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1 writer
writer ⇒ Shops, trades and professions n ( author) ( professional) écrivain m ; ( nonprofessional) auteur m ; the writer of the letter l'auteur de la lettre ; she's a writer elle est écrivain ; sports/travel/cookery writer journaliste mf spécialisé/-e en sport/voyages/gastronomie ; he's a neat/messy writer il écrit avec/sans soin. -
2 she
ʃi:
1. pronoun1) (a female person or animal already spoken about: When the girl saw us, she asked the time.) ella2) (any female person: She who runs the fastest will be the winner.) aquella (que), la (que)
2. noun(a female person or animal: Is a cow a he or a she?) hembra, niña- she-she pron ellahe didn't sing, but she did él no cantó, pero ella síthis is Pauline, she's my sister ésta es Pauline, es mi hermanatr[ʃiː]1 ella■ ask Linda, she'll help you pregunta a Linda, ella te ayudará■ she's had the baby! Is it a he or a she? ¡ya ha nacido el bebé¡ ¿Es niño o niña?she ['ʃi:] pron: ellapron.• ella pron.• quien pron.pron.pers.• ella pron.pers.ʃiː, weak form ʃipronoun ellashe's a writer/my sister — es escritora/mi hermana
she didn't say it, I did — no fue ella quien lo dijo, sino yo
Lisa Swenson? who's she? — ¿Lisa Swenson? ¿quién es Lisa Swenson?
[ʃiː]could I speak to Mary, please? - this is she — (AmE) ¿podría hablar con Mary, por favor? - al aparato or habla con ella
1. PERS PRON1) (emphatic, to avoid ambiguity) ellaDon't translate the subject pronoun when not emphasizing or clarifying:it's she who... — es ella quien...
2) frmshe who wishes to... — quien desee..., la que desee...
2.Nit's a she — (=animal) es hembra; (=baby) es una niña
3.CPD* * *[ʃiː], weak form [ʃi]pronoun ellashe's a writer/my sister — es escritora/mi hermana
she didn't say it, I did — no fue ella quien lo dijo, sino yo
Lisa Swenson? who's she? — ¿Lisa Swenson? ¿quién es Lisa Swenson?
could I speak to Mary, please? - this is she — (AmE) ¿podría hablar con Mary, por favor? - al aparato or habla con ella
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3 ♦ writer
♦ writer /ˈraɪtə(r)/n.1 chi scrive; scrivente: the writer of this report, chi scrive questa relazione; il redattore (o l'autore) di questa relazione2 scrittore, scrittrice; autore, autrice: crime writer, scrittore di gialli; giallista; a prolific writer, uno scrittore prolifico; She's a very good writer, è un'ottima scrittrice3 (stor.) scrivano; copista● writer's cramp, crampo dello scrivano □ (leg. scozz.) Writer to the Signet, avvocato patrocinante □ (leg.) the writer of the document, l'estensore (o il redattore) del documento. -
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writer ['raɪtə(r)]∎ a well-known writer of novels/of poetry un romancier/poète connu;∎ she's a fine writer c'est un excellent écrivain;∎ technical writer rédacteur(trice) m,f technique;∎ I'm a bad letter-writer je suis un mauvais correspondant∎ to be a good writer avoir une belle écriture;∎ to be a bad writer écrire mal∎ Writer to the Signet ≃ avoué m►► writer's block angoisse f de la page blanche;writer's cramp crampe f de l'écrivain -
5 writer
noun (a person who writes, especially for a living: Dickens was a famous English writer; the writer of this letter.) escritorwriter n escritortr['raɪtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (by profession) escritor,-ra; (of book, letter) autor,-ra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwriter's cramp agarrotamiento de la mano por escribirwriter ['raɪt̬ər] n: escritor m, -tora fn.• articulista s.m.,f.• autor s.m.• escribiente s.m.• escritor, -ora s.m.,f.• pluma s.f.• redactor s.m.'raɪtər, 'raɪtə(r)['raɪtǝ(r)]N [of letter, report] escritor(a) m / f ; (as profession) escritor(a) m / f, autor(a) m / fa writer of detective stories — un escritor or autor de novelas policíacas
to be a good writer — (handwriting) tener buena letra; (content) escribir bien, ser buen escritor(a)
to be a poor writer — (handwriting) tener mala letra
writer's cramp — calambre m de los escribientes
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6 écrivain
écrivain [ekʀivɛ̃]masculine noun* * *ekʀivɛ̃nom masculin writerPhrasal Verbs:* * *ekʀivɛ̃ nmElle est écrivain. — She's a writer.
