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there is such a thing as

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1 There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.

<01> Нация может быть настолько права, что ей не надо силой убеждать в своей правоте другие нации. Wilson (Вильсон).

Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.
2 there's no such a thing as a free lunch

безкоштовних сніданків не буває

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > there's no such a thing as a free lunch
3 Is there such a thing?

expr.

Gibt es so etwas? ausdr.

Gibt es sowas? ausdr.

English-german dictionary > Is there such a thing?
4 now we all know that there is no such a thing as ...

• теперь мы все знаем, что не существует такой вещи, как...

English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher > now we all know that there is no such a thing as ...
5 such

1. adjective, no compar. or superl.
1) (of that kind) solch...

such a person — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Mensch; ein solcher Mensch

such a book — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Buch; ein solches Buch

such people — solche Leute

such things — so etwas

symphonies and other such compositions — Sinfonien und andere Kompositionen dieser Art

or some such thing — oder so etwas; oder etwas in der Art

I said no such thing — ich habe nichts dergleichen gesagt

you'll do no such thing — das wirst du nicht tun

there is no such bird — solch einen od. einen solchen Vogel gibt es nicht

experiences such as these — solche od. derartige Erfahrungen

there is no such thing as a unicorn — Einhörner gibt es gar nicht

such writers as Eliot and Fry — Schriftsteller wie Eliot und Fry

I will take such steps as I think necessary — ich werde die Schritte unternehmen, die ich für notwendig halte

at such a time — zu einer solchen Zeit

at such a moment as this — in einem Augenblick wie diesem; (disapproving) gerade jetzt

in such a case — in einem solchen od. (ugs.) so einem Fall

for or on such an occasion — zu einem solchen Anlass

such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich

2) (so great) solch...; derartig

I got such a fright that... — ich bekam einen derartigen od. (ugs.) so einen Schrecken, dass...

such was the force of the explosion that... — die Explosion war so stark, dass...

to such an extent — dermaßen

3) with adj. so

such a big house — ein so großes Haus

she has such lovely blue eyes — sie hat so schöne blaue Augen

such a long time — so lange
2. pronoun
as such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich

such is life — so ist das Leben

such as — wie [zum Beispiel]

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1. adjective
1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) solch

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) derartig

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) derartig

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) solch
2. pronoun
(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) der/die/das, solch

- academic.ru/71813/suchlike">suchlike
- such-and-such
- such as it is
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such

[sʌtʃ, sətʃ]

I. adj

1. attr, inv (of that kind) solcher(r, s)

I had never met \such a person before so [o geh solch] ein Mensch [o ein solcher Mensch] war mir noch nie begegnet

I don't spend money on \such things für solche [o fam so] Dinge gebe ich kein Geld aus

present on this grand occasion were Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters and other \such stars bei diesem besonderen Anlass waren Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters und andere Stars dieser Größenordnung zugegen

I have been involved in many \such courses ich habe [schon] viele Kurse dieser Art gemacht

he said she had a cold, superior manner or some \such remark er sagte, sie sei kalt und überheblich, oder so etwas [o fam was] in der Richtung

I tried to tell her in \such a way that she wouldn't be offended ich versuchte es ihr so zu sagen, dass sie nicht beleidigt war

I'll show you \such books as I have ich zeige Ihnen, was ich an Büchern habe

in \such cases in solchen [o fam so] Fällen

\such a thing so etwas [o fam was]

I'm looking for a cloth for cleaning silver — do you have \such a thing? ich suche ein Tuch, mit dem man Silber putzen kann — führen Sie das?

I said no \such thing so etwas habe ich nie gesagt, ich habe nie etwas Derartiges gesagt

there's no \such thing as ghosts so etwas wie Geister gibt es nicht

2. (so great) solche(r, s), derartig

he' \such an idiot! er ist so [o geh solch] ein Idiot!, er ist ein solcher [o derartiger] Idiot!

why are you in \such a hurry? warum bist du so [o derart] in Eile?

\such beauty is rare solche [o so viel] Schönheit ist selten

\such beauty! ( liter) welch [eine] Schönheit! geh

3.

▶ there's no \such thing as a free lunch ( prov fam) nichts ist umsonst

II. pron

1. (of that type) solche(r, s)

we were second-class citizens and they treated us as \such wir waren Bürger zweiter Klasse und wurden auch so [o als solche] behandelt

\such was not my intention ( form) das war nicht meine Absicht

\such being the case... wenn das so ist,...

what is the reward for \such a one as Fox? was ist der Lohn für jemanden [o fam so einen] wie Fox?

\such is life so ist das Leben

\such as it is so wie die Dinge liegen

\such as it was, we had no alternative but to call our parents so wie die Dinge lagen, blieb uns nichts anderes übrig, als unsere Eltern anzurufen

our lunch was \such that we don't really need an evening meal unser Mittagessen war so üppig, dass wir kein Abendessen brauchen

the wound was \such that... die Wunde war so groß, dass...

\such is the elegance of his typeface that... seine Schrift ist so elegant, dass...

2. (introducing examples)

\such as wie

small companies \such as ours are very vulnerable in a recession Kleinunternehmen wie unseres sind äußerst rezessionsanfällig

that sum of money is to cover costs \such as travel and accommodation dieser Betrag soll Auslagen wie Reise- und Unterbringungskosten abdecken

3. (suchlike) dergleichen

we talked about our kids, the weather and \such wir sprachen über unsere Kinder, das Wetter und Ähnliches [o dergleichen

4. (strictly speaking)

▪ as \such an [und für] sich, eigentlich

we don't have a secretary as \such wir haben eigentlich [o an [und für] sich] keine richtige Sekretärin

there was no vegetarian food as \such es gab kein eigentlich vegetarisches Essen

5.

▶ \such as it is:

you're welcome to borrow my tennis racket, \such as it is du kannst dir gerne meinen Tennisschläger ausborgen — soweit er überhaupt noch viel taugt

breakfast, \such as it was, consisted of a couple of croissants and a cup of coffee das Frühstück, soweit vorhanden, bestand aus ein paar Croissants und einer Tasse Kaffee

the car, \such as it is, will get you to work auch wenn das Auto nicht mehr viel taugt, kannst du damit immer noch zur Arbeit fahren

III. adv inv so

she's \such an arrogant person sie ist so [o dermaßen] arrogant

that's \such a good film das ist so ein [o ein wirklich] guter Film

\such a big city! was für eine große Stadt!

I've never had \such good coffee ich habe noch nie [einen] so guten Kaffee getrunken

it's \such a long time ago es ist [schon] so lange her

to be \such a long way [away] so weit weg sein

I'd put on \such a lot of weight that... ich hatte so [o dermaßen] viel zugenommen, dass...

\such nice weather so schönes Wetter

it was \such nice weather that... das Wetter war so schön, dass...

\such that... so [o auf die Art]... dass...

we still have to link the sentences \such that they constitute a narrative wir müssen die Sätze noch so verbinden, dass sie eine Erzählung ergeben

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[sʌtʃ]
1. adj

1) (= of that kind) solche(r, s)

such a person — so or solch ein Mensch, ein solcher Mensch

such a book — so ein Buch, ein solches Buch

such people/books — solche Leute/Bücher

many/few/all such people/books — viele/wenige/all solche Leute/Bücher

all such books are very expensive —

do you have such a book? — haben Sie so ein Buch?

such a thing — so etwas, so was

have you got such a thing as...? there's such a thing as divorce — haben Sie so etwas wie...? es gibt so etwas wie eine Scheidung

I said no such thing — das habe ich nie gesagt

no such thing — nichts dergleichen

I'll/you'll do no such thing — ich werde mich/du wirst dich hüten

there's no such thing as a unicorn — so etwas wie ein Einhorn gibt es nicht

... or some such idea —... oder so etwas,... oder so was in der Richtung (inf),... oder so ähnlich

... or some such name/place —... oder so (ähnlich)

he was such a one/just such another — er war einer von ihnen/auch (so) einer

in such a case — in einem solchen Fall

men/books such as these, such men/books as these — Männer/Bücher wie diese, solche Männer/Bücher

writers such as Agatha Christie, such writers as Agatha Christie —

he's not such a fool as you think — er ist nicht so dumm, wie Sie denken

I'm not such a fool as to believe that or that I'd believe that — ich bin nicht so dumm or kein solcher Dummkopf, dass ich das glaube

such people as attended — die(jenigen), die anwesend waren

I'll give you such books/money as I have — was ich an Büchern/Geld habe, gebe ich Ihnen

2)

(= so much, so great etc) he's such a liar — er ist so or solch ein Lügner, er ist ein derartiger or solcher Lügner

he did it in such a way that... — er machte es so, dass...

such wealth! — welch( ein) Reichtum!

such beauty! — welche Schönheit!

he's always in such a hurry — er hat es immer so eilig

3) pred

his surprise was such that..., such was his surprise that... — seine Überraschung war so groß, dass..., er war so überrascht, dass...

his manner was such that... —

her speech was such that... — ihre Rede war so gehalten, dass...

4)

See:

→ such-and-such

2. adv
so, solch (geh)
nobody else makes such a good cup of tea as you — niemand kocht so guten Tee wie du

it's such a long time ago — es ist so lange her

3. pron

rabbits and hares and such — Kaninchen, Hasen und dergleichen

such being the case... —

such was not my intention — dies war nicht meine Absicht

such is not the case — dies ist nicht der Fall

such is life! — so ist das Leben!

those and such as those (hum inf) — die oberen zehntausend

may all such perish! — mögen sie alle verderben!

as such — an sich

such as? — (wie) zum Beispiel?

such as it is — so, wie es nun mal ist

the food, such as there was of it... —

I'll give you such as I have — ich gebe Ihnen, was ich habe

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such [sʌtʃ]

A adj

1. solch(er, e, es), derartig(er, e, es):

such a man ein solcher Mann;

no such thing nichts dergleichen;

there are such things so etwas gibt es oder kommt vor;

such a life as they live ein Leben, wie sie es führen;

such people as you see here die(jenigen) oder alle Leute, die man hier sieht;

a system such as this ein derartiges System;

such a one ein solcher, eine solche, ein solches;

Mr such and such Herr Soundso;

such and such persons die und die Personen

2. ähnlich, derartig(er, e, es):

silk and such luxuries

3. präd so (beschaffen), derart(ig), von solcher Art ( as to dass):

such is life so ist das Leben;

such as it is wie es nun einmal ist;

such being the case da es sich so verhält

4. solch(er, e, es), so groß oder klein etc, dermaßen:

he got such a fright that … er bekam einen derartigen Schrecken, dass …;

such was the force of the explosion so groß war die Gewalt der Explosion

5. umg so gewaltig, solch:

we had such fun! wir hatten (ja) so einen Spaß!

B adv so, derart:

such a nice day so ein schöner Tag;

such a long time eine so lange Zeit

C pron

1. solch(er, e, es), der, die, das, die pl:

such as

a) diejenigen, welche; alle, die; solche, die,

b) wie (zum Beispiel);

such was not my intention das war nicht meine Absicht;

man as such der Mensch als solcher;

all such alle dieser Art;

and such (like) und dergleichen

2. umg oder WIRTSCH der-, die-, dasselbe, dieselben pl

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1. adjective, no compar. or superl.
1) (of that kind) solch...

such a person — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Mensch; ein solcher Mensch

such a book — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Buch; ein solches Buch

such people — solche Leute

such things — so etwas

symphonies and other such compositions — Sinfonien und andere Kompositionen dieser Art

or some such thing — oder so etwas; oder etwas in der Art

I said no such thing — ich habe nichts dergleichen gesagt

you'll do no such thing — das wirst du nicht tun

there is no such bird — solch einen od. einen solchen Vogel gibt es nicht

experiences such as these — solche od. derartige Erfahrungen

there is no such thing as a unicorn — Einhörner gibt es gar nicht

such writers as Eliot and Fry — Schriftsteller wie Eliot und Fry

I will take such steps as I think necessary — ich werde die Schritte unternehmen, die ich für notwendig halte

at such a time — zu einer solchen Zeit

at such a moment as this — in einem Augenblick wie diesem; (disapproving) gerade jetzt

in such a case — in einem solchen od. (ugs.) so einem Fall

for or on such an occasion — zu einem solchen Anlass

such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich

2) (so great) solch...; derartig

I got such a fright that... — ich bekam einen derartigen od. (ugs.) so einen Schrecken, dass...

such was the force of the explosion that... — die Explosion war so stark, dass...

to such an extent — dermaßen

3) with adj. so

such a big house — ein so großes Haus

she has such lovely blue eyes — sie hat so schöne blaue Augen

such a long time — so lange
2. pronoun
as such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich

such is life — so ist das Leben

such as — wie [zum Beispiel]

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adj.

derartig adj.

solch adj.

solcher adj.

solches adj.

