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41 pronto
adj.1 ready, willing.2 prompt.3 keen.adv.soon, before long, in a short time, in a short while.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: prontar.* * *► adjetivo1 quick, fast■ la pronta reacción del conductor evitó un desastre the driver's quick reaction prevented a disaster■ le dio un pronto de los suyos y se puso a pintar el piso he was overcome by a sudden urge and started to paint the flat► adverbio1 (rápido) soon■ no llores que pronto vendrá tu mamá don't cry, your mummy will be here soon2 (temprano) early\de pronto suddenly¡hasta pronto! see you soon!lo más pronto posible as soon as possible————————■ le dio un pronto de los suyos y se puso a pintar el piso he was overcome by a sudden urge and started to paint the flat► adverbio1 (rápido) soon■ no llores que pronto vendrá tu mamá don't cry, your mummy will be here soon2 (temprano) early* * *1. (f. - pronta)adj.1) quick2) ready2. adv.1) quickly2) soon•* * *1. ADV1) (=dentro de poco) soontodavía es pronto para salir — it's too soon o early to leave
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cuanto más pronto mejor — the sooner the better•
¡ hasta pronto! — see you soon!2) Esp (=temprano) early3) (=rápidamente) quickly¡venid aquí, pronto! — come here, right now o quickly!
- se dice muy pronto4) [otras locuciones]•
al pronto — at first•
de pronto — (=repentinamente) suddenly; (=inesperadamente) unexpectedly; Col, Cono Sur (=a lo mejor) maybe, perhapsde pronto no sabe — maybe o perhaps he doesn't know
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por de o lo pronto — (=por ahora) for now, for the moment; (=en primer lugar) for a start, for one thingpor lo pronto toma setenta euros, mañana te daré el resto — take seventy euros for now o for the moment, and I'll give you the rest tomorrow
-¿por qué no viniste? -bueno, por lo pronto estaba demasiado cansado — "why didn't you come?" - "well, for a start o for one thing I was too tired"
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tan pronto se ríe, tan pronto llora — one minute he's laughing, the next he's cryingtan pronto es amigo tuyo, como de repente ya no lo es — one minute he's your friend, the next he doesn't want to know
2. ADJ2) Cono Sur (=preparado) ready•
estar pronto para algo — to be ready for sth3.SM Esp* (=arrebato)* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) ( rápido) <entrega/respuesta> promptle deseo una pronta mejoría — I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soon
b) (despierto, vivaz) sharp2) (RPl) ( preparado) readyII1) ( en poco tiempo) soonven aquí pronto! — come here, right now!
eso se dice muy pronto — (fam) that's easy to say
hizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto — he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it sounds
2) (Esp) ( temprano) early3) (en locs)de pronto — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( a lo mejor) (AmS) perhaps, maybe
por lo pronto or por de pronto — for the moment, for now
IIItan pronto: tan pronto llueve, como hace sol one minute it's raining and the next it's sunny; tan pronto como — as soon as
masculino (fam)* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) ( rápido) <entrega/respuesta> promptle deseo una pronta mejoría — I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soon
b) (despierto, vivaz) sharp2) (RPl) ( preparado) readyII1) ( en poco tiempo) soonven aquí pronto! — come here, right now!
eso se dice muy pronto — (fam) that's easy to say
hizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto — he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it sounds
2) (Esp) ( temprano) early3) (en locs)de pronto — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( a lo mejor) (AmS) perhaps, maybe
por lo pronto or por de pronto — for the moment, for now
IIItan pronto: tan pronto llueve, como hace sol one minute it's raining and the next it's sunny; tan pronto como — as soon as
masculino (fam)* * *pronto1= hunch, gut feeling, gut instinct, feelings in + Posesivo + bones.Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' ' gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' ' gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.pronto2= early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], shortly, soon [sooner -comp., soonest -sup.], before long, it wasn't long before + Nombre, it won't be long before + Nombre, momentarily.Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.