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7 follow
follow ['fɒləʊ]∎ follow me suivez-moi;∎ he left, followed by his brother il est parti, suivi de son frère;∎ the dog follows her (about or around) everywhere le chien la suit partout ou est toujours sur ses talons;∎ to follow sb in/out entrer/sortir à la suite de qn;∎ he followed me into the house il m'a suivi dans la maison;∎ his eyes followed her everywhere il la suivait partout du regard ou des yeux;∎ she always follows the crowd elle suit toujours la foule ou le mouvement;∎ his talk will be followed by a discussion son exposé sera suivi d'une discussion;∎ she followed this remark with a rather feeble joke elle agrémenta cette remarque d'une plaisanterie un peu facile;∎ in the days that followed the accident dans les jours qui suivirent l'accident;∎ as sure as day follows night aussi sûr que deux et deux font quatre;∎ he followed his father into politics il est entré en politique sur les traces de son père;∎ George IV was followed by William IV Guillaume IV a succédé à George IV;∎ familiar she'll be a hard act to follow il sera difficile de lui succéder□ ;∎ to follow suit (in cards) fournir;∎ figurative she sat down and I followed suit elle s'est assise, et j'en ai fait autant ou j'ai fait de même;∎ he followed them to Rome il les a suivis ou il a suivi leurs traces jusqu'à Rome;∎ she had her husband followed elle a fait filer son mari;∎ follow that car! suivez cette voiture!;∎ I'm being followed on me suit;∎ we're continuing to follow this line of enquiry nous continuons l'enquête dans la même direction(c) (go along) suivre, longer;∎ follow the path suivez le chemin;∎ follow the arrows suivez les flèches;∎ the border follows the river la frontière suit ou longe le fleuve;∎ the streets follow an irregular pattern les rues suivent un schéma irrégulier(d) (conform to → diet, instructions, rules) suivre; (→ orders) exécuter; (→ fashion) suivre, se conformer à; (→ someone's advice, example) suivre(e) (understand) suivre, comprendre;∎ do you follow me? vous me suivez?;∎ I don't quite follow you je ne vous suis pas vraiment;∎ I didn't follow why they killed him je n'ai pas compris pourquoi ils l'ont tué∎ Music to follow a score suivre une partition(g) (take an interest in) suivre, se tenir au courant de;∎ she followed the murder case in the papers elle a suivi l'affaire de meurtre dans les journaux;∎ have you been following that nature series on TV? avez-vous suivi ces émissions sur la nature à la télé?(h) (accept → ideas) suivre; (→ leader) appuyer, être partisan de; (→ cause, party) être partisan de, être pour;∎ to follow a football team être supporter d'une équipe de foot(i) (practise → profession) exercer, suivre; (→ career) poursuivre; (→ religion) pratiquer; (→ method) employer, suivre∎ my husband is following later mon mari viendra plus tard;∎ in the years that followed dans les années qui suivirent;∎ he answered as follows il a répondu comme suit;∎ my theory is as follows ma théorie est la suivante;∎ a long silence followed un long silence s'ensuivit;∎ his sister followed hard on his heels sa sœur le suivait de près ou était sur ses talons;∎ revolution followed hard on the heels of the elections la révolution suivit de très près ou immédiatement les élections;∎ also figurative to follow in sb's footsteps suivre les traces de qn;∎ following in her father's footsteps, she became a writer elle a suivi les traces de son père et est devenue écrivain;∎ roast beef with strawberries to follow du rosbif suivi par des fraises∎ it doesn't necessarily follow that he'll die cela ne veut pas forcément dire qu'il va mourir;∎ from what he says, it follows that he'll be standing for Parliament de ce