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plain [pleɪn]1. adjectivea. ( = obvious) clair• it must be plain to everyone that... il doit être clair pour tout le monde que...• it is plain from his comments that... ses remarques montrent clairement que...• he made it quite plain that he would never agree il a bien fait comprendre qu'il n'accepterait jamaisb. ( = unambiguous) clair• in plain English, I think you made a mistake je vous le dis carrément, je pense que vous vous êtes trompé• do I make myself plain? est-ce que je me fais bien comprendre ?c. ( = sheer) pur (et simple)d. ( = simple) simple ; ( = in one colour) uni• one plain, one purl (Knitting) une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'enverse. ( = not pretty) quelconque2. adverbb. ( = simply) (inf) tout bonnement3. nounplaine f4. compounds* * *[pleɪn] 1.noun plaine f2.1) ( simple) [dress, food, language] simple; [building, furniture] sobre2) [background, fabric] uni; [envelope] sans inscription; [paper] ( unlined) non réglé; ( unheaded) libreunder plain cover — Postal services sous pli discret
3) euph ( unattractive) [woman] quelconque4) ( obvious) évident, clair5) ( direct) [answer, language] franc/franchein plain English, this means that... — en clair, ceci veut dire que...
6) (tjrs épith) ( downright) [common sense] simple (before n); [ignorance, laziness] pur et simple (after n)7) [yoghurt, crisps, rice] nature inv8) ( in knitting) [stitch, row] à l'endroit3.adverb [stupid, wrong] tout bonnement••to be plain sailing — [project, task etc] marcher comme sur des roulettes
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A nB adj1 ( simple) [dress, decor, food, living, language] simple ; [building, furniture] sobre ; plain cooking cuisine f simple ; she's a good plain cook elle fait une bonne cuisine simple ; a plain man un homme simple ;2 ( of one colour) [background, fabric] uni ; [envelope] sans inscription ; a sheet of plain paper ( unheaded) une feuille de papier libre ; ( unlined) une feuille de papier non reglé ; a plain blue dress une robe toute bleue ; under plain cover Post sous pli discret ;3 euph ( unattractive) [woman] quelconque ; she's rather plain elle a un visage quelconque, elle n'a rien d'une beauté ;5 ( obvious) évident, clair ; it was plain to everyone that he was lying il était évident pour tout le monde qu'il mentait ; it's a plain fact that il est bien clair que ; it is plain from this report that il est clair d'après ce rapport que ; she's jealous, it's plain to see elle est jalouse, ça saute aux yeux ; her suffering was plain to see on ne pouvait pas ignorer sa souffrance ; to make it plain to sb that faire comprendre clairement à qn que ; let me make myself quite plain, I'm not going que ce soit bien clair, je n'y vais pas ; do I make myself plain? suis-je bien clair? ; she made her irritation quite plain elle n'a pas caché son irritation ;6 ( direct) [answer, language] franc/franche ; plain speaking franchise f ; there was plenty of plain speaking tout le monde a eu son franc-parler ; can't you speak in plain English? tu ne peux pas parler en termes simples? ; in plain English, this means that en clair, ceci veut dire que ; the plain truth of the matter is that la vérité est que ;7 ( tjrs épith) ( downright) [common sense] simple (before n) ; [ignorance, laziness] pur et simple (after n) ;8 ( ordinary) I knew him when he was plain Mr Spencer je l'ai connu quand il s'appelait M. Spencer tout court ;9 ( unflavoured) [yoghurt, crisps, rice] nature inv ;10 ( in knitting) à l'endroit.C adv1 ( completely) [stupid, wrong] tout bonnement, tout simplement ; plain lazy tout bonnement paresseux ;2 ( directly) I can't put it any plainer than that je ne peux pas être plus clair.to be as plain as day être clair comme l'eau de roche ; to be plain sailing [project, task etc] marcher comme sur des roulettes. -
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1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) sencillo; liso; sin ornamentos; llano (persona)2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) claro, evidente3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) claro, evidente5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) común, ordinario, poco atractivo, feúcho, poco agraciado
2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) llanura2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) punto del derecho•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English
plain1 adj1. claro2. sencillo3. liso / sin dibujoplain2 n llanuratr[pleɪn]1 (clear) claro,-a, evidente2 (straightforward) franco,-a, directo,-a3 (simple, ordinary) sencillo,-a; (without pattern) liso,-a4 (unattractive) poco agraciado,-a, feúcho,-a5 (chocolate) sin leche; (flour) sin levadura1 (absolutely) totalmente2 (clearly) claramente, francamente1 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL llanura2 (in knitting) punto del derecho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin plain clothes vestido,-a de paisanoin plain English en términos sencillos, en cristianoto be (all) plain sailing ser coser y cantarto make oneself plain explicarseplain ['pleɪn] adj1) simple, unadorned: liso, sencillo, sin adornos2) clear: claroin plain language: en palabras claras3) frank: franco, purothe plain truth: la pura verdad4) homely: ordinario, poco atractivo5)in plain sight : a la vista de todosplain n: llanura f, llano m, planicie fadj.• bueno, -a adj.• desnudo, -a adj.• liso, -a adj.• llano, -a adj.• natural adj.• ordinario, -a adj.• puro, -a adj.• santo, -a adj.• sencillo, -a adj.• simple adj.• sin adornos adj.• sin atractivo adj.adv.• claro adv.n.• llana s.f.• llanada s.f.• llano s.m.• llanura s.f.• plana s.f.• planicie s.f.
I pleɪnadjective -er, -est1)a) ( unadorned) <decor/cooking> sencillo; < language> sencillo, llano; < fabric> lisotell me in plain English — dímelo en términos sencillos or (fam & hum) en cristiano
just plain water, thank you — agua nada más, gracias
b) ( Culin)plain chocolate — (BrE) chocolate m sin leche
plain flour — harina f común
2)a) ( clear) clarothe reasons are plain to see — las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias
b) (blunt, straightforward)the plain truth — la pura verdad, la verdad lisa y llana
I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews — seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews
3) ( not good-looking) feo, poco agraciado
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a) ( downright) (as intensifier) totalmenteshe's not incapable, she's just plain lazy — no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga
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noun llanura f[pleɪn]1. ADJ(compar plainer) (superl plainest)1) (=clear, obvious) claro, evidenteit is plain that — es evidente or obvio que, está claro que
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to make sth plain (to sb) — poner algo de manifiesto (a algn), dejar algo claroyou have made your feelings plain — has puesto tus sentimientos de manifiesto, has dejado claros tus sentimientos
2) (=outspoken, honest) francoI shall be plain with you — le hablaré con toda franqueza, seré franco con usted
let me be plain with you — déjeme que le hable claramente or sin rodeos, permítame que le hable con franqueza frm
3) (=unadorned) [answer] franco; [living] sencillo, sin lujo; [food, cooking] sencillo, corriente; [language, style] sencillo, llano; [envelope] en blanco; [paper] liso; [fabric] de un solo color, lisothey're very plain people — es gente muy sencilla or llana
she used to be plain Miss Jones — antes se llamaba la Srta. Jones sin más
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in plain English or language — (=understandably) en lenguaje claro or sencillo; (=frankly) (hablando) sin rodeos4) (=not pretty) poco atractivo- be a plain Jane2. ADV1) * (=completely)he's plain wrong — no tiene razón, y punto
it's just plain stupid — es una ridiculez absoluta or total
2) (=simply) claramente, con toda claridad•
I can't put it plainer than that — más claramente no lo puedo decir, no lo puedo decir con más claridad•
he told me quite plain that... — me dijo claramente or con toda claridad que...3. N1) (Geog) llanura f, llano mthe Great Plains — (US) las Grandes Llanuras
2) (Knitting) punto m sencillo4.CPDplain chocolate N — chocolate m amargo or sin leche
plain flour N — harina f sin levadura
plain speaking N — franqueza f
plain yogurt N — yogur m natural
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I [pleɪn]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( unadorned) <decor/cooking> sencillo; < language> sencillo, llano; < fabric> lisotell me in plain English — dímelo en términos sencillos or (fam & hum) en cristiano
just plain water, thank you — agua nada más, gracias
b) ( Culin)plain chocolate — (BrE) chocolate m sin leche
plain flour — harina f común
2)a) ( clear) clarothe reasons are plain to see — las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias
b) (blunt, straightforward)the plain truth — la pura verdad, la verdad lisa y llana
I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews — seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews
3) ( not good-looking) feo, poco agraciado
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a) ( downright) (as intensifier) totalmenteshe's not incapable, she's just plain lazy — no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga
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1. adjectivemake something plain [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas klarmachen
make it plain that... — klarstellen, dass...
the reason is plain [to see] — der Grund liegt auf der Hand; see also academic.ru/24358/English">English 2. 1); pikestaff
2) (frank, straightforward) ehrlich; offen; schlicht [Wahrheit]be plain with somebody — mit jemandem od. jemandem gegenüber offen sein
be [all] plain sailing — (fig.) [ganz] einfach sein
3) (unsophisticated) einfach; schlicht [Kleidung, Frisur]; klar [Wasser]; einfach, bescheiden [Lebensstil]; (not lined) unliniert [Papier]; (not patterned) [Stoff] ohne Muster4) (unattractive) wenig attraktiv [Mädchen]5) (sheer) rein2. adverb1) (clearly) deutlich2) (simply) einfach3. noun1) Ebene, die2) (Knitting) rechte Masche* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) einfach2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) ehrlich4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) klar5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) unscheinbar2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) das Flachland2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) der Flachstich•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *[pleɪn]I. adj\plain food einfaches Essenmy father says he likes good \plain food mein Vater sagt, er isst gerne einfache Hausmannskost\plain omelette Omelette nature f\plain yoghurt Naturjoghurt m o nt2. (uncomplicated) einfach\plain folks [or people] einfache Leute\plain and simple ganz einfach3. (clear) klar, offensichtlichher meaning was \plain es war klar, was sie meinteit's \plain that they... sie wollen ganz offensichtlich, dass...the sign was \plain enough — we just didn't see it das Schild war klar und deutlich — wir haben es nur einfach übersehento be perfectly \plain ganz offensichtlich seinthe reason is perfectly \plain der Grund liegt auf der Handto make sth \plain etw klarstellenhave I made myself \plain to you? habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?▪ to be \plain with sb jdm gegenüber [ganz] offen seinit was \plain torture es war die reinste Torturthe \plain truth is that... die traurige Wahrheit ist, dass...5. (unattractive) unscheinbar, unansehnlich\plain Jane Mauerblümchen nt6.▶ to be as \plain as the nose on one's face [or BRIT also as a pikestaff] ganz offensichtlich [o ÖSTERR fam a. sonnenklar] sein, klar wie Kloßbrühe sein BRD famII. adv1. (simply) ohne großen Aufwandthe fish had been grilled and served \plain der Fisch war gegrillt und kam ohne weitere Zutaten auf den Tisch\plain awful einfach furchtbarIII. nthe Great P\plains die Great Plains (in den USA)2. (in knitting) rechte Masche* * *[pleɪn]1. adj (+er)1) klar; (= obvious) offensichtlich, klar; tracks, differences deutlichit is plain to see that... — es ist offensichtlich, dass...
