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1. n рассеивание; разброс2. n редк. разбрасывание3. n физ. рассеяние4. n редк. небольшое количество5. v разбрасывать, рассыпать, раскидывать; расшвыривать6. v воен. рассеивать, разбрасывать7. v размещать8. v разгонять, рассеивать9. v рассеиваться, расходитьсяthe flock of birds scattered when a shot was fired — птицы разлетелись, когда раздался выстрел
the clouds scattered before the wind — подул ветер, и тучи рассеялись
10. v воен. рассредоточиваться, рассыпаться11. v разбивать, разрушать, развеивать12. v посыпать, усыпать13. v распылять14. v разъединять, разрозниватьthis great collection of books has now been scattered to the four quarters of the globe — эта большая коллекция книг теперь разрознена и разбросана по всему свету
15. v распространять, издавать16. v щедро наделять, осыпатьkings scattered wealth and titles among their favourites — короли щедро раздавали своим фаворитам деньги и титулы
17. v уст. проматывать, пускать на ветерСинонимический ряд:1. broadcast (verb) bestrew; broadcast; cast; disject; dispense; radiate; seed; shed; shower; sow; spread; sprinkle; straw; strew; throw2. separate (verb) diffuse; disband; dispel; disperse; disseminate; dissolve; distribute; disunite; diverge; divide; fade; melt; rout; separate; sunder3. spent (verb) dissipate; exhaust; expend; spend; spent; squander; wasteАнтонимический ряд:assemble; collect; concentrate; gather; preserve -
22 die Winde
- {jack} quả mít, cây mít, gỗ mít, lá cờ chỉ quốc tịch), áo chẽn không tay, bình bằng da black jack), Giắc, người con trai, gã Jack), jack_tar, nhân viên, thợ, người đi làm thuê làm mướn - người làm những công việc linh tinh Jack), quân J, tiến, lính quân cảnh, cá chó nhỏ, cái kích cattiage jack), cái palăng, tay đòn, đòn bẩy, giá, bệ đỡ, cái đế rút giày ống boot jack) - máy để quay xiên nướng thịt, đuốc, đèn jack light) - {tackle} đồ dùng, dụng cụ, dây dợ, hệ puli, palăng, sự chặn, sự cản - {winch} tời, ống cuộn dây câu - {windlass} = die Winde (Technik) {crab; gin}+ = die Winde (Botanik) {binding weed; morning glory}+ = unter dem Winde {under the lee}+ = vom Winde abkommen {to fall to leeward}+ = dem Winde entgegen {in the teeth of the wind; in the wind's eye}+ = vor dem Winde wenden (Marine) {to wear (wore,wore)+ = in alle Winde verweht {scattered to the four winds}+ = vom Winde aufgehalten (Marine) {windbound}+ = in alle Winde zerstreut {scattered to the four winds}+ = sich vom Winde durchwehen lassen {to get a blow}+ -
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scat·ter [ʼskætəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] vtto \scatter sth etw verstreuen;I \scattered grass seed all over the lawn ich streute Grassamen über den ganzen Rasen;to be \scattered to the four winds ( form) in alle Winde zerstreut sein vi crowd, protesters sich akk zerstreuen;1) ( small amount) [vereinzeltes] Häufchen;a \scatter of hailstones still lay on the drive ein paar vereinzelte Hagelkörner lagen immer noch in der Einfahrt -
24 клочки бумаги разлетелись во все стороны
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > клочки бумаги разлетелись во все стороны
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['skætə]1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) razgnati, razbežati se2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) raztresti•- scattering
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- scatterbrained* * *[skaetə]1.transitive verbraztresti, razmetati, razsipati; razširiti; posuti, posejati; razpršiti, razgnatito scatter handbills — deliti letake, reklamne listketo be scattered to the four winds — razpršiti se, razkropiti se na vse vetrove; intransitive verb razkropiti se, razpršiti se, razširiti se, raziti sethe crowd scatters — množica se razhaja;2.adjectiveraztresen -
26 quatre
quatre [katʀ]a. four• dire à qn ses quatre vérités to tell sb a few plain or home truths• je n'ai pas quatre bras ! (inf) I've only got one pair of hands!* * *katʀadjectif invariable, pronom, nom masculin invariable four••dire ses quatre vérités (colloq) à quelqu'un — to tell somebody a few home truths
je vais leur parler entre quatre yeux or quat'zyeux — (colloq) I'm going to talk to them face to face
monter/descendre (un escalier) quatre à quatre — to go up/to go down the stairs four at a time
être entre quatre planches — (colloq) to be six feet under
* * *katʀ1. num1) MATHÉMATIQUE fourIl est quatre heures du matin. — It's four in the morning.
