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1 inédit
inédit, e [inedi, it]adjectivea. ( = non publié) previously unpublishedb. ( = nouveau) new* * *
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inédite inedi, it adjectif1) ( jamais publié) [livre, pièce, traduction] (previously) unpublished; [disque, film] (previously) unreleased2) ( original) [procédé, information, spectacle, situation] (totally) new
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nom masculin1) ( ouvrage) (previously) unpublished work ou article2) ( nouveau)* * *inedi, it adj inédit, -e1) (correspondance) unpublished, previously unpublished, (musique, film) unreleased, previously unreleased2) (moyen) novel, original, (spectacle) new3) (= jamais vu) (phénomène, situation) unheard of* * *A adj1 ( jamais publié) [livre, pièce, traduction] (previously) unpublished; [disque, film] (previously) unreleased;2 ( original) [procédé, information, spectacle, situation] (totally) new.B nm1 ( ouvrage) (previously) unpublished work ou article; un inédit de Diderot a previously unpublished work by Diderot;2 ( le nouveau) voilà de l'inédit that's something completely new.1. [correspondance, auteur] (hitherto) unpublished————————nom masculin1. [œuvre] unpublished work2. [nouveauté] -
2 autre
autre [otʀ]1. indefinite adjectivea. other• autre chose, Madame ? anything else, madam?c. ► autre chose• ah autre chose ! j'ai oublié de vous dire que... oh, one more thing! I forgot to tell you that...2. indefinite pronouna. ( = qui est différent) another• et l'autre, il vient avec nous ? (inf) what about him, is he coming with us?• et l'autre qui n'arrête pas de klaxonner ! (inf) and then there's that idiot who keeps blowing his horn!• il en a vu d'autres ! he's seen worse!• à d'autres ! (inf) a likely story!b. ( = qui vient en plus) donnez m'en un autre give me another one• qui d'autre ? who else?• quoi d'autre ? what else?3. masculine noun* * *Note: Lorsqu'il est adjectif indéfini et employé avec un article défini autre se traduit par other: l'autre rue = the other streetOn notera que un autre se traduit par another en un seul motLes autres emplois de l'adjectif ainsi que le pronom indéfini sont traités ci-dessousLes expressions comme nul autre, comme dirait l'autre, en voir d'autres, avoir d'autres chats à fouetter etc se trouvent respectivement sous nul, dire, voir, fouetter etcEn revanche l'un... l'autre et ses dérivés sont traités ci-dessousotʀ
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1) ( indiquant la différence) otherquelque chose/rien d'autre — something/nothing else
l'actrice principale n'est autre que la fille du metteur en scène — the leading actress is no other than the director's daughter
2) ( supplémentaire)tu veux un autre bonbon? — do you want another sweet GB ou candy US?
3) (colloq) ( après un pronom personnel)nous autres/vous autres — we/you
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pronom indéfini1) ( indiquant la différence)où sont les autres? — ( choses) where are the other ones?; ( personnes) where are the others?
certains estiment que c'est juste, d'autres non — some (people) think it's fair, others don't
elle est pourrie cette pomme, prends-en une autre — this apple is rotten, have another one
aussi têtus l'un que l'autre — as stubborn as each other, both equally stubborn
‘aimez-vous les uns les autres’ — ‘love one another’
l'un après l'autre, les uns après les autres — one after the other
à d'autres! — (colloq) pull the other one (it's got bells on (colloq))!, go and tell it to the marines! (colloq) US
2) ( indiquant un supplément)
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autre part locution adverbiale somewhere else* * *otʀ1. adj1) (= différent) other, differentJe préférerais un autre verre. — I'd prefer a different glass.
Prenez d'autres verres. — Take some different glasses., Take some other glasses.
Je viendrai un autre jour. — I'll come another day., I'll come some other day.
J'ai d'autres projets. — I've got other plans.
2) (= supplémentaire)un autre... — another...
une autre... — another...
Je voudrais un autre verre d'eau. — I'd like another glass of water.
Il y a une autre difficulté, qui est que... — There's another problem, which is that...
nous autres — we
Nous autres, on préfère la Provence. — WE like Provence best.
Vous autres, vous ne pensez qu'à l'argent. — YOU only think of money., You lot * only think of money.
2. pron1) (= supplémentaire)Je t'en apporterai d'autres. — I'll bring you some others.
2) (= différent)Non, pas celui-ci, l'autre. — No, not that one, the other one.
Les autres sont arrivés plus tard. — The others arrived later.
se détester l'un l'autre — to hate each other, to hate one another
se détester les uns les autres — to hate each other, to hate one another
d'une semaine à l'autre — from one week to the next, (= incessamment) any week now
d'une minute à l'autre (= de manière imprévisible) — from one minute to the next, from one moment to the next, (= incessamment) any minute now, any moment now
Nous avons parlé, entre autres, de nos projets de vacances. — We talked about our holiday plans, among other things.
* * *I.❢ Lorsqu'il est adjectif indéfini et employé avec un article défini autre se traduit par other: l'autre rue = the other street. On notera que un autre se traduit par another en un seul mot. Les autres emplois de l'adjectif ainsi que le pronom indéfini sont traités ci-dessous. Les expressions comme entre autres, nul autre, personne d'autre etc se trouvent respectivement à entre, nul, personne etc. De même les expressions telles que comme dit l'autre, en voir d'autres, avoir d'autres chats à fouetter etc se trouvent respectivement sous dire, voir, fouetter etc. En revanche l'un… l'autre et ses dérivés sont traités ci-dessous.A adj indéf1 ( indiquant la différence) l'autre côté/solution/bout the other side/solution/end; l'autre jour the other day; une autre idée/histoire another idea/story; je ferai ça un autre jour I'll do that some other day; pas d'autre place/solution no other space/solution; il n'y a pas d'autres exemples there aren't any other examples; une (tout) autre conception an altogether ou a completely different design; allumettes, briquets et autres gadgets matches, lighters and other gadgets; bien or beaucoup d'autres problèmes many other problems; quelque chose/rien d'autre something/nothing else; quoi d'autre? what else?; quelqu'un/personne d'autre someone/no-one else; personne d'autre que lui n'aurait accepté no-one but him would have accepted; l'actrice principale n'est autre que la fille du metteur en scène the leading actress is none other than the director's daughter; mon livre préféré n'est autre que la Bible my favouriteGB book is none other than the Bible;2 ( supplémentaire) tu veux un autre bonbon? do you want another sweet GB ou candy US?; ils ne veulent pas d'autre enfant, ils ne veulent pas d'autres enfants they don't want another child, they don't want any more children; donnez-moi dix autres timbres give me another ten stamps;3 ( différent) different; être autre to be different; l'effet obtenu est tout autre the effect produced is completely different; dans des circonstances autres in ou under other circumstances; un produit autre que l'éther a product other than ether;4 ○( après un pronom personnel) nous autres/vous autres we/you; nous autres professeurs/Français we teachers/French.B pron indéf1 ( indiquant la différence) où sont les autres? ( choses) where are the other ones?; ( personnes) where are the others?; je t'ai pris pour un autre I mistook you for someone else; certains estiment que c'est juste, d'autres non some (people) think it's fair, others don't; elle est pourrie cette pomme, prends-en une autre this apple is rotten, have another one; tu n'en as pas d'autres? haven't you got any others?; penser aux autres to think of others ou other people; je me fiche○ de ce que pensent les autres I don't care what other people think; l'un est souriant l'autre est grognon one is smiling, the other one is grumpy; l'une est pliante mais pas l'autre one is folding, the other one isn't; ce qui amuse l'un agace l'autre what amuses one annoys the other; certains sont ravis d'autres moins some people are thrilled, others less so; aussi têtus l'un que l'autre as stubborn as each other, both equally stubborn; des récits plus vivants les uns que les autres stories each more lively than the one before; loin l'un de l'autre, loin les uns des autres far away from each other, far apart; nous sommes dépendants l'un de l'autre, nous sommes dépendants les uns des autres we're dependent on each other ou one another; ils se respectent les uns les autres they respect each other; ‘aimez-vous les uns les autres’ ‘love one another’; l'un après/devant/derrière l'autre, les uns après/devant/derrière les autres one after/in front of/behind the other; c'est l'un ou l'autre! it's got to be either one or the other!; quand ce n'est pas l'un c'est l'autre if it isn't one of them, it's the other; chez lui c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre he goes to extremes; ni l'un ni l'autre neither one nor the other, neither of them; il est où l'autre○? where's what's-his-name○ got to?; l'autre il est gonflé○! he's got a nerve, that one!; à d'autres○! pull the other one (it's got bells on○)!, go and tell it to the marines○! US;2 ( indiquant un supplément) prends-en un autre si tu aimes ça have another one if you like them; si je peux je t'en apporterai d'autres if I can I'll bring you some more; ils ont deux enfants et n'en veulent pas d'autres they have two children and don't want any more.II.[otr] déterminant (adjectif indéfini)1. [distinct, différent]un autre homme another ou a different mandonnez-moi une autre tasse, celle-ci est ébréchée give me another ou a new cup, this one's chippeddans d'autres circonstances... in other circumstances..., had the circumstances been different...la vérité est tout autre the truth is quite ou very ou altogether differentça c'est une autre histoire ou affaire ou paire de manches (familier) that's something else altogether, that's another story ou kettle of fish (altogether)autres temps, autres mœurs other days, other ways2. [supplémentaire]il nous faut une autre chaise we need one more ou an extra ou another chairessaie une autre fois try again ou one more time3. [devenu différent] differentje me sens un autre homme I feel a different ou new manavec des fines herbes, ça a un tout autre goût! with some fines herbes, it has quite a different taste!4. [marquant la supériorité]le Japon, ah c'est autre chose! Japan, now that's really something else!Marc est bon en maths, mais Jean c'est autre chose! Marc is good at maths, but he's nowhere near as good as Jean!6. [avec les pronoms 'nous' et 'vous']nous autres consommateurs... we consumers...7. [dans le temps] otherb. [dans le passé] in days gone by8. [en corrélation avec 'l'un']————————[otr] pronom1. [désignant des personnes]un autre someone else, somebody elsed'autres que moi vous donneront les explications nécessaires others will give you the necessary explanationsplus que tout autre, tu aurais dû prévoir que... you of all people should have foreseen that...tout ou un autre que lui aurait refusé anyone else but him would have refusedpersonne d'autre no one else, nobody else[désignant des choses]d'autres other ones, otherscomme dit ou dirait l'autre as they say2. [en corrélation avec 'l'un']l'une chante, l'autre danse one sings, the other dancesl'un ou l'autre (either) one or the other, either oneils marchaient l'un derrière l'autre/l'un à côté de l'autre they were walking one behind the other/side by sideles uns le détestent, les autres l'adorent he's loathed by some, loved by othersaidez-vous les uns les autres help each other ou one anothervous êtes des brutes les uns comme les autres! you're (nothing but) beasts, all of you!l'un dans l'autre all in all, at the end of the day————————[otr] nom masculin -
3 was
I Interrog. Pron. what (auch umg. für wie bitte?); was für ( ein) ...? what sort of...?; was für Länder kennst du schon? which countries have you already been to?; was für eine Farbe hat...? what colo(u)r is...?; was ist sein Vater? what does his father do?; was willst du werden? what do you want to be?; was willst du überhaupt? what do you actually want?; was kostet das? how much is it?, what ( oder how much) does it cost?; was haben Sie an Wein etc.? what have you got in the way of wine etc.?; was ist denn? umg. what’s the matter?, what’s wrong?; was noch? what else?; was dann? and then what?; um was handelt es sich? umg. what’s it (all) about?; auf was wartest du? umg. what are you waiting for?; an was denkst du? umg. what are you thinking about?; was (warum) muss er lügen? umg. why does he have to lie?; was weiß ich! umg. how should I know?, search me; und was nicht alles umg. and all that; das tut weh, was? umg. it hurts, doesn’t it?; es zählt das Was, nicht das Wie it doesn’t matter how you do it, just get it done; machen I, nun I 1, sollen2 2 etc.II Interj.: was, du rauchst nicht mehr? umg. what, you don’t smoke any more?; was für ein Unsinn / Krach etc.! what nonsense etc. / what a noise etc.; was für ein Wetter! what weather!; was haben wir gelacht! umg. what a laugh we had; was ist das doch schwierig this is so hard; ach I 5III Rel. Pron. (das was) what; (welches) that, which; den Inhalt des vorhergehenden Satzes aufnehmend: which; das war alles, was er mir erzählte that was all (that) he told me; alles, was er weiß everything (that) he knows; ..., was ihn völlig kalt ließ... which left him cold; was auch immer whatever (auch am Satzende), no matter what; was ihn betrifft as for him, as far as he’s concerned; was ich noch sagen wollte... the other thing I wanted to say...IV unbest. Pron. umg. (etwas) something; ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst I spy with my little eye; weißt du schon was? have you heard anything?; ist was? what’s up?, is anything the matter?; was Schlechtes / Gutes / noch etc. something bad / good / else etc.; was Neues? any news?, anything new?; das ist was anderes that’s different; und nun zu ganz was anderem! and now for something completely different!; eine Palme oder so was ( Ähnliches) a palm tree or something like that ( oder something similar); na, so was! bes. iro. well I never!; was du nicht sagst! you don’t say!; hat man so was schon gesehen? have you ever seen anything like it?; so was von blöd! stupid or what?, how stupid can you get?; das war vielleicht was! that was really something!; da war doch was there was something there; ich will dir mal was sagen I’ll tell you something; bes. drohend: I’ll tell you what; schäm dich was! you ought to be ashamed of yourself; siehe auch so I 7, wissen* * *whatsoever (Pron.); whatever (Pron.); what (Pron.)* * *wạs [vas]1. interrog pron1) what; (= wie viel) how much, whatwas kostet das? — how much is that?, what does or how much does that cost?
was ist or gibts? — what is it?, what's up?
was ist, kommst du mit? — well, are you coming?
sie kommt nicht – was? — she's not coming – what?
was hast du denn?, was ist denn los? — what's the matter (with you)?, what's wrong?
was denn? (ungehalten) — what (is it)?; (um Vorschlag bittend) but what?
was denn, bist du schon fertig? — what, are you finished already?
das ist gut, was? (inf) — that's good, isn't it?
