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she looked round at us

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1 when I looked round for her she was leaving the hall

Общая лексика: когда я нашёл её взглядом, она уже выходила из зала

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > when I looked round for her she was leaving the hall
2 round

round [raʊnd]

rond ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 4 (a) autour (de) ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (e), 3 (a) environ ⇒ 2 (g), 6 série ⇒ 4 (c) tournée ⇒ 4 (d), 4 (h) tour ⇒ 4 (f) partie ⇒ 4 (g)

1 adjective

(a) (circular) rond, circulaire; (spherical) rond, sphérique;

∎ to become round s'arrondir;

∎ the earth is round la terre est ronde;

∎ to have a round face avoir la figure ronde;

∎ she looked up, her eyes round with surprise elle leva des yeux écarquillés de surprise;

∎ round hand or handwriting écriture f ronde

(b) (curved → belly, cheeks) rond;

∎ to have round shoulders avoir le dos rond ou voûté

(c) (figures) rond;

∎ in round figures en chiffres ronds;

∎ that's 500, in round figures ça fait 500 tout rond;

∎ a round dozen une douzaine tout rond

(d) (considerable)

∎ a round sum une somme rondelette

(e) literary (candid) net, franc (franche);

∎ they gave a round denial ils ont nié tout net

(f) (rich, sonorous → tone, voice) sonore

(g) Linguistics (vowel) arrondi

2 preposition

(a) (on all sides of) autour de;

∎ sitting round the fire/table assis autour du feu/de la table;

∎ the village is built round a green le village est construit autour d'un jardin public;

∎ they were all grouped round the teacher ils étaient tous rassemblés autour du professeur;

∎ the story centres round one particular family l'histoire est surtout centrée autour d'une famille

(b) (measuring the circumference of)

∎ the pillar is three feet round the base la base du pilier fait trois pieds de circonférence;

∎ he's 95 cm round the chest il fait 95 cm de tour de poitrine

(c) (in the vicinity of, near) autour de;

∎ the countryside round Bath is lovely la campagne autour de Bath est très belle;

∎ they live somewhere round here ils habitent quelque part par ici

(d) (to the other side of)

∎ the nearest garage is just round the corner le garage le plus proche est juste au coin de la rue;

∎ the grocer round the corner l'épicier du coin;

∎ she disappeared round the back of the house elle a disparu derrière la maison;

∎ the orchard is round the back le verger est derrière;

∎ to go round the corner passer le coin, tourner au coin;

∎ to go round an obstacle contourner un obstacle;

∎ there must be a way round the problem il doit y avoir un moyen de contourner ce problème

(e) (so as to encircle) autour de;

∎ he put his arm round her shoulders/waist il a passé son bras autour de ses épaules/de sa taille;

∎ she wears a scarf round her neck elle porte une écharpe autour du cou;

∎ he put a blanket round her legs il lui enveloppa les jambes d'une couverture;

∎ the shark swam round the boat le requin faisait des cercles autour du bateau;

∎ Drake sailed round the world Drake a fait le tour du monde en bateau;

∎ the earth goes or moves round the sun la terre tourne autour du soleil;

∎ they were dancing round a fire ils dansaient autour d'un feu

(f) (all over, everywhere in)

∎ all round the world dans le monde entier, partout dans le monde;

∎ to travel round the world/country faire le tour du monde/du pays;

∎ she looked round the room elle a promené son regard autour de la pièce;

∎ to walk round the town faire le tour de la ville (à pied);

∎ we went for a stroll round the garden nous avons fait une balade dans le jardin;

∎ there's a rumour going round the school une rumeur circule dans l'école

(g) (approximately) environ, aux environs de;

∎ round six o'clock aux environs de ou vers les six heures;

∎ round Christmas aux environs de Noël

(h) (idiom)

∎ round the clock 24 heures sur 24;

∎ we worked round the clock nous avons travaillé 24 heures d'affilée;

∎ he slept round the clock il a fait le tour du cadran

3 adverb

(a) (on all sides) autour;

∎ there's a fence all round il y a une clôture tout autour;

∎ there are trees all the way round il y a des arbres tout autour;

∎ taking things all round, taken all round à tout prendre, tout compte fait;

∎ all round, it was a good result dans l'ensemble, c'était un bon résultat

(b) (to other side)

∎ you'll have to go round, the door's locked il faudra faire le tour, la porte est fermée à clé;

∎ we drove round to the back nous avons fait le tour (par derrière)

(c) (in a circle or cycle)

∎ turn the wheel right round or all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;

∎ the shark swam round in circles le requin tournait en rond;

∎ all year round tout au long de ou toute l'année;

∎ summer will soon be or come round again l'été reviendra vite

(d) (in the opposite direction)

∎ turn round and look at me retournez-vous et regardez-moi;

∎ she looked round at us elle se retourna pour nous regarder;

∎ we'll have to turn the car round on va devoir faire demi-tour;

∎ to have one's hat/jumper on the wrong way round avoir son chapeau/son pull à l'envers;

∎ to do sth the wrong way round faire qch à l'envers;

∎ it's the other way round (quite the opposite) c'est (tout) le contraire;

∎ try the key the other way round essaie la clef dans l'autre sens

(e) (to various parts)

∎ we spent the summer just travelling round on a passé l'été à voyager;

∎ can I have a look round? je peux jeter un coup d'œil?

(f) (from one person to another)

∎ hand the sweets round, hand round the sweets faites passer les bonbons;

∎ there's a rumour going round il y a une rumeur qui court;

∎ there wasn't enough to go round il n'y en avait pas assez pour tout le monde

(g) (to a particular place)

∎ she came round to see me elle est passée me voir;

∎ let's invite some friends round et si on invitait des amis?;

∎ come round for dinner some time viens dîner un soir;

∎ take these cakes round to her house apportez-lui ces gâteaux;

∎ he'll be round il passera;

∎ to order the car round demander qu'on amène la voiture

(h) (to a different place, position)

∎ she's always moving the furniture round elle passe son temps à changer les meubles de place;

∎ try shifting the aerial round a bit essaie de bouger un peu l'antenne

(i) (by indirect route)

∎ we had to take the long way round on a dû faire le grand tour ou un grand détour;

∎ she went round by the stream elle fit un détour par le ruisseau

(j) (in circumference)

∎ the tree is 5 metres round l'arbre fait 5 mètres de circonférence

4 noun

(a) (circle) rond m, cercle m

(b) British (slice → of ham, cheese, bread, toast) tranche f;

∎ a round of sandwiches = un sandwich au pain de mie coupé en deux ou en quatre

(c) (one in a series → of discussions, negotiations) série f; (→ of elections) tour m; (→ of increases) série f, train m;

∎ the next round of talks will be held in Moscow les prochains pourparlers auront lieu à Moscou

(d) (regular route → for delivery) tournée f; (→ of sentry, patrol) ronde f;

∎ to do a paper/milk round distribuer les journaux/le lait à domicile;

∎ to do a hospital round faire sa visite à l'hôpital, visiter ses malades;

∎ to go on or do one's rounds (paperboy, milkman) faire sa tournée; (doctor) faire ses visites; (guard, policeman) faire sa ronde;

∎ to go or do or make the rounds (story, rumour, cold) circuler;

∎ there are several theories going the rounds at the moment il y a plusieurs théories qui circulent en ce moment;

∎ there's a joke/rumour/virus going the rounds in the office il y a une blague/une rumeur/un virus qui circule au bureau;

∎ she's doing or making the rounds of literary agents/travel agents elle fait le tour des agents littéraires/des agences de voyages

(e) (routine)

∎ the daily round le train-train quotidien, la routine quotidienne;

∎ the daily round of cooking and cleaning les travaux quotidiens de cuisine et de ménage;

∎ his life is one long round of parties il passe sa vie à faire la fête

(f) (stage of competition) tour m, manche f;

∎ to be/get through to the next round se qualifier/s'être qualifié pour la manche suivante;

∎ she's through to the final round elle participera à la finale

(g) (of golf, cards) partie f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, reprise f;

∎ Horseriding there were six clear rounds six chevaux avaient fait un sans-faute;

∎ Boxing he only went three rounds il n'a fait que trois rounds;

∎ to play a round of golf faire une partie de golf;

∎ he had the best round of the day c'est lui qui a fait le meilleur parcours ou round

(h) (of drinks) tournée f;

∎ to buy or stand a round of drinks payer une tournée (générale);

∎ it's my round c'est ma tournée;

∎ let's have another round prenons encore un verre

(i) (of cheering) salve f

(j) (of ammunition) cartouche f;

∎ how many rounds have we got left? combien de cartouches nous reste-t-il?

(k) (song) canon m

(l) Theatre

∎ theatre in the round théâtre m en rond

(m) Art

∎ sculpture in the round ronde-bosse f

5 transitive verb

(a) (lips, vowel) arrondir

(b) (corner) tourner; Nautical (cape) doubler, franchir

6 round about

1 preposition

environ;

∎ we need round about 6,000 posters il nous faut environ 6000 affiches;

∎ she's round about forty elle a la quarantaine;

∎ round about midnight vers minuit

2 adverb

alentour, des alentours;

∎ the villages round about les villages alentour ou des alentours

7 round and round

1 adverb

∎ to go round and round tourner;

∎ we drove round and round for hours on a tourné en rond pendant des heures;

∎ my head was spinning round and round j'avais la tête qui tournait

2 preposition

∎ we drove round and round the field on a fait plusieurs tours dans le champ;

∎ the helicopter flew round and round the lighthouse l'hélicoptère a tourné plusieurs fois autour du phare

►► round of applause des applaudissements mpl;

∎ give her a round of applause! on peut l'applaudir!;

∎ they got a round of applause ils se sont fait applaudir;

Architecture round arch arc m en plein cintre;

Cookery round of beef gîte m à la noix;

Typography round brackets parenthèses fpl;

round dance ronde f;

round figure chiffre m rond;

∎ in round figures en chiffres mpl ronds;

round robin (letter) pétition f (où les signatures sont disposées en rond); esp American (contest) poule f;

the Round Table la Table ronde;

round table table f ronde;

round trip (voyage m) aller et retour m;

∎ I did the round trip in six hours j'ai fait l'aller-retour en six heures;

Anatomy round window fenêtre f ronde

➲ round down separable transitive verb

arrondir au chiffre inférieur;

∎ their prices were rounded down to the nearest £10 ils ont arrondi leurs prix aux 10 livres inférieures

➲ round off separable transitive verb

(a) (finish, complete) terminer, clore;

∎ he rounded off his meal with a glass of brandy il a terminé son repas par un verre de cognac;

∎ to round things off… pour finir…

(b) (figures → round down) arrondir au chiffre inférieur; (→ round up) arrondir au chiffre supérieur

➲ round on inseparable transitive verb

attaquer, s'en prendre à

➲ round out

1 separable transitive verb

(complete) compléter; (deepen) approfondir

2 intransitive verb

prendre des rondeurs

➲ round up separable transitive verb

(a) (cattle, people) rassembler; (criminals) ramasser

(b) (figures) arrondir au chiffre supérieur

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > round
3 round

1. adjective
rund; rundlich [Arme]

round cheeks — Pausbacken Pl. (fam.)

in round figures, it will cost £1,000 — rund gerechnet wird es 1 000 Pfund kosten
2. noun
1) (recurring series) Serie, die

round of talks/negotiations — Gesprächs-/Verhandlungsrunde, die

the daily round — der Alltag

2) (charge of ammunition) Ladung, die

50 rounds [of ammunition] — 50 Schuss Munition

fire five rounds — fünf Schüsse abfeuern

3) (division of game or contest) Runde, die

4) (burst)

round of applause — Beifallssturm, der

rounds of cheers — Hochrufe

5)

round [of drinks] — Runde, die

6) (regular calls) Runde, die; Tour, die

the doctor is on her round at present — Frau Doktor macht gerade Hausbesuche

go [on] or make one's rounds — [Posten, Wächter usw.:] seine Runde machen od. gehen; [Krankenhausarzt:] Visite machen

do or go the rounds — [Person, Gerücht usw.:] die Runde machen (ugs.)

7) (Golf) Runde, die

a round of golf — eine Runde Golf

8) (slice)

a round of bread/toast — eine Scheibe Brot/Toast
3. adverb
1)

all the year round — das ganze Jahr hindurch

the third time round — beim dritten Mal

have a wall all round — von einer Mauer eingeschlossen sein

have a look round — sich umsehen

2) (in girth)

be [all of] ten feet round — einen Umfang von [mindestens] zehn Fuß haben

3) (from one point, place, person, etc. to another)

he asked round among his friends — er fragte seine Freunde

4) (by indirect way) herum

walk round — außen herum gehen

go a/the long way round — einen weiten Umweg machen

5) (here) hier; (there) dort

I'll go round tomorrow — ich gehe morgen hin

call round any time! — kommen Sie doch jederzeit vorbei!

ask somebody round [for a drink] — jemanden [zu einem Gläschen zu sich] einladen; see also academic.ru/13497/clock">clock 1. 1)
4. preposition
1) um [... herum]

a tour round the world — eine Weltreise

travel round England — durch England reisen

she had a blanket round her — sie hatte eine Decke um sich geschlungen

right round the lake — um den ganzen See herum

be round the back of the house — hinter dem Haus sein

run round the streets — durch die Straßen rennen

walk etc. round and round something — immer wieder um etwas herumgehen usw.

we looked round the shops — wir sahen uns in den Geschäften um

2) (in various directions from) um [... herum]; rund um [einen Ort]

look round one — um sich schauen

do you live round here? — wohnst du [hier] in der Nähe?

if you're ever round this way — wenn du hier in der Nähe bist
5. transitive verb
1) (give round shape to) rund machen; runden [Lippen, Rücken]

2) (state as round number) runden (to auf + Akk.)

3) (go round) umfahren/umgehen usw.

round a bend — um eine Kurve fahren/gehen/kommen usw

Phrasal Verbs:

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

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1. adjective
1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rund

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rundlich
2. adverb
1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) herum

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All( the) year round.) rundherum

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) herum

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) herum

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) rundherum

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) herüber
3. preposition
1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) herum

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) rund um

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) um... herum

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) in...herum
4. noun
1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) die Runde

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) die Runde

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) die Salve

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) der Schuß

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) die Runde

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) der Kanon
5. verb
(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) herumfahren um

- rounded
- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective
(not direct: a roundabout route.) umwegig

- round figures/numbers
- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up
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round

[raʊnd]

I. adj

<-er, -est>

1. (circular) rund

\round arch Rundbogen m

\round arms/legs rund[lich]e [o dicke] Arme/Beine

\round cheeks runde Backen

\round eyes Kulleraugen pl

\round face rundliches Gesicht

\round peg Runddübel m

\round table runder Tisch

\round vowel gerundeter Vokal

2. inv (even number) rund

a \round dozen ein rundes Dutzend

to make sth a \round hundred (bring up) etw auf hundert aufrunden; (bring down) etw auf hundert abrunden

in \round figures aufgerundet, abgerundet

II. adv inv esp BRIT

1. (in circular motion)

to go [or turn] \round sich akk umdrehen; wheel sich akk drehen

the children turned \round and \round until they made themselves dizzy die Kinder drehten sich so lange im Kreis, bis ihnen schwindlig wurde

sorry, you'll have to go \round tut mir leid, aber Sie müssen außen herumgehen

2. (here and there)

to run \round herumrennen fam

3. (to a specific place)

to come \round vorbeikommen fam

to go \round virus, rumours umgehen

there aren't enough pencils to go \round es sind nicht genügend Stifte für alle vorhanden

to go \round to Mary's/Peter's bei Mary/Peter vorbeischauen fam

to show sb \round jdn herumführen

4. (surrounding) rundherum

the house has trees all \round das Haus ist von Bäumen umgeben

everyone for a mile \round heard the explosion jeder im Umkreis von einer Meile hörte die Explosion

in the mountains \round about in den Bergen ringsherum

all year \round das ganze Jahr hindurch

5. (towards other direction)

the other way \round anders herum

the right/wrong way \round richtig/falsch herum

to have sth on [or be wearing sth] the wrong way \round etw falsch [o links] herum anhaben

to turn \round person sich akk umdrehen; (go back) umdrehen, kehrtmachen

6. (circa) ungefähr

\round about 4 o'clock gegen 4 Uhr

\round about 20 people ungefähr 20 Personen

7. (in girth)

the pyramid is 50 metres high and 100 metres \round die Pyramide ist 50 Meter hoch und hat einen Umfang von 100 Metern

III. prep

1. (surrounding) um + akk

, um + akk... herum

he put his arms \round her er legte seine Arme um sie

there are trees all \round the house um das ganze Haus herum stehen Bäume

2. (circling) um + akk

the moon goes \round the earth der Mond kreist um die Erde

they walked \round the lake sie liefen um den See herum

3. (curving to other side of) um + akk

drive \round the corner and take the second road on the left fahren Sie um die Ecke und nehmen sie die zweite Straße zur Linken

to be just \round the corner gleich um die Ecke sein

4. (at points at) um + akk... herum

they sat \round the table sie saßen um den Tisch [herum]

5. (within) um + akk

she looked \round the house sie sah sich im Haus um

she walked \round the room sie lief im Zimmer herum

from all \round the world aus aller Welt

6. (about) um ungefähr

I heard a strange noise \round 12:15 um ungefähr 12.15 Uhr hörte ich ein seltsames Geräusch

7.

▶ to be/go \round the bend/twist den Verstand verloren haben/verlieren, wahnsinnig geworden sein/werden

▶ to centre/revolve \round sth sich akk um etw akk konzentrieren/drehen

▶ to get \round sth um etw akk herumkommen

there seems to be no way \round this problem es führt wohl kein Weg um dieses Problem herum

▶ to lie/sit/stand \round herumliegen/-sitzen/-stehen

IV. n

1. (for all) Runde f

this \round is on me! diese Runde geht auf mich!

a \round of sandwiches BRIT ein belegtes Brot

a \round of toast eine Scheibe Toast

2. (series) Folge f

when we were young, life was just one long \round of parties als wir jung waren, war unser Leben eine einzige Folge von Partys

to be a \round of pleasure ein einziges Vergnügen sein

\round of talks Gesprächsrunde f

3. (salvo)

\round of applause Beifall m

to get a big \round of applause stürmischen Beifall bekommen

4. (route)

▪ \rounds pl:

to be [out] on [or make] one's \rounds seine Runden drehen; doctor Hausbesuche machen

I've made the \rounds of all the agents, but nobody has any tickets left ich habe alle Verkaufsstellen abgeklappert, aber es waren keine Karten mehr zu bekommen fam

to go [or do] the \rounds die Runde machen; flu umgehen

5. esp BRIT, AUS (delivery route) Runde f

to have a milk \round die Milch ausliefern

to do a paper \round Zeitungen austragen

6. (routine) Trott m pej

my daily \round includes going for a jog in the morning zu meinem Tagesablauf gehört mein täglicher Morgenlauf

7. SPORT Runde f

a \round of golf eine Runde Golf

to be [or get] [or make it] through to the next \round in die nächste Runde kommen

8. (song) Kanon m

9. (of ammunition) Ladung f

to fire a \round eine Ladung Munition abfeuern

V. vt

1. (make round)

▪ to \round sth etw umrunden

2. (go around)

to \round the corner um die Ecke biegen

VI. vi

1. (become round) rund werden

2. (turn against)

▪ to \round on sb jdn anfahren

to \round on one's critics über seine Kritiker herfallen

to \round on one's pursuers seine Verfolger angreifen

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[raʊnd]
1. adj (+er)

1) rund; (LING) vowel gerundet

round arch (Archit) — Rundbogen

a round dozen — ein rundes Dutzend

round figure, round number — runde Zahl

in round figures, that will cost 20 million — es kostet rund (gerechnet) or runde 20 Millionen

2) (dated) (= unequivocal) oath kräftig; (= considerable) sum rund; pace flott

in round terms — klar und deutlich

2. adv (esp Brit)

there was a wall right round or all round — rings- or rundherum war eine Mauer

you can't get through here, you'll have to go round — Sie können hier nicht durch, Sie müssen außen herum gehen

the long way round — der Umweg, der längere Weg

that's a long way round (detour) — das ist ein großer Umweg; (round field, town)

for 5 km round — im Umkreis von 5 km

I asked him round for a drink — ich lud ihn auf ein Glas Wein/Bier etc bei mir ein

I'll be round at 8 o'clock —

spring will soon be round again — der Frühling steht bald wieder vor der Tür

for the second time round — zum zweiten Mal

all (the) year round — das ganze Jahr über or hindurch

all round (lit) — ringsherum; ( esp Brit fig : for everyone ) für alle

drinks all round! (esp Brit) —

taking things all round, taken all round — insgesamt gesehen, wenn man alles zusammennimmt

this ought to make life much easier all round (esp Brit) — damit müsste es insgesamt einfacher werden

a pillar 2 m round — eine Säule mit 2 m Umfang

3. prep

1) (esp Brit of place etc) um (... herum)

round the table/fire — um den Tisch/das Feuer (herum)

the ribbon round her hat — das Band um ihren Hut

all round the house (inside) — im ganzen Haus; (outside)

round and round the field — rings um das Feld herum

to go round a corner/bend — um eine Ecke/Kurve gehen/fahren etc

if you're round this way — wenn Sie in der Gegend sind

to look or see round a house — sich (dat) ein Haus ansehen

to show sb round a town — jdm eine Stadt zeigen, jdn in einer Stadt herumführen

they went round the cafés looking for him — sie gingen in alle Cafés, um nach ihm zu suchen

to talk round a subject — um ein Thema herumreden

she's 75 cm round the waist — um die Taille misst or ist sie 75 cm

2) (= approximately) ungefähr

7 o'clock — ungefähr um 7 Uhr

£800 — um die £ 800

4. n

1) (= circle etc) Kreis m, Ring m; (esp Brit = slice of bread, meat etc) Scheibe f

a round of toast (esp Brit) — eine Scheibe Toast

a round of beef sandwiches (esp Brit) — ein belegtes Brot mit Braten, eine Bratenschnitte

2) (= delivery round) Runde f

round(s) (of policeman, watchman, doctor) — Runde f

to do or make one's round(s) — seine Runde machen

to be ( out) on one's round(s) — auf seiner Runde sein

to go or make or do the rounds (visiting relatives etc) — die Runde machen

to do the rounds of the clubs etc (inf) — durch die Klubs etc ziehen

he does a paper round (Brit) — er trägt Zeitungen aus

the daily round (fig) — die tägliche Arbeit, der tägliche Trott (pej)

her life was one long round of parties — ihr Leben war eine einzige Folge von Partys

3)

to go or do the rounds (story etc) — reihum gehen

the story went the rounds of the club —

this coat has gone the rounds of the family — dieser Mantel ist durch die ganze Familie gegangen

4) (SPORT of election, talks) Runde f; (SHOW-JUMPING) Durchgang m

a round (of drinks) — eine Runde

a new round of negotiations — eine neue Verhandlungsrunde

round of ammunition — Ladung f

10 rounds of bullets —

a round of 5 shots — eine Folge von 5 Schüssen

a round of applause — Applaus m

5) (MUS) Kanon m

6)

theatre in the round — Arenatheater nt

5. vt

1) (= make round) runden

2) (= go round) corner, bend gehen/fahren um; cape umfahren, herumfahren um; obstacle herumgehen/-fahren um

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round [raʊnd]

A adj (adv → roundly)

