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to divorce somebody

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1 divorce somebody

• ottaa ero

• erota

• erottaa

English-Finnish dictionary > divorce somebody
2 divorce

divorce [divɔʀs]

masculine noun

divorce

• demander le divorce to ask for a divorce

• divorce par consentement mutuel divorce by consent (Brit) no-fault divorce (US)

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divɔʀs
nom masculin

1) Droit divorce ( d'avec from)

prononcer le divorce entre deux époux — to grant a divorce to a couple

gagner le divorce — to win a divorce suit

être en instance de divorce — to be getting divorced ou a divorce

2) fig ( rupture) divorce

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divɔʀs nm
divorce

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divorce nm

1 Jur divorce (d'avec from); prononcer le divorce entre deux époux to grant a divorce to a couple; demander/obtenir le divorce to ask for/to obtain a divorce; faire une demande en divorce to file for (a) divorce, to file a petition for divorce; divorce par consentement mutuel divorce by mutual agreement; divorce aux torts de l'un des deux époux divorce pronounced against one party; gagner le divorce to win a divorce suit; être en instance de divorce to be getting divorced ou a divorce;

2 fig ( rupture) divorce (entre between).

[divɔrs] nom masculin

1. DROIT divorce

demander le divorce to ask ou to petition for a divorce

obtenir le divorce d'avec quelqu'un to get a divorce from somebody

divorce par consentement mutuel divorce by mutual consent, no-fault divorce (US)

2. (soutenu) [divergence] gulf

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > divorce
3 divorce

di'vo:s
1. noun
(the legal ending of a marriage: Divorce is becoming more common nowadays.) divorcio

2. verb
1) (to end one's marriage (with): He's divorcing her for desertion; They were divorced two years ago.) divorciarse de

2) (to separate: You can't divorce these two concepts.) separar

divorce¹ n divorcio

she wants to get a divorce quiere divorciarse

divorce² vb divorciarse

she divorced her husband se divorció de su marido

El gerundio de divorce se escribe divorcing

divorce

tr[dɪ'vɔːs]

noun

1 SMALLLAW/SMALL divorcio

2 (separation) divorcio

transitive verb

1 SMALLLAW/SMALL divorciarse de

■ he divorced her se divorció de ella

2 (separate) divorciar ( from, de)

intransitive verb

1 divorciarse

divorce [də'vors] v, - vorced ; - vorcing vt

: divorciar

divorce vi

: divorciarse

divorce n

: divorcio m

divorcé [dɪ.vor'seɪ, -'si:; -'vor.-] n

: divorciado m

divorce

n.

• divorcio s.m.

v.

• divorciar v.

də'vɔːrs, dɪ'vɔːs
I

count & mass noun divorcio m

to get a divorce (from somebody) — conseguir* el divorcio (de alguien); (before n)

divorce proceedings — trámites mpl de divorcio

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( Law) divorciarse de

to get divorced — divorciarse

2) ( separate)

to divorce something (FROM something) — divorciar algo (de algo)

2.

vi divorciarse

[dɪ'vɔːs]
1. N

1) (Jur) divorcio m

to get a divorce — divorciarse ( from de)

2) (fig) separación f ( from de)

2. VT

1) (Jur) divorciarse de

to get divorced — divorciarse

2) (fig) separar

to divorce sth from sth — separar algo de algo

3.

VI divorciarse

4.

CPD

divorce court N — tribunal m de pleitos matrimoniales

divorce proceedings NPL — pleito msing de divorcio

divorce rate N — tasa f de divorcio

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[də'vɔːrs, dɪ'vɔːs]
I

count & mass noun divorcio m

to get a divorce (from somebody) — conseguir* el divorcio (de alguien); (before n)

divorce proceedings — trámites mpl de divorcio

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( Law) divorciarse de

to get divorced — divorciarse

2) ( separate)

to divorce something (FROM something) — divorciar algo (de algo)

2.

vi divorciarse

English-spanish dictionary > divorce
4 divorcé

di'vo:s
1. noun
(the legal ending of a marriage: Divorce is becoming more common nowadays.) divorcio

2. verb
1) (to end one's marriage (with): He's divorcing her for desertion; They were divorced two years ago.) divorciarse de

2) (to separate: You can't divorce these two concepts.) separar

divorce¹ n divorcio

she wants to get a divorce quiere divorciarse

divorce² vb divorciarse

she divorced her husband se divorció de su marido

El gerundio de divorce se escribe divorcing

divorce

tr[dɪ'vɔːs]

noun

1 SMALLLAW/SMALL divorcio

2 (separation) divorcio

transitive verb

1 SMALLLAW/SMALL divorciarse de

■ he divorced her se divorció de ella

2 (separate) divorciar ( from, de)

intransitive verb

1 divorciarse

divorce [də'vors] v, - vorced ; - vorcing vt

: divorciar

divorce vi

: divorciarse

divorce n

: divorcio m

divorcé [dɪ.vor'seɪ, -'si:; -'vor.-] n

: divorciado m

divorce

n.

• divorcio s.m.

v.

• divorciar v.

də'vɔːrs, dɪ'vɔːs
I

count & mass noun divorcio m

to get a divorce (from somebody) — conseguir* el divorcio (de alguien); (before n)

divorce proceedings — trámites mpl de divorcio

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( Law) divorciarse de

to get divorced — divorciarse

2) ( separate)

to divorce something (FROM something) — divorciar algo (de algo)

2.

vi divorciarse

[dɪˌvɔː'siː]
N divorciado m
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[də'vɔːrs, dɪ'vɔːs]
I

count & mass noun divorcio m

to get a divorce (from somebody) — conseguir* el divorcio (de alguien); (before n)

divorce proceedings — trámites mpl de divorcio

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( Law) divorciarse de

to get divorced — divorciarse

2) ( separate)

to divorce something (FROM something) — divorciar algo (de algo)

2.

vi divorciarse

English-spanish dictionary > divorcé
5 ottaa ero

• divorce somebody

Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > ottaa ero
6 divorciar

v.

1 to divorce (also figurative).

2 to separate, to estrange, to divorce, to split up.

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divorciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 to divorce

► verbo pronominal divorciarse

1 to get divorced (de, from)

■ se divorció de ella he divorced her, he got a divorce from her

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verb

to divorce

- divorciarse

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1. VT

1) [+ pareja] to divorce

2) [+ ideas, opiniones] to divorce (de from)
separate (de from)
2.

See:

divorciarse

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1.
verbo transitivo to divorce
2.
divorciarse v pron to get divorced

divorciarse de alguien — to divorce somebody, get divorced from somebody

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* divorciarse = divorce.

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1.
verbo transitivo to divorce
2.
divorciarse v pron to get divorced

divorciarse de alguien — to divorce somebody, get divorced from somebody

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* divorciarse = divorce.

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divorciar [A1 ]

vt

1 «juez» to divorce

2 ‹conceptos/teorías› to divorce, separate

■ divorciarse

v pron

to get divorced

se van a divorciar they're getting divorced, they're going to get divorced o get a divorce

divorciarse DE algn to divorce sb, get divorced FROM sb

se acaba de divorciar de su tercer marido she's just divorced her third husband o got divorced from her third husband

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divorciar verbo transitivo to divorce

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divorciar

♦ vt

1. [persona, pareja] to divorce

2. [desligar] to divorce

♦ See also the pronominal verb divorciarse

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divorciar

v/t divorce

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divorciar vt

: to divorce

♦ See also the reflexive verb divorciarse

Spanish-English dictionary > divorciar
7 avec

avec [avεk]

1. preposition

   a. with

• il a commandé une pizza avec des frites ! he ordered a pizza with chips!

• son mariage avec Marc a duré huit ans her marriage to Marc lasted eight years

• elle est avec Robert ( = elle le fréquente) she's going out with Robert ; ( = ils vivent ensemble) she's living with Robert

► avec cela, avec ça (inf)

et avec ça, madame ? (dans un magasin) would you like anything else?

• il conduit mal et avec ça il conduit trop vite he drives badly and too fast as well

• avec tout ça j'ai oublié le pain with all this I forgot about the bread

   b. ( = à l'égard de)

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► Lorsque avec signifie à l'égard de, sa traduction dépend de l'adjectif qu'il accompagne. Reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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• il est très gentil avec moi he's very kind to me

   c. (manière)

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► Lorsque avec + nom exprime le moyen ou la manière, l'anglais utilise souvent un adverbe. Reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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• parler avec colère to speak angrily

2. adverb

(inf) tiens mes gants, je ne peux pas conduire avec hold my gloves, I can't drive with them on

• rends-moi mon stylo, tu allais partir avec ! give me back my pen, you were going to walk off with it!

• il faudra bien faire avec he (or we etc) will have to make do

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avɛk
1.

(colloq) adverbe

mon chapeau lui a plu, elle est partie avec — she liked my hat and went off with it

2.

préposition with

viens avec tes amis — bring your friends with you

une maison avec piscine — a house with a swimming pool

se marier avec quelqu'un — to marry somebody, to get married to somebody

et avec cela, que désirez-vous? — what else would you like?

je fais tout son travail et avec ça il n'est pas content! — I do all his work and he's still not happy!

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La préposition avec se traduit presque toujours par with

quand elle marque

- l'accompagnement: danser avec quelqu'un = to dance with somebody; du vin blanc avec du cassis = white wine with blackcurrant

- la possession: la dame avec le chapeau noir = the lady with the black hat; une chemise avec un grand col = a shirt with a large collar

- la relation: être d'accord avec quelqu'un = to agree with somebody; avec lui c'est toujours pareil = it's always the same with him

- la simultanéité: se lever avec le soleil = to get up with the sun

- l'opposition: se battre avec quelqu'un = to fight with somebody; être en concurrence avec quelqu'un = to be in competition with somebody

- l'identité de vue: je suis avec toi = I'm with you

- le moyen: avec une fourchette/une canne/de l'argent = with a fork/a stick/money

Quand elle désigne la manière elle se traduit souvent par un adverbe formé à partir du nom qui la suit: avec attention = carefully; avec passion = passionately. On trouvera ces expressions sous attention, passion etc

On notera toutefois que avec beaucoup d'attention, avec une grande passion se traduisent: with great care, with a lot of passion. Les expressions telles que avec l'âge/l'expérience/les années etc sont traitées respectivement sous âge, expérience, année etc

On trouvera dans l'entrée des exceptions et des exemples supplémentaires

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avɛk
1. prép

1) (= accompagné de) with

J'y suis allé avec mon père. — I went there with my father.

avec ça (= malgré ça) — for all that

et avec ça? (dans un magasin) — anything else?

2) (= au moyen de, en utilisant) with

Je l'ai ajusté avec un rabot. — I shaved it with a plane.

3) (= en faisant preuve de)

avec soin — carefully

avec grand soin — with great care, very carefully

Il l'a fait avec soin. — He did it carefully.

avec habileté — skilfully

avec lenteur — slowly

4) (= quand il s'agit de) with

Avec eux, on n'est jamais tranquille. — With them you can never relax.

avec ces maladies — with these diseases

5) (= à l'égard de)

être gentil avec qn — to be nice to sb

être dur avec qn — to be hard on sb

être honnête avec qn — to be honest with sb

Elle a été très dure avec lui. — She was very hard on him.

2. adv

Qu'est-ce que tu lui as offert avec? — What did you give him with it?

Il y avait Marie, Sébastien et qui d'autre avec? — There was Marie, Sébastien and who else with them?

faire avec — to make do

Il faudra faire avec. — We'll have to make do.

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avec ⇒ Note d'usage

A ○adv mon chapeau lui a plu, elle est partie avec she liked my hat and went off with it; si tu lui donnes tes bijoux, il va jouer avec if you give him your jewels he'll play with them; quand j'enlève le papier peint le plâtre vient avec when I take the wallpaper off, the plaster comes away with it.

B prép viens avec tes amis bring your friends with you; une maison avec jardin/piscine a house with a garden GB ou yard US/swimming pool; je suis arrivée avec la pluie it started raining when I arrived; avec cette chaleur in ou with this heat; avec ce brouillard il va y avoir des accidents there are going to be some accidents with this fog; se marier avec qn to marry sb, to get married to sb; et avec cela, que désirez-vous? what else would you like?; je fais tout son travail et avec ça il n'est pas content! I do all his work and he's still not happy!; sa séparation or son divorce d'avec son mari her separation from her husband.

[avɛk] préposition

1. [indiquant la complémentarité, l'accompagnement, l'accord] with

je ne prends jamais de sucre avec mon café I never take sugar in my coffee

une maison avec jardin a house with a garden

un homme avec une blouse blanche a man in a white coat ou with a white coat on

tous les résidents sont avec moi all the residents support me ou are behind me ou are on my side

avec dans le rôle principal/dans son premier rôle, X starring/introducing X

un film avec Gabin a film featuring Gabin

[envers]

être patient/honnête avec quelqu'un to be patient/honest with somebody

être gentil avec quelqu'un to be kind ou nice to somebody

se comporter bien/mal avec quelqu'un to behave well/badly towards somebody

[en ce qui concerne]

avec lui c'est toujours la même chose it's always the same with him

avec lui tout est toujours simple everything is always simple according to him

et avec ceci? anything else?

il est compétent et avec ça il ne prend pas cher he's very competent and he's cheap as well

et avec ça il n'est pas content!

a. [en plus] and on top of that ou and what's more, he's not happy!

b. [malgré tout] with all that, he's still not happy!

2. [indiquant la simultanéité]

se lever avec le jour to get up at the crack of dawn

se coucher avec les poules to go to bed early

le paysage change avec les saisons the countryside changes with the seasons

3. [indiquant une relation d'opposition] with

être en guerre avec un pays to be at war with a country

4. [indiquant une relation de cause] with

avec le temps qu'il fait, je préfère ne pas sortir I prefer not to go out in this weather

ils ne pourront pas venir, avec cette pluie they won't be able to come with (all) this rain

avec ce nouveau scandale, le ministre va tomber this new scandal will mean the end of the minister's career

ils ont compris avec le temps in time, they understood

5. [malgré]

avec ses airs aimables, c'est une vraie peste despite his pleasant manner, he's a real pest

6. [indiquant la manière] with

faire quelque chose avec plaisir to do something with pleasure, to take pleasure in doing something

regarder quelqu'un avec passion/mépris to look at somebody passionately/contemptuously

7. [indiquant le moyen, l'instrument] with

fonctionner avec des piles to run on batteries, to be battery-operated

c'est fait avec de la laine it's made of wool

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[avɛk] adverbe

(familier)

ôtez vos chaussures, vous ne pouvez pas entrer avec take off your shoes, you can't come in with them (on)

je vous mets les os avec? shall I put the bones in for you?

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d'avec locution prépositionnelle

distinguer quelque chose d'avec quelque chose to distinguish something from something

divorcer d'avec quelqu'un to divorce somebody

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > avec
8 divorcer

divorcer [divɔʀse]

➭ TABLE 3 intransitive verb

to get divorced

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divɔʀse
verbe intransitif

1) Droit to get divorced

il a divorcé d'avec or de sa femme — he has divorced his wife

elle veut divorcer — she wants a divorce

2) fig ( rompre) to split (d'avec, de from)

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divɔʀse vi
to get divorced

divorcer de qn; divorcer d'avec qn — to divorce sb

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divorcer verb table: placer vi

1 Jur to divorce; il a divorcé d'avec or de sa femme he has divorced his wife; elle veut divorcer she wants a divorce ou to divorce him; ils veulent divorcer they want a divorce ou to get divorced; nous sommes divorcés depuis deux ans we have been divorced for two years;

2 fig ( rompre) [personne, parti, entreprise] to split (d'avec, de from); les deux entreprises ont divorcé the two companies have split.

[divɔrse] verbe intransitif

DROIT to get a divorce, to get divorced

divorcer de quelqu'un ou d'avec quelqu'un to get divorced from ou to divorce somebody

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > divorcer
9 erota

yks.nom. erota; yks.gen. eroan; yks.part. erosi; yks.ill. eroaisi eroisi; mon.gen. erotkoon; mon.part. eronnut; mon.ill. erottiin

differ (verb)

differ from (verb)

diverge (verb)

divorce (verb)

leave (verb)

part (verb)

quit (verb)

resign (verb)

retire (verb)

secede (verb)

separate (verb)

sever (verb)

withdraw (verb)

get a divorce with (prep)

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• resign

• quit

• pull apart

• part

• part company

• leave

• retire

• go separate ways

• get off

• get a divorce

• fork

• draw away

• divorce

• divorce somebody

• diverge

• secede

• differ

• branch

• differ from

• dismiss

• break up

• deviate

• be unlike

• separate

• sever

• stray

• split

• withdraw

• be different

Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > erota
10 erottaa

yks.nom. erottaa; yks.gen. erotan; yks.part. erotti; yks.ill. erottaisi; mon.gen. erottakoon; mon.part. erottanut; mon.ill. erotettiin

abstract (verb)

break (verb)

cashier (verb)

descry (verb)

detach (verb)

differentiate (verb)

discern (verb)

discharge (verb)

disconnect (verb)

discriminate (verb)

dismiss (verb)

dissever (verb)

dissociate (verb)

distinguish (verb)

disunite (verb)

divide (verb)

expel (verb)

fire (verb)

part (verb)

remove (verb)

retire (verb)

sack (verb)

seclude (verb)

segregate (verb)

separate (verb)

sequester (verb)

sever (verb)

sift (verb)

suspend (verb)

tell (verb)

irremovable (adje)

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• sift

• send away

• tell the difference

• tell apart

• suspend

• split

• single

• sever

• set apart

• separate

• pick out

• segregate

• see

• seclude

• sack

• retire

• remove

• recognize

• recognise

• perceive

• part

• sequester

• disunite

• anticement

• differentiate

• discern

• discharge

• disconnect

• discriminate

• dismiss

• dissever

• descry

• distinguish

• curtain off

• divide

• divorce somebody

• exclude

• expel

• fire

• invent

• isolate

• keep apart

• make out

• dissociate

• cashier

• break

• detach

• break off

• tell

• abstract

• notice

• terminate

Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > erottaa
11 demander

demander [d(ə)mɑ̃de]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = solliciter) to ask for ; [+ indemnité] to claim

• demander qch à qn to ask sb for sth

• demander un service or une faveur à qn to ask sb a favour

• demander à voir qn/à parler à qn to ask to see sb/to speak to sb

• demander à qn de faire or qu'il fasse qch to ask sb to do sth

• puis-je vous demander (de me passer) du pain ? would you mind passing me some bread?

   b. ( = appeler) [+ médecin, prêtre] to send for

   c. (au téléphone, au bureau) [+ personne, numéro] to ask for

• qui demandez-vous ? who do you wish to speak to?

• on le demande au téléphone he is wanted on the phone

   d. ( = désirer) to be asking for

• ils demandent 80 € de l'heure they are asking for 80 euros an hour

• je demande à voir ! (inf) I'll believe it when I see it!

• il ne demande qu'à apprendre all he wants is to learn

• je ne demande pas mieux ! I'll be only too pleased!

   e. ( = s'enquérir de) [+ nom, chemin] to ask

• demander l'heure à qn to ask sb the time

• demander un renseignement à qn to ask sb for some information

• demander des nouvelles de qn to ask after sb

• je ne t'ai rien demandé ! I didn't ask you!

• on ne t'a pas demandé l'heure qu'il est or ton avis (inf: inf) who asked you?

   f. ( = nécessiter) [travail, décision] to require

• ça demande un effort it requires an effort

• ce travail va (lui) demander six heures the job will take (him) six hours

   g. ( = exiger) demander qch à or de qn to ask sth of sb

• il ne faut pas trop lui en demander ! you mustn't ask too much of him!

   h. [commerçant] il (en) demande 500 € he's asking 500 euros (for it)

• ils demandent trois vendeuses (par annonce) they are advertising for three shop assistants

• « on demande: électricien » "electrician required"

2. reflexive verb

► se demander ( = douter) to wonder

• je me demandais si... I was wondering whether...