English-german dictionary > such
6 such

such [sʌt∫]

1. adjective

   a. ( = of that sort) tel, pareil

• such a book un tel livre

• such books de tels livres

• we had such a case last year nous avons eu un cas semblable l'année dernière

• in such cases en pareil cas

• did you ever hear of such a thing? avez-vous jamais entendu une chose pareille ?

• ... or some such thing... ou une chose de ce genre

   b. ( = so much) tellement, tant

• embarrassed by such praise embarrassé par tant de compliments

• he was in such pain il souffrait tellement

• don't be in such a rush ne soyez pas si pressé

• we had such a surprise! quelle surprise nous avons eue !

• there was such a lot of noise that... il y avait tellement de bruit que...

   c. (set structures)

► no such...

• no such book exists un tel livre n'existe pas

• there's no such thing! ça n'existe pas !

• there are no such things as unicorns les licornes n'existent pas

• I said no such thing! je n'ai jamais dit cela !► such as tel que comme

• a friend such as Paul un ami comme Paul

• animals such as cats les animaux tels que or comme les chats

• such as? (inf) quoi, par exemple ?

• you can take my car, such as it is vous pouvez prendre ma voiture pour ce qu'elle vaut► such... as

• I'm not such a fool as to believe that! je ne suis pas assez bête pour croire ça !

• have you such a thing as a penknife? auriez-vous un canif par hasard ?

• until such time as... jusqu'à ce que... + subj en attendant que... + subj

2. adverb

   a. ( = so very) si

• he gave us such good coffee il nous a offert un si bon café

• such big boxes de si grandes boîtes

• such a lovely present un si joli cadeau

• it was such a long time ago! il y a si longtemps de ça !

   b. (in comparisons) aussi

• I haven't had such good coffee for years ça fait des années que je n'ai pas bu un aussi bon café

3. pronoun

• rabbits and hares and such(like) (inf) les lapins, les lièvres et autres animaux de ce genre

• teachers and doctors and such(like) (inf) les professeurs et les docteurs et autres

► as such ( = in that capacity) à ce titre ; ( = in itself) en soi

• the work as such is boring, but the pay is good le travail en soi est ennuyeux, mais le salaire est bon

• and as such he was promoted et à ce titre il a obtenu de l'avancement

• he was a genius but not recognized as such c'était un génie mais il n'était pas reconnu comme tel

• there are no houses as such il n'y a pas de maisons à proprement parler

4. compounds

► such-and-such adjective tel et tel

• Mr Such-and-such (inf) Monsieur Untel

• in such-and-such a street dans telle et telle rue

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[sʌtʃ] 1.
pronoun ( this)

such is life — c'est la vie

she's a good singer and recognized as such — c'est une bonne chanteuse et elle est reconnue comme telle
2.
determiner

1) ( of kind previously mentioned) ( replicated) tel/telle; ( similar) pareil/-eille; ( of similar sort) de ce type (after n)

such a situation — une telle situation

in such a situation — dans une situation pareille

and other such arguments — et autres arguments de ce type

a mouse or some such animal — une souris ou un animal semblable

there was some such case last year — il s'est produit la même chose l'année dernière

there's no such person — il/elle n'existe pas

you'll do no such thing! — il n'en est pas question!

2) ( of specific kind)

to be such that — être tel/telle que

his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — il se conduisait de telle façon qu'il éveillait les soupçons

in such a way that — d'une telle façon que

3) ( any possible)

such money as I have — le peu d'argent or tout l'argent que j'ai

until such time as — jusqu'à ce que

4) ( so great) tel/telle

such was his admiration that — son admiration était telle que

5) iron (of such small worth, quantity)

we picked up the apples, such as there were — nous avons ramassé les rares pommes qu'il y avait par terre
3.
adverb ( to a great degree) ( with adjectives) si, tellement; ( with nouns) tel/telle

such a nice boy! — un garçon si gentil!

such good quality as this — une telle qualité

it was such (a lot of) fun — on s'est tellement amusé

such a lot of problems — tant de problèmes

there were (ever (colloq)) such a lot of people — il y avait beaucoup de monde
4.
such as phrasal determiner, conjunctional phrase comme, tel/telle que

such a house as this, a house such as this — une maison comme celle-ci

a person such as her — une personne comme elle

such as? — ( as response) gen quoi par exemple?

there are no such things as giants — les géants n'existent pas

have you such a thing as a screwdriver? — auriez-vous un tournevis par hasard?

English-French dictionary > such
7 thing

thing n cosa

a box full of old things una caja llena de cosas viejas

what's that thing in the corner? ¿qué es eso que hay en el rincón?

that was a silly thing to do vaya una tontería que hiciste

thing

tr[ɵɪŋ]

noun

1 (object) cosa, objeto

■ what's that thing for? ¿para qué sirve eso?

■ what's that thing doing on the table? ¿qué hace eso en la mesa?

■ pass me that thing over there pásame aquel chisme

2 (non-material) cosa

■ a strange thing happened to me today me ha pasado una cosa rara hoy

■ don't take things so seriously no te tomes las cosas tan en serio

3 (affair) asunto

■ let's forget the whole thing olvidémoslo todo

4 (person, creature)

■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecito!

■ you lucky thing! ¡qué suerte!

5 (action)

■ the best thing to do lo mejor que puedes hacer

■ that was a silly thing to do vaya tontería has hecho

6 familiar (preference)

■ it's not really my thing la verdad es que no es lo mío

7 (with negative) nada

■ I can't understand a thing you're saying no entiendo nada de lo que dices

noun the thing

1 (what) lo que

■ the thing I like most in life lo que más me gusta en la vida

■ the same thing lo mismo

■ the terrible thing is that... lo malo es que...

■ the latest thing lo último

■ the main thing lo principal

■ the important thing lo importante

plural noun things

1 (belongings) cosas nombre femenino plural, ropa f sing, equipaje m sing

■ have you got all your things? ¿tienes todas tus cosas?

■ I'm going to pack my things voy a hacer la maleta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as things stand tal y como están las cosas

by the look of things según parece

for one thing en primer lugar, para empezar, entre otras cosas

how's things? ¿qué tal?

it's a good thing that... menos mal que...

it's just one of those things son cosas que pasan, así es la vida

it's not the done thing esto no se hace

it's the done thing es lo que se hace, es lo correcto

it was a close/near thing por muy poco, por un pelo

just the thing justo lo que hace falta

last thing (at night) a última hora

next thing luego

the next thing I knew cuando me di cuenta

there's no such thing no hay tal cosa

the thing is... lo que pasa es que..., resulta que...

things ain't what they used to be las cosas ya no son lo que eran

to be a thing of the past ser historia, haber pasado a la historia

to be on to a good thing tener un chollo

to be seeing things estar alucinando

to do one's own thing hacer lo que a uno le da la gana

to do the right thing hacer bien, hacer lo correcto

to have a thing about somebody estar obsesionado,-a con alguien, haberle dado fuerte a uno con alguien

to have a thing about something (dislike) tenerle manía a algo

to make a big thing out of something armar un escándalo por algo

to say the wrong thing meter la pata

what with one thing and another entre una cosa y otra

thing ['ɵɪŋ] n

1) affair, matter: cosa f, asunto m

don't talk about those things: no hables de esas cosas

how are things?: ¿cómo van las cosas?

2) act, event: cosa f, suceso m, evento m

the flood was a terrible thing: la inundación fue una cosa terrible

3) object: cosa f, objeto m

don't forget your things: no olvides tus cosas

thing

n.

• asunto s.m.

• chisme s.m.

• cosa s.f.

• efectos s.m.pl.

θɪŋ
noun

1) ( physical object) cosa f

what's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?

a thing of great beauty — un objeto de gran belleza

the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)

I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?

she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)

2) ( non-material) cosa f

a very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica

one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...

the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...

or some such thing — o algo parecido

you know the sort of thing — tú sabes a qué me refiero

I'm too old for this kind of thing — yo soy muy viejo para estos trotes

these things happen — son cosas que pasan

the same thing happened to me — a mí me pasó lo mismo

its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...

all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco

first things first — hay que empezar por el principio

the last thing I expected — lo que menos me imaginaba

what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra

for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar

there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie

he hadn't done a thing — no había hecho absolutamente nada

all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10

you did the right thing by saying no — hiciste bien en decir que no

to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo

we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos

3) (affair, matter) asunto m

I'm fed up with the whole thing — estoy harto del asunto

to be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)

to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo

4) the thing

a) (that which, what) lo que

the thing I liked best — lo que más me gustó

b) (what is appropriate, needed)

this necklace is just the thing for Helen — este collar es ideal para Helen

I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta

c) (crucial point, factor)

the thing is to be there early — lo importante es llegar temprano

the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse

5) things pl

a) (belongings, equipment) cosas fpl

he washed the breakfast things — lavó las cosas del desayuno

we packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos

bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera

b) (matters, the situation) cosas fpl

if things don't improve — si las cosas no mejoran

I need time to think things over — necesito tiempo para pensarlo

by the look of things — según parece

how are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?

how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)

how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)

c) ( matters)

a taste for all things Greek — un gusto por todo lo griego

6) (person, creature)

he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

you lucky thing! — qué suerte tienes!

7) (preference, fad) (colloq)

opera isn't really my thing — en realidad la ópera no es lo mío

I want to be able to do my own thing — yo quiero estar a mi aire

to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)

he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza

he seems to have quite a thing about her — parece que le ha dado fuerte con ella (fam)

8) ( in expressions of time)

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme

the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche

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N
1) (concrete) (=object) cosa f

they were selling all sorts of things — vendían todo tipo de cosas

what's that thing called? — ¿cómo se llama eso?

get that thing off the sofa! — ¡quita esa cosa del sofá!

dogs? I can't stand the things — ¿perros? no puedo con ellos

• a thing of beauty — una belleza, un objeto bello

• things of value — objetos mpl de valor

- you must be seeing things

2) (non-concrete) (=matter, circumstance, action) cosa f, asunto m, cuestión f

as things are, with things as they are — tal como están las cosas

that's how things are — así están las cosas

how are things? — ¿qué tal?

how are things with you? — ¿qué tal te va?, ¿cómo andas?

things are going badly — las cosas van or marchan mal

things aren't what they used to be — las cosas ya no son como antes or ya no son lo que eran

the thing is... — lo que pasa es que..., el caso es que...

the thing is to sell your car first — conviene vender primero tu coche

what a thing to say! — ¡qué dices!, ¡cómo se te ocurre!

• I haven't done a thing about it — no he hecho nada de nada al respecto

I don't know a thing about cars — no sé nada en absoluto de coches

I didn't know a thing for that exam — para ese examen no sabía nada de nada, para ese examen yo estaba pez (Sp) *

• above all things — ante todo, sobre todo

• all things considered — bien mirado

all things being equal — si las cosas siguen como ahora

the system cannot be all things to all people — el sistema no puede contentar a todo el mundo

a gentleman in all things — un caballero en todos los aspectos

• and for another thing... — y además..., y por otra parte...

• the best thing would be to wait — lo mejor sería esperar

the next best thing — lo mejor después de eso

• we had hoped for better things — habíamos esperado algo mejor

• it was a close or near thing — [race] fue una carrera muy reñida; [accident] por poco chocamos, casi chocamos; [escape] escapamos por un pelo

• it's not the done thing — eso no se hace

• the first thing to do is... — lo primero que hay que hacer es...

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

you don't know the first thing about it — no sabes nada en absoluto de esto

first things first! — ¡lo primero es lo primero!

• it's a good thing he didn't see you — menos mal que no te vio

the good thing about it is that... — lo bueno es que...

it's finished and a good thing too — se acabó y me alegro de ello

she knows a good thing when she sees it — sabe obrar de acuerdo con su propio interés

this is too much of a good thing — esto es demasiado

• it's just the thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!

