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1. adjective1) gleichdivide a cake into equal parts/portions — einen Kuchen in gleich große Stücke/Portionen aufteilen
Michael came equal third or third equal with Richard in the class exams — bei den Klassenprüfungen kam Michael zusammen mit Richard auf den dritten Platz
be on equal terms [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] gleichgestellt sein
all/other things being equal — wenn nichts dazwischen kommt
equal rights — gleiche Rechte; Gleichberechtigung, die
2)be equal to doing something — imstande sein, etwas zu tun
3)4) (evenly balanced) ausgeglichen2. nounGleichgestellte, der/diebe somebody's/something's equal — jemandem ebenbürtig sein/einer Sache (Dat.) gleichkommen
3. transitive verb,he/she/it has no or is without equal — er/sie/es hat nicht seines-/ihresgleichen
(Brit.) - ll-1) (be equal to)equal somebody/something [in something] — jemandem/einer Sache [in etwas (Dat.)] entsprechen
three times four equals twelve — drei mal vier ist [gleich] zwölf
2) (do something equal to)equal somebody — es jemandem gleichtun
* * *['i:kwəl] 1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) gleich2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) der/die Gleichgestellte3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) gleichkommen- academic.ru/24761/equality">equality- equalize
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- equal to* * *[ˈi:kwəl]1. (the same) gleich\equal pay for \equal work gleiche Bezahlung bei gleicher Arbeit\equal in number zahlenmäßig gleichof \equal size gleich großon \equal terms unter gleichen Bedingungen\equal in volume vom Umfang her gleichone litre is \equal to 1.76 imperial pints ein Liter entspricht 1,76 ips.Robert made an \equal division of the prize money among the winners Robert teilte das Preisgeld gleichmäßig unter den Gewinnern aufto have \equal reason to do sth gleichermaßen Grund haben, etw zu tun3. (equal in status) gleich[berechtigt]all men are created \equal alle Menschen sind gleichon \equal footing gleichgestellt\equal status for men and women Gleichstellung f von Mann und Frau\equal treatment Gleichbehandlung fto be \equal to a task einer Aufgabe gerecht werden [o gewachsen sein]5.▶ all things being \equal (if other factors are the same) unter ansonsten gleichen Bedingungen; (if all goes well) wenn nichts dazwischenkommthe does not consider his brother to be his intellectual \equal er glaubt, sein Bruder sei ihm geistig unterlegenshe was the \equal of any opera singer sie konnte sich mit jeder Opernsängerin messenthis author is without \equal dieser Autor sucht seinesgleichen gehto have no \equal unübertroffen seinIII. vt1. MATH▪ to \equal sth etw ergeben [o sein]three plus four \equals seven drei plus vier ist gleich [o fam macht] sieben2. (match)we raised $500 for charity last year and we're hoping to \equal that this year wir haben letztes Jahr 500 Dollar für wohltätige Zwecke gesammelt und hoffen, dass uns das in diesem Jahr wieder gelingt3. SPORTto \equal a world record einen Weltrekord erreichen* * *['iːkwəl]1. adj1) (= identical) parts, number, value, importance etc gleichequal numbers of men and women —
to be equal in size (to) —
an amount equal to the purchase price — eine dem Kaufpreis entsprechende Summe
other things being equal —
education is a good thing, other things being equal — Bildung an sich ist etwas Gutes
2) (= without discrimination) opportunities, rights, pay, access gleichequal opportunities ( for men and women) — Chancengleichheit f (für Männer und Frauen)
equal rights for women — die Gleichberechtigung der Frau
on equal terms or an equal footing (meet, compete) — als Gleichgestellte
to be on equal terms (with sb) — (mit jdm) gleichgestellt sein
the relationship should be put on a more equal footing —
all men are equal, but some are more equal than others (hum) — alle Menschen sind gleich, nur einige sind gleicher (hum)
3)(= capable)
to be equal to the situation/task — der Situation/Aufgabe gewachsen seinto feel equal to sth — sich zu etw imstande or im Stande or in der Lage fühlen
2. n1) (in rank) Gleichgestellte(r) mf2) pl (US: pay) Bezahlung f, Entlohnung f3. vilet x equal 3 — wenn x gleich 3 ist, x sei (gleich) 3
4. vt1) (= match, rival) gleichkommen (+dat)he equalled (Brit) or equaled (US) his brother in generosity — er kam seinem Bruder an Großzügigkeit gleich
or equaled (US) — unvergleichlich
this show is not to be equalled (Brit) or equaled (US) by any other — diese Show hat nicht ihresgleichen
there is nothing to equal it — nichts kommt dem gleich
2) (MATH)x is equal to or greater/less than 10 — x ist größer/kleiner (oder) gleich zehn
* * *equal [ˈiːkwəl]1. (an Größe, Rang etc) gleich:be equal to gleichen, gleich sein (dat)( → A 3, A 4, A 5);twice three is equal to six zweimal drei ist gleich sechs;equal to new wie neu;not equal to geringer als;equal in size, of equal size (von) gleicher Größe, gleich groß;equal time USa)( RADIO, TV) gleich lange Sendezeit (für eine gegnerische politische Partei etc),b) fig die gleiche Chance (zur Entgegnung auf eine Beschuldigung etc);of equal value gleichwertig2. obs gleichmütig, gelassen:equal mind Gleichmut m3. angemessen, entsprechend, gemäß ( alle:to dat):equal to your merit Ihrem Verdienst entsprechend;be equal to sth einer Sache entsprechen oder gleichkommen4. imstande, fähig ( beide:to zu):(not) be equal to a task einer Aufgabe (nicht) gewachsen sein5. aufgelegt (to zu):be equal to a glass of wine einem Glas Wein nicht abgeneigt sein6. eben, plan (Fläche)8. BOT symmetrisch, auf beiden Seiten gleich9. gleichmäßig, -förmig10. ebenbürtig (to dat), gleichwertig:equal in strength gleich stark;on equal terms unter gleichen Bedingungen;a) auf gleicher Stufe stehen (mit),b) gleichberechtigt sein (dat)B s Gleichgestellte(r) m/f(m), -berechtigte(r) m/f(m):among equals unter Gleichgestellten;your equals deinesgleichen;equals in age Altersgenossen;he has no equal, he is without equal er hat nicht oder er sucht seinesgleichen;be sb’s equal jemandem ebenbürtig sein, besonders SPORT auch ein gleichwertiger Gegner für jemanden sein;C v/t prät und pperf -qualed, besonders Br -qualled1. jemandem, einer Sache gleichen, entsprechen, gleich sein, gleichkommen, es aufnehmen mit (in an dat):not be equal(l)ed nicht seinesgleichen haben, seinesgleichen suchen;two plus two equals four ist gleich viereq. abk1. equal2. equalizer3. equalizing4. equation5. equivalent* * *1. adjective1) gleichequal in or of equal height/weight/size/importance — etc. gleich hoch/schwer/groß/wichtig usw.
