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1 Never A Straight Answer
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[streɪt]1. adjective1) not bent or curved:straight (= not curly) hair
مُسْتَقيمThat line is not straight.
2) (of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct:شَريف، صادِق، صَريحGive me a straight answer!
3) properly or levelly positioned:مَوضوع بِشَكل مُسْتَقيمYour tie isn't straight.
4) correct and tidy:I'll never get this house straight!
مُرَتَّب، مُسَوَّىNow let's get the facts straight!
5) (of drinks) not mixed:غَيْر ممزوجa straight gin.
6) (of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing:غَيْر مُبْتَسِم أو ضاحِكYou should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.
7) (of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type – not a musical or variety show.عادي2. adverb1) in a straight, not curved, line; directly:بِخَطٍّ مُسْتَقيمKeep straight on.
2) immediately, without any delay:رأسا، حالاHe went straight home after the meeting.
3) honestly or fairly:بصورةٍ شَريفَه أو مُسْتَقيمَهYou're not playing (= behaving) straight.
3. nounthe straight part of something, eg of a racecourse:الجُزْء المُسْتَقيم من طَريق السِّباقHe's in the final straight.
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مُسْتَقِيم \ honest: true; not telling lies or deceiving; not stealing: Give me your honest opinion. Honest people do not travel by train without a ticket. moral: naturally right in behaviour (compared with immoral): a very moral man. straight: not bent or curved: a straight line. also straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted: Please give me a straight answer to my question. straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted. -
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صَرِيح \ candid: honest, telling the truth although it may not be liked: Can a doctor always be candid about a sick person’s condition? She had candid eyes that could not hide her feelings. frank: free and honest in speech; saying what one really thinks: He was frank enough to tell me at once that he had made a bad mistake. Frankly, I wouldn’t trust that woman. open: honest; not hiding anything: an open face. outspoken: (of sb. or his speech) saying just what one thinks, although it may annoy some people. straight, straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted: Please give me a straight answer to my question. -
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شَرِيف \ honourable, honorable: worthy of respect. reputable: having a good name; trustworthy: a reputable business company. straight, straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted: Please give me a straight answer to my question. -
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صَحِيح \ accurate: correct; making no mistakes; exact: an accurate statement; accurate accounts (of money). correct: right; true: the correct answer. intact: not touched; not damaged or broken; complete: The box was broken but the contents were intact. orthodox: generally accepted as being right and usual: orthodox opinions; orthodox medical practice. precise: exact: His precise age is 4 years, 10 months and 3 days. proper: correct, suitable: Eat your food at the proper time, not during lessons. pure: (of a musical note or voice) clear and corret in its sound; (of speech) correct in every way, without local differences: The purest German is spoken around Hanover. right: correct; not mistaken; suitable: the right answer; the right time; the right kind of cloth; the right way to play. rightful: having a right: Are you the rightful owner of this bicycle?. so: showing agreement or surprise: It’s snowing "Oh, so it is!". straight: in the correct position; in proper order: His business affairs were in confusion, but I put them straight. true: correct with regard to facts; actual; proper; right: a true statement; a true copy. valid: (of claims and reasons) good; acceptable. why: expressing surprise: Why! I never knew that!. \ See Also سَلِيم، مضبوط (مَضْبُوط)، دَقيق، قويم (قَوِيم)، مناسب (مُناسِب) -
7 evasiva
adj.&f.feminine of EVASIVO.f.1 evasive answer.responder con evasivas not to give a straight answer2 delaying tactic, hedge, stall.* * *1 evasive answer\contestar con una evasiva not to give a straight answer, avoid the issue* * *noun f.excuse, pretext* * *SF1) (=pretexto) excusecontestar con evasivas — to avoid the issue, dodge the issue
2) (=escapatoria) loophole, way out* * *me contestó con evasivas — she avoided o dodged the issue
* * *= stall, avoidance, evasion.Ex. Getting back to studies, I don't know what you mean by study, but I'm leery of stalls in the name of study.Ex. This avoidance of unnecessary repetition in the listing of concepts is a feature of CC and of all faceted classification schemes.Ex. The PNB covers only 30 per cent of the country's total production owing to evasion of deposit laws by publishers.----* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.* * *me contestó con evasivas — she avoided o dodged the issue
* * *= stall, avoidance, evasion.Ex: Getting back to studies, I don't know what you mean by study, but I'm leery of stalls in the name of study.
Ex: This avoidance of unnecessary repetition in the listing of concepts is a feature of CC and of all faceted classification schemes.Ex: The PNB covers only 30 per cent of the country's total production owing to evasion of deposit laws by publishers.* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.* * *me contestó con evasivas she avoided the issue, she wouldn't give me a straight answer* * *
evasiva sustantivo femenino:◊ me contestó con evasivas she avoided o dodged the issue
evasivo,-a adjetivo evasive
evasiva sustantivo femenino evasive answer, excuse, pretext: me dio evasivas por respuesta, she skirted the issue
' evasiva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
responder
English:
evasion
- noncommittal
- runaround
* * *evasiva nfevasive answer;no me vengas con evasivas don't beat about the bush, give me a straight answer* * *f evasive reply* * *evasiva nf: excuse, pretext -
8 ehrlich
I Adj.Antwort, Gesicht, Person etc.: honest; Bedauern, Wunsch etc.: genuine; (aufrichtig) sincere; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful; (offen) open, frank; ehrlich mit oder zu jemandem sein be honest with s.o.; sei doch mal ehrlich, stimmt das? umg. be honest with me, is it true?; seien wir ehrlich let’s face it, let’s be honest (with ourselves); wenn ich ehrlich bin, (muss ich zugeben,) ich mag es gar nicht to be quite honest, (I must admit) I don’t like it at all; ehrlich währt am längsten Sprichw. honesty is the best policy2. Spiel, Handel etc.: fair, präd. auch above board; ehrliche Absichten hono(u)rable intentions; FinderII Adv.1. siehe I; mal ganz ehrlich - hat er das gesagt? umg. seriously now, did he say that?; ehrlich spielen play fair; ehrlich gesagt to tell you the truth, to be absolutely honest, quite honestly; er meint es ehrlich he means well; ich mein’s ehrlich mit dir I’m only thinking of your own good2. (wirklich) really, honestly; den Urlaub etc. hat sie sich ehrlich verdient she’s really earned this holiday etc.; davon bin ich ehrlich überzeugt I am absolutely convinced of that; soll ich dir ehrlich meine Meinung dazu sagen? do you really want to know what I think about it?* * *truthful; veracious; straight; honest; sincere; upright; straightforward; genuine* * *ehr|lich ['eːɐlɪç]1. adj, advhonest; Name good; Absicht, Zuneigung sincereder éhrliche Finder bekommt 50 Euro — a reward of 50 euros will be given to anyone finding and returning this
eine éhrliche Haut (inf) — an honest soul
ich hatte die éhrliche Absicht zu kommen — I honestly did intend to come
éhrlich währt am längsten (Prov) — honesty is the best policy (Prov)
2. adv1)(= ohne Betrug)
éhrlich verdientes Geld — hard-earned moneyéhrlich teilen — to share fairly
éhrlich gesagt... — quite frankly or honestly..., to be quite frank...
er meint es éhrlich mit uns — he is being honest with us
2) (= wirklich) honestly, really (and truly), trulyich bin éhrlich begeistert — I'm really thrilled
éhrlich, ich habe nichts damit zu tun — honestly, I've got nothing to do with it
éhrlich! — honestly!, really!