• that's the last thing we want — eso es lo último que queremos

last thing (at night) — antes de acostarse

• the main thing — lo más importante, lo principal

• to make a mess of things — estropearlo todo

• (the) next thing I knew, he'd gone — cuando me di cuenta, ya se había ido

• not a thing — nada

• for one thing — en primer lugar

what with one thing and another — entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)

it's one thing to buy it, quite another to make it work — es fácil comprarlo, pero no es tan fácil hacerlo funcionar

if it's not one thing it's the other — si no es una cosa es otra

neither one thing nor the other — ni lo uno ni lo otro

• the only thing is to paint it — la única cosa que se puede hacer es pintarlo

• I showed him the copy and he thought it was the real thing — le enseñé la copia y pensó que era el auténtico

this time I'm in love, it's the real thing — esta vez estoy enamorada de verdad

• to do the right thing — obrar bien, obrar honradamente

you did the right thing — hiciste bien

• I've done a silly thing — he hecho algo tonto

• did you ever see such a thing? — ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?

there's no such thing! — ¡no hay tal!

• the play's the thing — lo que importa es la representación

• it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

• he knows a thing or two — sabe de qué va

I could tell you a thing or two about her — podría decirte unas cuantas cosas sobre ella

• it's the very thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!

- try to be all things to all men

to be on to a good thing —

he knew he was on to a good thing when the orders started flowing in — supo que había dado con chollo cuando empezaron a llover los pedidos *

to make a (big) thing (out) of sth * —

he made a big thing out of the accident — exageró mucho el accidente

she made a big thing of introducing him to me — me lo presentó con mucho aparato

don't make a thing of it! — ¡no es para tanto!

3) things (=belongings) cosas fpl ; (=clothes) ropa fsing ; (=luggage) equipaje msing

where shall I put my things? — ¿dónde pongo mis cosas?

• to pack up one's things — hacer las maletas

• she had brought her painting things with her — se había traído sus utensilios de pintura

• to wash up/clear away the supper things — lavar los platos/quitar la mesa de la cena

• to take off one's things — quitarse la ropa, desnudarse

4) * (=person)

• you mean thing! — ¡mira que eres tacaño!

• you nasty thing! — ¡mira que eres desagradable!

• you poor (old) thing!, poor thing! — ¡pobrecito!

• the stupid thing went and sold it — el muy estúpido fue y lo vendió

• she's a sweet little thing, isn't she? — es monísima, ¿verdad?

5) (=fashion)

• the latest thing in hats — lo último en sombreros

• it's quite the thing — está muy de moda

6) * (=activity, preference)

his thing is fast cars — lo suyo son los coches rápidos

it's not my thing — no es lo mío

- do one's own thing

you know her, she likes to do her own thing — ya la conoces, le gusta ir a su aire

7) * (=obsession) obsesión f

he has a thing about cleanliness — está obsesionado con la limpieza, tiene obsesión or manía con la limpieza

he has a thing about steam engines — está obsesionado por las locomotoras a vapor, le obsesionan las locomotoras a vapor

I have a thing about punctuality — soy un maniático de la puntualidad

he's got a thing for her * — está colado por ella *

8) * (=phobia) fobia f

she has a thing about snakes — le tiene fobia a las serpientes

9) * (=relationship, affair)

he's got a thing going with her — se entiende con ella

he had a thing with her two years ago — se lió con ella hace dos años *

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noun

1) ( physical object) cosa f

what's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?

a thing of great beauty — un objeto de gran belleza

the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)

I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?

she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)

2) ( non-material) cosa f

a very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica

one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...

the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...

or some such thing — o algo parecido

you know the sort of thing — tú sabes a qué me refiero

I'm too old for this kind of thing — yo soy muy viejo para estos trotes

these things happen — son cosas que pasan

the same thing happened to me — a mí me pasó lo mismo

its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...

all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco

first things first — hay que empezar por el principio

the last thing I expected — lo que menos me imaginaba

what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra

for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar

there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie

he hadn't done a thing — no había hecho absolutamente nada

all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10

you did the right thing by saying no — hiciste bien en decir que no

to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo

we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos

3) (affair, matter) asunto m

I'm fed up with the whole thing — estoy harto del asunto

to be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)

to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo

4) the thing

a) (that which, what) lo que

the thing I liked best — lo que más me gustó

b) (what is appropriate, needed)

this necklace is just the thing for Helen — este collar es ideal para Helen

I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta

c) (crucial point, factor)

the thing is to be there early — lo importante es llegar temprano

the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse

5) things pl

a) (belongings, equipment) cosas fpl

he washed the breakfast things — lavó las cosas del desayuno

we packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos

bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera

b) (matters, the situation) cosas fpl

if things don't improve — si las cosas no mejoran

I need time to think things over — necesito tiempo para pensarlo

by the look of things — según parece

how are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?

how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)

how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)

c) ( matters)

a taste for all things Greek — un gusto por todo lo griego

6) (person, creature)

he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

you lucky thing! — qué suerte tienes!

7) (preference, fad) (colloq)

opera isn't really my thing — en realidad la ópera no es lo mío

I want to be able to do my own thing — yo quiero estar a mi aire

to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)

he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza

he seems to have quite a thing about her — parece que le ha dado fuerte con ella (fam)

8) ( in expressions of time)

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme

the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche

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8 such

such

A pron

1 ( this) such is life c'est la vie ; she's a good singer and recognized as such c'est une bonne chanteuse et elle est reconnue comme telle ; she's talented and recognized as such elle a du talent et son talent est reconnu ; ⇒ as ;

2 = suchlike.

B det

1 ( of kind previously mentioned) ( replicated) tel/telle ; ( similar) pareil/-eille ; ( of similar sort) de ce type (after n) ; such a situation une telle situation ; such individuals de tels individus ; in such a situation dans une situation pareille ; at such a time dans un moment pareil ; many such proposals de nombreuses propositions de ce type ; and other such arguments et autres arguments de ce type ; all such basic foods tous les aliments de base de ce type ; potatoes, bread and all such basic foods les pommes de terre, le pain et tous les autres aliments de base ; doctors, dentists and all such people les docteurs, les dentistes et toutes les personnes qui exercent ce type de métier ; a mouse or some such animal une souris ou un animal semblable ; he said ‘so what!’ or some such remark il a dit ‘et alors!’ ou quelque chose comme ça ; there was some such case last year il s'est produit la même chose l'année dernière ; there's no such person il/elle n'existe pas ; there was such a man I believe je crois que cet homme a existé ; there's no such thing ça n'existe pas ; I've never heard of such a thing je n'ai jamais entendu parler d'une chose pareille ; I didn't say any such thing je n'ai jamais dit une chose pareille ; you'll do no such thing! il n'en est pas question! ; I 've been waiting for just such an opportunity j'attendais justement que l'occasion se présente ;

2 ( of specific kind) to be such that être tel/telle que ; my hours are such that I usually miss the last train mes horaires sont tels que je rate habituellement le dernier train ; his movements were such as to arouse suspicion il se conduisait de telle façon qu'il éveillait les soupçons ; in such a way that d'une telle façon que ;

3 ( any possible) such money as I have le peu d'argent or tout l'argent que j'ai ; until such time as jusqu'à ce que (+ subj) ;

4 ( so great) tel/telle ; there was such carnage! il y avait un tel carnage! ; to be having such problems avoir de tels problèmes ; such was his admiration/anger that son admiration/sa colère était telle que ; his fear was such that il avait tellement peur que ; to be in such despair/in such a rage être tellement désespéré/dans une telle colère ;

5 iron (of such small worth, quantity) you can borrow my boots such as they are ces bottes ne sont pas géniales ○ mais tu peux les emprunter ; we picked up the apples such as there were nous avons ramassé les rares pommes qu'il y avait par terre.

C such as det phr, conj phr comme, tel/telle que ; such a house as this, a house such as this une maison comme celle-ci ; it was on just such a night as this that c'est par une nuit exactement comme celle-ci que ; such cities as or cities such as Manchester and Birmingham des villes telles que or comme Manchester et Birmingham ; a person such as her une personne comme elle ; such as? ( as response) gen quoi par exemple? ; ( referring to person) qui par exemple? ; there are no such things as giants les géants n'existent pas ; have you such a thing as a screwdriver? auriez-vous un tournevis par hasard? ; inflation such as occurred last year l'inflation telle qu'elle s'est manifestée l'année dernière.

D adv

1 ( to a great degree) ( with adjectives) si, tellement ; ( with nouns) tel/telle ; in such a persuasive way d'une façon si convaincante ; such a nice boy! un garçon si gentil!, un si gentil garçon! ; such excellent meals de si bons plats ; such good quality as this une telle qualité ; I hadn't seen such a good film for years je n'avais pas vu un aussi bon film depuis des années ; don't be such an idiot ne sois pas si stupide ; she's not such an idiot as she seems elle n'est pas aussi stupide que l'on croit ; only such an idiot (as him) would do il n'y a qu' un imbécile (comme lui) qui ferait ; it was such (a lot of) fun on s'est tellement amusé ; such a lot of problems tant de problèmes ; (ever ○ ) such a lot of people beaucoup de gens ; thanks ever such a lot ○ merci mille fois.

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9 thing

thing

A n

1 ( object) chose f, truc ○ m ; she likes beautiful things elle aime les belles choses ; he was wearing an old yellow thing il portait un vieux truc ○ jaune ; it's a thing you use for opening envelopes c'est un truc ○ pour ouvrir les enveloppes, ça sert à ouvrir les enveloppes ; any old thing will do n'importe quel vieux truc ○ fera l'affaire ; what's that thing? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc ○ ? ; what's that thing on the table? qu'est-ce c'est que ce truc ○ sur la table? ; what's this thing for? à quoi sert ce truc ○ ? ; there isn't a thing to eat in the house! il n'y a rien à manger dans cette maison! ; I haven't got a thing to wear! je n'ai rien à me mettre! ; the one thing he wants for his birthday is a bike tout ce qu'il veut pour son anniversaire, c'est un vélo ; it was a big box thing c'était une espèce de grosse boîte ;

2 (action, task, event) chose f ; I've got things to do j'ai des choses à faire ; she'll do great things in life elle ira loin dans la vie ; I wouldn't dream of such a thing une telle chose ne me viendrait jamais à l'esprit ; who would do such a thing? qui ferait une telle chose? ; how could you do such a thing? comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille? ; an awful thing happened to me il m'est arrivé une chose épouvantable ; that's the worst thing you could have said/done c'était (vraiment) la chose à ne pas dire/faire ; the best thing (to do) would be to go and see her le mieux serait d'aller la voir ; that was a silly/dangerous thing to do c'était stupide/dangereux d'avoir fait cela ; that was a lovely/horrible thing to do c'était gentil/horrible d'avoir fait cela ; it was a difficult thing to do cela n'a pas été facile à faire, cela a été difficile à faire ; there wasn't a thing I could do je ne pouvais rien y faire ; it's a good thing you came heureusement que tu es venu, c'est une bonne chose que tu sois venu ; the thing to do is to listen carefully to him ce qu'il faut faire c'est l'écouter attentivement ; I'm sorry, but I haven't done a thing about it yet je suis désolé, mais je ne m'en suis pas encore occupé ; the heat does funny things to people la chaleur a de drôles d'effets sur les gens ;

3 (matter, fact) chose f ; we talked about lots of things nous avons discuté de beaucoup de choses ; we talked about politics and things (like that) nous avons discuté de la politique et de choses comme ça ; the thing to remember is… ce dont il faut se souvenir c'est… ; I couldn't hear a thing (that) he said je n'ai rien entendu de ce qu'il a dit ; I said/did no such thing! je n'ai rien dit/fait de tel! ; I couldn't think of a thing to say je n'ai rien trouvé à dire ; one thing is obvious/certain une chose est évidente/certaine ; the first thing we must consider is… la première chose à considérer, c'est… ; if there's one thing I hate it's… s'il y a une chose que je déteste c'est… ; I found the whole thing a bore j'ai trouvé tout cela très ennuyeux ; the whole thing is crazy! c'est idiot tout cela! ; the thing is, (that)… ce qu'il y a, c'est que… ; the only thing is,… la seule chose, c'est que… ; the funny/amazing/dreadful thing is… le plus drôle/étonnant/épouvantable c'est que… ; the good thing (about it) is… ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que… ; the best/worst thing (about it) is… le mieux/le pire c'est que… ; the thing about him is that he's very honest ce qu'il faut lui reconnaître, c'est qu'il est très honnête ; the thing about him is that he can't be trusted le problème avec lui c'est qu'on ne peut pas lui faire confiance ; the good/best/worst thing about her is (that) ce qu'il y a de bien/de mieux/de pire avec or chez elle c'est (que) ;

4 (person, animal) she's a pretty little thing c'est une jolie petite fille ; he's a funny little thing c'est un drôle de petit gamin ○ ; how are you, old thing ○ ? comment ça va, mon vieux ○ ? ; you lucky thing ○ ! veinard/-e ○ ! ; you stupid thing ○ ! espèce d'idiot ○ ! ; (the) stupid thing ○ ( of object) sale truc ○ ! ; there wasn't a living thing to be seen il n'y avait pas âme qui vive.

