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81 detail
'di:teil, ]( American also) di'teil1) (a small part or an item: She paid close attention to the small details.) detalle, pormenor2) (all the small features and parts considered as a whole: Look at the amazing detail in this drawing!) detalle•- detailed- in detail
detail n detallein detail en detalle / detalladamentetr['diːteɪl]3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL destacamento, cuadrilla1 (describe) detallar, exponer en detalle2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL destacar■ may I have your details please? ¿puede darme sus datos por favor?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto describe/explain something in detail describir/explicar algo detalladamenteto go into detail entrar en detalles, pormenorizarto have an eye for detail fijarse en los detalles, ser muy detallistadetail [di'teɪl, 'di:.teɪl] vt: detallar, exponer en detalledetail n1) : detalle m, pormenor m2) : destacamento m (de tropas)n.• detalle s.m.• pormenor s.m.v.• destacar v.• detallar v.• pormenorizar v.
I dɪ'teɪl, 'diːteɪl, 'diːteɪl1) ca) ( particular) detalle m, pormenor mhe asked for further details — pidió más información or información más detallada
b) ( embellishment) detalle mc) ( insignificant matter) minucia f, detalle m (sin importancia)2) u ( minutiae) detalles mplto go into detail — entrar en detalles or pormenores
to describe/explain something in detail — describir*/explicar* algo detalladamente or minuciosamente
3) c ( Mil) destacamento m, cuadrilla f
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1) ( describe) exponer* en detalle, detallar2) ( Mil) destacar*['diːteɪl]to detail somebody to + INF — destacar* a alguien a or para + inf
1. N1) (gen) detalle mthere are still one or two details to sort out — hay todavía un par de detalles or cosas que concretar
to go into detail(s) — entrar en detalles, pormenorizar
for further details contact J. Sims — para más información póngase en contacto con J. Sims
2) (taken collectively) detalles mplin detail — en detalle, detalladamente
3) (Mil) destacamento m2. VT1) [+ facts, story] detallar2) (Mil) destacar ( to do sth para hacer algo)* * *
I [dɪ'teɪl, 'diːteɪl, 'diːteɪl]1) ca) ( particular) detalle m, pormenor mhe asked for further details — pidió más información or información más detallada
b) ( embellishment) detalle mc) ( insignificant matter) minucia f, detalle m (sin importancia)2) u ( minutiae) detalles mplto go into detail — entrar en detalles or pormenores
to describe/explain something in detail — describir*/explicar* algo detalladamente or minuciosamente
3) c ( Mil) destacamento m, cuadrilla f
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1) ( describe) exponer* en detalle, detallar2) ( Mil) destacar*to detail somebody to + INF — destacar* a alguien a or para + inf
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82 curious
adjective1) (inquisitive) neugierig; (eager to learn) wissbegierigbe curious about something — (eagerly awaiting) auf etwas (Akk.) neugierig sein
be curious about somebody — in Bezug auf jemanden neugierig sein
how [very] curious! — [sehr] seltsam!
* * *['kjuəriəs]1) (strange; odd: a curious habit.) seltsam2) (anxious or interested (to learn): I'm curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.) neugierig•- academic.ru/85921/curiously">curiously- curiosity* * *cu·ri·ous[ˈkjʊəriəs, AM ˈkjʊri-]1. (inquisitive) neugierig, wissbegierigto be \curious to see sb/sth neugierig [o gespannt] darauf sein, jdn/etw zu sehenI was extremely \curious as to how they met ich wollte zu gerne wissen, wie sie sich kennengelernt haben2. (peculiar) seltsam, merkwürdig, eigenartiga \curious thing happened to me yesterday gestern ist mir etwas ganz Komisches passierthow \curious! wie seltsam!what a \curious sight! welch ein seltsamer Anblickhe's a \curious sort er ist schon ein komischer Kauz* * *['kjʊərɪəs]adj1) (= inquisitive) neugierigI'm curious to know what he'll do — ich bin mal gespannt, was er macht
I'm curious to know how he did it — ich bin neugierig zu erfahren, wie er das gemacht hat
I'd be curious to know how you got on — ich wüsste (ganz) gern, wie du zurechtgekommen bist
I'm curious about him — ich möchte gern mehr über ihn erfahren or herausfinden
why do you ask? – I'm just curious — warum fragst du? – nur so
2) (= odd) sonderbar, seltsam, eigenartig* * *curious [ˈkjʊərıəs] adj (adv curiously)1. neugierig (auch pej), wissbegierig:I am curious to know if ich möchte gern wissen, ob;be curious about neugierig sein auf (akk)2. kurios, seltsam, merkwürdig:curiously enough merkwürdigerweise3. umg komisch, wunderlich4. obs genau, sorgfältig, peinlich, streng* * *adjective1) (inquisitive) neugierig; (eager to learn) wissbegierigbe curious about something — (eagerly awaiting) auf etwas (Akk.) neugierig sein
2) (strange, odd) merkwürdig; seltsamhow [very] curious! — [sehr] seltsam!
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83 half
1.[hɑːf]noun, pl. halves [hɑːvz]1) (part) Hälfte, diehalf [of something] — die Hälfte [von etwas]
I've only half left — ich habe nur noch die Hälfte
half [of] that — die Hälfte [davon]
cut something in half or into [two] halves — etwas in zwei Hälften schneiden
divide something in half or into halves — etwas halbieren
one/two and a half hours, one hour/two hours and a half — anderthalb od. eineinhalb/zweieinhalb Stunden
not/never do anything/things by halves — keine halben Sachen machen
be too cheeky/big by half — entschieden zu frech/groß sein
go halves or go half and half [with somebody] — halbe-halbe [mit jemandem] machen (ugs.)
that's only or just or not the half of it — das ist noch nicht alles
2. adjectivea half of bitter — etc. ein kleines Bitter usw.
half the house/books/staff/time — die Hälfte des Hauses/der Bücher/des Personals/der Zeit
3. adverbhe is drunk half the time — (very often) er ist fast immer betrunken
1) (to the extent of half) zur Hälfte; halb [öffnen, schließen, aufessen, fertig, voll, geöffnet]; (almost) fast [fallen, ersticken, tot sein]half as much/many/big/heavy — halb so viel/viele/groß/schwer
half run [and] half walk — teils laufen, teils gehen
I half wished/hoped that... — ich wünschte mir/hoffte fast, dass...
only half hear what... — nur zum Teil hören, was...
half listen for/to — mit halbem Ohr horchen auf (+ Akk.)/zuhören (+ Dat.)
half cook something — etwas halb gar werden lassen
2) (by the amount of a half-hour) halbhalf past — or (coll.)
