както постъпват римляните; to \do o.' s own thing постъпвам типично в свой стил; върша това, което ми приляга (харесва); I could \do with a cup of coffee няма да ми се отрази зле едно кафе, не бих имал нищо против едно кафе; well done! браво! отлично! there is nothing \doing нищо не става; мъртвило е; nothing \doing! нищо не става! няма го майстора! да ги нямаме такива! такива не минават! nothing \doing under a thousand leva и пръста си не мърдам за по-малко от хиляда лева, не може да става дума за по-малко от хиляда лева; ( meat) well done добре опечено (месо); done ( to a turn) много добре опечено; to \do o.' s nut разг. побеснявам; избухвам; 2. причинявам, правя; to \do o.'s good полезен съм; 3. оказвам; to \do s.o. a favour правя някому услуга; 4. разглеждам; посещавам; to \do a picture gallery разглеждам картинна галерия; 5. угощавам, храня; отнасям се към; to \do o.s. well угаждам си; 6. стигам; достатъчен съм; върша работа; the meat won't \do for the two of us месото няма да стигне и за двама ни; 7. решавам, разрешавам (проблем, задача); 8. уча, следвам; 9. играя ( роля); представям ( пиеса); 10. движа се (с дадена скорост); вървя (за автомобил); this car will \do 120 mph тази кола вдига 120 мили в час; 11. извървявам, изминавам (разстояние); 12. изтощавам; измарям; 13. разг. измамвам, подхлъзвам, прекарвам, прецаквам, изигравам, излъгвам; I think you have been done мисля, че са те метнали (изиграли); to \do s.o. out of a job измествам някого от работата му; 14. подхождам, подобавам, приличам; that won't \do here на такова нещо не му е мястото тук; that will never \do това е немислимо (непоносимо); така не може; will I \do? добре ли съм така? that will \do достатъчно, стига; това е подходящо (удобно); it won't \do to play all day long не може да се играе цял ден; 15. чувствам се добре; справям се; поправям се; преуспявам; the patient is \doing well болният върви към подобрение; he is a lad who will \do well той е едно момче, което ще успее в живота, това момче има добро бъдеще; how \do you \do! здравей!; здрасти! trees will not \do in this soil дървета не могат да растат на такава почва; 16. (в перфектни форми) свършвам, приключвам, завършвам; one more question and I am done още един въпрос и свършвам; be more precise or we shall never have done бъди по-конкретен (точен), иначе никога няма да свършим; let us have done with it нека да свършим с това; нека да оставим това; haven't you done eating yet? още не си ли се наял? не си ли свършил вече с яденето? be done! хайде свършвай! done! готово! съгласен! дай ръка! (при пазарлък и пр.); 17. (за заместване на друг глагол с оглед да се избегне повторение) I replied as others have done отговорих, както бяха сторили и други хора; why act as you \do? защо действаш така? the church can be seen from afar, standing as it does on the cliff църквата може да се види отдалеч там горе на скалите; May I open these letters? Please \do! мога ли да отворя тези писма? - да, разбира се! they have always existed and \do so still те винаги са съществували и продължават да съществуват; 18. (като спомагателен глагол в отрицателни и въпросителни форми) he did not see me той не ме видя; did he not ( didn't he) see me? той не ме ли видя? \do not speak! не говори! \do you mind? имаш ли нещо против? (\do) you see? виждате (виждаш) ли? нали така? I like coffee, \do you? обичам кафе, а ти? you like him, don't you? ти го обичаш нали? don't! недей! остави! стига! 19. (за усилване) he threatened to go and he did go ( and go he did) той се закани, че ще отиде, и действително отиде; 20. (в юридически и църковен стил) all them earth doth worship Thee цялата вселена Те слави; charged that he did on the 11th of February utter threats обвинен в това, че на 11 февруари е произнесъл закани; 21. sl арестувам; 22. sl намирам за виновен в престъпление; 23. австр. разг. губя пари главоломно; банкрутирам; изчерпвам (ресурси, пари); 24. sl млатя; малтретирам; нападам; 25. sl друсам се, вземам наркотик; 26. имитирам; he can \do all his friends той може да имитира всичките си приятели; II. n разг. 1. нещо, работа; 2. правене, вършене; the \do's and \do nots of society позволеното и непозволеното в обществото; 3. отнасяне, третиране; отношение; 4. измама, мошеничество; 5. приемане гости, посрещане, прием; вечеринка; банкет; 6. шег. събитие; 7. pl участие; дял; 8. разпореждане, нареждане; заповед; 9. австр. sl успех. III. [dou] n муз. до. -
45 well
I noun1) (water well, mineral spring) Brunnen, derII 1. interjection1) (expr. astonishment) mein Gott; meine Güte; nanuwell, well! — sieh mal einer an!
2) (expr. relief) mein Gott3) (expr. concession) na jawell then, let's say no more about it — schon gut, reden wir nicht mehr davon
4) (expr. resumption) nunwell [then], who was it? — nun, wer war's?
5) (expr. qualified recognition of point)well[, but]... — na ja, aber...; ja schon, aber...
6) (expr. resignation)[oh] well — nun denn
7) (expr. expectation)2. adverb,well [then]? — na?
1) (satisfactorily) gutdo well out of something — mit etwas ein gutes Geschäft machen
the patient is doing well — dem Patienten geht es gut
you did well to come — gut, dass du gekommen bist
didn't he do well! — hat er sich nicht gut geschlagen?
you would do well to... — Sie täten gut daran, zu...
you're well out of it — es ist gut, dass du damit nichts mehr zu tun hast
2) (thoroughly) gründlich [trocknen, polieren, schütteln]; tüchtig [verprügeln]; genau [beobachten]; gewissenhaft [urteilen]be well able to do something — durchaus od. sehr wohl in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun
I'm well aware of what has been going on — mir ist sehr wohl klar od. bewusst, was sich abgespielt hat
let or leave well alone — sich zufrieden geben
well out of sight — (very far off) völlig außer Sichtweite (of Gen.)
I know only too well how/what etc.... — ich weiß nur zu gut, wie/was usw....
3) (considerably) weitit was well on into the afternoon — es war schon spät am Nachmittag
he is well past or over retiring age — er hat schon längst das Rentenalter erreicht
he is well past or over forty — er ist weit über vierzig
be well away — (lit. or fig.) einen guten Vorsprung haben; (coll.): (be drunk) ziemlich benebelt sein (ugs.)
4) (approvingly, kindly) gut, anständig [jemanden behandeln]think well of somebody/something — eine gute Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben
speak well of somebody/something — sich positiv über jemanden/etwas äußern
5) (in all likelihood) sehr wohl6) (easily) ohne weiteresyou cannot very well refuse their help — du kannst ihre Hilfe nicht ohne weiteres od. nicht gut ausschlagen
7)as well — (in addition) auch; ebenfalls; (as much, not less truly) genauso; ebenso; (with equal reason) genauso gut; ebenso gut; (advisable) ratsam; (equally well) genauso gut
Coming for a drink? - I might as well — Kommst du mit, einen trinken? - Warum nicht?
that is [just] as well — (not regrettable) um so besser
it was just as well that I had... — zum Glück hatte ich...
A as well as B — B und auch [noch] A
3. adjectiveas well as helping or (coll.) help me, she continued her own work — sie half mir und machte dabei noch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeit weiter
1) (in good health) gesundHow are you feeling now? - Quite well, thank you — Wie fühlen Sie sich jetzt? - Ganz gut, danke
I am perfectly well — ich fühle mich bestens
2) pred. (satisfactory)I am very well where I am — ich bin hier sehr zufrieden
all's well that ends well — (prov.) Ende gut, alles gut
all is not well with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas ist etwas nicht in Ordnung
[that's all] well and good — [das ist alles] gut und schön
3) pred. (advisable) ratsam* * *(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) viel,etwas,wenig halten von* * *well1[wel]I. adj< better, best>1. (healthy) gesundare you \well? geht es dir gut?thank you, [I'm] very \well danke, [es geht mir] sehr gutI'm fairly/perfectly \well mir geht es einigermaßen/bestenshe hasn't been too \well lately ihm geht es in letzter Zeit nicht besonders gutyou're looking very \well today! Sie sehen heute blendend aus!to be alive and \well gesund und munter seinto feel \well sich akk gut [o wohl] fühlento get \well gesund werdenI hope you get \well soon ich hoffe, dass es dir bald wieder besser gehtget \well soon! gute Besserung!get \well card Genesungskarte fall \well at work? ist bei der Arbeit alles in Ordnung?all's \well here hier ist alles in Ordnungall is not \well at the office im Büro gibt es Problemenobody believes all is \well in our health service keiner glaubt, dass mit unserem Gesundheitswesen alles in Ordnung istall being \well, we should arrive on time wenn alles gutgeht, müssten wir pünktlich ankommenit's all very \well saying that [or for you to say that], but... du hast gut reden, aber...it's all very \well for you to laugh but... du hast gut lachen, aber...all's not \well with sb/sth mit jdm/etw steht es nicht zum Bestenall \well and good, all very \well gut und schönthat's all very \well but... das ist [ja] alles schön und gut, aber...electric heating is all very \well until there's a power cut elektrische Heizungen sind so weit ganz in Ordnung, es sei denn, es kommt zum Stromausfallit's just as \well that... es ist [nur] gut, dass...just as \well you're not here — you wouldn't like it [nur] gut, dass du nicht hier bist — es würde dir nicht gefallenit would be as \well to do sth es wäre [o ist] ratsam, etw zu tunit would be as \well to check the small print es ist ratsam, auch das Kleingedruckte zu überprüfen4.II. adv<better, best>1. (in a good way) gutyou speak English very \well du sprichst sehr gut Englischthey discussed the plans for two hours at considered it time \well spent sie diskutierten zwei Stunden lang die Pläne und waren der Meinung, diese Zeit sinnvoll genutzt zu haben\well spotted! gut aufgepasst!look at all those wine bottles! you certainly live \well! guck dir nur all die Weinflaschen an! du lässt es dir aber gutgehen![that was] \well put gut ausgedrückt\well done! gut gemacht!, super! famit's a job \well done! das wäre erledigt!to be money \well spent gut angelegtes Geld seinto do \well to do sth gut daran tun, etw zu tunas \well as sb/sth so gut wie jd/etwI can't do it as \well as Marie [can] ich kann es nicht so gut wie Marieshe can sing as \well as her sister [does] sie kann genauso gut singen wie ihre Schwesterthe concert was \well enough advertised but ticket sales were poor obwohl das Konzert ausreichend angekündigt war, wurden kaum Tickets verkaufthe plays the piano \well enough er spielt ganz gut Klavierpretty \well ganz gutto do \well for oneself erfolgreich seinto mean \well es gut meinen2. (favourably) guthis point was \well taken sein Beitrag wurde gut aufgenommento speak \well of sb/sth nur Gutes über jdn/etw sagento think \well of sb/sth viel von jdm/etw halten3. (thoroughly) gutto know sb \well jdn gut kennento cost \well over/under £ 100 weit über/unter 100 Pfund kostenthe results are \well above [our] expectations die Ergebnisse liegen weit über unseren Erwartungenstand \well clear of the doors halten Sie deutlich Abstand von den Türenkeep \well away from the edge of the cliff halten Sie sich weit vom Rand des Abhangs fernthey kept the crowd \well behind the white line sie hielten die Menge weit hinter der weißen Linie zurückI can \well believe it das glaube ich gernhe could \well imagine how... er konnte sich lebhaft vorstellen, wie...there are no buses after midnight, as you \well know du weißt doch, dass nach Mitternacht keine Busse mehr fahrenI \well remember the last time they visited us ( form) ich kann mich gut an ihren letzten Besuch erinnernto be \well able to do sth durchaus [o sehr wohl] in der Lage sein, etw zu tunto be \well over forty weit über vierzig seinto be \well worth it/an attempt es/einen Versuch wert sein\well and truly ganz einfachyou may \well ask! das kann man wohl fragen!where's Pete? — you may \well ask! he should have been here hours ago! wo ist Pete? — das kannst du laut fragen! er hätte schon seit Stunden hier sein sollen!I couldn't very \well refuse the offer ich konnte das Angebot ja wohl schlecht ablehnenhe may \well wonder why no one was there — he forgot to confirm the date er braucht sich [gar] nicht zu wundern, warum keiner da war — er hat vergessen, den Termin fest zu vereinbarenyou may \well think it was his fault es mag gut sein, dass es seine Schuld warit may \well be that... es ist gut möglich [o es kann gut sein], dass...he might \well be sick after that drinking spree es ist gut möglich, dass er nach dem Trinkgelage krank istit may \well be finished by tomorrow es kann gut sein, dass es morgen fertig istshe might \well be the best person to ask sie ist wahrscheinlich die Beste, die man fragen kannas \well auch; (and)... as \well as... und [auch]..., sowie gehinvite Emlyn — and Simon as \well lade Emlyn ein — und Simon auchI'll have the ice cream as \well as the cake ich nehme das Eis und auch den Kuchen[just] as \well ebenso gut [auch], eigentlich [auch]you might [just] as \well wash the dishes eigentlich könntest du das Geschirr abwaschenif you publish this, you may just as \well hand in your notice wenn du das veröffentlichst, kannst du ebenso gut auch gleich kündigen11.▶ to leave \well [AM enough] alone es lieber seinlassen▶ if you want a thing done \well, do it yourself ( saying) wenn du möchtest, dass etwas ordentlich erledigt wird, machst du es am besten selbstIII. interj (introducing, continuing a statement) nun [ja], also; (introducing a question) und; (showing hesitation, resignation) tja fam, na ja fam; (showing doubt, disagreement, annoyance) na fam; (showing surprise)\well [, \well]! sieh mal einer an!, na, so was!\well? what did you do next? und? was hast du dann gemacht?\well, \well... ja, ja...\well now [or then] ... also [dann]...oh \well, it doesn't matter ach [was], das macht doch nichtsvery \well... na gut...to wish sb \well jdm alles Gute [o jdm viel Glück] wünschenwell2[wel]I. nto drill a \well einen Brunnen bohrengas \well Gasbrunnen moil \well Ölquelle fto drill a \well einen Schacht bohren; (for oil) ein Bohrloch anlegenII. vitears \welled up in her eyes Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen; ( fig)conflicting emotions \welled up in his heart widerstreitende Gefühle stiegen in seinem Herzen auf gehpride \welled up in his chest Stolz schwellte seine Brust geh[wi:l, wil]* * *I [wel]1. n1) (= water well) Brunnen m; (= oil well) Ölquelle f; (drilled) Bohrloch nt; (fig = source) Quelle fto sink a well — einen Brunnen bohren or anlegen or graben; (for oil) ein Bohrloch nt anlegen or vorantreiben
2) (= shaft) (for lift) Schacht m; (for stairs) Treppenschacht m; (down centre of staircase) Treppenhaus nt3) (of theatre) Parkett nt; (of auditorium) ebenerdiger Teil des Zuschauer-/Konferenz-/Versammlungsraums (Brit of court) Teil des Gerichtssaals, in dem die Rechtsanwälte und Protokollschreiber sitzen4) (= ink well) Tintenfass nt2. viquellen II comp better, superl best1. adv1) (= in a good or satisfactory manner) gutit is well painted (portrait) — es ist gut gemalt; (house, fence) es ist sauber or ordentlich angestrichen
he did it as well as he could/as I could have done — er machte es so gut er konnte/ebenso gut, wie ich es hätte machen können
he's doing well at school/in history — er ist gut or er kommt gut voran in der Schule/in Geschichte
mother and child are/the patient is doing well — Mutter und Kind/dem Patienten geht es gut, Mutter und Kind sind/der Patient ist wohlauf
if you do well you'll be promoted — wenn Sie sich bewähren, werden Sie befördert
you did well to help — du tatest gut daran zu helfen, es war gut, dass du geholfen hast
well done! — gut gemacht!, bravo!, sehr gut!
