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1 lachen
vt/i laugh ( über + Akk at); (lächeln) smile; laut lachen laugh out loud; leise vor sich hin lachen chuckle (to o.s.); sich (Dat) einen Ast lachen umg. nearly die laughing, kill o.s. (laughing), crease (Am. double) up (with laughter); du hast gut lachen it’s all very well for you to laugh, you can laugh; dass ich nicht lache! oder da kann ich nur lachen! umg. don’t make me laugh; lach (du) nur! umg. just you wait and see; es wäre doch gelacht, wenn... umg. it would be ridiculous if ...; da gibts nichts zu lachen it’s not funny; formeller: this is no laughing matter; was gibts da zu lachen? what’s so funny about that?; es darf gelacht werden iro. you can laugh now; bei ihm hat sie nichts zu lachen he really gives her a hard time; er hat nicht viel zu lachen life’s no bed of roses for him; du wirst lachen, aber... you won’t believe this, but...; wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten Sprichw. he who laughs last, laughs loudest; lach doch mal! (lächle) come on, give us a smile; die Sonne lacht fig. the sun is shining brightly; ihm lachte das Glück lit. fortune smiled (up)on him; Fäustchen etc.* * *das Lachenlaugh; laughter* * *Lạ|chennt -s, no pllaughter, laughing; (= Art des Lachens) laughvor Lachen schreien — to shriek with laughter
dir wird das Lachen schon noch vergehen! — you'll soon be laughing on the other side of your face (Brit) or out of the other side of your mouth (US)
* * *1) (to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc: We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.) laugh2) (an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) laugh* * *La·chen<-s>[ˈlaxn̩]1. (Gelächter) laughterer brach in lautes \Lachen aus he burst out laughingjdm wird das \Lachen [schon] noch vergehen (fam) sb will be laughing on the other side of their facevor \Lachen with laughterich bin vor \Lachen bald geplatzt I nearly split my sides with laughter2. (Lache) laughein breites \Lachen a guffaw3.* * *das; Lachens laughtersie konnte sich das Lachen kaum verbeißen — she could hardly stop herself laughing
* * *lachen v/t & v/i laugh (laut lachen laugh out loud;leise vor sich hin lachen chuckle (to o.s.);sich (dat)einen Ast lachen umg nearly die laughing, kill o.s. (laughing), crease (US double) up( with laughter);du hast gut lachen it’s all very well for you to laugh, you can laugh;dass ich nicht lache! oderlach (du) nur! umg just you wait and see;was gibts da zu lachen? what’s so funny about that?;es darf gelacht werden iron you can laugh now;bei ihm hat sie nichts zu lachen he really gives her a hard time;er hat nicht viel zu lachen life’s no bed of roses for him;du wirst lachen, aber … you won’t believe this, but …;wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten sprichw he who laughs last, laughs loudest;lach doch mal! (lächle) come on, give us a smile;die Sonne lacht fig the sun is shining brightly;* * *das; Lachens laughter* * *n.laughter n. -
2 cosa
f.1 thing (objeto, idea).tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?cualquier cosa anythingno es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big dealpoca cosa nothing muchUna cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing2 funny remark (ocurrencia).¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasiespres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.* * *1 (gen) thing■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?2 (asunto) matter, business3 (nada) nothing, not anything\así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things standcomo cosa tuya as if it were your ideacomo están las cosas as things standcomo si tal cosa just like thatcosa de aboutcosa nunca vista something surprisingcosas de la vida that's lifedecir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truthslo que son las cosas much to my surpriseno sea cosa que... in case...no ser gran cosa not to be importantno valer gran cosa not to be worth muchser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than doneser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too muchcosas de negocios business matters* * *noun f.1) thing, object, stuff2) matter, affair* * *SF1) (=objeto) thing¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?
no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag
- es cosa fina2) [uso indefinido]¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
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o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts•
cualquier cosa — anything•
gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth muchcomo futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer
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poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in returnjugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
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una cosa — something¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?
una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price
en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...
3) (=asunto)¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?
¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!
esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history
¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!
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la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle
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no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter•
no sea cosa que — in casetrae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains
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otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?
eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)
otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week
otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...
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cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw itcomo quien no quiere la cosa —
se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible
como si tal cosa —
me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened
le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted
4) (=nada)jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it
¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!
nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it
5) pl cosasa) (=acciones, asuntos)¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!
¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!
¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!
¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!
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meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's businessb)• las cosas — (=situación) things
así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting
¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!
6)• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about
7) ** [droga] hash *8) LAm [como conj]•
cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tiredno le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended
* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.----* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.
Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *A1 objeto2 acto, acción3 al hablar4 detalle, punto5 asunto, temaCompuestos:B1 pertenencias2 utensilios, equipoC situación, sucesoD1 ocurrencia2 comportamiento típicoE incumbenciaF peneG marihuanaH en locucionesA1 (objeto) thingcualquier cosa anything¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its placete he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!queda poca cosa there's hardly anything leftlo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operationhay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see2(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to dolo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can dome gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properlyno me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halvesentre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew byme parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right3(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you4(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear upaquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand5 (asunto, tema) thingtenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think abouthay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with youno creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to workestá muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easyen mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matterse enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me knowpor una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives lateesto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nervesesto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matterla cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have timela cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm goingCompuestos:( Der) res judicatares publica1 (pertenencias) things (pl)se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongingslas cosas de limpiar the cleaning thingsmis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)C(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o standla cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between themesas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen beforeson cosas de la vida that's life!¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happenademás, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me wellen mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like itcosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!no hay tal cosa it's not true at allesto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogetherD1 ( fam)(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your ideaesto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas2(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like thatE(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your businessno te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle iteso es cosa de mujeres that's women's workdéjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his businessHme fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about itlo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forgetno sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rainsátalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get awaymejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets leftigual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sistero cosa así or sodos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or socada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a timecomo quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversationcomo si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happenedle dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardlesscosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minuteses cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's allhace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he diedno está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometerscosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funnyme da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much moneydecirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or twodecir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean anothergran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look atella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not muchun trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for herponer las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straightser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusionser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well nowcon ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will golas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I standlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)* * *
Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)
cosa es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;
la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;
esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o ideab) ( comportamiento típico):
son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need
* * *♦ nf1. [objeto, idea] thing;comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;alguna cosa anything;¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;cualquier cosa anything;venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;no hay tal cosa on the contrary;¡qué cosa! how strange!;no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;eso es cosa fácil that's easy;convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;eso es otra cosa that's another matter;¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;Famla cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;Famla cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling pointFamlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!5. [comportamiento]son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)6. [en frases negativas] [nada]no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interestel olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy9. Compo cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;Esp Famcosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;Fama otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;Famlas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;♦ cosas nfpl[pertenencias, utensilios] things;tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?* * *f thing;¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;alguna cosa something;ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;son cosas que pasan these things happen;son cosas de la vida that’s life;entre otras cosas among other things;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;cosa de about;hace cosa de un año about a year ago;le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over* * *cosa nf1) : thing, object2) : matter, affair3)otra cosa : anything else, something else* * *cosa n1. (en general) thing2. (algo) something¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?3. (nada) nothing4. (asunto) affair / matter¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important -
3 Lachen