* * *1) (in an honest way: He gained his wealth honestly.) honestly2) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) honest3) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) honest4) (fair; honest.) on the level5) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) plain6) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) straight* * *ehr·lich[ˈe:ɐ̯lɪç]I. adj honest\ehrliche Absichten honorable intentions\ehrliche Besorgnis/Zuneigung genuine concern/affectiones \ehrlich mit jdm meinen to have good intentions towards [or mean well by] sbich hatte die \ehrliche Absicht zu kommen I really did mean [or intend] to comeder \ehrliche Finder wird einen Finderlohn erhalten anybody finding and returning it will receive a rewardum \ehrlich zu sein... to be [quite] honest...II. adv1. (legal, vorschriftsmäßig) fairly\ehrlich gesagt... to be [quite] honest...\ehrlich spielen to play fair\ehrlich verdientes Geld honestly earned money\ehrlich! honestly!, really!* * *1.Adjektiv honest <person, face, answer, deal>; genuine <concern, desire, admiration>; upright < character>; honourable < intentions>; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful <answer, statement>der ehrliche Finder gab die Brieftasche ab — the person who found the wallet handed (Brit.) or (Amer.) turned it in
2.ehrlich währt am längsten — (Spr.) honesty is the best policy (prov.)
adverbial honestlyehrlich gesagt — quite honestly; to be honest
* * *A. adj1. Antwort, Gesicht, Person etc: honest; Bedauern, Wunsch etc: genuine; (aufrichtig) sincere; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful; (offen) open, frank;zu jemandem sein be honest with sb;sei doch mal ehrlich, stimmt das? umg be honest with me, is it true?;seien wir ehrlich let’s face it, let’s be honest (with ourselves);wenn ich ehrlich bin, (muss ich zugeben,) ich mag es gar nicht to be quite honest, (I must admit) I don’t like it at all;ehrlich währt am längsten sprichw honesty is the best policyehrlicher Leute Kind (child) of a good familyB. adv1. → A;mal ganz ehrlich - hat er das gesagt? umg seriously now, did he say that?;ehrlich spielen play fair;ehrlich gesagt to tell you the truth, to be absolutely honest, quite honestly;er meint es ehrlich he means well;ich mein’s ehrlich mit dir I’m only thinking of your own good2. (wirklich) really, honestly;den Urlaub etchat sie sich ehrlich verdient she’s really earned this holiday etc;davon bin ich ehrlich überzeugt I am absolutely convinced of that;soll ich dir ehrlich meine Meinung dazu sagen? do you really want to know what I think about it?* * *1.Adjektiv honest <person, face, answer, deal>; genuine <concern, desire, admiration>; upright < character>; honourable < intentions>; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful <answer, statement>der ehrliche Finder gab die Brieftasche ab — the person who found the wallet handed (Brit.) or (Amer.) turned it in
2.ehrlich währt am längsten — (Spr.) honesty is the best policy (prov.)
adverbial honestlyehrlich gesagt — quite honestly; to be honest
* * *adj.aboveboard adj.downright adj.honest adj.plain adj.straightforward adj. adv.faithfully adv.honestly adv.straightforwardly adv. -
9 klar
I Adj.1. clear (auch Himmel, Stimme, Suppe etc.); Schnaps: colo(u)rless, white; klarer Blick open, honest look2. (deutlich) clear; (offenkundig) auch plain; bei klarem Bewusstsein sein be fully conscious; klarer Augenblick lucid moment; er hat einen klaren Blick he is clear-sighted; (denkt nüchtern) he knows what he’s doing; einen klaren Kopf behalten keep a clear head; (nicht in Panik geraten) keep one’s wits about one; sie ist ein klarer Kopf umg. she’s got her head screwed on; ( nicht mehr) klar im Kopf sein be (no longer) thinking clearly3. Entscheidung, Ziel etc.: clear(-cut), definite; (geordnet) clear, straight; klare Verhältnisse schaffen get things straight; zwischen ihnen ist alles klar they’ve settled everything5. Wendungen: es ist klar, dass... it’s clear ( oder obvious) that...; es ist mir klar, dass..., ich bin mir darüber klar, dass... it’s clear to me that..., I realize that...; es ist mir nur zu klar, dass... it’s only too clear (to me) that..., I’m only too well aware that...; ich bin mir noch nicht klar ( darüber), was ich tun soll I’m not quite sure what to do; sich (Dat) über etw. klar werden come to realize s.th.; dir sollte endlich klar werden, dass... you should have realized by now that...; ist das klar? is that clear?; bes. drohend: have you got that?; alles klar? umg. got it?; (alles in Ordnung?) everything OK?; jetzt ist mir alles klar! now I understand!; sich (Dat) über etw. im Klaren sein realize s.th., be aware of s.th.; alles klar! umg., Gesprächsfloskel: okay!; Klärchen, Kloßbrühe6. NAUT., FLUG. clear, ready; klar zum Gefecht ready for action; als Kommando: clear the decks (for action)II Adv.1. clearly; jetzt sehe ich endlich klar at last it’s clear to me, at last I understand; ein klar denkender Mensch a clear-headed person; klar und deutlich quite clearly; klar zutage treten be obvious; er brachte es klar zum Ausdruck, dass... he made it quite clear that...; die Mannschaft hat klar gewonnen Sport the team had a clear win2. umg. (natürlich) (na) klar! of course, oh yes; klar kenne ich die! of course I know her!* * *sure (Adv.);(offensichtlich) plain (Adj.);* * *[klaːɐ]nt -(e)s, -(e)Aus = Eiweiß) (egg) white, white of an egg* * *1) (like glass: a glassy sea.) glassy2) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) clear3) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) clear4) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) plain5) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) plain* * *[kla:ɐ̯]I. adj1. (ungetrübt) cleareine \klare Flüssigkeit a clear [or colourless [or AM -orless]] liquidein \klarer Schnaps a [colourless [or white]] schnap[p]s, a colourless spiriteine \klare Nacht a clear night; s.a. Brühe2. (deutlich zu sehen) clear\klare Konturen clear contours3. (unmissverständlich) cleareine \klare Antwort a straight answereine \klare Frage a direct question4. (eindeutig) clearein \klares Ergebnis a clear-cut resultein \klarer Nachteil/Vorteil a clear [or decided] advantage/disadvantage\klare Prognose unambiguous prediction5. (deutlich vernehmbar) clearein \klarer Empfang clear reception6. (bewusst)▪ jdm \klar sein/werden to be/become clear to sb▪ jdm \klar sein to be clear to sb▪ [jdm] \klar werden to become clear [to sb]alles \klar? (fam) is everything clear?7. (selbstverständlich) of coursena \klar! (fam) of course!aber \klar doch! of course [you/they etc. can]!8. (bereit) ready\klar zur Landung ready [or cleared] for landing\klar Schiff machen (fig a.) to clear the decksII. adv1. (deutlich) clearly\klar hervortreten/zu Tage treten to become clear\klar im Nachteil/Vorteil sein to be at a clear disadvantage/advantagejdm etw \klar sagen/zu verstehen geben to have a clear picture [of sth], to make sth clear to sb\klar und deutlich clearly and unambiguously2. (eindeutig) soundlyjdn \klar besiegen to defeat sb soundly, to enjoy a clear victory over sbetw \klar beurteilen [können] to [be able to] make a sound judgement of sthetw \klar erkennen to see sth clearly3. (ungetrübt) clearly\klar denkend clear-thinking\klar sehen to see clearly* * *1.1) clearbei klarer Sicht — when it's clear; on a clear day
klar [im Kopf] sein — have a clear head; be able to think clearly or straight
er ist nicht ganz klar im Kopf — (salopp) he's not quite right in the head (sl.)
