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2 (a) strange affair
a (an) strange (funny, unpleasant) affair странный (смешной, неприятный) случай/странное (смешное, неприятное) дело -
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§ საქმე, ამბავი§ მიჯნურობა, რომანიlove-affair სამიჯნურო / სატრფიალო ურთიერთობა, რომანიput your affairs in order შენი საქმეები წესრიგში მოიყვანე! / მოაწესრიგე!don't poke your nose into other people's affairs სხვის საქმეებში ნუ ყოფ ცხვირსI wish to take / have part in the affair ამ საქმეში მონაწილეობის მიღება მსურს●●it's a shady affair ბნელი საქმეაhe always keeps his affairs shipshade საქმეები ყოველთვის მოწესრიგებული აქვსinternal trade / affairs საშინაო ვაჭრობა / ბაზარი // სახელმწიფოს საშინაო საქმეებიdon't stick your nose into other people's affairs სხვის საქმეებში ცხვირს ნუ ჩაყოფ!Ministry of Foreign Affairs / of Defense / of Trade / of Health / of Agriculture შინაგან საქმეთა / თავდაცვის / ვაჭრობის / ჯანდაცვის /სოფლის მეურნეობის სამინისტროMinister of Foreign Affairs / of Defense საგარეო საქმეთა / თავდაცვის მინისტრიhe has a hand in this affair ამ საქმეში გარეულია / მონაწილეობა მიიღოall his affairs were transacted by his lawyer ყველა მისი საქმე მის ვექილს ჰქონდა მინდობილიa discreditable affair სამარცხვინო ამბავი / საქმეdomestic affairs შინაგანი საქმეები // შინაური ამბებიthat`s not my affair! ეს ჩემი საქმე არაა!that`s a strange affair უცნაური ამბავიაit is an affair of three days ეს სამი დღის საქმეა / ამბავიაdomestic/ current affairs საოჯახო / მიმდინარე საქმეებიthat`s an old affair ეს ძველი ამბავიაlove affair მიჯნურობა, ტრფობა, რომანიwhile the manager was ill the assistant manager administered all the affairs სანამ მმართველი ავად იყო, საქმეს მისი მოადგილე უძღვებოდა -
4 affair
[ə΄feə] n գործ. purely personalaffair խիստ անձնական գործ. state of affair գործերի վիճակ. strange affair տարօրինակ գործ. That ‘s not my affair Դա իմ գործը չէ. a big affair մեծ բան/իրա դարձություն. current affairs ընթացիկ գործեր. home affairs ներքին գործեր/ի նախարարություն. foreign/external affairs արտաքին գործեր/ի նախարարություն. business affairs առևտրական գործեր. put one’s affairs in order գործերը կարգի բերել. interfere in the internal affairs of the country երկրի ներքին գործերին միջամտել. an affair of honour մենամարտ, պատվի գործ Mind your own affairs Զբաղվիր քո գործերով. It is a poor affair Դրանից բան դուրս չի գա. love affair սիրային գործ/պատմություն/կապ. He’s having an affair with Maria Նա սիրային կապի մեջ է Մարիայի հետ -
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[ə'feə]n1) случай, дело, событиеIt is not my affair. — Это не мое дело. /Это меня не касается.
The ball was a great affair for all of us. — Для всех нас бал был большим событием.
2) (обыкновенно pl) дела, событияMind your own affairs! — Не суй свой нос не в свои дела! /Занимайся своими делами.
- home affairsIt is none of your affairs. — Это не твое дело.
- personal affairs
- internal affairs of the country
- state of affairs
- put one's affairs in order
- arrange one's affairs
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1. работа, дело, въпрос
public AFFAIRs обществени дела/въпроси
man of AFFAIRs делови човек
AFFAIR of honour дуел
foreign/home AFFAIRs пол. външни/вътрешни работи
2. история, афера, (обществен) скандал
love AFFAIR любовна история, любов
3. разг. нещо, работа
the house was a 2-story AFFAIR къщата беше двуетажна* * *{ъ'fЁъ} n 1. работа; дело; въпрос; public affairs обществени дела/в* * *афера; дело; история;* * *1. affair of honour дуел 2. foreign/home affairs пол. външни/вътрешни работи 3. love affair любовна история, любов 4. man of affairs делови човек 5. public affairs обществени дела/въпроси 6. the house was a 2-story affair къщата беше двуетажна 7. история, афера, (обществен) скандал 8. работа, дело, въпрос 9. разг. нещо, работа* * *affair[ə´fɛə] n 1. работа; дело; въпрос; mind your own \affairs разг. не се бъркай (меси), гледай си работата; to settle o.'s \affairs оправям (уреждам) си работите; особ. правя завещание; public \affair обществени дела (въпроси); \affairs of state държавни работи (дела); a man of \affairs делови човек; \affair of honour дуел; 2. история, афера; love \affair любовна история (интрига), любов; 3. разг. нещо, работа; the reception was a wonderful \affair приемът беше нещо великолепно; the car was a strange, old-fashioned \affair това беше една чудновата старомодна кола; put-up \affair измислена (съчинена, скалъпена) работа; pretty state of \affairs ам. разг. "хубава работа, няма що!", "каква я свършихме!". -
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أَمْر \ affair: often plural, business: Family affairs kept him at home. business: matter; event: That murder was a shocking business. command: an order: His commands were always obeyed. matter: an affair; a question: a business matter; a social matter; a matter of opinion. order: a command (spoken or written): Officers give orders to their men. thing: a matter; an affair: He told me some strange things. -
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13 het is een rare historie
het is een rare historieit is a strange affair/businessVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het is een rare historie
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14 Phantom Lady
