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1 TEN

[ten] 1.
determinante dieci
2.
pronome dieci

there are ten of them — ce ne sono dieci
3.
nome dieci m.

to multiply by ten — moltiplicare per dieci

in tens — [ sell] a decine; [ count] per dieci, di dieci in dieci

tens of thousands — decine di migliaia

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ten to one (it'll rain) — dieci a uno (che pioverà)

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[ten] 1. noun
1) (the number or figure 10.) dieci

2) (the age of 10.) dieci anni
2. adjective
1) (10 in number.) dieci

2) (aged 10.) di dieci anni

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- ten-
- tenth
- ten-pin bowling
- ten-year-old 3. adjective
((of a person, animal or thing) that is ten years old.) di dieci anni

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TEN
sigla

( trans-European networks) reti transeuropee; TEN.

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[ten] 1.
determinante dieci
2.
pronome dieci

there are ten of them — ce ne sono dieci
3.
nome dieci m.

to multiply by ten — moltiplicare per dieci

in tens — [ sell] a decine; [ count] per dieci, di dieci in dieci

tens of thousands — decine di migliaia

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ten to one (it'll rain) — dieci a uno (che pioverà)

English-Italian dictionary > TEN
2 ♦ ten

♦ ten /tɛn/
a. e n.

1 dieci: ten thousand pounds, diecimila sterline; a ten-week holiday, una vacanza di dieci settimane; the ten of clubs, il dieci di fiori ( carta da gioco); Ten is my lucky number, il dieci è il mio numero fortunato; There are ten of them, sono in dieci; Ten out of sixteen pupils are from ethnic minorities, dieci studenti su sedici sono di una minoranza etnica

2 dieci ( anni d'età): She's ten in July, compie dieci anni a luglio; a ten-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di dieci anni

3 le dieci ( ora): I'll see you at ten, ci vediamo alle dieci; half ( past) ten, le dieci e mezza

4 (fam. GB) biglietto da dieci sterline; (fam. USA) biglietto da dieci dollari

● (fam. USA) ten-cent, dozzinale; meschino □ ( USA) ten-cent store, emporio che vende articoli vari a poco prezzo □ (fam.) ten a penny, dozzinale; comune □ ( slang USA) ten percenter, chi prende il 10% di provvigione □ ten-pounder, (fam.) che vale 10 sterline (o che pesa 10 libbre); (stor.) persona avente diritto al voto in quanto detentore di una proprietà del valore locativo di dieci sterline □ ( slang USA) ten-spot, biglietto da dieci dollari; deca; condanna a dieci anni di carcere □ ( atletica) the 10,000 metre run, i diecimila □ ten times as easy, dieci volte più facile □ ten times better, dieci volte migliore (o meglio) □ in tens, a gruppi di dieci; dieci alla volta: to arrange in tens, sistemare a gruppi di dieci □ one in ten, uno su dieci □ Ten to one he forgets it, scommetto dieci contro uno che se ne dimentica □ It's ten to one that…, ci sono nove probabilità su dieci che…

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ ten
3 them

ðəm, ðem
pronoun

( used as the object of verb or preposition)

1) (people, animals, things etc already spoken about, being pointed out etc: Let's invite them to dinner; What will you do with them?) los, las (complemento directo); les (complemento indirecto); ellos, ellas (con preposición)

2) (used instead of him, him or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: If anyone touches that, I'll hit them.) le, la

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- themselves

them pron

1. los / las / les

I'll phone them later los llamaré después

I asked them for a discount les pedí un descuento

2. ellos / ellas

why don't you go with them? ¿por qué no te vas con ellos?

them

tr[ðem, ʊnstressed ðəm]

pronoun

1 (direct object) los, las; (indirect object) les; (before another pronoun) se

■ the Smiths are coming, do you know them? vienen los Smith, ¿los conoces?

■ I like these shoes so I'll buy them me gustan estos zapatos así que me los compraré

■ take these flowers and give them to Mary coge estas flores y dáselas a Mary

■ we'll give them a share of the profits les daremos una participación de las ganancias

■ I sent them a Christmas card les envié una tarjeta de Navidad

■ you must tell them debes decírselo

2 (with preposition, stressed) ellos, ellas

■ don't speak to them no hables con ellos

■ this is for them esto es para ellos

■ I took a photo of them les saqué una foto

■ there were ten of them eran diez

3 familiar (used with singular meaning) lo, la, le

■ if anyone arrives, tell them to wait si llega alguien, dile que espere

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

them and us ellos y nosotros

them ['ðɛm] pron

1) (as a direct object) : los Spain sometimes les, las

I know them: los conozco

2) (as indirect object) : les, se

I sent them a letter: les mandé una carta

give it to them: dáselo (a ellos)

3) (as object of a preposition) : ellos, ellas

go with them: ve con ellos

4) (for emphasis) : ellos, ellas

I wasn't expecting them: no los esperaba a ellos

them

pron.

• ellos pron.

• les pron.

pron.

• les pron.

ðem, weak form ðəm
pronoun

1)

a) ( as direct object) los, las; ( referring to people) los or (Esp tb) les, las

where did you buy them? — ¿dónde los/las compraste?

he has two sons, do you know them? — tiene dos hijos ¿los or (Esp tb) les conoces?

b) ( as indirect object) les; ( with direct object pronoun present) se

I lent them some money — les presté dinero

I lent it to them — se lo presté

c) ( after preposition) ellos, ellas

for/with them — para/con ellos/ellas

there were four of them — eran cuatro

2) ( emphatic use) ellos, ellas

that'll be them — deben de ser ellos

3) ( indefinite person)

there's someone at the door, shall I show them in? — hay alguien en la puerta ¿lo hago pasar?

if anyone calls, tell them that... — si llama alguien, dile que...

4) ( for themselves) (AmE colloq or dial) se

they ought to get them a car — deberían comprarse un coche

[ðem, ðǝm]
PRON
1) (direct object) los(-las)

I didn't know them — no los conocía

look at them! — ¡míralos!

I had to give them to her — tuve que dárselos

2) (indirect object) les; (combined with direct object pron) se

I gave them some brochures — les di unos folletos

you must tell them the truth — tienes que decirles la verdad

yes, of course I gave them the book — sí, claro que les di el libro

yes, of course I gave it to them — sí, claro que se lo di

I gave the money to them, not their parents — les di el dinero a ellos, no a sus padres

I'm giving it to them not you — se lo doy a ellos, no a ti

give it to them when you go to Liverpool — dáselo cuando vayas a Liverpool

give it to them, not me — dáselo a ellos, no a mí

3) (after prepositions, in comparisons, with verb "to be") ellos(-ellas)

it's for them — es para ellos

my sisters didn't go, my mother stayed with them — mis hermanas no fueron, mi madre se quedó con ellas

we are older than them — somos mayores que ellos

it must be them — deben de ser ellos

that's them, they're coming now — son ellos, ya vienen

they were carrying them on them — los llevaban consigo

4) (referring back to "someone", "anyone" etc: direct object) lo or (Sp) le(-la); (indirect object) le

if anyone tries to talk to you, ignore them — si alguien trata de hablar contigo, no le hagas caso

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[ðem], weak form [ðəm]
pronoun

1)

a) ( as direct object) los, las; ( referring to people) los or (Esp tb) les, las

where did you buy them? — ¿dónde los/las compraste?

he has two sons, do you know them? — tiene dos hijos ¿los or (Esp tb) les conoces?

b) ( as indirect object) les; ( with direct object pronoun present) se

I lent them some money — les presté dinero

I lent it to them — se lo presté

c) ( after preposition) ellos, ellas

for/with them — para/con ellos/ellas

there were four of them — eran cuatro

2) ( emphatic use) ellos, ellas

that'll be them — deben de ser ellos

3) ( indefinite person)

there's someone at the door, shall I show them in? — hay alguien en la puerta ¿lo hago pasar?

if anyone calls, tell them that... — si llama alguien, dile que...

4) ( for themselves) (AmE colloq or dial) se

they ought to get them a car — deberían comprarse un coche

English-spanish dictionary > them
4 ten

1. [ten] n
1) десятка ( цифра; тж. figure of ten)

2) десять, десяток

ten of - десять, десятеро

there were ten of them - их было десятеро

anger gave him the strength of ten - гнев удесятерил его силы

3) карт. десятка

the ten of spades - десятка пик

4) десять, десятеро, десяток

in /by/ tens - по десяти, десятками

to count in tens - считать десятками

tens of thousands - десятки тысяч

5) десять лет ( о возрасте)

he is ten - ему десять лет

at ten - в десять лет, в десятилетнем возрасте

a girl of ten - десятилетняя девочка

6) десять часов

she will come at ten - она придёт в десять

7) мера угля, служащая единицей при расчётах арендной платы за его добычу ( равная 48-50 тоннам)

8) разг. десятивесельная лодка

9) разг. десятифунтовая или десятидолларовая банкнота
2. [ten] num
1) (число) десять

ten books - десять книг

about ten years ago - около десяти лет назад

ten and ten make twenty - десять плюс /и/ десять - двадцать

ten threes are thirty - десятью три - тридцать

thirty is ten times as much as three - тридцать в десять раз больше трёх

2) (номер) десять, (номер) десятый

chapter ten - десятая глава

Room ten - комната (номер) десять

♢ ten to one - десять против одного, почти наверняка

the upper ten (thousand) см. upper II ♢

ten times rather - с гораздо большим удовольствием

the Ten Commandments - библ. десять заповедей

НБАРС > ten
5 there

there adv allí / allá / ahí

don't just stand there, do something no te quedes ahí parado, haz algo

there's a castle over there ahí hay un castillo

there is / there are hay

there is a lion in the garden hay un león en el jardín

there were six of us éramos seis

there

tr[ðeə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adverb

1 allí, allá, ahí

■ I often go there on holiday voy de vacaciones allí a menudo

■ don't just sit there, do something no te quedes ahí sentado, haz algo

■ it's over there, on the table está por allí, en la mesa

■ look at that man over there mira a aquel hombre de allí

■ I went there and back fui hasta allí y volví

■ let's leave it there dejémoslo ahí

■ there he comes ahí viene

2 (in discussion) acerca de eso

■ I agree with you there estoy de acuerdo contigo en eso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to be all there faltarle a uno un tornillo

there and then en el momento

there is/are, etc→ link=be be{

there you are aquí tiene

there you go ya está

there you go again ya empiezas otra vez

there, there vamos, venga, ya está

there ['ðær] adv

1) : ahí, allí, allá

stand over there: párate ahí

over there: por allí, por allá

who's there?: ¿quién es?

