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41 wahr
Adj.1. true; (wirklich) auch real; eine wahre Geschichte a true story; etw. wahr machen make s.th. come true; (Drohung, Versprechen etc.) carry out s.th.; wahr werden come true; der wahre Grund the real reason; davon ist kein Wort wahr there’s not a word of truth in it; stärker: it’s a pack of lies umg.; das ist ein wahres Wort oder wohl wahr that’s very true, there’s a lot of truth in that; so wahr mir Gott helfe JUR. so help me God; so wahr ich hier stehe! umg. as sure as I’m standing here, I kid you not; was wahr ist, ist wahr truth will out; das ist schon gar nicht mehr wahr umg. that was a long time ago; das darf doch nicht wahr sein! umg. I don’t believe it!; das ist nicht das Wahre umg. it’s not the real thing ( oder the real McCoy umg.); es ist etwas Wahres dran there’s something in it, there’s an element of truth in ( oder to) it; wahre Ortszeit true local time2. (ausgesprochen) real; förm. veritable; eine wahre Fundgrube a veritable treasure trove; ein wahrer Jungbrunnen a veritable fountain of youth; ein wahres Wunder a real ( oder true) miracle; das ist eine wahre Wohltat what a relief; ein wahres Glück, dass sie hier waren thank goodness they were here3. gespr.: nicht wahr? isn’t that so?; isn’t it etc.?, doesn’t he etc.?, haven’t they etc.?; er kommt doch, nicht wahr? he 'is coming, isn’t he?; nicht wahr, Jens, das findest du auch? you think the same, don’t you, Jens?; einzig II, Jakob, Sinn 4, Wort 1 etc.* * *true; veracious; veritable* * *[vaːɐ]adjGeschichte, Liebe, Glaube etc true; (= echt) Kunst, Glück etc auch real, genuine; Freund, Freundschaft auch real; (attr = wirklich) real, veritableim wáhrsten Sinne des Wortes — in the true sense of the word
daran ist kein wáhres Wort, davon ist kein Wort wáhr — there's not a word of truth in it
da hast du ein wáhres Wort gesprochen (inf) — that's very true, there's a lot of truth in that
etw wáhr machen (Pläne) — to make sth a reality; Versprechung, Drohung to carry sth out
wáhr werden — to come true; (Hoffnung, Pläne auch) to become a reality
so wáhr mir Gott helfe! — so help me God!
so wáhr ich lebe/hier stehe — as sure as I'm alive/standing here, as sure as eggs is eggs (Brit inf)
das darf or kann doch nicht wáhr sein! (inf) — it can't be true!
das ist schon gar nicht mehr wáhr (inf) (verstärkend) — it's not true! (inf)
das ist nicht das Wahre (inf) — it's no great shakes (inf)
die Stelle ist nicht gerade der wáhre Jakob or Otto or das Wahre (inf) — it's not exactly the greatest job (on earth)
See:→ nicht, einzig* * *1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) true2) truthfully* * *[va:ɐ̯]1. (zutreffend) trueeine \wahre Geschichte a true story\wahr werden to become a realityder \wahre Täter the real culprit3. (aufrichtig) real, trueein \wahrer Freund a real [or true] frienddas \wahre Glück real [or true] happinessdie \wahre Liebe true love4.▶ das darf [o kann] doch nicht \wahr sein! (fam: verärgert) I don't believe this [or it]!; (entsetzt) it can't be true!vier Wochen Urlaub, das wäre jetzt das einzig W\wahre to have four weeks holiday would be just what the doctor ordered▶ da ist etwas W\wahres dran (fam) there's some truth in it; (als Antwort) you're not wrong there fam▶ etw \wahr machen to carry out sth* * *1) true[das] ist ja gar nicht wahr! — that's just not true!
du hast Hunger, nicht wahr? — you're hungry, aren't you?
nicht wahr, er weiß es doch? — he does know, doesn't he?
das darf [doch] nicht wahr sein! — I don't believe it!
2) nicht präd. (wirklich) real <reason, motive, feelings, joy, etc.>; actual < culprit>; true, real <friend, friendship, love, art>; veritable < miracle>das ist das einzig Wahre — (ugs.) that's just what the doctor ordered (coll.)
* * *wahr adj1. true; (wirklich) auch real;eine wahre Geschichte a true story;etwas wahr machen make sth come true; (Drohung, Versprechen etc) carry out sth;wahr werden come true;der wahre Grund the real reason;wohl wahr that’s very true, there’s a lot of truth in that;so wahr mir Gott helfe JUR so help me God;so wahr ich hier stehe! umg as sure as I’m standing here, I kid you not;was wahr ist, ist wahr truth will out;das ist schon gar nicht mehr wahr umg that was a long time ago;das darf doch nicht wahr sein! umg I don’t believe it!;es ist etwas Wahres dran there’s something in it, there’s an element of truth in ( oder to) it;wahre Ortszeit true local timeeine wahre Fundgrube a veritable treasure trove;ein wahrer Jungbrunnen a veritable fountain of youth;ein wahres Wunder a real ( oder true) miracle;das ist eine wahre Wohltat what a relief;ein wahres Glück, dass sie hier waren thank goodness they were here3. gespr:nicht wahr? isn’t that so?; isn’t it etc?, doesn’t he etc?, haven’t they etc?;er kommt doch, nicht wahr? he 'is coming, isn’t he?;nicht wahr, Jens, das findest du auch? you think the same, don’t you, Jens?; → einzig B, Jakob, Sinn 4, Wort 1 etc* * *1) true[das] ist ja gar nicht wahr! — that's just not true!
du hast Hunger, nicht wahr? — you're hungry, aren't you?
nicht wahr, er weiß es doch? — he does know, doesn't he?
das darf [doch] nicht wahr sein! — I don't believe it!
2) nicht präd. (wirklich) real <reason, motive, feelings, joy, etc.>; actual < culprit>; true, real <friend, friendship, love, art>; veritable < miracle>das ist das einzig Wahre — (ugs.) that's just what the doctor ordered (coll.)
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42 maravilla
f.1 marvel, wonder.es una maravilla it's wonderfula las mil maravillas, de maravilla wonderfullydecir maravillas de alguien/algo to praise somebody/something to the skieshacer maravillas to do o work wondersuna maravilla de niño/coche/carretera a wonderful o marvelous child/car/roadvenir de maravilla to be just the thing o ticket2 morning glory.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: maravillar.* * *1 wonder, marvel■ ¡qué maravilla de reloj! what a wonderful watch!2 (pasta) semolina\a las mil maravillas wonderfully wellde maravilla wonderfullydecir maravillas de algo/alguien to sing the praises of something/somebodyhacer maravillas to do wondersvenir de maravilla to be just the thing, be perfect* * *noun f.marvel, wonder* * *SF1) (=prodigio) wonder¡qué maravilla de tiempo tenemos! — what wonderful weather we're having!
el concierto fue una maravilla — the concert was wonderful, it was a wonderful concert
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hacer maravillas — to work wonders•
las siete maravillas del mundo — the seven wonders of the world- a maravillael horno funciona a las mil maravillas — the oven works wonderfully (well) o beautifully o marvellously
representa a maravilla ese tipo de poesía — he is a wonderful o marvellous exponent of that type of poetry
siempre nos hemos llevado de maravilla — we've always got on like a house on fire * o wonderfully (well) o marvellously
-¿cómo te va con el coche nuevo? -¡de maravilla! — "how are you getting on with the new car?" - "really well!" o "great!"
2) (=asombro) amazement3) (Bot) (=caléndula) marigold; (=enredadera) morning glory; Chile (=girasol) sunflower* * *1) (portento, prodigio) wonderlas maravillas de la tecnología moderna — the wonders o marvels of modern technology
la catedral/mi secretaria es una verdadera maravilla — the cathedral/my secretary is absolutely wonderful o marvelous
a las mil maravillas — marvelously
se llevan a las mil maravillas — they get on marvelously
todo salió a las mil maravillas — everything turned out beautifully o marvelously
hacer maravillas — to work wonders
2) ( asombro) amazement3) (Bot) marigold* * *= wonder, marvel.Ex. It probably is unnecesary to take the time to recount the uses and wonders of this country's most prominent booktrade journal.Ex. It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.----* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.* Alicia en el País de las Maravillas = Alice in Wonderland.* de maravilla = wonderfully, marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm, go like + a charm.* hablar maravillas de = praise.* hacer maravillas = work + wonders.* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.* maravilla de la naturaleza = natural wonder.* maravilla del mundo = wonder of the world.* marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* marchar a las mis maravillas = go from + strength to strength.* país de las maravillas = wonderland.* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* Siete Maravillas del Mundo, las = Seven Wonders of the World, the.* venir de maravilla = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* * *1) (portento, prodigio) wonderlas maravillas de la tecnología moderna — the wonders o marvels of modern technology
la catedral/mi secretaria es una verdadera maravilla — the cathedral/my secretary is absolutely wonderful o marvelous
a las mil maravillas — marvelously
se llevan a las mil maravillas — they get on marvelously
todo salió a las mil maravillas — everything turned out beautifully o marvelously
hacer maravillas — to work wonders
2) ( asombro) amazement3) (Bot) marigold* * *= wonder, marvel.Ex: It probably is unnecesary to take the time to recount the uses and wonders of this country's most prominent booktrade journal.
Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.* Alicia en el País de las Maravillas = Alice in Wonderland.* de maravilla = wonderfully, marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm, go like + a charm.* hablar maravillas de = praise.* hacer maravillas = work + wonders.* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.* maravilla de la naturaleza = natural wonder.* maravilla del mundo = wonder of the world.* marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* marchar a las mis maravillas = go from + strength to strength.* país de las maravillas = wonderland.* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* Siete Maravillas del Mundo, las = Seven Wonders of the World, the.* venir de maravilla = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* * *A (portento, prodigio) wonderlas siete maravillas del mundo the seven wonders of the worldlas maravillas de la tecnología moderna the wonders o marvels of modern technologyla catedral es una verdadera maravilla the cathedral is absolutely wonderful o marvelousvolvió del viaje contando maravillas he came back from his trip quite delighted with the way it had goneborda que es una maravilla she embroiders beautifullymi secretaria es una maravilla my secretary is absolutely wonderful¡qué maravilla de niño! se ha portado como un santo what a lovely child!, he's behaved like an angela las mil maravillas: nos atendieron a las mil maravillas they were extremely kind to ustodo salió a las mil maravillas everything turned out beautifully o wonderfully o marvelouslyde maravilla wonderfullyse lleva de maravilla con él she gets on wonderfully (well) with himahora funciona de maravilla it works beautifully nowcocina de maravilla he is a wonderful o marvelous cookme vino de maravilla it came at just the right time, it was just what I neededhacer maravillas to work wondersB (asombro) amazementpara maravilla de todos to everyone's amazementC ( Bot) marigold* * *
Del verbo maravillar: ( conjugate maravillar)
maravilla es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
maravilla
maravillar
maravilla sustantivo femenino
1 (portento, prodigio) wonder;
mi secretaria es una verdadera maravilla my secretary is absolutely wonderful;
a las mil maravillas marvelously;
de maravilla wonderfully;
hacer maravillas to work wonders
2 (Bot) marigold
maravillar ( conjugate maravillar) verbo transitivo
to amaze, astonish
maravillarse verbo pronominal
to be amazed o astonished;
maravillase DE algo/algn to marvel at sth/sb
maravilla sustantivo femenino marvel, wonder: es una maravilla de persona, he's a wonderful person
no es la maravilla, pero es acogedor, it isn't marvellous, but it is cosy
las maravillas de la naturaleza/técnica, the wonders of Nature/Science
♦ Locuciones: de maravilla/a las mil maravillas, marvellously
hablar/decir maravillas de alguien/algo, to praise sb/sthg
hacer maravillas, to work wonders
¡qué maravilla!, how wonderful!
maravillar verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish: me maravilla lo mal que habla, I'm astonished at how badly she speaks
' maravilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maravillar
- andar
- encanto
- prodigio
- sentar
English:
bomb
- dream
- famously
- marvel
- wonder
- love
- marigold
- wonderfully
* * *maravilla nf1. [cosa maravillosa] marvel, wonder;una maravilla de niño/carretera a wonderful o marvellous child/road;¡qué maravilla de lugar! what a wonderful place!;las siete maravillas del mundo the Seven Wonders of the World;es una maravilla it's wonderful;canta que es una maravilla she a wonderful singer;nos han contado maravillas sobre esa película we've heard wonderful things about that movie o Br film;decir maravillas de algo/alguien to praise sth/sb to the skies;hacer maravillas to do o work wonders;a las mil maravillas, de maravilla: cocina a las mil maravillas o [m5] de maravilla he's an absolutely wonderful cook;se llevan de maravilla they get on brilliantly;venir de maravilla to be just the thing o ticket;esta sartén viene de maravilla para freír huevos this pan is excellent for frying eggs;su ayuda me vino de maravilla her help was an absolute godsend2. [admiración] amazement;su actuación causó maravilla her performance was amazing3. [planta compuesta] calendula, pot marigold4. [planta trepadora] morning glory* * *f1 ( portento) marvel, wonder;de maravilla marvelously, Br marvellously, wonderfully;a las mil maravillas marvelously, wonderfully2 BOT marigold* * *maravilla nf1) : wonder, marvela las mil maravillas: wonderfully, marvelouslyhacer maravillas: to work wonders2) : marigold* * *maravilla n wonder -
43 anbieten
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I1. v/t offer; angeboten werden auch be on offer; jemandem etw. anbieten offer s.o. s.th.; seinen Rücktritt anbieten offer to resign, tender one’s resignation; jemandem das Du anbieten suggest to s.o. that they use the familiar form of address; er bot ( ihr) an, sie zu begleiten he offered to accompany her; darf ich Ihnen etwas ( zum Trinken) anbieten? can I get you something to drink?II v/refl Person: offer one’s services; Gelegenheit: present itself; Sache: suggest itself; sich anbieten für Sache: lend itself to; es bietet sich doch an zu (+ Inf.) the obvious thing (to do) would be to (+ Inf.) es bietet sich als Beispiel an it’s an obvious example; der Raum bietet sich direkt an it’s the ideal room* * *to tender; to proffer; to offer; to bid* * *ạn|bie|ten sep1. vtto offer (jdm etw sb sth); (COMM ) Waren to offer for sale; seinen Rücktritt to tenderjdm das Du anbieten — to suggest sb uses the familiar form of address
2. vr1) (Mensch) to offer one's services; (FTBL) to be in positionsich für die Arbeit anbieten, sich anbieten, die Arbeit zu tun — to offer to do the work
das Fahrrad bietet sich geradezu zum Mitnehmen an — that bicycle is just asking to be taken
2) (=in Betracht kommen Gelegenheit) to present itselfes bieten sich mehrere Lösungsmöglichkeiten an — there are several possible solutions, several possible solutions present themselves
es bietet sich an, das Museum zu besuchen — the thing to do would be to visit the museum
* * *1) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) extend2) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) offer3) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) offer* * *an|bie·tenI. vt▪ [jdm] etw \anbieten to offer [sb] sth, to offer sth [to sb]darf ich Ihnen noch ein Stück Kuchen \anbieten? would you like another piece of cake?na, was bietet die Speisekarte denn heute an? well, what's on the menu today?dieser Laden bietet regelmäßig verschiedene Südfrüchte an this shop often has exotic fruit for salediesen Fernseher kann ich Ihnen besonders günstig \anbieten I can give you a particularly good price for this TVII. vr1. (sich zur Verfügung stellen)darf ich mich Ihnen als Stadtführer \anbieten? my services as guide are at your disposal2. (naheliegen)eine kleine Pause würde sich jetzt \anbieten a little break would be just the thing nowes bietet sich leider keine andere Alternative an unfortunately, there's no alternative▪ es bietet sich an, das zu tun it would seem to be the thing to dobei dem Wetter bietet es sich doch an, einen Ausflug zu unternehmen this is just the right weather for a trip somewhere* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb offer2.jemandem anbieten, etwas zu tun — offer to do something for somebody
1) offer one's services ( als as)sich anbieten, etwas zu tun — offer to do something
2) (nahe liegen) < opportunity> present itself; <possibility, solution> suggest or present itselfes bietet sich an, das zu tun — it would seem to be the thing to do