klare Verhältnisse schaffen — set things straight
[ist] alles klar? — [is] everything clear?
na klar! — (ugs.)
aber klar! — (ugs.) of course!
ist dir klar, dass...? — are you aware that...?
sich (Dat.) über etwas (Akk.) klar werden — realize or grasp something
3) nicht attr. (fertig) ready2.adverbial clearly* * *A. adjklarer Blick open, honest lookbei klarem Bewusstsein sein be fully conscious;klarer Augenblick lucid moment;er hat einen klaren Blick he is clear-sighted; (denkt nüchtern) he knows what he’s doing;einen klaren Kopf behalten keep a clear head; (nicht in Panik geraten) keep one’s wits about one;klare Verhältnisse schaffen get things straight;zwischen ihnen ist alles klar they’ve settled everything4. SPORT etc, Sieg, Vorsprung: clear;mit klarem Vorsprung gewinnen win by a clear margin5. Wendungen:es ist klar, dass … it’s clear ( oder obvious) that …;es ist mir klar, dass …, ich bin mir darüber klar, dass … it’s clear to me that …, I realize that …;es ist mir nur zu klar, dass … it’s only too clear (to me) that …, I’m only too well aware that …;ich bin mir noch nicht klar (darüber), was ich tun soll I’m not quite sure what to do;sich (dat)über etwas klar werden come to realize sth;dir sollte endlich klar werden, dass … you should have realized by now that …;ist das klar? is that clear?; besonders drohend: have you got that?;alles klar? umg got it?; (alles in Ordnung?) everything OK?;jetzt ist mir alles klar! now I understand!;sich (dat)über etwas im Klaren sein realize sth, be aware of sth;6. SCHIFF, FLUG clear, ready;B. adv1. clearly;ein klar denkender Mensch a clear-headed person;klar und deutlich quite clearly;klar zutage treten be obvious;er brachte es klar zum Ausdruck, dass he made it quite clear that;die Mannschaft hat klar gewonnen Sport the team had a clear win2. umg (natürlich)(na) klar! of course, oh yes;klar kenne ich die! of course I know her!* * *1.1) clearbei klarer Sicht — when it's clear; on a clear day
klar [im Kopf] sein — have a clear head; be able to think clearly or straight
er ist nicht ganz klar im Kopf — (salopp) he's not quite right in the head (sl.)
[ist] alles klar? — [is] everything clear?
na klar! — (ugs.)
aber klar! — (ugs.) of course!
ist dir klar, dass...? — are you aware that...?
sich (Dat.) über etwas (Akk.) im Klaren sein — realize or be aware of something
sich (Dat.) über etwas (Akk.) klar werden — realize or grasp something
3) nicht attr. (fertig) ready2.adverbial clearly* * *adj.articulative adj.bold adj.bright adj.clear adj.clear cut (unambiguous) adj.evident adj.lucid adj.obvious adj.perspicacious adj.perspicuous adj.unobscured adj.vivid adj. adv.clearly adv.intelligibly adv.lucidly adv.perspicuously adv.serenely adv.yea adv. ausdr.of course expr. interj.yeah interj. -
10 отговарям
1. answer, reply (на to, с by), make/give an answer, make a reply (to)(когато чуя името си) respond (to)отговарям направо give a straight answerотговарям както трябва/правилно give the right answerотговарям на поздрава на return/acknowledge s.o.'s greetingотговарям дръзко answer/talk back, retortотговарям със същото reciprocate, retaliateотговарям само с "да" и "не" speak in monosyllablesотговарям с думи/дела answer in words/deedsотговарям на писмо answer a letter, reply to a letterотговарям писмено write backотговарям на запитвания answer inquiriesотговарям на сигнал reply to a signal, мор. acknowledge a signalотговарям на огъня на неприятеля answer the enemy's fire, ( за батарея) fire in returnотговарям на обвинение face a charge, юр. rejoinотговарям на чувствата на return s.o.'s love/affection, respond to/repay s.o.'s affection, reciprocate s.o.'s feelings/affectionотговарям на зло с добро repay good for evilотговарям на любезност с любезност return a kindnessотговарям на сила със сила meet force with forceотговарям на насилие с насилие counter violence with violenceотговарям на удар с удар return blow for blow, strike back(гарантирам) vouch for; be in charge (of)ти ще отговаряш you'll answer for it. you'll be responsible ( пред before)отговарям с главата си answer (for s.th.) with o.'s lifeотговарям за последствията take the consequences, answer for the consequences3. (съответствувам, подхождам) fit, suit, correspond (to), square (with), be in line/keeping (with), measure up (to), conform (with, to)(на цвят) matchотговарям напълно на correspond exactly toотговарям на условие satisfy a conditionотговарям на всички условия fulfil all conditionsотговарям на известно предназначение serve a purposeотговарям на целта answer the purposeотговарям на определена нужда answer a specific needотговарям на изисквания suit requirements, qualifyотговарям на изискванията на be up to the requirements ofотговарям на всички изисквания разг. fill the billотговарям на действителността correspond to reality/realitiesотговарям на фактите fit the factsотговарям на очакванията на come up to s.o's expectationsотговарям на желанията на answer s.o.'s wishesотговарям на вкуся на be suited to s.o/s tasteкойто отговаря ва всички най-модерни условия up-to-dateделата не отговарят на думите му his acts belie his words, his acts do not square with his words* * *отгова̀рям,гл.1. answer, reply (на to, с by), make/give an answer, make a reply (to); ( когато чуя името си) respond (to); не \отговарям направо give a roundabout answer; не \отговарям нищо make no reply; \отговарям вместо/\отговарям от името на reply for; \отговарям дръзко answer/talk back, retort; \отговарям на зло с добро repay good for evil; \отговарям на любезност с любезност return a kindness; \отговарям на обвинение face a charge, юр. rejoin; \отговарям на огън return (the) fire, shoot/fire back; (за батарея) fire in return; \отговарям на поздрава на return/acknowledge s.o.’s greeting; \отговарям на сигнал reply to a signal, мор. acknowledge a signal; \отговарям на сила със сила meet/counter force with force; \отговарям на удар с удар return blow for blow, strike