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1 get things out of proportion

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2 to get things out of proportion

to get things out of proportion

exagerar las cosas

English-spanish dictionary > to get things out of proportion
3 proportion

1. noun
1) (portion) Teil, der; (in recipe) Menge, die

the proportion of deaths is high — der Anteil der Todesfälle ist hoch

what proportion of candidates pass the exam? — wie groß ist der Anteil der erfolgreichen Prüfungskandidaten?

2) (ratio) Verhältnis, das

the proportion of something to something — das Verhältnis von etwas zu etwas

the high proportion of imports to exports — der hohe Anteil der Importe im Vergleich zu den Exporten

in proportion [to something] — [einer Sache (Dat.)] entsprechend

3) (correct relation) Proportion, die; (fig.) Ausgewogenheit, die

sense of proportion — Sinn für Proportionen

be in proportion [to or with something] — (lit. or fig.) im richtigen Verhältnis [zu od. mit etwas] stehen

try to keep things in proportion — (fig.) versuchen Sie, die Dinge im richtigen Licht zu sehen

be out of proportion/all or any proportion [to or with something] — (lit. or fig.) in keinem/keinerlei Verhältnis zu etwas stehen

get things out of proportion — (fig.) die Dinge zu wichtig nehmen; (worry unnecessarily) sich (Dat.) zu viele Sorgen machen

4) in pl. (size) Dimension, die

5) (Math.) Proportion, die

in direct/inverse proportion — direkt/umgekehrt proportional
2. transitive verb
(make proportionate) proportionieren

proportion something to something — etwas einer Sache (Dat.) anpassen; see also academic.ru/108624/proportioned">proportioned

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[prə'po:ʃən]
noun

1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) der Teil

2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc ( of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) das Verhältnis

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- proportional
- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
- in proportion to
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pro·por·tion

[prəˈpɔ:ʃ^ən, AM -ˈpɔ:r-]

n

1. (part) Anteil m

2. no pl (relation) Proportion f, Verhältnis nt

in \proportion to sb/sth im Verhältnis zu jdm/etw

to be in/out of \proportion [to sth] im/in keinem Verhältnis zu etw dat stehen

to be in/out of \proportion [to each other] in den Proportionen [zueinander] stimmen/nicht stimmen

I'm all out of \proportion in this picture auf diesem Bild stimmen die Proportionen überhaupt nicht

3. (in drawing)

▪ \proportions pl Proportionen pl

4. (balance) Verhältnis nt

to have/keep a sense of \proportion bei etw dat den richtigen Maßstab anlegen

to blow sth out of [all] \proportion etw maßlos übertreiben

to keep sth in \proportion etw im richtigen Verhältnis sehen

5. (size)

▪ \proportions pl Ausmaße pl

a building of gigantic \proportions ein Gebäude von gewaltigen Ausmaßen

to assume [or take on] massive/exaggerated \proportions massive/übertriebene Ausmaße annehmen

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[prə'pOːSən]
1. n

1) (= ratio, relationship in number) Verhältnis nt (of x to y zwischen x und y); (= relationship in size, ART) Proportionen pl

to be in/out of proportion (to one another) (in number) — im richtigen/nicht im richtigen Verhältnis zueinanderstehen; ( in size, Art ) in den Proportionen stimmen/nicht stimmen; (in time, effort etc) im richtigen/in keinem Verhältnis zueinanderstehen

to be in/out of proportion to or with sth — im Verhältnis/in keinem Verhältnis zu etw stehen; ( in size, Art )

in proportion to what she earns her contributions are very small — im Verhältnis zu dem, was sie verdient, ist ihr Beitrag äußerst bescheiden

in direct/inverse proportion to sth — in direktem/umgekehrtem Verhältnis zu etw; (Math) direkt/indirekt proportional zu etw

to get sth in proportion (Art) — etw proportional richtig darstellen; (fig) etw objektiv betrachten

he has got the arms out of proportion — er hat die Arme proportional falsch dargestellt

he has let it all get out of proportion (fig) — er hat den Blick für die Proportionen verloren

it's out of all proportion! — das geht über jedes Maß hinaus!

sense of proportion (lit, fig) — Sinn m für Proportionen

in due proportion — in angemessenem Verhältnis

in proportion as — in dem Maße wie

a man of huge proportions —

he admired her ample proportions — er bewunderte ihre üppigen Formen

a room of good proportions — ein Zimmer mit guter Raumaufteilung

2) (= part, amount) Teil m

a certain proportion of the population — ein bestimmter Teil der Bevölkerung

the proportion of drinkers in our society is rising constantly — der Anteil der Trinker in unserer Gesellschaft nimmt ständig zu

what proportion of the industry is in private hands? — wie groß ist der Anteil der Industrie, der sich in Privathand befindet?

a proportion of the industry is in private hands — ein Teil der Industrie befindet sich in Privathand

2. vt

you haven't proportioned the head properly — Sie haben den Kopf proportional falsch dargestellt

he proportioned the building beautifully — er hat das Gebäude wunderbar ausgewogen gestaltet

a realistically proportioned model — ein maßstabgetreues Modell

a nicely proportioned woman — eine wohlproportionierte Frau

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proportion [prəˈpɔː(r)ʃn; US auch -ˈpəʊr-]

A s

1. Verhältnis n (of … to von … zu):

in proportion as in dem Maß, wie; je nachdem, wie;

in proportion to im Verhältnis zu;

be paid in proportion to the number of hours one works nach Arbeitsstunden bezahlt werden;

out of all proportion unverhältnismäßig;

be out of all proportion to in keinem Verhältnis oder in keiner Relation stehen zu;

what proportion of …? wie viel von (oder gen) …?

2. richtiges Verhältnis, Gleich-, Ebenmaß n:

the painting is out of proportion die Proportionen des Bildes stimmen nicht;

see things in (out of) proportion fig die Dinge (nicht) im richtigen Verhältnis sehen

3. (verhältnismäßiger) Anteil:

in proportion anteilig

4. CHEM, MATH Proportion f, Verhältnis n:

law of multiple proportions Gesetz n der multiplen Proportionen

5. MATH

a) Verhältnisgleichung f, Proportion f

b) Dreisatz(rechnung) m(f), Regeldetri f

c) auch geometric proportion Verhältnisgleichheit f

6. meist pl Ausmaß(e) n(pl), Größe(nverhältnisse) f(pl), Dimensionen pl

7. MUS

a) Schwingungsverhältnis n

b) Rhythmus m

8. fig

a) Symmetrie f

b) Harmonie f

B v/t

1. (to) in das richtige Verhältnis bringen (mit, zu), anpassen (dat)

2. verhältnis- oder anteilmäßig verteilen

3. symmetrisch oder harmonisch gestalten:

well proportioned ebenmäßig, wohlgestaltet, -proportioniert

4. proportionieren, bemessen, dimensionieren

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1. noun
1) (portion) Teil, der; (in recipe) Menge, die

the proportion of deaths is high — der Anteil der Todesfälle ist hoch

what proportion of candidates pass the exam? — wie groß ist der Anteil der erfolgreichen Prüfungskandidaten?

2) (ratio) Verhältnis, das

the proportion of something to something — das Verhältnis von etwas zu etwas

the high proportion of imports to exports — der hohe Anteil der Importe im Vergleich zu den Exporten

in proportion [to something] — [einer Sache (Dat.)] entsprechend

3) (correct relation) Proportion, die; (fig.) Ausgewogenheit, die

sense of proportion — Sinn für Proportionen

be in proportion [to or with something] — (lit. or fig.) im richtigen Verhältnis [zu od. mit etwas] stehen

try to keep things in proportion — (fig.) versuchen Sie, die Dinge im richtigen Licht zu sehen

be out of proportion/all or any proportion [to or with something] — (lit. or fig.) in keinem/keinerlei Verhältnis zu etwas stehen

get things out of proportion — (fig.) die Dinge zu wichtig nehmen; (worry unnecessarily) sich (Dat.) zu viele Sorgen machen

4) in pl. (size) Dimension, die

5) (Math.) Proportion, die

in direct/inverse proportion — direkt/umgekehrt proportional
2. transitive verb
(make proportionate) proportionieren

proportion something to something — etwas einer Sache (Dat.) anpassen; see also proportioned

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n.

Anteil -e m.

Proportion f.

Verhältnis n.

English-german dictionary > proportion
4 proportion

prə'po:ʃən
noun

1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) proporción

2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) proporción

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- proportional
- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
- in proportion to

proportion n proporción

proportion

tr[prə'pɔːʃən]

noun

1 (ratio) proporción nombre femenino

2 (part) parte nombre femenino; (porcentage) porcentaje nombre masculino

3 (correct relation) proporción nombre femenino

plural noun proportions

1 dimensiones nombre femenino plural, proporciones nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in proportion / be out of proportion estar proporcionado,-a / no estar proporcionado,-a

to be in proportion to/with something / be out of proportion to/with something guardar proporción con algo / no guardar proporción con algo

to blow something up out of all proportion exagerar algo desmesuradamente

to get/keep things in proportion guardar el sentido de la medida

to get things out of proportion exagerar las cosas

to have a sense of proportion tener sentido de la medida

proportion [prə'porʃən] vt

: proporcionar

well-proportioned: de buenas proporciones

proportion n

1) ratio: proporción f

2) symmetry: proporción f, simetría f

out of proportion: desproporcionado

3) share: parte f

4) proportions npl

size: dimensiones fpl

proportion

n.

• lindeza s.f.

• medida s.f.

• proporción s.f.

• relación s.f.

v.

• proporcionar v.

I prə'pɔːrʃən, prə'pɔːʃən
noun

1) ( part) (no pl) parte f, porcentaje m

a large o high proportion of the voters — gran parte de los votantes, un gran porcentaje de los votantes

2) c u ( ratio) proporción f

in equal proportions — por partes iguales

in proportion to something — en proporción a algo

to vary in direct/inverse proportion with something — variar* en proporción directa/inversa a algo

3) u ( proper relation) proporción f

the head isn't in proportion to the body — la cabeza no está (bien) proporcionada or está desproporcionada con respecto al cuerpo

let's keep things in proportion — no exageremos

to blow something up out of all proportion — exagerar algo desmesuradamente

his salary is out of all proportion to his talent — su sueldo no guarda proporción con su talento

4) proportions pl ( size) proporciones fpl, dimensiones fpl

II

transitive verb

poorly proportioned — mal proporcionado

well-proportioned — de buenas proporciones, bien proporcionado

[prǝ'pɔːʃǝn]
1. N

1) (=ratio) proporción f

the proportion of blacks to whites — la proporción entre negros y blancos

in/out of proportion — proporcionado/desproporcionado

to be in/out of proportion (to one another) — estar en/no guardar proporción (el uno con el otro)

to be in/out of proportion to or with sth — estar en/no guardar proporción con algo

and the rest in proportion — y lo demás en proporción; (Comm) y lo demás a prorrata

in due proportion — en su justa medida

in proportion as — a medida que

to see sth in proportion — (fig) ver algo en su justa medida

it has been magnified out of all proportion — (fig) se ha exagerado mucho

sense of proportion — (fig) sentido m de la medida

2) (=part, amount) parte f

in equal proportions — por partes iguales

what proportion is in private hands? — ¿qué porción queda en manos de particulares?

3) proportions (=size) dimensiones fpl

2.

VT

to proportion sth to sth — [+ charge, cost] adecuar algo a algo

well-proportioned — [room] de buenas proporciones; [woman's figure] bien proporcionado; [man's figure] bien armado

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I [prə'pɔːrʃən, prə'pɔːʃən]
noun

1) ( part) (no pl) parte f, porcentaje m

a large o high proportion of the voters — gran parte de los votantes, un gran porcentaje de los votantes

2) c u ( ratio) proporción f

in equal proportions — por partes iguales

in proportion to something — en proporción a algo

to vary in direct/inverse proportion with something — variar* en proporción directa/inversa a algo

3) u ( proper relation) proporción f

the head isn't in proportion to the body — la cabeza no está (bien) proporcionada or está desproporcionada con respecto al cuerpo

let's keep things in proportion — no exageremos

to blow something up out of all proportion — exagerar algo desmesuradamente

his salary is out of all proportion to his talent — su sueldo no guarda proporción con su talento

4) proportions pl ( size) proporciones fpl, dimensiones fpl

II

transitive verb

poorly proportioned — mal proporcionado

well-proportioned — de buenas proporciones, bien proporcionado

English-spanish dictionary > proportion
5 proportion

{ргə'рɔ:ʃn}
I. 1. пропорция, (съ) отношение
in PROPORTION съразмерен, съответствуващ
in PROPORTION to съразмерно с, според
in PROPORTION as според това как
out of PROPORTION несъразмерен, несъответствуващ
out of all PROPORTION твърде голям, прокален
2. пропорция, съразмерност на частите, симетрия
sense of PROPORTION чувство за мярка
to get things out of PROPORTION изгубвам чувство за мярка, изгубвам правилното отношение към нещата
3. мат. пропорция, 3 bears the same PROPORTION to 6 as 6 to 12 - 3 се отнася към 6, както 6 към 12
4. мат. просто тройно правило
5. рl размери
of good PROPORTIONs доста голям, големичък
6. дял, част, процент
II. 1. съгласувам (to с)
2. осъразмерявам
3. разделям на части/пропорционално

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{ргъ'ръ:shn} n 1. пропорция, (съ)отношение; in proportion съразмерен(2) {ргъ'ръ:shn} v 1. съгласувам (to с); 2. осъразмерявам;

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съотношение; отношение; пропорция;

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1. 12 3 се отнася към 6 както 6 към 12 2. 6 bears the same proportion as 6 3. i. пропорция, (съ) отношение 4. ii. съгласувам (to с) 5. in proportion as според това как 6. in proportion to съразмерно с, според 7. in proportion съразмерен, съответствуващ 8. of good proportions доста голям, големичък 9. out of all proportion твърде голям, прокален 10. out of proportion несъразмерен, несъответствуващ 11. sense of proportion чувство за мярка 12. to get things out of proportion изгубвам чувство за мярка, изгубвам правилното отношение към нещата 13. дял, част, процент 14. мат. пропорция, 3 15. мат. просто тройно правило 16. осъразмерявам 17. пропорция, съразмерност на частите, симетрия 18. рl размери 19. разделям на части/пропорционално
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proportion[prə´pɔ:ʃən] I. n 1. пропорция, отношение, съотношение; the \proportion of births to the population раждаемост, съотношението между ражданията и населението; in \proportion съразмерен, пропорционален, съответстващ; съразмерно, пропорционално, според (to); in \proportion as според това, как; out of \proportion несъразмерен, несъответстващ; несъразмерно (to); out of ( all) \proportion to твърде голям за; 2. пропорция, съразмерност на частите, хармония, симетрия; in due \proportion в пълна хармония; to lose all sense of \proportion загубвам всяко чувство за мярка; 3. мат. пропорция; 3:6 bears the same \proportion as 6:12 3 се отнася към 6 така, както 6 към 12; 4. мат. просто тройно правило; 5. pl размери; оf good \proportions доста голям, големичък; 6. част, дял, процент; II. v 1. съгласувам (to); 2. разделям поравно.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > proportion
6 proportion

proportion [prəˈpɔ:∫ən]

1. noun

a. ( = ratio) proportion f

• the proportion of men to women la proportion d'hommes par rapport aux femmes

• he has no sense of proportion il n'a pas le sens des proportions

► in proportion

• in proportion with proportionnellement à

• her weight is not in proportion to her height son poids n'est pas proportionné à sa taille

• contributions in proportion to one's earnings contributions en proportion de ses revenus

• to be in direct proportion to sth être directement proportionnel à qch

• to see sth in proportion relativiser qch

• let's get things in proportion ne dramatisons pas► out of proportion hors de proportion

• out of proportion to hors de proportion avec

• he's got it out of proportion il a exagéré

b. ( = part) part f, partie f

• in equal proportions à parts égales

• a certain proportion of the staff une partie du personnel

• a high proportion of women une proportion élevée de femmes

2. plural noun

proportions ( = size) proportions fpl

3. transitive verb

proportionner

• well-proportioned bien proportionné

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[prə'pɔːʃn] 1.
noun

1) (part, quantity) (of group, population etc) proportion f (of de); (of income, profit, work etc) part f (of de)

2) ( ratio) also Mathematics proportion f

productivity increases in proportion to the incentives offered — l'augmentation de la productivité est directement proportionnelle aux primes de rendement

tax should be in proportion to income — les contributions devraient être en fonction des revenus

3) (harmony, symmetry)

out of/in proportion — hors de/en proportion

4) fig ( perspective)

to get something out of all proportion — faire tout un drame de quelque chose

to be out of all proportion — être tout à fait disproportionné (to par rapport à)

you've got to have a sense of proportion — il faut avoir le sens de la mesure
2.
proportions plural noun lit, fig dimensions fpl
3.
- proportioned combining form

well-/badly-proportioned — bien/mal proportionné

English-French dictionary > proportion
7 perspective

perspective [pə'spektɪv]

1 noun

(a) Architecture & Art perspective f;

∎ to draw sth in perspective dessiner qch en perspective;

∎ the houses are out of perspective la perspective des maisons est fausse;

∎ perspective made it look smaller l'effet de perspective le faisait paraître plus petit

(b) (opinion, viewpoint) perspective f, optique f;

∎ it gives you a different perspective on the problem cela vous permet de voir le problème sous un angle ou un jour différent;

∎ from a psychological perspective d'un point de vue psychologique;

∎ the latest developments put a new perspective on the case les derniers événements éclairent l'affaire d'un jour nouveau

(c) (proportion)

∎ we must try to keep our (sense of) perspective or to keep things in perspective nous devons nous efforcer de garder notre sens des proportions;

∎ to get things out of perspective perdre le sens des proportions;

∎ it should help us to get or to put the role she played into perspective cela devrait nous aider à mesurer le rôle qu'elle a joué;

∎ the figures must be looked at in (their proper) perspective il faut étudier les chiffres dans leur contexte

(d) formal (view, vista) perspective f, panorama m, vue f;

∎ a fine perspective opened out before his eyes une belle perspective s'ouvrit devant ses yeux

(e) (prospect) perspective f;

∎ the perspective of higher inflation la perspective d'une hausse du taux d'inflation

2 adjective

(drawing) perspectif

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > perspective
8 quicio

quicio sustantivo masculino doorjamb;
◊ sacar de quicio a algn to drive sb crazy (colloq)

quicio m (de puerta) jamb Locuciones: estaba fuera de quicio, she was out of her mind figurado sacar de quicio, (las cosas) to get things out of all proportion (a alguien) to drive sb mad ' quicio' also found in these entries: Spanish: llantina English: back - bug - clingy - distraction - exasperate - infuriating - drive - vex - wild

