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1 propos
propos [pʀɔpo]masculine nounc. (locutions)• voilà qui tombe à propos/mal à propos ! it couldn't have come at a better/worse time!• à propos, dis-moi... incidentally or by the way, tell me...► à propos de► à tout propos ( = sans arrêt) every other minute* * *pʀɔpo
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nom masculin invariable1) ( sujet)2) ( moment)
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‘propos recueillis par J. Brun’ — ‘interview by J. Brun’
* * *pʀɔpo1. nm1) (= sujet)C'est à propos de la soirée de vendredi. — It's about the party on Friday.
à propos (= au fait) — by the way
À propos, quand est-ce que tu viens? — By the way, when are you coming?
être hors de propos [arguments, inquiétudes] — to be out of place
2)See:2. propos nmpl(= paroles) sentiments* * *A nm inv1 ( sujet) à propos, je… by the way, I…; à propos de votre travail about ou regarding your work; ‘je voudrais te parler’-‘à quel propos?’ or ‘à propos de quoi?’ ‘I would like to speak to you’-‘what about?’; à propos de qui? about who?; à propos de tout about everything; à propos de rien about nothing in particular; il dit ça à propos de tout et de rien he says that about everything; à ce propos, je voudrais… in this connection, I would like…; à propos [arriver, parler] at the right moment ou time; mal à propos [arriver, parler] at (just) the wrong moment ou time; être hors de propos [commentaire] to be inopportune; à tout propos constantly; juger à propos de faire qch to see fit to do sth; ⇒ à-propos;2 ( projet) fml intention; avoir le ferme propos de to have the firm intention of; faire qch de propos délibéré to do sth deliberately ou on purpose.B nmpl comments; tenir des propos grossiers to make vulgar comments; ‘propos recueillis par J. Brun’ ‘interview by J. Brun’.[prɔpo] nom masculinà ce propos in this respect ou connectionlà n'est pas le/mon propos that is not the/my point————————[prɔpo] nom masculin pluriel————————à propos locution adjectivale————————à propos locution adverbiale1. [opportunément] at the right momentarriver ou tomber à propos to occur at the right timea. [pertinemment] to answer appropriatelyb. [au bon moment] to answer at the right momentà propos, as-tu reçu ma carte? by the way ou incidentally, did you get my postcard?————————à propos de locution prépositionnellej'ai quelques remarques à faire à propos de votre devoir I have a few things to say to you about your homeworkdis donc, à propos d'argent hey, (talking) about money ou on the subject of moneyelle se met en colère à propos de tout et de rien ou à propos d'un rien she gets angry for no reason at all————————à tout propos locution adverbiale————————de propos délibéré locution adverbiale -
2 proposito sm
[pro'pɔzito]1) (intenzione) intention, aimfare qc di proposito — to do sth deliberately o on purpose
2)a questo proposito — on this subjecta proposito della tua ragazza... — speaking of your girlfriend...
a proposito di — (in lettera) regarding, with regard to
a proposito, come sta tua madre? — by the way, how's your mother?
a proposito, sai dirmi... — by the way, can you tell me...
capitare o arrivare a proposito — (cosa, persona) to turn up at the right time
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3 proposito
sm [pro'pɔzito]1) (intenzione) intention, aimfare qc di proposito — to do sth deliberately o on purpose
2)a questo proposito — on this subjecta proposito della tua ragazza... — speaking of your girlfriend...
a proposito di — (in lettera) regarding, with regard to
a proposito, come sta tua madre? — by the way, how's your mother?
a proposito, sai dirmi... — by the way, can you tell me...
capitare o arrivare a proposito — (cosa, persona) to turn up at the right time
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4 М-246
ОБХОДИТЬ/ОБОЙТИ (ПРОХОДИТЬ/ ПРОЙТИ rare) МОЛЧАНИЕМ что VP subj: human or collect) to make no mention of sth. deliberatelyX обошёл Y молчанием = X passed Y over (over Y) in silence.Тема эта неприятна, но обойти ее молчанием я не могу, ибо в злонамеренно искажённых слухах она получила превратное толкование (Ивинская 1). This is not a pleasant matter, but I cannot pass it over in silence, if only on account of all the false and malicious rumors which circulated about it at the time (1a). -
5 обойти молчанием
[VP; subj: human or collect]=====⇒ to make no mention of sth. deliberately:♦ Тема эта неприятна, но обойти ее молчанием я не могу, ибо в злонамеренно искажённых слухах она получила превратное толкование (Ивинская 1). This is not a pleasant matter, but I cannot pass it over in silence, if only on account of all the false and malicious rumors which circulated about it at the time (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > обойти молчанием
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6 обходить молчанием
[VP; subj: human or collect]=====⇒ to make no mention of sth. deliberately:♦ Тема эта неприятна, но обойти ее молчанием я не могу, ибо в злонамеренно искажённых слухах она получила превратное толкование (Ивинская 1). This is not a pleasant matter, but I cannot pass it over in silence, if only on account of all the false and malicious rumors which circulated about it at the time (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > обходить молчанием
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7 пройти молчанием
[VP; subj: human or collect]=====⇒ to make no mention of sth. deliberately:♦ Тема эта неприятна, но обойти ее молчанием я не могу, ибо в злонамеренно искажённых слухах она получила превратное толкование (Ивинская 1). This is not a pleasant matter, but I cannot pass it over in silence, if only on account of all the false and malicious rumors which circulated about it at the time (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пройти молчанием
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8 проходить молчанием
[VP; subj: human or collect]=====⇒ to make no mention of sth. deliberately:♦ Тема эта неприятна, но обойти ее молчанием я не могу, ибо в злонамеренно искажённых слухах она получила превратное толкование (Ивинская 1). This is not a pleasant matter, but I cannot pass it over in silence, if only on account of all the false and malicious rumors which circulated about it at the time (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > проходить молчанием
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9 leche
f.milk.leche de coco coconut milkleche condensada condensed milkleche descremada o desnatada skimmed milkleche entera full cream milk, whole milkleche esterilizada/homogeneizada sterilized/homogenized milkleche merengada = drink made from milk, egg whites, sugar and cinnamonleche pasteurizada pasteurized milkleche en polvo powdered milkleche UHT UHT milkpres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: lechar.* * *1 milk■ no corras tanto que nos vamos a dar una leche don't drive so fast, we're going to crash3 tabú (fastidio) drag, bastard, bummer■ ¡qué mala leche, mira que perder el avión! what rotten luck, fancy missing the plane!■ ¡qué leche tienes hijo! you jammy bugger!\a toda leche familiar at full belt, flat outde la leche argot bloody, bleeding, friggingestar de mala leche familiar to be in a foul moodmás blanco,-a que la leche as white as a sheetser la leche tabú to be bloody incredibletener mala leche familiar (mal carácter) to have a foul temper 2 (malicia - hombre) to be a bastard 3 (- mujer) to be a bitchleche condensada condensed milkleche descremada skimmed milkleche desnatada skimmed milkleche entera whole milkleche en polvo powdered milkleche materna mother's milkleche merengada iced drink made from milk, egg whites and sugar, flavoured with cinnamon* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de mamífero] milkcafé con leche — white coffee, coffee with milk
leche completa — full-cream milk, whole milk
leche de larga duración, leche de larga vida — long-life milk
leche descremada, leche desnatada — skimmed milk
leche entera — full-cream milk, whole milk
leche frita — dessert made of milk thickened with flour, coated with egg and fried
leche sin desnatar — Esp whole milk
leche UHT — long-life milk, UHT milk
3) (=loción)leche hidratante — moisturizer, moisturizing lotion
leche limpiadora — cleanser, cleansing milk
4) *** (=semen) cum ***, spunk ***5) ** (=golpe)¡te voy a dar una leche! — I'll thump you! *
se liaron a leches — they laid into each other *, they started swinging at each other *
6)ser la leche ** (=el colmo) —
cantando es la leche — (=bueno) when he sings he's a bloody marvel **; (=malo) when he sings he's bloody awful **
nunca se acuerdan de llamar, ¡son la leche! — they never think to call, they're unbelievable!
7) ** [como interjección]¡leche! — hell!, shit! ***
¡leches! — (=ni hablar) no way! *, get away!
8) ** [con valor enfático]•
de la leche — ** bloody **¡este tráfico de la leche me tiene frita! — I'm fed up with this bloody traffic!
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ni leche o leches, no entiende ni leche — he doesn't understand a bloody thing **•
qué leche, ¿qué leche quieres? — what the hell do you want? **¡qué coche ni qué leche! — car my foot! *
9) [indicando velocidad]10)• mala leche — ** bad blood, ill-feeling
aquí hay mucha mala leche — there's a lot of bad blood o ill-feeling here
un tío con muy o mucha mala leche — a nasty piece of work *
11) ** (=lío)tuvimos que rellenar informes, impresos y toda esa leche — we had to fill in reports, forms and all that jazz *
12) esp LAm (=suerte) good luck¡qué leche tienes! — you lucky o jammy * devil!
* * *1) (de madre, de vaca) milk2) (Bot) latex; ( en cosmética) milk, lotion3) (vulg) ( semen) cum (vulg)4) (Esp vulg)a) ( mal humor)b) (expresando fastidio, mal humor)no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)
5) (Andes fam) ( suerte) luckestar con or de leche — to be lucky
* * *= milk.Ex. The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.----* cartón de leche = milk carton.* darse una leche = come + a cropper.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* leche condensada = condensed milk.* leche del día = fresh milk.* leche de paloma = crop milk.* leche desnadata = skimmed milk.* leche desnatada = skim milk, nonfat milk.* leche de soja = soya milk [soy milk].* leche de vaca = cow's milk [cow milk].* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.* leche enriquecida = fortified milk.* leche entera = whole milk.* leche evaporada = evaporated milk.* leche materna = breast milk.* leche semidesnatada = low-fat milk, partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk.* leche uperizada = UHT milk.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* repartidor de leche = milkman [milkmen, -pl.].* reparto de leche = milk round.* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche = milk-producing cow.* * *1) (de madre, de vaca) milk2) (Bot) latex; ( en cosmética) milk, lotion3) (vulg) ( semen) cum (vulg)4) (Esp vulg)a) ( mal humor)b) (expresando fastidio, mal humor)no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)
5) (Andes fam) ( suerte) luckestar con or de leche — to be lucky
* * *= milk.Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.
