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to give sb a sign to make a sign to sb

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1 to give smb the sign to follow him

to give/to make smb the/a sign to follow him (to leave the room, to come nearer, to with draw, to be quiet, to ring the bell) подать кому-либо знак следовать за ним (выйти из комнаты, подойти поближе, отойти, молчать, дать звонок)

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to give smb the sign to follow him
2 sign

1. noun
1) (symbol, gesture, signal, mark) Zeichen, das

2) (Astrol.)

sign [of the zodiac] — [Tierkreis]zeichen, das; Sternzeichen, das

what sign are you? — welches Tierkreiszeichen od. Sternzeichen bist du?

somebody's birth sign — jemandes Tierkreiszeichen

3) (notice) Schild, das

[direction] sign — Wegweiser, der

[advertising] sign — Reklameschild, das; Reklame, die; (illuminated, flashing) Leuchtreklame, die

danger sign — (lit. or fig.) Gefahrenzeichen, das

4) (outside shop etc.) see academic.ru/67219/signboard">signboard

5) (indication) Zeichen, das; (of future event) Anzeichen, das

there is little/no/every sign of something/that... — wenig/nichts/alles deutet auf etwas (Akk.) hin od. deutet darauf hin, dass...

show [no] signs of fatigue/strain/improvement — etc. [keine] Anzeichen der Müdigkeit / Anstrengung / Besserung usw. zeigen od. erkennen lassen

the carpet showed little/ some sign[s] of wear — der Teppich wirkte kaum/etwas abgenutzt

as a sign of — als Zeichen (+ Gen.)

do something as a sign of something — etwas zum Zeichen einer Sache (Gen.) tun

at the first or slightest sign of something — schon beim geringsten Anzeichen von etwas

there was no sign of him/the car anywhere — er/der Wagen war nirgends zu sehen

there was no sign of life — keine Menschenseele war zu sehen

sign of the times — Zeichen der Zeit
2. transitive verb
1) (write one's name etc. on) unterschreiben; [Künstler, Autor:] signieren [Werk]

2)

sign one's name — [mit seinem Namen] unterschreiben

sign oneself R. A. Smith — mit R. A. Smith unterschreiben
3. intransitive verb
(write one's name) unterschreiben

sign for something — (acknowledge receipt of something) den Empfang einer Sache (Gen.) bestätigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- sign away

- sign off

- sign on

- sign out

- sign over

- sign up

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1. noun
1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) das Zeichen

2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) das Schild

3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) das Zeichen

4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) das Anzeichen
2. verb
1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) unterschreiben

2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) unterschreiben

3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) bedeuten mit

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- signboard
- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up
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sign

[saɪn]

I. n

1. (gesture) Zeichen nt

to make the \sign of the cross sich akk bekreuzigen

a rude \sign eine unverschämte Geste

to give/make a \sign to sb jdm ein Zeichen geben/machen

2. (notice) [Straßen-/Verkehrs]schild nt; (signboard) Schild nt; (for shop) Ladenschild nt

danger \sign Gefahrenschild nt

stop \sign Stoppschild nt

3. (symbol) Zeichen nt, Symbol nt

plus \sign Pluszeichen nt

4. (polarity sign) Vorzeichen nt

5. ASTROL (of the zodiac) Sternzeichen nt

the \sign of Leo das Sternzeichen des Löwen

6. (indication) [An]zeichen nt; (from God) Zeichen nt

the children's restlessness is a \sign that they're getting bored die Unruhe der Kinder ist ein Zeichen dafür, dass ihnen langweilig wird; (trace) Spur f; of an animal Fährte f

the search team could not find any \sign of the climbers die Suchmannschaft konnte keine Spur der Kletterer finden

the least [or slightest] \sign of confidence das geringste Anzeichen von Vertrauen

\sign of life Lebenszeichen nt

a \sign of the times ein Zeichen nt der Zeit

a sure \sign of sth ein sicheres Zeichen für etw akk

to read the \signs die Zeichen erkennen

to show \signs of improvement Anzeichen der Besserung erkennen lassen [o zeigen

7. no pl (sign language) Gebärdensprache f

8. (in maths) Zeichen nt

II. vt

1. (with signature)

▪ to \sign sth etw unterschreiben; contract, document etw unterzeichnen; book, painting etw signieren

he \signed himself ‘Mark Taylor’ er unterschrieb mit ‚Mark Taylor‘

\sign your name on the dotted line unterschreiben Sie auf der gestrichelten Linie

to \sign a guest book sich akk ins Gästebuch eintragen

to \sign a ceasefire einen Waffenstillstand unterzeichnen

to \sign a cheque einen Scheck unterzeichnen

to \sign a letter einen Brief unterschreiben [o form unterzeichnen]

to \sign a register sich akk eintragen

2. (employ under contract)

▪ to \sign sb athlete, musician jdn [vertraglich] verpflichten

3. (gesticulate)

▪ to \sign sb to do sth jdm ein Zeichen machen, etw zu tun

he \signed the waiter to bring him another drink er machte dem Kellner ein Zeichen, ihm noch einen Drink zu bringen

4. (in sign language)

▪ to \sign sth etw in der Gebärdensprache ausdrücken

5.

▶ to \sign one's own death warrant ( fam) sein eigenes Todesurteil unterschreiben

▶ \signed, sealed and delivered unter Dach und Fach

III. vi

1. (write signature) unterschreiben

\sign here, please unterschreiben Sie bitte hier

▪ to \sign for [or with] sb/sth athlete, musician sich akk für jdn/etw [vertraglich] verpflichten

2. (accept)

to \sign for a delivery eine Lieferung gegenzeichnen

3. (use sign language) die Zeichensprache benutzen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ benützen

4. (make motion) gestikulieren

▪ to \sign to sb jdm ein Zeichen geben

5. COMPUT (log in) unterschreiben

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[saɪn]
1. n

1) (with hand etc) Zeichen nt

he nodded as a sign of recognition —

to give sb a sign to make a sign to sb — jdm ein Zeichen geben jdm ein Zeichen machen or geben

he gave or made me a sign to stay — er gab mir durch ein Zeichen zu verstehen, ich solle bleiben

he made a rude sign — er machte eine unverschämte Geste

2) (= indication MED) Anzeichen nt (of für, +gen); (= evidence) Zeichen nt (of von, +gen); (= trace) Spur f

a sure/good/bad sign — ein sicheres/gutes/schlechtes Zeichen

it's a sign of the times — es ist ein Zeichen unserer Zeit

it's a sign of a true expert — daran erkennt man den wahren Experten

at the slightest/first sign of disagreement — beim geringsten/ersten Anzeichen von Uneinigkeit

there is no sign of their agreeing — nichts deutet darauf hin, dass sie zustimmen werden

to show signs of sth — Anzeichen von etw erkennen lassen

he shows signs of doing it — es sieht so aus, als ob er es tun würde

our guest showed no sign(s) of leaving — unser Gast machte keine Anstalten zu gehen

the rain showed no sign(s) of stopping — nichts deutete darauf hin, dass der Regen aufhören würde

he gave no sign of having heard — er ließ nicht erkennen, ob er es gehört hatte

he gave no sign of life — er gab kein Lebenszeichen von sich

there was no sign of life in the village — es gab keine Spur or kein Anzeichen von Leben im Dorf

there was no sign of him/the book anywhere — von ihm/von dem Buch war keine Spur zu sehen

is there any sign of him yet? — ist er schon zu sehen?

3) (= road sign, inn sign, shop sign) Schild nt

4) (= written symbol) Zeichen nt; (= Math) Vorzeichen nt; (ASTRON, ASTROL) (Tierkreis)zeichen nt

2. vt

1)

to sign one's name — unterschreiben

to sign one's name in a book — sich in ein Buch eintragen

he signs himself J.G. Jones — er unterschreibt mit J. G. Jones

2) letter, contract, cheque unterschreiben, unterzeichnen (form); picture, book signieren

to sign the guest book — sich ins Gästebuch eintragen

to sign the register — sich eintragen

signed and sealed — (unterschrieben und) besiegelt

signed, sealed and delivered — unter Dach und Fach, fix und fertig (inf)

signed copy — handsigniertes Exemplar

3) football player etc unter Vertrag nehmen, einstellen

4) (= use sign language in) programme, performance in die Gebärdensprache übersetzen

3. vi

1)

(= signal) to sign to sb to do sth — jdm ein Zeichen geben, etw zu tun

2) (with signature) unterschreiben

Fellows has just signed for United — Fellows hat gerade bei United unterschrieben

3) (= use sign language) die Gebärdensprache benutzen

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sign [saın]

A s

1. a) Zeichen n, Symbol n (beide auch fig)

b) auch sign of the cross REL Kreuzzeichen n:

in ( oder as a) sign of zum Zeichen (gen)

2. (Schrift)Zeichen n

3. MATH, MUS (Vor)Zeichen n ( auch IT)

4. Zeichen n, Wink m:

give sb a sign, make a sign to sb jemandem ein Zeichen geben

5. Zeichen n, Signal n

6. Anzeichen n, Symptom n ( auch MED):

signs of fatigue Ermüdungserscheinungen;

a sign of illness ein Krankheitszeichen;

give no sign of life kein Lebenszeichen von sich geben;

show only faint signs of life nur schwache Lebenszeichen von sich geben;

make no sign sich nicht rühren;

the signs of the times die Zeichen der Zeit;

there was not a sign of him von ihm war (noch) nichts zu sehen;

all the signs are that … alles deutet darauf hin, dass …

7. Kennzeichen n

8. (Verkehrs- etc) Schild n, (-)Zeichen n

9. ASTROL (Stern-, Tierkreis) Zeichen n: → zodiac

10. besonders BIBEL (Wunder)Zeichen n:

signs and wonders Zeichen und Wunder

11. US Spur f ( auch JAGD)

B v/t

1. a) unterzeichnen, -schreiben, auch MAL, TYPO signieren:

signed, sealed, and delivered (ordnungsgemäß) unterschrieben und ausgefertigt; → autograph A 1

b) sich eintragen in (akk):

sign the visitors’ book

2. mit seinem Namen unterzeichnen

3. sign away Eigentum etc übertragen, -schreiben, abtreten

4. auch sign on ( oder up) (vertraglich) verpflichten, unter Vertrag nehmen (beide a. SPORT), anstellen, SCHIFF anheuern

5. REL das Kreuzzeichen machen über (akk oder dat), segnen

6. jemandem bedeuten ( to do zu tun), jemandem seine Zustimmung etc (durch Zeichen oder Gebärden) zu verstehen geben

C v/i

1. unterschreiben, -zeichnen:

she brought him a letter to sign sie brachte ihm einen Brief zur Unterschrift;

sign for den Empfang (gen) (durch seine Unterschrift) bestätigen; → dot² B 1

2. WIRTSCH zeichnen

3. Zeichen geben, (zu)winken ( beide:

to dat)

4. sign on (off) RADIO, TV sein Programm beginnen (beenden):

we sign off at 10 o’clock Sendeschluss ist um 22 Uhr

5. sign in

a) sich (in eine Anwesenheitsliste etc) eintragen,

b) einstempeln

6. sign off umg

a) (seine Rede) schließen,

b) Schluss machen ( im Brief, a. allg),

c) sich zurückziehen, aussteigen umg

7. sign out

a) sich (aus einer Anwesenheitsliste etc) austragen,

b) ausstempeln

8. auch sign on ( oder up) sich (vertraglich) verpflichten ( for zu), (eine) Arbeit annehmen, SCHIFF anheuern, MIL sich verpflichten ( for auf 5 Jahre etc):

the player signed on for two years der Spieler unterschrieb einen Zweijahresvertrag

9. sign off on US umg einen Plan etc absegnen, genehmigen

s. abk

1. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.

2. section

3. see s.

4. series

5. set

6. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)

7. sign

8. signed gez.

9. singular Sg.

10. son

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1. noun
1) (symbol, gesture, signal, mark) Zeichen, das

2) (Astrol.)

sign [of the zodiac] — [Tierkreis]zeichen, das; Sternzeichen, das

what sign are you? — welches Tierkreiszeichen od. Sternzeichen bist du?

somebody's birth sign — jemandes Tierkreiszeichen

3) (notice) Schild, das

[direction] sign — Wegweiser, der

[advertising] sign — Reklameschild, das; Reklame, die; (illuminated, flashing) Leuchtreklame, die

danger sign — (lit. or fig.) Gefahrenzeichen, das

4) (outside shop etc.) see signboard

5) (indication) Zeichen, das; (of future event) Anzeichen, das

there is little/no/every sign of something/that... — wenig/nichts/alles deutet auf etwas (Akk.) hin od. deutet darauf hin, dass...

show [no] signs of fatigue/strain/improvement — etc. [keine] Anzeichen der Müdigkeit / Anstrengung / Besserung usw. zeigen od. erkennen lassen

the carpet showed little/ some sign[s] of wear — der Teppich wirkte kaum/etwas abgenutzt

as a sign of — als Zeichen (+ Gen.)

do something as a sign of something — etwas zum Zeichen einer Sache (Gen.) tun

at the first or slightest sign of something — schon beim geringsten Anzeichen von etwas

there was no sign of him/the car anywhere — er/der Wagen war nirgends zu sehen

there was no sign of life — keine Menschenseele war zu sehen

sign of the times — Zeichen der Zeit
2. transitive verb
1) (write one's name etc. on) unterschreiben; [Künstler, Autor:] signieren [Werk]

2)

sign one's name — [mit seinem Namen] unterschreiben

sign oneself R. A. Smith — mit R. A. Smith unterschreiben
3. intransitive verb
(write one's name) unterschreiben

sign for something — (acknowledge receipt of something) den Empfang einer Sache (Gen.) bestätigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- sign away

- sign off

- sign on

- sign out

- sign over

- sign up

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n.

Hinweistafel f.

Schild -er n.

Signum -en (Mathematik) n.

Symbol -e n.

Vorzeichen n.

Wert -e m.

Zeichen - n. v.

unterschreiben v.

unterzeichnen v.