I'd like to make it quite plain that... — ich möchte gern klarstellen, dass...
to make one's view plain — seine Meinung klar zum Ausdruck bringen
to be plain with sb —
in plain language or English — unmissverständlich, auf gut Deutsch
in plain language or English, the answer is no — um es klar or auf gut Deutsch zu sagen: die Antwort ist nein
it won't all be plain sailing — es wird gar nicht so einfach sein
from now on it'll be plain sailing — von jetzt an geht es ganz einfach
3) (= simple, with nothing added) einfach; dress, design, living schlicht, einfach; cooking, food (gut)bürgerlich; cook einfach, gutbürgerlich; water klar; paper unliniert; envelope einfach; colour einheitlich; cigarette filterlos, ohne Filterunder plain cover — in neutraler Verpackung
5) (= not beautiful) person, appearance, face unattraktiv2. adv1) (inf: simply, completely) (ganz) einfachplain stupid/wrong — einfach dumm/falsch
2)3. nthe plains — das Flachland, die Ebene; (in North America) die Prärie
* * *plain1 [pleın]A adj (adv plainly)1. einfach, gewöhnlich, schlicht:in plain clothes in Zivil;plain cooking gutbürgerliche Küche;plain fare Hausmannskost f;plain living schlichte oder einfache Lebensweise;plain paper unlin(i)iertes Papier;plain postcard gewöhnliche Postkarte;plain scale natürlicher Maßstab;2. schlicht, schmucklos, kahl (Zimmer etc), ungemustert, einfarbig (Stoff), unkoloriert (Fotos etc), glatt (Spitzen etc):plain knitting Rechts-, Glattstrickerei f;plain sewing Weißnäherei f3. unscheinbar, farb-, reizlos, wenig anziehend:4. klar (u. deutlich), unmissverständlich, offen:in plain terms rundheraus (gesagt);the plain truth die nackte Wahrheit5. klar, offensichtlich, offenbar, -kundig, deutlich, leicht verständlich:a) ohne Umschweife, klipp und klar,b) Telegrafie etc im Klartext, offen, unverschlüsselt;make sth plain etwas klarstellen;a) jemandem etwas klarmachen,b) jemandem etwas klar zu verstehen geben;6. unverdünnt, pur (alkoholisches Getränk)7. ausgesprochen, rein, bar (Unsinn etc):plain folly heller Wahnsinn8. offen (u. ehrlich):plain dealing Redlichkeit f;be plain with sb jemandem gegenüber offen sein9. a) mittelmäßig, unbedeutend, Durchschnitts…plain country flaches Land;plain bearing Gleitlager n;plain fit Schlichtpassung f;plain roll Glattwalze fB adv umg völlig:he’s just plain stupid er ist ganz einfach dummC s1. Ebene f, Flachland nplain2 [pleın] v/i obs oder poet (weh)klagen* * *1. adjectivemake something plain [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas klarmachen
make it plain that... — klarstellen, dass...
2) (frank, straightforward) ehrlich; offen; schlicht [Wahrheit]be plain with somebody — mit jemandem od. jemandem gegenüber offen sein
be [all] plain sailing — (fig.) [ganz] einfach sein
3) (unsophisticated) einfach; schlicht [Kleidung, Frisur]; klar [Wasser]; einfach, bescheiden [Lebensstil]; (not lined) unliniert [Papier]; (not patterned) [Stoff] ohne Muster4) (unattractive) wenig attraktiv [Mädchen]5) (sheer) rein2. adverb1) (clearly) deutlich2) (simply) einfach3. noun1) Ebene, die2) (Knitting) rechte Masche* * *adj.ehrlich adj.einfach adj.einfarbig adj.flach adj.leicht verständlich adj.vollständig adj. n.Ebene -n f. -
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1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho, antojo2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasía, imaginación3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasía
2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) decorado, de fantasía
3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) apetecer, gustar2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) imaginarse, figurarse3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) gustar, sentirse atraído (por)•- fanciful- fancifully
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fancy1 adj elegantefancy2 vb1. apetecerwhat do you fancy doing? ¿qué te apetece hacer?2. gustartr['fænsɪ]1 (imagination) fantasía, imaginación nombre femenino2 (whim) capricho, antojo1 (jewels, goods etc) de fantasía2 (unusual) estrafalario,-a3 (high-class, posh) elegante, de lujo4 (prices) exagerado,-a, excesivo,-a, exorbitante1 (want) apetecer, querer■ do you fancy a drink? ¿te apetece una copa?2 (find attractive) encontrar atractivo,-a3 (think) creer, suponer■ I'm not sure, but I fancy she was wearing blue no estoy seguro, pero creo que iba vestida de azul4 (think likely to do well) creer, parecer■ who do you fancy for the 400 metres hurdles? ¿quién crees que ganará los 400 metros vallas?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfancy that! ¡fíjate!, ¡pues vaya!fancy! ¿quién lo habría dicho?, ¡vaya!, ¡qué casualidad!■ fancy Nigel losing his job! ¿quién habría dicho que Nigel perdiera su trabajo?to take a fancy to somebody/something encapricharse con alguien/algoto catch somebody's fancy / take somebody's fancy hacerle gracia a alguien, encantarle a alguiento fancy oneself ser creído,-a, ser presumido,-ato fancy oneself as something dárselas de algo, creerse algofancy cake pastelito finofancy dress disfraz nombre masculinofancy dress ball baile nombre masculino de disfracesfancy man amante nombre masculinofancy woman amante nombre femeninoflights of fancy ilusiones nombre femenino plural1) imagine: imaginarse, figurarsefancy that!: ¡figúrate!, ¡imagínate!2) crave: apetecer, tener ganas de1) elaborate: elaborado2) luxurious: lujoso, elegante♦ fancily ['fæntsəli] adv1) liking: gusto m, afición f2) whim: antojo m, capricho m3) imagination: fantasía f, imaginación fadj.• de fantasía adj.• elegante adj.• postinero, -a adj.n.• afición s.f.• antojo s.m.• capricho s.m.• fantasía s.f.• gusto s.m.• imaginación s.f.• magín s.m.v.• fantasear v.• figurar v.• imaginar v.• suponer v.
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1. 'fænsifancies, fancying, fancied transitive verb (esp BrE)1) ( expressing surprise) (in interj)(just) fancy that! — pues mira tú!, imagínate!
fancy saying a thing like that! — cómo se te (or le etc) ocurre decir una cosa así!
2) (feel urge, desire for) (colloq)to fancy something/-ING: I really fancy an ice-cream qué ganas de tomarme un helado!; do you fancy going to see a movie? — ¿tienes ganas de or te gustaría or (esp Esp) te apetece ir al cine?
3) ( be physically attracted to) (colloq)to fancy somebody: I fancy her/him — me gusta mucho
4) ( rate highly)5) ( imagine) (frml)to fancy (THAT): she fancied she saw his face in the crowd — creyó ver su cara entre la multitud
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v reflto fancy oneself — (colloq) ser* (un) creído
to fancy oneself AS something: he fancies himself as an actor — se las da de actor
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adjective -cier, -ciesta) ( elaborate) elaboradob) ( superior) (pej) < hotel> de campanillas; < car> lujoso; < ideas> extravagante, estrambóticonothing fancy, just a sandwich will do — nada complicado, con un sandwich basta
c) ( of foodstuffs) (AmE)US Grade Fancy — ≈extra, ≈de primera calidad
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a) ( liking) (no pl)to take a fancy to somebody/something: they took a real fancy to each other quedaron prendados el uno del otro; she seems to have taken a fancy to you parece que le has caído en gracia; he's taken a fancy to that book se ha encaprichado con ese libro; to take o catch somebody's fancy: the ring quite took o caught my fancy el anillo me encantó or me dejó fascinada; buy whatever takes your fancy compra lo que te apetezca; to tickle somebody's fancy: the idea rather tickled my fancy — la idea me resultó atractiva
b) c ( whim) capricho m, antojo mc uc) ( unfounded idea) (liter) fantasía fd) ( imagination) imaginación f, fantasía f['fænsɪ]1. N1) (=liking)to catch or take sb's fancy — atraer a algn
to take a fancy to — [+ person] (amorously) quedarse prendado de, prendarse de; [+ thing] encapricharse con
he had taken a fancy to one of the secretaries — se había quedado prendado or se había prendado de una de las secretarias
2) (=whim) capricho m, antojo mtickle3) (=imagination) fantasía f, imaginación fflight I, 1., 1)4) (=vague idea)I have a fancy that he'll be late — tengo or me da la sensación de que llegará tarde
2. ADJ(compar fancier) (superl fanciest)1) (=elaborate) muy elaboradoI like good, plain food, nothing fancy — me gusta la buena comida, sencilla, nada muy elaborado or nada demasiado historiado
fancy footwork — (in football, dancing) filigranas fpl, florituras fpl (con los pies) ; (fig) gran habilidad f
2) (=elegant) [restaurant] de lujo, muy chic; [house, car] lujoso; [clothes] elegante, chic3) (=exaggerated) [price] desorbitado; [idea] estrambótico3. VT1) (=imagine) imaginarse, figurarsefancy that! * — ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!
fancy meeting you here! — ¡qué casualidad encontrarte aquí!
fancy him winning! — ¡qué raro que ganara él!
fancy letting him get away with it! — ¡mira que dejarle salirse con la suya!, ¡mira que dejar que se saliese con la suya!
fancy throwing that away, there's nothing wrong with it — ¡a quién se le ocurre tirar eso! está en perfectas condiciones
he fancied he saw a glint of amusement in her face — le pareció ver una chispa de diversión en su rostro
I rather fancy he's gone out — me da la impresión or se me hace que ha salido, se me antoja que ha salido liter
2) (=like, want)what do you fancy? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué te apetece?
do you fancy an Indian meal? — ¿te apetece or (LAm) se te antoja un una comida india?
b) (in general)he fancies himself * — es un creído or un presumido
3) (esp Brit)* (=be attracted to)I could tell he fancied me — notaba que le gustaba mucho, notaba que se sentía atraído por mí
4) (=rate)which horse do you fancy for the Grand National? — ¿qué caballo es tu favorito para el Grand National?
4.CPDfancy dress N — disfraz m
are you going in fancy dress? — ¿vas a ir disfrazado or con disfraz?
fancy dress ball N — baile m de disfraces
fancy dress party N — fiesta f de disfraces
fancy goods NPL — (Comm) artículos mpl de regalo
fancy man † * N pej —
her fancy man — su amante, su amiguito *
fancy woman † * N pej —
his fancy woman — su querida, su amiguita *
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1. ['fænsi]fancies, fancying, fancied transitive verb (esp BrE)1) ( expressing surprise) (in interj)(just) fancy that! — pues mira tú!, imagínate!
fancy saying a thing like that! — cómo se te (or le etc) ocurre decir una cosa así!
2) (feel urge, desire for) (colloq)to fancy something/-ING: I really fancy an ice-cream qué ganas de tomarme un helado!; do you fancy going to see a movie? — ¿tienes ganas de or te gustaría or (esp Esp) te apetece ir al cine?
