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1 an
an [ɑ̃]masculine noun• le jour or le premier de l'an* * *ɑ̃nom masculin1) ( durée) year2) ( de date) yearl'an 55 avant J.-C./après J.-C. — 55 BC/AD
3) ( pour exprimer l'âge)••bon an, mal an — year in, year out
* * *aɛn abr nfSee:Assemblée nationale* * *1 ( durée) year; passer trois ans en France to spend three years in France; trente euros/trois pour cent par an thirty euros/three per cent per year; trois fois par an three times a year;2 ( de date) year; l'an dernier or passé last year; l'an prochain next year; tous les ans every year; une fois par an or l'an once a year; en l'an deux mille in the year two thousand; en l'an de grâce 1616 in the year of Our Lord 1616; l'an 55 avant/après Jésus-Christ 55 BC/AD;3 ( pour exprimer l'âge) avoir huit ans to be eight (years old); les moins de dix-huit ans the under-eighteens; il est mort à 25 ans he died at the age of 25; être âgé de 30 ans to be 30 years old; une fille de 7 ans a 7-year-old girl; whisky de douze ans d'âge twelve-year-old whisky; quand il a eu 12 ans when he was 12; quand j'aurai 20 ans when I'm 20.bon an, mal an year in, year out.[ɑ̃] nom masculin1. [durée de douze mois] yearun an plus tard ou après one year ou twelve months latera. [généralement] every ou each yearb. [publier, réviser] yearly, on a yearly basis2. (avec l'article défini) [division du calendrier] (calendar) yearl'an dernier ou passé last yearle jour ou le premier de l'an New Year's day3. [pour exprimer l'âge]————————ans nom masculin pluriel(littéraire) advancing ou passing years -
2 L'âge
Quel âge avez-vous?L’anglais n’emploie pas le verbe to have (avoir) pour exprimer l’âge, mais le verbe to be (être).quel âge a-t-il?= how old is he? ou what age is he?Les deux mots years old peuvent être omis pour les personnes, mais pas pour les choses.elle a trente ans= she is thirty years old ou she is thirtyil a quatre-vingts ans= he is eighty ou he is eighty years oldla maison a cent ans= the house is a hundred years oldatteindre soixante ans= to reach sixtyNick est plus âgé qu’Isabelle= Nick is older than IsabelleIsabelle est plus jeune que Nick= Isabelle is younger than NickNick a deux ans de plus qu’Isabelle= Nick is two years older than IsabelleIsabelle a deux ans de moins que Nick= Isabelle is two years younger than NickLouis a le même âge que Mary= Mary is the same age as LouisLouis et Mary ont le même âge= Louis and Mary are the same ageon te donnerait seize ans= you look sixteenj’ai l’impression d’avoir seize ans= I feel sixteenon lui donnerait dix ans de moins= he looks ten years youngerÂgé deil est âgé de quarante ans= he is forty years of ageun homme de soixante ans= a man of sixtyun enfant de huit ans et demi= a child of eight and a halfune femme âgée de quarante ans= a woman aged fortyM. Stein, âgé de quarante ans= Mr Stein, aged fortyà l’âge de cinquante ans= at fifty ou at the age of fifty (GB), at age fifty (US)il est mort à vingt-sept ans= he died at twenty-seven ou at the age of twenty-sevenun homme âgé de soixante ans= a sixty-year-old manNoter l’utilisation du trait d’union. Noter aussi que year, qui fait partie de l’adjectif, ne prend pas la marque du pluriel.Lorsque l’on parle d’êtres humains ou d’animaux, le mot qui suit old peut être sous-entendu. Ainsi, a three-year-old peut être un enfant ou un animal (souvent un cheval).un enfant de cinq ans et demi= a five-and-a-half-year-oldune course pour les trois ans= a race for three-year-oldsMais:un vin de soixante ans d’âge= a sixty-year-old wineL’âge approximatifL’anglais emploie indifféremment about et around dans ce cas.elle a dans les trente ans= she’s about thirty ou around thirtyelle a une cinquantaine d’années= she’s about fifty ou around fiftyil n’a pas encore dix-huit ans= he’s not yet eighteenil vient d’avoir quarante ans= he’s just over forty ou (plus familier) he’s just turned fortyil aura bientôt cinquante ans= he’s just under fiftyelle a entre trente et quarante ans= she’s in her thirtieselle a dans les quarante-cinq ans= she’s in her mid-fortieselle va sur ses soixante-dix ans= she’s in her late sixties ou she’s nearly seventyelle va avoir vingt ans= she’s in her late teens ou she’s almost twentyil a tout juste dix ans= he’s just tenil a à peine douze ans= he’s barely twelveLes personnes âgées de X ansles plus de quatre-vingts ans= the over eightiesles moins de dix-huit ans= the under eighteensLes mots anglais en -arian sont des noms:ce sont des septuagénaires= they’re septuagenarianselle est octogénaire= she’s an octogenarian -