vt/i laugh ( über + Akk at); (lächeln) smile; laut lachen laugh out loud; leise vor sich hin lachen chuckle (to o.s.); sich (Dat) einen Ast lachen umg. nearly die laughing, kill o.s. (laughing), crease (Am. double) up (with laughter); du hast gut lachen it’s all very well for you to laugh, you can laugh; dass ich nicht lache! oder da kann ich nur lachen! umg. don’t make me laugh; lach (du) nur! umg. just you wait and see; es wäre doch gelacht, wenn... umg. it would be ridiculous if ...; da gibts nichts zu lachen it’s not funny; formeller: this is no laughing matter; was gibts da zu lachen? what’s so funny about that?; es darf gelacht werden iro. you can laugh now; bei ihm hat sie nichts zu lachen he really gives her a hard time; er hat nicht viel zu lachen life’s no bed of roses for him; du wirst lachen, aber... you won’t believe this, but...; wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten Sprichw. he who laughs last, laughs loudest; lach doch mal! (lächle) come on, give us a smile; die Sonne lacht fig. the sun is shining brightly; ihm lachte das Glück lit. fortune smiled (up)on him; Fäustchen etc.* * *das Lachenlaugh; laughter* * *Lạ|chennt -s, no pllaughter, laughing; (= Art des Lachens) laughvor Lachen schreien — to shriek with laughter
dir wird das Lachen schon noch vergehen! — you'll soon be laughing on the other side of your face (Brit) or out of the other side of your mouth (US)
* * *1) (to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc: We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.) laugh2) (an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) laugh* * *La·chen<-s>[ˈlaxn̩]1. (Gelächter) laughterer brach in lautes \Lachen aus he burst out laughingjdm wird das \Lachen [schon] noch vergehen (fam) sb will be laughing on the other side of their facevor \Lachen with laughterich bin vor \Lachen bald geplatzt I nearly split my sides with laughter2. (Lache) laughein breites \Lachen a guffaw3.* * *das; Lachens laughtersie konnte sich das Lachen kaum verbeißen — she could hardly stop herself laughing
* * *jemanden zum Lachen bringen make sb laugh;ich konnte ihn nicht zum Lachen bringen I couldn’t make him laugh ( oder get him to laugh);in lautes Lachen ausbrechen burst out laughing, US auch crack up;kugeln etcvor Lachen umg kill o.s. (laughing), split one’s sides (laughing);das ist nicht zum Lachen it’s no joke;das ist ja zum Lachen that’s ridiculous;ich werde dir das Lachen schon abgewöhnen I’ll wipe that smile off your face;ihm wird das Lachen schon noch vergehen he’ll be laughing on the other side of his face before he knows it;* * *das; Lachens laughter* * *n.laughter n. -
4 halb
I Adj.1. half; halb Deutschland half of Germany; auf halber Höhe halfway (up); halbe Note MUS. minim, Am. half note; halbe Pause MUS. minim (Am. half note) rest; zum halben Preis for half the price, (at) half-price; die halbe Summe half the amount2. bei Zeitangaben: half; eine halbe Stunde half an hour, a half hour; halb drei ( Uhr) half past two; fünf nach / vor halb twenty-five to / past3. (teilweise, unvollständig) half; mit halbem Herzen half-hearted(ly); er hörte nur mit halbem Ohr zu he was only half listening, he was listening with only half an ear; sie ist nur noch ein halber Mensch she’s only half the woman she was; keine halben Sachen machen not do anything by halves; nur die halbe Wahrheit only half the truth; jemandem auf halbem Wege entgegenkommen meet s.o. halfway; sich auf halbem Wege einigen meet halfway; nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes neither one thing nor the other, neither fish nor fowl4. umg. (fast, so gut wie) half; sie ist ja noch ein halbes Kind she’s still half a child; es dauert eine halbe Ewigkeit it’s taking ages; das weiß schon die halbe Stadt half the town knows it alreadyII Adv.1. half; halb leer / offen / voll half-empty / -open / -full; halb so viel half as much; die Zeit ist halb vorbei half the time has gone; halb herausfordernd, halb abwehrend half defiant(ly), half defensive(ly); halb Mensch, halb Tier half-human, half-beast; halb und halb mischen etc.: half and half; umg. überzeugen, wollen etc.: more or less; halb und halb machen mit jemandem go halves with s.o.2. (teilweise) bekleidet, nackt, verdaut, wach etc.: half-..., präd. half...; flüssig, offiziell etc.: semi-...; halb gar oder durch half-done, underdone, half-cooked; Steak: medium; halb verfault rotting; halb durchsichtig translucent; es war mir nur halb bewusst I was only half aware of it; es ist halb so schlimm oder wild umg. it’s not as bad as all that ( oder as we etc. thought)3. bes. umg. half; (fast) auch nearly, almost; (so gut wie) auch virtually; halb blind vor Tränen half blinded by tears; halb tot vor Angst half dead with fear; halb erfroren / verdurstet half frozen / parched; halb verhungert starving; ich bin halb erfroren I’m nearly frozen to death; wir sind da drin halb erstickt we nearly suffocated in there; sich halb totlachen (nearly) kill o.s. laughing; das ist ja halb geschenkt that’s more or less a gift; damit war die Sache schon halb gewonnen that was half the battle; ich wünsche halb, dass... I half wish (that)...; ich dachte mir schon halb... I half suspected, I had a feeling...* * *halfway (Adj.); half (Adj.);(bei Nennung der Uhrzeit) half past (Adv.)* * *hạlb [halp]1. adj1) (Bruchteil) half; Lehrauftrag etc part-timeein halber Kuchen/Meter etc — half a cake/metre (Brit) or meter (US) etc
der halbe Kuchen/Tag etc — half the cake/day etc
eine halbe Stunde — half an hour
ein halbes Jahr — six months pl, half a year
auf halber Höhe — at half the normal height; (zum Gipfel) halfway up
auf halbem Wege, auf halber Strecke (lit) — halfway; (fig) halfway through
jdm auf halbem Weg entgegenkommen (fig) — to meet sb halfway
das halbe Hundert — fifty, half a hundred (old)
zum halben Preis — (at) half price
Kleid mit halbem Arm — dress with half-length sleeves
2) (MUS)eine halbe Note — a minim (Brit), a half-note (US)
halbe Pause — minim (Brit) or half-note (US) rest
3) inv(Uhrzeit)
halb zehn — half past ninefünf Minuten vor/nach halb zwei — twenty-five (minutes) past one/to two
4) inv, no art5) (= teilweise, stückhaft) Maßnahmen half; Reformen partial; (= vermindert) Tempo half; Lächeln slight; Licht poorhalbe Arbeit leisten — to do a bad job
die halbe Wahrheit — half of or part of the truth
nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes — neither one thing nor the other
mit halbem Ohr — with half an ear
ein halber Mensch/eine halbe Frau sein, sich nur wie ein halber Mensch/eine halbe Frau fühlen — not to feel like a complete person/woman
eine halbe Sache machen — not to do it properly
6) (inf)ein halber Elektriker/Mechaniker — something of an electrician/mechanic
2. adv1) (= zur Hälfte) halfhalb gar — half-cooked, half-done; (fig) Idee half-baked
halb links (Sport, spielen) — (at) inside left; (im Theater) sitzen left of centre (Brit) or center (US)
das Auto kam von halb links — the car came from a/the left fork
halb linke(r, s) (Sport) — inside left
die halb linke Abzweigung/Straße — the left fork
halb rechte(r, s) (Sport) — inside right
die halb rechte Abzweigung/Straße — the right fork
halb rechts (Sport, spielen) — (at) inside right; (im Theater) sitzen right of centre (Brit) or center (US)
das Auto kam von halb rechts — the car came from a/the right fork
halb rechts/links abzweigen (Straße, Fahrer) — to fork ( off) to the right/left, to turn half right/left