2) (inf = warum) why, what... forwas lachst du denn so? — what are you laughing for?, why are you laughing?
3)was für... — what sort or kind of...
2. rel pron(auf ganzen Satz bezogen) whichdas, was... — that which..., what...
ich weiß, was ich/er tun soll — I know what I should do or what to do/what he should do
das ist etwas, was ich nicht verstehe — that is something (which) I don't understand
alles, was... — everything or all (that)...
das Beste/Schönste/wenige/Einzige, was ich... — the best/prettiest/little/only thing (that) I...
schreib/iss etc was du kannst (inf) — write/eat etc what you can
lauf, was du kannst! (inf) — run as fast as you can!
3. indef pron (inf) abbrsomething; (fragend, bedingend auch, verneint) anything; (unbestimmter Teil einer Menge) some, any(na,) so was! — well I never!
See:→ auch etwas, sehen* * *1) (used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc: What street is this?; What's your name/address / telephone number?; What time is it?; What (kind of) bird is that?; What is he reading?; What did you say?; What is this cake made of?; `What do you want to be when you grow up?' `A doctor.'; Tell me what you mean; I asked him what clothes I should wear.) what2) (( also adverb) used in exclamations of surprise, anger etc: What clothes she wears!; What a fool he is!; What naughty children they are!; What a silly book this is!) what3) (the thing(s) that: Did you find what you wanted?; These tools are just what I need for this job; What that child needs is a good spanking!) what4) (( also relative adjective) any (things or amount) that; whatever: I'll lend you what clothes you need; Please lend me what you can.) what5) ((also what ever) used in questions or exclamations to express surprise etc: Whatever will he say when he hears this?) what* * *[vas]1. (welches Ding) what\was macht er beruflich? what's his job?\was kann ich dir anbieten? what can I offer you?für \was brauchst du es? what do you need it for?mit \was beschäftigt Max sich? how does Max occupy his time?was \was alles weiß! what a lot Peter knows!\was für ein(e)... what sort [or kind] of\was für ein Auto hat sie?, \was hat sie für ein Auto? what kind of car has she got?\was war das für eine Anstrengung! that really was an effort!, what an effort that was!\was für ein Glück! what a stroke of luck!\was für ein Wahnsinn! what madness!\was für ein schöner Garten! what a lovely garden!und \was für ein Garten! and what a garden!\was für eine sie ist, das weiß ich auch nicht I don't know either what sort of a person she is3. (welcher Grund) whatwas \was, kommst du mit? well, are you coming?\was hast du denn?, \was ist denn [los]? what's the matter?, what's wrong?\was denn, du bist schon fertig? what, are you finished already?\was denn, du willst doch nicht schon gehen? you're not going already, are you?ach \was! oh, come on!, of course not!\was lachst du denn so? what are you laughing for?, why are you laughing?4. (wie viel) what, how much\was kostet das? what [or how much] does that cost?5. (wie sehr) how\was habe ich gelacht! how I laughed!\was ist das doch kompliziert! it's really complicated!das ist gut, \was? that's good, isn't it?, not bad, eh? famII. pron rel1. (welches) whatich weiß, \was ich tun muss I know what I have to do\was mich betrifft, [so]... as far as I'm concerned...das ist etwas, \was ich nicht tun werde that is something [which] I won't dodas ist das Beste, \was du tun kannst that's the best thing you can dodas Einzige, \was ich Ihnen sagen kann, ist, dass er morgen kommt the only thing I can tell you is that he's coming tomorrowdas Wenige, \was ich besitze, will ich gerne mit dir teilen the little that I possess I will gladly share with you2. (in erläuterndem Nebensatz) whichsie hat zugestimmt, \was mich gefreut hat he agreed, which pleased mees hat auf der Fahrt geregnet, \was mich aber nicht gestört hat it rained during the journey, but that didn't bother me\was ein ganzer Kerl ist, der stellt sich einem Kampf anyone worth his salt will put up a fight\was unsere Mutter ist, die sagt immer... our mother always says...der Peter, \was unser Jüngster ist... Peter, who is our youngest...sie hat kaum \was gesagt she hardly said anything [or a thing]kann ich dir \was zu trinken anbieten? can I offer you a drink?kann ich \was helfen? can I give you a hand?das will \was heißen that really means somethingiss nur, es ist \was ganz Leckeres! just eat it, it's something really tasty!so \was something like that, such a thingso \was könnte dir nicht passieren nothing like that could happen to youso \was Ärgerliches/Dummes! how annoying/stupid!so \was von Dummheit such stupidity[na,] so \was! really?nein, so \was! you don't say!sie ist so \was wie ne Architektin she's an architect or something of the sort2. (irgendetwas) anythingist \was? is anything wrong?, is something the matter?ob er \was gemerkt hat? I wonder if he noticed anything?fällt Ihnen an dem Bild \was auf? does anything strike you about the picture?gibt's \was Neues? is there any news?haben die \was miteinander? is there something between them?aus ihr wird mal \was werden she'll make something of herselfaus ihm wird nie \was werden he'll never come to anythinggib Bescheid, wenn ich \was für dich tun kann! let me know when I can do something for youich will auch \was I want some toomöchtest du noch \was Kaffee? would you like some more coffee?sprich bitte \was lauter! could you speak a little louder, please?* * *A. int pr what (auch umg fürwie bitte?);was für (ein) …? what sort of …?;was für Länder kennst du schon? which countries have you already been to?;was für eine Farbe hat …? what colo(u)r is …?;was ist sein Vater? what does his father do?;was willst du werden? what do you want to be?;was willst du überhaupt? what do you actually want?;was kostet das? how much is it?, what ( oder how much) does it cost?;was ist denn? umg what’s the matter?, what’s wrong?;was noch? what else?;was dann? and then what?;um was handelt es sich? umg what’s it (all) about?;auf was wartest du? umg what are you waiting for?;an was denkst du? umg what are you thinking about?;muss er lügen? umg why does he have to lie?;was weiß ich! umg how should I know?, search me;und was nicht alles umg and all that;das tut weh, was? umg it hurts, doesn’t it?;es zählt das Was, nicht das Wie it doesn’t matter how you do it, just get it done; → machen A, nun A 1, sollen2 2 etcB. int:was, du rauchst nicht mehr? umg what, you don’t smoke any more?;was für ein Unsinn/Krach etc! what nonsense etc/what a noise etc;was für ein Wetter! what weather!;was haben wir gelacht! umg what a laugh we had;C. rel pr (das was) what; (welches) that, which; den Inhalt des vorhergehenden Satzes aufnehmend: which;das war alles, was er mir erzählte that was all (that) he told me;alles, was er weiß everything (that) he knows;…, was ihn völlig kalt ließ … which left him cold;was auch immer whatever (auch am Satzende), no matter what;was ihn betrifft as for him, as far as he’s concerned;was ich noch sagen wollte … the other thing I wanted to say …D. indef pr umg (etwas) something;ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst I spy with my little eye;weißt du schon was? have you heard anything?;ist was? what’s up?, is anything the matter?;was Schlechtes/Gutes/noch etc something bad/good/else etc;was Neues? any news?, anything new?;das ist was anderes that’s different;und nun zu ganz was anderem! and now for something completely different!;eine Palme oder so was (Ähnliches) a palm tree or something like that ( oder something similar);na, so was! besonders iron well I never!;was du nicht sagst! you don’t say!;hat man so was schon gesehen? have you ever seen anything like it?;so was von blöd! stupid or what?, how stupid can you get?;das war vielleicht was! that was really something!;da war doch was there was something there;ich will dir mal was sagen I’ll tell you something; besonders drohend: I’ll tell you what;* * *adj.whatsoever adj. pron.what pron.whatever pron. -
4 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 -
5 llegar
v.1 to arrive (to a place).llegar a un hotel/una ciudad to arrive at a hotel/in a cityllegar a casa to get home¿falta mucho para llegar o para que lleguemos? is there far to go?llegaré pronto I'll be there soonEllos llegan tarde They arrive late.2 to come (time).cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comesha llegado el invierno winter has arrivedLa oportunidad llegó The opportunity came.3 to be enough.4 to receive, to get, to be handed.Te llegó un carta You received a letter.5 to be the host for.Nos llegó mucha gente We were the host for a lot of people.6 to come to, to filter through to.Nos llegó la noticia The news filtered through to us.* * *(g changes to gu before e)Past Indicativellegué, llegaste, llegó, llegamos, llegasteis, llegaron.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to arrive2) appear3) come4) suffice•* * *Para las expresiones llegar al alma, llegar lejos, llegar a las manos, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [movimiento, destino, procedencia] to arriveavíseme cuando llegue — tell me when he arrives {o} comes
el vuelo llegará a las 14:15 — the flight gets in at 14:15
llegará en tren/autobús — he will come by train/bus
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llegar [a], cuando llegamos a Bilbao estaba lloviendo — when we got to {o} arrived in Bilbao it was raining¿a qué hora llegaste a casa? — what time did you get home?
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llegarle [a alguien], ¿te ha llegado ya el paquete? — have you got the parcel yet?•
[estar] al llegar, Carlos debe de estar al llegar — Carlos should be arriving any minute now•
[hacer] llegar algo a algn, hacer llegar una carta a algn — to send sb a letter¿le puedes hacer llegar este recado? — could you give her this message?
¿le has hecho llegar el dinero? — did you get the money to her?
- me llegasanto2) (=alcanzar)a) [con las manos] to reach¿me puedes quitar la cortina? yo no llego — could you take the curtain down for me? I can't reach
b) [indicando distancia, nivel]esta cuerda no llega — this rope isn't long enough, this rope won't reach
el tema de la película no me llega — the subject of the film does nothing for me {o} leaves me cold
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llegar [a] {o} [hasta] — to come up toel vestido le llega hasta los pies — the dress comes {o} goes down to her feet
la cola llegaba hasta la puerta — the queue went {o} reached back as far as the door
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me llega al [corazón] ver tanto sufrimiento — seeing so much suffering touches me to the hearta tanto no llego —
soy bastante inteligente pero a tanto no llego — I'm reasonably clever, but not enough to do that
camisa 1), suela 1)podría dejarle un millón, pero dos no, a tanto no llego — I might let her have a million, but not two, I'm not prepared to go as far as that
c) [indicando duración] to lastel pobrecito no llegará a las Navidades — the poor thing won't make it to {o} last till Christmas
le falta un año para llegar a la jubilación — he has a year to go till {o} before he retires
3) llegar a ({+ sustantivo})a) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo, conclusión] to reach, come to¿cómo has conseguido llegar a la fama? — how did you manage to achieve fame {o} become famous?
le costó pero llegó a arquitecto — it wasn't easy, but he eventually managed to become an architect
b) [con cantidades] to come tolos gastos totales llegaron a 1.000 euros — the total expenditure came to 1,000 euros
la audiencia de este programa ha llegado a cinco millones — (Radio) as many as five million people have listened to this programme; (TV) the viewing figures for this programme have been as high as five million
4) llegar a ({+ infin})a) (=conseguir)llegó a conocer a varios directores de cine — she met {o} got to know several film directors
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si lo llego a [saber] — if I had known•
llegar a [ser] famoso/el jefe — to become famous/the boss•
llegar a [ver], no llegó a ver la película terminada — he never saw the film finishedtemí no llegar a ver el año nuevo — I feared I wouldn't live to see the new year, I feared I wouldn't make it to the new year
b) [como algo extremo]llegué a estar tan mal, que casi no podía moverme — I got so bad, I could hardly move
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puede llegar a [alcanzar] los 300km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 300km/hla popularidad que un actor puede llegar a alcanzar a través de la televisión — the popularity an actor can come to attain from being on television
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¿llegó a [creer] que sería campeón del mundo? — did you ever believe you'd be world champion?yo había llegado a creer que estábamos en el camino de superar ese problema — I had really started to believe that we were on the way to overcoming that problem
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llegó al [punto] de robarle — he even went so far as to rob her5) (=bastar) to be enough•
[hacer] llegar el sueldo a fin de mes — to make ends meet6) [momento, acontecimiento] to come2.VERBO TRANSITIVO (=acercar) to bring up, bring over3.See:LLEGAR Llegar a A la hora de traducir llegar a al inglés, tenemos que diferenciar entre arrive in y arrive at. ► Empleamos arrive in con países, ciudades, pueblos {etc}: Esperamos llegar a Italia el día 11 de junio We expect to arrive in Italy on 11 June Llegaremos a Córdoba dentro de dos horas We'll be arriving in Cordoba in two hours' time ► En cambio, se traduce por arrive at cuando nos referimos a lugares más pequeños, como aeropuertos, estaciones, {etc}. La expresión llegar a casa es una excepción, ya que se traduce por arrive/ get home, es decir, sin preposición: Llegamos al aeropuerto con cuatro horas de retraso We arrived at the airport four hours late Llegué a casa completamente agotada I arrived home completely exhausted Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) persona/tren/carta to arrivetienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now
¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?
llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at
llegar a casa — to arrive o get home
¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?