1944 – США (87 мин)Произв. U (Джоан Хэррисон)Реж. РОБЕРТ СИОДМАКСцен. Бернард Катнер Шёнфельд по одноименному роману Уильяма Айриша (= Корнелл Вулрич)Опер. Элвуд БределлМуз. Ганс Й. ЗальтерВ ролях Фрэншо Тоун (Джек Марлоу), Элла Рейнз (Кэрол Ричмен по прозвищу Канзас), Алан Кёртис (Скотт Хендерсон), Аурора Миранда (Эстелла Монтино), Томас Гомес (инспектор Бёрджесс), Элайша Кук-мл. (Клефф Милбёрн), Эндрю Тумз-мл. (бармен), Фей Хелм (Энн Терри).Нью-Йорк, август 1943 г. Чудовищная жара. Однажды вечером одинокий инженер Скотт Хендерсон встречает в баре незнакомку и приглашает ее в мюзик-холл. Она соглашается при условии, что не назовет ему своего имени. Ударник из оркестра подмигивает Хендерсону. Певица из Южной Америки с раздражением отмечает во время выступления, что на незнакомке та же шляпка, что и на ней. Вернувшись домой, Хендерсон застает у себя толпу полицейских: его жена, с которой он давно не ладил, задушена его галстуком. Он – 1-й подозреваемый. Инспектор Бёрджесс помогает Хендерсону в поисках незнакомки, с которой он был в тот вечер. Ни бармен, ни ударник, ни певица не могут ее вспомнить.Хендерсона судят и приговаривают к смерти. В тюрьме он даже не противится судьбе. Его лучший друг Джек Марлоу за границей, и у Хендерсона нет больше сил на борьбу. Секретарша Хендерсона Кэрол, тайно и давно влюбленная в своего начальника, ведет собственное расследование. Она убеждена, что молчание бармена куплено деньгами, и поэтому целыми вечерами молча и неподвижно торчит у его стойки. Однажды вечером она долго идет за ним – до дверей его дома. Она решается с ним заговорить, но тут бармен перебегает дорогу и попадает под машину.К расследованию Кэрол подключается инспектор Бёрджесс: он также убежден в невиновности Хендерсона. Одевшись вызывающе вульгарно, Кэрол напрашивается в компанию к ударнику, идет с ним на «джем-сейшн», затем – к нему домой, надеясь вытянуть из него признание. Ударник говорит, что получил за молчание 500 долларов. Он замечает, что попал в ловушку, и Кэрол спасается бегством. Через несколько мгновений ударника убивает человек, купивший его молчание, – Джек Марлоу, лучший друг Хендерсона, вернувшийся из Бразилии.Последнюю часть расследования Кэрол, не зная того, проводит вместе с убийцей – Марлоу, скульптором, параноиком и мегаломаном. Кэрол находит мастерицу, разработавшую необычный фасон для шляпки певицы. Та признается, что сделала еще одну копию для некой Энн Терри – той самой женщины, с которой провел вечер Хендерсон: сейчас она в больнице, лечится от депрессии после смерти жениха. Она одалживает Кэрол шляпку, драгоценную улику. Марлоу, признавшись Кэрол в преступлении (он любил жену Хендерсона, но был для нее игрушкой), готовится ее задушить, но тут неожиданно появляется Бёрджесс, и Марлоу выбрасывается в окно. Освобожденный Хендерсон приглашает секретаршу составить ему компанию на вечер и на всю жизнь.► 11-й нуар, снятый Сиодмаком для студии «Universal», и 1-й его крупный американский шедевр (по мотивам прекрасного романа Уильяма Айриша). В этом мастерском дебюте Сиодмак делает акцент на сновидческую составляющую жанра. Детективное расследование раскрывает для нас виновного в самой середине интриги, но это (подобно более позднему Головокружению, Vertigo) лишь усиливает тревожность повествования. Леди-призрак прежде всего история о призраках, людях и предметах, которые в любую секунду могут испариться, перенестись в другие миры и оставить вместо себя головокружительную пустоту. В каждом персонаже фильма есть эта призрачность, вызванная несчастьем, одиночеством, тоской, безумием или эротической одержимостью (см. чудесную сцену с Элайшей Куком-мл. за ударной установкой) – событиями или чувствами, словно вытесняющими, изгоняющими их из обычного мира. Ледяная абстракция декораций (пустая театральная ложа; комната для свиданий в тюрьме, напоминающая ринг; мастерская скульптора) создает особый волшебный, сумрачный мир, где тревога сама по себе становится источником наслаждения для зрителя.В фильме нет «звезд», но есть прекрасный ансамбль актеров; Сиодмак окружает его особой аурой, подобную которой они не приобретут ни в одной другой картине. 1-я среди них – элегантная и волнующая Элла Рейнз, любимая муза режиссера и 4 его фильмов (см. Подозреваемый, Suspect; Странное дело дяди Гарри, The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry, 1945; Испокон веков, Time Out of Mind, 1947). -
15 Langley, Samuel Pierpont
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 22 August 1834 Roxbury, Massachusetts, USAd. 27 February 1906 Aiken, South Carolina, USA[br]American scientist who built an unsuccessful aeroplane in 1903, just before the success of the Wright brothers.[br]Professor Langley was a distinguished mathematician and astronomer who became Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (US National Museum) in 1887. He was also interested in aviation and embarked on a programme of experiments with a whirling arm to test wings and with a series of free-flying models. In 1896 one of his steam-powered models made a flight of 4,199 ft (1,280 m): this led to a grant from the Government to subsidize the construction of a manned aeroplane. Langley commissioned Stephen M. Balzer, an automobile engine designer, to build a lightweight aero-engine and appointed his assistant, Charles M.Manly, to oversee the project. After many variations, including rotary and radical designs, two versions of the Balzer-Manly engine were produced, one quarter size and one full size. In August 1903 the small engine powered a model which thus became the first petrol-engined aeroplane to fly. Langley designed his full-size aeroplane (which he called an Aerodrome) with tandem wings and a cruciform tail unit. The Balzer-Manly engine drove two pusher propellers. Manly was to be the pilot as Langley was now almost 70 years old. Most early aviators tested their machines by making tentative hops, but Langley decided to launch his Aerodrome by catapult from the roof of a houseboat on the Potomac river. Two attempts were made and on both occasions the Aerodrome crashed into the river: catapult problems and perhaps a structural weakness were to blame. The second crash occurred on 8 December 1903 and it is ironic that the Wright brothers, with limited funds and no Government support, successfully achieved a manned flight just nine days later. Langley was heartbroken. After his death there followed a strange affair in 1914 when Glenn Curtiss took Langley's Aerodrome, modified it, and tried to prove that but for the faulty catapult it would have flown before the Wrights' Flyer. A brief flight was made with floats instead of the catapult, and it flew rather better after more extensive modifications and a new engine.