English-german dictionary > sign
3 sign

saɪn
1. сущ.
1) знак;
символ for sale sign ≈ вывеска "продается" no trespassing sign ≈ знак, запрещающий проход или проезд to post, put up a sign ≈ вывешивать знак to setup a sign ≈ устанавливать знак The police put up a sign that the road was closed. ≈ Полиция поставила знак, говорящий о том, что проезд закрыт. Give me a sign when they come. ≈ Дай мне знать, когда они придут. sign and countersign sign manual encouraging sign road sign sure sign telltale sign traffic sign unmistakable sign vital signs warning signs Syn: symbol
2) а) признак, примета;
суеверие There had been no sign that the volcano would erupt. ≈ Не было никаких признаков того, что вулкан начнет извержение. They showed no signs of life. ≈ Они не подавали признаков жизни. make no sign б) знамение, предзнаменование, предвестие ∙ Syn: superstition, presage, portent
3) жест, знак to speak in signs ≈ объясняться жестами deaf-and-dumb signs ≈ азбука глухонемых
4) мед. симптом He showed signs of advanced emphysema. ≈ У него наблюдались симптомы эмфиземы на последней стадии.
5) след (зверя)
6) а) вывеска (тж. signboard) yard sign ≈ предвыборный плакат Syn: signboard б) табло
7) знак Зодиака (тж. Zodiac sign)
2. гл.
1) а) подписывать(ся), ставить подпись to sign an agreement ≈ подписать соглашение б) юр. отписывать имущество (в пользу кого-л.)
2) выражать жестом;
подавать знак (to)
3) помечать, отмечать;
ставить знак Syn: mark II
2. ∙ sign away sign for sign off sign on sign out sign over sign up признак, примета;
свидетельство - a dark cloud is a * of rain темное облако - признак дождя - tears are a * of weakness слезы - свидетельство слабости - the weather shows no *s of improving погода не дает надежды на улучшение - *s intimate that... есть признаки того, что... - her face bore *s of many years' suffering ее лицо носило следы многолетних страданий (медицина) симптом знак, обозначение - in * of smth. в знак чего-либо - a * of the cross крестное знамение - to make a * of the cross перекреститься - they removed their hats in * of respect в знак уважения они обнажили головы условный знак, значок;
символ - the *s used in arithmetic are +,-,*,: в арифметике используются знаки +,-,*,: эмблема, символ пароль - * and countersign пароль и отзыв жест, знак - deaf-and-dumb *s азбука глухонемых - to speak in *s объясняться жестами - to make no * не подавать признаков жизни;
не возражать сигнал - to give a * подать сигнал - the high * тайный сигнал;
знак, поданный незаметно для посторонних (жестом, подмигиванием) - he gave his wife the high * that he wanted to leave the party он подал знак жене - пора собираться домой (возвышенно) знамение, предзнаменование - *s of the times знамение времени - to interpret aright the *s of the time правильно истолковать веления времени (астрономия) знак зодиака вывеска;
объявление;
указатель - traffic * дорожный знак - illuminated *s световая реклама - at the * of the Red Lion в гостинице "Красный лев" - a "Closed" * was put up over the door of the bank на дверях банка было вывешено объявление "Закрыто" - the "Silence" * in the library надпись "Соблюдайте тишину" в библиотеке (американизм) (охота) след (зверя) (юридическое) подпись подписывать - to * a letter подписать письмо - to * one's doom подписать приговор самому себе подписываться - to * in full подписываться полным именем - to * in smb. else's name подписываться за кого-либо - to * for a telegram расписаться в получении телеграммы подавать знак;
выражать жестом - to * assent выразить жестом согласие the patrolman *ed for him to stop регулировщик сделал ему знак остановиться - he *ed to me to take a seat он жестом пригласил меня садиться отмечать, помечать;
ставить знак перекрестить, осенить крестным знамением > to * a bill into law подписать законопроект, сделав его законом;
утвердить закон( о президенте) > to * on the dotted line расписаться на документе (особ. финансовом) ;
взять на себя расходы, финансирование at ~ вчт. обезьянка at ~ вчт. собачка be entitled to ~ for firm иметь право подписи от лица фирмы code ~ вчт. кодовый знак commercial ~ вчт. коммерческий знак danger ~ знак опасности dollar ~ вчт. знак доллара electric ~ световая реклама equals ~ вчт. знак равенства exponent ~ вчт. знак порядка for-sale ~ объявление о продаже ~ знак;
символ;
to give a sign сделать знак;
sign and countersign пароль и отзыв;
sign manual собственноручная подпись( монарха) informative ~ информационный символ to make no ~ не подавать признаков жизни to make no ~ не протестовать mandatory ~ предписывающий дорожный знак minus ~ знак минус minus ~ вчт. знак минуса plus ~ вчт. знак плюса sign вывеска (тж. signboard) ~ вывеска ~ выражать жестом;
подавать знак (to - кому-л.) ~ знак, признак ~ знак;
символ;
to give a sign сделать знак;
sign and countersign пароль и отзыв;
sign manual собственноручная подпись (монарха) ~ знак ~ вчт. знак ~ вчт. знаковый ~ знамение, предзнаменование;
the signs of the times знамение времени ~ обозначение ~ объявление ~ отмечать;
ставить знак;
sign away передавать (право, собственность) ;
завещать( что-л.), отказываться в (чью-л.) пользу ~ отмечать ~ подписывать, ставить подпись, расписываться ~ подписывать(ся) ~ подписывать ~ подписываться ~ помечать ~ признак, примета ~ расписываться ~ мед. симптом ~ след ~ ставить знак ~ ставить подпись ~ знак;
символ;
to give a sign сделать знак;
sign and countersign пароль и отзыв;
sign manual собственноручная подпись (монарха) ~ by procuration подписывать по доверенности ~ for подписывать за кого-либо ~ for подписывать от чьего-либо имени ~ for a company подписывать за компанию ~ for a company подписывать за фирму ~ for a firm подписывать за компанию ~ for a firm подписывать за фирму ~ for receipt расписываться в получении ~ знак;
символ;
to give a sign сделать знак;
sign and countersign пароль и отзыв;
sign manual собственноручная подпись (монарха) ~ off вчт. выйти ~ off вчт. выходить ~ off радио дать знак окончания передачи ~ off отказываться от претензий ~ off разг. перестать разговаривать, замолчать;
sign over = sign away ~ off увольнять с работы ~ off разг. перестать разговаривать, замолчать;
sign over = sign away ~ over завещать ~ over отписывать имущество ~ on радио дать знак начала передачи;
sign up = sign on ~ знамение, предзнаменование;
the signs of the times знамение времени sky ~ световая реклама traffic ~ дорожный знак wall ~ настенная вывеска warning ~ предупреждающий знак

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sign
4 give

(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) despedir, ser puesto de patitas en la calle

give vb

1. dar

give it to me dámelo

can you give him a message? ¿le puedes dar un recado?

give me a clue dame una pista

2. regalar

what did you give him? ¿qué le regalaste?

I gave him a book for his birthday le regalé un libro para su cumpleaños

to give way ceder el paso

El pasado de give es gave y el participio pasado es given; el gerundio se escribe giving

give

tr[gɪv]

noun

1 (flexibility) elasticidad nombre femenino, flexibilidad nombre femenino

transitive verb (pt gave tr[geɪv], pp given tr['gɪvən], ger giving)

1 (gen) dar

■ you've given me a great idea! ¡me has dado una idea estupenda!

■ his training gave him a good start in life su formación le proporcionó un buen comienzo en la vida

2 (deliver, convey) dar, entregar

■ could you give him a message? ¿le podrías dar un mensaje?

3 (as a gift) dar, regalar

■ he gave her a pretty dress le regaló un vestido bonito

4 (provide) dar, suministrar

■ she gave him a meal le dio de comer

■ to give one's word dar su palabra

5 (pay) pagar, dar

■ how much did you give for it? ¿cuánto pagó por ello?

■ many people would give anything for a decent job mucha gente daría cualquier cosa por tener un buen empleo

6 (perform a concert etc) dar; (speech) pronunciar

7 (dedicate) dedicar, consagrar

■ he gave a lot of thought to the project reflexionó largo y tendido sobre el proyecto

8 (cause) causar, ocasionar

■ she gave him to understand that she wasn't interested le dio a entender que no le interesaba

9 (yield) ceder, conceder

■ I'll give you that it isn't easy le concedo que no es fácil, te doy la razón en que no es fácil

intransitive verb

1 (yield) ceder; (cloth, elastic) dar de sí

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to give a damn importarle a uno un bledo

to give evidence prestar declaración

to give it all one's got dar lo mejor de sí

to give the game away descubrir el pastel

'Give way' (road sign) "Ceda el paso"

to give way (gen) ceder, conceder 2 (ground) hundirse 3 (ladder) romperse 3 (legs) doblarse

don't give me that! familiar ¡no me vengas con esas!

give me... every time! familiar ¡para mí no hay nada como...!

to give somebody one's support prestarle apoyo a alguien

to give somebody up for dead dar por muerto,-a a alguien

■ the climbers were given up for dead dieron por muertos a los montañeros

what gives? familiar ¿qué pasa?

give ['gɪv] v, gave ['geɪv] ; given ['gɪvə n] ; giving vt

1) hand, present: dar, regalar, obsequiar

give it to me: dámelo

they gave him a gold watch: le regalaron un reloj de oro

2) pay: dar, pagar

I'll give you $10 for this one: te daré $10 por éste

3) utter: dar, pronunciar

to give a shout: dar un grito

to give a speech: pronunciar un discurso

to give a verdict: dictar sentencia

4) provide: dar

to give one's word: dar uno su palabra

to give a party: dar una fiesta

5) cause: dar, causar, ocasionar

to give trouble: causar problemas

to give someone to understand: darle a entender a alguien

6) grant: dar, otorgar

to give permission: dar permiso

give vi

1) : hacer regalos

2) yield: ceder, romperse

it gave under the weight of the crowd: cedió bajo el peso de la muchedumbre

3)

to give in or to give up surrender: rendirse, entregarse

4)

to give out : agotarse, acabarse

the supplies gave out: las provisiones se agotaron

give n

flexibility: flexibilidad f, elasticidad f

give

n.

• elasticidad s.f.

give (s.o.) a hard time

expr.

• criticar (a alguien) v.

• hacer (a alguien) pasar mal expr.

give (s.o.) a piece of one's mind

expr.

• cantarle las cuarenta verdades* (a alguien) expr.

• decir cuántas son cinco* expr.

give (s.o.) the slip

expr.

• dar esquinazo* v.

• lograr escaparse (de alguien) expr.

• lograr zafarse (de alguien) expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given) = dar v.

(§pres: doy, das...) subj: dé-

pret: di-•)

• donar v.

• entregar v.

• obsequiar v.

• ofrecer v.

• ofrendar v.

• otorgar v.

• presentar v.

• prestar v.

• regalar v.

• rendir v.

I
1. gɪv
1) (past gave; past p given) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (hand, pass) dar*

give her/me/them a glass of water — dale/dame/dales un vaso de agua

b) ( as gift) regalar, obsequiar (frml)

to give somebody a present — hacerle* un regalo a alguien, regalarle algo a alguien

c) ( donate) dar*, donar

they have given $100,000 for/toward a new music room — han dado or donado $100.000/han contribuido con $100.000 para una nueva sala de música

d) (dedicate, devote) \<\<love/affection\>\> dar*; \<\<attention\>\> prestar

I'll give it some thought — lo pensaré

to give it all one's got — dar* lo mejor de sí

e) ( sacrifice) \<\<life\>\> dar*, entregar*

f) \<\<injection/sedative\>\> dar*, administrar (frml)

3)

a) (supply, grant) \<\<protection\>\> dar*; \<\<help\>\> dar*, brindar; \<\<idea\>\> dar*

give her something to do — dale algo que or para hacer

b) (allow, concede) \<\<opportunity/permission\>\> dar*, conceder (frml)

given the choice, I'd... — si me dieran a elegir, yo...

he's a good worker, I'll give him that, but... — es muy trabajador, hay que reconocerlo, pero...

the doctors only give him three months — los médicos le dan sólo tres meses

it would take us 15 months, give or take a week or two — nos llevaría unos 15 meses, semana más, semana menos

4)

a) ( cause) \<\<pleasure/shock\>\> dar*; \<\<cough\>\> dar*

don't give us your germs/cold! — no nos pegues tus microbios/tu resfriado! (fam)

b) ( yield) \<\<results/fruit\>\> dar*

5)

a) (award, allot) \<\<title/degree\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conferir* (frml); \<\<authority/right\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conceder (frml); \<\<contract\>\> dar*, adjudicar*; \<\<mark\>\> dar*, poner*

the judge gave her five years — el juez le dio cinco años or la condenó a cinco años

b) ( entrust) \<\<task/responsibility\>\> dar*, confiar*

she's given me her car to fix — me ha dejado el coche para que se lo arregle

6) (pay, exchange) dar*

I'd give anything for a cigarette — no sé qué daría por un cigarrillo

7) ( care) (colloq)

I don't give a damn — me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino (fam)

Sense II

8)

a) ( convey) \<\<apologies/news\>\> dar*

please give my regards to your mother — dale recuerdos or (AmL tb) cariños a tu madre

she gave me to understand that... — me dio a entender que...

b) (state, reveal) \<\<information\>\> dar*

she gave a detailed description of the place — describió el lugar detalladamente

the judge has given his verdict — el juez ha dictado sentencia

9) (make sound, movement) \<\<cry/jump\>\> dar*, pegar* (fam); \<\<laugh\>\> soltar*

to give somebody a kiss/a wink — darle* un beso a alguien/hacerle* un guiño a alguien

why not give it a try? — por qué no pruebas or lo intentas?

10) ( indicate) \<\<speed/temperature\>\> señalar, marcar*

11)

a) ( hold) \<\<party/dinner\>\> dar*, ofrecer* (frml)

b) \<\<concert\>\> dar*; \<\<speech\>\> decir*, pronunciar

2.

vi

1)

a) ( yield under pressure) ceder, dar* de sí

they won't give an inch — no cederán un ápice

b) (break, give way) \<\<planks/branch\>\> romperse*

2) ( make gift) dar*

to give to charity — dar* dinero a organizaciones de caridad

please give generously — contribuyan generosamente por favor

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give up

II

mass noun elasticidad f

this fabric doesn't have much give in it — esta tela no da mucho de sí

[ɡɪv] (pt gave) (pp given)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When give is part of a set combination, eg give evidence, give a lecture, give a party, give a yawn, look up the other word.
1) [+ possession, object] dar; (for special occasion) regalar, obsequiar frm; [+ title, honour, award, prize] dar, otorgar frm; [+ organ, blood] dar, donar; (Scol) [+ mark] poner

he was given a gold watch when he retired — le regalaron or frm obsequiaron un reloj de oro cuando se jubiló

• he gave her a dictionary for her birthday — le regaló un diccionario por su cumpleaños

he was given an award for bravery — le dieron or otorgaron un galardón por su valentía

• to give sb a penalty — (Sport) conceder un penalti or penalty a algn

• to give o.s to sb — entregarse a algn

2) (=pass on) [+ message] dar; [+ goods, document] dar, entregar more frm ; [+ illness] contagiar, pegar *

give them my regards or best wishes — dales saludos de mi parte

can you give Mary the keys when you see her? — ¿puedes darle las llaves a Mary cuando la veas?

to give sb a cold — contagiar el resfriado a algn, pegar el resfriado a algn *

to give sth into sb's hands — liter entregar or confiar algo a algn

3) (=offer) [+ party, dinner] dar

to give a party for sb — dar or ofrecer una fiesta en honor de algn

why don't you give them melon to start with? — ¿por qué no les das melón para empezar?

she gave us a wonderful meal — nos hizo una comida buenísima

we can give them cava to drink — podemos darles cava para or de beber

what can I give him to eat/for dinner? — ¿qué puedo hacerle para comer/cenar?

4) (=provide) [+ money, information, idea] dar; [+ task] dar, confiar

can you give him something to do? — ¿puedes darle algo para hacer?

• I'll never be able to give you a child — nunca podré darte un hijo

• they gave us a lot of help — nos ayudaron mucho

• it gave us a good laugh * — nos hizo reír mucho

give or take... —

12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — más o menos las doce

in A.D. 500 give or take a few years — aproximadamente en el año 500 después de J.C.

5) (=cause) [+ shock, surprise] dar, causar; [+ pain] causar, provocar

• it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all — es un gran placer para mí darles la bienvenida a todos

to give sb a kick/push — dar una patada/un empujón a algn

• to give sb to believe that... — hacer creer a algn que...

I was given to believe that... — me hicieron creer que...

• to give sb to understand that... — dar a entender a algn que...

6) (=grant, allow)

a) [+ permission] dar, conceder; [+ chance, time] dar

let's give him one last chance — vamos a darle una última oportunidad

can't you give me another week? — ¿no me puedes dar otra semana?

I can give you 10 minutes — le puedo conceder 10 minutos

give yourself an hour to get there — necesitas una hora para llegar

I gave myself 10 minutes to do it — me permití 10 minutos para hacerlo

to give sb a choice — dar a elegir a algn

• he's honest, I give you that — es honrado, lo reconozco

b) * (predicting future)

how long would you give that marriage? — ¿cuánto tiempo crees que durará ese matrimonio?

the doctors gave him two years to live — los médicos le dieron dos años de vida

7) (=dedicate) [+ life, time] dedicar

he gave his life to helping the needy — dedicó su vida a ayudar a los necesitados

I've given you the best years of my life — te he dado los mejores años de mi vida

he gave it everything he'd got — dio lo mejor de sí

8) (=sacrifice) [+ life] dar

he gave his life for his country — dio la vida por su país

9) (=pay) dar

what will you give me for it? — ¿qué me das por ello?

how much did you give for it? — ¿cuánto diste or pagaste por él?

- I'd give a lot or the world or anything to know...

- I don't or I wouldn't give much for his chances

10) (=put through to) poner con

could you give me Mr Smith/extension 3443? — ¿me podría poner con el Sr. Smith/con la extensión 3443?

11) (=punish with)

the teacher gave him 100 lines — el profesor le castigó a copiar 100 líneas

the judge gave him five years — el juez le dio cinco años

to give it to sb * — (=beat) dar una paliza a algn; (verbally) poner a algn como un trapo *

12) (=present) presentar a

ladies and gentlemen, I give you our guest speaker this evening,... — damas y caballeros, les presento a nuestro conferenciante de esta noche,...

13) (in toast)

I give you the Queen — brindemos por la Reina

14) (=produce, supply) [+ milk, fruit] dar, producir; [+ light, heat] dar; [+ result] arrojar; [+ help, advice] dar, proporcionar

it gives a total of 80 — arroja un total de 80

it gives 6% a year — rinde un 6% al año

it gave no sign of life — no daba señales de vida

15) (=state) [+ name, age, address] dar; (on form) poner

to give the right/wrong answer — dar la respuesta correcta/equivocada

if I may give an example — si se me permite dar or poner un ejemplo

he gave the cause of death as asphyxia — señaló la asfixia como causa de la muerte

16) (=care)

I don't give a damn * — me importa un comino or un bledo *

17) (=make) [+ speech] dar, pronunciar frm; [+ lecture, concert] dar

18)

• to give way —

a) (=collapse) [bridge, beam, floor, ceiling] ceder, hundirse; [cable, rope] romperse; [legs] flaquear

the ground gave way beneath him — la tierra se hundió bajo sus pies

the chair gave way under his weight — la silla no soportó su peso, la silla cedió bajo su peso

after months of stress his health gave way — después de meses de tensión su salud se vió afectada

his strength gave way — le flaquearon las fuerzas

b) (=break) [rope] romperse

c)

to give way (to sth) — (=be replaced) ser reemplazado (por algo); (to demands) ceder (a algo); (to traffic) ceder el paso (a algo)

you gave way too easily — cediste con demasiada facilidad

to give way to an impulse — dejarse llevar por un impulso

she gave way to tears — se deshizo en lágrimas

he never gives way to despair — nunca se abandona a la desesperación

give way — (Brit) (Aut) ceda el paso

to give way to the left — ceder el paso a la izquierda

19) (in idiomatic expressions)

• don't give me that! * — ¡no me vengas con esas! *

• I'll give you something to cry about! * — ¡ya te daré yo razones para llorar!

holidays? I'll give you holidays! * — ¿vacaciones? ya te voy a dar yo a ti vacaciones *, ¿vacaciones? ¡ni vacaciones ni narices! *

he wants £100? I'll give him £100! * — ¿que quiere 100 libras? ¡ni cien libras ni nada!

