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21 return

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they will return они вернутся; when will he return? когда он возвратится?; returning the steamer will stop there на обратном пути пароход остановится там /зайдет туда/; the pain (the fever, the longing, etc.) returned боль и т.д. возобновилась /началась вновь/; his colour returned бледность исчезла; the bad weather has returned вновь наступила плохая погода
2. II
return in some manner return quickly (reluctantly, safe and sound, cheerfully, etc.) быстро и т.д. возвращаться; return at some time he will return later он вернется позже: her husband has not returned yet ее муж еще не пришел; he has gone never to return он уехал и уже никогда не вернется, он уехал навсегда; return somewhere return home возвращаться домой
3. III
return smth.

1) return the book (the borrowed sum, a lost dog, etc.) возвращать книгу и т.д.; when will you return my notes? когда ты отдашь [обратно] мой конспекты?; return the ball отбивать мяч; return the carriage отвести каретку пишущей машинки назад, перевести каретку

2) return an answer a) отвечать; б) давать ответ; return a denial отвечать отказом; return a signal посылать ответные сигналы, сигналить в ответ; return a greeting (a compliment, a bow, an injury, etc.) ответить приветствием на приветствие и т.д.; return a visit (a blow, etc.) нанести ответный визит и т.д.; return smb.'s love (smb.'s affection, etc.) отвечать взаимностью на чью-л. любовь и т.д.; return a kindness (hospitality, etc.) платить за добро добром и т.д.; return his kindness отблагодарить кого-л. за его доброту; the echo returned the sound эхо донесло обратно этот звук

3) return the results of the polls (the number of deaths, a list of casualties, HIE details of smb.'s income, etc.) официально сообщать результаты голосования /выборов/ и т.д.; return a verdict of guilty (of not guilty) вынести обвинительный (оправдательный) приговор

4) return about $ 50 приносить доход в пятьдесят долларов; how much profit did your investment return? какой доход дали /принесли/ ваши вложения?; the concert returned about $ 500 over expenses сбор от концерта покрыл расходы и принес пятьсот долларов дохода
4. XI
be returned a great Conservative majority was returned консерваторы получили большинство; be returned to smth. he has been returned to Congress (to the House of Representatives, etc.) several times он несколько раз переизбирался в конгресс и т.д.
5. XVI
return from smth. return from work (from the south, etc.) возвращаться с работы и т.д.; return from a trip (from a holiday /a leave/, etc.) возвращаться из поездки и т.д.; return from abroad возвращаться из-за границы; return from the dead воскресать из мертвых; return in some time return in a week (in an hour, etc.) вернуться через неделю и т.д.; he returned in due time он своевременно вернулся; return in smth. return in triumph возвращаться с победой /победоносно/; return to smth. return to the front вернуться на фронт return to port вернуться в порт; return to one's duties (to work, to the task, to power, to life, to old customs, to one's old habits, etc.) вернуться к исполнению своих обязанностей и т.д.; return to one's former practices приняться за старое; return to fashion вновь входить в моду; return to one's senses /to consciousness/ прийти в себя; returning to your statement... возвращаясь к вашему заявлению...; return to smb., smth. return to one's wife вернуться к жене; the property (the jewels, etc.) returned to the original owner (to the other branch of the family, etc.); собственность и т.д. вновь перешла /вернулась/ к истинному владельцу и т.д.; return along (by, etc.) smth. return along the shore возвращаться по берегу; return by the same way возвращаться старой дорогой; return with smth. the birds (robins, sparrows, etc); return with the spring птицы и т.д. возвращаются /прилетают обратно/ с наступлением весны
6. XXI1
1) return smth. to smth., smb. return territories to the country возвращать территории стране; return the book to the library (the empty bottles to the shop, etc.) сдавать /возвращать/ книгу в библиотеку и т.д.; in case of non-delivery return the letter to the sender в случае невозможности доставки, вернуть письмо отправителю; return the book to its place поставить книгу на место; return small fish to the water выпустить мелкую рыбешку обратно в воду; return a sword to its sheath /to the scabbard вложить меч в ножны; will you return this pen to me when you are through? отдайте мне /верните/, пожалуйста, ручку, когда вы кончите; return over smth. return the ball over the net отбить мяч за сетку; return smth. with smth. return kindness with ingratitude платить за добро черной неблагодарностью; return the borrowed sum (the loan, the book, etc.) with thanks с благодарностью возвращать взятые взаймы деньги и т.д.

2) return smb. to smth. return a member to Parliament переизбрать депутата в парламент
7. XXV
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"No", he returned crossly (triumphantly, unceremoniously, ironically, etc.) "Нет",- сердито и т.д. ответил он /возразил он в ответ/
8. XXVII1
return to what... could we return for a moment to what you were saying earlier? можно вернуться на минуту к тому, что вы говорили раньше?

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22 catch

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1) the lock (the bolt, etc.) -es замок и т. д. защелкивается; the lock won't catch замок никак не запирается

2) the pond (the lake, the river, the brook, etc.) -es пруд и т. д. затягивается /покрывается/ льдом

3) this match will not catch эта спичка не загорится
2. II
1) catch in same manner the bolt doesn't catch properly задвижка плохо держит

2) catch somewhere the lock -es somewhere замок где-то заедает

3) catch in some manner straw (paper, dry wood, etc.) -es easily солома и т. д. легко загорается /воспламеняется/
3. III
1) catch with. catch a ball (a cigarette, a mouse, a fly, an animal, fish, a bird, etc.) ловить /поймать/ мяч и т. д.; here catch this! вот, ловите!; catch the post успеть опустить /отправить/ письмо до выемки корреспонденции; catch smb. you'll catch him if you hurry если вы поторопитесь, вы нагоните его; I caught him just as he was going out я застал / поймал/ его, когда он уже выходил

2) catch smth. catch the горе (smb.'s coat, smb.'s arm, etc.) ухватиться за веревку и т. д.; catch an opportunity воспользоваться случаем, ухватиться за представившуюся возможность

3) catch smth. catch the bus (the

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15 plane, the last tram, etc.) успеть на /не пропустить/ автобус и т. д; catch the train успеть / не опоздать/ на поезд; catch a strange sound (a rustle, a heavy thud, a distant barking, a faint whistle, etc.) услышать /уловить/ странный звук и т. д.; а heavy thud (a faint whistle, etc.) caught his ear до него /до его слуха/ донесся тяжелый стук и т. д.', catch the smell (a faint odour, the aroma, etc.) of smoke (of burning leaves, of coffee, etc.) почувствовать /уловить/ запах дыма и т. д., catch wind of scandal (of trouble, etc.) почуять скандал и т. д.; catch smb.'s eye /the eye, smb.'s attention/ привлекать внимание, бросаться в глаза; the book in the window caught my eye [эта] книга в витрине привлекла мое внимание; catch a likeness схватить /уловить, подметить, увидеть/ сходство; catch an idea (the drift of an argument, etc.) понимать /улавливать/ мысль и т. д; do you catch my meaning? вы понимаете, что я хочу сказать?, вы меня понимаете?; catch smb.'s fancy поразить чье-л. воображение, понравиться кому-л.

4) catch smth. catch a disease (the flu, measles, etc.) заразиться болезнью и т. д., подхватить болезнь и т. д; catch (а) cold /а chill/ простудиться, схватить простуду; catch one's death of a cold ужасно простудиться; catch enthusiasm заразиться [общим] энтузиазмом, поддаться [общему] воодушевлению; catch fire загореться, воспламениться; catch an accent перенять акцент /выговор/; catch a habit приобрести привычку

5) catch smth. catch his name (smb.'s answer, smb.'s parting remark, etc.) расслышать /разобрать/ его имя и т. д.

6) catch smb. catch a criminal (a thief, a spy, the fugitive, etc.) поймать /схватить, задержать/ преступника и т. д.
4. IV
catch smth. somehow

1) catch his arm (the rope, the edge of the boat, etc.) instinctively (convulsively, impulsively, passionately, etc.) инстинктивно и т. д. схватиться /ухватиться/ за его руку и т. д.

2) || catch smb. off [his] guard застать кого-л. врасплох
5. V
catch smb. smth. coll. catch smb. a blow on the nose (a smack on the mouth, a slap on the cheek, etc.) стукнуть кого-л. по носу, дать /"заехать", "съездить"/ кому-л. по носу; catch smb. one in the eye подставить кому-л. фонарь под глазом
6. VIII
catch smb. doing smth. catch her eavesdropping (her smiling, the boy stealing flowers from the garden, the old woman hiding smth., etc.) застать /поймать/ ее на том, что она подслушивает и т. д.; catch oneself thinking about smth. ловить себя на какой-л. мысли || catch smb. napping заставать кого-л. врасплох
7. XI
be (get) caught in smth. a rat (a fox, an hare, etc.) was (got) caught in a trap (in a snare) крыса и т. д. попалась в крысоловку и т. д; we were caught in the rain (in a shower, etc.) мы попали под дождь и т. д; we were caught in the snowstorm нас застигла метель; the boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах; he was caught in the turmoil он был вовлечен в водоворот событий; he was caught in a lie ой был уличен во лжи; be caught by smth. he was caught by the camera он попал в объектов фотоаппарата; be (get) caught under smth. he got (was) caught under a truck (under a train, under a car, etc.) он попал под грузовик и т. д. || be (get) caught between two fires оказаться меж двух огней; be caught doing smth. the boy was caught cheating мальчишку уличили в мошенничестве; be caught in some state he was caught red-handed его застали с поличным
8. XVI
1) catch at smth. catch at the rope (at the rail, at the boat, at the opportunity, at the idea, at a hope, etc.) ухватиться за канат и т. д. id catch at a straw хвататься за соломинку

2) catch in smth. catch in the wheel (in the chain of a bicycle, in the machinery, in the snare, etc.) попасть в колесо и т. д.',catch in the ropes (in the grass, in a bog, etc.) застрять /запутаться/ в канатах и т. д.; my finger caught in the door я защемил палец в дверях, мне, прищемило палец дверью; the dog's paw caught in the trap собака попала лапой в капкан; catch on smth. catch on a nail (on a thorn, etc.) зацепиться за гвоздь и т. д. catch on a root (on a stone, etc.) споткнуться о /зацепиться за/ корень и т. д.
9. XXI1
1) catch smb. by smth. catch smb. by the arm (by the collar, by the sleeve, by the button, by the scruff of the neck, etc.) поймать /схватить/ кого-л. за (руку и т. д., catch smb. by a trick поймать /схватить, задержать/ кого-л. с помощью хитрости; catch smb. in smth. catch bird in a net (a fox in a snare, etc.) поймать птичку в сети и т. д., catch hold of smth. ухватиться за что-л.; catch hold of the rope (of smb.'s arm, of the man, etc.) схватить веревку и т. д; catch sight of smb., smth. заметить кого-л., что-л.; catch sight of a ship заметить /увидеть/ корабль; catch smb.'s eye поймать / перехватить/ чей-л. взгляд

2) catch smth. in smth. catch one's frock in the door, one's coat in the window, etc.) прищемить /защемить/ платье дверью и т.д., catch one's fingers in the machine (one's foot in a trap, etc.) попасть пальцами в машину и т. д catch smth. on smth. catch one's frock on a nail (one's sleeve on a thorn, etc.) зацепиться платьем за гвоздь и т. д.

3) catch smth. from smb. catch a cold (measles, scarlet fever, etc.) from them заразиться от них насморком и т. д.; catch a habit from him перенять у него привычку

4) catch smb. at /in/ smth. catch smb. at it (in a lie, in the act, in the act of stealing, etc.) застать /поймать/ кого-л. на этом /с поличным/ и т. д.

5) catch smb. in (on) smth. сoll. catch smb. on the head (on the cheek, in the chest, etc.) стукнуть кого-л. по голове и т. д., дать /"съездить"/ кому-л. по голове и т. д.

6) catch smb., smth. (in)to smth. catch the child (the girl, the doll, etc.) to one's breast прижать ребенка и т. д. к груди; catch the baby (the little boy, etc.) in one's arms подхватить /обнять/ ребенка и т. д.
10. XXV
catch what... catch what smb. says расслышать /разобрать/ [то], что кто-л. говорит

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23 control

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this car is easy to control этой машиной легко управлять
2. III
1) control smth. control one's anger (one's tears, one's passions, one's emotions, one's indignation, etc.) сдерживать свой гнев и т. д.; control one's temper владеть собой; control one's grief хорошо держаться в горе

2) control smb. control one's pupils (oneself and others, the man, etc.) справляться со своими учениками и т. д., держать своих учеников и т. д. в руках; she is good at controlling children она хорошо управляется с детьми; he controls the crew он держит команду в руках; can you control your horse? ты умеешь управляться со своей лошадью?, твоя лошадь тебя слушает?; control smth. control a car (an airplane, the ship, etc.) управлять машиной и т. д.; control an undertaking (the works, the export side of the business, etc.) управлять /руководить/ делом и т. д.; control the press of the country контролировать прессу всей страны; control schools руководить /осуществлять контроль над/ школами; industry that controls the economic life of the region промышленность, от которой зависит вся экономика района; control one's fate быть хозяином своей судьбы; control the expenditures (payments, accounts, wages, the supplies, etc.) ведать расходами и т. д., контролировать расходы и т. д.; control the traffic (prices, pressure, etc.) регулировать движение и т. д.; the switch controls the ignition это выключатель зажигания; the fort controls the whole valley крепость господствует над всей долиной /контролирует всю долину/
3. IV
1) control smth. in some manner control one's temper admirably прекрасно владеть собой

2) control smb., smth. in some manner control the team absolutely великолепно справляться с командой, добиться от команды безоговорочного подчинения; control the department rigidly (dictatorially, etc.) осуществлять жесткий и т. д. контроль над отделом; control the school democratically руководить школой демократическими методами; control the traffic effectively хорошо /эффективно/ регулировать движение
4. XI
be controlled by /in /smth. the pressure of the steam (the speed, the volume of the sound, etc.) is controlled by this button давление пара и т. д. регулируется этой кнопкой; the accounts of the whole company are controlled in this one department этот отдел осуществляет контроль над всеми финансовыми вопросами компании
5. XVIII
control oneself he tried to control himself он пытался сдерживаться /сохранять спокойствие /самообладание/

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24 break

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1) a glass (a cup, a plate, a window, etc.) broke стакан и т. д. разбился; be hard to break с трудом биться /разбиваться/; а branch (a stick, a plank, a chair, the leg of the table, etc.) broke ветка и т. д. сломалась /обломилась, треснула/; а car (a clock, etc.) breaks машина и т. д. ломается /портится, выходит из строя/; а rope (a chain, a string, a thread, etc.) broke веревка и т. д. разорвалась /оборвалась/; the ice breaks лед ломается /трещит/, река или озеро и т. п, вскрывается; one's heart breaks сердце разрывается (от жалости и т. п.); one's voice breaks а) голос ломается; б) голос прерывается (от волнения и т. п.)

2) the skin (leather, etc.) breaks кожа и т. д. трескается /лопается/; а boil (an abscess, etc.) breaks нарыв и т. д. лопается /прорывается/; а bud (a sprout, a bough, etc.) breaks почка и т. д. лопается /распускается/

3) the rain (the frost, the wind, etc.) broke дождь и т. д. прекратился; the spell of rainy weather broke дождливая погода кончилась; the heat broke жара спала; the weather is breaking погода меняется (улучшается или портится); the darkness (the gloom, etc.) breaks тьма и т. д. рассеивается

4) the day (the storm, the epidemic, etc.) breaks начинается день и т. д.
2. II
break in some manner a string (a thread. a chain, cite.) breaks easily бечевка и т. д. легко рвется; glass (a cup, a plate, etc.) breaks easily стекло и т. д. легко бьется /разбивается/
3. III
1) break smth. break a cup (a glass, a mirror, a window, ice, etc.) разбить чашку о т. Л; break stones разбивать /дробить/ камень; break a stick (a plank, a chair, a doll, etc.) (сломать палку и т. д.', break one's neck (one's leg, one's arm, etc.) сломать [себе] шею и т. д).: break a bough (a twig, etc.) обломить /сломать, отломить/ ветку и т. д.; break а саг (а machine, a clock, a fountain-pen, etc.) ломать /портить/ машину и т. д., выводить машину и т. д. из строя; break chains (the bonds, etc.) рвать /разрывать/ цепи и т. д.', break smb.'s head проломить кому-л.',. голову /череп/; break smb.'s heart разбить кому-л. сердце; break one's health подорвать здоровье, break ranks нарушать строй, выходить из строя; break the ice сломать лед || break new land /soil, ground/ поднимать целину, break new /fresh/ ground начинать новое дело, прокладывать новые пути

2) break smth. break a safe (a door, a case, locks, etc.) взломать /вскрыть/ сейф и т. д; break a bank ограбить банк; break prison /jail/ бежать из тюрьмы

3) break smth. break a law (a rule, instructions, an agreement, a custom, etc.) нарушать /не соблюдать/ закон и т. д., break one's word (one's promise, etc.) нарушить /не сдержать/ слово и т. д.; break an engagement расторгнуть помолвку; break an appointment не прийти /не явиться/ в назначенное время или место; break a date не прийти на свидание

4) break smth. break one's journey (one's rest, smb.';, sleep, telephone communications, negotiations, the talks, the thread of an argument, the drift of one's thoughts, etc.) прерывать путешествие и т. д.; break the silence нарушить тишину, прервать молчание; break the spell рассеять /развеять/ очарование /чары/

5) break smth. break smb.'s resistance. (smb.'s opposition, smb.'s will, smb.'s spirit, smb.'s pride, a rebellion, etc.) сломить /подавить/ чад -л. сопротивление и т. д.

6) break smth. break a fall (a blow, the force of the wind, etc.) смягчить падении и т. д.

7) break smb. break a dog дрессировать /обучать/ собаку; break a horse объезжать /выезжать/ лошадь, приучать лошадь к седлу

8) break smth. break a collection (a set, a set of books, etc.) разрознить /разбить/ коллекцию и т. д.
4. VI
|| break smth. open взломать, вскрыть что-л.; break a door (a safe, a locked box, etc.) open взломать /вскрыть/ дверь и т. д.; break a lid open сорвать крышку
5. XV
break to some state break loose /free/ освободиться, вырваться на свободу
6. XVI
1) break (in)to smth. break into pieces (in two, in fragments, into smithereens, to atoms, etc.) биться /разбиваться, раскалываться, ломаться/ на мелкие куски /вдребезги/ и т. д.; break against smth. break against a rock (against a wail, etc.) биться /разбиваться, раскалываться/ о скалы и т. д.

2) break into smth. break into a house (into a shop, into a bank, etc.) проникать /врываться/ в дом и т. д. (взломав замок, высадив дверь

и т. п.)

3) break from /out of/ smth. break from the house (out of a stable, from smb.'s grip, etc.) вырваться из дома и т. д.; break from /out of/ a prison вырваться /бежать/ из тюрьмы; break from.smb, smth. a sigh (a cry, a sound, etc.) broke from him у него вырвался вздох и т. д.; а cry (a sound..a sigh, etc.) broke from his lips с его губ сорвался крик и т. д.

4) break through smth. break through a crowd (through the enemy's line, through a barrier, etc.) пробиться через толпу и т. д.; the sun broke through a cloud солнце пробилось сквозь тучу; break through smb-'s reserve (smb.'s taciturnity, smb.'s shyness, etc.) преодолеть /сломить/ чью-л. сдержанность и т. д.; he broke through all obstacles он преодолел все преграды

5) break with smth. break with one's past (with an old tradition, with one's habits, etc.) порвать со своим прошлым и т. д., отказаться от своего прошлого и т. д.; break with smb. break with flue's friends (with one's associates, with one's wife, etc.) порвать /поссориться/ с друзьями и т. д., бросить друзей и т. д.

6) break into smth. break into laughter /into a laugh/ рассмеяться, расхохотаться; break into tears расплакаться, разрыдаться; break into sobs начать всхлипывать, расхныкаться; break into' sweat /into perspiration/ покрыться потом /испариной/; break into a run пуститься бежать; break into a gallop пуститься вскачь /галопом/; break into a dance пуститься в пляс; break into a song внезапно запеть, затянуть песню; break into blossom распуститься, расцвести
7. XXI1
1) break smth. into (in, to) smth. break smth. into splinters (into three pieces, to atoms, into smithereens, in fragments, etc.) разбить что-л. в щепки и т.д. break smth. against (on, across) smth. break smth. against a rock (against /on/ a wall, across the knee, etc.) разламывать, разбить /расколоть/ что-л. о скалу и т. д.; break smth. into smth. break the story into parts (a text into passages, a word into syllables, etc.) разбивать /делить, расчленять/ рассказ на части и т. д.

2) break smb. of smth. break smb. of a habit (of a practice, etc.) отучать кого-л. от привычки и т. д.; break oneself of a bad habit отучиться от дурной привычки

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25 suggest

1. I
abs

I shall do as you suggest я поступлю так, как вы предлагаете; have you nothing further to suggest? вы больше ничего не можете предложить?
2. III
suggest smth.

1) suggest a plan (a course of action, a method, a procedure, a good scheme, a retreat, etc.) предлагать план и т.д.; John suggested a swim and we all agreed Джон предложил пойти искупаться и мы согласились

2) the name (the sound, the music, his behaviour, etc.) suggests something название и т.д. напоминает о чем-л.; his face (his look) suggested an open-air life (fear, etc.) по его лицу (по его внешнему виду) было видно, что он проводит много времени /жил/ на свежем воздухе и т.д.; his skill suggests long training его умение /мастерство/ говорит о длительной тренировке; what suggested that thought? что вызвало эту мысль?; it hardly suggests a peaceful family scene это вряд ли похоже на мирную семейную картину; I didn't tell him to leave, I only suggested it я прямо не предлагал ему уйти, я только намекнул на это
3. IV
suggest smth. in some manner suggest smth. clearly (openly, promptly, slyly, tactfully, respectfully, contemptuously,.cautiously, etc.) ясно и четко и т.д. предлагать что-л.
4. XI
be suggested that... it is suggested that everybody leave the building предлагается всем покинуть здание
5. XIV
suggest doing smth. suggest going to the theatre (swimming, my following him, her staying at home, his coming with us, etc.) предлагать пойти в театр и т.д.
6. XVI
1) suggest to smb., smth. suggest to a poet a song (to him a satire, to the playwright the plan of a play, etc.) навести поэта на мысль о песне и т.д.; that suggested to me the idea of travelling это (на)толкнуло меня на мысль /заставило подумать/ о путешествии

2) suggest to smb. to do smth. suggest to foreigners to take an interpreter (to strangers to ask for a guide, to mother to invite a tutor, etc.) предлагать иностранцам взять переводчика и т.д.
7. XVIII
suggest oneself a solution (an idea, a plan, etc.) suggested itself to me мне пришло в голову решение и т.д.
8. XXI1
1) suggest smb. for smth. suggest smb. for a president (for a chairman, for our leader, etc.) предлагать кого-л. в качестве президента и т.д., выдвигать кого-л. в президенты /чью-л. кандидатуру на пост президента/ и т.д.