2) : ahí, en esto, en eso

there is where we disagree: en eso es donde no estamos de acuerdo

there pron

1) (introducing a sentence or clause)

there comes a time to decide: llega un momento en que tiene uno que decidir

2)

there is, there are : hay

there are many children here: aquí hay muchos niños

there's a good hotel downtown: hay un buen hotel en el centro

there

adv.

• acullá adv.

• ahí adv.

• allá adv.

• allí adv.

I ðer, ðeə(r)
adverb

1)

a) ( close to person being addressed) ahí; ( further away) allí, ahí (esp AmL); (less precise, further) allá

what have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?

up/down there — ahí arriba/abajo

you there! — (colloq) oye, tú! (fam), che(, vos)! (RPl fam)

there's the train! — ahí viene el tren!

to have been there (before) — (colloq)

I know what it's like, I've been there before — ya sé lo que es, a mí también me ha tocado pasar por eso

b) (in phrases)

there and then: they solved it for me there and then me lo resolvieron en el acto or en el momento; I made up my mind there and then to ask her en ese mismo momento me decidí a pedírselo; so there! — (colloq) para que sepas! (fam)

2) (calling attention to something, pointing something out etc)

there's the bell, it must be her! — el timbre! debe de ser ella

there you are — ( giving something) aquí tiene

there we are: that's that done! — ya está! listo!

it's a pity, but there we o you are — es una lástima pero así son las cosas

there he goes: politics again! — ya está otra vez con la política!

there go my chances of promotion! — adiós ascenso!

eat it all up, theres a good boy — vamos, comételo todo así me gusta!

3)

a) ( present)

lots of his friends were there — estaban muchos de sus amigos

who's there? — ( at the door) ¿quién es?; ( in the dark) ¿quién anda ahí?

is Tony there? — ¿está Tony?

not to be all there — (colloq)

he's not all there — le falta un tornillo (fam), no está bien de la cabeza (fam)

b) ( at destination)

they should be there by now — ya deben de haber llegado

4)

a) ( at that point)

he went on from there to become a director — de ahí pasó a ser director

b) ( at that point)

you're right there — ahí or en eso tienes razón

5) (as interj)

a) ( when action is complete)

there! that's the last of the boxes — listo! ésa es la última caja

b) (coaxing, soothing)

there, there, don't cry! — vamos or (Esp tb) venga or (Méx tb) ándale, no llores

there now! see how easy it is? — ahí está ¿ves qué fácil es?

II ðer weak form ðər, ðeə(r) weak form ðə(r)
pronoun

there is/are — hay

there was — había/hubo

there will be — habrá

there was nobody there — no había nadie

once upon a time there was a princess — érase una vez una princesa

there were two demonstrations last week — hubo dos manifestaciones la semana pasada

there's no sugar left — no queda azúcar, se ha acabado el azúcar

there comes a time when... — llega un momento en el que...

1. [ðɛǝ(r)]
ADV
1) (place) (=there near you) ahí; (less precisely) allí; (further away) allá

put it there, on the table — ponlo ahí, en la mesa

when we left there — cuando partimos de allí

I don't know how to get there — no sé cómo llegar allí

there he is! — ¡allí está!

there's the bus — ahí viene el autobús, ya viene el autobús

there we were, stuck — así que nos encontramos allí sin podernos mover

• to go there and back — ir y volver

12 kilometres there and back — 12 kilómetros ida y vuelta

we left him back there at the crossroads — lo dejamos allí atrás, en el cruce

• to be there for sb — (=supportive) estar al lado de algn, apoyar a algn

• down there on the floor — ahí en el suelo

let's go down there by the river — vamos allí por el río

I'm going to London, my sister's already down there — voy a Londres, mi hermana ya está allí

• it's in there — está ahí dentro

• it's on there — está ahí encima

• it's over there by the TV — está allí, junto al televisor

• there and then — en el acto, en seguida

• they're through there in the dining room — están por esa puerta or por ahí, en el comedor

• what's the cat doing up there? — ¿qué hace el gato ahí arriba?

- he's not all there

2) (as addition to phrase)

• hurry up there! — ¡menearse!

• mind out there! — ¡cuidado ahí!

• move along there! — (on street) ¡retírense!; (in bus, train) ¡muévanse!, ¡no se paren, sigan para atrás!

• you there! — ¡oye, tú!, ¡eh, usted! more frm

3) (=in existence, available)

if the demand is there, the product will appear — si existe la demanda, aparecerá el producto

it's no good asking because the money just isn't there — no sirve de nada pedir dinero, sencillamente porque no hay

the old church is still there today — la vieja iglesia todavía está en pie or existe hoy

is John there, please? — (on phone) ¿está John?

4) (=on that point) en eso

there we differ — en eso discrepamos or no estamos de acuerdo

you're right there — en eso tienes razón

I agree with you there — en eso estoy de acuerdo contigo

there you are wrong — ahí se equivoca, en eso te equivocas

5) (=at that point)

• we'll leave it there for today — lo dejaremos aquí por hoy

• could I just stop you there and say something? — ¿puedo interrumpirte para decir algo al respecto?

6) (emphasizing, pointing out)

there, now look what you've done! — desde luego, ¡mira lo que has hecho!

• there again — por otra parte

• there you are, what did I tell you! — ¿ves? es lo que te dije

"there you are," - he said, handing the book over — -ahí lo tienes -dijo, entregando el libro

• there you go again, upsetting the children — ¿vuelta a las andadas, molestando a los niños?, ¿ya estamos otra vez molestando a los niños?

it wasn't what I wanted, but there you go * — no era lo que buscaba, pero ¿qué le vamos a hacer?

• I'm not going, so there! * — pues no voy, y fastídiate *

2.

PRON

there is, there are — hay

there will be — habrá

there were ten bottles — había or (esp LAm) habían diez botellas

how many are there? — ¿cuántos hay?

there will be eight people for dinner tonight — seremos ocho para cenar esta noche

there was laughter at this — en esto hubo risas

there was singing and dancing — se cantó y se bailó

there has been an accident — ha habido un accidente

are there any bananas? — ¿hay plátanos?

is there any coffee? — ¿hay café?

• there is no wine left — no queda vino

• there might be time/room — puede que haya tiempo/sitio

• there is a pound missing — falta una libra

3.

[ðɛǝ(r)]
EXCL
there, drink this — bebe esto

there, there — (comforting) no te preocupes, no pasa nada

but there, what's the use? — pero ¡vamos!, es inútil
THERE IS, THERE ARE ► Unlike there is/are {etc}, hay, hubo, había, ha habido {etc} do not change to reflect number:
There were two kidnappings and a murder Hubo dos secuestros y un asesinato
Will there be many students at the party? ¿Habrá muchos estudiantes en la fiesta? ► To translate there must be, there may be {etc}, you can use tiene que haber, debe (de) haber, puede haber {etc} although other constructions will also be possible:
There may be a strike Puede haber or Puede que haya huelga
There must be all sorts of things we could do Tiene que haber muchas cosas que podamos hacer ► If there is/ there are is followed by the, you should normally not use hay {etc}. Use estar instead:
And then there are the neighbours to consider Están también los vecinos, a los que hay que tener en cuenta
There is also the question of the money transfer Está también la cuestión de la transferencia del dinero ► Hay {etc} should only be used to talk about existence and occurrence. Don't use it to talk about location. Use estar instead to say where things are:
After the shop there's the bus station Después de la tienda está la estación de autobuses ► Don't use hay {etc} to translate phrases like there are four of us, there will be six of them. Instead, use ser in the relevant person:
There are four of us Somos cuatro
There will be six of them Serán seis ► Remember to use que in the construction hay algo que hacer ( there is sth to do):
There is a lot to do Hay mucho que hacer
What is there to do? ¿Qué hay que hacer? For further uses and examples, see there
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I [ðer, ðeə(r)]
adverb

1)

a) ( close to person being addressed) ahí; ( further away) allí, ahí (esp AmL); (less precise, further) allá

what have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?

up/down there — ahí arriba/abajo

you there! — (colloq) oye, tú! (fam), che(, vos)! (RPl fam)

there's the train! — ahí viene el tren!

to have been there (before) — (colloq)

I know what it's like, I've been there before — ya sé lo que es, a mí también me ha tocado pasar por eso

b) (in phrases)

there and then: they solved it for me there and then me lo resolvieron en el acto or en el momento; I made up my mind there and then to ask her en ese mismo momento me decidí a pedírselo; so there! — (colloq) para que sepas! (fam)

2) (calling attention to something, pointing something out etc)

there's the bell, it must be her! — el timbre! debe de ser ella

there you are — ( giving something) aquí tiene

there we are: that's that done! — ya está! listo!

it's a pity, but there we o you are — es una lástima pero así son las cosas

there he goes: politics again! — ya está otra vez con la política!

there go my chances of promotion! — adiós ascenso!

eat it all up, theres a good boy — vamos, comételo todo así me gusta!