halb voll — half-filled; Behälter auch half-full
2) (= nicht ganz, teilweise) halfhalb offen — half-open; Gefängnis open
halb offener Vollzug — daytime release (for prisoners)
halb verdaut (lit, fig) — half-digested
halb so gut — half as good
ich hörte nur halb zu — I was only half listening
das ist halb so schlimm — it's not as bad as all that; (Zukünftiges) that won't be too bad
3) (= fast vollständig) almost, nearly; blind, roh halfhalb fertig — half-finished; (Ind) semi-finished; (fig) immature
halb nackt — half-naked; Arm half-covered
ich hätte mich halb totärgern können — I could have kicked myself (inf)
See:→ frisch4)halb lachend, halb weinend — half laughing, half crying
halb Mensch, halb Pferd — half or part man, half or part horse
Wein oder Sprudel? – halb und halb — wine or mineral water? – half and half
5)mit jdm halbe-halbe machen (inf) — to go halves with sb (Brit), to go 50/50 with sb
* * *1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) half2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) half3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) half4) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) half* * *[halp]I. adj1. (die Hälfte von) halfwir haben den \halben Weg hinter uns we have already done half of the wayKinder und Pensionisten zahlen den halben Preis children and old-age pensioners pay half-priceein \halbes Brot half a loaf [of bread]mit \halber Geschwindigkeit at half speed\halbe Note minimzum \halben Preis at half-price\halber Ton semitone2. (bei Zahlen und Maßen) halffünf und ein \halbes Prozent five and a half percentein \halbes Dutzend half a dozenein \halber Liter half a litre [or AM liter]ein \halber Meter half a metre [or AM meteres ist genau \halb sieben it is exactly half past sixes hat \halb geschlagen the clock has struck half past [or the half-hour]eine \halbe Stunde half an hourzehn Minuten nach/vor \halb twenty minutes to/past▪ \halb... half of...\halb Irland/Österreich/etc. half of Ireland/Austria/etc.▪ der/die/das \halbe... half the...das \halbe Dorf half of the village5. (fig: unvollständig, teilweise) halfer hat nur \halbe Arbeit geleistet he has only done half of the jobeine \halbe Ewigkeit half an eternitymit \halber Kraft voraus! half speed ahead!mit \halbem Herzen half-heartedly\halbe Maßnahmen half-hearted measuresmit \halbem Ohr zuhören to listen with half an ear\halbe Sachen machen to do something by halvesdie \halbe Wahrheit half the truthdu bist ja ein \halber Elektriker you're something of an electricianer ist ja noch ein \halbes Kind he is still half a childsie ist nur noch \halb sie selbst she is only a shadow of what she once was\halbe Portion (pej) sandwich short of a picnic7.II. adv\halb..., \halb... half..., half...diese Nachricht quittierte sie \halb lachend, \halb weinend she took this news half laughing, half cryingetw nur \halb machen to only half-do sther hat die Arbeit nur \halb getan he only did half of the job\halb so... sein wie to be half as...er ist nicht \halb so schlau wie sein Vorgänger he's not nearly as crafty as his predecessor▪ nur \halb only halfich habe nur \halb verstanden, was sie sagte I only half understood what she saiddie Straße biegt hier \halb rechts ab the street forks off to the right here\halb blind half blind\halb durch/gar KOCHK half-done\halb fest half solid\halb leer/voll half-empty/full\halb nackt half-naked\halb offen half-open\halb tot (fam) half-dead\halb wach half-awake3. (fast) nearlysie hat schon \halb zugestimmt she has nearly agreedmit \halb erstickter Stimme sprechen to be hardly able to speak\halb fertig nearly finished\halb verdurstet/verhungert to be nearly dying of thirst/hunger4.▶ das ist \halb so schlimm it's not that bad* * *1.Adjektiv u. Bruchz1) halfeine halbe Stunde/ein halber Meter/ein halbes Glas — half an hour/a metre/a glass
zum halben Preis — [at] half price
halb Europa/die halbe Welt — half of Europe/half the world
5 Minuten vor/nach halb — 25 [minutes] past/to; s. auch Weg 4)
2) (unvollständig, vermindert)die halbe Wahrheit — half [of] or part of the truth
nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes [sein] — [be] neither one thing nor the other
3) (fast)2.[noch] ein halbes Kind sein — be hardly or scarcely more than a child
1)halb voll/leer — half-full/-empty
halb lachend, halb weinend — half laughing, half crying
halb gar/angezogen/wach/offen/fertig — half-done or -cooked/half dressed/half-awake/half-open/half-finished
halb links/rechts — (Fußball) [at] inside left/right
3) (fast)halb blind/verhungert/tot — half blind/starved/dead
halb und halb — (ugs.) more or less
* * *A. adj1. half;halb Deutschland half of Germany;auf halber Höhe halfway (up);zum halben Preis for half the price, (at) half-price;die halbe Summe half the amount2. bei Zeitangaben: half;eine halbe Stunde half an hour, a half hour;halb drei (Uhr) half past two;fünf nach/vor halb twenty-five to/past3. (teilweise, unvollständig) half;mit halbem Herzen half-hearted(ly);er hörte nur mit halbem Ohr zu he was only half listening, he was listening with only half an ear;sie ist nur noch ein halber Mensch she’s only half the woman she was;keine halben Sachen machen not do anything by halves;nur die halbe Wahrheit only half the truth;jemandem auf halbem Wege entgegenkommen meet sb halfway;sich auf halbem Wege einigen meet halfway;nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes neither one thing nor the other, neither fish nor fowl4. umg (fast, so gut wie) half;sie ist ja noch ein halbes Kind she’s still half a child;es dauert eine halbe Ewigkeit it’s taking ages;das weiß schon die halbe Stadt half the town knows it alreadyB. adv1. half;halb leer/offen/voll half-empty/-open/-full;halb so viel half as much;die Zeit ist halb vorbei half the time has gone;halb herausfordernd, halb abwehrend half defiant(ly), half defensive(ly);halb Mensch, halb Tier half-human, half-beast;halb und halb machen mit jemandem go halves with sbhalb automatisch semi-automatic;halb links/rechts spielen play inside left/right;halb verfault rotting;halb durchsichtig translucent;es war mir nur halb bewusst I was only half aware of it;halb blind nearly blind, partially blind;halb blind vor Tränen half blinded by tears;halb tot vor Angst half dead with fear;halb erfroren/verdurstet half frozen/parched;halb erhaben (in) half relief;halb erwachsen almost grown-up;halb erwachsene Kinder auch teenage children;halb reif half-ripe;halb verhungert starving;ich bin halb erfroren I’m nearly frozen to death;wir sind da drin halb erstickt we nearly suffocated in there;sich halb totlachen (nearly) kill o.s. laughing;das ist ja halb geschenkt that’s more or less a gift;damit war die Sache schon halb gewonnen that was half the battle;ich wünsche halb, dass … I half wish (that) …;ich dachte mir schon halb … I half suspected, I had a feeling …4. Fußball: → halblink…, halbrecht… etc* * *1.Adjektiv u. Bruchz1) halfeine halbe Stunde/ein halber Meter/ein halbes Glas — half an hour/a metre/a glass
zum halben Preis — [at] half price
halb Europa/die halbe Welt — half of Europe/half the world
5 Minuten vor/nach halb — 25 [minutes] past/to; s. auch Weg 4)
2) (unvollständig, vermindert)die halbe Wahrheit — half [of] or part of the truth
nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes [sein] — [be] neither one thing nor the other
3) (fast)2.[noch] ein halbes Kind sein — be hardly or scarcely more than a child