I'll give him what for! * — ¡se va a enterar! *

• give me the old songs! — ¡para mí las canciones viejas!

give me a gas cooker every time! * — ¡prefiero mil veces una cocina de gas!

children? give me dogs any time! — ¿niños? ¡prefiero mucho antes un perro!

I wouldn't want it if you gave it to me — eso no lo quiero ni regalado

he can give you 5 years — él tiene la ventaja de ser 5 años más joven que tú

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) dar

giving is better than receiving — dar es mejor que recibir

please give generously — por favor, sean generosos

to give to charity — hacer donativos a organizaciones benéficas, dar dinero a organizaciones benéficas

• to give and take — hacer concesiones mutuas

- give as good as one gets

2) (=give way)

a) (=collapse) [bridge, beam, floor, ceiling] ceder, hundirse; [knees] flaquear

the chair gave under his weight — la silla cedió bajo su peso, la silla no soportó su peso

b) (=break) [rope] romperse

c) (=yield) [door] ceder

the floor gave slightly under his feet — el suelo cedió ligeramente bajo sus pies

- something's got to give!

3) (US)
*
what gives? — ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué se cuece por ahí? *

3.

NOUN (=flexibility) [of material] elasticidad f

there's a lot of give in this chair/bed — esta silla/cama es muy mullida

there's a lot of give in this rope — esta cuerda da mucho de sí

there isn't a lot of give in these proposals — estas propuestas no son muy negociables

how much give has there been on their side? — ¿cuánto han cedido ellos?

• give and take, you won't achieve an agreement without a bit of give and take — no vais a conseguir un acuerdo sin hacer concesiones mutuas

a bit of give and take — un poco de toma y daca *

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give over to

- give up

- give up on

* * *

I
1. [gɪv]
1) (past gave; past p given) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (hand, pass) dar*

give her/me/them a glass of water — dale/dame/dales un vaso de agua

b) ( as gift) regalar, obsequiar (frml)

to give somebody a present — hacerle* un regalo a alguien, regalarle algo a alguien

c) ( donate) dar*, donar

they have given $100,000 for/toward a new music room — han dado or donado $100.000/han contribuido con $100.000 para una nueva sala de música

d) (dedicate, devote) \<\<love/affection\>\> dar*; \<\<attention\>\> prestar

I'll give it some thought — lo pensaré

to give it all one's got — dar* lo mejor de sí

e) ( sacrifice) \<\<life\>\> dar*, entregar*

f) \<\<injection/sedative\>\> dar*, administrar (frml)

3)

a) (supply, grant) \<\<protection\>\> dar*; \<\<help\>\> dar*, brindar; \<\<idea\>\> dar*

give her something to do — dale algo que or para hacer

b) (allow, concede) \<\<opportunity/permission\>\> dar*, conceder (frml)

given the choice, I'd... — si me dieran a elegir, yo...

he's a good worker, I'll give him that, but... — es muy trabajador, hay que reconocerlo, pero...

the doctors only give him three months — los médicos le dan sólo tres meses

it would take us 15 months, give or take a week or two — nos llevaría unos 15 meses, semana más, semana menos

4)

a) ( cause) \<\<pleasure/shock\>\> dar*; \<\<cough\>\> dar*

don't give us your germs/cold! — no nos pegues tus microbios/tu resfriado! (fam)

b) ( yield) \<\<results/fruit\>\> dar*

5)

a) (award, allot) \<\<title/degree\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conferir* (frml); \<\<authority/right\>\> dar*, otorgar* (frml), conceder (frml); \<\<contract\>\> dar*, adjudicar*; \<\<mark\>\> dar*, poner*

the judge gave her five years — el juez le dio cinco años or la condenó a cinco años

b) ( entrust) \<\<task/responsibility\>\> dar*, confiar*

she's given me her car to fix — me ha dejado el coche para que se lo arregle

6) (pay, exchange) dar*

I'd give anything for a cigarette — no sé qué daría por un cigarrillo

7) ( care) (colloq)

I don't give a damn — me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino (fam)

Sense II

8)

a) ( convey) \<\<apologies/news\>\> dar*

please give my regards to your mother — dale recuerdos or (AmL tb) cariños a tu madre

she gave me to understand that... — me dio a entender que...

b) (state, reveal) \<\<information\>\> dar*

she gave a detailed description of the place — describió el lugar detalladamente

the judge has given his verdict — el juez ha dictado sentencia

9) (make sound, movement) \<\<cry/jump\>\> dar*, pegar* (fam); \<\<laugh\>\> soltar*

to give somebody a kiss/a wink — darle* un beso a alguien/hacerle* un guiño a alguien

why not give it a try? — por qué no pruebas or lo intentas?

10) ( indicate) \<\<speed/temperature\>\> señalar, marcar*

11)

a) ( hold) \<\<party/dinner\>\> dar*, ofrecer* (frml)

b) \<\<concert\>\> dar*; \<\<speech\>\> decir*, pronunciar

2.

vi

1)

a) ( yield under pressure) ceder, dar* de sí

they won't give an inch — no cederán un ápice

b) (break, give way) \<\<planks/branch\>\> romperse*

2) ( make gift) dar*

to give to charity — dar* dinero a organizaciones de caridad

please give generously — contribuyan generosamente por favor

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give up

II

mass noun elasticidad f

this fabric doesn't have much give in it — esta tela no da mucho de sí

English-spanish dictionary > give
5 sign

I [saɪn] n
1) признак, свидетельство, примета, предзнаменование

There is no sign that the industry is on the upturn. — Нет никаких признаков подъма производства.

It can be expected from every sign. — По всем признакам этого следует ожидать.

- unlucky sign
- ominous sign
- mute sign
- natural signs
- sure sign that...
- sure signs of spring
- terrible signs of an accident
- happy sign of the times
- hopeful sign of the times
- signs of an earthquake
- sign of age
- sign of the times
- sign of infection
- sign of weakness
- signs of healing
- sign of the Cross
- signs and wonders
- at the first signs of danger
- with every sign of surprise
- without any sign of embarrassment
- in sign of agreement
- interpret the signs of the times
- look upon smth as a sign of breeding
- show signs of life
- show signs of impatience
- show genuine signs of intellegence
- show genuine signs of common sense
2) вывеска, объявление

That sign says we are ten miles from the town. — По этому указателю мы в десяти милях от города.

What does that sign over the door say? — Что написано на этой вывеске над дверью?

The police put up a sign that the road was closed. — Полиция повесила указатель, что дорога закрыта.

- illuminated signs
- shop sign
- barber's sign
- sign of a pawnbroker
- sign of rotation
- examine sign over the door
- put up a cllosed sign over the door
- put a sold-out sign
- read the signs that they had marked on the wall
3) (обыкновенно pl) следы

There's still no sign of my luggage. — Моего багажа так и не видно/все еще нет.

The ruin is a sign of past grandeur. — Эти руины/развалины - следы былого величия.

The coat shows no sign of wear. — У пальто нет следов изношенности.

The book has no sign of use. — Не видно, чтобы книгой пользовались.

- watery signs
- signs of tears
- evident signs of murder
- bear signs of blows
4) знак, сигнал

- call signs
- signs of distress
- sign for order
- sign for attack
- sign for starting
- sign and countersign
- at a sign from his master
- give smb the sign to follow him
- make friendly signs
- make no signs
- make frantic signs
- make hostile signs
- make fraternal signs
- make a sign that he wanted to leave
- speak by signs
- make oneself understood by signs
- mark smth with a plus sign
- place road signs
- put up signs to show the way
5) символ, значок, условное обозначение

Sign used in written music (in arithmetic, in phonetic transcription). — Знаки, использующиеся при записи музыми (арифметических действий, транскрипции).

The note was written in secret signs. — Записка была написана неизвестными символами/знаками

- mathematical signs
- conventional signs
- traffic signs
- minus sign
- dollar sign
- deaf-and-dumb signs
- small signs
- twelwe signs of the Zodiac
- four signs of the arithmetic operations
- rank signs of military
- be born under the sign of the Twins
- bear the sign of her caste painted on her forehead
- wipe out signs II [saɪn] v
подписывать, подписываться, ставить подпись, расписываться

- sign a document
- sigh one's name
- sign an agreement

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > sign
6 give

give [gɪv]

donner ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1B (b)-(d), 1C (a), 1C (d), 1C (e), 1D (a), 1D (c)-(f), 2 (a) offrir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (c) conférer ⇒ 1B (a) imposer ⇒ 1C (b) reconnaître ⇒ 1C (f) faire ⇒ 1D (a)-(c), 1D (f) s'affaisser ⇒ 2D (b) élasticité ⇒ 3

(pt gave [geɪv], pp given ['gɪvən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (hand over) donner; (as gift) donner, offrir;

∎ I gave him the book, I gave the book to him je lui ai donné le livre;

∎ we gave our host a gift nous avons offert un cadeau à notre hôte;

∎ the family gave the paintings to the museum la famille a fait don des tableaux au musée;

∎ he gave his daughter in marriage il a donné sa fille en mariage;

∎ she gave him her hand (to hold) elle lui a donné ou tendu la main; (in marriage) elle lui a accordé sa main;

∎ literary to give oneself to sb se donner à qn;

∎ I give you the newlyweds! (in toast) je lève mon verre au bonheur des nouveaux mariés!;

∎ I gave him my coat to hold je lui ai confié mon manteau;

∎ she gave them her trust elle leur a fait confiance, elle leur a donné sa confiance;

∎ familiar give it all you've got! mets-y le paquet!;

∎ familiar I'll give you something to cry about! je vais te donner une bonne raison de pleurer, moi!;

∎ familiar to give it to sb (beat up) rosser qn; (reprimand) passer un savon à qn;

∎ give it to them! allez-y!;

∎ familiar I gave him what for! (reprimanded him) je lui ai passé un savon!;

∎ familiar caviare on toast? I'll give him caviare on toast! (in annoyance at request) du caviar et des toasts! je vais lui en donner, moi, du caviar et des toasts!

(b) (grant → right, permission, importance) donner;

∎ give the matter your full attention prêtez une attention toute particulière à cette affaire;

∎ he gave your suggestion careful consideration il a considéré votre suggestion avec beaucoup d'attention;

∎ Law the court gave her custody of the child la cour lui a accordé la garde de l'enfant;

∎ she hasn't given her approval yet elle n'a pas encore donné son consentement

(c) (provide with → drink, food) donner, offrir; (→ lessons, classes, advice) donner; (→ help) prêter;

∎ give our guests something to eat/drink donnez à manger/à boire à nos invités;

∎ we gave them lunch nous les avons invités ou nous leur avons fait à déjeuner;

∎ I think I'll give them beef for lunch je crois que je vais leur faire du bœuf au déjeuner;

∎ let me give you some advice laissez-moi vous donner un conseil;

∎ I gave her the biggest bedroom je lui ai donné la plus grande chambre;

∎ they're giving us a pay rise ils nous donnent une augmentation de salaire;

∎ an investment that gives 10 percent un placement qui rend ou rapporte 10 pour cent;

∎ the children can wash up, it will give them something to do les enfants peuvent faire la vaisselle, ça les occupera;

∎ she gave him two lovely daughters elle lui a donné deux adorables filles;

∎ to give a child a name donner un nom à un enfant;

∎ to give sb/sth one's support soutenir qn/qch;

∎ do you give a discount? faites-vous des tarifs préférentiels?;

∎ this lamp gives a poor light cette lampe éclaire mal;

∎ give me time to think donnez-moi ou laissez-moi le temps de réfléchir;

∎ she didn't give him time to say no elle ne lui a pas laissé le temps de dire non;

∎ just give me time! sois patient!;

∎ we were given a choice on nous a fait choisir;

∎ give me a chance! donne-moi une chance!;

∎ such talent is not given to us all nous n'avons pas tous un tel talent;

∎ familiar give me classical music any day! à mon avis rien ne vaut la musique classique!^□

B.

(a) (confer → award) conférer;

∎ they gave her an honorary degree ils lui ont conféré un diplôme honorifique

(b) (dedicate) donner, consacrer;

∎ she gave all she had to the cause elle s'est entièrement consacrée à cette cause;

∎ can you give me a few minutes? pouvez-vous m'accorder ou me consacrer quelques instants?;

∎ he gave his life to save the child il est mort ou il a donné sa vie pour sauver l'enfant;

∎ I've given you six years of my life je t'ai donné six ans de ma vie;

∎ she gave this job the best years of her life elle a consacré à ce travail les plus belles années de sa vie

(c) (in exchange) donner; (pay) payer;

∎ I gave him my sweater in exchange for his gloves je lui ai échangé mon pull contre ses gants;

∎ I'll give you a good price for the table je vous donnerai ou payerai un bon prix pour la table;

∎ how much will you give me for it? combien m'en donneras-tu?;

∎ I would give a lot or a great deal to know… je donnerais beaucoup pour savoir…

(d) (transmit) donner, passer;

∎ I hope I don't give you my cold j'espère que je ne vais pas te passer mon rhume

C.

(a) (cause) donner, causer; (headache) donner; (pleasure, surprise, shock) faire;

∎ the walk gave him an appetite la promenade l'a mis en appétit ou lui a ouvert l'appétit;

∎ the news gave me a shock la nouvelle m'a fait un choc;

∎ to give oneself trouble se donner du mal

(b) (impose → task) imposer; (→ punishment) infliger;

∎ the teacher gave us three tests this week le professeur nous a donné trois interrogations cette semaine;

∎ to give sb a black mark infliger un blâme à qn;

∎ Law he was given (a sentence of) fifteen years il a été condamné à quinze ans de prison

(c) (announce → verdict, judgment)

∎ the court gives its decision today la cour prononce ou rend l'arrêt aujourd'hui;

∎ the court gave the case against/for the management la cour a décidé contre/en faveur de la direction;

∎ given this third day of March délivré le 3 mars;

∎ given under my hand and seal reçu par-devant moi et sous mon sceau;

∎ Sport the umpire gave the batsman out l'arbitre a déclaré le joueur hors jeu

(d) (communicate → impression, order, signal) donner; (→ address, information) donner, fournir; (→ news, decision) annoncer;

∎ to give sb a message communiquer un message à qn;

∎ she gave her age as forty-five elle a déclaré avoir quarante-cinq ans;

∎ give her my love embrasse-la pour moi;

∎ he is to give his decision tomorrow il devra faire connaître ou annoncer sa décision demain;

∎ I gave a description of the suspect j'ai donné ou fourni une description du suspect;

∎ you gave me to believe he was trustworthy vous m'avez laissé entendre qu'on pouvait lui faire confiance;

∎ I was given to understand she was ill on m'a donné à croire qu'elle était malade;

∎ she gave no sign of life elle n'a donné aucun signe de vie

(e) (suggest, propose → explanation, reason) donner, avancer; (→ hint) donner;

∎ that's given me an idea ça me donne une idée;

∎ don't go giving him ideas! ne va pas lui mettre des idées dans la tête!;

∎ give us a clue donne-nous un indice;

∎ let me give you an example laissez-moi vous donner un exemple;

∎ don't give me any nonsense about missing your train! ne me raconte pas que tu as raté ton train!;

∎ familiar don't give me that (nonsense)! ne me raconte pas d'histoires!

(f) (admit, concede) reconnaître, accorder;

∎ she's certainly intelligent, I'll give you that elle est très intelligente, ça, je te l'accorde;

∎ Sport he gave me the game il m'a concédé la partie

D.

