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61 préparer
préparer [pʀepaʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbb. [+ examen] to study forc. ( = habituer, entraîner) préparer qn à qch/à faire qch to prepare sb for sth/to do sthd. ( = réserver) préparer qch à qn to have sth in store for sb2. reflexive verbb. ( = approcher) [orage] to be brewing* * *pʀepaʀe
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1) ( apprêter) to prepare [affaires, chambre, cours, loi, plat, surprise] ( pour for); to get [something] ready [vêtements, outils, dossier] ( pour for); to prepare, to plan [réunion, spectacle]; to plan [vacances, avenir]; to prepare for [rentrée]; to draw up [projet]; to hatch [complot]; to prepare, to lay [piège]il est en train de préparer le dîner — he's getting dinner ready, he's fixing dinner US
préparer le terrain — fig to prepare the ground
2) ( mettre en condition) to prepare [personne, pays, économie] (à for)3) École, Université to prepare for, to study for [examen, concours]4) Technologie to dress [laine, cuir]5) Culinaire to dress [poisson, volaille]
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se préparer verbe pronominal1) ( s'apprêter) [personne] to get ready2) ( se mettre en condition) to prepare (à for)3) ( être imminent) [orage, malheurs] to be brewing; [changements] to be in the offingil se prépare quelque chose de louche — something fishy (colloq) is going on
4) ( faire pour soi)se préparer une tasse de thé — to make ou fix US oneself a cup of tea
* * *pʀepaʀe vt1) [café, petit-déjeuner] to make, to prepareJe vais préparer le café. — I'll make the coffee.
2) [repas] to make, to cookElle prépare le dîner. — She's making dinner., She's cooking dinner.
3) [voyage, entreprise] to planpréparer qch à qn [surprise] — to plan sth for sb
4)préparer qn à [nouvelle] — to prepare sb for
5) [examen] to prepare forLaure prépare son examen d'économie. — Laure's preparing for her economics exam.
* * *préparer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( apprêter) to prepare [affaires, chambre, cours, loi, discours, plat, surprise] (pour for); to get [sth] ready [vêtements, outils, dossier, documents] (pour for); to prepare, to plan [réunion, campagne électorale, spectacle]; to plan [vacances, avenir]; to prepare for [rentrée, transition]; to draw up [projet]; to hatch [complot]; to prepare, to lay [piège]; il est en train de préparer le dîner he's getting dinner ready, he's fixing dinner US; préparer le terrain fig to prepare the ground; il est en train de préparer un mauvais coup he's cooking something up○; il prépare un livre/un disque pour l'année prochaine he's working on a book to be published/a record to be released next year; tu me prépareras mon costume pour demain? would you get my suit ready for tomorrow?; des plats préparés ready-to-eat meals; je me demande ce que l'avenir nous prépare I wonder what the future has in store for us; il a l'air bizarre en ce moment, je me demande ce qu'il nous prépare he's been acting oddly recently, I wonder what he's up to; toutes ces grèves, ça nous prépare une belle pagaille○! with all these strikes we're in for complete chaos!; il nous prépare une bonne grippe○ he's coming down with the flu; préparer ses effets [comédien, orateur] to time one's effects;2 ( mettre en condition) to prepare [personne, pays, économie] (à for); préparer qn à un examen to prepare sb for an exam; préparer qn à une épreuve sportive to coach sb for a (sports) competition; être bien/mal préparé à qch to be well-/ill-prepared for sth; l'éducation devrait préparer à la vie education should be a preparation for life; essaie de la préparer avant de lui annoncer la nouvelle try and break the news to her gently; préparer qn à faire to prepare sb to do; ses parents ne l'ont pas préparé à affronter le monde extérieur his parents did not prepare him for the world;3 Scol, Univ to prepare for, to study for [examen, concours]; il prépare une école d'ingénieurs he's studying for the engineering school entrance examinations;4 Tech to dress [laine, cuir];5 Culin to dress [poisson, volaille].B se préparer vpr1 ( s'apprêter) [personne] to get ready (pour qch for sth; à faire to do); je me préparais à sortir quand le téléphone a sonné I was just getting ready to go out when the phone rang; l'armée se prépare à envahir le pays voisin the army is getting ready ou gearing up○ to invade the neighbouringGB country;2 ( se mettre en condition) to prepare (à for); l'athlète s'est préparé pour la course the athlete prepared for ou trained for the race; se préparer pour un examen to prepare for ou study for an exam; se préparer à qch/à faire qch to prepare for sth/to do sth; se préparer au pire to prepare for the worst; je ne m'étais pas préparé à cette éventualité I was not prepared for this to happen; prépare-toi à recevoir une mauvaise nouvelle prepare yourself for some bad news; la population se prépare à passer un rude hiver the people are preparing for a harsh winter;3 ( être imminent) [orage, malheurs, troubles] to be brewing; [changements] to be in the offing; un remaniement ministériel se prépare a cabinet reshuffle is in the offing; un coup d'État se prépare dans le pays a coup d'état is imminent in the country; il se prépare quelque chose de louche something fishy○ is going on;4 ( faire pour soi) se préparer une tasse de thé/de la soupe to make ou fix US oneself a cup of tea/some soup.[prepare] verbe transitif1. [réaliser - plat] to prepare, to make ; [ - sandwich] to prepare, to make ; [ - médicament, cataplasme] to prepare2. [rendre prêt - valise] to pack ; [ - repas, chambre, champ] to prepare, to get ready ; [ - peaux, laine] to dress ; [ - document] to prepare, to draw up (separable)préparez la monnaie, s'il vous plaît please have change readyplats tout préparés precooked ou ready-cooked mealspoulet tout préparé oven-ready ou dressed chickena. (sens propre) to prepare the ground ou to lay the ground (for)elle avait préparé sa réponse she'd got her ou an answer ready4. [travailler à - œuvre] to be preparing, to be working on ; [ - examen] to be preparing for ; [ - épreuve sportive] to be in training foril prépare une grande école he's studying for the entrance exam to a `Grande École'5. [former - élève] to prepare ; [ - athlète] to train6. [habituer] to accustom————————se préparer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [s'apprêter] to get readyle temps qu'elle se prépare, on aura raté la séance by the time she's ready, we'll have missed the show2. [s'entraîner] to trainse préparer pour Roland-Garros to train ou to prepare for the French Open tennis tournament————————se préparer verbe pronominal intransitif————————se préparer verbe pronominal transitif————————se préparer à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [être disposé à] to be ready ou prepared for2. [être sur le point de] to be about to -