divide a cake into equal parts/portions — einen Kuchen in gleich große Stücke/Portionen aufteilen
Michael came equal third or third equal with Richard in the class exams — bei den Klassenprüfungen kam Michael zusammen mit Richard auf den dritten Platz
be on equal terms [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] gleichgestellt sein
all/other things being equal — wenn nichts dazwischen kommt
equal rights — gleiche Rechte; Gleichberechtigung, die
2)be equal to something/somebody — (strong, clever, etc. enough) einer Sache/jemandem gewachsen sein
be equal to doing something — imstande sein, etwas zu tun
3)4) (evenly balanced) ausgeglichen2. nounGleichgestellte, der/diebe somebody's/something's equal — jemandem ebenbürtig sein/einer Sache (Dat.) gleichkommen
3. transitive verb,he/she/it has no or is without equal — er/sie/es hat nicht seines-/ihresgleichen
(Brit.) - ll-equal somebody/something [in something] — jemandem/einer Sache [in etwas (Dat.)] entsprechen
three times four equals twelve — drei mal vier ist [gleich] zwölf
2) (do something equal to)* * *adj.gleich (Mathematik) adj.gleich adj.paritätisch adj. v.angleichen v.gleichkommen v. -
2 ♦ time
♦ time /taɪm/A n. [uc]1 tempo; epoca; periodo; durata; (mus.) tempo, misura; circostanza: I've just time to give her a ring, ho appena il tempo di darle un colpo di telefono; It took me a long time to go there on foot, mi ci volle molto tempo per andarci a piedi; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 4- They're taking a long time to bring us our food, stanno impiegando molto tempo per portarci da mangiare; in Cromwell's time, al tempo di Cromwell; in the time of Elizabeth I, all'epoca di Elisabetta I; waltz time, tempo di valzer; We must move with the times, dobbiamo essere sempre al passo con i tempi; modern times, tempi moderni; troubled (o hard) times, tempi difficili; (mus.) to beat time, battere il tempo; a time of sorrow, una circostanza dolorosa; free time, tempo libero; a rough time, un periodo duro; to occupy one's time, impiegare il proprio tempo; to spend one's time doing st., spendere il proprio tempo facendo qc.; to waste one's time, sciupare il tempo; perdere tempo NOTA D'USO: - a lot of years o a long time?-2 ora; momento: DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- What time is it now? (o What's the time?), che ore sono (adesso)?; che ora è?; Do you have the time?, (Lei) ha l'ora?; che ore sono?; It's dinner time, è l'ora di cena; At what time?, a che ora?; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- What time's the last train to Upminster?, a che ora è l'ultimo treno per Upminster?; DIALOGO → - Television- What time does it start?, a che ora comincia?; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- What time do you start work?, a che ora cominci a lavorare?; Time is up!, è ora! (di consegnare il compito, ecc.); tempo scaduto!; It's time to go, è ora d'andare; The time had come to set out, era giunta l'ora della partenza; Now is the time to act, questo è il momento di agire; There's no time like the present, questo è il momento giusto; local time, ora locale; peak time, orario di maggiore ascolto; prima serata; to tell the time, dire l'ora ( guardando l'orologio), leggere le ore; an inconvenient time, un'ora scomoda3 volta: this time, questa volta; next time, la prossima volta; every time, ogni volta; tutte le volte; another time, un'altra volta; the time before last, la penultima volta; three [four] times, tre [quattro] volte; many times, molte volte; spesso; umpteen times, un sacco di volte; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 2- There are times when I don't read a book for months, ci sono volte in cui non leggo un libro per mesi4 (trasp.) orario: the times of the trains to Oxford, gli orari dei treni per Oxford; on time, puntualmente; puntuale; in orario7 (comput.) tempo: real time, tempo reale; (avv.) immediatamente; real time processing, elaborazione in tempo reale9 ( calcio, ecc.) tempo di gioco; tempo che resta da giocare; ( anche) lo scadere del tempo: The third goal was scored (at) five minutes from time, il terzo gol è stato segnato cinque minuti prima dello scadere del tempo; stoppage time, recupero; minuti di recupero10 ( calcio, ecc.) sospensione del gioco; ► timeout, def. 1: ( dell'arbitro) to call time, comandare la sospensione (o la fine) del giocoB a. attr.● ( banca, USA) time account, conto di deposito □ time after time, più volte; tante volte; ripetutamente □ time and again, spessissimo; assai di frequente □ time and a half, paga per lavoro straordinario □ (cronot.) time and motion study, studio dei tempi e dei movimenti □ (leg.) time bar, termine di decadenza (o di prescrizione) □ (fin., Borsa) time bargain, operazione a termine □ (leg.) time-barred, prescritto per decadenza dei termini □ (fin.) time bill, cambiale a tempo; ( USA) orario ( ferroviario, ecc.) □ time bomb, bomba a tempo (o a orologeria); (fig.) situazione esplosiva □ ( ciclismo, equit.) time bonus, abbuono di tempo □ time book, registro delle presenze (o delle ore di lavoro) □ (pubbl.) time buying, acquisto di tempo ( alla radio o alla TV) □ time capsule, contenitore ( pieno di oggetti, ecc. attuali) per le generazioni future ( viene sepolto in terra) □ time card, scheda di presenza □ (naut.) time charter ( party), (contratto di) noleggio a tempo □ (gramm.) time clause, proposizione temporale □ time clerk, controllore delle ore di lavoro □ time clock, orologio marcatempo; ( anche) timer □ time-consuming, che richiede molto tempo □ (tecn.) time control, comando a tempo □ ( banca) time deposit, deposito a termine (o vincolato): time-deposit book, libretto vincolato □ time draft, tratta a tempo □ (fotogr.) time exposure, posa, tempo di posa □ (form.) time frame, arco di tempo; tempi di attuazione □ (naut.) time freight, nolo a tempo □ (mil.) time-fuse, spoletta a tempo □ ( sport) time gap, distacco, ritardo ( nelle corse) □ time-honoured, venerato per la sua antichità; venerando □ ( basket) time-in, inizio (o ripresa) del tempo di gioco □ time lag, intervallo di tempo; (fis.) ritardo; (econ.) scarto (o sfasamento) temporale □ (cinem., fotogr.) time lapse, time lapse (tecnica di montaggio in un filmato di fotogrammi scattati a intervalli di tempo lunghi) □ (cinem., fotogr.) time-lapse (attr.), in time lapse; time lapse □ time limit, (leg.) termine ultimo; ( sport: nelle corse) tempo massimo □ (fin.) time loan, prestito a tempo □ ( fantascienza) time machine, macchina del tempo □ the time of day, l'ora ( segnata dall'orologio); l'ora del giorno □ (fam.) the time of one's life, un periodo molto bello □ time of payment, termine di pagamento; scadenza ( di una cambiale, ecc.) □ ( sport) time of play, tempo di gioco; durata di una partita □ time off, tempo libero (o di vacanza); (giorni, ecc. di) congedo, permesso: I'll take some time off, mi prenderò un po' di congedo □ ( di lavoratore) time off in lieu, riposo compensativo □ time out, tempo libero; pausa; riposo; periodo di vacanza: to take time out, prendersi un po' di vacanza; fare una pausa ( nel lavoro, nello studio, ecc.) □ (fam. USA) Time out!, aspetta, aspettate!; un momento!; un attimo! □ time payment, (econ.) retribuzione a tempo; (market.) pagamento dilazionato (o rateale) □ (ass., naut.) time policy, polizza a tempo □ (cronot.) time recorder, tempista; ( anche) orologio marcatempo □ (farm.) time-release drug (o capsule), medicina (o capsula) a lento rilascio; farmaco (o capsula) retard □ (geol.) time scale, cronologia □ (demogr., stat.) time series, serie temporale (o storica) □ (stat.) time-series chart, istogramma; diagramma a colonne □ time-server, opportunista; conformista □ time-serving, (agg.) opportunistico, conformistico; (sost.) opportunismo, conformismo □ (org. az.) time