3) ( be physically attracted to) (colloq)to fancy somebody: I fancy her/him — me gusta mucho
4) ( rate highly)5) ( imagine) (frml)to fancy (THAT): she fancied she saw his face in the crowd — creyó ver su cara entre la multitud
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v reflto fancy oneself — (colloq) ser* (un) creído
to fancy oneself AS something: he fancies himself as an actor — se las da de actor
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adjective -cier, -ciesta) ( elaborate) elaboradob) ( superior) (pej) < hotel> de campanillas; < car> lujoso; < ideas> extravagante, estrambóticonothing fancy, just a sandwich will do — nada complicado, con un sandwich basta
c) ( of foodstuffs) (AmE)US Grade Fancy — ≈extra, ≈de primera calidad
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a) ( liking) (no pl)to take a fancy to somebody/something: they took a real fancy to each other quedaron prendados el uno del otro; she seems to have taken a fancy to you parece que le has caído en gracia; he's taken a fancy to that book se ha encaprichado con ese libro; to take o catch somebody's fancy: the ring quite took o caught my fancy el anillo me encantó or me dejó fascinada; buy whatever takes your fancy compra lo que te apetezca; to tickle somebody's fancy: the idea rather tickled my fancy — la idea me resultó atractiva
b) c ( whim) capricho m, antojo mc uc) ( unfounded idea) (liter) fantasía fd) ( imagination) imaginación f, fantasía f -
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flæt
1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) llano, plano, liso2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) monótono3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) rotundo4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) desinflado5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; (also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) sin gas6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; (also adverb) The choir went very flat.) desafinado
2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) horizontalmente
3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plano; palma4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) llano, llanura•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out
flat1 adj1. llano / planoa flat roof un tejado plano / una azotea2. desinfladoflat2 n piso / apartamentodo you live in a house or a flat? ¿vives en una casa o en un piso?tr[flæt]1 (level, even) llano,-a, plano,-a; (smooth) liso,-a2 (shallow) llano,-a3 (shoes) sin tacón4 (tyre, ball etc) desinflado,-a5 (battery) descargado,-a6 (drink) sin gas7 figurative use (dull) monótono,-a, soso,-a8 (having single price) fijo,-a9 (firm, absolute, categorical) rotundo,-a10 (exact) justo,-a1 (plain) llano, llanura2 (of hand) palma3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL bemol nombre masculino4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (tyre) pinchazo1 (completely) categóricamente2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL desafinadamente3 (exactly) exactamente1 (low level plain) llano sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand that's flat no hay más que deciras flat as a pancake liso,-a como la palma de la manoflat broke sin blancato be in a flat spin (person) estar hecho,-a un líoto fall flat (joke etc) caer mal, no hacer graciato fall flat on one's face caer de brucesto go flat out ir a toda pastilla, ir a todo gasto lay flat estirar, extenderto play flat / sing flat desafinarflat cap gorraflat racing carreras nombre femenino plural de caballos sin vallasflat spin SMALLAVIATION/SMALL barrenamud flats marismas nombre femenino plural————————tr[flæt]1 (apartment) piso1) flatten: aplanar, achatar2) : bajar de tono (en música)flat adv1) exactly: exactamentein ten minutes flat: en diez minutos exactos2) : desafinado, demasiado bajo (en la música)1) even, level: plano, llano2) smooth: liso3) definite: categórico, rotundo, explícitoa flat refusal: una negativa categórica4) dull: aburrido, soso, monótono (dícese la voz)5) deflated: desinflado, pinchado, ponchado Mex6) : bemol (en música)to sing flat: cantar desafinadoflat n1) plain: llano m, terreno m llano2) : bemol m (en la música)3) apartment: apartamento m, departamento mn.• apartamento s.m. (Drink)adj.n.n.• insípido (Vino) s.m.adj.• bemol adj.• desanimado, -a adj.• deslustrado, -a adj.• empañado, -a adj.• horizontal adj.• insulso, -a adj.• insípido, -a adj.• liso, -a adj.• llano, -a adj.• mate adj.• mocho, -a adj.• monótono, -a adj.• muerto, -a adj.• plano, -a adj.• raso, -a adj.• tendido, -a adj.n.• apartamiento s.m.• bemol s.m.• palma de la mano s.f.• pantano s.m.• piso s.m.• plano s.m.
I flæt1)a) < surface> plano; < countryside> llanohouses with flat roofs — casas fpl con techos planos or con azoteas
I lay down flat and tried to relax — me tumbé or me tendí e intenté relajarme; face I 1) a)
b) < dish> llano, bajo (Chi), playo (RPl)flat shoes — zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx)
flat cap o hat — (BrE) gorra f ( de lana con visera)
you have a flat tire o (BrE) tyre — tienes un neumático desinflado or una rueda desinflada or (Méx) una llanta ponchada
2)a) <lemonade/beer> sin efervescencia, sin gasb) < battery> descargado3) (dull, uninteresting) <conversation/party> soso (fam); < joke> sin gracia; < voice> monótonoshe felt a bit flat — estaba un tanto alicaída or baja de moral
to fall flat — \<\<play/project\>\> fracasar*, no ser* bien recibido
4) (total, firm) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categóricothey've said they won't do it and that's flat — han dicho que no lo harán y no hay vuelta de hoja (fam)
5) ( Mus)a) ( referring to key) bemolb) ( too low)7) ( broke) (AmE colloq) (pred)to be flat — estar* pelado (fam)
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1)a) <refuse/turn down> de plano, categóricamenteb) ( exactly)it took him two hours flat — tardó dos horas justas or exactas
2) ( Mus) demasiado bajo
III
1) ( apartment) (BrE) apartamento m, departamento m (AmL), piso m (Esp)2)a) ( surface - of sword) cara f de la hoja; (- of hand) palma fb) ( level ground) llano m, terreno m llano3) ( Mus) bemol m4) ( Theat) bastidor m5) flats pla) ( low-lying ground) llano mb) ( shoes) (esp AmE) zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx)
I [flæt]1. ADJ(compar flatter) (superl flattest)1) (=level) [surface, roof] plano; [countryside] llanohe was flat on his back for a month after the accident — tuvo que guardar cama durante un mes después del accidente
spin•
to fall flat on one's face — (lit) caer(se) de bruces2) (=smooth, even) [road, surface] liso, llanoto smooth sth flat — [+ paper etc] alisar algo
3) (=shallow) [dish] llano; [box] plano4) [foot, shoe] plano; [nose] chato5) (=deflated) [tyre, ball] pinchado, desinfladowe got a flat tyre — se nos pinchó una rueda, se nos ponchó una llanta (Mex)
I had a flat tyre — tenía una rueda pinchada or desinflada, tenía un pinchazo, tenía una ponchada (Mex)
6) (=dull, lifeless) [voice, colour] apagado; [taste, style] soso; [light] sin contraste; [drink] sin burbujas or gas; [battery] descargado•
the atmosphere at the party was a bit flat — el ambiente de la fiesta estaba un poco apagado•
I'm feeling rather flat — estoy un poco deprimido•
she meant it as a joke, but it fell flat — lo dijo de broma, pero nadie le vio la gracia•
the champagne has gone flat — al champán se le ha ido la fuerza or se le han ido las burbujas7) (=inactive) [trade, business] flojosales have been flat this summer — las ventas han estado flojas este verano, no ha habido mucho movimiento de ventas este verano
8) (=outright) [refusal, denial] rotundo, terminante9) (Mus)a) [voice, instrument] desafinadoshe/her singing was flat — desafinaba cantando
b) (of key) bemol10) (=fixed) [rate, fee, charge] fijo11) (Horse racing)12) (=not shiny) (of painted surface) mate, sin brillo2. ADV1) (=absolutely)2) (=outright) [refuse] rotundamente, terminantemente•
I told her flat that she couldn't have it — le dije terminantemente que no se lo podía quedar3) (=exactly)4) (esp Brit)flat out: flat out, the car can do 140mph — cuando pones el coche a toda máquina, llega a las 140 millas por hora
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to go flat out — ir a toda máquina•
to work flat out (to do sth) — trabajar a toda máquina (para hacer algo)5) (Mus)to play/sing flat — tocar/cantar demasiado bajo, desafinar
3. N1) [of hand] palma f; [of sword] cara f de la hoja2) (Mus) bemol m3) (Aut) pinchazo m, ponchada f (Mex)•
we got a flat — se nos pinchó una rueda, se nos ponchó una llanta (Mex)•
I had a flat — tenía una rueda pinchada or desinflada, tenía un pinchazo, tenía una ponchada (Mex)5) (Theat) bastidor m6) (Horse racing)4.CPDflat cap N — gorra de lana con visera
flat pack N —
it comes in a flat pack — viene en una caja plana para el automontaje; see flat-pack
flat racing N — carreras fpl de caballos sin obstáculos
flat screen N — (TV, Comput) pantalla f plana; see flat-screen
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[flæt]N (Brit) apartamento m, piso m (Sp), departamento m (LAm)* * *
I [flæt]1)a) < surface> plano; < countryside> llanohouses with flat roofs — casas fpl con techos planos or con azoteas
I lay down flat and tried to relax — me tumbé or me tendí e intenté relajarme; face I 1) a)
b) < dish> llano, bajo (Chi), playo (RPl)flat shoes — zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx)
flat cap o hat — (BrE) gorra f ( de lana con visera)
you have a flat tire o (BrE) tyre — tienes un neumático desinflado or una rueda desinflada or (Méx) una llanta ponchada
2)a) <lemonade/beer> sin efervescencia, sin gasb) < battery> descargado3) (dull, uninteresting) <conversation/party> soso (fam); < joke> sin gracia; < voice> monótonoshe felt a bit flat — estaba un tanto alicaída or baja de moral
to fall flat — \<\<play/project\>\> fracasar*, no ser* bien recibido
4) (total, firm) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categóricothey've said they won't do it and that's flat — han dicho que no lo harán y no hay vuelta de hoja (fam)
5) ( Mus)a) ( referring to key) bemolb) ( too low)7) ( broke) (AmE colloq) (pred)to be flat — estar* pelado (fam)
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1)a) <refuse/turn down> de plano, categóricamenteb) ( exactly)it took him two hours flat — tardó dos horas justas or exactas
2) ( Mus) demasiado bajo
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1) ( apartment) (BrE) apartamento m, departamento m (AmL), piso m (Esp)2)a) ( surface - of sword) cara f de la hoja; (- of hand) palma fb) ( level ground) llano m, terreno m llano3) ( Mus) bemol m4) ( Theat) bastidor m5) flats pla) ( low-lying ground) llano mb) ( shoes) (esp AmE) zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx) -
9 straight
1. adjective1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]in a straight line — in gerader Linie
2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt6) (successive) fortlaufendwin in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen
the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen
straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen
7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache
he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus
9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell10) (in good order, not askew)the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung
is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?
is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?
put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]
get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen
let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären
get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!
2. adverbput or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
1) (in a straight line) geradego straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen
2) (directly) geradewegscome straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen
straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus
I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...
