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41 براعة
بَرَاعَة \ cleverness: the quality of being clever. excellence: high quality. ingenuity: being ingenious: The prisoner’s ingenuity enabled him to make his escape. know-how: knowledge gained by experience. proficiency: being proficient. skill: the ability to do sth. well; a particular kind of ability: Skill can be gained by practice. An artist has natural skill. tact: skill in doing or saying the right thing at the right moment, so that one does not hurt other people’s feelings: When the doctor told him that his son was dead, she used a lot of tact. \ See Also إبداع (إِبْداع)، تفوق (تَفَوّق)، كفاءة (كَفاءة)، لباقة (لَبَاقة)، مهارة( مهارة) \ بَرَاعَة فَنِّيَّة \ technique: the art of doing sth. skilfully: the technique of photography; a musician’s technique. \ بَرَاعَة في التَّخْطيط \ strategy: the art of planning the movement of one’s armed forces in war; skilful planning for any struggle. \ بَرَاعَة في تَنْفيذ الخطط \ tactics: clever ways of putting one’s plans into effect (compared with strategy which concerns making the plans earlier). \ بَرَاعَة في العَمَل \ workmanship: the skill of a workman, as shown in the quality of his work. \ بَرَاعَة مُكْتَسَبَة \ accomplishment: skill in a social art: Playing the violin was one of her many accomplishments. -
42 continuar
v.1 to continue, to go on, to carry on with.los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went or continued on their waycontinuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do somethingcontinúa lloviendo it's still rainingtodavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the companycontinuará to be continued (historia, programa)El suplicio continuó The torture continued.María continuó el trabajo de Ricardo Mary continued John's work.Me continúa el dolor My pain persists=continues.2 to keep on, to continue to.Yo continúo estudiando I keep on studying.3 to continue to be.* * *1 (proseguir) to continue, carry on1 (permanecer, durar) to continue, go on1 (extenderse) to extend, run\'Continuará' (capítulos, episodios, etc) "To be continued"* * *verbto continue, go on* * *1.VT to continuecontinuaremos la clase mañana — we will go on with o continue the lesson tomorrow
continuó su vida como antes — he went on with o continued with his life as before
2. VI1) [historia, espectáculo, guerra] to continue, go onla búsqueda continuó durante toda la noche — the search continued o went on all night
continúe, por favor — please continue, please go on
"continuará" — "to be continued"
pase lo que pase, la vida continúa — come what may, life goes on
2) [en una situación]la puerta continúa cerrada — the door is still shut, the door remains shut frm
continúa muy grave — she is still in a critical condition, she remains in a critical condition frm
continúa en el mismo puesto de trabajo — she is still in the same post, she remains in the same post frm
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continuar con algo — to continue with sth, go on with sthcontinuó con su trabajo — he continued with o went on with his work
continuar con salud — to be still in good health, remain in good health frm
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continuar haciendo algo, continuó leyendo — she continued to read o reading, she went on readingla policía continuará investigando el caso — the police are to continue o go on investigating the case
a pesar de todo, continúa diciendo lo que piensa — in spite of everything, she continues to speak her mind o she still speaks her mind
en cualquier caso continúo siendo optimista — in any case, I remain optimistic o I am still optimistic
3) [camino, carretera] to continue, go on, carry onel camino continúa hasta la costa — the road continues o goes on o carries on (all the way) to the coast
* * *1.verbo transitivo to continue2.continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
continuar via) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continuesi las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this
continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...
b) carretera to continue3.continuarse v pron (frml) to continue* * *= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.Ex. Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.Ex. Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex. If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.Ex. This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex. I think we'd better push on to the next topic.Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex. In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.Ex. In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex. Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex. I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.----* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.* continuar al lado de = stand by.* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.* continuar avanzando = press on.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.* continuar diciendo = go on.* continuar en = overflow on.* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.* continuar implacablemente = march on.* continuar inexorablemente = march on.* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.* continuar leyendo = read on.* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.* continuar siendo = remain.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.* continuar viviendo = live on.* continuar vivo = live on.* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* * *1.verbo transitivo to continue2.continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
continuar via) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continuesi las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this
continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...
b) carretera to continue3.continuarse v pron (frml) to continue* * *= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.Ex: Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.
Ex: Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex: If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.Ex: This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex: I think we'd better push on to the next topic.Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex: In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.Ex: In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex: Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex: I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.* continuar al lado de = stand by.* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.* continuar avanzando = press on.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.* continuar diciendo = go on.* continuar en = overflow on.* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.* continuar implacablemente = march on.* continuar inexorablemente = march on.* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.* continuar leyendo = read on.* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.* continuar siendo = remain.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.* continuar viviendo = live on.* continuar vivo = live on.* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* * *vtto continueva a continuar sus estudios en el extranjero she's going to continue her studies abroadcontinuó su vida como si nada hubiera pasado he went on with o continued with his life as if nothing had happenedsus discípulos continuaron su obra her disciples carried on o continued her workcontinuemos la marcha let's go on o carry on—y eso sería un desastre —continuó and that would be catastrophic, he went on o continued■ continuarvi1 «guerra/espectáculo/vida» to continuesi las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this[ S ] continuará to be continuedla película continúa en cartelera the movie is still showingcontinúe la defensa (counsel for) the defense may continuecontinuar CON algo to continue WITH sthno pudieron continuar con el trabajo they couldn't continue (with) o go on with the workcontinuar + GER:su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak conditioncontinúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statementsi continúas comportándote así if you continue to behave o go on behaving like thiscontinuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …, she continued by saying that …2 «carretera» to continuela carretera continúa hasta la parte alta de la montaña the road continues (on) to the top of the mountain, the road goes on up to the top of the mountain( frml); to continueel camino se continúa en un angosto sendero the road continues as a narrow pathsu obra se continuó en la labor de sus discípulos his work was continued in the labor of his disciples* * *
continuar ( conjugate continuar) verbo transitivo
to continue
verbo intransitivo [guerra/espectáculo/vida] to continue;◊ si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this;
( on signs) continuará to be continued;
continuar con algo to continue with sth;
continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …
continuar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to continue, carry on (with)
2 (seguir en un lugar) continúa viviendo en Brasil, he's still living in Brazil
3 (seguir sucediendo) continúa lloviendo, it is still raining
(una película) continuará, to be continued ➣ Ver nota en continue
' continuar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incapaz
- perdurar
- seguir
English:
carry on
- continue
- go ahead
- go on
- keep
- keep on
- keep up
- remain
- resume
- carry
- go
- hold
- move
- proceed
- pursue
- take
- wear
* * *♦ vtto continue, to carry on with;los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went o continued on their way;continuarán el partido suspendido mañana the abandoned match will be continued tomorrow♦ vito continue, to go on;continuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do sth;continúa lloviendo it's still raining;¿continúas viviendo en Brasil? are you still living in Brazil?, do you still live in Brazil?;continuamos trabajando en el mismo proyecto we are still working on the same project;continúan con el proyecto they are carrying on with o continuing with the project;todavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the company;continúen en sus puestos hasta nueva orden stay at your posts until you receive fresh orders;continuará [historia, programa] to be continued;la finca continúa hasta el río the farm extends as far as the river;el camino continúa por la costa the road continues o carries on along the coast* * *I v/t continueII v/i continue;continuará to be continued;continuar haciendo algo continue o carry on doing sth;continuó nevando it kept on snowing* * *continuar {3} v: to continue* * *continuar vb1. to continue / to carry on [pt. & pp. carried]continuaremos el debate después de comer we'll continue the discussion after lunch / we'll carry on with the discussion after lunch2. (estar todavía) to be still -
43 practise
1. transitive verb1) (apply) anwenden; praktizieren2) (be engaged in) ausüben [Beruf, Tätigkeit, Religion]practise medicine — [als Arzt] praktizieren
3) (exercise oneself in) trainieren in (+ Dat.) [Sportart]2. intransitive verbpractise the piano/flute — Klavier/Flöte üben
* * *['præktis]1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) üben2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) ausüben3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) praktizieren•- academic.ru/57278/practised">practised* * *prac·tise[ˈpræktɪs]AM prac·ticeI. vt1. (rehearse)to \practise one's backhand die Rückhand trainierento \practise the flute/piano/violin Flöte/Klavier/Geige übento \practise one's German/English Deutsch/Englisch übento \practise a sonata/song eine Sonate/ein Lied proben2. (do regularly)▪ to \practise sth etw [üblicherweise] machen [o tun], etw praktizierenI have started practising meditation ich habe angefangen zu meditierenfoot-binding is no longer \practised in China in China ist es nicht mehr üblich, den Mädchen die Füße zu bindento \practise austerity ein einfaches Leben führen, bescheiden lebento \practise birth control verhütento \practise black magic/sorcery/voodoo schwarze Magie/Zauberei/Voodoozauber betreibento \practise cannibalism Kannibalismus praktizierento \practise celibacy/monogamy/polygamy zölibatär/monogam/polygam lebento \practise a custom einen Brauch befolgento \practise deceit [or deception] [gewohnheitsmäßig] betrügento \practise discrimination diskriminierento \practise a religion eine Religion ausübento \practise safe sex sicheren Sex [o Safer Sex] praktizierento \practise thrift sparsam leben3. (work in)▪ to \practise sth etw praktizierenshe \practised medicine for twenty years sie war zwanzig Jahre lang als Ärztin tätigto \practise dentistry als Zahnarzt/Zahnärztin praktizierento \practise law als Anwalt/Anwältin praktizierento \practise medicine als Arzt/Ärztin praktizieren, den Arztberuf ausüben4.II. vi2. (work in a profession) praktizieren, als etw tätig seinhe trained as a lawyer but he's no longer practising er ist Anwalt, übt seinen Beruf aber nicht mehr austo \practise as a doctor praktizierender Arzt/praktizierende Ärztin seinto \practise as a lawyer praktizierender Anwalt/praktizierende Anwältin sein* * *(US) ['prktɪs]1. vt1) thrift, patience etc üben; self-denial, Christian charity, torture praktizierento practise what one preaches (prov) — seine Lehren in die Tat umsetzen
2) (in order to acquire skill) üben; song, chorus probento practise the violin —
to practise the high jump/one's golf swing — Hochsprung/seinen Schlag im Golf üben or trainieren
3) (= follow, exercise) profession, religion ausüben, praktizierento practise law/medicine — als Anwalt/Arzt praktizieren
all a writer wants is peace to practise his art — alles, was ein Schriftsteller braucht, ist Ruhe, um sich seiner Kunst widmen zu können
2. vi1) (in order to acquire skill) üben2) (lawyer, doctor etc) praktizieren* * *practice [ˈpræktıs]A s1. Brauch m, Gewohnheit f, Praxis f, übliches Verfahren:make a practice of sth sich etwas zur Gewohnheit machen;don’t make a practice of it lass es nicht zur Gewohnheit werden oder einreißen;it is common practice es ist allgemein üblich;it is not the usual practice for him to get drunk es ist bei ihm nicht üblich, dass er sich betrinkt; üblicherweise betrinkt er sich nichtpractice makes perfect (Sprichwort) Übung macht den Meister;keep in practice in der Übung bleibenb) Motorsport etc: Training n3. Praxis f (Ggs Theorie):in practice in der Praxis;put in(to) practice in die Praxis oder Tat umsetzen;practice-orient(at)ed praxisorientiert4. (Arzt- etc) Praxis f:be in practice praktizieren, eine Praxis haben5. a) Handlungsweise f, Praktik fb) oft pl pej (unsaubere) Praktiken pl, Machenschaften pl, Schliche pl6. JUR Verfahren(sregeln) n(pl), formelles Recht7. TECH Verfahren n, Technik f:welding practice SchweißtechnikB adj Übungs…:practice alarm Probealarm m;practice ammunition Übungsmunition f;practice cartridge Exerzierpatrone f;practice politeness höflich sein;practice what you preach tue selbst, was du predigstpractice medicine (law) als Arzt (Anwalt) praktizierenpractice dancing sich im Tanzen üben;practice a piece of music ein Musikstück (ein)üben4. jemanden üben, schulen, ausbilden5. verüben:practice a fraud on sb jemanden arglistig täuschenD v/i1. handeln, tun, verfahren2. praktizieren (as als Arzt, Jurist):3. (sich) üben:practice on the piano (sich auf dem) Klavier üben4. practice (up)on* * *1. transitive verb1) (apply) anwenden; praktizieren2) (be engaged in) ausüben [Beruf, Tätigkeit, Religion]practise medicine — [als Arzt] praktizieren
3) (exercise oneself in) trainieren in (+ Dat.) [Sportart]2. intransitive verbpractise the piano/flute — Klavier/Flöte üben
* * *(US) n.Gepflogenheit f. (UK) v.ausüben v.betreiben v.praktizieren v.trainieren v. -
44 practice
I nounput in or do some/a lot of practice — üben/viel üben
practice makes perfect — (prov.) Übung macht den Meister
be out of practice, not be in practice — außer Übung sein
2) (spell) Übungen Pl.piano practice — Klavierüben, das
3) (work or business of doctor, lawyer, etc.) Praxis, die; see also academic.ru/101863/general_practice">general practice4) (habitual action) übliche Praxis; Gewohnheit, diepractice shows that... — die Erfahrung zeigt od. lehrt, dass...
