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1 figure
1. noun1) (shape) Form, die2) (Geom.) Figur, diekeep one's figure — sich (Dat.) seine Figur bewahren
lose one's figure — dick werden
4) (person as seen) Gestalt, die; (literary figure) Figur, die; (historical etc. figure) Persönlichkeit, diea fine figure of a man/woman — eine stattliche Erscheinung
5) (simile etc.)figure [of speech] — Redewendung, die; (Rhet.) Redefigur, die
6) (illustration) Abbildung, die7) (Dancing, Skating) Figur, diego or run into three figures — sich auf dreistellige Zahlen belaufen
three-/four-figure — drei-/vierstellig
2. transitive verbcan you check my figures? — kannst du mal nachrechnen?
1) (picture mentally) sich (Dat.) vorstellen2) (calculate) schätzen3. intransitive verb1) vorkommen; erscheinen; (in play) auftretenchildren don't figure in her plans for the future — Kinder spielen in ihren Zukunftsplänen keine Rolle
2) (coll.): (be likely, understandable)that figures — das kann gut sein
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/87018/figure_out">figure out* * *['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) die Gestalt, die Figur2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) die Figur3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) die Zahl,...-stellig4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) die Abbildung2. verb2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) glauben•- figurative- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out* * *fig·ure[ˈfɪgəʳ]I. nto be a mother \figure to sb für jdn die Mutterrolle einnehmento cut an elegant/a sorry \figure eine elegante/traurige Figur abgebena fine \figure of a woman eine stattliche Frauto be \figure-conscious figurbewusst seinto get one's \figure back seine alte Figur wiederbekommento keep one's \figure schlank bleibenhe is good at \figures er ist ein guter Rechnercolumn of \figures Zahlenreihen plto have a head for \figures sich dat Zahlen gut merken könnendouble/single \figures zweistellige/einstellige Zahlento run into double \figures im zweistelligen Bereich liegenhis income runs into five \figures [or he has a five-\figure income] er hat ein fünfstelliges Einkommento put a \figure on sth etw in Zahlen ausdrückenin four/five \figures vier-/fünfstelligin round \figures gerundetto work out the \figures Kalkulationen vornehmensales \figures Verkaufszahlen pl, Absatzzahlen pl5. (bookkeeping, economic data)▪ the \figures pl Zahlenwerk ntMs Smith, could you bring in the \figures for the Miller contract? Frau Schmitt, könnten Sie das Zahlenmaterial für den Miller-Vertrag bringen?unemployment \figures Arbeitslosenzahlen plII. vt▪ to \figure sth (anticipate, envisage) etw voraussehen; (predict) etw voraussagen; (estimate) etw schätzen2. (comprehend, work out)▪ to \figure sth/sb etw/jdn verstehen▪ to \figure why/who/how... verstehen, warum/wer/wie...can you \figure how to open this box? hast du eine Ahnung, wie der Kasten aufgeht?III. vihe \figured prominently in my plans er spielte eine bedeutende Rolle in meinen Plänenwhere does pity \figure in your scheme of things? welche Rolle spielt Mitleid in deiner Weltordnung?3. (make sense)that [or it] \figures esp AM das hätte ich mir denken könnenit doesn't \figure das passt nicht zusammengo \figure stell dir vor* * *['fɪgə(r)]1. ncould you put some sort of figure on the salary? — können Sie mir die ungefähre Höhe des Gehaltes mitteilen?
he's good at figures —
a mistake in the figures have you seen last year's figures? — eine Unstimmigkeit in den Zahlen haben Sie die Zahlen vom Vorjahr gesehen?
Miss Jones, could you bring in the figures for the Fotheringham contract? — Fräulein Jones, könnten Sie das Zahlenmaterial zum Fotheringham-Vertrag bringen?
he earns well into six figures —
government figures show that... — die Zahlen der Regierung zeigen, dass...
the figures work (inf) — es rechnet sich (inf)
figure (of) eight — Acht f
3) (= human form) Gestalt f4) (= shapeliness) Figur fshe has a good figure —
I'm dieting to keep my figure — ich lebe Diät, um meine Figur zu behalten
to get one's figure back —
figure of fun — Witzfigur f, lächerliche Erscheinung
7) (LITER)figure of speech — Redensart f, Redewendung f
it's just a figure of speech — das ist doch nur eine (leere) Redensart, das sagt man doch nur so
9) (= illustration) Abbildung f2. vt5) (US inf = figure out) schlau werden aus, begreifen3. vi1) (= appear) erscheinen, auftauchenwhere does pity figure in your scheme of things? — wo rangiert Mitleid in deiner Weltordnung?
* * *A s1. Zahl(zeichen) f(n), Ziffer f:he is good at figures er ist ein guter Rechner, er kann gut rechnen;the cost runs into three figures die Kosten gehen in die Hunderte;his income is in five figures, he has a five-figure income er hat ein fünfstelliges Einkommen; → double figures2. a) Preis m, Betrag m, Summe fb) Zahl f:at a low (high) figure billig (teuer);put a figure on etwas beziffern3. Figur f:keep one’s figure schlank bleiben;lose one’s figure dick werden4. Gestalt f (nur undeutlich wahrgenommener Mensch)5. fig Figur f, bemerkenswerte Erscheinung, wichtige Person, Persönlichkeit f:figure of fun komische Figur, pej Witzfigur;6. Darstellung f (des menschlichen Körpers), Bild n, Statue f7. Symbol n10. Tanz, Eiskunstlauf etc: Figur f:b) (Eis-, Rollkunstlauf) Achter m11. MUSa) Figur f12. Figur f, Diagramm n, Zeichnung f13. Illustration f (im Buch)15. PHYS Krümmung f (einer Linse), besonders Spiegel m (eines Teleskops)B v/t1. formen, gestalten2. abbilden, bildlich darstellen5. Stoff mustern6. MUS bezifferna) ausrechnen,b) ausknobeln, rauskriegen, ein Problem lösen,c) kapieren, verstehen:8. figure up zusammenzählenthat dass):I figure him (to be) honest ich halte ihn für ehrlichC v/i1. rechnen:figure out at sich belaufen auf (akk)a) rechnen mitb) sich verlassen auf (akk):figure on sb to do sth sich darauf verlassen, dass jemand etwas tut3. erscheinen, auftauchen, vorkommen:figure in a play in einem Stück auftreten;figure large eine große Rolle spielen;figure on a list auf einer Liste stehen4. umg hinhauen, (genau) passen:that figures!a) das wundert mich gar nicht,b) völlig klar!;it figures that he didn’t come es ist typisch für ihn, dass er nicht kamfig abk1. figurative (figuratively)* * *1. noun1) (shape) Form, die2) (Geom.) Figur, die3) (one's bodily shape) Figur, diekeep one's figure — sich (Dat.) seine Figur bewahren
4) (person as seen) Gestalt, die; (literary figure) Figur, die; (historical etc. figure) Persönlichkeit, diea fine figure of a man/woman — eine stattliche Erscheinung
5) (simile etc.)figure [of speech] — Redewendung, die; (Rhet.) Redefigur, die
6) (illustration) Abbildung, die7) (Dancing, Skating) Figur, diego or run into three figures — sich auf dreistellige Zahlen belaufen
three-/four-figure — drei-/vierstellig
9) in pl. (accounts, result of calculations) Zahlen Pl.2. transitive verb1) (picture mentally) sich (Dat.) vorstellen2) (calculate) schätzen3. intransitive verb1) vorkommen; erscheinen; (in play) auftretenchildren don't figure in her plans for the future — Kinder spielen in ihren Zukunftsplänen keine Rolle
2) (coll.): (be likely, understandable)Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Bild -er n.Figur -en f.Gestalt -en f.Statur -en f.Zahl -en f.Zeichen - n.Ziffer -n f. v.beziffern v.eine Rolle spielen ausdr. -
2 figure
'fiɡə, ]( American) 'fiɡjər
1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figura2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cifra, número4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) diagrama
2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) aparecer, figurar2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) figurar•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out
figure n1. cifra / número2. figura3. tipo / cuerpotr['fɪgəSMALLr/SMALL, SMALLʊʃ/SMALL 'fɪgjr]1 (number, sign) cifra, número2 (money, price) cantidad nombre femenino, precio, suma3 (in art) figura4 (human form) figura, tipo, línea5 (personality) figura, personaje nombre masculino7 (shape) forma, figura8 (pattern) figura1 (appear) figurar, constar■ does you name figure in the list? ¿tu nombre figura en la lista?1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (think) suponer, imaginarse1 (arithmetic) matemáticas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthat figures! ¡ya me parecía a mí!, ¡eso tiene sentido!figure of speech figura retóricafigure skating patinaje nombre masculino artístico1) calculate: calcular2) estimate: figurarse, calcularhe figured it was possible: se figuró que era posiblefigure vi1) feature, stand out: figurar, destacar2)that figures! : ¡obvio!, ¡no me extraña nada!figure n1) digit: número m, cifra f2) price: precio m, cifra f3) personage: figura f, personaje m4) : figura f, tipo m, físico mto have a good figure: tener buen tipo, tener un buen físico5) design, outline: figura f6) figures npl: aritmética fn.• cifra s.f.• figura s.f.• formación s.f.• guarismo s.m.• ilustración s.f.• línea s.f.• papel s.m.• talle s.m.• tipo s.m.v.• calcular v.• figurar v.• imaginar v.'fɪgjər, 'fɪgə(r)
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1)a) ( digit) cifra finflation is now into double figures — la inflación pasa del 10%
b) ( piece of data) dato mrecent figures show that... — estadísticas or datos recientes muestran que...
c) (amount, price) cifra fshe's good at figures — es buena para las matemáticas, se le dan bien los números
2)a) ( person) figura fb) ( body shape) figura f, tipo m3) (Art, Math, Mus) figura f4) ( diagram) figura f
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1) ( feature) figurarto figure prominently — destacarse*
2) ( make sense) (colloq)
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vt ( reckon) (AmE colloq) calcularPhrasal Verbs:['fɪɡǝ(r)]1. N1) (=shape, silhouette) figura f2) (=bodily proportions) tipo m, figura fshe's got a nice figure — tiene buen tipo or una buena figura
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he's a fine figure of a man — es un hombre con un tipo imponente•
to keep/lose one's figure — guardar/perder la línea or el tipo•
to watch one's figure — cuidar la línea or el tipo3) (=person) figura f•
he cut a dashing figure in his new uniform — se veía muy elegante con su nuevo uniforme4) (=numeral) cifra fhow did you arrive at these figures? — ¿cómo has llegado a estas cifras?
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he was the only player to reach double figures — era el único jugador que marcó más de diez tantos•
we want inflation brought down to single figures — queremos que la inflación baje a menos del diez por cienthe latest figures show that... — las últimas estadísticas or los últimos datos muestran que...
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he's always been good at figures — siempre se le han dado bien los números, siempre se le ha dado bien la aritmética6) (=amount) [of money] cifra f, suma f ; (=number) [of items] cifra f, número mwhat sort of figure did you have in mind? — ¿qué cifra or suma tenías en mente?
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I wouldn't like to put a figure on it — no quisiera dar una cifrasome estimates put the figure as high as 20,000 dead — algunos cálculos dan una cifra or un número de hasta 20.000 muertos
7) (=diagram) figura f8) (Art) figura f9) (Geom, Dance, Skating) figura f10) (Ling)figure of speech — figura f retórica
2. VI1) (=appear) figurar (as como) ( among entre)this issue figured prominently in the talks — este tema ocupó un papel prominente en las negociaciones
2) (esp US)* (=make sense)it doesn't figure — no tiene sentido, no encaja
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that figures! — ¡lógico!, ¡obvio!3.VT (esp US) (=think) imaginarse, figurarse; (=estimate) calcularI figure they'll come — me imagino or me figuro que vendrán
she figured that they had both learned from the experience — pensaba or creía que los dos habían aprendido de la experiencia
4.CPDfigure skater N — patinador(a) m / f artístico(-a)
figure skating N — patinaje m artístico
* * *['fɪgjər, 'fɪgə(r)]
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1)a) ( digit) cifra finflation is now into double figures — la inflación pasa del 10%
b) ( piece of data) dato mrecent figures show that... — estadísticas or datos recientes muestran que...
