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1 content
content, e [kɔ̃tɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective( = heureux) pleased, happy• avoir l'air content to look happy or pleased► content de ( = satisfait de) [+ élève, voiture, situation] pleased or happy with• être content de soi to be pleased with o.s.• non content d'être... not content with being...* * *
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contente kɔ̃tɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif happy, pleasednon content de ne rien faire, il s'endette — not content with doing nothing, he is running up debts
2.
nom masculin(tout) son content — [manger, dormir] to one's heart's content
* * *kɔ̃tɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj content, -epleased, gladêtre content que — to be glad that, to be pleased that
Je suis content que tu sois venu. — I'm glad you've come.
Elle m'a dit qu'elle était contente de mon travail. — She told me she was pleased with my work.
non content de... — not content with...
* * *A adj1 ( heureux) happy, pleased (de qch with sth; de faire to do; que that); ça te plaît? tu es content? do you like it? are you pleased?; je suis content de jouer ce match I'm happy to be playing in this match; ne pas avoir l'air très content not to look very happy; je suis contente que tu sois là I'm glad you're here;2 ( satisfait) pleased, satisfied (de with); être content de soi to be pleased with oneself; [vaniteux] to be self-satisfied; je suis assez content de moi I'm quite pleased with myself; maintenant que tu as tout cassé, je suppose que tu es content? you've broken everything, are you happy now?; non content de (faire) not content with (doing); non content de ne rien faire, il s'endette not content with doing nothing, he is running up debts.B nm (tout) son content [manger, boire, dormir] to one's heart's content; avoir son content de iron to have one's fill of [ennuis].2. [satisfait]non content d'être riche, il veut aussi être célèbre not content with being rich ou not satisfied with being rich, he wants to be famous as well————————nom masculin -
2 zufrieden sein mit
to content oneself with -
3 megelégszik vmivel
to content oneself with sg -
4 begnügen
v/refl (sich mit etw. zufrieden geben) sich mit etw. begnügen make do with s.th., be satisfied ( oder content) with s.th., content o.s. with s.th.; sich damit begnügen, etw. zu tun be content with doing s.th.; ich möchte mich damit begnügen zu bemerken, dass... I will merely point out that...* * *be|gnü|gen [bə'gnyːgn] ptp begnügtvrsich damit begnǘgen, etw zu tun — to be content or satisfied with doing sth or to do sth, to content oneself with doing sth
* * *be·gnü·gen *[bəˈgny:gn̩]vr1. (sich mit etw zufriedengeben)2. (sich beschränken)er begnügte sich mit ein paar kurzen Worten he restricted himself to a few short words* * *reflexives Verb content oneself ( mit with)* * *sich mit etwas begnügen make do with sth, be satisfied ( oder content) with sth, content o.s. with sth;sich damit begnügen, etwas zu tun be content with doing sth;ich möchte mich damit begnügen zu bemerken, dass … I will merely point out that …* * *reflexives Verb content oneself ( mit with)* * *v.to content with v. -
5 conformarse
* * *VPR1) (=estar satisfecho)•
conformarse con algo — to be happy with sthyo me conformo con lo que tengo — I'm happy o satisfied with what I have
no se conforma con nada — he's never happy o satisfied
tuvo que conformarse con la medalla de plata — she had to settle for the silver medal, she had to be satisfied with the silver medal
el hombre ya no se conforma con transformar la naturaleza — Man is no longer content o satisfied with transforming nature
no hay que conformarse con pensar, hay que actuar — thinking is not enough, we have to act
2) (=corresponderse)3) (=tomar la forma)la representación se conforma como un viaje existencial — the performance takes the form of an existential journey
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■conformarse verbo reflexivo to resign oneself, be content: me conformo con poca cosa, I don't need much to be happy
' conformarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avenirse
- fastidiarse
- aguantar
- conformar
English:
conform
- line
- settle for
- term
- pot
- settle
* * *vprconformarse con [suerte, destino] to resign oneself to;[apañárselas con] to make do with; [contentarse con] to settle for;no se conforma con nada she's never satisfied;no se conforma con cualquier cosa he won't settle for just anything;me conformo con lo que tengo I'm quite happy with what I've got;me conformo con el tercer puesto I'll settle for third place* * *v/r make do ( con with)* * *vr1) resignarse: to resign oneself2) : to comply, to conform3)conformarse con : to content oneself with, to be satisfied with* * *conformarse vb to be happy / to make do -
6 довольствоваться
1) General subject: content (чем-либо), do (with, without), make do with, make shift, settle for (напр, some people refuse to settle for such "boring" pleasures as beach or swimming pool; what they need is risk and a strong shot of adrenalin in their bloodstream), content oneself with (чем-л.), make do (чем-л.), settle with, consider oneself satisfied2) Colloquial: settle for (чем-л.)3) Military: draw allowances, mess4) Mathematics: be content, be restricted to, be satisfied5) Makarov: content oneself, content oneself with, do with, do without, draw allowances (получать довольствие), draw supplies (получать довольствие), content with (чем-л.) -
7 contenter
contenter [kɔ̃tɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb• se contenter de qch/de faire qch to content o.s. with sth/with doing sth* * *kɔ̃tɑ̃te
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verbe transitif to satisfy [clientèle, curiosité]
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se contenter verbe pronominal* * *kɔ̃tɑ̃te vt1) [personne] to pleaseIl est difficile à contenter. — He's hard to please.
