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1 due
1. adjectivethe share/reward due to him — der Anteil, der/die Belohnung, die ihm zusteht
there's something due to me, I've got something due, I'm due for something — mir steht etwas zu
2) (immediately payable, lit. or fig.) fälligbe more than due — (fig.) überfällig sein
3) (that it is proper to give, use) gebührend; geziemend (geh.); angemessen [Belohnung]; reiflich [Überlegung]recognition due to somebody — Anerkennung, die jemandem gebührt
with all due respect, madam — bei allem gebotenen Respekt, meine Dame
with due allowance or regard — unter gebührender Berücksichtigung ( for Gen.)
with due caution/care — mit der nötigen Vorsicht/Sorgfalt
4) (attributable)the mistake was due to negligence — der Fehler war durch Nachlässigkeit verursacht
be due to the fact that... — darauf zurückzuführen sein, dass...
5) (scheduled, expected, under instructions)be due to do something — etwas tun sollen
be due [to arrive] — ankommen sollen
the baby is due in two weeks' time — das Baby kommt in zwei Wochen
6) (likely to get, deserving)2. adverbhe is due for promotion — seine Beförderung ist fällig
1)2)3. noundue to — auf Grund (+ Gen.); aufgrund (+ Gen.)
somebody's due — das, was jemandem zusteht
that was no more than his due — das hatte er auch verdient
* * *[dju:] 1. adjective2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) fällig3) (proper: Take due care.) gebührend2. adverb(directly South: sailing due east.) genau3. noun1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) das Gebührende•- academic.ru/22805/duly">duly- due to
- give someone his due
- give his due* * *our loan is \due for repayment on August 1 wir müssen unser Darlehen bis zum 1. August zurückzahlen\due bills (actual bills) fällige Rechnungen pl; (debts owing) Schuldanerkenntnis nt, Zahlungsverpflichtung f\due date of debt Fälligkeitsdatum nt, Fälligkeitstag m, Fälligkeitstermin m; of claim Verfalltag m, Verfallzeit famount \due Forderung f, Verbindlichkeit famount \due to customers Kundenverbindlichkeit famounts \due to banks Verbindlichkeiten pl gegenüber Bankento fall \due fällig werden, zu zahlen sein▪ to be \due to sb jdm zustehenour thanks are \due to everyone who gave so generously unser Dank gilt allen großzügigen Spendern▪ sb is \due sth jdm steht etw zuI'm still \due seven days' paid holiday mir stehen immer noch sieben Tage bezahlter Urlaub zuto be \due money from sb von jdm noch Geld zu bekommen habenwithout \due care and attention BRIT, AUS LAW fahrlässighe was found by the court to have been driving without \due care and attention das Gericht befand ihn des fahrlässigen Verhaltens im Straßenverkehr für schuldigwith \due care/caution mit der nötigen Sorgfalt/Vorsichtafter \due consideration nach reiflicher Überlegungwith \due diligence mit der erforderlichen Sorgfaltwith [all] \due respect bei allem [gebotenen] Respektto treat sb with the respect \due to him/her jdn mit dem nötigen Respekt behandelnwhat time is the next bus \due [to arrive/leave]? wann kommt/fährt der nächste Bus?we're not \due to arrive for another two hours wir kommen erst in zwei Stunden antheir baby is \due in January sie erwarten ihr Baby im Januarwhen are you \due? wann ist es denn so weit?in \due course zu gegebener Zeitat the \due time zur rechten Zeitthe \due process of the law ordnungsgemäßes [o ordentliches] Verfahren7. (because of)\due to circumstances beyond our control... aufgrund unvorhersehbarer Umstände...▪ to be \due to sb/sth jdm/etw zuzuschreiben seinit is \due to him that we have to start all over again seinetwegen müssen wir wieder ganz von vorne anfangenit is \due to her that we won the big order wir haben es ihr zu verdanken, dass wir den großen Auftrag bekommen habenII. n1. (fair treatment)she feels that equal pay for equal work is simply her \due sie hält gleiche Bezahlung für gleiche Arbeit einfach nur für gerecht [o recht und billig]to give sb his/her \due jdm Gerechtigkeit widerfahren lassen gehto give him his \due, he worked under very difficult conditions man muss fairerweise zugeben, dass er unter sehr schwierigen Bedingungen gearbeitet hat2. (fees)annual \dues Jahresbeitrag m3. (debts)to pay one's \dues (meet debts) seine Schulden bezahlen; (meet obligations) seinen Verpflichtungen nachkommen; (undergo hardship for collective goal) seine Schuldigkeit tunIII. adv inv, before adv\due north genau [o direkt] nach Norden* * *[djuː]1. adj1) (= expected, scheduled) fälligthe train was due ten minutes ago/is due to arrive at 10.32 — der Zug sollte vor 10 Minuten ankommen/soll um 10.32 Uhr ankommen
the results are due at the end of the month — die Ergebnisse stehen Ende des Monats an or sind Ende des Monats fällig
to be due in (train, bus) — ankommen sollen; (ferry) einlaufen sollen
she is due for promotion — sie ist mit einer Beförderung an der Reihe
you look due for a haircut —
due date (Fin) — Fälligkeitstermin m; (for baby) erwarteter Geburtstermin
after due consideration —
every home will have a computer in due course — auf die Dauer wird jeder Haushalt einen Computer besitzen
due credit —
due credit for his achievements the council, to give them due credit, have tried their best to plan ahead — die Anerkennung, die ihm für seine Leistungen gebührt die Stadt, das muss man ihr lassen, hat ihr Bestes getan, um vorauszuplanen
See:→ credit3)to be due to sb (money, leave, respect) — jdm zustehen
to fall due ( Fin : loan, debt ) — fällig werden
I'm due some leave, I've got some leave due to me —
the respect due from a son to his father —
4)what's it due to? —
his failure was entirely due to himself/his carelessness — an seinem Versagen war nur er selbst/seine Nachlässigkeit schuld
2. n1) pl (= subscription, fees) (Mitglieds)beitrag m2)to give him his due, he did at least try — eins muss man ihm lassen, er hat es wenigstens versucht
to give him his due, he had no idea about it — man muss gerechterweise zugeben, dass er davon keine Ahnung hatte
See:→ devil3. adv(= precisely)due north/south/east/west — direkt nach Norden/Süden/Osten/Westen
* * *1. WIRTSCH fällig, sofort zahlbar:debts due and owing Aktiva und Passiva;to dat):be due to sb jemandem geschuldet werden3. zeitlich fällig, erwartet:the train is due at six der Zug soll um 6 (Uhr) ankommen oder abfahren;we are due to leave in 10 minutes unser Zug fährt in 10 Minuten ab;I am due for dinner at eight ich werde um 8 Uhr zum Abendessen erwartet;he is due to return today er soll heute zurückkommen, er wird heute zurückerwartet;she is not due back until Monday sie wird erst Montag zurückerwartet;I’m due for an increase in pay bei mir ist eine Gehaltserhöhung fällig4. verpflichtet:be due to do sth etwas tun müssen oder sollen;be due to go gehen müssenhis poverty is due to his laziness seine Armut ist auf seine Faulheit zurückzuführen;death was due to cancer Krebs war die Todesursache;it is due to him es ist ihm zu verdankendue to injury SPORT verletzungsbedingt7. gebührend, geziemend:with due respect mit gebührender Hochachtung;with (all) due respect bei allem gebotenen Respekt;be due to sb jemandem gebühren oder zukommen;it is due to him to say that … man muss ihm einräumen oder zugestehen, dass …; → credit A 5, honor B 18. gehörig, gebührend, angemessen:after due consideration nach reiflicher Überlegung;9. passend, richtig, recht:in due course zur rechten oder gegebenen Zeit;in due time rechtzeitig, termingerecht10. vorschriftsmäßig:B adv direkt, genau:due west genau nach Westen;due south of here genau südlich von hierC sit is his due es steht oder kommt ihm (von Rechts wegen) zu, es gebührt ihm;give everyone their due jedem das Seine geben;give sb their due jemandem Gerechtigkeit widerfahren lassen;but, to give him his due, he … aber man muss ihm lassen, dass er …;2. pl Schulden pl:pay one’s dues;pay one’s dues with fig sich alles hart erarbeiten müssen mit3. pl (Mitglieds- etc) Beiträge pl, Gebühren pl* * *1. adjective1) (owed) geschuldet; zustehend [Eigentum, Recht usw.]the share/reward due to him — der Anteil, der/die Belohnung, die ihm zusteht
there's something due to me, I've got something due, I'm due for something — mir steht etwas zu
2) (immediately payable, lit. or fig.) fälligbe more than due — (fig.) überfällig sein
3) (that it is proper to give, use) gebührend; geziemend (geh.); angemessen [Belohnung]; reiflich [Überlegung]recognition due to somebody — Anerkennung, die jemandem gebührt
with all due respect, madam — bei allem gebotenen Respekt, meine Dame
with due allowance or regard — unter gebührender Berücksichtigung ( for Gen.)
with due caution/care — mit der nötigen Vorsicht/Sorgfalt
be due to the fact that... — darauf zurückzuführen sein, dass...
5) (scheduled, expected, under instructions)I'm due (my plan is) to leave tomorrow — ich werde morgen abfahren
be due [to arrive] — ankommen sollen
6) (likely to get, deserving)2. adverb1)2)3. noundue to — auf Grund (+ Gen.); aufgrund (+ Gen.)
somebody's due — das, was jemandem zusteht
* * *adj.fällig adj.gebührend adj.schuldig adj. n.Anteil -e m.Gebühr -en f.Lohn ¨-e m.Recht -e m.Schuld -en f. -
2 due
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1. adjective1) (owed: I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor.) debido; ser pagadero; estar muy agradecido2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) esperado3) (proper: Take due care.) debido
2. adverb(directly South: sailing due east.) derecho hacia
3. noun1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) merecido2) ((in plural) charge, fee or toll: He paid the dues on the cargo.) derechos•- duly- due to
- give someone his due
- give his due
due adjwhen is the rent due? ¿cuándo hay que pagar el alquiler?due to debido a / portr[djʊː]1 (expected, supposed to happen) esperado,-a■ when is the baby due? ¿para cuándo espera el bebé?2 formal use (proper, correct) debido,-a■ he was driving without due care and attention conducía de forma imprudente y sin prestar la debida atención3 (payable, requiring immediate payment) pagadero,-a, que vence4 (owed as right) merecido,-a; (owed as debt) debido,-a■ thanks are due to all the staff at London Hospital gracias a todo el personal del Hospital de Londres■ how much are you due? ¿cuánto te deben?1 merecido1 derecho hacia1 (charges, payments, fees) cuota■ have you paid your dues? ¿has pagado la cuota?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdue to debido ato become due SMALLFINANCE/SMALL vencer, hacerse efectivo,-ato be due to deberse a, ser causado,-a porto give somebody his/her due dar a alguien su merecido, ser justo,-a con alguien, hacer justicia a alguienwith all due respect con el debido respeto, con todo el respeto que se merece, sin ganas de ofenderdue date (fecha de) vencimientodue ['du:, 'dju:] adv: justo a, derecho haciadue north: derecho hacia el nortedue adj1) payable: pagadero, sin pagar2) appropriate: debido, apropiadoafter due consideration: con las debidas consideraciones3) expected: esperadothe train is due soon: esperamos el tren muy pronto, el tren debe llegar pronto4)due to : debido a, pordue n1)to give someone his (her) due : darle a alguien su merecido2) dues npl: cuota fadj.• atrasado, -a adj.• debido, -a adj.• oportuno, -a adj.• pagadero, -a adj.adv.• directamente adv.• exactamente adv.n.• cuota s.f.• deuda s.f.
I duː, djuː1) (pred)a) ( payable)the payment becomes o falls due on the 5th — hay que hacer efectivo el pago el día 5
b) ( owed)due TO somebody/something: the respect due to one's elders el respeto que se les debe a los mayores; the money due to them el dinero que se les debe or (frml) se les adeuda; it's all due to you todo gracias a ti, te lo debemos todo a ti; it was due to a technical problem — se debió a un problema técnico
c)d) ( scheduled)when is the next train/flight due? — ¿cuándo llega el próximo tren/vuelo?
when is the baby due? — ¿para cuándo espera or tiene fecha?
she's due back tomorrow — vuelve mañana, su regreso está previsto para mañana
2) (before n)a) ( proper) <consideration/regard> debidowith all due respect — con el debido respeto, con todo el respeto que se merece
in due course — en su debido momento, a su debido tiempo
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the fort is due west of the town — el fuerte está justo or exactamente al oeste del pueblo
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1)to give him his due, he is efficient — tienes que reconocer que es eficiente
2) dues plural noun ( subscription) cuota f[djuː]1. ADJ1) (=expected)when is the plane due (in)? — ¿a qué hora llega el avión?
the train is due (in) or due to arrive at eight — el tren llega a las ocho, el tren tiene su hora de llegada a las ocho
the magazine/film/record is due out in December — la revista/la película/el disco sale en diciembre
he is due back tomorrow — estará de vuelta mañana, está previsto que vuelva mañana
when is it due to happen? — ¿para cuándo se prevé?
when is the baby due? — ¿cuándo se espera que nazca el niño?
2) (=owing) [sum, money] pagadero, pendientehe's due a salary raise — (US) le corresponde un aumento de sueldo
when is the rent due? — ¿cuándo se paga el alquiler?, ¿cuándo hay que pagar el alquiler?
I feel I'm about due a holiday! — ¡me parece que necesito unas vacaciones!
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to fall due — (Econ) vencer•
he is due for a rise/promotion — le corresponde un aumento de sueldo/un ascenso•
I have £50 due to me — me deben 50 librasthey must be treated with the respect due to their rank/age — deben ser tratados con el respeto que su rango/edad merece
3) (=appropriate) [care, attention] debido•
to drive without due care and attention — (Jur) conducir or (LAm) manejar sin el cuidado y la atención debidos•
he has never received due credit for his achievements — nunca ha recibido el crédito que merece por sus logros•
due process (of law) — (Jur) (el buen hacer de) la justicia•
with (all) due respect (to Mrs Harrison) — con el debido respeto (hacia la señora Harrison)4)due to — (=caused by) debido a
due to repairs, the garage will be closed next Saturday — esta gasolinera estará cerrada por obras el próximo sábado
what's it due to? — ¿a qué se debe?
2.ADV•
to face due north — [person] mirar justo hacia el norte; [building] estar orientado completamente hacia el norte•
to go due north — ir derecho hacia el norte3. N1) (=due credit)to give him his due, he did try hard — para ser justo, se esforzó mucho
harbour/port dues — derechos mpl de puerto
- pay one's dues4.CPDdue date N — (Econ) [of loan, debt] fecha f de vencimiento
when is your due date? — (for birth) ¿cuándo cumples?
she is five days past her due date — cumplió hace cinco días, salió de cuentas hace cinco días (Sp)
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I [duː, djuː]1) (pred)a) ( payable)the payment becomes o falls due on the 5th — hay que hacer efectivo el pago el día 5
b) ( owed)due TO somebody/something: the respect due to one's elders el respeto que se les debe a los mayores; the money due to them el dinero que se les debe or (frml) se les adeuda; it's all due to you todo gracias a ti, te lo debemos todo a ti; it was due to a technical problem — se debió a un problema técnico
c)d) ( scheduled)when is the next train/flight due? — ¿cuándo llega el próximo tren/vuelo?
when is the baby due? — ¿para cuándo espera or tiene fecha?
she's due back tomorrow — vuelve mañana, su regreso está previsto para mañana
2) (before n)a) ( proper) <consideration/regard> debidowith all due respect — con el debido respeto, con todo el respeto que se merece
in due course — en su debido momento, a su debido tiempo
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the fort is due west of the town — el fuerte está justo or exactamente al oeste del pueblo
III
1)to give him his due, he is efficient — tienes que reconocer que es eficiente
2) dues plural noun ( subscription) cuota f -
3 due
dju: 1. adjective1) (owed: I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor.) skyldig2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) (for)ventet3) (proper: Take due care.) behørlig, passende2. adverb(directly South: sailing due east.) rett (sør, nord, osv)3. noun1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) det som tilkommer noen/som en har fortjent, fortjeneste2) ((in plural) charge, fee or toll: He paid the dues on the cargo.) avgift, kontingent•- duly- due to
- give someone his due
- give his dueforfallen--------skyldigIsubst. \/djuː\/1) det man er skyldig, det man skylder2) det man har rett til, det som tilkommer en• to give him his due, he is very cleverfor å yte ham rettferdighet, må man innrømme at han er dyktigdues toll, avgifterfor a full due ( hverdagslig) endelig, definitivthave one's due få som fortjent, ytes rettferdighetmore than one's due mer enn man har krav påIIadj. \/djuː\/1) som skal betales2) skyldig, forfalt (til betaling)• when is the rent due?3) tilbørlig, behørig, passende4) ( i henhold til rute e.l.) betimelig, skal være\/komme, ventetjeg skal være i \/ komme til London i kveldtoget skal være her \/ er ventet klokken 6after due consideration etter nøye overveielseas is due and fitting som seg hør og børbe\/become\/fall due forfalle (til betaling)be due for something stå for tur tilbe due to skyldes, tilkomme, ha sin årsak iskulle (i henhold til avtale\/rute e.l.)due reward velfortjent lønndue to på grunn avin due course (of time) med tiden, i rett tid, når den tid kommerin due time i rett tid, i tidekeep due time være punktligwages due innestående lønn, lønn til godewhen due på forfallsdagen, ved forfallIIIadv. \/djuː\/rett -
4 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) (pensarci su due volte)English-Italian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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5 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) (pensarci su due volte)English-Italian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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6 note
note [nɔt]1. feminine nouna. ( = annotation, communication) note• mettre une note à [+ dissertation] to mark (Brit) to grade (US) ; [+ élève] to give a mark to (Brit) to grade (US)• note de frais ( = argent dépensé) expensese. ( = touche) note2. compounds* * *nɔt1) ( facture) bill, check USfaire la note de quelqu'un — to write out somebody's bill GB ou check US
2) Musique note3) ( évaluation) mark GB, grade USnote éliminatoire — fail mark GB ou grade US
c'est une bonne note pour lui — fig that's a point in his favour [BrE]
4) ( communication écrite) note5) ( transcription)prendre (bonne) note de quelque chose — fig to take (due) note of something
6) ( détail) note7) ( commentaire) note•Phrasal Verbs:* * *nɔt nf1) (= annotation) noteJ'ai pris des notes pendant la conférence. — I took notes during the lecture.
prendre note de (mentalement) — to note, (par écrit) to note, to write down
2) (= brève communication) note3) MUSIQUE noteIl a joué quelques notes au piano. — He played a few notes on the piano.
dans la note fig — exactly right
forcer la note fig — to exaggerate
4) figune note de; une note de tristesse — a sad note
5) ÉDUCATION mark Grande-Bretagne grade USAVincent a de bonnes notes en maths. — Vincent has got good marks in maths.
6) (= facture) billIl n'a pas payé sa note. — He didn't pay his bill.