good practice — (sound procedure) gutes Vorgehen
5) (action) Praxis, diein practice — in der Praxis; in Wirklichkeit
put something into practice — etwas in die Praxis umsetzen
6) (custom) Gewohnheit, dieIIregular practice — Brauch, der
* * *['præktis]1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) die Praxis2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) die Gewohnheit3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) die Übung4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) die Praxis•- be in / out of practice- make a practice of
- put into practice* * *prac·tice[ˈpræktɪs]I. nit will take a lot of \practice ich werde noch viel üben müssenI've had plenty of \practice at answering difficult questions ich bin es gewohnt, schwierige Fragen zu beantworten▪ to be out of/in \practice aus der/in Übung seinchoir \practice Chorprobe fdriving \practice Fahrstunde ffootball/hockey \practice Fußball-/Hockeytraining nt▪ in \practice in der Praxisto put sth into \practice etw [in die Praxis] umsetzento put a method/theory into \practice eine Methode/Theorie anwendento put a plan into \practice einen Plan verwirklichen [o ausführencode of \practice Verhaltenskodex mto be accepted [or normal] [or standard] \practice üblich sein; (to be good/bad practice) ratsam/inakzeptabel seinit is very bad \practice to... es zeugt von schlechten Geschäftspraktiken, wenn man...business/working \practices Geschäfts-/Arbeitspraktiken pla cruel \practice eine grausame Sittetraditional religious \practices traditionelle religiöse Praktikento make a \practice of sth etw zu einer Gewohnheit werden lassendental/medical/veterinary \practice Zahnarzt-/Arzt-/Tierarztpraxis flegal \practice [Rechtsanwalts]kanzlei fprivate \practice [Privat]praxis fto go into private \practice eine eigene Praxis aufmachen▪ to be in \practice praktizieren8.a \practice session ein Trainingprac·tise[ˈpræktɪs]AM prac·ticeI. vt1. (rehearse)to \practice one's backhand die Rückhand trainierento \practice the flute/piano/violin Flöte/Klavier/Geige übento \practice one's German/English Deutsch/Englisch übento \practice a sonata/song eine Sonate/ein Lied proben2. (do regularly)▪ to \practice sth etw [üblicherweise] machen [o tun], etw praktizierenI have started practising meditation ich habe angefangen zu meditierenfoot-binding is no longer \practiced in China in China ist es nicht mehr üblich, den Mädchen die Füße zu bindento \practice austerity ein einfaches Leben führen, bescheiden lebento \practice birth control verhütento \practice black magic/sorcery/voodoo schwarze Magie/Zauberei/Voodoozauber betreibento \practice cannibalism Kannibalismus praktizierento \practice celibacy/monogamy/polygamy zölibatär/monogam/polygam lebento \practice a custom einen Brauch befolgento \practice deceit [or deception] [gewohnheitsmäßig] betrügento \practice discrimination diskriminierento \practice a religion eine Religion ausübento \practice safe sex sicheren Sex [o Safer Sex] praktizierento \practice thrift sparsam leben3. (work in)▪ to \practice sth etw praktizierenshe \practiced medicine for twenty years sie war zwanzig Jahre lang als Ärztin tätigto \practice dentistry als Zahnarzt/Zahnärztin praktizierento \practice law als Anwalt/Anwältin praktizierento \practice medicine als Arzt/Ärztin praktizieren, den Arztberuf ausüben4.II. vi2. (work in a profession) praktizieren, als etw tätig seinhe trained as a lawyer but he's no longer practising er ist Anwalt, übt seinen Beruf aber nicht mehr austo \practice as a doctor praktizierender Arzt/praktizierende Ärztin seinto \practice as a lawyer praktizierender Anwalt/praktizierende Anwältin sein* * *['prktɪs]1. n1) (= habit, custom) (of individual) Gewohnheitf, Angewohnheitf; (of group, in country) Brauchm, Sittef; (= bad habit) Unsittef; (in business) Verfahrensweise, Praktikfhe opposes the practice of pubs being open on Sundays — er ist dagegen, dass Lokale am Sonntag geöffnet sind
this is normal business practice — das ist im Geschäftsleben so üblich
to make a practice of doing sth, to make it a practice to do sth — es sich (dat)
Christian practice dictates... — das christliche Brauchtum verlangt...
it is the practice of this Court to... — es ist an diesem Gericht üblich, zu...
that's common practice — das ist allgemeine Praxis, das ist allgemein üblich
2) (= exercise, training) Übungf; (= rehearsal, trial run) Probef; (SPORT) Trainingnt; (= practice game) TrainingsspielntMichael Schuhmacher had the fastest time in practice — Michael Schuhmacher fuhr im Training die schnellste Zeit
this piece of music needs a lot of practice — für dieses( Musik)stück muss man viel üben
you should do 10 minutes' practice each day — du solltest täglich 10 Minuten (lang) üben
to be out of practice — aus der Übung sein
that was just a practice run — das war nur mal zur Probe
the first practice session — die erste Übung/Probe/das erste Training
3) (= doing, as opposed to theory) Praxisfto put one's ideas into practice — seine Ideen in die Praxis umsetzen
4) (of doctor, lawyer etc) Praxisfhe returned to the practice of law/medicine — er praktizierte wieder als Rechtsanwalt/Arzt
to go into or set up in practice — eine Praxis aufmachen or eröffnen, sich als Arzt/Rechtsanwalt etc niederlassen
2. vti (US)See:= practise* * *practice [ˈpræktıs]A s1. Brauch m, Gewohnheit f, Praxis f, übliches Verfahren:make a practice of sth sich etwas zur Gewohnheit machen;don’t make a practice of it lass es nicht zur Gewohnheit werden oder einreißen;it is common practice es ist allgemein üblich;it is not the usual practice for him to get drunk es ist bei ihm nicht üblich, dass er sich betrinkt; üblicherweise betrinkt er sich nichtpractice makes perfect (Sprichwort) Übung macht den Meister;be in (out of) practice in (aus) der Übung sein;keep in practice in der Übung bleibenb) Motorsport etc: Training n3. Praxis f (Ggs Theorie):in practice in der Praxis;put in(to) practice in die Praxis oder Tat umsetzen;practice-orient(at)ed praxisorientiert4. (Arzt- etc) Praxis f:be in practice praktizieren, eine Praxis haben5. a) Handlungsweise f, Praktik fb) oft pl pej (unsaubere) Praktiken pl, Machenschaften pl, Schliche pl6. JUR Verfahren(sregeln) n(pl), formelles Recht7. TECH Verfahren n, Technik f:welding practice SchweißtechnikB adj Übungs…:practice alarm Probealarm m;practice ammunition Übungsmunition f;practice cartridge Exerzierpatrone f;1. üben, (gewohnheitsmäßig) tun oder (be)treiben:practice politeness höflich sein;practice what you preach tue selbst, was du predigstpractice medicine (law) als Arzt (Anwalt) praktizierenpractice dancing sich im Tanzen üben;practice a piece of music ein Musikstück (ein)üben4. jemanden üben, schulen, ausbilden5. verüben:practice a fraud on sb jemanden arglistig täuschenD v/i1. handeln, tun, verfahren2. praktizieren (as als Arzt, Jurist):3. (sich) üben:practice on the piano (sich auf dem) Klavier üben4. practice (up)on* * *I nounput in or do some/a lot of practice — üben/viel üben
practice makes perfect — (prov.) Übung macht den Meister
be out of practice, not be in practice — außer Übung sein
2) (spell) Übungen Pl.piano practice — Klavierüben, das
4) (habitual action) übliche Praxis; Gewohnheit, diepractice shows that... — die Erfahrung zeigt od. lehrt, dass...
good practice — (sound procedure) gutes Vorgehen
5) (action) Praxis, diein practice — in der Praxis; in Wirklichkeit
6) (custom) Gewohnheit, dieIIregular practice — Brauch, der
* * *n.Gepflogenheit f.Gewohnheit f.Praxis -en f.Routine -n f.Übung -en f. (UK) v.üben v. (US) v.ausüben v.betreiben v.praktizieren v.trainieren v.üben v. (medicine) v.praktizieren (Arzt) v. v.seine Praxis ausüben ausdr. -
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A ◑ n sperme m.1 ( travel) faire ; to come 100 km to see faire 100 km pour voir ;2 ○ GB ( act) don't come the innocent with me ne fais pas l'innocent ; to come the heavy-handed father jouer les pères autoritaires.1 ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir ; [bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war] arriver ; the letter came on Monday la lettre est arrivée lundi ; your turn will come ton tour arrivera ; to come after sb ( chase) poursuivre qn ; to come by ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane] ; I came on foot/by bike je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette ; to come down descendre [stairs, street] ; to come up monter [stairs, street] ; to come down from Scotland/from Alaska venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska ; to come from venir de [airport, hospital] ; to come into entrer dans [house, room] ; the train came into the station le train est entré en gare ; to come past [car, person] passer ; to come through [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel] ; [water, object] traverser [window etc] ; to come to venir à [school, telephone] ; to come to the door venir ouvrir ; to come to the surface remonter à la surface ; to come to the company as entrer dans l'entreprise comme [apprentice, consultant] ; to come to do venir faire ; to come running arriver en courant ; to come limping down the street descendre la rue en boitant ; to come crashing to the ground [structure] s'écraser au sol ; to come streaming through the window [light] entrer à flots par la fenêtre ; lunch is ready, come and get it! le déjeuner est prêt, à table! ; when the time comes lorsque le moment sera venu ; the time has come to do le moment est venu de faire ; I'm coming! j'arrive! ; come to mummy viens voir maman ; to come and go aller et venir ; you can come and go as you please tu es libre de tes mouvements ; fashions come and go les modes vont et viennent ; come next week/year la semaine/l'année prochaine ; come Christmas/Summer à Noël/en été ; there may come a time ou day when you regret it tu pourrais le regretter un jour ; for some time to come encore quelque temps ; there's still the meal/speech to come il y a encore le repas/discours ;2 ( approach) s'approcher ; to come and see/help sb venir voir/aider qn ; to come to sb for venir demander [qch] à qn [money, advice] ; I could see it coming ( of accident) je le voyais venir ; don't come any closer ne vous approchez pas (plus) ; he came to the job with preconceived ideas quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues ; to come close ou near to doing faillir faire ;3 (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer ; [cleaner] venir ; I've come to do je viens faire ; I've come about je viens au sujet de ; I've come for je viens chercher ; my brother is coming for me at 10 am mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures ; they're coming for the weekend ils viennent pour le week-end ; I've got six people coming to dinner j'ai six personnes à dîner ; my sister is coming to stay with us ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous ;4 ( attend) venir ; I can't ou won't be able to come je ne pourrai pas venir ; come as you are venez comme vous êtes ; to come to venir à [meeting, party, wedding] ; to come with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ; do you want to come fishing? est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche? ;5 ( reach) to come to, to come up/down to [water] venir jusqu'à ; [dress, carpet, curtain] arriver à ; I've just come to the chapter where… j'en suis juste au chapitre où… ;6 ( happen) how did you come to do? comment as-tu fait pour faire? ; that's what comes of doing/not doing voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas ; how come? comment ça se fait? ; how come you lost? comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu? ; come what may advienne que pourra ; to take things as they come prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; when you come to think of it à la réflexion ; come to think of it, you're right en fait, tu as raison ;7 ( begin) to come to believe/hate/understand finir par croire/détester/comprendre ;8 ( originate) to come from [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country etc] ; [word, song, legend] venir de [country, language] ; [substance, food] provenir de [raw material] ; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place, collection] ; [smell, sound] venir de [place] ; to come from France [fruit, painting] provenir de France ; [person] être français/-e ; to come from a long line of artists être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes ;9 ( be available) to come in exister en [sizes, colours] ; to come with a radio/sunroof être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant ; to come with chips être servi avec des frites ; to come with matching napkins être vendu avec les serviettes assorties ; calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là ;10 ( tackle) to come to aborder [problem, subject] ; I'll come to that in a moment je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment ; to come to sth ou to doing sth late in life se mettre à faire qch sur le tard ;11 ( develop) it comes with practice/experience cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience ; wisdom comes with age la sagesse vient en vieillissant ;12 ( be situated) venir ; to come after suivre, venir après ; to come before (in time, list, queue) précéder ; ( in importance) passer avant ; to come within faire partie de [terms] ; to come first/last [athlete, horse] arriver premier/dernier ; where did you come? tu es arrivé combien ○ ?, tu es arrivé à quelle place? ; my family comes first ma famille passe avant tout ; nothing can come between us rien ne peut nous séparer ; don't let this come between us on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça ; to try to come between two people essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes ; nothing comes between me and my football! pour moi le foot c'est sacré! ;13 ( be due) the house comes to me when they die la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront ; death/old age comes to us all tout le monde meurt/vieillit ; he had it coming (to him) ○ ça lui pendait au nez ; they got what was coming to them ○ ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient ;14 ( be a question of) when it comes to sth/to doing lorsqu'il s'agit de qch/de faire ;15 ○ ( have orgasm) jouir.come again ○ ? pardon? ; I don't know if I'm coming or going je ne sais plus où j'en suis ; ‘how do you like your tea?’-‘as it comes’ ‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’-‘ça m'est égal’ ; he's as stupid/honest as they come il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui ; come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right en fait, tu as peut-être raison ; to come as a shock/a surprise être un choc/une surprise.1 ( happen) [problems, reforms] survenir ; [situation, change] se produire ; the discovery came about by accident on a fait la découverte par hasard ;2 Naut virer de bord.