62 irse al traste
figurado to fall through* * *to fall through, be ruined* * *(v.) = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spoutEx. Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.Ex. I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.Ex. No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting.Ex. These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable.Ex. The reason this country is going to shit is because we're not willing to give up our creature comforts, not willing to get off our asses and do something about it.Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.* * *(v.) = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spoutEx: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.Ex: No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting.Ex: These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable.Ex: The reason this country is going to shit is because we're not willing to give up our creature comforts, not willing to get off our asses and do something about it.Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays. -
63 net
net, nette [nεt]1. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = propre) [surface, ongles, mains] clean ; [intérieur, travail, copie] neatb. (opposé à "brut") [bénéfice, prix, poids] netc. ( = clair) clear ; [refus] flat before n ; [situation, position] clear-cut ; [ligne, contour, image] sharp ; [cassure, coupure] cleand. ( = marqué) marked2. adverba. ( = brusquement) [s'arrêter] deadb. ( = franchement) [refuser] flatlyc. (Business) net• il gagne 40 000 € net he earns 40,000 euros net* * *
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nette nɛt adjectif1) Économie, Finance ( après déductions) netprix/salaire net — net price/salary
2) [changement, augmentation] marked; [baisse] sharp; [tendance, odeur] distinct3) [personne, victoire, souvenir] clear; [situation] clear-cut; [écriture] neat; [cassure] clean4) ( propre) lit [maison, vêtement] neat; [mains] clean; fig [personne] clean; [conscience] clear5) (colloq) ( lucide)pas (très) net — not quite with it (colloq)
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adverbe [s'arrêter] dead; [tuer] outright; [refuser] flatly; [dire] straight out
3.
nom masculin2) ( propre)* * *nɛt nmINTERNET* * *A adj1 Compta, Écon, Fin ( après déductions) net; prix/salaire net net price/salary; augmentation/perte nette net increase/loss; net d'impôt net of tax; créations nettes d'emplois net job creation; immigration nette net immigration;2 ( notable) [changement, augmentation, recul] marked; [baisse] sharp; [tendance, odeur] distinct; ralentissement encore plus net even more marked slowdown;3 ( clair) [personne, victoire, réponse, relation] clear; [situation] clear-cut; il a été très net à ce sujet he was very clear on this subject; il y a un net rapport entre les phénomènes there's a clear relationship between the phenomena; en avoir le cœur net to be clear in one's mind about it;4 ( distinct) [souvenir, voix, forme] clear; [écriture] neat; [cassure, coupure] clean; avoir la nette impression que to have the distinct impression that;7 ○( lucide) pas (très) net not quite with it○.B adv [s'arrêter] dead; [tuer] outright; [refuser] flatly; [dire] straight out; refuser tout net to refuse point blank; la corde a cassé net the rope snapped; la clé s'est cassée net the key snapped in two.C nm1 Compta, Écon, Fin ( revenu) net income; ( bénéfices) net earnings (pl); augmentation de 2% en net net 2% increase;3 ( clair) mettre les choses au net to set matters straight.2. [pur - peau, vin] clear3. [bien défini] clearelle a une diction nette she speaks ou articulates clearlyj'ai la nette impression que... I have the distinct ou clear impression that...il veut t'épouser, c'est net! he wants to marry you, that's obvious!net de tout droit exempt ou free from duty6. (familier & locution)pas net [équivoque]: cette histoire n'est pas nette there's something fishy ou not kosher about this businessa. [suspect] there's something shifty ou shady about that guyb. [fou] that guy's a bit funny ou weirdnet adjectif invariablenet adverbe1. [brutalement]couper ou casser net avec quelqu'un to break with somebody completelyje gagne 200 euros net par semaine ou 200 euros par semaine net I take home ou my take-home pay is 200 euros a weekau net locution adverbiale -
64 Frieden
m; -s, -1. (Ggs. Krieg) peace; Zeit: (time of) peace, peacetime; Frieden schließen make peace; den Frieden bewahren keep the peace3. (Ggs. Streit, Ärger) peace; (Einklang) harmony; häuslicher / öffentlicher Frieden domestic harmony / (public) peace; innerer / sozialer Frieden POL. internal peace, peace at home / social peace; Frieden stiften zwischen make peace between; in Frieden mit jemandem leben live at peace with s.o.; seinen Frieden machen mit make one’s peace with; um des lieben Friedens willen for the sake of peace (and quiet); lass uns Frieden schließen let’s make peace, let’s let bygones be bygones4. (Ruhe) peace, tranquil(l)ity; in der Natur etc.: peacefulness; innerer Frieden einer Person: peace of mind; ich will nur meinen Frieden haben I just want my peace and quiet; lass mich in Frieden! leave me alone; lass mich mit dem Unsinn in Frieden! stop pestering me with that nonsense (of yours); er gibt keinen Frieden oder er kann nie Frieden geben he gives me no peace, he won’t leave me in peace; dem Frieden traue ich nicht things are a bit too peaceful for my liking, things are suspiciously quiet; (er) ruhe in Frieden (may he) rest in peace* * *der Friedenquietude; peace* * *Frie|den ['friːdn]m -s, -1) peaceein langer, ungestörter Fríéden — a long period of uninterrupted peace
im Fríéden — in peacetime, in time of peace