* cartón de leche = milk carton.* darse una leche = come + a cropper.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* leche condensada = condensed milk.* leche del día = fresh milk.* leche de paloma = crop milk.* leche desnadata = skimmed milk.* leche desnatada = skim milk, nonfat milk.* leche de soja = soya milk [soy milk].* leche de vaca = cow's milk [cow milk].* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.* leche enriquecida = fortified milk.* leche entera = whole milk.* leche evaporada = evaporated milk.* leche materna = breast milk.* leche semidesnatada = low-fat milk, partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk.* leche uperizada = UHT milk.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* repartidor de leche = milkman [milkmen, -pl.].* reparto de leche = milk round.* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche = milk-producing cow.* * *A (de la madre, de una vaca) milkleche materna mother's milkleche de vaca/cabra cow's/goat's milkla leche se ha cortado the milk has gone offmás blanco que la leche as white as a sheet¡me cago en la leche! ( vulg) (expresando enfado) shit! ( vulg), damn it! ( colloq) (expresando sorpresa) son of a bitch! ( AmE sl), bloody hell! ( BrE sl)Compuestos:● leche chocoleatada or chocolatadachocolate milkcondensed milkmilk of magnesia● leche desnatada or descremadapowdered milkwhole milk, full-cream milksterilized milkhomogenized milk( Col) malted milktype of ice cream made with egg whites, cinnamon and sugarpasteurized milkB1 ( Bot) milky sap, latex2 (en cosmética) milk, lotionCompuestos:tanning lotion o milk● leche de almendras/pepinosalmond/cucumber lotionmoisturizing lotion, moisturizercleansing milk1(golpe): nos vamos a dar una leche we're going to crashse liaron a leches they beat the hell out of each other (sl)23 ( como interj):4de la leche ( arg): hace un frío de la leche it's goddamn freezing ( AmE), it's bloody freezing ( BrE colloq)estoy harta de ese pesado de la leche I'm fed up with that boring old fart (sl)5se han vuelto a equivocar, son la leche they've got it wrong again, they're the pits o ( BrE) they're bloody useless ( colloq)1(mal humor): tiene una leche … he's so bad-tempered, he's got a foul temper2(expresando fastidio, mal humor): ¿qué leches pintas tú en este asunto? what the hell has this got to do with you? ( colloq)pídele que te lo devuelva ¡qué leches! ask her to damn well give it back to you ( colloq)* * *
leche sustantivo femenino
1 (de madre, de vaca) milk;
leche descremada or (Esp) desnatada skim milk (AmE), skimmed milk (BrE);
leche entera whole milk, full-cream milk
2 ( en cosmética) milk, lotion
3 (Esp vulg) ( mal humor):◊ tiene una leche … he's got a foul temper;
hacer algo con mala leche to do sth deliberately o to be nasty;
tener mala leche to be bad-tempered
4 (Andes fam) ( suerte) luck;
estar con or de leche to be lucky
leche sustantivo femenino
1 milk
leche descremada o desnatada, skim o skimmed milk
leche entera, full-fat milk, US whole milk
2 Cosm milk, cream
leche corporal, body milk
leche hidratante, moisturizer
3 Anat dientes de leche, milk teeth, US baby teeth
4 familiar mala leche, nastiness
5 vulgar (golpe) bump
darse una leche, to bump o to come a cropper
' leche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bautizar
- bronceador
- bronceadora
- café
- cagarse
- calentar
- chocolate
- colar
- colador
- cortada
- cortado
- cortarse
- cuajar
- de
- derramar
- desmaquillador
- desmaquilladora
- desnatada
- desnatado
- diente
- grumo
- hervir
- infinitamente
- manteca
- mojar
- nata
- polvo
- producir
- suero
- uperisada
- uperisado
- uperizada
- uperizado
- agriarse
- aguado
- aguar
- alimento
- ama
- arroz
- azucarar
- batido
- bueno
- cantina
- cartón
- cortar
- crema
- dulce
- estropear
- hervidor
- lactancia
English:
attested milk
- bad
- boil over
- buttermilk
- carton
- chocolate
- cleansing lotion
- clot
- coffee
- container
- cream
- curdle
- dried
- evaporated milk
- for
- fridge
- intolerance
- milk
- milk chocolate
- milk tooth
- milk-white
- milky
- mix
- much
- nonfat
- off
- powdered
- pudding
- put
- remember
- rice pudding
- semi-skimmed
- skim
- skin
- sour
- turn
- white
- black
- bottle
- cleanser
- condensed
- creamer
- dark
- dash
- drink
- float
- fudge
- half
- none
- plain
* * *leche nf1. [de mujer, hembra] milk;leche de cabra/vaca goat's/cow's milkleche condensada condensed milk;leche descremada skimmed milk;leche desnatada skimmed milk;leche entera whole milk, Br full-cream milk;leche esterilizada sterilized milk;leche evaporada evaporated milk;leche frita = sweet made from milk and flour fried in batter and cut into cubes;leche homogeneizada homogenized milk;Am leche instantánea powdered milk;leche malteada malted milk;leche materna mother's milk;leche merengada = drink made from milk, beaten egg whites, sugar and cinnamon;leche pasteurizada pasteurized milk;leche en polvo powdered milk;leche de soja soya milk;leche UHT UHT milk;leche uperisada UHT milk2. [de planta] milk, milky sapleche de almendras almond milk;leche de coco coconut milkleche hidratante moisturizing lotion;leche limpiadora cleansing milk;leche de magnesia milk of magnesiacomo no te calles te voy a dar una leche if you don't shut up I'm going to sock you one;nos liamos a leches we beat the crap out of each other9. CompEsp muy Famechando leches like a bat out of hell, flat out;correr/trabajar a toda leche [muy rápido] to run/work like hell;¡esto es la leche! [el colmo] this is the absolute Br bloody o US goddamn limit!;eres la leche, ¿por qué no me avisaste antes? you're Br bloody o US goddamn unbelievable, why didn't you tell me before?;[muy malo] her new record sucks, Br her new record is crap;¿cuándo/qué/por qué leches…? when/what/why the hell…?;¡una leche! no way!;¡me cago en la leche! Br bloody hell!, US goddamn it!;ya te he dicho que no, ¡leche! Br Jesus bloody Christ, haven't I already said no?, US I've already said no, goddamn it!;prepara unas paellas de la leche Br she cooks a bloody mean paella, US she sure as hell cooks a mean paella;* * *f milk;estar de mala leche pop be in a foul mood;tener mala leche pop be out to make trouble;tener leche L.Am. fam be lucky* * *leche nf1) : milkleche en polvo: powdered milkleche de magnesia: milk of magnesia2) : milky sap* * *leche n milk -
10 AS
as [αs]masculine nouna. ( = carte, dé) ace* * *aɛs1) (abbr = Armée secrète) Secret Army2) abbr association* * *aɛs1. abr nfplSee:2. abr nfSPORT Association sportive, FC, (Football Club)* * *as nm inv1 Jeux (aux cartes, dés, dominos) ace; (au loto, tiercé) l'as number one; as de cœur/trèfle ace of hearts/clubs;2 ○( champion) ace○; as du volant ace○ ou crack driver; as du ciel flying ace; être un as en cuisine to be an ace○ ou a brilliant○ cook; tu es un as! you're brilliant○!; pour faire des bêtises tu es vraiment un as when it comes to doing stupid things you're the best ou the world champion;as de pique lit ace of spades; fig○ [croupion] parson's nose; être ficelé or fagoté comme l'as de pique○ to look a mess.être plein aux as○ to be loaded○, to be stinking rich○; passer à l'as○ ( être gaspillé) [somme d'argent] to be ou to go down the drain; ( être annulé) [projet, augmentation, vacances] to go by the board; ( ne pas être compté) [consommations] gén to be overlooked; ( sur une facture) to be left off the bill; passer qch à l'as ( ne pas compter) to forget about sth deliberately.nom féminin→ link=association association sportive -
11 as
as [αs]masculine nouna. ( = carte, dé) ace* * *aɛs1) (abbr = Armée secrète) Secret Army2) abbr association* * *aɛs1. abr nfplSee:2. abr nfSPORT Association sportive, FC, (Football Club)* * *as nm inv1 Jeux (aux cartes, dés, dominos) ace; (au loto, tiercé) l'as number one; as de cœur/trèfle ace of hearts/clubs;2 ○( champion) ace○; as du volant ace○ ou crack driver; as du ciel flying ace; être un as en cuisine to be an ace○ ou a brilliant○ cook; tu es un as! you're brilliant○!; pour faire des bêtises tu es vraiment un as when it comes to doing stupid things you're the best ou the world champion;as de pique lit ace of spades; fig○ [croupion] parson's nose; être ficelé or fagoté comme l'as de pique○ to look a mess.être plein aux as○ to be loaded○, to be stinking rich○; passer à l'as○ ( être gaspillé) [somme d'argent] to be ou to go down the drain; ( être annulé) [projet, augmentation, vacances] to go by the board; ( ne pas être compté) [consommations] gén to be overlooked; ( sur une facture) to be left off the bill; passer qch à l'as ( ne pas compter) to forget about sth deliberately.[as] nom masculin[aux courses] number onel'as de cœur/pique the ace of hearts/spadest'es fagoté ou ficelé ou fichu comme l'as de pique (familier) you look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwardsDelphine, t'es un as! Delphine, you're a marvel!un as de la route ou du volant a crack driver -
12 préméditation
préméditation [pʀemeditasjɔ̃]feminine noun* * *pʀemeditasjɔ̃nom féminin premeditationavec/sans préméditation — [agir] with/without premeditation; [crime] premeditated/unpremeditated
* * *pʀemeditasjɔ̃ nfavec préméditation (meurtre) — premeditated, [commis] with intent
* * *préméditation nf premeditation; avec/sans préméditation [agir] with/without premeditation; [crime] premeditated/unpremeditated.[premeditasjɔ̃] nom féminin -
13 bewusst
I Adj.1. conscious (+ Gen of); sich (Dat) einer Sache bewusst sein be aware ( oder conscious) of s.th.; sich (Dat) einer Sache bewusst werden realize, become aware of (the fact that), wake up to the fact that; erst dann wurde mir bewusst, dass... auch only then did it dawn on me that...; er war sich der Situation vollkommen bewusst he knew exactly what was going on; er war sich dessen nicht mehr bewusst he couldn’t remember; ich bin mir dessen völlig bewusst I’m fully ( oder perfectly) aware of that ( oder the fact); jemandem etw. bewusst machen make s.o. realize s.th., open s.o.’s eyes to s.th., bring s.th. home to s.o.; jemandem etw. bewusster machen heighten s.o.’s awareness of s.th.; sich (Dat) etw. bewusst machen make s.th. clear to o.s., keep telling o.s. s.th. umg.2. nur attr.; Mensch: aware; seiner selbst bewusst self-aware; ein bewusster Bürger an active citizen; ein bewusster Arbeiter ehem. DDR: a class-conscious worker3. (absichtlich) deliberate, conscious; (berechnet) calculated, intentional; das war ein bewusster Affront that was deliberately rudeII Adv.1. consciously; (in vollem Bewusstsein) with full awareness, with all one’s wits about one; bewusst wahrnehmen (consciously) register; er hat es nicht bewusst miterlebt he was too young ( oder ill, drunk etc.) to know what was going on; das habe ich gar nicht bewusst mitbekommen I (must have) missed that; bewusst leben live life to the full; bewusster leben live more (health) consciously2. (absichtlich) deliberately, consciously, wittingly, intentionally; er hat bewusst gelogen auch he knew he was lying, it was a calculated lie; das hast du doch ganz bewusst gesagt you said that quite ( oder completely) deliberately* * *knowingly (Adv.);(besagt) in question (Adj.);* * *be|wụsst [bə'vʊst]1. adj1) usu attr (PHILOS, PSYCH) consciouser führte ein sehr bewusstes Leben — he lived a life of total awareness
3) predbewusst sein/werden — to be/become aware or conscious of sth, to realize sth
etw ist jdm bewusst — sb is aware or conscious of sth
es wurde ihm allmählich bewusst, dass... — he gradually realized (that)..., it gradually dawned on him (that)...
4) attr (= willentlich) deliberate, intentional; Lüge deliberate5) attr (= überzeugt) convinced2. adv1) consciously; leben in total awareness2) (= willentlich) deliberately, intentionally* * *be·wusstRR, be·wußtALT[bəˈvʊst]I. adj\bewusste Lebensführung socially and environmentally aware lifestylesie waren sich der Tragweite dieser Entscheidung nicht \bewusst they did not realize the enormity [or far-reaching consequences] of this decision▪ jdm \bewusst sein/werden to be/become clear to sbII. adv1. (überlegt)\bewusst leben to live with great [social and environmental] awareness2. (vorsätzlich) deliberately3. (klar)jdm etw \bewusst machen to make sb realize sthman kann ihr diesen Irrtum einfach nicht \bewusst machen it is impossible to make her aware of her mistakedas muss man sich mal \bewusst machen! just imagine!* * *1.1) conscious <reaction, behaviour, etc.>; (absichtlich) deliberate <lie, deception, attack, etc.>jemandem/sich etwas bewusst machen — make somebody realize something/realize something
etwas ist/wird jemandem bewusst — somebody is/becomes aware of something; somebody realizes something
2) (denkend)2.adverbial consciously; (absichtlich) deliberately* * *A. adj1. conscious (+gen of);sich (dat)einer Sache bewusst sein be aware ( oder conscious) of sth;sich (dat)einer Sache bewusst werden realize, become aware of (the fact that), wake up to the fact that;erst dann wurde mir bewusst, dass … auch only then did it dawn on me that …;er war sich der Situation vollkommen bewusst he knew exactly what was going on;er war sich dessen nicht mehr bewusst he couldn’t remember;jemandem etwas bewusst machen make sb realize sth, open sb’s eyes to sth, bring sth home to sb;jemandem etwas bewusster machen heighten sb’s awareness of sth;sich (dat)etwas bewusst machen make sth clear to o.s., keep telling o.s. sth umgseiner selbst bewusst self-aware;ein bewusster Bürger an active citizen;ein bewusster Arbeiter hist DDR: a class-conscious workerdas war ein bewusster Affront that was deliberately rudezur bewussten Stunde at the said hourB. adv1. consciously; (in vollem Bewusstsein) with full awareness, with all one’s wits about one;bewusst wahrnehmen (consciously) register;er hat es nicht bewusst miterlebt he was too young ( oder ill, drunk etc) to know what was going on;das habe ich gar nicht bewusst mitbekommen I (must have) missed that;bewusst leben live life to the full;bewusster leben live more (health) consciously2. (absichtlich) deliberately, consciously, wittingly, intentionally;er hat bewusst gelogen auch he knew he was lying, it was a calculated lie;das hast du doch ganz bewusst gesagt you said that quite ( oder completely) deliberately…bewusst im adj -conscious;gesundheitsbewusst health-conscious;umweltbewusst planen/leben plan/live environmentally consciously* * *1.1) conscious <reaction, behaviour, etc.>; (absichtlich) deliberate <lie, deception, attack, etc.>jemandem/sich etwas bewusst machen — make somebody realize something/realize something
etwas ist/wird jemandem bewusst — somebody is/becomes aware of something; somebody realizes something
2) (denkend)sich (Dat.) einer Sache (Gen.) bewusst sein/werden — be/become aware or conscious of something
3) nicht präd. (bekannt) particular; (fraglich) in question postpos2.adverbial consciously; (absichtlich) deliberately* * *(mit Genitiv) ausdr.conscious (of) expr. adj.aware adj.conscious adj.deliberate adj.sensible adj. adv.consciously adv. -
14 propósito
m.purpose, goal, commitment, intention.* * *1 (intención) intention■ me he hecho el firme propósito de acabar el libro hoy it is my firm intention to finish the book today2 (objetivo) aim\* * *noun m.purpose, intention, aim* * *SM1) (=intención) purpose¿cuál es el propósito de su visita? — what is the purpose of his visit?