1)halb voll/leer — half-full/-empty
halb lachend, halb weinend — half laughing, half crying
halb gar/angezogen/wach/offen/fertig — half-done or -cooked/half dressed/half-awake/half-open/half-finished
halb links/rechts — (Fußball) [at] inside left/right
3) (fast)halb blind/verhungert/tot — half blind/starved/dead
halb und halb — (ugs.) more or less
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5 игра
1. (на деца, начин на играене в спорта) playигри и развлечения games and recreationsмасови игри group/team gamesолимпийски игри Olympic Gamesлекоатлетически игри track-and-field eventsспортни игри athletic games/contestsхазартни игри games of chance/hazard, gambling gamesвоенни игри war games2. (актьорство) acting, performance3. danceнародни игри folk dances4. тех. (луфт) play; clearanceигра на думи pun, a play upon words, paronomasiaигра на природата a freak of natureнечиста/нечестна игра foul playигра на нерви a war of nervesразкривам нечия игра find s.o. out* * *игра̀,ж., -ѝ 1. (на деца; начин на играене в спорта) play; ( според определени правила) game; време за \играа playtime; \играи и развлечения games and recreations; лекоатлетически \играи track-and-field events; масови \играи group/team games; олимпийски \играи Olympic Games; спортни \играи athletic games/contests; хазартни \играи games of chance/hazard, gambling games;2. ( актьорство) acting, performance;3. dance; народни \играи folk dances;4. само ед. техн. ( луфт) play; clearance; • борсова \играа, \играа на борсата stock-exchange speculation; stock-jobbing; вие \играа си играете this is serious, this is no laughing matter; \играа на думи pun, a play upon words, quibble, paronomasia; \играа на нерви a war of nerves; \играа на природата a freak of nature; \играата свърши the game is up; нечиста/нечестна \играа foul play.* * *game: играs and recreations - игри и развлечения; pastime: time to игра - време за игра* * *1. (актьорство) acting, performance 2. (на деца 3. (според определени правила) game 4. dance 5. mex. (луфт) play;clearance 6. ИГРА на думи pun, a play upon words, paronomasia 7. ИГРА на нерви a war of nerves 8. ИГРА на природата a freak of nature 9. борсова ИГРА, ИГРА на борсата stock-exchange speculation;stock-jobbing 10. вие ИГРА си играете this is serious, this is no laughing matter 11. военни игри war games 12. време за ИГРА playtime 13. игри и развлечения games and recreations 14. карти за ИГРА playing-cards 15. лекоатлетически игри track-and-field events 16. масови игри group/team games 17. народни игри folk dances 18. начин на играене в спорта) play 19. нечиста/нечестна ИГРА foul play 20. олимпийски игри Olympic Games 21. разкривам нечия ИГРА find s.o. out 22. спортни игри athletic games/contests 23. стая за ИГРА playroom 24. хазартни игри games of chance/hazard, gambling games -
6 matière
matière [matjεʀ]1. feminine nouna. ( = substance) la matière matterb. ( = sujet) matterc. ( = discipline scolaire) subject2. compounds• yaourt à 15% de matière grasse yoghurt with 15% fat content ► matière grise grey (Brit) or gray (US) matter* * *matjɛʀ1) ( substance) materialmes voyages me fournissent la matière de mes romans — my travels provide me with material for my novels
2) Biologie, Chimie, Philosophie, Physique matter3) ( sujet) matter [U]4) École, Université ( discipline) subject•Phrasal Verbs:* * *matjɛʀ nf1) PHYSIQUE matter2) (= matériau) material, matter no pl3) (= sujet) [livre] subject matter4) ÉDUCATION subjectLe latin est une matière facultative. — Latin is an optional subject.
5)* * *matière nf1 ( substance) material; matière inflammable flammable material; mes voyages me fournissent la matière de mes romans my travels provide me with material for my novels;2 Biol, Chimie, Philos, Phys matter; matière organique organic matter; la matière vivante organic matter;3 ( sujet) matter ¢; je ne suis pas compétent en la matière it's not my province; en matière littéraire/financière/commerciale as far as literature/finance/business is concerned; en matière de cuisine/d'art/d'emploi as far as cooking/art/employment is concerned; donner or fournir matière à plaisanterie to make people smile; donner matière à des critiques to give rise to criticism; matière à réflexion food for thought; il y a là matière à rire it's ludicrous; il n'y a pas là matière à plaisanter it's no laughing matter; il n'y a pas là matière à se féliciter there's no call for complacency;4 Scol, Univ ( discipline) subject; matière obligatoire/à option compulsory/optional subject; matières littéraires/scientifiques arts/science subjects.matières fécales faeces; matières grasses fat ¢; fromage à 25% de matières grasses cheese with 25% fat content; matière grise grey GB ou gray US matter; matière interstellaire cosmic dust; matière plastique plastic; jouets en matière plastique plastic toys; les matières plastiques plastics; matière première raw material; matières premières agricoles agricultural raw materials.[matjɛr] nom fémininmatière plastique, matières plastiques plastic, plasticsmatière première, matières premières raw material ou materials2. BIOLOGIE & CHIMIEmatière organique/inorganique organic/inorganic mattermatière inanimée/vivante inanimate/living mattermatière grasse, matières grasses fat60 % de matières grasses 60% fat contentsans matières grasses fat-free, non-fatje n'avais pas assez de matière pour en faire un livre I didn't have enough material to write a bookune entrée en matière an introduction, a lead-in4. [motif, prétexte] matteril n'y a pas là matière à rire ou plaisanter this is no laughing mattery a-t-il là matière à dispute/procès? is this business worth fighting over/going to court for?il est mauvais/bon juge en la matière he's a bad/good judge of this subjecten matière philosophique/historique in the matter of philosophy/history, as regards philosophy/historyles matières à l'écrit/à l'oral the subjects for the written/oral examinationen matière de locution prépositionnelleen matière de cuisine as far as cooking is concerned, as regards cookingmatière grise nom féminin -
7 lachen
2 [bespotten, schertsen] laugh at3 [(leed)vermaak hebben] laugh about/at♦voorbeelden:hij kon zijn lachen niet houden • he couldn't help laughing〈 figuurlijk〉 als hij dat merkt dan kunnen we nog lachen • if he notices, then we're in troublelaat me niet lachen • don't make me laughik zie niet in wat er te lachen valt • I don't see what's so funnyhet lachen zal hem wel vergaan • he won't laugh (for) longfijntjes lachen • smile quietlyschaterend/luidkeels lachen • roar with laughteriemand aan het lachen maken • make someone laughin zichzelf lachen • laugh to oneselfom/over iets lachen • laugh about/attegen iemand lachen • laugh at someonezich bescheuren van het lachen • split one's sides laughingdubbel/krom liggen van het lachen • be doubled over with laughterlachen is gezond • laughter is the best medicine2 daar lacht hij om • he just laughs at that, he doesn't take that seriouslydaar kun je nu wel om lachen, maar … • it's all very well/all fine and well to laugh, but …II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [door lachen in een toestand komen] laugh♦voorbeelden: -
8 plaisanter
plaisanter [plεzɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *plɛzɑ̃te
1.
2.
verbe intransitif to joke (sur, de about)* * *plɛzɑ̃te1. viTu plaisantes! — You're joking!, You're kidding!
