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1 wish

wish [wɪʃ]

souhaiter ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c), 1 (d), 2 (a) vouloir ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (a) faire un vœu ⇒ 2 (b) souhait ⇒ 3 (a) vœu ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c) désir ⇒ 3 (b) amitiés ⇒ 3 (c)

1 transitive verb

(a) (expressing something impossible or unlikely) souhaiter;

∎ to wish sb dead souhaiter la mort de qn;

∎ I wish I were a bird! je voudrais être un oiseau!;

∎ she wished herself far away elle aurait souhaité être loin;

∎ familiar I wish I were or British was somewhere else j'aimerais bien être ailleurs;

∎ wish you were here (on postcard) j'aimerais bien que tu sois là;

∎ I wish you didn't have to leave j'aimerais que tu ne sois pas ou ce serait bien si tu n'étais pas obligé de partir;

∎ I wish you hadn't said that tu n'aurais pas dû dire ça;

∎ I wish I'd never come! je n'aurais jamais dû venir;

∎ I wish I'd thought of that before je regrette de n'y avoir pas pensé plus tôt;

∎ why don't you come with us? - I wish I could pourquoi ne venez-vous pas avec nous? - j'aimerais bien

(b) (expressing criticism, reproach)

∎ I wish you'd be more careful j'aimerais que vous fassiez plus attention;

∎ I wish you wouldn't talk so much! tu ne peux pas te taire un peu?;

∎ I wish you wouldn't play that music so loud j'aimerais bien que tu ne mettes pas la musique aussi fort

(c) formal (want) souhaiter, vouloir;

∎ I don't wish to appear rude, but… je ne voudrais pas paraître grossier mais…;

∎ he no longer wishes to discuss it il ne veut ou il ne souhaite plus en parler;

∎ do you wish to see me? désirez-vous me voir?;

∎ how do you wish to pay? comment désirez-vous payer?

(d) (in greeting, expressions of goodwill) souhaiter;

∎ I wished her a pleasant journey je lui ai souhaité (un) bon voyage;

∎ he wished them success in their future careers il leur a souhaité de réussir dans leur carrière;

∎ he wished us good day il nous a souhaité le bonjour;

∎ I wish you no harm je ne vous veux pas de mal;

∎ I wish you well j'espère que tout ira bien pour vous;

∎ I wish you (good) luck je vous souhaite bonne chance;

∎ to wish sb joy of sth souhaiter bien du plaisir à qn pour qch

2 intransitive verb

(a) formal (want, like) vouloir, souhaiter;

∎ may I see you again? - if you wish puis-je vous revoir? - si vous le voulez ou le souhaitez;

∎ do as you wish faites comme vous voulez;

∎ ironic did you get a pay rise/go on holiday this year? - I wish! tu as eu une augmentation/tu es allé en vacances cette année? - tu parles!

(b) (make a wish) faire un vœu;

∎ close your eyes and wish hard ferme les yeux et fais un vœu;

∎ literary to wish upon a star faire un vœu en regardant une étoile

3 noun

(a) (act of wishing, thing wished for) souhait m, vœu m;

∎ make a wish! fais un souhait ou un vœu!;

∎ to grant a wish exaucer un vœu;

∎ he got his wish, his wish came true son vœu s'est réalisé

(b) (desire) désir m;

∎ to express a wish for sth exprimer le désir de qch;

∎ formal it is my (dearest) wish that… c'est mon vœu le plus cher que…;

∎ it was his last wish c'était sa dernière volonté;

∎ literary or humorous your wish is my command vos désirs sont des ordres;

∎ formal I have no wish to appear melodramatic, but… je ne voudrais pas avoir l'air de dramatiser mais…;

∎ she had no great wish to travel elle n'avait pas très envie de voyager;

∎ to respect sb's wishes respecter les vœux de qn;

∎ she went against my wishes elle a agi contre ma volonté;

∎ he joined the navy against or contrary to my wishes il s'est engagé dans la marine contre mon gré ou ma volonté

(c) (regards)

∎ give your wife my best wishes transmettez toutes mes amitiés à votre épouse;

∎ my parents send their best wishes mes parents vous font toutes leurs amitiés;

∎ with every good wish (in card) avec mes meilleurs vœux;

∎ best wishes for the coming year meilleurs vœux pour la nouvelle année;

∎ best wishes for a Merry Christmas joyeux Noël;

∎ best wishes on your graduation (day) toutes mes/nos félicitations à l'occasion de l'obtention de votre diplôme;

∎ (with) best wishes (in letter) bien amicalement, toutes mes amitiés

►► Psychology wish fulfilment accomplissement m d'un désir;

wish list liste f de vœux;

∎ the unions presented a wish list of their conditions les syndicats ont présenté une liste de conditions

➲ wish away separable transitive verb

∎ you can't simply wish away the things you don't like on ne peut pas faire comme si les choses qui nous déplaisent n'existaient pas

➲ wish for inseparable transitive verb

souhaiter;

∎ what did you wish for? quel était ton vœu?;

∎ what more could a man/a woman wish for? que peut-on souhaiter de plus?

➲ wish on separable transitive verb

(a) (fate, problem) souhaiter à;

∎ I wouldn't wish this headache on anyone je ne souhaite à personne d'avoir un mal de tête pareil

(b) (foist on)

∎ it's a terribly complicated system wished on us by head office c'est un système très compliqué dont nous a fait cadeau la direction;

∎ he'll probably wish the children on us for the afternoon il nous fera sans doute cadeau des enfants pour l'après-midi

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2 wish

wish [wɪ∫]

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = desire) souhaiter

• I wish I'd gone with you je regrette de ne pas vous avoir accompagné

• I wish you had left with him je regrette que tu ne sois pas parti avec lui

• I wish I hadn't said that je regrette d'avoir dit cela

• I only wish I'd known about that before! si seulement j'avais su ça avant !

• I wish I could! si seulement je pouvais !

   b. ( = desire for sb else) souhaiter

• I wish you well in what you're trying to do je vous souhaite de réussir dans ce que vous voulez faire

• wish me luck! souhaite-moi bonne chance !

• to wish sb a happy birthday souhaiter bon anniversaire à qn

• I wish you every happiness! je vous souhaite d'être très heureux !

• he wished us every happiness il nous a exprimé tous ses vœux de bonheur

• I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy c'est quelque chose que je ne souhaiterais pas à mon pire ennemi

2. intransitive verb

faire un vœu

• to wish for sth souhaiter qch

• she's got everything she could wish for elle a tout ce qu'elle peut désirer

• what more could you wish for? que pourrais-tu souhaiter de plus ?

3. noun

   a. ( = desire, will) désir m

• your wish is my command vos désirs sont des ordres

• he had no great wish to go il n'avait pas grande envie d'y aller

• to go against sb's wishes contrecarrer les désirs de qn

• he did it against my wishes il l'a fait contre mon gré

   b. ( = specific desire) vœu m

• to make a wish faire un vœu

• his wish came true son vœu s'est réalisé

   c. ( = greeting) he sends his best wishes il vous fait ses amitiés

• (with) best wishes for your future happiness tous mes (or nos) vœux de bonheur

• (with) best wishes for Christmas and the New Year (nos) meilleurs vœux pour Noël et la nouvelle année

• with best wishes from (in letter) bien amicalement

4. compounds

► wish list noun liste f de souhaits

• top of my wish list mon souhait le plus cher

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[wɪʃ] 1.
noun ( desire) désir m ( for de; to do de faire); ( in story) souhait m ( for de)

to make a wish — faire un vœu

to grant somebody's wish — gen accéder au désir de quelqu'un; [fairy] exaucer le souhait de quelqu'un

I have no wish to disturb you — je n'ai pas l'intention de vous déranger
2.
wishes plural noun vœux mpl

good ou best wishes — meilleurs vœux; ( ending letter) bien amicalement

please give him my best wishes — je vous prie de lui faire toutes mes amitiés
3.
transitive verb

1) ( expressing longing)

I wish he were here — si seulement il était ici

I just wish we lived closer — si seulement nous habitions plus près

he wished he had written — il regrettait de ne pas avoir écrit

he wishes his mother would write — il voudrait que sa mère écrive

he bought it and then wished he hadn't — il l'a acheté et puis a regretté de l'avoir fait

I wished myself single again — j'aurais voulu être à nouveau célibataire

2) (express congratulations, greetings) souhaiter

to wish somebody joy ou happiness — souhaiter à quelqu'un d'être heureux

to wish somebody joy of something/somebody — iron souhaiter bien du plaisir à quelqu'un avec quelque chose/quelqu'un

we wished each other goodbye and good luck — nous nous sommes dit au revoir et bonne chance

I wished him well — j'espérais que tout irait bien pour lui

3) ( want) souhaiter; ( weaker) désirer
4.
intransitive verb

1) (desire, want) vouloir

just as you wish — comme vous voudrez

to wish for — souhaiter, espérer

what more could one wish for? — qu'est-ce qu'on pourrait espérer or souhaiter de plus?

2) ( in fairy story) faire un vœu

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Phrasal Verbs:

- wish on

English-French dictionary > wish
3 wish

1. transitive verb
1) (desire, hope) wünschen

I wish I was or were rich — ich wollte od. (geh.) wünschte, ich wäre reich

I do wish he would come — wenn er nur kommen würde

I wish you would shut up — es wäre mir lieb, wenn du den Mund hieltest

‘wish you were here’ — (on postcard) "schade, dass du nicht hier bist"

2) with inf. (want) wünschen (geh.)

I wish to go — ich möchte od. will gehen

I wish you to stay — ich möchte od. will, dass du bleibst

3) (say that one hopes somebody will have something) wünschen

wish somebody luck/success — etc. jemandem Glück/Erfolg usw. wünschen

wish somebody good morning/a happy birthday — jemandem guten Morgen sagen/zum Geburtstag gratulieren

wish somebody ill/well — jemandem [etwas] Schlechtes/alles Gute wünschen

4) (coll.): (foist)

wish somebody/something on somebody — jemandem jemanden/etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
wünschen

come on, wish! — nun, wünsch dir was!

wish for something — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

what more could one wish for? — was will man mehr?

they have everything they could possibly wish for — sie haben alles, was sie sich (Dat.) nur wünschen können
3. noun
1) Wunsch, der

her wish is that... — es ist ihr Wunsch od. sie wünscht, dass...

I have no [great/particular] wish to go — ich habe keine [große/besondere] Lust zu gehen

make a wish — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

with best/[all] good wishes, with every good wish — mit den besten/allen guten Wünschen (on, for zu)

2) (thing desired)

get or have one's wish — seinen Wunsch erfüllt bekommen

at last he has [got] his wish — endlich ist sein Wunsch in Erfüllung gegangen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/93821/wish_away">wish away

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[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) wünschen

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) wollen

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) wünschen
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) der Wunsch

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) der Wunsch

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) die Glückwünsche (pl.)

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- wishful thinking
- wishing-well
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wish

[wɪʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (desire) Wunsch m, Verlangen nt

against the \wishes of the party members gegen den Willen der Parteimitglieder

it was your mother's dearest/greatest/last \wish es war der sehnlichste/größte/letzte Wunsch deiner Mutter

your \wish is my command! dein Wunsch sei mir Befehl! hum

to express a \wish einen Wunsch äußern

to have a \wish sich dat etwas wünschen

to have no \wish to do sth keine Lust haben [o geh nicht das Verlangen verspüren], etw zu tun

he had no \wish to go through the experience again er wollte diese Erfahrung nicht noch einmal durchmachen

I've no \wish to be offensive, but... ich möchte niemandem zu nahe treten, aber...

2. (thing desired) Wunsch m

may all your \wishes come true mögen alle deine Wünsche in Erfüllung gehen

to get [or have] one's \wish seinen Willen bekommen

well, you've got your \wish, here we are in Paris nun, jetzt hast du deinen Willen — wir sind in Paris

to grant sb a \wish jdm einen Wunsch erfüllen

to make a \wish sich dat etwas wünschen

3. (regards)

▪ \wishes pl Grüße pl

good \wishes for your time at university alles Gute für deine Zeit an der Universität

with best \wishes mit den besten Wünschen

[with] best [or all good] \wishes (at end of letter) mit herzlichen Grüßen, herzliche Grüße

to give [or send] sb one's best \wishes jdn herzlich grüßen [lassen], jdm die besten Wünsche ausrichten [lassen]

please send her my best \wishes for a speedy recovery richten Sie ihr bitte meine besten Wünsche für eine baldige Genesung aus geh

4.

▶ the \wish is father to the thought ( prov) der Wunsch ist der Vater des Gedankens prov

▶ if \wishes were horses[, then beggars would ride] ( saying) wenn das Wörtchen wenn nicht wär'[, wär' mein Vater Millionär] prov

II. vt

1. (be desirous)

▪ to \wish sth etw wünschen

whatever you \wish was immer du möchtest

if that is what you \wish, you shall have it wenn es das ist, was du möchtest, dann sollst du es haben

▪ to \wish [that]... wünschen, dass...; (expressing annoyance) wollen [o erwarten], dass...

I \wish I hadn't said that ich wünschte, ich hätte das nicht gesagt

I do \wish you wouldn't keep calling me ich möchte, dass du endlich aufhörst, mich anzurufen

I \wish she'd shut up for a minute! wenn sie doch nur für einen Moment den Mund halten würde!

2. ( form: want)

▪ to \wish to do sth etw tun wollen

I \wish to make a complaint ich möchte mich beschweren

we don't \wish to be disturbed wir möchten nicht gestört werden

what do you \wish me to do? was kann ich für Sie tun?

passengers \wishing to take the Kings Cross train... Passagiere für den Zug nach Kings Cross...

