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like [laɪk]

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1. adjective

2. preposition

3. adverb

4. conjunction

5. noun

6. plural noun

7. transitive verb

8. compounds

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1. adjective

( = similar) semblable

• they are as like as two peas ils se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d'eau

2. preposition

   a. ( = in comparisons) comme

• he is like his father il est comme son père

• he's just like anybody else il est comme tout le monde

• he spoke like an aristocrat il parlait comme un aristocrate

• a house like mine une maison comme la mienne

• I found one like it j'ai trouvé le même

• I never saw anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil !

• can't you just accept it like everyone else? tu ne peux pas simplement l'accepter comme tout le monde ?

• to be like sb/sth ( = look like) ressembler à qn/qch

• they are very like one another ils se ressemblent beaucoup

• that's just like him! c'est bien de lui !

• it's not like him to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas d'être en retard(PROV) like father, like son(PROV) tel père, tel fils

• cities like Leeds and Glasgow des villes comme Leeds et Glasgow

• that's more like it! (inf) voilà qui est mieux !

► like that comme ça

• don't do it like that ne fais pas comme ça

• some people are like that il y a des gens comme ça

• it wasn't like that at all ce n'est pas comme ça que ça s'est passé

• people like that can't be trusted on ne peut pas se fier à des gens pareils► like this comme ça

• you do it like this tu fais comme ça

• it happened like this... ça s'est passé comme ça...

• it was like this, I'd just got home... voilà, je venais juste de rentrer chez moi...► something/nothing like

• it cost something like £100 cela a coûté dans les 100 livres

• he's called Middlewick or something like that il s'appelle Middlewick ou quelque chose comme ça

• there's nothing like real silk rien ne vaut la soie véritable

• that's nothing like it! ça n'est pas du tout ça !

   b. (asking for descriptions) what's he like? comment est-il ?

• you know what she's like (inf) vous savez comment elle est

• what's he like as a teacher? que vaut-il comme professeur ?

• what was the film like? comment as-tu trouvé le film ?

• what's the weather like in Paris? quel temps fait-il à Paris ?

3. adverb

   a. ( = near) that record's nothing like as good as this one ce disque est loin de valoir celui-là

• he asked her to do it -- ordered her, more like! (inf) il lui a demandé de le faire -- il le lui a ordonné, plutôt !

4. conjunction

   a. ( = as) (inf) comme

• he can't play poker like his brother can il ne joue pas au poker aussi bien que son frère

• like we used to comme nous en avions l'habitude

• it's just like I say c'est comme je vous le dis

   b. ( = as if) (inf) comme si

• he behaved like he was afraid il se conduisait comme s'il avait peur

• it's not like she's poor, or anything ce n'est pas comme si elle était pauvre

5. noun

( = similar thing) you're not comparing like with like ce sont deux choses (complètement) différentes

• oranges, lemons and the like les oranges, les citrons et autres fruits de ce genre

• the like of which we'll never see again comme on n'en reverra plus jamais

• did you ever see the like of it? (inf) a-t-on jamais vu une chose pareille ?

• we'll never see his like again nous ne verrons plus jamais quelqu'un comme lui

• the likes of him (inf) les gens comme lui

6. plural noun

likes goûts mpl

• he knows all my likes and dislikes il sait tout ce que j'aime et ce que je n'aime pas

7. transitive verb

   a. [+ person] aimer bien

• I like him je l'aime bien

• he is well liked here on l'aime bien ici

• how do you like him? comment le trouvez-vous ?

• I don't like the look of him son allure ne me dit rien qui vaille

   b. [+ object, food, activity] aimer (bien)

• I like that shirt j'aime bien cette chemise

• which do you like best? lequel préfères-tu ?

• I like to have a rest after lunch j'aime bien me reposer après déjeuner

• I like people to be punctual j'aime que les gens soient à l'heure

• I don't like it when he's unhappy je n'aime pas ça quand il est malheureux

• how do you like Paris? est-ce que Paris vous plaît ?

• how do you like it here? ça vous plaît ici ?

• Joe won't like it cela ne plaira pas à Joe

• whether he likes it or not que cela lui plaise ou non

   c. ( = want, wish) vouloir

• I can do it when/where/as much as/how I like je peux le faire quand/où/autant que/comme je veux

• whenever you like quand vous voudrez

• don't think you can do as you like ne croyez pas que vous pouvez faire ce que vous voulez

• if you like si vous voulez

• she can do what(ever) she likes with him elle fait tout ce qu'elle veut de lui

• I'll go out as much as I like je sortirai autant qu'il me plaira

• he can say what he likes, I won't change my mind il peut dire ce qu'il veut, je ne changerai pas d'avis

• I'd like to go home je voudrais rentrer à la maison

• I didn't like to disturb you je ne voulais pas vous déranger

• I thought of asking him but I didn't like to j'ai bien pensé le lui demander mais j'étais gêné

► would + like (in offers, requests)

would you like a drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose ?

• would you like me to go and get it? veux-tu que j'aille le chercher ?

• when would you like breakfast? à quelle heure voulez-vous votre petit déjeuner ?

• which one would you like? lequel voudriez-vous ?

• I would like more time je voudrais plus de temps

• I would like you to speak to him je voudrais que tu lui parles subj

• how do you like your steak? comment voulez-vous votre steak ?

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► When would like has conditional meaning, the conditional of aimer is used.

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• would you like to go to Paris? aimerais-tu aller à Paris ?

• how would you like to go to Paris? est-ce que cela te plairait d'aller à Paris ?

8. compounds

► like-minded adjective de même sensibilité

• it was nice to be with like-minded people c'était agréable d'être en compagnie de gens qui ont la même vision des choses

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I 1. [laɪk]
preposition

1) ( in the same manner as) comme

to act like a professional — agir comme un professionnel or en professionnel

like the liar that she is, she... — en bonne menteuse, elle...

stop behaving like an idiot! — arrête de faire l'idiot!

it happened like this — voilà comment cela s'est passé

when I see things like that — quand je vois des choses pareilles

I'm sorry to disturb you like this — je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça

2) (similar to, resembling) comme

to be like somebody/something — être comme quelqu'un/quelque chose

you know what she's like! — tu sais comment elle est!

it was just like a fairytale! — on aurait dit un conte de fée!

what's it like? — c'est comment?

so this is what it feels like to be poor — maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre!

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!

I've never seen anything like it! — je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil!

that's more like it! — voilà qui est mieux!

I don't earn anything like as much as she does — je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle

what was the weather like? — quel temps faisait-il?

3) ( typical of)

it's not like her to be late — ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard

it's just like him to be so spiteful! — c'est bien lui d'être si méchant!

just like a man! — c'est typiquement masculin!

4) ( expressing probability)

it looks like rain — on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

it looks like the war will be a long one — il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure

you seem like an intelligent man — tu as l'air intelligent

5) ( close to)

it cost something like £20 — cela a coûté dans les 20 livres or environ 20 livres

with something like enthusiasm — avec un semblant d'enthousiasme
2.
adjective sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre
3.
conjunction

1) ( in the same way as) comme

like I said, I wasn't there — (colloq) comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là

like they used to — comme ils le faisaient autrefois

2) (colloq) ( as if) comme si

he acts like he owns the place — il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui
4.
adverb (akin to, near)

it's nothing like as nice as... — c'est loin d'être aussi beau que...

‘the figures are 10% more than last year’ - ‘20%, more like!’ — (colloq) ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’ - ‘20%, plutôt!’
5.
noun

fires, floods and the like — des incendies, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre

I've never seen the like (of it) — je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille

the like(s) of Al Capone — des gens comme Al Capone

she won't even speak to the likes of us! — (colloq) elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous!
6.
- like combining form

bird-like — qui fait penser à un oiseau

child-like — enfantin

king-like — royal

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like enough —

(as) like as not — probablement

like father like son — Prov tel père tel fils Prov
II [laɪk]
transitive verb

1) aimer bien [person]; aimer (bien) [artist, food, music, style]

to like A better than B — préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B

to like A best — préférer A

to be well liked — être apprécié

to want to be liked — vouloir plaire

2)

how do you like your tea? — comment aimes-tu boire ton thé?

what I like about him/this car is... — ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est...

she didn't like the look of the hotel — l'hôtel ne lui disait rien

I don't like the look of that man — cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas

I don't like the look of her, call the doctor — elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin

I don't like the sound of that — ça ne me dit rien qui vaille

if you like that sort of thing — à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses

I like cheese but it doesn't like me — (colloq) j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas

this plant likes sunlight — cette plante se plaît au soleil

I like doing —

I like to do — j'aime (bien) faire

I like to see people doing — j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent

how do you like living in London? — ça te plaît de vivre à Londres?

the boss won't like it if you're late — le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre

I like it! — ça me plaît!

like it or not we all pay tax — que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts

3) ( wish) vouloir, aimer

I would ou should like a ticket — je voudrais un billet

I would ou should like to do — je voudrais or j'aimerais faire

would you like to come to dinner? — voudriez-vous venir dîner?

I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her — j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine

we'd like her to do — nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse

would you like me to come? — voulez-vous que je vienne?

if you like — si tu veux

you can do what you like — tu peux faire ce que tu veux

say what you like, I think it's a good idea — tu peux dire ce que tu veux, je pense que c'est une bonne idée

sit (any)where you like — asseyez-vous où vous voulez

4) ( think important)

to like to do — tenir à faire

English-French dictionary > like
2 like

I.

like ⇒ Usage note: like

A prep

1 ( in the same manner as) comme ; he acted like a professional il a agi comme un professionnel or en professionnel ; like the liar that she is, she… en bonne menteuse, elle… ; eat up your dinner like a good boy sois gentil et finis ton dîner ; stop behaving like an idiot! arrête de faire l'idiot! ; like me, he loves swimming tout comme moi, il adore nager ; it's like this: we are asking you to take a cut in salary voilà, nous vous demandons d'accepter une réduction de salaire ; it happened like this voilà comment cela s'est passé ; look, it wasn't like that écoutez, cela ne s'est pas passé comme ça ; when I see things like that quand je vois des choses pareilles ; don't talk like that! ne dis pas des choses pareilles! ; ‘how do I do it?’-‘like this’ ‘comment faut-il faire?’-‘comme ça’ ; I'm sorry to disturb you like this je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça ; all right, be like that then! et puis fais ce que tu voudras! ; they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that ils sont allés à Ibiza ou quelque chose comme ça ;

2 (similar to, resembling) comme ; to be like sb/sth être comme qn/qch ; he was like a son to me il était comme un fils pour moi ; you know what she's like! tu sais comment elle est! ; it was just like a fairytale! on aurait dit un conte de fée! ; what's it like? c'est comment? ; it's a second-hand car but it looks like new c'est une voiture d'occasion mais elle est comme neuve ; where did you get your jacket?-I want to buy one like it où as-tu acheté ta veste-je veux acheter la même or une pareille ; so this is what it feels like to be poor, so this is what poverty feels like! maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre! ; there's nothing like a nice warm bath! rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!, il n'y a rien de mieux qu'un bon bain chaud! ; I've never seen anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil! ; that's more like it! voilà ce qui est mieux! ; Paris! there's nowhere like it! rien ne vaut Paris! ; I don't earn anything like as much as she does je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle ; what was the weather like? quel temps faisait-il? ; what's Oxford like as a place to live? comment est la vie à Oxford? ;

3 ( typical of) it's not like her to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard ; if that isn't just like him! c'est bien (de) lui! ; it's just like him to be so spiteful! c'est bien lui d'être si méchant! ; just like a man! c'est typiquement masculin! ; he's not like himself these days il n'est pas lui-même ces jours-ci ;

4 ( expressing probability) it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir ; it looks like the war will be a long one il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure ; he was acting like he was crazy ○ US il se comportait comme un fou ; you seem like an intelligent man tu as l'air intelligent ;

5 (close to, akin to) it cost something like £20 cela a coûté dans les 20 livres, cela a coûté environ 20 livres ; something like half the population are affected environ la moitié de la population est touchée ; with something like affection/enthusiasm avec un semblant d'affection/d'enthousiasme.

B adj sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre ; cups, bowls and like receptacles des tasses, des bols et des récipients du même genre ; cooking, ironing and like chores la cuisine, le repassage et autres tâches du même genre ; to be of like mind être du même avis, avoir les mêmes opinions.

C conj

1 ( in the same way as) comme ; like I said, I wasn't there ○ comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là ; nobody can sing that song like he did personne ne peut chanter cette chanson comme lui ; it's not like I imagined it would be ce n'est pas comme je l'avais imaginé ; like they used to comme ils le faisaient autrefois ;

2 ○ ( as if) comme si ; she acts like she knows everything elle fait comme si elle savait tout ; he acts like he owns the place il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui.

D adv

1 (akin to, near) it's nothing like as nice as their previous house c'est loin d'être aussi beau que leur maison précédente ; ‘the figures are 10% more than last year’-‘20%, more like ○ !’ ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’-‘20%, plutôt!’ ; luxury hotel! boarding house, more like ○ ! un hôtel de luxe! une pension, oui! iron ;

2 ○ ( so to speak) I felt embarrassed, like GB, I felt, like, embarrassed US je me sentais plutôt embarrassé ; it reminds me a bit, like, of a hospital ça me fait penser, comment dire, à un hôpital.

E n dukes, duchesses and the like des ducs, des duchesses et autres personnes de ce genre ; earthquakes, floods and the like des tremblements de terre, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre ; I've never seen its like ou the like of it je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille ; their like will never be seen again des gens comme eux, il n'y en a plus ; scenes of unrest the like(s) of which had never been seen before in the city des scènes d'agitation telles qu'on n'en avait jamais vu dans la ville ; the like(s) of Al Capone des gens comme Al Capone ; she won't even speak to the likes of us ○ ! elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous! ; you shouldn't associate with the like(s) of them ○ tu ne devrais pas fréquenter des gens de leur acabit pej or des gens comme ça.

F - like (dans composés) bird-like qui fait penser à un oiseau ; child-like enfantin ; king-like royal.

Idioms

like enough, very like†, (as) like as not probablement ; like father like son Prov tel père tel fils Prov.

II.

like vtr

1 ( get on well with) aimer bien [person] ; I like Paul j'aime bien Paul ; to like sb as a friend aimer bien qn en tant qu'ami ; to like A better than B préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B ; to like A best préférer A ; to be well liked être apprécié ; to want to be liked vouloir plaire ;

2 ( find to one's taste) aimer (bien) [animal, artist, food, music, product, style] ; to like X better than Y préférer X à Y ; to like Z best préférer Z ; to like one's coffee strong aimer son café fort ; how do you like your tea? comment aimes-tu boire ton thé? ; what I like about him/this car is… ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est… ; we like the look of the house la maison nous semble bien ; I like the look of the new boss le nouveau patron me paraît sympathique or me plaît ; if the managerlikes the look of you si tu fais bonne impression sur le directeur ; she didn't like the look of the hotel l'hôtel ne lui disait rien ; I don't like the look of that man cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas ; I don't like the look of her, call the doctor elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin ; I don't like the sound of that ça ne me dit rien qui vaille ; I don't like what I hear about her ce que j'entends dire à propos d'elle ne me plaît pas beaucoup ; she hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it ça fait des semaines qu'elle n'a pas téléphoné, je n'aime pas ça ; if you like that sort of thing à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses ; you'll come with us and like it! tu viendras avec nous que ça te chante ○ ou pas! ; I like cheese but it doesn't like me ○ j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas ; this plant likes sunlight cette plante se plaît au soleil ;

3 ( enjoy doing) aimer bien ; ( stronger) aimer ; I like doing, I like to do j'aime (bien) faire ; he likes being able to do il aime pouvoir faire ; I like to see people doing j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent ; that's what I like to see! je trouve ça très bien! ; I like it when you do j'aime bien que tu fasses ; I don't like it when you do je n'aime pas que tu fasses ; I likeed it better when we did j'aimais mieux quand on faisait ; how do you like your new job? qu'est-ce que tu penses de ton nouveau travail? ; how do you like living in London? ça te plaît de vivre à Londres? ; how would you like it if you had to do…? ça te plairait à toi d'être obligé de faire…? ;

4 ( approve of) aimer ; I don't like your attitude je n'aime pas ton attitude, ton attitude ne me plaît pas ; the boss won't like it if you're late le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard ; she doesn't like to be kept waiting elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre ; to like sb to do aimer que qn fasse ; I like that! iron ça, c'est la meilleure! ; I like his cheek ou nerve! iron il ne manque pas de culot! ; I like it! ça me plaît! ; like it or not we all pay tax que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts ;

5 ( wish) vouloir, aimer ; I would ou should like a ticket je voudrais un billet ; I would ou should like to do je voudrais or j'aimerais faire ; she would have liked to do elle aurait voulu or aimé faire ; would you like to come to dinner? voudriez-vous venir dîner?, est-ce que cela vous dirait de venir dîner? ; I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine ; we'd like her to do nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse ; would you like me to come? voulez-vous que je vienne? ; I'd like to see him try ○ ! je voudrais bien voir ça! ; how would you like to come? qu'est-ce que tu dirais de venir? ; where did they get the money from, that's what I'd like to know je voudrais or j'aimerais bien savoir où ils ont trouvé l'argent ; I don't like to disturb her je n'ose pas la déranger ; if you like ( willingly agreeing) si tu veux ; ( reluctantly agreeing) si tu y tiens ; he's a bit of a rebel if you like il est un peu contestataire si tu veux ; you can do what you like tu peux faire ce que tu veux ; say what you like, I think it's a good idea tu peux dire ce que tu veux or tu diras ce que tu voudras, je pense que c'est une bonne idée ; sit (any)where you like asseyez-vous où vous voulez ;

6 ( think important) to like to do tenir à faire ; I like to keep fit je tiens à me maintenir en forme.

