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1 sign
1. noun2) (Astrol.)sign [of the zodiac] — [Tierkreis]zeichen, das; Sternzeichen, das
what sign are you? — welches Tierkreiszeichen od. Sternzeichen bist du?
3) (notice) Schild, das[direction] sign — Wegweiser, der
[advertising] sign — Reklameschild, das; Reklame, die; (illuminated, flashing) Leuchtreklame, die
danger sign — (lit. or fig.) Gefahrenzeichen, das
4) (outside shop etc.) see academic.ru/67219/signboard">signboardthere is little/no/every sign of something/that... — wenig/nichts/alles deutet auf etwas (Akk.) hin od. deutet darauf hin, dass...
show [no] signs of fatigue/strain/improvement — etc. [keine] Anzeichen der Müdigkeit / Anstrengung / Besserung usw. zeigen od. erkennen lassen
the carpet showed little/ some sign[s] of wear — der Teppich wirkte kaum/etwas abgenutzt
as a sign of — als Zeichen (+ Gen.)
at the first or slightest sign of something — schon beim geringsten Anzeichen von etwas
2. transitive verbthere was no sign of him/the car anywhere — er/der Wagen war nirgends zu sehen
1) (write one's name etc. on) unterschreiben; [Künstler, Autor:] signieren [Werk]2)sign one's name — [mit seinem Namen] unterschreiben
3. intransitive verbsign oneself R. A. Smith — mit R. A. Smith unterschreiben
(write one's name) unterschreibensign for something — (acknowledge receipt of something) den Empfang einer Sache (Gen.) bestätigen
Phrasal Verbs:- sign off- sign on- sign out- sign up* * *1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) das Zeichen2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) das Schild3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) das Zeichen4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) das Anzeichen2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) unterschreiben2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) unterschreiben3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) bedeuten mit•- signboard- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up* * *[saɪn]I. nto make the \sign of the cross sich akk bekreuzigena rude \sign eine unverschämte Gesteto give/make a \sign to sb jdm ein Zeichen geben/machendanger \sign Gefahrenschild ntstop \sign Stoppschild ntplus \sign Pluszeichen ntthe \sign of Leo das Sternzeichen des Löwenthe children's restlessness is a \sign that they're getting bored die Unruhe der Kinder ist ein Zeichen dafür, dass ihnen langweilig wird; (trace) Spur f; of an animal Fährte fthe search team could not find any \sign of the climbers die Suchmannschaft konnte keine Spur der Kletterer finden\sign of life Lebenszeichen nta \sign of the times ein Zeichen nt der Zeita sure \sign of sth ein sicheres Zeichen für etw akkto read the \signs die Zeichen erkennento show \signs of improvement Anzeichen der Besserung erkennen lassen [o zeigenII. vt1. (with signature)▪ to \sign sth etw unterschreiben; contract, document etw unterzeichnen; book, painting etw signierenhe \signed himself ‘Mark Taylor’ er unterschrieb mit ‚Mark Taylor‘\sign your name on the dotted line unterschreiben Sie auf der gestrichelten Linieto \sign a ceasefire einen Waffenstillstand unterzeichnento \sign a cheque einen Scheck unterzeichnento \sign a letter einen Brief unterschreiben [o form unterzeichnen]to \sign a register sich akk eintragen2. (employ under contract)▪ to \sign sb athlete, musician jdn [vertraglich] verpflichten3. (gesticulate)▪ to \sign sb to do sth jdm ein Zeichen machen, etw zu tunhe \signed the waiter to bring him another drink er machte dem Kellner ein Zeichen, ihm noch einen Drink zu bringen4. (in sign language)▪ to \sign sth etw in der Gebärdensprache ausdrücken5.▶ \signed, sealed and delivered unter Dach und FachIII. vi1. (write signature) unterschreiben2. (accept)to \sign for a delivery eine Lieferung gegenzeichnen4. (make motion) gestikulieren▪ to \sign to sb jdm ein Zeichen geben* * *[saɪn]1. n1) (with hand etc) Zeichen nthe nodded as a sign of recognition —
