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1 a verb that requires a preposition
Общая лексика: глагол, который требует предлогаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a verb that requires a preposition
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2 needs
1. нужды; потребностиuser needs — потребности пользователя; нужды пользователя
2. нужно; потребностьСинонимический ряд:1. beggaries (noun) beggaries; destitutions; impoverishments; indigences; penuries; privations; requirements2. demands (noun) demands; occasions; uses3. exigencies (noun) exigencies; necessities4. obligations (noun) charges; commitments; committals; duties; musts; obligations5. wants (noun) destitution; impoverishment; indigence; neediness; penury; poverty; wants6. requires (verb) lacks; requires; wants -
3 require
1) (to need: Is there anything else you require?) necesitar, precisar2) (to ask, force or order to do something: You are required by law to send your children to school; I will do everything that is required of me.) exigir•require vb requerir / necesitartr[rɪ'kwaɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 requerir, exigir2 (need) necesitar, requerir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be required to do something estar obligado,-a a hacer algo1) call for, demand: requerir, exigirif required: si se requiereto require that something be done: exigir que algo se haga2) need: necesitar, requerirv.• exigir v.• necesitar v.• requerir v.• solicitar v.rɪ'kwaɪr, rɪ'kwaɪə(r)1)you can withdraw cash (as and) when required — puede retirar dinero según lo necesite or según le sea necesario
b) ( demand)to require somebody/something to + INF — requerir* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
to require that: the law requires that you wear a helmet la ley le obliga a llevar or exige que lleve casco; to require something OF somebody: all that is required of you is that you observe the rules todo lo que se te exige es que cumplas con el reglamento; I shall do all that is required of me — haré todo lo que me corresponda
2) required past pa) <dose/amount> necesariocut the required number of squares — corte el número de cuadrados que haga falta or que sea necesario
b) ( compulsory) <reading/viewing> obligado[rɪ'kwaɪǝ(r)]VT1) (=need) necesitaris there anything you require? — ¿necesita usted algo?
I am willing to give evidence if required — estoy dispuesto a testificar si se requiere or si es necesario
2) (=call for, take) [+ patience, effort] requerir3) (=ask, demand)what qualifications are required? — ¿qué títulos se requieren?
to require that: the law requires that safety belts be worn — la ley exige que se usen los cinturones de seguridad
as required by law — como or según exige la ley
* * *[rɪ'kwaɪr, rɪ'kwaɪə(r)]1)you can withdraw cash (as and) when required — puede retirar dinero según lo necesite or según le sea necesario
b) ( demand)to require somebody/something to + INF — requerir* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
to require that: the law requires that you wear a helmet la ley le obliga a llevar or exige que lleve casco; to require something OF somebody: all that is required of you is that you observe the rules todo lo que se te exige es que cumplas con el reglamento; I shall do all that is required of me — haré todo lo que me corresponda
2) required past pa) <dose/amount> necesariocut the required number of squares — corte el número de cuadrados que haga falta or que sea necesario
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4 require
1) (to need: Is there anything else you require?) potrebovati2) (to ask, force or order to do something: You are required by law to send your children to school; I will do everything that is required of me.) zahtevati•* * *[rikwáiə]transitive verbzahtevati, British English želeti; iskati, potrebovati; pozvati; siliti, priganjati; intransitive verb British English biti potreben; zahtevati; (redko) prositi (of s.o. for s.th. koga kaj)if required — če (je) potrebno, na željo (zahtevo)in the required time — v zahtevanem, predpisanem časuit requires an expert to do this — potreben je strokovnjak, da to narediif that is what you require of me — če je to tisto, kar zahtevate (želite) od menehave you got all you require? — imate vse, kar potrebujete?will you require tea at four o'clock? British English želite čaj ob štirih?to require medical care — potrebovati (zahtevati) zdravniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego)do not explain more than required — ne pojasnjujte več, kot je potrebno -
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1) (to need: Is there anything else you require?) trenge, behøve2) (to ask, force or order to do something: You are required by law to send your children to school; I will do everything that is required of me.) kreve, forlange, påby•behøve--------fordre--------forlange--------trengeverb \/rɪˈkwaɪə\/1) behøve(s), trenge (til)det er behov for meg hjemme \/ jeg behøves hjemme2) kreve, forlange, fordreas required etter behov\/ønskesom ønsket, ifølge oppfordringif\/when required ved behov, om det behøves -
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verb1) приказывать, требовать; you are required to go there вам приказано отправиться туда2) нуждаться (в чем-л.); требовать (чего-л.); it requires careful consideration это требует тщательного рассмотренияSyn:lack, need, wantsee demandAnt:get, possess* * *(v) потребовать; требовать* * ** * *[re·quire || rɪ'kwaɪə(r)] v. требовать, приказывать, нуждаться, затребовать* * *нуждатьсяприказыватьтребовать* * *1) приказывать 2) нуждаться (в чем-л.); требовать (чего-л.) -
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transitive verb1) (need, wish to have) brauchen; benötigen; erfordern [Tun, Verhalten]a catalogue/guide is available if required — bei Bedarf ist ein Katalog erhältlich/auf Wunsch steht ein Führer zur Verfügung
is there anything else you require? — brauchen/(want) wünschen Sie außerdem noch etwas?