3)

a) ( present)

lots of his friends were there — estaban muchos de sus amigos

who's there? — ( at the door) ¿quién es?; ( in the dark) ¿quién anda ahí?

is Tony there? — ¿está Tony?

not to be all there — (colloq)

he's not all there — le falta un tornillo (fam), no está bien de la cabeza (fam)

b) ( at destination)

they should be there by now — ya deben de haber llegado

4)

a) ( at that point)

he went on from there to become a director — de ahí pasó a ser director

b) ( at that point)

you're right there — ahí or en eso tienes razón

5) (as interj)

a) ( when action is complete)

there! that's the last of the boxes — listo! ésa es la última caja

b) (coaxing, soothing)

there, there, don't cry! — vamos or (Esp tb) venga or (Méx tb) ándale, no llores

there now! see how easy it is? — ahí está ¿ves qué fácil es?

II [ðer] weak form [ðər, ðeə(r)] weak form [ðə(r)]
pronoun

there is/are — hay

there was — había/hubo

there will be — habrá

there was nobody there — no había nadie

once upon a time there was a princess — érase una vez una princesa

there were two demonstrations last week — hubo dos manifestaciones la semana pasada

there's no sugar left — no queda azúcar, se ha acabado el azúcar

there comes a time when... — llega un momento en el que...

English-spanish dictionary > there
6 ten

ten
1. числ. колич. десять
2. сущ.
1) а) десятка (цифра;
тж. figure of ten) б) карт. десятка the ten of spades ≈ десятка пик в) разг. десятифунтовая или десятидолларовая банкнота
2) а) десяток, десять ten of ≈ десять, десятеро in tens ≈ по десяти, десятками to count in tens ≈ считать десятками tens of thousands ≈ десятки тысяч б) десять лет( о возрасте) he is ten ≈ ему десять лет at ten ≈ в десять лет a girl of ten ≈ десятилетняя девочка в) десять часов he will come at ten ≈ он придет в десять
3) мн. десятый номер (размер предметов одежды) ∙ take ten разг. ≈ передохни немного десятка (цифра) десять, десяток - * of дусять, десятеро - there were * of them их было десятеро - anger gave him the strength of * гнев удесятерил его силы (карточное) десятка - the * of spades десятка пик десять, десятеро, десяток - in *s по десяти, десятками - to count in *s считать десятками - *s of thousands десятки тысяч десять лет (о возрасте) - he is * ему десять лет - at * в десять лет, в десятилетнем возрасте - a girl of * десятилетняя девочка десять часов - she will come at * она придет в десять мера угла, служащая единицей при расчетах арендной платы за его добычу (равная 45-50 тоннам) (разговорное) десятивесельная лодка( разговорное) десятифунтовая или десятидоллоровая банкнота (число) десять - ten books десять книг - about * years ago около десяти лет назад - * and * make twenty десять плюс десть - двадцать - * threes are thirty десятью три - тридцать - thirty is * times as much as three тридцать в десять раз больше трех( номер) десять, (номер) десятый - chapter * десятая глава - Room * комната( номер) десять > * to one десять против одного, почти наверняка > the upper * верхушка общества > * times rather с гораздо большим удовольствием > the T. Commandments( библеизм) десять заповедей ~ десяток;
in tens десятками ~ карт. десятка;
take ten разг. передохни немного ten разг. десятидолларовая бумажка ~ карт. десятка;
take ten разг. передохни немного ~ десяток;
in tens десятками ~ pl десятый номер (размер перчаток и т. п.) ~ num. card. десять;
ten times as big в десять раз больше;
ten to one почти наверняка ~ num. card. десять;
ten times as big в десять раз больше;
ten to one почти наверняка ~ num. card. десять;
ten times as big в десять раз больше;
ten to one почти наверняка

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > ten
7 десятеро

числ.;
коллект. ten их десятеро ≈ there are ten of them

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > десятеро
8 be

be [bi:]

être ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (i), 1 (m), 1 (o), 1 (p), 2 aller ⇒ 1 (d) avoir ⇒ 1 (e) mesurer ⇒ 1 (g) coûter ⇒ 1 (j) il y a ⇒ 1 (k) voici, voilà ⇒ 1 (l) faire ⇒ 1 (n), 1 (q) aller, venir ⇒ 1 (o) Dans les question tags ⇒ 2 (j)

(pres 1st sing am [əm, stressed æm], pres 2nd sing are [ə, stressed ɑ:(r)], pres 3rd sing is [ɪz], pres pl

are [ə, stressed ɑ:(r)], pt 1st sing was [wəz, stressed wɒz], pt 2nd sing were [wə, stressed wɜ:(r)], pt 3rd sing was [wəz, stressed wɒz], pt pl were [wə, stressed wɜ:(r)], pp been [bi:n], cont being ['bi:ɪŋ])

ⓘ GRAM À l'oral et dans un style familier à l'écrit, le verbe be peut être contracté: I am devient I'm, he/she/it is deviennent he's/she's/it's et you/we/they are deviennent you're/we're/they're. Les formes négatives is not/are not/was not et were not se contractent respectivement en isn't/aren't/wasn't et weren't.

1 intransitive verb

(a) (exist, live) être, exister;

∎ I think, therefore I am je pense, donc je suis;

∎ to be or not to be être ou ne pas être;

∎ God is Dieu existe;

∎ the greatest scientist that ever was le plus grand savant qui ait jamais existé ou de tous les temps;

∎ there are no such things as ghosts les fantômes n'existent pas;

∎ she's a genius if ever there was one c'est ou voilà un génie si jamais il en fut;

∎ as happy as can be heureux comme un roi;

∎ that may be, but… cela se peut, mais…, peut-être, mais…

(b) (used to identify, describe) être;

∎ she is my sister c'est ma sœur;

∎ I'm Elaine je suis ou je m'appelle Elaine;

∎ she's a doctor/engineer elle est médecin/ingénieur;

∎ the glasses were crystal les verres étaient en cristal;

∎ he is American il est américain, c'est un Américain;

∎ be careful! soyez prudent!;

∎ to be frank… pour être franc…, franchement…;

∎ being the boy's mother, I have a right to know étant la mère de l'enfant, j'ai le droit de savoir;

∎ the situation being what or as it is… la situation étant ce qu'elle est…;

∎ the problem is knowing or is to know when to stop le problème, c'est de savoir quand s'arrêter;

∎ the rule is: when in doubt, don't do it la règle c'est: dans le doute abstiens-toi;

∎ seeing is believing voir, c'est croire;

∎ just be yourself soyez vous-même, soyez naturel;

∎ you be Batman and I'll be Robin (children playing) on dirait que tu es Batman et moi je suis Robin

(c) (indicating temporary state or condition)

∎ he was angry/tired il était fâché/fatigué;

∎ I am hungry/thirsty/afraid j'ai faim/soif/peur;

∎ my feet/hands are frozen j'ai les pieds gelés/mains gelées

(d) (indicating health) aller, se porter;

∎ how are you? comment allez-vous?, comment ça va?;

∎ I am fine ça va;

∎ he is not well il est malade, il ne va pas bien

(e) (indicating age) avoir;

∎ how old are you? quel âge avez-vous?;

∎ I'm twelve (years old) j'ai douze ans;

∎ it's different when you're fifty ce n'est pas pareil quand on a cinquante ans;

∎ you'll see when you're fifty tu verras quand tu auras cinquante ans

(f) (indicating location) être;

∎ the cake was on the table le gâteau était sur la table;

∎ the hotel is next to the river l'hôtel se trouve ou est près de la rivière;

∎ be there at nine o'clock soyez-y à neuf heures;

∎ where was I? où étais-je?; figurative (in book, speech) où en étais-je?

(g) (indicating measurement)

∎ the table is one metre long la table fait un mètre de long;

∎ how tall is he? combien mesure-t-il?;

∎ he is two metres tall il mesure ou fait deux mètres;

∎ the school is two kilometres from here l'école est à deux kilomètres d'ici

(h) (indicating time, date) être;

∎ it's five o'clock il est cinq heures;

∎ yesterday was Monday hier on était ou c'était lundi;

∎ today is Tuesday nous sommes ou c'est mardi aujourd'hui;

∎ what date is it today? le combien sommes-nous aujourd'hui?;

∎ it's the 16th of December nous sommes ou c'est le 16 décembre

(i) (happen, occur) être, avoir lieu;

∎ the concert is on Saturday night le concert est ou a lieu samedi soir;

∎ when is your birthday? quand est ou c'est quand ton anniversaire?;

∎ the spring holidays are in March this year les vacances de printemps tombent en mars cette année;

∎ how is it that you arrived so quickly? comment se fait-il que vous soyez arrivé si vite?

(j) (indicating cost) coûter;

∎ how much is this table? combien coûte ou vaut cette table?;

∎ it is expensive ça coûte ou c'est cher;

∎ the phone bill is £75 la facture de téléphone est de 75 livres

(k) (with "there")

∎ there is, there are il y a, literary il est;

∎ there is or has been no snow il n'y a pas de neige;

∎ there are six of them ils sont ou il y en a six;

∎ what is there to do? qu'est-ce qu'il y a à faire?;

∎ there will be swimming on nagera;

∎ there is nothing funny about it il n'y a rien d'amusant là-dedans, ce n'est pas drôle;

∎ there's no telling what she'll do il est impossible de prévoir ce qu'elle va faire

(l) (calling attention to)

∎ this is my friend John voici mon ami John;

∎ here are the reports you wanted voici les rapports que vous vouliez;

∎ there is our car voilà notre voiture;

∎ there are the others voilà les autres;

∎ here I am me voici;

∎ there you are! (I've found you) ah, te voilà!; (take this) tiens, voilà!;

∎ now there's an idea! voilà une bonne idée!