Ex: We shall return to the problem of synonyms shortly.Ex: Not surprisingly, he soon found that the inventory lists were not quite adequate for his purposes.Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.Ex: It wasn't long before the idea of a railhead was the talk of the town.Ex: It won't be long before Singaporeans take to the streets in protest.Ex: Regular service will be resumed momentarily.* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.* adelantarse pronto en el marcador = take + an early lead.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].* demasiado pronto = too soon.* de pront = without warning.* de pronto = suddenly, of a sudden, all of a sudden, just like that, cold turkey, all at once.* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.* hazte rico pronto = get-rich-quick.* muy pronto = before long, pretty soon.* por lo pronto = for the time being.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* tan pronto = quite so soon.* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.* tan pronto como + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap), at an early a juncture as possible.* volver pronto = haste back.* * *A1 (rápido) promptle deseo una pronta mejoría I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soonesperamos una pronta respuesta we look forward to your prompt o early reply2 (despierto, vivaz) sharptiene la mente clara y el juicio pronto he has a clear mind and sharp o keen judgmentB ( RPl) (preparado) readyestá pronto para salir he's ready to go outla comida está pronta dinner's readyA (en poco tiempo) soonpronto cumple 40 años she'll soon be 40los efectos se hicieron sentir muy pronto the effects made themselves felt very quickly, the effects very soon made themselves feltven aquí ¡pronto! come here, right now!¡hasta pronto! see you soon!lo más pronto posible as soon as possiblepronto no se va a poder salir a la calle de noche soon o before long you won't be able to go out at nighteso se dice muy pronto ( fam); that's easy to sayhizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it soundsB ( Esp) (temprano) early¿tú tan pronto por aquí? what are you doing here so early?C ( en locs):de pronto se abrió la puerta y entró Roberto suddenly the door opened and Roberto walked inde pronto no se han enterado maybe o perhaps they haven't heardpor lo pronto or por de pronto (para empezar) for a start; (por el momento) for the moment, for nowpor lo or de pronto el primer capítulo es bastante flojo for a start o for one thing, the first chapter is rather weakJulián, por lo or de pronto, dijo que no vendría Julián, for one, said he wouldn't be comingtan pronto: tan pronto ríe, tan pronto llora ( liter); one moment she's laughing and the next she's cryingtan pronto te saluda, como te da la espalda he might say hello to you, but he's just as likely to turn his back on youtan pronto como as soon as( fam)le dio un pronto y me tiró el plato he had a fit of temper and threw the plate at metiene un pronto muy malo she has a very quick temperen uno de sus prontos in one of his fits of temper o bouts of anger* * *
pronto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
pronto 2 adverbio
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◊ ¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;
lo más pronto posible as soon as possible
2 ( en locs)
por lo pronto or por de pronto for the moment, for now;
tan pronto como as soon as
pronto,-a
I adjetivo
1 prompt, speedy
una pronta respuesta, a prompt reply
II adverbio
1 (en poco tiempo) soon, quickly: espero verte pronto, I hope to see you soon
2 (temprano) early: debemos levantarnos pronto, we must get up early ➣ Ver nota en soon
III m (reacción repentina) a fit of temper: le dio un pronto y se marchó, he had a fit of temper and went away
♦ Locuciones: de pronto, suddenly
por lo pronto, (para empezar) to start with
tan pronto como, as soon as
' pronto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apenas
- bien
- comunicar
- cuanta
- cuanto
- cuidar
- dejar
- librarse
- muy
- nido
- pronta
- próximamente
- recién
- recua
- repente
- si
- soltar
- tarde
- ahora
- ahorita
- hacer
- hasta
- luego
- posible
- tanto
- venta
- ver
English:
accustom
- blow
- early
- go
- hang back
- last
- like
- long
- mean
- offhand
- outgrow
- pass on
- prick up
- prompt
- smart
- soon
- spawn
- suddenly
- turn
- up
- become
- get
- grow
- look
- mobile
- novelty
- one
- presently
- quickly
- ready
- roll
- see
- set
- speedy
- stricken
- sudden
- warm
* * *pronto, -a♦ adj1. [rápido] quick, fast;[respuesta] prompt, early; [curación, tramitación] speedy;pronto pago prompt payment2. RP [preparado] ready;¿demorás mucho? – no, ya estoy pronto are you going to be long? – no, I'm ready;prontos, listos, ¡ya! ready, steady, go!, on your marks, get set, go!♦ adv1. [rápidamente] quickly;tan pronto como as soon as;lo más pronto posible as soon as possiblesalimos pronto we left early;llegó muy pronto a la cita she arrived very early for the appointment3. [dentro de poco] soon;¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;ya verás cómo encontrarás casa pronto you'll soon find a house, don't worry;pronto se acabará el año the year will soon be over♦ nmFamtiene unos prontos de rabia inaguantables she gets these sudden fits of rage which are really unbearable;le dio un pronto y se fue something got into him and he left♦ al pronto loc advat first♦ de pronto loc adv1. [imprevistamente] suddenly;el ladrón apareció de pronto en la salida the robber suddenly appeared in the exit2. Andes, RP [tal vez] perhaps, maybe;de pronto se perdieron perhaps o maybe they got lost♦ por de pronto, por lo pronto loc adv[de momento] for the time being; [para empezar] to start with;por de o [m5]lo pronto pon los niños a dormir, luego hablaremos for the moment just put the children to bed, we'll talk later* * *I adj1 prompt;por lo ode pronto for now, for the momentII advtan pronto como as soon as;lo más pronto posible as soon as possible;¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;más pronto o más tarde sooner or later2 ( temprano) early;de pronto suddenly;eso se dice pronto that’s easy for you/him etc to say, that’s easily saidIII m fam:le dio un pronto y dejó el trabajo he left his job on impulse;tiene unos prontos de celos inaguantables he has fits of unbearable jealousy* * *pronto adv1) : quickly, promptly2) : soon3)de pronto : suddenly4)lo más pronto posible : as soon as possible5)tan pronto como : as soon aspronto, -ta adj1) rápido: quick, speedy, prompt2) preparado: ready* * *pronto adv1. (en seguida) soon2. (rápidamente) quickly -
42 prima
I ['prima]1. avv1) (in precedenza) before, (una volta) once, formerlydue giorni prima — two days before o earlier
ne so quanto prima — I know as much as I did before, I'm none the wiser
amici come prima! — let's make it up o let's be friends again!