c) (amount, price) cifra fshe's good at figures — es buena para las matemáticas, se le dan bien los números
2)a) ( person) figura fb) ( body shape) figura f, tipo m3) (Art, Math, Mus) figura f4) ( diagram) figura f
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1) ( feature) figurarto figure prominently — destacarse*
2) ( make sense) (colloq)
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3 figure
'fiɡə, ]( American) 'fiɡjər 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) form, skikkelse, figur, kroppsbygning2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figur, form, mønster3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) tall, siffer4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figur2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) opptre, forekomme, figurere2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) regne med, vente•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure outsiffer--------skikkelse--------tallIsubst. \/ˈfɪɡə\/, \/ˈfɪɡjə\/1) (matematikk, også figures) siffer, tall, talltegn, regning2) ( også figures) opplysninger, statistikk3) ( hverdagslig) beløp, pris4) figur, kropp, form, fasong5) person, personlighet (overført), skikkelse, figur6) ( geometri) figur, diagram7) illustrasjon, bilde, mønster8) ( billedhuggerkunst) figur, statue, skulptur9) ( retorikk) figur, bilde13) symbol, bilde, forbilde14) horoskopat one's own figure for den prisen en selv byrcarved figures utskårne figurercut figures ( kunstløp) tegne figurercut\/make a fine figure gjøre et imponerende inntrykkcut\/make a poor\/sorry figure gjøre en dårlig\/ynkelig figurdo figures regnea double figure et tosifret talla figure of fun en latterlig figur, en skyteskive for narrestrekerfigure of speach billedlig uttrykk, bildefigures (in the landscape) staffasjegeometrical figures geometriske figurerget\/buy something at a low figure få\/kjøpe noe billigan interesting figure en interessant personlighetkeep one's figure holde figurenlose one's figure legge på segman of figures en matematiker, en som er flink med tallname your\/the figure! si hva du skal ha (for det\/den\/dem)a public figure en offentlig personput a figure on ( hverdagslig) bestemme nøyaktig\/mengdespeak in figures snakke i bilderwhat a figure you look! som du ser ut!IIverb \/ˈfɪɡə\/, \/ˈfiɡjə\/1) beregne, kalkulere, regne2) (spesielt amer.) anta, tro, formode• he's going to lose, I figure3) forestille4) ( overført eller symbolsk) betegne5) pryde (med figurer), lage fasong, lage mønster, mønsterveve6) avbilde, tegne, portrettere7) betegne med siffer8) opptre, figurere, inngå, forekomme9) spille en viss rolle10) (amer., hverdagslig) stemme, være troligfigure on (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) regne medstole påfigure out regne ut• he figured out the cost at £600finne ut, forstågi resultat• it figures out at £45det blir £45figure to oneself forestille segfigure well regne bra -
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chiffre ⇒ 1 (a) ligne ⇒ 1 (b) silhouette ⇒ 1 (c) personnage ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (e) figure ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (g) figurine ⇒ 1 (j) penser ⇒ 2 (a) arriver à comprendre ⇒ 2 (b) figurer ⇒ 3 (a) sembler logique ⇒ 3 (b)1 noun∎ six-figure number nombre m de six chiffres;∎ the figures for 1995 les statistiques de 1995;∎ his salary is in or runs to six figures ≃ il gagne plus d'un million de francs;∎ our takings have reached four figures nous avons décroché les quatre chiffres;∎ in round figures en chiffres ronds;∎ to be in double figures (inflation, unemployment) dépasser la barre ou le seuil des 10 pour cent;∎ his score barely managed to get into double figures son score s'élevait tout juste à un nombre à deux chiffres;∎ to get inflation down to single figures réduire l'inflation à un taux inférieur à dix pour cent;∎ to put a figure on sth (give cost) évaluer le coût de ou chiffrer qch;∎ I couldn't put a figure on the number of people there je ne pourrais pas dire combien de personnes il y avait;∎ she's good at figures elle est bonne en calcul;∎ he has no head for figures il n'est pas doué en calcul;∎ have you done your figures? as-tu fait tes calculs?;∎ name your figure (to purchaser, seller) quel est votre prix?;∎ the boss told him to name his figure (for pay rise) le patron lui a demandé combien il voulait;∎ to find a mistake in the figures trouver une erreur de calcul(b) (human shape) ligne f;∎ she is always worrying about her figure elle s'inquiète constamment pour sa ligne;∎ she has a good figure elle a une jolie silhouette, elle est bien faite;∎ to look after one's figure faire attention à sa ligne;∎ think of your figure! pense à ta ligne!;∎ to keep/to lose one's figure garder/perdre la ligne;∎ a fine figure of a woman/man une femme/un homme qui a de l'allure;∎ to cut a fine figure avoir beaucoup d'allure;∎ to cut a sorry figure faire piètre figure;∎ he was a sorry figure standing there on the doorstep (wet, dirty etc) il faisait piètre figure, debout sur les marches(c) (human outline) silhouette f;∎ a figure appeared on the horizon une silhouette est apparue à l'horizon(d) (character in novel, film, painting etc) personnage m;∎ the group of figures on the left le groupe de personnes à gauche;∎ key figure personnage m central;∎ figure of fun objet m de risée;∎ a hate figure, a figure of hate un objet de haine∎ a distinguished figure une personnalité(f) (in geometry, skating, dancing) figure f(g) (illustration, diagram) figure f(h) (pattern → on material) dessin m∎ figure of speech figure f de rhétorique;∎ it was just a figure of speech ce n'était qu'une façon de parler(j) (statuette) figurine f∎ we figured something like that must have happened nous pensions ou nous nous doutions bien que quelque chose de ce genre était arrivé□∎ we couldn't figure it nous n'arrivions pas à comprendre ou saisir□∎ does he figure in your plans? est-ce qu'il figure dans tes projets?;∎ where do I figure in all this? quelle est ma place dans tout cela?;∎ guilt figures quite a lot in his novels la culpabilité a ou tient une place relativement importante dans ses romans;∎ she figured prominently in the scandal elle a été très impliquée dans le scandale∎ it figures that he'd do that ça paraît logique ou normal qu'il ait fait ça□ ;∎ American it just doesn't figure ça n'a pas de sens□ ;∎ American go figure! qui aurait imaginé ça?□figure skater patineur(euse) m,f artistique;1 nounpatinage m artistique(champion, championship) de patinage artistique(in calculations) inclure∎ to figure on doing sth compter faire qch;∎ when are you figuring on leaving? quand comptes-tu ou penses-tu partir?;∎ you didn't figure on that (happening), did you? tu ne comptais ou pensais pas que ça arriverait, hein?, tu ne comptais pas là-dessus, hein?∎ with the roadworks you should figure on an hour's delay il faut compter une heure de plus avec les travaux(a) (understand) arriver à comprendre;∎ we couldn't figure it out nous n'arrivions pas à comprendre ou saisir(b) (work out → sum, cost etc) calculer;∎ figure it out for yourself réfléchis donc un peu;∎ she still hasn't figured out how to do it elle n'a toujours pas trouvé comment faire -
5 fine
A n gen amende f ; ( for traffic offence) contravention f (for pour) ; to get/be given a fine recevoir/attraper une amende ; to impose a fine of £50/the maximum fine on sb condamner qn à 50 livres sterling d'amende/à l'amende la plus lourde ; ‘no smoking-maximum fine £50’ ‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende pouvant s'élever à 50 livres sterling’.B adj1 ( very good) [performance, writer, example, specimen, quality, standard] excellent ; to be in fine form être en pleine forme ; a fine figure of a woman † ou hum une superbe créature† ;2 ( satisfactory) [holiday, meal, arrangement] bien ; that's fine très bien ; to be/feel fine aller/se sentir très bien ; ‘fine, thanks’ ‘très bien, merci’ ; ‘we'll go now, OK?’-‘fine’ ‘on y va maintenant?’-‘d'accord’ ; that's fine by ou with me je n'y vois pas d'inconvénient ;3 ○ iron a fine friend you are! en voilà un ami! ; you picked a fine time to tell me! tu as bien choisi le moment pour me le dire! ; you're/she's etc a fine one to talk! c'est bien à toi/elle etc de dire ça! ; that's all very fine, but… c'est bien beau tout ça, mais… ;4 ( nice) [weather, morning, day] beau/belle ; it's ou the weather's fine il fait beau ; to keep ou stay fine continuer à faire beau ; one fine day, one of these fine days fig un beau jour ;5 (very thin, delicate) [hair, thread, line, feature, comb, fabric, spray, mist, layer] fin ; [sieve, net, mesh] à mailles fines ;6 ( small-grained) [powder, soil, particles] fin ;7 ( subtle) [adjustment, detail, distinction, judgment] subtil ;8 ( delicate and high quality) [china, crystal, lace, linen, wine] fin ;9 (refined, grand) [lady, gentleman, clothes, manners] beau/belle ; sb's finer feelings la délicatesse de qn ;11 ( pure) [gold, silver] pur.C adv1 [get along, come along, do] très bien ; you're doing fine tu te débrouilles ○ très bien ; that suits me fine ça me va très bien ;2 [cut, chop, slice] controv fin.D vtr gen condamner [qn] à une amende [offender] (for pour ; for doing pour avoir fait) ; ( for traffic offence) donner une contravention à [offender] ; to fine sb £50 condamner qn à 50 livres sterling d'amende.not to put too fine a point on it bref, à franchement parler ; a chance would be a fine thing ○ ! ça serait trop beau ○ ! ; to cut it a bit fine faire trop juste, être un peu juste ; there is a fine line between X and Y il y a une distinction subtile entre X et Y ; to tread a fine line jouer serré. -
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figure, US [transcription]["fIgj\@r"]A n1 (number, amount) chiffre m ; a provisional/disappointing figure un chiffre provisoire/décevant ; a figure of 15 million un chiffre de 15 millions ; a figure of £150 la somme de 150 livres ; government/official figures les chiffres gouvernementaux/officiels ; a four-/six-figure sum un montant de quatre/six chiffres ; her salary runs into six figures elle gagne plus de 100 000 livres GB or dollars US ; inflation is in single/double figures le taux d'inflation est à unchiffre/à deux chiffres ; to have a head forfigures, to be good with figures être doué pour lecalcul ;2 ( known or important person) personnalité f, personnage m ; controversial/well-known/political figure personnalité controversée/célèbre/politique ; a minor ou marginal figure une personnalité peu importante ; a legendary figure in rugby/rock music un personnage légendaire du rugby/du rock ;3 (person, human form) personnage m ; (in painting, sculpture) figure f ; a familiar/imposing/diminutive figure un personnage familier/imposant/minuscule ; human/reclining figure Art figure humaine/allongée ; a figure appeared through the mist une silhouette est apparue dans le brouillard ; to cut a sorry/fine figure faire piètre/bonne figure ; to cut a dashing figure avoir l'air fringant ;4 ( representative or symbol) mother/father figure image f de la mère/du père ; authority figure symbole m de l'autorité ; hate figure bète f noire ; she is something of a Cassandra/Lady Macbeth figure c'est une sorte de Cassandre/Lady Macbeth ;5 ( body shape) ligne f ; to keep one's figure garder la ligne ; to lose one's figure prendre de l'embonpoint ; to watch one's figure surveiller sa ligne ; to have a great figure ○ avoir une silhouette sensationnelle ○ ; made for a man's/woman's figure fait pour une silhouette masculine/féminine ;8 (in dance, skating) figure f de style.B vtrC vi1 (feature, appear) figurer ; to figure in ou on a list figurer sur une liste ; to figure in a novel/report figurer dans un roman/rapport ;2 ○ ( make sense) se comprendre ; that figures ça se comprend ; it doesn't figure ça n'a pas de sens.■ figure in US:▶ figure in [sth], figure [sth] in inclure, compter.■ figure on ○: figure on [sth] s'attendre à ; I hadn't figured on that! je ne m'attendais pas à ça! ; to figure on doing compter faire ; to figure on sb doing s'attendre à ce que qn fasse.■ figure out:▶ figure out [sth], figure [sth] out trouver [answer, reason, best way] ; to figure out who/why/how etc arriver à comprendre qui/pourquoi/comment etc ; I can't figure him out je ne comprends rien à cet homme-là ; she's got her future figured out elle a son avenir tout tracé. -
7 fine
I 1. nounGeldstrafe, die; (for minor offence) Bußgeld, das2. transitive verbII 1. adjectivewe were fined £10 — wir mussten ein Bußgeld von 10 Pfund bezahlen
1) (of high quality) gut; hochwertig [Qualität, Lebensmittel]; fein [Besteck, Gewebe, Spitze]; edel [Holz, Wein]2) (delicately beautiful) zart [Porzellan, Spitze]; fein [Muster, Kristall, Stickerei, Gesichtszüge]3) (refined) edel [Empfindungen]; fein [Taktgefühl, Geschmack]somebody's finer feelings — das Gute in jemandem
4) (delicate in structure or texture) fein5) (thin) fein; hauchdünnwe'd be cutting it fine if... — es wird etwas knapp werden, wenn...
6) (in small particles) [hauch]fein [Sand, Staub]fine rain — Nieselregen, der
7) (sharp, narrow-pointed) scharf [Spitze, Klinge]; spitz [Nadel, Schreibfeder]8)fine print — see academic.ru/68194/small_print">small print
9) (capable of delicate discrimination) fein [Gehör]; scharf [Auge]; genau [Werkzeug]; empfindlich [Messgerät]10) (perceptible only with difficulty) fein [Unterschied, Nuancen]; (precise) klein [Detail]the finer points — die Feinheiten
11) (excellent) schön; ausgezeichnet [Sänger, Schauspieler]a fine time to do something — (iron.) ein passender Zeitpunkt, etwas zu tun (iron.)
you are a fine one! — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer! (ugs.)
12) (satisfactory) schön; gutthat's fine with or by me — ja, ist mir recht
everything is fine — es ist alles in Ordnung
13) (well conceived or expressed) schön [Worte, Ausdruck usw.]; gelungen [Rede, Übersetzung usw.]How are you? - Fine, thanks — Wie geht es Ihnen? - Gut, danke
16) (bright and clear) schön [Wetter, Sommerabend]17) (ornate) prächtig [Kleidung]18) (affectedly ornate) geziert; schönklingend [Worte]2. adverb1) (into small particles) fein [mahlen, raspeln, hacken]2) (coll.): (well) gut* * *I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) vorzüglich3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) gut4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) zart5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) genau7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fein8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) gut2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) ausgezeichnet3. interjection- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) die Geldstrafe2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) mit einer Geldstrafe belegen* * *fine1[faɪn]I. adjthat's all fine, but... das ist schön und gut, aber...the \finest English painting of its time das beste englische Gemälde seiner Zeitthe \finest wines in the world die erlesensten Weine der Welta \fine example ein gutes Beispiel\fine food ausgezeichnetes EssenI had a \fine time repairing your car ich hatte meine helle Freude daran, dein Auto zu reparieren\fine words schöne Worte iron\fine features ( approv) feine Gesichtszüge\fine weather schönes Wetterhe appealed to my \finer feelings er appellierte an meine edleren Gefühle\fine character edler Menschthere's a \fine line between genius and madness Genie und Wahnsinn liegen oft nah beieinander\fine distinction feiner Unterschied\fine nuance feine Nuance\finer points Feinheiten plnot to put too \fine a point on it... um ganz offen zu sein...II. advto feel \fine sich akk gut fühlento suit sb \fine jdm [sehr] gut passento work \fine gut funktionieren2. (thinly) feinthe garlic wasn't cut \fine enough der Knoblauch war nicht fein genug geschnitten3.▶ to cut sth \fine etw mit Mühe und Not erreichenfine2[faɪn]heavy/small \fine hohe/niedrige Geldstrafe; (for minor offences) Geldbuße f, Bußgeld nt; administrative Ordnungsgeld nt, Organstrafmandat nt ÖSTERRII. vt▪ to \fine sb [for sth] jdn [wegen einer S. gen] zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen; (for minor offences) gegen jdn [wegen einer S. gen] ein Bußgeld verhängenFIFA \fined the club $50,000 for bribing the referee die FIFA verurteilte den Klub zu einer Geldstrafe von 50.000 Dollar für die Bestechung des Schiedsrichters* * *I [faɪn]advII [faɪn]1. n (JUR)Geldstrafe f; (for less serious offences) Geldbuße or -strafe f; (driving) Bußgeld nt; (for minor traffic offences) (gebührenpflichtige) Verwarnung2. vt (JUR)zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen, mit einer Geldstrafe/-buße belegen; (for driving offences also) Bußgeld verhängen gegen; (for minor traffic offences) eine (gebührenpflichtige) Verwarnung erteilen (+dat)he was fined £100 — er musste £ 100 Strafe bezahlen
he was fined for speeding —
IIIshe was fined for possession (of drugs) — sie wurde wegen Drogenbesitz zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilt
1. adj (+er)1) (= excellent) piece of work, example, painting, book, museum ausgezeichnet; building, town, view herrlich; person fein, trefflich (geh); performance, performer, player großartig, ausgezeichnetthis is even finer than her previous recording — das ist noch besser als ihre letzte Aufnahme
See:2) (= acceptable of things) in Ordnungany more? – no, that's fine or it'll be fine —
everything's ( just) fine — alles in (bester) Ordnung
how was I? – you were fine — wie war ich? – gut
it's fine (for you) to interrupt me — Sie dürfen mich gerne unterbrechen
it's fine for men to cry — Männer dürfen auch weinen, es ist durchaus in Ordnung, wenn Männer weinen
the doctor said it was fine for me to play — der Arzt sagte, ich dürfte ohne Weiteres spielen
you look/the wallpaper looks fine (to me) — (ich finde,)du siehst/die Tapete sieht gut aus
your idea sounds fine —
shall we have another beer? – sounds fine to me — sollen wir noch ein Bier trinken? – ja, gute Idee
how are you? – fine, thanks — wie geht es Ihnen? – danke, gut
a glass of water and I'll be fine —
he's fine, he's done it before any questions? no? fine — es schafft es schon, er hat es schon einmal gemacht noch Fragen? nein? gut
it'll take me a couple of days – that's fine with me — ich werde ein paar Tage dafür brauchen – das ist in Ordnung
anything she wanted was usually fine with him — was sie auch immer wollte, er hatte meist nichts dagegen
3) (= high-quality) food fein; wine erlesen, edel; furniture, jewellery, clothes ausgesucht; china, porcelain, fabric erlesen, ausgesucht5) weather, day schönwhen it is/was fine —
a fine reward for all my work! a fine friend you are! — eine schöne Belohnung für meine ganze Mühe! du bist mir ja ein schöner Freund!
a fine time to remember that! — ein feiner Augenblick, dich daran zu erinnern!
that's all very fine, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...
that's fine for you to say — du hast gut reden
you're a fine one to talk! —
fine words — schöne Worte pl
7) (= thin) needle, thread dünn, fein; fabric, material dünn; hair, grain fein; handwriting fein, zierlich; sieve, net, mesh, weave fein(maschig)fine nib —
8) (= in small particles) powder, dust, sand, mist feina fine dusting of snow/flour — eine dünne Schneedecke/Mehlschicht
there's a fine line between genius and madness — es besteht ein feiner Unterschied zwischen Genie und Wahnsinn
11) gold, silver feingold 98% fine — Gold mit 98% Feingehalt
2. adv1) (= well) work tadellosyou're doing fine — Sie machen Ihre Sache gut; (healthwise) Sie machen gute Fortschritte
2) (= thinly) cut, slice fein, dünn → cutSee:→ cut* * *fine1 [faın]A adj (adv finely)1. allg fein:a) dünn, zart (Porzellan etc)b) scharf (Kante etc)c) aus kleinsten Teilchen bestehend (Sand etc)d) schön (Schiff etc):one of these fine days, one fine day eines schönen Tagese) vornehm, edel (Mensch)f) geschmackvoll, gepflegt, elegantg) angenehm, lieblich (Duft etc)h) feinsinnig, subtil:fine distinction feiner Unterschied2. großartig, ausgezeichnet, glänzend (Musiker etc):a fine view eine herrliche oder prächtige Aussicht;3. rein, pur:fine silver Feinsilber n;fine gold Feingold n;gold 24 carats fine 24-karätiges Gold4. geziert, affektiert (Sätze etc)5. umg, auch iron fein, schön:that’s all very fine, but … das ist ja alles gut und schön, aber …;a fine friend you are! pej du bist mir ein schöner Freund!6. WIRTSCH erstklassig (Bankwechsel etc)B adv1. umg fein:a) vornehm (auch pej):b) sehr gut, bestens:that will suit me fine das passt mir ausgezeichnet2. knapp:C v/t1. fine away, fine down fein(er) machen, abschleifen, zuspitzen3. METALL frischenD v/i1. fine away, fine down, fine off fein(er) werden, abnehmen, sich abschleifen2. sich klärenfine2 [faın]A s1. Geldstrafe f, Bußgeld n2. JUR, HIST Abstandssumme f3. Ende n (obs außer in):a) schließlich, endlich,b) kurz(um)B v/t mit einer Geldstrafe belegen, zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen:he was fined £50 er musste 50 Pfund Strafe bezahlen, er wurde zu einer Geldstrafe von 50 Pfund verurteiltfine3 [ˈfiːneı] s MUS Fine n, Ende n* * *I 1. nounGeldstrafe, die; (for minor offence) Bußgeld, das2. transitive verbII 1. adjectivewe were fined £10 — wir mussten ein Bußgeld von 10 Pfund bezahlen
1) (of high quality) gut; hochwertig [Qualität, Lebensmittel]; fein [Besteck, Gewebe, Spitze]; edel [Holz, Wein]2) (delicately beautiful) zart [Porzellan, Spitze]; fein [Muster, Kristall, Stickerei, Gesichtszüge]3) (refined) edel [Empfindungen]; fein [Taktgefühl, Geschmack]5) (thin) fein; hauchdünnwe'd be cutting it fine if... — es wird etwas knapp werden, wenn...