* * *note nf1 ( facture) bill, check US; note d'hôtel/de restaurant hotel/restaurant bill ou check US; note d'électricité electricity bill; payer or régler une note to pay a bill GB ou check US; mettez cela sur ma note put it on my bill; faire la note de qn to write out sb's bill;3 ( évaluation) mark GB, grade US; obtenir une bonne/mauvaise note en anglais to get a good/bad mark GB ou grade US in English; mettre or donner une bonne note à qn to give sb a good mark GB ou grade US; note éliminatoire fail mark GB; c'est une bonne note pour lui fig that's a point in his favourGB; c'est une mauvaise note pour lui fig that's a blot on his copybook;4 ( communication écrite) note; note manuscrite/officielle handwritten/official note;5 ( transcription) notes de cours (lecture) notes; prendre des notes to take notes; prendre qch en note to make a note of sth; lire ses notes to read (from) one's notes; prendre (bonne) note de qch fig to take due note of sth;6 ( détail) fig note; une note triste/originale a note of sadness/originality; cette réflexion est bien dans la note du personnage that comment is typical of him; forcer la note fig to overdo it;7 Imprim, Édition ( commentaire) note; note en bas de page footnote; note dans la marge note in the margin; faire une remarque en note ( en marge) to put a note in the margin; ( en bas de page) to put an observation in a footnote.note diplomatique diplomatic note; note de l'éditeur, NdE publisher's note; note de frais expense account; note d'honoraires (de médecin, traducteur etc) bill; note interne memorandum, memo○; note de la rédaction, NDLR editor's note; note de service = note interne; note du traducteur, NdT translator's note.[nɔt] nom féminin[touche] keya. MUSIQUE [pianiste] to hit a wrong note ou keyb. [violoniste] to play a wrong notec. [chanteur] to sing a wrong note2. [annotation] noteprendre des notes to take ou to make notesprendre quelque chose en note to make a note of something, to note something downnote de l'auteur/de la rédaction/du traducteur author's/editor's/translator's note3. [communication]note diplomatique/officielle diplomatic/official noteavoir la meilleure note to get the best ou highest ou top markavec une note de tristesse dans la voix with a note ou hint of sadness in his voicela note, s'il vous plaît! may I have the bill, please?mettez-le sur ma note charge it to my account, put it on my billnote de frais [à remplir] expense ou expenses claim (form)7. [d'un parfum] note -
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1. noun1) Gewicht, dasbe under/over weight — zu wenig/zu viel wiegen
throw one's weight about or around — (fig. coll.) sich wichtig machen
pull one's weight — (do one's fair share) sich voll einsetzen
2) (Athletics) Kugel, die3) (surface density of cloth etc.) Qualität, die5) (importance) Gewicht, dasgive due weight to something — einer Sache (Dat.) die nötige Beachtung schenken
carry weight — ins Gewicht fallen
his opinion carries no weight with me — seine Meinung ist für mich unbedeutend
6) (preponderance) Übergewicht, das2. transitive verb1) (add weight to) beschweren2) (hold with weight)weight [down] — beschweren; (fig.) belasten
* * *[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) das Gewicht2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) das Gewicht3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) die Last4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) das Gewicht5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.)* * *[weɪt]I. nthe \weight of snow caused the roof to collapse die Schneelast brachte das Dach zum Einsturzto lose/put on \weight ab-/zunehmenJoe's quite a \weight Joe ist ein ziemlicher Brockento lift a heavy \weight ein schweres Gewicht hebento lift \weights Gewicht[e] hebenher experience does give her opinions \weight ihre Erfahrung verleiht ihren Ansichten Gewichtto attach \weight to sth etw dat Bedeutung beimessento carry \weight ins Gewicht fallen5.▶ to be worth one's \weight in gold sein Gewicht in Gold wert seinII. vtto be \weighted in favour of sb/sth ( fig) zu Gunsten von jdm/etw angelegt sein* * *[weɪt]1. n1) (= heaviness ALSO PHYS) Gewicht nt; (SPORT, ESP BOXING) Gewichtsklasse f, Gewicht nt (inf); (of cloth) Schwere f; (of blow) Wucht f, Heftigkeit f3 kilos in weight — 3 Kilo Gewicht, ein Gewicht von 3 Kilo
the grocer gave me short weight —
a blow without much weight behind it — ein Schlag mit wenig or ohne viel Wucht or Kraft dahinter
to feel/test the weight of sth — sehen/probieren, wie schwer etw ist
he carries his weight well — man sieht ihm sein Gewicht nicht an
I hope the chair takes my weight — ich hoffe, der Stuhl hält mein Gewicht aus
he's/it's worth his/its weight in gold — er/das ist Gold(es) wert
2) (= metal weight, unit of weight, heavy object) Gewicht ntweights and measures — Maße und Gewichte (+pl vb)
will he manage to lift the 90kg weight? — wird er die 90 Kilo heben können?
the doctor warned him not to lift heavy weights — der Arzt warnte ihn davor, schwere Lasten zu heben
4) (fig: importance) Bedeutung f, Gewicht nthe/his opinion carries no weight — seine Stimme/Meinung hat kein Gewicht or fällt nicht ins Gewicht
those arguments carry weight with the minister/carry great weight — diesen Argumenten misst der Minister Gewicht bei/wird großes Gewicht beigemessen
to add weight to sth — einer Sache (dat) zusätzliches Gewicht geben or verleihen
to pull one's weight — seinen Teil dazutun, seinen Beitrag leisten
to put or throw one's full weight behind sb/sth — sich mit seinem ganzen Gewicht or mit dem ganzen Gewicht seiner Persönlichkeit für jdn/etw einsetzen
2. vt1) (= make heavier, put weights on) beschwerenof/against sb — etw zu jds Gunsten/gegen jdn beeinflussen
of/against sth — etw zugunsten or zu Gunsten einer Sache/gegen etw beeinflussen
of sb/sth — so angelegt sein, dass es zugunsten or zu Gunsten einer Person/Sache ist
to be weighted against sb/sth — jdn/etw benachteiligen
* * *weight [weıt]A s1. Gewicht n, Schwere f:by weight nach Gewicht;it is three pounds in weight es wiegt drei Pfund;take the weight off one’s feet umga) sich hinsetzen,b) sich ausruhen2. Gewicht n, Gewichtseinheit f:weights and measures Maße und Gewichte;what is your weight? wie viel wiegen Sie?, wie schwer sind Sie?;lose weight abnehmen;pull one’s weight sein(en) Teil dazutun, seinen Beitrag leisten;throw ( oder chuck) one’s weight about ( oder around) umg sich aufspielen oder wichtigmachen; → academic.ru/60971/reduce">reduce A 14. Gewicht n, Last f:under the weight of unter dem Gewicht von (od gen);lift heavy weights schwer(e Lasten) heben5. Gewicht n (einer Waage, Uhr etc)6. PHYSa) Gewicht(skraft) n(f)b) Masse f7. fig (Sorgen- etc) Last f, Bürde f:the weight of old age die Bürde des Alters;the weight of evidence die Last des Beweismaterials;his decision took a weight off my mind bei seiner Entscheidung ist mir ein Stein vom Herzen gefallen;it is a weight off my mind to know that … seitdem ich weiß, dass …, ist mir bedeutend wohler8. fig Gewicht n, Bedeutung f:of weight gewichtig, schwerwiegend;add weight to Spekulationen etc verstärken;attach great (little) weight to sth einer Sache großes (wenig) Gewicht oder große (wenig) Bedeutung beimessen;not attach any weight to nichts geben auf (akk);9. fig Ansehen n, Einfluss m:of no weight ohne Bedeutung;men of weight bedeutende oder einflussreiche Männer10. SPORT Gewichtsklasse fB v/ta) beschweren,b) belasten (a. fig),2. WIRTSCH Stoffe etc durch Beimischung von Mineralien etc schwerer machen3. SPORTa) einem Pferd zusätzliches Gewicht zuteilenb) einen Ski belasten4. Statistik: einer Zahl relative Bedeutung geben:w. abk1. weight2. wide3. width4. wife5. with* * *1. noun1) Gewicht, dasbe under/over weight — zu wenig/zu viel wiegen
throw one's weight about or around — (fig. coll.) sich wichtig machen
pull one's weight — (do one's fair share) sich voll einsetzen
2) (Athletics) Kugel, die3) (surface density of cloth etc.) Qualität, dieit would be a weight off my mind if... — mir würde ein Stein vom Herzen fallen, wenn...
5) (importance) Gewicht, dasgive due weight to something — einer Sache (Dat.) die nötige Beachtung schenken
6) (preponderance) Übergewicht, das2. transitive verb1) (add weight to) beschwerenweight [down] — beschweren; (fig.) belasten
* * *n.Bedeutung f.Gewicht -e n.Schwere f. -
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9 devoir
devoir [d(ə)vwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 28━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► The past participle dû takes a circumflex to distinguish it from the article du. Only the masculine singular has this accent.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• elle lui doit 200 € she owes him 200 euros• il lui doit bien cela ! it's the least he can do for him!• à qui doit-on la découverte du radium ? who discovered radium?2. <a. (obligation)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque devoir exprime une obligation, il se traduit généralement par to have (got) to lorsqu'il s'agit de contraintes extérieures ; notez que to have got to ne s'utilise qu'au présent. must a généralement une valeur plus impérative ; must étant défectif, on utilise to have to aux temps où il ne se conjugue pas.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• je ne peux pas aller au cinéma, je dois travailler I can't go to the cinema, I've got to work• si je rentre tard, je dois téléphoner à ma mère if I stay out late, I have to phone my mother• je dois téléphoner à ma mère ! I must phone my mother!• Martin avait promis, il devait le faire Martin had promised, so he had to do it• dois-je comprendre par là que... am I to understand from this that...b. (conseil)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━c. (fatalité)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque devoir exprime une fatalité, il se traduit généralement par to be bound to.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• cela devait arriver ! it was bound to happen!d. (prévision)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque devoir exprime une prévision, il est souvent traduit par to be going to.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Notez l'emploi de to be due to dans les contextes où la notion de temps est importante.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• son train doit or devrait arriver dans cinq minutes his train is due to arrive in five minutes• Antoinette devait partir à six heures mais la réunion s'est prolongée Antoinette was due to leave at six but the meeting went on longere. (hypothèse)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Au conditionnel, on utilise should.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Dans les phrases négatives, on utilise généralement can't.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. <• les époux se doivent fidélité husband and wife have a duty to be faithful to one another► se devoir de ( = être obligé de)• j'en ai informé mon chef, comme il se doit I informed my boss, of course• on a fêté l'événement, comme il se doit and naturally, we celebrated the event4. <a. ( = obligation) duty• il est de mon devoir de... it is my duty to...b. (scolaire) ( = dissertation) essay ; ( = exercice fait en classe) exercise ; (fait à la maison) homework uncount• devoir surveillé or sur table written test* * *Note: Lorsque devoir est utilisé comme auxiliaire pour exprimer une obligation posée comme directive, une recommandation, une hypothèse ou un objectif, il se traduit par must suivi de l'infinitif sans to: je dois finir ma traduction aujourd'hui = I must finish my translation today; tu dois avoir faim! = you must be hungry!Lorsqu'il exprime une obligation imposée par les circonstances extérieures, il se traduit par to have suivi de l'infinitif: je dois me lever tous les matins à sept heures = I have to get up at seven o'clock every morningLes autres sens du verbe auxiliaire, et devoir verbe transitif et verbe pronominal, sont présentés ci-dessous
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1. dəvwɑʀverbe auxiliaire1) (obligation, recommandation, hypothèse)tu dois te brosser les dents au moins deux fois par jour — you must brush your teeth at least twice a day
il a dû accepter — ( obligation) he had to accept; ( hypothèse) he must have accepted
ces mesures doivent permettre une amélioration du niveau de vie — these measures should allow an improvement in the standard of living
il doit absolument éviter l'alcool — it's imperative that he avoid alcohol, he really must avoid alcohol
je dois dire/reconnaître que cela ne m'étonne pas — I have to ou I must say/admit I'm not surprised
dussé-je en mourir — liter even if I die for it
3) ( exprime une prévision)4) ( exprime la fatalité)cela devait arriver — it was bound ou it had to happen
2.
1) ( avoir à payer) to owe [argent, repas]devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un — to owe something to somebody, to owe somebody something
combien vous dois-je? — ( pour un service) how much do I owe you?; ( pour un achat) how much is it?
2) ( être redevable de)devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un — to owe something to somebody, to owe somebody something
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se devoir verbe pronominalse devoir à quelqu'un/son pays — to have a duty to somebody/one's country
2) ( réciproquement)3) ( par convention)
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comme il se doit locution adverbiale1) ( comme le veut l'usage)faire quelque chose/agir comme il se doit — to do something/to act in the correct way
2) ( comme prévu)comme il se doit, elle est en retard! — as you might expect, she's late!
II dəvwɑʀnom masculin ( obligation morale) dutyil est de mon devoir de — it's my duty to; École ( exercice fait en classe) test; ( fait à la maison) homework [U]
Phrasal Verbs:* * *d(ə)vwaʀ1. nm1) (= obligation) dutyAller voter fait partie des devoirs du citoyen. — Voting is part of one's duty as a citizen.
2. vt1) (= être redevable de) [argent] to owedevoir qch à qn [argent, respect] — to owe sb sth
Je lui dois de régler cette affaire le plus rapidement possible. — I owe it to him to sort this matter out as quickly as possible.
2) (obligation)Il doit le faire tout de suite. — He has to do it immediately., He must do it immediately.
Je dois partir. — I've got to go., I must go.
je devrais faire... — I ought to do..., I should do...
Tu n'aurais pas dû... — You ought not to have..., You shouldn't have...
4) (fatalité)Cela devait arriver un jour. — It was bound to happen some day.
5) (intention)Il doit partir demain. — He is to leave tomorrow., He is due to leave tomorrow.
Le nouveau centre commercial doit ouvrir en mai. — The new shopping centre is due to open in May.
Il doit être tard. — It must be late.
Tu dois être fatigué. — You must be tired.
* * *I.A nm1 ( obligation morale) duty; avoir le sens du devoir to have a sense of duty; homme/femme de devoir man/woman of conscience; agir par devoir to act out of a sense of duty; faire son devoir to do one's duty; je n'ai fait que mon devoir I only did my duty;2 ( obligation imposée par la loi ou les convenances) duty; manquer à tous ses devoirs to fail in all one's duties; le devoir m'appelle! duty calls!; se faire un devoir de faire to make it one's duty to do; il est de mon devoir de it's my duty to; se mettre en devoir de faire qch to set about doing sth; voter est un droit, c'est aussi un devoir voting is not only a right, but also a duty; ⇒ réserve;3 Scol ( exercice écrit) ( fait en classe) test; ( fait à la maison) homework ¢; faire ses devoirs to do one's homework; fais tes devoirs avant d'aller jouer do your homework before going out to play; j'ai un devoir d'anglais demain I've got an English test tomorrow; j'ai un devoir à rendre pour lundi I have a piece of homework to hand in on Monday.B † devoirs nmpl ( hommages) respects; présenter ses devoirs à qn to pay one's respects to sb; les derniers devoirs rendus à qn the last respects paid to sb.devoir d'ingérence Pol duty to interfere in the affairs of another nation; devoir surveillé or sur table Scol written test; devoir de vacances holiday homework (done from workbooks).II.devoir verb table: devoir❢ Lorsque devoir est utilisé comme auxiliaire pour exprimer une obligation posée comme directive, une recommandation, une hypothèse ou un objectif, il se traduit par must suivi de l'infinitif sans to: je dois finir ma traduction aujourd'hui = I must finish my translation today; tu dois avoir faim! = you must be hungry!Lorsqu'il exprime une obligation imposée par les circonstances extérieures, il se traduit par to have suivi de l'infinitif: je dois me lever tous les matins à sept heures = I have to get up at seven o'clock every morning.Les autres sens du verbe auxiliaire, et devoir verbe transitif et verbe pronominal, sont présentés ci-dessous.A v aux1 (obligation, recommandation, hypothèse) tu dois te brosser les dents au moins deux fois par jour you must brush your teeth at least twice a day; je dois aller travailler I've got to go to work; je devais aller travailler I had to go to work; il doit accepter he has got to accept; il a dû accepter ( obligation) he had to accept; ( hypothèse) he must have accepted; tu ne dois pas montrer du doigt! you shouldn't point!; ces mesures doivent permettre une amélioration du niveau de vie these measures should allow an improvement in the standard of living; le texte doit pouvoir être compris de tous the text should be comprehensible to everyone; il doit absolument éviter l'alcool it's imperative that he avoid alcohol, he really must avoid alcohol; je dois dire/reconnaître que cela ne m'étonne pas I have to ou I must say/admit I'm not surprised; je dois avouer que j'ai hésité I have to ou must admit I did hesitate; vous devrez être attentif à cela you'll have to ou you must watch out for that; tu devrais réfléchir avant de parler you should think before you speak; on devrait mettre cet enfant au lit this child ought to be put to bed; elle ne doit pas être fière! she must be ashamed of herself!; ils ne doivent plus lui faire confiance they can't trust him any more; je devais avoir 12 ans à ce moment-là I must have been 12 at the time; ils doivent arriver d'une minute à l'autre they're due to arrive any minute;2 ( être dans la nécessité de) l'entreprise va devoir fermer the company will have to close, the company is going to have to close; encore doivent-elles faire leurs preuves they still have to prove themselves; dois-je prendre un parapluie? should I take an umbrella?, do I need to take an umbrella?; dussé-je en mourir liter even if I die for it; il a cru devoir partir he felt obliged to leave;3 ( exprime une prévision) elles devaient en parler they were to talk about it; le contrat doit être signé à 16 heures the contract is to be signed at 4 pm; cet argent devait rester disponible this money was to have remained available; à quelle heure doit-il rentrer? what time should he be home?; à quoi doivent-ils s'attendre ensuite? what are they to expect next?; nous ne devons pas partir cet été we're not intending to go away this summer; je dois le voir demain I'll be seeing him tomorrow; je dois m'absenter prochainement I'll have to leave shortly; nous devions partir quand il s'est mis à pleuvoir we were about to leave when it started raining, we should have left but it started raining;4 ( exprime la fatalité) 10 ans plus tard, il devait sombrer dans la pauvreté 10 years later, he was to be found languishing in poverty; ce qui devait arriver arriva the inevitable happened; cela devait arriver it had ou it was bound to happen; nous devons tous mourir un jour we all have to die some day; elle devait mourir dans un accident de voiture she was to die in a car crash.B vtr1 ( avoir à payer) to owe [argent, repas]; devoir qch à qn to owe sth to sb, to owe sb sth; il déteste devoir de l'argent he hates owing money; combien vous dois-je? ( pour un service) how much do I owe you?; ( pour un achat) how much is it?; j'ai payé la veste mais je dois encore la jupe I've paid for the jacket but I haven't paid for the skirt yet;2 ( être redevable de) devoir qch à qn to owe sth to sb, to owe sb sth; devoir qch à qch to owe sth to sth ; il doit tout à sa femme he owes it all to his wife; je te dois d'avoir gagné it's thanks to you that I won; c'est à votre générosité que nous devons de ne pas être morts de faim it's thanks to your generosity that we didn't die of hunger; ⇒ chandelle;3 ( avoir une obligation morale) devoir qch à qn to owe sb sth; il me doit des excuses he owes me an apology.C se devoir vpr1 ( avoir une obligation morale) se devoir à qn/son pays to have a duty to sb/one's country; je me dois de le faire it's my duty to do it, I have a duty to do it;2 ( réciproquement) les époux se doivent fidélité spouses owe it to each other to be faithful;3 ( par convention) un homme de son rang se doit d'avoir un chauffeur a man of his standing has to have a chauffeur.D comme il se doit loc adv1 ( comme le veut l'usage) faire qch/agir comme il se doit to do sth/to act in the correct way; il plaça les convives comme il se doit he seated the guests as was proper;2 ( comme prévu) comme il se doit, elle est en retard! as you might expect, she's late!I[dəvwar] nom masculindevoir de chimie chemistry assignment ou exercise2. [impératifs moraux] dutyfaire ou accomplir ou remplir son devoir to carry out ou to do one's duty————————devoirs nom masculin pluriel————————de devoir locution adjectivalehomme/femme de devoir man/woman with a (strong) sense of duty————————du devoir de locution prépositionnelleII[dəvwar] verbe auxiliaire1. [exprime l'obligation]il doit he has to, he needs to, he mustdois-je être plus clair? do I need ou have to be more explicit?je dois admettre que... I must admit that...il ne doit pas he must not, he musn'ton ne doit pas fumer smoking is forbidden ou is not allowed2. [dans des conseils, des suggestions]il devrait he ought to, he should3. [indique une prévision, une intention]il doit m'en donner demain he's due to ou he should give me some tomorrowc'est une pièce que l'on doit voir depuis un an! it's a play we've supposedly been going to see ou we've been planning to see for a year![dans le passé]il devait venir mais je ne l'ai pas vu he was supposed to come ou to have come but I didn't see him4. [exprime une probabilité]il/cela doit he/it must, he's/it's got toil doit être fatigué he must be tired, he's probably tiredil doit y avoir ou cela doit faire un an que je ne l'ai pas vu it must be a year since I (last) saw him5. [exprime l'inévitable]la maison où elle devait écrire "Claudine" the house where she was to write "Claudine"[exprime une norme]le four ne devrait pas faire ce bruit the oven isn't supposed to ou shouldn't make that noise6. (soutenu)je l'aiderai, dussé-je aller en prison/y passer ma vie I'll help him, even if it means going to prison/devoting my life to it————————[dəvwar] verbe transitif1. [avoir comme dette] to owedevoir quelque chose à quelqu'un to owe somebody something, to owe something to somebody2. [être moralement obligé de fournir]3. [être redevable de]c'est à Guimard que l'on doit cette découverte we have Guimard to thank ou we're indebted to Guimard for this discoveryle son doit sa qualité à des enceintes très performantes the good quality of the sound is due to excellent speakers————————se devoir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)[avoir comme obligation mutuelle]les époux se doivent fidélité spouses ou husbands and wives must be faithful to each other————————se devoir à verbe pronominal plus préposition————————se devoir de verbe pronominal plus prépositiontu es grand, tu te dois de donner l'exemple you're a big boy now, it's your duty to show a good example -
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f.1 count.echar cuentas to reckon upllevar/perder la cuenta de to keep/lose count ofcuenta atrás countdown2 sum.3 account (finance, Com & Inform).abonar/cargar algo en cuenta a alguien to credit/debit something to somebody's accountabrir una cuenta to open an accountllevar las cuentas to keep the bookspagar mil euros a cuenta to pay a thousand euros downcuenta bancaria bank accountcuenta comercial business accountcuenta conjunta joint accountcuenta de correo (electrónico) e-mail accountcuenta de crédito current account with an overdraft facilitycuenta de depósito deposit accountcuenta deudora overdrawn accountcuenta de explotación operating statementcuenta de inversión investment accountcuenta de pérdidas y ganancias profit and loss accountcuenta a plazo fijo deposit account4 bill (factura).domiciliar una cuenta to pay an account by direct debitpasar la cuenta to send the billcuenta por cobrar/pagar account receivable/payablecuenta de gastos expense account5 responsibility.déjalo de mi cuenta leave it to metrabajar por cuenta propia/ajena to be self-employed/an employee6 bead.7 calculation.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: contar.* * *1 (bancaria) account2 (factura) bill3 (cálculo) count, counting4 (de collar etc) bead\caer en la cuenta to realize■ y entonces caí en la cuenta de que... and then I realized that..., and then it dawned on me that...cargar algo en cuenta de alguien to charge something to somebody's accountdar a cuenta to give on accounten resumidas cuentas in shorthabida cuenta de taking into accounthacer cuentas to do sumsla cuenta de la vieja familiar counting on one's fingerslas cuentas del Gran Capitán familiar fictitious accountsmás de la cuenta too much, too manypasar la cuenta to send the billpedir cuentas to ask for an explanationpor cuenta de la casa on the housepor la cuenta que le trae in one's own interestsacar cuentas to work outtener en cuenta to take into accounttrabajar por cuenta propia to be self-employedtraer cuenta to be worthwhilecuenta al descubierto overdrawn accountcuenta atrás countdowncuenta corriente current accountcuenta bancaria bank account* * *noun f.1) account2) bill, check3) count* * *SF1) (Mat) (=operación) calculation, sum•
echar o hacer cuentas, vamos a hacer cuentas de lo que ha costado la fiesta — let's work out how much the party costno paraba de echar cuentas con los dedos — she kept doing sums o adding things up on her fingers
la cuenta de la vieja —
claro 1., 2), c)su hijo tiene 35, así que por la cuenta de la vieja ella debe de tener 60 — her son's 35, so I guess she must be 60
2) (=cálculo) count•
llevar la cuenta (de algo) — to keep count (of sth)•
perder la cuenta (de algo) — to lose count (of sth)•
salir a cuenta, sale más a cuenta — it works out cheapermás de la cuenta —
salirle las cuentas a algn —
ha empezado la cuenta atrás para las próximas Olimpiadas — the countdown to the next Olympics has already begun
3) (=factura) bill; [de restaurante] bill, check (EEUU)¿nos puede traer la cuenta? — could we have o could you bring us the bill, please?
