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101 pitorreo
m.1 making fun, joking. (peninsular Spanish)tomarse algo a pitorreo to treat something as a joke2 joke, mockery, jest, prank.* * *■ ¡vaya un pitorreo que se traen conmigo estos niños! these kids are taking the mickey out of me\tomarse las cosas a pitorreo familiar not to take things seriously* * *masculino (Esp fam)siempre está de pitorreo — he's always larking o clowning around (colloq)
* * *masculino (Esp fam)siempre está de pitorreo — he's always larking o clowning around (colloq)
* * *se lo toma todo a pitorreo he doesn't take anything seriouslyesto es un pitorreo, así no vamos a ningún lado this is a joke; we'll never get anywhere like this ( colloq)siempre está de pitorreo he's always larking o clowning around ( colloq)* * *pitorreo nmEsp Famesta empresa es un pitorreo this company is a joke;tomarse algo a pitorreo to treat sth as a joke;¡ya basta de pitorreo! that's enough clowning around!* * *m famjoke, farce;tomar algo a pitorreo fam take sth lightly, think sth is a joke -
102 tremenda
f., (m. - tremendo)* * *SFtomarse algo a la tremenda — to make a great fuss about sth, take sth too seriously
* * *tomarse algo a la tremenda — (fam) to take something to heart
* * *tomarse algo a la tremenda — (fam) to take something to heart
* * *tomarse algo a la tremenda ( fam); to take sth to heartno te lo tomes tan a la tremenda don't take it to heart, don't take it so seriously* * *
tremendo,-a adjetivo
1 (muy grande, excesivo) tremendous
2 (terrible) terrible
3 (el colmo) limit: tu marido es tremendo, siempre se olvida de los cumpleaños, your husband is the limit, he always forgets birthdays
' tremenda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flojera
- nevada
- patada
- tremendo
English:
hell
- whopper
* * *tremenda nftomar(se) algo a la tremenda to overreact to sth;no hay que tomárselo tan a la tremenda there's no sense in overreacting, there's no need to take it so much to heart* * *f:echar por la tremenda flip fam, go crazy fam ;tomarse algo a la tremenda fig fam make a big fuss about sth -
103 tort
tort [tɔʀ]masculine nouna. ( = action, attitude blâmable) fault• il a un tort, c'est de trop parler his one fault is that he talks too much• vous avez refusé ? c'est un tort did you refuse? - you shouldn't haveb. ( = dommage, préjudice) wrong• faire or causer du tort à qn to harm sbc. (locutions)• se mettre dans son tort to put o.s. in the wrong• il venait de ma droite, j'étais dans mon tort (en voiture) he was coming from the right, I was at fault► avoir tort to be wrong• il n'a pas tout à fait tort de dire que... he's not altogether wrong in saying that...• tu aurais bien tort de ne pas le faire ! you'd be crazy not to do it!► donner tort à qn ( = blâmer) to lay the blame on sb ; ( = ne pas être d'accord avec) to disagree with sb* * *tɔʀ
1.
nom masculin1) ( défaut de raison)être en tort, être dans son tort — to be in the wrong
donner tort à quelqu'un — [arbitre, juge] to blame somebody; [faits] to prove somebody wrong
2) ( faute) faultprendre tous les torts à son compte — to take all the blame ou all responsibility
le jugement a été prononcé à leurs torts — Droit the case went against them
3) ( erreur) mistakemon tort, c'est d'être trop impulsif — my trouble is that I am too impulsive
4) ( préjudice) wrongfaire du or porter tort à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to harm somebody/something
2.