2)a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as
b) (ir)llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor
3) día/invierno to come, arriveha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...
4)a) ( alcanzar) to reachllegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something
llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...
b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enoughc) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)d) ( expresando logro)llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way
e) ( en el tiempo)¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?
5) llegar a + infa) ( a un extremo)llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...
las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...
si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come
si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style
2.un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
llegarse v pron (fam)* * *= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.Ex. The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.Ex. Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.Ex. With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.----* al llegar = on arrival.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.* haber llegado = be upon us.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.* llegar a casa = get + home.* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the root of.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.* llegar a ser = become, develop into.* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* llegar lejos = get + far.* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* momento + llegar = time + approach.* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) persona/tren/carta to arrivetienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now
¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?
llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at
llegar a casa — to arrive o get home
¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?
2)a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as
b) (ir)llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor
3) día/invierno to come, arriveha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...
4)a) ( alcanzar) to reachllegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something
llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...
b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enoughc) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)d) ( expresando logro)llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way
e) ( en el tiempo)¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?
5) llegar a + infa) ( a un extremo)llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...
las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...
si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come
si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style
2.un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
llegarse v pron (fam)* * *= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.Ex: Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.Ex: With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.* al llegar = on arrival.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.* haber llegado = be upon us.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.* llegar a casa = get + home.* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the root of.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.* llegar a ser = become, develop into.* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* llegar lejos = get + far.* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* momento + llegar = time + approach.* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* * *llegar [A3 ]viA «persona/tren/carta» to arrivetienen que estar al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now¿cuándo llegan tus primos? when are your cousins arriving?, when do your cousins arrive?¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?¿a qué hora llega el avión? what time does the plane arrive o get in?siempre llega tarde he's always latellegó (el) primero/(el) último he was the first/the last to arrive, he arrived first/lastllegaron cansadísimos they were exhausted when they arrivedno me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram, the telegram didn't get to me o didn't reach menos llega una noticia de última hora we have a late news itemme hizo llegar un mensaje he got a message to mesus palabras me llegaban con mucho ruido de fondo there was a lot of background noise when I was talking to himllegó a Bogotá en un vuelo de Avianca he arrived in Bogotá on an Avianca flightllegó al aeropuerto a las dos she arrived at o got to the airport at two o'clockel primer corredor que llegó a la meta the first runner to cross o reach the finishing linellegamos a casa a las dos we got o arrived home at two o'clockllegué a su casa de noche I got to o reached his house at nightla carta nunca llegó a mis manos the letter never reached meel rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor¿adónde quieres llegar con tantas preguntas? what are you getting at o driving at with all these questions?llegar DE to arrive fromacaba de llegar de Hamburgo he's just arrived from o got(ten) ( o flown etc) in from HamburgB1 «camino/ruta» (extenderse) llegar HASTA; to go all the way to, go as far asahora la carretera llega hasta San Pedro the road goes all the way to o goes as far as San Pedro now2 (ir) llegar A/ HASTA:este autobús no llega hasta or a Las Torres this bus doesn't go as far as o all the way to Las Torressólo llega al tercer piso it only goes (up) to the third floorC «día/invierno» to come, arriveel invierno llegó temprano winter came earlycuando llegue la estación de las lluvias when the rainy season startsha llegado el momento de tomar una decisión the time has come to make a decisionpensé que nunca llegaría este momento I thought this moment would never come o arrivellegará el día en que se dé cuenta de su error the day will come when he'll realize his mistakecuando llegó la noche todavía estaban lejos when night fell o at nightfall they were still a long way awayD1 (alcanzar) to reachno llego ni con la escalera I can't even reach with the ladderllegar A algo to reach sthtiene que subirse a una silla para llegar al estante he has to stand on a chair to reach the shelflas cosas han llegado a tal punto, que … things have got to o have reached such a point that …los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the flooresa cuerda no llega al otro lado that rope won't reach to the other sidela falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to o reached her anklessu voz llegaba al fondo del teatro her voice carried to the back of the theaterel agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neckpor ambos métodos llegamos al mismo resultado both methods lead us to the same result, we arrive at o reach the same result by both methodsllegué a la conclusión de que me habías mentido I reached o came to the conclusion that you had been lying to meno se llegó a ningún acuerdo no agreement was reachedsé algo de electrónica, pero a tanto no llego I know something about electronics but not that much o but my knowledge doesn't extend that far2 «dinero/materiales» (ser suficiente) to be enoughcon un kilo llega para todos a kilo's enough o a kilo will do for all of usno me llega el dinero I don't have enough money3(alcanzar a medir, costar, etc): este trozo de tela no llega a los dos metros this piece of material is less than two metersme sorprendería si llegara a tanto I'd be surprised if it came to that much o if it was as much as thatno llegaban a 500 personas there weren't even 500 people there4(expresando logro): llegará lejos she'll go far o a long waycomo sigas así no vas a llegar a ningún lado if you carry on like this, you'll never get anywhereno creo que llegues a convencerme I don't think you'll manage to convince mequiero que llegues a ser alguien I want you to be someone o to make something of yourselfnunca llegó a (ser) director he never became director, he never made it to director ( colloq)5(en el tiempo): este gobierno no llegará a las próximas elecciones this government won't survive till the next electionscomo sigas fumando así no llegarás a viejo if you go on smoking like that you won't live to old agecon los años llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better over the years¿llegaste a verlo? did you manage o did you get to see it?¿llegó a saber quién era su padre? did she ever find out who her father was?el invento puede llegar a ser de gran utilidad the invention could prove to be very usefulE1 (como intensificador) llegar A + INF:llegó a amenazarme con el despido she even threatened to fire me, she went so far as to threaten to fire mellegué a pensar que me engañaba I even began to think he was deceiving meno llegó a pegarme, pero … he didn't actually hit me, but …llegó a aburrirme con sus constantes quejas I grew tired of o I got bored with his constant complainingpuede incluso llegar a ganarle he might even beat him2(en oraciones condicionales): si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have comesi llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you knowsi lo llegas a perder, te mato if you lose it, I'll kill you, if you go and lose it o if you manage to lose it, I'll kill you ( colloq)F«estilo/música» (ser entendido, aceptado): tiene un estilo que no llega a la gente people can't relate to o understand his styleemplea un lenguaje que llega a la juventud he uses language that gets through to o means something to young people■ llegarse( fam):llégate hasta su casa y dale este paquete run over to her house and give her this parcel ( colloq)llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber run out o over to the store and get something to drink, nip o pop out to the shop and get something to drink ( BrE colloq)* * *
llegar ( conjugate llegar) verbo intransitivo
1 [persona/tren/carta] to arrive;
tienen que estar por or al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now;
¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?;
siempre llega tarde he's always late;
no me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram;
llegar a algo ‹a país/ciudad› to arrive in sth;
‹ a edificio› to arrive at sth;◊ llegar a casa to arrive o get home;
el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor
2 [camino/ruta/tren] (ir) llegar a or hasta to go all the way to, go as far as;
3 [día/invierno] to come, arrive;◊ ha llegado el momento de … the time has come to …
4
llegar a algo ‹a acuerdo/conclusión› to reach sth, come to sth;
‹a estante/techo› to reach;◊ llegué a la conclusión de que… I reached o came to the conclusion that …;
los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the floor;
la falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to her ankles;
el agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neck;
las cosas llegaron a tal punto que … things reached such a point that …b) ( expresando logro):◊ llegará lejos she'll go far o a long way;
así no vas a llegar a ningún lado you'll never get anywhere like that;
llegó a (ser) director he became director;
llegar a viejo to live to old age;
llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better
5 llegar a + infa) ( al extremo de):
no llegó a pegarme he didn't actually hit meb) ( en oraciones condicionales):◊ si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have come;
si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
llegar verbo intransitivo
1 to arrive: llegué la última, I arrived last
está al llegar, she's about to arrive
llegar a la ciudad, to arrive at the town
2 (momento, acontecimiento) llegó la hora de..., the time has come to...
llegaron las heladas, the frosts came
3 (alcanzar) to reach: no llego al último estante, I can't reach the top shelf
(una meta) llegar a la cumbre, he reached the peak
4 (ser suficiente) to be enough
5 ( llegar a + infinitivo) to go so far as to: llegué a creerlo, I even believed it
llegaron a insultarnos, they went so far as to abuse us
figurado llegar a las manos, to come to blows
llegar a ser, to become
♦ Locuciones: estar al llegar, to be about to arrive
llegar a buen puerto, to reach a satisfactory conclusion o to arrive safely
no llegar la sangre al río, to not have serious consequences
no llegar a la suela del zapato, not to be able to hold a candle to
' llegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- achantarse
- alcanzar
- anticiparse
- apercibirse
- atrasarse
- aviar
- caer
- concesión
- dialogar
- dirigir
- excusa
- lejos
- moderar
- odisea
- oído
- plantarse
- puerto
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- sangre
- santa
- santo
- seguir
- sentir
- suela
- última
- último
- vadear
- venir
- acuerdo
- ánimo
- antes
- aparecer
- atrasar
- bueno
- cuánto
- cuestión
- culminar
- demorar
- erigir
- improviso
- indicación
- indicar
- instrucción
- junto
- lujo
- mano
- mayoría
- novedad
English:
accessible
- age
- agree
- agreement
- amount to
- arrive
- bear
- bottom
- call
- check in
- close
- come
- come in
- come through
- come to
- come up to
- compromise
- deal
- decide
- decision
- draw in
- end
- fail
- filter out
- filter through
- first
- fog
- gallop up
- get
- get in
- get into
- get up to
- grip
- half-way
- head
- home
- hope
- in
- just
- late
- leak out I
- make
- master
- only
- place
- power
- pull in
- reach
- roll in
- roll up