para lograr este propósito se han desplazado a Madrid — with this in mind o for this purpose, they have gone to Madrid
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de propósito — on purpose, deliberately•
fuera de propósito — off the point•
hacer(se) (el) propósito de hacer algo — to resolve to do sth, decide to do sthlos tres hicieron firme propósito de no atacar — the three of them resolved o decided not to attack
nunca nos hemos hecho el propósito de gastar más dinero — it has never been our intention to spend more money
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tener (el) propósito de hacer algo — to intend o mean to do sth, be one's intention to do sthno tenía propósito ninguno de pelearme — I didn't intend o mean to get into a fight, it was not my intention to get into a fight
tengo el firme propósito de irme de casa — I am determined to leave home, I am intent on leaving home
propósito de enmienda, no veo propósito de enmienda en su comportamiento — I don't see him mending his ways o turning over a new leaf
2)•
a propósito —a) [como adjetivo] suitable, right ( para for)era la persona a propósito para el trabajo — he was very suitable for the job, he was the right person for the job
b) [como adverbio] on purpose, deliberatelylo siento, no lo hice a propósito — I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose o deliberately
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venir a propósito — (=venir expresamente) to come especially; (=ser adecuado) [comentario, observación] to be well-timed; [dinero] to come in handyesa observación vino muy a propósito — that was a timely remark, that remark was very well-timed
el dinero que me diste me vino muy a propósito — the money you gave me was just what I needed o came in very handy
c) (=por cierto) by the waya propósito, ¿qué vais a hacer en Semana Santa? — by the way, what are you doing at Easter?
d)• a propósito de — [después de verbo] about; [uso independiente] talking of, à propos of
estuvieron discutiendo a propósito de las elecciones — they were having a discussion about the election
a propósito de Picasso, ¿has visto alguna vez el Guernica? — talking of o à propos of Picasso, have you ever seen Guernica?
a propósito de dinero, ¿cuándo me vas a pagar? — now you mention it o talking of money, when are you going to pay me?
¿a propósito de qué me dices eso ahora? — why do you say that now?
* * *a) ( intención) intention, purposeb)a propósito: no lo hice a propósito I didn't do it deliberately o on purpose; se hizo un vestido a propósito para la ocasión she had a dress made specially for the occasion; a propósito, Carlos te manda saludos by the way, Carlos sends his regards; a propósito de trenes ¿cuándo te vas? — speaking of trains o on the subject of trains, when are you leaving?
* * *= intent, mission, point, purpose, drift, meaningfulness, objective, agenda, resolution.Ex. The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.Ex. Its mission is to advise the three sponsoring agencies on how best to coordinate their programs in this area and to recommend priorities for action.Ex. There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex. The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex. An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.Ex. Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.Ex. The Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament will use it to broadcast their opinions and resolutions.----* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.* a propósito de = apropos of.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.* con el propósito de = with the purpose of, with the aim of, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* de propósito general = general-purpose.* hacerse el propósito de + Infinitivo = make + it + a point to + Infinitivo, make + a point of + Gerundio.* hecho a propósito = tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored].* propósitos = designs.* ver el propósito = see + the point.* * *a) ( intención) intention, purposeb)a propósito: no lo hice a propósito I didn't do it deliberately o on purpose; se hizo un vestido a propósito para la ocasión she had a dress made specially for the occasion; a propósito, Carlos te manda saludos by the way, Carlos sends his regards; a propósito de trenes ¿cuándo te vas? — speaking of trains o on the subject of trains, when are you leaving?
* * *= intent, mission, point, purpose, drift, meaningfulness, objective, agenda, resolution.Ex: The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.
Ex: Its mission is to advise the three sponsoring agencies on how best to coordinate their programs in this area and to recommend priorities for action.Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex: The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex: An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.Ex: The Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament will use it to broadcast their opinions and resolutions.* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.* a propósito de = apropos of.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.* con el propósito de = with the purpose of, with the aim of, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* de propósito general = general-purpose.* hacerse el propósito de + Infinitivo = make + it + a point to + Infinitivo, make + a point of + Gerundio.* hecho a propósito = tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored].* propósitos = designs.* ver el propósito = see + the point.* * *1(intención): tiene el firme propósito de dejar de fumar she's determined o resolved to give up smoking, she's intent on giving up smokingmi propósito era salir mañana, pero tuve que aplazar el viaje I was intending o I was aiming o ( frml) my intention was to leave tomorrow, but I had to postpone the tripse ha hecho el propósito de correr una hora diaria she's made up her mind o she's resolved o she's decided to go running for an hour every daybuenos propósitos good intentionsse hizo con el único propósito de proteger a estas especies it was done with the sole aim o purpose of protecting these speciescon el propósito de comprarse un coche, se puso a ahorrar he started to save up in order to buy himself a car o with the intention of buying himself a carvagaba por el pueblo sin propósito alguno he wandered aimlessly around the villagelo hizo con el propósito de molestarme she did it just to annoy mese fue con el firme propósito de volver al año siguiente he left with the firm intention of returning the following year2a propósito: no lo hice a propósito I didn't do it deliberately o on purposese hizo un vestido a propósito para la ocasión she had a dress made specially for the occasionme encontré con Carlos Ruiz. A propósito, te manda saludos I bumped into Carlos Ruiz, who sends you his regards, by the wayme costó $100 — a propósito, recuerda que me debes $50 I paid $100 for it — which reminds me o speaking of which, don't forget you owe me $50a propósito de trenes ¿cuándo te vas? speaking of trains o on the subject of trains, when are you leaving?¿a propósito de qué viene eso? — a propósito de nada, era sólo un comentario what did you say that for o why did you say that? — for no particular reason, it was just a commenthice un comentario a propósito de sus amigos I made a comment about his friendsCompuesto:hizo un firme propósito de enmienda he firmly resolved to mend his ways* * *
propósito sustantivo masculino
◊ con el propósito de verla with the intention o purpose of seeing her;
tiene el firme propósito de dejar de fumar she's determined to give up smoking;
buenos propósitos good intentionsb)
( por cierto) ( indep) by the way
propósito sustantivo masculino purpose, intention
♦ Locuciones: a propósito, (por cierto) by the way
(adrede) on purpose, intentionally
a propósito de, speaking of
' propósito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conseguir
- efecto
- enmienda
- intención
- lograr
- obstaculizar
- obstruir
- sobre
- solapada
- solapado
- abandonar
- ánimo
- cierto
- desistir
- finalidad
- función
- hablar
- hermanar
- intencionado
- intento
- ir
- meta
- mojar
- motivo
- paréntesis
- tener
- todo
English:
advance
- aim
- aimless
- aimlessly
- approach
- bye
- bye-bye
- deliberate
- deliberately
- design
- drop
- for
- go
- idea
- incidentally
- intent
- intentionally
- job
- meaning
- misinterpret
- mislead
- misleading
- object
- purpose
- purposely
- remind
- resolution
- sake
- sidetrack
- slide
- specially
- stand about
- stand around
- to
- unintentional
- unsuited
- vandalize
- way
- why
* * *♦ nm1. [intención] intention;mi propósito era llamarte cuando llegara I had intended to phone you when I arrived;tengo el propósito de dejar el alcohol I intend to give up alcohol;hizo el propósito de no volver a fumar she made a resolution o resolved not to smoke again;con el propósito de in order to;con este propósito to this end2. [objetivo] purpose;el propósito de las medidas es contener la inflación the purpose o aim of the measures is to control inflation;una ley con el único propósito de ayudar a los más débiles a law the sole purpose of which is to help the weakest♦ a propósito loc adv1. [adecuado] suitable;tu ayuda nos viene muy a propósito your help is coming just at the right time2. [adrede] on purpose;hacer algo a propósito to do sth on purpose o deliberately;lo dijo a propósito para que nos enfadáramos he said it deliberately to annoy us;no lo hice a propósito I didn't do it on purpose3. [por cierto] by the way;a propósito de viajes, ¿has estado en Japón? speaking of travelling, have you been to Japan?♦ a propósito de loc prepwith regard to, concerning;ha habido un gran debate público a propósito de la ley there has been considerable public debate concerning the law* * *m1 ( intención) intention2 ( objetivo) purpose3:a propósito de about;* * *propósito nm1) intención: purpose, intention2)a propósito : by the way3)a propósito : on purpose, intentionally* * *1. (objetivo) purpose2. (intención) intention -
15 querer
m.love.v.1 to want.quiero una bicicleta I want a bicycle¿quieren ustedes algo más? would you like anything else?haz lo que quieras do what you want o like, do as you please o likequerer que alguien haga algo to want somebody to do somethingquiero que lo hagas tú I want you to do itqueremos que las cosas te vayan bien we want things to go well for youquisiera hacerlo, pero… I'd like to do it, but…¡qué quieres que haga! what am I supposed to do?qué quieres que te diga, a mí me parece caro to be honest, it seems expensive to me, what can I say? it seems expensive to meven cuando quieras come whenever you like o wantno me voy porque no quiero I'm not going because I don't want toqueriendo on purposesin querer accidentallyquerer decir to mean¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?querer es poder where there's a will there's a wayQuiero paz I want peace.Quiero un taxi I need a taxi.2 to love.te quiero I love youYo quiero a mi esposo I love my husband.3 to want to, to be willing to, to desire to, to have a desire to.Quiero estudiar I want to study.* * *Present IndicativePast IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to want2) love3) like•* * *Para la expresión querer decir, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) [a una persona] (=amar) to love; (=apreciar) to like¡te quiero! — I love you!
no estoy enamorado, pero la quiero mucho — I'm not in love with her, but I'm very fond of her
me quiere... no me quiere — [deshojando una margarita] she loves me... she loves me not
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querer [bien] a algn — to want the best for sb•
[hacerse] querer por algn — to endear o.s. to sb•
querer [mal] a algn — to wish sb illla quiere como a la niña de sus ojos — she's the apple of his eye, he dotes on her
2) (=desear)a) [+ objeto] to want¿cuál quieres? — which one do you want?
¿qué más quieres? — (lit) what else do you want?; iró what more do you want?
hace lo que quiere — she does what she wants {o} as she pleases
se lo di, pero no lo quiso — I gave it to him, but he didn't want (to take) it
¡lo que quieras! — as you wish!, have it your own way!
¿quieres un café? — would you like some coffee?