(m) (with 'it')

∎ who is it? - it's us! qui est-ce? - c'est nous!;

∎ it was your mother who decided c'est ta mère qui a décidé;

∎ formal it is I who am to blame c'est moi le responsable

(n) (indicating weather) faire;

∎ it is cold/hot/grey il fait froid/chaud/gris;

∎ it is windy il y a du vent

(o) (go) aller, être; (come) être, venir;

∎ she's been to visit her mother elle a été ou est allée rendre visite à sa mère;

∎ I have never been to China je ne suis jamais allé ou je n'ai jamais été en Chine;

∎ have you been home since Christmas? est-ce que tu es rentré (chez toi) depuis Noël?;

∎ has the plumber been? le plombier est-il (déjà) passé?;

∎ wait for us, we'll be there in ten minutes attends-nous, nous serons là dans dix minutes;

∎ there's no need to rush, we'll be there in ten minutes inutile de se presser, nous y serons dans dix minutes;

∎ he was into/out of the house in a flash il est entré dans/sorti de la maison en coup de vent;

∎ I know, I've been there je sais, j'y suis allé; figurative je sais, j'ai connu ça;

∎ she is from Egypt elle vient d'Égypte;

∎ your brother has been and gone votre frère est venu et reparti;

∎ someone had been there in her absence quelqu'un est venu pendant son absence;

∎ British familiar he's only been and wrecked the car! il est allé casser la voiture!;

∎ British familiar now you've been (and gone) and done it! (caused trouble, broken something) et voilà, c'est réussi!

(p) (indicating hypothesis, supposition)

∎ if I were you si j'étais vous ou à votre place;

∎ if we were younger si nous étions plus jeunes;

∎ formal were it not for my sister sans ma sœur;

∎ formal were it not for their contribution, the school would close sans leur assistance, l'école serait obligée de fermer

(q) (in calculations) faire;

∎ 1 and 1 are 2 1 et 1 font 2;

∎ what is 5 less 3? combien fait 5 moins 3?

2 auxiliary verb

(a) (forming continuous tenses)

∎ he is having breakfast il prend ou il est en train de prendre son petit déjeuner;

∎ they are always giggling ils sont toujours en train de glousser;

∎ where are you going? où allez-vous?;

∎ a problem which is getting worse and worse un problème qui s'aggrave;

∎ I have just been thinking about you je pensais justement à toi;

∎ we've been waiting hours for you ça fait des heures que nous t'attendons;

∎ when will she be leaving? quand est-ce qu'elle part ou va-t-elle partir?;

∎ what are you going to do about it? qu'est-ce que vous allez ou comptez faire?;

∎ why aren't you working? - but I AM working! pourquoi ne travaillez-vous pas? - mais je travaille!

(b) (forming passive voice)

∎ she is known as a good negotiator elle est connue pour ses talents de négociatrice;

∎ the car was found la voiture a été retrouvée;

∎ plans are being made on fait des projets;

∎ what is left to do? qu'est-ce qui reste à faire?;

∎ smoking is not permitted il est interdit ou défendu de fumer;

∎ socks are sold by the pair les chaussettes se vendent par deux;

∎ it is said/thought/assumed that... on dit/pense/suppose que...;

∎ to be continued (TV programme, serialized story) à suivre;

∎ not to be confused with à ne pas confondre avec

(c) (with infinitive → indicating future event)

∎ the next meeting is to take place on Wednesday la prochaine réunion aura lieu mercredi;

∎ he's to be the new headmaster c'est lui qui sera le nouveau directeur;

∎ she was to become a famous pianist elle allait devenir une pianiste renommée;

∎ we were never to see him again nous ne devions jamais le revoir

(d) (with infinitive → indicating expected event)

∎ they were to have been married in June ils devaient se marier en juin

(e) (with infinitive → indicating obligation)

∎ I'm to be home by ten o'clock il faut que je rentre avant dix heures;

∎ you are not to speak to strangers il ne faut pas parler aux inconnus

(f) (with infinitive → expressing opinion)

∎ you are to be congratulated on doit vous féliciter;

∎ they are to be pitied ils sont à plaindre

(g) (with infinitive → requesting information)

∎ are we then to assume that taxes will decrease? faut-il ou doit-on en conclure que les impôts vont diminuer?;

∎ what am I to say to them? qu'est-ce que je vais leur dire?

(h) (with passive infinitive → indicating possibility)

∎ bargains are to be found even in the West End on peut faire de bonnes affaires même dans le West End;

∎ she was not to be dissuaded rien ne devait ou il fut impossible de lui faire changer d'avis

(i) formal (with infinitive → indicating hypothesis)

∎ if he were or were he to die s'il venait à mourir, à supposer qu'il meure

(j) (in question tags)

∎ he's always causing trouble, isn't he? - yes, he is il est toujours en train de créer des problèmes, n'est-ce pas? - oui, toujours;

∎ you're back, are you? vous êtes revenu alors?;

∎ you're not leaving already, are you? vous ne partez pas déjà, j'espère?

(k) (in ellipsis)

∎ is she satisfied? - she is est-elle satisfaite? - oui(, elle l'est);

∎ you're angry - no I'm not - oh yes you are! tu es fâché - non - mais si!;

∎ it's a touching scene - not for me, it isn't c'est une scène émouvante - je ne trouve pas ou pas pour moi;

∎ I was pleased to see him but the children weren't (moi,) j'étais content de le voir mais pas les enfants

(l) (forming perfect tenses)

∎ we're finished nous avons terminé;

∎ Religion Christ is risen (le) Christ est ressucité;

∎ when I looked again, they were gone quand j'ai regardé de nouveau, ils étaient partis

(m) (as suffix)

∎ the husband-to-be le futur mari;

∎ the father-to-be le futur père

3 be that as it may adverb

quoi qu'il en soit

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9 Quantities

Note the use of en (of it or of them) in the following examples. This word must be included when the thing you are talking about is not expressed (the French says literally there is of it a lot, there is of it two kilos, I have of them a lot etc.). However, en is not needed when the commodity is specified e.g. there is a lot of butter = il y a beaucoup de beurre.

how much is there?

= combien y en a-t-il?

there’s a lot

= il y en a beaucoup*

there’s not much

= il n’y en a pas beaucoup

there’s two kilos

= il y en a deux kilos

how much sugar have you got?

= combien de sucre as-tu?

I’ve got a lot

= j’en ai beaucoup

I’ve not got much

= je n’en ai pas beaucoup

I’ve got two kilos

= j’en ai deux kilos

how many are there?

= combien y en a-t-il?

there are a lot

= il y en a beaucoup

there aren’t many

= il n’y en a pas beaucoup

there are twenty

= il y en a vingt

how many apples have you?

= combien de pommes as-tu? or tu as combien de pommes?

I’ve got a lot

= j’en ai beaucoup

I haven’t many

= je n’en ai pas beaucoup

I’ve got twenty

= j’en ai vingt

A has got more than B

= A en a plus que B

A has got more money than B

= A a plus d’argent que B

much more than

= beaucoup plus que

a little more than

= un peu plus que

A has got more apples than B

= A a plus de pommes que B

many more apples than B

= beaucoup plus de pommes que B

a few more apples than B

= quelques pommes de plus que B

a few more people than yesterday

= quelques personnes de plus qu’hier

B has got less money than A

= B a moins d’argent que A

B has got less than A

= B en a moins que A

much less than

= beaucoup moins que

a little less than

= un peu moins que

B has got fewer than A

= B en a moins que A

B has got fewer apples than A

= B a moins de pommes que A

many fewer than

= beaucoup moins que

Relative quantities

how many are there to the kilo?

= combien y en a-t-il au kilo?

there are ten to the kilo

= il y en a dix au kilo

you can count six to the kilo

= il faut en compter six au kilo

how many do you get for ten francs?

= combien peut-on en avoir pour dix francs?

you get five for ten francs

= il y en a cinq pour dix francs

how much does it cost a litre?

= combien coûte le litre?

it costs £5 a litre

= ça coûte cinq livres le litre

how much do apples cost a kilo?

= combien coûte le kilo de pommes?

apples cost ten francs a kilo

= les pommes coûtent dix francs le kilo

how much does it cost a metre?

= combien coûte le mètre?

how much does your car do to the gallon?

= combien consomme votre voiture?

it does 28 miles to the gallon

= elle fait dix litres aux cent

(Note that the French calculate petrol consumption in litres per 100 km. To convert mpg to litres per 100 km and vice versa, simply divide 280 by the known figure.)

how many glasses do you get to the bottle?

= combien y a-t-il de verres par bouteille?

you get six glasses to the bottle

= il y a six verres par bouteille

* Never use très with beaucoup.