1. allg rund:

a) kugelrund

b) kreisrund

c) zylindrisch:

round bar Rundstab m

d) (ab)gerundet

e) einen Kreis beschreibend:

round movement kreisförmige Bewegung

f) bogenförmig:

round-arched ARCH rundbogig, Rundbogen…

g) rundlich, voll (Arme, Backen)

2. LING gerundet (Vokal)

3. fig rund, voll, ganz (Dutzend etc)

4. MATH ganz (ohne Bruch):

in round numbers

a) in ganzen Zahlen,

b) auch in round figures auf- oder abgerundet

5. rund, annähernd oder ungefähr (richtig):

a round guess eine ungefähre Schätzung

6. rund, beträchtlich (Summe)

7. fig abgerundet (Stil)

8. voll(-tönend) (Stimme)

9. flott, scharf (Tempo)

10. offen, unverblümt (Antwort etc):

a round lie eine freche Lüge

11. kräftig, derb:

in round terms unmissverständlich

12. weich, vollmundig (Wein)

B s

1. Rund n, Kreis m, Ring m:

this earthly round das Erdenrund

2. (etwas) Rundes n, Rundteil m/n, Rundbau m

3. a) (runde) Stange

b) Querstange f

c) (Leiter) Sprosse f

d) TECH Rundstab m

4. Rundung f:

out of round TECH unrund

5. Bildhauerei: Rund-, Freiplastik f (Ggs Relief):

in the round

a) plastisch,

b) fig vollkommen

6. auch round of beef Rindskeule f

7. Br Scheibe f, Schnitte f (Brot etc)

8. Kreislauf m, Runde f:

the round of the seasons der Kreislauf der Jahreszeiten;

the daily round der alltägliche Trott

9. a) (Dienst)Runde f, Rundgang m (von Polizisten, Briefträgern etc)

b) MIL Rundgang m, Streifwache f

c) pl MIL koll Streife f

d) auch ward round MED Visite f (im Krankenhaus):

do ( oder go, make) one’s rounds seine Runde oder seinen Rundgang machen (of in dat)

10. a) ( besonders Besichtigungs-, Inspektions)Rundgang m, -fahrt f

b) Rundreise f, Tour f

11. Reihe f, Folge f ( beide:

of von)

12. a) Boxen, Golf etc: Runde f:

a 10-round fight, a fight over 10 rounds ein Kampf über 10 Runden;

first round to him! die erste Runde geht an ihn!, fig hum a. eins zu null für ihn!

b) (Verhandlungs- etc) Runde f:

round of negotiations

13. Runde f, Kreis m (von Personen):

go the rounds die Runde machen, kursieren ( beide:

of bei, in dat) (Gerücht, Witz etc)

14. Runde f, Lage f (Bier etc): → stand C 7

15. MIL

a) Salve f

b) Schuss m:

20 rounds of cartridge 20 Schuss Patronen;

he did not fire a single round er gab keinen einzigen Schuss ab

16. fig (Lach-, Beifalls) Salve f:

round of applause auch Beifallssturm m;

round after round of applause nicht enden wollender Beifall

17. MUS

a) Kanon m, Br HIST Round m (schlichter Rundgesang)

b) Rundtanz m, Reigen m

c) Dreher m

C adv

1. auch round about rund-, rings(her)um

2. rund(her)um, im ganzen Umkreis, überall, auf oder von oder nach allen Seiten: → all Bes Redew

3. im Umfang, mit einem Umfang von:

a tree 30 inches round

4. rundherum:

round and round immer rundherum;

the wheels go round die Räder drehen sich;

hand sth round etwas herumreichen;

look round um sich blicken;

turn round sich umdrehen

5. außen herum:

a long way round ein weiter oder großer Umweg

6. (zeitlich) heran…:

summer comes round;

winter comes round again der Winter kehrt wieder

7. (eine Zeit) lang oder hindurch:

all the year round das ganze Jahr lang oder hindurch oder über;

the clock round rund um die Uhr, volle 24 Stunden

8. a) hinüber…

b) herüber…, her…:

ask sb round jemanden her(über)bitten;

order one’s car round (den Wagen) vorfahren lassen; → bring round, get round etc

D präp

1. (rund) um:

a tour round the world eine Reise um die Welt

2. um (… herum):

sail round the Cape;

just round the corner gleich um die Ecke

3. in oder auf (dat) … herum:

she chased us round all the shops sie jagte uns durch alle Läden

4. um (… herum), im Umkreis von (oder gen):

shells burst round him um ihn herum platzten Granaten

5. um (… herum):

write a book round a story aus einer Geschichte ein (dickes) Buch machen;

argue round and round a subject um ein Thema herumreden

6. (zeitlich) durch, während (gen):

round the day den ganzen Tag lang; → clock¹ A 1

E v/t

1. rund machen, abrunden (auch fig): → rounded

2. umkreisen

3. umgeben, umschließen

4. a) ein Kap etc umfahren, umsegeln, herumfahren um, um eine Ecke biegen oder fahren oder gehen

b) AUTO eine Kurve ausfahren

F v/i

1. rund werden, sich runden

2. fig sich abrunden

3. a) die Runde machen (Wache)

b) einen Umweg machen

4. SCHIFF drehen, wenden (Schiff)

5. round on umg

a) jemanden anfahren,

b) über jemanden herfallen

rd. abk

1. road Str.

2. rod ( rods pl) (Maßeinheit)

3. round

4. PHYS rutherford (Maßeinheit)

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1. adjective
rund; rundlich [Arme]

round cheeks — Pausbacken Pl. (fam.)

in round figures, it will cost £1,000 — rund gerechnet wird es 1 000 Pfund kosten
2. noun
1) (recurring series) Serie, die

round of talks/negotiations — Gesprächs-/Verhandlungsrunde, die

the daily round — der Alltag

2) (charge of ammunition) Ladung, die

50 rounds [of ammunition] — 50 Schuss Munition

fire five rounds — fünf Schüsse abfeuern

3) (division of game or contest) Runde, die

4) (burst)

round of applause — Beifallssturm, der

rounds of cheers — Hochrufe

5)

round [of drinks] — Runde, die

6) (regular calls) Runde, die; Tour, die

the doctor is on her round at present — Frau Doktor macht gerade Hausbesuche

go [on] or make one's rounds — [Posten, Wächter usw.:] seine Runde machen od. gehen; [Krankenhausarzt:] Visite machen

do or go the rounds — [Person, Gerücht usw.:] die Runde machen (ugs.)

7) (Golf) Runde, die

a round of golf — eine Runde Golf

8) (slice)

a round of bread/toast — eine Scheibe Brot/Toast
3. adverb
1)

all the year round — das ganze Jahr hindurch

the third time round — beim dritten Mal

have a wall all round — von einer Mauer eingeschlossen sein

have a look round — sich umsehen

2) (in girth)

be [all of] ten feet round — einen Umfang von [mindestens] zehn Fuß haben

3) (from one point, place, person, etc. to another)

he asked round among his friends — er fragte seine Freunde

4) (by indirect way) herum

walk round — außen herum gehen

go a/the long way round — einen weiten Umweg machen

5) (here) hier; (there) dort

I'll go round tomorrow — ich gehe morgen hin

call round any time! — kommen Sie doch jederzeit vorbei!

ask somebody round [for a drink] — jemanden [zu einem Gläschen zu sich] einladen; see also clock 1. 1)
4. preposition
1) um [... herum]

a tour round the world — eine Weltreise

travel round England — durch England reisen

she had a blanket round her — sie hatte eine Decke um sich geschlungen

right round the lake — um den ganzen See herum

be round the back of the house — hinter dem Haus sein

run round the streets — durch die Straßen rennen

walk etc. round and round something — immer wieder um etwas herumgehen usw.

we looked round the shops — wir sahen uns in den Geschäften um

2) (in various directions from) um [... herum]; rund um [einen Ort]

look round one — um sich schauen

do you live round here? — wohnst du [hier] in der Nähe?

if you're ever round this way — wenn du hier in der Nähe bist
5. transitive verb
1) (give round shape to) rund machen; runden [Lippen, Rücken]

2) (state as round number) runden (to auf + Akk.)

3) (go round) umfahren/umgehen usw.

round a bend — um eine Kurve fahren/gehen/kommen usw

Phrasal Verbs:

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

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adj.

ringsherum adj.

rund adj.

runden adj.

um...herum adj. n.

Kontrollgang m.

Runde -n f.

English-german dictionary > round
4 round

1. adjective
1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo

2. adverb
1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) en sentido contrario

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) en círculo

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de persona en persona

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) de un sitio a otro, por ahí

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferencia

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) a casa

3. preposition
1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) alrededor (de), en torno (a)

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) alrededor (de), en torno (a)

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) a la vuelta (de)

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por

4. noun
1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) ronda, vuelta; recorrido

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) recorrido

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva; tiro

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) vuelta, asalto (boxeo)

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canon

5. verb
(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) girar, virar

- rounded
- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout
6. adjective
(not direct: a roundabout route.) indirecto

- round figures/numbers
- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up

round¹ adj redondo

a round table una mesa redonda

round² adv

Expresa la idea de girar o dar la vuelta

turn round and go back date la vuelta y vuelve

she looked round miró a su alrededor / miró hacia atrás

the cat ran round and round in circles el gato daba vueltas y vueltas

I'll show you round te enseñaré la casa

round³ prep alrededor de

she had flowers round her neck llevaba flores alrededor del cuello

it's just round the corner está a la vuelta de la esquina

we walked round the park dimos una vuelta por el parque

round /rraun/ sustantivo masculino (Dep) round ' round' also found in these entries: Spanish: alrededor - asalto - asomar - batuta - billete - bordear - caballito - camilla - circular - dejarse - doblar - eliminatoria - energía - estar - foro - hacinarse - inversa - inverso - juntar - octava - octavo - pasarse - patearse - piña - por - reanimar - reanimarse - rebuscada - rebuscado - recorrer - redonda - redondear - redondez - redondo - rematar - remover - revés - rodear - ronda - sobremesa - soler - sortear - tartana - tiovivo - volver - volverse - vuelta - acorralar - aparecer - aplauso English: all-round - ask round - bend - bring round - circle - clip - clock - come round - corner - drop in - drop round - finger - flash - gather round - get around - get round - get round to - glance round - go round - hand round - look round - merry-go-round - pad - paper round - pass - pass round - rally - rally round - ring - round - round down - round off - round on - round robin - round up - round-shouldered - round-table meeting - round-the-clock - show round - spin - swap round - swing - tour - travel - turn round - twist round - wander - way - wheel - whip-round

round

tr[raʊnd]

adjective

1 redondo,-a

■ a round bathtub una bañera redonda

noun

1 (circle) círculo

2 (series) serie nombre femenino, tanda; (one of a series) ronda

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (stage of competition) ronda; (boxing) asalto; (of golf) partido

■ she was knocked out in the first round la eliminaron en la primera ronda

■ he went three rounds with Murphy duró tres asaltos con Murphy

4 (of drinks) ronda

5 (of policeman etc) ronda

6 (for gun) cartucho

7 (of bread) rebanada

■ two rounds of toast dos tostadas

adverb

1 (in circles)

■ it goes round and round da vueltas y vueltas

■ she turned round se dio la vuelta

2 (about) por ahí

■ I've been waiting round all day he estado esperando todo el día

3 (to somebody's house) a casa

■ they came round to see me vinieron a casa a verme

■ she invited me round me invitó a casa

preposition

1 alrededor de

■ they sat round the fire se sentaron alrededor del fuego

■ he went round the field dio la vuelta al campo

■ have you lived round here long? ¿hace mucho que vives por aquí?

transitive verb

1 doblar

■ the ship rounded Cape Horn el barco dobló el cabo de Hornos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all the year round durante todo el año

round the clock día y noche, las veinticuatro horas

round the corner a la vuelta de la esquina

the other way round al revés

to have round shoulders tener las espaldas cargadas

to go round dar vueltas

round table mesa redonda

round trip viaje nombre masculino de ida y vuelta

round number número redondo

round ['raʊnd] vt

1) : redondear

she rounded the edges: redondeó los bordes

2) turn: doblar

to round the corner: dar la vuelta a la esquina

3)

to round off : redondear (un número)

4)

to round offor to round out complete: rematar, terminar

5)

to round up gather: reunir

round adv around

round adj

1) : redondo

a round table: una mesa redonda

in round numbers: en números redondos

round shoulders: espaldas cargadas

2)

round trip : viaje m de ida y vuelta

round n

1) circle: círculo m

2) series: serie f, sucesión f

a round of talks: una ronda de negociaciones

the daily round: la rutina cotidiana

3) : asalto m (en boxeo), recorrido m (en golf), vuelta f (en varios juegos)

4) : salva f (de aplausos)

5)

round of drinks : ronda f

6)

round of ammunition : disparo m, cartucho m

7) rounds npl

: recorridos mpl (de un cartero), rondas fpl (de un vigilante), visitas fpl (de un médico)

to make the rounds: hacer visitas

round prep around

round (Wine)

n.

• equilibrado (Vino) s.m.

adj.

• redondo, -a adj.

• rollizo, -a adj.

• rotundo, -a adj.

adv.

• alrededor adv.

n.

• asalto s.m.

• círculo s.m.

• descarga s.f.

• redondo s.m.

• ronda s.f.

• rueda s.f.

• vuelta s.f.

prep.

• alrededor de prep.

v.

• redondear (MAT, INF) v.

I raʊnd
adjective

1)

a) (circular, spherical) redondo

b) ( not angular) < corner> curvo

she has very round shoulders — es muy cargada de espaldas, es muy encorvada

2) < number> redondo

II

noun

1) c ( circle) círculo m, redondel m, redondela f (Andes)

theater in the round — teatro m circular

2) c

a) ( series) serie f

round of talks — ronda f de conversaciones

the daily round — la rutina diaria

his life is one long round of meetings — su vida es una continua sucesión de reuniones

b) ( burst)

let's have a round of applause for... — un aplauso para...

3) c (Sport, Games) (of tournament, quiz) vuelta f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, asalto m; ( in golf) vuelta f, recorrido m; ( in showjumping) recorrido m; ( in card games) partida f

4)

a) ( of visits) (often pl)

the doctor is off making his rounds o (BrE) is on his rounds — el doctor está haciendo visitas a domicilio or visitando pacientes

the nurse does her round of the wards at midday — la enfermera hace la ronda de las salas a mediodía

we had to make o (BrE) do o go the rounds of all the relatives — tuvimos que ir de visita a casa de todos los parientes

b) c ( of watchman) ronda f; (of postman, milkman) (BrE) recorrido m

he does a paper round — hace un reparto de periódicos

5) c ( of drinks) ronda f, vuelta f, tanda f (Col, Méx)

this is my round — esta ronda or vuelta or (Col, Méx tb) tanda la pago yo

6) c ( shot) disparo m; ( bullet) bala f

7) c ( of bread) (BrE)

a round of toast — una tostada or (Méx) un pan tostado

a round of sandwiches — un sándwich

8) c ( Mus) canon m

III

transitive verb

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta a

b) ( make round) \<\<edge\>\> redondear

Phrasal Verbs:

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

IV

adverb (esp BrE)

1)

a) ( in a circle)

we walked all the way round — dimos toda la vuelta

they ran round and round — dieron vueltas y vueltas corriendo

all year round — durante todo el año

b) ( so as to face in different direction)

she spun round when she heard his voice — dio media vuelta al oír su voz; see also turn round

c) ( on all sides) alrededor

everyone crowded round — todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

2)

a) (from one place, person to another)

to have a look round — echar un vistazo

the curator took us round — el conservador nos mostró or nos enseñó el museo (or la colección etc)

a list was handed round — se hizo circular una lista

b) (at, to different place)

she's round at Ed's — está en casa de Ed

we're having friends round for a meal — hemos invitado a unos amigos a comer; see also call round

c)

all round — ( in every respect) en todos los sentidos; ( for everybody) a todos

he bought drinks all round — compró bebidas para todos

V

preposition (esp BrE)

1) ( encircling) alrededor de

the wall round the garden — el muro que rodea el jardín

round the corner — a la vuelta (de la esquina)

2)

a) ( in the vicinity of) cerca de, en los alrededores de

she lives round here — vive por aquí

round about 5 o'clock — alrededor de las cinco

b) (within, through)

he does odd jobs round the house — hace arreglitos en la casa

we had a look round the cathedral — (le) echamos un vistazo a la catedral

[raʊnd] When round is an element in a phrasal verb, eg ask round, call round, rally round, look up the verb.
1.

ADJ
(compar rounder) (superl roundest) (gen) redondo; [sum, number] redondo
• a round dozen — una docena redonda

• in round figures or numbers — en números redondos

2.

ADV

the park is eight miles round — el parque tiene un perímetro de ocho millas

• there is a fence all round — está rodeado por un cercado

it would be better all round if we didn't go — (in every respect) sería mejor en todos los sentidos que no fuéramos; (for all concerned) sería mejor para todos que no fuéramos

all year round — (durante) todo el año

drinks all round! — ¡pago la ronda para todos!

we shook hands all round — todos nos dimos la mano

• to ask sb round — invitar a algn a casa or a pasar (por casa)

• we were round at my sister's — estábamos en casa de mi hermana

we'll be round at the pub — estaremos en el bar

• the wheels go round — las ruedas giran or dan vuelta

• it flew round and round — voló dando vueltas

• the long way round — el camino más largo

it's a long way round — es mucho rodeo

the other/wrong way round — al revés

3. PREP

1) (of place etc) alrededor de

we were sitting round the table/fire — estábamos sentados alrededor de la mesa/en torno a la chimenea

the wall round the garden — el muro que rodea el jardín

a walk round the town — un paseo por la ciudad

• all the people round about — toda la gente alrededor

• all round the house — (inside) por toda la casa; (outside) alrededor de toda la casa

• she's 36 inches round the bust — tiene 90 de busto or de pecho

• round the clock — (=at any time) a todas horas, a cualquier hora; (=non-stop) permanentemente, día y noche, las 24 horas del día

• round the corner — a la vuelta de la esquina

• are you from round here? — ¿eres de por aquí?

• to look round the shop — echar una mirada por la tienda

• wear it round your neck — llévalo en el cuello

• he sells them round the pubs — los vende de bar en bar

• when you're round this way — cuando pases por aquí

• a trip round the world — un viaje alrededor del mundo

2) (esp Brit) (=approximately) (also: round about) alrededor de, más o menos

round four o'clock — a eso de las cuatro

• round about £50 — alrededor de 50 libras, 50 libras más o menos

• somewhere round Derby — cerca de Derby

somewhere round that sum — esa cantidad más o menos

3) (=using as theme)

it's written round the Suez episode — tiene por tema principal el episodio de Suez

4. N

1) (=circle) círculo m ; (=slice) tajada f, rodaja f

• a round of sandwiches — (Brit) un sandwich

• a round of toast — una tostada

2) [of postman, milkman etc] recorrido m ; [of watchman] ronda f

• the watchman was doing his round — el vigilante estaba de ronda

• the story is going the rounds that... — se dice or se rumorea que...

she did or went or made the rounds of the agencies — visitó or recorrió todas las agencias

the story went the rounds of the club — el chiste se contó en todos los corrillos del club

• the doctor's on his rounds — el médico está haciendo sus visitas

3) (Boxing) asalto m, round m ; (Golf) partido m, recorrido m, vuelta f ; (Showjumping) recorrido m ; (Cards) (=game) partida f ; (in tournament) vuelta f

• to have a clear round — hacer un recorrido sin penalizaciones

• the first round of the elections — la primera vuelta de las elecciones

4) [of drinks] ronda f

whose round is it? — ¿a quién le toca (pagar)?

it's my round — yo invito, me toca a mí

• round of ammunition — cartucho m, bala f, tiro m

• round of applause — salva f de aplausos

let's have a round of applause for... — demos un fuerte aplauso a...

• round of shots — descarga f

5) (=series)

• the first round of negotiations — la primera ronda de negociaciones

• life was one long round of parties — la vida consistía en una sucesión constante de fiestas

6) (=routine)

• the daily round — la rutina cotidiana

7)

• in the round — (Theat) circular, en redondo

8) (Mus) canon m

5. VT

1) (=make round) [+ lips, edges] redondear

2) (=go round) [+ corner] doblar, dar la vuelta a; (Naut) doblar

the ship rounded the headland — el buque dobló el promontorio

6.

CPD

round arch N — arco m de medio punto

round dance N — baile m en corro

round robin N — (=request) petición f firmada en rueda; (=protest) protesta f firmada en rueda

Round Table N — (Hist) Mesa f Redonda

round table N — (=conference) mesa f redonda

round trip N — viaje m de ida y vuelta

round trip ticket — (US) billete m de ida y vuelta

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

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I [raʊnd]
adjective

1)

a) (circular, spherical) redondo

b) ( not angular) < corner> curvo

she has very round shoulders — es muy cargada de espaldas, es muy encorvada

2) < number> redondo

II

noun

1) c ( circle) círculo m, redondel m, redondela f (Andes)

theater in the round — teatro m circular

2) c

a) ( series) serie f

round of talks — ronda f de conversaciones

the daily round — la rutina diaria

his life is one long round of meetings — su vida es una continua sucesión de reuniones

b) ( burst)

let's have a round of applause for... — un aplauso para...