he gave or made me a sign to stay — er gab mir durch ein Zeichen zu verstehen, ich solle bleiben
2) (= indication MED) Anzeichen nt (of für, +gen); (= evidence) Zeichen nt (of von, +gen); (= trace) Spur fa sure/good/bad sign — ein sicheres/gutes/schlechtes Zeichen
it's a sign of the times — es ist ein Zeichen unserer Zeit
it's a sign of a true expert — daran erkennt man den wahren Experten
at the slightest/first sign of disagreement — beim geringsten/ersten Anzeichen von Uneinigkeit
there is no sign of their agreeing — nichts deutet darauf hin, dass sie zustimmen werden
he shows signs of doing it — es sieht so aus, als ob er es tun würde
the rain showed no sign(s) of stopping — nichts deutete darauf hin, dass der Regen aufhören würde
he gave no sign of having heard — er ließ nicht erkennen, ob er es gehört hatte
there was no sign of him/the book anywhere — von ihm/von dem Buch war keine Spur zu sehen
2. vt1)he signs himself J.G. Jones — er unterschreibt mit J. G. Jones
to sign the guest book — sich ins Gästebuch eintragen
3) football player etc unter Vertrag nehmen, einstellen4) (= use sign language in) programme, performance in die Gebärdensprache übersetzen3. vi1)(= signal)
to sign to sb to do sth — jdm ein Zeichen geben, etw zu tun2) (with signature) unterschreibenFellows has just signed for United — Fellows hat gerade bei United unterschrieben
3) (= use sign language) die Gebärdensprache benutzen* * *sign [saın]A s1. a) Zeichen n, Symbol n (beide auch fig)2. (Schrift)Zeichen n4. Zeichen n, Wink m:give sb a sign, make a sign to sb jemandem ein Zeichen geben5. Zeichen n, Signal nsigns of fatigue Ermüdungserscheinungen;a sign of illness ein Krankheitszeichen;give no sign of life kein Lebenszeichen von sich geben;show only faint signs of life nur schwache Lebenszeichen von sich geben;make no sign sich nicht rühren;the signs of the times die Zeichen der Zeit;there was not a sign of him von ihm war (noch) nichts zu sehen;all the signs are that … alles deutet darauf hin, dass …7. Kennzeichen n8. (Verkehrs- etc) Schild n, (-)Zeichen nsigns and wonders Zeichen und WunderB v/tb) sich eintragen in (akk):sign the visitors’ book2. mit seinem Namen unterzeichnen4. auch sign on ( oder up) (vertraglich) verpflichten, unter Vertrag nehmen (beide a. SPORT), anstellen, SCHIFF anheuern5. REL das Kreuzzeichen machen über (akk oder dat), segnen6. jemandem bedeuten ( to do zu tun), jemandem seine Zustimmung etc (durch Zeichen oder Gebärden) zu verstehen gebenC v/i1. unterschreiben, -zeichnen:she brought him a letter to sign sie brachte ihm einen Brief zur Unterschrift;2. WIRTSCH zeichnen3. Zeichen geben, (zu)winken ( beide:to dat)we sign off at 10 o’clock Sendeschluss ist um 22 Uhr5. sign ina) sich (in eine Anwesenheitsliste etc) eintragen,b) einstempelna) (seine Rede) schließen,c) sich zurückziehen, aussteigen umg7. sign outb) ausstempeln8. auch sign on ( oder up) sich (vertraglich) verpflichten ( for zu), (eine) Arbeit annehmen, SCHIFF anheuern, MIL sich verpflichten ( for auf 5 Jahre etc):the player signed on for two years der Spieler unterschrieb einen Zweijahresvertrags. abk2. section3. see s.4. series5. set7. sign8. signed gez.9. singular Sg.10. son* * *1. noun1) (symbol, gesture, signal, mark) Zeichen, das2) (Astrol.)sign [of the zodiac] — [Tierkreis]zeichen, das; Sternzeichen, das
what sign are you? — welches Tierkreiszeichen od. Sternzeichen bist du?
