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1 touch

1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/75780/touch_down">touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) (sich)berühren

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) berühren

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) berühren

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) anrühren
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) die Berührung

2) ((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.) der Tastsinn

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) der Strich

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) der Stil

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) das Aus

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- 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
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touch

[tʌtʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (ability to feel) Tasten nt

the sense of \touch der Tastsinn

the material was soft to the \touch das Material fühlte sich weich an

2. (instance of touching) Berührung f

at [or with] a [or the] \touch of a button auf Knopfdruck

3. no pl (communication) Kontakt m

to be in \touch with sb/sth mit jdm/etw in Kontakt sein

to get/keep in \touch [with sb/sth] [mit jdm/etw] in Kontakt treten/bleiben

he's not really in \touch with what young people are interested in er ist nicht mehr richtig auf dem Laufenden über die Interessen der jungen Leute

4. no pl (skill) Gespür nt

I admire her lightness/sureness of \touch as a cook ich bewundere ihre leichte/sichere Hand beim Kochen

to have the magic \touch magische Fähigkeiten haben

to lose one's \touch sein Gespür verlieren

5. no pl (small amount)

▪ a \touch of... ein wenig...

a \touch of bitterness/irony eine Spur Bitterkeit/Ironie

a \touch of flu ( fam) eine leichte Grippe

a \touch of the sun ein Sonnenbrand m

6. no pl (rather)

▪ a \touch ziemlich

the weather has turned a \touch nasty das Wetter ist ziemlich schlecht geworden

7. (valuable addition) Ansatz m

a \touch of genius ein genialer Einfall

the final [or finishing] \touch der letzte Schliff

8. no pl FBALL Aus nt

he kicked the ball into \touch er schlug den Ball ins Aus

9.

▶ to kick sth into \touch idea, project etw auf Eis legen fig

▶ to be a soft \touch ( fam) leichtgläubig sein

II. vt

1. (feel with fingers)

▪ to \touch sb/sth jdn/etw berühren

to \touch the brake auf die Bremse steigen fam

▪ to \touch sb somewhere jdn irgendwo berühren

▪ to \touch sb/sth with sth jdn/etw mit etw dat berühren

the setting sun \touched the trees with red ( fig) die untergehende Sonne tauchte die Bäume in Rot

2. (come in contact with)

▪ to \touch sth mit etw dat in Berührung kommen

the edge of the town \touches the forest die Stadt grenzt an den Wald

tragedy \touched their lives when their son was 16 ( fig) ihre Tragödie begann, als ihr Sohn 16 war

3. (consume)

▪ to \touch sth etw anrühren [o SCHWEIZ a. fam anlangen]

no thanks, I never \touch chocolate nein danke, ich esse keine Schokolade

4. (move emotionally)

▪ to \touch sb jdn bewegen fig

5. (rival in quality)

▪ to \touch sth an etw akk heranreichen

▪ to \touch sb jdm das Wasser reichen

there's no one to \touch him as an illustrator of children's books als Illustrator von Kinderbüchern ist er einfach unschlagbar

6. (deal with)

▪ to \touch sth etw anpacken

to \touch problems Probleme in Angriff nehmen

▪ to \touch sb for sth ( pej fam) jdn um etw akk bitten

7.

▶ not to \touch sb/sth with a barge [or AM ten-foot] pole jdm/etw meiden wie die Pest

▶ to \touch base with sb mit jdm in Kontakt treten

▶ to \touch bottom auf Grund stoßen; ( fig) auf seinem absoluten Tiefpunkt angelangt sein

▶ to \touch a [raw] nerve einen wunden Punkt berühren

▶ \touch wood BRIT wenn alles gutgeht

everybody has got the flu right now except me alle haben im Moment die Grippe außer mir — toi, toi, toi!

III. vi

1. (feel with fingers) berühren

don't \touch nicht berühren

2. (come in contact) sich akk berühren

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[tʌtʃ]
1. n

1) (= sense of touch) (Tast)gefühl nt

to be cold/soft to the touch — sich kalt/weich anfühlen

2) (= act of touching) Berühren nt, Berührung f; (of pianist, typist, piano, typewriter) Anschlag m

she thrilled to his touch — es durchzuckte sie, als er sie berührte

it opens at a touch — es öffnet sich auf Fingerdruck

at the touch of a button — auf Knopfdruck

the wheel responds to the slightest touch — das Lenkrad reagiert sofort or reagiert auf jede Bewegung

braille is read by touch — Blindenschrift wird durch Abtasten gelesen

3) (= skill) Hand f; (= style) Stil m

the touch of a master — die Hand eines Meisters

it has the touch of genius/the professional touch — es hat etwas Geniales/Professionelles or einen genialen/professionellen Anstrich

he's losing his touch — er wird langsam alt

to have the right touch with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw umgehen können

a personal touch — eine persönliche Note

4) (= stroke ART) Strich m; (fig) Einfall m

a book with humorous touches — ein stellenweise humorvolles Buch

a nice touch — eine hübsche Note; (gesture) eine nette Geste

to put the final or finishing touches to sth — letzte Hand an etw (acc) legen, einer Sache (dat) den letzten Schliff geben

the house lacks a woman's touch — es fehlt eine Frau im Haus

5) (= small quantity) Spur f; (esp of irony, sadness etc) Anflug m

a touch of flu —

a touch of fever — leichtes Fieber

a touch of spring — ein Hauch m

he gave the horse a touch of the whip — er ließ das Pferd die Peitsche fühlen or spüren

it is a touch expensive (esp Brit) — es ist eine Spur zu teuer

See:

→ sun

6)

(= communication) to be in (constant) touch with sb — mit jdm in (ständiger) Verbindung stehen

they were in touch with us yesterday — sie haben sich gestern mit uns in Verbindung gesetzt

to be/keep in touch with (political) developments — (politisch) auf dem Laufenden sein/bleiben

I'll be in touch! — ich lasse von mir hören!, ich melde mich!

keep in touch! — lass wieder einmal von dir hören!

to be out of touch with sb — keine Verbindung mehr zu jdm haben

to be completely out of touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc ) überhaupt nicht auf dem Laufenden sein

you can get in touch with me at this number — Sie können mich unter dieser Nummer erreichen

you ought to get in touch with the police — Sie sollten sich mit der Polizei in Verbindung setzen

to lose touch (with sb) — den Kontakt (zu jdm) verlieren

to lose touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc )

a husband and wife who have lost touch with each other — ein Ehepaar, das sich fremd geworden ist or sich entfremdet hat

I'll put you in touch with Mr Brown — ich werde Sie mit Herrn Brown in Verbindung bringen

7) (FTBL) Aus nt; (RUGBY) Aus nt, Mark f

in touch —

to kick for touch (Rugby) — ins Aus or in die Mark schlagen

to kick sb/sth into touch ( Brit fig ) — etw zurückstellen, etw auf Eis legen

8) (inf)

to make a touch — Geld schnorren (inf)

he's usually good for a touch — ihn kann man normalerweise gut anpumpen (inf) or anzapfen (inf)

to be an easy or soft touch — leicht anzupumpen (inf) or anzuzapfen (inf) sein

2. vt

1) (= be in or make contact with) berühren; (= get hold of) anfassen; (= press lightly) piano keys anschlagen, leicht drücken; (= strike lightly) harp strings streichen über (+acc); (= brush against) streifen

she was so happy, her feet hardly touched the ground (fig) — sie war so glücklich, dass sie in den Wolken schwebte

to touch glasses —

don't touch that! he touched his hat to me — fass das nicht an! er tippte (zum Gruß) an den Hut

the speedometer needle touched 100 —

I was touching 100 most of the way — ich fuhr fast immer 100

once I touched 100 — einmal habe ich 100 geschafft

2) (= lay hands on) anrühren, anfassen

the police/tax authorities can't touch me — die Polizei/das Finanzamt kann mir nichts anhaben

the paintings weren't touched by the fire — die Gemälde blieben vom Feuer verschont

3) food, drink anrühren; capital herankommen an (+acc) (inf); (= use) antasten

I haven't touched the piano for months — ich habe seit Monaten nicht mehr Klavier gespielt

4) (= equal) herankommen an (+acc), erreichen

there's nothing to touch hot lemon for a cold — bei einer Erkältung geht nichts über heiße Zitrone

5) (= deal with) problem etc anrühren

everything he touches turns to gold — ihm gelingt einfach alles

I wouldn't touch those shares — ich würde meine Finger von den Aktien lassen

an ordinary detergent won't touch dirt like that — ein normales Reinigungsmittel wird mit diesem Schmutz nicht fertig

I asked them not to touch my desk — ich bat darum, nicht an meinen Schreibtisch zu gehen

6) (= concern) berühren, betreffen

7) (= move emotionally) rühren, bewegen; (= affect) berühren; (= wound) pride treffen

deeply touched — tief gerührt or bewegt

to touch sb's heart — jds Herz (an)rühren

8) (Brit inf)

to touch sb for a loan — jdn um einen Kredit angehen

he touched me for £10 — er hat mich um £ 10 angepumpt (inf)

9)

his hair was touched with grey — sein Haar war von Grau durchzogen

3. vi
(= come into contact) sich berühren; (estates etc = be adjacent also) aneinanderstoßen, aneinandergrenzen
don't touch! — Finger weg!

"please do not touch" — "bitte nicht berühren"

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touch [tʌtʃ]

A s

1. a) Berühren n, Berührung f:

at a touch beim Berühren;

at the slightest touch bei der leisesten Berührung;

at the touch of a button auf Knopfdruck;

that was a near touch umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen;

within touch in Reichweite; → touch and go

b) Fechten: Treffer m

c) Schwimmen: Anschlag m

2. Tastsinn m, -gefühl n:

it is dry to the touch es fühlt sich trocken an;

it has a velvety touch es fühlt sich wie Samt an

3. Verbindung f, Kontakt m, Fühlung(nahme) f:

I’ll be in touch ich melde mich, ich lass was von mir hören;

be in touch with sb mit jemandem Kontakt haben oder in Verbindung stehen;

lose touch with

a) den Kontakt mit jemandem od einer Sache verlieren,

b) SPORT den Anschluss verlieren an (akk);

keep in touch SPORT dranbleiben;

keep in touch melde dich mal wieder, lass wieder mal was von dir hören;

keep in touch with sb

a) mit jemandem in Verbindung bleiben,

b) SPORT den Anschluss an jemanden halten;

get in touch with sb mit jemandem Fühlung nehmen oder in Verbindung treten, sich mit jemandem in Verbindung oder ins Benehmen setzen;

please get in touch bitte melden (Sie sich)! (Zeugen etc);

put sb in touch with jemanden in Verbindung setzen mit;

be out of touch lebens- oder realitäts- oder weltfremd sein;

be out of touch with

a) mit jemandem keinen Kontakt mehr haben,

b) über eine Sache (überhaupt) nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden sein

4. leichter Anfall:

a touch of influenza eine leichte Grippe; → sun A 2

5. (Pinsel- etc) Strich m:

put the finishing touch(es) to einer Sache (den letzten) Schliff geben, letzte Hand legen an (akk)

6. Anflug m:

a touch of sarcasm;

a touch of romance ein Hauch von Romantik;

he has a touch of genius er hat eine geniale Ader;

a touch of the macabre ein Stich ins Makabre;

a touch of red ein rötlicher Hauch, ein Stich ins Rote

7. Prise f, Spur f:

a touch of pepper

8. Hand f (des Meisters etc), Stil m, (souveräne) Manier:

light touch leichte Hand oder Art;

with sure touch mit sicherer Hand

9. (charakteristischer) Zug, besondere Note:

add a personal touch to sth einer Sache eine persönliche Note verleihen

10. Einfühlungsvermögen n, (Fein)Gefühl n

11. fig Gepräge n, Stempel m:

the touch of the 20th century

12. MUS

a) Anschlag m (des Pianisten oder des Pianos)

b) Strich m (des Geigers etc)

13. Probe f:

put to the touch auf die Probe stellen

14. a) Fußball etc: (Seiten)Aus n

b) Rugby: Mark f:

in touch im Seitenaus; in der Mark;

kick the ball into touch den Ball ins Aus schlagen

15. sl

a) Anpumpen n (um Geld)

b) gepumptes Geld

c) he’s a soft ( oder an easy) touch er lässt sich leicht anpumpen

16. sl

a) Klauen n, Stehlen n

b) Fang m, Beute f

B v/t

1. berühren, angreifen, anfassen:

touch wood! unberufen!, toi, toi, toi!; → bargepole, chord¹ 2, forelock¹, nerve A 1, pole¹ A 2, tongs

2. befühlen, betasten

3. fühlen, wahrnehmen

4. (to) in Berühung bringen (mit), legen (an akk, auf akk)

5. miteinander in Berührung bringen

6. leicht anstoßen, (leicht) drücken auf (akk):

touch the bell klingeln;

touch the brake AUTO die Bremse antippen;

touch glasses (mit den Gläsern) anstoßen

7. weitS. (meist neg) Alkohol etc anrühren:

he does not touch cocktails;

he hasn’t touched his dinner;

he refuses to touch these transactions er will mit diesen Geschäften nichts zu tun haben

8. in Berührung kommen oder stehen mit, Kontakt haben mit

9. grenzen oder stoßen an (akk)

10. erreichen, reichen an (akk)

11. fig erreichen, erlangen

12. a) erraten

b) herausfinden

13. umg jemandem oder einer Sache gleichkommen, heranreichen an (akk)

14. tönen, schattieren, (leicht) färben

15. fig färben, (ein wenig) beeinflussen:

morality touched with emotion gefühlsbeeinflusste Moral

16. beeindrucken

17. rühren, bewegen:

I am touched ich bin gerührt;

it touched his ( oder him to the) heart es ging ihm zu Herzen;

touched to tears zu Tränen gerührt

18. fig treffen, verletzen

19. ein Thema etc berühren

20. berühren, betreffen, angehen:

it touches none but him

21. in Mitleidenschaft ziehen, angreifen, mitnehmen:

touched

a) angegangen (Fleisch),

b) umg bekloppt, nicht ganz bei Trost

22. a) haltmachen in (dat)

b) SCHIFF einen Hafen anlaufen

23. sl jemanden anpumpen, anhauen ( beide:

for um)

24. sl klauen, organisieren

25. besonders HIST einem Kranken die Hand auflegen ( for zur Heilung gen)

C v/i

1. sich berühren, Berührung oder Kontakt haben

2. Schwimmen: anschlagen

3. touch (up)on grenzen oder heranreichen an (akk):

it touches on treason es grenzt an Verrat

4. touch (up)on betreffen, berühren:

it touches upon my interests

5. touch (up)on berühren, kurz erwähnen, streifen:

he merely touched upon this question

6. touch at SCHIFF anlegen bei oder in (dat), anlaufen (akk):

touch at a port

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1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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v.

berühren v.

fassen v.

rühren v. (keyboard) n.

Anschlag -¨e (Tastatur) m. n.

(§ pl.: touches)

= Berührung f.

English-german dictionary > touch
2 count

1. I
abs

1) can you count?' ты умеешь считать?; I don't, know how many stamps I have, I did not count я не знаю, сколько у меня марок, [я] не считал

2) usually in the negative to count иметь значение, быть существенным; the details don't count детали не имеют значения; it does not count а) это не имеет значения; б) это не считается /не идет в счет, не берется в расчет/: every little bit (every penny, every extra vote, etc.) counts важна /имеет значение/ каждая мелочь и т. д.; I'm in a great hurry, every minute counts я очень спешу, мне дорога каждая минута; once does not count одни раз не считается; it is not how much you read but what you read that counts важно не сколько ты читаешь, а что [ты читаешь]
2. II
count in some manner usually in the negative1)

he cannot count correctly (properly, etc.) он не умеет правильно и т. д. считать; she can't even count она даже считать не умеет

2)

he is a person who simply doesn't count он человек, с которым просто никто не считается /с которым нечего считаться/; it may not count today, but it will tomorrow может быть, сегодня это и не так важно, но завтра положение изменится
3. III
count smth., smb.

1) count books (pages, the number of words in a dictionary, towels, mistakes made in an exercise, votes, the number of people, the wounded, the dead, etc.) считать /подсчитывать, пересчитывать/ книги и т. д.; don't forget to count your change не забудьте проверить сдачу; count the cost (one's losses) подсчитывать расходы (потери); count twenty сосчитайте до двадцати; he counted my pulse он сосчитал мой пульс

2) I didn't count the baby я не учел /не принял в расчет, не посчитал/ ребенка; let's not count that game пусть эта игра не считается; there are fifteen people here, counting the guests (the children, the members, etc.) здесь пятнадцать человек вместе с гостями и т. д. /считая и гостей и т. д/;: the bill is five dollars not counting the tax этот счет на пять долларов плюс налог
4. IV
count smth., smb. in some manner count months (days, hours, minutes, guests, etc.) impatiently (hurriedly, slowly, etc.) нетерпеливо /с нетерпением/ и т. д. отсчитывать месяцы и т. д., count the money (the change, etc.) twice дважды пересчитывать деньги и т. д.; count stamps (coins, children, etc.) one by one пересчитывать марки и т. д. по одной
5. V
count smb., smth. smb., smth. count him the greatest of writers (that friend of his my enemy, it a great honour to serve you, it no shame to any man, etc.) считать его величайшим писателем и т. д.; I count this his best painting я считаю это его лучшей картиной
6. VI
count smb. as being in same state count smb. rich (ill, fortunate, unfortunate, etc.) считать кого-л. богатым и т. д.; I count myself lucky to have become acquainted with you (fortunate to have you for a friend, fortunate in being alive, etc.) я считаю, что мне очень повезло, что я познакомился с вами и т. д.
7. XI
1) be counted in same manner they could be easily counted их легко было пересчитать /сосчитать/; be counted on smth. they could be counted on the fingers of one hand [всех] их можно было пересчитать по пальцам одной руки

2) be counted to smth. it must be counted to his credit это следует отнести к его достоинствам; be counted among smb., smth. she was counted among the greatest dancers of the century (among the best novelists of her time, among his best friends, etc.) она считалась одной из величайших балерин века ц т. д.