sheet, foglio di presenza □ (mat.) times sign, segno di moltiplicazione □ ( radio, TV) time signal, segnale orario □ (comput.) time stamp, indicatore data e ora □ time study, cronotecnica □ time-study engineer, cronotecnico □ (tecn.) time switch, interruttore a tempo □ time taker = time recorder ► sopra □ time taking, rilevazione dei tempi □ time-tested, sperimentato; che il tempo ha dimostrato valido □ time ticket, cartellino di presenza □ ( sport: nelle corse) the time to beat, il tempo da battere (o da migliorare) □ (autom., ciclismo) time trial, corsa a cronometro; corsa contro il tempo; cronometro (sost. f.) □ time-trial specialist, cronoman □ time warp, ( fantascienza) curvatura (o distorsione) del tempo; (fig.) confusione tra passato e presente, o tra presente e futuro: to be caught (o stuck) in a time warp, essere rimasto fermo nel tempo □ time waster, q. o qc. che fa perdere tempo; perditempo; perdita di tempo □ time-wasting, che fa perdere tempo □ (econ.) time wages, salario a tempo □ times without number, innumerevoli volte; spessissimo □ (econ.) time-work, lavoro retribuito a ore; lavoro in economia □ (econ.) time-worker, operaio retribuito a ore □ (geogr.) time zone, fuso orario □ time and time again, più e più volte; non so più quante volte □ ahead of time, anzitempo; prima del tempo; di buonora □ to be ahead of (o to be born before) one's time, essere in anticipo sui tempi; essere un precursore □ all the time, per tutto il tempo, sempre, di continuo: I've known it all the time, l'ho sempre saputo □ as times go, dati i tempi; considerando come va il mondo □ at a time, alla volta: One thing at a time, una cosa alla volta □ ( sport) at full time, a tempo scaduto □ at times, a volte; talvolta; talora □ at all times, sempre; immancabilmente □ at the time, quando: At the time they arrived, I was away, quando sono arrivati, io non c'ero □ at my time of life, alla mia età □ at no time, in nessun tempo; in nessuna circostanza; giammai □ at one time, una volta; un tempo: At one time I used to swim a lot, una volta facevo molto nuoto □ at the present time, al presente; ora; adesso □ at the same time, nello stesso tempo; contemporaneamente, insieme; a un tempo, nondimeno, tuttavia: She was smiling and sobbing at the same time, sorrideva e singhiozzava nello stesso tempo □ (fig.) at this time of day, a questo punto ( delle trattative, ecc.); in questo momento ( della storia); troppo tardi □ behind the times, antiquato; vecchio □ behind time, tardi; in ritardo: We are behind time with our deliveries, siamo in ritardo con le consegne □ to die before one's time, morire anzitempo; fare una morte prematura □ (fam.) to do time, scontare una pena detentiva; essere in galera □ ( sport: calcio, ecc.) extra time, tempo supplementare □ for the time being, per il momento □ (lett.) from time immemorial ( from time out of mind), dal tempo dei tempi; da moltissimo tempo; da secoli □ from time to time, di quando in quando; ogni tanto □ from that time on, da allora in poi □ to gain time, guadagnar tempo; ( dell'orologio) andare avanti □ to give sb. a pretty hard time, far passare un brutto quarto d'ora a q. □ to grow old before one's time, invecchiare anzitempo (o troppo presto) □ ( sport) half time, metà tempo ( della partita): at half time, a metà tempo; nell'intervallo □ to have a bad time, passarsela male □ (fam.) to have an easy time, passarsela bene; star bene economicamente □ to have a good time (o the time of one's life), divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela □ to have no time for, non aver tempo per (qc.); non aver tempo da perdere con (q.) □ in time, in tempo, in tempo utile; col tempo, con l'andar del tempo, a poco a poco; DIALOGO → - Discussing football- I didn't get home in time and only caught the second half on TV, non sono tornato a casa in tempo e ho beccato solo il secondo tempo alla TV □ (mus.) to be in time, andare a tempo □ in time to come, per l'avvenire; in futuro □ in the course of time, col tempo; con l'andar del tempo; con il passare degli anni □ in double-quick time, in un baleno; in un batter d'occhio □ in due time, a tempo debito □ in good time, al momento opportuno; in tempo ( per un appuntamento, uno spettacolo e sim.) □ in one's own time, a tempo perso □ (fam.) in one's own good time, con comodo; prendendosela comoda □ in its proper time and place, a tempo e luogo □ in a month's time, fra un mese □ in no time ( at all), in un attimo; in un baleno; in un batter d'occhio □ in one's spare time, nelle ore libere; nei ritagli di tempo □ (mus.) to keep time, andare a tempo; tenere il tempo □ ( d'un orologio) to keep good [bad] time, segnare l'ora esatta [non andare bene] □ to kill time, ammazzare il tempo □ to be a long time, essere molto tempo; ( anche) metterci molto tempo (a fare qc.) □ to lose time, perdere tempo; ( dell'orologio) restare indietro NOTA D'USO: - to lose time o to waste time?- □ to lose ( all) count of time, perdere la nozione del tempo □ to make time, recuperare il tempo; ( di treno) recuperare □ to make good time, tenere una buona andatura; andare di buon passo □ (mil.) to march in time, marciare a tempo □ to march with the times, tenersi al passo con i tempi □ ( di donna) to be near one's time, essere prossima al parto □ once upon a time, una volta; al tempo dei tempi: Once upon a time there was a king, c'era una volta un re □ (mus.) to be out of time, non andare a tempo; essere fuori tempo □ to pass the time of day with sb., scambiare qualche parola di saluto con q.; intrattenersi (a conversare) con q. □ to play for time, cercare di guadagnare tempo; ( sport) fare melina □ ( radio, TV, ecc.) to be running out of time, essere in ritardo sul programma stabilito □ to serve one's time, ( di condannato) scontare la pena; ( di apprendista) prestare servizio □ to be some time, essere un po' di tempo; ( anche) metterci del tempo (a fare qc.) □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda: DIALOGO → - Asking about a journey- You took your time!, te la sei presa comoda! □ to take time off for no reason, fare delle assenze ingiustificate ( dal lavoro, ecc.) □ to tell the time, ( dell'orologio) segnare il tempo; ( di una persona) dire l'ora, leggere l'orologio □ this time last year, l'anno scorso a questa epoca □ this time next week, oggi a otto □ till the end of time, sino alla fine dei tempi; in eterno □ up to the present time, finora □ to work against time, lavorare coi minuti contati, con l'acqua alla gola; combattere contro il tempo □ (fam.) It will take me ( you, etc.) all my ( your, etc.) time to do that, c'è da lavorare ventiquattro ore su ventiquattro per farlo □ It's ( about) time I was going, sarebbe ora che me ne andassi □ My time is drawing near (o I am near my time; my time is almost over), ormai non mi resta molto da vivere □ (prov.) There's a time for everything, ogni cosa a suo tempo □ (prov.) Time is money, il tempo è denaro.NOTA D'USO: - time e tempo- (to) time /taɪm/v. t. e i.1 fare (qc. ) al momento buono (o a proposito); scegliere (o cogliere) il momento opportuno per (qc.); calcolare, disporre, progettare ( con riguardo al tempo): We timed our trip to arrive before noon, abbiamo predisposto (abbiamo organizzato) il nostro viaggio in modo d'arrivare prima di mezzogiorno2 fissare l'orario di: The arrival of the President was timed for 10 o'clock, l'arrivo del Presidente era fissato per le dieci3 regolare il ritmo (o la velocità) di; ritmare; rimettere ( un orologio); sincronizzare: The girl timed her steps to the music, la ragazza regolava il ritmo del passo sulla musica; He timed the speed of the two toy trains, ha sincronizzato la velocità dei due trenini; Time your watch with mine, regola (rimetti) il tuo orologio col mio!4 calcolare, misurare il tempo di; cronometrare: The winner was timed at 4′ 6′′, il primo arrivato è stato cronometrato a quattro minuti e sei secondi7 ( calcio, ecc.) fare ( un'azione, una mossa, ecc.) al momento giusto (o opportuno); calcolare bene il tempo di ( un intervento)● (fotogr.) to time the exposure, regolare l'esposizione □ to time one's remarks, intercalare le proprie osservazioni al momento giusto □ The bus is timed to arrive at 4 o'clock, d'orario, l'autobus arriva alle quattro. -