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for ⇒ Usage note: for,

A prep

1 ( intended to belong to or be used by) pour ; who are the flowers for? pour qui sont les fleurs? ; for her pour elle ; to buy sth for sb acheter qch pour or à qn ; she bought a book for me elle a acheté un livre pour moi, elle m'a acheté un livre ; she bought presents for the family elle a acheté des cadeaux pour la famille ; a club for young people un club pour les jeunes ; a play area for children une aire de jeux pour les enfants ; keep some pancakes for us! garde-nous des crêpes! ; not for me thanks pas pour moi merci ;

2 ( intended to help or benefit) pour ; to do sth for sb faire qch pour qn ; you risked your life for us tu as risqué ta vie pour nous ; let me carry it for you laisse-moi le porter pour toi ; could you book a seat for me? est-ce que tu pourrais réserver une place pour moi or me réserver une place? ; he cooked dinner for us il nous a préparé à manger ; play a tune for us joue-nous quelque chose ;

3 ( indicating purpose) pour ; what's it for? c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi? ; it's for removing stains c'est pour enlever or ça sert à enlever les taches ; what's this spring for? c'est pour quoi faire ce ressort? ; it's not for cleaning windows ce n'est pas fait pour nettoyer les vitres ; an attic for storing furniture un grenier pour entreposer les meubles ; ‘I need it’-‘what for?’ ‘j'en ai besoin’-‘pourquoi?’ ; what did you say that for? pourquoi as-tu dit cela? ; let's stop for a rest arrêtons-nous pour nous reposer ; to do sth for a laugh faire qch pour rigoler ○ ; to go for a swim/ meal aller nager/manger ; I need something for my cough j'ai besoin de quelque chose contre la toux ; she's being treated for depression elle suit un traitement contre la dépression ; a cure for Aids un remède contre le sida ; I sent it away for cleaning je l'ai renvoyé pour qu'il soit nettoyé ; I brought her home for you to meet her je l'ai amenée à la maison pour que tu puisses la rencontrer ; the bell rang for class to begin la cloche a sonné pour indiquer le début du cours ; for this to be feasible pour que ce soit réalisable ; more investment is needed for economic growth to occur il faut qu'il y ait plus d'investissements pour relancer la croissance économique ; the idea was for you to work it out yourself le but était que tu trouves ( subj) la réponse tout seul ;

4 (as representative, member, employee of) pour, de ; to work for a company travailler pour une entreprise ; to play for France jouer pour la France ; the MP for Oxford le député d'Oxford ; Minister for Foreign Affairs ministre des Affaires étrangères ;

5 ( indicating cause or reason) pour ; the reason for doing la raison pour laquelle on fait ; for this reason, I'd rather… pour cette raison je préfère… ; grounds for divorce/for hope des motifs de divorce/d'espoir ; to jump for joy sauter de joie ; imprisoned for murder emprisonné pour meurtre ; she left him for another man elle l'a quitté pour un autre homme ; famous for its wines réputé pour ses vins ; to praise sb for his actions féliciter qn pour ses actes ; she's been criticized for her views on lui a reproché ses opinions ; I was unable to sleep for the pain/the noise je ne pouvais pas dormir à cause de la douleur/du bruit ; the car is the worse for wear la voiture est abîmée ; if it weren't for her we wouldn't be here sans elle nous ne serions pas là ; if it hadn't been for the traffic jams, we'd have made it sans les embouteillages nous serions arrivés à temps ; the plant died for want of water la plante est morte parce qu'elle manquait d'eau ; she is annoyed with me for contradicting her elle m'en veut parce que je l'ai contredite ;

6 ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj) ; it's too cold for her to go out il fait trop froid pour qu'elle sorte ; they spoke too quickly for us to understand ils parlaient trop vite pour que nous les comprenions ; she said it loudly enough for all to hear elle l'a dit suffisamment fort pour que tout le monde puisse entendre ; I haven't the patience ou enough patience for sewing je n'ai pas la patience qu'il faut pour coudre ; there's not enough time for us to have a drink nous n'avons pas le temps de prendre un verre ;

7 ( indicating person's attitude) pour ; to be easy for sb to do être facile pour qn de faire ; for her it's almost like a betrayal pour elle c'est presque une trahison ; the film was too earnest for me le film était trop sérieux pour moi ; it was a shock for him ça a été un choc pour lui ; what counts for them is… ce qui compte pour eux c'est… ; living in London is not for me je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à Londres, vivre à Londres, très peu pour moi ○ ! ; that's good enough for me! ça me suffit! ;

8 ( stressing particular feature) pour ; for further information write to… pour plus de renseignements écrivez à… ; I buy it for flavour/freshness je l'achète pour le goût/la fraîcheur ; for efficiency, there is no better system pour ce qui est de l'efficacité il n'y a pas de meilleur système ;

9 ( considering) pour ; to be mature for one's age être mûr pour son âge ; she's very young for a doctor elle est très jeune pour un médecin ; it's warm for the time of year il fait chaud pour la saison ; it's not a bad wine for the price ce vin n'est pas mauvais pour le prix ; suitably dressed for the climate habillé comme il faut pour le climat ;

10 ( towards) pour ; to have admiration/respect for sb avoir de l'admiration/du respect pour qn ; to feel sorry for sb avoir de la peine pour qn ; to feel contempt for sb mépriser qn ;

11 ( on behalf of) pour ; to be delighted/pleased for sb être ravi/content pour qn ; to be anxious for sb être inquiet pour qn ; say hello to him for me dis-lui bonjour de ma part ; I can't do it for you je ne peux pas le faire à ta place ; let her answer for herself laisse-la répondre elle-même ; I speak for everyone here je parle au nom de toutes les personnes ici présentes ;

12 ( as regards) to be a stickler for punctuality être à cheval sur la ponctualité ; she's a great one for jokes on peut toujours compter sur elle pour raconter des blagues ; to be all right for money avoir assez d'argent ; luckily for her heureusement pour elle ;

13 ( indicating duration) ( taking account of past events) depuis ; ( stressing expected duration) pour ; ( stressing actual duration) pendant ; this is the best show I've seen for years c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années ; we've been together for 2 years nous sommes ensemble depuis 2 ans, ça fait 2 ans que nous sommes ensemble ; she hasn't slept for a week elle n'a pas dormi depuis une semaine, ça fait une semaine qu'elle n'a pas dormi ; they hadn't seen each other for 10 years ils ne s'étaient pas vus depuis 10 ans, ça faisait 10 ans qu'ils ne s'étaient pas vus ; she's off to Paris for the weekend elle va à Paris pour le week-end ; I'm going to Spain for 6 months je vais en Espagne pour 6 mois ; they are stored in the cellar for the winter ils sont entreposés dans la cave pour l'hiver ; will he be away for long? est-ce qu'il sera absent longtemps? ; you can stay for a year vous pouvez rester un an ; to be away for a year être absent pendant un an ; they were married for 25 years ils ont été mariés pendant 25 ans ; he hasn't been seen for several days on ne l'a pas vu depuis plusieurs jours ; she remained silent for a few moments elle est restée silencieuse pendant quelques instants ; I was in Paris for 2 weeks j'étais à Paris pendant 2 semaines ; to last for hours durer des heures ;

14 ( indicating a deadline) pour ; ( in negative constructions) avant ; it will be ready for Saturday ça sera prêt pour samedi ; when is the essay for? la rédaction, c'est pour quand? ; the car won't be ready for another 6 weeks la voiture ne sera pas prête avant 6 semaines ; you don't have to decide for a week yet tu n'as pas à prendre ta décision avant une semaine ;

15 ( on the occasion of) pour ; to go to China for Christmas aller en Chine pour Noël ; invited for Easter invité pour Pâques ; he got a bike for his birthday il a eu un vélo pour son anniversaire ;

16 ( indicating scheduled time) pour ; the summit scheduled for next month le sommet prévu pour le mois prochain ; that's all for now c'est tout pour le moment ; I'd like an appointment for Monday je voudrais un rendez-vous pour lundi ; I have an appointment for 4 pm j'ai rendez-vous à 16h 00 ; it's time for bed c'est l'heure d'aller au lit ; now for some fun/food! on va s'amuser/manger! ;

17 ( indicating distance) pendant ; to drive for miles rouler pendant des kilomètres ; lined with trees for 3 km bordé d'arbres pendant or sur 3 km ; the last shop for 30 miles le dernier magasin avant 50 kilomètres ; there is nothing but desert for miles around on ne voit que le désert à des kilomètres à la ronde ;

18 ( indicating destination) pour ; a ticket for Dublin un billet pour Dublin ; the train leaves for London le train part pour Londres ; to leave for work partir travailler ; to head for the beach partir à la plage ; to swim for the shore nager vers la rive ;

19 (indicating cost, value) pour ; it was sold for £100 ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling ; they bought the car for £6,000 ils ont acheté la voiture pour 6 000 livres sterling ; 10 apples for £1 10 pommes pour une livre sterling ; he'll fix it for £10 il le réparera pour 10 livres sterling ; I wouldn't do it for anything! je ne le ferais pour rien au monde! ; you paid too much for that dress! tu as payé cette robe trop cher! ; I'll let you have it for £20 je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling ; a cheque for £20 un chèque de 20 livres sterling ; to exchange sth for sth else échanger qch contre qch d'autre ; ⇒ nothing ;

20 ( in favour of) to be for être pour [peace, divorce, reunification] ; to be all for it être tout à fait pour ; I'm for going to a nightclub je suis pour qu'on aille en boîte ○ ; who's for a game of football? qui veut jouer au football? ;

21 ( stressing appropriateness) she's the person for the job elle est la personne qu'il faut pour le travail ; that's for us to decide c'est à nous de décider ; it's not for him to tell us what to do ce n'est pas à lui de nous dire ce qu'il faut faire ;

22 ( in support of) en faveur de ; to vote for change voter en faveur de la réforme ; the argument for recycling l'argument en faveur du recyclage ; there's no evidence for that ce n'est absolument pas prouvé ;

23 ( indicating availability) for sale à vendre ; ‘caravans for hire’ ‘caravanes à louer’ ;

24 ( as part of ratio) pour ; one teacher for five pupils un professeur pour cinq élèves ; for every female judge there are ten male judges il y a une femme juge pour dix hommes juges ;

25 ( equivalent to) T for Tom T comme Tom ; what's the French for ‘boot’? comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français? ; the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique ; what is CD for? qu'est-ce que CD veut dire? ; green is for go le vert veut dire qu'on a le droit de passer ;

26 ( in explanations) for one thing… and for another… premièrement… et deuxièmement… ; for that matter d'ailleurs ; for example par exemple ; I, for one, agree with her en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle ;

27 ( when introducing clauses) it would be unwise for us to generalize il serait imprudent pour nous de généraliser ; it's not convenient for them to come today ce n'est pas pratique pour eux de passer aujourd'hui ; the best thing would be for them to leave le mieux serait qu'ils s'en aillent ; it must have been serious for her to cancel the class cela a dû être grave pour qu'elle annule ( subj) le cours ; there's nothing worse than for someone to spy on you il n'y a rien de pire que quelqu'un qui t'espionne ; there's no need for people to get upset il n'y a pas de quoi s'énerver ;

28 ( after) to name a child for sb donner à un enfant le nom de qn.

