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81 значение
(= важность, величина, смысл) significance, importance, meaning, sense, value• Все три проверки дали близкие значения для величины (3. - All three tests gave similar values of /3.• Значение (= важность) наших методов состоит в том, что они дадут... - The significance of our methods is that they will yield...• Значение этого последнего результата состоит в том, что... - The significance of this last result is that...• Имеется и другое значение... - There is another sense in which...• Мы будем использовать термин... в значении... - We will use the term "... " to mean...• Некоторые из значений... приводятся в таблице 3. - Some values of... are listed in Table 3.• Однако легко переоценить его значение в связи с... - But it is easy to over-estimate its significance in relation to...• Отметим, что существует только одно значение... - We notice that there is only one value of...• Теперь стало возможным осознать (= понять) значение... - It is now possible to see the significance of...• Чтобы полностью осознать значение этой идеи... - То fully appreciate the significance of this idea...• Чтобы решить нашу задачу, нам необходимо знать значение... - То solve our problem we need the value of...• Это выявляет физическое значение... - This reveals the physical significance of...• Это ограничение имеет особое значение в/ при... - This limitation is of particular significance in...• Это уравнение молено рассматривать как имеющее огромное значение. - This equation can be considered as being of great importance. -
82 a lo hecho pecho
it's no use crying over spilt milk————————what's done is done* * ** * *= no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!Ex. It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.Ex. After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.* * *= no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!Ex: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.
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83 aprovecharse de una oportunidad pasajera
(v.) = jump on + the bandwagonEx. While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture.* * *(v.) = jump on + the bandwagonEx: While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture.
Spanish-English dictionary > aprovecharse de una oportunidad pasajera
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84 cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos
don't bite the hand that feeds you* * *= you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!Ex. After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.* * *= you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!Ex: After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.
Spanish-English dictionary > cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos
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85 el que las hace, las paga
= you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!Ex. After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.* * *= you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!Ex: After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.
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86 engancharse al carro
(v.) = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the feverEx. While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture.Ex. Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.Ex. Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.* * *(v.) = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the feverEx: While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture.
Ex: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.Ex: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet. -
87 subirse al tren
(v.) = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the feverEx. While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture.Ex. Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.Ex. Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.* * *(v.) = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the feverEx: While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture.
Ex: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.Ex: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet. -
88 tienes lo que te mereces
= you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!Ex. After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.* * *= you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!Ex: After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.
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89 tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes
= you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!Ex. After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.* * *= you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!Ex: After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.
Spanish-English dictionary > tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes
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90 to
to [tu:, tə]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition2. adverb3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When to is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg apply to, set to, look up the verb. When to is part of a set combination, eg nice to, of help to, look up the adjective or noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. (direction, movement) à━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► to it ( = there) y• I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice j'ai aimé l'exposition, j'y suis allé deux foisb. ( = towards) versc. (home, workplace) chez► to + feminine country/area en• to England/France en Angleterre/France• to Brittany/Provence en Bretagne/Provence• to Sicily/Crete en Sicile/Crète• to Louisiana/Virginia en Louisiane/Virginie━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► en is also used with masculine countries beginning with a vowel.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to Iran/Israel en Iran/Israël► to + masculine country/area au• to Japan/Kuwait au Japon/Koweït• to the Sahara/Kashmir au Sahara/Cachemire► to + plural country/group of islands aux• to the United States/the West Indies aux États-Unis/Antilles► to + town/island without article à• to London/Lyons à Londres/Lyon• to Cuba/Malta à Cuba/Malte• is this the road to Newcastle? est-ce que c'est la route de Newcastle ?• it is 90km to Paris ( = from here to) nous sommes à 90 km de Paris ; ( = from there to) c'est à 90 km de Paris• planes to Heathrow les vols mpl à destination de Heathrow► to + masculine state/region/county dans• to Texas/Ontario dans le Texas/l'Ontario• to Sussex/Yorkshire dans le Sussex/le Yorkshire━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► dans is also used with many départements.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to the Drôme/the Var dans la Drôme/le Vare. ( = up to) jusqu'àf. ► to + person (indirect object) à━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When a relative clause ends with to, a different word order is required in French.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When translating to + pronoun, look up the pronoun. The translation depends on whether it is stressed or unstressed.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━h. (in ratios) he got a big majority (twenty votes to seven) il a été élu à une large majorité (vingt voix contre sept)i. ( = concerning) that's all there is to it ( = it's easy) ce n'est pas plus difficile que ça• you're not going, and that's all there is to it ( = that's definite) tu n'iras pas, un point c'est toutj. ( = of) de━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► A preposition may be required with the French infinitive, depending on what precedes it: look up the verb or adjective.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► The French verb may take a clause, rather than the infinitive.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• well, to sum up... alors, pour résumer...• we are writing to inform you... nous vous écrivons pour vous informer que...━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► to is not translated when it stands for the infinitive.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• he'd like me to come, but I don't want to il voudrait que je vienne mais je ne veux pas• yes, I'd love to oui, volontiers2. adverb( = shut) to push the door to pousser la porte3. compounds(plural to-dos)• he made a great to-do about lending me the car il a fait toute une histoire pour me prêter la voiture ► to-ing and fro-ing noun allées et venues fpl* * *1. [tə], devant une voyelle [tʊ, tuː], emphatique [tuː]1) ( expressing purpose) pour2) ( linking consecutive acts)he looked up to see... — en levant les yeux, il a vu...