Il a quatre ans. — He's four., He's four years old.
Il est né le quatre février. — He was born on the fourth of February.
quatre à quatre [monter, descendre] — four at a time
Todd a fait les quatre cents coups dans sa jeunesse. — Todd was a bit wild in his youth.
2. nm* * *dire à qn ses quatre vérités to tell sb a few home truths; faire les quatre volontés de qn to give in to sb's every whim; être tiré à quatre épingles to be dressed up to the nines○; manger comme quatre to eat like a horse; ne pas y aller par quatre chemins not to beat about the bush; ils se sont dispersés aux quatre vents they scattered to the four winds; je vais leur parler entre quatre yeux or quat'zyeux○ I'm going to talk to them face to face; monter/descendre (un escalier) quatre à quatre to go up/down the stairs four at a time; être entre quatre planches to be six feet under.[katr] déterminant1. fourvoir aussi link=cinq cinq2. AUTOMOBILE4 x 4 → link=quatre-quatre quatre-quatre3. (locution)il lui fallait se tenir à quatre pour ne pas rire/parler he had to bite his lip not to laugh/to bite his tongue not to speakfaire les quatre cents coups: il a fait les quatre cents coups dans sa jeunesse he sowed his wild oats when he was youngil n'y est pas allé par quatre chemins he came straight to the point ou didn't beat about the bushjouer aux quatre coins JEUXto run from one corner of a room to another trying to reach a corner before the player standing in the middleêtre tiré à quatre épingles to be immaculately dressed ou dressed to the ninesse mettre en quatre pour quelqu'un to go to no end of trouble ou to bend over backwards for somebody————————[katr] nom masculin invariable1. [nombre] fourà quatre mains MUSIQUE locution adjectivaleà quatre mains MUSIQUE locution adverbialeà quatre pattes locution adverbiale————————comme quatre locution adverbialeboire/manger/parler comme quatre to eat/to drink/to talk a lot -
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Ⅰ.wind1 [wɪnd]1 noun(a) Meteorology vent m;∎ there's quite a wind il y a beaucoup de vent;∎ the wind has risen/dropped le vent s'est levé/est tombé;∎ the wind is changing le vent tourne;∎ Nautical into the wind contre le vent;∎ Nautical off the wind dans le sens du vent;∎ Nautical before the wind le vent en poupe;∎ figurative the winds of change are blowing il y a du changement dans l'air;∎ figurative with a fair wind si tout va bien;∎ the cold wind of recession le vent glacial de la récession;∎ to get wind of sth avoir vent de qch;∎ to run like the wind courir comme le vent;∎ to be scattered to the four winds être éparpillés aux quatre vents;∎ there's something in the wind il se prépare quelque chose;∎ to take the wind out of sb's sails couper l'herbe sous le pied à qn;∎ let's wait and see which way the wind blows attendons de voir quelle tournure les événements vont prendre∎ to get one's wind back reprendre haleine ou son souffle;∎ to get one's second wind reprendre haleine ou son souffle;∎ Sport he had the wind knocked out of him on lui a coupé le souffle, on l'a mis hors d'haleine;∎ the fall knocked the wind out of her la chute lui a coupé le souffle;∎ familiar to put the wind up sb flanquer la frousse à qn;∎ familiar to have the wind up avoir la frousse∎ his speech was just a lot of wind son discours n'était que du vent(d) (UNCOUNT) (air in stomach) vents mpl, gaz mpl;∎ broad beans give me wind les fèves me donnent des vents ou des gaz;∎ I've got terrible wind j'ai de terribles vents;∎ to break wind lâcher des vents;∎ to get a baby's wind up faire faire son renvoi à un bébé∎ the wind (section) les instruments mpl à vent, les vents mpl;∎ the wind is or are too loud les instruments à vent sont trop forts∎ to wind sb couper le souffle à qn;∎ the