■ come across:▶ come across ( be conveyed) [meaning, message] passer ; [feelings] transparaître ; the message of the film comes across clearly le message du film est clair ; his love of animals comes across strongly on sent bien qu'il adore les animaux ; she comes across well on TV elle passe bien à la télé ; come across as donner l'impression d'être [liar, expert] ; paraître [enthusiastic, honest] ;▶ come across [sth] tomber sur [article, reference, example] ; découvrir [qch] par hasard [village] ; we rarely come across cases of nous avons rarement affaire à des cas de ;▶ come across [sb] rencontrer [person] ; one of the nicest people I've ever come across une des personnes les plus sympathiques que j'aie jamais rencontrées.1 ( arrive) [bus, person] arriver ; [opportunity] se présenter ; to wait for the right person to come along attendre que la personne idéale se présente ;2 ( hurry up) come along! dépêche-toi! ;3 ( attend) venir ; why don't you come along? tu veux venir? ; to come along to venir à [lecture, party] ; to come along with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ;4 ( make progress) [pupil, trainee] faire des progrès ; [book, building work, project] avancer ; [painting, tennis] progresser ; [plant, seedling] pousser ; your Spanish is coming along votre espagnol a progressé ; how's the thesis coming along? est-ce que ta thèse avance?1 ( accidentally) [book, parcel, box] se déchirer ; [shoes] craquer ; [toy, camera] se casser ; the toy just came apart in my hands le jouet m'est resté dans les mains ;■ come at:▶ come at [sb]2 fig there were criticisms/questions coming at me from all sides j'étais assailli de critiques/questions.1 ( leave) lit partir ; to come away from quitter [cinema, match, show] ; sortir de [interview, meeting] ; fig to come away from the match/from the meeting disappointed/satisfied sortir déçu/satisfait du stade/de la réunion ; to come away with the feeling that rester sur l'impression que ;2 ( move away) s'éloigner ; come away! ( said by parent) pousse-toi de là! ; ( said by official) circulez! ; come away from the edge éloigne-toi du bord ;3 ( become detached) [handle, plaster, cover] se détacher (from de).1 ( return) gen [letter, person, memories, feeling, good weather] revenir (from de ; to à) ; ( to one's house) rentrer ; to come running back revenir en courant ; the memories came flooding back les souvenirs me sont revenus d'un seul coup ; to come back to revenir à [topic, problem] ; retourner auprès de [spouse, lover] ; to come back with sb raccompagner qn ; to come back with ( return) revenir avec [present, idea, flu] ; ( reply) répondre par [offer, suggestion] ; can I come back to you on that tomorrow? est-ce que nous pourrions en reparler demain? ; it's all coming back to me now tout me revient maintenant ; the name will come back to me le nom me reviendra ; to come back to what you were saying pour en revenir à ce que tu disais ;2 ( become popular) [law, system] être rétabli ; [trend, method, hairstyle] revenir à la mode ; to come back into fashion revenir à la mode.■ come by:▶ come by [sth] trouver [book, job, money].1 ( move lower) [person] descendre (from de) ; [lift, barrier, blind] descendre ; [curtain] tomber ; to come down by parachute descendre en parachute ; to come down in the lift prendre l'ascenseur pour descendre ; he's really come down in the world fig il est vraiment tombé bas ; his trousers barely came down to his ankles son pantalon lui arrivait à peine aux chevilles ;2 ( drop) [price, inflation, unemployment, temperature] baisser (from de ; to à) ; [cost] diminuer ; cars are coming down in price le prix des voitures baisse ;3 Meteorol [snow, rain] tomber ; the fog came down overnight le brouillard est apparu pendant la nuit ;5 ( crash) [plane] s'écraser ;7 fig ( be resumed by) se ramener à [question, problem, fact] ; it all really comes down to the fact that ça se ramène au fait que.1 ( step forward) s'avancer ;2 ( volunteer) se présenter (to do pour faire) ; to come forward with présenter [proof, proposal] ; offrir [help, money, suggestions] ; to ask witnesses to come forward lancer un appel à témoins.■ come in1 ( enter) [person, rain] entrer (through par) ;2 ( return) rentrer (from de) ; she comes in from work at five elle rentre du travail à cinq heures ;4 ( arrive) [plane, train, bill, complaint, delivery, letter] arriver ; which horse came in first? quel cheval est arrivé premier? ; we've got £2,000 a month coming in nous avons une rentrée de 2 000 livres sterling par mois ;5 ( become current) [trend, invention, style] faire son apparition ; [habit, practice] commencer à se répandre ;6 ( interject) intervenir ; to come in with an opinion exprimer son opinion ;8 ( participate) to come in with sb s'associer à qn ; to come in on the deal participer à l'affaire ;9 ( serve a particular purpose) where do I come in? à quel moment est-ce que j'interviens? ; where does the extra money come in? à quel moment est-ce qu'on introduira l'argent en plus? ; to come in useful ou handy [box, compass, string etc] être utile, servir ; [skill, qualification] être utile ;10 ( receive) to come in for criticism [person] être critiqué ; [plan] faire l'objet de nombreuses critiques ; to come in for praise recevoir des éloges.■ come into:▶ come into [sth]2 ( be relevant) to come into it [age, experience] entrer en ligne de compte, jouer ; luck/skill doesn't come into it ce n'est pas une question de hasard/d'habileté.■ come off:▶ come off1 ( become detached) ( accidentally) [button, label, handle] se détacher ; [lid] s'enlever ; [paint] s'écailler ; [wallpaper] se décoller ; ( intentionally) [handle, panel, lid] s'enlever ; the knob came off in my hand la poignée m'est restée dans la main ; the lid won't come off je n'arrive pas à enlever le couvercle ;2 ( fall) [rider] tomber ;7 ( fare) she came off well ( in deal) elle s'en est très bien tirée ; who came off worst? ( in fight) lequel des deux a été le plus touché? ;▶ come off [sth]1 ( stop using) arrêter [pill, tablet, heroin] ;2 ( fall off) tomber de [bicycle, horse] ;■ come on1 ( follow) I'll come on later je vous rejoindrai plus tard ;2 ( exhortation) ( encouraging) come on, try it! allez, essaie! ; come on, follow me! allez, suivez-moi! ; ( impatient) come on, hurry up! allez, dépêche-toi! ; ( wearily) come on, somebody must know the answer! enfin, il y a sûrement quelqu'un qui connaît la réponse! ; come on, you don't expect me to believe that! non mais franchement, tu ne t'attends pas à ce que je croie ça! ;3 ( make progress) [person, player, patient] faire des progrès ; [bridge, road, novel] avancer ; [plant] pousser ; how are the recruits coming on? est-ce que les recrues font des progrès? ; her tennis is coming on well elle fait des progrès en tennis ;4 ( begin) [asthma, attack, headache] commencer ; [winter] arriver ; [programme, film] commencer ; [rain] se mettre à tomber ; it came on to snow il s'est mis à neiger ;5 ( start to work) [light] s'allumer ; [heating, fan] se mettre en route ; the power came on again at 11 le courant est revenu à 11 heures ;6 Theat [actor] entrer en scène.■ come out1 ( emerge) [person, animal, vehicle] sortir (of de) ; [star] apparaître ; [sun, moon] se montrer ; [flowers, bulbs] sortir de terre ; [spot, rash] apparaître ; come out with your hands up! sortez les mains en l'air ; when does he come out? (of prison, hospital) quand est-ce qu'il sort? ; he came out of it rather well fig il ne s'en est pas mal tiré ;2 ( originate) to come out of [person] être originaire de ; [song] venir de ; [news report] provenir de ; the money will have to come out of your savings il faudra prendre l'argent sur tes économies ;3 ( result) to come out of [breakthrough] sortir de ; something good came out of the disaster il est sorti quelque chose de bon du désastre ;4 ( strike) faire la grève ; to come out on strike faire la grève ;5 [homosexual] déclarer publiquement son homosexualité ;6 ( fall out) [contact lens, tooth, key, screw, nail] tomber ; [electrical plug] se débrancher ; [sink plug] sortir ; [contents, stuffing] sortir ; [cork] s'enlever ; his hair is coming out il commence à perdre ses cheveux ;7 ( be emitted) [water, air, smoke] sortir (through par) ; the water comes out of this hole l'eau sort par ce trou ;9 ( be deleted) [reference, sentence] être éliminé ;10 (be published, issued) [magazine, novel] paraître ; [album, film, model, product] sortir ;11 ( become known) [feelings] se manifester ; [message, meaning] ressortir ; [details, facts, full story] être révélé ; [results] être connu ; [secret] être divulgué ; it came out that on a appris que ; if it ever comes out that it was my fault si on découvre un jour que c'était de ma faute ; the truth is bound to come out la vérité finira forcément par se savoir ; so that's what you think-it's all coming out now! c'est ça que tu penses-tu finis par l'avouer! ;12 Phot, Print [photo, photocopy] être réussi ; the photos didn't come out (well) les photos ne sont pas réussies ; red ink won't come out on the photocopy l'encre rouge ne donnera rien sur la photocopie ;13 ( end up) to come out at 200 dollars [cost, bill] s'élever à 200 dollars ; the jumper came out too big le pull était trop grand ; the total always comes out the same le total est toujours le même ;14 ( say) to come out with sortir [excuse] ; raconter [nonsense, rubbish] ; I knew what I wanted to say but it came out wrong je savais ce que je voulais dire mais je me suis mal exprimé ; whatever will she come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore nous sortir ○ ? ; to come straight out with it le dire franchement ;15 ( enter society) faire ses débuts dans le monde.■ come over:1 ( drop in) venir ; come over for a drink venez prendre un verre ; to come over to do venir faire ;2 ( travel) venir ; they came over on the ferry ils sont venus en ferry ; she's coming over on the 10 am flight elle arrive par l'avion de 10 heures ; she often comes over to France elle vient souvent en France ; their ancestors came over with the Normans leurs ancêtres sont venus ici au temps des Normands ;3 ( convey impression) [message, meaning] passer ; [feelings, love] transparaître ; to make one's feelings come over exprimer ses sentiments ; to come over very well [person] donner une très bonne impression ; to come over as donner l'impression d'être [lazy, honest] ;4 ○ ( suddenly become) to come over all embarrassed se sentir gêné tout à coup ; to come over all shivery se sentir fiévreux/-euse tout à coup ; to come over all faint être pris de vertige tout d'un coup ;▶ come over [sb] [feeling] envahir ; what's come over you? qu'est-ce qui te prend? ; I don't know what came over me je ne sais pas ce qui m'a pris.1 ( regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance ;2 ( make a detour) faire un détour (by par) ;3 ( circulate) [steward, waitress] passer ;4 ( visit) venir ; to come round and do venir faire ; to come round for dinner/drinks venir dîner/prendre un verre ;5 ( occur) [event] avoir lieu ; the elections are coming round again les élections auront bientôt lieu ; by the time Christmas comes round à Noël ;6 ( change one's mind) changer d'avis ; to come round to an idea/to my way of thinking se faire à une idée/à ma façon de voir les choses ;7 Naut [boat] venir au vent.■ come through:1 ( survive) s'en tirer ;3 ( arrive) the fax/the call came through at midday nous avons reçu le fax/l'appel à midi ; my posting has just come through je viens de recevoir ma mutation ; she's still waiting for her visa/her results to come through elle n'a toujours pas reçu son visa/ses résultats ;4 ( emerge) [personality, qualities] apparaître ;▶ come through [sth]1 ( survive) se tirer de [crisis] ; se sortir de [recession] ; survivre à [operation, ordeal, war] ;■ come to:▶ come to ( regain consciousness) ( from faint) reprendre connaissance ; ( from trance) se réveiller ;▶ come to [sth]1 ( total) [shopping] revenir à ; [bill, expenditure, total] s'élever à ; both columns should come to the same figure les deux colonnes devraient donner le même total ; that comes to £40 cela fait 40 livres sterling ;2 ( result in) aboutir à ; if it comes to a fight si on en vient à se battre ; all her plans came to nothing aucun de ses projets ne s'est réalisé ; did the plans come to anything? est-ce que les projets ont abouti? ; all our efforts came to nothing tous nos efforts ont été vains ; I never thought it would come to this je n'aurais jamais imaginé que les choses en arriveraient là ; it may not come to that ce ne sera peut-être pas nécessaire.■ come under:▶ come under [sth]1 ( be subjected to) to come under scrutiny faire l'objet d'un examen minutieux ; to come under suspicion être soupçonné ; to come under threat être menacé ; we're coming under pressure to do on fait pression sur nous pour faire ;2 ( be classified under) (in library, shop) être classé dans le rayon [reference, history] ; Dali comes under Surrealism Dali fait partie des surréalistes.■ come up:▶ come up1 ( arise) [problem, issue, matter] être soulevé ; [name] être mentionné ; to come up in conversation [subject] être abordé dans la conversation ; this type of question may come up c'est le genre de question qui pourrait être posée ;2 (be due, eligible) to come up for re-election se représenter aux élections ; my salary comes up for review in April mon salaire sera révisé en avril ; the car is coming up for its annual service la voiture va avoir sa révision annuelle ;3 ( occur) [opportunity] se présenter ; something urgent has come up j'ai quelque chose d'urgent à faire ; a vacancy has come up une place s'est libérée ;5 Jur [case, hearing] passer au tribunal ; to come up before [case] passer devant ; [person] comparaître devant.▶ come up against [sth] se heurter à [problem, prejudice, opposition].■ come up with:▶ come up with [sth] trouver [answer, idea, money].■ come upon:▶ come upon [sth] tomber sur [book, reference] ; trouver [idea] ;▶ come upon [sb] rencontrer, tomber ○ sur [friend]. -
46 Fähigkeit
f ability (zu to); (Tüchtigkeit) capability; (Begabung) talent; geistige / praktische Fähigkeiten intellectual capacity Sg. / practical skills; bei deinen Fähigkeiten with your ability; sie hat die Fähigkeit, sich über einen langen Zeitraum zu konzentrieren she has the ability ( oder she’s able) to concentrate for long periods* * *die Fähigkeitfaculty; capacity; ableness; ability; talent; capableness; capability; skill; gift* * *Fä|hig|keitf -, -en(= Begabung) ability; (= Tüchtigkeit auch) capability; (= Geschicklichkeit auch) aptitude; (= praktisches Können) skilldie Fä́higkeit haben, etw zu tun — to be capable of doing sth
eine Frau von großen Fä́higkeiten — a woman of great ability
bei deinen Fä́higkeiten... — with your talents...