3) c (Sport, Games) (of tournament, quiz) vuelta f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, asalto m; ( in golf) vuelta f, recorrido m; ( in showjumping) recorrido m; ( in card games) partida f

4)

a) ( of visits) (often pl)

the doctor is off making his rounds o (BrE) is on his rounds — el doctor está haciendo visitas a domicilio or visitando pacientes

the nurse does her round of the wards at midday — la enfermera hace la ronda de las salas a mediodía

we had to make o (BrE) do o go the rounds of all the relatives — tuvimos que ir de visita a casa de todos los parientes

b) c ( of watchman) ronda f; (of postman, milkman) (BrE) recorrido m

he does a paper round — hace un reparto de periódicos

5) c ( of drinks) ronda f, vuelta f, tanda f (Col, Méx)

this is my round — esta ronda or vuelta or (Col, Méx tb) tanda la pago yo

6) c ( shot) disparo m; ( bullet) bala f

7) c ( of bread) (BrE)

a round of toast — una tostada or (Méx) un pan tostado

a round of sandwiches — un sándwich

8) c ( Mus) canon m

III

transitive verb

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta a

b) ( make round) \<\<edge\>\> redondear

Phrasal Verbs:

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

IV

adverb (esp BrE)

1)

a) ( in a circle)

we walked all the way round — dimos toda la vuelta

they ran round and round — dieron vueltas y vueltas corriendo

all year round — durante todo el año

b) ( so as to face in different direction)

she spun round when she heard his voice — dio media vuelta al oír su voz; see also turn round

c) ( on all sides) alrededor

everyone crowded round — todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

2)

a) (from one place, person to another)

to have a look round — echar un vistazo

the curator took us round — el conservador nos mostró or nos enseñó el museo (or la colección etc)

a list was handed round — se hizo circular una lista

b) (at, to different place)

she's round at Ed's — está en casa de Ed

we're having friends round for a meal — hemos invitado a unos amigos a comer; see also call round

c)

all round — ( in every respect) en todos los sentidos; ( for everybody) a todos

he bought drinks all round — compró bebidas para todos

V

preposition (esp BrE)

1) ( encircling) alrededor de

the wall round the garden — el muro que rodea el jardín

round the corner — a la vuelta (de la esquina)

2)

a) ( in the vicinity of) cerca de, en los alrededores de

she lives round here — vive por aquí

round about 5 o'clock — alrededor de las cinco

b) (within, through)

he does odd jobs round the house — hace arreglitos en la casa

we had a look round the cathedral — (le) echamos un vistazo a la catedral

English-spanish dictionary > round
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[raʊnd] adj <-er, -est>

1)

( circular) rund;

\round arch Rundbogen m;

\round arms/ legs rund[lich]e [o dicke] Arme/Beine;

\round cheeks runde Backen;

\round eyes Kulleraugen ntpl;

\round face rundliches Gesicht;

\round peg Runddübel m;

\round table runder Tisch;

\round vowel gerundeter Vokal

2) inv ( even number) rund;

a \round dozen ein rundes Dutzend;

to make sth a \round hundred ( bring up) etw auf hundert aufrunden;

( bring down) etw auf hundert abrunden adv

inv ( esp Brit)

1) ( in circular motion)

to go [or turn] \round sich akk umdrehen; wheel sich akk drehen;

the children turned \round and \round until they made themselves dizzy die Kinder drehten sich so lange im Kreis, bis ihnen schwindlig wurde;

sorry, you'll have to go \round tut mir leid, aber Sie müssen außen herumgehen

2) ( here and there)

to run \round herumrennen ( fam)

3) ( to a specific place)

to come \round vorbeikommen ( fam)

to go \round virus, rumours umgehen;

there aren't enough pencils to go \round es sind nicht genügend Stifte für alle vorhanden;

to go \round to Mary's/ Peter's bei Mary/Peter vorbeischauen ( fam)

to show sb \round jdn herumführen

4) ( surrounding) rundherum;

the house has trees all \round das Haus ist von Bäumen umgeben;

everyone for a mile \round heard the explosion jeder im Umkreis von einer Meile hörte die Explosion;

in the mountains \round about in den Bergen ringsherum;

all year \round das ganze Jahr hindurch

5) ( towards other direction)

the other way \round anders herum;

the right/wrong way \round richtig/falsch herum;

to have sth on [or be wearing sth] the wrong way \round etw falsch [o links] herum anhaben;

to turn \round person sich akk umdrehen;

( go back) umdrehen, kehrtmachen

6) ( circa) ungefähr;

\round about 4 o'clock gegen 4 Uhr;

\round about 20 people ungefähr 20 Personen

7) ( in girth)

the pyramid is 50 metres high and 100 metres \round die Pyramide ist 50 Meter hoch und hat einen Umfang von 100 Metern prep

1) ( surrounding) um +akk, um +akk... herum;

he put his arms \round her er legte seine Arme um sie;

there are trees all \round the house um das ganze Haus herum stehen Bäume

2) ( circling) um +akk;

the moon goes \round the earth der Mond kreist um die Erde;

they walked \round the lake sie liefen um den See herum

3) ( curving to other side of) um +akk;

drive \round the corner and take the second road on the left fahren Sie um die Ecke und nehmen sie die zweite Straße zur Linken;

to be just \round the corner gleich um die Ecke sein

4) ( at points at) um +akk... herum;

they sat \round the table sie saßen um den Tisch [herum]

5) ( within) um +akk;

she looked \round the house sie sah sich im Haus um;

she walked \round the room sie lief im Zimmer herum;

from all \round the world aus aller Welt

6) ( about) um ungefähr;

I heard a strange noise \round 12:15 um ungefähr 12.15 Uhr hörte ich ein seltsames Geräusch

PHRASES:

to be/go \round the bend/twist den Verstand verloren haben/verlieren, wahnsinnig geworden sein/werden;

to centre/revolve \round sth sich akk um etw akk konzentrieren/drehen;

to get \round sth um etw akk herumkommen;

there seems to be no way \round this problem es führt wohl kein Weg um dieses Problem herum;

to lie/sit/stand \round herumliegen/-sitzen/-stehen n

1) ( for all) Runde f;

this \round is on me! diese Runde geht auf mich!;

a \round of sandwiches ( Brit) ein belegtes Brot;

a \round of toast eine Scheibe Toast

2) ( series) Folge f;

when we were young, life was just one long \round of parties als wir jung waren, war unser Leben eine einzige Folge von Partys;

to be a \round of pleasure ein einziges Vergnügen sein;

\round of talks Gesprächsrunde f

3) ( salvo)

\round of applause Beifall m;

to get a big \round of applause stürmischen Beifall bekommen

4) ( route)

\rounds pl

to be [out] on [or make] one's \rounds seine Runden drehen; doctor Hausbesuche machen;

I've made the \rounds of all the agents, but nobody has any tickets left ich habe alle Verkaufsstellen abgeklappert, aber es waren keine Karten mehr zu bekommen ( fam)

to go [or do] the \rounds die Runde machen; flu umgehen

5) (esp Brit, Aus) ( delivery route) Runde f;

to have a milk \round die Milch ausliefern;

to do a paper \round Zeitungen austragen

6) ( routine) Trott m ( pej)

my daily \round includes going for a jog in the morning zu meinem Tagesablauf gehört mein täglicher Morgenlauf

7) sports Runde f;

a \round of golf eine Runde Golf;

to be [or get] [or make it] through to the next \round in die nächste Runde kommen

8) ( song) Kanon m

9) ( of ammunition) Ladung f;

to fire a \round eine Ladung Munition abfeuern vt

1) ( make round)

to \round sth etw umrunden

2) ( go around)

to \round the corner um die Ecke biegen vi

1) ( become round) rund werden

2) ( turn against)

to \round on sb jdn anfahren;

to \round on one's critics über seine Kritiker herfallen;

to \round on one's pursuers seine Verfolger angreifen

English-German students dictionary > round
6 round

round [raυnd]

1. a

1) кру́глый; шарообра́зный; сфери́ческий; цилиндри́ческий;

round back ( или shoulders) суту́лость
;

round hand ( или text) кру́глый по́черк; полигр. рондо́
;

round timber кругля́к, кру́глый лесоматериа́л
;

round arch архит. полукру́глая а́рка

2) по́лный, пу́хлый

3) кругово́й;

round game игра́ в ка́рты, в кото́рой принима́ет уча́стие неограни́ченное коли́чество игроко́в
;

round towel = roller towel
;

round trip ( или tour, voyage) пое́здка в о́ба конца́

4) ро́вный, кру́глый ( о числах);

round dozen ро́вно дю́жина

5) кру́пный, значи́тельный ( о сумме)

6) прямо́й, открове́нный; грубова́тый, ре́зкий;

a round oath кре́пкое руга́тельство
;

in round terms в си́льных выраже́ниях

7) бы́стрый, энерги́чный ( о движении);

a round trot кру́пная рысь
;

at a round pace кру́пным аллю́ром

8) округлённый ( о числах)

9) закруглённый, зако́нченный ( о фразе); гла́дкий, пла́вный ( о стиле)

10) мя́гкий, ни́зкий, бархати́стый ( о голосе)

11) прия́тный ( о вине)

12) фон. лабиализо́ванный

2. n

1) круг, окру́жность; очерта́ние, ко́нтур

2) кругово́е движе́ние; цикл

3) обхо́д; прогу́лка;

to go the rounds идти́ в обхо́д, соверша́ть обхо́д
;

to go ( или to make) the round of обходи́ть
;

to go for a good ( или long) round предприня́ть дли́нную прогу́лку
;

visiting rounds прове́рка часовы́х; дозо́р для свя́зи

4) цикл, ряд;

the daily round круг ежедне́вных заня́тий

5) тур; ра́унд;

a new round of talks но́вый ра́унд перегово́ров

6) рейс, маршру́т

7) (очередна́я) по́рция;

to eat a round of sandwiches съесть по́рцию са́ндвичей
;

he ordered another round of drinks он заказа́л ещё по рю́мочке для всех

8) воен. патро́н; вы́стрел; о́чередь;

20 rounds of ball cartridges 20 боевы́х патро́нов

9) раке́тный снаря́д;

ballistic round баллисти́ческий снаря́д

10) ло́мтик, кусо́чек;

round of toast кру́глый ло́мтик поджа́ренного хле́ба
;

round of beef ссек говя́дины

11) ступе́нька стремя́нки (тж. round of a ladder)

12) игра́, па́ртия; тур

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round of cheers ( или applause) взрыв аплодисме́нтов
;

to go the round(s) передава́ться из уст в уста́ ( о новостях и т.п.)

3. v

1) округля́ть(ся) (тж. round off);

to round a sentence закругли́ть фра́зу

2) огиба́ть, обходи́ть круго́м

3) округля́ть ( число)

4) фон. лабиализи́ровать

round off округля́ть(ся), закругля́ть(ся);

to round off the evening with a dance зако́нчить ве́чер та́нцами
;

round on набра́сываться, напада́ть (на кого-л.); ре́зко критикова́ть, распека́ть;

round out закругля́ть(ся), де́лать(ся) кру́глым;

round to мор. приводи́ть к ве́тру;

round up

а) сгоня́ть (скот);

б) окружа́ть, производи́ть обла́ву;

round upon см. round on

4. adv

1) вокру́г;

round about вокру́г (да о́коло)
;

he walked round the lake он обошёл всё о́зеро

2) опя́ть, сно́ва;

spring soon comes round ско́ро насту́пит весна́
;

round and round сно́ва и сно́ва

3) обра́тно, в обра́тном направле́нии; наоборо́т, круго́м;

he turned round он поверну́лся круго́м
;

we soon won them round мы ско́ро привлекли́ их на свою́ сто́рону

4) круго́м, по кру́гу;

tea was then handed round пото́м разнесли́ чай
;

is there enough coffee to go round? ко́фе на всех хва́тит?

5) по всей пло́щади, окру́ге; со всех сторо́н;

everyone for a mile round всё населе́ние в ра́диусе ми́ли

6) сплошь, целико́м;

all (the) year round весь, це́лый год

7) кру́жным путём;

to go a long way round е́хать кру́жным путём

8):

come round and see me заходи́те ко мне
;

we'll be round soon мы ско́ро придём

9) в обхва́те, в окру́жности;

her waist is only 24 inches round объём её та́лии всего́ 61 см

5. prep

1) вокру́г, круго́м;

round the world вокру́г све́та
;

she had a blanket round her она́ была́ заку́тана в одея́ло

2) за; об-;

round the corner за́ угол; за угло́м
;

the traffic flowed round the obstruction маши́ны объезжа́ли препя́тствие

3) вокру́г, по;

he looked round the room он осмотре́л ко́мнату
;

she walked round the museum она́ ходи́ла по музе́ю

4) о́коло, у;

lakes round the town озёра вокру́г го́рода
;

shells burst round them ря́дом с ни́ми рвали́сь снаря́ды

5) о́коло, приблизи́тельно;

it is round 5 o'clock сейча́с где́-то о́коло пяти́ часо́в
;

he was ready to pay round £2000 он гото́в был заплати́ть приме́рно две ты́сячи фу́нтов

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > round
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1. adjective
1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rund

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) lubben, rund
2. adverb
1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) rundt

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) i ring/krets, rundt

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) fra den ene til den andre, rundt

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) omkring, rundt

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) i omkrets

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) bortom, innom
3. preposition
1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) rundt, om(kring)

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) omkring

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) rundt

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) omkring i
4. noun
1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) runde, omgang

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) runde, rute

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) klappsalve; runde, salve

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skudd

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) omgang, runde, spill

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanon
5. verb
(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) runde, dreie (seg)

- rounded
- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective
(not direct: a roundabout route.) indirekte, ad omveier

- round figures/numbers
- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up

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sirkelrund

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subst. \/raʊnd\/

1) sirkel, runding, ring

2) runde, omgang, serie, inspeksjonsrunde, budrunde, tur, rekke, rode, rundtur

• they had several rounds of negotiations

de hadde flere runder med forhandlinger

• the paperboy did his round in just thirty minutes

avisbudet klarte runden sin på bare 30 minutter

3) ( kortspill) runde, kule, slag, parti

4) kretsløp

• the earth's yearly round

jordens årlige kretsløp

5) rutine, gjøremål

• the daily rounds

de daglige gjøremål

• the monotoneous round of everyday life

den grå hverdagen

6) servering, runde

• who's buying the next round?

hvem spanderer\/kjøper neste runde?

7) skudd, patron

• he had only three rounds of ammunition left

han hadde bare tre skudd igjen

8) skuddsalve

9) ( britisk) brødskive

• I only had a round of toast for breakfast

jeg spiste bare en skive ristet brød til frokost

10) ( matlaging) lårstykke

11) ( musikk) kanon

12) ( gammeldags) runddans, ringdans

do a newspaper round gå med avisen

the doctor's round of visits visittrunde

go the round (of) ( overført) sirkulere i, gå på rundgang bli viden kjent

go the rounds ta runden, gå på inspeksjonsrunde ( også overført) gå på rundgang, sirkulere bli viden kjent

• the news went the rounds

nyhetene ble viden kjent

herje

• the infection is going the rounds

det går en infeksjon

in all the round ( også overført) sett fra alle vinkler, belyst fra alle sider, helhetlig ( teater) med amfiscene

in all the round of Nature overalt i naturen

make one's rounds eller make the round of the wards gå runden (på sykehus), gå på visitt

round of ammunition ( militærvesen) skuddsalve skudd, patron

a round of applause applaus, bifall

a round of beef ( matlaging) et lårstykke av steik en brødskive med oksestek

a round of butter en smørklatt

a round of cheers hurrarop

round of negotiations\/talks forhandlingsrunde diskusjonsrunde

stipulated round ( golf) fastsatt runde

visiting rounds ( militærvesen) visittrunde
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verb \/raʊnd\/

1) gjøre rund, avrunde

• he rounded his lips as if to say something

• they found stones rounded by the action of water

de fant steiner som var helt rundslipte av vannet

2) runde, gå rundt, svinge rundt, passere

• he rounded the street corner at a quarter to nine

han rundet gatehjørnet kvart på ni

• the boat rounded the cape

båten rundet odden

3) ( fonetikk) labialisere, runde, uttale med lepperunding

4) avrunde, avslutte, fullføre

5) bli fyldigere, legge på seg

6) dreie, snu, vende seg rundt

• he rounded on his heel

han dreide om på hælen

round down ( om penger) runde ned, avrunde nedover

round in hale inn

round off avslutte, runde av med

• they rounded off the evening by going to a night club

de avsluttet kvelden med å gå på nattklubb

• he rounded off his career by being made a minister

han fullbyrdet karrieren sin med å bli valgt til minister

( om tall) avrunde slipe, runde av, pusse av

round on\/upon someone skjelle ut noen, kaste seg over noen sladre på vende seg mot ( om dyr) overfalle

round out bli fyldigere, legge på seg, bli rund

• her figure is beginning to round out

hun begynner å bli fyldigere

utfylle, gjøre fullstendig, komplettere, utdype

• the new coin rounded out his collection

den nye mynten kompletterte samlingen hans

round up ( om penger) runde opp gjøre et sammendrag, sammenfatte samle sammen, sammenkalle, mobilisere, få tak i

• the guide rounded up the tourists

guiden samlet sammen turistene

• the priest rounded up volunteers for the church bazaar

presten fikk tak i frivillige til basaren

( om dyr) drive inn

• the cowboy rounded up the cattle

cowboyen drev inn kyrne

omringe, sirkle inn

• the police rounded up members of a gambling-ring

politiet sirklet inn medlemmene av en gambler-ring pågripe, arrestere
III
adj. \/raʊnd\/

1) ( om fasong) rund, sirkelformet, kuleformet

2) ( om kroppsfasong) rund, fyldig, trinn

3) ( også overført) avrundet, rund, omtrentlig

• the salesman made a round estimate

selgeren gjorde et omtrentlig overslag

4) hel, full

5) oppriktig, ærlig, åpen, rett frem

6) ( spesielt om penger) rikelig, rund, betydelig, stor

• he ran up the hill at a round pace

han sprang opp bakken med stor fart

• he bought a round dozen of eggs

han kjøpte et helt dusin egg

• I sold it for a round sum of money

jeg solgte det for en rund sum (penger)

7) ( om stemme) rund, klangfull, velklingende

• the soloist sang in a round voice

solisten sang med en klangfull stemme

8) ( fonetikk) rund, rundet, labialisert

• round vowel

labialisert vokal

be round with a person være oppriktig mot noen

a good round (sum) en god slump penger

in round figures eller in round numbers rundt regnet, i runde summer

round arch rundbue

round oaths en saftig ed, kraftuttrykk

round tour rundtur

scold a person in good round terms skjelle noen ut etter noter
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adv. \/raʊnd\/

1) i området, i nærheten, rundt omkring

• there are no cinemas round

• I can't work when he is round

jeg greier ikke å jobbe når han er i nærheten

2) rundt, i ring

• she danced round and round

• Antarctica has snow all year round

3) rundt, omkring

• Emily, would you please show Colin round?

Emily, kan ikke du være så snill å vise Colin rundt

• don't turn round!

ikke snu deg!

4) rundt, utenom

• he walked round to the other side of the building

han gikk rundt til den andre siden av bygningen

5) her, hit, innom, på besøk

• he must have left his wallet when he was round

han må ha glemt lommeboken da han var her

• he came round one evening

han kom innom en kveld

• how long are you round for?

hvor lenge blir du her?

6) ( også round about) omtrent, rundt, omkring

• ok, I'll see you round (about) lunchtime

da ser jeg deg rundt lunsj

• round (about) two o'clock

ved totiden

all round overalt, på alle steder fra alle kanter, fra alle synsvinkler

• taking it all round the issue is much more complex

sett fra flere synsvinkler blir saken mye mer kompleks

i det store og hele

ask somebody round be noen stikke innom, be noen hjem til seg

(the) clock round døgnet rundt

gather round samle seg, stimle sammen, komme nærmere, samles i en ring

go a long way round ta en lang omvei

go round by ta omveien om, legge veien om

order the car round få bilen kjørt frem

round about rundt (omkring), i nærheten, i området

• I've heard there is a lot of drugs in the towns round about

jeg har hørt at det er mye narkotika i byene rundt her

round here her omkring, i nærheten, på disse trakter, i dette området, i dette strøket

• he's not from round here

han er ikke herfra \/ han er ikke fra dette strøket

round the clock hele døgnet, døgnet rundt

turn round snu seg (rundt), endre kurs se seg til tilbake
V
prep. \/raʊnd\/

omkring, rundt, om

• he had a scarf round his neck

han hadde et skjerf rundt halsen

• the children were sitting round the table

barna satt rundt bordet

• the earth moves round the sun

jorden beveger seg rundt solen

• he has written a play round the subject

han har skrevet et skuespill rundt dette emnet

• let's go and have a look round the town

kom så går vi og ser oss rundt i byen

round the clock døgnet rundt, hele døgnet

• she works round the clock

hun jobber døgnet rundt

English-Norwegian dictionary > round
8 round

1. adjective
1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) okrogel

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) okrogel
2. adverb
1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) (na)okoli

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) v krogu

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) naokrog

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) naokoli

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) po obodu

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) naokoli
3. preposition
1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) okoli

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) okoli

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) okoli

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) po
4. noun
1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) krog, runda

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) obhod

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) krogla

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) runda

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kratki kanon
5. verb
(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) zaviti okoli

- rounded
- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective
(not direct: a roundabout route.) ovinkast, daljši

- round figures/numbers
- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up
* * *
I [ráund]
adjective

okrogel, obel, zaokrožen, zaobljen, valjast; krožeč, ki se giblje v krogu, vijugast; (o obrazu) okrogel, poln; (o vsoti) zaokrožen, okrogel, približen; celoten, znaten, ves; (o slogu) gladek, tekoč; (o korakih) hiter, krepak; iskren, jasen, odkrit, preprost, prostodušen

as round as a ball — okrogel kot krogla

at a round pace (rate) — s krepkim korakom, hitro, naglo

at a round trot — v hitrem diru

in round figures (numbers) — v celih številih; v okroglih, približnih številkah

with a round oath — s krepko kletvico

in a round voice — s krepkim, polnim glasom

a round answer — odkrit odgovor

a round robin figuratively protestno pismo ali peticija s podpisi v krogu (da se ne odkrije pobudnik)

round statement — nedvoumna izjava

a round sum — okrogla, znatna, precejšnja vsota

a round-table conference — posvetovanje zastopnikov (raznih strank) za okroglo mizo

round towel — neskončna brisača (na valju)

a round-trip ticket American vozovnica za krožno potovanje; American povratna vozovnica

a round, unvarnished tale — popolna, neolepšana resnica

a round vowel — zaokrožen samoglasnik (o, u)

to be round with s.o. — biti odkrit, pošten do koga
II [ráund]
noun

oblina, okroglina, okroglost, okrogel ali obel predmet, okrogla stavba; krog, venec; gibanje kroga, kroženje; obhod, runda; patrulja; runda (pri tekmah, igrah); military naboj, granata, salva; figuratively salva smeha, odobravanja; hunting strel; debela rezina (mesa); niz, vrsta dni; music pesem, ki se izmenoma poje, pesem pri kolu

round after round of applause — aplavz brez konca in kraja

round of beef — debel odrezek govedine

a round of beer — runda piva (ki jo plača eden za vse omizje)

a round of cheers — salve odobravanja

round of pleasures — potovanje za zabavo; vrsta zabav

the daily round — običajno vsakdanje delo (posel, opravilo), rutina

the Earth's yearly round — letna krožna pot Zemlje

a fight of 10 rounds — borba v 10 rundah

to dance in a round — plesati v krogu, plesati kolo

the soldier got ten rounds of ball cartridges — vojak je dobil deset nabojev

she had gone on a round of calls — šla je (bila) na vrsto obiskov

to go for a good round — iti na daljši (krožni) sprehod

the officer goes the rounds of sentries — častnik obhodi straže

the policeman goes his round — stražnik obhodi svoj revir

the story goes the round of the clubs — zgodba kroži po klubih

to make the round of the barracks — obhoditi vojašnico

to make (to go) one's rounds — obhoditi, inšpicirati, pregledati, opraviti svoj običajni obhod

to serve a round of drinks — plačati (dati za) rundo pijače
III [ráund]
adverb (na)okoli, (na)okrog; v krogu, v obsegu; kolikor daleč seže pogled naokoli

round and round — nepretrgoma, neprestano, velikokrat

round about! — na levo krog!

all round — vse obsegajoč (o ceni)

all-round — naokoli, brez razlike, vsi po vrsti

all round us — vse okoli nas

all the country round — po vsej deželi, zemlji

all the year round — (skozi) vse leto

for miles round — milje naokrog

a long way round — velik ovinek

to ask s.o. round — povabiti koga k sebi

to bring s.o. round — spraviti koga k sebi, k zavesti; prepričati koga

he is coming round — (on) prihaja spet k zavesti

to come (to be) round — kmalu, skoraj priti (biti)

New Year's Day will soon come round — Novo leto bo kmalu tu

to go round — vrteti se v krogu, krožiti

to go a long way round — napraviti velik ovinek

to gather round — zbrati se okoli

to get s.o. round — prelisičiti, omrežiti, premamiti koga

to hand round — podajati, porazdeliti okoli

what are you hanging round for? — kaj čakaš tu? kaj delaš tu?