6) (in small particles) [hauch]fein [Sand, Staub]fine rain — Nieselregen, der
7) (sharp, narrow-pointed) scharf [Spitze, Klinge]; spitz [Nadel, Schreibfeder]8)9) (capable of delicate discrimination) fein [Gehör]; scharf [Auge]; genau [Werkzeug]; empfindlich [Messgerät]10) (perceptible only with difficulty) fein [Unterschied, Nuancen]; (precise) klein [Detail]11) (excellent) schön; ausgezeichnet [Sänger, Schauspieler]a fine time to do something — (iron.) ein passender Zeitpunkt, etwas zu tun (iron.)
you are a fine one! — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer! (ugs.)
12) (satisfactory) schön; gutthat's fine with or by me — ja, ist mir recht
13) (well conceived or expressed) schön [Worte, Ausdruck usw.]; gelungen [Rede, Übersetzung usw.]14) (of handsome appearance or size) schön; stattlich [Mann, Baum, Tier]15) (in good health or state) gutHow are you? - Fine, thanks — Wie geht es Ihnen? - Gut, danke
16) (bright and clear) schön [Wetter, Sommerabend]17) (ornate) prächtig [Kleidung]18) (affectedly ornate) geziert; schönklingend [Worte]2. adverb1) (into small particles) fein [mahlen, raspeln, hacken]2) (coll.): (well) gut* * *adj.dünn adj.fein adj.gut adj.schön adj.zart adj. n.Geldbuße -n f.Geldstrafe f.Mahngebühr f. -
8 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figura2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) número/cifra, algarismo4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figura2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurar2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) calcular•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out* * *fig.ure[f'igə] n 1 figura, imagem, forma, aparência, contorno, vulto. he cuts a sorry figure / ele faz triste figura. 2 corpo, talhe, parte. 3 individualidade, personagem eminente. 4 diagrama, desenho, emblema, ilustração, figura geométrica. 5 algarismo, cifra aritmética, número. it runs into seven figures / alcança números de sete algarismos. 6 preço, valor, quantia, importância. what’s the figure / quanto custa isso. 7 símbolo. • vt+vi 1 figurar, formar uma imagem de, desenhar, simbolizar. he figures as the villain / ele faz o papel de vilão. 2 formar uma idéia ou imagem mental de, imaginar. 3 numerar, marcar por meio de números ou algarismos, computar, calcular, avaliar. 4 Mus embelezar, adornar, entremear de imagens, assinalar os respectivos acordes. 5 fazer figura, tomar parte em, salientar-se. 6 fazer cálculos matemáticos, decifrar. a famous figure in history um grande vulto da história. a fine figure of a man or woman homem ou mulher bem apessoados, atraentes, altos e elegantes. figure ground perception Com percepção de figura de fundo. Em marketing é a percepção de objetos ou eventos quando eles sobressaem claramente em um determinado fundo. figure of speech figuras de linguagem (metáfora, antítese, personificação, etc.). figure to yourself imagine só. mother figure símbolo da mãe. that figures! isto faz sentido! to figure as passar por, parecer, afigurar-se. to figure in aparecer, fazer parte de. to figure on Amer coll contar com, esperar. to figure out calcular, figurar, imaginar. to keep one’s figure conservar-se esbelto. to lose one’s figure engordar, perder a linha. what a figure you are! coll que figura você faz! -
9 plante
plante [plɑ̃t]1. feminine nouna. plant2. compounds* * *plɑ̃t1) Botanique plantplante d'appartement or verte — houseplant
plante de serre — lit, fig hothouse plant
2) Anatomie* * *plɑ̃t nf(= végétal) plantplante d'appartement — house plant, pot plant
plante verte — house plant, pot plant
* * *plante nf1 Bot plant; plante carnivore/médicinale carnivorous/medicinal plant; plante grimpante climber, climbing plant; plante d'appartement or verte houseplant; plante grasse succulent; plante textile fibreGB plant; plante de serre lit, fig hothouse plant; plante annuelle annual; plante vivace perennial; soigner par les plantes to use herbal medicine;2 Anat plante (des pieds) sole (of the foot).I[plɑ̃t] nom fémininII[plɑ̃t] nom fémininplante verte/à fleurs green/flowering plantplante textile/fourragère fibre/fodder plantplante grasse/vivace succulent/perennialplante d'appartement ou d'agrément house ou pot plantplante grimpante creeper, climbing plantplante d'intérieur pot plant, indoor plant2. (locution) -
10 Bild
n; -(e)s, -er1.a) auch TV und fig. picture;c) (Foto) photo, picture; (Schnappschuss) snap(shot); ein Bild aufnehmen oder umg. knipsen take a picture ( oder photo); hier sind Bilder von unseren Ferien here are our holiday (Am. vacation) snaps;d) in Büchern: illustration, picture2.b) (Nachbildung) effigy3. (Bühnenbild) scene; im Filmvorspann: camera; ein Trauerspiel in fünf Bildern a tragedy in five scenes; lebende Bilder Theater: tableaux (vivants), living pictures4. (Anblick) picture, sight; (Szene) scene; Bild der Zerstörung / des Grauens scene of destruction / horror; ein Bild des Jammers a picture of misery; die Stadt bot ein verändertes Bild the city’s appearance had altered considerably; ein Bild für ( die) Götter! umg., hum. that’s a sight worth seeing!5. (Vorstellung) idea, picture; eines Landes, eines Dichters etc.: image; (Schilderung) picture, description, portrait; sich (Dat) ein Bild machen von jemandem/etw. (sich vorstellen) auch visualize s.o./s.th.; von etw. (selber ansehen) see s.th. for o.s.; sich ein falsches / zu optimistisches etc. Bild machen von jemandem / etw. see s.o. / s.th. in the wrong light / too optimistically etc.; ein falsches Bild bekommen get the wrong idea ( oder impression, picture); sich ein wahres oder rechtes Bild von etw. machen oder verschaffen form a true notion of s.th.; du machst dir kein Bild ( davon) you have no idea (of it); sich ein Bild machen form an impression (in one’s mind) ( von of)6. rhetorisch: image, metaphor; (Gleichnis) simile; in Bildern sprechen oder reden use a metaphor, speak metaphorically7. fig. picture; im Bilde sein be in the picture; jetzt bin ich im Bilde now I get the picture, now I get it, I’m with you now umg.; jemanden ins Bild setzen put s.o. in the picture ( über + Akk about); kann ich dich darüber mal ins Bild setzen? auch can I fill you in on this one?* * *das Bild(Abbildung) picture; image;(Ansicht) sight; view;(Darstellung) representation;(Foto) photo;(Gemälde) painting;(Gleichnis) simile;(Metapher) metaphor* * *Bịld [bɪlt]nt -(e)s, -er['bɪldɐ]1) (lit, fig) picture; (= Fotografie) photo, picture; (FILM) frame; (ART) (= Zeichnung) drawing; (= Gemälde) painting; (CARDS) court or face (US) card, picture card (inf)ein Bild machen — to take a photo or picture
etw im Bild festhalten — to photograph/paint/draw sth as a permanent record
See:→ schwach2) (= Abbild) image; (= Spiegelbild auch) reflectionGott schuf den Menschen ihm zum Bilde (Bibl) — God created man in His own image
das äußere Bild der Stadt — the appearance of the town
5) (THEAT = Szene) sceneSee:→ lebend6) (= Metapher) metaphor, imageum mit einem or im Bild zu sprechen... — to use a metaphor...
etw mit einem Bild sagen — to say or express sth metaphorically
im Bild bleiben — to use the same metaphor
7) (= Erscheinungsbild) charactersie gehören zum Bild dieser Stadt — they are part of the scene in this town
8) (fig = Vorstellung) image, pictureüber +acc about)im Bilde sein — to be in the picture (
über +acc about)jdn ins Bild setzen — to put sb in the picture (
von jdm/etw ein Bild machen — to get an idea of sb/sth
du machst dir kein Bild davon, wie schwer das war — you've no idea or conception how hard it was
das Bild des Deutschen/Amerikaners — the image of the German/American
* * *das1) (reflection: She looked at her image in the mirror.) image2) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) picture3) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) picture* * *<-[e]s, -er>[bɪlt, pl ˈbɪldɐ]ntein \Bild malen/zeichnen to paint/draw a picture2. FOTO picture, photo[graph]ich habe noch acht \Bilder auf dem Film I've got eight photos [or exposures] left on the filmetw im \Bild festhalten to photograph sth as a record3. FILM, TV pictureetw im \Bild festhalten to capture sth on film [or canvas4. (im Spiegel) reflectiondas \Bild der Erde hat sich sehr verändert the appearance of the earth has changed greatlyvom Aussichtsturm bot sich ein herrliches \Bild there was an excellent view from the observation towerdiese riesigen Hochhäuser wären sicher keine Bereicherung für das \Bild der Stadt these skyscrapers would hardly improve the townscapedie hungernden Kinder boten ein \Bild des Elends the starving children were a pathetic [or wretched] sightuns bot sich ein \Bild der Verwüstung we were confronted with a scene of devastationin \Bildern sprechen to speak in imagesdas in dem Werk gezeichnete \Bild der Amerikaner ist sehr negativ the image of Americans in this work is very negativevon seiner zukünftigen Frau hat er schon ein genaues \Bild he already has a very good idea of what his future wife should be likeein falsches \Bild von jdm/etw bekommen to get the wrong idea [or impression] of sb/sthdu machst dir kein \Bild davon, wie schwer das war! you have [absolutely] no idea [of] how difficult it was!mit diesem Artikel rückte er sich ins \Bild he announced his arrival on the scene with this article9. KARTEN picture10.▶ [über jdn/etw] im \Bilde sein to be in the picture [about sb/sth]▶ ein \Bild von einer Frau sein to be a perfect picture [or a fine specimen] of a woman▶ ein \Bild von einem Mann sein to be a fine specimen of a man▶ jdn [über jdn/etw] ins \Bild setzen to put sb in the picture [about sb/sth]* * *das; Bild[e]s, Bilder1) picture; (in einem Buch usw.) illustration; (Spielkarte) picture or court cardein Bild [von jemandem/etwas] machen — take a picture [of somebody/something]
ein Bild von einem Mann/einer Frau sein — be a fine specimen of a man/woman; be a fine-looking man/woman
2) (Aussehen) appearance; (Anblick) sightein Bild für [die] Götter — (scherzh.) a sight for sore eyes
3) (Metapher) image; metaphor4) (Abbild) image; (SpiegelBild) reflection5) (Vorstellung) imageein falsches/merkwürdiges Bild von etwas haben — have a wrong impression/curious idea of something
sich (Dat.) ein Bild von jemandem/etwas machen — form an impression of somebody/something
6) injemanden [über etwas (Akk.)] ins Bild setzen — put somebody in the picture [about something]
[über etwas (Akk.)] im Bilde sein — be in the picture [about something]
7) (Theater) scene* * *1. auch TV und fig picture; (Gemälde) painting; (Porträt) auch portrait; (Foto) photo, picture; (Schnappschuss) snap(shot);ein Bild aufnehmen oder umghier sind Bilder von unseren Ferien here are our holiday (US vacation) snaps; in Büchern: illustration, pictureein Trauerspiel in fünf Bildern a tragedy in five scenes;lebende Bilder Theater: tableaux (vivants), living picturesBild der Zerstörung/des Grauens scene of destruction/horror;ein Bild des Jammers a picture of misery;die Stadt bot ein verändertes Bild the city’s appearance had altered considerably;ein Bild für (die) Götter! umg, hum that’s a sight worth seeing!5. (Vorstellung) idea, picture; eines Landes, eines Dichters etc: image; (Schilderung) picture, description, portrait;sich (dat)ein Bild machen von jemandem/etwas (sich vorstellen) auch visualize sb/sth; von etwas (selber ansehen) see sth for o.s.;sich ein falsches/zu optimistisches etcBild machen von jemandem/etwas see sb/sth in the wrong light/too optimistically etc;ein falsches Bild bekommen get the wrong idea ( oder impression, picture);verschaffen form a true notion of sth;du machst dir kein Bild (davon) you have no idea (of it);sich ein Bild machen form an impression (in one’s mind) (von of)reden use a metaphor, speak metaphorically7. fig picture;im Bilde sein be in the picture;jetzt bin ich im Bilde now I get the picture, now I get it, I’m with you now umg;jemanden ins Bild setzen put sb in the picture (über +akk about);kann ich dich darüber mal ins Bild setzen? auch can I fill you in on this one?* * *das; Bild[e]s, Bilder1) picture; (in einem Buch usw.) illustration; (Spielkarte) picture or court cardein Bild [von jemandem/etwas] machen — take a picture [of somebody/something]
ein Bild von einem Mann/einer Frau sein — be a fine specimen of a man/woman; be a fine-looking man/woman
2) (Aussehen) appearance; (Anblick) sightein Bild für [die] Götter — (scherzh.) a sight for sore eyes
3) (Metapher) image; metaphor4) (Abbild) image; (SpiegelBild) reflection5) (Vorstellung) imageein falsches/merkwürdiges Bild von etwas haben — have a wrong impression/curious idea of something
sich (Dat.) ein Bild von jemandem/etwas machen — form an impression of somebody/something
6) injemanden [über etwas (Akk.)] ins Bild setzen — put somebody in the picture [about something]
[über etwas (Akk.)] im Bilde sein — be in the picture [about something]
7) (Theater) scene* * *-er n.figure n.image n.picture n.tableau n. -
11 real
adj.1 real (verdadero).2 royal.f.REAL, revised European-American lymphoma classification.m.real (moneda) (from Brazil).no tener un real not to have a penny to one's name* * *► adjetivo1 (regio) royal2 figurado grand, fine1 (de feria) fairground2 (moneda) old Spanish coin worth one quarter of a peseta\estar sin un real to be pennilessno me da la real gana familiar I don't feel like itno valer un real to be worthless, not be worth tuppencepor real decreto DERECHO by royal decree————————► adjetivo1 (verdadero) real* * *adj.1) teal2) true3) royal* * *IADJ (=verdadero) realIIla película está basada en hechos reales — the film is based on real o actual events
1. ADJ1) (=de la realeza) royalporque no me da la real gana — * because I don't damn well feel like it *
2) † (=espléndido) grand, splendiduna real hembra — hum a fine figure of a woman
2. SM1) (tb: real de la feria) fairground2) ( Hist) army campha asentado sus reales en mi casa y de aquí no lo sacas — he's installed himself in my house and you won't get him out of here
3) ( Hist) (Econ) old Spanish coin of 25 céntimos, one quarter of a pesetano tiene un real — * he hasn't a bean *
* * *I1) (verdadero, no ficticio)historias de la vida real — real-life o true-life stories
2) ( de la realeza) royal3) (fam) ( uso expletivo)II1)a) (Hist) real ( old Spanish coin)no valer un real — (fam) to be worth nothing
b) (Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)2) (Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales — ejército to set up camp; persona to install oneself
* * *I1) (verdadero, no ficticio)historias de la vida real — real-life o true-life stories
2) ( de la realeza) royal3) (fam) ( uso expletivo)II1)a) (Hist) real ( old Spanish coin)no valer un real — (fam) to be worth nothing
b) (Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)2) (Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales — ejército to set up camp; persona to install oneself
* * *real11 = royal.Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
* águila real = golden eagle.* cañada real = droving road.* carta real = charter.* glacé real = royal icing, glacé royal.* Nombre + real = majesty's + Nombre.* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.* pavo real = peacock.real22 = actual, flesh-and-blood, genuine, real, real-world, real-life, on the ground, factual.Ex: It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor.