3) be counted upon his support can be counted upon на его поддержку можно рассчитывать /полагаться/
8. XVI
1) count from smth. count from Monday (from tomorrow, from today, etc.) вести счет с понедельника и т. д.; the third door, counting from the comer третья дверь от угла; count to smth. count to ten (to a hundred, etc.) считать до десяти и т. д.; count from smth. to smth. count from one to ten (from one to twenty, from one to a hundred, etc.) считать от одного до десяти и т. д.

2) count (up)on smb., smth. count upon him (upon others for help, on your advice, on your cooperation, on his protection, on smb.'s promise, on the support of the group, on an increase in my salary, on fine weather for a picnic, etc.) рассчитывать /надеяться/ на него и т. д.; you must not count upon me не рассчитывайте на меня

3) count for (above) smth. count for little or nothing (for very little, for a great deal, for much in business, etc.) почти не играть никакой роли и т. д.; knowledge without common sense counts for little при отсутствии здравого смысла знания немногого стоят; honesty counts for much in business в деловых отношениях важна честность; in this work thoroughness counts above quickness в этой работе тщательность важнее /значит больше, больше ценится/, чем быстрота; count against smth., smb. it counts against the value of the fur это снижает ценность меха; I hope it will not count against me я надеюсь, что вы не поставите это мне в вину; lack of experience counted against him его минусом был недостаток опыта; his age will count against him он не подойдет по возрасту; count with smb. money (honesty, etc.) counts with him more than anything для него самое важное деньги и т. д.

4) count among smth., smb. this book counts among the best of his works (among his major works, among his lesser efforts, etc.) эта книга принадлежит к его лучшим работам и т. д.; the river counts among the largest in the world эту реку относят к числу самых больших в мире; he counts among my best friends я считаю его одним из своих лучших друзей
9. XVII
count on doing smth. count on having at least three assistants (on your keeping the promise, on his coming, on your joining us, etc.) рассчитывать /надеяться/, что у тебя будет по крайней мере три ассистента и т. д.
10. XX1
count as smth., smb. count as a unit приниматься) за единицу: when buying tickets two children under the age of 10 count as one person при покупке билетов двое детей в возрасте до десята лет считаются за одного взрослого /приравниваются к одному взрослому/
11. XXI1
1) count smb., smth. by smth. count books by the tens (eggs by the dozen, cattle by heads, etc.) считать книги десятками и т. д.; count smth. on smth. count marbles (sticks, etc.) on the fingers считать /пересчитывать/ шарики и г. д. на пальцах; count one's luggage on arrival по прибытии пересчитать багаж; count smth. into smth. count apples (eggs, nuts, etc.) into the dish (into the bag, etc.) отсчитывать яблоки и т. д. в тарелку и т. д.; count smth. with smth. count days (weeks, months, etc.) with impatience (with irritation, with sadness, etc.) с нетерпением и т. д. считать /отсчитывать/ дни и т. д.

2) count smb. among smb. count him among one's friends (Tolstoy among the greatest writers. Dickens among the masters of our literature, etc.) относить его к числу своих друзей и т. d., признавать его своим другом и т. д.; this society counts among its members many of our leading citizens (some distinguished personages, etc.) это общество насчитывает среди своих членов много наших видных деятелей и т. д.; count smth. against smb. count his lack of knowledge (his inexperience, etc.) against him считать невежество и т. д. его недостатком; count smth. of smth. count one's life of no importance не ставить свой жизнь ни во что, не дорожить жизнью
12. XXIV2
count smb., smth. as being in some state count smb. as missing (as dead, as drowned, as absent without official leave, etc.) считать кого-л. пропавшим без вести и т. д. XXIV'' count smth. as done count the book as lost считать книгу потерянной; two months have passed I count my passport as lost прошло два месяца, я думаю, что мой паспорт уже не найдется

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > count
3 descend

1. intransitive verb
1) (go down) hinuntergehen/-steigen/-klettern/-fahren; (come down) herunterkommen; (sink) niedergehen (on auf + Dat.)

the lift descended — der Aufzug fuhr nach unten

descend in the lift — mit dem Aufzug nach unten fahren

2) (slope downwards) abfallen

the hill descends into/ towards the sea — der Hügel fällt zum Meer hin ab

3) (in quality, thought, etc.) herabsinken

4) (in pitch) fallen; sinken

5) (make sudden attack)

descend on something — über etwas (Akk.) herfallen

descend on somebody — (lit., or fig.): (arrive unexpectedly) jemanden überfallen

6) (fig.): (lower oneself)

descend to something — sich zu etwas erniedrigen

7) (derive) abstammen ( from von); (have origin) zurückgehen ( from auf + Akk.)
2. transitive verb
(go/come down) hinunter- / heruntergehen / -steigen / -klettern/-fahren; hinab-/herabsteigen (geh.)

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[di'send]
verb

1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) heruntersteigen

2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) sich senken

3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) herfallen

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- descent
- be descended from
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de·scend

[dɪˈsend]

I. vi

1. (go down) path herunterführen; person heruntergehen

2. (fall) herabsinken

darkness \descended Dunkelheit senkte sich herab geh

3. (deteriorate)

▪ to \descend into sth in etw akk umschlagen

4. (lower oneself)

I never thought she would \descend to the level of stealing ich hätte nie geglaubt, dass sie so tief sinken würde, dass sie stiehlt

5. (originate from)

▪ to \descend from sb/sth von jdm/etw abstammen; ideas sich auf etw akk stützen

II. vt

to \descend a ladder/the stairs eine Leiter/die Treppe hinuntersteigen

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[dɪ'send]
1. vi

1) (= go down person) hinuntergehen, hinabschreiten (geh); (lift, vehicle) hinunterfahren; (road) hinunterführen, hinuntergehen; (hill) abfallen; (from horse) absteigen; (ASTRON) untergehen

in descending order of importance — nach Wichtigkeit geordnet

2) (= have as ancestor) abstammen (from von)

3) (= pass by inheritance property) übergehen (from von, to auf +acc); (customs) überliefert werden (from von, to auf +acc); (rights) vererbt werden (from von, to auf +acc)

4) (= attack suddenly) herfallen (on, upon über +acc), überfallen (on, upon sb jdn); (disease, illness) heimsuchen (on, upon sb jdn); (= come over, sadness etc) befallen (on, upon sb jdn); (silence) sich senken (on, upon über +acc)

5) (inf

= visit) to descend (up)on sb — jdn überfallen (inf)

thousands of fans are expected to descend on the city — man erwartet, dass tausende or Tausende von Fans die Stadt überlaufen

6)

(= lower oneself) to descend to sth — sich zu etw herablassen

I'd never descend to sarcasm — ich würde mich nicht dazu herablassen, sarkastisch zu werden

he even descended to bribery — er scheute selbst vor Bestechung nicht zurück

to descend into anarchy/chaos/civil war — in Anarchie/Chaos/einen Bürgerkrieg versinken

2. vt

1) stairs hinuntergehen or -steigen, hinabschreiten (geh)

2)

to be descended from — abstammen von

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descend [dıˈsend]

A v/i

1. herab-, hinab-, herunter-, hinunter-, niedergehen, -kommen, -steigen, -fahren, -fließen, -sinken:

descend to hell zur Hölle niederfahren;

descend into a mine (Bergbau) einfahren

2. FLUG

a) niedergehen

b) (mit dem Fallschirm) abspringen

3. abfallen (Straße etc)

4. eingehen, zu sprechen kommen ( beide:

to auf akk)

5. herkommen, ab-, herstammen ( alle:

from von jemandem, aus einer Familie)

6. (to) übergehen, sich vererben (auf akk), zufallen (dat)

7. (on, upon)

a) herfallen (über akk), sich stürzen (auf akk), überfallen (akk), einfallen (in akk)

b) fig hereinbrechen, kommen (über akk), überfallen (akk) hum

8. fig sich herabwürdigen, sich erniedrigen, sich hergeben ( alle:

to zu)

9. (moralisch) sinken

10. ASTRON

a) absteigen, sich dem Süden nähern

b) sinken (Sonne)

11. MUS tiefer werden, absteigen

B v/t

1. eine Treppe etc hinab-, hinunter-, herab-, heruntersteigen, -gehen

2. einen Fluss etc hinunter-, herunterfahren

3. be descended (from) → A 5

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1. intransitive verb
1) (go down) hinuntergehen/-steigen/-klettern/-fahren; (come down) herunterkommen; (sink) niedergehen (on auf + Dat.)

the lift descended — der Aufzug fuhr nach unten

descend in the lift — mit dem Aufzug nach unten fahren

2) (slope downwards) abfallen

the hill descends into/ towards the sea — der Hügel fällt zum Meer hin ab

3) (in quality, thought, etc.) herabsinken

4) (in pitch) fallen; sinken

5) (make sudden attack)

descend on something — über etwas (Akk.) herfallen

descend on somebody — (lit., or fig.): (arrive unexpectedly) jemanden überfallen

6) (fig.): (lower oneself)

descend to something — sich zu etwas erniedrigen

7) (derive) abstammen ( from von); (have origin) zurückgehen ( from auf + Akk.)
2. transitive verb
(go/come down) hinunter- / heruntergehen / -steigen / -klettern/-fahren; hinab-/herabsteigen (geh.)

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v.

abstammen v.

herunterkommen v.

stammen v.

English-german dictionary > descend
4 melancholy

1. noun
Melancholie, die; (pensive sadness) Schwermut, die
2. adjective
1) (gloomy, expressing sadness) melancholisch; schwermütig

2) (saddening) deprimierend

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['melənkəli] 1. noun
(depression or sadness: He was overcome by a feeling of melancholy.) die Melancholie
2. adjective
(sad; showing or causing sadness: melancholy eyes.) melancholisch

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mel·an·choly

[ˈmelənk^əli, AM -kɑ:li]

I. n no pl Melancholie f, Schwermut f

II. adj melancholisch, schwermütig

\melancholy day trüber Tag fig

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['melənkəlI]
1. adj
melancholisch, schwermütig; duty, sight, truth etc traurig; place trist
2. n
Melancholie f, Schwermut f
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melancholy [ˈmelənkəlı; US -ˌkɑliː]

A s Melancholie f, Schwermut f, Trübsinn m

B adj

1. melancholisch:

a) schwermütig, trübsinnig

b) fig traurig, düster

2. traurig, schmerzlich (Pflicht etc)

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1. noun
Melancholie, die; (pensive sadness) Schwermut, die
2. adjective
1) (gloomy, expressing sadness) melancholisch; schwermütig

2) (saddening) deprimierend

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adj.

schwermütig adj. n.

Melancholie f.

Schwermut m.

English-german dictionary > melancholy
5 touch

I [tʌtʃ]
nome

1) (physical contact) tocco m., contatto m. (fisico)

at the slightest touch — al minimo tocco o contatto

I felt a touch on my shoulder — mi sentii toccare sulla spalla

2) (sense) tatto m.

soft to the touch — soffice al tatto

by touch — al tatto

3) (style, skill) tocco m., mano f.

the Spielberg touch — lo stile di Spielberg

4) (element)

feminine touch — tocco femminile

the boss lacks the human touch — il capo manca di calore umano

a touch of sadness, of sarcasm — una nota di tristezza, una punta di sarcasmo

a touch of garlic — un pochino di aglio

to add o put the finishing touches to sth. aggiungere o dare il tocco finale a qcs.; a clever touch un tocco geniale; her gift was a nice touch il suo regalo fu un bel gesto; there's a touch of class about her ha della classe; he's got a touch of flu — ha un po' d'influenza

5) (little)

a touch — un pochino o tantino

just a touch (more) — appena un po' di più

6) (communication) contatto m.

to get, stay in touch with — mettersi, rimanere in contatto con

to lose touch with — perdere i contatti con

he's out of touch with reality — ha perso il senso della o il contatto con la realtà

7) sport (area) touch-down m.

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to be an easy o soft touch colloq. essere facile da raggirare; to lose one's touch — perdere la mano
II 1. [tʌtʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (come into contact with) toccare

to touch sb. on the shoulder — toccare qcn. sulla spalla

to touch ground — [ plane] atterrare

he touched his hat politely — portò la mano al cappello in segno di saluto

2) (interfere with) toccare

the police can't touch me — la polizia non mi può toccare

3) (affect) colpire; (with sadness) toccare, commuovere; (as matter of concern) preoccupare

matters which touch us all — questioni che riguardano noi tutti

we were most touched — fummo profondamente toccati

4) (consume) toccare [food, drink, drugs, cigarettes]

you've hardly touched your meal — non hai quasi toccato cibo

5) (equal)

when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him — in fatto di cucina, nessuno lo può eguagliare

6) (reach) [price, temperature] toccare, raggiungere [ level]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (come together) [wires, hands] toccarsi

2) (with hand) toccare

"do not touch" — "non toccare", "vietato toccare"

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- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

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1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) toccare, toccarsi

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) toccare

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) toccare

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) (avere a che fare)
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) tocco, toccata, colpetto

2) ((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.) tatto

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) tocco

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) tocco

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) (fallo laterale)

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- 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
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I [tʌtʃ]
nome

1) (physical contact) tocco m., contatto m. (fisico)

at the slightest touch — al minimo tocco o contatto

I felt a touch on my shoulder — mi sentii toccare sulla spalla

2) (sense) tatto m.

soft to the touch — soffice al tatto

by touch — al tatto

3) (style, skill) tocco m., mano f.

the Spielberg touch — lo stile di Spielberg

4) (element)

feminine touch — tocco femminile

the boss lacks the human touch — il capo manca di calore umano

a touch of sadness, of sarcasm — una nota di tristezza, una punta di sarcasmo

a touch of garlic — un pochino di aglio

to add o put the finishing touches to sth. aggiungere o dare il tocco finale a qcs.; a clever touch un tocco geniale; her gift was a nice touch il suo regalo fu un bel gesto; there's a touch of class about her ha della classe; he's got a touch of flu — ha un po' d'influenza

5) (little)

a touch — un pochino o tantino

just a touch (more) — appena un po' di più

6) (communication) contatto m.

to get, stay in touch with — mettersi, rimanere in contatto con

to lose touch with — perdere i contatti con

he's out of touch with reality — ha perso il senso della o il contatto con la realtà

7) sport (area) touch-down m.

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to be an easy o soft touch colloq. essere facile da raggirare; to lose one's touch — perdere la mano
II 1. [tʌtʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (come into contact with) toccare

to touch sb. on the shoulder — toccare qcn. sulla spalla

to touch ground — [ plane] atterrare

he touched his hat politely — portò la mano al cappello in segno di saluto

2) (interfere with) toccare

the police can't touch me — la polizia non mi può toccare

3) (affect) colpire; (with sadness) toccare, commuovere; (as matter of concern) preoccupare

matters which touch us all — questioni che riguardano noi tutti

we were most touched — fummo profondamente toccati

4) (consume) toccare [food, drink, drugs, cigarettes]

you've hardly touched your meal — non hai quasi toccato cibo

5) (equal)

when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him — in fatto di cucina, nessuno lo può eguagliare

6) (reach) [price, temperature] toccare, raggiungere [ level]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (come together) [wires, hands] toccarsi

2) (with hand) toccare

"do not touch" — "non toccare", "vietato toccare"

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- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

English-Italian dictionary > touch
6 state

1. noun
1) (condition) Zustand, der

state of the economy — Wirtschaftslage, die

the state of play — (Sport) der Spielstand

the state of play in the negotiations/debate — (fig.) der [gegenwärtige] Stand der Verhandlungen/Debatte

the state of things in general — die allgemeine Lage

the state of the nation — die Lage der Nation

a state of war exists — es herrscht Kriegszustand

be in a state of excitement/sadness/anxiety — aufgeregt/traurig/ängstlich sein

2) (mess)

what a state you're in! — wie siehst du denn aus!

3) (anxiety)

be in a state — (be in a panic) aufgeregt sein; (be excited) ganz aus dem Häuschen sein (ugs.)

get into a state — (coll.) Zustände kriegen (ugs.)

don't get into a state! — reg dich nicht auf! (ugs.)

4) (nation) Staat, der

[affairs] of State — Staats[geschäfte]

5) (federal state) (of Germany, Austria) Land, das; (of America) Staat, der

the [United] States — sing. die [Vereinigten] Staaten

6)

State — (civil government) Staat, der

7) (pomp) Prunk, der

in state — in vollem Staat

lie in state — aufgebahrt sein
2. attributive adjective
1) (of nation or federal state) staatlich; Staats[bank, -sicherheit, -geheimnis, -dienst]

state education — staatliches Erziehungswesen

2) (ceremonial) Staats-
3. transitive verb
1) (express) erklären; (fully or clearly) darlegen; äußern [Meinung]; angeben [Alter usw.]