back; \отговарям на чувствата на return s.o.’s love/affection, respond to/repay s.o.’s affection, reciprocate s.o.’s feelings/affection; \отговарям писмено write back; \отговарям с думи/дела answer in words/deeds; \отговарям с обвинение recriminate (against); \отговарям само с “да” и “не” speak in monosyllables; \отговарям със същото reciprocate, retaliate;2. ( отговорен съм) be responsible (за for), be answerable (for), answer (for), be in charge (of); ( гарантирам) vouch for; не \отговарям don’t hold me responsible, don’t say I didn’t warn you; \отговарям за последствията take the consequences, answer for the consequences; \отговарям с главата си answer (for s.th.) with o.’s life;3. ( съответствам, подхождам) fit, suit, correspond (to), square (with), be in line/keeping (with), measure up (to), conform (with, to); (на цвят) match; делата не отговарят на думите му his acts belie his words, his acts do not square with his words; който отговаря на всички най- модерни условия up-to-date; \отговарям на вкуса на be suited to s.o.’s taste; \отговарям на всички условия fit/fill the bill; \отговарям на желанията на answer s.o.’s wishes; \отговарям на известно предназначение serve a purpose; \отговарям на изисквания suit requirements, qualify; \отговарям на изискванията на be up to the requirements of; \отговарям на определена нужда answer a specific need; \отговарям на очакванията на come up to s.o.’s expectations; \отговарям на условие satisfy/fulfil a condition; \отговарям на фактите fit the facts; \отговарям на целта answer the purpose.* * *answer (и нося отговорност); measure up (съответствам); correspond (съответствам); fit{fit}; meet: He отговарямs my requirements. - Той отговаря на изискванията ми.; reciprocal* * *1. (гарантирам) vouch for;be in charge (of) 2. (когато чуя името си) respond (to) 3. (на цвят) match 4. (отговорен съм) be responsible (за for), be answerable (for), answer (for) 5. (съответствувам, подхождам) fit, suit, correspond (to), square (with), be in line/keeping (with), measure up (to), conform (with, to) 6. answer, reply (на to, с by), make/give an answer, make a reply (to) 7. ОТГОВАРЯМ вместо/ОТГОВАРЯМ от името на reply for 8. ОТГОВАРЯМ дръзко answer/ talk back, retort 9. ОТГОВАРЯМ за последствията take the consequences, answer for the consequences 10. ОТГОВАРЯМ както трябва/правилно give the right answer 11. ОТГОВАРЯМ на вкуся на be suited to s.o/s taste 12. ОТГОВАРЯМ на всички изисквания разг. fill the bill 13. ОТГОВАРЯМ на всички условия fulfil all conditions 14. ОТГОВАРЯМ на действителността correspond to reality/realities 15. ОТГОВАРЯМ на желанията на answer s.o.'s wishes 16. ОТГОВАРЯМ на запитвания answer inquiries 17. ОТГОВАРЯМ на зло с добро repay good for evil 18. ОТГОВАРЯМ на известно предназначение serve a purpose 19. ОТГОВАРЯМ на изисквания suit requirements, qualify 20. ОТГОВАРЯМ на изискванията на be up to the requirements of 21. ОТГОВАРЯМ на любезност с любезност return a kindness 22. ОТГОВАРЯМ на насилие с насилие counter violence with violence 23. ОТГОВАРЯМ на обвинение face a charge, юр. rejoin 24. ОТГОВАРЯМ на огън return (the) fire, shoot/fire back 25. ОТГОВАРЯМ на огъня на неприятеля answer the enemy's fire, (за батарея) fire in return 26. ОТГОВАРЯМ на определена нужда answer a specific need 27. ОТГОВАРЯМ на очакванията на come up to s.o's expectations 28. ОТГОВАРЯМ на писмо answer a letter, reply to a letter 29. ОТГОВАРЯМ на поздрава на return/ acknowledge s. o.'s greeting 30. ОТГОВАРЯМ на сигнал reply to a signal, мор. acknowledge a signal 31. ОТГОВАРЯМ на сила със сила meet force with force 32. ОТГОВАРЯМ на удар с удар return blow for blow, strike back 33. ОТГОВАРЯМ на условие satisfy a condition 34. ОТГОВАРЯМ на фактите fit the facts 35. ОТГОВАРЯМ на целта answer the purpose 36. ОТГОВАРЯМ на чувствата на return s.o.'s love/affection, respond to/ repay s.o.'s affection, reciprocate s. o.'s feelings/affection 37. ОТГОВАРЯМ направо give a straight answer 38. ОТГОВАРЯМ напълно на correspond exactly to 39. ОТГОВАРЯМ писмено write back 40. ОТГОВАРЯМ с главата си answer (for s. th.) with o.'s life 41. ОТГОВАРЯМ с думи/дела answer in words/deeds 42. ОТГОВАРЯМ с обвинение recriminate (against) 43. ОТГОВАРЯМ само с "да" и „не" speak in monosyllables 44. ОТГОВАРЯМ със същото reciprocate, retaliate 45. делата не отговарят на думите му his acts belie his words, his acts do not square with his words 46. който отговаря ва всички най-модерни условия up-to-date 47. не ОТГОВАРЯМ don't hold me responsible, don't say I didn't warn you 48. не ОТГОВАРЯМ на belie 49. не ОТГОВАРЯМ направо give a roundabout answer 50. не ОТГОВАРЯМ нищо make no reply 51. ти ще отговаряш you'll answer for it. you'll be responsible (пред before) -
11 Klar
I Adj.1. clear (auch Himmel, Stimme, Suppe etc.); Schnaps: colo(u)rless, white; klarer Blick open, honest look2. (deutlich) clear; (offenkundig) auch plain; bei klarem Bewusstsein sein be fully conscious; klarer Augenblick lucid moment; er hat einen klaren Blick he is clear-sighted; (denkt nüchtern) he knows what he’s doing; einen klaren Kopf behalten keep a clear head; (nicht in Panik geraten) keep one’s wits about one; sie ist ein klarer Kopf umg. she’s got her head screwed on; ( nicht mehr) klar im Kopf sein be (no longer) thinking clearly3. Entscheidung, Ziel etc.: clear(-cut), definite; (geordnet) clear, straight; klare Verhältnisse schaffen get things straight; zwischen ihnen ist alles klar they’ve settled everything5. Wendungen: es ist klar, dass... it’s clear ( oder obvious) that...; es ist mir klar, dass..., ich bin mir darüber klar, dass... it’s clear to me that..., I realize that...; es ist mir nur zu klar, dass... it’s only too clear (to me) that..., I’m only too well aware that...; ich bin mir noch nicht klar ( darüber), was ich tun soll I’m not quite sure what to do; sich (Dat) über etw. klar werden come to realize s.th.; dir sollte endlich klar werden, dass... you should have realized by now that...; ist das klar? is that clear?; bes. drohend: have you got that?; alles klar? umg. got it?; (alles in Ordnung?) everything OK?; jetzt ist mir alles klar! now I understand!; sich (Dat) über etw. im Klaren sein realize s.th., be aware of s.th.; alles klar! umg., Gesprächsfloskel: okay!; Klärchen, Kloßbrühe6. NAUT., FLUG. clear, ready; klar zum Gefecht ready for action; als Kommando: clear the decks (for action)II Adv.1. clearly; jetzt sehe ich endlich klar at last it’s clear to me, at last I understand; ein klar denkender Mensch a clear-headed person; klar und deutlich quite clearly; klar zutage treten be obvious; er brachte es klar zum Ausdruck, dass... he made it quite clear that...; die Mannschaft hat klar gewonnen Sport the team had a clear win2. umg. (natürlich) (na) klar! of course, oh yes; klar kenne ich die! of course I know her!