to do oneself well (inf) — es sich (dat) gut gehen lassen
everything went well/quite well — es ging alles gut or glatt (inf)/recht or ganz gut
2) (= favourably, fortunately) gutto speak/think well of sb — über jdn Gutes sagen/Positives denken, von jdm positiv sprechen/denken
to be well spoken of in certain circles/by one's colleagues — einen guten Ruf in gewissen Kreisen/bei seinen Kollegen haben
to do well out of sth — von etw ganz schön or ordentlich profitieren, bei etw gut wegkommen (inf)
you would do well to arrive early — Sie täten gut daran, früh zu kommen
are you coming? – I might as well — kommst du? – ach, könnte ich eigentlich (auch) (inf) or ach, warum nicht
3) (= thoroughly, considerably, to a great degree) gut, gründlichshake the bottle well (on medicine) —
he loved her too well to leave her (liter) — er liebte sie zu sehr, als dass er sie verlassen hätte
well and truly — (ganz) gründlich; married, settled in ganz richtig; (iro also) fest; westernized, conditioned
he was well away (inf) (= drunk) — er war in Fahrt or Schwung (inf) er hatte einen sitzen (inf)
well within... — durchaus in... (dat)
it continued well into 1996/the night — es zog sich bis weit ins Jahr 1996/in die Nacht hin
4) (= probably, reasonably) ohne Weiteres, gut, wohlI may well be late — es kann leicht or wohl or ohne Weiteres sein, dass ich spät komme
it may well be that... — es ist gut or wohl or ohne Weiteres möglich, dass...
she cried, as well she might — sie weinte, und das (auch) mit Grund or wozu sie auch allen Grund hatte
you may well ask! (iro) — das kann man wohl fragen
I couldn't very well stay — ich konnte schlecht bleiben, ich konnte wohl nicht mehr gut bleiben
5)(= in addition)
as well — auchx as well as y — x sowohl als auch y, x und auch y
6) (Brit inf= very)
well happy — total glücklich (inf)well annoyed — ganz schön verärgert (inf)
2. adj1) (= in good health) gesundI'm very well, thanks — danke, es geht mir sehr gut
he's not a well man — er ist gar nicht gesund
2) (= satisfactory, desirable, advantageous) gutall is not well with him/in the world — mit ihm/mit or in der Welt steht es nicht zum Besten
that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...
if that's the case, (all) well and good — wenn das der Fall ist, dann soll es mir recht sein
it's all very well for you to suggest... — Sie können leicht vorschlagen...
it's all very well for you, you don't have to... —
it was well for him that no-one found out — es war sein Glück, dass es niemand entdeckt hat
it would be as well to ask first — es wäre wohl besser or gescheiter (inf), sich erst mal zu erkundigen
it's just as well he came — es ist (nur or schon) gut, dass er gekommen ist
you're well out of that — seien Sie froh, dass Sie damit nichts mehr zu tun haben
all's well that ends well — Ende gut, alles gut
3. interjalso; (expectantly also) na; (doubtfully) na jawell, well!, well I never (did)! — also, so was!, na so was!
well now —
well, it was like this well there you are, that proves it! well, as I was saying — also, es war so or folgendermaßen na bitte or also bitte, das beweist es doch also, wie (bereits) gesagt
well then? — also (gut); (in question) na?, nun?, also?
very well then! — na gut, also gut!; (indignantly) also bitte (sehr)!
oh well, never mind — macht nichts
well, that's a relief! — na (also), das ist ja eine Erleichterung!
4. nGute(s) ntto wish sb well (in general) — jdm alles Gute wünschen; ( in an attempt, also iro ) jdm Glück wünschen (in bei)
I wish him well, but... — ich wünsche ihm nichts Böses, aber...
* * *well1 [wel] komp better [-betə(r)], sup best [best]A adv1. gut, wohl:a) gut versehen sein ( for mit),he is well off ihm geht es gut;do o.s. well, live well gut leben, es sich gut gehen lassen2. gut, recht, geschickt:well done! gut gemacht!, bravo!;well roared, lion! gut gebrüllt, Löwe!;sing well gut singen3. gut, günstig, vorteilhaft:a) gut abschneiden,b) Glück haben;if all goes well wenn alles gut geht, wenn nichts dazwischenkommt4. gut, freundschaftlich:think (speak) well of gut denken (sprechen) über (akk)5. gut, sehr, vollauf:be well pleased hocherfreut sein;it speaks well for him es spricht sehr für ihn6. wohl, mit gutem Grund:not very well wohl kaum;you cannot very well do that das kannst du nicht gut tun;I couldn’t very well say no ich konnte schlecht Nein sagen;7. recht, eigentlich, so richtig:he does not know well how er weiß nicht recht, wie8. gut, genau, gründlich:know sb well jemanden gut kennen;he knows only too well er weiß nur zu gut ( that dass);remember well sich gut erinnern an (akk)9. gut, ganz, völlig:he is well out of sight er ist völlig außer Sicht;be well out of sth etwas glücklich hinter sich gebracht haben10. gut, beträchtlich, ziemlich, weit:well away weit weg;he walked well ahead of them er ging ihnen ein gutes Stück voraus;he is well up in the list er steht weit oben auf der Liste;be well on in years nicht mehr der oder die Jüngste sein;well past fifty weit über 50;until well past midnight bis lange nach Mitternacht;well in advance schon lange vorher;he finished well back SPORT er endete weit abgeschlagen;11. gut, tüchtig, gründlich, kräftig:12. gut, mit Leichtigkeit, durchaus:you could well have done it du hättest es leicht tun können;it is very well possible es ist durchaus oder sehr wohl möglich;as well ebenso, außerdem;shall I bring the paper as well? soll ich auch die Zeitung bringen?;(just) as well ebenso (gut), genauso (gut);just as well Gott sei Dank! zum Glück!;just as well I had … zum Glück hatte ich …;as well … as sowohl … als auch; nicht nur …, sondern auch;B adj1. wohl, gesund:“get well soon!” (auf Karten) „gute Besserung!“;look well gesund aussehen;he isn’t a well man bes US er ist nicht gesund2. in Ordnung, richtig, gut:all is not well with him etwas ist nicht in Ordnung mit ihm;all will be well es wird sich alles wieder einrenken;all being well wenn alles gut geht, wenn nichts dazwischenkommt;I am very well where I am ich fühle mich sehr wohl;that is all very well, but das ist ja alles gut und schön, aber;it’s all very well for you to laugh du hast gut lachen;all’s well that ends well (Sprichwort) Ende gut, alles gut3. vorteilhaft, günstig, gut:it will be as well for her to know it es schadet ihr gar nichts, es zu wissen;that is just as well das ist schon gut so;well and good schön und gut4. ratsam, richtig, gut:well! (empört) na, hör mal!;well, who would have thought it? (erstaunt) wer hätte das gedacht?;well then nun (also);well then? (erwartend) na und?;well, here we are at last (erleichtert) so, da wären wir endlich;well, what should I say? (überlegend, zögernd) tja oder hm, was soll ich (da) sagen?, well, well! so, so!, (beruhigend) schon gut!D s (das) Gute:a) lass gut sein!,b) lass die Finger davon!;wish sb well jemandem alles Gute wünschenwell2 [wel]A s2. (auch Gas-, Öl) Quelle f3. Heilquelle f, Mineralbrunnen m4. fig (Ur)Quell m, Quelle f, Ursprung m5. Ölgewinnung etc: Bohrloch n6. ARCHa) (Aufzugs- etc) Schacht mb) Treppenauge n7. SCHIFFa) TECH Pumpensod mb) Buhne f, Fischbehälter m (im Fischerboot)8. JUR Br Platz für Anwälte im Gerichtssaalwell up aufsteigen (Flüssigkeit etc);tears welled up in her eyes die Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen;hatred welled up within him Hass stieg in ihm auf* * *I noun1) (water well, mineral spring) Brunnen, derII 1. interjection1) (expr. astonishment) mein Gott; meine Güte; nanuwell, well! — sieh mal einer an!
2) (expr. relief) mein Gott3) (expr. concession) na jawell then, let's say no more about it — schon gut, reden wir nicht mehr davon
4) (expr. resumption) nunwell [then], who was it? — nun, wer war's?
5) (expr. qualified recognition of point)well[, but]... — na ja, aber...; ja schon, aber...
6) (expr. resignation)[oh] well — nun denn
7) (expr. expectation)2. adverb,well [then]? — na?
1) (satisfactorily) gutyou did well to come — gut, dass du gekommen bist
you would do well to... — Sie täten gut daran, zu...
you're well out of it — es ist gut, dass du damit nichts mehr zu tun hast
2) (thoroughly) gründlich [trocknen, polieren, schütteln]; tüchtig [verprügeln]; genau [beobachten]; gewissenhaft [urteilen]be well able to do something — durchaus od. sehr wohl in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun
I'm well aware of what has been going on — mir ist sehr wohl klar od. bewusst, was sich abgespielt hat
let or leave well alone — sich zufrieden geben
well out of sight — (very far off) völlig außer Sichtweite (of Gen.)
I know only too well how/what etc.... — ich weiß nur zu gut, wie/was usw....
3) (considerably) weithe is well past or over retiring age — er hat schon längst das Rentenalter erreicht
he is well past or over forty — er ist weit über vierzig
be well away — (lit. or fig.) einen guten Vorsprung haben; (coll.): (be drunk) ziemlich benebelt sein (ugs.)
4) (approvingly, kindly) gut, anständig [jemanden behandeln]think well of somebody/something — eine gute Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben
speak well of somebody/something — sich positiv über jemanden/etwas äußern
5) (in all likelihood) sehr wohl6) (easily) ohne weiteresyou cannot very well refuse their help — du kannst ihre Hilfe nicht ohne weiteres od. nicht gut ausschlagen
7)as well — (in addition) auch; ebenfalls; (as much, not less truly) genauso; ebenso; (with equal reason) genauso gut; ebenso gut; (advisable) ratsam; (equally well) genauso gut
Coming for a drink? - I might as well — Kommst du mit, einen trinken? - Warum nicht?
that is [just] as well — (not regrettable) um so besser
it was just as well that I had... — zum Glück hatte ich...