Ex: It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world.Ex: A general paper may be irrelevant to a specialist but of genuine value to someone seeking a brief introduction to a field peripheral to their main interest.Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.Ex: It is unfortunate that there is a dearth of real-world logged data to explore usage and problems.Ex: Many librarians find such theories difficult to put into practice in real-life situations.Ex: It is difficult to know just to what extent vague concepts like 'the flow of information in a democratic society' actually result in services on the ground.Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.* comprobación en la práctica real = field test.* en la práctica real = in actual practice.* en la vida real = in real life.* en términos reales = in real terms, in actual practice.* experiencia del mundo real = real-world training.* formación en el mundo real = real-world training.* hecho real = brute fact.* hechos reales = true story.* mundo real, el = real world, the.* práctica real = actual practice.* real y verdaderamente = really and truly.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tamaño real = full-size.* vida real = real life.* * *real1A(verdadero, no ficticio): el libro narra un hecho real the book tells a true storyes muy distinta en la vida real she's very different in real lifehistorias de la vida real real-life stories, true o true-life storiesB (de la realeza) royalla familia real the royal familypor real decreto by royal decreela Real Academia Española de la Lengua the Royal Academy of the Spanish LanguageCompuesto:masculine summer residence ( of the Spanish monarchs)C ( fam)real2A1 (moneda) real (old Spanish coin worth a quarter of a peseta, also a Peruvian 10 centavo coin)no valer un real ( fam); to be worth nothinglos terrenos no valen ni un real the land isn't worth a penny o is worthless2 ( Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)B1 ( Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales «ejército» to set up camp;«persona» to install* oneself; «empresa» to set up2(recinto): real de la feria fairground* * *
real adjetivoa) (verdadero, no ficticio):
en la vida real in real life;
historias de la vida real real-life o true-life stories
◊ porque me da la real gana (fam) because I damn well want to (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
◊ no valer un real (fam) to be worth nothing
c)
real 1 adj (no ficticio) real: fue una sensación muy real, it was a very vivid feeling
una historia basada en hechos reales, a true-life story ➣ Ver nota en actual
real 2 adj (relativo a la realeza) royal
' real' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- actual
- águila
- alteza
- armar
- batalla
- berenjenal
- bien
- bocazas
- botadura
- buena
- bueno
- caballero
- calvario
- campeonato
- comistrajo
- cómitre
- concreta
- concreto
- conquistador
- conquistadora
- corte
- desengañarse
- desperdicio
- efectiva
- efectivo
- elemento
- espectáculo
- esperpento
- expolio
- follón
- gaita
- guardia
- hecha
- hecho
- histórica
- histórico
- inmobiliaria
- inmobiliario
- inmueble
- jalea
- joya
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- legítima
- legítimo
- macho
- maestría
- mentir
- muy
English:
AA
- actual
- bumpkin
- chalk up
- character
- deduce
- dinosaur
- doll
- dope
- drip
- dump
- effective
- eye-opener
- go-getter
- godsend
- going-over
- golden eagle
- gut
- heyday
- hick
- hole
- host
- juggling act
- live
- loony
- mine
- misery
- mismatch
- nothing
- nut
- peacock
- predicament
- pushover
- real
- real estate
- real-life
- RN
- royal
- shirt
- sight
- snuff movie
- state
- sweat
- telling-off
- term
- thrashing
- to-do
- tough
- trial
- true
* * *♦ adj1. [verdadero] real;existe un peligro real de que explote there is a real danger that it may explode;una historia real a true story2. [de la realeza] royalReal Academia Española (de la Lengua) = institution that sets lexical and grammatical standards for Spanish;real decreto = name given to acts passed by the Spanish parliament when appearing in the official gazette;Hist royal decree; Fampor real decreto: tenemos que volver a casa a las diez por real decreto it has been decreed that we should be back home by ten o'clock♦ nm1. [moneda] [de Brasil] real;Hist [de España]= old Spanish coin worth one quarter of a peseta;cuatro reales: lo compró por cuatro reales she bought it for next to nothing;no tener un real not to have a penny to one's name;no valer un real to be worthless2. Compsentar el real, sentar los reales [ejército] to set up camp;[persona] to settle down* * *I adj1 ( regio) royal2 ( verdadero) realII m fig:(a)sentar sus reales set up camp* * *real adj1) : real, true2) : royal* * *real adj1. (auténtico) true / real2. (del rey) royal -
12 pezzo
m piecedi motore partda/per un pezzo for a long timedue pezzi bikinipezzo di ricambio spare (part)fig pezzo grosso big shotandare in pezzi break into piecesin pezzi da centomila lire in denominations of one hundred thousand lira* * *pezzo s.m.1 piece, bit; ( parte) part: un pezzo di pane, a piece (o bit) of bread; da quella finestra si vede un pezzo di mare, you can see a bit of the sea from that window; facemmo insieme un bel pezzo di strada, we went a good way together; abito in quella strada, un bel pezzo dopo il distributore, I live down that road, quite a way after the petrol pump; il primo pezzo di autostrada è a due corsie, the first stretch of motorway is two-lane; lesse un pezzo del suo discorso, he read part of his speech; un pezzo di terreno, a plot; un pezzo di sapone, a bar (o cake) of soap; un pezzo di carne, a piece (o bit) of meat: un pezzo vicino all'osso, a cut near the bone; un pezzo di carta, a piece of paper: i trattati sono solo pezzi di carta, treaties are just pieces of paper // a, in pezzi, in, to pieces; ( in mille pezzi) in smithereens: questo vecchio edificio cade a pezzi, this old building is falling to pieces; il vaso cadde e andò in pezzi, the vase fell and broke to pieces; è andato in mille pezzi, it was smashed into smithereens // essere in, a pezzi, to be in pieces: i suoi nervi erano a pezzi, his nerves were in shreds; alla fine della giornata sono a pezzi, I am whacked at the end of the day; fare a pezzi qlco., to break (o to pull) to pieces; ( squartare, dilaniare) to tear to pieces: la bambina ha fatto a pezzi la sua bambola nuova, the child has broken (o torn) her new doll to pieces // pezzo per pezzo, bit by bit: smontare qlco. pezzo per pezzo, to dismantle sthg. bit by bit // a pezzi e bocconi, ( a piccole parti) piecemeal: l'ho scritto a pezzi e bocconi, I wrote it piecemeal2 (esemplare, elemento singolo di un complesso) piece: i più bei pezzi della sua collezione, the finest pieces in his collection; un servizio da tè di venti pezzi, a tea service of twenty pieces; ha ammobiliato la sua casa con dei bellissimi pezzi dell'800, she has furnished her home with some very fine nineteenth-century pieces; un pezzo d'antiquariato, an antique; un pezzo da collezionista, a collector's piece; un pezzo da museo, a museum piece: la tua macchina da scrivere è un pezzo da museo, your typewriter is a museum piece; quell'insegnante è proprio un pezzo da museo, that teacher is a real old fogey; li vende a dieci euro il pezzo, he sells them at ten euros each (o a piece) // un pezzo grosso, a bigwig (o a big shot o a big noise); ( famoso) VIP; ( nell'esercito) brass hat (o top brass): un pezzo grosso dell'industria, a bigwig (o a big shot) in industry // un bel pezzo di donna, di uomo, a fine figure of a woman, man // che pezzo di stupido!, what an ass! (o what a fool!) // tutto d'un pezzo, all of a (o one) piece: uomo tutto d'un pezzo, (fig.) man of sterling character3 ( moneta) coin, piece; ( banconota) note: un pezzo da due euro, a two euro coin; un pezzo da cento euro, a one hundred euro note4 (mecc.) piece, part: pezzo di ricambio, spare part; pezzo fucinato, forging; pezzo fuso, casting; pezzo grezzo, blank; pezzo in lavorazione, workpiece; pezzo lavorato, machined part (o piece); pezzo stampato a caldo, drop forging; pezzo stampato a freddo, cold stamping; centrare il pezzo da lavorare, to centre a piece of work5 (mil.) piece, gun: pezzo da campagna, fieldpiece; pezzo di artiglieria, piece of ordnance (o artillery); una batteria di sei pezzi, a six-piece battery; caricare il pezzo, to load the gun6 ( musica) piece: suonava un pezzo di Rossini, he was playing a piece by Rossini // pezzo forte, strong point: i drammi di Shakespeare sono il suo pezzo forte, Shakespeare's tragedies are his strong point; la toccata e fuga in re minore è il suo pezzo forte, the toccata and fugue in D minor is his pièce de résistance7 ( articolo di giornale) newspaper article: ho letto il tuo pezzo sulla droga, I've read your piece on drugs8 ( di tempo) quite a long time, quite a while: non lo vedo da un pezzo, I haven't seen him for quite a long time; lo aspettai per un bel pezzo e poi me ne andai, I waited for him quite a while, then I went away; ci metteremo un ( bel) pezzo a finire questo lavoro, it will take us quite a (long) time to finish this job.* * *['pɛttso]sostantivo maschile1) (parte, porzione) piece, bitun pezzo di pane — a piece o bit of bread
un pezzo di carta — a piece o slip of paper
un pezzo di terreno — a piece o plot o patch of land
due -i di torta — two pieces o slices of cake
un pezzo di ferro, legno — a piece of iron, wood
un pezzo di sapone — a cake o bar of soap
tagliare qcs. a o in -i to chop sth. to pieces; rompere qcs. in (mille) -i to break sth. into (a thousand) pieces, to smash sth. to pieces o bits; cadere a o in -i to fall apart o to pieces; fare a -i (rompere) to break [sth.] into pieces [ oggetto]; fig. (criticare) to take o tear [sth.] apart [libro, film]; fare a -i qcn. — fig. to tear sb. to pieces
2) (in macelleria) cut3) (elemento di assemblaggio) part4) (unità, elemento) piece, itemvenduto al pezzo — sold separately o individually
costano 5 euro al pezzo — they cost 5 euros apiece o a piece o each
5) art. mus. (opera, brano) piece; (di libro) passage6) giorn. piece, (newspaper) article7) (banconota) note; (moneta) pieceè un pezzo che... — it's a long time that...
9) colloq. (riferito a persona)un bel pezzo di ragazza — a nice bit of stuff BE, a piece
che pezzo d'asino! — what an ass o a fool!
•pezzo di bravura — mus. bravura passage
pezzo di carta — colloq. (titolo di studio) = diploma, degree
pezzo forte — pièce de résistance; (di collezione) centre-piece; teatr. speciality act BE, specialty number AE; mus. set piece
pezzo grosso — big shot o noise, bigwig spreg.
pezzo da museo — museum piece (anche scherz.)
••* * *pezzo/'pεttso/sostantivo m.1 (parte, porzione) piece, bit; un pezzo di pane a piece o bit of bread; un pezzo di carta a piece o slip of paper; un pezzo di terreno a piece o plot o patch of land; due -i di torta two pieces o slices of cake; un pezzo di ferro, legno a piece of iron, wood; un pezzo di sapone a cake o bar of soap; in -i in pieces o bits; ho visto un pezzo di spettacolo I saw part of the show; fare un pezzo di strada insieme to travel together for part of the way; è un bel pezzo di strada! it's quite a way! a -i (rotto) [ oggetto] in pieces; fig. [ persona] beat, dead tired; ho la schiena a -i my back is killing me; ho i nervi a -i my nerves are in shreads; tagliare qcs. a o in -i to chop sth. to pieces; rompere qcs. in (mille) -i to break sth. into (a thousand) pieces, to smash sth. to pieces o bits; cadere a o in -i to fall apart o to pieces; fare a -i (rompere) to break [sth.] into pieces [ oggetto]; fig. (criticare) to take o tear [sth.] apart [libro, film]; fare a -i qcn. fig. to tear sb. to pieces2 (in macelleria) cut3 (elemento di assemblaggio) part4 (unità, elemento) piece, item; un puzzle da 500 -i a 500-piece puzzle; (costume a) due -i two-piece swimsuit; venduto al pezzo sold separately o individually; costano 5 euro al pezzo they cost 5 euros apiece o a piece o each6 giorn. piece, (newspaper) article7 (banconota) note; (moneta) piece8 (periodo di tempo) è un pezzo che... it's a long time that...; non lo vedo da un (bel) pezzo I haven't seen him for quite a while9 colloq. (riferito a persona) un bel pezzo di ragazza a nice bit of stuff BE, a piece; un (bel) pezzo d'uomo a hunk; pezzo d'imbecille! you (stupid) idiot! che pezzo d'asino! what an ass o a fool!essere un pezzo di ghiaccio to be an iceberg; essere tutto d'un pezzo to have a sterling character\pezzo d'antiquariato antique; pezzo d'artiglieria piece of artillery; pezzo di bravura mus. bravura passage; pezzo di carta colloq. (titolo di studio) = diploma, degree; pezzo da collezione collector's item; pezzo da esposizione showpiece; pezzo forte pièce de résistance; (di collezione) centre-piece; teatr. speciality act BE, specialty number AE; mus. set piece; pezzo grosso big shot o noise, bigwig spreg.; pezzo da museo museum piece (anche scherz.); pezzo di ricambio spare part. -
13 beau
beau, belle [bo, bεl]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. beautiful ; [homme] good-lookingc. ( = agréable) [voyage, journée] lovely• c'est le bel âge ! it's nice to be young!d. ( = réussi) successful ; [résultat] excellent• c'est le plus beau jour de ma vie ! this is the best day of my life!• ce serait trop beau ! that would be too much to hope for!e. ( = grand) [revenu, profit] handsome ; [brûlure, peur] nasty• c'est un beau salaud (inf!) he's a real bastard (vulg!)f. (locutions)• on a beau faire, ils n'apprennent rien no matter what you do, they don't learn anything• il a eu beau essayer, il n'a pas réussi despite his efforts, he was unsuccessful• il s'est bel et bien trompé he got it well and truly wrong► de plus belle [crier, rire] even louder• reprendre de plus belle [combat, polémique, violence] to start up again with renewed vigour• continuer de plus belle [discrimination, répression] to be worse than ever2. <c. faire le beau [chien] to sit up and beg3. <a. ( = femme) ma belle ! (inf) sweetheart!b. ( = partie décisive) decider• on fait la belle ? shall we play a decider?c. ( = action, parole) (inf) il en a fait de belles quand il était jeune he was a bit wild when he was young* * *
1.
1) ( esthétiquement) [enfant, femme, visage, yeux, cheveux] beautiful; [homme, garçon] handsome; [jambes] nice; [corps, silhouette] good; [couleur, son, jardin, objet] beautifulce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir! — (colloq) it's not a pretty sight!
2) ( qualitativement) [vêtements, machine, spectacle] good; [collection, spécimen] fine; [travail, cadeau] nice; [temps, jour] fine, nice; [journée, promenade] lovely; [discours, projet] fine; [effort, victoire] nice; [geste, sentiment] noble; [carrière] successful; [succès, avenir, optimisme] greatc'est bien beau tout ça, mais — (colloq) that's all very fine, but
ça serait trop beau! — (colloq) one should be so lucky! (colloq)
3) ( quantitativement) [somme, héritage] tidy; [salaire] very nice; [appétit] big
2.
nom masculin1) ( choses intéressantes)2) Philosophie ( beauté)3) Météorologiele temps est/se met au beau — the weather is/is turning fine
3.
avoir beau locution verbalej'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas — it's no good my trying, I can't do it
l'économie a beau se développer, le chômage progresse — even if the economy does develop, unemployment is still growing
on a beau dire, ce n'est pas si simple — no matter what people say, it's not that easy
4.
bel et bien locution adverbiale1) ( irréversiblement) well and truly2) ( indiscutablement) definitely•Phrasal Verbs:••faire le beau — [chien] to sit up and beg; [personne] to show off
c'est du beau! — (colloq) iron lovely! iron
tout beau (tout beau)! — ( pour calmer) easy(, easy)!
* * *bo, bɛl (belle) bel (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet) beaux mpl1. adj1) [maison, spectacle] lovely, beautiful, [vacances] lovelyune belle journée — a beautiful day, a lovely day
C'est une belle femme. — She is a beautiful woman.
C'est un beau garçon. — He is a good-looking boy.
3) (temps) fine, nicesi le temps est beau — if the weather's fine, if the weather's nice
il fait beau; il fait beau temps — the weather's fine
Il fait beau aujourd'hui. — It's a nice day today.
4) (sentiment) fine, (acte) goodun beau geste fig — a fine gesture
un beau salaire — a very nice salary, a very good salary
un beau jour — one day, one fine day
un beau matin — one morning, one fine morning
avoir beau jeu de; Il a beau jeu de protester. — It's easy for him to protest.
bel et bien — well and truly, (= vraiment) really, really and truly
avoir beau faire qch; J'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas. — No matter how hard I try, I just can't do it., However hard I try, I just can't do it.
pour les beaux yeux de qn lit — for love of sb, for sb's sake
Cette chanteuse d'à peine vingt ans semble promise à un bel avenir. — This singer, barely twenty years old, appears to have a fine future ahead of her.