‘please state full particulars’ — "bitte genaue Angaben machen"

2) (specify) festlegen

at stated intervals — in genau festgelegten Abständen

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I [steit] noun
1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) der Zustand

2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) der Staat, Staats-...

3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) der Staat, Staats-...

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- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb
(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) erklären

- statement

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state

[steɪt]

I. n

1. (existing condition) Zustand m

they complained about the untidy \state that the house had been left in sie beschwerten sich über die Unordnung, in der das Haus zurückgelassen worden war

the car was in a good \state of repair das Auto war in gutem Zustand

a sorry \state of affairs traurige Zustände

\state of liquidity FIN Liquiditätslage f

\state of the market COMM Marktverfassung

\state of siege/war Belagerungs-/Kriegszustand m

economic \state wirtschaftliche Lage

original \state ursprünglicher Zustand

2. (physical condition) körperliche [o physische] Verfassung

in a \state of dormancy im Schlafzustand

\state of exhaustion/fatigue Erschöpfungs-/Ermüdungszustand m

to be in a poor/good \state of health in einem schlechten/guten Gesundheitszustand sein

her mother is in a poor \state of health ihrer Mutter geht es nicht gut

\state of intoxication Vergiftung f

\state of rest Ruhezustand m

3. PSYCH (frame of mind) Gemütszustand m

we were worried by his depressed \state of mind seine niedergeschlagene Stimmung machte uns Sorgen

she has been in a \state of euphoria ever since hearing the news sie ist ganz euphorisch, seit sie die Neuigkeit erfahren hat

conscious \state [volles] Bewusstsein

semi-conscious \state Dämmerzustand m

unconscious \state Bewusstlosigkeit f

to [not] be in a fit \state to do sth [nicht] in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

4. ( fam: upset state)

to be in a \state mit den Nerven fertig sein fam

to get in[to] a \state [about sth] [wegen einer S. gen] durchdrehen

5. SCI

\state equation PHYS Zustandsgleichung f

solid/liquid/gaseous \state CHEM fester/flüssiger/gasförmiger Zustand

6. SOCIOL

\state of matrimony Stand m der Ehe

married \state Ehestand m

how do you enjoy the married \state? wie bekommt dir die Ehe?

single \state Leben nt als Single

7. REL

\state of grace Stand m der Gnade

8. (nation) Staat m

one-party/member \state Einparteien-/Mitgliedsstaat m

9. (in USA) [Bundes]staat m; (in Germany) Land nt

▪ the S\states pl ( fam: the United States of America) die Staaten pl fam

10. (civil government) Staat m, Regierung f

affairs [or matters] of \state Staatsangelegenheiten pl, Staatsgeschäfte pl

office of \state Staatsamt nt

the separation of Church and S\state die Trennung von Kirche und Staat

11. (dignified rank) Würde f, Rang m

the Queen rode in \state to open Parliament die Königin ritt in vollem Staat zur Parlamentseröffnung

the pomp befitting a queen's \state die einer Königin angemessene Pracht

to lie in \state aufgebahrt sein

II. adj attr, inv

1. (pertaining to a nation) staatlich, Staats-

\state monopoly Staatsmonopol nt, staatliches Monopol

\state ownership Staatseigentum nt, staatliches Eigentum

\state religion Staatsreligion f

2. (pertaining to unit)

the \state capital of Texas die Hauptstadt von Texas

\state fishing license für einen US-Bundesstaat gültige Angelerlaubnis

\state forest/park von einem US-Bundesstaat finanzierter Wald/Park

\state police Polizei eines US-Bundesstaates

\state sales tax von einem US-Bundesstaat erhobene Umsatzsteuer

3. (pertaining to civil government) Regierungs-

\state document Regierungsdokument nt, amtliches Schriftstück

\state enrolled/registered nurse BRIT staatlich zugelassene/geprüfte [o examinierte] Krankenschwester

\state records Regierungsunterlagen pl

\state secret ( also fig) Staatsgeheimnis nt

\state subsidy [staatliche] Subvention

\state support staatliche Unterstützung

4. (showing ceremony) Staats-

\state banquet Staatsbankett nt

\state funeral Staatsbegräbnis nt

the S\state Opening of Parliament die offizielle Eröffnung des Parlaments

\state visit Staatsbesuch m

III. vt

1. (express)

▪ to \state sth etw aussprechen [o äußern]

the problem can be \stated in one sentence man kann das Problem in einen Satz fassen

to \state one's case seine Sache vortragen

to \state one's objections seine Einwände vorbringen

to \state one's opinion seine Meinung sagen

to \state the source die Quelle angeben

to \state sth clearly/emphatically etw deutlich/mit Nachdruck sagen

to \state the obvious [or a commonplace] eine Binsenweisheit von sich dat geben

▪ to \state that... erklären, dass...

to \state formally that... offiziell bekanntgeben, dass...

▪ to \state why/what/how... darlegen, warum/was/wie...

2. (specify, fix)

▪ to \state sth etw nennen [o angeben]

to \state conditions [or terms] Bedingungen nennen

to \state demands Forderungen stellen

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[steɪt]
1. n

1) (= condition) Zustand m

state of health/mind/war/siege — Gesundheits-/Geistes-/Kriegs-/Belagerungszustand m

married/single state — Ehe-/Ledigenstand m

to be in a state of weightlessness — sich im Zustand der Schwerelosigkeit befinden

the state of the nation — die Lage der Nation

the present state of the economy — die gegenwärtige Wirtschaftslage

in a liquid/solid state —

where animals live in their natural state — wo Tiere im Naturzustand leben

in a good/bad state — in gutem/schlechtem Zustand

he's in no (fit) state to do that — er ist auf gar keinen Fall in der Verfassung, das zu tun

what a state of affairs! — was sind das für Zustände!

look at the state of your hands! — guck dir bloß mal deine Hände an!

my papers are in such a state! — meine Papiere sind in einem furchtbaren Durcheinander!

the room was in a terrible state — im Zimmer herrschte ein fürchterliches Durcheinander

2) (inf

= anxiety) to get into a state (about sth) (inf) — wegen etw durchdrehen (inf)

to be in a terrible state (inf) — in heller Aufregung or ganz durchgedreht (inf) sein

3) (= rank) Stand m, Rang m

state of bishop — Bischofswürde f

4) (= pomp) Aufwand m, Pomp m

to be received in great state — mit großem Staat empfangen werden

to travel in state — aufwendig or aufwändig or pompös reisen

to lie in state — (feierlich) aufgebahrt sein

5) (POL) Staat m; (= federal state) (Bundes)staat m; (in Germany, Austria) (Bundes)land nt

the States — die (Vereinigten) Staaten

the State of Florida — der Staat Florida

a state within a state — ein Staat im Staate

affairs of state — Staatsangelegenheiten pl

2. vt
darlegen, vortragen; name, price, amount nennen, angeben; preference, purpose angeben; opposition, intention anmelden
to state that... — feststellen or erklären, dass...

to state one's case — seine Sache vortragen

it must be clearly stated in the records... — es muss aus den Akten einwandfrei hervorgehen,...

to state the case for the prosecution (Jur) —

the theme is stated in the first few bars — das Thema wird in den ersten paar Takten vorgestellt

unless otherwise stated — wenn nicht anders angegeben

as stated in my letter I... — wie in meinem Brief erwähnt,... ich...

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state [steıt]

A

1. oft State POL Staat m: → affair 2

2. POL US (Bundes-, Einzel)Staat m:

state law Rechtsordnung f des Einzelstaates;

state’s attorney US Staatsanwalt m, -anwältin f; → evidence A 2 c

3. the States umg die Staaten (die USA)

4. Zustand m:

state of consciousness Bewusstseinszustand;

state of inertia PHYS Beharrungszustand;

(low) general state (schlechter) Allgemeinzustand;

in a state umg in miserablem Zustand ( → A 5 b);

in a state of nature im Naturzustand;

they are still in a state of nature sie laufen noch so herum, wie Gott sie geschaffen hat;

state of the Union message US (jährlicher) Rechenschaftsbericht (des Präsidenten) an die Nation;

state of war MIL Kriegszustand;

be in a state of war with sich im Kriegszustand befinden mit; → emergency A, equilibrium, health 2, repair¹ B 5, siege A 1

5. a) auch state of mind, emotional state (Geistes-, Gemüts)Zustand m, (-)Verfassung f

b) umg Erregung f:

in (quite) a state ganz aus dem Häuschen ( over wegen)( → A 4);

get into a state wahnsinnig nervös werden;

don’t get into a state nur keine Aufregung!

6. Stand m, Lage f:

state of the art neuester Stand der Wissenschaft oder Technik;

state of convergence EU: Konvergenzlage f, -stand m (bei Vereinheitlichung von Gesetzen mehrerer Staaten etc);

state of the economy wirtschaftliche Gesamtlage;

state of facts JUR Tatbestand m;

state of grace REL Stand der Gnade; → affair 2

7. (Personen-, Familien)Stand m; → married A 1

8. PHIL Sein n, Dasein n:

the future state das zukünftige Leben;

state of being Seinsweise f

9. MED, ZOOL etc Stadium n

10. (gesellschaftliche) Stellung, Stand m:

in a style befitting one’s state standesgemäß

11. Pracht f, Staat m:

in state mit großem Zeremoniell oder Pomp;

lie in state aufgebahrt sein;

live in state großen Aufwand treiben

12. pl POL, HIST (Land)Stände pl

13. POL gesetzgebende Körperschaft auf Jersey und Guernsey

14. a) Erhaltungszustand m (eines Buches etc)

b) Teilausgabe f

15. Kupferstecherei: (Zustands-, Ab)Druck m:

a first state ein Erstdruck

16. MIL Stärkemeldung f

B adj

1. staatlich, Staats…:

state aid staatliche Unterstützung oder Beihilfe;

state-aided staatlich unterstützt;

state apparatus Staatsapparat m;

state attorney US Staatsanwalt m, -anwältin f;

state bank WIRTSCH US unter der Aufsicht eines Bundesstaates stehende Bank;

state banquet Staatsbankett n;

state bond WIRTSCH Staatspapier n, -anleihe f;

state capitalism Staatskapitalismus m;

state-controlled unter staatlicher Aufsicht;

state court US einzelstaatliches Gericht;

State Department POL US State Department n, Außenministerium n;

state funeral Staatsbegräbnis n;

state mourning Staatstrauer f;

state prayers (anglikanische Kirche) Gebete für das Königshaus, die Geistlichkeit und das Parlament;

state-owned staatseigen, staatlich, Staats…;

be state-owned in Staatsbesitz sein;

state prison US Strafanstalt eines Bundesstaates für längere Freiheitsstrafen;

state property Staatseigentum n;

state religion Staatsreligion f;

state secret Staatsgeheimnis n;

state-subsidized staatlich subventioniert;

state visit Staatsbesuch m

2. Staats…, Prunk…:

state apartment Prunkgemach n, -zimmer n;

state bed Parade-, Prunkbett n;

state carriage Staatskarosse f;

state occasion besonderer oder feierlicher Anlass;

state robe Amtsrobe f

C v/t

1. festsetzen, -legen: → stated 1

2. erklären:

a) seine Ansichten etc darlegen

b) JUR einen Grund, eine Klage etc vorbringen: → case¹ A 6

3. Tatsachen etc anführen:

state in one’s defence that … zu seiner Verteidigung anführen, dass …;

state the reason why … erklären oder den Grund angeben, weshalb …

4. erwähnen, bemerken

5. feststellen, konstatieren

6. ein Problem etc stellen

7. MATH (mathematisch) ausdrücken

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1. noun
1) (condition) Zustand, der

state of the economy — Wirtschaftslage, die

the state of play — (Sport) der Spielstand

the state of play in the negotiations/debate — (fig.) der [gegenwärtige] Stand der Verhandlungen/Debatte

the state of things in general — die allgemeine Lage

the state of the nation — die Lage der Nation

a state of war exists — es herrscht Kriegszustand

be in a state of excitement/sadness/anxiety — aufgeregt/traurig/ängstlich sein

2) (mess)

what a state you're in! — wie siehst du denn aus!

3) (anxiety)

be in a state — (be in a panic) aufgeregt sein; (be excited) ganz aus dem Häuschen sein (ugs.)

get into a state — (coll.) Zustände kriegen (ugs.)

don't get into a state! — reg dich nicht auf! (ugs.)

4) (nation) Staat, der

[affairs] of State — Staats[geschäfte]

5) (federal state) (of Germany, Austria) Land, das; (of America) Staat, der

the [United] States — sing. die [Vereinigten] Staaten

6)

State — (civil government) Staat, der

7) (pomp) Prunk, der

in state — in vollem Staat

lie in state — aufgebahrt sein
2. attributive adjective
1) (of nation or federal state) staatlich; Staats[bank, -sicherheit, -geheimnis, -dienst]

state education — staatliches Erziehungswesen

2) (ceremonial) Staats-
3. transitive verb
1) (express) erklären; (fully or clearly) darlegen; äußern [Meinung]; angeben [Alter usw.]

‘please state full particulars’ — "bitte genaue Angaben machen"

2) (specify) festlegen

at stated intervals — in genau festgelegten Abständen

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n.

Rang ¨-e m.

Staat -en m.

Stand ¨-e m.

Status -se m.

Zustand -¨e m. v.

darlegen v.

erklären v.

festlegen v.

festsetzen v.

konstatieren v.

English-german dictionary > state
7 trace

treis
1. noun
1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) rastro, huella, vestigio, indicio

2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) pizca

2. verb
1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) seguir la pista; localizar, averiguar el paradero

2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) calcar

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- tracing
- trace elements
- tracing-paper

trace¹ n rastro / vestigio / huella

they could find no trace of the thief no encontraban ni rastro del ladrón

trace² vb

1. localizar / encontrar / seguir la pista

police are trying to trace the dead man's wife la policía intenta localizar a la mujer del hombre muerto

2. calcar

she traced the picture calcó el dibujo

El gerundio de trace se escribe tracing

trace

tr[treɪs]

noun

1 (mark, sign) indicio, rastro

2 (small amount - material) pizca, vestigio; (- non-material) dejo, asomo, nota

transitive verb

1 (sketch) trazar, esbozar

2 (copy) calcar

3 (find) encontrar, localizar; (follow) seguir la pista de

4 (describe development) describir

■ this book traces the history of music este libro describe la historia de la música

5 (find origin) encontrar el origen de

■ have they traced the cause of the fire? ¿han encontrado la causa del incendio?

■ they traced the call to a mobile phone averiguaron que la llamada provenía de un teléfono móvil

6 (go back to) remontarse a

■ she traced her family back to the 16th century los orígenes de su familia se remontan al siglo XVI

■ the problem can be traced back to his childhood el problema se remonta a su infancia

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

trace element oligoelemento

trace ['treɪs] vt, traced ; tracing

1) : calcar (un dibujo, etc.)

2) outline: delinear, trazar (planes, etc.)

3) track: describir (un curso, una historia)

4) find: localizar, ubicar

trace n

1) sign, track: huella f, rastro m, indicio m, vestigio m

he disappeared without a trace: desapareció sin dejar rastro

2) bit, hint: pizca f, ápice m, dejo m

trace

v.

• averiguar el paradero de v.

• calcar v.

• esquiciar v.

• figurar v.

• localizar v.

• rastrear v.

• trazar v.

n.

• huella s.f.

• indicio s.m.

• pista s.f.

• rastro s.m.

• señal s.f.

• tirante s.m.

• trazo s.m.

• vestigio s.m.

I treɪs
noun

1)

a) c u ( indication) señal f, indicio m, rastro m

there was no trace o there were no traces of a struggle — no había señales or indicios or rastros de que hubiera habido una pelea

they can't find any trace of my letter — no encuentran mi carta por ninguna parte

to disappear o vanish without (a) trace — desaparecer* sin dejar rastro

b) c ( small amount)

traces of poison — rastros de veneno

there was a trace of sadness in his voice — había un dejo de tristeza en su voz

without a trace of resentment — sin un asomo de resentimiento

2) c ( harness strap) tirante m

to kick over the traces — rebelarse

II

transitive verb

1)

a) ( chart)

the documentary traces the history of the organization — el documental examina or analiza paso a paso la historia de la organización

b) ( find) \<\<criminal/witness\>\> localizar*, ubicar* (AmL)

they can't trace my application form — no encuentran mi solicitud

c) ( follow) seguirle* la pista or el rastro a, rastrear

d) ( find origin of) \<\<fault/malfunction\>\> descubrir*

I can trace my family back to the 17^th century — los orígenes de mi familia se remontan al siglo XVII

to trace a call — averiguar* de dónde proviene una llamada

2)

a) ( on tracing paper) calcar*

b) ( draw) \<\<line/outline\>\> trazar*

[treɪs]
1. N

1) (=sign) rastro m, señal f

the search for traces of life on Mars — la búsqueda de señales or indicios de vida en Marte

• she wanted to remove all trace of him from the flat — quería deshacerse de todo rastro de él en el piso

I've lost all trace of my relations — perdí todo contacto con mis familiares, les perdí la pista or el rastro a mis familiares

• there was no trace of him having been there — no había ningún indicio or rastro de que hubiera estado allí

she had no trace of an accent — no tenía ni pizca de acento

he showed no trace of shyness — no dio muestras de timidez, no mostró señales de timidez

• to disappear or vanish without (a) trace — desaparecer sin dejar huella or rastro

the group had a few hits then sank without trace — el grupo tuvo unos cuantos éxitos y luego desapareció sin dejar huella or rastro

2) (=remains) vestigio m

they found traces of an ancient settlement — encontraron vestigios de un antiguo poblado

3) (=small amount) rastro m

the blood test revealed traces of poison — el análisis de sangre reveló rastros de veneno

there was a trace of a smile on her face — tenía el esbozo de una sonrisa en la cara

• rinse well and remove all traces of soap — enjuague bien y elimine cualquier rastro or resto de jabón

• she said it without a trace of irony — lo dijo sin (ningún) asomo de ironía

4) (Tech) (=line) traza f

5) (=strap on harness) tirante m, correa f

- kick over the traces

2. VT

1) (=find) [+ missing document, fault] localizar, encontrar; [+ missing person, suspect] averiguar el paradero de, localizar, ubicar (LAm)

we have been unable to trace your letter — no hemos podido localizar or encontrar su carta

I cannot trace any reference to it — no encuentro ninguna referencia a eso

2) (=follow trail of) [+ person] seguir la pista a

she was finally traced to a house in Soho — le siguieron la pista hasta dar con ella en una casa del Soho

they traced the van to a car rental agency — averiguaron que la furgoneta era de una agencia de alquiler de automóviles

3) (=find source of) [+ phone call] averiguar el origen de

I can trace my family back to Elizabethan times — las raíces de mi familia se remontan a la época isabelina

to trace a rumour back to its source — averiguar dónde se originó un rumor, seguir la pista de un rumor hasta llegar a su punto de partida

3.