* * *die1) (the power, knowledge etc to do something: I shall do the job to the best of my ability.) ability2) capability3) (ability: his capacity for remembering facts.) capacity4) (a natural power of the body: the faculty of hearing.) faculty5) (ability or skill: She has a faculty for saying the right thing.) faculty* * *Fä·hig·keit<-, -en>f ability no plschauspielerische \Fähigkeiten acting talent [or ability] no pldie \Fähigkeit haben, etw zu tun to be capable of doing sthbei deinen \Fähigkeiten... with your talents...* * *die; Fähigkeit, Fähigkeiten1) meist Pl. (Tüchtigkeit) ability; capabilitygeistige Fähigkeiten — intellectual faculties or abilities
2) o. Pl. (Imstandesein) ability (zu to)* * *Fähigkeit f ability (geistige/praktische Fähigkeiten intellectual capacity sg/practical skills;bei deinen Fähigkeiten with your ability;sie hat die Fähigkeit, sich über einen langen Zeitraum zu konzentrieren she has the ability ( oder she’s able) to concentrate for long periods* * *die; Fähigkeit, Fähigkeiten1) meist Pl. (Tüchtigkeit) ability; capabilitygeistige Fähigkeiten — intellectual faculties or abilities
2) o. Pl. (Imstandesein) ability (zu to)* * *f.ability n.accomplishment n.capability n.faculty n.feature n.skill n. -
47 Kunst
f; -, Künste1. KUNST art; die schönen / freien Künste the fine / liberal arts; die griechische Kunst Greek art; die bildende Kunst the fine arts Pl.; was macht die Kunst? umg. how’s things?; brotlos2. (Geschicklichkeit) auch skill; (Kniff) trick; die Kunst des Reitens the art of riding; alle Künste der Überredung all the tricks of persuasion; jetzt bin ich mit meiner Kunst am Ende I give up, I’ve tried everything; nach allen Regeln der Kunst umg. good and proper; das ist keine Kunst! umg. that’s no big deal, there’s nothing to it* * *die Kunstart* * *Kụnst [kʊnst]f -, -e['kʏnstə]1) artdie schönen Künste — fine art sing, the fine arts
See:2) (= Können, Fertigkeit) art, skillseine Kunst an jdm versuchen — to try or practise (Brit) or practice (US) one's skills on sb
seine Kunst zeigen — to show what one can do
mit seiner Kunst am or zu Ende sein — to be at one's wits' end
die Kunst besteht darin,... — the art or knack is in...
See:→ Regel3) (= Kunststück) tricker wandte alle Künste der Rhetorik an — he used all the arts or tricks of rhetoric
sie versuchte all ihre Künste an ihm — she used all her charms and wiles on him
so einfach ist das, das ist die ganze Kunst — it's that easy, that's all there is to it
4) (inf)das ist eine brotlose Kunst — there's no money in that
was macht die Kunst? — how are things?, how's tricks? (Brit inf)
* * *die1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; ( also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) art2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) art3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) art4) (artistic skill: the musician's artistry.) artistry5) (an art or skill: the craft of wood-carving.) craft* * *Kunst1<-, Künste>[kʊnst, pl ˈkʏnstə]f1. KUNST artabstrakte \Kunst abstract artdie bildende \Kunst graphic artdie schönen Künste the fine arts3. (Fertigkeit) art, skilldas ist eine \Kunst für sich that's an art in itselfdie schwarze \Kunst black magiceine brotlose \Kunst sein (fam) to be unprofitableDichten ist eine brotlose \Kunst there's no money in poetrymit seiner \Kunst am Ende sein to be at a total loss4.▶ das ist [o darin besteht] die ganze \Kunst that's all there is to itKunst2<->* * *die; Kunst, Künste1) artdie Schwarze Kunst — (Magie) the black art; (Buchdruck) [the art of] printing
die schönen Künste — [the] fine arts; fine art sing.
was macht die Kunst? — (ugs.) how are things?; how's tricks? (sl.)
2) (das Können) skilldie Kunst des Reitens/der Selbstverteidigung — the art of riding/selfdefence
das ist keine Kunst! — (ugs.) there's nothing 'to it
mit seiner Kunst am Ende sein — be at a complete loss; s. auch Regel 1)
* * *1. KUNST art;die schönen/freien Künste the fine/liberal arts;die griechische Kunst Greek art;die bildende Kunst the fine arts pl;die Kunst des Reitens the art of riding;alle Künste der Überredung all the tricks of persuasion;jetzt bin ich mit meiner Kunst am Ende I give up, I’ve tried everything;nach allen Regeln der Kunst umg good and proper;3.* * *die; Kunst, Künste1) artdie Schwarze Kunst — (Magie) the black art; (Buchdruck) [the art of] printing
die schönen Künste — [the] fine arts; fine art sing.
was macht die Kunst? — (ugs.) how are things?; how's tricks? (sl.)
2) (das Können) skilldie Kunst des Reitens/der Selbstverteidigung — the art of riding/selfdefence
das ist keine Kunst! — (ugs.) there's nothing 'to it
mit seiner Kunst am Ende sein — be at a complete loss; s. auch Regel 1)
* * *¨-e f.art n.skill n.trick n. -
48 unskilled
adjective1) (lacking skills) ungeschickt; stümperhaft2) (without special training) ungelernt [Arbeiter]3) (done without skill) schlecht; stümperhaft4) keine besonderen Fertigkeiten erfordernd [Arbeit]* * *un·skilled[ʌnˈskɪld]1. (not having skill) ungeschickt2. (not requiring skill) ungelernt\unskilled job Tätigkeit f für ungelernte Arbeitskräfte\unskilled work Hilfsarbeiten pl* * *[ʌn'skɪld]1. adj1) work, worker ungelerntto be unskilled in sth — ungeübt in etw (dat) sein
to be unskilled in doing sth — ungeübt darin sein, etw zu tun
2) (= inexperienced) ungeübt, unerfahren2. nthe unskilled pl — die ungelernten Arbeiter pl, die Hilfsarbeiter pl
* * *unskilled adj1. ungeschickt (at, in in dat)2. ungelernt:an unskilled job eine Arbeit, die keine besonderen Fähigkeiten erfordert;unskilled jobs Arbeitsplätze für ungelernte Arbeiter;* * *adjective1) (lacking skills) ungeschickt; stümperhaft2) (without special training) ungelernt [Arbeiter]3) (done without skill) schlecht; stümperhaft4) keine besonderen Fertigkeiten erfordernd [Arbeit]* * *adj.ungelernt adj. -
49 experience
1. nounhave experience of something/somebody — Erfahrung in etwas (Dat.) /mit jemandem haben
have experience of doing something — Erfahrung darin haben, etwas zu tun
learn from experience — durch eigene od. aus eigener Erfahrung lernen
2. transitive verbin/from my [own] [previous] experience — nach meiner/aus eigener Erfahrung
erleben; stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Schwierigkeiten]; kennen lernen [Lebensweise]; empfinden [Hunger, Kälte, Schmerz]* * *[ik'spiəriəns] 1. noun1) ((knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something: Learn by experience - don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?)2) (an event that affects or involves a person etc: The earthquake was a terrible experience.) das Erlebnis2. verb- academic.ru/25757/experienced">experienced* * *ex·peri·ence[ɪkˈspɪəriən(t)s, ek-, AM -ˈspɪr-]I. n\experience of life Lebenserfahrung fdriving \experience Fahrpraxis fprofessional \experience Berufserfahrung fto learn by \experience durch Erfahrung lernenthe best way to learn is by \experience aus Erfahrung wird man klugfrom my own \experience aus eigener Erfahrungto know sth from \experience etw aus Erfahrung wissenenjoy the real coffee \experience erleben Sie den wahren Kaffeegenuss!that can be a painful \experience das kann ganz schön weh tun\experience of pain Schmerzempfinden ntto have an \experience eine Erfahrung machen3.▶ to put sth down to \experience etw als Erfahrung abbuchen [o betrachtenII. vt▪ to \experience sth1. (undergo) etw erleben; (endure) etw kennenlernen, etw erfahren; hard times etw durchmachen [o fam mitmachen]to \experience difficulties auf Schwierigkeiten stoßen2. (feel) etw empfinden [o fühlen]to \experience a loss einen Verlust erleiden* * *[Ik'spIərɪəns]1. n1) (= knowledge, wisdom acquired) Erfahrung fexperience shows or proves that... — die Erfahrung lehrt, dass...
to learn/speak from experience — aus eigener Erfahrung lernen/sprechen
he has no experience of grief — er hat nie Kummer erfahren or erlebt
2) (= practice, skill) Erfahrung fhe has had no practical experience — ihm fehlt die Praxis, er hat keine praktischen Kenntnisse or keine praktische Erfahrung
experience in a job/in business — Berufs-/Geschäftserfahrung f
he is working in a factory to gain experience — er arbeitet in einer Fabrik, um praktische Erfahrungen zu sammeln
3) (= event experienced) Erlebnis ntI had a nasty experience —
the trial was a very nasty experience — der Prozess war eine sehr unangenehme Sache
it was a painful experience — es war schmerzlich (geh)
2. vt1) (= suffer, undergo) pain, grief, hunger erfahren, erleben; difficult times, recession durchmachen; problems, symptoms habento experience difficulties — auf Schwierigkeiten stoßen, Schwierigkeiten haben
2) (= feel) fühlen, spüren, empfinden* * *experience [ıkˈspıərıəns]A s1. Erfahrung f, (Lebens)Praxis f:speak from (bitter) experience aus (bitterer) Erfahrung sprechen;based on experience auf Erfahrung begründet;I know (it) by experience ich weiß (es) aus Erfahrung;in my experience nach meinen Erfahrungen, meines Wissens2. Erlebnis n:I had a strange experience ich hatte ein seltsames Erlebnis, ich habe etwas Seltsames erlebt;he had an unpleasant experience er machte eine unangenehme Erfahrung;emotional experience of success Erfolgserlebnis3. Erfahrenheit f, (praktische) Erfahrung, Fach-, Sachkenntnis f, Routine f:have a lot of experience doing sth viel Erfahrung darin haben, etwas zu tun;experience is the best teacher (Sprichwort) Erfahrung ist die beste Lehrmeisterin4. RELa) Erfahrungsreligion fb) US religiöse Erweckung:experience meeting Erweckungsversammlung fB v/t erfahren:a) kennenlernenb) erleben:experience sth personally etwas am eigenen Leibe erfahren;experience difficulties auf Schwierigkeiten stoßenexperience an advance WIRTSCH eine Kurssteigerung erfahren;* * *1. noun1) no pl., no indef. art. Erfahrung, diehave experience of something/somebody — Erfahrung in etwas (Dat.) /mit jemandem haben
have experience of doing something — Erfahrung darin haben, etwas zu tun
learn from experience — durch eigene od. aus eigener Erfahrung lernen
2. transitive verbin/from my [own] [previous] experience — nach meiner/aus eigener Erfahrung
erleben; stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Schwierigkeiten]; kennen lernen [Lebensweise]; empfinden [Hunger, Kälte, Schmerz]* * *n.Erfahrenheit f.Erfahrung f.Erlebnis -se n.Routine -n f. -
50 take
I [teɪk]1) cinem. ripresa f.2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.••II 1. [teɪk]to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano
to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]
to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn
I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore
3) (carry along) portare [ object]to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?