to order glasses round — naročiti pijačo za vso družbo, pogostiti vso družbo

to send round the hat — (s klobukom) nabirati darove v družbi, prositi za prostovoljne prispevke

to show s.o. round — okoli koga voditi, biti komu za vodnika, razkazovati komu kaj

to sleep the clock round — spati polnih 12 (ali 2ɔ) ur

taking it all round — upoštevajoč stvar z vseh vidikov

to turn round — vrteti se, obrniti se, obračati se

wheels turn round — kolesa se vrté
IV [ráund]
preposition

okoli, okrog

round the bend slang nekoliko nor, prismojen

round the world in 80 days — okoli sveta v 80 dneh

round the clock — nepretrgano, non-stop, 2ɔ ur na dan

the shop round the corner — trgovina okrog vogala

to look round one — (po)gledati okoli sebe

to take s.o. round the town — razkazovati komu mesto

to travel round the country — potovati po (vsej) deželi
V [ráund]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

zaokrožiti (se), zaobliti (se); postati okrogel (poln, debel); obkrožiti, obkoliti; obpluti; obiti (oviro), obhoditi, iti (na)okrog, okoli; zaviti okoli (vogala); zvoziti (ovinek); obrniti (obraz) ( towards proti); obrniti se, ozreti se

to round one's eyes — debelo gledati

to round on one's heels — zavrteti se na petah
VI [ráund]
intransitive verb & transitive verb

obsolete šepniti, šepetati

to round in s.o.'s ear — šepniti komu na uho

English-Slovenian dictionary > round
9 round

1 მრგვალი

a round table / mirror მრგვალი მაგიდა / სარკე

as round as a ball ბურთივით მრგვალი

2 გარშემო

a crowd gathered round them მათ გარშემო ბრბო შეიკრიბა

a trip round the world მოგზაურობა დედამიწის გარშემო

the taxi brought us a long way round ტაქსიმ შემოვლითი გზით მოგვიყვანა

we walked round the statue ძეგლს გარშემო შემოვუარეთ

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●●all the year round მთელი წლის განმავლობაში

he lives somewhere round here სადღაც ახლო-მახლო ცხოვრობს

he handed the books round წიგნები დაარიგა

this restaurant works round the clock ეს სადღეღამისო რესტორანია

he looked round the flat ბინა დაათვალიერა

I'll come round at six ექვსზე შემოგივლი

2 წრე, რგოლი

to dance in a round წრიულად ცეკვა

3 შემოვლა (ექიმისა, პოლიციელისა, ფოსტალიონისა)

4 ნაჭერი (პურისა, ხორცისა, ძეხვისა)

5 ტური, ეტაპი

the second round of negotiations მოლაპარაკების მეორე ეტაპი / ტური

6 რაუნდი (კრივში)

7 მომრგვალება

she rounded her lips ტუჩები მოამრგვალა

8 შემოვლა (შემოუვლის)

the ship rounded the headland გემმა კონცხს შემოუარა

merry-go-round კარუსელი

to turn round მობრუნება

to talk round დაყოლიება, დარწმუნება

to walk round მოვლა

to go round შევლა (შეივლის)

we brought her round გრძნობაზე მოვიყვანეთ//მოვასულიერეთ

all the year round მთელი წლის განმავლობაში

round the corner კუთხის იქით

English-Georgian dictionary > round
10 look round

1) оглядываться кругом Don't look round now, but I think we're being followed. ≈ Не оглядывайся, но мне кажется, что за нами кто-то идет.
2) взвесить все (прежде чем действовать) Can I help you? No, thanks, I'm just looking round. ≈ Могу я вам чем-нибудь помочь? Да нет, я так, смотрю.
3) посещать
4) искать I've been looking about for a better job since Christmas. ≈ Я искал работу получше с Рождества. оглядываться кругом - when I looked round for her she was leaving the hall когда я нашел ее взглядом, она уже выходила из зала осматриваться;
обдумывать, взвешивать возможности - don't make a hurried decision, * well first не принимай поспешных решений, сначала все взвесь хорошенько

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > look round
11 look round

[ʹlʋkʹraʋnd] phr v
1. оглядываться кругом

when I looked round for her she was leaving the hall - когда я нашёл её взглядом, она уже выходила из зала

2. осматриваться; обдумывать, взвешивать возможности

don't make a hurried decision, look round well first - не принимай поспешных решений, сначала всё взвесь хорошенько

НБАРС > look round
12 look round

1. phr v оглядываться кругом

when I looked round for her she was leaving the hall — когда я нашёл её взглядом, она уже выходила из зала

look back — оглядываться

look around — оглядываться

look about — оглядываться вокруг; озираться

2. phr v осматриваться; обдумывать, взвешивать возможности

English-Russian base dictionary > look round
13 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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14 ring

ring [rɪŋ]

sonnerie ⇒ 1 (a) tintement ⇒ 1 (a) coup de fil ⇒ 1 (b) anneau ⇒ 1 (d)-(f) bague ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (e) cercle ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (i) sonner ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a), 3 (c) téléphoner à ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (d) entourer ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d) tinter ⇒ 3 (a) résonner ⇒ 3 (b)

(senses 2(a), (b), 3 pt rang [ræŋ], pp rung [rʌŋ], senses 2(c)-(f) pt & pp ringed)

1 noun

(a) (sound → of bell, telephone) sonnerie f; (→ of small bell, coins) tintement m;

∎ there was a ring at the door on a sonné (à la porte);

∎ she answered the phone after just one ring le téléphone n'avait sonné qu'une fois quand elle a décroché;

∎ give two long rings and one short one sonnez trois fois, deux coups longs et un coup bref;

∎ the ring of the church bells le carillonnement des cloches de l'église;

∎ the ring of their voices in the empty warehouse leurs voix qui résonnaient dans l'entrepôt vide;

∎ figurative it has a hollow ring cela sonne creux;

∎ his words had a ring of truth il y avait un accent de vérité dans ses paroles;

∎ the name has a familiar ring ce nom me dit quelque chose;

∎ that excuse has got a familiar ring! j'ai déjà entendu ça quelque part!

(b) British familiar (telephone call) coup m de fil^□ ;

∎ give me a ring tomorrow passe-moi un coup de fil ou appelle-moi demain

(c) (set of bells) jeu m de cloches

(d) (on finger) anneau m; (with stone) bague f; (in nose, ear) anneau m;

∎ a diamond ring une bague de diamant(s);

∎ a wedding ring une alliance, un anneau de mariage

(e) (round object) anneau m; (for serviette) rond m; (for swimmer) bouée f; (for identifying bird) bague f; (of piston) segment m;

∎ moor the boat to that ring amarrez le bateau à cet anneau;

∎ Technology retaining ring plaquette f de fixation;

∎ the rings (in gym) les anneaux mpl

(f) (circle → of people, chairs) cercle m; (→ in water, of smoke) rond m; (→ in or around tree trunk, around planet) anneau m; (→ around sun, moon) halo m;

∎ they formed a ring round her ils ont formé un cercle autour d'elle;

∎ all stand in a ring mettez-vous tous en cercle ou en rond;

∎ sitting in a ring assis en cercle ou en rond;

∎ she looked round the ring of faces elle regarda les visages tout autour d'elle;

∎ the glasses left rings on the piano les verres ont laissé des ronds ou des marques sur le piano;

∎ the rings of Saturn les anneaux de Saturne;

∎ there's a ring around the moon la lune est cernée d'un halo;

∎ he has rings round his eyes il a les yeux cernés;

∎ familiar to run rings round sb éclipser ou écraser qn

(g) (for boxing, wrestling) ring m; (in circus) piste f; (for bullfight) arène f; (for showjumping) enceinte f;

∎ the ring (boxing as sport) la boxe;

∎ Stock Exchange the Ring le Parquet

(h) British (for cooking → electric) plaque f; (→ gas) feu m, brûleur m

(i) (group → of people) cercle m; (→ gang) bande f; (→ of spies, drug traffickers) réseau m; Commerce cartel m;

∎ price-fixing ring cartel m;

∎ spy/drug ring réseau m d'espions/de trafiquants de drogue;

∎ paedophile ring réseau m pédophile

(j) Chemistry (of atoms) chaîne f fermée

2 transitive verb

(a) (bell, alarm) sonner;

∎ I rang the doorbell j'ai sonné à la porte;

∎ the church clock rings the hours l'horloge de l'église sonne les heures;

∎ the name/title rings a bell ce nom/titre me dit quelque chose;

∎ familiar to ring the bell (succeed) décrocher le pompon;

∎ to ring the changes (on church bells) carillonner; figurative changer;

∎ to ring the changes on sth apporter des changements à qch

(b) British (phone) téléphoner à, appeler

(c) (surround) entourer, encercler;

∎ a lake ringed with trees un lac entouré ou bordé d'arbres

(d) (draw circle round) entourer d'un cercle;

∎ ring the right answer entourez la bonne réponse

(e) (bird) baguer; (bull, pig) anneler

(f) (in quoits, hoop-la → throw ring round) lancer un anneau sur

3 intransitive verb

(a) (chime, peal → bell, telephone, alarm) sonner; (→ with high pitch) tinter; (→ long and loud) carillonner;

∎ to ring at the door sonner à la porte;

∎ the doorbell rang on a sonné (à la porte);

∎ the bell is ringing for dinner on sonne pour le dîner;

∎ the line is ringing for you ne quittez pas, je vous le/la passe

(b) (resound → gen) résonner, retentir; (→ ears) bourdonner;

∎ their laughter rang through the house leurs rires résonnaient dans toute la maison;

∎ the theatre rang with applause la salle retentissait d'applaudissements;

∎ my ears are ringing j'ai les oreilles qui bourdonnent;

∎ her words still ring in my ears ses paroles résonnent encore à mes oreilles;

∎ to ring true/false/hollow sonner vrai/faux/creux

(c) (summon) sonner;

∎ to ring for the maid sonner la bonne;

∎ I rang for a glass of water j'ai sonné pour qu'on m'apporte un verre d'eau;

∎ you rang, Sir? Monsieur a sonné?

(d) British (phone) téléphoner

►► ring binder classeur m (à anneaux);

ring circuit circuit m de bouclage;

Music the Ring Cycle la Tétralogie;

ring finger annulaire m;

ring main conducteur m de bouclage;

Computing ring network réseau m en anneau;

Ornithology ring ouzel merle m à plastron ou à collier;

ring road périphérique m;

British ring spanner clé f polygonale

➲ ring around = ring round

➲ ring back British

1 separable transitive verb

(phone back) rappeler

2 intransitive verb

(phone back) rappeler

➲ ring down separable transitive verb

Theatre

∎ to ring down the curtain baisser le rideau;

∎ figurative to ring down the curtain on sth marquer la fin de qch

➲ ring in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) to ring the new year in sonner les cloches pour annoncer la nouvelle année

(b) Australian & New Zealand (rope in) enrôler

2 intransitive verb

British téléphoner;

∎ listeners are encouraged to ring in on encourage les auditeurs à téléphoner (au studio);

∎ to ring in sick téléphoner pour dire qu'on est malade

➲ ring off intransitive verb

British raccrocher

➲ ring out

1 separable transitive verb

∎ to ring out the old year sonner les cloches pour annoncer la fin de l'année;

∎ figurative to ring out the old and ring in the new se débarrasser du vieux pour faire place au neuf

2 intransitive verb

(bell, telephone) sonner; (voice, shot) retentir

➲ ring round British

1 inseparable transitive verb

téléphoner à, appeler;

∎ if you ring round everybody, I'm sure you'll find someone to help si tu appelles tout le monde, tu trouveras bien quelqu'un pour t'aider

2 intransitive verb

passer une série de coups de fil

➲ ring up British

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (phone) téléphoner à, appeler

(b) (on cash register → sale, sum) enregistrer;

∎ to ring up a profit réaliser un bénéfice

(c) Theatre

∎ to ring up the curtain lever le rideau;

∎ figurative to ring up the curtain on sth marquer le début de qch

2 intransitive verb

téléphoner

✾ Music 'The Ring of the Nibelung' Wagner 'L'Anneau des Nibelung'

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15 sustain

[sə'steɪn]
гл.

1)

а) поддерживать ( морально и материально); придавать силы; способствовать (осуществлению чего-л.); обеспечивать

to sustain combustion — поддерживать горение

Food sustains life. — Пища поддерживает жизненные силы.

Syn:

uphold

б) поддерживать, защищать

to sustain a claim — поддерживать претензию; удовлетворять иск

2)

а) испытывать; переносить, претерпевать

to sustain losses — терпеть убытки

б) выдерживать, выносить

He sustained a stress. — Он перенёс стресс.

3) подтверждать, подкреплять ( теорию)

This case undoubtedly sustains his assertion. — Это обстоятельство, безусловно, подтверждает его утверждение.

Syn:

confirm, corroborate

4) быть опорой, подпирать, поддерживать

She looked round for a seat to sustain her. — Она озиралась вокруг, ища, куда бы присесть.

Syn:

support, prop I 2.

5) исполнять, выдерживать ( роль)

Each character was sustained with so much grace and art. — Все роли были исполнены с большим изяществом и мастерством.

Англо-русский современный словарь > sustain
16 look

look [lʊk]

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1. noun

2. plural noun

3. intransitive verb

4. transitive verb

5. compounds

6. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = glance) do you want a look? tu veux jeter un coup d'œil ?

• and now for a quick look at the papers et maintenant, les grands titres de vos journaux

► to have/take a look

• let me have a look ( = may I) fais voir ; ( = I'm going to) je vais voir

• let me have another look ( = may I) je peux regarder encore une fois ?

• to take a look at sth jeter un coup d'œil à qch

• take a look at this! regarde !

• to take another look at sth examiner qch de plus près

• to take a good look at sth bien regarder qch

• to take a good look at sb regarder qn avec attention

• take a good look! regarde bien !

• to take a long hard look at sth examiner qch de près

• to take a long hard look at o.s. (psychologically) faire son autocritique

• to have a look round the house visiter la maison

• I just want to have a look round (in town) je veux simplement faire un tour ; (in a shop) je ne fais que regarder

• have a look through the telescope regarde dans le télescope

   b. ( = expression) regard m

• an inquiring look un regard interrogateur

• we got some very odd looks les gens nous ont regardé d'un drôle d'air

• I told her what I thought and if looks could kill, I'd be dead (inf) je lui ai dit ce que je pensais et elle m'a fusillé du regard

   c. ( = search) to have a look for sth chercher qch

• have another look! cherche bien !

   d. ( = appearance) air m

• there was a sad look about him il avait l'air plutôt triste

• I like the look of her (inf) je trouve qu'elle a l'air sympathique

• I don't like the look of him (inf) il a une tête qui ne me revient pas (inf)

• by the looks of him (inf) à le voir

• by the looks of it (inf) de toute évidence

• you can't go by looks(PROV) il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences

• I don't like the look of this at all (inf) ça ne me dit rien qui vaille

   e. ( = style) look (inf) m

• I need a new look il faut que je change de look (inf)

2. plural noun

looks (inf) beauté f

• looks aren't everything la beauté n'est pas tout

• she has kept her looks elle est restée belle

• she's losing her looks elle n'est plus aussi belle qu'autrefois

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = see, glance) regarder

• look over there! regarde là-bas !

• look! regarde !

• look and see if he's still there regarde s'il est encore là

• look what a mess you've made! regarde le gâchis que tu as fait !

• look who's here! (inf) regarde qui est là !

• to look the other way ( = avert one's eyes) détourner le regard ; (figurative) fermer les yeux (fig) (PROV) look before you leap il faut réfléchir avant d'agir

► to look + adverb/preposition

• he looked around him for an ashtray il a cherché un cendrier des yeux

• to look down one's nose at sb (inf) regarder qn de haut

• she looks down her nose at romantic novels (inf) elle méprise les romans à l'eau de rose

• to look down the list parcourir la liste

• look here, we must discuss it first (inf) écoutez, il faut d'abord en discuter

• look here, that isn't what I said! (inf) dites donc, ce n'est pas (du tout) ce que j'ai dit !

• she looked into his eyes elle l'a regardé droit dans les yeux ; (romantically) elle a plongé son regard dans le sien

• to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn ; (figurative) être constamment sur le dos de qn

• to be looking over one's shoulder (figurative) être sur ses gardes

• he looked right through me (inf) il a fait comme s'il ne me voyait pas

   b. ( = face) [building] donner

• the house looks onto the main street la maison donne sur la rue principale

   c. ( = search) chercher

• you should have looked more carefully tu aurais dû chercher un peu mieux

   d. ( = seem) avoir l'air

• he looks about 40 il doit avoir la quarantaine

• he looks about 75 kilos il doit faire environ 75 kilos

• she's tired and she looks it elle est fatiguée et ça se voit

• he's 50 and he looks it il a 50 ans et il les fait

• how did she look? (health) comment va-t-elle ? ; (on hearing news) quelle tête elle a fait ?

• how do I look? comment me trouves-tu ?

• how does it look to you? qu'en pensez-vous ?

► to look as if

• try to look as if you're glad to see them! essaie d'avoir l'air content de les voir !

• it looks as if it's going to snow on dirait qu'il va neiger

• it doesn't look as if he's coming on dirait qu'il ne va pas venir► to look + adjective/noun

• she looks her age elle fait son âge

• it will look bad ça va faire mauvais effet

• you must look your best for this interview il faut que tu présentes bien pour cet entretien

• they made me look a fool ils m'ont ridiculisé

• he looks good in uniform l'uniforme lui va bien

• that dress looks good on her cette robe lui va bien

• that pie looks good cette tarte a l'air bonne

• how are you getting on with your autobiography? -- it's looking good comment avance ton autobiographie ? -- elle avance bien

• it looks good on paper c'est très bien sur le papier

• that hairstyle makes her look old cette coiffure la vieillit

• it makes him look ten years older/younger ça le vieillit/rajeunit de dix ans

• he looks older than that il a l'air plus âgé que ça

• to look the part avoir le physique de l'emploi (inf)

• how pretty you look! comme vous êtes jolie !

• it looks promising c'est prometteur

• it looks all right to me ça m'a l'air d'aller

• to make sb look small rabaisser qn

• she looks tired elle a l'air fatigué(e)

• you're looking well vous avez bonne mine

• she doesn't look well elle n'a pas bonne mine► to look like

• what does he look like? comment est-il ?

• he looks like his father il ressemble à son père

• the picture doesn't look like him at all on ne le reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo

• he looks like a soldier il a l'air d'un soldat

• it looks like salt ( = seems) on dirait du sel

• this looks to me like the right shop cela m'a l'air d'être le bon magasin

• it looks like rain (inf) on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

• the rain doesn't look like stopping la pluie n'a pas l'air de vouloir s'arrêter

• it certainly looks like it ça m'en a tout l'air

• the evening looked like being interesting la soirée promettait d'être intéressante

4. transitive verb

regarder

• to look sb in the face regarder qn en face

• to look sb up and down toiser qn

• look where you're going! regarde où tu vas !

• look what you've done now! regarde ce que tu as fait !

5. compounds

► look-alike (inf) noun sosie m

• a Churchill look-alike un sosie de Churchill ► look-in (inf) noun

• our team didn't have or get a look-in notre équipe n'a jamais eu la moindre chance de gagner

6. Phrasal Verbs

► look about intransitive verb regarder autour de soi

• to look about for sb/sth chercher qn/qch (des yeux)► look after inseparable transitive verb

[+ invalid, child, animal, plant] s'occuper de ; [+ one's possessions] prendre soin de ; [+ finances] gérer

• she doesn't look after herself properly elle se néglige

• look after yourself! (inf) prends soin de toi !

• she's quite old enough to look after herself elle est assez grande pour se débrouiller (inf) toute seule

• he certainly looks after his car il bichonne sa voiture

• we're well looked after here on s'occupe bien de nous ici

• they looked after the house while we were away ils se sont occupés de la maison en notre absence

• will you look after my bag for me? tu peux surveiller mon sac ?

• to look after one's own interests protéger ses intérêts► look ahead intransitive verb

(in front) regarder devant soi ; (to future) penser à l'avenir

• I'm looking ahead at what might happen j'essaie d'imaginer ce qui pourrait se passer► look around intransitive verb regarder autour de soi

• to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch (des yeux)► look at inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = observe) [+ person, object] regarder

• just look at this mess! regarde un peu ce fouillis !

• just look at you! (inf) regarde de quoi tu as l'air !

• to look at him you would never think that... à le voir, on n'imaginerait pas que...

• it isn't much to look at (inf) ça ne paie pas de mine

   b. ( = consider) [+ situation, problem] examiner

• let's look at the facts examinons les faits

• he now looked at her with new respect il commença à la considérer avec respect

• that's one way of looking at it c'est une façon de voir les choses

• it depends on how you look at it tout dépend comment on voit la chose

   c. ( = check) vérifier ; ( = see to) s'occuper de

• will you look at the carburettor? pourriez-vous vérifier le carburateur ?

   d. ( = have in prospect) (inf) you're looking at a minimum of £65 ça va vous coûter 65 livres au minimum

• they are looking at savings of $3 million les économies pourraient atteindre 3 millions de dollars► look away intransitive verb détourner les yeux ( from de ) ; (figurative) fermer les yeux

► look back intransitive verb regarder derrière soi

• she looked back at Marie and smiled elle se retourna pour regarder Marie et lui sourit

• after that he never looked back (inf) après, ça n'a fait qu'aller de mieux en mieux pour lui

• there's no point looking back ça ne sert à rien de revenir sur le passé

• looking back, I'm surprised I didn't suspect anything avec le recul, je suis étonné de n'avoir rien soupçonné

• to look back on sth ( = remember, evaluate) repenser à qch

• when they look back on this match... lorsqu'ils repenseront à ce match...

• we can look back over 20 years of happy marriage nous avons derrière nous 20 ans de bonheur conjugal► look behind intransitive verb regarder en arrière

► look down intransitive verb baisser les yeux

• to look down at the ground regarder par terre

• don't look down or you'll fall ne regarde pas en bas, sinon tu vas tomber► look down on inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = despise) mépriser

   b. ( = overlook) dominer

• the castle looks down on the valley le château domine la vallée► look for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = seek) [+ object, work] chercher

• to be looking for trouble (inf) chercher les ennuis

   b. ( = expect) [+ praise, reward] espérer► look forward to inseparable transitive verb

[+ event, meal, trip, holiday] attendre avec impatience

• I'm looking forward to seeing them j'ai hâte de les voir

• I look forward to meeting you on the 5th je vous verrai donc avec plaisir le 5

• looking forward to hearing from you (in letter) en espérant avoir bientôt de vos nouvelles

• I look forward to hearing from you (formal) dans l'attente de votre réponse (frm)

• I look forward to the day when... j'attends avec impatience le jour où...

• are you looking forward to your birthday? tu te réjouis pour ton anniversaire ?

• we'd been looking forward to it for weeks on attendait ça depuis des semaines

• I'm really looking forward to it je m'en réjouis à l'avance► look in intransitive verb regarder à l'intérieur

• to look in on sb passer voir qn

• the doctor will look in again tomorrow le docteur repassera demain► look into inseparable transitive verb

( = examine) examiner

• there's obviously been a mistake. I'll look into it il y a dû y avoir une erreur. Je vais m'en occuper► look on

1. intransitive verb

regarder (faire)

• they just looked on while the raiders escaped ils ont regardé les bandits s'enfuir sans intervenir

• he wrote the letter while I looked on il a écrit la lettre tandis que je le regardais faire

2. inseparable transitive verb

considérer► look out

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = look outside) regarder dehors

• to look out of the window regarder par la fenêtre

   b. ( = take care) faire attention

• I told you to look out! je t'avais bien dit de faire attention !

• look out! attention !