[br]Bibliography1897, Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Part 1, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution; 1911, Part 2.Further ReadingJ.Gordon Vaeth, 1966, Langley: Man of Science and Flight, New York (biography).Charles H. Gibbs-Smith, 1985, Aviation, London (includes an analysis of Langley's work).Tom D.Crouch, 1981, A Dream of Wings, New York.Robert B.Meyer Jr (ed.), 1971, Langley's Aero Engine of 1903, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Annals of Flight, No. 6 (provides details about the engine).JDSBiographical history of technology > Langley, Samuel Pierpont
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16 cosa
f.1 thing (objeto, idea).tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?cualquier cosa anythingno es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big dealpoca cosa nothing muchUna cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing2 funny remark (ocurrencia).¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasiespres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.* * *1 (gen) thing■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?2 (asunto) matter, business3 (nada) nothing, not anything\así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things standcomo cosa tuya as if it were your ideacomo están las cosas as things standcomo si tal cosa just like thatcosa de aboutcosa nunca vista something surprisingcosas de la vida that's lifedecir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truthslo que son las cosas much to my surpriseno sea cosa que... in case...no ser gran cosa not to be importantno valer gran cosa not to be worth muchser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than doneser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too muchcosas de negocios business matters* * *noun f.1) thing, object, stuff2) matter, affair* * *SF1) (=objeto) thing¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?
no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag
- es cosa fina2) [uso indefinido]¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
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o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts•
cualquier cosa — anything•
gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth muchcomo futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer
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poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in returnjugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
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una cosa — something¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?
una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price
en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...
3) (=asunto)¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?
¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!
esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history
¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!
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la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle
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no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter•
no sea cosa que — in casetrae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains
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otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?
eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)
otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week
otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...
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cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw itcomo quien no quiere la cosa —
se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible
como si tal cosa —
me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened
le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted
4) (=nada)jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it
¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!
nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it
5) pl cosasa) (=acciones, asuntos)¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!
¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!
¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!
¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!
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meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's businessb)• las cosas — (=situación) things
así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting
¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!
6)• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about
7) ** [droga] hash *8) LAm [como conj]•
cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tiredno le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended
* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.----* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.
Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *A1 objeto2 acto, acción3 al hablar4 detalle, punto5 asunto, temaCompuestos:B1 pertenencias2 utensilios, equipoC situación, sucesoD1 ocurrencia2 comportamiento típicoE incumbenciaF peneG marihuanaH en locucionesA1 (objeto) thingcualquier cosa anything¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its placete he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!queda poca cosa there's hardly anything leftlo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operationhay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see2(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to dolo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can dome gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properlyno me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halvesentre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew byme parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right3(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you4(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear upaquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand5 (asunto, tema) thingtenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think abouthay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with youno creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to workestá muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easyen mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matterse enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me knowpor una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives lateesto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nervesesto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matterla cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have timela cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm goingCompuestos:( Der) res judicatares publica1 (pertenencias) things (pl)se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongingslas cosas de limpiar the cleaning thingsmis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)C(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o standla cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between themesas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen beforeson cosas de la vida that's life!¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happenademás, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me wellen mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like itcosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!no hay tal cosa it's not true at allesto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogetherD1 ( fam)(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your ideaesto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas2(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like thatE(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your businessno te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle iteso es cosa de mujeres that's women's workdéjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his businessHme fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about itlo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forgetno sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rainsátalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get awaymejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets leftigual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sistero cosa así or sodos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or socada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a timecomo quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversationcomo si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happenedle dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardlesscosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minuteses cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's allhace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he diedno está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometerscosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funnyme da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much moneydecirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or twodecir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean anothergran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look atella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not muchun trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for herponer las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straightser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusionser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well nowcon ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will golas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I standlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)* * *
Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)
cosa es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;
la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;
esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o ideab) ( comportamiento típico):
son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need
* * *♦ nf1. [objeto, idea] thing;comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;alguna cosa anything;¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;cualquier cosa anything;venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;no hay tal cosa on the contrary;¡qué cosa! how strange!;no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;eso es cosa fácil that's easy;convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;eso es otra cosa that's another matter;¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;Famla cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;Famla cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling pointFamlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!5. [comportamiento]son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)6. [en frases negativas] [nada]no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interestel olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy9. Compo cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;Esp Famcosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;Fama otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;Famlas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;♦ cosas nfpl[pertenencias, utensilios] things;tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?* * *f thing;¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;alguna cosa something;ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;son cosas que pasan these things happen;son cosas de la vida that’s life;entre otras cosas among other things;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;cosa de about;hace cosa de un año about a year ago;le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over* * *cosa nf1) : thing, object2) : matter, affair3)otra cosa : anything else, something else* * *cosa n1. (en general) thing2. (algo) something¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?3. (nada) nothing4. (asunto) affair / matter¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important -