4) (accompany, lead)to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola
you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!
7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo
8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]9) ling. reggere [object, case]10) (react to)to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio
11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]12) (assume)to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?
13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)
14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn
15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37
17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn
20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]2.verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up••to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi
* * *(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) prendere/tenere in ostaggio* * *take /teɪk/n.1 il prendere; presa2 quantità di selvaggina (di pesce, ecc.) presa; carniere (fig.): It was an excellent take, siamo tornati (sono tornati, ecc.) col carniere pieno; a great take of fish, una pesca eccezionale4 (cinem., TV) ripresa5 (fam.) guadagno; profitto; ricavo8 (fam.) bustarella; pizzo; tangente● (fam.) to be on the take, prendere la bustarella (o il pizzo); farsi corrompere.♦ (to) take /teɪk/A v. t.1 prendere; pigliare; afferrare; cogliere, sorprendere; catturare; conquistare, impadronirsi di; conquistare; guadagnare; ricevere; comprare; sottrarre; togliere; rubare: Will you take a glass of wine?, prendi (o vuoi) un bicchiere di vino?; to take st. (up) with one's hands, prendere qc. con le mani; to take sb. 's hand, prendere (o afferrare) la mano a q.; Let me take your coat!, posso prenderti il cappotto? ( lo metto a posto io, ecc.); I took the flat for a year, presi l'appartamento (in affitto) per un anno; Take what you like, piglia quello che vuoi!; He was taken in the act, è stato colto (o preso) in flagrante; The fortress was taken by the enemy, la fortezza fu conquistata (o presa) dal nemico; to take a Senate seat, conquistare un seggio al Senato (in Italia, ecc.); He takes three hundred pounds a month, guadagna (o prende) trecento sterline al mese; The thief took all the silver, il ladro ha rubato tutta l'argenteria; The shopkeeper took 10 p off the price, il negoziante tolse dieci penny dal prezzo; We take two newspapers daily, compriamo due giornali tutti i giorni2 prendere con sé; portare via; portare; condurre; accompagnare: Take your umbrella with you, prenditi l'ombrello!; Take these parcels to the post office, will you?, mi porti questi pacchi alla posta?; This path will take you to the river, questo sentiero ti porterà al fiume; I took my guest home, accompagnai a casa l'ospite; Take the children for a walk, porta i bambini a fare una passeggiata! NOTA D'USO: - to bring o to take?-3 prendere; accettare; assumere; accollarsi: Do you take credit cards?, accettate le carte di credito?; DIALOGO → - Paying 1- Which credit cards do you take?, quali carte di credito accettate?; to take holy orders, prendere gli ordini sacri; to take one's degree, prendere la laurea; They won't take our advice, non accettano i nostri consigli; He took the job, ha accettato il posto; They cannot take defeat, non riescono ad accettare la sconfitta; to take the blame, accollarsi (o assumersi) la colpa4 prendere; assumere; ingerire: to take a medicine, prendere una medicina; to take one's meals at a restaurant, prendere i pasti (o mangiare) al ristorante; to take drugs, assumere droga; drogarsi5 prendere; prendere in esame; considerare; giudicare; ritenere; reputare; valutare; supporre: to take sb. at his word, prendere q. in parola; to take st. as done, considerare qc. come già fatto; to take sb. as a swindler, prendere q. per un imbroglione; Let's take John, for instance, prendiamo John, per esempio; to take sb. at his face value, valutare q. per quello che sembra; I take it you're the person in charge here, se non sbaglio è lei che comanda qui; DIALOGO → - Wedding- I take it she said yes then?, suppongo che abbia detto di sì, quindi6 comprendere, intendere: Do you take my meaning?, intendi quel che voglio dire?8 fare: to take a walk [a bath], fare una passeggiata [un bagno]; to take a nap, fare un sonnellino; to take a picture (o a photograph) fare una fotografia; to take an exam, fare (o dare, sostenere) un esame; (stat.) to take a census, fare un censimento; The horse took the jump, il cavallo ha fatto il salto ( non ha rifiutato l'ostacolo)9 attirare; attrarre; trasportare (fig.); incantare; cattivarsi; affascinare: I was not much taken by ( o with) his behaviour, sono stato tutt'altro che attratto dal suo comportamento; This author takes his readers with him, quest'autore affascina (o trasporta) i lettori10 (spesso impers.) impiegare; metterci; volerci; richiedere; occorrere: I took three days to finish my work, impiegai tre giorni per finire il mio lavoro; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders said the job would take six to eight weeks, max, i muratori dicono che per i lavori ci vorranno da sei a otto settimane al massimo; How long did it take you to go there?, quanto tempo ci hai messo per andare là?; These things take time, ci vuol tempo per queste cose; It takes a lot of patience, ci vuole molta pazienza15 (gramm.) reggere; prendere: Transitive verbs take a direct object, i verbi transitivi reggono il complemento oggetto17 misurare; rilevare; prendere: to take sb. 's temperature, misurare la temperatura (fam.: la febbre) a q.19 ( di un recipiente, un locale, un veicolo) contenere; portare: This bottle only takes half a litre, questa bottiglia contiene solo mezzo litro; The hall can take 200 people, la sala può contenere 200 persone; The coach takes (up) 50 passengers, il pullman porta 50 passeggeri20 tirare, sferrare; dare: to take a shot at a bird, tirare un colpo (o sparare) a un uccello; to take a punch at sb., tirare (o sferrare) un pugno a q.21 portare ( una misura d'indumento): What size do you take, madam?, che misura (o numero) porta, signora?22 ( sport) vincere: ( boxe) to take nearly every round, vincere quasi tutte le riprese; ( tennis) to take the set, vincere il set24 (fam.) darle (o suonarle) a (q.); battere (q.) ( a pugni, o in una gara): The champion took the challenger in the first round, il detentore del titolo batté lo sfidante nel primo round26 ( calcio, ecc.) fare, effettuare, eseguire ( un tiro, una rimessa, ecc.); dare ( un calcio); battere; segnare ( un gol, un canestro): to take a penalty, tirare (o battere) un rigore; ( cricket) to take a run, effettuare una corsa ( verso il wicket); to take a free kick, battere (o tirare) una punizione27 (fam.) imbrogliare; truffare; fregare (fam.): The salesman tried to take me, il commesso ha cercato di fregarmi28 (fam.; al passivo) defraudare; derubare: The old lady was taken for all her money, la vecchia signora è stata derubata di tutti i soldiB v. i.1 ( anche mecc.) prendere; far presa; attaccare: This gear won't take, quest'ingranaggio non prende (o non fa presa); The fire took rapidly, il fuoco prese subito; This paint takes well, questa vernice attacca bene● to take advantage of, approfittare di; sfruttare □ (mil.) to take aim, prendere la mira; mirare; puntare □ to take all the fun out of st., guastare la festa; rovinare tutto □ to take sb. 's arm, prendere il braccio di q.; prender q. per il braccio □ to take st. as read, dare qc. per letto □ (fig.) to take a back seat, occupare un posto di scarsa importanza; accontentarsi di un ruolo secondario □ (leg.) to take bankruptcy, accettare di essere messo in fallimento □ (autom., ecc.) to take a bend, prendere una curva: to take a bend as tightly as possible, stringere una curva al massimo □ to take bets, accettare scommesse □ (fig.) to take the bit between one's teeth, stringere i denti (fig.) □ to take breath, prendere (o ripigliare) fiato □ to take by surprise, cogliere di sorpresa; prendere (o conquistare) di sorpresa □ to take care, stare attento; fare attenzione; badare; guardarsi: Take care what you say, fa' attenzione a quel che dici!; Take care not to break it, bada di non romperlo! □ to take care of, badare a; prendersi cura di, aver cura di; (fam. eufem.) sistemare, eliminare, uccidere: Who will take care of the baby?, chi si prenderà cura del bambino?; Take care of yourself! abbi cura di te!; riguardati! □ (fig.) to take the chair, assumere la presidenza; presiedere una seduta □ to take a chair, prendere posto; accomodarsi; sedersi □ to take a chance, correre un rischio; tentare la sorte □ to take one's chances, correre il rischio; arrischiare, azzardare; tentare la sorte; stare al gioco (fig.) □ to take no chances, non volere correre rischi; andare sul sicuro □ to take charge of st., prendere in consegna qc.; occuparsi di qc.; assumere il comando (la direzione) di qc.: The new commander took charge of the garrison, il nuovo comandante assunse (o prese) il comando della guarnigione □ to take command, prendere il comando □ (relig.) to take communion, fare la comunione □ to take courage, farsi coraggio; farsi animo □ to take a deep breath, tirare un lungo respiro □ to take a different view, essere di tutt'altro avviso; essere di parere contrario □ to take effect, ( di una medicina, ecc.) avere (o fare) effetto; ( di una legge e sim.) entrare in vigore; essere attuato; andare in porto (fig.): The new law takes effect as of July 1st, la nuova legge entra in vigore dal primo di luglio □ to take a fever, contrarre una febbre ( malarica, ecc.) □ to take fright, prendersi paura; spaventarsi □ to take hold of sb., impadronirsi di q.: A great tenderness took hold of him, una grande tenerezza si è impadronita di lui □ to take hold of st., afferrare qc.: He took hold of the bar, ha afferrato la sbarra □ to take a holiday, andare in vacanza □ to take st. in hand, prendere in mano qc. (fig.); intraprendere qc. □ to take an interest in st., interessarsi a qc. □ to take into account, tener presente; tener conto di; prendere in considerazione: We must take his youth into account, dobbiamo tener conto della sua giovinezza □ to take sb. into one's confidence, concedere a q. la propria fiducia; mettere q. a parte dei propri segreti □ (fam.) to take it, tener duro; non batter ciglio □ to take it easy, prendersela comoda, non strapazzarsi; ( anche) non prendersela, restare calmo □ to take it into one's head (o mind), mettersi in testa, figgersi in capo ( un'idea, ecc.) □ to take a joke in earnest, prender sul serio uno scherzo □ to take a leap (o a jump), fare un salto □ to take leave of sb., prendere congedo (o commiato) da q.; accomiatarsi da q. □ to take leave of one's senses, impazzire □ (leg.) to take legal action, adire le vie legali □ to take legal advice, consultare un avvocato; rivolgersi a un legale per un parere □ to take a letter, ( anche) battere una lettera sotto dettatura □ to take sb. 's life, togliere la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's hands, rischiare la vita □ to take a look at st., dare un'occhiata a qc. □ to take a look round, dare un'occhiata in giro; guardarsi attorno (o intorno) □ (fam.) to take the mickey out of sb., prendere in giro q.; sfottere q. (fam.) □ to take minutes, mettere a verbale; verbalizzare □ to take the nonsense out of sb., togliere i grilli dalla testa a q. □ to take notes, prendere appunti □ to take notice of st., fare attenzione a qc.; occuparsi (o interessarsi) di qc.; rendersi conto di qc. □ to take an oath, fare (o prestare) un giuramento □ to take offence, offendersi □ to take other people's ideas, appropriarsi delle idee altrui □ to take pains, darsi (o prendersi) pena (di fare qc.); sforzarsi; darsi da fare; fare il possibile: to take pains to do a job well, sforzarsi di fare bene un lavoro □ to take part in st., prendere parte, partecipare a qc. □ to take place, aver luogo; accadere; avvenire; verificarsi □ (polit.) to take power, salire al potere; andare al governo □ to take pride in st., andare orgoglioso di qc. □ (mil.) to take sb. prisoner, far prigioniero q. □ ( boxe) to take punishment, subire una punizione; incassare colpi durissimi □ (fam.) to take the rap, essere incolpato (spec. per colpe altrui); prendersi la colpa □ to take refuge, trovar rifugio; rifugiarsi; riparare □ to take a seat, prendere posto; mettersi a sedere; accomodarsi □ to take sides with sb., parteggiare per q.; schierarsi con q. □ to take stock, (comm.) fare l'inventario; (fig.) valutare la situazione (e sim.) □ to take things as they are, prendere il mondo come viene □ to take things coolly, conservare il sangue freddo; mantenere la calma; non agitarsi □ to take things easy, prender le cose alla leggera; tirare a campare; fare il proprio comodo; prendersela comoda □ to take things seriously, prender le cose sul serio □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda; andare adagio: He took his time over the job, se la prese comoda col lavoro □ to take its toll on sb. [st.], farsi sentire su q. [qc.] ( in senso negativo) □ to take the train, prendere il treno; servirsi del treno ( e non dell'autobus, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- I usually take the bus, but sometimes I go by train, di solito prendo l'autobus, ma a volte vado in treno □ to take the trouble to do st., prendersi il disturbo di fare qc.; darsi la pena di fare qc. □ to take turns, fare a turno, alternarsi: (autom.) to take turns at the wheel, alternarsi al volante □ to take a vow, fare un voto □ to take a wife, prender moglie □ to take wing, levarsi a volo □ to be taken ill, ammalarsi; sentirsi male □ (fam.) to be taken short, avere un bisognino ( un bisogno impellente) □ It took a lot of doing, ci volle del bello e del buono □ Take your seats!, seduti!, a posto!; ( anche, ferr.) in carrozza! □ How old do you take me to be?, quanti anni mi dai? □ (fam.) I can take him or leave him, non mi è né simpatico né antipatico; mi lascia indifferente □ Take it or leave it!, prendere o lasciare! □ (fam.) I am not taking any, grazie, no!; ( anche) non ci sto!NOTA D'USO: - to take o to get?-* * *I [teɪk]1) cinem. ripresa f.2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.••II 1. [teɪk]to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano
to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]
to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn
I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore
3) (carry along) portare [ object]to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?