à tort locution adverbiale [accuser] wronglyà tort et à travers — [dépenser] wildly
* * *tɔʀ1. nm1) (= défaut)donner tort à qn (= désapprouver) — to say that sb is wrong, (= montrer que qn a tort) to prove sb wrong
en tort — in the wrong, at fault
2) (= préjudice)causer du tort à — to harm, (= desservir) to be harmful to, to be detrimental to
2. torts nmplaux torts de qn; rupture de contrat de travail aux torts de l'employeur — breach of contract of employment by the fault of the employer
* * *A nm1 ( défaut de raison) avoir tort to be wrong (de faire to do); il a eu tort de les licencier he was wrong to fire ou dismiss them; on aurait tort de croire que c'est facile it would be wrong ou a mistake to think it's easy; il n'a pas tout à fait tort de dire ça he's not entirely wrong in saying that; tu n'as pas tort de les laisser tomber! I don't blame you for dropping them!; j'aurais bien tort de m'inquiéter ! it would be silly of me to worry!; être en tort, être dans son tort to be in the wrong; se mettre/mettre qn en tort to put oneself/sb in the wrong; donner tort à qn [arbitre, juge] to blame sb; [faits, réalité] to prove sb wrong; ⇒ absent;2 ( faute) fault; les torts sont partagés there are faults on both sides; tous les torts sont de leur côté it's all their fault, they're entirely to blame; prendre tous les torts à son compte to take all the blame ou all responsibility; reconnaître ses torts to acknowledge that one has done wrong; avoir des torts envers qn to have wronged sb; le jugement a été prononcé à leurs torts Jur the case went against them; divorce prononcé aux torts du mari Jur divorce granted against the husband;3 ( erreur) mistake; c'est un tort de s'imaginer que… it's a mistake to think that…; j'ai eu le tort de le croire I made the mistake of believing him; c'est le grand tort que tu as eu that's where you went wrong, that was your big mistake; mon tort, c'est d'être trop impulsif my trouble is that I am too impulsive;4 ( préjudice) wrong; demander réparation d'un tort to demand compensation for a wrong; faire du or porter tort à qn/qch to harm sb/sth; ça ne fait de tort à personne it doesn't do anybody any harm, it doesn't hurt anybody.B à tort loc adv [accuser] wrongly; à tort ou à raison rightly or wrongly; à tort et à travers [dépenser] wildly; parler à tort et à travers to talk a lot of nonsense.[tɔr] nom masculinavoir tort [se tromper] to be wrongtu as tort de ne pas la prendre au sérieux you're making a mistake in not taking her seriously, you're wrong not to take her seriouslytu n'avais pas tout à fait tort/pas tort de te méfier you weren't entirely wrong/you were quite right to be suspiciousdonner tort à quelqu'un [désapprouver] to disagree with somebodyles faits lui ont donné tort events proved her (to be) wrong ou showed that she was (in the) wrongelle a le tort d'être trop franche the trouble ou problem with her is (that) she's too direct3. [dommage] wrongréparer le tort qu'on a causé to right the wrong one has caused, to make good the wrong one has donefaire du tort à quelqu'un to do harm to somebody, to wrong somebody, to harm somebodya. [personne] to harm a causeb. [initiative] to be detrimental to a cause4. [part de responsabilité] faulta. [généralement] to be entirely to blameb. [dans un accident] to be fully responsiblec. [dans un divorce] to be the guilty party————————à tort locution adverbialecroire/affirmer quelque chose à tort to believe/to state something wrongly2. [injustement] wronglyà tort ou à raison locution adverbialeà tort et à travers locution adverbialeelle dépense son argent à tort et à travers money burns a hole in her pocket, she spends money like water————————dans mon tort locution adverbiale,dans son tort etc. locution adverbiale————————en tort locution adverbialedans cet accident, c'est lui qui est en tort he is to blame for the accidentI'm sorry, but you're wrong. Je regrette, mais vous avez tortYou've got it all wrong. Vous vous trompez complètementYou're completely missing the point. Vous n'y êtes pas du toutWith all due respect, I think you're mistaken. Si je peux me permettre, je pense que vous vous trompezThat can't be right, surely. Ça ne peut pas être ça, si?Actually, that's not strictly true. En fait, ce n'est pas tout à fait exactI think you'll find it's French, not Spanish. Je pense que c'est du français, et pas de l'espagnolNo, that's not what I meant at all. Non, ce n'est pas du tout ce que je voulais direThat's nonsense ou rubbish familier! N'importe quoi! -
104 opvatten