CPD

trace element N — oligoelemento m

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I [treɪs]
noun

1)

a) c u ( indication) señal f, indicio m, rastro m

there was no trace o there were no traces of a struggle — no había señales or indicios or rastros de que hubiera habido una pelea

they can't find any trace of my letter — no encuentran mi carta por ninguna parte

to disappear o vanish without (a) trace — desaparecer* sin dejar rastro

b) c ( small amount)

traces of poison — rastros de veneno

there was a trace of sadness in his voice — había un dejo de tristeza en su voz

without a trace of resentment — sin un asomo de resentimiento

2) c ( harness strap) tirante m

to kick over the traces — rebelarse

II

transitive verb

1)

a) ( chart)

the documentary traces the history of the organization — el documental examina or analiza paso a paso la historia de la organización

b) ( find) \<\<criminal/witness\>\> localizar*, ubicar* (AmL)

they can't trace my application form — no encuentran mi solicitud

c) ( follow) seguirle* la pista or el rastro a, rastrear

d) ( find origin of) \<\<fault/malfunction\>\> descubrir*

I can trace my family back to the 17^th century — los orígenes de mi familia se remontan al siglo XVII

to trace a call — averiguar* de dónde proviene una llamada

2)

a) ( on tracing paper) calcar*

b) ( draw) \<\<line/outline\>\> trazar*

English-spanish dictionary > trace
8 heart

noun

1) (lit. or fig.) Herz, das

know/learn something by heart — auswendig

at heart — im Grunde seines/ihres Herzens

from the bottom of one's heart — aus tiefstem Herzen

my heart goes out to them — ich verspüre großes Mitleid mit ihnen

set one's heart on something/on doing something — sein Herz an etwas (Akk.) hängen/daran hängen, etwas zu tun

take something to heart — sich (Dat.) etwas zu Herzen nehmen; (accept) beherzigen [Rat]

it does my heart good — es erfreut mein Herz

somebody after my own heart — jemand ganz nach meinem Herzen

not have the heart to do something — nicht das Herz haben, etwas zu tun

take heart — Mut schöpfen ( from bei)

lose heart — Mut verlieren

my heart sank — mein Mut sank

the heart of the matter — der wahre Kern der Sache

2) (Cards) Herz, das; see also academic.ru/13630/club">club 1. 4). See also break I 1. 7), 2. 1); change 1. 1); desire 1. 2); gold 1. 1)

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1. noun
1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) das Herz; Herz-...

2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) die Mitte

3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) das Herz

4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) der Eifer, der Mut

5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) das Herz

6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) das Herz

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- -hearted
- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun
(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) Gespräch unter vier Augen

- heart-warming
- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart! - have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart
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heart

[hɑ:t, AM hɑ:rt]

I. n

1. (bodily organ) Herz nt

his \heart stopped beating for a few seconds sein Herz setzte einige Sekunden lang aus

she felt her \heart pounding sie fühlte, wie ihr Herz wild pochte

to have a bad [or weak] \heart ein schwaches Herz haben

2. ( lit: outside part of chest) Brust f

he clasped the letter to his \heart er drückte den Brief an die Brust

3. (emotional centre) Herz nt

his election campaign won the \hearts of the nation mit seiner Wahlkampagne hat er die Herzen der ganzen Nation erobert

let your \heart rule your head folge deinem Herzen

my \heart goes out to you ich fühle mit dir

his novels deal with affairs of the \heart seine Romane handeln von Herzensangelegenheiten

their hospitality is right from the \heart ihre Gastfreundschaft kommt von Herzen

an offer that comes from the \heart ein Angebot, das von Herzen kommt

from the bottom of the/one's \heart aus tiefstem Herzen

[to eat/drink/dance] to one's \heart's content nach Herzenslust [essen/trinken/tanzen]

to give sb their \heart's desire ( liter) jdm geben, was sein Herz begehrt

to have one's \heart in the right place das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck haben

to love sb \heart and soul ( liter) jdn von ganzem Herzen lieben

sth does sb's \heart good ( dated) etw erfreut jds Herz

to die of a broken \heart an gebrochenem Herzen sterben

to be close [or dear] [or near] to sb's \heart jdm sehr am Herzen liegen

to have a cold/hard \heart ein kaltes/hartes Herz haben

to have a good/kind/soft \heart ein gutes/gütiges/weiches Herz haben

to break sb's \heart jdm das Herz brechen

it breaks my \heart to see him so unhappy es bricht mir das Herz, ihn so unglücklich zu sehen

to give one's \heart to sb jdm sein Herz schenken

to have a \heart ein Herz haben fig

he has no \heart er hat kein Herz [o ist herzlos]

have a \heart and... sei so gnädig und...

have a \heart! hab ein Herz!

come on, have a \heart! komm, gib deinem Herz einen Ruck!

to not have the \heart to do sth es nicht übers Herz bringen, etw zu tun

sb hardens his/her \heart jds Herz verhärtet sich

sb's \heart leaps [with joy] jds Herz macht einen Freudensprung, jdm hüpft das Herz im Leib[e] geh

to lose one's \heart to sb an jdn sein Herz verlieren

to open [or pour out] one's \heart to sb jdm sein Herz ausschütten

to take sth to \heart sich dat etw zu Herzen nehmen

with all one's [or one's whole] \heart von ganzem Herzen

sb's \heart is not in it jd ist mit dem Herzen nicht dabei

4. no pl (courage) Mut m

in good \heart BRIT frohen Mutes

to give sb [fresh] \heart jdm [wieder] Mut machen

to lose \heart den Mut verlieren

sb's \heart sinks (with disappointment, sadness) jdm wird das Herz schwer; (with despondency) jdm rutscht das Herz in die Hose fam

to take \heart [from sth] [aus etw dat] neuen Mut schöpfen

5. no pl (enthusiasm)

to put one's \heart in sth sich akk voll für etw akk einsetzen

I put my \heart and soul into it and then got fired ich setzte mich mit Leib und Seele ein und wurde dann gefeuert

to set one's \heart [or have one's \heart set] on sth sein [ganzes] Herz an etw akk hängen

6. no pl (centre) Herz nt

she lives right in the \heart of the city sie wohnt direkt im Herzen der Stadt

7. no pl (important part) Kern m

the distinction between right and wrong lies at the \heart of all questions of morality der Kernpunkt aller Fragen zur Moral ist die Unterscheidung zwischen richtig und falsch

to get to the \heart of the matter zum Kern der Sache kommen

to tear [or rip] the \heart out of sth etw dat die Basis entziehen

8. FOOD (firm middle) of salad, artichoke Herz nt

9. (symbol) Herz nt

10. CARDS (suit of cards)

▪ \hearts pl Herz nt kein pl; (one card) Herz nt

he's got two \hearts er hat zwei Herz

the queen/king/jack of \hearts die Herzdame/der Herzkönig/der Herzbube

11. CARDS (card game)

▪ \hearts pl Herzeln nt kein pl, Hearts pl

12. AGR

to keep soils in good \heart die Bodenfruchtbarkeit erhalten

13.

▶ to be after sb's own \heart genau nach jds Geschmack sein

▶ to be all \heart:

you think he deserves that? you're all \heart! ( hum iron) du findest, dass er das verdient hat? na, du bist mir ja einer! fam

▶ at \heart im Grunde seines/ihres Herzens

▶ my \heart bleeds for him! ( hum iron) der Ärmste, ich fang gleich an zu weinen! hum iron

▶ sb's \heart is in their boots BRIT ( fam) jdm rutscht das Herz in die Hose fam

▶ [ BRIT also off] by \heart auswendig

to learn/recite sth by \heart etw auswendig lernen/aufsagen

▶ to have a change of \heart sich akk anders besinnen; (to change for the better) sich akk eines Besseren besinnen

▶ to have a \heart of gold ein herzensguter Mensch sein

▶ to have a \heart of stone ein Herz aus Stein haben

▶ sb has his/her \heart in his/her mouth, sb's \heart is in his/her mouth jdm schlägt das Herz bis zum Hals

▶ a man/woman after one's own \heart:

she's a woman after my own \heart wir haben dieselbe Wellenlänge fam

▶ sb's \heart misses [or skips] a beat jdm stockt das Herz

▶ in my \heart of \hearts im Grunde meines Herzens

▶ to wear one's \heart on one's sleeve sein Herz auf der Zunge tragen, aus seinem Herzen keine Mördergrube machen

II. n modifier

1. (heart-shaped)

a \heart amulet ein herzförmiger Anhänger

2. (of the organ) Herz-

to have a \heart condition herzkrank sein

\heart disease Herzkrankheit

\heart failure Herzversagen nt

\heart trouble Herzbeschwerden pl

\heart transplant Herztransplantation f

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[hAːt]
n

1) (ANAT) Herz nt

2) (fig for emotion, courage etc) Herz nt

to break sb's heart —

it breaks my heart to see her so upset — es bricht mir das Herz, sie so betrübt zu sehen

it breaks my heart to think that... —

she thought her heart would break — sie meinte, ihr würde das Herz brechen

you're breaking my heart (iro) — ich fang gleich an zu weinen (iro)

a man after my own heart — ein Mann ganz nach meinem Herzen

to have a change of heart — sich anders besinnen, seine Meinung ändern

to be close or dear to one's heart (cause, subject) — jdm am Herzen liegen

to learn/know/recite sth (off) by heart —

I know the route by heart — ich kenne die Strecke (in- und) auswendig

he knew in his heart she was right — er wusste im Grunde seines Herzens, dass sie recht hatte

in my heart of hearts — im Grunde meines Herzens

with all my heart — von ganzem Herzen

from the bottom of one's heart — aus tiefstem Herzen

to be the heart and soul of sth — das Herz und die Seele einer Sache (gen) sein

to put (one's) heart and soul into sth — sich mit Leib und Seele einer Sache (dat) widmen

to take sth to heart — sich (dat) etw zu Herzen nehmen

we ( only) have your interests at heart — uns liegen doch nur Ihre Interessen am Herzen

to set one's heart on sth — sein Herz an etw (acc) hängen (geh)

it did my heart good — es wurde mir warm ums Herz

to one's heart's content — nach Herzenslust

most men are boys at heart — die meisten Männer sind im Grunde (ihres Herzens) noch richtige Kinder

I couldn't find it in my heart to forgive him — ich konnte es nicht über mich bringen, ihm zu verzeihen

his heart isn't in his work/in it — er ist nicht mit dem Herzen bei der Sache/dabei

he's putting/not putting his heart into his work — er ist mit ganzem Herzen/nur mit halbem Herzen bei seiner Arbeit

to give sb heart — jdm Mut machen

to lose heart — den Mut verlieren

to lose one's heart (to sb/sth) — sein Herz (an jdn/etw) verlieren

to take heart — Mut fassen

he took heart from his brother's example — das Beispiel seines Bruders machte ihm Mut

they've taken him to their hearts — sie haben ihn ins Herz geschlossen

to put new or fresh heart into sb — jdn mit neuem Mut erfüllen

to put new heart into sth — etw mit neuem Leben erfüllen

to be in good heart (liter) — guten Mutes sein (geh)

her heart is in the right place (inf) — sie hat das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck (inf)

to have a heart of stone — ein Herz aus Stein haben

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve (prov) — das Herz auf der Zunge tragen (prov)

my heart was in my mouth (inf) — mir schlug das Herz bis zum Hals

his heart was in his boots (inf) — ihm ist das Herz in die Hose(n) gerutscht (inf)

have a heart! (inf) — gib deinem Herzen einen Stoß! (inf)

I didn't have the heart to say no — ich brachte es nicht übers Herz, nein or Nein zu sagen

she has a heart of gold — sie hat ein goldenes Herz

my heart sank (with apprehension) — mir wurde bang ums Herz (liter), mir rutschte das Herz in die Hose(n) (inf); (with sadness) das Herz wurde mir schwer

3) (= centre of town, country, cabbage etc) Herz nt

in the heart of the forest — im tiefsten or mitten im Wald

the heart of the matter — der Kern der Sache

the heart of the tree — das Mark des Baumes

artichoke heart — Artischockenherz nt

4)

yes, my heart (liter) — ja, mein Herz (liter)

dear heart (old, liter) — liebes Herz (liter)

5) pl (CARDS) Herz nt; (BRIDGE) Coeur nt

queen of hearts — Herz-/Coeurdame f

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heart [hɑː(r)t] s

1. ANAT Herz n:

left heart linke Herzhälfte;

clasp sb to one’s heart jemanden ans Herz drücken

2. fig Herz n:

a) Seele f, Gemüt n, (das) Innere oder Innerste

b) Liebe f, Zuneigung f

c) (Mit)Gefühl n

d) Mut m

e) (moralisches) Empfinden, Gewissen n:

a mother’s heart ein Mutterherz

3. Herz n, (das) Innere, Kern m, Mitte f:

in the heart of Germany im Herzen Deutschlands

4. a) Kern(holz) m(n) (vom Baum)

b) Herz n (von Kopfsalat):

heart of oak Eichenkernholz, fig Standhaftigkeit f

5. Kern m, (das) Wesentliche:

the very heart of the matter der eigentliche Kern der Sache, des Pudels Kern;

go to the heart of the matter zum Kern der Sache vorstoßen, der Sache auf den Grund gehen

6. Herz n, Liebling m, Schatz m

7. herzförmiger Gegenstand

8. Kartenspiel:

a) Herz(karte) n(f), Cœur n

b) pl (auch als sg konstruiert) Herz n, Cœur n (Farbe):

hearts is trump

c) pl (als sg konstruiert) ein Kartenspiel, bei dem es darauf ankommt, möglichst wenige Herzen im Stich zu haben: → ace A 1, queen B 1, etc

9. Fruchtbarkeit f (des Bodens):

in good heart fruchtbar, in gutem Zustand

10. heart of the attack SPORT Angriffsmotor mBesondere Redewendungen: heart and soul mit Leib und Seele;

heart’s desire Herzenswunsch m;

after my (own) heart ganz nach meinem Herzen oder Geschmack oder Wunsch;

at heart im Grunde (meines etc Herzens), im Innersten;

by heart auswendig;

for one’s heart für sein Leben gern;

from one’s heart

a) von Herzen,

b) offen, aufrichtig, frisch von der Leber weg umg;

in one’s heart (of hearts)

a) insgeheim,

b) im Grunde (seines Herzens);

in heart guten Mutes;

out of heart

a) mutlos,

b) unfruchtbar, in schlechtem Zustand (Boden);

to one’s heart’s content nach Herzenslust;

with all one’s ( oder one’s whole) heart mit oder von ganzem Herzen, mit Leib und Seele;

with a heavy heart schweren Herzens;

bare one’s heart to sb jemandem sein Herz ausschütten;

be very close to sb’s heart jemandem sehr am Herzen liegen;

his heart is in the right place er hat das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck;

his heart is in his work er ist mit dem Herzen bei seiner Arbeit;

it breaks my heart es bricht mir das Herz;

you’re breaking my heart! iron mir kommen gleich die Tränen!;

I break my heart over mir bricht das Herz bei;

close ( oder shut) one’s heart to sth sich gegen etwas verschließen;

cross my heart Hand aufs Herz, auf Ehre und Gewissen;

cry ( oder sob, weep) one’s heart out sich die Augen ausweinen;

it does my heart good es tut meinem Herzen wohl;

eat one’s heart out sich vor Gram verzehren ( for nach);

eat your heart out, XY da würde selbst XY vor Neid erblassen;

give one’s heart to sb jemandem sein Herz schenken;

go to sb’s heart jemandem zu Herzen gehen;

my heart goes out to him ich empfinde tiefes Mitgefühl mit ihm;

have a heart Erbarmen oder ein Herz haben;

have no heart kein Herz haben, herzlos sein;

not have the heart to do sth nicht das Herz haben, etwas zu tun; es nicht übers Herz oder über sich bringen, etwas zu tun;

have no heart to do sth keine Lust haben, etwas zu tun;

have sth at heart etwas von Herzen wünschen;

I have your health at heart mir liegt deine Gesundheit am Herzen;

I had my heart in my mouth das Herz schlug mir bis zum Halse, ich war zu Tode erschrocken;

have one’s heart in the right place das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck haben;

have one’s heart in one’s work mit dem Herzen bei seiner Arbeit sein;

lose heart den Mut verlieren;

lose one’s heart to sb sein Herz an jemanden verlieren;

my heart missed ( oder lost) a beat mir blieb fast das Herz stehen, mir stockte das Herz;

open one’s heart

a)( to sb jemandem) sein Herz ausschütten,

b) großmütig sein;

pour one’s heart out to sb jemandem sein Herz ausschütten, jemandem sein Leid klagen;

put ( oder throw) one’s heart into sth mit Leib und Seele bei einer Sache sein, ganz in einer Sache aufgehen;

set one’s heart on sein Herz hängen an (akk);

take heart Mut oder sich ein Herz fassen;

take sth to heart sich etwas zu Herzen nehmen;

wear one’s heart (up)on one’s sleeve das Herz auf der Zunge tragen;

what the heart thinketh, the mouth speaketh (Sprichwort) wes das Herz voll ist, des gehet der Mund über;

win sb’s heart jemandes Herz gewinnen; → bleed A 3, bless Bes Redew, boot¹ A 1, bottom A 1, gold A 1, touch B 17

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noun

1) (lit. or fig.) Herz, das

know/learn something by heart — auswendig

at heart — im Grunde seines/ihres Herzens

from the bottom of one's heart — aus tiefstem Herzen

my heart goes out to them — ich verspüre großes Mitleid mit ihnen

set one's heart on something/on doing something — sein Herz an etwas (Akk.) hängen/daran hängen, etwas zu tun

take something to heart — sich (Dat.) etwas zu Herzen nehmen; (accept) beherzigen [Rat]

it does my heart good — es erfreut mein Herz

somebody after my own heart — jemand ganz nach meinem Herzen

not have the heart to do something — nicht das Herz haben, etwas zu tun

take heart — Mut schöpfen ( from bei)

lose heart — Mut verlieren

my heart sank — mein Mut sank

the heart of the matter — der wahre Kern der Sache

2) (Cards) Herz, das; see also club 1. 4). See also break I 1. 7), 2. 1); change 1. 1); desire 1. 2); gold 1. 1)

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n.