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1. work ( без pl.); a piece/job of work(труд) labour(на комисия и пр.) proceedingsобществена работа public/social workкъщна/домакинска работа household work, choresпринудителна работа forced labourеднообразна/неблагодарна работа treadmillнямам бърза работа I'm in no hurryизвънредна работа extra work, overtime (work)работа на час time-workкогато съм/остана без работа when I have nothing to doзалавям се за работа set to work, get down to workспирам/преустановявам работа stop work/working, knock off work (for the day)имаме много работа we're very busy, we're kept hard at workдобре извършена работа a fine/good piece of work/workmanshipзле извършена работа a clumsy/shoddy piece of work, a badly done jobзаплетена/завързана работа a catchy bit of workтова се казва работа that's smart work, that's a good jobстая/помещение за работа workroomколкото да се намирам на работа just to have s.th. to doако си нямаш друга работа if you have nothing better to doсвършвам добра работа do a fine day's work2. (занятие, служба, задължение) job, employment, work; occupation, business; lineредовна/постоянна работа regular/steady work, a regular/full-time jobработа с непълно работно време a part-time jobслучайни/дребни работи odd jobsработа на парче piece-workработа на акорд вж. акордгледам/върша си работата do o.'s jobнамирам/давам работа на provide/find a job for; find work forоставам без работа be left jobless, become unemployed, be out of a job/of workтова е доходна работа this business pays well, this is a lucrative business/jobзапочвам самостоятелна работа start o.'s own business, start on o.'s ownno работа on businessтой винаги говори за работа та си he's always talking shopтози човек си знае работата this man knows his business/knows what he is about3. (нещо) thing(въпрос) affair, matter, businessне пипай неговите работи don't touch his things/belongingsработите вървят на добре things are improving, things are getting betterстранна/загадъчна работа a strange businessработата не се свършва с това there's more to it than that4. mind your own business5. (не се тревожи) don't worryтова е моя работа this is my own affair/businessтова не е моя работа this is no concern of mineработата е сигурна/опечена разг. it's in the bagработата излезе неопечена разг. the cake is doughработата се усложнява things are getting complicated/involvedзанимавам се с празна/безполезна работа разг. hold a candle to the sun, mill the windработата е там, че the point is thatзначи такава е работа та so that's how things standще видя каква е работата I'll* * *ра̀бота,ж., -и 1. само ед. work ( без pl.); a piece/job of work; ( труд) labour; (на комисия и пр.) proceedings; ако си нямаш друга \работаа if you have nothing better to do; без \работаа idle; бърза \работаа urgent job; всичката му \работаа е такава that’s his style; he mucks up everything; денонощна \работаа twenty-four- hour service; round-the-clock service; единица \работаа физ. a unit of work; еднообразна/неблагодарна \работаа treadmill; заплетена/завързана \работаа a catchy bit of work; зле извършена \работаа a clumsy/shoddy piece of work; извънредна \работаа overtime (work); извънщатна \работаа freelance work; имаме много \работаа we’re very busy, we’re kept hard at work; каторжна \работаа hard labour, penal servitude; когато съм/остана без \работаа when I have nothing to do; колкото да се намирам на \работаа just to have s.th. to do; къщна/домакинска \работаа chores; на \работаа at work; нямам бърза \работаа I’m in no hurry; обществена \работаа public/volunteer/social work; принудителна \работаа forced labour; \работаа в автономен режим off-line operation; \работаа в извънработно време overtime work; \работаа в неавтономен режим on-line operation; \работаа на час timework; свършвам добра \работаа do a fine day’s work; спирам/преустановявам \работаа knock off work (for the day); стая/помещение за \работаа workroom; това се казва \работаа that’s smart work, that’s a good job;2. ( занятие, служба, задължение) job, employment, work; occupation, business; line; sl. grind; ( непривлекателна) graft; без \работаа съм, нямам \работаа be out of work/of a job, be unemployed; гледам/върша си \работаата do o.’s job; говоря по \работаа talk shop; започвам самостоятелна \работаа start on o.’s own; карат го да върши всякаква \работаа he is put to every kind of work; навлизам в \работаата get into the swing of the work; оставам без \работаа be left jobless, become unemployed, be out of a job/of work; по \работаа on business; постоянна \работаа a regular/full-time job; \работаа на парче piece-work; това е доходна \работаа this business pays well, this is a lucrative business/job; този човек си знае \работаата this man knows what he is about;1. mind your own business;2. (не се тревожи) don’t worry; занимавам се с празна/безполезна \работаа разг. hold a candle to the sun, mill the wind; значи такава е \работаата so that’s how things stand; как е \работаата? how are you getting along? не е наша \работаа да it’s not for us to; не е там \работаата that’s not the point; it’s quite a different thing/matter; не е твоя \работаа it’s none of your business; не ми е \работаа да ти казвам, но far be it from me to tell you but …; несигурна \работаа разг. a bird in the bush; празна \работаа, вятър \работаа nonsense, rubbish, fudge; \работаата е сигурна/опечена разг. it’s in the bag; \работаата е там, че the point is that; \работаата излезе неопечена разг. the cake is dough; \работаата не се свършва с това there’s more to it than that; тази \работаа е отдавна забравена this affair is past and done with; там е \работаата, там е цялата \работаа that’s just the point; това не е моя \работаа this is no concern of mine;5. уч. ( писмена) written work, paper, exercise; домашна \работаа home-work, home assignment; класна \работаа test; срочна \работаа a term test;6. обикн. мн. ( въпроси, отношения, интереси, дела, мероприятия) affairs, matters; works; селскостопански \работаи farming (operations); укрепителни \работаи воен. defensive works; • ама и аз си нямах друга \работаа, та … I was fool enough to …; влизам в \работаа come in useful/handy; голяма \работаа! ( пренебрежение) big deal! голяма \работаа! ( какво от това) so what! what of it? да си нямаш \работаа с него разг. he’s a tough customer; лесна \работаа! this is all plain/smooth sailing! that’ll be all right! don’t worry about that! we’ll fix it up! амер. sl. that’s pie! не е кой/бог знае каква \работаа, не е голяма \работаа it isn’t much of a job, it isn’t so hard; не е малка \работаа it’s quite a job; не му е чиста \работаата he’s playing an underhand game; отварям някому добра/хубава \работаа lead s.o. a (merry) dance; отварям \работаа на някого give s.o. trouble; \работаата е спукана the game is up; \работаата не е чиста there’s s.th. fishy about this; свърших си \работаата разг. I’ve done my stint; спукана му е \работаата he’s done for; такива ми ти \работаи! that’s the time of it! това се казва \работаа! that’s smart work! хубава \работаа! here’s a pretty mess! you’re a fine one! can you beat it! чудна \работаа! that’s funny! ще си имаме \работаа с него we’ll have trouble with him.