3) ( after superlatives) àthe youngest to do — le or la plus jeune à faire
‘did you go?’ - ‘no I promised not to’ — ‘tu y es allé?’ - ‘non j'avais promis de ne pas le faire’
‘are you staying? ’ - ‘I want to but...’ — ‘tu restes?’ - ‘j'aimerais bien mais...’
it is difficult to do something — il est difficile de faire quelque chose; ( expressing wish)
2.oh to be able to stay in bed! — hum ô pouvoir rester au lit!
1) ( in direction of) à [shops, school]; ( with purpose of visiting) chez [doctor's, dentist's]; ( towards) vers2) ( up to) jusqu'àto the end/this day — jusqu'à la fin/ce jour
3) ( in telling time)4) ( introducing direct or indirect object) [give, offer] àto me/my daughter it's just a minor problem — pour moi/ma fille ce n'est qu'un problème mineur
5) (in toasts, dedications) àto prosperity — à la prospérité; ( on tombstone)
6) ( in accordance with)7) (in relationships, comparisons)8) ( showing accuracy)9) ( showing reason)10) ( belonging to) depersonal assistant to the director — assistant/-e m/f du directeur
11) ( on to) [tied] à; [pinned] à [noticeboard etc]; sur [lapel, dress]12) ( showing reaction) à3. [tuː]to his surprise/dismay — à sa grande surprise/consternation
••that's all there is to it — ( it's easy) c'est aussi simple que ça; ( not for further discussion) un point c'est tout
what a to-do! — (colloq) quelle histoire! (colloq)
what's it to you? — (colloq) qu'est-ce que ça peut te faire?
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91 No
1. n отрицание, нетmaybe yes, maybe no — может быть так, а может быть и нет
2. n отказ3. n голоса против4. a никакой; нет5. a никакой, ни одинno man — никто, ни один человек
no one man — ни один человек, взятый отдельно
6. a почти не; очень малоin no time — очень быстро, в два счёта
no room to swing a cat — очень тесно, повернуться негде
it needs no saying that … — нет нужды говорить, что …
7. adv не; нисколько неno longer — уже не; больше не
no more — нечего, ничего больше; больше нет; уже нет; тоже нет
he is no more — его больше нет, он умер
no more tea, thank you — я больше не хочу чаю, спасибо
he is no more able to do it than I am — он так же мало способен сделать это, как и я
I can no more sing than play — я не только не играю, но и не пою
no fund — «нет покрытия»
answer No — ответить "нет"
no goods — «нет имущества»
answered No — ответил "нет"
8. part (в предложениях, содержащих альтернативу) нетpleasant or no, it is true — приятно это или нет, но это правда
Синонимический ряд:1. rejection (noun) nay; refusal; rejection2. nay (other) absolutely not; by no means; nay; negative; never; nix; none; nope; not at all -
92 objeto
m.1 object (asunto, cosa).ser objeto de to be the object ofobjetos de valor valuablesobjeto volador no identificado unidentified flying object2 purpose, object.el objeto de la visita the purpose o object of the visittener por objeto to be aimed at; (sujeto: plan) to have as one's aim (sujeto: persona)¿con qué objeto? to what end?sin objeto to no purpose, pointlessly (inútilmente)al o con objeto de hacer algo in order to do something, with the aim of doing st3 body, solid body.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: objetar.* * *1 (cosa) object2 (fin) aim, purpose, object3 (finalidad) intention■ ¿con qué objeto acudió Vd. al domicilio de la acusada? with what intention did you visit the home of the accused?4 (blanco) object5 (tema) subject\sin objeto pointlesslycon objeto de in order tono tiene objeto que + subjuntivo there's no point in + gerundtener por objeto + inf to be designed to + infobjetos de regalo giftsobjetos de valor valuablesobjetos perdidos lost property sing* * *noun m.1) object2) objective* * *SM1) (=cosa) objectobjetos de regalo — giftware sing, gifts
2) (=propósito) object, aimdesconocían el objeto de su visita — they did not know the object o aim of his visit
al o con objeto de hacer algo — with the object o aim of doing sth
estas medidas tienen por objeto reducir la inflación — the aim of these measures is to reduce inflation
no tiene objeto que sigas preguntándome — there's no point in you continuing to ask me, it's no use you continuing to ask me
3) (=blanco) objectfue objeto de un asalto — he was the target of an attack, he suffered an attack
4) (Ling) object* * *1) ( cosa) objectobjetos de uso personal — items o articles for personal use
objetos perdidos — lost and found (AmE), lost property (BrE)
2) ( finalidad) objecttuvo por objeto facilitar el diálogo — the aim o objective was to make it easier to hold talks
con el objeto de coordinar la operación — in order to coordinate o with the aim of coordinating the operation
3)a) (de admiración, críticas) objectb) (Ling) objectc) ( de ciencia) object* * *= artifact [artefact], body, focus, object, object, locus [loci, -pl.], physical object, butt, artefact [artifact].Ex. There is also a review by Ken Bierman of the future of the catalog insofar as it is a physical artifact.Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex. Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.Ex. The object of classification is to group related subjects.Ex. An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.Ex. The rolls, which it was customary to keep in the bosom, contained exhortations, messages and promises and were considered very valuable as physical objects.Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex. An artefact is any object made or modified by man.----* basado en el objeto = artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].* basado en los objetos = object-specific.* centrado en el objeto = artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.* con el objeto de = in the attempt to, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con objeto de = in order to, in an attempt to, in an effort to, aimed at, with the purpose of, in a bid to, with the aim of.* con objeto de hacer = toward(s).* con objeto de (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con objeto de + Verbo = for the purpose of + Nombre.* conocimiento del objeto = object knowledge.* DOI (Identificador de Objeto Digital) = DOI (Digital Object Identifier).* gestión de objetos = object management.* indización según el objeto = entity-oriented indexing.* lenguaje de objetos = object language.* libro como objeto = book-object.* mujer objeto = sex object.