B conj sout car, parce que.

Idioms

oh for a nice hot bath! je rêve d'un bon bain chaud! ; I'll be (in) for it if… ○ GB ça va être ma fête si… ○ ; right, you're for it ○ ! GB bon, ça va être ta fête ○ ! ; to have it in for sb ○ avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; that's adolescents for you! que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents! ; there's gratitude for you! c'est comme ça qu'on me (or vous etc) remercie!, quelle ingratitude!

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11 SE

Multiple Entries: S.E. SE saber se ser sé
saber 1 sustantivo masculino knowledge;
◊ una persona de gran sé a person of great learning

saber 2 ( conjugate saber) verbo transitivo 1
a) ‹nombre/dirección/canción› to know;

◊ ya lo sé I know;
no lo sé I don't know; no sé cómo se llama I don't know his name; ¡yo qué sé! how (on earth) should I know! (colloq); que yo sepa as far as I know; sé algo de algo to know sth about sth; sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject; no sabe lo que dice he doesn't know what he's talking about
b) ( enterarse) to find out;

◊ lo supe por mi hermana I found out about it through my sister;
sin que lo supiéramos without our knowing; ¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!; ¡cómo iba yo a sé que …! how was I to know that …! 2 ( ser capaz de):
◊ sé hacer algo to know how to do sth;
¿sabes nadar? can you swim?, do you know how to swim?; sabe escuchar she's a good listener; sabe hablar varios idiomas she can speak several languages verbo intransitivo
a) ( tener conocimiento) to know;

◊ ¿quién sabe? who knows?;
sé de algo/algn to know of sth/sb; yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar I know of a place where you can get it fixed
b) (tener noticias, enterarse):

◊ no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month;
yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio
a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste;

◊ sabe dulce/bien it tastes sweet/nice;
sé a algo to taste of sth; no sabe a nada it doesn't taste of anything; sabe a podrido it tastes rotten
b) ( causar cierta impresión): me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell him
saberse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹lección/poema› to know
se pron pers 1 seguido de otro pronombre: sustituyendo a
◊ le, les: ya sé lo he dicho ( a él) I've already told him;
( a ella) I've already told her; (a usted, ustedes) I've already told you; ( a ellos) I've already told them;
◊ el vestido tenía cuello pero sé lo quité the dress had a collar but I took it off
2 ( en verbos pronominales):
◊ ¿no sé arrepienten? [ellos/ellas] aren't they sorry?;
[ ustedes] aren't you sorry?;
◊ el barco sé hundió the ship sank;
sé secó/secaron ( refl) he dried himself/they dried themselves; sé secó el pelo ( refl) she dried her hair; sé hizo un vestido ( refl) she made herself a dress; ( caus) she had a dress made;
◊ no sé hablan ( recípr) they're not on speaking terms, they're not speaking to each other;
sé lo comió todo ( enf) he ate it all 3
a) ( voz pasiva):

◊ sé oyeron unos gritos there were shouts, I (o we etc) heard some shouts;
sé publicó el año pasado it was published last year
b) ( impersonal):

◊ aquí sé está muy bien it's very nice here;
sé castigará a los culpables those responsible will be punished
c) (en normas, instrucciones):

◊ ¿cómo sé escribe tu nombre? how is your name spelled?, how do you spell your name?;
sé pica la cebolla bien menuda chop the onion finely
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula 1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be
◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf; es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic; era cierto it was true; sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still; que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ siempre le he sido fiel I've always been faithful to her;
ver tb imposible, difícil etc 2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ el mayor es casado the oldest is married;
es viuda she's a widow; ver tb estar 1 cópula 2 3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
◊ soy abogada I'm a lawyer;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me 4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
◊ esos zapatos son de plástico those shoes are (made of) plastic;
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba; es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'; no soy de aquí I'm not from around here 5 (hipótesis, futuro):
◊ será un error it must be a mistake;
¿será cierto? can it be true? verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2
a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):

◊ la fiesta va a sé en su casa the party is going to be (held) at her house;
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?
b) ( en preguntas):

◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us? 3 ( sumar):
◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos; somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether 4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) sé para algo to be for sth;
◊ este agua es para beber this water is for drinking
( en locs)
◊ a no ser que (+ subj) unless;
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!; es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes; o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …; sea como sea at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea donde sea no matter where; sea quien sea whoever it is; si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for … ( en el tiempo) to be;
◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb v impers sé v impers to be;
◊ era primavera it was spring(time)
sé v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be; fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900 ■ sustantivo masculino 1
a) ( ente) being;

◊ sé humano/vivo human/living being

b) (individuo, persona):

◊ un sé querido a loved one
2 ( naturaleza):
◊ desde lo más profundo de mi sé from the bottom of my heart

sé see
◊ saber, ser

saber sustantivo masculino knowledge, learning, information
saber
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa) to know: no sé su dirección, I don't know her address
para que lo sepas, for your information
que yo sepa, as far as I know
2 (hacer algo) to know how to: no sabe nadar, he can't swim
3 (capacidad, destreza) sabe dibujar muy bien, he knows how to draw really well
4 (comportarse, reaccionar) can: no sabe aguantar una broma, she can't take a joke
no sabe perder, he's a bad loser
5 (tener conocimientos elevados sobre una materia) sabe mucho de música, she knows a lot about music
6 (enterarse) to learn, find out: lo llamé en cuanto lo supe, I called him as soon as I heard about it
7 (estar informado) sabía que te ibas a retrasar, he knew that you were going to be late
8 (imaginar) no sabes qué frío hacía, you can't imagine how cold it was
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobre una materia) to know [de, of]: sé de un restaurante buenísimo, I know of a very good restaurant
2 (tener noticias) (de alguien por él mismo) to hear from sb (de alguien por otros) to have news of sb (de un asunto) to hear about sthg
3 (tener sabor) to taste [a, of]: este guiso sabe a quemado, this stew tastes burnt
4 (producir agrado o desagrado) to like, please: me supo mal que no viniera, it upset me that he didn't come Locuciones: el saber no ocupa lugar, you can never learn too much
me ha sabido a poco, I couldn't get enough of it
quién sabe, who knows
vas a saber lo que es bueno, I'll show you what's what
vete a saber, God knows
a saber, namely
se pron pers
1 (reflexivo) 3ª pers sing (objeto directo) (a sí mismo) himself (a sí misma) herself: se cuida mucho, she takes good care of herself (un animal a sí mismo) itself (objeto indirecto) (a sí mismo) (for o to) himself (a sí misma) (for o to) herself (un animal a sí mismo) for o to itself: el león se lamía las heridas, the lion licked its wounds plural (objeto directo) (a sí mismos) themselves (indirecto) (for o to) themselves
2 frml 2.ª pers sing (objeto directo) (a usted mismo) yourself plural (a ustedes mismos) yourselves: dejen de minusvalorarse, stop underestimating yourselves
3 (recíproco) each other, one another: se adoran, they adore each other
4 (impersonal) cualquiera se puede equivocar, anyone can make a mistake
se puede ir en tren, you can go by train
se prohíbe aparcar, parking is forbidden
4 (pasiva) la casa se construyó en 1780, the house was built in 1780
se pron pers
1 (objeto indirecto) 3.ª persona sing (masculino) (to o for) him (femenino) (to o for) her (plural) (to o for) them: se lo dedicó a Carla, he dedicated it to Carla
se lo deletreé, I spelt it for him
se lo susurró al oído, he whispered it in her ear
2 2.ª persona (a usted o ustedes) (to o for) you: no se lo reprocho, I don't reproach you
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit 'sé' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abalanzarse - abandonarse - abarcar - abaratarse - abastecimiento - abatirse - abogada - abogado - abrazarse - abuela - aburrida - aburrido - acabarse - acaramelada - acaramelado - acaso - acentuarse - acercarse - achacar - achantarse - achuchar - aclimatarse - acomodarse - acto - actual - acuerdo - acumularse - acusarse - adelantarse - adherirse - adivinarse - administración - admitir - adónde - adscribirse - afanarse - aferrarse - agachar - agarrar - aglomerarse - agradecer - ahorcarse - aire - alargarse - alejarse - alma - alquilar - alrededor - alta English: A - ablaze - abstain - accessible - acclaim - accomplished - account - account for - accustom - actual - actually - address - administration - admit - adrift - advance - advantage - adventure - advice - advise - after - after-sales - ago - agree - ahead - aid - alienate - alike - alive - all - almost - alone - already - also - alter - always - ambit - ambush - ammunition - anonymous - another - anticipate - antiquated - antisexist - antsy - applaud - approach - apt - archives - arguable

SE

tr[saʊɵ'iːst]

abbreviation

1 ( southeast) sudeste nombre masculino, sureste nombre masculino; (abbreviation) SE

(= southeast) SE

ABBR
= southeast SE
* * *

(= southeast) SE

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12 five

five [faɪv]

1 noun

(number, numeral) cinq m inv;

∎ five times table table f des cinq;

∎ five and five are ten cinq et cinq font dix;

∎ I'm waiting for a number five (bus) j'attends le (bus numéro) cinq;

∎ Cards the five of hearts le cinq de cœur;

∎ to be five (in age) avoir cinq ans;

∎ it's five o'clock il est cinq heures;

∎ it's five to/past five il est cinq heures moins cinq/cinq heures cinq;

∎ come at five venez à cinq heures;

∎ to get five out of ten avoir cinq sur dix;

∎ a table for five une table pour cinq (personnes)

2 pronoun

cinq;

∎ five is not enough cinq, ce n'est pas assez;

∎ I need five (of them) il m'en faut cinq, j'en ai besoin de cinq;

∎ there are five (of them) (people) ils sont cinq; (objects) il y en a cinq;

∎ all five of them left tous les cinq sont partis, ils sont partis tous les cinq;

∎ familiar to take five faire un break de cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ familiar give me five! tope là! (pour conclure un marché, dire bonjour ou manifester son approbation)

3 adjective

cinq;

∎ five people cinq personnes;

∎ on page five (à la) page cinq;

∎ they live at number five ils habitent au numéro cinq;

∎ trains leave at five minutes to the hour le train part toutes les heures à moins cinq;

∎ to be five years old avoir cinq ans

4 fives noun

= sorte de squash où l'on utilise ses mains ou des battes en guise de raquettes

►► American History the Five Nations les cinq nations iroquoises;

formerly Sport the Five Nations (Championship) le Tournoi des Cinq Nations;

American familiar five spot billet m de cinq dollars^□

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13 run in one's head

( run in one's head (или mind))

вертеться, засесть в голове (о мыслях, мелодии и т. п.)