2. vt[personne] to tease, to make fun of* * *plaisanter verb table: aimerB vi to joke; elle aime plaisanter she likes joking; tu plaisantes! you're joking ou kidding○!; plaisanter sur qch/qn to joke ou make jokes about sth/sb; plaisanter de qch to joke ou make jokes about sth; il plaisante volontiers de ses soucis he's quite ready to make a joke of his troubles; être d'humeur à plaisanter to be in the mood for jokes ou joking; ce matin, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter I'm in no mood for joking this morning; faire/dire qch en plaisantant or pour plaisanter to do/to say sth as a joke; on ne plaisante pas avec ces choses-là these things are no laughing matter; il ne faut pas plaisanter avec sa santé one shouldn't take chances with one's health.[plɛzɑ̃te] verbe intransitif1. [faire - de l'esprit] to joke ; [ - une plaisanterie] to (crack a) jokeassez plaisanté, au travail! enough horsing around, back to work!2. [parler à la légère] to joketu plaisantes, ou quoi? you can't be serious!, you've got to be joking!3. [prendre quelque chose très au sérieux]ne pas plaisanter avec quelque chose: on ne plaisante pas avec ces choses-là you mustn't joke about such thingsle patron ne plaisante pas avec la discipline the boss takes discipline very seriously ou is a stickler for discipline————————[plɛzɑ̃te] verbe transitif -
9 смех
мlaughter, laughвызыва́ть смех — to raise a laugh
разрази́ться смехом — to burst out laughing
он не мог удержа́ться от смеха — he couldn't help laughing
сейча́с не до смеха — this is no time to laugh, this is no laughing matter
на неё смех напа́л — she had the giggles
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10 С-403
ПОДНИМАТЬ (ПОДЫМАТЬ)/ПОДНЯТЬ НА СМЕХ кого-что coll VP subj: human to make s.o. or sth. an object of ridiculeX поднял Y-a на смех = X made fun of YX made a laughingstock of Y X made Y a laughingstock X had a laugh at person Y4s expense (in limited contexts) X started jeering at Y (when ridiculing s.o. 's suggestion, comment etc) X laughed Y down....Он (Антонович) слышал, что Надя просила выдать ей папку с несекретной перепиской Лопаткина и что ей отказали. Во время работы комиссии он осторожно заговорил об этом, и Урюпин, громко хохоча, поднял его на смех. Антонович знал, что в папке не только свобода - вся жизнь Дмитрия Алексеевича (Дудинцев 1). Не (Antonovich) had heard that Nadia had asked for the file with Lopatkin's non-secret correspondence to be handed over to her, and that this had been refused While the commission had been at work, he (Antonovich) had cautiously referred to this, and Uriupin, laughing loudly, had made fun of him. Antonovich knew that that file held, not only Lopatkin's liberty, but his whole life's work (1a).«Я поделился своим открытием лишь с одним человеком - с моим коллегой Мишечкиным. Он меня поднял на смех, назвал это научным мистицизмом...»(Евтушенко 1). "I shared my discovery with only one man, my colleague Mishechkin. He made a laughing stock of me and called it all 'scientific mysticism'" (1a).Весь тот день (Илюша) мало со мной говорил, совсем молчал даже... А в тот-то именно день мальчишки и подняли его на смех в школе...» (Достоевский 1). "All that day he (Ilyusha) hardly spoke to me, he was even quite silent... And it was precisely that day when the boys started jeering at him in school..." (1a)....По бульвару на большой скорости пронеслись полдюжины броневиков-амфибий с горящими фарами и воющими сиренами... В кафе «Марсово поле» некий иностранец предположил, что подразделение мчалось «брать» Совет Министров. Его подняли на смех (Аксенов 7)....Half a dozen amphibious armored cars sped down the center of the road, their headlights glaring red and sirens going full blast....A foreigner in the Cafe Champs de Mars suggested they might be off to "take" the Council of Ministers. He was laughed down (7a). -
11 поднимать на смех
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to make s.o. or sth. an object of ridicule:- [in limited contexts] X started jeering at Y;- [when ridiculing s.o.'s suggestion, comment etc] X laughed Y down.♦...Он [АНТОНОВИЧ] слышал, что Надя просила выдать ей папку с несекретной перепиской Лопаткина и что ей отказали. Во время работы комиссии он осторожно заговорил об этом, и Урюпин, громко хохоча, поднял его на смех. Антонович знал, что в папке не только свобода - вся жизнь Дмитрия Алексеевича (Дудинцев 1). Не [Antonovich] had heard that Nadia had asked for the file with Lopatkin's non-secret correspondence to be handed over to her, and that this had been refused While the commission had been at work, he [Antonovich] had cautiously referred to this, and Uriupin, laughing loudly, had made fun of him. Antonovich knew that that file held, not only Lopatkin's liberty, but his whole life's work (1a).♦ "Я поделился своим открытием лишь с одним человеком - с моим коллегой Мишечкиным. Он меня поднял на смех, назвал это научным мистицизмом..."(Евтушенко 1). "I shared my discovery with only one man, my colleague Mishechkin. He made a laughing stock of me and called it all 'scientific mysticism'" (1a).♦ "Весь тот день [Илюша] мало со мной говорил, совсем молчал даже... А в тот-то именно день мальчишки и подняли его на смех в школе..." (Достоевский 1). "All that day he [Ilyusha] hardly spoke to me, he was even quite silent... And it was precisely that day when the boys started jeering at him in school..." (1a).♦...По бульвару на большой скорости пронеслись полдюжины броневиков-амфибий с горящими фарами и воющими сиренами... В кафе "Марсово поле" некий иностранец предположил, что подразделение мчалось " брать" Совет Министров. Его подняли на смех (Аксенов 7)....Half a dozen amphibious armored cars sped down the center of the road, their headlights glaring red and sirens going full blast....A foreigner in the Cafig Champs de Mars suggested they might be off to "take" the Council of Ministers. He was laughed down (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поднимать на смех