• c'est à se demander s'il a perdu la tête it makes you wonder if he isn't out of his mind

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+1! demander ≠ to demand

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dəmɑ̃de
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( solliciter) to ask for [conseil, argent, aide]

demander l'asile politique — to apply for political asylum

demander la main de quelqu'un — to ask for somebody's hand

demander quelqu'un en mariage — to propose to somebody

‘le numéro que vous demandez n'est plus en service’ — ‘the number you have dialled [BrE] is unobtainable’

on demande un plombier — ( dans une offre d'emploi) plumber wanted

fais ce qu'on te demande! — do as you're told!

il n'en demandait pas tant — he didn't expect all that

je ne demande pas mieux que de partir — there's nothing I would like better than to go

je ne demande que ça! — that's exactly what I want!

il ne demande qu'à te croire — he'd really like to believe you

je demande à voir — (colloq) that'll be the day (colloq)

2) ( interroger sur)

demander quelque chose à quelqu'un — to ask somebody something

je ne t'ai rien demandé! — (colloq) I wasn't talking to you!

3) ( faire venir) to send for [médecin, prêtre]

‘un vendeur est demandé à l'accueil’ — ‘would a salesman please come to reception’

le patron vous demande — ( dans son bureau) the boss wants to see you; ( au téléphone) the boss wants to speak to you

4) ( nécessiter) [travail, tâche] to require [effort, qualification]; [plante, animal] to need [attention]

demander à être revu — [sujet, texte] to need revision

5) ( requérir) to call for [peine, réformes]; Droit to sue for [divorce, dommages-intérêts]

2.

se demander verbe pronominal

1) ( s'interroger)

se demander si/pourquoi — to wonder whether/why

2) ( être demandé)

ce genre de choses ne se demande pas — it's not the kind of thing you ask

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d(ə)mɑ̃de vt
1) [heure, chemin, prix, dimensions] to ask

demander qch à qn — to ask sb sth

Nous avons demandé notre chemin à un chauffeur de taxi. — We asked a taxi driver the way.

demander si... — to ask if..., to ask whether...

Va demander si c'est gratuit. — Go and ask if it's free.

demander pourquoi — to ask why

2) [service, permission, aide] to ask for

J'ai demandé la permission. — I've asked for permission.

Je lui ai demandé un renseignement concernant... — I asked him for some information about...

ne pas demander la lune fig Je ne demande pas la lune. — I'm not asking for the moon.

demander la main de qn — to ask for sb's hand, to ask for sb's hand in marriage

demander pardon à qn — to apologize to sb

demander à faire qch — to ask if one can do sth, to ask to do sth

Elle a demandé à parler au directeur. — She asked if she could speak to the headteacher., She asked to speak to the headteacher.

demander à voir qch — to ask to see sth

je demande à voir! — I'll believe that when I see it!

il ne demande qu'à faire — all he wants is to do

demander à qn de faire — to ask sb to do

Je lui ai demandé de m'aider. — I asked him to help me.

demander que; Ils ont demandé qu'on leur rembourse le prix du voyage. — They asked to be reimbursed for the cost of the journey.

il ne demande que ça — that's all he wants

je ne demande pas mieux — I'd like nothing better

3) [personnel] to be looking for

Ils demandent 2 secrétaires et un ingénieur. — They're looking for 2 secretaries and an engineer.

En ce moment on demande beaucoup de linguistes. — Linguists are very much in demand at the moment.

4) (au téléphone) [interlocuteur] to ask for

Il vous demande, qu'est-ce que je dis? — He's asking for you, what shall I say?, He wants to speak to you, what shall I say?

On vous demande au téléphone. — You're wanted on the phone., There's someone on the phone for you.

5) (à la réception)

Il demande M. Duval, qu'est-ce que je dis? — He wants to see M. Duval, what shall I say?

6) (= requérir, nécessiter) to require

un travail qui demande beaucoup de temps — a job that requires a lot of time

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demander verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( solliciter) to ask for [conseil, argent, aide, permission]; demander l'addition or la note to ask for the bill GB ou check US; demander la démission de qn to ask for sb's resignation; demander la parole to ask for permission to speak; demander de l'argent à qn to ask sb for money; demander des renforts Mil to ask for reinforcements; fig to ask for support; demander l'autorisation or la permission à qn to ask sb's permission (de faire to do); demander conseil à qn to ask sb's advice; demander le report/l'annulation de la réunion, demander que la réunion soit reportée/annulée to request that the meeting be postponed/cancelled^GB; il a demandé que tout le monde assiste à la réunion he asked everybody to attend the meeting; demander que le travail soit terminé to ask for the work to be completed; demander l'asile politique to apply for political asylum; demander la libération/condamnation de qn to call for sb's release/conviction; le policier m'a demandé mes papiers the policeman asked to see my papers; demander la main de qn to ask for sb's hand; demander qn en mariage to propose to sb; ‘le numéro que vous demandez n'est plus en service’ ‘the number you have dialled^GB is unobtainable’; on demande un plombier/ingénieur ( dans une offre d'emploi) plumber/engineer required GB ou wanted; elle a demandé à rester/sortir she asked if she could stay/go out; demander à rencontrer qn to ask to meet sb; ⇒ reste;

2 ( enjoindre) demander à qn de faire to ask sb to do; nous vous demandons de ne pas fumer/prendre de photos may we ask you not to smoke/take photographs; on a demandé aux spectateurs de rester calme the audience was told to stay calm; fais ce qu'on te demande! do as you're told!; tout ce que je te demande c'est de faire un effort all I ask is that you make an effort;

3 ( souhaiter) il demande beaucoup de son personnel he expects a lot of his staff; il n'en demandait pas tant he didn't expect all that; je/il ne demande pas mieux que de partir there's nothing I/he would like better than to go; aller au théâtre? je ne demande pas mieux! go to the theatre^GB? I'd love to!; les aider? mais je ne demande pas mieux help them? but I'd be delighted to; je ne demande que ça! that's exactly what I want!; il ne demande qu'à travailler/te croire he'd really like to work/to believe you; je demande à voir○ that'll be the day○; il ne faut pas trop leur en demander you mustn't expect too much of them;

4 ( interroger sur) demander qch à qn to ask sb sth; demander son chemin (à qn) to ask (sb) the way; demander l'heure to ask the time; il m'a demandé de tes nouvelles he asked me how you were getting on GB ou along; demande-lui son nom ask him/her his name/her name; demander à qn comment/pourquoi/si to ask sb how/why/whether; j'ai demandé à Paul s'il viendrait I asked Paul if he was coming; demande-lui comment il a fait ask him how he did it; ‘est-il parti?’ demanda-t-il ‘has he left?’ he asked; je ne t'ai rien demandé○! I wasn't talking to you!; de qui se moque-t-on, je vous le demande○! what do they think they're playing at?, I ask you! GB;

5 ( faire venir) to send for [médecin, prêtre]; ‘un vendeur est demandé à l'accueil’ ‘would a salesman please come to the reception’; le patron vous demande ( dans son bureau) the boss wants to see you ou is asking for you; ( au téléphone) the boss wants to speak to you; on vous demande au parloir/téléphone you're wanted in the visitors' room/on the phone;

6 ( nécessiter) [travail, tâche] to require [effort, attention, qualification]; [plante, animal] to need [attention]; le tennis demande une grande énergie/concentration tennis requires a lot of energy/concentration; mon travail demande une attention constante/une formation spécifique my work requires total concentration/special training; demander à être revu/discuté/approfondi [sujet, texte] to need revision/discussion/more in-depth treatment;

7 Jur [tribunal] to call for [peine, expertise]; [personne] to sue ou ask for [divorce]; to sue for [dommages-intérêts]; elle a décidé de demander le divorce/des dommages-intérêts she's decided to sue for divorce/damages.

B se demander vpr

1 ( s'interroger) se demander si/pourquoi/comment/où/ce que to wonder whether/why/how/where/what; il se demande quel sera son prochain travail he wonders what his next job will be; je me demande ce qu'elle a bien pu devenir I wonder what on earth○ became of her; ‘tu crois qu'elle l'a fait exprès?’-‘je me demande’ ‘do you think she did it on purpose?’-‘I wonder’; c'est à se demander si le bonheur existe it makes you wonder whether there's such a thing as happiness; tu ne t'es jamais demandé pourquoi? have you ever wondered why ou asked yourself why?;

2 ( être demandé) ce genre de choses ne se demande pas it's not the kind of thing you ask; cela ne se demande même pas! ( c'est évident) what a stupid question!

[dəmɑ̃de] verbe transitif

1. [solliciter - rendez-vous, conseil, addition] to ask for (inseparable), to request ; [ - emploi, visa] to apply for

le cuisinier a demandé son samedi the cook has asked to have Saturday off

demander l'aumône ou la charité to ask for charity, to beg for alms

je ne demande pas la charité (figuré) I'm not asking for any favours

demander le divorce to petition ou to file for divorce

demander la main de quelqu'un to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage)

demander quelqu'un en mariage to propose to somebody

demander grâce to ask ou to beg for mercy

demander pardon to apologize

je te demande pardon I'm sorry

il m'a demandé pardon de sa conduite he apologized to me for his behaviour

je vous demande pardon, mais c'est ma place I beg your pardon, but this is my seat

je vous demande pardon? (I beg your) pardon?

demander quelque chose à quelqu'un: demander une faveur ou un service à quelqu'un to ask somebody a favour

demander audience à quelqu'un to request an audience with somebody

je ne t'ai jamais demandé quoi que ce soit I never asked you for anything

demander à quelqu'un de faire: il m'a demandé de lui prêter ma voiture he asked me to lend him my car

(en usage absolu)

il suffisait de demander you only had to ou all you had to do was ask

2. [exiger - indemnité, dommages] to claim, to demand ; [ - rançon] to demand, to ask for

demander l'impossible to ask for the impossible

demander justice to demand justice ou fair treatment

demander quelque chose à quelqu'un to ask something of somebody

en demander: il ne faut pas trop m'en demander/lui en demander you mustn't ask too much of me/him, you shouldn't expect too much of me/him

il en demande 500 euros he wants ou he's asking 500 euros for it

demander que: tout ce que je demande, c'est qu'on me laisse seul all I want ou ask is to be left alone

qui ne demande rien n'a rien if you don't ask, you don't get

je ne demande que ça ou pas mieux! I'd be only too pleased!

tu es riche et célèbre, que demande le peuple? (familier) you're rich and famous, what more do you want?

partir sans demander son compte ou son reste to leave without further ado ou without so much as a by-your-leave (humoristique)

3. [réclamer la présence de - généralement] to want ; [ - médecin] to send for (inseparable), to call (for) ; [ - prêtre] to ask for (inseparable)

on te demande au téléphone/aux urgences you're wanted on the telephone/in casualty

il y a une demoiselle qui vous demande there's a young lady wanting to see you

[au téléphone]

qui demandez-vous? who would you like to speak to?

demandez-moi le siège à Paris/M. Blanc get me the head office in Paris/Mr Blanc

4. [chercher à savoir] to ask

demander quelque chose à quelqu'un: demander l'heure à quelqu'un to ask somebody the time

demander son chemin à quelqu'un to ask somebody for directions

je lui ai demandé la raison de son départ I asked her why she (had) left

demander des nouvelles de quelqu'un to ask after somebody

j'ai demandé de tes nouvelles à Marie I asked for news of you from Marie, I asked Marie about you

on ne t'a rien demandé (à toi)! nobody asked YOU, nobody asked for YOUR opinion!

(en usage absolu)

demandez à votre agent de voyages ask your travel agent

à quoi sert la police, je vous le demande ou je vous demande un peu! (familier) what are the police for, I ask you?

5. [faire venir - ambulance, taxi] to send for (separable), to call (for)

6. [chercher à recruter - vendeur, ingénieur] to want, to require

‘on demande un livreur’ ‘delivery boy wanted ou required’

on demande beaucoup de secrétaires there's a great demand for secretaries, secretaries are in great demand

7. [nécessiter] to need, to require, to call for (inseparable)

ça demande réflexion it needs thinking about, it needs some thought

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demander à verbe plus préposition

to ask to

je n'ai pas demandé à naître I never asked to be born

il demande à voir le chef de rayon he wants to see the department supervisor

je demande à voir! (familier) I'll believe it when I see it!

je ne demande qu'à vous embaucher/aider I'm more than willing to hire/help you

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demander après verbe plus préposition

ils ont demandé après toi

a. [ils t'ont réclamé] they asked for you

b. [pour avoir de tes nouvelles] they asked how you were ou after you

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se demander verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

cela ne se demande pas! need you ask! (ironique)

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se demander verbe pronominal intransitif

to wonder, to ask oneself

on est en droit de se demander pourquoi/comment/si... one may rightfully ask oneself why/how/whether...

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > demander
12 pensar

m.

1 thinking.

2 thinking, way of thinking.

v.

1 to think.

pensar en algo/en alguien/en hacer algo to think about something/about somebody/about doing something

piensa en un número/buen regalo think of a number/good present

dar que pensar a alguien to give somebody food for thought

no pienses mal… don't get the wrong idea…

pensar mal de alguien to think badly o ill of somebody

pensar algo de alguien/algo to think something of somebody/something

pienso que no vendrá I don't think she'll come

Esa chica piensa That girls thinks.

2 to think about or over (reflexionar sobre).

ahora que lo pienso,… come to think of it,…, now that I think about it…

cuando menos lo pienses, te llamarán they'll call you when you least expect it

3 to think up.

4 to plan to, to be planning to, to be thinking about, to intend to.

Yo pienso viajar I am planning to travel.

5 to consider, to have in mind.

Yo pienso muchas cosas I think about many things.

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pensar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to think (en, of/about)

■ estuvo pensando en sus amigos he was thinking about his friends

2 (considerar) to consider, think (en, about)

3 (creer) to think, think about

4 (opinar) to think (de, about)

5 (decidir) to decide

6 (tener la intención) to intend to, plan, think of

► verbo pronominal pensarse

1 to think about

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡ni pensarlo! no way! don't even think about it!

pensar bien/mal de alguien to think well/badly of somebody

sin pensar without thinking

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verb

1) to think

2) intend

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1. VT

1) (=opinar) to think

• pensar de, ¿qué piensas de ella? — what do you think of her?

¿qué piensas del aborto? — what do you think about abortion?

• pensar que — to think that

-¿piensas que van a venir? -pienso que sí — "do you think they'll come?" - "I think so"

dice que las mujeres no tendrían que trabajar, yo pienso que sí — he says women shouldn't work, I think they should

yo pienso que no — I don't think so

2) (=considerar) to think about, think over

lo pensaré — I'll think about it, I'll think it over

esto es para pensarlo — this needs thinking about o careful consideration

lo pensó mejor — she thought better of it

me pongo triste solo con pensarlo — the mere thought of it makes me sad

• pensándolo bien... — on second thoughts..., on reflection...

piénsalo bien antes de responder — think carefully before you answer

¡ni pensarlo! — no way! *

3) (=decidir)

• pensar que — to decide that, come to the conclusion that...

he pensado que no vale la pena — I've decided that it's not worth it, I've come to the conclusion that it's not worth it

4) (=tener la intención de)

• pensar hacer algo — to intend to do sth

pienso seguir insistiendo — I intend to keep on trying

no pensaba salir — I wasn't intending o planning to go out

no pienso volver a Cuba — I have no intention of going back to Cuba

no pienso decir nada — I won't be saying anything

5) (=concebir) to think up

¿quién pensó este plan? — who thought this plan up?, whose idea was this plan?

6) (=esperar)

cuando menos lo pienses — when you least expect it

sin pensarlo — unexpectedly

2. VI

1) (=tener ideas) to think

eso me hace pensar — that makes me think

quieren imponer su forma de pensar — they want to impose their way of thinking

después de mucho pensar tuve una idea — after much thought I had an idea

• pensar en algo/algn — to think about sth/sb

¿en qué piensas? — what are you thinking about?

estaba pensando en ir al cine esta tarde — I was thinking of going to the cinema this evening

solo piensa en pasarlo bien — all he thinks about is having a good time

pienso mucho en ti — I think about you a lot

• pensar para sí — to think to o.s.

• dar que pensar, el hecho de que no llamara a la policía da que pensar — the fact that she didn't call the police makes you think

un reportaje que da que pensar — a thought-provoking article

dar que pensar a la gente — to set people thinking, arouse suspicions

• sin pensar — without thinking

• pensar sobre algo — to think about sth

pensar con los pies —

estás pensando con los pies — you're not using your head

2)

• pensar bien de algo/algn — to think well of sth/sb

• pensar mal de algo/algn — to think ill of sth/sb

¡no pienses mal! — don't be nasty!

¡siempre pensando mal! — what a nasty mind you've got!

- piensa mal y acertarás

3) (=aspirar)

• pensar en algo — to aim at sth

piensa en una cátedra — he's aiming at a chair

3.

See:

pensarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( razonar) to think

después de mucho pensar... — after much thought...

déjame pensar — let me think

siempre actúa sin pensar — he always does things without thinking

pero piensa un poco! — just think about it a minute!

a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies — (fam & hum) come on, use your head o your brains!

pensé para mí or para mis adentros — I thought to myself

pensar EN algo/alguien — to think about something/somebody

sólo piensa en divertirse — all he thinks about is having fun

no quiero ni pensar en lo que hubiera podido ocurrir — I don't even want to think what would have happened

b) ( esperar) to expect

cuando menos se piensa... — just when you least expect it...

c) ( creer) to think

pensar mal/bien de alguien — to think ill o badly/well of somebody

siempre piensa mal de los demás — he always thinks the worst of others

dar que or hacer pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar or que hace pensar mucho a very thought-provoking book; su amabilidad me dio que pensar his friendliness made me think o set me thinking; piensa mal y acertarás — if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong
2.
pensar vt

1)

a) (creer, opinar) to think

pienso que no — I don't think so

es mejor pensar que todo saldrá bien — it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end

tal como yo pensé! — just as I thought!

no vaya a pensar que... — I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that...

¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? — what do you think about divorce/the boss?

b) ( considerar) to think about

lo pensaré — I'll think about it

¿lo has pensado bien? — have you thought it through o thought about it carefully?

piénsalo bien antes de decidir — think it over before you decide

pensándolo bien,... — on second thought(s) o thinking about it,...

y pensar que...! — (and) to think that...!

sólo de pensarlo me pongo a temblar — just thinking about it makes me tremble

ni pensarlo! or ni lo pienses! — no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)

no lo pienses dos veces — don't think twice about it

c) (Col) < persona> to think about

2) ( tener la intención de)

pensar + INF — to think of -ing, to plan to + inf

¿piensas ir? — are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?

no pienso esperar más — I don't intend to wait any longer
3.
pensarse v pron (enf) (fam) <decisión/respuesta> to think about

me lo voy a pensar — I'm going to think about it

esto hay que pensárselo dos veces — this needs to be thought through

es como para pensárselo — I/you will need to give it some careful thought

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= believe, contemplate, feel, occur, think out, think, opine, give + (some) thought to, take + view, there + be + strong feeling, take + thought, teeter + on the edge of, come up with, look to.

Ex. The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.

Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex. Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.

Ex. Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.

Ex. Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.

Ex. I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex. There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.

Ex. Furthermore there is a strong feeling amongst the journalists that information retrieval is not part of their job but should be carried out by trained librarians.

Ex. This an example of an interesting kind of genre that one encounters without taking any thought for it.

Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex. If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.