* objeto coleccionable = collectable item, collectable, collectible, collectible item.* objeto cultural = cultural object.* objeto curioso = knick knack.* objeto de aprendizaje = learning object.* objeto de arte = art object.* objeto de barro = earthenware.* objeto de bronce = bronze.* objeto de burla = object of ridicule.* objeto de culto = cult object.* objeto de curiosidad = object of curiosity.* objeto de delito contra el estado = impeachable.* objeto de estudio = subject, object of study, under study.* objeto de información electrónico = electronic information object.* objeto de interés = object of interest.* objeto del debate = at issue.* objeto de valor = valuable.* objeto de valor cultural = cultural valuable.* objeto en forma de caja = enclosure.* objeto expuesto = exhibit.* objeto lacado = lacquer.* objeto material = material object.* objeto natural = natural object.* objeto que da consuelo = comforter.* objetos curiosos = bric-a-brac.* objetos de bronce = brassware.* objetos de Eslovenia = Slovenica.* objetos de valor = valuables.* objetos esotéricos = esoterica.* objeto sexual = sex object.* objetos naturales = realia.* objetos o estilo asociado a Canadá = Canadiana.* objetos o estilo asociado a los Estados Unidos de América = Americana.* objetos o estilo asociado o conmemorativo de Gandhi = Gandhiana.* objetos perdidos = lost property, lost property, lost and found.* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.* objeto tridimensional = three-dimensional object.* objeto volador = flying object.* Objeto Volador No Identificado (OVNI) = UFO (Unidentified Flying Object).* orientado hacia el objeto = object-oriented, artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.* programación orientada a objetos = object-oriented programming (OOP).* programa objeto = object program(me).* ser objeto de = be a matter for/of, be subject to, experience, come in for, run + the gauntlet of, make + Nombre + subject to.* ser objeto de crítica = attract + criticism, come in + for criticism, be under criticism, be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat.* ser objeto de debate = be at issue.* ser objeto de discriminación = suffer + discrimination.* tratar como un objeto = objectify.* * *1) ( cosa) objectobjetos de uso personal — items o articles for personal use
objetos perdidos — lost and found (AmE), lost property (BrE)
2) ( finalidad) objecttuvo por objeto facilitar el diálogo — the aim o objective was to make it easier to hold talks
con el objeto de coordinar la operación — in order to coordinate o with the aim of coordinating the operation
3)a) (de admiración, críticas) objectb) (Ling) objectc) ( de ciencia) object* * *= artifact [artefact], body, focus, object, object, locus [loci, -pl.], physical object, butt, artefact [artifact].Ex: There is also a review by Ken Bierman of the future of the catalog insofar as it is a physical artifact.
Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.Ex: The object of classification is to group related subjects.Ex: An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.Ex: The rolls, which it was customary to keep in the bosom, contained exhortations, messages and promises and were considered very valuable as physical objects.Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex: An artefact is any object made or modified by man.* basado en el objeto = artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].* basado en los objetos = object-specific.* centrado en el objeto = artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.* con el objeto de = in the attempt to, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con objeto de = in order to, in an attempt to, in an effort to, aimed at, with the purpose of, in a bid to, with the aim of.* con objeto de hacer = toward(s).* con objeto de (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con objeto de + Verbo = for the purpose of + Nombre.* conocimiento del objeto = object knowledge.* DOI (Identificador de Objeto Digital) = DOI (Digital Object Identifier).* gestión de objetos = object management.* indización según el objeto = entity-oriented indexing.* lenguaje de objetos = object language.* libro como objeto = book-object.* mujer objeto = sex object.* objeto coleccionable = collectable item, collectable, collectible, collectible item.* objeto cultural = cultural object.* objeto curioso = knick knack.* objeto de aprendizaje = learning object.* objeto de arte = art object.* objeto de barro = earthenware.* objeto de bronce = bronze.* objeto de burla = object of ridicule.* objeto de culto = cult object.* objeto de curiosidad = object of curiosity.* objeto de delito contra el estado = impeachable.* objeto de estudio = subject, object of study, under study.* objeto de información electrónico = electronic information object.* objeto de interés = object of interest.* objeto del debate = at issue.* objeto de valor = valuable.* objeto de valor cultural = cultural valuable.* objeto en forma de caja = enclosure.* objeto expuesto = exhibit.* objeto lacado = lacquer.* objeto material = material object.* objeto natural = natural object.* objeto que da consuelo = comforter.* objetos curiosos = bric-a-brac.* objetos de bronce = brassware.* objetos de Eslovenia = Slovenica.* objetos de valor = valuables.* objetos esotéricos = esoterica.* objeto sexual = sex object.* objetos naturales = realia.* objetos o estilo asociado a Canadá = Canadiana.* objetos o estilo asociado a los Estados Unidos de América = Americana.* objetos o estilo asociado o conmemorativo de Gandhi = Gandhiana.* objetos perdidos = lost property, lost property, lost and found.* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.* objeto tridimensional = three-dimensional object.* objeto volador = flying object.* Objeto Volador No Identificado (OVNI) = UFO (Unidentified Flying Object).* orientado hacia el objeto = object-oriented, artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.* programación orientada a objetos = object-oriented programming (OOP).* programa objeto = object program(me).* ser objeto de = be a matter for/of, be subject to, experience, come in for, run + the gauntlet of, make + Nombre + subject to.* ser objeto de crítica = attract + criticism, come in + for criticism, be under criticism, be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat.* ser objeto de debate = be at issue.* ser objeto de discriminación = suffer + discrimination.* tratar como un objeto = objectify.* * *A (cosa) objectguardaron los objetos de valor en la caja fuerte they put the valuables o the items of value o the things of value in the safeobjetos de uso personal items o articles for personal useobjetos de escritorio office stationeryCompuestos:objet d'artunidentified flying object, UFO( Esp) unidentified flying object, UFOB (finalidad) objectel objeto de esta reunión the object o purpose of this meetingtuvo por objeto facilitar el diálogo it was intended to make it easier to hold talks, the aim o objective was to make it easier to hold talkscon el objeto de coordinar la operación in order to coordinate the operation, with a view to o with the aim of coordinating the operationcon el objeto de que se conozcan antes de empezar el curso so that o in order that you can get to know each other before the course startsC1 (de admiración, críticas) objectel museo fue objeto de críticas muy duras the museum was the object o target of very harsh criticism, the museum was criticized very harshlyel niño había sido objeto de malos tratos the child had been ill-treated, the child had been the victim of ill treatmentese crimen es ahora objeto de una minuciosa investigación that crime is now the subject of a detailed investigationfue objeto de grandes demostraciones de afecto he was the object of great displays of affection2 ( Ling) object3 (de una ciencia) object* * *
Del verbo objetar: ( conjugate objetar)
objeto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
objetó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
objetar
objeto
objetó
objetar ( conjugate objetar) verbo transitivo
to object;◊ ¿tienes algo que objeto? do you have any objection?
verbo intransitivo (Esp fam) to declare oneself a conscientious objector
objeto sustantivo masculino
1 ( cosa) object;
objetos de uso personal items o articles for personal use;
objetos perdidos lost and found (AmE), lost property (BrE);
objeto volador no identificado unidentified flying object, UFO
2
con el objeto de que se conozcan so that they can get to know each other;
ser objeto de algo (de admiración/críticas) to be the object of sth;
(de investigación/estudio) to be the subject of sth;
b) (Ling) object
objetar
I verbo transitivo to object: no hay nada que objetar, there's no reason to object
II vi Mil to be a conscientious objector
objeto sustantivo masculino
1object: no olviden sus objetos personales, don't forget your personal belongings
(de una acción, pasión) fue objeto de admiración/malos tratos, she was the object of admiration/physical abuse
2 (finalidad) aim, purpose: no tiene objeto que madruguemos tanto, there's no sense in getting up so early
3 Ling object
♦ Locuciones: con (el) objeto de..., in order to...
' objeto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abanico
- adaptable
- adefesio
- aferrarse
- alquiler
- amordazar
- antigüedad
- armatoste
- atinar
- bagatela
- baño
- bien
- botar
- brillante
- bulto
- cacharro
- caer
- carga
- castaña
- castaño
- categoría
- chata
- chato
- chisme
- compra
- consistente
- contundente
- cual
- dar
- deforme
- dentro
- descambiar
- desconcharse
- desechar
- desfasada
- desfasado
- destrozada
- destrozado
- devolver
- disimulada
- disimulado
- embrujada
- embrujado
- enfriamiento
- envío
- escurridiza
- escurridizo
- estrenar
- estría
- extraviarse
English:
adaptable
- article
- buoyancy
- buoyant
- discover
- drop
- dud
- exhibit
- fake
- finished
- genuine
- glasscutter
- guinea pig
- hand on
- height
- her
- here
- him
- inconspicuous
- it
- jig
- me
- missing
- object
- of
- poke
- polish
- push aside
- shove away
- sit
- spic-and-span
- spick-and-span
- spiky
- study
- them
- thing
- to
- UFO
- undamaged
- unidentified
- unwanted
- us
- versatile
- versatility
- workmanship
- worthless
- you
- blunt
- come
- prop
* * *objeto nm1. [cosa] objectobjetos perdidos lost property, US lost and found;objetos personales personal effects;objetos de valor valuables;objeto volador no identificado unidentified flying object2. [propósito] purpose, object;el objeto de la visita the purpose o object of the visit;¿cuál es el objeto de estos cambios? what is the purpose of these changes?;tener por objeto [sujeto: persona] to have as one's aim;[sujeto: plan] to be aimed at;el ministro tiene por objeto reducir las importaciones the minister is aiming to reduce imports;con (el) objeto de [para] in order to, with the aim of;¿con qué objeto? to what end?;sin objeto [inútilmente] to no purpose, pointlesslyel artículo ha sido objeto de duras críticas the article has come in for some harsh criticism;fue objeto de las burlas de sus compañeros he was the butt of his classmates' jokes;de niño fue objeto de malos tratos he was beaten as a child4. Gram objectobjeto directo direct object;objeto indirecto indirect object* * *m1 object;objetos de regalo pl gifts, gift items2:con objeto de with the aim of* * *objeto nm1) cosa: object, thing2) objetivo: objective, purposecon objeto de: in order to, with the aim of3)objeto volador no identificado : unidentified flying object* * *objeto n1. (cosa) object2. (fin) aim / purpose -
93 respirar
v.1 to breathe (aire).2 to breathe again (sentir alivio).3 to have a breather.después de tanto trabajo necesito respirar I need a breather after all that work4 to exude.* * *1 to breathe2 (estar vivo) to be breathing3 figurado (ventilar) to air4 figurado (despedir olor) to smell (a, of)5 figurado (relajarse) to breathe more easily, breathe a sigh of relief■ al oír al doctor, respiramos when we heard what the doctor had to say we breathed a sigh of relief1 (absorber) to breathe, breathe in, inhale\dejar respirar figurado to give a break, give a moment's peaceno poder respirar (de trabajo) to be up to one's eyes in workrespirar felicidad figurado to radiate happinessrespirar mal to breathe with difficulty* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=tomar aire) to breatherespire hondo — take a deep breath, breathe deeply
2) (=descansar)tengo tanto trabajo que no puedo ni respirar — I'm up to my ears o eyes in work
sin respirar — without a break, without respite
3) (=sentir alivio) to breathe again¡respiro! — I can breathe again!, what a relief!