half twelve/one/two/three — etc. halb eins/zwei/drei/vier usw
* * *1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) die Hälfte2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) die Halbzeit2. adjective2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halb3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halb3. adverb•- academic.ru/116531/half-">half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *[hɑ:f, AM hæf]I. n<pl halves>what's \half of ninety-six? was ist die Hälfte von sechsundneunzig?a kilo and a \half eineinhalb [o DIAL anderthalb] Kilo\half an apple ein halber Apfel\half a dozen ein halbes Dutzend\half the amount der halbe Betrag▪ by \half um die Hälftebigger by \half eineinhalbmal so großto divide sth by \half etw durch zwei teilento reduce sth by \half etw um die Hälfte reduzieren▪ in \half [or into halves] in zwei Hälftento cut sth into halves etw halbierento cut in \half in der Mitte durchschneiden, halbierento fold in \half zur Mitte falten2. BRIT ( fam: half pint of beer) kleines Bier (entspricht ca. 1/4 Liter), ÖSTERR a. Seidel nt, ÖSTERR a. Seitel nt, Stange f SCHWEIZtwo adults and three halves, please! zwei Erwachsene und drei Kinder, bitte!first/second \half erste/zweite Spielhälfte [o Halbzeityou haven't heard the \half of it yet! das dicke Ende kommt ja noch!that's \half the fun [of it] das ist doch gerade der Spaß daran\half of them didn't turn up die meisten von ihnen sind gar nicht erschienenour boss has lost \half his authority unser Chef hat seine Autorität zum größten Teil eingebüßtif you are \half the man I think you are, you'll succeed wenn du auch nur im entferntesten der Mann bist, für den ich dich halte, dann schaffst du das\half [of] the time die meiste Zeit7.▶ to be \half the battle:for jobs like that, getting an interview is \half the battle bei Stellen wie diesen hat man schon halb gewonnen, wenn man ein Vorstellungsgespräch bekommt▶ given \half a chance wenn man die Möglichkeit hätteI'd go to India, given \half a chance wenn ich die Möglichkeit hätte, würde ich nach Indien gehen▶ to be too clever by \half ein Schlaumeier seinI'll go halves with you ich teile mit dir, ich mach mit dir halbe-halbe famI'll be with you in \half a second ich bin sofort bei dira centaur is half man half horse ein Zentaur ist halb Mensch halb Pferd\half [a] per cent ein halbes Prozenta \half pint of lager ein kleines HellesIII. adv1. (almost) fast, nahezu, beinahethey had been frightened \half out of their minds sie wären fast verrückt geworden vor Angst2. (partially, to some extent) halb, zum Teilshe was \half afraid she'd have to make a speech sie hatte schon fast befürchtet, eine Rede halten zu müssenI was \half inclined to call you last night ich hätte dich gestern Abend fast angerufenit wasn't \half as good das war bei Weitem nicht so gut\half asleep halb wach\half cooked halb gar\half empty/full halb leer/voll\half naked halb nackt3. (time)[at] \half past nine [um] halb zehn; ( fam)4. (by fifty percent)▪ \half as... as... halb so... wie...my little brother is \half as tall as me mein kleiner Bruder ist halb so groß wie ichhe is \half my weight er wiegt halb so viel wie ich5. (intensifies negative statement)did you enjoy the film? — not \half! hat dir der Film gefallen? — und wie!* * *[hAːf]1. n pl halves1) Hälfte fto cut sth in half — etw halbieren; (with knife also) etw in zwei Hälften or Teile schneiden; salary etc etw um or auf die Hälfte kürzen
to break/tear sth in half — etw durchbrechen/durchreißen
half of it/them — die Hälfte davon/von ihnen
half the book/money — die Hälfte des Buches/Geldes, das halbe Buch/Geld
half my life — die Hälfte meines Lebens, mein halbes Leben
he gave me half — er gab mir die Hälfte
half a cup/an hour — eine halbe Tasse/Stunde
he's not half the man he used to be — er ist längst nicht mehr das, was er einmal war
half a second! —
to go halves (with sb on sth) — (mit jdm mit etw) halbe-halbe machen (inf)
he's too cocky by half ( Brit inf ) — er hält sich für wer weiß was (inf)
one and a half — eineinhalb, anderthalb
return half (Brit) — Abschnitt m für die Rückfahrt
two adults and one half, please — zwei Erwachsene und ein Kind, bitte
two and a half (to London) — zweieinhalb(mal London)
4) (= beer) kleines Bier, Halbe f (dial), Halbe(s) nt, Kleine(s) nt; (Scot, = whisky) einfacher Whisky, Einfache(r) m5)(= husband etc)
or other half — meine bessere Hälfte2. adjhalbhalf one thing half another — halb und halb, halb das eine und halb das andere
half man half beast —
it's neither opera nor operetta but sort of half and half — es ist so ein Zwischending nt zwischen Oper und Operette
3. adv1) halbI half thought... — ich hätte fast gedacht...
I was half afraid that... — ich habe fast befürchtet, dass...
the work is only half done — die Arbeit ist erst halb or zur Hälfte erledigt
half laughing, half crying — halb lachend, halb weinend
half laughing, half crying he told me... — mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge erzählte er mir...
he half rose to his feet —
I half think that... — ich habe beinahe den Eindruck, dass...
