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Математика: теряться в догадках годамиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it has been a matter of conjecture for years
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conjecture [kən'dʒektʃə(r)]1 nounconjecture f;∎ whether he knew or not is a matter for conjecture savoir s'il était au courant ou pas relève de la conjecture;∎ it's sheer conjecture ce ne sont que des conjecturesconjecturer, présumerconjecturer, faire des conjectures -
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conjecture [kənˈdʒekt∫ər]2. noun* * *[kən'dʒektʃə(r)] 1.noun hypothèse f2.intransitive verb faire des conjectures ( about sur) -
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I [kən'dʒektʃə(r)]nome congettura f., ipotesi f.II 1. [kən'dʒektʃə(r)]to be a matter for conjecture — essere argomento di ipotesi o di congetture
verbo transitivo congetturare, supporre2.verbo intransitivo fare delle congetture ( about su)* * *[kən'‹ek ə] 1. noun((an) opinion formed on slight evidence; a guess: He made several conjectures about where his son might be.) congettura2. verb(to guess.) fare congetture* * *conjecture /kənˈdʒɛktʃə(r)/n. [cu]congettura; supposizione; ipotesi: a matter for conjecture, argomento di congetture (o di ipotesi); It's pure conjecture, sono solo congetture.(to) conjecture /kənˈdʒɛktʃə(r)/v. t. e i.congetturare; far congetture; ipotizzare.* * *I [kən'dʒektʃə(r)]nome congettura f., ipotesi f.II 1. [kən'dʒektʃə(r)]to be a matter for conjecture — essere argomento di ipotesi o di congetture
verbo transitivo congetturare, supporre2.verbo intransitivo fare delle congetture ( about su) -
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1. nounMutmaßung, die (geh.); Vermutung, die2. transitive verbmutmaßen (geh.); vermuten3. intransitive verb(guess) Mutmaßungen (geh.) od. Vermutungen anstellen* * *[kən'‹ek ə] 1. noun((an) opinion formed on slight evidence; a guess: He made several conjectures about where his son might be.) die Mutmaßung2. verb(to guess.) mutmaßen- academic.ru/15315/conjectural">conjectural* * *con·jec·ture[kənˈʤektʃəʳ, AM -ɚ]there's been a lot of \conjecture recently about the royal marriage in letzter Zeit wurde viel über die Hochzeit im Königshaus spekuliertII. vt▪ to \conjecture sth etw vermuten▪ to \conjecture that... vermuten [o mutmaßen], dass...III. vi mutmaßen, Vermutungen anstellen* * *[kən'dZektʃə(r)]1. vtvermuten, mutmaßen (geh)2. viVermutungen or Mutmaßungen anstellen, mutmaßen (geh)it was just as scientists had conjectured — es verhielt sich geradeso, wie es die Wissenschaftler gemutmaßt or vermutet hatten
3. nVermutung f, Mutmaßung f (geh)what will come next is a matter of or for conjecture — was folgt, das kann man nur vermuten or das bleibt unserer Vermutung überlassen
* * *conjecture [kənˈdʒektʃə(r)]A s1. Vermutung f, Mutmaßung f, Annahme f:make a conjecture Mutmaßungen anstellen;be reduced to conjecture auf Vermutungen angewiesen sein;this is a matter for pure conjecture das kann man nur vermuten2. Theorie f, (vage) Idee3. Konjektur f (Textverbesserung)of, about über akk)* * *1. nounMutmaßung, die (geh.); Vermutung, die2. transitive verbmutmaßen (geh.); vermuten3. intransitive verb(guess) Mutmaßungen (geh.) od. Vermutungen anstellen* * *n.Vermutung f. -
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'iərə1) (a number of years counting from an important point in history: the Victorian era.) era2) (a period of time marked by an important event or events: an era of social reform.) era
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser) \ \
era es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativoMultiple Entries: era ser
era sustantivo femenino (período, época) era, age
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula 1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf; es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic; era cierto it was true; sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still; que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc) ver tb imposible, difícil etc 2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be; es viuda she's a widow; ver tb estar 1 cópula 2 3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be; ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me 4 (con predicado introducido por `de'): soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba; es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'; no soy de aquí I'm not from around here 5 (hipótesis, futuro): ¿será cierto? can it be true? verbo intransitivo 1b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us? 3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos; somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether 4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) era para algo to be for sth; ( en locs) ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!; es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes; o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …; sea como sea at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea donde sea no matter where; sea quien sea whoever it is; si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for … ( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb v impers era v impers to be; era v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be; fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900 ■ sustantivo masculino 1◊ era humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):2 ( naturaleza):
era f (periodo) age, era
la era de la informática, the age of the computer
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit ' era' also found in these entries: Spanish: afán - agrado - anterioridad - antesala - cajón - calentar - coherencia - confidente - conflictiva - conflictivo - conmovedor - conmovedora - débil - deprimente - desalentador - desalentadora - descubrir - destino - desvaído - desventura - dueña - dueño - dura - duro - elocuente - ser - eslabón - espanto - estafador - estafadora - faceta - faltar - fiel - forzada - forzado - fragosa - fragoso - gracia - graduación - hábil - imperiosa - imperioso - indicada - indicado - inicialmente - instante - mamarrachada - menos - moral - ninguna English: acknowledge - acknowledgement - advantageous - anguish - approximate - astonishing - attractive - baby - blatant - blatantly - blunt - bumpkin - bushy - businesslike - butt - calculated - conceited - conduct - conjecture - consequence - constant - consternation - crime - cute - dawn - day - deceive - definitely - disappointment - disobedience - dissatisfaction - docile - domineering - drab - epoch - era - erratic - evident - featureless - figment - flabby - flair - folly - forgetful - formidable - fraud - full-length - genuine - glaringly - grieftr['ɪərə]1 era, épocaera ['ɪrə, 'ɛrə, 'i:rə] n: era f, época fn.• edad s.f.• era s.f.• tiempo s.m.• época s.f.2) ( in baseball) = Earned Run AverageN ABBR1) (US)(Pol) = Equal Rights Amendment2) (Brit)= Education Reform Act* * *2) ( in baseball) = Earned Run Average -