4) (accompany, lead)to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola
you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!
7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo
8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]9) ling. reggere [object, case]10) (react to)to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio
11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]12) (assume)to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?
13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)
14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn
15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37
17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn
20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]2.verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up••to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi
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51 handy
['hændɪ]1) (useful) [book, skill] utile; [bag, pocket, tool] pratico, comodoto come in handy for sb., sth., for doing — venire o tornare utile per qcn., qcs., per fare
2) (convenient) [format, shape, size] pratico; [ location] buono, comodo; [ shop] comodo, vicinoto keep, have [sth.] handy — tenere, avere [qcs.] a portata di mano [keys, pencil]
* * *['hændi]1) (ready (to use); in a convenient place: I like to keep my tools handy; This house is handy for the shops.) sottomano2) (easy to use; useful: a handy tool.) utile•- handyman
- come in handy* * *['hændɪ]1) (useful) [book, skill] utile; [bag, pocket, tool] pratico, comodoto come in handy for sb., sth., for doing — venire o tornare utile per qcn., qcs., per fare
2) (convenient) [format, shape, size] pratico; [ location] buono, comodo; [ shop] comodo, vicinoto keep, have [sth.] handy — tenere, avere [qcs.] a portata di mano [keys, pencil]
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52 desarrollar
v.1 to develop (mejorar) (crecimiento, país).desarrolló un sexto sentido para las finanzas she developed o acquired a sixth sense for moneyEl orador desarrolló el tema The orator developed the subject.El programador desarrolla sistemas The programmer develops systems.2 to expound, to explain (exponer) (teoría, tema, fórmula).¿podrías desarrollar esa idea un poco más? could you expand on that idea a little more?3 to carry out (realizar) (actividad, trabajo).4 to expand (Mat).5 to unroll, to unfold.El camarero desarrolló la alfombra The waiter unrolled the rug.6 to train.7 to rear, to raise.* * *1 (gen) to develop2 (deshacer un rollo) to unroll, unfold3 (exponer) to expound, explain4 (llevar a cabo) to carry out5 MATEMÁTICAS to expand, develop1 (crecer) to develop2 (transcurrir) to take place* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ economía, industria, mercado] to develop2) (=explicar) [+ teoría, tema, punto] to develop3) (=realizar) [+ trabajo, proyecto] to carry out; [+ técnica, método] to develophan desarrollado nuevas técnicas de reciclaje de residuos — they have developed new techniques for waste recycling
4) [+ capacidad, músculos, memoria] to develop5) (Mec)6) (Mat) [+ ecuación, función] to expanddesarolló bien el problema pero no llegó a la solución — he applied the correct method o working but failed to find the solution, he worked through the problem correctly but failed to find the solution
7) (=desenrollar) [+ algo enrollado] to unroll; [+ algo plegado] to unfold, open (out)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <facultad/inteligencia> to develop; < músculos> to develop, build upb) <industria/comercio> to developc) <teoría/plan> to develop2)a) ( exponer) <teoría/tema> to explainb) ( llevar a cabo) <actividad/labor> to carry out; < plan> to put into practice3) (Chi) (Fot) to develop2.desarrollarse v pron1) cuerpo/planta to develop, grow; pueblo/economía to develop; teoría/idea to develop, evolve2) acto/entrevista/escena to take place* * *= cultivate, develop, evolve, work out, realise [realize, -USA], flesh out, come along, stitch together.Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex. Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex. Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).Ex. The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.Ex. However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.Ex. Adolescence is a time when teens 'start to stitch together a personal culture: the things they like to do with their time'.----* acontecimientos + desarrollarse = events + unfold.* desarrollar al máximo = develop + Nombre + to its full potential.* desarrollar aun más = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further, develop + further.* desarrollar el amor a/por = build + a love of.* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.* desarrollar el instinto para = develop + a nose for.* desarrollar el potencial de Algo = develop + potential, develop + Posesivo + (full) potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential, achieve + Posesivo + full potential.* desarrollar la capacidad de = gain in + the ability to.* desarrollar las capacidades = fulfil + potential.* desarrollar las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.* desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.* desarrollarse = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape up.* desarrollarse a uno mismo = self-actualise [self-actualize, -USA].* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* desarrollarse en un sentido determinado = develop along + lines.* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.* desarrollar una definición = explode + definition.* desarrollar una destreza = develop + skill, build + skill.* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.* desarrollar una personalidad propia = develop + identity.* desarrollar una técnica = develop + skill, build + skill.* desarrollar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.* desarrollar un proyecto = develop + project.* lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential.* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.* que se desarrollan = at play.* que se está desarrollando = evolving.* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <facultad/inteligencia> to develop; < músculos> to develop, build upb) <industria/comercio> to developc) <teoría/plan> to develop2)a) ( exponer) <teoría/tema> to explainb) ( llevar a cabo) <actividad/labor> to carry out; < plan> to put into practice3) (Chi) (Fot) to develop2.desarrollarse v pron1) cuerpo/planta to develop, grow; pueblo/economía to develop; teoría/idea to develop, evolve2) acto/entrevista/escena to take place* * *= cultivate, develop, evolve, work out, realise [realize, -USA], flesh out, come along, stitch together.Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
Ex: Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).Ex: The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.Ex: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.Ex: Adolescence is a time when teens 'start to stitch together a personal culture: the things they like to do with their time'.* acontecimientos + desarrollarse = events + unfold.* desarrollar al máximo = develop + Nombre + to its full potential.* desarrollar aun más = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further, develop + further.* desarrollar el amor a/por = build + a love of.* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.* desarrollar el instinto para = develop + a nose for.* desarrollar el potencial de Algo = develop + potential, develop + Posesivo + (full) potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential, achieve + Posesivo + full potential.* desarrollar la capacidad de = gain in + the ability to.* desarrollar las capacidades = fulfil + potential.* desarrollar las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.* desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.* desarrollarse = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape up.* desarrollarse a uno mismo = self-actualise [self-actualize, -USA].* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* desarrollarse en un sentido determinado = develop along + lines.* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.* desarrollar una definición = explode + definition.* desarrollar una destreza = develop + skill, build + skill.* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.* desarrollar una personalidad propia = develop + identity.* desarrollar una técnica = develop + skill, build + skill.* desarrollar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.* desarrollar un proyecto = develop + project.* lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential.* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.* que se desarrollan = at play.* que se está desarrollando = evolving.* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.* * *desarrollar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹facultad/inteligencia› to develop; ‹músculos› to develop, build uptiene el sentido del olfato muy desarrollado it has a very highly developed sense of smell2 ‹industria/comercio› to develop3 (ampliar, desenvolver) ‹idea/teoría/plan› to developB2 ( Mat) to develop3 (llevar a cabo) ‹actividad/labor› to carry out; ‹plan› to put into practiceC«coche/motor»: desarrolla una velocidad de … it can reach a speed of …desarrolla 75 caballos it develops o generates 75 horsepowerA1 (crecer) «niño/cuerpo/planta» to develop, grow2 «adolescente» to develop, go through puberty3 «pueblo/industria/economía» to develop4 «teoría/idea» to develop, evolveB «acto/entrevista» to take placehabrá que esperar a ver cómo se desarrollan los acontecimientos we shall have to wait and see how things develop o turn outla acción se desarrolla en una aldea gallega the action unfolds o takes place in a Galician village* * *
desarrollar ( conjugate desarrollar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to develop
2
desarrollarse verbo pronominal
1 ( en general) to develop
2 [acto/entrevista/escena] to take place
desarrollar verbo transitivo
1 to develop: ha desarrollado su musculatura desde que hace deporte, he has become more muscular since he started doing sport
(un proyecto, teoría) han desarrollado un nuevo modelo de ordenador portátil, they've developed a new type of portable computer
2 (exponer con mayor detalle) to explain
' desarrollar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
explotar
English:
amplify
- brain
- build up
- develop
- evolve
- open up
- work out
- expand
- realize
* * *♦ vt1. [mejorar] [economía, capacidades, musculatura] to develop;desarrolló un sexto sentido para las finanzas she developed o acquired a sixth sense for money2. [exponer] [tema] to explain, to develop;[teoría] to expound, to develop;¿podrías desarrollar esa idea un poco más? could you expand on that idea a little more?3. [realizar] [actividad, trabajo, proyecto] to carry out4. [crear] [prototipos, técnicas, estrategias] to develop5. [velocidad][ecuación, problema] to solve, to work outesta moto desarrolla los 200 kilómetros por hora this bike can reach a speed of 200 kilometres an hour* * *v/t1 develop2 tema explain3 trabajo carry out* * *desarrollar vt: to develop* * *desarrollar vb1. (en general) to develop -
53 skilled
[skɪld]2) (talented) [actor, negotiator] abile, bravo* * *1) ((of a person etc) having skill, especially skill gained by training: a skilled craftsman; She is skilled at all types of dressmaking.) specializzato2) ((of a job etc) requiring skill: a skilled trade.) specializzato* * *skilled /skɪld/a.1 ► skilful2 (ind.) qualificato; specializzato: a skilled worker, un operaio specializzato; skilled labour, manodopera qualificata; skilled work, lavoro specializzato; skilled jobs, posti di lavoro specializzato; skilled tradesman, artigiano finito.* * *[skɪld]2) (talented) [actor, negotiator] abile, bravo -
54 aufwenden
v/t (auch unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) (ausgeben) spend ( für on); (Zeit) auch devote (to); (Energie) auch expend (on); ( viel) Mühe aufwenden take (great) pains ( auf + Akk over); viel Geld aufwenden go to great expense* * *to devote; to spend; to expend* * *auf|wen|denvt septo use; Zeit, Energie to expend; Mühe to take; Geld to spendviel Mühe/Zeit áúfwenden, etw zu tun —
* * *auf|wen·den▪ etw \aufwenden1. (einsetzen) to use sthviel Energie \aufwenden, etw zu tun to put a lot of energy into doing sthviel Mühe \aufwenden, etw zu tun to take a lot of trouble [or great pains] doing sthviel Zeit \aufwenden, etw zu tun to spend a lot of time doing sth2. (ausgeben) to spend [or expend] sthdie aufgewendeten Mittel expenditure no pl* * *unregelmäßiges ( auch regelmäßiges) transitives Verb use <skill, influence>; expend <energy, resources>; spend <money, time>* * *aufwenden v/t (auch irr, trennb, hat -ge-) (ausgeben) spend ((viel) Mühe aufwenden take (great) pains (auf +akk over);viel Geld aufwenden go to great expense* * *unregelmäßiges (auch regelmäßiges) transitives Verb use <skill, influence>; expend <energy, resources>; spend <money, time>* * *v.to expend v.to spend v. -
55 know
I 1. [nəʊ]1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista
to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria
to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare
to know that... — sapere che...