in Fríéden und Freiheit leben — to live at peace and in freedom
im tiefsten Fríéden — (living) in perfect tranquillity
seit letztem Jahr herrscht in dieser Gegend Fríéden — this region has been at peace since last year
seinen Fríéden mit jdm/etw machen — to make one's peace with sb/sth
zwischen +dat between)Fríéden stiften — to make peace (
2) (= Friedensschluss) peace; (= Vertrag) peace treatyder Westfälische Fríéden (Hist) — the Peace of Westphalia
den Fríéden diktieren — to dictate the peace terms
über den Fríéden verhandeln — to hold peace negotiations
den Fríéden einhalten — to keep the peace, to keep to the peace agreement
3) (= Harmonie) peace, tranquillitysozialer Fríéden — social harmony
der häusliche Fríéden — domestic harmony
in Fríéden und Freundschaft or Eintracht leben — to live in peace and harmony or tranquillity
4) (= Ruhe) peacejdn in Fríéden lassen — to leave sb in peace
sein schlechtes Gewissen ließ ihn keinen Fríéden mehr finden — his guilty conscience gave him no peace
ich traue dem Fríéden nicht (inf) — something (fishy) is going on (inf)
* * *der1) ((sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war: Does our country want peace or war?; ( also adjective) a peace treaty.) peace2) (freedom from disturbance; quietness: I need some peace and quiet.) peace* * *Frie·den<-s, ->[ˈfri:dn̩]m1. (Gegenteil von Krieg) peacedauerhafter \Frieden lasting [or enduring] peacesozialer \Frieden social harmony[mit jdm] \Frieden schließen to make peace [with sb]im \Frieden in peacetime, in time[s] of peacein \Frieden leben to live in peace2. (Friedensschluss) peace treatyden \Frieden diktieren to dictate the peace termsüber den \Frieden verhandeln to hold peace negotiationsder Westfälische \Frieden HIST the Peace of Westphalia3. (Harmonie) peace, tranquillityder häusliche \Frieden domestic harmony\Frieden [zwischen jdm] stiften to bring about peace [between sb], to reconcile sb4. (Ruhe) peace [and quiet], peace of mindum des lieben \Friedens willen (fam) for the sake of peace and quietseinen \Frieden finden to be at peacejdn in \Frieden lassen to leave sb in peacelasst mich mit eurem Klatsch in \Frieden! spare me your gossip![er/sie] ruhe in \Frieden! [may he/she] rest in peace, RIP, requiescat in pace form* * *der; Friedens, Frieden peaceFrieden schließen/stiften — make peace
lass mich in Frieden! — (ugs.) leave me in peace!; leave me alone!
ich traue dem Frieden nicht — (ugs.) it's too good to be true
* * *Frieden schließen make peace;den Frieden bewahren keep the peace2. (Friedensvertrag) peace treaty;den Frieden diktieren dictate peace terms (+dat to)häuslicher/öffentlicher Frieden domestic harmony/(public) peace;innerer/sozialer Frieden POL internal peace, peace at home/social peace;Frieden stiften zwischen make peace between;in Frieden mit jemandem leben live at peace with sb;seinen Frieden machen mit make one’s peace with;um des lieben Friedens willen for the sake of peace (and quiet);lass uns Frieden schließen let’s make peace, let’s let bygones be bygonesinnerer Frieden einer Person: peace of mind;ich will nur meinen Frieden haben I just want my peace and quiet;lass mich in Frieden! leave me alone;lass mich mit dem Unsinn in Frieden! stop pestering me with that nonsense (of yours);er kann nie Frieden geben he gives me no peace, he won’t leave me in peace;dem Frieden traue ich nicht things are a bit too peaceful for my liking, things are suspiciously quiet;(er) ruhe in Frieden (may he) rest in peace* * *der; Friedens, Frieden peaceFrieden schließen/stiften — make peace
lass mich in Frieden! — (ugs.) leave me in peace!; leave me alone!
ich traue dem Frieden nicht — (ugs.) it's too good to be true
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65 hay gato encerrado
• it smells fishy• something smells bad• there's nothing to be done about it• there's something fishy here• this instant -
66 şüphe
"1. doubt; suspicion. 2. uncertainty. - bırakmak to leave a doubt or suspicion in one´s mind. -ye düşmek to become suspicious, begin to suspect something; to begin to have doubts. - etmek /dan/ to suspect; to get suspicious about; to doubt, be in doubt about. - götürmek (for a thing) to have something dubious about it: Bu işin şüphe götürür bir tarafı yok. There´s nothing fishy about this job. - kurdu (a) gnawing doubt. - yok./- mi var? colloq. There´s no doubt about it." -
67 quadrare
[kwa'drare]1. vt1) Geom to square2) Contabilità to balance, tally2. vi(
fig : corrispondere) quadrare (con) — to correspond (with)qui c'è qualcosa che non quadra — there's something here that doesn't add up, there's something wrong here
quel tipo non mi quadra fam — there's something fishy o I don't like about that guy
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68 no tiene remedio
• no trespassing• no use crying over spilt milk• there's nothing left but ruins• there's nothing that can be done about it• there's nothing to be done about it• there's something fishy going on -
69 Frieden
Frie·den <-s, -> [ʼfri:dn̩] m1) ( Gegenteil von Krieg) peace;dauerhafter \Frieden lasting [or enduring] peace;sozialer \Frieden social harmony;[mit jdm] \Frieden schließen to make peace [with sb];im \Frieden in peacetime, in time[s] of peace;in \Frieden leben to live in peace2) ( Friedensschluss) peace treaty;den \Frieden diktieren to dictate the peace terms;über den \Frieden verhandeln to hold peace negotiations;der Westfälische \Frieden hist the Peace of Westphalia3) ( Harmonie) peace, tranquillity;der häusliche \Frieden domestic harmony;seinen \Frieden mit jdm machen ( geh) to make one's peace with sb;\Frieden [zwischen jdm] stiften to bring about peace [between sb], to reconcile sb4) ( Ruhe) peace [and quiet], peace of mind;um des lieben \Friedens willen ( fam) for the sake of peace and quiet;seinen \Frieden finden to be at peace;jdn in \Frieden lassen to leave sb in peace;lasst mich mit eurem Klatsch in \Frieden! spare me your gossip!; -
70 Wurm
1. Wurm <-[e]s, Würmer> [vʊrm, pl ʼvʏrmɐ] mWürmer haben to have worms;der Hund leidet an Würmern the dog has got worms;in dem Holz ist der \Wurm the wood has got woodwormWENDUNGEN:jdm die Würmer [einzeln] aus der Nase ziehen ( fam) to drag it all out of sb;da ist [o sitzt] der \Wurm drin ( fam) there's something fishy ( fam); [or not quite right] about it2. Wurm <-[e]s, Würmer> [vʊrm, pl ʼvʏrmɐ] nt( kleines Wesen) little mite -