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3 so

Ⅰ.

so¹ [səʊ]

si ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) tellement ⇒ 1 (a) tant ⇒ 1 (a) aussi ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (e) ainsi ⇒ 1 (f) donc ⇒ 2 (a) alors ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (d)-(f) pour que ⇒ 2 (b), 4 de même ⇒ 2 (c) environ ⇒ 3 pour ⇒ 5

1 adverb

(a) (to such an extent → before adjective or adverb) si, tellement; (→ with verb) tellement;

∎ it's so easy c'est si ou tellement facile;

∎ I'm so glad to see you ça me fait tellement plaisir ou je suis si content de te voir;

∎ he can be so irritating at times il est tellement énervant par moments;

∎ she makes me so angry elle a le don de me mettre en colère;

∎ I've never been so surprised in all my life jamais de ma vie je n'avais eu une surprise pareille ou une telle surprise;

∎ I have never seen so beautiful a sight je n'ai jamais rien vu d'aussi beau;

∎ she was so shocked (that) she couldn't speak elle était tellement choquée qu'elle ne pouvait pas parler;

∎ the problem was so complex (that) it baffled even the experts le problème était si ou tellement complexe que même les experts ne comprenaient pas;

∎ his handwriting's so bad (that) it's illegible il écrit si mal que c'est impossible à lire;

∎ he's so rich that he doesn't know what he's worth il est riche au point d'ignorer le montant de sa fortune;

∎ she so detests him or she detests him so that she won't even speak to him elle le hait au point de refuser ou elle le déteste tellement qu'elle refuse de lui parler;

∎ he was upset, so much so that he cried il était bouleversé, à tel point qu'il en a pleuré;

∎ would you be so kind as to carry my case? auriez-vous l'amabilité ou la gentillesse de porter ma valise?;

∎ is it so very hard to say you're sorry? est-ce si difficile de demander pardon?;

∎ you mustn't worry so il ne faut pas te faire du souci comme ça;

∎ I loved her so (much) je l'aimais tant;

∎ you do exaggerate so! tu exagères tellement!;

∎ we so enjoyed ourselves nous nous sommes tellement amusés;

∎ I wish he wouldn't go on so j'aimerais qu'il arrête de radoter

(b) (in negative comparisons) si, aussi;

∎ I'm not so sure je n'en suis pas si sûr;

∎ it's not so bad, there's only a small stain ça n'est pas si grave que ça, il n'y a qu'une petite tache;

∎ the young and the not so young les jeunes et les moins jeunes;

∎ he's not so handsome as his father/as all that il n'est pas aussi beau que son père/si beau que ça;

∎ he was not so ill (that) he couldn't go out il n'était pas malade au point de ne pas pouvoir sortir;

∎ she wouldn't be so stupid as to do that elle ne serait pas bête au point de faire cela, elle ne serait pas assez bête pour faire cela

(c) (indicating an unspecified size, amount)

∎ the table is about so high/wide la table est haute/large comme ça à peu près;

∎ a little girl so high une petite fille grande comme ça

(d) (referring to previous statement, question, word etc)

∎ I believe/think/suppose so je crois/pense/suppose (que oui);

∎ I don't believe/think so je ne crois/pense pas;

∎ I don't suppose so je suppose que non;

∎ he's clever - do you think so? il est intelligent - vous trouvez?;

∎ I hope so (answering question) j'espère que oui; (agreeing) j'espère bien, je l'espère;

∎ I'm afraid so j'en ai bien peur, je le crains;

∎ who says so? qui dit ça?;

∎ I told you so! je vous l'avais bien dit!;

∎ if so si oui;

∎ how/why so? comment/pourquoi cela?;

∎ perhaps so peut-être bien;

∎ quite so tout à fait, exactement;

∎ so I believe/see c'est ce que je crois/vois;

∎ so I've been told/he said c'est ce qu'on m'a dit/qu'il a dit;

∎ is she really ill? - so it seems elle est donc vraiment malade? - à ce qu'il paraît;

∎ I'm not very organized - so I see! je ne suis pas très organisé - c'est ce que je vois!;

∎ is that so? vraiment?;

∎ that is so c'est vrai, c'est exact;

∎ if that is so si c'est le cas, s'il en est ainsi;

∎ that being so (as this is the case) puisqu'il en est ainsi; (should this prove the case) dans ces conditions;

∎ isn't that Jane over there? - why, so it is! ce ne serait pas Jane là-bas? - mais si (c'est elle)!;

∎ he was told to leave the room and did so immediately on lui a ordonné de quitter la pièce et il l'a fait immédiatement;

∎ she was furious and understandably/and justifiably so elle était furieuse et ça se comprend/et c'est normal;

∎ the same only more so tout autant sinon plus;

∎ he's very sorry - so he should be! il est désolé - c'est la moindre des choses ou j'espère bien!;

∎ he thinks he can do it - so he can il pense qu'il peut le faire - en effet il le peut;

∎ so help me God! que Dieu me vienne en aide!;

∎ archaic or humorous so be it! soit!, qu'il en soit ainsi!;

∎ familiar I can so! si, je peux!^□ ;

∎ familiar I didn't say that! - you did so! je n'ai pas dit ça! - si, tu l'as dit!^□

(e) (likewise) aussi;

∎ I had brought food, and so had they j'avais apporté de quoi manger et eux aussi;

∎ we arrived early and so did he nous sommes arrivés tôt et lui aussi;

∎ if he can do it, then so can I s'il peut le faire, alors moi aussi;

∎ my shoes are Italian and so is my shirt mes chaussures sont italiennes et ma chemise aussi

(f) (like this, in such a way) ainsi;

∎ hold the pen (like) so tenez le stylo ainsi ou comme ceci;

∎ any product so labelled is guaranteed lead-free tous les produits portant cette étiquette sont garantis sans plomb;

∎ the laptop computer is so called because… l'ordinateur lap-top tient son nom de…;

∎ the helmet is so constructed as to absorb most of the impact le casque est conçu de façon à amortir le choc;

∎ it (just) so happens that… il se trouve (justement) que… + indicative;

∎ she likes everything (to be) just so elle aime que tout soit parfait;

∎ it has to be positioned just so or it won't go in il faut le mettre comme ça sinon ça n'entre pas

2 conjunction

(a) (therefore) donc, alors;

∎ the door was open, so I went in la porte était ouverte, alors je suis entré;

∎ she has a bad temper, so be careful elle a mauvais caractère, donc faites attention

(b) (indicating purpose) pour que + subjunctive, afin que + subjunctive;

∎ give me some money so I can buy some sweets donne-moi de l'argent pour que je puisse acheter des bonbons

(c) (in the same way) de même;

∎ as 3 is to 6, so 6 is to 12 le rapport entre 6 et 12 est le même qu'entre 3 et 6;

∎ as he has lived so will he die il mourra comme il a vécu

(d) (introductory remark)

∎ so then she left alors elle est partie;

∎ and so to bed! et maintenant au lit!;

∎ and so we come to the next question et maintenant nous en venons à la question suivante;

∎ so what's the problem? alors, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?;

∎ so we can't go after all donc nous ne pouvons plus y aller;

∎ so, what do we do? eh bien, qu'est-ce qu'on fait?

(e) (in exclamations) alors;

∎ so you're Anna's brother! alors (comme ça) vous êtes le frère d'Anna?;

∎ so that's why she didn't phone! alors c'est pour ça qu'elle n'a pas téléphoné!;

∎ so there you are! vous voilà donc!;

∎ so publish it! eh bien ou alors allez-y, publiez-le!;

∎ esp American so long! au revoir!

(f) (introducing a concession) et alors;

∎ so I'm late, who cares? je suis en retard, et alors, qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?;

∎ so it costs a lot of money, we can afford it ça coûte cher, et alors? on peut se le permettre;

∎ so? et alors?, et après?;

∎ he'll be angry - so what? il va se fâcher! - qu'est-ce que ça peut (me) faire ou et alors?;

∎ so what if she does find out? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire si elle s'en rend compte?

3 or so adverb

environ, à peu près;

∎ it costs £5 or so ça coûte environ 5 livres;

∎ there were thirty or so people il y avait trente personnes environ ou à peu près, il y avait une trentaine de personnes

4 so as conjunction

familiar pour que^□ + subjunctive, afin que^□ + subjunctive;

∎ give me some money so as I can buy some sweets donne-moi de l'argent pour que je puisse acheter des bonbons

5 so as to conjunction

pour, afin de;

∎ she went to bed early so as not to be tired next day elle s'est couchée tôt afin de ou pour ne pas être fatiguée le lendemain

6 so that conjunction

(a) (in order that) pour que + subjunctive, afin que + subjunctive;

∎ they tied him up so that he couldn't escape ils l'ont attaché afin qu'il ou pour qu'il ne s'échappe pas;

∎ I took a taxi so that I wouldn't be late j'ai pris un taxi pour ou afin de ne pas être en retard

(b) (with the result that) si bien que + indicative, de façon à ce que + subjunctive;

∎ she didn't eat enough, so that in the end she fell ill elle ne mangeait pas assez, de telle sorte ou si bien qu'elle a fini par tomber malade;

∎ the crates had fallen over so that we couldn't get past comme les caisses étaient tombées, nous n'avons pas pu passer

7 so to speak, so to say adverb

pour ainsi dire

Ⅱ.

so²

noun

Music sol m inv

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > so
4 do

I 1. transitive verb,
neg. coll. don't, pres. t. he does, neg. (coll.) doesn't, p.t. did, neg. (coll.) didn't, pres. p. doing, p.p. done

1) (perform) machen [Hausaufgaben, Hausarbeit, Examen, Handstand]; vollbringen [Tat]; tun, erfüllen [Pflicht]; tun, verrichten [Arbeit]; ausführen [Malerarbeiten]; vorführen [Trick, Striptease, Nummer, Tanz]; durchführen [Test]; aufführen [Stück]; singen [Lied]; mitmachen [Rennen, Wettbewerb]; spielen [Musikstück, Rolle]; tun [Buße]

do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.

do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

have nothing to do — nichts zu tun haben

do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?

do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll

that does it — jetzt reicht's (ugs.)

that's done it — (caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir

that will/should do it — so müsste es gehen; (is enough) das müsste genügen

do a Garbo — (coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun

how many miles has this car done? — wie viele Kilometer hat der Wagen gefahren?

the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer

2) (spend)

do a spell in the armed forces — eine Zeit lang bei der Armee sein

how much longer have you to do at college? — wie lange musst du noch aufs College gehen?

3) (produce) machen [Übersetzung, Kopie]; anfertigen [Bild, Skulptur]; herstellen [Artikel, Produkte]; schaffen [Pensum]

4) (provide) haben [Vollpension, Mittagstisch]; (coll.): (offer for sale) führen

5) (prepare) machen [Bett, Frühstück]; (work on) machen (ugs.), fertig machen [Garten, Hecke]; (clean) sauber machen; putzen [Schuhe, Fenster]; machen (ugs.) [Treppe]; (arrange) [zurecht]machen [Haare]; fertig machen [Korrespondenz, Zimmer]; (make up) schminken [Lippen, Augen, Gesicht]; machen (ugs.) [Nägel]; (cut) schneiden [Nägel]; schneiden [Gras, Hecke]; (paint) machen (ugs.) [Zimmer]; streichen [Haus, Möbel]; (attend to) sich kümmern um [Bücher, Rechnungen, Korrespondenz]; (repair) in Ordnung bringen

6) (cook) braten

well done — durch[gebraten]

7) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rätsel]; machen [Puzzle, Kreuzworträtsel]

8) (study, work at) machen; haben [Abiturfach]

9) (sl.): (swindle) reinlegen (ugs.)

do somebody out of something — jemanden um etwas bringen

10) (sl.): (defeat, kill) fertig machen (ugs.)

11) (traverse) schaffen [Entfernung]

12) (sl.): (undergo) absitzen, (salopp) abreißen [Strafe]

13) (coll.): (visit) besuchen

do Europe in three weeks — Europa in drei Wochen absolvieren od. abhaken (ugs.)

14) (satisfy) zusagen (+ Dat.); (suffice for, last) reichen (+ Dat.)
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (act) tun; (perform) spielen

you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

do as they do — mach es wie sie

do or die — kämpfen oder untergehen

2) (fare)

how are you doing? — wie geht's dir?

3) (get on) vorankommen; (in exams) abschneiden

how are you doing at school? — wie geht es in der Schule?

do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

4)

how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

5) (coll.): (manage)

how are we doing for time? — wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?

6) (serve purpose) es tun; (suffice) [aus]reichen; (be suitable) gehen

that won't do — das geht nicht

that will do! — jetzt aber genug!

7) (be usable)

do for or as something — als etwas benutzt werden können

8) (happen)

what's doing? — was ist los?

there's nothing doing on the job market — es tut sich nichts auf dem Arbeitsmarkt (ugs.)

Nothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also academic.ru/21693/doing">doing; done
3. verb substitute, forms as
1.

1) replacing v.: usually not translated

you mustn't act as he does — du darfst nicht so wie er handeln

2) replacing v. and obj. etc

he read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater

as they did in the Middle Ages — wie sie es im Mittelalter taten

3) as ellipt. aux

You went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]

4) with ‘so’, ‘it’, etc

I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

go ahead and do it — nur zu

5) in tag questions

I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?
4. auxiliary verb
+ inf. as pres. or past, forms as 1.

1) for special emphasis

I do love Greece — Griechenland gefällt mir wirklich gut

I do apologize — es tut mit wirklich leid

you do look glum — du siehst ja so bedrückt aus

but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe

2) for inversion

little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

3) in questions

do you know him? — kennst du ihn?

what does he want? — was will er?

didn't they look wonderful? — haben sie nicht wunderhübsch ausgesehen?

4) in negation

I don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen

5) in neg. commands

don't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen

children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

6) + inf. as imper. for emphasis etc

do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!

do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!

do hurry up! — beeil dich doch!

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do up

- do with

- do without
II noun
, pl. dos or do's

1) (sl.): (swindle) Schwindel, der; krumme Sache (ugs.)

2) (Brit. coll.): (festivity) Feier, die; Fete, die (ugs.)

3) in pl.

the dos and don'ts — die Ge- und Verbote (of Gen.)

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[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) Hilfsverb in Fragen und bei Verneinung

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down]) Hilfsverb zur Betonung

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) statt Wiederholung des Verbs

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) bei Inversion

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) tun

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) schaffen

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) machen

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) genügen

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) sich beschäftigen mit

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) sich befinden

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) herrichten

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?)

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) erweisen

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) zufügen

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) erledigen
2. noun
(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) das Fest

- doer
- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with
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do

[du:]

I. AUXILIARY VERB

<does, did, done>

1. (forming question)

\do you like children? magst du Kinder?

did he see you? hat er dich gesehen?

what did you say? was hast du gesagt?

\do you/ \does he/she indeed [or now]? tatsächlich?

\do I like cheese? — I love cheese! ob ich Käse mag? — ich liebe Käse!

2. (negating verb)

Frida \doesn't like olives Frida mag keine Oliven

I \don't want to go yet! ich will noch nicht gehen!

I \don't smoke ich rauche nicht

it \doesn't matter das macht nichts

\don't [you] speak to me like that! sprich nicht so mit mir!

\don't be silly sei nicht albern!

\don't let's argue about it lasst uns deswegen nicht streiten

3. (for emphasis)

\do come to our party ach komm doch zu unserer Party

may I join you? — please \do! kann ich mitkommen? — aber bitte!

boy, did he yell! der hat vielleicht geschrieen! fam

so you \do like beer after all du magst also doch Bier

you \do look tired du siehst wirklich müde aus

\do shut up, Sarah halte bloß deinen Mund, Sarah

\do tell me! sag's mir doch!

\do I/ \does he/she ever! und ob!

4. (inverting verb)

not only did I speak to her, I even... ich habe nicht nur mit ihr gesprochen, sondern auch...

little \does she know sie hat echt keine Ahnung; (not yet) sie ahnt noch nichts; ( form)

never did I hear such a terrible noise noch nie habe ich so ein schreckliches Geräusch gehört

5. (replacing verb)

she runs much faster than he \does sie läuft viel schneller als er

he said he wouldn't come, but fortunately he did er meinte, dass er nicht kommen würde, aber glücklicherweise tat er es dann doch

\do you like Chopin? — yes, I \do/no, I \don't mögen Sie Chopin? — ja/nein

who ate the cake? — I did!/didn't! wer hat den Kuchen gegessen? — ich!/ich nicht!

I don't like Chinese food — nor [or neither] \do I/I \do ich esse nicht gerne Chinesisch — ich auch nicht/ich schon

... so \do I... ich auch

so you don't like her — I \do! du magst sie also nicht — doch!

6. (requesting affirmation)

you don't understand the question, \do you? Sie verstehen die Frage nicht, stimmt's?

you do understand what I mean, \don't you? du verstehst [doch], was ich meine, oder?

