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[VP; subj: human]

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1. to (begin to) portray a character in a play, movie etc naturally and convincingly, transform o.s. into that character:

- X вошел в роль≈ X got into his role (part);

- X got into character;

- X got the feel of his part;

- X grew into his role.

2. войти в роль кого, чью, какую to (begin to) conduct o.s. in accordance with one's position or function in a given situation, milieu etc:

- X вошел в роль Y-a ≈ X got (fell, grew) into the role of Y;

- X assumed the role of Y;

- X played the (his) role of Y;

- X adapted to his role as Y;

|| X снова вошёл в роль Y-a - X resumed his role of Y.

     ♦ Евгений Устинович мешал ему входить в новую роль тридцатилетнего молодого человека (Дудинцев 1)....[Evgeni Ustinovich] hampered him in playing his new role of young man of thirty (1a).

     ♦ При слове "пустыня" воображение Феденьки, и без того уже экзальтированное, приобретало такой полёт, что он, не в силах будучи управлять им, начинал очень серьёзно входить в роль погубителя Навозного. Ангел смерти, казалось ему, парит над нечестивым городом... (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). At the word "desert" Fedenka's imagination, already in a state of high exaltation, soared aloft so high that, unable to control it any longer, he began quite seriously to assume the role of Navozny's destroyer. The Angel of Death, it seemed to him, was already spreading his wings over the doomed city (2a).

     ♦...Мансуров-Курильский снова вошёл в роль по части ценных указаний, хотя и высказывал их в более лояльной форме... (Залыгин 1)....Mansurov-Kurilsky resumed his role of order-giver, although he was fairer about it now... (1a).

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[VP; subj: human]

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1. to (begin to) portray a character in a play, movie etc naturally and convincingly, transform o.s. into that character:

- X вошел в роль≈ X got into his role (part);

- X got into character;

- X got the feel of his part;

- X grew into his role.

2. входить в роль кого, чью, какую to (begin to) conduct o.s. in accordance with one's position or function in a given situation, milieu etc:

- X вошел в роль Y-a ≈ X got (fell, grew) into the role of Y;

- X assumed the role of Y;

- X played the (his) role of Y;

- X adapted to his role as Y;

|| X снова вошёл в роль Y-a - X resumed his role of Y.

     ♦ Евгений Устинович мешал ему входить в новую роль тридцатилетнего молодого человека (Дудинцев 1)....[Evgeni Ustinovich] hampered him in playing his new role of young man of thirty (1a).

     ♦ При слове "пустыня" воображение Феденьки, и без того уже экзальтированное, приобретало такой полёт, что он, не в силах будучи управлять им, начинал очень серьёзно входить в роль погубителя Навозного. Ангел смерти, казалось ему, парит над нечестивым городом... (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). At the word "desert" Fedenka's imagination, already in a state of high exaltation, soared aloft so high that, unable to control it any longer, he began quite seriously to assume the role of Navozny's destroyer. The Angel of Death, it seemed to him, was already spreading his wings over the doomed city (2a).

     ♦...Мансуров-Курильский снова вошёл в роль по части ценных указаний, хотя и высказывал их в более лояльной форме... (Залыгин 1)....Mansurov-Kurilsky resumed his role of order-giver, although he was fairer about it now... (1a).

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figure [ British 'fɪgə(r), American 'fɪgjər]

chiffre ⇒ 1 (a) ligne ⇒ 1 (b) silhouette ⇒ 1 (c) personnage ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (e) figure ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (g) figurine ⇒ 1 (j) penser ⇒ 2 (a) arriver à comprendre ⇒ 2 (b) figurer ⇒ 3 (a) sembler logique ⇒ 3 (b)

1 noun

(a) (number, symbol) chiffre m; (amount) somme f;

∎ six-figure number nombre m de six chiffres;

∎ figures (for project etc) détails mpl chiffrés; (statistics) statistiques fpl;

∎ the figures for 1995 les statistiques de 1995;

∎ his salary is in or runs to six figures ≃ il gagne plus d'un million de francs;

∎ our takings have reached four figures nous avons décroché les quatre chiffres;

∎ in round figures en chiffres ronds;

∎ to be in double figures (inflation, unemployment) dépasser la barre ou le seuil des 10 pour cent;

∎ his score barely managed to get into double figures son score s'élevait tout juste à un nombre à deux chiffres;

∎ to get inflation down to single figures réduire l'inflation à un taux inférieur à dix pour cent;

∎ to put a figure on sth (give cost) évaluer le coût de ou chiffrer qch;

∎ I couldn't put a figure on the number of people there je ne pourrais pas dire combien de personnes il y avait;

∎ she's good at figures elle est bonne en calcul;

∎ he has no head for figures il n'est pas doué en calcul;

∎ have you done your figures? as-tu fait tes calculs?;

∎ name your figure (to purchaser, seller) quel est votre prix?;

∎ the boss told him to name his figure (for pay rise) le patron lui a demandé combien il voulait;

∎ to find a mistake in the figures trouver une erreur de calcul

(b) (human shape) ligne f;

∎ she is always worrying about her figure elle s'inquiète constamment pour sa ligne;

∎ she has a good figure elle a une jolie silhouette, elle est bien faite;

∎ to look after one's figure faire attention à sa ligne;

∎ think of your figure! pense à ta ligne!;

∎ to keep/to lose one's figure garder/perdre la ligne;

∎ a fine figure of a woman/man une femme/un homme qui a de l'allure;

∎ to cut a fine figure avoir beaucoup d'allure;

∎ to cut a sorry figure faire piètre figure;

∎ he was a sorry figure standing there on the doorstep (wet, dirty etc) il faisait piètre figure, debout sur les marches

(c) (human outline) silhouette f;

∎ a figure appeared on the horizon une silhouette est apparue à l'horizon

(d) (character in novel, film, painting etc) personnage m;

∎ the group of figures on the left le groupe de personnes à gauche;

∎ key figure personnage m central;

∎ figure of fun objet m de risée;

∎ a hate figure, a figure of hate un objet de haine

(e) (person) personnage m;

∎ a distinguished figure une personnalité

(f) (in geometry, skating, dancing) figure f

(g) (illustration, diagram) figure f

(h) (pattern → on material) dessin m

(i) (rhetorical)

∎ figure of speech figure f de rhétorique;

∎ it was just a figure of speech ce n'était qu'une façon de parler

(j) (statuette) figurine f

2 transitive verb

(a) familiar (reckon) penser^□ ;

∎ we figured something like that must have happened nous pensions ou nous nous doutions bien que quelque chose de ce genre était arrivé^□

(b) American familiar (understand) arriver à comprendre^□ ;

∎ we couldn't figure it nous n'arrivions pas à comprendre ou saisir^□

(c) (decorate → material, velvet etc) façonner; (→ silk) brocher

(d) Music chiffrer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (appear) figurer, apparaître;

∎ does he figure in your plans? est-ce qu'il figure dans tes projets?;

∎ where do I figure in all this? quelle est ma place dans tout cela?;

∎ guilt figures quite a lot in his novels la culpabilité a ou tient une place relativement importante dans ses romans;

∎ she figured prominently in the scandal elle a été très impliquée dans le scandale

(b) familiar (make sense) sembler logique ou normal^□ ;

∎ that figures! (I'm not surprised) tu m'étonnes!; (that makes sense) c'est logique^□ ;

∎ it figures that he'd do that ça paraît logique ou normal qu'il ait fait ça^□ ;

∎ American it just doesn't figure ça n'a pas de sens^□ ;

∎ American go figure! qui aurait imaginé ça?^□

►► British figure of eight, American figure eight huit m; (knot) (nœud m en) huit m;

figure skater patineur(euse) m,f artistique;

figure skating

1 noun

patinage m artistique

2 compound-forming noun

(champion, championship) de patinage artistique

➲ figure in separable transitive verb

(in calculations) inclure

➲ figure on inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) (plan on) compter sur^□ ;

∎ to figure on doing sth compter faire qch;

∎ when are you figuring on leaving? quand comptes-tu ou penses-tu partir?;

∎ you didn't figure on that (happening), did you? tu ne comptais ou pensais pas que ça arriverait, hein?, tu ne comptais pas là-dessus, hein?

(b) American (anticipate) s'attendre à, prévoir;

∎ with the roadworks you should figure on an hour's delay il faut compter une heure de plus avec les travaux

➲ figure out separable transitive verb

(a) (understand) arriver à comprendre;

∎ we couldn't figure it out nous n'arrivions pas à comprendre ou saisir

(b) (work out → sum, cost etc) calculer;

∎ figure it out for yourself réfléchis donc un peu;

∎ she still hasn't figured out how to do it elle n'a toujours pas trouvé comment faire

➲ figure up separable transitive verb

American familiar faire le total de^□

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > figure
64 fair

I noun
1) (gathering) Markt, der; (with shows, merry-go-rounds) Jahrmarkt, der

2) see academic.ru/29895/funfair">funfair

3) (exhibition) Messe, die

antiques/book/trade fair — Antiquitäten- / Buch- / Handelsmesse, die
II 1. adjective
1) (just) gerecht; begründet [Beschwerde, Annahme]; berechtigt [Frage]; fair [Spiel, Kampf, Prozess, Preis, Handel]; (representative) typisch, markant [Beispiel, Kostprobe]

be fair with or to somebody — gerecht gegen jemanden od. zu jemandem sein

it's only fair to do something/for somebody to do something — es ist nur recht und billig, etwas zu tun/dass jemand etwas tut

that's not fair — das ist ungerecht od. unfair

fair enough! — (coll.) dagegen ist nichts einzuwenden; (OK) na gut

all's fair in love and war — in der Liebe und im Krieg ist alles erlaubt

fair play — Fairness, die

2) (not bad, pretty good) ganz gut [Bilanz, Vorstellung, Anzahl, Kenntnisse, Chance]; ziemlich [Maß, Geschwindigkeit]

a fair amount of work — ein schönes Stück Arbeit

3) (favourable) schön [Wetter, Tag, Abend]; günstig [Wetterlage, Wind]; heiter [Wetter, Tag]

4) (blond) blond [Haar, Person]; (not dark) hell [Teint, Haut]; hellhäutig [Person]

5) (poet. or literary): (beautiful) hold (dichter. veralt.) [Maid, Prinz, Gesicht]

the fair sex — das schöne Geschlecht
2. adverb
1) fair [kämpfen, spielen]; gerecht [behandeln]

2) (coll.): (completely) völlig

the sight fair took my breath away — der Anblick hat mir glatt (ugs.) den Atem verschlagen

3)

fair and square — (honestly) offen und ehrlich; (accurately) voll, genau [schlagen, treffen]
3. noun
fair's fair — (coll.) Gerechtigkeit muss sein

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I [feə] adjective
1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) hell

2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) gerecht

3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) schön

4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) recht gut

5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) ansehnlich

6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) hübsch

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- fairness
- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun
1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) der Jahrmarkt

2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) der Markt

3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) die Messe

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fair¹

[feəʳ, AM fer]

I. adj

1. (reasonable, following the rules) fair; (legitimate, justifiable) berechtigt

you're not being \fair das ist unfair

the point she's making is a \fair one ihr Einwand ist berechtigt

to be \fair, he didn't have much time zugegeben, er hatte nicht viel Zeit, er hatte zugegebenermaßen nicht viel Zeit

[that's] \fair enough! ( fam: approved) na schön! fam, o.k.! fam; (agreed) dagegen ist nichts einzuwenden! fam

that seems \fair enough to me ( fam) das halte ich nur für recht und billig

it's a \fair enough comment to make ( fam) der Einwand ist durchaus berechtigt

\fair contest fairer Wettbewerb

\fair dealing FIN geordneter Effektenhandel fachspr; of photocopies Zulässigkeit f der Vervielfältigung zum persönlichen Gebrauch fachspr

\fair dealing [or trading] COMM, ECON lauterer Wettbewerb fachspr

\fair price annehmbarer [o fairer] Preis

\fair question berechtigte Frage

\fair use LAW legaler Nachdruck fachspr

\fair wage angemessener Lohn

it's only \fair that/to... es ist nur recht und billig, dass/zu...

it's \fair to say that... man kann [wohl] sagen, dass...

▪ to be \fair with sb sich akk jdm gegenüber fair verhalten

▪ to not be \fair on sb jdm gegenüber nicht fair sein

2. (just, impartial) gerecht, fair

you're not being \fair das ist ungerecht [o unfair]

a \fair deal/trial ein fairer Handel/Prozess

a \fair hearing eine faire Anhörung

to get one's \fair share seinen Anteil bekommen, bekommen, was einem zusteht

to not get one's \fair share zu kurz kommen

Fred's had more than his \fair share of trouble Fred hat mehr als genug Ärger gehabt

▪ to be \fair to/towards sb jdm gegenüber gerecht [o fair] sein, gerecht gegen jdn sein

▪ to be \fair with sb gerecht [o fair] zu jdm sein, jdn gerecht [o fair] behandeln

3. attr, inv (large) ziemlich fam

we've had a \fair amount of rain es hat ziemlich viel geregnet

there's still a \fair bit of work to do es gibt noch einiges zu tun

a \fair number of people ziemlich viele Leute

to be a \fair size/weight ziemlich groß/schwer sein

4. attr, inv (good) ziemlich [o ganz] [o recht] gut

she's got a \fair chance of winning this year ihre Gewinnchancen stehen dieses Jahr ziemlich gut

there's a \fair prospect of... es sieht ganz so aus, als ob...

to have a \fair idea of sth sich dat etw [recht gut] vorstellen können

to have a \fair idea that... sich dat ziemlich sicher sein, dass...

5. pred, inv (average) mittelmäßig usu pej

to be \fair to middling ( fam) so lala sein fam

6. (blond) blond; (pale) skin hell; person hellhäutig

to have a \fair complexion einen hellen Teint haben

to have \fair hair blond sein

7. (favourable) weather schön; wind günstig; ( fig)

everything seems set \fair BRIT alles scheint gut zu laufen

8. ( old: beautiful) liebreizend veraltend geh, schön

mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the \fairest of them all? Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand, wer ist die Schönste im ganzen Land?

to do sth with one's own \fair hand esp BRIT ( hum) etw mit eigenen Händen tun

to sign a letter with one's own \fair hand einen Brief eigenhändig unterschreiben

the \fair[er] sex ( dated or hum) das schöne Geschlecht hum fam

9.

▶ it's a \fair cop esp BRIT [oh je], jetzt hat's mich erwischt! fam

▶ \fair dinkum AUS ( fam) echt [wahr] fam

▶ to give sb a \fair crack of the whip [or AM also a \fair shake] ( fam) jdm eine faire Chance geben

▶ \fair go AUS sei/seid fair

▶ by \fair means or foul koste es, was es wolle

▶ \fair's \fair, BRIT\fair dos ( fam) sei/seid [doch] fair

\fair's \fair, it was your idea after all ( fam) du musst [fairerweise] zugeben, es war deine Idee

\fair dos, we've all paid the same money BRIT ( fam) gleiches Recht für alle, wir haben [immerhin] alle gleich viel bezahlt

II. adv

1. (according to rules)

to play \fair fair sein; SPORT fair spielen

2. DIAL (quite) ganz schön fam

it \fair struck me speechless es hat mir glatt die Sprache verschlagen fam

3.

▶ \fair old... ( dated fam) ziemlich fam, ganz schön fam

he made a \fair old mess of it er machte alles nur noch schlimmer

that machine makes a \fair old noise diese Maschine macht vielleicht einen Lärm

▶ \fair and square (clearly) [ganz] klar; BRIT, AUS (accurately) genau, voll

I told them \fair and square that... ich sagte ihnen klar und deutlich, dass...

he hit me \fair and square on the nose er schlug mir voll auf die Nase

fair²

[feəʳ, AM fer]

n

1. (funfair) Jahrmarkt m, Rummelplatz m, Rummel m DIAL, BES NORDD, Messe f SCHWEIZ, Chilbi f SCHWEIZ fam

2. (trade, industry) Messe f; (agriculture) [Vieh]markt m

autumn \fair Herbstmesse f

the Bristol Antiques F\fair die Antiquitätenmesse von Bristol

a county/state \fair AM ein Markt in einem US-County/US-Bundesstaat

a local craft \fair ein Kunsthandwerkmarkt m

the Frankfurt [Book] F\fair die Frankfurter Buchmesse

trade \fair Messe f

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I [fɛə(r)]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= just) person, fight, game, player, competition, price fair (to or on sb jdm gegenüber, gegen jdn); trial, conclusion gerecht

he tried to be fair to everybody — er versuchte, allen gegenüber gerecht zu sein or (give everybody their due) allen gerecht zu werden

that is a ( very) fair point or comment — das lässt sich (natürlich) nicht abstreiten

it wouldn't be fair to disturb the children's education — es wäre unfair, die Ausbildung der Kinder zu unterbrechen

it is fair to say that... — man kann wohl sagen, dass...

to be fair,... —

it's only fair for her to earn more than us — es ist doch nur gerecht or fair, dass sie mehr verdient als wir

it's only fair to ask him/to give him a hand — man sollte ihn fairerweise fragen/ihm fairerweise helfen

it's only fair to expect... — man kann doch wohl zu Recht erwarten,...

fair enough! — na schön or gut, in Ordnung

that's fair enough — das ist nur recht und billig

as is (only) fair — was nur recht und billig ist

fair's fair — wir wollen doch fair bleiben

by fair means or foul — mit allen Mitteln, egal wie (inf)

2) (= quite considerable) sum ziemlich groß

a fair amount of money — ziemlich viel Geld

to have a fair degree of competence — ziemlich kompetent sein

to be a fair size — ziemlich groß sein

we were doing a fair speed — wir fuhren ziemlich schnell

it's a fair distance or way — es ist ziemlich weit

a fair number of students — ziemlich viele Studenten

a fair chance of success — ziemlich gute Erfolgsaussichten

3) (= reasonable, shrewd) guess, assessment, idea ziemlich gut

he's a fair judge of character —

to have a fair knowledge of a subject — sich auf einem Gebiet ziemlich gut auskennen

I had a pretty fair idea of the answer to the question — ich wusste ziemlich genau, was die Antwort auf diese Frage war

I've a fair idea that he's going to resign — ich bin mir ziemlich sicher, dass er zurücktreten wird

it's a fair guess that he'll never agree — man kann ziemlich sicher annehmen, dass er nie zustimmen wird

that's a fair sample of... — das ist ziemlich typisch für...

4) (= average) mittelmäßig

how are you? – fair to middling (Brit) — wie gehts dir? – mittelprächtig (inf) or so einigermaßen

5) (= fair-haired) person, hair blond; (= fair-skinned) person hellhäutig; skin hell

6) (old, poet: lovely) person hold (dated); place schön

the fair sex (dated, hum) — das schöne Geschlecht

7) (= fine and dry) weather heiter, schön

the weather is set fair — das Wetter bleibt weiterhin schön

2. adv

1)

to play fair — fair sein; (Sport) fair spielen

to play fair with or by sb — sich jdm gegenüber fair verhalten

See:

→ also fair play

2)

fair and square (win, lose) — ganz klar

they beat us fair and square — sie haben uns deutlich geschlagen

3) (dial: pretty well) ganz schön (inf), vielleicht (inf)

it fair took my breath away — das hat mir glatt den Atem verschlagen
II
n
(Jahr)markt m; (= funfair) Volksfest nt; (COMM) Messe f
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fair¹ [feə(r)]

A adj (adv → fairly)

1. schön, hübsch, nett: → sex A 2

2. a) hell (Haut, Haar, Teint), blond (Haar), zart (Teint, Haut)

b) hellhäutig

3. rein, sauber, makellos, unbescholten:

fair name guter Ruf

4. schön, gefällig:

give sb fair words jemanden mit schönen Worten abspeisen

5. klar, heiter (Himmel), schön, trocken (Wetter, Tag):

set fair beständig

6. rein, klar (Wasser, Luft)

7. sauber, deutlich, leserlich: → copy A 1

8. frei, offen, ungehindert (Aussicht etc):

fair game

a) jagdbares Wild,

b) fig Freiwild n;

his speech was fair game for his opponents ein gefundenes Fressen

9. günstig, aussichtsreich, vielversprechend:

fair chance reelle Chance; → way¹ Bes Redew

10. (ganz) schön, ansehnlich, nett umg (Summe etc)

11. anständig:

a) besonders SPORT fair

b) ehrlich, offen, aufrichtig ( alle:

with gegen)

c) unparteiisch, gerecht:

fair and square offen und ehrlich, anständig;

by fair means auf ehrliche Weise;

by fair means or foul

a) so oder so,

b) mit allen Mitteln;

be fair (Redew) fairerweise;

that’s only fair das ist nur recht und billig;

fair is fair Gerechtigkeit muss sein;

fair competition WIRTSCH redlicher Wettbewerb;

all’s fair in love and war (Sprichwort) im Krieg und in der Liebe ist alles erlaubt; → comment A 1 b, play A 3, warning A 1

12. leidlich, ziemlich oder einigermaßen gut:

be a fair judge of ein ziemlich gutes Urteil abgeben können über (akk);

fair business leidlich gute Geschäfte;

pretty fair nicht übel, recht oder ziemlich gut; → middling A 1

13. angemessen (Lohn, Preis etc)

14. typisch (Beispiel)

15. berechtigt:

fair question! gute Frage!