3 admitir
v.1 to admit, to allow in.admitir a alguien en to admit somebody toRicardo admitió su participación Richard admitted his participation.El guarda admitió a los clientes The guard admitted=let in the customers.2 to admit.admito que estaba equivocado I admit I was wrong3 to accept.admitimos todas las tarjetas de crédito we accept all credit cards4 to allow, to permit.no admite ni un error he won't stand for a single mistake5 to hold (tener capacidad para).la sala admite doscientas personas the room holds o has room for two hundred people6 to admit to, to acknowledge to.Ricardo admitió saber esto Richard admitted to knowing this.7 to admit of, to allow of.Esto no admite explicación alguna This admits of no explanation.8 to tolerate, to bear.* * *1 (dar entrada) to admit, let in2 (aceptar) to accept, admit■ 'No se admiten propinas' "No tipping", "Tipping not allowed"■ 'No se admiten cheques' "No cheques accepted"3 (permitir) to allow4 (reconocer) to admit5 (tener capacidad) to hold* * *verb1) to admit2) acknowledge, concede3) allow, permit* * *VT1) (=dejar entrar) [en organización] to admit, accept; [en hospital] to admitel club no admite mujeres — the club does not admit o accept women members
2) (=aceptar) [+ opinión, regalo] to accept¿ha admitido la Academia esa palabra? — has the Academy accepted that word?
se admiten tarjetas de crédito — we take o accept credit cards
3) (=permitir) to allow, permit frmel contenido de plomo admitido en las gasolinas — the permitted lead content of petrol, the amount of lead allowed o permitted frm in petrol
mi presupuesto no admite grandes despilfarros — my budget won't run to o does not allow extravagances
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esto no admite demora — this cannot be put off, this will brook no delay frm4) (=reconocer) [+ culpabilidad, error] to admit5) (=tener cabida para) to hold* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( aceptar) to acceptse admiten tarjetas de crédito — we take o accept credit cards
b) ( permitir) to allowadmite varias interpretaciones — it allows of o admits of several different interpretations (frml)
2) (confesar, reconocer) to admit3) ( dar cabida a) local to holdel estadio admite 4.000 personas — the stadium holds 4,000 people
* * *= admit, concede, own, own up, intromit, intake.Ex. This theory would ensure that the basic framework of the scheme would appropriately admit every subject.Ex. Only an incurable pessimist would refuse to concede that the future will be longer than the past.Ex. 'I don't know what to say,' she owned and lapsed into silence.Ex. But let's not forget that he owned up for what he did and even gave all his betting money to charity.Ex. During copulation, hamster females maintain lordosis for hundreds of seconds, while the male mounts and intromits repeatedly.Ex. As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust.----* admitir a Alguien en un grupo = adopt + Nombre + into the fold.* admitirlo = come out with + it.* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.* no admitir discusión = be out of the question.* no tener reparos en admitir que = make + no bones about + Algo.* que no admite reserva = unreserved.* readmitir = re-admit [readmit].* triste de admitir = sad to relate.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( aceptar) to acceptse admiten tarjetas de crédito — we take o accept credit cards
b) ( permitir) to allowadmite varias interpretaciones — it allows of o admits of several different interpretations (frml)
2) (confesar, reconocer) to admit3) ( dar cabida a) local to holdel estadio admite 4.000 personas — the stadium holds 4,000 people
* * *= admit, concede, own, own up, intromit, intake.Ex: This theory would ensure that the basic framework of the scheme would appropriately admit every subject.