3) (notice) Schild, das[direction] sign — Wegweiser, der
[advertising] sign — Reklameschild, das; Reklame, die; (illuminated, flashing) Leuchtreklame, die
danger sign — (lit. or fig.) Gefahrenzeichen, das
4) (outside shop etc.) see signboardthere is little/no/every sign of something/that... — wenig/nichts/alles deutet auf etwas (Akk.) hin od. deutet darauf hin, dass...
show [no] signs of fatigue/strain/improvement — etc. [keine] Anzeichen der Müdigkeit / Anstrengung / Besserung usw. zeigen od. erkennen lassen
the carpet showed little/ some sign[s] of wear — der Teppich wirkte kaum/etwas abgenutzt
as a sign of — als Zeichen (+ Gen.)
at the first or slightest sign of something — schon beim geringsten Anzeichen von etwas
2. transitive verbthere was no sign of him/the car anywhere — er/der Wagen war nirgends zu sehen
1) (write one's name etc. on) unterschreiben; [Künstler, Autor:] signieren [Werk]2)sign one's name — [mit seinem Namen] unterschreiben
3. intransitive verbsign oneself R. A. Smith — mit R. A. Smith unterschreiben
(write one's name) unterschreibensign for something — (acknowledge receipt of something) den Empfang einer Sache (Gen.) bestätigen
Phrasal Verbs:- sign off- sign on- sign out- sign up* * *n.Hinweistafel f.Schild -er n.Symbol -e n.Vorzeichen n.Wert -e m.Zeichen - n. v.unterschreiben v.unterzeichnen v. -
2 say
I [seɪ]to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)
to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo
II 1. [seɪ]they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)"hello," he said — "ciao" disse
say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...
if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, vale a dire; that's not to say that ciò non vuol dire che; he was displeased, not to say furious era scontento, per non dire furioso; I must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco
2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler direit says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che
3) (guess)4) (assume)2.let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1)you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!
says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!
says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?
2) BE ant.••it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.
III [seɪ]when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
avverbio diciamo, poniamoIV [seɪ]you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po')* * *[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) dire2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) dire3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) dire4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) dire2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) (diritto di parlare), (voce in capitolo)- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say* * *say (1) /seɪ/n. [u]1 quel che si ha da dire; opinione: to have (o to say) one's say, dire la propria; dare il proprio parere2 diritto di parlare (o di decidere); voce in capitolo: to have a say ( in the matter), aver voce in capitolo (nella faccenda).say (2) /seɪ/inter.(fam. USA) ehi!; di' un po'! senti (un po')!♦ (to) say /seɪ/(pass. e p. p. said), v. t. e i.1 dire; dichiarare; asserire; affermare; recitare: «Move this table,» Mary said, «sposta questo tavolo» disse Mary; I said straightaway I wanted to buy it, but he told me to think it over, io dissi subito che volevo comprarlo ma lui mi disse di rifletterci bene; I'm only going to say a few words, dirò solo poche parole; to say «Good morning», dire «buongiorno»; dare il buongiorno; Say after me: «I swear to speak the truth», ripeti dopo di me: «Giuro di dire la verità»; to say yes [no], dire di sì [di no]; needless to say, inutile a dirsi; manco a dirlo; People say ( o they say) he's very wealthy, dicono che sia molto ricco; He is said to be extremely rich, si dice che sia ricchissimo; Say your prayers, di' (o recita) le preghiere!; He said he would run in the election, ha dichiarato che si sarebbe candidato alle elezioni; It's hard to say, è difficile a dirsi; DIALOGO → - At the bus stop- I'd say I've been here about fifteen minutes, direi che sono qui da quindici minuti; What did he say about me?, che cosa ha detto di me?; What do you have to say about that?, che cosa ne dici?; Do as I say, fai come dico io; Let us say he is innocent, diciamo che è (o supponiamo che sia) innocente; Let's meet again tomorrow, say at 4, ritroviamoci domani pomeriggio, diciamo alle 4 NOTA D'USO: - to tell o to say?