qu'il a dit, il ressort qu'il sera candidat au Parlement;∎ it follows from this that… il en résulte que…;∎ that doesn't follow ce n'est pas forcément ou nécessairement vrai;∎ a disturbing conclusion follows from this une conclusion inquiétante en découle(c) (understand) suivre, comprendre∎ Paris sets the trend and the world follows Paris donne le ton et le reste du monde suit(a) (come after) suivre;∎ you go ahead, we'll follow on partez en avant, nous vous suivons;∎ she said she would follow on later elle a dit qu'elle nous rejoindrait plus tard∎ it follows on from this that… il en résulte que…(c) (in cricket) = reprendre la garde du guichet au début de la seconde partie faute d'avoir marqué le nombre de points requis(idea, plan) poursuivre jusqu'au bout ou jusqu'à sa conclusion;∎ he didn't follow our proposal through il n'a pas donné suite à notre propositionSport accompagner son coup ou sa balle; (in billiards) faire ou jouer un coulé(a) (pursue → advantage, success) exploiter, tirer parti de; (→ offer) donner suite à; (tip-off) suivre;∎ to follow up a clue suivre une piste(c) (continue, supplement) faire suivre, compléter;∎ follow up your initial phone call with a letter confirmez votre coup de téléphone par écrit;∎ I followed up your suggestion for a research project j'ai repris votre suggestion pour un projet de rechercheexploiter un avantage, tirer parti d'un avantage;∎ he followed up with a right to the jaw il a continué avec un droit à la mâchoire -
8 one
one [wʌn](a) (in expressions of age, date, measurement etc) un (une);∎ one dollar un dollar;∎ one pound une livre;∎ one and a half kilos un kilo et demi;∎ twenty-one apples vingt et une pommes;∎ one million un million;∎ one thousand mille;∎ at one o'clock à une heure;∎ he'll be one (year old) in June il aura un an en juin;∎ one fifty (a hundred and fifty) cent cinquante; (one pound and fifty pence) une livre cinquante (pence); (one dollar fifty cents) un dollar cinquante (cents); (time) deux heures moins dix, une heure cinquante;∎ one or two (a few) un/une ou deux;∎ a million or a thousand and one (a lot) un millier de;∎ the odds are (at) ten to one la cote est à dix contre un;∎ it's ten to one that or American one will get you ten that he's at the office je parie (à) dix contre un qu'il est au bureau(b) (referring to a single object or person) un (une);∎ one American in two un Américain sur deux;∎ only one answer is correct il n'y a qu'une seule bonne réponse;∎ at any one time au même moment;∎ one car looks much like another to me pour moi, toutes les voitures se ressemblent;∎ take one half and give him the other prends-en une moitié et donne-lui l'autre;∎ one member one vote = système de scrutin "un homme, une voix"(c) (only, single) seul, unique;∎ my one mistake ma seule erreur;∎ the one woman who knows la seule femme qui soit au courant;∎ no one man should have that responsibility c'est trop de responsabilité pour un seul homme;∎ not one family was spared pas une (seule) famille ne fut épargnée∎ they all arrived on the one day ils sont tous arrivés le même jour;∎ the two wanted men are in fact one and the same person les deux hommes recherchés sont en fait une seule et même personne;∎ to be of one mind (with sb on sth) être du même avis (que qn sur qch);∎ it's all one to me ça m'est égal(e) (instead of "a")∎ if there's one thing I hate it's rudeness s'il y a une chose que je n'aime pas, c'est bien la grossièreté;∎ for one thing it's too late d'abord, c'est trop tard;∎ one thing at a time chaque chose en son temps;∎ one thing you'll need to know is… il y a quelque chose qu'il vous faudra savoir…;∎ we had one customer once who wouldn't leave une fois on a eu un client qui ne voulait pas partir∎ I was introduced to one Ian Bell on m'a présenté un certain Ian Bell∎ one day you'll understand un jour, tu comprendras;∎ one evening in July un soir de juillet;∎ early one morning un matin de bonne heure∎ that's one fine car! c'est une sacrée bagnole!;∎ the room was one big mess! il y avait une de ces pagailles dans la pièce!;∎ it's been one hell of a day! quelle journée!