B things npl

1 (personal belongings, equipment) affaires fpl ; have you tidied your things? as-tu rangé tes affaires? ; things to be washed/ironed des affaires à laver/repasser ; to wash up the breakfast things faire la vaisselle du petit déjeuner ;

2 (situation, circumstances, matters) les choses fpl ; to take things too seriously/too lightly prendre les choses trop au sérieux/trop à la légère ; to see things as they really are voir les choses en face ; to take things as they come prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; things don't look too good les choses ne se présentent pas trop bien ; things are getting better/worse cela s'améliore/empire ; how are things with you?, how are things going? comment ça va? ; why do you want to change things? pourquoi est-ce que tu veux tout changer? ; to spoil things tout gâcher ; to worry about things se faire du souci ; as things are ou stand dans l'état actuel des choses ; as things turned out en fin de compte ; all things considered tout compte fait ; in all things en toute chose ; she's fascinated by things Chinese elle est fascinée par tout ce qui est chinois ; things eternal and things temporal l'éternel et le temporel ;

3 Jur biens mpl (immobiliers et mobiliers).

Idioms

it's not the done thing (to do) ça ne se fait pas (de faire) ; it's the in thing ○ c'est à la mode ; she was wearing the latest thing in hats elle portait un chapeau dernier cri ; she's got the latest thing in stereos elle a une chaîne stéréo dernier cri ; it's all right if you like that sort of thing c'est pas mal quand on aime ça ; that's just the thing ou the very thing! c'est tout à fait or exactement ce qu'il me/te/lui etc faut ; it's become quite the thing (to do) c'est devenu à la mode (de faire) ; it was a close ou near thing c'était juste ; he's on to a good thing il a trouvé le bon filon ○ ; he likes to do his own thing ○ il aime faire ce qui lui plaît ; for one thing…(and) for another thing… premièrement…et deuxièmement… ; to have a thing about ○ ( like) craquer pour ○ [blondes, bearded men] ; adorer, avoir la folie de [emeralds, old cars] ; ( hate) ne pas aimer [dogs] ; he's got a thing about flying ○ il n'aime pas l'avion ; it's a girl/guy thing ○ c'est un truc de filles/de mecs ○ ; to make a big thing (out) of it ○ en faire toute une histoire or tout un plat ○ ; to know a thing or two about sth ○ s'y connaître en qch ; we certainly showed them a thing or two ○ nous leur avons certainement appris une ou deux choses! ; she can tell you a thing or two about car engines ○ ! elle s'y connaît en mécanique ; I could tell you a thing or two about him ○ ! je pourrais vous en raconter sur son compte! ; he gave her a snake of all things! il n'a rien trouvé de mieux à lui donner qu'un serpent! ; and then, of all things, she… et alors, allez savoir pourquoi ○, elle… ; I must be seeing/hearing things! je dois avoir des visions/entendre des voix! ; it's ou it was (just) one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent, c'est la vie ; it's one (damned) thing after another ○ ! les embêtements ○ n'en finissent plus! ; one thing led to another and… et, de fil en aiguille… ; taking one thing with another tout bien considéré ; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time to read it avec tout ce que j'ai eu à faire je n'ai pas eu le temps de le lire ; things aren't what they used to be les choses ne sont plus ce qu'elles étaient ; (to try) to be all things to all men (essayer de) faire plaisir à tout le monde.

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10 such

such [sʌtʃ]

1 adjective & predeterminer

(a) (of the same specified kind) tel, pareil;

∎ such a song une telle chanson, une chanson pareille ou de ce genre;

∎ such songs de telles chansons, des chansons pareilles ou de ce genre;

∎ in such weather par un temps pareil;

∎ in such cases en pareils cas;

∎ how can you tell such lies? comment peux-tu raconter de tels mensonges ou des mensonges pareils?;

∎ no such place exists un tel endroit n'existe pas;

∎ on such an occasion pour l'occasion;

∎ on such occasions the ballroom is used la salle de bal est utilisée pour de telles occasions;

∎ we had such a case last year nous avons eu un cas semblable l'année dernière;

∎ have you ever heard such a thing? avez-vous jamais entendu une chose pareille?;

∎ you wouldn't have such a thing as a corkscrew, would you? vous n'auriez pas un tire-bouchon, par hasard?;

∎ such a thing is unheard-of ce genre de chose est sans précédent;

∎ I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel ou de la sorte!;

∎ you'll do no such thing! il n'en est pas question!;

∎ there is no such thing cela n'existe pas;

∎ there is no such thing as magic la magie n'existe pas;

∎ they called her Jane or some such thing ils l'ont baptisée Jane ou quelque chose de ce genre ou dans ce style;

∎ he said he didn't have enough money or some such excuse son excuse était qu'il n'avait pas assez d'argent, ou quelque chose de ce genre ou dans ce style;

∎ we will take such steps as are considered necessary nous prendrons toutes les mesures nécessaires;

∎ I'm not such a fool as to believe him! je ne suis pas assez bête pour le croire!;

∎ he speaks in such a way as to be incomprehensible il parle de telle manière que personne ne le comprend;

∎ until such time as is convenient to me jusqu'à ce que cela me convienne;

∎ such money as we have le peu d'argent que nous avons;

∎ their timetable is such that we never see them leur emploi du temps est tel que nous ne les voyons jamais;

∎ she works in such a way that we can't keep up elle travaille de telle façon que nous ne pouvons pas suivre;

∎ she arranges things in such a way that she is free on Saturdays elle s'arrange de manière à être libre le samedi

(b) (as intensifier) tel;

∎ my accounts are in such a mess! mes comptes sont dans un de ces états!;

∎ he is such a liar il est tellement menteur, c'est un tel menteur;

∎ she has such courage! elle a un de ces courages!;

∎ she has such ideas! elle a de ces idées!;

∎ it's such a pity you can't come! c'est tellement dommage que vous ne puissiez pas venir!;

∎ you gave me such a scare! tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;

∎ such tall buildings des immeubles aussi hauts;

∎ such a handsome man un si bel homme;

∎ she has such a nice voice! elle a une si jolie voix!;

∎ we had such a good time on s'est tellement amusés;

∎ it's been such a long time since I've seen her ça fait si longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vue;

∎ I didn't realize it was such a long way je ne me rendais pas compte que c'était si loin;

∎ I've never read such beautiful poetry je n'ai jamais lu de si belle poésie;

∎ her grief was such that we feared for her sanity son chagrin était tel que nous craignions pour sa santé mentale;

∎ he was in such pain that he fainted il souffrait tellement qu'il s'est évanoui

2 pronoun

∎ such is the power of the media voilà ce que peuvent faire les médias;

∎ such was the result voilà quel était le résultat;

∎ such were my thoughts last night voilà où j'en étais hier soir;

∎ such is not my intention ce n'est pas là mon intention;

∎ such is life! c'est la vie!

3 and such adverb

et d'autres choses de ce genre ou de la sorte;

∎ he enjoys cakes, ices and such il mange avec plaisir des gâteaux, des glaces et autres choses de ce genre;

∎ detective stories, thrillers and such des policiers, des romans à suspense et d'autres livres de ce genre ou de la sorte

4 as such adverb

(strictly speaking) en soi; (in that capacity) en tant que tel, à ce titre;

∎ she doesn't get a salary as such elle n'a pas de véritable salaire ou pas de salaire à proprement parler;

∎ the text as such is fine but… le texte en soi est bien mais…;

∎ have they offered you more money? - well, not as such vous ont-ils proposé plus d'argent? - pas véritablement;

∎ they are not opposed to privatization as such ils ne sont pas opposés à la privatisation en soi ou à proprement parler;

∎ she's an adult and as such she has rights elle est majeure et en tant que telle elle a des droits

5 such and such predeterminer

tel;

∎ on such and such a date à telle date;

∎ on such and such a day in such and such a place tel jour à tel endroit

6 such as preposition

tel que, comme;

∎ a country such as Germany un pays tel que ou comme l'Allemagne;

∎ films such as Fellini's les films tels que ceux de Fellini;

∎ books such as these or such books as these are always useful les livres de ce genre sont toujours utiles;

∎ I can think of lots of reasons - such as? je vois beaucoup de raisons - comme quoi par exemple?

7 such as it is adverb

∎ and this is my study, such as it is et voici ce que j'appelle mon bureau;

∎ the village boasts a bus, such as it is le village a un autobus, si l'on peut dire;

∎ I'll give you my opinion, such as it is je vais vous donner mon avis, prenez-le pour ce qu'il vaut;

∎ you're welcome to use my notes, such as they are je te prêterai mes notes avec plaisir, elles valent ce qu'elles valent

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11 thing

thing [θɪŋ]

choses ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a)-(d), 2 (b)-(d) objet ⇒ 1A (a) créature ⇒ 1A (d) idée ⇒ 1B (a) question ⇒ 1B (b) idéal ⇒ 1C (c) mode ⇒ 1C (d) effets ⇒ 2 (a) affaires ⇒ 2 (a)

1 noun

A.

(a) (object, item) chose f, objet m;

∎ what's that yellow thing on the floor? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc jaune par terre?;

∎ what's that thing for? à quoi ça sert, ça?;

∎ what's this knob thing for? à quoi sert cette espèce de bouton?;

∎ where's my hat? I can't find the thing anywhere où est mon chapeau? je ne le trouve nulle part;

∎ the only thing I could hear was a dripping tap la seule chose que j'entendais c'était un robinet qui fuyait;

∎ any idea how to work this thing? tu sais comment ça marche?;

∎ I had to rewrite the whole thing j'ai dû tout réécrire;

∎ the thing he loves most is his pipe ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est sa pipe;

∎ I need a few things from the shop j'ai besoin de faire quelques courses;

∎ she loves books and posters and things, she loves things like books and posters elle aime les livres, les posters, ce genre de choses;

∎ he likes making things with his hands il est très manuel;

∎ she enjoys the good things in life elle apprécie les bonnes choses de la vie;

∎ I must be seeing things je dois avoir des visions;

∎ I must be hearing things je dois rêver, j'entends des voix;

∎ humorous things that go bump in the night les choses qui font du bruit la nuit;

∎ they were treated as things not people on les traitait comme des choses, pas comme des êtres humains

(b) (activity, event) chose f;

∎ he likes things like gardening il aime le jardinage et les choses dans ce goût-là;

∎ familiar she's still into this art thing in a big way elle est encore très branchée art;

∎ the thing to do is to pretend you're asleep vous n'avez qu'à faire semblant de dormir;

∎ the first thing to do is (to) ring the police la première chose à faire, c'est d'appeler la police;

∎ the only thing left is to… il ne reste plus qu'à…;

∎ the next thing on the agenda le point suivant à l'ordre du jour;

∎ it's the best thing to do c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux à faire;

∎ that was a silly thing to do! ce n'était pas la chose à faire!;

∎ how could you do such a thing? comment avez-vous pu faire une chose pareille?;

∎ I have lots of things to do j'ai des tas de choses à faire;

∎ she certainly gets things done avec elle, ça ne traîne pas

(c) (in negative clauses)

∎ I don't know a thing about what happened j'ignore tout de ce qui s'est passé;

∎ I don't know a thing about algebra je n'y connais absolument rien en algèbre;

∎ not a thing was overlooked pas un détail n'a été négligé;

∎ I didn't understand a thing she said je n'ai rien compris à ce qu'elle disait, je n'ai pas compris un mot de ce qu'elle disait;

∎ we couldn't do a thing about it nous n'y pouvions absolument rien;

∎ I couldn't do a thing to help je n'ai rien pu faire pour me rendre utile;

∎ it doesn't mean a thing to me (I don't understand it at all) je n'y comprends (absolument) rien; (it isn't at all familiar to me) ça ne me dit absolument rien; (it doesn't concern me at all) ça ne me concerne pas;

∎ she hadn't got a thing on elle était entièrement nue;

∎ I haven't got a thing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre sur le dos

(d) (creature, being) créature f, être m;

∎ the thing he loves most is his dog ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est son chien;

∎ there wasn't a living thing around il n'y avait pas âme qui vive;

∎ what a sweet little thing! quel amour!;

∎ she's a dear old thing c'est une charmante petite vieille;

∎ you silly thing espèce d'idiot;

∎ poor thing! (said about somebody) le/la pauvre!; (said to somebody) mon/ma pauvre!; (animal) (la) pauvre bête!