* * *♦ vi1. [persona, vehículo, medio de transporte] to arrive (de from);llegar a un hotel/al aeropuerto to arrive at a hotel/at the airport;llegar a una ciudad/a un país to arrive in a city/in a country;llegar a casa to get home;llegar a la meta to cross the finishing line;cuando llegué a esta empresa… when I arrived at o first came to this company…;llegaremos a la estación de Caracas a las dos we will be arriving at Caracas station at two o'clock;el atleta cubano llegó primero the Cuban athlete came first;llegaban muy contentos they were very happy when they arrived, they arrived very happy;llegaré pronto I'll be there early;este avión llega tarde this plane is late;estar al llegar: deben de estar al llegar they must be about to arrive, they're bound to arrive any minute now;los Juegos Olímpicos están al llegar the Olympics are coming up soon;así no llegarás a ninguna parte you'll never get anywhere like that;Figllegará lejos she'll go far2. [carta, recado, mensaje] to arrive;llegarle a alguien: no me ha llegado aún el paquete the parcel still hasn't arrived, I still haven't received the parcel;ayer me llegó un mensaje suyo por correo electrónico I got o received an e-mail from him yesterday;si llega a oídos de ella… if she gets to hear about this…3. [tiempo, noche, momento] to come;cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comes;ha llegado el invierno winter has come o arrivedno llego al techo I can't reach the ceiling;el barro me llegaba a las rodillas the mud came up to my knees, I was up to my knees in mud;quiero una chaqueta que me llegue por debajo de la cintura I want a jacket that comes down to below my waist;llegar a un acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement;llegamos a la conclusión de que era inútil seguir we came to o reached the conclusion that it wasn't worth continuing;llegar hasta to reach up to;esta carretera sólo llega hasta Veracruz this road only goes as far as Veracruz;el ascensor no llega a o [m5] hasta la última planta the Br lift o US elevator doesn't go up to the top floor5. [ascender]el importe total de la reparación no llega a 5.000 pesos the total cost of the repairs is less than o below 5,000 pesos;los espectadores no llegaban ni siquiera a mil there weren't even as many as a thousand spectators there6. [ser suficiente] to be enough ( para for);el dinero no me llega para comprarme una casa the money isn't enough for me to buy a housellegó a ser campeón de Europa he became European champion;llegar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;pesaba mucho, pero al final llegué a levantarlo it was very heavy, but I managed to lift it up in the end;nunca llegó a (entrar en) las listas de éxitos she never made it into the charts;nunca llegué a conocerlo I never actually met him;si llego a saberlo… [en el futuro] if I happen to find out…;[en el pasado] if I had known…8. [al extremo de]llegó a decirme… he went as far as to say to me…;hemos llegado a pagar 4.000 euros at times we've had to pay as much as 4,000 euros;cuesta llegar a creerlo it's very hard to believe it;9. [causar impresión, interesar]tiene una imagen que no llega al electorado she fails to project a strong image to the electorate;son canciones sencillas que llegan a la gente they are simple songs that mean something to people;lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck homeeste año las rebajas llegarán hasta bien entrado febrero the sales this year will last until well into February;está muy enferma, no creo que llegue a las Navidades she's very ill, I doubt whether she'll make it to Christmas¡llégale! [no hay problema] no problem!, don't worry!* * *v/i1 arrive;ha llegado la primavera spring is here, spring has arrived;está al llegar he’ll arrive momentarily, he’s about to arrive2 ( alcanzar) reach;me llega hasta las rodillas it comes down to my knees;el agua me llegaba a la cintura the water came up to my waist;no llego a comprender por qué … I don’t understand why …;la comida no llegó para todos there wasn’t enough food for everyone;¡hasta ahí podíamos llegar! fam that’s going too far!, that’s a bit much! fam ;llegar a saber find out;llegar a ser get to be;llegar a viejo live to a ripe old age;llegar a presidente get to be president, become president* * *llegar {52} vi1) : to arrive, to come2)llegar a : to arrive at, to reach, to amount to3)llegar a : to manage tollegó a terminar la novela: she managed to finish the novel4)llegar a ser : to becomellegó a ser un miembro permanente: he became a permanent member* * *llegar vb1. (en general) to arrive / to getacabo de llegar I've just arrived / I've just got here¿a qué hora llegaréis a Londres? what time will you arrive in London?cuando lleguemos a Tudela, cenaremos we'll have dinner when we get to Tudela2. (alcanzar) to reach¿llegas? can you reach?llegará el momento en el que tengamos que decidir qué hacemos the time will come when we have to decide what to do¡ha llegado la primavera! spring is here!4. (altura) to come5. (alcanzar una cantidad) to come to6. (ser suficiente) to be enough -
6 annehmen
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I vt/i1. (Ggs. ablehnen) (Einladung, Entschuldigung, Geschenk, Hilfe, Vorschlag, Wahl) accept; (Arbeit, Auftrag, Wette) auch take on; (Angebot, Herausforderung) auch take up; PARL. (Antrag) carry, adopt; (Gesetzesvorschlag) pass; (jemandes Rat) take s.o.’s advice, agree; WIRTS. ( einen Wechsel) annehmen / nicht annehmen hono(u)r ( oder accept) / dishonono(u)r (a draft), accept / not accept; dankend annehmen accept with thanks; einstimmig annehmen accept unanimously2. (vermuten) assume, suppose, bes. Am. guess; (glauben) presume, believe; (erwarten) suppose, expect; (voraussetzen) assume; ich nehme an, dass du Recht hast I suppose you’re right; ich nahm an, du hättest das erledigt I assumed (that) you had sorted that out ( oder dealt with that); nehmen wir ( einmal) an oder angenommen (let’s) suppose, supposing, (let’s) say umg.; wir nahmen es als ausgemacht ( oder erwiesen) an we took it for granted; das ist kaum oder nicht anzunehmen that cannot be assumed ( oder taken for granted); es ist anzunehmen oder man darf annehmen, dass... it can be taken as read that..., we etc. assume that; das kannst du aber annehmen! you can count ( oder bet) on it!; das hätte ich nie von dir angenommen I would never have thought it of you, I would never have expected that of youII v/t1. (entgegennehmen) (Bestellung) take; (Lieferung) accept; SPORT: (Ball) take; (Telefongespräch) take; den Fehdehandschuh annehmen fig. pick ( oder take) up the gauntlet2. (Bewerber) take on, accept; (Schüler) auch: admit; (Mitarbeiter) auch: hire, employ; (Besucher) receive; wir nehmen keine neuen Patienten mehr an we are not accepting ( oder taking on) any more ( oder new) patients; die Alte hat ihr Junges nicht angenommen the mother didn’t accept ( oder rejected) her young3. (Gewohnheit) take up, schlechte: fall into; (Brauch) adopt; (Namen, Titel) auch assume; Haltung annehmen MIL. stand at ( oder come to) attention; Form (en ) oder Gestalt annehmen Plan etc.: take shape; ein angenommener Name / Titel an assumed ( oder adopted) name / title5. (Farbe, Geruch) take on; Stoff: take; du hast im Urlaub ja richtig Farbe angenommen you’ve really caught the sun on holiday (Am. vacation)III v/refl: sich einer Sache annehmen take care of s.th., see about s.th., attend to s.th.; sich jemandes Sache annehmen take up the cause of; sich jemandes annehmen take care of s.o., take s.o. under one’s wing, look after s.o.* * *(entgegennehmen) to accept; to take in;(vermuten) to suppose; to calculate; to presume; to guess;(voraussetzen) to assume* * *ạn|neh|men sep1. vt1) (= entgegennehmen, akzeptieren) to accept; Geld to accept, to take; Nahrung, einen Rat, Telegramm, Gespräch, Telefonat, Lottoschein, Reparaturen to take; Arbeit, Auftrag to accept, to take on; Herausforderung, Angebot to take up, to acceptSee:→ Vernunft3) (= sich aneignen) to adopt; Gewohnheit etc to pick up, to adopt; Staatsangehörigkeit to take on, to adopt; Akzent, Tonfall to acquire, to take on; Gestalt, Namen to assume, to take onein angenommener Name — an assumed name
4) (= zulassen) Patienten, Bewerber to accept, to take on5) (= adoptieren) to adopt6) (= aufnehmen) Farbe to takedieser Stoff/das Gefieder nimmt kein Wasser an — this material is/the feathers are water-repellent
7) (= vermuten) to presume, to assumeer ist nicht so dumm, wie man es von ihm annehmen könnte — he's not as stupid as you might think or suppose
8) (= voraussetzen) to assumewir wollen annehmen, dass... — let us assume that...
See:→ auch angenommen2. vrsich jds annehmen — to look after sb
* * *1) (to take (something offered): He accepted the gift.) accept2) (to take (something) as one's own: After going to France he adopted the French way of life.) adopt3) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) expect4) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) assume6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) pass7) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) take on8) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) take on9) (to accept as true for the sake of argument; to consider as a possibility: (Let's) suppose we each had $100 to spend; Suppose the train's late - what shall we do?) suppose10) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) understand* * *an|neh·menI. vt▪ etw [von jdm] \annehmen to accept sth [from sb]nehmen Sie das Gespräch an? will you take the call?▪ etw \annehmen to take sth [on]▪ etw \annehmen to accept stheine Herausforderung \annehmen to accept [or take up] a challenge[einen] Rat \annehmen to take [a piece of] advice no pl, no indef art4. (meinen)▪ etw [von jdm] \annehmen to think sth [of sb]du kannst doch nicht im Ernst [von mir] \annehmen, dass ich dir helfe you can't seriously expect me to help you▪ etw \annehmen to assume sth6. (billigen)▪ etw \annehmen to adopt [or pass] stheinen Antrag \annehmen to carry [or pass] a motion7. (sich zulegen)▪ etw \annehmen to adopt sthschlechte Angewohnheiten \annehmen to pick up [or form acquire] bad habits8. (zulassen)▪ jdn/etw \annehmen to accept sb/sthPatienten/Schüler \annehmen to take on [or accept] patients/[school]children9. (sich entwickeln)der Konflikt nimmt immer schlimmere Ausmaße an the conflict is taking a turn for the worse▪ etw \annehmen to take sth on▪ jdn \annehmen to adopt sb11. (eindringen lassen)▪ etw \annehmen to take sth, to let sth indieser Stoff nimmt kein Wasser an this material is water-resistant [or water-repellentII. vr1. (sich um jdn kümmern)nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern nahm er sich ihrer rührend an after her parents' death, he took her under his wing2. (sich mit etw beschäftigen)* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) accept; take; accept <alms, invitation, condition, help, fate verdict, punishment>; take <food, telephone call>; accept, take [on] <task, job, repairs>; accept, take up <offer, invitation, challenge>2) (Sport) take3) (billigen) approve; approve, adopt < resolution>4) (aufnehmen) take on <worker, patient, pupil>5) (adoptieren) adoptjemanden an Kindes Statt annehmen — (veralt.) adopt somebody
6) (haften lassen) take <dye, ink>kein Wasser annehmen — repel water; be water-repellent
9) (vermuten) assume; presumeich nehme es an/nicht an — I assume or presume so/not
das ist/ist nicht anzunehmen — that can/cannot be assumed
10) (voraussetzen) assumeetwas als gegeben od. Tatsache annehmen — take something for granted or as read
angenommen, [dass]... — assuming [that]...
2.das kannst du annehmen! — (ugs.) you bet! (coll.)
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (geh.)sich jemandes/einer Sache annehmen — look after somebody/something
* * *annehmen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t & v/i1. (Ggs ablehnen) (Einladung, Entschuldigung, Geschenk, Hilfe, Vorschlag, Wahl) accept; (Arbeit, Auftrag, Wette) auch take on; (Angebot, Herausforderung) auch take up; PARL (Antrag) carry, adopt; (Gesetzesvorschlag) pass; (jemandes Rat) take sb’s advice, agree;WIRTSCH(einen Wechsel) annehmen/nicht annehmen hono(u)r ( oder accept)/dishonono(u)r (a draft), accept/not accept;dankend annehmen accept with thanks;einstimmig annehmen accept unanimously2. (vermuten) assume, suppose, besonders US guess; (glauben) presume, believe; (erwarten) suppose, expect; (voraussetzen) assume;ich nehme an, dass du recht hast I suppose you’re right;ich nahm an, du hättest das erledigt I assumed (that) you had sorted that out ( oder dealt with that);angenommen (let’s) suppose, supposing, (let’s) say umg;an we took it for granted;nicht anzunehmen that cannot be assumed ( oder taken for granted);man darf annehmen, dass … it can be taken as read that …, we etc assume that;das kannst du aber annehmen! you can count ( oder bet) on it!;das hätte ich nie von dir angenommen I would never have thought it of you, I would never have expected that of youB. v/t1. (entgegennehmen) (Bestellung) take; (Lieferung) accept; SPORT: (Ball) take; (Telefongespräch) take;2. (Bewerber) take on, accept; (Schüler) auch: admit; (Mitarbeiter) auch: hire, employ; (Besucher) receive;wir nehmen keine neuen Patienten mehr an we are not accepting ( oder taking on) any more ( oder new) patients;die Alte hat ihr Junges nicht angenommen the mother didn’t accept ( oder rejected) her youngGestalt annehmen Plan etc: take shape;ein angenommener Name/Titel an assumed ( oder adopted) name/title4. (adoptieren) adopt;an Kindes statt annehmen adopt (as one’s own)du hast im Urlaub ja richtig Farbe angenommen you’ve really caught the sun on holiday (US vacation)C. v/r:sich einer Sache annehmen take care of sth, see about sth, attend to sth;Sache annehmen take up the cause of;sich jemandes annehmen take care of sb, take sb under one’s wing, look after sb* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) accept; take; accept <alms, invitation, condition, help, fate verdict, punishment>; take <food, telephone call>; accept, take [on] <task, job, repairs>; accept, take up <offer, invitation, challenge>2) (Sport) take3) (billigen) approve; approve, adopt < resolution>4) (aufnehmen) take on <worker, patient, pupil>5) (adoptieren) adoptjemanden an Kindes Statt annehmen — (veralt.) adopt somebody
6) (haften lassen) take <dye, ink>kein Wasser annehmen — repel water; be water-repellent
8) (bekommen) take on <look, appearance, form, tone, dimension>9) (vermuten) assume; presumeich nehme es an/nicht an — I assume or presume so/not
das ist/ist nicht anzunehmen — that can/cannot be assumed
10) (voraussetzen) assumeetwas als gegeben od. Tatsache annehmen — take something for granted or as read
angenommen, [dass]... — assuming [that]...
2.das kannst du annehmen! — (ugs.) you bet! (coll.)
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (geh.)sich jemandes/einer Sache annehmen — look after somebody/something
* * *v.to accept v.to adopt v.to assume v.to expect v.to imbibe v.to presume v.to suppose v. -
7 quite
[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
* * *1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) completamente, del tutto2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) abbastanza, piuttosto2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) certo, proprio* * *[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
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8 venture
'ven ə
1. noun(an undertaking or scheme that involves some risk: his latest business venture.) empresa arriesgada, aventura
2. verb1) (to dare to go: Every day the child ventured further into the forest.) aventurar, arriesgar2) (to dare (to do (something), especially to say (something)): He ventured to kiss her hand; I ventured (to remark) that her skirt was too short.) atreverse3) (to risk: He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.) arriesgartr['venʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 arriesgar, aventurar1 arriesgarse1 aventura, empresa arriesgada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto venture an opinion aventurar una opiniónto venture to do something atreverse a hacer algonothing ventured, nothing gained quien no se moja no pasa el río, quien no se aventuró ni perdió ni ganóbusiness venture empresa comercial, proyecto comercialjoint venture empresa conjunta, proyecto conjunto, operación conjuntaventure capital capital nombre masculino riesgo1) risk: arriesgar2) offer: aventurarto venture an opinion: aventurar una opiniónventure vi: arriesgarse, atreverse, aventurarseventure n1) undertaking: empresa f2) gamble, risk: aventura f, riesgo mv.• atreverse v.• aventurar v.n.• aventura s.f.• empresa arriesgada s.f.• especulación s.f.• riesgo s.m.• ventura s.f.'ventʃər, 'ventʃə(r)
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a) ( Busn) operación f, empresa fb)venture INTO something — incursión f en algo
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intransitive verb atreverse, aventurarse
2.
vta) \<\<opinion/guess\>\> aventurarif I may venture to suggest — (frml) si se me permite aventurar una sugerencia
to venture to + INF — atreverse a + inf, osar + inf (liter)
b) (frml) \<\<life/money\>\> arriesgar*nothing ventured, nothing gained — quien nada arriesga, nada gana
Phrasal Verbs:['ventʃǝ(r)]1.N (=enterprise) empresa f ; (=exploit, adventure) aventura fjoint 4.a new venture in publishing — (=new direction) un nuevo rumbo en la edición de libros; (=new company) una nueva empresa editorial
2.VT [+ money, reputation, life] arriesgar, jugar(se); [+ opinion, guess] aventurarthey ventured everything — arriesgaron or se lo jugaron todo
if I may venture an opinion — si se me permite expresar or si puedo aventurar una opinión
may I venture a guess? — ¿puedo hacer or aventurar una conjetura?
to venture to do sth — osar or atreverse a hacer algo
he ventured to remark that... — se permitió observar que...