2) (in anticipo) beforehand, in advanceun'altra volta dimmelo prima — next time let me know in advance o beforehand
3) (più presto) sooner, earlier4) (innanzi) before, (in primo luogo) first2.prima di prep — (tempo, spazio) before
3.prima di, prima che cong — before
II ['prima] sfprima di fare/che tu faccia — before doing/you do
1) (gen) first, Teatro opening night, Cine première, Ferr first class, Auto first gear2) Scol first year, (prima elementare) year two Brit, first grade Am, (prima media) year seven Brit, sixth grade Am, (prima superiore) year ten Brit, tenth grade Am -
43 eher
1) ( früher) earlier, sooner;je \eher, desto besser the sooner the better;\eher..., als... earlier [or sooner] than...2) ( wahrscheinlicher) more likely3) ( mehr) more;das lässt sich schon \eher hören! that sounds more like it!4) ( lieber) rather, sooner;soll ich \eher am Abend hingehen? would it be better if I went in the evening?;\eher..., als... rather [or sooner]... than... -
44 heute
Adv.1. today; heute Abend this evening, tonight; heute früh oder Morgen this morning; heute Nacht kommende: tonight; vergangene: last night; heute in einem Jahr a year from today; heute in acht Tagen a week (from) today, Brit. auch today week umg.; heute vor acht Tagen a week ago (today); von heute an oder ab heute from today, as of today; von heute auf morgen overnight, from one day to the next; lieber heute als morgen the sooner the better; ( noch) bis heute to this day; er hat bis heute ( noch) nicht bezahlt he hasn’t paid to this day, I’m etc. still waiting for him to pay (up); ... von heute... of today, today’s..., weitS. present-day...; ( die) Ausgabe von heute today’s issue; was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen Sprichw. don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today; heute rot, morgen tot Sprichw. alive one day and dead the next, here today - gone tomorrow2. (heutzutage) these days, nowadays, today; das Amerika von heute present-day America, America today; die Frau von heute today’s women, the women of today; das Heute the present, today; nur das Heute zählt it’s only the present that counts* * *today* * *heu|te ['hɔytə] [hɔyt] (inf)adv1) (= an diesem Tag) todayhéúte Morgen — this morning
héúte Abend — this evening, tonight
héúte früh — this morning
héúte Nacht — tonight
"heute geschlossen" — "closed today"
ich muss héúte noch zur Bank — I must go to the bank today
héúte in einer Woche — a week today or from now, today week
héúte vor acht Tagen — a week ago today
héúte in einem Jahr — a year from today or now, a year hence (geh)
Milch/die Zeitung von héúte — today's milk/paper
héúte mir, morgen dir (Prov) — (it's my turn today,) your turn may come tomorrow
lieber héúte als morgen — the sooner the better
etw von héúte auf morgen verschieben — to put sth off until tomorrow
das Heute — the present, today
das Italien/der Mensch von héúte — present-day or contemporary or modern Italy/man
der Bauer/die Frau/die Stadt von héúte — the farmer/woman/town of today, today's farmers/women/towns
die Jugend von héúte — the young people of today, modern youth
* * *Heu·te<->[ˈhɔytə]nt kein pl the present, todayviele Menschen leben ganz im \Heute many people live just for today [or the present]* * *heute adv1. today;heute Abend this evening, tonight;Morgen this morning;heute in einem Jahr a year from today;heute vor acht Tagen a week ago (today);ab heute from today, as of today;von heute auf morgen overnight, from one day to the next;lieber heute als morgen the sooner the better;(noch) bis heute to this day;er hat bis heute (noch) nicht bezahlt he hasn’t paid to this day, I’m etc still waiting for him to pay (up);… von heute … of today, today’s …, weitS. present-day …;was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen sprichw don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today;heute rot, morgen tot sprichw alive one day and dead the next, here today - gone tomorrow2. (heutzutage) these days, nowadays, today;das Amerika von heute present-day America, America today;die Frau von heute today’s women, the women of today;das Heute the present, today;nur das Heute zählt it’s only the present that counts* * *nur sing. n.today n. -
45 колкото
(за количество) as much... as(за брой) as many... asколкото си щат as much as they like(за големина) the size ofпарче масло колкото орех a lump of butter the size of a walnutтолкова... колкото as... asедър два пъти колкото нея twice her size, twice as big as sheколкото дойде it doesn't matter if it's a little more/lessколкото..., толкова (със сравн. степен) the more... the moreколкото повече гледам, толкова повече ми харесва the more I look, the more I like itколкото по-скоро, толкова по-добре the sooner the betterколкото и да however much/little/many/few; no matter how much/many; much asколкото и да е опасно however dangerous it may be, dangerous as it isколкото и млад да изглежда young as he may seemколкото и да е възхитително admirable as it isколкото и да се мъчиш try as you willколкото и да е лошо времето be the weather ever so badколкото и смешно/невероятно да изглежда ridiculous/incredible as it may soundколкото и да е смел be he ever so braveколкото и да е странно curiously enoughколкото и да искат much as they would like toколкото и да бързаше no matter how much of a hurry he was inколкото се отнася до as far as... is concernedколкото до/за (що се отнася до) as to/forколкото до