3 equal
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1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) igual
2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) igual
3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) igualar, equivaler- equality- equalize
- equalise
- equally
- equal to
equal1 adj igualwe all have equal rights todos tenemos igualdad de derechos / todos tenemos los mismos derechosequal2 n igualas a magician he has no equal como mago no tiene igual / como mago es únicoequal3 vb1. igualar2. ser igual / equivalerseven plus two equals nine siete más dos son nueve / siete más dos es igual a nuevetr['iːkwəl]1 (identical) igual; (same) mismo,-a■ now we're equal! ¡ya estamos iguales!2 (capable) capaz1 igual nombre masulino o femenino1 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL ser igual a, equivaler a■ 10 + 10 equals 20 10 + 10 son 202 (match) igualar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall (other) things being equal si todo sigue igual■ are you equal to climbing these stairs? ¿te sientes con fuerzas para subir esta escalera?to be on equal terms (with somebody) estar en igualdad de condiciones con alguiento treat somebody as an equal tratar a alguien de igual a igualequal opportunities igualdad nombre femenino de oportunidadesequal opportunity la misma oportunidadequal pay igualdad nombre femenino de salarioequals sign signo de igualdadequal rights igualdad nombre femenino de derechos1) : ser igual atwo plus three equals five: dos más tres es igual a cinco2) match: igualarequal adj1) same: igual2) adequate: adecuado, capazequal n: igual mfadj.• igual (Matemática) adj.• par adj.• parejero, -a adj.• parejo, -a adj.n.• igual s.m.• modelo s.m.v.• emparejar v.• igualar v.• ser igual a v.
I 'iːkwəl1)a) (in size, amount, ability) igualfive miles is equal to eight kilometers — cinco millas equivalen a or son iguales a ocho kilómetros
the windows are equal in size — las ventanas son de igual tamaño or son iguales de tamaño
b) (in privilege, status) igualequal opportunities/rights — igualdad f de oportunidades/derechos
we are an equal opportunities o opportunity employer — practicamos una política de igualdad de oportunidades (sin discriminar por razones de sexo, raza, credo, orientación sexual etc)
2) (capable, adequate)equal TO something: he isn't/doesn't feel equal to the task — no es/no se siente capaz de hacerlo
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noun igual mfmy boss treats me as an equal — mi jefe me trata como a su igual or de igual a igual
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transitive verb, BrE - ll-1) ( Math) ser* igual athree times three equals nine — tres por tres son nueve or es igual a nueve
2) \<\<record/time\>\> igualar•Phrasal Verbs:['iːkwǝl]1. ADJ1) (=identical in size, value) [number, amount] igualto be of equal importance/value — tener igual importancia/el mismo valor
with equal ease/indifference — con igual or la misma facilidad/indiferencia
to come equal first/second — (in competition) compartir el primer/segundo puesto; (in race) llegar ambos en primer/segundo lugar
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to be equal in sth, they are equal in strength — son igual de fuertes, tienen la misma fuerzathey are equal in size — son del mismo tamaño, son iguales de tamaño
they are equal in value — tienen el mismo valor, tienen igual valor
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all or other things being equal — si no intervienen otros factores•
an amount equal to half your salary — una cantidad equivalente a la mitad de tu sueldoto be equal to sth — (=equivalent) equivaler a algo
his silence was equal to an admission of guilt — su silencio equivalía a una admisión de culpabilidad
footingshe is equal to her mother in intelligence — es tan inteligente como su madre, es igual de inteligente que su madre
2) (=capable)•
to be/feel equal to sth, I'm confident that he is equal to the task — tengo la seguridad de que está capacitado para desempeñar la tareashe did not feel equal to going out — no se sentía con fuerzas or ánimo para salir
2. N1) (=person) igual mf2) (=thing)to have no equal, be without equal — no tener igual
a talent without equal — un talento sin igual or sin par
3. VT1) (Math) ser igual alet x equal y — si x es igual a y, suponiendo que x sea igual a y
2) [+ record, rival, quality] igualarthere is nothing to equal it — no hay nada que se le iguale, no hay nada que lo iguale
4.CPDequal opportunities NPL — igualdad fsing de oportunidades
Equal Opportunities Commission N — (Brit) Comisión f para la Igualdad de Oportunidades
equal opportunities or opportunity employer N — empresa f no discriminatoria
equal pay N — igual salario m
equal pay for equal work — igual salario or el mismo salario para el mismo trabajo
equal rights NPL — igualdad fsing de derechos
equals sign, equal sign N — (Math) signo m de igual
equal time N — (US) (Rad, TV) derecho m de respuesta
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I ['iːkwəl]1)a) (in size, amount, ability) igualfive miles is equal to eight kilometers — cinco millas equivalen a or son iguales a ocho kilómetros
the windows are equal in size — las ventanas son de igual tamaño or son iguales de tamaño
b) (in privilege, status) igualequal opportunities/rights — igualdad f de oportunidades/derechos
we are an equal opportunities o opportunity employer — practicamos una política de igualdad de oportunidades (sin discriminar por razones de sexo, raza, credo, orientación sexual etc)
2) (capable, adequate)equal TO something: he isn't/doesn't feel equal to the task — no es/no se siente capaz de hacerlo
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noun igual mfmy boss treats me as an equal — mi jefe me trata como a su igual or de igual a igual
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transitive verb, BrE - ll-1) ( Math) ser* igual athree times three equals nine — tres por tres son nueve or es igual a nueve
2) \<\<record/time\>\> igualar•Phrasal Verbs: -
4 moins
moins [mwɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. preposition4. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. (comparatif) less━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► moins... que less... than━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les expressions du type moins... que sont souvent traduites par l'équivalent anglais de pas aussi... que.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• j'aime moins la campagne en hiver qu'en été I don't like the countryside as much in winter as in summer► moins de + nom non comptable less• je mange moins de pain qu'avant I eat less bread than I used to► moins de + nom comptable━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• il y aura moins de monde demain there'll be fewer people tomorrow there'll be less people tomorrow► moins de + nombre━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► deux fois moins se traduit souvent par half.