* * *work: house работа - домакинска работа, homework (уч. домашна работа), hard работа - трудна работа, piece-работа - работа на парче, get down to работа - залавям се за работа, He went to работа in a hospital. - Той постъпи на работа в болница., a diploma работа - дипломна работа; business: unsavory работа - мръсна работа, mind your own работа - гледай си работата, It is none of your работа. - Това не е твоя работа., Men usually are speaking on работа. - Мъжете обикновено си говорят по работа.; job: I am looking for a part-time работа. - Търся си почасова работа.; labor (физическа); matter; operation; performance: We appreciate your работа. - Ние високо оценяваме работата Ви.; place; question; stuff{stXf}; task; thing (нещо): a strange работа - странна работа; undertaking (начинание)* * *1. (въпрос) affair, matter, business 2. (занятие, служба, задължение) job, employment, work;occupation, business;line 3. (на комисия и пр.) proceedings 4. (нещо) thing 5. (труд) labour 6. 4) mind your own business 7. 5) (не се тревожи) don't worry 8. no РАБОТА on business 9. work (без pl.);a piece/job of work 10. РАБОТА на акорд вж. акорд 11. РАБОТА на парче piece-work 12. РАБОТА на час time-work 13. РАБОТА с непълно работно време а part-time job 14. РАБОТАта е сигурна/опечена разг. it's in the bag 15. РАБОТАта е там, че the point is that 16. РАБОТАта излезе неопечена разг. the cake is dough 17. РАБОТАта не се свършва с това there's more to it than that 18. РАБОТАта се усложнява things are getting complicated/involved 19. ако си нямаш друга РАБОТА if you have nothing better to do 20. бавна РАБОТА slow work, a slow job/process 21. без РАБОТА idle 22. без РАБОТА съм, нямам РАБОТА be out or work/ of a job, be unemployed 23. бърза РАБОТА an urgent job 24. гледай си РАБОТАта! 25. гледам/върша си РАБОТАта do o.'s job 26. говоря пo РАБОТА speak on business 27. добре извършена РАБОТА a fine/good piece of work/workmanship 28. единица РАБОТА физ. a unit of work 29. еднообразна/неблагодарна РАБОТА treadmill 30. залавям се за РАБОТА set to work, get down to work 31. занимавам се с празна/безполезна РАБОТА разг. hold a candle to the sun, mill the wind 32. заплетена/завързана РАБОТА a catchy bit of work 33. започвам самостоятелна РАБОТА start o.'s own business, start on o.'s own 34. зле извършенаРАБОТА a clumsy/shoddy piece of work, a badly done job 35. значи такава е РАБОТА та so that's how things stand 36. извънредна РАБОТА extra work, overtime (work) 37. имаме много РАБОТА we're very busy, we're kept hard at work 38. каторжна РАБОТА hard labour, penal servitude 39. когато съм/остана без РАБОТА when I have nothing to do 40. колкото да се намирам на РАБОТА just to have s. th. to do 41. къщна/домакинска РАБОТА household work, chores 42. на РАБОТА at work 43. намирам/ давам РАБОТА на provide/find a job for;find work for 44. не е наша РАБОТА да, не ни е РАБОТА да it's not for us to 45. не е там РАБОТАта that's not the point;it's quite a different thing/matter 46. не е твоя РАБОТА it's none of your business 47. не пипай неговите работи don't touch his things/ belongings 48. несигурна РАБОТА разг. а bird in the bush 49. нямам бърза РАБОТА I'm in no hurry 50. обществена РАБОТА public/ social work 51. оставам без РАБОТА be left jobless, become unemployed, be out of a job/of work 52. полска РАБОТА field work, work in the fields 53. постъпвам на РАБОТА go to work (в in, at 54. празна РАБОТА,вятър РАБОТА nonsense, rubbish, fudge 55. при фирма и пр. for, with), take a job (in, at) 56. принудителна РАБОТА forced labour 57. работите вървят на добре things are improving, things are getting better 58. редовна/ постоянна РАБОТА regular/steady work, a regular/ full-time job 59. свършвам добра РАБОТА do a fine day's work 60. случайни/дребни работи odd jobs 61. спирам/преустановявам РАБОТА stop work/ working, knock off work (for the day) 62. стая/помещение за РАБОТА workroom 63. странна/загадъчна РАБОТА a strange business 64. съвместна РАБОТА collaboration, joint work 65. тази РАБОТА е отдавна забравена this affair is past and done with 66. там е РАБОТАта, там е цялата РАБОТА that's just the point 67. твоя РАБОТА е да it's up to you to 68. твоя РАБОТА е да it's your job/ duty to 69. тежка РАБОТА hard work, toil 70. това е доходна РАБОТА this business pays well, this is a lucrative business/job 71. това е моя РАБОТА this is my own affair/business 72. това не е моя РАБОТА this is no concern of mine 73. това се казва РАБОТА that's smart work, that's a good job 74. този човек си знае РАБОТАта this man knows his business/knows what he is about 75. той винаги говори за РАБОТА та си he's always talking shop 76. търся РАБОТА look for work/a job 77. ударнаРАБОТА shock work 78. умствена РАБОТА mental work, brainwork, head-work 79. ще видя каква е РАБОТАта I'll -
18 aventure
aventure [avɑ̃tyʀ]feminine nouna. adventureb. ( = liaison amoureuse) affair* * *avɑ̃tyʀ
1.
1) ( épopée) adventure2) ( péripétie) adventure3) ( entreprise risquée) venture4) ( intrigue amoureuse) affair
2.
d'aventure locution adverbiale by chancesi d'aventure il venait... — if by chance he should come...
••* * *avɑ̃tyʀ nf1) (= vie ou activité non routinière)partir à l'aventure — to go off in search of adventure, (= au hasard) to go where one's fancy takes one
2) (= expérience, voyage) adventure"les aventures de Xi" — "the adventures of Xi"
une drôle d'aventure; Il m'est arrivé une drôle d'aventure hier matin. — I had an odd experience yesterday morning.
3) (amoureuse) affairsi d'aventure... — if by chance...
* * *A nf1 ( épopée) adventure; esprit d'aventure spirit of adventure; partir à l'aventure to set off in search of adventure;2 ( péripétie) adventure; les aventures de Tintin et Milou the adventures of Tintin and Milou; une drôle d'aventure a strange adventure;3 ( entreprise risquée) venture; se lancer dans une aventure to throw oneself into a venture; l'aventure européenne the European venture; tenter l'aventure to try one's luck;4 ( intrigue amoureuse) affair.dire la bonne aventure à qn to tell sb's fortune.[avɑ̃tyr] nom féminin2. [liaison] (love) affairà l'aventure locution adverbialemarcher/rouler à l'aventure to walk/to drive aimlessly————————d'aventure locution adjectivale[roman, film] adventure (modificateur)————————d'aventure locution adverbiale,par aventure locution adverbialesi d'aventure tu le vois, transmets-lui mon message if by any chance you see him, give him my message -
19 случай