7. (expressing surprise)

so they really got married, did they? dann haben sie also wirklich geheiratet!

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<does, did, done>

1. (perform)

▪ to \do sth etw tun [o machen]

what shall I \do now? was soll ich jetzt machen?

just \do it! mach's einfach!

what are you \doing over the weekend? was machst du am Wochenende?

haven't you got anything better to \do? hast du nichts Besseres zu tun?

justice must be done Gerechtigkeit muss sein

he \does nothing but complain er beklagt sich echt den ganzen Tag lang fam

what have you done to her? was hast du mit ihr gemacht?

what are these toys \doing here? was macht das [ganze] Spielzeug hier?

what's the front door \doing open? warum steht die Haustür offen?

what on earth are you \doing [there]! was um alles in der Welt machst du denn da?

I'm sorry, it simply can't be done before next weekend tut mir leid, aber vor dem nächsten Wochenende geht es einfach nicht

that was a stupid thing to \do das war dumm!

what have you done with my coat? wo hast du meinen Mantel hingetan?

to \do one's best sein Bestes tun [o geben]

to \do business with sb mit jdm Geschäfte machen fam

to \do lunch esp AM auswärts zu Mittag essen

to \do nothing of the sort nichts dergleichen tun

2. (undertake)

▪ to \do sth with sb/oneself etw mit jdm/sich anfangen

what am I going to \do with myself while you are away? was soll ich nur die ganze Zeit machen, wenn du nicht da bist

3. (help)

▪ to \do sth for sb etw für jdn tun

what can I \do for you? was kann ich für Sie tun?

you never \do anything for me! du tust nie was für mich!

can you \do anything for my bad back, doctor? können Sie was gegen meine Rückenbeschwerden tun, Herr Doktor?

these pills have done nothing for me diese Pillen haben mir überhaupt nicht geholfen

4. (use for)

▪ to \do sth with sth etw mit etw dat tun

what are you going to \do with that hammer? was hast du mit dem Hammer vor?

what should we \do with this box? was sollen wir mit dieser Kiste machen?

5. (job)

to \do sth for a living mit etw dat seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

what \does your mother \do? was macht deine Mutter beruflich?

6. (take action)

▪ to \do sth about sth etw gegen etw akk tun

I know I drink too much, but I can't \do anything about it ich weiß, dass ich zu viel trinke, aber ich kann nichts dagegen tun

what is to be done about that? was kann man dagegen tun?

\don't just stand there, \do something! stehen Sie doch nicht nur so rum, tun Sie was!

7. (deal with)

▪ to \do sth etw machen [o erledigen]

if you \do the washing up,... wenn du abspülst,...

let me \do the talking überlass mir das Reden

today we're going to \do Chapter 4 heute beschäftigen wir uns mit Kapitel 4

I found someone to \do the garden wall ich habe jemanden gefunden, der die Gartenmauer bauen wird

to \do one's homework [seine] Hausaufgaben machen

to \do the shopping einkaufen

8. (learn)

▪ to \do sth:

have you ever done any Chinese? hast du jemals Chinesisch gelernt?

Diane did History at London University Diane hat an der London University Geschichte [im Hauptfach] studiert

9. (solve)

▪ to \do sth riddle etw lösen

to \do a crossword ein Kreuzworträtsel lösen [o fam machen]

can you \do this sum for me? kannst du das für mich zusammenrechnen?

10. ( fam: finish)

▪ to be done:

are you done? bist du jetzt fertig? fam

11. (produce)

▪ to \do sth for sb [or sb sth] etw für jdn machen

can you \do me 20 photocopies of this report? kannst du mir diesen Bericht 20-mal abziehen?

12. (tidy)

to \do the dishes das Geschirr abspülen [o SCHWEIZ abwaschen]

to \do one's nails (varnish) sich dat die Nägel lackieren; (cut) sich dat die Nägel schneiden

to \do one's shoes seine Schuhe putzen

to \do one's teeth sich dat die Zähne putzen

13. (arrange)

to \do a bow tie eine Schleife binden

to \do flowers Blumen arrangieren

to get one's hair done zum Friseur [o SCHWEIZ Coiffeur] gehen

where \do you get your hair done? zu welchem Friseur gehst du?

14. (visit)

▪ to \do sth etw besichtigen

to \do India eine Indienreise machen

to \do Nice sich dat Nizza ansehen

15. AUTO

to \do 100 km/h 100 fahren fam

16. (travel)

to \do Paris to Bordeaux in five hours in fünf Stunden von Paris nach Bordeaux fahren

17. (suffice)

▪ to \do sb jdm genügen

that'll \do me nicely, thank you das reicht mir dicke, danke! fam

I only have diet cola — will that \do you? ich habe nur Diätcola — trinkst du die auch?

18. (provide)

▪ to \do sth:

this pub only \does food at lunchtime in diesem Pub gibt es nur zur Mittagszeit etwas zu essen

\do you \do travel insurance as well? bieten Sie auch Reiseversicherungen an?

sorry, we \don't \do hot meals tut mir leid, bei uns gibt es nur kalte Küche

19. (cook)

to \do the cooking kochen

how long should the carrots be done for? wie lange müssen die Karotten kochen?

could you \do me something without fish? könntest du mir etwas ohne Fisch kochen?

20. (cause)

▪ to \do sb sth jdm etw tun

to \do sb a favour jdm einen Gefallen tun

to \do sb good jdm gut tun

it would \do you good to get some fresh air es würde dir gut tun, etwas frische Luft zu schnappen

to \do sb harm jdm schaden; see also credit, honour, justice

21. esp BRIT (serve)

▪ to \do sb jdn drannehmen

but he said he'd \do me next aber er sagte, dass ich als Nächste drankäme!

22. (treat well)

to \do sb well jdn verwöhnen

to \do oneself well es sich dat gutgehen lassen

23. (act)

▪ to \do sth play etw aufführen

to \do a role eine Rolle spielen

who did James Bond before Roger Moore? wer hat James Bond vor Roger Moore gespielt?

24. (impersonate)

▪ to \do sb/sth jdn/etw nachmachen

he \does a brilliant Churchill er kann Churchill wunderbar nachmachen; ( fig)

I hope she won't \do a Mary and get divorced six months after her wedding ich hoffe, sie macht es nicht wie Mary und lässt sich sechs Monate nach ihrer Hochzeit wieder scheiden

25. ( fam sl: rob)

▪ to \do sth in etw dat einen Bruch machen sl

26. ( fam: cheat)

▪ to \do sb jdn übers Ohr hauen fam

he did me for a thousand quid for that car er hat mir einen Tausender für das Auto abgeknöpft

27. ( fam: be in jail)

to \do 5 years [for sth] [wegen einer S. gen] fünf Jahre sitzen

if you're not careful, you'll end up \doing time again wenn du nicht vorsichtig bist, musst du wieder sitzen

28. esp BRIT ( fam: punish)

▪ to \do sb jdn fertigmachen fam

to get done for sth (by the police) wegen einer S. gen von der Polizei angehalten werden; (by a court) für etw akk verurteilt werden

29. ( fam: take drugs)

▪ to \do sth:

how long have you been \doing heroin? wie lange nimmst du schon Heroin?

30. (translate)

to be done into French/German book ins Französische/Deutsche übersetzt worden sein

to \do a translation übersetzen

31. (exhaust)

▪ to have done sb:

this last climb has really done me diese letzte Tour hat mir wirklich den Rest gegeben

32. ( fam: impress)

sth \does nothing for sb etw reißt jdn nicht gerade vom Hocker fam

Bach has never done anything for me Bach hat mich noch nie sonderlich vom Hocker gerissen fam

that film really did something to me dieser Film hat mich wirklich beeindruckt; (excite sexually)

you really \do something to me, you know du machst mich echt an, weißt du [das] fam

33. ( euph fam: have sex)

▪ to \do it with sb mit jdm schlafen euph

how old were you when you first did it? wie alt warst du bei deinem ersten Mal?

34. (don't mention)

\don't good morning me! komm mir nicht mit guten Morgen!

35.

▶ what's done cannot be undone ( prov)

▶ what's done is done ( saying) was passiert ist, ist passiert

▶ that \does it! so, das war's jetzt!

▶ that's done it! jetzt haben wir die Bescherung! fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<does, did, done>

1. (behave)

to \do right [or the right thing] das Richtige tun

to \do well to do sth gut daran tun, etw zu tun

to \do as one pleases tun, was einem Spaß macht

\do as I \do mach's wie ich fam

\do as you're told tu, was man dir sagt

2. (fare)

sb is \doing badly/fine [or all right] [or well] jdm geht es schlecht/gut

mother and baby are \doing well Mutter und Kind sind wohlauf

how is your mother \doing? wie geht es deiner Mutter?

how is Mary \doing in her new job? wie geht es Mary in ihrem neuen Job?

you could \do better du könntest besser sein; (perform) du könntest es besser machen

George has done well for himself George hat es für seine Verhältnisse weit gebracht

our daughter is \doing well at school unsere Tochter ist gut in der Schule

to be \doing well out of sth erfolgreich mit etw dat sein

3. ( fam: finish)

have you done? bist du fertig?

have you done with those scissors yet? brauchst du die Schere noch?

I haven't done with you yet ich bin noch nicht fertig mit dir

4. (be acceptable, suffice) passen, in Ordnung sein

that'll \do das ist o.k. so

will £10 \do? reichen 10 Pfund?

this kind of behaviour just won't \do! so ein Verhalten geht einfach nicht an!

do you think this will \do for a blanket? glaubst du, das können wir als Decke nehmen?

that'll \do as a cushion das geht [erstmal] als Kissen

this will \do just fine as a table das wird einen guten Tisch abgeben

this will have to \do for a meal das muss als Essen genügen

will this room \do? ist dieses Zimmer o.k. für Sie?

it doesn't \do to criticize your parents seine Eltern kritisiert man nicht

will it \do if I get those books to you by Friday? reicht es, wenn ich dir die Bücher bis Freitag bringe?

we'll make \do with $100 100 Dollar müssen reichen

that will never \do das geht einfach nicht

▪ to \do [for sb] sich akk [für jdn] eignen

5. ( fam: happen)

this town is so boring — there's never anything \doing diese Stadt ist so langweilig — nie tut sich was

6.

▶ it isn't done BRIT es ist nicht üblich

▶ how \do you \do? ( form or dated: as introduction) angenehm

▶ \do unto others as you would they should \do unto you ( prov) was du nicht willst, das man dir tut, das füg auch keinem andern zu prov

▶ what's \doing? ( fam) was ist los?

▶ that will \do jetzt reicht's aber!

IV. NOUN

1. esp BRIT, AUS ( fam: party) Fete f fam

a big \do eine Riesenfete fam

2. BRIT (sl: swindle) Schwindel m fam

3. BRIT ( fam: treatment)

fair \dos gleiches Recht für alle

4. AM (sl)

that's some \do you've got! das ist ja eine Frisur, die du da hast!

5. no pl (droppings)

dog \do Hundehäufchen nt

6. (allowed, not allowed)

the \dos and \don'ts was man tun und was man nicht tun sollte

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I [dəʊ]
n (MUS)
Do nt II [duː] vb: pret did, ptp done
1. AUXILIARY VERB
There is no equivalent in German to the use of do in questions, negative statements and negative commands.
1)

interrogative, negative do you understand? — verstehen Sie?

I don't or do not understand — ich verstehe nicht

what did he say? — was hat er gesagt?

didn't you or did you not know? — haben Sie das nicht gewusst?

don't be silly! — sei nicht albern!

2) in question tags oder

you know him, don't you? — Sie kennen ihn doch?, Sie kennen ihn (doch), oder?

you don't know him, do you? — Sie kennen ihn also nicht, oder?

so you know them, do you? (in surprise) — Sie kennen sie also wirklich or tatsächlich!

he does understand, doesn't he? —

he didn't go, did he? — er ist (doch) nicht gegangen, oder?

3)

substitute for another verb you speak better German than I do — Sie sprechen besser Deutsch als ich

he likes cheese and so do I — er isst gern Käse und ich auch

he doesn't like cheese and neither do I — er mag keinen Käse und ich auch nicht

I don't like cheese but he does — ich mag keinen Käse, aber er schon

they said he would go and he did — sie sagten, er würde gehen und das tat er (dann) auch

4)

in tag responses do you see them often? – yes, I do/no, I don't — sehen Sie sie oft? – ja/nein

do you serve food? – yes, we do — gibts bei Ihnen Essen? – ja

you didn't go, did you? – yes, I did — Sie sind nicht gegangen, oder? – doch

they speak French – oh, do they? — sie sprechen Französisch – ja?, ach, wirklich or tatsächlich?

they speak German – do they really? — sie sprechen Deutsch – wirklich?

may I come in? – do! — darf ich hereinkommen? – ja, bitte

shall I open the window? – no, don't! — soll ich das Fenster öffnen? – nein, bitte nicht!

who broke the window? – I did — wer hat das Fenster eingeschlagen? – ich

5)

for emphasis DO come! (esp Brit) — kommen Sie doch (bitte)!

DO shut up! (esp Brit) — (nun) sei doch (endlich) ruhig!

do tell him that... (esp Brit) —

well do I remember him! — und ob ich mich an ihn erinnere!

it's very expensive, but I DO like it — es ist zwar sehr teuer, aber es gefällt mir nun mal

so you DO know them! — Sie kennen sie also doch!

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) tun, machen

I've done a stupid thing —

to do sth again — etw noch (ein)mal tun or machen

sorry, it's impossible, it can't be done — tut mir leid, (ist) ausgeschlossen, es lässt sich nicht machen

can you do it by yourself? —

we did the journey in eight hours — wir haben die Fahrt in acht Stunden geschafft

to do the housework/one's homework —

who did the choreography/the cover design? we'll have to get someone to do the roof — wer hat die Choreografie/den Umschlagentwurf gemacht? wir müssen jemanden bestellen, der das Dach macht (inf)

could you do this letter please — tippen Sie bitte diesen Brief

you do the painting and I'll do the papering — du streichst an und ich tapeziere

he does the film crits for the magazine — er schreibt die Filmkritiken für die Zeitschrift

to do the flowers — die Blumen arrangieren

to do one's make-up — sich schminken

to do one's hair — sich frisieren, sich (dat) die Haare (zurecht)machen (inf)

to do one's nails — sich (dat) die Nägel schneiden or (varnish) lackieren

to do one's teeth (Brit) — sich (dat) die Zähne putzen

to do the dishes — spülen, den Abwasch machen

to do the washing — Wäsche waschen

to do the ironing — bügeln

he knows it's a mistake but he can't do anything about it — er weiß, dass es ein Fehler ist, aber er kann nichts dagegen machen or daran ändern

are you doing anything this evening? — haben Sie heute Abend schon etwas vor?

we'll have to do something about this/him — wir müssen da/wir müssen mit ihm etwas tun or unternehmen

do something for me, will you... shut up — tu mir bloß den (einen) Gefallen und halt den Mund

does that do anything for you? — macht dich das an? (inf)

Brecht doesn't do anything for me — Brecht lässt mich kalt (inf) or sagt mir nichts

I've done everything I can — ich habe alles getan, was ich kann

I've got nothing to do — ich habe nichts zu tun

I shall do nothing of the sort — ich werde nichts dergleichen tun

he does nothing but complain — er nörgelt immer nur, er tut nichts als nörgeln (inf)

what's to be done? — was ist da zu tun?

but what can you do? — aber was kann man da machen?

what do you want me to do (about it)? — und was soll ich da tun or machen?

well, do what you can — mach or tu (eben), was du kannst

what have you done to him? — was haben Sie mit ihm gemacht?

now what have you done! — was hast du jetzt bloß wieder angestellt or gemacht?

what are you doing on Saturday? — was machen or tun Sie am Sonnabend?

what do I have to do to get through to him? — was muss ich tun, um zu ihm durchzukommen?

what shall we do for money? — wie machen wir es mit Geld?

how do you do it? — wie macht man das?; (in amazement) wie machen Sie das bloß? __diams; that's done it (inf) so, da haben wirs!, da haben wir die Bescherung! (inf) __diams; that does it! jetzt reichts mir!

2)

as job, profession what does your father do? — was macht Ihr Vater (beruflich)?

3)

= provide service, product what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (by shop assistant) was darfs sein?

sorry, we don't do lunches — wir haben leider keinen Mittagstisch

we do a wide range of herbal teas —

we only do one style of gloves (= sell) (= produce) — wir haben or führen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe wir stellen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe her

who did the food for your reception? — wer hat bei Ihrem Empfang für das Essen gesorgt?

4)

= complete, finish in pret, ptp only the work's done now — die Arbeit ist gemacht or getan or fertig

what's done cannot be undone — was geschehen ist, kann man nicht ungeschehen machen

or I'm not done telling you what I think of you — mit dir bin ich noch lange nicht fertig

are you done? (inf) — bist du endlich or schon (iro) fertig?

5) = study, cover durchnehmen, haben

we've done Milton — wir haben Milton gelesen or durchgenommen

I've never done any German — ich habe nie Deutsch gelernt or gehabt

6) COOK machen (inf)

to do the cooking — kochen

how do you like your steak done? — wie möchten Sie Ihr Steak?

well done — durch(gebraten)

is the meat done? — ist das Fleisch fertig (gebraten) or durch?