-2 ( di testo scritto) dire; essere scritto: What does her note say?, che cosa dice il suo biglietto?; It says on the label that it should be taken before your meals, l'etichetta dice che lo si deve prendere prima dei pasti; It is said in the Bible, lo dice la Bibbia; sta scritto nella Bibbia3 indicare; segnare; fare: The tower clock says ten past four, l'orologio della torre segna le 4 e 10● (GB) I say, you do look smart!, ehi, come sei elegante! □ That says a lot about his reliability, questo la dice lunga sulla sua affidabilità □ What have you got to say for yourself?, che cosa puoi dire a tua discolpa? □ There is a lot to be said for their offer, la loro offerta sembra assai vantaggiosa □ It doesn't say much for his fitness to run the business, non depone certo a favore della sua capacità di mandare avanti la ditta □ to say a good word for sb., dire (o mettere) una buona parola per q. □ to say nothing of, per non dire (o parlare) di □ What would you say (o do you say) to a glass of beer?, che ne diresti (o che ne dici) di una birra? □ to say to oneself, dire fra sé; pensare □ (fam. USA) to say uncle, arrendersi; dire basta □ (versando da bere a q.) «Say when!» – «When», «Di' basta!» – «Basta così» □ to say the word, dare l'ordine; dare il via □ ( slang) «Says who?» «Says me!», «e chi lo dice?» «lo dico io!» □ ( slang) Says you!, lo dici tu!; figurati!; non ci credo; provaci (un po')! □ (fam.) says I, dico io; dissi io □ So you say!, ah sì?; davvero?; cosa mi dici! □ You can say that again (o You may well say so)!, puoi dirlo forte!; altroché!; eccome! □ (fam. spec. USA) You said it, l'hai detto!; verissimo! □ You don't say (so)!, ma no!; non è possibile!; pensa un po'! □ It goes without saying that…, va da sé che…; è ovvio che… □ ( rispondendo a un'offerta) I wouldn't say no, grazie, sì; volentieri □ (fam.) What do you say?, che ne dici? che ne pensi?; che te ne pare? □ Who can say?, chi può dirlo?, chi lo sa? □ You can't say fairer than that, mi pare una proposta più che generosa; di più non si può pretendere □ having said that, detto questo; comunque □ An excellent idea, if I may say so!, ottima idea, se posso dire! □ You may well say so, puoi ben dirlo □ There is no saying how he will react, non si può sapere come la prenderà; la sua reazione è imprevedibile □ (fam.) Say no more, non dire altro!; non aggiungere altro!; ho (già) capito! □ that is to say, vale a dire; cioè; in altre parole □ when all is said and done, a conti fatti; tutto considerato.NOTA D'USO: - to say (passive)-* * *I [seɪ]to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)
to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo
II 1. [seɪ]they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)"hello," he said — "ciao" disse
say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...
if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, vale a dire; that's not to say that ciò non vuol dire che; he was displeased, not to say furious era scontento, per non dire furioso; I must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco
2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler direit says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che
3) (guess)4) (assume)2.let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1)you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!
says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!
says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?
2) BE ant.••it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.