require somebody to do something, require of somebody that he does something — von jemandem verlangen, dass er etwas tut
be required to do something — etwas tun müssen od. sollen
* * *1) (to need: Is there anything else you require?) brauchen2) (to ask, force or order to do something: You are required by law to send your children to school; I will do everything that is required of me.) verlangen•- academic.ru/61692/requirement">requirement* * *re·quire[rɪˈkwaɪəʳ, AM -ɚ]vt1. (need)▪ to \require sth etw brauchenthe house \requires painting das Haus müsste mal gestrichen werden famthis decision \requires much careful thought diese Entscheidung bedarf gründlicher Überlegungwhat qualifications are \required for this position? welche Qualifikationen werden für diese Stelle verlangt?2. (demand)▪ to \require sth [of sb] etw [von jdm] verlangen [o erfordern3. (officially order)▪ to \require sth [of sb] [jdm] etw vorschreiben▪ to \require sb to do sth von jdm verlangen, etw zu tunregulations \require all visitors to sign in at the porter's lodge nach den Bestimmungen muss sich jeder Besucher beim Portier eintragenthe rules \require that... die Vorschriften besagen, dass...“will you be requiring anything else, sir?”, asked the waiter „wünschen Sie sonst noch etwas, mein Herr?“, fragte der Kellner* * *[rI'kwaɪə(r)]vtI have all I require —
the journey will require 3 hours — man braucht or benötigt 3 Stunden für die Reise
it requires repairing — es muss repariert werden
what qualifications are required? — welche Qualifikationen werden verlangt or sind erforderlich?
that is not required —
if you require me — wenn Sie mich benötigen
if required — falls notwendig or erforderlich
2) (= order) verlangento require sb to do sth — von jdm verlangen, dass er etw tut
as required by law — den gesetzlichen Bestimmungen gemäß or entsprechend
* * *require [rıˈkwaıə(r)]A v/t1. erfordern (Sache):the project required a lot of time (work);be required erforderlich sein;if required erforderlichenfalls, wenn nötigof sb von jemandem):a task which requires to be done eine Aufgabe, die erledigt werden muss4. (sb to do sth) (jemanden) auffordern(, etwas zu tun), (von jemandem) verlangen(, dass er etwas tut):required element (Eiskunstlauf) gefordertes Element;5. Br wünschen6. zwingen, nötigenB v/i es verlangen:do as the law requires sich an das Gesetz halten* * *transitive verb1) (need, wish to have) brauchen; benötigen; erfordern [Tun, Verhalten]a catalogue/guide is available if required — bei Bedarf ist ein Katalog erhältlich/auf Wunsch steht ein Führer zur Verfügung
is there anything else you require? — brauchen/ (want) wünschen Sie außerdem noch etwas?
2) (order, demand) verlangen (of von)require somebody to do something, require of somebody that he does something — von jemandem verlangen, dass er etwas tut
be required to do something — etwas tun müssen od. sollen
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8 what
what [wɒt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. pronoun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• what time is it? quelle heure est-il ?• what flavours do you want? quels parfums voulez-vous ?• what subjects did you choose? quelles matières as-tu choisies ?b. ( = all the) I gave him what money I had je lui ai donné tout l'argent que j'avais• I will give you what information we have je vais vous donner toutes les informations dont nous disposonsc. (exclamations) what a nice surprise! quelle bonne surprise !• what a ridiculous suggestion! quelle suggestion ridicule !• what a nightmare! quel cauchemar !• what a nuisance! quelle barbe ! (inf)• what a lot of people! que de monde !• what lovely hair you've got! quels jolis cheveux tu as !2. pronouna. (used alone, or in emphatic position) quoi• what? I didn't get that quoi ? je n'ai pas compris• I've forgotten something -- what? j'ai oublié quelque chose -- quoi ?• he's getting married -- what! il se marie -- quoi !• what! you expect me to believe that! quoi ! et tu penses que je vais croire ça !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► quoi is used with a preposition, if the French verb requires one.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I've just thought of something -- what? je viens de penser à quelque chose -- à quoi ?• I've just remembered something -- what? je viens de me souvenir de quelque chose -- de quoi ?• what's happened? qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ?• what's bothering you? qu'est-ce qui te préoccupe ?• what's for dinner? qu'est-ce qu'il y a pour dîner ?• what is his address? quelle est son adresse ?• what's the French for "pen"? comment dit-on « pen » en français ?• what is this called? comment ça s'appelle ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When asking for a definition or explanation, c'est quoi is often used in spoken French.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• what are capers? c'est quoi, les câpres ?• what's that noise? c'est quoi, ce bruit ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► The object pronoun que is more formal than qu'est-ce que and requires inversion of verb and pronoun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• what did you do? qu'avez-vous fait ?• what can we do? qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire ? que peut-on faire ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► The French preposition cannot be separated from the pronoun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• what does he owe his success to? à quoi doit-il son succès ?• what were you talking about? de quoi parliez-vous ?• what's the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour vous joindre ?• what are the advantages? quels sont les avantages ?e. ( = how much) combien• what will it cost? ça va coûter combien ?• what does it weigh? ça pèse combien ?• what do 2 and 2 make? combien font 2 et 2 ?• what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien faire ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━g. (in relative clauses) ( = that which) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que ; (object of verb taking "de") ce dont ; (object of verb taking "à") ce à quoi• what I don't understand is... ce que je ne comprends pas c'est...• what I need is... ce dont j'ai besoin c'est...━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When what means the ones which, the French pronoun is generally plural.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► and what...are you coming or what? tu viens ou quoi ? (inf)tell you what, let's stay here another day j'ai une idée: si on restait un jour de plus ?► what about• what about people who haven't got cars? et les gens qui n'ont pas de voiture ?• what about going to the cinema? si on allait au cinéma ?► what for? pourquoi ?• what did you do that for? pourquoi avez-vous fait ça ?• what if this doesn't work out? et si ça ne marchait pas ?• what if he says no? et s'il refuse ?► what of• but what of the country's political leaders? et les dirigeants politiques du pays ?• I've done this job long enough to know what's what je fais ce travail depuis assez longtemps pour savoir de quoi il retourne► what with• what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state entre le stress et le manque de sommeil, j'étais dans un état lamentable3. compounds* * *[wɒt], US [hwɒt] 1.1) ( what exactly) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui; ( as object) que, qu'est-ce que; ( with prepositions) quoiwhat for? — ( why) pourquoi?; ( concerning what) à propos de quoi?