сущ.Русское существительное случай обозначает любое происшествие, независимо от его характера и обстоятельств, при которых оно происходит. Английские эквиваленты, в отличие от русского существительного случай, различают разные виды событий, происшествий и обстоятельств их совершения.1. occurrence — случай, явление (обозначает лишь факт происшествия, и поэтому чаще всего употребляется с определением): a happy occurrence — счастливый случай; a rare occurrence — редкое явление; an everyday/a common occurrence — обычное явление/обычный случай2. case — случай, происшествие, дело (чаще всего обозначает совершившееся, фактическое событие; часто употребляется с определением, которое занимает позицию после существительного case и выражено другим существительным с предлогом of): a case of no importance — несущественное происшествие/мелкое происшествие/несущественный случай; a case of principle — дело принципа/принципиальное дело; cases of robbery (murder, illness) — случаи ограбления (убийства, заболевания); in this case — в таком случае; in any case — в любом случае/при любых обстоятельствах; in your case — в вашем случае/положении; in case of delay — в случае задержки/если произойдет задержка; just in case — на всякий случай/на случай, если…/а вдруг It is sunny now, but take your umbrella jusl in case, our weather is so changeable. — Хотя сейчас и солнечно, возьмите зонтик на всякий случай, погода так переменчива. The cafe is closed in (hat case allow me lo invite you to my place. — Кафе закрыто, а раз так, разрешите пригласить вас ко мне домой.3. incident — случай, эпизод, инцидент (обозначает единичное событие или один из многих эпизодов, не имеющих серьезного значении; употребляется в повседневной разговорной речи): a strange incident — странный случай; an incident from the life of a writer случай из жизни писателя Nobody knew anything about this incident. — Никто ничего не знал об этом случае/инциденте. It was a funny (a very unpleasant) incident. — Это была смешная истории (неприятная) история.4. accident — случай, происшествие, несчастный случай, авария, катастрофа: a car accident — автомобильная катастрофа; road accidents — дорожные происшествия/аварии; to have an accident — попасть в аварию All victims of this accident were taken to hospital, their lives are fortunately out of danger. — Всех пострадавших в этой аварии отправили в больницу, жизнь каждого из них, к счастью, вне опасности. He was killed in an accident. — Он погиб в аварии. He is such a careless driver, I would not wonder if he gets into an accident. — Он так неосторожно ездит, я не удивлюсь, если он попадет в аварию.5. affair — случай, дело, событие, обстоятельства дела (в отличие от incident, affair обычно относится не к одному отдельному эпизоду, а к целому ряду мелких эпизодов одного события, к суммированию этих черт, дающих общее представление о событии): a strange (funny, an unpleasant) affair — странный (смешной, неприятный) случай/странное (смешное, неприятное) дело/странное (смешное, неприятное) событие They decided lo consider the whole affair. — Они решили рассмотреть все обстоятельства этого дела./Они решили рассмотреть все обстоятельства этого события./Они решили рассмотреть все обстоятельства этого случая.6. chance — случай, случайность (какое-либо незапланированное происшествие, что-либо маловероятное): а rаrе chance — редкий случай; an unexpected chance — неожиданный случай; by chance — случайно; by a lucky chance — по счастливой случайности; quite by chance — совершенно случайно; on the off chance — на случай/а вдруг/непредвиденный случай; chance meetings — случайные встречи; chance visitors — случайные посетители; a chance talk — случайный разговор; to hear smth by chance — услышать что-либо случайно; to leave things to chance — предоставить все делу случая/положиться на волю случая; to leave nothing to chance — все предусмотреть I didn't expect to catch her at home and called on the off chance. — Я не ожидал застать ее дома и зашел на всякий случай./Я не надеялся застать ее дома и зашел на всякий случай. I waited for a chance to introduce myself. — Я ждал случая представиться. it was a mere chance that me met. — Мы познакомились совершенно случайно. -
20 Thing
nounwhat's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?
not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts
2) (action)that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit
it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige
do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)
3) (fact) [Tat]sache, dieit's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...
for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]
the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr
know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren
the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...
4) (idea)say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt
what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!
have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)
5) (task)make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)
make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen
7) (circumstance)how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?
as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen
it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)
8) (individual, creature) Ding, dasshe is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding
you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!
10) in pl. (matters)an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen
11) (product of work) Sache, die12) (special interest)do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen
13) (coll.): (something remarkable)now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)
14)blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern
but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?
* * *[θɪŋ]nI haven't got a \thing to wear ich habe nichts zum Anziehen [o SCHWEIZ a. Anlegen]she behaved like a mad \thing sie benahm sich wie eine Verrückteyou cannot be all \things to all men man kann es nicht allen recht machen▪ \things pl Besitz m kein pl, Habe f kein pl; (objects for special purpose) Sachen pl, Zeug nt kein plshe put all his \things in suitcases and put them outside the door sie packte alle seine Sachen in Koffer und stellte diese vor die Türthis \thing called love das, was man so Liebe nenntif there's one \thing I want to know it's this wenn es etwas gibt, das ich wissen will, dann ist es dasit was just one \thing after another da kam eben eins zum anderenone \thing leads to another das Eine führt zum Anderndon't worry about a \thing! mach dir keine Sorgen!learning to ride a bike was a difficult \thing for me to do ich habe lange gebraucht, bis ich Rad fahren konnteI value my freedom above all \things meine Freiheit steht für mich an erster Stelleif it's not one \thing, it's another ständig ist [et]was losto not be sb's \thing nicht jds Ding sein famto be a \thing of the past der Vergangenheit angehörenin all \things in jeder Hinsicht, in [o bei] allemthe whole \thing das Ganzethe last \thing I want to do is hurt his feelings ich möchte auf keinen Fall seine Gefühle verletzenthat was a close \thing! das war knapp!walking in stormy weather along a beach just does \things to me