3) (geeignet sein)* * *anbieten (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A.1. v/t offer;angeboten werden auch be on offer;jemandem etwas anbieten offer sb sth;seinen Rücktritt anbieten offer to resign, tender one’s resignation;jemandem das Du anbieten suggest to sb that they use the familiar form of address;darf ich Ihnen etwas (zum Trinken) anbieten? can I get you something to drink?2. WIRTSCH tender, bid;Preise anbieten quote pricessich anbieten für Sache: lend itself to;es bietet sich als Beispiel an it’s an obvious example;der Raum bietet sich direkt an it’s the ideal room* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb offer2.jemandem anbieten, etwas zu tun — offer to do something for somebody
1) offer one's services ( als as)sich anbieten, etwas zu tun — offer to do something
2) (nahe liegen) < opportunity> present itself; <possibility, solution> suggest or present itselfes bietet sich an, das zu tun — it would seem to be the thing to do
* * *v.to offer v.to proffer v.to provide v.to tender v. -
44 perilla
f.1 goatee (barba).venir de perilla o perillas to be just the right thing2 knob. ( Latin American Spanish)3 short pointed beard, Vandyke.* * *1 goatee\ir de perilla / venir de perilla familiar to come in really handy* * *SF1) (=barba) goatee- venir de perillas2) (=joya) pear-shaped ornament, drop3) (Elec) switch4) Méx (=manija) handle5) (=tirador) doorknob* * *1) ( barba) goateevenir de perillas — (fam) to be very useful, come in very handy (colloq)
* * *= goatee, goatee beard.Ex. Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.Ex. Goatee beards, sideburns, kipper ties and flares are the things that we will look back on and remind us of our youth.----* venir de perilla = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* * *1) ( barba) goateevenir de perillas — (fam) to be very useful, come in very handy (colloq)
* * *= goatee, goatee beard.Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
Ex: Goatee beards, sideburns, kipper ties and flares are the things that we will look back on and remind us of our youth.* venir de perilla = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* * *A1 (barba) goatee2 (de la oreja) lobe* * *
perilla sustantivo femenino ( barba) goatee;◊ venir de perilla(s) (fam) to come in very handy (colloq)
perilla sustantivo femenino goatee
♦ Locuciones: de perilla: me viene de perilla que me cambies el día libre, that's fine by me if you change my day off
' perilla' also found in these entries:
English:
knob
* * *perilla nf1. [barba] goatee;Fam2. Am [de puerta] doorknob;[de aparato] knob3. [interruptor] = light switch on cord* * *f1 goatee;me viene de perilla fam that’ll be very useful;tu visita me viene de perilla fam you’ve come at just the right time2 L.Am.pomo doorknob* * *perilla nf1) : goatee2) : pommel (on a saddle)3) Col, Mex : knob, handle4)perilla de la oreja : earlobe5) -
45 volere
1. v/t and v/i wantvorrei... I would or I'd like...vorrei partire I'd like to leavevolere dire meanvolere bene a qualcuno ( amare) love someoneci vogliono dieci mesi it takes ten monthssenza volere without meaning to2. m will* * *volere v.tr.1 ( per esprimere volontà o desiderio) to want; to wish; ( nel significato di piacere, gradire) to like (costr. pers.); (al cond. pres.) would like, (al cond. pass.) would have liked: voglio andare a casa, I want to go home; vogliamo parlare col direttore, we want (o wish) to speak to the manager; non vuole vederti, he doesn't want to see you; che cosa vuoi?, what do you want?; quando vuole partire?, when does he want (o wish) to leave?; vuoi andare al cinema stasera?, do you want to go to the cinema tonight?; chi vuole, può uscire, anyone who wishes to leave may do so; voleva restare solo, he wanted to be left alone; non volevano spendere troppo, they didn't want to spend too much; ha voluto sapere tutto, he wanted to know everything; se volesse, volendo, potrebbe fare da solo, if he wanted to, he could do it by himself; fa' come vuoi, do as you like; puoi andare quando vuoi, you can go when you like; potete fare tutto quello che volete, you can do anything you like; vorrei del vino, I'd like some wine; vorremmo una casa più grande, we'd like a bigger house; vorrei vedere delle scarpe da tennis, I'd like to see some tennis shoes; vorrebbe iscriversi all'università, he would like to go to university; avrei voluto dirtelo, ma mi è mancato il coraggio, I would have liked to tell you, but I didn't dare; avrei voluto venire prima, I'd have liked to come sooner; vuole che io studi di più, he wants me to study harder; vuoi che venga con te?, do you want me to come with you?; volete che vi accompagni a casa?, do you want me to take you home?; non volevo che facessi tutto questo per me, I didn't want you to do all this for me; i genitori volevano che diventasse avvocato, his parents wanted him to become a lawyer; vorrebbe che restassimo con lei, she would like us to stay with her; avrei tanto voluto che fossi arrivato prima, I wish you had arrived sooner // anche volendo, neanche a volerlo, even if you tried (o wanted to): anche volendo, è impossibile sbagliare, you couldn't go wrong, even if you tried (o wanted to) // non volendo, senza volere, ( senza intenzione) without wishing (o wanting) to: l'ho offeso senza volerlo, I offended him without wishing (o wanting) to // volere qlcu. per, come..., to want s.o. for (o as)...: nessuno lo vorrebbe per, come socio, nobody would like him for (o as) a partner // che tu, egli ecc. lo voglia o no, whether you like it or not, whether he likes it or not etc.2 (per esprimere desiderio intenso, gener. irrealizzabile) to wish (con cong. se riferito al pres. o pass.; con cond. se riferito al futuro e talvolta al pres.): vorrei non averlo mai conosciuto, I wish I had never met him; vorrei averti ascoltato, I wish I had listened to you; vorrei che venisse ogni giorno, I wish he came every day; come vorrei che tu fossi con noi!, (how) I wish you were here!; vorrei, avrei voluto esserci anch'io!, I wish I were there too! (o I wish I'd been there too!); avrebbe voluto che il tempo si fermasse, he wished time could have stopped still; vorrebbe essere più giovane, he wishes he were younger; vorrei poterti credere!, I wish I could believe you!; avremmo voluto poterti stare vicino, we wish we could have been with you3 (per esprimere determinazione, volontà intensa) (pres. indic. e cong.) will; (pass. indic. e cong.; cond.) would; (se seguito da compl. ogg. o da che + v. al cong.) will have, would have (seguiti dal v. all'inf. senza to): voglio riuscire!, I will succeed! (o I'm determined to succeed); non voglio più tornarci!, I will never go there again!; gli hanno proibito di fumare, ma lui non vuole smettere, he's been told not to smoke, but he won't give up; avrebbe potuto farlo, ma non ha voluto, he could have done it, but he wouldn't (o but he refused to); non vollero aiutarci, they wouldn't (o they refused to) help us; non voglio scuse, I won't have any excuses; non voglio assolutamente che lui parli così, I won't have him speaking like that; voglio ( che) sappiate che..., I'll have you know that... // voleva vincere a tutti i costi, he was determined to win // il cavallo s'impennò e non volle più andare avanti, the horse reared and refused to go on // l'auto non vuole partire oggi, (fam.) the car won't start today; questo cassetto non vuole chiudersi, (fam.) this drawer won't close4 ( in formule di cortesia) ( nelle richieste) will, can; would, would mind; ( nelle offerte) will have, would like: vorresti aprire la finestra?, would you open (o do you mind opening o would you mind opening) the window?; vuoi passarmi quelle carte, per favore?, will (o can) you pass me those papers, please? (o would you pass me those papers?); vuoi qualcosa da mangiare?, will you have (o would you like) something to eat?; non vorresti entrare?, won't you come in?; non volete accomodarvi?, won't you sit down?; vuol essere così gentile da..., will you be so kind as to... // (comm.) vogliate informarci al più presto possibile, please let us know as soon as possible5 ( essere disposto a) to be* willing (to); ( essere intenzionato a) to be* going (to): gli hanno offerto il posto di direttore, ma non vuole accettare, he has been offered the directorship, but he isn't willing to (o he isn't going to) accept; non vogliono pagare una cifra così alta, they are not willing (o they are unwilling) to pay such a high price; non voglio assumermi tutta la responsabilità, I'm not going to take all the responsibility6 (con riferimento a una volontà superiore, nel significato di disporre, stabilire) to will: come Dio vuole, as God wills; il cielo, il destino ha voluto così, heaven, fate has willed it so // se Dio vuole, domani siamo a casa, God willing, we'll be home tomorrow // come Dio volle, arrivarono a casa, somehow they managed to get home // Dio lo voglia!, God grant it!; Dio non voglia!, God forbid!; Dio volesse che non l'avessi mai incontrato!, would to God I'd never met him! // non cade foglia che Dio non voglia, (prov.) God watches over all things7 ( dire, imporre, sostenere) to state, to say*: la legge vuole che..., the law states (o says) that... // la leggenda vuole che Roma fosse fondata da Romolo, legend has it that Rome was founded by Romulus // si vuole che egli fosse un grande condottiero, they say he was a great leader8 ( permettere) to let*, to allow: i suoi genitori non volevano che uscisse sola la sera, her parents wouldn't let her go out (o wouldn't allow her to go out) alone in the evening; se la mamma vuole, verrò con voi, I'll come with you if Mum lets me; non ha voluto che pagassi io il conto, he wouldn't let me pay (o he wouldn't allow me to pay) the bill9 ( esigere, pretendere) to expect, to want, to demand, to exact; ( far pagare) to want, to charge, to ask (for): vuole troppo dai suoi dipendenti, he expects (o wants o demands o exacts) too much from his employees; ma che cosa vogliono ancora da me?, what else do they expect from (o of) me?; vuole 1.600 euro per questa auto usata, he wants 1,600 euros for this second-hand car; quanto volete per vitto e alloggio?, how much do you charge for board and lodging?; quanto vogliono per quell'appartamento?, how much are they asking for that flat?; quanto ha voluto per riparare il televisore?, how much did he charge for repairing the TV set?10 ( aver bisogno di, richiedere) to need, to want, to require, to take*: sono piante che vogliono molte cure, they are plants that need (o want o require) a lot of care; è un verbo che vuole il congiuntivo, it's a verb that requires (o takes) the subjunctive // ti vogliono al telefono, you're wanted on the phone // ogni frutto vuole la sua stagione, (prov.) there's a time and place for everything11 (con v. impers., nel significato di essere prossimo, imminente, probabile) to be going (to); to look (like): vuol piovere, sembra che voglia piovere, it looks like rain (o it's going to rain); non pare che voglia rasserenarsi, it doesn't look as if it's going to clear up12 voler dire, to mean*: che cosa vuoi dire ( con questo)?, what do you mean (by this)?; che cosa vuol dire questa parola?, what does this word mean?; che cosa volevi dire con quell'occhiata?, what did you mean by that look?; ciò vuol dire che abbiamo sbagliato tutto, that means we got it all wrong; questo non vuol dir niente, this doesn'◆ FRASEOLOGIA: volere o no, volere o volare (fam.), willy-nilly // non vorrei sbagliarmi, ma..., I may be wrong, but... // vorrei vedere che egli fosse d'accordo, I bet he won't agree // non volevo convincermi che..., I couldn't believe that... // qui ti voglio!, that's the rub! // voler bene, to love, to be fond of; voler male, to hate, ( serbare rancore) to bear ill will (o to bear a grudge o to hold it against s.o.); non volermene, don't bear me a grudge (o don't hold it against me) // che vuoi, che volete, cosa vuole?, what do you expect? (o what can I do?); che volete, sono ragazzi!, what do you expect, they're (only) teenagers! // te la sei voluta, you asked for it // volere è potere, where there's a will, there's a way.volere s.m. ( volontà) will: lo feci contro il volere di mio padre, I did it against my father's will; sia fatto il volere di Dio, God's will be done; tutto dipende dal volere di Dio, everything depends on the will of God // a mio, tuo volere, as I, you like; di mio, tuo ecc. volere, ( spontaneamente) of my own, your own etc. accord // di buon volere, readily // concordia di voleri, concurrence of wishes // i divini voleri, the Divine Will.* * *1. [vo'lere]vb irreg vt (nei tempi composti prende l'ausiliare del verbo che accompagna)1) (gen) to want2)vorrei del pane — I would like some breadvorrei farlo/che tu lo facessi — I would like to do it/you to do it
mi vorrebbero vedere sposato — they would like to see me married, they would like me to marry
se volete, possiamo partire subito — if you like o want, we can leave right away
devo pagare subito o posso pagare domani? - come vuole — do I have to pay now or can I pay tomorrow? - as you prefer
3)vuole o vorrebbe essere così gentile da...? — would you be so kind as to...?prendine quanto vuoi — help yourself, take as many (o much) as you like
vuoi che io faccia qualcosa? — would you like me to do something?, shall I do something?
ma vuoi star zitto! — oh, do be quiet!
4)se la padrona di casa vuole, ti posso ospitare — if my landlady agrees I can put you upho chiesto di parlargli, ma non ha voluto ricevermi — I asked to have a word with him but he wouldn't see me
parla bene l'inglese quando vuole — he can speak English well when he has a mind to o when he feels like it
5) (aspettarsi) to want, expect, (richiedere) to want, require, demandla tradizione vuole che... — custom requires that...
6)volerne a qn — to have sth against sb, have a grudge against sb, bear sb a grudge
7)voler dire (che)... — (significare) to mean (that)...
se non puoi oggi vorrà dire che ci vediamo domani — if you can't make it today, I'll see you tomorrow
voglio dire... — (per correggersi) I mean...
8) (ritenere) to thinkla leggenda vuole che... — legend has it that...
si vuole che anche lui sia coinvolto nella faccenda — he is also thought to be involved in the matter
9)ci vuol ben altro per farmi arrabbiare — it'll take a lot more than that to make me angry
ci vuole per andare da Roma a Firenze? — to how long does it take to go from Rome to Florence?è quel che ci vuole — it's just what is needed
per una giacca ci vogliono quattro metri di stoffa — you need four metres of material to make a jacket
10)volesse il cielo che... — God grant that...
ti voglio — that's the problemnon vorrei sbagliarmi, ma... — I may be wrong, but...
volere — unwittingly, without meaning to, unintentionallychi troppo vuole nulla stringe — (Proverbio) don't ask for too much or you may come away empty-handed
vorrei proprio vedere! — I'm not at all surprised!, that doesn't surprise me in the slightest!
... vuoi... — either... or...2. vr (volersi)volersi bene — (amore) to love each other, (affetto) to be fond of o like each other
3. smwill, wish(es)il volere di — against the wishes ofvolere del padre — in obedience to his father's will o wishes* * *I 1. [vo'lere]verbo modale1) (intendere) to want; (desiderare) would like; (più forte) to wishvuole fare l'astronauta — he wants o would like to be an astronaut
vorrebbero andare a casa — they wish o would like to go home
avrei voluto vedere te! — colloq. I'd like to have seen you!
3) (in frasi interrogative, con valore di imperativo)vuoi chiudere quella porta? — close that door, will you?
4) colloq. (in frasi negative) (riuscire)5) voler dire (significare) to mean*2.verbo transitivo1) (essere risoluto a ottenere) to wantvuoi proprio che te lo dica? il tuo amico è un imbroglione — I hate to say it, but your friend is a crook
2) (desiderare)vorrei un chilo di pere, un bicchier d'acqua — I'd like a kilo of pears, a glass of water
volevo una birra — colloq. I'd like a beer
5) (preferire)vieni quando vuoi — come whenever you want o like
"cosa facciamo questa sera?" - "quello che vuoi tu" — "what shall we do tonight?" - "whatever you like"
6) (pretendere)cos'altro vogliono da noi? — what else o more do they want of us?
7) (richiedere)quanto ha voluto per riparare la lavastoviglie? — how much did he charge for repairing the dishwasher?
8) (cercare)9) (permettere)non posso venire, mia madre non vuole — I can't come, my mother doesn't want me to
10) (necessitare) to require, to needqueste piante vogliono un clima umido — these plants require o need a humid climate
questo verbo vuole il congiuntivo — this verb requires o takes the subjunctive
11) (prescrivere)come vuole la leggenda, la tradizione — as legend, tradition has it
12) (ritenere)13) volerci (essere necessario) to take*, to be* needed, to be* requiredci vuole pazienza — it takes o you need patience
con quel vestito ci vorrebbe un foulard rosso — (addirsi) a red scarf would go well with that dress
3.volerne a qcn. — (serbare rancore) to bear BE o hold AE a grudge against sb., to bear sb. ill will
verbo pronominale volersi2) volerselate la sei voluta — (cercarsela) you brought it on yourself, you asked for it
••come vuoi (tu) — as you wish o like
voler bene a qcn. — to love sb.
volere male a qcn. — (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb.