A as well as B — B und auch [noch] A
3. adjectiveas well as helping or (coll.) help me, she continued her own work — sie half mir und machte dabei noch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeit weiter
1) (in good health) gesundHow are you feeling now? - Quite well, thank you — Wie fühlen Sie sich jetzt? - Ganz gut, danke
2) pred. (satisfactory)all's well that ends well — (prov.) Ende gut, alles gut
all is not well with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas ist etwas nicht in Ordnung
[that's all] well and good — [das ist alles] gut und schön
3) pred. (advisable) ratsam* * *adj.gesund adj.gut adj.gänzlich adj.wohl adj. expr.Nun! ausdr.gänzlich ausdr.wohl ausdr. n.Brunnen - m. -
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right [raɪt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb3. noun4. plural noun6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• it is only right to point out that... il faut néanmoins signaler que...b. ( = accurate) juste, exact• that can't be right! ce n'est pas possible !• is the clock right? est-ce que la pendule est à l'heure ?► to be right [person] avoir raison• to get one's facts right ne pas se tromper► to put right [+ error, person] corriger ; [+ situation] redresser ; [+ sth broken] réparerd. ( = best) meilleur• what's the right thing to do? quelle est la meilleure chose à faire ?e. ( = necessary) I haven't got the right papers with me je n'ai pas les bons documents sur moif. ( = proper) to do sth the right way faire qch comme il faut• if you go hiking you must wear the right shoes lorsque l'on fait de la randonnée, il faut porter des chaussures adaptéesg. ( = in proper state) her ankle is still not right sa cheville n'est pas encore guériei. (agreeing) right!• right you are! (inf) d'accord !• right, who's next? bon, c'est à qui le tour ?• (oh) right! (inf) ( = I see) ah, d'accord !• too right! et comment !it was him right enough! c'était bien lui, aucun doute là-dessus !j. ( = opposite of left) droit• it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand's doing il y a un manque total de communication et de coordination2. adverba. ( = directly) droit► right away ( = immediately) tout de suiteb. ( = exactly) right then sur-le-champc. ( = completely) toutd. ( = correctly, well) biene. ( = opposite of left) à droite► right, left and centre (inf) ( = everywhere) de tous côtés3. nouna. ( = moral) bien mb. ( = entitlement) droit m• what right have you to say that? de quel droit dites-vous cela ?c. ( = opposite of left) droite f• on or to the right of the church à droite de l'église4. plural noun• "all rights reserved" « tous droits réservés »b. to put or set sth to rights mettre qch en ordrea. ( = return to normal) [+ car, ship] redresserb. ( = make amends for) [+ wrong] redresser ; [+ injustice] réparer6. compounds• the right-hand side le côté droit ► right-handed adjective [person] droitier ; [punch, throw] du droit* * *[raɪt] 1.1) (side, direction) droite fkeep to the right — Automobile tenez votre droite
on ou to your right — à votre droite
3) ( morally) bien m4) ( just claim) droit mthe right to work/to strike — le droit au travail/de grève
the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — à eux seuls, les jardins méritent la visite
5) ( in boxing) droite f2.rights plural noun1) Commerce, Law droits mplsole rights — l'exclusivité f des droits
2) ( moral)3.the rights and wrongs of a matter — les aspects mpl moraux d'une question
1) ( as opposed to left) droit, de droiteon my right hand — ( position) sur ma droite
2) ( morally correct) bien; ( fair) juste3) (correct, true) [choice, direction, size] bon/bonne; [word] juste; ( accurate) [time] exactto be right — [person] avoir raison; [answer] être juste
is that right? — ( asking) est-ce que c'est vrai?; ( double-checking) c'est ça?
am I right in thinking that...? — ai-je raison de penser que...?
the right side of a piece of material — l'endroit m d'un tissu
4) ( most suitable) qui convienthe was careful to say all the right things — il a pris grand soin de dire tout ce qu'il faut dire dans ce genre de situation
5) ( in good order) [machine, vehicle] en bon état, qui fonctionne bien; ( healthy) [person] bien portant6) ( in order)to put ou set right — corriger [mistake]; réparer [injustice]; arranger [situation]; réparer [machine]
to put ou set one's watch right — remettre sa montre à l'heure
they gave him a month to put ou set things right — ils lui ont donné un mois pour tout arranger
to put ou set somebody right — détromper quelqu'un
7) Mathematics [angle] droitat right angles to — à angle droit avec, perpendiculaire à
8) (colloq) GB ( emphatic)9) (colloq) GB ( ready) prêt4.1) ( of direction) à droiteto turn/look right — tourner/regarder à droite
they looked for him right, left and centre — (colloq) ils l'ont cherché partout
they are arresting people right, left and centre — (colloq) ils arrêtent les gens en masse
2) ( directly) droit, directementit's right in front of you — c'est droit or juste devant toi
right before/after — juste avant/après
3) ( exactly)right in the middle of the room — en plein milieu or au beau milieu de la pièce
right now — ( immediately) tout de suite; US ( at this point in time) en ce moment
4) ( correctly) juste, comme il faut5) ( completely) toutshe looked right through me — fig elle a fait semblant de ne pas me voir
6) GB ( in titles)the Right Honourable Gentleman — ( form of address in parliament) ≈ notre distingué collègue
7) ( very well) bon5.right, let's have a look — bon, voyons ça
transitive verb1) ( restore to upright position) redresser2) ( correct) réparer6.to right oneself — [person] se redresser
to right itself — [ship, situation] se rétablir
••to see somebody (colloq) right — ( financially) dépanner (colloq) quelqu'un; ( in other ways) sortir quelqu'un d'affaire
right you are! — (colloq)
right-oh! — (colloq) GB d'accord!
right enough — (colloq) effectivement
by rights — normalement, en principe
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1. loŋ adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) largo2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) largo3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de largo, de duración4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) tarde5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bueno
2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mucho tiempo2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) mucho tiempo•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long!
II loŋ verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) anhelar, ansiar- longing- longingly
long1 adj largolong2 adv1. mucho tiempohave you been waiting long? ¿hace mucho que esperas?2. yaas long as / so long as con tal de queI'll tell you the secret as long as you tell nobody else te diré el secreto con tal de que no se lo digas a nadie máshow long? ¿cuánto tiempo?how long does it take you to do your homework? ¿cuánto tardas en hacer los deberes?how long have you lived here? ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?long3 vb ansiar / deseartr['lɒŋgɪtjʊːd]————————tr[lɒŋ]1 largo,-a■ how long was the film? ¿cuánto duró la película?1 mucho tiempo■ how long have you been waiting? ¿cuánto hace que esperas?1 lo largo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(for) a long time, for long mucho tiempoin the long run a la largalong ago hace mucho tiempono longer / not any longer ya nonot by a long chalk / not by a long shot familiar ni por mucho, ni de lejosso long as→ link=as as{ long asthe long and the short of it is... en resumidas cuentas...to be a bit long in the tooth familiar tener añosto pull a long face poner cara largalong jump salto de longitudlong johns calzones nombre masculino plural largoslong ton tonelada (equivale a 2240 libras o 1016,047 kilogramos)long wave onda larga————————tr[lɒŋ]1 tener muchos deseos de hacer algolong ['lɔŋ] vi1)to long for : añorar, desear, anhelar2)to long to : anhelar, estar deseandothey longed to see her: estaban deseando verla, tenían muchas ganas de verlalong adv1) : mucho, mucho tiempoit didn't take long: no llevó mucho tiempowill it last long?: ¿va a durar mucho?2)all day long : todo el día3)4)long before : mucho antes5)so long! : ¡hasta luego!, ¡adiós!the dress is too long: el vestido es demasiado largoa long way from: bastante lejos dein the long run: a la largaa long illness: una enfermedad prolongadaa long walk: un paseo largoat long last: por fin3)to be long on : estar cargado delong n1)before long : dentro de poco2)the long and the short : lo esencial, lo fundamentaladj.• extenso, -a adj.• largo, -a adj.• luengo, -a adj.• prolongado, -a adj.adv.• largamente adv.• mucho tiempo adv.n.• mangote s.m.v.• anhelar v.• suspirar v.
I lɔːŋ, lɒŋ1)a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largohow long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?
the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero
b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largohow long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?
two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente
she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue
II
adverb -er, -est1) ( in time)are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?
how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?
how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?
how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?
I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas
sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)
not long ago o since — no hace mucho
2)a) (in phrases)before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí
b)as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)
I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva
you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12
III
to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)
Phrasal Verbs:- long for
IV
(= longitude) Long
I [lɒŋ] (compar longer) (superl longest)1. ADJ1) (in size) [dress, hair, journey] largo•
it's a long distance from the school — está (muy) lejos del colegio•
how long is it? — (table, hallway, piece of material, stick) ¿cuánto mide de largo?; (more precisely) ¿qué longitud tiene?; (river) ¿qué longitud tiene?how long is her hair? — ¿cómo tiene el pelo de largo?
suit 1., 3)•
the speech was long on rhetoric and short on details — el discurso tenía mucha retórica y pocos detallesthe course is six months long — el curso es de seis meses, el curso dura seis meses
•
it has been a long day — (fig) ha sido un día muy atareado•
there will be long delays — habrá grandes retrasos, habrá retrasos considerables•
he took a long drink of water — se bebió un vaso grande de agua•
the days are getting longer — los días se están alargando•
how long is the film? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) dura la película?how long are the holidays? — ¿cuánto duran las vacaciones?
•
to be long in doing sth — tardar en hacer algo•
to take a long look at sth — mirar algo detenidamente•
he has a long memory — (fig) es de los que no perdonan fácilmente•
in the long run — (fig) a la larga•
a long time ago — hace mucho tiempolong time no see! * — ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte!
term 1., 1), long-term, view 1., 5)•
it's a good place to go for a long weekend — es un buen sitio para ir durante un fin de semana largo4) (Ling) [vowel] largo2. ADV1) (=a long time)don't be long! — ¡vuelve pronto!
I shan't be long — (in finishing) termino pronto, no tardo; (in returning) vuelvo pronto, no tardo
will you be long? — ¿vas a tardar mucho?
have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que espera?
I have long believed that... — creo desde hace tiempo que..., hace tiempo que creo que...
this method has long been used in industry — este método se viene usando desde hace mucho tiempo en la industria
•
long after he died — mucho tiempo después de morirhow long ago was it? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace de eso?
•
I only had long enough to buy a paper — solo tuve tiempo para comprar un periódico•
we won't stay for long — nos quedamos un rato nada másare you going away for long? — ¿te vas para mucho tiempo?
he hesitated, but not for long — dudó, pero solo por un instante
"are you still in London?" - "yes, but not for much longer" — -¿todavía estás en Londres? -si, pero por poco tiempo ya
•
how long will you be? — (in finishing) ¿cuánto (tiempo) tardarás?; (in returning) ¿cuánto tiempo te quedarás?how long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?
how long will it take? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevará?
how long did he stay? — ¿cuánto tiempo se quedó?
how long have you been learning Spanish? — ¿desde cuándo llevas aprendiendo español?
how long is it since you saw her? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no la ves?
•
it didn't last long — fue cosa de unos pocos minutos or días etc•
to live long — tener una vida largalong live the King! — ¡viva el rey!
•
so long! — (esp US) * ¡hasta luego!•
it won't take long — no tardará muchoit didn't take him long to realize that... — no tardó en darse cuenta de que...
•
he talked long about politics — habló largamente de política2)how much longer can you stay? — ¿hasta cuándo podéis quedaros?
how much longer do we have to wait? — ¿hasta cuándo tenemos que esperar?
•
I can't stay any longer — no me puedo quedar por más tiempo•
no longer — ya no3)longest: six months at the longest — seis meses, como máximo or como mucho
4)as long as, so long as — (=while) mientras
as long as (is) necessary — el tiempo que haga falta, lo que haga falta
5)as long as, so long as — (=provided that) siempre que + subjun
you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind — lo puedes tomar prestado siempre que a John no le importe or si a John no le importa
6) (=through)•
all day long — todo el (santo) día•
all night long — toda la noche•
all summer long — todo el verano3. N1)the long and the short of it is that... — (fig) en resumidas cuentas, es que..., concretamente, es que...
2) longs (Econ) valores mpl a largo plazo4.CPDlong division N — (Math) división f larga
long drink N — refresco m, bebida f no alcohólica
long johns NPL — calzoncillos mpl largos
long jumper N — saltador(a) m / f de longitud
long sight N — presbicia f, hipermetropía f
the long term N —
in or over the long term — a largo plazo
long trousers NPL — (as opposed to shorts) pantalones mpl largos
the long vacation N, the long vac * N — (Brit) (Univ) las vacaciones de verano
long wave N — (Rad) onda f larga; (used as adj) de onda larga
II
[lɒŋ]VIto long for sth — anhelar algo, desear algo
to long for sb — suspirar por algn, añorar a algn
to long to do sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo, estar deseando hacer algo
* * *
I [lɔːŋ, lɒŋ]1)a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largohow long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?
the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero
b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largohow long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?
two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente
she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue
II
adverb -er, -est1) ( in time)are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?
how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?
how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?
how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?