B adv

1. schön, gut, freundlich, höflich:

speak sb fair jemandem schöne oder freundliche Worte sagen

2. rein, sauber, leserlich:

write ( oder copy) out fair ins Reine schreiben

3. günstig (nur noch in):

bid ( oder promise) fair

a) sich gut anlassen, zu Hoffnungen berechtigen,

b) (gute) Aussicht haben, versprechen ( to be zu sein);

bid fair to succeed gute Erfolgsaussichten haben;

the wind sits fair SCHIFF der Wind ist günstig

4. anständig, fair:

play fair fair spielen, a. fig sich an die Spielregeln halten

5. unparteiisch, gerecht

6. aufrichtig, offen, ehrlich:

fair and square offen und ehrlich

7. auf gutem Fuß ( with mit):

keep ( oder stand) fair with sb gut mit jemandem stehen

8. direkt, genau:

fair in the face mitten ins Gesicht

9. völlig:

the question caught him fair off his guard die Frage traf ihn völlig unvorbereitet

10. Aus ganz schön:

fair tired

C s obs Schönheit f (auch Frau)

D v/t

1. TECH glätten, zurichten:

fair into einpassen in (akk)

2. ein Flugzeug etc verkleiden

E v/i auch fair off, fair up dial sich aufheitern (Wetter)

fair² [feə(r)] s

1. a) Jahrmarkt m

b) Volksfest n:

at the fair auf dem Jahrmarkt;

(a day) after the fair fig (einen Tag) zu spät

2. Ausstellung f, Messe f:

at the fair auf der Messe

3. Basar m

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I noun
1) (gathering) Markt, der; (with shows, merry-go-rounds) Jahrmarkt, der

2) see funfair

3) (exhibition) Messe, die

antiques/book/trade fair — Antiquitäten- / Buch- / Handelsmesse, die
II 1. adjective
1) (just) gerecht; begründet [Beschwerde, Annahme]; berechtigt [Frage]; fair [Spiel, Kampf, Prozess, Preis, Handel]; (representative) typisch, markant [Beispiel, Kostprobe]

be fair with or to somebody — gerecht gegen jemanden od. zu jemandem sein

it's only fair to do something/for somebody to do something — es ist nur recht und billig, etwas zu tun/dass jemand etwas tut

that's not fair — das ist ungerecht od. unfair

fair enough! — (coll.) dagegen ist nichts einzuwenden; (OK) na gut

all's fair in love and war — in der Liebe und im Krieg ist alles erlaubt

fair play — Fairness, die

2) (not bad, pretty good) ganz gut [Bilanz, Vorstellung, Anzahl, Kenntnisse, Chance]; ziemlich [Maß, Geschwindigkeit]

a fair amount of work — ein schönes Stück Arbeit

3) (favourable) schön [Wetter, Tag, Abend]; günstig [Wetterlage, Wind]; heiter [Wetter, Tag]

4) (blond) blond [Haar, Person]; (not dark) hell [Teint, Haut]; hellhäutig [Person]

5) (poet. or literary): (beautiful) hold (dichter. veralt.) [Maid, Prinz, Gesicht]

the fair sex — das schöne Geschlecht
2. adverb
1) fair [kämpfen, spielen]; gerecht [behandeln]

2) (coll.): (completely) völlig

the sight fair took my breath away — der Anblick hat mir glatt (ugs.) den Atem verschlagen

3)

fair and square — (honestly) offen und ehrlich; (accurately) voll, genau [schlagen, treffen]
3. noun
fair's fair — (coll.) Gerechtigkeit muss sein

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adj.

angemessen adj.

blond adj.

fair adj.

gerecht adj.

mittelmäßig adj.

ordentlich adj.

partnerschaftlich adj. n.

Jahrmarkt m.

English-german dictionary > fair
65 peu

peu [pø]

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1. adverb

2. indefinite pronoun

3. masculine noun

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► Lorsque peu fait partie d'une locution comme avant peu, sous peu, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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► peu se traduit souvent par l'équivalent anglais de pas beaucoup.

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   a. ( = pas beaucoup) not much

• il mange peu he doesn't eat much

• il lit peu he doesn't read much

• il lit assez peu he doesn't read very much

• il lit très peu he reads very little

• je le connais trop peu I don't know him well enough

► peu de (quantité) not much ; (nombre) not many

• nous avons eu peu de soleil we didn't have much sunshine

• nous avons eu très peu de pluie we've had very little rain

• peu de gens connaissent cet endroit not many people know this place

• il y a peu d'enfants dans cet immeuble there aren't many children in this building

• en peu de mots in a few words

• il est ici pour peu de temps he's not staying long

• il faut peu de chose pour le choquer it doesn't take much to shock him

• peu de monde few people

   b. ( = pas très) not very

• il est peu sociable he's not very sociable

• c'est peu probable it's not very likely

• ils sont trop peu nombreux there are too few of them

• un auteur assez peu connu a relatively unknown author

   c. ( = pas longtemps) shortly

• elle est arrivée peu après she arrived shortly afterwards

• peu avant 11 heures shortly before 11 o'clock

   d. ( = rarement) ils se voient peu they don't see each other very often

• elle sort peu she doesn't go out much

   e. (locutions)

► peu à peu little by little

• peu à peu, l'idée a gagné du terrain little by little the idea gained ground► à peu près about

• il pèse à peu près 50 kilos he weighs about 50 kilos► de peu

• il est plus âgé de peu he's a little older

• il l'a battu de peu he just beat him

• il a manqué le train de peu he just missed the train► pour peu que + subjonctif if

• pour peu qu'il soit sorti sans sa clé... if he should have come out without his key...

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• bien peu le savent very few people know

• peu d'entre eux sont restés not many of them stayed

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( = petite quantité) little

• j'ai oublié le peu de français que j'avais appris I've forgotten the little French I'd learnt

• le peu de cheveux qui lui reste what little hair he has left

► un (petit) peu a bit a little

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► un peu se traduit souvent par l'expression a bit, qui est plus familière que a little ; de même, on peut dire a bit of au lieu de a little pour traduire un peu de.

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• il te ressemble un peu he looks a bit like you

• restez encore un peu stay a bit longer

• essaie de manger un peu try to eat a little

• il travaille un peu trop he works a bit too much

• c'est un peu fort ! that's a bit much! (inf)

• c'est un peu grand it's a bit big

• il y a un peu moins de bruit it is a little less noisy

• donnez-m'en juste un petit peu just give me a little bit

• elle va un tout petit peu mieux she's a little better

• il y a un peu plus d'un an just over a year ago

• on trouve ce produit un peu partout you can get this product just about anywhere

• un peu plus et il oubliait son rendez-vous he very nearly forgot his appointment

• je me demande un peu où sont les enfants I'm just wondering where the children are

• un peu ! (inf) and how! (inf)

• il nous a menti, et pas qu'un peu ! (inf) he lied to us bigtime! (inf)

► un peu de a little a bit of

• un peu d'eau a little water

• un peu de patience a little patience

• un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît ! can we have a bit of quiet please!► pour un peu

• pour un peu, il m'aurait accusé he all but accused me

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Note: Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots

Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités
pø
1.

adverbe

1) ( modifiant un verbe) not much

elle gagne assez peu — she doesn't earn very much

elle gagne très peu — she earns very little

le radiateur chauffe peu — the radiator doesn't give out much heat

je sais me contenter de peu — I'm satisfied with very little

deux semaines c'est trop peu — two weeks isn't long enough

si peu que ce soit — however little

tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu — you're not going to worry about such a little thing

la catastrophe a été évitée de peu — disaster was only just avoided

ça importe peu — it doesn't really matter

c'est peu dire — to say the least

il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire! — (colloq) he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!

un homme comme on en voit peu — the kind of man you don't often come across

très peu pour moi! — (colloq) fig no thanks! (colloq)

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) not very

assez peu connu — little-known

ils se sentent très peu concernés par... — they feel quite unconcerned about...

nous étions peu nombreux — there weren't many of us

un individu peu recommandable — a disreputable character

elle n'est pas peu fière — she's more than a little proud

2.

pronom indéfini

peu leur font confiance — few ou not many people trust them

3.

peu de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

peu de mots — few words

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

peu de temps — little time

en peu de temps — in next to no time

il y a peu de bruit — there's not much noise

c'est peu de chose — it's not much

avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux — with very little she made a delicious meal

on est bien peu de chose! — we're so insignificant!

4.

nom masculin

1) ( petite quantité)

le peu de — the little [confiance, liberté]; the few [livres, amis]

il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire — he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him

2) ( manque)

le peu de — the lack of

5.

un peu locution adverbiale

1) ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit

reste encore un peu — stay a little longer

‘elle aime le fromage?’ - ‘oui, pas qu'un peu (colloq)!’ — ‘does she like cheese?’ - ‘does she ever (colloq)!’

2) ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit

parle un peu moins fort — keep your voice down

elle se maquille un peu trop — she wears a bit too much make-up

un peu plus de gens — a few more people

un peu moins de — slightly less [pluie]; slightly fewer [gens]

amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins... — bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference

‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’ - ‘un peu beaucoup même (colloq)’ — ‘he looked a bit annoyed’ - ‘more than a bit’

3) ( emploi stylistique) just

répète un peu pour voir! — (colloq) you just try saying that again!

je vous demande un peu! — (colloq) I ask you!

il sait un peu (colloq) de quoi il parle — he does know what he's talking about

4) ( emploi par antiphrase) a little

tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? — aren't you just a little jealous?

5) (colloq) ( pour renforcer une affirmation)

il est un peu bien ton copain! — your boyfriend is a bit of all right (colloq) GB ou a good-looker! (colloq)

‘tu le ferais toi?’ - ‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ — ‘would you do it?’ - ‘I sure would (colloq)!’

6.

peu à peu locution adverbiale gradually, little by little

7.

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu ils se seraient battus — they very nearly had a fight

8.

pour peu que locution conjonctive if

pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie — if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story

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pø
1. adv

1) (modifiant un verbe) not much

Il boit peu. — He doesn't drink much.

Il voyage peu. — He doesn't travel much.

J'ai peu mangé à midi. — I didn't eat much for lunch.

2) (modifiant un adjectif) not very

Il est peu bavard. — He's not very talkative.

3) (modifiant un adverbe)

peu avant — shortly before

peu après — shortly afterwards

4) (modifiant un nom)

peu de (avec nom pluriel) — not many, few, (avec nom singulier) not a lot of, not much

peu de gens — not many people, few people

peu d'arbres — not many trees, few trees

Il y a peu de bons films au cinéma. — There aren't many good films on at the cinema.

Elle a peu d'amis. — She hasn't got many friends.

Il reste peu de lait. — There isn't much milk left., There isn't a lot of milk left.

Il a peu d'espoir. — He hasn't got much hope., He has little hope.

Il a peu d'espoir de réussir. — He doesn't have much hope of succeeding.

Il lui reste peu d'argent. — He hasn't got much money left.

c'est peu de chose — it's nothing, it's not much

pour peu de temps — for a short while

à peu de frais — for very little cost

5) (autres locutions)

peu à peu — little by little

à peu près — just about, more or less

J'ai à peu près fini. — I've just about finished., I've more or less finished.

à peu près 10 kg — about 10 kg, around 10 kg

à peu près deux heures — about two hours, around two hours

Le voyage prend à peu près deux heures. — The journey takes about two hours., The journey takes around two hours.

pour peu qu'il fasse — if he should do, if by any chance he does

avant peu — before long

sous peu — shortly

depuis peu (au présent) — for a short while, for a little while

Je suis parisien depuis peu. — I've only been living in Paris for a short while., (au passé) a short while ago, a little while ago

Il est rentré depuis peu. — He came back a short while ago.

de peu — only just

Chantal a manqué son train de peu. — Chantal only just missed her train.

Il est de peu mon cadet. — He's just a bit younger than me.

2. nm

1)

le peu de gens qui — the few people who

le peu de sable qui — what little sand, the little sand which

2)

un peu (emploi pronominal) — a little

J'en voudrais un peu. — I'd like a little., (emploi adverbial, avec adjectif) a little, a bit

Elle est un peu timide. — She's a bit shy., She's a little shy.

un peu de — a little, a bit of

un peu de gâteau — a bit of cake

un peu de lait — a little milk, a bit of milk

un peu d'espoir — a little hope, a bit of hope

un petit peu — a little bit

un petit peu de crème — a little bit of cream

un peu plus de [vent, sucre, personnes, voitures] — slightly more

un peu moins de [vent, sucre] — slightly less, [personnes, voitures] slightly fewer

3) (autres locutions)

pour un peu il...; un peu plus et il... — he very nearly..., he all but...

essayez un peu! — just try it!

3. pron

few

peu le savent — few people know

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❢ Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots. Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités ⇒ Les quantités.

A adv

1 ( modifiant un verbe) not much; il travaille/dort/parle peu he doesn't work/sleep/talk much; elle gagne assez peu she doesn't earn very much; elle gagne très/trop peu she earns very/too little; le radiateur chauffe peu the radiator doesn't give out much heat; je sors assez/très peu I don't go out very much/very much at all; je sais me contenter de peu I'm satisfied with very little; 40 euros/un demi-litre/1,50 m, c'est (bien) peu 40 euros/half a litre^GB/1,50 m, that's not (very) much; 20 personnes, c'est peu 20 people, that's not many; dix minutes/deux mois ça fait peu ten minutes/two months, that's not long; deux semaines c'est trop peu two weeks isn't long enough; si peu que ce soit however little, no matter how little; tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu you're not going to worry about such a little thing; je ne vais pas me casser la tête pour si peu I'm not going to rack my brains over such a little thing; il leur en faut peu pour pleurer/paniquer it doesn't take much to make them cry/panic; la catastrophe a été évitée de peu disaster was only just avoided; tu les as ratés de peu you've just missed them; il est mon aîné de peu he's slightly older than me; j'aime peu sa façon de dévisager les gens I don't much care for the way he stares at people; ça compte or importe peu it doesn't really matter; la cuisine n'est pas très bonne, et c'est peu dire the food isn't very good to say the least; il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire○! he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!; un homme comme on en voit or fait○ peu the kind of man you don't often come across; très peu pour moi○! fig no thanks○!;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) not very; peu soigneux/ambitieux/fier not very tidy/ambitious/proud; il est très peu jaloux he's not at all jealous; c'est un endroit assez peu connu it's a relatively little-known spot; cet endroit trop peu connu des touristes this spot which is sadly little known to tourists; pour les personnes trop peu qualifiées for people who haven't got enough qualifications; ils se sentent très ou fort peu concernés par… they feel quite unconcerned about…; nous étions peu nombreux there weren't many of us; nous étions très/trop peu nombreux there were very/too few of us; un individu peu recommandable a disreputable character; elle n'est pas peu fière she's more than a little proud.

B pron indéf peu lui font confiance few ou not many people trust him/her; il a écrit beaucoup de livres, peu lui survivront he has written many books, few will outlive him.

C peu de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) peu de mots/d'occasions few words/opportunities;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) peu de temps/d'espoir little time/hope; en peu de temps in next to no time; j'ai peu de temps pour le faire I haven't got much time to do it; il y a peu de changement there's little change; il y a peu de bruit there's not much noise; il est tombé peu de neige/pluie cet hiver there hasn't been much snow/rain this winter; il a peu de patience he's not very patient; c'est peu de chose it's not much; cela représente peu de chose it stands for little; avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux with very little she made a delicious meal; on est bien peu de chose! we're so insignificant!; il y a peu de visiteurs/divergences there are few ou not many visitors/differences; très peu de personnes sont atteintes very few people are affected; en peu de mots/jours in a few words/days; je sais peu de choses sur lui I don't know much about him; il y a peu de chances qu'il accepte he's unlikely to accept; la proposition a peu de chances d'aboutir the proposal has little chance of getting through.

D nm

1 ( petite quantité) le peu de the little [importance, confiance, pluie, liberté]; the few [livres, souvenirs, amis]; il a oublié le peu d'anglais qu'il savait he's forgotten the ou what little English he knew; elle s'est fait voler le peu d'objets qu'il lui restait she was robbed of the few things she had left; je vais dépenser le peu d'argent qu'il me reste I'm going to spend the ou what little money I've got left; il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him; je leur ai dit le peu que je savais I told them the ou what little I knew; il a dépensé le peu qu'il lui restait he spent what little he had left;

2 ( manque) le peu de the lack of; malgré le peu d'intérêt manifesté despite the lack of interest; j'ai remarqué ton peu d'enthousiasme I've noticed your lack of enthusiasm; ton peu d'appétit m'inquiète your lack of appetite is worrying me.

E un peu loc adv

1 ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit; mange un peu eat a little; cela m'inquiète/m'énerve/m'ennuie un peu it worries me/annoys me/bothers me a little ou a bit; ça m'agace plus qu'un peu○ it annoys me to say the least; le rôti est un peu brûlé the roast is a bit ou slightly burned; elle est un peu médium/poète○ she's a bit of a ou something of a medium/poet; tu ne serais pas un peu casse-cou? you're a bit of a daredevil, aren't you?; dors/attends/reste encore un peu sleep/wait/stay a little longer; ‘il a plu?’-‘pas qu'un peu○!’ ‘did it rain?’-‘did it ever○!’; ‘elle aime le fromage?’-‘oui, pas qu'un peu!’ ‘does she like cheese?’-‘does she ever○!’;

2 ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit; mange un peu plus/moins eat a bit more/less; parle un peu plus fort speak a little ou a bit louder; parle un peu moins fort keep your voice down; va un peu moins/plus vite go a bit slower/faster; il fait un peu moins froid qu'hier it's a little less cold than yesterday; il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier it's slightly ou a little colder than yesterday; un peu au-dessous/au-dessus de la moyenne slightly below/above average; elle se maquille un peu trop she wears a bit too much make-up; un peu plus de bruit/vent a bit more noise/wind; un peu plus de gens/problèmes a few more people/problems; un peu moins de slightly less [pluie, humour]; slightly fewer [gens, tableaux]; peux-tu me donner un tout petit peu plus de carottes can you give me just a few more carrots; amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins tu sais… bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference; donne-moi ton linge à laver, un peu plus un peu moins… give me your laundry, a bit more won't make any difference; ‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’-‘un peu beaucoup même○’ ‘he looked a bit annoyed’-‘more than a bit’;

3 ( emploi stylistique) just; arrête un peu de faire l'idiot! just stop behaving like an idiot!; répète un peu pour voir○! you just try saying that again!; vise un peu la perruque○! just look at the wig!; réfléchis un peu just think; je vous demande un peu○! I ask you!; il sait un peu de quoi il parle○ he does know what he's talking about;

4 ( emploi par antiphrase) a little; tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? aren't you just a little jealous?; ton histoire est un peu tirée par les cheveux your story is a little far-fetched to say the least; c'est un peu tard! it's a bit late!; tu exagères ou pousses○ un peu! you're pushing it a bit○!;

5 ○( pour renforcer une affirmation) il est un peu bien ton copain! your boyfriend is a bit of all right○!; ‘tu le ferais toi?’-‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ ‘would you do it?’-‘I sure would○!’; comme organisateur il se pose un peu là! as an organizer he's great!

F peu à peu loc adv gradually, little by little; les nuages se dissiperont peu à peu the clouds will gradually clear.

G pour un peu loc adv very nearly; pour un peu ils se seraient battus they very nearly had a fight; pour un peu il m'aurait insulté! he very nearly insulted me!

H pour peu que loc conj if; pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story.

[pø] adverbe

A.[EMPLOYÉ SEUL]

1. [modifiant un verbe] little, not much

il mange/parle peu he doesn't eat/talk much

je le connais peu I don't know him well

c'est peu le connaître it just shows how little you know him

il vient très peu he comes very rarely, he very seldom comes

on s'est très peu vu we saw very little of each other

j'ai trop peu confiance en elle I don't trust her enough

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc] not very

une avenue peu fréquentée a quiet street

il est assez peu soigneux he doesn't take much care

l'alibi est fort peu crédible the alibi is highly implausible

peu avant shortly ou not long before

peu après soon after, shortly ou not long after

je ne suis pas peu fier du résultat I'm more than a little proud of the result

B.[EMPLOI NOMINAL]

1. (avec déterminant) [indiquant la faible quantité]

le peu que tu gagnes the little you earn

(sans déterminant)

il vit de peu he lives off very little

il est mon aîné de peu he's only slightly older than me

il a raté son examen de peu (familier) he just failed his exam, he failed his exam by a hair's breadth

c'est peu it's not much

hommes/gens de peu (littéraire) worthless men/people

c'est peu (que) de le dire, encore faut-il le faire! that's easier said than done!

c'est peu dire that's an understatement, that's putting it mildly

ce n'est pas peu dire! and that's saying something!

très peu pour moi! (familier) not on your life!

2. [dans le temps]

ils sont partis il y a peu they left a short while ago, they haven't long left

d'ici peu very soon, before long

vous aurez de mes nouvelles avant peu you'll hear from me before long

je travaille ici depuis peu I've only been working here for a while, I haven't been working here long

3. [quelques personnes] a few (people)

nous étions peu à le croire only a few of us believed it

C.[PRÉCÉDÉ DE 'UN']

1. [modifiant un verbe]

un peu a little, a bit

je le connais un peu I know him a little ou a bit

reste un peu avec moi stay with me for a while

veux-tu manger un peu? do you want something to eat?

pousse-toi un (tout) petit peu move up a (little) bit

viens un peu par là come here a minute

pose-lui un peu la question, et tu verras! just ask him, and you'll see!

fais voir un peu... let me have a look...

tu l'as vu? — un peu! (familier) did you see it? — you bet I did ou and how!

un peu que je vais lui dire ce que je pense! (familier) I'll give him a piece of my mind, don't you worry (about that)!