7) = solve lösen; sum, crossword, puzzle etc lösen, machen

8) = take customer drannehmen

the barber said he'd do me next — der Friseur sagte, er würde mich als Nächsten drannehmen

9) Theat, Film part spielen

to do Hamlet — den Hamlet spielen

10) = take off, mimic nachmachen

he does a brilliant Charlie Chaplin — er kann Charlie Chaplin hervorragend nachmachen

she does the worried mother very convincingly — sie spielt die besorgte Mutter sehr überzeugend

11) = visit, see sights of city, country, museum besuchen, abhaken (inf)

12) AUT ETC fahren, machen (inf)

this car does or can do or will do 100 — das Auto fährt or macht (inf) 100

13)

= treat (Brit inf) they do you very well at that hotel — in dem Hotel ist man gut untergebracht or aufgehoben

they do you very well at that restaurant — in dem Restaurant isst man sehr gut __diams; to do oneself well es sich (dat) gut gehen lassen

14) = be suitable for inf passen (sb jdm); (= be sufficient for) reichen (sb jdm)

that will do me nicely — das reicht dicke (inf) or allemal

15) = cheat inf übers Ohr hauen (inf), reinlegen (inf)

you've been done! — du bist reingelegt or übers Ohr gehauen worden

I was done for £80 — mit £ 80 hat man mich ganz schön übers Ohr gehauen (inf)

16) = burgle inf einbrechen in (+acc)

the office was done last night — im Büro ist gestern Nacht ein Bruch gemacht worden (sl)

17)

= hurt Brit inf I'll do you! — dir besorg ichs noch! (inf)

18)

= tire out (inf) I'm absolutely done (in)! — ich bin völlig geschafft or erledigt or fertig (all inf)

19) = take inf drugs nehmen

20) in prison inf 6 years etc sitzen, abreißen (inf)

21)

= translate (old, liter) done into (the) English by... — ins Englische übertragen von...

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1)

= act do as I do — mach es wie ich

he did well to take advice — er tat gut daran, sich beraten zu lassen

he did right — er hat richtig gehandelt, es war richtig von ihm

he did right/well to go — es war richtig/gut, dass er gegangen ist

2)

= get on, fare how are you doing? — wie gehts (Ihnen)?

I'm not doing so badly — es geht mir gar nicht so schlecht

the patient is doing very well — dem Patienten geht es recht ordentlich

he's doing well at school — er ist gut in der Schule

his business is doing well — sein Geschäft geht gut

the roses are doing well this year — die Rosen stehen dieses Jahr gut

when my uncle died I did quite well — als mein Onkel starb, bin ich ganz gut dabei weggekommen __diams; how do you do? (on introduction) guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form) __diams; what's doing? (inf) was ist los?

3) = be suitable gehen

that will never do! — das geht nicht!

this room will do — das Zimmer geht (inf) or ist in Ordnung

will it do if I come back at 8? — geht es, wenn ich um 8 Uhr zurück bin?

it doesn't do to keep a lady waiting —

will she/it do? — geht sie/das?

4) = be sufficient reichen

can you lend me some money? – will £10 do? —

yes, that'll do — ja, das reicht

you'll have to make do with £10 — £ 10 müssen Ihnen reichen, Sie werden mit £ 10 auskommen müssen __diams; that'll do! jetzt reichts aber!

4. NOUN (Brit inf)

1) = event Veranstaltung f, Sache f (inf); (= party) Fete f (inf)

she had a big do for her eighteenth birthday — an ihrem achtzehnten Geburtstag stieg bei ihr eine Riesenfete (inf)

2) = swindle (Brit) Schwindel m

the whole thing was a do from start to finish — die ganze Sache war von vorne bis hinten ein Schwindel

3) = hairdo esp US Frisur f, Schnitt m

5. dosPLURAL NOUN

the dos and don'ts — was man tun und nicht tun sollte

fair dos (inf) — gleiches Recht für alle

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do¹ [duː; unbetont dʊ; də] prät did [dıd], pperf done [dʌn], 3. sg präs does [dʌz; unbetont dəz]

A v/t

1. tun, machen:

what can I do (for you)? was kann ich (für Sie) tun?, womit kann ich (Ihnen) dienen?;

do sth for sb etwas für jemanden erledigen;

what does he do? was macht er beruflich?, was ist er von Beruf?;

are you doing anything tonight? hast du heute Abend (schon) etwas vor?;

do sth about etwas tun gegen;

what is to be done ( oder to do)? was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?;

if it were to do again wenn es noch einmal getan werden müsste;

you can’t do this to me! das kannst du nicht mit mir machen!;

you couldn’t do that to me! das kannst du mir (doch) nicht antun!;

what have you done to my suit? was haben Sie mit meinem Anzug gemacht?;

he promised to do sth er versprach, etwas zu unternehmen;

she did no more than look at him sie sah ihn nur an;

he does not know what to do with his time er weiß nicht, was er mit seiner Zeit anfangen soll;

do sth together etwas gemeinsam oder zusammen unternehmen;

don’t do anything I wouldn’t do hum bleib sauber!; → do with

2. tun, ausführen, vollbringen, Arbeiten verrichten, Verbrechen begehen:

do one’s lessons SCHULE seine (Haus)Aufgaben machen;

he did all the writing er hat alles allein geschrieben;

he did all the talking er führte die Unterhaltung ganz allein, auch ich bin überhaupt nicht zu Wort gekommen;

let me do the talking lass mich sprechen;

it can’t be done es geht nicht, es ist undurchführbar;

the machine does the rest die Maschine erledigt den Rest;

the storm did a lot of material damage der Sturm richtete großen Sachschaden an;

do you think he did it? glaubst du, dass er es getan hat oder dass er es war?; → done B 1, B 2

3. tätigen, machen: → business A 3, A 13

4. tun, leisten, vollbringen:

do one’s best sein Bestes tun, sich alle Mühe geben

5. anfertigen, herstellen, ein Kunstwerk etc auch schaffen:

do a portrait ein Porträt malen;

do a translation eine Übersetzung machen oder anfertigen

6. jemandem etwas (an)tun, zufügen, erweisen: → favor B 2, good A 1, A 2, harm A 1, honor B 1, etc

7. einbringen: → credit A 5

8. erzielen, erreichen:

I did it! ich habe es geschafft!;

now you have done it! iron nun hast du es glücklich geschafft!

9. sich beschäftigen mit, arbeiten an (dat)

10. Speisen zubereiten, besonders kochen oder braten

11. in Ordnung bringen, z. B.

a) das Geschirr abwaschen: → dish A 1 c

b) das Zimmer aufräumen, machen umg

12. herrichten, dekorieren, schmücken

13. (her)richten:

she is having her nails done sie lässt sich maniküren;

he had his teeth done er ließ sich die Zähne richten; → face A 1, hair Bes Redew

14. a) eine Fremdsprache etc lernen

b) einen Autor etc durchnehmen, behandeln

15. eine Aufgabe lösen

16. obs übersetzen, -tragen ( beide:

into German ins Deutsche)

17. a) eine Rolle etc spielen, einen Charakter darstellen:

do Othello den Othello spielen;

do the polite den höflichen Mann spielen oder markieren;

do the host den Gastgeber spielen

b) nachahmen:

he can do all his friends

18. zurücklegen, machen, schaffen umg:

they did 20 miles sie legten 20 Meilen zurück;

the car does 100 m.p.h. der Wagen fährt 160 km/h

19. umg besichtigen, die Sehenswürdigkeiten besichtigen von (oder gen):

do Rome in three days Rom in drei Tagen besichtigen oder umg machen

20. umg genügen (dat):

it will do us for the moment

21. umg erschöpfen, erledigen umg:

they were pretty well done sie waren am Ende (ihrer Kräfte)

22. umg

a) jemanden erledigen, fertigmachen:

I’ll do him in three rounds

b) drannehmen (Friseur etc):

I’ll do you next, sir

23. sl reinlegen, übers Ohr hauen, anschmieren:

do sb out of sth jemanden um etwas erleichtern oder betrügen oder bringen; → brown A

24. sl eine Strafe abbrummen:

he did two years in prison er hat zwei Jahre abgerissen;

he did three months for theft er saß drei Monate wegen Diebstahls

25. umg

a) bewirten

b) unterbringen:

they do you very well here hier werden Sie gut bewirtet; hier sind Sie gut untergebracht

26. behandeln: → well¹ A 1

27. bringen (obs außer in):

do to death töten, umbringen

28. sl einen Bruch machen in (dat), einbrechen in (akk oder dat), ein Auto etc aufbrechen

29. umg bumsen (schlafen mit)

B v/i

1. handeln, vorgehen, tun, sich verhalten:

the premier would do wisely to resign der Premier würde klug handeln oder wäre gut beraten, wenn er zurückträte; → well¹ A 1, A 2

2. (tätig) handeln, wirken:

do or die kämpfen od untergehen;

it’s do or die now! jetzt gehts ums Ganze!

3. weiter-, vorankommen:

do well

a) vorwärtskommen, Erfolge haben ( beide:

with bei, mit), gut abschneiden (in bei, in dat),

b) gut gedeihen (Getreide etc)( → B 4, B 5);

do better sich verbessern

4. Leistungen vollbringen:

do well

a) seine Sache gut machen,

b) viel Geld verdienen ( → B 3, B 5);

he did better than expected er schnitt besser als erwartet ab;

his son is doing well at school seinem Sohn geht es in der Schule gut

5. sich befinden:

do well

a) gesund sein,

b) in guten Verhältnissen leben,

c) sich gut erholen ( → B 3, B 4);

how do you do? guten Tag! (bei der Vorstellung)

6. auskommen, zurande kommen

7. genügen, (aus)reichen, passen, dem Zweck entsprechen oder dienen:

that will (not) do das genügt oder reicht (nicht);

it will do tomorrow es hat Zeit bis morgen;

we’ll make it do wir werden schon damit auskommen

8. angehen, recht sein, sich schicken, passen:

that won’t do!

a) das geht nicht (an)!,

b) das wird nicht gehen!;

it won’t do to be rude mit Grobheit kommt man nicht weit(er), man darf nicht unhöflich sein

9. (im pprerfect) aufhören:

have done! hör auf!, genug (davon)!;

let us have done with it! hören wir auf damit!; → done B 5

C Ersatzverb zur Vermeidung von Wiederholungen v/t & v/i tun (bleibt meist unübersetzt):

he treats his children as I do my dogs er behandelt seine Kinder wie ich meine Hunde;

you know it as well as I do du weißt es so gut wie ich;

he sang better than he had ever done before er sang besser, als (er) je zuvor (gesungen hatte);

she likes cats. so do I ich auch;

he does not work hard, does he? er arbeitet nicht viel, nicht wahr?;

he works hard, doesn’t he? er arbeitet viel, nicht wahr?;

did he buy it? he did ja(wohl);

do you understand? I don’t nein;

he sold his car. did he? wirklich?, so?;

I wanted to go there, and I did so ich wollte hingehen und tat es auch

D Hilfsverb

1. zur Umschreibung in Fragesätzen:

do you know him? kennen Sie ihn?

2. zur Umschreibung in mit not verneinten Sätzen:

I do not believe it ich glaube es nicht;

do not go there gehen Sie nicht hin!;

don’t tun Sie es nicht!, lassen Sie das!

3. zur Verstärkung:

I do apologize tut mir wirklich leid;

you do ask questions du stellst vielleicht Fragen;

do sit down nehmen Sie doch bitte Platz;

I do like it mir gefällt es wirklich;

but I do see it! aber ich sehe es doch!;

I did see it, but ich sah es wohl oder zwar, aber;

do try to understand it versteh das doch;

be quiet, do sei doch still!

4. iron I do enjoy a quiet evening at home es geht doch nichts über einen ruhigen Abend zu Hause

5. bei Umkehrung der normalen Wortstellung nach voranstehendem hardly, little, rarely etc:

rarely does one see such things solche Dinge sieht man (nur) selten

do² [duː] pl dos, do’s [duːz] s

1. sl Schwindel m, Gaunerei f

2. besonders Br umg Fete f, Feier f

3. fair do’s!

a) sei nicht unfair!,

b) gleiches Recht für alle!

4. pl umg Gebote pl:

do’s and don’ts Gebote und Verbote, (Spiel)Regeln

do³ [dəʊ] s MUS do n (Solmisationssilbe)

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I 1. transitive verb,
neg. coll. don't, pres. t. he does, neg. (coll.) doesn't, p.t. did, neg. (coll.) didn't, pres. p. doing, p.p. done

1) (perform) machen [Hausaufgaben, Hausarbeit, Examen, Handstand]; vollbringen [Tat]; tun, erfüllen [Pflicht]; tun, verrichten [Arbeit]; ausführen [Malerarbeiten]; vorführen [Trick, Striptease, Nummer, Tanz]; durchführen [Test]; aufführen [Stück]; singen [Lied]; mitmachen [Rennen, Wettbewerb]; spielen [Musikstück, Rolle]; tun [Buße]

do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.

do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

have nothing to do — nichts zu tun haben

do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?

do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll

that does it — jetzt reicht's (ugs.)

that's done it — (caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir

that will/should do it — so müsste es gehen; (is enough) das müsste genügen

do a Garbo — (coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun

how many miles has this car done? — wie viele Kilometer hat der Wagen gefahren?

the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer

2) (spend)

do a spell in the armed forces — eine Zeit lang bei der Armee sein

how much longer have you to do at college? — wie lange musst du noch aufs College gehen?

3) (produce) machen [Übersetzung, Kopie]; anfertigen [Bild, Skulptur]; herstellen [Artikel, Produkte]; schaffen [Pensum]

4) (provide) haben [Vollpension, Mittagstisch]; (coll.): (offer for sale) führen

5) (prepare) machen [Bett, Frühstück]; (work on) machen (ugs.), fertig machen [Garten, Hecke]; (clean) sauber machen; putzen [Schuhe, Fenster]; machen (ugs.) [Treppe]; (arrange) [zurecht]machen [Haare]; fertig machen [Korrespondenz, Zimmer]; (make up) schminken [Lippen, Augen, Gesicht]; machen (ugs.) [Nägel]; (cut) schneiden [Nägel]; schneiden [Gras, Hecke]; (paint) machen (ugs.) [Zimmer]; streichen [Haus, Möbel]; (attend to) sich kümmern um [Bücher, Rechnungen, Korrespondenz]; (repair) in Ordnung bringen

6) (cook) braten

well done — durch[gebraten]

7) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rätsel]; machen [Puzzle, Kreuzworträtsel]

8) (study, work at) machen; haben [Abiturfach]

9) (sl.): (swindle) reinlegen (ugs.)

do somebody out of something — jemanden um etwas bringen

10) (sl.): (defeat, kill) fertig machen (ugs.)

11) (traverse) schaffen [Entfernung]

12) (sl.): (undergo) absitzen, (salopp) abreißen [Strafe]

13) (coll.): (visit) besuchen

do Europe in three weeks — Europa in drei Wochen absolvieren od. abhaken (ugs.)

14) (satisfy) zusagen (+ Dat.); (suffice for, last) reichen (+ Dat.)
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (act) tun; (perform) spielen

you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

do as they do — mach es wie sie

do or die — kämpfen oder untergehen

2) (fare)

how are you doing? — wie geht's dir?

3) (get on) vorankommen; (in exams) abschneiden

how are you doing at school? — wie geht es in der Schule?

do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

4)

how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

5) (coll.): (manage)

how are we doing for time? — wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?

6) (serve purpose) es tun; (suffice) [aus]reichen; (be suitable) gehen

that won't do — das geht nicht

that will do! — jetzt aber genug!

7) (be usable)

do for or as something — als etwas benutzt werden können

8) (happen)

what's doing? — was ist los?

there's nothing doing on the job market — es tut sich nichts auf dem Arbeitsmarkt (ugs.)

Nothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also doing; done
3. verb substitute, forms as
1.

1) replacing v.: usually not translated

you mustn't act as he does — du darfst nicht so wie er handeln

2) replacing v. and obj. etc

he read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater

as they did in the Middle Ages — wie sie es im Mittelalter taten

3) as ellipt. aux

You went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]

4) with ‘so’, ‘it’, etc

I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

go ahead and do it — nur zu

5) in tag questions

I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?
4. auxiliary verb
+ inf. as pres. or past, forms as 1.

1) for special emphasis

I do love Greece — Griechenland gefällt mir wirklich gut

I do apologize — es tut mit wirklich leid

you do look glum — du siehst ja so bedrückt aus

but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe

2) for inversion

little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

3) in questions

do you know him? — kennst du ihn?

what does he want? — was will er?

didn't they look wonderful? — haben sie nicht wunderhübsch ausgesehen?

4) in negation

I don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen

5) in neg. commands

don't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen

children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

6) + inf. as imper. for emphasis etc

do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!

do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!

do hurry up! — beeil dich doch!

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do up

- do with

- do without
II noun
, pl. dos or do's

1) (sl.): (swindle) Schwindel, der; krumme Sache (ugs.)

2) (Brit. coll.): (festivity) Feier, die; Fete, die (ugs.)

3) in pl.

the dos and don'ts — die Ge- und Verbote (of Gen.)

* * *

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: did, done)

= ausführen v.

tun v.

(§ p.,pp.: tat, getan)

English-german dictionary > do
5 do

I 1. [duː] ( полная форма); [du], [də], [d] ( редуцированные формы) гл.; прош. вр. did; прич. прош. вр. done
1) делать, выполнять

to do one's lessons — готовить уроки

Has she agreed to do the work? — Она согласилась выполнить эту работу?