the book was half in German, half in English — das Buch war zur Hälfte auf Deutsch und zur Hälfte auf Englisch
2) (Brit inf)he's not half stupid/rich etc — er ist vielleicht or unheimlich dumm/reich etc
3)4)he earns half as much as you —
he earns half as much again as you — er verdient die Hälfte mehr als du or anderthalbmal so viel wie du
give me half as much again — gib mir noch die Hälfte dazu
* * *A adj1. halb:a half share ein halber Anteil, eine Hälfte;half an hour eine halbe Stunde;at half the price zum halben Preis;two pounds and a half, two and a half pounds zweieinhalb Pfund;a fish and a half umg ein Mordsfisch;a fellow and a half umg ein Pfundskerl;a woman and a half umg eine Superfrau2. halb, oberflächlich:B adv1. halb, zur Hälfte:half cooked halb gar;half as long halb so lang;half as much halb so viel;she is half his age sie ist halb so alt wie er2. halb(wegs), fast, nahezu:half dead halb tot;3. not halfa) bei Weitem nicht, lange nicht:b) umg (ganz und) gar nicht:not half bad gar nicht übelc) umg gehörig, mordsmäßig:he didn’t half swear er fluchte nicht schlecht4. (in Zeitangaben) halb:half three Br umg halb vier5. SCHIFF …einhalb:half three dreieinhalb (Faden)C pl halves [hɑːvz; US hævz] s1. Hälfte f:the first half of the year die erste Jahreshälfte;one half of it die eine Hälfte davon;half of the girls die Hälfte der Mädchen;2. SPORTa) (Spiel)Hälfte f, Halbzeit f:in the first (second) half auch vor (nach) dem Seitenwechsel;a game of two different halves ein Spiel mit zwei verschiedenen Halbzeiten5. Fahrkarte f zum halben Preis7. halbes Pint (besonders Bier):I only had a half ich hab nur ein kleines Bier getrunken8. obs Halbjahr nBesondere Redewendungen: half of it is ( oder half of them are) rotten die Hälfte (davon) ist faul;half the amount die halbe Menge oder Summe, halb so viel;do sth by halves etwas nur halb tun;do things by halves halbe Sachen oder Halbheiten machen;not do things by halves Nägel mit Köpfen machen;too clever by half bes Br umg oberschlau;go halves with sb in ( oder on) sth etwas mit jemandem teilen, mit jemandem bei etwas halbpart machen;* * *1.[hɑːf]noun, pl. halves [hɑːvz]1) (part) Hälfte, diehalf [of something] — die Hälfte [von etwas]
half [of] that — die Hälfte [davon]
cut something in half or into [two] halves — etwas in zwei Hälften schneiden
divide something in half or into halves — etwas halbieren
one/two and a half hours, one hour/two hours and a half — anderthalb od. eineinhalb/zweieinhalb Stunden
not/never do anything/things by halves — keine halben Sachen machen
be too cheeky/big by half — entschieden zu frech/groß sein
go halves or go half and half [with somebody] — halbe-halbe [mit jemandem] machen (ugs.)
that's only or just or not the half of it — das ist noch nicht alles
2. adjectivea half of bitter — etc. ein kleines Bitter usw.
half the house/books/staff/time — die Hälfte des Hauses/der Bücher/des Personals/der Zeit
3. adverbhe is drunk half the time — (very often) er ist fast immer betrunken
1) (to the extent of half) zur Hälfte; halb [öffnen, schließen, aufessen, fertig, voll, geöffnet]; (almost) fast [fallen, ersticken, tot sein]half as much/many/big/heavy — halb so viel/viele/groß/schwer
half run [and] half walk — teils laufen, teils gehen
I half wished/hoped that... — ich wünschte mir/hoffte fast, dass...
only half hear what... — nur zum Teil hören, was...
half listen for/to — mit halbem Ohr horchen auf (+ Akk.)/zuhören (+ Dat.)
2) (by the amount of a half-hour) halbhalf past — or (coll.)
half twelve/one/two/three — etc. halb eins/zwei/drei/vier usw
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84 same
same [seɪm]1. adjective• to be the same age/shape avoir le même âge/la même forme• the same books as... les mêmes livres que...• they turned out to be one and the same person en fin de compte il s'agissait d'une seule et même personne• to go the same way as sb aller dans la même direction que qn ; (figurative) suivre l'exemple de qn2. pronoun• it's the same as... c'est la même chose que...• I would do the same again si c'était à refaire, je recommencerais• things go on just the same ( = monotonously) rien ne change• and the same to you! (good wishes) à vous aussi !• same here! (inf) moi aussi !• all the same, he refused il a quand même refusé3. compounds* * *[seɪm] 1.1) ( identical) mêmeto be the same — être le or la même
in the same way — ( in a similar manner) de la même manière (as que); ( likewise) de même
to think the same way on ou about something — être du même avis sur quelque chose
to go the same way as — lit aller dans la même direction que; fig connaître le même sort que
it amounts ou comes to the same thing — cela revient au même
2) ( for emphasis) ( very) même (as que)the same one — le/la même
‘ready the same day’ — ‘prêt dans la journée’
the very same — exactement le or la même
3) ( unchanged) mêmeto be still the same — être toujours le/la même
it's/he's the same as ever — c'est/il est toujours pareil
2.to remain ou stay the same — ne pas changer
the same adverbial phrase de la même façon3.the same pronoun1) ( the identical thing) la même chose (as que)the same applies to ou goes for — il en va de même pour
the same to you! — ( in greeting) à toi aussi, à toi de même!; ( of insult) et toi-même! (colloq)
it'll be more of the same! — péj c'est reparti pour un tour!
2) Law celui-ci/celle-ci m/f••all the same... —
just the same,... — tout de même,...
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85 used
1. adjectivea. ( = not fresh) [cup] sale ; [tissue, needle, condom] usagéb. ( = second-hand) [car, equipment] d'occasiond. ( = accustomed)► used to• to get used to sb/sth s'habituer à qn/qch2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ La fin de used, sed, se prononce zd: ju:zd, sauf dans l'expression used to, où sed se prononce st: ju:st.* * *Note: To translate used to do, use the imperfect tense in French: he used to live in York = il habitait York. To stress that something was done repeatedly, you can use avoir l'habitude de faire: she used to go out for a walk in the afternoon = elle avait l'habitude de sortir se promener l'après-midiTo emphasize a contrast between past and present, you can use avant: I used to love sport = j'adorais le sport avantFor more examples and particular usages, see the entry belowI 1. [juːst]modal auxiliaryhe didn't used to ou he used not to smoke — il ne fumait pas avant
didn't she used to smoke? — est-ce qu'elle ne fumait pas, avant?
2. [juːzt]she used to smoke, didn't she? — elle fumait avant, non?
II [juːzd]to be used to something — avoir l'habitude de quelque chose, être habitué à quelque chose
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86 price
price [praɪs]1. noun• a special price of $50 per night un tarif spécial de 50 dollars la nuit• what is the price of this book? quel est le prix de ce livre ?► at + price• you can get it but at a price! vous pouvez l'avoir mais cela vous coûtera cher !b. ( = value) prix m• what price he'll change his mind? (inf) vous pariez combien qu'il va changer d'avis ?( = fix price of) fixer le prix de ; ( = mark price on) marquer le prix de ; ( = ask price of) demander le prix de ; ( = estimate value of) évaluer• it is priced at £10 ça se vend 10 livres• tickets priced at £20 billets vendus 20 livres3. compounds[control, reduction, rise] des prix• the French have priced us out of that market les bas prix pratiqués par les Français nous ont exclus du marché* * *[praɪs] 1.‘we pay top prices for...’ — ‘nous payons le prix fort pour...’