4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]5) (accurately) zielsicherhe can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher
6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]3. noun* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) gerade, glatt2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ehrlich3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ordentlich4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) ordentlich5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) pur6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nicht verzogen7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) konventionell2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) gerade(wegs)2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direkt3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) anständig3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) die Gerade- academic.ru/71096/straighten">straighten- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *[streɪt]I. nin the finishing [or home] \straight in der Zielgeraden3.▶ stay on [or keep to] the \straight and narrow ( saying) bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich provII. adj1. (without curve) gerade; back, nose gerade; hair glatt; skirt gerade geschnitten; line gerade; road, row, furrow [schnur]geradeis my tie \straight? sitzt mein Schlips richtig?the picture isn't \straight das Bild hängt schiefhe landed a \straight punch to the face sein Hieb landete geradewegs im GesichtI think we better do a bit of \straight talking ich finde, wir sollten einmal ganz offen miteinander reden▪ to be \straight with sb aufrichtig [o ehrlich] mit jdm seina \straight answer eine offene [und ehrliche] Antwortto do \straight dealings with sb mit jdm offen und ehrlich verhandelnhe looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus\straight gin/Scotch Gin m/Scotch m purvodka \straight Wodka m pur\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung7. (clear, uncomplicated) klarwell done, Tim, that was \straight thinking gut gemacht, Tim, da hast du wirklich scharf überlegtjust give me a \straight yes or no sag doch ganz einfach ja oder nein!we both liked each other's jumpers, so we did a \straight swap uns gefiel jeweils der Pullover des anderen und da haben wir einfach getauscht\straight answer eindeutige Antwort; (in exams)\straight A's glatte Einserhe's a \straight A candidate er ist ein Einserkandidatthe team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnenthe \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linieto win/lose in \straight sets TENNIS mehrere Sätze hintereinander gewinnen/verlierenthere's a lot of \straight theatre at the festival beim Festival wird viel Althergebrachtes gebotento keep a \straight face [or one's face \straight] ernst bleiben\straight actor/actress THEAT Schauspieler/Schauspielerin des ernsten Fachs\straight production [or play] ernstes Stückto put things \straight (tidy) Ordnung schaffen; (organize) etwas auf die Reihe kriegen fam, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. etwas schaffenlet's get this \straight, you need £500 tomorrow or else... stellen wir einmal klar: entweder du hast bis morgen 500 Pfund, oder...and get this \straight, I'm not lending you any more money damit das klar ist: ich leihe dir keine müde Mark mehrIII. adv1. (in a line) gerade[aus]go \straight along this road folgen Sie immer dieser Straßehe drove \straight into the tree er fuhr frontal gegen den Baumthe village lay \straight ahead of us das Dorf lag genau vor unsafter a couple of gins, I was having difficulty walking \straight nach ein paar Gins konnte ich kaum noch gerade gehenthe dog seemed to be coming \straight at me der Hund schien direkt auf mich zuzukommenthe arrow went \straight through the canvas der Pfeil ging glatt durch die Leinwandshe told me to go \straight ahead with designing the dress sie befahl mir, auf der Stelle mit dem Entwerfen des Kleides anzufangento look \straight ahead geradeaus schauenshall we go \straight to the party or stop off at a pub first? sollen wir gleich zur Party fahren oder schauen wir zuerst in einer Kneipe vorbei?to look sb \straight in the eye jdm direkt in die Augen sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ schauenI got home and went \straight to bed ich kam nach Hause und ging sofort schlafenwe've got to leave \straight away wir müssen unverzüglich aufbrechenshe said \straight off [or away] that she had no time on Friday sie sagte von vornherein, dass sie am Freitag keine Zeit habeto get \straight to the point sofort [o ohne Umschweife] zur Sache kommentell me \straight, would you rather we didn't go out tonight? nun sag mal ganz ehrlich, wäre es dir lieber, wenn wir heute Abend nicht weggingen?I told him \straight that I didn't like his tie ich sagte ihm geradeheraus, dass mir seine Krawatte nicht gefiele5. (clearly) klarafter five glasses of wine I couldn't see \straight nach fünf Gläsern Wein konnte ich nicht mehr richtig sehenI'm so tired I can't think \straight any more ich bin so müde, dass ich nicht mehr klar denken kann* * *[streɪt]1. adj (+er)1) gerade; shot, pass direkt; stance, posture aufrecht; hair glatt; skirt, trousers gerade geschnittenthe picture isn't straight —
please put the picture straight —
as straight as a die (Brit) — kerzengerade; road schnurgerade
to keep a straight face, to keep one's face straight — ernst bleiben, das Gesicht nicht verziehen
straight left/right (Boxing) — gerade Linke/Rechte
2) (= clear) thinking klarto get things straight in one's mind — sich (dat) der Dinge klar werden
3) (= frank) answer, talking, question offen, direkt; piece of advice offen, ehrlich; denial, refusal direkt, ohne Umschweife; (= honest) person, dealings ehrlichto keep sb straight — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät (inf)
straight arrow ( US inf ) — biederer Mensch
to vote the straight ticket ( US Pol ) — seine Stimme einer einzigen Partei (dat) geben
to have a straight choice between... — nur die Wahl zwischen... haben
5) (= continuous) ununterbrochenfor the third straight day (US) —
our team had ten straight wins — unsere Mannschaft gewann zehnmal hintereinander or in ununterbrochener Folge
in straight sets/games (win) — ohne Satz-/Spielverlust; (lose) ohne Satz-/Spielgewinn, in aufeinanderfolgenden Sätzen/Spielen
if I give you a fiver, then we'll be straight (inf) — wenn ich dir einen Fünfer gebe, sind wir quitt
9) (DRUGS inf) clean (inf)2. adv1) hold, walk, fly, shoot, grow gerade; sit up, stand up aufrecht, gerade; hit genau; leap at, aim for direkt; above genau, direkt; across direktit went straight up in the air — es flog senkrecht in die Luft
to look straight ahead —
the airport is straight ahead —
he drove straight into a tree — er fuhr direkt or voll (inf) gegen einen Baum
2) (= directly) direkt3) (= immediately) sofortstraight away or off —
he said straight off that... — er sagte ohne Umschweife or sofort, dass...
4) (= clearly) think, see klar5) (= frankly) offen, rundheraus, ohne UmschweifeI'll give it to you straight, you're fired — ich sage es Ihnen rundheraus or ohne Umschweife, Sie sind entlassen
straight out (inf) — unverblümt (inf), rundheraus
to give or tell sb sth/it straight from the shoulder —
straight up, I got fifty quid for it (inf) — echt, ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt (inf)
I got fifty quid for it – straight up? (inf) — ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt – echt? (inf)
6) (THEAT) play, produce konventionell7) drink pur3. nto keep sb on the straight and narrow — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät
to stay on or keep to the straight and narrow — auf dem Pfad der Tugend bleiben
2) (= straight line) Gerade fto cut sth on the straight — etw gerade ( ab)schneiden; cloth etw am Faden(lauf) entlang schneiden
3) (inf: heterosexual) Hetero m (inf)* * *straight [streıt]A adj (adv straightly)1. gerade (Beine etc):straight hair glattes Haar;keep the car in a straight line die Spur halten;keep a straight face das Gesicht nicht verziehen, engS. ernst bleiben;in straight sets (Tennis etc) ohne Satzverlust;his third straight win SPORT sein dritter Sieg in (ununterbrochener Reihen)Folge3. in Ordnung, ordentlich:put straight in Ordnung bringen;put things straight Ordnung schaffen;put a few things straight einige Dinge klarstellen;set sb straight jemandem einen Zahn ziehen umg;4. a) offen, ehrlichb) ehrlich, reell (Geschäftsmann etc): → die2 15. anständig (Leben etc)6. umg zuverlässig, sicher (Tipp etc)7. geradlinig, folgerichtig (Denken etc)8. POL US hundertprozentig (Republikaner etc)9. pur:drink one’s whisky straightc) gewöhnlich, normal (Roman etc)11. WIRTSCH US mit festem Preis, ohne Mengenrabatt12. AUTO, TECH Reihen…:13. umg quitt:we’re straight14. sl spießig15. sla) hetero (heterosexuell)b) clean, sauber (nicht mehr drogenabhängig)B adv1. gerade(aus):2. richtig:I can’t think straight ich kann nicht (mehr) klar denken;get sb straight sl jemanden richtig verstehen3. direkt, gerade, gerade(s)wegs, unmittelbar:a) es ernst meinen,b) kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen;a) nur heraus mit der Wahrheit!,b) mir gegenüber brauchst du kein Blatt vor den Mund zu nehmen7. ohne Eis (Cocktail)8. straight up? Br umg echt?, ehrlich?C s1. Geradheit f:out of the straight krumm, schief2. SPORT (Gegen-, Ziel) Gerade f3. SPORT (Erfolgs-, Treffer- etc) Serie f6. sl Spießer(in)7. sla) Hetero mb) jemand, der clean ist* * *1. adjective1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischthave or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken
6) (successive) fortlaufendwin in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen
straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen
7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache
9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell10) (in good order, not askew)is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?
is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?
put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]
get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen
let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären
get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!
2. adverbput or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
1) (in a straight line) geradego straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen
2) (directly) geradewegscome straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen
straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus
3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtigI told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...
4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]5) (accurately) zielsicherhe can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher
6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]3. nounfinal or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die
* * *adj.direkt adj.gerade adj.geradewegs adj.rein adj.unmittelbar adj.unverfälscht adj. -
10 fancy
1. noun1) (taste, inclination)he has taken a fancy to a new car/her — ein neues Auto/sie hat es ihm angetan
take or catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen
2) (whim) Laune, die4) (faculty of imagining) Fantasie, die5) (mental image) Fantasievorstellung, die2. attributive adjectivejust a fancy — nur Einbildung
1) (ornamental) kunstvoll [Arbeit, Muster]fancy jewellery — Modeschmuck, der
2) (extravagant) stolz (ugs.)3. transitive verbfancy prices — gepfefferte Preise (ugs.)
1) (imagine) sich (Dat.) einbilden2) (coll.) in imper. as excl. of surprisefancy that! — sieh mal einer an!; also so etwas!
3) (suppose) glauben; denken..., I fancy —..., möchte ich meinen
4) (wish to have) mögenwhat do you fancy for dinner? — was hättest du gern zum Abendessen?
he fancies [the idea of] doing something — er würde etwas gern tun
do you think she fancies him? — glaubst du, sie mag ihn?