I don't \wish to worry you, but... ich möchte Sie nicht beunruhigen, aber...

I don't \wish to appear rude, but... ich möchte nicht unhöflich erscheinen, aber...

without \wishing to appear overcritical,... ohne allzu kritisch erscheinen zu wollen,...

▪ to [not] \wish sth [up]on sb jdm etw [nicht] wünschen

I wouldn't \wish it on my worst enemy! das würde ich nicht einmal meinem schlimmsten Feind wünschen!

3. (make a magic wish)

▪ to \wish [that]... sich dat wünschen, dass...

I \wish you were here ich wünschte, du wärst hier

I \wished the day over ich wünschte, der Tag wäre schon vorbei

she \wished herself anywhere but there sie wünschte sich möglichst weit weg

sometimes I \wished myself dead manchmal wollte ich am liebsten tot sein

to \wish oneself back home sich akk nach Hause sehnen

4. (express wishes)

▪ to \wish sb sth jdm etw wünschen

to \wish sb happy birthday jdm zum Geburtstag gratulieren

to \wish sb merry Christmas jdm frohe Weihnachten wünschen

to \wish sb goodnight jdm [eine] gute Nacht wünschen

to \wish sb a safe journey/luck/every success jdm eine gute Reise/Glück/viel Erfolg wünschen

to \wish sb well/ill jdm [viel] Glück [o alles Gute] /nur Schlechtes wünschen

5. ( fam: impose on)

▪ to \wish sb/sth [up]on sb jdm jdn/etw aufhalsen fam

III. vi

1. (want) wollen, wünschen

[just] as you \wish [ganz] wie Sie wünschen

if you \wish wenn Sie es wünschen

▪ to \wish for sth etw wünschen [o wollen]

what more could you \wish for? was kann man sich mehr wünschen?

2. (make a wish)

▪ to \wish for sth sich dat etw wünschen

we couldn't have \wished for a better start wir hätten uns keinen besseren Start wünschen können

they've got everything a normal person could \wish for sie haben alles, was sich ein normaler Mensch nur wünschen kann

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[wɪʃ]
1. n

1) Wunsch m (for nach)

your wish is my command — dein Wunsch ist or sei mir Befehl

I have no great wish to see him — ich habe kein Bedürfnis or keine große Lust, ihn zu sehen

to make a wish — sich (dat) etwas wünschen

you can make three wishes — du hast drei Wünsche

the wish is father to the thought (prov) — der Wunsch ist Vater des Gedankens (prov)

well, you got your wish —

you shall have your wish — dein Wunsch soll (dir) erfüllt werden or soll in Erfüllung gehen

2) wishespl

(in greetings) with best wishes — mit den besten Wünschen or Grüßen, alles Gute

please give him my good wishes — bitte grüßen Sie ihn (vielmals) von mir, bitte richten Sie ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

he sends his best wishes — er lässt (vielmals) grüßen

a message of good wishes — eine Gruß- or Glückwunschbotschaft

best wishes for a speedy recovery — alles Gute für eine baldige Genesung

2. vt

1) (= want) wünschen

I do not wish it — ich möchte or wünsche (form) es nicht

he wishes to be alone/to see you immediately — er möchte allein sein/dich sofort sehen

I wish you to be present — ich wünsche, dass Sie anwesend sind

what do you wish me to do? — was soll ich (bitte) tun?

do you wish more coffee, sir? ( Scot form ) — hätten Sie gern or wünschen Sie noch Kaffee?

2) (= desire, hope, desire sth unlikely) wünschen, wollen

I wish the play would begin — ich wünschte or wollte, das Stück finge an

I wish you'd be quiet — ich wünschte or wollte, du wärest ruhig

how he wished that his wife was or were there — wie sehr er sich (dat) wünschte, dass seine Frau hier wäre

wish you were here — ich wünschte or wollte, du wärest hier

3) (= entertain wishes towards sb) wünschen

to wish sb well/ill — jdm Glück or alles Gute/Schlechtes or Böses wünschen

I don't wish her any harm — ich wünsche ihr nichts Böses

to wish sb good luck/happiness — jdm viel Glück or alles Gute/Glück (und Zufriedenheit) wünschen

4) (= bid, express wish) wünschen

to wish sb a pleasant journey/good morning/merry Christmas — jdm eine gute Reise/guten Morgen/frohe Weihnachten wünschen

to wish sb goodbye — jdm Auf or auf Wiedersehen sagen

5)

to wish a wish — sich (dat) etwas wünschen

he wished himself anywhere but there —

if I could wish myself into the castle — wenn ich mich nur in das Schloss wünschen könnte

3. vi
(= make a wish) sich (dat) etwas wünschen
wishing won't solve the problem — der Wunsch allein wird das Problem nicht lösen

to wish upon a star (liter) — sich (dat) bei einer Sternschnuppe etwas wünschen

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wish [wıʃ]

A v/t

1. wollen, wünschen:

I wish I were there ich wollte, ich wäre dort;

wish sb further ( oder at the devil) jemanden zum Teufel wünschen;

wish o.s. home sich nach Hause sehnen;

wish sb to do sth wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

2. hoffen:

it is to be wished es ist zu hoffen oder zu wünschen

3. jemandem Glück, Spaß etc wünschen:

wish sb well (ill) jemandem Gutes (Böses) wünschen, jemandem wohlwollen (übelwollen);

wish sb good morning jemandem guten Morgen wünschen;

wish sb (sth) on sb jemandem jemanden (etwas) aufhalsen;

I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy das würde ich nicht einmal meinem ärgsten Feind wünschen; → birthday A, joy A 1, luck A 2

4. jemanden ersuchen, bitten ( beide:

to do zu tun)

B v/i (for) sich sehnen (nach), sich (etwas) wünschen:

I have been wishing for you to come ich habe mir gewünscht, dass du kommst;

he cannot wish for anything better er kann sich nichts Besseres wünschen;

as you wish wie Sie wünschen oder wollen

C s

1. Wunsch m:

a) Verlangen n ( for nach)

b) Bitte f ( for um)

c) (das) Gewünschte:

you shall have your wish du sollst haben, was du dir wünschst;

what’s your Christmas wish? was wünschst du dir zu Weihnachten?;

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride (Sprichwort) es hat keinen Sinn, sich Unmögliches zu wünschen; → father A 5

2. pl (gute) Wünsche pl, Glückwünsche pl

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1. transitive verb
1) (desire, hope) wünschen

I wish I was or were rich — ich wollte od. (geh.) wünschte, ich wäre reich

I do wish he would come — wenn er nur kommen würde

I wish you would shut up — es wäre mir lieb, wenn du den Mund hieltest

‘wish you were here’ — (on postcard) "schade, dass du nicht hier bist"

2) with inf. (want) wünschen (geh.)

I wish to go — ich möchte od. will gehen

I wish you to stay — ich möchte od. will, dass du bleibst

3) (say that one hopes somebody will have something) wünschen

wish somebody luck/success — etc. jemandem Glück/Erfolg usw. wünschen

wish somebody good morning/a happy birthday — jemandem guten Morgen sagen/zum Geburtstag gratulieren

wish somebody ill/well — jemandem [etwas] Schlechtes/alles Gute wünschen

4) (coll.): (foist)

wish somebody/something on somebody — jemandem jemanden/etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
wünschen

come on, wish! — nun, wünsch dir was!

wish for something — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

what more could one wish for? — was will man mehr?

they have everything they could possibly wish for — sie haben alles, was sie sich (Dat.) nur wünschen können
3. noun
1) Wunsch, der

her wish is that... — es ist ihr Wunsch od. sie wünscht, dass...

I have no [great/particular] wish to go — ich habe keine [große/besondere] Lust zu gehen

make a wish — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

with best/[all] good wishes, with every good wish — mit den besten/allen guten Wünschen (on, for zu)

2) (thing desired)

get or have one's wish — seinen Wunsch erfüllt bekommen

at last he has [got] his wish — endlich ist sein Wunsch in Erfüllung gegangen

Phrasal Verbs:

- wish away

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v.

wünschen v. n.

Wunsch -¨e m.

English-german dictionary > wish
4 wish

[wɪʃ] n <pl - es>

1)

( desire) Wunsch m, Verlangen nt;

against the \wishes of the party members gegen den Willen der Parteimitglieder;

it was your mother's dearest/ greatest/last \wish es war der sehnlichste/größte/letzte Wunsch deiner Mutter;

your \wish is my command! dein Wunsch sei mir Befehl! ( hum)

to express a \wish einen Wunsch äußern;

to have a \wish sich dat etwas wünschen;

to have no \wish to do sth keine Lust haben [o ( geh) nicht das Verlangen verspüren], etw zu tun;

he had no \wish to go through the experience again er wollte diese Erfahrung nicht noch einmal durchmachen;

I've no \wish to be offensive, but... ich möchte niemandem zu nahe treten, aber...

2) ( thing desired) Wunsch m;

may all your \wishes come true mögen alle deine Wünsche in Erfüllung gehen;

to get [or have] one's \wish seinen Willen bekommen;

well, you've got your \wish, here we are in Paris nun, jetzt hast du deinen Willen - wir sind in Paris;

to grant sb a \wish jdm einen Wunsch erfüllen;

to make a \wish sich dat etwas wünschen

3) ( regards)

\wishes pl Grüße mpl;

good \wishes for your time at university alles Gute für deine Zeit an der Universität;

with best \wishes mit den besten Wünschen;

[with] best [or all good] \wishes ( at end of letter) mit herzlichen Grüßen, herzliche Grüße;

to give [or send] sb one's best \wishes jdn herzlich grüßen [lassen], jdm die besten Wünsche ausrichten [lassen];

please send her my best \wishes for a speedy recovery richten Sie ihr bitte meine besten Wünsche für eine baldige Genesung aus ( geh)

PHRASES:

the \wish is father to the thought ( to the thought) der Wunsch ist der Vater des Gedankens ( prov)

if \wishes were horses[, then beggars would ride] ([, then beggars would ride]) wenn das Wörtchen wenn nicht wär'[, wär' mein Vater Millionär] ( prov) vt

1) ( be desirous)

to \wish sth etw wünschen;

whatever you \wish was immer du möchtest;

if that is what you \wish, you shall have it wenn es das ist, was du möchtest, dann sollst du es haben;

to \wish [that]... wünschen, dass...;

( expressing annoyance) wollen [o erwarten], dass...;

I \wish I hadn't said that ich wünschte, ich hätte das nicht gesagt;

I do \wish you wouldn't keep calling me ich möchte, dass du endlich aufhörst, mich anzurufen;

I \wish she'd shut up for a minute! wenn sie doch nur für einen Moment den Mund halten würde!

2) (form: want)

to \wish to do sth etw tun wollen;

I \wish to make a complaint ich möchte mich beschweren;

we don't \wish to be disturbed wir möchten nicht gestört werden;

what do you \wish me to do? was kann ich für Sie tun?;

passengers \wishing to take the Kings Cross train... Passagiere für den Zug nach Kings Cross...;

I don't \wish to worry you, but... ich möchte Sie nicht beunruhigen, aber...;

I don't \wish to appear rude, but... ich möchte nicht unhöflich erscheinen, aber...;

without \wishing to appear overcritical,... ohne allzu kritisch erscheinen zu wollen,...;

to [not] \wish sth [up]on sb jdm etw [nicht] wünschen;

I wouldn't \wish it on my worst enemy! das würde ich nicht einmal meinem schlimmsten Feind wünschen!

3) ( make a magic wish)

to \wish [that]... sich dat wünschen, dass...;

I \wish you were here ich wünschte, du wärst hier;

I \wished the day over ich wünschte, der Tag wäre schon vorbei;

she \wished herself anywhere but there sie wünschte sich möglichst weit weg;

sometimes I \wished myself dead manchmal wollte ich am liebsten tot sein;

to \wish oneself back home sich akk nach Hause sehnen

4) ( express wishes)

to \wish sb sth jdm etw wünschen;

to \wish sb happy birthday jdm zum Geburtstag gratulieren;

to \wish sb merry Christmas jdm frohe Weihnachten wünschen;

to \wish sb goodnight jdm [eine] gute Nacht wünschen;

to \wish sb a safe journey/ luck/ every success jdm eine gute Reise/Glück/viel Erfolg wünschen;

to \wish sb well/ ill jdm [viel] Glück [o alles Gute] /nur Schlechtes wünschen

5) (fam: impose on)

to \wish sb/sth [up]on sb jdm jdn/etw aufhalsen ( fam) vi

1) ( want) wollen, wünschen;

[just] as you \wish [ganz] wie Sie wünschen;

if you \wish wenn Sie es wünschen;

to \wish for sth etw wünschen [o wollen];

what more could you \wish for? was kann man sich mehr wünschen?

2) ( make a wish)

to \wish for sth sich dat etw wünschen;

we couldn't have \wished for a better start wir hätten uns keinen besseren Start wünschen können;

they've got everything a normal person could \wish for sie haben alles, was sich ein normaler Mensch nur wünschen kann

English-German students dictionary > wish
5 wish

wiʃ
1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desear (que)

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) querer, desear

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desear

2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) deseo

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) deseo

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) deseo, saludo, recuerdo

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well

wish¹ n deseo

the genie granted him three wishes el genio le dio tres deseos

her wish came true su deseo se hizo realidad

best wishes un abrazo

to make a wish pedir un deseo / pensar un deseo

El plural de wish se escribe wishes

wish² vb

1. querer

I wish to speak to the manager quisiera hablar con el director

2. desear

she wished me happy birthday me deseó un feliz cumpleaños

3. ojalá

I wish I had a lot of money ojalá tuviera mucho dinero

I wish you were here ojalá estuvieras aquí

wish

tr[wɪʃ]

transitive verb

1 (want) querer, desear

■ she wishes she were on holiday quisiera estar de vacaciones

■ I wish I was rich! ¡ojalá fuera rico!