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'iərə1) (a number of years counting from an important point in history: the Victorian era.) era2) (a period of time marked by an important event or events: an era of social reform.) era
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser) \ \
era es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativoMultiple Entries: era ser
era sustantivo femenino (período, época) era, age
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula 1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf; es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic; era cierto it was true; sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still; que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc) ver tb imposible, difícil etc 2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be; es viuda she's a widow; ver tb estar 1 cópula 2 3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be; ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me 4 (con predicado introducido por `de'): soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba; es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'; no soy de aquí I'm not from around here 5 (hipótesis, futuro): ¿será cierto? can it be true? verbo intransitivo 1b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us? 3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos; somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether 4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) era para algo to be for sth; ( en locs) ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!; es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes; o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …; sea como sea at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea donde sea no matter where; sea quien sea whoever it is; si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for … ( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb v impers era v impers to be; era v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be; fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900 ■ sustantivo masculino 1◊ era humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):2 ( naturaleza):
era f (periodo) age, era
la era de la informática, the age of the computer
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit ' era' also found in these entries: Spanish: afán - agrado - anterioridad - antesala - cajón - calentar - coherencia - confidente - conflictiva - conflictivo - conmovedor - conmovedora - débil - deprimente - desalentador - desalentadora - descubrir - destino - desvaído - desventura - dueña - dueño - dura - duro - elocuente - ser - eslabón - espanto - estafador - estafadora - faceta - faltar - fiel - forzada - forzado - fragosa - fragoso - gracia - graduación - hábil - imperiosa - imperioso - indicada - indicado - inicialmente - instante - mamarrachada - menos - moral - ninguna English: acknowledge - acknowledgement - advantageous - anguish - approximate - astonishing - attractive - baby - blatant - blatantly - blunt - bumpkin - bushy - businesslike - butt - calculated - conceited - conduct - conjecture - consequence - constant - consternation - crime - cute - dawn - day - deceive - definitely - disappointment - disobedience - dissatisfaction - docile - domineering - drab - epoch - era - erratic - evident - featureless - figment - flabby - flair - folly - forgetful - formidable - fraud - full-length - genuine - glaringly - grieftr['ɪərə]1 era, épocaera ['ɪrə, 'ɛrə, 'i:rə] n: era f, época fn.• edad s.f.• era s.f.• tiempo s.m.• época s.f.2) ( in baseball) = Earned Run Average['ɪǝrǝ]N era f* * *2) ( in baseball) = Earned Run Average -
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1. n счёт; подсчётhead count — «счёт по головам»; перепись
2. n итог3. n спорт. счёт секунд4. n внимание5. n текст. номер пряжи6. n юр. пункт обвинения или искового заявления7. n юр. изложение дела8. n юр. элк. одиночный импульс9. v считать; подсчитывать; пересчитывать10. v принимать во внимание, в расчёт, учитывать, засчитывать11. v считать, полагатьcount yourself fortunate — считай, что тебе повезло
12. v рассчитывать13. v иметь значение, стоить14. v говорить против; иметь отрицательное значениеsequence count — элемент последовательности; значение порядкового номера
15. v юр. излагать дело, выступать с изложением делаto count thumbs — ничего не делать, убивать время
16. n графСинонимический ряд:1. nobleman (noun) grandee; nobleman; peer2. reckoning (noun) calculation; computation; numeration; reckoning; tab; tally3. beat (verb) beat; mark4. consider (verb) consider; deem; judge; regard5. enumerate (verb) add up; calculate; compute; enumerate; figure; number; numerate; reckon; sum; tale; tally; tell off; total6. include (verb) include; involve7. influence (verb) influence; weight8. matter (verb) import; matter; mean; signify9. weigh (verb) militate; tell; weighАнтонимический ряд:conjecture; estimate; guess; hazard; lump -
10 cast light on smth.
(cast (shed, throw или turn) light (или a light) on (или upon) smth.)проливать свет на что-л.; см. тж. throw daylight upon smth.My interest in him is for the light he throws on the character of the Spaniards of his day. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Don Fernando’, VII) — Мне Кальдерон интересен потому, что он ярко рисует характеры испанцев, своих современников.
...as his statement was read a very clear light was thrown upon the situation. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Twelve Men’, ‘A Mayor and His People’) —...по мере оглашения его заявления ситуация все более прояснялась.
The statement I have made throws a light on the material which the Attorney-General read about pacifism. (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. 14) — Сделанное мною заявление проливает свет на материалы о пацифизме, которые были оглашены генеральным прокурором.
In city after city, both large and small, the light has been turned upon the dark corners of, the government... The connection between certain political organizations and the vice industry is no longer a matter of speculation or conjecture. (Ch. Merriam, ‘The American Party System’, ch. V) — В больших и маленьких городах как прожектором были освещены теневые стороны работы правительственного аппарата... После этого связь между некоторыми политическими организациями и преступным миром уже не вызывает сомнений.
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