(e) (monster)

∎ the thing from outer space le monstre de l'espace

B.

(a) (idea, notion) idée f, chose f;

∎ the best thing would be to ask them le mieux serait de leur demander;

∎ it would be a good thing if we all went together ce serait une bonne chose que nous y allions tous ensemble;

∎ it's a good thing (for you) no one knew heureusement (pour vous) que personne ne savait;

∎ to be on to a good thing être sur une bonne affaire;

∎ to know a thing or two about sth s'y connaître en qch;

∎ I could show him a thing or two about hang gliding je pourrais lui apprendre une ou deux petites choses en deltaplane

(b) (matter, question) chose f, question f;

∎ the thing is, we can't really afford it le problème, c'est qu'on n'a pas vraiment les moyens;

∎ the thing is, will she want to come? le problème c'est qu'on ne sait pas si elle voudra venir;

∎ the main thing is to succeed ce qui importe, c'est de réussir;

∎ the important thing is not to stop ce qui compte, c'est de ne pas arrêter;

∎ the thing to remember is that… ce dont il faut se souvenir est que…;

∎ it's one thing to talk but quite another to act parler est une chose, agir en est une autre;

∎ that's quite another thing ça, c'est tout autre chose;

∎ and another thing en plus;

∎ we talked of one thing and another nous avons parlé de choses et d'autres;

∎ what with one thing and another, I haven't had time avec tout ce qu'il y avait à faire, je n'ai pas eu le temps;

∎ if it's not one thing, it's another, it's one thing after another ça ne s'arrête jamais;

∎ taking one thing with another à tout prendre, somme toute

(c) (remark)

∎ that's not a very nice thing to say ce n'est pas très gentil de dire ça;

∎ she said some nasty things about him elle a dit des méchancetés sur lui;

∎ how can you say such a thing? comment pouvez-vous dire une chose pareille?;

∎ the things you say! les choses que tu peux dire parfois!;

∎ I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel!;

∎ I said the first thing that came into my head j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit

(d) (quality, characteristic) chose f;

∎ one of the things I like about her is her sense of humour une des choses que j'aime chez elle, c'est son sens de l'humour;

∎ the town has a lot of things going for it la ville a beaucoup de bons côtés

C.

(a) familiar (strong feeling)

∎ to have a thing about sb/sth (like) avoir un faible pour qn/qch^□ ; (dislike) avoir horreur de qn/qch^□ ;

∎ I have a thing about seafood (like) j'aime vraiment les fruits de mer^□ ; (dislike) je n'aime vraiment pas les fruits de mer^□ ;

∎ he has a thing about red hair (likes) il adore les cheveux roux^□ ; (dislikes) il a quelque chose contre les cheveux roux^□ ;

∎ it's a bit of a thing with me (like) j'aime assez ça^□ ; (dislike) c'est ma bête noire

(b) familiar (interest)

∎ it's not really my thing ce n'est pas vraiment mon truc;

∎ he went off to the States to do his own thing il est parti aux États-Unis vivre sa vie^□

(c) (what is needed, required) idéal m;

∎ hot cocoa is just the thing on a winter's night un chocolat chaud, c'est l'idéal les soirs d'hiver;

∎ that's the very thing c'est juste ce qu'il faut;

∎ that's the very thing for my bad back! c'est juste ce dont j'avais besoin pour mon mal de dos!

(d) (fashion) mode f;

∎ it's the latest thing in swimwear c'est la dernière mode en matière de maillots de bain;

∎ it's quite the thing c'est très à la mode;

∎ natural food is the thing just now les aliments biologiques sont la grande mode en ce moment;

∎ a thing of the past une chose du passé

(e) (fuss)

∎ to make a big thing about sth faire (tout) un plat de qch;

∎ he made a big thing out of my not going il a fait tout un plat parce que je n'y allais pas;

∎ there's no need to make a big thing out of it! ce n'est pas la peine d'en faire tout un plat ou toute une montagne!

(f) familiar (relationship)

∎ to have a thing with sb avoir une liaison avec qn^□

(g) familiar (penis) chose f

2 things plural noun

(a) (belongings) effets mpl, affaires fpl; (clothes) affaires fpl; (equipment) affaires fpl, attirail m; (tools) outils mpl, ustensiles mpl;

∎ put your things away ramassez vos affaires;

∎ take your wet things off enlevez vos affaires humides;

∎ you can take your things off in the bedroom vous pouvez vous déshabiller dans la chambre;

∎ have you brought your fishing/swimming things? avez-vous apporté votre attirail de pêche/vos affaires de piscine?;

∎ have you washed the breakfast things? as-tu fait la vaisselle du petit déjeuner?;

∎ to take the tea things away desservir la table (après le thé);

∎ to pack (up) one's things faire ses valises

(b) (situation, circumstances) choses fpl;

∎ familiar how's or how are things? comment ça va?;

∎ things are getting better les choses vont mieux;

∎ things are going badly ça va mal;

∎ things began to get rather dangerous les choses ont commencé à devenir assez dangereuses;

∎ I feel rather out of things je n'ai pas l'impression d'être vraiment dans le bain;

∎ you take things too seriously vous prenez les choses trop au sérieux;

∎ I need time to think things over j'ai besoin de temps pour réfléchir;

∎ as things are or stand dans l'état actuel des choses;

∎ things being what they are les choses étant ce qu'elles sont;

∎ it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent

(c) (specific aspect of life) choses fpl;

∎ things of the mind les choses fpl de l'esprit;

∎ she's interested in all things French elle s'intéresse à tout ce qui est français;

∎ moderation in all things de la modération en tout;

∎ she wants to be an airline pilot of all things! elle veut être pilote de ligne, non mais vraiment!

(d) (facts, actions etc) choses fpl;

∎ they did terrible things to their prisoners ils ont fait des choses atroces à leurs prisonniers;

∎ I've heard good things about his work on dit du bien de son travail

(e) Law (property) biens mpl

3 for one thing adverb

(tout) d'abord;

∎ for one thing… and for another thing (tout) d'abord… et puis;

∎ well for one thing, we can't afford it pour commencer, nous n'en avons pas les moyens

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12 thing

thing [θɪŋ]

noun

   a. chose f

• surrounded by beautiful things entouré de belles choses

• such things as money, fame... des choses comme l'argent, la gloire...

• the thing he loves most is his car ce qu'il aime le plus au monde c'est sa voiture

• the good things in life les plaisirs mpl de la vie

• I've two things still to do j'ai encore deux choses à faire

• the next thing to do is... ce qu'il y a à faire maintenant c'est...

• the best thing would be to refuse le mieux serait de refuser

• the last thing on the agenda le dernier point à l'ordre du jour

• this is the latest thing in computer games c'est le dernier cri en matière de jeux électroniques

   b. ( = belongings) things affaires fpl

• have you put away your things? as-tu rangé tes affaires ?

• to take off one's things se débarrasser de son manteau etc

• have you got your swimming things? as-tu tes affaires de bain ?

   c. ( = matter, circumstance) I must think things over il faut que j'y réfléchisse

• how are things with you? et vous, comment ça va ?

• how's things? (inf) comment va ?

• as things are dans l'état actuel des choses

• since that's how things are puisque c'est comme ça

• to expect great things of sb/sth attendre beaucoup de qn/qch

• it is one thing to use a computer, quite another to understand it utiliser un ordinateur est une chose, en comprendre le fonctionnement en est une autre

• for one thing, it doesn't make sense d'abord ça n'a pas de sens

• it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent

• I hadn't done a thing about it je n'avais strictement rien fait

• he knows a thing or two il s'y connaît

• she's got a thing about spiders (inf) elle a horreur des araignées

• he made a big thing of my refusal (inf) quand j'ai refusé il en a fait toute une histoire

• he had a thing with her two years ago (inf) il a eu une liaison avec elle il y a deux ans

• Mr Thing rang up (inf) Monsieur Machin (inf) a téléphoné

► the thing is

• the thing is to know when he's coming la question est de savoir quand il va arriver

• the thing is this:... voilà de quoi il s'agit:...

• the thing is, she'd already seen him en fait, elle l'avait déjà vu

   d. ( = person, animal) créature f

• poor little thing! pauvre petit (e) !

• poor thing, he's very ill le pauvre, il est très malade

   e. ( = best, most suitable thing) that's just the thing for me c'est tout à fait ce qu'il me faut

• the very thing! (of object) voilà tout à fait ce qu'il me (or nous etc) faut ! ; (of idea, plan) c'est l'idéal !

• it's the in thing (inf) c'est le truc (inf) à la mode

• that's not the thing to do cela ne se fait pas

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[θɪŋ] 1.
noun

1) ( object) chose f, truc (colloq) m

what's this thing for? — à quoi sert ce truc? (colloq)

there isn't a thing to eat in the house! — il n'y a rien à manger dans cette maison!

the one thing he wants for his birthday is a bike — tout ce qu'il veut pour son anniversaire, c'est un vélo

it was a big box thing — c'était une espèce de grosse boîte

2) (action, task, event) chose f

she'll do great things in life — elle ira loin dans la vie

that's the worst thing you could have said — c'était (vraiment) la chose à ne pas dire

the best thing (to do) would be to go and see her — le mieux serait d'aller la voir

that was a silly thing to do — c'était stupide de faire cela

there wasn't a thing I could do — je ne pouvais rien y faire

it's a good thing you came — heureusement que tu es venu

the thing to do is to listen carefully to him — ce qu'il faut faire c'est l'écouter attentivement

I'm sorry, but I haven't done a thing about it yet — je suis désolé, mais je ne m'en suis pas encore occupé

the heat does funny things to people — la chaleur a de drôles d'effets sur les gens

it's all right if you like that sort of thing — ce n'est pas mal pour ceux qui aiment ça

3) (matter, fact) chose f

the thing to remember is... — ce dont il faut se souvenir c'est...

I couldn't hear a thing (that) he said — je n'ai rien entendu de ce qu'il a dit

I said/did no such thing! — je n'ai rien dit/fait de tel!

the whole thing is crazy! — c'est idiot tout cela!

the thing is, (that)... — ce qu'il y a, c'est que...

the only thing is,... — la seule chose, c'est que...

the funny thing is... — le plus drôle c'est que...

the good thing (about it) is... — ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que...

the thing about him is that he's very honest — ce qu'il faut lui reconnaître, c'est qu'il est très honnête

the thing about him is that he can't be trusted — le problème avec lui c'est qu'on ne peut pas lui faire confiance

4) (person, animal)

she's a pretty little thing — c'est une jolie petite fille

you lucky thing! — (colloq) veinard/-e! (colloq)

you stupid thing! — (colloq) espèce d'idiot! (colloq)

(the) stupid thing — (colloq) ( of object) sale truc! (colloq)
2.
things plural noun

1) (personal belongings, equipment) affaires fpl

to wash up the breakfast things — faire la vaisselle du petit déjeuner

2) (situation, circumstances, matters) les choses fpl

to see things as they really are — voir les choses en face

things are getting better/worse — cela s'améliore/empire

how are things with you? —

how are things going? — comment ça va?

why do you want to change things? — pourquoi est-ce que tu veux tout changer?

to worry about things — se faire du souci

as things are ou stand — dans l'état actuel des choses

as things turned out — en fin de compte

all things considered — tout compte fait

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it's not the done thing (to do) — ça ne se fait pas (de faire)

it's the in thing — (colloq) c'est à la mode

she was wearing the latest thing in hats — elle portait un chapeau dernier cri

that's just the thing ou the very thing! — c'est tout à fait ce qu'il me/te/lui etc faut!

it's become quite the thing (to do) — c'est devenu à la mode (de faire)

it was a close ou near thing — c'était juste

he's on to a good thing — il a trouvé le bon filon (colloq)

he likes to do his own thing — (colloq) il aime faire ce qui lui plaît

for one thing...(and) for another thing... — premièrement... et deuxièmement...

to have a thing about — (colloq) ( like) craquer pour (colloq) [blondes, bearded men]; adorer [emeralds, old cars]; ( hate) ne pas aimer

it's a girl/guy thing — (colloq) c'est un truc de filles/de mecs (colloq)

to make a big thing (out) of it — (colloq) en faire toute une histoire

to know a thing or two about something — (colloq) s'y connaître en quelque chose

I could tell you a thing or two about him! — (colloq) je pourrais vous en raconter sur son compte!

and then, of all things, she... — et alors, allez savoir pourquoi (colloq), elle...