■ I wish I hadn't drunk so much ojalá no hubiese bebido tanto

■ I wish it would stop raining ojalá dejara de llover

2 formal use (demand, want) querer

■ I wish to make a complaint quisiera formular una queja

3 (hope) desear

■ we wish you a Merry Christmas te deseamos una Feliz Navidad

■ they wished us luck nos desearon buena suerte

intransitive verb

1 desear ( for, -)

■ everything one could wish for todo lo que uno pudiera desear

2 formal use (want) querer

■ as you wish como quiera

noun

1 deseo

you have three wishes tienes tres deseos

you went against my wishes obraste contra mis deseos

her wish came true su deseo se hizo realidad

plural noun wishes

1 (greeting) deseos nombre masculino plural; (in letter) saludos nombre masculino plural, recuerdos nombre masculino plural

with best wishes for the future con mis mejores deseos para el futuro

with best wishes from... saludos cordiales de..., recuerdos de...

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to make a wish pedir un deseo

to wish somebody well / wish somebody all the best desear buena suerte a alguien

wish you were here ojalá estuvieras aquí

your wish is my command sus deseos son órdenes para mí

wish ['wɪʃ] vt

1) want: desear, querer

2)

to wish (something) for : desear

they wished me well: me desearon lo mejor

wish vi

1) : pedir (como deseo)

2) : querer

as you wish: como quieras

wish n

1) : deseo m

to grant a wish: conceder un deseo

2) wishes npl

: saludos mpl, recuerdos mpl

to send best wishes: mandar muchos recuerdos

wish

v.

• dar los buenos días v.

• desear v.

• querer v.

(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)

n.

• anhelo s.m.

• desear s.m.

• deseo s.m.

• voto s.m.

wɪʃ
I

noun

a) ( desire) deseo m

to make a wish — pedir* un deseo

her wish came true — su deseo se hizo realidad, se le cumplió el deseo

his last o dying wish — su última voluntad

they got married against my wishes — se casaron en contra de mi voluntad

your wish is my command — (set phrase) tus deseos son órdenes (fr hecha)

wish to + INF: I've no wish to upset you, but... no quisiera disgustarte, pero...; I've no great wish to see the play — no tengo muchas ganas de ver la obra

b) wishes pl ( greetings)

give your mother my best wishes — dale a tu madre muchos recuerdos de mi parte, cariños a tu madre (AmL)

with our best wishes for a speedy recovery — deseándole una pronta mejoría

best wishes, Jack — saludos or un abrazo de Jack

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( desire fervently) desear

to wish something ON somebody — desearle algo a alguien

to wish (THAT): I wish I hadn't come ojalá no hubiera venido!; I wish I were rich ojalá fuera rico!; she wished she hadn't told him lamentó habérselo dicho; I wish you wouldn't say things like that me disgusta mucho que digas esas cosas; I do wish you'd told me before! — me lo podrías haber dicho antes!

b) ( want) (frml) desear (frml), querer*

should you wish to do so... — si así lo deseara... (frml)

to wish somebody/something to + INF — desear que alguien/algo (+ subj) (frml)

c) ( want for somebody) desear

we wish you every happiness — te deseamos lo mejor

wish me luck! — deséame suerte!

he called to wish me (a) happy birthday — me llamó para desearme feliz cumpleaños

to wish somebody good night — darle* las buenas noches a alguien

to wish somebody well — desearle suerte or lo mejor a alguien

I wish you well — espero que te vaya bien

2.

vi

a) ( make magic wish) pedir* un deseo

b) (want, desire)

as you wish, sir — como usted mande or diga, señor

if you wish — como quieras

Phrasal Verbs:

- wish away

- wish for

[wɪʃ]
1. N

1) (=desire, will) deseo m

they are sincere in their wish to make amends for the past — son sinceros en su deseo de enmendar el pasado

their wish for peace is sincere, they are sincere in their wish for peace — son sinceros en sus deseos de paz

it has long been my wish to do that — desde hace mucho tiempo vengo deseando hacer eso

• he did it against my wishes — lo hizo en contra de mis deseos or mi voluntad

to go against sb's wishes — ir en contra de los deseos or la voluntad de algn

• his wish came true — su deseo se hizo realidad

• your wish is my command — sus deseos son órdenes para mí

• it is her dearest wish to go there one day — su mayor deseo es ir allí un día

• his dying wish was to be buried here — su última voluntad fue que lo enterraran aquí

• she expressed a wish that the money be donated to charity — manifestó su deseo de que el dinero se donara a instituciones benéficas

• the fairy granted her three wishes — el hada le concedió tres deseos

• I have no great wish to go — no tengo muchas ganas de ir, no me apetece mucho ir

• you shall have or get your wish — tu deseo se hará realidad, tu deseo se cumplirá

• to make a wish — pedir un deseo

- if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
death 2.
2) (in letters, greetings)

(with) best wishes — saludos, recuerdos

with best wishes from Peter — recuerdos de Peter

best wishes or all good wishes for a happy birthday — te deseamos un feliz cumpleaños, nuestros mejores deseos para un feliz cumpleaños

(with) best wishes for Christmas and the New Year — (con) nuestros mejores deseos or frm augurios para la Navidad y el Año Nuevo

please give him my best wishes — dale recuerdos míos

I went to give him my best wishes — fui a darle la enhorabuena

the Prime Minister has sent a message of good wishes to the French president — el Primer Ministro ha mandado un mensaje de buena voluntad al presidente francés

2. VT

1)

I wish (=if only) —

a) (in unrealizable or unlikely situations)

I wish I were rich — ojalá fuese rico

I wish it weren't true — ojalá no fuera así

I only wish I'd known that before — ojalá lo hubiera sabido antes

I wish I could! — ¡ojalá pudiera!

"did you go?" - "I wish I had" — -¿fuiste? -¡ya me hubiera gustado! or -¡ojalá!

I wish I hadn't said that — siento haber dicho eso, ojalá no hubiera dicho eso

b) (when change is possible)

I wish you'd hurry up — a ver si te das prisa

I do wish you'd let me help — ¿por qué no me dejas que te ayude?

I wish you wouldn't shout — me gustaría que no gritaras, a ver si dejas de gritar

2) (other subjects, other tenses)

she wishes that she could go to school like other children — le gustaría poder ir a la escuela como otros niños

I bet you wish you were still working here! — ¡apuesto a que te gustaría seguir trabajando aquí todavía!

3)

to wish sb sth: to wish sb good luck/a happy Christmas — desear buena suerte/felices pascuas a algn

wish me luck! — ¡deséame suerte!

I wish you all possible happiness — os/te deseo la más completa felicidad

to wish sb good morning — dar los buenos días a algn

to wish sb goodbye — despedirse de algn

• to wish sb well/ ill, we wish her well in her new job — le deseamos todo lo mejor en su nuevo trabajo

I don't wish her ill or any harm — no le deseo ningún mal

4)

• to wish sth on sb — desear algo a algn

I wouldn't wish that on anybody — eso no se lo desearía a nadie

5) frm (=want) querer, desear frm

I do not wish it — no lo quiero, no lo deseo frm

to wish to do sth — querer or frm desear hacer algo

I wish to be alone — quiero or frm deseo estar solo

I wish to be told when he comes — quiero or frm deseo que se me avisen cuando llegue

I don't wish to sound mean, but... — no quisiera parecer tacaño, pero...

without wishing to be unkind, you must admit she's not the most interesting company — sin ánimo de ser cruel, tienes que admitir que no es una persona muy interesante

to wish sb to do sth — querer or frm desear que algn haga algo

what do you wish me to do? — ¿qué quieres or frm deseas que haga?

3. VI

1) (=make a wish) pedir un deseo

• to wish for sth — desear algo

she has everything she could wish for — tiene todo lo que pudiera desear

what more could one wish for? — ¿qué más se puede pedir or desear?

I couldn't have wished for a nicer birthday — no podía haber soñado con un día de cumpleaños mejor

• "of course you're earning a lot, aren't you?" - "I wish!" — -claro que ganas un montón, ¿verdad? -¡ojalá!

2) frm (=want)

• (just) as you wish — como quieras, como usted desee frm

you may stay here as long as you wish — te puedes quedar todo el tiempo que quieras or desees

4.

CPD

wish fulfilment N —

daydreams are a sort of wish fulfilment — las fantasías son una especie de satisfacción de los deseos

wish list N — lista f de deseos

top of my wish list is... — mi deseo principal es...

- wish away

* * *
[wɪʃ]
I

noun

a) ( desire) deseo m

to make a wish — pedir* un deseo

her wish came true — su deseo se hizo realidad, se le cumplió el deseo

his last o dying wish — su última voluntad

they got married against my wishes — se casaron en contra de mi voluntad

your wish is my command — (set phrase) tus deseos son órdenes (fr hecha)

wish to + INF: I've no wish to upset you, but... no quisiera disgustarte, pero...; I've no great wish to see the play — no tengo muchas ganas de ver la obra

b) wishes pl ( greetings)

give your mother my best wishes — dale a tu madre muchos recuerdos de mi parte, cariños a tu madre (AmL)

with our best wishes for a speedy recovery — deseándole una pronta mejoría

best wishes, Jack — saludos or un abrazo de Jack

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( desire fervently) desear

to wish something ON somebody — desearle algo a alguien

to wish (THAT): I wish I hadn't come ojalá no hubiera venido!; I wish I were rich ojalá fuera rico!; she wished she hadn't told him lamentó habérselo dicho; I wish you wouldn't say things like that me disgusta mucho que digas esas cosas; I do wish you'd told me before! — me lo podrías haber dicho antes!

b) ( want) (frml) desear (frml), querer*

should you wish to do so... — si así lo deseara... (frml)

to wish somebody/something to + INF — desear que alguien/algo (+ subj) (frml)

c) ( want for somebody) desear

we wish you every happiness — te deseamos lo mejor

wish me luck! — deséame suerte!

he called to wish me (a) happy birthday — me llamó para desearme feliz cumpleaños

to wish somebody good night — darle* las buenas noches a alguien

to wish somebody well — desearle suerte or lo mejor a alguien

I wish you well — espero que te vaya bien

2.

vi

a) ( make magic wish) pedir* un deseo

b) (want, desire)

as you wish, sir — como usted mande or diga, señor

if you wish — como quieras

Phrasal Verbs:

- wish away

- wish for

English-spanish dictionary > wish
6 wish ****

[wɪʃ]
1. n

1) (desire) desiderio, (specific desire) richiesta

I had no wish to upset you — non avevo nessuna intenzione di farti star male

to go against sb's wishes — andare contro il volere di qn

I'll grant you three wishes — ti concedo di esprimere tre desideri

you shall have your wish — realizzerai il tuo desiderio

to make a wish — esprimere un desiderio

make a wish — esprimi un desiderio

she had no wish for conversation — non aveva alcuna voglia di conversare

2)

best wishes — (in greetings) tanti auguri, (in letter) cordiali saluti

give her my best wishes — le porga i miei più cordiali saluti

with best wishes — con i migliori auguri

"with best wishes, Kathy" — "cari saluti, Kathy"

2. vt

1) (want) volere, desiderare

to wish sb to do sth — volere che qn faccia qc

to wish to do sth — voler fare qc

I wish to make a complaint — voglio fare reclamo

I wish he'd shut up fam — magari chiudesse il becco

I wish I'd gone too — vorrei esserci andato anch'io

I wish you were here! — come vorrei che tu fossi qui!

I wish I could! — mi piacerebbe!, magari!

2)

(foist) to wish sb on sb — appioppare or affibbiare qn a qn

to wish sth on sb — rifilare qc a qn

3) (bid, express) augurare

to wish sb goodbye — dire arrivederci a qn

to wish sb good luck/a happy Christmas/a happy birthday — augurare a qn buona fortuna/buon Natale/buon compleanno

to wish sb well — augurare ogni bene a qn

to wish sb ill — voler del male a qn

3. vi

to wish for sth — desiderare qc

she has everything she could wish for — ha tutto ciò che desidera

what more could you wish for? — cosa vuoi di più?

English-Italian dictionary > wish ****
7 wish

wish

A n ( desire) désir m (for de ; to do de faire) ; ( in fairy story) souhait m (for de) ; her wish came true son souhait s'est réalisé ; the fairy gave her three wishes la fée lui a accordé trois souhaits ; a wish for freedom/to be free un désir de liberté/d'être libre ; to make a wish faire un vœu ; to have/express/cherish a wish avoir/exprimer/caresser un désir ; to grant sb's wish [monarch, official, authority, parent] accéder au désir de qn ; [fairy] exaucer le souhait de qn ; I have no wish to disturb you/talk to you sout je n'ai pas l'intention de vous déranger/de vous parler ; at his wife's/boss's wish selon la volonté de sa femme/de son chef ; to do sth against sb's wishes faire qch à l'encontre des désirs de qn ; it is my dearest wish to visit Capri mon vœu le plus cher est de visiter Capri ; you will get your wish vous aurez ce que vous désirez.