English-spanish dictionary > quicio
9 twist

1. n

1) крутіння; скручування; сукання

to give a twist — скручувати

to give a twist to — а горе сукати вірьовку

to give a twist to a person's arm — викручувати комусь руку

2) вигин, згин; поворот

3) вузол; петля

4) кручена вірьовка; шнурок; кручена нитка; джгут

5) грубий сорт тютюну

6) кручений хліб

7) хвіст завитком (у свині тощо)

8) поворот убік; відхилення

9) місце повороту

10) перекручення, викривлення

11) вивих

12) особливість (характеру тощо)

13) обман

14) розм. змішаний напій

15) розм. добрий апетит

16) вульг. жінка

17) кручений м'яч (теніс)

18) твіст (танець)

19) тех. хід (витка)

twist of the wrist — спритність, умілість, вправність рук

a twist on the shorts — амер., розм. продаж цінних паперів (товарів) за високу ціну

2. v

1) крутити; сукати; скручувати, сплітати

2) сплітатися, переплітатися, скручуватися

3) витися, звиватися, згинатися

the road twists a good deal — дорога петляє

4) викручувати (руки); стискати; давити; ламати

to twist smb.'s arm — а) викручувати комусь руку; б) примушувати

5) пробиватися з труднощами; змінювати напрям

6) завдавати болю

7) викручувати (білизну)

8) кривити (обличчя)

9) перекручувати; спотворювати

10) обертати, крутити, повертати

11) обертатися, крутитися, повертатися

12) обвивати, обмотувати

13) вплітати

14) обдурювати

15) розм. їсти з апетитом, уминати

twist about — корчитися

twist off — відкручувати, відламувати

twist out — вислизати, вириватися

twist up — скручувати (у трубочку)

to twist the lion's tail — амер., розм. обурювати (роздратовувати) англійців

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I [twist] n
1) кручення; сукання; скручування

to give a twist — крутити, скручувати

to give a twist to — а горе сучить мотузок

to give a twist to a persons arm — вивертати комусь руку

2) вигин, поворот; a twist in a road [in a stream]вигин дорогі [струмка]; вигин, кривизна

the tusks have a larger twist towards the smaller end — кривизна бивнів збільшується від початку до кінця

3) кручений мотузок; шнурок, палять; кручена нитка; вузол; скручування ( проволки в жилі кабелю); а горе full of twists мотузок з безліччю петель або вузлів; система нарізу (у каналі стовбура пістолета, знаряддя); a rifle with great twist рушниця з крутою нарізкою; скручений паперовий пакет, фунтик; грубый сорт табака ( отримуваний з скрученого сухого листя); витий хліб; a bread twist, a twist of bread вита булочка; цедра, що вичавлюється в напій

twist of lemon (peel) — лимонна цедра; хвіст завитком ( у свині)

4) поворот убік; відхилення (перен.); the twist of a billiard bait відхилення більярдної кулі; a twist toward the new policy поворот до нової політики; несподіваний або химерний поворот; зигзаг

the twists of history — зигзаги історії

- s of fate — мінливості долі

a plot with many twists — сюжет з безліччю несподіваних поворотів; = відважно закрученный сюжет

5) особливість

to give the classics a modern twist — додавати класикам сучасного звучання

the writer often gives his stories a humorous twist — той письменник часто додає своїм розповідям гумористичного звучання; схильність

a criminal twist — злочинні схильності

6) прийом; трюк, фокус

all the twists of oratory were tried — були випробувані всі хитрування ораторського мистецтва

7) спотворення ( сенсу)

to give the facts [the truth]an imperceptible twist — злегка перекрутити факти [істину]; спотворення ( обличчя), гримаса

with a twist of the mouth — з гримасою на обличчі; відхилення від норми

mental- — психічне відхилення /порушення/

8) вивих

to give ones knee a bad twist — сильно вивихнути ногу; розтягування

twist of a muscle — розтягування м'яза

9) обман; a -in ones nature нещирість, нечесність; зіпсованість

10) твіст ( танець)

11) вовчий апетит

the walk has given me a twist — після прогулянки у мене розігрався апетит

12) змішаний напій

gin twist — напій, змішаний з джином

13) вульгарна жінка, "спідниця"

14) cпopт. кручений м'яч; закручування м'яча

15) cпeц. торсіонна напруга; момент, що обертається

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twist of the wrist — спритність рук; спритність, вправність

twists and turns — тонкощі, деталі, подробиці; всі кути, закутки

a twist on the shorts — cл. бірж, жapг. продаж цінних паперів або товарів за високою ціною ( при грі на зниження)

to be in a twist — бути безладно

to get ones knickers in a twist — розхвилюватися

to be round the twist — бути божевільним, з'їхати з глузду
II [twist] v
1) крутити, скручувати, викручувати

to twist ones handkerchief — скрутити ( спіраллю) носову хустку

to twist smb s arm — викручувати руку; вивертати руку ( тортури)

to twist linen — викручувати вати білизну ( викручуванням); робити крученням; крутити, сучити; плести, сплітати

to twist a garland — плести гірлянду

this rope is twisted from many threads — цей мотузок сплетений з багатьох ниток

to twist a yarn [a thread] — сучити пряжу [нитки]

to twist flowers into a wreath — плести вінок з квітів; руйнувати, ламати крученням; згортати

to twist the key — зламати ключ, скрутити головку ключа

to twist smb s neck — скрутити шию/голову/ (перен.); вивихнути; розтягувати

to twist ones ankle — розтягнути зв'язку ноги

he fell and twisted his knee — він впав, підвернув /вивихнув/ собі коліно

2) додавати скручуванням або згинанням певної форми; скручувати, згортати, згинати

to twist — а ріесе of wire into a loop зігнути шматок проволки в петлю

her hands were-ed by hard work and old age — руки її були скорчені від важкої роботи, старості

the pigs tail was twisted into a corkscrew — хвіст свинні був закручений штопором; скручуватися, згортатися; гнутися, скривлюватися

the blade twisted in the vice — лезо погнулося в лещатах

3) спотворювати, кривити ( обличчя)

her face was twist ed with pain — її обличчя спотворилося від болю; спотворювати

to-twist smb s words — спотворювати чиїсь слова

to twist facts (out of proportion) — перекручувати факти

to seek to twist the law to ones own advantage — намагатися перефразувати закон на свою користь; перетворювати, обертати

to twist — талу things into laughing matter зробити багато що предметом насмішок

4) повертати

to twista key in a lock — повертати ключ в замку

to the twist steering wheel of a car — повертати /вертіти/ кермо автомобіля; обертатися, повертатися

he twisted (around) to see the approaching procession — він обернувся, побачив процесію, що наближалася

5) обертати, вертіти

to twist a shaft — обертати ручку

to twist a ball — закручувати м'яч; обертатися, крутитися; закручуватися ( про м'яч)

6) обвивати; обмотувати

to twist silk thread on a reel — намотувати шовкову нитку на катушку

to twist a muffler round ones neck — обмотувати шию шарфом

to twist a ribbon round smth — перев'язувати стрічкою

to twist ones hair round ones finger — намотувати волосся на палець

to twist smth in — а ріесе of paper завертати щось у шматок паперу; обгорнути щось шматком паперу; обвиватися; обмотуватися

the snake twisted (itself) round my arm — змія обвилася навколо моєї руки

7) вплітати; a few wild flowers were twisted in her hair в її волосся були вплетені польові квіти

8) витися; згинатися; звиватися

the road twists a good deal — дорога петляє; пробиратися насилу; міняти напрям

we twisted (our way) through the crowd — ми пробиралися крізь натовп; звиватися; соватися; корчитися

to twist uneasily in ones chair — неспокійно соватися на стільці

to twist with pain — корчитися від болю

9) танцювати твіст

10) обдурювати

11) їсти з апетитом

to twist (food) down — поглинатиїжу з апетитом; уплітати за обидві щоки

12) зв'язувати, сполучати

to twist ones fortune with smth — пов'язати свою долю з чимось to twist in the wind мучитися невідомістю; важко переживати невизначеність свого положення

to twist smb s arm — чинити тиск на когось; тиснути, примушувати

he twisted my arm until I consented to drink — він не відставав від мене, поки я не погодився випити

well, if you twist my armI — не відмовлюся!; охоче! ( відповідь на запрошення випити)

to- smb around one's finger — тримати когось у своїх руках

she twists him around her little finger — вона вертить/зневажає/ їм, як хоче; вона з нього мотузки в'є

to twist the lions tail — cл. приводити в обурення /раздражати/ дразнити/ англійців

English-Ukrainian dictionary > twist
10 twist

1. [twıst] n
1. кручение; крутка; скручивание; сучение

to give a twist - крутить, скручивать

to give a twist to a rope - сучить верёвку

to give a twist to a person's arm - выворачивать кому-л. руку

2. 1) изгиб, поворот

a twist in a road [in a stream] - изгиб дороги [ручья]

2) изгиб, кривизна

the tusks have a larger twist towards the smaller end - кривизна бивней увеличивается от начала к концу

3. 1) кручёная верёвка; шнурок, жгут; кручёная нить

2) петля; узел; скрутка ( проволок в жиле кабеля)

a rope full of twists - верёвка с множеством петель или узлов

3) система нарезов (в канале ствола пистолета, орудия и т. п.)

a rifle with great twist - ружьё с крутой нарезкой

4) скрученный бумажный пакет, фунтик

5) грубый сорт табака ( получаемый из скрученных сухих листьев)

6) витой хлеб

a bread twist, a twist of bread - витая булочка

7) цедра, выжимаемая в напиток

twist of lemon (peel) - лимонная цедра

8) хвост завитком (у свиньи и т. п.)

4. 1) поворот в сторону; отклонение (тж. перен.)

the twist of a billiard ball - отклонение бильярдного шара

a twist toward the new policy - поворот к новой политике

2) неожиданный или причудливый поворот; зигзаг

the twists of history - зигзаги истории

twists of fate - превратности судьбы

a plot with many twists - сюжет с множеством неожиданных поворотов; ≅ лихо закрученный сюжет

5. 1) особенность

to give the classics a modern twist - придавать классикам современное звучание

the writer often gives his stories a humorous twist - этот писатель часто придаёт своим рассказам юмористическое звучание

2) предрасположенность, склонность

a criminal twist - преступные наклонности

6. приём; трюк, фокус

all the twists of oratory were tried - были испробованы все ухищрения ораторского искусства

7. 1) искажение (смысла и т. п.)

to give the facts [the truth] an imperceptible twist - слегка исказить факты [истину]

2) искажение ( лица), гримаса

with a twist of the mouth - с гримасой на лице

3) отклонение от нормы

mental twist - психическое отклонение /нарушение/

8. 1) вывих

to give one's knee a bad twist - сильно вывихнуть ногу

2) растяжение

twist of a muscle - растяжение мышцы

9. обман

a twist in one's nature - неискренность, нечестность; испорченность

10. твист ( танец)

11. разг. волчий аппетит

the walk has given me a twist - после прогулки у меня разыгрался аппетит

12. сл. смешанный напиток

gin twist - напиток, смешанный с джином

13. вульг. женщина, «юбка»

14. спорт.

1) кручёный мяч

2) закрутка мяча

15. спец. торсионное напряжение; вращающий момент

♢ twist of the wrist - ловкость рук; ловкость, сноровка

twists and turns - тонкости, детали, подробности; все углы и закоулки

a twist on the shorts - амер. бирж. жарг. продажа ценных бумаг или товаров по высокой цене ( при игре на понижение)

to be in a twist - быть в беспорядке

to get one's knickers in a twist - разволноваться

to be round the twist - быть сумасшедшим, спятить
2. [twıst] v
1. 1) крутить, скручивать, выкручивать

to twist one's handkerchief - скрутить (спиралью) носовой платок

to twist smb.'s arm - а) выкручивать кому-л. руку; б) выворачивать кому-л. руку ( пытка) [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to twist linen - выжимать бельё ( выкручиванием)

2) делать кручением; крутить, сучить; плести, сплетать

to twist a garland - плести гирлянду

this rope is twisted from many threads - эта верёвка сплетена из многих нитей

to twist a yarn [a thread] - сучить пряжу [нить]

to twist flowers into a wreath - плести венок из цветов

3) разрушать, ломать кручением; сворачивать

to twist the key - сломать ключ, свернуть головку ключа [ср. тж. 4, 1)]

to twist smb.'s neck - свернуть кому-л. шею /голову/ (тж. перен.)

4) вывихивать; растягивать

to twist one's ankle - растянуть связку ноги

he fell and twisted his knee - он упал и подвернул /вывихнул/ себе колено

2. 1) придавать скручиванием или сгибанием определённую форму; скручивать, сворачивать, сгибать

to twist a piece of wire into a loop - согнуть кусок проволоки в петлю

her hands were twisted by hard work and old age - руки её были скрючены от тяжёлой работы и старости

the pig's tail was twisted into a corkscrew - хвост свиньи был закручен штопором

2) скручиваться, сворачиваться; гнуться, искривляться

the blade twisted in the vice - лезвие погнулось в тисках

3. 1) искажать, кривить ( лицо)

her face was twisted with pain - её лицо исказилось от боли

2) искажать

to twist smb.'s words - искажать чьи-л. слова

to twist facts (out of proportion) - извращать факты

to seek to twist the law to one's own advantage - пытаться перетолковать закон в свою пользу

3) превращать, обращать

to twist many things into laughing matter - сделать многое предметом насмешек

4. 1) поворачивать

to twist a key in a lock - поворачивать ключ в замке [ср. тж. 1, 3)]

to twist the steering wheel of a car - поворачивать /вертеть/ руль автомобиля

2) оборачиваться, поворачиваться

he twisted (around) to see the approaching procession - он обернулся и увидел приближающуюся процессию

5. 1) вращать, вертеть

to twist a shaft - вращать ручку

to twist a ball - закручивать мяч

2) вращаться, крутиться; закручиваться ( о мяче)

6. 1) обвивать; обматывать

to twist silk thread on a reel - наматывать шёлковую нить на катушку

to twist a muffler round one's neck - обматывать шею шарфом

to twist a ribbon round smth. - перевязывать что-л. лентой

to twist one's hair round one's finger - наматывать волосы на палец

to twist smth. in a piece of paper - заворачивать что-л. в кусок бумаги; обёртывать что-л. куском бумаги

2) обвиваться; обматываться

the snake twisted (itself) round my arm - змея обвилась вокруг моей руки

7. 1) вплетать

a few wild flowers were twisted in her hair - в её волосы были вплетены полевые цветы

2) вплетаться; переплетаться, сплетаться

8. 1) виться; изгибаться; извиваться

the road twists a good deal - дорога петляет

2) пробираться с трудом; менять направление

we twisted (our way) through the crowd - мы пробирались сквозь толпу

3) извиваться; ёрзать; корчиться

to twist uneasily in one's chair - беспокойно ёрзать на стуле

to twist with pain - корчиться от боли

9. танцевать твист

10. разг. обманывать

11. сл. есть с аппетитом

to twist (food) down - поглощать пищу, есть с аппетитом; уписывать /уплетать/ за обе щёки

12. редк. связывать, соединять

to twist one's fortune with smth. - связать свою судьбу с чем-л.

♢ to twist in the wind - мучиться неизвестностью; тяжело переживать неопределённость своего положения и т. п.

to twist smb.'s arm - оказывать давление на кого-л. [ср. тж. 1, 1)]; давить, принуждать

he twisted my arm until I consented to drink - он не отставал от меня, пока я не согласился выпить

well, if you twist my arm! - не откажусь!; охотно! ( ответ на приглашение выпить)

to twist smb. around one's finger - держать кого-л. в своих руках

she twists him around her little finger - она вертит /помыкает/ им, как хочет; она из него верёвки вьёт

to twist the lion's tail - амер. сл. приводить в негодование /раздражать, дразнить/ англичан

НБАРС > twist
11 twist

I [twist] n
1) кручення; сукання; скручування

to give a twist — крутити, скручувати

to give a twist to — а горе сучить мотузок

to give a twist to a persons arm — вивертати комусь руку

2) вигин, поворот; a twist in a road [in a stream]вигин дорогі [струмка]; вигин, кривизна

the tusks have a larger twist towards the smaller end — кривизна бивнів збільшується від початку до кінця

3) кручений мотузок; шнурок, палять; кручена нитка; вузол; скручування ( проволки в жилі кабелю); а горе full of twists мотузок з безліччю петель або вузлів; система нарізу (у каналі стовбура пістолета, знаряддя); a rifle with great twist рушниця з крутою нарізкою; скручений паперовий пакет, фунтик; грубый сорт табака ( отримуваний з скрученого сухого листя); витий хліб; a bread twist, a twist of bread вита булочка; цедра, що вичавлюється в напій

twist of lemon (peel) — лимонна цедра; хвіст завитком ( у свині)

4) поворот убік; відхилення (перен.); the twist of a billiard bait відхилення більярдної кулі; a twist toward the new policy поворот до нової політики; несподіваний або химерний поворот; зигзаг

the twists of history — зигзаги історії

- s of fate — мінливості долі

a plot with many twists — сюжет з безліччю несподіваних поворотів; = відважно закрученный сюжет

5) особливість

to give the classics a modern twist — додавати класикам сучасного звучання

the writer often gives his stories a humorous twist — той письменник часто додає своїм розповідям гумористичного звучання; схильність

a criminal twist — злочинні схильності

6) прийом; трюк, фокус

all the twists of oratory were tried — були випробувані всі хитрування ораторського мистецтва

7) спотворення ( сенсу)

to give the facts [the truth]an imperceptible twist — злегка перекрутити факти [істину]; спотворення ( обличчя), гримаса

with a twist of the mouth — з гримасою на обличчі; відхилення від норми

mental- — психічне відхилення /порушення/

8) вивих

to give ones knee a bad twist — сильно вивихнути ногу; розтягування

twist of a muscle — розтягування м'яза

9) обман; a -in ones nature нещирість, нечесність; зіпсованість

10) твіст ( танець)

11) вовчий апетит

the walk has given me a twist — після прогулянки у мене розігрався апетит

12) змішаний напій

gin twist — напій, змішаний з джином

13) вульгарна жінка, "спідниця"