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querer [pelea] — to be looking for trouble•
[todo] lo que tú quieras, será muy feo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero es muy buena persona — he may be ugly and all that, but he's a very nice personb) + infin to want¿qué quieres comer hoy? — what would you like for dinner today?
no quiso pagar — he refused to pay, he wouldn't pay
c)• querer [que] algn haga algo — to want sb to do sth
la tradición quiere que... — tradition has it that...
este quiere que le rompan la cabeza — * this guy is asking to get his head kicked in *
¿quieres que me crea que tú solo te has bebido todo el whisky? — are you asking me to believe that you drank all the whisky by yourself?
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¿qué quieres que te [diga]? — what can I say?•
¿qué quieres que le [haga]?, si se va por ahí sin hacer caso, ¿qué quieres que le haga? — if he goes off without taking any notice, what am I supposed to do {o} what can I do about it?si estudio y no apruebo, ¿qué quieres que le haga? — if I study and still don't pass, what can I do?
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¡[qué más] quisiera yo! — if only I could!¿qué más quisiera yo que ver juntos a mis hijos? — what more could I wish for {o} want than to see my children together?
3) (=tener intención de)+ infinal querer abrir la botella, saltó el tapón — the cork exploded while she was trying to open the bottle
4) [pidiendo algo]quería dos kilos de patatas, por favor — I'd like two kilos of potatoes, please, could I have two kilos of potatoes, please?
¿quieres darme tu nueva dirección? — would {o} could you give me your new address?
¿querría participar en nuestra oferta? — would you like to take advantage of our offer?
¿cuánto quieren por el coche? — what are they asking for the car?, how much do they want for the car?
5) (=requerir)¿para qué me querrá? — I wonder what he wants me for?, what can he want me for?
6) [uso impersonal]2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (=desear)¿quieres? — [ofreciendo algo] do you want some?, would you like some?
-¿quieres casarte conmigo? -sí, quiero — "will you marry me?" - "yes, I will"
-¿puedes enviar tú el correo? -como usted quiera — "could you take the post?" - "as you wish"
mientras el jefe no quiera, no hay nada que hacer — as long as the boss is opposed, there's nothing to be done {o} nothing we can do about it
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ven [cuando] quieras — come whenever you likecomo quiere —
¡está como quiere! — Esp ** she's a bit of all right! **
quieras o no, eso cambiará nuestras vidas — whether you like it or not, that's going to change our lives
con el cambio de trabajo, quieras que no, se ha animado un poco — you may agree or disagree, but the fact is he's perked up a bit since he changed jobs
2) (=tener intención)lo hizo queriendo — he did it deliberately {o} on purpose
lo hizo sin querer — he didn't mean to do it, he did it inadvertently
3)3.See:4.SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO* * *Imasculino loveII 1.verbo transitivo1) ( amar) to lovese hace querer — she/he endears herself/himself to people
me quiere, no me quiere — ( al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not
por lo que más quieras! — for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
querer mal a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)
2)a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad)quisiera una cerveza/habitación doble — I'd like a beer/double room
¿qué más quieres? — what more do you want?
hazlo cuando/como quieras — do it whenever/however you like
quiera o no quiera — whether she/he likes it or not
será muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero... — he may be very smart and all that, but...
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? — bring it tomorrow, will you?
querer + INF — to want to + inf
querer QUE alguien+ SUBJ — to want somebody to + inf
¿y qué querías que hiciera? — so what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?
qué quieres que te diga...! — quite honestly o frankly...
b) ( al ofrecer algo)¿quieres un café/algo de beber? — would you like o (less frml) do you want a coffee/something to drink?
c) ( introduciendo un ruego)querer + INF: ¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?; ¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?; ¿te quieres callar? — be quiet, will you?
3) (en locs)como quiera que — ( de cualquier manera que) however
como quiera que haya sido... — whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened...
queriendo: lo hizo queriendo she/he did it on purpose o deliberately; sin querer accidentally; perdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean to; querer decir to mean; ¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?; está como quiere! — (Esp, Méx fam) (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! (colloq); ( tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made (colloq)
4) ( como precio)2.querer algo POR algo: ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? — how much do you want o are you asking for the car?
quererse v pron (recípr)se quieren como hermanos — they're so close, they're like brothers
* * *= want, be after, wanna [want to].Nota: Contracción de want to usada en el lenguaje coloquial.Ex. On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex. When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.----* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = get + Posesivo + drift.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.* hacerse querer = endear.* ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no queriendo + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.* queramos o no = like it or not, like them or not.* querer decir = mean.* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.* quererlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tenerlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* quiera Dios que = God willing.* si Dios quiere = God willing.* siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* sin quererlo = unwantedly.* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.* * *Imasculino loveII 1.verbo transitivo1) ( amar) to lovese hace querer — she/he endears herself/himself to people
me quiere, no me quiere — ( al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not
por lo que más quieras! — for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
querer mal a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)
2)a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad)quisiera una cerveza/habitación doble — I'd like a beer/double room
¿qué más quieres? — what more do you want?
hazlo cuando/como quieras — do it whenever/however you like
quiera o no quiera — whether she/he likes it or not
será muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero... — he may be very smart and all that, but...
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? — bring it tomorrow, will you?
querer + INF — to want to + inf
querer QUE alguien+ SUBJ — to want somebody to + inf
¿y qué querías que hiciera? — so what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?
qué quieres que te diga...! — quite honestly o frankly...
b) ( al ofrecer algo)¿quieres un café/algo de beber? — would you like o (less frml) do you want a coffee/something to drink?
c) ( introduciendo un ruego)querer + INF: ¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?; ¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?; ¿te quieres callar? — be quiet, will you?
3) (en locs)como quiera que — ( de cualquier manera que) however
como quiera que haya sido... — whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened...
queriendo: lo hizo queriendo she/he did it on purpose o deliberately; sin querer accidentally; perdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean to; querer decir to mean; ¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?; está como quiere! — (Esp, Méx fam) (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! (colloq); ( tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made (colloq)
4) ( como precio)2.querer algo POR algo: ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? — how much do you want o are you asking for the car?
quererse v pron (recípr)se quieren como hermanos — they're so close, they're like brothers
* * *= want, be after, wanna [want to].Nota: Contracción de want to usada en el lenguaje coloquial.Ex: On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.
Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = get + Posesivo + drift.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.* hacerse querer = endear.* ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no queriendo + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.* queramos o no = like it or not, like them or not.* querer decir = mean.* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.* quererlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tenerlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* quiera Dios que = God willing.* si Dios quiere = God willing.* siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.* sin quererlo = unwantedly.* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.* * *lovesufre por culpa de un querer he is suffering because of an unhappy love affairlas penas del querer the pangs of love¡niña de mi querer! my dear child!vtA (amar) to loveme gusta, pero no lo quiero I like him, but I don't love him o I'm not in love with himquiere mucho a sus sobrinos/su país he loves his nephews/his country very muchquiere con locura a su nieta she absolutely dotes on her granddaughteres una persona que se hace querer he's the sort of person who endears himself to yousus alumnos lo quieren mucho his pupils are very fond of him, he's well liked by his pupilsme quiere, no me quiere (al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not¡por lo que más quieras! ¡no me abandones! for pity's sake o for God's sake! don't leave me!¡Antonio, por lo que más quieras! ¡baja el volumen! Antonio, turn the volume down, for heaven's sake o for goodness sake!querer bien a algn to be fond of sb, care about sbquerer mal a algn to have it in for sb ( colloq)quien bien te quiere te hará llorar sometimes you have to be cruel to be kindB1(expresando deseo, intención, voluntad): quiere un tren para su cumpleaños he wants a train for his birthday¿que querían, chicas? can I help you, girls?, what can I do for you, girls?quería un kilo de uvas I'd like a kilo of grapesquisiera una habitación doble I'd like a double roomno sabe lo que quiere she doesn't know what she wantshaz lo que quieras do as you like, do as you please¿qué más quieres? what more do you want?¿cuándo/cómo lo podemos hacer? — cuando/como tú quieras when/how can we do it? — whenever/however you like o any time/any way you like¿nos vemos a las siete? — como quieras shall we meet at seven? — if you likequiera o no quiera, tendrá que hacerlo he'll have to do it, whether he likes it or notiba a llamar al médico pero él no quiso I was going to call the doctor but he wouldn't let me o he said no¿quieres por esposo a Diego Sosa Díaz? — sí, quiero will/do you take Diego Sosa Díaz to be your lawfully wedded husband? — I will/do¿qué querrán esta vez? I wonder what they want this timeserá muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero es insoportable he may be very smart and all that, but personally I can't stand himtráemelo mañana ¿quieres? bring it tomorrow, will you?dejemos esto para otro día ¿quieres? let's leave this for another day, shall we o can we?querer + INF to want to + INF¿quiere usted hacer algún comentario? do you want to o ( frml) do you wish to make any comment?no sé si querrá hacerlo I don't know if she'll want to do it o if she'll do ithacía tiempo que quería decírselo I'd been meaning/wanting to tell him for some timequisiera reservar una mesa para dos I'd like to book a table for twoquisiera poder ayudarte I wish I could help you¡ya quisiera yo estar en su lugar! I'd change places with him any day!no creo que quiera prestártelo I don't think she'll (be willing to) lend it to youcuando se quiera dar cuenta será demasiado tarde by the time he realizes it'll be too latenosotros nos fuimos temprano pero él quiso quedarse we left early but he stayed/decided to stay/ wanted to stay/chose to stayno quiso escuchar razones he wouldn't listen to reasonno quiso comer nada she wouldn't eat anything, she refused to eat anythingquería hacerlo sola pero no habría podido she wanted to do it on her own but she wouldn't have been able toquiso hacerlo sola pero no pudo she tried to do it on her own but she couldn'tquerer QUE algn/algo + SUBJ to want sb/sth to + INFquisiera que alguien me explicara por qué could someone please explain why?¿qué quieres que traiga? what do you want o what would you like me to bring?¿por qué lo dejaste entrar? — ¿qué querías que hiciera? why did you let him in? — what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?quiso que nos quedáramos a cenar y no tuvimos más remedio she insisted we stay for dinner and we couldn't say no o we couldn't refuse¿tú quieres que acabemos en la cárcel? do you want us to end up in jail?, are you trying to get us put in jail?la etiqueta quiere que uno lleve sombrero etiquette requires one to wear a hatsu teoría quiere que … his theory has it that …querer es poder where there's a will there's a way2 ( en locs):como quiera que (de cualquier manera que) however;(ya que, como) ( liter) sincecomo quiera que haya sido, creo que deberías disculparte whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened, I still think you should apologizecuando quiera que wheneverdonde quiera que wherever¡qué quieres que te diga …! quite honestly o frankly …¡qué quieres que (le) haga! what can you do?ya sé que no debería fumar, pero no puedo dejarlo ¡qué quieres que le haga! I know I shouldn't smoke but well, what can you do? I can't give upquieras que no ( fam): quieras que no, ha ido mejorando desde que fue al curandero believe it or not, she's been getting better ever since she went to see that faith healerla decisión, quieras que no, nos va a afectar a todos whether we like it or not, the decision is going to affect us all, there's no getting away from the fact that the decision is going to affect us allquieras que no, yo he notado la diferencia I have to say o admit that it's made a differenceel quiero y no puedo: con ese quiero y no puedo inspiran hasta lástima it's rather pathetic how they're always trying to be something they aren't¡está como quiere! (Esp, Méx fam); (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! ( colloq), he's/she's a bit of all right! ( BrE colloq); (tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made ( colloq)3(al ofrecer algo): ¿quieres algo de beber? would you like o ( less frml) do you want something to drink?4 (introduciendo un pedido) querer + INF:¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?¿te quieres callar? will you be quiet?, be quiet, will you?¿quieres hacerme el favor de no interrumpirme? would you please stop interrupting me?¿quieres decirme qué has hecho con mi abrigo? would you mind telling me what you've done with my coat?5 (como precio) querer algo POR algo:¿cuánto quieres por el coche? how much do you want o are you asking for the car?6queriendo/sin querer: estoy segura de que lo hizo queriendo I'm sure he did it on purpose o deliberatelyperdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean tono te pongas así, lo hizo sin querer don't be like that, he didn't do it deliberately o on purpose7querer decir to mean¿qué quiere decir `democracia'? what does `democracy' mean?¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?8(referido a cosas inanimadas): el coche no quiere arrancar the car won't startel destino quiso que se volvieran a encontrar they were destined to meet againparece que quiere llover/nevar it looks as if it's going to rain/snow, it looks like rain/snowhace horas que quiere salir el sol the sun's been trying to break through for hours■ quererse( recípr):se quieren como hermanos they're like brothershombre, si se quieren ¿por qué no han de casarse? well, if they love each other, why shouldn't they get married?* * *
querer ( conjugate querer) verbo transitivo ( amar) to love;
sus alumnos lo quieren mucho his pupils are very fond of him;
¡por lo que más quieras! for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
1a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad):
quisiera una habitación doble I'd like a double room;
¿qué más quieres? what more do you want?;
hazlo cuando/como quieras do it whenever/however you like;
iba a hacerlo pero él no quiso I was going to do it but he didn't want me to;
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? bring it tomorrow, will you?;
no quiero I don't want to;
quiero ir I want to go;
quisiera reservar una mesa I'd like to book a table;
quisiera poder ayudarte I wish I could help you;
no quiso comer nada she wouldn't eat anything;
quiero que estudies más I want you to study harder;
¡qué quieres que te diga …! quite honestly o frankly …;
el destino así lo quiso it was destined to be;
querer es poder where there's a will there's a wayb) ( al ofrecer algo):◊ ¿quieres un café? would you like a coffee?;
( menos formal) do you want a coffee?c) ( introduciendo un pedido):◊ ¿querrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?;
¿te quieres callar? be quiet, will you?