I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas
sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)
not long ago o since — no hace mucho
2)a) (in phrases)before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí
b)as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)
I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva
you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12
III
to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)
Phrasal Verbs:- long for
IV
(= longitude) Long -
48 vaguely
1) (in a vague manner: I remember him very vaguely.) vagamente2) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vagamente, un pocovaguely adv vagamentetr['veɪglɪ]1 vagamentevaguely ['veɪgli] adv: vagamente, de manera imprecisaadv.• vagamente adv.'veɪglia) (in imprecise, unclear way) < explain> vagamente, con imprecisión, de manera imprecisa; <answer/define> con vaguedad or imprecisión; <recognize/remember> vagamente; <suspicious/ridiculous> ligeramente, un tantohe looks vaguely like his father — tiene un ligero parecido con or a su padre
b) ( absentmindedly) distraídamente['veɪɡlɪ]ADV1) (=imprecisely) [define, remember] vagamente; [embarrassed, guilty] ligeramente, levementea vaguely worded agreement — un acuerdo expresado de forma imprecisa or en términos poco claros
she was vaguely aware of someone else in the room — tenía la ligera or vaga impresión de que había alguien más en la habitación
her style is vaguely reminiscent of Jane Austen — su estilo recuerda vagamente a or tiene un cierto parecido con Jane Austen
2) (=absent-mindedly) distraídamente* * *['veɪgli]a) (in imprecise, unclear way) < explain> vagamente, con imprecisión, de manera imprecisa; <answer/define> con vaguedad or imprecisión; <recognize/remember> vagamente; <suspicious/ridiculous> ligeramente, un tantohe looks vaguely like his father — tiene un ligero parecido con or a su padre
b) ( absentmindedly) distraídamente -
49 recall
[ri'ko:l] 1. verb1) (to order (a person etc) to return: He had been recalled to his former post.) kalde tilbage2) (to remember: I don't recall when I last saw him.) mindes2. noun1) (an order to return: the recall of soldiers to duty.) genindkaldelse2) (['ri:ko:l] the ability to remember and repeat what one has seen, heard etc: He has total recall.) huskeevne* * *[ri'ko:l] 1. verb1) (to order (a person etc) to return: He had been recalled to his former post.) kalde tilbage2) (to remember: I don't recall when I last saw him.) mindes2. noun1) (an order to return: the recall of soldiers to duty.) genindkaldelse2) (['ri:ko:l] the ability to remember and repeat what one has seen, heard etc: He has total recall.) huskeevne -
50 right
{rait}
I. 1. верен, точен, правилен, прав, който се търси/има предвид
the RIGHT time точното време
is this the RIGHT house/way, това ли е къщата/пътят (който търсим)? am I RIGHT for Paris? това ли е влакът/пътят за Париж? the RIGHT man in the RIGHT place подходящ човек за дадена/всяка служба
the sum won't come RIGHT сборът не излиза
things will come RIGHT всичко ще се оправи
to know the RIGHT people имам (силни) връзки
have you got the RIGHT fare? имате ли точно пари? (за билет)
the ball is RIGHT тенис топката е добра/вътре
to get something RIGHT разбирам (правилно)
let's get this RIGHT да се разберем по този въпрос
to put/set something RIGHT оправям/изправям/уреждам нещо
to put a watch RIGHT нагласявам/сверявам часовник
to put someone RIGHT поправям/коригирам някого, оправям/излекувам някого
to set oneself RIGHT on a matter осведомявам се по даден въпрос
to set oneself RIGHT with someone оправдавам се пред някого
that's RIGHT! точно така! именно! all RIGHT добре
it's all RIGHT for you to laugh лесно ти е да се смееш
Mr/Miss RIGHT шег. бъдещият съпруг/съпруга
2. справедлив, честен, почтен, прав
I thought it RIGHT to счетох за (най-) правилно/уместно/за свой дълг да
to do the RIGHT thing постъпвам почтено
3. прав, на правилно мнение
RIGHT you are! RIGHT oh! разг. добре! дадено! ясно
4. здрав, в добро/нормално състояние, нормален
to feel all RIGHT добре съм, чувствувам се добре
not (quite) RIGHT in the/in one's head, not in one's RIGHT mind не с всичкия си (ум)
all is RIGHT with the world всичко e наред, всичко в света е хубаво
as RIGHT as rain/as a trivet съвсем здрав, в отлично състояние/положение
5. лицев, горен
RIGHT side/way up изправен, изправено
RIGHT side out с лицевата страна навън
6. десен (обр. на ляв)
on one's RIGHT side отдясно, от дясната (ми) страна
RIGHT hand/arm прен. дясна ръка, пръв помощник
to put one's RIGHT hand to the work работя здраво, запретвам ръкави
7. пол. десен, консервативен, реакционен
8. геом. прав (за ъгъл, ост. и за линия)
9. разг. пълен, истински, цял
I made a RIGHT mess of it съвсем я оплесках, голяма каша забърках
II. 1. право, направо
go RIGHT on/ahead вървете направо напред
come RIGHT in влезте направо, моля, заповядайте
2. изцяло, докрай, чак
RIGHT to the end чак до края, до самия край
RIGHT at the top на самия връх, чак на върха, най-горе
to turn RIGHT round правя пълен кръг, обръщам (се) кръгом
rotten RIGHT through изцяло/съвсем прогнил
there was a wall RIGHT round the house имаше стена около цялата къща
3. точно, тъкмо, право, веднага
RIGHT in the middle (of) точно в средата (на), посред
shot RIGHT through the heart застреляй право в сърцето
RIGHT off/away/aм. now веднага, незабавно, още сега
RIGHT now сега, в момента
RIGHT after веднага/точно след
4. правилно, справедливо, добре
you did RIGHT to wait добре направи, че почака
if I remember RIGHT ако не се лъжа, ако си спомням правилно
nothing goes RIGHT with him никак/в нищо не му върви
he is to blame RIGHT enough че е виновен, виновен е, няма съмнение, че е виновен
5. надясно
6. ост., диал. много
you know RIGHT well твърде добре знаеш
III. 1. право, справедливост, добро
to be in the RIGHT имам право
to do someone RIGHT, to do RIGHT by someone постъпвам/отнасям се справедливо с някого
2. право, привилегия
рl права
by RIGHT of по силата на
by what RIGHT с какво право
in one's own RIGHT на лично основание
within one's RIGHTs в правата си
by/of RIGHT (s) по право
RIGHT of way право на преминаване, свободен път, обществен път през частна собственост, обществен сервитут, ивица земя, през която е построена жп линия, авт. предимство
to stand on/assert one's RIGHTs отстоявам правата си
3. pl изправност
to put/set to RIGHTs нареждам, оправям, разтребвам, слагам в ред/изправност
4. рl истинско положение, факти
the RIGHTs and wrongs of the case истинските факти, истината
5. дясна страна, дясна ръка, десница
6. бокс. десен удар
7. воен. десен фланг
8. авт. десен завой
9. пол. често RIGHT десница, консерватори
10. ам. фин. (документ за) право на акционери да закупуват акции от нова серия по текущи цени
IV. 1. изправям (се), оправям (курс на кораб и пр.), възстановявам равновесието на
to RIGHT oneself изправям се (след залитане), възстановявам равновесието си
2. оправям, изправям (грешка, несправедливост и пр.)
it's a fault that will RIGHT itself това e грешка/дефект, който сам ще се оправи/ще изчезне
3. защищавам, застъпвам се за
4. refl реабилитирам се, оправдавам се* * *{rait} а 1. верен, точен, правилен; прав; който се търси/има пр(2) {rait} adv 1. право; направо; go right on/ahead вървете направо{3} {rait} n 1. право, справедливост; добро; to be in the right има{4} {rait} v 1. изправям (се); оправям (курс на кораб и пр.); в* * *честен; справедлив; справедливост; тъкмо; точно; почтен; привилегия; прав; правилен; правилно; право; право; веднага; верен; добре; десен; докрай; дясно; изцяло; здрав; лицев; направо; надясно;* * *1. all is right with the world всичко e наред, всичко в света е хубаво 2. as right as rain/as a trivet съвсем здрав, в отлично състояние/положение 3. by right of по силата на 4. by what right с какво право 5. by/of right (s) по право 6. come right in влезте направо, моля, заповядайте 7. go right on/ahead вървете направо напред 8. have you got the right fare? имате ли точно пари? (за билет) 9. he is to blame right enough че е виновен, виновен е, няма съмнение, че е виновен 10. i made a right mess of it съвсем я оплесках, голяма каша забърках 11. i thought it right to счетох за (най-) правилно/уместно/за свой дълг да 12. i. верен, точен, правилен, прав, който се търси/има предвид 13. if i remember right ако не се лъжа, ако си спомням правилно 14. ii. право, направо 15. iii. право, справедливост, добро 16. in one's own right на лично основание 17. is this the right house/way, това ли е къщата/пътят (който търсим)? am i right for paris? това ли е влакът/пътят за Париж? the right man in the right place подходящ човек за дадена/всяка служба 18. it's a fault that will right itself това e грешка/дефект, който сам ще се оправи/ще изчезне 19. it's all right for you to laugh лесно ти е да се смееш 20. iv. изправям (се), оправям (курс на кораб и пр.), възстановявам равновесието на 21. let's get this right да се разберем по този въпрос 22. mr/miss right шег. бъдещият съпруг/съпруга 23. not (quite) right in the/in one's head, not in one's right mind не с всичкия си (ум) 24. nothing goes right with him никак/в нищо не му върви 25. on one's right side отдясно, от дясната (ми) страна 26. pl изправност 27. refl реабилитирам се, оправдавам се 28. right after веднага/точно след 29. right at the top на самия връх, чак на върха, най-горе 30. right hand/arm прен. дясна ръка, пръв помощник 31. right in the middle (of) точно в средата (на), посред 32. right now сега, в момента 33. right of way право на преминаване, свободен път, обществен път през частна собственост, обществен сервитут, ивица земя, през която е построена жп линия, авт. предимство 34. right off/away/aм. now веднага, незабавно, още сега 35. right side out с лицевата страна навън 36. right side/way up изправен, изправено 37. right to the end чак до края, до самия край 38. right you are! right oh! разг. добре! дадено! ясно 39. rotten right through изцяло/съвсем прогнил 40. shot right through the heart застреляй право в сърцето 41. that's right! точно така! именно! all right добре 42. the ball is right тенис топката е добра/вътре 43. the right time точното време 44. the rights and wrongs of the case истинските факти, истината 45. the sum won't come right сборът не излиза 46. there was a wall right round the house имаше стена около цялата къща 47. things will come right всичко ще се оправи 48. to be in the right имам право 49. to do someone right, to do right by someone постъпвам/отнасям се справедливо с някого 50. to do the right thing постъпвам почтено 51. to feel all right добре съм, чувствувам се добре 52. to get something right разбирам (правилно) 53. to know the right people имам (силни) връзки 54. to put a watch right нагласявам/сверявам часовник 55. to put one's right hand to the work работя здраво, запретвам ръкави 56. to put someone right поправям/коригирам някого, оправям/излекувам някого 57. to put/set something right оправям/изправям/уреждам нещо 58. to put/set to rights нареждам, оправям, разтребвам, слагам в ред/изправност 59. to right oneself изправям се (след залитане), възстановявам равновесието си 60. to set oneself right on a matter осведомявам се по даден въпрос 61. to set oneself right with someone оправдавам се пред някого 62. to stand on/assert one's rights отстоявам правата си 63. to turn right round правя пълен кръг, обръщам (се) кръгом 64. within one's rights в правата си 65. you did right to wait добре направи, че почака 66. you know right well твърде добре знаеш 67. авт. десен завой 68. ам. фин. (документ за) право на акционери да закупуват акции от нова серия по текущи цени 69. бокс. десен удар 70. воен. десен фланг 71. геом. прав (за ъгъл, ост. и за линия) 72. десен (обр. на ляв) 73. дясна страна, дясна ръка, десница 74. защищавам, застъпвам се за 75. здрав, в добро/нормално състояние, нормален 76. изцяло, докрай, чак 77. лицев, горен 78. надясно 79. оправям, изправям (грешка, несправедливост и пр.) 80. ост., диал. много 81. пол. десен, консервативен, реакционен 82. пол. често right десница, консерватори 83. прав, на правилно мнение 84. правилно, справедливо, добре 85. право, привилегия 86. рl истинско положение, факти 87. рl права 88. разг. пълен, истински, цял 89. справедлив, честен, почтен, прав 90. точно, тъкмо, право, веднага* * *right [rait] I. adj 1. верен, точен, правилен; прав; който се търси, се има предвид; to come up with the \right answer давам правилния отговор; which is the \right way to...? кой е пътят (правият път) за...? the \right man for the job човек на място (който тежи на мястото си); човек, подходящ за службата (работата) си; to know the \right people имам силни връзки; имам вуйчо владика; the ball is \right сп. топката е добра (вътре) (в тениса); to set o.s. \right on a matter осведомявам се (информирам се) по даден въпрос; to get it \right разг. схващам, проумявам, разбирам нещо; to be on the \right side of 30 под 30 години съм, нямам още 30 години; that's \right! точно така! така е! именно! Mr ( Miss) R. шег. бъдещ съпруг (съпруга); 2. справедлив, честен, прав, почтен; it is only \right that it should be so справедливостта изисква да бъде така; I thought it \right to... счетох за свой дълг (за най-правилно, уместно) да ...; to do the \right thing държа се, действам почтено; 3. прав, на правилна позиция; you are \right имате право, прав сте; \right! \right you are! \right oh! разг. дадено! добре! ясно! 4. здрав; в добро (нормално) състояние; not \right in the head (in o.'s mind) не с всичкия си, откачен, умопобъркан; things will come \right всичко ще се нареди (оправи); to set ( put) \right излекувам; оправям, изправям ( грешка); he's all \right for the rest of his life той се е осигурил до края на живота си; it's all \right for you лесно ти е на тебе; as \right as a trivet, (as) \right as rain здрав и прав; в отлично положение, състояние; 5. мат. прав; at \right angles (to... with...) под прав ъгъл (към, спрямо); 6. лицев (за страна на плат), горен; \right side up, \right way up изправено; 7. десен (обр. на left); on the \right side надясно; on o.'s \right hand отдясно, от дясната ми страна; to put o.'s \right hand to the work залавям се здраво за работа, запретвам ръкави; \right arm прен. надежден човек, дясна ръка (на някого); 8. полит. десен, консервативен, реакционен; 9. разг. чист, истински, неподправен (напр. за коняк); a \right idiot истински идиот; II. adv 1. право, направо; go \right on вървете право напред; \right ahead направо; come \right in влизай направо; моля, заповядайте; 2. изцяло, докрай; чак; to go \right to the end отивам чак до края; rotten \right through цял изгнил; 3. точно; право, чак; \right at the top чак на върха, най-горе, най-отгоре; \right in the middle (of) посред, точно в средата (на); shot \right through the heart застрелян право в сърцето; \right off, \right away, \right now веднага, незабавно, още сега; 4. правилно; справедливо, добре; to guess \right отгатвам; you did \right to wait добре направи да почакаш; if I remember \right ако не се лъжа; it serves you \right хак ти е, пада ти се; to set ( put) o.s. \right with s.o. докарвам се пред някого; сдобрявам се с някого; to put s.o. \right оправям, излекувам някого; 5. надясно; \right and left наляво и надясно, навсякъде; eyes \right! воен. равнение надясно! \right about ( turn, face) 1) обръщане кръгом; 2) прен. обрат, коренна промяна на политика, поведение и пр.; 3) бързо отстъпление; 6. разг. много; I am \right glad to see you странно се радвам да те видя; the R. Honourable достопочтеният (титла на перове); • \right on! (изразява одобрение) само така, браво! \right off the bat разг. като начало, за начало; III. n 1. право, справедливост; добро; \right and wrong доброто и злото; to be in the \right имам право, прав съм; to do s.o. \right постъпвам справедливо (както трябва) спрямо някого; get s.o. bang ( dead) to \rights 1) имам достатъчно улики, за да докажа вината на някого; 2) разбирам някого, улавям същността му, докосвам се до някого; 2. право, привилегия (to); pl права; \right of succession наследствено право; by \right of по силата на; by what \right? с какво право? it belongs to him in his own \right то му принадлежи на лично основание; by \right(s) по право; The Bill of Rights (в Англия и САЩ) Декларация за правата на гражданите; 3. pl изправност; to put ( set) s.th. to \rights нареждам, оправям, поправям нещо; привеждам в изправност, слагам в ред; 4.: the \rights of the case истинското положение, фактите; 5. дясна страна; дясно; дясна ръка, десница; сп. десен удар (в бокса); стрелба откъм дясната страна (при лов); воен. изстрел на дясно оръдие; 6. полит. (R.) десница; Member of the R. консерватор; 7. фин. право на акционери да купуват допълнителни акции и облигации от нова серия, обикн. "ал пари" или под текущите цени; 8. ирл. задължение; IV. v 1. изправям (се); оправям (курс на лодка); 2. изправям, поправям (грешка, неправда, нередност); 3. refl възстановявам равновесието си; прен. реабилитирам се; 4. защитавам, застъпвам се за. -
51 recall
I [rɪ'kɔːl, 'riːkɔːl]1) (memory) memoria f.to have total recall of sth. — ricordarsi perfettamente di qcs.