2. separable transitive verb

(British) ( = look for) chercher ; ( = find) trouver

• I'll look out some old magazines je vais essayer de trouver des vieux magazines

• I've looked out the minutes of the meeting j'ai trouvé le procès-verbal de la réunion► look out for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = look for) chercher ; ( = watch out for) [+ sth good] essayer de repérer ; [+ danger] se méfier de

• look out for special deals soyez à l'affût des bonnes affaires

• look out for ice on the road faites attention au verglas

   b. ( = look after) (inf) [+ person] s'occuper de

• we look out for each other on se tient les coudes► look over separable transitive verb

[+ document, list] parcourir ; [+ goods, produce] inspecter ; [+ town, building] visiter ; [+ person] (quickly) jeter un coup d'œil à ; (slowly) regarder de la tête aux pieds

► look round

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = glance about) regarder (autour de soi)

• we're just looking round (in shop) on regarde

   b. ( = search) chercher

• I looked round for you after the concert je vous ai cherché après le concert

   c. ( = look back) se retourner

• I looked round to see where he was je me suis retourné pour voir où il était

• don't look round! ne vous retournez pas !

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ town, factory] visiter► look through inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = scan) [+ mail] regarder ; (thoroughly) [+ papers, book] examiner ; (briefly) [+ papers, book] parcourir

   b. ( = revise) [+ lesson] réviser ; ( = re-read) [+ notes] relire

   c. ( = ignore) he just looked right through me (inf) il a fait comme s'il ne me voyait pas► look to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = seek help from) se tourner vers

• many sufferers look to alternative therapies de nombreux malades se tournent vers les médecines parallèles

• I look to you for help je compte sur votre aide

   b. ( = think of) penser à

• to look to the future penser à l'avenir

   c. ( = seek to) chercher à

• they are looking to make a profit ils cherchent à réaliser un bénéfice► look up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = glance upwards) regarder en haut ; (from reading) lever les yeux

   b. ( = improve) (inf) [prospects, weather] s'améliorer ; [business] reprendre

• things are looking up ça va mieux

• oil shares are looking up les actions pétrolières remontent

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = seek out) (inf) [+ person] passer voir

• look me up the next time you are in London passez me voir la prochaine fois que vous serez à Londres

   b. (in reference book) [+ name, word] chercher

• to look up a word in the dictionary chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire

• you'll have to look that one up [+ word] il va falloir que tu cherches dans le dictionnaire

3. inseparable transitive verb

[+ reference book] consulter

► look upon inseparable transitive verb considérer

► look up to inseparable transitive verb

( = admire) admirer

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[lʊk] 1.
noun

1) ( glance) coup m d'œil

to have ou take a look at something — jeter un coup d'œil à or sur quelque chose

to have ou take a good look at — fig examiner [quelque chose] soigneusement; lit regarder [quelque chose] de près

I didn't get a good look — je n'ai pas bien vu

to have a look inside/behind something — regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière quelque chose

to have a look round — faire un tour de [house, town]

to have a look round the shops — faire le tour des magasins

to have a look through — ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files]; parcourir [essay, report]

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 something — fig étudier sérieusement quelque chose

2) ( search)

to have a (good) look — (bien) chercher

3) ( expression) regard m

a look of sadness/anger — un regard triste/rempli de colère

to give somebody a pitying look — regarder quelqu'un avec pitié

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 — je n'aime pas son air

from the look on his face... — à son expression...

4) ( appearance) ( of person) air m; (of building, scenery) aspect m

to have a dated look — ne pas faire très moderne

she has a look of her father — elle a quelque chose de son père

to have the look of a military man — avoir l'allure d'un militaire

I like the look of it — ça a l'air bien

I like the look of him — il a l'air sympa (colloq)

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 of him... — à le voir...

5) ( style) look (colloq) m
2.
looks plural noun

he's got the looks — il a le physique

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 by looks alone — il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences
3.
transitive verb

1) (gaze, stare) regarder

to look somebody in the eye/in the face — regarder quelqu'un dans les yeux/en face

to look somebody up and down — ( appraisingly) regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas

look who it is! — regarde qui voilà!

2) ( appear)

to look one's age — faire 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

to look one's best — être à son avantage

she still looks the same — elle n'a pas changé

to look a fool — avoir l'air ridicule

it won't look good — ça sera mal vu

he doesn't look himself — il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette
4.
intransitive verb

1) regarder ( into dans; over par-dessus)

to look and see who's at the door — regarder qui est à la porte

to look away — détourner le regard or les yeux

to look out of 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]

3) (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître

you look cold — tu as l'air d'avoir froid

he looks young for his age — il fait jeune pour son âge

that makes you look younger — ça te rajeunit

how do I look? — comment me trouves-tu?

you look well — tu as bonne mine

you look good in that hat — ce chapeau te va bien

you look good enough to eat! — tu es mignon/-onne à croquer! (colloq)

the picture will look good in the study — le tableau ira bien dans le bureau

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

things are looking good — les choses se présentent bien

it looks to me as if ou like... (colloq) — j'ai l'impression que...

it looks as if it will snow — on dirait qu'il va neiger

it looks likely that — il semble probable que (+ subj)

it looks certain that — il semble certain que (+ indic)

to look like somebody/something — ressembler à quelqu'un/quelque chose

that photograph doesn't look like you — on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo

what does the house look like? — comment est la maison?

it looks like being fun — cela promet d'être amusant

you look like being the only man there — il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent

it looks like rain — on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

it certainly looks like it — ça en a tout l'air

it looks like cancer to me — je pense que c'est un cancer

4) ( listen) écoute

look here — écoute-moi bien

5) ( be oriented)

to look north — [house, room] être orienté au nord
5.
- looking combining form

distinguished-looking — [person] à l'air distingué

sinister-looking — [place] à l'aspect sinistre

he's not bad-looking — il n'est pas mal

Phrasal Verbs:

- 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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if looks could kill... — il/elle etc m'a fusillé du regard

English-French dictionary > look
17 look

look [lʊk]

coup d'œil ⇒ 1 (a) regard ⇒ 1 (c) air ⇒ 1 (d) mode ⇒ 1 (e) regarder ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) chercher ⇒ 3 (b) écouter ⇒ 3 (c) avoir l'air ⇒ 3 (d) chercher à ⇒ 3 (f) beauté ⇒ 4

1 noun

(a) (gen) coup m d'œil;

∎ to have or to take a look (at sth) jeter un coup d'œil (sur ou à qch), regarder (qch);

∎ familiar let's have a look (show me) fais voir;

∎ would you like a look through my binoculars? voulez-vous regarder avec mes jumelles?;

∎ one look at him is enough to know he's a crook on voit au premier coup d'œil que c'est un escroc;

∎ it's worth a quick look ça vaut le coup d'œil;

∎ we need to take a long hard look at our image abroad il est temps que nous examinions de près notre image de marque à l'étranger;

∎ did you get a good look at him? vous l'avez vu clairement?;

∎ did the mechanic have a proper look at the car? est-ce que le mécanicien a bien regardé la voiture?;

∎ and now a look ahead to next week's programmes et maintenant, un aperçu des programmes de la semaine prochaine;

∎ do you mind if I take a look around? ça vous gêne si je jette un coup d'œil?;

∎ we'll just have a quick look round the garden nous allons jeter un coup d'œil dans le jardin;

∎ we had a look round the town nous avons fait un tour dans la ville;

∎ I took a quick look through the drawers j'ai jeté un rapide coup d'œil dans les tiroirs

(b) (search)

∎ to have a look for sth chercher qch;

∎ have you had a good look for it? est-ce que tu as bien cherché?;

∎ have another look cherche encore

(c) (glance) regard m;

∎ a suspicious/nasty/angry look un regard soupçonneux/mauvais/méchant;

∎ she gave me a dirty look elle m'a jeté un regard mauvais;

∎ you should have seen the looks we got from passers-by! si tu avais vu la façon dont les passants nous regardaient!;

∎ we were getting some very odd looks on nous regardait d'un drôle d'air;

∎ he didn't say anything, but if looks could kill! il n'a pas dit un mot, mais il y a des regards qui tuent!

(d) (appearance, air) air m;

∎ he had a strange look in his eyes (expression) il avait un drôle de regard;

∎ the old house has a neglected look la vieille maison a l'air négligé;

∎ she has the look of a troublemaker elle a une tête à faire des histoires;

∎ she has the look of someone who's going places elle a l'air de quelqu'un qui réussira dans la vie;

∎ by the look or looks of her, I'd say she failed the exam à la voir ou rien qu'en la voyant, je dirais qu'elle a raté son examen;

∎ it has the look of a successful marriage cela a l'air d'un mariage heureux;

∎ there's trouble brewing by the look of it or things on dirait que quelque chose se trame;

∎ I quite like the look of the next candidate j'aime assez le profil du prochain candidat;

∎ I don't like the look of it ça ne me dit rien de bon ou rien qui vaille;

∎ I didn't like the look of her at all son allure ne m'a pas du tout plu;

∎ I don't like the look of the weather le temps a l'air inquiétant

(e) (fashion) mode f, look m;

∎ the sporty/punk look le look sportif/punk

2 transitive verb

(a) (in imperative)

∎ look who's coming! regarde qui arrive!;

∎ look who's talking! tu peux parler, toi!;

∎ look what you've done/where you're going! regarde un peu ce que tu as fait/où tu vas!

(b) (idioms)

∎ to look one's last on sth jeter un dernier regard à qch;

∎ to look sb up and down regarder qn de haut en bas, toiser qn du regard;

∎ to look sb (full or straight) in the face regarder qn (bien) en face ou dans les yeux;

∎ I can never look her in the face again je ne pourrai plus jamais la regarder en face

3 intransitive verb

(a) (gen) regarder;

∎ look, there's Brian! regarde, voilà Brian!;

∎ what's happening outside? let me look qu'est-ce qui se passe dehors? laissez-moi voir;

∎ have you cut yourself? let me look tu t'es coupé? montre-moi ou laisse-moi voir;

∎ go on, nobody's looking vas-y, personne ne regarde;

∎ they crept up on me while I wasn't looking ils se sont approchés de moi pendant que j'avais le dos tourné;

∎ I'm just looking (in shop) je regarde;

∎ look and see if there's anyone there regarde voir s'il y a quelqu'un;

∎ if you look very carefully you can see a tiny crack in it si tu regardes bien, tu verras une toute petite fissure;

∎ look this way regardez par ici;

∎ to look into sb's eyes regarder qn dans les yeux;

∎ she looked along the row/down the list elle a parcouru la rangée/la liste du regard;

∎ he was looking out of the window/over the wall/up the chimney il regardait par la fenêtre/par-dessus le mur/dans la cheminée;

∎ to look on the bright side voir les choses du bon côté;

∎ to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn; figurative surveiller ce que fait qn;

∎ to look the other way détourner les yeux; figurative fermer les yeux;

∎ proverb look before you leap = il faut réfléchir deux fois avant d'agir

(b) (search) chercher;

∎ you can't have looked hard enough tu n'as pas dû beaucoup chercher

(c) (in imperative → listen, pay attention) écouter;

∎ look, I can't pay you back just yet écoute, je ne peux pas te rembourser tout de suite;

∎ now look, Paul, I've had enough of this! bon écoute, Paul, ça suffit maintenant!;

∎ look here! dites donc!

(d) (seem, appear) avoir l'air;

∎ to look old avoir l'air ou faire vieux;

∎ to look ill avoir l'air malade, avoir mauvaise mine;

∎ to look well (person) avoir bonne mine;

∎ that looks delicious! ça a l'air délicieux!;

∎ you look or are looking better today tu as l'air (d'aller) mieux aujourd'hui;

∎ how do I look? comment tu me trouves?;

∎ you look absolutely stunning in that dress tu es vraiment ravissante dans cette robe;

∎ it makes him look ten years older/younger ça le vieillit/rajeunit de dix ans;

∎ he's 70, but he doesn't look it il a 70 ans mais il n'en a pas l'air ou mais il ne les fait pas;

∎ I can't hang the picture there, it just doesn't look right je ne peux pas mettre le tableau là, ça ne va pas;

∎ it looks all right to me moi, je trouve ça bien;

∎ how does the situation look to you? que pensez-vous de la situation?;

∎ that's not how it looks to the man in the street ce n'est pas comme ça que l'homme de la rue voit les choses;

∎ things will look very different when you leave school les choses te sembleront très différentes quand tu quitteras l'école;

∎ it'll look bad if I don't contribute ça fera mauvaise impression si je ne contribue pas;

∎ things are looking black for the economy les perspectives économiques sont assez sombres;

∎ the crops look promising la récolte s'annonce bien;

∎ she's not as stupid as she looks elle est moins bête qu'elle n'en a l'air;

∎ I must have looked a fool j'ai dû passer pour un imbécile;

∎ to make sb look a fool or an idiot tourner qn en ridicule;

∎ he makes the rest of the cast look very ordinary à côté de lui, les autres acteurs ont l'air vraiment quelconques;

∎ to look like sb/sth (resemble) ressembler à qn/qch;

∎ she looks like her mother elle ressemble à sa mère;

∎ what does she look like? (describe her) comment est-elle?; (she looks a mess) non mais, à quoi elle ressemble!;

∎ it looks like an oil refinery ça ressemble à une raffinerie de pétrole, on dirait une raffinerie de pétrole;

∎ I don't know what it is, but it looks like blood je ne sais pas ce que c'est, mais on dirait ou ça ressemble à du sang;

∎ it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir;

∎ it looks (to me) like he was lying j'ai l'impression qu'il mentait;

∎ is this our room? - it looks like it c'est notre chambre? - ça m'en a tout l'air;

∎ the meeting looked like going on all day la réunion avait l'air d'être partie pour durer toute la journée;

∎ you look as if you've seen a ghost on dirait que tu as vu un revenant;

∎ it looks as if Natalie's going to resign Natalie a l'air de vouloir démissionner;

∎ it looks as if he didn't want to go il semble qu'il ne veuille pas y aller;

∎ it doesn't look as if they're coming on dirait qu'ils ne vont pas venir;

∎ you're looking good tu as l'air en forme;

∎ he looks good in jeans les jeans lui vont bien;

∎ that hat looks very good on you ce chapeau te va très bien;

∎ it'll look good on your CV ça fera bien sur ton curriculum ou CV;

∎ things are looking pretty good here les choses ont l'air de se présenter plutôt bien ici

(e) (face → house, window)

∎ to look (out) onto a park donner sur un parc;

∎ to look north/west être exposé au nord/à l'ouest

(f) (intend)

∎ to be looking to do sth chercher à faire qch;

∎ she'll be looking to improve on her previous best time elle cherchera à améliorer son meilleur temps;

∎ we're looking to expand our export business nous cherchons à développer nos exportations;

∎ I'm not looking to cause any trouble je ne veux pas causer de problèmes

4 looks plural noun

∎ (beauty) she's got everything - looks, intelligence, youth... elle a tout pour elle, elle est belle, intelligente, jeune...;

∎ he's kept his looks il est resté beau;

∎ looks don't matter l'apparence ne compte pas;

∎ she's got her mother's looks elle a la beauté de sa mère;

∎ he's lost his looks il n'est plus aussi beau qu'avant

➲ look after inseparable transitive verb

(a) (take care of) s'occuper de;

∎ my mother's looking after the kids/the cat this weekend ma mère va s'occuper des enfants/du chat ce week-end;

∎ she has a sick mother to look after elle a une mère malade à charge;

∎ you should look after your clothes more carefully tu devrais prendre plus grand soin de tes vêtements;

∎ he helps me to look after the garden il m'aide à m'occuper du jardin;

∎ figurative look after yourself! fais bien attention à toi!;

∎ you're well looked after on s'occupe bien de vous;

∎ the car has been well looked after la voiture est bien entretenue;

∎ don't worry, he can look after himself ne t'inquiète pas, il est capable de se débrouiller tout seul

(b) (be responsible for) s'occuper de;

∎ they look after our interests in Europe ils s'occupent de nos affaires en Europe

(c) (watch over) surveiller;

∎ can you look after my bag for a couple of minutes? tu peux surveiller mon sac deux minutes?

➲ look ahead intransitive verb

regarder vers l'avenir;

∎ looking ahead three or four years dans trois ou quatre ans;

∎ let's look ahead to the next century/to next month's meeting pensons au siècle prochain/à la réunion du mois prochain

➲ look around = look round

➲ look at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (gen) regarder;

∎ she looked at herself in the mirror elle se regarda dans la glace;

∎ they looked at each other ils ont échangé un regard;

∎ oh dear, look at the time! oh là là, regardez l'heure!;

∎ just look at you! (you look awful) mais regarde-toi donc!;

∎ it's not much to look at ça ne paie pas de mine;

∎ she's not much to look at ce n'est pas une beauté;

∎ he's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau;

∎ you wouldn't think, to look at him, that he's a multi-millionaire à le voir on ne croirait pas avoir affaire à un multi-millionnaire;

∎ I haven't looked at another woman in the last forty years en quarante ans, je n'ai pas regardé une autre femme;

∎ just look at the mess we're in! regarde les ennuis qu'on a!

(b) (consider) considérer;

∎ look at the problem from my point of view considérez le problème de mon point de vue;

∎ that's not the way I look at it ce n'est pas comme ça que je vois les choses;

∎ they won't even look at the idea ils refusent même de prendre cette idée en considération;

∎ if you don't have money, he won't even look at you si vous n'avez pas d'argent, il ne vous regardera même pas;

∎ familiar my brother can't even look at an egg mon frère ne supporte pas ou déteste les œufs

(c) (check) vérifier, regarder;

∎ could you look at the tyres? pouvez-vous regarder les pneus?;

∎ to have one's teeth looked at se faire examiner les dents;

∎ familiar you need your head looking at! ça va pas, la tête?

➲ look away intransitive verb

détourner les yeux

➲ look back intransitive verb

(a) (in space) regarder derrière soi;

∎ she walked away without looking back elle est partie sans se retourner

(b) (in time) regarder en arrière;

∎ there's no point in looking back ça ne sert à rien de regarder en arrière;

∎ the author looks back on the war years l'auteur revient sur les années de guerre;

∎ it seems funny now we look back on it ça semble drôle quand on y pense aujourd'hui;

∎ we can look back on some happy times nous avons connu de bons moments;

∎ figurative after she got her first job she never looked back à partir du moment où elle a trouvé son premier emploi, tout lui a réussi

➲ look down intransitive verb

regarder en bas; (in embarrassment) baisser les yeux;

∎ we looked down on or at the valley nous regardions la vallée en dessous

➲ look down on inseparable transitive verb

(despise) mépriser

➲ look for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (seek) chercher;

∎ go and look for him allez le chercher;

∎ she's still looking for a job elle est toujours à la recherche d'un emploi;

∎ are you looking for a fight? tu cherches la bagarre?

(b) (expect) attendre;

∎ it's not the result we were looking for ce n'est pas le résultat que nous attendions

➲ look forward intransitive verb

(to the future) regarder vers l'avenir

➲ look forward to inseparable transitive verb

attendre avec impatience;

∎ we're looking forward to the end of term nous attendons la fin du trimestre avec impatience;

∎ I'm looking forward to the weekend vivement le week-end!;

∎ to look forward to doing sth être impatient de faire qch;

∎ I'm looking forward to seeing her again (eager) il me tarde de la revoir; (polite formula) je serai heureux de la revoir;

∎ I look forward to meeting you je serai heureux de faire votre connaissance;

∎ see you on Saturday - right, I'll look forward to it à samedi alors - oui, c'est entendu;

∎ I'm not exactly looking forward to going je n'ai pas vraiment envie d'y aller;

∎ they had been looking forward to this moment for months cela faisait des mois qu'ils attendaient cet instant;

∎ I look forward to hearing from you soon (in letter) dans l'attente de votre réponse;

∎ I'm not looking forward to the operation la perspective de cette opération ne m'enchante guère

➲ look in intransitive verb

(a) (inside) regarder à l'intérieur

(b) (pay a visit) passer;

∎ to look in on sb rendre visite à ou passer voir qn;

∎ I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain;

∎ he looked in at the pub on the way home il s'est arrêté au pub en rentrant chez lui

(c) (watch TV) regarder la télévision

➲ look into inseparable transitive verb

examiner, étudier;

∎ it's a problem that needs looking into c'est un problème qu'il faut examiner ou sur lequel il faut se pencher

➲ look on

1 inseparable transitive verb

considérer;

∎ I look on him as my brother je le considère comme mon frère;

∎ to look on sb/sth with favour/disfavour voir qn/qch d'un œil favorable/défavorable

2 intransitive verb

regarder;

∎ the passers-by just looked on les passants se sont contentés de regarder

➲ look out

1 separable transitive verb

∎ British I'll look that book out for you je te chercherai ce livre;

∎ have you looked out those photos to give me? est-ce que tu as trouvé les photos que tu devais me donner?

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person) regarder dehors

(b) (room, window)

∎ the bedroom looks out on or over the garden la chambre donne sur le jardin

(c) (be careful) faire attention;

∎ look out, it's hot! attention, c'est chaud!;

∎ you'll be in trouble if you don't look out tu vas t'attirer des ennuis si tu ne fais pas attention

➲ look out after inseparable transitive verb

American (take care of) prendre soin de

➲ look out for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (be on watch for) guetter;

∎ I'll look out for you at the station je te guetterai à la gare;

∎ look out for the sign to Dover guettez le panneau pour Douvres;

∎ she's always looking out for bargains elle est toujours à la recherche ou à l'affût d'une bonne affaire;

∎ you have to look out for snakes il faut faire attention ou se méfier, il y a des serpents

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ to look out for oneself penser à soi;

∎ you've got to look out for number one! chacun pour soi!

➲ look over inseparable transitive verb

(glance over) jeter un coup d'œil sur; (examine) examiner, étudier

➲ look round

1 inseparable transitive verb

(museum, cathedral, factory) visiter; (shop, room) jeter un coup d'œil dans

2 intransitive verb

(a) (look at surroundings) regarder (autour de soi);

∎ I'm just looking round (in shop) je regarde;

∎ I'd rather look round on my own than take the guided tour je préférerais faire le tour moi-même plutôt que de suivre la visite guidée;

∎ I looked round for an exit j'ai cherché une sortie

(b) (look back) regarder derrière soi, se retourner

➲ look through inseparable transitive verb

(a) (window, screen) regarder à travers

(b) (book, report) jeter un coup d'œil sur ou à, regarder

(c) figurative (person)

∎ he looked straight through me il m'a regardé comme si je n'étais pas là

➲ look to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (turn to) se tourner vers;

∎ it's best to look to an expert il est préférable de consulter un expert ou de demander l'avis d'un expert;

∎ don't look to her for help ne compte pas sur elle pour t'aider;

∎ they are looking to us to find a solution to this problem ils comptent sur nous pour trouver une solution à ce problème

(b) formal (attend to) veiller à;

∎ he should look to his reputation il devrait veiller à sa réputation;

∎ look to it that discipline is properly maintained veillez à ce que la discipline soit bien maintenue

➲ look up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (in reference work, directory etc) chercher;

∎ look the word up in the dictionary cherche le mot dans le dictionnaire

(b) (visit) passer voir, rendre visite à;

∎ look us up when you're in New York passe nous voir quand tu seras à New York

2 intransitive verb

(a) (raise one's eyes) lever les yeux

(b) (improve) s'améliorer;

∎ things are looking up for the economy les perspectives économiques semblent meilleures

➲ look upon inseparable transitive verb

considérer

➲ look up to inseparable transitive verb

respecter, avoir du respect pour

✾ Book ✾ Film 'Don't look now' Du Maurier, Roeg 'Ne vous retournez pas'

✾ Play ✾ Film 'Look back in Anger' Osborne, Richardson 'La Paix du dimanche' (pièce), 'Les Corps sauvages' (film)

ⓘ Here's looking at you kid Ce sont les mots que prononce Rick Blaine, le personnage incarné par Humphrey Bogart dans le film Casablanca (1942), lorsqu'il dit adieu à la femme qu'il aime, jouée par Ingrid Bergman. Aujourd'hui on utilise souvent cette phrase en référence au film lorsque l'on porte un toast à quelqu'un.