мене personally, as for me, for all/what I careколкото да преживея to keep body and soul togetherколкото да се каже just to sayколкото му се иска to his heart's content* * *ко̀лкото,относ. мест. (за количество) as much … as; (за брой) as many … as; едър два пъти \колкото нея twice her size, twice as big as she; \колкото да (just) to; \колкото да преживея to keep body and soul together; \колкото да се каже just to say; \колкото до/за (що се отнася до) as to/for; \колкото до мене personally, as for me, for all/what I care; \колкото дойде it doesn’t matter if it’s a little more/less; \колкото и да however much/little/many/few; no matter how much/many; much as; \колкото и да бързаше no matter how much of a hurry he was in; \колкото и да е лошо времето be the weather ever so bad; \колкото и да е опасно however dangerous it may be, dangerous as it is; \колкото и да е странно curiously/oddly/interestingly enough; \колкото и да искат much as they would like to; \колкото и да се мъчиш try as you will; \колкото му се иска to his heart’s content; \колкото по-скоро, толкова по-добре the sooner the better; \колкото се отнася до as far as … is concerned; \колкото си щат as much as they like; \колкото …, толкова ( със сравн. степен) the more … the more; \колкото щеш ( много) plenty (of); парче масло \колкото орех a lump of butter the size of a walnut; примери \колкото щеш plenty of examples, examples galore; (за големина) the size of; толкова … \колкото as … as.* * *1. (за брой) as many... as 2. (за големина) the size of 3. (за количество) as much... as 4. КОЛКОТО..., толкова (със сравн. степен) the more... the more 5. КОЛКОТО вода искате as much water as (ever) you want/like 6. КОЛКОТО да (just) to 7. КОЛКОТО да преживея to keep body and soul together 8. КОЛКОТО да се каже just to say 9. КОЛКОТО до мене personally, as for me, for all/what I care 10. КОЛКОТО до/за (що се отнася до) as to/for 11. КОЛКОТО дойде it doesn't matter if it's a little more/less 12. КОЛКОТО и да however much/little/many/few;no matter how much/many;much as 13. КОЛКОТО и да бързаше no matter how much of a hurry he was in 14. КОЛКОТО и да е възхитително admirable as it is 15. КОЛКОТО и да е лошо времето be the weather ever so bad 16. КОЛКОТО и да е опасно however dangerous it may be, dangerous as it is 17. КОЛКОТО и да е смел be he ever so brave 18. КОЛКОТО и да е странно curiously enough 19. КОЛКОТО и да искат much as they would like to 20. КОЛКОТО и да се мъчиш try as you will 21. КОЛКОТО и млад да изглежда young as he may seem 22. КОЛКОТО и смешно/невероятно да изглежда ridiculous/incredible as it may sound 23. КОЛКОТО му се иска to his heart's content 24. КОЛКОТО по-скоро, толкова по-добре the sooner the better 25. КОЛКОТО повече гледам, толкова повече ми харесва the more I look, the more I like it 26. КОЛКОТО се отнася до as far as... is concerned 27. КОЛКОТО си щат as much as they like 28. КОЛКОТО щеш (много) plenty (of) 29. КОЛКОТО ябълки искате as many apples as (ever) you want/like 30. едър два пъти КОЛКОТО нея twice her size, twice as big as she 31. мога да вървя толкова бързо, КОЛКОТО и ти I can walk as fast as you (can) 32. не мога да вървя толкова бързо, КОЛКОТО ти I can't walk so fast as you (can) 33. парче масло КОЛКОТО орех а lump of butter the size of a walnut 34. примери КОЛКОТО щеш plenty of examples, examples galore 35. толкова... КОЛКОТО as... as -
46 толкова
1. мест. that much/many, so much/many; this/that much(не повече) so/that muchтолкова пъти so many timesтолкова време so much time; so longтолкова пъти му казвах I've told him so many times/time and againстига ли ти толкова? is that enough for you?2. нар. so; this. thatтолкова, колкото so much/many asтолкова много ли ти трябва? do you need it so much/badly/urgently?толкова по-добре/-зле so much the/all the better/worseколкото по-рано, толкова по-добре the sooner/earlier, the betterтолкова мога that's all I can do; I can do so much and no moreтолкова ги е грижа тях that's all they care, they couldn't care lessтолкова повече, че the more so thatтолкова ще ме видят вече that's the last they'll see of me; they won't catch me at that game againи толкова and that's that; and that's all there is to itтолкова му е на човека what is man? man is a frail creatureтолкова и толкова (it costs) so many levs/so many pounds and pence* * *то̀лкова,и то̀лкоз показ. мест. so; this, that; that much/many, so much/many; this/that much; (не повече) so/that much; \толкова! that’s all! в \толкова и \толкова часа at such and such a time; все \толкова ще ти платят the pay will be the same; и \толкова and that’s that; and that’s all there is to it; какво \толкова му харесваш? what is there so wonderful about it? колкото по-рано, \толкова по-добре the sooner/earlier, the better; не е \толкова глупав, колкото изглежда he’s less of a fool that he looks; още \толкова as much again, (за брой) as many again; стига ли ти \толкова? is that enough for you? това не е \толкова лесно it’s not as easy as all that, it’s not that easy; той е точно \толкова умен, колкото и ти he is every bit as clever as you are; \толкова време so much time; so long; \толкова ги е грижа тях that’s all they care, they couldn’t care less; \толкова и \толкова (it costs) so many levs/so many pounds and pence; \толкова, колкото so much/many as; \толкова много ли ти трябва? do you need it so much/badly/urgently? \толкова мога that’s all I can do; \толкова по-добре/-зле so much the/all the better/worse; \толкова повече, че the more so that; \толкова пъти so many times; \толкова ще ме видят вече that’s the last they’ll see of me; they won’t catch me at that game again.