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• moins je mange, moins j'ai d'appétit the less I eat, the less hungry I feel• moins il y a de clients, moins j'ai de travail the fewer customers I have, the less work I have to do► moins... plus• moins je fume, plus je mange the less I smoke, the more I eat► moins... mieux• moins je fume, mieux je me porte the less I smoke, the better I feel• moins j'ai de coups de fil, mieux je travaille the fewer phone calls I get, the more work I can do► à moins• à moins d'un accident, ça devrait marcher barring accidents, it should work• il jouera, à moins d'un imprévu he'll be playing unless something unexpected happens• à moins de faire une bêtise, il devrait gagner unless he does something silly he should win► à moins que• vous avez cinq ans de moins qu'elle you're five years younger than her► de moins en moins less and less• ça me fera du travail en moins ! that'll be less work for me!• pas moins de 40 km les sépare de la ville la plus proche they're at least 40km from the nearest town• gravement malade, il n'en continue pas moins d'écrire despite being seriously ill, he still continues to write• il n'en reste pas moins que... the fact remains that...• il n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is no less true that...• c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire ! that's putting it mildly!► le moins possible as little as possible2. <a. (soustraction, nombre négatif) minus• il fait moins 5 it's minus 5°3. <• elle a payé cette robe au moins 3 000 € she paid at least 3,000 euros for that dress• il ne pleuvra pas, du moins c'est ce qu'annonce la radio it's not going to rain, at least that's what it says on the radio• j'arriverai vers 4 heures, du moins si l'avion n'a pas de retard I'll be there around 4 o'clock - if the plane's on time, that is► pour le moins to say the least4. <( = minable) complete loser (inf)• on les traite comme des moins que rien they're treated like scum ► moins-value feminine noun depreciation* * *
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1. mwɛ̃1) ( dans une soustraction) minus2) ( pour dire l'heure) toil est moins vingt — (colloq) it's twenty to (colloq)
il était moins une (colloq) or moins cinq — (colloq) it was a close shave (colloq)
3) ( dans une température) minus
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1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)c'est moins une question d'argent qu'une question de principe — it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle
moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out
2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)le moins, la moins, les moins — ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least
dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon — in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good
le même en moins gros — the same, only thinner
3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)
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moins de déterminant indéfini1) ( avec un nom)moins de sucre/bruit — less sugar/noise
c'est lui qui a le moins d'expérience des trois — of the three he's the one with the least experience
2) ( avec un numéral)les moins de 20 ans — people under 20, the under-twenties
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à moins locution adverbiale
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à moins de locution prépositiveà moins de partir maintenant — unless we/you etc leave now
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à moins que locution conjonctive
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à tout le moins locution adverbiale to say the least
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au moins locution adverbiale at leasttu l'as remercié, au moins? — you did thank him, didn't you?
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de moins locution adverbialele kilo de pêches valait dix centimes de moins que la veille — a kilo of peaches cost 10 cents less than it had the day before
il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire — he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent
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du moins locution adverbiale at least
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en moins locution adverbialeil est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins — he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing
c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins — he's the spitting image of his father without the moustache GB ou mustache US
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pour le moins locution adverbiale to say the least
II mwɛ̃nom masculin invariable1) Mathématique minus2) (colloq) ( inconvénient) minus•Phrasal Verbs:
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La traduction en anglais de moins est less. Cependant, elle n'est utilisée que dans un nombre de cas assez restreint: en moins de trois jours = in less than three daysTrès souvent, même quand une traduction avec less est possible, l'anglais a recours à d'autres moyens. Certains sont réguliers: ma chambre est moins grande que la tienne = my bedroom isn't as big as yours; j'ai moins d'expérience que toi = I don't have as much experience as you (do), = I have less experience than you (do); c'est moins compliqué que vous ne le croyez = it's not as complicated as you think, = it's less complicated than you thinkD'autres ne le sont pas: j'essaie de moins fumer = I'm trying to cut down on my smoking, = I'm trying to smoke lessLorsque moins de, déterminant indéfini, est suivi d'un nom dénombrable, la règle voudrait que l'on traduise par fewer mais dans la langue parlée on utilise également lessLes expressions le moins possible, le moins du monde sont traitées respectivement sous possible et mondeOn trouvera ci-dessous exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de moinsOn pourra également se reporter aux notes d'usage portant notamment sur la quantité, l'expression de l'âge, etc. Consulter l'index* * *mwɛ̃1. adv1) (comparatif) lessIl a trois ans de moins que moi. — He's three years younger than me.
Nous avons trois jours de vacances de moins que l'an dernier. — We have three days holiday less than last year.
Il est moins intelligent que moi. — He's not as clever as me.
Moins je travaille, mieux je me porte. — The less I work, the better I feel.
2) (superlatif)le moins — least, the least
le moins doué; la moins douée — the least gifted
C'est ce que j'aime le moins. — It's what I like least., It's what I like the least.
C'est l'album que j'aime le moins. — This is the album I like the least., This is the album I least like.
C'est le modèle le moins cher. — It's the least expensive model.
Ce sont les plages qui sont les moins polluées. — These are the least polluted beaches.
3)moins de (livres, gens) — fewer, (sable, eau, sel) less
Ça coûte moins de deux cents euros. — It costs less than 200 euros.
Il y a moins de gens aujourd'hui. — There are fewer people today.
Il est moins de midi. — It's not yet midday.
en moins; de l'argent en moins — less money
Cette année nous avons trois jours de vacances en moins. — We have three days less holiday this year.
le soleil en moins — without the sun, minus the sun
L'endroit ressemble assez à la Côte d'Azur, le soleil en moins. — The place is quite like the Riviera, without the sun.
Ne te plains pas: au moins il ne pleut pas! — Don't complain: at least it's not raining!
à moins de; à moins que — unless
à moins de faire; à moins que tu ne fasses — unless you do
Je te retrouverai à dix heures à moins que le train n'ait du retard. — I'll meet you at 10 o'clock unless the train is late.
Il vient nous voir de moins en moins. — He comes to see us less and less often.
2. prép1) (soustraction) minus2) (température) minusIl fait moins 5. — It's minus 5., It's 5 below., It's 5 degrees below freezing.
Il a fait moins cinq la nuit dernière. — It was minus five last night.
3) (heure)Il est cinq heures moins dix. — It's ten to five.
Il est moins cinq. — It's five to.
