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1 the
1 (specifying, identifying etc) le/la/l'/les ; two chapters of the book deux chapitres du livre ; I met them at the supermarket je les ai rencontrés au supermarché ;2 ( best etc) she's THE violinist of the century c'est LA violoniste du siècle, c'est la plus grande violoniste du siècle ; the book of the year le meilleur livre de l'année ; THE French restaurant le meilleur restaurant français ; THE way of losing weight la façon la plus efficace de perdre des kilos ; do you mean THE William Blake? tu veux dire LE William Blake? ;3 ( with family names) the Hapsburgs/the Buntings les Habsbourg/les Bunting ;5 ( enough) he hadn' t the courage to refuse il n'a pas eu le courage de refuser ; we don't have the money for a holiday nous n'avons pas les moyens de partir en vacances ; can you spare the time to help me? est-ce que tu as du temps pour m'aider? ;6 ( with era) the fifties les années cinquante ;7 ( with adj) the impossible l'impossible ; she buys only the best elle n'achète que ce qu'il y a de mieux ;8 ( with adj forming group) the French les Français ; the wounded les blessés ; the handicapped les handicapés ;9 ( with comparative adj) the news made her all the sadder la nouvelle n'a fait que la rendre triste ; ⇒ all, better, more, none, wise, worse etc ;10 ( in double comparatives) the more I learn the less I understand plus j'apprends moins je comprends ; the longer I do it the more difficult it becomes plus je le fais plus ça devient difficile ; the sooner the better le plus tôt sera le mieux ; the longer he waits the harder it will be plus il attendra plus ce sera difficile ;11 ( with superlatives) the fastest train le train le plus rapide ; the prettiest house in the village la maison la plus jolie du village. -
2 Usage note : the
In French, determiners agree in gender and number with the noun they precede ; the is translated by le + masculine singular noun ( le chien), by la + feminine singular noun ( la chaise), by l’ + masculine or feminine singular noun beginning with a vowel or mute ‘h’ (l’auteur, l’homme, l’absence, l’histoire) and by les + plural noun (les hommes, les femmes).When the is used after a preposition in English, the two words (prep + the) are often translated by one word in French. If the preposition would normally be translated by de in French (of, about, from etc.) the prep + the is translated by du + masculine noun ( du chien), by de la + feminine noun ( de la femme), by de l’ + singular noun beginning with a vowel or mute ‘h ’ (de l’auteur, de l’histoire) and by des + plural noun (des hommes, des femmes). If the preposition would usually be translated by à (at, to etc.) the prep + the is translated according to the number and gender of the noun, by au ( au chien), à la ( à la femme), à l’ (à l’enfant), aux (aux hommes, aux femmes).Other than this, there are few problems in translating the into French.The following cases are, however, worth remembering as not following exactly the pattern of the English:the good, the poor etc.= les bons, les pauvres etc.Charles the First, Elizabeth the Second etc.= Charles Premier, Elizabeth Deux etc.she’s THE violinist of the century= c’est LA violoniste du siècle or c’est la plus grande violoniste du sièclethe Tudors, the Batemans etc.= les Tudor, les Bateman etc.For expressions such as the more, the better, see the entry the.This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as weight measurement, days of the week, rivers, illnesses, aches and pains, the human body, and musical instruments, many of which use the. -
3 hear
[hıə] v (heard)1. 1) слышать, услышатьI heard him laugh /laughing/ - я слышал, как он смеялся
I heard my name mentioned - я слышал, как назвали моё имя
I cannot hear myself speak - (так шумно, что) я не слышу собственного голоса
he that hath ears to hear, let him hear - библ. имеющий уши да услышит
2) слышать, обладать слухом2. 1) слушать, вниматьto hear a famous singer [violinist] - слушать знаменитого певца [скрипача]
2) слушать регулярно, быть регулярным слушателем (радиопередач, лекций, проповедей и т. п.)3) школ. спрашиватьto hear a lesson - спрашивать задание /урок/
3. 1) заслушать официально или публично; выслушать (делегацию, свидетеля и т. п.)to hear a deputation - принять /выслушать/ делегацию
2) юр. слушать, разбирать дело ( на судебном заседании)4. 1) услышать, узнатьto hear the news [the truth] - услышать /узнать/ новость [правду]
to hear say /tell of/ - уст. услышать, узнать о чём-л. от кого-л.
I heard that you intend to go to the South - я слышал /мне сказали/, что вы собираетесь поехать на юг
I'm glad to hear that - я рад узнать об этом; отрадно слышать
we first heard of this disease in the sixth century - первое упоминание об этой болезни относится к шестому веку
2) (from) получать известие, сообщениеhow often do you hear from your brother? - как часто пишет вам ваш брат /вы получаете известия от своего брата?/
let me hear from you - напиши мне; дай мне знать о себе
we hear from our representative - офиц. наш представитель сообщает нам
hoping to hear from you - канц. в ожидании вашего письма /ответа/
5. согласиться на (что-л.); внять (чьим-л. просьбам и т. п.)he would not hear of it - он ни за что не соглашался на это, он и слышать об этом не хотел
who ever heard of going to bed at nine! - где это видано - ложиться спать в девять часов!
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hear! hear! - правильно!, правильно! (возглас, выражающий согласие с выступающим)you will hear about /of/ this later - а) вам за это ещё попадёт /влетит, достанется/; б) вы будете вознаграждены за это
to hear the grass grow - обладать исключительной сообразительностью /проницательностью/
let's hear it for the President! - поаплодируем президенту!
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