2 ( en locs)
donde quiera que wherever;
queriendo ( adrede) on purpose, deliberately;
sin querer accidentally;
fue sin querer it was an accident;
querer decir to mean;
¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
3 ( como precio):◊ ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? how much do you want o are you asking for the car?
quererse verbo pronominal ( recípr):
querer
I verbo transitivo
1 (a alguien) to love
2 (algo) to want, wish ➣ Ver nota en want
3 (intención, ruego, ofrecimiento) to like: ¿quieres otra taza de té?, would you like another cup of tea?
¿quieres callarte?, will you shut up?
II sustantivo masculino love, affection
♦ Locuciones: quieras o no, tendrás que oírme, you'll have to listen to me, whether you want to or not
querer decir, to mean
ser algo un quiero y no puedo, to try to make people think that one is more affluent than one actually is
como quiera que, since: como quiera que no pueden vernos, no saben qué aspecto tenemos, since they can't see us, they don't know what we look like
sin querer, unintentionally, by accident
' querer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adorar
- berrido
- decir
- desabrocharse
- desear
- significar
- gustar
- ofrecer
- pisar
- pisotón
- querré
- quiera
- quise
- sin
English:
accident
- accidentally
- attached
- blurt out
- cherish
- chew
- clear
- delete
- endear
- fancy
- feel
- hand
- like
- love
- mean
- mistake
- off
- please
- slip out
- truck
- unintentionally
- unwittingly
- want
- will
- wish
- aim
- care
- denial
- inadvertently
- intend
- unwilling
- way
* * *♦ vt1. [amar] to love;te quiero I love you;lo quiero como a un hermano I love him like a brother;es muy querida por todo el mundo she is much loved by everyone;me quiere, no me quiere [deshojando margarita] she loves me, she loves me not;¡por lo que más quieras, cállate! for heaven's sake shut up!;querer bien a alguien to care a lot about sb;querer mal a alguien to wish sb ill;quien bien te quiere te hará llorar you have to be cruel to be kind2. [desear] to want;quiero una bicicleta I want a bicycle;dime lo que quieres tell me what you want;lo único que quiero o [m5] todo lo que quiero es un poco de comprensión all I want o all I ask for is a little understanding;¿qué es lo que quieres ahora? [con tono de enojo] what do you want now?, what is it now?;querer hacer algo to want to do sth;quiere explicártelo, te lo quiere explicar she wants to explain it to you;no quiso ayudarnos she didn't want to help us;era muy tarde pero tú querías quedarte it was very late, but you insisted on staying o would stay o you wanted to stay;quisiera informarme o [m5] que me informaran sobre vuelos a Nueva York I'd like some information about flights to New York;quisiera hacerlo, pero… I'd like to do it, but…;¡eso quisiera yo saber! that's what I want to know!;¡ya quisieran muchos tener tu suerte! a lot of people would be very grateful to be as lucky as you!;el maldito clavo no quiere salir the damn nail won't o refuses to come out;querer que alguien haga algo to want sb to do sth;quiero que lo hagas tú I want you to do it;querer que pase algo to want sth to happen;queremos que las cosas te vayan bien we want things to go well for you;el azar quiso que nos volviéramos a ver fate decreed that we should see each other again;como quien no quiere la cosa as if it were nothing;qué quieres que te diga, a mí me parece caro to be honest, it seems expensive to me, what can I say? it seems expensive to me;¡qué quieres que haga! what am I supposed to do?;alto, guapo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero no me gusta sure, he's tall, handsome and all that, but I don't find him attractive;el que algo quiere, algo le cuesta no pain, no gain3. [en preguntas, ofrecimientos, ruegos] [con amabilidad]¿quieren ustedes algo más/algo de postre? would you like anything else/anything for dessert?;¿quieres un pitillo? do you want a cigarette?;¿quiere decirle a su amigo que pase? could you tell your friend to come in, please?;¿querrías explicarme qué ha pasado aquí? would you mind explaining what happened here?;¿quieres por esposo a Francisco? do you take Francisco to be your lawfully wedded husband?¿cuánto quieres por la casa? how much do you want for the house?¿quieres que te atropelle el tren o qué? do you want to get run over by a train or something?♦ vito want;ven cuando quieras come whenever you like o want;cuando quieras [estoy listo] ready when you are;no me voy porque no quiero I'm not going because I don't want to;si quieres, lo dejamos we can forget about it if you like;quieras o no, quieras que no (whether you) like it or not;pásame el martillo, ¿quieres? pass me the hammer, would you?;déjame en paz, ¿quieres? leave me alone, will you?;Famle pedí que lo dejara, pero que si quieres I asked him to stop, but would he?;queriendo on purpose;ha sido queriendo he did it on purpose;hacer algo sin querer to do sth accidentally;lo siento, ha sido sin querer sorry, it was an accident;querer decir to mean;¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?;¿sabes lo que quiere decir “procrastination”? do you know what “procrastination” means?;“NB” quiere decir “nota bene” “NB” stands for “nota bene”;Famestá como quiere [es guapísimo] he's gorgeous;[en una situación ideal] he's got it made;querer es poder where there's a will there's a way♦ v impersonal[haber atisbos de]parece que quiere llover it looks like rain♦ nm[amor] love;las cosas del querer matters of the heart* * *1 v/t1 ( desear) want;quisiera … I would like …;quieras que no … like it or not …;sin querer unintentionally2 ( amar) love;querer bien a alguien be fond of s.o.;querer mal a alguien not care for s.o.;por lo que más quieras for pity’s sake, for the love of God3 ( esperar):¡qué más quieres! what more do you want o expect!;¿qué quieres que (le) haga? what do you expect me to do?4:querer decir mean;quiere decir it means;¡que si quieres! irón no way!5:como quiera que however2 m love* * *querer {64} vt1) desear: to want, to desirequiere ser profesor: he wants to be a teacher¿cuánto quieres por esta computadora?: how much do you want for this computer?2) : to love, to like, to be fond ofte quiero: I love you¿quieres pasarme la leche?: please pass the milk4)querer decir : to mean5)sin querer : unintentionallyquerer vi: like, wantsi quieras: if you likequerer nm: love, affection* * *querer vb1. (desear) to wantEn inglés I want resulta demasiado directo si queremos pedir algo con educación. En estos casos se suele decir I'd like con pleaseI'd like a kilo of potatoes, please quiero un kilo de patatascould you pass me the salt, please? ¿quieres acercarme la sal?would you please be quiet? ¿quieres callarte?could you close the door, please? cierra la puerta, ¿quieres?2. (amar) to lovelo hice sin querer I didn't mean to do it / it was an accident¿qué quiere decir "chance"? what does "chance" mean?¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that? -
16 Absicht
f; -, -en intention; (Ziel) aim, object; bes JUR. intent; in der Absicht zu (+ Inf.) with the intention of (+ Ger.), with a view to (+ Ger.) in der besten Absicht with the best of intentions; in betrügerischer / guter Absicht with intent to deceive ( oder defraud) / with good intentions; in böswilliger Absicht JUR. with malicious intent, Am. with malice aforethought; ohne böse Absicht not meaning to hurt (you, him etc.); mit Absicht on purpose, deliberately; mit einer bestimmten Absicht for a purpose; mit der festen Absicht zu (+ Inf.) determined to (+ Inf.) ohne Absicht unintentionally; nicht ohne Absicht not entirely unintentionally; ohne besondere Absicht without any particular purpose (od. intent); ich habe die Absicht zu (+ Inf.) I intend to (+ Inf.), I’m planning to (+ Inf.) es war nicht meine Absicht zu (+ Inf.) I didn’t mean to (+ Inf.) das war nie meine Absicht I never wanted ( oder intended for) that (to happen); das liegt nicht in meiner Absicht that isn’t my intention; die Absicht war zu (+ Inf.) the idea was to (+ Inf.) es besteht die Absicht zu (+ Inf.) the plan is to (+ Inf.) steht oder steckt da eine bestimmte Absicht dahinter? is there a particular agenda behind it?; jemandes Absichten durchschauen / vereiteln see through / thwart s.o.’s plans; Absichten auf jemanden haben umg. have designs on s.o.* * *die Absichtpurpose; intention; intent; aim; view; goal; end* * *Ạb|sichtf -, -en(= Vorsatz) intention; (= Zweck) purpose; (JUR) intentin der besten Absicht, in bester Absicht — with the best of intentions
in der Absicht, etw zu tun — with the idea or object of doing sth, with a view to doing sth, with the intention of doing sth
die Absicht haben, etw zu tun — to intend to do sth
etw mit/ohne Absicht tun — to do/not to do sth on purpose or deliberately
das war doch keine Absicht! (inf) — it wasn't deliberate or intentional
* * *die1) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) design2) (what a person plans or intends to do: He has no intention of leaving; He went to see the boss with the intention of asking for a pay rise; If I have offended you, it was quite without intention; good intentions.) intention3) (purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) intend4) (an aim or intention: His main object in life was to become rich.) object* * *Ab·sicht<-, -en>f intentiondas war bestimmt nicht meine \Absicht! it was an accident!, I didn't mean to do it!es war schon immer seine \Absicht, reich zu werden it has always been his goal to be richdas lag nicht in meiner \Absicht that was definitely not what I intendedmit den besten \Absichten with the best of intentionsernste \Absichten haben to have honourable [or AM -orable] intentionsverborgene \Absichten hidden intentionsdie \Absicht haben, etw zu tun to have the intention of doing sthin selbstmörderischer \Absicht with the intention of killing herself/himself\Absicht sein to be intentionalin der \Absicht, etw zu tun with a view to [or the intention of] doing sther verfolgte sie in der \Absicht, sie zu berauben he followed her with intent to rob hereine \Absicht verfolgen to pursue a goalmit/ohne \Absicht intentionally/unintentionally* * *die; Absicht, Absichten intentiondie Absicht haben, etwas zu tun — plan or intend to do something
etwas mit Absicht tun — do something intentionally or deliberately
etwas ohne od. nicht mit Absicht tun — do something unintentionally
in der besten Absicht — with the best of intentions
* * *in der besten Absicht with the best of intentions;in betrügerischer/guter Absicht with intent to deceive ( oder defraud)/with good intentions;ohne böse Absicht not meaning to hurt (you, him etc);mit Absicht on purpose, deliberately;mit einer bestimmten Absicht for a purpose;ohne Absicht unintentionally;nicht ohne Absicht not entirely unintentionally;ohne besondere Absicht without any particular purpose ( oder intent);das liegt nicht in meiner Absicht that isn’t my intention;steckt da eine bestimmte Absicht dahinter? is there a particular agenda behind it?;jemandes Absichten durchschauen/vereiteln see through/thwart sb’s plans;Absichten auf jemanden haben umg have designs on sb* * *die; Absicht, Absichten intentiondie Absicht haben, etwas zu tun — plan or intend to do something
etwas mit Absicht tun — do something intentionally or deliberately
etwas ohne od. nicht mit Absicht tun — do something unintentionally