14) cпopт. кручений м'яч; закручування м'яча

15) cпeц. торсіонна напруга; момент, що обертається

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twist of the wrist — спритність рук; спритність, вправність

twists and turns — тонкощі, деталі, подробиці; всі кути, закутки

a twist on the shorts — cл. бірж, жapг. продаж цінних паперів або товарів за високою ціною ( при грі на зниження)

to be in a twist — бути безладно

to get ones knickers in a twist — розхвилюватися

to be round the twist — бути божевільним, з'їхати з глузду
II [twist] v
1) крутити, скручувати, викручувати

to twist ones handkerchief — скрутити ( спіраллю) носову хустку

to twist smb s arm — викручувати руку; вивертати руку ( тортури)

to twist linen — викручувати вати білизну ( викручуванням); робити крученням; крутити, сучити; плести, сплітати

to twist a garland — плести гірлянду

this rope is twisted from many threads — цей мотузок сплетений з багатьох ниток

to twist a yarn [a thread] — сучити пряжу [нитки]

to twist flowers into a wreath — плести вінок з квітів; руйнувати, ламати крученням; згортати

to twist the key — зламати ключ, скрутити головку ключа

to twist smb s neck — скрутити шию/голову/ (перен.); вивихнути; розтягувати

to twist ones ankle — розтягнути зв'язку ноги

he fell and twisted his knee — він впав, підвернув /вивихнув/ собі коліно

2) додавати скручуванням або згинанням певної форми; скручувати, згортати, згинати

to twist — а ріесе of wire into a loop зігнути шматок проволки в петлю

her hands were-ed by hard work and old age — руки її були скорчені від важкої роботи, старості

the pigs tail was twisted into a corkscrew — хвіст свинні був закручений штопором; скручуватися, згортатися; гнутися, скривлюватися

the blade twisted in the vice — лезо погнулося в лещатах

3) спотворювати, кривити ( обличчя)

her face was twist ed with pain — її обличчя спотворилося від болю; спотворювати

to-twist smb s words — спотворювати чиїсь слова

to twist facts (out of proportion) — перекручувати факти

to seek to twist the law to ones own advantage — намагатися перефразувати закон на свою користь; перетворювати, обертати

to twist — талу things into laughing matter зробити багато що предметом насмішок

4) повертати

to twista key in a lock — повертати ключ в замку

to the twist steering wheel of a car — повертати /вертіти/ кермо автомобіля; обертатися, повертатися

he twisted (around) to see the approaching procession — він обернувся, побачив процесію, що наближалася

5) обертати, вертіти

to twist a shaft — обертати ручку

to twist a ball — закручувати м'яч; обертатися, крутитися; закручуватися ( про м'яч)

6) обвивати; обмотувати

to twist silk thread on a reel — намотувати шовкову нитку на катушку

to twist a muffler round ones neck — обмотувати шию шарфом

to twist a ribbon round smth — перев'язувати стрічкою

to twist ones hair round ones finger — намотувати волосся на палець

to twist smth in — а ріесе of paper завертати щось у шматок паперу; обгорнути щось шматком паперу; обвиватися; обмотуватися

the snake twisted (itself) round my arm — змія обвилася навколо моєї руки

7) вплітати; a few wild flowers were twisted in her hair в її волосся були вплетені польові квіти

8) витися; згинатися; звиватися

the road twists a good deal — дорога петляє; пробиратися насилу; міняти напрям

we twisted (our way) through the crowd — ми пробиралися крізь натовп; звиватися; соватися; корчитися

to twist uneasily in ones chair — неспокійно соватися на стільці

to twist with pain — корчитися від болю

9) танцювати твіст

10) обдурювати

11) їсти з апетитом

to twist (food) down — поглинатиїжу з апетитом; уплітати за обидві щоки

12) зв'язувати, сполучати

to twist ones fortune with smth — пов'язати свою долю з чимось to twist in the wind мучитися невідомістю; важко переживати невизначеність свого положення

to twist smb s arm — чинити тиск на когось; тиснути, примушувати

he twisted my arm until I consented to drink — він не відставав від мене, поки я не погодився випити

well, if you twist my armI — не відмовлюся!; охоче! ( відповідь на запрошення випити)

to- smb around one's finger — тримати когось у своїх руках

she twists him around her little finger — вона вертить/зневажає/ їм, як хоче; вона з нього мотузки в'є

to twist the lions tail — cл. приводити в обурення /раздражати/ дразнити/ англійців

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12 work

work

A n

1 ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur) ; to be at work on sth être en train de travailler à qch ; to watch sb at work regarder qn (en train de) travailler ; to go to ou set to ou get to work se mettre au travail ; to go to ou set to ou get to work on sth se mettre à travailler à or faire qch ; to set to work doing se mettre à faire ; to put a lot of work into travailler [essay, speech] ; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations] ; to put a lot of work into doing passer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put ou set sb to work faire travailler qn ; we put him to work doing nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire ; it was hard work doing ça a été dur de faire ; to be hard at work travailler consciencieusement ; your essay needs more work tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction ; there's still a lot of work to be done il reste encore beaucoup à faire ; I've got work to do j'ai du travail à faire ; to make short ou light work of sth expédier qch ; to make short work of sb envoyer promener qn ; it's all in a day's work c'est une question d'habitude ; ‘good ou nice work’ ( on written work) ‘bon travail’ ; ( orally) ‘c'est bien!’ ; it's hot/thirsty work ça donne chaud/soif ;

2 ( occupation) travail m ; to be in work avoir du travail or un emploi ; to look for work chercher du travail ; day/night work travail de jour/nuit ; place of work lieu m de travail ; to start ou begin work ( daily) commencer le travail ; ( for the first time) commencer à travailler ; to stop work ( at the end of the day) terminer son travail ; ( on retirement) cesser de travailler ; to be off work ( on vacation) être en congé ; to be off work with flu être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe ; to be out of work être au chômage ; nice work if you can get it ○ ! c'est une bonne planque ○ ! ;

3 ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m ; ( factory) usine f ; to go to work aller au travail ; don't phone me at work ne me téléphone pas à mon travail ; there's a canteen at work il y a une cantine à mon travail ;

4 (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur) ;

5 ( papers) to take one's work home lit emporter du travail chez soi ; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à sa famille ; spread your work out on the table étale tes papiers sur la table ;

6 (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m ; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de) ; ( study) ouvrage m (by de ; on sur) ; an exhibition of work by young artists une exposition d'œuvres de jeunes artistes ; he sells his work to tourists il vend ses créations aux touristes ; is this all your own work? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul? ; to mark students' work noter les devoirs des étudiants ; his work isn't up to standard son travail n'a pas le niveau requis ; the research was the work of a team la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe ; a work of genius une œuvre de génie ; a work of fiction une œuvre de fiction ; a work of reference un ouvrage de référence ; this attack is the work of professionals l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels ; I hope you're pleased with your work! iron j'espère que tu es fier de ton œuvre! iron ; the works of Shakespeare/Flaubert l'œuvre m de Shakespeare/Flaubert ;

7 Phys travail m ;

8 ( research) recherches fpl (on sur) ; there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus il y a encore beaucoup de recherches à faire sur le virus ;

9 ( effect) to go to work [drug, detergent] agir ; the weedkiller has done its work l'herbicide a été efficace.

B works npl

1 ( factory) usine f ; works canteen cantine f de l'usine ;

2 ( building work) travaux mpl ; public works travaux publics ;

3 ○ ( everything) the (full ou whole) works toute la panoplie ○.

C modif [clothes, shoes] de travail ; [phone number] au travail.

D vtr

1 ( drive) to work sb hard surmener qn ;

2 ( labour) to work shifts travailler en équipes (de travail posté) ; to work days/nights travailler de jour/de nuit ; to work one's passage Naut travailler pour payer son voyage ; to work one's way through university travailler pour payer ses études ; to work one's way through a book/document lire un livre/document ; to work a 40 hour week faire la semaine de 40 heures ;

3 ( operate) se servir de [computer, equipment, lathe] ;

4 ( exploit commercially) exploiter [oil-field, land, mine, seam] ;

5 ( have as one's territory) [representative] couvrir [region] ; beggars/prostitutes work the streets around the station les mendiants/prostituées occupent les rues autour de la gare ;

6 ( consume) to work one's way through ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity] ; to work one's way through two whole cakes manger deux gâteaux entiers ;

7 ( bring about) to work wonders/miracles lit, fig faire des merveilles/miracles ; the landscape started to work its magic on me la magie du paysage a commencé à faire effet ;

8 ( use to one's advantage) to work the system profiter du système ; can you work it for me to get tickets? peux-tu t'arranger pour m'avoir des billets? ; how did you manage to work it? comment as-tu pu arranger ça? ; I've worked things so that… j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que… (+ subj) ;

9 ( fashion) travailler [clay, dough, gold, iron] ; to work sth to a soft consistency travailler qch pour le rendre malléable ; to work gold into jewellery travailler l'or pour en faire des bijoux ;

10 ( embroider) broder [design] (into sur) ; to be worked in blue silk être brodé à la soie bleue ;

11 ( manoeuvre) to work sth into introduire qch dans [slot, hole] ; to work a lever up and down actionner un levier ;

12 ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles, biceps] ;

13 ( move) to work one's way through se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; to work one's way along avancer le long de [ledge, sill] ; to work one's hands free se libérer les mains ; to work the rope loose desserrer la corde ; it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose il s'est desserré peu à peu ; to work its way into passer dans [bloodstream, system, food, chain] ; start at the top and work your way down commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas.

E vi

1 ( engage in activity) travailler (doing à faire) ; to work at the hospital/the factory travailler à l'hôpital/l'usine ; to work at home travailler à domicile ; to work as a midwife/teacher travailler comme sage-femme/professeur ; to work for sb travailler pour qn ; to work for Grant and Company travailler pour la Société Grant ; to work in advertising/publishing travailler dans la publicité/l'édition ; to work with young people travailler avec les jeunes ; to work for a living gagner sa vie ; to work in oils/watercolours [artist] travailler à l'huile/l'aquarelle ;

2 ( strive) lutter (against contre ; for pour ; to do pour faire) ; to work against corruption lutter contre la corruption ; to work towards se diriger vers [solution] ; s'acheminer vers [compromise] ; négocier [agreement] ;

3 ( function) [equipment, machine] fonctionner, marcher ; [institution, system, heart, brain] fonctionner ; to work on electricity/on gas marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz ; to work off the mains marcher sur le secteur ; the washing machine isn't working la machine à laver est en panne or ne marche pas ;

4 (act, operate) it doesn't ou things don't work like that ça ne marche pas comme ça ; to work on the assumption that présumer que ; to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage tourner à l'avantage de qn ; to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage jouer en la défaveur de qn ;

5 ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet ; [detergent, drug] agir (against contre ; on sur) ; [spell] agir ; [plan, plot] réussir ; [argument, hypothesis] tenir debout ; flattery won't work with me la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi ; the adaptation really works l'adaptation est vraiment réussie ; I didn't think the novel would work as a film je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait tirer un bon film de ce roman ;

6 ( move) [face, features] se contracter.

F v refl

1 ( labour) to work oneself too hard se surmener ; to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche ;

2 ( rouse) to work oneself into a rage se mettre en colère ; to work oneself into a frenzy ( with anger) se mettre en rage ; ( with hysteria) devenir hystérique.

Idioms

to work one's way up gravir tous les échelons ; to work one's way up the company faire son chemin dans l'entreprise.

Phrasal verbs

■ work around:

▶ work around to [sth] aborder [subject] ; it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say il lui a fallu un temps fou pour exprimer ce qu'il avait à dire ; to work the conversation around to sth faire tourner la conversation autour de qch ; to work around to telling sb sth parvenir à dire qch à qn.

■ work in:

▶ work in [sth], work [sth] in

1 ( incorporate) glisser [joke, reference] ; mentionner [fact, name] ;

2 Culin incorporer [ingredient].

■ work off:

▶ work [sth] off, work off [sth]

1 ( remove) retirer [lid] ; to work a ring off one's finger ôter une bague avec difficulté ;

2 ( repay) travailler pour rembourser [loan, debt] ;

3 ( get rid of) se débarrasser de [excess weight] ; dépenser [excess energy] ; passer [anger, frustration].

■ work on:

▶ work on continuer à travailler ;

▶ work on [sb] travailler ○ ;

▶ work on [sth] travailler à [book, report] ; travailler sur [project] ; s'occuper de [case, problem] ; chercher [cure, solution] ; examiner [idea, theory] ; I'm working on a way of doing je cherche une façon de faire ; ‘have you found a solution?’-‘I'm working on it’ ‘as-tu trouvé une solution?’-‘j'y réfléchis’ ; he's working on his French il travaille son français ; we've got no clues to work on nous n'avons aucun indice.

■ work out:

▶ work out

1 ( exercise) s'entraîner ;

2 ( go according to plan) [plan, marriage] marcher ; I hope things work out for them j'espère que ça marchera pour eux ;

3 ( add up) to work out at GB ou to US [total, share] s'élever à [amount, proportion] ;

▶ work out [sth], work [sth] out

1 ( calculate) calculer [answer, average, total] ;

2 ( solve) trouver [answer, reason, culprit] ; résoudre [riddle, problem] ; comprendre [clue] ; to work out why/when/where comprendre pourquoi/quand/où ; to work out what sth means comprendre qch ;

3 ( devise) concevoir [plan, scheme] ; trouver [route] ;

4 Admin to work out one's notice faire son mois de préavis ;

5 ( exhaust) épuiser [mine, soil] ;

▶ work [sb] out comprendre ; I can't work her out je ne la comprendrai jamais.

■ work over ○:

▶ work [sb] over passer [qn] à tabac ○.

■ work to:

▶ work to [sth] s'astreindre à [budget] ; to work to deadlines travailler avec des objectifs ; to work to tight deadlines avoir des délais très serrés.

■ work up:

▶ work up [sth] développer [interest] ; accroître [support] ; to work up the courage to do trouver le courage de faire ; to work up some enthusiasm for s'enthousiasmer pour ; to work up an appetite s'ouvrir l'appétit ;

▶ work up to [sth] se préparer à [announcement, confession, confrontation] ; the music is working up to a climax la musique va crescendo pour finir en apothéose ;

▶ work up [sb], work [sb] up

1 ( excite) exciter [child, crowd] ; to work sb up into a frenzy rendre qn énervé ; to work sb up into a rage mettre qn en colère ;

2 ( annoy) énerver ; to get worked up s'énerver ; to work oneself up s'énerver ; to work oneself up into a state se mettre dans tous ses états ; to get oneself all worked up over ou about se mettre dans tous ses états au sujet de.

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13 to

1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after academic.ru/75540/too">too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

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1. [tə,tu] preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) zu, auf

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) bis

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) bis

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) zu, mit

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) zu, für

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) gegenüber, zu

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) zu

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) zu, um zu

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) zu
2. [tu:] adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) zu

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) zu sich, dran

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to

[tu:, tu, tə]

I. PREPOSITION

1. (moving towards) in + akk

, nach + dat

, zu + dat

she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster]

we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt

they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit

I'm going \to a party/concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert

she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen]

we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen

he flew \to the US er flog in die USA

she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen

my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika

this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!

parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse

from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof

on the way \to the mountains/the sea/the town centre auf dem Weg in die Berge/zum Meer/ins [o zum] Stadtzentrum

\to the north/south nördlich/südlich

twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt

the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt

from place \to place von Ort zu Ort

\to the right/left nach rechts/links

there \to the right dort rechts

he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian

2. (attending regularly) zu + dat

, in + dat

she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten

he goes \to university er geht auf die Universität

do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?

I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich zum Fitness

3. (inviting to) zu + dat

an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit

I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen

she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Mittagessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen

4. (in direction of) auf + akk

she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont

to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen

back \to front verkehrt herum

5. (in contact with) an + dat

they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange

she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust

she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihre Brust

6. (attached to) an + akk

tie the lead \to the fence mach die Leine am Zaun fest

they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an

stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier

7. (with indirect object)

▪ \to sb/sth jdm/etw dat

I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen

give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr

children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander

who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief adressiert?

what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?

her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn

they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein

a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden]

to be grateful \to sb jdm dankbar sein

to be married \to sb mit jdm verheiratet sein

to tell/show sth \to sb jdm etw erzählen/zeigen

8. (with respect to) zu + dat

and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?

he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen

this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie

9. (in response) auf + akk

a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18

her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage

and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?

10. (belonging to) zu + dat

the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel

the top \to this pen die Kappe, die auf diesen Stift gehört

she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein

there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischen Unterton

there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite

11. (compared to) mit + dat

I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor

she looked about thirty \to his sixty neben ihm mit seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig

to be comparable \to sth mit etw dat vergleichbar sein

[to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein]

her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte

to be superior \to sb jdm übergeordnet sein, höher stehen als jd

12. (in scores) zu + dat

Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen

Manchester won three \to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen

13. (until) bis + dat

, zu + dat

I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen

unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen

count \to 20 zähle bis 20

it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York

14. (expressing change of state) zu + dat

he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten

his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude

the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System

her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin

the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war bestens zubereitet

he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode

she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt

smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen

she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe

he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig

15. (to point in time) bis + dat

the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet

we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende

and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...

it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!

16. (including)

▪ from... \to... von... bis...

from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende

from morning \to night von morgens bis abends

front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten

I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen

he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht

from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord

17. BRIT (in clock times) vor, bis SÜDD

it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs

18. (causing) zu + dat

\to my relief/horror/astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen

much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung

19. (according to) für + akk

\to me, it sounds like she's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob sie die Beziehung beenden wollte

that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut

if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind

this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil

does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?

fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund sind nichts für ihn

what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?

20. (serving) für + akk

he works as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous er arbeitet als Personal Trainer für die Reichen und Berühmten

they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin

economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten

21. FILM (next to)

she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet in der Verfilmung von Olivier spielte sie neben Hamlet die Ophelia

22. (in honour of) auf + akk

here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!

\to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!

the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet

I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus

a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten

23. (per)

the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen

three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig

the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst

24. (as a result of) von + dat

she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie wurden durch laute Schreie wach

I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gerne mit Musik

I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen

the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne

25. (roughly) bis + dat

thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute

26. MATH (defining exponent) hoch

ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei

27.

▶ that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles

▶ there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei

II. TO FORM INFINITIVES

1. (expressing future intention) zu

she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen

I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen

I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde

he lived \to see his first grandchild er durfte erleben, dass sein erstes Enkelkind geboren wurde

I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise

the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über 500.000 Pfund bezahlen

he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben

I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren

Blair \to meet with Bush Blair trifft Bush

to be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein, etw zu tun

2. (forming requests) zu

she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertigzustellen

he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten

I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen

we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären

you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun

that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten

young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer

3. (expressing wish) zu

I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen

I'd love \to live in New York ich würde nur zu gern in New York leben

would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?

that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein

I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen

I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss mal auf die Toilette

do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?