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc]

un peu a little, a bit

je suis un peu pressée I'm in a bit of a hurry

il est un peu poète he's a bit of a poet

un peu partout just about ou pretty much everywhere

un peu plus a little ou bit more

un peu plus de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] a few more

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) more

un peu moins a little ou bit less

roule un peu moins vite drive a little more slowly

un peu moins de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] slightly fewer, not so many

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) less

nous avons un peu moins de difficultés we're not having quite so many difficulties

un peu trop a little ou bit too (much)

il en fait vraiment un peu trop! he's really making too much of it!

un peu beaucoup (familier) a bit much

tu as bu un peu beaucoup hier soir (familier) you certainly had a few last night

elle est jolie — un peu, oui! (familier) she's pretty — just a bit!

un peu plus et l'évier débordait! another minute and the sink would have overflowed!

un peu plus et on se serait cru au bord de la mer you could almost imagine that you were at the seaside

un peu plus, et je partais I was just about to leave

un peu plus et je me faisais écraser! I was within an inch of being run over!

peu à peu locution adverbiale

little by little, bit by bit, gradually

on s'habitue, peu à peu you get used to things, bit by bit ou gradually

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peu de locution déterminante

1. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] not much, little

[suivi d'un nom comptable] not many, few

cela a peu d'intérêt it's of little interest

peu de temps: je ne reste que peu de temps I'm only staying for a short while, I'm not staying long

il n'a que peu de temps à me consacrer he can only give me a small amount of time

peu de temps avant/après not long before/after

il y avait peu de neige there wasn't much snow

j'ai peu d'amis I have few friends, I don't have many friends

en peu de mots in a few words

on est peu de chose what an insignificant thing man is

c'est peu de chose it's nothing

2. [avec un déterminant]

le peu de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] the ou what few

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] the ou what little

le peu de connaissances que j'ai the ou what few acquaintances I have

le peu de fois où je l'ai vu on the few ou rare occasions when I've seen him

le peu d'expérience que j'avais what little experience I had

son peu d'enthousiasme his lack of enthusiasm

avec ce peu de matériel/d'idées with such limited material/ideas

peu ou prou locution adverbiale

(littéraire)

more or less

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pour peu que locution conjonctive

pour peu qu'il le veuille, il réussira if he wants to, he'll succeed

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu il m'accuserait! he's all but accusing me!

pour un peu, j'oubliais mes clés I nearly forgot my keys

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quelque peu locution adverbiale

(soutenu)

1. [modifiant un verbe] just a little

2. [modifiant un adjectif] somewhat, rather

il était quelque peu éméché he was somewhat ou rather tipsy

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quelque peu de locution déterminante

(soutenu)

not a little

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si peu que locution conjonctive

si peu que j'y aille, j'apprécie toujours beaucoup l'opéra although I don't go very often, I always like the opera very much

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si peu... que locution conjonctive

si peu réaliste qu'il soit however unrealistic he may be

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sous peu locution adverbiale

before long, in a short while

vous recevrez sous peu les résultats de vos analyses you will receive the results of your tests in a short while

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un peu de locution déterminante

a little (bit) of

prends un peu de gâteau have a little ou some cake

un peu de tout a bit of everything

avec un peu de chance... with a little luck...

allons, un peu de patience! come on, let's be patient!

avec un (tout) petit peu de bonne volonté... with (just) a little willingness...

tu l'as quitté par dépit? — il y a un petit peu de ça so you left him in a fit of pique? — that was partly it ou that was part of the reason

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > peu

66 chispa

f.

1 spark.

echar chispas (informal figurative) to be hopping mad

2 bit.

3 sparkle (sharpness, humor).

esa novela tiene chispa that novel has really got something

4 wit, cleverness, scintillation.

5 small bit, shred.

6 spoon bait, spinner.

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chispa

► nombre femenino

1 (de lumbre, eléctrica, etc) spark

2 (brillo) sparkle, glitter

3 (brillante pequeño) small diamond

4 familiar figurado (un poco) bit

■ bebió una chispa de licor she had a drop of liqueur

■ no me gustó ni chispa I didn't like it one bit

■ no hay ni una chispa de azúcar there isn't a bit of sugar left

■ no corre ni chispa de aire there's not a breath of wind

5 (de lluvia) drop, droplet

■ caen chispas it's spitting

6 figurado (ingenio, gracia) wit, sparkle; (inteligencia) intelligence; (viveza) liveliness

7 (mentira) lie

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger una chispa / pillar una chispa familiar to get sloshed

echar chispas figurado to be raging

no tiene ni chispa de gracia figurado it's not funny at all, it's not a bit funny

ser una chispa figurado to be very bright

tener chispa figurado to be witty, be funny

chispa eléctrica spark

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noun f.

spark

* * *

1. SF

1) [de luz, fuego] spark

- echar chispas: está que echa chispas

- perder chispa

2) (=gota de lluvia) drop

caen chispas — it's just spitting

3) (=pizca) bit, tiny amount

una chispa de café — a tiny drop of coffee

una chispa de sal — a pinch of salt

ni chispa — not the least bit

eso no tiene ni chispa de gracia — that's not in the least bit funny

si tuviera una chispa de inteligencia — if he had an ounce of intelligence

4) (=ingenio) wit

la historia tiene chispa — the story's quite amusing

Juan tiene chispa — John's quite witty

- es de chispa retardada

5) * (=borrachera) drunkenness

coger o pillar una chispa — to get sloshed *

estar con o tener la chispa — to be tight *

6) CAm, Méx

dar chispa — to work, be successful, yield results

7) And (=rumor) rumour, rumor (EEUU)

8) And (=arma) gun, weapon

2. ADJ INV

1) (=borracho)

estar chispa — * to be sloshed *

2) Méx (=divertido) funny, amusing

3.

SM * (tb: chispas) electrician

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I
adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) tipsy (colloq)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( del fuego) spark

está/están que echa/echan chispas — (fam) he's/they're hopping mad (colloq)

b) (Auto, Elec) spark

lo enchufé y empezaron a saltar chispas — I plugged it in and it started sparking o giving off sparks

2) (fam) ( pizca)

¿más vino? - una chispita — more wine? - just a drop

no tiene ni chispa de inteligencia — he doesn't have an ounce of intelligence

3) (gracia, ingenio) wit

sus chistes tienen mucha chispa — his jokes are very funny o witty

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= spark, zest, piquancy, sizzle, wit.

Ex. However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.

Ex. In the humanistic perspective, the concern is with potential, unique capabilities, and dignity -- with a dash of joy to add zest.

Ex. Young was a man of singular eccentricity and piquancy of character, a person who was very interesting in his own right.

Ex. Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.

Ex. The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.

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* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.

* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind.

* soltar chispas = emit + sparks.

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I
adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) tipsy (colloq)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( del fuego) spark

está/están que echa/echan chispas — (fam) he's/they're hopping mad (colloq)

b) (Auto, Elec) spark

lo enchufé y empezaron a saltar chispas — I plugged it in and it started sparking o giving off sparks

2) (fam) ( pizca)

¿más vino? - una chispita — more wine? - just a drop

no tiene ni chispa de inteligencia — he doesn't have an ounce of intelligence

3) (gracia, ingenio) wit

sus chistes tienen mucha chispa — his jokes are very funny o witty

* * *

= spark, zest, piquancy, sizzle, wit.

Ex: However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.

Ex: In the humanistic perspective, the concern is with potential, unique capabilities, and dignity -- with a dash of joy to add zest.

Ex: Young was a man of singular eccentricity and piquancy of character, a person who was very interesting in his own right.

Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.

Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.

* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind.

* soltar chispas = emit + sparks.

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chispa¹

adj inv

( Esp fam) tipsy ( colloq), merry ( BrE colloq)

chispa²

feminine

A

1 (del fuego) spark

está/están que echa/echan chispas ( fam); he's/they're hopping mad ( colloq), he's/they're fuming! ( colloq)

2 ( Auto, Elec) spark

cuando lo enchufé empezaron a saltar chispas when I plugged it in it started sparking o giving off sparks

tiene la chispa atrasada the ignition timing needs adjusting

B ( fam)

(pizca): ¿te sirvo más vino? — una chispita would you like some more wine? — just a drop

vio en sus ojos una chispa de ironía/esperanza she saw a flicker of irony/hope in his eyes

no tiene ni chispa de inteligencia he doesn't have an ounce o an iota o a spark of intelligence

C (gracia, ingenio) wit

sus chistes tienen mucha chispa his jokes are very funny o witty

D ( Chi) (para pescar) spinner

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chispa sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( del fuego) spark;

◊ está/están que echa/echan chispas (fam) he's/they're hopping mad (colloq)

b) (Auto, Elec) spark

2 (fam) ( pizca) little bit
3 (gracia, ingenio) wit;
◊ tener chispa to be witty

■ adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) tipsy (colloq)
chispa sustantivo femenino
1 spark
2 familiar (un poco, pizca) bit, dash
una chispa de coñac, a dash of brandy
3 familiar (ingenio) wit, sparkle
4 (gracia, simpatía) liveliness
' chispa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gracia
- graciosa
- gracioso
- inflamarse
- sal
- centella
- chiribita
- ingenio
- ingenioso
English:
gleam
- spark
- sparkle
- droll
- glint

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chispa

♦ nf

1. [de fuego] spark;

Comp
Fam
echar chispas to be hopping mad;

está que echa chispas she's hopping mad, she's fuming

2. [de electricidad] spark;

si juntas los cables, saltan chispas if you put the cables together, you get o it throws off sparks;
Fig
saltaron chispas entre los asistentes al debate sparks flew among the participants in the debate

3. [pizca] bit;

añade una chispa de sal add a pinch of salt

4. [agudeza, gracia] sparkle;

esa novela tiene chispa that novel has really got something;

cuenta los chistes con mucha chispa he tells jokes really well

5.
están cayendo chispas [lluvia ligera] it's spitting (with rain)

♦ interj
Méx
¡chispas! good heavens!, Br blimey!, US jeez!

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chispa

I adj

:

estar chispa fam be tipsy fam

II f

1 spark;

echar chispas be fuming fam

2 fig fam

wit

3 ( cantidad pequeña) spot;

ni chispa not one iota;

una chispa de … a touch of …;

eres una chispa revolucionario you’re a bit of a revolutionary

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chispa adj

1) Mex fam : lively, vivacious

un perrito chispa: a frisky puppy

2) Spain fam : tipsy

chispa nf

1) : spark

2)

echar chispas : to be furious

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chispa n spark

Spanish-English dictionary > chispa

67 part

1. noun
1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) parte

2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) parte

3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) papel

4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) papel

5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) parte

6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) papel, función

2. verb
(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) separar(se); dividir

- parting
- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in

part¹ n

1. parte

the first part of the film was best la primera parte de la película era mejor

2. papel

what part do you play in the play? ¿qué papel haces tú en la obra?

3. pieza

the watch doesn't work because a part is missing el reloj no funciona porque le falta una pieza

to take part in something participar en algo / intervenir en algo

part² vb separarse

after twenty years together, they parted después de veinte años juntos, se separaron

part

tr[pɑːt]

noun

1 (gen) parte nombre femenino

■ we spent part of the day on the beach pasamos parte del día en la playa

■ which part of London are you from? ¿de qué parte de Londres eres?

■ the fire devastated part of the castle el incendio asoló parte del castillo

■ he's like part of the family es como de la familia

■ you must be able to work as part of a team hay que saber trabajar en equipo

■ now comes the difficult part ahora viene lo difícil

2 (component) pieza

3 (of serial, programme) capítulo; (of serialized publication) fascículo, entrega

4 (measure) parte nombre femenino

5 (in play, film) papel nombre masculino

■ she plays the part of Scarlett hace el papel de Scarlett

■ a bit part un papel secundario

6 (role, share, involvement) papel nombre masculino, parte nombre femenino

■ he admitted his part in the crime confesó su parte en el crimen

■ I want no part in your dodgy deals no quiero saber nada de tus negocios sucios

7 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL parte nombre femenino

8 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (parting) raya

adverb

1 en parte

■ he's part Irish, part Spanish es mitad irlandés, mitad español

adjective

1 parcial

transitive verb

1 (separate) separar ( from, de)

■ till death us do part hasta que la muerte nos separe

intransitive verb

1 (separate) separarse; (say goodbye) despedirse

■ they parted as friends se separaron amistosamente

2 (open - lips, curtains) abrirse

plural noun parts

1 (area) zona, parajes nombre masculino plural, lugares nombre masculino plural

■ you're not from these parts, are you? no eres de por aquí, ¿verdad?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for my part por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

in part en parte

of many parts de muchas facetas

■ a man of many parts un hombre de muchas facetas

on the part of somebody / on somebody's part de parte de alguien

the best part of / the better part of la mayor parte de, casi todo,-a

to be part and parcel of something formar parte de algo

to look the part encajar bien en el papel

to part company with (leave) despedirse de 2 (separate) separarse de 3 (disagree) no estar de acuerdo con

to play a part in (in play etc) desempeñar un papel en 2 (in project etc) intervenir en algo, influir en algo, tener que ver con algo

■ various factors played a part in our decision diversos factores influyeron en nuestra decisión

to part one's hair hacerse la raya

to take part in something participar en algo, tomar parte en algo

to take somebody's part ponerse de parte de alguien

to take something in good part tomarse bien algo

foreign parts el extranjero

part exchange parte nombre femenino del pago

part of speech parte nombre femenino de la oración

part owner copropietario,-a

part ['pɑrt] vi

1) separate: separarse, despedirse

we should part as friends: debemos separarnos amistosamente

2) open: abrirse

the curtains parted: las cortinas se abrieron

3)

to part with : dehacerse de

part vt

1) separate: separar

2)

to part one's hair : hacerse la raya, peinarse con raya

part n

1) section, segment: parte f, sección f

2) piece: pieza f (de una máquina, etc.)

3) role: papel m

4) : raya f (del pelo)

part

adj.

• parcial adj.

adv.

• en parte adv.

• parte adv.

n.

• crencha s.f.

• lote s.m.

• papel s.m.

• parte s.f.

• pieza s.f.

• porción s.f.

• región s.f.

v.

• apartar v.

• dividir v.

• partir v.

• separar v.

I pɑːrt, pɑːt
noun

1)

a) c ( section) parte f

the book is funny in parts — el libro tiene partes divertidas

in my part of the world — en mi país (or región etc)

the worst part of it was that... — lo peor de todo fue que...

for the best part of a week/month — durante casi una semana/un mes

b) c ( integral constituent) (no pl) parte f

it's all part of growing up — todos tenemos que pasar por eso

to be part and parcel of something — formar parte de algo

c) (in phrases)

in part — en parte

for the most part — en su mayor parte; see also part of speech

2) c ( measure) parte f

two parts milk to one part water — dos partes de leche por cada parte de agua

3) c ( component) pieza f; ( spare part) repuesto m, pieza f de recambio, refacción f (Méx)

4) c

a) ( in play) papel m

a bit part — un papel secundario, un papelito (fam)

he acted/played the part of Hamlet — representó/hizo el papel de Hamlet

if you're a manager, you must act/look the part — si eres director, tienes que actuar/vestir como tu rol lo exige

b) (role, share) papel m

she had o played a major part in... — tuvo or jugó or desempeñó un papel fundamental en...

I want no part in it — yo no quiero tener nada que ver con eso

to take part in something — tomar parte or participar en algo

5) ( side)

for my part — por mi parte, por mi lado

to take somebody's part — ponerse* de parte or de lado de alguien, tomar partido por alguien

to take something in good part — tomarse algo bien, no tomarse algo a mal

6) c (section of book, play) parte f; (episode of TV, radio serial) episodio m; ( Publ) fascículo m

7) c ( Mus) (vocal, instrumental line) parte f

8) c ( in hair) (AmE) raya f, carrera f (Col, Ven), partidura f (Chi)

9) parts pl

a) ( area)

in/around these parts — por aquí, por estos lares (arc), por estos pagos (fam)

in foreign parts — en el extranjero

b) ( capabilities)

a man of many parts — un hombre de muchas facetas

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( separate) separar

b) ( divide)

she parts her hair down the middle — se peina con raya al or (Esp) en medio, se peina con la carrera por el medio (Col, Ven), se peina con partidura al medio (Chi)

2.

vi

a) ( separate) \<\<lovers\>\> separarse

they parted as friends — quedaron como amigos

b) \<\<curtains/lips\>\> ( open up) abrirse*

c) ( break) \<\<rope/cable\>\> romperse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- part with

III

adverb en parte

I was part angry, part relieved — en parte or por un lado me dio rabia, pero al mismo tiempo fue un alivio

he's part Chinese and part French — tiene sangre china y francesa; see also part exchange

IV

adjective (before n) < payment> parcial

part owner — copropietario, -ria m,f

[pɑːt]
1. N

1) (=portion, proportion) parte f

the parts of the body — las partes del cuerpo

it was all part of the job — todo formaba parte del trabajo

this was only part of the story — esta no era la historia completa, esto solo era parte de la historia

part of me wanted to apologize — por un lado quería pedir perdón, una parte de mí quería pedir perdón

• it went on for the best part of an hour — continuó durante casi una hora

you haven't heard the best part yet — todavía no has oído lo mejor

• in the early part of this century — a principios de este siglo

• the funny part of it is that nobody seemed to notice — lo gracioso es que nadie pareció darse cuenta

• a good part of sth — gran parte de algo

• in great part — en gran parte

• in part — en parte

the book is good in parts — hay partes del libro que son buenas, el libro es bueno en partes

• a large part of sth — gran parte de algo

in large part — en gran parte

• for the most part — (proportion) en su mayor parte; (number) en su mayoría; (=usually) por lo general

for the most part, this is still unexplored terrain — en su mayor parte, este es un territorio aún no explorado

the locals are, for the most part, very friendly — los habitantes son, en su mayoría, muy simpáticos

the work is, for the most part, quite well paid — el trabajo está, por lo general, bastante bien pagado

- a man of many parts

- be part and parcel of sth

suffering and death are part and parcel of life — el sufrimiento y la muerte son parte integrante de la vida
furniture, private 3., sum
2) (=measure) parte f

one part alcohol to two parts water — una parte de alcohol por cada dos partes de agua

mix together equal parts of salt and flour — mezcle partes iguales de sal y harina

3) (=share, role)

• to do one's part — poner de su parte

• he had no part in stealing it — no intervino or no participó en el robo

• work plays an important part in her life — el trabajo juega un papel importante en su vida

• to take part (in sth) — tomar parte (en algo), participar (en algo)

• I want no part of this — no quiero tener nada que ver con esto

4) (Theat, Cine) papel m

• to look the part — vestir el cargo

• to play the part of Hamlet — hacer el papel de Hamlet

he's just playing a part — está fingiendo
bit I, 2.
5) (=region) [of city] parte f, zona f ; [of country, world] región f

I don't know this part of London very well — no conozco esta parte or esta zona de Londres muy bien

a lovely part of the country — una región hermosa del país

what part of Spain are you from? — ¿de qué parte de España eres?

delegates from all parts of the country — delegados de todos los rincones del país

in some parts of the world — en algunas regiones del mundo

in this/that part of the world — en esta/esa región

• in foreign parts — en el extranjero

• in or round these parts — por aquí, por estos pagos *

he's not from these parts — no es de por aquí

6) (=side)

• for my part, I do not agree — en lo que a mí se refiere or por mi parte, no estoy de acuerdo

• to take sth in good part — tomarse algo bien

• it was bad organization on their part — fue mala organización por su parte

• to take sb's part — ponerse de parte de algn, tomar partido por algn

7) (Mech) pieza f ; moving, replacement 2., spare 4.

8) (Gram) parte f

• part of speech — parte f de la oración, categoría f gramatical

what part of speech is "of"? — ¿qué parte de la oración es "de"?, ¿a qué categoría gramatical pertenece "de"?

9) (Mus) parte f

the soprano part — la parte de soprano

• a song in four parts, a four-part song — una canción a cuatro voces

10) (=instalment) [of journal] número m ; [of serialized publication] fascículo m ; (TV, Rad) (=episode) parte f

11) (US) (in hair) raya f

side/center part — raya f al lado/al medio

2.

ADV (=partly) en parte

it is part fiction and part fact — es en parte ficción y en parte realidad, contiene partes ficticias y partes reales

the cake was part eaten — el pastel estaba empezado or medio comido

she is part French — tiene algo de sangre francesa

3. VT

1) (=separate) separar

• it would kill her to be parted from him — le mataría estar separada de él

market traders try to part the tourists from their money — los dueños de los puestos en los mercados intentan sacar dinero de los turistas
company 1., 2), death 1., 1), fool
2) (=open) [+ curtains] abrir, correr; [+ legs, lips] abrir

3) (=divide)

• to part one's hair on the left/right — peinarse con raya a la izquierda/derecha

his hair was parted at the side/in the middle — tenía raya al lado/al medio

4. VI

1) (=separate) [people] separarse

they couldn't bear to part — no soportaban la idea de separarse

we parted on good terms — lo dejamos como amigos

• to part from sb — separarse de algn

2) (=move to one side) [crowd, clouds] apartarse

3) (=open) [lips, curtains] abrirse

4) (=break) [rope] romperse, partirse

5.

CPD

part exchange N —

they take your old car in part exchange — aceptan tu coche viejo como parte del pago

they offer part exchange on older vehicles — aceptan vehículos más antiguos como parte del pago de uno nuevo

part owner N — copropietario(-a) m / f

part payment N — pago m parcial

to accept sth as part payment for sth — aceptar algo como parte del pago or como pago parcial de algo

part song N — canción f a varias voces

- part with

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I [pɑːrt, pɑːt]
noun

1)

a) c ( section) parte f

the book is funny in parts — el libro tiene partes divertidas

in my part of the world — en mi país (or región etc)

the worst part of it was that... — lo peor de todo fue que...

for the best part of a week/month — durante casi una semana/un mes

b) c ( integral constituent) (no pl) parte f

it's all part of growing up — todos tenemos que pasar por eso

to be part and parcel of something — formar parte de algo

c) (in phrases)

in part — en parte

for the most part — en su mayor parte; see also part of speech

2) c ( measure) parte f

two parts milk to one part water — dos partes de leche por cada parte de agua

3) c ( component) pieza f; ( spare part) repuesto m, pieza f de recambio, refacción f (Méx)

4) c

a) ( in play) papel m

a bit part — un papel secundario, un papelito (fam)

he acted/played the part of Hamlet — representó/hizo el papel de Hamlet

if you're a manager, you must act/look the part — si eres director, tienes que actuar/vestir como tu rol lo exige

b) (role, share) papel m

she had o played a major part in... — tuvo or jugó or desempeñó un papel fundamental en...