* * *-en f.intent n.intention n.mind n.purpose n.tendency n. -
17 ragione
f reason( diritto) rightragione sociale company nameper ragioni di salute for health reasonsaver ragione be rightdare ragione a qualcuno admit that someone is righta ragione, con ragione rightlysenza ragione for no reason* * *ragione s.f.1 reason: l'età della ragione, the age of discretion: avere l'età della ragione, to reach the age of discretion; avere, riacquistare l'uso della ragione, to have, to regain the use of one's reason; agire contro ragione, to act irrationally; ricondurre qlcu. alla ragione, to make s.o. see sense; ascoltare la voce della ragione, to listen to the voice of reason; perdere il lume, l'uso della ragione, to go out of one's mind (o to lose one's wits) // (fil.) ragione pura, pratica, pure, practical reason2 ( causa, motivo) reason, motive: che ragione può avere avuto per fare ciò?, what motive can he have had for doing that?; dimmi la ragione per la quale l'hai fatto, tell me your reason for doing it; ho qualche ragione di temerlo, I have (good) reason to fear him; non c'è ragione di pensarlo, there is no reason to think so (o there are no grounds for thinking so); non è una ( buona) ragione, that is no reason (o excuse); non so la ragione di tutto ciò, I do not know the reason for all that; chiedere la ragione di un'azione, to ask the reason for an action; non lo voglio vedere per nessuna ragione, I don't want to see him for any reason (o on no account do I want to see him) // ragione di essere, reason for existence (o raison d'être o justification): il suo sospetto non aveva più ragione d'essere, her suspicion was no longer justified (o she no longer had any reason to be suspicious) // ragione di più, all the more reason: è una ragione di più per licenziarlo, that's another reason for dismissing him // ragione per cui, that's why: ragione per cui sarebbe meglio parlargli, that's why it would be better to speak to him // ragioni di famiglia, family reasons // assente per ragioni di salute, absent on the ground of ill health (o for reasons of ill health) // la foto non può essere pubblicata per ragioni di spazio, the photo can't be published because of lack of space // dare, rendere ragione di qlco., to give reasons for sthg. // non so rendermi ragione di ciò che ho fatto, I cannot explain why I did it; non so rendermi ragione di tutto ciò, I cannot understand the reason for all that // farsi una ragione di qlco., ( rassegnarsi) to resign oneself (o to accept the inevitable) // (fil.) ragione ultima delle cose, the first cause of things3 ( argomentazione, prova) reason, justification: addurre le proprie ragioni, to put forward one's reasons; intendere, sentir ragione, to listen to reason: ho cercato di convincerlo ma non vuole sentir ragione, I've tried to convince him but he won't listen to reason // a ragion veduta, after due consideration; ( deliberatamente) deliberately // rendere di pubblica ragione, to make public knowledge4 ( diritto, legittimità) right; reason: ragione e torto, right and wrong; a ragione o a torto, rightly or wrongly; a ragione si preoccupa di ciò, he has good reason to worry about it; ciò mi darà ragione, this will prove (o show) I am right; è dalla parte della ragione, he is in the right; non voleva darmi ragione, he did not want to admit I was right; avere ragione, to be right: ho ragione da vendere, I am absolutely right; ha ragione di sgridarlo, he is right to tell him off (o he has every reason to tell him off); ha mille ragioni per non venire alla festa, he has all the reasons in the world for not coming to the party; far valere le proprie ragioni, to assert one's rights // a ragione, with good reason // a maggior ragione, even more so // aver ragione di qlcu., qlco., to get the better of s.o., sthg. // darle di santa ragione a qlcu., to give s.o. a good beating (o hiding o fam. to tan s.o.'s hide); prenderle di santa ragione, to get a good beating // farsi ragione da sé, to take the law into one's hands // rendere ragione a qlcu., to do justice to s.o. // ricorrere a chi di ragione, to apply to the proper (o right) person // la ragione di Stato, reason of State5 ( tasso) rate; ( rapporto, proporzione) ratio, proportion: ragione diretta, inversa, direct, inverse ratio; ragione geometrica, geometric ratio; in ragione del 10%, at the rate of 10%; in ragione di tanto ognuno, at the rate of so much a head; distribuire gli utili in ragione del capitale versato, to distribute profits in proportion to the capital paid in6 (dir. comm.): ragione sociale, style, corporate name, company title, trade name; la ragione sociale di una ditta, the style (o name) of a firm // ragione di scambio, terms of trade.* * *[ra'dʒone]1. sf1) (facoltà) reasonperdere il lume della ragione — to lose one's reason, take leave of one's senses
non è una buona ragione! — that's no excuse o reason!
... ragion per cui sarebbe meglio partire —...that's why it would be better to leave
a o con ragione — with good reason, rightly, justly
a ragion veduta — after due consideration, (intenzionalmente) deliberately
3) Mat proportion, ratio4)aver ragione (a fare) — to be right (in doing o to do)sì, hai perfettamente ragione — yes, you're quite right
aver ragione di qn/qc — to get the better of sb/sth
avere ragione da vendere — to be absolutely right, be dead right fam
dare ragione a qn — (sogg : persona) to side with sb, (fatto) to prove sb right
farsi una ragione di qc — to accept sth, come to terms with sth
2.* * *[ra'dʒone]sostantivo femminile1) (razionalità) reason Uricondurre o riportare qcn. alla ragione to make sb. see reason; fare appello alla ragione — to appeal to people's common sense
2) (causa, motivo) reasonper la buona, semplice ragione che — for the (very) good, simple reason that
per nessuna ragione al mondo — for nothing in the world, not for all the tea in China
farsi una ragione di qcs. — to resign oneself to sth.
3) (diritto, giusta pretesa)dare ragione a qcn. — to agree with sb.
4) (spiegazione) reasonchiedere (a qcn.) ragione di qcs. — to call (sb.) to account for sth
5) mat. (rapporto) ratioin ragione del 5% — at the rate of 5%
in ragione diretta, inversa — in direct, inverse ratio o proportion
•ragion d'essere — reason for existence, raison d'être
ragione sociale — dir. company o corporate name
ragion di stato — pol. reason of state
••a maggior ragione — all the more reason, even more so
a ragion veduta — after due consideration; (di proposito) deliberately, intentionally
a o con ragione rightly; a torto o a ragione whether mistakenly or not, rightly or wrongly; avere ragione di qcn., qcs. to get the better of sb., sth.; perdere (il lume del)la ragione to lose one's reason o one's mind; darle a qcn. di santa ragione to thrash the living daylights out of sb., to give sb. a good thrashing; prenderle di santa ragione — to get a beating o thrashing
* * *ragione/ra'dʒone/sostantivo f.1 (razionalità) reason U; età della ragione age of discretion; ricondurre o riportare qcn. alla ragione to make sb. see reason; fare appello alla ragione to appeal to people's common sense2 (causa, motivo) reason; non avere nessuna ragione per to have no reason to; senza ragione (apparente) for no (apparent) reason; per una ragione o per l'altra for some reason or other; per la buona, semplice ragione che for the (very) good, simple reason that; per nessuna ragione al mondo for nothing in the world, not for all the tea in China; per -i di salute for health reasons; la ragione per cui the reason why; non c'è ragione di preoccuparsi there is no cause for concern; non vedo la ragione di fare I don't see the point of doing; avere tutte le -i per fare to have every reason for doing o to do; avere delle buone -i per pensare che to have good reasons for thinking that; farsi una ragione di qcs. to resign oneself to sth.; ragione di più per fare all the more reason to do3 (diritto, giusta pretesa) avere ragione to be right; avere perfettamente ragione to be absolutely right; dare ragione a qcn. to agree with sb.; essere dalla parte della ragione to be in the right4 (spiegazione) reason; chiedere (a qcn.) ragione di qcs. to call (sb.) to account for sth.5 mat. (rapporto) ratio; in ragione del 5% at the rate of 5%; in ragione diretta, inversa in direct, inverse ratio o proportiona maggior ragione all the more reason, even more so; a ragion veduta after due consideration; (di proposito) deliberately, intentionally; a o con ragione rightly; a torto o a ragione whether mistakenly or not, rightly or wrongly; avere ragione di qcn., qcs. to get the better of sb., sth.; perdere (il lume del)la ragione to lose one's reason o one's mind; darle a qcn. di santa ragione to thrash the living daylights out of sb., to give sb. a good thrashing; prenderle di santa ragione to get a beating o thrashing\ragion d'essere reason for existence, raison d'être; ragione sociale dir. company o corporate name; ragion di stato pol. reason of state. -
18 conciencia
f.1 conscience, awareness, consciousness, alertness.2 conscience.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: concienciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: concienciar.* * *1 (moral) conscience2 (conocimiento) consciousness, awareness\a conciencia conscientiouslycon la conciencia tranquila with a clear conscienceen conciencia in truthremorderle a alguien la conciencia to weigh on somebody's consciencetener conciencia de algo to be aware of somethingtomar conciencia de algo to become aware of somethingconciencia de clase class-consciousness* * *noun f.1) conscience* * *SF1) (=moralidad) conscienceno tienes conciencia, tratar así a tu pobre madre — you have no conscience, treating your poor mother like that
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en conciencia — in all conscienceen conciencia no podemos permitir que se produzca esa situación — in all conscience, we cannot allow that situation to arise
actuar u obrar en conciencia — to act in good conscience
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libertad de conciencia — freedom of conscience•
tener mala conciencia — to have a guilty o bad conscienceancho 1., 4), anchura 3), cargo 5), gusanillo 4), objetor, preso 2.•
remorder a algn la conciencia, me remuerde la conciencia por haberle mentido — I've got a guilty o bad conscience about lying to him2)• a conciencia — (=con dedicación) conscientiously; (=con mala intención) on purpose
una casa construida a conciencia — a solidly o well built house
lo has hecho a conciencia para fastidiarme — you deliberately did it to annoy me, you did it on purpose to annoy me
3) (=capacidad de juicio) awarenessdebería haber una mayor conciencia sobre los riesgos del alcohol — people should be more aware of the risks of alcohol, there should be greater awareness of the risks of alcohol
lo ha hecho con plena conciencia del daño que podía causar — he did it in full knowledge of the damage he might cause, he was fully aware of the damage he might cause when he did it
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a conciencia de que... — fully aware that..., in the certain knowledge that...•
despertar la conciencia de algn — to raise sb's consciousness o awareness•
tener conciencia de algo, no tienen conciencia de nación — they have no sense of national identity•
tomar conciencia de algo — to become aware of sthtomar conciencia de que... — to become aware that...