I must be seeing/hearing things! — je dois avoir des visions/entendre des voix!

it's ou it was (just) one of those things — c'est la vie

it's one (damned) thing after another! — (colloq) les embêtements (colloq) n'en finissent plus!

one thing led to another and... — et, de fil en aiguille...

taking one thing with another — tout bien considéré

what with one thing and another, I haven't had time to read it — avec tout ce que j'ai eu à faire je n'ai pas eu le temps de le lire

to (try to) be all things to all men — (essayer de) faire plaisir à tout le monde

English-French dictionary > thing
13 such

1. adjective
1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal(es), así, semejante, de este tipo

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tal; así de (malos, i2etc/i2)

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tal; tan/tanto

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tal, tan

2. pronoun
(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) lo que; como tal

- suchlike
- such-and-such
- such as it is

such adj pron

1. tal / semejante

they shouldn't allow such people in no deberían dejar entrar a semejantes personas

how could you do such a thing? ¿cómo podrías hacer una cosa así?

there is no such thing as fairies! ¡las hadas no existen!

2. tan / tanto

it was such a good film! ¡era una película tan buena!

it wasn't such a hard exam no fue un examen tan difícil

there were such a lot of people! ¡había tanta gente!

such as como / por ejemplo

I like sports such as tennis and squash me gustan los deportes como el tenis y el squash

such

tr[sʌʧ]

adjective

1 (of that sort) tal, semejante

■ there's no such thing no existe tal cosa

■ in such cases en tales casos

2 (so much, so great) tal, tanto,-a

■ he's always in such a hurry siempre anda con tanta prisa

■ there were such a lot of people había tanta gente

adverb

1 (so very) tan

■ it was such a boring film that... era una película tan aburrida que...

■ she's such a clever woman es una mujer tan inteligente

pronoun

1 (of that specified sort) tal

■ he acts like a child and I treat him as such se comporta como un niño y lo trato como tal

■ the disaster was such that... el desastre fue tal que...

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as such (strictly speaking) propiamente dicho 2 (that way) como tal

at such and such a time a tal hora

in such a way that... de tal manera que...

such as (like, for example) como

such as? ¿por ejemplo?

such is life! ¡así es la vida!

such ['sʌʧ] adv

1) so: tan

such tall buildings: edificios tan grandes

2) very: muy

he's not in such good shape: anda un poco mal

3)

such that : de tal manera que

such adj

: tal

there's no such thing: no existe tal cosa

in such cases: en tales casos

animals such as cows and sheep: animales como vacas y ovejas

such pron

1) : tal

such was the result: tal fue el resultado

he's a child, and acts as such: es un niño, y se porta como tal

2) : algo o alguien semejante

books, papers and such: libros, papeles y cosas por el estilo

such

adj.

• así adj.

• semejante adj.

• tal adj.

adj.indef.

• tal adj.indef.

pron.

• semejante pron.

• tal pron.

I sʌtʃ
adjective

1)

a) (emphasizing degree, extent) tal (+ noun); tan (+ adj)

I woke up with such a headache — me levanté con tal dolor de cabeza...

such a charming girl! — qué chica más or tan encantadora!

she gave me such a look! — me miró de una manera...!

I've got such a lot of work to do — tengo tanto (trabajo) que hacer

I've never heard such nonsense — nunca he oído semejante or tamaña estupidez

b) (with clauses of result or purpose)

such... (that) — tal/tan... que

I was in such pain (that) I couldn't sleep — tenía tanto or tal dolor que no pude dormir

c) (in comparisons)

such... as — tan... como

such a patient teacher as you — un maestro tan paciente como tú

2)

a) (of this, that kind) tal

such children are known as... — a dichos or a tales niños se los conoce como...

such a journey would take weeks — un viaje así or como ése llevaría semanas

there's no such thing as the perfect crime — el crimen perfecto no existe

I said no such thing! — yo no dije tal cosa!

you'll do no such thing! — de ninguna manera!

b) ( unspecified) tal

the letter tells you to go to such a house on such a date — la carta te dice que vayas a tal casa en tal fecha

until such time as we are notified — (frml) hasta (el momento en) que se nos notifique

II

pronoun

1)

a) ( of the indicated kind) tal

such were her last words — tales fueron sus últimas palabras

such is life — (set phrase) así es la vida (fr hecha)

snakes, lizards and such — serpientes, lagartijas y cosas por el estilo

b)

such as — como

many modern inventions, such as radar... — muchos inventos modernos, (tales) como el radar...

I've read many of his books - such as? — he leído muchos de sus libros - ¿(como) por ejemplo?

c)

as such — como tal/tales

he was a great leader and will be remembered as such — fue un gran líder y será recordado como tal

2)

a)

such as, such... as — (frml)

such (people) as were dissatisfied — quienes estaban descontentos

b) (indicating lack of quantity, quality)

the evidence, such as it is, seems to... — las pocas pruebas que hay parecen...

3) (of such a kind, extent, degree)

such that — tal... que

the pain was such that I screamed — fue tal el dolor or fue tan grande el dolor, que grité

[sʌtʃ]
1.

ADJ (=of that kind) tal; (=so much) tanto

such a book — tal libro

such books — tales libros

books such as these — semejantes libros

did you ever see such a thing? — ¿has visto alguna vez cosa semejante?, ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?

I was in such a hurry — tenía tanta prisa

it caused such trouble that... — dio lugar a tantos disgustos que...

such an honour! — ¡tanto honor!

it made such a stir as had not been known before — tuvo una repercusión como no se había conocido hasta entonces

in such cases — en tales casos, en semejantes casos

we had such a case last year — tuvimos un caso parecido el año pasado

such is not the case — frm la cosa no es así

on just such a day in June — justo en un día parecido de junio

such a plan is most unwise — un proyecto así es poco aconsejable, un proyecto de ese tipo no es aconsejable

• writers such as Updike, such writers as Updike — autores como Updike

such a man as Ganivet — un hombre tal como Ganivet

such a man as you — un hombre como tú

such money as I have — el dinero que tengo

such stories as I know — las historias que conozco

this is my car such as it is — aunque valga poco, es mi coche

he read the documents such as they were — leyó los documentos que había

such as? — ¿por ejemplo?

• such is life — así es la vida

• there's no such thing — no existe tal cosa

there's no such thing as a unicorn — el unicornio no existe

• the Gautier case was such a one — el caso Gautier era de ese tipo

• some such idea — algo por el estilo

2.

ADV tan

such good food — comida tan buena

such a clever girl — una muchacha tan inteligente

it's such a long time now — hace tanto tiempo

3.

PRON los que, las que

we took such as we wanted — tomamos los que queríamos

I will send you such as I receive — te mandaré los que reciba

• may all such perish! — ¡mueran cuantos hay como él!

• rabbits and hares and such — conejos y liebres y tal

• as such, and as such he was promoted — y así fue ascendido

there are no trees as such — no hay árboles propiamente dichos, no hay árboles que digamos

• we know of none such — no tenemos noticias de ninguno así

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I [sʌtʃ]
adjective

1)

a) (emphasizing degree, extent) tal (+ noun); tan (+ adj)

I woke up with such a headache — me levanté con tal dolor de cabeza...

such a charming girl! — qué chica más or tan encantadora!

she gave me such a look! — me miró de una manera...!

I've got such a lot of work to do — tengo tanto (trabajo) que hacer

I've never heard such nonsense — nunca he oído semejante or tamaña estupidez

b) (with clauses of result or purpose)

such... (that) — tal/tan... que

I was in such pain (that) I couldn't sleep — tenía tanto or tal dolor que no pude dormir

c) (in comparisons)

such... as — tan... como

such a patient teacher as you — un maestro tan paciente como tú

2)

a) (of this, that kind) tal

such children are known as... — a dichos or a tales niños se los conoce como...

such a journey would take weeks — un viaje así or como ése llevaría semanas

there's no such thing as the perfect crime — el crimen perfecto no existe

I said no such thing! — yo no dije tal cosa!

you'll do no such thing! — de ninguna manera!

b) ( unspecified) tal

the letter tells you to go to such a house on such a date — la carta te dice que vayas a tal casa en tal fecha

until such time as we are notified — (frml) hasta (el momento en) que se nos notifique

II

pronoun

1)

a) ( of the indicated kind) tal

such were her last words — tales fueron sus últimas palabras

such is life — (set phrase) así es la vida (fr hecha)

snakes, lizards and such — serpientes, lagartijas y cosas por el estilo

b)

such as — como

many modern inventions, such as radar... — muchos inventos modernos, (tales) como el radar...

I've read many of his books - such as? — he leído muchos de sus libros - ¿(como) por ejemplo?

c)

as such — como tal/tales

he was a great leader and will be remembered as such — fue un gran líder y será recordado como tal

2)

a)

such as, such... as — (frml)

such (people) as were dissatisfied — quienes estaban descontentos

b) (indicating lack of quantity, quality)

the evidence, such as it is, seems to... — las pocas pruebas que hay parecen...

3) (of such a kind, extent, degree)

such that — tal... que

the pain was such that I screamed — fue tal el dolor or fue tan grande el dolor, que grité

English-spanish dictionary > such
14 such

[sʌtʃ] 1.
pronome (this)

such is life — così è la vita

she's a good singer and recognized as such — è una brava cantante ed è riconosciuta come tale

religion as such — la religione in quanto tale
2.
determinante

1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipo

such a situation — una situazione tale

such individuals — tipi così

in such a situation — in una situazione come questa

at such a time — in un momento simile

and other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo

doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere

a mouse or some such animal — un topo o un animale simile o così

there was some such case last year — c'è stato un caso simile l'anno scorso

you'll do no such thing! — non sognarti di fare una cosa simile!

2) (of specific kind)

to be such that — essere tale che

his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti

in such a way that — in modo tale da

3) (any possible)

such money as I have — quei pochi soldi che ho

until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui

4) (so great) tale

such was his admiration that — la sua ammirazione era tale che
3.
avverbio

1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale

such a nice boy! — un ragazzo così simpatico!

such good quality as this — di qualità (buona) come questa

it was such (a lot of) fun — è stato così divertente

such a lot of problems — (così) tanti problemi

(ever) such a lot of people — (così) tanta gente

2) such as come, tale che

such a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa

a person such as her — una persona come lei

such as? — (as response) per esempio?

there are no such things as giants — i giganti non esistono

have you such a thing as a screwdriver? — hai per caso un cacciavite?

* * *
1. adjective
1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) come, simile, tale

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tale, così

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tale, così

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tale, così
2. pronoun
(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) questo, tale

- suchlike
- such-and-such
- such as it is
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[sʌtʃ] 1.
pronome (this)

such is life — così è la vita

she's a good singer and recognized as such — è una brava cantante ed è riconosciuta come tale

religion as such — la religione in quanto tale
2.
determinante

1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipo

such a situation — una situazione tale

such individuals — tipi così

in such a situation — in una situazione come questa

at such a time — in un momento simile

and other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo

doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere

a mouse or some such animal — un topo o un animale simile o così

there was some such case last year — c'è stato un caso simile l'anno scorso

you'll do no such thing! — non sognarti di fare una cosa simile!