What are you doing? — Что вы делаете?

No sooner said than done. — Сказано - сделано.

No sooner thought upon than done. — Задумано - сделано.

Syn:

perform, execute, carry out

2) выполнять, осуществлять, исполнять

to do one's duty — выполнять свой долг

to do one's worst — из кожи вон лезть

Have you done what I told you? — Ты сделал то, что я тебе сказал?

She did her best to win the race. — Она приложила все свои силы, чтобы выиграть гонки.

I shall do my utmost to serve her. — Я сделаю всё, что в моих силах, чтобы быть ей полезным.

3) поступать, делать

to do right — поступать правильно

You have but to say, and they will do. — Вы должны только сказать, а они сделают.

All human talent is a talent to do. ( Carlyle) — Самый большой талант человека - это способность трудиться.

That does / did it. разг. — Это (было) уже слишком.

Do as you would be done by. — Поступай с другими так, как ты хотел бы, чтобы поступали с тобой.

Syn:

administer, practise

4) уст. совершать (грех, преступление)

crimes done deliberately — умышленно совершённые преступления

Syn:

commit, perpetrate

5) создавать, творить

Syn:

produce, bring into existence

6) разг. обманывать, надувать

to do in the eye — нагло обманывать

I think you've been done. — Мне кажется, тебя обманули.

They did him out of his inheritance. — Они обманом отобрали у него наследство.

Syn:

dupe, hoax

7) убирать, чистить, приводить в порядок

They do the kitchen and bathrooms every day. — Они убирают кухню и ванные комнаты каждый день.

He helped her do the dishes. — Он помог ей помыть посуду.

8) ( do for) убираться в доме и готовить еду (для кого-л.), вести хозяйство (в чьём-л. доме)

She used to come twice a week to do for us. — Она приходила два раза в неделю, чтобы приготовить для нас еду и убраться в доме.

Syn:

repair, prepare, clean

9) готовить, жарить, тушить

I like my meat very well done. — Я люблю, чтобы мясо было хорошо прожарено.

The potatoes will be done in 10 minutes. — Картошка будет готова через 10 минут.

10) устраивать, приготовлять, организовывать

11) приводить в порядок (лицо, волосы), украшать

to do one's hair — причёсываться

She wanted to do her face before the party. — Она хотела накраситься и напудриться, прежде чем идти на вечеринку.

She has done the flowers at innumerable society dinners. — Она украшала цветами бесчисленное количество банкетов.

Syn:

set, arrange, organize, decorate, furnish

12) заниматься (какой-л. деятельностью или делом)

A class of boys is doing arithmetic while another is doing Euclid. — Один класс мальчиков занимается арифметикой, другой - геометрией.

13) решать ( задачи)

I cannot do this problem. — Я не могу решить эту задачу.

Show me how to do this sum. — Покажи мне, как решить эту арифметическую задачу.

14) играть, исполнять ( роль)

to do Hamlet — исполнять роль Гамлета

15) разг. изображать (кого-л.); подражать (кому-л.); пародировать (кого-л.)

to do a Houdini — подражать Гудини

16) истощать, изнурять

done to the wide / the world — побеждённый; потерпевший полную неудачу

At the end of the race they were pretty well done. — К концу гонки они были почти полностью измотаны.

Syn:

exhaust

17) избивать; убивать; уничтожать

to do for smb. — погубить кого-л.; убить кого-л.

He is done for. — С ним покончено.

It was the drink that did for him. — Его погубила выпивка.

I'll do you even if it's my last act in life. — Я разделаюсь с тобой, даже если это будет стоить мне жизни.

I told him I'd do him if I ever saw his face again. — Я сказал ему, что если я снова увижу его физиономию, я поколочу его.

Syn:

undo, ruin, beat, kill

18) проходить, проезжать ( определённое расстояние); достигать (какого-л. места)

I did the four miles in less than twenty minutes. — Я преодолел четыре мили меньше чем за двадцать минут.

"That's a Rolls-Royce, isn't it?' 'Yes. It's practically new. Only done about a thousand." — "Это ведь Роллс-Ройс, правда?" - "Да. И практически новый. Прошёл всего тысячу".

Syn:

cover

19) разг. осматривать ( достопримечательности); посещать (в качестве туристов)

to do the sights — осматривать достопримечательности

During siesta the only activity comes from tourists "doing" St. Peter's, the Colosseum, and the Trevi Fountain. — Во время сиесты никто ничего не делает, кроме туристов, осматривающих собор Св. Петра, Колизей и фонтан Треви.

Last summer we did ten countries in three weeks. — Прошлым летом мы объехали десять стран за три недели.

Syn:

visit, stop in

20) разг. отбывать ( тюремное наказание)

He's done two terms in prison. — Он дважды сидел в тюрьме.

21) разг. обвинять, осуждать

He did not say that Kelly would only be "done" for robbery and not murder. — Он не сказал, что Келли обвинят только в ограблении, а не в ограблении и убийстве.

22) разг. хорошо принимать, угощать, обслуживать

to do oneself well — ни в чём себе не отказывать

23) австрал.; новозел.; разг. полностью истратить, просадить

Right now I've done my money. — Я только что просадил все деньги.

24) преим. амер.; нарк. принимать ( наркотики), курить ( марихуану)

25) ( do into) переводить ( на другой язык)

26) обходиться, довольствоваться

to do without sugar — обходиться без сахара

He does with very little sleep. — Он может обходиться почти без сна.

"Is that a good living wage?" he asked her; and she answered that they could just do on it. — "Этого жалованья достаточно, чтобы прожить?" - спросил он её. И она ответила, что его едва хватает на то, чтобы сводить концы с концами.

I could have done with a cuppa. — Я бы не отказался от чашки чая.

Syn:

contrive, manage

27) эвф. иметь половые сношения

Some service-man did your mother in Cyprus and then made an honest woman of her. (V. Canning) — Один вояка переспал с твоей матерью на Кипре, а потом на ней женился.

28) процветать, преуспевать

She's doing as well as can be expected. — Она живёт очень хорошо.

The farmers were doing badly. — У фермеров дела шли неважно.

Flowers will not do in this soil. — Цветы не будут расти на этой почве.

29) подходить, годиться; удовлетворять требованиям; быть достаточным

He will do for us. — Он нам подходит.

This sort of work won't do for him. — Эта работа ему не подойдёт.

It won't do to play all day. — Нельзя целый день играть.

This place would do me all right. — Это место меня полностью удовлетворяет.

This hat will do. — Эта шляпа подойдёт.

$ 20 will do. Thank you. — Двадцати долларов хватит. Спасибо.

Syn:

suffice, serve, be satisfactory, be enough

30) причинять (ущерб, вред и т. п.)

to do smb. harm — причинять кому-л. вред, вредить кому-л.

Sure he'll do the dear boy no harm. — Конечно, он не причинит милому мальчику никакого вреда.

31) приносить (пользу и т. п.)

to do smb. good — приносить кому-л. пользу

A swim will do me good. — Мне будет полезно немного поплавать.

32) воздавать (должное, справедливость)

to do smb. justice — воздавать должное, воздавать по заслугам

The book does him great credit. — Он может гордиться тем, что написал эту книгу.

33) оказывать ( услугу)

I did a gipsy a good turn once. ( Marryat)— Однажды я оказал одному цыгану хорошую услугу.

34) (be / have done) заканчивать

Have / Be done! — Хватит! Довольно!

Nobody interrupted me till I was done. — Никто меня не перебивал до тех пор, пока я не закончил свой рассказ.

•

- do away
- do down
- do in
- do off
- do out
- do over
- do up
••

to do the business for smb. разг. — погубить кого-л.

to do one's business разг. — делать свои дела ( испражняться)

to do a disappearing act разг. — исчезнуть

to do it разг. — трахаться, совокупляться

what's to do? — в чём дело?

done!, done with you! — ладно, по рукам!

well done! — отлично! молодец!

What is done cannot be undone. посл. — Что сделано, то сделано.

to do to death разг. — убить

it is not done, it isn't done разг. — это запрещено обычаями, нормами морали; это недопустимо

to have done it уст. — поступить чрезвычайно глупо; напутать, напортить

- nothing doing
- and have done with it 2. [duː] (полная форма); [du], [də], [d] (редуцированные формы) сущ.
1) разг. вечеринка; мероприятие

to have a bit of a do — устроить небольшую вечеринку

Christmas "dos" are especially important. — Рождественские представления особенно важны.

Her family has a "do" every year on the anniversary of the day her mother's father died. — Её семья каждый год устраивает вечер в день смерти её деда по матери.

Syn:

party, social event

2) преим. брит.; разг.

а) мошенничество, обман, жульничество

Syn:

cheat, fraud, swindle, imposture

б) бой

Syn:

battle

3) разг.; эвф. фекалии, экскременты

4) австрал.; новозел.; разг. успех

to make a do of it — добиться успеха

5) = hairdo

6) диал. суета, суматоха

Syn:

ado, fuss

7) уст. долг; дело

Syn:

duty, deed

••

do's and don'ts — нормы, правила (то, что можно делать и то, что нельзя)
II [duː] ( полная форма); [du], [də], [d] ( редуцированные формы) гл.; прош. вр. did
1) вспомогательный глагол; образует отрицательные и вопросительные формы настоящего неопределённого и прошедшего неопределённого времени, а также отрицательные формы повелительного наклонения

I do not speak French. — Я не говорю по-французски.

Do you smoke? — Вы курите?

He did not see me. — Он меня не видел.

Did you not see me? — Разве вы меня не видели?

Do not (don't) open the window. — Не открывай окно.

2) употребляется для усиления значения действия

Do stop talking. — Замолчи же.

I did say so and I do say so now. — Я действительно так сказал и ещё раз это повторяю.

Well do I remember it. — Это я очень хорошо помню.

3) употребляется вместо другого глагола в настоящем и прошедшем неопределённом времени во избежание повторения этого глагола

He works as much as you do. — Он работает столько же, сколько и вы.

He likes bathing and so do I. — Он любит купаться, и я тоже.

He speaks as well as you do. — Он говорит так же хорошо, как и ты.
III [dəu] = doh IV [duː] сокр. от ditto
то же самое

Англо-русский современный словарь > do
6 so

[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) sådan; således

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) det; sådan; så at

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det samme; også

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') det
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) derfor; så

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
* * *
[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) sådan; således

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) det; sådan; så at

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det samme; også

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') det
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) derfor; så

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

English-Danish dictionary > so
7 so

səu
1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tan, tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) así

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) eso

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) también

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') así es, en efecto

2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

so¹ adv

1. tan

the exam was so difficult that nobody passed el examen fue tan difícil que no aprobó nadie

2. así

Look, that's Bill So it is mira, allí está Bill Así es

I know because Gary told me so lo sé porque me lo dijo Gary

3. que sí / que no

I think so creo que sí

I don't suppose so supongo que no

4. también

I went, and so did Pete yo fui, y Pete también

I like dancing So do I me gusta bailar A mí también

if so de ser así

or so más o menos

the journey takes an hour or so el viaje dura más o menos una hora

so far hasta ahora

I've read 20 pages so far hasta ahora he leído 20 páginas

so long! ¡hasta luego!

so many tantos

so much tanto

so² conj así que

you broke it, so you have to pay for it lo has roto tú, así que tendrás que pagarlo

so we're not going on holiday? ¿así que no nos vamos de vacaciones?

so that para que

we got up early so that we could go skiing madrugamos para poder ir a esquiar

so what? ¿y qué?

Multiple Entries: SO so
so 1 m fam pey ¡so burro!, you great oaf!
so 2 prep (bajo) under
so pena de, under penalty of
so pretexto/color de, under the guise of 'so' also found in these entries: Spanish: abalanzarse - abarcar - abotargada - abotargado - abur - acalorarse - agujetas - ahí - ahora - alma - amabilidad - amable - aquello - así - atonía - aun - avisar - bala - balbucear - bondad - cabezota - casualidad - celebrar - cerrarse - comecome - como - compensar - con - conque - cortante - creer - decir - decoración - deformación - dejarse - delito - denominada - denominado - desairar - disponer - dosificar - embalarse - embrutecerse - emoción - empañar - encoger - escacharrar - escrupulosa - escrupuloso - esperar English: afraid - allowance - aloud - and - anything - as - ask back - attain - awkward - be - believe - better - blunder - bored - bull - bumpy - busy - calculating - careless - change over - cheap - cheese off - clingy - come round - conceited - condescending - congenial - courteous - critical - damn - do - domineering - dreary - enunciate - even - far - fix - flag - forecast - forgetful - forth - forward - glaringly - gratifying - grieve - grouchy - grunt - gullible - gulp - happen

so

tr[səʊ]

conjunction

1 (therefore) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que

■ she was tired, so she went to bed estaba cansada, así que se fue a la cama

2 (to express purpose) para, para que

■ speak up so that everyone can hear habla fuerte para que todos te oigan

■ he took off his shoes so as not to make any noise se quitó los zapatos para no hacer ruido

adverb

1 (introductory) así que, pues, bueno

■ so you've decided to come así que has decidido venir

■ so I made a mistake! what about it? ¡pues me he equivocado! ¿y qué?

■ so, what now? bueno, ¿ahora qué?

2 (very - before adj or adv) tan; (- before noun or with verb) tanto,-a

■ she's so bored está tan aburrida

■ it's so cold hace tanto frío

■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras tanto

■ he was so hungry that he ate the lot tenía tanta hambre que se lo comió todo

■ he isn't so clever as he looks no es tan listo como parece

3 (unspecified number or amount, limit) tanto,-a

■ I can only do so much no puedo hacer más

■ it'll take a month or so tardará un mes más o menos, tardará un mes o así

■ why don't you say that you earn so much? ¿por qué no dices que ganas tanto?

■ so much noise/food tanto ruido/tanta comida

■ so many boys/girls tantos niños/tantas niñas

4 (thus, in this way) así, de esta manera, de este modo

■ he's about so tall es así de alto

■ cut the fish, like so corta el pescado así

■ of all the stupid people I know, no-one is more so than you de todas las personas estúpidas que conozco, no hay ninguna como tú

5 (to avoid repetition) que sí

■ I think/hope so creo/espero que sí

■ I'm afraid so me temo que sí

■ I told you so ya te lo dije

■ and quite rightly so y con mucha razón

■ if so en este caso, de ser así

6 (to express agreement, also) también

■ so am I/so do I/so can I/so have I yo también

■ it's snowing - so it is está nevando - así es

■ so I see ya veo

■ so it seems así parece

adjective

1 (factual, true) así

■ it can't be so no puede ser

■ that just isn't so eso no es verdad

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on (and so forth) y así sucesivamente, etcétera

just so / exactly so perfecto, en orden

so be it así sea

so long! ¡hasta luego!, ¡hasta pronto!

so much for something

■ so much for new technology! ¡vaya nueva tecnología!

■ so much for your advice! ¡vaya consejo que me diste!

so there! ¡ea!, ¡para que sepas!

so what? ¿y qué?

so ['so:] adv

1) (referring to something indicated or suggested)

do you think so?: ¿tú crees?

so it would seem: eso parece

I told her so: se lo dije

he's ready, or so he says: según dice, está listo

it so happened that...: resultó que...

do it like so: hazlo así

so be it: así sea

2) also: también

so do I: yo también

3) thus: así, de esta manera

4) : tan

he'd never been so happy: nunca había estado tan contento

5) consequently: por lo tanto

so conj

1) therefore: así que

2) or so that : para que, así que, de manera que

3)

so what? : ¿y qué?

so

adv.

• así adv.

• por consiguiente adv.

• por tanto adv.

• tal adv.

• también adv.

• tan adv.

• tanto adv.

conj.

• así que conj.

interj.

• îverdad... interj.

I səʊ
adverb

1)

a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

he did it so quickly — lo hizo tan rápido

you're so right — tienes tanta razón

I'm so glad to meet you — me alegro tanto de conocerte

there's so much work to do — hay tanto (trabajo) que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias

b) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

why are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?

c) (in comparisons)

not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión

2)

a) (up to a certain point, limit)

I can only eat so fast — no puedo comer más rápido

we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más

b) ( unspecified amount)

they charge us so much a day — nos cobran tanto por día

c) ( the amount indicated)

the fish was so long — el pescado era así de largo

d)

or so — más o menos

we'll need 20 or so chairs — nos harán falta unas 20 sillas (más o menos)

3) ( with clauses of result or purpose)

so... (that) — tan... que

he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada

he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó

so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?

4)

a) (thus, in this way)

the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...

if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)

hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera

b) ( as stated) así

that is so — (frml) así es

I know quite a bit about that - is that so? — yo sé bastante de eso - no me digas!

not so — no es cierto, no es así

if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo

c) ( as desired)

everything has to be just so — todo tiene que estar justamente como ella (or él etc) quiere

d)

and so on o and so forth — etcétera

5)

a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo

is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece

will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí

I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo

I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?

is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho

b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)

she wasn't there - she was so! — no estaba allí - sí que estaba!

6) (with v aux)

a) (also, equally)

Peter agrees and so does Bill — Peter está de acuerdo y Bill también

b) ( indeed)

you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!