blow winded him le coup l'a mis hors d'haleine ou lui a coupé le souffle;∎ she was quite winded by the walk uphill la montée de la côte l'a essoufflée ou lui a coupé le souffle;∎ don't worry, I'm only winded ne t'inquiète pas, j'ai la respiration coupée, c'est tout►► wind chimes carillon m éolien;wind cone manche f à air;wind energy énergie f éolienne;wind farm champ m d'éoliennes;wind gauge anémomètre m;Music wind harp harpe f éolienne;Music wind instrument instrument m à vent;Theatre wind machine machine f à souffler le vent;wind power énergie f du vent ou éolienne;wind pump éolienne f;wind rose rose f des vents;Aviation wind sleeve manche f à air;wind speed vitesse f du vent;wind tunnel tunnel m aérodynamique;wind turbine éolienne fⅡ.(bend → procession, road) serpenter; (coil → thread) s'enrouler;∎ the river winds through the valley le fleuve décrit des méandres dans la vallée ou traverse la vallée en serpentant(a) (wrap → bandage, rope) enrouler;∎ I wound a scarf round my neck j'ai enroulé une écharpe autour de mon cou;∎ wind the string into a ball enrouler la ficelle pour en faire une pelote;∎ the snake had wound itself around the man's arm le serpent s'était enroulé autour du bras de l'homme;∎ literary to wind sb in one's arms enlacer qn;∎ to wind sb round or around one's little finger mener qn par le bout du nez∎ have you wound your watch? avez-vous remonté votre montre?3 noun∎ give the clock/the watch a wind remontez l'horloge/la montre;∎ she gave the handle another wind elle tourna la manivelle encore une fois, elle donna un tour de manivelle de plusrembobiner(b) (party, meeting) tirer à sa fin;∎ the party didn't begin to wind down until nearly 4 a.m. la fête a continué à battre son plein jusqu'à environ 4 heures du matin(b) (bring to an end → business) mener (doucement) vers sa fin(faire) avancerdérouler; (from a spool or reel) déviderenrouler➲ wind up∎ the chairman wound up the debate le président a clos le ou mis fin au débat;∎ the business will be wound up by the end of the year l'entreprise sera liquidée avant la fin de l'année∎ they're only winding you up ils te font marcher, ils essaient seulement de te mettre en boîte;∎ don't you know when you're being wound up? tu ne te rends même pas compte quand on te fait marcher ou quand on essaie de te mettre en boîte?∎ he wound up in jail il a fini ou s'est retrouvé en prison;∎ she'll wind up begging in the streets elle finira par mendier dans la rue;∎ he wound up with a broken nose il a fini avec le nez cassé;∎ we usually wind up back at my place généralement, nous finissons chez moi;∎ we wound up working for the same company nous nous sommes retrouvés à travailler pour la même compagnie(b) (end speech, meeting) conclure;∎ I'd like to wind up by saying… je voudrais conclure en disant… -
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windWENDUNGEN:jdm den \Wind aus den Segeln nehmen to take the wind out of sb's sails;irgendwo weht jetzt ein anderer [o neuer] /frischer \Wind ( fam) sth has changed somewhere/for the better;daher weht [also] der \Wind! ( fam) so that's the way the wind is blowing!;in alle [vier] \Winde zerstreut werden to be scattered to the four winds -