71 dudoso
adj.1 doubtful, insecure, in doubt, hesitant.2 doubtful, uncertain, unlikely, improbable.3 dubious, arguable, doubtable, doubtful.4 of dubious origin, fishy, louche.* * *► adjetivo1 (incierto) doubtful, uncertain2 (vacilante) hesitant, undecided3 (sospechoso) suspicious, dubious4 (poco seguro) questionable* * *(f. - dudosa)adj.1) doubtful2) dubious3) questionable* * *dudoso, -a1. ADJ1) (=incierto) [diagnóstico, futuro] doubtful, uncertain; [resultado] indecisivede origen dudoso — of doubtful o uncertain origin
aún es dudosa su colaboración — it's still uncertain whether he will collaborate, his collaboration is still uncertain
2) (=vacilante) [persona] hesitantestar dudoso — to be undecided, be in two minds
3) (=sospechoso) [actuación, dinero, reputación] dubiousel empleo de tácticas dudosas — the use of suspect o dubious tactics
2.SM / Fel voto de los dudosos — the "undecided" vote
* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it
b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubiousc) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *= suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.Ex. The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.Ex. On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.Ex. It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.Ex. This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.Ex. This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.Ex. Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.Ex. Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.Ex. I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.Ex. An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex. But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.----* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* estar dudoso = be doubtful.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* ser dudoso = be doubtful.* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it
b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubiousc) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *= suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.Ex: The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.
Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.Ex: It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.Ex: This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.Ex: This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.Ex: Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.Ex: I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex: But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* estar dudoso = be doubtful.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* ser dudoso = be doubtful.* * *dudoso -sa1 (incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso it's doubtful, I doubt itsu participación aún está dudosa it is still uncertain whether they will take partes dudoso que cumpla su promesa it's doubtful o I doubt whether he'll keep his promise2 ‹costumbres/moral› dubious, questionable; ‹victoria› dubiousuna campaña publicitaria de dudoso gusto an advertising campaign in dubious o doubtful tasteuna decisión dudosa a doubtful o dubious decision3 (indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *
dudoso◊ -sa adjetivo
dudoso,-a adjetivo
1 (poco probable) unlikely, doubtful
(incierto) los orígenes de la creación son dudosos, the origins of creation are uncertain
(con pocas garantías) la atribución a Velázquez es dudosa, the attribution to Velazquez is doubtful
2 (indeciso, vacilante) undecided: estaba dudoso, he was hesitant
3 (turbio) dubious
' dudoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dudosa
- incierto
- oscuro
English:
bad debt
- borderline
- doubtful
- dubious
- moot
- questionable
- touch
- uncertain
- border
* * *dudoso, -a adj1. [improbable] doubtful;una palabra de origen dudoso a word of doubtful origin;lo veo dudoso I doubt it;ser dudoso (que) to be doubtful (whether), to be unlikely (that);es dudoso que asista a la reunión it's unlikely (that) he'll attend the meeting, it's doubtful whether he'll attend the meeting2. [vacilante] hesitant, indecisive;estaba dudoso sobre qué hacer she was unsure about what to do3. [sospechoso] questionable, dubious;un individuo de dudosa reputación an individual of dubious reputation;una broma de gusto dudoso a joke in questionable taste;un penalti dudoso a dubious penalty* * *adj1 ( incierto) doubtful, dubious2 ( indeciso) hesitant* * *dudoso, -sa adj1) : doubtful2) : dubious, questionable♦ dudosamente adv* * *dudoso adj (en general) doubtfulestoy dudoso, no sé qué coche elegir I'm doubtful, I don't know which car to choose -
72 dahinter
Adv.2. fig.: dahinter sein oder stehen be behind it; unterstützend: auch (fully) support it; es ist oder steckt oder steht was dahinter Positives: there’s something in it; heimliche Absicht: there’s more to it than that, there’s something funny ( oder fishy) about it umg.; sie redet viel, aber es ist oder steckt nichts / nicht viel dahinter umg. there’s nothing / not much to ( oder behind) it; weiß man schon, ob die Mafia dahinter steckt? umg. is it known (yet) whether the mafia is involved?; sich dahinter klemmen oder knien oder setzen umg. (anstrengen) buckle down to s.th., pull one’s finger out; klemm dich doch mal dahinter umg. make a bit of an effort, can’t you?; dahinter kommen umg. (herausfinden) get to the bottom of it, find out (about it), Brit. auch suss it out; (es kapieren) get it, cotton on, Brit. auch twig; jemandem dahinter kommen umg. suss (Am. figure) s.o. out* * *behind* * *da|hịn|ter [da'hɪntɐ] (emph) ['daːhɪntɐ]advda ist schon etwas dahinter (fig) — there's something in that
(da ist) nichts dahinter (fig) — there's nothing behind it
2) (= danach) beyond* * *da·hin·ter[daˈhɪntɐ]1. (hinter dem/der) behind it/that/them etc.was sich wohl \dahinter verbirgt? I wonder what's behind that?2. (anschließend) beyond3. (fig)es ist nichts \dahinter there's nothing behind [or to] ites ist da was \dahinter there's more to it/him/her etc. than meets the eye* * *ein Haus mit einem Garten dahinter — a house with a garden behind or at the back
sich dahinter klemmen — (ugs.) buckle down to it; pull one's finger out (sl.)