to pay a high price for something — lit, fig payer quelque chose cher
that's a small price to pay for something — fig ce n'est pas un gros sacrifice pour obtenir quelque chose
beyond ou above price — (d'une valeur) inestimable
to put a price on — lit évaluer [object, antique]
2.to put ou set a high price on — attacher beaucoup de prix à [loyalty, hard work]
transitive verb1) (fix, determine the price of) fixer le prix de (at à)a dress priced at £30 — une robe à 30 livres
2) ( evaluate the worth of) estimer la valeur de3) ( mark the price of) marquer le prix de•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
87 settle
settle [ˈsetl]• that settles it! ( = that's made my mind up) c'est décidé !• that's settled then? alors c'est entendu ?b. [+ debt] rembourser ; [+ bill, account] réglerc. [+ child, patient] installerd. [+ nerves] calmer ; [+ doubts] dissipere. [+ land] ( = colonize) coloniser ; ( = inhabit) peuplera. [bird, insect] se poserb. [sediment] se déposerc. [dust] retomber• to settle on sth [dust, snow] couvrir qchd. ( = get comfortable) to settle into an armchair s'installer (confortablement) dans un fauteuile. ( = go to live) s'installer( = take up one's residence) s'installer ; ( = become calmer) se calmer ; (after wild youth) se ranger ; [emotions] s'apaiser ; [situation] s'arranger• will you settle for a draw? un match nul vous satisferait-il ?* * *['setl] 1.noun banquette f coffre2.transitive verb1) ( position comfortably) installer [person, animal]2) ( calm) calmer [stomach, nerves]3) ( resolve) régler [matter, business, dispute]; mettre fin à [conflict]; régler, résoudre [problem]that settles it! I'm leaving tomorrow! — ( making decision) c'est décidé! je pars demain!; ( in exasperation) c'en est trop! je pars demain!
to settle an argument — ( as referee) trancher
4) ( agree on) fixer5) ( put in order)6) Commerce régler [bill, debt]7) ( colonize) coloniser3.1) ( come to rest) [bird, insect, wreck] se poser; [dust, dregs] se déposerto let the dust settle — lit laisser retomber la poussière; fig attendre que les choses se calment
to settle over — [clouds] descendre sur; [silence, grief] s'étendre sur
2) ( become resident) gen s'installer; ( more permanently) se fixer3) ( become compacted) se tasser4) ( calm down) gen se calmer; ( go to sleep) s'endormir; [weather] se mettre au beau fixe5) ( take hold)to be settling — [snow] tenir; [mist] persister
6) Law régler4.to settle oneself in — s'installer dans [chair, bed]
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88 hand
I [hænd] n1) рука, ручка, кисть рукиSee:I have my hands full. — У меня дел по горло.
My hands are cold/are freezing. — У меня замерзли руки.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. — Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе. /Не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки.
Can be counted on the fingers of one hand. — Раз, два и обчелся.
To bite the hand that feeds you. — Рубить сук, на котором сидишь.
To live from hand to mouth. — Перебиваться с хлеба на воду.
One hand washes the other. — Рука руку моет.
The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. — Левая рука не знает, что делает правая.
With my hand on my heart. — Положа руку на сердце.
To die by one's own hand. — Наложить на себя руки.
To change hands. — Переходить из рук в руки.
To get the upper hand. — Взять верх.
Don't put your hand further than your sleeve. — По одежке тяни ножки.
- white handsA clean hand doesn't want/need washing no washing. — Нечестно живешь, себя подведешь. /Хлеб соль ешь, а правду режь.
- moist hands
- sinewy hands
- left hand
- deft hands
- calloused hands
- olive hands
- nimble hands
- well-groomed hands
- one's shriveled hands
- one's wrinkled hands
- one's bad hand
- one's mutilated hand
- child's hand
- one's wounded hand
- hand covered with sores
- hand with two fingers missing
- hand in a sling
- fracture in one's hand
- sharp pain in one's hand
- with one's hands behind one's back
- with one's folded hands in one's lap co
- with one's hands tied
- with one's own hands
- in one's cupped hand
- keep smth at hand
- wash one's hands
- hold out one's hand to smb- cross one's hands in one's lap- treat one's hand
- rub cream into one's hand
- hurt one's hand
- get one's hand frost-bitten
- bandage smb's hand
- carry one's hand in a sling
- join hands
- take smb's hand
- grab somebody by the hand
- hold smth in one's hands
- pass one's hand across one's forehead- reach one's hand for smth- bite smb's hand
- go on one's hands and knees
- shake hands with smb
- wave one's hand
- beg smb's hand in marriage
- gain smb's hand
- smb's hands freeze
- smb's hands ache
- smb's hands are tied
- smb is bound hand and footThe hand of the clock is creeping on. — Стрелка часов еле движется.
- hour hand- hand of the clock3) власть, контроль, надзорThe matter is now in your hands. — Дело теперь в ваших руках.
His life was in my hands. — Его жизнь была в моей власти.
He is still in the hands of the moneylenders. — Он еще в руках ростовщиков.
- be in good handsThe hand of a master can easily be traced in the picture. — В этом полотне ясно видна рука большого художника.
- get into in good hands
- run the business with a firm hand
- fall into the hands of the enemy
- change hands
- keep smb in hand
- get out of hand
- put the matter in the hands of a lawyer
- put oneself in smb's hands
- keep oneself well in hands
- play into smb's hand
- have someone's fate in one's hands4) сторона, точка зренияHe sat close on/at my right hand. — Он сидел по правой руке от меня.
- on all hands coA street with shops on either hand. — Улица, по обе стороны которой идут магазины.
- on either hand
- on the left hand
- at smb's right hand
- sit on smb's right hand5) участие, помощьI have heard the story at first hand. — Я слышал об этой истории из первых рук.
I had no hand in it. — Я не принимал в этом никакого участия.
- have a hand in this affairThe work suggests an unpracticed hand. — Работа, видимо, была выполнена неопытным человеком/автором.
- have a hand in smth
- have a hand in the plot
- have no hand in smth
- give smb a hand with a heavy box
- get smb a big hand
- refuse smb's hand
- accept smb's hand
- oil smb's hand
- lend smb a hand in doing smth6) рабочие руки, рабочий, работникThe factory has taken on (employed) some 12.000 hands. — Фабрика наняла около 12.000 рабочих. /На фабрике работает 12.000 рабочих.
We have not sufficient hands. — Мы испытываем нехватку в рабочей силе.
She is a poor hand at dressmaking. — Она не умеет шить платья.
He is an old hand at this sort of work. — Он имеет большой опыт такой работы.
- field hand- machine hand
- harvest hands•CHOICE OF WORDS:(1.) Русскому существительному рука 1. соответствуют в английском языке hand (от пальцев до запястья) и arm (от кисти до плеча), поэтому русское словосочетание "нести в руках сумку (книгу, палку)" соответствует в английском языке словосочетаниям: to carry one's bag (book, stick) in one's hand(s), а нести (держать) ребенка на руках - to carry (to hold) a child in one's arms; взяться за руки соответствует to join hands, а идти под руку соответствует to walk arm in arm. (2.) See arm, n; USAGE (1.)II [hænd] vвручать, передаватьI handed the note to him myself. — Я сам (лично) вручил ему эту записку.