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* actuar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* conocer cómo piensa Alguien = get + inside the mind of.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* deber pensarse = thought + must be given.

* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up.

* de pensar en = at the thought of.

* detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* generalmente + pensarse que = be/have generally held that.

* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.

* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.

* hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.

* hay razones para pensar que = there + be + reason to believe that.

* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.

* manera de pensar = way of thinking.

* modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.

* no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.

* nunca + pensar = thought never + enter + Posesivo + head.

* pararse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* pensaba(n) = once thought.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* pensar ante todo en uno mismo = look after + number one.

* pensar creativamente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.

* pensar detenidamente = be carefully considered.

* pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar en = come into + the mind, have + in mind, reflect (on), think of, toy with, toy with + idea of, spare + a thought for, flirt with + the idea of.

* pensar en Algo/Alguien = give + Nombre + (some/more) thought.

* pensar en el pasado = look back.

* pensar en/sobre = think about.

* pensar en suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* pensar en una solución = come up with + solution.

* pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.

* pensar intensamente = think + hard.

* pensar pausadamente en = linger over.

* pensar que = share + the view that, Posesivo + feeling is that.

* pensarse = make out to be.

* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.

* pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* que da que pensar = sobering.

* que se piensa = perceived.

* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].

* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensar = mindlessly.

* sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).

* sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.

* sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.

* tener fundamento para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* tener razones para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( razonar) to think

después de mucho pensar... — after much thought...

déjame pensar — let me think

siempre actúa sin pensar — he always does things without thinking

pero piensa un poco! — just think about it a minute!

a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies — (fam & hum) come on, use your head o your brains!

pensé para mí or para mis adentros — I thought to myself

pensar EN algo/alguien — to think about something/somebody

sólo piensa en divertirse — all he thinks about is having fun

no quiero ni pensar en lo que hubiera podido ocurrir — I don't even want to think what would have happened

b) ( esperar) to expect

cuando menos se piensa... — just when you least expect it...

c) ( creer) to think

pensar mal/bien de alguien — to think ill o badly/well of somebody

siempre piensa mal de los demás — he always thinks the worst of others

dar que or hacer pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar or que hace pensar mucho a very thought-provoking book; su amabilidad me dio que pensar his friendliness made me think o set me thinking; piensa mal y acertarás — if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong
2.
pensar vt

1)

a) (creer, opinar) to think

pienso que no — I don't think so

es mejor pensar que todo saldrá bien — it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end

tal como yo pensé! — just as I thought!

no vaya a pensar que... — I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that...

¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? — what do you think about divorce/the boss?

b) ( considerar) to think about

lo pensaré — I'll think about it

¿lo has pensado bien? — have you thought it through o thought about it carefully?

piénsalo bien antes de decidir — think it over before you decide

pensándolo bien,... — on second thought(s) o thinking about it,...

y pensar que...! — (and) to think that...!

sólo de pensarlo me pongo a temblar — just thinking about it makes me tremble

ni pensarlo! or ni lo pienses! — no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)

no lo pienses dos veces — don't think twice about it

c) (Col) < persona> to think about

2) ( tener la intención de)

pensar + INF — to think of -ing, to plan to + inf

¿piensas ir? — are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?

no pienso esperar más — I don't intend to wait any longer
3.
pensarse v pron (enf) (fam) <decisión/respuesta> to think about

me lo voy a pensar — I'm going to think about it

esto hay que pensárselo dos veces — this needs to be thought through

es como para pensárselo — I/you will need to give it some careful thought

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= believe, contemplate, feel, occur, think out, think, opine, give + (some) thought to, take + view, there + be + strong feeling, take + thought, teeter + on the edge of, come up with, look to.

Ex: The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.

Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex: Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.

Ex: Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.

Ex: Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.

Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex: There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.

Ex: Furthermore there is a strong feeling amongst the journalists that information retrieval is not part of their job but should be carried out by trained librarians.

Ex: This an example of an interesting kind of genre that one encounters without taking any thought for it.

Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.

* actuar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* conocer cómo piensa Alguien = get + inside the mind of.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* deber pensarse = thought + must be given.

* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up.

* de pensar en = at the thought of.

* detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* generalmente + pensarse que = be/have generally held that.

* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.

* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.

* hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.

* hay razones para pensar que = there + be + reason to believe that.

* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.

* manera de pensar = way of thinking.

* modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.

* no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.

* nunca + pensar = thought never + enter + Posesivo + head.

* pararse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* pensaba(n) = once thought.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* pensar ante todo en uno mismo = look after + number one.

* pensar creativamente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.

* pensar detenidamente = be carefully considered.

* pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar en = come into + the mind, have + in mind, reflect (on), think of, toy with, toy with + idea of, spare + a thought for, flirt with + the idea of.

* pensar en Algo/Alguien = give + Nombre + (some/more) thought.

* pensar en el pasado = look back.

* pensar en/sobre = think about.

* pensar en suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* pensar en una solución = come up with + solution.

* pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.

* pensar intensamente = think + hard.

* pensar pausadamente en = linger over.

* pensar que = share + the view that, Posesivo + feeling is that.

* pensarse = make out to be.

* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.

* pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* que da que pensar = sobering.

* que se piensa = perceived.

* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].

* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensar = mindlessly.

* sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).

* sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.

* sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.

* tener fundamento para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* tener razones para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

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pensar [A5 ]

vi

1 (razonar) to think

pienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am

no entiendo su manera de pensar I don't understand his way of thinking

después de mucho pensar decidió no aceptar la oferta after much thought she decided not to accept the offer

déjame pensar let me think

siempre actúa sin pensar he always does things without thinking

¡pero piensa un poco! just think about it a minute!

a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies ( fam hum); come on, use your head o your brains!

es una película que hace pensar it's a thought-provoking movie, it's a movie that makes you think

pensar EN algo/algn to think ABOUT sth/sb

¿en qué piensas? or ¿en qué estás pensando? what are you thinking about?

ahora mismo estaba pensando en ti I was just thinking about you

tú nunca piensas en mí you never think about o of me

actúa sin pensar en las consecuencias she acts without thinking about o considering the consequences

piensa en el futuro/tus padres think of o about the future/your parents

se pasa la vida pensando en el pasado she spends all her time thinking about the past

sólo piensa en comer/divertirse all he thinks about is eating/having fun

es mejor pensar en que todo saldrá bien it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end

no quiero pensar en lo que habría ocurrido I don't even want to think o contemplate what would have happened

2 (esperar) to expect

cuando menos se piensa puede cambiar la suerte just when you least expect it your luck can change

3 (creer) to think

pensar mal/bien de algn to think ill o badly/well of sb

es un desconfiado, siempre piensa mal de los demás he's really distrustful, he always thinks the worst of others

dar que pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar a very thought-provoking book, a book which provides plenty of food for thought o which makes you think

su repentina amabilidad me dio que pensar his sudden friendliness made me think o set me thinking

las prolongadas ausencias de su hija le dieron que pensar his daughter's prolonged absences aroused his suspicions

piensa mal y acertarás if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong

■ pensar

vt

A

1 (creer, opinar) to think

pensé que la habías olvidado I thought you had forgotten it

pienso que no I don't think so

pienso que sí I think so

yo pienso que sí, que deberíamos ayudarla personally, I think we should help her

eso me hace pensar que quizás haya sido él that makes me think that perhaps it was him

¡tal como yo pensé! just as I thought!

no vaya a pensar que somos unos malagradecidos I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that we're ungrateful

no es tan tonto como piensas he's not as stupid as you think

- esto se pone feo -pensó Juan this is getting unpleasant, thought Juan

- es un estúpido -pensé para mis adentros he's so stupid, I thought to myself

¿qué piensas del divorcio? what do you think about divorce?, what are your views on divorce?

¿qué piensas del nuevo jefe? what do you think of the new boss?

2 (considerar) to think about

aún no lo sé, lo pensaré I don't know yet, I'll think about it

¿sabes lo que estás haciendo? ¿lo has pensado bien? do you know what you're doing? have you thought it through o have you thought about it carefully o have you given it careful thought?

piénsalo bien antes de decidir think it over before you decide

pensándolo bien, no creo que pueda on second thought(s) o thinking about it, I don't think I can

¡pensar que ni siquiera nos dio las gracias …! to think he never even thanked us!

sólo de pensarlo me pongo a temblar just thinking about it makes me start trembling

¡ni pensarlo! or ¡ni lo pienses! no way! ( colloq), not on your life! ( colloq)

no lo pienses dos veces don't think twice about it

3 ( Col) ‹persona› to think about

B (tener la intención de) pensar + INF to think OF -ING

tú no estarás pensando irte a vivir con él ¿no? you're not thinking of going to live with him, are you?

¿piensas ir? are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?

no pienso esperar más de diez minutos I don't intend waiting o I don't intend to wait more than ten minutes

tengo pensado hacerlo mañana I'm planning to do it tomorrow

pensamos estar de vuelta antes del domingo we expect o plan to be back before Sunday

mañana pensaba quedarme en casa I was thinking of staying at home tomorrow

■ pensarse

v pron

( enf) ( fam); ‹decisión/respuesta› to think about

tómate unos días para pensártelo take a few days to think about it o to think it over

aún no lo sé, me lo voy a pensar I don't know yet, I'm going to think about it

esto hay que pensárselo dos veces this needs to be thought through o given some (careful) thought

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pensar ( conjugate pensar) verbo intransitivo
to think;
◊ después de mucho pensar … after much thought …;

actuó sin pensar he did it without thinking;
pensé para mí or para mis adentros I thought to myself;
pensar EN algo/algn to think about sth/sb;
cuando menos se piensa … just when you least expect it …;
pensar mal/bien de algn to think ill o badly/well of sb;
dar que or hacer pensar a algn to make sb think
verbo transitivo
1
a) (creer, opinar) to think;

◊ pienso que no I don't think so;

¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? what do you think about divorce/the boss?
b) ( considerar) to think about;

◊ lo pensaré I'll think about it;

piénsalo bien antes de decidir think it over before you decide;
pensándolo bien, … on second thought(s) o thinking about it, …;
¡y pensar que …! (and) to think that …!;
¡ni pensarlo! no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)
c) (Col) ‹ persona› to think about

2 ( tener la intención de):
◊ pensar hacer algo to think of doing sth;

pensamos ir al teatro we're thinking of going to the theater;
no pienso ir I'm not going
pensarse verbo pronominal ( enf) (fam) ‹decisión/respuesta› to think about;
ver tb pensar verbo transitivo 1b
pensar
I verbo intransitivo to think [en, of, about] [sobre, about, over]
II verbo transitivo
1 (formarse una idea) to think [de, of]: no quiero que piense de mí que soy una desagradecida, I don't want him to think I'm ungrateful
2 (examinar una idea) to think over o about: piénsalo dos veces, think it over
3 (tener una intención) to intend: pensamos ir a la playa este verano, we plan to go to the beach this summer
4 (tomar una decisión) to think: he pensado que iré a la fiesta, I've decided to go to the party
♦ Locuciones: en el momento menos pensado, when least expected
¡ni pensarlo!, no way! ➣ Ver nota en consider
' pensar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- dar
- discurrir
- dueña
- dueño
- frescura
- griterío
- matarse
- ofuscar
- ombligo
- planear
- precipitada
- precipitado
- precipitarse
- tuntún
- ver
- creer
- decir
- inclinar
- llevar
- opinar
English:
ahead
- bear
- believe
- dread
- food
- hard
- help
- imagine
- impulse
- intend
- moon about
- moon around
- plan
- reason
- rethink
- shudder
- sober
- suggestive
- think
- thought
- very
- wonder
- worst
- beyond
- collect
- conjure up
- dwell
- impression
- incline
- inclined
- make
- mixed
- propose
- push
- put
- sort
- stop
- turn
- yourself

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pensar

♦ vi

to think;

pensar en algo/alguien to think about sth/sb;

pensar en hacer algo to think about doing sth;

¿en qué piensas o [m5] estás pensando? what are you thinking (about)?;

hemos pensado en ti para este puesto we thought of you for this position;

piensa en un número/buen regalo think of a number/good present;

sólo piensas en comer/la comida eating/food is all you think about;

sólo (de) pensar en ello me pongo enfermo it makes me sick just thinking o just to think about it;

pensar para sí to think to oneself;

pensar sobre algo to think about sth;

piensa sobre lo que te he dicho think about what I've said to you;

sin pensar without thinking;

dar que pensar a alguien to give sb food for thought;

da que pensar que nadie se haya quejado it is somewhat surprising that nobody has complained;

pensar en voz alta to think aloud;

no pienses mal… don't get the wrong idea…;

pensar mal de alguien to think badly o ill of sb;

pienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am;

Prov

piensa mal y acertarás: ¿quién habrá sido? – piensa mal y acertarás who can it have been? – I think you know who it was;

¿le contará la verdad o no? – piensa mal y acertarás will he tell her the truth or not? – it's not too hard to work that one out

♦ vt

1. [reflexionar sobre] to think about o over;

piénsalo think about it, think it over;

después de pensarlo mucho after much thought, after thinking it over carefully;

si lo piensas bien… if you think about it…;

ahora que lo pienso… come to think of it…, now that I think about it…;

cuando menos lo pienses, te llamarán they'll call you when you least expect it;

¡ni pensarlo! no way!;

pensándolo mejor, pensándolo bien on second thoughts;

¡y pensar que no es más que una niña! and to think (that) she's just a girl!

2. [opinar, creer] to think;

¿tú qué piensas? what do you think?;

pensar algo de algo/alguien to think sth of o about sth/sb;

¿qué piensas de…? what do you think of o about…?;

piensa de él que es un memo she thinks he's an idiot;

pienso que sí/no I think so/not;

pienso que no vendrá I don't think she'll come;

pensaba que no la oíamos she thought we couldn't hear her;

no vayas a pensar que no me preocupa don't think it doesn't bother me;

¡quién lo hubiera pensado! who'd have thought it!

3. [idear] to think up

4. [tener la intención de]
pensar hacer algo to intend to do sth;

no pienso decírtelo I have no intention of telling you;

¿qué piensas hacer? what are you going to do?, what are you thinking of doing?;

¿estás pensando en mudarte de casa? are you thinking of moving house?

5. [decidir] to think;

¿has pensado ya el sitio donde vamos a cenar? have you thought where we can go for dinner yet?

♦ See also the pronominal verb pensarse

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pensar

I v/t

1 think about;

¡ni pensarlo! don’t even think about it!

2 ( opinar) think

II v/i think (en about);

¿en qué piensas? what are you thinking about?;

sin pensar without thinking

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pensar {55} vi

1) : to think

2)

pensar en : to think about

pensar vt

1) : to think

2) : to think about

3) : to intend, to plan on

♦ See also the reflexive verb pensarse

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pensar vb

1. (reflexionar) to think [pt. & pp. thought]

piénsalo bien think carefully

pienso que no es para tanto I don't think it's that important

¿en qué estás pensando? what are you thinking about?

2. (opinar) to think

¿qué piensas de mi cuadro? what do you think of my painting?

3. (tener la intención) to think / to plan [pt. & pp. planned]

esta noche pensamos ir al cine we're thinking about going to the cinema tonight

pensaba decírselo el sábado I was going to tell him on Saturday

¿qué piensas hacer? what are you going to do?

4. (idear) to think up

el preso pensó un plan para escapar the prisoner thought up a plan to escape

¡ni pensarlo! no way!

sin pensar without thinking

Spanish-English dictionary > pensar
13 vivre

vivre [vivʀ]

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1. intransitive verb

   a. to live

• quand l'ambulance est arrivée, il vivait encore he was still alive when the ambulance arrived

• vivre vieux to live to a great age

• le colonialisme a vécu colonialism has had its day

• il fait bon vivre it's good to be alive

• vivre à Londres/en France to live in London/in France

• vivre avec qn to live with sb

• ils vivent ensemble they are living together

• vivre dans le passé/dans la crainte to live in the past/in fear

• vivre dangereusement to live dangerously

• se laisser vivre to live for the day

• laissez-les vivre ! let them be! ; (slogan anti-avortement) let them live!

• être facile/difficile à vivre to be easy/difficult to get on with

• il faut vivre avec son temps you've got to move with the times

• vivre de laitages/de rentes to live on dairy produce/a private income

• vivre au jour le jour to live from hand to mouth

• vivre bien to live well

• avoir (juste) de quoi vivre to have (just) enough to live on

• il vit de sa peinture he earns his living by painting

• travailler/écrire pour vivre to work/write for a living

• faire vivre qn [personne] to support sb

• je n'aime pas ce métier mais il me fait vivre I don't like this job but it pays the bills

• vivre de l'air du temps to live on air

• vivre d'amour et d'eau fraîche to live on love alone

• on vit bien en France life is good in France

• c'est un homme qui a beaucoup vécu he's a man who's lived life to the full

• elle ne vit plus depuis que son fils est pilote she's been living on her nerves since her son became a pilot

   b. [idée, rue, paysage] to be alive

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = passer) to spend

• vivre des jours heureux to spend happy days

• la vie ne vaut pas la peine d'être vécue life isn't worth living

   b. [+ événement, guerre] to live through

• nous vivons des temps troublés we are living in troubled times

• vivre sa vie to live one's own life

• il a mal vécu son divorce he had a hard time of it when he got divorced

3. plural masculine noun

vivres supplies

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vivʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( connaître) to live through [époque, période]; to go through [heures difficiles, enfer]; to experience [amour, passion]

être vécu comme un affront — to be taken as an insult

vivre sa vie — to lead one's own life

2) ( ressentir) to cope with [divorce, échec]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) Biologie ( être vivant) to live

vivre vieux/centenaire — to live to a great age/to be a hundred

cesser de vivre — euph to pass away

vive le président! — long live the president!

vive la vie! — life is wonderful!

vive moi/nous! — three cheers for me/us!

vive Paul! — hurray for Paul!

2) ( habiter) to live

être facile à vivre — [conjoint] to be easy to live with; [ami] to be easy to get on with

vivre les uns sur les autres — to live on top of each other

3) ( exister) [personne] to live

vivre avec son temps — to move with the times

se laisser vivre — to take things easy

apprendre à vivre à quelqu'un — (colloq) to teach somebody some manners (colloq)

savoir vivre — ( profiter de la vie) to know how to enjoy life

4) ( survivre) [personne] to live

avoir de quoi vivre — to have enough to live on

vivre de ses rentes — to have a private income

vivre aux dépens de quelqu'un — to live off somebody

5) ( durer) [relation, mode] to last

avoir vécu — [personne] to have seen a great deal of life; ( être usé) hum to have had its day

6) ( être animé) [ville, rue] to be full of life

••

le vivre et le couvert — board and lodging

vivre de l'air du temps — to live on air

vivre sur un grand pied — to live in great style

qui vivra verra — what will be will be

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vivʀ
1. vi

1) (= résider) to live

J'aimerais vivre à l'étranger. — I'd like to live abroad.

Je vis en Écosse. — I live in Scotland.

Il vit chez ses parents. — He lives with his parents.

Il a vécu à Paris pendant dix ans. — He lived in Paris for ten years.

2) (= être vivant) to be alive

Et ton grand-père? Il vit encore? — What about your grandfather? Is he still alive?

avoir vécu; Ce régime a vécu. — This regime has had its day.

3) (= exister, mener son existence) to live

vivre longtemps — to live a long time

vivre avec qn — to live with sb

On vit de plus en plus longtemps. — People are living longer and longer.

se laisser vivre — to let o.s. go

ne plus vivre (= être anxieux) — to live on one's nerves

avoir vécu (eu une vie aventureuse) — to have seen life

Il a vécu. — He has seen life.