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pasar la cuenta a algn — to send sb the bill•
pedir la cuenta — to ask for the bill•
vivir a cuenta de algn — to live at sb's expense4) (Econ) [en banco] account"únicamente en cuenta del beneficiario" — "payee only"
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a cuenta — on account•
abonar una cantidad en cuenta a algn — to credit a sum to sb's account•
abrir una cuenta — to open an account•
liquidar una cuenta — to settle an accountcuenta corriente — current account, checking account (EEUU)
cuenta de ahorro(s) — deposit account, savings account
cuenta de crédito — credit account, loan account
cuenta pendiente — unpaid bill, outstanding account
5) (Internet) account6) [en disputa]•
ajustar cuentas con algn — to settle one's scores with sblo está buscando para ajustar cuentas — he is searching for him because he has a few scores to settle with him
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tener cuentas pendientes con algn — to have unfinished business with sb•
no querer cuentas con algn — to want nothing to do with sb7) (=explicación)•
rendir cuentas a algn — to report to sb•
en resumidas cuentas — in short, in a nutshell8) (=consideración)•
caer en la cuenta (de algo) — to catch on (to sth), see the point (of sth)por fin cayó en la cuenta — he finally caught on, the penny finally dropped
perdona, no me había dado cuenta de que eras vegetariano — sorry, I didn't realize (that) you were a vegetarian
¿te has dado cuenta de que han cortado el árbol? — did you notice (that) they've cut down the tree?
hay que darse cuenta de que... — one must not forget that...
¡date cuenta! ¿tú crees que es posible tener tanta cara? — just look at that, can you believe that anyone could have such a cheek!
¿te das cuenta? — Arg can you believe it!
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habida cuenta de eso — bearing that in mind•
tener en cuenta — to take into account, bear in mindtambién hay que tener en cuenta su edad — you must also take her age into account, you must also bear in mind her age
imponen sus ideas sin tener en cuenta la opinión de la gente de la calle — they impose their ideas without taking ordinary people's opinions into consideration
es otra cosa a tener en cuenta — that's another thing to remember o be borne in mind
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tomar algo en cuenta a algn — to hold sth against sbestá borracho y no sabe lo que dice, no se lo tomes en cuenta — he's drunk and doesn't know what he's saying, don't take any notice of him o don't hold it against him
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traer cuenta, no me trae cuenta ir — it's not worth my while goinglo harán por la cuenta que les trae o tiene — they'll do it if they know what's good for them
9) (=responsabilidad)por mi cuenta — (=solo) on my own
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trabajar por cuenta propia — to work for o.s., be self-employed•
por cuenta y riesgo de algn — at one's own riskapañar 2.lo hizo por su cuenta y riesgo, sin consultar a nadie — she did it off her own bat, without consulting anyone
10) [en embarazo]está fuera de cuentas, ha salido de cuentas — she's due
11) [de rosario, collar] bead* * *I1)a) (operación, cálculo) calculation, sumhacer una cuenta — to do a calculation o sum
saca la cuenta — add it up, work it out
voy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas — I'm going to have to do some calculations o sums
luego hacemos cuentas — we'll sort it out o work it out later
a or al fin de cuentas — after all; at the end of the day
las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso — (hum) short reckonings make long friends
las cuentas claras conservan la amistad — (CS) short reckonings make long friends
b) cuentas femenino plural ( contabilidad)encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas — you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) (colloq)
2)a) ( cómputo) countllevar/perder la cuenta — to keep/lose count
por la cuenta que me/te/le trae — (Esp) I'd/you'd/he'd better! (colloq)
salir de cuenta(s) — (Esp fam) to be due (colloq)
salir más a or (RPl) en cuenta — to work out cheaper
traer cuenta — (Esp)
no me trae cuenta venderlo — it's not worth my while selling o to sell it
b) ( en béisbol) count3)a) ( factura) bill¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? — could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?
la cuenta del gas/teléfono — the gas/phone bill
te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta — she does you a favor and then expects something in return
b)entregó $2.000 a cuenta — she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account
4)a) (Com, Fin) (en un banco, un comercio) accountabrir/cerrar una cuenta — to open/close an account
b) ( negocio) account5) cuentas femenino plural (explicaciones, razones)no tengo por qué darte cuentas — I don't have to explain o justify myself to you
ajustarle las cuentas a alguien — to give somebody a piece of one's mind
dar cuenta de algo — (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of something; de alimentos) to polish something off (colloq)
6) (cargo, responsabilidad)por/de cuenta de alguien: corre por cuenta de la empresa it's covered o paid o met by the company; la cena corre por mi cuenta dinner's on me (colloq); los deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damage; decidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expense; se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own; trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance, she's self-employed; los trabajadores por cuenta ajena those who work as employees; decidí lo hice por mi propia cuenta y riesgo — I took it upon myself to do it
7) ( consideración)ni se dio cuenta de que... — he didn't even notice (that)...
eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? — that's what he said! can you believe it?
ten en cuenta que es joven — bear in mind o remember that he's young
no se lo tomes en cuenta no lo hace con mala idea don't take it seriously, she doesn't do it on purpose; ¿a cuenta de qué...? (AmL fam) why...?; a cuenta de que... just because...; caer en la cuenta de algo to realize something; no caí en la cuenta... I didn't realize...; habida cuenta de (frml) in view of; hacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido you may as well give it up for lost; tú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí — pretend I'm not here
8) (de un collar, rosario) beadII* * *= bead, bill, tally [tallies, pl.], account, count, check.Ex. The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.Ex. At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.Ex. As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.Ex. This enables people to draw cash by means of a debit card (as opposed to a credit card, to help distinguish between money that is in one's account and money being borrowed from the credit-card organization).Ex. Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.Ex. What is the protocol these days when it comes to paying the check on a first date (dinner, movie, coffee, etc.)?.----* a cuenta de = at the expense of.* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.* ajustar cuentas = settle + a score, settle + things, get + even.* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.* balance de cuentas = financial statement.* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* calcular la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.* cuenta atrás = count down, countdown.* cuenta bancaria = bank account.* cuenta complementaria = satellite account.* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.* cuenta de ahorro(s) = deposit account, savings account.* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.* cuenta espermática = sperm count.* cuentas = statistics.* dar cuenta = render + an account of.* dar cuenta de = account for.* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, become + cognisant of, see through.* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* en resumidas cuentas = after all, in short, in a nutshell, in sum, to sum up, to sum it up, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, in essence, to make a long story short, all in all, all in all, the short story + be.* estado de cuentas = financial statement.* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.* extracto de cuentas = bank statement.* fichero de cuentas = accounting file.* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash drawer.* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* libro de cuentas = account book.* llevar la cuenta = tally.* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.* más de la cuenta = one too many.* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.* no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.* no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.* no tener en cuenta = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.* por cuenta de uno = privately.* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.* rendición de cuentas = accountability.* rendir cuentas = render + an account of, bring + Nombre + to book.* rendir cuentas a = report to.* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.* saldar una cuenta = settle + an account.* saldo de cuenta bancaria = bank balance.* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly.* sin tener en cuenta = never mind, without regard to, independently of, disregarding, not including.* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.* tener en cuenta = allow for, bear in + mind, cater for/to, consider (as), heed, make + allowances, take + account of, take + cognisance of, take + cognition of, take into + account, take into + consideration, make + provision for, bring into + play, give + an ear to, factor, have + regard for, factor in, be aware of, note, keep in + mind.* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.* tener la cuenta bancaria = bank.* tenerse muy en cuenta por = carry + weight with.* téngase en cuenta = witness.* téngase en cuenta que = Note that....* teniendo en cuenta = on the basis of.* teniendo en cuenta que = providing (that).* titular de cuenta bancaria = bank account holder.* titular de la cuenta = account holder.* trabajador por cuenta propia = freelancer [free-lancer].* trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.* trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].* vender a cuenta = trade for + credit.* viajero por su cuenta = independent traveller.* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *I1)a) (operación, cálculo) calculation, sumhacer una cuenta — to do a calculation o sum
saca la cuenta — add it up, work it out
voy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas — I'm going to have to do some calculations o sums
luego hacemos cuentas — we'll sort it out o work it out later
a or al fin de cuentas — after all; at the end of the day
las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso — (hum) short reckonings make long friends
las cuentas claras conservan la amistad — (CS) short reckonings make long friends
b) cuentas femenino plural ( contabilidad)encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas — you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) (colloq)
2)a) ( cómputo) countllevar/perder la cuenta — to keep/lose count
por la cuenta que me/te/le trae — (Esp) I'd/you'd/he'd better! (colloq)
salir de cuenta(s) — (Esp fam) to be due (colloq)
salir más a or (RPl) en cuenta — to work out cheaper
traer cuenta — (Esp)
no me trae cuenta venderlo — it's not worth my while selling o to sell it
b) ( en béisbol) count3)a) ( factura) bill¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? — could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?
la cuenta del gas/teléfono — the gas/phone bill
te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta — she does you a favor and then expects something in return
b)entregó $2.000 a cuenta — she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account
4)a) (Com, Fin) (en un banco, un comercio) accountabrir/cerrar una cuenta — to open/close an account
b) ( negocio) account5) cuentas femenino plural (explicaciones, razones)no tengo por qué darte cuentas — I don't have to explain o justify myself to you
ajustarle las cuentas a alguien — to give somebody a piece of one's mind
dar cuenta de algo — (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of something; de alimentos) to polish something off (colloq)
6) (cargo, responsabilidad)por/de cuenta de alguien: corre por cuenta de la empresa it's covered o paid o met by the company; la cena corre por mi cuenta dinner's on me (colloq); los deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damage; decidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expense; se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own; trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance, she's self-employed; los trabajadores por cuenta ajena those who work as employees; decidí lo hice por mi propia cuenta y riesgo — I took it upon myself to do it
7) ( consideración)ni se dio cuenta de que... — he didn't even notice (that)...
eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? — that's what he said! can you believe it?
ten en cuenta que es joven — bear in mind o remember that he's young
no se lo tomes en cuenta no lo hace con mala idea don't take it seriously, she doesn't do it on purpose; ¿a cuenta de qué...? (AmL fam) why...?; a cuenta de que... just because...; caer en la cuenta de algo to realize something; no caí en la cuenta... I didn't realize...; habida cuenta de (frml) in view of; hacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido you may as well give it up for lost; tú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí — pretend I'm not here
8) (de un collar, rosario) beadII* * *= bead, bill, tally [tallies, pl.], account, count, check.Ex: The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.
Ex: At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.Ex: As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.Ex: This enables people to draw cash by means of a debit card (as opposed to a credit card, to help distinguish between money that is in one's account and money being borrowed from the credit-card organization).Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.Ex: What is the protocol these days when it comes to paying the check on a first date (dinner, movie, coffee, etc.)?.* a cuenta de = at the expense of.* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.* ajustar cuentas = settle + a score, settle + things, get + even.* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.* balance de cuentas = financial statement.* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* calcular la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.* cuenta atrás = count down, countdown.* cuenta bancaria = bank account.* cuenta complementaria = satellite account.* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.* cuenta de ahorro(s) = deposit account, savings account.* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.* cuenta espermática = sperm count.* cuentas = statistics.* dar cuenta = render + an account of.* dar cuenta de = account for.* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, become + cognisant of, see through.* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* en resumidas cuentas = after all, in short, in a nutshell, in sum, to sum up, to sum it up, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, in essence, to make a long story short, all in all, all in all, the short story + be.* estado de cuentas = financial statement.* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.* extracto de cuentas = bank statement.* fichero de cuentas = accounting file.* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash drawer.* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* libro de cuentas = account book.* llevar la cuenta = tally.* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.* más de la cuenta = one too many.* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.* no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.* no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.* no tener en cuenta = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.* por cuenta de uno = privately.* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.* rendición de cuentas = accountability.* rendir cuentas = render + an account of, bring + Nombre + to book.* rendir cuentas a = report to.* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.* saldar una cuenta = settle + an account.* saldo de cuenta bancaria = bank balance.* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly.* sin tener en cuenta = never mind, without regard to, independently of, disregarding, not including.* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.* tener en cuenta = allow for, bear in + mind, cater for/to, consider (as), heed, make + allowances, take + account of, take + cognisance of, take + cognition of, take into + account, take into + consideration, make + provision for, bring into + play, give + an ear to, factor, have + regard for, factor in, be aware of, note, keep in + mind.* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.* tener la cuenta bancaria = bank.* tenerse muy en cuenta por = carry + weight with.* téngase en cuenta = witness.* téngase en cuenta que = Note that....* teniendo en cuenta = on the basis of.* teniendo en cuenta que = providing (that).* titular de cuenta bancaria = bank account holder.* titular de la cuenta = account holder.* trabajador por cuenta propia = freelancer [free-lancer].* trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.* trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].* vender a cuenta = trade for + credit.* viajero por su cuenta = independent traveller.* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *A1 (operación, cálculo) calculation, sumhacer una cuenta to do a calculation o sumsaca la cuenta add it up, work it outvoy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas I'm going to have to do some calculations o sumsluego hacemos cuentas we'll sort it out o work it out latera or al fin de cuentas after alllas cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso ( hum); short reckonings make long friendslas cuentas claras conservan la amistad (CS); short reckonings make long friends(contabilidad): encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) ( colloq)ella lleva las cuentas de la casa she pays all the bills and looks after the moneyB1 (cómputo) countya he perdido la cuenta de las veces que ha llamado I've lost count of the number of times he's called¿estás llevando la cuenta? are you keeping count?más de la cuenta too muchhe comido/bebido más de la cuenta I've eaten too much/had too much to drinksiempre tienes que hablar más de la cuenta why do you always have to talk too much?he gastado más de la cuenta I've spent too much o more than I should havepor la cuenta que me/te/le trae: ¿tú crees que vendrá Pedro? — por la cuenta que le trae do you think Pedro will come? — he'd better! o he will if he knows what's good for him! ( colloq)salir más a or ( RPl) en cuenta to work out cheapertraer cuenta: no me trae cuenta venderlo it's not worth my while selling o to sell itrealmente trae cuenta comprar al por mayor it's really well worth buying wholesale2 (en béisbol) countCompuestos:countdownya ha empezado la cuenta atrás de las elecciones the countdown to the elections has begunstanding countsperm countcountdownC1 (factura) billla cuenta del gas/teléfono the gas/phone billno ha mandado/no nos ha pasado la cuenta he hasn't sent us the billes de las que te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta she's one of those people who do you a favor and then expect something in returntengo varias cuentas pendientes (de pago) I've got several bills to pay o bills outstandingyo no tengo cuentas pendientes con nadie I don't owe anybody anythingtiene cuentas con todo el mundo he owes everybody money2a cuenta on accountentregó $2.000 a cuenta she gave me/him/them $2,000 on accounttoma este dinero a cuenta de lo que te debo here's some money toward(s) what I owe youDabrir/cerrar una cuenta to open/close an accountdepositó or ( Esp) ingresó un cheque en su cuenta she paid a check into her accountincluimos las siguientes partidas con cargo a su cuenta ( Corresp) the following items have been charged to your accountcárguelo a mi cuenta charge it to o put it on my accounttiene cuenta en ese restaurante he has an account at that restaurant2 (negocio) accountconsiguieron la cuenta de Vigarsa they got the Vigarsa accountCompuestos:sight deposit account( Méx); dollar accountjoint accountsavings accountcharge account, credit account ( BrE)interactive user-guidebudget accountprofit and loss account(explicaciones, razones): no tengo por qué darle cuentas a ella de lo que hago I don't have to explain o justify to her the things I do, I don't have to answer o account to her for the things I dovas a tener que rendir cuentas or cuenta del tiempo que has perdido you're going to have to account for all the time you've wastedhacer lo que uno quiere sin tener que rendirle cuentas a nadie to do as you please without having to answer to anybodyajustarle las cuentas a algn to give sb a piece of one's minddar cuenta de algo (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of sth; (de alimentos) to polish sth off ( colloq)se reunió con los periodistas para dar cuenta de la situación she met the journalists to explain o to tell them about the situationel despacho da cuenta del accidente aéreo the press release gives details of the plane crashen resumidas cuentas in short… en resumidas cuentas: que casarse sería una locura … in short o all in all, it would be madness for them to get marrieden resumidas cuentas, que hay que seguir esperando in short o in a nutshell, we'll just have to keep waitingF(cargo, responsabilidad): por/de cuenta de algn: la Seguridad Social corre por cuenta de la empresa Social Security contributions are covered o paid o met by the companylos deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damagedecidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expensetrabajó con un famoso modisto francés y luego se instaló por su cuenta she worked for a famous French fashion designer and then she set up (in business) on her ownahora trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance now, she's self-employed nowlos trabajadores por cuenta ajena workers with employment contracts/workers with employee statusdecidí hacerlo por mi propia cuenta y riesgo I decided to do it myselfla cena corre por mi cuenta the dinner's on me ( colloq)Cuando la frase darse cuenta va seguida de una oración subordinada introducida por de que, en el español latinoamericano existe cierta tendencia a omitir la preposición de en el lenguaje coloquial - se dio cuenta que no iba a convencerla = he realized (that) he wasn't going to convince herdarse cuenta de algo to realize sthlo hizo/dijo sin darse cuenta he did/said it without realizingni se dio cuenta de que me había cortado el pelo he didn't even notice I'd had my hair cutdate cuenta de que es imposible you must see o realize that it's impossibleella se da cuenta de todo she's aware of everything that's going on (around her)¡eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? that's what he said! can you believe it o can you imagine?tener algo en cuenta: ten en cuenta que lleva poco tiempo en este país bear in mind o remember that he's only been in the country a short timesin tener en cuenta los gastos without taking the expenses into account, not including the expensesteniendo en cuenta su situación la eximieron del pago they exempted her from payment because of her circumstancesése es otro factor a tener en cuenta that's another factor to be taken into account o taken into consideration o borne in mindtomar algo en cuenta: no se lo tomes en cuenta, no sabe lo que dice don't take any notice of him o don't pay any attention to him o just ignore him, he doesn't know what he's talking abouttomaron en cuenta mis conocimientos de francés/mi experiencia my knowledge of French/my experience was taken into considerationa cuenta de que … just because …caer en la cuenta de algo to realize sthentonces caí en la cuenta de por qué lo había hecho that was when I realized o saw o ( colloq) when it clicked why he had done itno caí en la cuenta de que me había mentido hasta que … I didn't grasp the fact that o realize that he'd lied to me until …habida cuenta de ( frml); in view ofhacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido, porque no creo que te lo devuelvan you may as well give it up for lost, because I don't think you'll get it backtú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí pretend I'm not here o carry on as if I wasn't herehagan (de) cuenta de que están en su casa make yourselves at homeH (de un collar, rosario) bead* * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
cuenta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
contar
cta.
cuenta
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin cuenta las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de cuenta it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin cuenta con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cta. (◊ cuenta) a/c
cuenta sustantivo femeninoNota:
Cuando la frase darse cuenta va seguida de una oración subordinada introducida por de que, en el español latinoamericano existe cierta tendencia a omitir la preposición de en el lenguaje coloquial: se dio cuenta que no iba a convencerla = he realized (that) he wasn't going to convince her
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◊ hacer una cuenta to do a calculation o sum;
saca la cuenta add it up, work it out;
hacer or sacar cuentas to do some calculations;
a fin de cuentas after allb)◊ cuentas sustantivo femenino plural ( contabilidad) accounts: yo llevo las cuentas del negocio I do the accounts for the business, I handle the money side of the business (colloq);
ella se ocupa de las cuentas de la casa she pays all the bills and looks after the money
◊ llevar/perder la cuenta to keep/lose count;
cuenta atrás countdown;
más de la cuenta too much
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◊ ¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?;
la cuenta del gas the gas bill;
a cuenta on account;
entregó $2.000 a cuenta she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account;
este dinero es a cuenta de lo que te debo this money is to go toward(s) what I owe you
◊ abrir/cerrar/liquidar una cuenta to open/close/to settle an account;
cuenta corriente/de ahorro(s) current/savings account
3◊ cuentas sustantivo femenino plural ( explicaciones): no tengo por qué darte cuentas I don't have to explain o justify myself to you;
dar or rendir cuentas de algo to account for sth;
en resumidas cuentas in short
4 (cargo, responsabilidad):◊ los gastos corren por cuenta de la empresa the expenses are covered o paid by the company;
se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own;
trabaja por cuenta propia she's self-employed
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( notar) to notice (sth);
date cuenta de que es imposible you must realize (that) it's impossible;
tener algo en cuenta to bear sth in mind;
ten en cuenta que es joven bear in mind that he's young;
sin tener en cuenta los gastos without taking the expenses into account;
tomar algo en cuenta to take sth into consideration
6 (de collar, rosario) bead
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuenta sustantivo femenino
1 (recibo) bill
2 (cálculo) count
hacer cuentas, to do sums
perder la cuenta, to lose count
cuenta atrás, countdown
3 (de collar) bead
4 Fin (de banco) account
cuenta corriente, current account, US checking account
cuenta de ahorros, savings account
♦ Locuciones: ajustar cuentas, to settle up
caer en la cuenta o darse cuenta, to realize
dar cuenta, to report
pedir cuentas, to ask for an explanation
salir de cuentas, to be due (to give birth)
tener en cuenta, to take into account
trabajar por cuenta propia, to be self-employed
traer cuenta, to be worthwhile
a cuenta, on account
en resumidas cuentas, in short
más sillas de la cuenta, too many chairs
' cuenta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalorio
- abonar
- abonada
- abonado
- abrir
- advertir
- ajustar
- anda
- bloquear
- borrón
- cancelar
- cargar
- cero
- cerrar
- conforme
- contarse
- contingente
- contraponer
- corriente
- cta.