4) (Med) consciousness•
perder la conciencia — to lose consciousness* * *1) ( en moral) consciencetener la conciencia limpia or tranquila — to have a clear o clean conscience
tener mala conciencia or la conciencia sucia — to have a bad o guilty conscience
no siente ningún cargo or remordimiento de conciencia — she feels no remorse
2) ( conocimiento) awarenesslo hizo con plena conciencia de que la iba a herir — he did it in the full knowledge that it would hurt her
quieren crear conciencia del peligro entre la población — they aim to make the population aware of the danger
tomar or adquirir conciencia de algo — to become aware of something
•* * *= conscience, consciousness, conscious mind.Ex. The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex. Just as an individual must struggle to integrate the problematic unconscious with the everyday conscious mind, so must librarians wrestle with the integration of the problematic visual media.----* acallar la conciencia = stifle + Posesivo + conscience.* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.* a conciencia = deliberately, deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.* actuar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.* cargo de conciencia = guilty conscience.* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.* conciencia + atormentar = conscience + smite.* conciencia cívica = civic mindedness.* conciencia culpable = guilty conscience.* conciencia de culpa = guilty conscience.* conciencia del libro = book-consciousness.* conciencia de sí mismo = self-awareness.* conciencia de uno mismo = self-awareness.* conciencia histórica = historical consciousness.* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* conciencia + remorder = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* conciencia social = social consciousness.* conciencia sucia = guilty conscience.* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.* dinero para acallar la conciencia = conscience money.* en conciencia = in good conscience.* escuchar la voz de la conciencia = listen to + the voice within.* examen de conciencia = soul-searching, self-examination.* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* gusanillo de la conciencia, el = prickling conscience, nagging conscience, sting of remorse, sting of conscience, the.* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.* objeción de conciencia = conscientious objection.* objetor de conciencia = conscientious objector.* obrar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* remoder la conciencia = nag at + the conscience.* remorder la conciencia = prick + conscience.* remordimiento de conciencia = guilty conscience, twinge of remorse.* tener la conciencia limpia = have + a clear conscience.* tener la conciencia tranquila = have + a clear conscience.* tener plena conciencia de = be fully aware of.* toma de conciencia = realisation [realization, -USA], reality check.* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.* vivir con la conciencia limpia = live with + a clear conscience.* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.* votar según la conciencia de Uno = vote + Posesivo + conscience.* voz de la conciencia, la = voice of conscience, the.* * *1) ( en moral) consciencetener la conciencia limpia or tranquila — to have a clear o clean conscience
tener mala conciencia or la conciencia sucia — to have a bad o guilty conscience
no siente ningún cargo or remordimiento de conciencia — she feels no remorse
2) ( conocimiento) awarenesslo hizo con plena conciencia de que la iba a herir — he did it in the full knowledge that it would hurt her
quieren crear conciencia del peligro entre la población — they aim to make the population aware of the danger
tomar or adquirir conciencia de algo — to become aware of something
•* * *= conscience, consciousness, conscious mind.Ex: The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex: Just as an individual must struggle to integrate the problematic unconscious with the everyday conscious mind, so must librarians wrestle with the integration of the problematic visual media.* acallar la conciencia = stifle + Posesivo + conscience.* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.* a conciencia = deliberately, deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.* actuar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.* cargo de conciencia = guilty conscience.* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.* conciencia + atormentar = conscience + smite.* conciencia cívica = civic mindedness.* conciencia culpable = guilty conscience.* conciencia de culpa = guilty conscience.* conciencia del libro = book-consciousness.* conciencia de sí mismo = self-awareness.* conciencia de uno mismo = self-awareness.* conciencia histórica = historical consciousness.* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* conciencia + remorder = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* conciencia social = social consciousness.* conciencia sucia = guilty conscience.* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.* dinero para acallar la conciencia = conscience money.* en conciencia = in good conscience.* escuchar la voz de la conciencia = listen to + the voice within.* examen de conciencia = soul-searching, self-examination.* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* gusanillo de la conciencia, el = prickling conscience, nagging conscience, sting of remorse, sting of conscience, the.* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.* objeción de conciencia = conscientious objection.* objetor de conciencia = conscientious objector.* obrar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* remoder la conciencia = nag at + the conscience.* remorder la conciencia = prick + conscience.* remordimiento de conciencia = guilty conscience, twinge of remorse.* tener la conciencia limpia = have + a clear conscience.* tener la conciencia tranquila = have + a clear conscience.* tener plena conciencia de = be fully aware of.* toma de conciencia = realisation [realization, -USA], reality check.* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.* vivir con la conciencia limpia = live with + a clear conscience.* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.* votar según la conciencia de Uno = vote + Posesivo + conscience.* voz de la conciencia, la = voice of conscience, the.* * *A (en moral) consciencetener la conciencia limpia or tranquila to have a clear o cleantener la conciencia sucia to have a bad o guilty conscienceno podía acallar la voz de su conciencia he could not silence the voice of his conscienceen conciencia no puedo quedarme callada in all conscience I can't remain silent, my conscience won't allow me to remain silentme remuerde la conciencia my conscience is pricking me, it's on my conscienceno siente ningún cargo or remordimiento de conciencia she feels no remorsemuchos crímenes pesan sobre su conciencia he has many crimes on his consciencehacer algo a conciencia to do something conscientiouslyB (conocimiento) awarenesslo hizo con plena conciencia de que la iba a herir he did it in the full knowledge that o fully conscious that it would hurt hertomar or adquirir conciencia de un problema to become aware of a problemquieren crear conciencia del peligro entre la población they aim to make the population aware of o to alert the population to the danger, they aim to increase public awareness of the dangerCompuestos:class consciousnessself-awareness* * *
Del verbo concienciar: ( conjugate concienciar)
conciencia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
conciencia
concienciar
conciencia sustantivo femenino
◊ tener la conciencia tranquila to have a clear o clean conscience;
tener la conciencia sucia to have a bad o guilty conscience;
me remuerde la conciencia my conscience is pricking me;
no siente ningún cargo de conciencia she feels no remorse;
hacer algo a conciencia to do something conscientiously
◊ tener/tomar conciencia de algo to be/become aware of sth
concienciar ( conjugate concienciar) verbo transitivo (Esp) See Also→
conciencia sustantivo femenino
1 (moral) conscience: tengo la conciencia tranquila, my conscience is clear
2 (conocimiento) consciousness, awareness: no tiene conciencia del problema, he isn't aware of the problem
tomar conciencia de algo, to become aware of sthg
3 Med perder/recobrar la conciencia, to lose/regain consciousness
♦ Locuciones: tener mala conciencia, to have a guilty conscience
a conciencia, conscientiously
concienciar verbo transitivo to make aware [de, of]: hay que concienciar a los vecinos de la escasez de agua, we need to make our neighbors aware of the water shortage
' conciencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acallar
- cargo
- conocimiento
- consciencia
- objeción
- objetor
- objetora
- remorder
- roer
- toma
- tranquila
- tranquilo
- mentalizar
- remordimiento
English:
awareness
- clear
- conscience
- conscientious
- go
- heart-searching
- pang
- prick
- search
- soul-searching
- twinge
- unaware
- uneasy
- consciousness
- grapple
- salve
- stricken
- thoroughly
- weigh
* * *conciencia, consciencia nf1. [física] consciousness;perder la conciencia to lose consciousness, to faint2. [mental] awareness;tener/tomar conciencia de to be/become aware of;tenía la conciencia de que lo dejé allí I was pretty sure I'd left it thereconciencia de clase class consciousness;conciencia colectiva collective consciousness3. [moral, integridad] conscience;la voz de la conciencia the voice of conscience;me remuerde la conciencia I have a guilty conscience;trabajar para ellos me causa problemas de conciencia working for them doesn't sit easy with my conscience;hacer algo a conciencia [con esmero] to do sth conscientiously;en conciencia, no puedo decir que su trabajo sea bueno in all conscience, I can't say that his work is good;en conciencia, creo que debo quedarme con ella I really feel I should stay with her;en conciencia, no puedo ayudarte I don't really feel it would be right of me to help you;obrar en conciencia to act in good conscience, to act according to one's conscience;tener mala conciencia to have a guilty conscience* * *f conscience;a conciencia conscientiously;con plena conciencia de fully conscious of;en conciencia in all conscience;tener la conciencia tranquila have a clear conscience;tener buena/mala conciencia have a clear/guilty conscience;tener otomar conciencia de algo be/become aware of sth* * *conciencia nf1) : conscience2) : consciousness, awareness* * *1. (conocimiento) consciousness / awareness2. (sentido moral) conscience -
19 exprès
I.exprès1 [εkspʀε]adverb( = spécialement) specially ; ( = intentionnellement) on purposeII.exprès2, -esse [εkspʀεs]1. adjective[interdiction, ordre] express2. masculine nouninvariable adjective* * *ɛkspʀɛ
I
1) ( délibérément) deliberately‘la porte se referme toute seule’ - ‘c'est fait exprès’ — ‘the door shuts itself’ - ‘that's what it's designed to do!’
2) ( spécialement) specially
II
1.
- esse ɛkspʀɛs adjectif [ordre, condition, clause] express
2.
exprès adjectif invariable Postes special delivery* * *ɛkspʀɛ adv
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1) (= délibérément) on purposeJe suis sûr qu'il l'a fait exprès. — I'm sure he did it on purpose.
2) (= spécialement) speciallyJ'ai fait ce gâteau exprès pour toi. — I made this cake specially for you.
II (-esse)1. adj(ordre, défense) express, formal2. adj inv3. advPOSTE express* * *I.exprès adv1 ( délibérément) deliberately; je ne l'ai pas fait exprès I didn't do it on purpose, I didn't mean to do it; c'est fait exprès it's deliberate; ‘la porte se referme toute seule’-‘c'est fait exprès’ ‘the door shuts itself’-‘that's what it's designed to do!’; il le fait exprès pour m'embêter he does it deliberately or on purpose to annoy me; comme par un fait exprès, il a plu ce jour-là as ill-luck would have it ou as if on purpose, it rained that day; comme par un fait exprès il était là aussi as ill-luck would have it, he was there too;2 ( spécialement) specially; elle est venue (tout) exprès pour faire she came specially to do.II.A adj [ordre, condition, clause] express; défense expresse d'en parler all mention of it is expressly forbidden.B exprès adj inv Postes special delivery; envoyer qch en or par exprès to send sth special delivery.Ien exprès locution adverbiale,par exprès locution adverbialeII[ɛksprɛ] adverbefaire exprès: tu l'as vexé — je ne l'ai pas fait exprès you've offended him — I didn't mean to ou it wasn't intentionalelle fait exprès de me contredire she makes a point of contradicting me, she deliberately contradicts me -
20 creer
v.1 to believe.debe de ser bastante interesante — no creas,… it must be very interesting — far from it o don't you believe it,…2 to believe (estar convencido de).créeme, sólo quería ayudar believe me o honestly, I only wanted to help¡ya lo creo! of course!Ricardo cree en la reencarnación Richard believes in reincarnation.María cree todas sus mentiras Mary believes all his lies.Yo le creo a ella I believe her.3 to think.no creo, creo que no I don't think socreo que sí I think socreo que ha sido Sara I think it was Sara¡quién lo hubiera creído! who would have thought it!creer a alguien capaz de hacer algo to believe somebody to be capable of doing something4 to consider oneself to, to believe to.Creo estar preparado para ello I consider myself to be ready for that.* * *1 (dar por cierto) to believe2 (suponer, opinar) to think, suppose■ ¿y tú que crees? what do you think?3 (tener fe) to believe1 (tener fe) to believe1 (aceptar) to believe■ no me lo creo I don't believe it, I can't believe it2 (considerarse) to think■ ¿quién te has creído que eres? who do you think you are?\creer a ciencia cierta to be convincedcreer a ojos cerrados to believe blindlycreer a pies juntillas to firmly believe¡no creas! do you really think so?, I'm not so sureno vayas a creer que... don't go thinking that...¡que te crees tú eso! that's what you think!¡ya lo creo! of course!* * *verb1) to believe2) think* * *1. VI1) (=pensar)es de Madrid, según creo — I believe she's from Madrid
es difícil, no creas — it's hard enough, I can tell you
2)• creer en — to believe in
¿crees en los fantasmas? — do you believe in ghosts?
2. VT1) (=considerar cierto) to believecréame — believe me, take my word for it
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¡ya lo creo!, -¿quieres un café? -¡ya lo creo! — "do you want some coffee?" - "you bet!" *¡ya lo creo que está roto! — you bet it's broken!, it certainly is broken!
¿que yo voy a ir andando hasta el faro? ¡ya lo creo! — iró you think I'm going to walk all the way to the lighthouse? you must be joking! *
¿que tú no sabías lo del examen? ¡sí, sí, ya lo creo! — iró you didn't know about the exam? oh, sure you didn't! *
2) (=pensar) to thinkcreo que es sincera — I think she's sincere, I believe her to be sincere
no se vaya usted a creer que... — don't go thinking that..., I wouldn't want you to think that...
3) (=considerar) to thinklo creo mi deber — I think o consider it (to be) my duty
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (Relig) to believeb) (tener fe, confianza)creer en algo/alguien — to believe in something/somebody
c) (+ me/te/le etc) to believeno te puedo creer! — I don't o can't believe it!
2) (pensar, juzgar) to think¿estará en casa ahora? - no creo — will she be at home now? - I don't think so
él la quiere - ¿tú crees? — he loves her - do you think so?
ocurrió en 1965, según creo — I believe o understand it took place in 1965
no creas, es bastante difícil — believe me, it's quite hard
2.esto ya pasaba antes, no crea usted — this used to happen before as well, you know
creer vt1) ( dar por cierto) to believelo creas o no lo creas or aunque no lo creas — believe it or not
no (le) creas nada de lo que dice — don't believe a thing o a word he says
2) (pensar, juzgar) to thinkcreo que sí/creo que no — I think so/I don't think so
creo que no va a poder resolverlo — I don't believe o think she'll be able to sort it out
¿me crees tan estúpida? — do you really think I'm that stupid?