4) (= subsister) to live

Ils avaient à peine de quoi vivre. — They had barely enough to live on.

faire vivre qn — to provide for sb

vivre de [salaire, allocations] — to live on

vivre mal (= chichement) — to have a meagre existence

2. vt

1) [vie] to live, [aventures] to go through, [temps] to spend

Ils y ont vécu des jours heureux. — They spent some happy times there.

2) (= ressentir)

mal vivre qch — to take sth hard

Il a très mal vécu son licenciement. — He took his redundancy very hard.

3) (autres locutions)

être facile à vivre — to be easy to get on with

vivre sa vie — to get on with one's life

3. nm

le vivre et le logement — board and lodging

4. vivres nmpl

provisions, food supplies

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vivre verb table: vivre

A vtr

1 ( connaître) to live through [époque, période]; to go through [heures difficiles, cauchemar, enfer]; to experience [amour, passion]; vivre son mariage comme un sacrifice to view one's marriage as self-sacrifice; être vécu comme un affront to be taken as an insult; vivre une vie tranquille/agitée to lead a quiet/hectic life; la vie vaut d'être vécue life is worth living; vivre sa vie to lead one's own life;

2 ( ressentir) to cope with [divorce, échec, changement]; comment as-tu vécu votre séparation? how did you cope with your separation?; vivre sa foi to put one's faith into practice^GB?

B vi

1 Biol ( être vivant) [personne, animal, plante] to live; vivre longtemps/vieux/centenaire to live for a long time/to a great age/to be a hundred; cesser de vivre euph to pass away; vive la révolution/le président! long live the revolution/the president!; vive(nt) les vacances! three cheers for the holidays GB ou the vacation US!; vive la vie! life is wonderful!; vive moi/nous! three cheers for me/us!; vive Paul! hurray for Paul!;

2 ( habiter) [personne, animal, plante] to live; vivre à la campagne/en démocratie to live in the country/in a democracy; il vit avec quelqu'un he's living with somebody; vivre à cinq dans une chambre to live five to a room; être facile/difficile à vivre [conjoint, concubin] to be easy/difficult to live with; [ami, collègue] to be easy/difficult to get on with; vivre les uns sur les autres to live on top of each other;

3 ( exister) [personne] to live; vivre en ermite to live like a hermit; vivre dans la crainte/pour ses enfants to live in fear/for one's children; vivre avec son temps to move with the times; vivre à contre-courant to go one's own way; vivre en pyjama to live in one's pyjamas GB ou pajamas US; se laisser vivre to take things easy; apprendre à qn à vivre○ to teach sb some manners○; savoir vivre ( profiter de la vie) to know how to enjoy life; ( être poli) to know how things are done;

4 ( survivre) [personne] to live; bien vivre to live well; vivre de peu to live on very little; de quoi vit-elle? what does she live on?; avoir de quoi vivre to have enough to live on; vivre avec presque rien/sur son capital/de la charité to live on next to nothing/on one's capital/on charity; vivre de légumes to live on vegetables; vivre sur sa réputation to live on one's reputation; vivre de ses rentes to have a private income; faire vivre qn ( matériellement) to keep sb; vivre aux dépens de qn to live off sb; vivre d'espoir to live in hope; qu'est-ce qui te fait vivre? what keeps you going?;

5 ( durer) [relation, mode, idéologie] to last; le gouvernement ne vivra pas longtemps the government won't last long; avoir vécu [personne] to have seen a great deal of life; hum ( être usé) [objet, idée] to have had its day; mes chaussures ont vécu my shoes have had their day; leur souvenir vivra dans nos mémoires their memory will live on in our hearts;

6 ( être animé) [ville, rue] to be full of life.

C se vivre vpr ( être ressenti) le divorce se vit souvent très mal divorce is often very hard to cope with.

D vivres nmpl

1 ( nourriture) food, supplies;

2 ( moyens de subsistance) couper les vivres à qn to cut off sb's allowance.

Idiomes

le vivre et le couvert board and lodging; vivre de l'air du temps to live on air; vivre sur un grand pied to live in great style; qui vivra verra what will be will be.

I

[vivr] nom masculin

le vivre et le couvert bed and board

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vivres nom masculin pluriel

food (substantif non comptable), foodstuffs, provisions

II

[vivr] verbe intransitif

1. BIOLOGIE [personne, animal] to live, to be alive

[cellule, plante] to live

vivre vieux ou longtemps to live to a great age ou ripe old age

elle a vécu jusqu'à 95 ans she lived to be 95

il ne lui reste plus longtemps à vivre she hasn't got much time left (to live)

avoir vécu to have had one's day

2. [mener une existence] to live

vivre en paix to live in peace

vivre libre et indépendant to lead a free and independent life

vivre au jour le jour to take each day as it comes

vivre à l'heure de l'Europe/du XXI^e siècle to live in the world of the European community/of the 21st century

vivre dans le luxe/l'angoisse to live in luxury/anxiety

vivre dans le péché to lead a sinful life

on voit que tu n'as jamais vécu dans la misère it's obvious you've never experienced poverty

ne vivre que pour la musique/sa famille to live only for music/one's family

une rue qui vit la nuit a street that comes alive at night

il fait bon vivre ici life is good ou it's a good life here

une maison où il fait bon vivre a house that's good to live in

elle a beaucoup vécu she's seen life

on ne vit plus

a. [on est inquiet] we're worried sick

b. [on est harassé] this isn't a life, this isn't what you can call living

savoir vivre: il ne sait pas vivre

a. [il est impoli] he has no manners

b. [il est trop nerveux] he doesn't know how to enjoy life

ils vécurent heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants (and) they lived happily ever after

3. [résider] to live

vivre au Brésil/dans un château to live in Brazil/in a castle

vivre dans une ou en communauté to live communally ou in a community

vivre avec quelqu'un

a. [maritalement] to live with somebody

b. [en amis] to share ou to live with somebody

vivre ensemble [couple non marié] to live together

être facile à vivre to be easygoing ou easy to get on with

être difficile à vivre to be difficult to get on with

4. [subsister] to live

ils ont tout juste de quoi vivre they've just enough to live on

vivre sur un seul salaire to live ou to exist on just one salary

faire vivre une famille

a. [personne] to provide a living for ou to support a family

b. [commerce] to provide a living for a family

vivre bien/chichement to have a good/poor standard of living

vivre de to live on

ils vivaient de la cueillette et de la chasse they lived on what they gathered and hunted ou off the land

vivre de sa plume to live by one's pen

vivre de chimères to live a life of illusion

vivre d'espérance to live in hope

l'espoir fait vivre! we all live in hope!

il faut bien vivre! one's got to keep the wolf from the door ou to live (somehow)!

vivre aux crochets de quelqu'un to sponge off somebody

vivre de l'air du temps to live on thin air

vivre d'amour et d'eau fraîche to live on love alone

5. [se perpétuer - croyance, coutume] to be alive

pour que notre entreprise vive so that our company may continue to exist

6. [donner l'impression de vie - sculpture, tableau]

voici une description qui vit here is a description that is full of life

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[vivr] verbe transitif

1. [passer par - époque, événement] to live through (inseparable)

vivre des temps difficiles to live through ou to experience difficult times

vivre des jours heureux/paisibles to spend one's days happily/peacefully

2. [assumer - divorce, grossesse, retraite] to experience

elle a mal/bien vécu mon départ she couldn't cope/she coped well after I left

3. (locution)

vivre sa vie to live one's own life

vivre sa foi to live intensely through one's faith

il faut vivre l'instant présent one must live for the moment

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > vivre
14 ground

I 1. noun
1) Boden, der

work above/below ground — über/unter der Erde arbeiten

deep under the ground — tief unter der Erde

uneven, hilly ground — unebenes, hügeliges Gelände

on high ground — in höheren Lagen

2) (fig.)

cut the ground from under somebody's feet — jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (ugs.)

be or suit somebody down to the ground — (coll.) genau das richtige für jemanden sein

get off the ground — (coll.) konkrete Gestalt annehmen

get something off the ground — (coll.) etwas in die Tat umsetzen

go to ground — [Fuchs usw.:] im Bau verschwinden; [Person:] untertauchen

run somebody/oneself into the ground — (coll.) jemanden/sich kaputtmachen (ugs.)

run a car into the ground — (coll.) ein Auto solange fahren, bis es schrottreif ist

on the ground — (in practice) an Ort und Stelle

thin/thick on the ground — dünn/dicht gesät

cover much or a lot of ground — weit vorankommen

give or lose ground — an Boden verlieren

hold or keep or stand one's ground — nicht nachgeben

3) (special area) Gelände, das

[sports] ground — Sportplatz, der

[cricket] ground — Cricketfeld, das

4) in pl. (attached to house) Anlage, die

5) (motive, reason) Grund, der

on the ground[s] of, on grounds of — auf Grund (+ Gen.); (giving as one's reason) unter Berufung auf (+ Akk.)

on the grounds that... — unter Berufung auf die Tatsache, dass...

on health/religious etc. grounds — aus gesundheitlichen/religiösen usw. Gründen

the grounds for divorce are... — als Scheidungsgrund gilt...

have no grounds for something/to do something — keinen Grund für etwas haben/keinen Grund haben, etwas zu tun

have no grounds for complaint — keinen Grund zur Klage haben

6) in pl. (sediment) Satz, der; (of coffee) Kaffeesatz, der

7) (Electr.) Erde, die
2. transitive verb
1) (cause to run ashore) auf Grund setzen

be grounded — auf Grund gelaufen sein

2) (base, establish) gründen (on auf + Akk.)

be grounded on — gründen auf (+ Dat.)

3) (Aeronaut.) am Boden festhalten; (prevent from flying) nicht fliegen lassen [Piloten]
3. intransitive verb
(run ashore) [Schiff:] auf Grund laufen
II 1.
see academic.ru/32496/grind">grind 1., 2.
2. adjective
gemahlen [Kaffee, Getreide]

ground meat — (Amer.) Hackfleisch, das

ground coffee — Kaffeepulver, das

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past tense, past participle; = grind

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ground¹

[graʊnd]

I. n no pl

1. (Earth's surface) [Erd]boden m, Erde f

to be burnt [or AM burned] to the \ground vollständig [o bis auf die Grundmauern] niedergebrannt werden

to get off the \ground plane abheben; ( fig fam) project in Gang kommen; plan verwirklicht werden

to get sth off the \ground ( fig fam) plan, programme etw realisieren

to go to \ground animal in Deckung gehen; fox, rabbit im Bau verschwinden; criminal untertauchen

to be razed to the \ground dem Erdboden gleichgemacht werden

to run an animal to \ground ein Tier aufstöbern; ( fig)

to run sb to \ground jdn aufspüren [o ausfindig machen]

above/below \ground über/unter der Erde; MIN über/unter Tage; ( fig fam: alive/dead) am Leben/unter der Erde

above \ground lines/pipes oberirdische Leitungen/Rohre

2. no pl (soil) Boden m, Erde f

3. no pl (floor) Boden m

to fall to the \ground zu Boden fallen; ( fig) plans sich akk zerschlagen

4. no pl (area of land) [ein Stück] Land nt

hilly/level/steep \ground hügeliges/flaches/steiles Gelände

waste \ground brach liegendes Land

to gain/lose \ground MIL Boden gewinnen/verlieren; ( fig) idea, politician an Boden/gewinnen/verlieren

to give \ground to sb/sth vor jdm/etw zurückweichen

to make up \ground SPORT den Abstand verringern, aufholen

to stand one's \ground nicht von der Stelle weichen; MIL die Stellung behaupten; ( fig) festbleiben, nicht nachgeben

5. (surrounding a building)

▪ \grounds pl Anlagen pl

6. (for outdoor sports) Platz m, [Spiel]feld nt

cricket \ground Cricketfeld nt

football \ground Fußballplatz m

7. (for animals)

breeding \ground ( also fig) Brutplatz m, Brutstätte f a. fig

fishing \grounds Fischgründe pl, Fischfanggebiet nt

spawning \ground Laichplatz m

8. (of a body of water) Grund m

to touch \ground NAUT auf Grund laufen

9. AM ELEC (earth) Erdung f, Masse f

10. no pl ( fig: area of discussion, experience) Gebiet nt

common \ground Gemeinsame(s) nt; LAW Unstreitige(s) nt

to be on common \ground eine gemeinsame Basis haben

we had soon found some common \ground wir hatten schnell einige Gemeinsamkeiten entdeckt

to be on dangerous \ground sich akk auf gefährlichem Terrain bewegen fig

to be on familiar [or on one's own] \ground sich akk auf vertrautem Boden bewegen; ( fig) sich akk auskennen

to be on safe \ground sich akk auf sicherem Boden bewegen fig

to stick to safe \ground auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

to go over the same \ground sich akk wiederholen

to cover the \ground well ein Thema umfassend behandeln

in his lectures he covered a lot of \ground in seinen Vorträgen sprach er vieles an

11. usu pl (reason) Grund m, Ursache f

your fears have no \ground at all deine Ängste sind absolut unbegründet

you have no \grounds for your accusations deine Anschuldigungen sind völlig unbegründet [o haltlos]

there are no \grounds for the assumption that... es gibt keinen Grund zur Annahme, dass...

\grounds for divorce Scheidungsgrund m

\ground for exclusion Ausschließungsgrund m

\grounds for a judgement Urteilsgründe pl

statement of \grounds Begründung f

legal \ground Rechtsgrund m

on medical \grounds aus medizinischen Gründen

substantial/valid \grounds erhebliche/stichhaltige Gründe

to give sb \grounds to complain jdm Grund zur Klage geben

to have \grounds to do sth einen Grund [o Anlass] haben, etw zu tun

to have \grounds to believe that... Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass...

on the \ground[s] of sth aufgrund einer S. gen

on the \grounds that... mit der Begründung, dass...

12. no pl also ART (background) Grund m; (first coat of paint) Grundierung f

on a black \ground auf schwarzem Grund

13.

▶ to break new \ground person Neuland betreten; achievement bahnbrechend sein

the airline's latest idea is breaking new \ground in the world of air transport die neueste Idee der Luftfahrtgesellschaft wird die Welt der Luftfahrt revolutionieren [o grundlegend verändern]

▶ to cut the \ground from under sb's feet jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen

▶ down to the \ground BRIT ( fam) völlig, total fam

▶ to drive [or run] [or work] oneself into the \ground seine Gesundheit ruinieren, sich akk kaputtmachen fam

▶ to fall on stony ground auf taube Ohren stoßen

▶ to have both one's feet [flat] on the \ground mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

▶ to shift one's ground seinen Standpunkt ändern

▶ sb's stamping \ground ( fam) jds Revier nt fig

this part of town used to be my old stamping \ground diesen Teil der Stadt habe ich früher unsicher gemacht hum

▶ sth is thick on the \ground etw gibt es wie Sand am Meer fam

in Hollywood talent scouts are thick on the \ground in Hollywood gibt es Talentsucher wie Sand am Meer fam

▶ on the \ground in der breiten Öffentlichkeit

their political ideas have a lot of support on the \ground ihre politischen Ziele finden breite Unterstützung

▶ from the \ground up AM ( fam) von Grund auf

to work [or think] sth out from the \ground up ( fam) etw komplett [o von Grund auf] überarbeiten

▶ to wish the \ground would open up and swallow one am liebsten im [Erd]boden versinken wollen

I wished the \ground would open up and swallow me ich wäre am liebsten im Erdboden versunken

II. vt

1. usu passive AVIAT

▪ to be \grounded (unable to fly) nicht starten können; (forbidden to fly) plane Startverbot haben; pilot nicht fliegen dürfen, Flugverbot haben; esp AM, AUS ( fig fam) Hausarrest haben

the plane was \grounded by bad weather das Flugzeug konnte wegen schlechten Wetters nicht starten

my father has \grounded me for a week mein Vater hat mir eine Woche Hausarrest erteilt

2. NAUT

▪ to \ground a ship ein Schiff auf Grund setzen [o auflaufen lassen]

▪ to be \grounded auflaufen, auf Grund laufen

to be \grounded on a sandbank auf eine[r] Sandbank auflaufen

3. usu passive (be based)

▪ to be \grounded upon sth auf etw dat basieren

▪ to be \grounded in sth (have its origin) von etw dat herrühren; (have its reason) in etw dat begründet liegen

to be well \grounded [wohl]begründet sein

4. (teach fundamentals)

▪ to \ground sb in sth jdm die Grundlagen einer S. gen beibringen

to be well \grounded in German über gute Deutschkenntnisse verfügen

5. ELEC

▪ to \ground sth etw erden

III. vi

1. SPORT (in baseball) einen Bodenball schlagen

2. NAUT auflaufen, auf Grund laufen

to \ground on a sandbank auf eine Sandbank auflaufen

ground²

[graʊnd]

I. vt pt of grind

II. adj gemahlen

III. n

▪ \grounds pl [Boden]satz m kein pl

coffee \grounds Kaffeesatz m

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I [graʊnd]
1. n

1) (= soil, terrain fig) Boden m

snow on high ground — Schnee in höheren Lagen

hilly ground —

how much ground do you own? — wie viel Grund und Boden or wie viel Land besitzen Sie?

the middle ground of politics — die politische Mitte

there is common ground between us — uns verbindet einiges

they found common ground in the fact that... — die Tatsache, dass..., verband sie

to be on dangerous ground (fig) — sich auf gefährlichem Boden bewegen

to be on firm or sure ground — festen or sicheren Boden unter den Füßen haben; (fig) sich auf sicherem Boden bewegen

on familiar ground — auf vertrautem Boden

to meet sb on his own ground — zu jdm kommen

to be beaten on one's own ground — auf dem eigenen Gebiet geschlagen werden

to cut the ground from under sb or sb's feet — jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen

to gain/lose ground — Boden gewinnen/verlieren; (disease, rumour) um sich greifen/im Schwinden begriffen sein

to lose ground to sb/sth — gegenüber jdm/etw an Boden verlieren

to give ground to sb/sth — vor jdm/etw zurückweichen

to regain the ground lost to sb — seine Position jdm gegenüber zurückerobern

to break new ground (lit, fig) — neue Gebiete erschließen; (person) sich auf ein neues or unbekanntes Gebiet begeben

to prepare the ground for sth — den Boden für etw vorbereiten

to go over the ground (fig) — alles durchgehen

to cover the/a lot of ground (lit) — die Strecke/eine weite Strecke zurücklegen; (fig)

that covers the ground — das umreißt das Thema

to hold or stand one's ground (lit) — nicht von der Stelle weichen; (fig) seinen Mann stehen, sich nicht unterkriegen lassen

to shift or change one's ground (fig) — seine Haltung ändern

See:

→ foot

2) (= surface) Boden m

above/below ground — über/unter der Erde; (Min) über/unter Tage; (fig) unter den Lebenden/unter der Erde

to fall to the ground (lit) — zu Boden fallen; ( fig, plans ) ins Wasser fallen, sich zerschlagen

to sit on the ground —

our hopes were dashed to the ground — unsere Hoffnungen wurden am Boden zerstört

to burn sth to the ground — etw niederbrennen

to raze sth to the ground — etw dem Erdboden gleichmachen

it suits me down to the ground — das ist ideal für mich

to get off the ground (plane etc) — abheben; ( fig : plans, project etc ) sich realisieren

to go to ground (fox) — im Bau verschwinden; (person) untertauchen

to run a fox to ground — einen Fuchs aufstöbern

to run sb/sth to ground — jdn/etw aufstöbern, jdn/etw ausfindig machen

to run sb/oneself into the ground (inf) — jdn/sich selbst fertigmachen (inf)

to run a car into the ground (inf) — ein Auto schrottreif fahren

3) (= pitch) Feld nt, Platz m; (= parade ground, drill ground) Platz m

hunting grounds — Jagdgebiete pl

fishing grounds — Fischgründe pl

4) pl (= premises, land) Gelände nt; (= gardens) Anlagen pl

a house standing in its own grounds — ein von Anlagen umgebenes Haus

5) pl (= sediment) Satz m

let the coffee grounds settle — warten Sie, bis sich der Kaffee gesetzt hat

6) (= background) Grund m

on a blue ground — auf blauem Grund

7) (US ELEC) Erde f

8) (= sea-bed) Grund m

9) (= reason) Grund m

to have ground(s) for sth — Grund zu etw haben

to be ground(s) for sth —

to give sb ground(s) for sth — jdm Grund zu etw geben

grounds for divorce — Scheidungsgrund m

grounds for dismissal — Entlassungsgrund m/-gründe pl

grounds for suspicion — Verdachtsmomente pl

on the grounds of... — aufgrund... (gen), auf Grund... (gen), aufgrund or auf Grund von...