Hand me those papers, please. — Передайте мне эти документы, пожалуйста
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89 use
A n1 ¢ ( act of using) (of substance, object, machine) emploi m, utilisation f (of de) ; (of word, expression, language) emploi m, usage m (of de) ; the use of force/diplomacy le recours à la force/la diplomatie, l'usage de la force/la diplomatie ; the use of sth as/for sth l'emploi or l'utilisation de qch comme/pour qch ; for use as/in pour être utilisé comme/dans ; for the use of sb, for use by sb (customer, staff) à l'usage de qn ; for my own use pour mon usage personnel ; to make use of sth utiliser qch ; to make good/better/the best use of sth tirer bon/meilleur/le meilleur parti de qch ; to get ou have good ou a lot of use out of sth se servir beaucoup de qch, faire grand usage de qch ; to put sth to good use tirer bon parti de qch ; the car/machine gets regular use la voiture/la machine est utilisée régulièrement ; the room/photocopier is in use at the moment la pièce/la photocopieuse est occupée en ce moment ; while the machine is in use lorsque la machine est en service or en fonctionnement ; for external use only Pharm usage externe ; a word in common ou general use un mot d'usage courant ; out of ou no longer in use [machine] ( broken) hors service ; ( because obsolete) plus utilisé ; [word, expression] plus en usage ; worn/stained with use râpé/taché par l'usage ; this machine came into use in the 1950s cette machine a fait son apparition pendant les années cinquante ; the bridge/new system comes into use next year le pont/le nouveau système entrera en service l'année prochaine ;2 ∁ ( way of using) (of resource, object, material) utilisation f ; ( of term) emploi m, the many uses of a hairpin les nombreux usages d'une épingle à cheveux ; she has her uses elle a son utilité ; to find a use for sth trouver une utilisation pour qch ; to have no further use for sth/sb ne plus avoir besoin de qch/qn ; I've no use for that sort of talk fig je ne veux pas entendre parler de ça ;3 ¢ ( right to use) to have the use of avoir l'usage de [house, car, kitchen] ; avoir la jouissance de [garden] ; to let sb have the use of sth permettre à qn de se servir de qch ; to lose/still have the use of one's legs perdre/conserver l'usage de ses jambes ; with use of avec usage de [kitchen, bathroom] ;4 ¢ ( usefulness) to be of use être utile (to à) ; to be (of) no use [object] ne servir à rien ; [person] n'être bon/bonne à rien ; to be (of) no use to sb [object] ne pas servir à qn ; [person] n'être d'aucune utilité à qn ; he's no use ○ at cards il est nul ○ aux cartes ; what use is a wheel without a tyre? à quoi sert une roue sans pneu? ; what's the use of crying? à quoi bon pleurer? ; oh, what's the use? oh, et puis à quoi bon? ; is it any use asking him? est-ce que cela vaut la peine de lui demander? ; it's no use asking me inutile de me demander ; it's no use (he won't listen) c'est inutile (il n'écoutera pas) ; it's no use, we'll have to start rien à faire, il faut s'y mettre.B vtr1 ( employ) se servir de, utiliser [object, car, room, money, tool, telephone] ; employer, utiliser [method, technique] ; employer [word, expression] ; se servir de [language, metaphor] ; profiter de, saisir [opportunity] ; se servir de, faire jouer [influence] ; avoir recours à [blackmail, force, power] ; utiliser [knowledge, information, talent] ; to use sth/sb as sth se servir de qch/qn comme qch ; to use sth for sth/to do se servir de or utiliser qch pour qch/pour faire ; to be used for sth/to do servir à qch/à faire, être utilisé pour qch/pour faire ; we only use local suppliers nous achetons tous nos produits à des fournisseurs locaux ; somebody's using the toilet il y a quelqu'un dans les toilettes ; can I use you ou your name as a reference? est-ce que je peux donner votre nom comme référence? ; to use one's initiative faire preuve d'initiative ; use your initiative! allez, un peu d'initiative! ; use your head ou loaf ○ ! fais marcher un peu ta cervelle ○ ! ; I could use ○ a drink/bath! j'aurais bien besoin d'un verre/bain! ;2 ( also use up) ( consume) consommer [fuel, food] ; he's used all the water il a utilisé toute l'eau ; use the left-overs utilisez les restes ;4 ( take habitually) prendre [drugs] ;■ use up:▶ use [sth] up, use up [sth] finir, utiliser [remainder, food] ; d épenser [money, savings] ; épuiser [supplies, fuel, energy]. -
90 sheep
plural; see sheepsheep n ovejatr[ʃiːp]1 oveja\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlike sheep como borregosto make sheep's eyes at somebody hacerle ojitos a alguienthe black sheep of the family la oveja negra de la familiasheep farming cría de ovejas, ganado ovinosheep ['ʃi:p] ns & pl: oveja fn.(§ pl.: sheep) = carnero s.m.• ganado lanar s.m.• oveja s.f.ʃiːpto count sheep — contar* ovejas or corderitos
[ʃiːp]sheep farming — cría f de ganado ovino or lanar
1.N (pl inv) oveja f- be the black sheep of the family- make sheep's eyes at sb2.CPDsheep farm N — granja f de ovejas, granja f ovina, granja f de ganado lanar
sheep farmer N — criador(a) m / f de ganado lanar, ganadero(-a) m / f de ovejas
sheep farming N — ganadería f ovina or lanar, cría f de ganado ovino or lanar
sheep station N — granja f de ovejas
sheep track N — cañada f (de pastoreo)
sheep worrying N — acoso m de ovejas
* * *[ʃiːp]to count sheep — contar* ovejas or corderitos
sheep farming — cría f de ganado ovino or lanar
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91 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) høyre2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) rett, riktig3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) rett(ferdig)4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) rett, riktig, passende2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) rett(ighet)2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) rett3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) høyre4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) høyre(side)3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) akkurat, rett2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) straks3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rett ved4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) helt5) (to the right: Turn right.) til høyre6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rett, riktig4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rette (opp), komme på rett kjøl; ordne2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rette på, gjøre uretten god5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') greit!; skal bli!- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) høyreorientert- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve rightkorrigere--------rett--------rette--------riktigIsubst. \/raɪt\/1) rett2) rettighet, rett (til)3) høyre side, høyre hånd4) ( politikk) høyresiden, høyre fløy5) ( boksing) høyre, høyreslagall rights reserved alle rettigheter forbeholdt, kopiering forbudt, ettertrykk forbudtbe in the right ha rett, ha retten på sin sidebe within one's rights være i sin fulle rettby right of i kraft av, på grunn avby rights hvis rett skal være rett, med rettedo right gjøre det rette, gjøre rettgive someone right innrømme at noen har rett, være enig med noenhave a\/the right to ha rett til åhave someone (bang) dead to rights ( hverdagslig) ha noen i garnet, ta noen på fersken, ha ugjendrivelig bevis for at noen er skyldigin one's own right i seg selv, ved egen fortjeneste, gjennom arvkeep to your\/the right gå\/kjør til høyreknow right from wrong skille mellom rett og galtlegal right ( jus) rettighet, rettMiss\/Mr. Right ( hverdagslig) den rette, kvinnen\/mannen i ens livof right rettelig, i kraft av noens rettigheteron somebody's right til høyre, på høyre sideput\/set something to rights bringe i orden, få orden påput things right si det som det er gjøre noe godt igjenright in personam ( jus) obligatorisk rettright in rem ( jus) tinglig rettright of access ( jus) samværsrettright of action ( jus) søksmålskompetanseright of appeal ( jus) ankerett, klagerettright of initiation ( parlamentarisk eller religiøst) initiativ, forslagsrett, innvielsesrett (religiøst)right of (visit and) search ( sjøfart) visitasjonsrettright of user bruksrettrights and duties rettigheter og plikterrights of assembly forsamlingsrettright to roam ( jus) fri ferdselstand on one's rights stå på sitt, stå på krava, holde på sin rettto\/on the right til høyretwo wrongs don't make a right se ➢ wrong, 1IIverb \/raɪt\/1) rette (seg), rette opp, få på rett kjøl, komme på rett kjøl2) ( overført) rette opp, gjøre godt igjen, få oppreisning, godtgjøre3) korrigere, forbedre, rette på, rettebe righted få oppreisningright oneself korrigere seg selv rette seg opp, komme på rett kjøl gjenvinne balansenright someone gi noen oppreisningright the helm ( sjøfart) legge roret midtskipsright the wrongs gjøre godt igjen, rette opp skade, gi oppreisningIIIadj. \/raɪt\/1) rett, riktig, rettmessig• is your watch right?• is this right for Old Trafford?2) ( også politikk) høyre3) ( om vinkel) rett, rettvinklet4) ( om linje) rett5) ( forsterkende) skikkelig, riktig, ordentligall right greit, i orden, OK, braas right as rain eller as right as a trivet helt i orden, både rett og rimeligat right angles with i rett vinkel påbe a right one være (litt av) en luringbe on the right side of (fifty) være under (femti)come right ordne seg, bli bra igjendo\/say the right thing gjøre\/si det rette, gjøre\/si det som passer bestdo something in the right way gjøre noe riktig, gjøre noe på riktig måtedo the right thing by someone handle rett overfor noendo what is right gjøre det rette, handle riktigget a thing right få orden på noe få oppklart en ting, få klarhet i sakeneget on the right side of someone være på godfot med noen, komme godt overens med noenget right gå bra, ordne segnot be right in one's head ikke være helt god, ikke være riktig klok, ikke være vel bevarton the right hand side på høyre side, på høyre hånd, til høyreon the right way på rett vei, på rett sporprove right få\/ha retthan fikk rett \/ han hadde rettput a watch right stille klokkenput oneself right with someone komme til forsoning med noenput one's right hand to it sette alle krefter innput\/set right sette på plass, sette tilbake sette i stand, reparere, ordneput\/set someone right rette på noen, korrigere gjøre noen frisk, helbrede noen hjelpe noen (med) å finne seg til rettethe right man in the right place rett mann på rett stedthe right man\/woman den rettethe right time riktig tid, riktig klokke• what's the right time?hva er riktig klokke\/tid?the right wing høyrefløyenright you are! eller right oh! da sier vi det!, OK!that's right! akkurat!, det stemmer!, det er riktig!too right! (austr.) klart det, det har du rett i, OKyou're right (there) det har du rett i, det er riktigIVadv. \/raɪt\/1) ( om retning) rett, direkte, strake veien2) ( om tid eller sted) akkurat, nøyaktig, straks3) helt, aldeles4) rett, riktig, på riktig måte• he got married, if I remember righthan ble gift, hvis jeg husker riktig5) til høyre6) ( forsterkende) svært, riktig, utmerket, heltgo right klaffe, ordne segright ahead rett foran, rett fremright and left ettertrykkelig, i det vide og brede, etter noter, på alle bauger og kanterright dress! ( militærvesen) retning høyre!right first time! riktig gjettet på første forsøk!right off skal bli, straksright of something til høyre for noe.right on javisst, utmerket rett fremright turn! ( militærvesen) høyre om!Vinterj. \/raɪt\/1) OK, javisst, javel2) nok om det, over til noe annet3) nemligright? ikke sant?right then OK, da er det i orden -
92 fix
fix [fɪks]b. ( = direct) diriger ; [+ attention] fixer• to fix one's eyes on sb/sth fixer qn/qch du regardc. ( = arrange) décider ; [+ time, date, price, limit] fixer• can I fix you a drink? (US) vous prendrez bien un verre ?e. ( = deal with) arranger ; ( = mend) réparer• don't worry, I'll fix it all ne vous en faites pas, je vais tout arranger3. nounb. ( = dose) (inf!) dose f• to get o.s. a fix [of drug] se shooter (inf !)c. [of boat, plane] position f► fix up* * *[fɪks] 1.1) (colloq) ( quandary) pétrin (colloq) mto be in a fix — être dans le pétrin (colloq)
3) ( means of identification)to take a fix on something — Aviation, Nautical déterminer la position de quelque chose
4) (colloq) ( rigged arrangement)2.transitive verb1) (establish, set) fixer [date, venue, price, limit]; déterminer [chronology, position]to fix tax at 20% — établir un impôt de 20%
2) ( organize) arranger [meeting, visit]; préparer [drink, meal]how are we fixed for time/money? — qu'est-ce qu'on a comme temps/argent? (colloq)
4) (attach, insert) fixer [curtain, handle, shelf, notice] (on sur; to à); attacher [rope] (to à); fig faire peser [suspicion] (on sur); rejeter [blame] (on sur)5) ( concentrate) fixer [attention] (on sur); placer [hopes] (on dans); tourner [thoughts] (on vers)to fix one's eyes ou gaze on somebody — regarder quelqu'un fixement
6) (colloq) (rig, corrupt) truquer [contest, election]7) Art, Biology, Chemistry, Photography, Technology fixer3.fixed past participle adjective [gaze, idea, income, order, price] fixe; [intervals] régulier/-ière; [method] immuable; [aim] arrêté; [desire] tenace; [intention] ferme; [proportion] constant; [expression] figé; [menu] à prix fixePhrasal Verbs:- fix on- fix up -
93 happen
happen [ˈhæpən]arriver, se passer• what's happened? qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ?• don't let it happen again! et que cela ne se reproduise pas !• what has happened to him? ( = befallen) qu'est-ce qui lui est arrivé ? ; ( = become of) qu'est-ce qu'il est devenu ?• if anything happened to me my wife would have enough money s'il m'arrivait quelque chose ma femme aurait assez d'argent• he happened to tell me that... il me disait justement que...• the first paper I came across happened to be the Daily Mail le premier journal qui m'est tombé sous la main s'est trouvé être le Daily Mail[+ object] trouver par hasard* * *['hæpən]1) ( occur) arriver, se passer, se produirethe accident happened yesterday — l'accident est arrivé or s'est produit hier
we must make sure this never happens again — nous devons faire en sorte que cela ne se reproduise jamais
whatever happens, don't get out of the car — quoi qu'il arrive, ne sors pas de la voiture
it had to happen —
it was bound to happen — GB ça devait arriver
2) ( befall)if anything happens to her... — si quoi que ce soit lui arrive...