II [vo'lere]volere la pelle di qcn. o volere morto qcn. to want sb. dead; vuoi... vuoi either... or; vuoi vedere che telefona? do you want to bet he's going to call? anche volendo non ce l'avrei mai fatta even had I wanted to, I would never have made it; volendo potremmo vederci domani we could meet tomorrow if we wanted; puoi gridare quanto vuoi, tanto ci vado ugualmente! you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway! se Dio vuole Dio volendo God willing; senza volerlo [urtare, rivelare] by accident, unintentionally; cosa vuoi (che ti dica),... what can o shall I say,...; cosa vuoi, sono bambini! what do you expect, they're children! qui ti voglio! let's see what you can do! (è questo il problema) that's just it o the trouble! ce n'è voluto! it took some doing! ( per fare to do); è proprio quello che ci vuole! that's just the job o the (very) thing! ci vuol (ben) altro che... it takes more than...; ci vuole un bel coraggio! it really takes some cheek (a to); ci voleva anche questa! this is just too much! as if we didn't have enough problems! that's all we needed! that's done it! non ci vuole molto a capirlo spreg. it doesn't take much understanding; che ci vuole? it's not all that difficult! quando ci vuole, ci vuole = sometimes you've just got to; volere è potere — prov. where there's a will there's a way
sostantivo maschile will* * *volere2/vo'lere/sostantivo m.will; contro il proprio volere against one's will.————————volere1/vo'lere/ [100]1 (intendere) to want; (desiderare) would like; (più forte) to wish; vuole andare a sciare she wants to go skiing; vuole fare l'astronauta he wants o would like to be an astronaut; vorrebbero andare a casa they wish o would like to go home; volevo dirvi che I wanted to tell you that; avrei voluto vedere te! colloq. I'd like to have seen you! non vorrei disturbarla I don't want to put you out; vorrei avere un milione di dollari I wish I had a million dollars2 (in offerte o richieste cortesi) vuoi bere qualcosa? would you like to have a drink? vorrei parlarle in privato I'd like to speak to you in private; vuoi venire con noi? will you come with us?3 (in frasi interrogative, con valore di imperativo) vuoi stare zitto? will you shut up! vuoi chiudere quella porta? close that door, will you?4 colloq. (in frasi negative) (riuscire) il motore non vuole mettersi in moto the engine won't start; la mia ferita non vuole guarire my wound won't heal5 voler dire (significare) to mean*; cosa vuoi dire? what do you mean? che cosa vuol dire questa parola? what does this word mean? non vorrai dire che è medico? you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor?1 (essere risoluto a ottenere) to want; voglio una relazione dettagliata per domani mattina I want a detailed report by tomorrow morning; vuole la tua felicità she wants you to be happy; vuole che tutto sia finito per le 8 she wants everything finished by 8 o'clock; vuoi proprio che te lo dica? il tuo amico è un imbroglione I hate to say it, but your friend is a crook; che tu lo voglia o no whether you like it or not3 (con complemento predicativo) suo padre lo vuole dottore his father wants him to become a doctor4 (in offerte o richieste cortesi) vorrei un chilo di pere, un bicchier d'acqua I'd like a kilo of pears, a glass of water; volevo una birra colloq. I'd like a beer; vuoi qualcosa da bere? would you like (to have) a drink?5 (preferire) vieni quando vuoi come whenever you want o like; "cosa facciamo questa sera?" - "quello che vuoi tu" "what shall we do tonight?" - "whatever you like"; vorrei che tu non tornassi a casa da sola I'd rather you didn't come home alone6 (pretendere) come vuoi che ti creda? how could I believe you? cosa vuoi di più? what more could you ask (for)? cos'altro vogliono da noi? what else o more do they want of us?7 (richiedere) quanto vuole per la bicicletta? how much is she asking for her bicycle? quanto ha voluto per riparare la lavastoviglie? how much did he charge for repairing the dishwasher?8 (cercare) il capo ti vuole nel suo ufficio the boss wants you in his office; ti vogliono al telefono you're wanted on the phone9 (permettere) non posso venire, mia madre non vuole I can't come, my mother doesn't want me to10 (necessitare) to require, to need; queste piante vogliono un clima umido these plants require o need a humid climate; questo verbo vuole il congiuntivo this verb requires o takes the subjunctive11 (prescrivere) la leggenda vuole che legend has it that; come vuole la leggenda, la tradizione as legend, tradition has it12 (ritenere) alcuni vogliono che si trattasse di un complotto some people believe it was a conspiracy; c'è chi lo vuole innocente some people think he is innocent13 volerci (essere necessario) to take*, to be* needed, to be* required; ci vuole pazienza it takes o you need patience; ci vorrebbe un uomo come lui we need a man like him; ci vorrebbe una persona robusta per fare quello it would take a strong person to do that; ci vuole un po' di pioggia some rain is necessary; quanto zucchero ci vuole per la torta? how much sugar is needed for the cake? volerci molto (tempo) to take long; quanto ci vuole per arrivare a Venezia? how long does it take to get to Venice? ci vogliono sei ore it takes six hours; ci vogliono 500 euro per il volo you'll need 500 euros for the flight; con quel vestito ci vorrebbe un foulard rosso (addirsi) a red scarf would go well with that dress; con la carne ci vuole il vino rosso red wine should be drunk with meat14 volerne (gradire) to want; non ne voglio più I don't want any more; prendine quanto ne vuoi take as much as you please o want; volerne a qcn. (serbare rancore) to bear BE o hold AE a grudge against sb., to bear sb. ill willIII volersi verbo pronominalecome vuoi (tu) as you wish o like; voler bene a qcn. to love sb.; volere male a qcn. (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb.; volere la pelle di qcn. o volere morto qcn. to want sb. dead; vuoi... vuoi either... or; vuoi vedere che telefona? do you want to bet he's going to call? anche volendo non ce l'avrei mai fatta even had I wanted to, I would never have made it; volendo potremmo vederci domani we could meet tomorrow if we wanted; puoi gridare quanto vuoi, tanto ci vado ugualmente! you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway! se Dio vuole, Dio volendo God willing; senza volerlo [urtare, rivelare] by accident, unintentionally; cosa vuoi (che ti dica),... what can o shall I say,...; cosa vuoi, sono bambini! what do you expect, they're children! qui ti voglio! let's see what you can do! (è questo il problema) that's just it o the trouble! ce n'è voluto! it took some doing! ( per fare to do); è proprio quello che ci vuole! that's just the job o the (very) thing! ci vuol (ben) altro che... it takes more than...; ci vuole un bel coraggio! it really takes some cheek (a to); ci voleva anche questa! this is just too much! as if we didn't have enough problems! that's all we needed! that's done it! non ci vuole molto a capirlo spreg. it doesn't take much understanding; che ci vuole? it's not all that difficult! quando ci vuole, ci vuole = sometimes you've just got to; volere è potere prov. where there's a will there's a way. -
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В САМЫЙ РАЗ coll PrepP Invar usu. subj-compl with copula fixed WO1. ( subj: concr, abstr, or infin) sth. is timely, sth. happens at the appropriate time: (кЪ) just the right time(at) just the right moment (at) the perfect time perfect timing.(Веселый:) А не спеть ли нам ребята? По-моему, в самый раз (Вампилов 3). (Cheerful:) Why don't we sing something, eh? I think this is just the right time for it (3a)2. - (кому) ( subj: abstr, human, concr, or infin) a person or thing is exactly what is needed or what s.o. wants, needs etcjust rightjust the thing just what person Y needs (when used as indep. sent) that's it that's the way (the ticket).«Друзья мои, - сказал он, - ушедшие ушли, а мы давайте займем места за этим столом. Если они вернут нашу девочку в целости - пиршество будет в самый раз. Если не вернут -будем считать этот стол поминальным» (Искандер 3). "My friends," he said, "those who have gone are gone, and as for us, let us take our places at these tables. If they bring our girl back safe and sound-the feast will be just the thing. If they don't-we'll count this as the funeral table" (3a).«Раечка, Лёвушка, спасибо, дорогие. Сикстинская - это в самый раз! Очень я ей обрадовалась» (Орлова 1). "Raya and Lev, thank you, my dears. Raphael's Madonna was just what I needed' I was overjoyed with her" (1a).3. - (кому) ( subj: a noun denoting footwear, an item of clothing etc) sth. fits s.o. exactly as it shouldX Y-y в самый раз = X is just Y's sizeX fits (Y) perfectly (well) X is a perfect fit X fits (Y) like a glove it's as if X were made to measure (in limited contexts) there's a good fit now.Француз, видимо, боялся, чтобы пленные, смотревшие на него, не засмеялись, и поспешно сунул голову в рубашку... «Вишь, в самый раз», - приговаривал Платон, обдергивая рубаху (Толстой 7). Не (the Frenchman) was evidently afraid that the prisoners looking on would laugh at him, and thrust his head into the shirt hurriedly..."See, it fits well!" Platon kept repeating, pulling the shirt straight (7b). He (the Frenchman) was evidently afraid that the prisoners looking on would laugh at him, and hastily thrust his head into the shirt...."There's a good fit now!" Platon kept saying, pulling the shirt down (7a). -
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• В САМЫЙ РАЗ coll[PrepP; Invar; usu. subj-compl with copula; fixed WO]=====1. [subj: concr, abstr, or infin]⇒ sth. is timely, sth. happens at the appropriate time:- perfect timing.♦ [Веселый:] А не спеть ли нам ребята? По-моему, в самый раз (Вампилов 3). [Cheerful:] Why don't we sing something, eh? I think this is just the right time for it (3a)2. в самый раз (кому) [subj: abstr, human, concr, or infin]⇒ a person or thing is exactly what is needed or what s.o. wants, needs etc:- just right;- [when used as indep. sent] that's it;- that's the way (the ticket).♦ "Друзья мои, - сказал он, - ушедшие ушли, а мы давайте займем места за этим столом. Если они вернут нашу девочку в целости - пиршество будет в самый раз. Если не вернут - будем считать этот стол поминальным" (Искандер 3). "Му friends," he said, "those who have gone are gone, and as for us, let us take our places at these tables. If they bring our girl back safe and sound-the feast will be just the thing. If they don't - we'll count this as the funeral table" (3a).♦ "Раечка, Лёвушка, спасибо, дорогие. Сикстинская - это в самый раз! Очень я ей обрадовалась" (Орлова 1). "Raya and Lev, thank you, my dears. Raphael's Madonna was just what I needed! I was overjoyed with her" (1a).3. в самый раз (кому) [subj: a noun denoting footwear, an item of clothing etc]⇒ sth. fits s.o. exactly as it should:- [in limited contexts] there's a good fit now.♦ Француз, видимо, боялся, чтобы пленные, смотревшие на него, не засмеялись, и поспешно сунул голову в рубашку... "Вишь, в самый раз", - приговаривал Платон, обдергивая рубаху (Толстой 7). Не [the Frenchman] was evidently afraid that the prisoners looking on would laugh at him, and thrust his head into the shirt hurriedly...."See, it fits well!" Platon kept repeating, pulling the shirt straight (7b). He [the Frenchman] was evidently afraid that the prisoners looking on would laugh at him, and hastily thrust his head into the shirt...."There's a good fit now!" Platon kept saying, pulling the shirt down (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в самый раз
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48 dedo
m.1 finger.meterse el dedo en la nariz to pick one's nose¡no señales con el dedo! don't point!dos dedos de whisky two fingers of whiskeydedo anular ring fingerdedo corazón o medio middle fingerdedo gordo o pulgar thumbdedo índice/meñique index/little finger2 toe.dedo gordo/pequeño big/little toe3 fingerbreadth.4 dactyl, toe.* * *1 (de la mano) finger; (del pie) toe2 (medida) finger, digit\a dos dedos de figurado only an inch away from■ a mí no me engañas, que yo no me chupo el dedo you can't fool me, I wasn't born yesterdayelegir a alguien a dedo figurado to hand-pick somebodyestar para chuparse los dedos familiar to be finger-licking good, be mouthwateringhacer dedo familiar to hitchhikemeterse los dedos en la nariz to pick one's noseno mover un dedo figurado not to lift a fingerno tener dos dedos de frente figurado to be as thick as two short plankspillarse/cogerse los dedos figurado to get caught, get one's fingers burntponer el dedo en la llaga figurado to touch on a sore spotdedo anular ring finger, third fingerdedo del corazón middle fingerdedo índice forefinger, index fingerdedo meñique little fingerdedo pulgar thumbyema del dedo fingertip* * *noun m.2) toe (foot)* * *SM1) [de mano, guante] finger; [de pie] toecon la punta o la yema de los dedos — with one's fingertips
apuntar o señalar algo/a algn con el dedo — [señalando] to point at sth/sb; [acusando] to point the finger at sth/sb
a dedo * —
ha entrado a dedo — he got the job because he knew somebody, he got the job through contacts
han adjudicado a dedo todas las obras — they handed out all the building contracts to people they knew
mis amigos se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano — I can count my friends on the fingers of one hand
dedo cordial, dedo (del) corazón, dedo (de en) medio — middle finger
dedo gordo — [de la mano] thumb; [del pie] big toe
dedo índice — index finger, forefinger
anillo, chupar, cruzar, ligerodedo meñique — [de la mano] little finger, pinkie (EEUU, Escocia) *; [del pie] little toe
si tuvieras dos dedos de frente no te habrías metido en este lío — if you had any sense at all you wouldn't have got into this mess
* * *1) (de mano, guante) finger; ( del pie) toecon el dedo: es de mala educación señalar con el dedo it's rude to point; a dedo (fam): ir a dedo to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); recorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked around Europe; lo colocaron a dedo they got him the job; chuparse el dedo (fam) to suck one's thumb; ¿tú qué crees? ¿que me chupo el dedo? do you think I was born yesterday?; estar para chuparse los dedos (fam) to be delicious; hacer or (Col) echar dedo (fam) to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); mover or levantar un dedo (fam): es incapaz de mover un dedo para ayudarme he never lifts a finger to help me; no quitar el dedo del renglón (Méx fam) to insist; pillarse los dedos (Esp fam) (en una puerta, etc) to get one's fingers caught; ( en un negocio) to get one's fingers burned (colloq); poner el dedo en el renglón (Méx) to put one's finger on the spot; poner el dedo en la llaga to hit o touch a raw nerve; ponerle el dedo a alguien (Méx arg) to point the finger at somebody; señalar a alguien con el dedo — ( literal) to point at somebody; ( culpar) to point the finger at somebody
2) ( como medida)no tiene dos dedos de frente — (fam) he hasn't an ounce of common sense
* * *= finger.Ex. He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk.----* apuntar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* chuparse el dedo = suck + Posesivo + thumb.* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.* con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* dedo acusador = pointing finger.* dedo del pie = toe.* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.* dedo índice = index finger, forefinger.* dedo meñique = pinkie, pinkie finger.* dedo meñique del pie = pinkie toe.* doblar el dedo = curl up + finger.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* hacer dedo = hitch + a ride, thumb + a lift.* juego de dedos = fingerplay.* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* nombrado a dedo = hand-picked.* nombrar a dedo = handpick.* Nombre/Pronombre + vino como anillo al dedo = it worked out beautifully for + Nombre/Pronombre.* no tener dos dedos de frente = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* punta del dedo = fingertip.* repiquetear con los dedos = drum with + fingers.* señalar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* tocado con púa o dedos = plucked.* venir como anillo al dedo = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be right as rain, fit + the bill, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* yema del dedo = finger pad, fingertip.* * *1) (de mano, guante) finger; ( del pie) toecon el dedo: es de mala educación señalar con el dedo it's rude to point; a dedo (fam): ir a dedo to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); recorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked around Europe; lo colocaron a dedo they got him the job; chuparse el dedo (fam) to suck one's thumb; ¿tú qué crees? ¿que me chupo el dedo? do you think I was born yesterday?; estar para chuparse los dedos (fam) to be delicious; hacer or (Col) echar dedo (fam) to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); mover or levantar un dedo (fam): es incapaz de mover un dedo para ayudarme he never lifts a finger to help me; no quitar el dedo del renglón (Méx fam) to insist; pillarse los dedos (Esp fam) (en una puerta, etc) to get one's fingers caught; ( en un negocio) to get one's fingers burned (colloq); poner el dedo en el renglón (Méx) to put one's finger on the spot; poner el dedo en la llaga to hit o touch a raw nerve; ponerle el dedo a alguien (Méx arg) to point the finger at somebody; señalar a alguien con el dedo — ( literal) to point at somebody; ( culpar) to point the finger at somebody
2) ( como medida)no tiene dos dedos de frente — (fam) he hasn't an ounce of common sense
* * *= finger.Ex: He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk.
* apuntar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* chuparse el dedo = suck + Posesivo + thumb.* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.* con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* dedo acusador = pointing finger.* dedo del pie = toe.* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.* dedo índice = index finger, forefinger.* dedo meñique = pinkie, pinkie finger.* dedo meñique del pie = pinkie toe.* doblar el dedo = curl up + finger.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* hacer dedo = hitch + a ride, thumb + a lift.* juego de dedos = fingerplay.* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* nombrado a dedo = hand-picked.* nombrar a dedo = handpick.* Nombre/Pronombre + vino como anillo al dedo = it worked out beautifully for + Nombre/Pronombre.* no tener dos dedos de frente = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* punta del dedo = fingertip.* repiquetear con los dedos = drum with + fingers.* señalar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* tocado con púa o dedos = plucked.* venir como anillo al dedo = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be right as rain, fit + the bill, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* yema del dedo = finger pad, fingertip.* * *contaba con los dedos he was counting on his fingersse podían contar con los dedos they could be counted on (the fingers of) one handseñaló con el dedo lo que quería he pointed to what he wantedes de mala educación señalar con el dedo it's rude to pointrecorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked o ( colloq) hitched around Europesu tío lo colocó a dedo he got a job thanks to some string-pulling by his uncle, his uncle got him the joble concedieron la subvención a dedo he was awarded the subsidy without following prodedurechuparse el dedo ( fam); to suck one's thumb¿tú qué crees? ¿que me chupo el dedo? do you think I was born yesterday?estar para chuparse los dedos ( fam); to be delicioushabía dos chicas haciendo dedo there were two girls trying to hitch a ride o ( BrE) liftmover or levantar un dedo ( fam): es incapaz de mover un dedo para ayudarme he never lifts a finger to help mepillarse los dedos ( Esp fam) (en una puerta, etc) to get one's fingers caught; (en un negocio) to get one's fingers burned ( colloq)poner el dedo en el renglón ( Méx); to put one's finger on the spotponer el dedo en la llaga to hit a raw nerveseñalar a algn con el dedo (literal) to point at sb; (culpar) to point the finger at sb; (censurar) to point the finger of scorn at sbCompuestos:ring finger● dedo corazón or del corazónmiddle fingerforefinger, index fingermiddle fingerlittle finger, pinkie ( colloq)thumbB(como medida): hay que subirle dos dedos al dobladillo the hem needs taking up about an inchpara mí sólo un dedo de whisky just a drop of whiskey for meestuvo a dos dedos de perder el trabajo he came very close to losing his job, he came within an ace o an inch of losing his job ( colloq)cualquiera con dos dedos de frente lo habría entendido anybody with half a brain o with any common sense would have understood it ( colloq)* * *
dedo sustantivo masculino (de mano, guante) finger;
( del pie) toe;
dedo anular/(del) corazón ring/middle finger;
dedo gordo (fam) ( del pie) big toe;
( de la mano) thumb;
dedo meñique little finger;
dedo pulgar thumb;
a dedo (fam): ir a dedo to hitchhike, hitch (colloq);
recorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked around Europe;
hacer dedo (fam) to hitchhike, hitch (colloq);
poner el dedo en la llaga to hit o touch a raw nerve;
señalar a algn con el dedo ( literal) to point at sb;
( culpar) to point the finger at sb
dedo m (de la mano) finger
(del pie) toe
♦ Locuciones: a dedo, (arbitrariamente, sin selección democrática): elegir a alguien a dedo, to give someone a job
ser nombrado (alguien) a dedo, to get a job because of one's contacts
chuparse el dedo, to be born yesterday
hacer dedo, to hitchhike
no tener dos dedos de frente, to be stupid: su hermano no tiene dos dedos de frente, his brother is pretty dim
pillarse los dedos, to get caught red-handed
En español tenemos 20 dedos: 10 de los pies y 10 de las manos (d. pulgar/anular/corazón/índice/meñique, thumb/ ring/ middle/ index/ little finger). En inglés tenemos 10 toes (dedos de los pies), 8 fingers (dedos) y 2 thumbs (pulgares).