- dejar
- desbloquear
- descongelar
- embargar
- engordar
- engrosar
- escopetazo
- extracto
- fantasía
- finiquitar
- hallar
- intervenir
- movimiento
- nota
- notar
- número
- pancha
- pancho
- reparar
- revisión
- saldar
- saldo
- saneada
- saneado
- sumar
- temblar
- titular1
- ubicarse
- abono
- adición
English:
account
- allow for
- allowance
- alone
- ambit
- amenities
- angry
- appreciate
- aware
- balance
- bank
- bank account
- bank statement
- bead
- bill
- branch out
- catch on
- charge
- charge account
- check
- clean
- click
- consider
- consideration
- considering
- count
- count in
- countdown
- credit
- credit account
- current account
- dawn
- debit
- deposit
- deposit account
- ecological
- expense
- feel
- foot
- give
- gross
- holder
- irrespective
- joint account
- motion
- notice
- overdraw
- overspend
- pass by
- pay
* * *♦ nf1. [acción de contar cifras] count;[cálculo] sum;el niño está aprendiendo a hacer cuentas the child is learning to do sums;voy a hacer cuentas de los gastos I'm going to tot up o work out what we've spent;vamos a echar cuentas de cuánto te debo let's work out how much I owe you;espera un momento, que saco la cuenta wait a minute, I'll tot it up for you;¿está llevando alguien la cuenta? is anyone keeping count?;he perdido la cuenta, tendré que empezar de nuevo I've lost count, I'll have to start again;salir a cuenta to work out cheaper;Famhacer las cuentas de la lechera to count one's chickens before they are hatched;Famhacer las cuentas del Gran Capitán to be overoptimistic in one's calculations;Famhacer la cuenta de la vieja to count on one's fingers;salir de cuentas, estar fuera de cuentas to be due (to give birth)cuenta atrás countdown2. [depósito de dinero] account;abrir/cerrar una cuenta to open/close an account;abónelo/cárguelo en mi cuenta, por favor please credit/debit o charge it to my account;me han abonado el sueldo en cuenta they've paid my wages into my account;he cargado el recibo en tu cuenta I've charged the bill to your account;ingresó el cheque en su cuenta she paid the cheque into her account;póngalo en mi cuenta put it on my accountcuenta abierta active account;cuenta acreedora credit account;Esp cuenta de ahorros savings account; Esp cuenta de ahorro vivienda = tax-exempt savings account used for paying deposit on a house;cuenta bancaria bank account;cuenta de caja cash account;cuenta comercial business account;cuenta conjunta joint account;cuenta de crédito = current account with an overdraft facility;cuenta de depósito deposit account;cuenta deudora overdrawn account;cuenta de explotación operating statement;cuenta de giros giro account;cuenta indistinta joint account;cuenta de inversiones investment account;cuenta a plazo fijo deposit account;cuenta transitoria suspense account;cuenta a la vista instant access account;Esp cuenta vivienda = tax-exempt savings account used for paying deposit on a houselas cuentas de esta empresa no son nada transparentes this company's books o accounts are not very transparent;él se encarga de las cuentas de la casa he deals with the financial side of things in their household;llevar las cuentas to keep the books;cuentas por cobrar/pagar accounts receivable/payable;ajustar o [m5]arreglar cuentas: [m5]¡ya le ajustaré o [m5] arreglaré las cuentas cuando le vea! I'll get my own back on him next time I see him!cuenta de gastos expenditure account;cuenta pendiente outstanding account;Figtengo unas cuentas pendientes con él I've a few scores to settle with him;cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias profit and loss account;4. [factura] bill;[en restaurante] Br bill, US check;la cuenta del supermercado/teléfono the shopping/phone bill;¡la cuenta, por favor! could I have the Br bill o US check, please?;pagar 10 euros a cuenta to pay 10 euros down;pasar la cuenta to send the bill;tarde o temprano te pasará la cuenta de los favores que te ha hecho sooner or later she'll want something in return for o she'll call in the favours she's done for youse encarga de las grandes cuentas de la empresa she looks after the company's most important accounts6. Informát accountcuenta de correo (electrónico) e-mail account7. [obligación, cuidado] responsibility;esa tarea es cuenta mía that task is my responsibility;el vino corre de mi cuenta the wine's on me;déjalo de mi cuenta leave it to me;por mi/tu/ etc [m5]cuenta: investigaré esto por mi cuenta, no me fío de la policía I'll look into this matter myself, I don't trust the police;lo tendrás que hacer por tu cuenta, nadie te va ayudar you'll have to do it yourself o on your own, no one's going to help you;cualquier daño al vehículo corre por cuenta del conductor the driver is liable for any damage to the vehicle;tomas esa decisión por tu cuenta y riesgo, yo no te apoyo on your head be it, I don't agree with your decision;por su cuenta y riesgo decidió aprobar la operación he decided to approve the operation without consulting anyone;trabajar por cuenta propia/ajena to be self-employed/an employee;ha crecido el número de trabajadores por cuenta propia the number of self-employed has risen;por la cuenta que le trae, más vale que llegue pronto if he's got any sense at all, he'll arrive early;lo haré bien, por la cuenta que me trae I'm going to have to do it well, there's a lot riding on itno tengo por qué dar cuentas de mis acciones a nadie I don't have to explain myself o answer to anybody;el jefe nos convocó para darnos cuentas de la situación the boss called us in to explain the situation to us;pedir cuentas a alguien to call sb to account;rendir cuentas de algo ante alguien to give an account of sth to sb;no tengo por qué rendirle cuentas de mi vida privada I don't have to explain to her what I do in my private life;en resumidas cuentas, el futuro es prometedor in short, the future looks good;¿a cuenta de qué? why on earth?, for what earthly reason?ese gasto no entraba en nuestras cuentas we hadn't reckoned with that expenseten paciencia, ten en cuenta que es nuevo en el trabajo be patient, you have to remember that o bear in mind that he's new to the job;eso, sin tener en cuenta el dinero que hemos perdido ya without, of course, taking into account o counting the money we've lost so far;un factor a tener en cuenta es la reacción del público one factor that has to be taken into account o borne in mind is the public's reaction;tomar en cuenta to take into account;habida cuenta de considering;habida cuenta de todo esto… bearing all this in mind…;habida cuenta de que… bearing in mind that…11. [de collar, rosario] bead12. Compa fin de cuentas: no te preocupes, a fin de cuentas es mi problema don't you worry about it, after all, it's my problem;caer en la cuenta: ¡ahora caigo en la cuenta! now I see o understand!;no cayó en la cuenta de su error hasta una semana después she didn't realize her mistake until a week later;caí en la cuenta de que había que hacer algo I realized that something had to be done;dar cuenta de: en menos de cinco minutos dio cuenta de todos los pasteles it took him less than five minutes to account for o polish off all the cakes;dieron cuenta del rival con gran facilidad they easily disposed of the opposition;darse cuenta de algo to realize sth;lo hice sin darme cuenta I did it without realizing;¿te das cuenta?, ya te dije que no era ella you see, I told you it wasn't her;no se dio cuenta de que necesitaba ayuda she didn't realize that she needed help;no sé si te habrás dado cuenta, pero parece muy nervioso I don't know if you've noticed, but he seems very nervous;es muy insensible, no se da cuenta de nada he's very insensitive, he never notices o picks up what's going on;¿te das cuenta? no me ha dado las gracias can you believe it? he didn't even say thank you;más de la cuenta: bebí más de la cuenta I had one too many, I had too much to drink;siempre habla más de la cuenta he always talks too much, he always has to open his mouth* * *f1 ( cálculo) sum;echar cuentas de algo work sth out;perder la cuenta lose count2 de restaurante check, Brbill;pasar la cuenta a alguien send s.o. the bill;no me gusta pedirle favores porque siempre te pasa la cuenta fig I don’t like asking him for favors because he always wants something in return;tener una cuenta pendiente con alguien fam have unfinished business with s.o.3 COM account;a cuenta on account;póngamelo en la cuenta put it on the slate4 ( justificación):dar cuenta de give an account of;pedir cuentas a alguien ask s.o. for an explanation5 ( responsabilidad):corre por mi/su cuenta I’ll/he’ll pay for it;por su propia cuenta off one’s own bat;trabajar por cuenta ajena/propia be employed/self-employed6:más de la cuenta too much;caer en la cuenta realize;darse cuenta de algo realize sth;tener otomar en cuenta take into account;en resumidas cuentas in short;dar buena cuenta de finish off, polish off fam ;a fin de cuentas after all* * *cuenta nf1) : calculation, count2) : account3) : check, bill4)darse cuenta : to realize5)tener en cuenta : to bear in mind* * *cuenta n1. (de dinero) account2. (factura) bill3. (operación matemática) sum¿sabes hacer cuentas? can you do sums?4. (rosario) bead -
11 cumplir
v.1 to do, to carry out, to perform.los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates shall meet o satisfy the following requirements2 to keep (promesa).cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing the AconcaguaElla cumple la ley She obeys the law.3 to reach (años).mañana cumplo 20 años I'm 20 o it's my 20th birthday tomorrowcumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!4 to serve (condena).5 to expire.6 to do one's duty.cumplir con alguien to do one's duty by somebodypara o por cumplir out of politenesscumplir con el deber to do one's dutycumplir con la palabra to keep one's wordyo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job7 to comply.este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards8 to fulfill, to carry out, to accomplish, to achieve.Ella cumple sus obligaciones She fulfills her duties.9 to do one's job, to comply.Ella cumple siempre She does her job always.10 to reach the age of, to get to the age of, to reach, to be.Ella cumplió cinco años She got to the age of five years.* * *2 (promesa) to keep4 (años) to be, turn■ ¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!5 (satisfacer) to do, carry out, fulfil (US fulfill)1 (plazo) to expire, end2 (deuda, pago) to fall due1 (realizarse) to be fulfilled, come true2 (fecha) to be\cumplir con alguien to keep one's promise to somebodycumplir con el deber to do one's dutycumplir con la Iglesia to fulfil (US fulfill) one's religious obligationscumplir con la ley to abide by the lawcumplir con las obligaciones to fulfil (US fulfill) one's obligationscumplir con su palabra to keep one's wordpara cumplir / por cumplir as a formality* * *verb1) to accomplish, carry out2) fulfill, comply with3) expire•* * *1. VT1) (=llevar a cabo) [+ amenaza] to carry out; [+ promesa] to keep; [+ objetivo, sueño] to achieve; [+ ambición] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), achieve; [+ papel] to playlos contratan para cumplir las misiones más difíciles — they are hired to carry out o do the most difficult tasks
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la cárcel no cumple su función preventiva — prison is failing to fulfil its role as o failing to act as a deterrentlos parques naturales cumplen la función de proteger nuestro patrimonio natural — nature reserves serve to protect our natural heritage
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cumplió su palabra de aumentarnos el sueldo — he kept his promise to give us a pay riseles ha acusado de no cumplir su palabra — he has accused them of failing to keep o breaking their word
2) (=obedecer) [+ ley, norma, sentencia] to observe, obey; [+ orden] to carry out, obeysolo estoy cumpliendo órdenes — I'm only carrying out o obeying orders
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hacer cumplir la ley/un acuerdo — to enforce the law/an agreement3) (=alcanzar) [+ condición, requisito] to comply with, fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), meetestos productos no cumplen las condiciones sanitarias exigidas — these products do not comply with o fulfil o meet the necessary health requirements
4) (=realizar) [+ condena, pena] to serve; [+ servicio militar] to do, completetiene el servicio militar cumplido — he has done o completed his military service
5) [con periodos de tiempo]a) [+ años]hoy cumple ocho años — she's eight today, it's her eighth birthday today
cuando cumplas los 21 años — when you're 21, when you reach the age of 21
¿cuántos años va a cumplir? — how old is he going to be?
¡que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!
b) [+ aniversario, días]6) (Naipes) [+ contrato] to make2. VI1) (=terminar) [plazo] to end, expire; [pago] to fall due2) (=hacer lo correcto) to do one's dutytengo la tranquilidad de haber cumplido — at least I can say that I did my duty o what was expected of me
mi marido no cumple en la cama — hum my husband isn't performing (in bed)
prepárales una sopita y con eso cumples — just make them a bit of soup, that's as much as can be expected of you
3)• cumplir con — [+ compromiso, acuerdo] to honour, honor (EEUU); [+ ley] to observe, obey; [+ condición, requisito, criterio] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), comply with, meet
tendrá que cumplir con lo estipulado en el acuerdo — he will have to comply with what was stipulated in the agreement
tendrán que cumplir con el calendario acordado — they will have to comply with the schedule we agreed on
para cumplir con los criterios de Maastricht — in order to comply with o meet the Maastricht criteria
4)5) frm (=corresponder)lo he recibido dos veces, con la amabilidad que me cumple — I've received him twice, with the friendliness that is expected of me
6) (Mil) to finish one's military service3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achievela solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions
el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards
d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do3) <años/meses>mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow
¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?
2.mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
cumplir vi1)a)cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something
cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty
lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit
2) (en 3a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)3.me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
cumplirse v pron1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled2) plazo* * *= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.Ex. Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.Ex. We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.Ex. This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.Ex. The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.----* al cumplir la fecha = at term.* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achievela solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions
el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards
d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do3) <años/meses>mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow
¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?
2.mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
cumplir vi1)a)cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something
cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty
lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit
2) (en 3a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)3.me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
cumplirse v pron1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled2) plazo* * *= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.
Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.Ex: The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.* al cumplir la fecha = at term.* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.* * *cumplir [I1 ]vtA1 (ejecutar) ‹orden› to carry outpara hacer cumplir la ley to ensure that the law is upheld o enforcedlos inquilinos que no cumplen estas normas tenants who do not abide by o comply with o observe these rulesla satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty, the satisfaction of having performed o ( frml) discharged one's dutyno se cumplió el calendario previsto they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule2 ‹promesa/palabra› to keepno cumple sus compromisos he doesn't honor o fulfill his obligations3(llenar, alcanzar): la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos the application must fulfill the following conditionsel edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad the building does not comply with o come up to o meet minimum safety standardslos objetivos económicos que han de cumplirse cada año the financial goals which have to be met o must be achieved each yearnunca llegó a cumplir esta ambición he never achieved o managed to achieve this ambition4 (desempeñar) ‹papel› to perform, fulfill*la organización no cumple su cometido the organization is not fulfilling its functioncumplimos todos nuestros objetivos we achieved o accomplished all our aimsB ‹condena/sentencia› to serveestá cumpliendo el servicio militar he is doing his military serviceC [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]‹años/meses› mañana cumple 20 años she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow¿cuándo cumples años? when's your birthday?¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!¡que los cumplas muy feliz! have a very happy birthday!mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados ( AmL); tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years, tomorrow is our 20th wedding anniversaryla huelga cumple hoy su tercer día this is the third day of the strike■ cumplirviA1 cumplir CON algo ‹con un deber/una obligación›cumplimos con nuestro deber we did our dutyyo cumplí con lo que se me había asignado I carried out the task assigned to me, I carried out o performed o ( frml) discharged the duties assigned to meno cumplió con los trámites legales previstos he failed to comply with the relevant legal procedurecumple con su trabajo he does his job2(con una obligación social): lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o ( colloq) my bita ver si por una vez cumples I hope you'll do as you say o you'll keep your word for oncenos invitó sólo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to o she felt it was the thing to do o she felt it was expected of her, she only invited us out of dutycumplir CON algn:con los Pieri ya hemos cumplido as far as the Pieris are concerned, we've done what was expected of us o we've done our duty by them(en sentido sexual): se queja de que ya no cumple she complains that he doesn't do his duty as a husband o doesn't fulfill his conjugal duties any more ( euphor hum)B ( en tercera persona)1 ( frml)(corresponder): me/nos cumple informarle que … ( Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that … ( frml)2 ( frml)(convenir): le cumple esforzarse más it behooves ( AmE) o ( BrE) behoves you to make more of an effort ( datedor frml), it is in your best interest that you should make more of an effortA «profecía/predicción» to come truese cumplieron sus deseos her wishes came truese cumplió su gran ambición her great ambition was realized o fulfilledB«plazo»: mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day o is the deadline for paying the taxhoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte today marks o is the first anniversary of her death* * *
cumplir ( conjugate cumplir) verbo transitivo
1
‹ ley› to obey;
‹ compromiso› to honor( conjugate honor), fulfill( conjugate fulfill);
‹obligación/contrato› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill)
‹ requisitos› fulfill( conjugate fulfill);◊ ¡misión cumplida! mission accomplished
2 ‹condena/sentencia› to serve;
‹ servicio militar› to do
3 ‹años/meses›:
¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;
mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
verbo intransitivo
‹ con tarea› to carry out sth;
‹ con trámite› to comply with sth;
‹con requisito/condición› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill) sth;
b) ( con una obligación social):
con los Lara ya hemos cumplido we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)
cumplirse verbo pronominal
[ ambición] to be realized, be fulfilledb) [ plazo]:
hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de … today marks the first anniversary of …
cumplir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, tarea) to carry out, fulfil, US fulfill
2 (un deseo) to fulfil
(promesa) to keep
3 (sentencia) to serve
4 (años) ayer cumplí treinta años, I was thirty (years old) yesterday
II verbo intransitivo
4 (actuar de acuerdo con) cumplir con lo pactado, to carry out an agreement
5 (quedar bien) to do the right thing (by): tenemos que cumplir con tu madre, we have to do our bit for your mother
6 (plazo) to expire, end
' cumplir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deber
- ejecutar
- hacer
- informal
- limitarse
- rito
- atender
- cumplido
- faltar
- mantener
- pacto
- portar
- prometido
English:
abide by
- achieve
- carry out
- comply
- conform
- discharge
- do
- enforce
- execute
- fulfil
- fulfill
- honour
- keep
- law
- live up to
- meet
- neglect
- obey
- observe
- order
- promise
- qualify
- reach
- satisfy
- serve
- serve out
- time
- turn
- act
- binding
- break
- carry
- community
- complete
- deliver
- follow
- function
- go
- hold
- honor
- infringe
- live
- word
* * *♦ vt1. [realizar] [deber] to do, to carry out, to perform;[contrato, obligaciones] to fulfil; [ley] to observe; [orden, amenaza] to carry out; [promesa] to keep;cumplir los mandamientos to keep o obey the commandments;cumplí las instrucciones al pie de la letra I followed the instructions to the letter;los que no cumplan las normas serán sancionados anyone failing to comply with o abide by the rules will be punished;el ministerio no está cumpliendo su cometido de fomentar el empleo the ministry is failing in its task of creating jobs, the ministry is not carrying out its brief of creating jobs;cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing Aconcagua;esta máquina cumple todos los requisitos técnicos this machine complies with o meets all the technical requirements;los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates must meet o satisfy the following requirements2. [años] to reach;mañana cumplo veinte años I'm twenty o it's my twentieth birthday tomorrow;cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week;cuando cumplas los dieciocho te regalaremos una moto we'll give you a motorbike when you're eighteen o for your eighteenth (birthday);¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;tal y como está de salud, el abuelo no cumplirá los ochenta in his current state of health, it's unlikely that grandad will see his eightieth birthday;la Feria del Automóvil cumple este año su décimo aniversario the Motor Show celebrates its tenth anniversary this year3. [terminar] [condena] to serve;[servicio militar] to do♦ vi1. [plazo, garantía] to expire;el plazo de matriculación ya ha cumplido the deadline for registration is already up o has already expired2.cumplir con [norma, condición] [m5] este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards;varios países cumplen con los requisitos para acceder al mercado único several countries fulfil the criteria o meet the terms for joining the single market;yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job;cumplir con su deber to do one's duty;cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word3. [por cortesía]con el ramo de flores que le enviamos ya cumplimos I think we've done our duty o all that's expected of us by sending her a bunch of flowers;lo dijo por cumplir she said it because she felt she had to o out of politeness;acudió a la boda por cumplir con su hermano she went to the wedding out of a sense of duty to her brother4. Fam Euf [satisfacer sexualmente]acusó a su marido de no cumplir she accused her husband of failing to fulfil his marital o conjugal duties* * *I v/tfulfil2 condena serve3:cumplir diez años reach the age of ten, turn tenII v/i1:cumplir con algo carry sth out;cumplir con su deber do one’s duty2:te invita sólo por cumplir he’s only inviting you out of politeness* * *cumplir vt1) : to accomplish, to carry out2) : to comply with, to fulfill3) : to attain, to reachsu hermana cumple los 21 el viernes: her sister will be 21 on Fridaycumplir vi1) : to expire, to fall due2) : to fulfill one's obligationscumplir con el deber: to do one's dutycumplir con la palabra: to keep one's word* * *cumplir vb4. (pena) to serve5. (años) to be6. (plazo) to expire / to end -
12 tenir
tenir [t(ə)niʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keepc. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keepd. ( = détenir) to have• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under controlf. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the righth. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep tok. (locutions)► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!• tiens, tiens ! well, well!2. <a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the treeb. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?c. ( = résister) to hold out• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight3. <• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after4. <( = dépendre de) to depend► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!5. <b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouchingc. ( = se conduire) to behave• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take placee. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold togetherf. (locutions)► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!* * *təniʀ
1.