to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come
to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente
2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere3) (realize) rendersi conto4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"
to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare
6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]2.1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscereto know about — (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]
to know of — (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di
to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo
"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"
"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"
I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma
••II [nəʊ]not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo
to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)
* * *[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) sapere2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conoscere3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conoscere4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) riconoscere•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes* * *know /nəʊ/n.– (nella loc. fam.) in the know, al corrente; bene informato; addentro nella faccenda.♦ (to) know /nəʊ/A v. t.1 conoscere; sapere: to know languages, conoscere (o sapere) le lingue; Do you know German?, conosci (o sai) il tedesco?; to know the answer, conoscere (o sapere) la risposta; to know a subject, conoscere un argomento; to know one's job, conoscere il proprio mestiere; to know the time, sapere che ora è; conoscere l'ora; to know all the facts, conoscere (o essere a conoscenza di, sapere) tutti i fatti; to know damn well, sapere benissimo; Do you know his address?, conosci (o sai) il suo indirizzo?; Everybody knows that, lo sanno tutti; How do you know?, come lo sai?; come fai a saperlo?; I'll let you know, te lo farò sapere; I know he is a good boy, so che è un bravo ragazzo; Do you know how much it costs?, sai quanto costa?; I don't know when she's arriving, non so quando arriverà; I know what I'm doing, so quello che faccio; I know you won't disappoint me, so che non mi deluderai; I knew ( that) he would say that, sapevo che avrebbe detto così; to get to know, imparare a conoscere; conoscere meglio (o più a fondo); venire a sapere; I know how it works, so come funziona; He is known to be in favour of it, è noto (o risaputo) che lui è favorevole; His dog has been known to attack strangers, si sa che il suo cane ha assalito gente che non conosceva2 conoscere: Do you know his wife [this book]?, conosci sua moglie [questo libro]?; the world as we know it, il mondo così come lo conosciamo; We've known each other for years, ci conosciamo da anni3 riconoscere: I'd know him anywhere, lo riconoscerei dovunque (o fra mille); I know a good athlete when I see one, so riconoscere un buon atleta4 capire; rendersi conto: I knew at once something was wrong, capii subito che c'era qualcosa che non andava5 conoscere; sperimentare; fare esperienza di: I have known better days, ho conosciuto giorni migliori; He has known poverty, ha conosciuto la miseria6 – to know how, sapere; essere capace di: Do you know how to open this box?, sai aprire (o sei capace di aprire, sai come si apre) questa scatola?; I would do it if I knew how ( o if I knew the way), lo farei se sapessi come si fa (o se ne fossi capace)7 (saper) distinguere: to know right from wrong, distinguere tra il bene e il male (o la ragione dal torto)B v. i.sapere di; conoscere; essere informato di; essere a conoscenza di; avere notizia di; aver sentito parlare di: I know of a few cases like this one, so di alcuni casi come questo; I know of her, but I've never met her, ne ho sentito parlare, ma non l'ho mai incontrata; Do you know of any reason why he should have done it?, hai qualche idea del perché l'abbia fatto?; not that I know of, che io sappia no; non che io sappia; non mi risulta● to know again, riconoscere □ (fam.) to know all the answers, sapere tutto; saperla lunga; essere un sapientone □ to know all there is to know about st., sapere tutto su qc. □ to know apart, saper distinguere ( tra due) □ (fam.) to know st. backwards, conoscere qc. alla perfezione (o a menadito) □ to know best, sapere ciò che è meglio; essere il miglior giudice □ to know better, sapere che le cose stanno altrimenti (o che non è così); ( anche) avere più buon senso (o criterio), aver imparato la lezione: If I didn't know better, I'd say that…, se non sapessi che le cose stanno altrimenti, direi che…; You should have known better, avresti dovuto usare un po' più di buon senso; I'll know better next time, la prossima volta saprò come comportarmi; la prossima volta me ne guarderò bene; to know better than that, sapere che non è così; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; to know better than to do st., non essere così sciocco (o sprovveduto) da fare qc.; avere abbastanza criterio (o buon senso) da non fare qc.; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; not to know any better, non avere buon senso; essere uno sprovveduto; non sapere quello che si fa (per ignoranza, immaturità, ecc.) □ to know one's business, conoscere il proprio mestiere; sapere il fatto proprio □ to know st. by heart, sapere qc. a memoria □ to know sb. by name [by sight], conoscere q. di nome [di vista] □ to know different, sapere che non è così (o che le cose non stanno così); scoprire che non è così □ not to know the first thing about st., non sapere niente di qc.; non intendersene affatto di qc.; essere ignorantissimo di qc. □ to know sb. for, conoscere q. come: I know him for a very approachable man, lo conosco come una persona molto disponibile □ to know for a fact that…, sapere per certo (o con certezza) che… □ (fam. USA) not to know from st., non intendersene di qc.; non sapere niente di qc. □ (fam. USA) not to know from nothing ( about), non sapere (o capire) niente (di); non intendersi minimamente (di) □ (fam.) not to know sb. from Adam, non avere mai visto né conosciuto q.; non sapere che faccia ha q. □ (fam. GB) to know how many beans make five, sapere il fatto proprio; essere sveglio □ to know st. inside out, conoscere a fondo qc. □ to know st. like the back of one's hand, conoscere qc. come le proprie tasche □ to know one's own mind, sapere quel che si vuole □ to know no bounds, non conoscere limiti □ to know oneself, conoscere se stesso; conoscersi: I know myself, io mi conosco; io so come son fatto; Know thyself!, conosci te stesso! □ (fam.) to know one's onions, sapere il fatto proprio □ to know otherwise = to know different ► sopra □ to know one's place, saper stare al proprio posto □ to know the ropes, essere pratico di qc.; sapere come funziona qc. □ (fam.) to know one's stuff, sapere il fatto proprio □ (fam.) to know a thing or two, saperne qualcosa; intendersene; saperla lunga (su qc.) □ to know one's way around, conoscere la strada; sapersi orientare; (fig.) sapere come muoversi □ to know what it is like to…, sapere per esperienza personale cosa significhi… □ (fam.) to know what's what, sapere il fatto proprio □ (volg.) You know what you can do with it!, sai cosa puoi farci? □ not to know what to do with oneself, non sapere cosa fare; non sapere comportarsi □ (fam.) not to know what hit one, avere una brutta sopresa; restarci secco (fam.); ( anche) morire senza nemmeno accorgersene □ (fam. USA) to know where it's at, conoscere il mondo; saperla lunga □ (fam. USA) to know where sb. is coming from, sapere come ragiona q. □ not to know where (o which way) to look, non sapere dove guardare ( dall'imbarazzo); non sapere dove andare a nascondersi □ (fig.) not to know which way to turn, non sapere a che santo votarsi; non sapere dove sbattere la testa □ to know who's who, conoscere tutti ( in un posto); ( anche) sapere vita, morte e miracoli di tutti □ as far as I know, per quel che ne so; che io sappia □ As if I didn't know him!, come se non lo conoscessi! □ to be known as, essere considerato; aver fama di essere; ( anche) esser noto come, essere conosciuto col nome di: He is known as a good pianist, è considerato un bravo pianista; He's known as The Captain, è noto come ‘il Capitano’ □ (fam.) before you know where you are, prima che tu possa dire ‘beh’; in men che non si dica □ to do all one knows, fare tutto il possibile; fare del proprio meglio □ Don't I know it!, se lo so!; a chi lo dici! □ I don't know that…, non sono sicuro di…; non so se… □ for all I know, per quanto (o quel che) ne so □ for reasons best known to himself, per un motivo noto solo a lui (o che sa solo lui) □ God (o Goodness, heaven) knows, Dio sa; ( anche escl.) lo sa Dio (o Iddio, il Cielo) □ How should I know?, come faccio a saperlo?; che vuoi che ne sappia io? □ How was I to know?, come potevo saperlo?; come potevo immaginare? □ I'll have you know that…, sappi che…; per tua informazione…; o per tua norma e regola… □ I knew it!, lo sapevo!; me l'aspettavo! □ (fam.) I know what, ho un'idea; so io che cosa fare □ to let it be known, far sapere; rendere noto □ to make oneself known, farsi un nome, farsi conoscere □ (form.) to make oneself known to sb., presentarsi a q. □ to make it known that…, rendere noto che… □ She's very pretty and doesn't she know it!, è molto bella, e sa di esserlo □ You don't know how, non sai (o non puoi immaginare) quanto □ (fam.) not to want to know, disinteressarsi di qc.; ignorare qc.; infischiarsene □ (fam.) What do you know ( about that)!, senti senti!; ma pensa un po'! □ Wouldn't you ( just) know?, lo sapevo io!; ci mancava questa! □ Wouldn't you like to know?, ti piacerebbe saperlo, eh! □ (fam.) you know (o, antiq., don't you know), sai ( come inter.) □ (fam.) You know what (o something)?, sai che ti dico?; sai una cosa? □ You never know, non si sa mai □ You never know your luck!, non si sa mai!; magari succede; può anche andare bene!* * *I 1. [nəʊ]1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista
to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria
to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare
to know that... — sapere che...
to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come
to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente
2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere3) (realize) rendersi conto4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"
to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare
6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]2.1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscereto know about — (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]
to know of — (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di
to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo
"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"
"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"
I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma
••II [nəʊ]not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo
to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)
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56 art
1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; (also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) arte2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) arte3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) arte•- artful- artfully
- artfulness
- arts
art n artetr[ɑːt]1 (painting etc) arte nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLart dealer marchante nombre masculinoart deco art deco nombre masculinoart exhibition exposición nombre femenino de obras de arteart nouveau art nouveau nombre masculino, modernismoart school escuela de bellas artes————————tr[ɑːt]1 architecture→ link=be be{art ['ɑrt] n1) : arte m2) skill: destreza f, habilidad f, maña f3) arts npl: letras fpl (en la educación)4)fine arts : bellas artes fpln.• arte s.m.• artificio s.m.• ciencia s.f.• habilidad s.f.
I ɑːrt, ɑːt1)a) u ( object of aesthetics) arte mshe's studying art — estudia Bellas Artes; (before n) < class> de arte; ( in school) de dibujo
art exhibition — exposición f de obras de arte
art gallery — ( museum) museo m de arte
art school o college — escuela f de Bellas Artes; ( for minor arts) escuela f de Artes y Oficios
b) u c ( artwork) trabajos mpl artísticos2) arts pla)b) (BrE Educ) letras fpl3) (skill, craft) (no pl) arte m
II
I [ɑːt]1. N1) (=painting etc) arte mwork of art — obra f de arte
2) (=skill) arte m, habilidad f, destreza f; (=technique) técnica f; (=knack) maña f; (=gift) don m, facilidad ffine I, 1., 1)the art of persuasion/seduction — el arte de la persuasión/la seducción
3) (Univ)bachelor, masterFaculty of Arts — Facultad f de Filosofía y Letras
4) (=cunning) arte m2.CPDart collection N — colección f de arte
art college N — escuela f de Bellas Artes
art dealer N — marchante mf
art director N — director(a) m / f artístico(-a)
art exhibition N — exposición f de arte
art gallery N — (state-owned) museo m (de arte); (private) galería f de arte
art lover N — aficionado(-a) m / f al arte
art nouveau N — modernismo m
arts and crafts NPL — artesanías fpl
art school N — escuela f de Bellas Artes
Arts Council N — (Brit) institución pública encargada de la promoción de la cultura y de las actividades artísticas
Arts degree N — licenciatura f en Letras
Arts student N — estudiante mf de Letras
performanceart student N — estudiante mf de Bellas Artes
II
†† [ɑːt]PRESENT (thou form) of be* * *
I [ɑːrt, ɑːt]1)a) u ( object of aesthetics) arte mshe's studying art — estudia Bellas Artes; (before n) < class> de arte; ( in school) de dibujo
art exhibition — exposición f de obras de arte
art gallery — ( museum) museo m de arte
art school o college — escuela f de Bellas Artes; ( for minor arts) escuela f de Artes y Oficios
b) u c ( artwork) trabajos mpl artísticos2) arts pla)b) (BrE Educ) letras fpl3) (skill, craft) (no pl) arte m
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57 abilità
f invar ability* * *abilità s.f.1 ability, capability; ( perizia) cleverness: la sua abilità è fuori discussione, his capability is undoubted; finora ha dimostrato grande abilità, so far she has demonstrated great ability; il brano fu eseguito con grande abilità tecnica, the piece was played with great technical ability; mostrava abilità nel fare qualsiasi cosa, she showed cleverness at doing everything // vincere qlcu. in abilità, to outwit s.o.2 ( destrezza) skill, dexterity: impugnava l'arma con abilità, he wielded his weapon with skill (o dexterity); abilità manuale, manual dexterity.* * *[abili'ta]sostantivo femminile invariabile1) (idoneità)2) (bravura) ability, skill, skilfulness BE, skillfulness AE; (destrezza) dexterityla sua abilità di giornalista — his ability o skill(s) as a journalist
3) (accortezza) cleverness* * *abilità/abili'ta/f.inv.1 (idoneità) abilità al lavoro fitness for a job2 (bravura) ability, skill, skilfulness BE, skillfulness AE; (destrezza) dexterity; la sua abilità di giornalista his ability o skill(s) as a journalist; la sua abilità di venditore his salesmanship3 (accortezza) cleverness. -
58 evitare
avoidevitare il fastidio a qualcuno spare s.o. the trouble* * *evitare v.tr.1 to avoid, to evade, to shun; to dodge: evitare un colpo, to avoid (o to evade o to dodge) a blow; evitare una domanda, to evade (o to dodge) a question (o to avoid answering a question directly); evitare un ostacolo, to dodge round an obstacle; evitare qlcu., to avoid s.o. (o to keep out of s.o.'s way o to keep clear of s.o.); (mar.) evitare uno scoglio, un banco di sabbia, to steer clear of a reef, of a sandbank; evitare di fare qlco., to avoid doing sthg.: dovresti evitare di correre quel rischio, you should avoid running that risk; non potei evitare di sentire le sue parole, I couldn't avoid (o I couldn't help) hearing his words; evitare di farsi vedere, to avoid being seen // (comm.) evitare un creditore, to evade a creditor2 ( astenersi) to avoid, to abstain (from sthg.), to refrain (from sthg.), to keep* off (sthg., doing): evitare di fumare, to avoid smoking; evitare i cibi grassi, to keep off fatty foods; evitare una spesa, to avoid an expense; evitare di spendere, to save up3 ( sfuggire a) to escape: evitò a malapena la morte, di farsi male, he only just escaped death, being hurt (o hurting himself)4 ( risparmiare) to spare: evitare una pena a qlcu., to spare s.o. trouble; gli ho evitato un viaggio inutile, I have spared him a wasted trip5 ( impedire) to avoid: solo l'abilità del pilota ha evitato la tragedia, only the pilot's skill avoided (o averted) a tragedy // (dir.) evitare la bancarotta, to stave off bankruptcy.◘ evitarsi v.rifl.rec. to avoid each other (one another): cerchiamo di evitarci per un po', let's try not seeing each other for a bit.* * *[evi'tare]verbo transitivo1) (schivare) to avoid [ostacolo, colpo, pedone]2) (sfuggire) to avoid, to shun, to dodge [ persona]evitare lo sguardo di qcn. — to avoid sb.'s eyes
3) (sottrarsi a) to avoid, to evade [problema, crisi, errore, domanda]4) (impedire) to avoid, to prevent [ catastrofe]5) (astenersi da) to avoid, to keep* from [fumo, alcol]evitare qcs., di fare — to avoid sth., doing
evitare qcs. a qcn. — to save sb. sth.