5) (coll.): (have high opinion of)fancy oneself as a singer — sich für einen [großen] Sänger halten
fancy one's/somebody's chances — seine/jemandes Chancen hoch einschätzen
* * *['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) die Vorliebe2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) die Phantasie3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) die Vorstellung2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) verziert3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) sich vorstellen2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied( that) you were angry.) sich einbilden•- academic.ru/26392/fanciful">fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *fan·cy[ˈfæn(t)si]I. vt<- ie->▪ sb fancies sth jdm gefällt etwI don't \fancy swimming in such dirty water in derart schmutzigem Wasser will [o möchte] ich nicht schwimmendo you \fancy a spin in my new car? ( fam) hast du Lust auf eine Spritztour in meinem neuen Wagen? famI'm not sure I \fancy the idea of going there ich weiß nicht, ob mir der Gedanke gefällt, dort hinzufahrento \fancy the prospect of doing sth von der Aussicht, etw zu tun, begeistert sein▪ to \fancy sb (find attractive) jdn attraktiv finden, auf jdn stehen fam; (be sexually attracted by) etw von jdm wollen famI always liked her without ever really \fancying her ich mochte sie immer, ohne dass ich je was von ihr wollte fam3. (be full of)4. (imagine as winner)to \fancy a horse/team/candidate ein Pferd/ein Team/einen Kandidaten favorisierenwho do you \fancy to win the Cup this year? wer, glaubst du, wird dieses Jahr den Cup gewinnen?5. (believe)to \fancy one's chances [of doing sth] sich dat Chancen ausrechnen [etw zu tun]to not \fancy sb's chances jdm keine großen Chancen gebenI didn't \fancy his chances of ever getting his novel published ich habe nicht daran geglaubt, dass er seinen Roman jemals veröffentlichen würde▪ to \fancy [that]... denken, dass...I fancied I saw something in the corner ich meinte, etwas in der Ecke gesehen zu habenshe fancies herself a rebel sie hält sich für eine RebellinDick fancies himself as a singer Dick bildet sich ein, ein großer Sänger zu seinI used to \fancy myself captaining a great ocean liner ich habe mir früher immer vorgestellt, einen großen Ozeandampfer zu steuernthere's rather more to this [than meets the eye], I \fancy ( dated) ich denke, da steckt mehr dahinter [als es auf den ersten Blick scheint]\fancy [that]! stell dir das [mal] vor!\fancy seeing you again! schön dich wiederzusehen!\fancy seeing you here! das ist aber eine Überraschung, dich hier zu sehen!, na, so was! du hier! fam\fancy you knowing old Ben! nicht zu fassen, dass du den alten Ben auch kennst!\fancy saying that to you of all people! [unglaublich,] dass man das ausgerechnet zu dir gesagt hat!II. nto have a \fancy for sth/sb eine Vorliebe für etw/jdn habento take a \fancy to sth/sb Gefallen an etw/jdm findenLaura's taken a \fancy to Japanese food Laura hat ihre Liebe zur japanischen Küche entdecktI've taken a \fancy to that old car of yours dein altes Auto hat es mir angetanto tickle sb's \fancy jdn reizenhe only comes when the \fancy takes him er kommt nur, wenn ihm gerade danach istto be no passing \fancy nicht nur eine vorübergehende Laune seinto have a \fancy that... so ein Gefühl haben, dass...these are just idle fancies of yours das sind nur so Grillen von dir famflight of \fancy Fantasterei f pejIII. adj1. (elaborate) decoration, frills aufwändig; pattern ausgefallen; hairdo kunstvoll; car schick; ( fig) talk geschwollen pejI wanted a simple black dress, nothing \fancy ich wollte ein einfaches schwarzes Kleid, nichts Ausgefallenesnever mind the \fancy phrases, just give us the facts reden Sie nicht lange drum herum, nennen Sie uns einfach die Fakten fam\fancy footwork FBALL gute Beinarbeit2. (whimsical) versponnen\fancy ideas Fantastereien pl pejdon't you go filling his head with \fancy ideas setz ihm keinen Floh ins Ohr famI keep away from the \fancy shops ich meide die teuren NobelgeschäfteEastbourne is a \fancy place Eastbourne ist ein teures Pflaster famto live in a \fancy area in einem Nobelviertel wohnen\fancy foods Delikatessen pl\fancy prices astronomische Preise\fancy article Modeartikel m6.* * *['fnsɪ]1. vt1)(= like, be attracted by)
I don't fancy a house in Glasgow — ich möchte kein Haus in Glasgow habenI didn't fancy that job/that party — die Stelle/die Party hat mich nicht gereizt
do you fancy a walk/steak/beer? — hast du Lust zu einem Spaziergang/auf ein Steak/auf ein Bier?
count me out, I don't fancy the idea — ohne mich, das ist nichts für mich
I don't fancy the idea, but I'll have to do it — ich habe gar keine Lust dazu, aber ich muss es ja wohl tun
I don't fancy THAT (idea)! —
he fancies his chances — er meint, er hätte Chancen
I don't fancy my chances of getting that job — ich rechne mir keine großen Chancen aus, die Stelle zu bekommen
a bit of what you fancy does you good — man muss sich auch mal was Gutes gönnen
2) (= imagine) meinen, sich (dat) einbilden; (= think) glaubenhe fancied he heard footsteps — er meinte, Schritte zu hören
I rather fancy he has gone out —
how long? – not long, I fancy — wie lange? – nicht lange, denke or glaube ich
3)fancy doing that! — so was(, das) zu tun!fancy him doing that! — nicht zu fassen, dass er das getan hat or tut!
(just) fancy! (inf) — (nein) so was!, denk mal an! (inf)
just fancy, he... (inf) — stell dir vor, er...
fancy seeing you here! — so was, Sie hier zu sehen!
fancy him winning! — wer hätte gedacht, dass er gewinnt!
2. vrvon sich eingenommen sein, sich für Wunder was halten (inf)he fancies himself as an actor/expert — er hält sich für einen (guten) Schauspieler/einen Experten
do you fancy yourself as a teacher? — kannst du dir dich als Lehrer vorstellen?
3. n1)he's taken a fancy to her/this car/the idea — sie/das Auto/die Idee hat es ihm angetan
to take or catch sb's fancy — jdn ansprechen, jdm gefallen
they took a fancy to go swimming — sie bekamen Lust, schwimmen zu gehen
just as the fancy takes me/you etc — ganz nach Lust und Laune
he only works when the fancy takes him — er arbeitet nur, wenn ihm gerade danach ist
2) no pl (= imagination) Fantasie f, Phantasie fthat was just his fancy — das hat er sich (dat) nur eingebildet
3)(= notion, whim)
I have a fancy that... — ich habe so ein Gefühl, dass...he had a sudden fancy to go to Spain — ihn überkam eine plötzliche Laune, nach Spanien zu fahren
4. adj (+er)1) (inf: elaborate) clothes, shoes ausgefallen; pattern, hairdo, manoeuvre kunstvoll; food, gadget raffiniert; word, language hochtrabendI want something fancy (when buying clothes) — ich möchte etwas Schickes or Ausgefallenes
how do you like our new computer? – very fancy! — wie gefällt dir unser neuer Computer? – sehr beeindruckend!
fancy trick — toller Trick (inf)
fancy footwork (Ftbl) — geschickte Beinarbeit; (in dancing) komplizierte Schritte pl; (fig) raffinierte Manöver pl
2) (often pej inf: smart) house, car, clothes, shop schick (inf); school, restaurant nobel, schick (inf)a fancy car — ein toller Schlitten (inf)
* * *fancy [ˈfænsı]A s1. Fantasie f:2. Idee f, plötzlicher Einfall:I have a fancy that … ich habe so eine Idee, dass …;when the fancy takes him wenn ihm danach ist3. Laune f, Grille f4. (bloße) Einbildung. it was only a fancy of mine ich habe es mir nur eingebildet5. (individueller) Geschmack7. (for) Neigung f (zu), Vorliebe f (für), (plötzliches) Gefallen (an dat), (lebhaftes) Interesse (an dat oder für):a) gernhaben (akk),b) Lust haben auf (akk);catch sb’s fancy jemandes Interesse erwecken, jemandem gefallen8. Tierzucht f (aus Liebhaberei)B adj1. Fantasie…, fantastisch, ausgefallen, übertrieben:fancy name Fantasiename m;fancy price Fantasie-, Liebhaberpreis m2. Mode…:3. Fantasie…, fantasievoll, ausgefallen, reich verziert, kunstvoll, bunt4. US Delikatess…, extrafein:fancy cakes feines Gebäck, Konditoreiware f5. aus einer Liebhaberzucht:C v/t1. sich jemanden oder etwas vorstellen:fancy him to be here stell dir vor, er wäre hier;fancy that!a) stell dir vor!, denk nur!,b) sieh mal einer an!, nanu!;fancy meeting you here komisch, dass ich Sie hier treffe;fancy her losing wer hätte gedacht, dass sie verliert2. annehmen, glauben ( beide:that dass)fancy o.s. (very important) sich sehr wichtig vorkommen;fancy o.s. (as) a great scientist sich für einen großen Wissenschaftler halten4. gernhaben oder gern mögen, angetan sein von:I don’t fancy this picture dieses Bild gefällt mir nicht;what do you fancy for breakfast? was möchtest oder hättest du gern zum Frühstück?5. Lust haben auf (akk):fancy doing sth Lust haben, etwas zu tun;I fancy going for a walk ich habe Lust, einen Spaziergang zu machen;I’d fancy an ice cream ich hätte Lust auf ein Eis6. Tiere, Pflanzen (aus Liebhaberei) züchten* * *1. noun1) (taste, inclination)he has taken a fancy to a new car/her — ein neues Auto/sie hat es ihm angetan
take or catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen
2) (whim) Laune, die4) (faculty of imagining) Fantasie, die5) (mental image) Fantasievorstellung, die2. attributive adjective1) (ornamental) kunstvoll [Arbeit, Muster]fancy jewellery — Modeschmuck, der
2) (extravagant) stolz (ugs.)3. transitive verbfancy prices — gepfefferte Preise (ugs.)
1) (imagine) sich (Dat.) einbilden2) (coll.) in imper. as excl. of surprisefancy meeting you here! — na, so etwas, Sie hier zu treffen!
fancy that! — sieh mal einer an!; also so etwas!
3) (suppose) glauben; denken..., I fancy —..., möchte ich meinen
4) (wish to have) mögenhe fancies [the idea of] doing something — er würde etwas gern tun
do you think she fancies him? — glaubst du, sie mag ihn?
5) (coll.): (have high opinion of)fancy oneself as a singer — sich für einen [großen] Sänger halten
fancy one's/somebody's chances — seine/jemandes Chancen hoch einschätzen
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adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) merecido•- justly- justness
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adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) exactamente2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exactamente3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) acabar de, ahora mismo, hace un momento4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) en este momento5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) justo, en el mismo instante/momento en que6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) a penas7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) sólamente8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) ¡pero!; de verdad9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolutamente•- just now
- just then
just1 adj justojust2 adv1. justo / exactamente2. justo3. por poco4. sólotr[ʤʌst]1 (fair) justo,-a2 (justifiable) fundado,-a, justificado,-a3 (deserved) merecido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get one's just desserts llevar su merecido————————tr[ʤʌst]1 (exactly) exactamente, precisamente, justo2 (only) solamente, sólo■ just a moment, please un momento, por favor■ no sugar for me, please, just milk no quiero azúcar, gracias, sólo leche■ don't worry, it's just a scratch! ¡no te preocupes, no es más que un rasguño!3 (barely) apenas, por poco4 (right now) en este momento5 (simply) sencillamente■ we could just stay here and wait for her pues, sencillamente podríamos quedarnos aquí y esperarla■ just shut up, will you? ¡cállese, por favor!1 acabar de + infin\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLjust about prácticamentejust as well menos maljust in case por si acasojust like that! ¡sin más!just then en ese momentojust the thing justo lo que hacía faltajust ['ʤʌst] adv1) exactly: justo, precisamente, exactamente2) possibly: posiblementeit just might work: tal vez resulte3) barely: justo, apenasjust in time: justo a tiempo4) only: sólo, solamente, nada másjust us: sólo nosotros5) quite: muy, simplementeit's just horrible!: ¡qué horrible!6)to have just (done something) : acabar de (hacer algo)he just called: acaba de llamarjust adj: justo♦ justly advadj.• debido, -a adj.• derecho, -a adj.• entero, -a adj.• equitativo, -a adj.• justiciero, -a adj.• justo, -a adj.• lícito, -a adj.• recto, -a adj.• sólo, -a adj.adv.• apenas adv.• casi no adv.• justamente adv.• justo adv.• no más que adv.• recién adv.• sólo adv.