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1. end, tip, point. uch ber to become manifest, to begin to appear. uchchiga chiqqan expert, master (in derogatory sense). ko’z uchi bilan qara to look askance at. eng uchida secretly. oyoq uchida/uchi bilan ko’rsat to point at with one’s foot (i.e., apathetically, disdainfully). til(ining) uchida on the surface, perfunctorily, insincerely. qo’l uchida perfunctorily; barely, with difficulty. uchini chiqar to whisper, to tell furtively 2. three; grade of ?C? on 5 point scale; tri. uch oyoq tripod. uch pul three cents 3. a kind of votive light made of cotton wrapped on a stick which is lighted on Thursday and Friday evenings in remembrance of the spirits of the dead v.i. to fly; to carry (voice); to break or crack off; to be taken, to be deceived; to quiver, to twitch; to be shot, to be taken out. chanada uch to sled. chang’ida uch to ski. barakasi uch to dwindle. ko’zi uchib turibdi He is itching to see (it). uchib qol to pass out (from drunkenness). shamolga uchdi scattered to the four winds. birovning gapiga uch to be taken in by what s.o. says. ( uchir, uchiril, uchirish, uchish)uchak dial.ladder; roof.uchala coll.s. uchov.uchalatoy bot.a species of elm (w/ extremely hard wood, used for making wagon wheels) -
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31 все наши надежды и планы рухнули
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > все наши надежды и планы рухнули
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32 разбросанные по всему свету
General subject: scattered to the four windsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > разбросанные по всему свету
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ˈskætə гл.
1) а) разбрасывать, раскидывать;
рассыпать, расшвыривать Why do you have to scatter your clothes about the house? ≈ Почему тебе приходится разбрасывать всю свою одежду по дому? Scatter some of this powder round the roots to help the plant grow. ≈ Растения будут лучше расти, если посыпать этим порошком у основания стебля. Syn: broadcast, diffuse, disperse, disseminate б) уст. разбрасываться;
сорить (деньгами)
2) а) разгонять, рассеивать( толпу и т. п.) б) рассеиваться, разбегаться;
бросаться врассыпную Syn: disperse Ant: gather, unite
3) разбивать, разрушать, рассеивать (надежды, планы и т. п.)
4) посыпать, усыпать( with) Her life was not scattered with roses. ≈ Его жизненный путь не был усыпан розами.
5) а) распылять, рассеивать в воздухе( какие-л. вещества) б) испускать флюиды, издавать (запах)
6) перен. щедро одаривать, осыпать ( добродетелями, достоинствами, подарками и т. п.) рассеивание;
разброс - * bomb авиационная осколочная бомба с большой площадью поражения (редкое) разбрасывание( физическое) рассеяние( редкое) небольшое количество( рассеянное по поверхности и т. п.) разбрасывать, рассыпать, раскидывать;
расшвыривать - to * seed разбрасывать семена - to * sand рассыпать песок - to * far and wide /everywhere/ раскидывать повсюду - he *ed his papers all over the room он разбросал свои бумаги по всей комнате (военное) рассеивать, разбрасывать размещать (в разных местах, на разном расстоянии) - garrisons were *ed up and down the country гарнизоны были разбросаны по всей стране - I've *ed some ashtrays around the room so that cigarettes don't get trodden into the floor я расставила пепельницы в разных местах комнаты, чтобы окурки не валялись на полу разгонять, рассеивать - to * the birds вспугнуть птиц - the police *ed the crowd полиция разогнала толпу рассеиваться, расходиться - the flock of birds *ed when a shot was fired птицы разлетелись, когда раздался выстрел - the clouds *ed before the wind подул ветер, и тучи рассеялись - the tourists *ed about the town туристы разбрелись по городу - the boys *ed to look for mushrooms мальчики разбежались в разные стороны в поисках грибов (военное) рассредоточиваться, рассыпаться разбивать, разрушать, развеивать( надежды, планы) - all our hopes and plans are *ed to the four winds все наши надежды и планы рухнули (with) посыпать, усыпать (чем-л.) - to * the fields with seed засевать поля - to * a road with gravel посыпать дорогу гравием - her path was not *ed with flowers ее путь не был усеян цветами распылять (средства и т. п.) разъединять, разрознивать( коллекцию и т. п.) - this great collection of books has now been *ed to the four quarters of the globe эта большая коллекция книг теперь разрознена и разбросана по всему свету распространять, издавать ( запах) - to * fragrance распространять аромат щедро наделять, осыпать - kings *ed wealth and titles among their favourites короли щедро раздавали своим фаворитам деньги и титулы (устаревшее) проматывать, пускать на ветер (состояние и т. п.) (физическое) рассеивать (физическое) рассеиваться ~ разбивать, разрушать;