B wishes npl vœux mpl ; good ou best wishes meilleurs vœux ; ( ending letter) bien amicalement ; best wishes on your birthday/engagement meilleurs vœux pour votre anniversaire/vos fiançailles ; to offer/give/send good wishes ( for specific event) formuler/faire/envoyer ses meilleurs vœux ; please give him my best wishes je vous prie de lui faire toutes mes amitiés ; (with) all good wishes for Christmas avec tous mes or nos meilleurs vœux pour Noël.

C vtr

1 ( expressing longing) I wish he were here/had been here si seulement il était ici/avait été ici ; I just wish we lived closer si seulement nous habitions plus près ; I wish you hadn't told me that si seulement tu ne m'avais pas dit cela ; he wished he had written il aurait voulu avoir écrit ; he wished she had written il aurait voulu qu'elle ait écrit ; he wishes his mother would write il voudrait que sa mère écrive ; he bought it and then wished he hadn't il l'a acheté et puis a regretté de l'avoir fait ; I wished him dead/myself single again j'aurais voulu le voir mort/être à nouveau célibataire ;

2 (express congratulations, greetings) souhaiter ; I wish you Happy Birthday/a pleasant journey/good luck je vous souhaite un bon anniversaire/un bon voyage/bonne chance ; to wish sb joy ou happiness souhaiter à qn d'être heureux ; to wish sb joy with sth/sb iron souhaiter bien du plaisir à qn avec qch/qn ; he wished her good day† il lui a souhaité le bonjour ; we wished each other goodbye and good luck nous nous sommes dit au revoir et bonne chance ; I wished him well j'espérais que tout irait bien pour lui ;

3 ( want) sout souhaiter, vouloir ; ( weaker) désirer ; he wishes an audience with you sout il désire or il souhaite avoir un entretien avec vous ; that was what your father would have wished c'est ce que ton père aurait voulu ; you will do it because I wish it vous le ferez parce que je le veux ; to wish to do vouloir or souhaiter or désirer faire ; I wish to leave at once je souhaite partir sur le champ ; she wishes to be alone/excused elle désire être seule/se faire excuser ; I do not wish to seem unkind but… je ne veux pas avoir l'air antipathique mais… ; I wish you to leave je veux que vous partiez ; I wish it to be clear that… je veux qu'il soit bien clair que…

D vi

1 (desire, want) vouloir ; just as you wish comme vous voudrez ; spend it as you wish dépense-le comme tu voudras ; to wish for souhaiter, espérer ; they wished for an end to the war ils souhaitaient la fin de la guerre ; what more could one wish for? qu'est-ce qu'on pourrait espérer or souhaiter de plus? ;

2 ( in fairy story or ritual) faire un vœu.

Idiom

your wish is my command hum vos désirs sont des ordres.

Phrasal verbs

■ wish away:

▶ wish away [sth], wish [sth] away souhaiter que [qch] n'existe pas.

■ wish on:

▶ wish [sth] on sb fourguer ○ [qch] à qn ; it's a job I wouldn't wish on anyone c'est un boulot que je ne fourguerais ○ à personne.

Big English-French dictionary > wish
8 express

ik'spres
1. verb
1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) expresar

2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) expresarse

3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) expresar

4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) enviar por correo urgente

2. adjective
1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) expreso

2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) expreso, explícito

3. adverb
(by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) urgente

4. noun
1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) expreso

2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) urgente, rápido

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- expressly
- expression
- expressionless
- expressive
- expressiveness
- expressively
- expressway

express¹ n rápido

we caught the express to Lisbon cogimos el rápido a Lisboa

express² vb expresar

he couldn't find the words to express himself no encontraba las palabras para expresarse

express

tr[ɪk'spres]

adjective

1 (explicit) expreso,-a, claro,-a

2 (fast - mail) urgente; (- train, coach) expreso

■ she sent it by express delivery lo envió por correo urgente

adverb

1 urgente

noun

1 (rail) (tren nombre masculino) expreso

transitive verb

1 expresar

■ you should express your views deberías expresar tus opiniones

■ he couldn't express his sadness no pudo expresar su tristeza

2 formal use (juice) exprimir

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to express oneself expresarse

■ she expresses herself well se expresa bien

■ I can express myself better in English me expreso mejor en inglés

express [ɪk'sprɛs, ɛk-] vt

1) say: expresar, comunicar

2) show: expresar, manifestar, externar Mex

3) squeeze: exprimir

to express the juice from a lemon: exprimir el jugo de un limón

express adv

: por correo exprés, por correo urgente

express adj

1) explicit: expreso, manifiesto

2) specific: específico

for that express purpose: con ese fin específico

3) rapid: expreso, rápido

express n

1) : correo m exprés, correo m urgente

2) : expreso m (tren)

express (Mail)

n.

• correo urgente s.m.

adj.

• categórico, -a adj.

• explícito, -a adj.

• expreso, -a adj.

• urgente adj.

adv.

• por expreso adv.

n.

• estafeta s.f.

• rápido s.m.

v.

• emitir v.

• expresar v.

• exprimir v.

• representar v.

• traducir v.

I
1. ɪk'spres
transitive verb expresar

2.

v refl

to express oneself — expresarse

II

count noun ( train) expreso m, rápido m; ( bus) directo m

III

adjective

1) ( fast) < train> expreso, rápido; < bus> directo; <delivery/letter> exprés adj inv, urgente

2) ( specific) (frml) <intention/wish> expreso, explícito

IV

adverb por correo exprés or expreso

[ɪks'pres]
1. VT

1) (verbally, non-verbally) expresar

her eyes expressed annoyance — sus ojos expresaban irritación

they expressed interest in... — expresaron su interés en...

he expressed his surprise at the result — expresó su sorpresa ante el resultado

I'd like to express my thanks to everyone for... — quiero expresar mi agradecimiento a todos por...

she had expressed a wish to meet them — había manifestado su deseo de conocerlos

to express o.s. — expresarse

to express o.s. in or through — [+ art, music etc] expresarse a través de

2) (=send) [+ letter, parcel] enviar por correo urgente or exprés

3) (Math) (=represent) expresar

here it is expressed as a percentage — aquí está expresado en forma de porcentaje

4) frm (=squeeze out) [+ juice] exprimir ( from de); [+ milk] sacarse

2. ADJ

1) frm (=specific) [purpose, intention] expreso

to give sb express instructions to do sth — dar instrucciones expresas a algn para que se haga algo

express warranty — garantía f escrita

2) (=fast) [letter, delivery, mail] urgente, exprés; [laundry, photography service] rápido

to send sth by express delivery or mail — enviar algo por correo urgente or exprés, enviar algo exprés

3.

ADV

to send or post sth express — enviar algo por correo urgente or exprés

to travel express — viajar en un tren rápido or expreso

4.

N (=train) expreso m, rápido m

5.

CPD

express delivery service N — servicio m de entrega urgente

express train N — expreso m, rápido m

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I
1. [ɪk'spres]
transitive verb expresar

2.

v refl

to express oneself — expresarse

II

count noun ( train) expreso m, rápido m; ( bus) directo m

III

adjective

1) ( fast) < train> expreso, rápido; < bus> directo; <delivery/letter> exprés adj inv, urgente

2) ( specific) (frml) <intention/wish> expreso, explícito

IV

adverb por correo exprés or expreso

English-spanish dictionary > express
9 wish

I 1. [wɪʃ]
nome desiderio m. ( for di; to do di fare)

to make a wish — esprimere un desiderio

to grant sb.'s wish — esaudire il desiderio di qcn.

I have no wish to disturb you — form. non desidero disturbarvi
2.
nome plurale wishes auguri m.

good o best wishes con i migliori auguri; (ending letter) (i più) cordiali saluti; please give him my best wishes — ti prego di porgergli i miei migliori auguri
II 1. [wɪʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (expressing longing)

I wish he were here — vorrei che fosse qui

I just wish we lived closer — vorrei solo che vivessimo più vicini

he wished he had written — avrebbe voluto avere scritto

he wishes his mother would write — vorrebbe che sua madre scrivesse

he bought it and then wished he hadn't — lo comprò e poi se ne pentì

I wished him dead — lo volevo morto

2) (express congratulations, greetings) augurare

to wish sb. joy o happiness augurare a qcn. di essere felice; to wish sb. joy with sth., sb. iron. augurare a qcn. buona fortuna con qcs., qcn.; we wished each other goodbye and good luck ci salutammo e ci augurammo a vicenda buona fortuna; I wished him well — gli augurai ogni bene

3) (want) form. volere; (weaker) desiderare
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (desire, want) volere, desiderare

just as you wish — come vuoi

what more could one wish for? — cos'altro si potrebbe desiderare?

2) (in fairy story or ritual) esprimere un desiderio

•

- wish on

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[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desiderare

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) volere

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) augurare
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desiderio

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desiderio

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) augurio

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well
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I 1. [wɪʃ]
nome desiderio m. ( for di; to do di fare)

to make a wish — esprimere un desiderio

to grant sb.'s wish — esaudire il desiderio di qcn.

I have no wish to disturb you — form. non desidero disturbarvi
2.
nome plurale wishes auguri m.

good o best wishes con i migliori auguri; (ending letter) (i più) cordiali saluti; please give him my best wishes — ti prego di porgergli i miei migliori auguri
II 1. [wɪʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (expressing longing)

I wish he were here — vorrei che fosse qui

I just wish we lived closer — vorrei solo che vivessimo più vicini

he wished he had written — avrebbe voluto avere scritto

he wishes his mother would write — vorrebbe che sua madre scrivesse

he bought it and then wished he hadn't — lo comprò e poi se ne pentì

I wished him dead — lo volevo morto

2) (express congratulations, greetings) augurare

to wish sb. joy o happiness augurare a qcn. di essere felice; to wish sb. joy with sth., sb. iron. augurare a qcn. buona fortuna con qcs., qcn.; we wished each other goodbye and good luck ci salutammo e ci augurammo a vicenda buona fortuna; I wished him well — gli augurai ogni bene

3) (want) form. volere; (weaker) desiderare
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (desire, want) volere, desiderare

just as you wish — come vuoi

what more could one wish for? — cos'altro si potrebbe desiderare?

2) (in fairy story or ritual) esprimere un desiderio

•

- wish on

English-Italian dictionary > wish
10 express

1. transitive verb
1) (indicate) ausdrücken

2) (put into words) äußern [Meinung, Wunsch]; zum Ausdruck bringen [Dank, Bedauern, Liebe]

express something in another language — etwas in einer anderen Sprache ausdrücken

express oneself — sich ausdrücken

3) (represent by symbols) ausdrücken [Zahl, Wert]
2. attributive adjective
1) Eil[brief, -bote usw.]; Schnell[paket, -sendung]; see also academic.ru/25866/express_train">express train

2) (particular) besonder...; bestimmt; ausdrücklich [Absicht]

3) (stated) ausdrücklich [Wunsch, Befehl usw.]
3. adverb
als Eilsache [senden]
4. noun
(train) Schnellzug, der; D-Zug, der

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[ik'spres] 1. verb
1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) ausdrücken

2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) ausdrücken

3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) ausdrücken

4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) mit Expreß schicken
2. adjective
1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) Expreß-...

2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) ausdrücklich
3. adverb
(by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) mit Expreß
4. noun
1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) der D-Zug

2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) der Eilbote

•

- expressly
- expression
- expressionless
- expressive
- expressiveness
- expressively
- expressway
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ex·press

[ɪkˈspres, ekˈ-]

I. vt

1. (communicate)

▪ to \express sth etw ausdrücken [o geh zum Ausdruck bringen]; (say) etw aussprechen

there are no words to \express what that means to me was das für mich bedeutet, lässt sich nicht in Worte fassen

he is not able to \express properly what he means er kann nie richtig sagen, was er meint

to \express one's thanks seinen Dank zum Ausdruck bringen

▪ to \express oneself sich akk ausdrücken

children often \express themselves in painting Kinder drücken ihre Gefühle oft in Bildern aus

2. (reveal)

▪ to \express sth etw ausdrücken [o geh offenbaren]

her eyes \expressed deep sadness aus ihren Augen sprach eine tiefe Traurigkeit

to \express one's feelings seine Gefühle zeigen

3. MATH (symbolize)

▪ to \express sth as sth etw als etw akk darstellen

4. (squeeze out)

▪ to \express sth etw ausdrücken [o [aus]pressen

5. (send quickly)

▪ to \express sth to sb [or sb sth] jdm etw per Express [o als Eilsendung] schicken

II. adj attr

1. inv (rapid) express, Eil-

by \express delivery per Eilzustellung, als Eilsendung [o BRD, ÖSTERR Eilsache

2. (precise) klar, bestimmt; (explicit) ausdrücklich

\express command ausdrücklicher Befehl

\express instructions klare Anweisungen

\express intention [or purpose] bestimmte Absicht

for the \express purpose eigens zu dem Zweck

\express warranty COMM ausdrücklich erklärte Garantie

III. adv

to send sth \express etw per Express [o als Eilsache] schicken

IV. n

1. (train) Express[zug] m, Schnellzug m, D-Zug m BRD, ÖSTERR

the Orient E\express der Orient-Express

2. no pl (messenger) Eilbote, -botin m, f

by \express per Eilboten BRD, ÖSTERR; (delivery) per Express

3. AM (company) Spedition f, Transportunternehmen nt

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[ɪk'spres]
1. vt

1) ausdrücken, zum Ausdruck bringen; (in words) wish, one's sympathy, appreciation also aussprechen (to sb jdm)

to express oneself — sich ausdrücken

this expresses exactly the meaning of the phrase —

I haven't the words to express my thoughts — mir fehlen die Worte, um meine Gedanken auszudrücken

if I may express my opinion — wenn ich meine Meinung äußern darf

the thought/feeling which is expressed here — der Gedanke, der/das Gefühl, das hier zum Ausdruck kommt

it is hard to express how delighted I am/how much I hate him — es ist schwer, in Worte zu fassen, wie sehr ich mich freue/wie sehr ich ihn hasse