I want no part in it — yo no quiero tener nada que ver con eso

to take part in something — tomar parte or participar en algo

5) ( side)

for my part — por mi parte, por mi lado

to take somebody's part — ponerse* de parte or de lado de alguien, tomar partido por alguien

to take something in good part — tomarse algo bien, no tomarse algo a mal

6) c (section of book, play) parte f; (episode of TV, radio serial) episodio m; ( Publ) fascículo m

7) c ( Mus) (vocal, instrumental line) parte f

8) c ( in hair) (AmE) raya f, carrera f (Col, Ven), partidura f (Chi)

9) parts pl

a) ( area)

in/around these parts — por aquí, por estos lares (arc), por estos pagos (fam)

in foreign parts — en el extranjero

b) ( capabilities)

a man of many parts — un hombre de muchas facetas

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( separate) separar

b) ( divide)

she parts her hair down the middle — se peina con raya al or (Esp) en medio, se peina con la carrera por el medio (Col, Ven), se peina con partidura al medio (Chi)

2.

vi

a) ( separate) \<\<lovers\>\> separarse

they parted as friends — quedaron como amigos

b) \<\<curtains/lips\>\> ( open up) abrirse*

c) ( break) \<\<rope/cable\>\> romperse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- part with

III

adverb en parte

I was part angry, part relieved — en parte or por un lado me dio rabia, pero al mismo tiempo fue un alivio

he's part Chinese and part French — tiene sangre china y francesa; see also part exchange

IV

adjective (before n) < payment> parcial

part owner — copropietario, -ria m,f

English-spanish dictionary > part

68 kind

I noun
1) (class, sort) Art, die

several kinds of apples — mehrere Sorten Äpfel

all kinds of things/excuses — alles mögliche/alle möglichen Ausreden

no... of any kind — keinerlei...

books of every kind — Bücher aller Art

be [of] the same kind — von derselben Sorte od. Art sein

I know your kind — deine Sorte kenne ich

something/nothing of the kind — so etwas Ähnliches/nichts dergleichen

you'll do nothing of the kind! — das kommt gar nicht in Frage!

two of a kind — zwei gleiche

what kind is it? — was für einer/eine/eins ist es?

what kind of [a] tree is this? — was für ein Baum ist das?

what kind of people are they? — was für Leute sind sie?

what kind of [a] fool do you take me for? — für wie dumm hältst du mich?

what kind of [a] person do you think I am? — für wen hältst du mich?

the kind of person we need — der Typ, den wir brauchen

they are the kind of people who... — sie gehören zu der Sorte von Leuten, die...; das sind solche Leute, die...

this kind of food/atmosphere — diese Art od. solches Essen/solch od. so eine Stimmung

these kind of people/things — (coll.) solche Leute/Sachen

2) (implying vagueness)

a kind of... — [so] eine Art...

kind of interesting/cute — etc. (coll.) irgendwie interessant/niedlich usw. (ugs.)

3)

in kind — (not in money) in Sachwerten

pay in kind — in Naturalien zahlen/bezahlen

pay back or repay something in kind — (fig.) etwas mit od. in gleicher Münze zurückzahlen
II adjective
(of gentle nature) liebenswürdig; (showing friendliness) freundlich; (affectionate) lieb

have a kind heart — gutherzig sein

would you be so kind as to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich, das zu tun?

be kind to animals/children — gut zu Tieren/Kindern sein

oh, you are kind! — sehr nett od. liebenswürdig von Ihnen

how kind! — wie nett [von ihm/ihr/Ihnen usw.]!

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I noun
(a sort or type: What kind of car is it?; He is not the kind of man who would be cruel to children.) die Art
II 1. adjective
(ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly: He's such a kind man; It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday.) freundlich

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2. adjective
(having or showing a gentle and friendly nature: a kindly smile; a kindly old lady.) gütig

- kindliness
- kindness
- kind-hearted
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kind¹

[kaɪnd]

adj

1. (generous, helpful) nett, freundlich, liebenswürdig

thank you for giving me your seat, that was very \kind of you vielen Dank, dass Sie mir Ihren Platz überlassen haben, das war sehr nett von Ihnen; (in a letter)

with \kind regards mit freundlichen Grüßen

▪ to be \kind to sb nett [o freundlich] zu jdm sein

he is \kind to animals er ist gut zu Tieren

2. (gentle)

▪ to be \kind to sb/sth jdn/etw schonen

this shampoo is \kind to your hair dieses Shampoo pflegt dein Haar auf schonende Weise

the years have been \kind to her die Zeit hat es gut mit ihr gemeint

soft lighting is \kind to your face gedämpftes Licht ist vorteilhaft für dein Gesicht

kind²

[kaɪnd]

I. n

1. (group) Art f, Sorte f

I don't usually like that \kind of film normalerweise mag ich solche Filme nicht

he's not that \kind of person so einer ist der nicht fam

this car was the first of its \kind in the world dieses Auto war weltweit das erste seiner Art

all \kinds of animals/cars/people alle möglichen Tiere/Autos/Menschen

to claim/hear/say nothing of the \kind nichts dergleichen behaupten/hören/sagen

to stick with one's \kind unter sich dat bleiben

to be one of a \kind einzigartig sein

his/her \kind ( pej) so jemand [wie er/sie] a. pej

my mom always warned me about that \kind vor so jemandem hat mich meine Mutter immer gewarnt

don't even talk to their \kind mit solchen Leuten sollst du nicht einmal sprechen

2. (limited)

... of a \kind so etwas wie...

I guess you could call this success of a \kind man könnte das, glaube ich, als so etwas wie einen Erfolg bezeichnen

3. no pl (similar way)

▪ to do sth in \kind etw mit [o in] gleicher Münze zurückzahlen

I answered him in \kind ich antwortete ihm im gleichen Ton

if he cheats me, I shall take my revenge in \kind wenn er mich betrügt, werde ich mich in gleicher Weise an ihm rächen

contribution in \kind FIN Sacheinlage f

nothing of the \kind nichts dergleichen

mom, can I go to the movies tonight? — nothing of the \kind darf ich heute Abend ins Kino, Mami? — kommt nicht infrage

has your daughter ever stolen before? — no she's done nothing of the \kind hat Ihre Tochter jemals gestohlen? — nein, so etwas hat sie noch nie gemacht

to pay sb in \kind jdn in Naturalien [o Sachleistungen] bezahlen

4. (character)

▪ in \kind im Wesen, vom Typ her

they were brothers but quite different in \kind sie waren Brüder, aber in ihrem Wesen ganz verschieden

Betty, Sally and Joan are three of a \kind Betty, Sally und Joan sind alle drei vom gleichen Schlag

▪ to be true to \kind in typischer Weise reagieren

when I told him I passed my class, he was true to \kind asking if the exams had been that easy das war mal wieder typisch er, als ich ihm erzählte, dass ich mein Examen bestanden hätte, fragte er mich, ob die Prüfungen so leicht gewesen seien

II. adv

▪ \kind of irgendwie

I \kind of hoped you would help me ich hatte irgendwie gehofft, du würdest mir helfen

are you excited? — yea, \kind of bist du aufgeregt? — ja, irgendwie schon

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I [kaɪnd]
n

1) (= class, variety, nature) Art f; (of coffee, sugar, paint etc) Sorte f

they differ in kind — sie sind verschiedenartig

several kinds of flour — mehrere Mehlsorten

this kind of book — diese Art Buch

all kinds of... — alle möglichen...

what kind of...? — was für ein(e)...?

what kind of people does he think we are? — für wen hält er uns denn?

the only one of its kind — das Einzige seiner Art

a funny kind of name — ein komischer Name

he is not the kind of man to refuse — er ist nicht der Typ, der Nein or nein sagt

he's not that kind of person — so ist er nicht

I'm not that kind of girl — so eine bin ich nicht

they're two of a kind — die beiden sind vom gleichen Typ or von der gleichen Art; (people) sie sind vom gleichen Schlag

she's one of a kind —

I know your kind — deinen Typ kenne ich

your kind never do any good — Leute Ihres Schlags or Leute wie Sie sind für nichts gut

this kind of thing — so etwas

you know the kind of thing I mean — Sie wissen, was ich meine

... of all kinds — alle möglichen...

something of the kind — so etwas Ähnliches

nothing of the kind — nichts dergleichen

you'll do nothing of the kind —

it was beef of a kind (pej) — es war Rindfleisch oder so was Ähnliches (inf)

it's not my kind of holiday — solche Ferien sind nicht mein Fall (inf) or nach meinem Geschmack

she's my kind of woman — sie ist mein Typ

2)

a kind of... — eine Art..., so ein(e)...

a kind of box —

in a kind of way I'm disappointed (inf) — ich bin irgendwie enttäuscht

he was kind of worried-looking (inf) — er sah irgendwie bedrückt aus

I kind of thought that he... (inf) (and he didn't) — ich habe eigentlich gedacht, dass er...; (and he did) ich habe es mir beinahe gedacht, dass er...

are you nervous? – kind of (inf) — bist du nervös? – ja, schon (inf)

3) (= goods, as opposed to money) Naturalien pl, Ware f

payment in kind — Bezahlung f in Naturalien

I shall pay you back in kind (fig) — ich werde es Ihnen in gleicher Münze heimzahlen

the police responded in kind — die Polizei reagierte, indem sie das Gleiche tat
II
adj (+er)

1) (= caring) person liebenswürdig, nett, freundlich (to zu); voice, smile, face freundlich

he's kind to animals — er ist gut zu Tieren

the kindest thing to do would be to shoot the wounded animal — das Humanste wäre, das verletzte Tier zu erschießen

would you be kind enough to open the door — wären Sie (vielleicht) so nett or freundlich or lieb, die Tür zu öffnen

he was so kind as to show me the way — er war so nett or freundlich or lieb und zeigte mir den Weg

it was very kind of you to help me — es war wirklich nett or lieb von Ihnen, mir zu helfen

you're too kind! (also iro) — Sie sind zu liebenswürdig!

2) (= charitable) description, words freundlich; (= flattering) description, photograph, lighting schmeichelhaft

this dress is kind to the figure — dieses Kleid schmeichelt der Figur (dat)

3)

(= gentle) to be kind to your hands/skin — sanft zu den Händen/zur Haut sein

the years have been kind to her — die Jahre sind fast spurlos an ihr vorübergegangen

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kind¹ [kaınd] s

1. Art f, Sorte f:

all kinds of alle möglichen, allerlei;

all kinds of people got in touch with me die verschiedensten Leute setzten sich mit mir in Verbindung;

all kinds of things alles Mögliche;

all of a kind (with) von der gleichen Art (wie);

two of a kind zwei von derselben Sorte oder vom selben Schlag;

the only one of its kind das einzige seiner Art;

nothing of the kind

a) nichts dergleichen,

b) keineswegs;

sth of the kind, this kind of thing etwas Derartiges, so etwas;

that kind of place so ein Ort;

that kind of question is (umg those kind of questions are) very difficult solche Fragen sind sehr schwierig;

I haven’t got that kind of money umg so viel Geld hab ich nicht;

what kind of man is he? was für ein Mann oder Mensch ist er?;

she is not that kind of girl sie ist nicht so eine;

he is not the kind of man to do such a thing er ist nicht der Typ, der so etwas tut;

he felt a kind of compunction er empfand so etwas (Ähnliches) wie Reue;

I had a kind of a (US a. a kind of) feeling that … ich hatte das dunkle Gefühl, dass …;

coffee of a kind umg so etwas Ähnliches wie Kaffee, etwas Kaffeeartiges;

the literary kind die Leute, die sich mit Literatur befassen

2. Geschlecht n, Klasse f, Art f, Gattung f: → humankind

3. Art f, Wesen n:

different in kind der Art oder dem Wesen nach verschieden

4. kind of umg ein bisschen, irgendwie (oft unübersetzt):

she kind of boxed his ears sie haute ihm eine runter;

I kind of expected it ich hatte es irgendwie erwartet;

he kind of hinted it er machte so eine (vage) Andeutung;

I’ve kind of promised it ich habe es halb und halb versprochen;

did they help you? kind of (ja,) schon

5. Naturalien pl, Waren pl:

pay in kind in Naturalien zahlen;

pay sb back in kind fig es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

kind² [kaınd] adj (adv → kindly B)

1. freundlich, liebenswürdig, nett ( alle:

to sb zu jemandem):

be kind to animals tierlieb oder gut zu Tieren sein;

kind to the skin hautfreundlich (Creme etc);

it was very kind of you to help me es war sehr nett oder lieb (von dir), dass du mir geholfen hast;

would you be so kind as to do this for me? sei so gut oder freundlich und erledige das für mich, erledige das doch bitte für mich;

the draw was kind to him das Los meinte es gut mit ihm; → enough C

2. hilfreich (Tat etc)

3. herzlich: → regard B 5

4. freundlich, mild, angenehm (Klima)

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I noun
1) (class, sort) Art, die

several kinds of apples — mehrere Sorten Äpfel

all kinds of things/excuses — alles mögliche/alle möglichen Ausreden

no... of any kind — keinerlei...

books of every kind — Bücher aller Art

be [of] the same kind — von derselben Sorte od. Art sein

I know your kind — deine Sorte kenne ich

something/nothing of the kind — so etwas Ähnliches/nichts dergleichen

you'll do nothing of the kind! — das kommt gar nicht in Frage!

two of a kind — zwei gleiche

what kind is it? — was für einer/eine/eins ist es?

what kind of [a] tree is this? — was für ein Baum ist das?

what kind of people are they? — was für Leute sind sie?

what kind of [a] fool do you take me for? — für wie dumm hältst du mich?

what kind of [a] person do you think I am? — für wen hältst du mich?

the kind of person we need — der Typ, den wir brauchen

they are the kind of people who... — sie gehören zu der Sorte von Leuten, die...; das sind solche Leute, die...

this kind of food/atmosphere — diese Art od. solches Essen/solch od. so eine Stimmung

these kind of people/things — (coll.) solche Leute/Sachen

2) (implying vagueness)

a kind of... — [so] eine Art...

kind of interesting/cute — etc. (coll.) irgendwie interessant/niedlich usw. (ugs.)

3)

in kind — (not in money) in Sachwerten

pay in kind — in Naturalien zahlen/bezahlen

pay back or repay something in kind — (fig.) etwas mit od. in gleicher Münze zurückzahlen
II adjective
(of gentle nature) liebenswürdig; (showing friendliness) freundlich; (affectionate) lieb

have a kind heart — gutherzig sein

would you be so kind as to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich, das zu tun?

be kind to animals/children — gut zu Tieren/Kindern sein

oh, you are kind! — sehr nett od. liebenswürdig von Ihnen

how kind! — wie nett [von ihm/ihr/Ihnen usw.]!

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adj.

art adj. n.

Art -en f.

Gattung -en f.

Sorte -- f.

English-german dictionary > kind

69 certain

certain, e [sεʀtɛ̃, εn]

1. adjective

   a. ( = convaincu) [personne] sure, certain

• es-tu certain de rentrer ce soir ? are you sure or certain you'll be back this evening?

• elle est certaine qu'ils viendront she's sure or certain they'll come

   b. ( = incontestable) certain ; [indice] sure ; [date, prix] definite

• il a fait des progrès certains he has made definite progress

• la victoire est certaine victory is assured

• c'est une chose certaine it's absolutely certain

• c'est certain there's no doubt about it

   c. ( = plus ou moins défini avant le nom) un certain... a (certain)...

• un certain ministre disait même que... a certain minister even said that...

• un certain M. Leblanc vous a demandé a Mr Leblanc was asking for you

• dans une certaine mesure to a certain extent

• dans un certain sens in a certain sense

• jusqu'à un certain point up to a point

• un certain nombre d'éléments font penser que... a number of things lead one to think that...

   d. (intensif avant le nom) some

• c'est à une certaine distance d'ici it's some distance from here

• cela demande un certain courage it takes some courage

• au bout d'un certain temps after a while

• il a un certain âge he's getting on

• une personne d'un certain âge an elderly person

   e. certains ( = quelques) some, certain

• dans certains cas in some or certain cases

• certaines personnes ne l'aiment pas some people don't like him

• sans certaines notions de base without some or certain basic notions

2. plural indefinite pronoun

certains ( = personnes) some people ; ( = choses) some

• dans certains de ces cas in some of these cases

• parmi ses récits certains sont amusants some of his stories are amusing

• pour certains for some people

• certains disent que... some people say that...

• certains d'entre vous some of you

• il y en a certains qui... there are some who...

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1.

certaine sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn adjectif

1) ( convaincu)

certain de — certain ou sure of

es-tu certain d'avoir fermé le gaz? — are your certain ou sure that you turned off the gas?

2) ( indiscutable) certain, sure

tenir quelque chose pour certain — to be certain of something

c'est sûr et certain — (colloq) it's absolutely certain

ils vont gagner, c'est certain! — they're bound to win!

il est certain qu'il n'aurait jamais pu faire ce qu'il a fait sans sa femme — he certainly couldn't have done what he did if it hadn't been for his wife

ils vont à une mort certaine — they're heading for certain death

une influence certaine — an undeniable ou a definite influence

un homme d'un âge certain — a man of advanced years

3) ( fixé) [date, prix] definite

2.

adjectif indéfini (before n)

1) ( mal défini)

elle restera un certain temps — she'll stay for some time ou for a while

un certain nombre d'erreurs — a (certain) number of mistakes

une certaine image de la France — a certain image of France

dans une certaine mesure — to a certain ou to some extent

d'une certaine manière — in a way

2) ( devant un nom de personne)

un certain M. Grovagnard — a (certain) Mr Grovagnard

3) ( intensif) some

il faut un certain culot — (colloq) it takes some nerve (colloq)

un homme d'un certain âge — a man who's no longer young

il avait déjà un certain âge — he was already getting on in years

3.

certains, certaines adjectif indéfini pluriel some

à certains moments — sometimes, at times

4.

certains, certaines pronom indéfini pluriel some people

certains d'entre eux — some of them

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sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn certain, -e
1. adj

1) (= incontestable) certain, (avantage) definite

Ce n'est pas certain. — It's not certain.

Nous allons vers une faillite certaine. — We're heading for certain bankruptcy.

L'Italie possède un avantage certain: ses attaquants. — Italy has one definite advantage: its strikers.

2) (= convaincu) certain

être certain de — to be certain of, to be sure of

être certain que — to be certain that, to be sure that

Je suis certain que je l'ai remis en place. — I'm certain that I put it back., I'm sure that I put it back.

sûr et certain — absolutely certain

3) (avant le nom: au singulier) (= pas clairement déterminé) certain

un certain Bertrand — a certain Bertrand

dans une certaine mesure — to a certain extent, to some extent

d'un certain âge — of a certain age

un certain temps — quite some time, some time

J'ai mis un certain temps à comprendre ce qu'elle disait. — It took me quite some time to understand what she was saying., It took me some time to understand what she was saying.

d'une certaine manière — in a way

Il règne une certaine confusion. — There is some confusion.

4) (avant le nom: au pluriel)

certains (= quelques) — some

Certaines personnes n'aiment pas la crème. — Some people don't like cream.

Certaines fois, il n'y avait personne. — Sometimes there was nobody there.

2. certains pron

some

certaines — some

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certain, certaine

A adj

1 ( convaincu) certain de certain ou sure of; être certain de qch to be certain ou sure of sth; je suis certain qu'elle est coupable I'm certain ou sure that she's guilty; est-ce que tu es certain d'avoir fermé le gaz? are your certain ou sure that you turned off the gas?; nous ne sommes pas certains qu'elle en a or qu'elle en ait envie we're not certain ou sure that she feels like it;

2 ( indiscutable) certain, sure; tenir qch pour certain to be certain of sth; il est certain qu'elle acceptera it's certain that she'll accept, she's certain to accept; il n'est pas certain qu'il puisse venir it's not certain ou definite that he'll be able to come; ce n'est pas là chose certaine it's not certain ou definite; c'est sûr et certain○ it's absolutely certain; ils vont gagner, c'est certain! they're bound to win!, they're sure to win!; il est certain qu'il n'aurait jamais pu faire ce qu'il a fait sans sa femme he certainly couldn't have done what he did if it hadn't been for his wife; ils vont à une mort certaine they're heading for certain death; il a sur ses élèves une influence certaine he has an undeniable ou a definite influence on his pupils; un homme d'un âge certain a man of advanced years;

3 Comm [date, prix] definite, fixed; [taux] fixed.

B adj indéf (before n)

1 ( mal défini) elle restera à la maison un certain temps she'll stay at home for some time ou for a while; il y a encore dans le texte un certain nombre d'erreurs there are still a (certain) number of mistakes in the text; il représente une certaine image de la France he represents a certain image of France; se faire une certaine idée de la vie to have a certain conception of life; j'ai malgré tout une certaine admiration pour lui in spite of everything I've got a certain admiration for him; dans une certaine mesure to a certain ou to some extent; d'une certaine manière in a way; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point; il est venu un certain soir que j'étais sorti he came one evening when I was out;

2 ( devant un nom de personne) un certain M. Grovagnard a (certain) Mr Grovagnard;

3 ( intensif) some; il m'a fallu un certain temps pour comprendre it took me a while ou some time to understand; ça demande un certain entraînement/une certaine adresse it requires some practice/some skill; il faut un certain culot○ pour… it takes some nerve○ to…; un homme d'un certain âge a man who's no longer young; il avait déjà un certain âge lorsqu'il a établi ce record he was already getting on in years when he set this record.

C certains, certaines adj indéf pl some; à certains moments sometimes, at times.

D certains, certaines pron indéf pl some people; certains d'entre eux some of them.

I

( féminin certaine) [sɛrtɛ̃, sɛrtɛn, devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet sɛrtɛn] déterminant (adjectif indéfini)

1. [exprimant l'indétermination]

à remettre à une certaine date to be handed in on a certain date

à un certain moment at one point

un certain nombre d'entre eux some of them

j'y ai cru un certain temps I believed it for a while

d'une certaine façon ou manière in a way

dans ou en un certain sens in a sense

2. [exprimant une quantité non négligeable]

il a fait preuve d'une certaine intelligence he has shown a certain amount of ou some intelligence

il faut un certain courage! you certainly need some pluck!

3. [devant un nom de personne]

les dialogues sont l'œuvre d'un certain... the dialogue is by someone called... ou by one...

il voit souvent un certain Robert (péjoratif) he sees a lot of some character called Robert

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certains ( pluriel féminin certaines) déterminant (adjectif indéfini pluriel)

[quelques] some, certain

certaines fois sometimes, on some occasions

certains jours sometimes, on some days

je connais certaines personnes qui n'auraient pas hésité I can think of some ou a few people who wouldn't have thought twice about it

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certains ( pluriel féminin certaines) pronom indéfini pluriel

[personnes] some (people)

[choses] some

[d'un groupe] some (of them)

certains d'entre vous semblent ne pas avoir compris some of you seem not to have understood

II

( féminin certaine) [sɛrtɛ̃, sɛrtɛn] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [sɛrtɛn]) adjectif

1. [incontestable - amélioration] definite ; [ - preuve] definite, positive ; [ - avantage, rapport] definite, clear ; [ - décision, invitation, prix] definite

avec un enthousiasme certain with real ou obvious enthusiasm

tenir quelque chose pour certain to have no doubt about something

le projet a beaucoup de retard — c'est certain, mais... the project is a long way behind schedule — that's certainly true but...

j'aurais préféré attendre, c'est certain I'd have preferred to wait, of course

une chose est certaine one thing's for certain ou sure

2. [inéluctable - échec, victoire] certain

on nous avait présenté son départ comme certain we'd been told he was certain to go

3. [persuadé]

être certain de: être certain de ce qu'on avance to be sure ou certain about what one is saying

il n'est pas très certain de sa décision he's not sure he's made the right decision

si tu pars battu, tu es certain de perdre! if you think you're going to lose, (then) you're bound ou sure ou certain to lose!