7)

a) ( indicating pause or transition) bueno

so here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez

b) ( introducing new topic)

so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?

c) (querying, eliciting information)

so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

d) (summarizing, concluding) así que

so now you know — así que ya sabes

e) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conque

so that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!

f) ( challenging)

but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?

so what? — ¿y qué?

II

conjunction

1) (in clauses of purpose or result)

a)

so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece

b)

so as to + inf — para + inf

they set off early so as to get good seats — salieron temprano para conseguir buenas localidades

2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera que

he wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde

so there! — para que sepas!

III

noun ( Mus) sol m

I [sǝʊ]
1. ADV

1) (=to such an extent)

a) (with adj/adv) tan

I'm so worried — estoy tan preocupado

it is so big that... — es tan grande que...

he was talking so fast I couldn't understand — hablaba tan rápido que no lo entendía

I wish you weren't so clumsy — ¡ojalá no fueras tan patoso!

it was so heavy! — ¡pesaba tanto!

"how's your father?" - "not so good" — -¿cómo está tu padre? -no muy bien

• it's about so high/long — es más o menos así de alto/largo

• she's not so clever as him — no es tan lista como él

he's not so silly as to do that — no es bastante tonto para hacer eso, no es tan tonto como para hacer eso

• so many — tantos/as

we don't need so many — no necesitamos tantos

I haven't got so many pairs of shoes as you — no tengo tantos pares de zapatos como tú

• so much — tanto/a

we spent so much — gastamos tanto

I haven't got so much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido

• it's not so very difficult — no es tan difícil
kind, sure etc
b) (with vb) tanto

I love you so — te quiero tanto

he who so loved Spain — liter él que amó tanto a España

2) (=thus, in this way, likewise) así, de esta manera, de este modo

so it was that... — así fue que..., de esta manera or de este modo fue como...

it is so — es así

we so arranged things that... — lo arreglamos de modo que...

so it is!, so it does! — ¡es verdad!, ¡es cierto!, ¡correcto!

is that so? — ¿de veras?

isn't that so? — ¿no es así?

that's so — eso es

that's not so — no es así

• so be it — así sea

• and he did so — y lo hizo

• do so then! — ¡hazlo, pues!

• by so doing — haciéndolo así

• I expect so — supongo que sí, a lo mejor

• so far — hasta aquí or ahora

• and so forth — y así sucesivamente, etcétera

• it so happens that... — resulta que..., el caso es que...

• I hope so — eso espero yo, espero que sí

• how so? — ¿cómo es eso?

• if so — en este caso, en cuyo caso

• just so! — ¡eso!, ¡eso es!

he likes things just so — le gusta que todo esté en su lugar

• you do it like so * — se hace así, se hace de esta manera

• only more so — pero en mayor grado

• so much so that... — hasta tal punto or grado que..., tanto es así que...

• not so! — ¡nada de eso!

• and so on — y así sucesivamente, etcétera

• so saying he walked away — dicho eso, se marchó

• so he says — eso dice él

• so to speak — por decirlo así

• I think so — creo que sí

I thought so — me lo figuraba or suponía

• I told you so — ya te lo dije

• why so? — ¿por qué?, ¿cómo?

3) (=also)

• he's wrong and so are you — se equivocan tanto usted como él

• so do I — (y) yo también

"I work a lot" - "so do I" — -trabajo mucho -(y) yo también

"I love horses" - "so do I" — -me encantan los caballos -a mí también

• "I've been waiting for ages!" - "so have we" — -¡llevo esperando un siglo! -(y) nosotros también

• so would I — yo también

4) (phrases)

• so long! * — ¡adiós!, ¡hasta luego!

• so much the better/worse — tanto mejor/peor

she didn't so much as send me a birthday card — no me mandó ni una tarjeta siquiera para mi cumpleaños

I haven't so much as a penny — no tengo ni un peso

she gave me back the book without so much as an apology — me devolvió el libro sin pedirme siquiera una disculpa

so much for her promises! — ¡eso valen sus promesas!

• ten or so — unos diez, diez más o menos

ten or so people — unas diez personas, diez personas o así or más o menos

at five o'clock or so — a las cinco o así or o por ahí or más o menos

2. CONJ

1) (expressing purpose) para

he took her upstairs so they wouldn't be overheard — la subió al piso de arriba para que nadie los oyera

• so as to do sth — para hacer algo, a fin de hacer algo

we hurried so as not to be late — nos dimos prisa para no llegar tarde or a fin de no llegar tarde

• so that — para que + subjun, a fin de que + subjun

I bought it so that you should see it — lo compré para que or a fin de que lo vieras

2) (expressing result) así que, de manera que

he hadn't studied, so he found the exam difficult — no había estudiado, así que or de manera que el examen le resultó difícil

• it rained and so we could not go out — llovió, así que no pudimos salir, llovió y no pudimos salir

• so that — de modo que, de manera que

he stood so that he faced west — se puso de tal modo que or de manera que miraba al oeste, se puso mirando al oeste

3) (=therefore) así que

the shop was closed, so I went home — la tienda estaba cerrada, así que me fui a casa

so you see... — por lo cual, entenderás...

4) (in questions, exclamations) entonces, así que

so you're Spanish? — entonces or así que ¿eres español?

so? * — ¿y?, ¿y qué?

• so that's the reason! — ¡por eso es!

so that's why he stayed home — de allí que se quedó en casa

• so there you are! — ¡ahí estás!

• so what? * — ¿y?, ¿y qué?; see there 1., 6)

II

[sǝʊ]
N (Mus) = soh
* * *

I [səʊ]
adverb

1)

a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

he did it so quickly — lo hizo tan rápido

you're so right — tienes tanta razón

I'm so glad to meet you — me alegro tanto de conocerte

there's so much work to do — hay tanto (trabajo) que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias

b) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

why are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?

c) (in comparisons)

not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión

2)

a) (up to a certain point, limit)

I can only eat so fast — no puedo comer más rápido

we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más

b) ( unspecified amount)

they charge us so much a day — nos cobran tanto por día

c) ( the amount indicated)

the fish was so long — el pescado era así de largo

d)

or so — más o menos

we'll need 20 or so chairs — nos harán falta unas 20 sillas (más o menos)

3) ( with clauses of result or purpose)

so... (that) — tan... que

he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada

he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó

so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?

4)

a) (thus, in this way)

the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...

if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)

hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera

b) ( as stated) así

that is so — (frml) así es

I know quite a bit about that - is that so? — yo sé bastante de eso - no me digas!

not so — no es cierto, no es así

if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo

c) ( as desired)

everything has to be just so — todo tiene que estar justamente como ella (or él etc) quiere

d)

and so on o and so forth — etcétera

5)

a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo

is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece

will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí

I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo

I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?

is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho

b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)

she wasn't there - she was so! — no estaba allí - sí que estaba!

6) (with v aux)

a) (also, equally)

Peter agrees and so does Bill — Peter está de acuerdo y Bill también

b) ( indeed)

you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!

7)

a) ( indicating pause or transition) bueno

so here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez

b) ( introducing new topic)

so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?

c) (querying, eliciting information)

so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

d) (summarizing, concluding) así que

so now you know — así que ya sabes

e) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conque

so that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!

f) ( challenging)

but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?

so what? — ¿y qué?

II

conjunction

1) (in clauses of purpose or result)

a)

so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece

b)

so as to + inf — para + inf

they set off early so as to get good seats — salieron temprano para conseguir buenas localidades

2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera que

he wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde

so there! — para que sepas!

III

noun ( Mus) sol m

English-spanish dictionary > so
8 SO

1.
[səʊ]adverb

1) (by that amount) so

as winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es

as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus

so... as — so... wie

there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...

not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.

so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk

so far — bis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit

and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]

so long! — bis dann od. nachher! (ugs.)

so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele

so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel

the villages are all so much alike — die Dörfer gleichen sich alle so sehr

so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht

so much for my hopes — und ich habe mir solche Hoffnungen gemacht

so much the better — um so besser

not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]

not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal

2) (in that manner) so

so be it — einverstanden

this being so — da dem so ist (geh.)

it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da

3) (to such a degree) so

this answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...

so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...

4) (with the intent)

so as to — um... zu

so [that] — damit

5) (emphatically) so

I'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!

so kind of you! — wirklich nett von Ihnen!

so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!

6) (indeed)

It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!

you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch

is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?

and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch

it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich

7) (likewise)

so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch

8) (thus) so

and so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...

not so! — nein, nein!

9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...

I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon

the teacher said so — der Lehrer hat es gesagt

I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus

I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt

he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt

it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern

there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da

very much so — in der Tat; allerdings
2. conjunction
(therefore) daher

so 'that's what he meant — das hat er also gemeint

so what is the answer? — wie lautet also die Antwort?

so 'there you are! — da bist du also!

so there you 'are! — ich habe also Recht!

so that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)

so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)

so you see... — du siehst also...

so? — na und?

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[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) so

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) so

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) das, so, so... daß

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) auch

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') tatsächlich
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) also

- academic.ru/68560/so-called">so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
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so

[səʊ, AM soʊ]

I. adv inv

1. (to an indicated degree) so

I'm \so tired [that] I could sleep in this chair ich bin so müde, dass ich hier im Sessel einschlafen könnte

he's quite nice, more \so than I was led to believe er ist ganz nett, viel netter als ich angenommen hatte

he's not \so stupid as he looks er ist gar nicht so dumm, wie er aussieht

look, the gap was about \so wide schau mal, die Lücke war ungefähr so groß

the table that I liked best was about \so wide der Tisch, der mir am besten gefallen hat, war ungefähr so breit

2. (to a great degree)

what are you looking \so pleased about? was freut dich denn so [sehr]?

your hair is \so soft dein Haar ist so [unglaublich] weich

she's \so beautiful sie ist so [wunder]schön

I am \so cold mir ist so kalt

I am \so [very] hungry/thirsty ich bin [ja] so hungrig/durstig!, hab ich einen Durst/einen Riesenhunger! fam

she's ever \so kind and nice sie ist ja so freundlich und nett!

\so fair a face he could not recall ( liter or old) niemals zuvor hatte er ein so liebreizendes Gesicht gesehen liter

what's \so wrong with that? was ist denn daran so falsch?

is that why you hate him \so? ist das der Grund, warum du ihn so sehr hasst?

and I love you \so und ich liebe dich so sehr

you worry \so [much] du machst dir so viele Sorgen

3. (in such a way) so

we've \so planned our holiday that the kids will have a lot of fun wir haben unsere Ferien so geplant, dass die Kinder viel Spaß haben werden

gently fold in the eggs like \so rühren Sie die Eier auf diese Weise vorsichtig unter

4. (perfect)

[to be] just \so genau richtig [sein]

I want everything just \so ich will, dass alles perfekt ist

if you don't do things just \so, he comes along and yells at you wenn du nicht alles absolut richtig machst, kommt er und schreit dich an

5. (also, likewise) auch

I'm hungry as can be and \so are the kids ich habe einen Riesenhunger und die Kinder auch fam

I've got an enormous amount of work to do — \so have I ich habe jede Menge Arbeit — ich auch

I'm allergic to nuts — \so is my brother ich bin gegen Nüsse allergisch — mein Bruder auch

I hope they stay together — I hope \so, too ich hoffe, sie bleiben zusammen — das hoffe ich auch

I [very much] hope \so! das hoffe ich doch sehr!

6. (yes) ja

should we get going now? — I should say \so sollen wir jetzt anfangen? — ja, ich finde schon

can I watch television? — I suppose \so darf ich fernsehen? — na gut, meinetwegen [o von mir aus]

is this that the correct answer? — I suppose \so ist das die richtige Antwort? — ich glaube schon [o ja]

I'm afraid \so ich fürchte ja

7. AM ( fam: contradicting) doch

haha, you don't have a bike — I do \so haha, du hast ja gar kein Fahrrad — hab' ich wohl!

8. (that) das

\so they say so sagt man

\so I believe [das] glaube ich jedenfalls

I'm sorry I'm late — \so you should be es tut mir leid, dass ich mich verspätet habe — das will ich auch schwer hoffen

... or \so they say/I've heard... so heißt es jedenfalls/das habe ich zumindest gehört

Carla's coming over this summer or \so I've heard Carla kommt diesen Sommer, [das] habe ich jedenfalls gehört

well then, \so be it also gut

I told you \so ich habe es dir ja [o doch] gesagt

he looks like James Dean — \so he does er sieht aus wie James Dean — stimmt!

9. (as stated) so; (true) wahr

is that \so? ist das wahr?, stimmt das?

\so it is das stimmt

if \so... wenn das so ist...

that being \so,... angesichts dieser Tatsache...

to be quite \so wirklich stimmen

10. (this way, like that) so

I'm sure it's better \so ich bin sicher, so ist es besser

and \so it was und so kam es dann auch

and \so it was that... und so kam es, dass...

it \so happened that I was in the area ich war zufällig [gerade] in der Nähe

and \so forth [or on] und so weiter

\so to say [or speak] sozusagen

11.

▶ \so far \so good so weit, so gut

▶ \so long bis dann [o später]

▶ \so much for that so viel zum Thema

▶ \so what? na und? fam, na wenn schon? fam

II. conj

1. (therefore) deshalb, daher

I couldn't find you \so I left ich konnte dich nicht finden, also bin ich gegangen

my landlord kicked me out and \so I was forced to seek yet another apartment mein Vermieter hat mich rausgeworfen, weshalb ich mir schon wieder eine neue Wohnung suchen musste

2. ( fam: whereupon)

he said he wanted to come along, \so I told him that... er sagte, er wolle mitfahren, worauf ich ihm mitteilte, dass...

3. (introducing a sentence) also

\so we leave on the Thursday wir fahren also an diesem Donnerstag

\so that's what he does when I'm not around das macht er also, wenn ich nicht da bin

\so where have you been? wo warst du denn die ganze Zeit?

\so what's the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?

\so that's that for now das wär's dann fürs Erste fam

4. (in order to) damit

be quiet \so she can concentrate sei still, damit sie sich konzentrieren kann

5.

▶ \so long as... (if) sofern; (for the time) solange

I'll join the army \so long as you do too ich gehe zum Militär, sofern du auch gehst

\so long as he doesn't go too far,... solange er nicht zu weit geht,...

▶ \so there! ( hum) ätsch! Kindersprache

mine's bigger than yours, \so there! ( hum) ätsch, meiner ist größer als deiner! Kindersprache

III. adj (sl) typisch fam

that's \so 70's das ist typisch 70er fam

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abbr S
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SO abk Br Stationery Office (Amt, das Publikationen der Regierungsstellen herausgibt und für die Verteilung von Büroartikeln an Ministerien und Ämter zuständig ist)

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1.
[səʊ]adverb

1) (by that amount) so

as winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es

as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus

so... as — so... wie

there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...

not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.

so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk

so far — bis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit

and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]

so long! — bis dann od. nachher! (ugs.)

so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele

so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel

the villages are all so much alike — die Dörfer gleichen sich alle so sehr

so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht

so much for my hopes — und ich habe mir solche Hoffnungen gemacht

so much the better — um so besser

not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]

not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal

2) (in that manner) so

so be it — einverstanden

this being so — da dem so ist (geh.)

it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da

3) (to such a degree) so

this answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...

so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...

4) (with the intent)

so as to — um... zu

so [that] — damit

5) (emphatically) so

I'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!

so kind of you! — wirklich nett von Ihnen!

so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!

6) (indeed)

It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!

you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch

is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?

and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch

it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich

7) (likewise)

so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch

8) (thus) so

and so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...

not so! — nein, nein!

9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...

I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon

the teacher said so — der Lehrer hat es gesagt

I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus

I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt

he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt

it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern

there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da

very much so — in der Tat; allerdings
2. conjunction
(therefore) daher

so 'that's what he meant — das hat er also gemeint

so what is the answer? — wie lautet also die Antwort?

so 'there you are! — da bist du also!

so there you 'are! — ich habe also Recht!

so that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)

so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)

so you see... — du siehst also...

so? — na und?

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adv.

also adv.

daher adv.

demnach adv.

so adv.

English-german dictionary > SO
9 so

1.
[səʊ]adverb

1) (by that amount) so

as winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es

as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus

so... as — so... wie

there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...

not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.

so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk

so far — bis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit

and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]

so long! — bis dann od. nachher! (ugs.)

so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele

so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel

the villages are all so much alike — die Dörfer gleichen sich alle so sehr

so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht

so much for my hopes — und ich habe mir solche Hoffnungen gemacht

so much the better — um so besser

not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]

not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal

2) (in that manner) so

so be it — einverstanden

this being so — da dem so ist (geh.)

it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da

3) (to such a degree) so

this answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...

so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...

4) (with the intent)

so as to — um... zu

so [that] — damit

5) (emphatically) so

I'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!

so kind of you! — wirklich nett von Ihnen!

so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!

6) (indeed)

It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!

you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch

is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?

and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch

it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich

7) (likewise)

so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch

8) (thus) so

and so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...

not so! — nein, nein!

9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...

I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon

the teacher said so — der Lehrer hat es gesagt

I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus

I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt

he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt

it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern

there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da

very much so — in der Tat; allerdings
2. conjunction
(therefore) daher

so 'that's what he meant — das hat er also gemeint

so what is the answer? — wie lautet also die Antwort?

so 'there you are! — da bist du also!

so there you 'are! — ich habe also Recht!

so that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)

so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)

so you see... — du siehst also...

so? — na und?