‘I'm thinking,’ said Alan, ‘There'll be what they call the Torran Rocks.’ ‘Are there many of them?’ says the captain. ‘Truly, sir, I'm nae [= no] pilot,’ said Alan, ‘but it runs in my mind there are ten miles of them.’ (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Kidnapped’, ch. XIII) — - Я думаю, - ответил Алан, - что это, должно быть, так называемые Торрэнские скалы. - Много ли их? - спросил капитан. - Право, сэр, я не лоцман, - сказал Алан, - но мне кажется, что они тянутся миль на десять.

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14 run in one's head (or mind)

вepтeтьcя, зacecть в гoлoвe (o мыcли, мeлoдии и т. п.)

'I'm thinking,' said Alan, 'there'll be what they call the Torran Rocks.' 'Are there many of them?' says the captain. 'Truly, sir, I'm no pilot,' said Alan, 'but it runs in my mind there are ten miles of them' (R. L Stevenson)

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15 más

Multiple Entries: mas más
mas conjunción (liter) but
más adverbio 1
a) ( comparativo):

◊ ¿tiene algo más barato/moderno? do you have anything cheaper/more modern;
duran más they last longer; me gusta más sin azúcar I prefer it without sugar; ahora la vemos más we see more of her now; tendrás que estudiar más you'll have to study harder; más lejos/atrás further away/back; el más allá the other world; más que nunca more than ever; me gusta más el vino seco que el dulce I prefer dry wine to sweet, I like dry wine better than sweet; pesa más de lo que parece it's heavier than it looks; es más complicado de lo que tú crees it's more complicated than you think; eran más de las cinco it was after five o'clock; más de 30 more than 30, over 30
b) ( especialmente) particularly, especially
2 ( superlativo):
◊ la más bonita/la más inteligente the prettiest/the most intelligent;
el que más sabe the one who knows most; el que más me gusta the one I like best; estuvo de lo más divertido it was great fun 3 ( en frases negativas):
◊ no tiene más que tres meses she's only three months old;
nadie más que ella nobody but her; no tengo más que esto this is all I have; no tuve más remedio I had no alternative; no juego más I'm not playing any more; nunca más never again 4 ( con valor ponderativo):
◊ ¡cantó más bien…! she sang so well!;
¡qué cosa más rara! how strange! ■ adjetivo invariable 1 ( comparativo) more;
◊ más dinero more money;
una vez más once more; ni un minuto más not a minute longer; hoy hace más calor it's warmer today; son más que nosotros there are more of them than us 2 ( superlativo) most;
◊ el equipo que ganó más partidos the team that won most games;
las más de las veces more often than not 3 ( con valor ponderativo):
◊ ¡me da más rabia …! it makes me so mad!;
¡tiene más amigos …! he has so many friends! 4
◊ ¿qué más? what else?;
nada/nadie más nothing/nobody else; algo/alguien más something/somebody else; ¿quién más vino? who else came?; ¿algo más? — nada más gracias anything else? — no, that's all, thank you ■ pronombre 1 more;
◊ ¿te sirvo más? would you like some more?
2 ( en locs)
◊ a lo más at the most;
a más no poder: corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast o hard as we could; a más tardar at the latest; cuanto más at the most; de más: ¿tienes un lápiz de más? do you have a spare pencil?; me dio cinco dólares de más he gave me five dollars too much; no está de más repetirlo there's no harm in repeating it; es más in fact; más bien ( un poco) rather; más o menos ( aproximadamente) more or less; ( no muy bien) so-so;
◊ ni más ni menos no less;
no más See Also→ nomás; por más: por más que llores however much you cry; por más que trataba however hard he tried; ¿qué más da? what does it matter?; sin más (ni más) just like that ■ preposición
a) (Mat) ( en sumas) plus;

◊ 8+7 =15 (read as: ocho más siete (es) igual (a) quince) eight plus seven equals fifteen

b) ( además de) plus;

◊ mil pesos, más los gastos a thousand pesos, plus expenses
■ sustantivo masculino plus sign
mas conj frml but: sé que es difícil, mas no debes darte por vencido, I know it's hard, but you musn't give up
más
I adverbio & pron
1 (aumento) more: necesito comprar más, I need to buy more
me duele cada día más, it hurts more and more
parte dos trozos más, cut two more pieces
tendría que ser más barato, it should be cheaper
asistieron más de cien personas, more than a hundred people attended (con pronombre interrogativo) else: ¿alguien más quiere repetir?, would anybody else like a second helping? (con pronombre indefinido) añádele algo más, add something else
no sé nada más, I don't know anything else
2 (comparación) more: es más complicado que el primero, it's more complicated than the first one
eres más guapa que ella, you are prettier than her
3 (superlativo) most: ella es la más divertida, she's the funniest
lo más extraño del mundo, the strangest thing in the world
4 (otra vez) no me llames más, que estoy trabajando, don't call me again, I'm busy
no volví a verlo más, I never saw him again
5 (sobre todo) debiste llamar, y más sabiendo que estoy sola, you should have phoned me, especially knowing I'm alone
6 (otro) no tengo más cuchillo que éste, I have no other knife but this one
7 exclamación so..., such a..., what a...!
¡está más pesado!, he's such a pain!
¡qué cosa más fea!, what an ugly thing!
II prep Mat plus
dos más dos, two plus o and two ➣ Ver nota en sumar
Locuciones: de más, (de sobra): su comentario estuvo de más, his remark was unnecessary
¿tienes unas medias de más?, do you have a spare pair of tights?
más bien, rather
más o menos, more or less
por más que, (aunque): por más que lo leo no logro entenderlo, no matter how many times I read it, I can't understand it
sin más (ni más), just like that
todo lo más, at most Ten cuidado con las frases hechas del tipo más borracho que una cuba o más bueno que el pan. Se traducen empleando as... as...: as drunk as a lord o as good as gold.
' más' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abajo - abundar - acá - actualidad - adelante - adentro - aguantar - alargarse - algo - allá - alquilar - alta - alto - amarre - ámbito - amortizar - ampliar - ancha - ancho - antes - aparecer - arriba - arrimarse - aunque - avivar - baja - bajo - bastante - bien - bilis - bravucón - bravucona - bufido - cada - cargar - cerca - cerrarse - ciudad - colmo - comodidad - consolidar - consolidarse - construcción - contaminante - contestón - contestona - contraria - contrario - córcholis English: A - aboard - about - above - acceptable - accomplished - ado - adopt - advanced - advantage - advocate - afterwards - again - agree - agreeable - airport - all - along - aloud - alternative - always - ample - amplify - another - anticipate - antsy - anything - appropriate - arguable - art form - as - ask - awe-inspiring - barrel - basic - bat - become - begin - below - besides - best - better - beyond - big - bird - bit - bite - blue - bookshelf - boot

English-spanish dictionary > más
16 ♦ five

♦ five /faɪv/
a. e n.

1 cinque: five days a week, cinque giorni alla settimana; five pounds, cinque sterline; a five-pound note, un biglietto da cinque sterline; the five of diamonds, il cinque di quadri ( carta da gioco); Five is my lucky number, il cinque è il mio numero fortunato; There are five of them, sono in cinque; Five out of ten students graduate in Philosophy, cinque studenti su dieci si laureano in Filosofia

2 cinque ( anni d'età): When I was five, quando avevo cinque anni; a five-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di cinque anni

3 le cinque ( ora): I'll be back at five, torno alle cinque; half ( past) five, le cinque e mezza

4 ( sport) squadra di basket

5 (fam.) banconota da cinque sterline (o da cinque dollari)

● Give me five!, qua la mano!; dammi un cinque! □ ( sport) five-a-side, calcio a cinque; calcetto □ (fam. USA) five-alarm, ( di incendio) furioso, grave; (fig.) di gran successo, straordinario, emozionante; ( di cibo) molto piccante, infuocato □ ( USA) five-and-dime (o five-and-ten, o five-cent store), negozio che vende articoli vari a poco prezzo □ five-day week, settimana corta □ (mat.) five-figure number, numero di cinque cifre □ five-finger, (zool., Echinaster, Asteria, ecc.) stella di mare; (bot., Potentilla reptans) pentafillo; ( Primula elatior) primavera maggiore; ( Lotus corniculatus) ginestrino □ ( slang USA) five-finger discount, atto di taccheggio; piccolo furto: I got myself a five-finger discount on it, l'ho sgraffignato; l'ho rubato □ five-finger exercise, (mus.: al pianoforte) esercizio per le cinque dita; (fig.) gioco da ragazzi, passeggiata (fig.) □ (fam.) five o'clock shadow, ombra pomeridiana della barba □ five o'clock tea, tè delle cinque □ ( poker) five of a kind, superpoker, pokerissimo ( quattro carte uguali più un jolly) □ five pence ( piece), moneta da cinque penny □ (fin.) five-per-cents, azioni al cinque per cento □ ( slang USA) five-percenter, intrallazzatore che prende una tangente del cinque per cento; (polit.) lobbista, faccendiere □ (fam. USA) five spot, biglietto da cinque dollari □ (tur.) five-star, a cinque stelle; di lusso □ ( sport) the 5,000-metre run (o the 5,000 metres), i cinquemila □ (econ.) five-year plan, piano quinquennale □ (fam.) to take five, fare cinque minuti di pausa; fare uno stacco.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ five
17 ♦ nine

♦ nine /naɪn/
a. e n.