□2 pronounA.(a) (person, thing)∎ which one lequel (laquelle) m,f;∎ this one celui-ci (celle-ci) m,f;∎ that one celui-là (celle-là) m,f;∎ the other one l'autre mf;∎ the right one le (la) bon (bonne);∎ the wrong one le (la) mauvais(e);∎ which one do you prefer? lequel (laquelle) préférez-vous?;∎ which ones? lesquels?;∎ these ones ceux-ci (celles-ci) mpl, fpl;∎ those ones ceux-là (celles-là) mpl, fpl;∎ which dog? - the one that's barking quel chien? - celui qui aboie;∎ which cars? - the ones you like quelles voitures? - celles que tu aimes;∎ the one I spoke of celui dont j'ai parlé;∎ he's the one who did it c'est lui qui l'a fait;∎ one of my colleagues is sick (l')un de mes collègues est malade;∎ one of the bulbs has fused (l')une des ampoules a grillé;∎ one of them l'un d'entre eux, l'un d'eux;∎ give me one of them donnez-m'en un;∎ she's one of us elle est des nôtres;∎ any one of us n'importe lequel d'entre nous;∎ that's one of my favourite restaurants c'est (l')un de mes restaurants préférés;∎ he's one of my many admirers c'est un de mes nombreux admirateurs;∎ I've only got one je n'en ai qu'un;∎ there's only one left il n'en reste qu'un;∎ I was the only one there j'étais le seul à me trouver là;∎ have you seen one? en avez-vous vu un?;∎ two for the price of one deux pour le prix d'un;∎ one or other l'un d'eux;∎ one after the other l'un après l'autre;∎ you can't have one without the other l'un ne va pas sans l'autre;∎ take the new one prends le nouveau;∎ the scheme was a good one on paper le plan était excellent en théorie;∎ she's eaten all the ripe ones elle a mangé tous ceux qui étaient mûrs/toutes celles qui étaient mûres;∎ our loved or dear ones ceux qui nous sont chers;∎ the mother and her little ones la mère et ses petits;∎ she's my littlest one c'est ma plus jeune ou ma petite dernière;∎ he's a strange one, that boy il est bizarre, ce garçon;∎ familiar I'm not much of a one or I'm not a great one for cheese je ne raffole pas du fromage;∎ she's a great one for computers c'est une mordue d'informatique;∎ she's one in a million or thousand c'est une perle rare;∎ I'm not one to gossip but… je ne suis pas du genre commère mais…;∎ I want the opinion of one better able to judge je voudrais avoir l'opinion de quelqu'un qui soit plus capable de juger;∎ familiar there's one born every minute! comment peut-on être aussi stupide!□ ;∎ one and all tous (sans exception);∎ one at a time un à la fois;∎ proverb one for all and all for one un pour tous et tous pour un;∎ familiar to get one over on sb avoir l'avantage sur qn□(b) (joke, story, question etc)∎ have you heard the one about the two postmen? tu connais celle des deux facteurs?;∎ that's a good one! elle est bien bonne celle-là!;∎ that's a hard one (a difficult question) vous me posez une colle;∎ that's an easy one c'est facile;∎ the question is one of great importance cette question est d'une grande importance;∎ you'll have to solve this one yourself il faudra que tu règles ça tout seul∎ do you fancy a quick one? on prend un verre en vitesse?□ ;∎ to have had one too many avoir bu un coup de trop∎ to hit or thump or belt sb one en coller une à qn∎ to go into one (lose one's temper) péter les plombs, péter une durite∎ to give sb one (have sex with) en glisser une paire à qn∎ to make one faire une augmentation, augmenter d'une maille(h) Stock Exchange unité f;∎ to issue shares in ones émettre des actions en unitésB.