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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).) mirar

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

3) (to face: The house looks west.) dar a

2. noun
1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) ojeada

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

3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspecto, apariencia

•

- 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

look¹ n

1. mirada / vistazo

have a look at this echa una mirada a esto

2. expresión

he had a strange look on his face su cara reflejaba una expresión extraña

3. aspecto / pinta

I don't like the look of those clouds no me gusta el aspecto de esas nubes

good looks belleza / buen parecido

good looks are not everything la belleza no lo es todo

look² vb

1. mirar

she looked at the magazine miró la revista

what are you looking at? ¿qué miras?

2. parecer / tener aspecto

it looks easy, but it's difficult parece fácil, pero es difícil

that steak looks good ese filete tiene buen aspecto

to look as if parecer que

it looks as if it's going to rain parece que va a llover

to look forward to tener ganas de / hacer ilusión

I'm looking forward to going on holiday tengo ganas de irme de vacaciones

we're looking forward to the party la fiesta nos hace ilusión

look out! ¡cuidado!

look

tr[lʊk]

intransitive verb

1 mirar (at, -)

■ look at her running mira cómo corre

■ what are they looking at? ¿qué miran?

2 (seem) parecer

■ that doesn't look difficult eso no parece difícil

■ you're looking well tienes buen aspecto

■ how do I look? ¿qué tal estoy?

■ he looks tired parece cansado

■ it looks that way eso parece

transitive verb

1 mirar

■ they looked him up and down lo miraron de arriba abajo

■ I can't look him in the face no puedo mirarle a la cara

2 (seem) parecer

■ he doesn't look his age no aparenta la edad que tiene

■ she always looks her best siempre cuida su apariencia

3 familiar (plan) pensar, tener pensado,-a

■ she's looking to buy a flat piensa comprarse un piso

noun

1 (glance) mirada

■ have a look at this mira esto

■ she took one look at him and laughed nada más mirarlo se puso a reír

2 (appearance) aspecto, apariencia

■ her haircut gives her a new look el corte de pelo le da un nuevo aire

■ I didn't like the look of it me dio mala espina

3 (expression) expresión nombre femenino

■ I could tell by the look of him that he wasn't at all interested a juzgar por su expresión no le interesaba lo más mínimo

4 (fashion) moda

■ I'm not into the punk look no me va la moda punk

interjection

1 ¡mira!

plural noun looks

1 belleza f sing

■ she's kept her looks throughout the years a pesar de los años sigue siendo guapa

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

by the look(s) of it por lo visto

look alive! / look lively! familiar ¡espabílate!

look before you leap antes de que te cases mira lo que haces

not to be much to look at familiar no ser demasiado guapo,-a, no ser ninguna belleza

to have a look for something buscar algo

to look around for something andar buscando algo

to look down one's nose at somebody mirar a alguien mal

to look on the bright side (of things) mirar el lado bueno de las cosas

to look sharp SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (hurry) darse prisa 2 (be careful) tener cuidado

to look well on somebody sentar bien a alguien

look ['lʊk] vi

1) glance: mirar

to look out the window: mirar por la ventana

2) investigate: buscar, mirar

look in the closet: busca en el closet

look before you leap: mira lo que haces

3) seem: parecer

he looks happy: parece estar contento

I look like my mother: me parezco a mi madre

4)

to look after : cuidar, cuidar de

5)

to look for expect: esperar

6)

to look for seek: buscar

look vt

: mirar

look n

1) glance: mirada f

2) expression: cara f

a look of disapproval: una cara de desaprobación

3) aspect: aspecto m, apariencia f, aire m

look

expr.

• mira v.

n.

• ademán s.m.

• apariencia s.f.

• aspecto s.m.

• búsqueda s.f.

• cara s.f.

• cariz s.m.

• empaque s.m.

• facha s.f.

• gesto s.m.

• mirada s.f.

• miramiento s.m.

• ojeada s.f.

• parecer s.m.

• vista s.f.

• vistazo s.m.

v.

• buscar v.

• mirar v.

• observar v.

• parecer v.

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I

noun

1) ( glance) mirada f

if looks could kill... — si las miradas mataran...

she got some odd looks — la miraron como a un bicho raro (fam)

to have o take a look at something/somebody — echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien

I bought this - let's have a look — compré esto - ¿a ver?

let's have a look at you — déjame que te vea (bien)

have o take a good look at the picture — fíjate bien en el cuadro, mira bien el cuadro

I had a quick look at the newspaper — le eché una ojeada al periódico

I'll have to take a long, hard look at the figures — tendré que estudiar detenidamente las cifras

a look back over the week's events — un vistazo a los acontecimientos de la semana

2) (search, examination)

have a look for my pipe, will you? — mira a ver si me encuentras la pipa, por favor

do you mind if I take a look around? — ¿le importa si echo un vistazo?

3)

a) ( expression) cara f

with a look of despair — con cara de desesperación

b) ( appearance) aire m

the house had a familiar look about it — la casa tenía un aire familiar

I don't like the look of his friend — no me gusta el aspecto or (fam) la pinta de su amigo

by the look(s) of things — según parece

he's down on his luck by the look(s) of him — a juzgar por su aspecto, está pasando una mala racha

c) ( Clothing) moda f, look m

I need a new look — tengo que cambiar de imagen

d) looks pl ( beauty) belleza f

she was attracted by his good looks — la atrajo lo guapo or (AmL tb) lo buen mozo que era

she hasn't lost her looks — sigue tan guapa como siempre

II
1.

1) intransitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (see, glance) mirar

I looked around — ( behind) me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás; ( all around) miré a mi alrededor

to look away — apartar la vista

to look down — ( lower eyes) bajar la vista; (from tower, clifftop) mirar hacia abajo

we looked down over the city — contemplamos la ciudad que se extendía a nuestros pies

look into my eyes — mírame a los ojos

look out (of) the window — mira por la ventana

he looked straight o right through me — me miró sin verme

to look up — ( raise eyes) levantar la vista; (toward ceiling, sky) mirar hacia arriba

he looked up at the moon — miró a la luna

she looked up from her book — levantó la vista del libro

to look on the bright side of something — ver* el lado bueno or positivo de algo

to look the other way — ( ignore) hacer* la vista gorda; ( lit) mirar para otro lado, apartar la vista

b) (as interj)

look! a squirrel! — mira! una ardilla!

(now) look here — oye tú!, escucha un momento!

c) ( face)

our window looks north — nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte

to look ONTO something — dar* a algo

3) (search, investigate) mirar, buscar*

look and see if there's any mail — fíjate a ver si hay correo

you need look no further — no necesita buscar más

look before you leap — mira lo que haces, mira dónde te metes

Sense II

4) (seem, appear)

he looks well/ill — tiene buena/mala cara

she looks unhappy — parece (que está) triste, se la ve triste (AmL)

don't look so shocked — no pongas esa cara de asombro

he looks like his father — se parece a su padre

it looks like a camel — parece un camello

he's 60, but looks 20 years younger — tiene 60 años, pero aparenta 20 menos

you made me look a fool — me hiciste quedar en ridículo

I wanted to look my best — quería estar lo mejor posible

how does it look to you? — ¿a ti qué te parece?

it looks like rain — parece que va a llover

will they stay? - it looks like it — ¿se quedarán? - parece que sí or eso parece

to look as if o as though: it looks as though it's healing nicely parece que está cicatrizando bien; you look as though you could use a drink me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un trago; to look alive o lively o (BrE also) sharp — (colloq) espabilar (fam)

2.

look vt mirar

he looked me straight in the eye — me miró a los ojos

to look somebody up and down — mirar a algn de arriba (a) abajo

look where you're going! — mira por dónde vas!

look who's here! — mira quién está aquí!

Phrasal Verbs:

- look after

- look ahead

- look around

- look at

- look back

- look down on

- look for

- look forward to

- look in

- look into

- look on

- look out

- look out for

- look over

- look round

- look through

- look to

- look up

- look upon

- look up to

[lʊk]
1. N

1) (=glance) mirada f, vistazo m

• to have a look at sth — echar un vistazo a algo

let me have a look — déjame ver

have a look at this! — ¡mira esto!, ¡échale un vistazo a esto!

shall we have a look round the town? — ¿damos una vuelta por la ciudad?

to have a look round a house — inspeccionar una casa

• to take a look at sth — echar un vistazo a algo

take a look at this! — ¡míra esto!, ¡échale un vistazo a esto!

to take a good look at sth — mirar algo detenidamente

to take a long hard look at o.s. — (fig) examinarse a sí mismo detenidamente

take a long hard look before deciding — antes de decidir conviene pensar muchísimo

• do you want a look? — ¿quieres verlo?

2) (=expression) mirada f

she gave me a dirty look — me echó una mirada de odio

he gave me a furious look — me miró furioso, me lanzó una mirada furiosa

a look of despair — una cara de desesperación

we got some very odd looks — la gente nos miró extrañada

if looks could kill*... — si las miradas mataran...

3) (=search)

to have a look for sth — buscar algo

I've had a good look for it already — lo he buscado ya en todas partes

have another look! — ¡vuelve a buscar!

4) (=air, appearance) aire m, aspecto m, pinta * f

there's a mischievous look about that child — ese niño tiene pinta de pillo *

he had a sad look — tenía un aspecto or aire triste

he had the look of a sailor — tenía aire de marinero

• by the look(s) of it or things — a juzgar por las apariencias

by the look(s) of him... — viéndole, se diría que...

• you can't go by looks alone — es arriesgado juzgar por las apariencias nada más

• to like the look of sb/sth, I don't like the look of him — me cae mal, no me fío de él

I don't like the look of it — no me gusta nada

5) looks (=attractiveness)

looks aren't everything — la belleza no lo es todo

• good looks — belleza fsing

• she has kept her looks — sigue tan guapa como siempre

• she's losing her looks — no es tan guapa como antes

6) (=fashion) moda f, estilo m

the 1999 look — la moda de 1999

• the new look — la nueva moda

I need a new look — quiero cambiar de imagen

2. VI

1) (=see, glance) mirar

look! — ¡mira!

look here! — ¡oye!

just look! — ¡mira!, ¡fíjate!

I'll look and see — voy a ver

look how she does it — fíjate cómo lo hace

look who's here! — ¡mira quién está aquí!

• to look into sb's eyes — mirarle a los ojos a algn

• to look the other way — (lit) mirar para el otro lado; (fig) hacer como que no se da cuenta

• to be looking over sb's shoulder — (fig) estar siempre vigilando a algn

- look down one's nose at sth/sb

- look before you leap

2) (=search)

look again! — ¡vuelve a buscar!

you can't have looked far — no has mirado mucho

you should have looked more carefully — tendrías que haber mirado mejor

3) (=seem, appear) parecer, verse (LAm)

he looks about 60 (years old) — aparenta tener alrededor de los 60 años

• to look one's age — aparentar or representar su edad

she doesn't look her age — no aparenta or representa la edad que tiene

• it looks all right to me — me parece que está bien

• it will look bad — (fig) quedará mal

• he wanted to look his best for the interview — quería estar lo mejor (arreglado) posible para la entrevista

I don't look my best first thing in the morning — cuando me levanto por la mañana no estoy muy guapa que digamos

• he just does it to look big * — lo hace solo para impresionar

• they made me look a fool — me hicieron quedar como un idiota

• they made me look foolish — me hicieron quedar en ridículo

• he looks good in a uniform — está muy guapo en uniforme

Manchester United are looking good for the championship — el Manchester United tiene muchas posibilidades de ganar el campeonato

it looks good on you — te sienta bien

• he looks happy — parece contento

• she wasn't looking herself — parecía otra, no parecía la misma

• how does it look to you? — ¿qué te parece?

how do I look? — ¿cómo estoy?

• she's 70 but doesn't look it — tiene 70 años pero no los aparenta or representa

• look lively! * — ¡muévete! *

• that cake looks nice — ese pastel tiene buena pinta *

• that hairstyle makes her look old — ese peinado la hace parece mayor

• to look the part — (fig) parecerlo

• she looked prettier than ever — estaba más guapa que nunca

• how pretty you look! — ¡qué guapa estás!

• it looks promising — parece prometedor

• to make sb look small — (fig) rebajar a algn

• he looked surprised — hizo un gesto de extrañeza

• he looks tired — parece cansado

• to look well — [person] tener buena cara

it looks well — parece muy bien, tiene buena apariencia

4)

• to look like —

a) (=be in appearance)

what does she look like? — ¿cómo es físicamente?

b)

to look like sb — (=resemble) parecerse a algn

he looks like his brother — se parece a su hermano

this photo doesn't look like him — la foto no se le parece, en esta foto no parece él

c) (=seem)

it looks like cheese to me — a mí me parece (que es) queso

the festival looks like being lively — la fiesta se anuncia animada

it looks like rain — parece que va a llover

it certainly looks like it — parece que sí

5)

• to look as if or as though: it looks as if or as though the train will be late — parece que el tren va a llegar tarde

try to look as if or as though you're glad to see me — haz como que te alegras de verme

it doesn't look as if or as though he's coming — parece que no va a venir

6) (=face)

• it looks south — [house] mira hacia el sur, está orientada hacia el sur

7) (=seek)

• they are looking to make a profit — quieren sacar ganancias

3. VT

1) (=look at) mirar

to look sb (straight) in the eye(s) or in the face — mirar directamente a los ojos de algn

I would never be able to look her in the eye(s) or face again — no podría resistir su mirada, siempre me avergonzaría al verla

to look sb up and down — mirar a algn de arriba abajo

2) (=pay attention to)

• look what you've done now! — ¡mira lo que has hecho!

• look where you're going! — ¡fíjate por donde vas!

- look about

- look after

- look ahead

- look around

- look at

- look away

- look back

- look down

- look down on

- look for

- look forward

- look forward to

- look in

- look into

- look on

- look onto

- look out

- look out for

- look over

- look round

- look through

- look to

- look up

- look upon

- look up to
LOOK FOR
Omission of article
► Don't translate the article "a" in sentences like I'm looking for a flat, when the number of such things is not significant since people normally only look for one at a time:
I'm looking for a flat Estoy buscando piso
He's looking for a secretary Busca secretaria The personal a is not used before people when the article is omitted as above. ► Do translate the article when the thing or person is qualified:
He's looking for a little flat Busca un piso pequeño NOTE: When translating examples like I'm looking for someone to... translate the English to-infinitive using que + ((subjunctive)):
I'm looking for someone to help with the children Busco a alguien que me ayude con los niños
I'm looking for a mechanic to repair my car Busco a un mecánico que me arregle el coche For further uses and examples, see main entry
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[lʊk]
I

noun

1) ( glance) mirada f

if looks could kill... — si las miradas mataran...

she got some odd looks — la miraron como a un bicho raro (fam)

to have o take a look at something/somebody — echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien

I bought this - let's have a look — compré esto - ¿a ver?

let's have a look at you — déjame que te vea (bien)

have o take a good look at the picture — fíjate bien en el cuadro, mira bien el cuadro

I had a quick look at the newspaper — le eché una ojeada al periódico

I'll have to take a long, hard look at the figures — tendré que estudiar detenidamente las cifras

a look back over the week's events — un vistazo a los acontecimientos de la semana

2) (search, examination)

have a look for my pipe, will you? — mira a ver si me encuentras la pipa, por favor

do you mind if I take a look around? — ¿le importa si echo un vistazo?

3)

a) ( expression) cara f

with a look of despair — con cara de desesperación

b) ( appearance) aire m

the house had a familiar look about it — la casa tenía un aire familiar

I don't like the look of his friend — no me gusta el aspecto or (fam) la pinta de su amigo

by the look(s) of things — según parece

he's down on his luck by the look(s) of him — a juzgar por su aspecto, está pasando una mala racha

c) ( Clothing) moda f, look m

I need a new look — tengo que cambiar de imagen

d) looks pl ( beauty) belleza f

she was attracted by his good looks — la atrajo lo guapo or (AmL tb) lo buen mozo que era

she hasn't lost her looks — sigue tan guapa como siempre

II
1.

1) intransitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (see, glance) mirar

I looked around — ( behind) me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás; ( all around) miré a mi alrededor

to look away — apartar la vista

to look down — ( lower eyes) bajar la vista; (from tower, clifftop) mirar hacia abajo

we looked down over the city — contemplamos la ciudad que se extendía a nuestros pies

look into my eyes — mírame a los ojos

look out (of) the window — mira por la ventana

he looked straight o right through me — me miró sin verme

to look up — ( raise eyes) levantar la vista; (toward ceiling, sky) mirar hacia arriba

he looked up at the moon — miró a la luna

she looked up from her book — levantó la vista del libro

to look on the bright side of something — ver* el lado bueno or positivo de algo

to look the other way — ( ignore) hacer* la vista gorda; ( lit) mirar para otro lado, apartar la vista

b) (as interj)

look! a squirrel! — mira! una ardilla!

(now) look here — oye tú!, escucha un momento!

c) ( face)

our window looks north — nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte

to look ONTO something — dar* a algo

3) (search, investigate) mirar, buscar*

look and see if there's any mail — fíjate a ver si hay correo

you need look no further — no necesita buscar más

look before you leap — mira lo que haces, mira dónde te metes

Sense II

4) (seem, appear)

he looks well/ill — tiene buena/mala cara

she looks unhappy — parece (que está) triste, se la ve triste (AmL)

don't look so shocked — no pongas esa cara de asombro

he looks like his father — se parece a su padre

it looks like a camel — parece un camello

he's 60, but looks 20 years younger — tiene 60 años, pero aparenta 20 menos

you made me look a fool — me hiciste quedar en ridículo

I wanted to look my best — quería estar lo mejor posible

how does it look to you? — ¿a ti qué te parece?

it looks like rain — parece que va a llover

will they stay? - it looks like it — ¿se quedarán? - parece que sí or eso parece

to look as if o as though: it looks as though it's healing nicely parece que está cicatrizando bien; you look as though you could use a drink me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un trago; to look alive o lively o (BrE also) sharp — (colloq) espabilar (fam)

2.

look vt mirar

he looked me straight in the eye — me miró a los ojos

to look somebody up and down — mirar a algn de arriba (a) abajo

look where you're going! — mira por dónde vas!

look who's here! — mira quién está aquí!

Phrasal Verbs:

- look after

- look ahead

- look around

- look at

- look back

- look down on

- look for

- look forward to

- look in

- look into

- look on

- look out

- look out for

- look over

- look round

- look through

- look to

- look up

- look upon

- look up to

English-spanish dictionary > look
19 way

1. noun
1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, der

across or over the way — gegenüber

2) (route) Weg, der

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

many offers came his way — er kriegte viele Angebote

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

out of the way — abgelegen

3) (method) Art und Weise, die

there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

I don't like the way she smiles — mir gefällt ihr Lächeln nicht

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

there was no way he would change his stand — er würde auf gar keinen Fall seinen Standpunkt ändern

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

one way or another — irgendwie

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

better that way — besser so

either way — so oder so

4) (desired course of action) Wille, der

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

5) in sing. or (Amer. coll.) pl. (distance between two points) Stück, das

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

all the way — den ganzen Weg

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

6) (room for progress) Weg, der

block the way — den Weg versperren

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

make way! — Platz da!

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

Move one's car out of the way — seinen Wagen aus dem Weg fahren

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

7) (journey)

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur

on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

we stopped on the way to have lunch — wir hielten unterwegs zum Mittagessen an

on her way home — auf dem Nachhauseweg

they're on their way — sie sind unterwegs

on the way there — auf dem Hinweg

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

By the way — übrigens

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

8) (specific direction) Richtung, die

she went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen

look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!

He wouldn't look my way — er hat nicht zu mir herübergesehen

I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

this/which way round — so/wie herum

stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen

turn something the right way round — etwas richtig herum drehen

‘this way up’ — "hier oben"

9) (advance) Weg, der

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

get under way — wegkommen

make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

pay one's way — für sich selbst aufkommen

10) (respect) Hinsicht, die

in [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso

in some ways — in gewisser Hinsicht

in one way — auf eine Art

not in any way — in keiner Weise

in every way — in jeder Hinsicht

in a way — auf eine Art

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht

11) (state) Verfassung, die

in a bad way — schlecht

they are in a very bad way — es geht ihnen sehr schlecht

either way — so oder so

in a small way — in bescheidenem Rahmen

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung

12) (custom) Art, die

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

in its way — auf seine/ihre Art

way of life — Lebensstil, der

change one's ways — sich ändern

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

to my way of thinking — meiner Meinung nach

13) (normal course of events)

be the way — so od. üblich sein

that is always the way — das ist immer so

14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)

he has a way with him — er hat so eine Art

she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen

15) (specific manner) Eigenart, die

fall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der

17) in pl. (parts) Teile

split something three ways — etwas in drei Teile teilen
2. adverb
weit

way off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg

way up in the clouds — hoch oben in den Wolken

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben

way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal

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[wei] 1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) der Weg

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) der Weg

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) der Weg

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) der Weg

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) die Art und Weise

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) die Hinsicht

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) die Eigenart

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) der Weg
2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) weit

- academic.ru/81440/wayfarer">wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means
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way

[weɪ]

I. NOUN

1. (road) Weg m

the W\way of the Cross der Kreuzweg

cycle \way Fahrradweg m, Veloweg m SCHWEIZ

one-\way street Einbahnstraße f

to be across [or BRIT also over] the \way gegenüber sein

2. (route) Weg m

excuse me, which \way is the train station? Entschuldigung, wie geht es hier zum Bahnhof?

could you tell me the \way to the post office, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zur Post komme?

there's no \way through the centre of town in a vehicle das Stadtzentrum ist für Autos gesperrt

will you get some bread on your \way home? kannst du auf dem Heimweg [etwas] Brot mitbringen?

oh, I must be on my \way oh, ich muss mich auf den Weg machen!

on the \way in/out... beim Hineingehen/Hinausgehen...

on my \way to Glasgow, I saw... auf dem Weg nach Glasgow sah ich...

on the \way back from India,... auf dem Rückweg/Rückflug von Indien...

sorry, I'm on my \way out tut mir leid, ich bin gerade am Gehen

we stopped on the \way to ask for directions wir hielten unterwegs, um nach dem Weg zu fragen

“\way In/Out” „Eingang/Ausgang“

we have to go by \way of Copenhagen wir müssen über Kopenhagen fahren

to ask the \way [to the airport/station] nach dem Weg [zum Flughafen/Bahnhof] fragen

to be on the \way letter, baby unterwegs sein

to be on the [or one's] \way [to sth] auf dem Weg [o unterwegs] [zu etw dat] sein

no problem, it's on my \way kein Problem, das liegt auf meinem Weg

to be out of the \way abgelegen sein

to be out of sb's \way für jdn ein Umweg sein

to be under \way person losgegangen sein; ( fig) im Gange sein

we stopped to have lunch but within half an hour we were under \way again wir machten eine Mittagspause, waren aber nach einer halben Stunde bereits wieder unterwegs

to find one's \way home nach Hause finden

to find one's \way around ( fig) sich akk zurechtfinden

to find one's \way into/out of sth in etw akk hineinfinden/aus etw dat herausfinden; ( fig)

how did my ring find its \way into your pockets? wie kommt denn mein Ring in deine Taschen?