3. nm(= signe) minus sign* * *I.moins ⇒ Note d'usageA prép1 ( dans une soustraction) minus; 8 moins 3 égale 5 8 minus 3 is ou equals 5; il a retrouvé sa voiture, moins les roues he got his car back without ou minus hum the wheels;2 ( pour dire l'heure) to; il est huit heures moins dix it's ten (minutes) to eight; il est moins vingt○ it's twenty to○, it's twenty minutes to the hour; il était moins une○ or moins cinq○ it was a close shave○;3 ( dans une température) minus; il faisait moins 15 degrés it was minus 15 (degrees).B adv1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins the least; je lis moins ces derniers temps I read less these days; ils sortent moins maintenant qu'ils ont un enfant they don't go out as much ou they go out less often now that they have a child; il importe moins de changer le règlement que de le faire appliquer changing the rule is less important than implementing it; je gagne moins qu'elle I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; c'est moins un artiste qu'un bon artisan he' s not so much an artist as a good craftsman; c'est moins une question d'argent qu'une question de principe it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle; de moins en moins less and less; moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; moins je le vois, mieux je me porte the less I see him, the better I feel; c'est lui qui travaille le moins de tous he's the one who works the least of all; le film qui m'a le moins plu the film I liked the least; ce que j'aime le moins chez lui what I like least about him;2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins, la moins, les moins ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least; il est moins grand/doué que son père he's not as tall/gifted as his father; c'est moins facile qu'il n'y paraît it's not as easy as it seems; il est moins menteur que sa sœur he's less of a liar than his sister; c'est moins problématique que je ne croyais it's less problematic ou less of a problem than I thought, it's not as problematic as I thought; les jeunes et les moins jeunes the young and the not so young; dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good; il n'en est pas moins vrai que it's nonetheless true that; il ressemble à son frère en moins gros he looks like his brother, only thinner; ce sont les employés les moins compétents de l'entreprise they're the least competent employees in the company; un individu des moins recommandables a most unsavoury individual;3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins least; tu devrais rester moins longtemps dans le sauna you shouldn't stay so long in the sauna; elle chante moins bien qu'avant she doesn't sing as well as she used to; il fait moins beau que l'an dernier the weather isn't as good as it was last year; c'est le moins bien payé des deux he's the less well-paid of the two; le moins souvent (the) least often.C moins de dét indéf1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) moins de livres/d'assiettes/d'arguments fewer books/plates/arguments; j'ai moins de livres que toi I don't have as many books as you ou I have fewer books than you; mangez moins de graisses eat less fat; il y a moins de candidats there are fewer candidates; ils ont moins de chances d'être élus they are less likely to be elected; les éditeurs publient moins de livres publishers are publishing fewer books; pas moins de no fewer than;2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) moins de sucre/vin/papier less sugar/wine/paper; moins de bruit/lumière less noise/light; il a parlé avec moins de hargne he spoke less aggressively; il y a moins de monde aujourd'hui qu'hier there are fewer people today than there were yesterday; pas moins de no less than; c'est lui qui a le moins d'expérience des trois of the three he's the one with the least experience;3 ( avec un numéral) en moins de trois heures in less than three hours; dans moins de trois heures in less than three hours; le voyage a duré un peu moins de trois heures the journey took a bit less than ou just under three hours; il est moins de 3 heures it's not quite 3 o'clock; les enfants de moins de 6 ans children under 6; les moins de 20 ans people under 20, the under-twenties; une planche de moins de deux m ètres de long a plank less than two metresGB long; moins de huit candidats fewer than eight candidates; tu ne trouveras rien à moins de 500 euros you won't find anything for less than 500 euros ou for under 500 euros; ça m'a coûté moins de 200 euros it cost me less than 200 euros ou under 200 euros.E à moins de loc prép à moins de partir maintenant, il n'arrivera pas à l'heure unless he leaves now he won't get there on time; à moins d'un miracle il va échouer unless there's a miracle, he's going to fail.G à tout le moins loc adv to say the least.H au moins loc adv at least; tout au moins at least; il y avait au moins 3 000 personnes there were at least 3,000 people; au moins, lui, il a réussi dans la vie he, at least, succeeded in life; tu l'as remercié, au moins? you did thank him, didn't you?I de moins loc adv ça m'a pris deux heures de moins it took me two hours less; le kilo de pêches valait deux euros de moins que la veille a kilo of peaches cost two euros less than it had the day before; j'ai un an de moins que lui I'm a year younger than he is; il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent.J du moins loc adv at least; c'est du moins ce qu'il m'a raconté at least that's what he told me; si du moins tu es d'accord that is if you agree.K en moins loc adv il y avait deux fourchettes en moins dans la boîte there were two forks missing from the box; il est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins he's/she's the spitting image of his/her father without the moustache GB ou mustache US.L pour le moins loc adv to say the least; ton attitude est pour le moins étrange your attitude is strange to say the least (of it).II.moins nm inv1 Math minus; le signe moins the minus sign;2 ○( inconvénient) minus.moins que rien nmf good-for-nothing, nobody.[mwɛ̃] adverbeA.[COMPARATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe] lessdeux fois moins cher half as expensive, twice as cheapen moins rapide but not so ou as fastc'est le même appartement, en moins bien/grand it's the same flat only not as nice/not as bigbeaucoup/un peu moins a lot/a little lessil n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is nonetheless true that...non moins charmante que... just as charming as..., no less charming than...je souffre moins I'm not in so much ou I'm in less painmoins tu parles, mieux ça vaut the less you speak, the betterB.[SUPERLATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe]c'est lui qui habite le moins loin he lives the least far away ou the nearestje ne suis pas le moins du monde surpris I'm not at all ou not in the least bit surprisedje vous dérange? — mais non, pas le moins du monde am I disturbing you? — of course not ou not in the slightest2. [avec un verbe]le moins qu'on puisse faire, c'est de les inviter the least we could do is invite them————————[mwɛ̃] préposition1. [en soustrayant]dix moins huit font deux ten minus ou less eight makes twoon est seize: moins les enfants, ça fait douze there are sixteen of us, twelve not counting the children2. [indiquant l'heure]3. [introduisant un nombre négatif]moins 50 plus moins 6 égalent moins 56 minus 50 plus minus 6 is ou makes minus 56il fait moins 25 it's 25 below ou minus 25————————[mwɛ̃] nom masculin————————à moins locution adverbiale————————à moins de locution prépositionnelle1. [excepté]à moins d'un miracle short of ou barring a miraclenous n'arriverons pas à temps, à moins de partir demain we won't get there on time unless we leave tomorrow2. [pour moins de] for less than3. [dans le temps, l'espace]il habite à moins de 10 minutes/500 mètres d'ici he lives less than 10 minutes/500 metres from here————————à moins que locution conjonctiveà moins que vous ne vouliez le faire vous-même... unless you wanted to do it yourself...————————au moins locution adverbiale1. [en tout cas] at least2. [au minimum] at least————————de moins locution adverbialede moins en moins locution adverbialede moins en moins de locution déterminante[suivi d'un nom comptable] fewer and fewer[suivi d'un nom non comptable] less and less————————des moins locution adverbiale————————du moins locution adverbialeils devaient venir samedi, c'est du moins ce qu'ils nous avaient dit they were supposed to come on saturday, at least that's what they told us————————en moins locution adverbialeil y a une chaise en moins there's one chair missing, we're one chair short————————en moins de locution prépositionnelle————————moins de locution déterminante1. (comparatif) [avec un nom comptable] fewer[avec un nom non comptable] lessil ne me faudra pas moins de 3 heures pour tout faire I'll need no less than ou at the very least 3 hours to do everything2. (superlatif)a. [avec un nom comptable] the fewestb. [avec un nom non comptable] the least————————moins... moins locution correlativethe less... the lessmoins il travaillera, moins il aura de chances de réussir à son examen the less he works, the less chance he'll have of passing his exam————————moins... plus locution correlativethe less... the more————————moins que rien locution adverbiale————————moins que rien nom masculin et fémininc'est un/une moins que rien he's/she's a nobodyon ne peut moins locution adverbialepour le moins locution adverbiale -
5 divide
[dɪ'vaɪd] 1. гл.1) ( divide into) = divide upа) делить (на несколько частей, групп), разделятьto divide into two / three parts — делить на две, три части
The room was divided into cubicles. — Комната была поделена на отсеки.
Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. (Daniel 5: 28) — Разделено царство твоё, и отдано мидянам и персам. (Книга пророка Даниила, гл. 5, ст. 28)
б) делиться (на несколько частей, групп), разделятьсяThe cells began to divide out of control. — Процесс деления клеток вышел из-под контроля.
The world divided into the idle rich and the labouring poor. — Мир разделился на праздных богачей и трудящихся бедняков.
After World War II the world divided into two tight blocs, one dominated by the United States and one by the Soviet Union. — После Второй мировой войны мир разделился на два тесно сплочённых блока: в одном доминировали Соединённые штаты, а в другом Советский Союз.
•Syn:2) разделяться, разветвляться, идти в разные стороныWe reached the spot at which our ways divided. — Мы достигли точки, в которой наши пути расходились.
Syn:3) подразделять; делить на группы, классы; классифицироватьWe commonly divide the people into agricultural and manufacturing. (R. W. Hamilton, Popular Education) — Обычно мы делим людей на крестьян и промышленных рабочих.
Syn:4) (divide among / between) = divide up / out делить; распределятьto divide (up) money / costs / profit equally between smb. — делить деньги / расходы / прибыль поровну между кем-л.
to divide one's energies between politics and business — распределять свои силы между политической деятельностью и бизнесом
Divide the cake equally among all the children. — Раздели торт поровну между всеми детьми.
We should divide up the costs equally between us. — Нам следует поделить расходы между собой поровну.
Usually, leavers were not replaced and the caseloads were divided out between the rest of us. — Обычно замены уволившимся не было, и их пациентов распределяли между теми из нас, кто остался.
Syn:5) ( divide from) = divide off разделять, отделятьI want to build a fence to divide the flower garden from the vegetable garden. — Чтобы отделить цветник от огорода, я хочу построить изгородь.
This part of the field has been divided off with a fence, to keep the cows in. — Эта часть поля была огорожена плетнём, чтобы коровы не могли выйти за его пределы.
Tracts of farmland were divided by stone walls. — Земельные участки отделялись друг от друга каменной стеной.
6) книжн. ( divide from) разъединять, разлучатьThe war divided children from their parents. — Война разлучила детей с родителями.
Syn:7) (divide over / on)а) вызывать разногласия, раскол; лишать единства, разделять на фракцииThe Gulf war has divided the Islamic right in Turkey. — Война в заливе вызвала раскол среди правых исламистов в Турции.
For centuries scholars have been divided on this issue. — Этот вопрос уже несколько веков вызывает разногласия среди учёных.
Syn:б) расходиться во мнениях (по какому-л. вопросу); обнаруживать разногласия, раскол; лишаться единства, разделяться на фракцииThe GOP divided over abortion in 1990. — В 1990 члены республиканской партии разошлись во мнениях по вопросу об абортах.
Syn:8) полит. ставить на голосование; голосоватьOpposition were afraid to divide upon it. — Оппозиция боялась ставить это на голосование.
Divide! — Ставьте на голосование! (возглас, требующий прекращения прений и перехода к голосованию)
Syn:9) рассекатьThe term divides on November 9th. — Серединой семестра считается 9 ноября.
11) мат.а) делить, производить делениеTwelve divided by four equals / is three. — Двенадцать поделить на четыре, равно трём.
б) ( divide into) быть во столько-то раз меньше, чем какое-либо числоThree divides into nine three times. — Три в три раза меньше, чем девять.
12) тех. градуировать ( измерительный прибор)••divide and rule / govern — разделяй и властвуй (политическая максима, которая приписывается Макиавелли)
2. сущ.two great nations divided by a common language — две великие нации, разделённые общим языком (об англичанах и американцах; данный афоризм приписывается Дж. Б. Шоу или О. Уайльду)
1) граница, рубеж; различиеthe divide between the rich and the poor — разрыв, пропасть между богатыми и бедными
to bridge the divide — служить мостом, помогать преодолевать различия
Interpreters bridge the language divide. — Устные переводчики помогают преодолеть языковой барьер.
The divide between rich and poor countries is widening / growing / increasing. — Пропасть между богатыми и бедными странами становится шире / растёт / увеличивается.
The doctrine of political equality forms the great divide between parties now as heretofore. — Доктрина политического равенства была и остается рубежом, который разделяет партии.
2) амер. водоразделContinental Divide, Great Divide — Великий континентальный раздел (Скалистые горы, служащие водоразделом рек, впадающих в бассейны Атлантического и Тихого океанов)
Syn:3) делёж, раздел по частям•• -
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I.sur1 [syʀ]a. (position) on ; (avec mouvement) onto ; ( = dans) in ; ( = par-dessus) over ; ( = au-dessus de) above• il y a un sac sur la table/une affiche sur le mur there's a bag on the table/a poster on the wall• il a 1 500 € sur son compte he has 1,500 euros in his account• il neige sur Paris/sur toute l'Europe it's snowing in Paris/all over Europe• s'endormir sur un livre/son travail to fall asleep over a book/over one's work• « travaux sur 5 km » "roadworks for 5km"• gravure sur bois/verre wood/glass engravingc. (temps: proximité, approximation) il est arrivé sur les 2 heures he came at about 2• sur le moment or sur le coup, je n'ai pas compris at the time I didn't understandd. (cause) sur invitation/commande by invitation/order• sur un signe du patron, elle sortit at the boss's signal, she lefte. (moyen, manière) onf. (matière, sujet) on• sur douze verres, six sont ébréchés out of twelve glasses six are chipped• un jour/un vendredi sur trois every third day/Friday• il vient un jour/mercredi sur deux he comes every other day/Wednesdayi. (influence, supériorité) on• avoir des droits sur qn/qch to have rights over sb/to sthj. ► sur ce ( = sur ces mots)sur ce, il est sorti upon which he went out• sur ce, il faut que je vous quitte and now I must leave youII.sur2, e [syʀ]adjective( = aigre) sour* * *Note: Lorsque sur indique une position dans l'espace il se traduit généralement par on: sur la table/une chaise = on the table/a chair; sur la côte/le lac = on the coast/the lakeLorsque sur a une valeur figurée comme dans régner sur, pleurer sur, sur l'honneur, sur place etc la traduction sera fournie dans l'article du deuxième élément, respectivement régner, pleurer, honneur, place etc
I syʀ1) ( dessus) on2) (au-dessus, sans contact) overun pont sur la rivière — a bridge across ou over the river
3) (étendue, surface)4) ( direction)5) ( support matériel) on6) ( au sujet de) [débat, thèse] on; [étude, poème] about7) ( objet d'un travail)une personne sur dix — one person out of ou in ten
9) ( indique l'accumulation) lit upon; fig after10) ( juste après)ils se sont quittés sur ces mots — with these words, they parted
sur ce or quoi — upon which
sur ce, je vous laisse — with that, I must leave you
11) ( pendant)on ne peut pas juger sur une période aussi courte — you can't judge over ou in such a short period
12) Radio, Télévision, Télécommunications on [radio, chaîne, ligne téléphonique]
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I syʀ prép1) (position) onPose-le sur la table. — Put it on the table.