III [seɪ]when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
avverbio diciamo, poniamoIV [seɪ]you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po') -
3 say
say [seɪ](preterite, past participle said)a. dire ; [+ poem] réciter• to say yes/no to an invitation accepter/refuser une invitation• say after me... répétez après moi...• could you say that again? tu peux répéter ?• it's easier said than done! c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire !• "yes" she said « oui » dit-elle• "10 o'clock" he said to himself « 10 heures » se dit-il• it is said that... on dit que...• what would you say is the population of Paris? à votre avis, combien y a-t-il d'habitants à Paris ?• I'll say this for him, he's honest au moins, on peut dire qu'il est honnête• he's cleverer than his brother but that isn't saying much il est plus intelligent que son frère, mais ça n'est pas difficilec. ( = indicate) that doesn't say much for his intelligence cela en dit long (ironique) sur son intelligenced. ( = imagine) say you won £10,000, what would you spend it on? imaginons que tu gagnes 10 000 livres, à quoi les dépenserais-tu ?• say for argument's sake that... disons à titre d'exemple que...e. ( = admit) dire, reconnaîtref. (proposals) shall we say £5/Tuesday? disons 5 livres/mardi ?• what would you say to a round of golf? si on faisait une partie de golf ?g. [dial, thermometer] indiquer• enough said! (inf) je vois ce que tu veux dire !• let's say no more about it! n'en parlons plus !• it goes without saying that... il va sans dire que...• didn't I say so? je l'avais bien dit, n'est-ce pas ?• if there were, say, 500 people s'il y avait, mettons, 500 personnes• it seems rather rude, I must say cela ne me paraît guère poli, je l'avoue3. noun• to have one's say ( = say one's piece) dire ce qu'on a à dire• to have a say in selecting... avoir son mot à dire dans la sélection de...4. compounds* * *[seɪ] 1.to have a say/no say in something — avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur quelque chose
they want more ou a bigger say — ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire
2.to have the most ou biggest say — avoir le plus de poids
transitive verb (prét, pp said)1) [person] dire [words, prayer, hello, no] (to à)‘hello,’ he said — ‘bonjour,’ dit-il
say after me... — répète après moi...
how nice of you to say so — merci, c'est gentil
if ou though I do say so myself! — je ne devrais pas le dire, mais...!
so they say — ( agreeing) il paraît
or so they say — ( doubtful) du moins c'est ce qu'on dit
as you say... — comme tu le dis...
people ou they say she's very rich —
what do you say to the argument that...? — que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel...?
what (do you) say we eat now? — (colloq) et si on mangeait maintenant?
you said it! — (colloq) tu l'as dit!
you can say that again! — (colloq) ça, tu peux le dire! (colloq)
I should say it is/they were! — et comment! (colloq)
say no more — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris! (colloq)
enough said — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris (colloq)
he was displeased, not to say furious — il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux
I'll say this for her... — je dois dire à sa décharge que...
what have you got to say for yourself? — ( reprimand) qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse?; ( jocular greeting) qu'est-ce que tu deviens?
that's saying a lot — (colloq) ce n'est pas peu dire
2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] exprimer; [sign, clock, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer; [gesture, signal] signifierit says on the radio/in the rules that — la radio/le règlement dit que
3) ( guess) direhow high would you say it is? — à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur?
4) ( assume)to say (that) — supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj)
3.let's say there are 20 — mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20
intransitive verb (prét, pp said)1)you don't say! — iron sans blague!, pas possible!