* * *sure (Adv.);(offensichtlich) plain (Adj.);* * *[klaːɐ]nt -(e)s, -(e)Aus = Eiweiß) (egg) white, white of an egg* * *1) (like glass: a glassy sea.) glassy2) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) clear3) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) clear4) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) plain5) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) plain* * *[kla:ɐ̯]I. adj1. (ungetrübt) cleareine \klare Flüssigkeit a clear [or colourless [or AM -orless]] liquidein \klarer Schnaps a [colourless [or white]] schnap[p]s, a colourless spiriteine \klare Nacht a clear night; s.a. Brühe2. (deutlich zu sehen) clear\klare Konturen clear contours3. (unmissverständlich) cleareine \klare Antwort a straight answereine \klare Frage a direct question4. (eindeutig) clearein \klares Ergebnis a clear-cut resultein \klarer Nachteil/Vorteil a clear [or decided] advantage/disadvantage\klare Prognose unambiguous prediction5. (deutlich vernehmbar) clearein \klarer Empfang clear reception6. (bewusst)▪ jdm \klar sein/werden to be/become clear to sb▪ jdm \klar sein to be clear to sb▪ [jdm] \klar werden to become clear [to sb]alles \klar? (fam) is everything clear?7. (selbstverständlich) of coursena \klar! (fam) of course!aber \klar doch! of course [you/they etc. can]!8. (bereit) ready\klar zur Landung ready [or cleared] for landing\klar Schiff machen (fig a.) to clear the decksII. adv1. (deutlich) clearly\klar hervortreten/zu Tage treten to become clear\klar im Nachteil/Vorteil sein to be at a clear disadvantage/advantagejdm etw \klar sagen/zu verstehen geben to have a clear picture [of sth], to make sth clear to sb\klar und deutlich clearly and unambiguously2. (eindeutig) soundlyjdn \klar besiegen to defeat sb soundly, to enjoy a clear victory over sbetw \klar beurteilen [können] to [be able to] make a sound judgement of sthetw \klar erkennen to see sth clearly3. (ungetrübt) clearly\klar denkend clear-thinking\klar sehen to see clearly* * *1.1) clearbei klarer Sicht — when it's clear; on a clear day
klar [im Kopf] sein — have a clear head; be able to think clearly or straight
er ist nicht ganz klar im Kopf — (salopp) he's not quite right in the head (sl.)
klare Verhältnisse schaffen — set things straight
[ist] alles klar? — [is] everything clear?
na klar! — (ugs.)
aber klar! — (ugs.) of course!
ist dir klar, dass...? — are you aware that...?
sich (Dat.) über etwas (Akk.) klar werden — realize or grasp something
3) nicht attr. (fertig) ready2.adverbial clearly* * ** * *1.1) clearbei klarer Sicht — when it's clear; on a clear day
klar [im Kopf] sein — have a clear head; be able to think clearly or straight
er ist nicht ganz klar im Kopf — (salopp) he's not quite right in the head (sl.)
[ist] alles klar? — [is] everything clear?
na klar! — (ugs.)
aber klar! — (ugs.) of course!
ist dir klar, dass...? — are you aware that...?
sich (Dat.) über etwas (Akk.) im Klaren sein — realize or be aware of something
sich (Dat.) über etwas (Akk.) klar werden — realize or grasp something
3) nicht attr. (fertig) ready2.adverbial clearly* * *adj.articulative adj.bold adj.bright adj.clear adj.clear cut (unambiguous) adj.evident adj.lucid adj.obvious adj.perspicacious adj.perspicuous adj.unobscured adj.vivid adj. adv.clearly adv.intelligibly adv.lucidly adv.perspicuously adv.serenely adv.yea adv. ausdr.of course expr. interj.yeah interj. -
12 responder
v.1 to answer.Ella le responde a Ricardo She answers Richard.2 to answer back.3 to respond.Ellos responden pronto They respond soon.4 to hit back, to fight back.El chico responde The boy hits back.* * *1 (contestar) to answer1 (contestar) to answer, reply2 (replicar) to answer back3 (corresponder) to answer, respond to4 (tener el efecto deseado) to respond5 (rendir) to go well, do well6 (ser responsable) to answer (de, for), accept responsibility (de, for)7 (garantizar) to guarantee, vouch (de, for)\responder a un tratamiento to respond to a course of treatmentresponder a una descripción to answer a description, fit a descriptionresponder a una necesidad to answer a need, meet a needresponder de alguien to be responsible for somebodyresponder por alguien to vouch for somebody, act as a guarantor for somebody* * *verbto answer, reply, respond* * *1. VI1) (=contestar) [a pregunta, llamada] to answer; [en diálogo, carta] to replyla mayor parte de los encuestados respondió afirmativamente — the majority of people surveyed said yes o frm answered positively
aunque llamen al timbre varias veces no respondas — even if they ring the bell a number of times don't answer
responder a — [+ pregunta] to answer; [+ carta] to reply to, answer; [+ críticas, peticiones] to respond to, answer
la primera ministra eludió responder a las acusaciones de la oposición — the prime minister avoided answering the opposition's accusations
responder al nombre de — [persona] to go by the name of; [animal] to answer to the name of
el detenido, cuyo nombre responde a las iniciales A. M.,... — the person under arrest, whose initials are A.M.,...