2) suggest smth. to smb. suggest some idea to him (these thoughts to the writer, etc.) натолкнуть его на мысль и т.д.; what does that sound suggest to you? что тебе напоминает этот звук?
9. XXV
suggest that usually with should1)

I suggest that he [should] go there (that he tell us that, that we finish, etc.) я предлагаю, чтобы он пошел туда и т.д.; what do you suggest we [should] do tonight? что вы предлагаете нам делать сегодня вечером?; what do you suggest we [should] do? что ты предлагаешь нам делать?; suggest that smth. [should] be done suggest that the meeting be fixed for September 9th (that the building be restored, etc.) предложить, чтобы собрание было назначено на девятое сентября и т.д.;

2)

suggest that... suggest that I am wrong (that I am lying, that you had a secret understanding with them, that you were not there at that time, etc.) намекать /говорить/, что я неправ и т.д.; his yawn (his behaviour, etc.) suggests that he would like to go to bed (that he is sick, etc.) то, что он зевает и т.д., указывает на то /говорит о том/, что ему хочется спать и т.д.; the glove suggested that she was at the scene of the crime перчатка свидетельствовала о том, что она была на месте преступления
10. XXVII2
suggest to smb. that... usually with should; I suggested to him that he should adopt a different policy я предложил ему избрать другой план действий

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26 produce

1. II
produce at some time the mines no longer produce шахты истощены
2. III
1) produce smth. produce motor cars (planes, automobile tires, stoves, etc.) выпускать /производить/ машины и т.д.; produce woolen goods (cotton, steel, etc.) вырабатывать /выпускать, производить/ шерстяные изделия и т.д.; produce a vacuum создавать вакуум; what does this factory produce? что производит /выпускает/ эта фабрика?; the south of France produces wine на юге Франции производят /делают/ вино

2) produce smth. produce wheat (corn, fruit, plenty of meat, wool, etc.) давать /производить/ пшеницу и т.д.; this soil ought to produce a good crop эта земля должна давать хороший урожай; these vines produce good grapes на этих лозах растет /произрастает/ хороший виноград; these hens produce a lot of eggs это очень ноская порода кур; produce a litter of puppies (lambs, etc.) приносить щенят и т.д.; produce a small income (unexpected dividends, etc.) приносить небольшой доход и т.д. produce a novel (scientific works, etc.) писать роман и т.д.; produce poetry писать стихи; produce a great painting создать великое полотно /прекрасную картину/ this artist produces very little этот художник очень мало пишет, творчество этого художника очень невелико; produce smb. the country (the century, etc.) produced many great men (great philosophers, singers, actresses, etc.) страна и т.д. дала [миру] много великих людей и т.д.

3) produce smth. produce a play (a film /а movie/, etc.) поставить пьесу и т.д.

4) produce smth. produce a sensation (a reaction, etc.) вызывать сенсацию и т.д.; produce fine results (happiness, etc.) приносить /давать/ хорошие результаты и т.д.; produce discomfort создавать неудобства; produce a poor impression производить плохое впечатление; hard work produced success упорный труд привел к успеху; their efforts produced no results все их усилия были тщетны /не принесли никаких результатов/; the purpose of the medicine is to produce perspiration это лекарство дается для того, чтобы больной пропотел

5) produce smth. produce one's passport (the document, one's driver's licence, one's railway ticket, etc.) предъявлять паспорт и т.д.; produce one's credentials а) предъявлять документы; б) вручать верительные грамоты; to prove her story she produced a letter чтобы подтвердить свой рассказ, она показала письмо; produce one's reasons (facts, evidence, witnesses, etc.) приводить доводы и т.д.
3. IV
1) produce smth. in some manner produce smth. artificially производить что-л. искусственным путем; produce smth. systematically производить /вырабатывать, выпускать/ что-л. систематически и т.д.; produce smth. at some time they produce three models annually они выпускают /производят/ три [новые] модели ежегодно; he produced two movies (a book, etc.) last year (three years ago, etc.) он выпустил два фильма и т.д. в прошлом году и т.д.

2) produce smth. at some time always (often, immediately, etc.) produce discomfort (a discussion, an objection, a rise in temperature, etc.) всегда и т.д. вызывать неудобство и т.д.; never produce any results никогда не давать никаких результатов
4. XXI1
1) produce smth. from smth. produce sugar from beetroots (resin from the sap of certain trees, various products from coal tar, etc.) вырабатывать /делать, производить/ сахар из свеклы и т.д.; produce smth. by smth. produce steam by electricity (fertilizers by chemical action, etc.) производить пар при помощи электричества и т.д.; produce smth. for smth., smb. produce goods for sale (more food for ourselves, etc.) производить товары для продажи и т.д.

2) produce smth. on smb. produce a great (a deep, a poor, etc.) impression (no effect. etc.) on smb. производить большое и т.д. впечатление и т.д. на кого-л.

3) produce smth. from /out of/ smth. produce five roubles from one's pocket (a little doll from the box, a rabbit out of one's hat, etc.) вытаскивать /доставать, вынимать/ пятирублевую бумажку из кармана и т.д.; produce accounts (tickets, etc.) for inspection предъявить /представить/ счета и т.д. для проверки
5. XXII
produce smth. by doing smth. produce a new medicine by mixing these herbs создать новое лекарство из этих трав; produce a sound by blowing a bugle дуть в трубу и издавать звук

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27 raise

1. III
1) raise smth., smb. raise a suitcase (a chair, a stone. an overturned lamp, etc.) поднять чемодан и т.д.; the weight is too heavy, I can't raise it груз слишком тяжелый, я не могу его поднять; she slipped and the children raised her она поскользнулась, и дети ее подняли; raise a submarine (a sunken ship, etc.) поднять на поверхность подводную лодку и т.д.

2) raise smth. raise a blind (a window, etc.) поднимать жалюзи и т.д.; raise the bonnet /the hood/ поднимать канет [автомобиля]: raise the lid поднимать /открывать/ крышку; raise one's veil (приподнимать вуаль; they raised the curtain они подняли занавес; raise a cloud of dust поднять /взметнуть/ облако пыли

3) raise smth. raise one's eyes поднять глаза (на ком-л.); raise one's eyebrows поднимать брови (в знак изумления и т.п.); he raised his head and looked at me он поднял голову и взглянул /посмотрел/ на меня; if you want a ticket, please raise your hand кто хочет билет, пусть поднимет руку; when she came by he raised his hat когда она прошла мимо, он приподнял шляпу; raise a flag поднимать флаг

4) raise smth. raise anchor поднимать якорь, сниматься с якоря; raise sail поднимать паруса; raise [а] camp сняться с привала /со стоянки/; свернуть лагерь

5) raise smth. raise prices (the value of tile franc, a tariff, the rent, wages, a salary, one's income, revenue, etc.) повышать /увеличивать/ цены и т. а.; raise the temperature поднимать /повышать/ температуру; raise steam tech. поднять пары в котле

6) raise smth. raise one's voice повышать голос; raise the volume of a radio увеличивать /повышать/ громкость радиоприема

7) raise smth. the news raised his spirits от этой новости у него улучшилось настроение; the good news raised their hopes хорошие новости воскресили в них надежду

8) raise with. raise a question (an issue, a [new] point, etc.) ставить /поднимать, выдвигать/ вопрос и т.д.; raise objections возражать, выдвигать возражения; raise a protest заявлять протест; raise a claim (a demand, etc.) предъявлять претензию и т.д.; the crowd raised a cheer толпа разразилась аплодисментами; raise difficulties чинить препятствия, создавать трудности; raise a quarrel затевать ссору; raise a disturbance /а row/ учинять скандал /неприятность/; поднимать шум; raise a revolt (a riot, a rebellion, a mutiny) поднимать восстание и т.д.

9) raise smth. raise laughter (a smile, a controversy, a storm of protests, a menacing murmur, etc.) вызывать смех и т.д.; his jokes always raised a laugh его шутки неизменно вызывали смех; raise suspicion (smb.'s hopes, expectations, desires, etc.) возбуждать /вызывать/ подозрение и т.д.; the sight raised memories это зрелище пробудило /воскресило/ воспоминания; raise a prejudice порождать предрассудки /предубеждение/; raise a blush заставлять краснеть; there is nothing like walking for raising a thirst ничто так не вызывает жажду, как ходьба; raise a blister coll. натереть волдырь; these shoes always raise blisters в этой обуви обязательно сотрешь себе ноги; raise a bump сон. набить шишку

10) raise smth. raise an embargo (a quarantine, a ban, etc.) отменять эмбарго и т.д.: raise a siege снимать осаду; raise a blockade снимать или прорывать блокаду

11) raise smth. USA raise corn (wheat, vegetables, flowers, crops, etc.) выращивать кукурузу и т.д.; raise smb. raise cattle (poultry, sheep, fowl, horses, prize-winning terriers, etc.) разводить крупный рогатый скот и т.д.; she raised five children она вырастила пятерых детей

12) raise smth. offic. raise a building (a house, a palace, a temple, a lighthouse, etc.) возводить /сооружать/ здание и т.д.; raise a monument (a statue, etc.) воздвигать / ставить/ памятник и т.д.; raise a bank насыпать вал

13) raise smth. raise taxes (a tax, rent, rates) собирать /взимать/ налоги и т.д.; raise a subscription собирать (деньги) по подписке; raise money (funds, etc.) собирать /добывать/ деньги и т.д.; how large a sum did they raise? какую сумму они собрали?; raise a fleet (a committee, a search party, etc.) создавать флот и т.д.; raise troops набирать войска; raise a unit формировать часть /подразделение/
2. IV
raise smth. in some manner raise smth. slowly (carefully, carelessly, etc.) поднимать что-л. медленно и т.д., raise smth. at some time the chair fell over, so he raised it again стул опрокинулся, поэтому он снова его поднял
3. V
1) raise smth. some distance raise a wall three feet (a table three inches, etc.) поднять стену на три фута и т.д.

2) raise smth. a certain amount raise the price of a loaf a penny поднять цену на одни пенс на буханку хлеба
4. VII
raise smb., smth. to do smth. raise smb. to defend smth. поднять кого-л. на защиту чего-л.; they raised money to help the homeless они собирали деньги, чтобы помочь лишившимся крова; he didn't raise a finger to help us он и пальцем не пошевельнул, чтобы помочь нам
5. XI
1) be raised thousands of tons of coal were raised были выданы на-гора тысячи тонн угля

2) be raised when the curtain was raised когда подняли /поднялся/ занавес

3) be raised do you think their wages aught to be raised? вы не думаете, что им следует повысить заработную плату /их заработная плата должна быть повышена/?

4) be raised in smth. their voices were raised [as in anger] они говорили в повышенном тоне [,словно сердились друг на друга]

5) be raised in smth. not a voice was raised in opposition (in defence, in protest, etc.) никто не сказал ни слева против и т.д.; be raised against smth. protest were raised against this measure это мероприятие вызвало протест

6) be raised two new points were raised были выдвинуты /подняты, поставлены/ два новых вопроса

7) be raised the ban on drugs is not likely to be raised вряд ли будет снят запрет на наркотики

8) be raised in some place he was born, raised and educated in California он родился, вырос и получил образование в Калифорнии; he was raised in the country он вырос в деревне; where was he raised откуда он родом?

9) be raised to smth. the legation was raised to the status of an embassy дипломатическая миссия была преобразована в посольство; this conjecture is raised almost to a certainty это предположение превратилось почти в уверенность; be raised from smth. the firm was twice raised from its ashes эта фирма дважды поднималась из пепла
6. XVIII
raise oneself he raised himself он поднялся /встал/; raise oneself after falling подняться после падения; raise oneself to (on) smth. raise oneself to a sitting' posture принять сидячее положение, сесть; raise oneself on one's elbow приподняться на локте
7. XXI1
1) raise smth., smb. in (to, above, etc.) smth. raise the child in one's arms взять ребенка на руки и поднять его; raise smth. to one's shoulder поднять что-л. на плечи; raise smth. above one's.head приподнять что-л. над головой; raise a weight from the ground поднять тяжесть /груз/ с земли; the building raises its tower above the city башня этого здания возвышается над городом; the wind raised the fallen leaves from the ground ветер поднимал с земли опавшие листья; raise the workmen from a mine поднимать шахтеров из шахты (на поверхность земли); raise a sunken ship to the surface of the sea поднять затонувший корабль на поверхность моря; raise smth. with smth. raise water with a pump поднимать воду насосом; he raised the suitcase with difficulty он с трудом поднял чемодан; he raised it with one hand он поднял это одной рукой; raise smth. to smb. raise one's hat (one's hand) to one's neighbour приподнять шляпу (руку), приветствуя соседа

2) raise smth. to smth., smb. raise one's finger to one's lips приложить палец к губам; raise one's glass to one's lips поднеси) рюмку /стакан/ к губам; raise one's glass to smb., smth. поднять бокал /провозгласить тост/ за кого-л., что-л.; he raised his hand to the wheel to focus the microscope better он протянул руку к винту, чтобы получше отрегулировать микроскоп; raise smth. for smth. raise one's hand for an answer поднять руку, прося разрешения ответить; raise one's hand for silence поднять руку, требуя тишины

3) raise smb. at (in) smth. raise smb. at midnight (at dawn, early in the morning, etc.) поднять кого-л. посреди ночи и т.д.; raise smb. out of /from /smth. raise smb. out of sleep разбудить кого-л.; the sound of the bugle raised him from his bed звук горна поднял его с постели; raise smb. from the dead воскресить кого-л. из мертвых

4) raise the price by smth. raise the price by 20 per cent повышать цену на двадцать процентов; raise one's claim by very little несколько повысить свои требования; raise smth. to smth. raise the price to t 10 повысить цену до десяти фунтов; raise production to a maximum довести выпуск продукции до максимума; raise smth. from smth. to smth. raise the income tax from t 1 to i 2 повысить подоходный налог с одного фунта до двух; raise smth., smb. in smth. raise water in a dam поднимать воду в запруде; raise smb. in smb.'s estimation поднять кого-л. в чьих-л. глазах; this raised me considerably in his estimation в результате этого его уважение ко мне значительно возросло; raise smth. by smth. raise the pitch of a piano by a quarter tone поднять /повысить/ высоту звучания пианино на четверть тона || raise one's voice in anger повышать голос в гневе; don't raise your voice above a whisper говорите только шепотом; raise one's voice at smb. говорить с кем-л. в повышенном тоне, повышать голос на кого-л.

5) raise smth. in (to, against) smth., smb. raise one's voice in opposition to /against/ smth. smb. поднять [свой] голос /выступить/против чего-л., кого-л.; raise one's voice in defence /for/ smth., smb. поднять голос в защиту чего-л., кого-л.

6) raise smth. with smth. raise a rebellion (a riot, etc.) with stirring speeches вызывать /поднимать/ восстание и т.д. зажигательными /волнующими/ речами; raise smth. in smth. raise a rebellion in the country поднимать в стране восстание; raise smb. to smth. raise smb. to the defence of smth. (to a rebellion, to mutiny, etc.) поднять кого-л. на защиту чего-л. и т.д.; raise smb. against smb. raise the country (the people, etc.) against: smb. поднять страду и т.д. на борьбу с кем-л.; raise smth. on smth. raise a blush on the cheeks of a young girl вызвать румянец на щеках молодой девушки; raise blisters on one's feet coll. натирать волдыри у себя на ногах

7) raise smb., smth. from smth. raise smb. from poverty поднять /вытащить/ кого-л. из бедности; raise a [private] soldier from the ranks произвести рядового в офицеры; raise the village from obscurity сделать эту деревню знаменитой, принести этой деревне известность /славу/; raise smb. in smth. raise smb. in rank (in pay, etc.) повысить кого-л. в чине и т.д.; raise smb. to smth. raise smb. to the rank of colonel (of major, etc.) произвести кого-л. в чин полковника и т.д.; raise smb. to peerage пожаловать кому-л. пэрство /достоинство пэра/; raise smb. to power привести кого-л. к власти; raise smb. to the throne возвести кого-л. на трон; this raised him to the first rank among the writers of fiction это выдвинуло его в первый ряд среди писателей-беллетристов; raise smb. from smth. to smth. raise smb. from clerk to manager (from a low estate to an office of distinction, etc.) повысить кого-л. от служащего /клерка/ до управляющего и т.д.

8) esp. USA raise smth. from smth. raise plants from seeds (from cuttings. etc.) выращивать растения из семян и т.д.; raise smb. on smth. raise horses on grass выращивать лошадей на подножном корму; raise a baby on cow's milk растить ребенка на коровьем молоке

9) raise smth. in (on, along, etc.) smth. offic. raise new apartment houses in this street (along the avenue, on the bank of the river, etc.) воздвигать /сооружать/ жилые дома на этой улице и т.д.; raise smth. to smb. raise a monument to smb. воздвигнуть /поставить/ памятник кому-л.

10) raise smth. for smth. raise funds for a holiday (money for the trip, money for a new undertaking, etc.) собирать деньги на отпуск и т.д.; raise smth. by smth. raise money by subscription (by taxation, etc.) собирать денежные средства по подписке и т.д.
8. XXII
raise smth. by doing smth. our soldiers raised the siege by driving away the enemy отогнав врага, наши солдаты сняли осаду

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28 distinguish

1. III
1) distinguish smth., smb.,distinguish a distant object (the outlines of a building, a man standing] behind a tree, etc.) различить предмет вдалеке и т. д.; distinguish the sound of an engine (of his voice, of the song, etc.) расслышать / уловить / звук мотора и т. д.

2) distinguish smb., smth. with the geniality (with the brilliance, with the wit, etc.) that distinguishes him со свойственным / присущим / ему добродушием и т. д., realism that distinguishes his novels реализм, который отличает его романы / характерен для его романов
2. IV
distinguish smth., smb. in some manner I distinguished the outlines of the house (her figure, him, etc.) clearly я ясно различал очертания дома и т.д.
3. XI
1) be distinguished by smth. be distinguished by his manner (by a peculiar style, by long ears, etc.) отличаться / выделиться / своим поведением / своей манерой / и т. д.

2) be distinguished for smth. be distinguished for his virtues (for her vices, for his talent, etc.) отличаться / быть известным / своими добродетелями и т. д., he is distinguished for his style его выделяют как хорошего стилиста, он известен как хороший стилист
4. XVI
distinguish between smb., smth. distinguish between the two brothers (between different things, between colours, etc.) различать братьев и т. д., отличать одного брата от другого и т. д.
5. XVIII
distinguish oneself by smth. distinguish oneself by bravery (by doing smth., etc.) отличиться / прославиться / храбростью и т. д.; distinguish oneself in smth. distinguish oneself in literature (in one's profession, etc.) запить видное место / выдвинуться / в литературе и т. д.; distinguish oneself in the war отличиться / прославиться / на войне
6. XXI1
1) distinguish smth., smb. in smth. distinguish land in the distance заметить сушу вдали; I could distinguish nothing in the dying light (in the dark, in the fog, etc.) я ничего не мог различить / я ничего не видел / в угасающем свете и т.д.

2) distinguish smth., smb. from smth., smb. distinguish gold from copper (real pearls from imitation ones, good from evil, man from animal, one twin from the other, him from his brother, etc.) отличать золото от меди и т. д.
7. XXV
distinguish what... I can't distinguish what he is saying я не могу разобрать, что он говорит

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29 reflect

1. I
abs

I want time to reflect мне нужно время, чтобы подумать /поразмыслить/; cases that make you /give you occasion to/ reflect факты /случаи/, которые наводят на /служат причиной для/ размышления
2. III
reflect smth.

1) reflect heat (sound, beams of light, rays of light, the image of objects, etc.) отражать тепло и т.д.; white walls reflect more light than dark walls белые стены отражают больше света, чем темные; the mirror reflected smb.'s face в зеркале отразилось чье-то лицо

2) reflect the views of the people (his opinions, the manners of a people, etc.) отражать взгляды людей и т.д.; this newspaper reflects public opinion (the opinion of its owner, the opinions of those who read them, etc.) Эта газета отражает общественное мнение и т.д.; his face reflected his emotions на его лице отразились владевшие им чувства
3. IV
reflect smth. in some manner

1) the surface of the lake reflected faithfully each flower growing on its borders в воде озера зеркально отражался каждый цветок, росший на берегу; what colour reflects light the best? какой цвет лучше всего отражает лучи света?