Herz -en n.

Herzstück n.

English-german dictionary > heart
9 deep

1. adjective
1) (lit. or fig.) tief

water ten feet deep — drei Meter tiefes Wasser

take a deep breath — tief Atem holen

ten feet deep in water — drei Meter tief unter Wasser

be deep in thought/prayer — in Gedanken/im Gebet versunken sein

be deep in debt — hoch verschuldet sein

be standing three deep — drei hintereinander stehen

2) (profound) tief [Grund]; gründlich [Studium, Forschung]; tiefgründig [Bemerkung]

give something deep thought — über etwas (Akk.) gründlich nachdenken

he's a deep one — (coll.) er ist ein stilles Wasser (ugs.)

3) (heartfelt) tief; aufrichtig [Interesse, Dank]
2. adverb
tief

still waters run deep — (prov.) stille Wasser sind tief (Spr.)

deep down — (fig.) im Innersten

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[di:p] 1. adjective
1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) tief

2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) tief

3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) tief

4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) tief

5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) tief
2. adverb
(far down or into: deep into the wood.) tief

- academic.ru/19067/deepen">deepen
- deeply
- deepness
- deep-freeze 3. verb
(to freeze and keep (food) in this.) einfrieren

- deep-sea
- in deep water
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deep

[di:p]

I. adj

1. (not shallow) cut, hole, wound, lake, water tief

the pond is 2 m \deep der Teich ist 2 m tief

the snow was 1 m \deep der Schnee lag einen Meter hoch

2. (full)

to let out a \deep sigh tief seufzen

to take a \deep breath tief Luft holen [o SCHWEIZ a. fam aufschnaufen

3. (engrossed)

to be \deep in conversation/thought in ein Gespräch/in Gedanken vertieft sein

to be in \deep thought tief in Gedanken versunken sein

4. (extending back) wardrobe, closet tief

they were standing four \deep sie standen zu viert hintereinander

5. (located far back)

\deep in the forest/jungle tief im Wald/Dschungel

6. (profound) coma, sadness, satisfaction, sleep tief

you have my \deepest sympathy herzliches Beileid

I felt a \deep sense of irritation ich war sehr verärgert

\deep admiration/interest große Bewunderung/großes Interesse

to have a \deep aversion to sth gegen etw akk eine starke Abneigung haben

to be \deep in debt hoch verschuldet sein

to be in \deep despair total verzweifelt sein

to be a \deep disappointment to sb eine schwere Enttäuschung für jdn sein, jdn schwer enttäuschen

to have \deep feelings for sb für jdn tiefe Gefühle haben

a \deep economic recession ein starker Konjunkturrückgang

with \deep regret mit großem Bedauern

to be in \deep trouble in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken

to have gained a \deeper understanding of sth jetzt ein besseres Verständnis einer S. gen haben

7. book, discussion, meaning tief

quantum physics is a bit \deep for me die Quantenphysik ist für mich schwer verständlich

that was a really \deep film der Film hatte wirklich Tiefgang

8. (low) note, voice tief

9. (of colour)

a \deep blue sky ein tiefblauer Himmel

\deep red dunkelrot

10.

▶ to be in/get into \deep water [over sth] [wegen einer S. gen] bis über beide Ohren in Schwierigkeiten stecken/geraten

II. adv

1. (far down) tief

the sadness I feel about her death runs \deep ich bin zutiefst über ihren Tod betrübt

\deep-down tief im Innersten

\deep-down inside sb tief in jds Innersten

to breathe \deep tief atmen [o SCHWEIZ a. fam schnaufen]

to go [or run] \deep fear tief sitzen

2. (far back)

\deep in the [distant] past vor sehr langer Zeit

3.

▶ to [really] dig \deep sich akk [schwer] ins Zeug legen

▶ still waters run \deep ( prov) stille Wasser sind tief prov

III. n ( liter)

▪ the \deep die Tiefe

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[diːp]
1. adj (+er)

1) water, hole, wound tief

the pond/snow was 4 feet deep — der Teich war/der Schnee lag 4 Fuß tief

a two-foot deep trench — ein zwei Fuß tiefer Graben

two feet deep in snow — mit zwei Fuß Schnee bedeckt

two feet deep in water — zwei Fuß tief unter Wasser

the deep end (of swimming pool) — das Tiefe

to go off ( at) the deep end (fig inf) — auf die Palme gehen (inf)

to go or jump in at the deep end (fig) — sich kopfüber in die Sache stürzen

to be thrown in at the deep end (fig) — gleich zu Anfang richtig ranmüssen (inf)

2) shelf, cupboard tief; (= wide) border, edge breit

a plot of ground 15 metres deep — ein 15 Meter tiefes Stück Land

the spectators stood ten deep — die Zuschauer standen zu zehnt hintereinander

3) voice, sound, note, colour tief

4) breathing, sigh tief

5) (fig) mystery, sleep, secret, mourning tief; (= profound) thinker, book, remark, writer tiefsinnig; (= heartfelt) concern, relief, interest groß; sorrow tief (empfunden); (= devious) person verschlagen, hintergründig; dealings undurchsichtig

deepest sympathy — aufrichtiges Beileid

deep down, she knew he was right — im Innersten wusste sie, dass er recht hatte

deep in conversation — ins Gespräch vertieft

deep in thought/a book — in Gedanken/in ein Buch vertieft or versunken

deep in debt — hoch verschuldet

deep in recession — mitten in einer Rezession

we had a deep and meaningful relationship — wir hatten eine tiefer gehende und sinnvolle Beziehung

to be in deep trouble — in großen Schwierigkeiten sein

2. adv (+er)
tief
deep into the night —

deep in enemy territory — tief auf feindlichem Gebiet

to breathe deep — tief atmen

he's in it pretty deep (inf) — er steckt or hängt ganz schön tief da drin (inf)

passions are running deep — die Gefühle schlagen hohe Wellen

3. n

1) (liter)

the deep — das Meer, die See

2)

in the deep of winter — mitten im tiefsten Winter

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deep [diːp]

A adj (adv → deeply)

1. tief (in vertikaler Richtung):

ten feet deep zehn Fuß tief;

a deep plunge ein Sprung in große Tiefe;

in deep water(s) fig in Schwierigkeiten; → end Bes Redew

2. tief (in horizontaler Richtung):

a deep wardrobe;

deep forests;

deep border breiter Rand;

deep kiss Zungenkuss m;

they marched four deep sie marschierten in Viererreihen;

three men deep drei Mann hoch, zu dritt

3. niedrig gelegen

4. tief (Atemzug):

take a deep breath tief Atem holen

5. tief (versunken), versunken, vertieft:

deep in thought tief in Gedanken (versunken)

6. tief (steckend oder verwickelt):

be deep in debt tief in Schulden stecken;

deep in love schwer verliebt

7. dunkel, unergründlich, schwer verständlich, tief(sinnig):

a deep problem ein schwieriges Problem;

that is too deep for me das ist mir zu hoch, da komme ich nicht mit

8. gründlich, eingehend (Studie etc):

deep learning fundiertes Wissen

9. verborgen, versteckt, geheim, dunkel (Motive etc)

10. tief (gehend), mächtig, stark, groß:

make a deep impression;

deep disappointment tiefe oder schwere oder bittere Enttäuschung;

deep gratitude tiefe oder aufrichtige oder innige Dankbarkeit;

deep mourning tiefe Trauer;

deep prayer inbrünstiges Gebet

11. tief, schwer(wiegend):

deep wrongs pl schweres Unrecht

12. tief, vollkommen:

deep night tiefe Nacht;

deep silence tiefes oder völliges Schweigen;

deep sleep tiefer Schlaf, Tiefschlaf m

13. stark, intensiv:

deep interest starkes Interesse;

deep love leidenschaftliche Liebe

14. tiefst(er, e, es), äußerst(er, e, es) (Armut etc)

15. tief, scharfsinnig (Denker etc):

deep intellect scharfer Verstand

16. durchtrieben, schlau:

he is a deep one umg er ist ein ganz durchtriebener Bursche, er hat es faustdick hinter den Ohren

17. tief, satt, dunkel (Farben)

18. tief, dunkel (Stimme)

19. MED subkutan, unter der Haut

20. PSYCH unbewusst

B adv

1. tief:

deep in the woods tief (drinnen) im Wald;

he looked deep into her eyes er sah ihr tief in die Augen;

deep down seinem innersten Wesen nach; → water Bes Redew

2. tief, spät:

deep into the night (bis) tief in die Nacht (hinein);

deep in winter im tiefen Winter

3. stark, gründlich, heftig:

drink deep unmäßig trinken

C s

1. Tiefe f, tiefer Teil (eines Gewässers)

2. Tiefe f, Abgrund m

3. tief gelegene Stelle

4. the deep poet

a) das Meer,

b) das Firmament,

c) die Unterwelt,

d) der unendliche Raum,

e) die unendliche Zeit

5. Mitte f:

in the deep of night in tiefer Nacht, mitten in der Nacht;

in the deep of winter im tiefsten Winter

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1. adjective
1) (lit. or fig.) tief

water ten feet deep — drei Meter tiefes Wasser

take a deep breath — tief Atem holen

ten feet deep in water — drei Meter tief unter Wasser

be deep in thought/prayer — in Gedanken/im Gebet versunken sein

be deep in debt — hoch verschuldet sein

be standing three deep — drei hintereinander stehen

2) (profound) tief [Grund]; gründlich [Studium, Forschung]; tiefgründig [Bemerkung]

give something deep thought — über etwas (Akk.) gründlich nachdenken

he's a deep one — (coll.) er ist ein stilles Wasser (ugs.)

3) (heartfelt) tief; aufrichtig [Interesse, Dank]
2. adverb
tief

still waters run deep — (prov.) stille Wasser sind tief (Spr.)

deep down — (fig.) im Innersten

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adj.

dunkel adj.

tief adj.

unergründlich adj.

English-german dictionary > deep
10 trouble

1. noun
1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problem; besvær

2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) problem

3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problem; -problem; besvær; -besvær
2. verb
1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) bekymre

2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) ulejlige

3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) ulejlige

•

- troubled
- troublesome
- troublemaker
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1. noun
1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problem; besvær

2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) problem

3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problem; -problem; besvær; -besvær
2. verb
1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) bekymre

2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) ulejlige

3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) ulejlige

•

- troubled
- troublesome
- troublemaker

English-Danish dictionary > trouble
11 taste

{teist}
I. 1. опитвам, вкусвам, прен. вкусвам, познавам, изпитвам, чувствувам
2. опитвам вкуса на (вина, чайове и пр.), дегустирам
3. усещам/имам вкус на, докарвам на
I can't TASTE the garlic не усещам вкус на чесън
it TASTEs bitter има горчив вкус, горчи
4. вкусвам, ям, слагам в устата си
I haven't TASTEd food for two days не съм хапвал нищо от два дни
5. обичам, харесвам, изпитвам удоволствие от, радвам се на
II. 1. вкус
a burnt TASTE вкус на изгоряло
to leave a bad TASTE in the mouth оставям лошо/неприятно чувство/впечатление, предизвиквам отвращение
sweet/sour to the TASTE сладък/кисел на вкус
to add salt, etc. to TASTE прибавям сол и пр. по вкус
2. вкус, разбиране, склонност
to have a TASTE for обичам, имам предпочитание към, разбирам от
to have expensive TASTEs in clothes имам слабост към/обичам скъпи дрехи
I have no TASTE for sweets не обичам бонбони
a fine TASTE in poetry, etc. изискан вкус към/разбиране на поезия и пр.
there is no accounting for TASTEs, TASTEs differ, everyone to his TASTE всеки си има вкус, разни хора-разни вкусове
in good TASTE изискано, с вкус
in bad/poor TASTE безвкусно, неприлично, неуместно, нетактично, некрасиво
3. проба, глътка, хапка, късче
to have a TASTE of something опитвам, вкусвам, пробвам (и прен.)
one's first TASTE of gunpowder бойно кръщение
he gave me a TASTE of his ill-nature той си показа рогата/проклетията
4. следа, оттенък, нотка
there was a TASTE of sadness in his words в думите му се долавяше тъга

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{teist} v 1. опитвам, вкусвам; прен. вкусвам, познавам, изпитва(2) {teist} n 1. вкус; a burnt taste вкус на изгоряло; to leave a b

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хапвам; ям; склонност; опитвам; пробвам; вкусвам; вкус; дегустирам;

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1. a burnt taste вкус на изгоряло 2. a fine taste in poetry, etc. изискан вкус към/разбиране на поезия и пр 3. he gave me a taste of his ill-nature той си показа рогата/проклетията 4. i can't taste the garlic не усещам вкус на чесън 5. i have no taste for sweets не обичам бонбони 6. i haven't tasted food for two days не съм хапвал нищо от два дни 7. i. опитвам, вкусвам, прен. вкусвам, познавам, изпитвам, чувствувам 8. ii. вкус 9. in bad/poor taste безвкусно, неприлично, неуместно, нетактично, некрасиво 10. in good taste изискано, с вкус 11. it tastes bitter има горчив вкус, горчи 12. one's first taste of gunpowder бойно кръщение 13. sweet/sour to the taste сладък/кисел на вкус 14. there is no accounting for tastes, tastes differ, everyone to his taste всеки си има вкус, разни хора-разни вкусове 15. there was a taste of sadness in his words в думите му се долавяше тъга 16. to add salt, etc. to taste прибавям сол и пр. по вкус 17. to have a taste for обичам, имам предпочитание към, разбирам от 18. to have a taste of something опитвам, вкусвам, пробвам (и прен.) 19. to have expensive tastes in clothes имам слабост към/обичам скъпи дрехи 20. to leave a bad taste in the mouth оставям лошо/неприятно чувство/впечатление, предизвиквам отвращение 21. вкус, разбиране, склонност 22. вкусвам, ям, слагам в устата си 23. обичам, харесвам, изпитвам удоволствие от, радвам се на 24. опитвам вкуса на (вина, чайове и пр.), дегустирам 25. проба, глътка, хапка, късче 26. следа, оттенък, нотка 27. усещам/имам вкус на, докарвам на
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taste [teist] I. v 1. опитвам (на вкус), вкусвам; прен. вкусвам, изпитвам, опитвам, преживявам; 2. дегустатор съм; 3. усещам вкус (на); имам вкус (на), докарвам (на); can you \taste the garlic? усещате ли вкуса на чесън? it \tastes bitter има горчив вкус, горчи; this soup \tastes of nothing at all тази супа няма никакъв вкус, блудкава е; 4. вкусвам, ям, слагам в устата си; 5. ост. наслаждавам се на, радвам се на; II. n 1. вкус; to leave a bad \taste in the mouth оставям неприятен вкус в устата; прен. оставям неприятно впечатление; 2. вкус; склонност; пристрастие; a \taste for music склонност (любов) към музиката; to have no \taste for sweets не обичам бонбони; a fine \taste in poetry изискан вкус (разбиране) за поезия; ( not) to my \taste (не) по мой вкус, виждане, предпочитание; to \taste на вкус; \tastes differ, everyone to his \taste, there is no accounting for \tastes вкусове различни; разни хора - разни вкусове; a joke in bad \taste нелепа (неприлична, неуместна) шега; 3. проба, нещо за опитване; късче, хапка; глътка; just a \taste of this cheese само едно късче от това сирене; give the horse a \taste of the whip дай на коня да опита камшика; to have o.'s first \taste of gunpowder за първи път помирисвам барут, получавам бойно кръщение; he gave us a \taste of his ill-nature той ни показа проклетията си, показа си рогата; 4. следа, отсянка, оттенък; 5. маниер, вкус, стил, разбиране; to dress in good \taste обличам се с вкус.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > taste
12 look

I 1. [lʊk]
nome

1) (glance) occhiata f., sguardo m.

to have o take a look at sth. dare un'occhiata a o guardare qcs.; to have o take a good look at esaminare o osservare attentamente; to have a look inside sth. dare un'occhiata dentro qcs.; to have a look round the shops dare un'occhiata ai negozi; to have a look through guardare in [ telescope]; guardare da [ window]; cercare in [ archives]; dare una scorsa a, scorrere [essay, report]; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill mi è bastata una sola occhiata per capire che era malato; to take a long hard look at sth. — fig. esaminare attentamente qcs

2) (search)

to have a (good) look — guardare (bene)

3) (expression) sguardo m., espressione f.

a look of sadness — uno sguardo triste

to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza

to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che

4) (appearance) (of person) aspetto m., aria f.; (of building, car) aspetto m., linea f.

to have a look of sadness about one — avere l'aria triste

she has a look of her father — ha qualcosa di o ricorda suo padre

I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia

I don't like the look of the weather — il tempo sembra mettersi al peggio

I don't like the look of that rash — queste eruzioni cutanee mi piacciono poco

by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto

5) (style) look m., stile m.

the look for the 90's — il look degli anni '90
2.
nome plurale looks

he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?

looks aren't everything — la bellezza non è tutto

he's losing his looks — non è più bello come una volta

you can't go o judge by looks alone — non si può giudicare solo dalle apparenze

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if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo
II 1. [lʊk]
verbo transitivo

1) (gaze, stare) guardare

to look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia

to look sb. up and down — guardare o squadrare qcn. dalla testa ai piedi

look who it is! — guarda chi c'è!

now look what you've done! — guarda che cosa hai fatto!