3.VI4.CPDventure capitalist N — capitalista mf de riesgo
Venture Scout N — boy scout de aproximadamente entre 14 y 18 años
* * *['ventʃər, 'ventʃə(r)]
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a) ( Busn) operación f, empresa fb)venture INTO something — incursión f en algo
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1.
intransitive verb atreverse, aventurarse
2.
vta) \<\<opinion/guess\>\> aventurarif I may venture to suggest — (frml) si se me permite aventurar una sugerencia
to venture to + INF — atreverse a + inf, osar + inf (liter)
b) (frml) \<\<life/money\>\> arriesgar*nothing ventured, nothing gained — quien nada arriesga, nada gana
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9 Richtung
f; -, -en1. direction; (Weg) way; (Kurs) course; in die falsche / entgegengesetzte Richtung gehen oder fahren go in the wrong / opposite direction, go the wrong / opposite way; aus allen Richtungen from all directions, from all around ( oder all over the place); in allen Richtungen in all directions; in Richtung ( auf) ... (Akk) in the direction of, towards; in welcher Richtung liegt...? which direction is... from here?; in südlicher Richtung fahren: in a southerly direction, south(wards); liegen: to the south; in welche Richtung gehen Sie? which way ( oder direction) are you going?; er kommt aus dieser Richtung he’ll be coming from that direction; die Richtung verlieren lose (one’s) direction; die Richtung stimmt it’s the right direction; fig. it’s OK, you’ve got the right idea; eine andere Richtung einschlagen go in a different direction; fig. take a different course; die Richtung ändern change course; in eine bestimmte Richtung lenken fig. be heading in a certain direction; ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung fig. a step in the right direction; eine gefährliche Richtung nehmen fig. take a dangerous course3. (Tendenz) trend; POL. auch tendency; eines Einzelnen: auch views Pl.; in einer Partei: faction; eine bestimmte Richtung vertreten be representative of a certain trend; die wesentliche Richtung der neuen Politik the main thrust of the new policy* * *die Richtung(Kurs) direction; course; way; aim;(Tendenz) trend; tendency* * *Rịch|tung ['rɪçtʊŋ]f -, -en1) directionin Richtung Hamburg — towards (Brit) or toward (US) Hamburg, in the direction of Hamburg; (auf Autobahn) towards (Brit) or toward (US) Hamburg
in Richtung Süden — towards (Brit) or toward (US) the south, in a southerly direction; (auf Autobahn) on the southbound carriageway (Brit) or lane
in nördliche Richtung — northwards, towards (Brit) or toward (US) the north, in a northerly direction
die Autobahn/der Zug Richtung Hamburg — the Hamburg autobahn/train
nach allen Richtungen, in alle Richtungen — in all directions
die Richtung ändern or wechseln — to change direction(s)
die Richtung anzeigen — to indicate the direction, to point the way; (mit Fahrzeug) to indicate which way one is going to turn
eine Richtung nehmen or einschlagen — to head or drive/walk etc in a direction
eine neue Richtung bekommen — to change course, to take a new turn or direction
einem Gespräch eine bestimmte Richtung geben — to turn a conversation in a particular direction
in die gleiche Richtung gehen or zielen (fig) — to point in the same direction
er will sich nach keiner Richtung hin festlegen — he won't commit himself in any way at all
ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung — a step in the right/wrong direction
in jeder Richtung — each way, in each direction; (fig
2) (= Tendenz) trend; (in der Kunst, einer Partei) line, trend; (= die Vertreter einer Richtung) movement; (= Denkrichtung, Lehrmeinung) school of thoughtPicasso begann eine völlig neue Richtung in der Malerei — Picasso started a completely new direction in painting
sie gehören den verschiedensten politischen Richtungen an — they have the most varied political sympathies
die ganze Richtung passt uns nicht! — that's not the sort of thing we want
* * *die1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) direction2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) drift3) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) line* * *Rich·tung<-, -en>[ˈrɪçtʊŋ]f1. (Himmelsrichtung) directionaus welcher \Richtung kam das Geräusch? which direction did the noise come from?eine \Richtung einschlagen [o nehmen] to go in a directionwelche \Richtung hat er eingeschlagen? which direction did he go in?in \Richtung einer S. gen in the direction of sthwir fahren in \Richtung Süden/Autobahn we're heading south/in the direction of the motorwayin alle \Richtungen, nach allen \Richtungen in all directions2. (Tendenz) movement, trendsie vertritt politisch eine gemäßigte \Richtung she takes a politically moderate lineich versuchte, dem Gespräch eine andere \Richtung zu geben I tried to steer the conversation in another directiondie Labourpartei hat ihrer Politik eine andere Richtung gegeben the Labour Party have changed course with their policiesirgendwas in der [o dieser] \Richtung something along those lines; Betrag something around that markin dieser \Richtung in this direction* * *die; Richtung, Richtungen1) directiondie Richtung ändern od. wechseln — change direction; <ship, aircraft> change course
nach/aus allen Richtungen — in/from all directions
der Zug/die Autobahn Richtung Ulm — the train to Ulm/the motorway in the direction of Ulm
2) (fig.): (Tendenz) movement; trend; (die Vertreter einer Richtung) (in der Kunst, Literatur) movement; (in einer Partei) faction; (DenkRichtung) school of thought* * *in die falsche/entgegengesetzte Richtung gehen oderfahren go in the wrong/opposite direction, go the wrong/opposite way;aus allen Richtungen from all directions, from all around ( oder all over the place);in allen Richtungen in all directions;in Richtung (auf) … (akk) in the direction of, towards;in welcher Richtung liegt …? which direction is … from here?;er kommt aus dieser Richtung he’ll be coming from that direction;die Richtung verlieren lose (one’s) direction;eine andere Richtung einschlagen go in a different direction; fig take a different course;die Richtung ändern change course;in eine bestimmte Richtung lenken fig be heading in a certain direction;ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung fig a step in the right direction;eine gefährliche Richtung nehmen fig take a dangerous courseeine bestimmte Richtung vertreten be representative of a certain trend;die wesentliche Richtung der neuen Politik the main thrust of the new policy* * *die; Richtung, Richtungen1) directiondie Richtung ändern od. wechseln — change direction; <ship, aircraft> change course
nach/aus allen Richtungen — in/from all directions
der Zug/die Autobahn Richtung Ulm — the train to Ulm/the motorway in the direction of Ulm
2) (fig.): (Tendenz) movement; trend; (die Vertreter einer Richtung) (in der Kunst, Literatur) movement; (in einer Partei) faction; (DenkRichtung) school of thought* * *-en f.course n.direction n.line n.route n.trend n. -
10 Blatt
n; -(e)s, Blätter1. BOT. leaf; von Blüte: petal; Kelch: sepal; kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen fig. not mince matters ( oder one’s words)2. Buch: leaf; (Seite) page; (Papier) sheet; hast du ein Blatt Papier ? do you have a piece of paper?; 500 Blatt Papier 500 sheets of paper; ist das Blatt voll geschrieben? have you used ( oder filled) up that page?; das steht auf einem anderen Blatt fig.a) that’s a completely different matter,b) that’s another story umg.; unbeschrieben3. MUS. (Notenblatt) sheet; vom Blatt spielen / singen sight-read / -sing; etw. vom Blatt spielen / singen auch play / sing s.th. at sight4. (Zeitung) (news)paper6.a) (Spielkarte) card; (gezogene Karten) hand; ein gutes / schlechtes Blatt haben have a good / bad hand; das Blatt hat sich gewendet fig. the tide has turned;8. MUS. für Blasinstrumente: reed9. Jagd: shoulder* * *das Blatt(Kartenspiel) hand;(Papier) paper; sheet;(Pflanze) leaf* * *Blạtt [blat]nt -(e)s, ordm;er['blɛtɐ]kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen — not to mince one's words
2) (Papier etc) sheetein Blatt Papier — a sheet of paper
er ist kein unbeschriebenes Blatt — he's been around (inf); (Krimineller) he's got a record
3) (= Seite) page4) (= Notenblatt) sheetvom Blatt singen/spielen — to sight-read
5) (= Kunstblatt) print; (= Reproduktion) reproduction6) (bei Landkartenserien) sheet7) (= Zeitung) paper8) (von Messer, Ruder, Propeller) blade10) (HUNT, COOK) shoulder* * *das1) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) hand2) (the flat part of an oar.) blade3) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) leaf* * *<-[e]s, Blätter>[blat, pl ˈblɛtɐ]nt1. BOT leaf2. (Papierseite) sheetvom \Blatt singen/spielen MUS to sight-read4. (Zeitung) paper5. (von Werkzeugen) blade6. KARTEN handein/kein gutes \Blatt a good/not a good hand7. JAGD, KOCHK shoulder8.▶ das \Blatt hat sich gewendet things have changed▶ kein \Blatt vor den Mund nehmen to not mince one's words▶ das steht auf einem anderen \Blatt that's a different matter▶ [noch] ein unbeschriebenes \Blatt sein (unerfahren sein) to be inexperienced; (unbekannt sein) to be an unknown quantity* * *das; Blatt[e]s, Blätter1) (von Pflanzen) leaf2) (Papier) sheet[noch] ein unbeschriebenes Blatt sein — (ugs.) (unerfahren sein) be inexperienced; (unbekannt sein) be an unknown quantity
3) (Buchseite usw.) page; leafauf einem anderen Blatt stehen — (fig.) be [quite] another or a different matter
4) (Zeitung) paper5) (Spielkarten) hand6) (am Werkzeug, Ruder) blade7) (Grafik) print* * *hast du ein Blatt Papier ? do you have a piece of paper?;500 Blatt Papier 500 sheets of paper;das steht auf einem anderen Blatt fig that’s a completely different matter, that’s another story umg; → unbeschriebenvom Blatt spielen/singen sight-read/-sing;etwas vom Blatt spielen/singen auch play/sing sth at sight4. (Zeitung) (news)paperein gutes/schlechtes Blatt haben have a good/bad hand;das Blatt hat sich gewendet fig the tide has turned; dial, Spielfarbe im deutschen Kartenspiel: spade9. Jagd: shoulder* * *das; Blatt[e]s, Blätter1) (von Pflanzen) leaf2) (Papier) sheet[noch] ein unbeschriebenes Blatt sein — (ugs.) (unerfahren sein) be inexperienced; (unbekannt sein) be an unknown quantity
3) (Buchseite usw.) page; leafauf einem anderen Blatt stehen — (fig.) be [quite] another or a different matter
4) (Zeitung) paper5) (Spielkarten) hand6) (am Werkzeug, Ruder) blade7) (Grafik) print* * *¨-er (Kartenspiele) n.one of a kind (cards) n.singleton (cards) n. ¨-er m.page n. ¨-er n.blade n.leaf n.(§ pl.: leaves)sheet n. -
11 richtung
f; -, -en1. direction; (Weg) way; (Kurs) course; in die falsche / entgegengesetzte Richtung gehen oder fahren go in the wrong / opposite direction, go the wrong / opposite way; aus allen Richtungen from all directions, from all around ( oder all over the place); in allen Richtungen in all directions; in Richtung ( auf) ... (Akk) in the direction of, towards; in welcher Richtung liegt...? which direction is... from here?; in südlicher Richtung fahren: in a southerly direction, south(wards); liegen: to the south; in welche Richtung gehen Sie? which way ( oder direction) are you going?; er kommt aus dieser Richtung he’ll be coming from that direction; die Richtung verlieren lose (one’s) direction; die Richtung stimmt it’s the right direction; fig. it’s OK, you’ve got the right idea; eine andere Richtung einschlagen go in a different direction; fig. take a different course; die Richtung ändern change course; in eine bestimmte Richtung lenken fig. be heading in a certain direction; ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung fig. a step in the right direction; eine gefährliche Richtung nehmen fig. take a dangerous course3. (Tendenz) trend; POL. auch tendency; eines Einzelnen: auch views Pl.; in einer Partei: faction; eine bestimmte Richtung vertreten be representative of a certain trend; die wesentliche Richtung der neuen Politik the main thrust of the new policy* * *die Richtung(Kurs) direction; course; way; aim;(Tendenz) trend; tendency* * *Rịch|tung ['rɪçtʊŋ]f -, -en1) directionin Richtung Hamburg — towards (Brit) or toward (US) Hamburg, in the direction of Hamburg; (auf Autobahn) towards (Brit) or toward (US) Hamburg
in Richtung Süden — towards (Brit) or toward (US) the south, in a southerly direction; (auf Autobahn) on the southbound carriageway (Brit) or lane
in nördliche Richtung — northwards, towards (Brit) or toward (US) the north, in a northerly direction
die Autobahn/der Zug Richtung Hamburg — the Hamburg autobahn/train
nach allen Richtungen, in alle Richtungen — in all directions
die Richtung ändern or wechseln — to change direction(s)
die Richtung anzeigen — to indicate the direction, to point the way; (mit Fahrzeug) to indicate which way one is going to turn
eine Richtung nehmen or einschlagen — to head or drive/walk etc in a direction