what's this called in Flemish? —
2) ( in rhetorical questions)what's the use? — ( enquiringly) à quoi bon?; ( exasperatedly) à quoi ça sert?
3) ( whatever)4) ( in clauses) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce que, (before vowel) ce qu'this is what is called a ‘monocle’ — c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’
and what's worse ou better — et en plus
5) (colloq) ( when guessing)it'll cost, what, £50 — ça coutera, quoi, dans les 50 livres?
6) ( inviting repetition)2.what's that? —
1) ( which) quel/quelle/quels/quelles2) ( in exclamations) quel/quellewhat use is that? — lit, fig à quoi ça sert?
3) ( the amount of)what money he earns he spends — tout ce qu'il gagne, il le dépense
3.what little she has — le peu qu'elle a, tout ce qu'elle a
what about prepositional phrase1) ( when drawing attention)what about the letter they sent? — et la lettre qu'ils ont envoyée, alors?
2) ( when making suggestion)3) ( in reply)4.‘what about your sister?’ - ‘what about her?’ — ‘et ta sœur?’ - ‘quoi ma sœur?’
what if prepositional phrase et si5.what with prepositional phrase6.exclamation quoi!, comment!••to give somebody what for — (colloq) GB passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un
well, what do you know — iron tout arrive
what do you think I am! — (colloq) tu me prends pour quoi!
what's it to you? — (colloq) en quoi ça vous regarde?
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9 nobody
['nəʊbədɪ] 1. 2.••••to work like nobody's business — BE colloq. lavorare come un pazzo
Note:When the pronoun nobody is the subject or object of a verb, Italian usually requires non before the verb (or auxiliary): nobody loves him = non lo ama nessuno / nessuno lo ama; I heard nobody = non ho sentito nessuno. - Nobody is the negative equivalent of somebody: somebody helped me = mi ha aiutato qualcuno is the opposite of nobody helped me = non mi ha aiutato nessuno. As it is a negative pronoun, nobody can not be used in a sentence where another negative form, such as not or never, is present; in these cases, anybody is used instead: I never meet anybody on my way from work = non incontro mai nessuno tornando a casa dal lavoro. - For examples and particular usages, see the entry below* * *pronoun (no person; no-one: Nobody likes him.) nessuno* * *['nəʊbədɪ] 1. 2.••••to work like nobody's business — BE colloq. lavorare come un pazzo
Note:When the pronoun nobody is the subject or object of a verb, Italian usually requires non before the verb (or auxiliary): nobody loves him = non lo ama nessuno / nessuno lo ama; I heard nobody = non ho sentito nessuno. - Nobody is the negative equivalent of somebody: somebody helped me = mi ha aiutato qualcuno is the opposite of nobody helped me = non mi ha aiutato nessuno. As it is a negative pronoun, nobody can not be used in a sentence where another negative form, such as not or never, is present; in these cases, anybody is used instead: I never meet anybody on my way from work = non incontro mai nessuno tornando a casa dal lavoro. - For examples and particular usages, see the entry below -
10 require
[rıʹkwaıə] v1. требовать, приказыватьhe did all that was required of him - он сделал всё, что от него требовалось
you are required to obey - от вас требуют повиновения, вам приказывают повиноваться
to ask for tidiness is to require a great deal from a small child - ожидать от маленького ребёнка аккуратности - это значит предъявлять ему слишком высокие требования
2. 1) нуждаться (в чём-л.), требовать (чего-л.)a garment that requires so much material - платье, на которое требуется так много материала
have you got all you require? - у вас есть всё, что нужно /требуется/?
a verb that requires a preposition - глагол, который требует предлога
2) испытывать необходимость (в чём-л.)one is not required to be a specialist to... - не нужно /нет необходимости/ быть специалистом, чтобы...
as circumstances may require, as occasion shall require - в случае необходимости, если потребуют обстоятельства
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1. v требовать, приказыватьhe did all that was required of him — он сделал всё, что от него требовалось
you are required to obey — от вас требуют повиновения, вам приказывают повиноваться
as the case may require — как могут потребовать обстоятельства; по мере надобности
2. v нуждаться, требоватьa garment that requires so much material — платье, на которое требуется так много материала
have you got all you require? — у вас есть всё, что нужно ?
it is too evident to require proof — это настолько очевидно, что не требует доказательств
3. v испытывать необходимостьone is not required to be a specialist to … — не нужно быть специалистом, чтобы …
as circumstances may require, as occasion shall require — в случае необходимости, если потребуют обстоятельства
Синонимический ряд:1. demand (verb) ask; call; call for; challenge; claim; crave; demand; entail; exact; insist on; involve; lack; necessitate; need; obligate; oblige; postulate; request; requisition; solicit; take; want2. expect (verb) expect3. order (verb) bid; charge; command; compel; constrain; dictate; direct; enjoin; instruct; order; tellАнтонимический ряд:have; request -
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rɪˈkwaɪə гл.