2) (appear)

to look one's age — dimostrare gli anni che si hanno

he's 40 but he doesn't look it — ha 40 anni ma non li dimostra

to look one's best — stare benissimo

he still looks the same — non è cambiato

to look a fool — sembrare uno sciocco

it won't look good if you refuse — sembra brutto se rifiuti

he doesn't look himself today — oggi non sembra lui
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) guardare ( into in; over sopra)

to look and see what's on TV — guardare cosa c'è in TV

to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.

to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte

to look out of o through the window guardare dalla finestra; I'm just looking — (in shop) sto solo guardando

2) (search) cercare, guardare

to look down — scorrere [ list]

3) (appear, seem) sembrare

he looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo

he looks young for his age — per uno della sua età ha un aspetto giovanile

he looks about 50 — dimostra una cinquantina d'anni

you look good in that hat — ti sta bene quel cappello

how do I look? — come sto? che aspetto ho?

you look well — hai un bell'aspetto

the picture will look good in the study — il quadro starà bene nello studio

how does it look to you? — che te ne sembra? cosa ne pensi?

it looks OK to me — per me può andare

it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che

4)

to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.

that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria

5) (anche look here) guarda, ascolta

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi

6) (be oriented)

to look south — [house, room] dare a sud

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- look after

- look ahead

- look around

- look at

- look back

- look down

- look for

- look forward

- look in

- look into

- look on

- look onto

- look out

- look over

- look round

- look through

- look to

- look up

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[luk] 1. verb
1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) guardare

2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) sembrare, apparire

3) (to face: The house looks west.) guardare a, dare su
2. noun
1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) occhiata

2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) sguardo

3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspetto, aria

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- look-alike
- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to
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I 1. [lʊk]
nome

1) (glance) occhiata f., sguardo m.

to have o take a look at sth. dare un'occhiata a o guardare qcs.; to have o take a good look at esaminare o osservare attentamente; to have a look inside sth. dare un'occhiata dentro qcs.; to have a look round the shops dare un'occhiata ai negozi; to have a look through guardare in [ telescope]; guardare da [ window]; cercare in [ archives]; dare una scorsa a, scorrere [essay, report]; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill mi è bastata una sola occhiata per capire che era malato; to take a long hard look at sth. — fig. esaminare attentamente qcs

2) (search)

to have a (good) look — guardare (bene)

3) (expression) sguardo m., espressione f.

a look of sadness — uno sguardo triste

to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza

to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che

4) (appearance) (of person) aspetto m., aria f.; (of building, car) aspetto m., linea f.

to have a look of sadness about one — avere l'aria triste

she has a look of her father — ha qualcosa di o ricorda suo padre

I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia

I don't like the look of the weather — il tempo sembra mettersi al peggio

I don't like the look of that rash — queste eruzioni cutanee mi piacciono poco

by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto

5) (style) look m., stile m.

the look for the 90's — il look degli anni '90
2.
nome plurale looks

he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?

looks aren't everything — la bellezza non è tutto

he's losing his looks — non è più bello come una volta

you can't go o judge by looks alone — non si può giudicare solo dalle apparenze

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if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo
II 1. [lʊk]
verbo transitivo

1) (gaze, stare) guardare

to look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia

to look sb. up and down — guardare o squadrare qcn. dalla testa ai piedi

look who it is! — guarda chi c'è!

now look what you've done! — guarda che cosa hai fatto!

2) (appear)

to look one's age — dimostrare gli anni che si hanno

he's 40 but he doesn't look it — ha 40 anni ma non li dimostra

to look one's best — stare benissimo

he still looks the same — non è cambiato

to look a fool — sembrare uno sciocco

it won't look good if you refuse — sembra brutto se rifiuti

he doesn't look himself today — oggi non sembra lui
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) guardare ( into in; over sopra)

to look and see what's on TV — guardare cosa c'è in TV

to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.

to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte

to look out of o through the window guardare dalla finestra; I'm just looking — (in shop) sto solo guardando

2) (search) cercare, guardare

to look down — scorrere [ list]

3) (appear, seem) sembrare

he looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo

he looks young for his age — per uno della sua età ha un aspetto giovanile

he looks about 50 — dimostra una cinquantina d'anni

you look good in that hat — ti sta bene quel cappello

how do I look? — come sto? che aspetto ho?

you look well — hai un bell'aspetto

the picture will look good in the study — il quadro starà bene nello studio

how does it look to you? — che te ne sembra? cosa ne pensi?

it looks OK to me — per me può andare

it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che

4)

to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.

that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria

5) (anche look here) guarda, ascolta

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi

6) (be oriented)

to look south — [house, room] dare a sud

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- look after

- look ahead

- look around

- look at

- look back

- look down

- look for

- look forward

- look in

- look into

- look on

- look onto

- look out

- look over

- look round

- look through

- look to

- look up

English-Italian dictionary > look
13 little

'litl
1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeño

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) sin importancia

2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco

3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada, ni la menor idea

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- a little
- little by little
- make little of

little¹ adj

1. pequeño

I've brought you a little present te ha traído un pequeño regalo

a little boy un chico pequeño

a little white mouse un ratoncito blanco

poor little thing! ¡pobrecito!

2. poco

we have very little money tenemos muy poco dinero

I sleep very little duermo muy poco

little² adv pron poco

try to rest a little intenta descansar un poco

put a little oil on the salad echa un poco de aceite en la ensalada

I feel a little better me encuentro un poco mejor

El comparativo de little es less; el superlativo es least

little

tr['lɪtəl]

adjective

1 (small) pequeño,-a

■ it's a very little flat es un piso muy pequeño

■ a little cup una tacita

■ let's take a little break vamos a descansar un ratito

■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecillo!

2 (not much) poco,-a

■ a little milk un poco de leche

■ I have little time to relax tengo poco tiempo para relajarme

pronoun

1 poco

■ more tea? --just a little, please ¿quieres más té? --un poco, por favor

■ she gives very little of herself to her work se dedica muy poco al trabajo

adverb

1 poco

■ I'm a little (bit) tired estoy un poco cansada

■ it takes little over an hour to get there se tarda poco más de una hora en llegar

■ as little as possible lo menos posible

■ little did I know that... yo no tenía la menor idea de que...

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

little by little poco a poco

little or nothing casi nada

not a little ironic muy

■ he was not a little impressed se quedó muy impresionado

to make little of (play down) quitar importancia a 2 (not understand) no captar

■ I could make very little of what he was saying entendí muy poco de lo que decía

little finger dedo meñique

little woman pejorative (wife) mujer nombre femenino

little ['lɪtəl] adv, less ['lɛs] ; least ['li:st]

1) : poco

she sings very little: canta muy poco

2)

little did I know that... : no tenía la menor idea de que...

3)

as little as possible : lo menos posible

little adj, littler or less ['lɛs] or lesser ['lɛsər] ; littlest or least ['li:st]

1) small: pequeño

2) : poco

they speak little Spanish: hablan poco español

little by little: poco a poco

3) trivial: sin importancia, trivial

little n

1) : poco m

little has changed: poco ha cambiado

2)

a little : un poco, algo

it's a little surprising: es algo sorprendente

little

adj.

• chico, -a adj.

• corto, -a adj.

• enano, -a adj.

• escaso, -a adj.

• menudo, -a adj.

• mezquino, -a adj.

• meñique adj.

• parvo, -a adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

• poco, -a adj.

adv.

• poco adv.

n.

• poco s.m.

I 'lɪtḷ
1) adjective

Sense I

2) (comp littler 'lɪtḷər, 'lɪtḷə(r); superl littlest 'lɪtḷəst, 'lɪtḷɪst)

a) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

a lovely little dog — un perrito precioso

a little old lady — una viejecita

a little while — un ratito

she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita

my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito

c) ( insignificant) pequeño

then there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)

3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)

I know your little game! — ya te conozco el jueguito! (fam)

you poor little thing! — pobrecito!

Sense II

4) (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

there is very little bread left — queda muy poco pan

from what little information we have — por lo poco que sabemos

it uses less electricity than a toaster — gasta menos electricidad que una tostadora

he had little talent and even less charm — tenía poco talento y aún menos encanto

he has (the) least talent of all — es el que menos talento tiene

b)

a little — ( some) un poco de

with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza

II

pronoun (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco, -ca

there was little to do — había poco que hacer

we see very little of him nowadays — lo vemos muy poco últimamente

the little that she earns — lo poco que gana

from as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares

little by little — poco a poco

I get paid less than you — me pagan menos que a ti

Jean earns (the) least of all — Jean es la que menos gana de todos

the (very) least you can do is apologize — lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón

he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa

that's the least of it — eso es lo de menos

b)

a little — ( some) un poco, algo

she ate a little — comió algo or un poco

III

adverb (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

he goes out very little — sale muy poco

it is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...

the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos

just when we were least expecting it — cuando menos lo esperábamos

b) (hardly, not)

little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...

he's little better than a thief — es poco menos que un ladrón

no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie

c)

a little — ( somewhat) un poco

do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco

a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor

I ['lɪtl]
1. ADJ

1) (=small) pequeño, chico (LAm)

a little house — una casa pequeña or (LAm) chica

a little book — un libro pequeño or (LAm) chico

she had a little girl yesterday — ayer tuvo una niñita

when I was little — cuando era pequeña, de pequeña

the little ones — (=children) los pequeños

2) (=short) corto

a little walk — un paseo corto

we went for a little holiday — nos fuimos para unas vacaciones cortitas

3) (=diminutive) (in cpds) -ito

a little book/boat/piece etc — un librito/barquitoocito etc

a little house — una casita

a little girl — una niñita, una chiquita

a little fish — un pececillo, un pececito

a little sip — un sorbito

the little woman — hum (=wife) la costilla *, la parienta (Sp) *

it's the little man who suffers — (=small trader) el pequeño comerciante es el que sale perdiendo

it's just a little something * — no es más que una cosita de poco valor

4) (=younger)

her little brother — su hermano menor, su hermanito

2.

CPD

little end N — (Brit) (Aut) pie m de biela

Little Englander N — (Brit) (Hist) en el siglo XIX, persona con ideas opuestas a la ampliación del imperio británico ; (=chauvinist) patriotero(-a) m / f ; (=anti-European) anti-europeoísta mf

little finger N — dedo m meñique, meñique m

the little folk NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos

Little League N — (US) liga de béisbol aficionado para jóvenes de entre 6 y 18 años

the little people NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos

little toe N — dedo m pequeño del pie

II ['lɪtl] (compar less) (superl least)
1. PRON

1) (=not much) poco

he knows little — sabe poco

to see/do little — ver/hacer poco

there was little we could do — apenas había nada que hacer

he had little to say — poco fue lo que tenía que decir

that has little to do with it! — ¡eso tiene poco que ver!

• as little as £5 — 5 libras, nada más

• there's very little left — queda muy poco

• to make little of sth — (=play down) quitarle importancia a algo; (=fail to exploit) desaprovechar algo

they made little of loading the huge boxes — (=accomplish easily) cargaron las enormes cajas como si nada

• little of what he says is true — poco de lo que dice es verdad

• little or nothing — poco o nada

to spend little or nothing — gastar poco o nada

• he lost weight because he ate so little — adelgazó porque comía muy poco

• I know too little about him to have an opinion — no lo conozco lo suficiente para poder opinar

too little too late — muy poco y muy tarde

2) (=some)

give me a little — dame un poco

I had a little of everything — comí un poco de todo

• little by little — poco a poco

• however little you give, we'll be grateful — agradeceremos su donativo, por pequeño que sea

• a little less/ more milk — un poco menos/más de leche

a little more slowly — un poco más despacio

• the little I have seen is excellent — lo poco que he visto me ha parecido excelente

• I did what little I could — hice lo poco que pude
every
3) (=short time)

they'll have to wait a little — tendrán que esperar un poco

• for a little — un rato, durante un rato

2. ADJ

1) (=not much) poco

there is little hope of finding them alive — hay pocas esperanzas de encontrarlos con vida

with little difficulty — sin problema or dificultad

• so much to do, so little time — tanto que hacer y en tan poco tiempo

I have so little time for reading — tengo muy poco tiempo para leer

• he gave me too little money — me dio poquísimo dinero

• I have very little money — tengo muy poco dinero

2) (=some)

a little wine — un poco de vino

I speak a little Spanish — hablo un poco de español

• a little bit (of) — un poquito (de)

• with no little trouble — con bastante dificultad, con no poca dificultad

3) (=short)

• for a little time or while — un ratito

3. ADV

1) (=not much) poco

he reads little — lee poco

they spoke very little on the way home — hablaron muy poco de camino para casa

• try to move as little as possible — intenta moverte lo menos posible

(as) little as I like him, I must admit that... — aunque me gusta muy poco, debo admitir que...

• a little known fact — un hecho poco conocido

• little more than — poco más que

little more than a month ago — hace poco más de un mes

• a little read book — un libro poco leído, un libro que se lee poco

• it's little short of a miracle — es casi un milagro

2) (=somewhat) algo

we were a little surprised/happier — nos quedamos algo sorprendidos/más contentos

• a little better — un poco mejor, algo mejor

• a little less/ more than... — un poco menos/más que...

• we were not a little worried — nos inquietamos bastante, quedamos muy inquietos

3) (=not at all)

little does he know that..., he little knows that... — no tiene la menor idea de que...

4) (=rarely) poco

I watch television very little nowadays — ahora veo la televisión muy poco

it occurs very little in small companies — raramente ocurre or es raro que ocurra en empresas pequeñas

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I ['lɪtḷ]
1) adjective

Sense I

2) (comp littler ['lɪtḷər, 'lɪtḷə(r)]; superl littlest ['lɪtḷəst, 'lɪtḷɪst])

a) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

a lovely little dog — un perrito precioso

a little old lady — una viejecita

a little while — un ratito

she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita

my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito

c) ( insignificant) pequeño

then there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)

3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)

I know your little game! — ya te conozco el jueguito! (fam)

you poor little thing! — pobrecito!