(a) (utter → sound) rendre, émettre; (→ answer) donner, faire; (→ cry, sigh) pousser;

∎ he gave a laugh il a laissé échapper un rire;

∎ he gave a loud laugh il a éclaté de rire;

∎ give us a song chantez-nous quelque chose

(b) (make → action, gesture) faire;

∎ she gave them an odd look elle leur a jeté ou lancé un regard curieux;

∎ he gave her hand a squeeze il lui a pressé la main;

∎ she gave her hair a comb elle s'est donné un coup de peigne;

∎ he gave his face a wash il s'est lavé le visage;

∎ he gave the table a wipe il a essuyé la table;

∎ give me a kiss (gen) fais-moi la bise; (lover) embrasse-moi;

∎ I gave the boy a push j'ai poussé le garçon;

∎ the train gave a lurch le train a cahoté;

∎ she gave him a slap elle lui a donné une claque;

∎ she gave him a flirtatious smile elle lui a adressé ou fait un sourire séducteur;

∎ he gave an embarrassed smile il a eu un sourire gêné

(c) (perform in public → concert) donner; (→ lecture, speech) faire; (→ interview) accorder;

∎ that evening she gave the performance of a lifetime ce soir-là elle était au sommet de son art

(d) (hold → lunch, party, supper) donner, organiser;

∎ they gave a dinner for the professor ils ont donné un dîner en l'honneur du professeur

(e) (estimate the duration of) donner, estimer;

∎ I give him one week at most je lui donne une semaine (au) maximum;

∎ I'd give their marriage about a year if that je donne un an maximum à leur mariage

(f) Mathematics (produce) donner, faire;

∎ 17 minus 4 gives 13 17 moins 4 font ou égalent 13;

∎ that gives a total of 26 ça donne un total de 26

(g) (idiom)

∎ to give way (ground) s'affaisser; (bridge, building, ceiling) s'effondrer, s'affaisser; (ladder, rope) céder, (se) casser;

∎ the ground gave way beneath or under our feet le terrain s'est affaissé sous nos pieds;

∎ her legs gave way (beneath her) ses jambes se sont dérobées sous elle;

∎ his health finally gave way sa santé a fini par se détériorer ou se gâter;

∎ their strength gave way leurs forces leur ont manqué;

∎ it's easier to give way to his demands than to argue il est plus commode de céder à ses exigences que de lui résister;

∎ don't give way if he cries ne cède pas s'il pleure;

∎ I gave way to tears/to anger je me suis laissé aller à pleurer/emporter par la colère;

∎ he gave way to despair il s'est abandonné au désespoir;

∎ the fields gave way to factories les champs ont fait place aux usines;

∎ his joy gave way to sorrow sa joie a fait place à la peine;

∎ natural fibres have given way to synthetics les fibres naturelles ont été remplacées par les synthétiques;

∎ give way to vehicles on your right (sign) priorité aux véhicules qui viennent de droite;

∎ give way to pedestrians (sign) priorité aux piétons;

∎ give way (sign) cédez le passage

2 intransitive verb

(a) (contribute) donner;

∎ please give generously nous nous en remettons à votre générosité;

∎ to give generously of one's time donner beaucoup de son temps;

∎ proverb it is better to give than to receive donner vaut mieux que recevoir;

∎ in any relationship you have to learn to give and take dans toutes les relations, il faut apprendre à faire des concessions ou il faut que chacun y mette du sien;

∎ to give as good as one gets rendre coup pour coup

(b) (collapse, yield → ground, wall) s'affaisser; (→ cloth, elastic) se relâcher; (→ person) céder;

∎ the fence gave beneath or under my weight la barrière a cédé ou s'est affaissée sous mon poids;

∎ something's got to give quelque chose va lâcher

(c) American familiar (talk)

∎ now give! accouche!, vide ton sac!

(d) American familiar

∎ what gives? qu'est-ce qui se passe?^□

3 noun

(of metal, wood) élasticité f, souplesse f;

∎ there's not enough give in this sweater ce pull n'est pas assez ample

4 give or take preposition

à... près;

∎ give or take a few days à quelques jours près

►► give way sign signal m de priorité

➲ give away separable transitive verb

(a) (hand over) donner; (as gift) donner, faire cadeau de; (prize) distribuer;

∎ it's so cheap they're practically giving it away c'est tellement bon marché, c'est comme s'ils en faisaient cadeau;

∎ you couldn't give them away tu n'arriveras pas à t'en débarrasser (même si tu en faisais cadeau)

(b) (bride) conduire à l'autel

(c) (throw away → chance, opportunity) gâcher, gaspiller

(d) (reveal → information) révéler; (→ secret) révéler, trahir;

∎ he didn't give anything away il n'a rien dit

(e) (betray) trahir;

∎ her accent gave her away son accent l'a trahie;

∎ no prisoner would give another prisoner away aucun prisonnier n'en trahirait un autre;

∎ to give oneself away se trahir

(f) Australian (renounce → habit) renoncer à, abandonner; (resign from → job) quitter; (→ position) démissionner de

➲ give back separable transitive verb

(a) (return) rendre; (property, stolen object) restituer;

∎ give the book back to her rendez-lui le livre;

∎ the store gave him his money back le magasin l'a remboursé

(b) (reflect → image, light) refléter, renvoyer; (→ sound) renvoyer

➲ give in

1 intransitive verb

(relent, yield) céder;

∎ to give in to sb/sth céder à qn/qch;

∎ the country refused to give in to terrorist threats le pays a refusé de céder aux menaces des terroristes

2 separable transitive verb

(hand in → book, exam paper) rendre; (→ found object, parcel) remettre; (→ application, name) donner

➲ give off separable transitive verb

(a) (emit, produce → gas, smell) émettre

(b) Botany (shoots) former

➲ give onto inseparable transitive verb

donner sur

➲ give out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (hand out) distribuer

(b) (emit → smell) dégager; (→ heat) répandre; (→ sound) émettre, faire entendre

(c) (make known) annoncer, faire savoir;

∎ the hospital gave out information on her condition to them l'hôpital les a renseignés sur son état de santé;

∎ it was given out that he was leaving on a dit ou annoncé qu'il partait

2 intransitive verb

(a) (fail → machine) tomber en panne; (→ brakes) lâcher; (→ heart) flancher;

∎ the old car finally gave out la vieille voiture a fini par rendre l'âme

(b) (run out) s'épuiser, manquer;

∎ her strength was giving out elle était à bout de forces, elle n'en pouvait plus;

∎ his mother's patience gave out sa mère a perdu patience;

∎ my luck gave out la chance m'a abandonné

(c) Irish familiar (complain) rouspéter;

∎ he gave out to me because I was late (scolded) il m'a enguirlandé parce que j'étais en retard

➲ give out onto inseparable transitive verb

donner sur

➲ give over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (entrust) donner, confier;

∎ he gave the children over to his mother il a confié les enfants à sa mère

(b) (set aside) donner, consacrer; Administration affecter;

∎ the land was given over to agriculture la terre a été consacrée à l'agriculture;

∎ she gave herself over to helping the poor elle s'est consacrée à l'aide aux pauvres

2 inseparable transitive verb

British familiar cesser de^□, arrêter de^□ ;

∎ give over crying! cesse de pleurer!

3 intransitive verb

British familiar cesser^□, arrêter^□ ;

∎ give over! assez!, arrête!

➲ give up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (renounce → habit) renoncer à, abandonner; (→ friend) abandonner, délaisser; (→ chair, place) céder; (→ activity) cesser;

∎ she'll never give him up elle ne renoncera jamais à lui;

∎ he's given up smoking il a arrêté de fumer, il a renoncé au tabac;

∎ I haven't given up the idea of going to China je n'ai pas renoncé à l'idée d'aller en Chine;

∎ he gave up his seat to the old woman il a cédé sa place à la vieille dame;

∎ don't give up hope ne perdez pas espoir;

∎ he was ready to give up his life for his country il était prêt à mourir pour la patrie;

∎ they gave up the game or the struggle ils ont abandonné la partie;

∎ we gave her brother up for dead nous avons conclu que son frère était mort;

∎ they gave the cause up for lost ils ont considéré que c'était une cause perdue;

∎ to give up the throne renoncer au trône;

∎ the doctors have given him up les médecins disent qu'il est perdu

(b) (resign from → job) quitter; (→ position) démissionner de;

∎ they gave up the restaurant business ils se sont retirés de la restauration

(c) (hand over → keys) rendre, remettre; (→ prisoner) livrer; (→ responsibility) se démettre de;

∎ the murderer gave himself up (to the police) le meurtrier s'est rendu ou livré (à la police);

∎ he gave his accomplices up to the police il a dénoncé ou livré ses complices à la police

(d) (applaud)

∎ give it up for… je vous demande d'applaudir…

2 intransitive verb

∎ I give up (in game, project) je renonce; (in guessing game) je donne ma langue au chat;

∎ we can't give up now! on ne va pas laisser tomber maintenant!

➲ give up on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to give up on sb (stop waiting for) renoncer à attendre qn; (stop expecting something from) ne plus rien attendre de qn;

∎ I give up on him, he won't even try j'abandonne, il ne fait pas le moindre effort

➲ give up to separable transitive verb

∎ to give oneself up to sth se livrer à qch;

∎ they gave themselves up to a life of pleasure ils se sont livrés à une vie de plaisir;

∎ he gave his life up to caring for the elderly il a consacré sa vie à soigner les personnes âgées;

∎ his mornings were given up to business ses matinées étaient consacrées aux affaires

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sign [saɪn]

signe ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e)-(g) symbole ⇒ 1 (a) geste ⇒ 1 (b) signal ⇒ 1 (c) panneau ⇒ 1 (d) écriteau ⇒ 1 (d) enseigne ⇒ 1 (d) signer ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) engager ⇒ 2 (b) signer un contrat ⇒ 3 (b)

1 noun

(a) (symbol → gen) signe m, symbole m; Mathematics, Music & Linguistics signe m;

∎ this sign means "real leather" ce symbole signifie "cuir véritable";

∎ plus/minus sign signe m plus/moins

(b) (gesture, motion) signe m;

∎ to make a sign to sb faire signe à qn;

∎ to make a rude sign faire un geste grossier;

∎ she made a sign for me to enter elle m'a fait signe d'entrer;

∎ the chief made signs for me to follow him le chef m'a fait signe de le suivre;

∎ to make the sign of the cross faire le signe de croix;

∎ wait until the policeman gives the sign to cross attendez que le policier vous fasse signe de traverser;

∎ the victory sign le signe de la victoire

(c) (arranged signal) signal m;

∎ a lighted lamp in the window is the sign that it's safe une lampe allumée à la fenêtre signifie qu'il n'y a pas de danger;

∎ when I give the sign, run à mon signal, courez

(d) (written notice → gen) panneau m; (→ smaller) écriteau m; (→ on shop, bar, cinema etc) enseigne f;

∎ the signs are all in Arabic tous les panneaux sont en arabe;

∎ follow the signs for Manchester suivre les panneaux indiquant Manchester;

∎ I didn't see the stop sign je n'ai pas vu le stop;

∎ traffic signs panneaux mpl de signalisation;

∎ a 'for sale' sign un écriteau 'à vendre'

(e) (evidence, indication) signe m, indice m; Medicine signe m;

∎ his speech was interpreted as a sign of goodwill on a interprété son discours comme un signe de bonne volonté;

∎ as a sign of respect en témoignage ou en signe de respect;

∎ they wear red as a sign of mourning ils portent le rouge en signe de deuil;

∎ a distended belly is a sign of malnutrition un ventre dilaté est un signe de sous-alimentation;

∎ a red sunset is a sign of fair weather un coucher de soleil rouge est signe qu'il fera beau;

∎ it's a sign of the times c'est un signe des temps;

∎ it's a good sign if he's making jokes c'est bon signe s'il fait des plaisanteries;

∎ at the first sign of trouble, he goes to pieces au premier petit problème, il craque;

∎ it's a sure sign that… à n'en pas douter, c'est le signe que…+ indicative;

∎ were there any signs of a struggle? y avait-il des traces de lutte?;

∎ all the signs are that the economy is improving tout laisse à penser que l'économie s'améliore;

∎ the room showed signs of having been recently occupied il était clair que la pièce avait récemment été occupée;

∎ there's no sign of her changing her mind rien n'indique qu'elle va changer d'avis;

∎ there's no sign of the file anywhere on ne trouve trace du dossier nulle part;

∎ he gave no sign of having heard me il n'a pas eu l'air de m'avoir entendu;

∎ is there any sign of Amy yet? - not a sign est-ce qu'on a eu des nouvelles de Amy? - pas la moindre nouvelle;

∎ is there any sign of the missing child? est-ce qu'il y a une trace de l'enfant disparu?;

∎ since then, he's given no sign of life depuis lors, il n'a pas donné signe de vie;

∎ there is little sign of progress in the negotiations les négociations ne semblent pas avancer

(f) Astrology signe m;

∎ what sign are you? de quel signe êtes-vous?

(g) Religion (manifestation) signe m;

∎ a sign from God un signe de Dieu

2 transitive verb

(a) (document, book) signer;

∎ sign your name here signez ici;

∎ here are the letters to be signed voici les lettres à signer;

∎ a signed Picasso lithograph une lithographie signée par Picasso;

∎ he gave me a signed photo of himself il m'a donné une photo dédicacée;

∎ American do you want to sign this to your room? je le mets sur votre note?;

∎ she signs herself A.M. Hall elle signe A.M. Hall;

∎ to sign a deal passer un marché;

∎ the deal will be signed and sealed tomorrow l'affaire sera définitivement conclue demain;

∎ Law signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of… fait et signé en présence de…;

∎ figurative you're signing your own death warrant vous signez votre arrêt de mort

(b) (footballer, musician, band) engager;

∎ he's been signed for next season il a été engagé pour la saison prochaine

(c) (provide with signs) signaliser;

∎ the museum is not very well signed la signalisation du musée n'est pas très bonne

(d) (signal)

∎ to sign assent faire signe que oui;

∎ to sign sb to do sth faire signe à qn de faire qch

3 intransitive verb

(a) (write name) signer;

∎ he signed with an X il a signé d'une croix;

∎ to sign on the dotted line signer à l'endroit indiqué; figurative s'engager

(b) (footballer, musician, band) signer un contrat;

∎ he signed for United il a signé avec United

(c) (signal)

∎ to sign to sb to do sth faire signe à qn de faire qch

(d) (know sign language) connaître la langue des signes; (use sign language) communiquer en langue des signes ou par signes;

∎ they were signing to each other ils se parlaient par signes

►► sign language (UNCOUNT) langue f des signes;

∎ to speak in sign language parler par signes;

∎ using sign language, he managed to ask for food (en s'exprimant) par signes, il s'est débrouillé pour demander à manger;

sign painter (of lettering) peintre m en lettres; (of pub signs etc) peintre m d'enseignes

➲ sign away separable transitive verb

(right, land, inheritance) se désister de; (independence) renoncer à; (power, control) abandonner;

∎ I felt I was signing away my freedom j'avais l'impression qu'en signant je renonçais à ma liberté;

∎ you're signing your life away c'est comme si tu signais ton arrêt de mort

➲ sign for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (acknowledge receipt of)

∎ to sign for a delivery/a registered letter signer un bon de livraison/le récépissé d'une lettre recommandée;

∎ the files have to be signed for il faut signer pour retirer les dossiers

(b) (undertake work on)

∎ she's signed for another series elle s'est engagée à faire un autre feuilleton

➲ sign in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (at hotel) remplir sa fiche (d'hôtel); (in club) signer le registre

(b) (worker) pointer (en arrivant)

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (guest) inscrire (en faisant signer le registre);

∎ I'm a member, so I can sign you in je suis membre, donc je peux vous faire entrer;

∎ guests must be signed in les visiteurs doivent se faire inscrire dès leur arrivée

(b) (file, book) rendre, retourner

➲ sign off intransitive verb

(a) Radio & Television terminer l'émission;

∎ it's time to sign off for today il est l'heure de nous quitter pour aujourd'hui

(b) (in letter)

∎ I'll sign off now je vais conclure ici

➲ sign on

1 intransitive verb British

(a) (register as unemployed) s'inscrire au chômage;

∎ you have to sign on every two weeks il faut pointer (au chômage) toutes les deux semaines

(b) (enrol) s'inscrire;

∎ she signed on for an evening class elle s'est inscrite à des cours du soir

(c) Computing ouvrir une session

2 separable transitive verb

(a) British (enrol → student, participant) inscrire

(b) esp American (recruit → employee, staff) embaucher

➲ sign out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (file, car) retirer (contre décharge); (library book) emprunter;

∎ the keys are signed out to Mr Hill c'est M. Hill qui a signé pour retirer les clés

(b) (hospital patient) autoriser le départ de;

∎ he signed himself out il est parti sous sa propre responsabilité

2 intransitive verb

(guest) signer le registre (en partant); (worker) pointer (en partant)

➲ sign over separable transitive verb

transférer;

∎ she signed the property over to her son elle a transféré la propriété au nom de son fils;

∎ the house is being signed over to its new owners tomorrow les nouveaux propriétaires entrent en possession de la maison demain

➲ sign up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (employee) embaucher; Military (recruit) engager; (player, musician) engager

(b) (student, participant) inscrire

2 intransitive verb

(a) (for job) se faire embaucher;

∎ he signed up as a crew member il s'est fait embaucher comme membre d'équipage

(b) Military (enlist) s'engager;

∎ to sign up for the Marines s'engager dans les marines

(c) (enrol) s'inscrire;

∎ she signed up for an evening class elle s'est inscrite à des cours du soir

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8 sign

sign

A n

1 ( symbolic mark) signe m, symbole m ; the pound/dollar sign le symbole de la livre/du dollar ;

2 ( object) (roadsign, billboard) panneau m (for pour) ; (smaller, indicating opening hours) pancarte f ; (outside inn, shop) enseigne f ;

3 ( gesture) geste m ; to make a rude sign faire un geste grossier ; to give sb a V sign faire un geste obscène à qn ; to make the sign of the cross faire le signe de la croix ;

4 ( signal) signal m ; that will be the sign for us to leave ce sera le signal du départ or pour que nous partions ;

5 ( visible evidence) signe m (of de) ; the first signs of global warming les premiers signes du réchauffement de la planète ; there was no sign of any troops il n'y avait pas l'ombre d'un soldat ; there was no sign of life at the Smiths' il n'y avait aucun signe de vie chez les Smith ; there was still no sign of them at midday à midi, ils n'étaient toujours pas arrivés ;

6 (indication, pointer) signe m (of de) ; it's a sign of age c'est un signe qu'on vieillit ; it's a good/bad sign c'est bon/mauvais signe ; this is a sign that c'est signe que, ça indique que ; it's a sure sign that c'est la preuve que ; the signs are that tout indique que ; there is no sign ou there are no signs of il n'y a rien qui annonce [improvement, change, recovery, solution] ; there is little sign of an improvement il n'y a rien qui annonce vraiment une amélioration ; to show signs of montrer des signes de [stress, weakness, growth, talent] ; to show no signs of sth ne montrer aucun signe de qch ; to show signs of doing sembler faire ; she shows no signs of changing her mind rien ne laisse penser qu'elle va changer d'avis ; a sign of the times un signe des temps ;

7 ⇒ The signs of the Zodiac Astrol ( of zodiac) signe m ; what sign are you? tu es de quel signe?