1) приказывать, требовать you are required to go there ≈ вам приказано отправиться туда You are required to obey. ≈ Ты обязан подчиниться. She required that everyone attend/should attend the meeting. ≈ Она потребовала, чтобы на собрание явились все. Syn: order, command
2) нуждаться( в чем-л.) ;
требовать (чего-л.) it requires careful consideration ≈ это требует тщательного рассмотрения Hard work will be required of students in this course. ≈ От студентов этого курса требуется серьезная работа. The house requires painting. ≈ Дом нужно покрасить. Syn: demand, lack, need, want Ant: get, possess требовать, приказывать - he did all that was *d of him он сделал все, что от него требовалось - you are *d to obey от вас требуют повиновения, вам приказывают повиноваться - the court *s you to attend суд требует вашего присутствия - to ask for tidiness is to * a great deal from a small child ожидать от маленького ребенка аккуратности - это значит предъявлять ему слишком высокие требования нуждаться (в чем-л.), требовать (чего-л.) - a garment that *s so much material платье, на которое требуется так много материала - this plant *s plenty of water этому растению нужно много воды - you will * a coat вам понадобится пальто - have you got all you *? у вас есть все, что нужно /требуется/? - the situation *s calmness ситуация требует спокойствия - a verb that *s a preposition глагол, который требует предлога испытывать необходимость( в чем-л.) - one is not *d to be a specialist to... не нужно /нет необходимости/ быть специалистом, чтобы... - as circumstances may *, as occasion shall * в случае необходимости, если потребуют обстоятельства - if *d в случае необходимости - when *d когда будет нужно ~ нуждаться (в чем-л.) ;
требовать (чего-л.) ;
it requires careful consideration это требует тщательного рассмотрения require испытывать необходимость ~ настаивать ~ нуждаться (в чем-л.), требоваться ~ нуждаться (в чем-л.) ;
требовать (чего-л.) ;
it requires careful consideration это требует тщательного рассмотрения ~ нуждаться ~ приказывать, требовать, настаивать на ~ приказывать, требовать;
you are required to go there вам приказано отправиться туда ~ приказывать ~ требовать ~ приказывать, требовать;
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13 charges
1. цена; расходы; издержкиfixed charges — постоянные издержки; постоянные затраты
storage charges — плата за хранение; складские расходы
2. расходыscale of charges — шкала расходов; тариф
3. заряжать; брать плату; зарядСинонимический ряд:1. account (noun) account; bill; invoice; reckoning; score; statement; tab2. accusations (noun) accusations; denouncements; denunciations; incriminations3. duties (noun) commitments; committals; duties; imperatives; musts; needs; obligations; responsibilities4. fees (noun) exaction; fees; tolls5. keeping (noun) cares; custody; guardianships; keeping; supervisions; trusts6. loads (noun) burdens; deadweights; loads; millstones; onuses; tasks; taxes; weights7. orders (noun) behest; behests; bidding; commandments; commands; dictates; directions; directives; injunctions; instructions; mandates; orders; words8. oversights (noun) conducts; handlings; managements; oversights; runnings; superintendencies9. prices (noun) costs; price tags; prices; rates; tabs; tariffs10. rushes (noun) rushes11. wards (noun) dependants; wards12. accuses (verb) accuses; arraigns; criminates; denounces; denunciates; impeaches; incriminates; inculpates; indicts13. ascribes (verb) accredits; ascribes; assigns; attributes; credits; imputes; lays; refers14. binds (verb) binds; commits; obligates; pledges15. burdens (verb) burdens; clogs; cumbers; encumbers; lades; lumbers; saddles; tasks; taxes; weigh down; weighs; weights16. fills (verb) arms; chokes; fills; freights; heaps; loads; packs; piles17. permeates (verb) impregnates; interpenetrates; penetrates; percolates; permeates; pervades; saturates; suffuses; transfuses18. rushes (verb) boils; bolts; chases; dashes; flings; lashes; races; rushes; shoots; tears19. tells (verb) bids; commands; directs; enjoins; instructs; orders; requires; tells; warns20. trusts (verb) entrusts; trusts -
14 shall
[ʃəl, ʃæl]short forms - I'll, we'll; verb1) (used to form future tenses of other verbs when the subject is I or we: We shall be leaving tomorrow; I shall have arrived by this time tomorrow.) skal; vil2) (used to show the speaker's intention: I shan't be late tonight.) skal; vil3) (used in questions, the answer to which requires a decision: Shall I tell him, or shan't I?; Shall we go now?) skal4) (used as a form of command: You shall go if I say you must.) skal* * *[ʃəl, ʃæl]short forms - I'll, we'll; verb1) (used to form future tenses of other verbs when the subject is I or we: We shall be leaving tomorrow; I shall have arrived by this time tomorrow.) skal; vil2) (used to show the speaker's intention: I shan't be late tonight.) skal; vil3) (used in questions, the answer to which requires a decision: Shall I tell him, or shan't I?; Shall we go now?) skal4) (used as a form of command: You shall go if I say you must.) skal -
15 but
1. conjunction(used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) pero