2) (= be expressive of) ausdrücken

a face which expresses candour/pride — ein Gesicht, das Aufrichtigkeit/Stolz ausdrückt

3) juice, breast milk auspressen, ausdrücken

4) letter etc per Express or als Eilsendung schicken

2. adj

1) (= explicit) order, instruction, direction, permission ausdrücklich; (= specific) purpose, intention bestimmt

on express orders from the Prime Minister — auf ausdrückliche Anordnung des Premierministers

with the express intention of doing sth — mit der bestimmten Absicht, etw zu tun

2)

(= fast) express letter — Eilbrief m

by express mail — per Eilzustellung

express service — Express- or Schnelldienst m

an express laundry service — ein Wäscheschnelldienst m

3. adv

to send a letter/package express — einen Brief/ein Paket als Eilsendung or per Express schicken

4. n

1) (= train) Schnellzug m

the Orient Express — der Orientexpress

to send goods by express — Waren als Eilgut schicken

2) (= bus, coach) Schnellbus m

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express [ıkˈspres]

A v/t

1. Saft etc auspressen (from, out of aus)

2. eine Ansicht etc ausdrücken, äußern, zum Ausdruck bringen:

express the hope that … der Hoffnung Ausdruck geben, dass …;

express o.s.

a) sich äußern, sich erklären,

b) sich ausdrücken;

be expressed zum Ausdruck kommen;

I can’t express how glad I am ich kann gar nicht sagen, wie froh ich bin

3. bezeichnen, bedeuten, vor-, darstellen

4. Gefühle etc zeigen, offenbaren, an den Tag legen, bekunden

5. a) durch Eilboten oder als Eilgut schicken

b) besonders US durch ein Schnelltransportunternehmen befördern lassen

B adj (adv expressly)

1. ausdrücklich, bestimmt, deutlich:

without sb’s express permission ohne jemandes ausdrückliche Erlaubnis

2. Express…, Schnell…, Eil…:

express messenger (letter) Br Eilbote m (-brief m);

express delivery

a) Br Eilzustellung f,

b) bes US Beförderung f durch ein Schnelltransportunternehmen

3. besonder(er, e, es):

for this express purpose eigens zu diesem Zweck

C adv

1. express

2. eigens

3. a) durch Eilboten, per Express, als Eilgut:

send sth express

b) besonders US durch ein Schnelltransportunternehmen

D s

1. Br Eilbote m, Eilbotin f

2. a) Eilbeförderung f

b) besonders US Beförderung f durch ein Schnelltransportunternehmen

3. a) Eil-, Expressbrief m, -gut n

b) → express goods 2

4. BAHN D-Zug m, Schnellzug m, US auch Eilgüterzug m

5. → express rifle

exp. abk

1. expenses pl

2. experiment

3. experimental

4. expired

5. export

6. exportation

7. exported

8. exporter

9. express

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1. transitive verb
1) (indicate) ausdrücken

2) (put into words) äußern [Meinung, Wunsch]; zum Ausdruck bringen [Dank, Bedauern, Liebe]

express something in another language — etwas in einer anderen Sprache ausdrücken

express oneself — sich ausdrücken

3) (represent by symbols) ausdrücken [Zahl, Wert]
2. attributive adjective
1) Eil[brief, -bote usw.]; Schnell[paket, -sendung]; see also express train

2) (particular) besonder...; bestimmt; ausdrücklich [Absicht]

3) (stated) ausdrücklich [Wunsch, Befehl usw.]
3. adverb
als Eilsache [senden]
4. noun
(train) Schnellzug, der; D-Zug, der

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adj.

ausdrücklich adj.

durch Eilboten ausdr. v.

ausdrücken v.

äußern v.

English-german dictionary > express
11 wish

[wɪʃ] 1. n
pragnienie nt; ( specific) życzenie nt
2. vt
I wish I were/I had been … — żałuję, że nie jestem/nie byłem …

best wishes — ( for birthday etc) najlepsze życzenia

with best wishes — ( in letter) łączę pozdrowienia

to make a wish — pomyśleć ( perf) sobie (jakieś) życzenie

give her my best wishes — pozdrów ją ode mnie

we have no wish to repeat their mistakes — nie mamy zamiaru powtarzać ich błędów

to wish sb well — dobrze komuś życzyć

to wish to do sth — pragnąć coś (z)robić

to wish for — życzyć (zażyczyć perf) sobie (w myślach) +gen

she wished him good luck — życzyła mu powodzenia

I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy — nie życzyłbym tego największemu wrogowi

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[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) pragnąć, wyrazić życzenie

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) życzyć sobie

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) życzyć
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) pragnienia

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) życzenie

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) życzenie

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well

English-Polish dictionary > wish
12 express

I 1. [ɪk'spres]
aggettivo

1) (rapid) [letter, parcel] espresso; [delivery, train] rapido

2) (explicit) [ order] espresso, esplicito; [ promise] chiaro, dichiarato

on the express condition that — alla precisa condizione che

with the express aim — con il preciso scopo
2.
avverbio

to send sth. express — mandare qcs. per espresso
II [ɪk'spres]
nome (treno) rapido m.
III 1. [ɪk'spres]
verbo transitivo

1) (show) esprimere [doubt, wish, thanks]; esprimere, manifestare [interest, support]

2) mat. esprimere [number, quantity]

to express sth. as a percentage — esprimere qcs. in percentuale

3) (squeeze out) estrarre, spremere [ fluid]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to express oneself — esprimersi (in in; through per mezzo di)

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[ik'spres] 1. verb
1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) esprimere

2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) esprimersi

3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) esprimere

4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) mandare per espresso
2. adjective
1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) espresso

2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) espresso
3. adverb
(by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) per espresso
4. noun
1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) espresso

2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) espresso

•

- expressly
- expression
- expressionless
- expressive
- expressiveness
- expressively
- expressway
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express (1) /ɪkˈsprɛs/
a.

1 espresso; chiaro; esplicito; manifesto; esatto; preciso: an express injunction, un'espressa ingiunzione; an express provision, una clausola esplicita; at his express wish, per suo espresso desiderio; for this express purpose, per questo preciso scopo; an express reason, un chiaro motivo

2 (arc., di somiglianza, ecc.) esatto; preciso

● (leg.) express acceptance, accettazione esplicita □ (leg.) express agreement, accordo espresso (o esplicito).
express (2) /ɪkˈsprɛs/
A a.

1 espresso; rapido; veloce: express service, servizio espresso; ( USA) express elevator, ascensore rapido

2 ( posta) per espresso: express delivery, consegna per espresso; express letter, (lettera) espresso; express post, servizio postale espresso

B avv.

per espresso: to send a package express, mandare un pacco per espresso

C n.

1 (ferr. = express train) treno espresso

2 autobus espresso

3 (servizio postale) espresso: by express, per espresso

4 ( USA, = express company) agenzia di spedizioni per espresso; servizio di corriere

5 (= express rifle) fucile a tiro rapido

● (mil.) express bullet, proiettile a espansione □ ( USA) an express highway, un'autostrada □ (autom.) express lane, corsia veloce (o preferenziale; anche fig.).
♦ (to) express /ɪkˈsprɛs/
v. t.

1 esprimere; manifestare; dichiarare: to express surprise [one's doubts], esprimere (o manifestare) sorpresa [i propri dubbi]; I cannot express what I feel, non so esprimere quel che sento

2 (GB) spedire per espresso

3 (scient.) esprimere: Results are expressed as a mean, i risultati sono espressi come medie

4 (form.) spremere; estrarre mediante spremitura

● to express oneself, esprimersi: to express oneself openly, esprimersi apertamente.

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I 1. [ɪk'spres]
aggettivo

1) (rapid) [letter, parcel] espresso; [delivery, train] rapido

2) (explicit) [ order] espresso, esplicito; [ promise] chiaro, dichiarato

on the express condition that — alla precisa condizione che

with the express aim — con il preciso scopo
2.
avverbio

to send sth. express — mandare qcs. per espresso
II [ɪk'spres]
nome (treno) rapido m.
III 1. [ɪk'spres]
verbo transitivo

1) (show) esprimere [doubt, wish, thanks]; esprimere, manifestare [interest, support]

2) mat. esprimere [number, quantity]

to express sth. as a percentage — esprimere qcs. in percentuale

3) (squeeze out) estrarre, spremere [ fluid]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to express oneself — esprimersi (in in; through per mezzo di)

English-Italian dictionary > express
13 ask for

1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) preguntar por, reclamar

2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) buscar, buscársela

ask for

v.

• mangar v.

• pedir v.

1. VI + PREP

1) (=request) pedir, solicitar more frm

he wrote asking for help — escribió pidiendo or more frm solicitando ayuda

to ask for sth back — pedir que se devuelva algo

2) (=look for)

to ask for sb — preguntar por algn

there's someone asking for you at reception — hay alguien en recepción que pregunta por ti

3) (in idiomatic phrases)

• he is all I could ask for in a son — tiene todo lo que podría pedirle a un hijo

• he asked for it! — ¡él se lo ha buscado!

• you're asking for a good smack! — ¡si sigues así, te vas a ganar una buena bofetada!

• it's just asking for trouble — eso no es otra cosa que buscarse problemas

2.

VT + PREP

• to ask sb for sth — pedir algo a algn

English-spanish dictionary > ask for
14 ask for

ask for [sth.] chiedere [ drink]; chiedere, richiedere [money, help, restraint]

he was asking for it! he asked for it! — colloq. se l'è voluto! ask for [sb.] (on telephone) chiedere di, cercare; (from sickbed) chiedere di vedere

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1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) chiedere di

2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) cercare, andare in cerca di

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vi + prep

(person) chiedere di, cercare, (help, information, money) chiedere, domandare

he asked for a cup of tea — ha chiesto una tazza di tè

I asked him for help — gli ho chiesto aiuto or di aiutarmi

it's just asking for trouble — è proprio (come) andarsele a cercare

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ask for [sth.] chiedere [ drink]; chiedere, richiedere [money, help, restraint]

he was asking for it! he asked for it! — colloq. se l'è voluto! ask for [sb.] (on telephone) chiedere di, cercare; (from sickbed) chiedere di vedere

English-Italian dictionary > ask for
15 ask

1. transitive verb
1) fragen

ask [somebody] a question — [jemandem] eine Frage stellen

ask somebody's name — nach jemandes Namen fragen

ask somebody [something] — jemanden [nach etwas] fragen

ask somebody about something — jemanden nach etwas fragen

I ask you! — (coll.) ich muss schon sagen!

if you ask me — (coll.) [also,] wenn du mich fragst

2) (seek to obtain)

ask something — um etwas bitten

how much are you asking for that car? — wieviel verlangen Sie für das Auto?

ask somebody to do something — jemanden [darum] bitten, etwas zu tun

ask a lot of somebody — viel von jemandem verlangen

asking price — geforderter Preis

it's yours for the asking — du kannst es gern haben

3) (invite) einladen

ask somebody to dinner — jemanden zum Essen einladen

ask somebody out — jemanden einladen
2. intransitive verb
you may well ask — du hast allen Grund zu fragen

ask after somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas fragen

ask for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden verlangen

ask for it — (coll.): (invite trouble) es herausfordern

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verb

1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) fragen

2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) bitten

3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) einladen

•

- academic.ru/84292/ask_after">ask after
- ask for
- for the asking
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ask

[ɑ:sk, AM æsk]

I. vt

1. (request information)

▪ to \ask [sb] sth [or ( form) sth [of sb]] [jdn] etw fragen

she \asked me about Welsh history sie fragte mich was zur Geschichte von Wales

\ask him why he did it! frag ihn, warum er es getan hat!

to \ask a question [about sth] [zu etw dat] eine Frage stellen

may I \ask you a question? darf ich Sie etwas fragen?

to \ask sb a riddle jdm ein Rätsel stellen

2. (request)

▪ to \ask sth um etw akk bitten

the solicitor \asked that her client should be allowed to make a telephone call die Anwältin bat darum, dass ihr Klient telefonieren dürfe

and you're \asking me to believe that?! und das soll ich glauben?!

to \ask [sb] advice/a favour [jdn] um Rat/einen Gefallen bitten

to \ask sb's opinion jdn um seine Meinung bitten

▪ to \ask sb for sth [or ( form) sth of sb] jdn um etw akk bitten

she \asked me for help sie bat mich, ihr zu helfen

3. (invite)

▪ to \ask sb [to sth] jdn [zu etw dat] einladen

4. (demand a price)

to \ask £50 [for sth] 50 Pfund [für etw akk] verlangen

how much are they \asking for the car? was wollen sie für das Auto haben?

5. (expect)

to \ask too much of sb zu viel von jdm verlangen

that's \asking a lot! Sie verlangen eine ganze Menge!

6.

▶ don't \ask me mich brauchst du nicht zu fragen

▶ I \ask you! ich bitte dich!

▶ if you \ask me wenn du mich fragst

II. vi

1. (request information) fragen

you may well \ask, well may you \ask BRIT ( hum) gute Frage

▪ to \ask about sb/sth nach jdm/etw fragen, sich akk nach jdm/etw erkundigen

how did the meeting go? — don't \ask! wie war das Treffen? — frag bloß nicht!