I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren

4. (omitting verb)

are you going tonight? — I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? — das hoffe ich sehr

would you like to go and see the Russian clowns? — yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? — ja, sehr gern

can you drive? — yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? — ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern

5. after adj (to complete meaning)

it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen

I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen

he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen

she's due \to have her baby sie bekommt bald ihr Baby

I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen

she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist

I'm sorry \to hear that es tut mir leid, das zu hören

easy \to use leicht zu bedienen

languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß

it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen

three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang

I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen

6. (expressing purpose)

I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen

she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen

my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen

they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen

I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen

something \to eat etwas zu essen

the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf]

Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der den Mond betrat

7. (expressing intent)

we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen

\to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...

he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen

8. (after wh- words)

I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll

I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll

she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte

can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?

9. (introducing clause)

\to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen

\to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden

\to be honest um ehrlich zu sein

10. (in consecutive acts) um zu

he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen

she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand

they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war

III. ADVERB

inv zu

to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen

to come \to zu sich dat kommen

to set \to sich akk daranmachen fam

they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen

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[tuː]
1. PREPOSITION

1) = in direction of, towards zu

to go to the station — zum Bahnhof gehen

to go to the doctor( 's)/greengrocer's etc — zum Arzt/Gemüsehändler etc gehen

to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

to go to Switzerland —

to go to school to go to bed — zur Schule or in die Schule gehen ins or zu Bett gehen

to the left — nach links

to the west — nach Westen

he came up to where I was standing —

to fall to the ground — auf den Boden or zu Boden fallen

to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

hold it up to the light — halte es gegen das Licht

2) = as far as, until bis

to count (up) to 20 —

there were (from) 40 to 60 people — es waren 40 bis 60 Leute da

it's 90 kms to Paris — nach Paris sind es 90 km

it's correct to a millimetre — es stimmt bis auf den Millimeter

8 years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor 8 Jahren

to this day — bis auf den heutigen Tag

they perished to a man — sie kamen alle bis auf den letzten Mann ums Leben

3) = in in (+dat)

I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

4)

= secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

they tied him to the tree —

they held him to the ground — sie hielten ihn am Boden

5)

with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

a present from me to you —

who did you give it to? — wem haben Sie es gegeben?

I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

what is it to you? — was geht dich das an?

he is kind to everyone — er ist zu allen freundlich

it's a great help to me — das ist eine große Hilfe für mich

he has been a good friend to us — er war uns (dat)

"To... " (on envelope etc) to pray to God — "An (+acc)..." zu Gott beten

6) in toasts auf (+acc)

to drink to sb — jdm zutrinken

to drink to sb's health — auf jds Wohl (acc) trinken

7)

= next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

at right angles to the wall —

parallel to the wall — parallel zur Wand

to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

8) with expressions of time vor

20 ( minutes) to 2 — 20 (Minuten) vor 2

at (a) quarter to 2 — um Viertel vor 2

25 to 3 — 5 (Minuten) nach halb 3

it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

9) = in relation to zu

A is to B as C is to D —

by a majority of 10 to 7 — mit einer Mehrheit von 10 zu 7

they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

10) = per pro; (in recipes, when mixing) auf (+acc)

one person to a room — eine Person pro Zimmer

11) MATH

3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

12)

= concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

what would you say to a beer? — was hältst du von einem Bier?

that's all there is to it — das ist alles

to repairing television £30 (Comm) — (für) Reparatur eines Fernsehers £ 30

13)

= according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

it's not to my taste — das ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack

14)

= accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

15)

= of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

secretary to the director — Sekretärin des Direktors

16)

= producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

17)

infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

he decided to come — er beschloss zu kommen

I want to do it — ich will es tun

I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

18)

conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

19)

infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

I did it to help you — ich tat es, um dir zu helfen

to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

never to be found again — und wurde nie wiedergefunden

20)

omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

I'll try to — ich werde es versuchen

you have to — du musst

I'd love to — sehr gerne

we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

21)

set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

there's no-one to help us — es ist niemand da, der uns helfen könnte

who is he to order you around? — wer ist er denn, dass er dich so herumkommandiert?

he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

who was the last to see her? —

there is much to be done — es gibt viel zu tun

what is there to do here? —

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

the book is still to be written — das Buch muss noch geschrieben werden

are you ready to go at last? — bist du endlich fertig?

it's hard to understand — es ist schwer zu verstehen

it's impossible to believe — das kann man einfach nicht glauben

you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

is it good to eat? —

it's too heavy to lift too young to marry — es ist zu schwer zum Heben zu jung zum Heiraten

he's too old to be still in short trousers — er ist schon so alt und trägt noch kurze Hosen

2. ADJECTIVE
door (= ajar) angelehnt; (= shut) zu
3. ADVERB

to and fro — hin und her; walk auf und ab

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to

A präp [tuː; tʊ; tə]

1. (Grundbedeutung) zu

2. (Richtung und Ziel, räumlich) zu, nach, an (akk), in (akk), auf (akk):

go to London nach London fahren;

from east to west von Osten nach Westen;

throw sth to the ground etwas auf den oder zu Boden werfen

3. in (dat):

have you ever been to London?

4. (Richtung, Ziel, Zweck) zu, auf (akk), an (akk), in (akk), für, gegen:

play to a large audience vor einem großen Publikum spielen; → duty A 1 a, invite A 1, pray B 2, etc

5. (Zugehörigkeit) zu, in (akk), für, auf (akk):

that is all there is to it das ist alles;

a cap with a tassel to it eine Mütze mit einer Troddel (daran);

a key to the case ein Schlüssel für den oder zum Koffer;

a room to myself ein Zimmer für mich (allein); → assistant B 1, end C 7, moral B 1, secretary 1, etc

6. (Übereinstimmung, Gemäßheit) nach, für, gemäß: → astonishment, etc

7. (im Verhältnis oder Vergleich) zu, gegen, gegenüber, auf (akk), mit:

the score is three to one (3-1) das Spiel oder es steht drei zu eins (3:1);

two is to four as four is to eight zwei verhält sich zu vier wie vier zu acht

8. (Ausmaß, Grenze, Grad) bis, (bis) zu, (bis) an (akk), auf (akk), in (dat):

to the clouds bis an die Wolken;

ten feet to the ground zehn Fuß bis zum Boden; → craziness

9. (zeitliche Ausdehnung oder Grenze) bis, bis zu, bis gegen, auf (akk), vor (dat):

from three to four von drei bis vier (Uhr);

it’s ten to five es ist zehn vor fünf

10. (Begleitung) zu, nach:

sing to a guitar zu einer Gitarre singen;

they danced to a tune sie tanzten nach einer Melodie; → dance A 1

11. zur Bildung des Dativs:

a) betont:

he gave the book to me, not to you! er gab das Buch mir, nicht Ihnen!

b) unbetont:

she was a good mother to him sie war ihm eine gute Mutter

B partikel [tʊ; tə]

1. zur Bezeichnung des Infinitivs:

to go gehen;

easy to understand leicht zu verstehen;

she was heard to cry man hörte sie weinen

2. (Zweck, Absicht) um zu, zu:

he only does it to earn money er tut es nur, um Geld zu verdienen

3. zur Verkürzung des Nebensatzes:

I weep to think of it ich weine, wenn ich daran denke;

he was the first to arrive er kam als Erster;

to hear him talk wenn man ihn (so) reden hört; → honest A 1 b

4. zur Bezeichnung eines Grundes:

why blame you me to love you? obs oder poet was tadelst du mich, weil ich dich liebe?

5. zur Andeutung eines aus dem Vorhergehenden zu ergänzenden Infinitivs:

I don’t go because I don’t want to ich gehe nicht, weil ich nicht (gehen) will

C adv [tuː]

1. a) zu, geschlossen:

pull the door to die Türe zuziehen

b) angelehnt:

leave the door to

2. (wieder) zu Bewusstsein oder zu sich: → bring to A 1, come to 1

3. SCHIFF nahe am Wind:

keep her to!

4. to and fro

a) hin und her,

b) auf und ab

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1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

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1. adjective

2. noun

3. adverb

4. transitive verb

5. intransitive verb

6. compounds

7. Phrasal Verbs

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1. adjective

   a. [fact, sound, weather] clair ; [commitment] évident ; [mind, thinking] lucide

• on a clear day par temps clair

• you'll do as I say, is that clear? tu vas faire ce que je te dis, c'est clair ?

• it was clear that... il était clair que...

• it's not clear whether... on ne sait pas avec certitude si...

• it became clear that... il était de plus en plus clair que...

• it became clear to me that... il m'est apparu clairement que...

• there are two clear alternatives il y a deux solutions bien distinctes

• a clear case of homicide un cas évident d'homicide

• clear indication signe m manifeste

► to be clear [person]

if you're not clear about anything, ask me s'il y a quelque chose qui ne vous paraît pas clair, dites-le-moi

• he is not quite clear about what he has to do il n'a pas bien compris ce qu'il doit faire

• I want to be quite clear on this point je veux que les choses soient bien claires

• I'm not clear whether you agree or not je ne suis pas sûr de comprendre si vous êtes d'accord ou pas► to get sth clear bien comprendre qch

• now let's get this clear... maintenant, que les choses soient bien claires...► to make sth clear bien faire comprendre qch

• to make it clear that... bien faire comprendre que...

• I wish to make it clear that... je tiens à préciser que...► to make o.s. clear se faire bien comprendre

• do I make myself clear? me suis-je bien fait comprendre ?

   b. ( = distinct) [picture, voice, majority] net

   c. ( = transparent) transparent ; [honey] liquide ; [water] clair ; [air] limpide

• clear soup bouillon m

   d. ( = bright) [light, colour] vif ; [eyes] clair ; [sky] dégagé

   e. ( = unobstructed) [road, space] libre ; [area, view] dégagé

• all exits must be kept clear toutes les sorties doivent rester dégagées

   f. ( = unsullied) [skin] net ; [complexion] clair ; [conscience] tranquille

• my conscience is clear j'ai la conscience tranquille

   g. ( = free) [afternoon, morning] libre

• keep your diary clear ne prenez pas de rendez-vous

   h. [day, week] plein

• that gives us four clear days to finish the job ça nous donne quatre jours pleins pour finir le travail

   i. ( = after deductions) net inv

• a clear profit un bénéfice net

   j. ► to be clear of ( = free of)

raise the jack until the wheel is clear of the ground actionnez le cric jusqu'à ce que la roue ne touche plus le sol

• to be 7 metres/seconds/points clear of sb (British = ahead of) avoir 7 mètres/secondes/points d'avance sur qn► to get clear of sth ( = go away from) s'éloigner de qch ; ( = rid o.s. of) se débarrasser de qch

2. noun

► to be in the clear (inf) ( = no longer suspected) être lavé de tout soupçon ; ( = out of danger) être hors de danger

3. adverb

   a. ( = completely) the thief got clear away le voleur s'est enfui sans encombre

   b. ( = net) net

• he'll get £250 clear il aura 250 livres net

4. transitive verb

   a. ( = make clearer) [+ skin] purifier ; [+ complexion] éclaircir

• to clear the air détendre l'atmosphère

• to clear one's head s'éclaircir les idées

   b. ( = remove obstacles from) dégager ; [+ land] défricher

• they've cleared the beach of rubbish ils ont nettoyé la plage

• to clear one's throat s'éclaircir la voix

• to clear a room (of people) faire évacuer une salle ; (of things) débarrasser une pièce

• to clear a path through se frayer un passage à travers

• to clear the way for further discussions préparer le terrain pour des négociations ultérieures

• to clear the ball dégager le ballon

   c. ( = find innocent) innocenter

• he was cleared of the murder charge il a été reconnu non coupable du meurtre

• to clear sb of suspicion laver qn de tout soupçon

   d. ( = authorize) you will have to be cleared by our security department il faudra que nos services de sécurité vous donnent leur feu vert

► to clear sth with sb demander à qn l'autorisation de faire qch

• you must clear the project with the manager il faut que le directeur donne le feu vert à votre projet

   e. ( = get past or over) franchir

• the horse cleared the gate by 10cm le cheval a sauté la barrière avec 10 cm de marge

• to clear customs passer la douane

• raise the car till the wheel clears the ground soulevez la voiture jusqu'à ce que la roue ne touche plus le sol

   f. [+ cheque] compenser ; [+ account] solder ; [+ debt] s'acquitter de

• "half price to clear" « liquidation: soldé à moitié prix »

5. intransitive verb

[weather] s'éclaircir ; [sky] se dégager ; [fog] se dissiper ; [face, expression] s'éclairer

6. compounds

► clear-cut adjective précis ; [case, example] évident

► clear-headed adjective lucide

► clear-out noun rangement m complet

► clear-sighted adjective [person] perspicace ; [plan] réaliste

► clear-up rate noun

• the clear-up rate for crime la proportion des affaires criminelles résolues

7. Phrasal Verbs

► clear away

1. intransitive verb

   a. [mist] se dissiper

   b. ( = clear the table) débarrasser

2. separable transitive verb

enlever

• to clear away the dishes débarrasser (la table)► clear off (inf) intransitive verb filer (inf)

• clear off! fichez le camp ! (inf)► clear out

1. intransitive verb

(inf) = clear off

2. separable transitive verb

[+ cupboard] vider ; [+ room] débarrasser ; [+ unwanted objects] enlever, jeter

• he cleared everything out of the room il a complètement vidé la pièce► clear up

1. intransitive verb

   a. [weather] s'éclaircir

   b. [spots] disparaître

• his skin has cleared up sa peau est devenue nette

• how's your cold? -- it's cleared up now et ton rhume ? -- c'est fini

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ mystery, problem] résoudre

   b. ( = tidy) ranger

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[klɪə(r)] 1.
adjective

1) ( transparent) [glass, liquid] transparent; [blue] limpide; [lens, varnish] incolore

2) ( distinct) [image, outline] net/nette; [writing] lisible; [sound, voice] clair

he had a clear view of the man — il voyait très bien l'homme

3) ( comprehensibly plain) [description, instruction] clair

to make something clear to somebody — faire comprendre quelque chose à quelqu'un

I wish to make it clear that — je tiens à préciser que

is that clear? —

do I make myself clear? — est-ce que c'est clair?

to make one's views clear — exprimer clairement ses opinions

let's get this clear — que les choses soient claires

4) ( obvious) [need, sign] évident; [advantage, lead] net/nette; [example] beau/belle (before n); [majority] large (before n)

it is clear that — il est clair que

5) ( not confused) [idea, memory] clair; [plan] précis

to keep a clear head — garder les idées claires

a clear thinker — un esprit lucide

I'm not clear what to do — je ne sais pas très bien quoi faire

6) ( empty) [road, view] dégagé; [table] débarrassé; [space] libre

7) ( not guilty) [conscience] tranquille

8) ( unblemished) [skin] net/nette

9) Medicine [X-ray, scan] normal

10) ( cloudless) [sky] sans nuage; [day, night] clair

on a clear day — par temps clair

11) ( frank) [gaze] franc/franche

12) ( pure) [tone, voice] clair

13) Culinary [honey] liquide

clear soup — consommé m

14) ( exempt from)

to be clear of — être libre de [debt]; être exempt de [blame]; être lavé de [suspicion]

15) ( free) [day, diary] libre

keep Monday clear — ne prévois rien d'autre lundi

16) ( whole) [week, day] entier/-ière

17) ( net) [gain, profit] net inv (after n)
2.
adverb ( away from)

to jump clear — sauter sur le côté

to jump clear of — ( jump out of) sauter hors de [vehicle]; ( avoid)

to pull somebody clear of — extraire quelqu'un de [wreckage]

to stay ou steer clear of — éviter [town centre]; éviter [alcohol, troublemakers]

stand clear of the gates! — éloignez-vous des portes!

to get clear of — sortir de [traffic, town]
3.
transitive verb

1) ( remove) abattre [trees]; arracher [weeds]; enlever [debris, papers, mines]; dégager [snow] (from, off de)

to clear the streets of demonstrators — débarrasser les rues des manifestants

2) ( free from obstruction) déboucher [drains]; dégager [road]; débarrasser [table, surface]; déblayer [site]; défricher [land]

to clear the road of obstacles — dégager les obstacles de la route

to clear something out of the way — (from table, seat) enlever quelque chose; ( from floor) enlever quelque chose du passage

to clear the way for something/somebody — lit libérer le passage pour quelque chose/quelqu'un; fig ouvrir la voie pour [developments]; fig laisser la place à [person]

3) ( freshen)

to clear the air — lit aérer; fig apaiser les tensions

4) ( empty) vider [desk] (of de); débarrasser [room, surface] (of de); évacuer [area, building]

5) ( create) faire [space]

to clear a path through something — se frayer un chemin à travers quelque chose

6) ( disperse) dissiper [fog, smoke]; disperser [crowd]

7) ( unblock) dégager [nose]

to clear one's throat — se racler la gorge

the fresh air will clear your head — un peu d'air frais t'éclaircira les idées

8) ( eliminate) faire disparaître [dandruff, spots]

9) Computing effacer [screen]

10) ( dispose of) liquider [stock]

‘reduced to clear’ — ‘solde’

11) ( pay off) s'acquitter de [debt]

12) Finance [bank] compenser [cheque]

13) ( free from blame) innocenter [accused] (of de)

to be cleared of suspicion — être lavé de tout soupçon

to clear one's name — blanchir son nom

14) ( vet) mener une enquête administrative sur [employee]

15) ( officially approve) approuver [request]

to clear something with somebody — obtenir l'accord de quelqu'un pour quelque chose

16) ( jump over) franchir [hurdle, wall]

17) ( pass through) passer sous [bridge]

to clear customs — passer à la douane
4.
intransitive verb

1) ( become unclouded) [liquid, sky] s'éclaircir

2) ( disappear) [smoke, fog, cloud] se dissiper

3) ( become pure) [air] se purifier

4) ( go away) [rash] disparaître

5) Finance [cheque] être compensé

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Phrasal Verbs:

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

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the coast is clear — fig le champ est libre

to be in the clear — ( safe) être hors de danger; ( free from suspicion) être lavé de tout soupçon

English-French dictionary > clear
15 Computers

   1) A Comparison of the Digital Computer and the Brain

   The brain has been compared to a digital computer because the neuron, like a switch or valve, either does or does not complete a circuit. But at that point the similarity ends. The switch in the digital computer is constant in its effect, and its effect is large in proportion to the total output of the machine. The effect produced by the neuron varies with its recovery from [the] refractory phase and with its metabolic state. The number of neurons involved in any action runs into millions so that the inﬂuence of any one is negligible.... Any cell in the system can be dispensed with.... The brain is an analogical machine, not digital. Analysis of the integrative activities will probably have to be in statistical terms. (Lashley, quoted in Beach, Hebb, Morgan & Nissen, 1960, p. 539)

   2) Computers Do Not Crunch Numbers, They Manipulate Symbols

   It is essential to realize that a computer is not a mere "number cruncher," or supercalculating arithmetic machine, although this is how computers are commonly regarded by people having no familiarity with artificial intelligence. Computers do not crunch numbers; they manipulate symbols.... Digital computers originally developed with mathematical problems in mind, are in fact general purpose symbol manipulating machines....