êtes-vous sûr que c'était lui? — j'en suis certain! are you sure it was him? — I'm positive!

ils céderont — n'en sois pas si certain they'll give in — don't be so sure

si j'étais certain qu'il vienne if I knew (for sure) ou if I was certain that he was coming

4. MATHÉMATIQUES & PHILOSOPHIE certain

certain nom masculin

BOURSE fixed ou direct rate of exchange

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > certain

70 effet

effet [efε]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = résultat) effect

• produire l'effet voulu to produce the desired effect

• créer un effet de surprise to create a surprise

• avoir pour effet de faire qch to have the effect of doing sth

• avoir pour effet une augmentation de to result in an increase in

• faire effet [médicament] to take effect

• la bière me fait beaucoup d'effet beer goes straight to my head

• être sans effet to have no effect

• prendre effet le 2 juin to take effect from 2 June

   b. ( = impression) impression

• ça fait mauvais effet it doesn't look good

• il a produit son petit effet he managed to cause a bit of a stir

• c'est tout l'effet que ça te fait ? is that all it means to you?

• quel effet ça te fait d'être revenu ? how does it feel to be back?

• ça m'a fait un drôle d'effet de le revoir après si longtemps it felt really strange seeing him again after so long

• cela m'a fait de l'effet de le voir dans cet état it really affected me to see him in that state

   c. ( = artifice, procédé) effect

• effet de style stylistic effect

• effet d'optique visual effect

• effets spéciaux special effects

• c'est un effet d'annonce it's hype (inf)

   d. (Sport) spin

• donner de l'effet à une balle to put spin on a ball

   e. ( = valeur) effet de commerce bill of exchange

   f. (locutions)

► à cet effet for this purpose

• utilisez la boîte prévue à cet effet use the box provided

• un bâtiment construit à cet effet a building designed for that purpose► en effet

• nous étions en effet persuadés d'y arriver we really thought we could manage it

• cela me plaît beaucoup, en effet yes indeed, I like it very much

• c'est en effet plus rapide it's true that it's faster

• étiez-vous absent mardi dernier ? -- en effet, j'avais la grippe were you absent last Tuesday? -- yes, I had flu

• tu ne travaillais pas ? -- en effet you weren't working? -- no, I wasn't► sous l'effet de under the effects of

• il était encore sous l'effet de la colère he was still angry

2. plural masculine noun

effets ( = affaires, vêtements) things

• effets personnels personal effects

3. compounds

► effet de serre greenhouse effect

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efɛ
1.

nom masculin

1) ( conséquence) effect

faire de l'effet — [médicament] to work; [commentaire] to have some effect

prendre effet — [mesure] to take effect

sous l'effet de l'alcool — under the influence of alcohol

sous l'effet de la passion — in a fit of passion

sous l'effet de la colère — in a rage

2) ( impression) impression

faire bon/mauvais effet — to make a good/bad impression

être du meilleur effet — [vêtement] to look extremely nice

être du plus mauvais effet — to be in the worst possible taste

quel effet cela te fait-il d'être père? — how does it feel to be a father?

faire un drôle d'effet — [vitesse, alcool, rencontre] to make one feel strange

il me fait l'effet d'un homme honnête — he looks like an honest man to me

leur réponse m'a fait l'effet d'une douche froide — their answer came as a real shock to me

un effet de surprise — an element of surprise

3) ( procédé) effect

couper tous ses effets à quelqu'un — to steal somebody's thunder

4) ( but)

à cet effet — for that purpose

5) ( phénomène)

l'effet Maastricht — the Maastricht effect

6) Sport spin

2.

en effet locution adverbiale indeed

3.

effets nom masculin pluriel ( vêtements) things

Phrasal Verbs:

- effet de serre

- effet spécial

- effets secondaires

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efɛ
1. nm

1) (d'une cause) effect, result

c'est l'effet de — it's a result of

Je pense pour ma part que c'est l'effet de la concurrence. — In my opinion it's a result of competition.

c'est l'effet du hasard — it's fate

2) (= résultat tangible) [médicament, menace] effect

avoir de l'effet — to have an effect, to be effective

faire de l'effet — to have an effect, to be effective

Pensez-vous que cela aura de l'effet? — Do you think it'll have an effect?, Do you think it'll be effective?

Ce médicament fait rapidement de l'effet. — This medicine takes effect quickly.

3) (= artifice)

effet de style — stylistic effect

effet de lumière — lighting effect

effets de voix — vocal effects

4) TENNIS

donner de l'effet à une balle — to put some spin on a ball

5) (= impression) feeling, impression

un drôle d'effet — a strange feeling

Ça m'a fait un drôle d'effet de le revoir. — It gave me a strange feeling to see him again.

Ça nous a fait beaucoup d'effet. — It left a deep impression on us.

Ça fait beaucoup d'effet. — It's very impressive.

C'est tout l'effet que ça te fait? — Is that all it does to you?

faire l'effet de; Il m'a fait l'effet d'un garçon honnête. — He struck me as a decent chap.

6) COMMERCE bill

7) DROIT, [loi, jugement] application

avec effet rétroactif — applied retrospectively

8) (autres locutions)

sous l'effet de — under the effect of

à cet effet — to that end

en effet — indeed

C'est plutôt risqué. - En effet! — That's rather risky. - It is indeed!

Je ne me sens pas très bien. - En effet, tu as l'air pâle. — I don't feel very well. - Yes, you do look pale.

On peut en effet se demander si... — We may indeed ask ourselves if...

Il est assez arrogant, en effet. — He is rather arrogant, you're right.

2. effets nmpl

1) (= vêtements) things

2) (= artifices)

effets spéciaux CINÉMA — special effects

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effet

A nm

1 ( conséquence) effect; il y a un rapport de cause à effet entre les deux phénomènes there is a relation of cause and effect between the two phenomena; effets négatifs de qch sur qch/qn adverse ou ill effects of sth on sth/sb; effets positifs de qch sur qch/qn beneficial effects of sth on sth/sb; subir/ressentir les effets de qch to suffer from/feel the effects of sth; avoir un effet positif/négatif/catastrophique to have a positive/negative/disastrous effect (sur on); ma remarque a eu l'effet inverse de celui que je voulais my remark had the opposite effect from the one I intended; n'avoir aucun effet [critique, suggestion, campagne] to have no effect; [médicament] not to work; leurs remarques n'ont eu aucun effet sur moi their remarks didn't affect me; faire de l'effet [médicament, traitement] to work; [article, commentaire] to have some effect; le café/l'alcool me fait beaucoup d'effet coffee/alcohol has a very strong effect on me; avoir pour effet de faire to have the effect of doing; prendre effet [mesure, loi] to take effect; sous l'effet de l'alcool under the influence of alcohol; sous l'effet de la dévaluation under the impact of devaluation; sous l'effet de la passion in a fit of passion; sous l'effet de la colère in a rage;

2 ( impression) impression; faire bon/mauvais effet [personne, comportement] to make a good/bad impression; être du meilleur effet [vêtement] to look extremely nice; être du plus mauvais effet [vêtement, remarque] to be in the worst possible taste; quel effet cela te fait d'être père? how does it feel to be a father?; faire un drôle d'effet [vitesse, alcool, rencontre] to make one feel strange; ça fait de l'effet d'arriver avec une jambe dans le plâtre arriving with one's leg in plaster makes an impression; faire son (petit) effet [bijou, décoration] to make quite an impression; il me fait l'effet d'un homme honnête/d'une crapule he looks like an honest man/a crook to me; leur réponse m'a fait l'effet d'une douche froide their answer came as a real shock to me; un effet de surprise an element of surprise; ⇒ bœuf;

3 ( procédé) effect; effet comique/de style comic/stylistic effect; rechercher l'effet to strive for effect; ma blague n'a fait rire personne, j'ai raté mon effet my joke fell flat and no-one laughed; il ne réussit jamais ses effets he tries but it never comes off; couper tous ses effets à qn to steal sb's thunder; faire des effets de jambes○ to show a bit of leg○; faire des effets de manches to wave one' s arms about theatrically;

4 ( but) à cet effet for that purpose;

5 ( phénomène) l'effet Joule/Doppler the Joule/Doppler effect; l'effet Maastricht the Maastricht effect;

6 Sport spin; donner de l'effet à une balle to put spin on a ball.

B en effet loc adv soyez prudent, les routes sont en effet très glissantes do be careful because the roads are very slippery indeed; les résultats sont en effet excellents the results are indeed excellent; ‘tu n'étais pas chez toi hier soir?’-‘en effet’ ‘you weren't home yesterday evening?’-‘no, I wasn't’; en effet, tu avais raison actually, you were right.

C effets nmpl ( vêtements) things; rassemblez vos effets pack your things.

Composés

effet de champ field effect; effet de commerce commercial bill; effet de filé blur that gives an impression of movement; effet de levier leverage; effet de serre greenhouse effect; effet spécial special effect; effets publics government securities; effets secondaires side effects.

[efɛ] nom masculin

1. [résultat] effect, result, outcome

c'est un effet de la pesanteur it's a result of gravity

c'est bien l'effet du hasard si... it's really quite by chance that...

avoir un effet: cela n'a pas eu l'effet escompté it didn't have the desired ou intended effect

avoir pour effet de: ton insistance n'aura pour effet que de l'agacer the only thing you'll achieve ou do by insisting is (to) annoy him

faire un effet: attends que le médicament fasse son effet wait for the medicine to take effect

tes somnifères ne m'ont fait aucun effet your sleeping pills didn't work on me ou didn't have any effect on me

être sans effet: rester ou demeurer sans effet to have no effect, to be ineffective

mettre à effet to bring into effect, to put into operation

prendre effet: prendre effet à partir de to take effect ou to come into operation as of

effet placebo placebo effect

effet en retour blacklash

effet secondaire MÉDECINE side-effect

relation de cause à effet cause and effect relationship

2. [impression] impression

faire beaucoup d'effet/peu d'effet to be impressive/unimpressive

faire bon/mauvais/meilleur effet: son discours a fait (très) bon/mauvais effet sur l'auditoire the audience was (most) favourably impressed/extremely unimpressed by his speech

une jupe fera meilleur effet qu'un pantalon a skirt will make a better impression than a pair of trousers

faire l'effet de: il me fait l'effet d'un jeune homme sérieux he strikes me as (being) a reliable young man

elle me fait l'effet d'un personnage de bande dessinée she reminds me of a cartoon character

faire un effet: faire ou produire son petit effet (familier) to cause a bit of a stir

c'est tout l'effet que ça te fait? (familier) you don't seem to be too impressed

quel effet cela t'a-t-il fait de le revoir? how did seeing him again affect you?

ça m'a fait un sale effet it gave me a nasty turn

3. [procédé] effect

effet de contraste/d'optique contrasting/visual effect

effet (de) domino domino effect

effet de style stylistic effect

effet de perspective 3-D ou 3-dimensional effect

rechercher l'effet to strive for effect

manquer ou rater son effet

a. [magicien] to spoil one's effect

b. [plaisanterie] to fall flat, to misfire

créer un effet de surprise to create a surprise effect

ça m'a coupé tous mes effets it stole my thunder

faire des effets de voix to make dramatic use of one's voice

effet de lumière THÉÂTRE lighting effect

effets spéciaux CINÉMA special effects

4. FINANCE & COMMERCE

effet escomptable/négociable discountable/negotiable bill

effets à payer/recevoir notes payable/receivable

effet de commerce bill of exchange

effet à courte échéance short ou short-dated bill

effet à longue échéance long ou long-dated bill

effet au porteur bill payable to bearer

effet à vue sight bill, demand bill ou draft

effets publics government securities

5. SCIENCES effect

effet Doppler/Compton/Joule Doppler/Compton/Joule-Thompson effect

effet de serre greenhouse effect

6. SPORT spin

donner de l'effet à une balle to put a spin on a ball

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effets nom masculin pluriel

[affaires] things

[vêtements] clothes

effets personnels personal effects ou belongings

à cet effet locution adverbiale

to that effect ou end ou purpose

en effet locution adverbiale

1. [effectivement]

oui, je m'en souviens en effet yes, I do remember

c'est en effet la meilleure solution it's actually ou in fact the best solution

on peut en effet interpréter l'événement de cette façon it is indeed possible to interpret what happened in that way

2. [introduisant une explication]

je ne pense pas qu'il vienne; en effet il est extrêmement pris ces derniers temps I don't think he'll come, he's really very busy these days

il n'a pas pu venir; en effet, il était malade he was unable to come since he was ill

3. [dans une réponse]

drôle d'idée! — en effet! what a funny idea! — indeed ou isn't it!

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sous l'effet de locution prépositionnelle

être sous l'effet d'un calmant/de l'alcool to be under the effect of a tranquillizer/the influence of alcohol

j'ai dit des choses regrettables sous l'effet de la colère anger made me say things which I later regretted

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > effet

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ˈfɪɡə
1. сущ.
1) а) фигура (физический облик человека) ;
телосложение;
внешние очертания, форма тела The gown showed off her lovely figure. ≈ Платье подчеркнуло ее прекрасную фигуру. figures moving in the dusk ≈ фигуры, движущиеся в темноте Syn: form, shape, outline, silhouette, body, physique, build;
contour, cut, cast;
configuration, frame, anatomy б) внешний вид;
облик, образ;
производимое впечатление dashing figure ≈ энергичный вид imposing figure ≈ импозантный вид ridiculous figure ≈ смешной вид sorry figure ≈ виноватый вид striking figure ≈ потрясающий вид trim figure ≈ аккуратный вид a figure of fun ≈ нелепая, смешная фигура to keep one's figure ≈ следить за фигурой to cut a (fine) figure ≈ производить( сильное) впечатление to cut no figure ≈ не производить никакого впечатления cut a poor figure Syn: form, impression, appearance
2) личность, фигура Michelangelo was one of the great figures of the Renaissance. ≈Микельанджело был одной из величайших фигур эпохи Возрождения. familiar figure ≈ знакомый человек national figure ≈ видный деятель( человек, которого знает вся страна) political figure ≈ политический деятель prominent figure, well-known figure ≈ выдающаяся личность religious figure ≈ религиозный деятель underworld figure ≈ представитель социальных низов father figure ≈ (тж. father-figure) человек, обладающий качествами отца;
человек, которого ребенок хотел бы видеть в качестве отца mother figure ≈ (тж. mother-figure) лицо, обладающее качествами матери;
лицо, которое ребенок хотел бы видеть в качестве матери parental figure ≈ лицо, обладающее качествами отца или матери;
лицо, которое ребенок хотел бы видеть в качестве родителя person of figure ≈ выдающаяся личность public figure ≈ общественный деятель Syn: person, personage, character, notable, eminence, force, leader
3) а) изображение, картина, статуя( особ. человеческой фигуры) б) иллюстрация, рисунок( в книге и т. п.) ;
узор( на ткани, бумаге) ;
диаграмма, чертеж She bought a scarf printed with a spiral figure. ≈ Она купила шарф с рисунком в виде спиралек. в) эмблема, символ ∙ Syn: pattern, design, device, motif, emblem;
sign, symbol, plan, schema;
diagram, illustration, drawing
4) риторическая фигура, стилистический прием, троп figure of speech
5) фигура (в танцах, фигурном катании, полете в воздухе и т. п.)
6) муз. ритмико-мелодический элемент, украшающий музыкальное произведение
7) мат. фигура, тело
8) гороскоп
9) а) цифра The figure for "one" is "1". ≈ Цифра для "единицы" - это "1". in round figures ≈ круглым счетом, округляя Syn: digit, number, cipher, numeral, numerical symbol б) мн. цифровые данные, количественные данные approximate, round figures ≈ приблизительные результаты available figures ≈ доступная информация/статистика exact figures ≈ точные цифры official figures ≈ официальные данные reliable figures ≈ надежные данные в) мн. арифметика I was never much good at figures. ≈ Я всегда был слаб в арифметике. Syn: arithmetic, sums, calculations, computations
10) разг. цена to sell at a low figure ≈ продавать по дешевой цене He named a figure that was much more than we could pay. ≈ Он назвал цену, которая оказалась намного больше, чем мы могли бы заплатить. Syn: price, amount, rate, cost, quotation, sum, value
2. гл.
1) изображать (графически, диаграммой и т. п.) ;
изображать на картине, рисовать;
набрасывать( контуры, силуэт и т. п.)
2) украшать( рисунками, узором и т. п.) The wallpaper was figured with rosebuds. ≈ На обоях был рисунок из бутонов роз. Syn: embellish, adorn, ornament, mark, pattern, variegate, diversify
3) разг. а) считать, думать, полагать I figure it must be close to three miles. ≈ Я полагаю, это должно быть где-то близко к трем милям. I figured that you wanted me to stay. ≈ Я думал, что ты хочешь, чтобы я остался. Syn: calculate, reckon, think, suppose, conjecture;
presume, believe, judge, imagine, guess б) быть логичным, обоснованным, понятным;
казаться вероятным It figures: when I have the time to travel, I don't have the money. ≈ Вполне логично: когда у меня есть время для путешествий, у меня нет денег.
4) а) появляться, фигурировать Real historical events figure in Tolstoy's novel 'War and Peace'. ≈ В романе Толстого "Война и мир" фигурируют реальные исторические события. б) играть заметную роль, играть важную роль She figured prominently in history. ≈ Она сыграла значительную роль в истории. ∙ Syn: appear, have a part, play a part, be mentioned;
be conspicuous, be prominent, be placed, count, shine forth
5) служить символом, символизировать
6) использовать риторические фигуры
7) выполнять фигуры (в фигурном катании и т. п.)
8) придавать форму
9) амер.;
разг. подсчитывать, оценивать;
исчислять (тж. figure in) Have you figured in the cost of the hotel? ≈ Ты включил в подсчеты стоимость жилья в отеле? We figured that he would arrive at around two o'clock. ≈ Мы подсчитали, что приедем около двух часов. Figure the total and I'll pay it with a check. ≈ Подсчитайте общую сумму, и я оплачу чек. Syn: calculate, compute, count up, add up, sum, reckon, cast, find the amount of, total, tot up, foot;
assess, appraise, estimate
10) выражать в цифрах;
обозначать цифрами;
муз. обозначать цифрами (снизу или сверху басового голоса) аккорды сопровождения ∙ figure on figure out figure up цифра;
число - double *s двузначные числа - target /control, key/ *s контрольные цифры - in round *s в круглых цифрах - income running into six *s доход, выраженный шестизначным числом pl количественная информация, количественные данные;
цифры pl (разговорное) арифметика - to be smart at *s хорошо считать - to be a poor hand at *s быть не в ладах с арифметикой диаграмма, рисунок, чертеж (в книге) - see * 2 on page 5 смотрите рис.2 на с.5 фигура, внешний вид;
телосложение;
облик, образ - a fine * of a man видный /представительный/ мужчина - the girl had a nice slender * у девушки была красивая стройная фигура - a garment adjusted to the * одежда по фигуре - to keep one's * следить за фигурой фигура, персона, личность - he was one of the greatest *s of his age он был одним из самых выдающихся людей своего времени - public * общественный деятель - a person of * выдающаяся /замечательная/ личность человек;
кто-то, некто - I saw *s moving in the dusk в полутьме я видел какие-то движущиеся фигуры;
я видел, что в темноте кто-то ходит изображение;
портрет;
статуя - lay * манекен( художника) - the wall was decorated with *s of beasts, birds, flowers стена была украшена изображениями животных, птиц, цветов - a * of a deer stood on the mantelpiece на камине стояла фигурка оленя (of) воплощение или предмет( чего-л.) - a * of fun предмет всеобщего осмеяния;
посмешище - she was a * of distress она была само отчаяние впечатление - the couple cut quite a * эта пара произвела большое впечатление риторическая фигура, троп (тж. * of speech) фигура (в танцах, фигурном катании, пилотаже) узор (на ткани, бумаге) - a polka-dot * рисунок в горошек( разговорное) цена - to buy at a high * покупать по высокой цене - what's the *? сколько я вам должен?, сколько это стоит? (математика) фигура, тело гороскоп (в астрологии) - to cast a * составить гороскоп > to cut /to make/ a conspicuous /good, great/ * играть важную роль > to cut /to make/ a little * играть незначительную роль > to cut no * преим. (американизм) не играть никакой роли, не иметь никакого значения;
не производить никакого впечатления > to do things on the big * (американизм) делать что-л. в большом масштабе, поставить что-л. на широкую ногу > to miss a /one's/ * (американизм) допустить грубую ошибку /просчет/, просчитаться изображать (графически, диаграммой и т. п.) представлять себе - how do you * it to yourself? как вы это себе представляете? (американизм) (разговорное) считать, полагать - I * that it will take three years я считаю, что на это понадобится три года - I * that you'd want your tea я полагаю, что вам пора пить чай - will it explode? - John *s not а оно не взорвется? - Джон думает, что нет - they backed him because they *d him an upright man они поддерживали его, так как считали его честным человеком (on) рассчитывать на - they *d on extra income они рассчитывали на дополнительный доход полагаться - I *d on him leaving early я надеялся, что он рано уйдет планировать, собираться - I * on going into town я думаю поехать в город играть важную роль - the vice-president really *d in the company в этой фирме вице-президент был (важной) фигурой - he will certainly * in history он, несомненно, войдет в историю - the envoy *d often at court посланник часто появлялся при дворе фигурировать, участвовать - his name *s on the list его фамилия есть в списке - persons who *d in a robbery лица, замешанные в ограблении украшать ( фигурами) обозначать цифрами (разговорное) (часто * up) считать, подсчитывать;
вычислять складывать - to * smth. in включать что-л. в подсчет - have you *d in the cost of the hotel? а вы учли расходы на гостиницу? выполнять фигуры (в танцах, фигурном катании и т. п.) придавать форму( американизм) (разговорное) быть подходящим - that *s! это меня устраивает! ~ цена;
at a high (low) figure дорого (дешево) balance ~ статья баланса confidence ~ вчт. доверительная вероятность confidence ~ вчт. доверительный уровень to cut a poor ~ казаться жалким;
to cut a figure амер. привлекать внимание, производить впечатление to cut a poor ~ играть незначительную роль to cut a poor ~ казаться жалким;
to cut a figure амер. привлекать внимание, производить впечатление to cut no ~ не производить никакого впечатления;
a figure of fun нелепая, смешная фигура figure pl арифметика to cut no ~ не производить никакого впечатления;
a figure of fun нелепая, смешная фигура fun: ~ шутка;
веселье;
забава;
figure of fun смешная фигура, предмет насмешек;
he is great fun он очень забавен ~ придавать форму;
figure on амер. разг. рассчитывать на;
делать расчеты ~ выполнять фигуры (в фигурном катании и т. п.) ~ гороскоп ~ диаграмма ~ изображать (графически, диаграммой и т. п.) ~ изображать ~ изображение, картина, статуя ~ изображение ~ иллюстрация, рисунок (в книге) ;
диаграмма, чертеж ~ личность, фигура;
a person of figure выдающаяся личность;
public figure общественный деятель ~ обозначать цифрами ~ амер. разг. подсчитывать, оценивать;
исчислять ~ полагаться ~ представлять себе (часто figure to oneself) ~ придавать форму;
figure on амер. разг. рассчитывать на;
делать расчеты ~ рассчитывать на ~ рисунок (в книге) ~ риторическая фигура ~ служить символом, символизировать ~ украшать (фигурами) ~ фигура (в танцах, фигурном катании, пилотаже) ~ геом. фигура, тело ~ фигура;
внешний вид;
облик, образ;
to keep one's figure следить за фигурой ~ фигурировать;
играть видную роль ~ цена;
at a high (low) figure дорого (дешево) ~ цифра;
pl цифровые данные;
in round figures круглым счетом ~ цифра ~ чертеж ~ число ~ of speech преувеличение, неправда ~ of speech риторическая фигура ~ out вычислять ~ out понимать, постигать ~ out разгадывать ~ up подсчитывать ~ work полигр. табличный набор financial key ~ ключевой финансовый показатель ~ цифра;
pl цифровые данные;
in round figures круглым счетом index ~ статистический показатель ~ фигура;
внешний вид;
облик, образ;
to keep one's figure следить за фигурой key ~ эк.произ. главный количественный показатель key ~ эк.произ. основная цифра key ~ цифровая клавиша lay ~ манекен (художника) lay ~ неправдоподобный персонаж;
нереальный образ lay ~ ничтожество;
человек, лишенный индивидуальности или значения lump sum ~ единовременно выплачиваемая сумма lump sum ~ паушальная сумма order ~ сумма заказа peak ~ максимальное значение ~ личность, фигура;
a person of figure выдающаяся личность;
public figure общественный деятель pro memoria ~ мемориальная стоимость ~ личность, фигура;
a person of figure выдающаяся личность;
public figure общественный деятель public ~ общественный деятель record ~ рекордная величина refined ~s вчт. обработанные данные significant ~ вчт. значащая цифра significant ~s вчт. значащие цифры target ~ контрольная цифра target ~ плановая величина

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > figure

72 light

I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also academic.ru/65424/see">see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) das Licht

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) das Licht

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) das Feuer

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) das Licht
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) licht, hell

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) hell
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) erleuchten

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) anzünden

•

- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leicht

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leicht

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leicht

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) zu leicht

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leicht

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) leicht

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) heiter

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leicht

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) locker

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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light¹

[laɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (brightness) Licht nt

is there enough \light? ist es hell genug?