2) [envie] to satisfy* * *contenter verb table: aimerA vtr to satisfy [clientèle, envie, désir, curiosité]; il est facile/difficile à contenter he is easy/hard to please; on ne peut pas contenter tout le monde you can't please everybody.B se contenter vpr se contenter de qch/de faire to content oneself with sth/with doing; il s'est contenté d'une remarque/de faire quelques remarques he contented himself with one remark/with making a few remarks; je me contente d'un sandwich/de peu I make do with a sandwich/very little; je me suis contenté de jeter un coup d'œil au/de feuilleter le rapport I just glanced at/leafed through the report; il s'est contenté de rire/d'envoyer des fleurs he just laughed/sent flowers, all he did was laugh/send flowers.[kɔ̃tɑ̃te] verbe transitifvoilà qui devrait contenter tout le monde this should satisfy ou please everybody2. [satisfaire] to satisfy————————se contenter de verbe pronominal plus préposition2. [se borner à]en guise de réponse, elle s'est contentée de sourire she merely smiled in reply -
8 bescheiden
I Adj.1. (genügsam) modest; Person: auch unassuming; (anspruchslos) undemanding; ein Mann von bescheidenem Auftreten a man with a modest ( oder an unassuming) manner2. (einfach, schlicht) Zimmer: simple, modest; bescheidene Mittel modest means; mit bescheidenen Mitteln etw. aufbauen etc.: auch... on a shoestring; aus bescheidenen Anfängen from humble ( oder small) beginnings; aus bescheidenen Verhältnissen kommen come from a modest background; eine bescheidene Frage:... would it be unreasonable to ask...2. (gering) Lohn etc.: meag|re (Am. -er), very modest; sie ist ein bescheidener Esser she eats very little3. euph. (beschissen) awfulII Adv.: sehr bescheiden leben get by on very little, live modestly, lead a frugal existence; sehr bescheiden wohnen / essen live in very modest surroundings / eat very frugally; etwas bescheidener leben müssen have to get by on less ( oder tighten one’s belt)—(unreg.)I v/refl1. make do with what one has got; sich mit etw. bescheiden be content ( oder satisfied) with s.th., content o.s. with s.th., make do with s.th.II v/t1. geh.: es war ihm nicht beschieden zu (+ Inf.) it wasn’t given to him to (+ Inf.), he wasn’t destined ( oder meant) to (+ Inf.) es war ihm nicht beschieden it wasn’t (meant) to be; ihm / der Sache war kein Erfolg etc. beschieden he / it wasn’t destined to succeed etc.2. förm. (entscheiden) make a decision on; auch JUR. (informieren) (jemanden) notify, advise; ein Gesuch abschlägig oder negativ bescheiden reject a petition* * *unassuming; lowly; retiring; unpretending; modest; humble; unobtrusive; unboastful; small; unpretentious* * *be|schei|den I [bə'ʃaidn] pret beschied [bə'ʃiːt] ptp beschieden [bə'ʃiːdn]1. vt2) (form = entscheiden) Gesuch, Antrag to decide uponetw abschlägig beschéíden — to turn sth down
3) (form = informieren)jdn dahin gehend beschéíden, dass... — to inform or notify sb that...