   The terms "computer" and "computation" are themselves unfortunate, in view of their misleading arithmetical connotations. The definition of artificial intelligence previously cited-"the study of intelligence as computation"-does not imply that intelligence is really counting. Intelligence may be defined as the ability creatively to manipulate symbols, or process information, given the requirements of the task in hand. (Boden, 1981, pp. 15, 16-17)

   3) Getting Computers to Explain Things to Themselves

   The task is to get computers to explain things to themselves, to ask questions about their experiences so as to cause those explanations to be forthcoming, and to be creative in coming up with explanations that have not been previously available. (Schank, 1986, p. 19)

   4) Some Limits of Artificial Intelligence

   In What Computers Can't Do, written in 1969 (2nd edition, 1972), the main objection to AI was the impossibility of using rules to select only those facts about the real world that were relevant in a given situation. The "Introduction" to the paperback edition of the book, published by Harper & Row in 1979, pointed out further that no one had the slightest idea how to represent the common sense understanding possessed even by a four-year-old. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 102)

   5) The Computer as a Humanizing Inﬂuence

   A popular myth says that the invention of the computer diminishes our sense of ourselves, because it shows that rational thought is not special to human beings, but can be carried on by a mere machine. It is a short stop from there to the conclusion that intelligence is mechanical, which many people find to be an affront to all that is most precious and singular about their humanness.

   In fact, the computer, early in its career, was not an instrument of the philistines, but a humanizing inﬂuence. It helped to revive an idea that had fallen into disrepute: the idea that the mind is real, that it has an inner structure and a complex organization, and can be understood in scientific terms. For some three decades, until the 1940s, American psychology had lain in the grip of the ice age of behaviorism, which was antimental through and through. During these years, extreme behaviorists banished the study of thought from their agenda. Mind and consciousness, thinking, imagining, planning, solving problems, were dismissed as worthless for anything except speculation. Only the external aspects of behavior, the surface manifestations, were grist for the scientist's mill, because only they could be observed and measured....

   It is one of the surprising gifts of the computer in the history of ideas that it played a part in giving back to psychology what it had lost, which was nothing less than the mind itself. In particular, there was a revival of interest in how the mind represents the world internally to itself, by means of knowledge structures such as ideas, symbols, images, and inner narratives, all of which had been consigned to the realm of mysticism. (Campbell, 1989, p. 10)

   6) The Intentionality of Computers Is Essentially Borrowed, Hence Derivative

   [Our artifacts] only have meaning because we give it to them; their intentionality, like that of smoke signals and writing, is essentially borrowed, hence derivative. To put it bluntly: computers themselves don't mean anything by their tokens (any more than books do)-they only mean what we say they do. Genuine understanding, on the other hand, is intentional "in its own right" and not derivatively from something else. (Haugeland, 1981a, pp. 32-33)

   7) The Possibility of Computer Thought

   he debate over the possibility of computer thought will never be won or lost; it will simply cease to be of interest, like the previous debate over man as a clockwork mechanism. (Bolter, 1984, p. 190)

   8) We Are Getting Better at Building Even Better Computers, an Ever- Escalating Upward Spiral

   t takes us a long time to emotionally digest a new idea. The computer is too big a step, and too recently made, for us to quickly recover our balance and gauge its potential. It's an enormous accelerator, perhaps the greatest one since the plow, twelve thousand years ago. As an intelligence amplifier, it speeds up everything-including itself-and it continually improves because its heart is information or, more plainly, ideas. We can no more calculate its consequences than Babbage could have foreseen antibiotics, the Pill, or space stations.

   Further, the effects of those ideas are rapidly compounding, because a computer design is itself just a set of ideas. As we get better at manipulating ideas by building ever better computers, we get better at building even better computers-it's an ever-escalating upward spiral. The early nineteenth century, when the computer's story began, is already so far back that it may as well be the Stone Age. (Rawlins, 1997, p. 19)

   9) Weak Artificial Intelligence and Strong Artificial Intelligence

   According to weak AI, the principle value of the computer in the study of the mind is that it gives us a very powerful tool. For example, it enables us to formulate and test hypotheses in a more rigorous and precise fashion than before. But according to strong AI the computer is not merely a tool in the study of the mind; rather the appropriately programmed computer really is a mind in the sense that computers given the right programs can be literally said to understand and have other cognitive states. And according to strong AI, because the programmed computer has cognitive states, the programs are not mere tools that enable us to test psychological explanations; rather, the programs are themselves the explanations. (Searle, 1981b, p. 353)

    10) Why People Are Smarter Than Computers

   What makes people smarter than machines? They certainly are not quicker or more precise. Yet people are far better at perceiving objects in natural scenes and noting their relations, at understanding language and retrieving contextually appropriate information from memory, at making plans and carrying out contextually appropriate actions, and at a wide range of other natural cognitive tasks. People are also far better at learning to do these things more accurately and ﬂuently through processing experience.

   What is the basis for these differences? One answer, perhaps the classic one we might expect from artificial intelligence, is "software." If we only had the right computer program, the argument goes, we might be able to capture the ﬂuidity and adaptability of human information processing. Certainly this answer is partially correct. There have been great breakthroughs in our understanding of cognition as a result of the development of expressive high-level computer languages and powerful algorithms. However, we do not think that software is the whole story.

   In our view, people are smarter than today's computers because the brain employs a basic computational architecture that is more suited to deal with a central aspect of the natural information processing tasks that people are so good at.... hese tasks generally require the simultaneous consideration of many pieces of information or constraints. Each constraint may be imperfectly specified and ambiguous, yet each can play a potentially decisive role in determining the outcome of processing. (McClelland, Rumelhart & Hinton, 1986, pp. 3-4)

Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Computers
16 just

1. adjective
1) (morally right, deserved) gerecht; anständig, korrekt [Verhalten, Benehmen]

2) (legally right) rechtmäßig

3) (justified) berechtigt [Angst, Zorn, Groll]

4) (right in amount) recht, richtig [Proportion, Maß, Verhältnis]
2. adverb
1) (exactly) genau

just then/enough — gerade da/genug

just as — (exactly as, in the same way as) genauso wie; (when) gerade, als

just as you like — ganz wie Sie wünschen

just as good/tidy — etc. genauso gut/ordentlich usw.

come just as you are — komm so, wie du bist

just as fast as I can — so schnell wie ich nur kann

it'll just about be enough — (coll.) es wird in etwa reichen

that is just it — das ist es ja gerade; genau das ist es ja

that's just like him — das ist typisch er od. für ihn

just so — (in an orderly manner) ordentlich; (expr. agreement) ganz recht

2) (barely) gerade [eben]; (with very little time to spare) gerade [eben] noch; (no more than) nur

just under £10 — nicht ganz zehn Pfund

it's just possible — das ist gerade noch möglich

it's just after the traffic lights — es ist direkt hinter der Verkehrsampel

3) (exactly or nearly now or then, in immediate past) gerade [eben]; [so]eben; (at this moment) gerade

I have just seen him — (Brit.)

I just saw him — (Amer.) ich habe ihn gerade [eben] od. eben gesehen

just now — (at this moment) [im Moment] gerade; (a little time ago) gerade eben

not just now — im Moment nicht

4) (coll.) (simply) einfach; (only) nur; esp. with imperatives mal [eben]

I've come here just to see you — ich bin nur gekommen, um dich zu besuchen

just anybody — irgendjemand

just look at that! — guck dir das mal an!

could you just turn round? — kannst du dich mal [eben] umdrehen?

just come here a moment — komm [doch] mal einen Moment her

just a moment, please — einen Moment mal

just in case — für alle Fälle

5) (coll.): (positively) einfach; echt (ugs.)

that's just ridiculous/fantastic — das ist einfach lächerlich/fantastisch

6) (quite)

not just yet — noch nicht ganz

it is just as well that... — [es ist] nur gut od. es ist doch gut, dass...

you might just as well... — du könntest genauso gut...

7) (coll.): (really, indeed) wirklich; echt (ugs.)

That's lovely. - Isn't it just? — Das ist schön. - Ja, und wie

just the same — (nevertheless) trotzdem

that's just too bad — das ist Pech

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I adjective
1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) gerecht

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) berechtigt

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) gerecht

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- justness II adverb
1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) genau

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) genau

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) gerade

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) gerade

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) gerade

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) gerade noch

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) nur, einfach

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) einfach

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- just about
- just now
- just then
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just

I. adv

[ʤʌst, ʤəst]

inv

1. (in a moment) gleich

we're \just about to leave wir wollen gleich los

I was \just going to phone you ich wollte dich eben [o gerade] anrufen

I'm \just coming! ich komme gleich!

2. (directly) direkt, gleich

she lives \just around the corner/by the station sie wohnt gleich um die Ecke/direkt am Bahnhof

\just after gleich [o direkt] danach

\just after getting up/finishing work gleich [o direkt] nach dem Aufstehen/nach Arbeitsende

3. (recently) gerade [eben], [so]eben

they've \just gone out this minute sie sind [eben] vor einer Minute gegangen

4. (now) gerade

▪ to be \just doing sth gerade dabei sein, etw zu tun, gerade etw tun

I'm \just coming! ich komme schon!

5. (exactly) genau

that's \just what I was going to say genau das wollte ich gerade sagen

the twins look \just like each other die Zwillinge sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich

that's \just like you! das sieht dir [ganz] ähnlich! fam

it's \just like him to upset everybody es sieht ihm mal wieder ähnlich, alle zu verärgern fam

it's \just like you to forget your purse es ist mal wieder typisch für dich, dass du deinen Geldbeutel vergessen hast

come \just as you are kommen Sie, wie Sie sind

\just as I thought! das habe ich mir schon gedacht!

\just as I expected! ich hatte es nicht anders erwartet!

he reacted \just as I expected er hat genauso reagiert, wie ich es erwartet hatte

that's \just it! das ist es ja gerade!

\just as bad/good [as] genauso schlecht/gut [wie]

\just as many... as... genau so viele... wie...

\just now [or at the moment] gerade, im Augenblick

it's very hectic \just now es ist im Augenblick [o gerade] sehr hektisch

please not \just now jetzt bitte nicht

\just on ( fam) genau

it was \just on midnight when... es war Schlag [o genau um] Mitternacht, als...

\just then gerade in diesem Augenblick

\just as well ebenso gut

it's \just as well you stayed at home es ist nur gut, dass du zu Hause geblieben bist

\just as/when... gerade in dem Augenblick [o genau in dem Moment] als...

he arrived \just as the train was pulling out er kam gerade in dem Augenblick [o genau in dem Moment] an, als der Zug abfuhr

6. (only) nur, bloß fam; (simply) einfach

why don't you like him? — I \just don't! warum magst du ihn nicht? — nur so!

she's \just a baby/a few weeks old sie ist noch ein Baby/erst ein paar Wochen alt

can I \just finish my coffee? kann ich noch kurz meine Kaffee austrinken?

\just in case that... nur für den Fall, dass...

\just for fun [or ( fam) kicks] [or ( fam) a laugh] nur [so] zum Spaß, einfach aus Jux fam

\just like that einfach so

[not] \just anybody [nicht] einfach irgendjemand

7. (barely) gerade noch

the stone \just missed me der Stein hat mich nur knapp verfehlt

it's \just possible that... es ist nicht ganz ausgeschlossen, dass...

it might \just possibly help if... es wäre eventuell hilfreich, wenn...

there's \just enough space for the two of us der Platz reicht gerade mal für uns beide

that will be \just enough for a week das wird gerade mal für eine Woche reichen

\just in time gerade noch rechtzeitig

8. (absolutely) einfach, wirklich

\just dreadful/wonderful einfach furchtbar/wundervoll

9. with imperatives

\just you dare! untersteh dich!

\just imagine [or think] stell dir [bloß] mal vor

\just imagine! stell dir das mal vor!

\just listen! hör mal!

\just look at this! schau dir das mal an!

\just shut up! halt mal den Mund!

\just taste this! das musst du unbedingt mal probieren!

\just try! versuch's doch mal!

\just watch it! pass bloß auf!, nimm dich ja in Acht!

10.

▶ isn't it \just? und ob!, und wie! fam

▶ that's \just my luck so etwas kann wirklich nur mir passieren

▶ \just a minute [or moment] [or second]! (please wait) einen Augenblick [o einen Moment] [o eine Sekunde] [bitte]!; (as interruption) Moment [mal]!

▶ \just so (perfectly) absolut perfekt; ( form: yes) eben, ganz recht

▶ it's \just one of those things ( saying) so etwas passiert eben [o kommt schon mal vor

II. adj

[ʤʌst]

1. (fair) gerecht (to gegenüber + dat)

2. (justified) punishment gerecht; anger berechtigt; suspicion, indignation gerechtfertigt

to have \just cause to do sth einen triftigen [o guten] Grund haben, etw zu tun

to be \just reward for sth ein gerechter Ausgleich für etw akk sein

3.

▶ to get [or receive] one's \just deserts bekommen, was man verdient hat

it was no more than his \just deserts er hatte es nicht anders verdient

III. n

[ʤʌst]

( old)

▪ the \just pl die Gerechten pl

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I [dZʌst]
adv

1) (immediate past) gerade, (so)eben

they have just left — sie sind gerade or (so)eben gegangen

she left just before I came — sie war, gerade or kurz bevor ich kam, weggegangen

he's just been appointed — er ist gerade or eben erst ernannt worden

I met him just after lunch — ich habe ihn direkt or gleich nach dem Mittagessen getroffen

2) (= at this/that very moment) gerade

hurry up, he's just going — beeilen Sie sich, er geht gerade

he's just coming — er kommt gerade or eben

I'm just coming — ich komme ja schon

I was just going to... — ich wollte gerade...

just as I was going — genau in dem Moment or gerade, als ich gehen wollte

3) (= barely, almost not) gerade noch, mit knapper Not

he (only) just escaped being run over — er wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden

it just missed — es hat fast or beinahe getroffen

I've got only just enough to live on — mir reicht es gerade so or so eben noch zum Leben

I arrived just in time — ich bin gerade (noch) rechtzeitig gekommen

4) (= exactly) genau, gerade

it is just five o'clock — es ist genau fünf Uhr

that's just like you — das sieht dir ähnlich

it's just on nine o'clock —

it happened just as I expected — es passierte genau so, wie ich es erwartet hatte

it's just because of that that he insists — gerade or eben deshalb besteht er darauf

that's just it! — das ists ja gerade or eben!

that's just what I was going to say — genau das wollte ich (auch) sagen

just what do you mean by that? — was wollen Sie damit sagen?

just what does this symbol mean? — was bedeutet dieses Zeichen genau?

it was just there —

just so! (old) — genau, ganz recht

everything has to be just so — es muss alles seine Ordnung haben

5) (= only, simply) nur, bloß

I can stay just a minute — ich kann nur or bloß eine Minute bleiben

just you and me — nur wir beide, wir beide allein

this is just to show you how it works — dies soll Ihnen lediglich zeigen, wie es funktioniert

this is just to confirm... — hiermit bestätigen wir, dass...

he's just a boy — er ist doch noch ein Junge

why don't you want to/like it? – I just don't — warum willst du nicht/magst du es nicht? – ich will/mags eben or halt (inf) nicht

just like that — (ganz) einfach so

I don't know, I just don't — ich weiß (es) nicht, beim besten Willen nicht

you can't just assume... — Sie können doch nicht ohne weiteres annehmen...

it's just not good enough — es ist einfach nicht gut genug

I just prefer it this way — ich finds eben or einfach besser so

6) (= a small distance with position) gleich

just round the corner — gleich um die Ecke

just above the trees — direkt über den Bäumen

put it just over there — stells mal da drüben hin

just here — (genau) hier

7) (= absolutely) einfach, wirklich

it was just fantastic — es war einfach prima

it's just terrible — das ist ja schrecklich!

8)

just as — genauso, ebenso

the blue hat is just as nice as the red one — der blaue Hut ist genauso hübsch wie der rote

she didn't understand you – it's just as well! — sie hat Sie nicht verstanden – das ist vielleicht auch besser so

it's just as well you stayed at home, you didn't miss anything — es macht nichts, dass Sie zu Hause geblieben sind, Sie haben nichts verpasst

it's just as well you didn't go out —

it would be just as well if you came — es wäre doch besser, wenn Sie kämen

come just as you are —

it's just as you please — wie Sie wollen

just as I thought! — ich habe es mir doch gedacht!

9)

just about — in etwa, so etwa

I am just about ready — ich bin so gut wie fertig

it's just about here — es ist (so) ungefähr hier

did he make it in time? – just about — hat ers( rechtzeitig) geschafft? – so gerade

will this do? – just about — ist das recht so? – so in etwa

I am just about fed up with it! (inf) — so langsam aber sicher hängt es mir zum Hals raus (inf)

that's just about the limit! — das ist doch die Höhe!

10)

just now (in past) — soeben (erst), gerade erst

not just now — im Moment nicht

just now? — jetzt gleich?

you can go, but not just now — Sie können gehen, aber nicht gerade jetzt

11)

(other uses) just think — denk bloß

just listen — hör mal

just try — versuchs doch mal

just taste this — probier das mal; (it's awful) probier bloß das mal

just let me try — lassen Sies mich doch mal versuchen

just shut up! — sei bloß still!

just wait here a moment — warten Sie hier mal (für) einen Augenblick

just a moment or minute! — Moment mal!