respirar tranquilo — to breathe easily o freely (again)
4) (=hablar)5) (=ventilarse)a) [fruta, vino] to breatheb) (Aut)2. VT1) [+ aire, oxígeno] to breathe2) (=mostrar) [+ optimismo, felicidad] to exude, radiaterespira confianza — she exudes o radiates confidence
3) (=notar)se respiraba un ambiente festivo en la manifestación — there was an air of festivity at the demonstration
¿cuál es el clima que se respira en el país tras el atentado? — what is the feeling in the country following the bomb attack?
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (Fisiol) to breathelo escuchaban casi sin respirar — they listened to him with bated breath
no me/le deja ni respirar — (fam) she won't give me/him a minute's peace (colloq)
no tengo tiempo ni de respirar — (fam) I hardly have time to breathe
b) vino to breathe2) ( tranquilizarse)2.respirar vt1)a) < aire> to breatheb) < tranquilidad>2) ( rebosar) <felicidad/bondad> to radiate* * *= breathe.Ex. We must try to make the world of books more open so that men and women everywhere may breathe freely the uncensored open air of ideas.----* respirar agitadamente = heave.* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.* respirar hondo = take + a deep breath.* respirar profundo = take + a deep breath.* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.* respirarse un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (Fisiol) to breathelo escuchaban casi sin respirar — they listened to him with bated breath
no me/le deja ni respirar — (fam) she won't give me/him a minute's peace (colloq)
no tengo tiempo ni de respirar — (fam) I hardly have time to breathe
b) vino to breathe2) ( tranquilizarse)2.respirar vt1)a) < aire> to breatheb) < tranquilidad>2) ( rebosar) <felicidad/bondad> to radiate* * *= breathe.Ex: We must try to make the world of books more open so that men and women everywhere may breathe freely the uncensored open air of ideas.
* respirar agitadamente = heave.* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.* respirar hondo = take + a deep breath.* respirar profundo = take + a deep breath.* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.* respirarse un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* * *respirar [A1 ]viA1 ( Fisiol) to breatherespirar por la boca/nariz to breathe through one's mouth/noserespire hondo or profundo take a deep breath, breathe deeplyrespiraba con dificultad she was having difficulty breathinglos niños lo escuchaban casi sin respirar the children listened to him with bated breath o hardly daring to breatheno me/le deja ni respirar ( fam); she won't leave me/him alone for a moment, she won't give me/him a minute's peace ( colloq)no poder ni respirar ( fam): no puedo ni respirar de la cantidad de trabajo que tengo I've got so much work I don't know which way to turn, I'm up to my ears in work ( colloq)no tengo/tiene tiempo ni de respirar ( fam); I hardly have/he hardly has time to breathe2 «vino» to breatheB(tranquilizarse): cuando por fin llegaron todos respiramos when they finally arrived we all breathed again o breathed more easily o breathed a sigh of relief■ respirarvtA1 ‹aire› to breatherespiran el humo de los coches they breathe in the exhaust fumes2 ‹tranquilidad›la paz que se respira en estos lugares the sensation of peace that you feel in these placesB (rebosar) ‹felicidad/bondad› to radiate* * *
respirar ( conjugate respirar) verbo intransitivo
to breathe;
verbo transitivo
‹humo/gases› to breathe inb) ‹ tranquilidad›:
respirar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to breathe: necesito respirar un poco, I need some fresh air
2 (después de una situación difícil) to breathe again: ¡por fin puedo respirar!, well, that's a relief!