3.no creer que + subj: no creo que pueda resolverlo I doubt if o I don't think I'll be able to solve it; no creo/no puedo creer que lo haya hecho I don't/can't believe that he did it; no vaya a creer que es para él he might get the impression it's for him; creer + inf: creí oír un ruido I thought I heard a noise; creo recordar que... I seem to remember that...; creo haberlo visto antes — I think I've seen it before
creerse v pron1) (dar por cierto, figurarse)a) (enf) ( con ingenuidad) to believeb) ( con arrogancia) to think¿quién se creerá que es? — who does he think he is?
¿qué se habrán creído? — what do they take me (o us etc) for?
¿qué te crees, que soy tu criada? — what do you think I am, your maid or something?
se lo tiene muy creído — (Esp fam) he's very full of himself (colloq)
que te crees tú eso! or que te lo has creído! — (Esp fam) you must be kidding! (colloq)
2) (refl)a) ( considerarse)b) (CS fam) ( estimarse superior) to think one is special (o great etc)3) (Méx) ( fiarse)* * *= believe, feel, think, opine.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. Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.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.----* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.* créeme = take it from me.* creer a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.* creer en imposibilidades = believe in + impossibilities.* creer en lo imposible = believe in + the impossible.* creer necesario = feel + need for.* creer que estar bien = feel + right.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* creerse = make out to be.* creerse Dios = play + God.* creerse equivocadamente = lull + Nombre + into thinking.* creerse la salvación de = be god's gift to.* creérselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.* creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head, get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* creerse una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* hacer creer = lead to + believe, lull + Nombre + into thinking.* lo creas o no = believe it or not.* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* no creerse Algo del todo = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* según se cree = reputedly.* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (Relig) to believeb) (tener fe, confianza)creer en algo/alguien — to believe in something/somebody
c) (+ me/te/le etc) to believeno te puedo creer! — I don't o can't believe it!
2) (pensar, juzgar) to think¿estará en casa ahora? - no creo — will she be at home now? - I don't think so
él la quiere - ¿tú crees? — he loves her - do you think so?
ocurrió en 1965, según creo — I believe o understand it took place in 1965
no creas, es bastante difícil — believe me, it's quite hard
2.esto ya pasaba antes, no crea usted — this used to happen before as well, you know
creer vt1) ( dar por cierto) to believelo creas o no lo creas or aunque no lo creas — believe it or not
no (le) creas nada de lo que dice — don't believe a thing o a word he says
2) (pensar, juzgar) to thinkcreo que sí/creo que no — I think so/I don't think so
creo que no va a poder resolverlo — I don't believe o think she'll be able to sort it out
¿me crees tan estúpida? — do you really think I'm that stupid?
3.no creer que + subj: no creo que pueda resolverlo I doubt if o I don't think I'll be able to solve it; no creo/no puedo creer que lo haya hecho I don't/can't believe that he did it; no vaya a creer que es para él he might get the impression it's for him; creer + inf: creí oír un ruido I thought I heard a noise; creo recordar que... I seem to remember that...; creo haberlo visto antes — I think I've seen it before
creerse v pron1) (dar por cierto, figurarse)a) (enf) ( con ingenuidad) to believeb) ( con arrogancia) to think¿quién se creerá que es? — who does he think he is?
¿qué se habrán creído? — what do they take me (o us etc) for?
¿qué te crees, que soy tu criada? — what do you think I am, your maid or something?
se lo tiene muy creído — (Esp fam) he's very full of himself (colloq)
que te crees tú eso! or que te lo has creído! — (Esp fam) you must be kidding! (colloq)
2) (refl)a) ( considerarse)b) (CS fam) ( estimarse superior) to think one is special (o great etc)3) (Méx) ( fiarse)* * *= believe, feel, think, opine.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: Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.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.* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.* créeme = take it from me.* creer a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.* creer en imposibilidades = believe in + impossibilities.* creer en lo imposible = believe in + the impossible.* creer necesario = feel + need for.* creer que estar bien = feel + right.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* creerse = make out to be.* creerse Dios = play + God.* creerse equivocadamente = lull + Nombre + into thinking.* creerse la salvación de = be god's gift to.* creérselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.* creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head, get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* creerse una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* hacer creer = lead to + believe, lull + Nombre + into thinking.* lo creas o no = believe it or not.* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* no creerse Algo del todo = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* según se cree = reputedly.* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.* * *viA1 ( Relig) to believe2 (tener fe, confianza) creer EN algo/algn to believe IN sth/sbno creo en los fantasmas/el amor I don't believe in ghosts/loveél fue el único que creyó en nosotros he was the only one who believed in us o who had any faith in us3 (+ me/te/le etc) to believe¿y eso te dijo? ¡no te puedo creer! he said that to you? I don't o can't believe it!tú me crees, ¿verdad? you believe me, don't you?B (pensar, juzgar) to think¿estará en casa ahora? — no creo will she be at home now? — I don't think soesto lo terminamos mañana — ¿tú crees? we'll get this finished tomorrow — do you think so?ocurrió en 1965, según creo I believe o understand it took place in 1965es más difícil de lo que parece, no creas believe you me, it's harder than it looksesto ya pasaba antes, no crea usted this used to happen before as well, you know■ creervtA (dar por cierto) to believe¡quién lo hubiera creído! who would have believed it?hay que verlo para creerlo it has to be seen to be believedlo creas o no lo creas or aunque no lo creas believe it or notsi no lo veo no lo creo if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it¿que si lo voy a aceptar? ¡ya lo creo! am I going to accept it? of course I am! o ( colloq) you bet!no (le) creas nada de lo que dice don't believe a thing o a word he sayses una historia de no creer it's an unbelievable o incredible story¿tú puedes creer que ni siquiera me saludó? would o can you believe that he didn't even say hello to me?¡no lo puedo creer, nos han puesto otra multa! I don't believe it, we've got another ticket!¿se puede creer que a nadie se le haya ocurrido? can you believe that nobody has thought of it before?B (pensar, juzgar) to think¿ya ha terminado la reunión? — creo que sí/creo que no has the meeting finished yet? — I think so/I don't think socreo que va a llover I think it's going to raincreo que es mi deber ayudarlo I believe it's my duty to help him, I consider it my duty to help himquiero creer que se lo agradeciste I hope you thanked themno vayas a creer que a mí me resultó fácil don't get the impression that o don't think that it was easy for mese cree que el incendio fue provocado the fire is thought to have been started deliberatelyles hizo creer que estaba enfermo he made them think he was illcreo que no va a poder resolverlo I don't believe o think she'll be able to sort it outno creí necesario avisarte I did not think it necessary to let you knowno la creo capaz de semejante cosa I do not think she is capable of such a thing¿me crees tan estúpida? do you really think I'm that stupid?no creer QUE + SUBJ:no creo que pueda resolverlo I doubt if o I don't think I'll be able to solve itno creo/no puedo creer que lo haya hecho sin ayuda I don't/can't believe that he did it on his ownno creo que llueva I don't think it'll raincreer + INF:creí oír un ruido I thought I heard a noisecreo recordar que me dijiste que … I seem to remember you telling me that …creo haberlo visto antes pero no estoy segura I think I've seen it before but I'm not sure■ creerseA (dar por cierto, figurarse)1 ( enf) (con ingenuidad) to believeque no se crea que es tan fácil he shouldn't think it's so easyse cree todo lo que le dicen she believes everything she's toldno me creo nada de ti ( Esp); I don't believe a thing o word you say2 (con arrogancia) to think¿quién se creerá que es? who does he think he is?¿qué se habrán creído?, ofrecernos esa miseria what do they take us for, offering us such a pathetic amount?¿qué te crees, que soy tu criada? what do you think I am? your maid or something?se lo cree mucho or se lo tiene muy creído ( Esp fam); he's very full of himself ( colloq), he really fancies himself ( BrE colloq)B ( refl)1(considerarse): no me creo capaz de hacerlo I don't think I'm capable of doing itse cree el dueño del pueblo he thinks he owns the whole villagete crees muy listo ¿verdad? you think you're really clever, don't you?* * *
creer ( conjugate creer) verbo intransitivo
creer en algo/algn to believe in sth/sb;◊ ¿me crees? do you believe me?
◊ ¿tú crees? do you think so?;
no creo I don't think so;
no creas, es bastante difícil believe me, it's quite hard
verbo transitivo
aunque no lo creas believe it or not;
¡no lo puedo creer! I don't believe it!;
¡ya lo creo! of course!
◊ creo que sí/creo que no I think so/I don't think so;
creo que va a llover I think it's going to rain;
no la creo capaz I do not think she is capable;
se cree que el incendio fue provocado the fire is thought to have been started deliberately;
no lo creí necesario I didn't think it necessary;
no creo que pueda ir I doubt if o I don't think I'll be able to go;
creí oír un ruido I thought I heard a noise;
creo recordar que … I seem to remember that …
creerse verbo pronominal
¿quién se creerá que es? who does he think he is?
creer
I verbo transitivo
1 (suponer) to think: ¿crees que está implicado?, do you think he's involved?
creo que sí/no, I think so/don't think so
ya lo creo, of course
2 (tener fe, confianza) to believe: créeme, believe me
te creo, I believe you
II verbo intransitivo
1 Rel to believe [en, in]
cree en los marcianos, he believes in Martians
2 (tener confianza) to trust: mi padre cree en mí, my father trusts me
' creer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- adelante
- entender
- imaginar
- imposible
- machamartillo
- suponer
- temerse
- tragar
- creyera
- engañar
- hallar
- ir
- pensar
English:
belief
- believe
- believe in
- buy
- certain
- conceive
- credit
- deceive
- fancy
- lead to
- reason
- reckon
- see
- seeing
- swallow
- think
- trust
- disbelieve
- have
- impression
- suppose
* * *♦ vt1. [estar convencido de] to believe;no te creo I don't believe you;no creas nada de lo que te cuenten don't believe a word they say;créeme, sólo quería ayudar believe me o honestly, I only wanted to help;no puedo creer lo que ven mis ojos I can't believe my eyes;no puedo creer lo que estoy oyendo I can't believe my ears o what I'm hearing;hay que verlo para creerlo it has to be seen to be believed;creer algo a pies juntillas to believe sth blindly;ya lo creo: [m5]¡ya lo creo que iré! of course I'll go!, you bet I'll go!;Irónico¿nos puedes ayudar a subir el piano? – ¡ya lo creo! could you help us carry the piano upstairs? – oh sure, I'd just love to!2. [suponer, pensar] to think;creo que ha sido Sara I think it was Sara;creo que va a hacer calor I think it's going to be hot;creo que te equivocas I think you're mistaken;creo que está vivo I think he's alive, I believe him to be alive;¿crees que lo conseguiremos? do you think we'll achieve it?, do you expect us to achieve it?;creo que sí I think so;creo que no I don't think so;no creo que pueda ir contigo I don't think I can go with you;¿vendrás a la fiesta? – no creo are you going to the party? – I don't think so;creo no equivocarme I believe I'm right, I don't think I'm wrong;creí oír un llanto I thought I heard someone crying;creo recordar que no es la primera vez que lo hace I seem to remember it's not the first time she's done it;no te vayas a creer que soy siempre así don't think o imagine I'm always like this;no la creía tan simpática I didn't think she was so nice;¡quién lo hubiera creído! who would have thought it!;se llama Juan, creo he's called Juan, I think;están muy afectados, ¿no crees? they seem very upset, don't you think?3. [estimar] to think;le creo capaz I think he's competent;creer a alguien capaz de hacer algo to think sb is capable of doing sth♦ vino cree en la monarquía he doesn't believe in monarchy;mis hijos no creen en Papá Noel my children don't believe in Father Christmas;no cree, es ateo he's not a believer, he's an atheist;creo en tu honestidad I believe you're being honest;según creo to the best of my knowledge;debe ser bastante interesante – no creas,… it must be very interesting – far from it o don't you believe it,…* * *I v/i believe (en in);creer en Dios believe in Godhacer creer algo a alguien make s.o. think o believe sth;no creo que esté aquí I don’t think he’s here;eso no te lo crees ni tú fam you must be nuts! fam ;¡quién iba a creerlo! who would have believed it!;¡ya lo creo! fam you bet! fam* * *creer {20} v1) : to believe2) : to suppose, to thinkcreo que sí: I think so* * *creer vb1. (en general) to believe¿crees en Dios? do you believe in God?
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