2) reflect smb.'s emotions (smb.'s views, etc.) faithfully (cynically, logically, etc.) точно /верно/ и т.д. отражать владеющие кем-л. чувства и т.д.
4. XI
1) be reflected when light falls upon any body, part of it is reflected когда свет падает.на какое-л. тело, часть его отражается; be reflected from with. the sunlight was reflected from the water вода отражала солнечный свет; be reflected in smth. look at the trees reflected in the lake посмотрите /взгляните/ на деревья, отраженные в озере; she saw me reflected in the mirror она увидела меня в зерцале; be reflected on smth. the mountain was clearly reflected on the surface of a lake гора отчетливо /ясно/ отражалась на водной глади озера

2) be reflected in smth. it is reflected in the literature of the time (in his books, in her work, etc.) это отражено /нашло отражение/ в литературе того времени и т.д.
5. XIII
reflect how to do smth. reflect how to get out of a difficulty (how to answer that question, etc.) размышлять над тем /думать о том/, как выйти из трудного положения и т.д.
6. XVI
1) reflect (up)on smth. reflect upon a problem (upon one's schemes, upon one's prospects, upon one's designs, on one's virtues and faults, on the future of..., etc.) размышлять над проблемой и т.д.; reflect (up)on this subject earnestly (deeply, quietly, moodily, grimly, etc.) серьезно и т.д. обдумывать этот вопрос; reflect on it awhile, you'll see I'm right поразмыслите об этом и вы увидите, что я прав

2) reflect (up)on smth., smb. reflect on smb.'s honour (on smb.'s character, on their training, upon smb.'s future, etc.) бросать тень на чью-л. честь и т.д.: reflect upon smb.'s sincerity сомневаться в чьей-л. искренности; his conduct reflects on his parents своим поведением он позорит родителей; this decision will reflect on his future career это решение скажется на его будущей карьере /окажет влияние на его будущую карьеру/
7. XVII
reflect before (after, when, etc.) doing smth. take time to reflect before doing important things (after having heard him out, when answering, etc.) подумайте /поразмыслите/, прежде чем сделать что-л. важное и т.д.
8. XXI1
1) reflect smth. on (in) smth. the mirror reflected light on the wall behind him зеркало отбрасывало свет на стену позади неге; wistarias are reflecting their purple blossoms in the water фиолетовые цветы глициний отражаются в воде

2) reflect smth. (up)on smb. her bitterness reflects gloom on all the family чувство горечи, испытываемое ею, приводит в уныние всю семью; reflect credit (up)on smb. делать кому-л. честь; reflect glory on smb. приносить кому-л. славу, покрывать кого-л. славой; reflect по credit /no honour/ on smb. не делать кому-л. чести; the results reflect the greatest credit upon all concerned достигнутые /полученные/ результаты самым блестящим образом характеризуют всех, кто с этим связан /кто имеет к этому отношение/; reflect discredit (up)on smb. дискредитировать /порочить, бросать тень на/ кого-л.; his conduct reflects dishonour upon him его поведение позорит его
9. XXVII1
reflect upon what... (how..., etc.) reflect upon what answer to make (upon what one is going to say, how to help him, etc.) подумать над тем, как ответить и т.д.

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30 tremble

1. I
abs

the poplars (the leaves of the oaks, etc.) tremble тополя и т.д. дрожат /колышатся/; the old woman's hands tremble у старушки трясутся руки; his voice trembled у него дрожал голос; hear and tremble! слушай и трепещи!
2. II
tremble in some manner tremble slightly (violently, inwardly, visibly, all over, etc.) слегка и т.д. дрожать
3. XIII
tremble to do smth. I tremble to think of it (to think what might have happened, etc.) я весь дрожу при мысли об этом и т.д.
4. XVI
1) tremble in smth. tremble in the wind (in the breeze, in the current, in the light, etc.) дрожать на ветру /от ветра/ и т.д.; tremble in every limb дрожать-всем телом; the flags tremble in the gale ураганный ветер рвет флаги; tremble under smth. the ground trembled under our feet земля дрожала у нас под ногами; tremble with (from, at) smth. tremble with fear (with anger, with anxiety, with cold, with weakness, with fatigue, with excitement, etc.) дрожать от страха и т.д.; tremble from overdrinking трястись с перепоя; tremble at the sound of bursting bombs дрожать /вздрагивать/ при звуке рвущихся бомб; tremble at the thought (at the sight, at one's master's frown, etc.) трепетать от одной этой мысли и т.А; he trembled at the idea of meeting her его бросало в дрожь при одной мысли о встрече с ней || tremble in the balance висеть на волоске; находиться в критическом положении

2) tremble for smth., smb. tremble for your safety (for her child, for his sanity, etc.) опасаться /дрожать/ за вашу безопасность и т.д.; tremble for one's life дрожать за свою жизнь; tremble before smb. tremble before the judge дрожать перед судьей и т.д.
5. XIX1
|| tremble like [an aspen] leaf дрожать как [осиновый] лист
6. XXV
1) tremble as... the bridge trembled as the heavy lorry crossed it мост дрожал под тяжестью проходившего грузовика

2) tremble lest... tremble lest his work should be criticized (lest she lose the money, lest he should be found out, etc.) бояться /опасаться/, чтобы работа не подверглась критике и т.д.

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31 good

1. adjective,
better, best

1) (satisfactory) gut; (reliable) gut; zuverlässig; (sufficient) gut; ausreichend [Vorrat]; ausgiebig [Mahl]; (competent) gut; geeignet

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

Late again! It's just not good enough! — (coll.) Schon wieder zu spät. So geht es einfach nicht!

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at something — in etwas (Dat.) gut sein

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

be good with people — etc. mit Menschen usw. gut od. leicht zurechtkommen

2) (favourable, advantageous) gut; günstig [Gelegenheit, Augenblick, Angebot]

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

too good to be true — zu schön, um wahr zu sein

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be too much of a good thing — zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a good thing — man kann es auch übertreiben

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

eat more than is good for one — mehr essen, als einem guttut

it's a good thing you told him — nur gut, dass du es ihm gesagt hast

3) (prosperous) gut

good times — eine schöne Zeit

4) (enjoyable) schön [Leben, Urlaub, Wochenende]

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good old days — die gute alte Zeit

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good time! — viel Spaß od. Vergnügen!

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

Did you have a good day at the office? — Wie war es heute im Büro?

5) (cheerful) gut; angenehm [Patient]

good humour or spirits or mood — gute Laune

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

I'm not feeling too good — (coll.) mir geht es nicht sehr gut

6) (well-behaved) gut; brav

be good!, be a good girl/boy! — sei brav od. lieb!

[as] good as gold — ganz artig od. brav

7) (virtuous) rechtschaffen; (kind) nett; gut [Absicht, Wünsche, Benehmen, Tat]

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

would you be so good as to or good enough to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich od. nett, das zu tun?

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

that/it is good of you — das/es ist nett od. lieb von dir

8) (commendable) gut

good for you — etc. (coll.) bravo!

good old Jim — etc. (coll.) der gute alte Jim usw. (ugs.)

my good man/friend — (coll.) mein lieber Herr/Freund (ugs.; auch iron.)

that's a good one — (coll.) der ist gut! (ugs.); (iron.) das ist'n Ding! (ugs.)

9) (attractive) schön; gut [Figur, Haltung]; gepflegt [Erscheinung, Äußeres]; wohlgeformt [Beine]

look good — gut aussehen

10) (thorough) gut

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

have a good weep/rest/sleep — sich richtig ausweinen/ausruhen/[sich] richtig ausschlafen (ugs.)

11) (considerable) [recht] ansehnlich [Menschenmenge]; ganz schön, ziemlich (ugs.) [Stück Wegs, Entfernung, Zeitraum, Strecke]; gut, anständig [Preis, Erlös]; hoch [Alter]

12) (sound, valid) gut [Grund, Rat, Gedanke]; berechtigt [Anspruch]; (Commerc.) solide [Kunde]; sicher [Anleihe, Kredit]

good sense — Vernünftigkeit, die

have the good sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

13) (in greetings)

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

14) in exclamation gut

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

good God/Lord — etc. see nouns

15) (best) gut [Geschirr, Anzug]

16) (correct, fitting) gut; (appropriate) angebracht; ratsam

17)

as good as — so gut wie

18)

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also academic.ru/6608/best">best 1.; better 1.
2. adverb as intensifier
(coll.)

good and... — richtig...

hit somebody good and proper — jemanden ordentlich verprügeln. See also best 2.; better 2.
3. noun
1) (use) Nutzen, der

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

he'll never be any good — aus dem wird nichts Gutes werden

is this book any good? — taugt dieses Buch etwas?

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

it is no/not much good doing something — es hat keinen/kaum einen Sinn, etwas zu tun

what's the good of...?, what good is...? — was nützt...?

2) (benefit)

for your/his etc. own good — zu deinem/seinem usw. Besten od. eigenen Vorteil

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

do no/little good — nichts/wenig helfen od. nützen

do somebody/something good — jemandem/einer Sache nützen; [Ruhe, Erholung:] jemandem/einer Sache gut tun; [Arznei:] jemandem/einer Sache helfen

I'll tell him, but what good will that do? — ich sag es ihm, aber was nützt od. hilft das schon?

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come home £10 to the good — mit 10 Pfund plus nach Hause kommen

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

3) (goodness) Gute, das

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

the difference between good and bad or evil — der Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse

4) (kind acts) Gute, das

be up to no good — nichts Gutes im Sinn haben od. im Schilde führen

do good — Gutes tun

5)

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

6) constr. as pl. (virtuous people)

the good — die Guten

7) in pl. (wares etc.) Waren; (Brit. Railw.) Fracht, die; attrib. Güter[bahnhof, -wagen, -zug]

goods and chattels — Sachen

8) in pl.

the goods — (coll.): (what is wanted) das Gewünschte; das Verlangte

deliver the goods — (fig.) halten, was man verspricht

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[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) gut

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) gut

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) gut

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) geschickt

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) gut

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) gut

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) gut

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) gut

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) reichlich

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) geeignet

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) gut

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) gut

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) gut

14) (thorough: a good clean.) gewissenhaft

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) gut
2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) der Nutzen

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) das Gute
3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) gut!

- goodness
4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) du meine Güte!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good
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good

[gʊd]

I. ADJECTIVE

<better, best>

1. (of high quality) gut

there's nothing like a \good book es geht nichts über ein gutes Buch

she speaks \good Spanish sie spricht gut Spanisch

dogs have a \good sense of smell Hunde haben einen guten Geruchssinn

he's got \good intuition about such matters er hat in diesen Dingen ein gutes Gespür

your reasons make \good sense but... deine Gründe sind durchaus einleuchtend, aber...

\good show [or job]! gut gemacht!

I need a \good meal now jetzt brauche ich was Ordentliches zu essen!

the child had the \good sense to... das Kind besaß die Geistesgegenwart...

he only has one \good leg er hat nur ein gesundes Bein

that's a \good one ( iron) haha, der war gut! iron

\good appetite gesunder Appetit

to be a \good catch eine gute Partie sein

a \good choice/decision eine gute Wahl/Entscheidung

\good ears/eyes gute Ohren/Augen

to do a \good job gute Arbeit leisten

to be in \good shape in guter [körperlicher] Verfassung sein

\good thinking gute Idee

\good timing gutes Timing

to be/not be \good enough gut/nicht gut genug sein

that's just not \good enough! so geht das nicht!

if she says so that's \good enough for me wenn sie es sagt, reicht mir das

to be \good for nothing zu nichts taugen

to feel \good sich akk gut fühlen

I don't feel too \good today heute geht's mir nicht besonders fam

2. (skilled) gut, begabt

▪ to be \good at sth gut in etw dat sein

he's a \good runner [or he's \good at running] er ist ein guter Läufer

she's very \good at learning foreign languages sie ist sehr sprachbegabt

he's not very \good at maths [or AM in math] er ist nicht besonders gut in Mathe

this book is \good on international export law dieses Buch ist sehr gut, wenn man etwas über internationale Exportbestimmungen erfahren möchte

he is particularly \good on American history besonders gut kennt er sich in amerikanischer Geschichte aus

▪ to be \good with sth with children mit etw dat gut umgehen können

to be \good with one's hands geschickt mit seinen Händen sein

to be \good in bed gut im Bett sein fam

to be \good with people gut mit Leuten umgehen können

3. (pleasant) schön

that was a really \good story, Mummy das war echt eine tolle Geschichte, Mama fam

that was the best party in a long time das war die beste Party seit Langem

it's \good to see [or seeing] you after all these years schön, dich nach all den Jahren wiederzusehen!

\good morning/evening guten Morgen/Abend

\good day esp BRIT, AUS guten Tag; ( dated: said at departure) guten Tag

to have a \good day/evening einen schönen Tag/Abend haben

have a \good day schönen Tag noch!

\good news gute Neuigkeiten

to have a \good time [viel] Spaß haben

\good weather schönes Wetter

to have a \good one ( fam) einen schönen Tag haben

4. (appealing to senses) gut, schön

after a two-week vacation, they came back with \good tans nach zwei Wochen Urlaub kamen sie gut gebräunt zurück

most dancers have \good legs die meisten Tänzer haben schöne Beine

to look/smell/sound/taste \good gut aussehen/riechen/klingen/schmecken

sb looks \good in sth clothes etw steht jdm

to have \good looks, to be \good-looking gut aussehen

5. (favourable) gut

he made a very \good impression at the interview er hat beim Vorstellungsgespräch einen sehr guten Eindruck gemacht

there's a \good chance [that]... die Chancen stehen gut, dass...

we got a \good deal on our new fridge wir haben unseren neuen Kühlschrank günstig erstanden

the play got \good reviews [or a \good press] das Stück hat gute Kritiken bekommen

it's a \good job we didn't go camping last weekend — the weather was awful zum Glück sind wir letztes Wochenende nicht campen gegangen — das Wetter war schrecklich

the \good life das süße Leben

\good luck [on sth] viel Glück [bei etw dat]

best of luck on your exams today! alles Gute für deine Prüfung heute!

a \good omen ein gutes Omen

to be too much of a \good thing zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a \good thing man kann es auch übertreiben

\good times gute Zeiten

to be too \good to be true zu schön, um wahr zu sein

to have [got] it \good ( fam) es gut haben

6. (beneficial) vorteilhaft

▪ to be \good for sb gut für jdn sein

milk is \good for you Milch ist gesund

to be \good for business/for headaches gut fürs Geschäft/gegen Kopfschmerzen sein

7. (useful) nützlich, sinnvoll

we had a \good discussion on the subject wir hatten eine klärende Diskussion über die Sache

it's \good that you checked the door gut, dass du die Tür nochmal überprüft hast

8. (on time)

in \good time rechtzeitig

be patient, you'll hear the result all in \good time seien Sie geduldig, Sie erfahren das Ergebnis noch früh genug

in one's own \good time in seinem eigenen Rhythmus

9. (appropriate)

to be a \good time to do sth ein guter Zeitpunkt sein, [um] etw zu tun

10. inv (kind) freundlich, lieb

the college has been very \good about her health problem die Hochschule zeigte sehr viel Verständnis für ihr gesundheitliches Problem

it was very \good of you to help us es war sehr lieb von dir, uns zu helfen

he's got a \good heart er hat ein gutes Herz

be so \good as to... sei doch bitte so nett und...

would you be \good enough to... wären Sie so nett und...

\good deeds/works gute Taten

to do a \good deed eine gute Tat tun

11. (moral) gut

the G\good Book die [heilige] Bibel

for a \good cause für einen guten Zweck

to set a \good example to sb jdm ein gutes Vorbild sein

sb's \good name/reputation jds guter Name/guter Ruf

to be [as] \good as one's word vertrauenswürdig sein

12. (well-behaved) gut

\good dog! braver Hund!

be a \good girl and... sei ein liebes Mädchen [o sei so lieb] und...

OK, I'll be a \good sport o.k., ich will mal kein Spielverderber sein

she's been as \good as gold all evening sie hat sich den ganzen Abend über ausgezeichnet benommen

to be on \good/one's best behaviour sich akk gut benehmen/von seiner besten Seite zeigen

\good loser guter Verlierer/gute Verliererin

13. attr, inv (thorough) gut, gründlich

the house needs a \good clean[ing] das Haus sollte mal gründlich geputzt werden

have a \good think about it lass es dir noch einmal gut durch den Kopf gehen

now, now — have a \good cry schon gut — wein dich mal so richtig aus

they have built a \good case against the suspect sie haben einen hieb- und stichfesten Fall gegen den Verdächtigen aufgebaut

we had some \good fun at the amusement park wir hatten so richtig viel Spaß im Vergnügungspark

a \good beating eine gründliche Tracht Prügel

to have a \good laugh ordentlich lachen

to have a \good look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen

a \good talking to eine Standpauke

14. pred, inv (valid) gültig; (not forged) banknote echt; (usable) gut

this car should be \good for another year or so dieses Auto hält wohl schon noch ein Jahr oder so

he gave us a gift certificate \good for $100 er hat uns einen Geschenkgutschein über 100 Dollar überreicht

this ticket is only \good on weekends dieses Ticket gilt nur an Wochenenden

my credit card is only \good for another month meine Kreditkarte ist nur noch einen Monat gültig

15. attr, inv (substantial) beträchtlich

we walked a \good distance today wir sind heute ein ordentliches Stück gelaufen

she makes \good money at her new job sie verdient in ihrem neuen Job gutes Geld

it's a \good half hour's walk to the station from here von hier bis zum Bahnhof ist es zu Fuß eine gute halbe Stunde

a \good deal jede Menge

you're looking a \good deal better now du siehst jetzt ein gutes Stück besser aus

to make a \good profit einen beträchtlichen Profit machen

a \good few/many eine ganze Menge

16. pred, inv FOOD (not rotten) gut

17. pred, inv (able to provide) gut

he is always \good for a laugh er ist immer gut für einen Witz

thanks for the loan and don't worry, I'm \good for it danke für den Kredit und keine Sorge, ich zahle ihn zurück

her credit is \good sie ist kreditwürdig

18. (almost, virtually)

▪ as \good as... so gut wie...

our firewood is as \good as gone unser Feuerholz ist nahezu aufgebraucht

to be as \good as dead/new so gut wie tot/neu sein

they as \good as called me a liar sie nannten mich praktisch eine Lügnerin!

19. attr, inv (to emphasize) schön

I need a \good long holiday ich brauche mal wieder so einen richtig schönen langen Urlaub!

what you need is a \good hot cup of coffee was du brauchst, ist eine gute Tasse heißen Kaffee

▪ \good and...:

she's really \good and mad sie ist so richtig sauer

I'll do it when I'm \good and ready, and not one minute before ich mache es, sobald ich fertig bin und keine Minute früher!

20. BRIT (said to accept order)

very \good sehr wohl! veraltet

21. (in exclamations)

\good Lord [or heavens]! gütiger Himmel! geh

\good gracious! ach du liebe Zeit!

\good grief! du meine Güte!

\good egg! BRIT ( dated) ausgezeichnet!; ( iron)

oh, — \good for you! oh, schön für dich! iron

22. attr, inv (said to express affection)

\good old James! der gute alte James!

the \good old days die gute alte Zeit

23.

▶ if you can't be \good, be careful ( prov) wenn man schon was anstellt, sollte man sich wenigstens nicht [dabei] erwischen lassen

▶ it's as \good as it gets besser wird's nicht mehr

▶ to give as \good as one gets es [jdm] mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

▶ \good to go fertig, bereit

▶ to have a \good innings BRIT ein schönes Leben haben

▶ to make \good zu Geld kommen

▶ to make sth ⇆ \good (repair) etw reparieren; mistake etw wiedergutmachen; (pay for) etw wettmachen fam; (do successfully) etw schaffen

▶ to make \good time gut in der Zeit liegen

▶ for \good measure als Draufgabe, obendrein

▶ \good riddance Gott sei Dank!

▶ she's \good for another few years! mit ihr muss man noch ein paar Jahre rechnen!

II. ADVERB

1. esp AM DIAL ( fam: well) gut

boy, she can sure sing \good, can't she? Junge, die kann aber gut singen, oder?

2. ( fam: thoroughly) gründlich

to do sth \good and proper etw richtig gründlich tun

well, you've broken the table \good and proper na, den Tisch hast du aber so richtig ruiniert!

III. NOUN

no pl

1. (moral force) Gute nt

\good and evil Gut und Böse

to be up to no \good nichts Gutes im Schilde führen

to do \good Gutes tun

▪ the \good pl die Guten pl

2. (benefit) Wohl nt

this medicine will do you a [or the] world of \good diese Medizin wird Ihnen unglaublich gut tun

to do more harm than \good mehr schaden als nützen

for the \good of his health zum Wohle seiner Gesundheit, seiner Gesundheit zuliebe

for the \good of the nation zum Wohle der Nation

for one's own \good zu seinem eigenen Besten

3. (purpose) Nutzen m

to be no [or not to be any] /not much \good nichts/wenig nützen

that young man is no \good dieser junge Mann ist ein Taugenichts

to not do much/any \good nicht viel/nichts nützen

even a small donation can do a lot of \good auch eine kleine Spende kann eine Menge helfen

that won't do much \good das wird auch nicht viel nützen

it's no \good complaining all day den ganzen Tag rumzujammern bringt auch nichts! fam

what \good is sitting alone in your room? was bringt es, hier alleine in deinem Zimmer zu sitzen?; ( iron)

a lot of \good that'll do [you]! das wird [dir] ja viel nützen! iron

4. (profit)

we were £7,000 to the \good when we sold our house als wir unser Haus verkauften, haben wir einen Gewinn von 7.000 Pfund eingestrichen; ( fig)

he was two gold medals to the \good by the end of the day am Ende des Tages war er um zwei Goldmedaillen reicher

5. (ability)

▪ to be no \good at sth etw nicht gut können, bei etw dat nicht [sonderlich] gut sein

6. COMM Gut nt, Ware f

7.

▶ for \good [and all] für immer [und ewig]

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[gʊd]
1. ADJECTIVE
comp better, superl best
1) gut

good weather — gutes Wetter

that's a good one! (joke) — das ist ein guter Witz; ( usu iro : excuse ) wers glaubt, wird selig! (inf)

you've done a good day's work — du hast gute Arbeit (für einen Tag) geleistet

all I need is a good meal — ich brauche nur eine ordentliche or anständige Mahlzeit

this is a good firm to work for — in dieser Firma lässt es sich gut arbeiten

he tells a good story —

it must be good for something — das muss doch zu or für etwas gut sein

she looks good enough to eat — sie sieht zum Anbeißen aus (inf)

to be good with people — gut mit Menschen umgehen können

good fortune — Glück nt

you've never had it so good! — es ist euch noch nie so gut gegangen, ihr habt es noch nie so gut gehabt

it's too good to be true — es ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein

to come in a good third — einen guten dritten Platz belegen

this is as good as it gets — besser wirds nicht mehr __diams; to be good at sth gut in etw (dat) sein

to be good at sport/languages — gut im Sport/in Sprachen sein

to be good at sewing/typing — gut nähen/tippen können

I'm not very good at it — ich kann es nicht besonders gut

he's good at telling stories — er kann gut Geschichten erzählen

that's (not) good enough — das reicht (nicht)

that's not good enough, you'll have to do better than that — das geht so nicht, du musst dich schon etwas mehr anstrengen

if he gives his word, that's good enough for me — wenn er sein Wort gibt, reicht mir das

it's just not good enough! — so geht das nicht!

his attitude is just not good enough — er hat einfach nicht die richtige Einstellung

her work/conduct is just not good enough —

they felt he wasn't good enough for her — sie waren der Meinung, dass er nicht gut genug für sie war

I don't feel too good — mir ist nicht gut, ich fühle mich nicht wohl

I don't feel too good about it — mir ist nicht ganz wohl dabei

you look good in that — du siehst gut darin aus, das steht dir gut __diams; to make good mistake, damage wiedergutmachen; threat wahr machen; promise erfüllen

to make good one's losses — seine Verluste wettmachen

to make good sb's losses — jdm seine Verluste ausgleichen or ersetzen

as good as new —

as good as dead — so gut wie tot

he was as good as his word — er hat sein Wort gehalten

he as good as called me a liar/invited me to come — er nannte mich praktisch einen Lügner/hat mich praktisch eingeladen

2) = beneficial gut

to be good for sb — gut für jdn sein

milk is good for children to be good for toothache/one's health — Milch ist gut or gesund für Kinder gut gegen Zahnschmerzen/für die Gesundheit sein

to drink more than is good for one — mehr trinken, als einem guttut

what's good for consumers isn't always good for the economy — was gut für den Verbraucher ist, ist nicht immer gut für die Wirtschaft

3) = favourable moment, chance, opportunity günstig, gut

a good day for a picnic — ein günstiger or guter Tag für ein Picknick

it's a good thing or job I was there — (nur) gut, dass ich dort war

4) = enjoyable holiday, evening schön

the good life — das süße Leben

did you have a good day? — wie wars heute?, wie gings (dir) heute?

to have a good time — sich gut amüsieren

have a good time! — viel Spaß or Vergnügen!