eine neue Richtung bekommen — to change course, to take a new turn or direction
einem Gespräch eine bestimmte Richtung geben — to turn a conversation in a particular direction
in die gleiche Richtung gehen or zielen (fig) — to point in the same direction
er will sich nach keiner Richtung hin festlegen — he won't commit himself in any way at all
ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung — a step in the right/wrong direction
in jeder Richtung — each way, in each direction; (fig
2) (= Tendenz) trend; (in der Kunst, einer Partei) line, trend; (= die Vertreter einer Richtung) movement; (= Denkrichtung, Lehrmeinung) school of thoughtPicasso begann eine völlig neue Richtung in der Malerei — Picasso started a completely new direction in painting
sie gehören den verschiedensten politischen Richtungen an — they have the most varied political sympathies
die ganze Richtung passt uns nicht! — that's not the sort of thing we want
* * *die1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) direction2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) drift3) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) line* * *Rich·tung<-, -en>[ˈrɪçtʊŋ]f1. (Himmelsrichtung) directionaus welcher \Richtung kam das Geräusch? which direction did the noise come from?eine \Richtung einschlagen [o nehmen] to go in a directionwelche \Richtung hat er eingeschlagen? which direction did he go in?in \Richtung einer S. gen in the direction of sthwir fahren in \Richtung Süden/Autobahn we're heading south/in the direction of the motorwayin alle \Richtungen, nach allen \Richtungen in all directions2. (Tendenz) movement, trendsie vertritt politisch eine gemäßigte \Richtung she takes a politically moderate lineich versuchte, dem Gespräch eine andere \Richtung zu geben I tried to steer the conversation in another directiondie Labourpartei hat ihrer Politik eine andere Richtung gegeben the Labour Party have changed course with their policiesirgendwas in der [o dieser] \Richtung something along those lines; Betrag something around that markin dieser \Richtung in this direction* * *die; Richtung, Richtungen1) directiondie Richtung ändern od. wechseln — change direction; <ship, aircraft> change course
nach/aus allen Richtungen — in/from all directions
der Zug/die Autobahn Richtung Ulm — the train to Ulm/the motorway in the direction of Ulm
2) (fig.): (Tendenz) movement; trend; (die Vertreter einer Richtung) (in der Kunst, Literatur) movement; (in einer Partei) faction; (DenkRichtung) school of thought* * *…richtung f im subst1. allg, im wörtl Sinn: direction;Flugrichtung direction of flight;Marschrichtung direction of march2. fig:Moderichtung fashion trend;Musikrichtung trend in music* * *die; Richtung, Richtungen1) directiondie Richtung ändern od. wechseln — change direction; <ship, aircraft> change course
nach/aus allen Richtungen — in/from all directions
der Zug/die Autobahn Richtung Ulm — the train to Ulm/the motorway in the direction of Ulm
2) (fig.): (Tendenz) movement; trend; (die Vertreter einer Richtung) (in der Kunst, Literatur) movement; (in einer Partei) faction; (DenkRichtung) school of thought* * *-en f.course n.direction n.line n.route n.trend n. -
12 enterprise
1) (something that is attempted or undertaken (especially if it requires boldness or courage): business enterprises; a completely new enterprise.) foretagende2) (willingness to try new lines of action: We need someone with enterprise and enthusiasm.) initiativ; virkelyst•* * *1) (something that is attempted or undertaken (especially if it requires boldness or courage): business enterprises; a completely new enterprise.) foretagende2) (willingness to try new lines of action: We need someone with enterprise and enthusiasm.) initiativ; virkelyst• -
13 discorso
1. past part vedere discorrere2. m pubblico, ufficiale speech( conversazione) conversation, talkche discorsi! what rubbish!* * *discorso s.m.1 speech, address: discorso improvvisato, impromptu speech; discorso preparato, set speech; discorso di chiusura, closing speech (o address); discorso di apertura, opening address; discorso di ringraziamento, speech of thanks; mi ha fatto un discorso sulla morale che non finiva più, he gave me a speech on morals which went on and on; terrà un discorso per radio, he is giving a talk on the radio; pronunciare, tenere un discorso, to deliver (o to make) a speech; fare un discorso, to make a speech (o an address); sviluppare un nuovo discorso architettonico, to develop a new architectural language2 ( conversazione) conversation, talk: discorso a quattr'occhi, tête-à-tête; discorso frivolo, small talk; discorsi oziosi, idle talk; il discorso cadde sulla politica, the talk turned to politics; cambiamo discorso!, let's change the subject!; ho perso il filo del discorso, I have lost the thread of the conversation; attaccar discorso con qlcu., to engage s.o. in conversation // è ora di affrontare il discorso, it's time we dealt with the question // che discorsi!, nonsense! // senza tanti discorsi, without beating about the bush // questo è un altro discorso, this is quite a different matter // lasciar cadere il discorso, to let the subject drop // adesso basta! fine del discorso!, that's enough! subject closed! // devo fargli un bel discorso, I must give him a good talking to3 (gramm.) speech: discorso diretto, indiretto, direct, reported (o indirect) speech; le parti del discorso, the parts of speech.* * *[dis'korso]1. ppSee:2. sm1) (gen) speechfare un discorso — (in pubblico) to make a speech
2) Lingdiscorso diretto/indiretto — direct/indirect o reported speech
* * *[dis'korso] 1.sostantivo maschile1) (conferenza, orazione) speech, talk (su on, about); (formale) addressfare, tenere, pronunciare un discorso — to give, make, deliver a speech o an address
2) (conversazione) speechfar cadere o portare il discorso su to bring up [questione, argomento]; nel bel mezzo del discorso fig. [ interrompere] midstream; essere nel bel mezzo del discorso — fig. to be in full flow
3) (argomento) subject, issue4) ling. discourse2.discorso diretto — ling. direct speech
discorso indiretto — ling. indirect o reported speech
* * *discorso/dis'korso/I sostantivo m.1 (conferenza, orazione) speech, talk (su on, about); (formale) address; fare, tenere, pronunciare un discorso to give, make, deliver a speech o an address2 (conversazione) speech; lei mi ha fatto un discorso del tutto diverso she said something completely different to me; far cadere o portare il discorso su to bring up [questione, argomento]; nel bel mezzo del discorso fig. [ interrompere] midstream; essere nel bel mezzo del discorso fig. to be in full flow3 (argomento) subject, issue; cambia discorso! don't go on about it! il discorso è chiuso that's the end of the matter4 ling. discourse; parte del discorso part of speechII discorsi m.pl.(affermazioni) - i a vanvera loose talk; che -i! what nonsense! i bei -i non servono a nulla fine words butter no parsnipsdiscorso d'addio farewell speech; discorso di apertura opening speech; discorso di chiusura closing speech; discorso diretto ling. direct speech; discorso indiretto ling. indirect o reported speech. -
14 relieve
transitive verb1) (lessen, mitigate) lindern; verringern [Dampfdruck, Anspannung]; unterbrechen [Eintönigkeit]; erleichtern [Gewissen]; (remove) abbauen [Anspannung]; stillen [Schmerzen]; (remove or lessen monotony of) auflockernI am relieved to hear that... — es erleichtert mich zu hören, dass...
2) (release from duty) ablösen [Wache, Truppen]3)relieve somebody — (of task, duty) jemanden entbinden (of von); (of responsibility, load) jemandem abnehmen (of Akk.); (from debt) jemandem erlassen ( from Akk.); (of burden, duty; from sorrow, worry) jemanden befreien (of, from von)
4)relieve oneself — (empty the bladder or bowels) sich erleichtern (verhüll.)
* * *[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) erleichtern2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) ablösen4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) entlasten5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) befreien* * *re·lieve[rɪˈli:v]vt1. (assist)▪ to \relieve sb jdm [in einer Notsituation] helfen▪ to \relieve sth etw lindernto \relieve the famine die Hungersnot lindernshe was \relieved of financial pressures sie war von finanziellen Sorgen befreit3. (take over)▪ to \relieve sb jdn ablösento \relieve sb of a position jdn eines Amtes entheben gehto \relieve a city eine Stadt befreien [o fachspr entsetzen5. (weaken negative feelings)▪ to \relieve sth etw erträglicher machento \relieve one's anxiety seine Angst [teilweise] überwindenthe good news \relieved my anxiety die guten Nachrichten beruhigten michto \relieve boredom gegen die Langeweile angehento \relieve one's feeling[s] of frustration seiner Enttäuschung Luft machento \relieve the pressure den Druck verringernto \relieve the tension die Spannung abbauen6. (alleviate)to \relieve the pain/the suffering den Schmerz/das Leid lindern7. (improve)▪ to \relieve sth etw bessernto \relieve pressure on sth etw entlasten* * *[rɪ'liːv]vthe was relieved to learn that — er war erleichtert, als er das hörte
2)to relieve sb of sth (of burden, pain) — jdn von etw befreien; of duty, post, command jdn einer Sache (gen) entheben (geh); of coat, suitcase jdm etw abnehmen; (hum) of wallet, purse etc jdn um etw erleichtern (hum)
3) (= mitigate) anxiety mildern, schwächen; pain lindern; (completely) stillen; tension, stress abbauen; pressure, symptoms abschwächen; monotony (= interrupt) unterbrechen; (= liven things up) beleben; poverty erleichtern; (MED) congestion abhelfen (+dat); (completely) behebento relieve one's feelings the black of her dress was relieved by a white collar — seinen Gefühlen Luft machen das Schwarz ihres Kleides wurde durch einen weißen Kragen etwas aufgelockert
4) (= help) stricken country, refugees etc helfen (+dat)* * *relieve [rıˈliːv]A v/trelieve one’s feelings seinen Gefühlen Luft machen;2. jemanden entlasten:relieve sb of jemandem ein schweres Gepäckstück, eine Arbeit etc abnehmen, jemanden von einer Pflicht etc entbinden, jemanden einer Verantwortung etc entheben, jemanden von etwas befreien;relieve sb’s mind of all doubt jemandem jeden Zweifel nehmen;3. jemanden erleichtern, beruhigen:she was relieved to hear that … sie war erleichtert, als sie hörte, dass …4. Bedürftige unterstützen5. MILa) einen belagerten Platz entsetzenb) eine Kampftruppe entlastenc) einen Posten, eine Einheit, auch allg ablösen6. einer Sache abhelfen7. jemandem Recht verschaffen9. TECHb) hinterdrehen10. ab-, hervorheben* * *transitive verb1) (lessen, mitigate) lindern; verringern [Dampfdruck, Anspannung]; unterbrechen [Eintönigkeit]; erleichtern [Gewissen]; (remove) abbauen [Anspannung]; stillen [Schmerzen]; (remove or lessen monotony of) auflockernI am relieved to hear that... — es erleichtert mich zu hören, dass...
2) (release from duty) ablösen [Wache, Truppen]3)relieve somebody — (of task, duty) jemanden entbinden (of von); (of responsibility, load) jemandem abnehmen (of Akk.); (from debt) jemandem erlassen ( from Akk.); (of burden, duty; from sorrow, worry) jemanden befreien (of, from von)
4)relieve oneself — (empty the bladder or bowels) sich erleichtern (verhüll.)
* * *v.ablösen (Wache) v.befreien v.erleichtern v.unterstützen v. -
15 quite
quite [kwaɪt]a. ( = entirely) tout à fait• quite! exactement !• that's quite enough! ça suffit comme ça !b. ( = to some degree, moderately) plutôt, assez* * *[kwaɪt]1) ( completely) [new, ready, understand] tout à fait; [alone, empty, exhausted, ridiculous] complètement; [impossible] totalement; [justified] entièrement; [extraordinary] vraimentit's quite all right — ( in reply to apology) c'est sans importance
quite clearly — [see] très clairement
2) ( exactly)that's not quite all — ( giving account of something) et ce n'est pas tout
3) ( definitely)4) ( rather) [big, easily, often] assezquite a few — un bon nombre de [people, examples]
5) ( as intensifier)to be quite something — [house, car] valoir le coup d'œil (colloq)
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16 vogue words, buzz words and catch phrases
•• Речевая мода и ее влияние на язык – тема неисчерпаемая. Модные слова, «словечки», выражения, фразы – все то, что объединяется английскими словосочетаниями в заголовке этой статьи, – играют огромную роль в развитии любого языка, возможно не меньшую, чем необходимость именовать новые явления действительности. Нельзя согласиться с мнением, что языковая мода – явление чисто паразитарное, эфемерное, что модные слова исчезают, не оставляя следа или перерождаются в стертые клише. Во всех этих «обвинениях» есть доля истины (достаточно вспомнить такие модные сейчас слова-паразиты как как бы и на самом деле), но человек, который хочет понять язык и общество, не может позволить себе ими ограничиваться. Что касается переводчика, то он должен «следить за модой» во всех языках, с которыми он работает.