B vtr

1 ( put signature to) signer [agreement, letter, document] ; to sign one's own death warrant signer son arrêt de mort ; signed, sealed and delivered lit dûment signé et remis à qui de droit ; fig terminé ;

2 ( on contract) engager [footballer, musician, band].

C vi

1 [person] signer ; sign for signer un reçu pour [key, parcel] ;

2 Sport [player] signer son contrat (with avec ; for pour) ;

3 ( signal) to sign to sb to do faire signe à qn de faire ;

4 ( communicate in sign language) communiquer en langage des sourds-muets.

Phrasal verbs

■ sign away:

▶ sign away [sth], sign [sth] away renoncer à [qch] par écrit [rights, inheritance].

■ sign in:

▶ sign in signer le registre (à l'arrivée) ;

▶ sign in [sb], sign [sb] in inscrire [guest].

■ sign off:

▶ sign off

1 ( on radio ou TV show) terminer ; this is X signing off and wishing you… c'était X qui vous souhaite… ;

2 ( end letter) terminer.

■ sign on:

▶ sign on

1 GB Soc Admin pointer au chômage ;

2 ( commit oneself) (to training period, time in forces) s'engager ; ( for course of study) s'inscrire (for à, dans) ;

▶ sign on [sb] engager [player, employee].

■ sign out signer le registre (au départ) ; to sign out a library book GB signer quand on emprunte un livre dans une bibliothèque.

■ sign over:

▶ sign over [sth], sign [sth] over céder [qch] par écrit [estate, property].

■ sign up:

▶ sign up

1 (in forces, by contract) s'engager ;

2 ( for course) s'inscrire (for à, dans) ;

▶ sign up [sb] engager [player, filmstar].

Big English-French dictionary > sign
9 sign

sign [saɪn]

1. n

1) знак; си́мвол; обозначе́ние;

to give a sign сде́лать знак
;

sign manual собственнору́чная по́дпись ( монарха)

2) зна́мение, предзнаменова́ние;

the signs of the times зна́мение вре́мени

3) жест, знак

4) вы́веска, объявле́ние (тж. signboard)

5) при́знак, приме́та;

to make no sign

а) не подава́ть при́знаков жи́зни;

б) не протестова́ть

6) мед. симпто́м

7) паро́ль;

sign and countersign паро́ль и о́тзыв

8) амер. след

2. v

1) подпи́сывать(ся)

2) выража́ть же́стом; подава́ть знак (to — кому-л.)

3) отмеча́ть; ста́вить знак

sign away передава́ть (право, собственность); завеща́ть (что-л., отка́зываться в чью-л. по́льзу;

sign off

а) радио дать знак оконча́ния переда́чи;

б) разг. переста́ть разгова́ривать, замолча́ть;

sign over = sign away;

sign on

а) нанима́ть(ся) на рабо́ту;

б) радио дать знак нача́ла переда́чи;

sign up = sign on

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > sign
10 sign

1. noun
1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) señal

2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) señal, panel, letrero

3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) gesto, seña

4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) signo

2. verb
1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) firmar

2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) firmar

3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) hacer señas

•

- signboard
- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up

sign¹ n

1. señal / seña

the policeman made a sign for me to stop el policía me hizo una señal para que me detuviera

2. letrero / señal

the sign said "Beware of the dog" en el letrero ponía "Cuidado con el perro"

3. signo

the signs of the zodiac los signos del zodiaco

4. señal / indicio

there are no signs of life on Mars no hay indicios de vida en Marte

sign² vb

1. firmar

sign here, please firma aquí, por favor

2. fichar

we've signed a new goalkeeper hemos fichado a un nuevo portero

sign

tr[saɪn]

noun

1 (symbol) signo, símbolo

2 (gesture) gesto, seña; (signal) señal nombre femenino

■ wait until I give the sign espera hasta que dé la señal

■ he made signs to us to go away no hizo señales para que nos fuéramos

3 (indication) señal nombre femenino, indicio, muestra; (proof) prueba; (trace) rastro

■ it's a sure sign of rain es un claro indicio de lluvia

■ that must be a good sign eso debe de ser (una) buena señal

■ talking to oneself is the first sign of madness hablar solo es el primer signo de locura

■ there was no sign of them anywhere no se los veía por ninguna parte, no había ni rastro de ellos

■ there are no signs of life in this village no hay señales de vida en este pueblo

■ she's showing signs of improvement da muestras de mejoría

■ all the signs are that... todo parece indicar que...

4 (board) letrero; (notice) anuncio, aviso; (over shop) letrero, rótulo

transitive verb

1 (letter, document, cheque, etc) firmar

■ sign your name here, please firme aquí, por favor

■ the two countries signed a treaty los dos países firmaron un tratado

2 (player, group) fichar (on/up, -)

■ Spurs have signed a new player los Spurs han fichado un nuevo jugador

3 (gesture) hacer una seña/señal

■ he signed me to shut up me hizo una señal para que me callara

intransitive verb

1 (write name) firmar

2 (player, group) fichar (for/with, por)

■ Laudrup signed for Real Madrid Laudrup fichó por el Real Madrid

3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (use sign language) comunicarse por señas, hablar por señas

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as a sign of como muestra de

a sign of the times un signo de los tiempos que corren

to make the sign of the cross hacer la señal de la cruz

to sign one's own death warrant firmar su propia sentencia de muerte

sign language lenguaje nombre masculino por señas

sign of the zodiac signo del zodíaco

sign ['saɪn] vt

1) : firmar

to sign a check: firmar un cheque

2) or to sign on hire: contratar (a un empleado), fichar (a un jugador)

sign vi

1) : hacer una seña

she signed for him to stop: le hizo una seña para que se parara

2) : comunicarse por señas

sign n

1) symbol: símbolo m, signo m

minus sign: signo de menos

2) gesture: seña f, señal f, gesto m

3) : letrero m, cartel m

neon sign: letrero de neón

4) trace: señal f, indicio m

sign

n.

• amago s.m.

• aparato s.m.

• asomo s.m.

• huella s.f.

• indicación s.f.

• indicio s.m.

• letrero s.m.

• marca s.f.

• muestra s.f.

• rótulo s.m.

• seña s.f.

• señal s.f.

• signo (Matemática) s.m.

• vestigio s.m.

v.

• escriturar v.

• firmar v.

• subscribir v.

• suscribir v.

saɪn
I

noun

1)

a) c u ( indication) señal f, indicio m

all the signs are that... — todo parece indicar que...

he showed signs of wanting to leave — dio muestras de querer irse

he showed little sign of enthusiasm at the news — demostró muy poco entusiasmo por la noticia

there's no sign of them yet — todavía no han llegado

there was no sign of him anywhere — no estaba por ninguna parte

it's a sign of the times — es un indicio de los tiempos que corren

that's a good sign — eso es (una) buena señal

b) c ( omen) presagio m

2) c ( gesture) seña f, señal f

to make a sign to somebody — hacerle* una seña or una señal a alguien

to make the sign of the cross — hacerse* la señal de la cruz, santiguarse*

3) c

a) (notice, board) letrero m, cartel m; ( in demonstration) pancarta f

b) ( road sign) señal f (vial)

4) c

a) ( symbol) símbolo m; ( Math) signo m

plus/minus sign — signo (de) más/menos

b) ( Astrol) signo m

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( write signature on) firmar

to sign one's name — firmar

b) ( hire) \<\<actor\>\> contratar; \<\<player\>\> fichar, contratar

2.

vi

1)

a) ( write name) firmar

b) ( Busn)

to sign (WITH somebody) — firmar un contrato (con alguien)

2)

a) ( gesture)

to sign TO somebody to + INF: she signed to me to sit down — me hizo una seña or una señal para que me sentara

b) ( use sign language) comunicarse* por señas

3.

v refl

to sign oneself — firmarse

he signed himself (as) J. Bell — se firmaba J. Bell, firmaba con el nombre de J. Bell

Phrasal Verbs:

- sign away

- sign for

- sign in

- sign off

- sign on

- sign out

- sign over

- sign up

[saɪn]
1. N

1) (=indication) señal f, indicio m ; (Med) síntoma m

it's a sign of rain — es señal or indicio de lluvia

he searched for a sign of recognition on her face — buscó en su rostro una señal or muestra de reconocimiento

there was no sign of him anywhere — no había ni rastro de él

there was no sign of life — no había señales or rastro de vida

it was seen as a sign of weakness — se interpretaba como una muestra or señal de flaqueza

at the first sign of a cold, take vitamin C — al primer indicio de un resfriado, tome vitamina C

it's a good/bad sign — es buena/mala señal

to show signs of sth/doing sth — dar muestras or señales de algo/de hacer algo

the economy is beginning to show signs of recovery — la economía está dando muestras or señales de recuperarse

the storm showed no sign of abating — la tormenta no daba muestras or señales de calmarse

that's a sure sign he's feeling better — es una señal inconfundible de que se encuentra mejor

it's a sign of the times — es señal de los tiempos que vivimos

2) (=gesture) seña f

to communicate by signs — hablar or comunicarse por señas

he gave the victory sign — hizo la seña de victoria

to make a sign to sb — hacer una seña a algn

he made a sign for them to leave — les hizo una seña para que se marcharan

to make the sign of the Cross — hacerse la señal de la cruz, santiguarse

to make the sign of the Cross over sth — bendecir algo

3) (=notice) letrero m ; (=road sign) señal f (de tráfico); (=direction indicator) indicador m ; (=shop sign) letrero m, rótulo m ; (US) (carried in demonstration) pancarta f

exit sign — letrero m de salida

a no-entry sign — una señal de prohibición de entrada

a give way sign — una señal de ceda el paso

4) (=written symbol) símbolo m ; (Math, Mus, Astrol) signo m

the text was full of strange signs and symbols — el texto estaba lleno de símbolos extraños

what sign are you? — ¿de qué signo eres?

plus/minus sign — signo de más/menos

2. VT

1) [+ contract, agreement, treaty] firmar

she signs herself B. Smith — firma con el nombre B. Smith

Sue Townsend will be signing her new book — Sue Townsend firmará autógrafos en su nuevo libro

to sign one's name — firmar

signed and sealed — firmado y lacrado, firmado y sellado

2) (=recruit) [+ player] fichar, contratar; [+ actor, band] contratar

3) (=use sign language)

the programme is signed for the hearing-impaired — el programa incluye traducción simultánea al lenguaje de signos para aquellos con discapacidades auditivas

3. VI

1) (with signature) firmar

sign here please — firme aquí, por favor
dotted line
2) (=be recruited) (Sport) firmar un contrato

he has signed for or with Arsenal — ha firmado un contrato con el Arsenal, ha fichado por el Arsenal (Sp)

3) (=signal) hacer señas

to sign to sb to do sth — hacer señas a algn para que haga algo

he signed to me to wait — me hizo señas para que esperara

4) (=use sign language) hablar con señas

4.

CPD

sign language N — lenguaje m por señas

to talk in sign language — hablar por señas

sign painter, sign writer N — rotulista mf

- sign away

- sign for

- sign in

- sign off

- sign on

- sign out

- sign over

- sign up

* * *
[saɪn]
I

noun

1)

a) c u ( indication) señal f, indicio m

all the signs are that... — todo parece indicar que...

he showed signs of wanting to leave — dio muestras de querer irse

he showed little sign of enthusiasm at the news — demostró muy poco entusiasmo por la noticia

there's no sign of them yet — todavía no han llegado

there was no sign of him anywhere — no estaba por ninguna parte

it's a sign of the times — es un indicio de los tiempos que corren

that's a good sign — eso es (una) buena señal

b) c ( omen) presagio m

2) c ( gesture) seña f, señal f

to make a sign to somebody — hacerle* una seña or una señal a alguien

to make the sign of the cross — hacerse* la señal de la cruz, santiguarse*

3) c

a) (notice, board) letrero m, cartel m; ( in demonstration) pancarta f

b) ( road sign) señal f (vial)

4) c

a) ( symbol) símbolo m; ( Math) signo m

plus/minus sign — signo (de) más/menos

b) ( Astrol) signo m

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( write signature on) firmar

to sign one's name — firmar

b) ( hire) \<\<actor\>\> contratar; \<\<player\>\> fichar, contratar

2.

vi

1)

a) ( write name) firmar

b) ( Busn)

to sign (WITH somebody) — firmar un contrato (con alguien)

2)

a) ( gesture)

to sign TO somebody to + INF: she signed to me to sit down — me hizo una seña or una señal para que me sentara

b) ( use sign language) comunicarse* por señas

3.

v refl

to sign oneself — firmarse

he signed himself (as) J. Bell — se firmaba J. Bell, firmaba con el nombre de J. Bell

Phrasal Verbs:

- sign away

- sign for

- sign in

- sign off

- sign on

- sign out

- sign over

- sign up

English-spanish dictionary > sign
11 sign

[saɪn]

at sign вчт. обезьянка at sign вчт. собачка be entitled to sign for firm иметь право подписи от лица фирмы code sign вчт. кодовый знак commercial sign вчт. коммерческий знак danger sign знак опасности dollar sign вчт. знак доллара electric sign световая реклама equals sign вчт. знак равенства exponent sign вчт. знак порядка for-sale sign объявление о продаже sign знак; символ; to give a sign сделать знак; sign and countersign пароль и отзыв; sign manual собственноручная подпись (монарха) informative sign информационный символ to make no sign не подавать признаков жизни to make no sign не протестовать mandatory sign предписывающий дорожный знак minus sign знак минус minus sign вчт. знак минуса plus sign вчт. знак плюса sign вывеска (тж. signboard) sign вывеска sign выражать жестом; подавать знак (to - кому-л.) sign знак, признак sign знак; символ; to give a sign сделать знак; sign and countersign пароль и отзыв; sign manual собственноручная подпись (монарха) sign знак sign вчт. знак sign вчт. знаковый sign знамение, предзнаменование; the signs of the times знамение времени sign обозначение sign объявление sign отмечать; ставить знак; sign away передавать (право, собственность); завещать (что-л.), отказываться в (чью-л.) пользу sign отмечать sign подписывать, ставить подпись, расписываться sign подписывать(ся) sign подписывать sign подписываться sign помечать sign признак, примета sign расписываться sign мед. симптом sign след sign ставить знак sign ставить подпись sign знак; символ; to give a sign сделать знак; sign and countersign пароль и отзыв; sign manual собственноручная подпись (монарха) sign by procuration подписывать по доверенности sign for подписывать за кого-либо sign for подписывать от чьего-либо имени sign for a company подписывать за компанию sign for a company подписывать за фирму sign for a firm подписывать за компанию sign for a firm подписывать за фирму sign for receipt расписываться в получении sign знак; символ; to give a sign сделать знак; sign and countersign пароль и отзыв; sign manual собственноручная подпись (монарха) sign off вчт. выйти sign off вчт. выходить sign off радио дать знак окончания передачи sign off отказываться от претензий sign off разг. перестать разговаривать, замолчать; sign over = sign away sign off увольнять с работы sign off разг. перестать разговаривать, замолчать; sign over = sign away sign over завещать sign over отписывать имущество sign on радио дать знак начала передачи; sign up = sign on sign знамение, предзнаменование; the signs of the times знамение времени sky sign световая реклама traffic sign дорожный знак wall sign настенная вывеска warning sign предупреждающий знак