dahinter kommen — (ugs.) find out
dahinter stecken — (ugs.) (als Grund, Urheber) be behind it/them
es steht nichts/nicht viel dahinter — there is nothing/not much to it/them
dahinter stehen — (fig.) be behind it/them
* * *dahinter adv2. fig:steht was dahinter Positives: there’s something in it; heimliche Absicht: there’s more to it than that, there’s something funny ( oder fishy) about it umg;sie redet viel, aberklemm dich doch mal dahinter umg make a bit of an effort, can’t you?;dahinter kommen umg (herausfinden) get to the bottom of it, find out (about it), Br auch suss it out; (es kapieren) get it, cotton on, Br auch twig;* * *ein Haus mit einem Garten dahinter — a house with a garden behind or at the back
sich dahinter klemmen — (ugs.) buckle down to it; pull one's finger out (sl.)
dahinter kommen — (ugs.) find out
dahinter stecken — (ugs.) (als Grund, Urheber) be behind it/them
es steht nichts/nicht viel dahinter — there is nothing/not much to it/them
dahinter stehen — (fig.) be behind it/them
* * *präp.behind prep.behind it expr. -
73 sospechar
v.1 to suspect.sospecho que no lo terminará I doubt whether she'll finish itYo sospecho que no fue ella I suspect that it wasn't her.Ella sospecha la verdad She suspects the truth.2 to suspect to.Ella sospechaba ver algo She suspected to see something.* * *1 (imaginar) to suspect, think, suppose1 (desconfiar) to suspect (de, -)* * *verb* * *1.VT to suspect- fue él el que lo robó -ya lo sospechaba — "it was he who stole it" - "I suspected as much"
2.VIsospechar de algn — to suspect sb, be suspicious of sb
la policía siempre sospechó del marido — the police always suspected the husband, the police were always suspicious of the husband
* * *1.verbo transitivo to suspect2.sospechar visospechar DE alguien — to suspect somebody, have one's suspicions about somebody
* * *= feel + suspicion, suspect, be suspicious, lurk + suspicion.Ex. Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs.Ex. I suspect that this emphasis reflects the desire to have a simple rule that everybody can apply and therefore get out cataloging data quickly and cheaply.Ex. University respondents were suspicious that this formula approach would ultimately be extended to them and to their detriment = Los encuestados universitarios sospechaban que a la larga este fórmula se les aplicaría y les perjudicaría.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.----* hacer sospechar = misgive.* * *1.verbo transitivo to suspect2.sospechar visospechar DE alguien — to suspect somebody, have one's suspicions about somebody
* * *= feel + suspicion, suspect, be suspicious, lurk + suspicion.Ex: Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs.
Ex: I suspect that this emphasis reflects the desire to have a simple rule that everybody can apply and therefore get out cataloging data quickly and cheaply.Ex: University respondents were suspicious that this formula approach would ultimately be extended to them and to their detriment = Los encuestados universitarios sospechaban que a la larga este fórmula se les aplicaría y les perjudicaría.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.* hacer sospechar = misgive.* * *sospechar [A1 ]vtto suspectcreo que sospecha algo I think she suspects something o she's suspicious¡ya me lo sospechaba! just as I suspected!, just as I thought!, I suspected as much!■ sospecharvime hizo sospechar it made me suspicioussospechar DE algn to suspect sb, have one's suspicions ABOUT sb* * *
sospechar ( conjugate sospechar) verbo transitivo
to suspect
verbo intransitivo sospechar DE algn to suspect sb, have one's suspicions about sb
sospechar
I vtr (conjeturar, intuir) to suspect: sospecho que le gustas, I suspect he likes you
II vi (recelar) to suspect: sospechaba de su mujer, he suspected his wife
sospechan que tú lo planeaste todo, they suspect you of planning it all
' sospechar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entrever
- intuir
- malicia
- mosquearse
- mosquear
- motivo
- olerse
- presumir
- temerse
- sobrado
- temer
English:
suspect
- unsuspecting
* * *♦ vt[creer, suponer] to suspect;sospecho que no lo terminará I doubt whether she'll finish it♦ visospechar de to suspect* * *I v/t suspectII v/i be suspicious;sospechar de alguien suspect s.o.* * *sospechar vt: to suspectsospechar vi: to be suspicious* * *sospechar vb to suspect -
74 verdad
intj.right, isn't that right, isn't that so.f.1 truth.decir la verdad to tell the trutha decir verdad to tell the truth¿es verdad? is that true o right?eso no es verdad that isn't true o soen verdad truly, honestlyla verdad, no me importa to tell the truth o to be honest, I don't carela verdad es que no lo sé to be honest, I don't know, I don't really knowcantarle o decirle a alguien cuatro verdades (figurative) to tell somebody a few home truths2 fact (principio aceptado).3 true statement, true thing.* * *1 truth, truthfulness■ es bonita, ¿verdad? she's pretty, isn't she?■ vendrás, ¿verdad? you'll come, won't you?■ hay tres, ¿verdad? there are three, aren't there?\a decir verdad to tell the truthde verdad que... I swear...decir a alguien cuatro verdades familiar to give somebody a piece of one's minden verdad reallyfaltar a la verdad to liela verdad sea dicha to tell the truth¿no es verdad? isn't that so?tan verdad como que es de día / tan verdad como que Dios existe familiar it's as true as I'm standing herela pura verdad the plain truthverdad a medias a half truth* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=veracidad) truthhay una parte de verdad en todo esto — there is some truth o an element of truth in all this
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decir la verdad — to tell the trutha decir verdad, si te digo la verdad — to be honest, to tell you the truth
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en verdad — to be honest, reallyen verdad no sé qué contestarte — to be honest I don't know what to say to you, I really don't know what to say to you
en verdad os digo que seréis recompensados — (Biblia) verily I say unto you, you shall be rewarded
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faltar a la verdad — to be untruthful, be economical with the truth eufhora 2), b)•
en honor a la verdad — to be perfectly honest, in all honesty2)•de verdad — (como adj) real; (como adv) really
¿son de verdad estas balas? — are those real bullets?
-mañana vendré a ayudarte -¿de verdad? — "I'll come and help you tomorrow" - "really?" o"will you?"
de verdad que no me importa ir — I really don't mind going, I don't mind going, honestly o really
3)•es verdad — it's true
¿es verdad que a Diego le ha tocado la lotería? — is it true that Diego has won the lottery?
bien es verdad que es aún pronto para juzgar los resultados — of course, it's too soon to make any judgement about the results
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si bien es verdad que — although, even thoughsi bien es verdad que llevamos poco tiempo aquí, ya puedo decir que... — although o even though we haven't been here long, I can already say that...