Ex: Only an incurable pessimist would refuse to concede that the future will be longer than the past.Ex: 'I don't know what to say,' she owned and lapsed into silence.Ex: But let's not forget that he owned up for what he did and even gave all his betting money to charity.Ex: During copulation, hamster females maintain lordosis for hundreds of seconds, while the male mounts and intromits repeatedly.Ex: As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust.* admitir a Alguien en un grupo = adopt + Nombre + into the fold.* admitirlo = come out with + it.* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.* no admitir discusión = be out of the question.* no tener reparos en admitir que = make + no bones about + Algo.* que no admite reserva = unreserved.* readmitir = re-admit [readmit].* triste de admitir = sad to relate.* * *admitir [I1 ]vtA1 (aceptar) ‹candidato› to accept; ‹comportamiento/excusa› to acceptno lo admitieron en el colegio he wasn't accepted by the schoolno fue admitido en el club he wasn't accepted for membership of the club, his application for membership of the club was rejectedel recurso fue admitido a trámite leave was granted for an appeal to a higher courtno pienso admitir que llegues a estas horas I will not have you coming home at this time[ S ] no se admiten propinas no gratuities accepted, no tipping allowed[ S ] se admiten tarjetas de crédito we take o accept credit cards[ S ] admite monedas de 1 euro accepts 1 euro coins2(dar cabida a): un discurso que admite varias interpretaciones a speech which may be interpreted in several different ways, a speech which allows of o admits of several different interpretations ( frml)la situación no admite paralelo con la del año pasado the present situation cannot be compared with the situation last yearlo que dijo no admite discusión there can be no arguing with what she saidel asunto no admite demora the matter must be dealt with immediatelyB (confesar, reconocer) to admitadmitió su culpabilidad she admitted her guiltadmito que me equivoqué I admit I was wrong o that I made a mistakeadmitió haberla visto he admitted having seen herC «local» to holdel estadio admite 4.000 personas the stadium holds 4,000 people o has a capacity of 4,000* * *
admitir ( conjugate admitir) verbo transitivo
1
( on signs) se admiten tarjetas de crédito we take o accept credit cards
2 ( dar cabida a) [ local] to hold
admitir verbo transitivo
1 to admit, let in
2 (dar por bueno) to accept: por favor, admite mis disculpas, please accept my apologies
3 (permitir) to allow: no se admiten mascotas, no pets allowed
4 (convenir, dar la razón) to admit, acknowledge: admito que hice una tontería, I admit I did a silly thing
' admitir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acoger
- conceder
- empacho
- recibir
- coger
- confesar
English:
accept
- acknowledge
- care
- exclude
- grant
- support
- take
- admit
- recognize
* * *admitir vt1. [dejar entrar] to admit, to allow in;admitir a alguien en to admit sb to;lo admitieron en la universidad he was accepted by the university;no se admiten perros [en letrero] no dogs;no se admite la entrada a menores de 18 años [en letrero] no admittance for under-18s2. [reconocer] to admit;admitió la derrota she admitted defeat;admito que estaba equivocado I admit I was wrong3. [aceptar] to accept;se admiten propinas [en letrero] gratuities at your discretion;admitimos tarjetas de crédito we accept all major credit cards;admitieron a trámite la solicitud they allowed the application to proceed4. [permitir, tolerar] to allow, to permit;no admite ni un error he won't stand for a single mistake;este texto no admite más retoques there can be no more changes to this text;es una situación que no admite comparación this situation cannot be compared to others;su hegemonía no admite dudas their dominance is unquestioned5. [tener capacidad para] to hold;este monovolumen admite siete pasajeros this people mover seats seven passengers;la sala admite doscientas personas the room holds o has room for two hundred people* * *v/t1 ( aceptar) accept;admitir en pago accept as payment2 ( reconocer) admit3 ( permitir):el poema admite varias interpretaciones the poem can be interpreted in different ways, the poem admits of various interpretations fml ;no admite duda there’s no doubt about it* * *admitir vt1) : to admit, to let in2) : to acknowledge, to concede3) : to allow, to make room forla ley no admite cambios: the law doesn't allow for changes* * *admitir vb1. (aceptar) to accept
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