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[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) so

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) so

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) das, so, so... daß

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) auch

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') tatsächlich
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) also

- academic.ru/68560/so-called">so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
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so

[səʊ, AM soʊ]

I. adv inv

1. (to an indicated degree) so

I'm \so tired [that] I could sleep in this chair ich bin so müde, dass ich hier im Sessel einschlafen könnte

he's quite nice, more \so than I was led to believe er ist ganz nett, viel netter als ich angenommen hatte

he's not \so stupid as he looks er ist gar nicht so dumm, wie er aussieht

look, the gap was about \so wide schau mal, die Lücke war ungefähr so groß

the table that I liked best was about \so wide der Tisch, der mir am besten gefallen hat, war ungefähr so breit

2. (to a great degree)

what are you looking \so pleased about? was freut dich denn so [sehr]?

your hair is \so soft dein Haar ist so [unglaublich] weich

she's \so beautiful sie ist so [wunder]schön

I am \so cold mir ist so kalt

I am \so [very] hungry/thirsty ich bin [ja] so hungrig/durstig!, hab ich einen Durst/einen Riesenhunger! fam

she's ever \so kind and nice sie ist ja so freundlich und nett!

\so fair a face he could not recall ( liter or old) niemals zuvor hatte er ein so liebreizendes Gesicht gesehen liter

what's \so wrong with that? was ist denn daran so falsch?

is that why you hate him \so? ist das der Grund, warum du ihn so sehr hasst?

and I love you \so und ich liebe dich so sehr

you worry \so [much] du machst dir so viele Sorgen

3. (in such a way) so

we've \so planned our holiday that the kids will have a lot of fun wir haben unsere Ferien so geplant, dass die Kinder viel Spaß haben werden

gently fold in the eggs like \so rühren Sie die Eier auf diese Weise vorsichtig unter

4. (perfect)

[to be] just \so genau richtig [sein]

I want everything just \so ich will, dass alles perfekt ist

if you don't do things just \so, he comes along and yells at you wenn du nicht alles absolut richtig machst, kommt er und schreit dich an

5. (also, likewise) auch

I'm hungry as can be and \so are the kids ich habe einen Riesenhunger und die Kinder auch fam

I've got an enormous amount of work to do — \so have I ich habe jede Menge Arbeit — ich auch

I'm allergic to nuts — \so is my brother ich bin gegen Nüsse allergisch — mein Bruder auch

I hope they stay together — I hope \so, too ich hoffe, sie bleiben zusammen — das hoffe ich auch

I [very much] hope \so! das hoffe ich doch sehr!

6. (yes) ja

should we get going now? — I should say \so sollen wir jetzt anfangen? — ja, ich finde schon

can I watch television? — I suppose \so darf ich fernsehen? — na gut, meinetwegen [o von mir aus]

is this that the correct answer? — I suppose \so ist das die richtige Antwort? — ich glaube schon [o ja]

I'm afraid \so ich fürchte ja

7. AM ( fam: contradicting) doch

haha, you don't have a bike — I do \so haha, du hast ja gar kein Fahrrad — hab' ich wohl!

8. (that) das

\so they say so sagt man

\so I believe [das] glaube ich jedenfalls

I'm sorry I'm late — \so you should be es tut mir leid, dass ich mich verspätet habe — das will ich auch schwer hoffen

... or \so they say/I've heard... so heißt es jedenfalls/das habe ich zumindest gehört

Carla's coming over this summer or \so I've heard Carla kommt diesen Sommer, [das] habe ich jedenfalls gehört

well then, \so be it also gut

I told you \so ich habe es dir ja [o doch] gesagt

he looks like James Dean — \so he does er sieht aus wie James Dean — stimmt!

9. (as stated) so; (true) wahr

is that \so? ist das wahr?, stimmt das?

\so it is das stimmt

if \so... wenn das so ist...

that being \so,... angesichts dieser Tatsache...

to be quite \so wirklich stimmen

10. (this way, like that) so

I'm sure it's better \so ich bin sicher, so ist es besser

and \so it was und so kam es dann auch

and \so it was that... und so kam es, dass...

it \so happened that I was in the area ich war zufällig [gerade] in der Nähe

and \so forth [or on] und so weiter

\so to say [or speak] sozusagen

11.

▶ \so far \so good so weit, so gut

▶ \so long bis dann [o später]

▶ \so much for that so viel zum Thema

▶ \so what? na und? fam, na wenn schon? fam

II. conj

1. (therefore) deshalb, daher

I couldn't find you \so I left ich konnte dich nicht finden, also bin ich gegangen

my landlord kicked me out and \so I was forced to seek yet another apartment mein Vermieter hat mich rausgeworfen, weshalb ich mir schon wieder eine neue Wohnung suchen musste

2. ( fam: whereupon)

he said he wanted to come along, \so I told him that... er sagte, er wolle mitfahren, worauf ich ihm mitteilte, dass...

3. (introducing a sentence) also

\so we leave on the Thursday wir fahren also an diesem Donnerstag

\so that's what he does when I'm not around das macht er also, wenn ich nicht da bin

\so where have you been? wo warst du denn die ganze Zeit?

\so what's the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?

\so that's that for now das wär's dann fürs Erste fam

4. (in order to) damit

be quiet \so she can concentrate sei still, damit sie sich konzentrieren kann

5.

▶ \so long as... (if) sofern; (for the time) solange

I'll join the army \so long as you do too ich gehe zum Militär, sofern du auch gehst

\so long as he doesn't go too far,... solange er nicht zu weit geht,...

▶ \so there! ( hum) ätsch! Kindersprache

mine's bigger than yours, \so there! ( hum) ätsch, meiner ist größer als deiner! Kindersprache

III. adj (sl) typisch fam

that's \so 70's das ist typisch 70er fam

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abbr S
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so¹ [səʊ]

A adv

1. (meist vor adj und adv) so, dermaßen:

so surprised;

so great a man ein so großer Mann;

not so … as nicht so … wie; → much Bes Redew

2. (meist exklamatorisch) so (sehr), ja so (überaus):

I am so glad ich freue mich (ja) so;

you are so right ganz richtig

3. so (…, dass):

it was so hot that I took my coat off

4. so, in dieser Weise:

so it is (genau) so ist es, stimmt;

is that so? wirklich?;

so as to sodass, um zu;

so that sodass;

or so etwa, oder so;

in an hour or so so in einer Stunde;

why so? warum?, wieso?;

how so? wie (kommt) das?;

so saying mit oder bei diesen Worten;

so Churchill so (sprach) Churchill; → even¹ 5, if¹ A 1

5. (als Ersatz für ein Prädikativum oder einen Satz)

a) es, das:

I hope so ich hoffe es;

I have never said so das habe ich nie behauptet;

I think so ich glaube oder denke schon;

I should think so ich denke doch!, das will ich meinen!;

what makes you think so? wie kommst du denn da drauf?;

I told you so ich habe es dir ja (gleich) gesagt

b) auch:

you are tired and so am I du bist müde und ich (bin es) auch;

I am stupid - so you are allerdings(, das bist du)!

6. also:

so you came after all du bist also doch (noch) gekommen;

so what? umg na und?, na wenn schon?

B konj daher, folglich, deshalb, also, und so, so … denn:

he was ill, so they were quiet er war krank, deshalb waren sie ruhig;

it was necessary, so we did it es war nötig, und so taten wir es (denn)

so² [səʊ] → sol²

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1.
[səʊ]adverb

1) (by that amount) so

as winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es

as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus

so... as — so... wie

there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...

not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.

so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk

so far — bis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit

and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]

so long! — bis dann od. nachher! (ugs.)

so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele

so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel

the villages are all so much alike — die Dörfer gleichen sich alle so sehr

so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht

so much for my hopes — und ich habe mir solche Hoffnungen gemacht

so much the better — um so besser

not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]

not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal

2) (in that manner) so

so be it — einverstanden

this being so — da dem so ist (geh.)

it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da

3) (to such a degree) so

this answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...

so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...

4) (with the intent)

so as to — um... zu

so [that] — damit

5) (emphatically) so

I'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!

so kind of you! — wirklich nett von Ihnen!

so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!

6) (indeed)

It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!

you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch

is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?

and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch

it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich

7) (likewise)

so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch

8) (thus) so

and so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...

not so! — nein, nein!

9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...

I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon

the teacher said so — der Lehrer hat es gesagt

I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus

I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt

he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt

it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern

there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da

very much so — in der Tat; allerdings
2. conjunction
(therefore) daher

so 'that's what he meant — das hat er also gemeint

so what is the answer? — wie lautet also die Antwort?

so 'there you are! — da bist du also!

so there you 'are! — ich habe also Recht!

so that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)

so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)

so you see... — du siehst also...

so? — na und?

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adv.

also adv.

daher adv.

demnach adv.

so adv.

English-german dictionary > so
10 SO

səu
1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tan, tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) así

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) eso

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) también

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') así es, en efecto

2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

so¹ adv

1. tan

the exam was so difficult that nobody passed el examen fue tan difícil que no aprobó nadie

2. así

Look, that's Bill So it is mira, allí está Bill Así es

I know because Gary told me so lo sé porque me lo dijo Gary

3. que sí / que no

I think so creo que sí

I don't suppose so supongo que no

4. también

I went, and so did Pete yo fui, y Pete también

I like dancing So do I me gusta bailar A mí también

if so de ser así

or so más o menos

the journey takes an hour or so el viaje dura más o menos una hora

so far hasta ahora

I've read 20 pages so far hasta ahora he leído 20 páginas

so long! ¡hasta luego!

so many tantos

so much tanto

so² conj así que

you broke it, so you have to pay for it lo has roto tú, así que tendrás que pagarlo

so we're not going on holiday? ¿así que no nos vamos de vacaciones?

so that para que

we got up early so that we could go skiing madrugamos para poder ir a esquiar

so what? ¿y qué?

Multiple Entries: SO so
so 1 m fam pey ¡so burro!, you great oaf!
so 2 prep (bajo) under
so pena de, under penalty of
so pretexto/color de, under the guise of 'so' also found in these entries: Spanish: abalanzarse - abarcar - abotargada - abotargado - abur - acalorarse - agujetas - ahí - ahora - alma - amabilidad - amable - aquello - así - atonía - aun - avisar - bala - balbucear - bondad - cabezota - casualidad - celebrar - cerrarse - comecome - como - compensar - con - conque - cortante - creer - decir - decoración - deformación - dejarse - delito - denominada - denominado - desairar - disponer - dosificar - embalarse - embrutecerse - emoción - empañar - encoger - escacharrar - escrupulosa - escrupuloso - esperar English: afraid - allowance - aloud - and - anything - as - ask back - attain - awkward - be - believe - better - blunder - bored - bull - bumpy - busy - calculating - careless - change over - cheap - cheese off - clingy - come round - conceited - condescending - congenial - courteous - critical - damn - do - domineering - dreary - enunciate - even - far - fix - flag - forecast - forgetful - forth - forward - glaringly - gratifying - grieve - grouchy - grunt - gullible - gulp - happen

so

tr[səʊ]

conjunction

1 (therefore) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que

■ she was tired, so she went to bed estaba cansada, así que se fue a la cama

2 (to express purpose) para, para que

■ speak up so that everyone can hear habla fuerte para que todos te oigan

■ he took off his shoes so as not to make any noise se quitó los zapatos para no hacer ruido

adverb

1 (introductory) así que, pues, bueno

■ so you've decided to come así que has decidido venir

■ so I made a mistake! what about it? ¡pues me he equivocado! ¿y qué?

■ so, what now? bueno, ¿ahora qué?

2 (very - before adj or adv) tan; (- before noun or with verb) tanto,-a

■ she's so bored está tan aburrida

■ it's so cold hace tanto frío

■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras tanto

■ he was so hungry that he ate the lot tenía tanta hambre que se lo comió todo

■ he isn't so clever as he looks no es tan listo como parece

3 (unspecified number or amount, limit) tanto,-a

■ I can only do so much no puedo hacer más

■ it'll take a month or so tardará un mes más o menos, tardará un mes o así

■ why don't you say that you earn so much? ¿por qué no dices que ganas tanto?

■ so much noise/food tanto ruido/tanta comida

■ so many boys/girls tantos niños/tantas niñas

4 (thus, in this way) así, de esta manera, de este modo

■ he's about so tall es así de alto

■ cut the fish, like so corta el pescado así

■ of all the stupid people I know, no-one is more so than you de todas las personas estúpidas que conozco, no hay ninguna como tú

5 (to avoid repetition) que sí

■ I think/hope so creo/espero que sí

■ I'm afraid so me temo que sí

■ I told you so ya te lo dije

■ and quite rightly so y con mucha razón

■ if so en este caso, de ser así

6 (to express agreement, also) también

■ so am I/so do I/so can I/so have I yo también

■ it's snowing - so it is está nevando - así es

■ so I see ya veo

■ so it seems así parece

adjective

1 (factual, true) así

■ it can't be so no puede ser

■ that just isn't so eso no es verdad

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on (and so forth) y así sucesivamente, etcétera

just so / exactly so perfecto, en orden

so be it así sea

so long! ¡hasta luego!, ¡hasta pronto!

so much for something

■ so much for new technology! ¡vaya nueva tecnología!

■ so much for your advice! ¡vaya consejo que me diste!

so there! ¡ea!, ¡para que sepas!

so what? ¿y qué?

so ['so:] adv

1) (referring to something indicated or suggested)

do you think so?: ¿tú crees?

so it would seem: eso parece

I told her so: se lo dije

he's ready, or so he says: según dice, está listo

it so happened that...: resultó que...

do it like so: hazlo así

so be it: así sea

2) also: también

so do I: yo también

3) thus: así, de esta manera

4) : tan

he'd never been so happy: nunca había estado tan contento

5) consequently: por lo tanto

so conj

1) therefore: así que

2) or so that : para que, así que, de manera que

3)

so what? : ¿y qué?

so

adv.

• así adv.

• por consiguiente adv.

• por tanto adv.

• tal adv.

• también adv.

• tan adv.

• tanto adv.

conj.

• así que conj.

interj.

• îverdad... interj.

I səʊ
adverb

1)

a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

he did it so quickly — lo hizo tan rápido

you're so right — tienes tanta razón

I'm so glad to meet you — me alegro tanto de conocerte

there's so much work to do — hay tanto (trabajo) que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias

b) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

why are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?

c) (in comparisons)

not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión

2)

a) (up to a certain point, limit)

I can only eat so fast — no puedo comer más rápido

we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más

b) ( unspecified amount)

they charge us so much a day — nos cobran tanto por día

c) ( the amount indicated)

the fish was so long — el pescado era así de largo

d)

or so — más o menos

we'll need 20 or so chairs — nos harán falta unas 20 sillas (más o menos)

3) ( with clauses of result or purpose)

so... (that) — tan... que

he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada

he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó

so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?

4)

a) (thus, in this way)

the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...

if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)

hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera

b) ( as stated) así

that is so — (frml) así es

I know quite a bit about that - is that so? — yo sé bastante de eso - no me digas!

not so — no es cierto, no es así

if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo

c) ( as desired)

everything has to be just so — todo tiene que estar justamente como ella (or él etc) quiere

d)

and so on o and so forth — etcétera

5)

a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo

is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece

will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí

I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo

I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?

is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho

b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)

she wasn't there - she was so! — no estaba allí - sí que estaba!

6) (with v aux)

a) (also, equally)

Peter agrees and so does Bill — Peter está de acuerdo y Bill también

b) ( indeed)

you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!

7)

a) ( indicating pause or transition) bueno

so here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez

b) ( introducing new topic)

so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?

c) (querying, eliciting information)

so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

d) (summarizing, concluding) así que

so now you know — así que ya sabes

e) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conque

so that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!

f) ( challenging)

but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?

so what? — ¿y qué?

II

conjunction

1) (in clauses of purpose or result)

a)

so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece

b)

so as to + inf — para + inf

they set off early so as to get good seats — salieron temprano para conseguir buenas localidades

2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera que

he wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde

so there! — para que sepas!

III

noun ( Mus) sol m

ABBR
= standing order
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I [səʊ]
adverb

1)

a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

he did it so quickly — lo hizo tan rápido

you're so right — tienes tanta razón

I'm so glad to meet you — me alegro tanto de conocerte

there's so much work to do — hay tanto (trabajo) que hacer

thank you so much — muchísimas gracias

b) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tanto

why are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?

c) (in comparisons)

not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión

2)

a) (up to a certain point, limit)

I can only eat so fast — no puedo comer más rápido

we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más

b) ( unspecified amount)

they charge us so much a day — nos cobran tanto por día

c) ( the amount indicated)

the fish was so long — el pescado era así de largo

d)

or so — más o menos

we'll need 20 or so chairs — nos harán falta unas 20 sillas (más o menos)

3) ( with clauses of result or purpose)

so... (that) — tan... que

he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada

he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó

so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?

4)

a) (thus, in this way)

the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...

if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)

hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera

b) ( as stated) así

that is so — (frml) así es

I know quite a bit about that - is that so? — yo sé bastante de eso - no me digas!

not so — no es cierto, no es así

if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo

c) ( as desired)

everything has to be just so — todo tiene que estar justamente como ella (or él etc) quiere

d)

and so on o and so forth — etcétera

5)

a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo

is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece

will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí

I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo

I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?

is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho

b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)

she wasn't there - she was so! — no estaba allí - sí que estaba!