3 [zich toeleggen op] take up♦voorbeelden:1 de draad van het verhaal weer opvatten • take up/pick up the thread of the storyiets licht opvatten • make light of somethingiets verkeerd opvatten • 〈 fout opvatten〉 misinterpret/misconceive something; 〈 kwalijk nemen〉 take something amiss/illiets als een grapje opvatten • take/treat something as a joke4 liefde opvatten voor • conceive a passion for, fall in love withhet plan opvatten om • conceive a plan to, set out to -
105 wrong
wrong [rɒŋ]mauvais ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) faux ⇒ 1 (a) erroné ⇒ 1 (a) tort ⇒ 1 (b), 3 (b)-(d) mal ⇒ 1 (d), 2, 3 (a) injuste ⇒ 1 (d) faire du tort à ⇒ 4(a) (incorrect → address, answer, information) mauvais, faux (fausse), erroné; (→ decision) mauvais; Music (note) faux (fausse); Telecommunications (number) faux (fausse);∎ to get things in the wrong order mettre les choses dans le mauvais ordre;∎ these cups are in the wrong place ces tasses ne sont pas à leur place;∎ they came on the wrong day ils se sont trompés de jour pour leur venue;∎ to take the wrong road/train se tromper de route/de train;∎ this is the wrong road for Munich ce n'est pas la bonne route pour aller à Munich;∎ to drive on the wrong side of the road conduire du mauvais côté de la route;∎ she went to the wrong address elle s'est trompée d'adresse;∎ you've put your shoes on the wrong feet vous vous êtes trompé (de pied) en mettant vos chaussures;∎ to be (the) wrong side up être à l'envers;∎ the biscuit went down the wrong way j'ai avalé le gâteau de travers;∎ it was a wrong number c'était une erreur;∎ to dial the wrong number se tromper de numéro;∎ I'm sorry, you've got the wrong number désolé, vous vous êtes trompé de numéro ou vous faites erreur;∎ you've got the wrong man, Jack Taylor isn't a murderer vous faites erreur, Jack Taylor n'est pas un meurtrier;∎ the clock/my watch is wrong le réveil/ma montre n'est pas à l'heure;∎ the clock has always shown the wrong time la pendule n'a jamais été à l'heure ou n'a jamais indiqué l'heure exacte(b) (mistaken → person)∎ to be wrong (about sth) avoir tort ou se tromper (à propos de qch);∎ you were wrong to lose your temper vous avez eu tort de vous emporter;∎ you were wrong to accuse him, it was wrong of you to accuse him vous avez eu tort de l'accuser, vous n'auriez pas dû l'accuser;∎ to be wrong about sb se tromper sur (le compte de) qn;∎ how wrong can you be! comme quoi on peut se tromper!;∎ that's just where you are wrong c'est justement ce qui vous trompe, c'est justement là que vous vous trompez;∎ I hope he won't get the wrong idea about me j'espère qu'il ne se fera pas de fausses idées sur mon compte;∎ I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but… ne le prends pas mal mais…(c) (unsuitable) mauvais, mal choisi;∎ you've got the wrong attitude vous n'avez pas l'attitude qu'il faut ou la bonne attitude;∎ it was the wrong thing to do/to say ce n'était pas la chose à faire/à dire;∎ I said all the wrong things j'ai dit tout ce qu'il ne fallait pas dire;∎ his ideas are all wrong il a des idées tout de travers;∎ you're going about it in the wrong way vous vous y prenez mal;∎ it's the wrong way to deal with the situation ce n'est pas comme cela qu'il faut régler la situation;∎ to come at the wrong time venir à un mauvais moment ou mal à propos;∎ he's the wrong man for the job ce n'est pas l'homme qu'il faut pour ce poste;∎ I'm the wrong person to ask il ne faut pas me demander ça à moi;∎ I think you're in the wrong job je pense que ce n'est pas le travail qu'il vous faut; humorous vous vous êtes trompé de métier!;∎ she was wearing the wrong shoes for a long walk elle n'avait pas les chaussures qui conviennent ou elle n'avait pas les bonnes chaussures pour une randonnée;∎ this village is the wrong place for a nightclub ce village n'est pas l'endroit qui convient ou n'est pas le bon endroit pour une boîte de nuit∎ cheating is wrong c'est mal de tricher;∎ slavery is wrong l'esclavage est inacceptable;∎ it was wrong of him to take the money ce n'était pas bien de sa part de prendre l'argent;∎ what's wrong with reading comics? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de mal à lire des bandes dessinées?;∎ what's wrong with that? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de mal à ça?;∎ there's nothing wrong with it il n'y a rien à redire à cela, il n'y a pas de mal à cela;∎ it's wrong that anyone should have to live in poverty il est injuste que des gens soient obligés de vivre dans la misère∎ something is wrong or there's something wrong with the lamp la lampe ne marche pas bien ou a un défaut;∎ something is wrong or there's something wrong with my elbow j'ai quelque chose au coude;∎ there's something wrong with me (ill) j'ai quelque chose qui ne va pas;∎ there must be something wrong with me (that people don't like me) il doit y avoir quelque chose qui ne va pas chez moi;∎ there must be something seriously wrong il doit y avoir un gros problème;∎ there's something wrong somewhere il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas quelque part;∎ I hope there's nothing wrong j'espère qu'il n'est rien arrivé;∎ there's nothing at all wrong with the clock la pendule marche parfaitement bien;∎ there's nothing wrong with your work votre travail est très bon;∎ there's nothing wrong with her decision/her reasoning sa décision/son raisonnement est parfaitement valable;∎ there's nothing wrong about wanting a holiday without the kids il n'y a pas de mal à vouloir des vacances sans les enfants;∎ there's nothing wrong with you vous êtes en parfaite santé;∎ there's nothing wrong, thank you tout va bien, merci;∎ there's nothing wrong with your eyes/your hearing! vous avez de bons yeux/de bonnes oreilles!;∎ what's wrong? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?;∎ what's wrong with the car? qu'est-ce qu'elle a, la voiture?;∎ what's wrong with your elbow? qu'est-ce qu'il a, votre coude?;∎ what's wrong with you? qu'est-ce que vous avez?;∎ what's wrong with these people? (that they don't understand) qu'est-ce qu'ils ont qui ne va pas, ces gens?;∎ what's wrong with going to France? quel mal y a-t-il à aller en France?;∎ there's very little wrong with you dans l'ensemble, vous êtes en très bonne santé;∎ there wasn't much wrong with the car la voiture n'avait pas grand-chose;∎ British familiar to be wrong in the head avoir la tête fêlée ou le cerveau fêlé, être fêlé ou timbré∎ the wrong side of the fabric l'envers m du tissu;∎ wrong side out à l'envers∎ he got hold of the wrong end of the stick il a tout compris de travers;∎ British to be caught on the wrong foot être pris au dépourvu;∎ they got off on the wrong foot ils se sont mal entendus au départ;∎ British I'm (on) the wrong side of fifty j'ai cinquante ans bien sonnés;∎ to get out of bed on the wrong side se lever du pied gauche;∎ to get on the wrong side of sb se faire mal voir de qn2 adverbmal;∎ you did wrong vous avez mal agi;∎ I guessed wrong je suis tombé à côté, je me suis trompé;∎ you've spelt the word wrong vous avez mal écrit ou mal orthographié ce mot;∎ she got the time/address/name wrong (was mistaken about) elle s'est trompée d'heure/d'adresse/de nom; (misunderstood) elle a mal compris l'heure/l'adresse/le nom;∎ I got the answer wrong je n'ai pas donné la bonne réponse;∎ to get one's sums wrong Mathematics faire des erreurs dans ses opérations; figurative se tromper dans ses calculs;∎ she's got her facts wrong elle se trompe, ce qu'elle avance est faux;∎ you've got it wrong, I never said that vous vous trompez ou vous n'avez pas compris, je n'ai jamais dit cela;∎ don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien;∎ you've got her all wrong vous vous trompez complètement sur son compte;∎ to go wrong (person) se tromper; (plan) mal marcher, mal tourner; (deal) tomber à l'eau; (machine) tomber en panne;∎ something has gone wrong with the TV la télé est tombée en panne;∎ something went wrong with her eyesight elle a eu des ennuis avec sa vue;∎ the space flight went disastrously wrong le vol spatial a tourné à la catastrophe;∎ we must have gone wrong somewhere nous avons dû nous tromper quelque part;∎ you can't go wrong vous ne pouvez pas vous tromper, c'est très simple;∎ you won't go far wrong if you follow her advice vous ne risquez guère de vous tromper si vous suivez ses conseils;∎ you can't go wrong with a pair of jeans vous êtes tranquille avec un jean;∎ you can't go wrong with a good book (for reading) vous ne risquez pas de vous ennuyer avec un bon livre; (as present) un bon livre, cela plaît toujours;∎ where I went wrong was in being too kind to him là où j'ai commis une erreur, c'est en me montrant trop gentil avec lui;∎ when did things start going wrong? quand est-ce que les choses ont commencé à se gâter?;∎ she used to be a normal, happy little girl, but something went wrong c'était une petite fille normale et heureuse mais quelque chose a mal tourné;∎ everything that could go wrong went wrong tout ce qui pouvait aller de travers est allé de travers;3 noun(a) (immorality, immoral act) mal m;∎ to know the difference between right and wrong savoir distinguer le bien du mal;∎ I did no wrong je n'ai rien fait de mal;∎ proverb two wrongs don't make a right = on ne répare pas une injustice