I dʒʌstadjective <decision/person> justo
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1)a) ( in recent past)she's just left — se acaba de ir, recién se fue (AmL)
she'd only just finished — acababa de terminar, recién había terminado (AmL)
just recently I've begun to notice that... — últimamente he empezado a darme cuenta de que...
b) (now, at the moment)2)a) ( barely) justoI just missed him — no lo vi por poco or por apenas unos minutos
b) ( a little)just above the knee — justo or apenas encima de la rodilla
3)a) ( only) sóloI'll be with you in just a moment — enseguida or en un segundo estoy con usted
there's just one left — queda sólo uno, queda uno nomás (AmL)
just a moment, you're confusing two issues there — un momento: estás confundiendo dos problemas distintos
she was just three when her father died — tenía apenas or sólo tres años cuando murió su padre
would you like some more? - just a little, please — ¿quieres más? - bueno, un poquito
b) ( simply)that's just gossip — no son más que chismes, son puros chismes (fam)
they're just friends — no son más que amigos, sólo son amigos
just because he's famous doesn't mean he can be rude — (colloq) el hecho de que sea famoso no le da derecho a ser grosero
just follow the instructions on the packet — simplemente siga las instrucciones impresas en el paquete
4)a) (exactly, precisely)it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente or exactamente lo que quería
b) ( equally)the desserts were just as good as the rest of the meal — los postres estuvieron tan buenos como el resto de la comida
5) ( emphatic use)just leave it here — déjelo aquí, déjelo aquí nomás (AmL)
regret it? don't I just! — ¿que si me arrepiento? si me arrepentiré...!
just you wait, you little rascal! — ya vas a ver, bandido!
just go away, will you? — mira, vete, hazme el favor
6)a) ( giving explanation)it's just that... — lo que pasa es que...
b) ( indicating possibility)7)just about: I've just about finished now casi he terminado, prácticamente he terminado; did you get enough to eat? - just about — ¿te dieron bastante de comer? - más o menos
I [dʒʌst]1. ADJ1) (=fair) [person, system] justoas is only just — como es justo, como es de razón
2) (=deserved) [praise, reward] merecido; [punishment] apropiado, justo4) (=accurate) [account] correcto; [assessment] correcto, exacto2.NPL
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[dʒʌst]ADVERBa) (=at this moment) ahora mismoI'm just coming! — ¡ya voy!
"have some tea!" - "actually, I was just going" — -tómate un té -en realidad ya me iba
b) (=at that moment) justoc) (=recently, a moment ago)we were just talking about that — precisamente or ahora mismo estábamos hablando de eso
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it's just gone 10 o'clock — acaban de dar las diez•
to have just done sth — acabar de hacer algo•
it's just past 10 o'clock — acaban de dar las diezd) (in expressions specifying "when")•
just after I arrived — poco después de mi llegada•
just as I arrived — justo cuando yo llegabajust as it started to rain — justo cuando empezó a llover, en el momento en que empezó a llover
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just before I arrived — poco antes de mi llegada•
just when it was going well... — precisamente or justamente cuando iba bien...now 1., 6), recently, then 1., 1)•
"are you leaving?" - "not just yet" — -¿te vas? -aún or todavía no2) (=barely) por pocoI (only) just caught it — lo alcancé por un pelo, por poco lo pierdo
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we had just enough money — teníamos el dinero justo•
he missed the train, but only just — perdió el tren, pero por pocohe passed, but only just — aprobó pero por los pelos
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we arrived just in time — por poco no llegamos, llegamos justo a tiempo3) (=slightly)•
just over/ under two kilos — un poco más de/menos de dos kilosit's just over/under two kilos — pasa de/no llega a los dos kilos
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just to the left/right — un poco más a la izquierda/derecha4) (=exactly) justo, exactamenteit's just my size — es justo or exactamente mi talla
it's just the same — es justo or exactamente igual
just here/there — aquí/ahí mismo
just behind/in front of/next to etc — justo detrás/delante de/al lado de etc
it cost just (on) £20 — me costó veinte libras justas
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that's just it! — ¡ahí está! *, ¡esa es la cuestión!that's just like him, always late — es típico (de él), siempre llega tarde
they have their problems just like the rest of us — tienen sus problemas, exactamente igual que el resto de nosotros
I can't find £1,000 just like that — no puedo conseguir mil libras así sin más
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that's just the point! — ¡ahí está! *, ¡esa es la cuestión!•
he likes everything just so * — le gusta que todo esté perfecto•
it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente lo que queríathat's just what I thought — eso es justo or precisamente lo que pensé
just what did he say? — ¿qué dijo exactamente?
luck, right 1., 2)just what are you implying? — ¿qué es exactamente lo que estás insinuando?
5) (=only) solo, sólo, nomás (LAm)In the past the standard spelling for solo as an adverb was with an accent (sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.
they were just 15 when they got married — tenían solo or nada más 15 años cuando se casaron
he's just a lad — no es más que un chaval, es solo un chaval
don't take any notice of her, she's just jealous — no le hagas ni caso, lo que está es celosa or lo que pasa es que está celosa
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it's just around the corner — está a la vuelta de la esquina•
I just asked! — hum ¡preguntaba nada más!•
just a few — solo unos pocos, unos pocos nada más•
just a little — solo un poco, un poco nada más•
just once — una vez nada más, solamente or solo una vez•
it's just over there — está ahí mismo•
he's just teasing — solo está bromeando, está bromeando, nada más•
just this once — solo esta vez•
we went just to see the museum — fuimos solo para ver el museo•
just the two of us — los dos solos, solo nosotros dosfriend, note 1., 3)•
I just wanted to say that... — solo quería decir que...6) (=simply) sencillamenteI'm just phoning to remind you that... — solo llamo para recordarte que...
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it's just that I don't like it — lo que pasa es que no me gustabecause 1., imagine 2), wonder 2.•
I just thought that you would like it — yo pensé que te gustaría7) (=specially) solo, sólo•
I did it just for you — lo hice solo por ti8) (=conceivably)it's an old trick, but it could just work — es un viejo truco, pero puede que funcione
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just as — tan10) (in imperatives)•
just let me get my hands on him! * — ¡cómo lo coja!, ¡con que lo agarre! (LAm)•
just listen to that rain! — ¡escucha or fíjate cómo llueve!just listen a minute, will you? — ¡escúchame un momento!, ¿quieres?
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just look at this mess! — ¡fíjate qué desorden!•
just wait a minute! — ¡espera un momento!just you wait, he'll come sure enough — (reassuringly) espera hombre, ya verás cómo viene
just (you) wait until I tell your father — (threateningly) ya verás cuando se lo cuente a tu padre, espera (nomás (LAm)) a que se lo cuente a tu padre
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just you do! * —•
just you try it! * —•
just you dare! * — ¡inténtalo si te atreves!11) (emphatic)"that dress is awful" - "isn't it just?" * — -ese vestido es francamente horrible -¡y tanto!
plain 1., 3)•
it's just perfect! — ¡es absolutamente perfecto!•
I can just hear the roars of laughter — me puedo imaginar muy bien or perfectamente las carcajadas•
I can just imagine her reaction — me imagino muy bien or perfectamente su reacción•
I can just see her face if I told her — me puedo imaginar muy bien or perfectamente la cara que pondría si se lo dijese•
just about, I've just about finished this work — estoy a punto de terminar este trabajoI think that it was just about here that I saw him — creo que yo estaba más o menos aquí cuando lo vi
I've just about had enough of this noise! * — ¡estoy ya más que harto de este ruido!
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come just as you are — ven tal como estásjust as I thought! — ¡ya me lo figuraba or imaginaba!, ¡lo que yo me figuraba or imaginaba!
just in case it rains — por si acaso llueve, por si llueve
I've prepared some extra food, just in case — he preparado comida de más, por si las moscas * or por si acaso
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just a minute!, just one moment! — (=coming) ¡un momento, por favor!, ¡voy!just a minute, I don't know if I agree with that... — un momento, no sé si estoy de acuerdo con eso...
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just the same, I'd rather... — de todas formas, prefiero...•
that's just too bad! — iro ¡qué lástima!, ¡qué mala pata! *happen, soonI wasn't expecting much, which was just as well — no esperaba mucho, y menos mal
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I [dʒʌst]adjective <decision/person> justo
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1)a) ( in recent past)she's just left — se acaba de ir, recién se fue (AmL)
she'd only just finished — acababa de terminar, recién había terminado (AmL)
just recently I've begun to notice that... — últimamente he empezado a darme cuenta de que...
b) (now, at the moment)2)a) ( barely) justoI just missed him — no lo vi por poco or por apenas unos minutos
b) ( a little)just above the knee — justo or apenas encima de la rodilla
3)a) ( only) sóloI'll be with you in just a moment — enseguida or en un segundo estoy con usted
there's just one left — queda sólo uno, queda uno nomás (AmL)
just a moment, you're confusing two issues there — un momento: estás confundiendo dos problemas distintos
she was just three when her father died — tenía apenas or sólo tres años cuando murió su padre
would you like some more? - just a little, please — ¿quieres más? - bueno, un poquito
b) ( simply)that's just gossip — no son más que chismes, son puros chismes (fam)
they're just friends — no son más que amigos, sólo son amigos
just because he's famous doesn't mean he can be rude — (colloq) el hecho de que sea famoso no le da derecho a ser grosero
just follow the instructions on the packet — simplemente siga las instrucciones impresas en el paquete
4)a) (exactly, precisely)it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente or exactamente lo que quería
b) ( equally)the desserts were just as good as the rest of the meal — los postres estuvieron tan buenos como el resto de la comida
5) ( emphatic use)just leave it here — déjelo aquí, déjelo aquí nomás (AmL)
regret it? don't I just! — ¿que si me arrepiento? si me arrepentiré...!
just you wait, you little rascal! — ya vas a ver, bandido!
just go away, will you? — mira, vete, hazme el favor
6)a) ( giving explanation)it's just that... — lo que pasa es que...