says who? — (colloq)
2) (dated) GB4.adverb disons, mettons5.say, £50 for petrol — disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence
exclamation US dis-donc!••it says a lot for somebody/something — c'est tout à l'honneur de quelqu'un/quelque chose
that says it all — c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaires
when all is said and done — tout compte fait, en fin de compte
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4 call
call [kɔ:l]1. nouna. ( = shout) appel mb. [of bird] cri mc. ( = phone call) coup m de téléphone• to be on call [doctor] être de gardee. ( = short visit) visite f• I made several calls [doctor] j'ai fait plusieurs visitesf. ( = demand) there have been calls for new security measures on a demandé de nouvelles mesures de sécuritéa. [+ person, sb's name] appeler• to call sb in/out/up crier à qn d'entrer/de sortir/de monter• "hello!" he called « bonjour ! » cria-t-il• let's call it a day! (inf) ça suffira pour aujourd'hui !b. ( = give name to) appeler• what are you called? comment vous appelez-vous ?• shall we call it $10? (agreeing on price) disons 10 dollars ?• what I call education is... pour moi, l'éducation c'est...c. ( = summon) appeler ; ( = waken) réveiller• to call the police/an ambulance appeler la police/une ambulanced. ( = telephone) appelera. [person] appeler ; [bird] pousser un cri• to call (in) at a port/at Dover faire escale dans un port/à Douvresc. ( = telephone) appeler• who's calling? c'est de la part de qui ?4. compounds• general call-up (in wartime) mobilisation f générale ► call-up papers plural noun papiers mpl militairesa. ( = summon) appelerb. ( = require) [+ actions, measures, courage] exigerc. ( = collect) I'll call for you at 6 o'clock je passerai vous prendre à 6 heuresa. [+ doctor, police] appelerb. [+ faulty product] rappeler• to call off a strike (before it starts) annuler une grève ; (after it starts) mettre fin à une grève► call on inseparable transitive verba. ( = visit) [+ person] rendre visite à► call outpousser un cri (or des cris)[+ doctor] appeler ; [+ troops, fire brigade, police] faire appel àa. [+ troops] mobiliser ; [+ reservists] rappelerb. ( = phone) téléphoner à* * *[kɔːl] 1.1) Telecommunications appel m (téléphonique) ( from de)(tele)phone call — appel m (téléphonique)
to make a call — appeler, téléphoner
to make a call to Italy — appeler l'Italie, téléphoner en Italie
3) ( summons) appel mto put out a call for somebody — ( over public address) faire appeler quelqu'un; ( over radio) lancer un appel à quelqu'un
4) ( visit) visite fsocial call — visite f de courtoisie
to make ou pay a call — lit rendre visite (on à)
6) ( need)there's no call for something/to do — il n'y a pas de raison pour quelque chose/de faire
there was no call for her to say that — elle n'avait aucune raison or aucun besoin de dire cela
7) ( allure) appel m (of de)8) Sport décision f9) ( for repayment) demande f de remboursementa call for capital/tenders — un appel de fonds/d'offres
10) ( duty)2.to be on call — [doctor] être de garde; [engineer] être de service
transitive verb1) (also call out) ( say loudly) appeler [name, number]; crier [answer, instructions]; annoncer [result, flight]to call the register — School faire l'appel
he called (out) ‘Goodbye’ — il a crié ‘au revoir’
2) ( summon) appeler [lift]; ( by shouting) appeler [person, animal]; ( by phone) appeler; ( by letter) convoquer4) ( give a name) appeler [person, baby, animal, place, product] (by par); intituler [book, film, music, play]5) ( arrange) organiser [strike]; convoquer [meeting, rehearsal]; fixer [election]6) ( waken) réveiller [person]7) ( describe as)to call somebody stupid/a liar — traiter quelqu'un d'imbécile/de menteur/-euse
parapsychology or whatever they ou you call it — (colloq) la métapsychologie ou quelque chose dans ce goût-là (colloq)
(let's) call it £5 — disons cinq livres sterling
8) Sport [referee] déclarer9) Computing appeler [file]3.London calling — Radio ici Londres
2) ( telephone) appeler3) ( visit) passerto call at — passer chez [person, shop]; passer à [bank, library]; [train] s'arrêter à [town, station]; [ship] faire escale à [port]
the London train calling at Reading and Slough — le train à destination de Londres desservant les gares de Reading et Slough
4) ( tossing coins) parier4.to call oneself — se faire appeler [Smith, Bob]; ( claim to be) se dire, se prétendre [poet, designer]
Phrasal Verbs:- call by- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up -
5 say