English-Russian short dictionary > sign
12 sign

1. noun
1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) znamenje

2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) znak

3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) znamenje

4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) znamenje
2. verb
1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) podpisati (se)

2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) podpisati (se)

3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) pomigniti

•

- signboard
- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up
* * *
I [sáin]
noun

znak, znamenje; pismeni znak; signal; pomig, kretnja, mahanje z roko; astronomy živalski krog; čudežno znamenje na nebu; music & mathematics predznak, interpunkcija; simbol, tajna oznaka, značilna poteza; podpis; izvesek, napis (krčme, brivnice itd.); medicine simptom

in sign of — v znak (česa)

sign and countersign — tajni znak(i) za sporazumevanje (zaveznikov), geslo

a sign of decay — znak, znamenje propadanja

the signs of the time — znaki časa

deaf and-dumb signs — jezik gluhonemih

manual sign — (lastnoročni) podpis

minus sign, negative sign — znak minus (-)

no sign of life — nobenega znaka življenja

plus sign — znak plus (+)

there were signs in heaven — bila so (čudežna) znamenja na nebu

to give s.o. a sign — dati komu znak

to make the sign of the cross — pokrižati se

to make no sign — ne se premakniti, nobenega znaka (življenja) ne dati od sebe, ne se braniti

to speak by signs — govoriti z znaki, s kretnjami
II [sain]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

zaznamovati, označiti; podpisati, signirati; figuratively zapečatiti; dati (komu) znak, pomigniti, namigniti, pomahati (z roko); commerce nameniti ( for za kaj); religion napraviti križ nad, blagosloviti

he signed to me to come — pomignil mi je, naj pridem

to sign o.s. with the sign of the cross — podpisati se s križcem

to sign one's will — podpisati svojo oporoko

to sign on the dotted line — podpisati se na pikčasti črti, figuratively sprejeti pogoje, slepo slediti, suženjsko se pokoravati

English-Slovenian dictionary > sign
13 sign

1. noun
1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) tegn; symbol

2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) skilt; -skilt

3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) tegn

4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) tegn
2. verb
1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) underskrive

2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) skrive sit navn

3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) gøre tegn

•

- signboard
- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up
* * *
1. noun
1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) tegn; symbol

2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) skilt; -skilt

3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) tegn

4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) tegn
2. verb
1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) underskrive

2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) skrive sit navn

3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) gøre tegn

•

- signboard
- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up

English-Danish dictionary > sign
14 give

1. I
abs

the door gave дверь подалась; the ice gave лед сломался /не выдержал/; the foundations are giving фундамент оседает; at the height of the storm the bridge gave в самый разгар бури мост не выдержал и рухнул; his knees seemed to give ему казалось, что у него подкашиваются ноги; the branch gave but did not break ветка прогнулась, но не сломалась; а soft chair (a bed, a mattress, etc.) gives [when one sits on it] мягкий стул и т. д. проминается [, когда на него садятся]; the frost is beginning to give мороз начинает слабеть
2. II
1) give in some manner. give generously /unsparingly, abundantly/ щедро и т. д. давать /дарить, одаривать/; give grudgingly нехотя делать подарки

2) give in some manner this chair (the mattress, the bed, etc.) gives comfortably (a lot) этот стул и т. д. приятно (сильно) проминается; the springs won't give enough /much/ пружины довольно тугие; the горе has given a good deal веревка сильно растянулась /ослабла/; give for some time the frost did not give all day мороз не отпускал весь день
3. III
give smth.

1) give food (medicine, L 3, etc.) давать еду и т. д., give presents дарить /делать/ подарки; give a grant давать дотацию /пособие/; give a scholarship предоставлять стипендию; give a medal награждать медалью; give alms подавать милостыню

2) give a message передавать записку /сообщение/; give one's regards передать привет

3) give a large crop (10 per cent profit, etc.) приносить / давать/ большой урожай и т. д.; give fruit плодоносить; give milk давать молоке; give heat излучать тепло; the lamp gives a poor light лампа светит тускло /дает, излучает тусклый свет/; his work gives good results его работа дает хорошие результаты; two times two /two multiplied by two/ gives four дважды два give четыре

4) give facts (news, details, the following figures, etc.) приводить /сообщать/ факты и т. д.; give an example /an instance/ приводить /давать/ пример: the dictionary doesn't give this word в словаре нет этого слова; the list gives ten names в списке [приведено /указано/] / список содержит/ десять имен; he gave a full account of the event он все рассказал /дал полный отчет/ об этом событии; he gave no particulars он не сообщил никаких подробностей; give a portrait (a character, the scenery of the country, etc.) нарисовать портрет и т. д.; in his book he gives a description of their customs в своей книге он описывает их нравы; give evidence /testimony/ давать показания; give one's name and address дать /назвать/ свой фамилию и адрес

5) the thermometer gives forty degrees термометр показывает сорок градусов; the barometer gives rain барометр пошел на дождь; give no sign of life не подавать признаков жизни; give no sign of recognition a) не подать виду, что узнал; б) не узнать; give no sign of embarrassment нисколько не смутиться

6) give a dinner (a dinner party, a ball, a party, a concert, a performance, etc.) давать /устраивать/ обед и т. д.

7) give lessons (instruction, exact information, etc.) давать уроки и т. д., give smth. in smth. give lessons in mathematics (instruction in golf, etc.) давать уроки по математике и т. д.; give smth. on smth. give lectures on psychology (on biology, on various subjects, etc.) читать лекции по психологии и т. д., give a lecture прочитать лекцию, выступить с лекцией; give a song (one of Beethoven's sonatas, a concerto, etc.) исполнять песню и т. д., give a recital (a recitation) выступать с сольным концертом (с художественным чтением)

8) give one's good wishes желать всего доброго / хорошего/; give one's blessing давать свое благословение: give a toast провозглашать тост; give smb.'s health /the health of smb./ поднимать тост за чье-л. здоровье

9) give a point in the argument уступить по одному какому-л. вопросу в споре; give way /ground/ отступать, сдавать [свои] позиции; the army (our troops, the crowd, etc.) gave way армия и т. д. отступила; the door (the axle, the railing, etc.) gave way дверь и т. д. подалась; the bridge (the ice, the floor, the ground, etc.) gave way мост и т. д. провалился; the rope /the line/ gave way веревка лопнула; my legs gave way у меня подкосились ноги; his health is giving way его здоровье пошатнулось; his strength is giving way силы оставляют его; if he argues don't give way если он будет спорить, не уступайте

10) give a decision сообщать решение; give judg (e)ment выносить приговор; give notice а) предупреждать о предстоящем увольнении; б) уведомлять

11) semiaux give a look /а glance/ взглянуть, бросить взгляд; give a jump /а leap/ (под)прыгнуть, сделать прыжок; give a push (a pull) толкнуть (потянуть); give a kick ударить ногой, лягнуть; give a smile улыбнуться; give a kiss поцеловать; give a loud laugh громко засмеяться /рассмеяться/; give a cry /а shout/ издавать крик; give a sigh вздохнуть; give a groan застонать; give a sob всхлипнуть; give a start вздрогнуть; give a nod кивнуть; give a shake [of one's head] отрицательно покачать головой; give an injection делать укол; give a shrug of the shoulders пожать плечами; give a wave of the hand махнуть рукой; give a blow ударить; give a rebuff давать отпор; give a beating задать порку, избить; give chase пускаться в погоню; give a wag of the tail вильнуть хвостом; give an order (a command, instructions, etc.) отдавать приказ /распоряжение/ и т. д.; give an answer /а reply/ давать ответ, отвечать; give help оказывать помощь; give the alert объявлять тревогу; give a warning делать предупреждение; give advice советовать, давать совет; give a suggestion предлагать, выдвигать предложение; give a promise (one's word, one's pledge, etc.) давать обещание и т. д.; give shelter давать /предоставлять/ убежище; give a volley дать залп; the gun gave a loud report раздался громкий ружейный выстрел; give offence обижать, наносить обиду; give battle давать бой; give a chance (an opportunity, power, etc.) предоставлять /давать/ возможность и т. д.
4. IV
give smth. somewhere

1) give back the books you borrowed (my pen, my newspaper, etc.) возвращать книги, которые вы взяли и т. д.; give smth. in some manner give money generously (grudgingly, freely, etc.) щедро и т. д. давать деньги; regularly give presents регулярно делать подарки

2) give smth. at some time give a message immediately немедленно передать записку

3) give smth. at some time give profit (10 per cent, etc.) regularly (annually, etc.) регулярно и т. д. приносить прибыль и т. д.

4) give smth. in some manner give an extract in full (at length, in detail, etc.) приводить отрывок полностью и т. д.

5) semiaux give smth. in some manner give aid willingly охотно оказывать помощь; give one's answers loudly (distinctly, etc.) давать ответы /отвечать/ громко и т. д.
5. V
1) give smb. smth. give me your pencil (him this book, her your hand, me a match, the child a glass of milk, the boy his medicine, etc.) дайте мне ваш карандаш и т. д., give smb. a present сделать кому-л. подарок; give him watch (her a ring, etc.) подарить ему часы и т. д.; give her a bunch of flowers преподнести ей букет цветов; what has he given you? что он вам подарил /преподнес/?; give him a letter from his mother (her a note from me, etc.) передавать ему письмо от матери и т. д.; give an actor a role (him a job, etc.) предлагать /давать/ актеру роль и т. д.; give smb. the place of honour отвести кому-л. почетное место; give me long distance дайте мне междугородную; I give you my word (my promise, my consent, etc.) 'даю вам слово и т. д.; give smb. smth. for smth. give smb. a watch for a present преподнести кому-л. часы в качестве подарка; give women equal pay with men for their work оплачивать труд женщин наравне с трудом мужчин; give smb. smth. in smth. give them parts in his new play распределять между ними роли в его новой пьесе; give smb. smb. she gave him a beautiful baby boy она родила ему прекрасного мальчика

2) give smb. smth. give him the message (me the letter, etc.) передавать ему записку и т. д.; give smb. one's love (one's compliments, one's kind regards, etc.) передавать кому-л. привет и т. д.; give him my thanks передайте ему мою благодарность; I give you my very best wishes желаю вам всего самого лучшего

3) give smb. smth. give smb. an illness (measles, a sore throat, etc.) заразить кого-л. какой-л. болезнью и т. д.; you've given me your cold вы заразили меня насморком, я от вас заразился насморком

4) give smb., smth. smth. give us warmth and light (us fruit, people meat, us milk, us wool and leather, etc.) давать нам тепло и свет и т. д.; give men pleasure (him joy, the children enjoyment, her satisfaction, etc.) доставлять людям удовольствие и т. д.; give smb. [much] pain (much trouble, sorrow, etc.) причинять кому-л. боль и т. д.; too much noise gives me a headache от сильного шума у меня начинается головная боль; give smb. courage (me patience, him strength, her more self-confidence, etc.) придавать кому-л. мужество и т. д.; that gave me the idea of travelling это навело меня на мысль о путешествии; give smth. flavour придавать чему-л. вкус

5) give smb. smth. give the commission an account of his trip (us a good description of the man, him wrong information, him good proof, etc.) давать комиссии отчет /отчитываться перед комиссией/ о своей поездке и т. д.; give me your opinion сообщите мне свое мнение; give us human nature truthfully (the reader a true picture of his age, etc.) описать /воссоздать/ для нас подлинную картину человеческой природы и т. д.

6) give smb. smth. give the child a name дать ребенку имя; give smth. smth. give the book a strange title дать книге странное заглавие /название/; this town gave the battle its name эта битва получила название по городу, близ которого она произошла

7) give smb. smth. give smb. lessons (music lessons, lessons in French, consultations, instruction, etc.) давать кому-л. уроки и т. д., give smb. a concerto (a play, etc.) исполнить для кого-л. концерт и т. д.; give us Bach (us another song, etc.) исполните нам /для нас/ Баха и т. д.; who will give us a song? кто вам споет? || give smb. an example служить кому-л. примером; give the other boys an example подавать другим мальчикам пример

8) give smb. smth. give smb. good morning (him good day, us good evening, etc.) пожелать кому-л. доброго утра и т. д., give smb. one's blessing благословлять кого-л.; give smb. smth., smb. give them our country (our host, the Governor, etc.) предложить им выпить за нашу страну и т. д.

9) give smb. smth. give smb. six months' imprisonment (five years, two years of hard labour, etc.) приговорить кого-л. к пяти месяцам тюремного заключения и т. д.

10) semiaux give smb., smth. smth. give smb. a look (a fleeting glance, etc.) бросить на кого-л. взгляд и т. д.; give smb. a smile улыбнуться кому-л.; give smb. a kiss поцеловать кого-л.; give smb. a blow нанести кому-л. удар, стукнуть кого-л.; give smb. a push толкнуть кого-л.; give smb. a kick лягнуть, ударить кого-л. ногой; give smb. a nod кивнуть кому-л. [головой]; give smb. a beating избить /поколотить/ кого-л.; give one's hat a brush почистить шляпу; give a blackboard a wipe стереть с доски; give smb.'s hand a squeeze сжать или пожать кому-л. руку; give them our support (him help, him a hand, them every assistance, etc.) оказать им поддержку и т. д.; give the matter every care внимательно отнестись к вопросу; give smb. a warning предупреждать кого-л.; give smb. an order (instructions, etc.) отдать кому-л. приказ и т. д.; give smb. an answer /а reply/ давать кому-л. ответ, отвечать кому-л.; my old coat gives me good service мое старое пальто все еще служит мне; give me a chance (him another opportunity, etc.) предоставьте мне возможность и т. д.
6. VII
1) give smth. to do smth. give a signal to start (notice to leave, etc.) давать сигнал к отправлению и т. д.; give a push to open the door толкнуть дверь, чтобы она открылась; give a lot to know it (anything to know what happened, the world to have it, the world to secure such a thing, etc.) многое отдать, чтобы узнать это и т. д. || give smb. to understand дать кому-л. понять

2) give smb. smth. to do give him a book to read (me something to eat, her a glass of water to drink, him the right to complain, him a week to make up his mind, us an hour to get there, myself time to think it over, etc.) дать ему прочесть книгу и т. д.; give a porter one's bags to carry (a groom one's horse to hold, etc.) попросить носильщика отнести вещи и т. д.; give him a letter to mail дать /велеть/ ему отправить письмо; give her a message to deliver дать ей записку для передачи
7. XI
1) be given smth. he was given a job (quarters, a rest, etc.) ему дали /предложили/ работу и т. д., he was given a book (a watch, L 50, a ring, etc.) ему подарили книгу и т. д.; be given to smb., smth. a book (a watch, etc.) was given to him ему подарили книгу и т. д., he was given a contract с ним заключили контракт; be given in some manner our services are given free of charge мы оказываем услуги бесплатно; invitations are given gratuitously (periodically, willingly, etc.) приглашения рассылаются бесплатно и т. д., be given somewhere articles (books, etc.) must be given back статьи и т. д. должны быть возвращены

2) be given to smb. of all the books that have been given to the public on the problem из всех выпущенных по данному вопросу книг

3) || semiaux I was given to understand that... мне дали понять, что...

4) be given to smth. be given to idleness (to luxury and pleasure, to drink, to these pursuits, etc.) иметь склонность к безделью и т. д., he is much given to music он увлекается музыкой; be given in so me manner I am not given that way у меня не такой склад /характер/; be given to doing smth. be given to drinking (to day-dreaming, to lying, to contradicting, to swearing, to shooting and hunting, etc.) любить выпить, иметь пристрастие к выпивке и т. д.; he is given to stealing он нечист на руку; he is given to boasting он хвастлив || semiaux (not) be given to smb. to do smth. it is not given to him to understand it (to appreciate beauty, to express his thoughts eloquently, to become famous, etc.) ему не дано понять это и т. д.

5) be given somewhere the figures (the data, the results, etc.) are given below ( above) цифры и т. д. приведены ниже (выше); as given below (above) как показано /сказано/ ниже (выше); the word (this phrase, etc.) is not given in the dictionary словарь не дает /не приводит/ этого слова и т. д., be given in some manner the prices are given separately цены даются отдельно; this is given as a hypothesis это приводится в виде гипотезы

6) be given smth. he was given the name of John его назвали Джоном; be given in some manner the subtitle is given rather grandiloquently дан очень пышный подзаголовок

7) be given at some place the opera (the play, etc.) was first given in Paris (on this stage, etc.) эта опера и т. д. была впервые поставлена в Париже и т. д.; be given at some time the play is to be given again next month пьеса вновь пойдет /пьесу снова покажут/ в следующем месяце

8) be given smth. be given six years' imprisonment (a severe punishment, a stiff sentence, a reprieve, etc.) получить шесть лет тюрьмы и т. д.; be given for (against) smb. the decision (the judg(e)ment, etc.) was given for (against) the defendant ( the plaintiff, etc.) решение и т. д. было вынесено в пользу (против) обвиняемого и т. д.
8. XVI
1) give to /for/ smth., smb. give to the Red Cross (to charity, to the poor, for the relief of the victims of the flood, etc.) жертвовать [средства] в пользу Красного Креста и т. д.