' dedo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esguince
- índice
- llaga
- meñique
- nombrar
- padrastro
- pillarse
- pulgar
- punta
- señalar
- yema
- agarrar
- anestesiar
- anillo
- apuntar
- astilla
- chupar
- clavar
- cortar
- dar
- lastimar
- machucar
- meter
- pie
- pillar
- zafar
English:
crook
- digit
- finger
- fingertip
- flick
- forefinger
- glove
- her
- hitch-hike
- index finger
- little finger
- point
- poke
- prick
- print
- ring finger
- shut
- suck
- thumb
- toe
- toenail
- work in
- catch
- cut
- hitch
- index
- pick
- sever
- stub
* * *dedo nm1. [de la mano] finger;[del pie] toe;meterse el dedo en la nariz to pick one's nose;¡no señales con el dedo! don't point!;contar con los dedos to count on one's fingersdedo anular ring finger;dedo corazón middle finger;dedo gordo [de la mano] thumb;[del pie] big toe;dedo índice index finger;dedo medio middle finger;dedo meñique little finger;dedo pequeño [del pie] little toe;dedo pulgar thumbhabía dos dedos de agua en el suelo there was an inch of water on the floor;estuvo a dos dedos de o [m5] le faltó un dedo para morir en el accidente he came within an inch of being killed in the accident;Famno tiene dos dedos de frente [es tonto] he's as thick as two short planks;[es imprudente] he hasn't got the sense he was born with;si tuvieras dos dedos de frente, no harías una cosa así if you had the least bit of sense, you wouldn't do a thing like that3. CompFamfuimos hasta Guadalajara a dedo we hitched to Guadalajara;Famhacer dedo, ir a dedo to hitch;Famnadie movió un dedo para ayudarme nobody lifted a finger to help me;se me escapó de entre los dedos it slipped through my fingers;Esp Fam Famponer el dedo en la llaga to put one's finger on it;Méxno quitar el dedo del renglón [no ceder] not to give way;[insistir] to insist; Famseñalar a alguien con el dedo [criticar a alguien] to criticize sb;Méx Famser dedo to be a sneak* * *m finger;a dos dedos inches away;se pueden contar con los dedos de la mano they can be counted on the fingers of one hand;a dedo viajar hitchhike;no tiene dos dedos de frente fam he doesn’t have much commonsense;no mover (ni) un dedo fig fam not lift a finger fam ;pillarse los dedos fig fam get one’s fingers burned* * *dedo nm1) : fingerdedo meñique: little finger2)dedo del pie : toe* * *dedo n1. (de la mano) finger2. (del pie) toe -
49 necesitar
v.1 to need.necesito que me lo digas I need you to tell meesta planta necesita que la rieguen this plant needs wateringse necesita ser ignorante para no saber eso you'd have to be an ignoramus not to know thatElla necesita un medicamento She needs medication.2 to need to, to require to, to must.Ella necesita saber eso She needs to know that.3 to call for, to occasion, to justify.La situación necesita asesoría The situation calls for consultancy.* * *1 to need\'Se necesita chico' "Boy wanted"* * *verb1) to need2) require* * *1.VT to needpara comprarse un barco así se necesita mucho dinero — you need a lot of money to buy a boat like that
póngase en contacto con nosotros si necesita más información — get in touch with us if you need o frm require more information
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necesitar hacer algo — to need to do sthno necesitas hacerlo — you don't need to do it, you needn't do it
se necesita ser caradura para presentarse sin avisar — you'd have to be cheeky to turn up without warning
no necesito que nadie me lo recuerde — I don't need to be reminded, I don't need anyone to remind me
2.VI•
necesitar de algo — to need sth* * *1.verbo transitivo to neednecesitar + inf — to need to + inf
2.no necesito comprarlo hoy — I don't need to o I needn't buy it today
necesitar vi (frml)* * *= cry for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, require, take, stand in + need of, use up.Ex. However, this work still cries for expansion, and it must also become more systematic.Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex. Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.Ex. Although this is generally successful, this approach does necessitate the consultation of two chapters.Ex. Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.Ex. The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.Ex. A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.Ex. 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information'.Ex. Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.----* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.* cuando lo necesite = at + Posesivo + time of need.* justo lo que se necesita = just the ticket, that's the ticket!.* necesitar Algo desesperadamente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* necesitar Algo urgentemente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* necesitar atención = beg + attention, warrant + attention.* necesitar esfuerzo = take + effort.* necesitar gafas para leer = need + reading glasses.* necesitar imaginación = take + imagination.* necesitar reparación = be in need of repair.* necesitarse = it + take.* necesitarse desesperadamente = be desperately needed.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.* necesitar urgentemente = cry out for, sorely + need.* no necesitar mantenimiento = maintenance-free.* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = staff-intensive [staff intensive].* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].* que necesita la información = information-dependent.* que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.* según se necesite = on demand, on request, at need, as required, pro re nata.* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* si se necesita = if need be.* tener lo que se necesita = have + what it takes.* * *1.verbo transitivo to neednecesitar + inf — to need to + inf
2.no necesito comprarlo hoy — I don't need to o I needn't buy it today
necesitar vi (frml)* * *= cry for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, require, take, stand in + need of, use up.Ex: However, this work still cries for expansion, and it must also become more systematic.
Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.Ex: Although this is generally successful, this approach does necessitate the consultation of two chapters.Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.Ex: The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.Ex: A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.Ex: 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information'.Ex: Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.* cuando lo necesite = at + Posesivo + time of need.* justo lo que se necesita = just the ticket, that's the ticket!.* necesitar Algo desesperadamente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* necesitar Algo urgentemente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* necesitar atención = beg + attention, warrant + attention.* necesitar esfuerzo = take + effort.* necesitar gafas para leer = need + reading glasses.* necesitar imaginación = take + imagination.* necesitar reparación = be in need of repair.* necesitarse = it + take.* necesitarse desesperadamente = be desperately needed.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.* necesitar urgentemente = cry out for, sorely + need.* no necesitar mantenimiento = maintenance-free.* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = staff-intensive [staff intensive].* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].* que necesita la información = information-dependent.* que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.* según se necesite = on demand, on request, at need, as required, pro re nata.* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* si se necesita = if need be.* tener lo que se necesita = have + what it takes.* * *necesitar [A1 ]vtto needsi necesitas algo, llámame if you need anything, call mese necesitan cuatro personas para levantarlo it takes four people to lift itestos geranios necesitan agua these geraniums need watering[ S ] se necesita chófer driver requirednecesitar + INF to need to + INFnecesito verte hoy I need to see you todayno necesito comprarlo hoy I don't need to o I don't have to buy it today, I needn't buy it today, there's no need for me to buy it todayse necesita ser ingenuo para creerse eso ( fam); you'd have to be naive to believe thatnecesitar QUE + SUBJ:necesita que alguien le eche una mano she needs someone to give her a hand■ necesitarvi( frml) necesitar DE algo to need sthnecesitamos de la cooperación de todos we need everyone's cooperation* * *
necesitar ( conjugate necesitar) verbo transitivo
to need;
( on signs) se necesita vendedora saleswoman required;
verbo intransitivo (frml) necesitar de algo to need sth
necesitar verbo transitivo to need
(en anuncio) se necesita secretaria bilingüe, bilingual secretary required ➣ Ver nota en need
' necesitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- llevar
- pedir
- precisar
- requerir
- terminar
- ofrecer
English:
checklist
- desperately
- do with
- necessitate
- need
- require
- take
- want
- bad
* * *♦ vtto need;necesito llamarla cuanto antes I need to call her as soon as possible;necesito que me lo digas I need you to tell me;esta planta necesita que la rieguen this plant needs watering;se necesita camarero [en letrero] waiter wanted;se necesita ser ignorante para no saber eso you'd have to be an ignoramus not to know that♦ vinecesitar de to need, to have need of;necesitamos de tu ayuda we need your help* * *v/t need;necesito hablarte I need to talk to you* * *necesitar vt1) : to need2) : to necessitate, to requirenecesitar vinecesitar de : to have need of* * *necesitar vb to need -
50 това
this; that; itвъзможно е да е това that might well be itслед/подир това after that, afterwardsчрез/посредством/с това therebyтова е то that's thatтова-онова this and thatразличават се по това, че they differ in thatкаквото поискаш, това ще ти дам I'll give you whatever you wantЛевски е това (не е кой да е) it's Levski, after all* * *това̀,и туй показ. мест. (и като същ.) this; that; it; все \това е it’s the same thing; it’s all the same; възможно е да е \това that might well be it; въпреки \това in spite of that, nevertheless; зависи от \това, дали it depends on whether; и без \това anyway, anyhow; и \това ми било офицер and he an officer, and he calls himself an officer; какво от \това? what of it/that? каквото поискаш, \това ще ти дам I’ll give you whatever you want; като с \това thereby (с ger.); красива, при \това богата beautiful and wealthy to boot; Левски е \това (не е кой да е) it’s Levcki, after all; освен \това besides (that), in addition (to that), furthermore; от \това следва, че thence it follows that; hence, therefore; при все \това nevertheless, none the less; при \това moreover; besides, furthermore, what’s more; at that; след/подир \това after that, afterwards; ти ли си \това? is that/it you? \това е то that’s that; \това-онова this and that; тъкмо \това, което трябва the very/right thing; that’s just the ticket; just/quite the thing I needed; чрез/посредством/с \това thereby; • туй-онуй this and that; a little of this and a little of that; туй то! that’s that; there you are; ( наредихме я!) a fine kettle of fish!* * *it ; that: after това - след това, in spite of това - въпреки това; this; more-over - при това; anyway - и без това* * *1. this;that;it 2. Левски е ТОВА (не е кой да е) it's Levski, after all 3. ТОВА е то that's that 4. ТОВА-онова this and that 5. все ТОВА е it's the same thing;it's all the same 6. възможно е да е ТОВА that might well be it 7. въпреки ТОВА in spite of that, nevertheless 8. зависи от ТОВА, дали it depends on whether 9. и без ТОВА anyway, anyhow 10. какво от ТОВА ? what of it/ that? 11. каквото поискаш, ТОВА ще ти дам I'll give you whatever you want 12. като с ТОВА thereby (с ger.) 13. освен ТОВА besides (that), in addition (to that), furthermore 14. при ТОВА moreover;besides, furthermore, what's more;at that 15. при все ТОВА nevertheless, none the less 16. различават се по ТОВА, че they differ in that 17. след/подир ТОВА after that, afterwards 18. ти ли си ТОВА ? is that/it you? 19. чрез/посредством/с ТОВА thereby -
51 раз
I м.(действие, случай в ряду других подобных) timeна э́тот раз — this time, on this occasion; for (this) once
во второ́й [тре́тий] раз — for the second [third] time
в друго́й раз — another time, some other time
ещё раз — once again, once more
в после́дний раз — for the last time
раз в день [год] — once a day [year]
вся́кий раз — every time, each time
вся́кий раз, когда́ — whenever
ино́й раз — sometimes
оди́н раз — 1) ( однократно) once 2) ( однажды) once, one day
ещё оди́н раз — once more; one more time амер.
два раза — twice; two times амер.
три [четы́ре] раза — three [four] times
до друго́го раза — till another time
мно́го раз — many times
с пе́рвого раза — from the very first
ни разу — not once, never
не раз — more than once; time and again
раз (и) навсегда́ — once (and) for all
••вот тебе́ (и) раз! разг. — that's done it!; well, I never!; can you beat that! амер.; ≈ oh, really!
как раз — just, exactly
как раз то, что — the very thing, just the thing, just what
как раз то́, что мне ну́жно — just what I want / need, the very thing I want / need
в са́мый раз — 1) (впору, по размеру) a perfect fit 2) (то, что нужно) just right, just what one needs 3) ( вовремя) just at the right time
II колич. числит.раз на раз не прихо́дится погов. — it's never the same twice
( при счёте - один) oneраз, два, три — one, two, three
э́то раз (при перечислении) — that is the first reason
••III нареч. разг.раз, два и гото́во! — one, two, three and it's done!
( однажды) once, one dayIV союзка́к-то раз — once, one day
(если, поскольку) sinceраз он не пойдёт, они́ оста́нутся здесь — since he is not going, they will stay here
••раз так, раз тако́е де́ло — if that's the case; in that case
раз так, не́ о чем бо́льше говори́ть — in that case there is no more to be said
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52 parler
parler [paʀle]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. to speak• parlez plus fort ! speak up!• parle pour toi ! speak for yourself!• n'en parlons plus ! let's forget about it!• sans parler de... not to mention...• tu parles d'une brute ! talk about a brute!b. ( = faire la conversation) to talk• les enfants commencent à parler au cours de leur seconde année babies start talking in their second year• faire parler de soi to get o.s. talked about• de quoi ça parle, ton livre ? what is your book about?► parler de faire qch to talk about doing sthc. ( = révéler des faits) to talk2. <a. [+ langue] to speak3. <a. (à soi-même) to talk to o.s.4. <a. ( = manière de parler) speechb. ( = langue régionale) dialect* * *
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1. paʀle1) ( savoir manier) to speak [langue]2) ( discuter)parler affaires/politique — to talk (about) business/politics
parler littérature/cinéma — to talk (about) books/films
2.
parler à verbe transitif indirectparler à — ( s'adresser) to talk ou speak to; ( ne pas être brouillé) to be on speaking terms with
trouver à qui parler — fig to meet one's match
moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça! — (colloq) I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!
3.
parler de verbe transitif indirect1) ( discuter)parler de — to talk about; ( mentionner)
parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that ou one thing and another
faire parler de soi — gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news
tu parles d'une aubaine! — (colloq) talk about a bargain! (colloq)
ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! — some promise/work!
n'en parlons plus! — ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it
finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus — finish it, then it's done
2) ( traiter) [article, film, livre]3) ( s'entretenir)parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un avec quelqu'un — to talk to somebody about something/somebody
parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un à quelqu'un — ( l'entretenir de) to talk to somebody about something/somebody, to tell somebody about something/somebody
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talkparler vite/fort/en russe — to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian
parler du nez/avec un accent — to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent
2) ( s'exprimer) to speakparle, on t'écoute — come on ou speak up, we're listening
une prime? tu parles! — (colloq) a bonus? you must be joking! (colloq)
tu parles si je viens! — (colloq) ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming! (colloq)
3) ( bavarder) to talkparler avec quelqu'un — to talk ou speak to somebody (de about)
4) ( faire des aveux) to talk
5.
se parler verbe pronominal1) ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other)2) ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms3) ( être utilisé) [langue] to be spoken
II paʀlenom masculin1) ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech2) Linguistique dialect* * *paʀle1. nm1) [individu] speech, way of speaking2) [région] dialect2. vi1) (être capable de parole) to talk, to speakIl ne pouvait plus parler. — He could no longer speak.
2) (= s'exprimer) to speak, to talkparler à qn — to speak to sb, to talk to sb
parler de qch — to talk about sth, (conférence) to speak about sth
Il m'a parlé de sa nouvelle voiture. — He told me about his new car.
un homme qui a beaucoup fait parler de lui cette année — a man who has been much talked about this year
parler pour qn (= intercéder) — to speak for sb
3) (= discuter) to talkNous étions en train de parler quand le directeur est entré. — We were talking when the headmaster came in.
Je parlais justement avec lui. — I was just talking to him.
4) (= avouer) to talk3. vt1) [langue] to speakIl parle dix langues. — He speaks ten languages.