2. nf1) SPORT (= rencontre décisive) decider2) (= évasion)3. belles nfplen entendre de belles sur qn/qch — to hear a thing or two about sb/sth
en faire de belles — to do stupid things, to do some stupid things
en dire de belles — to say stupid things, to say some stupid things
4. nm1) (= concept)le plus beau c'est que... — the best of it is that...
c'est du beau! — lovely! ironique
faire le beau [chien] — to sit up and beg
* * *A adj1 ( esthétiquement) [enfant, femme, visage, yeux, cheveux] beautiful; [homme, garçon] handsome; [jambes] nice; [corps, silhouette, dents] good; [couleur, son, musique, maison, jardin, objet] beautiful; tu es belle ( extraordinairement) you're beautiful; ( normalement) you look lovely; c'est une belle fille she's very nice-looking; c'est une belle femme she's a beautiful woman; avoir belle allure [personne] to cut a fine figure; [maison, voiture] to be fine-looking; se faire beau to do oneself up; faire beau qn to smarten sb up; ce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir○! it's not a pretty sight!; peindre qch sous de belles couleurs to make sth sound wonderful; ⇒ fille;2 ( qualitativement) [vêtements, machine, performance, match, spectacle] good; [œuvre, collection, bijou, spécimen] fine; [travail, poste, cadeau, anniversaire] nice; [temps, jour] fine, nice; [journée, promenade, rêve] lovely; [promesse, débat, discours, projet] fine; [effort, victoire, exemple, manière] nice; [geste, sentiment, âme] noble; [pensée] beautiful; [carrière] successful; [succès, avenir, optimisme] great; fais de beaux rêves! sweet dreams!; il fait beau the weather is fine; il n'est pas beau de faire it's not nice to do; un beau jour/matin/soir one fine day/morning/evening; au beau milieu de right in the middle of; rien n'est trop beau pour lui/eux nothing is too good for him/them; c'est bien beau tout ça, mais○ that's all very fine, but; trop beau pour être vrai too good to be true; ça serait trop beau○! one should be so lucky○!; ce ne sont que de belles paroles it's all talk; assez de belles paroles, dites ce que vous avez à dire enough of your fine words, say what you have to say; il y a beau temps qu'il n'est pas venu he hasn't been here for ages; ⇒ démener, pluie;3 ( quantitativement) [somme, héritage] tidy; [salaire] very nice; [appétit] big; belle pagaille absolute mess; beau mensonge whopping lie, whopper○; bel égoïste awful egoist; beau salaud◑ real bastard◑.B nm1 ( choses intéressantes) qu'est-ce que tu as fait de beau? done anything interesting?; tu n'as rien de beau à nous raconter? anything interesting to tell us?; le plus beau (de l'histoire) est que the best part (of the story) is that;3 ( bonne qualité) best quality; n'acheter que du beau to buy only the best quality;5 Météo le temps est/se met au beau the weather is/is turning fine.C avoir beau loc verbale j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je n'y arrive pas it's no good my trying/working, I can't do it; l'économie a beau se développer, le chômage progresse even if the economy does develop, unemployment is still growing; on a beau dire, ce n'est pas si simple no matter what people say, it's not that easy.D bel et bien loc adv1 ( irréversiblement) well and truly; bel et bien fini well and truly over;2 ( indiscutablement) definitely; il était bel et bien coupable he was definitely guilty.E belle nf2 ( maîtresse) lady friend; avoir rendez-vous avec sa belle to have a date with one's lady friend;3 Jeux decider; faire la belle to play the decider.F de plus belle loc adv with renewed vigourGB; les hostilités ont repris de plus belle hostilities resumed with renewed vigourGB; la pluie a repris de plus belle it started raining again harder than ever; frapper de plus belle to hit harder than ever; crier de plus belle to shout louder than ever.G belles○ nfpl ( paroles) stories; j'en ai appris or entendu de belles à ton sujet I have been hearing stories about you; on en raconte de belles sur elle there are quite a few stories about her.beau fixe Météo fine weather; être au beau fixe [temps, baromètre] to be set fair; [[affaire, relation] to be going well; avoir le moral au beau fixe○ to be on a high○; beau gosse○ good-looking guy○; être beau gosse to be good-looking; beau linge○ high society; fréquenter le beau linge to hang out○ with society types; beau parleur smooth talker; beau parti ( homme) eligible bachelor; ( femme) good match; épouser un beau parti to marry money; beau sexe fair sex; beaux jours ( beau temps) fine weather ¢; ( belle époque) good days; les beaux jours sont arrivés the fine weather is here; c'étaient les beaux jours those were the days; Beau Danube bleu Mus Blue Danube; bel esprit bel esprit; la Belle au Bois dormant Sleeping Beauty; Belle Époque Belle Époque; style Belle Époque Belle Époque style; belle page Imprim right-hand page; belle plante○ gorgeous specimen○; belle vie life of ease; c'est la belle vie! this is the life!; avoir la belle vie to live it up; belles années happy years.faire le beau [chien] to sit up and beg; [personne] to show off; (se) faire la belle○ ( s'évader) to do a bunk○ GB, to take a powder○ US; l'avoir belle○ to have an easy life; en faire voir de belles○ à qn to give sb a hard time; c'est du beau○! iron lovely! iron; tout beau (tout beau)! ( pour calmer) easy (, easy)!; il ferait beau voir○ (qu'il vienne) I'd like to see the day (when he shows up)○.[bo] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet bel [bɛl]) ( féminin belle [bɛl], pluriel masculin beaux [bo], pluriel féminin belles [bɛl]) adjectifA.1. [bien fait, joli - femme] beautiful, good-looking ; [ - homme] good-looking, handsome ; [ - enfant, physique, objet, décor] beautiful, lovelyse faire beau/belle to get dressed up, to do oneself upil est beau comme l'amour ou un ange ou un astre ou le joura. [homme] he's a very handsome ou good-looking manb. [petit garçon] he's a very handsome ou good-looking boyelle est belle comme un ange ou le jour she's a real beautyil y a eu quelques beaux échanges there were a few good ou fine ralliesdu beau temps nice ou good weatherB.[convenable] nicece n'est pas beau de mentir! it's very naughty ou it's not nice to lie!3. [d'un haut niveau social] smarta. [argent] to marry into money ou a fortuneb. [classe] to marry into a very good familyC.donnez-moi un beau melon/poulet give me a nice big melon/chickenil a un bel appétit he has a good ou hearty appetite2. [en intensif]il y a beau temps: il y a beau temps de ce que je te dis là (familier) what I'm telling you now happened ages ago3. [agréable] good4. [prospère] gooda. [argent] to have a very well-paid jobb. [prestige] to have a high-flying job5. [dans des appellations]venez, ma belle amie do come along, darlingmon beau monsieur, personne ne vous a rien demandé! my friend, this is none of your business!6. [certain]un beau jour/matin one fine day/morningD. (ironique)belle demande! [saugrenue] what a question!beaux discours: ils ont oublié tous leurs beaux discours they've forgotten all their fine ou fine-sounding wordsgarde tes belles promesses ou tes beaux serments! you can keep your promises!j'en ai appris ou entendu de belles sur toi! I heard some fine ou right things about you!il en a fait de belles quand il était petit! he didn't half get up to some mischief when he was little!c'est bien beau tout ça, mais... that's all very fine ou well, but...le plus beau (familier) : et tu ne sais pas le plus beau! and you haven't heard the best part (yet)!, and the best part's still to come!beau adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIEil fait beau the weather's ou it's fineil n'a pas fait très beau l'été dernier the weather wasn't very nice ou good last summer2. (locution)il ferait beau voir qu'elle me donne des ordres! her, boss me around? that'll be the day!avoir beau faire (quelque chose): j'avais beau tirer, la porte ne s'ouvrait pas however hard I pulled, the door wouldn't openj'ai eu beau le lui répéter plusieurs fois, il n'a toujours pas compris I have told him and told him but he still hasn't understoodon a beau dire, on a beau faire, les jeunes s'en vont un jour de la maison (familier) whatever you do or say, young people eventually leave homevous avez beau dire, elle a quand même tout financé elle-même say what you like ou you may criticize, but she's paid for it all herselfa beau mentir qui vient de loin (proverbe) it's easy to lie when there's nobody around to contradict youtout beau: alors, vous signez? — hé, tout beau (tout beau)! you will sign then? — hey, steady on ou not so fast!beau nom masculin1. [esthétique][objets de qualité]pour les meubles du salon, je veux du beau I want really good ou nice furniture for the living room3. (locution)c'est du beau! (familier) : elle a dit un gros mot — c'est du beau! she said a rude word! — how naughty!faire le beau [chien] to sit up and begbelle nom féminin1. [jolie femme] beauty[dame] lady‘la Belle et la Bête’ Madame Leprince de Beaumont, Cocteau ‘Beauty and the Beast’2. (familier) [en appellatif]tu te trompes, ma belle! you're quite wrong my dear!5. (familier & locution)————————au plus beau de locution prépositionnellebel et bien locution adverbialebel et bon locution adjectivale,bel et bonne locution adjectivale————————de plus belle locution adverbialebelle de Fontenay nom féminin————————belle page nom féminin -
14 allure
allure [alyʀ]feminine nouna. ( = vitesse) speed ; [de piéton] pace• à cette allure, nous n'aurons jamais fini at this rate we'll never be finished* * *alyʀ1) ( de marcheur) pace; ( de véhicule) speedmodérer or ralentir son allure — to slow down
à toute allure — [conduire] at top speed; [marcher, réciter, manger] really fast
2) ( apparence) ( de personne) appearance; ( de vêtement) look; ( d'événement) aspectprendre l'allure or des allures de — [changement, révolte] to begin to look like
3) ( distinction) style* * *alyʀ nf1) (= vitesse) speed, (à pied) paceà toute allure — at top speed, at full speed
2) (= aspect, air) look, (= maintien) bearingavoir de l'allure — to have style, to have a certain elegance
* * *allure nf1 ( de marcheur) pace; ( de véhicule) speed; rouler à vive or grande/faible allure to drive at high/low speed; l'entreprise s'est développée à grande allure the company expanded at a tremendous pace; modérer or ralentir son allure to slow down; presser l'allure ( à pied) to quicken one's pace; ( en véhicule) to speed up; à toute allure (conduire, marcher) at top speed; (réciter, manger, noter) really fast; partir à toute allure to speed off; à cette allure nous allons être en retard at this rate we're going to be late;2 ( apparence) ( de personne) appearance; ( de vêtement) look; ( d'événement) aspect; avoir des allures de to look like; il a une drôle d'allure he's a funny-looking chap; tu as une allure or de l'allure avec ce chapeau! you look really daft in that hat!; ses vêtements lui donnent l'allure d'un bandit his clothes make him look like a gangster; prendre l'allure or les allures de [changement, révolte] to begin to look like; [personne] to make oneself out to be;3 ( distinction) style; elle a beaucoup d'allure she's got a lot of style; avoir belle allure to look very stylish; une personne de belle allure a distinguished-looking person; le salon a de l'allure the sitting room is stylish; avoir fière allure to cut a fine figure;4 Naut sailing trim;5 ( d'animal) gait.[alyr] nom féminin1. [vitesse d'un véhicule] speedà grande/faible allure at (a) high/low speedrouler à petite allure ou à une allure réduite to drive at a slow pace ou slowlyaller ou rouler à toute allure to go at (top ou full) speed2. [vitesse d'un marcheur] paceà cette allure, tu n'auras pas fini avant demain (figuré) at that speed ou rate, you won't have finished before tomorrowavoir de l'allure ou grande allure to have styleil a une drôle d'allure he looks odd ou weirdun personnage à l'allure ou d'allure suspecte a suspicious-looking character -
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ВСЕМ ВЗЯЛ coll, approv VP subj: human past only fixed WOone has every positive attribute, is superiorX всем взял ss X has (got) everythingX has (got) it all X is a fine figure of a man (a woman etc) (in limited contexts) X is good at everything."У вас - девка невеста, у нас - жених... Не снюхаемся ли каким случаем?»... - «Наша не засидится. Девка... всем взяла: что на полях, что дома...» (Шолохов 2). "You've got a girl of marriageable agewe've got a lad....Could we come to an agreement by any chance?"..."Our girl won't be left on the shelf....She's good at everything, whether it be on the farm or in the house" (2a). -
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• ВСЕМ ВЗЯЛ coll, approv[VP; subj: human; past only; fixed WO]=====⇒ one has every positive attribute, is superior:- X is a fine figure of a man <a woman etc>;- [in limited contexts] X is good at everything.♦ "У вас - девка невеста, у нас - жених... Не снюхаемся ли каким случаем?"... - "Наша не засидится. Девка... всем взяла: что на полях, что дома..." (Шолохов 2). "You've got a girl of marriageable age; we've got a lad....Could we come to an agreement by any chance?"..."Our girl won't be left on the shelf....She's good at everything, whether it be on the farm or in the house" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > всем взял
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17 petit
petit, e [p(ə)ti, it]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb5. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque petit fait partie d'une locution comme entrer par la petite porte, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = jeune) little• je ne suis plus un petit garçon ! I'm not a child anymore!d. ( = mince) [tranche] thine. ( = court) [promenade, voyage] shortf. ( = miniature, jouet) toyh. ( = peu important) [commerçant, pays, entreprise, groupe] small ; [opération, détail, romancier] minor ; [amélioration, changement, inconvénient, odeur, rhume] slight ; [espoir, chance] faint ; [cadeau, soirée] littlei. ( = maladif) avoir une petite mine to look palej. ( = mesquin) [attitude, action] meank. (locutions) vous prendrez bien un petit verre ? you'll have a little drink, won't you?• petit con ! (vulg!) stupid jerk! (inf!)2. <3. <a. ( = enfant) little boyc. ( = jeune animal) les petits the young• faire des petits to have kittens (or puppies or lambs etc)d. ( = homme de petite taille) small man4. <5. <► petit pain ≈ bread roll► la petite reine ( = vélo) the bicycle► petit salé ( = porc) salt pork* * *
1.
petite p(ə)ti, it adjectif1) ( en taille) small, littlese faire tout petit — fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous
2) (en longueur, durée) short3) ( en âge) young, littlepetit ours/renard/lion — bear/fox/lion cub
4) [appétit, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur] light; [salaire] low; [averse] light; [cri, rire, souci] little; [chance, rhume] slight; [détail, défaut] minor5) ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque] lesser known; [emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor6) fig littlemon petit papa — darling daddy (colloq)
passe-moi un petit coup de fil — (colloq) give me a call
2.
nom masculin, fémininle petit — ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one
2) ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman
3.
voir petit — ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition
4.
nom masculin1) ( jeune animal)faire des petits — [chienne] to have puppies; fig [argent] to grow
2) ( personne modeste)•Phrasal Verbs:* * *p(ə)ti, it petit, -e1. adj1) (par la taille, les dimensions) (main, objet, colline) smallIl est petit pour son âge. — He's small for his age.
de petite taille (personne) — short, small, (arbre) small
Sonia habite une petite ville. — Sonia lives in a small town.
2) (valeur affective) littlePhyllis a une jolie petite maison. — Phyllis has a nice little house.
On a ouvert une petite bouteille de Chinon. — We've opened a little bottle of Chinon.
3) (peu important) (problème) small, minor, (progrès) little4) (= faible) (pluie, bruit) slight5) (en âge) (enfant) small, littleC'est dangereux pour les petits enfants. — It's dangerous for small children.
6) (= court) (voyage, présentation) little, (roman) short7) (= mesquin) mean2. nm/f1) (= enfant) child, little oneEmmène les petits au cinéma. — Take the children to the cinema.
Le petit de Sylvie a une mauvaise grippe. — Sylvie's little son has got bad a bad dose of flu.
les tout-petits — the little ones, the tiny tots
2) (= cadet) little one, youngestNicolas, c'est le petit. — Nicolas is the little one., Nicolas is the youngest.