3 (después de un trabajo) to relax
4 fam (en una reunión) no respirar, not to say a word
5 (el vino, alimentos, una casa) to breathe
II verbo transitivo
1 (oxígeno, humo, etc) to breathe (in), inhale
2 (una cualidad, un estado) to exude, radiate: aquí se respira tranquilidad, you get a feeling of peace here
♦ Locuciones: no dejar respirar, not to give a moment's peace
no poder respirar, to be all in o to be up to one's eyes
' respirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aspirar
- dejar
- fatiga
- hondo
English:
breathe
- breathing space
- deeply
- draw
- evenly
- gasp
- wheeze
* * *♦ vt1. [aire] to breathe;respirábamos el aire puro de la montaña we breathed in the pure mountain air;en esa casa se respira el amor por la música a love of music pervades that house;en la ciudad se respira el ambiente carnavalesco the carnival atmosphere pervades the city2. [mostrar] to exude;el equipo respiraba optimismo the team was radiating o exuding optimism♦ vi1. [aire] to breathe;respira hondo breathe deeply, take a deep breath;aún respira she's still breathing;no dejar respirar a alguien not to allow sb a moment's peace2. [ventilarse] [vino] to breathe;levanta el capó para que respire el motor lift the Br bonnet o US hood so that the engine can cool down3. [sentir alivio] to breathe again;ahora que han aparecido los niños ya podemos respirar now that the children have turned up we can breathe again4. [relajarse] to have a breather;sin respirar [sin descanso] without a break;[atentamente] with great attention;después de tanto trabajo necesito respirar I need a breather after all that work;con tanto trabajo no puedo ni respirar I'm absolutely overwhelmed with work at the moment* * *v/t & v/i breathe;respirar hondo breathe deeply;no dejar respirar a alguien fig not leave s.o. alone for a minute* * *respirar v: to breathe* * *respirar vb to breathe -
94 little
I.❢ When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts. For examples and particular usages see A below. When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-moi un peu. When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose. For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see B below. For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below. Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.A quantif little hope/chance peu d'espoir/de chances ; little damage was done il y avait peu de dégâts ; we've made little progress nous avons fait peu de progrès ; there's so little time il y a si peu de temps ; too little money trop peu or pas assez d'argent ; there's little sense ou point ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; he speaks little German il ne parle presque pas allemand ; little or no influence/training presque pas d'influence/de formation ; little or no time/money presque pas de temps/d'argent ; with no little difficulty non sans mal ; I have little time ou sympathy for cheats je ne supporte pas les tricheurs ; I see little of Paul these days je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment ; ⇒ chance.B pron taste a little goûtez-en un peu ; save a little for me gardes-en un peu pour moi ; I only ate a little je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu ; a little of the money un peu de l'argent ; the little I saw wasn't very good le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien ; I did what little I could j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu ; he remembers very little il ne se souvient pas bien ; little of what he says is true il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit ; there's little I can do je ne peux pas faire grand-chose ; she did little to help elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider ; I got little out of the lecture je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours ; age has little to do with it l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans ; to do as little as possible faire le moins possible ; to know little about mechanics ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique ; there's little to worry about il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter ; little of note rien de bien particulier ; it says little for his honesty ça en dit long sur son honnêteté ; it says very little for her ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur ; little or nothing quasiment rien ; ⇒ help.C adv1 ( rarely) [say, speak, sleep, eat, laugh] peu ; I go there very little j'y vais très peu ; she visits them as little as possible elle leur rend visite le moins souvent possible ; his books are little read on ne le lit plus guère ;2 (hardly, scarcely) to be little changed ne pas avoir beaucoup changé ; the next results were little better les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs ; little more than an hour ago il y a à peine une heure ; it's little short of madness cela frise la folie ; a little-known novel un roman peu connu ;3 ( not at all) little did she realize that the watch was stolen elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte que la montre était volée ; I little thought ou supposed that he would do it je n'aurais jamais cru qu'il le ferait ; little did they know that ils étaient bien loin de se douter que ; little do you know! si tu savais!D a little (bit) adv phr ( slightly) un peu ; a little (bit) anxious/surprised un peu inquiet/surpris ; a little less/more un peu moins/plus ; stay a little longer reste encore un peu ; I was not a little surprised/offended j'étais plutôt surpris/vexé ; ‘I'm a genius,’ he said, not a little proudly ‘je suis un génie,’ a-t-il dit, non sans fierté.E as little as adv phr for as little as 10 dollars a day pour seulement 10 dollars par jour ; it can cost as little as £60 cela coûte seulement 60 livres sterling ; I like Henry as little as you do je n'aime Henry guère plus que toi.II.1 ( small) petit (before n) ; a little house une petite maison ; a little something un petit quelque chose ; poor little thing pauvre petit/-e m/f ; a little old lady une petite vieille dame ; she's a nice little thing elle est adorable ;2 ( young) [brother, sister, boy, girl] petit (before n) ; when I was little quand j'étais petit ; the baboon and its little ones le babouin et ses petits ; Mrs Carter and all the little Carters Madame Carter et tous ses enfants ;3 (feeble, weak) [gesture, nod, smile] petit (before n) ; a little voice said… une petite voix dit… ;4 ( lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n) ;5 (expressing scorn, contempt) he's a little despot c'est un vrai petit tyran ; a poky little flat un petit appartement minable ; a nasty little boy un méchant petit garçon ;6 ( short) [nap, snooze] petit (before n) ; a little holiday quelques jours de vacances ; a little break une petite pause ; I'll walk with you a little way je ferai un bout de chemin avec toi ; stay a little while reste un moment ; a little while longer encore un peu.little by little petit à petit ; to make little of ( disparage) ne pas faire grand cas de [achievement, victory] ; ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech, report] ; ⇒ fancy, learning, too. Pour le comparatif et le superlatif on préférera les formes smaller et smallest à littler and littlest. -
95 begreifen
(unreg.)I v/t1. understand; intellektuell: auch grasp; (Metaphysisches etc.) auch apprehend; hast du das endlich begriffen? have you got that into your head?; hast du mich begriffen? do I make myself clear?; begreif doch endlich, was hier gespielt wird! just try to understand what’s going on here!; ich begann zu begreifen, dass... I began to realize that...; es ist kaum zu begreifen it’s almost incomprehensible; das kann ich eben nicht begreifen that’s what I can’t understand; das begreife, wer will it makes no sense to me2. (ansehen) see; jemanden / etw. als etw. begreifen see s.o. / s.th. as s.th., view s.o. / s.th. as s.th.4. Dial. (anfassen) touchII v/i understand, catch on umg.; schnell / langsam begreifen be quick / slow on the uptake* * *das Begreifenconception; uptake* * *be|grei|fen ptp begri\#ffen [bə'grɪfn] irreg1. vt1) (= verstehen) to understand; Aufgabe, Problemstellung, Zusammenhang to understand, to grasp, to comprehend; jdn, jds Handlung or Haltung to understand, to comprehend; Sinn, Notwendigkeit, (Schwierigkeit einer) Lage auch to see, to appreciateer begriff nicht, worum es ging — he didn't understand or comprehend what it was about
es ist kaum zu begréífen — it's almost incomprehensible
wie kann man Gott/die Unendlichkeit begréífen? — how can one comprehend God/infinity?