on the grounds that... — mit der Begründung, dass...

on health grounds — aus gesundheitlichen Gründen

2. vt

1) ship auflaufen lassen, auf Grund setzen

to be grounded — aufgelaufen sein

2) (AVIAT) plane (for mechanical reasons) aus dem Verkehr ziehen; pilot sperren, nicht fliegen lassen

to be grounded by bad weather/a strike — wegen schlechten Wetters/eines Streiks nicht starten or fliegen können

3) (= punish) child Hausarrest erteilen (+dat)

she was grounded for a week — sie hatte eine Woche Hausarrest

4) (US ELEC) erden

5)

(= base) to be grounded on sth — sich auf etw (acc) gründen, auf etw (dat) basieren

the story wasn't grounded in reality — die Geschichte hatte keinen Bezug zur Wirklichkeit

6)

to ground sb in a subject — jdm die Grundlagen eines Faches beibringen

to be well grounded in English — gute Grundkenntnisse im Englischen haben

3. vi (NAUT)
auflaufen II pret, ptp of grind
adj
glass matt; coffee gemahlen
ground rice — Reismehl nt

freshly ground black pepper — frisch gemahlener schwarzer Pfeffer

ground meat (US) — Hackfleisch nt

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ground¹ [ɡraʊnd]

A s

1. (Erd)Boden m, Erde f, Grund m:

above ground

a) oberirdisch,

b) Bergbau: über Tage,

c) fig am Leben;

below ground

a) Bergbau: unter Tage,

b) fig tot, unter der Erde;

from the ground up US umg von Grund auf, ganz und gar;

on the ground an Ort und Stelle;

break new ( oder fresh) ground Land urbar machen, a. fig Neuland erschließen;

burn to the ground (v/t & v/i), be burnt to the ground ab-, niederbrennen;

cut the ground from under sb’s feet fig jemandem den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen;

fall on stony ground fig auf taube Ohren stoßen;

fall to the ground

a) zu Boden fallen,

b) fig sich zerschlagen, ins Wasser fallen;

go over the ground fig die Sache durchsprechen oder durchackern, alles (gründlich) prüfen;

go over old ground ein altes Thema beackern umg;

get off the ground

a) v/t einen Plan etc in die Tat umsetzen, eine Idee etc verwirklichen,

b) v/i FLUG abheben,

c) v/i in die Tat umgesetzt oder verwirklicht werden;

go to ground

a) im Bau verschwinden (Fuchs),

b) fig untertauchen (Verbrecher);

run into the ground

a) etwas zu Tode reiten,

b) SPORT Gegner in Grund und Boden laufen; → bite A 1, down¹ A 1

2. Boden m, Grund m, Strecke f, Gebiet n (auch fig), Gelände n:

on German ground auf deutschem Boden;

be on safe ground fig sich auf sicherem Boden bewegen;

be forbidden ground fig tabu sein;

gain ground

a) (an) Boden gewinnen (a. fig),

b) fig um sich greifen, Fuß fassen;

give ( oder lose) ground (an) Boden verlieren (a. fig); → cover B 17

3. Grundbesitz m, Grund m und Boden m

4. pl

a) Garten-, Parkanlagen pl:

standing in its own grounds von Anlagen umgeben (Haus)

b) Ländereien pl, Felder pl

5. Gebiet n, Grund m: → hunting ground

6. meist pl besonders SPORT Platz m:

cricket ground

7. a) Standort m, Stellung f

b) fig Standpunkt m, Ansicht f:

hold ( oder stand) one’s ground standhalten, nicht weichen, sich oder seinen Standpunkt behaupten, seinen Mann stehen;

shift one’s ground seinen Standpunkt ändern, umschwenken

8. Meeresboden m, (Meeres)Grund m:

take ground SCHIFF auflaufen, stranden;

touch ground fig zur Sache kommen

9. auch pl Grundlage f, Basis f (besonders fig)

10. fig (Beweg)Grund m, Ursache f:

ground for divorce JUR Scheidungsgrund;

on medical (religious) grounds aus gesundheitlichen (religiösen) Gründen;

on grounds of age aus Altersgründen;

on the ground(s) of aufgrund von (od gen), wegen (gen);

on the ground(s) that … mit der Begründung, dass …;

have no ground(s) for keinen Grund oder keine Veranlassung haben für ( oder zu inf);

I have no grounds for complaint ich kann mich nicht beklagen;

we have good grounds for thinking that … wir haben guten Grund zu der Annahme, dass …

11. pl (Boden)Satz m

12. Hinter-, Untergrund m

13. KUNST

a) Grundfläche f (Relief)

b) Ätzgrund m (Stich)

c) MAL Grund(farbe) m(f), Grundierung f

14. Bergbau:

a) Grubenfeld n

b) (Neben)Gestein n

15. ELEK US

a) Erde f, Erdung f, Masse f

b) Erdschluss m:

ground cable Massekabel n;

ground fault Erdfehler m, -schluss m;

ground wire Erdleitungsdraht m; → screen A 12 c

16. MUS → ground bass

17. THEAT Parterre n

B v/t

1. niederlegen, -setzen:

ground arms MIL die Waffen strecken

2. SCHIFF ein Schiff auf Grund setzen

3. fig (on, in) gründen, stützen (auf akk), aufbauen (auf dat), begründen (in dat):

grounded in fact auf Tatsachen beruhend;

be grounded in sich gründen auf (akk), verankert sein oder wurzeln in (dat)

4. (in) jemanden einführen oder einweisen (in akk), jemandem die Anfangsgründe (gen) beibringen:

be well grounded in eine gute Vorbildung oder gute Grund- oder Vorkenntnisse haben in (dat)

5. ELEK US erden, an Masse legen:

grounded conductor geerdeter Leiter, Erder m

6. MAL, TECH grundieren

7. a) einem Flugzeug oder Piloten Startverbot erteilen:

be grounded Startverbot erhalten oder haben, (Flugzeug auch) am Boden festgehalten werden

b) US einem Jockey Startverbot erteilen

c) AUTO US jemandem die Fahrerlaubnis entziehen

C v/i

1. SCHIFF stranden, auflaufen

2. (on, upon) beruhen (auf dat), sich gründen (auf akk)

ground² [ɡraʊnd]

A prät und pperf von grind

B adj

1. a) gemahlen (Kaffee etc)

b) ground meat Hackfleisch n;

ground beef Rinderhack(fleisch) n

2. matt (geschliffen): → ground glass

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I 1. noun
1) Boden, der

work above/below ground — über/unter der Erde arbeiten

deep under the ground — tief unter der Erde

uneven, hilly ground — unebenes, hügeliges Gelände

on high ground — in höheren Lagen

2) (fig.)

cut the ground from under somebody's feet — jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (ugs.)

be or suit somebody down to the ground — (coll.) genau das richtige für jemanden sein

get off the ground — (coll.) konkrete Gestalt annehmen

get something off the ground — (coll.) etwas in die Tat umsetzen

go to ground — [Fuchs usw.:] im Bau verschwinden; [Person:] untertauchen

run somebody/oneself into the ground — (coll.) jemanden/sich kaputtmachen (ugs.)

run a car into the ground — (coll.) ein Auto solange fahren, bis es schrottreif ist

on the ground — (in practice) an Ort und Stelle

thin/thick on the ground — dünn/dicht gesät

cover much or a lot of ground — weit vorankommen

give or lose ground — an Boden verlieren

hold or keep or stand one's ground — nicht nachgeben

3) (special area) Gelände, das

[sports] ground — Sportplatz, der

[cricket] ground — Cricketfeld, das

4) in pl. (attached to house) Anlage, die

5) (motive, reason) Grund, der

on the ground[s] of, on grounds of — auf Grund (+ Gen.); (giving as one's reason) unter Berufung auf (+ Akk.)

on the grounds that... — unter Berufung auf die Tatsache, dass...

on health/religious etc. grounds — aus gesundheitlichen/religiösen usw. Gründen

the grounds for divorce are... — als Scheidungsgrund gilt...

have no grounds for something/to do something — keinen Grund für etwas haben/keinen Grund haben, etwas zu tun

have no grounds for complaint — keinen Grund zur Klage haben

6) in pl. (sediment) Satz, der; (of coffee) Kaffeesatz, der

7) (Electr.) Erde, die
2. transitive verb
1) (cause to run ashore) auf Grund setzen

be grounded — auf Grund gelaufen sein

2) (base, establish) gründen (on auf + Akk.)

be grounded on — gründen auf (+ Dat.)

3) (Aeronaut.) am Boden festhalten; (prevent from flying) nicht fliegen lassen [Piloten]
3. intransitive verb
(run ashore) [Schiff:] auf Grund laufen
II 1.
see grind 1., 2.
2. adjective
gemahlen [Kaffee, Getreide]

ground meat — (Amer.) Hackfleisch, das

ground coffee — Kaffeepulver, das

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(US) n.

Masse -n (elektrisch) f. n.

Boden ¨-- m.

Erdboden -¨ m.

Grund ¨-e m.

English-german dictionary > ground
15 ground

past tense, past participle; = grind

ground¹ n

1. suelo / tierra / terreno

there were apples on the ground under the tree había manzanas en el suelo debajo del árbol

the ground was frozen la tierra estaba helada

2. campo

a football ground un campo de fútbol

ground² vb

Es el pasado y el participio pasado de grind

ground

tr[graʊnd]

noun

1 (surface of earth) suelo; (soil, earth) tierra; (terrain, land) terreno

■ at ground level a nivel del suelo

■ the glass fell to the ground la copa cayó al suelo

2 (land used for particular purpose) campo, terreno

■ football ground campo de fútbol

■ waste ground terreno baldío

3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (electrical) tierra

4 SMALLART/SMALL (background) fondo

5 (area of knowledge, experience) terreno

■ you're on dangerous ground estás pisando terreno peligroso

■ you have to find some common ground hay que encontrar puntos en común

6 (position of advantage) terreno

7 (matter, subject) aspecto, punto

■ the first lecture covered a lot of ground la primera conferencia trató muchos aspectos del tema

transitive verb

1 (plane) obligar a quedarse en tierra; (boat) varar, hacer encallar

■ all planes were grounded by fog no pudo despegar ningún avión a causa de la niebla

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (child, teenager) castigar, no dejar salir

3 (base) fundar

intransitive verb

1 (instruct) dar buenos conocimientos (in, de), enseñar los conocimientos básicos

transitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (electrical apparatus) conectar a tierra

intransitive verb

1 (ship) encallar

plural noun grounds

1 (reason, justification) razón nombre femenino, motivo

■ you have no grounds for complaint no tienes motivo de queja

■ he sued them on grounds of unfair dismissal les demandó por motivos de despido improcedente

■ grounds for divorce motivo de divorcio

■ on grounds of ill health por motivos de mala salud

1 (of coffee) poso, posos nombre masculino plural

1 (gardens) jardines nombre masculino plural; (area of land) terreno

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

above ground vivo,-a

below ground muerto,-a

on the ground sobre el terreno

to be on one's own ground estar en su elemento

to break new ground abrir nuevos caminos, abrir nuevos horizontes

to burn something to the ground reducir algo a cenizas

■ the house was burnt to the ground la casa quedó reducida a cenizas

to cut the ground from under somebody's feet tomarle la delantera a alguien

to drive/run/work oneself into the ground dejarse el pellejo en el trabajo

to gain ground ganar terreno

to get off the ground (plan, project, scheme) llevarse a cabo, realizarse

to go to ground esconderse

to hold/keep/stand one's ground mantenerse firme

to lose ground perder terreno

to prepare the ground (for something) preparar el terreno (para algo)

to shift/change one's ground cambiar de postura

to suit somebody down to the ground (situation) venirle a alguien de perlas 2 (clothes) quedarle a alguien que ni pintado

to touch ground SMALLMARITIME/SMALL tocar fondo

ground control control nombre masculino de tierra

ground floor planta baja

ground glass vidrio molido, cristal nombre masculino molido

ground rule directriz nombre femenino

ground staff (at airport) personal nombre masculino de tierra 2 (at sports stadium) personal nombre masculino de mantenimiento

ground swell mar m & f de fondo

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ground

tr[graʊnd]

past participle

1→ link=grind grind{

adjective

1 (coffee) molido,-a

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (beef) picado,-a

ground ['graʊnd] vt

1) base: fundar, basar

2) instruct: enseñar los conocimientos básicos a

to be well grounded in: ser muy entendido en

3) : conectar a tierra (un aparato eléctrico)

4) : varar, hacer encallar (un barco)

5) : restringir (un avión o un piloto) a la tierra

ground n

1) earth, soil: suelo m, tierra f

to dig (in) the ground: cavar la tierra

to fall to the ground: caerse al suelo

2) land, terrain: terreno m

hilly ground: terreno alto

to lose ground: perder terreno

3) basis, reason: razón f, motivo m

grounds for complaint: motivos de queja

4) background: fondo m

5) field: campo m, plaza f

parade ground: plaza de armas

6) : tierra f (para electricidad)

7) grounds npl

premises: recinto m, terreno m

8) grounds npl

dregs: posos mpl (de café)

ground grind

ground

adj.

• deslustrado, -a adj.

• fundamental adj.

• molido, -a adj.

• suelo, -a adj.

• terrestre adj.

• tierra (Electricidad) adj.

n.

• base s.m.

• campo s.m.

• fondo s.m.

• masa s.f.

• suelo s.m.

• terreno s.m.

• tierra s.f.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to grind")

v.

• basar v.

• establecer v.

• fundar v.

• varar v.

I graʊnd
noun

1) u (land, terrain) terreno m

a patch of ground — un área de terreno

to be on dangerous o slippery ground — pisar terreno peligroso

to be on safe o firm o solid ground — pisar terreno firme

to be sure of one's ground — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to change o shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

to fall on stony ground — caer* en saco roto

to gain/lose ground — ganar/perder* terreno

to stand/hold one's ground — ( in argument) mantenerse* firme, no ceder terreno; ( in battle) no ceder terreno

2) grounds pl ( premises) terreno m; ( gardens) jardines mpl, parque m

3) u ( surface of the earth) suelo m; ( soil) tierra f

the rail link runs below ground — el enlace ferroviario es subterráneo

as soon as we got above ground — en cuanto salimos a la superficie

to fall/drop to the ground — caer* al suelo

thin on the ground — (BrE colloq)

orders have been very thin on the ground recently — últimamente han escaseado mucho los pedidos or ha habido muy pocos pedidos

to break new o fresh ground — abrir* nuevos caminos

to cut the ground from under somebody/somebody's feet: his evidence cut the ground from under the prosecuting lawyer's feet su testimonio echó por tierra el argumento del fiscal; his sudden change of mind cut the ground from under me su inesperado cambio de opinión echó por tierra todos mis planes; to get off the ground \<\<plan/project\>\> llegar* a concretarse; \<\<talks\>\> empezar* a encaminarse; to get something off the ground \<\<project\>\> poner* algo en marcha; to go to ground (BrE) \<\<fugitive\>\> esconderse; ( lit) \<\<fox\>\> meterse en la madriguera; to prepare the ground for something preparar el terreno para algo; to run o work oneself into the ground: you're working yourself into the ground te estás dejando el pellejo en el trabajo (fam); to suit somebody down to the ground (colloq) \<\<arrangement\>\> venirle* de perlas a alguien (fam); \<\<hat\>\> quedarle que ni pintado a alguien (fam); to worship the ground somebody walks on besar la tierra que pisa alguien; (before n) < conditions> del terreno; <personnel, support> de tierra; ground frost — helada f ( con escarcha sobre el suelo)

4) u (matter, subject)

we covered a lot of ground in our discussions — tratamos muchos puntos en nuestras conversaciones

we keep going over the same ground — no hacemos más que volver sobre lo mismo

5) c ( outdoor site)

football ground — (BrE) campo m de fútbol, cancha f de fútbol (AmL)

recreation ground — parque m ( donde se practican deportes)

6) u (AmE Elec) tierra f

7) ( justification) (usu pl) motivo m

grounds for divorce — causal f de divorcio

on financial grounds — por motivos económicos, por razones económicas

on grounds of ill health — por motivos de salud

they refused to do it, on the grounds that... — se negaron a hacerlo, alegando or aduciendo que...

8) grounds pl ( dregs)

coffee grounds — posos mpl de café

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (usu pass)

a) ( base) \<\<argument/theory\>\> fundar, cimentar*

b) ( instruct)

he is well grounded in German — tiene una sólida base en alemán

2)

a) \<\<plane\>\> retirar del servicio

all flights are grounded on account of fog — debido a la niebla no despegará ningún vuelo

b) \<\<child/teenager\>\> (esp AmE colloq)

I can't go out tonight; I'm grounded — no puedo salir esta noche, estoy castigado or no me dejan

3) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> hacer* encallar

4) ( Sport) (in US football, rugby) \<\<ball\>\> poner* en tierra; ( in baseball) \<\<ball\>\> hacer* rodar

5) (AmE Elec) conectar a tierra

2.

vi ( Naut) encallar, varar

III

past & past p of grind I

IV

adjective <coffee/pepper> molido

ground beef — (AmE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

I [ɡraʊnd]
1. N

1) (=soil) tierra f, suelo m

2) (=terrain) terreno m

high/hilly ground — terreno m alto/montañoso

• to break new ground — hacer algo nuevo

• common ground — terreno m común

• to cover a lot of ground — (lit) recorrer una gran distancia

he covered a lot of ground in his lecture — abarcó mucho en la clase

• to be on dangerous ground — entrar en territorio peligroso

• to be on firm ground — hablar con conocimiento de causa

• to gain ground — ganar terreno

• to go to ground — [fox] meterse en su madriguera; [person] esconderse, refugiarse

• to hold one's ground — (lit) no ceder terreno; (fig) mantenerse firme

• to be on (one's) home ground — tratar materia que uno conoce a fondo

• to lose ground — perder terreno

• to run sb to ground — localizar (por fin) a algn, averiguar el paradero de algn

• to shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

• to stand one's ground — (lit) no ceder terreno; (fig) mantenerse firme

• to be on sure ground — hablar con conocimiento de causa

- cut the ground from under sb's feet

- it suits me down to the ground
prepare 1.
3) (=surface) suelo m, tierra f

• above ground — sobre la tierra

• below ground — debajo de la tierra

• to fall to the ground — (lit) caerse al suelo; (fig) fracasar

• to get off the ground — [aircraft] despegar; [plans etc] ponerse en marcha

• on the ground — en el suelo
raze
4) (=pitch) terreno m, campo m

they won on their own ground — ganaron en su propio terreno
parade 4., recreation
5) (=estate, property) tierras fpl

6) grounds (=gardens) jardines mpl, parque msing

7) (Art etc) (=background) fondo m, trasfondo m

on a blue ground — sobre un fondo azul

8) (US) (Elec) tierra f

9) (=reason) (usu pl) razón f, motivo m; (=basis) fundamento m

• grounds for complaint — motivos mpl de queja

• what ground(s) do you have for saying so? — ¿en qué se basa para decir eso?