6) (with v aux)

a) (also, equally)

Peter agrees and so does Bill — Peter está de acuerdo y Bill también

b) ( indeed)

you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!

7)

a) ( indicating pause or transition) bueno

so here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez

b) ( introducing new topic)

so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?

c) (querying, eliciting information)

so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

d) (summarizing, concluding) así que

so now you know — así que ya sabes

e) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conque

so that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!

f) ( challenging)

but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?

so what? — ¿y qué?

II

conjunction

1) (in clauses of purpose or result)

a)

so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece

b)

so as to + inf — para + inf

they set off early so as to get good seats — salieron temprano para conseguir buenas localidades

2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera que

he wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde

so there! — para que sepas!

III

noun ( Mus) sol m

English-spanish dictionary > SO
11 SO

[səʊ]
avverbio

1) (so very) così, talmente

what's so funny? — che cosa c'è di tanto divertente?

not so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto

he's not so stern a father as yours — non è un padre severo quanto il tuo

I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene

2) (to limited extent)

I can only work so fast and no faster — non posso lavorare più velocemente di così

so much (and no more) — non più di così

3) (in such a way)

so arranged that — disposto in modo tale che

do so — fai così

and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo

so be it! — così sia!

4) (for that reason)

so it was that — e fu così che

he was young and so lacked experience — era giovane e quindi inesperto

5) (true)

is that so? — davvero?

if (that's) so — se è così

6) (also) anche

if you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io

7) colloq. (thereabouts)

20 or so — circa 20

8) (as introductory remark)

so there you are — e così, eccoti qua

9) (avoiding repetition)

he's the owner or so he claims — è il proprietario o almeno così dice

he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...

I believe so — credo di sì

so I believe — è quel che penso

I'm afraid so — temo di sì

so it would appear — così sembrerebbe

so to speak — per così dire

I told you so — te l'avevo detto

so I see — lo vedo

I think so — penso di sì

I don't think so — penso di no

who says so? — chi lo dice?

he said so — ha detto così

only more so — ancora di più

10) (reinforcing a statement)

"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"

"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"

"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"

it just so happens that — guarda caso

11) colloq. (refuting a statement)

"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"

I can so make muffins — sì che so fare i muffin

12) colloq. (as casual response)

"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"

so why worry! — e allora perché preoccuparsi!

so what? — embè?

13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché

14) so as per

so as not to disturb people — per non disturbare

15) so many (such large numbers)

so many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)

to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)

I can only make so many loaves — posso fare solo tante pagnotte così

16) so much (such large quantity)

so much sugar — così tanto zucchero

so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)

I can only make so much bread — posso fare solo tanto pane così

there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)

so much worse — talmente peggio

to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che

thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X quanto Y

17) so much as (even) neanche

he never so much as apologized — non si è neanche scusato

18) so much for

so much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...

so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che

••

so long! — colloq. (goodbye) arrivederci! ciao!

so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio

so there! — ecco!

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[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) così

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) così

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) questo; così

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) anche; lo stesso

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') in effetti
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) così, allora

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
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abbr

Banking

See:

standing order

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SO
sigla

1 ( USA, significant other) partner; lui, lei

2 (GB, polit., Scotland Office) Dipartimento degli affari scozzesi.

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[səʊ]
avverbio

1) (so very) così, talmente

what's so funny? — che cosa c'è di tanto divertente?

not so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto

he's not so stern a father as yours — non è un padre severo quanto il tuo

I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene

2) (to limited extent)

I can only work so fast and no faster — non posso lavorare più velocemente di così

so much (and no more) — non più di così

3) (in such a way)

so arranged that — disposto in modo tale che

do so — fai così

and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo

so be it! — così sia!

4) (for that reason)

so it was that — e fu così che

he was young and so lacked experience — era giovane e quindi inesperto

5) (true)

is that so? — davvero?

if (that's) so — se è così

6) (also) anche

if you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io

7) colloq. (thereabouts)

20 or so — circa 20

8) (as introductory remark)

so there you are — e così, eccoti qua

9) (avoiding repetition)

he's the owner or so he claims — è il proprietario o almeno così dice

he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...

I believe so — credo di sì

so I believe — è quel che penso

I'm afraid so — temo di sì

so it would appear — così sembrerebbe

so to speak — per così dire

I told you so — te l'avevo detto

so I see — lo vedo

I think so — penso di sì

I don't think so — penso di no

who says so? — chi lo dice?

he said so — ha detto così

only more so — ancora di più

10) (reinforcing a statement)

"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"

"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"

"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"

it just so happens that — guarda caso

11) colloq. (refuting a statement)

"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"

I can so make muffins — sì che so fare i muffin

12) colloq. (as casual response)

"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"

so why worry! — e allora perché preoccuparsi!

so what? — embè?

13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché

14) so as per

so as not to disturb people — per non disturbare

15) so many (such large numbers)

so many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)

to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)

I can only make so many loaves — posso fare solo tante pagnotte così

16) so much (such large quantity)

so much sugar — così tanto zucchero

so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)

I can only make so much bread — posso fare solo tanto pane così

there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)

so much worse — talmente peggio

to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che

thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X quanto Y

17) so much as (even) neanche

he never so much as apologized — non si è neanche scusato

18) so much for

so much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...

so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che

••

so long! — colloq. (goodbye) arrivederci! ciao!

so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio

so there! — ecco!

English-Italian dictionary > SO
12 so

[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tako

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tako

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tako

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) tudi

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') seveda
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) torej

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
* * *
[sóu]
I.

adverb

tako, na ta način, s tem; v takem stanju; v redu, dobro; zato, potemtakem, iz tega razloga, zaradi tega, torej, kot posledica tega; tudi;

1.

so so — tako tako, ne dobro ne slabo

so and so — tako ali tako

so as — na isti način kot; tako da (posledica)

so... as — toliko... kolikor

never before so useful as now — nikoli poprej tako koristen kot zdaj

so be it! — tako bodi! pa dobro! (naj bo!)

so far — doslej

so far so good — doslej (vse) dobro

so far I haven't heard of him — doslej nimam glasu o njem

so far as (in so far as) I am concerned — kar se mene tiče

so far as I know — kolikor (jaz) vem

so far forth — do te stopnje, archaic doslej

so far from — nasprotno od, namesto da

so fashion American na ta način, tako

so help me! — (prisega) tako mi bog pomagaj!

so long! colloquially na svidenje!

so many — tako mnogi, toliki

so many men, so many minds — kolikor ljudi (glav), toliko mnenj

so much — toliko, v tolikšni meri

so much bread — toliko kruha

so much for that — toliko o tem, s tem je stvar urejena

so much the better (the worse) — toliko bolje (slabše)

so tempting an offer — tako zapeljiva ponudba

so then — torej tako je to; zaradi tega

so to speak — tako rekoč;

2.

and so on, and so forth — in tako dalje

even so — celó tako, celó v tem primeru

ever so — neskončno

he was ever so pleased — preprosto (naravnost) očaran je bil

it was ever so much better as it was before — bilo je neprimerno bolje poprej

every so often — tu pa tam

if so — če je (to) tako, v takem primeru

in so far as... — v toliki meri, da...; toliko, da...

in so many words — dobesedno, prav s temi besedami

Mr. So-and-so — g. ɔ.Y.

not so very bad — ne ravno slabo

or so — približno (toliko)

10 pounds or so — 10 funtov ali kaj takega

quite so — takó je, popolnoma točno

why so? — zakaj tako? zakaj to?;

3.

I hope so — upam, da

I told so — rekel sem tako (to)

Do you think he will come? -- I think so. — Misliš, da bo prišel? -- Mislim, da (bo).

I sent it to you. -- So you did. — Poslal sem ti to. -- Da, si (poslal). Res je. Tako je.

Her brother came and so did she. — Njen brat je prišel in ona tudi;

4.

I avoid him so as not to be obliged to talk to him — izogibam se ga, da mi ni treba govoriti z njim

he is not so rich as his brother — ni tako bogat kot njegov brat

I am sorry to see you so — žal mi je, da vas vidim v takem stanju

it is not so much that he cannot as that he will not — ni toliko, da ne more, kot pa, da noče

they climbed like so many monkeys — plezali so kot (prave) opice

it is only so much rubbish — vse to je nesmisel (neumnost)

is that so? — je to tako? je res? tako? res?

you are unhappy, but I am still more so — ti si nesrečen, jaz pa še bolj

he was not so sick but he could eat a hearty dinner — ni bil toliko bolan, da ne bi mogel pojesti obilne večerje

I found them so many robbers — ugotovil (spoznal) sem, da niso nič drugega kot tatovi

that is ever so much better colloquially to je toliko bolje

he did not so much as look at me — še (niti) pogledal me ni

as you make your bed, so you must lie — kakor si si postlal, tako boš spal

and so say all of us — in tega mnenja smo mi vsi

you don't say so! — (saj to) ni mogoče!

all he said was so much slander — vse, kar je rekel, ni bilo nič drugega kot samo obrekovanje

I told him everything, so you need not write to him — vse sem mu povedal, torej ni treba, da mu pišeš

I do not want it, so there you are — ne maram tega, da veš (sedaj veš);

II.

conjunction colloquially

zaradi tega, zato; torej, potemtakem; (v pogojnih in dopustnih stavkih) če le

so, that's what it is! — takó je torej to!

so that — tako da

he annoyed us so that we never asked him again — tako nas je dolgočasil, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili;

III.

interjection

tako! narejeno! opravljeno!

English-Slovenian dictionary > so
13 so

səu 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) slik, sånn

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) det; slik; så

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det samme

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') det
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) derfor, så

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

da
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så

I
subst. \/səʊ\/

( musikk) sol
II
adv. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/

1) så, i slik (en) grad

• it is not so cold as yesterday

det er ikke så kaldt som i går

• I was so tired that...

jeg var så trøtt at...

2) så, mye, meget, veldig

• it is impossible to say after so short a period

det er umulig å avgjøre etter så kort tid

• it is so kind of you

det er svært vennlig av deg

• why do you irritate me so?

hvorfor irriterer du meg så forferdelig?

• I so wanted to go to the party

jeg ville så (veldig) gjerne gå på festen

• be so fortunate as to get away

være så heldige å komme seg unna

• would you be so kind as to help him?

vil du være så snill og hjelpe ham?

3) så, slik, således, sånn, som, på den måten, på en slik måte

• so, and so only, can it be done

sånn, og bare sånn, kan det gjøres

• it was better so

det var bedre slik

• don't behave so!

oppfør deg ikke på den måten!

• we have so arranged matters that...

vi har ordnet det slik at...

• as you treat me, so I'll treat you

som du behandler meg, vil jeg behandle deg

4) ( med pronominell funksjon) det

• I'm afraid so

jeg er redd for det

• I believe so

jeg tror det

• you did so!

det gjorde du visst!

• you don't say so

nei, du sier ikke det

• I told you so!

det var jo det jeg sa!

• I could scarcely believe it, but it was so

jeg kunne nesten ikke tro det, men det var slik

• this was especially so with him

dette gjaldt særskilt ham

5) derfor, følgelig

• she is ill, and so cannot come to the party

6) ( som svar) (ja) det

• it was cold yesterday. - So it was

det var kaldt i går. - Ja, det var det

7) det...også, det... med, på samme måte

• he is old and so am I

han er gammel og det er jeg også

• he says I'm poor, and so I am

han sier jeg er fattig, og det er jeg også

8) ( gammeldags) så

• if you are content, so

hvis du er fornøyd, så (la det være så)

9) (amer., slang) bare så innmari, så utrolig, så veldig

• I so don't want to go to this party!

jeg har bare så innmari lite lyst til å gå på den festen!

and so on\/forth og så videre

and so on and so forth og så videre i all evighet

even so enda, likevel

ever so ( hverdagslig) veldig, utrolig, mye, kjempe-, fantastisk

• we were ever so happy

vi var hoppende glade

how so? hvordan det (da)?, hvordan har det seg?

if so i så fall, om så er, om så var

it so happens that... se ➢ happen

is that so? er det slik det har seg?, virkelig?, er det sant?

just so nettopp slik, akkurat på den måten

just so! akkurat det (ja)!, helt riktig!, nemlig!

not so! så visst ikke!

or so eller så, eller deromkring, omtrent

• a mile or so

en mil eller så

quite so! helt riktig!, javisst!

so? jasså?, sier du det?, virkelig? ; nei, men hva er det du sier?

so as to for (på den måten) å

so be it så la det skje, slik får det bli

so far så langt, hittil, så vidt, til nå, til da

so late as så sent som

• so late as 1980

så sent som 1980

so long morn så lenge!, ha det!

so many så og så mange

so much så og så mye

so much as så mye som

• he sat down without so much as a word

so much for det var det\/den, over og ut med, ferdig med

• so much for charity!

det var den nestekjærligheten!

(rather) so so ( hverdagslig) sånn passe

so that for at

• he died so that we might live

slik at

• he tied me up so that I couldn't move

that's so! det stemmmer!, just det!, akkurat!, nettopp!

the more so så mye mer som

why so? hvorfor det?, hvordan det?
III
konj. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/

1) slik (at)

• check carefully so any mistakes will be found

2) så (derfor), og derfor, hvorfor

• she asked me to go, so I went

3) ( i utrop) så, jasså, altså

• so you're back again!

jasså, du er tilbake igjen!

4) (gammeldags, høytidelig) hvis bare, forutsatt at, såfremt, så sant, så lenge som

• let it be any place you choose, so it is not too far

so please you om du tillater uttrykket

so that's that! ( hverdagslig) sånn er\/var det\/den saken!

so there! så det så!, slik er\/var det med det\/den saken! se så!

so what? og så da? hva så?
IV
interj. \/səʊ\/, \/sə\/

bare i uttrykk

so! så!, såja!, stopp!

English-Norwegian dictionary > so
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[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tão/tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) assim

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) isso/que sim/assim, etc.

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) também

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') de facto
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) de modo que

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
* * *

so¹

[sou] n Mus sol.

————————

so²

[sou] adv 1 assim, deste modo, desta maneira, desta forma, conforme foi mostrado. so it is true? / é verdade, então? I think so / penso que sim. 2 como consta. 3 naquele estado, naquela condição. 4 tão, de tal modo, de tal grau. it is so fine a day / está um dia tão bonito. 5 muito. 6 por esta razão, então, por isto, portanto. 7 igualmente, também. are you hungry? so am I / está com fome? eu também. 8 mais ou menos, aproximadamente. he stays a week or so / ele permanecerá mais ou menos uma semana. • conj 1 de maneira que, para que. there was nothing to be done, so I went away / não havia nada que fazer, portanto fui-me embora. we left the book on the table, so that he’d find it / deixamos o livro em cima da mesa, para que ele o achasse. 2 sob a condição de, se. • interj 1 bem! 2 certo! 3 é verdade? é assim? • pron o mesmo, a mesma coisa. and so forth e assim por diante. and so on e assim por diante. be so kind as to give me... tenha a bondade de me dar... ever so much muito. if so nesse caso, caso que, se... is that so? é verdade? realmente? just/ quite so assim mesmo, bem assim. Mr. so-and-so fulano. Mrs. so-and-so fulana. not so pretty as não tão bonito como. so far so good até aqui, muito bem. so help me God! que Deus me ajude! so much for that! chega disto, basta! so much the better! tanto melhor! so so assim, assim, mais ou menos. so? so what? e daí? the more so tanto mais. why so? por quê?

English-Portuguese dictionary > so
15 SO

səu 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) slik, sånn

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) det; slik; så

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det samme

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') det
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) derfor, så

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

da
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så

forkortelse for Stationery Office, Significant Other, Signal Officer, Special Order, Standing Order

English-Norwegian dictionary > SO
16 so

[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) svo/mjög (mikið)

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) þannig, svo, svona

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) það

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) sömuleiðis, líka

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') það gerði ég/ætla ég raunar
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) þess vegna

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

English-Icelandic dictionary > so
17 so

akként, annyira, tehát, így, ennyire, úgy, úgyhogy
* * *
[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) annyira

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) így, úgy

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) (helyeslés, megerősítés)

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) szintén, is

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') (nyomósítás)
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) ezért; úgyhogy

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

English-Hungarian dictionary > so
18 So

[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tão/tanto

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) assim

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) isso/que sim/assim, etc.

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) também

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') de facto
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) de modo que

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
* * *

So³

abbr south (Sul, ao sul, para o sul).

English-Portuguese dictionary > So
19 so

n. sol [müz.]

* * *
1. bundan dolayı 2. bu yüzden (conn.) 3. çok (adj.) 4. bu yüzden (adv.)
* * *
[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) bu/o kadar

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) öyle, böyle

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) öyle, doğru, haklısın

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.)...-de/da

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') gerçekten, hakikaten, tabii
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) onun için, bu nedenle

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far, so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

English-Turkish dictionary > so
20 so

• näin

• niinpä

• niin

• noin

• niin ollen

• joten

• tällä lailla

• siis

• siten

• sillä lailla

• sillä tavoin

• siihen tapaan

• siksi

• sen vuoksi

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səu 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) niin, näin, paljon

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) niin, noin

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) niin

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) niin, samoin

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') niin
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) niinpä, siis

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak

English-Finnish dictionary > so

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