1) ( serrer) to holdtiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!
tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!
2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control3) Armée to hold4) ( avoir attrapé) to holdje te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!
pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you
tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US
5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]7) ( garder) to keep‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’
tenir une note — Musique to hold a note
8) ( conserver une position)9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]11) ( résister)tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy
tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out
tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain
12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]14) ( considérer)tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible
2.
tenir à verbe transitif indirecttenir à — to be fond of, to like
tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life
2) ( vouloir)3) ( être dû à)
3.
tenir de verbe transitif indirect1) ( ressembler à)il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from
2) ( s'apparenter à)
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in2) ( résister)tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on
tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting
il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television
3) ( durer)la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded
4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)
5.
se tenir verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to hold2) ( l'un l'autre)3) ( s'accrocher) to hold ontiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock
4) ( demeurer)se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out
se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself
se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still
5) ( se comporter) to behave6) ( avoir une posture)se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture
tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!
7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together10) ( se considérer)tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!
11) ( être fidèle)12) ( se limiter)
6.
verbe impersonnel
7.
tiens exclamation oh!tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!
tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?
tiens donc! — iron fancy that!
tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!
* * *t(ə)niʀ1. vt1) (avec sa main) to holdTu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?
Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.
2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run3) [promesse, engagement] to keep4) (= considérer)5) (= occuper)6) (= résister à)7) (= garder, maintenir)Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.
8) (= avoir reçu)tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb
2. vi1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survivetiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!
5) (exclamatif)Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!
6)tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for
Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)
tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do
Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.
7)tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after
Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.
* * *tenir verb table: venirA vtr1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litresGB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centreGB of the square;14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.B tenir à vtr ind1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.C tenir de vtr ind1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;D vi1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colourGB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.E se tenir vpr1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.[tənir] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]1. [retenir] to hold (on to)je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped2. [manier] to holdtu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properlyB.[CONSERVER]tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full2. [garder - note] to hold‘tenez votre droite’a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collectC.[POSSÉDER]1. [avoir reçu]tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody[avoir à sa merci] to have gotah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hourpendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou gottenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something fromil a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the stateelle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonightb. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!4. [transmettre]nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documentsD.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to holdquand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angryla jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) controltenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashierelle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the barle tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new buildingtenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks5. [astreint à]je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in handE.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place2. [contenir] to holdF.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]1. [résister à] (to be able) to takea. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold outb. [digue] to hold (out)c. [personne] (to be able) to take itle soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nightstenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise[s'engager dans - pari]je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as————————[tənir] verbe intransitif1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay upmets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape betterle porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you goingfaire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into positiona. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou tob. [être contigu à] to be next to[personne]il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yetcet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last outje ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going intes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with realitytenir bon ou fermea. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tightb. [ne pas céder] to hold outtenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its wayil me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my groundne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned himça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stayil n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!5. [pouvoir être logé] to fittenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)6. (locution)a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on somethingb. [ne considérer que] to stick to somethingtiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] heretiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thunderingtiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself usefultenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricitys'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of himun tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)————————tenir à verbe plus préposition1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to valuesi tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...2. [vouloir]tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing somethingje tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signedtu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularlytenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good educationvenez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision————————tenir de verbe plus préposition1. [ressembler à] to take afterce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setterelle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!2. [relever de]————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se tenir verbe pronominal transitifse tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands————————se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seateda. [debout] to stand up straightb. [assis] to sit up straightse tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out3. [se conduire] to behave4. [être cohérent]a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand upb. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together5. (locution)d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop therene pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself withtiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!————————se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se considérer comme]je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yetje ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius2. (locution)je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness! -
13 Ehre
f; -, -n1. allg.: hono(u)r; es ist mir eine ( große) Ehre it is an (a great) hono(u)r for me; mit wem habe ich die Ehre? oft iro. to whom have I the pleasure of speaking?; habe die Ehre! bes. österr. good day; (beim Treffen) pleased to meet you; was verschafft mir die Ehre? to what do I owe this hono(u)r ( oder the pleasure)?; es sich (Dat) zur Ehre anrechnen consider it an hono(u)r; ... geben sich (Dat) die Ehre, zu... einzuladen... request the hono(u)r of your company at...; um der Wahrheit die Ehre zu geben to be quite honest ( oder frank); sie erwiesen ihm die Ehre ihres Vertrauens oder ihm zu vertrauen geh. they hono(u)red him with their trust; jemandem die letzte Ehre erweisen pay one’s last respects to s.o.; Ehre wem Ehre gebührt Sprichw. credit where credit is due; jemanden mit oder in Ehren entlassen give s.o. an hono(u)rable discharge; wieder zu Ehren kommen come back into favo(u)r; ihm zu Ehren in his hono(u)r; zu seiner Ehre muss gesagt werden, dass... in his defen|ce (Am. -se) it ought to be said that...; zu Ehren des Tages in hono(u)r of the day; zur ( größeren) Ehre Gottes to the (greater) glory of God2. (Ansehen) hono(u)r, reputation; (Ruhm) glory; bei meiner Ehre! upon my oath!; jemandem / etw. alle / keine Ehre machen be a / no credit to s.o. / s.th.; jemandem zur Ehre gereichen geh. do s.o. credit, reflect credit on s.o.; es gereicht ihm zur Ehre geh. it is to his credit; zu hohen Ehren gelangen oder es zu hohen Ehren bringen achieve (great) eminence; in Ehren halten (hold in) hono(u)r; in Ehren gehalten revered; damit kannst du keine Ehre einlegen that won’t earn you any credit ( bei jemandem with s.o., in s.o.’s eyes); deine Meinung / dein Eifer in ( allen) Ehren, aber... with all due respect,...; Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe! glory (be) to God in the highest!3. nur Sg.; (Ehrgefühl) sense of hono(u)r; (Selbstachtung) self-respect, pride; auf Ehre und Gewissen in all conscience; auf Ehre schwören swear on one’s hono(u)r; jemanden bei der oder seiner Ehre packen appeal to s.o.’s sense of hono(u)r; keine Ehre im Leib haben have no sense ( oder not a shred of) of hono(u)r; er fühlte sich dadurch in seiner Ehre gekränkt it hurt ( oder wounded) his pride, he felt rather piqued by it; seine Ehre dareinsetzen, etw. zu tun make it a point of hono(u)r to do s.th.; etw. in allen Ehren tun do s.th. in good faith4. nur Sg.; altm. (Jungfräulichkeit) (virgin) hon(u)r; einer Frau ihre Ehre rauben rob a woman of her hono(u)r* * *die Ehrehonour; honor; merit; privilege; kudos* * *Eh|re ['eːrə]f -, -nhonour (Brit), honor (US); (= Ruhm) gloryetw in Éhren halten — to treasure or cherish sth
damit/mit ihm können Sie Éhre einlegen — that/he does you credit, that/he is a credit to you
er wollte mit dieser Rede Éhre einlegen — he was wanting to gain kudos with this speech
für jdn/etw Éhre einlegen — to bring hono(u)r on sb/sth
bei jdm mit etw Éhre einlegen — to make a good impression on sb with sth
jdm Éhre machen — to do sb credit
jdm wenig Éhre machen — not to do sb any credit
jdm/einer Sache zur Éhre gereichen — to do sb/sth credit
auf Éhre! (obs) bei meiner Éhre! (obs) — 'pon my oath! (obs)
auf Éhre und Gewissen — on my/his etc hono(u)r
auf Éhre und Gewissen? — cross your heart? (inf), on your hono(u)r?
auf Éhre und Gewissen: ich bin es nicht gewesen! — cross my heart (inf) or I promise you, it wasn't me
etw um der Éhre willen tun — to do sth for the hono(u)r of it
das musst du schon um deiner Éhre willen machen — you should do that as a matter of hono(u)r
ein Mann von Éhre — a man of hono(u)r
keine Éhre im Leib haben (dated) — to have not a shred of self-respect
er ist in Éhren alt geworden — he has had a long and hono(u)rable life
sein Wort/seine Kenntnisse in allen Éhren, aber... — I don't doubt his word/his knowledge, but...
etw zur Éhre anrechnen — to count sth an hono(u)r
es zur Éhre anrechnen, dass... — to feel hono(u)red that..., to count it an hono(u)r that...
das rechne ich ihm zur Éhre an — I consider that a point in his hono(u)r or favour (Brit) or favor (US)
mit wem habe ich die Éhre? (iro, form) — with whom do I have the pleasure of speaking? (form)
was verschafft mir die Éhre? (iro, form) — to what do I owe the hono(u)r (of your visit)?
es ist mir eine besondere Éhre,... (form) — it is a great hono(u)r for me...
wir geben uns die Éhre, Sie zu... einzuladen (form) — we request the hono(u)r of your company at... (form)
zu Éhren (+gen) —
darf ich um die Éhre bitten, Sie zu begleiten? (form) — may I have the hono(u)r of accompanying you? (form), would you do me the hono(u)r of allowing me to accompany you? (form)
Habe die Éhre! (dated Aus) (als Gruß) — hello; (beim Abschied) goodbye; (als Ausdruck des Erstaunens) good heavens
Éhre, wem Éhre gebührt (prov) — credit where credit is due
Éhre sei Gott in der Höhe (Bibl) — glory to God in the highest
See:→ letzte(r, s)* * *die1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) honour2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) honour3) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) honour4) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) honour5) (ceremony, when given as a mark of respect: The dead soldiers were buried with full military honours.) honours* * *Eh·re<-, -n>[ˈe:rə]fjdm zur \Ehre gereichen (geh) to bring sb honour [or honour to sb]etw in \Ehren halten to cherish [or treasure] sthjdm \Ehre machen to do sb crediter hat seiner Familie \Ehre gemacht he brought honour on his familyjdm wenig \Ehre machen to not do sb any creditseine \Ehre verlieren/wahren to lose/preserve one's honourdarf ich um die \Ehre bitten, mit Ihnen zu speisen? (form o iron) may I have the honour of dining with you? form or ironmit etw [bei jdm] \Ehre einlegen (geh) to make a good impression [on sb] with sthdamit kannst du [bei ihr] keine \Ehre einlegen that won't gain you any credit [with her]jdm die letzte \Ehre erweisen (geh) to pay sb one's last respects [or one's last respects to sb]mit militärischen \Ehren with military honoursjdm eine \Ehre sein to be an honour for sbes war mir eine \Ehre it was an honour for mejdm eine besondere [o große] \Ehre sein to be a great honour for sbzu jds \Ehren/zu \Ehren einer S. in honour of sb/sthzu ihrer \Ehre muss ich sagen, dass... in her defence I must say that...jdm wird die \Ehre zuteil, etw zu tun sb is given the honour of doing sth3. kein pl (Ehrgefühl) sense of honour no pl; (Stolz) pride no pl; (Selbstachtung) self-respect no pleine Frau/ein Mann von \Ehre sein to be a woman/man of honourjdn in seiner \Ehre kränken to wound sb's honoursie fühlte sich dadurch in ihrer \Ehre gekränkt it hurt her pride4.auf \Ehre und Gewissen? on your honour? formauf \Ehre und Gewissen, ich weiß nicht, wo sie ist! I swear [or form on my honour], I don't know where she is!etw auf \Ehre und Gewissen beteuern to assert sth▶ \Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe glory to God in the highest▶ habe die \Ehre! SÜDD, ÖSTERR [I'm] pleased to meet you▶ mit wem habe ich die \Ehre? (geh o iron) with whom do I have the honour [of speaking]? form or iron, to have not a shred of self-respect▶ ... in [allen] \Ehren with [all] due respect to...seine Meinung in allen \Ehren, aber ich kann ihm nicht so recht zustimmen with [all] due respect to his opinion, I feel I can't agreedein Mut in allen \Ehren, aber du gehst eindeutig zu weit! with [all] due respect to your courage, you are definitely going too far!sein Wort [o seine Aufrichtigkeit] in [allen] \Ehren, aber du solltest dir eine eigene Meinung bilden his honesty is not in doubt, but you should form your own opinion▶ jdn bei seiner \Ehre packen to appeal to sb's sense of honour▶ [das ist] zu viel der \Ehre! you do me too great an honour! a. hum* * *die; Ehre, Ehren1) honoures ist mit eine Ehre,... zu... — it is an honour for me to...
die Ehre haben, etwas zu tun — have the Ehre of doing something
jemandem/einer Sache [alle] Ehre machen — do somebody/something [great] credit
auf Ehre und Gewissen — in all truthfulness or honesty
jemandem/einer Sache zu viel Ehre antun — (fig.): (jemanden/etwas überschätzen) overvalue somebody/something
jemandem zur Ehre gereichen — (geh.) bring honour to somebody
Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt — [give] credit where credit is due
um der Wahrheit die Ehre zu geben — (fig.) to tell the truth; to be [perfectly] honest
zu Ehren des Königs, dem König zu Ehren — in honour of the king
wieder zu Ehren kommen — (fig.) come back into favour
2) o. Pl. (Ehrgefühl) sense of honourer hat keine Ehre im Leib[e] — he doesn't have an ounce of integrity in him
* * *1. allg: hono(u)r;es ist mir eine (große) Ehre it is an (a great) hono(u)r for me;mit wem habe ich die Ehre? oft iro to whom have I the pleasure of speaking?;was verschafft mir die Ehre? to what do I owe this hono(u)r ( oder the pleasure)?;es sich (dat)zur Ehre anrechnen consider it an hono(u)r;… geben sich (dat)die Ehre, zu … einzuladen … request the hono(u)r of your company at …;um der Wahrheit die Ehre zu geben to be quite honest ( oder frank);jemandem die letzte Ehre erweisen pay one’s last respects to sb;Ehre wem Ehre gebührt sprichw credit where credit is due;in Ehren entlassen give sb an hono(u)rable discharge;wieder zu Ehren kommen come back into favo(u)r;ihm zu Ehren in his hono(u)r;zu seiner Ehre muss gesagt werden, dass … in his defence (US -se) it ought to be said that …;zu Ehren des Tages in hono(u)r of the day;zur (größeren) Ehre Gottes to the (greater) glory of Godbei meiner Ehre! upon my oath!;jemandem/etwas alle/keine Ehre machen be a/no credit to sb/sth;jemandem zur Ehre gereichen geh do sb credit, reflect credit on sb;es gereicht ihm zur Ehre geh it is to his credit;es zu hohen Ehren bringen achieve (great) eminence;in Ehren halten (hold in) hono(u)r;in Ehren gehalten revered;damit kannst du keine Ehre einlegen that won’t earn you any credit (bei jemandem with sb, in sb’s eyes);deine Meinung/dein Eifer in (allen) Ehren, aber … with all due respect, …;Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe! glory (be) to God in the highest!auf Ehre und Gewissen in all conscience;auf Ehre schwören swear on one’s hono(u)r;seiner Ehre packen appeal to sb’s sense of hono(u)r;keine Ehre im Leib haben have no sense ( oder not a shred of) of hono(u)r;er fühlte sich dadurch in seiner Ehre gekränkt it hurt ( oder wounded) his pride, he felt rather piqued by it;seine Ehre dareinsetzen, etwas zu tun make it a point of hono(u)r to do sth;etwas in allen Ehren tun do sth in good faitheiner Frau ihre Ehre rauben rob a woman of her hono(u)r* * *die; Ehre, Ehren1) honoures ist mit eine Ehre,... zu... — it is an honour for me to...
die Ehre haben, etwas zu tun — have the Ehre of doing something
jemandem/einer Sache [alle] Ehre machen — do somebody/something [great] credit
jemandes Andenken (Akk.) in Ehren halten — honour somebody's memory
auf Ehre und Gewissen — in all truthfulness or honesty
jemandem/einer Sache zu viel Ehre antun — (fig.): (jemanden/etwas überschätzen) overvalue somebody/something
jemandem zur Ehre gereichen — (geh.) bring honour to somebody
Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt — [give] credit where credit is due
um der Wahrheit die Ehre zu geben — (fig.) to tell the truth; to be [perfectly] honest
zu Ehren des Königs, dem König zu Ehren — in honour of the king
wieder zu Ehren kommen — (fig.) come back into favour
2) o. Pl. (Ehrgefühl) sense of honourer hat keine Ehre im Leib[e] — he doesn't have an ounce of integrity in him
* * *-n f.honor (US) n.honour (UK) n.kudos n. -
14 credit
1. noungive somebody [the] credit for something — jemandem für etwas Anerkennung zollen (geh.)
take the credit for something — die Anerkennung für etwas einstecken
[we must give] credit where credit is due — Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt
it is [much or greatly/little] to somebody's/something's credit that... — es macht jemandem/einer Sache [große/wenig] Ehre, dass...
it is to his credit that... — es ehrt ihn, dass...