2) (=replicar) to answer back3) (=reaccionar) to respondnunca se imaginó que la gente fuera a responder tan bien — he never imagined that people would respond so well
si las abonas bien verás qué bien responden — if you feed them well you'll see how well they respond
responder a, no respondió al tratamiento — he did not respond to the treatment
el pueblo respondió a su llamada — the population answered his call o más frm responded to his call
4) (=rendir) [negocio] to do well; [máquina] to perform well; [empleado] to produce resultsdebes preparar un equipo de profesionales que responda — you must train a team of professionals that can produce results o come up with the goods *
5) (=satisfacer)responder a — [+ exigencias, necesidades] to meet; [+ expectativas] to come up to
este tipo de productos no responde ya a las exigencias del mercado — this type of product no longer meets market demands
el equipo italiano no ha respondido a las expectativas — the Italian team has not come up to expectations
la construcción de esta nueva carretera responde a una necesidad social — this new road has been built in response to public need
6) (=corresponder)responder a — [+ idea, imagen, información] to correspond to; [+ descripción] to answer, fit
una imagen de fragilidad que no responde a la realidad — an image of fragility that does not correspond to reality
uno de los detenidos responde a la descripción del sospechoso — one of those arrested answers o fits the description of the suspect
7) (=responsabilizarse)yo ya te avisé, así que no respondo — I warned you before, I'm not responsible
responder de — [+ acto, consecuencia] to answer for; [+ seguridad, deuda] to be responsible for; [+ honestidad] to vouch for
tendrá que responder de su gestión económica ante un tribunal — he will have to answer for his financial management in a court of law
la empresa no responde de la seguridad del edificio — the company is not responsible for the security of the building
8)9) [material] to be workable, be easily worked2.VT (=contestar) [+ pregunta, llamada] to answerresponde algo, aunque sea al azar — give an answer o say something, even if it's a guess
- no quiero -respondió — "I don't want to," he replied
me respondió que no sabía — she told me that she didn't know, she replied that she didn't know
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)
responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)
b) ( replicar) to answer back2) ( reaccionar) to respondresponder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something
no respondía a los mandos — it was not responding to o obeying the controls
3)a) ( corresponder)responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety
b) ( estar motivado por algo)responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her
4) ( responsabilizarse)2.responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody
responder vta) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)b) < pregunta> to answerc) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)* * *= answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.Ex. The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.Ex. This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.Ex. The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex. She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.Ex. A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.Ex. The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.Ex. This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex. And he rejoined: "Do as you please".----* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.* que se puede responder = answerable.* responder (a) = respond (to).* responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.* responder a una invitación = RSVP.* responder a una necesidad = address + need.* responder a una pregunta = field + question.* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.* responder a un comentario = field + comment.* responder de = vouch (for).* responder de Algo = be held to account.* responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.* responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* responder positivamente = respond + favourably.* responder preguntas = take + questions.* responder rápidamente = shoot back.* responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.* responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.* respondiendo a = be responsive to.* sin responder = unanswered.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)
responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)
b) ( replicar) to answer back2) ( reaccionar) to respondresponder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something
no respondía a los mandos — it was not responding to o obeying the controls
3)a) ( corresponder)responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety
b) ( estar motivado por algo)responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her
4) ( responsabilizarse)2.responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody
responder vta) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)b) < pregunta> to answerc) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)* * *= answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.Ex: The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.
Ex: This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.Ex: The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex: She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.Ex: A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.Ex: The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.Ex: This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please".* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.* que se puede responder = answerable.* responder (a) = respond (to).* responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.* responder a una invitación = RSVP.* responder a una necesidad = address + need.* responder a una pregunta = field + question.* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.* responder a un comentario = field + comment.* responder de = vouch (for).* responder de Algo = be held to account.* responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.* responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* responder positivamente = respond + favourably.* responder preguntas = take + questions.* responder rápidamente = shoot back.* responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.* responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.* respondiendo a = be responsive to.* sin responder = unanswered.* * *responder [E1 ]viA1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)respondió con una evasiva he gave an evasive replyrespondió afirmativamente/negativamente she said yes/no, she gave a positive/negative reply, she responded in the affirmative/negative ( frml)responder A algo to reply TO sth, to answer sth, to respond TO sth ( frml)no respondieron a mis cartas they didn't reply to o respond to o answer my lettersla hembra responde a este reclamo the female responds to o answers this call2 (replicar) to answer backB (reaccionar) to respondmis amigos no respondieron como había esperado my friends didn't respond as I had hopedel motor no respondió the engine didn't respondresponder A algo ‹a una amenaza/un estímulo/un ruego› to respond TO sthno respondió al tratamiento she didn't respond to the treatmentrespondió a estos insultos con una sonrisa he responded to o answered these insults with a smileno respondía a los mandos it was not responding to o obeying the controlsel perro responde al nombre de Kurt the dog answers to the name of KurtC1 (corresponder) responder A algo:responde al estereotipo del estudiante radical he corresponds to o matches the stereotype of the radical studentno responden a la descripción they do not fit o answer the descriptionlas cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation o do not correspond to realityresponde a las actuales exigencias de confort y seguridad it meets present-day demands for comfort and safety(estar motivado por algo): responde a la necesidad de controlar esta escalada it is a response o an answer to the need to control this escalationsu viaje respondía al deseo de conocerlos personalmente her trip was motivated by the desire to get to know them personallyD(responsabilizarse): si ocurre algo yo no respondo I will not be held responsible o I refuse to accept responsibility if anything happenstendrán que responder ante la justicia they will have to answer for their acts in a court of lawresponder DE algo:yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integritysu tío respondió de las deudas her uncle took responsibility for her debtsno respondo de lo que haya hecho mi hijo I will not answer for o be answerable for o be held responsible for what my son may have doneresponder DE QUE + SUBJ:yo respondo de que se presente en comisaría I will take responsibility for ensuring that he reports to the policeresponder POR algn to vouch FOR sb■ respondervt1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)respondió que no le interesaba he replied that he was not interested2 ‹pregunta› to answer3 ‹llamada/carta› to answer, reply to, respond to ( frml)* * *
responder ( conjugate responder) verbo intransitivo
1
2 ( reaccionar) to respond;
responder A algo ‹a amenaza/estímulo› to respond to sth
3 ( corresponder):
las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation
4 ( responsabilizarse):◊ si ocurre algo, yo no respondo if anything happens I will not be held responsible;
responder ante la justicia to answer for one's acts in a court of law;
yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity;
no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did;
responder POR algn to vouch for sb