2) (summons) richiamo m. (anche mil. inform.)II [rɪ'kɔːl]1) (remember) ricordarsi diI recall seeing, what happened — mi ricordo di avere visto, di quello che è successo
2) (remind of) ricordare3) (summon back) richiamare [ ambassador]; ritirare (dal commercio) [ product]; riconvocare [ parliament]* * *[ri'ko:l] 1. verb1) (to order (a person etc) to return: He had been recalled to his former post.) richiamare2) (to remember: I don't recall when I last saw him.) ricordare2. noun1) (an order to return: the recall of soldiers to duty.) richiamo2) (['ri:ko:l] the ability to remember and repeat what one has seen, heard etc: He has total recall.) memoria* * *recall /rɪˈkɔ:l, USA ˈri:kɔ:l/n.1 [u] ( anche pubbl.) capacità di ricordare: to have total recall of st., ricordare qc. perfettamente; My recall of the events isn't too good, non mi ricordo molto bene degli avvenimenti3 (di solito al sing.) richiamo (spec. d'un funzionario, di un diplomatico)4 (telef.) richiamo; segnalatore● (polit. USA) recall election, votazione per la rimozione e sostituzione di un pubblico ufficiale □ the recall of Parliament, la riconvocazione del parlamento □ beyond (o past) recall, (avv.) irrevocabilmente; (agg.) irrevocabile; che non si può ricordare, dimenticato.♦ (to) recall /rɪˈkɔ:l/v. t.1 ricordare; rievocare: He can still recall the dress she wore when he first saw her, si ricorda ancora il vestito che portava quando l'ha vista per la prima volta; I don't recall having met him before, non mi ricordo di averlo già incontrato; to recall the days of one's youth, rievocare i giorni della giovinezza2 richiamare; far ritornare ( in patria, ecc.): to recall an ambassador, richiamare un ambasciatore; He was recalled into the army in 1939 with the outbreak of World War II, è stato richiamato alle armi nel 1939 allo scoppio della seconda Guerra mondiale4 ( anche leg.) revocare; annullare ( una sentenza: per motivi di fatto; cfr. to reverse, def. 3): to recall a decision, revocare una decisione6 (mil.) richiamare alle armi● (polit.) to recall Parliament, riconvocare il parlamento.* * *I [rɪ'kɔːl, 'riːkɔːl]1) (memory) memoria f.to have total recall of sth. — ricordarsi perfettamente di qcs.
2) (summons) richiamo m. (anche mil. inform.)II [rɪ'kɔːl]1) (remember) ricordarsi diI recall seeing, what happened — mi ricordo di avere visto, di quello che è successo
2) (remind of) ricordare3) (summon back) richiamare [ ambassador]; ritirare (dal commercio) [ product]; riconvocare [ parliament] -
52 vaguely
['veɪglɪ]2) (slightly) [embarrassed, irritated] leggermente3) (distractedly) [smile, gaze, say] con aria distratta; [wander, move about] distrattamente4) (imprecisely) [remember, understand, reply] vagamente; [ describe] in modo vago; [defined, formulated] in modo impreciso* * *1) (in a vague manner: I remember him very vaguely.) vagamente2) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vagamente* * *vaguely /ˈveɪglɪ/avv.2 vagamente; leggermente: The whole episode was vaguely ridiculous, tutto l'episodio è stato vagamente ridicolo3 distrattamente: He peered vaguely over his glasses, ha alzato distrattamente lo sguardo al di sopra degli occhiali.* * *['veɪglɪ]2) (slightly) [embarrassed, irritated] leggermente3) (distractedly) [smile, gaze, say] con aria distratta; [wander, move about] distrattamente4) (imprecisely) [remember, understand, reply] vagamente; [ describe] in modo vago; [defined, formulated] in modo impreciso -
53 think of
1) (to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider: You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?) pensare a2) (to remember: I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.) ricordarsi3) ((with would, should, not, never etc) to be willing to do (something): I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.) pensare* * *vi + prep1) (remember: names) ricordareyou can't think of everything — non ci si può ricordare di tutto, non si può pensare a tutto
2) (consider, reckon) pensare diI didn't think much of it — non mi è piaciuto molto, non mi ha convinto
3) (devise: plan) escogitare, (solution) trovareSee:think 1. -
54 when
when [wen]quand ⇒ 1, 2 (a)-(g) lorsque ⇒ 2 (c) dès que ⇒ 2 (d) après que ⇒ 2 (d) chaque fois que ⇒ 2 (f) étant donné que ⇒ 2 (g) alors que ⇒ 2 (h) où ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c)1 adverbquand;∎ when are we leaving? quand partons-nous?;∎ when is the next bus? à quelle heure est ou quand passe le prochain bus?;∎ when did the war end? quand la guerre s'est-elle terminée?;∎ when did the accident happen? quand l'accident a-t-il eu lieu?;∎ when was the Renaissance? à quand remonte l'époque de la Renaissance?;∎ when will the wedding be? à quand le mariage?;∎ when do you start your new job? quand commencez-vous votre nouveau travail?;∎ when do you use the subjunctive? quand emploie-t-on le subjonctif?;∎ you're open until when? vous êtes ouvert jusqu'à quand?;∎ when did you last see her? quand l'avez-vous vue pour la dernière fois?;∎ when do the Easter holidays begin? quand est-ce que commencent les vacances de Pâques?;∎ when is the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour appeler?;∎ the homework is due when? quand doit-on rendre les devoirs?(a) (how soon) quand;∎ I don't know when we'll see you again je ne sais pas quand nous vous reverrons;∎ do you remember when we met? te souviens-tu du jour où nous nous sommes connus?;∎ do you know when he was born? savez-vous quand il est né?, connaissez-vous sa date de naissance?;∎ I wonder when the shop opens je me demande à quelle heure ouvre le magasin;∎ your contract states when you will be paid votre contrat spécifie quand vous serez payé;∎ we don't agree on when it should be done nous ne sommes pas d'accord sur le moment où il faudrait le faire(b) (at which time) quand;∎ come back next week when we'll have more time revenez la semaine prochaine quand nous aurons plus de temps;∎ he returned in the autumn, when the leaves were beginning to turn il est revenu à l'automne, alors que les feuilles commençaient à jaunir;∎ the prince will arrive on the 10th, when he will open the new university le prince arrivera le dix et inaugurera la nouvelle université(c) (indicating a specific point in time) quand, lorsque;∎ he turned round when she called his name il s'est retourné quand ou lorsqu'elle l'a appelé;∎ when she's gone, he's unhappy quand ou lorsqu'elle n'est pas là, il est malheureux;∎ when I was a student lorsque j'étais ou à l'époque où j'étais étudiant;∎ will you still love me when I'm old? m'aimeras-tu encore quand je serai vieux?;∎ she's only happy when she's writing elle n'est heureuse que lorsqu'elle écrit;∎ they were talking when he came in ils étaient en train de discuter quand il est entré;∎ she's thinner than when I last saw her elle a maigri depuis la dernière fois que je l'ai vue;∎ he left town when he was twenty il a quitté la ville quand il avait ou à l'âge de vingt ans;∎ when she was a child quand ou lorsqu'elle était enfant;∎ on Sunday, when I go to the market (this week) dimanche, quand j'irai au marché; (every week) le dimanche, quand je vais au marché;∎ I had just walked in the door/he was about to go to bed when the phone rang je venais juste d'arriver/il était sur le point de se coucher quand le téléphone a sonné;∎ we hadn't been gone five minutes when Susan wanted to go home ça ne faisait pas cinq minutes que nous étions partis et Susan voulait déjà rentrer∎ put your pencils down when you have finished posez votre crayon quand vous avez terminé;∎ when completed, the factory will employ 100 workers une fois terminée, l'usine emploiera 100 personnes;∎ when he starts drinking, he can't stop une fois qu'il a commencé à boire, il ne peut plus s'arrêter;∎ I'll answer any questions when the meeting is over quand la réunion sera terminée, je répondrai à toutes vos questions;∎ Cookery when cool, turn out onto a dish une fois refroidi, démouler sur un plat;∎ when I had read my report, she suggested we take a break après mon exposé, elle a suggéré qu'on fasse une pause;∎ when they had finished dinner, he offered to take her home quand ou après qu'ils eurent dîné, il lui proposa de la ramener;∎ when you see her you'll understand quand vous la verrez vous comprendrez;∎ when she had talked to him, she left après lui avoir parlé, elle est partie∎ remember when a coffee cost 10 cents? vous souvenez-vous de l'époque où un café coûtait 10 cents?;∎ he talked about when he was a soldier il parlait de l'époque où il était soldat;∎ that's when it snowed so hard c'est quand il a tant neigé;∎ that's when he got up and left c'est à ce moment-là ou c'est alors qu'il s'est levé et qu'il est parti;∎ that's when the shops close c'est l'heure où les magasins ferment;∎ figurative now is when we should stand up and be counted c'est le moment d'avoir le courage de nos opinions(f) (whenever) quand, chaque fois que;∎ when it's sunny, the children play outside quand il y a du soleil, les enfants jouent dehors;∎ when I hear that song, I think of her chaque fois que ou quand j'entends cette chanson, je pense à elle;∎ when I think of what she must have suffered! quand je pense à ce qu'elle a dû souffrir!;∎ I get very irritated when talking to her je m'énerve chaque fois que je lui parle;∎ I try to avoid seeing him when possible j'essaie de l'éviter quand c'est possible(g) (since, given that) quand, étant donné que;∎ what good is it applying when I don't qualify for the job? à quoi bon me porter candidat quand ou si je n'ai pas les capacités requises pour faire ce travail?;∎ how can you treat her so badly when you know she loves you? comment pouvez-vous la traiter si mal quand ou alors que vous savez qu'elle vous aime?;∎ why change jobs when you like what you do? pourquoi changer de travail quand ou puisque vous aimez ce que vous faites?;∎ fancy having soup when you could have had caviar! pourquoi manger de la soupe quand on peut manger du caviar?∎ she described him as being lax when in fact he's quite strict elle l'a décrit comme étant négligent alors qu'en réalité il est assez strict∎ an age when men were men une époque où les hommes étaient des hommes;∎ in a period when business was bad à une période où les affaires allaient mal;∎ she was president until 1980, when she left the company elle fut présidente jusqu'en 1980, année où elle a quitté l'entreprise∎ she started her job in May, since when she has had no free time elle a commencé à travailler en mai et elle n'a pas eu de temps libre depuis;∎ the new office will be ready in January, until when we use the old one le nouveau bureau sera prêt en janvier, jusque là ou en attendant, nous utiliserons l'ancien∎ do you remember the year when we went to Alaska? tu te rappelles l'année où on est allés en Alaska?;∎ what about the time when she didn't show up? et la fois où elle n'est pas venue?;∎ one day when he was out un jour où il était sorti ou qu'il était sorti;∎ it was only a minute later when he heard a scream à peine une minute plus tard, il entendait un cri;∎ on Monday, the day when I was supposed to start work lundi, le jour où je devais commencer à travailler;∎ it's one of those days when everything goes wrong c'est un de ces jours où tout va de travers;∎ there were times when she didn't know what to do il y avait des moments où elle ne savait plus quoi faire4 noun∎ the when and the how of it quand et comment cela s'est-il passé/se passera-t-il/ etc -
55 call
1. intransitive verb1) (shout) rufencall [out] for help — um Hilfe rufen
call [out] for somebody — nach jemandem rufen
2) (pay brief visit) [kurz] besuchen (at Akk.); vorbeikommen (ugs.) (at bei); [Zug:] halten (at in + Dat.)call at a port/station — einen Hafen anlaufen/an einem Bahnhof halten
call on somebody — jemanden besuchen; bei jemandem vorbeigehen (ugs.)
the postman called to deliver a parcel — der Postbote war da und brachte ein Päckchen
call round — vorbeikommen (ugs.)