• on the ground(s) of... — con motivo de..., por causa de..., debido a...

on the ground(s) that... — a causa de que..., por motivo de que...

on good grounds — con razón

on medical grounds — por razones de salud

2. VT

1) [+ ship] varar, hacer encallar

2) [+ plane, pilot] obligar a permanecer en tierra

he ordered the planes to be grounded — ordenó que permaneciesen los aviones en tierra

to be grounded by bad weather — no poder despegar por el mal tiempo

3) (US) (Elec) conectar con tierra

4) (=teach)

to ground sb in maths — enseñar a algn los rudimentos de las matemáticas

to be well grounded in — tener un buen conocimiento de, estar versado en

5) (esp US) [+ student] encerrar, no dejar salir

3.

VI (Naut) encallar, varar; (lightly) tocar (on en)

4.

CPD

ground attack N — ataque m de tierra; (Aer) ataque m a superficie

ground bass N — bajo m rítmico

ground cloth N — = groundcloth

ground colour N — fondo m, primera capa f

ground control N — (Aer) control m desde tierra

ground crew N — (Aer) personal m de tierra

ground floor N — (Brit) planta f baja

ground-floor flat — (Brit) piso m or (LAm) departamento m de planta baja

- he got in on the ground floor

ground forces NPL — (Mil) fuerzas fpl de tierra

ground frost N — escarcha f

ground ivy N — hiedra f terrestre

ground level N — nivel m del suelo

ground plan N — plano m, planta f

ground pollution N — contaminación f del suelo

ground rent N — (esp Brit) alquiler m del terreno

ground rules NPL — reglas fpl básicas

we can't change the ground rules at this stage — a estas alturas no podemos cambiar las reglas

ground staff N — = ground crew

ground troops NPL — tropas fpl de tierra

ground wire N — (US) cable m de toma de tierra

Ground Zero N — (in New York) zona f cero

II [ɡraʊnd]
1.

PT
PP of grind
2.

ADJ [coffee etc] molido; [glass] deslustrado; (US) [meat] picado

3.

N
grounds [of coffee] poso msing, sedimento msing
4.

CPD

ground almonds NPL — almendras fpl molidas

ground beef N — (US) picadillo m

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I [graʊnd]
noun

1) u (land, terrain) terreno m

a patch of ground — un área de terreno

to be on dangerous o slippery ground — pisar terreno peligroso

to be on safe o firm o solid ground — pisar terreno firme

to be sure of one's ground — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to change o shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

to fall on stony ground — caer* en saco roto

to gain/lose ground — ganar/perder* terreno

to stand/hold one's ground — ( in argument) mantenerse* firme, no ceder terreno; ( in battle) no ceder terreno

2) grounds pl ( premises) terreno m; ( gardens) jardines mpl, parque m

3) u ( surface of the earth) suelo m; ( soil) tierra f

the rail link runs below ground — el enlace ferroviario es subterráneo

as soon as we got above ground — en cuanto salimos a la superficie

to fall/drop to the ground — caer* al suelo

thin on the ground — (BrE colloq)

orders have been very thin on the ground recently — últimamente han escaseado mucho los pedidos or ha habido muy pocos pedidos

to break new o fresh ground — abrir* nuevos caminos

to cut the ground from under somebody/somebody's feet: his evidence cut the ground from under the prosecuting lawyer's feet su testimonio echó por tierra el argumento del fiscal; his sudden change of mind cut the ground from under me su inesperado cambio de opinión echó por tierra todos mis planes; to get off the ground \<\<plan/project\>\> llegar* a concretarse; \<\<talks\>\> empezar* a encaminarse; to get something off the ground \<\<project\>\> poner* algo en marcha; to go to ground (BrE) \<\<fugitive\>\> esconderse; ( lit) \<\<fox\>\> meterse en la madriguera; to prepare the ground for something preparar el terreno para algo; to run o work oneself into the ground: you're working yourself into the ground te estás dejando el pellejo en el trabajo (fam); to suit somebody down to the ground (colloq) \<\<arrangement\>\> venirle* de perlas a alguien (fam); \<\<hat\>\> quedarle que ni pintado a alguien (fam); to worship the ground somebody walks on besar la tierra que pisa alguien; (before n) < conditions> del terreno; <personnel, support> de tierra; ground frost — helada f ( con escarcha sobre el suelo)

4) u (matter, subject)

we covered a lot of ground in our discussions — tratamos muchos puntos en nuestras conversaciones

we keep going over the same ground — no hacemos más que volver sobre lo mismo

5) c ( outdoor site)

football ground — (BrE) campo m de fútbol, cancha f de fútbol (AmL)

recreation ground — parque m ( donde se practican deportes)

6) u (AmE Elec) tierra f

7) ( justification) (usu pl) motivo m

grounds for divorce — causal f de divorcio

on financial grounds — por motivos económicos, por razones económicas

on grounds of ill health — por motivos de salud

they refused to do it, on the grounds that... — se negaron a hacerlo, alegando or aduciendo que...

8) grounds pl ( dregs)

coffee grounds — posos mpl de café

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (usu pass)

a) ( base) \<\<argument/theory\>\> fundar, cimentar*

b) ( instruct)

he is well grounded in German — tiene una sólida base en alemán

2)

a) \<\<plane\>\> retirar del servicio

all flights are grounded on account of fog — debido a la niebla no despegará ningún vuelo

b) \<\<child/teenager\>\> (esp AmE colloq)

I can't go out tonight; I'm grounded — no puedo salir esta noche, estoy castigado or no me dejan

3) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> hacer* encallar

4) ( Sport) (in US football, rugby) \<\<ball\>\> poner* en tierra; ( in baseball) \<\<ball\>\> hacer* rodar

5) (AmE Elec) conectar a tierra

2.

vi ( Naut) encallar, varar

III

past & past p of grind I

IV

adjective <coffee/pepper> molido

ground beef — (AmE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

English-spanish dictionary > ground
16 tort

tort [tɔʀ]

masculine noun

   a. ( = action, attitude blâmable) fault

• il a un tort, c'est de trop parler his one fault is that he talks too much

• il a le tort d'être trop jeune the only trouble with him is that he's too young

• il a eu le tort d'être impoli avec le patron he made the mistake of being rude to the boss

• ils ont tous les torts de leur côté the fault is entirely on their side

• les torts sont du côté du mari the fault lies with the husband

• être en tort to be in the wrong

• avoir des torts envers qn to have wronged sb

• il n'a aucun tort he's not at fault

• il a reconnu ses torts he acknowledged that he had done something wrong

• vous avez refusé ? c'est un tort did you refuse? - you shouldn't have

   b. ( = dommage, préjudice) wrong

• redresser un tort to right a wrong

• faire or causer du tort à qn to harm sb

• ça ne fait de tort à personne it doesn't harm anybody

• il s'est fait du tort he has harmed himself

   c. (locutions)

► dans son tort

• être dans son tort to be in the wrong

• se mettre dans son tort to put o.s. in the wrong

• il venait de ma droite, j'étais dans mon tort (en voiture) he was coming from the right, I was at fault► avoir tort to be wrong

• il a tort de se mettre en colère he's wrong to get angry

• il n'a pas tout à fait tort de dire que... he's not altogether wrong in saying that...

• tu aurais bien tort de ne pas le faire ! you'd be crazy not to do it!► donner tort à qn ( = blâmer) to lay the blame on sb ; ( = ne pas être d'accord avec) to disagree with sb

• les événements lui ont donné tort events proved him wrong► à tort [soupçonner, accuser] wrongly

► à tort ou à raison rightly or wrongly

► à tort et à travers

• dépenser à tort et à travers to spend money like water

• il parle à tort et à travers he talks a lot of rubbish (inf)

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tɔʀ
1.

nom masculin

1) ( défaut de raison)

avoir tort — to be wrong

tu n'as pas tort de les laisser tomber! — I don't blame you for dropping them!

j'aurais bien tort de m'inquiéter! — it would be silly of me to worry!

être en tort, être dans son tort — to be in the wrong

donner tort à quelqu'un — [arbitre, juge] to blame somebody; [faits] to prove somebody wrong

2) ( faute) fault

les torts sont partagés — there are faults on both sides

prendre tous les torts à son compte — to take all the blame ou all responsibility

reconnaître ses torts — to acknowledge that one has done wrong

avoir des torts envers quelqu'un — to have wronged somebody

le jugement a été prononcé à leurs torts — Droit the case went against them

3) ( erreur) mistake

mon tort, c'est d'être trop impulsif — my trouble is that I am too impulsive

4) ( préjudice) wrong

demander réparation d'un tort — to demand compensation for a wrong

faire du or porter tort à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to harm somebody/something

2.

à tort locution adverbiale [accuser] wrongly

à tort ou à raison — rightly or wrongly

à tort et à travers — [dépenser] wildly

parler à tort et à travers — to talk a lot of nonsense

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tɔʀ
1. nm

1) (= défaut)

avoir tort — to be wrong

être dans son tort — to be in the wrong

donner tort à qn (= désapprouver) — to say that sb is wrong, (= montrer que qn a tort) to prove sb wrong

en tort — in the wrong, at fault

à tort — wrongly

à tort ou à raison — rightly or wrongly

à tort et à travers — wildly

2) (= préjudice)

causer du tort à — to harm, (= desservir) to be harmful to, to be detrimental to

un redresseur de torts — a righter of wrongs

2. torts nmpl

DROIT

aux torts de qn; rupture de contrat de travail aux torts de l'employeur — breach of contract of employment by the fault of the employer

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tort

A nm

1 ( défaut de raison) avoir tort to be wrong (de faire to do); il a eu tort de les licencier he was wrong to fire ou dismiss them; on aurait tort de croire que c'est facile it would be wrong ou a mistake to think it's easy; il n'a pas tout à fait tort de dire ça he's not entirely wrong in saying that; tu n'as pas tort de les laisser tomber! I don't blame you for dropping them!; j'aurais bien tort de m'inquiéter ! it would be silly of me to worry!; être en tort, être dans son tort to be in the wrong; se mettre/mettre qn en tort to put oneself/sb in the wrong; donner tort à qn [arbitre, juge] to blame sb; [faits, réalité] to prove sb wrong; ⇒ absent;

2 ( faute) fault; les torts sont partagés there are faults on both sides; tous les torts sont de leur côté it's all their fault, they're entirely to blame; prendre tous les torts à son compte to take all the blame ou all responsibility; reconnaître ses torts to acknowledge that one has done wrong; avoir des torts envers qn to have wronged sb; le jugement a été prononcé à leurs torts Jur the case went against them; divorce prononcé aux torts du mari Jur divorce granted against the husband;

3 ( erreur) mistake; c'est un tort de s'imaginer que… it's a mistake to think that…; j'ai eu le tort de le croire I made the mistake of believing him; c'est le grand tort que tu as eu that's where you went wrong, that was your big mistake; mon tort, c'est d'être trop impulsif my trouble is that I am too impulsive;

4 ( préjudice) wrong; demander réparation d'un tort to demand compensation for a wrong; faire du or porter tort à qn/qch to harm sb/sth; ça ne fait de tort à personne it doesn't do anybody any harm, it doesn't hurt anybody.

B à tort loc adv [accuser] wrongly; à tort ou à raison rightly or wrongly; à tort et à travers [dépenser] wildly; parler à tort et à travers to talk a lot of nonsense.

[tɔr] nom masculin

1. (sans article)

avoir tort [se tromper] to be wrong

tu as tort de ne pas la prendre au sérieux you're making a mistake in not taking her seriously, you're wrong not to take her seriously

tu n'avais pas tout à fait tort/pas tort de te méfier you weren't entirely wrong/you were quite right to be suspicious

donner tort à quelqu'un [désapprouver] to disagree with somebody

elle me donne toujours tort contre son fils she always sides with her son against me

les faits lui ont donné tort events proved her (to be) wrong ou showed that she was (in the) wrong

2. [défaut, travers] fault, shortcoming

je reconnais mes torts I admit I was wrong

elle a le tort d'être trop franche the trouble ou problem with her is (that) she's too direct

c'est un tort (de) it's a mistake (to)

tu ne fais pas de sport? c'est un tort don't you do any exercise? you definitely ought to ou should

avoir le tort de to make the mistake of

il a eu le tort de lui faire confiance he made the mistake of trusting her

3. [dommage] wrong

réparer le tort qu'on a causé to right the wrong one has caused, to make good the wrong one has done

réparer un tort to make amends

faire du tort à quelqu'un to do harm to somebody, to wrong somebody, to harm somebody

faire du tort à une cause

a. [personne] to harm a cause

b. [initiative] to be detrimental to a cause

4. [part de responsabilité] fault

avoir tous les torts

a. [généralement] to be entirely to blame

b. [dans un accident] to be fully responsible

c. [dans un divorce] to be the guilty party

les torts sont partagés both parties are equally to blame

j'ai des torts envers eux I have done them wrong

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à tort locution adverbiale

1. [faussement] wrongly, mistakenly

croire/affirmer quelque chose à tort to believe/to state something wrongly

2. [injustement] wrongly

condamner quelqu'un à tort to blame somebody wrongly

à tort ou à raison locution adverbiale

right or wrong, rightly or wrongly

à tort et à travers locution adverbiale

tu parles à tort et à travers you're talking nonsense

elle dépense son argent à tort et à travers money burns a hole in her pocket, she spends money like water

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dans mon tort locution adverbiale,

dans son tort etc. locution adverbiale

être dans son tort to be in the wrong

mettre quelqu'un dans son tort to make somebody appear to be in the wrong

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en tort locution adverbiale

in the wrong

dans cet accident, c'est lui qui est en tort he is to blame for the accident

donner tort à quelqu'un

I'm sorry, but you're wrong. Je regrette, mais vous avez tort

You've got it all wrong. Vous vous trompez complètement

You're completely missing the point. Vous n'y êtes pas du tout

With all due respect, I think you're mistaken. Si je peux me permettre, je pense que vous vous trompez

That can't be right, surely. Ça ne peut pas être ça, si?

Actually, that's not strictly true. En fait, ce n'est pas tout à fait exact

I think you'll find it's French, not Spanish. Je pense que c'est du français, et pas de l'espagnol

No, that's not what I meant at all. Non, ce n'est pas du tout ce que je voulais dire

That's nonsense ou rubbish familier! N'importe quoi!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tort
17 aussprechen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (Laut) pronounce; (Wort, Satz) auch say; (un)deutlich: auch articulate, enunciate; nicht ausgesprochen werden LING. (stummer Laut) be silent ( oder mute); weitS. remain unspoken; stimmhaft ausgesprochen werden be voiced

2. (äußern) express, utter; (Meinung, Zweifel) auch: voice; JUR. (Urteil) pronounce, pass; (Scheidung) grant; jemandem seine Anerkennung / sein Beileid oder Mitgefühl aussprechen express one’s respect for / sympathy to s.o.; der Regierung das Vertrauen / Misstrauen aussprechen PARL. pass a vote of confidence / no confidence in the government

II v/refl

1. (sich äußern) express one’s views ( über + Akk on); sich anerkennend oder lobend über jemanden aussprechen speak highly of s.o.; sich aussprechen für / gegen speak out ( oder come out oder declare o.s.) in favo(u)r of / against; für/gegen Plan etc. auch support / reject

2. (sein Herz ausschütten) unbosom o.s.; unload o.s. umg.; sich ( mit jemandem) aussprechen zur Klärung eines Problems: have it out (with s.o.); sie haben sich über alles ausgesprochen they had everything ( oder it all) out; sprich dich nur aus! get it off your chest, speak your mind; spit it out umg.; ausgesprochen

3. sich leicht / schwer aussprechen be easy / hard to pronounce

III vt/i finish (speaking); lass ihn doch aussprechen! let him finish

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to utter; to vocalize; to pronounce

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aus|spre|chen sep
1. vt
Wort, Urteil etc to pronounce; Scheidung to grant; (= zu Ende sprechen) Satz to finish; (= äußern) to express (jdm to sb); Verdächtigung to voice; Warnung to give, to deliver
jdm ein Lob áússprechen — to give sb a word of praise

der Regierung sein Vertrauen áússprechen — to pass a vote of confidence in the government

2. vr

1) (Partner) to talk things out; (= sein Herz ausschütten, seine Meinung sagen) to say what's on one's mind

áússprechen — to have a talk with sb (about sth)

sich für/gegen etw áússprechen — to declare or pronounce oneself in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of/against sth, to come out in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of/against sth

sich entschieden gegen Doping áússprechen — to take a firm anti-doping line

2) (Wort) to be pronounced

dieses Wort spricht sich leicht/schwer aus — this word is easy/difficult to pronounce

3. vi
(= zu Ende sprechen) to finish (speaking)
See:

→ auch ausgesprochen

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1) (to pronounce clearly and distinctly: He carefully enunciated each syllable of the word.) enunciate

2) (to speak (words or sounds, especially in a certain way): He pronounced my name wrongly; The `b' in `lamb' and the `k' in `knob' are not pronounced.) pronounce

3) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) return

4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) speak

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aus|spre·chen

irreg

I. vt

1. (artikulieren)

▪ etw \aussprechen to pronounce sth

wie spricht man das [Wort] aus? how do you pronounce [or say] that [word]?

2. (äußern)

▪ etw \aussprechen to express sth

kaum hatte er den Satz ausgesprochen,... he had barely finished the sentence...

ein Lob \aussprechen to give a word of praise

eine Warnung \aussprechen to issue [or give] a warning

einen Zweifel [an etw dat] \aussprechen to express doubts [in sth]

3. (ausdrücken)

▪ jdm etw \aussprechen to express sth to sb

das Parlament sprach der Regierung das Vertrauen aus parliament passed a vote of confidence in the government

4. JUR

eine Scheidung \aussprechen to grant a divorce

eine Strafe \aussprechen to give out a punishment

ein Urteil \aussprechen to pronounce [a] sentence

II. vr

▪ sich akk \aussprechen

1. (sein Herz ausschütten) to talk things over, to have a talk, to say what's on one's mind

2. (Stellung nehmen) to voice one's opinion

▪ sich akk für/gegen jdn/etw \aussprechen to voice one's support for/opposition against sb/sth

3. (sich äußern) to speak one's mind

sich akk anerkennend/lobend über jdn/etw \aussprechen to speak highly about sb/sth

4. LING to be pronounced

dieses Wort spricht sich leicht/schwer aus this word is easy/difficult to pronounce

wie spricht sich der Name aus? how do you pronounce the name?

III. vi to finish [speaking]

haben Sie jetzt endlich ausgesprochen? have you quite finished?