I was only \asking! war ja nur 'ne Frage! fam

2. (make a request) bitten

if you need help, don't hesitate to \ask [or you only have to \ask] wenn Sie Hilfe brauchen, sagen Sie es nur

I \asked to see my accountant ich bat um einen Termin mit meinem Steuerberater

3. (wish)

▪ to \ask for sth sich dat etw wünschen

who could \ask for anything more? was kann man sich Besseres wünschen?

4. ( fig: take a risk)

▪ to be \asking for sth etw geradezu herausfordern

if you leave your car unlocked, you're simply \asking to have it stolen wenn Sie Ihren Wagen nicht abschließen, laden Sie die Autodiebe ja förmlich ein

you're \asking for trouble du willst wohl Ärger haben!

he's always \asking for trouble er macht immer Ärger

you're \asking for it du willst es ja nicht anders

5.

▶ don't \ask, don't tell policy MIL Politik f des Stillschweigens (über sexuelle Orientierung)

III. n STOCKEX Angebotskurs m, Ask m, Brief m

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[Aːsk]
1. vt

1) (= inquire) fragen; question stellen

to ask sb the way/the time/his opinion — jdn nach dem Weg/der Uhrzeit/seiner Meinung fragen

to ask if... — (nach)fragen, ob...

he asked me where I'd been — er fragte mich, wo ich gewesen sei or wäre (inf) or bin (inf)

if you ask me — wenn du mich fragst

don't ask me! (inf) — frag mich nicht, was weiß ich!

I ask you! (inf) — ich muss schon sagen!

2) (= invite) einladen; (in dancing) auffordern

to ask sb for or to lunch — jdn zum (Mittag)essen einladen

3) (= request) bitten (sb for sth jdn um etw); (= require, demand) verlangen (sth of sb etw von jdm)

to ask sb to do sth — jdn darum bitten, etw zu tun

are you asking me to believe that? — und das soll ich glauben?

all I ask is... — ich will ja nur...

you don't ask for much, do you? (iro) — sonst noch was? (iro), sonst or weiter nichts? (iro)

could I ask your advice? — darf ich Sie um Rat bitten?

he asked to be excused — er bat, ihn zu entschuldigen, er entschuldigte sich

that's asking the impossible — das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit

he asks too much of me — er verlangt zu viel von mir

that's asking too much — das ist zu viel verlangt

4) (COMM) price verlangen, fordern

2. vi

1) (= inquire) fragen

to ask about sb/sth — sich nach jdm/etw erkundigen

ask away! — frag nur!

I only asked —

and what does that mean, may I ask? — und was soll das bedeuten, wenn ich mal fragen darf?

well may you ask — das fragt man sich mit Recht

2) (= request) bitten (for sth um etw)

you just have to ask — du musst nur was sagen (inf), du brauchst nur zu fragen

I'm not asking for sympathy — ich will kein Mitleid

there's no harm in asking — Fragen kostet nichts!

it's yours for the asking —

you are asking for trouble — du willst wohl Ärger haben

if you do that you're asking for trouble — wenn du das tust, dann kriegst du Ärger

that's asking for trouble —

you asked for it (inf) — du hast es ja so gewollt

he's asking for it (inf) — er will es ja so, er will es ja nicht anders

to ask for Mr X — Herrn X verlangen

she was asking for you (Scot) — sie hat sich nach dir erkundigt

to ask for sth back — etw wiederhaben wollen

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ask [ɑːsk; US æsk]

A v/t

1. jemanden fragen, jemandem eine Frage stellen:

if you ask me, … wenn Sie mich fragen, …;

don’t ask me! keine Ahnung!;

I ask you! umg ich muss schon sagen!

2. jemanden fragen nach, sich bei jemandem nach etwas erkundigen:

ask sb the way;

ask sb for advice jemanden um Rat fragen;

ask sb (for) his name jemanden nach seinem Namen fragen;

ask sb’s opinion jemanden um seine Meinung fragen;

ask sb a question jemandem eine Frage stellen;

may I ask you a question? darf ich Sie etwas fragen?;

ask no questions keine Fragen stellen; → another 2, silly A 1

3. etwas erfragen:

ask the time fragen, wie spät es ist;

ask the way sich nach dem Weg erkundigen;

might I ask what …? darf ich fragen, was …?

4. a) bitten um, etwas erbitten:

ask advice einen Rat erbitten

b) auch ask for jemanden bitten oder ersuchen oder angehen um:

ask sb in jemanden hereinbitten;

ask sb out jemanden ausführen;

ask sb for advice jemanden um Rat bitten;

we were asked to believe man wollte uns glauben machen; → favor B 2

5. verlangen, fordern:

ask a high price for sth;

that’s asking too much das ist zu viel verlangt;

ask too much of sb zu viel von jemandem verlangen;

asked (Börse) Brief;

asked price (Börse) Briefkurs m; → world Bes Redew

6. fig erfordern

7. einladen (for, to zu):

ask sb to dinner;

be asked out eingeladen sein

8. obs das Aufgebot verkünden

B v/i

1. fragen, sich erkundigen ( beide:

for, about, after nach):

ask around herumfragen, sich umhören;

tell Tom I was asking for him grüß Tom herzlich von mir;

you may well ask das ist eine gute Frage;

I was only asking war ja nur eine Frage;

why do you ask? warum fragst du?

2. bitten ( for um):

ask for help;

he asked for it ( oder for trouble) umg er wollte es ja so haben, er hat es herausgefordert oder selbst heraufbeschworen;

he’s as good a teacher as you could ask for er ist der beste Lehrer, den man sich vorstellen kann

3. fig verlangen, erfordern ( beide:

for akk):

the matter asks for great care

4. ask for sb jemanden oder nach jemandem verlangen, nach jemandem fragen, jemanden zu sprechen wünschen

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1. transitive verb
1) fragen

ask [somebody] a question — [jemandem] eine Frage stellen

ask somebody's name — nach jemandes Namen fragen

ask somebody [something] — jemanden [nach etwas] fragen

ask somebody about something — jemanden nach etwas fragen

I ask you! — (coll.) ich muss schon sagen!

if you ask me — (coll.) [also,] wenn du mich fragst

2) (seek to obtain)

ask something — um etwas bitten

how much are you asking for that car? — wieviel verlangen Sie für das Auto?

ask somebody to do something — jemanden [darum] bitten, etwas zu tun

ask a lot of somebody — viel von jemandem verlangen

asking price — geforderter Preis

it's yours for the asking — du kannst es gern haben

3) (invite) einladen

ask somebody to dinner — jemanden zum Essen einladen

ask somebody out — jemanden einladen
2. intransitive verb
you may well ask — du hast allen Grund zu fragen

ask after somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas fragen

ask for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden verlangen

ask for it — (coll.): (invite trouble) es herausfordern

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(for) v.

bitten (um) v.

erfragen v.

fordern v.

fragen (nach) v. v.

auffordern v.

bitten v.

(§ p.,pp.: bat, gebeten)

fragen v.

verlangen v.

English-german dictionary > ask
16 word

1. noun
1) Wort, das

words cannot describe it — mit Worten lässt sich das nicht beschreiben

in a or one word — (fig.) mit einem Wort

[not] in so many words — [nicht] ausdrücklich

in other words — mit anderen Worten

not a word of something — kein Wort von etwas

bad luck/drunk is not the word for it — Pech/betrunken ist gar kein Ausdruck dafür (ugs.)

that's not the word I would have used — das ist gar kein Ausdruck (ugs.)

put something into words — etwas in Worte fassen

word for word — Wort für Wort

without a or one/another word — ohne ein/ein weiteres Wort

too funny etc. for words — unsagbar komisch usw.; see also academic.ru/26214/fail">fail 2. 5); play 1. 2), 2. 1)

2) (thing said) Wort, das

hard words — harte Worte

exchange or have words — einen Wortwechsel haben

a man of few words — ein Mann von wenig Worten

have a word [with somebody] about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

could I have a word [with you]? — kann ich dich mal sprechen?

have words with somebody — sich mit jemandem streiten

say a few words — ein paar Worte sprechen

suit the action to the word — seinen Worten Taten folgen lassen

it's his word against mine — sein Wort steht gegen meins

take somebody at his/her word — jemanden beim Wort nehmen

word of command/advice — Kommando, das/Rat, der

at a word of command — auf Befehl

the Word [of God] — (Bible) das Wort [Gottes]

put in a good word for somebody [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] ein [gutes] Wort für jemanden einlegen

3) (promise) Wort, das

doubt somebody's word — jemandes Wort in Zweifel ziehen

give [somebody] one's word — jemandem sein Wort geben

keep/break one's word — sein Wort halten/brechen

upon my word! — (dated) meiner Treu! (veralt.)

my word! — meine Güte!; see also take 1. 32)

4) no pl. (speaking) Wort, das

by word of mouth — durch mündliche Mitteilung

5) in pl. (text of song, spoken by actor) Text, der

6) no pl., no indef. art. (news) Nachricht, die

word had just reached them — die Nachricht hatte sie gerade erreicht

word has it or the word is [that]... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...

word went round that... — es ging das Gerücht, dass...

send/leave word that/of when... — Nachricht geben/eine Nachricht hinterlassen, dass/wenn...

is there any word from her? — hat sie schon von sich hören lassen?

7) (command) Kommando, das

just say the word — sag nur ein Wort

at the word ‘run’, you run! — bei dem Wort ‘rennen’ rennst du!

8) (password) Parole, die (Milit.)

give the word — die Parole sagen
2. transitive verb
formulieren

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[wə:d] 1. noun
1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) das Wort

2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) einige Worte (pl.)

3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) der Bescheid

4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) das Wort
2. verb
(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) formulieren

- wording
- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word
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word

[wɜ:d, AM wɜ:rd]

I. n

1. (unit of language) Wort nt

we've had enough of \words genug der Worte

do you remember the exact \words? erinnern Sie sich [noch] an den genauen Wortlaut?

and those are his exact \words? und das hat er genau so gesagt?

what's the \word for ‘bikini’ in French? was heißt ‚Bikini‘ auf Französisch?

clumsy isn't the \word for it! unbeholfen ist noch viel zu milde ausgedrückt!

hush, not a \word! pst, keinen Mucks!

nobody's said a \word about that to me kein Mensch hat mir etwas davon gesagt

or \words to that effect oder so ähnlich

to be a man/woman of few \words nicht viel reden, kein Mann/keine Frau vieler Worte sein

empty \words leere Worte

in other \words mit anderen Worten

to use a rude \word ein Schimpfwort benutzen

the spoken/written \word das gesprochene/geschriebene Wort

to be too stupid for \words unsagbar dumm sein

to not breathe a \word of [or about] sth kein Sterbenswörtchen von etw dat verraten

to not know a \word of French/German/Spanish kein Wort Französisch/Deutsch/Spanisch können

▪ \word for \word Wort für Wort

to translate sth \word for \word etw [wort]wörtlich übersetzen

in a \word um es kurz zu sagen

in the \words of Burns um mit Burns zu sprechen

in \words of one syllable in einfachen Worten

in sb's own \words mit jds eigenen Worten

in so many \words ausdrücklich, direkt

2. no pl (short conversation) [kurzes] Gespräch; (formal) Unterredung f

to have a \word with sb [about sth] mit jdm [über etw akk] sprechen

ah, John, I've been meaning to have a \word with you ach, John, kann ich dich kurz mal sprechen?

could I have a \word about the sales figures? kann ich Sie kurz wegen der Verkaufszahlen sprechen?

the manager wants a \word der Manager möchte Sie sprechen

to exchange [or have] a few \words with sb ein paar Worte mit jdm wechseln

to have a quiet \word with sb jdn zur Seite nehmen

to say a few \words [about sth] [zu etw dat] ein paar Worte sagen

3. no pl (news) Nachricht f; (message) Mitteilung f

there's no \word from head office yet die Zentrale hat uns noch nicht Bescheid gegeben

hey, Martin, what's the good \word? AM ( fam) hallo, Martin, was gibt's Neues?

\word gets around [or about] [or BRIT round] Neuigkeiten verbreiten sich schnell

\word has it [or [the] \word is] that they may separate es geht das Gerücht, dass sie sich trennen

[the] \word is out [that]... es wurde öffentlich bekanntgegeben, dass...

to get \word of sth [from sb] etw [von jdm] erfahren

to have \word from sb [etwas] von jdm hören

to have [or hear] \word that... [davon] hören, dass...

4. no pl (order) Kommando nt, Befehl m

we're waiting for the \word from head office wir warten auf die Anweisung von der Zentrale

to give the \word den Befehl geben

5. (remark) Bemerkung f

if you want to leave, just say the \word wenn du gehen möchtest, brauchst du es nur zu sagen

\word of advice Rat[schlag] m

\word of warning Warnung f

6. no pl (promise) Wort nt, Versprechen nt

do we have your \word on that? haben wir dein Wort darauf?

my \word is my bond ( form or hum) auf mein Wort kannst du bauen

to be a man/woman of his/her \word zu seinem/ihrem Wort stehen, halten, was man verspricht

to be as good as/better than one's \word sein Wort halten/mehr als halten

to break [or go back on] /keep one's \word sein Wort brechen/halten

to give [sb] one's \word that... jdm versprechen [o sein [Ehren]wort geben], dass...

to take sb at his/her \word jdn beim Wort nehmen

7. no pl (statement of facts) Wort nt

it's her \word against mine es steht Aussage gegen Aussage

to take sb's \word for it [that...] jdm glauben, dass...

8. (lyrics)

▪ \words pl Text m

9.

▶ a \word in your ear BRIT ein kleiner Tipp unter uns

▶ \words fail me! mir fehlen die Worte!