b) ( indicating possibility)7)just about: I've just about finished now casi he terminado, prácticamente he terminado; did you get enough to eat? - just about — ¿te dieron bastante de comer? - más o menos
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fancy [ˈfænsɪ]1. nouna. ( = whim) caprice mb. ( = liking) to take a fancy to sth prendre goût à qchc. ( = fantasy) imagination fa. ( = want) avoir envie de ; ( = like) aimer• do you fancy going for a walk? as-tu envie d'aller faire une promenade ?• do you fancy a drink? ça vous dirait de prendre un verre ?b. ( = imagine) s'imaginer ; ( = rather think) croire• fancy that! (inf) voyez-vous ça !• fancy anyone doing that! les gens font de ces choses !• fancy seeing you here! (inf) tiens ! vous ici !• fancy him winning! (inf) qui aurait cru qu'il allait gagner !3. adjective• good plain food, nothing fancy de la nourriture simple, sans chichisc. [word, language] recherchéd. ( = high-quality) de luxe4. compounds* * *['fænsɪ] 1.1) ( liking)to catch ou take somebody's fancy — [object] faire envie à quelqu'un
he had taken her fancy — ( sexually) il lui avait tapé dans l'œil (colloq); gen il lui plaisait bien
to take a fancy to somebody — ( sexually) GB s'enticher de quelqu'un; gen s'attacher à quelqu'un
2) ( whim) caprice mas/when the fancy takes me — comme/quand ça me prend
3) ( fantasy) imagination f2.1) ( elaborate) [lighting, equipment] sophistiqué; [food] de luxe; [paper, box] fantaisie inv; Zoology [breed] d'agrémentnothing fancy — ( meal) rien de spécial
2) (colloq) péj ( pretentious) [hotel, restaurant] de luxe; [price] exorbitant; [name] tordu; [clothes] chic3.transitive verb1) (colloq) ( want) avoir (bien) envie de [food, drink, object]do you fancy going to the cinema? — ça te dirait (colloq) d'aller au cinéma?
2) (colloq) GB ( feel attracted to)3) ( expressing surprise)fancy seeing you here! — (colloq) tiens donc, toi ici?
fancy that! — (colloq) pas possible! (colloq)
5) Sport voir [quelqu'un/quelque chose] gagnant [athlete, horse]4.reflexive verb (colloq) péj5.she fancies herself in that hat — elle n'arrête pas de frimer (colloq) avec ce chapeau
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13 pretty
1. n прелестьmy pretty! — мой милый!; моя милая!; моя прелесть!
2. n обыкн. красивая вещь; украшение3. n красивая одежда; изящное бельёa house seated in a pretty garden — дом, расположенный в красивом саду
4. n амер. безделушка; игрушка, хорошенькая вещицаto be sure, she is pretty — она, конечно, хорошенькая
5. n верхняя часть бокала или стакана6. a милый, прелестный; привлекательный7. a хорошенький; симпатичный8. a приятный, хороший9. a ирон. хорошенький, весёленький10. a разг. значительный, изрядный11. a шотл. храбрый, сильный12. adv довольно, достаточно; в значительной степениpretty much — очень, в значительной степени; почти
Синонимический ряд:1. appealing (adj.) alluring; appealing; bewitching; captivating; charming; enchanting; engaging; enticing; entrancing; fascinating; fetching; magnetic; prepossessing; sweet; tempting; winning2. beautiful (adj.) attractive; beauteous; beautiful; comely; good-looking; gorgeous; handsome; lovely; pulchritudinous; ravishing; stunning; well-favored; winsome3. bonny (adj.) bonny; cute; fair4. considerable (adj.) ample; considerable; large; notable; sizeable5. fairly (adj.) fairly; moderately; rather; somewhat; tolerably6. pleasant (adj.) cheerful; delightful; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; pleasing; splendid7. quite (adj.) quite; really; very8. skillful (adj.) adroit; clever; good; skillful; wicked; workmanlike; workmanly9. somewhat (other) acceptably; adequately; fairly; kind of; moderately; more or less; passably; rather; ratherish; some; something; somewhat; sort of; to some extent; tolerablyАнтонимический ряд:completely; grotesque; plain; ugly; unpleasant -
14 fancy
'fænsi 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.)2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.)3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.)2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) pyntet, dekorert, meget kunstferdig3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) (kunne) like, ha lyst på2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) forestille/innbille/tenke seg3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) forelske seg i, legge sin elsk på•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy Isubst. \/ˈfænsɪ\/1) fantasi, innbilningskraft, forestillingsevne2) fantasi(bilde), forestilling, drøm, innbilninghørte jeg noen, eller var det bare en innbilning?• I have a fancy that...jeg kjenner det på meg at...3) innfall, (flyktig) idé, nykke, lune, grille• don't take him too seriously, it's only a passing fancy4) lyst, tilbøyelighet, forkjærlighet, hang, smak5) forelskelse, svermeri6) sans, smak7) oppdrett (av rasedyr)8) ( også fancy cake) forklaring: liten kake eller kjeks med glasur, pyntet kakeas the fancy takes one eller where the fancy takes one alt etter ens eget forgodtbefinnendecatch someone's fancy eller strike someone's fancy eller take someone's fancy eller tickle someone's fancy tiltrekke noen, falle noen i smak, gi noen lyst tilcatch the fancy of eller strike the fancy of eller take the fancy of eller tickle the fancy of slå an hos, tiltalehave a fancy for something synes om noe, være svak for noe, sverme for noepassing fancies småforelskelsersuit somebody's fancy falle i noens smaktake a fancy to bli forelsket i, fatte interesse for, få lyst til å ha, legge sin elsk påtea fancies konditorkakerthe fancy kjennerne, vennene(spesielt bokseinteresserte)sporten (spesielt boksing)IIverb \/ˈfænsɪ\/1) forestille seg, tenke seg, danne seg et bilde av, tenke seg til at, se for seg• can you fancy me as an actor?2) innbille seg, tro, være tilbøyelig til å tro, formode, anta3) ( hverdagslig) være stolt av4) (britisk, hverdagslig) like, være forelsket i, synes om, ha lyst på5) (kunne) like, ha lyst til, være med på, fatte interesse for6) ønske seg, ville ha• what do you fancy for your dinner? Is there anything you fancy?7) drive frem, ale opp (for å få frem visse egenskaper)fancy oneself ha høye tanker om seg selv, tro at man er noejust fancy! eller fancy that! tenke seg til!, tenk bare!, nei, tenk det!• fancy his believing it!IIIadj.1) pyntet, dekorert, (ut)smykket, pynte-2) kunstnerlig fremstilt, sirlig utformet, kunstferdig, kunst-3) ( om tøy) mønstret, broket, kulørt4) ( om blomst) mangefarget, flerfarget5) fin, pen, stilig, moteriktig, mote-hun hadde på seg en kort, moteriktig kjole6) forklaring: noe som er ment å gjøre inntrykk7) fantastisk, lunefull, vilkårlig8) av høyeste kvalitet, spesielt utvalgt, luksus9) ( gammeldags) fantasi-, laget etter fantasien10) favoritt-11) rase-, oppalt-, oppdrettet, oppdretts-fancy ball maskerade(ball), kostymeball, karnevalfancy cake kake med pynt, konditorkakefancy dog rasehundfancy farm gård for oppdrett av rasedyr (hunder, duer e.l.)fancy material mønstret tøy, fint tøyfancy paper luksuspapirfancy price fantasipris, ublu prisfancy rent enorm leiefancy stocks (amer.) (usikre) spekulasjonspapirer -
15 straight
[streɪt] nPHRASES:1) ( without curve) gerade; back, nose gerade; hair glatt; skirt gerade geschnitten; line gerade; road, row, furrow [schnur]gerade;is my tie \straight? sitzt mein Schlips richtig?;the picture isn't \straight das Bild hängt schief;he landed a \straight punch to the face sein Hieb landete geradewegs im Gesicht;( honest) grundehrlich, absolut ehrlich( honest) ehrlich;I think we better do a bit of \straight talking ich finde, wir sollten einmal ganz offen miteinander reden;to be \straight with sb aufrichtig [o ehrlich] mit jdm sein;a \straight answer eine offene [und ehrliche] Antwort;to do \straight dealings with sb mit jdm offen und ehrlich verhandeln;to go \straight ( fam) keine krummen Sachen machen ( fam), sich dat nichts zu Schulden kommen lassenhe looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus5) ( plain) einfach;( undiluted) pur;vodka \straight Wodka m pur\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung7) (clear, uncomplicated) klar;well done, Tim, that was \straight thinking gut gemacht, Tim, da hast du wirklich scharf überlegt;just give me a \straight yes or no sag doch ganz einfach ja oder nein!;we both liked each other's jumpers, so we did a \straight swap uns gefiel jeweils der Pullover des anderen und da haben wir einfach getauscht;\straight answer eindeutige Antwort;( in exams)\straight A's glatte Einser;he's a \straight A candidate er ist ein Einserkandidatthe team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen;the \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linie;( not laughing) ernst;( traditional) traditionell, konventionell;there's a lot of \straight theatre at the festival beim Festival wird viel Althergebrachtes geboten;to keep a \straight face [or one's face \straight] ernst bleiben;to be \straight quitt sein ( fam)( clarified) geklärt;to put things \straight ( tidy) Ordnung schaffen;let's get this \straight, you need £500 tomorrow or else... stellen wir einmal klar: entweder du hast bis morgen 500 Pfund, oder...;and get this \straight, I'm not lending you any more money damit das klar ist: ich leihe dir keine müde Mark mehr;1) ( in a line) gerade[aus];go \straight along this road folgen Sie immer dieser Straße;he drove \straight into the tree er fuhr frontal gegen den Baum;the village lay \straight ahead of us das Dorf lag genau vor uns;after a couple of gins, I was having difficulty walking \straight nach ein paar Gins konnte ich kaum noch gerade gehen;the dog seemed to be coming \straight at me der Hund schien direkt auf mich zuzukommen;the arrow went \straight through the canvas der Pfeil ging glatt durch die Leinwand;she told me to go \straight ahead with designing the dress sie befahl mir, auf der Stelle mit dem Entwerfen des Kleides anzufangen;to look \straight ahead geradeaus schauenshall we go \straight to the party or stop off at a pub first? sollen wir gleich zur Party fahren oder schauen wir zuerst in einer Kneipe vorbei?;to look sb \straight in the eye jdm direkt in die Augen sehenI got home and went \straight to bed ich kam nach Hause und ging sofort schlafen;we've got to leave \straight away wir müssen unverzüglich aufbrechen;she said \straight off [or away] that she had no time on Friday sie sagte von vornherein, dass sie am Freitag keine Zeit habe;to get \straight to the point sofort [o ohne Umschweife] zur Sache kommentell me \straight, would you rather we didn't go out tonight? nun sag mal ganz ehrlich, wäre es dir lieber, wenn wir heute Abend nicht weggingen?;I told him \straight that I didn't like his tie ich sagte ihm geradeheraus, dass mir seine Krawatte nicht gefiele;\straight up, I only paid £20 for the fridge für den Kühlschrank habe ich echt nur 20 Pfund bezahlt5) ( clearly) klar;after five glasses of wine I couldn't see \straight nach fünf Gläsern Wein konnte ich nicht mehr richtig sehen;I'm so tired I can't think \straight any more ich bin so müde, dass ich nicht mehr klar denken kann -