I can just see him as a soldier — ich kann ihn mir gut als Soldat vorstellen

I can just see you getting up so early (iro) — du - und so früh aufstehen!

can I just finish this? — kann ich das eben noch fertig machen?

the possibilities just go on for ever — die Möglichkeiten sind ja unerschöpflich

don't I just! — und ob( ich...)

just watch it — nimm dich bloß in Acht

just you dare — wehe, wenn dus wagst
II
adj (+er)

1) person, decision gerecht (to gegenüber)

2) punishment, reward gerecht; anger berechtigt; suspicion gerechtfertigt, begründet

a just cause — eine gerechte Sache

I had just cause to be alarmed — ich hatte guten Grund, beunruhigt zu sein

as (it) is only just — wie es recht und billig ist

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just [dʒʌst]

A adj (adv → justly)

1. gerecht (to gegen):

be just to sb jemanden gerecht behandeln

2. gerecht, angemessen, gehörig, (wohl)verdient:

it was only just es war nur recht und billig;

just reward gerechter oder wohlverdienter Lohn

3. rechtmäßig, zu Recht bestehend, (wohl)begründet (Anspruch etc)

4. berechtigt, gerechtfertigt, (wohl)begründet (Empörung etc): → cause A 2

5. richtig, gehörig

6. a) genau, korrekt

b) wahr, richtig (Erklärung etc)

7. BIBEL gerecht, rechtschaffen

8. MUS rein

B adv [ unbetont dʒəst]

1. gerade, (so)eben:

they have just left sie sind gerade (fort)gegangen;

his troubles were just beginning seine Schwierigkeiten begannen erst; → now¹ A 3

2. gerade, genau, eben:

just there eben dort;

just then

a) gerade damals,

b) gerade in diesem Augenblick;

just five o’clock genau fünf Uhr;

just as

a) ebenso wie,

b) (zeitlich) gerade als;

just so! ganz recht!;

that is just it das ist es (ja) gerade oder eben; → like¹ A 2, thing² 1, well¹ A 12

3. gerade (noch), ganz knapp, mit knapper Not:

be just ahead of knapp führen vor (dat);

his shot was just wide SPORT sein Schuss ging (ganz) knapp daneben;

we just managed it wir schafften es gerade noch;

the bullet just missed him die Kugel ging ganz knapp an ihm vorbei, die Kugel hätte ihn beinahe getroffen;

just possible immerhin möglich, im Bereich des Möglichen;

just too late gerade zu spät; → miss² A 6

4. nur, lediglich, bloß:

just for the fun of it nur zum Spaß;

just an ordinary man nur ein Mann wie alle anderen;

just the thought of it der bloße Gedanke, allein oder schon der Gedanke; → moment 1, etc

5. just about

a) ungefähr, etwa:

just about the same;

I’ve just about had enough! umg so langsam reichts mir!

b) gerade noch:

I just about caught the train

6. vor imp

a) doch, mal

b) nur:

just tell me sag mir mal, sag mir nur oder bloß;

just sit down, please setzen Sie sich doch bitte

7. umg einfach, wirklich:

just wonderful

8. eigentlich:

just how many are there?

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1. adjective
1) (morally right, deserved) gerecht; anständig, korrekt [Verhalten, Benehmen]

2) (legally right) rechtmäßig

3) (justified) berechtigt [Angst, Zorn, Groll]

4) (right in amount) recht, richtig [Proportion, Maß, Verhältnis]
2. adverb
1) (exactly) genau

just then/enough — gerade da/genug

just as — (exactly as, in the same way as) genauso wie; (when) gerade, als

just as you like — ganz wie Sie wünschen

just as good/tidy — etc. genauso gut/ordentlich usw.

come just as you are — komm so, wie du bist

just as fast as I can — so schnell wie ich nur kann

it'll just about be enough — (coll.) es wird in etwa reichen

that is just it — das ist es ja gerade; genau das ist es ja

that's just like him — das ist typisch er od. für ihn

just so — (in an orderly manner) ordentlich; (expr. agreement) ganz recht

2) (barely) gerade [eben]; (with very little time to spare) gerade [eben] noch; (no more than) nur

just under £10 — nicht ganz zehn Pfund

it's just possible — das ist gerade noch möglich

it's just after the traffic lights — es ist direkt hinter der Verkehrsampel

3) (exactly or nearly now or then, in immediate past) gerade [eben]; [so]eben; (at this moment) gerade

I have just seen him — (Brit.)

I just saw him — (Amer.) ich habe ihn gerade [eben] od. eben gesehen

just now — (at this moment) [im Moment] gerade; (a little time ago) gerade eben

not just now — im Moment nicht

4) (coll.) (simply) einfach; (only) nur; esp. with imperatives mal [eben]

I've come here just to see you — ich bin nur gekommen, um dich zu besuchen

just anybody — irgendjemand

just look at that! — guck dir das mal an!

could you just turn round? — kannst du dich mal [eben] umdrehen?

just come here a moment — komm [doch] mal einen Moment her

just a moment, please — einen Moment mal

just in case — für alle Fälle

5) (coll.): (positively) einfach; echt (ugs.)

that's just ridiculous/fantastic — das ist einfach lächerlich/fantastisch

6) (quite)

not just yet — noch nicht ganz

it is just as well that... — [es ist] nur gut od. es ist doch gut, dass...

you might just as well... — du könntest genauso gut...

7) (coll.): (really, indeed) wirklich; echt (ugs.)

That's lovely. - Isn't it just? — Das ist schön. - Ja, und wie

just the same — (nevertheless) trotzdem

that's just too bad — das ist Pech

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adj.

einfach adj.

genau adj.

gerade adj.

gerade noch adj.

gerecht adj.

English-german dictionary > just
17 to

1. tə,tu preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a, hacia

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a, hasta

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) hasta

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) con, a

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a, para

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) en

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) en; para

9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) (hacerlo)

2. tu: adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) hasta cerrar

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) a

•

- to and fro

to prep

1. a

we are going to the coast nos vamos a la costa

we got to the airport at six llegamos al aeropuerto a las seis

she sent a postcard to her boyfriend envió una postal a su novio

give it to me dámelo a mí

he ran to school fue al colegio corriendo

2. a / hasta

she works from nine to five trabaja de nueve a cinco / trabaja desde las nueve hasta las cinco

3. menos

it's five to seven son las siete menos cinco

4. para

he rang to say hello llamó para saludarme

to

tr[tʊ, ʊnstressed tə]

preposition

1 (with place) a

■ we're going to a concert vamos a un concierto

■ did you go to the bank? ¿fuiste al banco?

■ he was taken to the police station lo llevaron a la comisaría

■ I have been to lots of countries he estado en muchos países

■ I saw her on the way to the airport la vi camino del aeropuerto

■ they travelled from town to town viajaron de ciudad en ciudad

■ A is to the north/south/east/west of B A está al norte/sur/este/oeste de B

■ it's twenty miles to York York está a veinte millas de aquí

2 (towards) hacia

■ the Labour party has moved to the right el partido laborista se ha desplazado hacia la derecha

■ it's further to the north está más hacia el norte

■ he sat with his back to her se sentó de espaldas a ella

3 (as far as, until) a, hasta

■ from beginning to end desde el principio hasta el final

■ she can count up to 10 sabe contar hasta 10

■ from Monday to Friday de lunes a viernes

■ we work from 9 to 5 trabajamos de 9 a 5

■ her hair reaches down to her waist el pelo le llega hasta la cintura

■ I like all music, from Abba to ZZTop me gusta toda la música, desde Abba hasta ZZTop

■ it's accurate to within one second tiene un margen de error de menos de un segundo

4 (of time) menos

■ it's ten to two son las dos menos diez

■ it's nearly twenty to son casi menos veinte

■ a quarter to eight las ocho menos cuarto

■ there are only two weeks to Christmas faltan sólo dos semanas para Navidad

5 (with indirect object) a

■ I showed the letter to my mother le enseñé la carta a mi madre

■ she lent the book to her friend le dejó el libro a su amiga

■ I gave it to him se lo di a él

6 (for) de

■ the key to the safe la llave de la caja fuerte

■ he's secretary to the board es secretario del consejo de administración

■ what's the answer to question 4? ¿cuál es la respuesta a la pregunta número 4?

■ heir to the throne heredero al trono

7 (attitude, behaviour) con, para con

■ you've been very kind to us has sido muy amable con nosotros

■ be nice to her pórtate bien con ella

■ he was so rude to me se mostró muy grosero conmigo

8 (in honour of) a

■ we drink to his health brindamos a su salud

■ a monument to Churchill un monumento a Churchill

9 (touching) a, contra

■ he put his ear to the wall puso la oreja contra la pared

■ she clutched her bag to her chest se estrechó el bolso contra el pecho

10 (accompanied by) acompañado,-a de

■ we danced to the music bailamos al compás de la música

■ he left to loud shouts of disapproval se marchó entre gritos de desaprobación

11 (causing something) para

■ to my surprise, it was empty para mi sorpresa, estaba vacío

12 (as seen by) por lo que respecta

■ to a foreigner, it must seem awful para un extranjero, debe parecer terrible

■ to some people he was a hero, to others a traitor para algunos era un héroe, para otros era un traidor

13 (indicating comparison) a

■ I prefer tea to coffee prefiero el té al café

■ that's nothing to what I heard eso no es nada comparado con lo que he oído

14 (ratio) a

■ they won by fourteen points to ten ganaron por catorce puntos a diez

■ we lost by three goals to two perdimos por tres a dos

■ the odds are 50 to 1 las posibilidades son 50 contra 1

15 (per, equivalent) a, en

■ there are 100 pence to the pound hay 100 peniques en una libra

■ how much does your car do to the gallon? ≈ ¿cuánto gasta tu coche a los cien kilómetros?

16 (according to) según

■ to my way of thinking a mi modo de entender

■ is it to your taste? ¿es de su agrado?

■ I did it to the best of my ability lo hice lo mejor posible

■ contrary to all appearances en contra de todos los indicios

17 (result) a

■ wait until the light turns to green espera hasta que la luz cambie a verde

■ she was reduced to tears se deshizo en lágrimas

■ the party's rapid rise to power la rápida subida al poder del partido

■ he smashed it to pieces lo hizo pedazos

18 (in order to) para, a fin de

■ I worked overtime to earn some extra money hice horas extras para ganar más dinero

19 (used as object of many verbs)

■ she wants you to go away quiere que te vayas

20 (substituting infinitive)

■ would you like to dance? --I'd love to ¿te gustaría bailar? --me encantaría

■ she didn't want to go, but she had to no quería ir, pero no le quedaba más remedio

adverb

1 (of door) ajustada

■ push the door to ajusta la puerta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to and fro vaivén, ir y venir Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Cuando se usa con la raíz del verbo para formar el infinitivo no se traduce/Table 1 ■ I want to help you quiero ayudarte

■ he tried to sell his car intentó vender su coche

to ['tu:] adv

1) : a un estado consciente

to come to: volver en sí

2)

to and fro : de aquí para allá, de un lado para otro

to prep

1) (indicating a place) : a

to go to the doctor: ir al médico

I'm going to John's: voy a la casa de John

2) toward: a, hacia

two miles to the south: dos millas hacia el sur

3) on: en, sobre

apply salve to the wound: póngale ungüento a la herida

4) up to: hasta, a

to a degree: hasta cierto grado

from head to toe: de pies a cabeza

5) (in expressions of time)

it's quarter to seven: son las siete menos cuarto

6) until: a, hasta

from May to December: de mayo a diciembre

7) (indicating belonging or possession) : de, a

the key to the lock: la llave del candado

8) (indicating response) : a

dancing to the rhythm: bailando al compás

9) (indicating comparison or proportion) : a

it's similar to mine: es parecido al mío

they won 4 to 2: ganaron 4 a 2

10) (indicating agreement or conformity) : a, de acuerdo con

made to order: hecho a la orden

to my knowledge: a mi saber

11) (indicating inclusion) : en cada, por

twenty to the box: veinte por caja

12) (used to form the infinitive)

to understand: entender

to go away: irse

I tuː, weak form tə
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating destination) a

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

we went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

b) ( indicating direction) hacia

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

c) ( indicating position) a

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

2) (against, onto)

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

3)

a) ( as far as) hasta

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

b) ( until) hasta

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

c) ( indicating range)

there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)

4)

a) ( showing indirect object)

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

b) (in toasts, dedications)

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

5) (indicating proportion, relation)

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después

6) ( concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo

7)

a) ( in accordance with)

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

b) ( producing)

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

c) ( indicating purpose)

to this end — con este fin

8) ( indicating belonging) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

the solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

9) ( telling time) (BrE)

ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)

10) ( accompanied by)

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

II tə
(in infinitives)

1)

a)

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

b) ( in order to) para

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

c) ( indicating result)

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

d) ( without vb)

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

2) (after adj or n)

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

III tuː
adverb ( shut)

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

[tʊ, tuː, tǝ]
1. PREPOSITION
When to is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg set to, heave to, look up the phrasal verb. When to is part of a set combination, eg nice to, to my mind, to all appearances, appeal to, look up the other word.
1) (destination) a
Note: a + el = al

it's 90 kilometres to Lima — de aquí a Lima hay 90 kilómetros, hay 90 kilómetros a Lima

a letter to his wife — una carta a su mujer

he fell to the floor — cayó al suelo

to go to Paris/Spain — ir a París/España

to go to Peru — ir al Perú

to go to school/university — ir al colegio/a la Universidad

to go to the doctor's — ir al médico

I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice — me gustó la exposición, fui a verla dos veces

we're going to John's/my parents' for Christmas — vamos a casa de John/mis padres por Navidad

• have you ever been to India? — ¿has estado alguna vez en la India?

• flights to Heathrow — vuelos a or con destino a Heathrow

• the road to Edinburgh — la carretera de Edimburgo
church 1., 2)
2) (=towards) hacia

he walked slowly to the door — caminó despacio hacia la puerta

he turned to me — se giró hacia mí

move it to the left/right — muévelo hacia la izquierda/derecha

3) (=as far as) hasta

from here to London — de aquí a or hasta Londres

I'll see you to the door — te acompaño hasta la puerta

4) (=up to) hasta

to count to ten — contar hasta diez

it's accurate to (within) a millimetre — es exacto hasta el milímetro

to some extent — hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

we are expecting 40 to 50 people — esperamos entre 40 y 50 personas

• to this day I still don't know what he meant — aún hoy no sé lo que quiso decir

eight years ago to the day — hoy hace exactamente ocho años

• he didn't stay to the end — no se quedó hasta el final

• from Monday to Friday — de lunes a viernes

from morning to night — de la mañana a la noche, desde la mañana hasta la noche

• funds to the value of... — fondos por valor de...
decimal 1.
5) (=located at) a

the door is to the left (of the window) — la puerta está a la izquierda (de la ventana)

the airport is to the west of the city — el aeropuerto está al oeste de la ciudad

6) (=against) contra

he stood with his back to the wall — estaba con la espalda contra la pared

he clasped her to him — la estrechó contra sí

to turn a picture to the wall — volver un cuadro mirando a la pared

7) (when telling time)

it's a quarter to three — son las tres menos cuarto, es or (LAm) falta un cuarto para las tres

at eight minutes to ten — a las diez menos ocho

8) (introducing indirect object) a

to give sth to sb — dar algo a algn

I gave it to my friend — se lo di a mi amigo

the man I sold it to or frm to whom I sold it — el hombre a quien se lo vendí

it belongs to me — me pertenece (a mí), es mío

they were kind to me — fueron amables conmigo

it's new to me — es nuevo para mí

what is that to me? — ¿y a mí qué me importa eso?

"that's strange," I said to myself — -es raro -me dije para mis adentros

9) (in dedications, greetings)

greetings to all our friends! — ¡saludos a todos los amigos!

welcome to you all! — ¡bienvenidos todos!

"to P.R. Lilly" — (in book) "para P.R. Lilly"

here's to you! — ¡va por ti!, ¡por ti!

a monument to the fallen — un monumento a los caídos, un monumento en honor a los caídos

10) (in ratios, proportions) por

there were three men to a cell — había tres hombres por celda

it does 30 miles to the gallon — hace 30 millas por galón

eight apples to the kilo — ocho manzanas por kilo

there are about five pesos to the dollar — son unos cinco pesos por dólar

a scale of 1 centimetre to 1 kilometre — una escala de 1 centímetro por kilómetro

200 people to the square mile — 200 personas por milla cuadrada

the odds are 8 to 1 — las probabilidades son de 8 a 1

the odds against it happening are a million to one — las probabilidades de que eso ocurra son una entre un millón

by a majority of 12 to 10 — por una mayoría de 12 a 10

they won by four goals to two — ganaron por cuatro goles a dos

three to the fourth, three to the power of four — (Math) tres a la cuarta potencia

11) (in comparisons) a

superior to the others — superior a los demás

A is to B as C is to D — A es a B como C es a D

that's nothing to what is to come — eso no es nada en comparación con lo que está por venir

12) (=about, concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué te parece (eso)?

what would you say to a beer? — ¿te parece que tomemos una cerveza?

"to repairing pipes:..." — (on bill) "reparación de las cañerías:..."

13) (=according to) según

to my way of thinking — a mi modo de ver, según mi modo de pensar

14) (=to the accompaniment of)

we danced to the music of the band — bailamos con la música de la orquesta

they came out to the strains of the national anthem — salieron a los compases del himno nacional

it is sung to the tune of "Tipperary" — se canta con la melodía de "Tipperary"

15) (=of, for) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

assistant to the manager — asistente del gerente

he was a good father to the children — fue un buen padre para sus hijos

it offers a solution to your problem — te ofrece una solución para el problema

we've found the solution to the problem — hemos encontrado solución al problema

the British ambassador to Moscow — el embajador británico en Moscú

he has been a good friend to us — ha sido un buen amigo para nosotros

16) (with gerund/noun)

• to look forward to doing sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo

I'm really looking forward to the holidays — estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones

• to prefer painting to drawing — preferir pintar a dibujar

• to be used to (doing) sth — estar acostumbrado a (hacer) algo

17) (in set expressions)

• to this end — a or con este fin

• to my enormous shame I did nothing — para gran vergüenza mía, no hice nada

• to my great surprise — con gran sorpresa por mi parte, para gran sorpresa mía

2. INFINITIVE PARTICLE

1) (infinitive)

to come — venir

to sing — cantar

to work — trabajar

2) (following another verb)

a)
A preposition may be required with the Spanish infinitive, depending on what precedes it: look up the verb.
• she refused to listen — se negó a escuchar

• to start to cry — empezar or ponerse a llorar

• to try to do sth — tratar de hacer algo, intentar hacer algo

• to want to do sth — querer hacer algo

b) (object as subject of following infinitive)

• I'd advise you to think this over — te aconsejaría que te pensaras bien esto

• he'd like me to give up work — le gustaría que dejase de trabajar

• we'd prefer him to go to university — preferiríamos que fuese a la universidad

• I want you to do it — quiero que lo hagas

c)

I have things to do — tengo cosas que hacer

he has a lot to lose — tiene mucho que perder

there was no one for me to ask, there wasn't anyone for me to ask — no había nadie a quien yo pudiese preguntar

he's not the sort or type to do that — no es de los que hacen eso

• that book is still to be written — ese libro está todavía por escribir

• now is the time to do it — ahora es el momento de hacerlo

• and who is he to criticize? — ¿y quién es él para criticar?