2) give under smth. the fence (the beam, etc.) may give under the weight забор и т. д. может рухнуть под такой тяжестью; the earth /the soil/ (the marshy ground, etc.) gave under the vehicle под тяжестью машины почва и т. д. осела; the step gave under his feet ступенька сломалась у него под ногами; the lock gave under hard pushing мы напирали на дверь, пока замок не сломался; give on smth. we can't negotiate until each side is willing to give on some points успешные переговоры невозможны [до тех пор], пока каждая сторона не пойдет на определенные уступки

3) give (up)on (into, onto) smth. the window ( the door, the gate, etc.) gives (up)on the street (on the garden, on the side street, into /on(to)/ the yard, on the sea, etc.) окно и т. д. выходит на улицу и т. д., the road gave onto the highway дорога выходила на шоссе
9. XVIII
give oneself to smth. give oneself to mathematics (to study, to science, etc.) посвятить себя математике и т. д.; give oneself to thought (to meditation, to prayer, etc.) предаваться размышлениям и т. д.; the invaders gave themselves to plunder захватчики занимались грабежом
10. XXI1
1) give smth. to smb., smth. give a book to each of the boys (food to the hungry, medicine to a patient, money to a beggar, etc.) давать каждому мальчику по книге и т. д.; money to the Red Cross (all his books to the library, his collection to the college, etc.) передать /( пожертвовать/ деньги Красному Кресту и т.

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; give one's hand to the visitor подать / пожать, протянуть/ руку посетителю; give a part to an actor дать актеру роль; give place to the old woman (to new methods, etc.) уступить место пожилой женщине и т. д.; give her face to the sun подставить лицо солнцу; give smth. for smb., smth. give his life for his friends (for his country, for a cause, etc.) отдать свою жизнь за друзей и т. д.; give smth. to smth., smb. give (no) thought to it (не) задумываться над этим; give [one's] attention to smb. оказывать кому-л. внимание; give credit to smth. прислушиваться к чему-л.; give credit to the report доверять сообщению || give one's ear to smb., smth. прислушиваться к кому-л., чему-л.; give ear to the rumour прислушиваться к тому, что говорят; give one's daughter in marriage выдавать /отдавать/ дочь замуж

2) give smth. to smb. give the command of the regiment to him поручить ему командование полком; give my love /my kind regards, my compliments/ to her (to your family, etc.) передавать ей и т. д. привет; give smb., smth. into smb., smth. give the children into smb.'s hands (into smb.'s care, into smb.'s charge, etc.) передавать детей в чьи-л. руки и т. д., поручать детей кому-л. и т. д., give the thief into the hands of the police передать вора в руки полиции; give the prisoner into custody отдать заключенного под стражу

3) give smth. to smth., smb. give perfume to the linen (an edge to the appetite, brilliance to the thing, etc.) придавать белью аромат и т. д.; give a disease to smb. (a cold to the boy, measles to a whole school, etc.) заразить кого-л. какой-л. болезнью и т. д.; give motion to the wheel привести колесо в движение; give currency to smth. пускать что-л. в обращение; give currency to rumours распускать слухи; his novel gave currency to this phrase после выхода в свет его романа это выражение стало крылатым; give rise to smth. породить /вызвать/ что-л.; his behaviour gave rise to rumours его поведение дало повод разговорам

4) give smth. for smth. give five pounds for the hat (as much as L 3 for this book, a good price for the car, etc.) (заплатать пять фунтов за шляпу и т. д.; how much /what/ did you give for that? сколько вы за это заплатили?; give prizes /premiums/ for the best exhibits выдавать призы за лучшие экспонаты; give smth. to smb. give good wages to the workers хорошо платить рабочим

5) give smth. to smth., smb. give one's free time to golf (one's mind to scientific research, one's attention to study, one's heart to art, one's energy to political affairs, one's love to her, etc.) отдавать все свое свободное время игре в гольф и т. д.; give one's life to science (to the cause of peace, to study, to one's duty, etc.) отдать /посвятить/ свой жизнь науке и т. д.

6) give smth. with smth. give the story with many unnecessary particulars (a description with many side remarks, evidence with no trace of bias, etc.) рассказать эту историю со многими ненужными подробностями и т. д.; give the scenery with great fidelity описывать /воспроизводить/ пейзаж с большой точностью; give smth. for smth. give his reasons for his absence (for the delay, for her lateness, etc.) объяснять свое отсутствие и т. д.

7) give smth. at smth. the bulletin gives the population of the country at 90 millions (the average number of attempts at 3, the number of instances at 8, etc.) в бюллетене указывается, что население этой страны ранки девяноста миллионам и т. д.; give smth. in smth. give 30° in the shade (in the sun) показывать /регистрировать/ тридцать градусов в тени (на солнце)

8) give smth. to smth. the city gave its name to the battle эта ботва получила название по городу, близ которого она произошла; the largest city gave its name to the province эта область названа по самому большому городу

9) give smth. for smb. give a dinner (a party, etc.) for 20 guests давать обед и т. д. на двадцать человек /персон/

10) give smth. to smb. give instruction to a class of adults (lessons to children, interviews to journalists, etc.) давать уроки группе взрослых и т. д., give a talk to the recruits провести беседу с новобранцами

11) give smth. to smb. give three hearty cheers to the winners встречать победителей троекратным "ура"

12) || give way to smth., smb. отступать перед чем-л., кем-л.; give way to а саг (to traffic coming in from the right, to the man, etc.) пропускать автомобиль и т. д., давать дорогу автомобилю и т. д.; give way to despair впасть в отчаяние; give way to temptation (to grief, etc.) поддаться соблазну и т. д.; give way to emotions уступить чувствам, быть не в состоянии справиться со своими чувствами; give way to tears не сдержать слезы, расплакаться; give way to his whims (to him, to these impudent demands, etc.) уступать его капризам и т. д., give way to anger не сдержать гнева, дать волю гневу; give place to smth., smb. отступать перед чем-л., кем-л.; spring gave place to summer на смену весне пришло лето

13) semiaux give smth., to smb., smth. give a blow to smb. нанести кому-л. удар; give a signal to the guard подавать сигнал часовому; give a turn to a key in the lock повернуть ключ в замке; give help to the needy оказывать помощь нуждающимся; give an order to the servants (a command to the soldiers. etc.) отдать распоряжение слугам и т. д.; give an answer to the man ответить этому человеку; give encouragement to the boy ободрить /подбодрить/ мальчика; give chase to a ship [начать] преследовать корабль
11. XXIV1
give smth. as smth. give a book (a jack-knife, etc.) as a present давать книгу и т. д. в качестве подарка, дарить книгу и т. д., give smth. as a keepsake дарить что-л. на память

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > give
15 give

1. transitive verb,
gave, given

1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)

she gave him her bag to carry — sie gab ihm ihre Tasche zum Tragen

Give it to me! I'll do it — Gib her! Ich mache das

give me... — (on telephone) geben Sie mir...; verbinden Sie mich mit...

2) (as gift) schenken; (donate) spenden; geben; (bequeath) vermachen

give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken

the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt

I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.

give towards something — zu etwas beisteuern

give blood — Blut spenden

give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden

give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen

3) (sell) verkaufen; geben; (pay) zahlen; geben (ugs.); (sacrifice) geben; opfern

give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben

I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte

4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]

5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]

be given something — etwas bekommen

he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun

give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...

6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)

give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun

7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]

they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende

I will give you a day to think it over — ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach

give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber

I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben

you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen

it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)

given that — (because) da; (if) wenn

given the right tools — mit dem richtigen Werkzeug

given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es

8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]

please give me your attention — ich bitte um Ihre Aufmerksamkeit

give somebody in marriage — jemanden verheiraten

9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]

I was given the guest room — man gab mir das Gästezimmer

give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben

give hope to somebody — jemandem Hoffnung machen

give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)

10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]

give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen

give something a mention — etwas erwähnen

give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen

she gave us the news — sie teilte es uns mit

give somebody a decision — jemandem eine Entscheidung mitteilen

give him my best wishes — richte ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)

11) given (specified) gegeben

12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]

give us a song — sing mal was

13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)

ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin

14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]

15) (cause to develop) machen

something gives me a headache — von etwas bekomme ich Kopfschmerzen

running gives me an appetite — Laufen macht mich hungrig

16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]

give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen

he gave her hand a squeeze — er drückte ihr die Hand

give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]

give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln

give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen

18) (devote, dedicate) widmen

be given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun

give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun

19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]

20)

give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
2. intransitive verb,
gave, given

1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen

2) (lead)

give on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
3. noun
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, die

have [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben

2)

give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/31217/give_away">give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

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(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) rausgeschmissen werden

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give

[gɪv]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<gave, given>

1. (in collocations) see birth 1, blood I. 1, call I. 1, chase I. 1, evidence I. 2, kiss² I. 1, look I. 1, smile I.

2. (hand over)

▪ to \give sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw geben

to \give sb a cold jdn mit seiner Erkältung anstecken

to \give a woman in marriage to sb eine Frau an jdn verheiraten

she gave him two sons sie schenkte ihm zwei Söhne

3. (administer)

▪ to \give sb sth medicine jdm etw geben

to \give sb a sedative jdm ein Beruhigungsmittel geben

4. (as present)

▪ to \give sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw schenken; (donate) jdm etw spenden

this book was given to me by my best friend dieses Buch hat mir meine beste Freundin geschenkt

please \give generously wir bitten um großzügige Spenden

to \give sb a present jdm etwas schenken

to \give sb sth as a present jdm etw schenken

5. (offer)

▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw geben

to \give sb an excuse for sth/for doing [or to do] sth jdm als Entschuldigung für etw akk dienen

to \give sb food jdm zu essen geben

to \give sb one's seat jdm seinen Platz anbieten

to \give sb something to eat/drink jdm etwas zu essen/trinken anbieten

they gave us pork for dinner zum Abendessen servierten sie Schweinefleisch

\given the choice wenn ich die Wahl hätte; see also example 1, strength 12, support II. 2, 4

6. (entrust)

to \give one's baby/sth into sb's care jdm sein Baby/etw anvertrauen

to \give sb the power to do sth jdn dazu bevollmächtigen, etw zu tun

7. (sacrifice)

I'd \give anything [or the world] [or my right arm] to be... ich würde alles dafür geben [o tun],... zu sein

8. (sell, pay)

to \give sb sth for £20 jdm etw für 20 Pfund verkaufen

to \give sb £20 for sth jdm für etw akk 20 Pfund zahlen

how much did you \give for that? wie viel hast du dafür gezahlt?

I'll \give you the camera for £100 für 100 Pfund gehört die Kamera dir!

9. (cause)

▪ to \give sb sth etw bei jdm hervorrufen

sth \gives sb a headache jd bekommt von etw dat Kopfschmerzen; ( fig) etw bereitet jdm Kopfschmerzen

to \give sb/sth a bad name jdn/etw in Verruf bringen

to \give sb to understand that... jdm zu verstehen geben, dass...

the fresh air has \given us an appetite die frische Luft hat uns Appetit gemacht

that will \give you something to think about! darüber kannst du ja mal nachdenken!

what gave you that idea? wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?; see also joy 1, pleasure 1, pain I. 1, 2, trouble I. 4

10. (grant)

▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw geben

to \give sb his/her due jdm Ehre erweisen

\give the devil his due Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt

to \give sb encouragement jdn ermutigen

to \give sb permission [to do sth] jdm die Erlaubnis erteilen[, etw zu tun]

11. (impart)

to \give one's age/name sein Alter/seinen Namen angeben

to \give a decision court ein Urteil fällen

to \give sb the news of sth jdm etw mitteilen

can you \give me any details? können Sie mir irgendwelche Einzelheiten nennen?

she wouldn't \give me her opinion sie wollte mir nicht sagen, was sie denkt

he couldn't \give me a reason why... er konnte mir auch nicht sagen, warum...

\give him my thanks richten Sie ihm meinen Dank aus

\give her my regards [or my best wishes] grüß' sie schön von mir!; see also advice 1, answer I. 1, information I. 1, notice II. 4, warning 2

12. (assign)

to be given full sentence/life imprisonment die Höchststrafe/lebenslang bekommen

the teacher gave us no exercises today der Lehrer hat uns heute nichts aufgegeben

13. usu imper (connect with)

\give me the police/sales department/Mr Smith verbinden Sie mich bitte mit der Polizei/der Verkaufsabteilung/Mr. Smith

14. (allow)

▪ to \give sb sth time jdm etw geben

just \give me two more days geben Sie mir noch zwei Tage extra

I'll \give you a day to think it over ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

\give yourself time to get over it lass' dir Zeit, um darüber hinwegzukommen

\give or take mehr oder weniger

he came at six o'clock, \give or take a few minutes er kam so gegen sechs

15. (predict)

to \give sb/sth three months/five years marriage, relationship jdm/etw drei Monate/fünf Jahre geben

16. (present)

to \give a concert ein Konzert geben

to \give a speech/lecture eine Rede/einen Vortrag halten

\give us a song, John sing uns was vor John!

17. (host)

to \give a party/reception eine Party/einen Empfang geben

18. (utter, emit)

to \give a bark bellen

to \give a cry/groan aufschreien/-stöhnen

to \give a noise ein Geräusch von sich dat geben; see also laugh I. 1, sigh I.

19. (like best)

\give me PONS every time [or any day] es geht doch nichts über PONS!

20. (value)

to not \give much [or anything] for sth nicht viel auf etw akk geben fam

21. (devote)

to \give one's life to sth etw dat sein Leben widmen

22. ( fam: punish)

I'll \give you what for, young lady, coming home at 2 o'clock in the morning! ich geb' dir gleich was, junge Dame — um zwei Uhr morgens nach Hause zu kommen!

23. (produce)

▪ to \give sth result, number etw ergeben

to \give milk/light Milch/Licht geben

to \give warmth Wärme spenden

24. (do)

to \give sb's hand a squeeze jdm die Hand drücken

to \give sb a [dirty/friendly] look jdm einen vernichtenden/freundlichen Blick zuwerfen

to \give a shrug mit den Schultern [o Achseln] zucken

25. (admit/grant)

she's quite brave, I'll \give you that das gestehe ich dir zu — Mut hat sie

I'll \give you that das muss man dir lassen

26. ( form: prone to)

▪ to be \given to sth zu etw dat neigen

27. (toast)

to \give a toast to sb auf jdn einen Tost ausbringen

I \give you the president auf den Präsidenten!; (as speaker) das Wort hat der Präsident

28.

▶ \give me a break! jetzt mach aber mal halblang! fam; (stop) jetzt hör' aber auf! fam; (don't believe) das glaubst du doch selbst nicht! fam

▶ I don't \give a damn ( fam) [or (fam!) a shit] [or ( vulg) a fuck] das ist mir scheißegal! derb

▶ to \give a dog a bad name BRIT ( saying) alte Geschichten [wieder] aufwärmen

▶ don't \give me that! komm mir doch nicht damit! fam

▶ you just have to \give it a go du musst es einfach versuchen! fam

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<gave, -n>

1. (donate)

▪ to \give to sth charity für etw akk spenden

to \give of one's best sein Bestes geben

to \give of one's money/time sein Geld/seine Zeit opfern

to \give generously großzügig spenden

to \give and take [gegenseitige] Kompromisse machen

2. (bend, yield) rope reißen; bed federn; knees weich werden

▪ to \give [under [or with] sth] weight [unter etw dat] nachgeben

3. (collapse) bridge einstürzen; seam platzen

you can't work so hard all the time, something's bound to \give du kannst nicht die ganze Zeit so hart arbeiten, sonst wird das irgendwann mal ganz böse ausgehen! sl

4. (be at an end)

▪ sth \gives patience mit etw dat ist es vorbei; nerves, voice etw versagt

5. ( fam: what's happening)

what \gives? was gibt's Neues?

what \gives here? was ist hier so los? fam

6. (tell)

\give! erzähl' schon! fam

7.

▶ it is better [or more blessed] to \give than to receive ( prov) Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen prov

▶ to \give as good as one gets Gleiches mit Gleichem vergelten

III. NOUN

no pl Nachgiebigkeit f; (elasticity) Elastizität f; of bed Federung f

to [not] have much \give [nicht] sehr nachgeben; (elastic) [nicht] sehr elastisch sein

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[gɪv] vb: pret gave, ptp given
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When give is part of a set combination, eg. give evidence, give chase, look up the other word.
1) geben

to give sb sth or sth to sb — jdm etw geben

they gave us food and drink — sie gaben uns zu essen und zu trinken

the teacher gave us three exercises — der Lehrer hat uns drei Übungen gegeben or (as homework)

we were given three exercises she was given a sedative — wir haben drei Übungen bekommen or (as homework) aufbekommen man hat ihr or ihr wurde ein Beruhigungsmittel gegeben

they gave us roast beef for lunch — sie servierten uns Roastbeef zum (Mittag)essen

I'd give a lot/the world/anything to know... —

what wouldn't I give to be like you — was würde ich nicht darum geben, so wie du zu sein

to give sb one's cold (inf) — jdn mit seiner Erkältung anstecken

to give as good as one gets — sich kräftig wehren

he gave everything he had (fig) — er holte das Letzte aus sich heraus

what will you give me for it? — was gibst du mir dafür?

how much did you give for it? — wie viel hast du dafür bezahlt?