2)* * *parler verb table: aimerA nm1 ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech; elle a un parler vulgaire she has a common way of talking; parler négligé/soigné sloppy/polished speech; un parler vrai qui ne plaît pas à tous an outspokenness that some people don't like;2 Ling dialect.B vtr2 ( discuter) parler affaires/politique to talk (about) business/politics; parler littérature/cinéma to talk books/films; parler boulot○ or boutique○ to talk shop○.C parler à vtr ind ( s'adresser) parler à qn to talk ou speak to sb; ( ne pas être brouillé avec) to be on speaking terms with sb; j'ai à vous parler I must talk ou speak to you; il ne leur parle plus he's no longer on speaking terms with them; c'est parler à un mur it's like talking to a brick wall; trouver à qui parler fig to meet one's match; moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça○! I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!; ça parle au cœur it has a strong emotional appeal; ça parle à l'imagination it fires the imagination.D parler de vtr ind1 ( discuter) parler de qch/qn to talk about sth/sb; ( mentionner) to mention sth/sb; parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another; ils parlent encore de politique they're talking (about) politics again; on ne parle que de ça everybody is talking about it; toute la ville en parle it's the talk of the town; faire parler de soi gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news; la France et l'Italie, pour ne parler que des pays de la CEE France and Italy, to mention only EC countries; j'ai tous les soucis, sans parler des frais I have all the worry, not to mention the expense; c'est d'épidémie qu'il faut parler we're talking about an epidemic here; le spécialiste parle d'une opération/d'opérer the consultant is talking of an operation/of operating; on parle d'un gymnase/de construire un gymnase there's talk of a gymnasium/of building a gymnasium; on en parle there's talk of it; on parle d'un écologiste pour ce poste they're talking of giving the job to an ecologist; qui parle de vous expulser? who said anything about throwing you out?; parler mal de qn to badmouth○, to speak ill of sb; tu parles d'une aubaine○! (admiratif, iron) talk about a bargain○!; ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! iron some promise/work!; n'en parlons plus! ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it; finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus finish it, then it's done; ‘c'était dur?’-‘n'en parlons pas○!’ ‘was it hard?’-‘unbelievable○!’;2 ( traiter) [article, film, livre] parler de to be about; de quoi ça parle○? what' s it about?; les journaux en ont parlé it was in the papers;3 ( s'entretenir) parler de qch/qn avec qn to talk to sb about sth/sb; on peut parler de tout avec eux you can talk to them about anything; il faut que j'en parle avec mes collègues I must talk to my colleagues about it; parler de qch/qn à qn ( l'entretenir de) to talk to sb about sth/sb, to tell sb about sth/sb; ( lui souffler mot de) to mention sth/sb to sb; il va parler de toi à son chef he'll put in a word for you with his boss; de quoi va-t-il nous parler? what is he going to talk to us about?; il nous a parlé de vous he's told us about you; parle-moi de tes projets/amis tell me about your plans/friends; ne leur en parle pas don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them; il ne m'a jamais parlé de sa famille he's never mentioned his family to me; on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you; ne m'en parlez pas! don't talk to me about it!; je ne veux pas qu'on m'en parle I don't want to hear about it, I don't want to know; avec le café, parlez-moi d'un bon cognac with coffee, a good brandy is just the thing○; la lecture? parle-lui plutôt de football! books? he would rather hear about football GB ou soccer!E vi1 ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talk; elle a parlé à 14 mois she started to talk at 14 months; parler vite/fort/en russe to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian; parle plus fort speak up, speak louder; parler du nez/avec un accent to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent, to have a nasal twang/an accent; parler entre ses dents to mumble;2 ( s'exprimer) to speak; parler en public to speak in public; laisse-le parler let him speak, let him have his say; parler pour qn ( en son nom) to speak for sb; ( en sa faveur) to speak up on sb's behalf; parle pour toi! speak for yourself!; c'est à vous de parler ( dans débat) it's your turn to speak; ( aux cartes) it's your bid; parle, on t'écoute come on ou speak up, we're listening; écologiquement/économiquement parlant ecologically/economically speaking; parler sincèrement to speak sincerely; les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the facts speak for themselves; laisser parler son cœur fig to speak from the heart; parler avec les mains hum to gesticulate a great deal, to talk with one's hands; parler par gestes to communicate by means of gestures; les muets parlent par signes the speech-impaired use sign language; tu parles sérieusement? are you serious?; si l'on peut parler ainsi if one can put it like that; parler en connaissance de cause to know what one is talking about; bien parlé! well said!; elle n'a qu'à parler, il obéit he obeys her every word; une prime? tu parles○! a bonus? you must be joking○!; tu parles si je viens○! ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming○!; faire parler la poudre ( dans une bagarre) to start shooting; ( entrer en guerre) to go to war;3 ( bavarder) to talk; parler avec qn to talk ou speak to sb (de about); parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking, to talk drivel; parler à tort et à travers to talk through one's hat○; il s'écoute parler he loves the sound of his own voice; parlons peu et parlons bien let's get down to business; ⇒ nuire;4 ( faire des aveux) to talk, to blab○; ( dénoncer) to grass○ GB, to squeal; faire parler qn to make sb talk.F se parler vpr1 ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other); ils se sont parlé au téléphone they spoke on the telephone; on s'est parlé deux minutes we spoke ou talked for a couple of minutes;2 ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms; ils ne se parlent pas they're not on speaking terms;3 ( être utilisé) [langue, dialecte] to be spoken.I[parle] nom masculinII[parle] verbe intransitifA.[FAIRE UN ÉNONCÉ]parler bas ou à voix basse to speak softly ou in a low voiceparler haut ou à voix haute to speak loudly ou in a loud voiceparle plus fort speak louder ou upparlez moins fort keep your voice down, don't speak so loudparler par gestes ou signes to use sign languageje n'ai pas l'habitude de parler en public I'm not used to speaking in public ou to public speakingil parle mal [improprement] he doesn't talk correctlytu parles en nouveaux francs? are you talking in ou do you mean new francs?il a fait parler l'adolescent he drew the adolescent out of himself, he got the adolescent to talkparler pour ou à la place de quelqu'un to speak for somebody ou on somebody's behalfparler contre/pour to speak against/forpolitiquement/artistiquement parlant politically/artistically speakingparler à quelqu'un [lui manifester ses sentiments] to talk to ou to speak to ou to have a word with somebodyparler à quelqu'un [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to talk ou to speak to somebodyje ne leur parle plus I'm not on speaking terms with them any more, I don't speak to them any morepuis-je parler à Virginie? [au téléphone] may I speak to Virginie?parler à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir, le toucher] to speak ou to appeal to somebody3. [discuter] to talkassez parlé, allons-y! that's enough chat, let's go!parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un to talk ou to speak about something/somebodytiens, en parlant de vacances, Luc a une villa à louer hey, talking of holidays, Luc has a villa to letparler de quelqu'un/quelque chose [le mentionner]: le livre parle de la guerre the book is about ou deals with the warparler (de) religion/(de) littérature to talk religion/literatureparler de faire quelque chose to talk about ou of doing somethingparler de quelque chose/quelqu'un comme de: on parle d'elle comme d'une candidate possible she's being talked about ou billed as a possible candidateon m'en avait parlé comme d'une femme austère I'd been told she was ou she'd been described to me as a stern sort of womanaprès ça, qu'on ne vienne plus me parler de solidarité after that, I don't want to hear any more about solidarityparlez-moi un peu de vous/de ce que vous avez ressenti tell me something about yourself/what you feltje cherche un travail, alors, si vous pouviez lui parler de moi I'm looking for a job, so if you could have a word with her about me[jaser] to talkb. [dans la presse] to get one's name in the papers4. [avouer] to talkfaire parler quelqu'un to make somebody talk, to get somebody to talk5. [être éloquent] to speak volumesles chiffres/faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the figures/facts speak for themselves6. JEUXB.[LOCUTIONS] (langage familier)a. [bien sûr] did you like it? — you bet!b. [pas du tout] did you like it? — you must be joking!a. [je vais lui rendre] you bet I'll give it back to him!b. [je ne vais pas lui rendre] there's no way I'm giving it back to him!tu parles de, vous parlez de: tu parles d'une déception! talk about a letdown!, it was such a letdown!ne m'en parle pas, m'en parle pas: c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! it's difficult — don't tell me ou you're telling me ou you don't say!parlons-en: laisse faire la justice — ah, parlons-en, de leur justice! let justice take its course — justice indeed ou some justice!sa timidité? parlons-en! her shyness? that's a good one ou you must be joking!n'en parlons pas: l'échéance d'avril, n'en parlons pas let's not even talk about ou mention the April deadlinen'en parlons plus let's not mention it again, let's say no more about it————————[parle] verbe transitif[langue] to speakparler affaires/politique to talk business/politics————————se parler verbe pronominal(emploi réciproque) to talk to one another ou each other————————se parler verbe pronominal————————se parler verbe pronominal————————sans parler de locution prépositionnellesans parler du fait que... to say nothing of..., without mentioning the fact that... -
53 pintado
adj.painted, colored.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pintar.* * *1→ link=pintar pintar► adjetivo1 (parecido) identical2 (maquillado) made-up\el más pintado familiar anyone, anybody, any of usvenir que ni pintado,-a familiar to be just the ticket* * *1. ADJ1) (Zool) (=moteado) spotted; (=pinto) mottled, dappled2) * (=igual)pintado a algn — exactly like sb, identical to sb
el niño salió pintado al padre — the boy turned out exactly like his father o identical to his father
3)2. SM1) (=acción) [gen] painting; (Téc) coating2) Esp wine and vermouth cocktail* * *- da adjetivoel más pintado — (fam) anyone
que ni pintado — (fam)
ese vestido te queda que ni pintado — you look great o a knockout in that dress (colloq)
2) (AmL fam) ( idéntico) identicalser pintado A alguien — to be identical to somebody, be the spitting image of somebody
* * *----* pintado a mano = hand-painted.* recién pintado = freshly painted, wet paint, newly painted.* recientemente pintado = newly painted.* * *- da adjetivoel más pintado — (fam) anyone
que ni pintado — (fam)
ese vestido te queda que ni pintado — you look great o a knockout in that dress (colloq)
2) (AmL fam) ( idéntico) identicalser pintado A alguien — to be identical to somebody, be the spitting image of somebody
* * ** pintado a mano = hand-painted.* recién pintado = freshly painted, wet paint, newly painted.* recientemente pintado = newly painted.* * *pintado -daA ‹vaca› spotted; ‹caballo› dappled, piedel más pintado ( fam); anyoneeso le puede pasar al más pintado that could happen to the best of us o to anyone ( colloq)estar pintado ( Col): ¡está pintado Julián! ¡sólo a él se le iba a ocurrir una cosa así! it has Julián written all over it! he's the only person who would think of doing a thing like that!ayer volvió a insultarme — ¡está pintado! yesterday he insulted me again — that's typical of him! o he would! o trust him!que ni pintado ( fam): ese vestido te está or te queda que ni pintado you look great o a knockout in that dress ( colloq)el dinero me vino que ni pintado the money couldn't have come at a better time, the money was a godsendpadre e hijo son pintados father and son are identical o ( colloq) are like two peas in a podpintado A algo identical TO sthiba con un vestido pintado al mío the dress she was wearing was identical to mineser pintado A algn to be identical TO sb, be the spitting image OF sb, be a dead ringer FOR sbsalió pintada a su madre she's identical to o the spitting image of her mother* * *
Del verbo pintar: ( conjugate pintar)
pintado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
pintado
pintar
pintado
‹ caballo› dappled, pied
pintar ( conjugate pintar) verbo transitivo
pintado algo al óleo to paint sth in oils
verbo intransitivo
1
2 ( en naipes) to be trumps
pintarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( maquillarse) to put on one's makeup;
pintadose los ojos to put on eye makeup;
pintadose las uñas to paint one's nails
pintado,-a adjetivo painted
papel pintado, wallpaper
♦ Locuciones: que ni pintado, very suitable: nos viene que ni pintado, it's just what we needed
pintar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to paint
2 (dibujar) to draw, sketch
3 (una situación) describe: me pintó su viaje con todo detalle, he described his trip in graphic detail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un bolígrafo, etc) to write
2 (ser importante) to count: ella no pintaba nada allí, she was out of place there
3 (en juegos de naipes) to be trumps
' pintado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
papel
- pintada
- punto
- hijo
- lunar
- recién
English:
by
- decorate
- hang
- need
- paint
- peel
- rainbow
- redecoration
- wallpaper
- wet
- ground
- wall
* * *pintado, -a adj1. [coloreado] coloured;recién pintado [en letrero] wet paint2. [maquillado] made-up;le gusta ir muy pintada she likes to wear a lot of make-up3. [moteado] speckledsalió pintado al padre he's the spitting image of his father6. Compel más pintado: es capaz de timar al más pintado there's nobody he couldn't take in;eso le puede pasar al más pintado it could happen to anyone o to the best of us;venir que ni pintado to be just the thing;el aumento de sueldo me viene que ni pintado this pay Br rise o US raise has come at just the right time;el papel de malo le viene que ni pintado he could have been made for the role of the villain;RPno puedo verle ni pintado I can't stand the sight of him* * *adj:siempre va muy pintada fam she always slaps on loads of makeup fam ;este regalo me viene que ni pintado it’s just what I wanted (as a gift);* * *pintado adj painted -
54 justo
adj.1 just, fair, fair-minded, impartial.2 fair, equitable, just.3 tight, fitting.4 exact, proper, correct, due.adv.1 just, exactly.2 justly, rightly.3 tightly, closely.m.Justo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: justar.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona, decisión) just, fair; (sentencia) just2 (ropa) tight3 (exacto) exact4 (escaso) just enough5 (preciso) exact, precise► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 just person, fair person1 (en el preciso momento) just; (en el preciso lugar) right1 RELIGIÓN the just\ir justo,-a de dinero to be short of moneyir justo,-a de tiempo to be pressed for timejusto en ese momento just at that momentno es justo it isn't fair————————► adverbio1 (en el preciso momento) just; (en el preciso lugar) right* * *1. (f. - justa)adj.1) fair2) just3) exact2. adv.1) justly2) exactly* * *1. ADJ1) (=con justicia) [castigo, sentencia, solución, decisión, sociedad] fair, just; [juicio, premio, árbitro, juez] fair; [causa] justno es justo que ganen más los hombres que las mujeres — it's not fair that men should earn more than women
pero seamos justos... — but let's be fair...
un reparto más justo de la riqueza — a more equitable o just distribution of wealth
2) (=exacto) [precio, medidas] exactnació a los tres años justos de que terminara la guerra — he was born exactly three years after the war ended
3) (=preciso)encontró la palabra justa — she found exactly o just the right word
4) (=escaso)justo de: vamos un poco justos de tiempo — we're a bit pushed for time
el equipo ha llegado a estas alturas de la competición muy justo de fuerzas — the team have struggled to get this far in the competition
5) (=apretado) [ropa] tightel traje me queda o me viene o me está muy justo — the suit is very tight for o on me
entramos todos en el coche, pero muy justos — we all got into the car, but it was a real squeeze
2. ADV1) (=exactamente) [gen] just; [con cantidades] exactlyeso es justo lo que iba a decir — that's just o exactly what I was going to say
llegó justo cuando yo salía — she arrived just o exactly as I was leaving
su casa está justo enfrente del cine — his house is just o right opposite the cinema
¡justo! — that's it!, right!, exactly!
2) (=escasamente)vivir muy justo — to just manage to make ends meet, have only just enough to live on
3.SMPLlos justos — (Rel) the just
* * *I- ta adjetivo1) <persona/castigo/sociedad> just, fair; < causa> just2)a) ( exacto) <medida/peso/cantidad> exactson 5.000 pesetas justos — that's 5,000 pesetas exactly
buscaba la palabra justa — he was searching for exactly o just the right word
b) ( apenas suficiente)tener el dinero justo or tener lo justo para vivir — to have just enough to live on
c) ( ajustado)IIa) ( exactamente) justes justo lo que quería — it's just o exactly what I wanted
vive justo al lado — he lives just o right next door
y justo hoy que pensaba salir — and today of all days, when I was planning to go out
b) ( ajustado)me cupo todo, pero muy justo — I managed to get everything in, but only just
* * *I- ta adjetivo1) <persona/castigo/sociedad> just, fair; < causa> just2)a) ( exacto) <medida/peso/cantidad> exactson 5.000 pesetas justos — that's 5,000 pesetas exactly
buscaba la palabra justa — he was searching for exactly o just the right word
b) ( apenas suficiente)tener el dinero justo or tener lo justo para vivir — to have just enough to live on
c) ( ajustado)IIa) ( exactamente) justes justo lo que quería — it's just o exactly what I wanted
vive justo al lado — he lives just o right next door
y justo hoy que pensaba salir — and today of all days, when I was planning to go out
b) ( ajustado)me cupo todo, pero muy justo — I managed to get everything in, but only just
* * *justo11 = fair [fairer -comp., fairest -sup.], rightful, salt of the earth, just.Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the British Museum code by modern standards for catalogue codes.