be a credit to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache Ehre machen
2)gain credit — an Glaubwürdigkeit gewinnen
give [somebody] credit — [jemandem] Kredit geben
be in credit — [Konto:] im Haben sein; [Person:] mit seinem Konto im Haben sein
6) (fig.)2. transitive verbhe's cleverer than I gave him credit for — er ist klüger, als ich dachte
1) (believe) glauben2) (accredit)credit something with something — einer Sache (Dat.) etwas zuschreiben
3) (Finance, Bookk.) gutschreibencredit £10 to somebody/somebody's account — jemandem/jemandes Konto 10 Pfund gutschreiben
* * *['kredit] 1. noun1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) der Kredit2) (money loaned (by a bank).) der Kredit3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) der Ruf4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) das Haben5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) das Guthaben6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) der Glaube7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) der Anrechnungspunkt2. verb1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side( of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) anrechnen2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) zuschreiben•- academic.ru/17119/creditable">creditable- creditably
- creditor
- credits
- credit card
- be a credit to someone
- be a credit to
- do someone credit
- do credit
- give someone credit for something
- give credit for something
- give someone credit
- give credit
- on credit
- take the credit for something
- take credit for something
- take the credit
- take credit* * *cred·it[ˈkredɪt]I. nall \credit to her for not telling on us alle Achtung, dass sie uns nicht verraten hat!to her [great] \credit, she admitted she was wrong man muss [es] ihr hoch anrechnen, dass sie ihren Fehler zugegeben hatto be a \credit to sb/sth, to do sb/sth \credit jdm/etw Ehre machento claim \credit [for sth] sich dat etw als Verdienst anrechnenwe cannot claim much \credit for her success ihr Erfolg ist nicht unser Verdienstto get \credit for sth für etw akk Anerkennung bekommento give sb \credit for sth (attribute) jdm etw [o das Verdienst an etw dat] zuschreiben; (praise) jdm für etw akk Anerkennung zollen gehto acquire \credit sich dat Ansehen erwerbento gain \credit an Ansehen gewinnen▪ it is to sb's \credit that... es ist jds Verdienst, dass...to have sth to one's \credit etw vorweisen [o für sich akk verbuchen] könnenshe has a family, three books and a professorship to her \credit sie kann bereits eine Familie, drei Bücher und eine Professur vorweisenhe already has three box office hits to his \credit er kann schon drei Kassenerfolge für sich verbuchento have \credit glaubwürdig seinto lend \credit to sth etw glaubwürdig erscheinen lassento give \credit to sth etw dat Glauben schenkento give sb \credit for sth jdm etw zutrauenI gave him \credit for better judgement than he showed ich hätte ihm ein besseres Urteilsvermögen zugetrautto buy sth on \credit etw auf Kredit kaufento give [sb] \credit [jdm] Kredit gebenthe newsagent doesn't give me any more \credit ich kann beim Zeitschriftenhändler nicht mehr anschreiben lassento live on \credit auf Kredit [o fam Pump] lebento offer \credit on sth einen Kredit für etw akk anbietento sell sth on \credit etw auf Kredit verkaufen7. FIN (money in the bank) Haben nt; (right-hand side of account) Habenseite f; (entry) Gutschrift faccount in \credit Konto nt mit positivem Saldodebit and \credit Soll nt und Haben ntletter of \credit Akkreditiv nt fachsprtax \credit Steuergutschrift f10. (contributors)11.II. vt1. (attribute)▪ to \credit sth to sb jdm etw zuschreibenthe invention was \credited to him die Erfindung wurde ihm zugeschrieben2. (consider to be responsible for)▪ to \credit sth/sb with sth etw/jdm etw zuschreibenshe is \credited with discovering the substance ihr wird zugeschrieben, den Stoff entdeckt zu haben▪ to \credit sth/sb with sth etw/jdm etw zuschreibenhe'd always been \credited with understanding and sympathy for his patients alle hielten ihn seinen Patienten gegenüber für sehr verständnisvoll und mitfühlendI \credited her with more determination ich hatte ihr mehr Entschlossenheit zugetraut4. (believe)▪ to \credit sth etw glaubenher excuse took some \crediting ihre Entschuldigung war ziemlich unglaubwürdig5. (give, add)▪ to \credit sth to sb/an account jdm/einem Konto etw gutschreiben6. (give to, put into)▪ to \credit sb/an account with sth jdm/einem Konto etw gutschreiben* * *['kredɪt]1. nthe bank will let me have £5,000 credit — die Bank räumt mir einen Kredit von £ 5.000 ein
his credit is good — er ist kreditwürdig; (in small shop) er ist vertrauenswürdig
to give sb ( unlimited) credit — jdm (unbegrenzt) Kredit geben
we can't give you credit (bank) — wir können Ihnen keinen Kredit geben; (corner shop etc)
pubs do not usually give credit — in Lokalen bekommt man normalerweise nichts gestundet
letter of credit — Kreditbrief m, Akkreditiv nt
to be in credit — Geld nt auf dem Konto haben
3) no pl (= standing) Ansehen nt4) no pl (= honour) Ehre f; (= recognition) Anerkennung f; (SCH, UNIV = distinction) Auszeichnung fwell, all credit to you for not succumbing — alle Achtung, dass Sie nicht nachgegeben haben
to come out of sth with credit — ehrenvoll aus etw hervorgehen
to get all the credit — die ganze Anerkennung or Ehre einstecken
I do all the work and he gets all the credit — ich mache die Arbeit, und ihm wird es als Verdienst angerechnet
credit where credit is due (prov) — Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt (prov)
5) no pl (= belief) Glaube mto give credit to sth — etw glauben, einer Sache (dat)
7) pl (FILM ETC) Vor-/Nachspann m; (in book) Herausgeber- und Mitarbeiterverzeichnis nt2. vt1) (= believe) glaubenwould you credit it! — ist das denn zu glauben!, ist das denn die Möglichkeit!
2) (= attribute) zuschreiben (+dat)he was credited with having found the solution —
it's credited with (having) magic powers — ihm werden Zauberkräfte zugeschrieben
to credit a sum to sb's account — jds Konto (dat) einen Betrag gutschreiben (lassen)
he/his account had been credited with £100 — ihm/seinem Konto waren £ 100 gutgeschrieben worden
* * *credit [ˈkredıt]A s1. Glaube(n) m:give credit to sth einer Sache Glauben schenken;2. Ansehen n, Achtung f, guter Ruf:be in high credit with in hohem Ansehen stehen bei;gain credit an Ansehen gewinnen3. Glaubwürdigkeit f4. Einfluss m5. Ehre f:be a credit to sb, be to sb’s credit, do sb credit, reflect credit on sb jemandem Ehre machen oder einbringen, jemandem zur Ehre gereichen;he has not done you credit mit ihm haben Sie keine Ehre eingelegt;to his credit it must be said that … zu seiner Ehre muss man sagen, dass …;with credit ehrenvoll;credit where credit is due Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt6. Anerkennung f, Lob n:get credit for sth Anerkennung finden für etwas;7. Verdienst n:a) jemandem etwas hoch oder als Verdienst anrechnen,b) jemandem etwas zutrauen,c) sich jemandem für etwas (dankbar) verpflichtet fühlen;he is cleverer than we give him credit for er ist klüger, als wir glauben;take credit to o.s. for sth, take (the) credit for sth sich etwas als Verdienst anrechnen, den Ruhm oder das Verdienst für etwas in Anspruch nehmen8. WIRTSCHa) Kredit mb) Zeit f, Ziel nc) Akkreditiv n:at one month’s credit auf einen Monat Ziel;credit on goods Warenkredit;credit on real estate Realkredit;give sb credit for £1,000 jemandem einen Kredit von 1000 Pfund geben;open a credit einen Kredit oder ein Akkreditiv eröffnen9. WIRTSCH Kredit(würdigkeit) f, -fähigkeit f10. WIRTSCHa) Guthaben n, Kreditposten mb) Kredit(seite) m(f), Haben n:your credit Saldo zu Ihren Gunsten;have sth to one’s credit fig etwas aufzuweisen haben11. WIRTSCH, PARL Br Vorgriff m auf das Budget12. US (Steuer)Freibetrag m, abzugsfähiger Betrag13. UNIV USa) Anrechnungspunkt m (auf ein für den Erwerb eines akademischen Grades zu erfüllendes Pensum)14. pl FILM, TV Vorspann m oder Ab-, Nachspann mB v/t1. Glauben schenken (dat), jemandem oder eine Sache glauben:would you credit it! ist es denn die Möglichkeit!, man sollte es nicht für möglich halten!a) jemandem etwas zutrauen,b) jemandem etwas zuschreiben4. WIRTSCHto sb jemandem):credit an account with an amount, credit an amount to an account einen Betrag einem Konto gutschreiben5. credit sb with three hours in history UNIV US jemandem für einen Geschichtskurs drei Punkte (aufs Pensum) anrechnen* * *1. noungive somebody [the] credit for something — jemandem für etwas Anerkennung zollen (geh.)
[we must give] credit where credit is due — Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt
it is [much or greatly/little] to somebody's/something's credit that... — es macht jemandem/einer Sache [große/wenig] Ehre, dass...
it is to his credit that... — es ehrt ihn, dass...
be a credit to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache Ehre machen
2)credits, credit titles — (at beginning of film) Vorspann, der; (at end) Nachspann, der
give [somebody] credit — [jemandem] Kredit geben
be in credit — [Konto:] im Haben sein; [Person:] mit seinem Konto im Haben sein
6) (fig.)2. transitive verbhe's cleverer than I gave him credit for — er ist klüger, als ich dachte
1) (believe) glauben2) (accredit)credit something with something — einer Sache (Dat.) etwas zuschreiben
3) (Finance, Bookk.) gutschreibencredit £10 to somebody/somebody's account — jemandem/jemandes Konto 10 Pfund gutschreiben
* * *n.Ansehen - n.Kredit -e m. v.gutschreiben v. -
15 kommen
v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get ( bis to); durch eine Stadt / Gegend kommen pass through a town / area; nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home; wie komme ich zum Bahnhof / nach Linz? how do I get to the (Am. train) station / to Linz?; ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work; komm schon! come on!, hurry up!; ich komme schon! I’m coming; na, komm schon! umg. come on (, now)!; er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long; da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming; es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (Am. mail) for you; spät kommen come ( oder be) late; zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late; jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn; zuerst oder als Erster / zuletzt oder als Letzter kommen come first / last; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come, first served; wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses; angelaufen etc. kommen come running etc. along ( oder up); der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come; jemanden kommen lassen send for s.o.; etw. kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) s.th.; wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?; es kam mir ( der Gedanke), dass... it occurred to me that...; es kommt mir oder mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do; mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iro. don’t make me weep; das wird teuer kommen / dich teuer kommen umg. it’ll come expensive / it’ll cost you; ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; siehe auch Reihe, spät II etc.2. (herannahen) be coming; es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up); der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light; die Flut kommt the tide is coming in; da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (Am. intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (Am. intersection)3. (geschehen) auch happen; etw. kommen sehen (voraussehen) see s.th. coming; das kommt mir gelegen / ungelegen it’s a good / bad time ( oder the right / wrong moment) for me; wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?; wie oder woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg.; das kommt daher, dass it’s because; das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg. (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that; was auch ( immer) kommen mag... whatever happens,...; komme, was da wolle come what may; es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet); das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen; es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened; es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where; es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days4. umg. wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that; komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, Am. don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek; komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses; damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?; komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business; er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas6. umg. (sich entwickeln) develop; wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?a) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to; an jemandes Stelle kommen take s.o.’s place;b) (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of; wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?8. kommen auf (+ Akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember; auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount; auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (Am. auch tab); das kommt (steht) auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12; auf etw. zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of s.th.; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?; darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me; ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it; darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that; auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants; ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him10. das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal / ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf / belongs in the study; in Gefahr / Not / Verlegenheit kommen get into danger / difficulties Pl. / an embarrassing situation; ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)11. über einen Zaun etc. kommen get over a fence etc.; über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc.: come over s.o.; Fluch: come upon s.o.12. um etw. kommen lose s.th.; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of s.th.; ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed14. kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to); das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?; das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much16. zu etw. kommen come ( oder get) to s.th.; (bekommen) come by s.th., get hold of s.th.; zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money; zur Ansicht kommen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion); ( wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness; wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?; es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed; es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen... fighting broke out between...; zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill; ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything; ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow; wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; siehe auch Kraft 1, Sache etc.* * *to arrive; to emerge; to come* * *Kọm|mennt -s, no plcomingein einziges Kommen und Gehen — a constant coming and going
jd ist im Kommen — sb is on his/her way up
* * *das1) (coming or arrival: the advent of space travel.) advent2) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) get3) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) come4) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) come* * *kom·men[ˈkɔmən]1.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (eintreffen) to come, to arriveich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here]ich komme schon! I'm coming!sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrowder Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Parisda kommt Anne/der Bus there's Anne/the busder Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minuteich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at fourder Wind kommt von Osten/von der See the wind is blowing [or coming] from the East/off the seasie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husbandich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to helpdu kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 Mayzurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the momentseine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantlyjede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too lateangefahren/angeflogen/angerannt \kommen to arrive by car/by plane/at a runsie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterdayangereist \kommen to arrivemit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycleals Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/lastfrüh/pünktlich/rechtzeitig/spät \kommen to arrive early/on time [or punctually]/in time/latezu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk2.<kam, gekommen>▪ irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewherekommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walksie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these daysnach Hause \kommen to come [or get] homeunter's Messer \kommen (hum) to have an operation[sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bankans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or AM finish] line3.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich begeben) to comekommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediatelynach draußen/oben/unten \kommen to come outside/upstairs/downstairsnach London/England \kommen to come to London/England4.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (passieren)5.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (teilnehmen)6.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (besuchen)▪ zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sbich komme gern[e] einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometimekomm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!7.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herstammen)▪ irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewheresie kommt aus New York/Australien she's [or she comes] [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian8.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to comewer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads▪ nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sban die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go]ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] firstnoch \kommen to be still [or yet] to comeda wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yetdas Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to comezuerst [o als Erster] /als Nächster/zuletzt [o als Letzter] \kommen to come first/next/last9.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (untergebracht werden)ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospitalin die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeship10.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erlangen)wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...zu Geld \kommen to come into moneyzu Kräften \kommen to gain strengthzu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame[wieder] zu sich dat selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again▪ an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sthwie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s.a. Besinnung, Ruhe11.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (verlieren)ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to die12.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erreichen) to reachauf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd13.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (gebracht werden) to comekam Post für mich? was there any post for me?14.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)den Arzt/den Klempner/ein Taxi \kommen lassen to send for [or call] the doctor/the plumber/a taxi15.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (hingehören) to go, to belongdie Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there16.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herannahen) to approach; (eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happenheute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm todayder Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approachingder Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient timedas habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time agodas kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expectedes kam eins zum anderen one thing led to anotherund so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happenes hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worsezum Prozess \kommen to come to trialso weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...komme, was da wolle come what maywas auch immer \kommen mag whatever happenswie's kommt so kommt's whatever will be, will be[wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable again17.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (in Erscheinung treten) Pflanzen to come on [or along]die ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing18.<kam, gekommen>eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadnesses kam einfach so über mich it just came over me19.<kam, gekommen>jdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry20.<kam, gekommen>wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skidin Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficultyin Sicherheit \kommen to get to safetyin Verlegenheit \kommen to get [or become] embarrassed; s.a. Stillstand21.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verhalten) to beso lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sb22.<kam, gekommen>komm mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!der soll nur \kommen! (fam) just let him try!23.<kam, gekommen>daher kommt es, dass... that's why...das kommt davon! (fam) it's your own fault!das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...24.<kam, gekommen>ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] it25.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (einfallen)▪ jdm \kommen to think of, to occurjdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...na, das kommt dir aber früh! (iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?26.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verschaffen)wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?27.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (etw herausfinden)hinter ein Geheimnis \kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret28.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein FILM, RADIO, TV (gesendet werden) to be onwas kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] next29.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (Zeit für etw finden)ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!30.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (entfallen)▪ auf jdn/etw \kommen to be allotted to sb/sthauf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:131.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ähnlich sein)▪ nach jdm \kommen to take after sb32.<kam, gekommen>die Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money]33.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (überfahren werden)unter ein Auto/einen Lastwagen \kommen to be knocked down by a car/lorry [or AM truck]unter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over34.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ansprechen)auf einen Punkt/eine Angelegenheit \kommen to broach [or get onto] a point/matterjetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of pay rises...ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment35.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (reichen)36.<kam, gekommen>37.<kam, gekommen>komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointedkomm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!ach komm! (fam) come on!38.▶ erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt (prov) things never turn out the way you expect▶ zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal1.<kam, gekommen>▪ es kommt jd sb is cominges kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming2.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen)▪ es kommt etw sth is cominges kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice again3.<kam, gekommen>III. TRANSITIVES VERB<kam, gekommen>▪ jdn etw \kommen to cost sb sthdie Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)
12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *bis to);durch eine Stadt/Gegend kommen pass through a town/area;nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home;wie komme ich zum Bahnhof/nach Linz? how do I get to the (US train) station/to Linz?;ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work;komm schon! come on!, hurry up!;ich komme schon! I’m coming;na, komm schon! umg come on(, now)!;er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long;da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming;spät kommen come ( oder be) late;zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late;jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn;als Erster/zuletzt oderals Letzter kommen come first/last;wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst sprichw first come, first served;wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses;angelaufen etcder soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come;jemanden kommen lassen send for sb;wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?;es kam mir (der Gedanke), dass … it occurred to me that …;mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do;mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iron don’t make me weep;das wird teuer kommen/dich teuer kommen umg it’ll come expensive/it’ll cost you;2. (herannahen) be coming;es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up);der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light;die Flut kommt the tide is coming in;da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (US intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (US intersection)3. (geschehen) auch happen;etwas kommen sehen (voraussehen) see sth coming;das kommt mir gelegen/ungelegen it’s a good/bad time ( oder the right/wrong moment) for me;wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?;woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg;das kommt daher, dass it’s because;das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that;was auch (immer) kommen mag … whatever happens, …;komme, was da wolle come what may;es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet);das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen;es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened;es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where;es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days4. umgwenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that;komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, US don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek;komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses;damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?;komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business;er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas5. umg (einen Orgasmus haben) come;ich komme I’m coming;es kommt ihr she’s coming6. umg (sich entwickeln) develop;wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?7.kommen an (+akk) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to;an jemandes Stelle kommen take sb’s place; (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of;wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?8.auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount;auf etwas zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of sth;wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?;darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me;ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it;darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that;auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants;ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him9.hinter etwas (+akk)kommen find sth out10.das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal/ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf/belongs in the study;in Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen get into danger/difficulties pl/an embarrassing situation;ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)11.über einen Zaun etckommen get over a fence etc;12.um etwas kommen lose sth; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of sth;ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed13.14.das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?;das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much15.vors Gericht kommen Sache: come up before the court16.zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money;zur Ansicht kommen, dass … come to the conclusion that …, decide that …;zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion);(wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness;wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?;es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed;es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen … fighting broke out between …;zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill;ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything;ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow;* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
komm, komm — oh, come on
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *interj.come interj. v.(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)= to come v.(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)to cum v. -
16 altro
1. adj otherun altro anotherl'altr'anno last yearl'altro giorno the other dayl'altro ieri the day before yesterday2. pron otherl'un l'altro one anothergli altri other peopletra l'altro what's more, moreoverdesidera altro? anything else?tutt'altro che anything but* * *altro agg.indef.1 other; another; ( in più) more; further: l'altro uomo, the other man; un'altra volta, another time; ci sono altre domande?, are there any other (o more o further) questions?; non ho altri amici a Milano, I haven't any other friends in Milan; ci sono altre sei case in questa strada, there are six other (o another six) houses in this street; dove sono tutti gli altri ospiti?, where are all the other guests?; si crede un altro Picasso, he thinks he's another Picasso; non aveva altre ragioni per rifiutare, he had no further reason to refuse; ripetilo un'altra volta, say it once more; vuoi dell'altro tè?, will you have some more tea?; leggete altri due capitoli, read two more (o another two) chapters2 ( diverso) different: devi prendere un'altra strada per arrivarci, you must take a different route to get there // è tutt'altra cosa, è un altro paio di maniche, it's quite a different matter // sono cose dell'altro mondo, it's quite unheard of3 (seguito da pron. indef. o interr. o da avv. composti con where) else: qualcun altro, someone else; nessun'altra cosa, nothing else; chi altro?, who else?; in qualche altro luogo, somewhere else; da nessun'altra parte, nowhere else4 ( in espressioni di tempo passato) other; ( nel senso di penultimo) before last: l'altro giorno, the other day; l'altro anno, the year before last // l'altro ieri, ieri l'altro, the day before yesterday5 ( in espressioni di tempo futuro) next: ci vediamo quest'altra settimana, we'll see each other next week // l'altro lunedì, a week on Mondayaltro pron.indef.1 another (one); the other (one); pl. others, other people: ho letto questo libro, puoi darmene un altro?, I've read this book. Can you give me another one?; pensa sempre agli altri, he always thinks of others; non mi piace questo vestito, preferisco l'altro, I don't like this dress, I prefer the other one; tutti gli altri sono partiti, all the others have left; un altro al mio posto avrebbe agito diversamente, another in my place would have acted differently; se non volete fare il tentativo, ci sono altri che lo faranno, if you don't want to make the effort, there are others who will // pare un altro, he seems another person // è uno sport come un altro, it's no different from any other sport2 (corr.): alcuni..., altri..., some..., some... (o some..., others...); (l') uno..., l'altro..., one..., the other...; uno..., un altro..., one..., another...; l'uno e l'altro, both: né l'uno, né l'altro, neither, ( in presenza di altra negazione) either; o l'uno o l'altro, either: gli uni e gli altri, they all (o all of them); (compl.) them all (o all of them)4 ( altra cosa) something else, (in frasi negative e nelle interr. dubitative o negative) anything else; ( niente altro) nothing else; ( in più) more: ''Avete finito il vino?'' ''No, ce n'è dell'altro'', ''Have you finished the wine?'' ''No, there is some more''; e non è tutto, c'è dell'altro, and that's not all I have to say, there's something else; ho ben altro da fare!, I've got something better to do!; ma non chiedo altro!, I'd like nothing better!; penso a ben altro!, I'm thinking of something quite different!; ci vuol altro!, it takes much more than that! // non altro che, nothing but // bugiardo che non sei altro!, you're a liar if ever there was one! // tra l'altro, besides (o among other things).◆ FRASEOLOGIA: altro che!, certainly!: ''Vi sentite di andare?'' ''altro che!'', ''Do you feel like going?'' ''Certainly!'' // da un giorno all'altro, from day to day; un giorno o l'altro, one of these days // se non altro, at least: se non altro, è una ragazza di buon senso, at least she is a sensible girl // senz'altro, certainly (o by all means o of course o presently): hai senz'altro ragione, of course you are right; verrò senz'altro, I'll certainly come (o I will come immediately o presently) // tutt'altro!, not at all!: ''Sei stanco?'' ''Tutt'altro!'', ''Are you tired?'' ''Not at all!'' // tutt'altro che, anything but: è tutt'altro che facile, it is anything but easy.* * *['altro] altro (-a)1. agg indef1) (diverso) other, differentquesta è un'altra cosa — that's another o a different thing
2) (supplementare) othergli altri allievi usciranno più tardi — the other pupils o the rest of the pupils will come out later
3) (opposto) otherdall'altra parte della strada — on the other o opposite side of the street
4)domani l'altro — the day after tomorrow5)chi/dove/chiunque
altro — who/where/anybody else2. pron indef1)(persona, cosa diversa o supplementare)
un altro/un'altra — another (one)da un giorno all'altro — (improvvisamente) from one day to the next, (presto) any day now
2)l'altro(a) — the other (one)gli altri/ le altre — the others
e l'altro — both (of them)o l'uno o l'altro — either (of them)
né l'uno né l'altro — neither (of them)
3) (sostantivato: solo maschile) something else, (in espressioni interrogative) anything elsenon faccio altro che studiare — I do nothing but study, all I do is study
non ho altro da dire — I have nothing else to say, I don't have anything else to say
altro? — (would you like) anything else?gli dirò questo ed altro! — I'll tell him this and more besides!
ci mancherebbe altro! — that's all we need!
che altro — above allse
non altro — at leastl'altro — among other thingssei contento? — tutt'altro! — are you pleased? — far from it! o anything but!