3) (telephone)thank you for calling — vielen Dank für Ihren Anruf!; (broadcast)
2. transitive verbthis is London calling — hier spricht od. ist London
1) (cry out) rufen; aufrufen [Namen, Nummer]2) (cry to) rufen [Person]call somebody's bluff — es darauf ankommen lassen (ugs.)
that was called in question — das wurde infrage gestellt od. in Zweifel gezogen
please call me a taxi or call a taxi for me — bitte rufen Sie mir ein Taxi
4) (radio/telephone) rufen/anrufen; (initially) Kontakt aufnehmen mitdon't call us, we'll call you — wir sagen Ihnen Bescheid
5) (rouse) wecken6) (announce) einberufen [Konferenz]; ausrufen [Streik]call a halt to something — mit etwas Schluss machen
7) (name) nennenhe is called Bob — er heißt Bob
8) (consider) nennen3. noun1) (shout, cry) Ruf, dercan you give me a call at 6 o'clock? — können Sie mich um 6 Uhr wecken?
remain/be within call — in Rufweite bleiben/sein
2) (of bugle, whistle) Signal, das3) (visit) Besuch, dermake or pay a call on somebody, make or pay somebody a call — jemanden besuchen
have to pay a call — (coll.): (need lavatory) mal [verschwinden] müssen (ugs.)
5) (invitation, summons) Aufruf, derthe call of the sea/the wild — der Ruf des Meeres/der Wildnis
have many calls on one's purse/time — finanziell/zeitlich sehr in Anspruch genommen sein
it's your call — du musst ansagen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/10288/call_away">call away- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up* * *[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) rufen3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) rufen4) (to summon; to ask( someone) to come( by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) anfragen, kommen lassen5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) kurz besuchen6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) anrufen2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) der Ruf2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) der Lockruf4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) der Anruf6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) die Nachfrage7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!)•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call* * *I. NOUNwere there any \calls for me? hat jemand für mich angerufen?international/local \call Auslands-/Ortsgespräch ntofficial/private \call Dienst-/Privatgespräch ntto give sb a \call jdn anrufento make a \call telefonierento receive a \call einen Anruf erhalten, angerufen werdenthe radio station received a lot of \calls bei dem Radiosender gingen viele Anrufe einto return a \call zurückrufento return sb's \call jdn zurückrufento take a \call ein Gespräch annehmen [o entgegennehmenport of \call Anlaufhafen msales \call Vertreterbesuch mto make \calls Hausbesuche machento pay a \call on sb bei jdm vorbeischauen fam3. (request to come)to be on \call Bereitschaft [o Bereitschaftsdienst] habento receive a \call firemen, police zu einem Einsatz gerufen werden; doctor, nurse zu einem Hausbesuch gerufen werdenthe whale has a very distinctive \call Wale geben ganz charakteristische Laute von sicha \call for help ein Hilferuf mto give sb a \call jdn rufenwithin \call in Rufweite [o Hörweitethe \call of the desert/sea/wild der Ruf der Wüste/See/Wildnisto answer the \call seiner Berufung folgento give sb a [morning] \call jdn [morgens] weckento have many \calls on one's time zeitlich sehr beansprucht seinthere was no \call to shout es war nicht nötig zu schreienthere's no \call for you to use that language! du brauchst gar nicht so derb zu werden!what \call is there for you to get annoyed? warum ärgern Sie sich?to have no \call for sth keinen Grund für etw akk habenthere are already \calls for a strike in the mining industry im Bergbau wird bereits zum Streik aufgerufen\call for bids ECON öffentliche Ausschreibung14. STOCKEX (demand for payment) Aufruf m, Einzahlungsaufforderung f, Zahlungsaufforderung f; (option to buy) Kaufoption f, Vorprämie f fachspr\call option Kaufoption f\call price Rücknahmekurs m\call purchase [or sale] Erwerb m einer Kaufoption\call rule Schlusskurs m\call for funds Einforderung f von Geldern\call for payment Einforderung f\call for subscribed capital Einzahlungsaufforderung fto exercise one's \call seine Kaufoption ausübenat \call auf Abruf, sofort fälligmoney at [or on] \call Tagesgeld ntit's your call ( fam) das ist deine Entscheidung [o entscheidest du]we had a hard \call to make wir mussten eine schwierige Entscheidung treffento be a judgement \call AM eine Frage der Beurteilung seinhe is ten years' \call er ist seit zehn Jahren [als Anwalt] zugelassen17.I've got him at my beck and \call er tanzt völlig nach meiner PfeifeII. TRANSITIVE VERB1.don't \call us, we'll \call you wir melden uns bei Ihnento \call sb collect AM jdn per R-Gespräch anrufen2. (name)▪ to \call sth/sb sth:they've \called their daughter Katherine sie haben ihre Tochter Katherine genanntwhat's that actor \called again? wie heißt dieser Schauspieler nochmal?what's that \called in Spanish? wie heißt [o nennt man] das auf Spanisch?what do you call this new dance? wie heißt dieser neue Tanz?no one \calls him by his real name niemand nennt ihn bei seinem richtigen Namenshe's \called by her second name, Jane sie wird mit ihrem zweiten Namen Jane gerufento \call sb names jdn beschimpfen3. (regard, describe as)▪ to \call sth/sb sth:you \call this a meal? das nennst du ein Essen?he got off with a fine, and they \call that justice! er kam mit einer Geldstrafe davon, und so etwas nennt sich [dann] Gerechtigkeit!I'm not \calling you a liar ich sage [o behaupte] nicht, dass du lügstdon't \call me stupid! nenn mich nicht Dummkopf!I can't remember exactly but let's \call it £10 ich weiß es nicht mehr genau, aber sagen wir mal 10 Pfundto \call sb a close friend jdn als guten Freund/gute Freundin bezeichnen4. (shout)▪ to \call sth etw rufen▪ to \call sth at [or to] sb jdm etw zurufenI \called at [or to] him not to be late ich rief ihm zu, er solle nicht zu spät kommento \call insults at sb jdn lautstark beschimpfen5. (read aloud)to \call a list eine Liste verlesento call a name/number einen Namen/eine Nummer aufrufen [o verlesen]to \call the roll die Anwesenheitsliste durchgehen6. (summon)▪ to \call sb jdn rufenplease wait over there until I \call you warten Sie bitte dort drüben, bis ich Sie aufrufeI was \called to an emergency meeting ich wurde zu einer dringenden Sitzung gerufento \call sb to dinner jdn zum Abendessen rufento \call a doctor/a taxi einen Arzt/ein Taxi kommen lassento \call an expert einen Sachverständigen beiziehen7. (bring)to \call sb's attention to sth jds Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk lenkento \call sth into being etw ins Leben rufento \call attention to oneself auf sich akk aufmerksam machento \call sth to mind (recall) sich dat etw ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen; (remember) sich akk an etw akk erinnernto \call sth into play etw ins Spiel bringen; (get under way) etw in die Wege leitento \call sth into question etw infrage stellen8. (summon to office)▪ to be \called [to do sth] ausersehen [o auserwählt] sein [etw zu tun]to be \called to an office auf einen Posten [o in ein Amt] berufen werden9. (wake)▪ to \call sb jdn wecken10. (give orders for)to \call an election Wahlen ansetzen [o geh anberaumen]to \call a halt to a development/to fighting ( form) einer Entwicklung/kämpferischen Auseinandersetzungen Einhalt gebieten gehthey had to \call a halt to the match because of the heavy rain wegen des starken Regens musste das Spiel abgebrochen werdento \call a meeting eine Versammlung einberufento \call a strike einen Streik ausrufen▪ to \call sb on sth jdn auf etw akk ansprechen; (show disapproval) jdn wegen einer S. gen zur Rede stellen12. SPORTto \call a ball (in baseball) einen Ball gebento \call the game AM das Spiel abbrechento \call a shot a goal ein Tor gebento \call a loan/mortgage die Ablösung eines Darlehens/einer Hypothek fordern14. LAWto \call sb to the bar BRIT jdn als Anwalt zulassento \call a case eine Sache [bei Gericht] aufrufento \call the jury die Geschworenen berufento \call a witness einen Zeugen/eine Zeugin aufrufento \call sb as a witness jdn als Zeugen benennen [o vorladen15.▶ to \call sb's bluff (ask to prove sth) jdn beim Wort nehmen; (challenge to do sth) jdn auf die Probe stellenlet's \call it a day! Schluss für heute!III. INTRANSITIVE VERB1. (telephone) anrufenwho's \calling, please? wer ist am Apparat?I've been \calling all morning ich habe den ganzen Vormittag herumtelefoniertto \call collect AM ein R-Gespräch führenthe doctor \called and gave me an injection der Arzt war da und hat mir eine Spritze gegeben▪ to \call to sb jdm zurufen4. (summon)▪ to \call to sb nach jdm rufen5. ECON, FIN einen Kredit kündigen* * *abbr computergestütztes Sprachlernen* * *call [kɔːl]A sfor nach):call for help Hilferuf;within call in Rufweite;they came at my call sie kamen auf mein Rufen hin;the doctor had a call this morning der Arzt wurde heute Morgen zu einem Patienten gerufen2. (Lock)Ruf m (eines Tieres)3. fig Lockung f, Ruf m:that’s the call of nature das ist etwas ganz Natürliches;he felt a call of nature euph hum er verspürte ein menschliches Rühren;he answered the call of nature euph hum er verrichtete sein Geschäft;4. Signal n:5. fig Berufung f, Mission f7. Aufruf m (auch für einen Flug und Computer) ( for an akk; to do zu zu tun), Aufforderung f, Befehl m:make a call for sth zu etwas aufrufen;make a call on eine Aufforderung richten an (akk);last call! US (in einer Bar etc) die letzten Bestellungen!, (etwa) Polizeistunde!; → order A 7, restraint 38. THEAT Herausruf m, Vorhang m:he had many calls er bekam viele Vorhängemake a call einen Besuch machen (auch Arzt);10. SCHIFF Anlaufen n (eines Hafens), FLUG Anfliegen n (eines Flughafens):11. neg.a) Veranlassung f, Grund m:there is no call for you to worry du brauchst dir keine Sorgen zu machenb) Recht n, Befugnis f:he had no call to do that er war nicht befugt, das zu tun12. Inanspruchnahme f:make many calls on sb’s time jemandes Zeit oft in Anspruch nehmen14. TEL Anruf m, Gespräch n:be on call telefonisch erreichbar sein;were there any calls for me? hat jemand für mich angerufen?;give sb a call jemanden anrufen;I had three calls ich wurde dreimal angerufen;make a call ein Gespräch führen, telefonieren;can I make a call? kann ich mal telefonieren?;I have a quick (an urgent) call to make ich muss schnell mal (dringend) telefonieren15. Kartenspiel:a) Ansage f16. WIRTSCHa) Zahlungsaufforderung fb) Abruf m (auch allg), Kündigung f (von Geldern):money at call tägliches Geld, Tagesgeld n;be on call Dienstbereitschaft haben (Arzt etc)c) Einlösungsaufforderung f (auf Schuldverschreibungen)have the first call fig den Vorrang haben18. SPORTa) Entscheidung f (des Schiedsrichters)b) Pfiff m (des Schiedsrichters)B v/tcall sth after (to) sb jemandem etwas nachrufen (zurufen);2. zu einem Streik etc aufrufen4. eine Versammlung, Pressekonferenz etc einberufen, anberaumen5. jemanden wecken:please call me at 7 o’clock6. Tiere (an)locken9. a) JUR eine Streitsache, Zeugen aufrufen10. WIRTSCH eine Schuldverschreibung etc einfordern, kündigen12. jemanden oder etwas rufen, nennen:after nach);a man called Smith ein Mann namens Smith;call sth one’s own etwas sein Eigen nennen;13. (be)nennen, bezeichnen (als):what do you call this? wie heißt oder nennt man das?;call it what you will wie auch immer man es nennen will14. nennen, finden, heißen, halten für:15. jemanden etwas schimpfen, heißen, schelten:16. Kartenspiel: eine Farbe ansagen:call sb’s hand (Poker) jemanden auffordern, seine Karten auf den Tisch zu legenthe umpire called the ball out (Tennis) der Schiedsrichter gab den Ball ausC v/i1. rufen:did you call? hast du gerufen?for nach):call for help um Hilfe rufen:the situation calls for courage die Lage erfordert Mut;that calls for a drink das muss begossen werden;duty calls die Pflicht ruft;3. vorsprechen, einen (kurzen) Besuch machen ( beide:on sb, at sb’s [house] bei jemandem;at the hospital im Krankenhaus):call on sb jemanden besuchen, jemandem einen Besuch abstatten;has he called yet? ist er schon da gewesen?;a) etwas anfordern, bestellen,b) jemanden, etwas abholen;4. call ata) SCHIFF anlegen in (dat):call at a port einen Hafen anlaufenb) BAHN halten in (dat)5. call (up)ona) sich wenden an (akk)( for sth um etwas oder wegen einer Sache), appellieren an (akk) ( to do zu tun):be called upon to do sth aufgefordert sein, etwas zu tun;I feel called upon ich fühle mich genötigt ( to do zu tun)6. anrufen, telefonieren:who is calling? mit wem spreche ich?* * *1. intransitive verb1) (shout) rufencall [out] for help — um Hilfe rufen
call [out] for somebody — nach jemandem rufen
2) (pay brief visit) [kurz] besuchen (at Akk.); vorbeikommen (ugs.) (at bei); [Zug:] halten (at in + Dat.)call at a port/station — einen Hafen anlaufen/an einem Bahnhof halten
call on somebody — jemanden besuchen; bei jemandem vorbeigehen (ugs.)
call round — vorbeikommen (ugs.)