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht

by the \light of the moon bei Mondschein

by the \light of the candle im Schein der Kerze

2. (light-giving thing) Licht nt, Lichtquelle f; (lamp) Lampe f

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o fam anmachen/ausmachen

3. no pl (fire) Feuer nt; (flame) [Kerzen]flamme f

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?

to catch \light Feuer fangen

to set \light to sth BRIT etw anzünden

to strike a \light ein Streichholz [o SCHWEIZ a. Zündholz] anzünden

4. no pl (daylight) [Tages]licht nt

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

5. (for decoration)

▪ \lights pl:

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

6. usu pl (traffic light) Ampel f

7. (sparkle) Strahlen nt kein pl, Leuchten nt kein pl

the light in his eyes das Strahlen in seinen Augen

8. ( fig: perspective) Aspekt m, Perspektive f

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

to show sth in a bad/good \light etw in einem schlechten/guten Licht erscheinen lassen

to put sth in a favourable \light etw in ein günstiges Licht rücken

9. no pl (enlightenment) Erleuchtung f

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! fam

10. (spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

11. (person's abilities)

▪ \lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten

to do sth according to one's \lights etw so gut machen, wie man es eben kann

12. (bright part in picture/on object) Licht nt

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

13. (window) Fenster nt; (window division) Oberlicht nt; (pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14. ( fig: person) Leuchte f fam

leading \light (best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f fam; (leader) Nummer eins f fam

a shining \light eine große Leuchte fam, ein großes Licht fam

15. (beacon) Leuchtfeuer nt; (lighthouse) Leuchtturm m

16.

▶ to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen

▶ to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten fig, Licht in etw akk bringen

▶ to come to \light ans Licht kommen

▶ the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels fig

▶ to hide one's \light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

▶ in the \light of sth [or AM usu in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen liter

▶ to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne im Leben einer Person gen sein

▶ to be [or go] out like a \light ( fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein fam; (faint) umkippen fam

▶ to see the \light of day (come into being) das Licht der Welt erblicken; (become known) ans Licht kommen

II. adj

1. (bright) hell

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

summer is coming and the evenings are getting \lighter der Sommer kommt und es bleibt abends länger hell

2. (pale) hell-; (stronger) blass-

III. vt

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (illuminate)

▪ to \light sth etw erhellen; stage, room etw beleuchten; ( fig)

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2. (turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o fam anknipsen

3. (guide with light)

▪ to \light sb jdm leuchten

4. (ignite)

to \light a candle/match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o fam anmachen] [o SCHWEIZ a. anfeuern], Feuer machen

to \light a cigarette/pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o fam anstecken

IV. vi

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (burn) brennen

2. ( fig: become animated) eyes, etc aufleuchten fig

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

light²

[laɪt]

I. adj

1. (not heavy) leicht

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2. (deficient in weight) zu leicht

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3. (not sturdily built) leicht

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4. (for small loads) Klein-

\light aircraft/lorry Kleinflugzeug nt/-lastwagen m

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5. MIL

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6. (not fully loaded) aircraft/ship/vehicle nicht voll beladen

7. (of food and drink) leicht; (low in fat) fettarm

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät

\light food leichtes Essen

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

\light pastry lockerer Teig

\light wine leichter Wein

8. (porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9. CHEM leicht

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10. (low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es war kaum Verkehr

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur

\light breeze leichte Brise

11. (easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12. (easily done) nachsichtig, mild

\light sentence mildes Urteil

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13. (gentle) leicht; kiss zart; (soft) touch sanft

to have a \light touch MUS einen weichen Anschlag haben

14. (graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15. (not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16. (not serious) leicht attr

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung

\light opera Operette f

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f

\light tone Plauderton m

17. (cheerful) frohgemut poet

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18. ( old: unchaste) leicht

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

19.

▶ to be a bit \light in one's loafers AM (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben pej

▶ to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein

▶ to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o fam herunterspielen]

▶ to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden

▶ to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen

II. adv

1. (with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2. (with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o fam mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

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I [laɪt] vb: pret, ptp lit or lighted
1. n

1) (in general) Licht nt

by the light of a candle/the fire — im Schein einer Kerze/des Feuers

light and shade — Licht und Schatten

at first light —

hang the picture in a good light — häng das Bild ins richtige Licht

to cast or throw or shed light on sth (lit) — etw beleuchten; (fig also) Licht in etw (acc) bringen

the moon cast its silvery light on... — der Mond beleuchtete... silbern or warf sein silbernes Licht auf (+acc)...

to cast a new or fresh light on sth — neues Licht auf etw (acc)

to be in sb's light (lit) — jdm im Licht stehen

in the cold light of day (fig) — bei Licht besehen

the harsh light of reality — die raue Wirklichkeit

this story shows his character in a bad light — diese Geschichte wirft ein schlechtes Licht auf seinen Charakter

to see sb/sth in a different light — jdn/etw in einem anderen Licht sehen

it showed him in a different light —

I don't see things in that light — ich sehe die Dinge anders or in einem anderen Licht

to see sth in a new light — etw mit anderen Augen betrachten

in the light of — angesichts (+gen)

the theory, seen in the light of recent discoveries — die Theorie im Licht(e) der neuesten Entdeckungen betrachtet

in the light of what you say — in Anbetracht dessen, was Sie sagen

to bring sth to light — etw ans Tageslicht bringen

to come to light —

to see the light (liter) (= be born) (= be made public) — das Licht der Welt erblicken (liter) veröffentlicht werden

finally I saw the light (inf) — endlich ging mir ein Licht auf (inf); (morally) endlich wurden mir die Augen geöffnet

to see the light of day (report) — veröffentlicht werden; (project) verwirklicht werden

the light dawned (fig) — mir ging ein Licht auf (inf)

to go out like a light — sofort weg sein (inf)

2) Licht nt; (= lamp) Lampe f; (= fluorescent light) Neonröhre f

put out the lights before you go to bed — mach das Licht aus, bevor du ins Bett gehst

all the lights went out during the storm — während des Sturms gingen alle Lichter aus

(traffic) lights — Ampel f

the lights (of a car) —

all ships must show a light while at sea lights out (Mil) — alle Schiffe müssen auf See Lichter führen Zapfenstreich m

lights out for the boys was at 8 pm — um 20 Uhr mussten die Jungen das Licht ausmachen

lights out! — Licht aus(machen)!

to hide one's light under a bushel (prov) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen (prov)

the lights are on but nobody's (at) home (fig inf) — er/sie ist geistig weggetreten (inf)

3)

(= flame) have you (got) a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

to put a light to sth, to set light to sth — etw anzünden

4) (ARCHIT) (Dach)fenster nt; (= skylight) Oberlicht nt

leaded lights — in Blei gefasste Fensterscheiben

5) (in eyes) Leuchten nt

the light went out of her eyes — das Strahlen erlosch in ihren Augen

6)

(= standards) according to his lights — nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen

2. adj (+er)
hell
a light green dress — ein hellgrünes Kleid

it's getting or growing light —

it is light now — es ist jetzt hell or Tag

3. vt

1) (= illuminate) beleuchten; lamp, light anmachen

a smile lit her face — ein Lächeln erhellte ihr Gesicht

to light the way for sb — jdm leuchten; (fig)

his pioneering work lit the way for a whole generation of scholars — seine Pionierarbeit war wegweisend für eine ganze Gelehrtengeneration

2) (= ignite) anzünden; cigarette anstecken, anzünden; fire, candle anzünden, anmachen

to light a fire under sb ( esp US fig ) — jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen (inf)

4. vi
(= begin to burn) brennen
this fire won't light — das Feuer geht nicht an
II
1. adj (+er)
leicht; taxes niedrig; punishment milde
to give sb light weight — jdm zu wenig abwiegen

she has a very light touch on the piano — sie hat einen sehr weichen Anschlag

to be a light eater — wenig essen, kein großer Esser sein

light comedy — Lustspiel nt, Schwank m

light opera — Operette f

light reading — Unterhaltungslektüre f

a light and cheerful approach to life — eine unbeschwerte, fröhliche Einstellung zum Leben

with a light heart — leichten Herzens

as light as air or a feather — federleicht

to be light on one's feet — sich leichtfüßig bewegen

to make light of one's difficulties — seine Schwierigkeiten auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

you shouldn't make light of her problems — du solltest dich über ihre Probleme nicht lustig machen

to make light work of — spielend fertig werden mit

2. adv

to travel light — mit wenig or leichtem Gepäck reisen
III
vi pret, ptp lighted or lit (liter)
sich niederlassen
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light¹ [laıt]

A s

1. Licht n, Helligkeit f:

let there be light! BIBEL es werde Licht!;

stand ( oder be) in sb’s light

a) jemandem im Licht stehen,

b) fig jemandem im Weg stehen;

stand in one’s own light

a) sich im Licht stehen,

b) fig sich selbst im Weg stehen;

get out of the light geh aus dem Licht!;

he can see the light at the end of the tunnel fig er sieht Licht am Ende des Tunnels

2. Licht n ( auch PHYS), Beleuchtung f:

in subdued light bei gedämpftem Licht

3. Licht n, Schein m:

by the light of a candle beim Licht oder Schein einer Kerze, bei Kerzenschein

4. a) Licht(quelle) n(f) (Sonne, Lampe, Kerze etc):

hide one’s light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

b) AUTO Scheinwerfer m: → flash B 1

5. Br meist pl (Verkehrs) Ampel f:

jump ( oder shoot) the lights bei Rot über die Kreuzung fahren, ein Rotlicht überfahren;

the lights were against him er hatte Rot; → green light, red light

6. SCHIFF

a) Leuchtfeuer n

b) Leuchtturm m

7. (Sonnen-, Tages)Licht n: I must finish my work while the light lasts solang(e) es noch hell ist;

see the light (of day)

a) das Licht der Welt erblicken, geboren werden,

b) fig herauskommen, auf den Markt kommen ( → A 9, A 11);

at first light bei Tagesanbruch;

in the cold light of day ( oder dawn) fig bei Licht besehen oder betrachtet

8. Tagesanbruch m:

at light bei Tagesanbruch

9. fig (Tages) Licht n:

bring (come) to light ans Licht bringen (kommen);

see the light (of day) bekannt oder veröffentlicht werden ( → A 7, A 11)

10. fig Licht n, Aspekt m:

in the light of Br, in light of US unter dem Aspekt (gen), in Anbetracht (gen), angesichts (gen);

I have never looked on the matter in that light von dieser Seite habe ich die Angelegenheit noch nie gesehen;

put sth in its true light etwas ins rechte Licht rücken;

reveal sth in a different light etwas in einem anderen Licht erscheinen lassen;

see sth in a different light etwas mit anderen Augen sehen;

show sth in a bad light ein schlechtes Licht auf eine Sache werfen

11. fig Licht n, Erleuchtung f ( auch REL):

cast ( oder shed, throw) light on sth

a) Licht auf eine Sache werfen,

b) zur Lösung oder Aufklärung einer Sache beitragen;

see the light

a) zur Einsicht kommen,

b) REL erleuchtet werden ( → A 7, A 9);

I saw the light mir ging ein Licht auf, mir gingen die Augen auf;

by the light of nature mit den natürlichen Verstandeskräften

12. pl Erkenntnisse pl, Informationen pl

13. pl Wissen n, Verstand m, geistige Fähigkeiten pl:

by ( oder according to) his lights

a) so gut er es eben versteht,

b) nach seinen Grundsätzen oder Vorstellungen oder Maßstäben,

c) für seine Verhältnisse

14. MAL

a) Licht n:

light and shade

b) Aufhellung f

15. Glanz m, Leuchten n (der Augen):

the light went out of her eyes der Glanz ihrer Augen erlosch

16. Feuer n (zum Anzünden):

have you got a light? haben Sie Feuer?;

put a ( oder set) light to sth etwas anzünden oder in Brand stecken;

strike a light ein Streichholz anzünden

17. a) Fenster(scheibe) n(f)

b) Dachfenster n

18. fig Leuchte f, großes Licht (Person): → leading light 2

19. auch light of one’s eyes poet Augenlicht n

20. pl sl Gucker pl (Augen)

B adj hell, licht (Farbe, Raum etc):

light hair helles Haar;

light red

a) Hellrot n,

b) hellrot

C v/t prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt]

1. auch light up ein Feuer, eine Lampe anzünden:

he lit a cigarette er zündete sich eine Zigarette an

2. be-, erleuchten, erhellen:

light up hell beleuchten

3. meist light up jemandes Augen etc aufleuchten lassen

4. jemandem leuchten

5. be lit up umg angeheitert sein:

a) durch Alkoholgenuss beschwingt sein

b) leicht angetrunken sein

D v/i

1. auch light up sich entzünden

2. meist light up

a) sich erhellen, hell werden,

b) fig aufleuchten (Augen etc)

3. light up

a) Licht machen,

b) die Straßenbeleuchtung einschalten,

c) AUTO die Scheinwerfer einschalten

4. light up umg sich eine (Zigarette etc) anzünden

light² [laıt]

A adj (adv → lightly)

1. leicht (von geringem Gewicht):

(as) light as air

a) auch (as) light as a feather ( oder as thistledown) federleicht

b) fig sorgenfrei; → purse A 1

2. (spezifisch) leicht:

light metal Leichtmetall n

3. light coin US Münze f mit zu geringem Edelmetallgehalt

4. leicht (zu ertragen oder auszuführen):

light punishment;

light work; → work A 1

5. leicht (nicht tief):

light sleep; → sleeper 1

6. leicht, Unterhaltungs…:

light literature Unterhaltungsliteratur f;

light music leichte Musik, Unterhaltungsmusik f;

light opera komische Oper, Spieloper f;

light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f, leichte Lektüre

7. leicht (geringfügig):

light illness;

a light rain;

a light eater ein schwacher Esser;

a light error ein kleiner Irrtum;

light traffic geringer Verkehr;

no light matter keine Kleinigkeit;

make light of sth

a) etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen,

b) etwas verharmlosen oder bagatellisieren

8. leicht:

a) leicht verdaulich:

a light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

b) mit geringem Alkohol- oder Nikotingehalt (Wein, Zigaretten etc)

9. locker (Erde, Schnee etc):

light bread leichtes oder locker gebackenes Brot

10. leicht, sanft (Berührung etc)

11. flink:

be light on one’s feet flink auf den Beinen sein

12. graziös, anmutig:

she is a light dancer

13. a) unbeschwert, sorglos, heiter, fröhlich:

with a light heart leichten Herzens

b) leichtfertig, -sinnig

c) unbeständig, flatterhaft

d) unmoralisch:

a light girl ein leichtes Mädchen

14. be light in the head (leicht) benommen sein

15. SCHIFF, MIL leicht (Artillerie, Kreuzer etc):

in light marching order mit leichtem Marschgepäck

16. a) leicht beladen

b) unbeladen, leer, ohne Ladung:

the ship returned light;

a light engine eine allein fahrende Lokomotive

17. TECH leicht (gebaut), für leichte Beanspruchung, Leicht…:

light plane Leichtflugzeug n;

light current ELEK Schwachstrom m

18. PHON

a) unbetont, schwach betont (Silbe, Vokal)

b) schwach (Betonung)

c) hell, vorn im Mund artikuliert (Laut)

B adv travel light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

light³ [laıt] prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt] v/i

1. obs oder poet (ab)steigen (from, off von)

2. obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

a cat always lights on its feet

3. obs oder poet sich niederlassen (on auf dat):

the bird lighted on a twig

4. fig obs oder poet (zufällig) stoßen (on auf akk)

5. fig obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

the choice lighted on him

6. light into sb umg über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

7. light out umg verduften umg, verschwinden

* * *
I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

* * *

adj.

blond adj.

erhellen adj.

hell adj.

leicht adj. n.

Licht -er n.

Lichtschein m.

Schein -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit)

= anzünden v.

beleuchten v.

erleuchten v.