4) *(para enfatizar)pues la verdad, no sé — to be honest I don't know, I don't really know
la verdad es que no me gusta mucho — to be honest I don't like it much, I don't really like it much
estás cansado ¿verdad? o¿no es verdad? — you're tired, aren't you?
hace frío ¿verdad? o¿no es verdad? — it's cold, isn't it?
no os gustó ¿verdad? — you didn't like it, did you?
¿verdad que sí fuimos? — we went, didn't we?, we did go, didn't we?
¿verdad que has sido tú? — it was you, wasn't it?
6) (=afirmación verdadera) truth- ser una verdad como un puño* * *1)a) ( veracidad) trutha decir verdad... — to tell you the truth...
la verdad, no lo sé — I don't honestly know
la verdad es que... — the truth is that...
si bien es verdad que... — it might well be true that...
b)de verdad — (loc adv) really; (loc adj) real
c) ( buscando corroboración)es muy guapa ¿verdad? — she's very beautiful, isn't she?
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? — you understand me, don't you?
2) ( enunciado verdadero) trutheso es una gran verdad — that is so true!
cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien — to tell somebody a few home truths
verdades como puños: dice verdades como puños — he isn't afraid to tell the truth
* * *= truth, verity.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. His listeners looked around at each other and acknowledged the verity of his statement by nodding assents.----* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* amigo de verdad = true friend.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.* cuatro verdades = home truth.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de verdad = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* en verdad = in truth, true, in all truth.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* munición de verdad = live ammunition, live munition.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no ser verdad = be untrue.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* ser verdad = be true.* ser verdad de = be true of.* suero de la verdad = truth serum.* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.* ¿verdad? = do you?, do you?, right?, weren't you?, weren't you?.* verdad amarga = home truth.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.* verdad eterna = eternal truth.* verdad evangélica = gospel truth.* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.* verdad obvia = truism.* * *1)a) ( veracidad) trutha decir verdad... — to tell you the truth...
la verdad, no lo sé — I don't honestly know
la verdad es que... — the truth is that...
si bien es verdad que... — it might well be true that...
b)de verdad — (loc adv) really; (loc adj) real
c) ( buscando corroboración)es muy guapa ¿verdad? — she's very beautiful, isn't she?
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? — you understand me, don't you?
2) ( enunciado verdadero) trutheso es una gran verdad — that is so true!
cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien — to tell somebody a few home truths
verdades como puños: dice verdades como puños — he isn't afraid to tell the truth
* * *= truth, verity.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Ex: His listeners looked around at each other and acknowledged the verity of his statement by nodding assents.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* amigo de verdad = true friend.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.* cuatro verdades = home truth.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de verdad = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* en verdad = in truth, true, in all truth.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* munición de verdad = live ammunition, live munition.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no ser verdad = be untrue.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* ser verdad = be true.* ser verdad de = be true of.* suero de la verdad = truth serum.* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.* ¿verdad? = do you?, do you?, right?, weren't you?, weren't you?.* verdad amarga = home truth.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.* verdad eterna = eternal truth.* verdad evangélica = gospel truth.* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.* verdad obvia = truism.* * *A1 (veracidad) truthno sé cuánto habrá de verdad en lo que dice I don't know how much truth there is in what he sayses la pura verdad it's the gospel truthdime la verdad tell me the trutha decir verdad or si te digo la verdad, a mí tampoco me gustó to tell you the truth, I didn't like it eitherla verdad, sólo la verdad y nada más que la verdad the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truthme dijo la verdad a medias she only told me half the truth¿cuántos años tiene? — la verdad, no lo sé how old is he? — I don't honestly know o to tell you the truth, I don't knowla verdad es que me olvidé to be perfectly honest I forgot, the truth is I forgot¿te ayudaron? — la verdad es que no mucho did they help you? — well, frankly not a loten honor a la verdad in all fairnessla verdad de la verdad es que no quiero ir to be quite honest I don't want to go, the truth of the matter is I don't want to go¡eso no es verdad, yo no dije semejante cosa! that's not true, I said no such thing!en verdad os digo que … ( Bib) verily I say unto you …faltar a la verdad to be untruthfulcreer que se está en posesión de la verdad to think one is always rightir con la verdad por delante ( Esp); to be completely honestser verdad de la buena ( fam); to be really true2de verdad: ¿de verdad (que) hiciste eso? did you really do that?¡sí, hombre, de verdad que me gusta! yes, I mean it, I really do like it!mira que me voy a enojar or ( Esp) enfadar de verdad this time I really am going to get angryde verdad que lo siento I really am sorryuna pistola/un caballo de verdad a real gun/horse3(buscando corroboración): ¡qué guapa es! ¿verdad? she's really beautiful, isn't she?¿verdad que tú me entiendes? you understand me, don't you?B (enunciado verdadero) truthuna verdad científica a scientific trutheso es una gran verdad that is so true!, how right you are!cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades or las verdades del barquero a algn to tell sb a few home truthsser una verdad como un templo to be self-evidentser una verdad de Perogrullo to be patently obviousverdades como puños: dice verdades como puños he isn't afraid to tell the truth, however much it hurts o however unpalatable* * *
verdad sustantivo femenino
es la pura verdad it's the gospel truth;
a decir verdad … to tell you the truth …;
la verdad, no lo sé I don't honestly know;
¡no es verdad! that's not true!;
eso es una gran verdad that is so true!b)
( loc adj) real;◊ ¡de verdad que me gusta! I really do like it!;
una pistola de verdad a real gunc) ( buscando corroboración):◊ es guapa ¿verdad? she's beautiful, isn't she?;
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? you understand me, don't you?
verdad sustantivo femenino
1 truth: debes decir la verdad, you must tell the truth
eso no es verdad, that is not true
la pura verdad, the plain truth
2 (buscando asentimiento: tras una afirmación) es una gran soprano, ¿verdad?, she's a great soprano, isn't she?