2) (= auffassen, interpretieren) to view, to see3)(
geh: = einschließen) begréífen — to encompass or include sth4) (dial = anfassen) to touch2. vito understand, to comprehendleicht or schnell begréífen — to be quick on the uptake
schwer or langsam begréífen — to be slow on the uptake
3. vrto be understandableeine solche Tat lässt sich nicht leicht begréífen — such an action cannot be easily understood
See:→ auch begriffen* * *1) (to understand.) apprehend2) (to understand.) comprehend3) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) conceive4) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) grasp* * *be·grei·fen *I. vt1. (verstehen)hast du es endlich begriffen? have you grasped it [or fam got the hang of it] at last?kaum zu \begreifen sein to be incomprehensibleich begreife nicht ganz, was du damit meinst I don't quite get what you're driving atich begreife nicht, wie man so dumm sein kann I don't understand how someone can be so stupid▪ \begreifen, dass... to realize that...begreifst du denn nicht, dass das keinen Sinn hat? don't you realize [or can't you see] there's no sense in that?er begriff langsam, dass sie ihn verlassen hatte he began to comprehend [or it began to sink in] that she had left him2. (Verständnis haben)▪ jdn/etw \begreifen to understand sbbegreife das, wer will! that's [or it's] beyond [or that beats] me!3. (für etw halten)▪ etw als etw \begreifen to regard [or see] [or view] sth as sthbegriffen? understood?, got it? famlangsam/schnell \begreifen to be slow/quick on the uptakeIII. vr1. (verstehen)ich begreife mich selbst nicht, wie konnte ich das nur zulassen? it is incomprehensible to me how I could have allowed that* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) understand; understand, grasp, comprehend <connection, problem, meaning>er konnte nicht begreifen, was geschehen war — he could not grasp what had happened
2.das begreife, wer will — it's beyond me
intransitives Verb understandschnell od. leicht/langsam od. schwer begreifen — be quick/ slow on the uptake; be quick/slow to grasp things
* * *begreifen (irr)A. v/t1. understand; intellektuell: auch grasp; (Metaphysisches etc) auch apprehend;hast du das endlich begriffen? have you got that into your head?;hast du mich begriffen? do I make myself clear?;begreif doch endlich, was hier gespielt wird! just try to understand what’s going on here!;ich begann zu begreifen, dass … I began to realize that …;es ist kaum zu begreifen it’s almost incomprehensible;das kann ich eben nicht begreifen that’s what I can’t understand;das begreife, wer will it makes no sense to me2. (ansehen) see;jemanden/etwas als etwas begreifen see sb/sth as sth, view sb/sth as sth3. geh, obs (einschließen) include;etwas in sich (dat)begreifen include sth4. dial (anfassen) touchB. v/i understand, catch on umg;schnell/langsam begreifen be quick/slow on the uptakeC. v/r:sich als jemanden/etwas begreifen see o.s. as sb/sth* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) understand; understand, grasp, comprehend <connection, problem, meaning>er konnte nicht begreifen, was geschehen war — he could not grasp what had happened
2.das begreife, wer will — it's beyond me
intransitives Verb understandschnell od. leicht/langsam od. schwer begreifen — be quick/ slow on the uptake; be quick/slow to grasp things
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96 moralité
moralité [mɔʀalite]feminine nouna. ( = mœurs) morals• d'une moralité douteuse [personne] of doubtful moralsb. [d'histoire] moral• moralité: il ne faut jamais mentir ! the moral is: never tell lies!• moralité, j'ai eu une indigestion (inf) the result was that I had indigestion* * *mɔʀalite1) (de personne, société) morals (pl), moral standards (pl)2) (d'œuvre, action) morality3) ( leçon) moralmoralité, ne faites confiance à personne — the moral is, don't trust anybody
* * *mɔʀalite nf1) [action, attitude] morality2) (conduite admise) morals pl3) (= conclusion, enseignement) moral* * *moralité nf1 (de personne, société) morals (pl), moral standards (pl); un individu d'une moralité douteuse an individual with dubious morals; n'avoir aucune moralité to have no sense of right and wrong; il n'y a plus de moralité there's no sense of right and wrong any more; quelle moralité! how immoral!;2 (d'œuvre, action) morality; la moralité publique public morality;3 ( leçon) moral; moralité, ne faites confiance à personne the moral is, don't trust anybody.[mɔralite] nom féminind'une haute moralité highly moral ou ethical3. [conclusion]moralité, il faut toujours... and the moral (of the story) is, you must always... -
97 a nu avea nici un sens
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98 adventure
[əd'venʧə] 1. сущ.1) приключениеreal / ultimate adventure — настоящее приключение
breathtaking / exciting / thrilling adventure — захватывающее приключение
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — "Приключения Шерлока Холмса"
sense / spirit of adventure — дух приключенчества; страсть к неизведанному, необычному, таящему опасность
adventure story — приключенческий роман; рассказ или повесть о приключениях
gourmet meals that are an adventure in dining — изысканные блюда, которых вы раньше никогда не пробовали
Along the way he had a great many adventures. — В пути с ним произошло множество приключений.