∎ if one loses one's or American his temper si on se met en colère;∎ one can only do one's or American his best on fait ce qu'on peut;∎ it is enough to make one weep il y a de quoi vous faire pleurer;∎ it certainly makes one think ça fait réfléchir, c'est sûr∎ to wash one's hands se laver les mains;∎ to put one's hands in one's pockets mettre ses ou les mains dans les poches∎ formal to be at one with sb/sth être en harmonie avec qn/qch;∎ she felt at one with the world elle se sentait en harmonie avec le monde∎ I for one am disappointed pour ma part, je suis déçu;∎ I know that Gillian for one is against it je sais que Gillian est contre en tout cas∎ all in one à la fois;∎ she's a writer, actress and director (all) in one elle est à la fois scénariste, actrice et metteur en scène;∎ two volumes in one deux volumes en un;∎ a useful three-in-one kitchen knife un couteau de cuisine très utile avec ses trois fonctions(b) (at one attempt) du premier coup;∎ he did it in one il l'a fait en un seul coup;∎ familiar got it in one! du premier coup!□∎ they arrived in ones and twos ils arrivèrent les uns après les autres;∎ people stood around in ones and twos les gens se tenaient là par petits groupes(two people) l'un l'autre (l'une l'autre) m,f; (more than two people) les uns les autres (les unes les autres) mpl, fpl;∎ they didn't dare talk to one another ils n'ont pas osé se parler;∎ we love one another nous nous aimons;∎ the group meet in one another's homes le groupe se réunit chez l'un ou chez l'autre;∎ they respect one another (two people) ils ont du respect l'un pour l'autre; (more than two people) ils se respectent les uns les autres;∎ you can copy one another's notes (two people) vous pouvez copier vos notes l'un sur l'autre; (more than two people) vous pouvez copier vos notes les uns sur les autresun par un (une par une)►► the One Thousand Guineas = course de chevaux qui se déroule à Newmarket en Angleterre -
9 lanzarse
1 (actuar decididamente) to throw oneself, launch oneself into■ se lanzaron a la calle en protesta por la nueva ley they went out onto the streets to protest against the new law* * *1) to undertake* * *VPR1) (=arrojarse) [al suelo, al vacío] to throw o.s.; [al agua] to throw o.s., jumpse lanzaron al suelo — they threw o flung themselves to the ground
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lanzarse sobre algn — to pounce on sb, leap on sbel vigilante se lanzó sobre el ladrón — the guard pounced o leapt on the robber
la muchedumbre se lanzó sobre él — the crowd rushed towards o crowded round him
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lanzarse en picado — to dive, swoop down2) (=ir rápidamente) to hurtle•
lanzarse a hacer algo, se lanzaron a comprar acciones — they rushed to buy shares3) * (=decidirse) to take the plunge *llevábamos años pensando montar un negocio hasta que nos lanzamos — after years wanting to set up a business, we finally took the plunge *
4)• lanzarse a (=dedicarse) —
no tienen dinero para lanzarse a la construcción de nuevas viviendas — they don't have the funds to embark upon o undertake new housing projects
se lanzó a la política en 1963 — she went into o took up politics in 1963
* * *(v.) = rush, dart, plunge intoEx. The computer can be a great boon to cataloging, but I don't think that we should rush at it in an overly simplistic way.Ex. 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.Ex. Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.* * *(v.) = rush, dart, plunge intoEx: The computer can be a great boon to cataloging, but I don't think that we should rush at it in an overly simplistic way.