Sense II

4) (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

there is very little bread left — queda muy poco pan

from what little information we have — por lo poco que sabemos

it uses less electricity than a toaster — gasta menos electricidad que una tostadora

he had little talent and even less charm — tenía poco talento y aún menos encanto

he has (the) least talent of all — es el que menos talento tiene

b)

a little — ( some) un poco de

with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza

II

pronoun (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco, -ca

there was little to do — había poco que hacer

we see very little of him nowadays — lo vemos muy poco últimamente

the little that she earns — lo poco que gana

from as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares

little by little — poco a poco

I get paid less than you — me pagan menos que a ti

Jean earns (the) least of all — Jean es la que menos gana de todos

the (very) least you can do is apologize — lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón

he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa

that's the least of it — eso es lo de menos

b)

a little — ( some) un poco, algo

she ate a little — comió algo or un poco

III

adverb (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

he goes out very little — sale muy poco

it is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...

the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos

just when we were least expecting it — cuando menos lo esperábamos

b) (hardly, not)

little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...

he's little better than a thief — es poco menos que un ladrón

no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie

c)

a little — ( somewhat) un poco

do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco

a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor

English-spanish dictionary > little
14 cloud

1.
1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) sky

2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) sky; sværm

3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) mørk sky
2. verb
1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) blive overskyet

2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) blive sløret

3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) formørke

•

- cloudless
- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud
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1.
1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) sky

2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) sky; sværm

3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) mørk sky
2. verb
1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) blive overskyet

2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) blive sløret

3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) formørke

•

- cloudless
- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud

English-Danish dictionary > cloud
15 sigh

1. verb
1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) sukke

2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) sukke
2. noun
(an act of sighing.) suk

- heave a sigh

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1. verb
1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) sukke

2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) sukke
2. noun
(an act of sighing.) suk

- heave a sigh

English-Danish dictionary > sigh
16 tear

I [tiə] noun
(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) tåre

- tearful
- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb
1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) rive

2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) blive revet i stykker

3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) ile
2. noun
(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) hul; flænge

- be torn between one thing and another
- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up
* * *
I [tiə] noun
(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) tåre

- tearful
- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb
1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) rive

2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) blive revet i stykker

3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) ile
2. noun
(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) hul; flænge

- be torn between one thing and another
- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up

English-Danish dictionary > tear
17 wear

1. I
abs

1) I have nothing fit to wear мне нечего носить; I don't know what to wear не знаю, что надеть

2) this silk (the stuff, etc.) will wear этот шелк и т.д. хорош в носке /хорошо носится/; strong material that will wear прочный материал, который будет долго носиться; this colour is pretty but it won't wear цвет красивый, но нестойкий /выгорает/
2. II
1) wear somewhere the dress is a bit too colourful to wear around here платье слишком яркое, чтобы носить его здесь; wear some time the dress was made to wear every day это платье для повседневной носки

2) wear in some manner wear well (splendidly, wonderfully, etc.) хорошо и т.д. носиться; wear badly плохо носиться, быстро рваться; colours that wear well цвета, которые не выгорают или не линяют; wear for some time wear long долго носиться || her complexion wears well у нее сохранился хороший цвет лица: this friendship has worn well эта дружба выдержала многие годы /оказалась крепкой/
3. III
1) wear smth. wear a coat (a hat, a pair of top-boots, a white waistcoat, shorts, a clean collar, a red tie, gloves, a wig, etc.) носить пальто и т.д.; ходить в пальто и т.д.; wear black (white, green, etc.) носить черное и т.д., ходить в черном и т.д.; he wears good clothes он хорошо одевается; wear a beard (a moustache, whiskers, etc.) носить бороду и т.д., ходить с бородой и т.д.; wear jewels (diamonds. a pretty brooch, a watch, rings, mourning, etc.) носить драгоценности и т.д.; wear a sword (a sabre, a cane, a pistol, etc.) ходить со шпагой и т.д.; wear a disguise ходить переодетым

2) wear smth. usually in the Continuous be wearing a new dress (felt slippers, a large hat, canvas shoes, white gloves, etc.) быть в новом платье и т.д., быть одетым в новое платье и т.д.; he was wearing all his medals (a gold ring, a wreath of flowers, a blue suit, etc.) на нем были все его медали и т.д.

3) wear smth. wear a troubled (a sour, a discontented, a neglected, etc.) look иметь встревоженный и т.д. вид, выглядеть взволнованным и т.д.; wear a [pleasant] smile [приятно] улыбаться; his features wear a harassed (rueful, sad, etc.) expression у него измученное и т.д. лице; wear a face of joy сиять от радости; wear an air of sadness выглядеть грустным; he wears an air of triumph /a triumphant air/ у него победоносный вид; the students wore an air of relief when the exams were over студенты вздохнули с облегчением, когда кончились экзамены; the world begins to wear a different aspect мир стал другим; this action wears two faces у этого поступка есть две стороны

4) wear smth. wear one's socks (one's shoes, one's coat, etc.) износить носки и т.д.; I have worn my boots я сносил сапоги; the constant flow of water has worn the stones своим течением вода отшлифовала камни
4. IV
1) wear smth. at some time always (seldom, never, every day, habitually, invariably, etc.) wear jewels (a coat, black shoes, etc.) всегда и т.д. носить драгоценности и т.д.

2) wear smth. at some time what dress are you going to wear tonight? в каком платье вы будете сегодня вечером?, какое платье вы наденете сегодня вечером?

3) || wear one's years /one's age/ well хорошо сохраниться, выглядеть моложе своих лет
5. VI
1) wear smth. in some state wear one's hair long (short) носить длинные (короткие) волосы; wear one's dresses long носить длинные платья

2) wear smth. to some state wear smth. smooth отшлифовать /отполировать/ что-л.; wear a surface flat сделать поверхность плоской, стесать поверхность; wear one's coat (a garment) threadbare /thin/ обтрепать /износить/ пальто (одежду)
6. IX
wear smth. in some state wear one's sleeves rolled up (one's collar turned up, one's hat pulled down, etc.) ходить с засученными рукавами и т.д.; wear one's hair waved носить завивку, завиваться; wear one's hair parted in the middle носить волосы на прямой пробор
7. XI
1) be worn this suit may be worn этот костим еще можно носить /надевать/; my dress is not fit to be worn мое платье уже нельзя носить; these gloves look as if they had already been worn у этих перчаток поношенный вид /такой вид, словно их уже носили, надевали/; be worn in some manner member's badges must be worn visibly членские значки надо носить так, чтобы их было видно; be worn somewhere a wedding ring is often worn on the fourth finger of the left hand (rubber shoes are worn over shoes, etc.) обручальное кольцо часто носят на безымянном пальце левой руки и т.д.; jewels are worn in pins булавки для галстука часто украшают бриллиантами; the tuxedo coat is often worn to the theatre в театр часто ходят в смокинге; it is much worn in Paris это модно в Париже; be worn at some time this style is much worn now (this year, etc.) этот фасон сейчас и т.д. очень моден

2) be worn the inscription has been worn надпись стерлась /стерта/; be worn to some state be much /badly/ worn быть сильно потрепанным /поношенным/; be worn to bits /to ribbons, to rags and tatters/ износиться [до дыр], истрепаться: he was worn to a shadow от него осталась одна тень; be worn by /with/ smth. the rock is worn by waves скала отшлифована волнами и т.д.: stones are worn with rain камни отполированы /отшлифованы/ дождями; the steps are worn by many feet (by the thousands of people who had used them, etc.) ступени истерлись от бесконечного по ним хождения и т.д.: books are worn with too frequent handling книги зачитаны /истрепаны/; he is worn by hard work (by toil and travel, with care, with care and anxiety, etc.) он утомлен /изнурен/тяжёлой работой и т.д.; be worn somewhere a path (a track, etc.) is worn across the field через поле протоптана дорожка и т.д.: the gloves are worn at the fingertips кончики пальцев у перчаток истрепались /разорвались/
8. XV
wear to some state wear smooth сглаживаться, становиться гладким [от употребления]; wear threadbare окончательно износиться; wear ragged истрепаться в клочья; wear white вытереться до основания; this coin has worn thin эта монета истерлась; his hair is wearing thin у него редеют волосы; my patience is wearing thin мое терпение кончается /на пределе/
9. XVI
wear for some time wear for years (for a short time, etc.) быть прочным в виске в т.д.; wear (in)to smth. wear into holes износиться до дыр; wear to ribbons /to shreds, to rags/ превратиться a лохмотья, истрепаться
10. XXI1
1) wear smth. on (in, at, etc.) smth. wear a ring on one's finger (a flower in one's buttonhole, nothing on one's head, etc.) носить кольцо на пальцем т.д.; wear shoes on one's feet ходить в ботинках; wear gloves on one's hands носить перчатки; wear smth. over the shoes (with a costume, in bed, etc.) надевать что-л. на ботинки и т.д.; wear a sword at one's side быть при шпаге; wear one's arm in a sling ходить с рукой на перевязи; she wears a red band on her coat sleeve (a red flower in her hair, a ribbon round her hat, etc.) у нее на рукаве красная повязка и т.д.; wear one's hair in a braid (in a knot, in curls, etc.) носить косы и т.д.; wear smth. with smth. he wore his honours with modesty несмотря на то, что он был в почете, он держался скромно; wear one's fame with dignity достойно нести бремя славы

2) wear with. (in)to smth. wear one's shoes (one's coat, etc.) into holes износить ботинки и т.д. до дыр; wear one's trousers into bagginess доносить брюки до того, что они висят мешком; wear clothes to rags /to ribbons, to shreds/ носить одежду, пока она не превратится в лохмотья; wear smth. in (across, etc.) smth. wear a hole in one's shoes (in one's trousers, in the paper with an eraser, etc.) протереть дыру в ботинке и т.д.; wear a path /а track/ across a field протоптать /проложить/ тропинку через поле; а rope at last wears a groove in a stout stanchion канат в конце концов протрет в столбе желобок; wear smb. to smth. wear oneself to death замотаться /устать/ до смерти
11. XXIV1
wear smth. as smth. wear smth. as a badge (as an ornament, etc.) носить что-л. как значок и т.д., в качестве значка и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > wear
18 look

look

A n

1 ( glance) coup m d'œil ; to have ou take a look at sth ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qch ; ( closely) examiner qch ; to have ou take a good look at examiner [qch] soigneusement [car, contract, patient] ; regarder [qch] de près [suspect, photo] ; I didn't get a good look at the thief je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur ; to have a look inside/behind sth regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qch ; to have a look round faire un tour de [house, town] ; I had a quick look round ( in town) j'ai fait un petit tour ; ( in shop) j'ai jeté un coup d'œil ; to have a look round the shops faire le tour des magasins ; to have a look through ( peer) regarder dans [telescope] ; regarder par [crack, window] ; ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files] ; parcourir [essay, report] ; she took one look at him and screamed elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier ; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade ; let's have a look at that grazed knee voyons ce genou écorché ; to take a long hard look at sth fig étudier sérieusement qch ;

2 ( search) to have a look chercher ; to have a look for sth chercher qch ; I've had several looks j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois ; I had a good look in the attic j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier ;

3 ( expression) regard m ; a look of fear/anger un regard rempli de terreur/de colère ; a look of sadness un regard triste ; to give sb a kind/pitying look regarder qn avec bonté/pitié ; he gave me a look of sheer hatred il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine ; did you see the look he gave me? tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté? ; she gave me such a look! elle m'a jeté un de ces regards! ; he got some odd ou funny looks on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air ; I don't like the look on his face ou in his eye je n'aime pas son air ; you could tell from the look on his face that à sa tête ○ on voyait que ; to give sb a dirty/evil look regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant ;

4 ( appearance) ( of person) air m ; (of building, car, design, scenery) aspect m ; to have a look of weariness/sadness about one avoir l'air abattu/triste ; the car has a dated look la voiture ne fait pas très moderne ; she has a look of her father about her elle a quelque chose de son père ; to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté ; I like the look of it ça a l'air bien ; I like the look of the new computer/car j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture ; I like the look of him il a l'air sympa ○, il a une bonne tête ○ ; I don't like the look of him il ne m'inspire pas confiance ; I don't like the look of the weather le ciel n'annonce rien de bon ; I don't like the look of that rash ces rougeurs m'inquiètent ; by the look(s) of him he must be about 40 à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine ; by the look(s) of the barometer à en juger par le baromètre ;

5 ( style) look ○ m, style m ; the look for the 90's le look des années 90.

B looks npl he's got the looks, but can he act? il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer? ; looks aren't everything il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte ; to keep one's looks rester beau/belle ; he's losing his looks il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois ; you can't go ou judge by looks alone il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences.

C vtr

1 (gaze, stare) regarder ; look what he's done! regarde ce qu'il a fait! ; look how/where… regarde comment/où… ; to look sb in the eye/in the face regarder qn dans les yeux/en face ; to look sb up and down ( appraisingly) regarder qn de haut en bas ; ( critically) toiser qn des pieds à la tête ; to look one's last on jeter un dernier regard sur [house, view] ; look what arrived this morning regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin ; look who it is! regarde qui voilà! ; look who's just walked in! regarde qui vient d'arriver! ; now look what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait! ; look what time it starts! tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence! ;

2 ( appear) to look one's age faire son âge ; to look one's best être à son avantage ; she still looks the same elle n'a pas changé ; to look an idiot ou a fool avoir l'air ridicule ; it won't look good if you refuse ça sera mal vu si tu refuses ; he doesn't look himself today il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui.

D vi

1 regarder (into dans ; over par-dessus) ; to look and see who's at the door regarder qui est à la porte ; to look and see what's on TV regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé ; to look at sb/sth regarder qn/qch ; to look away détourner le regard or les yeux ; to look in at the window regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre ; to look out of ou through the window regarder par la fenêtre ; to look the other way lit regarder ailleurs ; fig fermer les yeux ; to look up and down the street regarder partout dans la rue ; I didn't know where to look fig je ne savais plus où me mettre ; ( in shop) I'm just looking je ne fais que regarder ;

2 ( search) chercher, regarder ; to look down parcourir [list] ; to look for sth chercher qch ; a group of youths looking for trouble une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre ; are you looking for a smack in the mouth ○ ? tu veux mon poing sur la figure ○ ? ;

3 (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître ; he looks happy il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux ; it's nice to see you looking happy ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux ; you look hot/cold tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid ; he doesn't look French il n'a pas l'air français, il ne fait pas français ; he looks young for his age il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge ; she's 40 but she doesn't look it elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas ; he looks about 50 il doit avoir la cinquantaine ; that dress makes you look younger cette robe te rajeunit ; how do I look? comment me trouves-tu? ; you look well tu as bonne mine ; you don't look well tu as mauvaise mine ; you look good in that hat ce chapeau te va bien ; you look good enough to eat! tu es mignon à croquer ○ ! ; that cake looks good ce gâteau a l'air bon ; the picture will look good in the study le tableau ira bien dans le bureau ; how does my tie look? comment est ma cravate? ; it doesn't look straight il n'est pas droit, il est de travers ; it doesn't look right ça ne va pas ; how does it look to you? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; it looks OK to me ça m'a l'air d'aller ; does the meat look cooked to you? est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite? ; things are looking good les choses se présentent bien ; things aren't looking too good ça ne va pas très bien ; it looks to me as if ou though j'ai l'impression que ; this looks to me like the right street j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue ; it looks as if ou though it will rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it looks likely that il semble probable que (+ subj) ; it looks certain that il semble certain que (+ indic) ; he looks to be the strongest il semble être le plus fort ; it looks to be a question of time/money ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent ;

4 to look like sb/sth ressembler à qn/qch ; it doesn't look anything like a Picasso! ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso! ; that photograph doesn't look like you ou looks nothing like you on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo ; what does she look like? comment est-elle? ; what does the house look like? comment est la maison? ; it looks like being funny/interesting cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant ; you look like being the only man there il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent ; she looks like being the first to finish il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir ; it looks like he's dying tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant ; it looks like rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it certainly looks like it ça en a tout l'air ; ‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron ‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron ; what does it look like to you? murder? qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre? ; it looks like cancer to me je pense que c'est un cancer ; you look like you could do with a drink/bath j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal ;

5 ( also look here) écoute ; look, this is ridiculous écoute, c'est ridicule ; look, it wasn't my fault écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute ; look here, I'm in no mood for jokes écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter ;

6 ( be oriented) to look north/south [house, room] être orienté au nord/sud.

E - looking (dans composés) serious/distinguished-looking [person] à l'air sérieux/distingué ; dubious/sinister-looking [place, object] à l'aspect douteux/sinistre ; he's not bad-looking il n'est pas mal.

Idiom

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard.

Phrasal verbs

■ look about = look around.

■ look after:

▶ look after [sb/sth]

1 ( care for) soigner [patient, sick animal] ; garder [child] ; s'occuper de [customer, guest] ; s'occuper de [animal, plant] ; entretenir [car, equipment] ; prendre soin de [belongings, toys] ; he's being looked after by his grand-parents ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent ; these books have been well looked after on a pris soin de ces livres ; to look after sb's needs satisfaire les besoins de qn ;

2 ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [administration, finances, business, shop] ; surveiller [class, schoolchildren] ; to look after sb's interests veiller aux intérêts de qn ; look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute! surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite! ;

▶ look after oneself

1 ( cope) she's too frail to look after herself elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule ; I'm old enough to look after myself je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul ;

2 ( be careful) safe journey, and look after yourself bon voyage, sois prudent!

■ look ahead lit regarder devant soi ; fig regarder vers l'avenir ; we must look ahead to the future now nous devons penser à l'avenir maintenant ; she's looking ahead to the next Olympics elle se prépare pour les prochains jeux Olympiques ; and now, looking ahead to tomorrow's programmes Radio, TV et maintenant, un aperçu des émissions de demain.

■ look around:

▶ look around

1 ( turn around) se retourner ;

2 ( glance around) regarder autour de soi ; to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig passer en revue ses amis/collègues ;

3 ( search) chercher ; to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch ;

4 (visit, examine) (in building, town) faire un tour ; ( in room) jeter un coup d'œil ;

▶ look around [sth] visiter [church, town] ; faire le tour de [room] ; they spent the morning looking around London/the shops ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins.