A n to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire (on sur) ; to have a say/no say in sth avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur qch ; to have no say in the matter ne pas avoir voix au chapitre ; to have a say in appointing sb/allocating sth avoir son mot à dire sur la nomination de qn/l'affectation de qch ; they want more ou a bigger say ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire ; to have the most ou biggest say avoir le plus de poids.1 [person] dire [words, line, prayer, hello, goodbye, yes, no] (to à) ; ‘hello,’ he said ‘bonjour,’ dit-il ; say after me… répète après moi… ; to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire ; to say (that) dire que ; she says he's ill elle dit qu'il est malade ; he said it was ready il a dit que c'était prêt ; she said there would be an accident elle a dit qu'il y aurait un accident ; I just wanted to say I'm sorry je voulais juste te dire que j'étais désolé ; she said we were to wait ou we should wait elle a dit que nous devions attendre ; he said to wait here il a dit d'attendre ici ; it's my way of saying thank you c'est ma façon de dire merci ; ‘residents say no to nuclear waste’ ‘les résidents disent non au stockage des déchets nucléaires’ ; I didn't say so, but I thought je ne l'ai pas dit, mais j'ai pensé que ; if he was angry, he didn't say so s'il était en colère, il ne l'a pas dit ; how nice of you to say so merci, c'est gentil ; didn't I say so? je l'avais bien dit! ; if ou though I do say so myself! je ne devrais pas le dire, mais…! ; so they say ( agreeing) il paraît ; or so they say ( doubtful) du moins c'est ce qu'on dit ; or so he says du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend ; so to say pour ainsi dire ; as you say… comme tu le dis… ; as they say comme on dit ; what will people say ou they say qu'est-ce que les gens diront ; I don't care what anyone says je me moque du qu'en-dira-t-on ; (you can) say what you like, I think that… tu peux dire ce que tu veux, moi je crois que… ; people ou they say she's very rich, she is said to be very rich on dit qu'elle est très riche ; some (people) say the house is haunted, the house is said to be haunted certains disent que la maison est hantée ; to have something/to have nothing to say avoir quelque chose/ne rien avoir à dire ; to say sth about sth/sb dire qch au sujet de qch/qn ; to say sth on a subject parler d'un sujet ; something was said about that at the meeting on en a parlé à la réunion ; nothing much was said about that on n'a pas dit grand-chose à ce sujet ; she'll have something to say about that! elle aura certainement quelque chose à dire là-dessus! ; to say sth to oneself se dire qch ; she said to herself (that) it couldn't be true elle s'est dit que cela ne pouvait pas être vrai ; what do you say to that? qu'est-ce que tu en dis? what do you say to the argument that…? que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel…? ; what would you say to people who think that…? que répondriez-vous à ceux qui pensent que…? ; what would you say to a little walk? qu'est-ce que tu dirais d'une petite promenade? ; I wouldn't say no to another slice je ne dirais pas non à une autre tranche ; what (do you) say we eat now ○ ? et si on mangeait maintenant? ; to say whether/who dire si/qui ; that's for the committee to say c'est au comité de décider ; it's not for me to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire ; you said it ○ ! tu l'as dit! ; you can say that again ○ ! ça, tu peux le dire ○ ! ; I should say it is/they were! et comment ○ ! ; well said! bien dit! ; and so say all of us! nous sommes tous d'accord là-dessus! ; say no more ○ ça va, j'ai compris! ○ ; let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus ; enough said ○ ça va, j'ai compris ○ ; there's no more to be said il n'y a rien à ajouter ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; don't say I didn't warn you! tu ne pourras pas dire que je ne t'avais pas prévenu! ; don't say it's raining again! ne me dis pas qu'il pleut de nouveau! ; you might just as well say education is useless autant dire que l'instruction est inutile ; that is to say c'est-à-dire ; that's not to say that cela ne veut pas dire que ; he was displeased, not to say furious il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux ; I'll say this for her… je dois dire à sa décharge que… ; one thing you have to say about Liz is… s'il y a une chose qu'il faut reconnaître à propos de Liz c'est… ; I must say (that) je dois dire que ; it seems rather expensive, I must say cela paraît un peu cher, je dois dire ; well, I must say! ça alors! ; to have a lot to say for oneself être