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) pronounce

2) (ausdrücken) express; voice <suspicion, request>; grant < divorce>

der Regierung das Vertrauen aussprechen — pass a vote of confidence in the government
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (ausgesprochen werden) be pronounced

2) (sich äußern) speak

sich lobend/missbilligend über jemanden/etwas aussprechen — speak highly/disapprovingly of somebody/something

er hat sich nicht näher darüber ausgesprochen — he did not say anything further about it

sich für jemanden/etwas aussprechen — declare or pronounce oneself in favour of somebody/something

sich gegen jemanden/etwas aussprechen — declare or pronounce oneself against somebody/something

3) (offen sprechen) say what's on one's mind

sich mit od. bei jemandem aussprechen — have a heart-to-heart talk with somebody

4) (Strittiges klären) have it out, talk things out ( mit with)

wir haben uns über alles ausgesprochen — we had everything out
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb finish [speaking]

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aussprechen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (Laut) pronounce; (Wort, Satz) auch say; (un)deutlich: auch articulate, enunciate;

nicht ausgesprochen werden LING (stummer Laut) be silent ( oder mute); weitS. remain unspoken;

stimmhaft ausgesprochen werden be voiced

2. (äußern) express, utter; (Meinung, Zweifel) auch: voice; JUR (Urteil) pronounce, pass; (Scheidung) grant;

jemandem seine Anerkennung/sein Beileid oder

Mitgefühl aussprechen express one’s respect for/sympathy to sb;

der Regierung das Vertrauen/Misstrauen aussprechen PARL pass a vote of confidence/no confidence in the government

B. v/r

1. (sich äußern) express one’s views (

über +akk on);

sich anerkennend oder

lobend über jemanden aussprechen speak highly of sb;

sich aussprechen für/gegen speak out ( oder come out oder declare o.s.) in favo(u)r of/against; für/gegen Plan etc auch support/reject

2. (sein Herz ausschütten) unbosom o.s.; unload o.s. umg;

sich (mit jemandem) aussprechen zur Klärung eines Problems: have it out (with sb);

sie haben sich über alles ausgesprochen they had everything ( oder it all) out;

sprich dich nur aus! get it off your chest, speak your mind; spit it out umg; → ausgesprochen

3.

sich leicht/schwer aussprechen be easy/hard to pronounce

C. v/t & v/i finish (speaking);

lass ihn doch aussprechen! let him finish

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) pronounce

2) (ausdrücken) express; voice <suspicion, request>; grant < divorce>

der Regierung das Vertrauen aussprechen — pass a vote of confidence in the government
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (ausgesprochen werden) be pronounced

2) (sich äußern) speak

sich lobend/missbilligend über jemanden/etwas aussprechen — speak highly/disapprovingly of somebody/something

er hat sich nicht näher darüber ausgesprochen — he did not say anything further about it

sich für jemanden/etwas aussprechen — declare or pronounce oneself in favour of somebody/something

sich gegen jemanden/etwas aussprechen — declare or pronounce oneself against somebody/something

3) (offen sprechen) say what's on one's mind

sich mit od. bei jemandem aussprechen — have a heart-to-heart talk with somebody

4) (Strittiges klären) have it out, talk things out ( mit with)

wir haben uns über alles ausgesprochen — we had everything out
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb finish [speaking]

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v.

to pronounce v.

to vocalise (UK) v.

to vocalize (US) v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > aussprechen
18 mal

adj.

1 bad, evil.

2 bad, poor.

3 bad, deficient, low-quality.

adv.

1 wrong (incorrectamente).

hacer algo mal to do something wrong

has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wrong

hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him

portarse mal to behave badly

2 badly (inadecuadamente).

la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly

mal vestido badly dressed

oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well

esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly

Haces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!

3 hardly.

mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him

4 barely, hardly.

Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.

m.

1 harm, damage (daño).

no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while

mal de ojo evil eye

2 illness.

mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sickness

el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease

3 evil.

4 wrong.

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mal

► nombre masculino

1 evil

■ el bien y el mal good and evil

■ luchar contra el mal to fight against evil

2 (daño) harm

3 (enfermedad) sickness

► adjetivo

1 (forma apocopada de malo) bad

■ este ha sido mal año de fresas this has been a bad year for strawberries

► adverbio

1 (no adecuadamente) badly

■ se portó mal con nosotros he treated us badly

2 (enfermo) ill, sick

■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well

3 (incorrectamente) wrong

■ lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely

■ veo muy mal desde aquí I can hardly see from here

5 (desagradablemente) bad

■ aquí huele mal it smells bad in here

■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble

6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly

■ la película no está mal the film's not bad

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measures

de mal en peor from bad to worse

estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody

mal que bien one way or another

mal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or not

menos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...

no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on forever

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

mal de altura altitude sickness

mal de ojo evil eye

mal de la rosa pellagra

mal de la tierra homesickness

mal francés syphilis

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1. adv.
1) badly, poorly

2) hardly

3) wrong
2. noun m.
1) evil

2) wrong

3) harm

4) misfortune

5) illness, disease
3. adj.
(see malo. Used before masculine singular nouns)

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1. ADV

1) (=imperfectamente) badly

el negocio les va mal — their business is doing badly

está muy mal escrito — it's very badly written

han escrito mal mi apellido — they've spelt my surname wrong

me entendió mal — he misunderstood me

creo que me expliqué mal — I don't think I explained what I meant properly

oigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well

lo hice lo menos mal que pude — I did it as well as I could

si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly

mal puedo hablar yo de este asunto — I'm hardly the right person to talk to about this

2) (=reprobablemente)

se portó muy mal con su mejor amiga — she behaved very badly towards her best friend

• hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie

3) (=insuficientemente) poorly

la habitación estaba mal iluminada — the room was poorly lit

este disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales

sus hijos estaban mal alimentados — her children were underfed

un trabajo mal pagado — a badly paid job

• comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurant

la niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food

por falta de dinero comemos mal — we aren't able to eat properly because we don't have enough money

4) (=sin salud) ill

su padre está bastante mal — her father's pretty ill

encontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill

5) (=desagradablemente)

lo pasé muy mal en la fiesta — I had a very bad time at the party

les fue muy mal en Inglaterra — things went very badly for them in England

¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!

no estaría mal ir mañana de excursión — I wouldn't mind going on a trip tomorrow

• caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend

• decir o hablar mal de algn — to speak ill of sb

• llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him

los dos hermanos se llevan muy mal — the two brothers don't get on at all

• oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)

• pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb

• saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice

6) [otras locuciones]

• estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb

• ¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!

menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...

• ir de mal en peor — to go from bad to worse

• mal que bien — more or less, just about

mal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it

mal que bien vamos tirando — we're just about managing to get by

• tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way

2.

CONJ

mal que le pese — whether he likes it or not

3.

ADJ ver malo 1.

4. SM

1) (=maldad)

el mal — evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil

caer en el mal — to fall into evil ways

combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil

echar algo a mal — to despise sth

2) (=perjuicio) harm

no le deseo ningún mal — I don't wish him any harm o ill

hacer mal a algn — to do sb harm

el mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now

no hay ningún mal — there's no harm done

¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!

• dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer

• darse mal — to torment o.s.

• un mal menor — the lesser of two evils

rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils

esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse

• parar en mal — to come to a bad end

- no hay mal que por bien no venga

- mal de muchos consuelo de tontos

3) (=problema) ill

los males de la economía — the ills afflicting the economy

4) (Med) disease, illness

mal caduco — epilepsy

mal de altura — altitude sickness

mal de amores — lovesickness

sufre mal de amores — she's lovesick

mal de Chagas — Chagas' disease

mal de la tierra — homesickness

mal de mar — seasickness

mal francés — ( Hist) syphilis

5)

mal de ojo — evil eye

le echaron el mal de ojo — they gave him the evil eye

6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit

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I
adjetivo: ver malo
II
adjetivo invariable

1)

a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)

estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill

andar mal del estómago — to have trouble with one's stomach

éste está mal de la cabeza! — he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal — things like that really upset me

b) (incómodo, a disgusto)

tú allí estás mal — you aren't comfortable there

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)

no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)

3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> bad

aquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

esta leche huele mal — this milk smells bad o off

4) ( insatisfactorio)

estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph

le queda mal ese color — that color doesn't suit her

el arroz siempre me queda mal — my rice never turns out right

la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive

sacarme un millón no estaría nada mal — I wouldn't mind winning a million

5) ( incorrecto) wrong

está muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo — it was wrong of you not to help him

6) ( indicando escasez)

estar mal de algo — to be short of something

estamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
III
adverbio

1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badly

se expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal — I can hardly hear you

en el colegio se come muy mal — the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes — his exams went badly

de mal en peor — from bad to worse

2) ( desventajosamente)

se casó muy mal — she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa — they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal — the business isn't doing well

3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill

hablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody

piensa mal de todo el mundo — he thinks ill of everyone

4)

a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal — you've done it wrong

te han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal — I misunderstood you

b) ( de manera reprensible) badly

obró mal — he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla — it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave

5) ( difícilmente)

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6) (en locs)

hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)

esto hace mal al hígado — this is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)

mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

•

- mal nacido -da
IV
masculino

1) (Fil) evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el mal que me hizo — the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal — her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)

3) (inconveniente, problema)

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad — the ills afflicting our society

uno de los males de nuestro tiempo — one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios — desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure — nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga — every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)

- mal menor

4) (Med)

a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness

b) ( epilepsia)

el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal — when she has a fit

- mal de amores

- mal de altura

- mal de ojo

- mal de Parkinson

5) ( pena) trouble

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= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.

Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

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* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

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I
adjetivo: ver malo
II
adjetivo invariable

1)

a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)

estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill

andar mal del estómago — to have trouble with one's stomach

éste está mal de la cabeza! — he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal — things like that really upset me

b) (incómodo, a disgusto)

tú allí estás mal — you aren't comfortable there

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)

no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)

3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> bad

aquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

esta leche huele mal — this milk smells bad o off

4) ( insatisfactorio)

estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph

le queda mal ese color — that color doesn't suit her

el arroz siempre me queda mal — my rice never turns out right

la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive

sacarme un millón no estaría nada mal — I wouldn't mind winning a million

5) ( incorrecto) wrong

está muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo — it was wrong of you not to help him

6) ( indicando escasez)

estar mal de algo — to be short of something

estamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
III
adverbio

1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badly

se expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal — I can hardly hear you

en el colegio se come muy mal — the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes — his exams went badly

de mal en peor — from bad to worse

2) ( desventajosamente)

se casó muy mal — she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa — they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal — the business isn't doing well

3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill

hablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody

piensa mal de todo el mundo — he thinks ill of everyone

4)

a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal — you've done it wrong

te han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal — I misunderstood you

b) ( de manera reprensible) badly

obró mal — he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla — it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave

5) ( difícilmente)

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6) (en locs)

hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)

esto hace mal al hígado — this is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)

mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

•

- mal nacido -da
IV
masculino

1) (Fil) evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el mal que me hizo — the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal — her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)

3) (inconveniente, problema)

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad — the ills afflicting our society

uno de los males de nuestro tiempo — one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios — desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure — nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga — every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)

- mal menor

4) (Med)

a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness

b) ( epilepsia)

el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal — when she has a fit

- mal de amores

- mal de altura

- mal de ojo

- mal de Parkinson

5) ( pena) trouble

* * *

= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.

Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

* * *

mal¹

adjective

ver malo¹ (↑ malo (1))

mal²

adj inv

A

1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)

me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel ill

hace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days now

lo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sickly

está muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband

¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me

2

(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable there

B ( fam) ( en frases negativas)

(refiriéndose al atractivo sexual): no está nada mal he's/she's not at all bad ( colloq)

C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad

aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in here

no sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that bad

esta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o off

D

(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out right

estoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photo

le queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit her

la casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensive

sacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a million

E (incorrecto) wrong

la fecha está mal the date is wrong

creo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

está mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that tone

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help him

F (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:

estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of money

estamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of rice

mal³

adverb

A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badly

canta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singing

se expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very well

en el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badly

de mal en peor from bad to worse

B

(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very well

C (desfavorablemente) badly, ill

no hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of her

piensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyone

D

1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

mi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)

te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly

2 (de manera reprensible) badly

obró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

si te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you again

E

(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

F ( en locs):

hacer mal ( AmL) (a la salud): los fritos hacen mal al hígado fried food is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o ill

ver tb mal⁴ m B. (↑ mal (4))

mal que bien or ( Chi) mal que mal ( fam); somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!

¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!

¡menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing o ( BrE) a good job she didn't find out! ( colloq)

estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sb

tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart

traer vt B. (↑ traer)

Compuesto:

mal nacido, mal nacida

masculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado¹ (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado² (↑ maleducado (2))

mal⁴

masculine

A ( Fil) evil

el bien y el mal good and evil, right and wrong

líbranos del mal deliver us from evil

B

(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt me

ver tb mal³ adv F. (↑ mal (3))

C

(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our society

la contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)

todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I suppose

quien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerful

Compuesto:

mal menor

(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evils

eso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killed

D ( Med)

1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness

2

(epilepsia): el mal (enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal when she has a fit

Compuestos:

● mal de Alzheimer

Alzheimer's disease

● mal de amores

( fam):

tiene mal de amores he's lovesick

● mal de Chagas

Chagas' disease

● mal de (las) altura(s)

altitude sickness, mountain sickness

● mal de ojo

evil eye

le echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eye

● mal de Parkinson

Parkinson's disease

● mal francés

( euf); syphilis

E (pena) trouble

no me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles

* * *

mal adjetivo: ver
◊ malo

■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
◊ andar mal del estómago to have trouble with one's stomach;

¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):
◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)

3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
◊ le queda mal ese color that color doesn't suit her

4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
◊ le fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badly;

te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;
◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb

3
a) ( de manera errónea) wrong, wrongly;

◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;

te entendí mal I misunderstood you
b) ( de manera reprensible) ‹obrar/partarse› badly;

◊ haces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see her;

me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;
◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

5 ( en locs)
◊ hacer mal (AmL) ( a la salud): esto hace mal al hígado this is bad for the liver;

el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
◊ el bien y el mal good and evil, right and wrong

2 (daño, perjuicio):
◊ el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
◊ los males sociales the social ills;

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;
◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;

mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder

* * *

mal

♦ adj
ver malo
♦ nm

1. [maldad]
el mal evil;
Literario
las fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil

2. [daño] harm, damage;

nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;

¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;

no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;

todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeply

Comp
mal de ojo evil eye;
echarle o CSur [m5] hacerle (el) mal de ojo a alguien to give sb the evil eye;
Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc
3. [enfermedad] illness;
Fig
esto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;

tener mal de amores to be lovesick

Comp
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;
mal de montaña mountain sickness;
Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease
4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;

el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;

entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;

un mal necesario a necessary evil

5. Comp

del mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;

la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;

Prov

a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;

Prov

mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;

lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;

Prov

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

♦ adv

1. [incorrectamente] wrong;

obrar mal to do wrong;

portarse mal to behave badly;

juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;

está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;
[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;
eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;

está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;

hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;

has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;

hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;

está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself

2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;

creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;

oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;

el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;

calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;

canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;

esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;

andar mal de dinero to be short of money;

andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;

la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;

va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;

le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;

el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;

ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;

la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;

me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;

la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;

la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure

3. [desagradablemente, desfavorablemente]
encontrarse mal [enfermo] to feel ill;
[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable;
estar mal [de salud] to be o feel ill;
[de calidad] to be bad;
hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;

oler mal to smell bad;

¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;
Fam Fig
esto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;

pasarlo mal to have a bad time;

pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;

saber mal to taste bad;
Fig
me supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;

me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;

sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;
[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb
4. [difícilmente] hardly;

mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?

5. Comp

estar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;

ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;

no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;

tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way

♦ mal que loc conj

although, even though;

mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;

mal que bien somehow or other

* * *

mal

I adj → malo

II adv badly;

mal que bien one way or the other;

¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;

¡menos mal! thank goodness!;

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;

hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;

ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;

estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;

hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;

poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;

ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;

tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;

ponerse mal get sick

III m MED illness;

el mal menor the lesser of two evils

* * *

mal adv

1) : badly, poorly

baila muy mal: he dances very badly

2) : wrong, incorrectly

me entendió mal: she misunderstood me

3) : with difficulty, hardly

mal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you

4)

de mal en peor : from bad to worse

5)

menos mal : it could have been worse

mal adj malo

mal nm

1) : evil, wrong

2) daño: harm, damage

3) desgracia: misfortune

4) enfermedad: illness, sickness

* * *

mal¹ adj bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

un mal día a bad day

mal² adv

1. (en general) badly [comp. worse; superl. worst]

jugaron muy mal they played very badly

se portó mal he behaved badly

2. (de manera desagradable) bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

lo pasé muy mal I had a terrible time

3. (enfermo) ill [comp. worse; superl. worst]

me encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill

4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong

lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

5. (en frases negativas) bad

el piso no está mal the flat isn't bad

andar mal de algo to be short of something

ir de mal en peor to get worse and worse

mal³ n

1. (daño) harm / wrong

el mal ya está hecho the harm's already been done

2. (maldad) evil

el bien y el mal good and evil

3. (problema) problem

se pasa el día quejándose de sus males she moans about her problems all day long

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19 remettre

remettre [ʀ(ə)mεtʀ]

➭ TABLE 56

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = replacer) [+ objet] to put back

• remettre un enfant au lit to put a child back to bed

• remettre qch à cuire to put sth on to cook again

• remettre debout [+ enfant] to stand back on his feet ; [+ objet] to stand up again

• remettre qch droit to set sth straight again

• remettre un bouton à une veste to put a button back on a jacket

• il a remis l'étagère qu'il avait enlevée he put the shelf that he had taken down back up

   b. [+ vêtement, chapeau] to put back on

• j'ai remis mon manteau d'hiver I'm wearing my winter coat again

   c. ( = replacer dans une situation) remettre un appareil en marche to restart a machine

• remettre un moteur en marche to start up an engine again

• remettre une pendule à l'heure to set a clock right

• remettre les pendules à l'heure (inf) (figurative) to set the record straight

   d. [+ lettre, paquet] to deliver ; [+ clés, rançon] to hand over ; [+ récompense] to present ; [+ devoir, démission] to hand in (à to)

• il s'est fait remettre les clés par la concierge he got the keys from the concierge

• remettre un criminel à la justice to hand a criminal over to the law

   e. [+ date, décision, réunion] to postpone (à until ) ; (Law) to adjourn (à until)

• remettre un rendez-vous à jeudi/au 8 to postpone an appointment till Thursday/the 8th(PROV) il ne faut jamais remettre à demain or au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire le jour même(PROV) never put off till tomorrow what you can do today

   f. ( = se rappeler) to remember

• je ne le remets pas I can't place him

• remettre qch en esprit or en mémoire à qn ( = rappeler) to remind sb of sth

   g. [+ vinaigre, sel] to add more ; [+ verre, coussin] to add ; [+ maquillage] to put on some more

• j'ai froid, je vais remettre un tricot I'm cold, I'll go and put another jersey on

• remettre de l'huile dans un moteur to top up an engine with oil

• il faut remettre de l'argent sur le compte we'll have to put some money into the account

• en remettre (inf) to lay it on a bit thick (inf)

   h. [+ radio, chauffage] to switch on again

• remettre le contact to turn the ignition on again

   i. ( = confier) remettre sa vie entre les mains de qn to put one's life into sb's hands

• remettre son âme à Dieu to commit one's soul to God

   j. ► remettre ça (inf) ( = recommencer)

on remet ça ? [+ partie de cartes] shall we have another game? ; (au café) shall we have another drink?

• garçon, remettez-nous ça ! the same again please! (inf)

• les voilà qui remettent ça ! there they go again! (inf)

2. reflexive verb

► se remettre

   a. ( = recouvrer la santé) to recover

• se remettre d'une maladie/d'un accident to recover from an illness/an accident

• remettez-vous ! pull yourself together!