all our hopes and plans were scattered все наши надежды рухнули, планы потерпели крах ~ рассеивать, разгонять;
the police scattered the demonstration полиция разогнала демонстрацию random ~ случайный разброс scatter посыпать (with) ~ разбивать, разрушать;
all our hopes and plans were scattered все наши надежды рухнули, планы потерпели крах ~ разбрасывать (on, over) ~ разбрасывать ~ разгонять ~ рассеивать, разгонять;
the police scattered the demonstration полиция разогнала демонстрацию ~ рассеиваться;
бросаться врассыпную ~ расточать;
сорить (деньгами) ;
to scatter one's inheritance промотать наследство ~ of points разброс точек ~ of points рассеивание точек ~ расточать;
сорить (деньгами) ;
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I ['skætə(r)]1) (of houses, stars, papers) sparpagliamento m.2) statist. dispersione f.II 1. ['skætə(r)]1) (anche scatter around, scatter about) (throw around) spargere, disseminare [seeds, earth]; sparpagliare, disseminare [books, papers, clothes]; disperdere [ debris]to be scattered around o about essere sparpagliato qua e là; to be scattered with sth. — essere disseminato di qcs
2) (cause to disperse) disperdere, mettere in fuga [crowd, birds, crowd]2.verbo intransitivo [people, animals, birds] disperdersi, sparpagliarsi* * *['skætə]1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) disperdere, disperdersi2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) sparpagliare, disseminare•- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained* * *scatter /ˈskætə(r)/n.1 spargimento; sparpagliamento3 (fam.) piccola quantità; numero ridotto; manciata; pugno: a scatter of phone calls in the morning, telefonate sparse nella mattinata● ( radio, TV) scatter band, banda di dispersione □ (stat.) scatter chart, nube di punti □ scatter cushion, cuscino decorativo □ (stat.) scatter diagram, diagramma a dispersione (o a nube di punti) □ ( USA) scatter gun, fucile a pallettoni □ scatter rug, plaid decorativo □ scatter plot = scatter diagram ► sopra.(to) scatter /ˈskætə(r)/A v. t.1 cospargere; spargere; sparpagliare; gettare; diffondere; disseminare: to scatter salt on a road in winter, spargere sale su una strada d'inverno; to scatter seed, gettare il seme; to scatter the fields with seed, cospargere i campi di semente; to scatter light, diffondere la luce2 disperdere; sbaragliare; mettere in fuga: The mounted police scattered the demonstrators, la polizia a cavallo disperse i dimostranti; The shouts scattered the birds, le grida hanno messo in fuga gli uccelliB v. i.1 disperdersi; sparpagliarsi: The threatening clouds are scattering, le nubi minacciose si disperdono2 disperdersi; dividersi: The escaped prisoners scattered at the crossroads, all'incrocio gli evasi si sono divisi● to scatter money about, spendere e spandere □ to scatter to the four winds, gettare (o volare) da tutte le parti.* * *I ['skætə(r)]1) (of houses, stars, papers) sparpagliamento m.2) statist. dispersione f.II 1. ['skætə(r)]1) (anche scatter around, scatter about) (throw around) spargere, disseminare [seeds, earth]; sparpagliare, disseminare [books, papers, clothes]; disperdere [ debris]to be scattered around o about essere sparpagliato qua e là; to be scattered with sth. — essere disseminato di qcs