mon petit (nuance ironique) — dear, (à son fils, un petit garçon) son
ma petite (nuance ironique) — dear, young lady, (à sa fille, une fillette) sweetheart
3. nm[animal]faire des petits [chatte] — to have kittens, [chienne] to have puppies
4. advpetit à petit — little by little, gradually
* * *A adj1 ( en taille) [personne, pied, objet, arbre, entreprise] ( objectivement) small; ( subjectivement) little; il est petit pour son âge he's small for his age; les mêmes, mais en plus petit the same ones, but smaller; le 36, c'est trop petit 36 is too small; le monde est petit! it's a small world!; un homme de petite taille, un homme petit a short ou small man; petit et trapu short and stocky; un petit homme timide a shy little man; la petite blonde, là-bas the little blonde, over there; une toute petite pièce/femme a tiny room/woman; se faire tout petit fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous; c'est Versailles en plus petit it's a miniature Versailles; ⇒ bête, doigt, lorgnette, plat, ruisseau;2 (en longueur, durée) [foulée, promenade, distance, paragraphe] short; par petites étapes in easy stages; ⇒ semaine;3 ( en âge) ( objectivement) young; ( subjectivement) little; il est trop petit pour comprendre he's too young to understand; c'est la plus petite she's the youngest; je t'ai connu petit I knew you when you were little; mon petit frère my little brother; ( bébé) my baby brother; le petit Jésus baby Jesus; petit garçon little boy; petite fille little girl; une petite Française a French girl; le petit nouveau the new boy; les petits enfants small ou young children; c'est notre petit dernier he's our youngest; petit chat kitten; petit chien puppy; petit ours/renard/lion bear/fox/lion cub;4 (en quantité, prix, force) [somme, appétit, majorité, volume, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur, buveur] light; [salaire, loyer] low; [tape, vent, averse] light; [cri, rire, sourire] little; [goût, espoir, chance] slight; d'une petite voix timide in a timid little voice; une petite pluie fine a fine drizzle; ça a un petit goût de cerise it tastes slightly of cherries; avoir une petite santé to have poor health; fais un petit effort make an effort; un (tout) petit peu de sel (just) a little salt; un petit sourire coquin/supérieur a mischievous/superior little smile; ⇒ feu;5 ( en gravité) [inconvénient, détail, défaut, opération] minor; [rhume] slight; [égratignure, souci] little;6 ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque, cru] lesser known; [situation, emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire, dignitaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor; les petites routes minor roads; le petit personnel low-grade staff; les petites gens ordinary people; un petit escroc a small-time crook; ⇒ soldat;7 ( pour minimiser) little; chante-nous une petite chanson give us a little song; un petit coup de rouge a little glass of red wine; un petit visage triste a sad little face; un bon petit vin/restaurant a nice little wine/restaurant; un petit cadeau/secret a little gift/secret; une petite faveur a little favourGB; de bons petits plats tasty dishes; un petit coin tranquille a quiet spot; envoie-moi un petit mot drop me a line; passe-moi un petit coup de fil○ give me a ring GB ou call; avoir de petites attentions pour qn to make a fuss of sb GB, to fuss over sb; il faut une petite signature ici could I ask you to sign here, please?; je n'ai eu que deux petites semaines de congé! I only had two short weeks off!; j'en ai pour une petite minute/heure it won't take me a minute/more than an hour; une petite trentaine de personnes under thirty people;8 ( en sentiment) mon petit Pierre my dear Pierre; mon petit papa darling daddy; mon petit chéri/ange my darling/angel; mon petit chou○ or poulet○ sweetie○, honey○; une petite garce◑ a bitch◑; un petit imbécile an idiot; très préoccupée de sa petite personne very taken up with herself; il tient à sa petite tranquillité he likes a nice quiet life;9 ( mesquin) [personne, procédé] petty, mean; ( étroit) [conception] narrow; les petits esprits small-minded people.B nm,f1 ( enfant) little boy/girl, child; ( benjamin) le petit ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one; les petits the children, the kids○; pauvre petit! poor thing!; la petite Martin the Martin girl; les petits Martin the Martin children; ils ont deux petits they have two children; elle a eu un petit she's had a baby; n'aie pas peur, mon petit don't be afraid;2 ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman; les petits small people.C adv voir petit ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition; chausser/tailler petit [chaussures, vêtements] to be small-fitting; petit à petit little by little, gradually; ⇒ oiseau.D nm1 ( jeune animal) petits young; ( chats) kittens; ( chiens) puppies; (loups, lions, ours) cubs, young; le mammifère allaite ses petits mammals suckle their young; la lionne et ses petits the lioness and her cubs ou young; comment s'appelle le petit de la chèvre? what do you call a baby ou young goat?; faire des petits [chienne] to have puppies; fig ( se multiplier) [argent] to grow; ( se briser) [vase] to end up in bits;2 ( personne modeste) les petits ordinary people; un petit de la finance a minor figure in the world of finance.petit aigle Zool scops owl; petit ami boyfriend; petit bassin Anat lower pelvis; ( de piscine) small pool; petit blanc ( vin) small glass of white wine; petit bleu† Postes telegram; petit bois ( d'allumage) kindling; petit cacatois fore royal sail; petit chef petty tyrant; jouer au petit chef to throw one's weight around○; petit coin○ euph ( toilettes) loo○ GB, bathroom US; aller au petit coin to go to the loo○ GB ou bathroom US; petit commerçant small trader; petit commerce small traders (pl); petit crème small espresso with milk; petit déjeuner breakfast; petit endroit = petit coin; petit four petit four; petit hunier Naut fore topsail; petit juif○ funny bone; petit linge underwear; laver son petit linge to wash one's smalls○; petit maître minor master; petit noir coffee; petit nom○ ( prénom) first name; petit paquet small packet; petit perroquet Naut fore topgallant sail; petit peuple lower classes (pl); petit point petit point; petit pois (garden) pea, petit pois; petit porteur small shareholder; petit pot ( pour bébés) jar of baby food; petit quart Naut dogwatch; petit rat (de l'Opéra) pupil at Paris Opéra's ballet school; petit roque ( aux échecs) castling short; petit salé streaky salted pork; petit trot jog trot; petite amie girlfriend; petite annonce Presse classified advertisement ou ad○; petite caisse petty cash; petite école○ ≈ nursery school; petite main seamstress (at a top fashion house); petite mort orgasm; petite nature weakling; petite phrase (memorable) saying; petite reine Sport cycling; petite souris tooth fairy; petite vérole smallpox; petite voiture toy car; petites annonces matrimoniales personal ads; petites classes○ Scol younger children; petites et moyennes entreprises, PME small and medium enterprises, SMEs; petites sœurs des pauvres Little Sisters of the Poor; petits chevaux Jeux ≈ ludo (sg); petits métiers du passé traditional crafts.( féminin petite) [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) adjectifune personne de petite taille a small ou short personil y a un petit mur entre les deux jardins there's a low ou small wall between the two gardensa. (familier) [femme] a tiny little womanb. [fillette] a tiny little girla. [de bébé] little fat legsb. [d'adulte] short fat legselle a de petits pieds she's got small ou little feetun petit "a" a lower-case ou small "a"se faire tout petit [passer inaperçu] to make oneself inconspicuous, to keep a low profilea. [par respect ou timidité] to humble oneself before somebodyb. [par poltronnerie] to cower ou to shrink before somebody[exprime l'approximation]on y sera dans une petite heure we'll be there in a bit less than ou in under an houril y a un petit kilomètre d'ici à la ferme ≃ it's no more than ou just under three quarters of a mile from here to the farm2. [faible] smallexpédition/émission à petit budget low-budget expedition/programmepetit loyer low ou moderate rentpetite retraite/rente small pension/annuityune petite Chinoise a young ou little Chinese girlun petit lion/léopard a lion/leopard cubun petit éléphant a baby elephant, an elephant calfun petit séjour a short ou brief stay5. [dans une hiérarchie]les petits agriculteurs/propriétaires small farmers/landownersa. [sommes] low salaries, small wagesb. [employés] low-paid workersil s'est trouvé un petit emploi au service exportation he found a minor post in the export departmentpetit peintre/poète minor painter/poetune petite intervention chirurgicale minor surgery, a small ou minor operationil y a un petit défaut there's a slight ou small ou minor defectj'ai eu un petit rhume I had a bit of a cold ou a slight cold7. [léger] slight8. [avec une valeur affective] littlej'ai trouvé une petite couturière/un petit garagiste I've found a very good little seamstress/garagefais-moi une petite place make a little space for me, give me a (little) ou tiny bit of roomalors, mon petit Paul, comment ça va?a. [dit par une femme] how's life, Paul, dear?b. [dit par un homme plus âgé] how's life, young Paul?[pour encourager]tu mangeras bien une petite glace! come on, have an ice cream!je n'ai pas le temps de faire un match — juste un petit! I've no time to play a match — come on, just a quick one![avec une valeur admirative]petit débrouillard! you're smart!, you don't miss a thing!(euphémisme) [notable][avec une valeur dépréciative]j'en ai assez de ses petits mystères/petites manigances! I'm fed up with her little mysteries/intrigues!————————, petite [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) nom masculin, nom fémininc'est la petite d'en face (familier) it's the girl from across the street, it's the daughter of the people across the street, it's across the road's daughter (UK)quant aux petits, nous les emmènerons au zoo as for the younger children, we'll take them to the zooc'est un livre qui fera les délices des petits comme des grands this book will delight young and old (alike)4. [avec une valeur affective - à un jeune] dear ; [ - à un bébé] little onea. [à un homme] dearmon petit, je suis fier de toia. [à un garçon] young man, I'm proud of youb. [à une fille] young lady, I'm proud of youviens, mon tout petit come here (my) little oneça, ma petite, vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis! you'll never get away with it, my dear!la pauvre petite, comment va-t-elle faire? poor thing, however will she manage?————————nom masculin1. [animal] babya. [généralement] her youngb. [chatte] her kittensc. [chienne] her puppiesd. [tigresse, louve] her cubsa. [chienne] to have pupsb. [chatte] to have kittens2. [dans une hiérarchie]dans la course aux marchés, les petits sont piétinés in the race to gain markets, small firms ou businesses get trampled underfoot————————adverbe1. COMMERCEc'est un 38 mais ce modèle chausse/taille petit it says 38 but this style is a small fitting (UK) runs small (US)2. [juste]————————en petit locution adverbiale[en petits caractères] in small characters ou letters[en miniature] in miniaturepetit à petit locution adverbiale -
18 bon
bon, bonne [bɔ̃, bɔn]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb5. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. good• c'est bon pour ce que tu as ! it'll do you good!• la télévision, c'est bon pour ceux qui n'ont rien à faire television is all right for people who have nothing to do• je suis bon ! I've had it! (inf)• c'est tout bon ! (inf) everything's fineb. ( = agréable) nice• c'était vraiment bon (à manger, à boire) it was delicious• elle est bien bonne celle-là ! that's a good one!• tu en as de bonnes, toi ! (inf) you're kidding! (inf!)c. ( = charitable) kindd. ( = utilisable) okay ; [billet, timbre] valid• est-ce que ce pneu est encore bon ? is this tyre still all right?► bon à• cette eau est-elle bonne à boire ? is this water all right to drink?• ce drap est tout juste bon à faire des mouchoirs this sheet is only fit to be made into handkerchiefse. ( = correct) [solution, méthode, réponse, calcul] right• ça fait un bon bout de chemin ! that's quite a distance!g. (souhaits) bonne année ! happy New Year!• bonne chance ! good luck!• bon courage ! good luck!• bon dimanche ! have a nice Sunday!• bonne route ! safe journey!• bon retour ! safe journey back!• bon voyage ! safe journey!• au revoir et bonne continuation ! goodbye and all the best!2. <• une ville où il fait bon vivre a town that's a good place to live► bon ! ( = d'accord) all right! ; (énervement) right!• bon ! ça suffit maintenant ! right! that's enough!3. <a. ( = personne) les bons et les méchants good people and bad people ; (dans western, conte de fées) the good guys and the bad guys (inf)b. ( = aspect positif) avoir du bon to have its advantages4. <a. ( = servante) maid• je ne suis pas ta bonne ! I'm not your slave!5. <* * *
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bonne bɔ̃, bɔn adjectif1) (de qualité, compétent, remarquable, utile) good2) ( gentil) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] niceil est bon, lui! — (colloq) iron it's all very well for him to say that!
3) ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] rightc'est bon, vous pouvez y aller — it's OK, you can go
4) ( utilisable) [billet, bon] validtu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! — you're in line for the dishes tonight!
5) ( dans les souhaits)bonne nuit/chance — good night/luck
bonne journée/soirée! — have a nice day/evening!
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les bons et les méchants — good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys (colloq), the goodies and the baddies (colloq) GB
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nom masculin1) ( ce qui est de qualité)2) ( sur un emballage) coupon; ( contremarque) voucher3) Finance bond
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bon, on va pouvoir y aller — good, we can go
bon, il faut que je parte — right, I must go now
bon, bon, ça va! — OK, OK!
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il fait bon — ( à l'extérieur) the weather's mild
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Phrasal Verbs:- bon mot- bon sens••* * *bɔ̃, bɔn (bonne)1. adj1) (repas, restaurant) goodLe tabac n'est pas bon pour la santé. — Smoking isn't good for your health.
2) (dans une matière) good3) (= correct) rightIl est arrivé au bon moment. — He arrived at the right moment.
Ce n'est pas la bonne réponse. — That's not the right answer.
avoir tout bon (= faire un sans faute) — to get everything right
4) (= bienveillant, généreux) kindêtre bon envers — to be good to, to be kind to
5) (= valable, utilisable)être bon [ticket] — to be valid, [lait, yaourt] OK to eat, OK
Est-ce que ce yaourt est encore bon? — Is this yoghurt still OK to eat?, Is this yoghurt still OK?
6) (= approprié)C'est bon à savoir. — That's good to know.
à quoi bon? — what's the point?, what's the use?
à quoi bon faire...? — what's the point of doing...?, what's the use of doing...?
bon week-end — have a good weekend, have a nice weekend
8) (intensif)Ça m'a pris 2 bonnes heures. — It took me a good 2 hours.
pour faire bon poids... — for good measure...
2. nm1) (= billet) voucher2)Il y a du bon dans ce qu'il dit. — There's some sense in what he says.
3. nm/fC'est le bon. — It's the right one.
C'est la bonne — It's the right one.
4. advil fait bon — it's nice, The weather is nice.
Il fait bon aujourd'hui. — It's nice today.
sentir bon — to smell good, to smell nice
juger bon de faire... — to think fit to do...
Cette fois, c'est pour de bon. — This time it's for good.
5. exclright!, good!Je pars aux États-Unis la semaine prochaine. - Ah bon? — I'm going to the States next week. - Really?
J'aimerais vraiment que tu viennes! - Bon, d'accord. — I'd really like you to come! - OK then, I will.
Bon, je reste. — Right, I'll stay.