par une autre∎ to suffer wrong subir une injustice;∎ to do sb wrong faire du tort à ou se montrer injuste envers qn;∎ he did them a great wrong il leur a fait subir une grave injustice, il leur a fait (un) grand tort∎ he can do no wrong in her eyes tout ce qu'il fait trouve grâce à ses yeuxfaire du tort à, traiter injustement;∎ he wronged his wife by accusing her of being unfaithful il a traité injustement sa femme en l'accusant d'infidélité;∎ she felt deeply wronged elle se sentait gravement lésée;∎ she has been badly wronged (by words) on a dit à tort beaucoup de mal d'elle; (by actions) on a agi de manière injuste envers elledans son tort;∎ to be in the wrong être dans son tort, avoir tort2 adverb∎ to put sb in the wrong mettre qn dans son tort -
106 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) resen2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) resen3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) resen4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) resen•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *[síəriəs]adjective ( seriously adverb)resen, seriozen, resnoben, slovesen; trezen, premišljen, umirjen; pomemben, upoštevanja vreden; humorously "pobožen"serious illness — resna, nevarna bolezenserious matter (music, reading) — resna zadeva (glasba, čtivo)are you serious? — misliš (to) resno? -
107 Science
It is a common notion, or at least it is implied in many common modes of speech, that the thoughts, feelings, and actions of sentient beings are not a subject of science.... This notion seems to involve some confusion of ideas, which it is necessary to begin by clearing up. Any facts are fitted, in themselves, to be a subject of science, which follow one another according to constant laws; although those laws may not have been discovered, nor even to be discoverable by our existing resources. (Mill, 1900, B. VI, Chap. 3, Sec. 1)One class of natural philosophers has always a tendency to combine the phenomena and to discover their analogies; another class, on the contrary, employs all its efforts in showing the disparities of things. Both tendencies are necessary for the perfection of science, the one for its progress, the other for its correctness. The philosophers of the first of these classes are guided by the sense of unity throughout nature; the philosophers of the second have their minds more directed towards the certainty of our knowledge. The one are absorbed in search of principles, and neglect often the peculiarities, and not seldom the strictness of demonstration; the other consider the science only as the investigation of facts, but in their laudable zeal they often lose sight of the harmony of the whole, which is the character of truth. Those who look for the stamp of divinity on every thing around them, consider the opposite pursuits as ignoble and even as irreligious; while those who are engaged in the search after truth, look upon the other as unphilosophical enthusiasts, and perhaps as phantastical contemners of truth.... This conflict of opinions keeps science alive, and promotes it by an oscillatory progress. (Oersted, 1920, p. 352)Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone. (Einstein & Infeld, 1938, p. 27)A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. (Planck, 1949, pp. 33-34)[Original quotation: "Eine neue wissenschaftliche Wahrheit pflegt sich nicht in der Weise durchzusetzen, dass ihre Gegner ueberzeugt werden und sich as belehrt erklaeren, sondern vielmehr dadurch, dass die Gegner allmaehlich aussterben und dass die heranwachsende Generation von vornherein mit der Wahrheit vertraut gemacht ist." (Planck, 1990, p. 15)]I had always looked upon the search for the absolute as the noblest and most worth while task of science. (Planck, 1949, p. 46)If you cannot-in the long run-tell everyone what you have been doing, your doing has been worthless. (SchroЁdinger, 1951, pp. 7-8)Even for the physicist the description in plain language will be a criterion of the degree of understanding that has been reached. (Heisenberg, 1958, p. 168)The old scientific ideal of episteґmeґ-of absolutely certain, demonstrable knowledge-has proved to be an idol. The demand for scientific objectivity makes it inevitable that every scientific statement must remain tentative forever. It may indeed be corroborated, but every corroboration is relative to other statements which, again, are tentative. Only in our subjective experiences of conviction, in our subjective faith, can we be "absolutely certain." (Popper, 1959, p. 280)The layman, taught to revere scientists