verbo transitivo
responder
I verbo transitivo to answer, reply
II verbo intransitivo
1 (a una acción, pregunta, etc) to answer, reply: respondió con evasivas, he didn't give a straight answer, nunca responde a mis cartas, she never answers my letters
2 (a un tratamiento, estímulo, etc) to respond
3 (de un error o falta) to pay for: el asesino debe responder de sus crímenes, the murderer must pay for his crimes
4 (por una persona) to vouch for: yo respondo de su inocencia, I will vouch for his innocence
5 (de un acto, de una cosa) to be responsible for, to answer for: yo no puedo responder de sus actos, I can't take responsibility for his actions
6 (un negocio) to go well
7 (una cosa a otra) to correspond: los resultados no respondieron a las expectativas, the results didn't fulfil the expectations
' responder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cable
- enredarse
- enrollarse
- vacilar
- concluyente
English:
account for
- answer
- answer back
- answer for
- definitive
- give
- guideline
- handle
- parting
- reply
- respond
- retaliate
- shoot back
- vouch
- acknowledge
- attempt
- counter
- fit
- pattern
- perform
* * *♦ vt[contestar] to answer; [con insolencia] to answer back;respondió que sí/que no she said yes/no;respondió que lo pensaría she said that she'd think about it♦ vino responde nadie [al llamar] there's no answer;responde al nombre de Toby he answers to the name of Toby2. [replicar] to answer back;¡no respondas a tu madre! don't answer your mother back!3. [reaccionar] to respond (a to);el paciente no responde al tratamiento the patient isn't responding to the treatment;la nueva máquina responde bien the new machine is performing well;los mandos no (me) responden the controls aren't responding;el delantero no respondió a las provocaciones de su marcador the forward didn't react to his marker's attempts to provoke him4. [responsabilizarse]si te pasa algo yo no respondo I can't be held responsible if anything happens to you;responder de algo/por alguien to answer for sth/for sb;yo respondo de su inocencia/por él I can vouch for his innocence/for him;responderá de sus actos ante el parlamento she will answer for her actions before Parliament;¡no respondo de mis actos! I can't be responsible for what I might do!;yo no respondo de lo que pueda pasar si se autoriza la manifestación I won't be held responsible for what might happen if the demonstration is authorized5. [corresponder]las medidas responden a la crisis the measures are in keeping with the nature of the crisis;un producto que responde a las necesidades del consumidor medio a product which meets the needs of the average consumer;no ha respondido a nuestras expectativas it hasn't lived up to our expectationslas largas listas de espera responden a la falta de medios the long waiting lists reflect the lack of resources* * *I v/t answerII v/i1:responder al nombre de … answer to the name of …2:responder de take responsibility for3:responder por alguien vouch for s.o.* * *responder vt: to answerresponder vi1) : to answer, to reply, to respond2)responder a : to respond toresponder al tratamiento: to respond to treatment3)responder de : to answer for, to vouch for (something)4)responder por : to vouch for (someone)* * *responder vb1. (pregunta, teléfono, etc) to answer3. (reaccionar) to respond -
13 rechtuit
1 [in een rechte lijn verder] straight on/ahead♦voorbeelden:2 rechtuit antwoorden • answer frankly, give a straight answer -
14 прямой ответ
1) General subject: direct answer2) Advertising: plain answer3) Business: direct response4) Makarov: blunt answer, direct reply, straight answer, straightforward answer -
15 net
net, nette [nεt]1. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = propre) [surface, ongles, mains] clean ; [intérieur, travail, copie] neatb. (opposé à "brut") [bénéfice, prix, poids] netc. ( = clair) clear ; [refus] flat before n ; [situation, position] clear-cut ; [ligne, contour, image] sharp ; [cassure, coupure] cleand. ( = marqué) marked2. adverba. ( = brusquement) [s'arrêter] deadb. ( = franchement) [refuser] flatlyc. (Business) net• il gagne 40 000 € net he earns 40,000 euros net* * *
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nette nɛt adjectif1) Économie, Finance ( après déductions) netprix/salaire net — net price/salary
2) [changement, augmentation] marked; [baisse] sharp; [tendance, odeur] distinct3) [personne, victoire, souvenir] clear; [situation] clear-cut; [écriture] neat; [cassure] clean4) ( propre) lit [maison, vêtement] neat; [mains] clean; fig [personne] clean; [conscience] clear5) (colloq) ( lucide)pas (très) net — not quite with it (colloq)
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adverbe [s'arrêter] dead; [tuer] outright; [refuser] flatly; [dire] straight out
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nom masculin2) ( propre)* * *nɛt nmINTERNET* * *A adj1 Compta, Écon, Fin ( après déductions) net; prix/salaire net net price/salary; augmentation/perte nette net increase/loss; net d'impôt net of tax; créations nettes d'emplois net job creation; immigration nette net immigration;2 ( notable) [changement, augmentation, recul] marked; [baisse] sharp; [tendance, odeur] distinct; ralentissement encore plus net even more marked slowdown;3 ( clair) [personne, victoire, réponse, relation] clear; [situation] clear-cut; il a été très net à ce sujet he was very clear on this subject; il y a un net rapport entre les phénomènes there's a clear relationship between the phenomena; en avoir le cœur net to be clear in one's mind about it;4 ( distinct) [souvenir, voix, forme] clear; [écriture] neat; [cassure, coupure] clean; avoir la nette impression que to have the distinct impression that;7 ○( lucide) pas (très) net not quite with it○.B adv [s'arrêter] dead; [tuer] outright; [refuser] flatly; [dire] straight out; refuser tout net to refuse point blank; la corde a cassé net the rope snapped; la clé s'est cassée net the key snapped in two.C nm1 Compta, Écon, Fin ( revenu) net income; ( bénéfices) net earnings (pl); augmentation de 2% en net net 2% increase;3 ( clair) mettre les choses au net to set matters straight.2. [pur - peau, vin] clear3. [bien défini] clearelle a une diction nette she speaks ou articulates clearlyj'ai la nette impression que... I have the distinct ou clear impression that...il veut t'épouser, c'est net! he wants to marry you, that's obvious!net de tout droit exempt ou free from duty6. (familier & locution)pas net [équivoque]: cette histoire n'est pas nette there's something fishy ou not kosher about this businessa. [suspect] there's something shifty ou shady about that guyb. [fou] that guy's a bit funny ou weirdnet adjectif invariablenet adverbe1. [brutalement]couper ou casser net avec quelqu'un to break with somebody completelyje gagne 200 euros net par semaine ou 200 euros par semaine net I take home ou my take-home pay is 200 euros a weekau net locution adverbiale -
16 direct
♦voorbeelden:een direct antwoord • a direct/straight answerzijn directe chef • his immediate superiorde directe omgeving • the immediate vicinityde directe oorzaak • the immediate causedirecte uitzending • live broadcastiemand een directe vraag stellen • ask someone outrightdirect al, al direct • right from the beginning〈 boksen〉 een linkse/rechtse directe • a straight left/rightdirect leverbaar • immediately availablekom direct • come at once/straight awayII 〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
17 travers
travers [tʀavεʀ]masculine nouna. ( = défaut) failing• tomber dans le travers qui consiste à faire... to make the mistake of doing...c. (locutions)• la palissade est délabrée: on voit au travers/le vent passe au travers the fence is falling down and you can see through/the wind comes through• tout le monde a eu la grippe mais je suis passé au travers everyone had flu but I managed to avoid it► de travers ( = pas droit) crooked• aller or marcher de travers to be going wrong• avoir la bouche/le nez de travers to have a crooked mouth/nose• marcher de travers [ivrogne] to stagger along• couper/scier en travers to cut/saw across• le véhicule dérapa et se mit en travers (de la route) the vehicle skidded and stopped across the road* * *tʀavɛʀ
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nom masculin invariable1) ( petit défaut) foible, quirk; ( erreur) mistake3) Culinaire
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à travers locution1) ( ponctuel) [voir, regarder] throughpasser à travers les mailles du filet — lit, fig to slip through the net
2) ( dans l'espace) [voyager, marcher] acrosspasser or aller or couper à travers champs — to cut across the fields
3) ( dans le temps) through4) ( par l'intermédiaire de) through
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au travers locution ( en traversant) throughpasser au travers de — fig to escape [contrôle, inspection]
il y a eu des licenciements, heureusement il est passé au travers — there have been redundancies, fortunately his job wasn't affected
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de travers locution adverbiale1) ( dans une mauvaise position) askewj'ai avalé de travers — lit it went down the wrong way
regarder quelqu'un de travers — fig to give somebody filthy looks, to glare at somebody
2) ( de façon inexacte) wrong, wrongly
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en travers locution acrossse mettre en travers de la route — [personnes] to stand in the middle of the road
se mettre en travers du chemin de quelqu'un — fig to get in somebody's way
rester en travers de la gorge de quelqu'un — (colloq) fig [attitude] to stick in somebody's throat; [propos] to be hard to swallow
* * *tʀavɛʀ nm1)Cette vitre est tellement sale qu'on ne voit rien à travers. — This window is so dirty you can't see anything through it.