▶ sb cannot get a \word in edgeways [or AM edgewise] ( fam) jd kommt überhaupt nicht zu Wort

▶ from the \word go vom ersten Moment [o von Anfang] an

▶ to have \words with sb eine Auseinandersetzung mit jdm haben, sich akk mit jdm streiten

▶ to have a quick \word in sb's ear BRIT kurz mit jdm allein sprechen

▶ to not have a good \word to say about sb/sth kein gutes Haar an jdm/etw lassen

▶ by \word of mouth mündlich

▶ my \word! [or ( old) upon my \word] du meine Güte!

▶ to put \words in[to] sb's mouth jdm Worte in den Mund legen

▶ to put in a good \word for sb/sth [with sb] [bei jdm] ein gutes Wort für jdn/etw einlegen

▶ to take the \words out of sb's mouth jdm das Wort aus dem Mund[e] nehmen

II. vt

▪ to \word sth etw formulieren [o in Worte fassen]; document etw abfassen

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[wɜːd]
1. n

1) (= unit of language) Wort nt

words — Wörter pl; (in meaningful sequence) Worte pl

word division — Silbentrennung f

foreign words — Fremdwörter pl

word for word — Wort für Wort

cold isn't the word for it — kalt ist gar kein Ausdruck (dafür)

"irresponsible" would be a better word for it — "unverantwortlich" wäre wohl das treffendere Wort dafür

words cannot describe it — so etwas kann man mit Worten gar nicht beschreiben

beyond words — unbeschreiblich

too funny for words — unbeschreiblich komisch

to put one's thoughts into words — seine Gedanken in Worte fassen or kleiden

in a word — mit einem Wort, kurz gesagt

(not) in so many words — (nicht) direkt or ausdrücklich

in other words — mit anderen Worten, anders gesagt or ausgedrückt

in one's own words — mit eigenen Worten

the last word (fig) — der letzte Schrei (in an +dat )

he had the last word — er hatte das letzte Wort

that's not the word I would have chosen — ich hätte es nicht so ausgedrückt

in the words of Goethe — mit Goethe gesprochen, um mit Goethe zu sprechen

2) (= remark) Wort nt

words — Worte pl

a word of advice — ein Rat(schlag) m

a word of encouragement/warning — eine Ermunterung/Warnung

fine words — schöne Worte pl

a man of few words — ein Mann, der nicht viele Worte macht

I can't get a word out of him — ich kann kein Wort aus ihm herausbekommen

by word of mouth — durch mündliche Überlieferung

to say a few words — ein paar Worte sprechen

to be lost or at a loss for words — nicht wissen, was man sagen soll

to take sb at his word — jdn beim Wort nehmen

John, could I have a word? — John, kann ich dich mal sprechen?

(could I have) a word in your ear? — kann ich Sie bitte allein or unter vier Augen sprechen?

a word to the wise — ein guter Rat

you took the words out of my mouth — du hast mir das Wort aus dem Mund genommen

I wish you wouldn't put words into my mouth — ich wünschte, Sie würden mir nicht das Wort im Munde herumdrehen

to put in or say a (good) word for sb — für jdn ein gutes Wort einlegen

nobody had a good word to say for him — niemand wusste etwas Gutes über ihn zu sagen

without a word — ohne ein Wort

don't say or breathe a word about it — sag aber bitte keinen Ton or kein Sterbenswörtchen (inf) davon

remember, not a word to anyone — vergiss nicht, kein Sterbenswörtchen (inf)

3) wordspl

(= quarrel) to have words with sb — mit jdm eine Auseinandersetzung haben

4) pl (= text, lyrics) Text m

5) no pl (= message, news) Nachricht f

word went round that... — es ging die Nachricht um, dass...

to leave word (with sb/for sb) that... — (bei jdm/für jdn) (die Nachricht) hinterlassen, dass...

is there any word from John yet? — schon von John gehört?, schon Nachrichten von John?

to send word — Nachricht geben

to send word to sb — jdn benachrichtigen

to send sb word of sth — jdn von etw benachrichtigen

to spread the word ( around) (inf) — es allen sagen (inf)

what's the word on Charlie? (inf) — was gibts Neues von Charlie?

6) (= promise, assurance) Wort nt

or honor (US) — Ehrenwort nt

a man of his word — ein Mann, der zu seinem Wort steht

to be true to or as good as one's word, to keep one's word — sein Wort halten

I give you my word — ich gebe dir mein (Ehren)wort

to go back on one's word — sein Wort nicht halten

to break one's word — sein Wort brechen

I only have his word for it — ich habe nur sein Wort dafür

take my word for it — verlass dich drauf, das kannst du mir glauben

you don't have to take my word for it — du kannst das ruhig nachprüfen

it's his word against mine —

upon my word! (old) my word! — meine Güte!

7) (= order) Wort nt; (also word of command) Kommando nt, Befehl m

to give the word (to do sth) (Mil) — das Kommando geben(, etw zu tun)

just say the word — sag nur ein Wort

his word is law here — sein Wort ist hier Gesetz

8) (REL) Wort nt

the Word of God —

to preach the Word — das Wort Gottes or das Evangelium verkünden

2. vt
(in Worten) ausdrücken, formulieren, in Worte fassen (geh); letter formulieren; speech abfassen
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word [wɜːd; US wɜrd]

A v/t in Worte fassen, (in Worten) ausdrücken, formulieren, abfassen:

worded as follows mit folgendem Wortlaut

B s

1. Wort n:

words

a) Worte,

b) LING Wörter;

in one’s own words in eigenen Worten;

word for word Wort für Wort, (wort)wörtlich; → put C 13

2. Wort n, Ausspruch m:

words Worte pl, Rede f, Äußerung f

3. pl Text m, Worte pl (eines Liedes etc):

words and music Text und Musik

4. (Ehren-)Wort n, Versprechen n, Zusage f, Erklärung f, Versicherung f:

word of hono(u)r Ehrenwort;

upon my word! auf mein Wort!;

my word! meine Güte!;

break (give, keep) one’s word sein Wort brechen (geben, halten);

he is as good as his word er ist ein Mann von Wort; er hält, was er verspricht;

take sb at their word jemanden beim Wort nehmen;

I took his word for it ich zweifelte nicht an seinen Worten;

it’s her word against his hier steht Aussage gegen Aussage; → eat B 1, have B 1

5. Bescheid m, Nachricht f:

leave word Bescheid hinterlassen ( with bei);

send word to sb jemandem Nachricht geben

6. a) Parole f, Losung f, Stichwort n

b) Befehl m, Kommando n

c) Zeichen n, Signal n:

give the word (to do sth);

just say the word du brauchst es nur zu sagen; → mum¹ A

7. REL

a) oft the Word (of God) das Wort Gottes, das Evangelium

b) the Word das Wort (die göttliche Natur Christi)

8. pl Wortwechsel m, Streit m:

have words sich streiten oder zanken ( with mit)Besondere Redewendungen: at a word sofort, aufs Wort;

by word of mouth mündlich;

in other words mit anderen Worten;

in a word mit einem Wort, kurz, kurzum;

in the words of mit den Worten (gen);

big words große oder hochtrabende Worte;

the last word

a) das letzte Wort (on in einer Sache),

b) das Allerneueste oder -beste (in an dat);

have the last word das letzte Wort haben;

not believe a word of kein Wort glauben von;

have no words for sth nicht wissen, was man zu einer Sache sagen soll;

have a word with sb kurz mit jemandem sprechen;

can I have a word with you? kann ich Sie mal kurz sprechen?;

have a word to say etwas (Wichtiges) zu sagen haben;

put in a good word for sb ein gutes Wort für jemanden einlegen, sich für jemanden einsetzen;

too funny for words umg zum Schreien (komisch);

too silly for words unsagbar dumm;

not only in word but also in deed nicht nur in Worten, sondern auch in Taten;

he hasn’t a word to throw at a dog er kommt sich zu fein vor, um mit anderen zu sprechen; er macht den Mund nicht auf;

cold’s not the word for it umg kalt ist gar kein Ausdruck; → ear¹ Bes Redew, hang C 1, mark¹ B 10

wd abk

1. ward Abtlg., Station f

2. wood

3. word

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1. noun
1) Wort, das

words cannot describe it — mit Worten lässt sich das nicht beschreiben

in a or one word — (fig.) mit einem Wort

[not] in so many words — [nicht] ausdrücklich

in other words — mit anderen Worten

not a word of something — kein Wort von etwas

bad luck/drunk is not the word for it — Pech/betrunken ist gar kein Ausdruck dafür (ugs.)

that's not the word I would have used — das ist gar kein Ausdruck (ugs.)

put something into words — etwas in Worte fassen

word for word — Wort für Wort

without a or one/another word — ohne ein/ein weiteres Wort

too funny etc. for words — unsagbar komisch usw.; see also fail 2. 5); play 1. 2), 2. 1)

2) (thing said) Wort, das

hard words — harte Worte

exchange or have words — einen Wortwechsel haben

a man of few words — ein Mann von wenig Worten

have a word [with somebody] about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

could I have a word [with you]? — kann ich dich mal sprechen?

have words with somebody — sich mit jemandem streiten

say a few words — ein paar Worte sprechen

suit the action to the word — seinen Worten Taten folgen lassen

it's his word against mine — sein Wort steht gegen meins

take somebody at his/her word — jemanden beim Wort nehmen

word of command/advice — Kommando, das/Rat, der

at a word of command — auf Befehl

the Word [of God] — (Bible) das Wort [Gottes]

put in a good word for somebody [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] ein [gutes] Wort für jemanden einlegen

3) (promise) Wort, das

doubt somebody's word — jemandes Wort in Zweifel ziehen

give [somebody] one's word — jemandem sein Wort geben

keep/break one's word — sein Wort halten/brechen

upon my word! — (dated) meiner Treu! (veralt.)

my word! — meine Güte!; see also take 1. 32)

4) no pl. (speaking) Wort, das

by word of mouth — durch mündliche Mitteilung

5) in pl. (text of song, spoken by actor) Text, der

6) no pl., no indef. art. (news) Nachricht, die

word had just reached them — die Nachricht hatte sie gerade erreicht

word has it or the word is [that]... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...

word went round that... — es ging das Gerücht, dass...

send/leave word that/of when... — Nachricht geben/eine Nachricht hinterlassen, dass/wenn...

is there any word from her? — hat sie schon von sich hören lassen?

7) (command) Kommando, das

just say the word — sag nur ein Wort

at the word ‘run’, you run! — bei dem Wort ‘rennen’ rennst du!

8) (password) Parole, die (Milit.)

give the word — die Parole sagen
2. transitive verb
formulieren

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v.

formulieren v. n.

Wort ¨-er n.

English-german dictionary > word
17 ask

verb

1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) preguntar

2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir; preguntar por

3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) invitar

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- ask after
- ask for
- for the asking

ask vb

1. preguntar

I asked him the time le pregunté la hora

why don't you ask the teacher? ¿por qué no se lo preguntas al profesor?

he asked me a question me hizo una pregunta

2. pedir

he asked me for a cigarette me pidió un cigarro

I asked him to go away le pedí que se fuera

ask the children to help pide a los niños que te ayuden

3. invitar

they asked me to dinner me invitaron a cenar

he wants to ask her out quiere invitarla a salir

ask

tr[ɑːsk]

transitive verb

1 (inquire) preguntar

■ she asked me my name preguntó mi nombre

■ ask any questions you like pregunta lo que quieras

■ ask him what he wants pregúntale qué quiere

2 (request) pedir

■ we have to ask permission debemos pedir permiso

■ I asked him to help me le pedí que me ayudara

3 (invite) invitar, convidar

■ we'll ask Peter to dinner convidaremos a Peter a cenar

■ he asked her to go out with him la invitó a salir con él

■ she asked me round to her flat me invitó a su piso

intransitive verb

1 (inquire) preguntar

■ if you don't know, ask si no lo sabes, pregúntalo

2 (request) pedir

■ she asked to speak to the boss pidió hablar con el jefe

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to ask for it buscárselo

to be asking for trouble estarse buscando problemas

ask ['æsk] vt

1) : preguntar

ask him if he's coming: pregúntale si viene

2) request: pedir, solicitar

to ask a favor: pedir un favor

3) invite: invitar

ask vi

1) inquire: preguntar

I asked about her children: pregunté por sus niños

2) request: pedir

we asked for help: pedimos ayuda

ask

v.

• invitar v.

• pedir v.

• preguntar v.

• rogar v.

æsk, ɑːsk
1.

transitive verb

1) ( inquire) preguntar; ( inquire of) preguntarle a

ask your mother — pregúntale a tu madre

to ask a question — hacer* una pregunta

to ask somebody something — preguntarle algo a alguien

I asked him his name — le pregunté cómo se llamaba

don't ask me! — (colloq) yo qué sé! (fam)

honestly, I ask you! — (colloq) ¿no te parece increíble?

I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...

to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras

2) ( request) \<\<approval/advice/favor\>\> pedir*

nobody asked your opinion — nadie te ha pedido tu opinión

what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?

to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien

I'm going to ask him for it back — le voy a pedir que me lo devuelva

to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada

3) ( invite) invitar

to ask somebody (to something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

we'll ask them to dinner — los invitaremos a cenar

ask him along — invítalo or dile que venga

ask them in — diles que pasen

haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?

4) ( demand) \<\<price\>\> pedir*

to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo

how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?