3) ( occur by chance)it so happens that... — il se trouve que...
as it happened, the weather that day was bad — il s'est trouvé qu'il faisait mauvais ce jour-là
if you happen to see her say hello — si par hasard tu la vois, salue-la de ma part
4) ( become of) devenir5) ( used assertively)he just happens to be the best actor in Britain! — il se trouve que c'est le meilleur acteur de Grande-Bretagne!
I happen to think that... — je trouve que...
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94 hat
hat [hæt]1. nounchapeau m• hats off to them for helping the homeless! leur action en faveur des SDF mérite un coup de chapeau• to pass round the hat or to pass the hat for sb (US) faire la quête pour qn► at the drop of a hat ( = immediately) sur le champ2. compounds• to score a hat trick ( = score three times) réussir trois coups consécutifs ; ( = win three matches) gagner trois matchs consécutifs* * *[hæt]noun chapeau m••at the drop of a hat — pour un oui, pour un non
to put ou throw one's hat into the ring — se porter candidat
to take one's hat off to somebody — fig tirer son chapeau à quelqu'un
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95 like
like [laɪk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. preposition3. adverb4. conjunction5. noun6. plural noun8. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective( = similar) semblable2. prepositiona. ( = in comparisons) comme• I never saw anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil !• can't you just accept it like everyone else? tu ne peux pas simplement l'accepter comme tout le monde ?• to be like sb/sth ( = look like) ressembler à qn/qch• that's just like him! c'est bien de lui !• it's not like him to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas d'être en retard(PROV) like father, like son(PROV) tel père, tel fils• that's more like it! (inf) voilà qui est mieux !• it happened like this... ça s'est passé comme ça...• it was like this, I'd just got home... voilà, je venais juste de rentrer chez moi...► something/nothing like• it cost something like £100 cela a coûté dans les 100 livres• that's nothing like it! ça n'est pas du tout ça !b. (asking for descriptions) what's he like? comment est-il ?• what's he like as a teacher? que vaut-il comme professeur ?• what was the film like? comment as-tu trouvé le film ?• what's the weather like in Paris? quel temps fait-il à Paris ?3. adverb• he asked her to do it -- ordered her, more like! (inf) il lui a demandé de le faire -- il le lui a ordonné, plutôt !4. conjunction• it's not like she's poor, or anything ce n'est pas comme si elle était pauvre5. noun( = similar thing) you're not comparing like with like ce sont deux choses (complètement) différentes• oranges, lemons and the like les oranges, les citrons et autres fruits de ce genre• did you ever see the like of it? (inf) a-t-on jamais vu une chose pareille ?6. plural nouna. [+ person] aimer bien• how do you like him? comment le trouvez-vous ?b. [+ object, food, activity] aimer (bien)• which do you like best? lequel préfères-tu ?• how do you like Paris? est-ce que Paris vous plaît ?• how do you like it here? ça vous plaît ici ?c. ( = want, wish) vouloir• I can do it when/where/as much as/how I like je peux le faire quand/où/autant que/comme je veux• he can say what he likes, I won't change my mind il peut dire ce qu'il veut, je ne changerai pas d'avis► would + like (in offers, requests)would you like a drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose ?• would you like me to go and get it? veux-tu que j'aille le chercher ?• when would you like breakfast? à quelle heure voulez-vous votre petit déjeuner ?• which one would you like? lequel voudriez-vous ?• how do you like your steak? comment voulez-vous votre steak ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When would like has conditional meaning, the conditional of aimer is used.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• would you like to go to Paris? aimerais-tu aller à Paris ?• how would you like to go to Paris? est-ce que cela te plairait d'aller à Paris ?8. compounds• it was nice to be with like-minded people c'était agréable d'être en compagnie de gens qui ont la même vision des choses* * *I 1. [laɪk]1) ( in the same manner as) commeto act like a professional — agir comme un professionnel or en professionnel
like the liar that she is, she... — en bonne menteuse, elle...
2) (similar to, resembling) commeto be like somebody/something — être comme quelqu'un/quelque chose
so this is what it feels like to be poor — maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre!
3) ( typical of)it's not like her to be late — ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard
4) ( expressing probability)5) ( close to)2.it cost something like £20 — cela a coûté dans les 20 livres or environ 20 livres
adjective sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre3.1) ( in the same way as) commelike I said, I wasn't there — (colloq) comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là
2) (colloq) ( as if) comme si4.adverb (akin to, near)it's nothing like as nice as... — c'est loin d'être aussi beau que...
5.‘the figures are 10% more than last year’ - ‘20%, more like!’ — (colloq) ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’ - ‘20%, plutôt!’
fires, floods and the like — des incendies, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre
6.she won't even speak to the likes of us! — (colloq) elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous!
- like combining form••like enough —
II [laɪk]like father like son — Prov tel père tel fils Prov
transitive verb1) aimer bien [person]; aimer (bien) [artist, food, music, style]to like A better than B — préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B
2)what I like about him/this car is... — ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est...