■ look at:

▶ look at [sth]

1 gen regarder ; ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil sur ; look at the state of you! regarde un peu de quoi tu as l'air! ; just look at the state of this room! regarde un peu l'état de cette pièce! ; look at this coat/book! regarde-moi ○ ce manteau/ce livre! ; just look at this! regarde-moi ça ○ ! ; you'd never guess, to look at her à la voir on ne devinerait jamais ; he's/it's not much to look at il/ça ne paie pas de mine ;

2 ( examine) vérifier [equipment] ; [doctor] examiner [patient, wound] ; [workman] jeter un coup d'œil à [car, plumbing] ; étudier [problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options] ; you should get that wound looked at tu devrais faire examiner cette blessure (par le médecin) ;

3 (see, view) voir [life, events, situation] ; envisager [problem] ; try and look at it my way essaie de voir les choses de mon point de vue ; his way of looking at things sa façon de voir les choses ; look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse écoute, s'il me fait une proposition, je ne la refuserai pas ; that's how I look at it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses ; the problem needs to be looked at from all angles il faut envisager ce problème sous tous ses aspects ; you can't be too careful, look at Tom! il faut être très prudent, regarde ce qui est arrivé à Tom! ;

4 ( face) to be looking at [firm] être au bord de [bankruptcy, collapse] ; [criminal] risquer [life sentence, fine] ; you're looking at major repairs here dites-vous bien qu'il s'agit ici de réparations importantes ; you're looking at a bill for about 3,000 dollars ça va vous coûter aux alentours de 3 000 dollars.

■ look back:

▶ look back

1 ( turn around) se retourner ; to look back at sb/sth se retourner pour regarder qn/qch ;

2 (reflect, reminisce) let's look back to the year 1964 revenons à l'année 1964 ; if we look back to the 19th century si l'on considère le dix-neuvième siècle ; since then she's never looked back depuis tout s'est très bien passé pour elle ; to look back on se tourner sur [past] ; repenser à [experience] ; faire le bilan de [career, marriage] ; looking back on it, I think I made the right decision rétrospectivement, je pense que j'ai pris la bonne décision.

■ look down:

▶ look down (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux ; ( from a height) regarder en bas ; from the hilltop she looked down on the city elle regardait la ville du haut de la colline ;

▶ look down on [sb/sth]

1 ( despise) mépriser [person, lifestyle] ;

2 ( dominate) [fortress, tower] dominer [town, valley].

■ look for:

▶ look for [sb/sth] ( search for) chercher qn/qch ;

▶ look for [sth] ( expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] (from de) ; what I'm looking for from you is a guarantee ce que j'attends de vous c'est une garantie ; what do you look for in a new recruit? qu'est-ce que vous attendez d'une nouvelle recrue?

■ look forward: to look forward to [sth] attendre [qch] avec impatience ; I was so looking forward to it j'attendais ça avec tant d'impatience, je m'en faisais une telle joie ; she's looking forward to going on holiday elle a hâte de partir en vacances ; I'm not looking forward to the interview/party la perspective de l'entretien/la fête ne me réjouit pas ; I look forward to hearing from you ( writing to a friend) j'espère avoir bientôt de tes nouvelles ; ( in formal correspondence) dans l'attente de votre réponse.

■ look in

1 ( pay a visit) passer ; I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain ; to look in on passer voir [person, class, rehearsals] ; look in on the baby and check she's still asleep va voir si le bébé dort ;

2 ( watch TV) if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us les téléspectateurs qui désirent obtenir plus de renseignements peuvent nous contacter.

■ look into:

▶ look into [sth] examiner, étudier [matter, possibility, problem] ; examiner [accounts, background] ; enquêter sur [death, disappearance, theft].

■ look on:

▶ look on [crowd, spectators] regarder ; we looked on admiringly as she danced nous l'avons regardée danser avec admiration ; I was forced to look on as the house was ransacked j'ai été forcé d'assister au pillage de la maison ;

▶ look on [sb/sth] considérer [person, event etc] (as comme ; with avec) ; we look on him as a son nous le considérons comme notre fils ; I look on it as a privilege je considère que c'est un privilège.

■ look onto:

▶ look onto [sth] [house, room] donner sur [sea, garden, street].

■ look out:

▶ look out ( take care) faire attention (for à) ; ( be wary) se méfier (for de) ; you must look out for snakes faites attention aux serpents ; look out for motorists turning out of side roads méfiez-vous des automobilistes qui débouchent des petites routes ; look out! attention! ;

▶ look out for [sb/sth] guetter [person] ; être à l'affût de [new recruits, talent] ; être à la recherche de [apartment, book] ; guetter l'apparition de [signs, symptoms] ; repérer [cases, examples] ; être à l'affût de [bargain, special offer] ;

▶ look out for [oneself] se débrouiller tout seul, s'occuper de soi ;

▶ look out over [sth] [window, balcony] donner sur [sea, park].

■ look over:

▶ look [sb] over passer [qn] en revue [new recruits, troops] ;

▶ look [sth] over examiner [car, equipment] ; [vet] examiner [animal] ; get an expert to look the car over before you buy it fais examiner la voiture par un spécialiste avant de l'acheter ;

▶ look over [sth]

1 ( read) ( in detail) examiner [document, contract] ; ( rapidly) parcourir [essay, lines, notes] ; jeter un coup d'œil sur, parcourir [document, report] ; I'll get Rose to look it over quickly je demanderai à Rose d'y jeter un petit coup d'œil ;

2 ( visit) visiter [factory, gardens, house].

■ look round

1 ( look behind one) se retourner ; she looked round to see who it was elle s'est retournée pour voir qui c'était ;

2 ( look about) regarder autour de soi ; I'm just looking round ( in shop) je ne fais que regarder ; we're looking round for a new house nous cherchons une nouvelle maison ;

▶ look round [sth] visiter [town, building].

■ look through:

▶ look through [sth]

1 ( read) consulter [archive, material, files] ; parcourir [essay, list, script, report, notes] ; ( scan idly) feuilleter [book, magazine] ;

2 ( search) fouiller dans [belongings, drawers, briefcase] ; I caught him looking through my diary je l'ai trouvé en train de lire mon journal intime ; try looking through that pile of papers regarde dans cette pile de papiers ;

▶ look through [sb] faire semblant de ne pas voir [person].

■ look to:

▶ look to [sb/sth]

1 ( rely on) compter sur qn/qch (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; they look to him for leadership ils comptent sur lui pour les diriger ;

2 ( turn to) se tourner vers [future] ; he looked to his friends for support il s'est tourné vers ses amis pour qu'ils le soutiennent ;

▶ look to [sth] ( pay attention) veiller à [defences, interests] ;

▶ look to do ( expect) espérer faire ; we're looking to break even/make a profit nous espérons rentrer dans nos frais/faire des bénéfices.

■ look up:

▶ look up

1 ( raise one's eyes) lever les yeux (from de) ;

2 ( raise one's head) lever la tête ; to look up at the clouds/tree-tops regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres ;

3 ( improve) [business, prospects] aller mieux ; [conditions, situation] s'améliorer ; [property market] reprendre ; things are looking up for us les choses s'arrangent pour nous ;

▶ look up [sth] regarder à l'intérieur de [chimney] ; to look up sb's skirt regarder sous la jupe de qn ;

▶ look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth]

1 ( check in book) chercher [address, phone number, price, word] (in dans) ; look his number up in the phone book cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire ;

2 ( visit) passer voir [acquaintance, friend] ; look me up if you're ever in New York passez me voir or faites-moi signe si jamais vous vous trouvez à New York ;

▶ look up to [sb] admirer [person].

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19 touch

touch

A n

1 ( physical contact) contact m (physique) ; the touch of her hand le contact de sa main ; at the slightest touch ( of hand) au plus petit contact ; ( of button) à la simple pression ; to long for/dread sb's touch désirer/appréhender le contact physique de qn ; I felt a touch on my shoulder j'ai senti qu'on me touchait l'épaule ; he managed to get a touch on the ball ( in football) il a réussi à toucher le ballon ;

2 ( sense) toucher m ; a highly-developed sense of touch un sens très développé du toucher ; soft to the touch doux au toucher ; by touch au simple toucher ;

3 (style, skill) main f ; the touch of a master la main d'un maître ; to lose one's touch perdre la main ; a fine touch at the net ( in tennis) un toucher délicat au filet ; he handles the children with a firm touch il s'y prend avec les enfants avec fermeté ; the Spielberg touch le style Spielberg ;

4 ( element) gen touche f ; ( underlying tone) note f ; ( tiny amount) pointe f ; this room needs the feminine touch cette pièce aurait besoin d'une note féminine ; he lacks the human touch il manque de chaleur humaine ; with a touch of sadness in her voice avec une note de tristesse dans sa voix ; a touch of colour/of sarcasm/of garlic une pointe de couleur/de raillerie/d'ail ; to add ou put the finishing touches to sth mettre la touche finale à qch ; a clever touch un trait spirituel ; her gift was a nice touch son cadeau était un geste délicat ; there's a touch of class/of genius about her elle a quelque chose d'élégant/de génial ; he's got a touch of flu il est un peu grippé ; there's a touch of frost in the air il y a du gel dans l'air ○ ;

5 ( little) a touch un petit peu ; a touch colder/heavier un petit peu plus froid/plus lourd ; just a touch (more) un tout petit peu (plus) ;

6 ( communication) contact m ; to get/stay in touch with se mettre/rester en contact avec ; to lose touch with perdre contact avec ; to put sb in touch with mettre qn en contact avec ; he's out of touch with reality il est déconnecté de la réalité ; she's out of touch with the times elle n'est plus dans la course ○ or dans le coup ○ ;

7 Sport ( area) touche f ; in(to) touch en touche.

B vtr

1 ( come into contact with) toucher ; he touched her hand/the paint il a touché sa main/la peinture ; to touch sb on the arm/the shoulder etc toucher le bras/l'épaule etc de qn ; we touched ground at 8 o'clock on a atterri à 8 heures ; he touched his hat politely il a porté poliment la main à son chapeau ; did you touch the other car? ( in accident) tu as accroché l'autre voiture? ;

2 ( interfere with) toucher à ; don't touch that/my things ne touchez pas à ça/à mes affaires ; I never touched him je ne lui ai rien fait ; the police can't touch me la police ne peut rien contre moi ; she wouldn't let him touch her elle ne lui permettait pas de s'approcher d'elle ;

3 ( affect) gen toucher ; ( with pleasure) toucher ; ( with sadness) bouleverser ; ( adversely) affecter ; ( as matter of concern) concerner ; matters which touch us all des questions qui nous concernent tous ; inflation has not touched the well-off l'inflation n'a pas affecté les gens aisés ; the paintings were not touched by the fire les tableaux n'ont pas été touchés par les flammes ; to touch the hearts of toucher les cœurs de ; we were most touched nous avons été très touchés ; this product won't touch the stains ce produit n'agit pas sur les taches ;

4 ( consume) manger [meat, vegetables] ; prendre [drink, drugs] ; fumer [cigarettes] ; I never touch alcohol je ne prends jamais d'alcool ; you've hardly touched your meal tu as à peine touché à ton repas ;

5 ( deal in) toucher à ; he'll sell most things but won't touch drugs il vend de tout mais ne touche pas à la drogue ;

6 ○ ( ask for) to touch sb for sth taper qch à qn ○ ;

7 ( equal) égaler ; when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him pour la cuisine, personne ne peut l'égaler ;

8 ( reach) [price, temperature] atteindre [level].

C vi

1 ( come together) [wires, hands] se toucher ;

2 ( with hand) toucher ; ‘do not touch’ ‘ne pas toucher’.

Idioms

to be an easy ou soft touch ○ être un pigeon ○ ; to lose one's touch perdre la main.

Phrasal verbs

■ touch down:

▶ touch down

1 Aviat, Aerosp atterrir ;

2 Sport ( in rugby) marquer un essai ;

▶ touch [sth] down, touch down [sth] Sport he touched the ball down il a marqué un essai.

■ touch off:

▶ touch [sth] off, touch off [sth] faire partir [firework] ; fig déclencher [riot, debate].

■ touch (up)on:

▶ touch (up)on [sth] effleurer [subject, matter].

■ touch up:

▶ touch [sb/sth] up, touch up [sb/sth]

1 ( re-do) retoucher [paint, photograph, scratch, hair roots] ; reteindre [hair roots] ;

2 ○ ( touch sexually) peloter ○ [person].

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20 close

1. I
abs

the child's eyes close глаза ребенка закрываются; her tired eyelids closed ее усталые веки сомкнулись; the window (the door, th
2. II
1) close in some manner usually in the negative the door (the box, etc.) doesn't close properly / well/ (easily, etc.) дверь и т. д. как следует и т. д. не закрывается /плохо и т. д. закрывается/; close at fame time many flowers close at night многие цветы закрываются на ночь

2) close at some time the theatre (the museum, the library, etc.) closes on Monday (for the summer, etc.) театр и т. д. закрывается /не работает/ по понедельникам и т. д.
3. III
close smth.

1) close a box (a door, windows, shutters, a gate, and, etc.) закрывать /захлопывать/ ящик и т. д.; cold closes the pores поры от холода закрываются; close a knife сложить нож; close the blinds опустить шторы; close one's hand сжать руку в кулак; close one's lips сомкнуть, сжать губы; close one's eyes а) закрыть глаза; б) уснуть навеки, скончаться; close one's father's eyes закрыть глаза отцу, присутствовать при кончине [своего] отца; close one's mouth а) закрыть рот; б) придержать язык, держать язык за зубами, помалкивать

2) close a theatre (one's business, a newspaper, etc.) закрывать театр и т. д.; close a road (a street, a bridge, etc.) перекрывать движение по дороге и т. д.

3) close a gap заполнить пробел; close a hole засыпать яму; заделать дыру; close a wound закрыть / зашить/ рану; close a circuit замкнуть цепь; close the ranks сомкнуть ряды

4) close one's speech (one's address, one's course of lectures, one's career, etc.) заканчивать свое выступление /речь/ и т. д.; before closing my letter I should like to say... заканчивая письмо, я хотел бы сказать...; close a discussion (a debate, a dispute, etc.) прекращать обсуждение и т. д.; close the subscription list закрыть подписной лист; close one's account закрыть [ свой] счет в банке; close the procession (the motorcade, etc.) замыкать процессию и т. д.

5) close a deal /а bargain/ заключать сделку, прийти к соглашению
4. IV
close smth. in some manner

1) close smth. tightly (securely, abruptly, unexpectedly, etc.) плотно и т. д. закрыть /захлопнуть/ что-л.

2) close a discussion (a debate, etc.) reluctantly (unexpectedly, etc.) без особого желания и т. д. прекращать обсуждение и т. д.
5. XI
be closed road closed! проезд закрыт!; be closed at some time the shop (the museum, the exhibition, etc.) is closed on Sundays no воскресеньям магазин и т. д. закрыт /не работает/; navigation in the river is now closed навигация на реке закрыта /уже закончилась/; be closed in some manner the season is virtually closed сезон, no существу, окончился; be closed to smb. the station is closed to civilians станция закрыта для гражданского населения; be closed for smth. the bridge is closed for repairs мост закрыт на ремонт; be closed at some time the deal was closed this morning сделка была заключена сегодня утром
6. XVI
1) close with smth. he closed (let me close) with the following words... он закончил (разрешите мне закончить) следующими словами..., в заключение он сказал (разрешите мне сказать) следующее...

2) close with smth. close with a dance (with a moral, with a song, etc.) заканчиваться танцами и т. д.; the meeting closed with a speech by the president собрание закончилось речью президента close on a note of sadness закончиться на грустной ноте /пессимистически/

3) close about /round/ (over) smb., smth. darkness closed about him тьма поглотила /окутала/ его; the mists closed about us нас окутал туман; the crowd closed Гоши him толпа сомкнулась вокруг него; the water closed over the ship корабль погрузился в воду

4) close with smth. close with your terms (with a bargains with the offer made to him, etc.) соглашаться на /принимать/ виши условия и т. д.', close with smb. close with the company (with the people, with the firm, etc.) прийти It соглашению с этой компанией и т. д.

5) close with smb. close with the enemy сближаться с противником
7. XVII
close with /by/ doing smth. he closed with advising me not to go there в конце [нашей беседы] он сказал, что ходить туда мне не стоит; close by signing the contract (with telling me that story, with the singing of our favourite song, etc.) заканчиваться подписанием контракта и т. д.
8. XXI1
1) closesmth. after /behind/ (against) smb. close the door (the gates) after the visitors закрывать дверь (калитку) за посетителями; close the door behind oneself закрывать за собой дверь; close the door against /on/ smb. a) закрыть двери перед кем-л.; б) закрыть / заказать/ кому-л. путь (куда-д.)

2) close smth. against smth. close the river against net fishing (the churchyard against all further internment, etc.) запретить сетевой лов рыбы в реке и т. д., close smth. to smth., smb. close the bridge to traffic (the harbour to navigation, the grounds to the public, the exhibition to the public view, etc.) закрыть мост для движения транспорта и т. д.', close the country to foreigners запретить иностранцам въезд в страну close one's eyes to smth. закрыть глаза на что-л., смотреть на что-л. сквозь пальцы; close one's ears to smth. пропускать мимо ушей /игнорировать/ что-л.

3) close smth. with smth. close a speech with promises to the voters (the proceedings with the startling news, a lecture with a few witty allusions, a meeting with a song, etc.) заканчивать речь обещаниями избирателям и т. д.

4) close smth. with smth. close a wound with stitches зашить рану, наложить на рану швы

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