* * *['altro] 1.aggettivo indefinito1) (diverso) otherben -a o tutt'-a cosa — quite a different thing, quite another matter
2) (in più) other, more- e domande? — any more o any other questions?
l'altro ieri — the day before yesterday; (prossimo)
noi -i, voi -i — we, you
5) d'altra parte on the other hand2.1) (persona o cosa diversa) other (one)avanti un altro — next, please
da un giorno all'altro — (improvvisamente) from one day to the next; (presto) any day now
in un modo o nell'altro — somehow or other, in one way or another
da una parte e dall'-a — on both o either sides
né l'uno, né l'altro — neither one nor the other, neither of them; (con not o altre negazioni) either of them
2) (in più)altro che cinema, devi riordinare! — cinema? no way, you've got to tidy up!
4) (con altri pronomi) else5) (l')uno... l'altro... one... the other6) alcuni... altri... some... others7) l'un l'altro each other, one another8) tra l'altro (tra le altre cose) among other things; (a proposito) by the way9) tutt'altro"sei arrabbiato?" - "tutt'altro!" — "are you angry?" - "far from it!"
"è noioso?" - "tutt'altro!" — "is it boring?" - "quite the opposite!"
è tutt'altro che stupido — he's nobody's fool, he's far from stupid
10) senz'altro certainly••••altro è dire, altro è fare — prov. it's easier said than done
Note:Per tradurre correttamente altro in inglese, bisogna innanzitutto distinguere l'uso aggettivale da quello pronominale, e poi capire se altro significa diverso oppure in più: dammi un altro giornale, questo non mi piace = give me another newspaper, I don't like this one; non ne hai altri? = haven't you got any others? dammi dell'altra carta, questa non basta = give me some more paper, this is not enough; te ne porterò altri = I'll bring you some more. - Si noti anche che altro si traduce else quando segue un pronome: nient'altro = nothing else. - Per questi e più particolari usi di altro, si veda la voce qui sotto* * *altro/'altro/Per tradurre correttamente altro in inglese, bisogna innanzitutto distinguere l'uso aggettivale da quello pronominale, e poi capire se altro significa diverso oppure in più: dammi un altro giornale, questo non mi piace = give me another newspaper, I don't like this one; non ne hai altri? = haven't you got any others? dammi dell'altra carta, questa non basta = give me some more paper, this is not enough; te ne porterò altri = I'll bring you some more. - Si noti anche che altro si traduce else quando segue un pronome: nient'altro = nothing else. - Per questi e più particolari usi di altro, si veda la voce qui sotto.1 (diverso) other; gli -i bambini the other children; un'-a idea another idea; lo farò un altro giorno I'll do it some other day; nessun'-a soluzione no other solution; è un'-a cosa that's something different; ben -a o tutt'-a cosa quite a different thing, quite another matter2 (in più) other, more; vuoi un'-a caramella? do you want another sweet? prendi un altro biscotto have one more biscuit; altro caffè? some more coffee? -e domande? any more o any other questions? mi dia -e due penne give me another two pens; mi rimangono -i due libri da leggere I've got two books left to read3 (nel tempo) (scorso) l'altr'anno last year; l'-a sera the other night; l'altro ieri the day before yesterday; (prossimo) quest'altro mese next month4 (dopo un pronome personale) noi -i, voi -i we, you5 d'altra parte on the other hand1 (persona o cosa diversa) other (one); un altro another (one); non ne hai -i? haven't you got any others? un altro non l'avrebbe fatto nobody else would have done it; avanti un altro next, please; ti ho preso per un altro I mistook you for someone else; dei racconti uno più vivace dell'altro stories which are more lively than the next; da un giorno all'altro (improvvisamente) from one day to the next; (presto) any day now; un giorno o l'altro one day or other; in un modo o nell'altro somehow or other, in one way or another; si può fare in un modo o nell'altro you can do it either way; in un modo o nell'altro dovrò farcela I'll have to manage somehow; da una parte e dall'-a on both o either sides; (l')uno dopo l'altro one after the other; l'uno e l'altro both; l'uno o l'altro either; né l'uno, né l'altro neither one nor the other, neither of them; (con not o altre negazioni) either of them2 (in più) prendine un altro have another one; te ne porterò -i I'll bring you some more; questo e altro this and (a lot) more3 (cosa diversa) parliamo d'altro let's talk about something else; ho ben altro da fare I've more important things to do; un motivo come un altro as good a reason as any (other); altro che cinema, devi riordinare! cinema? no way, you've got to tidy up!5 (l')uno... l'altro... one... the other...6 alcuni... altri... some... others...7 l'un l'altro each other, one another9 tutt'altro "sei arrabbiato?" - "tutt'altro!" "are you angry?" - "far from it!"; "è noioso?" - "tutt'altro!" "is it boring?" - "quite the opposite!"; è tutt'altro che stupido he's nobody's fool, he's far from stupid10 senz'altro certainlyci mancherebbe altro! God forbid! altro è dire, altro è fare prov. it's easier said than done. -
17 Kommen
v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get ( bis to); durch eine Stadt / Gegend kommen pass through a town / area; nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home; wie komme ich zum Bahnhof / nach Linz? how do I get to the (Am. train) station / to Linz?; ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work; komm schon! come on!, hurry up!; ich komme schon! I’m coming; na, komm schon! umg. come on (, now)!; er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long; da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming; es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (Am. mail) for you; spät kommen come ( oder be) late; zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late; jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn; zuerst oder als Erster / zuletzt oder als Letzter kommen come first / last; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come, first served; wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses; angelaufen etc. kommen come running etc. along ( oder up); der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come; jemanden kommen lassen send for s.o.; etw. kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) s.th.; wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?; es kam mir ( der Gedanke), dass... it occurred to me that...; es kommt mir oder mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do; mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iro. don’t make me weep; das wird teuer kommen / dich teuer kommen umg. it’ll come expensive / it’ll cost you; ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; siehe auch Reihe, spät II etc.2. (herannahen) be coming; es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up); der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light; die Flut kommt the tide is coming in; da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (Am. intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (Am. intersection)3. (geschehen) auch happen; etw. kommen sehen (voraussehen) see s.th. coming; das kommt mir gelegen / ungelegen it’s a good / bad time ( oder the right / wrong moment) for me; wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?; wie oder woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg.; das kommt daher, dass it’s because; das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg. (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that; was auch ( immer) kommen mag... whatever happens,...; komme, was da wolle come what may; es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet); das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen; es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened; es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where; es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days4. umg. wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that; komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, Am. don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek; komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses; damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?; komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business; er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas6. umg. (sich entwickeln) develop; wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?a) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to; an jemandes Stelle kommen take s.o.’s place;b) (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of; wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?8. kommen auf (+ Akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember; auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount; auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (Am. auch tab); das kommt (steht) auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12; auf etw. zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of s.th.; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?; darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me; ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it; darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that; auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants; ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him10. das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal / ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf / belongs in the study; in Gefahr / Not / Verlegenheit kommen get into danger / difficulties Pl. / an embarrassing situation; ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)11. über einen Zaun etc. kommen get over a fence etc.; über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc.: come over s.o.; Fluch: come upon s.o.12. um etw. kommen lose s.th.; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of s.th.; ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed14. kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to); das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?; das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much16. zu etw. kommen come ( oder get) to s.th.; (bekommen) come by s.th., get hold of s.th.; zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money; zur Ansicht kommen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion); ( wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness; wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?; es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed; es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen... fighting broke out between...; zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill; ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything; ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow; wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; siehe auch Kraft 1, Sache etc.* * *to arrive; to emerge; to come* * *Kọm|mennt -s, no plcomingein einziges Kommen und Gehen — a constant coming and going
jd ist im Kommen — sb is on his/her way up
* * *das1) (coming or arrival: the advent of space travel.) advent2) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) get3) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) come4) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) come* * *kom·men[ˈkɔmən]1.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (eintreffen) to come, to arriveich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here]ich komme schon! I'm coming!sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrowder Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Parisda kommt Anne/der Bus there's Anne/the busder Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minuteich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at fourder Wind kommt von Osten/von der See the wind is blowing [or coming] from the East/off the seasie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husbandich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to helpdu kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 Mayzurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the momentseine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantlyjede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too lateangefahren/angeflogen/angerannt \kommen to arrive by car/by plane/at a runsie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterdayangereist \kommen to arrivemit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycleals Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/lastfrüh/pünktlich/rechtzeitig/spät \kommen to arrive early/on time [or punctually]/in time/latezu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk2.<kam, gekommen>▪ irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewherekommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walksie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these daysnach Hause \kommen to come [or get] homeunter's Messer \kommen (hum) to have an operation[sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bankans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or AM finish] line3.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich begeben) to comekommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediatelynach draußen/oben/unten \kommen to come outside/upstairs/downstairsnach London/England \kommen to come to London/England4.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (passieren)5.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (teilnehmen)6.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (besuchen)▪ zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sbich komme gern[e] einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometimekomm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!7.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herstammen)▪ irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewheresie kommt aus New York/Australien she's [or she comes] [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian8.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to comewer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads▪ nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sban die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go]ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] firstnoch \kommen to be still [or yet] to comeda wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yetdas Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to comezuerst [o als Erster] /als Nächster/zuletzt [o als Letzter] \kommen to come first/next/last9.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (untergebracht werden)ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospitalin die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeship10.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erlangen)wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...zu Geld \kommen to come into moneyzu Kräften \kommen to gain strengthzu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame[wieder] zu sich dat selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again▪ an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sthwie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s.a. Besinnung, Ruhe11.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (verlieren)ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to die12.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erreichen) to reachauf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd13.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (gebracht werden) to comekam Post für mich? was there any post for me?14.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)den Arzt/den Klempner/ein Taxi \kommen lassen to send for [or call] the doctor/the plumber/a taxi15.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (hingehören) to go, to belongdie Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there16.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herannahen) to approach; (eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happenheute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm todayder Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approachingder Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient timedas habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time agodas kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expectedes kam eins zum anderen one thing led to anotherund so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happenes hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worsezum Prozess \kommen to come to trialso weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...komme, was da wolle come what maywas auch immer \kommen mag whatever happenswie's kommt so kommt's whatever will be, will be[wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable again17.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (in Erscheinung treten) Pflanzen to come on [or along]die ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing18.<kam, gekommen>eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadnesses kam einfach so über mich it just came over me19.<kam, gekommen>jdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry20.<kam, gekommen>wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skidin Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficultyin Sicherheit \kommen to get to safetyin Verlegenheit \kommen to get [or become] embarrassed; s.a. Stillstand21.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verhalten) to beso lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sb22.<kam, gekommen>komm mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!der soll nur \kommen! (fam) just let him try!23.<kam, gekommen>daher kommt es, dass... that's why...das kommt davon! (fam) it's your own fault!das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...24.<kam, gekommen>ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] it25.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (einfallen)▪ jdm \kommen to think of, to occurjdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...na, das kommt dir aber früh! (iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?26.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verschaffen)wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?27.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (etw herausfinden)hinter ein Geheimnis \kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret28.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein FILM, RADIO, TV (gesendet werden) to be onwas kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] next29.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (Zeit für etw finden)ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!30.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (entfallen)▪ auf jdn/etw \kommen to be allotted to sb/sthauf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:131.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ähnlich sein)▪ nach jdm \kommen to take after sb32.<kam, gekommen>die Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money]33.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (überfahren werden)unter ein Auto/einen Lastwagen \kommen to be knocked down by a car/lorry [or AM truck]unter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over34.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ansprechen)auf einen Punkt/eine Angelegenheit \kommen to broach [or get onto] a point/matterjetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of pay rises...ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment35.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (reichen)36.<kam, gekommen>37.<kam, gekommen>komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointedkomm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!ach komm! (fam) come on!38.▶ erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt (prov) things never turn out the way you expect▶ zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal1.<kam, gekommen>▪ es kommt jd sb is cominges kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming2.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen)▪ es kommt etw sth is cominges kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice again3.<kam, gekommen>III. TRANSITIVES VERB<kam, gekommen>▪ jdn etw \kommen to cost sb sthdie Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)
12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen a constant coming and going;es ist ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen people are in and out all day, there’s a constant stream of of people coming and going;im Kommen sein Ideologie etc: be in the ascendant;sind wieder im Kommen wider ties etc are coming in again;dieser Dirigent ist im Kommen he’s an up-and-coming conductor* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
komm, komm — oh, come on
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *interj.come interj. v.(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)= to come v.(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)to cum v. -
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v.1 to pay (empleado, persona).pagó dos millones por la casa she paid two million for the houseyo pago la cena I'll pay for dinnersu padre le paga los estudios his father is supporting him through college/universityno iría aunque me lo pagaras I wouldn't go (even) if you paid me¡que Dios se lo pague! God bless you!Ella le paga al jardinero She pays the gardener.Ella pagó al fin She paid at last.Ella pagó mucho dinero She paid a lot of money.Ella pagó la culpa She paid the responsibility.2 to be worth it (informal) (compensar). ( Latin American Spanish)no paga it's not worth it* * *1 to pay1 to pay\pagar al contado to pay cashpagar en metálico to pay cash¡me las pagarás! familiar you'll pay for this!pagarlas todas juntas familiar to pay for one's sins* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=abonar) [+ factura, rescate, sueldo] to pay; [+ compra] to pay for; [+ intereses, hipoteca] to pay off, repayestamos pagando la hipoteca del piso — we're paying off o repaying the mortgage on the flat
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cantidad a pagar — amount payablea pagar en destino — (Correos) postage due
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pagar algo con tarjeta de crédito — to pay for sth by credit card¿lo puede pagar con dólares? — can I pay in dollars?
¿cuánto pagasteis por el coche? — how much did you pay for the car?
pato, plato, vidriohemos pagado un precio muy alto por haberlo traicionado — betraying him cost us dear, we paid a high price for betraying him
2) (=costar) to cost3) (=corresponder) [+ ayuda, favor] to repay; [+ visita] to return¿cómo puedo pagarte lo que has hecho por mis hijos? — how can I repay you for what you've done for my children?
4) (=sufrir las consecuencias de)¡lo pagarás caro! — you'll pay dearly for this!
pagarlas —
¡las vas a pagar! — you've got it coming to you! *, you'll pay for this!
¡me las pagarás todas juntas! — I'll get you for this!
2. VI1) (=satisfacer un pago) to payhoy pago yo — I'm paying today, it's my turn to pay today
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( abonar) <cuenta/alquiler> to pay; < deuda> to pay (off), repay; <comida/entradas/mercancías> to pay for¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? — how much rent do you pay?
ni que me/le paguen — not even if you paid me/him
b) <favor/desvelos> to repayc) ( expiar) <delito/atrevimiento> to pay for2.me las vas a pagar! or ya me las pagarás! — you'll pay for this!
pagar via) (Com, Fin) to paypagan bien — they pay well, the pay's good
b) ( corresponder) to repaypagarle a alguien con la misma moneda — to pay somebody back in their own coin o in kind
c) (Col fam) (rendir, compensar) to pay* * *= pay, reimburse, make + payment, defray + costs, pony up, pay out, pick up + the tab, pay up.Ex. I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.Ex. LC will supply computer services and staff from the MARC Development and Information Systems Offices, all to be reimbursed by RLG.Ex. The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.Ex. The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.Ex. Getting the good doctor to pony up for network security is likely to be your toughest challenge.Ex. Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.Ex. The article ' Who should pick up the tab' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services.Ex. Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.----* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* deber pagarse = be payable.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* extar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.* importe a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* hacer que Alguien page sus culpas = bring + Nombre + to justice.* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.* obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.* pagando = for a fee.* pagando de + Posesivo + bolsillo = at + Posesivo + own expense.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.* pagar capital = repay + capital.* pagar caro = pay + penalty, pay + dearly.* pagar completamente = pay up.* pagar con antelación = prepay.* pagar contrarreembolso = cash on delivery (COD).* pagar demasiado = overbid, pay through + the nose.* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.* pagar deudas = meet + debts.* pagar dinero = fork over + money.* pagar dos veces = double-pay.* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.* pagar el precio = meet + price.* pagar en efectivo = pay in + cash.* pagar en especie = pay in + kind.* pagar en metálico = pay in + cash.* pagar honorarios = pay + fee.* pagar impuestos = pay + taxes.* pagar justos por pecadores = the innocent + suffer + for the guilty, throw + the baby out with the bath water.* pagar la factura = pay + the tab.* pagar la hora a la mitad más de lo normal = get + time-and-a-half.* pagarlas con = take it out on.* pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.* pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).* pagar las deudas = pay + Posesivo + dues.* pagar los gastos = bear + the cost(s).* pagar los platos rotos = carry + the can, pick up + the pieces.* pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* pagar poquísimo = pay + peanuts.* pagar por adelantado = pay + up-front.* pagar por completo = pay off.* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.* pagar precio = pay + cost.* pagarse sus propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.* pagar una deuda = repay + debt, satisfy + debt, pay off + debt, pay up.* pagar una factura = settle + invoice, pay + a bill.* pagar una factura atrasada = pay off + bill.* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.* pagar una multa = pay + fine.* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.* pagar un dineral = pay through + the nose, fork out + lots of money.* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].* quien paga manda = he who pays the piper calls the tune.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( abonar) <cuenta/alquiler> to pay; < deuda> to pay (off), repay; <comida/entradas/mercancías> to pay for¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? — how much rent do you pay?
ni que me/le paguen — not even if you paid me/him
b) <favor/desvelos> to repayc) ( expiar) <delito/atrevimiento> to pay for2.me las vas a pagar! or ya me las pagarás! — you'll pay for this!
pagar via) (Com, Fin) to paypagan bien — they pay well, the pay's good
b) ( corresponder) to repaypagarle a alguien con la misma moneda — to pay somebody back in their own coin o in kind
c) (Col fam) (rendir, compensar) to pay* * *= pay, reimburse, make + payment, defray + costs, pony up, pay out, pick up + the tab, pay up.Ex: I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.