* * *that much (мест.); so much: I love you толкова! - Толкова те обичам!, толкова the better - толкова по -добре; so ; that: It is not толкова easy. - Не е толкова лесно.; so many: You have done it толкова times! - Толкова пъти си го правил!* * *1. (не повече) so/that much 2. ТОЛКОВА време so much time;so long 3. ТОЛКОВА ги е грижа тях that's all they care, they couldn't care less 4. ТОЛКОВА иТОЛКОВА (it costs) so many levs/so many pounds and pence 5. ТОЛКОВА много ли ти трябва? do you need it so much/badly/urgently? 6. ТОЛКОВА мога that's all I can do;I can do so much and no more 7. ТОЛКОВА му е на човека what is man?man is a frail creature 8. ТОЛКОВА по-добре/-зле so much the/all the better/worse 9. ТОЛКОВА повече, че the more so that 10. ТОЛКОВА пъти so many times 11. ТОЛКОВА пъти му казвах I've told him so many times/ time and again 12. ТОЛКОВА ще ме видят вече that's the last they'll see of me;they won't catch me at that game again 13. ТОЛКОВА! that's all! още ТОЛКОВА as much again, (за брой) as many again 14. ТОЛКОВА, колкото so much/many as 15. в ТОЛКОВА и ТОЛКОВА часа at such and such a time 16. все ТОЛКОВА ще ти платят the pay will be the.same 17. и ТОЛКОВА and that's that;and that's all there is to it 18. какво ТОЛКОВА му харесваш? what is there so wonderful about it? 19. колкото по-рано, ТОЛКОВА по- добре the sooner/earlier, the better 20. мест. that much/many, so much/ many;this/that much 21. нар. so;this. that 22. не е ТОЛКОВА глупав, колкото изглежда he's less of a fool than he looks 23. стига ли ти ТОЛКОВА ? is that enough for you? 24. това не е ТОЛКОВА лесно it's not as easy as all that, it's not that easy -
47 heut
heu|te ['hɔytə] [hɔyt] (inf)adv1) (= an diesem Tag) todayhéúte Morgen — this morning
héúte Abend — this evening, tonight
héúte früh — this morning
héúte Nacht — tonight
"heute geschlossen" — "closed today"
ich muss héúte noch zur Bank — I must go to the bank today
von héúte ab or an, ab héúte — from today (on), from this day (forth) (liter)
héúte in einer Woche — a week today or from now, today week
héúte vor acht Tagen — a week ago today
héúte in einem Jahr — a year from today or now, a year hence (geh)
Milch/die Zeitung von héúte — today's milk/paper
héúte mir, morgen dir (Prov) — (it's my turn today,) your turn may come tomorrow
lieber héúte als morgen — the sooner the better
etw von héúte auf morgen verschieben — to put sth off until tomorrow
2) (= in der gegenwärtigen Zeit) nowadays, these days, todaydas Heute — the present, today
das Italien/der Mensch von héúte — present-day or contemporary or modern Italy/man
der Bauer/die Frau/die Stadt von héúte — the farmer/woman/town of today, today's farmers/women/towns
die Jugend von héúte — the young people of today, modern youth
* * ** * *(ugs.), heute Adverb todayheut Morgen/Abend — this morning/evening
heut Mittag — [at] midday today
heut Nacht — tonight; (letzte Nacht) last night
heut in einer Woche — a week [from] today; today week
ab heut, von heut an — from today [on]
bis heut nicht — (erst heut) not until today; (überhaupt noch nicht) not to this day; (bis jetzt noch nicht) not as yet
lieber heut als morgen — (ugs.) the sooner, the better
* * *(ugs.), heute Adverb todayheut Morgen/Abend — this morning/evening
heut Mittag — [at] midday today
heut Nacht — tonight; (letzte Nacht) last night
heut in einer Woche — a week [from] today; today week
ab heut, von heut an — from today [on]
bis heut nicht — (erst heut) not until today; (überhaupt noch nicht) not to this day; (bis jetzt noch nicht) not as yet
lieber heut als morgen — (ugs.) the sooner, the better
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48 eerder
eerder11 earlier————————eerder2〈 bijwoord〉1 [vroeger] before (now), sooner, earlier♦voorbeelden:eerder vermeld/genoemd • mentioned before/ 〈 in tekst ook〉 above ; 〈 formeel〉 aforesaid, aforementionedhoe eerder hoe beter (liever) • the sooner the betterop 21 juni en niet eerder • on 21 June and not beforehij was er eerder dan ik • he was there earlier than Ihij zal eerder liegen dan bekennen • he is more likely to lie than confesseerder meer dan minder • rather more than less -
49 prę|dko
Ⅰ adv. grad. 1. (szybko) [biec, iść, jeść] quickly; [mówić] rapidly- musimy iść prędzej, bo spóźnimy się we must be a. move quicker, otherwise we’ll be late- nauczył się pływać prędzej od brata he learnt to swim faster than his brother- nie tak prędko! hold on a bit!2. (wkrótce, niebawem) [przyjść, przyjechać] soon; [odpisać] immediately, promptly- przyjdź prędko, czekamy na ciebie come soon, we’re waiting for you- czym prędzej pot. as soon as possible- wyszedł stamtąd czym prędzej he left as soon as he could a. immediately- próbował się tam czym prędzej dostać he tried to get there as soon as he could- im prędzej, tym lepiej the sooner the better- prędzej czy później sooner or laterⅡ prędzej part. pot. rather- tobie prędzej uwierzy niż mnie s/he’d sooner believe you than me- była prędzej pilna, niż zdolna she was hard-working rather than bright- prędzej pojadę w góry, niż nad morze I’d rather go to the mountains than to the seaⅢ inter. pot. quick!- chodź tu, prędzej! come here, quick!■ dwa razy daje, kto prędko daje przysł. he gives twice who gives quickly przysł.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > prę|dko