5) = kind gut, lieb

good nature — Gutmütigkeit f

to be good to sb — gut zu jdm sein

that's very good of you — das ist sehr lieb or nett von Ihnen

(it was) good of you to come — nett, dass Sie gekommen sind

would you be good enough to tell me... — wären Sie so nett, mir zu sagen... (also iro)

with every good wish — mit den besten Wünschen

6) = virtuous name, manners, behaviour gut

the Good Shepherd all good men and true — der Gute Hirte alle wackeren und aufrechten Männer (old)

if you can't be good, be careful — wenn du es schon tun musst, sei wenigstens vorsichtig

7) = well-behaved artig, brav (inf)

(as) good as gold — mustergültig

be a good girl/boy — sei artig or lieb or brav (inf)

be a good girl/boy and... — sei so lieb und...

that's a good dog! — guter Hund!

8)

= admirable your good lady (dated) my good man (dated) — Ihre werte Gemahlin (geh) mein Guter (old)

good man! — sehr löblich!, gut gemacht!

good old Charles! — der gute alte Charles!

the Good Book —

the good ship Santa Maria — die Santa Maria

9) = valid advice, excuse gut; reason gut, triftig; ticket gültig

is his credit good? — ist er kreditfähig?

he is good for another few years — mit ihm kann man noch ein paar Jahre rechnen

the car is good for another few years — das Auto hält or tuts (inf) noch ein paar Jahre

she's good for nothing — sie ist ein Nichtsnutz or Taugenichts

that's always good for a laugh — darüber kann man immer lachen

10) = handsome looks, figure, features gut; legs, body schön

a good appearance (of person) — ein gepflegtes Äußeres

11) = uninjured eye, leg gesund

12) = thorough gut, gründlich, tüchtig (inf)

to give sb a good scolding — jdn gründlich or tüchtig (inf) ausschimpfen

to give sth a good clean — etw gut or gründlich reinigen

to have a good cry — sich ausweinen

to have a good laugh — ordentlich or so richtig lachen (inf)

to take a good look at sth — sich (dat) etw gut ansehen

to have a good grounding in sth — gute Grundkenntnisse in etw (dat) haben

13) = considerable hour, while gut; amount, distance, way gut, schön

it's a good distance — es ist eine ganz schöne Strecke

it's a good 8 km — es sind gute 8 km

he ate a good half of the cake — er hat gut und gern den halben Kuchen gegessen

a good many/few people — ziemlich viele/nicht gerade wenig Leute

14) in greetings gut

good morning — guten Morgen

15) in exclamations gut, prima

that's good! — gut!, prima!

(it's) good to see you/to be here — (es ist) schön, dich zu sehen/hier zu sein

good heavens or Lord or God! — um Himmels willen! (inf)

good grief or gracious! — ach du liebe or meine Güte! (inf)

very good, sir — sehr wohl (old)

on you/him etc! — gut!, prima!; (iro also) das ist ja toll!

16) emphatic use schön

a good strong stick —

a good old age — ein schön(es) hohes Alter

good and hard/strong (inf) — ganz schön fest/stark (inf)

good and proper (inf) — ganz anständig (inf)

2. ADVERB

1) = fine gut

how are you? – good! — wie gehts? – gut!

2) = well strictly incorrect gut

3. NOUN

1) = what is morally right Gute(s) nt

good and evil — Gut und Böse

to do good —

there's some good in everybody — in jedem steckt etwas Gutes

to be up to no good (inf) — nichts Gutes im Schilde führen (inf)

2) = advantage, benefit Wohl nt

the common good — das Gemeinwohl

for the good of the nation — zum Wohl(e) der Nation

this affects us, for good or ill —

it's done now, for good or ill — es ist nun einmal geschehen

I did it for your own good — ich meine es nur gut mit dir, es war nur zu deinem Besten

for the good of one's health etc — seiner Gesundheit etc zuliebe

he'll come to no good — mit ihm wird es noch ein böses Ende nehmen

to do (some) good — (etwas) helfen or nützen

to do sb good — jdm helfen; (rest, drink, medicine etc) jdm guttun

what good will that do you? — was hast du davon?

much good may it do you (iro inf) — na, dann viel Vergnügen!

that won't do much/any good — das hilft auch nicht viel/auch nichts

that won't do you much/any good — das hilft dir auch nicht viel/auch nichts

a ( fat) lot of good that will do! (iro inf) — als ob das viel helfen würde! (iro)

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! (iro inf) — und wie dir das guttun wird! (iro inf)

3)

= use what's the good of hurrying? — wozu eigentlich die Eile?

it would be some good — es wäre ganz nützlich

if that is any good to you — wenn es dir hilft

that's no good — das ist nichts

he's no good to us — er nützt uns (dat) nichts

it's no good complaining to me — es ist sinnlos or es nützt nichts, sich bei mir zu beklagen

it's no good doing it like that — es hat keinen Sinn, das so zu machen

he's no good at it — er kann es nicht

I'm no good at things like that —

the applicant was no good — der Bewerber war nicht gut

he wasn't any good for the job —

he wasn't any good at the job — er machte die Arbeit nicht gut

4)

set structures __diams; for good (= for ever) for good (and all) — für immer (und ewig)

we were 5 points/£5 to the good — wir hatten 5 Punkte zu viel/£ 5 plus

that's all to the good — auch gut!

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good [ɡud]

A s

1. Nutzen m, Wert m, Vorteil m:

for his own good zu seinem eigenen Vorteil;

he knows too much for his own good er weiß mehr, als ihm guttut;

what good will it do?, what is the good of it?, what good is it? was hat es für einen Wert?, was nützt es?, wozu soll das gut sein?;

it is no (not much) good trying es hat keinen (wenig) Sinn oder Zweck, es zu versuchen;

to the good

a) besonders WIRTSCH als Gewinn- oder Kreditsaldo,

b) obendrein, extra ( → A 2);

for good (and all) für immer, endgültig, ein für alle Mal

2. (das) Gute, Gutes n, Wohl n:

do sb good

a) jemandem Gutes tun,

b) jemandem guttun oder wohltun;

much good may it do you oft iron wohl bekomms!;

the common good das Gemeinwohl;

be to the good nur zu seinem etc Besten sein;

come to good zum Guten ausschlagen;

it’s all to the good es ist nur von Vorteil ( that dass)( → A 1);

it comes to no good es führt zu nichts Gutem;

be up to no good nichts Gutes im Schilde führen;

for good or for evil auf Gedeih und Verderb

3. the good koll die Guten pl, die Rechtschaffenen pl

4. PHIL (das) Gute

5. pl bewegliches Vermögen:

goods and chattels

a) Hab n und Gut n, bewegliche Sachen, Mobiliargut n,

b) umg Siebensachen

6. pl WIRTSCH

a) Br ( besonders Eisenbahn)Güter pl, Fracht(gut) f(n)

b) (Handels)Güter pl, (Handels)Ware(n) f(pl):

goods for consumption Verbrauchs-, Konsumgüter;

goods in process Halbfabrikate, -erzeugnisse;

a piece of goods sl eine Mieze;

have the goods on sb US sl etwas gegen jemanden in der Hand haben. → deliver A 2

7. pl US Stoffe pl, Textilien pl

8. the goods sl das Richtige, das Wahre:

that’s the goods!

B adj komp better [ˈbetə(r)], sup best [best]

1. (moralisch) gut, redlich, rechtschaffen, ehrbar, anständig (Mädchen etc):

good men and true redliche und treue Männer;

a good father and husband ein guter oder treu sorgender Vater und Gatte;

she is a good wife to him sie ist ihm eine gute Frau

2. gut (Qualität):

good teeth; → health 2, humor A 2

3. gut, frisch, genießbar:

is this meat still good?;

a good egg ein frisches Ei

4. gut, lieb, gütig, freundlich:

good to the poor gut zu den Armen;

be so ( oder as) good as to fetch it sei so gut und hol es, hol es doch bitte; → enough C

5. gut, lieb, artig, brav (Kind):

be a good boy;

have you been a good girl? bist du (schön) brav gewesen?; → gold A 1

6. verehrt, lieb:

his good lady oft iron seine liebe Frau;

my good man oft iron mein Lieber!, mein lieber Freund oder Mann!

7. gut, geachtet:

of good family aus guter Familie

8. gut, einwandfrei (Betragen etc): → certificate A 1

9. a) gut, erfreulich, angenehm (Nachrichten etc):

be good news umg erfreulich sein (Sache); nett sein (Person);

have a good time sich (gut) amüsieren; es sich gut gehen lassen; → afternoon A, morning A 1, etc

b) schön:

it’s good to be home again;

too good to be true zu schön, um wahr zu sein

10. gut:

a) geeignet, vorteilhaft, günstig, nützlich

b) gesund, zuträglich

c) heilsam:

a man good for the post ein geeigneter oder guter Mann für den Posten;

good for colds gut gegen oder für Erkältungen;

milk is good for children Milch ist gut oder gesund für Kinder;

good for one’s health gesund;

what is it good for? wofür ist es gut?, wozu dient es?;

it is a good thing that … es ist gut oder günstig, dass …;

stay away if you know what’s good for you! das rate ich dir im Guten!;

he drank more than was good for him als ihm guttat; → nothing Bes Redew

11. gut, richtig, recht, angebracht, empfehlenswert, zweckmäßig:

in good time zur rechten Zeit, (gerade) rechtzeitig;

all in good time alles zu seiner Zeit;

in one’s own good time wenn es einem passt

12. gut, angemessen, ausreichend, zufriedenstellend;

his word is good enough for me sein Wort genügt mir;

his time is only good enough for 4th place SPORT seine Zeit reicht nur für den 4. Platz

13. gut, reichlich:

a good hour eine gute Stunde;

it’s a good three miles to the station es sind gut drei Meilen bis zum Bahnhof

14. gut, ziemlich (weit, groß), beträchtlich, bedeutend, erheblich, ansehnlich:

a good many eine beträchtliche Anzahl, ziemlich viele;

a good many times ziemlich oft; → beating 2, way¹ 5, while A

15. (vor adj) verstärkend:

a good long time sehr lange Zeit;

good old age hohes Alter;

good and … sehr, ganz schön, mordsmäßig umg (z. B. good and tired hundemüde umg)

16. gültig:

a) begründet, berechtigt (Anspruch etc)

b) triftig, gut (Grund etc):

a good argument ein stichhaltiges Argument; → cause A 2, reason A 1

c) echt (Geld)

17. gut, überzeugt (Republikaner etc)

18. gut, fähig, tüchtig:

he is good at arithmetic er ist gut im Rechnen;

he is good at golf er spielt gut Golf;

be good with one’s hands handwerkliches Geschick haben

19. gut, zuverlässig, sicher, solide ( alle auch WIRTSCH):

a good firm eine gute oder solide oder zahlungsfähige oder kreditwürdige Firma;

a good man WIRTSCH umg ein sicherer Mann (Kunde etc);

good debts WIRTSCH sichere Schulden;

good for WIRTSCH (auf einem Wechsel) über den Betrag von ( → B 23);

be good for any amount WIRTSCH für jeden Betrag gut sein

20. WIRTSCH in Ordnung (Scheck)

21. JUR (rechts)gültig

22. wirklich, aufrichtig, ehrlich, echt: → faith 3

23. umg good for fähig oder geneigt zu:

I am good for a walk ich habe Lust zu einem Spaziergang;

I am good for another mile ich könnte noch eine Meile weitermarschieren;

my car is good for another 10,000 miles mein Wagen macht noch leicht 10 000 Meilen ( → B 19)

C adv

1. umg gut:

she dances good

2. as good as so gut wie, praktisch:

as good as new auch neuwertig

D int gut!, schön!, fein!:

good for you! umg (ich) gratuliere!

G abk

1. PHYS gravitational constant

2. ELEK conductance

3. good

4. US sl grand (1000 Dollar)

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1. adjective,
better, best

1) (satisfactory) gut; (reliable) gut; zuverlässig; (sufficient) gut; ausreichend [Vorrat]; ausgiebig [Mahl]; (competent) gut; geeignet

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

Late again! It's just not good enough! — (coll.) Schon wieder zu spät. So geht es einfach nicht!

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at something — in etwas (Dat.) gut sein

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

be good with people — etc. mit Menschen usw. gut od. leicht zurechtkommen

2) (favourable, advantageous) gut; günstig [Gelegenheit, Augenblick, Angebot]

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

too good to be true — zu schön, um wahr zu sein

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be too much of a good thing — zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a good thing — man kann es auch übertreiben

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

eat more than is good for one — mehr essen, als einem guttut

it's a good thing you told him — nur gut, dass du es ihm gesagt hast

3) (prosperous) gut

good times — eine schöne Zeit

4) (enjoyable) schön [Leben, Urlaub, Wochenende]

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good old days — die gute alte Zeit

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good time! — viel Spaß od. Vergnügen!

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

Did you have a good day at the office? — Wie war es heute im Büro?

5) (cheerful) gut; angenehm [Patient]

good humour or spirits or mood — gute Laune

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

I'm not feeling too good — (coll.) mir geht es nicht sehr gut

6) (well-behaved) gut; brav

be good!, be a good girl/boy! — sei brav od. lieb!

[as] good as gold — ganz artig od. brav

7) (virtuous) rechtschaffen; (kind) nett; gut [Absicht, Wünsche, Benehmen, Tat]

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

would you be so good as to or good enough to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich od. nett, das zu tun?

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

that/it is good of you — das/es ist nett od. lieb von dir

8) (commendable) gut

good for you — etc. (coll.) bravo!

good old Jim — etc. (coll.) der gute alte Jim usw. (ugs.)

my good man/friend — (coll.) mein lieber Herr/Freund (ugs.; auch iron.)

that's a good one — (coll.) der ist gut! (ugs.); (iron.) das ist'n Ding! (ugs.)

9) (attractive) schön; gut [Figur, Haltung]; gepflegt [Erscheinung, Äußeres]; wohlgeformt [Beine]

look good — gut aussehen

10) (thorough) gut

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

have a good weep/rest/sleep — sich richtig ausweinen/ausruhen/[sich] richtig ausschlafen (ugs.)

11) (considerable) [recht] ansehnlich [Menschenmenge]; ganz schön, ziemlich (ugs.) [Stück Wegs, Entfernung, Zeitraum, Strecke]; gut, anständig [Preis, Erlös]; hoch [Alter]

12) (sound, valid) gut [Grund, Rat, Gedanke]; berechtigt [Anspruch]; (Commerc.) solide [Kunde]; sicher [Anleihe, Kredit]

good sense — Vernünftigkeit, die

have the good sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

13) (in greetings)

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

14) in exclamation gut

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

good God/Lord — etc. see nouns

15) (best) gut [Geschirr, Anzug]

16) (correct, fitting) gut; (appropriate) angebracht; ratsam

17)

as good as — so gut wie

18)

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also best 1.; better 1.
2. adverb as intensifier
(coll.)

good and... — richtig...

hit somebody good and proper — jemanden ordentlich verprügeln. See also best 2.; better 2.
3. noun
1) (use) Nutzen, der

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

he'll never be any good — aus dem wird nichts Gutes werden

is this book any good? — taugt dieses Buch etwas?

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

it is no/not much good doing something — es hat keinen/kaum einen Sinn, etwas zu tun

what's the good of...?, what good is...? — was nützt...?

2) (benefit)

for your/his etc. own good — zu deinem/seinem usw. Besten od. eigenen Vorteil

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

do no/little good — nichts/wenig helfen od. nützen

do somebody/something good — jemandem/einer Sache nützen; [Ruhe, Erholung:] jemandem/einer Sache gut tun; [Arznei:] jemandem/einer Sache helfen

I'll tell him, but what good will that do? — ich sag es ihm, aber was nützt od. hilft das schon?

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come home £10 to the good — mit 10 Pfund plus nach Hause kommen

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

3) (goodness) Gute, das

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

the difference between good and bad or evil — der Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse

4) (kind acts) Gute, das

be up to no good — nichts Gutes im Sinn haben od. im Schilde führen

do good — Gutes tun

5)

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

6) constr. as pl. (virtuous people)

the good — die Guten

7) in pl. (wares etc.) Waren; (Brit. Railw.) Fracht, die; attrib. Güter[bahnhof, -wagen, -zug]

goods and chattels — Sachen

8) in pl.

the goods — (coll.): (what is wanted) das Gewünschte; das Verlangte

deliver the goods — (fig.) halten, was man verspricht

* * *

adj.

brav adj.

gut adj.

lieb adj. n.

Gut ¨-er n.

English-german dictionary > good
32 good

ɡud
1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bueno; educado

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bueno, correcto

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bueno

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bueno, competente

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bueno, amable

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bueno; útil, beneficioso

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bueno, buen (humor), satisfecho, contento

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bueno, agradable

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bueno, apropiado, adecuado, suficiente

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) bueno, apto, cualificado, adecuado

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bueno; sano; en buenas condiciones

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bueno

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bueno, positivo

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bueno; profundo

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bien, sano, en forma

2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bien, provecho, beneficio

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bien, bondad, lado bueno

3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bueno, bien

- goodness

4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) ¡Dios mío!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good

good¹ adj

1. bueno

these strawberries are very good estos fresones están muy buenos

this water is not good to drink esta agua no es buena para beber

2. bueno / amable

he's been very good to me ha sido muy amable conmigo / se ha portado muy bien conmigo

good for you! ¡bien hecho!

to be good at something tener facilidad para algo / ser bueno en algo

she's good at languages tiene facilidad para los idiomas

he's good at tennis juega bien al tenis

to have a good time pasarlo bien

El comparativo de good es better; el superlativo es best

good² n bien

it's for your own good es por tu bien

what's the good of shouting if nobody can hear you? ¿de qué sirve gritar si nadie te oye?

for good para siempre

she's gone for good se ha ido para siempre

to do someone good hacer bien a alguien

a walk will do you good un paseo te hará bien

good

tr[gʊd]

adjective (comp better, superl best)

1 bueno,-a (before m sing noun) buen

■ she's a good daughter es una buena hija

■ he's a good son es un buen hijo

2 (healthy) sano,-a

■ olive oil is good for you el aceite de oliva es muy sano

3 (beneficial) bueno,-a

■ taking exercise is good for your health hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud

4 (kind) amable

■ they've been very good to him han sido muy amables con él

■ he was so good as to help us tuvo la amabilidad de ayudarnos

5 (well-behaved) bueno,-a

■ be good! ¡sé bueno!

6 (useful) servible

■ the only good plate in the cupboard el único plato servible en el armario

adverb

1 muy

■ a pair of good strong boots un par de botas muy resistentes

interjection

1 ¡bien!

noun

1 bien nombre masculino

■ good and evil el bien y el mal

■ its for your own good es por tu propio bien

plural noun goods

1 (property) bienes nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (in shop) género m sing, artículos nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (merchandise) mercancías nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a good deal bastante

■ a good deal of money bastante dinero

■ he worked a good deal harder than she did él trabajó bastante más que ella

all in good time todo a su debido tiempo

as good as como si, prácticamente, casi

■ it's as good as finished está casi acabado

for good para siempre

for the good of en bien de

■ for the good of the people en bien del pueblo

good afternoon buenas tardes

good evening buenas tardes

Good Friday Viernes Santo

good heavens!, good grief! ¡cielo santo!

good morning buenos días

good night buenas noches

it's a good job menos mal

■ it's a good job that we brought an umbrella menos mal que trajimos un paraguas

that's a good one! (joke) ¡ésta sí que es buena!

to be as good as new estar como nuevo,-a

■ the clock is as good as new el reloj está como nuevo

to be as good as gold ser un ángel

to be good at tener aptitudes para

■ she's good at maths tiene aptitudes para las matemáticas

to be good for a laugh familiar ser muy divertido,-a, ser muy cachondo,-a

to be good for (last) durar 2 (be useful for) servir

■ it'll be good for another couple of years durará un par de años más

■ he'll be good for a long time yet tiene mucha vida por delante

■ it's good for getting rid of stains sirve para quitar las manchas

■ he's good for nothing no sirve para nada, es un inútil

to be up to no good estar tramando algo

to deliver the goods (literally) repartir las mercancías 2 (fig) cumplir sus compromisos

to do good hacer bien

to feel good sentirse bien

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to look good (person) tener buen aspecto 2 (food) tener buena pinta

to make good (be successful) tener éxito, salir bien 2 (reform) reformarse 3 (compensate) indemnizar

what's the good of «+ ger»? ¿de qué sirve + inf?