2) (cause to disperse) disperdere, mettere in fuga [crowd, birds, crowd]2.verbo intransitivo [people, animals, birds] disperdersi, sparpagliarsi -
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КАК БОГ СВЯТ obsoles, coll Invar usu. this WO1. (sent adv (parenth) or predic (with subj: это or a clause)) undoubtedly, definitelyas sure as I'm standing heresurely you can be darn sure.Между тем уважение к Надежде Петровне всё росло и росло. Купцы открыто говорили, что, «если бы не она, наша матушка, он (помпадур) бы, как свят бог, и нас всех, да и прах-то наш по ветру развеял!» (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). Meantime the respect in which Nadyezhda Petrovna was held grew and grew. The merchants were saying quite openly, "Were it not for her, that dear lady of ours, he (the pompadour) would surely have murdered us all by now and scattered our dust and ashes to the four winds!" (2a).2. (sent adv (parenth) or indep. clause) (used to emphasize one's sincerity and trustworthiness) I swear, honestly: I swear itI swear to God! (as) God is my witness honest to God (to goodness) (in limited contexts) I swear before God cross my heart (and hope to die).«Ты женишься, или я тебя прокляну, а имение, как бог свят! продам и промотаю, и тебе полушки не оставлю!» (Пушкин 3). "You will marry her or, I swear it, I'll curse you and sell up this whole estate and squander the money so that you won't get a single farthing" (3b).«Как вам не стыдно было, - сказал я ему сердито, - доносить на нас коменданту после того, как дали мне слово того не делать?» - «Как бог свят, я Ивану Кузьмичу того не говорил, - отвечал он, - Василиса Егоровна выведала всё от меня. Она всем и распорядилась без ведома коменданта» (Пушкин 2). "Didn't you feel any shame in denouncing us to the commandant," I asked him angrily, "when you'd given your word that you wouldn't?" "God is my witness, I said nothing to Ivan Kuzmich," he replied. "Vasilisa Egorovna wormed the secret out of me. It was she who saw to it all without the commandant's knowledge" (2a). -
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• КАК БОГ СВЯТ obsoles, coll[Invar; usu. this WO]=====1. [sent adv (parenth) or predic (with subj: это or a clause)]⇒ undoubtedly, definitely:- surely;- you can be darn sure.♦ Между тем уважение к Надежде Петровне всё росло и росло. Купцы открыто говорили, что, "если бы не она, наша матушка, он [помпадур] бы, как свят бог, и нас всех, да и прах-то наш по ветру развеял!" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). Meantime the respect in which Nadyezhda Petrovna was held grew and grew. The merchants were saying quite openly, "Were it not for her, that dear lady of ours, he [the pompadour] would surely have murdered us all by now and scattered our dust and ashes to the four winds!" (2a).2. [sent adv (parenth) or indep. clause]⇒ (used to emphasize one's sincerity and trustworthiness) I swear, honestly:- I swear it;- I swear to God!;- honest to God < to goodness>;- [in limited contexts] I swear before God;- cross my heart (and hope to die).♦ "Ты женишься, или я тебя прокляну, а имение, как бог свят! продам и промотаю, и тебе полушки не оставлю!" (Пушкин 3). "You will marry her or, I swear it, I'll curse you and sell up this whole estate and squander the money so that you won't get a single farthing" (3b).♦ "Как вам не стыдно было, - сказал я ему сердито, - доносить на нас коменданту после того, как дали мне слово того не делать?" - "Как бог свят, я Ивану Кузьмичу того не говорил, - отвечал он, - Василиса Егоровна выведала всё от меня. Она всем и распорядилась без ведома коменданта" (Пушкин 2). "Didn't you feel any shame in denouncing us to the commandant," I asked him angrily, "when you'd given your word that you wouldn't?" "God is my witness, I said nothing to Ivan Kuzmich," he replied. "Vasilisa Egorovna wormed the secret out of me. It was she who saw to it all without the commandant's knowledge" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как бог свят