bei stürmischem Wetter am Strand spazieren zu gehen macht mir unheimlich Spaßplenty of \things vielesto do sth first/last \thing etw als Erstes/Letztes tunI'll phone him first \thing tomorrow ich rufe ihn morgen gleich als Erstes anto call sb last \thing at night jdn spät nachts noch anrufenthe real \thing das einzig Wahresure \thing! esp AM na klar!what a lovely \thing to say! wie nett, so etwas zu sagen!I have a \thing or two on my mind mir geht so einiges durch den Kopfand another \thing,... und noch [et]was,...why don't you come with me? — for one \thing, I don't like flying, and for another, I can't afford it warum kommst du nicht mit? — einerseits fliege ich nicht gerne und außerdem kann ich es mir nicht leistento be able to tell sb a \thing or two jdm noch so einiges [o manches] erzählen könnento know a \thing or two eine ganze Menge wissen, sich akk gut auskennen7. (social behaviour)▪ the \thing das Richtigeit's the done \thing ( also iron) das gehört sich so [o gehört zum guten Ton]smoking during meals is not the done \thing es gehört sich nicht, während des Essens zu rauchen8. (the important point)9. (something non-existent)▪ \things pl:to be hearing [or imagining] \things Gespenster sehen fig10. (the situation)▪ \things pl die Dinge, die Lagewhat are \things like? wie sieht's aus? [o läuft's?] famall \things considered alles in allemas \things stand, the way \things are so wie die Dinge stehen11. (confectionery)sweet \things Süßigkeiten pl12. (person)you lucky \thing! du Glückliche(r) [o Glückspilz]!she's a dear little \thing sie ist ein Schatzlazy \thing Faulpelz mthe poor \things die Ärmstenstupid \thing Dummkopf m, Idiot m13.▶ you can have too much of a good \thing man kann es auch übertreiben▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sb ( fam: dislike) jdn nicht ausstehen können fam; (like very much) verrückt nach jdm sein fam▶ there are more \things in heaven and earth [than are dreamt of in your philosophy] BRIT ( saying) es gibt mehr Dinge zwischen Himmel und Erde [als deine Schulweisheit sich träumen lässt]▶ a little learning [or knowledge] is a dangerous \thing ( saying) zu wenig Wissen kann gefährlich werden▶ to make a [big] \thing out of sth aus etw dat eine große Sache machen, um etw akk viel Wirbel machen▶ the next big \thing der neueste Trend▶ to be just one of those \things (be unavoidable) einfach unvermeidlich sein; (typical happening) typisch seinthis is just one of those \things da kann man halt nichts machen fam▶ these \things are sent to try us BRIT ( saying) das sind die Prüfungen, die uns das Schicksal auferlegt* * *[ɵɪŋ]n1) (= any material object) Ding nta thing of beauty/great value — etwas Schönes/sehr Wertvolles
she likes sweet things — sie mag Süßes or süße Sachen
2) pl (= clothes, equipment, belongings) Sachen pl3) (non material = affair, subject) Sache fyou know, it's a funny thing — wissen Sie, es ist schon seltsam
the odd/best thing about it is... — das Seltsame/Beste daran ist,...
it's a good thing I came —
it's a bad/strange thing but... — es ist schlecht/seltsam, aber...
to make a big thing of or about doing sth — eine große Sache daraus machen, dass man etw tut
he's on to or onto a good thing (inf) — er hat da was Gutes aufgetan (inf)
there is one/one other thing I want to ask you —
and there's another thing, why didn't you...? — und noch etwas, warum haben Sie nicht...?
it's one thing to talk about it, it's another to do it — es ist eine Sache, davon zu reden, eine völlig andere, es dann auch zu tun
the things you do/say! — was du so machst/sagst!
I must be hearing/seeing things! — ich glaube, ich höre/sehe nicht richtig, ich glaube, ich spinne! (inf)
all the things I meant to say/do —
to expect great things of sb/sth — Großes or große Dinge von jdm/etw erwarten
I must think things over — ich muss mir die Sache or das überlegen
as things stand at the moment, as things are... — so wie die Dinge im Moment liegen
how are things ( with you)? — wie gehts (bei) Ihnen?
since that's how things are... — wenn das so ist..., in dem Fall...
taking one thing with another — im Großen und Ganzen, alles in allem
it's been one thing after the other (going wrong) — es kam eins zum anderen
(what) with one thing and another I haven't had time to do it yet — ich bin einfach noch nicht dazu gekommen
for one thing it doesn't make sense — erst einmal ergibt das überhaupt keinen Sinn
not to see/understand a thing — (absolut) nichts sehen/verstehen
not to know a thing — (absolut) nichts wissen, keine Ahnung haben
See:→ academic.ru/73641/teach">teachI say, old thing (dated inf) — na, du altes Haus (inf)
lucky thing! — der/die Glückliche/du Glückliche(r)!
5)that's not the thing to do —
the thing to do now would be... — was wir jetzt machen sollten, wäre...
that would be the honourable thing to do — es wäre nur anständig, das zu tun
6)I'm not at my best first thing in the morning — so früh am Morgen bin ich nicht gerade in Hochformthe thing is to know when... — man muss wissen, wann...
yes, but the thing is... — ja, aber...
the thing is we haven't got enough money —
the thing is, you see, he loves her — das Problem ist, dass er sie liebt
yes but the thing is it won't work — ja, aber das Dumme ist, es funktioniert nicht
7)(all) things German/mystical/mechanical — alles Deutsche/Geheimnisvolle/Mechanische
* * *thing, oft Thing [θıŋ] s PARL Thing n (in Skandinavien und Island: Reichstag oder Volksgerichtsversammlung)* * *nounnot a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts
2) (action)do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)
3) (fact) [Tat]sache, dieit's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...
for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]
the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr
know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren
the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...
4) (idea)say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt
have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)
5) (task)make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)
make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen
how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?
as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen
it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)
8) (individual, creature) Ding, dasshe is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding
you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!
9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen10) in pl. (matters)an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen
11) (product of work) Sache, diedo one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen
13) (coll.): (something remarkable)now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)
14)the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige
blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern
but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?
* * *n.Ding -e n.Sache -n f.
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