bavard ; what have you got to say for yourself? qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse? ; that isn't saying much ○ ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose ○ ; that's saying a lot ○ ce n'est pas peu dire ;2 [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire ; [painter, painting, music, gift] exprimer ; [sign, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer ; [gesture, signal] signifier ; as Plato says comme le dit Platon ; she wrote saying she couldn't come elle a écrit pour dire qu'elle ne pouvait pas venir ; it says on the radio/in the rules that la radio/le règlement dit que ; it says here that il est dit ici que ; the clock says three la pendule indique trois heures ; the dial says 300 le cadran indique 300 ; a notice saying where to meet une affiche qui indique le lieu de réunion ; this music says something/doesn't say anything to me cette musique me parle/ne me parle pas ;3 ( guess) dire (that que) ; to say how much/when/whether dire combien/quand/si ; that's impossible to say c'est impossible à dire ; how high would you say it is? à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur? ; I'd say it was a bargain à mon avis c'est une bonne affaire ; I'd say she was about 25 je lui donnerais environ 25 ans ; he's about six foot, wouldn't you say? il mesure environ un mètre quatre-vingts, tu ne crois pas? ;4 ( assume) to say (that) supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj) ; let's say there are 20 mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20 ; say you have an accident suppose que tu aies un accident ; say we win, we'll still have to beat Liverpool à supposer que nous gagnions, il faudra encore battre Liverpool.1 stop when I say arrête quand je te le dirai ; he wouldn't say il n'a pas voulu le dire ; I'd rather not say je préfère ne pas le dire ; you don't say! iron sans blague!, pas possible! ; says you ○ ! ( taunting) que tu dis ○ ! ; says who ○ ?, who says ○ ? ( sceptical) ah oui? ; ( on whose authority?) et sur les ordres de qui? ;D adv disons, mettons ; you'll need, say, £50 for petrol tu auras besoin de, disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence.it doesn't say much for their marriage/her commitment cela en dit long sur leur mariage/son engagement ; it says a lot ou something about his education that he succeeded le fait qu'il a réussi en dit long sur son éducation ; it says a lot for sb/sth c'est tout à l'honneur de qn/qch ; that says it all c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaire ; there's a lot to be said for that method cette méthode est très intéressante à bien des égards ; there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet il y a intérêt à se taire ; when all is said and done tout compte fait, en fin de compte. -
6 CALL
call [kɔ:l]1. nouna. ( = shout) appel mb. [of bird] cri mc. ( = phone call) coup m de téléphone• to be on call [doctor] être de gardee. ( = short visit) visite f• I made several calls [doctor] j'ai fait plusieurs visitesf. ( = demand) there have been calls for new security measures on a demandé de nouvelles mesures de sécuritéa. [+ person, sb's name] appeler• to call sb in/out/up crier à qn d'entrer/de sortir/de monter• "hello!" he called « bonjour ! » cria-t-il• let's call it a day! (inf) ça suffira pour aujourd'hui !b. ( = give name to) appeler• what are you called? comment vous appelez-vous ?• shall we call it $10? (agreeing on price) disons 10 dollars ?• what I call education is... pour moi, l'éducation c'est...c. ( = summon) appeler ; ( = waken) réveiller• to call the police/an ambulance appeler la police/une ambulanced. ( = telephone) appelera. [person] appeler ; [bird] pousser un cri• to call (in) at a port/at Dover faire escale dans un port/à Douvresc. ( = telephone) appeler• who's calling? c'est de la part de qui ?4. compounds• general call-up (in wartime) mobilisation f générale ► call-up papers plural noun papiers mpl militairesa. ( = summon) appelerb. ( = require) [+ actions, measures, courage] exigerc. ( = collect) I'll call for you at 6 o'clock je passerai vous prendre à 6 heuresa. [+ doctor, police] appelerb. [+ faulty product] rappeler• to call off a strike (before it starts) annuler une grève ; (after it starts) mettre fin à une grève► call on inseparable transitive verba. ( = visit) [+ person] rendre visite à► call outpousser un cri (or des cris)[+ doctor] appeler ; [+ troops, fire brigade, police] faire appel àa. [+ troops] mobiliser ; [+ reservists] rappelerb. ( = phone) téléphoner à* * *
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