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I Präp. (+ Akk)2. zeitlich, ungefähr: about, around; genau: at; so um halb fünf umg. at around ( oder about) half past four5. (in bezug auf) aboutII Konj.: um zu (+ Inf.) (in order) to (+ Inf.) um ehrlich zu sein to be honest; zu krank, um zu arbeiten too ill to workIII Adv.1. (etwa) about, around* * *in order to (Konj.); to (Konj.);(zeitlich genau) at (Präp.)* * *ụm [ʊm]1. prep +acc1)um... (herum) — round (Brit), around; (unbestimmter
2)(= nach allen Seiten)
um sich schauen — to look around (one) or about oneum sich schlagen —
3)um... (herum) — around about; (bei Uhrzeiten auch) at aboutum Weihnachten/Ostern etc — around Christmas/Easter etc
5) (= betreffend, über) aboutes geht um das Prinzip — it's a question of principles, it's the principle of the thing
6) (=für Ergebnis, Ziel bezeichnend) forder Kampf um die Stadt/den Titel — the battle for the town/the title
um etw rufen/bitten etc — to cry/ask etc for sth
7)(= wegen)
die Sorge um die Zukunft — concern for or about the future8) (bei Differenzangaben) byum 10% teurer — 10% more expensive
er ist um zwei Jahre jünger als sie — he is two years younger than she is, he is younger than her by two years
um vieles besser — far better, better by far
um nichts besser/teurer etc — no better/dearer etc → umso
9)jdn um etw bringen — to deprive sb of sthum etw kommen — to be deprived of sth, to miss out on sth
10) (= nach) after, uponeiner um den anderen, eine um die andere — one after the other
2. prep +genum... willen — for the sake of
um Gottes willen! — for goodness' or (stärker) God's sake!
3. conjum... zu (final) — (in order) to
er spart jeden Cent, um sich später ein Haus kaufen zu können — he is saving every cent in order to be able to buy a house later
intelligent genug/zu intelligent, um... zu — intelligent enough/too intelligent to...
der Fluss schlängelt sich durch das enge Tal, um dann in der Ebene zu einem breiten Strom anzuwachsen — the stream winds through the narrow valley and then broadens out into a wide river in the plain
er studierte jahrelang Jura, um dann Taxifahrer zu werden — he studied law for several years only to become a taxi driver
4. adv1)(= ungefähr)
um (die) 30 Schüler etc — about or (a)round about 30 pupils etc, 30 pupils etc or so2) (rare)* * *1) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) about2) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) at3) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) by4) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) by* * *um[ʊm]1. (kreisend)bei ihm dreht sich alles \um Geld (fig) money is everything to himschwarze Ringe \um die Augen [dark] rings under one's eyes\um etw [herum]stehen:\um die Wiese [herum] stehen Bäume the meadow is bordered by treesdas Team \um jdn (fig) the team headed by sb\um sich greifen to spread\um sich schlagen to lash out, to hit out in all directions\um sich treten akk to kick out in all directionseinen Tag \um den anderen every second dayTag \um Tag day after daySchlag \um Schlag blow by blowSchritt \um Schritt step by stepWoche \um Woche week after week\um nichts enger/breiter no narrower/widerden Preis \um die Hälfte/ \um 10 Euro [auf 30 Euro] reduzieren to halve the price/to reduce the price by €10 [to €30]\um einen Kopf größer/kleiner a head taller/shorter by a head\um 10 cm länger/kürzer 10 cm longer/shorter\um 10 Euro kann man es kaufen you can buy it for €10\um was geht es denn? (fam) what's it about?