English-german dictionary > light

73 catch

kætʃ
1. сущ.
1) поимка;
захват
2) а) улов;
добыча б) амер.;
разг. урожай, жатва( особ. в количестве, которое делает дальнейшее высевание необязательным)
3) игра в мяч to play catch ≈ играть в мяч
4) загвоздка, препятствие That's the catch. ≈ В этом-то вся загвоздка. Syn: hitch
1., rub
1.
5) захватывающее, запирающее приспособление а) задвижка, защелка, запор, щеколда, шпингалет Syn: fastener, latch
1. б) стяжной болт в) тормоз, стопор;
арретир
6) а) выгода;
выгодное приобретение Syn: acquisition б) выгодная партия (для женитьбы или замужества)
7) муз. небольшая пьеса для трех или более голосов, вступающих попеременно с одинаковой мелодией
2. гл.
1) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать to catch a thief ≈ поймать вора to catch a ball ≈ поймать мяч to catch a fish ≈ поймать рыбу Syn: capture
2) а) заманивать в ловушку, ловить (на чем-л.) to catch in a lie ≈ поймать на вранье to catch in a web ≈ опутать паутиной Syn: trap
2., ensnare б) обманывать, вводить в заблуждение Syn: deceive, mislead
3) а) заставать;
обнаруживать to catch at smth. ≈ застать кого-л. за чем-л. I've caught you at your tricks again! ≈ Опять ты за свое! to catch unawares ≈ застать врасплох to be caught stealing ≈ попасться на краже to catch a person in the act ≈ застать кого-л. на месте преступления to catch in ≈ застать кого-л. дома, на работе и т. д. You might catch him in about 11 o'clock. ≈ Ты можешь застать его дома около 11 часов. to catch napping ≈ застать кого-л. спящим Father was supposed to be working, but when I went in I caught him napping. ≈ Я думал, что отец на работе, но когда вошел, то застал его спящим. б) захватывать( о дожде, шторме и т. п.) to be caught in the rain ≈ попасть под дождь The rain caught us just as we had reached the shoulder of the hill. ≈ Дождь захватил нас, когда мы достигли склона холма. в) разг. (только в прош. вр. или прич. прош. вр.;
пасс.) 'залетать', забеременеть She's been caught - she's about five months gone. ≈ Она 'залетела' - у нее уже пять месяцев.
4) а) догнать( более употребительно catch up) Syn: overtake б) успеть, попасть ( на поезд и т. п.) to catch the train ≈ успеть к поезду I must finish my letter in time to catch the post. ≈ Я должен вовремя закончить письмо, чтобы успеть попасть на почту.
5) ударить, попасть She caught him a sounding box on the ear. ≈ Она нанесла ему звучный удар кулаком в ухо.
6) а) схватить (резко или неожиданно) Syn: grasp
2., seize б) охватывать( об огне;
тж. в более широком значении) The fire caught many houses. ≈ Огонь охватил много домов. The wind and sun have fairly caught us all these last three days. ≈ Ветер и солнце практически не отпускали нас в эти последние три дня. в) зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить to catch one's finger in a door ≈ прищемить себе палец дверью to catch on smth. ≈ привязывать(ся) к чему-л. My coat caught on a nail and tore. ≈ Мое пальто зацепилось за гвоздь и порвалось. I would have been early enough, but I caught my coat on a nail just as I was leaving. ≈ Я должен был приехать достаточно рано, но когда я уезжал, я зацепился пальто за гвоздь. Syn: snag
2., jam I
2.
7) поймать, воспользоваться( возможностью)
8) схватывать, получать( что-л. неприятное или опасное) ;
заразиться to catch one's death( of cold) ≈ умереть( от простуды) to catch (a) cold ≈ простудиться, подхватить простуду She caught a cold from her brother. ≈ Она подхватила простуду от своего брата. to catch measles ≈ заразиться корью to catch fire ≈ загореться, воспламениться to catch frost ≈ покрыться льдом
9) ловить, улавливать (слова, смысл и т. п.) to catch a person's meaning ≈ уловить, понять чью-л. мысль to catch a likeness ≈ уловить (и передать) сходство to catch a glimpse of smth. ≈ увидеть что-л. на мгновение to catch the character, spirit ≈ уловить характер( актера) catch the eye Syn: grasp
2.
10) смотреть (театральный спектакль или телевизионную программу) ;
слушать (концерт и т. п.) You can have a cigarette or a drink, read the newspaper or catch the television news. ≈ Можно закурить или выпить, почитать газету или посмотреть новости по телевизору.
11) прерывать, останавливать( резко, внезапно) He caught himself before giving away a secret. ≈ Он на секунду остановился, перед тем, как выдать секрет. ∙ catch alight catch at catch away catch flat-footed catch in catch it catch napping catch off catch on catch out catch red-handed catch up Catch me (doing that) ! ≈ Чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! to catch the Speaker's eye парл. ≈ получить слово в палате общин to catch at a straw ≈ хвататься за соломинку to catch smb. in the act ≈ застать кого-л. за чем-л. плохим to catch one's foot ≈ споткнуться to catch smb. on the hop ≈ застать кого-л. врасплох to catch smb. on the raw ≈ задевать кого-л., причинять боль, сказав что-л. to catch smb. on the wrong foot ≈ застать кого-л. врасплох catch one's breath be caught short catch hold of catch sight of catch off guard поимка;
захват;
- her * was quick enough to keep the plate from hitting the floor она успела быстро схватить падающую на пол тарелку улов;
добыча;
- a fine * of fish хороший улов рыбы;
- that bachelor is a good * этот холостяк - завидный жених( разговорное) хитрость, ловушка;
подвох;
- * question каверзный вопрос;
- there must be a * somewhere здесь что-то не так;
здесь есть какой-то подвох;
- what's the * in his offer? что скрывается за его предложением?;
- that's the * в этом-то вся хитрость выгодное приобретение;
- no *, not much of a * незавидное приобретение;
грош цена;
не Бог весть какое сокровище задвижка, засов;
шпингалет (техническое) захватывающее, запирающее приспособление( техническое) стяжной болт( техническое) тормоз;
стопор;
арретир приостановка на мгновение( дыхания) ;
потеря на мгновение (голоса) ;
- with a * in her voice прерывающимся голосом отрывки, обрывки, кусочки;
- *es of old tunes обрывки старых мелодий игра в мяч;
перебрасывание мяча;
- to play * играть в мяч поимка мяча (спортивное) кетч (борьба) (сельскохозяйственное) самосев хлебных злаков (музыкальное) (историческое) качча (жанр светских вокальных пьес XIV-XVI вв.) поймать, схватить;
ловить поймать, застигнуть;
застать, захватить;
- to * smb. red-handed застать кого-л на месте преступления;
- to * smb. napping застать кого-л врасплох;
- to * in a lie изобличить во лжи;
- to * in a word поймать на слове;
(библеизм) уловить в слове;
- to be caught in a snowstorm мы были застигнуты метелью;
- to be caught cheating быть уличенным в мошенничестве;
- to be caught in the turmoil быть вовлеченным в водоворот( событий) ;
- a rat was caught in the trap крыса попалась в крысоловку;
- I caught him out я поймал его на лжи;
- * caught him at it я его поймал на этом схватить, задержать;
- the policeman caught the thief полицейский задержал вора ухватиться, схватить;
- he caught at the rope он уцепился за веревку прицепляться, придираться к;
- he *es at everything он ко всему придирается уловить, поймать;
- to * a likeness схватить сходство (в партрете) ;
- to * an opportunity воспользоваться случаем, ухватиться за представившуюся возможность (разговорное) уловить смысл, понять;
- I don't * your meaning не понимаю, что вы хотите сказать;
- he's not very quick at *ing on, is he? ведь он тугодум зацепить;
задеть;
защемить;
- to * one's finger in the door прищемить себе палец дверью зацепиться;
- her dress caught on a nail она зацепилась платьем за гвоздь;
- he boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах поддеть;
провести;
поймать в ловушку;
- you've caught me this time! ну и поддели вы меня! попасть, ударить;
- the blow caught him on the head удар пришелся ему по голове;
- I caught him one in the eye (просторечие) я поставил ему синяк под глазом заболеть, заразиться;
схватить (болезнь) ;
- to * scarlet fever заразиться скарлатиной;
- to * a chill простудиться;
- to * one's death of cold простудиться и умереть захватывать;
перехватывать успеть, поспеть;
- to * the train поспеть на поезд;
- I wonder whether I can * the post не опоздаю ли я к почте? схватить, условить;
- to * a melody схватить мелодию;
- I didn't quite * what you said я не расслышал, что вы сказали увидеть;
- to * sight of smth увидеть что-л (на мгновение) ;
- I caught sight of her in the crowd я видел, как она мелькнула в толпе привлечь;
поразить;
увлечь;
- bright colours * a baby's eye яркие цвета привлекают ребенка;
- the fact caught her attention ее внимание было привлечено этим фактом;
- to * the imagination поразить воображение запираться;
- the lock won't * замок не запирается прерывать (оратора) ;
сбивать вопросами и выкриками > to * it получить нагоняй;
> I caught it мне досталось;
> you will * it! будет тебе на орехи!;
> to * one's foot споткнуться;
> to * the trick наловчиться;
приноровиться;
схватить (как что-л делается) ;
> to * a crab (спортивное) (жаргон) "поймать леща";
> * me doing that! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда!;
> * me ever telling him anything again! черта с два я ему теперь что-нибудь расскажу!;
> to * the Speaker's eye (парламентское) получить слово в палате общин;
> to * fire загореться, воспламениться;
воспылать;
вспыхнуть;
зажечься( энтузиазмом) ;
> to * hold of smth ухватиться за что-л;
> to * one's breath затаить дыхание;
перевести дух, отдышаться;
> * as * can лови, хватай;
> on a catch-as-catch-can basis( специальное) без определенной очередности;
> you don't * old birds with chaff (пословица) старого воробья на мякине не проведешь;
> a drowning man will * at a straw (пословица) утопающий за соломинку хватается ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь rain: the ~s период тропических дождей;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь, быть застигнутым дождем;
to keep the rain out укрыться от дождя ~ зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить;
завязить;
to catch one's finger in a door прищемить себе палец дверью;
the boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах catch выгода;
выгодное приобретение;
that is not much of a catch барыш невелик ~ выигрыш ~ догнать ~ задерживать ~ тех. захватывающее, запирающее приспособление;
щеколда, задвижка, защелка;
шпингалет;
стяжной болт ~ зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить;
завязить;
to catch one's finger in a door прищемить себе палец дверью;
the boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах ~ (caught) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать;
to catch hold (of smth.) ухватиться (за что-л.) ~ поимка;
захват ~ поймать ~ покрываться льдом (тж. catch over) ;
the river catches река стала ~ прерывать, перебивать ~ приостановка (дыхания, голоса) ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ тех. тормоз, стопор;
арретир;
that's the catch в этом-то все дело ~ ударить;
попасть;
I caught him one in the eye я подставил ему синяк под глазом ~ удачная операция ~ улов;
добыча ~ уловить;
to catch a person's meaning уловить, понять (чью-л.) мысль ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь ~ хитрость;
ловушка ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется to ~ a glimpse (of smth.) увидеть (что-л.) на мгновение to ~ a likeness уловить (и передать) сходство ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь ~ уловить;
to catch a person's meaning уловить, понять (чью-л.) мысль ~ at обрадоваться( чему-л.) ~ at ухватиться (за что-л.) ~ away утащить ~ (caught) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать;
to catch hold (of smth.) ухватиться (за что-л.) to ~ in a web опутать паутиной to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! it: it: catch ~ получать выговор to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ off амер. жарг. заснуть ~ on понимать ~ on становиться модным ~ on ухватиться (за что-л.) to ~ one's breath затаить дыхание to ~ one's breath перевести дух ~ зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить;
завязить;
to catch one's finger in a door прищемить себе палец дверью;
the boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах to ~ one's foot споткнуться to ~ the eye поймать взгляд to ~ the eye попасться на глаза to ~ the Speaker's eye парл. получить слово в палате общин ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь ~ up догнать;
we had caught up on sleep нам удалось отоспаться ~ up догонять ~ up поднять;
подхватить (тж. перен., напр. новое слово) ~ up прервать ~ up амер. приготовить лошадей (для путешественников) ~ ударить;
попасть;
I caught him one in the eye я подставил ему синяк под глазом to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ покрываться льдом (тж. catch over) ;
the river catches река стала catch выгода;
выгодное приобретение;
that is not much of a catch барыш невелик ~ тех. тормоз, стопор;
арретир;
that's the catch в этом-то все дело ~ up догнать;
we had caught up on sleep нам удалось отоспаться

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > catch

74 become

past tense - became; verb

1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) volverse, ponerse, convertirse

2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) hacerse, llegar a ser

3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) ser de

4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) sentar bien, quedar bien

•

- becoming
- becomingly

become vb

1. hacerse / convertirse en / llegar a ser

he wants to become a fireman quiere hacerse bombero

we became friends nos hicimos amigos

caterpillars become butterflies las orugas se convierten en mariposas

2. hacerse / volverse / ponerse

the singer became famous el cantante se hizo famoso

she became angry se puso furiosa / se enfadó

the noise became unbearable el ruido se volvió insoportable

the news became public la noticia se hizo pública

El pasado de become es became y el participio pasado es become; el gerundio se escribe becoming

become

tr[bɪ'kʌm]

intransitive verb (pt became tr[bɪ'keɪm], pp become tr[bɪ'kʌm])

1 (with noun) convertirse en, hacerse, llegar a ser

■ to become a doctor/teacher hacerse médico,-a/maestro,-a

■ to become friends hacerse amigos

■ to become president llegar a la presidencia

2 (change into) convertirse en, transformarse en

■ chrysalises become butterflies las crisálidas se transforman en mariposas

■ when he got married he became a different man cuando se casó se convirtió en otro hombre

3 (irrevocable state) volverse; (temporary state) ponerse; (involuntary state) quedarse

■ to become mad volverse loco,-a, enloquecer

■ to become fat ponerse gordo,-a, engordar

■ to become angry ponerse enfadado,-a, enfadarse

■ to become sad ponerse triste, entristecerse

■ to become deaf quedarse sordo,-a, ensordecerse

■ to become blind quedarse ciego,-a

transitive verb

1 dated (suit) sentarle bien, favorecer

■ that blouse becomes you esta blusa te favorece

2 dated (befit) ser propio,-a de, convenir

■ that kind of behaviour doesn't become you ese tipo de comportamiento no te conviene

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

what has become of...? ¿qué ha sido de...?

■ what has become of your sister? ¿qué ha sido de tu hermana?

become [bɪ'kʌm] v, - came [-'keɪm] ; - come ; - coming vi

: hacerse, volverse, ponerse

he became famous: se hizo famoso

to become sad: ponerse triste

to become accustomed to: acostumbrarse a

become vt

1) befit: ser apropiado para

2) suit: favorecer, quedarle bien (a alguien)

that dress becomes you: ese vestido te favorece

become

p.p.

(Participio pasivo de "to become")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: became, become) = convenir v.

(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-

fut: -vendr-•)

• convertirse v.

• convertirse en v.

• devenir v.

(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-

fut: -vendr-•)

• hacerse v.

• llegar a ser v.

• ponerse v.

• resultar v.

• volverse v.

bɪ'kʌm
1.

(past became; past p become) intransitive verb

to become arrogant/distant — volverse* arrogante/distante

to become famous — hacerse* famoso

to become accustomed to something — acostumbrarse a algo

she soon became bored/tired — pronto se aburrió/se cansó

eating out has become so expensive — comer fuera se ha puesto carísimo

the heat became unbearable — el calor se hizo insoportable

to become a lawyer — hacerse* abogado

he was later to become manager — más tarde llegaría a ser gerente

they became friends — se hicieron amigos

she's becoming a nuisance — se está poniendo muy fastidiosa

when she became President — cuando asumió la presidencia

2.

vt

a) ( befit) (frml) (often neg) ser* apropiado para

b) ( suit) favorecer*

Phrasal Verbs:

- become of

[bɪ'kʌm] (pt became) (pp become)
1. VI

1) (=grow to be)

to become famous — hacerse famoso

to become sad — ponerse triste

to become ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar

to become old — hacerse or volverse viejo

to become angry — enfadarse

to become red — ponerse rojo, enrojecerse

we became very worried — empezamos a inquietarnos muchísimo

he became blind — (se) quedó ciego

this is becoming difficult — esto se está poniendo difícil

to become accustomed to sth — acostumbrarse a algo

it became known that... — se supo que..., llegó a saberse que...

when he becomes 21 — cuando cumpla los 21 años

2) (=turn into) convertirse en, transformarse en

the building has become a cinema — el edificio se ha convertido or transformado en cine

the gas becomes liquid — el gas se convierte en líquido

3) (=acquire position of) (through study) hacerse; (by promotion etc) llegar a ser

to become a doctor — hacerse médico

to become professor — llegar a ser catedrático

he became king in 1911 — subió al trono en 1911

later this lady became his wife — esta dama llegó a ser su esposa más tarde

to become a father — convertirse en padre

2.

IMPERS VB

what has become of him? — ¿qué ha sido de él?

what will become of me? — ¿qué será de mí?

whatever can have become of that book? — ¿dónde estará ese libro?

3.

VT (=look nice on) favorecer, sentar bien

that thought does not become you — ese pensamiento es indigno de ti
BECOME, GO, GET The translation of become/go/ get depends on the context and the type of change involved and how it is regarded. Very often there is more than one possible translation, or even a special verb to translate get + ((adjective)) (e.g. get angry - enfadarse), but here are some general hints.
Become {etc} + adjective
► Use pon erse to talk about temporary but normal changes:
I got quite ill Me puse muy malo
He went pale Se puso blanco
You've got very brown Te has puesto muy moreno
He got very angry Se puso furioso ► Use vol verse to refer to sudden, longer-lasting and unpredictable changes, particularly those affecting the mind:
He has become very impatient in the last few years Se ha vuelto muy impaciente estos últimos años
She went mad Se volvió loca ► Use que dar(se) especially when talking about changes that are permanent, involve deterioration and are due to external circumstances. Their onset may or may not be sudden:
He went blind (Se) quedó ciego
Goya went deaf Goya (se) quedó sordo
Q uedar(se) is also used to talk about pregnancy:
She became pregnant (Se) quedó embarazada ► Use hac erse for states resulting from effort or from a gradual, cumulative process:
They became very famous Se hicieron muy famosos
The pain became unbearable El dolor se hizo insoportable ► Use lle gar a ser to suggest reaching a peak:
The heat became stifling El calor llegó a ser agobiante
Become {etc} + noun
► Use hac erse for career goals and religious or political persuasions:
He became a lawyer Se hizo abogado
I became a Catholic in 1990 Me hice católico en 1990
He became a member of the Green Party Se hizo miembro del Partido Verde ► Use lle gar a + ((noun)) and llegar a ser + ((phrase)) for reaching a peak after a period of gradual change. This construction is often used to talk about professional accomplishments:
If you don't make more effort, you'll never get to be a teacher Si no te esfuerzas más, no llegarás a profesor
Castelar became one of the most important politicians of his time Castelar llegó a ser uno de los políticos más importantes de su época
Football became an obsession for him El fútbol llegó a ser una obsesión para él ► Use con vertirse en for long-lasting changes in character, substance and kind which take place gradually:
Those youngsters went on to become delinquents Aquellos jóvenes se convirtieron después en delincuentes
Over the years I have become a more tolerant person Con los años me he convertido en una persona más tolerante
Water turns into steam El agua se convierte en vapor ► Use que dar(se) + ((adjective)) to talk about changes, particularly when they are permanent, for the worse and due to external circumstances. Their onset may or may not be sudden:
She became a widow (Se) quedó viuda ► To translate hav e turned into {or} have become {etc} + ((noun)) in emphatic phrases particularly about people, you can use estar hecho un(a) + ((noun)):
Juan has become a really good pianist Juan está hecho todo un pianista For further uses and examples, see become, go, get, turn
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[bɪ'kʌm]
1.

(past became; past p become) intransitive verb

to become arrogant/distant — volverse* arrogante/distante

to become famous — hacerse* famoso

to become accustomed to something — acostumbrarse a algo

she soon became bored/tired — pronto se aburrió/se cansó

eating out has become so expensive — comer fuera se ha puesto carísimo

the heat became unbearable — el calor se hizo insoportable

to become a lawyer — hacerse* abogado

he was later to become manager — más tarde llegaría a ser gerente

they became friends — se hicieron amigos

she's becoming a nuisance — se está poniendo muy fastidiosa

when she became President — cuando asumió la presidencia

2.

vt

a) ( befit) (frml) (often neg) ser* apropiado para

b) ( suit) favorecer*

Phrasal Verbs:

- become of

English-spanish dictionary > become

75 stuk

stuk¹

〈 het〉

1 [deel] piece ⇒ part, fragment, 〈 land〉 lot, length 〈 stof, plank, koord〉〈ook → link=stukje stukje〉

2 [(grote) hoeveelheid] lot

3 [één uit een verzameling] piece ⇒ item

4 [poststuk] (postal) article ⇒ (postal) item

5 [aantrekkelijk iemand] 〈 vrouw〉 piece; 〈 man〉 hunk

6 [geschrift] piece ⇒ article 〈ook → link=stukje stukje〉

7 [document] document, paper

8 [kunstwerk] piece ⇒ picture

9 [toneelstuk] piece ⇒ play

10 [muziekstuk] piece (of music)

11 [ingevoegd/opgelegd deel] piece ⇒ patch

12 [pejoratief] [mens] piece ⇒ swine

13 [gestalte] stature, build

14 [schaaksport, damsport] piece ⇒ 〈 schaaksport ook〉 chessman, 〈 damsport ook〉 draughtsman

15 [effect] security

16 [kanon] piece (of ordnance) ⇒ gun

17 [daad] feat ⇒ 〈 staaltje〉 piece

♦voorbeelden:

1   stukken en brokken • bits and pieces, odds and ends

     〈 sport〉 op het laatste rechte stuk • on the home stretch

     iets in stukken snijden • cut something up (into pieces)

     een stuk met iemand meelopen • accompany someone part of the way

     〈 figuurlijk〉 werken dat de stukken er af vliegen • work with a vengeance/at full tilt

     iets aan stukken slaan/gooien • knock/smash something to pieces

     iets in stukken scheuren • tear something to pieces

     het perceel werd in drie stukken verdeeld • the parcel was divided into three lots

     een stuk uit een boek voorlezen • read a passage/section from a book

     〈 figuurlijk〉 een man uit één stuk • a man of character/of honour, salt of the earth

     〈 figuurlijk〉 aan één stuk doorpraten • talk for hours on end

     uit één stuk vervaardigd • made in/of one piece

2   een stuk duidelijkheid • some clarity

     een goed stuk werk • a fine piece of work

     een stuk beter • much/a lot better

     stukken beter • quite a lot/far better

     mijn klas is een heel stuk voor • my class is well ahead

     zij is een stuk afgeslankt • she has lost quite a bit of weight

     dat zou ons een stuk verder brengen • that would help us a lot

     iets/iemand met stukken slaan • defeat someone/something by a large margin

     op geen stukken na • not by a long way/shot/ 〈 Brits-Engels ook〉chalk, not nearly

3   een stuk gereedschap • a piece of equipment, a tool

     een stuk speelgoed • a toy

     een groot stuk zeep • a large cake/tablet of soap

     sigaren van twee gulden per stuk • cigars of two guilders each/apiece/a piece

     per stuk verkopen • sell by the piece/singly

     stuk voor stuk werden de onderdelen vervangen • the parts were replaced one by one

     het zijn stuk voor stuk deugnieten • they're rascals, every one of them

     twintig stuks vee • twenty head of cattle

     vier stuks bagage • four pieces of luggage

     een stuk of tien appels • about ten/ten or so apples

4   aangetekend stuk • registered mail/letter/item

5   een lekker stuk • a nice bit of skirt/stuff/crumpet

6   ingezonden stukken • letters to the editor

7   ingekomen stukken • letters received

     iets met de stukken kunnen bewijzen • have documents to prove something

11 een stuk in een broek zetten • patch a pair of trousers/ ^Apants

     hij had stukken op zijn ellebogen • he had elbow patches

12 een stuk verdriet • a misery; a miserable sod/swine

     〈 informeel〉 een misselijk stuk vreten • a real creep; a nasty bit/piece of works

     〈 informeel〉 een raar stuk vreten • a rum customer, a right one

13 klein van stuk • small, of small stature, short

15 stukken met winst verkopen • sell securities at a profit

     stukken aan toonder • bearer securities

16 de stukken in stelling brengen • place the guns in position

17 een stout stuk(je) • a bold feat

¶   op zijn stuk blijven staan • hold one's ground, stick to one's guns

     van zijn stuk raken • lose one's head, be put off one's balance

     iemand van zijn stuk brengen • unsettle/unnerve/disconcert someone

     een stuk in de kraag hebben • be tight/plastered

     op het stuk van … • as far as … is concerned

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stuk²

〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 [aan stukken] apart, to pieces

2 [defect] out of order ⇒ broken down, 〈 informeel〉 bust

3 [onder de indruk, ingenomen met] impressed (by)

♦voorbeelden:

1   een boek stuk lezen • read a book to pieces

     het kopje viel stuk • the cup fell to pieces/fell and broke

2   de machine ging stuk • the machine broke down

     iets stuk maken • break/ruin something

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > stuk

76 fremd

Adj.