3) (telephone)who is calling, please? — wer spricht da, bitte?
thank you for calling — vielen Dank für Ihren Anruf!; (broadcast)
2. transitive verbthis is London calling — hier spricht od. ist London
1) (cry out) rufen; aufrufen [Namen, Nummer]2) (cry to) rufen [Person]3) (summon) rufen; (to a duty, to do something) aufrufenthat was called in question — das wurde infrage gestellt od. in Zweifel gezogen
please call me a taxi or call a taxi for me — bitte rufen Sie mir ein Taxi
4) (radio/telephone) rufen/anrufen; (initially) Kontakt aufnehmen mitdon't call us, we'll call you — wir sagen Ihnen Bescheid
5) (rouse) wecken6) (announce) einberufen [Konferenz]; ausrufen [Streik]7) (name) nennen8) (consider) nennen9) (Cards etc.) ansagen3. noun1) (shout, cry) Ruf, derremain/be within call — in Rufweite bleiben/sein
2) (of bugle, whistle) Signal, das3) (visit) Besuch, dermake or pay a call on somebody, make or pay somebody a call — jemanden besuchen
have to pay a call — (coll.): (need lavatory) mal [verschwinden] müssen (ugs.)
5) (invitation, summons) Aufruf, derthe call of the sea/the wild — der Ruf des Meeres/der Wildnis
6) (need, occasion) Anlass, der; Veranlassung, diehave many calls on one's purse/time — finanziell/zeitlich sehr in Anspruch genommen sein
8) (Cards etc.) Ansage, diePhrasal Verbs:- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up* * *n.Anruf -e m.Aufruf -e m.Ruf -e m. (US) v.anklingeln v.anrufen (Telefon) v.telefonieren v. (give a name to) v.heißen v.(§ p.,pp.: hieß, geheißen) v.holen v.rufen v.(§ p.,pp.: rief, gerufen) -
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[θɪŋ] 1.1) (object) cosa f., oggetto m.the one thing he wants is... — l'unica cosa che vuole è...
2) (action, task, event) cosa f.the thing to do is... — la cosa da fare è...
3) (matter, fact) cosa f.the thing to remember is... — quello che bisogna ricordare è...
the thing is (that)... — il fatto è che...
the only thing is,... — l'unica cosa è...
the good thing (about it) is... — di buono c'è...
4) (person, animal)you lucky thing! — colloq. fortunello!
you stupid thing! — colloq. scemo!
2.(the) stupid thing! — colloq. (of object) stupido coso!
1) (personal belongings, equipment) cose f., robe f.2) (situation, matters) cose f.how are things with you? how are things going? come va? come ti vanno le cose? to worry about things farsi dei problemi; as things are o stand nello stato attuale delle cose; as things turned out in fin dei conti; all things considered — tutto sommato
••it's the in thing — colloq. è alla moda
that's just the thing o the very thing! è proprio quello che ci vuole! it's become quite the thing (to do) è diventato alla moda (fare); it was a close o near thing per un pelo; he's on to a good thing ha trovato l'America; he likes to do his own thing colloq. fa quello che gli pare e piace; for one thing... (and) for another thing... primo... (e) secondo..., in primo luogo... (e) in secondo luogo...; to have a thing about colloq. (like) andare matto per [ blondes]; essere fissato con [ old cars]; (hate) non potere vedere [ dogs]; he's got a thing about flying colloq. ha paura di volare; to make a big thing (out) of it colloq. farne una questione di stato; to know a thing or two about sth. colloq. saperla lunga in fatto di qcs.; I could tell you a thing or two about him! colloq. potrei raccontarti un paio di cosette sul suo conto! and then, of all things, she... e allora, chissà perché, lei...; I must be seeing things! devo avere le allucinazioni! I must be hearing things! credo di sentire le voci! it's (just) one of those things sono cose che capitano; it's one (damned) thing after another! colloq. è una seccatura dopo l'altra! one thing led to another and... una cosa tira l'altra e...; taking one thing with another tutto sommato; what with one thing and another,... tra una cosa e l'altra,...; (to try) to be all things to all men — (cercare di) fare contenti tutti
* * *[θɪŋ] 1.1) (object) cosa f., oggetto m.the one thing he wants is... — l'unica cosa che vuole è...
2) (action, task, event) cosa f.the thing to do is... — la cosa da fare è...
3) (matter, fact) cosa f.the thing to remember is... — quello che bisogna ricordare è...
the thing is (that)... — il fatto è che...
the only thing is,... — l'unica cosa è...
the good thing (about it) is... — di buono c'è...
4) (person, animal)you lucky thing! — colloq. fortunello!
you stupid thing! — colloq. scemo!
2.(the) stupid thing! — colloq. (of object) stupido coso!
1) (personal belongings, equipment) cose f., robe f.2) (situation, matters) cose f.how are things with you? how are things going? come va? come ti vanno le cose? to worry about things farsi dei problemi; as things are o stand nello stato attuale delle cose; as things turned out in fin dei conti; all things considered — tutto sommato
••it's the in thing — colloq. è alla moda
that's just the thing o the very thing! è proprio quello che ci vuole! it's become quite the thing (to do) è diventato alla moda (fare); it was a close o near thing per un pelo; he's on to a good thing ha trovato l'America; he likes to do his own thing colloq. fa quello che gli pare e piace; for one thing... (and) for another thing... primo... (e) secondo..., in primo luogo... (e) in secondo luogo...; to have a thing about colloq. (like) andare matto per [ blondes]; essere fissato con [ old cars]; (hate) non potere vedere [ dogs]; he's got a thing about flying colloq. ha paura di volare; to make a big thing (out) of it colloq. farne una questione di stato; to know a thing or two about sth. colloq. saperla lunga in fatto di qcs.; I could tell you a thing or two about him! colloq. potrei raccontarti un paio di cosette sul suo conto! and then, of all things, she... e allora, chissà perché, lei...; I must be seeing things! devo avere le allucinazioni! I must be hearing things! credo di sentire le voci! it's (just) one of those things sono cose che capitano; it's one (damned) thing after another! colloq. è una seccatura dopo l'altra! one thing led to another and... una cosa tira l'altra e...; taking one thing with another tutto sommato; what with one thing and another,... tra una cosa e l'altra,...; (to try) to be all things to all men — (cercare di) fare contenti tutti
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1. interrogative adjective1) (asking for selection) welch...what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?
what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?
I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt
what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?
2. exclamatory adjectivewhat more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?
1) (how great) was für3. relative adjectivewhat impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen
lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst
4. adverbI will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
1) (to what extent)2)what with... — wenn man an... denkt
5. interrogative pronounwhat with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?
what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?
what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch
and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?
what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?
what do you say — or (Amer.)
what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?
[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf
[and] what then? — [na] und?
what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)
3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement6. relative pronounwhat is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
(that which) waswhat little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere
this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...
tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)
the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...
7. exclamatory pronounfor what it is — in seiner Art
* * *(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.* * *[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]I. pron\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?\what's that called? wie heißt das?\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?\what is your name? wie heißt du?\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?\what of it? was soll's?so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug\what's on? was gibt's?hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?\what if...? was ist, wenn...?\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hattethat's \what he said das hat er gesagtshe has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommtthat's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemachtfor a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnlichesyou'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagenI'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof abdo \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilftit doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immercome \what may komme, was wolle\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?... or \what!... oder was!is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!6.▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleichit looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolbenyou've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache istyou have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegebenshe puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem ZustandI'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe1. (which) welche(r, s)\what time is it? wie spät ist es?\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprachdo you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?2. (of amount)use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! famshe took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konntehe had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte3. (used for emphasis) was für\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war\what fool I am! ich Idiot!\what a day! was für ein Tag!\what luck! was für ein Glück!\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!1. (to what extent?) was\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?\what does it matter? was macht's? fam2. (indicating approximation) sagen wirsee you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?IV. interj\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?* * *[wɒt]1. pron1) (interrog) waswhat is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?
what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?
what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)
what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)
what's that tool for? —
what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?
what about...? —
well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?
you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?
what of or about it? — na und? (inf)
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell
2) (rel) washe knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist
that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt
do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?
what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee
what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch
what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht
and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu
and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich
See:→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot3)(with vb +prep see also there)
what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen
he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte
he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte
2. adj1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)what age is he? — wie alt ist er?
2) (rel) der/die/daswhat little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte
buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst
3)4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!
what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück
what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!
3. interjwas; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wieis he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)
* * *A int pr1. was, wie:what did he do? was hat er getan?;what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?you want a what? was willst du?what an idea! was für eine Idee!;what book? was für ein Buch?;what luck! welch ein Glück!;what men? was für Männer?4. wie viel:what’s two and three?B rel pr1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war2. was (auch immer):say what you please sag, was du willst!there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt warC adj1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte2. alle, die;alles, was:what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld3. so viel oder so viele … wie:take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!D adv1. was:what does it matter was macht das schon2. vor adj was für:what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!3. teils …, teils:what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnetE int1. was!, wie!2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?3. Br umg nicht wahr?:a nice fellow, what?what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;what for? wofür?, wozu?;and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;a) was sonst noch?,what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;what though? was tut’s, wenn?;what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;I’ll tell you whata) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?* * *1. interrogative adjective1) (asking for selection) welch...2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie vielewhat men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?
I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt
what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?
what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?
3) (asking for statement of kind) was für2. exclamatory adjectivewhat good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
1) (how great) was fürwhat impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!
2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für3. relative adjectivewe can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen
lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst
4. adverbI will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
2)what with... — wenn man an... denkt
5. interrogative pronounwhat with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
1) (what thing) waswhat is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?
what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?
what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch
and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?
what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?
what do you say — or (Amer.)
what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?
[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf
[and] what then? — [na] und?
what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)
3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement6. relative pronounwhat is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
(that which) wasdo what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage
what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere
this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...
tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)
7. exclamatory pronounthe weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...