■ what's the good of denying it? ¿de qué sirve negarlo?

goods train tren nombre masculino de mercancías

goods wagon furgón nombre masculino, vagón nombre masculino de mercancías

goods yard estación nombre femenino de mercancías

stolen goods objetos nombre masculino plural robados

good ['gʊd] adv

1) (used as an intensifier) : bien

a good strong rope: una cuerda bien fuerte

2) well: bien

good adj, better ['bɛt̬ər] ; best ['bɛst]

1) pleasant: bueno, agradable

good news: buenas noticias

to have a good time: divertirse

2) beneficial: bueno, beneficioso

good for a cold: beneficioso para los resfriados

it's good for you: es bueno para uno

3) full: completo, entero

a good hour: una hora entera

4) considerable: bueno, bastante

a good many people: muchísima gente, un buen número de gente

5) attractive, desirable: bueno, bien

a good salary: un buen sueldo

to look good: quedar bien

6) kind, virtuous: bueno, amable

she's a good person: es buena gente

that's good of you!: ¡qué amable!

good deeds: buenas obras

7) skilled: bueno, hábil

to be good at: tener facilidad para

8) sound: bueno, sensato

good advice: buenos consejos

9) (in greetings) : bueno

good morning: buenos días

good afternoon (evening): buenas tardes

good night: buenas noches

good n

1) right: bien m

to do good: hacer el bien

2) goodness: bondad f

3) benefit: bien m, provecho m

it's for your own good: es por tu propio bien

4) goods npl

property: efectos mpl personales, posesiones fpl

5) goods npl

wares: mercancía f, mercadería f, artículos mpl

6)

for good : para siempre

good

adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

n.

• bien s.m.

• provecho s.m.

I gʊd
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

[ɡʊd]
1. ADJECTIVE
(compar better) (superl best) When good is part of a set combination, eg in a good temper, a good deal of, good heavens, look up the noun. The commonest translation of good is bueno, which must be shortened to buen before a masculine singular noun.
1) (=satisfactory)

a) bueno

a good book — un buen libro

at the end of the day, it's a good investment — a fin de cuentas es una buena inversión
Note that [bueno]/[buena] {etc} precede the noun in general comments where there is no attempt to compare or rank the person or thing involved:
if he set his mind to it, he could be a very good painter — si se lo propusiera podría ser muy buen pintor

she was a good wife and mother — era una buena esposa y madre

she has a good figure — tiene buen tipo
[Bueno]/[buena] {etc} follow the noun when there is implied or explicit comparison:
we could make a list of good teachers — podríamos hacer una lista de profesores buenos

I'm not saying it's a good thing or a bad thing — no digo que sea una cosa buena, ni mala
Use [ser] rather than [estar] with [bueno] when translating [to be good], unless describing food:
the idea is a good one — la idea es buena

it's good to be aware of the views of intelligent people — es bueno conocer los puntos de vista de la gente inteligente

the paella was very good — la paella estaba muy buena
Use [estar] with the adverb [bien] to give a general comment on a situation:
you've written a book, which is good — has escrito un libro, lo que está bien

his hearing is good — del oído está bien, el oído lo tiene bien

b)

• she's good at maths — se le dan bien las matemáticas, es buena en matemáticas

she's good at singing — canta bien

she's good at putting people at their ease — tiene la capacidad de hacer que la gente se sienta relajada

• that's good enough for me — eso me basta

it's just not good enough! — ¡esto no se puede consentir!

40% of candidates are not good enough to pass — el 40% de los candidatos no dan el nivel or la talla para aprobar

• to feel good — sentirse bien

I started to feel good about myself again — empecé a recuperar mi autoestima or la moral

I don't feel very good about that * — (=I'm rather ashamed) me da bastante vergüenza

• we've never had it so good! * — ¡nunca nos ha ido tan bien!, ¡jamás lo hemos tenido tan fácil!

• how good is her eyesight? — ¿qué tal está de la vista?

• you're looking good — ¡qué guapa estás!

things are looking good — las cosas van bien, la cosa tiene buena pinta *

you look good in that — eso te sienta or te va bien

• you can have too much of a good thing — lo mucho cansa (y lo poco agrada)

• it's too good to be true — no puede ser, es demasiado bueno para ser cierto

he sounds too good to be true! — ¡algún defecto tiene que tener!

• she's good with cats — entiende bien a los gatos, sabe manejarse bien con los gatos
good 2., manner 4), a), mood II, 1., time 1., 5)
2) (=of high quality)

always use good ingredients — utilice siempre ingredientes de calidad or los mejores ingredientes

it's made of good leather — está hecho con cuero del bueno

3) (=pleasant) [holiday, day] bueno, agradable; [weather, news] bueno

• it was as good as a holiday — aquello fue como unas vacaciones

• have a good journey! — ¡buen viaje!

• how good it is to know that...! — ¡cuánto me alegro de saber que...!

• it's good to see you — me alegro de verte, gusto en verte (LAm)

it's good to be here — da gusto estar aquí

• have a good trip! — ¡buen viaje!
alive, life 1., 3)
4) (=beneficial, wholesome) [food] bueno, sano; [air] puro, sano

• it's good for burns — es bueno para las quemaduras

it's good for you or your health — te hace bien

spirits are not good for me — los licores no me sientan bien

he eats more than is good for him — come más de lo que le conviene

all this excitement isn't good for me! — ¡a mí todas estas emociones no me vienen or sientan nada bien!

it's good for the soul! — hum ¡ennoblece el espíritu!, ¡te enriquece (como persona)!

if you know what's good for you you'll say yes — por la cuenta que te tiene dirás que sí

some children know more than is good for them — algunos niños son demasiado listos or saben demasiado

5) (=favourable) [moment, chance] bueno

• it's a good chance to sort things out — es una buena oportunidad de or para arreglar las cosas

• I tried to find something good to say about him — traté de encontrar algo bueno que decir de él

• it would be a good thing or idea to ask him — no estaría mal or no sería mala idea preguntárselo

• this is as good a time as any to do it — es tan buen momento como cualquier otro para hacerlo

6) (=useful)

the only good chair — la única silla que está bien, la única silla servible or sana

• to be good for (doing) sth — servir para (hacer) algo

it'll be good for some years — durará todavía algunos años

he's good for ten years yet — tiene todavía por delante diez años de vida

John's good for a few hundred pounds * — John seguramente puede prestarnos unos cientos de libras

I'm good for another mile — todavía puedo aguantar otra milla más

the ticket is good for three months — el billete es válido or valedero para tres meses

he's good for nothing — es un inútil, es completamente inútil

7) (=sound, valid) [excuse] bueno

• unless you have a good excuse — a menos que tengas una buena excusa

• for no good reason — sin motivo alguno

• he is a good risk — (financially) concederle crédito es un riesgo asumible, se le puede prestar dinero
word 1., 1)
8) (=kind)

• that's very good of you — es usted muy amable, ¡qué amable (de su parte)!

• he was so good as to come with me — tuvo la amabilidad de acompañarme

please would you be so good as to help me down with my case? — ¿me hace el favor de bajarme la maleta?, ¿tendría la bondad de bajarme la maleta? more frm

would you be so good as to sign here? — ¿me hace el favor de firmar aquí?

• he's a good sort — es buena persona or gente

• he was good to me — fue muy bueno or amable conmigo, se portó bien conmigo
nature 1., 2)
9) (=well-behaved) [child] bueno

be good! — (morally) ¡sé bueno!; (in behaviour) ¡pórtate bien!; (at this moment) ¡estáte formal!

- be as good as gold

10) (=upright, virtuous) bueno

he's a good man — es una buena persona, es un buen hombre

• I think I'm as good as him — yo me considero tan buena persona como él

the twelve good men and true — los doce hombres justos

• yes, my good man — sí, mi querido amigo

• send us a photo of your good self — frm tenga a bien enviarnos una foto suya

• she's too good for him — ella es más de lo que él se merece
lady 1., 5)
11) (=close) bueno

• he's a good friend of mine — es un buen amigo mío

my good friend Fernando — mi buen or querido amigo Fernando

12) (=middle-class, respectable)

• to live at a good address — vivir en una buena zona or en un buen barrio

• he's got no money but he's of good family — no tiene dinero pero es or viene de buena familia

13) (=creditable)

he came in a good third — llegó en un meritorio tercer puesto

14) (=considerable) [supply, number] bueno

we were kept waiting for a good hour/thirty minutes — nos tuvieron esperando una hora/media hora larga, nos tuvieron esperando por lo menos una hora/media hora

a good three hours — tres horas largas

a good 10km — 10kms largos

a good £10 — lo menos 10 libras

• a good many or few people — bastante gente

15) (=thorough) [scolding] bueno

• to have a good cry — llorar a lágrima viva, llorar a moco tendido *

• to have a good laugh — reírse mucho

• to take a good look (at sth) — mirar bien (algo)

• to have a good wash — lavarse bien

16)

the good ship Domino — el (buque) Domino

17) (in greetings)

• good morning — buenos días

• good afternoon/ evening — buenas tardes

• good day — † (=hello) ¡buenos días!; (=goodbye) ¡hasta mañana!

• good night — buenas noches

• with every good wish, with all good wishes — (in letter) saludos, un fuerte abrazo

Robert sends (his) good wishes — Robert manda recuerdos

18) (in exclamations)

good! — ¡muy bien!

(that's) good! — ¡qué bien!, ¡qué bueno! (LAm)

very good, sir — sí, señor

• good for you! — ¡bien hecho!; (=congratulations) ¡enhorabuena!

• good one! — (=well done, well said) ¡muy bien!, ¡sí señor!
old 1., 5)
19) (in other set expressions)
as good as
it's as good as new — está como nuevo

I'll soon be as good as new — pronto estaré como nuevo

the job is as good as done — el trabajo puede darse por acabado

it's as good as lost — puede darse por perdido

they're as good as beaten — pueden darse por vencidos

as good as saying... — tanto como decir...

she as good as told me so — poco menos que me lo dijo

he as good as called me a liar — me llamó poco menos que mentiroso
to come good
things will come good eventually * — todo se arreglará al final
good and...
good and hot * — bien calentito *

good and strong * — bien fuerte

I'll do it when I'm good and ready * — lo haré cuando a mí me parezca
to hold good valer ( for para)
the same advice holds good for us — el mismo consejo vale para nosotros
it's a good job
(it's a) good job he came! * — ¡menos mal que ha venido!
make 1., 3), riddance, thing 2)
2. ADVERB

1) (as intensifier) bien

a good strong stick — un palo bien fuerte

a good long walk — un paseo bien largo, un buen paseo

- give as good as one gets
good and proper
they were beaten good and proper * — les dieron una buena paliza *

they were cheated good and proper * — les timaron bien timados *, les timaron con todas las de la ley *

2) (esp US) * (=well) bien

you did good — hiciste bien

"how are you?" - "thanks, I'm good" — -¿cómo estás? -muy bien, gracias

3. NOUN

1) (=virtuousness) el bien

• to do good — hacer (el) bien

• good and evil — el bien y el mal

• he is a power for good — su influencia es muy buena or beneficiosa, hace mucho bien

• for good or ill — para bien o para mal

• there's some good in him — tiene algo bueno

• to be up to no good * — estar tramando algo

2) (=advantage, benefit) bien m

the common good — el bien común

if it's any good to you — si te sirve de algo

• a rest will do you some good — un descanso te sentará bien

the sea air does you good — el aire del mar le hace or sienta a uno bien

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! * — iro ¡menudo provecho te va a traer!

much good may it do you! — ¡no creo que te sirva de mucho!, ¡para lo que te va a servir!

it does my heart good to see him — verlo me alegra la existencia

• for your own good — por tu propio bien

for the good of the country — por el bien del país

• to be in good with sb — estar a bien con algn

• that's all to the good! — ¡menos mal!

• what good will that do you? — ¿y eso de qué te va a servir?

what's the good of worrying? — ¿de qué sirve or para qué preocuparse?

3) (=people of virtue)
the good los buenos
4) (in set expressions)
any good
is he any good? — [worker, singer etc] ¿qué tal lo hace?, ¿lo hace bien?

is this any good? — ¿sirve esto?

is she any good at cooking? — ¿qué tal cocina?, ¿cocina bien?
for good (and all) (=for ever) para siempre
he's gone for good — se ha ido para siempre or para no volver
no good
it's no good — (=no use) no sirve

it's no good, I'll never get it finished in time — así no hay manera, nunca lo terminaré a tiempo

it's no good saying that — de nada sirve or vale decir eso

it's no good worrying — de nada sirve or vale preocuparse, no se saca nada preocupándose

that's no good — eso no vale or sirve

I'm no good at maths — las matemáticas no se me dan nada bien

that's no good to me — eso no me sirve para nada

to come to no good — acabar mal

4.

COMPOUNDS

the Good Book N — (Rel) la Biblia

good deeds NPL — = good works

good faith N — buena fe f

in good faith — de buena fe

Good Friday N — (Rel) Viernes m Santo

good guy N — (Cine) bueno m

good looks NPL — atractivo msing físico

good name N — buen nombre m

to protect sb's good name — proteger el buen nombre de algn

he wanted to protect his friend's good name — quería proteger el buen nombre de su amigo

good works NPL — buenas obras fpl

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I [gʊd]
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

English-spanish dictionary > good
33 distant

adjective

1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) distante, alejado, lejos (de)

2) (not close: a distant relation.) distante

3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distante, frío

distant adj lejano / remoto

a distant star una estrella remota

distant

tr['dɪstənt]

adjective

1 (place) lejano,-a, distante, remoto,-a, apartado,-a; (time, past) lejano,-a, remoto,-a; (look) distraído,-a, ausente; (cousin, relative) lejano,-a

■ a distant journey un viaje muy largo

■ he could hear the distant sound of the sea oía el mar a los lejos

2 (cold, aloof) distante, frío,-a

distant ['dɪstənt] adj

1) far: distante, lejano

2) remote: distante, lejano, remoto

3) aloof: distante, frío

distant

adj.

• apartado, -a adj.

• arrinconado, -a adj.

• ausente adj.

• distante adj.

• esquivo, -a adj.

• lejano, -a adj.

• ligero, -a adj.

'dɪstənt
adjective

1)

a) ( in space) <spot/country> distante, lejano

I could hear the distant sound of bells — oía campanas a lo lejos

b) ( in time)

in the distant past/future — en el pasado remoto/en un futuro lejano

2) (pred) ( in space)

cities 50 miles distant (from each other) — ciudades que distan 50 millas (la una de la otra)

3) < relative> lejano; <resemblance/connection> remoto

4)

a) ( aloof) distante, frío

b) ( absentminded) <expression/tone> ausente, ido

['dɪstǝnt]
ADJ
1) (in space) [country, land] distante, lejano; [star, galaxy] lejano, remoto; [sound] lejano

the nearest hospital was 200km distant — el hospital más cercano se hallaba a 200km (de distancia)

• the school is 2km distant from the church — la escuela está a 2km (de distancia) de la iglesia

as Neptune is so distant from the sun — como Neptuno está tan lejos del sol

• in a distant part of the country — en una remota región del país

• we could hear distant thunder — se oían truenos lejanos or en la distancia

• we had a distant view of the sea — veíamos el mar a lo lejos

2) (in time) [future, past, ancestor] lejano

• in the distant future — en un lejano futuro

in the not too or very distant future — en un futuro no demasiado or no muy lejano

• last summer's drought is a distant memory — la sequía del verano pasado es ya un recuerdo lejano

• in the distant past — en un lejano pasado, en un pasado remoto

• at some distant point in the future — en algún momento del futuro lejano

• a distant prospect — una remota posibilidad

3) (=not closely related) [relative, cousin] lejano; [connection] remoto

4) (=aloof) [person, manner, voice] distante

he is courteous but distant — es cortés pero distante

to become distant — volverse distante

she became increasingly distant towards him — se distanció cada vez más de él

5) (=removed)

all this seems so distant from the Spain of today — todo esto parece muy alejado de la realidad española de hoy, todo esto parece no tener nada que ver con la España de hoy

Steve gradually became more distant from reality — poco a poco, Steve se iba alejando cada vez más de la realidad

he has become somewhat distant from the day-to-day operations of the department — se ha distanciado un tanto de las operaciones diarias del departamento

6) (=distracted) [person, look] ausente

there was a distant look in her eyes — tenía la mirada ausente or ida

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['dɪstənt]
adjective

1)

a) ( in space) <spot/country> distante, lejano

I could hear the distant sound of bells — oía campanas a lo lejos

b) ( in time)

in the distant past/future — en el pasado remoto/en un futuro lejano

2) (pred) ( in space)

cities 50 miles distant (from each other) — ciudades que distan 50 millas (la una de la otra)

3) < relative> lejano; <resemblance/connection> remoto

4)

a) ( aloof) distante, frío

b) ( absentminded) <expression/tone> ausente, ido

English-spanish dictionary > distant
34 distant

adjective

1) (far) fern

be distant [from somebody] — weit [von jemandem] weg sein

2) (fig.): (remote) entfernt [Ähnlichkeit, Verwandtschaft, Verwandte, Beziehung]

it's a distant prospect/possibility — das ist Zukunftsmusik

3) (in time) fern

in the distant past/future — in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft

4) (cool) reserviert, distanziert [Person, Haltung]

* * *

adjective

1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) entfernt

2) (not close: a distant relation.) zurückhaltend

3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) zurückhaltend

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dis·tant

[ˈdɪst^ənt]

adj

1. (far away) fern

she could hear the \distant sound of fireworks exploding sie konnte von fern das Geräusch explodierender Feuerwerkskörper hören

the village lay two miles \distant das Dorf war zwei Meilen entfernt

in the not-too-\distant future in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft

\distant lands ferne Länder

from the dim and \distant past aus der fernen Vergangenheit

at some \distant point in the future irgendwann einmal

\distant relative entfernte(r) Verwandte(r) f(m)

2. (aloof) unnahbar

▪ to be \distant with sb jdm gegenüber distanziert sein

3. (absent) look abwesend

* * *
['dIstənt]
1. adj

1) (in space) horizon, land, region, mountains fern; galaxies weit entfernt; sound entfernt; relative, resemblance entfernt

with views of the distant mountains —

we had a distant view of the church — wir sahen die Kirche in der Ferne

he is somewhat distant from the day-to-day operations — er hat mit dem täglichen Betrieb ziemlich wenig zu tun

I felt so distant from her — ich fühlte mich so weit weg von ihr

to come or finish a distant second/third (to sb/sth) (in race, competition) — weit abgeschlagen auf dem zweiten/dritten Platz (hinter jdm/etw) landen

profits came a distant second to preserving jobs — Gewinne lagen an zweiter Stelle, weit hinter der Arbeitsplatzerhaltung

2) (in time, age) past, future fern; memory entfernt, schwach; days weit zurückliegend

it's a distant prospect (fig) — es liegt noch in weiter Ferne

in the not too or very distant future — in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft

3) (= reserved) person, voice distanziert

they are emotionally distant from their families — sie haben ein emotional distanziertes Verhältnis zu ihren Familien

4) (= distracted) person, look, mind abwesend

there was a distant look in her eyes — sie hatte einen abwesenden Blick

2. adv
(in time, space) entfernt
a mile distant from our house — eine Meile von unserem Haus entfernt

dawn was still an hour distant — es war noch eine Stunde bis zum Morgengrauen

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distant [ˈdıstənt] adj (adv distantly)

1. entfernt, weit ( beide:

from von):

some miles distant;

distant relation entfernte(r) oder weitläufige(r) Verwandte(r);

they are distant relatives sie sind weitläufig miteinander verwandt;

distant resemblance entfernte oder schwache Ähnlichkeit;

a distant dream ein vager Traum, eine schwache Aussicht

2. fern (auch zeitlich):

distant countries;

distant times

3. (weit) voneinander entfernt

4. (from) abweichend (von), ander(er, e, es) (als)

5. kühl, abweisend, zurückhaltend, distanziert (Höflichkeit etc)

6. weit, in große(r) Ferne:

distant voyage Fernreise f

7. Fern…:

distant action Fernwirkung f;

distant (block) signal BAHN Vorsignal n;

distant control Fernsteuerung f;

distant heating Fernheizung f;

distant reading Fernablesung f;

distant reconnaissance MIL strategische Aufklärung, Fernaufklärung f

dist. abk

1. distance

2. distant

3. distinguish (distinguished)

4. district

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adjective

1) (far) fern

be distant [from somebody] — weit [von jemandem] weg sein

2) (fig.): (remote) entfernt [Ähnlichkeit, Verwandtschaft, Verwandte, Beziehung]

it's a distant prospect/possibility — das ist Zukunftsmusik

3) (in time) fern

in the distant past/future — in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft

4) (cool) reserviert, distanziert [Person, Haltung]

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adj.

abstehend adj.

entfernt adj.

fern adj.

English-german dictionary > distant
35 rough

1. adjective
1) (not smooth: Her skin felt rough.) áspero

2) (uneven: a rough path.) accidentado

3) (harsh; unpleasant: a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.) duro; brusco

4) (noisy and violent: rough behaviour.) rudo; bruto; violento

5) (stormy: The sea was rough; rough weather.) turbulento; embravecido

6) (not complete or exact; approximate: a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.) aproximativo, esbozado

2. noun
1) (a violent bully: a gang of roughs.) bruto, gamberro

2) (uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course: I lost my ball in the rough.) rough

•

- roughly
- roughness
- roughage
- roughen
- rough diamond
- rough-and-ready
- rough-and-tumble
- rough it
- rough out

rough adj

1. áspero

rough skin piel áspera

2. desigual

a rough floor un suelo desigual

a rough mountain road un camino de montaña lleno de baches

3. brusco / bruto / violento

he's too rough with the other children es demasiado violento con los otros niños

4. agitado

the sea was rough el mar estaba agitado

5. aproximado

a rough idea una idea aproximada

rough

tr[rʌf]

adjective

1 (not smooth) áspero,-a, basto,-a

2 (road) lleno,-a de baches

3 (edge) desigual

4 (terrain) escabroso,-a

5 (sea) agitado,-a

6 (weather) tempestuoso,-a

7 (wine) áspero,-a

8 (rude) rudo,-a

9 (violent) violento,-a; (dangerous) peligroso,-a

10 (approximate) aproximado,-a

11 familiar (bad) fatal

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to have a rough time of it pasarlo mal

to play rough jugar duro

to rough it vivir sin comodidades

to sleep rough dormir al raso

to take the rough with the smooth estar a las duras y a las maduras

rough copy borrador nombre masculino

rough diamond diamante nombre masculino en bruto

rough version borrador nombre masculino

rough ['rʌf] vt

1) roughen: poner áspero

2)

to rough out sketch: esbozar, bosquejar

3)

to rough up beat: darle una paliza (a alguien)

4)

to rough it : vivir sin comodidades

rough adj

1) coarse: áspero, basto

2) uneven: desigual, escabroso, accidentado (dícese del terreno)

3) : agitado (dícese del mar), tempestuoso (dícese del tiempo), violento (dícese del viento)

4) violent: violento, brutal

a rough neighborhood: un barrio peligroso

5) difficult: duro, difícil

6) crude: rudo, tosco, burdo

a rough cottage: una casita tosca

a rough draft: un borrador

a rough sketch: un bosquejo

7) approximate: aproximado

a rough idea: una idea aproximada

rough n

1)

the rough : el rough (en golf)

2)

in the rough : en borrador

rough

adj.