4) (geh = zuteilwerden lassen)jdm etw beschéíden — to grant sb sth
es war ihr nicht beschieden, den Erfolg zu genießen — she was not granted the opportunity to enjoy the success, it was not given to her to enjoy the success (liter)
2. vr (geh)to be contentII [bə'ʃaidn]sich mit wenigem beschéíden — to be content or to content oneself with little
1. adj1) modest; Mensch, Verhalten modest, unassumingeine beschéídene Frage — one small question
aus beschéídenen Anfängen — from humble beginnings
2) (euph = beschissen) awful, terrible; (inf = mäßig) mediocre2. adv1) leben modestlydarf ich mal beschéíden fragen, ob... — may I venture to ask whether...
ich habe in der Englischarbeit beschéíden abgeschnitten — I got a terrible mark (Brit) or grade (esp US) in English
* * *1) modestly2) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) modest3) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) humble4) humbly* * *be·schei·den1[bəˈʃaidn̩]I. adj1. (genügsam) modest, self-effacing, unassumingein \bescheidenes Leben führen to lead a humble life, to live a modest existence2. (einfach) modest, unpretentious, plainaus \bescheidenen Verhältnissen kommen to have a humble background [or humble origins]in \bescheidenen Verhältnissen leben to live a simple life [or modestly]nur eine \bescheidene Frage just one small questionzu \bescheidenen Preisen at moderate pricesseine Leistung war eher \bescheiden his performance was rather lousyII. adv1. (selbstgenügsam) modestly, self-effacingly2. (einfach) modestly, unpretentiously, plainly▪ jdm geht es \bescheiden sth isn't going very well for sbmir geht's beruflich wirklich \bescheiden jobwise things aren't greatbe·schei·den *2[bəˈʃaidn̩]I. vt▪ etw \bescheiden to come to a decision about stheinen Antrag \bescheiden to decide upon an applicationeinen Antrag positiv/negativ \bescheiden to accept/reject a proposalein Gesuch positiv/negativ \bescheiden to grant [or approve]/reject [or turn down] a requestes war ihr nicht beschieden, den Erfolg zu genießen it was not her lot to enjoy successmöge dir zeitlebens Glück und Zufriedenheit beschieden sein! may you enjoy happiness and contentment all your life!▪ jdn zu jdm/etw \bescheiden to summon [or call] sb to sb/sth* * *I 1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) inform, notify < person>jemanden/etwas abschlägig bescheiden — turn somebody/something down; refuse somebody/something
2)2.es war ihm nicht beschieden,... zu... — (geh.) it was not granted to him to...
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (geh.) be contentII 1.1) modest; modest, unassuming < person, behaviour>2.in bescheidenen Verhältnissen aufwachsen — grow up in humble circumstances
adverbial modestly* * *bescheiden1A. adjein Mann von bescheidenem Auftreten a man with a modest ( oder an unassuming) manner2. (einfach, schlicht) Zimmer: simple, modest;bescheidene Mittel modest means;aus bescheidenen Anfängen from humble ( oder small) beginnings;aus bescheidenen Verhältnissen kommen come from a modest background;eine bescheidene Frage: … would it be unreasonable to ask …sie ist ein bescheidener Esser she eats very little3. euph (beschissen) awfulB. adv:sehr bescheiden leben get by on very little, live modestly, lead a frugal existence;sehr bescheiden wohnen/essen live in very modest surroundings/eat very frugally;bescheiden2 (irr)A. v/r1. make do with what one has got;sich mit etwas bescheiden be content ( oder satisfied) with sth, content o.s. with sth, make do with sthB. v/t1. geh:es war ihm nicht beschieden zu (+inf) it wasn’t given to him to (+inf), he wasn’t destined ( oder meant) to (+inf)es war ihm nicht beschieden it wasn’t (meant) to be;ihm/der Sache war kein Erfolg etcbeschieden he/it wasn’t destined to succeed etcnegativ bescheiden reject a petition3. geh, form (beordern) summon (zu jemandem to appear before sb)* * *I 1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) inform, notify < person>jemanden/etwas abschlägig bescheiden — turn somebody/something down; refuse somebody/something
2)2.es war ihm nicht beschieden,... zu... — (geh.) it was not granted to him to...