for their absolute respect for the observed facts, and for the judiciously detached and purely provisional manner in which they hold scientific theories (always ready to abandon a theory at the sight of any contradictory evidence) might well have thought that, at Miller's announcement of this overwhelming evidence of a "positive effect" [indicating that the speed of light is not independent from the motion of the observer, as Einstein's theory of relativity demands] in his presidential address to the American Physical Society on December 29th, 1925, his audience would have instantly abandoned the theory of relativity. Or, at the very least, that scientists-wont to look down from the pinnacle of their intellectual humility upon the rest of dogmatic mankind-might suspend judgment in this matter until Miller's results could be accounted for without impairing the theory of relativity. But no: by that time they had so well closed their minds to any suggestion which threatened the new rationality achieved by Einstein's world-picture, that it was almost impossible for them to think again in different terms. Little attention was paid to the experiments, the evidence being set aside in the hope that it would one day turn out to be wrong. (Polanyi, 1958, pp. 12-13)The practice of normal science depends on the ability, acquired from examplars, to group objects and situations into similarity sets which are primitive in the sense that the grouping is done without an answer to the question, "Similar with respect to what?" (Kuhn, 1970, p. 200)Science in general... does not consist in collecting what we already know and arranging it in this or that kind of pattern. It consists in fastening upon something we do not know, and trying to discover it. (Collingwood, 1972, p. 9)Scientific fields emerge as the concerns of scientists congeal around various phenomena. Sciences are not defined, they are recognized. (Newell, 1973a, p. 1)This is often the way it is in physics-our mistake is not that we take our theories too seriously, but that we do not take them seriously enough. I do not think it is possible really to understand the successes of science without understanding how hard it is-how easy it is to be led astray, how difficult it is to know at any time what is the next thing to be done. (Weinberg, 1977, p. 49)Science is wonderful at destroying metaphysical answers, but incapable of providing substitute ones. Science takes away foundations without providing a replacement. Whether we want to be there or not, science has put us in a position of having to live without foundations. It was shocking when Nietzsche said this, but today it is commonplace; our historical position-and no end to it is in sight-is that of having to philosophize without "foundations." (Putnam, 1987, p. 29)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Science
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108 lightly
adverb1) (not heavily) leicht2) (in a small degree) leicht3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthinnot treat something lightly — etwas nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen
take something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen
5) (nimbly) behänd6)get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also academic.ru/42546/let_off">let off 1)
* * *adverb leicht* * *light·ly[ˈlaɪtli]1. (not seriously) leichtfertigaccusations like these are not made \lightly solche Anschuldigungen erhebt man nicht so einfachshe said this \lightly sie sagte das so ganz leichthinnot to take sth \lightly etw nicht leichtnehmen, etw nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmenI tapped \lightly on the door ich klopfte leise [o sacht[e]] an [die Tür]dust the cake \lightly with icing-sugar bestreuen Sie den Kuchen ganz fein mit Puderzuckerto pat/tap sb \lightly jdn leicht tätscheln3. (not deeply) leichtto doze \lightly [nur so] ein wenig vor sich hindösento sleep \lightly einen leichten Schlaf haben4. (slightly) leicht\lightly cooked vegetables Gemüse, das nur ganz kurz gegart wird\lightly cooked popcorn Puffmais m mit etwas Butterto get off \lightly glimpflich davonkommento be let off \lightly nachsichtig behandelt werden* * *['laItlɪ]adv1) touch, rain, eat, wounded, armed, stressed leicht; walk, tread leiselightly clad ( in sth) — leicht (mit etw) bekleidet
to speak lightly of sb/sth — sich abfällig or geringschätzig über jdn/etw äußern
he spoke lightly of his illness — er nahm seine Krankheit auf die leichte Schulter
she referred lightly to the fact that... — sie erwähnte leichthin, dass...