• elle ne s'en remettra pas she won't get over it

   b. ( = recommencer) se remettre à (faire) qch to start (doing) sth again

• se remettre à fumer to start smoking again

• il s'est remis au tennis he has taken up tennis again

• après leur départ il se remit à travailler or au travail after they had gone he started working again

• le temps s'est remis au beau the weather has turned fine again

• se remettre debout to get back to one's feet

   c. ( = se confier) je m'en remets à vous I'll leave it up to you

• s'en remettre à la décision de qn to leave it to sb to decide

   d. ( = se réconcilier) se remettre avec qn to make it up with sb

• ils se sont remis ensemble they're back together again

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ʀ(ə)mɛtʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( replacer)

remettre quelque chose dans/sur — to put something back in/on

remets ce livre là où tu l'as pris! — put that book back where you found it!

remettre quelque chose à cuire — ( sur la cuisinière) to put something back on the ring

remettre la main sur quelque chose — to put one's hands on something again

remettre quelque chose en mémoire à quelqu'un — to remind somebody of something

2) ( donner)

remettre à quelqu'un — to hand [something] over to somebody [clés, rançon]; to hand [something] in to somebody [lettre, rapport]; to present [something] to somebody [récompense, trophée]

remettre sa démission — to hand in one's resignation ( à quelqu'un to somebody)

remettre sa vie entre les mains de quelqu'un — to put one's life in somebody's hands

remettre quelqu'un entre les mains de la justice — to hand somebody over to the law

3) ( rétablir)

remettre quelque chose droit or d'aplomb — to put something straight again

remettre quelque chose à plat — to lay something down again

remettre quelque chose debout — to stand something back up

4) ( différer) to postpone, to put off [visite, voyage]; to defer [jugement]

remettre quelque chose à plus tard — to put something off until later

5) ( faire fonctionner de nouveau) to put [something] on again, to put [something] back on [gaz, chauffage]; to play [something] again [disque, chanson]; to turn [something] on again [contact]; to switch on again [essuie-glaces, phares]

6) ( remplacer)

remettre un bouton à quelque chose — to put a new button on something

remettre une vis — to put a new screw in

7) ( ajouter) to add some more [sel, bois, pl âtre]; to add another [bouton, clou]

remettre de l'argent dans quelque chose — to put some more money in something

8) ( porter de nouveau) ( ce que l'on vient d'enlever) to put [something] back on [chaussures, manteau, bijou]; ( ce que l'on portait dans le passé)

il va falloir remettre les bottes, c'est l'hiver — we'll have to start wearing our boots again, it's winter

9) Médecine to put [something] back in place [épaule, cheville]

10) ( réconforter) [remontant, médicament] to make [somebody] feel better

11) ( se souvenir de)

remettre quelqu'un/le visage de quelqu'un — to remember somebody/sb's face

12) ( faire grâce de)

remettre une dette à quelqu'un — to let somebody off a debt

remettre une peine à quelqu'un — to give somebody remission

13) (colloq) ( recommencer)

remettre ça — to start again

on s'est bien amusé, quand est-ce qu'on remet ça? — that was fun, when are we going to do it again?

2.

se remettre verbe pronominal

1) ( retourner)

se remettre à un endroit — to go ou get back to a place

se remettre en selle — to get back in the saddle

2) ( s'appliquer à nouveau)

se remettre du rouge à lèvres — to put on some more lipstick

3) ( recommencer)

se remettre au travail — to go back to work

se remettre au tennis — to start playing tennis again

se remettre à faire — to start doing again

4) ( porter sur soi à nouveau)

se remettre en jean — to wear jeans again

5) ( se rétablir)

se remettre de — to recover from [maladie, accident]; to get over [émotion, échec]

remets-toi vite! — get well soon!

6) ( faire confiance)

s'en remettre à quelqu'un — to leave it to somebody

s'en remettre à la décision de quelqu'un — to accept somebody's decision

7) ( reprendre une vie de couple)

se remettre avec quelqu'un — to get back together with somebody

8) ( se rappeler)

se remettre quelqu'un — to remember somebody

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ʀ(ə)mɛtʀ vt
1) [vêtement]

remettre qch — to put sth back on, to put sth on again

Elle a remis son pull. — She put her sweater back on.

2) (= replacer)

remettre qch quelque part — to put sth back somewhere

Il a remis sa veste dans l'armoire. — He put his jacket back in the wardrobe.

remettre qn à sa place fig — to put sb in their place

3) (= ajouter)

remettre du sel — to add some more salt

remettre au pot — to plough in more money

4)

remettre qn — to put sb back on their feet

Ça va le remettre en moins de deux. — He'll be back on his feet in no time.

5)

remettre une pendule à l'heure — to set a clock right

remettre les pendules à l'heure fig — to set things straight

remettre un moteur en marche — to get an engine going again

remettre en état — to repair

remettre en ordre — to sort out

remettre qch à neuf — to make sth as good as new

remettre en cause — to challenge

remettre en question — to call into question

6) (= donner)

remettre qch à qn [paquet, argent] — to hand sth over to sb, to give sth to sb, [prix, décoration] to present sb with sth

remettre sa démission — to hand in one's notice

7) (= ajourner) [réunion, décision] to postpone, to put off

J'ai dû remettre mon rendez-vous. — I've had to put my appointment off.

remettre qch à — to postpone sth until, to put sth off until

il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce que l'on peut faire le jour même — never put off until tomorrow what you can do today

remettre qch à plus tard — to put sth off until later

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remettre verb table: mettre

A vtr

1 ( replacer) remettre qch dans/sur to put sth back in/on; remettez la bouteille au frais put the bottle back to cool; remets ce livre là où tu l'as pris! put that book back where you found it!; remettre qch à cuire ( sur la cuisinière) to put sth back on the ring; ( dans le four) to put sth back in the oven; remettre qch à sécher ( dehors) to hang the washing ou wash US out again; remettre la main sur qch to put one's hands on sth again; remettre qch en mémoire à qn to remind sb of sth; remettre qn en prison/en pension to send sb back to prison/to boarding school; remettre qn dans un service to put sb back in a department;

2 ( donner) remettre qch à qn to hand sth over to sb [clés, rançon]; to hand sth in to sb [lettre, colis, rapport, devoir]; to present sth to sb [récompense, trophée, médaille]; remettre sa démission to hand in one's resignation (à qn to sb); remettre sa vie entre les mains de qn to put one's life in sb's hands; remettre qn entre les mains de la justice to hand sb over to the law;

3 ( rétablir) remettre qch droit or d'aplomb to put sth straight again; remettre qch à plat to lay sth down again; remettre qch sur le côté to put sth back on its side; remettre qch debout to stand sth back up;

4 ( différer) to postpone, to put off [visite, voyage, rendez-vous, réunion]; to defer [jugement]; remettre une visite à une date ultérieure to postpone a visit until a later date; nous avons remis la réunion à jeudi we've put the meeting off until Thursday; remettre qch au lendemain/à plus tard to put sth off until tomorrow/until later;

5 ( faire fonctionner de nouveau) to put [sth] on again, to put [sth] back on [gaz, électricité, chauffage, ventilateur]; to play [sth] again [disque, cassette, chanson]; to turn [sth] on again [contact]; tu peux remettre le courant, j'ai terminé you can put the electricity back on, I've finished; remettre les essuie-glaces/phares to switch the windscreen GB ou windshield US wipers/headlights on again;

6 ( remplacer) remettre un bouton à qch to put a new button on sth; remettre une poignée to put a new handle on; remettre une vis/vitre to put a new screw/windowpane in;

7 ( ajouter) to add some more [sel, poivre, bois, plâtre, papier]; to add another [bouton, vis, clou]; to put in another [suppositoire]; remets un peu d'eau/d'huile add a bit more water/oil; remettre de l'argent dans qch to put some more money in sth; j'ai remis 15 euros I've put in another 15 euros; remettez-moi quelques tomates○ give me a few more tomatoes;

8 ( porter de nouveau) ( ce que l'on vient d'enlever) to put [sth] back on [chaussures, manteau, bijou]; ( ce que l'on portait dans le passé) to wear [sth] again [chaussures, manteau, bijou]; tu peux remettre tes chaussures, on s'en va you can put your shoes back on, we're going; ne remets pas ces chaussettes, elles sont sales don't wear these socks again, they're dirty; il va falloir remettre les bottes, c'est l'hiver we'll have to start wearing our boots again, it's winter;

9 Méd to put [sth] back [épaule, cheville];

10 ( réconforter) [remontant, médicament] to make [sb] feel better; buvez, cela vous remettra drink up, it'll make you feel better;

11 ( se souvenir de) remettre qn/le visage de qn to remember sb/sb's face;

12 ( faire grâce de) remettre une dette à qn to let sb off a debt; remettre une peine à qn to give sb remission; remettre ses péchés à qn to forgive sb's sins;

13 ○( recommencer) remettre ça to start again; tu ne vas pas remettre ça! you're not going to start again, are you?; on s'est bien amusé, quand est-ce qu'on remet ça? that was fun, when are we going to do it again?

B se remettre vpr

1 ( retourner) se remettre à un endroit to go ou get back to a place; remets-toi là/devant lui get back there/in front of him; se remettre au lit/à sa place/à table to go back to bed/to one's seat/to the table; se remettre en rang to get back in line; se remettre debout to get ou stand up again; se remettre en selle to get back in the saddle;

2 ( s'appliquer à nouveau) se remettre du mascara/rouge à lèvres to put on some more mascara/lipstick; se remettre un suppositoire to put in another suppository;

3 ( recommencer) se remettre au travail to go back to work; se remettre au dessin/tennis/piano to start drawing/playing tennis/playing the piano again; se remettre à faire to start doing again; se remettre à boire/espérer/pleurer to start drinking/hoping/crying again; il s'est remis à neiger/faire du vent it's started to snow/to get windy again;

4 ( porter sur soi à nouveau) se remettre en jean/jupe to wear jeans/a skirt again;

5 ( se rétablir) se remettre de to recover from [maladie, accouchement, accident]; to get over [déception, émotion, échec, décès]; il ne s'est jamais vraiment remis de sa chute he never really recovered from his fall; remets-toi vite! get well soon!; t'es-tu remis de tes émotions? have you got over the shock?; il ne se remet pas de son divorce he can't get over his divorce;

6 ( faire confiance) s'en remettre à qn to leave it to sb; s'en remettre à la décision/aux conclusions de qn to accept sb's decision/conclusions;

7 ( reprendre une vie de couple) se remettre avec qn to get back together with sb; ils se sont remis ensemble après un an de séparation they got back together after splitting up for a year;

8 ( se rappeler) se remettre qn/le visage de qn to remember sb/sb's face.

[rəmɛtr] verbe transitif

1. [replacer - généralement] to put back (separable) ; [ - horizontalement] to lay, to put

remets le livre où tu l'as trouvé put the book back where you found it

remettre quelque chose à plat to lay something flat again ou back (down) flat

[personne]

remettre quelqu'un debout to stand somebody up again ou somebody back up

je l'ai remis en pension I sent him back to boarding school

remettre quelqu'un sur la voie to put somebody back on the right track

remettre quelqu'un sur le droit chemin to set somebody on the straight and narrow again

remettre quelque chose à cuire to put something back on to cook

[pour remplacer]

il faut simplement lui remettre des piles you just have to put new batteries in (it)

2. [rétablir dans un état]

remettre quelque chose en marche to get something going again

remettre quelque chose en état to repair something

remettre quelque chose à neuf to restore something

ces mots me remirent en confiance those words restored my faith

elle a remis la pagaille dans toute la maison (familier) she plunged the whole household into chaos again

3. [rajouter] to add

il est assez puni comme ça, n'en remets pas (familier) he's been punished enough already, no need to rub it in

4. [vêtements, chaussures] to put on (separable) again, to put back on (separable)

5. [recommencer]

la balle est à remettre TENNIS play a let

remettre ça (familier) : voilà qu'elle remet ça! there she goes again!, she's at it again!

les voilà qui remettent ça avec leur grève! here they go striking again!

je n'ai pas envie de remettre ça! I don't want to go through that again!

allez, on remet ça! [au café] come on, let's have another round ou another one!

6. [donner - colis, lettre, message] to deliver, to hand over (separable) ; [ - objet, dossier à régler, rançon] to hand over (separable), to give ; [ - dossier d'inscription, dissertation] to hand ou to give in (separable) ; [ - pétition, rapport] to present, to hand in ; [ - démission] to hand in, to tender

(soutenu) - médaille, récompense] to present, to give

on nous a remis 100 euros à chacun we were each given 100 euros

remettre quelqu'un aux autorités to hand ou to turn somebody over to the authorities

on lui a remis le prix Nobel he was presented with ou awarded the Nobel prize

7. [confier] to place

remettre son âme à Dieu to commit one's soul to God, to place one's soul in God's keeping

8. [rendre - copies] to hand ou to give back (separable) ; [ - clés] to hand back (separable), to return

l'enfant a été remis à sa famille the child was returned to his family

9. [ajourner - entrevue] to put off (separable), to postpone, to put back (separable) (UK) ; [ - décision] to put off (separable), to defer

remettre quelque chose à huitaine to postpone something ou to put something off for a week

la réunion a été remise à lundi the meeting has been put off ou postponed until Monday

remettre quelque chose à plus tard to put something off until later

10. MÉDECINE [replacer - articulation, os] to put back (separable) in place

sa cheville n'est pas vraiment encore remise her ankle isn't reset yet

11. [reconnaître - personne] to remember

12. [faire grâce de - peine de prison] to remit

remettre une dette à quelqu'un to let somebody off a debt

[pardonner - péché] to forgive, to remit (soutenu) ; [ - offense] to forgive, to pardon

13. (Belgique) [vomir] to vomit

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se remettre verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

[se livrer]

se remettre à la police to give oneself up to the police

se remettre entre les mains de quelqu'un to put ou to place oneself in somebody's hands

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se remettre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se replacer - dans une position, un état]

se remettre au lit to go back to bed

se remettre debout to stand up again, to get back up

se remettre en route to get started ou going again

tu ne vas pas te remettre en colère! don't go getting angry again!

se remettre avec quelqu'un

a. [se réconcilier] to make it up with somebody

b. [se réinstaller] to go ou to be back with somebody again

2. [guérir] to recover, to get better

se remettre de quelque chose to get over something

se remettre d'un accident to recover from ou to get over an accident

allons, remets-toi! come on, pull yourself together ou get a grip on yourself!

je ne m'en remets pas I can't get over it

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se remettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [recommencer à]

se remettre à (faire) quelque chose to start (doing) something again, to take up (doing) something again

il s'est remis à fumer he started smoking again

je me suis remis à l'espagnol I've taken up Spanish again

2. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

la pluie se remet à tomber, il se remet à pleuvoir the rain's starting again, it's started raining again

le temps se remet au beau it's brightening up

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s'en remettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

[se fier à] to rely on, to leave it (up) to

s'en remettre à la décision de quelqu'un to leave it (up) to somebody to decide

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > remettre
20 scheiden

(sterben) to die;

(trennen) to separate; to divorce; to part; to dissolve

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schei|den ['ʃaidn] pret schied [ʃiːt] ptp geschieden [gə'ʃiːdn]
1. vt

1) (= auflösen) Ehe to dissolve; Eheleute to divorce

sich schéíden lassen — to get divorced, to get a divorce

er will sich von ihr schéíden lassen — he wants to divorce her or to get a divorce (from her)

er lässt sich nicht von ihr schéíden — he won't give her a divorce

See:

→ auch geschieden

2) (geh = trennen) to separate; (CHEM) to separate (out)

See:

→ Geist

2. vi aux sein (liter)
(= sich trennen) to part; (= weggehen) to depart
aus dem Dienst/Amt schéíden — to retire from service/office

aus dem Leben schéíden — to depart this life

Scheiden tut weh (Prov) — parting is such sweet sorrow (Prov)

3. vr
(Wege) to divide, to part, to separate; (Meinungen) to diverge, to part company
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(to end one's marriage (with): He's divorcing her for desertion; They were divorced two years ago.) divorce

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schei·den

<schied, geschieden>

[ˈʃaidn̩]

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (eine Ehe lösen)

▪ jdn \scheiden to divorce sb

▪ sich akk [von jdm] \scheiden lassen to get divorced [from sb]

▪ geschieden divorced

wir sind geschiedene Leute (fig) it's all over between us

2. (rechtlich auflösen)

▪ etw \scheiden to dissolve sth

3. (trennen)

▪ etw von etw dat \scheiden to separate sth from sth

4. CHEM

▪ etw \scheiden to separate [out] [or refine] sth

II. vi (geh)

1. Hilfsverb: sein (sich trennen)

▪ voneinander \scheiden to separate, to go one's separate ways

2. Hilfsverb: sein (aufgeben)

▪ aus etw dat \scheiden to leave [or sep give up] sth

aus einem Amt \scheiden to retire from a position [or post]

aus einem Dienst \scheiden to retire from a service; s.a. Leben

III. vr Hilfsverb: haben (verschieden sein)

▪ sich akk [an etw dat] \scheiden to diverge [or divide] [at sth]

an diesem Punkt \scheiden sich die Ansichten opinions diverge at this point; s.a. Geist, Weg

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) dissolve < marriage>; divorce < married couple>

sich scheiden lassen — get divorced or get a divorce

2) (geh.): (trennen) divide; separate

3) (geh.): (unterscheiden) distinguish
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein (geh.)

1) (auseinander gehen) part

2) (sich entfernen) depart; leave

von jemandem scheiden — part from somebody

aus dem Dienst/Amt scheiden — retire from service/one's post or office

aus dem Leben scheiden — depart this life

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scheiden; scheidet, schied, hat oder ist geschieden

A. v/t (hat)

1. JUR (Eheleute) divorce; (Ehe) dissolve;

sich scheiden lassen get a divorce, get divorced (

von jemandem from sb);

sie will sich scheiden lassen she wants a divorce;

er lässt sich nicht von ihr scheiden he won’t give her a divorce;

ihre Ehe wurde 1995 geschieden their marriage was dissolved ( oder ended) in 1995

2. (trennen) separate ( auch CHEM), divide;

bis dass der Tod uns scheidet in Ehegelöbnis: till death us do part

B. v/i (ist) (auseinandergehen) part; (abreisen) depart, leave;

sie schieden als Freunde they parted as friends;

aus dem Dienst scheiden retire from service, resign;

aus dem Amt scheiden retire from office;

aus dem Berufsleben scheiden retire from working life;

aus dem Leben scheiden depart this life, pass away;

freiwillig aus dem Leben scheiden take one’s own life;

Scheiden tut weh parting is painful

C. v/r separate;

hier scheiden sich die Geister oder

Meinungen fig opinions are divided on that; → geschieden

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) dissolve < marriage>; divorce < married couple>

sich scheiden lassen — get divorced or get a divorce

2) (geh.): (trennen) divide; separate

3) (geh.): (unterscheiden) distinguish
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein (geh.)

1) (auseinander gehen) part

2) (sich entfernen) depart; leave

von jemandem scheiden — part from somebody

aus dem Dienst/Amt scheiden — retire from service/one's post or office

aus dem Leben scheiden — depart this life

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: schied, ist geschieden)

= to dissolve v.

to divide v.

to divorce v.

to separate v.

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turn somebody against somebody — ˌturn aˈgainst sb | ˌturn sb aˈgainst sb derived to stop or make sb stop being friendly towards sb • She turned against her old friend. • After the divorce he tried to turn the children against their mother. Main entry: ↑turnderived … Useful english dictionary
fuck somebody up — ˌfuck sbˈup derived to upset or confuse sb so much that they are not able to deal with problems in their life • My parents divorce really fucked me up. A more polite way to express this is mess sb up. Main entry: ↑fuckderived … Useful english dictionary
string somebody along — ˌstring sb aˈlong derived (informal) to allow sb to believe sth that is not true, for example that you love them, intend to help them, etc • She has no intention of giving you a divorce; she s just stringing you along. Main entry: ↑stringderived … Useful english dictionary
turn against somebody — ˌturn aˈgainst sb | ˌturn sb aˈgainst sb derived to stop or make sb stop being friendly towards sb • She turned against her old friend. • After the divorce he tried to turn the children against their mother. Main entry: ↑turnderived … Useful english dictionary
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split up — I noun an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders equity they announced a two for one split of the common stock • Syn: ↑split, ↑stock split • Hypernyms: ↑increase, ↑step up … Useful english dictionary
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