Ex: 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.Ex: Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.* * *
■lanzarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw o hurl oneself: se lanzó a sus brazos, she flung herself into his arms
lanzarse al vacío, to throw oneself into the void
2 (iniciar una tarea) to embark on
lanzarse al ataque, to attack
3 (decidirse) fam to make up one's mind
' lanzarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lanzar
- paracaídas
- saltar
- tirar
- zambullirse
English:
come out
- hurtle
- jump
- launch into
- lunge
- fly
* * *vpr1. [tirarse] to throw oneself;lanzarse en paracaídas desde un avión to parachute from a plane;lanzarse a la piscina/al agua to jump into the pool/water;lanzarse de cabeza to divelos niños se lanzaron sobre la comida the children fell upon the food;varios espectadores se lanzaron al campo a number of spectators ran onto the pitch3. [empezar]era escritora y decidió lanzarse a la política she was a writer who decided to enter the world of politics;me lancé a correr calle abajo I dashed off down the street;hubo un grito y todos se lanzaron a disparar there was a shout and everyone suddenly started shooting;si se confirma la noticia los inversores se lanzarán a vender if the news is confirmed, investors will not hesitate to start selling4. [atreverse]¿escribir novelas? es fácil, sólo es cuestión de lanzarse writing novels? that's easy, it's just a question of giving it a go;después de meses, se lanzó y la invitó a cenar after several months, he plucked up his courage and asked her out to dinner* * *lanzarse al agua dive into the water;lanzarse en paracaídas parachute;lanzarse a hacer algo rush into doing sth* * *vr1) : to throw oneself (at, into)2)lanzarse a : to embark upon, to undertake* * *lanzarse vb1. (arrojarse) to jump2. (empezar) to start -
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1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) otro2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) otro3) (adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.)•
2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) si no, de no ser así, de lo contrario- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other
other1 adj otroother2 pron otrothis one's gold, but the others are silver éste es de oro, pero los otros son de plataI walked, but the others caught the bus yo fui andando, pero los demás cogieron el autobústr['ʌðəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (additional) otro,-a■ are there any other questions? ¿hay más preguntas?, ¿alguna pregunta más?2 (different) otro,-a3 (second, remaining) otro,-a1 otro,-a■ some ate everything, others ate nothing at all algunos comieron de todo, otros no comieron nada1 (different) distinto,-a1 (except) aparte de, salvo■ there was nobody other than the teacher aparte del profesor, no había nadie\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLamong others entre otros,-asevery other day etc un día sí, otro noone after the other uno tras otroor other u otro,-a■ I'll find out somehow or other de una manera u otra, me enteraréthe other day etc el otro día etcmy other half mi media naranjaother ['ʌðər] advother than : aparte de, fuera deother adj: otrothe other boys: los otros muchachossmarter than other people: más inteligente que los demáson the other hand: por otra parte, por otro ladoevery other day: cada dos díasother pron: otro, otraone in front of the other: uno tras otromyself and three others: yo y tres otros, yo y tres mássomewhere or other: en alguna parteadj.• demás adj.• otro, -a adj.• otros adj.adj.indef.• otro adj.indef.s.indef.• otro s.indef.
I 'ʌðər, 'ʌðə(r)a) (different, alternative) otro, otra; (pl) otros, otrasare there any other possibilities? — ¿hay alguna otra posibilidad?
b) ( the remaining one or ones) otro, otra; (pl) otros, otrasthe other children are all older than me — los otros or los demás niños son todos mayores que yo
c) ( in addition) otro, otra; (pl) otros, otrasanswer Section A and two other questions — conteste la sección A y dos preguntas más or y otras dos preguntas
d) ( recent)
II
1)a) (different, alternative one or ones) otro, otraothers — otros, otras
he was called Richard something or other — se llamaba Richard no sé cuánto or no sé qué (fam)
b) ( the remaining one or ones) otro, otraothers — otros, otras
what do the others think? — ¿qué piensan los demás or los otros?
c) ( additional one or ones) otro, otraothers — otros, otras
answer the first three questions and one other — conteste las tres primeras preguntas y otra or y una más
2)other than — ( apart from) aparte de; ( different from) distinto (or distinta etc) de or a
other than John, who's going to go with you? — ¿quién va a ir contigo aparte de John or además de John?