a responsibility not to be lightly undertaken —
* * *lightly adv1. leicht2. wenig:lightly booked weniger gebucht3. gelassen:4. leichtfertig, -sinnig5. leichthin6. geringschätzig* * *adverb1) (not heavily) leicht2) (in a small degree) leicht3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthintake something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen
5) (nimbly) behänd6)get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also let off 1)
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109 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvarlegur2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) einlægur3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) alvarlegur4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvarlegur, hættulegur•- seriously
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110 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) komoly2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) őszinte3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) komoly4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) súlyos•- seriously
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) sério2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) sério3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) sério4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) sério•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *se.ri.ous[s'iəriəs] adj 1 sério, grave. it is a serious illness / é uma doença grave. are you serious? / está falando sério? they are very serious about their plan / eles tomam seu plano muito a sério. 2 sincero. I am quite serious / estou falando absolutamente sério. 3 importante, momentoso. 4 perigoso, crítico, alarmante. the situation is serious / a situação é crítica. -
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adj. ciddi, önemli, ağır, ağırbaşlı, şakaya gelmeyen* * *ciddi* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) ciddî, ağır başlı2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) ciddî, samimî3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) ciddî4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) ciddî, tehlikeli•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
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• paha• tosissaan• totinen• jämerä• huolestuttava• ankara• arveluttava• vakavanlaatuinen• vaikea• vakaa• vakava-aiheinen• vakavahenkinen• vakavamielinen• vakava• raitishenkinen• raskas• jäyhä• merkittävä• syvällinen• yksivakainen• yksitotinen• kriittinen* * *'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) vakava2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) tosissaan3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) vakava-aiheinen4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) vakava•- seriously
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['sɪərɪəs]1) (not frivolous) serioto give serious thought to sth. — pensare seriamente a qcs.
you can't be serious — non dirai sul serio, non scherzare
to spend serious money — colloq. spendere un sacco di soldi
if you want to do some serious surfing... — colloq. se vuoi fare surf come si deve
2) (grave) [accident, problem] serio, grave; [crime, error] grave; [concern, doubt] serio* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) serio2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) serio3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) serio4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) serio•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *['sɪərɪəs]1) (not frivolous) serioto give serious thought to sth. — pensare seriamente a qcs.
you can't be serious — non dirai sul serio, non scherzare
to spend serious money — colloq. spendere un sacco di soldi
if you want to do some serious surfing... — colloq. se vuoi fare surf come si deve
2) (grave) [accident, problem] serio, grave; [crime, error] grave; [concern, doubt] serio -
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['sɪərɪəs]adj* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) poważny2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) poważny3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) poważny4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) poważny•- seriously
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) nopietns2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) nopietns; visā nopietnībā3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) nopietns; gudrs; dziļš4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) nopietns; smags•- seriously
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) rimtas2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) rimtai (ketinantis)3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) rimtas4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) rimtas•- seriously
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adj. allvarlig; viktig; seriös; farlig* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) allvarlig, allvarsam2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) allvarlig, seriös3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriös4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) allvarlig•- seriously
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) vážný2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) opravdový3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) náročný4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) vážný•- seriously
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) vážny2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) opravdivý, úprimný, skutočný, seriózny3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) náročný4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) vážny•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *• velký• vážny• závažný• zbožný• seriózny• skutocný• striedmy• úprimný• tažký• opravdivý• podstatný• pravý• kritický• nábožný• nárocný• nebezpecný• nenápadný
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