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12 поднять на смех
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to make s.o. or sth. an object of ridicule:- [in limited contexts] X started jeering at Y;- [when ridiculing s.o.'s suggestion, comment etc] X laughed Y down.♦...Он [АНТОНОВИЧ] слышал, что Надя просила выдать ей папку с несекретной перепиской Лопаткина и что ей отказали. Во время работы комиссии он осторожно заговорил об этом, и Урюпин, громко хохоча, поднял его на смех. Антонович знал, что в папке не только свобода - вся жизнь Дмитрия Алексеевича (Дудинцев 1). Не [Antonovich] had heard that Nadia had asked for the file with Lopatkin's non-secret correspondence to be handed over to her, and that this had been refused While the commission had been at work, he [Antonovich] had cautiously referred to this, and Uriupin, laughing loudly, had made fun of him. Antonovich knew that that file held, not only Lopatkin's liberty, but his whole life's work (1a).♦ "Я поделился своим открытием лишь с одним человеком - с моим коллегой Мишечкиным. Он меня поднял на смех, назвал это научным мистицизмом..."(Евтушенко 1). "I shared my discovery with only one man, my colleague Mishechkin. He made a laughing stock of me and called it all 'scientific mysticism'" (1a).♦ "Весь тот день [Илюша] мало со мной говорил, совсем молчал даже... А в тот-то именно день мальчишки и подняли его на смех в школе..." (Достоевский 1). "All that day he [Ilyusha] hardly spoke to me, he was even quite silent... And it was precisely that day when the boys started jeering at him in school..." (1a).♦...По бульвару на большой скорости пронеслись полдюжины броневиков-амфибий с горящими фарами и воющими сиренами... В кафе "Марсово поле" некий иностранец предположил, что подразделение мчалось " брать" Совет Министров. Его подняли на смех (Аксенов 7)....Half a dozen amphibious armored cars sped down the center of the road, their headlights glaring red and sirens going full blast....A foreigner in the Cafig Champs de Mars suggested they might be off to "take" the Council of Ministers. He was laughed down (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поднять на смех
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13 подымать на смех
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to make s.o. or sth. an object of ridicule:- [in limited contexts] X started jeering at Y;- [when ridiculing s.o.'s suggestion, comment etc] X laughed Y down.♦...Он [АНТОНОВИЧ] слышал, что Надя просила выдать ей папку с несекретной перепиской Лопаткина и что ей отказали. Во время работы комиссии он осторожно заговорил об этом, и Урюпин, громко хохоча, поднял его на смех. Антонович знал, что в папке не только свобода - вся жизнь Дмитрия Алексеевича (Дудинцев 1). Не [Antonovich] had heard that Nadia had asked for the file with Lopatkin's non-secret correspondence to be handed over to her, and that this had been refused While the commission had been at work, he [Antonovich] had cautiously referred to this, and Uriupin, laughing loudly, had made fun of him. Antonovich knew that that file held, not only Lopatkin's liberty, but his whole life's work (1a).♦ "Я поделился своим открытием лишь с одним человеком - с моим коллегой Мишечкиным. Он меня поднял на смех, назвал это научным мистицизмом..."(Евтушенко 1). "I shared my discovery with only one man, my colleague Mishechkin. He made a laughing stock of me and called it all 'scientific mysticism'" (1a).♦ "Весь тот день [Илюша] мало со мной говорил, совсем молчал даже... А в тот-то именно день мальчишки и подняли его на смех в школе..." (Достоевский 1). "All that day he [Ilyusha] hardly spoke to me, he was even quite silent... And it was precisely that day when the boys started jeering at him in school..." (1a).♦...По бульвару на большой скорости пронеслись полдюжины броневиков-амфибий с горящими фарами и воющими сиренами... В кафе "Марсово поле" некий иностранец предположил, что подразделение мчалось " брать" Совет Министров. Его подняли на смех (Аксенов 7)....Half a dozen amphibious armored cars sped down the center of the road, their headlights glaring red and sirens going full blast....A foreigner in the Cafig Champs de Mars suggested they might be off to "take" the Council of Ministers. He was laughed down (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > подымать на смех
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14 rigoler
➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. ( = rire) to laugh• quand il l'a su, il a bien rigolé when he found out, he had a good laugh (inf)• il n'y a pas de quoi rigoler ! that's nothing to laugh about!• quand tu verras les dégâts, tu rigoleras moins you'll be laughing on the other side of your face when you see the damageb. ( = s'amuser) to have a bit of func. ( = plaisanter) to joke• tu rigoles ! you're kidding! (inf)* * *(colloq) ʀigɔle verbe intransitif1) ( rire) to laugh2) ( s'amuser) to have fun3) ( plaisanter) to joke, to kid (colloq)il ne faut pas rigoler avec la sécurité — you mustn't mess about ou fool around with security
* * *ʀiɡɔle vi *1) (= rire) to laughElle a rigolé en le voyant tomber. — She laughed when she saw him fall.
2) (= s'amuser) to have fun, to have a laugh, *On a bien rigolé hier soir. — We had fun last night., We had a laugh last night.