I don't like the look of her, call the doctor — elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin
I like cheese but it doesn't like me — (colloq) j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas
I like doing —
3) ( wish) vouloir, aimerI would ou should like a ticket — je voudrais un billet
I would ou should like to do — je voudrais or j'aimerais faire
we'd like her to do — nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse
say what you like, I think it's a good idea — tu peux dire ce que tu veux, je pense que c'est une bonne idée
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nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]1. pronouna. rien• nothing to eat/read rien à manger/à lire► nothing + adjective rien de• nothing new/interesting rien de nouveau/d'intéressant• to say nothing of... sans parler de...• nothing of the kind! absolument pas !• to think nothing of doing sth ( = consider normal) trouver naturel de faire qch ; ( = do without thinking) faire qch sans y penser ; ( = do unscrupulously) n'avoir aucun scrupule à faire qch• think nothing of it! ( = don't thank me) mais je vous en prie !• don't apologize, it's nothing ne vous excusez pas, ce n'est rien• £500 is nothing to her 500 livres, ce n'est rien pour elle• he had nothing to say for himself ( = no explanation) il n'avait aucune excuse ; ( = no conversation) il n'avait pas de conversation• I have nothing against him/the idea je n'ai rien contre lui/cette idée• there's nothing to it (inf) c'est facile (comme tout (inf)) (PROV) nothing ventured nothing gained(PROV) qui ne risque rien n'a rien• all his fame counted for nothing toute sa gloire ne comptait pour rien► nothing in...• there's nothing in it ( = not interesting) c'est sans intérêt ; ( = not true) ce n'est absolument pas vrai ; ( = no difference) c'est du pareil au même ; (in contest = very close) c'est très serré• Oxford is leading, but there's nothing in it Oxford est en tête, mais c'est très serré2. nouna. ( = zero) zéro m• it's a mere nothing compared with what he spent last year ça n'est rien en comparaison de ce qu'il a dépensé l'an dernier3. adverb* * *['nʌθɪŋ] 1.she's just a friend, nothing more or less — c'est une amie, c'est tout
to stop at nothing — ne reculer devant rien ( to do pour faire)
to have nothing on — ( no clothes) être nu; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu
you've got nothing on me! — (colloq) ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi!
he's got nothing on you! — (colloq) ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville! (colloq)
he means ou is nothing to me — il n'est rien pour moi
it meant nothing to him — ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj)
to think nothing of doing — ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire
for nothing — ( for free) gratuitement; ( pointlessly) pour rien
there's nothing like it! — il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux!
2.there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt
3.she is or looks nothing like her sister — elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur
4.to be nothing without somebody/something — ne rien être sans quelqu'un/quelque chose
noun néant m5.it's a mere nothing compared to — ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à; sweet
nothing but adverbial phrase6.they've done nothing but moan — (colloq) ils n'ont fait que râler (colloq)
nothing less than adverbial phrase7.nothing more than adverbial phrase -
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sorry [ˈsɒrɪ]a. ( = regretful) désolé• I am sorry to have to tell you that... je regrette d'avoir à vous dire que...• are you going? -- I'm sorry I can't tu vas y aller ? -- désolé mais je ne peux pas• you'll be sorry for this! vous le regretterez !b. ( = pitying) to feel sorry for sb plaindre qn• I'm sorry for you but... je suis désolé pour vous mais...• to feel sorry for o.s. se plaindre (de son sort)c. ( = woeful) triste* * *['sɒrɪ] 1.1) ( apologetic) désolé; ( for emphasis) navréI'm terribly sorry — je suis vraiment désolé, je suis navré
I'm sorry to be a nuisance but... — excusez-moi de vous embêter, mais...
to be sorry about — s'excuser de [behaviour, mistake, change]
2) ( sympathetic)to be sorry to hear of something/to hear that — être désolé d'apprendre quelque chose/d'apprendre que
3) ( regretful)and, I'm sorry to say — et malheureusement
4) ( pitying)to be ou feel sorry for somebody — plaindre quelqu'un also iron
5) ( pathetic) [state, sight, business] triste; [person] minable2.1) ( apologizing) désolé!2) (failing to hear, understand)3) ( interrupting)sorry, time is running out — je suis désolé, mais nous n'avons plus beaucoup de temps
so we have two, sorry, three options — nous avons donc deux, pardon, trois options
4) ( adding a comment)sorry, may I just say that — excusez-moi, je voudrais simplement ajouter que
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1 ( adult male) homme m ; middle-aged/married man homme d'âge mûr/marié ; as one man to another entre hommes ; he's not a man to do ce n'est pas le genre d'homme à faire ; a blind man un aveugle ; an old man un vieillard ; a single man un célibataire ; a ladies' man un homme à femmes ; a beer/whisky man un buveur de bière/de whisky ; a leg/bum man ○ un amateur de belles jambes/de derrières ; a man of God/the people un homme de Dieu/du peuple ; a man of iron ou steel un homme de fer ; they've arrested the right man on a arrêté le vrai coupable ; he's your man c'est l'homme qu'il te faut ; he has worked for the party, man and boy GB il a travaillé pour le parti toute sa vie ; man of the match héros m du match ; good man! ( well done) bravo mon gars! ; my good man! mon vieux ○ ! ; my little man ○ mon petit ;2 (husband, partner) homme m ; her man son homme ; he is the right man for her c'est l'homme qu'il lui fallait ; her young man† son fiancé ; man and wife mari et femme ; to live as man and wife vivre maritalement ;3 ( person) homme m ; no man could have done more personne n'aurait pu faire davantage ; as good as the next man aussi bien que n'importe qui ; the common man l'homme du commun ; primitive Man l'homme primitif ;4 ( person of courage) homme m ; be a man sois un homme ; to make a man of sb faire un homme de qn ;B men npl Mil ( subordinates) hommes mpl ; to address the men s'adresser aux hommes ; ‘now men…’ ‘soldats…’ ; officers and men Mil officiers et hommes ; ( in Navy) officiers et matelots.C excl1 ○ ( expressing surprise) mince, alors ○ ! ;2 ( addressing somebody) hey man! eh mec ○ !1 gen tenir [switchboard, desk] ; will the telephone be manned? est-ce qu'il y aura quelqu'un pour répondre au téléphone? ;2 Mil armer [qch] en hommes [ship] ; assigner des hommes à [barricade, gun] ; who is manning the barricades? qui est assigné aux barricades? ; to man the pumps mettre des hommes aux pompes.E manned pp adj Aerosp [flight, spacecraft, base] habité ; fully manned ( of ship) avec un équipage complet.every man for himself chacun pour soi ; Man proposes, God disposes l'homme propose et Dieu dispose ; to a man sans exception ; as one man comme un seul homme ; to sort out the men from the boys séparer les hommes des mauviettes ○ ; he took it like a man il a pris ça en homme ; to be man enough to do avoir le courage de faire ; to be a man's man aimer être entre hommes ; to be one's own man être son propre maître ; to be the man of the moment être l'homme du jour.
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