Ex: Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex: Since neither position, in the extreme, represents a just or workable solution, a compromise must be introduced.* causa justa = good cause.* comercio justo = fair trade.* considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.* justo castigo = nemesis.* justo y equitativo = fair and equitable.* oportunidad justa = sporting chance.* pagar justos por pecadores = the innocent + suffer + for the guilty, throw + the baby out with the bath water.* palabra justa, la = mot juste, the.* recibir un trato justo = treat + fairly.* recompensa justa = just reward.* ser justo = play + fair.* ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.* ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.* ser justo que = there + be + justice in.* una negociación justa = a square deal.* un trato justo = a square deal.justo2= squarely.Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.* en el momento justo = on cue.* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.* justo ahora = right now, just now.* justo a la vuelta de la esquina = just around the corner.* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.* justo a tiempo = (just) in the nick of time, just in time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* justo de la misma manera que = in just the same way as.* justo después = immediately.* justo después de = right behind, right after, on the heels of, on the coattails of.* justo después de (que) = immediately after.* justo detrás de = right behind.* justo en = right in.* justo encima de = smack right on top of.* justo en el blanco = dead on target.* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* justo en en centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* justo en ese momento = just then.* justo en la diana = dead on target.* justo entonces = immediately.* justo hasta = down to.* justo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.* justo lo que se necesita = just the ticket, that's the ticket!.* justo + Preposición = right + Preposición.* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* venir justo después de = come on + the heels of.* vivir con lo justo = live on + a shoestring (budget).* * *A ‹decisión/castigo/sentencia› fair, just; ‹persona/sociedad› just, fair; ‹causa› justB1(exacto): quedan 200 gramos justos there are exactly 200 grams leftme dio el dinero justo he gave me the right money o the right amount o the exact moneyson 30 euros justos that's 30 euros exactlyestamos los justos para una partida de cartas there's just the right number of us here for a game of cardsbuscaba la palabra justa he was searching for exactly o just the right word2(apenas suficiente): tenemos el tiempo justo we have just enough timetenemos el dinero justo or tenemos lo justo para vivir we have just enough to live onandan muy justos de dinero they're very short of money, money's very tightla comida estuvo un poco justa there was only just enough food3(ajustado): estos zapatos me quedan demasiado justos these shoes are too tight (for me)1 (exactamente) justes justo lo que quería it's just o exactly what I wantedvive justo al lado he lives just o right next door¡qué fastidio! y justo hoy que pensaba salir what a nuisance, and today of all days, when I was planning to go outsaltó justo a tiempo he jumped just in time o ( colloq) in the nick of timellegamos a lo justo we got there just in timellegó justito en ese momento ( fam); he arrived just o right at that very moment2(ajustado): con el sueldo que gana vive muy justo he only just manages to scrape by on what he earnsme cupo todo, pero muy justo I managed to get everything in, but only just* * *
justo 1◊ -ta adjetivo
1 ‹persona/castigo/sociedad› just, fair;
‹ causa› just
2
son 40 euros justas that's 40 euros exactly;
buscaba la palabra justa he was searching for exactly o just the right wordb) ( apenas suficiente):
andan muy justos de dinero they're very short of money;
teníamos las sillas justas we had just enough chairs for everybodyc) ( ajustado):
justo 2 adverbio
es justo lo que quería it's just o exactly what I wanted;
vive justo al lado he lives just o right next door;
y justo hoy que pensaba salir and today of all days, when I was planning to go outb) ( ajustado):
me cupo todo, pero muy justo I managed to get everything in, but only just
justo,-a
I adjetivo
1 just, fair, right
un castigo justo, a fair punishment
un hombre justo, a just man
2 (adecuado, idóneo) right, accurate
la palabra justa en el momento justo, the right word at the right time
3 (exacto) tengo tres horas justas, I've got just three hours
la medida justa, the exact measurement
4 (preciso) very: en ese justo momento apareció ella, she turned up at that very moment
5 (apretado) (ropa, tiempo) tight: estamos justos de tiempo, we're pressed for time 6 lo justo, just enough
II sustantivo masculino y femenino just o righteous person
los justos, the just, the righteous
III adverbio justo (exactamente) exactly, precisely, just
justo ahora, just now
justo al lado, right beside
justo lo que necesitaba, it's just what I needed
' justo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cada
- honesta
- honesto
- justa
- parcial
- pelada
- pelado
- derecho
- después
- momento
- quedar
- sobre
English:
bang
- bustling
- come on
- cue
- dead
- dip
- directly
- due
- fair
- front
- godsend
- jack up
- just
- need
- nemesis
- nick
- nightcap
- past
- retribution
- right
- right-minded
- right-thinking
- square
- square deal
- very
- across
- beyond
- by
- immediately
- make
- plant
- plumb
- pull
- rightful
- smack
- strike
- subsistence
- turn
* * *justo, -a♦ adj1. [equitativo] fair;luchó por una sociedad justa she fought for social justice;no es justo que tenga que hacerlo todo yo it isn't fair that I should have to do it all myself2. [merecido] [recompensa, victoria] deserved;[castigo] just;fue el justo campeón he was the deserved champion4. [exacto] exact;tengo el dinero justo para comprar el libro I've got exactly the right amount of o just enough money to buy the book;estamos los justos para jugar un partido de dobles there's just enough of us for a game of doubles5. [idóneo] right;no encuentro la palabra justa I can't find the right word6. [apretado, ceñido] tight;cabemos cinco, pero un poco justos there's room for five of us, but it's a bit of a squeezeestamos justos de leche we've barely o only just got enough milk;ando justo de dinero I haven't got much money at the moment;viven con lo justo they only just have enough to live on;le quedan las fuerzas justitas he has barely enough strength left;la comida fue muy justa there was barely enough food to go round8. Rel righteous♦ nmRellos justos the righteous;pagarán justos por pecadores the innocent will suffer instead of the guilty♦ adv1. [exactamente] just;justo a tiempo just in time, in the nick of time;justo en medio right in the middle;¿al lado del puente? – justo ahí by the bridge? – exactly o Br spot on2. [precisamente] just;vaya, justo ahora que llego yo se va todo el mundo honestly, everybody's leaving just as I get here* * *I adj1 just, fair2 ( exacto) right, exact;3:este vestido me está muy justo this dress is very tightII adv1 ( exactamente):justo a tiempo just in time;justo después right after, just after;justo en aquel momento just at that moment;¡justo! right!, exactly!2:aprobó muy justo he only just passed;lo justo just enoughlos justos the just pl* * *justo adv1) : justly2) : right, exactlyjusto a tiempo: just in time3) : tightlyjusto, -ta adj1) : just, fair2) : right, exact3) : tightestos zapatos me quedan muy justos: these shoes are too tightjusto, -ta n: just personlos justos: the just* * *justo1 adj1. (razonable) fair¡no es justo! it's not fair!2. (exacto) exact / rightme dio el dinero justo she gave me the right money / she gave me the exact money3. (escaso) just enough4. (apretado) tightjusto2 adv just / exactly -
55 venir
venir [v(ə)niʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. to come• je viens ! I'm coming!• comment est-il venu ? -- en voiture how did he get here? -- by car► faire venir [+ médecin, plombier] to call• il fait venir son vin de Provence he has his wine sent from Provence► venir (jusqu')à ( = atteindre) (vers le haut) to come up to ; (vers le bas) to come down to ; (en longueur, en superficie) to reach• d'où vient que... ? how is it that...?• d'où vient cette hâte soudaine ? why the hurry all of a sudden?• ça vient de ce que... it comes from the fact that...b. ( = arriver, survenir) to come• il ne sait pas encore nager, mais ça va venir he can't swim yet, but it'll come• ça vient ? come on!• alors ce dossier, ça vient ? so when's that file going to be ready?• et ma bière ? -- ça vient ! where's my beer? -- it's coming!c. (dans le temps, dans une série) to come• le moment viendra où... the time will come when...► à venire. (locutions)• où voulez-vous en venir ? what are you getting at?• j'en viens à me demander si... I'm beginning to wonder if...• comment les choses en sont-elles venues là ? how did things come to this?► y venir• et le budget ? -- j'y viens and the budget? -- I'm coming to that2. <• viens voir ! come and see!• après cela ne viens pas te plaindre ! and don't come complaining afterwards!► venir de + infinitif to have just• elle venait de m'appeler she had just called me► venir à + infinitif3. <• il ne lui viendrait pas à l'idée que j'ai besoin d'aide it wouldn't occur to him that I might need help• il vient un moment où... the time comes when...* * *vəniʀ
1.
verbe auxiliaire1) ( marque l'occurrence)2) ( marque le mouvement)3) ( marque le développement)
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( dans l'espace) to comeje viens or suis venu pour m'excuser — I've come to apologize
allez, viens! — come on!
d'où viens-tu? — ( reproche) where have you been?
je viens de sa part — he/she sent me to see you
faire venir quelqu'un — ( demander) to send for somebody, to get somebody (colloq); ( en le convainquant) to get somebody to come; ( attirer) to attract somebody [client]
faire venir quelque chose — ( commander) to order something; ( par la poste) to send for something
gens venus d'ailleurs — ( de l'étranger) foreigners; ( de l'extérieur) outsiders
les mots ne venaient pas — he/she etc couldn't find the words
l'inspiration ne venait pas — inspiration failed him/her etc
l'idée lui vint que — the idea occurred to him/her that
ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit — it never crossed my mind ou occurred to me
il lui est venu une idée bizarre — he/she had a weird idea
2) ( dans le temps)ça vient, ça vient! — (colloq) it's coming!, it's on its way!
le moment venu — ( au futur) when the time comes; ( au passé) when the time came
je préfère laisser or voir venir (les choses) — I'd rather wait and see how things turn out
3) ( marquant l'origine)ça me vient naturellement or tout seul — that's just the way I am
4) ( dans une hiérarchie)venir après/avant — to come after/before
5)s'il faut en venir là — if it gets to that point, if it comes to that
en venir aux mains or aux coups — to come to blows
••
venir de + infinitifvenir verbe auxiliaire servant à former le passé immédiat: venir de faire = to have just done; elle vient (tout juste) de partir = she's (only) just left; il venait de se marier = he'd just got married; je viens de te le dire = I've just told you. Attention aux exceptions du genre vient de paraître = ( pour un livre) ‘new!’; = ( pour un disque) ‘new release’venir + infinitifLa traduction de la construction dépend du temps: j'ai demandé au plombier de venir vérifier la chaudière = I asked the plumber to come and check the boiler; le plombier viendra vérifier la chaudière = the plumber will come and check the boiler; le plombier vient vérifier la chaudière aujourd'hui = the plumber is coming to check the boiler today; te rappelles-tu quel jour le plombier est venu vérifier la chaudière? = can you remember which day the plumber came to check the boiler?; il était venu vérifier la chaudière et il en a profité pour réparer le robinet de l'évier = he had come to check the boiler and took the opportunity to mend the tap on the sink; viens voir = come and seeCependant, pour les activités sportives, on aura: elle a décidé de venir nager/faire du cheval = she has decided to come swimming/riding. On pourra aussi avoir: viens déjeuner = come for lunch, lunch étant un nom, ou encore: venez nous voir un de ces jours = come over ou round GB sometimeExemples supplémentaires et exceptions sont présentés ci-dessous aussi bien pour venir verbe auxiliaire I, que pour venir verbe intransitif II* * *v(ə)niʀ1. vi1) (provenance) to comeIl viendra demain. — He'll come tomorrow.
Il est venu nous voir. — He came to see us.
2)faire venir [docteur, plombier] — to call, to call out
On a fait venir le médecin. — We called the doctor., We called the doctor out.
Je viens d'y aller. — I've just been there.
Je viens de le voir. — I've just seen him.
Je viens de lui téléphoner. — I've just phoned him.
où veux-tu en venir? — what are you getting at?, what are you driving at?
à venir; les années à venir — the years to come
je te vois venir — I know what you're after, I can see where you're going
d'où vient que...? — how is it that...?
2. vb imperss'il vient à...; s'il vient à pleuvoir — if it should rain, if it happens to rain
s'il venait à neiger — if it should snow, if it happens to snow
2)il me vient...; Il me vient une idée. — An idea has just occurred to me.
Il m'est venu des soupçons. — I was beginning to be suspicious.
* * *venir ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: venirA v aux1 ( marque l'occurrence) venir aggraver la situation to make the situation worse; venir contribuer au chômage to push unemployment up;2 ( marque le mouvement) le ballon est venu rouler sous mes pieds/atterrir○ dans notre jardin the ball rolled up to my feet/landed in our garden;3 ( marque le développement) et si je venais à tomber malade? what if I should fall ill GB ou get sick US?; s'il venait à pleuvoir if it should rain; même s'il venait à changer d'avis even if he were to change his mind; s'il venait à l'apprendre if he ever got to hear about it; s'il venait à la quitter if he ever left her; quand il venait à sortir when he happened to go out; la maladie vint à s'aggraver the illness became more serious; il en vint à la détester he came to hate her.B vi1 ( dans l'espace) to come; viens quand tu veux come whenever you like; je viens or suis venu pour m'excuser I've come to apologize; il est venu (droit) sur moi he came straight up to me; tu peux toujours venir chez moi/dans mon bureau/à Londres/au Canada/en Irlande you can always come to my house/to my office/to London/to Canada/to Ireland; il vient beaucoup de gens le samedi lots of people come on Saturdays; la route vient jusqu'ici the road comes this far; l'eau leur venait aux genoux the water came up to their knees; venir de loin/de Hongkong to come from far away/from Hong Kong; allez, viens! come on!; d'où viens-tu? ( reproche) where have you been?; j'en viens I've just been there; il est venu quelqu'un pour toi ( encore là) someone's here to see you; ( reparti) someone came to see you; je viens de sa part he/she sent me to see you; faire venir qn ( demander) to send for sb, to get sb○; ( obtenir) to get sb to come; ( attirer) to attract sb; faire venir le plombier to send for the plumber, to get the plumber in; tu ne pourras jamais la faire venir you'll never get her to come; faire venir les clients to attract customers, to bring in the customers; faire venir le médecin to call the doctor; c'est le champagne qui le fait venir he comes for the champagne; pourquoi nous avoir fait venir si tôt? why did they get us to come here so early?; faire venir qch ( commander) to order sth; ( par la poste) to send for sth; faire venir son thé du Yunnan/ses chaussures d'Italie to get one's tea from Yunnan province/one's shoes from Italy; je suis venu ce soir vous parler du racisme I've come here tonight to talk to you about racism; plantes venues d'ailleurs plants from far-off places; produits venus d'ailleurs imported products; gens venus d'ailleurs ( étrangers) foreigners; ( des extérieurs) outsiders; le nom ne me vient pas à l'esprit the name escapes me; les mots ne venaient pas he/she etc couldn't find the words; l'inspiration ne venait pas inspiration failed him/her etc; ça m'est venu tout d'un coup ( une idée) it suddenly came to me; l'idée lui vint que the idea occurred to him/her that; ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit it never crossed my mind ou occurred to me; il ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit de te mentir/qu'il pourrait mentir it never occurred to me to lie to you/that he would lie; il lui est venu une idée bizarre he/she had a weird idea; un sourire lui vint aux lèvres, il lui vint un sourire aux lèvres he/she gave a smile;2 ( dans le temps) il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent you must take things as they come; ça vient, ça vient○! it's coming!, it's on its way!; l'année qui vient the coming year; dans les années à venir in the years to come; dans les jours à venir in the next few days; le moment venu ( au futur) when the time comes; ( au passé) when the time came; quand le printemps viendra when spring comes; (il) viendra un jour où il le regrettera the day will come when ou there'll come a day when he'll regret it; la nuit va bientôt venir it'll soon be dark; le moment du départ est venu it's time to leave; dans l'heure qui vient within the hour; les difficultés à venir future problems; attends, ça va venir wait, it's coming; je préfère laisser or voir venir (les choses) I'd rather wait and see how things turn out; alors, ça vient○?, ça vient oui ou non○? ( une réponse) am I ever going to get an answer○?; ( une personne) are you ever coming?; comment êtes-vous venu à l'enseignement? how did you come to take up teaching?; venir en troisième position to come third; venir loin derrière to trail a long way behind; venir ensuite to follow, to come next; il est venu un moment où j'étais trop fatigué I got to the point when I was too tired;3 ( marquant l'origine) venir d'une famille protestante to come from a Protestant family; venir du grec to come from the Greek; de quelle école vient-il? what school did he go to?; cette bague me vient de ma tante my aunt left me this ring; le succès du roman vient de son style the novel's success is due to its style; ça vient du fait que la situation a changé it stems from the fact that the situation has changed; ça vient de ce qu'ils ne se parlent pas it's all because they don't talk to each other; d'où vient qu'il ne comprend jamais? how is it that he never understands?, how come he never understands?; d'où vient que vous êtes triste? why are you sad?; de là vient qu'il est toujours angoissé hence his continual anxiety, that's why he's always anxious; ça me vient naturellement or tout seul that's just the way I am;4 ( dans une hiérarchie) venir après/avant to come after/before; la famille vient avant le reste the family comes before everything else;5 en venir à to come to; j'en viens au problème qui vous préoccupe I now come to your problem; en venir à abandonner ses études to get to the point of dropping out; s'il faut en venir là if it gets to that point, if it comes to that; il en était venu à la faire suivre/vouloir se suicider he even had her followed/considered suicide; comment a-t-elle pu en venir à de telles extrémités? how could she have resorted to such desperate measures?; ils y viendront d'eux-mêmes ( à une idée) they'll come round of their own accord; venons-en à l'ordre du jour let's get down to the agenda; où veut-il en venir (au juste)? what's he driving at?; en venir aux mains to come to blows; ils en sont venus aux coups they came to blows.[vənir] verbe auxiliaire1. [se rendre quelque part pour] to come and ou totu l'as bien cherché, alors ne viens pas te plaindre! you asked for it, so now don't come moaning to me about it!qu'est-ce que tu viens nous raconter ou chanter là? (familier) what on earth are you on about (UK) ou talking about?2. [avoir fini de]je viens de l'avoir au téléphone I was on the phone to her just a few minutes ou a short while ago3. (soutenu)venir à [exprime un hasard] to happen tosi les vivres venaient à manquer should food supplies run out, if food supplies were to run out————————[vənir] verbe intransitifA.[AVEC IDÉE DE MOUVEMENT]1. [se déplacer, se rendre] to comeil est reparti ou il s'en est allé comme il était venub. [il est mort] he died without having made his markalors, tu viens? are you coming?on va au restaurant, tu viens avec nous? we're off to the restaurant, are you coming with us ou along?venir sur [prédateur, véhicule] to move in on, to bear down uponvenir vers quelqu'un [s'approcher] to come up to ou towards somebodya. [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to come to somebodyb. [atteindre quelqu'un] to reach somebody2. [emmener, appeler]a. [médecin, police, réparateur] to send for, to callb. [parasites, touristes] to attractB.[SANS IDÉE DE MOUVEMENT] [distance]venir à ou jusqu'àb. [vers le bas] to come down to, to reach (down to)c. [en largeur, en longueur] to come out to, to stretch to, to reachC.[SURGIR, SE MANIFESTER]1. [arriver - moment, saison] to comevoici venir la nuit it's nearly night ou nighttimepuis il vient un âge/moment où... then comes an age/a time when...ça va venir: je ne suis jamais tombé amoureux — non, mais ça va venir! I've never fallen in love — (no, but) you will one day!alors, elle vient cette bière? am I getting that beer or not?, how long do I have to wait for my beer?alors, ça vient? hurry up!ça vient, ça vient! alright, it's coming!2. [apparaître - inspiration, idée, boutons] to comeprendre la vie comme elle vient ou les choses comme elles viennent ou les événements comme ils viennent to take things in one's stride ou as they come, to take life as it comesvenir à quelqu'un: l'envie m'est soudain venue d'aller me baigner I suddenly felt like going swimming ou fancied a swimles mots ne me venaient pas I was at a loss for words, I couldn't find the wordsvenir à l'esprit de quelqu'un ou à l'idée de quelqu'un to come to ou to dawn on somebody3. [dans une chronologie, un ordre, une hiérarchie] to comele mois/l'année/la décennie qui vient the coming month/year/decadedans ce jeu, l'as vient après le valet in this game, the ace is worth less than the jackvenir à maturité to reach maturity, to ripen5. IMPRIMERIE & PHOTOGRAPHIEvenir bien/mal: les verts viennent bien sur la photo the green shades come out beautifully in the photograph————————[vənir] verbe impersonnel1. [se déplacer]2. [idée, réflexion]il m'est venu à l'idée de faire I suddenly thought of doing, it dawned on me to do3. [exprime un hasard]————————venir à verbe plus préposition1. [choisir] to come to2. [atteindre]a. [thème, problème] to come ou to turn tob. [conclusion] to come to, to reachc. [décision] to come toen venir au fait ou à l'essentiel to come ou to go straight to the pointje sais certaines choses... — où veux-tu en venir? I know a thing or two... — what do you mean by that ou are you getting at ou are you driving at?en venir aux mains ou coups to come to blowsa. [finir par] to come tob. [en dernière extrémité] to resort ou to be reduced toj'en viens à me demander si... I'm beginning to wonder whether...si j'en suis venu à voler, c'est que... I resorted to stealing because...y venir [s'y résoudre] to come round to it————————venir de verbe plus préposition1. [être originaire de - suj: personne] to come from, to be from, to be a native of ; [ - suj: plante, fruit, animal] to come ou to be ou to originate fromune mode qui vient d'Espagne a fashion which comes from ou originated in Spainle mot vient du latin the word comes ou derives from Latin2. [provenir de - suj: marchandise] to originate from ; [ - suj: bruit, vent] to come from3. [être issu de] to come fromvenant d'elle, c'est presque un compliment coming from her it's almost a compliment4. [être dû à - suj: problème] to come ou to stem from, to lie in ou withil y a une grosse erreur dans la comptabilité — ça ne vient pas de moi there's a big discrepancy in the books — it's got nothing to do with mec'est de là que vient le mal/problème this is the root of the evil/problemde là vient son indifférence hence her indifference, that's why she's indifferentde là vient que: les travaux sont finis, de là vient que tout est calme the building work is over, hence the peace and quietd'où vient que: je dois terminer pour demain, d'où vient que je n'ai pas de temps à vous consacrer my deadline is tomorrow, that's why I can't give you any of my timed'où vient que...? how is it that...?————————s'en venir verbe pronominal intransitif————————à venir locution adjectivaledans les jours/semaines/mois à venir in the days/weeks/months to comeles années à venir the coming years ou years to comeles générations à venir future ou coming generations -
56 Frage
f; -, -n1. question ( über + Akk oder zu about, on); bes. anzweifelnde oder Auskunft suchende: query; (Erkundigung) inquiry, enquiry ( nach about); eine Frage bejahen / verneinen answer a question in the affirmative / negative, say yes / no to a question; ( jemandem) eine Frage stellen ask (s.o.) a question, put a question (to s.o.); eine Frage an jemanden richten address a question to s.o.; ich habe mal eine Frage ( an dich) can I ask you something?; es war nur eine Frage I was only asking; was soll diese Frage? what kind of question is that?, what are you getting at?; so eine Frage! what a question, what a thing to ask2. fig. question; (Angelegenheit) matter, issue; (Problem) problem; (Zweifel) doubt; soziale Fragen social issues; die deutsche Frage HIST. the German question; die Frage ist, ob / wie etc.... the question ( oder point) is whether / how etc....; das ist eine andere Frage that’s a different question ( oder matter); das ist eben die Frage that is the question, that’s just the point; das ist noch sehr die Frage that’s very much the question, that’s very questionable; das ist die große Frage that’s the 64,000 dollar question; das ist oder steht außer Frage oder das ist überhaupt keine Frage there’s no question about that; (steht fest) auch that’s been decided ( oder settled); gar keine Frage! (natürlich) of course; Erlaubnis: you don’t have to ask; ohne Frage undoubtedly; das ist eine Frage der Zeit etc. that’s a matter ( oder question) of time etc.; es ist nur eine Frage von Sekunden etc., bis / bevor... it will only be a matter of seconds etc. until / before...* * *die Fragequery; question* * *Fra|ge ['fraːgə]f -, -nquestion; (= Rückfrage, Zwischenfrage auch) query; (= Problem auch) problem; (= Angelegenheit auch) matter, issue (ESP POL)eine Fráge zu etw — a question on sth
jdm eine Fráge stellen, an jdn eine Fráge stellen or richten — to ask sb a question
an jdn eine Fráge haben — to have a question for sb
gestatten Sie mir eine Fráge? (form) — might I ask a question?; (in Diskussionen auch) permit me to ask you a question (form)
auf eine Fráge mit Ja oder Nein antworten — to answer a question with a straight yes or no
sind noch Frágen?, hat jemand noch eine Fráge? — does anyone have any further questions?, are there any more or any further questions?