See:* * *A adj1 ( agréable) [repas, aliment, odeur, matelas, douche] good; très bon, ce gâteau! this cake's very good!; viens, l'eau est bonne come on in, the water's lovely ou fine US; ⇒ aventure;2 ( de qualité) [objet, système, hôtel, vacances] good; [livre, texte, style] good; [conseil, métier, travail] good; [santé, vue, mémoire] good; il n'y a rien de bon dans ce film there's nothing good in ou about this film; un bon bâton a good strong stick; de bonnes chaussures good strong shoes; prends un bon pull take a warm jumper; la balle est bonne ( au tennis) the ball is good ou in; tu as de bons yeux pour pouvoir lire ça! you must have good eyesight if you can read that!; à 80 ans, il a encore de bonnes jambes at 80, he can still get around; elle est (bien) bonne, celle-là○! lit ( amusé) that's a good one!; iron ( indigné) I like that!; ⇒ raison, sang, temps;3 ( supérieur à la moyenne) [niveau, qualité, client, quantité] good; il n'est pas bon en latin he's not very good at Latin; une bonne pointure en plus a good size bigger; j'ai attendu un bon moment/deux bonnes heures I waited a good while/a good two hours; une bonne centaine de feuilles a good hundred sheets; elle leur a donné une bonne claque she gave them a good smack; il a bu trois bons verres he's drunk three good ou big glasses; ça fait un bon bout de chemin it's quite a (long) way; voilà une bonne chose de faite! that's that out of the way!; j'ai un bon rhume I've got a rotten cold; nous sommes bons derniers we're well and truly last; elle est arrivée bonne dernière she came well and truly last; ⇒ an, poids;4 ( compétent) [médecin, père, nageur, élève] good; en bon mari/citoyen/écologiste like a good husband/citizen/ecologist; en bon Français (qui se respecte), il passe son temps à râler like all good Frenchmen, he spends his time moaning; en bon fils qu'il est/que tu es like the good son he is/you are; elle n'est bonne à rien she's good for nothing; il n'est pas bon à grand-chose he isn't much use, he's pretty useless; ⇒ ami, prince, rat;5 ( avantageux) good; ce serait une bonne chose it would be a good thing; j'ai cru or jugé bon de faire/que qch soit fait I thought it was a good idea to do/that sth be done; je n'attends rien de bon de cette réforme I don't think any good will come of this reform; il n'est pas toujours bon de dire la vérité it isn't always a good idea to tell the truth; il est/serait bon de faire it is/would be a good thing to do; il serait bon qu'on le leur dise/qu'elles le sachent they ought to be told/to know; c'est bon à savoir that's good to know; c'est toujours bon à prendre it's not to be sneezed at; à quoi bon? what's the use ou point?;6 ( efficace) [remède, climat] good (pour, contre for); prends ça, c'est bon pour or contre la toux take this, it's good for coughs ; ce climat n'est pas bon pour les rhumatisants this climate isn't good for people with rheumatism; ce qui est bon pour moi l'est pour toi if it's good enough for me, it's good enough for you; toutes les excuses lui sont bonnes he'll/she'll use any excuse; tous les moyens lui sont bons pour arriver à ses fins he'll/she'll do anything to get what he/she wants;7 ( destiné) bon pour qch fit for sth; l'eau n'est pas bonne à boire the water isn't fit to drink; ton stylo est bon à jeter or pour la poubelle your pen is fit for the bin GB ou garbage US; c'est tout juste bon pour les chiens! it's only fit for dogs!; tu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! you're in line for the washing up GB ou for doing the dishes tonight!; me voilà bon pour une amende I'm in for a fine○;8 ( bienveillant) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] nice; il est bon avec or pour les animaux he's kind to animals; il a une bonne tête or gueule○ he looks like a nice person ou guy○; un homme bon et généreux a kind and generous man; tu es trop bon avec lui you're too good to him; c'est un bon garçon he's a good lad; ce bon vieil Arthur! good old Arthur!; avoir bon cœur to be good-hearted; tu es bien bon de la supporter it's very good of you to put up with her; vous êtes (bien) bon! iron that's (very) good ou noble of you! iron; il est bon, lui○! iron it's all very well for him to say that!; ⇒ Dieu, figure;9 ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] right; j'ai tout bon à ma dictée○ I've got everything right in GB ou on US my dictation; c'est bon, vous pouvez y aller it's OK, you can go; c'est bon pour les jeunes/riches it's all right for the young/rich;10 ( utilisable) [billet, bon] valid; le lait/pneu/ciment est encore bon the milk/tyre/cement is still all right; le pâté n'est plus bon ( périmé) the pâté is past its sell-by date; ( avarié) the pâté is off; le lait ne sera plus bon demain the milk will have gone off by tomorrow; la colle n'est plus bonne the glue has dried up; le pneu n'est plus bon the tyre GB ou tire US is worn, the tyre GB ou tire US has had it○;11 ( dans les souhaits) [chance, nuit] good; [anniversaire] happy; bon retour! (have a) safe journey back!; bonne journée/soirée! have a nice day/evening!; bon séjour/week-end! have a good ou nice time/weekend!; ⇒ port, pied, race, valet.B nm,f ( personne) mon bon† my good man†; ma bonne† my good woman†; les bons et les méchants good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys○, the goodies and the baddies○ GB.C nm1 ( ce qui est de qualité) il y a du bon dans cet article there are some good things in this article; il y a du bon et du mauvais chez lui he has good points and bad points; la concurrence peut avoir du bon competition can be a good thing ; la vie de célibataire/sous les tropiques a du bon being single/in the tropics has its advantages;2 Comm, Pub ( sur un emballage) token GB, coupon; ( contremarque) voucher; cadeau gratuit contre 50 bons et deux timbres free gift with 50 tokens GB ou coupons US and two stamps; bon à valoir sur l'achat de voucher valid for the purchase of; échanger un bon contre to redeem a voucher against, to exchange a voucher for;3 Fin bond; bon indexé/convertible indexed/convertible bond.D excl ( satisfaction) good; (accord, concession) all right, OK; (intervention, interruption) right, well; tu as fini? bon, on va pouvoir y aller have you finished? good, then we can go; ‘je vais à la pêche’-‘bon, mais ne reviens pas trop tard’ ‘I'm going fishing’-‘all right ou OK, but don't be back too late’; bon, on va pas en faire un drame○! well, let's not make a fuss about it!; bon, il faut que je parte right, I must go now; bon, allons-y! right ou OK, let's go!; bon, si tu veux well ou OK, if you like; bon, bon, ça va, j'ai compris! OK, OK, I've got it!; bon, changeons de sujet right ou well, let's change the subject; allons bon! oh dear!E adv ça sent bon! that smells good!; il fait bon aujourd'hui/en cette saison the weather's mild today/in this season; il fait bon dans ta chambre it's nice and warm in your room; il fait bon vivre ici it's nice living here; il ne fait pas bon le déranger/s'aventurer dans la région it's not a good idea to disturb him/to venture into the area; ⇒ tenir.F pour de bon loc adv ( vraiment) really; ( définitivement) for good; je vais me fâcher pour de bon I'm going to get really cross; j'ai cru qu'il allait le faire pour de bon I thought he'd really do it; je suis ici pour de bon I'm here for good; tu dis ça pour de bon? are you serious?G bonne nf2 ( plaisanterie) tu en as de bonnes, toi! you must be joking!; il m'en a raconté une bien bonne he told me a good joke.bon ami† boyfriend; bon de caisse certificate of deposit; bon de commande order form; bon à composer final draft; bon de croissance Fin share option, stock option; bon d'échange voucher; bon enfant good-natured; bon d'essence petrol GB ou gas US coupon; bon de garantie guarantee slip; bon garçon nice chap; être bon garçon to be a nice chap; bon de livraison delivery note; bon marché cheap; bon mot witticism; faire un bon mot to make a witty remark (sur about); bon point lit merit point; fig brownie point○; bon de réduction Comm discount voucher; bon à rien good-for-nothing; bon sauvage noble savage; bon sens common sense; avoir du bon sens to have common sense; un peu de bon sens, quoi! use your common sense!; bon teint dyed-in-the-wool ( épith); une féministe/communiste bon teint a dyed-in-the-wool feminist/communist; bon à tirer pass for press; bon de transport travel voucher; bon du Trésor Treasury bill ou bond; bon usage good usage; bon vivant adj jovial; nm bon vivant or viveur; bonne action good deed; bonne amie† girlfriend; bonne d'enfants nanny; bonne femme○ ( femme) woman péj; ( épouse) old lady○, wife; bonne fille nice person; être bonne fille lit to be a nice person; fig [administration, direction] to be helpful; bonne parole word of God; bonne pâte good sort; bonne sœur○ nun; bonne à tout faire pej skivvy○ GB pej, maid; bonnes feuilles advance sheets; bonnes mœurs Jur public decency ¢; bonnes œuvres good works; bons offices good offices; par les bons offices de through the good offices of; offrir ses bons offices to offer one's help and support; s'en remettre aux bons offices de qn to put oneself in the good hands of sb.il m'a à la bonne I'm in his good books.( féminin bonne) [bɔ̃, bɔn] (devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [bɔn]) adjectifA.[QUI CONVIENT, QUI DONNE SATISFACTION]1. [en qualité - film, récolte, résultat, connaissance] goodelle parle un bon espagnol she speaks good Spanish, her Spanish is good2. [qui remplit bien sa fonction - matelas, siège, chaussures, éclairage, freins] good ; [ - cœur, veines, charpente, gestion, investissement] good, soundil a une bonne santé he's in good health, his health is goodune bonne vue, de bons yeux good eyesight4. [compétent] gooden bon professeur, il me reprend lorsque je fais des fautes he corrects my mistakes, as any good teacher wouldêtre/ne pas être bon en maths to be good/bad at mathsnos bons clients our good ou regular customers5. [digne de]bon à: les piles sont bonnes à jeter the batteries can go straight in the bin (UK) ou trash can (US)la table est tout juste bonne à faire du petit bois the table is just about good enough for firewoodje pourrais lui écrire, mais à quoi bon? I could write to her but what would be the point?il y a un restaurant là-bas — c'est bon à savoir there's a restaurant there — that's worth knowing ou that's good to know6. [condamné à]B.[PLAISANT]l'eau du robinet n'est pas bonne the tap water isn't very nice ou doesn't taste very niceavoir une bonne odeur to smell good ou niceviens te baigner, l'eau est bonne! come for a swim, the water's lovely and warm!bon voyage! have a nice ou good trip!bon temps: prendre ou se donner ou se payer (familier) du bon temps to have fun, to have a great ou good time2. [favorable, optimiste - prévisions, présage, nouvelle] goodC.[JUSTE, ADÉQUAT]l'héritage est arrivé au bon moment pour elle the inheritance came at the right time ou at a convenient time for herjuger ou trouver bon de/que to think it appropriate ou fitting to/thatelle n'a pas jugé bon de s'excuser she didn't find that she needed to ou she didn't see fit to apologizeil serait bon de préciser l'heure de la réunion it would be a good thing ou idea to give the time of the meetingcomme/où/quand/si bon vous semble as/wherever/whenever/if you see fitc'est bon pour la santé it's good for you, good for your healthle bon air de la campagne the good ou fresh country air4. (familier & locution)a. [c'est juste] that's right!b. [ça suffit] that'll do!c. [c'est d'accord] OK!D.[MORALEMENT]je suis déjà bien bon de te prêter ma voiture! it's kind ou decent enough of me to lend you my car as it is!tenez, prenez, c'est de bon cœur please have it, I'd love you to3. [amical - relation]4. [brave] goodc'est une bonne petite she's a nice ou good girlet en plus ils boivent, mon bon Monsieur! and what's more they drink, my dear man!E.[EN INTENSIF]1. [grand, gros] goodelle fait un bon 42 she's a 14 or a 16, she's a large 142. [fort, violent]un bon coup [heurt] a hefty ou full blowune bonne fessée a good ou sound spanking3. [complet, exemplaire] goodarriver ou être bon dernier to bring up the rear————————1. [personne vertueuse] good person2. [personne idéale, chose souhaitée] right onea. (familier) [lors d'un recrutement] I think we've got our man at lastb. [lors d'une rencontre amoureuse] I think it's Mister Right at last————————nom masculinles bons et les méchants the goodies and the baddies, the good guys and the bad guys2. [chose de qualité]3. [ce qui est moral]5. FINANCEbon d'épargne savings bond ou certificate————————adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE————————interjectionbon, où en étais-je? well now ou right ou so, where was I?bon d'accord, allons-y OK then, let's go1. [inutile]je suis trop vieux, je ne suis plus bon à rien I'm too old, I'm useless ou no good now[personne sans valeur] good-for-nothing[personne incompétente] useless individualbon à tirer nom masculin————————bonne femme nom féminin1. [petite fille]2. [femme] woman————————bonne femme locution adjectivale2. COUTURE -
19 taille
taille [tαj]feminine nouna. ( = partie du corps) waistb. ( = hauteur) heightc. ( = format) size• « taille unique » "one size fits all"• il a trouvé un adversaire à sa taille he's met his match► de taille [erreur] serious ; [objet] sizeable ; [surprise, concession, décision] big ; [difficulté, obstacle] huge• la gaffe est de taille ! it's a major blunder!• il n'est pas de taille (pour une tâche) he isn't up to it ; (face à un concurrent, dans la vie) he doesn't measure up* * *taj1) (partie du corps, de vêtement) waist, waistlineavoir une taille de guêpe — to be wasp-waisted, to have a very slim waist
robe à taille haute/basse — high-/low-waisted dress
2) ( volume) size; fig ( importance) sizede grande/petite taille — [animal, entreprise, objet] large/small
de taille — [problème, ambition, enjeu] considerable, sizable; [événement, question] very important
à la taille de leurs ambitions/de l'entreprise — in keeping with their ambitions/the size of the company
être de taille à faire — to be up to ou capable of doing
3) ( dimension de vêtement) size‘taille unique’ — ‘one size’
essaie la taille au-dessus/au-dessous — try the next size up/down
4) ( hauteur) heightpersonne de petite/grande taille — short/tall person
5) ( action de tailler) (d'arbre, buisson) pruning; ( de haie) clipping, trimming; (de diamant, cristal) cutting; ( de bois) carving6) ( forme obtenue) ( de diamant) cut; ( de haie) shape7) Histoire8) ( tranchant de lame) edge* * *tɒj nf1) (milieu du corps) waistElle a la taille fine. — She has a slim waist.
2) (= hauteur) height3) [vêtement] size4)de taille (obstacle) — sizeable, (adversaire) worthy
5) (action de tailler) [pierre, diamant] cutting, [arbre, branche, rosier] pruning* * *taille ⇒ Les tailles nf1 ⇒ Le corps humain (partie du corps, de vêtement) waist, waistline; taille fine/épaisse slim/large waist ou waistline; avoir une taille de guêpe to be wasp-waisted, to have a very slim waist; prendre qn par la taille to put one's arm around sb's waist; avoir la taille bien prise dans un manteau to wear a coat with a fitted waist; robe à taille haute/basse high-/low-waisted dress;2 ( volume) size; fig ( importance) size; de grande/petite taille [animal, entreprise, objet] large/small; entreprise de taille moyenne medium-sized company; de la taille de the size of; société de taille européenne company on a European scale; de taille [problème, ambition, enjeu] considerable, sizable; [événement, question] very important; à la taille de leurs ambitions/de l'entreprise in keeping with their ambitions/the size of the company; un partenaire à sa taille a suitable partner; l'entreprise est de taille! it's no small undertaking!; être de taille à faire to be up to ou capable of doing; il n'est pas de taille he's not up to it;3 ( dimension de vêtement) size; taille 42 size 42; quelle taille fais-tu? what size do you take?; ce n'est pas ma taille or à ma taille it is not my size; ‘taille unique’ ‘one size’; essaie la taille au-dessus/au-dessous try the next size up/down; qu'avez-vous à ma taille? what have you got in my size?; avoir la taille mannequin to be a standard size; rayon grandes tailles outsize department; rayon petites tailles petite department;4 ( hauteur) height; être de grande/petite taille to be tall/short; personne de petite/grande taille short/tall person; personne de taille moyenne person of average height; se redresser de toute sa taille to draw oneself up to one's full height; il a promené sa haute taille dans toute l'Europe his tall figure is known throughout Europe;5 ( action de tailler) (d'arbre, buisson) pruning; ( de haie) clipping, trimming; (de diamant, cristal) cutting; ( de bois) carving;8 ( tranchant de lame) edge;[taj] nom fémininA.1. HORTICULTURE [d'un arbre - généralement] pruning ; [ - importante] cutting back ; [ - légère] trimming[de la vigne] pruningfrapper de taille to strike ou to slash with the edge of one's sword[en gravure] etching[sur le chantier] dressingB.1. [d'une personne, d'un animal] heightune femme de haute taille a tall woman, a woman of considerable heightde la taille de as big as, the size of2. [d'un endroit, d'un objet] size3. [importance] size4. [vêtement] sizedonnez-moi la taille en dessous/au-dessus give me one size down/uples grandes/petites tailles the large/small sizesdeux tailles de plus/de moins two sizes bigger/smaller5. [partie du corps] waistavoir la taille longue/courte to be long-/short-waistedavoir la taille fine to be slim-waisted ou slender-waistedsa robe est serrée/trop serrée à la taille her dress is fitted/too tight at the waistavoir une taille de guêpe ou de nymphe to have an hourglass figureavoir la taille bien prise to have a nice ou good figure6. [partie d'un vêtement] waistrobe à taille haute/basse high-/low-waisted dress7. INFORMATIQUE————————à la taille de locution prépositionnelle————————de taille locution adjectivale2. [capable]face à un adversaire comme lui, tu n'es pas de taille you're no match for an opponent like himde taille à capable of, able to -
20 one
1. adjective1) attrib. einone or two — (fig.): (a few) ein paar
one more... — noch ein...
it's one [o'clock] — es ist eins od. ein Uhr; see also academic.ru/23561/eight">eight 1.; half 1. 1), 3. 2); quarter 1. 1)
in any one day/year — an einem Tag/in einem Jahr
at any one time — zur gleichen Zeit; (always) zu jeder Zeit
not one [little] bit — überhaupt nicht
one and the same person/thing — ein und dieselbe Person/Sache
at one and the same time — gleichzeitig; see also all 2. 1)
be one as a family/nation — eine einige Familie/Nation sein; see also with 1)
5) attrib. (a particular but undefined)at one time — einmal; einst (geh.)
one morning/night — eines Morgens/Nachts
one day soon — bald einmal
one Sunday — an einem Sonntag
6) attrib. contrasted with ‘other’/‘another’ einneither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere; see also hand 1. 24)
7)2. noungot it in one! — (coll.) [du hast es] erraten!
1) eins2) (number, symbol) Eins, die; see also eight 2. 1)3) (unit)3. pronoun1)one of... — ein... (+ Gen.)
one of them/us — etc. einer von ihnen/uns usw.
any one of them — jeder/jede/jedes von ihnen
every one of them — jeder/jede/jedes [einzelne] von ihnen
not one of them — keiner/keine/keines von ihnen
2) replacing n. implied or mentioned ein...the jacket is an old one — die Jacke ist [schon] alt
the older/younger one — der/die/das ältere/jüngere
this is the one I like — den/die/das mag ich
you are or were the one who insisted on going to Scotland — du warst der-/diejenige, der/die unbedingt nach Schottland wollte
this one — dieser/diese/dieses [da]
that one — der/die/das [da]
these ones or those ones? — (coll.) die [da] oder die [da]?
these/those blue etc. ones — diese/die blauen usw.
which one? — welcher/welche/welches?
not one — keiner/keine/keines; (emphatic) nicht einer/eine/eines
all but one — alle außer einem/einer/einem
I for one — ich für mein[en] Teil
one by one, one after another or the other — einzeln
love one another — sich od. (geh.) einander lieben
be kind to one another — nett zueinander sein
3) (contrasted with ‘other’/‘another’)[the] one... the other — der/die/das eine... der/die/das andere
4) (person or creature of specified kind)the little one — der/die/das Kleine
our dear or loved ones — unsere Lieben
5)[not] one who does or to do or for doing something — [nicht] der Typ, der etwas tut
6) (representing people in general; also coll.): (I, we) man; as indirect object einem; as direct object einenwash one's hands — sich (Dat.) die Hände waschen
7) (coll.): (drink)I'll have just a little one — ich trinke nur einen Kleinen (ugs.)
have one on me — ich geb dir einen aus
8) (coll.): (blow)give somebody one on the head/nose — jemandem eins über den Kopf/auf die Nase geben (ugs.)