Ex: LC will supply computer services and staff from the MARC Development and Information Systems Offices, all to be reimbursed by RLG.Ex: The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.Ex: The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.Ex: Getting the good doctor to pony up for network security is likely to be your toughest challenge.Ex: Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.Ex: The article ' Who should pick up the tab' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services.Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* deber pagarse = be payable.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* extar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.* importe a pagar = amount payable, amount due.* hacer que Alguien page sus culpas = bring + Nombre + to justice.* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.* obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.* pagando = for a fee.* pagando de + Posesivo + bolsillo = at + Posesivo + own expense.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* pagar al contado = pay in + cash.* pagar capital = repay + capital.* pagar caro = pay + penalty, pay + dearly.* pagar completamente = pay up.* pagar con antelación = prepay.* pagar contrarreembolso = cash on delivery (COD).* pagar demasiado = overbid, pay through + the nose.* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.* pagar deudas = meet + debts.* pagar dinero = fork over + money.* pagar dos veces = double-pay.* pagar el pato = carry + the can, take it on + the chin.* pagar el precio = meet + price.* pagar en efectivo = pay in + cash.* pagar en especie = pay in + kind.* pagar en metálico = pay in + cash.* pagar honorarios = pay + fee.* pagar impuestos = pay + taxes.* pagar justos por pecadores = the innocent + suffer + for the guilty, throw + the baby out with the bath water.* pagar la factura = pay + the tab.* pagar la hora a la mitad más de lo normal = get + time-and-a-half.* pagarlas con = take it out on.* pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.* pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).* pagar las deudas = pay + Posesivo + dues.* pagar los gastos = bear + the cost(s).* pagar los platos rotos = carry + the can, pick up + the pieces.* pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* pagar poquísimo = pay + peanuts.* pagar por adelantado = pay + up-front.* pagar por completo = pay off.* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.* pagar precio = pay + cost.* pagarse sus propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.* pagar una deuda = repay + debt, satisfy + debt, pay off + debt, pay up.* pagar una factura = settle + invoice, pay + a bill.* pagar una factura atrasada = pay off + bill.* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.* pagar una multa = pay + fine.* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.* pagar un dineral = pay through + the nose, fork out + lots of money.* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].* quien paga manda = he who pays the piper calls the tune.* * *pagar [A3 ]vt1 (abonar) ‹cuenta/alquiler› to pay; ‹deuda› to pay, pay off, repay; ‹comida/entradas/mercancías› to pay fordijo que ya estaba todo pagado he said everything had already been paid for¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? how much rent do you pay?, how much do you pay in rent?los niños pagan sólo medio billete children only pay half fareno me ha pagado la última traducción que le hice she hasn't paid me for the last translation I did for hernos pagaban $100 la hora they paid us $100 an hoursus abuelos le pagan los estudios his grandparents are paying for his education, his grandparents are putting him through collegeno puedo pagar tanto I can't afford (to pay) that muchpagar algo POR algo to pay sth FOR sth¿y pagaste $500 por esa porquería? you mean you paid $500 for that piece of junk?ni que me/le paguen not even if you paid me/himno salgo con él ni que me paguen I wouldn't go out with him if you paid me2 ‹favor/desvelos› to repaynunca podré pagarte lo que has hecho por mí I'll never be able to repay you for what you've done for me¡que Dios se lo pague! God bless you!3 (expiar) ‹delito/atrevimiento› to pay forpagarás cara tu osadía you'll pay dearly for your audacitypagar algo CON algo to pay FOR sth WITH sthlo pagó con su vida he paid for it with his lifepagó su delito con seis años de cárcel her crime cost her six years in prisonel que la hace la paga you've made your bed and now you'll have to lie in it ¡me las vas a pagar! or ¡ya me las pagarás! you'll pay for this!, I'll get you for this!■ pagarvipagar al contado/a plazos to pay cash/in installmentspagué por adelantado I paid in advanceme pagó en efectivo or en metálico she paid me cashnos pagaban en especie they used to pay us in kind¿le has pagado a la limpiadora? have you paid the cleaning lady?pagan bien they pay well, the pay's good2 (corresponder) to repaypagarle a algn con la misma moneda to pay sb back in their own coin o in kindel negocio no paga the business doesn't payno paga pintar estas paredes it's not worth painting these walls* * *
pagar ( conjugate pagar) verbo transitivo
‹ deuda› to pay (off), repay;
‹comida/entradas/mercancías› to pay for;◊ ¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? how much rent do you pay?;
le pagan los estudios they are paying for his education;
no puedo pagar tanto I can't afford (to pay) that much;
pagar algo POR algo to pay sth for sth
pagar algo CON algo to pay for sth with sth;◊ ¡me las vas a pagar! you'll pay for this!
verbo intransitivo (Com, Fin) to pay;
pagar verbo transitivo
1 (abonar) to pay: puedes pagarlo a plazos o al contado, you can pay for it in instalments or in cash
2 (recompensar) to repay: no sé cómo pagarte este favor, I don't know how I can repay you for this favour
3 (expiar) to pay for: tendrás que pagar tu crimen, you must pay for your crime
figurado ¡me las pagarás!, you'll pay for this!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (abonar) ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?, can I pay by card?
2 pagarás por tu intransigencia, you'll pay for your intransigence
' pagar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abonar
- adelantada
- adelantado
- cantidad
- cobrarse
- colarse
- competidor
- competidora
- contada
- contado
- ser
- escote
- letra
- matrícula
- metálica
- metálico
- moneda
- pato
- perjuicio
- plato
- retribuir
- sufragar
- teja
- tributo
- urgente
- adelantar
- amortizar
- antelación
- anular
- barbaridad
- billete
- capaz
- cheque
- corriente
- creces
- cumplir
- destinar
- deuda
- disparar
- efectivo
- franquear
- gilipollez
- media
- medio
- paga
- plazo
- poder
- pretender
- sin
- vidrio
English:
afford
- bail out
- by
- can
- check out
- cheque
- default setting
- double
- Dutch
- evict
- fare
- foot
- fork out
- free
- fund
- give
- installment
- instalment
- kind
- nail
- out
- overpay
- pay
- pay back
- pay off
- pay out
- pay up
- pick up
- prepay
- promptly
- rap
- repay
- repayment
- satisfy
- settle
- shout
- suffer
- sufficient
- tab
- tax
- upkeep
- advance
- back
- begrudge
- check
- default
- disconnect
- dodger
- due
- go
* * *♦ vt1. [con dinero] [precio, alquiler, factura] to pay;[deuda, hipoteca] to pay off; [gastos, ronda] to pay for; [dividendo, indemnización] to pay out;pagó dos millones por la casa she paid two million for the house;su padre le paga los estudios his father is supporting him through college/university;yo pago la cena I'll pay for dinner;aún no hemos pagado el reportaje de la boda we still haven't paid for the wedding photos;los jubilados no pagan las medicinas pensioners don't pay for prescriptions;no iría aunque me lo pagaras I wouldn't go (even) if you paid me;¿cómo lo va a pagar? how would you like to pay?;RPpagar derecho de piso to earn one's place in the job o office2. [devolver] [ayuda, favor] to repay;¡que Dios se lo pague! God bless you!3. [expiar] [delito, consecuencias] to pay for;pagarás caro lo que me has hecho I'll make you pay for what you did to me;Famme las pagarás (todas juntas) you'll pay for this;el que la hace la paga he/she/ etc will pay for it in the end;Fampagar el pato/los platos rotos to carry the can;Fampagarla con alguien [injustamente] to take it out on sb♦ vi1. [con dinero] to pay;les pagaron puntualmente they paid them promptly;pagar por adelantado to pay in advance;pagar al contado to pay (in) cash;pagar a plazos to pay in instalments;pagar con tarjeta (de crédito) to pay by credit card;pagar en especie to pay in kind;pagar en pesos/libras to pay in pesos/pounds;esta cantidad queda a pagar this amount is still outstanding o to be paid;pagar a alguien con la misma moneda to give sb a taste of their own medicineese viaje tan largo no paga such a long journey is not worth it;no paga mandar el auto al taller otra vez it's not worth (it) taking the car to the garage again;no paga hacer trampa it doesn't pay to cheat* * *I v/t1 pay;¡me las pagarás! you’ll pay for this!3 favor repayII v/i pay;pagar a escote fam go Dutch fam ;pagar a cuenta pay on account;pagar al contado pay in cash* * *pagar {52} vt: to pay, to pay for, to repaypagar vi: to pay* * *pagar vb¿cómo te lo puedo pagar? how can I repay you?¡me las pagarás! you'll pay for this! -
19 up
I [ʌp]1) (high)up to o in Scotland (su) in Scozia; up North (su) a Nord; four floors up from here quattro piani più su; I live two floors up abito due piani di sopra; on the second shelf up sul secondo scaffale dal basso; I'm on my way up sto salendo; all the way up — fino in cima
2) (ahead) avantito be four points up (on sb.) — avere quattro punti di vantaggio (su qcn.)
he's 40-15 up — (in tennis) è in vantaggio per 40-15
3) (upwards)4) (at, to high status)to be up with o among the best essere tra i migliori; up the workers! — viva i lavoratori!
5) up above sopra; relig. lassùup above sth. — sopra qcs
6) up againstto be o come up against opposition fig. incontrare resistenza; they're up against a very strong team devono affrontare una squadra molto forte; it helps to know what you are up against aiuta sapere con che cosa hai a che fare; we're really up against it — siamo alle prese con un bel problema
7) up for8) up to fino aup to 5 people, 8 dollars — fino a 5 persone, 8 dollari
reductions of up to 50% — sconti fino al 50%
I'm not up to it — (not capable) non sono in grado di farlo; (not well enough) non me la sento di farlo
it's up to him to do — (expressing responsibility) spetta o sta a lui fare
"shall I leave?" - "it's up to you!" — "devo andare via?" - "vedi un po' tu!"
9) up and downII [ʌp]to walk o pace up and down (to and fro) fare o andare su e giù; he's a bit up and down at the moment — (depressed) ultimamente è un po' giù di corda; (ill) in questo periodo sta poco bene
1) (at, to higher level)he was walking up and down the garden — stava camminando su e giù per il giardino; (throughout)
••••up yours! — pop. fottiti!
Note:Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( get, pick etc.)III [ʌp]1) (out of bed)2) (higher in amount, level)production is up (by) 5% — la produzione è aumentata del 5%
prices are 6% up on last year — i prezzi sono aumentati del 6% rispetto all'anno scorso
3) colloq. (wrong)4) (erected, affixed)5) (open)6) (finished)"time's up!" — "tempo scaduto!"
it's all up with him — colloq. ormai è spacciato
"this side up" — (on parcel, box) "alto"
8) (rising)his blood's up — fig. gli è andato il sangue alla testa
9) (pinned up)10) (cheerful)11) (being repaired)"road up" — "lavori in corso"
13) (on trial)14) (in tennis, badminton)15) up and about (out of bed) in piedi, alzato; (after illness)16) up and runningto be up and running — [company, project] bene avviato; [ system] pienamente funzionante
to get sth. up and running — fare funzionare qcs
••IV [ʌp]to be (well) up on — essere ferrato in [art, history]; essere aggiornato su [news, developments]
••the company is on the up and up — BE la ditta sta andando a gonfie vele
V 1. [ʌp] 2.to be one up on sb. — avere vantaggio su qcn
* * *(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) appannarsi, annebbiarsi* * *I [ʌp]1) (high)up to o in Scotland (su) in Scozia; up North (su) a Nord; four floors up from here quattro piani più su; I live two floors up abito due piani di sopra; on the second shelf up sul secondo scaffale dal basso; I'm on my way up sto salendo; all the way up — fino in cima
2) (ahead) avantito be four points up (on sb.) — avere quattro punti di vantaggio (su qcn.)
he's 40-15 up — (in tennis) è in vantaggio per 40-15
3) (upwards)4) (at, to high status)to be up with o among the best essere tra i migliori; up the workers! — viva i lavoratori!
5) up above sopra; relig. lassùup above sth. — sopra qcs
6) up againstto be o come up against opposition fig. incontrare resistenza; they're up against a very strong team devono affrontare una squadra molto forte; it helps to know what you are up against aiuta sapere con che cosa hai a che fare; we're really up against it — siamo alle prese con un bel problema
7) up for8) up to fino aup to 5 people, 8 dollars — fino a 5 persone, 8 dollari
reductions of up to 50% — sconti fino al 50%
I'm not up to it — (not capable) non sono in grado di farlo; (not well enough) non me la sento di farlo
it's up to him to do — (expressing responsibility) spetta o sta a lui fare
"shall I leave?" - "it's up to you!" — "devo andare via?" - "vedi un po' tu!"
9) up and downII [ʌp]to walk o pace up and down (to and fro) fare o andare su e giù; he's a bit up and down at the moment — (depressed) ultimamente è un po' giù di corda; (ill) in questo periodo sta poco bene
1) (at, to higher level)he was walking up and down the garden — stava camminando su e giù per il giardino; (throughout)
••••up yours! — pop. fottiti!
Note:Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( get, pick etc.)III [ʌp]1) (out of bed)2) (higher in amount, level)production is up (by) 5% — la produzione è aumentata del 5%
prices are 6% up on last year — i prezzi sono aumentati del 6% rispetto all'anno scorso
3) colloq. (wrong)4) (erected, affixed)5) (open)6) (finished)"time's up!" — "tempo scaduto!"
it's all up with him — colloq. ormai è spacciato
"this side up" — (on parcel, box) "alto"
8) (rising)his blood's up — fig. gli è andato il sangue alla testa
9) (pinned up)10) (cheerful)11) (being repaired)"road up" — "lavori in corso"
13) (on trial)14) (in tennis, badminton)15) up and about (out of bed) in piedi, alzato; (after illness)16) up and runningto be up and running — [company, project] bene avviato; [ system] pienamente funzionante
to get sth. up and running — fare funzionare qcs
••IV [ʌp]to be (well) up on — essere ferrato in [art, history]; essere aggiornato su [news, developments]
••the company is on the up and up — BE la ditta sta andando a gonfie vele
V 1. [ʌp] 2.to be one up on sb. — avere vantaggio su qcn
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20 credit
'kredit
1. noun1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) crédito2) (money loaned (by a bank).) crédito3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) solvencia4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) haber5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) saldo6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) crédito, credibilidad7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) crédito
2. verb1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) abonar, ingresar2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) atribuir3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) creer•- creditably
- creditor
- credits
- credit card
- be a credit to someone
- be a credit to
- do someone credit
- do credit
- give someone credit for something
- give credit for something
- give someone credit
- give credit
- on credit
- take the credit for something
- take credit for something
- take the credit
- take credit
credit n1. mérito2. créditotr['kredɪt]1 (praise, approval) mérito, reconocimiento2 (cause of honour) honor nombre masculino3 (belief, trust, confidence) crédito4 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (gen) crédito; (in accountancy) haber nombre masculino; (on statement) saldo acreedor5 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL crédito1 (believe) creer, dar crédito a2 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL abonar, acreditar1 (of film, programme) ficha técnica\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcredit where credit's due reconocimiento al mérito'No credit given' "No se fía"on credit a créditoto be a credit to somebody/something hacer honor a alguien/algo■ your son is a credit to you puede estar orgulloso de su hijo, su hijo le hace honorto be in credit tener saldo positivoto buy something on credit comprar algo a créditoto give somebody credit for something reconocer a alguien el mérito por algoto have something to one's credit tener algo a sus espaldasto somebody's credit dicho sea en honor de alguiento take credit for something atribuirse el mérito de algo■ his boss took all the credit for the slogan su jefe se atribuyó el mérito de haber ideado el eslogancredit account cuenta a créditocredit and debit debe y haber nombre masculinocredit balance saldo positivocredit card tarjeta de créditocredit note vale nombre masculino de devolucióncredit squeeze restricciones nombre femenino plural al créditocredit terms facilidades nombre femenino plural de pagointerest-free credit crédito sin interesescredit ['krɛdɪt] vt1) believe: creer, dar crédito a2) : ingresar, abonarto credit $100 to an account: ingresar $100 en (una) cuenta3) attribute: atribuirthey credit the invention to him: a él se le atribuye el inventocredit n1) : saldo m positivo, saldo m a favor (de una cuenta)2) : crédito mto buy on credit: comprar a créditocredit card: tarjeta de crédito3) credence: crédito mI gave credit to everything he said: di crédito a todo lo que dijo4) recognition: reconocimiento m5) : orgullo m, honor mshe's a credit to the school: ella es el orgullo de la escuelaadj.• crediticio, -a adj.n.• crédito s.m.• haber s.m.• mérito s.m.• precio s.m.v.• abonar v.• acreditar v.• creer v.• datar v.
I 'kredət, 'kredɪt1) ( Fin)a) u ( in store) crédito mon credit — a crédito; (before n)
credit account — (BrE) credicuenta f, cuenta f de or a crédito
b) u ( in banking)if your account is in credit... — si está en números negros..., si tiene fondos en su cuenta...
to keep one's account in credit — mantener* un saldo positivo; (before n)
credit balance — saldo m positivo
credit limit — límite m de crédito
credit memorandum o (BrE) note — ( given by store) vale m de devolución
credit rating — calificación f crediticia
c) c ( on balance sheet) saldo m acreedor or a favor2) u (honor, recognition) mérito mto her credit, she's very modest — dicho sea en su honor, es muy modesta
the results do credit to the school — los resultados hablan muy bien del colegio or (le) hacen honor al colegio
credit where it's due, she's a good cook — en honor a la verdad, hay que reconocer que cocina muy bien
3) c ( Educ)a) ( for study) crédito m ( unidad de valor de una asignatura dentro de un programa de estudios)b) ( grade) ≈notable m4) credits pl (Cin, TV, Video) créditos mpl, rótulos mpl (de crédito)
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1) \<\<sum/funds\>\>to credit something TO something — abonar or ingresar algo en algo
2)a) ( ascribe to)to credit somebody WITH something/-ING: I'd credited you with more common sense te creía con más sentido común; please, credit me with some intelligence reconóceme algo de inteligencia, por favor; they are credited with having invented the game — se les atribuye la invención del juego
b) ( believe) creer*, dar* crédito a['kredɪt]can you credit it? — ¿te lo puedes creer?, ¿no te parece increíble?
1. N1) (Econ)a) (in account) (=positive balance)•
his account is in credit — su cuenta tiene saldo positivo or está en números negrosas long as you stay in credit or keep your account in credit — mientras pueda mantener un saldo positivo
letter 1., 2)•
you have £10 to your credit — tiene 10 libras en el haber, tiene un saldo a favor de 10 librasb) (for purchases) crédito mis his credit good? — ¿se le puede dar crédito sin riesgo?
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to give sb credit — conceder un crédito a algn•
to buy sth on credit — comprar algo a crédito or a plazoscredit terms available — se vende a plazos, facilidades de pago
c) (Accounting) saldo m acreedor, saldo m positivo•
on the credit side — (lit) en el haber; (fig) entre los aspectos positivos2) (=honour) honor mhe's a credit to his family — es un orgullo para su familia, honra a su familia
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it does you credit — dice mucho a tu favor, te honrawith a skill that would have done credit to an expert — con una habilidad que hubiera sido el orgullo de un experto
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to his credit, I must point out that... — debo decir en su favor que...3) (=recognition) mérito m•
they deserve credit for not giving up — merecen que se les reconozca el mérito de no haberse rendido•
to get the credit (for sth) — llevarse el mérito (de algo)•
to give sb credit for (doing) sth — reconocer a algn el mérito de (haber hecho) algo•
to take the credit for (doing) sth — llevarse el mérito de (haber hecho) algo4) (=credence)•
I have to give some credit to his story — tengo que reconocer que su historia tiene algo de verdadshe has a long list of stage credits — cuenta con una larga lista de éxitos or logros en escena
6) (esp US) (Univ) (=award) crédito m, unidad f de valor académico2. VT1) (=believe) creer•
it's hard to credit that such things went on — es difícil de creer que pasaran cosas semejantes•
would you credit it! — ¡parece mentira!2) (=attribute)•
I credited him with more sense — le creía más sensatocredit me with some sense! — ¡no me tomes por idiota!
3) (Comm) [+ money, interest] abonar, ingresar•
the money was credited to his account — el dinero se abonó or se ingresó en su cuenta•
we credit you with the interest monthly — le abonamos or ingresamos el interés mensualmente3.CPDcredit account N — cuenta f de crédito
credit agency N — agencia f de créditos
credit balance N — saldo m acreedor, saldo m positivo
credit bureau N — (US) oficina f de crédito
credit card N — tarjeta f de crédito
credit control N — control m del crédito
credit crunch N — restricciones fpl al crédito
credit entry N — anotación f en el haber
credit facilities NPL — facilidades fpl de crédito
credit history N — [of person] historial m crediticio, informe m de solvencia
credit hour N — (US) ≈ hora f de crédito
credit limit N — límite m de crédito
credit line N — línea f de crédito
credit note N — nota f de crédito
credit rating N — clasificación f crediticia; (fig) credibilidad f
credit reference N — informe m de crédito
credit risk N —
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to be a (bad)credit risk — presentar riesgo crediticio•
to be a good credit risk — no presentar riesgo crediticiocredit slip (US) N — comprobante m del crédito
credit squeeze N — restricciones fpl de crédito
credit transfer N — transferencia m
credit union N — cooperativa f de crédito
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I ['kredət, 'kredɪt]1) ( Fin)a) u ( in store) crédito mon credit — a crédito; (before n)
credit account — (BrE) credicuenta f, cuenta f de or a crédito
b) u ( in banking)if your account is in credit... — si está en números negros..., si tiene fondos en su cuenta...
to keep one's account in credit — mantener* un saldo positivo; (before n)
credit balance — saldo m positivo
credit limit — límite m de crédito
credit memorandum o (BrE) note — ( given by store) vale m de devolución
credit rating — calificación f crediticia
c) c ( on balance sheet) saldo m acreedor or a favor2) u (honor, recognition) mérito mto her credit, she's very modest — dicho sea en su honor, es muy modesta
the results do credit to the school — los resultados hablan muy bien del colegio or (le) hacen honor al colegio
credit where it's due, she's a good cook — en honor a la verdad, hay que reconocer que cocina muy bien
3) c ( Educ)a) ( for study) crédito m ( unidad de valor de una asignatura dentro de un programa de estudios)b) ( grade) ≈notable m4) credits pl (Cin, TV, Video) créditos mpl, rótulos mpl (de crédito)
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1) \<\<sum/funds\>\>to credit something TO something — abonar or ingresar algo en algo
2)a) ( ascribe to)to credit somebody WITH something/-ING: I'd credited you with more common sense te creía con más sentido común; please, credit me with some intelligence reconóceme algo de inteligencia, por favor; they are credited with having invented the game — se les atribuye la invención del juego
b) ( believe) creer*, dar* crédito acan you credit it? — ¿te lo puedes creer?, ¿no te parece increíble?
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