Il y avait un arbre en travers de la route. — There was a tree lying across the road.
de travers — crooked, askew
être de travers — to be crooked, to be askew
Son chapeau était de travers. — His hat was crooked.
avaler de travers; J'ai avalé de travers. — Something went down the wrong way.
comprendre de travers — to get the wrong idea, to misunderstand
Elle comprend toujours tout de travers. — She always gets the wrong idea.
2) (= défaut) fault, failing* * *A nm inv1 ( petit défaut) foible, quirk; ( erreur) mistake; il n'a pas succombé à ce travers he didn't make that mistake; le film ne tombe jamais dans le travers de la sensiblerie the film never lapses into sentimentality;3 Culin travers de porc sparerib.B à travers loc1 ( ponctuel) [voir, regarder] through; il est passé à travers tous les contrôles he slipped through all the checks; passer à travers les mailles du filet lit, fig to slip through the net; la vitre est si sale qu'on ne voit pas à travers the window is so dirty that you can't see through it; sentir le froid à travers ses gants to feel the cold through one's gloves;2 ( dans l'espace) [voyager, marcher] across; voyager à travers l'Europe/le monde to travel across Europe/the world; passer or aller or couper à travers champs to cut across the fields; se promener à travers les prés to walk through the fields; la maladie affecte des milliers de gens à travers le monde the disease affects thousands of people across the world; le mouvement s'étend à travers le pays the movement is spreading through ou across the country;3 ( dans le temps) through; voyager à travers le temps to travel through time; des événements qui se répètent à travers l'histoire events which recur through ou throughout history;4 ( par l'intermédiaire de) through; je ne le connais qu'à travers ses écrits I only know him through his writing; c'est le racisme qu'ils combattent à travers lui they're fighting racism through him; à travers ces informations through this information.C au travers loc1 ( en traversant) through; passer au travers de fig to escape [contrôle, inspection]; il y a eu des licenciements, heureusement il est passé au travers there have been redundancies, fortunately his job wasn't affected;2 ( par l'intermédiaire de) in; au travers d'une série d'entretiens in a series of interviews.D de travers loc adv1 ( dans une mauvaise position) askew; il a mis son chapeau de travers he has put his hat on askew; ta veste est boutonnée de travers your jacket is buttoned up wrongly; il a le nez de travers he has a twisted nose; marcher de travers to walk sideways; se garer de travers to park badly; j'ai avalé de travers lit it went down the wrong way; regarder qn de travers fig to give sb filthy looks, to glare at sb;2 ( de façon inexacte) wrong, wrongly; tout va de travers aujourd'hui everything's going wrong today; quand elle est de mauvaise humeur, elle prend tout de travers when she's in a bad mood, she takes everything the wrong way; je fais tout de travers aujourd'hui I can't do anything right today; comprendre de travers to misunderstand.E en travers loc ( en position transversale) across; un bus était en travers de la route a bus was sideways, blocking the road; se mettre en travers de la route [personnes] to stand in the middle of the road; la voiture a dérapé et s'est mise en travers de la route the car skidded and ended up sideways, blocking the road; se mettre en travers du chemin de qn fig to get in sb's way; avoir un os en travers de la gorge to have a bone stuck in one's throat; rester en travers de la gorge à qn○ fig [attitude, arrogance] to stick in sb's throat; [propos, insultes] to be hard to swallow; ⇒ long.[travɛr] nom masculin1. [largeur] breadth2. [viande]3. NAUTIQUEpar le travers abeam, on the beamelle tombait dans les mêmes travers que ses prédécesseurs she displayed the same shortcomings as her predecessors————————à travers locution prépositionnelleà travers la fenêtre/le plancher/les barreaux through the window/the floor/the barsprendre ou passer à travers champs to go through the fields ou across countryils ont prêché à travers tout le pays they went preaching throughout the length and breadth of the country————————au travers de locution prépositionnelle1. [en franchissant] through2. [par l'intermédiaire de] through, by means ofson idée se comprend mieux au travers de cette comparaison his idea is easier to understand by means of this comparison————————de travers locution adjectivale————————de travers locution adverbialemarcher de travers [ivrogne] to stagger ou to totter along2. [mal]elle comprend tout de travers! she gets everything wrong!, she always gets the wrong end of the stick!————————en travers locution adverbiale————————en travers de locution prépositionnelle -
18 مستقيم
مُسْتَقِيم \ honest: true; not telling lies or deceiving; not stealing: Give me your honest opinion. Honest people do not travel by train without a ticket. moral: naturally right in behaviour (compared with immoral): a very moral man. straight: not bent or curved: a straight line. also straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted: Please give me a straight answer to my question. straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted. \ مُسْتَقِيم السَّطْح \ even: (of surfaces, edges, etc.) level; smooth: The table was unsteady because the floor was not even. -
19 also straightforward
مُسْتَقِيم \ honest: true; not telling lies or deceiving; not stealing: Give me your honest opinion. Honest people do not travel by train without a ticket. moral: naturally right in behaviour (compared with immoral): a very moral man. straight: not bent or curved: a straight line. also straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted: Please give me a straight answer to my question. straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted. -
20 honest
مُسْتَقِيم \ honest: true; not telling lies or deceiving; not stealing: Give me your honest opinion. Honest people do not travel by train without a ticket. moral: naturally right in behaviour (compared with immoral): a very moral man. straight: not bent or curved: a straight line. also straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted: Please give me a straight answer to my question. straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted.
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