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50 раньше
1. prior toдо, перед, раньше, прежде — prior to
2. further back3. soonerчем раньше, тем лучше — the sooner the better
раньше или позже, рано или поздно — sooner or later
4. earlier; formerly; first; beforeпрежде, раньше — on former occasions
5. beforeраньше, прежде — before now
Синонимический ряд:1. когда-то (проч.) в былое время; в оны годы; в оны дни; в прежнее время; в прошлом; в свое время; во времена оны; во время оно; во дни оны; встарь; как-то; когда-то; некогда2. сначала (проч.) в первую голову; в первую очередь; вперед; наперво; перво-наперво; первым делом; первым долгом; поначалу; попервоначалу; прежде; ранее; сначала; сперва; спервоначалаАнтонимический ряд: -
51 prędko
comp -dzej* * *adv.1. (= szybko) quickly, fast, speedily, swiftly; prędko! quick(ly)!; nie biegnij tak prędko don't run so fast; nie tak prędko! not so fast!, hold on!, steady!2. (= zaraz) soon, shortly; uporać się z czymś prędko do sth quickly, do sth in the nick of time; ( z jedzeniem) polish off; czym prędzej coś zrobić rush to do sth; im prędzej, tym lepiej the sooner the better; prędzej czy później sooner or later; prędzej kupiłbym samochód japoński niż koreański I'd rather l. sooner buy a Japanese car than a Korean one; prędzej się zabiję I'll kill myself first.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > prędko
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52 meglio
1. adv bettermeglio!, tanto meglio! so much the better!, good!alla meglio to the best of one's abilitydi bene in meglio better and better2. adj bettersuperlativo best3. m bestfare del proprio meglio do one's best4. f avere la meglio su get the better of* * *meglio avv.compar.1 (in modo migliore) better: riflettici meglio, think it over a bit more; da qui si vede meglio il lago, you can see the lake better from here; cercherò di far meglio la prossima volta, I'll try to do better next time; dovresti scrivere un po' meglio, you should write a bit better; parla meglio l'inglese del francese, he speaks English better than French; mio fratello sa sciare molto meglio di me, my brother can ski much better than I can; oggi mi sento meglio di ieri, today I feel better than I did yesterday; la festa è riuscita meglio del previsto, the party was better than I'd expected; lo so meglio di te, I know better than you do; nessuno avrebbe potuto farlo meglio, nobody could have done it better; in seguito le cose andarono meglio, things got better later on; ''Come va?'' ''Un po' meglio'', ''How are you?'' ''A bit better''; non potrebbe andar meglio (di così), it couldn't be better // star meglio, (essere in migliori condizioni) to be (o to feel) better; (essere più adatto) to suit better; to look better: il malato sta meglio oggi, the patient is (o feels) better today; si stava meglio prima, we were better off before; questo quadro sta meglio in salotto, this picture looks better in the living-room; il rosso sta meglio a te che a me, red suits you better than me // di bene in meglio, better and better: gli affari andavano di bene in meglio, business got better and better // cambiare in meglio, to change for the better // o meglio, meglio ancora, or rather (o better still): dovresti telefonargli, o meglio, andare di persona, you should phone him, or better still go yourself // per meglio dire, to be more exact (o or rather): non ha potuto o, per meglio dire, non ha voluto venire, he couldn't, or rather, wouldn't come2 (ant.) (piuttosto) rather: meglio varrebbe far finta di nulla, it would be better to ignore it◆ avv.superl.rel. best; (tra due) better: gli alunni meglio preparati, the best students; la meglio riuscita delle due foto, the better of the two photos; chiedete a loro che sono i meglio informati, ask them, as they're the best informed; ho fatto meglio che ho potuto, I did the best I could // il meglio possibile, as well as one can (o the best one can): loro hanno cercato di agire (il) meglio possibile, they tried to do the best they could.meglio agg.compar.invar.1 (migliore) better: il film era meglio di quanto pensassi, the film was better than I expected; la seconda versione mi sembra meglio della prima, I think the second version is better than the first // qualcosa di meglio, something better; niente di meglio, nothing better; non c'è (niente) di meglio che..., there's nothing better than...; in mancanza di meglio, for want of something better; non chiedo di meglio, I couldn't ask for anything better // Usato anche come pron.: sarà anche un bravo pianista, ma ne ho sentiti di (o dei) meglio, he may be a good pianist, but I've heard better2 (preferibile) better: è meglio andare, we'd better go; credetti meglio non intervenire nella discussione, I thought it better not to intervene in the discussion; sarà meglio che gli telefoni subito, you'd better phone him at once // (è) meglio non parlarne!, (you'd) better not mention it! // tanto meglio!, meglio così!, so much the better; tanto meglio per lui!, so much the better for him! // sarebbe meglio che andassi, faresti meglio ad andare, you'd better go // meglio tardi che mai, better late than never // meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani, (prov.) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush◆ agg.superl.rel. the best: ciò che potete fare di meglio è aspettare, the best thing you can do is to wait (o you'd do best to wait); è quanto di meglio si possa trovare sul mercato, it's the best you can find on the market; fa' come credi (sia) meglio, do as you think best // è la meglio squadra del momento, (fam.) it's the top team at the moment◆ s.f.invar.: avere la meglio, to have (o to get) the better of it: ha avuto la meglio sui suoi avversari, he got the better of his opponents // alla meglio, alla bell'e meglio, as well as possible (o as best one can o somehow or other): si tira avanti alla meglio, we're managing somehow // è un lavoro fatto alla bell'e meglio, it's a makeshift job (o a rough-and-ready job)◆ s.m. (la cosa migliore) the best (thing); (la parte migliore) the best part: pensai che il meglio fosse restare, I thought it best to stay; era il meglio che tu potessi fare per lui, it was the best you could do for him; si è preso il meglio, he took the best for himself; ti sei perso il meglio della serata, you missed the best of the evening; il meglio della produzione, the best part (o the top) of the production // nel meglio del sonno, (fam.) in one's deepest sleep // per il meglio, (all) for the best: tutto andò per il meglio, it was all for the best; agire per il meglio, to act for the best; sperare per il meglio, to hope for the best // fare del proprio meglio, to do one's best // al meglio, (nelle migliori condizioni) at one's best: il giocatore non era al meglio della forma, the player wasn't at his best // si sono battuti al meglio delle loro possibilità, they fought their hardest // ( Borsa): vendere al meglio, to sell at best; ordine al meglio, market order.* * *['mɛʎʎo] comp, superl di bene1. avv1) betterè cambiato in meglio — he has changed for the better, he has improved
2) (con senso superlativo) best3)andare di bene in meglio; andare sempre meglio — to get better and better
2. agg inv1) betterè meglio che tu te ne vada — you'd better leave, it would be better for you to go
è meglio non raccontargli niente — it would be better not to tell him anything o if you didn't tell him anything
2)3. smal meglio delle proprie possibilità — as best one can, to the best of one's ability
4. sf* * *['mɛʎʎo] 1.aggettivo invariabile (comparativo) (migliore) better (di than)non hai (niente) di meglio da fare? — iron. haven't you got anything better to do?
2.non c'è niente di meglio che... — there's nothing better than
sostantivo maschile invariabile (la cosa, parte migliore) best3.1) (comparativo) betterprima è, meglio è — the sooner, the better
un po', molto meglio — a little, a lot better
di bene in meglio, sempre meglio — better and better
andare meglio — [ paziente] to be doing better
per meglio dire — to be more exact o precise
telefonagli, o meglio vacci di persona — phone him, or better still go there yourself
••fare qcs. alla bell'e meglio — to do sth. in a botched way
avere la meglio su — to get the better of [ avversario]
* * *meglio/'mελλo/(comparativo) (migliore) better (di than); è meglio giocare che guardare playing is better than watching; farebbe meglio a venire he'd better come; sarebbe meglio andare it would be better to go; qualcosa di meglio something better; c'è di meglio it's nothing special; non troverai di meglio it's the best you'll get; non chiedo di meglio che restare qui I'm perfectly happy staying here; non hai (niente) di meglio da fare? iron. haven't you got anything better to do? non c'è niente di meglio che... there's nothing better than...II m.inv.(la cosa, parte migliore) best; il meglio che ci sia the best there is; è il meglio che ho it's the best I've got; fare del proprio meglio to do one's best; va tutto per il meglio everything's fine; dare il meglio di sé to be at one's bestIII avverbio1 (comparativo) better; funzionava meglio prima it worked better before; essere meglio che niente to be better than nothing; prima è, meglio è the sooner, the better; così va meglio! that's better! chi meglio di lui potrebbe fare la parte? who better to play the part? parlare l'inglese meglio dello spagnolo to speak English better than Spanish; un po', molto meglio a little, a lot better; la materia in cui riesco meglio è storia I'm best at history; ancora meglio even better; di bene in meglio, sempre meglio better and better; tanto meglio! all the better! so much the better! tanto meglio per lui! much the better for him! andare meglio [ paziente] to be doing better; si sente un po' meglio? is he feeling any better? sempre meglio che camminare it beats walking; per meglio dire to be more exact o precise; telefonagli, o meglio vacci di persona phone him, or better still go there yourself2 (superlativo) la persona meglio vestita the best dressed person; è qui che si mangia meglio this is the best place to eat; comportarsi al meglio to be on one's best behaviourfare qcs. alla bell'e meglio to do sth. in a botched way; avere la meglio su to get the better of [ avversario]. -
53 eher
advje eher, desto besser — the sooner the better
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54 desto
Konj. (all) the; je älter er wird, desto besser spielt er etc. the better he plays etc.; desto weniger the less; je mehr..., desto besser the more... the better; um I* * *the* * *dẹs|to ['dɛsto]conjdesto mehr/besser — all the more/better
desto grausamer — all the more cruel
desto wahrscheinlicher ist es, dass wir... — that makes it all the more probable that we...