3) (= plaisanter) to be joking, to be kiddingNe te fâche pas, je rigolais. — Don't get upset, I was only joking., Don't get upset, I was only kidding,
pour rigoler — for a laugh, *
* * *rigoler○ verb table: aimer vi1 ( rire) to laugh; on a bien rigolé we had a good laugh○; faire rigoler qn to make sb laugh, to give sb a good laugh; ne me fais pas rigoler iron don't make me laugh; il n'y a pas de quoi rigoler there is nothing to laugh about, this is no laughing matter;2 ( s'amuser) to have fun; il aime bien rigoler he likes a laugh; ça ne rigole pas tous les jours ici it's not much fun here;3 ( plaisanter) to joke, to kid○; il ne faut pas rigoler avec la sécurité you mustn't mess about ou fool around with security; il a dit ça pour rigoler he said it as a joke.[rigɔle] verbe intransitif1. [rire] to laughtu me fais rigoler avec tes remords you, sorry? don't make me laugh!2. [plaisanter] to jokeil a dit ça pour rigoler he said that in jest, he meant it as a joketu rigoles! you're joking ou kidding!3. [s'amuser] to have funon a bien rigolé cette année-là we had some good laughs ou great fun that yearavec lui comme prof, tu ne vas pas rigoler tous les jours it won't be much fun for you having him as a teacher -
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Универсальный русско-английский словарь > это дело нешуточное
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16 spøg
* * *(en) joke,F jest,( spøgefuldhed) pleasantry;( i handling) (practical) joke;[ for spøg] for a joke, for (el. in) fun,F in jest ( fx there is many a true word spoken in jest);[ han forstår ikke spøg] he cannot take a joke,(dvs er ikke til at spøge med) he is not to be taken lightly,F he is not to be trifled with;[ det her er ikke spøg] this is no laughing matter,(dvs ikke længere) this is getting beyond a joke;[ det er ingen spøg at være fange] it is no joke to be (el. being) a prisoner;[ det var kun min spøg] I was only joking (, T: kidding);(se også slå (hen), (til) side). -
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18 это дело не шуточное
General subject: this is no laughingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > это дело не шуточное
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19 это дело серьёзное
General subject: it's no jesting matter, this is no laughingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > это дело серьёзное
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20 sprawa
( wydarzenie) matter, affair; ( interes) business; PRAWO case, ( wzniosły cel) causeMinisterstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych — Ministry of the Interior, ≈Home Office (BRIT)
Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych — Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ≈Foreign Office (BRIT), ≈Department of State (US)
zdawać (zdać perf) sobie sprawę z czegoś — to be (become) aware of sth
brać (wziąć perf) sprawę w swoje ręce — to take the matter into one's hands
sprawa cywilna/karna/sądowa — civil/criminal/court case
wnosić (wnieść perf) sprawę do sądu — to bring lub file a suit
* * *f.1. ( fakt) affair, matter; sprawy rodzinne family matters; sprawy zawodowe business; sprawy codzienne everyday concerns; sprawy państwowe public affairs; nie wtrącaj się do cudzych spraw mind your own business; jak się mają sprawy? where l. how do things stand?; ruszyć sprawę z miejsca get things going; gorsza sprawa, że... what's worse...; niepokojąca sprawa matter of concern; delikatna sprawa touch-and-go; niezałatwiona sprawa loose end; pilna sprawa urgent matter; przegrana sprawa lost cause; nieczysta sprawa shady business; omawiana sprawa issue l. matter under discussion; inna sprawa, że... not to mention that...; to załatwia sprawę that settles it; sprawa jest oczywista no doubt about it, it's (pretty) straightforward; sprawa honoru matter of honor; sprawa wagi państwowej matter of the state, pressing issue; sprawa urzędowa official business; sprawa otwarta open question; sprawy sercowe affairs of the heart; na dobrą sprawę as a matter of fact, strictly speaking, to tell the truth; zdać sprawę z czegoś render an account of sth, report on sth; zdać sobie jasno sprawę z... take sth in, be well aware of sth, awake to sth; zdałem sobie sprawę, że... I realized that..., it occurred to me that...; władze zdały sobie w końcu sprawę z rozmiaru problemu authorities finally awoke to the extent of the problem; nie zdawać sobie sprawy z czegoś be unaware l. unconscious l. ignorant of sth; pokpić sprawę blow it; przeczekać sprawę let things lie, lie low; zakończyć sprawę call it quits; zaciemniać sprawę fog l. cloud l. confuse the issue; zajmować stanowisko w sprawie take a stand on an issue; to jego sprawa it's his problem l. business; to nie twoja sprawa (it's) none of your business, mind your own business; to nie moja sprawa it's not my business l. concern; to sprawa kilku dni it's a matter l. question of a few days; to poważna sprawa this is no laughing matter; to sprawa przesądzona there's nothing I(you etc.) can do about it; sprawa życia i śmierci a matter of life and death; to całkiem inna sprawa that's a different kettle of fish, it's an altogether different matter; zająć się sprawą... address the issue of...; komplikować sprawę make things difficult; pogarszać sprawę make things l. matters worse, rub salt into the wound; to przesądza sprawę that settles it; załagodzić sprawę pour oil on the waters l. on troubled waters; stawiać jasno sprawę be clear about sth; nie dostrzegać istoty sprawy miss the point; zostawić sprawę w spokoju drop the matter, let the matter rest; porządkować swoje sprawy set l. put one's own house in order, order l. settle one's affair przejść do sedna sprawy get down to the point; sedno sprawy the heart l. crux of the matter; sprawy nie układają się najlepiej things are not going right.2. ( interes) business; mam do pana sprawę I have a favor to ask of you; nie mam do niego żadnej sprawy I have no business with him; zwracać się do kogoś w jakiejś sprawie approach l. turn to sb about sth; sprawa niecierpiąca zwłoki urgent matter; zrób coś w tej sprawie do sth about it; kilka spraw do załatwienia a few things to attend to; wziąć sprawę w swoje ręce take matters into one's hands; mieć mnóstwo spraw na głowie have a lot on one's mind, have many things to take care of; przedyskutować wiele spraw cover a lot of ground, discuss many issues; doprowadzić sprawę do końca tie up the loose ends, bring the matter to an issue; mam jeszcze kilka spraw do załatwienia I still have a few errands to do l. run; mieć inne/ważniejsze sprawy na głowie have other/bigger fish to fry; nie ma sprawy pot. no problem, (it's) no big deal, forget it, it's no trouble at all; Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; US the Department of State; Br. the Foreign Office; Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych the Ministry of Internal Affairs; US the Department of Homeland Security; Br. the Home Office; sprawy wewnętrzne/zagraniczne home/foreign affairs.3. lit. (= wzniosły cel) cause; sprawa wielkiej wagi matter of great importance; poświęcić się dla sprawy sacrifice o.s. for the cause; walczyć o wspólną sprawę fight for the common cause; słuszna sprawa fair cause; bronić słusznej sprawy defend a good cause; zrobić coś dla dobra sprawy do sth towards promoting the cause.4. prawn. case; sprawa cywilna civil case; sprawa karna criminal case; sprawa rozwodowa divorce case; prowadzić sprawę ( o inspektorze policji) be on the case; wygrać/przegrać sprawę win/lose a case; umorzyć sprawę discontinue proceedings; załatwić sprawę polubownie settle a case out of court; oddać sprawę do sądu go to court; wytoczyć komuś sprawę take legal action against sb, bring an action against sb.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > sprawa
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