to find one's \way through sth ( also fig) sich akk in etw dat zurechtfinden a. fig

to get under \way in Gang kommen

to give \way einem anderen Fahrzeug die Vorfahrt geben

remember to give \way vergiss nicht, auf die Vorfahrt zu achten!

on roundabouts, you have to give \way to cars already on the roundabout im Kreisverkehr haben die Autos Vorfahrt, die sich bereits im Kreisverkehr befinden

“give \way” BRIT „Vorfahrt [beachten]“

to go on one's \way sich akk auf den Weg machen

to go out of one's \way to do sth einen Umweg machen, um etw zu tun; ( fig) sich akk bei etw dat besondere Mühe geben

please don't go out of your \way! bitte machen Sie sich doch keine Umstände!

to go one's own \way ( fig) seinen eigenen Weg gehen

to go one's own sweet \way ( fig) rücksichtslos seinen eigenen Weg verfolgen

to go separate \ways getrennte Wege gehen

to go the wrong \way sich akk verlaufen; (in car) sich akk verfahren

to know one's \way around sth ( also fig) sich akk in etw dat auskennen

to lead the \way vorausgehen; ( fig)

the research group is leading the \way in developing new types of computer memory die Forschungsgruppe ist führend in der Entwicklung neuartiger Computerspeicher

to lose one's \way sich akk verirren

to make one's own \way to sth alleine irgendwohin kommen

to make one's \way to somewhere irgendwohin gehen, sich akk irgendwohin begeben geh

we should make our \way home wir sollten uns auf den Heimweg machen

to make one's \way in the world seinen Weg gehen

to pay one's \way ( fig) für sich akk selbst aufkommen

to show sb the \way jdm den Weg zeigen

can you show me the \way out, please? können Sie mir bitte zeigen, wo es hier zum Ausgang geht?

to talk one's \way out of sth ( fig) sich akk aus etw dat herausreden fam

to work one's \way up ( fig) sich akk hocharbeiten

3. ( fig: be just doing)

to be [well] on the \way to doing sth auf dem besten Weg[e] sein, etw zu tun

I'm well on the \way to completing the report! der Bericht ist so gut wie fertig! fam

she's well on her \way of becoming an alcoholic sie ist auf dem besten Weg[e], Alkoholikerin zu werden

4. ( fig fam: coming in/disappear)

▪ to be on the \way in [or up] /out im Kommen/am Verschwinden sein

5. (distance) Weg m, Strecke f; AM

keep going straight and after a \ways, you'll see the house fahr immer geradeaus und nach ein paar Metern siehst du dann das Haus

all the \way den ganzen Weg

she stayed with him in the ambulance all the \way to the hospital sie blieb während der ganzen Fahrt bis zum Krankenhaus bei ihm im Krankenwagen; ( fig)

I agree with you all the \way ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu; ( fig)

I'll take my complaint all the \way to the managing director if I have to wenn ich muss, gehe ich mit meiner Beschwerde noch bis zum Generaldirektor; ( fig)

I'll support you all the \way du hast meine volle Unterstützung

a long \way weit

a long \way back vor langer Zeit

to be a long/short \way off (in space) weit entfernt/sehr nahe sein; (in time) fern/nahe sein

Christmas is just a short \way off bis Weihnachten ist es nicht mehr lange hin

to still have a long \way to go ( also fig) noch einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

to go a long \way ( fig) lange reichen

to have a [long] \way to go einen [weiten] Weg vor sich dat haben

to have come a long \way ( fig) es weit gebracht haben

he's still a long \way off perfection er ist noch weit davon entfernt, perfekt zu sein

a little kindness goes a long \way wenn man ein bisschen freundlich ist, hilft das doch gleich viel

[not] by long \way ( fig) bei Weitem [nicht]

6. (facing direction) Richtung f

which \way up should this box be? wie herum soll die Kiste stehen?

“this \way up” „hier oben“

this \way round so herum

the wrong \way round [or around] figures falsch [o verkehrt] herum; ( fig)

no, it's the other \way round! nein, es ist gerade andersherum!

to be the wrong \way up auf dem Kopf stehen

7. (direction) Richtung f

which \way are you going? in welche Richtung gehst du?

this \way, please! hier entlang bitte!

look this \way, please bitte hierher schauen; ( fam)

they live out Manchester \way sie wohnen draußen bei Manchester

I really didn't know which \way to look ich wusste wirklich nicht mehr, wo ich hinschauen sollte

after applying for a job, many offers came her \way nachdem sie sich beworben hatte, bekam sie viele Angebote

I'd take any job that comes my \way ich würde jeden Job nehmen, der sich mir bietet

all of a sudden, money came her \way plötzlich kam sie zu Geld

when something like this comes your \way... wenn dir so etwas passiert,...

when a girl like this comes your \way... wenn dir so ein Mädchen über den Weg läuft,... fam

to go this/that \way hier/da entlanggehen

to go the other \way in die andere Richtung gehen

down my \way bei mir in der Nähe

down your \way in deiner Gegend

8. (manner) Art f, Weise f

I liked the \way he asked for a date mir gefiel [die Art und Weise], wie er um ein Rendezvous bat

I don't like the \way he looks at me ich mag es nicht, wie er mich anschaut

it's terrifying the \way prices have gone up in the last few months es ist beängstigend, wie die Preise in den letzten Monaten gestiegen sind

that's just the \way it is so ist das nun einmal

the \way things are going... so wie sich die Dinge entwickeln...

trust me, it's better that \way glaub mir, es ist besser so!

that's her \way of saying she's sorry das ist ihre Art zu sagen, dass es ihr leid tut fam

I did it my \way ich habe es gemacht, [so] wie ich es für richtig hielt

do it my \way mach es wie ich

this is definitely not the \way to do it so macht man das auf gar keinen Fall!

he looked at me in a sinister \way er sah mich finster an

she's got a funny \way of asking for help sie hat eine komische Art, einen um Hilfe zu bitten

he's got a very strange \way of behaving er benimmt sich schon ziemlich seltsam fam

you could tell by the \way he looked man konnte es schon an seinem Blick erkennen

that's no \way to speak to your boss! so redet man nicht mit seinem Vorgesetzten!

the \way he looked at me... so wie er mich angeschaut hat...

the \way we were wie wir einmal waren

it's always the \way! [or isn't it always the \way!] es ist doch echt immer dasselbe! fam

I wouldn't have it any other \way ich würde es nicht anders haben wollen

what a \way to talk! so etwas sagt man nicht!

what a \way to behave! so benimmt man sich nicht!

just leave it the \way it is, will you lass einfach alles so, wie es ist, ja?

to see the error of one's \ways seine Fehler einsehen

to be in the family \way in anderen Umständen sein euph

\way of life Lebensweise f

\way of thinking Denkweise f

to sb's \way of thinking jds Meinung nach

this \way so

come on, do it this \way! komm, mach es so! fam

that \way, I'll save a lot of money auf diese [Art und] Weise spare ich viel Geld

looking at it in that \way, I was lucky after all so gesehen hatte ich sogar noch Glück

in a big \way im großen Stil

in a small \way im kleinen Rahmen

he started off in a small \way er fing klein an

one \way or another so oder so

one \way or another, we've got to... so oder so, irgendwie müssen wir...

either \way so oder so

no \way auf keinen Fall

there's no \way to get me on this ship keine zehn Pferde kriegen mich auf dieses Schiff! fam

there's no \way I'll give in ich gebe auf gar keinen Fall nach!

no \way! ausgeschlossen!, kommt nicht in die Tüte! fam

to show sb the \way to do sth jdm zeigen, wie etw geht

9. (respect) Weise f, Hinsicht f

in a \way in gewisser Weise

in every [possible]\way in jeder Hinsicht

in many/some \ways in vielerlei/gewisser Hinsicht

in more \ways than one in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht

in no \way in keinster Weise

in which \ways does a zebra resemble a horse? worin ähnelt ein Zebra einem Pferd?

not in any \way in keiner Weise

10. no pl (free space) Weg m, Platz m

to be in sb's \way jdm im Weg sein a. fig

to block the way den Weg versperren

to get [or stand] in the \way of sth etw dat im Wege stehen; ( fig)

may nothing stand in the \way of your future happiness together! möge nichts eurem zukünftigen gemeinsamen Glück im Wege stehen!

she's determined to succeed and she won't let anything stand in her \way sie ist entschlossen, ihr Ziel zu erreichen, und wird sich durch nichts aufhalten lassen

to get out of sb's/sth's \way jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen

can you put your stuff out of the \way, please? kannst du bitte deine Sachen woanders hintun?

to get sb/sth out of the \way jdn/etw loswerden

could you get this out of the \way, please? könntest du das bitte wegtun?

please get the children out of the \way while I... sorge bitte dafür, dass die Kinder nicht stören, während ich...

to give \way ( fig) nachgeben

to give \way to [or make \way for] sth etw dat [o für etw akk] Platz machen; ( fig) etw dat weichen

make \way! Platz da!

to keep [or stay] out of the \way wegbleiben

to keep [or stay] out of sb's \way jdm nicht in die Quere kommen

to make \way [for sb] [für jdn] Platz machen a. fig

to want sb out of the \way jdn aus dem Weg haben wollen

11. (method) Art f [und Weise]

by \way of an introduction to the subject,... als Einführung zum Thema...

my mother has a \way of knowing exactly what I need meine Mutter weiß irgendwie immer genau, was ich brauche

she just has a \way with her sie hat einfach so eine gewisse Art

there are \ways of making you talk, you know Sie werden schon noch Reden!

don't worry, we'll find a \way! keine Sorge, wir werden einen Weg finden!

\ways and means Mittel und Wege

with today's technology everybody has the \ways and means to produce professional-looking documents mit der heutigen Technologie hat jeder die Möglichkeit, professionell aussehende Dokumente zu erstellen

to have a \way with children gut mit Kindern umgehen können

12. (habit) Art f

over the years we've got used to his funny little \ways im Lauf der Jahre haben wir uns an seine kleinen Marotten gewöhnt

that's the \way of the world das ist nun mal der Lauf der Dinge

to fall into bad \ways in schlechte Angewohnheiten verfallen

to get into/out of the \way of doing sth sich dat etw an-/abgewöhnen

13. no pl (condition) Zustand m

to be in a bad \way in schlechter Verfassung sein

he's been in a bad \way ever since the operation seit der Operation geht's ihm schlecht

she's in a terrible \way sie ist in einer schrecklichen Verfassung

14. (desire)

to get [or have] one's [own] \way seinen Willen bekommen

if I had my \way, we'd eat fish every day wenn es nach mir ginge, würden wir jeden Tag Fisch essen

15. ( fam: something like)

he's by \way of being an artist er ist so 'ne Art Künstler fam

16. NAUT

to gather/lose \way Fahrt aufnehmen/verlieren

17. NAUT

▪ \ways pl Helling f

18.

▶ by the \way übrigens

and, by the \way, this wasn't the first time I... und das war, nebenbei bemerkt, nicht das erste Mal, dass ich...

▶ that's the \way the cookie crumbles ( saying) so ist das Leben [eben]

▶ to fall by the \way auf der Strecke bleiben

▶ to go the \way of all flesh den Weg allen Fleisches gehen geh

▶ to go all the \way [with sb] ( fam: have sex) es [mit jdm] richtig machen sl

▶ to have it/sth both \ways beides haben

you can't have it both \ways du kannst nicht beides haben

▶ the \way to a man's heart is through his stomach ( prov) [die] Liebe [des Mannes] geht durch den Magen prov

▶ to see/find out which \way the wind blows/is blowing ( fig) sehen/herausfinden, woher der Wind weht

▶ there are no two \ways about it daran gibt es keinen Zweifel

▶ where there's a will, there's a \way ( prov) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg prov

II. ADVERB

1. ( fam: used for emphasis) weit

it would be \way better for you to... es wäre weit[aus] besser für dich,...

she spends \way too much money on clothes sie gibt viel zu viel Geld für Kleidung aus

you're \way out if you think... wenn du denkst, dass..., liegst du voll daneben!

to be \way down with one's guess mit seiner Schätzung völlig danebenliegen

\way back vor langer Zeit

\way back in the early twenties damals in den frühen Zwanzigern

to be \way past sb's bedtime ( fam) für jdn allerhöchste Zeit zum Schlafengehen sein

\way up in the sky weit oben am Himmel

2. (sl: very)

\way cool/hot total [o voll] cool/heiß fam

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[weɪ]
1. NOUN

1) = road Weg m

across or over the way — gegenüber, vis-à-vis; (motion) rüber

Way of the Cross — Kreuzweg m

to fall by the way (fig) — auf der Strecke bleiben

2) = route Weg m

to ask the way — nach dem Weg fragen

you'll learn new skills along the way — Sie werden nebenbei auch neue Fertigkeiten erlernen

to go the wrong way — sich verlaufen; (in car) sich verfahren

to go down the wrong way (food, drink) — in die falsche Kehle kommen

there's no way out (fig) — es gibt keinen Ausweg

to find a way in — hineinfinden

the way up/down — der Weg nach oben/unten; (climbing) der Auf-/Abstieg

the way there/back — der Hin-/Rückweg

prices are on the way up/down — die Preise steigen/fallen

the way forward — der Weg vorwärts or in die Zukunft

by way of an answer/excuse — als Antwort/Entschuldigung

by way of illustration — zur Illustration

he's by way of being a painter (inf) — er ist eine Art Maler (inf)

the way to the station — der Weg zum Bahnhof

can you tell me the way to the town hall, please? — können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Rathaus komme?

is it on the way? (place) (parcel etc) — liegt das auf dem Weg? ist es unterwegs?

the shop is on the/your way — der Laden liegt auf dem/deinem Weg

to stop on the way — unterwegs anhalten

on the way (here) — auf dem Weg (hierher)

on the way to London — auf dem Weg nach London

you pass it on your way home — du kommst auf deinem Nachhauseweg or Heimweg daran vorbei

they're on their way now — sie sind jetzt auf dem Weg or unterwegs

to go on one's way — sich auf den Weg machen

there's another baby on the way — da ist wieder ein Kind unterwegs

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — er ist dabei or auf dem besten Weg, Alkoholiker zu werden

she's well on the way to being a first-rate singer —

I haven't finished it yet but it's on the way — ich bin noch nicht damit fertig, aber es ist im Werden (inf)

if it is out of your way — wenn es ein Umweg für Sie ist

it took us out of our way — es war ein Umweg für uns

to go out of one's way to do sth (fig) — sich besonders anstrengen, um etw zu tun

please, don't go out of your way for us (fig) — machen Sie sich (dat) bitte unsertwegen keine Umstände

to get under way — in Gang kommen, losgehen (inf); (Naut) Fahrt aufnehmen or machen

to be (well) under way — im Gang/in vollem Gang sein; (Naut) in (voller) Fahrt sein; (with indication of place) unterwegs sein

the way in — der Eingang

on the way in — beim Hereingehen; (in car) beim Hineinfahren

to be on the way in (fig inf) — im Kommen sein

the way out — der Ausgang

please show me the way out — bitte zeigen Sie mir, wo es hinausgeht (inf) or wie ich hinauskomme

can you find your own way out? — finden Sie selbst hinaus?

on the way out — beim Hinausgehen; (in car) beim Hinausfahren

to be on the way out (fig inf) — am Verschwinden or Aussterben sein → easy

I know my way around the town —

she knows her way around the system (fig inf) — sie kennt sich im System aus

can you find your way home? — finden Sie nach Hause?

to lose/gather way (Naut) — Fahrt verlieren/aufnehmen

to make one's way to somewhere — sich an einen Ort or irgendwohin bewegen or begeben

can you make your own way to the restaurant? — kannst du allein zu dem Restaurant kommen?

to make one's way home — nach Hause gehen

to make/fight/push one's way through the crowd — sich einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen, sich durch die Menge (durch)drängen/-kämpfen/-schieben

to make one's way in the world — seinen Weg machen, sich durchsetzen

to go one's own way (fig) — eigene Wege gehen

they went their separate ways (lit, fig) — ihre Wege trennten sich

to pay one's way — für sich selbst bezahlen; (company, project, machine)

can the nation pay its way? — kann das Volk or Land für sich selber aufkommen?

to prepare the way (fig) — den Weg bereiten (for sb/sth jdm/einer Sache)

3) = path Weg m

to bar or block the way — den Weg ab- or versperren

to leave the way open (fig) — die Möglichkeit offenlassen, einen Weg frei lassen (for sth für etw)

to be in sb's way — jdm im Weg stehen or sein; (fig also) jdn stören

to get in the way — in den Weg kommen; (fig) stören

her job gets in the way of her leisure interests — ihr Beruf stört sie nur bei ihren Freizeitvergnügungen

to put difficulties in sb's way — jdm Hindernisse in den Weg stellen

to stand in sb's way (lit, fig) — jdm im Weg stehen or sein

don't let me stand in your way — ich will dir nicht im Weg stehen

he lets nothing stand in his way —

now nothing stands in our way — jetzt steht uns (dat) nichts mehr im Weg, jetzt haben wir freie Bahn

to stand in the way of progress — den Fortschritt aufhalten or hemmen

to put sb in the way of sth (inf) — jdm zu etw verhelfen

get out of the/my way! — (geh) aus dem Weg!, weg da!

to want sb out of the way — jdn aus dem Weg haben wollen

to get sth out of the way (work) — etw hinter sich (acc) bringen; difficulties, problems etc etw loswerden (inf), etw aus dem Weg räumen, etw beseitigen

to get sth out of the way of sb —

they got the children out of the way of the firemen — sie sorgten dafür, dass die Kinder den Feuerwehrleuten nicht im Weg waren

get those people out of the way of the trucks — sieh zu, dass die Leute den Lastwagen Platz machen or aus der Bahn gehen

keep or stay out of the way! — weg da!, zurück!

keep or stay out of my way! — komm mir nicht mehr über den Weg!

to keep sb/sth out of the way of sb — jdn/etw nicht in jds Nähe or Reichweite (acc) kommen lassen __diams; to make way for sb/sth (lit, fig) für jdn/etw Platz machen; (fig also)

make way! — mach Platz!, Platz machen!, Platz da!

4) = direction Richtung f

which way are you going? — in welche Richtung or wohin gehen Sie?

down our way (inf) — bei uns (in der Nähe), in unserer Gegend or Ecke (inf)

it's out Windsor way — es ist or liegt in Richtung Windsor

look both ways — schau nach beiden Seiten

to look the other way (fig) — wegschauen, wegsehen

if the chance comes your way — wenn Sie (dazu) die Gelegenheit haben

if a good job comes my way — wenn ein guter Job für mich auftaucht

each way, both ways (Racing) — auf Sieg und Platz

we'll split it three/ten ways — wir werden es dritteln/in zehn Teile (auf)teilen or durch zehn teilen

she didn't know which way to look (fig) — sie wusste nicht, wo sie hinschauen or hinsehen sollte

this way, please — hier(her) or hier entlang, bitte

look this way —

"this way for the lions" — "zu den Löwen"

he went that way — er ging dorthin or in diese Richtung __diams; this way and that hierhin und dorthin __diams; every which way

cars parked every which way — ungeordnet or durcheinander geparkte Autos

5)

= side it's the wrong way up — es steht verkehrt herum or auf dem Kopf (inf)

"this way up" — "hier oben"

it's the other way (a)round — es ist (genau) umgekehrt

put it the right way up/the other way (a)round — stellen Sie es richtig (herum) hin/andersherum or andersrum (inf) hin

6) = distance Weg m, Strecke f

five miles? that's quite a way! (inf) — fünf Meilen? das ist eine ganz schöne Strecke! (inf)

a little/good way away or off — nicht/sehr weit weg or entfernt, ein kleines/ganzes or gutes Stück weit weg or entfernt

it's only a little way to the next stop — es ist nur ein kleines Stück bis zur nächsten Haltestelle

it rained all the way there — es hat auf der ganzen Strecke geregnet

I'm behind you all the way (fig) — ich stehe voll (und ganz) hinter Ihnen

I haven't read it all the way through yet — ich habe es noch nicht ganz gelesen

that's a long way away — bis dahin ist es weit or (time) noch lange

a long way out of town — weit von der Stadt weg; (live also) weit draußen or außerhalb

that's a long way back —

a long way back, in 1942, when... — vor langer Zeit, im Jahre 1942, als...

he's come a long way since then (fig) — er hat sich seitdem sehr gebessert

he'll go a long way (fig) — er wird es weit bringen

to have a long way to go (lit, fit) — weit vom Ziel entfernt sein; (with work) bei Weitem nicht fertig sein

it should go a long way toward(s) solving the problem — das sollte or müsste bei dem Problem schon ein gutes Stück weiterhelfen

a little goes a long way — ein kleines bisschen reicht sehr lange

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit hilft viel

that's a long way from the truth — das ist weit von der Wahrheit entfernt

better by a long way — bei Weitem or um vieles besser

not by a long way — bei Weitem nicht

7) = manner Art f, Weise f

I'd rather do it my way — ich möchte es lieber auf meine (eigene) Art or Weise machen

that's his way of saying thank you — das ist seine Art, sich zu bedanken

the French way of doing it — (die Art,) wie man es in Frankreich macht

a funny way of talking — eine komische Art zu reden

to learn the hard way — aus dem eigenen Schaden lernen

way of thinking — Denk(ungs)art f, Denkweise f

to my way of thinking —

to go on in the same old way — wie vorher weitermachen, auf die alte Tour weitermachen (inf)

in a general way this is true — ganz allgemein ist das richtig

what a way to talk! — so etwas sagt man nicht!

in a big way — im großen Stil

in a small way — in kleinem Ausmaß, im Kleinen __diams; one way or another/the other so oder so

it does not matter (to me) one way or the other — es macht (mir) so oder so nichts aus, es ist mir gleich __diams; either way

either way, we're bound to lose — (so oder so,) wir verlieren auf jeden Fall or auf alle Fälle

no way! — nichts drin! (inf), was? (inf), ausgeschlossen!

there's no way I'm going to agree/you'll persuade him — auf keinen Fall werde ich zustimmen/werden Sie ihn überreden können

there's no way that's a Porsche — ausgeschlossen, dass das ein Porsche ist

that's no way to speak to your mother — so spricht man nicht mit seiner Mutter

you can't have it both ways — du kannst nicht beides haben, beides (zugleich) geht nicht (inf)

he wants it both ways — er will das eine haben und das andere nicht lassen

this one is better, there are no two ways about it (inf) — dieses hier ist besser, da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel or das steht fest

do it this way it was this way... — machen Sie es so or auf diese (Art und) Weise es war so or folgendermaßen...

this way he need never know — auf diese Weise muss er es nie erfahren

I've always had a job, I've been lucky that way — ich hatte immer einen Job, in dieser Hinsicht habe ich Glück gehabt

the way she walks/talks — (so) wie sie geht/spricht

I don't like the way (that) he's looking at you —

do you understand the way things are developing? do you remember the way it was/we were? — verstehst du, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln? erinnerst du dich noch (daran), wie es war/wie wir damals waren?

that's not the way we do things here — so or auf die Art machen wir das hier nicht

you could tell by the way he was dressed —

it's just the way you said it — es ist die Art, wie du es gesagt hast

do it any way you like — machen Sie es, wie Sie wollen

that's the way it goes! — so ist das eben, so ist das nun mal!

the way things are — so, wie es ist or wie die Dinge liegen

the way things are going — so, wie die Dinge sich entwickeln

that's the way the money goes — so geht das Geld weg

it's not what you do, it's the way (that) you do it — es kommt nicht darauf an, was man macht, sondern wie man es macht = exactly as so, wie

leave everything the way it is — lass alles so, wie es ist

it was all the way you said it would be — es war alles so, wie du (es) gesagt hattest

do it the way I do (it) — machen Sie es so or auf dieselbe Art und Weise wie ich (es mache)

to show sb the way to do sth — jdm zeigen, wie or auf welche Art und Weise etw gemacht wird

show me the way to do it — zeig mir, wie (ich es machen soll)

that's not the right way to do it — so geht das nicht, so kann man das nicht machen

what's the best way to do it? — wie macht man das am besten?

there is only one way to speak to him — man kann mit ihm nur auf (die) eine Art und Weise reden __diams; ways and means Mittel und Wege pl

Ways and Means Committee (US) — Steuerausschuss m

8) = means Weg m

we'll find a way — wir werden (schon) einen Weg finden

love will find a way — die Liebe überwindet jedes Hindernis or alle Schwierigkeiten

9) = method, technique Art f

he has a way of knowing what I'm thinking — er hat eine Art zu wissen, was ich denke

we have ways of making you talk — wir haben gewisse Mittel, um Sie zum Reden zu bringen

there are many ways of solving the problem —

ha, that's one way of solving it! — ja, so kann man das auch machen!

the best way is to put it in the freezer for ten minutes — am besten legt man es für zehn Minuten ins Gefrierfach

he has a way with children — er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen, er hat eine geschickte Art (im Umgang) mit Kindern

he has a way with him — er hat so eine (gewisse) Art

10) = habit Art f

it is not/only his way to... — es ist nicht/eben seine Art, zu...

to get out of/into the way of doing sth — sich (dat) ab-/angewöhnen, etw zu tun

the ways of the Spaniards —

the ways of Providence/God — die Wege der Vorsehung/Gottes

the way of the world — der Lauf der Welt or der Dinge

that is our way with traitors — so machen wir das mit Verrätern

he has his little ways — er hat so seine Eigenheiten or Marotten (inf)

as is the way with... — wie das mit... so ist

way of life — Lebensstil m; (of nation) Lebensart f

11) = respect Hinsicht f

in a way — in gewisser Hinsicht or Weise

in no way — in keiner Weise

in many/some ways — in vieler/gewisser Hinsicht

in every possible way —

to be better in every possible way — in jeder Hinsicht besser sein

in more ways than one — in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht

what have you got in the way of drink/food? — was haben Sie an Getränken or zu trinken/an Lebensmitteln or zu essen?