•• Почему в какой-то момент большинство из нас вдруг начинает все чаще говорить «однозначно», «структуры», «вменяемый», «разборка», «подковерная борьба» и тому подобное? Для всех этих слов и выражений нетрудно найти синонимы, которыми мы раньше прекрасно обходились. Некоторые из этих слов встречались в нашей речи и раньше, правда, далеко не так часто, как до возникшего поветрия. То же самое происходит время от времени и в английском языке. Чаще всего это происходит так: все большее число говорящих подхватывают какое-либо слово или выражение из числа общеупотребительных (relate to, manipulate, pipeline), терминологических (schizophrenia, subtext, synergy, oxymoron), жаргонных (no-brainer, reality check) и даже иностранных (déjà vu, chic, macho) и без особой на то видимой причины такое слово становится общепонятным в определенном значении (иногда туманном, размытом – relate to, forward-looking, а иногда – в четком и даже единичном – no-brainer, subtext). К этой же категории я отношу популярные в какой-то период словосочетания и «прецедентные высказывания» типа Нам такой хоккей не нужен или The buck stops here (см. статью policy, politics, politician). Учитывая необъятность темы, ограничимся краткими комментариями к этим и нескольким другим чисто иллюстративным примерам.
•• basket case – это словосочетание приобрело широкое хождение в последние годы, чаще всего в варианте economic basket case:
•• 1. South Korea’s President converted an economic basket case into an industrial powerhouse (Time). – Президент Южной Кореи привел страну от экономической разрухи к расцвету индустриальной мощи;
•• 2. After World War I, when the Hapsburg empire was split up, little Austria seemed a basket case (Paul A. Samuelson). – После второй мировой войны и распада габсбургской империи казалось, что экономика маленькой Австрии обречена.
•• Последний пример заимствован из The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Правда, я не согласен с авторами словаря, относящими это выражение к сленгу. Но его определение здесь – ясное и точное: one that is in a completely hopeless or useless condition. Словарь приводит и мрачновато-циничную этимологию этого словосочетания: In origin it had a physical meaning. In the grim slang of the British army during World War I, it referred to a quadruple amputee. Многочисленные примеры подтверждают следующее наблюдение: In popular usage basket case refers to someone in a hopeless mental condition. Вот фраза, найденная на сайте www.gospelcom.net: I don’t want to turn my daughter into some kind of high pressured basket case. – Я не хочу, чтобы моя дочь превратилась в измотанного/перегруженного проблемами неврастеника. If Gloria has one more crisis, she’ll be a basket case (Wayne Magnuson). – Еще один такой кризис, и Глорию впору будет лечить. В 80-е годы культовую популярность приобрел фильм режиссера Фрэнка Хененлаттера Basket Case, но его сюжет подсказывает скорее дословный перевод – «Человек из корзины» (можно, наверное попробовать и что-нибудь типа «Совсем пропащий»).
•• been there, done that – модное выражение, означающее то же самое, что наше на эти грабли мы (вы) уже наступали. Встречается в речи госсекретаря США Мадлен Олбрайт (вообще любительницы модных словечек);
•• bragging rights – This gives him bragging rights – это то же самое, что и одинаково модное выражение his claim to fame – предмет гордости или апломба;
•• breathless – в значении, иллюстрируемом приводимыми ниже примерами, этого слова нет ни в одном (!) известном мне словаре английского языка. Возможно, оно не выделяется говорящими по-английски как отдельное значение, но, на мой взгляд, оно этого явно заслуживает. Итак, примеры:
•• 1. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld spent an hour on television refuting “the questions, allegations and breathless reports” [about the treatment of Al Qaeda prisoners] (Washington Post);
•• 2. Malcolm Parks, a communications professor at the University of Washington, accuses Young of making “breathless statements” based on skewed stories (Reason Magazine);
•• 3. More disturbing than this announcement is the Tennis Academy’s breathless characterization of Monique (сайт CNN и Sports Illustrated – www.cnnsi.com).
•• Посмотрим теперь значения этого слова по одному из наиболее полных словарей – The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
•• 1. Breathing with difficulty; gasping: was breathless from running. 2. Marked by the suspension of regular breathing, as from tension or excitement: a breathless audience. 3. Causing or capable of causing the suspension of regular breathing; tense or exciting: a breathless flight. 4. a) Not breathing; without breath. b) Dead. 5. Having no air or breeze; still: a breathless summer day.
•• Ни одно из определений явно не подходит к значению слова breathless в наших примерах. Это значение вытекает из своего рода «метафорического расширения» – представим себе человека, делающего какое-то заявление или высказывание, если можно так выразиться, не переводя дыхания, не вздохнув, не подумав. Отсюда предлагаемые переводы. В первом случае: Министр обороны Рамсфельд в течение часа опровергал по телевидению «безосновательные утверждения, вопросы и сообщения» (позволим себе здесь небольшую перестановку). Во втором случае: ...поспешные заявления, основанные на искаженной информации. Наконец, в третьем примере (disturbing... breathless characterization) можно говорить о непродуманной и даже неумной характеристике. В других контекстах могут пригодиться прилагательные опрометчивый, бездумный и, может быть, даже скоропостижный в его новомодном значении (см. русско-английскую часть словаря);
•• closure – основное значение этого слова (например, в словосочетаниях school closure, military base closure, closure of debate) соответствует русским словам закрытие, завершение, прекращение. Подбор правильного соответствия не требует особых усилий. Правда, в некоторых случаях желательно достаточно полно представлять себе, о чем идет речь. Так, в последнем примере – closure of debate - имеется в виду принятая в Конгрессе США специальная процедура голосования с целью прекратить так называемый филибастер – преднамеренное затягивание прений. Этимологически и в смысловом отношении близко к первоначальному и значение этого слова в словосочетании closure of a deal - примерно то же самое, что у нас оформление сделки. Webster’s Third International Dictionary дает как устаревшее значение agreement. Мне, однако, не раз приходилось слышать его именно в этом значении из уст госсекретаря США Джорджа Шульца: We need to come to closure on this issue before the summit. Дальнейшее развитие основного значения привело к широко распространившемуся в последнее время новому оттенку, еще не отраженному в большинстве словарей. Определение, найденное мною в Cambridge Dictionary of American English, оставляет желать лучшего: the satisfying feeling that something bad or shocking has finally ended (и пример: Only the recovery of the bodies of the victims of the crash would bring closure to their families). Все в этом определении, особенно слово satisfying, сильно огрубляет действительную картину.
•• Обратимся к материалу телеканала «Би-би-си» о состоявшейся 28 октября 2001 года в Нью-Йорке поминальной службе по жертвам трагедии 11 сентября: One word was on everyone’s lips at Sunday’s memorial service for victims of the World Trade Center disaster – “closure”. Дальше в тексте множество «подсказок», позволяющих точнее истолковать это слово: It is difficult for the grieving relatives to come to terms with their loss... It’s difficult to come to grips with... It’s another step in putting this behind you... и наоборот: This is not closure to me, it just opens a wound. I don’t think I’ll ever heal from this. В другом контексте: Jessica Patterson, a former Enron employee, said Jeffrey K. Skilling, the former chief executive [...] “didn’t say anything that brought any closure” (New York Times). Как мне кажется, перевод этого слова в данном значении почти всегда контекстуален и в какой-то мере – дело вкуса и такта. Это может быть облегчение, исцеление, вариант с глаголами примириться или смириться (с потерей), может быть, даже итог или катарсис. Впрочем, иногда перевод, как говорится, напрашивается: There was much questioning whether the trial would finally bring closure to the single darkest event in the history of Alabama (www.africana.com). – Многие задаются вопросом, сможет ли этот судебный процесс подвести черту под самым мрачным событием в истории Алабамы;
•• conventional wisdom – популярное с некоторых пор выражение, означающее общепринятое мнение (далее обычно следует его опровержение или уточнение);
•• to be in denial – из психиатрии это выражение перешло в разряд широко употребительных. Из письма возмущенного читателя (явно не поклонника Клинтона) в редакцию журнала Time: Are we in denial? Are we not aware that America’s declining moral and ethical standards are reflected in the polls that sanction the alleged conduct of the President? ( Sanction здесь означает одобрять, допускать. Случай употребления этого слова в обратном по существу значении см. в статье treat, treatment.) В психиатрии to be in denial означает отторгать, не желать воспринимать неприятную, негативную информацию. В переводе данного примера можно ограничиться вполне обиходным Неужели мы не хотим видеть очевидного?
•• empower – сверхмодное слово! Его и образованные от него слова см. в статье empower, empowering, empowerment;
•• forward-looking – стало модно в самое последнее время. Значение довольно размытое. Что-то среднее между прогрессивный, перспективный и интересный, серьезный;
•• fungible – до недавнего времени это модное словцо, в переводе которого словари вряд ли помогут, встречалось в основном в финансово-экономических текстах: Money is fungible означает, что деньги легко перетекают из одной сферы в другую, что они не могут быть «помечены». Удачного сжатого русского перевода мне не встречалось. Но вот недавно в журнале Fortune обратило на себя внимание такое предложение: In Florio’s hands, truth is a fungible commodity. Inside the company it is well known, as a former executive puts it, that “anytime Florio tells you a number, you should cut it in half.” Из контекста очевиден смысл: Для Флорио правда – понятие растяжимое. Еще пример из «антиклинтоновской речи» сенатора Либермана: I am afraid that the misconduct the president has admitted may be reinforcing one of the worst messages being delivered by our popular culture, which is that values are fungible. Здесь тот же смысл:...недопустимое поведение президента подкрепляет утвердившееся в нашей культуре вредоносное утверждение, что мораль – понятие растяжимое/условное/относительное;
•• get a life – недавно это выражение встретилось в неожиданном контексте – кроссворде в газете New York Times. Там оно определено просто – a 90’s catch phrase. Обычно эта фраза (в повелительном наклонении) обращена к юным лоботрясам: Get a life! Означает примерно Возьмись за ум! или Не проспи жизнь!
•• hoops – новомодное (после вышедшего несколько лет назад одноименного документального фильма о подающих надежды юных баскетболистах) значение этого слова пока нашло отражение только в некоторых Интернет-словарях, например в www.dictionary.com. Hoops – баскетбол (делится на pro и college – профессиональный и по правилам университетской лиги), hoopster – баскетболист;
•• governance – согласно словарям – книжное. В последнее время стало широко употребимым. См. в статье government, governance;
•• hyperventilate – Новый БАРС содержит слово hyperventilation с пометой физиол., мед. – гипервентиляция, перенасыщение кислородом крови. Глагол to hyperventilate – глубоко дышать, практиковать глубокое дыхание. В толковых словарях английского языка информации больше. The American Heritage Dictionary определяет to hyperventilate как to breathe abnormally fast or deeply; to breathe in this manner as from excitement or anxiety. Войдя в моду, это слово стало означать нечто вроде задыхаться от возмущения, возбуждения или в пылу полемики. Часто приходится подыскивать контекстуальный перевод, что можно проиллюстрировать следующими примерами:
•• 1. Some of Mr. Ashcroft’s critics want to use his nomination to hyperventilate about abortion and the like (Wall Street Journal). - Некоторые критики г-на Эшкрофта хотят использовать его назначение, чтобы устроить истерику по поводу таких проблем, как аборты;
•• 2. Try not to hyperventilate and reach for the Rolaids when CNBC shows shiny graphics of your stocks soaring on one day and plummeting the next (из брошюры инвестиционного дома Charles Schwab Tips on Buying Stocks for Beginners). – Старайтесь не паниковать/не падать в обморок всякий раз, когда вы видите по телевизору красочные диаграммы, показывающие, как акции, еще вчера шедшие резко вверх, обрушиваются вниз ( Rolaids – таблетки от изжоги, но в данном случае этой реалией можно в переводе пренебречь);
•• 3. Even if you hyperventilate at the idea of looking for a new job, there are times when you should do it (Washingtonian). – Даже если вам противна сама мысль о поисках работы, бывают моменты, когда этим приходится заняться;
•• 4. Democrats, it seems, are into sex, while Republicans hyperventilate on power (рецензия на кинофильм Clear and Present Danger). – Похоже, что демократы увлекаются сексом, а республиканцы помешаны на власти;
•• manipulate, manipulative – не все словари фиксируют значение этого глагола ловко использовать в собственных целях. Соответственно, модное He is very manipulative невозможно перевести при помощи «эквивалента», предлагаемого Новым БАРСом,- связанный с манипуляцией, управлением ( машиной и т.п.). Возможный контекстуальный перевод: Он мастер интриги или Он ловко манипулирует людьми;
•• no-brainer – из молодежного жаргона перешло в обиходную речь многих американцев (аналогичный пример – слова cool, weird, в комментариях не нуждающиеся). Значение этого словца простое – эквивалент нашего тоже «молодежного» – это ежу ясно;
•• oxymoron – для большинства из нас полузабытый термин из области языкознания (стилистический прием, основанный на сочетании антонимических по значению слов, например, cruel kindness). Для образованных англичан и американцев – любое внутренне противоречивое высказывание или явление (см. также статью schizophrenia, schizophrenic). The radical center is an oxymoron only if you believe that the left and right still define all the worthwhile ideas and policies (New Yorker). – Концепция «радикального центра» внутренне противоречива лишь в глазах тех, кто считает, что все идеи и политические направления по-прежнему сводятся к «левым» и «правым»;
•• pipeline – пример модного сейчас употребления этого слова (кстати, отраженного в наиболее полных словарях) из журнала Fortune: The firm is running off its backlog, and the pipeline is running dry. – Фирма работает за счет прежних заказов, а новых становится все меньше. In the pipeline – близко к русскому в работе, на подходе;
•• proactive – см. отдельную словарную статью;
•• reinvent – вошло в моду в 1990-е годы. To reinvent government – переосмыслить роль государства; to reinvent welfare – перестроить систему социальной помощи;
•• relate to – фраза I don’t relate to it может означать едва ли не все, что угодно, например, Мне это неинтересно, или Я этого не понимаю, или даже Я с этим не согласен. То входит в моду, то выходит из нее;
•• reality check – первоначально из молодежного жаргона. Из речи yuppies – состоятельных молодых людей либеральных профессий – перекочевало в лексику различных слоев общества. Mrs. Albright... said she aimed to provide both Israelis and Palestinians with a reality check (International Herald Tribune). – Олбрайт заявила, что собирается напомнить как израильтянам, так и палестинцам о некоторых реальностях;
•• schizophrenia – см. отдельную словарную статью;
•• stakeholder – до недавнего времени просто акционер, но в последние два-три года с быстротой молнии распространилось новое значение – сторона, участник какого-либо общественного процесса. Как правило, имеются в виду государство, деловые круги, общественные движения, организации, отражающие интересы различных слоев общества, и т.д. Отсюда словосочетание multistakeholder dialogue, которое, чтобы не усложнять себе жизнь, лучше переводить просто многосторонний диалог;
•• synergy – согласно Новому БАРСу, это слово относится либо к медицинской терминологии ( синергия), либо к разряду книжных слов. В современном английском встречается сплошь и рядом в значении сочетание взаимно усиливающих друг друга сил, явлений, тенденций и т.п. или просто любое сочетание, как в этом примере из журнала New Yorker: I don’t think that these synergies would work. I wonder whether a writer would want to spend his time managing his business rather than writing;
•• vision – это чрезвычайно модное слово см. в статье philosophy;
•• to walk the talk – неожиданно вошедшая в моду фраза, выражающая мысль о том, что слово не должно расходиться с делом. Lazard is a group of important people giving important people advice. Doubtless Rohatyn counted himself among the former, and he did walk the talk (Fortune);
•• - wise – так же, как и -ism, относится к модным суффиксам. При его помощи образуются какие угодно слова – policy-wise, talent-wise, credibility-wise и т.д. Все они без особого труда понимаются и переводятся при помощи словосочетаний с точки зрения, в смысле, в аспекте.