¿verdad que tocas el violín?, you play the violin, don't you?
(: tras una negación) no eres racista, ¿verdad?, you're not racist, are you?
♦ Locuciones: a decir verdad, to tell the truth, de verdad, (ciertamente) really: de verdad que lo lamento, I really am sorry
(en serio) in earnest: están luchando de verdad, they are fighting for real
(auténtico) un amigo de verdad, a real friend
' verdad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- afrontar
- callar
- congruencia
- decir
- deformar
- derrumbarse
- desnuda
- desnudo
- encubrir
- esconder
- faltar
- honor
- hora
- infiel
- ocultar
- poder
- pura
- puro
- razón
- tonta
- tonto
- alteración
- alterar
- creer
- cuando
- demostrar
- disfrazar
- falsear
- grande
- hecho
- indiscutible
- le
- lejos
- media
- osar
- prueba
- reconocer
- revelar
- simulacro
- sonsacar
- tanto
- triunfar
English:
actually
- admittedly
- be
- bend
- blue
- chip
- coax
- credit
- crunch
- dark
- departure
- deviation
- do
- element
- embroider
- face
- fudge
- get
- have
- hold back
- honest
- impact
- moment
- naked
- outspoken
- overboard
- perversion
- pervert
- plain
- proper
- really
- rile
- should
- show
- simple
- strictly
- tell
- them
- think through
- tough
- truth
- truthful
- turn off
- uncover
- will
- bound
- but
- dearly
- degree
- effect
* * *♦ nf1. [realidad, afirmación real] truth;decir la verdad to tell the truth;di la verdad, ¿a ti qué te parece? tell the truth o be honest, what do you think?;a decir verdad to tell the truth;estás faltando a la verdad you're not telling the truth;¿es verdad? is that true o right?;eso no es verdad that isn't true o so;¿no es verdad? isn't that so?;bien es verdad que…, verdad es que… it's certainly true that…;si bien es verdad que… while it is true that…;en verdad truly, honestly;cree que está en posesión de la verdad she thinks she's always right about everything;ser la pura verdad to be the absolute truth;ir con la verdad por delante to be honest and up-front;las verdades del barquero home truths;Famtodo lo que dice son verdades como puños she always speaks the truth, however unpalatableverdad a medias half-truth;verdad de Perogrullo truism, platitude2. [con valor enfático]la verdad, no me importa to tell the truth o to be honest, I don't care;la verdad es que no lo sé to be honest, I don't know, I don't really know;la verdad es que nunca me ha gustado the truth is I've never liked her;la verdad es que la sopa está buenísima the soup's actually really good3. [buscando confirmación]no te gusta, ¿verdad? you don't like it, do you?;está bueno, ¿verdad? it's good, isn't it?;¿verdad que me quieres? you do love me, don't you?4. [principio aceptado] fact;su libro no es fiel a la verdad histórica his book doesn't accurately reflect historical fact♦ de verdad loc adv[en serio] seriously; [realmente] really;me gusta – ¿de verdad? I like it – (do you) really? o seriously?;de verdad que no sé qué decir I honestly o really don't know what to say♦ de verdad loc adj[auténtico] real;un héroe de verdad a real hero* * *f1 truth;a decir verdad to tell the truth;en verdad in truth;la verdad es que … the truth (of the matter) is that …;es verdad it’s true, it’s the truth;faltar a la verdad be untruthful;media verdad, verdad a medias half truth;decir cuatro verdades a alguien tell s.o. a few home truths;ser una verdad de Perogrullo be blindingly obvious2:de verdad real, proper;es un amigo de verdad he’s a real friend3:no te gusta, ¿verdad? you don’t like it, do you?;vas a venir, ¿verdad? you’re coming, aren’t you?* * *verdad nf1) : truth2)de verdad : really, truly3)¿verdad? : right?, isn't that so?* * *verdad n truth¿es verdad que has ganado? is it true that you won? / did you really win?de verdad, iré mañana por la mañana really, I'll go tomorrow morningPara traducir ¿verdad? como coletilla, hay que utilizar el verbo auxiliar y el pronombre adecuados, siempre en negativo si la frase es afirmativa y viceversaestás de acuerdo conmigo, ¿verdad? you agree with me, don't you?es de Santander, ¿verdad? he's from Santander, isn't he?son franceses, ¿verdad? they're French, aren't they?no se han ido, ¿verdad? they haven't gone, have they? -
75 geheuer
Adj.: nicht ( ganz oder recht) geheuer (unheimlich) eerie; (verdächtig) fishy, strange; (dubios) dubious; es ist dort nicht ganz geheuer it’s a funny place; mir ist dieser Ort nicht geheuer this place gives me the creeps; er etc. ist mir nicht geheuer I’ve got a funny feeling about him etc.; ihm war nicht ganz geheuer zumute he felt very uneasy* * *ge|heu|er [gə'hɔyɐ]adjes ist mir nicht ganz gehéúer — it is scary (inf); it is eerie etc or gives me the creeps (inf); it seems a bit dubious or fishy to me; I feel uneasy about it
* * *ge·heu·er[gəˈhɔyɐ][jdm] nicht [ganz] \geheuer sein to seem [a bit] suspicious [to sb]irgendwo ist es jdm nicht [ganz] \geheuer somewhere gives sb the creeps famirgendwo ist es nicht \geheuer somewhere is eerie [or spooky]* * *1)in diesem Gebäude ist es nicht geheuer — this building is eerie; this building feels as if it's haunted (coll.)
2)ihr war doch nicht [ganz] geheuer — she felt [a little] uneasy
3)die Sache ist [mir] nicht ganz geheuer — [I feel] there's something odd or suspicious about this business
* * *geheuer adj:nicht (es ist dort nicht ganz geheuer it’s a funny place;mir ist dieser Ort nicht geheuer this place gives me the creeps;er etcihm war nicht ganz geheuer zumute he felt very uneasy* * *1)in diesem Gebäude ist es nicht geheuer — this building is eerie; this building feels as if it's haunted (coll.)