12)

= desire to get or have one's (own) way —

our team had it all their own way in the second half — in der zweiten Halbzeit ging für unsere Mannschaft alles nach Wunsch

have it your own way! — wie du willst!

13) = state Zustand m

he's in a bad way — er ist in schlechter Verfassung

things are in a bad way — die Dinge stehen schlecht

2. PLURAL NOUN
(NAUT = slipway) Helling f, Ablaufbahn f
3. ADVERB
(inf)
way over/up — weit drüben/oben

it's way too big — das ist viel zu groß

way hip (US) — total hip (inf)

way back when — vor langer Zeit, als

since way back — seit Urzeiten

that was way back — das ist schon lange her, das war schon vor langer Zeit

he was way out with his guess — er hatte weit daneben- or vorbeigeraten, er hatte weit gefehlt or er lag weit daneben (inf) mit seiner Annahme

his guess was way out — seine Annahme war weit gefehlt

you're way out if you think... — da liegst du aber schief (inf) or da hast du dich aber gewaltig geirrt, wenn du glaubst,...

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way¹ [weı] s

1. Weg m:

way back Rückweg;

on the way back from auf dem Rückweg von;

way home Heimweg;

way through Durchreise f, -fahrt f;

the way of the cross REL der Kreuzweg;

ways and means

a) Mittel und Wege,

b) besonders POL (finanzielle) Mittel, Geldbeschaffung(smaßnahmen) f;

ask the ( oder one’s) way nach dem Weg fragen;

lose one’s way sich verlaufen oder verirren;

send sb on their way (Fußball) jemanden schicken;

take one’s way sich aufmachen (to nach); → committee 1, find B 3, know A 3

2. Straße f, Weg m:

over ( oder across) the way gegenüber

3. fig Gang m, Lauf m:

that is the way of the world das ist der Lauf der Welt; → flesh A 5

4. Richtung f, Seite f:

which way is he looking? wohin schaut er?;

look the other way wegschauen;

this way

a) hierher,

b) hier entlang ( → 9);

the other way round umgekehrt

5. Weg m, Entfernung f, Strecke f:

a good way off ziemlich weit entfernt;

a long way off ( oder from here) weit (von hier) entfernt;

Easter is still a long way off bis Ostern ist es noch lang;

a long way up weit oder hoch hinauf;

a little (long, good) way ein kleines (weites, gutes) Stück Wegs;

a long way off perfection alles andere als vollkommen;

go a long way back fig (weit) ausholen

6. (freie) Bahn, Raum m, Platz m:

be ( oder stand) in sb’s way jemandem im Weg sein oder stehen (a. fig);

give way

a) (zurück)weichen,

b) nachgeben (to dat) (Person od Sache),

c) sich hingeben ( to despair der Verzweiflung);

give way to a car AUTO einem Auto die Vorfahrt lassen;

out of the way! aus dem Weg!

7. Weg m, Durchgang m, Öffnung f:

way of a cock TECH Hahnbohrung f

8. Vorwärtskommen n:

make way besonders SCHIFF vorwärtskommen

9. Art f und Weise f, Weg m, Methode f, Verfahren n:

any way auf jede oder irgendeine Art;

any way you please ganz wie Sie wollen;

in a big (small) way im Großen (Kleinen);

one way or another irgendwie, auf irgendeine (Art und) Weise;

in more ways than one in mehr als einer Beziehung;

some way or other auf die eine oder andere Weise, irgendwie;

way of living (speaking, thinking) Lebensweise (Sprechweise, Denkweise, -art);

to my way of thinking nach meiner Meinung;

the right (wrong) way (to do it) richtig (falsch);

the same way genauso;

the way he does it so wie er es macht;

the way I am feeling so wie ich mich im Moment fühle;

I like the way she laughs ich mag ihr Lachen;

the way I see it nach meiner Einschätzung;

this ( oder that) way so ( → 4);

that’s the way to do it so macht man das;

if that’s the way you feel about it wenn Sie so darüber denken;

in a polite (friendly) way höflich (freundlich);

in its way auf seine Art;

in what ( oder which) way? inwiefern?, wieso?; → each A

10. Gewohnheit f, Brauch m, Sitte f:

the good old ways die guten alten Bräuche

11. Eigenheit f, -art f:

funny ways komische Manieren;

it is not his way es ist nicht seine Art oder Gewohnheit;

she has a winning way sie hat eine gewinnende Art;

that’s always the way with him so macht er es oder geht es ihm immer

12. (Aus)Weg m:

find a way

13. Hinsicht f, Beziehung f:

in a way in gewisser Hinsicht, irgendwie;

in every way in jeder Hinsicht oder Beziehung;

in one way in einer Beziehung;

in some ways in mancher Hinsicht;

in the way of food was Essen anbelangt, an Lebensmitteln

14. ( besonders Gesundheits)Zustand m, Lage f, Verfassung f:

in a bad way in einer schlimmen Lage oder Verfassung;

live in a great (small) way auf großem Fuß (in kleinen Verhältnissen oder sehr bescheiden) leben

15. Berufszweig m, Fach n:

it is not in his way, it does not fall in his way das schlägt nicht in sein Fach;

he is in the oil way er ist im Ölhandel (beschäftigt)

16. umg Umgebung f, Gegend f:

somewhere London way irgendwo in der Gegend von London

17. the Way BIBEL der Weg (die christliche Religion)

18. pl TECH Führungen pl (bei Maschinen)

19. SCHIFF Fahrt(geschwindigkeit) f: → gather A 5

20. pl Schiffsbau:

a) Helling f

b) Stapelblöcke plBesondere Redewendungen: by the way

a) im Vorbeigehen, unterwegs,

b) am Weg(esrand), an der Straße,

c) fig übrigens, nebenbei (bemerkt),

d) zufällig but that’s by the way aber dies nur nebenbei;

by way of

a) (auf dem Weg) über (akk), durch,

b) fig in der Absicht zu, um zu,

c) als Entschuldigung etc, anstelle von (od gen) by way of example beispielsweise;

by way of exchange auf dem Tauschwege;

by way of grace JUR auf dem Gnadenweg;

be by way of being angry im Begriff sein, wütend zu werden;

be by way of doing sth

a) dabei sein, etwas zu tun,

b) pflegen oder es gewohnt sein oder die Aufgabe haben, etwas zu tun not by a long way noch lange nicht;

in the way of

a) auf dem Weg oder dabei zu,

b) hinsichtlich (gen) in the way of business auf dem üblichen Geschäftsweg;

no way! umg auf (gar) keinen Fall!, kommt überhaupt nicht infrage!;

no way can we accept that das können wir auf gar keinen Fall akzeptieren;

on the ( oder one’s) way unterwegs, auf dem Weg;

die on one’s way to hospital auf dem Weg ins Krankenhaus sterben;

on the way to victory auf der Siegesstraße;

be on the way sich andeuten;

well on one’s way in vollem Gange, schon weit vorangekommen (a. fig);

out of the way

a) abgelegen, abseits, abgeschieden,

b) ungewöhnlich, ausgefallen,

c) übertrieben, abwegig nothing out of the way nichts Besonderes oder Ungewöhnliches;

under way

a) SCHIFF in Fahrt,

b) fig im Gange, in Gang the meeting was already under way die Konferenz war schon im Gange;

get sth under way etwas in Gang bringen;

be in a fair way auf dem besten Wege sein;

come in sb’s way jemandem über den Weg laufen;

find its way into Eingang finden in (akk);

force one’s way sich einen Weg bahnen;

go sb’s way

a) den gleichen Weg gehen wie jemand,

b) jemanden begleiten go one’s way(s) seinen Weg gehen, fig seinen Lauf nehmen;

go out of one’s way große Mühen oder Unannehmlichkeiten auf sich nehmen ( to do zu tun);

go the whole way fig ganze Arbeit leisten;

have a way with sb mit jemandem gut zurechtkommen, gut umgehen können mit jemandem;

he’s got a way with words er ist sehr wortgewandt;

have one’s (own) way seinen Kopf oder Willen durchsetzen;

if I had my (own) way wenn es nach mir ginge;

learn the hard way Lehrgeld zahlen (müssen);

make way

a) Platz machen,

b) vorwärtskommen they made way for the ambulance to pass sie machten dem Krankenwagen Platz;

make one’s way sich durchsetzen, seinen Weg machen;

put sb in the way (of doing sth) jemandem die Möglichkeit geben(, etwas zu tun);

put out of the way aus dem Weg räumen (auch töten);

put o.s. out of the way große Mühen oder Unannehmlichkeiten auf sich nehmen ( to do zu tun);

see one’s way to do sth eine Möglichkeit sehen, etwas zu tun;

work one’s way up sich hocharbeiten; → both A, mend A 2, pave, pay¹ B 1

way² [weı] adv weit oben, unten etc:

way back weit entfernt oder hinten oder zurück;

way back in 1902 (schon) damals im Jahre 1902;

we’re friends from way back wir sind uralte Freunde;

way down South weit unten im Süden;

this is way off his personal best SPORT das ist weit entfernt von seiner persönlichen Bestleistung;

you are way off with your remark du liegst mit deiner Bemerkung völlig daneben

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1. noun
1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, der

across or over the way — gegenüber

2) (route) Weg, der

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

many offers came his way — er kriegte viele Angebote

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

out of the way — abgelegen

3) (method) Art und Weise, die

there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

I don't like the way she smiles — mir gefällt ihr Lächeln nicht

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

there was no way he would change his stand — er würde auf gar keinen Fall seinen Standpunkt ändern

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

one way or another — irgendwie

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

better that way — besser so

either way — so oder so

4) (desired course of action) Wille, der

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

5) in sing. or (Amer. coll.) pl. (distance between two points) Stück, das

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

all the way — den ganzen Weg

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

6) (room for progress) Weg, der

block the way — den Weg versperren

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

make way! — Platz da!

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

Move one's car out of the way — seinen Wagen aus dem Weg fahren

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

7) (journey)

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur

on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

we stopped on the way to have lunch — wir hielten unterwegs zum Mittagessen an

on her way home — auf dem Nachhauseweg

they're on their way — sie sind unterwegs

on the way there — auf dem Hinweg

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

By the way — übrigens

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

8) (specific direction) Richtung, die

she went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen

look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!

He wouldn't look my way — er hat nicht zu mir herübergesehen

I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

this/which way round — so/wie herum

stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen

turn something the right way round — etwas richtig herum drehen

‘this way up’ — "hier oben"

9) (advance) Weg, der

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

get under way — wegkommen

make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

pay one's way — für sich selbst aufkommen

10) (respect) Hinsicht, die

in [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso

in some ways — in gewisser Hinsicht

in one way — auf eine Art

not in any way — in keiner Weise

in every way — in jeder Hinsicht

in a way — auf eine Art

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht

11) (state) Verfassung, die

in a bad way — schlecht

they are in a very bad way — es geht ihnen sehr schlecht

either way — so oder so

in a small way — in bescheidenem Rahmen

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung

12) (custom) Art, die

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

in its way — auf seine/ihre Art

way of life — Lebensstil, der

change one's ways — sich ändern

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

to my way of thinking — meiner Meinung nach

13) (normal course of events)

be the way — so od. üblich sein

that is always the way — das ist immer so

14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)

he has a way with him — er hat so eine Art

she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen

15) (specific manner) Eigenart, die

fall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der

17) in pl. (parts) Teile

split something three ways — etwas in drei Teile teilen
2. adverb
weit

way off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg

way up in the clouds — hoch oben in den Wolken

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben

way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal

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(of doing something) n.

Manier -en f. n.

Art und Weise f.

Bahn -en f.

Gang ¨-e m.

Straße -n f.

Strecke -n f.

Weg -e m.

Weise -n f.

English-german dictionary > way
20 look

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).) se (på/etter)

2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) se ut som

3) (to face: The house looks west.) vende (ut mot)
2. noun
1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) titt

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

3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) utseende

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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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subst. \/lʊk\/

1) blikk, titt, øyekast

• let me have a look

la meg se

2) utseende

• the town has a European look

byen ser europeisk ut

• the house had a neglected look

huset så vanskjøttet ut

• affairs took an ugly look

det begynte å se utrivelig ut

3) uttrykk, mine, oppsyn

• an ugly look on his face

et stygt uttrykk i ansiktet hans

• a look of pleasure came to her face

hun fikk et tilfreds uttrykk i ansiktet

• I can tell it by your look

jeg kan se det på deg

4) stil, mote

• the latest look from French designers

by the look of something etter utseendet å dømme, det ser ut som

a forward look at et fremadrettet blikk på

freeze somebody with a look gi noen et iskaldt blikk, drepe noen med blikket

have\/take a look at titte på, ta en titt på, kaste et blikk på

• have a close look at the building

undersøke bygningen nøye

have the look of se ut som

• it has the look of murder

det ser ut som drap

improve on one's looks se bedre ut, forbedre utseendet

a look of inquiry et spørrende blikk

looks ( om person) utseende

• she has her mother's looks

hun har sin mors utseende

the new look den nye looken (klesstil lansert i 1947)

throw a look at someone\/something eller throw someone\/something a look kaste et blikk på noe(n)

with a look of entreaty med et bedende blikk
II
verb \/lʊk\/

1) se, titte, kikke

• I was so embarrassed I didn't know where to look

jeg var så flau at jeg ikke visste hvor jeg skulle se

2) lete, søke

• we looked everywhere but couldn't find it

vi har lett overalt, men kunne ikke finne det

3) se ut, virke, synes, te seg, se ut som, ligne

• he looked a typical Italian

han ligner en typisk italiener

• how do I look?

hvordan ser jeg ut?, hvordan tar jeg meg ut?

• things look bad for him

det ser dårlig ut for ham

• it looks odd to me

jeg synes det virker rart

• he looks good in uniform

han kler uniform

• he looked to be stronger than he was

han så ut til å være sterkere enn det han var

• it looks to me as if...

jeg synes det ser ut som om...

• he looks it

det ser han ut som

• she looks 50

hun ser ut som om hun er 50

• what a fright you look!

som du ser ut!, du ser fryktelig ut!

• he looks himself again

han er seg selv igjen, han ser frisk ut igjen

• it looks a larger room than it is

rommet ser større ut enn det er

4) ha utsikt, vende, ligge

• the house looks west

huset er vestvendt

5) ( overført) peke i retning av, tyde på

• everything looks to a war

alt peker mot krig

• all the facts look the other way

alle fakta tyder på det motsatte

6) vente seg, forvente, regne med

• the company is looking to expand business

7) ( gammeldags) se til at

• look it be done

se til at det blir gjort

here's looking at you ( hverdagslig) skål!

look about se seg omkring

• he looked about the room

han så seg om i rommet

• he was looking about for a job

han så seg om etter en jobb

look about one se seg omkring ( overført) tenke over saken, tenke over det hele, tenke seg om

• I hardly had time to look about me

jeg hadde knapt tid til å tenke meg om

se seg for, se opp, passe seg

• look about you!

se deg for!, se opp!

• look well about you

se deg godt for

look a fool se dum ut være til latter, dumme seg ut

• don't make her look a fool

ikke gjør henne til latter

look after se etter, se til, passe på, ha et øye på, ta hånd om

• look after one's health

• look after one's interests

se etter, titte etter, følge med blikket, lete etter

look after oneself klare seg selv, ta hånd om seg selv være forsiktig

look alive! eller look lively! ( hverdagslig) raska på!, la det nå gå litt kvikt!

look and see se etter, finn ut, få rede på

• look and see whether she's right

se etter om hun har rett

look around se seg om, se seg omkring ( overført) undersøke forholdene, sette seg inn i forholdene

look around one se seg for, se opp, passe seg

• look carefully around you

se deg omhyggelig for

look at se på, titte på

• he wouldn't even look at her

han ville ikke engang se på henne

• he is the sort of person you wouldn't look twice at

han er ikke en slik type man ser to ganger etter

• you wouldn't think so to look at her

det skulle man ikke tro når man ser henne, hun ser ikke sånn ut

( også overført) betrakte, se på

• that's how I look at it

sånn ser jeg det, det er mitt syn på saken

• he doesn't look twice at his money

han snur ikke på skillingen, han er ikke gjerrig

se i, lese

• I never look at a newspaper

jeg leser aldri en avis

undersøke, vurdere

• he wouldn't look at my proposal

han ville ikke vurdere forslaget mitt

look away se bort, se vekk, se en annen vei

look back se tilbake, tenke tilbake ( i negativ form) ikke lykkes, ha motgang, lide nederlag

• she started her career ten years ago, and has never looked back

hun begynte sin karriere for ti år siden, og har bare hatt medgang

bakke ut, gå tilbake

• you can't look back now

look before you leap! tenk før du handler!

look big se viktig ut

look daggers ha mord i blikket, gi noen et drepende blikk

• he looked daggers at me

han ga meg et drepende blikk

look down (up(on)) ( spesielt overført) se ned (på)

• he looked down upon him

han så ned på ham

look down one's nose at ( overført) se ned på

look favourably upon something være velvillig innstilt til noe

look for lete etter, titte etter, søke vente seg, regne med, håpe på

look for oneself eller judge for oneself dømme selv, se selv

look for trouble utfordre skjebnen

look forward to se frem til, glede seg til, lengte etter

• I look forward to his coming

jeg ser frem til at han kommer

look hard at somebody stirre stivt på noen

look here! se!, se her! hør her!, nå skal du høre!

look high ( overført) sikte høyt

look in on someone se inn til noen hilse på hos noen, stikke innom noen

look into vende ut mot, ha utsikt til se inn i se i

• look into a book

undersøke, forske i, granske

• I'll look into the matter

jeg skal undersøke saken

look like se ut som, ligne

• it looks like gold

• what does he look like?

hvordan ser han ut?

• it looks like being a fine day

det ser ut til å bli en fin dag

• she looked like crying

hun så ut som om hun skulle gråte

• she doesn't look much like a professor

hun ser ikke akkurat ut som en professor

look on se på, være tilskuer

look on to vende ut mot, ha utsikt til

look out se ut, titte ut

• look out of the window

se ut gjennom vinduet

se seg for, se opp, passe på, ha øynene oppe, være på vakt

look out! se opp!, se deg for!, pass deg!

look out for se opp for, se (seg om) etter

• look out for cars

forberede seg på, vente

• look out for trouble

• you can look out for me at six

du kan vente meg klokken seks

( britisk) finne (ut), få rede på, se etter, velge ut

• look out a word in a book

look out on eller look out over ha utsikt over, vende mot

• the room looks out on the seafront

look over se over, se i

• can I look over your book?

se igjennom, lese igjennom, se over, se på, granske, undersøke

• look over a house before byuing it

• the doctor looked him over

look round (for) se seg om (etter), se seg omkring (etter)

• look around the town

se seg om i byen

look sharp! skynd deg!, fort deg!

look small ( overført) se liten ut, se ynkelig ut

look someone in the eye\/face møte noens blikk, se direkte på noen

look someone through and through gjennomskue noen fullstendig

look someone up ( hverdagslig) ta kontakt med noen

look someone up and down mønstre noen fra topp til tå, måle noen med blikket

look something up slå opp noe (i en ordbok e.l.)

look the other way ( overført) lukke øynene for

look thoroughly into a matter gå en sak nærmere etter i sømmene

look through se gjennom, se i

• look through a telescope

se gjennom, bla gjennom, lese gjennom, undersøke

• look through some letters

• he looked the proposals through

( overført) gjennomskue, se tvers gjennom ( overført) ikke la seg merke med, overse, behandle som luft synes gjennom, (også overført) skinne gjennom

• his greed looked through his eyes

grådigheten lyste ut av øynene hans

look to vende ut mot, ha utsikt til peke på at det blir ( overført) se på, ta i betraktning se om, sørge for, tenke på, passe på

• look to your manners

• look to it that...

se til at...

regne med, vente seg, se frem til, håpe på

look to someone for something vente noe av noen, håpe på å få noe av noen

• I look to her to help me

jeg stoler på at hun skal hjelpe meg

look towards vende ut mot, ha utsikt til peke mot, peke på at det blir se mot ( slang) skåle for

• I look toward you!

look twice at se to ganger på

look up se opp

• look up to her

respektere henne

( handel) gå opp, stige, ta seg opp, bli bedre

• things are looking up

det lysner, det tar seg opp

look upon (as) ( overført) betrakte (som), anse (for)

• I look upon them as friends

jeg ser på dem som venner

look where you are going! se deg for!, se hvor du går!

look you! eller look'ee! ( dialekt) hører du!, legg merke til det!, (innskutt) forstår du

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silly — [[t]sɪ̱li[/t]] sillier, silliest 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone or something is silly, you mean that they are foolish, childish, or ridiculous. My best friend tells me that I am silly to be upset about this... You silly boy; why did you… … English dictionary
look — look1 W1S1 [luk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see)¦ 2¦(search)¦ 3¦(seem)¦ 4¦(appearance)¦ 5 look daggers at somebody 6 look somebody up and down 7 look somebody in the eye 8 look down your nose at somebody/something 9 look the other way … Dictionary of contemporary English

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she looked round at us

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she looked round at us

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