1. (unbekannt, ungewohnt) strange; fremde Leute strangers; in fremder Umgebung in unfamiliar surroundings; ich bin hier ( selbst) fremd I’m a stranger here (myself); sich fremd fühlen feel like a stranger, feel very strange; er ist mir fremd he’s a stranger to me, I don’t know him (at all); er ist mir nicht fremd he’s no stranger to me, I know him (well); das ist mir ( nicht) fremd that’s (nothing) new to me; das ist mir alles noch sehr fremd it’s all still very new to me; Eifersucht ist ihm fremd jealousy is unknown ( oder alien) to him; sie tat so fremd she was very distant ( scheu: shy); i-e Stimme klang ganz fremd her voice sounded very strange ( oder different); sich oder einander fremd werden grow apart, become strangers; im Lauf der Jahre wurde er mir immer fremder over the years we drifted further and further apart ( oder we had less and less in common); meine Heimatstadt ist mir fremd geworden I no longer know ( oder recognize) my home town

2. (ausländisch) Länder, Sprachen etc.: foreign; bes. Pflanzen, Tiere: exotic

3. (Ggs. eigen) other people’s; fremdes Eigentum other people’s property; fremdes Organ foreign organ; (Transplantat) transplanted organ; fremde Welten other worlds; in fremden Händen in strange hands; unter fremdem Namen under an assumed name, incognito; das ist nicht für fremde Ohren bestimmt this is for your ears only, not a word of this to anyone else; misch dich nicht in fremde Angelegenheiten don’t go poking your nose into other people’s business; sich mit fremden Federn schmücken fig. steal someone else’s thunder

4. (nicht dazugehörig) extraneous; (von außen) outside...; fremde Hilfe outside help; es ohne fremde Hilfe schaffen manage without help, do it unaided

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strange; exotic; foreign; alien; unknown; outlandish

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frẹmd [frɛmt]
adj

1) (= andern gehörig) someone else's; Bank, Bibliothek, Firma different; (COMM, FIN, POL) outside attr

ohne fremde Hilfe — without anyone else's/outside help, without help from anyone else/outside

ich schlafe nicht gern in fremden Betten — I don't like sleeping in strange beds

fremdes Eigentum — someone else's property, property not one's own (form)

das ist nicht für fremde Ohren — that is not for other people to hear

etw geht in fremde Hände über — sth passes into the hands of strangers or into strange hands

sich mit fremden Federn schmücken — to claim all the glory for oneself

2) (= fremdländisch) foreign, alien (ESP ADMIN, POL)

3) (= andersartig) strange; Planeten other; Welt different

4) (= unvertraut) strange

es ist mir fremd, wie... — I don't understand how...

das ist eine mir fremde Seite seines Wesens — that is a side of his character which I haven't seen before

ich bin hier/in London fremd — I'm a stranger here/to London

meine Heimat ist mir fremd geworden — I've become a stranger in my own country, my own country has become quite foreign or alien to me

fremd werden — to grow apart, to become strangers ( to one another)

sich fremd fühlen — to feel alien, to feel like a stranger

fremd tun — to be reserved

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1) (foreign: alien customs.) alien

2) ((with to) not naturally part of: Anger was foreign to her nature.) foreign

3) strangely

4) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) strange

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fremd

[frɛmt]

adj

1. (anderen gehörig) somebody else's

ich schlafe nicht gern in \fremden Betten I don't like sleeping in strange beds

\fremdes Eigentum somebody else's property, property of another form; s.a. Ohr

2. (fremdländisch) Gegend, Länder, Sitten foreign; bes ADMIN alien

3. (unbekannt) strange, unfamiliar, alien

ich bin hier \fremd I'm not from round here [or these parts]

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Adjektiv

1) strange; foreign <country, government, customs, language>

2) nicht präd. (nicht eigen) other people's; of others postpos.

ohne fremde Hilfe — without anyone else's help

3) (unbekannt) strange; strange, unknown < surroundings>

sich sehr fremd fühlen — feel very much a stranger

einander fremd werden — become estranged; grow apart

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fremd adj

1. (unbekannt, ungewohnt) strange;

fremde Leute strangers;

in fremder Umgebung in unfamiliar surroundings;

ich bin hier (selbst) fremd I’m a stranger here (myself);

sich fremd fühlen feel like a stranger, feel very strange;

er ist mir fremd he’s a stranger to me, I don’t know him (at all);

er ist mir nicht fremd he’s no stranger to me, I know him (well);

das ist mir (nicht) fremd that’s (nothing) new to me;

das ist mir alles noch sehr fremd it’s all still very new to me;

Eifersucht ist ihm fremd jealousy is unknown ( oder alien) to him;

sie tat so fremd she was very distant ( scheu: shy);

i-e Stimme klang ganz fremd her voice sounded very strange ( oder different);

sich oder

einander fremd werden grow apart, become strangers;

im Lauf der Jahre wurde er mir immer fremder over the years we drifted further and further apart ( oder we had less and less in common);

meine Heimatstadt ist mir fremd geworden I no longer know ( oder recognize) my home town

2. (ausländisch) Länder, Sprachen etc: foreign; besonders Pflanzen, Tiere: exotic

3. (Ggs eigen) other people’s;

fremdes Eigentum other people’s property;

fremdes Organ foreign organ; (Transplantat) transplanted organ;

fremde Welten other worlds;

in fremden Händen in strange hands;

unter fremdem Namen under an assumed name, incognito;

das ist nicht für fremde Ohren bestimmt this is for your ears only, not a word of this to anyone else;

misch dich nicht in fremde Angelegenheiten don’t go poking your nose into other people’s business;

sich mit fremden Federn schmücken fig steal someone else’s thunder

4. (nicht dazugehörig) extraneous; (von außen) outside …;

fremde Hilfe outside help;

es ohne fremde Hilfe schaffen manage without help, do it unaided

…fremd im adj

1. (Ggs …nah) foreign ( oder alien) to …;

kulturfremd foreign to one’s culture;

menschenfremd out of touch with real people;

realitätsfremd out of touch with reality

2. (nicht dazugehörig) unrelated to …;

berufsfremd unrelated to one’s profession;

branchenfremd from another sector (of industry), new to the industry;

vereinsfremd not belonging to the club; (Person) auch who is a non-member;

verlagsfremd not on this publisher’s list, from another publisher

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Adjektiv

1) strange; foreign <country, government, customs, language>

2) nicht präd. (nicht eigen) other people's; of others postpos.

ohne fremde Hilfe — without anyone else's help

3) (unbekannt) strange; strange, unknown < surroundings>

sich sehr fremd fühlen — feel very much a stranger

einander fremd werden — become estranged; grow apart

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adj.

alien adj.

extrinsic adj.

foreign adj.

strange adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > fremd

77 kind

kind

1. kind [kaɪnd] adj

1) (generous, helpful) nett, freundlich, liebenswürdig;

thank you for giving me your seat, that was very \kind of you vielen Dank, dass Sie mir Ihren Platz überlassen haben, das war sehr nett von Ihnen;

( in a letter)

with \kind regards mit freundlichen Grüßen;

to be \kind to sb nett [o freundlich] zu jdm sein;

he is \kind to animals er ist gut zu Tieren

2) ( gentle)

to be \kind to sb/ sth jdn/etw schonen;

this shampoo is \kind to your hair dieses Shampoo pflegt dein Haar auf schonende Weise;

the years have been \kind to her die Zeit hat es gut mit ihr gemeint;

soft lighting is \kind to your face gedämpftes Licht ist vorteilhaft für dein Gesicht

2. kind [kaɪnd] n

1) ( group) Art f, Sorte f;

I don't usually like that \kind of film normalerweise mag ich solche Filme nicht;

he's not that \kind of person so einer ist der nicht ( fam)

this car was the first of its \kind in the world dieses Auto war weltweit das erste seiner Art;

all \kinds of animals/ cars/ people alle möglichen Tiere/Autos/Menschen;

to claim/ hear/say nothing of the \kind nichts dergleichen behaupten/hören/sagen;

to stick with one's \kind unter sich dat bleiben;

to be one of a \kind einzigartig sein;

his/her \kind ( pej) so jemand [wie er/sie] (a. pej)

my mom always warned me about that \kind vor so jemandem hat mich meine Mutter immer gewarnt;

don't even talk to their \kind mit solchen Leuten sollst du nicht einmal sprechen

2) ( limited)

... of a \kind so etwas wie...;

I guess you could call this success of a \kind man könnte das, glaube ich, als so etwas wie einen Erfolg bezeichnen

3) no pl ( similar way)

to do sth in \kind etw mit [o in] gleicher Münze zurückzahlen;

I answered him in \kind ich antwortete ihm im gleichen Ton;

if he cheats me, I shall take my revenge in \kind wenn er mich betrügt, werde ich mich in gleicher Weise an ihm rächen;

nothing of the \kind nichts dergleichen;

mom, can I go to the movies tonight? - nothing of the \kind darf ich heute Abend ins Kino, Mami? - kommt nicht in Frage;

has your daughter ever stolen before? - no she's done nothing of the \kind hat Ihre Tochter jemals gestohlen? - nein, so etwas hat sie noch nie gemacht;

to pay sb in \kind jdn in Naturalien [o Sachleistungen] bezahlen

4) ( character)

in \kind im Wesen, vom Typ her;

they were brothers but quite different in \kind sie waren Brüder, aber in ihrem Wesen ganz verschieden;

Betty, Sally and Joan are three of a \kind Betty, Sally und Joan sind alle drei vom gleichen Schlag;

to be true to \kind in typischer Weise reagieren;

when I told him I passed my class, he was true to \kind asking if the exams had been that easy das war mal wieder typisch er, als ich ihm erzählte, dass ich mein Examen bestanden hätte, fragte er mich, ob die Prüfungen so leicht gewesen seien adv

\kind of irgendwie;

I \kind of hoped you would help me ich hatte irgendwie gehofft, du würdest mir helfen;

are you excited? - yea, \kind of bist du aufgeregt? - ja, irgendwie schon

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78 τοιοῦτος

τοιοῦτος, αύτη, οῦτον (this form of the neut. is predom. in Attic wr.; also JosAs 6:7; 13:11; 1 Esdr 1:19; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 12; 2, 222; Mt 18:5 v.l.; Ac 21:25 D; Just., A I, 12, 4; Tat. 15, 2) and οῦτο (PCairZen 379, 8; 482, 13 [III B.C.]; POsl 17, 9 [136 A.D.]; 1 Cl 43:1; Mel., HE 4, 26, 13) correlative adj. pert. to being like some pers. or thing mentioned in a context, of such a kind, such as this, like such (Hom.+).

ⓐ correlative οἷος … τοιοῦτος (X., Mem. 2, 6, 12; Lucian, Dial. Deor. 4, 4; Sir 49:14; Just., A II, 14, 2 τοιαῦτα, ὁποῖα) 1 Cor 15:48ab; 2 Cor 10:11b. τοιούτους ὁποῖος (Jos., Ant. 7, 385) Ac 26:29.

ⓑ adj.

α. used w. a noun

א. w. the art., mostly attributive (GrBar 7:5; Ar. 11, 2; Just., A I, 12, 4; Tat. 15, 2; Mel., HE 4, 26, 6; Ath. 7, 1) ἓν τῶν τοιούτων παιδίων one child like this (as indicated in vs. 36) Mk 9:37. τὸν τοιοῦτον ἄνθρωπον such a man 2 Cor 12:3 (cp. vs. 2). ἡ τοιαύτη παρθένος AcPl Ox 6, 15f (ἡ τοιαύτη αἰδὼς τῆς παρθένου Aa I 241, 15). τῆς τοιαύτης διακονίας IPhld 10:2 (cp. vs. 1). οἱ τοιοῦτοι δίκαιοι 2 Cl 6:9 (cp. vs. 8). Pred. αἱ δυνάμεις τοιαῦται such are the miracles Mk 6:2. ἡ γνῶσις τοιαύτη the knowledge is of this kind (as is described in what follows) B 19:1.

ב. without the article (TestAbr A 11 p. 89, 19 [Stone p. 26] ἐν τοιαύτῃ δόξῃ; JosAs 6:7; 13:11; GrBar 1:2; Ar. 13:1; Just., A I, 9, 5; Mel., P. 20, 137; Ath. 22, 1) ἐξουσίαν τοιαύτην such power Mt 9:8.—18:5; Mk 4:33; J 9:16; Ac 16:24; 1 Cor 11:16; 2 Cor 3:4, 12; Hb 7:26; 13:16; Js 4:16. AcPlCor 1:9 ἔστι γὰρ ἃ λέγουσιν … τοιαῦτα what they say … is as follows

ג. τοι. can have its mng. made clear by a rel. clause τοιαύτη πορνεία ἥτις οὐδὲ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν (sc. ἀκούεται) 1 Cor 5:1. τοιοῦτος ἀρχιερεύς, ὅς Hb 8:1 (Dio Chrys. 15 [32], 7 χορὸς τοιοῦτος …, ὅς). ἄνθρωποι τοιοῦτοι οἵτινες B 10:3–5.

β. τοιοῦτος ὤν (Just., A I, 43, 8; Ath. 29, 1) since I am the sort of person (who presumes to make an appeal) Phlm 9 (foll. by ὡς=in my character as; Andoc., Alcibiades 16). τοιούτου σου ὄντος since you (Christ) are so (downcast) AcPl Ha 7, 31. ὁ πατὴρ τοιούτους ζητεῖ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτόν the Father seeks such people to worship him J 4:23 (double acc. as Vett. Val. 315, 20 τινὰς τοὺς τοιούτους; Jos., Ant. 12, 281). The pleonastic use of τοι. after a relative is due to Semitic infl. (Ex 9:18, 24; 11:6) θλῖψις οἵα οὐ γέγονεν τοιαύτη tribulation such as has never been seen Mk 13:19.

ⓒ subst.

α. quite predom. w. the art. (B-D-F §274; Rob. 771)

א. of persons ὁ τοιοῦτος such a person; either in such a way that a definite individual with special characteristics is thought of, or that any bearer of certain definite qualities is meant (Just., D. 47, 2) Ac 22:22; 1 Cor 5:5, 11; 2 Cor 2:6f; 10:11a; 12:2, 5; Gal 6:1; Tit 3:11. Pl. οἱ τοιοῦτοι (Aeschyl., Thu. et al.; TestAsh 2:9; 4:5; ApcEsdr 1:18 p. 25, 12 Tdf.; Tat. 2, 2; Mel., HE 4, 26, 9; Ath. 34, 1) Mt 19:14; Mk 10:14; Lk 18:16; Ro 16:18; 1 Cor 7:28; 16:16 al.

ב. of things τὰ τοιαῦτα such or similar things, things like that (X., Cyr. 1, 2, 2 a catalogue of vices concluding καὶ … τἄλλα τὰ τοιαῦτα ὡσαύτως; sim., Ael. Aristid. 37, 27 K.=2 p. 27 D.; Plut., Mor. 447a; GrBar 13:4; Just., D. 18, 3) Ac 19:25; Ro 1:32; 2:2f; Gal 5:21; Eph 5:27. ἐν τοῖς τοιούτοις in such cases, under such circumstances (X., Cyr. 5, 4, 17) 1 Cor 7:15.

β. without the art. τοιαῦτα such things (Socrat., Ep. 14, 6 [p. 256 Malherbe]; TestNapht 9:1; GrBar 1:3; Ar. 8, 5; Just., D. 6, 1; Tat. 21, 1; Mel., P. 74, 544) Lk 9:9; 13:2 v.l. (for ταῦτα); Hb 11:14.—DELG s.v. τοῖο. M-M.

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79 stripe

noun

1) Streifen, der

2) (Mil.) [Ärmel]streifen, der. See also academic.ru/70317/star">star 1. 1)

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noun

1) (a band of colour etc: The wallpaper was grey with broad green stripes; A zebra has black and white stripes.) der Streifen

2) (a (usually V-shaped) badge worn on an army uniform to show rank.) die Tresse

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- striped
- stripy
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stripe

[straɪp]

n

1. (band) Streifen m

2. MIL (chevron) [Ärmel]streifen m

3. AM (type) Schlag m

what else can you expect from a man of that \stripe? was soll man sonst schon von einem Mann seines Schlages erwarten?

of every \stripe [or all \stripes] aller Art; politican, government aller Couleurs, jeder Richtung

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[straɪp]
n

1) Streifen m

2) (MIL) (Ärmel)streifen m, Winkel m

to gain or get/lose one's stripes — befördert/degradiert werden

3) (old: stroke) Schlag m, Hieb m

4) (US: kind of politics) Färbung f, Richtung f; (of character, opinion) Art f, Schlag m

5) pl (US inf = prison uniform) Sträflingsanzug m (inf)

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stripe [straıp]

A s

1. (meist andersfarbiger) Streifen ( auch ZOOL), Strich m

2. besonders MIL Tresse f, (Ärmel)Streifen m:

get one’s stripes (zum Unteroffizier) befördert werden;

lose one’s stripes degradiert werden

3. Striemen m

4. (Peitschen- etc) Hieb m

5. fig besonders US Art f, Sorte f, Schlag m:

of the same political stripe derselben politischen Richtung;

a man of quite a different stripe ein Mann von ganz anderem Schlag

B v/t streifen:

striped gestreift, streifig;

striped muscle ANAT (quer) gestreifter Muskel

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noun

1) Streifen, der

2) (Mil.) [Ärmel]streifen, der. See also star 1. 1)

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n.

Band ¨-er n. v.

streifen v.

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80 state

1. n тк. состояние, положение

normal state — нормальное состояние

state of decay — состояние упадка

state of siege — осадное положение

state of war — состояние войны

state of affairs — положение дел

state of the case — обстоятельства дела

state of the facts — фактическое положение дел

state of health — состояние здоровья

bus state — состояние шины

gel state — состояние геля

state code — код состояния

input state — состояние ввода

show state — состояние показа

2. n строение, структура

gaseous state of water — газообразное состояние воды

3. n общественное положение,

persons in every state of life — люди разного звания

piteous state — жалкое положение

state of affairs — положение дел

state of siege — осадное положение

state indicator — указатель положения

the state of things — положение вещей

4. n великолепие, пышность; помпа, парадность

state apartments — парадные покои

state call — официальный визит

the state coach — королевская парадная карета

state entry — торжественное появление

state occasion — торжественный случай

to arrive in great state — прибыть с большой помпой

to lie in state — быть выставленным для торжественного прощания

5. n напряжённое или возбуждённое состояние

to be in a state — быть в затруднении или в волнении

to work oneself into a state — взвинтить себя

he was in quite a state about it — он был очень взволнован этим

forced state transition — принудительное изменение состояния

central excitatory state — центральное состояние возбуждения

Clapeyron equation of state — уравнение состояния Клайперона

stationary quantum state — стационарное квантовое состояние

high-voltage state — состояние с высоким уровнем напряжения

6. n полигр. корректурный оттиск гравюры

7. v излагать; заявлять; формулировать

to state the question — излагать вопрос

to state a case — формулировать спорные вопросы по делу

to state an account — дать отчёт

8. v констатировать, утверждать

he positively stated that he had never seen the accused man — он решительно утверждал, что никогда не видел обвиняемого

9. v устанавливать; точно определять

to state the time for a meeting — назначить время собрания

10. v редк. помещать, располагать, размещать

11. n государство

federal state — федеративное государство

aggressor state — государство-агрессор

delinquent state — государство-правонарушитель

states parties — государства — участники

a state within a state — государство в государстве

reasons of state — государственные соображения

leader of State — руководитель государства

to establish a state — создать государство

a waterlocked state — островное государство

corporate state — корпоративное государство

dissolution of a state — распад государства

12. n государственный аппарат

state owned — государственный

state bank — государственный банк

state loan — государственный заем

state park — государственный парк

state order — государственный заказ

13. n государственная власть; светская власть

Church and State — церковь и государство

state visit — государственный визит

State power — государственная власть

State system — государственный строй

state budget — государственный бюджет

state council — государственный совет

14. n разг. госдепартамент

to clear the project with State — согласовать программу с госдепартаментом

department of state — госдепартамент

state department official — представитель госдепартамента

state departament official — представитель госдепартамента

15. n штат

the State of Texas — штат Техас

state decision — решение суда штата

state provision — норма права штата

Cornhusker State — «Кукурузный штат»

Peninsula State — Полуостровной штат

governor of state — губернатор штата

16. n разг. Соединённые Штаты Америки

of the state — штата

black state — черный штат

state agency — орган штата

Prairie State — штат Прерий

state force — полиция штата

17. a государственный

state service — государственная служба

state boundary — государственная граница

state law — государственное право

state treaty — государственный договор

state capitalism — государственный капитализм

state secret — государственная тайна

state business — дело государственной важности

state prisoner — лицо, осуждённое за политическое преступление, политический заключённый

state credit — государственный кредит

state sector — государственный сектор

State figure — государственный деятель

state border — государственная граница

state church — государственная церковь

18. a амер. относящийся к штату

State law — право штата, закон штата

attorney for the state — атторней штата

state claim — иск на основе права штата

Lone-Star State — штат «Одинокой звезды»

state conviction — осуждение судом штата

act of state — акт государственной власти

Синонимический ряд:

1. federal (adj.) federal; governmental; national; official

2. government (adj.) government; public

3. attitude (noun) attitude; mood; morale; spirits

4. form (noun) constitution; form; phase; structure

5. glory (noun) glory; grandeur; pomp; splendor

6. nation (noun) commonwealth; community; country; federation; government; kingdom; land; nation; polity; republic

7. principality (noun) principality; province; territory

8. status (noun) cachet; capacity; case; character; circumstance; circumstances; condition; consequence; dignity; estate; footing; mode; place; plight; position; posture; predicament; prestige; quality; rank; situation; standing; station; stature; status

9. allege (verb) allege; claim; profess

10. certify (verb) certify; confirm; validate

11. describe (verb) describe; elucidate; explain; expound; present

12. disclose (verb) disclose; divulge; manifest; reveal

13. hold (verb) affirm; assert; asseverate; aver; avouch; avow; contend; declare; hold; insist; maintain

14. relate (verb) narrate; recite; recount; rehearse; relate; report

15. say (verb) affirm; air; articulate; assert; authorise; authorize; bring out; chime in; come out with; communicate; convey; declare; deliver; determine; enounce; enunciate; express; fix; give; pronounce; put; say; speak; tell; throw out; utter; vent; ventilate; vocalise; voice

Антонимический ряд:

deny; hide; simplicity; suppress; unofficial; withhold

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