2)ihr war doch nicht [ganz] geheuer — she felt [a little] uneasy
3)die Sache ist [mir] nicht ganz geheuer — [I feel] there's something odd or suspicious about this business
* * *adj.risky adj. -
76 Papá Noel
m.Father Christmas, Santa Claus.* * *Father Christmas, Santa Claus* * *Santa Claus, Father Christmas* * *Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.* * *Santa Claus, Father Christmas* * *Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
* * *Santa Claus* * *Papá Noel n Father Christmas / Santa Claus -
77 Santa Claus
m.Santa Claus, Santa, Kriss Kringle, Santa Klaus.* * *= Father Christmas, Santa ClausEx. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. This is the world of fancies, Santa Claus, 'human' animals like Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit, and Daleks and is often shown by the way in which a young child is able to carry on a sustained relationship with an imaginary friend or animal.* * *= Father Christmas, Santa ClausEx: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Ex: This is the world of fancies, Santa Claus, 'human' animals like Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit, and Daleks and is often shown by the way in which a young child is able to carry on a sustained relationship with an imaginary friend or animal. -
78 acechar
v.to watch, to spy on.el cazador acechaba a su presa the hunter was stalking his prey* * *2 (caza) to stalk3 (amenazar) to threaten, lurk* * *VT (=observar) to spy on, watch; (=esperar) to lie in wait for; [+ caza] to stalk; (=amenazar) to threaten, beset* * *verbo transitivo <enemigo/presa> to lie in wait for* * *= lurk, stalk, lie in + wait, skulk, lurk in + the wings.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.* * *verbo transitivo <enemigo/presa> to lie in wait for* * *= lurk, stalk, lie in + wait, skulk, lurk in + the wings.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.* * *acechar [A1 ]vt‹enemigo/presa› to stalk, to lie in wait forsomos conscientes del peligro que nos acecha we are aware of the danger that awaits us o that lies ahead of us* * *
acechar ( conjugate acechar) verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/presa› to lie in wait for;
acechar verbo transitivo
1 to lie in wait for
2 (amenazar) to threaten
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English:
stalk
* * *acechar vtto watch, to spy on;el cazador acechaba a su presa the hunter was stalking his prey* * *v/t lie in wait for* * *acechar vt1) : to watch, to spy on2) : to stalk, to lie in wait for* * *acechar vb to lurk -
79 Ч-190
ЧТО-ТО HE ТАК (HE TO) coll these forms only usu. indep. sent or obj clause with бытье fixed WOsth. about the situation is suspicious, not quite as it should be: что-то не так » something is wrong (amiss, out of line, just not right, not quite right etc)there is something wrong (amiss etc) (in limited contexts) something smells fishy (funny).«Хороший дом, - сказал мой старик, кивнув головой, -вызывай хозяина, поговорим, поторгуемся...» - «Хозяина нет, — сказал Сандро, - дом продаёт горсовет». - «А хозяин что, умер?»... - «Не то чтобы умер... здесь жил один грек. Так его вместе с женой арестовали и в Сибирь отправили...»...Вот оно как», - сказал мой старик и замолчал. Сандро тоже молчал. Я же сразу почувствовал, что здесь что-то не то! (Искандер 3). "It's a good house," my old man said with a nod. "Call out the owner, let's talk, let's drive a bargain." There isn't any owner," Sandro said. "The city soviet is selling the house." "What, did the owner die?"..."It's not that he died....A Greek lived here. He and his wife were arrested and sent to Siberia." "So that's it," my old man said, and fell silent. Sandro was also silent. I knew there was something wrong here! (3a).Так бы он и меня заподозрил в связи с Фаиной, как на меня взглянул... Да, он безукоризненно почувствовал и заподозрил что-то не то (Битов 2). The way he looked at me, he may even have suspected me of a liaison with Faina. Yes, he unerringly sensed and suspected something amiss (2a).Странно, - подумал Виктор. - В чём дело?..» Что-то здесь было не так (Стругацкие 1). "Funny," thought Victor. "What's going on?" Something was not quite right (1a).«Послушай, - сказала она, - тут есть какая-то ложь, что-то не то...» (Гончаров 1). "Listen," she said, "there is something wrong, some sort of lie in all this..." (1b). -
80 что-то не так
• ЧТО-ТО НЕ ТАК < HE TO> coll=====⇒ sth. about the situation is suspicious, not quite as it should be:- что-то не так≈ something is wrong <amiss, out of line, just not right, not quite right etc>;- there is something wrong <amiss etc>;- [in limited contexts] something smells fishy < funny>.♦ "Хороший дом, - сказал мой старик, кивнув головой, - вызывай хозяина, поговорим, поторгуемся..." - "Хозяина нет, - сказал Сандро, - дом продаёт горсовет". - "А хозяин что, умер?"... - "Не то чтобы умер... здесь жил один грек. Так его вместе с женой арестовали и в Сибирь отправили..." - "Вот оно как", - сказал мой старик и замолчал. Сандро тоже молчал. Я же сразу почувствовал, что здесь что-то не то! (Искандер 3). "It's a good house," my old man said with a nod. "Call out the owner, let's talk, let's drive a bargain." "There isn't any owner," Sandro said. "The city soviet is selling the house." "What, did the owner die?"..."It's not that he died....A Greek lived here. He and his wife were arrested and sent to Siberia." "So that's it," my old man said, and fell silent. Sandro was also silent. I knew there was something wrong here! (3a).♦ Так бы он и меня заподозрил в связи с Фаиной, как на меня взглянул... Да, он безукоризненно почувствовал и заподозрил что-то не то (Битов 2). The way he looked at me, he may even have suspected me of a liaison with Faina. Yes, he unerringly sensed and suspected something amiss (2a).♦ "Странно, - подумал Виктор. - В чём дело?.." Что-то здесь было не так (Стругацкие 1). "Funny," thought Victor. "What's going on?" Something was not quite right (1a).♦ "Послушай, - сказала она, - тут есть какая-то ложь, что-то не то..." (Гончаров 1). "Listen," she said, "there is something wrong, some sort of lie in all this..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > что-то не так
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