16 day
[deı] n1. 1) деньevery day - каждый день; что ни день
any day - а) в любой день; в любое время; б) со дня на день [см. тж. ♢ ]
every other /second/ day, day about - через день
twice a day - два раза в день, дважды на дню
all day - весь день [ср. тж. ♢ ]
all (the) day long - день-деньской, с утра до вечера, весь день напролёт
day and night, night and day - а) день и ночь; б) круглосуточно
between two days - амер. ночью
the day before yesterday - третьего дня, позавчера
a few days ago /before/ - несколько дней назад
day after day, day by day, day in and day out - день за днём, изо дня в день
day out - а) день, проведённый вне дома; б) свободный день прислуги
day of rest, day off - выходной день
2) день, дневное времяparting day - время перед заходом солнца; день, склоняющийся к закату
broad day - день, днём
at day - на рассвете, на заре
before day - затемно, до рассвета
by day - днём [ср. тж. 3)]
break of day - рассвет; восход солнца
the day breaks /dawns/ - заря занимается
3) рабочий день(to work) by the day - (работать) подённо [ср. тж. 2)]
4) определённый день, определённое число; (календарная) датаthe /this/ day - диал. сегодня
(on) this [that] day - в этот [тот] день
this day week [fortnight] - (в тот же день) через неделю [через две недели]
till /up to/ this day - до этого /сегодняшнего/ дня
from this day on /forth/ - с этого дня, начиная с этого дня
to fix /to set/ a day - назначить день
days in court - юр. дни судебных заседаний
2. день, сутки, двадцать четыре часаsolar /astronomical/ day - солнечные /астрономические/ сутки
civil /legal/ day - гражданские сутки
lunar day - а) лунный день; б) лунные сутки
day's allowance - суточная дача /норма/
day of fire - воен. суточный расход боеприпасов, боекомплект
3. решающий день; битва, сражениеto carry /to win, to get/ the day - одержать победу, выиграть битву; взять верх
to lose the day - проиграть сражение, потерпеть поражение
to save the day - а) успешно закончить неудачно начатый бой; б) спасти положение
the day is ours - победа за нами; наша взяла
the day is against us - мы проиграли битву; всё кончено, наше дело - табак
a fair day - уст. победа в бою
4. часто pl1) время, эра, эпохаmen and women of the day - люди /мужчины и женщины/ того или нашего времени
(in /at/) these [those] days - (в) эти [те] дни
(in) these latter days, (in) our own day - (в) наши дни, (в) наше время
(in) the day(s) of Shakespeare, (in) Shakespeare's day(s) - (во) времена /(в) эпоху/ Шекспира
at the present day - в наши дни, в настоящее время
in days to come - в будущем; в грядущем
in the days of old, in olden days, in days gone by - в былые времена; во время оно
2) период, срок, пораsome day - когда-нибудь; в ближайшее время; в недалёком будущем
(up) to the present day - до настоящего времени, и по сию пору
at some future day - а) в будущем; б) как-нибудь на днях
days of grace - ком. льготный срок
lay days - ком. срок погрузки и разгрузки судов
5. 1) обыкн. pl дни жизни, жизньbetter days - лучшие дни жизни, лучшая пора
till /to/ one's dying day - до конца дней своих
to close /to end/ one's days - окончить дни свои, умереть
the horse worked its /his/ days out - лошадь отжила своё
2) определённый период жизни, пораhe was a great singer in his day - когда-то /в своё время/ он был великолепным певцом
I read much in my day - было время, когда я много читал, в своё время я много читал
6. пора расцвета, процветанияone's day is gone /done/ - счастливая пора окончилась
7. геол. дневной пласт, дневная поверхность8. астр. период оборота небесного телаthe moon's day - сидерический /звёздный/ месяц
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Day of Doom /Judgement, Wrath, Reckoning/ - рел. судный день, день страшного судаAll Fools' day, April Fool's day - 1-е апреля ( день шутливых обманов)
one day - а) однажды, как-то раз; в один прекрасный день ( в сказках); б) в ближайшие дни
the other day - не так давно, на днях
good day! - а) добрый день!; б) до свидания
cap and feather days - дни детства, детство
any day - бесспорно, несомненно [см. тж.1, 1)]
black-letter day - будний /обычный/ день
red-letter day - а) праздник; табельный день; б) счастливый /памятный/ день
of a day - мимолётный, недолговечный
all day with smb. - амер. гиблое дело, «крышка» [ср. тж. 1, 1)]
(to be) on the /one's/ day - (быть) в ударе
she is fifty [forty, sixty] if she is a day - ей все пятьдесят [сорок, шестьдесят]
to keep one's day - быть пунктуальным, являться вовремя
let's /we'll/ call it a day - кончим на этом; на сегодня довольно
a fine day for the young ducks - шутл. дождь идёт - уткам раздолье; дождливый день
to praise a fair day at night - хвалить что-л. с опозданием
to name smb. [smth.] in /on/ the same day - ставить кого-л. [что-л.] на одну доску
clear /plain/ as day - ясно как день
as the day is long - исключительно, на редкость
that will be the day! - вряд ли на это можно рассчитывать; это маловероятно
every day is not Sunday - посл. ≅ не всё коту масленица; не каждый день праздник бывает
drunken days have all their tomorrow - посл. ≅ пьяный скачет, а проспался - плачет
sufficient for /unto/ the day is the evil thereof - библ. довлеет дневи злоба его
every dog has his /it's/ day - посл. ≅ у всякого бывает полоса удачи
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17 manoeuvre
1.(Brit.)noun1) (Mil., Navy) Manöver, dasbe/go on manoeuvres — im Manöver sein/ins Manöver ziehen od. rücken
2. transitive verbroom for manoeuvre — (fig.) Spielraum, der
1) (Mil., Navy) führen; dirigieren2) (bring by manoeuvres) manövrieren; bugsieren (ugs.) [Sperriges]manoeuvre somebody/oneself/something into a good position — (fig.) jemanden/sich/etwas in eine gute Position manövrieren
3) (manipulate) beeinflussen3. intransitive verbmanoeuvre somebody into doing something — jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun
1) (Mil., Navy) [ein] Manöver durchführenroom to manoeuvre — Platz zum Manövrieren; (fig.) Spielraum, der
* * *[mə'nu:və] 1. noun1) (a planned movement (of troops, ships, aircraft, vehicles etc): Can you perform all the manoeuvres required by the driving test?) das Manöver2) (a skilful or cunning plan or action: His appointment was the result of many cunning manoeuvres.) der Schachzug2. verb(to (cause to) perform manoeuvres: She had difficulty manoeuvring her car into the narrow space.) manövrieren* * *ma·noeu·vre, AM ma·neu·ver[məˈnu:vəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. narmy \manoeuvres Truppenübungen plon \manoeuvres im Manöver3. no plto not allow sb much room for \manoeuvre jdm keinen großen Spielraum lassento have room [or scope] for \manoeuvre Spielraum habenII. vt1. (move)▪ to \manoeuvre sth somewhere etw irgendwohin manövrierento \manoeuvre a trolley einen Einkaufswagen lenken2. (pressure sb)to \manoeuvre sb into a compromise jdn geschickt zu einem Kompromiss zwingenthey \manoeuvred her into resigning sie brachten sie dazu zurückzutretenIII. vi1. (move) manövrierenroom to \manoeuvre Spielraum m2. (scheme) taktieren* * *(US) [mə'nuːvə(r)]1. nthe troops were out on manoeuvres — die Truppen befanden sich im Manöver
2. vtmanövrierenhe manoeuvred his troops out onto the plain — er dirigierte or führte seine Truppen hinaus auf die Ebene
to manoeuvre a gun into position — ein Geschütz in Stellung bringen
to manoeuvre sb into doing sth — jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun
he manoeuvred his brother into a top job — er manövrierte or lancierte seinen Bruder in eine Spitzenposition
3. vimanövrieren; (MIL) (ein) Manöver durchführento manoeuvre for position (lit, fig) — sich in eine günstige Position manövrieren
room to manoeuvre — Spielraum m, Manövrierfähigkeit f
* * *A s1. SCHIFF, MIL Manöver n:a) taktische (Truppen- oder Flotten) Bewegung:be on maneuvers im Manöver sein;2. (Hand-)Griff m, Bewegung f3. fig Manöver n, Schachzug m, List fB v/i1. SCHIFF, MIL manövrieren2. fig manövrieren, lavieren, geschickt zu Werke gehenC v/t manövrieren (auch fig):maneuver sb into sth jemanden in etwas hineinmanövrieren oder -lotsenmanoeuvrability, manoeuvrable, manoeuvre, manoeuvrer besonders Br für academic.ru/44981/maneuverability">maneuverability etc* * *1.(Brit.)noun1) (Mil., Navy) Manöver, dasbe/go on manoeuvres — im Manöver sein/ins Manöver ziehen od. rücken
2) (deceptive movement, scheme; also of vehicle, aircraft) Manöver, das2. transitive verbroom for manoeuvre — (fig.) Spielraum, der
1) (Mil., Navy) führen; dirigieren2) (bring by manoeuvres) manövrieren; bugsieren (ugs.) [Sperriges]manoeuvre somebody/oneself/something into a good position — (fig.) jemanden/sich/etwas in eine gute Position manövrieren
3) (manipulate) beeinflussen3. intransitive verbmanoeuvre somebody into doing something — jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun
1) (Mil., Navy) [ein] Manöver durchführen2) (move, scheme) manövrierenroom to manoeuvre — Platz zum Manövrieren; (fig.) Spielraum, der
* * *n.Manöver - n. v.manövrieren v. -
18 find
[faind] v գտնել, հայտնաբերել. find a mistake/ solution/one’s way սխալ/լուծում/ելքը գտնել. find a fault բծախնդրություն ցուցա բերել. find guilty մեղավոր ճանաչել. find the value of X մաթ. իքսի արժեքը գտնել. We found some ancient manusripts/old stones Մենք հայտնաբերեցինք որոշ հնամենի ձե ռագրեր և հին քարեր. She’s never to be found at office Նրան երբեք չի կարելի հիմնարկում բռնեցնել. We found no one in Ոչ ոքի տանը չբռնեցրինք. find oneself իր կոչումը գտնել. (համարել) find it impossible/necessary/reasonable անհնարին/ան հրա ժեշտ/խոհեմ, խելացի հա մարել. (գտն վել) find oneself far from home/in a rather difficult position տնից հեռու գտնվել, բավական դժվարին կացության մեջ ընկնել. You’ll find I’m right Կտեսնես, որ ես ճիշտ եմ. find smn well մեկին քաջառողջ տեսնել. find for the plain tiff/ defendant իրավ. որոշել հայց վորի/պա տաս խա նողի օգտին. find out իմանալ, պարզել. find out where իմանալ որտեղ է. find smb out մեր կացնել, դիմա կազերծ անել
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