* * *1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) die Eins2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) die Eins2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) der/die/das(jenige)2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) man3. adjective2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) eins3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) einer Meinung•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) einjährige- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two* * *[wʌn]we have two daughters and \one son wir haben zwei Töchter und einen Sohn\one hundred/thousand einhundert/-tausend\one million eine Million\one third/fifth ein Drittel/Fünftel ntthe glass tube is closed at \one end das Glasröhrchen ist an einem Ende verschlossenhe can't tell \one wine from another er schmeckt bei Weinen keinen Unterschied3. attr (single, only) einzige(r, s)her \one concern is to save her daughter ihre einzige Sorge ist, wie sie ihre Tochter retten kanndo you think the five of us will manage to squeeze into the \one car? glaubst du, wir fünf können uns in dieses eine Auto quetschen?we should paint the bedroom all \one colour wir sollten das Schlafzimmer nur in einer Farbe streichenhe's the \one person you can rely on in an emergency er ist die einzige Person, auf die man sich im Notfall verlassen kannnot \one man kein Menschto have just \one thought nur einen [einzigen] Gedanken habenthe \one and only... der/die/das einzige...ladies and gentlemen, the \one and only Muhammad Ali! meine Damen und Herren, der einzigartige Muhammad Ali!I'd like to go skiing \one Christmas ich würde gern irgendwann an Weihnachten Skifahren gehen\one afternoon next week an irgendeinem Nachmittag nächste Woche, irgendwann nächste Woche nachmittags\one day irgendwann\one evening/night irgendwann abends/nachts\one moment he says he loves me, the next moment he's asking for a divorce einmal sagt er, er liebt mich, und im nächsten Moment will er die Scheidung\one afternoon in late October an einem Nachmittag Ende Oktober\one day/evening/night eines Tages/Abends/Nachts\one night we stayed up talking till dawn an einem Abend plauderten wir einmal bis zum Morgengrauenher solicitor is \one John Wintersgill ihr Anwalt ist ein gewisser John Wintersgillhis mother is \one generous woman seine Mutter ist eine wirklich großzügige Frauthat's \one big ice cream you've got there du hast aber ein großes Eis!it was \one hell of a shock to find out I'd lost my job ( fam) es war ein Riesenschock für mich, als ich erfuhr, dass ich meinen Job verloren hatte fam8. (identical) ein(e)all types of training meet \one common standard alle Trainingsarten unterliegen den gleichen Maßstäbento be of \one mind einer Meinung sein\one and the same ein und der-/die-/dasselbethat's \one and the same thing! das ist doch ein und dasselbe!9. (age) ein Jahr\one is a difficult age mit einem Jahr sind Kinder in einem schwierigen Alterto be \one [year old] ein Jahr alt seinlittle Jimmy's \one today der kleine Jimmy wird heute ein Jahr altshe'll be \one [year old] tomorrow sie wird morgen ein Jahr alt10. (time)\one [o'clock] eins, ein Uhrit's half past \one es ist halb zweiat \one um eins11.I've got a hundred and \one things to do this morning ich muss heute Vormittag hunderttausend Dinge erledigenwhat with \one thing and another she hadn't had much sleep recently da alles [o viel] zusammenkam, hat sie in letzter Zeit nicht viel Schlaf bekommenthere is no evidence \one way or the other about the effectiveness of the drug es gibt keinerlei Beweise für die Wirksamkeit oder Unwirksamkeit des Medikamentsthe bills have to be paid \one way or another die Rechnungen müssen irgendwie bezahlt werdenII. n\one hundred and \one einhundert[und]einsthree \ones are three drei mal eins gibt [o ist] [o macht] dreithe front door bore a big brass \one auf der Eingangstür prangte eine große kupferne Eins3. (size of garment, merchandise) Größe einslittle Jackie's wearing \ones now die kleine Jackie trägt jetzt Größe eins▪ to be \one eins seinto be made \one getraut werdenIII. pron1. (single item) eine(r, s)four parcels came this morning, but only \one was for Mark heute Morgen kamen vier Pakete, aber nur eines war für Markwhich cake would you like? — the \one at the front welchen Kuchen möchten Sie? — den vorderenI'd rather eat French croissants than English \ones ich esse lieber französische Croissants als englischeI have two apples, do you want \one? ich habe zwei Äpfel, möchtest du einen?not a single \one kein Einziger/keine Einzige/kein Einziges\one at a time immer nur eine(r, s)don't gobble them up all at once — eat them \one at a time schling nicht alle auf einmal hinunter — iss sie langsam[all] in \one [alles] in einemwith this model you get a radio, CD player and cassette deck [all] in \one dieses Modell enthält Radio, CD-Player und Kassettendeck in einem\one after another [or the other] eine(r, s) nach dem/der anderen\one after another the buses drew up die Busse kamen einer nach dem anderen\one [thing] after another [or the other] eines nach dem anderen\one or another [or the other] irgendeine(r, s)not all instances fall neatly into \one or another of these categories nicht alle Vorkommnisse fallen genau unter eine dieser Kategorienthis/that \one diese(r, s)/jene(r, s)these/those \ones diese/jenewhich \one do you want? — that \one, please! welchen möchten Sie? — den dort, bitte!▪ \one of sth:Luxembourg is \one of the world's smallest countries Luxemburg ist eines der kleinsten Länder der Weltelectronics is \one of his [many] hobbies die Elektronik ist eines seiner [vielen] Hobbysour organization is just \one of many charities unsere Organisation ist nur eine von vielen wohltätigen Vereinigungen2. (single person) eine(r)two could live as cheaply as \one zwei könnten so günstig wie einer wohnenshe thought of her loved \ones sie dachte an ihre Liebento [not] be \one to do [or who does] sth (nature) [nicht] der Typ sein, der etw tut, [nicht] zu denen gehören, die etw tun; (liking) etw [nicht] gerne tunshe's always been \one to take [or who takes] initiative es war schon immer ihre Art, die Initiative zu ergreifenI've never really been \one to sit around doing nothing untätig herumzusitzen war noch nie meine Arthe's always been \one that enjoys good food ihm hat gutes Essen schon immer geschmeckthe's not \one to eat exotic food er isst nicht gerne exotische Speisenshe's [not] \one to go [or who goes] to parties sie geht [nicht] gerne auf PartysJack's always been \one for the ladies Jack hatte schon immer viel für Frauen übrigto not be [a] \one ( fam) for sth [or to not be much of a \one] ( fam) etw nicht besonders mögen, sich dat nicht viel aus etw dat machenI've never really been [much of a] \one for football ich habe mir eigentlich nie viel aus Fußball gemachtto [not] be [a] \one for doing sth ( fam) etw [nicht] gerne machenhe's a great \one for telling other people what to do er sagt anderen gerne, was sie zu tun haben\one and all ( liter) allethe news of his resignation came as a surprise to \one and all die Nachricht von seinem Rücktritt kam für alle überraschendwell done \one and all! gut gemacht, ihr alle!like \one + pp wie ein(e)...Viv was running around like \one possessed before the presentation Viv lief vor der Präsentation wie eine Besessene herum\one after another eine/einer nach der/dem anderen\one by \one nacheinander▪ \one of:she's \one of my favourite writers sie ist eine meiner Lieblingsautorento be \one of many/a few eine(r) von vielen/wenigen sein▪ the \one der-/die[jenige]Chris is the \one with curly brown hair Chris ist der mit den lockigen braunen Haaren3. (expressing alternatives, comparisons)they look very similar and it's difficult to distinguish \one from the other sie sehen sich sehr ähnlich, und es ist oft schwer sie auseinanderzuhalten\one or the other der/die/das eine oder der/die/das anderechoose \one of the pictures. you may have \one or the other, but not both such dir eins der Bilder aus. du kannst nur eines davon haben, nicht beide\one without the other der/die/das eine ohne der/die/das andere\one has an obligation to \one's friends man hat Verpflichtungen seinen Freunden gegenüber\one must admire him er ist zu bewundern\one gets the impression that... ich habe den Eindruck, dass...\one has to do \one's best wir müssen unser Bestes gebenI for \one ich für meinen TeilI for \one think we should proceed was mich betrifft, so denke ich, dass wir weitermachen solltenwhat's the capital of Zaire? — oh, that's a difficult \one wie heißt die Hauptstadt von Zaire? — das ist eine schwierige Fragethis \one's on me! diese Runde geht auf mich!she likes a cool \one after a hard day nach einem harten Tag braucht sie einen kühlen Drinkthat was a good \one! der war gut!did I tell you the \one about the blind beggar? habe ich dir den [Witz] von dem blinden Bettler schon erzählt?you are a \one! du bist mir vielleicht einer! famshe's a \one! das ist mir vielleicht eine! fam10.Greek and Hebrew are all \one to me Griechisch und Hebräisch sind Chinesisch für mich famwe have discussed the matter fully and are as \one on our decision wir haben die Angelegenheit gründlich erörtert, und unsere Entscheidung ist einstimmigthey were completely at \one with their environment sie lebten in völliger Harmonie mit ihrer Umweltso are you saying she's leaving him? — yep, got it in \one du sagst also, dass sie ihn verlässt? — ja, du hast es erfasst▶ to get [or be] \one up on sb jdn übertrumpfen▶ to be \one of a kind zur Spitze gehörenin the world of ballet she was certainly \one of a kind as a dancer in der Welt des Ballet zählte sie zweifellos zu den besten TänzerinnenI hear you've collected over 1,000 autographs! — well, I do have \one or two ich habe gehört, du hast über 1.000 Autogramme gesammelt! — na ja, ich habe schon ein paar▶ in \ones and twos (in small numbers) immer nur ein paar; (alone or in a pair) allein oder paarweise [o zu zweit]we expected a flood of applications for the job, but we're only receiving them in \ones and twos wir haben eine Flut von Bewerbungen für die Stelle erwartet, aber es gehen [täglich] nur wenige einto arrive/stand around in \ones and [or or] twos einzeln oder paarweise [o zu zweit] eintreffen/herumstehen* * *[wʌn]1. adj1) (= number) ein/eine/ein; (counting) einsthere was one person too many — da war einer zu viel
one girl was pretty, the other was ugly —
she was in one room, he was in the other — sie war im einen Zimmer, er im anderen
the baby is one ( year old) — das Kind ist ein Jahr (alt)
it is one ( o'clock) — es ist eins, es ist ein Uhr
one hundred pounds — hundert Pfund; (on cheque etc) einhundert Pfund
that's one way of doing it — so kann mans (natürlich) auch machen
2)one morning/day etc he realized... — eines Morgens/Tages etc bemerkte er...3)(= a certain)
one Mr Smith — ein gewisser Herr Smith4)5)(= same)
they all came in the one car — sie kamen alle in dem einen Auto6)(= united)
God is one — Gott ist unteilbarthey were one in wanting that — sie waren sich darin einig, dass sie das wollten
2. pron1) eine(r, s)the one who... — der(jenige), der.../die(jenige), die.../das(jenige), das...
he/that was the one — er/das wars
do you have one? — haben Sie einen/eine/ein(e)s?
the red/big etc one — der/die/das Rote/Große etc
not (a single) one of them, never one of them — nicht eine(r, s) von ihnen, kein Einziger/keine Einzige/kein Einziges
any one — irgendeine(r, s)
every one — jede(r, s)
this one — diese(r, s)
that one — der/die/das, jene(r, s) (geh)
which one? — welche(r, s)?
that's a good one (inf) — der (Witz) ist gut; ( iro, excuse etc ) (das ist ein) guter Witz
I'm not one to go out often — ich bin nicht der Typ, der oft ausgeht
I'm not usually one to go out on a week night, but today... — ich gehe sonst eigentlich nicht an Wochentagen aus, aber heute...
I am not much of a one for cakes (inf) — ich bin kein großer Freund von Kuchen (inf), Kuchen ist eigentlich nicht mein Fall (inf)
she was never one to cry — Weinen war noch nie ihre Art; (but she did) sonst weinte sie nie
he's a great one for discipline/turning up late — der ist ganz groß, wenns um Disziplin/ums Zuspätkommen geht
ooh, you are a one! (inf) — oh, Sie sind mir vielleicht eine(r)! (inf)
she is a teacher, and he/her sister wants to be one too — sie ist Lehrerin, und er möchte auch gern Lehrer werden/ihre Schwester möchte auch gern eine werden
I, for one, think otherwise — ich, zum Beispiel, denke anders
one after the other — eine(r, s) nach dem/der/dem anderen
take one or the other —
one or other of them will do it — der/die eine oder andere wird es tun
one who knows the country —
in the manner of one who... — in der Art von jemandem, der...
like one demented/possessed — wie verrückt/besessen
one must learn to keep quiet — man muss lernen, still zu sein
to hurt one's foot — sich (dat) den Fuß verletzen
to wash one's face/hair — sich (dat) das Gesicht/die Haare waschen
3. n(= written figure) Eins fto be at one (with sb) — sich (dat) (mit jdm) einig sein
Rangers were one up after the first half — Rangers hatten nach der ersten Halbzeit ein Tor Vorsprung
* * *one [wʌn]A adj1. ein, eine, ein:one apple ein Apfel;one man in ten einer von zehn;one or two ein oder zwei, ein paar;he spoke to him as one man to another er redete mit ihm von Mann zu Mann; → hundred A 1, thousand A 12. (emphatisch) ein, eine, ein, ein einziger, eine einzige, ein einziges:all were of one mind sie waren alle einer Meinung;he is one with me on this er ist mit mir darüber einer Meinung;be made one ehelich verbunden werden;for one thing zunächst einmal;no one man could do it allein könnte das niemand schaffen;his one thought sein einziger Gedanke;the one way to do it die einzige Möglichkeit(, es zu tun);my one and only hope meine einzige Hoffnung;it is all one to me es ist mir (ganz) egal;it’s one fine job es ist eine einmalig schöne Arbeit4. ein gewisser, eine gewisse, ein gewisses, ein, eine, ein:one day eines Tages (in Zukunft od Vergangenheit);one of these days irgendwann (ein)mal;one John Smith ein gewisser John SmithB s1. Eins f, eins:one is half of two eins ist die Hälfte von zwei;a Roman one eine römische Eins;one and a half ein(und)einhalb, anderthalb;I bet ten to one (that …) ich wette zehn zu eins(, dass …);at one o’clock um ein Uhr;one-ten ein Uhr zehn, zehn nach eins;in the year one anno dazumal;the all and the one die Gesamtheit und der Einzelne;one by one, one after another, one after the other einer nach dem andern;one with another eins zum anderen gerechnet;by ones and twos einzeln und zu zweien oder zweit;I for one ich zum Beispiel3. Einheit f:be at one with sb mit jemandem einer Meinung oder einig sein;be at one with nature eins mit der Natur sein;be at one with life rundherum zufrieden sein;a) alle gemeinsam,b) alles in einem4. Ein(s)er m, besonders Eindollarnote fC pron1. ein(er), eine, ein(es), jemand:as one wie ein Mann, geschlossen;on this question they were as one in dieser Frage waren sich alle einig;as one enchanted wie verzaubert;as one deprived of their senses wie von Sinnen;one of the poets einer der Dichter;one who einer, der;the one who der(jenige), der oder welcher;one so cautious jemand, der so vorsichtig ist; ein so vorsichtiger Mann;help one another einander oder sich gegenseitig helfen;have you heard the one about …? kennen Sie den (Witz) schon von …?;one for all and all for one einer für alle und alle für einen2. (Stützwort, meist unübersetzt):a sly one ein ganz Schlauer;the little ones die Kleinen (Kinder);a red pencil and a blue one ein roter Bleistift und ein blauer;the portraits are fine ones die Porträts sind gut;3. man:4. one’s sein, seine, sein:break one’s leg sich das Bein brechen;lose one’s way sich verirren5. umga) ein anständiges Ding (hervorragende Sache, besonders tüchtiger Schlag)b) Kanone f fig, Könner(in):one in the eye fig ein Denkzettel;that’s a good one! nicht schlecht!;* * *1. adjective1) attrib. einone thing I must say — ein[e]s muss ich sagen
one or two — (fig.): (a few) ein paar
one more... — noch ein...
2) attrib. (single, only) einzigin any one day/year — an einem Tag/in einem Jahr
at any one time — zur gleichen Zeit; (always) zu jeder Zeit
not one [little] bit — überhaupt nicht
3) (identical, same) einone and the same person/thing — ein und dieselbe Person/Sache
at one and the same time — gleichzeitig; see also all 2. 1)
4) pred. (united, unified)be one as a family/nation — eine einige Familie/Nation sein; see also with 1)
5) attrib. (a particular but undefined)at one time — einmal; einst (geh.)
one morning/night — eines Morgens/Nachts
one day — (on day specified) einmal; (at unspecified future date) eines Tages
6) attrib. contrasted with ‘other’/‘another’ einneither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere; see also hand 1. 24)
7)in one — (coll.): (at first attempt) auf Anhieb
2. noungot it in one! — (coll.) [du hast es] erraten!
1) eins3) (unit)3. pronoun1)one of... — ein... (+ Gen.)
one of them/us — etc. einer von ihnen/uns usw.
any one of them — jeder/jede/jedes von ihnen
every one of them — jeder/jede/jedes [einzelne] von ihnen
not one of them — keiner/keine/keines von ihnen
2) replacing n. implied or mentioned ein...the jacket is an old one — die Jacke ist [schon] alt
the older/younger one — der/die/das ältere/jüngere
this is the one I like — den/die/das mag ich
you are or were the one who insisted on going to Scotland — du warst der-/diejenige, der/die unbedingt nach Schottland wollte
this one — dieser/diese/dieses [da]
that one — der/die/das [da]
these ones or those ones? — (coll.) die [da] oder die [da]?
these/those blue etc. ones — diese/die blauen usw.
which one? — welcher/welche/welches?
not one — keiner/keine/keines; (emphatic) nicht einer/eine/eines
all but one — alle außer einem/einer/einem
I for one — ich für mein[en] Teil
one by one, one after another or the other — einzeln
love one another — sich od. (geh.) einander lieben
3) (contrasted with ‘other’/‘another’)[the] one... the other — der/die/das eine... der/die/das andere
4) (person or creature of specified kind)the little one — der/die/das Kleine
our dear or loved ones — unsere Lieben
young one — (youngster) Kind, das; (young animal) Junge, das
5)[not] one who does or to do or for doing something — [nicht] der Typ, der etwas tut
6) (representing people in general; also coll.): (I, we) man; as indirect object einem; as direct object einenwash one's hands — sich (Dat.) die Hände waschen
7) (coll.): (drink)8) (coll.): (blow)give somebody one on the head/nose — jemandem eins über den Kopf/auf die Nase geben (ugs.)
* * *(number) n.eins Zahlwortn. adj.ein adj.eins adj. pron.man pron.
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