2) (of specific kind)

to be such that — essere tale che

his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti

in such a way that — in modo tale da

3) (any possible)

such money as I have — quei pochi soldi che ho

until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui

4) (so great) tale

such was his admiration that — la sua ammirazione era tale che
3.
avverbio

1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale

such a nice boy! — un ragazzo così simpatico!

such good quality as this — di qualità (buona) come questa

it was such (a lot of) fun — è stato così divertente

such a lot of problems — (così) tanti problemi

(ever) such a lot of people — (così) tanta gente

2) such as come, tale che

such a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa

a person such as her — una persona come lei

such as? — (as response) per esempio?

there are no such things as giants — i giganti non esistono

have you such a thing as a screwdriver? — hai per caso un cacciavite?

English-Italian dictionary > such
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[sʌtʃ]
1. predet, det

1) (of this/that sort) tale, del genere

such a book — un tale libro, un libro del genere

such books — tali libri, libri del genere

such a thing — una cosa del genere

I wouldn't dream of doing such a thing — non mi sognerei di fare una cosa del genere

did you ever hear of such a thing? — hai mai sentito una cosa del genere?

it was such a waste of time — era una tale perdita di tempo

there's no such thing — non esiste

there's no such thing as a unicorn — gli unicorni non esistono

there's no such place in Italy — non c'è un posto del genere in Italia

such was his answer — questa è stata la sua risposta

such is life — così è la vita

I said no such thing — non ho detto niente del genere

in such cases — in casi del genere

we had such a case last year — si è avuto un caso del genere l'anno scorso

some such idea — un'idea del genere

it was such as to/that — era tale da/che

this is my car such as it is — questa è la mia macchina, se così si può chiamare

2) (so much, so great) tale, tanto (-a)

he's not such a fool as you think — non è così scemo come pensi

I had such a fright — ho preso un tale spavento

such courage — tanto coraggio

I was in such a hurry — avevo una tale fretta

I was in such a hurry that... — avevo così tanta fretta che...

such a lot of — talmente, così tanto (-a)

such a lot of work — così tanto lavoro

making such a noise that — facendo un rumore tale che

a noise such as to — un rumore tale da

3) (so very) talmente, così

such good food — cibo così buono

such good books — libri così buoni

such a clever girl — una ragazza così intelligente

it's such a long time since we saw each other — è da tanto tempo che non ci vediamo

such a long time ago — tanto tempo fa

I haven't had such good tea for ages — erano secoli che non bevevo un tè così buono

such a long trip — un viaggio così lungo

such nice people — gente così simpatica

4)

such as — (introducing examples) come

such a man as you; a man such as you — un uomo come te

such writers as Updike; writers such as Updike — scrittori come Updike

books such as these — libri come questi

hot countries such as India — paesi caldi, come l'India

such as? — per esempio?

have you got such a thing as a torch? — hai una pila per caso?

2. pron

1)

(this, that, those) such as wish to go — chi desidera andare

but such is not the case — ma non è questo caso

and such (like) — e così via

I haven't many, but I'll give you such as I have — non ho molti, ma ti darò tutti quelli che ho

2)

as such — (in that capacity) come tale, in quanto tale, (in itself) di per sé

and as such he was promoted — e come tale fu promosso

there's no garden as such — non c'è un vero e proprio giardino

he's not an expert as such, but... — non è un vero e proprio esperto, però...

doctors as such are... — i medici in quanto tali sono...

the work as such is poorly paid — il lavoro di per sé non è pagato bene

English-Italian dictionary > such *****
16 such

1. adjective
1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) slik; som; eller en liknende; sånn

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) slik, sånn

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) slik, sånn

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) slik, sånn, så
2. pronoun
(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) den som; som sådan

- suchlike
- such-and-such
- such as it is

slik
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sånn

determ. \/sʌtʃ\/

1) slik, sådan, sånn

• such books are expensive

slike bøker er dyre

• there is such a draught

det trekker sånn

2) ( nedsettende) den slags

• such people as they are

den slags folk

3) lignende

• tea, coffee and such drinks

te, kaffe og lignende drikker

4) ( i utbrudd) så

• such big books!

så store bøker!

• we had such fun!

vi hadde det så morsomt!

5) så stor

• such was his joy that he jumped in the air

så stor var gleden hans at han hoppet i været

6) det

• such was not my intention

det var ikke min hensikt

7) i sitt slag

• it was not the first such case

det var ikke det første tilfellet i sitt slag

8) den slags, sånt noe, slikt

• such a thing

noe sånt

• such things

slike ting

and such (like) og denslags, og slik(e), og lignende

as such som sådan(t)

• I like the work as such

jeg liker arbeidet som sådant

i egenskap av, i kraft av

• he is my trainer and as such can tell me what to do

i egenskap av å være min trener kan han fortelle meg hva jeg skal gjøre

no such thing! absolutt ikke!, langt ifra!

some such thing noe sånt, noe lignende, noe i den stilen

such a slik en\/ei\/et, slike

• I have never heard of such a thing

jeg har aldri hørt på maken

such and such den og den, det og det, de og de

• such and such results will follow from such and such causes

de og de årsaker får de og de følger

such another en likedan, maken

• there is not such another horse

maken til hest finnes ikke

such a one slik en\/ei

such as sånn som

• such as are poor

sånne som er fattige

( gammeldags) de som for eksempel, så som

• vehicles such as cars

kjøretøy, for eksempel biler

slik som

• a bag such as doctors carry

en slik veske som leger har

• books such as these

slike bøker som dette

• I never saw such a man as him

jeg har aldri sett en mann som ham

det lille (som)

• I'll give you such as I have

jeg skal gi deg det lille jeg har

• such power as he still retains

den lille makten han fortsatt har

such as it is sånn som det nå er, slik det nå er

• you can have mine such as it is

du kan få min, selv om den ikke er mye å skryte av

• the crowd, such as it was, soon dispersed

flokken, liten som den var, spredte seg snart

• the food, such as it was, was cheap

maten var ikke mye å skryte av, men den var iallfall billig

such that slik at

English-Norwegian dictionary > such
17 such

1. adjective
1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) takšen

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) takšen

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) takšen; tako

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) takšen; tako
2. pronoun
(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) tisti, ki; kot tak

- suchlike
- such-and-such
- such as it is
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[sʌč]
1.

adjective

takšen, tak; (pred pridevnikom) takó; podoben; (za samostalnikom v množini) kot (as na primer); tako velik, zelo velik, izreden; juridically zgoraj navedeni, omenjeni

such a — takšen

such as — takšen kot, tak kot

such a(n) one obsolete tak in tak, nekdo, neki

Mr. such and such — g. Ta in Ta

such being the case — ker je stvar tako, ker je takó

such a day! — kakšen dan!

such another disaster — še ena takšna nesreča

in such or such a place — na tem ali onem mestu

no such thing — nič takega, ni govora o tem

such was not my idea — tega nisem mislil

there are such things — take stvari se dogajajo

they gave us such a fright — tako so nas prestrašili

we had such sport — imenitno smo se zabavali

he said he had lost his way, or some such thing — rekel je, da je bil zašel, ali nekaj takega

no such thing as a room was to be had in the whole town — v celem mestu ni bilo mogoče najti eno samo sobo

do you think she will believe you? no such thing! — mislite, da vam bo verjela? Kje pa! (Kaj še! Ni govora o tem!)

such master, such servant — kakršen gospodar, takšen sluga;

2.

adverb

takó

such a nice day — tako lep dan;

3.

pronoun

takšen, neki takšen

colloquially isti; commerce & vulgar zgoraj omenjeni; archaic & poetically such as — tisti, ki; kdor; vsi

as such — kot tak(šen)

all such — vsi takšni

and such (like) — in takšni, podobni

such or such of — ta ali oni od

such as believe that are mistaken — tisti, ki to verjamejo, se varajo (motijo)

he is a fool, but I am not such — on je bedak, jaz pa nisem

I have a car I can lend you, such as it is — imam avto, ki vam ga lahko posodim, kaj prida pa ni

English-Slovenian dictionary > such
18 such

1. adjective
1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) sådan; den slags

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) sådan

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) sådan

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) sådan; så
2. pronoun
(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) dem; som sådan

- suchlike
- such-and-such
- such as it is
* * *
1. adjective
1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) sådan; den slags

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) sådan

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) sådan

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) sådan; så
2. pronoun
(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) dem; som sådan

- suchlike
- such-and-such
- such as it is

English-Danish dictionary > such
19 thing

{θiŋ}
1. нещо, предмет, вещ
not a THING нищо, нищичко
there was hardly a THING to eat нямаше почти нищо за ядене
2. pl вещи, принадлежности, багаж, дрехи, облекло
THINGs personal/real юр. лични вещи движимо имущество/недвижимо имущество, имот
take off your THINGs свали си палтото, шапката, съблечи се
3. рl сечива, инструменти
4. рl прибори, съдове
5. нещо, работа, постъпка, въпрос, факт, случай, явление, обстоятелство
good THING сполучлива шега, остроумна забележка, добра сделка, добро/хубаво нещо
the good THINGs of life благата на живота
as a general THING изобщо
as a usual THING обикновено
the THING is that въпросът e, че
it's a good THING (that) добре че
that is not the same THING това не e едно и също
as THINGs are при сегашното положение на нещата
as THINGs go както вървят/се развиват нещата
have THINGs come to that? дотам ли e стигнала работата, дотам ли се е стигнало
6. нещо необходимо/важно/истинско и пр.
the THING, just/quite the THING, the right/very THING тъкмо това, което трябва/което се иска
a good rest is just the THING for you това, от което имаш нужда, е една хубава почивка
it is not (quite) the THING to не е прилично/прието да
the latest/last THING in hats/shoes шапки/обувки по посдедна мода
quite the THING съвсем модерно, най-модерно, по последната мода
7. човек, същество
a dear old THING стара бабка, мил/симпатичен дядка
young THING младо същество, младеж, девойка
a THING like him тип/гад като него
dumb THINGs безсловесни същества
above all THINGs преди/над всичко
well, of all THINGs! как можа да се случи (точно това/така)! да не очакваш просто! among other THINGs към/освен това, между другото
and THINGs и други такива, и подобни, и така нататък
(the) first THING най-напред, първото нещо
I'll do it (the) first THING in the morning първата ми работа утре сутрин ще бъде да направя това
(the) first THINGs first най-важните работи-най-напред
(the) last THING накрая, в последната минута, всичко друго, само не това
for one THING първо (напърво)
for one THING... for another едно че... и друго
(the) next THING след това
other THINGs being equal при еднакви във всяко друго отношение условия
no such THING нищо подобно, съвсем не, никак даже
not to know the first THING about хабер си нямам от
that's one THING certain това e едно на ръка
to do the handsome THING by отнасям се добре/внимателно към
to know a THING or two зная това-онова, не съм вчерашен, и аз разбирам нещо
to have a THING about разг. не мога да търпя/понасям, побъркан съм на (тема)
to make a good THING (out) of извличам полза от, печеля добри пари от
to make a THING of отдавам преголямо значение на, суетя се около, правя голям въпрос от, считам за много важно
well, of all THINGs! и таз хубава! it's (just) one of those THINGs такова e положението, нищо не може да се направи, не можеш да го избегнеш
to see THINGs имам халюцинации, привижда ми се, фантазирам, въобразявам си
above all THINGs преди/над всичко, повече от всичко друго
taking one THING with another като размисли човек
and another THING и още нещо
to do THINGs to действувам/въздействувам силно на/върху
to do one's THING постъпвам без задръжки/както ми e свойствено, върша/свършвам нещо, за което ме бива/което ме интересува/влече
to make THINGs worse, it started raining не стига това, ами взе, че и заваля

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{din} n 1. нещо, предмет, вещ; not a thing нищо, нищичко; there was

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същество; предмет; вещ; работа; нещо;