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somehow or other — de alguna manera, de algún modo
somewhere/sometime or other — en algún sitio or lugar/momento
I could not have intervened other than when I did — no podría haber intervenido más que cuando lo hice
['ʌðǝ(r)]where would you like to live? - anywhere other than London — ¿dónde te gustaría vivir? - en cualquier (otro) sitio or lugar menos en Londres, en cualquier sitio or lugar que no sea Londres
1.ADJ otroall the other books have been sold — todos los otros or los demás libros se han vendido
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every other day — cada dos días•
if there are no other questions... — si no hay más preguntas...•
the other one — el otro/la otra•
some actor or other — un actor cualquiera•
other people — los otros, los demássome other people have still to arrive — todavía no han llegado todos, aún tienen que llegar algunos más
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on the other side of the street — al otro lado de la calle•
among other things she is a writer — entre otras cosas es escritora•
some other time — en otro momento, en otra ocasión•
there must be some other way of doing it — debe haber alguna otra forma de hacerlo2.PRONthe other — el otro/la otra
the others — los otros/las otras, los/las demás
the others are going but I'm not — los demás van, pero yo no
some do, others don't — algunos sí, otros no
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one after the other — uno tras otro•
among others — entre otros•
are there any others? — (gen) ¿hay algún otro?; (=any unaccounted for) ¿falta alguno?; (=anybody unaccounted for) ¿falta alguien?•
you and no other — solamente tú•
none other than — el mismísimo/la mismísima•
one or other of them will come — uno de ellos vendráeverysomebody or other — alguien, alguno
3.ADV•
somewhere or other — en alguna parte, en algún lado•
other than him — aparte de él* * *
I ['ʌðər, 'ʌðə(r)]a) (different, alternative) otro, otra; (pl) otros, otrasare there any other possibilities? — ¿hay alguna otra posibilidad?
b) ( the remaining one or ones) otro, otra; (pl) otros, otrasthe other children are all older than me — los otros or los demás niños son todos mayores que yo
c) ( in addition) otro, otra; (pl) otros, otrasanswer Section A and two other questions — conteste la sección A y dos preguntas más or y otras dos preguntas
d) ( recent)
II
1)a) (different, alternative one or ones) otro, otraothers — otros, otras
he was called Richard something or other — se llamaba Richard no sé cuánto or no sé qué (fam)
b) ( the remaining one or ones) otro, otraothers — otros, otras
what do the others think? — ¿qué piensan los demás or los otros?
c) ( additional one or ones) otro, otraothers — otros, otras
answer the first three questions and one other — conteste las tres primeras preguntas y otra or y una más
2)other than — ( apart from) aparte de; ( different from) distinto (or distinta etc) de or a
other than John, who's going to go with you? — ¿quién va a ir contigo aparte de John or además de John?
III
somehow or other — de alguna manera, de algún modo
somewhere/sometime or other — en algún sitio or lugar/momento
I could not have intervened other than when I did — no podría haber intervenido más que cuando lo hice
where would you like to live? - anywhere other than London — ¿dónde te gustaría vivir? - en cualquier (otro) sitio or lugar menos en Londres, en cualquier sitio or lugar que no sea Londres
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11 come to the wrong shop
разг.обратиться не по адресу; см. тж. come to the right shopAnd what does he want?.. Money? Meat? Drink? He's come to the wrong shop for that, if he does. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Sketches by Boz’, ‘Drunkard's Death’) — А что ему нужно?.. Денег, еды, питья? Если это ему нужно, то он обратился не по адресу.
Lord W (To the crowd): "My friends, you've come to the wrong shop. There's nobody in London more sympathetic with you." (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Foundations’, act III) — Лорд У ( обращаясь к толпе): "Друзья мои! Вы ошиблись адресом. Никто так не сочувствует вам, как мы."
Says sHe's a writer and wants peace and quiet. Hah! SHe's come to the wrong shop, I'd say. (M. Dickens, ‘The Winds of Heaven’, ch. VI) — Эта дама говорит, что она писательница и что ей нужны тишина и покой. Боюсь, в этой гостинице она не найдет ни того ни другого.