auf eine dumme Fráge (bekommt man) eine dumme Antwort (prov) — ask a silly question (get a silly answer) (prov)
die deutsche Fráge — the German question or issue
das ist ( doch sehr) die Fráge — that's (just or precisely) the question/problem, that's the whole question/problem
das ist die große Fráge — that's the big or sixty-four thousand dollar (inf) question
das ist gar keine Fráge, natürlich dürfen Sie heute freinehmen — you don't even need to ask, of course you can take today off
das ist gar keine Fráge, das steht or ist außer Fráge — there's no question or doubt about it
dass..., steht or ist außer Fráge — that... is beyond question,..., there's no question or doubt about it
ohne Fráge — without question or doubt
sollte er für diese Stelle in Fráge kommen,... — if he should be considered for this position...
in Fráge kommende Möglichkeiten — possible opportunities
für jdn/etw nicht in Fráge kommen — to be out of the question for sb/sth
das kommt ( überhaupt) nicht in Fráge! — that's (quite) out of the question
etw in Fráge stellen — to question sth, to query sth, to call sth into question
eine Fráge der Zeit/des Geldes — a question or matter of time/money
See:→ auch infrage* * *die1) (a question: In answer to your query about hotel reservations I am sorry to tell you that we have no vacancies.) query2) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) question3) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) question4) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) question5) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) question6) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) question* * *Fra·ge<-, -n>[ˈfra:gə]f1. (zu beantwortende Äußerung) questiondas ist die [große] \Frage! that's the [sixty-four thousand dollar] question\Fragen über \Fragen! questions and more questions!gute \Frage! [that's a] [very] good question!eine \Frage/ \Fragen [an jdn] haben to have a question/questions [for sb]mit einer \Frage/mit \Fragen kommen to come with a question/questionsjdm eine \Frage stellen [o eine \Frage an jdn stellen] [o (geh) richten] to ask sb a question, to put a question to sb2. (Problem) question, problem, issuedas ist eine \Frage des Anstandes/des Geldes/der Zeit this is a question of decency/money/timekeine \Frage no problemohne \Frage without doubtetw steht [o ist] außer \Frage [für jdn] there is no question [or doubt] about sth [as far as sb is concerned]die großen \Fragen unserer Zeit the great issues of our timeeine strittige \Frage a contentious issueungelöste \Fragen unsolved issues\Fragen aufwerfen to prompt [or raise] questions3. (Betracht)[für jdn/etw] in \Frage kommen to be worthy of consideration [for sb/sth]für diese schwierige Aufgabe kommt nur eine Spezialistin/ein Spezialist in \Frage only an expert can be considered for this difficult task[für jdn/etw] nicht in \Frage kommen to be out of the question [for sb/sth][das] kommt nicht in \Frage! that's [completely] out of the question!4. (Zweifel)▪ etw in Frage stellen to question [or query] [or challenge] sth, to call sth into questionwegen seines Unfalls wird unsere Reise nach Australien in \Frage gestellt there's a question mark hanging over our trip to Australia [or it's doubtful whether our trip to Australia will take place] on account of his accident5.▶ auf eine dumme \Frage gibt es [immer] eine dumme Antwort (prov) ask a silly question[, get a silly answer]* * *die; Frage, Fragen1) questionjemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody
jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question
eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question
2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issuedas ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time
3) indas ist noch sehr die Frage — that is still very much the question
das ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it
* * *1. question (über +akk oderzu about, on); besonders anzweifelnde oder Auskunft suchende: query; (Erkundigung) inquiry, enquiry (nach about);eine Frage bejahen/verneinen answer a question in the affirmative/negative, say yes/no to a question;(jemandem) eine Frage stellen ask (sb) a question, put a question (to sb);eine Frage an jemanden richten address a question to sb;ich habe mal eine Frage (an dich) can I ask you something?;es war nur eine Frage I was only asking;was soll diese Frage? what kind of question is that?, what are you getting at?;so eine Frage! what a question, what a thing to asksoziale Fragen social issues;die deutsche Frage HIST the German question;das ist eine andere Frage that’s a different question ( oder matter);das ist eben die Frage that is the question, that’s just the point;das ist noch sehr die Frage that’s very much the question, that’s very questionable;das ist die große Frage that’s the 64,000 dollar question;das ist überhaupt keine Frage there’s no question about that; (steht fest) auch that’s been decided ( oder settled);ohne Frage undoubtedly;bis/bevor … it will only be a matter of seconds etc until/before …3.* * *die; Frage, Fragen1) questionjemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody
jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question
eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question
2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issuedas ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time
3) indas ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it
* * *-n f.inquiry n.interrogation n.query n.question n. -n Antwort-Zyklus m.inquiry-response cycle n. -
57 nun
I Adv.1. (jetzt) now; von nun an from now on, henceforth förm.; (seitdem) from that time (onwards); was nun? what now ( oder next)?; was sagst du nun? what do you say to that (then)?; nun sag bloß... umg. don’t say..., you don’t mean to say...; nun erst sah er... only then did he see...; nun gerade! (jetzt erst recht!) you just watch me!2. (also) zur Einleitung oder Fortsetzung der Rede: well; nun denn! aufmunternd: come on, then; nun ja zögernd: well(, you see); nun gut! all right3. fragend: nun? well?; (wie geht’s?) well, how are things?; wenn er nun...? what if he...?; hältst du das nun für richtig? so do you think that’s for the best?; kommst du nun mit oder nicht? so are you coming or not?; wenn sie das nun Mutter gesagt hat? what if she’s told mother?4. (eben, halt): so ist das nun that’s just the way it is; da es nun einmal so ist since ( oder being as) that’s the way it is; das mag ich nun einmal nicht I just don’t like it5. verstärkend: ist sie nun verheiratet oder nicht? so is she married or isn’t she?; und so was nennt sich nun Fachmann! umg. and he calls himself an expert!; das ist nun wirklich nicht zu viel verlangt that really isn’t asking too much; da hat man nun ein Leben lang geschuftet and to think that I etc. have slaved all my etc. life for that; er mag nun kommen oder nicht whether he comes or not; siehe auch jetzt* * *at present; now* * *[nuːn]1. adv1) (= jetzt) nowvon nún an — from now on, as of now, from here on in
nún, da er da ist, können wir anfangen — now that he's here we can get started
nún erst, erst nún — only now
nún ist aber genug! — now that's enough
nún endlich — (now) at last
was nún? — what now?
2) (= danach) thennún erst ging er — only then did he go
3)ich bin nún eben dumm — I'm just stupid, that's all
er will nún mal nicht — he simply doesn't want to
wir hatten uns nún eben entschlossen zu gehen... — after all, we had decided to go...
dann muss ich das nún wohl tun! — then I'll just have to do it
nún, wenns unbedingt sein muss — well, if I/you etc really must
nún, du hast ja recht, wenn du das sagst, aber... — well or OK (inf) or fair enough (inf) what you say is true but...
das ist nún (ein)mal so — that's just the way things are
nún ja or gut, aber... — all right or OK (inf) but...
nún ja — well yes
nún gut — (well) all right, (well) OK (inf)
nún, meinetwegen —
er mag nún wollen oder nicht (liter) — whether he wants to or not or no
nún gerade erst!, nún erst recht! — just for that (I'll do it)!
nún taten wirs erst recht nicht — just because they/he/she etc said/did that, we didn't do it
4) (Folge) nowdas hast du nún davon! — (it) serves you right
5) (Aufforderung) come on, go onnún denn (geh) — well then
nún, wirds bald? (inf) — come on then, hurry up then
6) (bei Fragen) wellnún? — well?
7) (beschwichtigend) come on2. conj (obs)since (that (obs, now that* * *1) (expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) come3) (used when re-starting a conversation, starting an explanation etc: Do you remember John Watson? Well, he's become a teacher.) well* * *[ˈnu:n]I. adv1. (jetzt) nowdas hat er \nun davon it serves him rightwas \nun? what now?von \nun an from now on2. (dann) then\nun erst bemerkte er sie only then did he notice her3. (na ja) well4. (eben) justes ist \nun [ein]mal so that's the way it isich will \nun mal nicht im Norden Urlaub machen! but I just don't want to go on holiday in the north!Mathematik liegt ihr \nun mal nicht maths just isn't her thingwas hilft's, hier wird \nun mal so verfahren what can you do? that's the way things are done around here5. (etwa) wellhat sich die Mühe \nun gelohnt? well, was it worth the trouble?6. (gleichgültig ob)er mag \nun einverstanden sein oder nicht whether he agrees or notwar es \nun wirklich so schlimm mit der Prüfung? so, was the exam really so bad then?ob es \nun auch sein kann, dass einfach eine Verwechslung vorliegt? could it be then that there is simply some mistake?8. (aber)wenn sie sich \nun wirklich etwas angetan hat? what if she has really done sth to herself?9.▶ \nun gut [o schön] alright, all right▶ \nun ja well▶ \nun ja [o gut], aber... well yes, but...▶ \nun, \nun! now, now!\nun der Vorhang gefallen war, konnte der Intendant erleichtert aufatmen now that the curtain was down, the director was able to heave a sigh of relief* * *1.Adverb now2.nun, wo sie krank ist — now [that] she's ill
Partikel nownun gib schon her! — now hand it over!
so ist das nun [einmal/mal] — that's just the way it is or things are
nun gut od. schön — [well,] all right
nun, nun! — now, come on
ja nun! — oh, well!; nun? well?
nun ja... — well, yes...
* * *A. adv1. (jetzt) now;was nun? what now ( oder next)?;was sagst du nun? what do you say to that (then)?;nun sag bloß … umg don’t say …, you don’t mean to say …;nun erst sah er … only then did he see …;nun gerade! (jetzt erst recht!) you just watch me!2. (also) zur Einleitung oder Fortsetzung der Rede: well;nun denn! aufmunternd: come on, then;nun gut! all right3. fragend:nun? well?; (wie geht’s?) well, how are things?;wenn er nun …? what if he …?;hältst du das nun für richtig? so do you think that’s for the best?;kommst du nun mit oder nicht? so are you coming or not?;wenn sie das nun Mutter gesagt hat? what if she’s told mother?4. (eben, halt):so ist das nun that’s just the way it is;da es nun einmal so ist since ( oder being as) that’s the way it is;das mag ich nun einmal nicht I just don’t like it5. verstärkend:ist sie nun verheiratet oder nicht? so is she married or isn’t she?;und so was nennt sich nun Fachmann! umg and he calls himself an expert!;das ist nun wirklich nicht zu viel verlangt that really isn’t asking too much;da hat man nun ein Leben lang geschuftet and to think that I etc have slaved all my etc life for that;B. konj obs:nun (da) now that, since* * *1.Adverb now2.nun, wo sie krank ist — now [that] she's ill
Partikel nowso ist das nun [einmal/mal] — that's just the way it is or things are
nun gut od. schön — [well,] all right
nun, nun! — now, come on
ja nun! — oh, well!; nun? well?
nun ja... — well, yes...
nun denn! — (also gut) well, all right!; (also los) well then
* * *adv.now adv. -
58 ideal
adj.ideal.m.ideal, goal, aspiration.* * *► adjetivo1 ideal2 familiar (perfecto) marvellous1 ideal* * *noun m. adj.* * *1.ADJ idealnuestra casa ideal — our dream house o home
lo ideal es poder hacerlo tú mismo — ideally you would be able to do it yourself, the ideal thing is to be able to do it yourself
lo ideal sería que el aparcamiento fuera gratis — ideally the parking would be free, the ideal thing would be for the parking to be free
lo ideal para ella sería un piso en el centro — the ideal thing for her would be a flat in the centre of town
2. SM1) (=modelo) ideal2) (=deseo) ideal3) pl ideales (=valores) ideals* * *Iadjetivo idealIIlo ideal sería estar todos juntos — ideally, we would all be together
a) ( prototipo) idealb) ( aspiración) dreamc) ideales masculino plural (valores, principios) ideals (pl)* * *= ideal, ideally suited, idealised [idealized, -USA], picture-perfect.Ex. This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.Ex. For this reason alone, the printed catalogue is not ideally suited to a rapidly changing stock.Ex. Figure 165 shows such a pyramid in its idealized form.Ex. The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.----* conseguir un ideal = attain + ideal, achieve + ideal.* ideal democrático = democratic ideal.* ideal para = well suited to/for.* ideal romántico = romantic ideal.* mundo ideal, el = ideal world, the.* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.* resultar ideal = prove + ideal.* ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.* situación ideal = ideal situation.* traicionar los ideales de uno mismo = betray + Posesivo + own ideals.* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.* * *Iadjetivo idealIIlo ideal sería estar todos juntos — ideally, we would all be together
a) ( prototipo) idealb) ( aspiración) dreamc) ideales masculino plural (valores, principios) ideals (pl)* * *= ideal, ideally suited, idealised [idealized, -USA], picture-perfect.Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.