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1. (the) first thing най-напред, първото нещо 2. (the) first things first най-важните работи-най-напред 3. (the) last thing накрая, в последната минута, всичко друго, само не това 4. (the) next thing след това 5. a dear old thing стара бабка, мил/симпатичен дядка 6. a good rest is just the thing for you това, от което имаш нужда, е една хубава почивка 7. a thing like him тип/гад като него 8. above all things преди/над всичко 9. above all things преди/над всичко, повече от всичко друго 10. and another thing и още нещо 11. and things и други такива, и подобни, и така нататък 12. as a general thing изобщо 13. as a usual thing обикновено 14. as things are при сегашното положение на нещата 15. as things go както вървят/се развиват нещата 16. dumb things безсловесни същества 17. for one thing... for another едно че... и друго 18. for one thing първо (напърво) 19. good thing сполучлива шега, остроумна забележка, добра сделка, добро/хубаво нещо 20. have things come to that? дотам ли e стигнала работата, дотам ли се е стигнало 21. i'll do it (the) first thing in the morning първата ми работа утре сутрин ще бъде да направя това 22. it is not (quite) the thing to не е прилично/прието да 23. it's a good thing (that) добре че 24. no such thing нищо подобно, съвсем не, никак даже 25. not a thing нищо, нищичко 26. not to know the first thing about хабер си нямам от 27. other things being equal при еднакви във всяко друго отношение условия 28. pl вещи, принадлежности, багаж, дрехи, облекло 29. quite the thing съвсем модерно, най-модерно, по последната мода 30. take off your things свали си палтото, шапката, съблечи се 31. taking one thing with another като размисли човек 32. that is not the same thing това не e едно и също 33. that's one thing certain това e едно на ръка 34. the good things of life благата на живота 35. the latest/last thing in hats/shoes шапки/обувки по посдедна мода 36. the thing is that въпросът e, че 37. the thing, just/quite the thing, the right/very thing тъкмо това, което трябва/което се иска 38. there was hardly a thing to eat нямаше почти нищо за ядене 39. things personal/real юр. лични вещи движимо имущество/недвижимо имущество, имот 40. to do one's thing постъпвам без задръжки/както ми e свойствено, върша/свършвам нещо, за което ме бива/което ме интересува/влече 41. to do the handsome thing by отнасям се добре/внимателно към 42. to do things to действувам/въздействувам силно на/върху 43. to have a thing about разг. не мога да търпя/понасям, побъркан съм на (тема) 44. to know a thing or two зная това-онова, не съм вчерашен, и аз разбирам нещо 45. to make a good thing (out) of извличам полза от, печеля добри пари от 46. to make a thing of отдавам преголямо значение на, суетя се около, правя голям въпрос от, считам за много важно 47. to make things worse, it started raining не стига това, ами взе, че и заваля 48. to see things имам халюцинации, привижда ми се, фантазирам, въобразявам си 49. well, of all things! и таз хубава! it's (just) one of those things такова e положението, нищо не може да се направи, не можеш да го избегнеш 50. well, of all things! как можа да се случи (точно това/така)! да не очакваш просто! among other things към/освен това, между другото 51. young thing младо същество, младеж, девойка 52. нещо необходимо/важно/истинско и пр 53. нещо, предмет, вещ 54. нещо, работа, постъпка, въпрос, факт, случай, явление, обстоятелство 55. рl прибори, съдове 56. рl сечива, инструменти 57. човек, същество
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thing[uiʃ] n 1. нещо, предмет, вещ; 2. нещо, работа, постъпка, въпрос, факт, случай, явление, обстоятелство; the good \things of life благата на живота; that was a near \thing работата беше на косъм; in all \things при какви да е условия, във всички обстоятелства; a square \thing честна постъпка, честна сделка; the polite \thing разг. добро възпитание, благовъзпитаност, етичност; the real \thing разг. нещо истинско (не имитация); нещо първокачествено; as a general \thing изобщо; as a usual \thing обикновено; the \thing is that въпросът е, че; it's a good \thing ( that) добре, че; it's not my \thing at all разг. това не е моя работа, това изобщо не ме интересува; as \things are при сегашното положение на нещата; as \things go както вървят работите; one of those \things неизбежна неприятност (от ежедневието); • above all \things преди всичко; well, of all \things! как да се случи! тю да се не види! да не очаква човек! among other \things между другото; впрочем; ... and \things... и подобни, и така нататък; ( the) first \thing най-напред; first \thing after веднага след; ( the) first \thing in the morning първата ми работа утре; first \things first най-напред, най-важното; ( the) last \thing най-после, накрая, в последния момент; неочаквано, без да искам, случайно; всичко друго, но не и това; one \thing and another това (и) онова, какво ли не (още); for one \thing първо (на първо); ( the) next \thing след това; other \things being equal при еднакви условия във всяко друго отношение; no such \thing нищо подобно, съвсем не; yes, that's certainly one \thing (one \thing certain) това е едно на ръка; to know a \thing or two зная това-онова (някои и други неща); не съм вчерашен; to be on to a good \thing в изгодна позиция съм; to make a \thing of 1) правя на въпрос; 2) горещя се, паля се; good \things лакомства; to make a good \thing ( out) of извличам полза; печеля добри пари от; to make \things hum действам енергично, раздвижвам нещата, не оставям работата да спре; to make \things worse не стига това; to take one \thing with another като размисли човек; to see \things имам халюцинации, бълнувам; to be all \things for all men старая се да угодя всекиму; to have a \thing about s.o. or s.th. падам си по някого (нещо); to make a \thing of ( about) s.th. разг. преувеличавам, изопачавам; to do o.'s own \thing разг. живея според собствените си разбирания; не обръщам внимание на хорското мнение; 3. същество, човек, създание; old \thing разг. драги (мой); a dear old \thing мил(а) старец (старица); a little \thing дете, детенце; a poor \thing сиромах, сиромахкиня, завалия; poor \thing! бедният! горкият! горкичката! горкото!; young \thing младо същество, младеж, девойка; a bright young \thing безпътен (лекомислен) младеж; spiteful \thing злобна гад, гадняр, злобар; a \thing like him тип като него; he is a mean \thing той е подлец; dumb \things безсловесни същества; 4. нещо необходимо (важно, истинско, подходящо, подобаващо); мода; the done \thing общоприето поведение; това, което е редно; just ( quite) the \thing, the right ( very) \thing тъкмо това, което трябва (както трябва); it is not the \thing to stare at people не е прилично да се заглеждаш в хората; this is the latest \thing in hats тази шапка е последната дума на модата; not to be ( feel) at all the \thing не се чувствам никак добре; 5. pl вещи, принадлежности, багаж; дрехи, облекло; \things personal юрид. движима собственост, движимости; \things real юрид. недвижим имот, недвижимости; to pack up o.'s \things стягам си багажа, прен. тръгвам си, отивам си; I got my \things wet дрехите ми се намокриха; take off your \things свали си палтото, съблечи се; 6. pl сечива, инструменти; 7. pl прибори, съдове; tea\things чаен сервиз.

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20 such

[sʌtʃ, sətʃ] adj

attr, inv

1) ( of that kind) solch(er, es);

I said no \such thing das habe ich nie gesagt;

I'm looking for a cloth for cleaning silver - do you have \such a thing? ich suche ein Tuch, mit dem ich das Silber putzen kann - hast du etwas Derartiges?;

present on this grand occasion were Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters and other \such stars bei dieser großen Gelegenheit waren Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters und andere Stars dieser Größenordnung zugegen;

I have been involved in many \such courses ich habe viele Kurse dieser Art gemacht;

he said she had a cold, superior manner or some \such remark er sagte, sie sei kalt und überheblich oder so was in der Richtung;

it's one of those shops that sells \such things as smoked salmon and expensive biscuits dieses Geschäft verkauft solche Dinge wie Räucherlachs und teure Kekse;

I tried to tell her in \such a way that she wouldn't be offended ich versuchte es ihr so zu sagen, dass sie nicht beleidigt war;

there's no \such thing as ghosts so etwas wie Geister gibt es nicht;

\such a book/ person so ein Buch/eine Person

2) ( so great) so;

she's \such an arrogant person sie ist so arrogant;

why are you in \such a hurry? warum bist du so in Eile?;

that's \such a good film das ist so ein guter Film;

\such beauty is rare solch' Schönheit ist selten ( geh)

\such beauty! welch' Schönheit! ( geh)

\such a big city! was für eine große Stadt!;

I'd put on \such a lot of weight that I... ich hatte so viel zugenommen, dass ich...;

it was \such nice weather that we... das Wetter war so schön, dass wir...

PHRASES:

there's no \such thing as a free lunch ( as a free lunch) nichts ist umsonst pron

1) ( of that type) solche(r, s) ( form);

\such was not my intention das war nicht meine Absicht;

\such being the case wenn das so ist;

we were second-class citizens and they treated us as \such wir waren Bürger zweiter Klasse und wurden auch so behandelt;

what is the reward for \such a one as Fox? was ist der Lohn für jemanden wie Fox?;

\such is life so ist das Leben ( form);

our lunch was \such that we don't really need an evening meal unser Mittagessen war so üppig, dass wir kein Abendessen brauchen;

the wound was \such that... die Wunde war so groß, dass...;

\such is the elegance of his typeface that... seine Schrift ist so elegant, dass...;

small companies \such as ours are... Kleinunternehmen wie unseres sind...;

people \such as Derek Menschen wie Derek;

we didn't have any money left - \such as it was, we had no alternative but to call our parents wir hatten kein Geld mehr - so wie die Dinge lagen, mussten wir einfach unsere Eltern anrufen;

we talked about our kids, the weather and \such wir sprachen über unsere Kinder, das Wetter und Ähnliches

2) ( strictly speaking)

there was no vegetarian food as \such es gab kein extra vegetarisches Essen;

we don't have a secretary as \such im Grunde genommen haben wir keine richtige Sekretärin;

you're welcome to borrow my tennis racket, \such as it is du kannst dir gerne meinen Tennisschläger ausborgen - ob er viel taugt, kann ich dir aber auch nicht sagen adv

inv

\such that... insofern, dass...;

the linking of sentences \such that they constitute a narrative die Verbindung der Sätze auf die Art und Weise, dass sie eine Erzählung darstellen

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such — [ sʌtʃ ] function word *** Such can be used in the following ways: as a predeterminer (followed by a or an and a singular noun): She s such an intelligent woman. It was such a shame that you couldn t be with us. as a determiner (followed by a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
such — W1S1 [sʌtʃ] determiner, predeterminer, pron [: Old English; Origin: swilc] 1.) of the same kind as the thing or person which has already been mentioned ▪ Such behavior is just not acceptable in this school. ▪ The rules make it quite clear what… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thing — W1S1 [θıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(idea/action/feeling/fact)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(situation)¦ 4¦(nothing)¦ 5¦(person/animal)¦ 6¦(make a comment)¦ 7 the thing is 8 the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc 9 last thing … Dictionary of contemporary English
thing — [[t]θɪ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦ things 1) N COUNT: usu with supp You can use thing to refer to any object, feature, or event when you cannot, need not, or do not want to refer to it more precisely. What s that thing in the middle of the fountain? Some kind of… … English dictionary
such — [[t]sʌ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦ (When such is used as a predeterminer, it is followed by a and a count noun in the singular. When it is used as a determiner, it is followed by a count noun in the plural or by an uncount noun.) 1) DET: DET n, DET n as pron You… … English dictionary
thing — noun 1 used instead of the name of an object ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, essential ▪ I need to buy a few basic things like bread and milk. VERB + THING ▪ make ▪ He make … Collocations dictionary
such — 1 /sVtS/ predeterminer, determiner 1 used to talk about a person, thing etc which is of the same kind as that which has already been mentioned: Such behavior is just not acceptable in this school. | The rules make it quite clear what should be… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
such */*/*/ — UK [sʌtʃ] / US determiner, predeterminer, pronoun Summary: Such can be used in the following ways: as a predeterminer (followed by a or an and a singular noun): She s such an intelligent woman. ♦ It was such a pity that you couldn t be with us.… … English dictionary
such — adj. & pron. adj. 1 (often foll. by as) of the kind or degree in question or under consideration (such a person; such people; people such as these). 2 (usu. foll. by as to + infin. or that + clause) so great; in such high degree (not such a fool… … Useful english dictionary
Thing-Thing — is a series of two dimensional action games in the vein of Vectorman and Abuse [ [http://diseasedboard.proboards75.com/index.cgi?board=thingthingdiscussion action=display thread=1026 page=2#71572 Diseased Productions Board Wikipedia Article ] ] … Wikipedia
thing — [ θıŋ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 object/item ▸ 2 action/activity ▸ 3 situation/event ▸ 4 fact/condition ▸ 5 aspect of life ▸ 6 idea/information ▸ 7 something not specific ▸ 8 someone/something young you like ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an object or ITEM. This… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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