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12 grubstreet
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13 سمعة
سُمْعَة \ fame: being well known and important: He won fame as a poet. name: fame; the good or bad qualities by which one is publicly known: He has made a name for himself in sport. That family has a bad name (its members are known to have bad characters). reputation: a good or bad name; sb.’s position in public opinion: His reputation (as a scientist) was ruined by one foolish mistake. repute: sb.’s position in public opinion in general: I know him by repute, but I’ve never met him. She is a writer of repute (a well-known and respected one). \ See Also شهرة (شُهْرَة) \ سُمْعَة حَسَنة \ credit: honour that is gained by being or doing sth.; sth. that brings a person honour: His success is a credit to him and to his teacher. You must give him credit for trying, even if he failed. He took all the credit for his brother’s work. -
14 صيت
صِيْت \ name: fame; the good or bad qualities by which one is publicly known: He has made a name for himself in sport. That family has a bad name (its members are known to have bad characters). renown: fame. reputation: a good or bad name; sb.’s position in public opinion: His reputation (as a scientist) was ruined by one foolish mistake. repute: sb.’s position in public opinion in general: I know him by repute, but I’ve never met him She is a writer of repute (a well-known and respected one). -
15 fame
سُمْعَة \ fame: being well known and important: He won fame as a poet. name: fame; the good or bad qualities by which one is publicly known: He has made a name for himself in sport. That family has a bad name (its members are known to have bad characters). reputation: a good or bad name; sb.’s position in public opinion: His reputation (as a scientist) was ruined by one foolish mistake. repute: sb.’s position in public opinion in general: I know him by repute, but I’ve never met him. She is a writer of repute (a well-known and respected one). \ See Also شهرة (شُهْرَة) -
16 name
سُمْعَة \ fame: being well known and important: He won fame as a poet. name: fame; the good or bad qualities by which one is publicly known: He has made a name for himself in sport. That family has a bad name (its members are known to have bad characters). reputation: a good or bad name; sb.’s position in public opinion: His reputation (as a scientist) was ruined by one foolish mistake. repute: sb.’s position in public opinion in general: I know him by repute, but I’ve never met him. She is a writer of repute (a well-known and respected one). \ See Also شهرة (شُهْرَة) -
17 reputation
سُمْعَة \ fame: being well known and important: He won fame as a poet. name: fame; the good or bad qualities by which one is publicly known: He has made a name for himself in sport. That family has a bad name (its members are known to have bad characters). reputation: a good or bad name; sb.’s position in public opinion: His reputation (as a scientist) was ruined by one foolish mistake. repute: sb.’s position in public opinion in general: I know him by repute, but I’ve never met him. She is a writer of repute (a well-known and respected one). \ See Also شهرة (شُهْرَة) -
18 repute
سُمْعَة \ fame: being well known and important: He won fame as a poet. name: fame; the good or bad qualities by which one is publicly known: He has made a name for himself in sport. That family has a bad name (its members are known to have bad characters). reputation: a good or bad name; sb.’s position in public opinion: His reputation (as a scientist) was ruined by one foolish mistake. repute: sb.’s position in public opinion in general: I know him by repute, but I’ve never met him. She is a writer of repute (a well-known and respected one). \ See Also شهرة (شُهْرَة) -
19 name
صِيْت \ name: fame; the good or bad qualities by which one is publicly known: He has made a name for himself in sport. That family has a bad name (its members are known to have bad characters). renown: fame. reputation: a good or bad name; sb.’s position in public opinion: His reputation (as a scientist) was ruined by one foolish mistake. repute: sb.’s position in public opinion in general: I know him by repute, but I’ve never met him She is a writer of repute (a well-known and respected one). -
20 renown
صِيْت \ name: fame; the good or bad qualities by which one is publicly known: He has made a name for himself in sport. That family has a bad name (its members are known to have bad characters). renown: fame. reputation: a good or bad name; sb.’s position in public opinion: His reputation (as a scientist) was ruined by one foolish mistake. repute: sb.’s position in public opinion in general: I know him by repute, but I’ve never met him She is a writer of repute (a well-known and respected one).
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