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (geh.) be contentII 1.1) modest; modest, unassuming <person, behaviour>3) (dürftig) modest <salary, results, pension, etc.>2.adverbial modestly* * *adj.humble adj.modest adj.unassuming adj.unboastful adj.unobtrusive adj. adv.humbly adv.modestly adv.unassumingly adv.unobtrusively adv. v.to humble v. -
9 tyytyä
yks.nom. tyytyä; yks.gen. tyydyn; yks.part. tyytyi; yks.ill. tyytyisi; mon.gen. tyytyköön; mon.part. tyytynyt; mon.ill. tyydyttiinaccept (verb)acquiesce (verb)acquiesce in (verb)be content (verb)be satisfied (verb)be satisfied with (verb)content (verb)content oneself with (verb)settle for (verb)* * *• content oneself• content oneself with• be satisfied• content• be contented• be content• be satisfied with• give in• make do• resign• settle for• acquiesce in• accept• abide by• acquiesce• submit -
10 contentare
please* * *contentare v.tr. to satisfy, to please, to content; to meet*; to gratify: cerco di contentarvi, I am trying to keep you satisfied; contentare i desideri di qlcu., to gratify (o to meet) s.o.'s wishes.◘ contentarsi v.intr.pron.1 to be content (with s.o., sthg.), to be pleased (with s.o., sthg.); to content oneself (with s.o., sthg.): io mi contento di poco, I am content with little; non si contenta di promesse, he's not satisfied with promises; contentare di fare qlco., to content oneself with doing sthg. // chi si contenta gode, (prov.) a contented mind is a perpetual feast* * *[konten'tare]1. vtto please, (soddisfare) to satisfy2. vip (contentarsi)contentarsi (di) — to content o.s. (with)
chi si contenta gode — (Proverbio) a contented mind is a perpetual feast
* * *[konten'tare]* * *contentare/konten'tare/→ accontentare. -
11 Bewenden
I v/t nur in: es bei oder mit etw. bewenden lassen be content with s.th.; es dabei bewenden lassen leave it at that; sie ließen es bei einer Verwarnung bewenden they decided to let him etc. off with a warning; lassen wir es dabei bewenden! let’s leave it at that!* * *Be|wẹn|denntdamit hatte es sein/die Angelegenheit ihr Bewenden — the matter rested there, that was the end of the matter
* * *Be·wen·den<-s>nt kein pl enddas hat damit sein \Bewenden that's the end of that [or the matter]lass es jetzt damit sein \Bewenden haben let that be an end to it, let the matter [or it] rest there* * *unregelmäßiges Verbes bei od. mit etwas bewenden lassen — content oneself with something
* * *A. v/t nur in:mit etwas bewenden lassen be content with sth;es dabei bewenden lassen leave it at that;sie ließen es bei einer Verwarnung bewenden they decided to let him etc off with a warning;lassen wir es dabei bewenden! let’s leave it at that!damit hatte es sein Bewenden that was the end of that ( oder the matter)* * *unregelmäßiges Verbes bei od. mit etwas bewenden lassen — content oneself with something
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12 bewenden
I v/t nur in: es bei oder mit etw. bewenden lassen be content with s.th.; es dabei bewenden lassen leave it at that; sie ließen es bei einer Verwarnung bewenden they decided to let him etc. off with a warning; lassen wir es dabei bewenden! let’s leave it at that!* * *Be|wẹn|denntdamit hatte es sein/die Angelegenheit ihr Bewenden — the matter rested there, that was the end of the matter
* * *Be·wen·den<-s>nt kein pl enddas hat damit sein \Bewenden that's the end of that [or the matter]lass es jetzt damit sein \Bewenden haben let that be an end to it, let the matter [or it] rest there* * *unregelmäßiges Verbes bei od. mit etwas bewenden lassen — content oneself with something
* * *A. v/t nur in:mit etwas bewenden lassen be content with sth;es dabei bewenden lassen leave it at that;sie ließen es bei einer Verwarnung bewenden they decided to let him etc off with a warning;lassen wir es dabei bewenden! let’s leave it at that!damit hatte es sein Bewenden that was the end of that ( oder the matter)* * *unregelmäßiges Verbes bei od. mit etwas bewenden lassen — content oneself with something
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13 borner
borner [bɔʀne]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ terrain] to mark out2. reflexive verb• se borner à faire qch/à qch ( = se limiter à) [personne] to confine o.s. to doing sth/to sth* * *bɔʀne
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1) ( marquer la limite de) Droit to mark out the boundaries of [propriété]; [rivière, montagne] to border [pays, région]2) ( limiter) to limit [ambition, désirs] ( à quelque chose to something; à faire to doing)
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se borner verbe pronominal1) ( se contenter)se borner à faire — [personne] to content oneself with doing
2) ( se limiter)notre rôle se borne à analyser — our role is limited to analysing [BrE]