* * *pron.das pron.was pron.welch pron. -
58 think
A n to have a think about sth GB réfléchir à qch ; I'll have another think and let you know j'y réfléchirai encore et je vous le ferai savoir.1 (hold view, believe) croire (that que) ; I think this is their house je crois que c'est leur maison ; when do you think he will come? quand crois-tu qu'il viendra? ; we'd better be going, don't you think? il vaudrait mieux que nous partions, tu ne crois pas? ; I think so je crois ; I don't think so, I think not sout je ne crois pas ; ‘the wine is free, isn't it?’-‘I don't think so!’ ‘le vin est gratuit, n'est-ce pas?’-‘ça m'étonnerait!’ ; ‘can I stay out till midnight?’-‘no, I think not!’ ‘je peux sortir jusqu'à minuit?’-‘non, sûrement pas!’ ; ‘is he reliable?’-‘I'd like to think so but…’ ‘peut-on lui faire confiance?’-‘j'espère bien mais…’ ; to think it best to do/that penser qu'il serait préférable de faire/que (+ subj) ; to think it better to do/that… penser qu'il vaudrait mieux faire/que… (+ subj) ; I think it better to wait, what do you think? je pense qu'il vaudrait mieux attendre, qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; I think it's going to rain j'ai l'impression qu'il va pleuvoir ; what do you think it will cost? combien ça va coûter à ton avis? ; him, a millionnaire? I don't think! iron lui un millionnaire? sans blague! ;2 ( imagine) imaginer, croire ; just think! yesterday we were slaving away ○ in the office and today… imagine! hier encore on bossait ○ au bureau et aujourd'hui… ; just think what might happen! imagine ce qui pourrait arriver! ; who'd have thought it! qui l'aurait cru?, qui l'eût cru? hum ; I'd never have thought it! je n'aurais jamais cru ça! ; I never thought you meant it! je ne t'ai jamais pris au sérieux! ; I can't think how/why etc je n'ai aucune idée comment/pourquoi etc ; I can't think who did it/what it's about je n'ai aucune idée qui a pu faire ça/de quoi il s'agit ; I can't think where I've put my keys je ne sais pas du tout où j'ai mis mes clés ; I really don't know what to think je ne sais vraiment pas quoi penser ; who do you think you are? injur pour qui vous prenez-vous? ; what on earth do you think you're doing? mais qu'est-ce que tu fais? ; I thought as much! je m'en doutais! ; six weeks' holiday! that's what you think! six semaines de vacances! tu te fais des idées! ; and to think that I believed him/that I once thought him charming! GB et dire que je le croyais/que je lui trouvais du charme! ;3 (have thought, idea) penser (that que ; to do à faire) ; I didn't think to phone/check je n'ai pas pensé à appeler/vérifier ; did you think to bring a corkscrew/to ring him to confirm? as-tu pensé à apporter un tire-bouchon/à l'appeler pour confirmer? ; I think I'll take the car/go for a swim je pense que je vais prendre la voiture/me baigner ; to think beautiful thoughts penser à de belles choses ; to think deep thoughts avoir des pensées profondes ; I was just thinking: suppose we sold the car? je me posais la question: si nous vendions la voiture? ; we're thinking money/sex here ○ c'est de fric ○ /sexe qu'il s'agit ; let's think thin/Green ○ ! pensons minceur/écolo ○ ! ; ‘what a horrible man,’ she thought ‘quel horrible individu,’ s'est-elle dit ; ‘oh do come in!’ (thinks) ‘oh God not him again ○ !’ ‘oh entrez donc!’ (à part) ‘bon dieu encore lui!’ ;4 (rate, assess) to think a lot/not much of penser/ne pas penser beaucoup de bien de [person, work] ; what do you think of him/his work? que penses-tu de lui/son œuvre? ;5 ( remember) penser (to do à faire) ; to think where/how se rappeler où/comment ; I'm trying to think just where the house was/what her husband's called j'essaie de me rappeler où était la maison/le nom de son mari.1 ( engage in thought) gen penser (about, of à) ; ( before acting or speaking) réfléchir (about à) ; animals cannot think les animaux ne pensent pas ; I'll have to think about it il faudra que j'y réfléchisse ; to think constructively penser positivement ; think before you act réfléchis avant d'agir ; what are you thinking about? à quoi penses-tu? ; I was thinking of you je pensais à toi ; let me think a moment laissez-moi réfléchir un instant ; his remarks made us all think ses remarques nous ont tous fait réfléchir ; to think hard bien réfléchir ; to think clearly ou straight avoir les idées claires ; to think for oneself avoir des opinions personnelles ; I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking je m'excuse, je ne sais pas où j'avais la tête ; we are thinking in terms of economics nous voyons les choses du point de vue économique ; let's think: three people at £170 each, plus the plane fare voyons: trois personnes à 170 livres chacune, plus le billet d'avion ; come to think of it… maintenant que j'y pense… ;2 ( take into account) to think about ou of sb/sth penser à qn/qch ; I can't think of everything! je ne peux pas penser à tout! ; think of your family/about the future pense à ta famille/à l'avenir ; she only thinks of herself elle ne pense qu'à elle ;3 ( consider) to think of sb as considérer qn comme [brother, friend, ally] ; he thinks of himself as an expert il se prend pour un spécialiste ;4 ( have in mind) to think of doing envisager de faire ; he's thinking of resigning il envisage de démissionner ; she's thinking of computing as a career elle envisage de faire carrière dans l'informatique ; to think about doing penser à faire ; he's thinking about a career in the Navy il pense faire carri ère dans la marine ; whatever were you thinking of? qu'est-ce qui t'a pris? ;5 ( imagine) to think of penser à ; just think of the expense! pense seulement à ce que cela va coûter! ; a million pounds, think of that! un million de livres, t'imagines ○ ! ; and to think of her dying just like that! quand on pense qu'elle est morte, là, comme ça! ;6 ( tolerate idea) ( tjrs nég) not to think of doing ne pas penser à faire ; I couldn't think of letting you pay/of making an exception for her il n'est pas question que je te laisse payer/que je fasse une exception pour elle ;7 ( remember) to think of se rappeler ; I just can't think of his name je n'arrive pas à me rappeler son nom ; if you think of anything else si autre chose vous vient à l'esprit.he thought better of it il est revenu sur sa décision ; to have another think coming ○ GB se tromper lourdement ; to think on one's feet réfléchir vite et bien ; to think well of sb penser du bien de qn.■ think again ( reflect more) se repencher sur la question ; ( change mind) changer d'avis ; if that's what you think, you can think again si c'est ça que tu penses, tu te trompes.■ think ahead bien réfléchir (à l'avance) ; you need to think ahead and plan what you're going to do il faut que tu réfléchisses bien à ce que tu vas faire ; thinking ahead to our retirement,… quand nous serons à la retraite,… ; in tennis it is essential to think ahead au tennis il est essentiel d'anticiper.■ think back se reporter en arrière (to à).■ think out:▶ think out [sth], think [sth] out bien réfléchir à ; you must think out what you're going to do il faut que tu réfléchisses bien à ce que tu vas faire ; well/badly thought out bien/mal conçu.■ think over:▶ think over [sth], think [sth] over réfléchir à [proposal] ; I'd like time to think it over j'ai besoin de temps pour y réfléchir.▶ think through [sth], think [sth] through bien réfléchir à [proposal, action] ; faire le tour de [problem, question].■ think up:▶ think up [sth] inventer [plan] ; what can we think up for her 21st birthday? qu'est-ce qu'on pourrait faire d'original pour ses vingt-et-un ans? -
59 recall
ri'ko:l
1. verb1) (to order (a person etc) to return: He had been recalled to his former post.) hacer volver2) (to remember: I don't recall when I last saw him.) recordar, acordarse
2. noun1) (an order to return: the recall of soldiers to duty.) llamada, aviso2) ('ri:ko:l the ability to remember and repeat what one has seen, heard etc: He has total recall.) memoria1 (memory) memoria2 (withdrawal) retirada3 (of parliament) convocación nombre femenino extraordinaria1 (remember) recordar2 (withdraw) retirar3 (parliament) convocar de manera extraordinaria\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sound recall tocar retretarecall [ri'kɔl] vt1) : llamar, retirarrecalled to active duty: llamado al servicio activo2) remember: recordar, acordarse de3) revoke: revocarrecall [ri'kɔl, 'ri:.kɔl] n1) : retirada f (de personas o mercancías)2) memory: memoria fto have total recall: poder recordar todon.• llamada s.f.• retirada s.f.• revocación s.f.v.• alzar v.• hacer volver v.• llamar v.• mandar volver v.• recordar v.• retirar v.• revocar v.
I rɪ'kɔːl, 'riːkɔːl1) u ( memory) memoria fto have total recall — tener* una memoria excelente
2) u ca) ( withdrawal of goods) retirada f ( del mercado)b) ( summoning back - of an ambassador) retirada f; (- of Parliament) convocatoria f (en sesión extraordinaria)c) ( in US) ( Govt) destitución f ( de un funcionario del gobierno mediante voto popular)
II
1. rɪ'kɔːl1) ( remember) recordar*2) ( call back)a) \<\<faulty goods\>\> retirar ( del mercado)b) \<\<ambassador\>\> retirar; ( temporarily) llamar; \<\<troops\>\> llamar
2.
vi recordar*[rɪ'kɔːl]1. N1) (=recollection) recuerdo m ; (=ability to remember) memoria f2) (=calling back) [of Parliament] convocatoria f extraordinaria; (Mil) [of troops] nueva convocatoria f3) (=withdrawal) [of ambassador] retirada f ; [of defective product] retirada f (del mercado); (US) [of elected official] destitución f ; (Mil) [of troops] retirada fto sound the recall — tocar la retirada, tocar retreta
2. VT1) (=call back) [+ Parliament] convocar en sesión extraordinaria; [+ ambassador, capital] retirar; [+ sports player] volver a llamar; [+ library book] reclamar; [+ defective product] retirar (del mercado) ; (Mil) (=call up) llamar; (US) (Pol) (=dismiss) destituir2) (=remember) recordarI seem to recall that... — creo recordar que...
3) (=bring to mind) recordar ait recalls the time when... — recuerda a aquella ocasión en la que...
4) (Comput) volver a llamar3.VI recordarI'm sorry, I don't recall — lo siento, no recuerdo
as I recall... — según recuerdo..., que yo recuerde...
* * *
I [rɪ'kɔːl, 'riːkɔːl]1) u ( memory) memoria fto have total recall — tener* una memoria excelente
2) u ca) ( withdrawal of goods) retirada f ( del mercado)b) ( summoning back - of an ambassador) retirada f; (- of Parliament) convocatoria f (en sesión extraordinaria)c) ( in US) ( Govt) destitución f ( de un funcionario del gobierno mediante voto popular)
II
1. [rɪ'kɔːl]1) ( remember) recordar*2) ( call back)a) \<\<faulty goods\>\> retirar ( del mercado)b) \<\<ambassador\>\> retirar; ( temporarily) llamar; \<\<troops\>\> llamar
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60 ever
adverb1) (always, at all times) immer; stetsever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]
2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immerget ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden
3) in comb. with participles etc4) (at any time) je[mals]never ever — nie im Leben
nothing ever happens — es passiert nie etwas
his best performance ever — seine beste Vorstellung überhaupt
it hardly ever rains — es regnet so gut wie nie
don't you ever do that again! — mach das bloß nicht noch mal!
as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt
if I ever catch you doing that again — wenn ich dich dabei noch einmal erwische
the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat
5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)what ever does he want? — was will er nur?
how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?
6) intensifieras soon as ever I can — so bald wie irgend möglich
I'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid
thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank
it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade
* * *['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) jemals2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) immer3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) immer, sonst•- academic.ru/116035/ever-">ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) immergrüne Pflanze- everlasting- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever* * *[ˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]adv inv1. (at any time) jemalsnothing \ever happens here in the evenings hier ist abends nie was loshave you \ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?nobody has \ever heard of this book keiner hat je etwas von diesem Buch gehörtif \ever somebody was guilty, then that scumbag was dieser Mistkerl war todsicher schuldigit was a brilliant performance if \ever there was one dies war eine wahrhaft ausgezeichnete Darbietungif \ever you're in Dubai,... solltest du je in Dubai sein,...he rarely, if \ever does any cleaning er putzt kaum, wenn überhaupt jehardly \ever kaumto hardly \ever do sth etw so gut wie nie tunas good as \ever so gut wie eh und jeworse/happier than \ever schlimmer/glücklicher als je zuvor2. (always)they lived happily \ever after sie lebten glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage; (in fairy tales) und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute\ever better immer besseras \ever wie gewöhnlich\ever since... seitdem...3. (of all time)the biggest trade fair \ever die größte Handelsmesse, die es je gabthe first performance \ever die allererste Darbietung4. (as intensifier)how \ever could anyone...? wie kann jemand nur...?what \ever have you done to him? was hast du ihm bloß angetan?when \ever are we going to get this finished? wann haben wir das endlich fertig?am I \ever! und wie!was she \ever a fast runner! sie war wirklich eine schnelle LäuferinMark got \ever so drunk last night Mark war gestern Abend wahnsinnig betrunkenthank you \ever so much tausend Dank* * *['evə(r)]adv1) je(mals)seldom, if ever — selten, wenn überhaupt
as if I ever would — als ob ich das jemals täte
don't you ever say that again! — sag das ja nie mehr!
have you ever been to Glasgow? —
did you ever see or have you ever seen anything so strange? — hast du schon jemals so etwas Merkwürdiges gesehen?
more beautiful than ever (before) —
the best soup I have ever tasted — die beste Suppe, die ich je(mals) gekostet habe
the first... ever — der etc allererste...
the first man ever to walk on the moon — der erste Mensch, der je(mals) den Mond betrat
I'll never, ever forgive myself — das werde ich mir nie im Leben verzeihen
2)(= at all times)
ever since I was a boy — seit ich ein Junge warever since I have lived here... — seitdem ich hier lebe...
ever since (then) — seit der Zeit, seitdem
for ever and a day — für alle Zeiten, ewig und drei Tage (inf)
3)be he ever so charming — wenn er auch noch so liebenswürdig ist, sei er auch noch so liebenswürdigshe's the best grandmother ever — sie ist die beste Großmutter, die es gibt
did you ever! (inf) — also so was!
4)when ever will they come? — wann kommen sie denn bloß or endlich?
See:5) (inf)ever so/such — unheimlich
7)yours ever or ever yours, Wendy — viele Grüße, Ihre Wendy* * *ever [ˈevə(r)] adv1. immer (wieder), fortwährend, ständig, unaufhörlich:ever after(wards), ever since von der Zeit an, seit der Zeit, seitdem;ever recurrent immer oder ständig wiederkehrend;2. immer (vor komp):ever larger immer größer (werdend)3. je, jemals (besonders in fragenden, verneinenden und bedingenden Sätzen):do you ever see him?;have you ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?;scarcely ever, hardly ever, seldom if ever fast nie;the best I have ever seen das Beste, was ich je gesehen habe;for the first time ever zum allerersten Mal5. irgend, überhaupt, nur:as soon as I ever can sobald ich nur kann, sobald es mir irgend möglich ist;how ever did he manage? wie hat er das nur fertiggebracht?ever so long eine Ewigkeit, ewig lange (beide umg);ever so much noch so sehr, so viel wie nur irgend möglich, sehr viel;thank you ever so much! tausend Dank!;ever so many unendlich viele;ever so simple ganz einfach;let him be ever so rich mag er auch noch so reich seinwhat ever does he want? was will er denn überhaupt?;what ever do you mean? was (in aller Welt) meinst du denn eigentlich?* * *adverb1) (always, at all times) immer; stetsever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]
2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immerget ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden
3) in comb. with participles etc4) (at any time) je[mals]as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt
the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat
5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?
6) intensifierI'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid
thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank
it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade
* * *adv.je adv.jemals adv.
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