3) (purpose, result) para

he did it to help you — lo hizo para ayudarte

I have done nothing to deserve this — no he hecho nada para merecer esto

it disappeared, never to be seen again — desapareció para siempre

I arrived to find she had gone — cuando llegué me encontré con que se había ido

he came to see you — vino a verte

he's gone to get the paper — ha ido a por el periódico

4) (standing in for verb)
The particle to is not translated when it stands for the infinitive:
we didn't want to sell it but we had to — no queríamos venderlo pero tuvimos que hacerlo or no hubo más remedio

"would you like to come to dinner?" - "I'd love to!" — -¿te gustaría venir a cenar? -¡me encantaría!

you may not want to do it but you ought to for the sake of your education — tal vez no quieres hacerlo pero deberías en aras de tu educación

I don't want to — no quiero

I forgot to — se me olvidó

5) (after adjective)
For combinations like difficult/easy/foolish/ ready/ slow to etc, look up the adjective.
it is very expensive to live in London — resulta muy caro vivir en Londres

it's hard to describe the feeling — es difícil describir la sensación

these dogs are hard to control — estos perros son difíciles de controlar

the first/last to go — el primero/último en irse

he's young to be a grandfather — es joven para ser abuelo

See:

EASY, DIFFICULT, IMPOSSIBLE in easy

6) (in exclamations)

and then to be let down like that! — ¡y para que luego te decepcionen así!

and to think he didn't mean a word of it! — ¡y pensar que nada de lo que dijo era de verdad!

7)

to see him now one would never think that... — al verlo or viéndolo ahora nadie creería que...

3.

ADVERB

to pull the door to — tirar de la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta tirando

to push the door to — empujar la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta empujando

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I [tuː], weak form [tə]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating destination) a

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

we went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

b) ( indicating direction) hacia

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

c) ( indicating position) a

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

2) (against, onto)

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

3)

a) ( as far as) hasta

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

b) ( until) hasta

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

c) ( indicating range)

there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)

4)

a) ( showing indirect object)

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

b) (in toasts, dedications)

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

5) (indicating proportion, relation)

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después

6) ( concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo

7)

a) ( in accordance with)

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

b) ( producing)

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

c) ( indicating purpose)

to this end — con este fin

8) ( indicating belonging) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

the solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

9) ( telling time) (BrE)

ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)

10) ( accompanied by)

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

II [tə]
(in infinitives)

1)

a)

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

b) ( in order to) para

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

c) ( indicating result)

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

d) ( without vb)

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

2) (after adj or n)

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

III [tuː]
adverb ( shut)

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

English-spanish dictionary > to
18 balance

1.
['bæləns]noun

1) (instrument) Waage, die

balance[-wheel] — Unruh, die

2) (fig.)

be or hang in the balance — in der Schwebe sein

3) (even distribution) Gleichgewicht, das; (due proportion) ausgewogenes Verhältnis

strike a balance between — den Mittelweg finden zwischen (+ Dat.)

upset the balance of nature — das natürliche Gleichgewicht stören

4) (counterpoise, steady position) Gleichgewicht, das

keep/lose one's balance — das Gleichgewicht halten/verlieren; (fig.) sein Gleichgewicht bewahren/verlieren

off [one's] balance — (lit. or fig.) aus dem Gleichgewicht

5) (preponderating weight or amount) Bilanz, die

6) (Bookk.): (difference) Bilanz, die; (state of bank account) Kontostand, der; (statement) Auszug, der

on balance — (fig.) alles in allem

balance sheet — Bilanz, die

7) (Econ.)

balance of payments — Zahlungsbilanz, die

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz, die

8) (remainder) Rest, der
2. transitive verb
1) (weigh up) abwägen

balance something with or by or against something else — etwas gegen etwas anderes abwägen

2) (bring into or keep in balance) balancieren; auswuchten [Rad]

balance oneself — balancieren

3) (equal, neutralize) ausgleichen

balance each other, be balanced — sich (Dat.) die Waage halten

4) (make up for, exclude dominance of) ausgleichen

5) (Bookk.) bilanzieren
3. intransitive verb
1) (be in equilibrium) balancieren

balancing act — (lit. or fig.) Balanceakt, der

2) (Bookk.) ausgeglichen sein

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['bæləns] 1. noun
1) (a weighing instrument.) die Waage

2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) das Gleichgewicht

3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) das Gleichgewicht

4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) das (Bank-)Guthaben
2. verb
1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) ins Gleichgewicht bringen

2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) balancieren

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- academic.ru/5139/balance_sheet">balance sheet
- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance
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bal·ance

[ˈbælən(t)s]

I. n

1. no pl ( also fig: equilibrium) Balance f a. fig, Gleichgewicht nt a. fig

the \balance of nature das Gleichgewicht der Natur

sense of \balance Gleichgewichtssinn m

the natural \balance das ökologische Gleichgewicht

personal \balance innere Ausgeglichenheit, seelisches Gleichgewicht

to keep one's \balance das Gleichgewicht [be]halten

to hang [or be] in the \balance ( fig) in der Schwebe sein fig

his life hung in the \balance sein Leben hing an einem seidenen Faden

to lose one's \balance das Gleichgewicht verlieren; ( fig) die Fassung verlieren

to regain one's \balance ( fig) wieder ins Lot kommen, sein Gleichgewicht wiederfinden

to throw [or catch] sb off \balance ( also fig) jdn aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen a. fig

on \balance alles in allem

2. no pl (equality) Gleichgewicht nt, Ausgewogenheit f

I try to keep a \balance between work and relaxation ich versuche, mein Leben so zu gestalten, dass sich Arbeit und Entspannung die Waage halten

this newspaper maintains a good \balance in its presentation of different opinions die Zeitung gibt die verschiedenen Meinungen in einem ausgewogenen Verhältnis wieder

to hold the \balance of power das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte aufrechterhalten

to redress the \balance das Gleichgewicht wiederherstellen

to strike a \balance between two things den goldenen Mittelweg zwischen zwei Dingen finden

to upset [or disturb] the [delicate] \balance between two things das [empfindliche] Gleichgewicht zwischen zwei Dingen durcheinanderbringen

3. (counteracting force) Gegengewicht nt, Ausgleich m (to zu + dat)

4. no pl (predominating weight) Hauptgewicht nt

the \balance of opinion is that... es herrscht die Meinung vor, dass...

the \balance of evidence suggests that... es überwiegen die Beweise dafür, dass...

5. FIN Saldo m, Kontostand m; (credit also) Guthaben nt

what is the \balance in my account? wie ist mein Kontostand?

[annual] \balance sheet [Jahres]bilanz f

\balance amount Saldobetrag m

\balance carried forward Saldovortrag m

\balance in cash Barguthaben nt

to check one's bank \balance seinen Kontostand überprüfen

\balance on hand Kasse f, verfügbarer Saldo m

\balance brought down [or forward] Saldoübertrag m, Saldovortrag m

on \balance per Saldo fachspr

6. FIN (amount left to pay) Rest[betrag] m

the \balance of 600 euros must be paid within 30 days der Restbetrag von Euro 600 muss innerhalb von 30 Tagen gezahlt werden

\balance due [to us] fälliger Rechnungsbetrag

7. ECON

\balance of payments, BOP Zahlungsbilanz f

capital account \balance of payments Kapitalbilanz f (Teil der Zahlungsbilanz)

current account \balance of payments Zahlungsbilanz f der laufenden Posten

long-term \balance of payments langfristige Zahlungsbilanz

overall \balance of payments Gesamtzahlungsbilanz f

\balance of payments adjustment Zahlungsbilanzausgleich m

\balance of payments deficit Zahlungsbilanzdefizit nt

\balance of payments imbalance Zahlungsbilanzungleichgewicht nt

\balance of payments surplus Zahlungsbilanzüberschuss m

\balance of trade Handelsbilanz f

adverse [or unfavourable] \balance of trade passive Handelsbilanz

favourable \balance of trade aktive Handelsbilanz

8. (scales) Waage f

9. ART (harmony) Ausgewogenheit f

10. TECH, MUS Balance f, Aussteuerung f

11. NAUT of a boat Balance f

12. ASTROL, ASTRON

▪ the \balance die Waage

13. TECH (in a clock or watch) Unruh f

II. vt

1. (compare)

▪ to \balance sth with [or against] sth etw gegen etw akk abwägen

2. (keep steady)

▪ to \balance sth etw balancieren

he \balanced the basket on his head er balancierte den Korb auf seinem Kopf

3. (achieve equilibrium)

▪ to \balance sth and sth ein Gleichgewicht zwischen etw dat und etw dat herstellen

4. FIN

to \balance an account ein Konto ausgleichen [o fachspr saldieren]

to \balance the books die Bücher abschließen, die Bilanz aufstellen

5. ECON

to \balance the economy [or budget] den Haushalt ausgleichen

6. (neutralize)

▪ to \balance sth etw ausgleichen

7. TECH

to \balance wheels Räder auswuchten

III. vi

1. ( also fig: keep steady) das Gleichgewicht halten

she \balanced on one foot sie balancierte auf einem Fuß

2. FIN account ausgeglichen sein

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['bləns]
1. n

1) (= apparatus) Waage f

to be or hang in the balance (fig) — in der Schwebe sein

his life hung in the balance — sein Leben hing an einem dünnen or seidenen Faden

2) (= counterpoise) Gegengewicht nt (to zu); (fig) Ausgleich m (to für)

3) (lit, fig: equilibrium) Gleichgewicht nt

sense of balance — Gleichgewichtssinn m

to keep one's balance — das Gleichgewicht (be)halten

to lose one's balance — aus dem Gleichgewicht kommen, das Gleichgewicht verlieren

to recover one's balance — wieder ins Gleichgewicht kommen, das Gleichgewicht wiedererlangen

off balance — aus dem Gleichgewicht

to throw sb off ( his) balance — jdn aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen

the right balance of personalities in the team — eine ausgewogene Mischung verschiedener Charaktere in der Mannschaft

on the balance of probabilities... — wenn man die Möglichkeiten gegeneinander abwägt,...

the balance of power —

balance of terror — Gleichgewicht nt des Schreckens

to strike the right balance between old and new/import and export — den goldenen Mittelweg zwischen Alt und Neu finden/das richtige Verhältnis von Import zu Export finden

on balance (fig) — alles in allem

4) (= preponderant weight) Hauptgewicht nt

the balance of advantage lies with you — der Hauptvorteil ist auf Ihrer Seite

5) (COMM, FIN: state of account) Saldo m; (with bank) Kontostand m, Saldo m; (of company) Bilanz f

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz f

balance in hand (Comm) — Kassen(be)stand m

balance carried forward — Saldovortrag or -übertrag m

balance due (Banking) — Debetsaldo m, Soll nt; (Comm) Rechnungsbetrag m

or favor (US) — Saldoguthaben nt

balance of payments/trade — Zahlungs-/Handelsbilanz f

6) (= remainder) Rest m

to pay off the balance — den Rest bezahlen; (Banking) den Saldo begleichen

my father has promised to make up the balance — mein Vater hat versprochen, die Differenz zu (be)zahlen

7) (ART) Ausgewogenheit f

2. vt

1) (= keep level, in equilibrium) im Gleichgewicht halten; (= bring into equilibrium) ins Gleichgewicht bringen, ausbalancieren

to balance oneself on one foot — auf einem Bein balancieren

the seal balances a ball on its nose — der Seehund balanciert einen Ball auf der Nase

2) (in the mind) two arguments (gegeneinander) abwägen; interests, needs, demands abwägen (against gegen)

to balance sth against sth — etw einer Sache (dat) gegenüberstellen

3) (= equal, make up for) ausgleichen

4) (COMM, FIN) account (= add up) saldieren, abschließen; (= make equal) ausgleichen; (= pay off) begleichen; budget ausgleichen

to balance the books — die Bilanz ziehen or machen

5) (AUT) wheel auswuchten

3. vi

1) (= be in equilibrium) Gleichgewicht halten; (scales) sich ausbalancieren; (painting) ausgewogen sein

he balanced on one foot — er balancierte auf einem Bein

with a ball balancing on its nose — mit einem Ball, den er auf der Nase balancierte

2) (COMM, FIN accounts) ausgeglichen sein

the books don't balance — die Abrechnung stimmt nicht

to make the books balance — die Abrechnung ausgleichen

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balance [ˈbæləns]

A s

1. Waage f:

tip the balance fig den Ausschlag gegen (in favo[u]r of für; against gegen)

2. Gleichgewicht n:

a) Balance f

b) auch balance of mind Fassung f, Gemütsruhe f:

in the balance fig in der Schwebe;

out of balance TECH exzentrisch, aus dem Gleichgewicht;

hang ( oder tremble) in the balance fig auf (des) Messers Schneide stehen;

hold the balance (of power) fig das Zünglein an der Waage bilden;

keep one’s balance

a) das Gleichgewicht halten,

b) fig sich nicht aus der Fassung bringen lassen;

lose one’s balance das Gleichgewicht od (fig) die Fassung verlieren;

throw sb off (their) balance

a) jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen,

b) fig jemanden aus der Fassung bringen;

balance of nature ökologisches Gleichgewicht;

balance of power (politisches) Gleichgewicht, Gleichgewicht der Kräfte, Kräftegleichgewicht;

the balance of the game was changing SPORT das Spiel kippte um

3. (to) besonders fig Gegengewicht n (zu), Ausgleich m (für)

4. besonders fig Übergewicht n

5. fig Abwägen n:

on balance wenn man alles berücksichtigt, alles in allem (genommen) ( → A 7)

6. KUNST harmonisches Verhältnis, Ausgewogenheit f (auch eines Fernsehprogramms etc)

7. WIRTSCH

a) Bilanz f

b) Rechnungsabschluss m

c) (Konten-, Rechnungs)Saldo m, Kontostand m, Bestand m, Guthaben n

d) Restbetrag m, -summe f:

balance at ( oder in) the bank Banksaldo, -guthaben;

balance of accounts Kontenabschluss m;

balance of payments Zahlungsbilanz;

balance of trade Handelsbilanz;

balance of the books Abschluss m der Bücher;

balance due Debetsaldo, geschuldeter Restbetrag;

balance in your favo(u)r Saldo zu Ihren Gunsten;

balance in ( oder on) hand Bar-, Kassenbestand;

show a balance einen Saldo aufweisen;

strike a balance den Saldo od (a. fig)(die) Bilanz ziehen;

on balance per Saldo ( → A 5); → bring forward 3

8. Rest m:

the balance of my annual holiday mein restlicher Jahresurlaub

9. TECH Unruh f (der Uhr)

10. ELEK (Null)Abgleich m (einer Messbrücke)

11. PHYS Ausgleich m, Kompensation f

12. PHYSIOL (Stickstoff- etc) Gleichgewicht n:

thyroid balance Schilddrüsengleichgewicht, normales Funktionieren der Schilddrüse

13. Balance ASTROL Waage f (Tierkreiszeichen)

B v/t

1. wiegen

2. fig (ab-, er)wägen:

balance one thing against another eine Sache gegen eine andere abwägen

3. (o.s. sich) im Gleichgewicht halten, balancieren

4. ins Gleichgewicht bringen, ausgleichen, ausbalancieren

5. ELEK

a) abgleichen

b) entkoppeln, neutralisieren

c) symmetrieren

6. TECH Räder etc auswuchten

7. WIRTSCH Konten oder Rechnungen aus-, begleichen, saldieren, abschließen:

balance one item against another einen Posten gegen einen anderen aufrechnen;

balance our account zum Ausgleich unserer Rechnung;

balance the ledger das Hauptbuch (ab)schließen;

balance the cash Kasse(nsturz) machen; → account C 1, checkbook

8. WIRTSCH gleichstehen mit:

the expenses balance the receipts

9. KUNST harmonisch gestalten

C v/i

1. sich im Gleichgewicht halten (auch fig), balancieren:

balance with ein Gegengewicht bilden zu, etwas ausgleichen

2. sich (hin und her) wiegen, wippen

3. auch balance out TECH sich einspielen (Zeiger etc)

4. WIRTSCH sich ausgleichen (Rechnungen)

bal. abk

1. WIRTSCH balance

2. WIRTSCH balancing

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1.
['bæləns]noun

1) (instrument) Waage, die

balance[-wheel] — Unruh, die

2) (fig.)

be or hang in the balance — in der Schwebe sein

3) (even distribution) Gleichgewicht, das; (due proportion) ausgewogenes Verhältnis

strike a balance between — den Mittelweg finden zwischen (+ Dat.)

upset the balance of nature — das natürliche Gleichgewicht stören

4) (counterpoise, steady position) Gleichgewicht, das

keep/lose one's balance — das Gleichgewicht halten/verlieren; (fig.) sein Gleichgewicht bewahren/verlieren

off [one's] balance — (lit. or fig.) aus dem Gleichgewicht

5) (preponderating weight or amount) Bilanz, die

6) (Bookk.): (difference) Bilanz, die; (state of bank account) Kontostand, der; (statement) Auszug, der

on balance — (fig.) alles in allem

balance sheet — Bilanz, die

7) (Econ.)

balance of payments — Zahlungsbilanz, die

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz, die

8) (remainder) Rest, der
2. transitive verb
1) (weigh up) abwägen

balance something with or by or against something else — etwas gegen etwas anderes abwägen

2) (bring into or keep in balance) balancieren; auswuchten [Rad]

balance oneself — balancieren

3) (equal, neutralize) ausgleichen

balance each other, be balanced — sich (Dat.) die Waage halten

4) (make up for, exclude dominance of) ausgleichen

5) (Bookk.) bilanzieren
3. intransitive verb
1) (be in equilibrium) balancieren

balancing act — (lit. or fig.) Balanceakt, der

2) (Bookk.) ausgeglichen sein

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(banking) n.

Guthaben - n. n.

Abgleich -ungen m.

Ausgewogenheit f.

Bilanz -en f.

Gleichgewicht n. v.

abwägen v.

ausgleichen v.

English-german dictionary > balance
19 rule

1. noun
1) (principle) Regel, die

the rules of the game — (lit. or fig.) die Spielregeln

stick to or play by the rules — (lit. or fig.) sich an die Spielregeln halten

rules and regulations — Regeln und Vorschriften

be against the rules — regelwidrig sein; (fig.) gegen die Spielregeln verstoßen

as a rule — in der Regel

rule of thumb — Faustregel, die

2) (custom) Regel, die

the rule of the house is that... — in diesem Haus ist es üblich, dass...