2.

vi

1) ( inquire) preguntar

how are things? - don't ask! — (colloq & hum) ¿qué tal? - mejor ni hablar!

you may well ask! — buena pregunta!

to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti

2) ( request)

it's yours for the asking — está a tu disposición

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

to ask for something: I asked for his phone number le pedí el número de teléfono; he asked for it (colloq) se lo buscó (fam); to ask for somebody — preguntar por alguien

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Phrasal Verbs:

- ask after

- ask around

- ask back

- ask round

[ɑːsk]
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=inquire) preguntar

"how is Frank?" he asked — -¿cómo está Frank? -preguntó

to ask sb sth — preguntar algo a algn

I asked him his name/the time — le pregunté su nombre/la hora

to ask o.s. sth — preguntarse algo

• did you ask him about the job? — ¿le has preguntado por el trabajo?; (in more detail) ¿le has preguntado acerca del trabajo?

I've been meaning to ask you about that — llevo tiempo queriendo or hace tiempo que quiero preguntarte acerca de eso

ask her about her plans for Christmas — pregúntale qué planes tiene para la Navidad

• ask me another! — ¡no tengo ni idea!

• don't ask me! * — ¡yo qué sé! *, ¡qué sé yo! (esp LAm) *

• I ask you! * — (despairing) ¿te lo puedes creer?

• ask him if he has seen her — pregúntale si la ha visto

if you ask me, I think she's crazy — para mí que está loca

• and where have you been, may I ask? — ¿y dónde has estado, si se puede saber?

• to ask (sb) a question — hacer una pregunta (a algn)

• I asked the teacher what to do next — le pregunté al profesor lo que tenía que hacer después

ask them what time the party is — pregúntales a qué hora es la fiesta

• who asked you? * — ¿quién te ha preguntado a ti?

• ask her why she didn't come — pregúntale por qué no vino

2) (=request) pedir

• to ask sb a favour, ask a favour of sb — pedir un favor a algn

• how much are they asking for the car? — ¿cuánto piden por el coche?

they are asking £200,000 for the house — piden 200.000 libras por la casa

• that's asking the impossible — eso es pedir lo imposible

• it's not a lot to ask — no es mucho pedir

that's asking a lot — eso es mucho pedir

• what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

• to ask sth of sb, he did everything asked of him — hizo todo lo que se le pidió

all he asked of us was that we tell people about his plight — solo nos pidió que habláramos a la gente de la difícil situación en que se encontraba

• to ask that sth be done — pedir que se haga algo

all I'm asking is that you keep an open mind — solo te pido que or lo único que pido es que mantengas una actitud abierta

• to ask to do sth: I asked to see the director — pedí ver al director

he asked to go on the picnic — preguntó si podía ir (con ellos) de picnic

to ask sb to do sth — pedir a algn que haga algo

we had to ask him to leave — tuvimos que decirle or pedirle que se marchara

• that's asking too much — eso es pedir demasiado

I think she's asking too much — creo que está exigiendo demasiado
permission
3) (=invite) invitar

have you been asked? — ¿te han invitado?

• to ask sb to dinner — invitar a algn a cenar

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=inquire) preguntar

he was too shy to ask — le dio vergüenza preguntar

• ask about our reduced rates for students — pregunta por or infórmate sobre nuestros descuentos para estudiantes

he was asking about the Vikings — preguntaba acerca de or sobre los vikingos

I asked about the possibility of staying on — pregunté acerca de or sobre la posibilidad de quedarme más tiempo, pregunté si era posible que me quedara más tiempo

he was asking about you — estaba preguntando por ti

• "what's the matter?" - " don't ask" — -¿qué pasa? -más te vale no saberlo

• now you're asking! * — (=what a difficult question) ¡vaya con la preguntita! *; (=who knows) ¡quién sabe!; (=wouldn't we all like to know) ¡eso quisiera saber yo! *

• I was only asking — era solo una pregunta

• "what has he gone and done now?" - "you may well ask!" — -¿qué es lo que ha hecho ahora? -¡buena pregunta!

2) (=make request) pedir

if you need anything, just ask — si quieres algo no tienes más que pedirlo

• the asking price — el precio que se pide/pedía etc

I offered £5,000 below the asking price — les ofrecí 5.000 libras menos de lo que pedían

• it's yours for the asking — no tienes más que pedirlo y es tuyo

- ask after

- ask along

- ask around

- ask back

- ask for

- ask in

- ask out

- ask over

- ask round
ASK ► Translate ask by preguntar only in contexts where information is being sought:
I'll ask him Voy a preguntárselo
Ask her what she thinks Pregúntale qué le parece
We asked everywhere Preguntamos en todas partes ► Use pedir when ask means "request" or "demand":
No one asked to see my passport Nadie me pidió el pasaporte
We asked them to be here before five Les pedimos que estuviesen or estuvieran aquí antes de las cinco
He was asked to explain his behaviour Le pidieron que explicara su comportamiento NOTE: P edir que is followed by the subjunctive. For further uses and examples, see ask, ask about, ask for etc
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[æsk, ɑːsk]
1.

transitive verb

1) ( inquire) preguntar; ( inquire of) preguntarle a

ask your mother — pregúntale a tu madre

to ask a question — hacer* una pregunta

to ask somebody something — preguntarle algo a alguien

I asked him his name — le pregunté cómo se llamaba

don't ask me! — (colloq) yo qué sé! (fam)

honestly, I ask you! — (colloq) ¿no te parece increíble?

I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...

to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras

2) ( request) \<\<approval/advice/favor\>\> pedir*

nobody asked your opinion — nadie te ha pedido tu opinión

what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?

to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien

I'm going to ask him for it back — le voy a pedir que me lo devuelva

to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada

3) ( invite) invitar

to ask somebody (to something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

we'll ask them to dinner — los invitaremos a cenar

ask him along — invítalo or dile que venga

ask them in — diles que pasen

haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?

4) ( demand) \<\<price\>\> pedir*

to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo

how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?

2.

vi

1) ( inquire) preguntar

how are things? - don't ask! — (colloq & hum) ¿qué tal? - mejor ni hablar!

you may well ask! — buena pregunta!

to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti

2) ( request)

it's yours for the asking — está a tu disposición

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

to ask for something: I asked for his phone number le pedí el número de teléfono; he asked for it (colloq) se lo buscó (fam); to ask for somebody — preguntar por alguien

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Phrasal Verbs:

- ask after

- ask around

- ask back

- ask round

English-spanish dictionary > ask
18 ask

[ɑːsk] [AE æsk] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (enquire as to) chiedere, domandare [name, reason]

to ask a question — fare una domanda

to ask sb. sth. — chiedere qcs. a qcn.

80% of those asked said no — l'80% delle persone intervistate hanno detto no

I'm asking you how you did it — voglio sapere come l'hai fatto

I wasn't asking you — non ti ho chiesto niente

2) (request) chiedere, richiedere [permission, tolerance]

it's too much to ask — questo è chiedere troppo

to ask to do — chiedere di fare

to ask sb. to do — chiedere a qcn. di fare

to ask sth. of o from sb. chiedere qcs. a qcn.; what price is he asking for it? — quanto chiede per questo?

3) (invite)

to ask sb. to — invitare qcn. a [concert, party, dinner]

to ask sb. out — invitare qcn. a uscire

to ask sb. in — invitare qcn. a entrare

we asked him along — l'abbiamo invitato a unirsi a noi
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (request) chiedere

2) (make enquiries) informarsi (about sth. su qcs.)

to ask about sb. — informarsi su qcn.

I'll ask around — mi informerò
3.
verbo riflessivo

to ask oneself — chiedersi, domandarsi [ reason]

- ask after

- ask for

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verb

1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) chiedere

2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) chiedere

3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) invitare

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- ask after
- ask for
- for the asking
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ask /ɑ:sk/
n. [u]

1 (comm., = ask price) prezzo di offerta; prezzo trattabile

2 ( Borsa, = ask price) corso lettera ( di titoli); cambio lettera ( di valute estere); prezzo lettera ( di merci)

3 (fam., spec. sport) punteggio (risultato, ecc.) da raggiungere: That's a pretty tough ask, pretende molto (dal giocatore, dalla squadra, ecc.).
♦ (to) ask /ɑ:sk/
A v. t.

1 chiedere; domandare: He asked to go, ha chiesto di potersene andare; I asked her what she wanted, le chiesi che cosa volesse; DIALOGO → - Lost child 1- I'll go and ask that guard if he's seen her, vado a chiedere a quella guardia di sicurezza se l'ha vista; to ask a question, fare una domanda; He asked my pardon, mi ha chiesto perdono; I forgot to ask his name, ho dimenticato di chiedere come si chiama; I would like to ask a favour of you, vorrei chiederti un favore; They're asking $500 to do it, per farlo chiedono (o vogliono) 500 dollari; DIALOGO → - On the phone- I've been asked not to give out staff mobile numbers, mi è stato richiesto di non dare il numero di cellulare del nostro personale

2 pretendere; chiedere; esigere: That's asking a lot!, questo è pretendere un po' troppo!

3 invitare: They asked me to lunch, mi hanno invitato a pranzo (V. anche i verbi frasali che seguono)

B v. i.

1 chiedere; informarsi: He asked about my work, mi ha chiesto del mio lavoro; to ask around, chiedere in giro; informarsi: DIALOGO → - Discussing football- I'll ask around and see if I can get you a ticket, chiedo in giro per vedere di trovarti un biglietto

2 = to ask for ► sotto NOTA D'USO: - to ask o to ask for?-

● ( USA) don't ask, don't tell, ( don't pursue), non chiedere, non dire, (non perseguitare) (politica dell'esercito americano secondo la quale gli omosessuali possono servire nell'esercito purché non rivelino il loro orientamento sessuale) □ (fam.) I ask you!, ma dimmi tu!; domando e dico!; ma si può? □ Don't ask me!, non lo so!; boh! □ (fam.) Ask me another!, non ne ho la minima idea □ (fam.) if you ask me, se vuoi sapere la mia; secondo me □ (fam.) You may well ask!, buona domanda! □ ( spesso scherz.) Ask, and it shall be given you, chiedete e vi sarà dato NOTA D'USO: - to demand o to ask?-.
NOTA D'USO: - to ask-
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[ɑːsk] [AE æsk] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (enquire as to) chiedere, domandare [name, reason]

to ask a question — fare una domanda

to ask sb. sth. — chiedere qcs. a qcn.

80% of those asked said no — l'80% delle persone intervistate hanno detto no

I'm asking you how you did it — voglio sapere come l'hai fatto

I wasn't asking you — non ti ho chiesto niente

2) (request) chiedere, richiedere [permission, tolerance]

it's too much to ask — questo è chiedere troppo

to ask to do — chiedere di fare

to ask sb. to do — chiedere a qcn. di fare

to ask sth. of o from sb. chiedere qcs. a qcn.; what price is he asking for it? — quanto chiede per questo?

3) (invite)

to ask sb. to — invitare qcn. a [concert, party, dinner]

to ask sb. out — invitare qcn. a uscire

to ask sb. in — invitare qcn. a entrare

we asked him along — l'abbiamo invitato a unirsi a noi
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (request) chiedere

2) (make enquiries) informarsi (about sth. su qcs.)

to ask about sb. — informarsi su qcn.

I'll ask around — mi informerò
3.
verbo riflessivo

to ask oneself — chiedersi, domandarsi [ reason]

- ask after

- ask for

English-Italian dictionary > ask
19 congratulate

transitive verb

gratulieren (+ Dat.)

congratulate somebody/oneself [up]on something — jemandem/sich zu etwas gratulieren

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[kən'ɡrætjuleit]
verb

((often with on) to express pleasure and joy to (a person) at a happy event, a success etc: She congratulated him on passing his driving test.) gratulieren

- academic.ru/15285/congratulatory">congratulatory
- congratulation
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con·gratu·late

[kənˈgrætʃʊleɪt, AM -ˈgrætʃə-]

vt

▪ to \congratulate sb [on sth] (wish well) jdm [zu etw dat] gratulieren; (praise, applaud) jdm [zu etw dat] gratulieren, jdn [zu etw dat] beglückwünschen; (be proud)

▪ to \congratulate oneself for [or on] sth sich akk zu etw dat beglückwünschen

I \congratulate myself for giving up smoking ich bin stolz darauf, das Rauchen aufgegeben zu haben

▪ to be \congratulated for sth für etw akk gelobt werden

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[kən'grtjʊleɪt]
vt
gratulieren (+dat) (also on birthday, engagement etc), beglückwünschen (on zu)
you are to be congratulated on not having given up — man kann Ihnen nur gratulieren, dass Sie nicht nachgegeben haben

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congratulate [-leıt] v/t jemandem gratulieren, jemanden beglückwünschen ( beide:

on zu):

congratulate o.s. on sth sich zu etwas gratulieren

* * *

transitive verb

gratulieren (+ Dat.)

congratulate somebody/oneself [up]on something — jemandem/sich zu etwas gratulieren

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v.

beglückwünschen v.

gratulieren v.

English-german dictionary > congratulate
20 ask

[ɑːsk]
vt

question zadawać (zadać perf); ( invite) zapraszać (zaprosić perf)

to ask sb sth/to do sth — prosić (poprosić perf) kogoś o coś/, żeby coś zrobił

to ask sb about sth — pytać (zapytać perf or spytać perf) kogoś o coś

to ask sb the time — pytać (zapytać perf) kogoś o godzinę

to ask about the price — pytać (zapytać perf) o cenę

to ask sb out to dinner — zapraszać (zaprosić perf) kogoś do restauracji

Phrasal Verbs:

- ask after

- ask for

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verb

1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) pytać

2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) prosić

3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) zapraszać

•

- ask after
- ask for
- for the asking

English-Polish dictionary > ask

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