2. preposition(except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) exceptobut1 conj1. peroI'd like to come to the party, but I can't me gustaría ir a la fiesta, pero no puedo2. sinothe party's not on Saturday, but on Sunday la fiesta no es el sábado, sino el domingobut2 prep salvo / excepto / menostr[bʌt]1 pero■ it's cold, but dry hace frío, pero no llueve■ I'd like to, but I can't me gustaría, pero no puedo2 (after negative) sino■ not two, but three no dos, sino tres3 (after negative with verb) sino que■ she told him not to wait, but to go home le dijo que no se esperara, sino que se fuera para casa1 (nada) más que, no... sino, solamente, sólo,1 excepto, salvo, menos1 pero\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbut for de no ser por, si no fuera por■ but for him, we would have failed de no ser por él, habríamos fracasadohad I but «+ pp»... si lo + imperf subj...there is nothing for it but to «+ inf» no hay más remedio que + infthe last but one el/la penúltimo,-abut ['bʌt] conj1) that: quethere is no doubt but he is lazy: no cabe duda que sea perezoso2) without: sin que3) nevertheless: pero, no obstante, sin embargoI called her but she didn't answer: la llamé pero no contestó4) yet: perohe was poor but proud: era pobre pero orgullosobut prepexcept: excepto, menoseveryone but Carlos: todos menos Carlosthe last but one: el penúltimoadv.• pero adv.• sino adv.• solamente adv.conj.• ahora conj.• empero conj.• mas conj.• pero conj.• sino conj.n.• objeción s.f.• pero s.m.prep.• excepto prep.
I bʌt, weak form bət1)a) ( however) peroshe was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos
everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa
you're really bugging me but good! — (AmE colloq) qué manera de darme la lata! (fam)
b) ( used for introductory emphasis) perobut what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?
surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree
c)but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces
but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?
I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero
2)not... but... — no... sino...
it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa
not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...
II
a) ( except)everyone but me — todos menos or excepto or salvo yo
the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente
there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar
b)but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo
III
adverb (frml)
IV bʌtnoun pero m[bʌt]no buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!
1. CONJ1) (contrasting) peroI want to go but I can't afford it — quiero ir, pero no tengo el dinero
but it does move! — ¡pero sí se mueve!
2) (in direct contradiction) sino•
he's not Spanish but Italian — no es español sino italiano•
we never go out but it rains — nunca salimos sin que llueva4) (as linker)•
but then he couldn't have known — por otro lado, no podía saber or haberlo sabidobut then you must be my cousin! — ¡entonces tú debes ser mi primo!
2.ADV (=only) solo, sólo, solamente; (=no more than) no más queIn the past the standard spelling for solo as an adverb was with an accent (sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.
if I could but speak to him — si solamente or solo pudiese hablar con él
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you can but try — con intentar no se pierde nada•
all but naked — casi desnudo•
had I but known — de haberlo sabido (yo), si lo hubiera sabido3.PREP (=except) menos, excepto, salvo•
anything but that — cualquier cosa menos eso•
everyone but him — todos menos él•
but for you — si no fuera por ti•
the last but one — el/la penúltimo(-a)•
there is nothing for it but to pay up — no hay más remedio que pagar•
who but she could have said something like that? — ¿quién sino ella podría haber dicho semejante cosa?4.N pero m, objeción f•
no buts about it! — ¡no hay pero que valga!BUT There are three main ways of translating the conjunction but: pero, sino and sino que.come on, no buts, off to bed with you! — ¡vale ya! no hay pero que valga, ¡a la cama!
Contrasting
► To introduce a contrast or a new idea, use pero:
Strange but interesting Extraño pero interesante
I thought he would help me but he refused Creí que me ayudaría, pero se negó ► In informal language, pero can be used at the start of a comment:
But where are you going to put it? Pero ¿dónde lo vas a poner? NOTE: In formal language, s in embargo or no obstante may be preferred:
But, in spite of the likely benefits, he still opposed the idea Sin embargo or No obstante, a pesar de las probables ventajas, todavía se oponía a la idea
Correcting a previous negative
► When but or but rather introduces a noun phrase, prepositional phrase or verb in the infinitive which corrects a previous negative, translate but using sino:
Not wine, but vinegar No vino, sino vinagre
They aren't from Seville, but from Bilbao No son de Sevilla, sino de Bilbao
His trip to London was not to investigate the case but to hush it up Su viaje a Londres no fue para investigar el caso sino para taparlo ► When but or but rather introduces a verb clause (or requires a verb clause in Spanish) which corrects a previous negative, translate using sino que:
He's not asking you to do what he says but (rather) to listen to him No te pide que hagas lo que él dice, sino que le escuches
Not only... but also
► When the but also part of this construction contains ((subject)) + ((verb)), translate using no solo or no sólo or no solamente... sino que también or sino que además:
It will not only cause tension, but it will also damage the economy No solo or No sólo or No solamente provocará tensiones, sino que además or sino que también dañará la economía ► When the but also part does not contain ((subject)) + ((verb)), translate using no solo or no sólo or no solamente... sino también or sino además:
Not only rich but also powerful No solo or No sólo or No solamente rico sino también or sino además poderoso
We don't only want to negotiate but also to take decisions No queremos solo or sóloor solamente negociar, sino también tomar decisiones For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [bʌt], weak form [bət]1)a) ( however) peroshe was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos
everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa
you're really bugging me but good! — (AmE colloq) qué manera de darme la lata! (fam)
b) ( used for introductory emphasis) perobut what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?
surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree
c)but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces
but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?
I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero
2)not... but... — no... sino...
it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa
not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...
II
a) ( except)everyone but me — todos menos or excepto or salvo yo
the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente
there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar
b)but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo
III
adverb (frml)
IV [bʌt]noun pero mno buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!
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16 require
require [rɪ'kwaɪə(r)]∎ extreme caution is required une extrême vigilance s'impose;∎ is that all you require? c'est tout ce qu'il vous faut?, c'est tout ce dont vous avez besoin?;∎ if required si besoin est, s'il le faut;∎ when required quand il le faut;∎ your presence is urgently required on vous réclame d'urgence(b) (demand → qualifications, standard, commitment) exiger, requérir, réclamer;∎ to require sth of sb exiger qch de qn;∎ to require sb to do sth exiger que qn fasse qch;∎ candidates are required to provide three photographs les candidats doivent fournir trois photographies;∎ the law requires you to wear seatbelts la loi exige que vous portiez une ceinture de sécurité;∎ custom/tradition requires it c'est l'usage/la tradition (qui veut cela);∎ this job requires skill and experience ce travail demande ou requiert ou réclame compétence et expérience;∎ what do you require of me? que voulez-vous ou qu'attendez-vous de moi?;∎ it is required that you begin work at 8 a.m. every morning on exige de vous que vous commenciez votre travail à 8 heures tous les matins;∎ formal dress required (on invitation) tenue correcte exigée -
17 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar(se)2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) rozar, tocar suavemente3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) afectar; conmover, llegar (sus palabras le llegaron muy dentro)4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar; (I wouldn't touch a job like that: no querría ver un trabajo así ni en pintura)
2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque; roce2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) toque, nota (personal), sello, estilo5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) toque, fuera de juego•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
touch1 n1. toque2. tactotouch2 vb tocar"Please do not touch" "No tocar, por favor"tr[tʌʧ]3 (sense) tacto4 (connection) contacto, comunicación nombre femenino5 (slight quantity) poquito, pizca; (trace) punto, asomo6 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL amago8 (manner, style) toque nombre masculino, sello9 SMALLSPORT/SMALL toque nombre masculino■ look, but don't touch mirad, pero no toquéis2 (eat) probar3 (move) conmover4 (equal, rival) igualar5 (affect) afectar, tocar6 (deal with) tocar, abordar1 tocarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat a touch al primer roceinto touch SMALLSPORT/SMALL fueranot to touch something with a bargepole no querer algo ni regalado,-a, no querer algo ni que le paguen a unoto be an easy/soft touch ser fácil sacarle dinero a unoto be in touch with something estar al corriente de algoto be out of touch estar fuera de ondato get in touch ponerse en contacto ( with, con)to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto ( with, con)to touch bottom tocar fondoto touch somebody for money sablear, dar un sablazo a alguien■ he touched me for £10 me sableó diez librasto touch wood tocar maderatouch ['tʌʧ] vt1) feel, handle: tocar, tentar2) affect, move: conmover, afectar, tocarhis gesture touched our hearts: su gesto nos tocó el corazóntouch vi: tocarsetouch n1) : tacto m (sentido)2) detail: toque m, detalle ma touch of color: un toque de color3) bit: pizca f, gota f, poco m4) ability: habilidad fto lose one's touch: perder la habilidad5) contact: contacto m, comunicación fto keep in touch: mantenerse en contactov.• enternecer v.• manosear v.• palpar v.• tentar v.• tocar v.n.(§ pl.: touches) = contacto s.m.• dejo s.m.• gustillo s.m.• pincelada s.f.• pizca s.f.• pulsación s.f.• rasgo s.m.• retoque s.m.• saborete s.m.• tacto s.m.• tiento s.m.• tocamiento s.m.• toque s.m.tʌtʃ
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1)a) u ( sense) tacto mb) c ( physical contact)to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo
2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque ma touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)
3)a) c ( detail) detalle mto add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo
b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f5) u ( communication)to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien
I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)
how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?