\um etw bitten/kämpfen to ask/fight for sthein Film \um etw a film about sthfroh \um etw happy about sth\um etw laufen DIAL to go and fetch sth\um etw streiten to argue about sthdas Wissen \um etw knowledge of sth8. (wegen)\um meinetwillen for my sake▪ \um jdn/etw for sb/sthII. adv1. (genau)\um fünf [Uhr] at five o'clock2. (ungefähr)\um [die] eine Million Euro [herum] about [or around] a million euros, a million euros or thereabout[s]es wurde \um 1740 geschrieben it was written around 1740 [or in 1740 or thereabout[s]]\um Ostern/den 15./die Mitte des Monats [herum] around Easter/the 15th/the middle of the month\um fünf Uhr herum at about five o'clock3. (vorüber)die Zeit ist \um time's up4.III. konj1. (zwecks)▪ jd/etw tut etw, \um etw zu tun sb/sth does sth [in order] to do sth▪ jd/etw tut etw, \um etw nicht zu tun sb/sth does sth so as not to do sth2. (eignend)ein Rechner, \um Texte zu bearbeiten a computer for editing texts\um die Verkaufszahlen zu erhöhen, muss das Verkaufsgebiet aufgeteilt werden if the sales figures are to improve, the sales area must be divided upsie erhält Geld, \um sie zum Schweigen zu bringen she receives money to keep quiet4. (konsekutiv)die Zeit reicht [nicht] aus, \um es zu Ende zu bringen there's [not] enough time to finish itetw brauchen, \um etw zu tun to need sth to do sth [or before one can do sth]glücklich/verzweifelt sein, \um etw zu tun to be so happy/desperate that one could do sthnaiv/reich/schnell genug sein, \um etw zu tun to be naive/rich/fast enough to do sthnicht die/nicht genug Zeit haben, \um etw zu tun to not have the/enough time to do sthzu arm/klein/krank sein, \um etw zu tun to be too poor/small/ill to do sth▪ es ist, \um etw zu tun:es ist, \um sich die Haare zu raufen! it makes you want to tear your hair!er kam herein, \um gleich wieder hinauszugehen he came in only to go out again soon after* * *1.1) (räumlich) [a]roundum etwas herum — [a]round something
um sich schlagen — lash or hit out
um acht [Uhr] — at eight [o'clock]
um den 20. August [herum] — around [about] 20 August
3)Tag um Tag/Stunde um Stunde — day after day/hour after hour
Meter um Meter/Schritt um Schritt — metre by metre/step by step
4) (bei Maß- u. Mengenangaben) bydie Temperatur stieg um 5 Grad — the temperature rose [by] five degrees
2.um nichts/einiges/vieles besser sein — be no/somewhat/a lot better
Adverb around; about3.um [die] 50 Personen [herum] — around or about or round about 50 people
1) (final)um... zu — [in order] to
2) (konsekutiv)er ist groß genug, um... zu... — he is big enough to...
* * *umA. präp (+akk)3. Maß:um … steigen, kürzen etc: by;um die Häfte größer etc: by half4. (für) for;Schritt um Schritt step by step5. (in bezug auf) about6.B. konj:um ehrlich zu sein to be honest;zu krank, um zu arbeiten too ill to workC. adv1. (etwa) about, around2.um (vorüber)sein be over;die Zeit ist um bei Prüfung, Quiz etc: time’s up3.um und um (ganz und gar) completely* * *1.1) (räumlich) [a]roundum etwas herum — [a]round something
um sich schlagen — lash or hit out
um acht [Uhr] — at eight [o'clock]
um den 20. August [herum] — around [about] 20 August
3)Tag um Tag/Stunde um Stunde — day after day/hour after hour
Meter um Meter/Schritt um Schritt — metre by metre/step by step
4) (bei Maß- u. Mengenangaben) bydie Temperatur stieg um 5 Grad — the temperature rose [by] five degrees
2.um nichts/einiges/vieles besser sein — be no/somewhat/a lot better
Adverb around; about3.um [die] 50 Personen [herum] — around or about or round about 50 people
1) (final)um... zu — [in order] to
2) (konsekutiv)er ist groß genug, um... zu... — he is big enough to...
* * *präp.at prep.
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