* * *bɔʀne vt1) (= restreindre) to confine2) (= marquer la limite) to mark out, fig, [montagnes, forêt, chemin] to mark the boundary of* * *borner verb table: aimerA vtr1 Jur to mark out the boundaries of [propriété];2 lit [rivière, montagne] to border [pays, région];3 fig to limit [ambition, désirs] (à qch to sth; à faire to doing).B se borner vpr1 ( se contenter) se borner à faire [personne] to content oneself with doing; il s'est borné à déclarer/préciser que he contented himself with declaring/explaining that;2 ( se limiter) se borner à qch/à faire [rôle, fonctions] to be limited to sth/to doing; [personne] to limit oneself to sth/to doing; notre rôle se borne à analyser/évaluer our role is limited to analysingGB/evaluating; je me bornerai à dire que I'll just say that; je me suis bornée au strict nécessaire I kept it down to the absolute essentials.[bɔrne] verbe transitif————————se borner à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se limiter à] to be limited ou restricted tonos relations se sont bornées à quelques échanges sur le palier our relationship was never more than the odd conversation on the landing2. [se contenter de] to limit ou to restrict oneself to -
14 удовлетворяться
1) General subject: content, do with (I could do with a meal - я бы что-нибудь съел; I can do with a cup of milk for my supper - я могу обойтись чашкой молока на ужин), rest satisfied, content oneself with, take up (with), consider oneself satisfied2) Mathematics: be satisfied, rest content with3) Information technology: hold4) Makarov: call it square -
15 iktifa
"contenting oneself with; being content with, regarding (something) as sufficient. - etmek /la/ to content oneself with; to be content with, regard (something) as sufficient." -
16 kanaat
",-ti 1. opinion, belief; conviction: umumi kanaat public opinion. kanaatimce in my opinion. 2. believing, being of the opinion that: Paşanın bizi ziyaret edeceğine kanaatim yok. I don´t believe the pasha´s going to visit us. 3. being content with what one has, contentment with what one has. 4. being satisfied with a small or a moderate amount; frugality; moderation. 5. acceptance of what fate metes out to one. (bir) - beslemek to cherish the idea of...: Beni yanlarına alacaklar diye bir kanaat besliyor. He cherishes the idea of their taking him along. - dönemi semester (of an academic year). - etmek 1. /la or a/ to be content with, be satisfied with; to content oneself with. 2. /a/ to accept (what fate metes out to one). - getirmek /a/ to be convinced, be persuaded, believe. - notu final grade (given at the end of either a semester or a school year). - notu dönemi semester (of an academic year). -inde olmak to believe, be of the opinion that...: Bir büyünün vaziyeti değiştireceği kanaatinde değilim. I don´t think a magic spell will change things. - sahibi 1. person who is content with what he has. 2. person who is content with little. 3. person who accepts what fate metes out to him. - uyandırmak /da/ to give (someone) (a certain) idea: Öyle yaparsan herkeste kötü bir kanaat uyandırırsın. If you do that you´ll cause people to think badly of you." -
17 yetinmek
v. confine oneself to, content oneself, content oneself with, do with, make do, settle, make shift -
18 yetinmemek
v. (neg. form of yetinmek) confine oneself to, content oneself, content oneself with, do with, make do, settle, make shift -
19 ограничиваться
I несовер. - ограничиваться; совер. - ограничиться (чем-л.)
1) возвр. content oneself with; limit/confine/restrict oneself (to)
2) amount/come to nothing more than; not go beyond
II страд. от ограничивать* * * -
20 ограничиться
несовер. - ограничиваться; совер. - ограничиться (чем-л.)
1) возвр. content oneself with; limit/confine/restrict oneself (to)
2) amount/come to nothing more than; not go beyond* * *
См. также в других словарях:
content oneself with — accept as adequate despite wanting more or better. → content … English new terms dictionary
content oneself with — be satisfied with, be happy with … English contemporary dictionary
content — 1. Content is pronounced with stress on the second syllable as a verb (see 2), adjective, and noun (meaning ‘a contented state’: see 3), and on the first syllable as a noun (meaning ‘what is contained’: see 4). 2. Content oneself with (not by) is … Modern English usage
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content — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin contentus, from past participle of continēre to hold in, contain more at contain Date: 15th century contented, satisfied < was content with her life as it was > II. transitive … New Collegiate Dictionary
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self-content — self contentedly, adv. self contentedness, n. /self keuhn tent , self /, n. 1. satisfaction with oneself; self complacency. adj. 2. content with oneself; self satisfied. Also, self contentment. [1645 55] * * * … Universalium