I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando
6) u ( in rugby)
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1)a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared
b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*c) ( approach) (colloq)to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares
2)a) ( reach)I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies
my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo
b) ( equal) (usu neg)nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel
3) (usu neg)a) ( interfere with) tocar*b) ( deal with)c) (eat, drink) probar*he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado
4)a) (affect, concern) afectarb) ( move emotionally)he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma
2.
via) (with finger, hand) tocar*b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*Phrasal Verbs:- touch on- touch up[tʌtʃ]1. N1) (=sense, feel) tacto msense of touch — sentido m del tacto, tacto m
2) (=pressure)he felt the touch of a hand on his shoulder — sintió el tacto or el roce de una mano en su hombro
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it's soft to the touch — es blando al tacto- be an easy or a soft touch3) (=technique, manner)•
to have the common touch — saber tratar or sintonizar con el pueblo•
to lose one's touch — perder facultadeshe had lost his scoring touch — había perdido habilidad or eficacia de cara al gol
common•
the director handles these scenes with a sure touch — el director trata estas escenas con mucha seguridad or gran pericia4) (=stamp, mark) toque mto put the finishing touches to sth — dar los últimos toques or los toques finales a algo
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the human touch — el calor humano•
the personal touch — el toque personal•
the house needs a woman's touch — la casa necesita un toque femenino5) (=detail) detalle m6) (=small quantity)a)a touch of — [of milk, water] un chorrito de; [of salt, pepper] una pizca de; [of irony, sarcasm] un toque or un dejo de
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there was a touch of frost this morning — había algo de or un poco de escarcha esta mañanab) (with adjective, adverb)it's a touch (too) expensive — es algo or un poquito caro
move it just a touch to the left — muévelo un poquito a or hacia la izquierda
7) (=contact)•
to be in touch (with sb) — estar en contacto (con algn)I'll be in touch — (writing) te escribiré; (phoning) te llamaré
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to get in touch (with sb) — ponerse en contacto (con algn)•
to keep in touch (with sb) — mantener el contacto (con algn)well, keep in touch! — ¡bueno, no pierdas contacto!, ¡bueno, no dejes de llamar o escribir!
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to lose touch (with sth/sb) — perder el contacto (con algo/algn)I lost touch with her after she moved to London — perdí el contacto con ella después de que se mudara a Londres
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to be out of touch — no estar al corrienteI'm out of touch with the latest political developments — no estoy al corriente de los últimos acontecimientos políticos
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to put sb in touch with sb — poner a algn en contacto con algn8) (Rugby)he had a foot in touch — tenía un pie fuera del terreno de juego or más allá de la línea de banda
2. VT1) (with hand) tocarthey can't touch you — (fig) no te pueden hacer nada
raw 1., 3)•
touch wood! — ¡toca madera!2) (=come into contact with) tocar; (=brush against) rozarbarge 4., base I, 1., 4)•
my feet haven't touched the ground since I started this job — desde que empecé en este trabajo no he parado3) (=harm, disturb) tocardon't touch anything! — ¡no toques nada!
I never touched him! — ¡ni le toqué!
if you touch him I'll kill you! — ¡como le pongas la mano encima or si le tocas te mato!
4) (=try) [+ food, drink] probaryou haven't touched your dinner — no has probado bocado, no has tocado la cena
5) (=affect) afectar6) (=move)her faith touched me — su fe me conmovió or me llegó al alma
7) (=compare with) igualar8) (esp Brit) (=reach)9) (Brit)*•
to touch sb for money — dar un sablazo a algn *, pedir dinero prestado a algn10)• to be touched with sth: clouds touched with pink — nubes con un toque rosa
3. VI1) (with hand)don't touch! — (to child) ¡no se toca!
2) (=come into contact) [hands] encontrarse; [lips] rozarse; [wires] hacer contacto4.CPDtouch judge N — (Rugby) juez mf de línea, juez mf de banda
touch screen N — = touchscreen
- touch at- touch on- touch up* * *[tʌtʃ]
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1)a) u ( sense) tacto mb) c ( physical contact)to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo
2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque ma touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)
3)a) c ( detail) detalle mto add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo
b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f5) u ( communication)to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien
I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)
how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?
I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando
6) u ( in rugby)
II
1.
1)a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared
b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*c) ( approach) (colloq)to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares
2)a) ( reach)I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies
my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo
b) ( equal) (usu neg)nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel
3) (usu neg)a) ( interfere with) tocar*b) ( deal with)c) (eat, drink) probar*he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado
4)a) (affect, concern) afectarb) ( move emotionally)he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma
2.