2) (en recouvrant) overPour finir, versez le coulis de fruits rouges sur le gâteau. — And to finish it, pour the coulis of red berries over the cake.
3) (sans contact direct) overIls ont construit un nouveau pont sur le Rhône. — They have built a new bridge over the Rhone.
sur soi; Je n'ai pas d'argent sur moi. — I haven't got any money on me.
4) (direction) towardssur votre droite — on your right, to your right
Vous verrez l'hôpital sur votre droite. — You'll see the hospital on your right., You'll see the hospital to your right.
5) (= à propos de) on, aboutun livre sur Balzac — a book on Balzac, a book about Balzac
une conférence sur l'art roman — a lecture on Romanesque art, a lecture about Romanesque art
6) (dans une proportion) out ofSur 20, 2 sont venus. — Two out of twenty came.
7)un sur 10 (statistiques) — one in 10, ÉDUCATION one out of 10
J'ai eu quatorze sur vingt en maths. — I got 14 out of 20 in maths.
une semaine sur deux — every other week, one week in two
une semaine sur trois — every third week, one week in three
9) (en indiquant l'heure) around10) (cause)11) (répétition)12) (autre locution)Sur ce, il partit sans dire un mot. — Whereupon he left without uttering a word.
Sur ce, il faut que je vous quitte. — And now I must leave you.
II sur, -e* * *I.sur prép❢ Lorsque sur indique une position dans l'espace il se traduit généralement par on: sur la table/une chaise = on the table/a chair; sur la côte/le lac = on the coast/the lake.On trouvera ci-dessous des exemples supplémentaires et exceptions. Lorsque sur a une valeur figurée comme dans régner sur, pleurer sur, sur l'honneur, sur place etc la traduction sera fournie dans l'article du deuxième élément, respectivement régner, pleurer, honneur, place etc.1 ( dessus) on; le verre est sur la table the glass is on the table; prends un verre sur la table take a glass from the table; appliquer la lotion sur vos cheveux apply the lotion to your hair; la clé est sur la porte the key is in the door; passer la main sur une étoffe to run one's hand over a fabric; il doit être sur la route he must be on the road ou on his way by now;2 (au-dessus, sans contact) over; des nuages sur les montagnes/la plaine clouds over the mountaintops/the plain; un pont sur la rivière a bridge across ou over the river; la nuit est tombée/l'orage s'est abattu sur la ville night fell/the storm broke over the city;3 (étendue, surface) la forêt est détruite sur 150 hectares the forest has been destroyed over an area of 150 hectares; une table d'un mètre sur deux a table (of) one metre by two;4 ( direction) se diriger sur Valence to head ou make for Valence; une voiture déboucha sur la droite a car pulled out on the right;5 ( support matériel) on; sur un morceau de papier on a piece of paper; elle est très jolie sur la photo she looks very pretty in the photograph; dessiner sur le sable to draw in the sand;6 ( au sujet de) [débat, exposé, essai, chapitre, thèse] on; [étude, poème] about; [article, livre] on;7 ( objet d'un travail) être sur une affaire to be involved in a business deal; on est sur un gros chantier actuellement we're currently involved in a big construction project;8 ( indique un rapport de proportion) une personne sur dix one person in ou out of ten; une semaine sur trois one week in three; il a fait trois exercices sur quatre he did three exercises out of four; sur 250 employés, il y a seulement 28 femmes out of 250 employees, there are only 28 females; un mardi sur deux every other Tuesday; il y a deux chances sur trois qu'il ne vienne pas there are two chances out of three that he won't come;9 ( indique l'accumulation) lit upon; fig after; entasser pierre sur pierre to pile stone upon stone; faire proposition sur proposition to make one offer after another, to make offer after offer; commettre erreur sur erreur to make one mistake after another, to make mistake after mistake; il a eu deux accidents coup sur coup he had two accidents one after the other;10 ( juste après) ils se sont quittés sur ces mots with these words, they parted; sur le moment at the time; sur ce or quoi upon which, thereupon; sur ce, je vous laisse with that, I must leave you;11 ( pendant) on ne peut pas juger sur une période aussi courte/trois jours you can't decide over ou in such a short period/three days;II.III[syr] préposition1. [dans l'espace - dessus] on ; [ - par-dessus] over ; [ - au sommet de] on top of ; [ - contre] againstelle avait des bleus sur tout le visage she had bruises all over her face, her face was covered in bruisesmonter sur un manège/une bicyclette to get on a roundabout/bicycledemain, du soleil sur le nord tomorrow, there will be sunshine in the northune chambre avec vue sur la mer a room with a view of ou over the seades fenêtres qui donnent sur la rue windows giving onto ou overlooking the streetil y avait un monde fou, on était tous les uns sur les autres there was a huge crowd, we were all crushed up together ou one on top of the other2. [indiquant la direction]sur votre gauche, le Panthéon on ou to your left, the Pantheonobliquer sur la droite to turn ou to bear rightla porte s'est refermée sur elle the door closed behind ou after her‘virages sur 3 km’ ‘bends for 3 km’la foire s'étend sur 3 000 m² the fair covers 3,000 m²sur les quatre heures, quelqu'un a téléphoné (at) around ou about four, somebody phoned[indiquant la proximité]sur le moment ou le coup, je me suis étonné at the time ou at first, I was surprisedil va sur ses 40 ans he's approaching ou nearly 405. [indiquant la durée]c'est un contrat sur cinq ans it's a five-year contract, the contract runs for five yearsje lui ai envoyé lettre sur lettre I sent him letter after ou upon letter7. [indiquant la cause]juger quelqu'un sur ses propos/son apparence to judge somebody by his words/appearance8. [indiquant la manière, l'état, la situation]avoir un effet sur quelqu'un/quelque chose to have an effect on somebody/somethingêtre sur ses gardes/la défensive/le qui-vive to be on one's guard/the defensive/the look-outc'est sur la première chaîne/France Inter it's on channel one/France Inter9. [indiquant le moyen]vivre sur ses économies/un héritage to live off one's savings/a legacyon peut tailler deux jupes sur le même patron you can make two skirts out of ou from the same patternle film se termine sur une vue du Lido the film ends with ou on a view of the Lido10. [indiquant le domaine, le sujet]sur ce point, nous sommes d'accord we agree on that point140 personnes sont sur le projet there are 140 people on ou involved in the project11. [indiquant - une proportion] out of ; [ - une mesure] byun homme sur deux one man in two, every second mansur 100 candidats, 15 ont été retenus 15 out of 100 candidates were shortlistedfaire une enquête sur 1 000 personnes to do a survey of ou involving 1,000 people12. [indiquant une relation de supériorité] over
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