•• В заключение простой совет – не увлекайтесь модными словами и фразами (равно как и жаргонными и другими фразеологическими выражениями) по крайней мере до тех пор, пока у вас не будет уверенности, что вы их полностью «прочувствовали». Иначе можно попасть впросак, перепутав или смысл, или связанные со словом ассоциации, или допустив совсем ненужную вам иронию. За модой надо, конечно, следить, быть «во всеоружии», но, мне кажется, что говорить на иностранном языке, да и на родном, надо просто и ясно.
English-Russian nonsystematic dictionary > vogue words, buzz words and catch phrases
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17 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) ahora2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) ya, ahora mismo3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) ahora4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) entonces5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) ahora6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) entonces
2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) ahora que, ya que- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then
now adv1. ahorawe used to write by hand, but now we use computers antes escribíamos a mano, pero ahora usamos ordenadores2. yaI can't wait, I want it now! no puedo esperar, ¡lo quiero ya!tr[naʊ]1 (at the present) ahora; (used contrastively) ya■ where do you work now? ¿dónde trabajas ahora?2 (immediately) ya, ahora mismo■ do it now! ¡hazlo ya!3 (in past) ya, entonces4 (introductory) bueno, vamos a ver, veamos■ now, let's begin bueno, empecemos■ now (that) we're all here, we can begin ya que estamos todos, podemos empezar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby now yafor now por el momentofrom now on de ahora en adelantejust now (at this moment) en estos momentos, ahora mismo 2 (a short while ago) hace un momento, ahora mismo■ have you seen Ann? -- she was here just now ¿has visto a Ann? --estaba aquí hace un momentonow and then de vez en cuandonow now vale, basta, ya está bien■ now, now, don't fight vale ya, no os peleéisright now ahora mismonow ['naʊ] adv1) presently: ahora, ya, actualmentefrom now on: de ahora en adelantelong before now: ya hace tiemponow and then: de vez en cuando2) immediately: ahora (mismo), inmediatamentedo it right now!: ¡hazlo ahora mismo!3) then: ya, entoncesnow they were ready: ya estaban listos4) (used to introduce a statement, a question, a command, or a transition)now hear this!: ¡presten atención!now what do you think of that?: ¿qué piensas de eso?until now: hasta ahoraby now: yaten years from now: dentro de 10 añosnow conjnow that : ahora que, ya queadv.• ahora adv.• entonces adv.• hora adv.• ora adv.• pues adv.• ya adv.n.• actualidad s.f.• momento presente s.m.noun (in US) = National Organization for Women[naʊ]1. ADV1) (of present, immediate future)a) (=at this time) ahorawhat shall we do now? — ¿qué hacemos ahora?
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now for something completely different — y ahora algo totalmente distinto•
not now, dear — ahora no, querido•
right now all I want to do is... — en este momento or ahora mismo, lo único que me apetece es...•
the time is now eight o'clock — son las ochob) (=these days) hoy en día, ahoranobody would think of doing that now — hoy en día or ahora a nadie se le ocurriría hacer eso
c) (=at last, already) yacan I go now? — ¿ya me puedo ir?
d) (=immediately) ahora; (more emphatic) yaif we leave now, we'll be there by six — si salimos ahora or ya, estaremos allí para las seis
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I'll do it right now — lo haré ahora mismothey've been married now for 30 years — ya llevan 30 años casados, hace 30 años que se casaron
3) (in accounts of past events) ahorait had once been the pantry but was now his office — tiempo atrás había sido la despensa, pero ahora era su estudio
4) (after prep)•
as of now — a partir de ahora•
before now — (=already) ya, antes; (=in the past) antes de ahora; (=till this moment) hasta ahora, antesyou should have done that before now — ya tendrías que haber hecho eso, tendrías que haber hecho eso antes
I've gone hungry before now to feed my children — ya he pasado hambre antes de ahora para poder alimentar a mis hijos
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between now and next Tuesday — entre hoy y el martes que viene•
by now, they must be there by now — ya deben haber llegadoby now it was clear that... — en ese momento ya estaba claro que...
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(in) three weeks/100 years from now — dentro de tres semanas/100 años•
from now on — (with present, future tense) a partir de ahora, de ahora en adelante; (with past tense) a partir de entonces•
till now, until now, up to now — (=till this moment) hasta ahora; (=till that moment) hasta entonces5) (=in these circumstances)a) (gen) yait's raining, now we won't be able to go — está lloviendo, ya no podemos ir
how can I believe you now? — ¿cómo puedo seguir confiando en ti?
now what (do we do)? — ¿y ahora, qué (hacemos)?
they won't be long now — no tardarán en venir, al rato vienen (Mex)
b) (emphatic)now you've gone and done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! *
now look what you've done! — ¡mira lo que has hecho!
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any minute or moment now — de un momento a otroI'm busy just now — ahora mismo or en este momento estoy ocupado
here 1., 6)I saw him come in just now — lo he visto entrar hace un momento, acabo de verlo entrar
a) (introducing new topic) bien, buenonow, as you all know... — bien or bueno, como todos sabéis...
now, some people may disagree but... — bien or bueno, puede que algunos no estén de acuerdo pero...
now there's a coincidence! — ¡eso sí que es una coincidencia!
now, what's everyone drinking? — a ver, ¿qué queréis tomar?
d) (remonstrating, pacifying)now Fred, you don't really mean that — vamos Fred, no lo dices en serio
now, now, don't get so upset! — ¡venga, no te pongas así!
now, now, we'll have none of that! — ¡vale ya, nada de tonterías!
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come now, you must be hungry — venga ya, no me digas que no tienes hambre•
hush now, don't cry — shh, no llores•
now then, what's the trouble? — ¡entonces a ver! ¿cuál es el problema?now then, don't tease! — ¡ya está bien, deja de burlarte!
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well now, what have we here! — ¡vamos a ver! ¿qué tenemos aquí?8)now..., now...: now she dances, now she sings — liter tan pronto está bailando como cantando
2.PRONhere 3.3.CONJ4.ADJ actual* * *noun (in US) = National Organization for Women -
18 zupełnie
adv. [zniszczony, gładki] completely, totally- zupełnie sam/sama all alone- zupełnie nowy brand a. completely new- coś zupełnie innego something completely a. totally different- zupełnie taki sam exactly the same- zupełnie obcy człowiek a complete a. total a. an utter stranger- zupełnie stracił kontrolę he completely lost control- studenci są zupełnie nieprzygotowani do egzaminu the students are totally unprepared for the exam- to było zupełnie niepotrzebne it was completely unnecessary- zupełnie się z tobą nie zgadzam I totally disagree with you- zupełnie nie mam pojęcia, o czym mówisz I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about- będę z tobą zupełnie szczery I’ll be totally honest with you- zupełnie się do tej pracy nie nadaję I’m totally unsuited for this job- film jest relacją z czterech zupełnie niepowiązanych ze sobą wydarzeń the film is an account of four utterly unconnected events- zupełnie jak a. jakby just as if a. though- zachowuje się zupełnie jakby nas nie znał he behaves just as if he didn’t know us- zachowałaś się zupełnie jak dziecko you behaved just like a child* * *advcompletely, utterlypodszedł do mnie, zupełnie jakby nic się nie stało — he walked up to me as if nothing had happened
* * *adv.completely; jest zupełnie jasne, że... it is very clear that...; zupełnie poważnie quite seriously; wyglądać zupełnie jak... look just like...; zupełnie taki sam jak... exactly the same as...; mieć zupełnie ten sam kolor be identical in color; być zupełnie bez ambicji have no ambition whatsoever.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zupełnie
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19 enterprise
noun1) (undertaking) Unternehmen, dascommercial enterprise — Handelsunternehmen, das
free/private enterprise — freies/privates Unternehmertum
* * *1) (something that is attempted or undertaken (especially if it requires boldness or courage): business enterprises; a completely new enterprise.) das Unternehmen2) (willingness to try new lines of action: We need someone with enterprise and enthusiasm.) die Initiative•- academic.ru/24506/enterprising">enterprising* * *en·ter·prise[ˈentəpraɪz, AM -t̬ɚ-]nthe original \enterprise was to raise the money by giving a concert ursprünglich war geplant, das Geld durch ein Konzert einzuspielencommercial \enterprise gewerbliches Unternehmen, Wirtschaftsunternehmen ntfree \enterprise freies Unternehmertumprivate \enterprise Privatwirtschaft fto start an \enterprise ein Unternehmen gründen* * *['entəpraɪz]nfree/public/private enterprise (system) — freies/öffentliches/privates Unternehmertum
* * *enterprise [ˈentə(r)praız] s1. Unternehmen n, -nehmung f2. WIRTSCHa) Unternehmen n, Betrieb m:enterprise allowance Br staatlicher Zuschuss für eine Unternehmensgründungb) Unternehmertum n:3. Wagnis n4. Unternehmungsgeist m, -lust f, Initiative f:a man of enterprise ein Mann mit Unternehmungsgeist* * *noun1) (undertaking) Unternehmen, dascommercial enterprise — Handelsunternehmen, das
free/private enterprise — freies/privates Unternehmertum
* * *n.Betrieb -e m.Unternehmung f. -
20 unternehmen
v/t (unreg., untr., hat) do; (durchführen) undertake; einen Ausflug unternehmen go on ( oder make) a trip; einen Spaziergang unternehmen go for a walk; lasst uns heute etwas unternehmen let’s do something today; sie unternehmen viel zusammen they do a lot together; sie sitzen immer nur zu Hause und unternehmen nie etwas and never do anything; einen Versuch unternehmen make ( oder launch) an attempt; er unternahm nichts he did nothing; dagegen muss man etwas unternehmen something has got to be done about it; so geht es nicht weiter - wir müssen etwas unternehmen it can’t go on like this, we’ve got to do something* * *das Unternehmen(Firma) business; establishment; enterprise; company; firm; business enterprise;(Vorhaben) project; enterprise; undertaking* * *Un|ter|neh|men [ʊntɐ'neːmən]nt -s, -1) (= Firma) business, concern, enterprise2) (= Aktion, Vorhaben) undertaking, enterprise, venture; (MIL) operation* * *das1) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) concern2) (something that is attempted or undertaken (especially if it requires boldness or courage): business enterprises; a completely new enterprise.) enterprise3) (an action or process, especially when planned: a rescue operation.) operation4) (a task or piece of work: I didn't realize what a large undertaking this job would be.) undertaking* * *Un·ter·neh·men<-s, ->[ʊntɐˈne:mən]ntgemeinnütziges \Unternehmen JUR public institutionverbundene \Unternehmen affiliated enterprises2. (Vorhaben) undertaking, ventureein gewagtes \Unternehmen a risky venture* * *das; Unternehmens, Unternehmen1) enterprise; venture; undertaking2) (Firma) enterprise; concern* * *einen Ausflug unternehmen go on ( oder make) a trip;einen Spaziergang unternehmen go for a walk;lasst uns heute etwas unternehmen let’s do something today;sie unternehmen viel zusammen they do a lot together;und unternehmen nie etwas and never do anything;einen Versuch unternehmen make ( oder launch) an attempt;er unternahm nichts he did nothing;dagegen muss man etwas unternehmen something has got to be done about it;so geht es nicht weiter - wir müssen etwas unternehmen it can’t go on like this, we’ve got to do something* * *das; Unternehmens, Unternehmen1) enterprise; venture; undertaking2) (Firma) enterprise; concern* * *n.company n.concern n.firm n.management n.undertaking n.
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