• accidentado, -a (Terreno) adj.

• alpestre adj.

• bruto, -a adj.

• cerrero, -a adj.

• cerril adj.

• desabrido, -a adj.

• desapacible adj.

• desparejo, -a adj.

• duro, -a adj.

• encrespado, -a adj.

• escabroso, -a adj.

• fiero, -a adj.

• fragoso, -a adj.

• quebrado, -a adj.

• rústico, -a adj.

• tosco, -a adj.

• zafio, -a adj.

• áspero, -a adj.

n.

• cabecilla s.f.

• terreno ó superficie áspera s.m.

• vericueto s.m.

v.

• tratar asperamente v.

I rʌf
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not smooth) <surface/texture/skin> áspero, rugoso; < cloth> basto; < hands> áspero, basto

to take the rough with the smooth — estar* a las duras y a las maduras

b) ( uneven) <ground/road> desigual, lleno de baches; < terrain> agreste, escabroso

c) < sea> agitado, picado, encrespado; < weather> tempestuoso, tormentoso

we had a rough crossing — el barco se movió mucho durante la travesía

d) <sound/voice> áspero, ronco

2) (colloq)

a) (unpleasant, hard) < life> duro

she had a rough time of it — lo pasó muy mal

to be rough ON somebody — ser* duro con alguien

b) ( ill)

I feel a bit rough — no estoy muy bien, me siento bastante mal

3) ( not gentle) <child/game> brusco; < neighborhood> peligroso

you'll break the doll if you're too rough with it — vas a romper la muñeca si no la tratas con más cuidado

rough stuff — (colloq) violencia f

4)

a) (crude, unpolished) tosco, rudo

a rough draft — un borrador

it was rough justice — el castigo fue duro pero justo or merecido

b) ( approximate) aproximado

can you give me a rough idea how much it'll cost? — ¿me puede dar más o menos una idea de lo que costará?

it would take six months, at a rough guess — calculo que llevaría unos seis meses más o menos or aproximadamente

II

adverb

a) <sleep/live> a la intemperie o sin las comodidades más básicas

b) ( violently)

if he won't agree, they'll play it rough — si no acepta, se van a poner duros

to cut up rough — (colloq) ponerse* hecho una fiera (fam)

III

noun

1) ( in golf)

the rough — el rough

2) ( draft) borrador m

in (the) rough — en borrador

IV

transitive verb

to rough it — (colloq) pasar sin comodidades

Phrasal Verbs:

- rough out

- rough up

[rʌf]
1. ADJ
(compar rougher) (superl roughest)
1) (=coarse) [surface, texture] áspero, rugoso; [skin] áspero; [cloth] basto; [hand] calloso

- give sb the rough edge or side of one's tongue

2) (=uneven) [terrain] accidentado, escabroso; [road] desigual, lleno de baches; [track, ground] desigual; [edge] irregular

he'll be a good salesman once we knock off the rough edges — será un buen vendedor una vez que lo hayamos pulido un poco

3) (=harsh, unpleasant) [voice, sound] ronco; [wine] áspero; [life] difícil, duro; [climate, winter] duro, severo

4) (=not gentle) [behaviour, person, voice, manner] brusco; [words, tone] severo, áspero; [play, sport, game] violento; [neighbourhood, area] malo, peligroso

you're too rough — eres demasiado bruto

• he's a rough customer — es un tipo peligroso

• to get rough — [person] ponerse bruto; [game] volverse violento

• children's toys must be able to withstand a lot of rough handling — los juguetes de niños tienen que ser resistentes porque con frecuencia los tratan sin ningún cuidado

• he got rough justice — recibió un castigo duro pero apropiado

• rough stuff * — violencia f

• there were complaints of rough treatment at the hands of the police — hubo quejas de malos tratos a manos de la policía

he came in for some rough treatment in the press — fue objeto de duras críticas por parte de la prensa

• to be rough with sb — ser brusco con algn

to be rough with sth — ser brusco con algo

5) (=stormy) [sea] agitado, encrespado; [wind] violento; [weather] tormentoso, tempestuoso

• we had a rough crossing — el barco se movió mucho durante la travesía

• to get rough — [sea] embravecerse

6) (=unpolished, crude) [person] tosco, rudo; [manners, speech] tosco; [shelter, table, tunic] tosco, basto; [gemstone] en bruto

- he's a rough diamond

7) * (=hard, tough) duro

things are rough now, but they will get better — las cosas están un poco difíciles ahora pero mejorarán

• to be rough on sb — [situation] ser duro para algn; [person] ser duro con algn

parents' divorce can be really rough on children — el divorcio de los padres puede ser muy duro para los niños

don't be so rough on him, it's not his fault — no seas tan duro con él, no es culpa suya

it's a bit rough on him to have to do all the housework — no es muy justo que él tenga que hacer todo el trabajo de la casa

• to give sb a rough ride or a rough time — hacérselo pasar mal a algn

to have a rough time (of it) — pasarlo mal

- when the going gets rough

8) (Brit)
* (=ill)
"how are you?" - "a bit rough" — -¿cómo estás? -no muy bien

• to feel rough — encontrarse mal

• to look rough — tener muy mal aspecto or muy mala cara

9) (=approximate) [calculation, estimate, description, outline] aproximado; [translation] hecho a grandes rasgos, aproximado

• I would say 50 at a rough guess — diría que 50 aproximadamente

• as a rough guide, it should take about ten minutes — llevará unos diez minutos más o menos, llevará aproximadamente diez minutos

• can you give me a rough idea of how long it will take? — ¿puedes darme una idea aproximada or más o menos una idea de cuánto tiempo llevará?

10) (=preparatory) [work] de preparación, preliminar

• rough book — cuaderno m de borrador

• rough copy, rough draft — borrador m

• rough paper — papel m de borrador

• rough plan, rough sketch — bosquejo m, boceto m

2.

ADV

• to live rough — vivir sin las comodidades más básicas

• to play rough — jugar duro

• to sleep rough — dormir a la intemperie

to cut up rough * —

she cut up rough when she discovered what had been going on — se puso hecha una furia cuando descubrió lo que había estado pasando

3. N

1) (=person) matón m, tipo m duro

2) (=draft) borrador m

• we'll do it in rough first — lo haremos primero en borrador

3)

- take the rough with the smooth

4) (Golf) rough m, zona f de matojos

4.

VT

to rough it — vivir sin comodidades

5.

CPD

rough puff pastry N — hojaldre m

rough work N — (=draft) borrador m

- rough in

- rough out

- rough up

* * *

I [rʌf]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not smooth) <surface/texture/skin> áspero, rugoso; < cloth> basto; < hands> áspero, basto

to take the rough with the smooth — estar* a las duras y a las maduras

b) ( uneven) <ground/road> desigual, lleno de baches; < terrain> agreste, escabroso

c) < sea> agitado, picado, encrespado; < weather> tempestuoso, tormentoso

we had a rough crossing — el barco se movió mucho durante la travesía

d) <sound/voice> áspero, ronco

2) (colloq)

a) (unpleasant, hard) < life> duro

she had a rough time of it — lo pasó muy mal

to be rough ON somebody — ser* duro con alguien

b) ( ill)

I feel a bit rough — no estoy muy bien, me siento bastante mal

3) ( not gentle) <child/game> brusco; < neighborhood> peligroso

you'll break the doll if you're too rough with it — vas a romper la muñeca si no la tratas con más cuidado

rough stuff — (colloq) violencia f

4)

a) (crude, unpolished) tosco, rudo

a rough draft — un borrador

it was rough justice — el castigo fue duro pero justo or merecido

b) ( approximate) aproximado

can you give me a rough idea how much it'll cost? — ¿me puede dar más o menos una idea de lo que costará?

it would take six months, at a rough guess — calculo que llevaría unos seis meses más o menos or aproximadamente

II

adverb

a) <sleep/live> a la intemperie o sin las comodidades más básicas

b) ( violently)

if he won't agree, they'll play it rough — si no acepta, se van a poner duros

to cut up rough — (colloq) ponerse* hecho una fiera (fam)

III

noun

1) ( in golf)

the rough — el rough

2) ( draft) borrador m

in (the) rough — en borrador

IV

transitive verb

to rough it — (colloq) pasar sin comodidades

Phrasal Verbs:

- rough out

- rough up

English-spanish dictionary > rough
36 certain

'sə:tn
1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) cierto

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) seguro

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) cierto

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) cierto

•

- certainly

2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') por supuesto

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain

certain adj

1. seguro

I'm certain I saw her estoy seguro de que la vi

2. cierto / alguno

in certain countries they drive on the left en algunos países se conduce por la izquierda

certain

tr['sɜːtən]

adjective

1 (sure to happen, definite) seguro,-a

■ she's certain to pass seguro que aprobará

■ prices are certain to rise seguro que los precios suben

■ it's not certain that he's leaving no es seguro que se vaya

2 (completely sure, convinced, true) seguro,-a

■ I'm certain estoy seguro,-a

■ are you certain they're coming? ¿estás seguro (de) que vendrán?

■ we're not certain where she lives no sabemos con certeza dónde vive

3 (specific, particular) cierto,-a

4 (named) tal

■ a certain Robert Smith un tal Robert Smith

5 (limited, some, slight) cierto,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for certain con certeza, con toda seguridad

■ I can't say for certain no lo puedo decir a ciencia cierta

to a certain extent hasta cierto punto

to make certain of something asegurarse de algo

certain ['sərtən] adj

1) definite: cierto, determinado

a certain percentage: un porcentaje determinado

2) true: cierto, con certeza

I don't know for certain: no sé exactamente

3) : cierto, alguno

it has a certain charm: tiene cierta gracia

4) inevitable: seguro, inevitable

5) assured: seguro, asegurado

she's certain to do well: seguro que le irá bien

certain pron

: ciertos pl, algunos pl

certain of my friends: algunos de mis amigos

certain

adj.

• certero, -a adj.

• cierto, -a adj.

• determinado, -a adj.

• efectivo, -a adj.

• seguro, -a adj.

I 'sɜːrtṇ, 'sɜːtṇ
adjective

1)

a) ( definite) seguro

they were heading for certain death — iban a una muerte segura

she made certain of a good seat by arriving early — llegó temprano para asegurarse una buena localidad

it's not certain (that) they'll approve of the idea — no es seguro que aprueben la idea

one thing o this much is certain... — de lo que no cabe la menor duda es de que...

to be certain to + INF: it's certain to rain seguro que llueve; for certain con certeza; I can't say for certain no lo puedo decir a ciencia cierta; she won't do that again, that's (for) certain — no volverá a hacerlo, eso es seguro or de eso no cabe duda

b) ( convinced) (pred)

to be certain (OF something) — estar* seguro (de algo)

I feel certain (that) it was a mistake — tengo la seguridad or la certeza de que fue un error

I checked the list to make certain (that)... — revisé la lista para asegurarme de que...

2) ( particular) (before n) cierto

it's only open on certain days — está abierto solamente ciertos días

he has a certain something — tiene un no sé qué or (un) algo especial

a certain person refused to go — cierta persona se negó a ir, alguien que yo conozco se negó a ir

a certain Jill Brown — una tal Jill Brown

II

pronoun (frml) (+ pl vb)

certain of his colleagues/her works — ciertos colegas suyos/ciertas obras suyas

['sɜːtǝn]
1. ADJ

1) (=convinced)

to be certain — [person] estar seguro

I'm certain he's hiding something — estoy seguro de que está ocultando algo

• to be certain about sth — estar seguro de algo

• to feel certain — estar seguro

• to be certain of sth — estar seguro de algo

I am certain of it — estoy seguro de ello

• you don't sound very certain — no pareces estar muy seguro

2) (=sure)

• for certain, I can't say for certain — no puedo decirlo con seguridad or a ciencia cierta

we don't know for certain what caused the accident — no sabemos con seguridad or a ciencia cierta lo que causó el accidente

he's up to something, that's for certain — trama algo, de eso no hay duda or eso es seguro

• to make certain of sth — asegurarse de algo

you should make certain of your facts — debes asegurarte de que los datos son ciertos

to make certain that — asegurarse de que

I wanted to make absolutely certain that this was the right number — quería asegurarme del todo de que este número era el correcto

I made certain that he kept his promise — me aseguré de que cumpliese su promesa

3) (=definite, guaranteed) [defeat, death, winner] seguro; [cure] definitivo; [fact] cierto, seguro

one thing is certain... — una cosa es segura...

it is certain that... — es seguro que...

• it's almost certain that her husband is dead — es casi seguro que or se tiene la casi completa seguridad de que su marido está muerto

the hospital is facing almost certain closure — el hospital se enfrenta al cierre casi inevitable

• it is far from certain that they can win this election — no es ni mucho menos seguro or no está nada claro que puedan ganar estas elecciones

• he has been there four times to my certain knowledge — me consta que or sé con certeza que ha estado allí cuatro veces

in the certain knowledge that... — con la seguridad or certeza de que...

• nothing's certain in this world — no hay nada seguro en este mundo

4) + infin

be certain to tell her — no dejes or olvides de decírselo

he is certain to be there — (es) seguro que estará allí

there's certain to be an argument — con seguridad se producirá una discusión; (less formal) seguro que habrá una discusión

there's certain to be strong opposition to these proposals — está garantizado que estas propuestas se enfrentarán a una fuerte oposición

the plans are almost certain to go ahead — los planes se llevarán a cabo casi con toda seguridad

5) (=particular) cierto

on a certain day in May — cierto día de mayo

a certain Mr/Mrs Smith — un tal Señor/una tal Señora Smith

• of a certain age — de cierta edad

• in certain circumstances — en ciertas or determinadas circunstancias

• a certain number of people/years — un cierto número de personas/años

• a certain person told me that... — cierta persona me dijo que...

• she has a certain something — tiene algo or un no sé qué

• at certain times of the day/month/year — en ciertos momentos del día/ciertos días del mes/ciertas épocas del año

6) (=slight) [impatience, bitterness, courage] cierto

• there's a certain amount of confusion about the arrangements — existe una cierta confusión or un cierto grado de confusión sobre los preparativos

• to a certain degree or extent — hasta cierto punto

2.

PRON frm ciertos(-as) mpl/fpl, algunos(-as) mpl/fpl

certain of our leaders — ciertos líderes nuestros, algunos de nuestros líderes

* * *

I ['sɜːrtṇ, 'sɜːtṇ]
adjective

1)

a) ( definite) seguro

they were heading for certain death — iban a una muerte segura

she made certain of a good seat by arriving early — llegó temprano para asegurarse una buena localidad

it's not certain (that) they'll approve of the idea — no es seguro que aprueben la idea

one thing o this much is certain... — de lo que no cabe la menor duda es de que...

to be certain to + INF: it's certain to rain seguro que llueve; for certain con certeza; I can't say for certain no lo puedo decir a ciencia cierta; she won't do that again, that's (for) certain — no volverá a hacerlo, eso es seguro or de eso no cabe duda

b) ( convinced) (pred)

to be certain (OF something) — estar* seguro (de algo)

I feel certain (that) it was a mistake — tengo la seguridad or la certeza de que fue un error

I checked the list to make certain (that)... — revisé la lista para asegurarme de que...

2) ( particular) (before n) cierto

it's only open on certain days — está abierto solamente ciertos días

he has a certain something — tiene un no sé qué or (un) algo especial

a certain person refused to go — cierta persona se negó a ir, alguien que yo conozco se negó a ir

a certain Jill Brown — una tal Jill Brown

II

pronoun (frml) (+ pl vb)

certain of his colleagues/her works — ciertos colegas suyos/ciertas obras suyas

English-spanish dictionary > certain
37 that

that

ce ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a) cela ⇒ 1 (a) ça ⇒ 1 (a) celui-là ⇒ 1 (b) celui ⇒ 1 (c) ce…-là ⇒ 2 (b) si ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) qui ⇒ 4 (a) que ⇒ 4 (b), 5 (a) lequel ⇒ 4 (c) où ⇒ 4 (d)

(pl those [ðəʊz])

1 demonstrative pronoun [ðæt]

(a) (thing indicated → subject) ce, cela, ça; (→ object) cela, ça;

∎ give me that donnez-moi ça;

∎ after/before that après/avant cela;

∎ what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?;

∎ who's that? (gen) qui est-ce?; (on phone) qui est à l'appareil?;

∎ what's that (that) you're holding? qu'est-ce que tu as dans la main?;

∎ that's Mr Thomas c'est M. Thomas;

∎ is that you, Susan? c'est toi, Susan?;

∎ is that all you've got to eat? c'est tout ce que vous avez à manger?;

∎ what did she mean by that? qu'est-ce qu'elle voulait dire par là?;

∎ those are my things ce sont mes affaires;

∎ those are my orders voilà mes ordres;

∎ those are my parents voilà mes parents;

∎ that is what he told me c'est ou voilà ce qu'il m'a dit;

∎ that is where I live c'est là que j'habite;

∎ that was three months ago il y a trois mois de cela;

∎ that's strange c'est bizarre;

∎ I've only got one coat and that's old je n'ai qu'un manteau et encore, il est vieux;

∎ so THAT'S how it works! c'est donc comme ça que ça marche!;

∎ so THAT'S settled bon, ça c'est réglé ou voilà qui est réglé;

∎ that's as may be peut-être bien;

∎ familiar it's not as hot as (all) that! il ne fait pas si chaud que ça!;

∎ so it's come to that voilà donc où nous en sommes (arrivés);

∎ if it comes to that, you can always leave si ça en arrive là, vous pouvez toujours partir;

∎ that's a good boy! en voilà un gentil petit garçon!;

∎ that's all c'est tout, voilà tout;

∎ that's all we need! il ne manquait plus que ça!;

∎ that's enough (of that)! ça suffit!;

∎ that's it! (finished) c'est fini!; (correct) c'est ça!;

∎ that's it for today! ce sera tout pour aujourd'hui!;

∎ that's it! you've got it! c'est ça! tu as trouvé!;

∎ that's life! c'est la vie!;

∎ that's more like it! voilà qui est déjà mieux!;

∎ well, that's that! eh bien voilà!;

∎ I said "no" and that's that! j'ai dit "non", un point c'est tout!;

∎ that's the government all over or for you! c'est bien l'administration ça!;

∎ is she intelligent? - that she is! elle est intelligente? - ça oui ou pour sûr!;

∎ familiar good stuff, that! ah c'est bon ça!

(b) (in contrast to "this") celui-là (celle-là) m,f;

∎ those ceux-là (celles-là) mpl, fpl;

∎ this is an ash, that is an oak ceci est un frêne et ça, c'est un chêne;

∎ which book do you prefer, this or that? quel livre préférez-vous, celui-ci ou celui-là?;

∎ I'd like some flowers, but not those! j'aimerais des fleurs, mais pas celles-là!

(c) (used when giving further information) celui (celle) m,f;

∎ those ceux (celles) mpl, fpl;

∎ there are those who believe that… il y a des gens qui croient que…;

∎ I'm not one of those who… je ne suis pas du genre à ou de ceux qui…;

∎ a sound like that of a baby crying un bruit comme celui que fait un bébé qui pleure;

∎ the symptoms sound like those of malaria les symptômes ressemblent à ceux du paludisme;

∎ he spoke with those concerned il a parlé à ceux qui sont concernés;

∎ all those interested should contact the club secretary tous ceux qui sont intéressés doivent contacter le secrétaire du club

2 demonstrative adjective [ðæt]

(a) (the one indicated) ce (cette);

∎ those ces;

∎ that man cet homme;

∎ those questions ces questions;

∎ at that moment à ce moment-là;

∎ it was raining that day il pleuvait ce jour-là;

∎ in those days en ce temps-là, à cette époque;

∎ we all agree on that point nous sommes tous d'accord là-dessus;

∎ did you hear about that terrible accident on the motorway? as-tu entendu parler de ce terrible accident sur l'autoroute?;

∎ do you remember that play we saw last year? tu te rappelles cette pièce que nous avons vue l'année dernière?;

∎ how about that drink you offered me? et ce verre que vous m'avez proposé?;

∎ I like that idea of his j'aime son idée;

∎ how's that son of yours? comment va ton fils?;

∎ pejorative if I get hold of that son of yours! si je mets la main sur ton sacré fils!;

∎ that fool of a gardener cet imbécile de jardinier;

∎ they rode off into the sunset, it was that kind of film ils se sont éloignés vers le soleil couchant, c'était ce genre de film, tu vois?

(b) (in contrast to "this") ce…-là (cette…-là);

∎ those ces…-là;

∎ that house over there is for sale cette ou la maison là-bas est à vendre;

∎ that one celui-là (celle-là) m,f;

∎ choose between this restaurant and that one choisissez entre ce restaurant et l'autre;

∎ familiar that there table cette table-là^□

3 adverb [ðæt]

(a) (so) si, aussi;

∎ can you run that fast? pouvez-vous courir aussi vite que ça?;

∎ he's not (all) that good-looking il n'est pas si beau que ça;

∎ there's a pile of papers on my desk that high! il y a une pile de papiers haute comme ça sur mon bureau!;

∎ I don't go there that often (not much) je n'y vais pas très souvent;

∎ I don't go there THAT often je n'y vais pas aussi souvent que ça

(b) familiar (with result clause) si^□, tellement^□ ;

∎ he was that weak he couldn't stand il était tellement affaibli qu'il ne tenait plus debout;

∎ I could have cried, I was that angry j'en aurais pleuré tellement j'étais en colère

4 relative pronoun [ðət]

ⓘ GRAM On peut omettre le pronom relatif that sauf s'il est en position sujet.