3) no pl. (government) Herrschaft, die ( over über + Akk.)

the rule of law — die Autorität des Gesetzes

4) (graduated measure) Maß, das; (tape) Bandmaß, das; (folding) Zollstock, der
2. transitive verb
1) (control) beherrschen

2) (be the ruler of) regieren; [Monarch, Diktator usw.:] herrschen über (+ Akk.)

rule the roost [in the house] — Herr im Hause sein

3) (give as decision) entscheiden

rule a motion out of order — einen Antrag nicht zulassen

4) (draw) ziehen [Linie]; (draw lines on) linieren [Papier]
3. intransitive verb
1) (govern) herrschen

2) (decide, declare formally) entscheiden ( against gegen; in favour of für)

rule on a matter — in einer Sache entscheiden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91129/rule_off">rule off

- rule out

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[ru:l] 1. noun
1) (government: under foreign rule.) die Herrschaft

2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) die Ordnung

3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) die Regel

4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) die Regel

5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) das Lineal
2. verb
1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) regieren

2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) entscheiden

3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) ziehen

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- ruled
- ruler
- ruling 3. noun
(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) die Entscheidung

- as a rule
- rule off
- rule out
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rule

[ru:l]

I. n

1. (instruction) Regel f

where in the \rules does it say that? wo steht das?

those are the \rules so sind nun mal die Regeln

this is a club \rule das ist im Klub hier so üblich

it is a \rule that... es ist eine Regel, dass...

company \rule Betriebsvorschriften pl

\rules and regulations Regeln und Bestimmungen

set of \rules Regeln pl

traffic \rules Verkehrsregeln pl

\rules pl of procedure LAW Geschäftsordnung f

\rule of mixtures CHEM Mischungsregel f

\rule of three MATH Dreisatz m

to bend [or stretch] the \rules die Regeln beugen

to break a \rule eine Regel brechen

to follow [or obey] [or ( form) observe] a \rule eine Regel befolgen [o einhalten]

to know the \rules of a game die Spielregeln kennen

to play [or go] [or do things] by the \rules sich akk an die Spielregeln halten

according to the \rules nach den Regeln, den Regeln entsprechend

to be against the \rules gegen die Regeln verstoßen

2. no pl (control) Herrschaft f

the \rule of law die Rechtsstaatlichkeit

one-party \rule Einparteienherrschaft f

the period of Fascist \rule die faschistische Herrschaft

3. ( form or dated: measuring device) Lineal nt

4. (condition) Regel f

\rule of 72 72er Regel

5. (line) Linie f

6. LAW (court decision) gerichtliche Entscheidung

7.

▶ as a [general] \rule normalerweise, in der Regel

▶ to be the \rule die Regel sein

▶ to make sth a \rule etw zur Regel machen

▶ to run the \rule over sth überprüfen, ob etw in Ordnung ist

▶ \rule of thumb Faustregel f; see also exception

II. vt

1. (govern)

▪ to \rule sth/sb etw/jdn regieren

to \rule a country with a rod of iron ein Land mit eiserner Faust regieren

2. (control)

▪ to \rule sth etw beherrschen

she \rules her household with an iron hand sie führt ihren Haushalt mit eiserner Hand

to \rule sb's thinking jds Denken beherrschen

3. (draw)

to \rule a line eine Linie ziehen

4. (decide)

▪ to \rule sth (to give an official decision) etw entscheiden [o anordnen] [o bestimmen]

▪ to \rule that... entscheiden, dass...

the courts have \ruled his brave action [to be] illegal die Gerichte entschieden, dass seine mutige Tat illegal war

5.

▶ to \rule the roost der Herr im Haus sein, die Hosen anhaben hum fam

III. vi

1. (control) herrschen; king, queen regieren

2. LAW

▪ to \rule on sth in etw dat entscheiden

only the appeal court can \rule on this point nur das Berufungsgericht kann in diesem Punkt entscheiden

to \rule for [or in favour of] /against sb zu Gunsten von jdm/gegen jdn entscheiden

3. ECON (be current) gelten

4.

▶ he \rules, OK! BRIT, AUS ( hum fam) er ist der Größte!

* * *
[ruːl]
1. n

1) (= regulation) Regel f; (SPORT, CARDS) (Spiel)regel f; (ADMIN) Vorschrift f, Bestimmung f

the rules of the game (lit, fig) — die Spielregeln

to play by the rules (lit, fig) — die Spielregeln einhalten

to bend or stretch the rules — es mit den Regeln/Vorschriften nicht so genau nehmen

running is against the rules, it's against the rules to run — Rennen ist nicht erlaubt

rules and regulations — Regeln und Bestimmungen

it's a rule that... —

that's the rule of the road (Mot) the Franciscan rule — das ist im Straßenverkehr üblich die Regeln des Franziskanerordens

to work to rule — Dienst nach Vorschrift machen

to do sth by rule — etw vorschriftsmäßig tun

the rule of three (Math) — der Dreisatz

as a rule of thumb — als Faustregel

rule book — Regelheft nt, Vorschriftenbuch nt

to throw the rule book at sb (fig) — jdn wegen jeder Kleinigkeit drankriegen (inf)

2) (= custom) Regel f

I make it a rule to get up early — ich habe es mir zur Regel gemacht, früh aufzustehen

as a (general) rule —

ties are the rule at the office — Krawatten sind im Büro die Regel

violence is the rule rather than the exception — Gewalt ist eher (die) Regel als (die) Ausnahme

3) (= authority, reign) Herrschaft f; (= period) Regierungszeit f

the rule of law — die Rechtsstaatlichkeit

4) (for measuring) Metermaß nt, Maßstab m

a foot rule (1 foot long) (showing feet) — ein (30 cm langes) Lineal ein Maßstab m mit Fußeinteilung

folding rule — Zollstock m

See:

→ slide rule

2. vt

1) (= govern) beherrschen, regieren; (individual) beherrschen, herrschen über (+acc); (fig) passions, emotion beherrschen, zügeln; person beherrschen

to rule the roost (fig) — Herr im Haus sein (inf)

to be ruled by emotions —

if you would only be ruled by what I say — wenn du nur auf mich hören würdest

I won't be ruled by what he wants — ich richte mich nicht nach seinen Wünschen

he let his heart rule his head — er ließ sich von seinem Herzen und nicht von seinem Verstand leiten

2) (JUR, SPORT, ADMIN: give decision) entscheiden

his question was ruled out of order —

the judge ruled the defence out of order (Jur) — der Richter rügte die Verteidigung

3) (= draw lines on) paper linieren; (= draw) line, margin ziehen

ruled paper — liniertes Papier

3. vi

1) (lit, fig: reign) herrschen (over über +acc), regieren (
over +acc)
2) (FIN: prices) notieren

the prices ruling in London — die in London notierten Preise

3) (JUR) entscheiden (against gegen, in favour of für, on in +dat)

* * *

rule [ruːl]

A s

1. Regel f, Normalfall m, (das) Übliche:

as a rule in der Regel, normalerweise;

as is the rule wie es allgemein üblich ist, wie gewöhnlich;

become the rule zur Regel werden;

make it a rule to do sth es sich zur Regel machen, etwas zu tun;

my rule is ( oder it is a rule with me) to do sth ich habe es mir zur Regel gemacht, etwas zu tun;

by all the rules eigentlich; → exception 1

2. SPORT etc (Spiel)Regel f (auch fig), Richtschnur f, Grundsatz m:

against the rules regelwidrig, gegen die Regeln;

rules of action ( oder conduct) Verhaltensmaßregeln, Richtlinien;

rule of thumb Faustregel;

by rule of thumb über den Daumen gepeilt umg;

serve as a rule als Richtschnur oder Maßstab dienen

3. JUR etc

a) Vorschrift f, (gesetzliche) Bestimmung, Norm f

b) (gerichtliche) Entscheidung

c) Rechtsgrundsatz m:

by rule, according to rule laut Vorschrift;

rules of the air Luftverkehrsregeln;

rule of the road Verkehrsregeln pl; → work B 1

4. pl (Geschäfts-, Gerichts- etc) Ordnung f:

(standing) rules of procedure

a) Verfahrensordnung,

b) Geschäftsordnung

5. auch standing rule Satzung f:

against the rules satzungswidrig;

the rules (and bylaws) die Satzungen, die Statuten

6. WIRTSCH Usance f, Handelsbrauch m

7. MATH Regel f, Rechnungsart f:

rule of trial and error Regula f falsi (Methode zur näherungsweisen Bestimmung der Nullstelle einer Funktion);

rule of proportion, rule of three Regeldetri f, Dreisatz m;

rule of sums Summenregel

8. REL (Ordens) Regel f

9. Herrschaft f, Regierung f:

during (under) the rule of während (unter) der Regierung (gen);

rule of law Rechtsstaatlichkeit f

10. a) Lineal n, Maßstab m

b) Zollstock m: → slide rule

11. TECH

a) Richtscheit n

b) Winkel(eisen) m(n), -maß n

12. TYPO

a) (Messing) Linie f:

rule case Linienkasten m

b) Kolumnenmaß n (Satzspiegel)

c) Br Strich m:

em rule Gedankenstrich;

en rule Halbgeviert n

13. the Rules pl Br HIST Gebiet in der Nähe einiger Gefängnisse, in dem sich Gefangene gegen Kaution aufhalten konnten

B v/t

1. ein Land etc, auch fig ein Gefühl etc beherrschen, herrschen oder Gewalt haben über (akk), regieren:

rule the roost fig das Regiment führen, Herr im Haus sein;

rule o.s. sich beherrschen

2. lenken, leiten:

be ruled by sich leiten lassen von

3. fig (vor)herrschen in (dat)

4. anordnen, verfügen, bestimmen, entscheiden ( alle:

that dass):

rule out

a) jemanden od etwas ausschließen ( auch SPORT),

b) etwas ablehnen;

rule sth out of order etwas nicht zulassen oder für regelwidrig erklären;

rule sb out of order jemandem das Wort entziehen;

rule offside SPORT auf Abseits entscheiden

5. a) Papier linieren

b) eine Linie ziehen:

rule sth off einen Schlussstrich unter etwas ziehen;

rule sth out etwas durchstreichen;

ruled paper liniertes Papier; (Weberei) Musterpapier n

C v/i

1. herrschen oder regieren ( over über akk): → O.K. B 1 a

2. entscheiden (in sb’s favo[u]r zu jemandes Gunsten)

3. WIRTSCH hoch etc stehen, liegen, notieren:

rule high (low)

4. vorherrschen

5. gelten, in Kraft sein (Recht etc)

* * *
1. noun
1) (principle) Regel, die

the rules of the game — (lit. or fig.) die Spielregeln

stick to or play by the rules — (lit. or fig.) sich an die Spielregeln halten

rules and regulations — Regeln und Vorschriften

be against the rules — regelwidrig sein; (fig.) gegen die Spielregeln verstoßen

as a rule — in der Regel

rule of thumb — Faustregel, die

2) (custom) Regel, die

the rule of the house is that... — in diesem Haus ist es üblich, dass...

3) no pl. (government) Herrschaft, die ( over über + Akk.)

the rule of law — die Autorität des Gesetzes

4) (graduated measure) Maß, das; (tape) Bandmaß, das; (folding) Zollstock, der
2. transitive verb
1) (control) beherrschen

2) (be the ruler of) regieren; [Monarch, Diktator usw.:] herrschen über (+ Akk.)

rule the roost [in the house] — Herr im Hause sein

3) (give as decision) entscheiden

rule a motion out of order — einen Antrag nicht zulassen

4) (draw) ziehen [Linie]; (draw lines on) linieren [Papier]
3. intransitive verb
1) (govern) herrschen

2) (decide, declare formally) entscheiden ( against gegen; in favour of für)

rule on a matter — in einer Sache entscheiden

Phrasal Verbs:

- rule off

- rule out

* * *

n.

Herrschaft f.

Maßstab -¨e m.

Regel -n f. v.

beherrschen v.

herrschen v.

herschen v.

regeln v.

English-german dictionary > rule
20 to

1. tə,tu preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, mot, på

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, med

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) på, til

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) i

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) sammenliknet med; til, mot

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til

9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) for å (kunne)

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)
2. tu: adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) igjen

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) til (bevissthet), (sette) i gang

•

- to and fro

for
--------
til
--------
å

I
adv. \/tuː\/

1) igjen, lukket

• push the door to

skyv døren igjen

• the door is to

døren er lukket

2) vendt fremover

3) ( sjøfart) opp til vinden

4) (hverdagslig, om hest) spent for
II
prep. tsterk: \/tuː\/, trykksva \/, foran vokal: \/tʊ\/, foran konsonant: \/tə, t\/

1) (om bevegelse, overgang eller retning) til, mot

• they walk to school every day

de går til skolen hver dag

• she went on a visit to England

hun dro en tur til England

• hold the letter up to the light

hold brevet opp mot lyset

• she sat with her back to the fire

hun satt med ryggen mot bålet

• this text alludes to a novel by Shakespeare

denne teksten henviser til en roman av Shakespeare

• it's a nightmare from beginning to end

det er et mareritt fra begynnelse til slutt

• this was a pleasant beginning to the job

dette var en hyggelig begynnelse på arbeidet

• he was conscious to the last

han var ved bevissthet til det siste

• she worked as an accountant from 1996 to 1999

hun arbeidet som regnskapsfører fra 1996 til 1999

2) ( om plassering) til

• the bathroom is to the left of the bedroom

badet er til venstre for soverommet

• the church is five miles to the north of the town

kirken ligger fem miles nord for byen

3) ( om resultatet av en handling eller prosess) til, i, med

• he was sentenced to death

han ble dømt til døden

• she tore the paper to pieces

hun rev i stykker arket

• you'll get accustomed to the climate

du venner deg nok til klimaet

• she froze to death

hun frøs i hjel

• what happened to them?

hva skjedde med dem?

• he rose to fame

han ble berømt

4) ( om den personen eller tingen som berøres) til, mot, for, på, hos

• what did he say to you?

hva sa han til deg?

• explain this sentence to me

forklar denne setningen for meg

• she's a disgrace to her family

hun er en skam for familien

• it seems to me that she was right

på meg virker det som om hun hadde rett

• this doll is dear to me

jeg er så glad i denne dukken

• it means a great deal to him

det betyr mye for ham

• the book belongs to me

boken er min

• the library is open to the public

biblioteket er åpent for allmennheten

• we'll have the apartment all to ourselves

vi får leiligheten helt for oss selv

• a toast to the President!

skål for presidenten

• here's to you!

skål (for deg)!

• I've been to his house

jeg har vært hjemme hos ham

• she's on a visit to her aunt

hun er på besøk hos tanten sin

5) ( om en mottaker) til, mot, for

• to whom did you give it?

hvem gav du den til?

• give the book to him!

gi ham boken!

• they erected an altar to their gods

de reiste et alter for gudene sine

6) ( om forholdet mellom personer eller ting) til, med, for, ved, overfor

• she's engaged to a dentist

hun er forlovet med en tannlege

• he's secretary to the British legation

han er sekretær ved\/for den britiske legasjonen

• you're responsible to the financial director

du er ansvarlig overfor økonomidirektøren

• she submitted to the general opinion

hun underkastet seg den allmene oppfatningen

7) ( om konkret eller abstrakt forbindelse) til, på, mot

• do you have a key to the door?

har du nøkkelen til døren?

• the horse was tied to a fence

hesten stod bundet til et gjerde

• they danced to the music all night

de danset til musikken hele natten

• we'll always be linked to this farm

vi kommer alltid til å føle oss bundet til denne gården

• have you found the solution to the problem?

har du funnet løsningen på problemet?

• your actions are a threat to society

handlingene dine er en trussel mot samfunnet

8) ( om reaksjon) til, etter

• to my surprise, she started to cry

til min overraskelse begynte hun å gråte

• to my thinking, the reaction was correct

slik jeg ser det var reaksjonen korrekt

• what do you say to a nice beefsteak?

hva sier du til en god biff?

• the dog came to my whistle

hunden kom da jeg plystret på den

9) ( i sammenligninger) mot, i forhold til, sammenlignet med, i, enn

• you are but a child to him

du er bare et barn sammenlignet med ham

• she made three jumps to his two

hun hoppet tre ganger mot hans to

• ten to one he'll do it!

(jeg vedder) ti mot en på at han gjør det!

• she's quite rich to what she used to be

hun er ganske rik i forhold til det hun var før

• the ship has been drawn to scale

skipet har blitt tegnet i riktig målestokk

• the room was hot to suffocation

rommet var så varmt at vi nesten ble kvalt

• these apples are inferior to those we received last week

disse eplene er dårligere enn de vi mottok forrige uke

10) ( i uttrykk med mengde) på, i, mot

• there are 1760 yards to the mile

det er 1760 yards på en engelsk mil

• he takes thirteen to a dozen

han tar tretten på dusinet

• his pulse was 140 to the minute

han hadde en puls på 140 i minuttet

• the score is nine to five

stillingen er ni mot fem

11) ( i klokkeslett) på

• it's a quarter to six

klokken er kvart på seks

be equal to the situation være situasjonen voksen

take somebody to witness ta noen til vitne

tell somebody something to his\/her face si noen noe rett opp i ansiktet

testify to vitne om bevitne, attestere, bekrefte bære vitnesbyrd om

to a hair ( om likhet) på en prikk, på håret

to a man eller all to a man eller to the last man alle, hver eneste en, til siste mann

to it (again)! sett i gang (igjen), friskt mot!

to one's heart's content av hjertens lyst så mye man vil

to the ( matematikk) i

• three to the fourth is 81

tre i fjerde er 81

to the day på dagen

• they married a year ago to the day

de giftet seg på dagen for et år siden

what is that to you? hva angår det deg?, hva betyr det for deg?

would to God that... Gud gi at...
III
subjunksjon \/tuː\/

1) å

• I forgot to ask

jeg glemte å spørre

• to err is human

det er menneskelig å feile

• he wants us to try

han vil at vi skal forsøke

• I'm waiting for Bob to come

jeg venter på at Bob skal komme

• he was the last to arrive

han var den siste som kom

• there is no one to help him

det finnes ingen som kan hjelpe ham

• you would be a fool to believe him

du er dum hvis du tror ham

• we don't know what to do

vi vet ikke hva vi skal gjøre

• to hear him speak you would believe that he was in trouble

når man hører ham snakke, skulle man tro at han hadde problemer

2) for å, til å

• he struggled to get free

han strevde for å komme seg løs

• she was too tired to get up

hun var for trett til å stå opp

• to say nothing of all the other things

for ikke å snakke om alt det andre

3) for å, til å, etter å, over å

• he is inclined to think that he's the best

han har en tendens til å tro at han er best

• I am anxious to try

jeg er ivrig etter å forsøke

• she was distressed to see his degradation

hun var fortvilet over å se hvordan han forfalt

4) ( frittstående med referanse til et foregående infinitiv) å

• we didn't want to go, but we had to

vi ville ikke gå, men vi måtte (gjøre det)

• they asked me to come, but I haven't time to

de bad meg om å komme, men det har jeg ikke tid til

be to skulle, være bestemt til

• I am to leave in ten minutes

jeg skal dra om ti minutter

in order to for å

• she did it in order to help them

hun gjorde det for å hjelpe dem

so as to for (på den måten) å

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