See:→ je* * *des·to[ˈdɛsto]\desto besser all the better\desto eher the earlier\desto schlimmer! so much the worse!; s.a. je* * *Konjunktion, nur vor Kompje eher, desto besser — the sooner the better
desto ängstlicher — the more anxious/anxiously
ich schätzte ihn desto mehr — I appreciated him all the more
* * *desto weniger the less;je mehr …, desto besser the more … the better; → um A* * *Konjunktion, nur vor Kompje eher, desto besser — the sooner the better
desto ängstlicher — the more anxious/anxiously
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55 с тем
1. in order thatс тем; чтобы — in order that
в том смысле; что; тем — in that
с тем, чтобы — to the effect that
2. in the effect thatчем раньше, тем лучше — the sooner the better
чем больше …, тем больше — the more … the more
чем больше, тем веселее — the more the merrier
чем больше, тем веселее; — the more the merrier
3. so4. so thatс тем условием, что — on that condition that
мотивируя тем, что … — alleging as his reason that …
в том смысле; что; с тем; чтобы; так — in the effect that
5. to the effect thatс целью; с тем; чтобы — with the view of
чем больше, тем лучше — the more the better
тем не менее; безразлично; все равно — all the same
тем более, что; тем паче, что … — the more so, as …
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56 im
1. pron; od (oni, one) 2. advim prędzej, tym lepiej — the sooner the better
* * *I.im1conj.im..., tym... the... the...; im prędzej, tym lepiej the sooner the better; im lepiej ich znam, tym bardziej ich lubię the better I know them the more I like them.II.im2pron.zob. on.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > im
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57 STORM
• Harder the storm, the sooner it's over (The) - Горяч блин, да скоро остыл (Г), И комары кусают до поры (И)• Sharper the storm, the sooner 'tis over (The) - Горяч блин, да скоро остыл (Г), И комары кусают до поры (И) -
58 И комары кусают до поры
That which is evil does not last for ever, it has an end. See Остер шип на подкове, да скоро сбивается (O)Cf: The harder the storm, the sooner it's over (Am.). A heavy shower is soon over (Am.). The sharper the storm, the sooner 'tis over (Br.). That which is sharp is not long (Br.). Violent fires soon burn out (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > И комары кусают до поры
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59 wcześnie
Ⅰ adv. grad. 1. (w początkowym okresie) [przyjść, wstać, wykryć chorobę] early- przyszedłem wcześniej, aby wszystko przygotować I came beforehand to get everything ready2. (przedwcześnie) [dojrzeć, wyjść za mąż] early Ⅱ wcześniej adv. comp. (poprzednio, zawczasu) before, beforehand, previously- czemu mi wcześniej nie powiedziałeś? why didn’t you tell me before?- poznaliśmy się wcześniej we’ve met previously- przyjechała trzy dni wcześniej she arrived three days in advance- powiadomić wcześniej to give prior notice- nie był wcześniej karany he has no previous convictionsⅢ najwcześniej adv. superl. at the earliest- mogę przyjść najwcześniej w poniedziałek the earliest I can come is Monday* * *adv* * *adv.1. (= niepóźno) early; pójść wcześnie spać have an early night; jak najwcześniej as early as possible; im wcześniej, tym lepiej the sooner the better.2. (= uprzednio) before; dwa dni wcześniej two days before.3. (= nie prędzej niż) not sooner than; najwcześniej za tydzień in a week at the earliest; o wiele za wcześnie all too soon, way too early.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wcześnie
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60 lepiej
adv. comp. dobrze* * ** * *adv.1. better; coraz lepiej better and better; jeszcze lepiej even better; better still; tym lepiej, że on mnie nie zna it's just as well that he doesn't know me; im prędzej, tym lepiej the sooner the better; lepiej późno niż wcale better late than never; tak (już) lepiej ( pochwała) that's better; por. dobrze.2. (wyraża radę l. postanowienie podyktowane rozsądkiem) had better; lepiej nic nie ruszaj you'd better not touch anything; lepiej sobie pójdę I'd better go.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > lepiej
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