(a) (subject of verb) qui;

∎ the conclusions that emerge from this les conclusions qui en ressortent;

∎ nothing that matters rien d'important

(b) (object or complement of verb) que;

∎ the house that Miles built la maison que Miles a construite;

∎ is this the best that you can do? est-ce que c'est ce que vous pouvez faire de mieux?;

∎ fool that I am, I agreed imbécile que je suis, j'ai accepté;

∎ pessimist/optimist that he is pessimiste/optimiste comme il est

(c) (object of preposition) lequel (laquelle) m,f;

∎ the box that I put it in/on le carton dans lequel/sur lequel je l'ai mis;

∎ the songs that I was thinking of or about les chansons auxquelles je pensais;

∎ the woman/the film that we're talking about la femme/le film dont nous parlons;

∎ not that I know of pas que je sache

(d) (when) où;

∎ the week that he was sick la semaine où il était malade;

∎ during the months that we were in Chicago pendant les mois que nous avons passés ou où nous étions à Chicago

5 conjunction [ðət]

ⓘ GRAM Sauf dans la langue soutenue, la conjonction that est souvent omise.

(a) (gen) que;

∎ I said that I had read it j'ai dit que je l'avais lu;

∎ it's natural that you should be nervous c'est normal que vous soyez nerveux;

∎ it's not that she isn't friendly ce n'est pas qu'elle ne soit pas amicale;

∎ I'll see to it that everything is ready je veillerai à ce que tout soit prêt;

∎ it was so dark that I could barely see il faisait si noir que je voyais à peine;

∎ formal that he is capable has already been proven il a déjà prouvé qu'il était capable;

∎ formal that I should live to see the day when… (expressing incredulity) je n'aurais jamais cru qu'un jour…;

∎ formal oh, that it were possible! si seulement c'était possible!

(b) archaic or literary (in order that) afin que, pour que;

∎ he died that we might live il est mort pour que nous puissions vivre

6 and (all) that adverb

familiar (and so on) et tout le bastringue;

∎ it was a very posh do, waiters in white gloves and (all) that c'était très classe, avec des serveurs en gants blancs et tout le bastringue;

∎ she went on about friendship and (all) that elle parlait d'amitié et tout ce qui s'ensuit

7 at that adverb

(a) (what's more) en plus;

∎ it's a forgery and a pretty poor one at that c'est une copie et une mauvaise en plus

(b) familiar (indicating agreement) en fait^□ ;

∎ perhaps we're not so badly off at that en fait, on n'est peut-être pas tellement à plaindre;

∎ it might be worth trying at that ça vaudrait peut-être le coup

(c) (then) à ce moment-là;

∎ at that, he paused à ce moment-là, il a marqué un temps d'arrêt

8 like that

1 adjective

(a) (indicating character or attitude) comme ça;

∎ she's like that, she never says thank you elle est comme ça, elle ne dit jamais merci;

∎ don't be like that ne soyez pas comme ça

(b) (close, intimate) comme les deux doigts de la main;

∎ the two of them are like that ils sont comme les deux doigts de la main;

∎ he's like that with the boss il est au mieux avec le patron

2 adverb

(in that way) comme ça;

∎ stop looking at me like that! arrête de me regarder comme ça!

9 not that conjunction

∎ if he refuses, not that he will, is there an alternative? s'il refuse, même si cela est peu probable, est-ce qu'il y a une autre solution?;

∎ he's already left, not that it matters il est déjà parti, encore que ce soit sans importance

10 that is (to say) adverb

enfin;

∎ I'll do anything, that's to say anything legal je ferais n'importe quoi, enfin du moment que c'est légal;

∎ I work at the hospital, as a receptionist that is, not as a nurse je travaille à l'hôpital, enfin à la réception, pas comme infirmière;

∎ I'd like to ask you something, that is, if you've got a minute j'aimerais vous poser une question, enfin, si vous avez un instant

11 that way adverb

(a) (in that manner) de cette façon;

∎ what makes him act that way? qu'est-ce qui le pousse à agir comme ça?;

∎ that way you'll only make things worse de cette façon, tu ne feras qu'empirer les choses

(b) familiar (in that respect)

∎ she's funny that way c'est son côté bizarre;

∎ I didn't know he was that way inclined je ne connaissais pas ce côté-là de lui

12 with that adverb

là-dessus;

∎ with that, she left sur ce ou là-dessus, elle est partie

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > that
38 come

[kʌm] intransitive verb, came [keɪm], come

1) kommen

come here! — komm [mal] her!

[I'm] coming! — [ich] komme schon!

come running — angelaufen kommen

come running into the room — ins Zimmer gerannt kommen

not know whether or if one is coming or going — nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht

they came to a house/town — sie kamen zu einem Haus/in eine Stadt

Christmas/Easter is coming — bald ist Weihnachten/Ostern

he has come a long way — er kommt von weit her

come to somebody's notice or attention/knowledge — jemandem auffallen/zu Ohren kommen

the train came into the station — der Zug fuhr in den Bahnhof ein

2) (occur) kommen; (in list etc.) stehen

3) (become, be)

the shoelaces have come undone — die Schnürsenkel sind aufgegangen

the handle has come loose — der Griff ist lose

it all came right in the end — es ging alles gut aus

have come to believe/realize that... — zu der Überzeugung/Einsicht gelangt sein, dass...

4) (become present) kommen

in the coming week/month — kommende Woche/kommenden Monat

to come — (future) künftig

in years to come — in künftigen Jahren

for some time to come — [noch] für einige Zeit

5) (be result) kommen

nothing came of it — es ist nichts daraus geworden

the suggestion came from him — der Vorschlag war od. stammte von ihm

6) (happen)

how comes it that you...? — wie kommt es, dass du...?

how come? — (coll.) wieso?; weshalb?

come what may — komme, was wolle (geh.); ganz gleich, was kommt

7) (be available) [Waren:] erhältlich sein

this dress comes in three sizes — dies Kleid gibt es in drei Größen od. ist in drei Größen erhältlich

8) (coll.): (play a part)

come the bully with somebody — bei jemandem den starken Mann markieren (salopp)

don't come the innocent with me — spiel mir nicht den Unschuldsengel vor! (ugs.)

don't come that game with me! — komm mir bloß nicht mit dieser Tour od. Masche! (salopp)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/14418/come_about">come about

- come across

- come along

- come away

- come back

- come between

- come by

- come down

- come in

- come into

- come near

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come together

- come under

- come up

- come upon

- come with

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1. past tense - came; verb
1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) kommen

2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) kommen

3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) erscheinen

4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) dazu kommen

5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) gelangen

6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) hinauslaufen auf
2. interjection
(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) nun, bitte

- comer
- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come
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come

[kʌm]

I. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<came, come>

1. (move towards) kommen

\come here a moment kommst du mal einen Moment [her]?

careful, a car's coming! Achtung, da kommt ein Auto!

my sister came rushing out of the train meine Schwester stürmte aus dem Zug

coming! ich komme!

have you \come straight from the airport? kommen Sie direkt vom Flughafen?

did you \come here by car? sind Sie mit dem Auto gekommen?

she's \come 500 km to be here with us tonight sie ist 500 km gereist, um heute Abend bei uns zu sein

\come to sunny Bridlington for your holidays! machen Sie Urlaub im sonnigen Bridlington!

to \come into a room/building in ein Zimmer/Gebäude kommen

▪ to \come towards sb auf jdn zugehen

2. (arrive) ankommen

has she \come yet? ist sie schon da?

Christmas is coming bald ist Weihnachten

morning has not yet \come es ist noch nicht Morgen

Christmas only \comes once a year Weihnachten ist nur einmal im Jahr

how often does the post \come? wie oft kommt die Post?

\come Monday morning you'll regret... Montagmorgen wirst du es bereuen, dass...

\come March, I will have been married for two years im März bin ich zwei Jahre verheiratet

I think the time has \come to... ich denke, es ist an der Zeit,...

how's your headache? — it \comes and goes was machen deine Kopfschmerzen? — mal besser, mal schlechter

in days to \come in Zukunft

to \come to sb's rescue jdm zu Hilfe kommen

to \come as a surprise überraschend kommen

the year to \come das kommende [o nächste] Jahr

in years to \come in der Zukunft

3. (go for a purpose)

▪ to \come and do sth [vorbei]kommen, um etw zu tun

\come and visit us sometime komm doch mal vorbei

I'll \come and pick you up in the car ich hole dich dann mit dem Auto ab

dad, \come and see what I've done Papa, schau [mal], was ich gemacht habe

I've \come to read the gas meter ich soll den Gaszähler ablesen

▪ to \come for sb/sth jdn/etw abholen

your father will \come for you at 4 o'clock dein Vater kommt dich um 16 Uhr abholen

the police have \come for you die Polizei will Sie sprechen

4. (accompany someone) mitkommen

are you coming or staying? kommst du oder bleibst du noch?

would you like to \come for a walk? kommst du mit spazieren?

are you coming to the cinema tonight? kommst du heute Abend mit ins Kino?

do you want to \come to the pub with us? kommst du mit einen trinken?

5. (originate from) herrühren, stammen

where is that awful smell coming from? wo kommt dieser schreckliche Gestank her?

his voice came from the bathroom seine Stimme drang aus dem Badezimmer

he \comes of a farming family er stammt aus einer Familie mit langer Tradition in der Landwirtschaft

does that quote \come from Shakespeare? stammt das Zitat von Shakespeare?

to \come from Italy/a wealthy family aus Italien/einer wohlhabenden Familie stammen

6. (in sequence)

Z \comes after Y Z kommt nach Y

Monday \comes before Tuesday Montag kommt vor Dienstag

the article \comes before the noun der Artikel steht vor dem Substantiv

7. (in competition)

he \comes first in the list of the world's richest men er führt die Liste der reichsten Männer an

Paul came far behind Paul kam nur unter „ferner liefen“

to \come first/second BRIT, AUS Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

to \come from behind aufholen

8. (have priority)

to \come before sth wichtiger als etw sein

to \come first [bei jdm] an erster Stelle stehen

9. (happen) geschehen

how exactly did you \come to be naked in the first place? wie genau kam es dazu, dass Sie nackt waren?

\come to think of it... wenn ich es mir recht überlege,...

\come what may komme, was wolle

how did the window \come to be open? wieso war das Fenster offen?

you could see it coming das war ja zu erwarten

how \come? wieso?

how \come you missed the train? wie kommt's, dass du den Zug verpasst hast?

10. (be, become)

to \come under bombardment/pressure/suspicion unter Beschuss/Druck/Verdacht geraten

to \come under criticism in die Kritik geraten

to \come into fashion in Mode kommen

to \come into money/property/a title zu Geld/Besitz/einem Titel kommen

to \come into office sein Amt antreten

to \come into power an die Macht kommen

to \come loose sich [ab]lösen

to \come open sich akk öffnen; door aufgehen

how did that phrase \come to mean that? wie kam dieser Ausdruck zu dieser Bedeutung?

I've \come to like him more and more ich finde ihn immer netter

I've finally \come to agree with you du hast mich überzeugt

your shoelaces have \come undone deine Schnürsenkel sind aufgegangen

all my dreams came true all meine Träume haben sich erfüllt

everything will \come right in the end am Ende wird alles gut werden

nothing came of it daraus ist nichts geworden

his hair \comes [down] to his shoulders seine Haare reichen ihm bis auf die Schultern

11. (be available) erhältlich sein; (exist) vorkommen, existieren

the vase \comes in a red box die Vase wird in einem roten Karton geliefert

how would you like your coffee? — as it \comes, please wie trinken Sie Ihren Kaffee? — schwarz, bitte

sth \comes in different sizes/colours etw ist in unterschiedlichen Größen/Farben erhältlich, etw gibt es in unterschiedlichen Größen/Farben

to \come cheap[er] billig[er] sein fam

12. (progress) weiterkommen

we've \come a long way wir haben viel erreicht

13. (sl: have orgasm) kommen sl

14.

▶ \come, \come! ach, ich bitte dich! fam

▶ \come again? [wie] bitte?

▶ to \come clean about sth etw beichten

▶ he/she had it coming [to himself/herself] ( fam) das hat er/sie sich selbst zu verdanken!

▶ don't \come it [with me]! sei nicht so frech [zu mir]!

▶ I don't know whether I'm coming or going ich weiß nicht, wo mir der Kopf steht fam

▶ to be as stupid as they \come dumm wie Stroh sein

▶ ... and \come to that...... und da wir gerade davon sprechen,... fam

▶ to \come unstuck BRIT, AUS plan schiefgehen; speaker steckenbleiben; person baden gehen fam; project in die Binsen gehen fam

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

( esp pej: behave like)

to \come the heavy father [with sb] [bei jdm] den strengen Vater herauskehren

to \come the poor little innocent [with sb] [bei jdm] die Unschuldige/den Unschuldigen spielen

don't \come that game with me! komm mir jetzt bloß nicht so! fam

III. NOUN

no pl ( vulg: semen) Soße f vulg

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[kʌm] pret came, ptp come
1. vi

1) (= approach) kommen

come and get it! — (das) Essen ist fertig!, Essen fassen! (esp Mil)

to come and go — kommen und gehen; (vehicle) hin- und herfahren

the picture/sound comes and goes — das Bild/der Ton geht immerzu weg

I don't know whether I'm coming or going — ich weiß nicht (mehr), wo mir der Kopf steht (inf)

come and see me soon — besuchen Sie mich bald einmal

he has come a long way — er hat einen weiten Weg hinter sich; (fig)

the project has come a long way — das Projekt ist schon ziemlich weit

he came running into the room — er kam ins Zimmer gerannt

he came hurrying into the room — er eilte ins Zimmer

he came laughing into the room — er kam lachend ins Zimmer

coming! —

come come!, come now! (fig) — komm(, komm)!, na, na!

Christmas is coming — bald ist Weihnachten

2) (= arrive) kommen; (= reach, extend) reichen (to an/in/bis etc +acc)

they came to a town/castle — sie kamen in eine Stadt/zu einem Schloss

it came to me that... — mir fiel ein, dass...

3) (= have its place) kommen

May comes before June — Mai kommt vor Juni

the adjective must come before the noun — das Adjektiv muss vor dem Substantiv stehen

where does your name come in the list? — an welcher Stelle auf der Liste steht Ihr Name?

that must come first — das muss an erster Stelle kommen

all the other candidates came far behind — die anderen Bewerber waren weit abgeschlagen

4) (= happen) geschehen

come what may — ganz gleich, was geschieht, komme, was (da) mag (geh)

you could see it coming — das konnte man ja kommen sehen, das war ja zu erwarten

she had it coming to her (inf) —

you've got it coming to you (inf) — mach dich auf was gefasst!

recovery came slowly — nur allmählich trat eine Besserung ein

5)

how come? (inf) — wieso?, weshalb?

how come you're so late?, how do you come to be so late? — wieso etc kommst du so spät?

6) (= be, become) werden

his dreams came true — seine Träume wurden wahr

the handle has come loose —

it comes less expensive to shop in town — es ist or kommt billiger, wenn man in der Stadt einkauft

everything came all right in the end — zuletzt or am Ende wurde doch noch alles gut

7) (COMM: be available) erhältlich sein

milk now comes in plastic bottles — es gibt jetzt Milch in Plastikflaschen

8)

(+infin = be finally in a position to) I have come to believe him — inzwischen or mittlerweile glaube ich ihm

I'm sure you will come to agree with me — ich bin sicher, dass du mir schließlich zustimmst

(now I) come to think of it — wenn ich es mir recht überlege

9)

the years/weeks to come — die kommenden or nächsten Jahre/Wochen

in days to come — in Zukunft

in time to come —

the life (of the world) to come — das ewige Leben

10) (inf uses)

... come next week — nächste Woche...

I've known him for three years come January — im Januar kenne ich ihn drei Jahre

how long have you been away? – a week come Monday — wie lange bist du schon weg? – (am) Montag acht Tage (inf) or eine Woche

a week come Monday I'll be... — Montag in acht Tagen (inf) or in einer Woche bin ich...

come again? — wie bitte?

she is as vain as they come — sie ist so eingebildet wie nur was (inf)

11) (inf: have orgasm) kommen (inf)

2. vt (Brit inf
= act as if one were) spielen
don't come the innocent with me — spielen Sie hier bloß nicht den Unschuldigen!, kommen Sie mir bloß nicht auf die unschuldige Tour

he tried to come the innocent with me — er hat versucht, den Unschuldigen zu markieren (inf), er hat es auf die unschuldige Tour versucht (inf)

don't come that game or that (with me)! — kommen Sie mir bloß nicht mit DER Tour! (inf), DIE Masche zieht bei mir nicht!

that's coming it a bit strong! — das ist reichlich übertrieben

3. n
(sl: semen) Saft m (sl)
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come [kʌm]

A v/i prät came [keım], pperf come

1. kommen:

sb is coming es kommt jemand;

I don’t know whether I’m coming or going ich weiß nicht, wo mir der Kopf steht;

be long in coming lange auf sich warten lassen;

come before the judge vor den Richter kommen;

he came to see us er besuchte uns, er suchte uns auf;

no work has come his way er hat (noch) keine Arbeit gefunden;

that comes on page 4 das kommt auf Seite 4;

the message has come die Nachricht ist gekommen oder eingetroffen;

ill luck came to him ihm widerfuhr (ein) Unglück;

I was coming to that darauf wollte ich gerade hinaus;

come 8th SPORT etc Achter werden

2. (dran)kommen, an die Reihe kommen:

who comes first?

3. kommen, erscheinen, auftreten:

come and go

a) kommen und gehen,

b) erscheinen und verschwinden;

love will come in time mit der Zeit wird sich die Liebe einstellen

4. reichen, sich erstrecken:

the dress comes to her knees das Kleid reicht ihr bis zu den Knien

5. kommen, gelangen ( beide:

to zu):

come to the throne auf den Thron gelangen;

come into danger in Gefahr geraten;

when we come to die wenn es zum Sterben kommt, wenn wir sterben müssen;

how came it to be yours? wie kamen oder gelangten Sie dazu?

6. kommen, abstammen ( beide:

of, from von):

he comes of a good family er kommt oder stammt aus gutem Hause;

I come from Leeds ich stamme aus Leeds

7. kommen, herrühren ( beide:

of von):

that’s what comes of your hurry das kommt von deiner Eile;

nothing came of it es wurde nichts daraus

8. kommen, geschehen, sich entwickeln, sich ereignen, SPORT fallen (Tor):

come what may ( oder will) komme, was da wolle;

how did this come to be? wie kam es dazu?

9. sich erweisen:

it comes expensive es kommt teuer;

the expenses come rather high die Kosten kommen recht hoch

10. ankommen ( to sb jemanden):

it comes hard (easy) to me es fällt mir schwer (leicht)

11. (vor inf) werden, sich entwickeln, dahin oder dazu kommen:

he has come to be a good musician er ist ein guter Musiker geworden, aus ihm ist ein guter Musiker geworden;

it has come to be the custom es ist Sitte geworden;

come to know sb jemanden kennenlernen;

come to know sth etwas erfahren;

come to appreciate sb jemanden schätzen lernen;

I have come to believe that … ich bin zu der Überzeugung gekommen, dass…;

how did you come to do that? wie kamen Sie dazu, das zu tun?

12. (besonders vor adj) werden, sich entwickeln:

come true sich bewahrheiten oder erfüllen, eintreffen:

come all right in Ordnung kommen;

the butter will not come die Butter bildet sich nicht oder umg wird nicht

13. AGR, BOT (heraus-)kommen, sprießen, keimen

14. auf den Markt kommen, erhältlich sein:

these shirts come in three sizes diese Hemden gibt es in drei Größen

15. to come (als adj gebraucht) (zu)künftig, kommend:

the life to come das zukünftige Leben;

for all time to come für alle Zukunft;

in the years to come in den kommenden Jahren

16. umg kommen (einen Orgasmus haben)

B v/t umg sich aufspielen als, jemanden oder etwas spielen, herauskehren:

don’t try to come the great scholar over me! versuche nicht, mir gegenüber den großen Gelehrten zu spielen!;

come it over sb sich jemandem gegenüber aufspielen;

come it a bit (too) strong (stark) übertreiben;

don’t come that dodge over me! mit dem Trick kommst du bei mir nicht an!

C int na (hör mal)!, komm!, bitte!:

come, come!

a) auch come now! nanu!, nicht so wild!, immer langsam!

b) (ermutigend) na komm schon!, auf gehts!

D s

1. Kommen n:

the come and go of the years das Kommen und Gehen der Jahre

2. vulg Soße f (Sperma)Besondere Redewendungen: come to that umg was das betrifft;

as stupid as they come umg dumm wie Bohnenstroh;

how comes it that …?, umg how come that …? wie kommt es, dass …? how come? umg wieso (denn)?, wie das?;

a year ago come March umg im März vor einem Jahr;

came Christmas obs dann kam Weihnachten;

he is coming nicely umg er macht sich recht gut;

come it Br umg es schaffen;

he can’t come that Br umg das schafft er nicht; → again 1; (siehe a. die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven etc)

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[kʌm] intransitive verb, came [keɪm], come

1) kommen

come here! — komm [mal] her!

[I'm] coming! — [ich] komme schon!

come running — angelaufen kommen

come running into the room — ins Zimmer gerannt kommen

not know whether or if one is coming or going — nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht

they came to a house/town — sie kamen zu einem Haus/in eine Stadt

Christmas/Easter is coming — bald ist Weihnachten/Ostern

he has come a long way — er kommt von weit her

come to somebody's notice or attention/knowledge — jemandem auffallen/zu Ohren kommen

the train came into the station — der Zug fuhr in den Bahnhof ein

2) (occur) kommen; (in list etc.) stehen

3) (become, be)

the shoelaces have come undone — die Schnürsenkel sind aufgegangen

the handle has come loose — der Griff ist lose

it all came right in the end — es ging alles gut aus

have come to believe/realize that... — zu der Überzeugung/Einsicht gelangt sein, dass...