evitare a qcn. di fare — to save sb. (from) doing
* * *evitare/evi'tare/ [1]1 (schivare) to avoid [ostacolo, colpo, pedone]3 (sottrarsi a) to avoid, to evade [problema, crisi, errore, domanda]4 (impedire) to avoid, to prevent [ catastrofe]5 (astenersi da) to avoid, to keep* from [fumo, alcol]; evitare qcs., di fare to avoid sth., doing; evitò di farle altre domande he restrained from further questions6 (risparmiare) evitare qcs. a qcn. to save sb. sth.; evitare a qcn. di fare to save sb. (from) doing; per evitare loro dei fastidi to save them trouble; volevo evitarti una spesa I wanted to spare you the expense; questo mi eviterà di andarci it'll save me from going there. -
59 aim
[eɪm] I1) (purpose) intenzione f., scopo m. (to do, of doing di fare)2) (with weapon) mira f.II 1.to take aim at sth., sb. — mirare a qcs., qcn.
1)to be aimed at sb. — [campaign, product, remark] essere rivolto a qcn.
to be aimed at doing — [effort, action] mirare a fare
2) puntare [ gun] (at contro); tirare, lanciare [ball, stone] (at a, contro); cercare di dare [blow, kick] (at a); dirigere [ vehicle] (at contro)2.to aim for at sth. mirare a qcs. (anche fig.); to aim at doing to do (try) mirare o aspirare a fare; (intend) avere l'intenzione di fare; to aim high — fig. puntare in alto
* * *[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) puntare2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) avere l'intenzione di2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) mira, scopo2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) aspirazione, scopo•- aimless- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- take aim* * *[eɪm] I1) (purpose) intenzione f., scopo m. (to do, of doing di fare)2) (with weapon) mira f.II 1.to take aim at sth., sb. — mirare a qcs., qcn.
1)to be aimed at sb. — [campaign, product, remark] essere rivolto a qcn.
2.to be aimed at doing — [effort, action] mirare a fare
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60 lose
1. transitive verb,somebody has nothing to lose [by doing something] — es kann jemandem nicht schaden[, wenn er etwas tut]
lose one's way — sich verlaufen/verfahren
4) (fail to obtain) nicht bekommen [Preis, Vertrag usw.]; (fail to hear) nicht mitbekommen [Teil einer Rede usw.]; (fail to catch) verpassen, versäumen [Zug, Bus]the motion was lost — der Antrag kam nicht durch od. scheiterte
5) (be defeated in) verlieren [Kampf, Spiel, Wette, Prozess usw.]6) (cause loss of)you['ve] lost me — (fig.) ich komme nicht mehr mit
7) (get rid of) abschütteln [Verfolger]; loswerden [Erkältung]2. intransitive verb,lose weight — abnehmen. See also academic.ru/43876/lost">lost
1) (suffer loss) einen Verlust erleiden; (in business) Verlust machen (on bei); (in match, contest) verlierenlose in freshness — an Frische verlieren
you can't lose — (coll.) du kannst nur profitieren od. gewinnen
2) (become slow) [Uhr:] nachgehenPhrasal Verbs:- lose out* * *[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) verlieren2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) verlieren5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) verlieren•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *<lost, lost>[lu:z]I. vt1. (forfeit)▪ to \lose sth to sb etw an jdn verlierento \lose altitude/speed an Höhe/Geschwindigkeit verlierento \lose one's appetite den Appetit verlierento \lose blood Blut verlierento \lose one's breath außer Atem kommento \lose courage den Mut verlierento \lose favour with sb jds Gunst verlierento \lose the upper hand die Oberhand verlierento \lose one's job seinen Arbeitsplatz verlierento \lose the lead die Führung abgeben [müssen]to \lose money Geld verlierento \lose popularity an Popularität einbüßento \lose trade Geschäftseinbußen erleidento \lose weight an Gewicht verlieren, abnehmen2. (through death)she lost her son in the fire ihr Sohn ist beim Brand umgekommento \lose a friend/relative einen Freund/Verwandten verlierento \lose one's life sein Leben verlieren3. (miscarry)to \lose a baby ein Kind [o Baby] verlieren4. usu passive5. (waste)to \lose an opportunity eine Gelegenheit versäumento \lose time Zeit verlierento \lose no time in doing sth etw sofort [o unverzüglich] tun6. watch, clockto \lose time nachgehen7. (not find)▪ to \lose sb jdn verlierento \lose the path/route vom Weg/von der Route abkommenyou've lost me there da kann ich dir nicht ganz folgen10. (not win)▪ to \lose sth etw verlierento \lose an argument in einer Diskussion unterliegento \lose a battle/game eine Schlacht/ein Spiel verlieren11. (forget)to \lose a language/skill eine Sprache/Fähigkeit verlernen12. (cause loss of)it almost lost me my job es kostete mich fast den Job, es hat mich fast um meinen Job gebracht13.▶ to \lose the day [for sb] jdn um den Sieg bringen▶ to \lose face das Gesicht verlieren▶ to \lose one's head den Kopf verlieren▶ to \lose heart den Mut verlieren▶ to \lose one's heart to sb sein Herz [an jdn] verlierenI almost lost it ich bin fast verrückt geworden [o fam fast durchgedreht]▶ to \lose one's lunch AM (sl) kotzen sl▶ to have nothing/something to \lose nichts/etwas zu verlieren haben▶ to \lose sight of sth etw aus den Augen verlieren▶ to \lose sleep over [or about] sth sich dat wegen einer S. gen Sorgen machen, wegen einer S. gen kein Auge zutun können▶ to \lose touch [with sb] den Kontakt [zu jdm] verlierenI've lost track of the number of times he's asked me for money ich weiß schon gar nicht mehr, wie oft er mich um Geld gebeten hat▶ to \lose oneself in thought [völlig] gedankenverloren dastehen/dasitzenII. vi1. (be beaten)▪ to \lose [to sb/sth] [gegen jdn/etw] verlierenthe team lost 2-0/by 2 points das Team verlor [mit] 2:0/verpasste den Sieg um 2 Punkte2. (flop) ein Verlustgeschäft sein [o darstellen]the movie lost big at the box office der Film wurde ein Riesenflop fam3. (invest badly)4.▶ you can't \lose du kannst nur gewinnen* * *[luːz] pret, ptp lost1. vt1) (generally) verlieren; pursuer abschütteln; one's French vergessen, verlernen; prize nicht bekommenor (driver's) license (US) — die Stelle/den Führerschein verlieren
the cat has lost a lot of hair —
the shares have lost 15% in a month — die Aktien sind in einem Monat um 15% gefallen
to lose one's way (lit) — sich verirren; (fig) die Richtung verlieren
you will lose nothing by helping them —
they have nothing/a lot to lose — sie haben nichts/viel zu verlieren
that mistake lost him his job/her friendship/the game — dieser Fehler kostete ihn die Stellung/ihre Freundschaft/den Sieg
she lost her brother in the war — sie hat ihren Bruder im Krieg verloren
he lost the use of his legs in the accident — seit dem Unfall kann er seine Beine nicht mehr bewegen
2)3)you've lost me now with all this abstract argument — bei dieser abstrakten Argumentation komme ich nicht mehr mit
to lose no opportunity to do sth — keine Gelegenheit verpassen, etw zu tun
5) (inf= go crazy)
to lose it — durchdrehen (inf)6)(passive usages)
to be lost (things) — verschwunden sein; (people) sich verlaufen haben; (fig) verloren sein; (words) untergehenI can't follow the reasoning, I'm lost — ich kann der Argumentation nicht folgen, ich verstehe nichts mehr
he was soon lost in the crowd — er hatte sich bald in der Menge verloren
to be lost at sea — auf See geblieben sein; (ship) auf See vermisst sein
the ship was lost with all hands — das Schiff war mit der ganzen Besatzung untergegangen
to get lost — sich verlaufen or verirren; (boxes etc) verloren gehen
I got lost after the second chapter —
to get lost in the post/move — in der Post/beim Umzug verloren gehen
get lost! (inf) — verschwinde! (inf)
to look lost — (ganz) verloren aussehen; (fig) ratlos or hilflos aussehen
you look ( as though you're) lost, can I help you? — haben Sie sich verlaufen or verirrt, kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein?
to give sth up for lost —
he was lost to science he is lost to all finer feelings — er war für die Wissenschaft verloren er hat keinen Sinn für höhere Gefühle
the joke/remark was lost on her — der Witz/die Bemerkung kam bei ihr nicht an
to be lost in thought —
to be lost in one's reading/playing — in seine Lektüre/sein Spiel versunken sein
2. viverlieren; (watch) nachgehenthe novel loses a lot in the film — der Roman verliert in der Verfilmung sehr
you will not lose by helping him — es kann dir nicht schaden, wenn du ihm hilfst
* * *A v/t1. allg eine Sache, auch seinen Glauben, das Interesse, seine Stimme, den Verstand, Zeit etc verlieren:have lost one’s voice auch heiser sein;lose one’s cool umg an die Decke gehen;lose no time in doing sth sich beeilen, etwas zu tun; etwas sofort tun;2. sein Vermögen, seine Position etc verlieren, einbüßen, kommen um:lose credibility an Glaubwürdigkeit einbüßen oder verlieren;lose one’s health seine Gesundheit einbüßen;have nothing to lose nichts zu verlieren haben;3. verlieren (durch Tod, Trennung etc):a) einen Patienten (an einen anderen Arzt) verlieren,b) einen Patienten nicht retten können;she has lost her husband to her best friend sie hat ihren Mann an ihre beste Freundin verloren4. ein Spiel, einen Prozess etc verlieren:point lost Minuspunkt m6. eine Gesetzesvorlage nicht durchbringen7. den Zug etc, auch fig eine Gelegenheit etc versäumen, -passenI lost the end of his speech mir entging das Ende seiner Rede9. aus den Augen verlieren10. vergessen:11. einen Verfolger abschütteln12. eine Krankheit loswerden13. nachgehen um (Uhr):my watch loses two minutes a day meine Uhr geht am Tag zwei Minuten nach15. lose o.s. ina) sich verirren in (dat):b) fig sich verlieren in (dat):lose o.s. in thought;c) fig sich vertiefen in (akk):B v/ion bei einem Geschäft etc):you won’t lose by doing it es kann nicht(s) schaden, wenn du es tust3. a) Verluste erleiden:they lost heavily sie erlitten schwere Verlusteb) verlieren (in bei, durch):the story has lost in translation die Geschichte hat durch die Übersetzung (sprachlich) verloren4. verlieren (in an dat):lose (in weight) (an Gewicht) abnehmen;the days were losing in warmth die Tage wurden kälter5. schlechter oder schwächer werden:he lost daily er wurde von Tag zu Tag schwächer6. nachgehen (Uhr)* * *1. transitive verb,1) verlieren; kommen um, verlieren [Leben, Habe]somebody has nothing to lose [by doing something] — es kann jemandem nicht schaden[, wenn er etwas tut]
lose one's way — sich verlaufen/verfahren
2) (fail to maintain) verlieren; (become slow by) [Uhr:] nachgehen [zwei Minuten täglich usw.]4) (fail to obtain) nicht bekommen [Preis, Vertrag usw.]; (fail to hear) nicht mitbekommen [Teil einer Rede usw.]; (fail to catch) verpassen, versäumen [Zug, Bus]the motion was lost — der Antrag kam nicht durch od. scheiterte
5) (be defeated in) verlieren [Kampf, Spiel, Wette, Prozess usw.]you['ve] lost me — (fig.) ich komme nicht mehr mit
7) (get rid of) abschütteln [Verfolger]; loswerden [Erkältung]2. intransitive verb,lose weight — abnehmen. See also lost
1) (suffer loss) einen Verlust erleiden; (in business) Verlust machen (on bei); (in match, contest) verlierenyou can't lose — (coll.) du kannst nur profitieren od. gewinnen
2) (become slow) [Uhr:] nachgehenPhrasal Verbs:- lose out* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: lost)= verlieren v.(§ p.,pp.: verlor, verloren)
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