via) (with finger, hand) tocar*b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*Phrasal Verbs:- touch on- touch up -
18 chew
1. transitive verb2. intransitive verbchew one's fingernails — an den [Finger]nägeln kauen; see also academic.ru/84648/bite_off">bite off; cud
kauen (on auf + Dat.)3. nounKauen, das* * *[ u:](to break (food etc) with the teeth before swallowing: If you chew your food properly it is easier to digest.) kauen* * *[tʃu:]I. nII. vtto \chew one's fingernails/lips an den Nägeln kauen/auf den Lippen herumbeißen fam▶ to \chew the fat with sb ( fam) mit jdm über Gott und die Welt reden [o ein Schwätzchen halten] famIII. vi kauen* * *[tʃuː]1. nKauen ntto have a good chew on sth — auf or an etw (dat) gründlich herumkauen
2. vtkauenthis meat requires a lot of chewing — an or bei diesem Fleisch muss man viel (herum)kauen
that dog's been chewing the carpet again — der Hund hat schon wieder am Teppich genagt
don't chew your fingernails —
she always chews her nails when she's nervous — immer, wenn sie nervös ist, kaut sie an den Nägeln
to chew the fat (inf) — tratschen (inf)
See:→ cud* * *chew [tʃuː]A v/t1. (zer)kauen:2. fig sinnen auf (akk), Rache etc brüten:B v/i1. kauen:chew on herumkauen auf (dat)2. Tabak kauenC s1. Kauen n:have a chew kauen;have a chew on herumkauen auf (dat)2. etwas zum Kauen:chew of tobacco Priem m* * *1. transitive verb2. intransitive verbchew one's fingernails — an den [Finger]nägeln kauen; see also bite off; cud
kauen (on auf + Dat.)3. nounchew on or over something — (fig.) sich (Dat.) etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen
Kauen, das* * *v.kauen v. -
19 challenges
Синонимический ряд:1. defiance (noun) defiance; provocation2. defiances (noun) cartels; dares; defiances; defies; stumps3. demurs (noun) demurrals; demurrers; demurs; difficulties; objections; protestations; protests; questions; remonstrance; remonstrances; remonstrations4. demands (verb) calls; claims; demands; exacts; postulates; requires; requisitions; solicits5. faces (verb) beards; braves; dares; defies; faces; fronts; outfaces; ventures6. fights (verb) bucks; combats; contests; fights; opposes; resists; traverses7. questions (verb) disputes; doubts; mistrusts; questions8. stirs (verb) arouses; awakens; bestirs; kindles; rallies; rouses; stirs; wakens; wakes; whets -
20 occasion
ə'keiʒən1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) ocasión2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) ocasión, acontecimiento•- occasionally
occasion n ocasióntr[ə'keɪʒən]3 (reason, motive) ocasión nombre femenino, motivo1 formal use ocasionar, causar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon occasion de vez en cuandoon the occasion of con motivo deto have occasion to do something tener motivo de hacer algoto rise to the occasion estar a la altura de las circunstancias, dar la tallato take the occasion to do something aprovechar la oportunidad para hacer algooccasion [ə'keɪʒən] vt: ocasionar, causaroccasion n1) opportunity: oportunidad f, ocasión f2) cause: motivo m, razón f3) instance: ocasión f4) event: ocasión f, acontecimiento m5)on occasion : de vez en cuando, ocasionalmenten.• caso s.m.• coyuntura s.f.• jornada s.f.• motivo s.m.• ocasión s.f.• resquicio s.m.• vez s.f.v.• acarrear v.• ocasionar v.
I ə'keɪʒən1) ca) (particular time, instance) ocasión fb) ( special event)I only wear it on special occasions — sólo me lo pongo en or para las grandes ocasiones
what's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?
he has no sense of occasion — no sabe vestirse (or comportarse etc) en las grandes ocasiones
on the occasion of her retirement — con ocasión or motivo de su jubilación
to rise o be equal to the occasion — estar* a la altura de las circunstancias, dar* la talla
2) u (frml)a) ( opportunity) ocasión f, oportunidad fmay I take this occasion to remind you that... — permítame que aproveche la ocasión or la oportunidad para recordarle que...
b) ( cause) ocasión f, motivo m
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transitive verb (frml) ocasionar, dar* lugar a[ǝ'keɪʒǝn]1. N1) (=particular time) ocasión f•
(on) the first occasion that it happened — la primera vez que ocurrió•
this would be a good occasion to try it out — esta sería una buena oportunidad or ocasión para probarlo•
on occasion — de vez en cuandoon that occasion — esa vez, en aquella ocasión
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he was waiting for a suitable occasion to apologize — esperaba el momento adecuado para disculparse, esperaba una oportunidad or ocasión para disculparse•
to take (the) occasion to do sth — aprovechar la oportunidad para hacer algo2) (=event) acontecimiento mwhat's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?
sense 1., 8)•
I keep it for special occasions — lo guardo para las grandes ocasiones3) (=reason) razón f, motivo mthere is no occasion for alarm, there is no occasion to be alarmed — no hay razón or motivo para alarmarse
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to give (sb) occasion to do sth — (=opportunity) dar ocasión a algn de hacer algo; (=reason) dar motivo a algn para hacer algoto give (sb) occasion for sth — (=opportunity) dar ocasión a algn para algo; (=reason) dar motivo a algn para algo
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to have occasion to do sth — (=opportunity) tener ocasión de hacer algo; (=reason) tener motivo para hacer algoyou had no occasion to say that — no había necesidad de que dijeras eso, no había motivo para decir eso
2.VT frm ocasionar frm, causarlosses occasioned by bad weather — pérdidas ocasionadas por el mal tiempo frm, pérdidas causadas por el mal tiempo
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I [ə'keɪʒən]1) ca) (particular time, instance) ocasión fb) ( special event)I only wear it on special occasions — sólo me lo pongo en or para las grandes ocasiones
what's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?
he has no sense of occasion — no sabe vestirse (or comportarse etc) en las grandes ocasiones
on the occasion of her retirement — con ocasión or motivo de su jubilación
to rise o be equal to the occasion — estar* a la altura de las circunstancias, dar* la talla
2) u (frml)a) ( opportunity) ocasión f, oportunidad fmay I take this occasion to remind you that... — permítame que aproveche la ocasión or la oportunidad para recordarle que...
b) ( cause) ocasión f, motivo m
II
transitive verb (frml) ocasionar, dar* lugar a
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