4) (become present) kommen

in the coming week/month — kommende Woche/kommenden Monat

to come — (future) künftig

in years to come — in künftigen Jahren

for some time to come — [noch] für einige Zeit

5) (be result) kommen

nothing came of it — es ist nichts daraus geworden

the suggestion came from him — der Vorschlag war od. stammte von ihm

6) (happen)

how comes it that you...? — wie kommt es, dass du...?

how come? — (coll.) wieso?; weshalb?

come what may — komme, was wolle (geh.); ganz gleich, was kommt

7) (be available) [Waren:] erhältlich sein

this dress comes in three sizes — dies Kleid gibt es in drei Größen od. ist in drei Größen erhältlich

8) (coll.): (play a part)

come the bully with somebody — bei jemandem den starken Mann markieren (salopp)

don't come the innocent with me — spiel mir nicht den Unschuldsengel vor! (ugs.)

don't come that game with me! — komm mir bloß nicht mit dieser Tour od. Masche! (salopp)

Phrasal Verbs:

- come about

- come across

- come along

- come away

- come back

- come between

- come by

- come down

- come in

- come into

- come near

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come together

- come under

- come up

- come upon

- come with

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interj.

eingekehrt interj.

komm interj.

kommen interj. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)

= kommen v.

(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)

English-german dictionary > come
39 step

1. noun
1) (movement, distance) Schritt, der

at every step — mit jedem Schritt

watch somebody's every step — (fig.) jemanden auf Schritt und Tritt überwachen

take a step towards/away from somebody — einen Schritt auf jemanden zugehen/von jemandem wegtreten

take a step back/sideways/forward — einen Schritt zurücktreten/zur Seite treten/nach vorn treten

a step forward/back — (fig.) ein Schritt nach vorn/zurück

a step in the right/wrong direction — (fig.) ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung

mind or watch your step! — (lit. or fig.) pass auf!

I can't walk another step — ich kann keinen Schritt mehr gehen

2) (stair) Stufe, die; (on vehicle) Tritt, der

a flight of steps — eine Treppe

[pair of] steps — (ladder) Stehleiter, die; (small) Trittleiter, die

3)

follow or walk in somebody's steps — (fig.) in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

4) (short distance)

it's only a step to my house — es sind nur ein paar Schritte bis zu mir

5)

be in step — im Schritt sein; (with music, in dancing) im Takt sein

be in/out of step with something — (fig.) mit etwas Schritt/nicht Schritt halten

be out of step — aus dem Schritt geraten sein; (with music, in dancing) nicht im Takt sein

6) (action) Schritt, der

take steps to do something — Schritte unternehmen, um etwas zu tun

7)

step by step — Schritt für Schritt

what is the next step? — wie geht es weiter?

8) (grade) Stufe, die
2. intransitive verb,
- pp- treten

step lightly or softly — leise auftreten

step inside — eintreten

please step inside for a moment — kommen Sie bitte auf einen Augenblick herein

step into somebody's shoes — (fig.) an jemandes Stelle treten

step on something — (on the ground) auf etwas (Akk.) treten

step on [to] — steigen auf (+ Akk.); steigen in (+ Akk.) [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]

step on it — (coll.) auf die Tube drücken (ugs.)

step on somebody's toes — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf die Füße treten

step out of one's dress/trousers — aus seinem Kleid/seiner Hose steigen (ugs.)

step over somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas steigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/70618/step_aside">step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step off

- step out

- step up

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[step] 1. noun
1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) der Schritt

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) der Schritt

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard( foot) steps.) der Schritt

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) der Schritt

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) die Stufe

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) der Schritt

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) der Schritt
2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) schreiten

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step
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step¹

[step]

n no pl SPORT short for step aerobics Step-Aerobic nt o f

step²

[step]

I. n

1. (foot movement) Schritt m

they walked with hurried \steps sie gingen eiligen Schrittes

Sophie took her first \steps when she was eleven months old Sophie fing mit elf Monaten an zu laufen

to retrace one's \steps seine Schritte zurückverfolgen

to take a \step toward sb einen Schritt auf jdn zu machen

to take a \step [or \steps] towards sth ( fig) auf etw akk zusteuern

the country is taking its first tentative \steps towards democracy das Land unternimmt erste vorsichtige Schritte in Richtung Demokratie

to turn one's \steps somewhere ( liter) sich akk irgendwohin aufmachen

to be/walk in \step im Gleichschritt sein/laufen

2. (distance) Schritt m

our house is just a \step from the station unser Haus liegt nur ein paar Schritte vom Bahnhof weg

to go a few \steps ein paar Schritte gehen

3. no pl (manner of walking) Gang m

his \step was slow and heavy er ging langsam und schleppend

to watch [or mind] one's \step ( fig) aufpassen, sich akk vorsehen

4. (dance movement) [Tanz]schritt m

basic dance \step Grundschritt m

▪ in/out of \step im/aus dem Takt; ( fig) im/nicht im Einklang

to keep in \step with sth ( fig) mit etw dat Schritt halten

5. (stair) Stufe f, SCHWEIZ a. [Stegen]tritt m; of a ladder Sprosse f

“mind the \step” „Vorsicht, Stufe!“

a flight of \steps eine Treppe

the front \step die Stufe vor der Eingangstür

stone \steps Steinstufen pl

6. (stage in a process) Schritt m

a \step in the right/wrong direction ein Schritt m in die richtige/falsche Richtung

one [or a] \step at a time eins nach dem anderen

let's take things a \step at a time lass uns eins nach dem anderen erledigen

every \step of the way voll und ganz

we're behind you every \step of the way! wir stehen voll und ganz hinter dir!

to be a [or one] \step ahead [of sb] [jdm] einen Schritt voraus sein

to be a \step forward/backwards ein Fort-/Rückschritt sein

to go a \step further einen Schritt weiter gehen

\step by \step Schritt für Schritt

7. (measure, action) Schritt m, Vorgehen nt

do you think that was a wise \step? denkst du, dass das ein kluger Schritt war?

▪ to take \steps [to do sth] Schritte unternehmen[, um etw zu tun]

to take decisive \steps entschieden vorgehen

to take drastic \steps zu drastischen Mitteln greifen

8. BRIT (stepladder)

▪ \steps pl Trittleiter f

9. esp AM MUS (tone, semitone) Ton m

whole/half \step Ganz-/Halbton m

II. vi

<- pp->

1. (tread)

▪ to \step somewhere irgendwohin treten

▪ to \step over sth über etw akk steigen

to \step on sb's foot jdm auf den Fuß treten

2. (walk)

▪ to \step somewhere irgendwohin gehen

would you care to \step this way please, sir? würden Sie bitte hier entlanggehen, Sir?

she \stepped backwards sie machte einen Schritt zurück

they \stepped out onto the balcony sie traten auf den Balkon hinaus

to \step aside zur Seite gehen

▪ to \step into sth ( fig) sich akk in etw akk stürzen

to \step into the breach in die Bresche springen

to \step out of line sich akk danebenbenehmen fam

III. vi

1. AUTO, TRANSP (tread on)

▪ to \step on sth auf etw akk treten

to \step on the accelerator/brake aufs Gaspedal/auf die Bremse treten

\step on it gib Gas! fam

2. (take advantage of)

▪ to \step on sb jdn skrupellos ausnutzen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ ausnützen]

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[step]
1. n

1) (= pace, in dancing) Schritt m

to take a step — einen Schritt machen

step by step (lit, fig) — Schritt für Schritt

we followed his steps in the snow — wir folgten seinen Fußstapfen im Schnee

he watched my every step (fig) — er beobachtete mich auf Schritt und Tritt

to watch one's step — achtgeben; (fig also) sich vorsehen

to be or stay one step ahead of sb (fig) — jdm einen Schritt voraussein

2)

to be in step (lit) — im Gleichschritt or Tritt sein (with mit); (in dancing) im Takt sein (with mit); (fig) im Gleichklang sein (with mit)

to be out of step (lit) — nicht im Tritt or im gleichen Schritt sein (with mit); (in dancing) nicht im gleichen Takt sein (with wie); (fig) nicht im Gleichklang sein (with mit)

to get out of step (lit) — aus dem Schritt or Tritt kommen; (in dancing) aus dem Takt kommen; (fig) von der gemeinsamen Linie abkommen

to keep in step (lit) — Tritt halten; (fig)

to break step (lit) (fig) — aus dem Tritt kommen aus dem Schritt kommen

to fall into step (lit) — in Gleichschritt fallen( with mit); (fig) in den gleichen Takt kommen (with wie)

3) (Brit

= distance) it's (quite) a good step (to the village) — es ist ein ziemlich weiter Weg (bis zum Dorf), es ist ziemlich weit (bis zum Dorf)

it's only a few steps — es sind nur ein paar Schritte

4) (= move) Schritt m; (= measure) Maßnahme f, Schritt m

the first step is to form a committee — als Erstes muss ein Ausschuss gebildet werden

it's a great step forward — es ist ein großer Schritt nach vorn

that would be a step back/in the right direction for him —

one can't take a single step without having to consult somebody — man kann (rein) gar nichts unternehmen, ohne fragen zu müssen

to take steps to do sth — Maßnahmen ergreifen, (um) etw zu tun

to take legal steps — gerichtlich vorgehen

5) (in process, experiment) Abschnitt m, Stufe f; (in learning, course) Stufe f, Lernschritt m

6) (= stair fig in scale, hierarchy) Stufe f

steps (outdoors) — Treppe f

mind the step — Vorsicht Stufe

7) pl (Brit = stepladder also pair of steps) Tritt- or Stufenleiter f

8) (= step aerobics) Steppaerobic nt

2. vt

1) (old) dance tanzen

2) (= arrange in steps) terrassenförmig anlegen, abstufen

3)

step two paces to the left — treten Sie zwei Schritte nach links

3. vi
gehen
to step into/out of sth (house, room, puddle) — in etw (acc)/aus etw treten; train, dress in etw (acc)/aus etw steigen

to step on(to) sth (plane, train) — in etw (acc) steigen; platform, ladder auf etw (acc) steigen

to step on sth (object, toy) — auf etw (acc) treten

he stepped on my foot — er ist mir auf den Fuß getreten

to step over sb/sth — über jdn/etw steigen

please mind where you step — geben Sie acht, wo Sie hintreten

step this way, please — hier entlang, bitte!

he stepped into the road — er trat auf die Straße

he stepped into his father's job/shoes — er übernahm die Stelle seines Vaters

to step into sb's boots ( Brit Sport ) — in jds Fußstapfen treten

to step on board — an Bord gehen

to step inside — hineintreten

to step outside — hinaustreten; (for fight) (mal eben) vor die Tür gehen

step on it! — mach mal ein bisschen (schneller)! (inf); (in car) gib Gas!

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step [step]

A s

1. Schritt m (auch Geräusch und Maß):

a step forward ein Schritt vorwärts (a. fig);

step by step Schritt für Schritt (a. fig);

take a step einen Schritt machen;

watch ( oder mind) your step Vorsicht!; pass auf, wo du hintrittst! ( → A 7);

keep one step ahead fig immer einen Schritt voraus sein

2. tread in sb’s steps fig in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

3. (eiliger etc) Schritt, Gang m

4. (Tanz-) Schritt m

5. (Marschier-, Gleich-) Schritt m:

in step im Gleichschritt;

be in step with fig im Einklang stehen mit;

out of step außer Tritt;

be out of step with fig nicht im Einklang stehen mit;

break step aus dem Schritt kommen;

fall in step Tritt fassen;

keep step with Schritt halten mit (a. fig); → retrace A 1

6. (ein) paar Schritte pl, Katzensprung m:

my house is only a step (away) from the station

7. fig Schritt m, Maßnahme f:

a first step in the right direction ein erster Schritt in die richtige Richtung;

take steps Schritte oder etwas unternehmen;

watch ( oder mind) your step Vorsicht!; pass auf, was du tust! ( → A 1); → false step, legal A 4

8. fig Schritt m, Stufe f:

three-step plan Dreistufenplan m

9. (Treppen- etc) Stufe f, (Leiter-) Sprosse f:

mind the step Vorsicht, Stufe!

10. Trittbrett n (am Fahrzeug)

11. pl, auch pair of steps Br Trittleiter f

12. GEOG Stufe f, Terrasse f

13. MUS

a) (Ton-, Intervall) Schritt m

b) Intervall n

c) (Tonleiter) Stufe f

14. ELEK, TECH (Schalt-, auch Verstärker) Stufe f, Schaltschritt m

15. a) (Rang)Stufe f, Grad m

b) besonders MIL Beförderung f:

get one’s step befördert werden

B v/i

1. schreiten, treten:

step into a fortune fig unverhofft zu einem Vermögen kommen

2. (zu Fuß) gehen, treten:

step in herein!;

will you step this way, please kommen Sie bitte hier entlang;

step off aus einem Bus etc aussteigen, vom Bürgersteig etc treten

3. treten (on auf akk):

step on it umg

a) einen Zahn zulegen,

b) AUTO auf die Tube drücken; → accelerator 2, gas A 6 b, toe A 1

C v/t

1. a) einen Schritt machen:

step a pace

b) einen Tanz tanzen

2. eine Entfernung etc

a) abschreiten

b) abstecken

3. abstufen

4. mit Stufen versehen

5. TECH stufenweise ändern

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1. noun
1) (movement, distance) Schritt, der

at every step — mit jedem Schritt

watch somebody's every step — (fig.) jemanden auf Schritt und Tritt überwachen

take a step towards/away from somebody — einen Schritt auf jemanden zugehen/von jemandem wegtreten

take a step back/sideways/forward — einen Schritt zurücktreten/zur Seite treten/nach vorn treten

a step forward/back — (fig.) ein Schritt nach vorn/zurück

a step in the right/wrong direction — (fig.) ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung

mind or watch your step! — (lit. or fig.) pass auf!

I can't walk another step — ich kann keinen Schritt mehr gehen

2) (stair) Stufe, die; (on vehicle) Tritt, der

a flight of steps — eine Treppe

[pair of] steps — (ladder) Stehleiter, die; (small) Trittleiter, die

3)

follow or walk in somebody's steps — (fig.) in jemandes Fußstapfen treten

4) (short distance)

it's only a step to my house — es sind nur ein paar Schritte bis zu mir

5)

be in step — im Schritt sein; (with music, in dancing) im Takt sein

be in/out of step with something — (fig.) mit etwas Schritt/nicht Schritt halten

be out of step — aus dem Schritt geraten sein; (with music, in dancing) nicht im Takt sein

6) (action) Schritt, der

take steps to do something — Schritte unternehmen, um etwas zu tun

7)

step by step — Schritt für Schritt

what is the next step? — wie geht es weiter?

8) (grade) Stufe, die
2. intransitive verb,
- pp- treten

step lightly or softly — leise auftreten

step inside — eintreten

please step inside for a moment — kommen Sie bitte auf einen Augenblick herein

step into somebody's shoes — (fig.) an jemandes Stelle treten

step on something — (on the ground) auf etwas (Akk.) treten

step on [to] — steigen auf (+ Akk.); steigen in (+ Akk.) [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]

step on it — (coll.) auf die Tube drücken (ugs.)

step on somebody's toes — (lit. or fig.) jemandem auf die Füße treten

step out of one's dress/trousers — aus seinem Kleid/seiner Hose steigen (ugs.)

step over somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas steigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step off

- step out

- step up

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n.

Ablaufschritt m.

Schritt -e m.

Sprosse f.

Stufe -n f.

Takt -e m.

Treppe -n (einzelne Stufe) f. (into) v.

treten (in) v.

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like [laɪk]

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1. adjective

2. preposition

3. adverb

4. conjunction

5. noun

6. plural noun

7. transitive verb

8. compounds

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1. adjective

( = similar) semblable

• they are as like as two peas ils se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d'eau

2. preposition

   a. ( = in comparisons) comme

• he is like his father il est comme son père

• he's just like anybody else il est comme tout le monde

• he spoke like an aristocrat il parlait comme un aristocrate

• a house like mine une maison comme la mienne

• I found one like it j'ai trouvé le même

• 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

• they are very like one another ils se ressemblent beaucoup

• 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

• cities like Leeds and Glasgow des villes comme Leeds et Glasgow

• that's more like it! (inf) voilà qui est mieux !

► like that comme ça

• don't do it like that ne fais pas comme ça

• some people are like that il y a des gens comme ça

• it wasn't like that at all ce n'est pas comme ça que ça s'est passé

• people like that can't be trusted on ne peut pas se fier à des gens pareils► like this comme ça

• you do it like this tu fais comme ça

• 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

• he's called Middlewick or something like that il s'appelle Middlewick ou quelque chose comme ça

• there's nothing like real silk rien ne vaut la soie véritable

• that's nothing like it! ça n'est pas du tout ça !

   b. (asking for descriptions) what's he like? comment est-il ?

• you know what she's like (inf) vous savez comment elle est

• 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

   a. ( = near) that record's nothing like as good as this one ce disque est loin de valoir celui-là

• 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

   a. ( = as) (inf) comme

• he can't play poker like his brother can il ne joue pas au poker aussi bien que son frère

• like we used to comme nous en avions l'habitude

• it's just like I say c'est comme je vous le dis

   b. ( = as if) (inf) comme si

• he behaved like he was afraid il se conduisait comme s'il avait peur

• it's not like she's poor, or anything ce n'est pas comme si elle était pauvre

5. 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

• the like of which we'll never see again comme on n'en reverra plus jamais

• did you ever see the like of it? (inf) a-t-on jamais vu une chose pareille ?

• we'll never see his like again nous ne verrons plus jamais quelqu'un comme lui

• the likes of him (inf) les gens comme lui

6. plural noun

likes goûts mpl

• he knows all my likes and dislikes il sait tout ce que j'aime et ce que je n'aime pas

7. transitive verb

   a. [+ person] aimer bien

• I like him je l'aime bien

• he is well liked here on l'aime bien ici

• how do you like him? comment le trouvez-vous ?

• I don't like the look of him son allure ne me dit rien qui vaille

   b. [+ object, food, activity] aimer (bien)

• I like that shirt j'aime bien cette chemise

• which do you like best? lequel préfères-tu ?

• I like to have a rest after lunch j'aime bien me reposer après déjeuner

• I like people to be punctual j'aime que les gens soient à l'heure

• I don't like it when he's unhappy je n'aime pas ça quand il est malheureux

• how do you like Paris? est-ce que Paris vous plaît ?

• how do you like it here? ça vous plaît ici ?

• Joe won't like it cela ne plaira pas à Joe

• whether he likes it or not que cela lui plaise ou non

   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

• whenever you like quand vous voudrez

• don't think you can do as you like ne croyez pas que vous pouvez faire ce que vous voulez

• if you like si vous voulez

• she can do what(ever) she likes with him elle fait tout ce qu'elle veut de lui

• I'll go out as much as I like je sortirai autant qu'il me plaira

• 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

• I'd like to go home je voudrais rentrer à la maison

• I didn't like to disturb you je ne voulais pas vous déranger

• I thought of asking him but I didn't like to j'ai bien pensé le lui demander mais j'étais gêné

► 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 ?

• I would like more time je voudrais plus de temps

• I would like you to speak to him je voudrais que tu lui parles subj

• how do you like your steak? comment voulez-vous votre steak ?

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► When would like has conditional meaning, the conditional of aimer is used.

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• 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

► like-minded adjective de même sensibilité

• 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

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I 1. [laɪk]
preposition

1) ( in the same manner as) comme

to act like a professional — agir comme un professionnel or en professionnel

like the liar that she is, she... — en bonne menteuse, elle...

stop behaving like an idiot! — arrête de faire l'idiot!

it happened like this — voilà comment cela s'est passé

when I see things like that — quand je vois des choses pareilles

I'm sorry to disturb you like this — je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça

2) (similar to, resembling) comme

to be like somebody/something — être comme quelqu'un/quelque chose

you know what she's like! — tu sais comment elle est!

it was just like a fairytale! — on aurait dit un conte de fée!

what's it like? — c'est comment?

so this is what it feels like to be poor — maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre!

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!

I've never seen anything like it! — je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil!

that's more like it! — voilà qui est mieux!

I don't earn anything like as much as she does — je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle

what was the weather like? — quel temps faisait-il?

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

it's just like him to be so spiteful! — c'est bien lui d'être si méchant!

just like a man! — c'est typiquement masculin!

4) ( expressing probability)

it looks like rain — on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

it looks like the war will be a long one — il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure

you seem like an intelligent man — tu as l'air intelligent

5) ( close to)

it cost something like £20 — cela a coûté dans les 20 livres or environ 20 livres

with something like enthusiasm — avec un semblant d'enthousiasme
2.
adjective sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre
3.
conjunction

1) ( in the same way as) comme

like I said, I wasn't there — (colloq) comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là

like they used to — comme ils le faisaient autrefois

2) (colloq) ( as if) comme si

he acts like he owns the place — il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui
4.
adverb (akin to, near)

it's nothing like as nice as... — c'est loin d'être aussi beau que...

‘the figures are 10% more than last year’ - ‘20%, more like!’ — (colloq) ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’ - ‘20%, plutôt!’
5.
noun

fires, floods and the like — des incendies, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre

I've never seen the like (of it) — je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille

the like(s) of Al Capone — des gens comme Al Capone

she won't even speak to the likes of us! — (colloq) elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous!
6.
- like combining form

bird-like — qui fait penser à un oiseau

child-like — enfantin

king-like — royal

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like enough —

(as) like as not — probablement

like father like son — Prov tel père tel fils Prov
II [laɪk]
transitive verb

1) aimer bien [person]; aimer (bien) [artist, food, music, style]

to like A better than B — préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B

to like A best — préférer A

to be well liked — être apprécié

to want to be liked — vouloir plaire

2)

how do you like your tea? — comment aimes-tu boire ton thé?

what I like about him/this car is... — ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est...

she didn't like the look of the hotel — l'hôtel ne lui disait rien

I don't like the look of that man — cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas

I don't like the look of her, call the doctor — elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin

I don't like the sound of that — ça ne me dit rien qui vaille

if you like that sort of thing — à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses

I like cheese but it doesn't like me — (colloq) j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas

this plant likes sunlight — cette plante se plaît au soleil

I like doing —

I like to do — j'aime (bien) faire

I like to see people doing — j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent

how do you like living in London? — ça te plaît de vivre à Londres?

the boss won't like it if you're late — le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre

I like it! — ça me plaît!

like it or not we all pay tax — que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts

3) ( wish) vouloir, aimer

I would ou should like a ticket — je voudrais un billet

I would ou should like to do — je voudrais or j'aimerais faire

would you like to come to dinner? — voudriez-vous venir dîner?

I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her — j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine

we'd like her to do — nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse

would you like me to come? — voulez-vous que je vienne?

if you like — si tu veux

you can do what you like — tu peux faire ce que tu veux

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

sit (any)where you like — asseyez-vous où vous voulez

4) ( think important)

to like to do — tenir à faire

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