I got back to my inn without any adventure. — На обратном пути в гостиницу со мной не произошло ничего необычного.
But soon after this they met with an adventure which deserves record. — Но вскоре после этого с ними произошла история, заслуживающая отдельного рассказа.
From travels in search of head-hunting tribes in Indonesia to trekking across India on an elephant, his life has been one big adventure. — Начиная с путешествий по Индонезии в поисках племён охотников за скальпами и заканчивая походом по Индии верхом на слонах, его жизнь была одним большим приключением.
Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure. — Искусство процветает там, где есть страсть к неизведанному.
You get a sense of adventure, of exploring unknown territory and not knowing what you're going to find. — У тебя возникает ощущение приключения, как будто ты вступаешь в область неизведанного, не знаешь, что тебя ждёт впереди.
...the spirit of adventure that had been my curse… —...страсть к неизведанному, которая всегда была моей бедой…
I felt the spirit of adventure quicken within me. — Я чувствовал(а), как во мне пробуждается дух приключенчества.
adventure holiday — отпуск, связанный с активным отдыхом (например, поездка на сафари, поход на лошадях)
2) коммерческая спекуляция; рискованный или сомнительный проект (в бизнесе, международных делах); авантюра2. гл.; книжн.а) рисковать (чем-л.)You must take care not to adventure yourself single-handed against the combined forces of those bandits. — Ты не должен подвергать себя риску, выступая в одиночку против этих бандитов.
Syn:б) отваживаться, рискнуть (отправиться куда-л., сказать / сделать что-л.)I adventured out of the house. — Я рискнул выйти на улицу.
"Did he tell you about us?" she adventured, cautiously. — "Он рассказал тебе о нас?" - отважилась она спросить.
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99 нет смысла
1) General subject: there is no point in doing (smth.) (делать что-л.), it's no use (+ Герундий), it's no use crying over spilt milk ( нет смысла плакать над пролитым молоком, что сделано, то сделано)2) Colloquial: there is no use...3) Mathematics: it is no use, it is no use (Нет смысла вдаваться во все детали (...)), there is no sense4) Cliche: there is no use (...) (giving her advice) (давать ей совет и т.д.;...)5) Makarov: there is no point -
100 urgency
['ɜːdʒənsɪ]nome (of situation, appeal, request) urgenza f.to do sth. as a matter of urgency — fare qcs. d'urgenza
* * *noun (need for immediate action, speed etc: This is a matter of great urgency.) urgenza* * *urgency /ˈɜ:dʒənsɪ/n. [uc]1 urgenza: the urgency of the situation, l'urgenza della situazione; a matter of the utmost urgency, una faccenda della massima urgenza; There is no sense of urgency in tackling global warming, non c'è nessun senso di urgenza nell'affrontare il problema del riscaldamento globale3 (med.) tenesmo vescicale.* * *['ɜːdʒənsɪ]nome (of situation, appeal, request) urgenza f.to do sth. as a matter of urgency — fare qcs. d'urgenza
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There — There, adv. [OE. ther, AS. [eth][=ae]r; akin to D. daar, G. da, OHG. d[=a]r, Sw. & Dan. der, Icel. & Goth. [thorn]ar, Skr. tarhi then, and E. that. [root]184. See {That}, pron.] 1. In or at that place. [They] there left me and my man, both bound… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sense — ► NOUN 1) any of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch, by which the body perceives an external stimulus. 2) a feeling that something is the case. 3) (sense of) awareness or appreciation of or sensitivity to: a sense of… … English terms dictionary
sense — [[t]se̱ns[/t]] ♦ senses, sensing, sensed 1) N COUNT Your senses are the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. → See also sixth sense She stared at him again, unable to believe the evidence of her senses. ...a keen sense… … English dictionary
sense — sense1 W1S1 [sens] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: sens, from Latin sensus, from sentire to feel ] 1.) a feeling about something sense of ▪ Afterwards I felt a great sense of relief. ▪ She has a strong sense of loyalty … Dictionary of contemporary English
sense — sense1 [ sens ] noun *** 1. ) count sense of a strong feeling or belief about yourself: Winning an award would give me a great sense of achievement. They say they are dealing with the problem, but there seems to be no sense of urgency. a sense of … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sense — I UK [sens] / US noun Word forms sense : singular sense plural senses *** 1) [singular] a strong feeling or belief about yourself sense of: Winning an award would give me a great sense of achievement. They say they are dealing with the problem,… … English dictionary
sense — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sight, hearing, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, developed, good, keen ▪ Raccoons have a highly developed sense of touch. ▪ poor ▪ … Collocations dictionary
sense — 1 /sens/ noun JUDGMENT/UNDERSTANDING 1 (U) good understanding and judgment, especially about practical things: have the sense to do sth: You should have had the sense to turn off the electricity before touching the wires. see also: common sense 2 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sense*/*/*/ — [sens] noun I 1) [U] a reasonable way of thinking about something or doing something They must have had the sense to park the car in the shade.[/ex] There s no sense in going ahead until the costs have been agreed.[/ex] 2) [C] a feeling or belief … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sense — /sens/, n., v., sensed, sensing. n. 1. any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body. 2. these faculties collectively. 3. their operation… … Universalium
sense — [[t]sɛns[/t]] n. v. sensed, sens•ing 1) phl any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body 2) phl these faculties collectively 3) phl their … From formal English to slang