Ex: For this reason alone, the printed catalogue is not ideally suited to a rapidly changing stock.Ex: Figure 165 shows such a pyramid in its idealized form.Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.* conseguir un ideal = attain + ideal, achieve + ideal.* ideal democrático = democratic ideal.* ideal para = well suited to/for.* ideal romántico = romantic ideal.* mundo ideal, el = ideal world, the.* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.* resultar ideal = prove + ideal.* ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.* situación ideal = ideal situation.* traicionar los ideales de uno mismo = betray + Posesivo + own ideals.* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.* * *idealel coche ideal para la ciudad the ideal town cares el regalo ideal para él it's the perfect present o the ideal gift for himdescribe lo que para él sería la sociedad ideal he describes his idea of a perfect societylo ideal sería estar or lo ideal sería que estuviéramos todos en el mismo hotel ideally, we would all be in the same hotel1 (prototipo) idealel ideal de belleza ahora es … the ideal of beauty nowadays is …, the idea of perfect beauty nowadays is …2 (aspiración) dream* * *
ideal adjetivo
ideal
■ sustantivo masculino
c)
ideal
I adjetivo ideal: es un sitio ideal para acampar, it's a perfect place to pitch a tent
II mf
1 (modelo) ideal: el ideal de belleza masculina, he's the archetype of masculine perfection
2 (objetivo) goal, aim: su único ideal es casarse y tener hijos, his main aim in life is to get married and have children
III mpl (creencias, convicciones) ideals pl
' ideal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ánimo
- causa
- prestarse
- óptimo
- perfecto
English:
cause
- fight
- ideal
- ideally
- job
- location
- material
- never-never land
- quintessential
- street
- suited
- very
- weight-watching
- debase
- do
- grand
- implant
- model
- perfect
* * *♦ adjideal;el hombre ideal the ideal man;un mundo ideal an ideal world;lo ideal sería hacerlo mañana ideally, we would do it tomorrow;sería ideal que lo enviaras por correo electrónico it would be best if you could send it by e-mail♦ nm1. [prototipo] ideal;el ideal de belleza de los griegos the Greek ideal of beauty2. [aspiración] ideal, dream;su ideal es ayudar a los demás her ideal o dream would be to help others3.ideales [ideología] ideals;ese tipo de actuación va en contra de mis ideales that type of behaviour is against my principles♦ advel domingo me vendría ideal Sunday would be perfect* * *m/adj ideal* * *ideal adj & nm: ideal♦ idealmente adv* * *ideal adj ideal -
59 oui
oui [ˈwi]1. adverba. yes• ah oui ? really?b. (remplaçant une proposition) est-il chez lui ? -- je pense que oui is he at home? -- I think soc. (intensif) je suis surprise, oui très surprise I'm surprised, very surprised• c'est un escroc, oui, un escroc he's a rogue, an absolute rogue• tu vas cesser de pleurer, oui ? will you stop crying?• tu te presses, oui ou non ? will you please hurry up?2. invariable masculine noun* * *Note: En anglais la réponse yes est généralement renforcée en reprenant le verbe utilisé pour poser la question: are you happy? yes, I am; do you like Brahms? yes, I dowi
1.
1) ( marque l'accord) yesbien sûr que oui! — yes, of course!
êtes-vous d'accord? si oui, dites pourquoi — do you agree? if so, say why
dire oui à quelque chose — ( par conviction) to welcome something; ( par nécessité) to agree to something
2) ( renforce une constatation) yeslui, prudent? un lâche, oui! — him, cautious? a coward, more like! (colloq)
elle est radin (colloq), oui, radin! — she's stingy, really stingy!
eh oui, c'est comme ça! — well, that's just the way it is!
eh bien oui, j'ai triché, et alors? — OK, I cheated, so what?
3) ( interrogatif)tu viens, oui? — are you coming?
tu viens, oui ou non? — are you coming? yes or no?
c'est bientôt fini, oui? — are you going to stop that or not?
4) ( marque une transition) yesoui, tu disais? — yes, you were saying?
oui, oui, tu dis ça et puis tu ne le feras pas — yeah, yeah (colloq), that's what you say, but you won't do it
5) ( remplace une proposition)‘ils sont partis?’ - ‘je crains que oui’ — ‘have they left?’ - ‘I'm afraid so’
tu ne le crois pas, moi oui — you don't believe it, but I do
2.
nom masculin invariable1) ( accord) yesle ‘oui mais’ de M. Axel à notre proposition — Mr Axel's qualified ‘yes’ to our proposal
2) ( vote positif) ‘yes’ vote50 oui sur 57 votants — 50 votes in favour [BrE] out of 57 votes cast
••pour un oui pour un non — [s'énerver] for the slightest thing; [changer d'avis] at the drop of a hat
* * *'wi1. adv1) yesrépondre oui; répondre par oui — to answer yes
mais oui, bien sûr — yes, of course
2) (mariage) I do2. nm inv1) (= réponse affirmative)2) (dans un vote) yes vote* * *❢ En anglais la réponse yes est généralement renforcée en reprenant le verbe utilisé pour poser la question: are you happy? yes, I am; do you like Brahms? yes, I do.A adv1 ( marque l'accord) yes; ( dans la marine) aye, aye; ( à la cérémonie du mariage) I do; mais oui! yes!; oui mais yes, but; bien sûr que oui! yes, of course!; alors c'est oui? so the answer is yes?; oui et non yes and no; acceptera-t-il oui ou non de me rencontrer? will he agree to meet me or not?; découvrir si oui ou non to discover whether or not; êtes-vous d'accord? si oui, dites pourquoi do you agree? if so, say why; dire oui à qch ( par conviction) to welcome sth; ( par nécessité) to agree to sth; oui à l'Europe ‘yes’ to Europe; j'ai dit oui tout de suite I said yes ou I agreed at once; j'ai attendu avant de dire oui à leur proposition I waited before agreeing to their proposal; ne dire ni oui ni non to say neither yes nor no; répondez par oui ou par non answer yes or no; faire oui de la tête to nod;2 ( renforce une constatation) yes; un changement, oui, mais surtout une amélioration a change, yes, but above all an improvement; lui, prudent? un lâche, oui! him, cautious? a coward, more like○!; elle est radin○, oui, radin! she's stingy, she really is stingy!; eh oui, c'est comme ça! well, that's just the way it is!; eh bien oui, j'ai triché, et alors? OK, I cheated-so what?;3 ( marque l'insistance) yes; oui, nous voulons la guerre yes, we do want war; dans un livre que j'ai lu récemment, oui, je lis des livres in a book I read recently, because I do read books you know; tu viens, oui? are you coming?; tu viens, oui ou non? are you coming? yes or no?; tu viens, oui ou merde◑? are you coming or not, damn it◑?; c'est bientôt fini, oui? are you going to stop that or not?;4 ( marque une transition) yes; oui, tu disais? yes, you were saying?; ‘je voudrais…’-‘oui, vas-y, dis-le!’ ‘I'd like…’-‘yes ou well, go on, say it!’; oui, oui, tu dis ça et puis tu ne le feras pas yeah, yeah○, that's what you say, but you won't do it;5 ( remplace une proposition) je crois que oui or qu'oui○ I think so; ‘il a réussi?’-‘je crois que oui’ ‘has he succeeded?’-‘I think so’; ‘ils sont partis?’-‘je crains que oui’ ‘have they left?’-‘I'm afraid so’; tu ne le crois pas, moi oui you don't believe it, but I do.B nm inv1 ( accord) yes; elle répondit d'un oui timide she answered with a timid yes; le ‘oui mais’ de M. Axel à notre proposition Mr Axel's qualified ‘yes’ to our proposal;2 ( vote positif) ‘yes’ vote; en votant oui, vous dites oui à la démocratie a ‘yes’ vote is a vote for democracy; le ‘oui’ a recueilli 60% des suffrages the ‘yes’ vote was 60%, 60% voted ‘yes’ ou in favourGB; 50 oui sur 57 votants 50 votes in favourGB out of 57 votes cast; l'éclatante victoire des ‘oui’ the sweeping victory of those in favourGB; le oui l'a emporté the ayes have it.pour un oui (ou) pour un non [s'absenter, s'énerver] for the slightest thing; [changer d'avis] at the drop of a hat.[wi] adverbe1. [en réponse affirmative] yestu en veux? — oui, s'il te plaît do you want some? — (yes) pleasetu comprends? — oui et non do you understand? — yes and no ou I do and I don'tmais oui yes, of courseoui, bien sûr yes, of coursec'est vraiment injuste! — ah ça oui! that's really unfair! — you've said it! ou that's for sure!tu vas déposer une plainte? — ah ça oui! (familier) are you going to lodge a complaint? — you bet I am!2. [en remplacement d'une proposition]tu vas voter? — je crois que oui are you going to vote? — (yes) I think so ou I think I willelle n'a dit ni oui ni non she didn't say either yes or no, she was very noncommittalelle vient aussi? si oui, je reste will she be there too? if so ou if she is I'll stay3. [emploi expressif]oui, évidemment, elle a un peu raison of course, she's right in a wayeh bien oui, c'est moi qui le lui ai dit! yes, I was the one who told her!je suis déçu, oui, vraiment déçu! I'm disappointed, really disappointed!le nucléaire oui, mais pas à n'importe quel prix! yes to nuclear energy, but not at any cost!tu viens, oui? are you coming then?tu viens, oui ou non? are you coming or not?c'est bientôt fini de crier, oui? will you stop shouting?, stop shouting, will you!————————[wi] nom masculin invariableles oui et les non the yesses ou ayes and the noesil y a eu 5 oui [dans un vote] there were 5 votes for ou 5 ayes -
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ha·ben1. ha·ben <hatte, gehabt> [ʼha:bn̩]vt1) ( besitzen)etw/jdn \haben to have sth/sb;wir \haben zwei Autos we've got two cars;wer hat, der hat ( fam) I'd/we'd rather have it than not;\haben wir noch etwas Käse? have we still got some cheese?;er hat eine erwachsene Tochter he's got a grown-up daughter;sie hatte gestern Geburtstag it was her birthday yesterday;jdm zur Frau/zum Mann \haben wollen to want to make sb one's wife/husband2) ( erhalten)ich hätte gern eine größere Wohnung I'd like a bigger flat;könnte ich mal das Salz \haben? could I have the salt please?;ich hätte gern ein Pfund Zucker I'd like a pound of sugar, please, can I have a pound of sugar, please;ich hätte gern ein Bier I'd like a beer, please, can I have a beer, please;wie hätten Sie es gern? how would you prefer it?;woher hast du das? where did you get that?etw \haben to have sth;wir \haben um zwei eine Besprechung we've got a meeting at two;ein Glück, wir \haben morgen keine Schule that's lucky, there's no school for us tomorrow;was hast du diesmal in Französisch? what did you get for French this time?;in der Schule hat sie immer gute Noten gehabt she always got good marks at school;wen habt ihr eigentlich in Mathe? who have you got for maths?4) ( aufweisen)etw \haben to have sth;sie hat eine Narbe am rechten Kinn she has a scar on the right-hand side of her chin;leider hat der Wagen eine Beule unfortunately the car has a dent;hat das Haus einen Swimmingpool? has the house got a swimming pool?;er hat Beziehungen he's got connections5) (zur Verfügung \haben)etw \haben to have sth;hast du heute Abend ein Stündchen Zeit für mich? could you spare me a little time this evening?;ich habe morgen leider keine Zeit I'm afraid I don't have time tomorrowetw \haben to have sth;bedauere, den Artikel \haben wir leider nicht sorry, unfortunately we don't have this item;das Buch ist noch zu \haben the book is still available;dieser Artikel ist leider nicht mehr zu \haben this item is unfortunately no longer availableetw \haben to have sth;ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter there are 100 centimetres in a metre;die Kugel hat einen Inhalt von 600 Kubikmeter the sphere has a capacity of 600 cubic metres;das Grundstück dürfte über 4000 Quadratmeter \haben the plot should be over 4,000 square metres8) ( von etw erfüllt sein)etw \haben to have sth;ich habe Fieber/ eine Erkältung I've got a temperature/a cold;ich habe doch noch einige Zweifel I've still got a few doubts;hast du Lust, mit ins Theater zu kommen? do you feel like coming to the theatre with us?;Durst/Hunger \haben to be thirsty/hungry;gute/schlechte Laune \haben to be in a good/bad mood;Angst/Sorgen \haben be afraid/worried;hast du was? is something [or what's] the matter [or wrong] ?;ich hab nichts! nothing's the matter!;was hat er/ sie denn [o bloß] [o nur] ? what's up with him/her? ( fam), whatever's [or ( fam) what on earth's] the matter with him/her?9) ( herrschen)wie viel Uhr \haben wir bitte? what time is it, please?;wir \haben heute den 13. it's the 13th today;in Australien \haben sie jetzt Winter it's winter now in Australia;morgen sollen wir über 35º C im Schatten \haben it's supposed to be over 35 in the shade tomorrow;in Bayern \haben wir seit Tagen strengen Frost we've had a severe frost in Bavaria for dayses... \haben;ihr habt es sicher sehr angenehm in dieser Wohngegend it must certainly be very pleasant for you in this residential area;so hast du es bequemer you'll be more comfortable that way;ich habe es etwas kalt im Haus my house is a bit cold;es bei jdm gut \haben to be well off with sb; s. a. leicht, schlecht, schweretw zu tun \haben to have to do sth;du hast zu tun, was ich sage! you're to do what [or as] I say!;Sie \haben hier keine Fragen zu stellen! it's not for you to ask questions here!;ich habe noch zu arbeiten I've still got work to do;als Rekrut \haben Sie sich nicht zu beschweren! as a recruit it's not your place to complain!im Schlafzimmer hat er ein Bild hängen he's got a picture hanging in his bedroom;ich habe über 4000 Bücher in den Regalen stehen I've got over 4,000 books on the shelveses hat there is/are;im Sommer hat es dort immer reichlich Obst there's always an abundance of fruit there in the summer;jdm etw \haben to have sth for sb;geh zu deinem Opa, der hat dir was go and see grandad, he's got something for yousie hat so etwas an sich, das sie sehr anziehend macht she has something about her that makes her very attractive;ich weiß nicht, was er an sich hat, dass alle ihn so mögen I don't know what it is about him that makes everyone like him so much;das hat sie so an sich that's just the way she is;etw an jdm \haben;jetzt weiß ich, was ich an ihr habe now I know how lucky I am to have her;an diesen Idioten habe ich doch nichts! these idiots are useless to me!;an den Kindern habe ich eine große Hilfe the children are a great help to me;ich habe es im Rücken! I've got trouble with my back;er hat es am Herz he's got heart trouble;was hat es damit auf sich? what's all this about?;für etw zu haben/nicht zu \haben sein to be/not to be keen on sth;für einen schönen Videoabend bin ich schon immer zu \haben gewesen I've always been keen on a nice video evening;er ist immer für einen Spaß zu \haben he's always on for a laugh;etwas für sich \haben;keine schlechte Idee, sie hat etwas für sich not a bad idea, there's something to be said for it;jdn/etw gegen sich \haben to have sb/sth against one;jetzt hat sie die ganze Firma gegen sich now she's got the whole firm against her;hast du was gegen mein neues Kleid? have you got something against my new dress?;es in sich \haben ( fam) to be tough;der Trick hat es in sich! the trick's a tough one!;der Wein hat es aber in sich! the wine has really got some punch!;das Essen muss es wohl in sich gehabt \haben the food must have been really rich;der Chef hat wohl etwas mit seiner Sekretärin there's something [going on] between the boss and his secretary;es mit etw \haben to have a thing about sth;etw von jdm \haben to have sth from sb;die blauen Augen hat sie vom Vater she has her father's blue eyes, she gets her blue eyes from her father;er hat etwas von einem Bengel [an sich] he's a bit of a rascal;ihre Skulpturen \haben etwas von Rubin her sculpture owes much to Rubin;von wem hast du deine schlechten Manieren? from whom did you get your bad manners?;die Kinder \haben bisher wenig von ihrem Vater gehabt the children have seen little of their father so far;etw von etw \haben to get sth out of sth;das hast du nun von deiner Kompromisslosigkeit that's what comes of being unwilling to compromise;das Kleid hat etwas von Eleganz the dress has a certain elegance about it;nichts davon \haben not to gain anything from it;warum tut sie das? davon hat sie doch gar nichts! why does she do it? she doesn't gain anything from it;das hast du jetzt davon[, dass...] ( fam) that's what you get for...;das hast du jetzt davon! now see where it's got you!;das hast du nun davon, dass du immer so schnell fährst! that's what you get for speeding all the time!;wissen Sie überhaupt, wen Sie vor sich haben? have you any idea whom you are dealing with?WENDUNGEN:das nicht \haben können ( fam) to not be able to stand that;hör auf mit diesen Ausdrücken, ich kann das nicht haben! stop using these expressions, I can't stand it!;ich habe mich von meiner Freundin getrennt, ich bin jetzt wieder zu \haben my girlfriend and I have split up, so now I'm available again;da hast du/\haben Sie... there you are;da hast du zehn Euro! there you are, there's ten euros!;also gut, da \haben Sie das Geld right, well there you are, there's the money;da \haben wir's, genau wie ich es vorausgesagt hatte! there you go! exactly as I predicted!;lass mich nachdenken, ja, ich hab's! let me think, yes, I've got it!;wie gehabt as usual;hat sich was geändert? - nein, es ist alles noch wie gehabt has anything changed? - no, it's still just as it wasvr fam1) ( sich aufregen)sich [mit/wegen etw] \haben to make a fuss [about sth];musst du dich immer so haben? must you always make such a fuss?2) ( sich streiten) to argue;sie \haben sich mal wieder gehabt they have been arguing [or fighting] againes hat sich wieder it's all right again;er gab ihr einen Kuss, und es hatte sich wieder he gave her a kiss and it was all right again;hat es sich wieder, oder bist du immer noch wütend? is everything OK now or are you still furious?WENDUNGEN:hier sind noch mal 500 Euro, und damit hat es sich! here's another 500 euros, but that's it!;hat sich was! ( fam) you must be joking!;Ihr Schirm? hat sich was, das ist meiner! your umbrella? don't make me laugh, that's mine! vb auxetw getan \haben to have done sth;ich habe das nicht getan, das war meine Schwester! I didn't do that, it was my sister!;hätten Sie das nicht voraussehen können? could you not have foreseen that?;du hättest den Brief früher schreiben können you could have written the letter earlier;also, ich hätte das nicht gemacht well, I wouldn't have done that;etw getan \haben wollen to claim to have done sth;sie will ihn in einem Laden gesehen \haben she claims to have seen him in a shop;ich will nichts gesagt haben, verstanden? I didn't say anything, OK?2. Ha·ben <-s> [ʼha:bn̩] ntkein pl credit;mit etw im \haben sein to be in credit by sth
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