1 nove: nine thousand, novemila; nine rooms, nove stanze; the nine of clubs, il nove di fiori ( carta da gioco); Nine is my lucky number, il nove è il mio numero fortunato; There are nine of them, sono in nove; Nine out of ten students will get full marks, nove studenti su dieci prenderanno il massimo dei voti; a nine-man team, una squadra di nove persone; nine times out of ten, nove volte su dieci

2 nove ( anni d'età): The girl isn't nine yet, la bambina non ha ancora nove anni; a nine-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di nove anni

3 le nove ( ora): I set the alarm for nine, ho messo la sveglia alle nove; half ( past) nine, le nove e mezza

● ( sport) a nine, una squadra di baseball ( di nove giocatori) □ ( USA) nine-eleven, l'undici settembre ( del 2001: il giorno della distruzione delle Torri Gemelle di New York) □ Nine Men's Morris, filetto ( gioco da tavolo) □ nine days' wonder, novità destinata a non durare; fuoco di paglia □ (telef.) nine-nine-nine ► 999 □ (telef.) nine-one-one ► 911 □ nine-to-five, dalle 9 alle 5 ( di pomeriggio); (agg.) a tempo pieno, impiegatizio; (fig.: di un lavoro, ecc.) di routine, noioso □ nine-to-fiver, impiegato; lavoratore a tempo pieno □ (mat.) to cast out ( the) nines, fare la prova del nove □ (fam.) dressed up to the nines, vestito con eleganza, ricercatezza; tutto in ghingheri.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ nine
18 of

of [ɒv, əv]

preposition

   a. de

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► de + le = du, de + les = des

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• a cry of pain un cri de douleur

• a kilo of oranges un kilo d'oranges

• the wife of the doctor la femme du médecin

• a portrait of the queen un portrait de la reine

• the average age of the students l'âge moyen des étudiants

• south of Paris au sud de Paris

• to die of hunger mourir de faim

• the city of Paris la ville de Paris

• his love of animals son amour pour les animaux

• it was kind of him to say so c'était gentil de sa part de dire cela

• how much of this do you want? combien en voulez-vous ?

• the tip of it is broken le bout est cassé

• the whole of the house toute la maison

• you of all people ought to know vous devriez le savoir mieux que personne

► of + possessive

• a friend of Paul's un ami de Paul

• a friend of ours un de nos amis

• a painting of the queen's un tableau qui appartient à la reine

• that funny nose of hers son drôle de nez

   b. (with numbers) there are six of them (people) ils sont six ; (things) il y en a six

• he asked the six of us to lunch il nous a invités tous les six à déjeuner

• he's got four sisters, I've met two of them il a quatre sœurs, j'en ai rencontré deux

   c. ( = about) de

• what do you think of him? que pensez-vous de lui ?

• what do you think of it? qu'en pensez-vous ?

• what of it? et alors ?

   d. (material) de, en

• a dress made of wool une robe en or de laine

   e. (in descriptions) de

• a girl of ten une fille de dix ans

• a question of no importance une question sans importance

• a town of narrow streets une ville aux rues étroites

• that idiot of a doctor cet imbécile de docteur

   f. (with dates) the 2nd of June le 2 juin

   g. (with times) (US) a quarter of six six heures moins le quart

* * *
[ɒv, əv]
preposition

1) ( in most uses) de

the leg of the table — le pied de la table

2) ( made of)

a ring (made) of gold — une bague en or

a will of iron — fig une volonté de fer

3) ( indicating an agent)

that's kind of you — c'est très gentil de votre part or à vous

4) ( indicating a proportion)

some of us — quelques-uns d'entre nous

of the twelve of us... — sur les douze (que nous sommes/étions)...

5) GB ( in expressions of time)

I like to play golf of an afternoon — j'aime jouer au golf l'après-midi

English-French dictionary > of
19 ♦ four

♦ four /fɔ:(r)/
a. e n.

1 quattro: the four of clubs, il quattro di fiori ( nei giochi di carte); to the four winds, ai quattro venti; a party of four, un gruppo di quattro (persone); Four is my lucky number, il quattro è il mio numero fortunato; There are four of them, sono in quattro; Four out of ten footballers are women, quattro giocatori di calcio su dieci sono donne; a four-metre shark, uno squalo di quattro metri

2 quattro ( anni d'età): His son is four, suo figlio ha quattro anni; a four-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di quattro anni

3 le quattro ( ora): See you at four, ci vediamo alle quattro; half ( past) four, le quattro e mezza

4 – ( sport, naut.) quattro; armo a quattro rematori

5 – (autom.) «quattro cilindri»

6 (a bocce) squadra di quattro giocatori

● (mecc.) four-bar linkage, quadrilatero (o parallelogramma) articolato □ (fam. USA) four bits, mezzo dollaro □ (autom.) four-by-four, veicolo con trazione integrale; quattro per quattro □ (archit.) four-centred arch, arco a carena □ (tipogr.) four-colour printing (o process), quadricromia □ (geom.) four-cornered, quadrangolare □ the four corners of the earth, i punti più remoti della terra □ ( di raccolto) four-course, a rotazione quadriennale □ ( USA: di motore) four-cycle, a quattro tempi □ (fis., mat.) four-dimensional, quadrimensionale □ (aeron.) a four-engined plane, un quadrimotore □ (aeron.) a four-engined jet, un quadrigetto; un quadrireattore □ (fam. spreg.) four-eyes, quattrocchi □ ( poker) four flush, colore mancato □ (fam.) four-flusher, bluffatore; imbroglione, impostore □ four-footed, quadrupede (agg.); a quattro zampe □ the four freedoms, le quattro liberà fondamentali (di parola, di culto, dal bisogno, dalla paura) □ (mus.) four-four time, (tempo di) quattro quarti □ four-handed, ( di gioco) che si gioca in quattro; (mus.) a quattro mani □ ( USA) the four hundred, la buona società, i notabili ( di una comunità) □ ( sport) the 400-metre hurdles, i quattrocento a ostacoli □ ( sport) the 400-metre relay, la staffetta 4 × 400 □ ( sport) the 400-metre run (o the 400 metres), i quattrocento (piani) □ ( sport) 400-metre runner, quattrocentista □ four-in-hand, tiro a quattro; ( riferito a cravatta) nodo four-in-hand, nodo semplice □ (aeron.) four-jet plane, quadrigetto □ four-leaf (o four-leaved) clover, quadrifoglio □ four-legged, che ha quattro gambe (o zampe) □ four-letter word, parola sconcia; parolaccia □ ( sport) four-man bobsled (o bobsleigh), bob a quattro □ (mus.) four (beats) in a bar, (tempo di) quattro quarti □ (naut.) four-masted barque, brigantino a palo a quattro alberi □ four o'clock, le quattro ( dell'orologio); (bot., Mirabilis jalapa), bella di notte □ ( poker) four of a kind, poker ( il punto) □ (naut.) four-oar, barca a quattro remi □ (comm.) four-pack, confezione di quattro pezzi □ ( di canto) four-part, a quattro voci □ ( di lana, ecc.) four-ply, a quattro capi □ (naut.) four-point bearing, rilevamento al traverso □ four-poster ( bed), letto a (quattro) colonne; letto a baldacchino □ (autom.) four-seater, automobile a quattro posti □ four-square, quadrato; (fig.: di edificio) solido; (fig.) saldo, deciso, fermo, tenace □ four-star, (tur.) a quattro stelle; ( di benzina) super; (mil.) a quattro stelle □ ( di motore) four-stroke, a quattro tempi □ (mecc.) four-stroke cycle, ciclo in quattro tempi □ four-way, ( di interruttore, semaforo, ecc.) a quattro vie; ( di dibattito, ecc.) a quattro □ (autom.) four-wheel drive, trazione sulle quattro ruote; trazione integrale □ four-wheeler, (stor.) carrozza a quattro ruote; (fam. USA) automobile □ ( a carte) to make up a four, fare il quarto □ on all fours, a quattro zampe; carponi: to get down on all fours, mettersi carponi □ (mil.) Form fours!, per quattro!

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ four
20 ♦ eight

♦ eight /eɪt/
a. e n.

1 otto: eight hundred, ottocento; Only eight were invited, ne sono stati invitati solo otto; an eight-hour working day, una giornata lavorativa di otto ore; the eight of hearts, l'otto di cuori ( carta da gioco); Eight is my lucky number, l'otto è il mio numero fortunato; There are eight of them, sono in otto; Eight out of ten schools have an internet connection, otto scuole su dieci hanno la connessione internet

2 otto ( anni d'età): He's eight, ha otto anni; an eight-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di otto anni

3 le otto ( ora): at eight p.m., alle otto di sera; alle venti; half (past) eight, le otto e mezza

4 (col verbo al sing. o al pl.) ( canottaggio) otto ( equipaggio e imbarcazione): The Oxford eight has ( o have) taken the lead, l'otto di Oxford è andato in testa; the Eights, le gare di canottaggio estive fra i college di Oxford

● ( biliardo, USA) eight ball, palla nera; palla numero otto □ (telef., USA) 800 line (o number), numero verde □ ( sport) 800-metre runner, ottocentista □ ( slang USA) behind the eight ball, nei guai; nei casini □ (fam. GB) one over the eight, un bicchiere di troppo; ( come pred.) che ha bevuto un bicchiere di troppo, brillo, che ha alzato il gomito.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ eight

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