11 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — so gegen 11 Uhr

six foot, give or take a few inches — ungefähr sechs Fuß

2) as present schenken; (= donate) spenden, geben

to give sb sth or sth to sb — jdm etw schenken

it was given to me by my uncle, I was given it by my uncle — ich habe es von meinem Onkel bekommen or geschenkt bekommen

he gave me a book as a present — er schenkte mir ein Buch, er machte mir ein Buch zum Geschenk

3) with abstract nouns trouble machen; one's love, attention schenken; hospitality gewähren

he gave the impression he didn't care — er machte den Eindruck, als ob es ihm egal wäre

to give sb help — jdm helfen or Hilfe leisten

to give sb support —

(God) give me strength to do it — Gott gebe mir die Kraft, es zu tun!

give me strength/patience! — großer Gott! (inf)

to be given a choice — die Wahl haben

to give sb a look/smile — jdn ansehen/anlächeln

to give sb a blow — jdn schlagen, jdm einen Schlag versetzen

to give sb a push/kick — jdm einen Stoß/Tritt geben, jdn stoßen/treten

to give sb's hand a squeeze — jdm die Hand drücken

to give one's hair a brush/wash — sich (dat) die Haare bürsten/waschen

this incident gave him the basic plot of the story — durch dieses Ereignis bekam er die Grundidee für die Handlung der Geschichte

who gave you that idea? — wer hat dich denn auf die Idee gebracht?

what gives you that idea? — wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?

that will give you something to think about — da hast du etwas, worüber du nachdenken kannst

I'll give you something to cry about — ich werde schon zusehen, dass du weißt, warum du weinst

give me Shakespeare/Spain (every time)! (inf) —

give me Renoir and Rembrandt, not these surrealist artists — mir sind Renoir und Rembrandt viel lieber als diese Surrealisten

I'm not going to give way on this — ich werde in dieser Sache nicht nachgeben

to give way to pressure — unter Druck nachgeben

don't give way to despair — überlass dich nicht der Verzweiflung

she gave way to tears — sie ließ den Tränen freien Lauf

to give way to sth — von etw abgelöst werden

tears gave way to smiles — die Tränen machten einem Lächeln Platz

radio has almost given way to television — das Radio ist vom Fernsehen fast verdrängt worden on road

give way to oncoming traffic — der Gegenverkehr hat Vorfahrt

who has to give way here? — wer hat hier Vorfahrt?

I was expecting him to give way — ich nahm an, er würde mir die Vorfahrt lassen

"give way" — "Vorfahrt (gewähren)"

4) = cause, cause to feel pleasure, joy machen, bereiten; pain bereiten

to give sb pain — jdm wehtun (also fig), jdm Schmerzen bereiten

it gives me great pleasure to... — es ist mir eine große Freude...

to give sb a shock — jdm einen Schock versetzen __diams; to give sb to understand that...

I was given to understand/believe that... — mir wurde zu verstehen gegeben, dass...

5) = punish with erteilen

he gave the child a smack — er gab dem Kind einen Klaps

or sentences (US) — er gab ihr 100 Zeilen als Strafarbeit auf

to give sb five years — jdn zu fünf Jahren verurteilen, jdm fünf Jahre aufbrummen

he was given a thrashing/five years — er hat eine Tracht Prügel/fünf Jahre bekommen

6)

= utter to give a cry/groan/laugh/sigh — aufschreien/-stöhnen/-lachen/-seufzen

7) = yield, produce milk, warmth, light etc geben; results (er)bringen; answer liefern

our satellite dish gives a very good picture — unsere Parabolantenne gibt ein sehr gutes Bild

8) = allow time geben

they gave me a week to do it — sie gaben or ließen mir eine Woche Zeit, um es zu machen

give yourself time to recover — lassen Sie sich Zeit, um sich zu erholen

give yourself half an hour — rechnen Sie mit einer halben Stunde

I always give myself an extra hour in bed — ich genehmige mir eine Extrastunde im Bett

how long do you give that marriage? (inf) — wie lange gibst du dieser Ehe? (inf)

it's an improvement, I'll give you that — es ist eine Verbesserung, das gestehe ich (dir) ein

he's a good worker, I'll give him that — eines muss man ihm lassen, er arbeitet gut

9) = report, tell information, details, description, answer, advice geben; one's name, particulars angeben; suggestion machen; (= let sb know by letter, phone etc) decision, opinion, results mitteilen

the court hasn't given a decision yet — das Gericht hat noch kein Urteil gefällt

he wouldn't give me his decision/opinion — er wollte mir seine Entscheidung/Meinung nicht sagen

they interrupted the film to give the football results — sie unterbrachen den Film, um die Fußballergebnisse zu bringen

give him my regards — bestellen Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße, richten Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße von mir aus

give her my thanks — richten Sie ihr meinen Dank aus

to give no/the right answer — nicht/richtig antworten

to give sb a warning — jdn warnen

his letter gave us the latest news —

she was given the news by John — John hat ihr das mitgeteilt

he forgot to give us the date — er hat vergessen, uns das Datum anzugeben or (verbally also) zu sagen or (by letter, phone etc also) mitzuteilen

who gave you that information? — wer hat Ihnen das gesagt or die Auskunft gegeben or erteilt?

10) = hold, perform party, dinner, play geben; speech halten; song singen; toast ausbringen (to sb auf jdn)

give us a song —

I give you Mary (as toast) (as speaker) — auf Mary!, auf Marys Wohl! ich gebe Mary das Wort

11)

= do the child gave a little jump of excitement — das Kind machte vor Aufregung einen kleinen Luftsprung

he gave a shrug of his shoulders — er zuckte mit den Schultern

12) = devote widmen (
to +dat)
he has given himself entirely to medicine —

he gave himself/his life to God — er weihte sich/sein Leben Gott

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = give way lit, fig = collapse, yield nachgeben; (strength, health, nerve, voice) versagen; (= break, rope, cable) reißen; (cold weather) nachlassen

when you're under as much strain as that, something is bound to give (inf) — wenn man unter so viel Druck steht, muss es ja irgendwo aushaken (inf)

2) = bend, be flexible nachgeben; (bed) federn; (dress) sich dehnen or weiten

3) = give money etc geben, spenden

it is more blessed to give than to receive (Bibl) — Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen

you have to be prepared to give and take (fig) — man muss zu Kompromissen bereit sein, man muss auch mal zurückstecken können

4)

= be the matter esp US inf what gives? — was gibts? (inf), was ist los? (inf)

what gives with him? — was ist los mit ihm? (inf)

what gives in this town? — was ist hier (in der Stadt) los? (inf)

5)

= tell US inf OK, now give! — also, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)

3. NOUN
Nachgiebigkeit f, Elastizität f; (of floor, bed, chair) Federung f
this elastic hasn't got much give left — dieses Gummiband ist nicht mehr sehr elastisch

it has a lot of give — es gibt sehr stark nach

4. PHRASAL VERBS

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give [ɡıv]

A s

1. Elastizität f, (des Bodens etc) Federung f:

there is too much give in the rope das Seil ist zu locker (gespannt)

2. fig

a) Elastizität f, Flexibilität f

b) Nachgiebigkeit f:

there is no give in him er gibt nie nach

B v/t prät gave [ɡeıv], pperf given [ˈɡıvn]

1. a) geben:

give sb the name of William jemandem den Namen William geben;

give or take plus/minus;

he has given me his cold er hat mich mit seiner Erkältung angesteckt

b) schenken:

he gave his son a watch;

she gave him a daughter

c) Blut etc spenden

2. geben, reichen:

give sb one’s hand jemandem die Hand geben

3. einen Brief etc (über)geben

4. (als Gegenwert) geben, (be)zahlen:

how much did you give for that coat?;

give as good as one gets ( oder takes) mit gleicher Münze zurückzahlen

5. eine Auskunft, einen Rat etc geben, erteilen:

give a description eine Beschreibung geben (of gen oder von)

6. sein Wort geben

7. widmen:

give one’s attention (energies) to sth einer Sache seine Aufmerksamkeit (Kraft) widmen

8. sein Leben hingeben, opfern ( beide:

for für)

9. ein Recht, einen Titel, ein Amt etc verleihen, geben, übertragen:

give sb a part in a play jemandem eine Rolle in einem Stück geben

10. geben, gewähren, zugestehen:

give sb a favo(u)r jemandem eine Gunst gewähren;

just give me 24 hours geben Sie mir (nur) 24 Stunden (Zeit);

give sb until …

a) jemandem bis … Zeit geben oder lassen ( to do zu tun),

b) jemandem bis … Bedenkzeit geben;

I give you that point in diesem Punkt gebe ich Ihnen recht;

give me the good old times! da lobe ich mir die gute alte Zeit!;

give me Mozart any time Mozart geht mir über alles;

it was not given to him to do it es war ihm nicht gegeben oder vergönnt, es zu tun

11. einen Befehl, Auftrag etc geben, erteilen

12. Hilfe gewähren, leisten, Schutz bieten

13. einen Preis zuerkennen, zusprechen

14. eine Arznei (ein)geben, verabreichen

15. jemandem ein Zimmer etc geben, zuteilen, zuweisen

16. Grüße etc übermitteln:

give him my love bestelle ihm herzliche Grüße von mir

17. übergeben, einliefern:

give sb into custody jemanden der Polizei übergeben, jemanden verhaften lassen

18. jemandem einen Schlag etc geben, versetzen

19. jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen

20. a) von sich geben, äußern: → cry A 1, laugh A 1, shout C 1, sign A 6, smile C 1, start A 6

b) eine Erklärung etc abgeben

c) eine Rede etc halten

21. (an)geben, mitteilen, seine Telefonnummer etc angeben:

give a reason einen Grund angeben;

don’t give me that! das glaubst du doch selbst nicht!;

this clock gives the right time diese Uhr zeigt die richtige Zeit an; → name Bes Redew

22. ein Lied etc zum Besten geben, vortragen

23. ein Konzert etc geben, veranstalten:

give a dinner ein Essen geben;

give a play ein (Theater)Stück geben oder aufführen

24. bereiten, verursachen:

give pain Schmerzen bereiten, wehtun;

give sb many problems jemandem viele Probleme aufgeben; → pain A 1, A 2, pleasure A 1

25. (er)geben:

give no result ohne Ergebnis bleiben

26. geben, hervorbringen:

cows give milk Kühe geben Milch;

the lamp gives a good light die Lampe gibt gutes Licht

27. einen Trinkspruch ausbringen auf (akk):

I give you the ladies ich trinke auf das Wohl der Damen

28. geben, zuschreiben:

I give him 50 years ich schätze ihn auf 50 Jahre

29. jemandem zu tun, zu trinken etc geben:

she gave me her bag to carry;

I was given to understand that … man gab mir zu verstehen, dass …

30. (in Redewendungen meist) geben:

give attention achtgeben (to auf akk);

give it to him! umg gibs ihm!;

give sb what for umg es jemandem geben oder besorgen; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)

C v/i

1. geben, spenden (to dat):

give generously;

give and take geben und nehmen, einander entgegenkommen, kompromissbereit sein

2. nachgeben (auch Preise):

give under great pressure;

the foundations are giving das Fundament senkt sich;

the chair gives comfortably der Stuhl federt angenehm;

his knees gave under him seine Knie versagten

3. what gives? sl was gibts?;

what gives with him? sl was ist los mit ihm?

4. nachlassen, schwächer werden

5. versagen (Nerven etc)

6. a) nachgeben, (Boden etc) federn

b) sich dehnen (Kleidungsstück)

7. sich anpassen (to dat oder an akk)

8. a) führen ( into in akk; on[to] auf akk, nach) (Straße etc)

b) gehen (on[to] nach) (Fenster etc)

9. US umg

a) sprechen:

come on, give! los, raus mit der Sprache!

b) aus sich herausgehen

* * *
1. transitive verb,
gave, given

1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)

she gave him her bag to carry — sie gab ihm ihre Tasche zum Tragen

Give it to me! I'll do it — Gib her! Ich mache das

give me... — (on telephone) geben Sie mir...; verbinden Sie mich mit...

2) (as gift) schenken; (donate) spenden; geben; (bequeath) vermachen

give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken

the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt

I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.

give towards something — zu etwas beisteuern

give blood — Blut spenden

give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden

give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen

3) (sell) verkaufen; geben; (pay) zahlen; geben (ugs.); (sacrifice) geben; opfern

give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben

I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte

4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]

5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]

be given something — etwas bekommen

he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun

give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...

6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)

give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun

7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]

they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende

I will give you a day to think it over — ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach

give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber

I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben

you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen

it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)

given that — (because) da; (if) wenn

given the right tools — mit dem richtigen Werkzeug

given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es

8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]

please give me your attention — ich bitte um Ihre Aufmerksamkeit

give somebody in marriage — jemanden verheiraten

9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]

I was given the guest room — man gab mir das Gästezimmer

give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben

give hope to somebody — jemandem Hoffnung machen

give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)

10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]

give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen

give something a mention — etwas erwähnen

give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen

she gave us the news — sie teilte es uns mit

give somebody a decision — jemandem eine Entscheidung mitteilen

give him my best wishes — richte ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)

11) given (specified) gegeben

12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]

give us a song — sing mal was

13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)

ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin

14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]

15) (cause to develop) machen

something gives me a headache — von etwas bekomme ich Kopfschmerzen

running gives me an appetite — Laufen macht mich hungrig

16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]

give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen

he gave her hand a squeeze — er drückte ihr die Hand

give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]

give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln

give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen

18) (devote, dedicate) widmen

be given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun

give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun

19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]

20)

give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
2. intransitive verb,
gave, given

1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen

2) (lead)

give on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
3. noun
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, die

have [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben

2)

give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

* * *

(a lecture, etc.) v.

abhalten (Lehrstunde, Vorlesung) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given)

= bereiten v.

eingeben v.

geben v.

(§ p.,pp.: gab, gegeben)

hingeben v.

verursachen v.

widmen v.

English-german dictionary > give
16 sign

1. noun
1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) tegn

2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) skilt

3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) tegn, signal

4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) tegn
2. verb
1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) underskrive

2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) underskrive

3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) gjøre tegn, tilkjennegi

•

- signboard
- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up

merke
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signal
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skilt

I
subst. \/saɪn\/

1) tegn, merke, spor

• it's a sign that she's angry

det er et tegn på at hun er sint

• her healing was a sign from heaven

helbredelsen hennes var et tegn fra himmelen

2) symbol

• the anchor is a sign of hope

ankeret er et symbol på håp

3) skilt

• the town was full of street signs

byen var full av gateskilt

4) (forkortelse for sign language) tegnspråk, tegn

5) ( astrologi) (himmel)tegn, stjernebilde

6) vink, varsel

• I got a sign of the party

jeg fikk et vink om festen

7) (amer.) (dyre)spor

• the hunters found deer signs

jegerne fant hjortespor

8) (matematikk, språkvitenskap) tegn

as a sign that til tegn på, som tegn på

bear signs of bære spor av, bære merker etter

do signs and wonders gjøre tegn og underlige gjerninger, gjøre tegn og undere

from all signs etter alt å dømme

• from all signs, they never found the burglar

etter alt å dømme fant de aldri innbruddstyven

high sign ( hverdagslig) forklaring: håndsignal som betyr 'OK', hvor man løfter hånden i været mens tommel- og peke- eller langfinger danner en sirkel

in sign of som tegn på

make a sign \/ signs to somebody gjøre tegn til noen

• I made a sign to him to fetch the bowl

jeg gjorde tegn til ham om å hente bollen

make no sign ikke gi tegn fra seg, stå urørlig

sign manual egenhendig underskrift

sign of tegn på, tegn for, tegn til

• there were no signs of life in the house

vi så ingen tegn til liv i huset

• white is the sign of purity

hvitt er renhetens farge

the sign of the cross korsets tegn

• they made the sign of the cross

de gjorde korsets tegn

the sign of the times tidens tegn

speak by signs snakke tegnspråk, tale gjennom tegn

• his grandmother speaks by signs

bestemoren hans snakker tegnspråk

there is every sign that eller all the signs are that alt tyder på at

under the sign of ( astrologi) i tegnet

• I'm born under the sign of Virgo

jeg er født i Jomfruens tegn
II
verb \/saɪn\/

1) undertegne, skrive under på, signere

• we signed a petition against nuclear weapons

vi skrev under på et protestskriv mot atomvåpen

• would you sign this picture, please?

kunne du være så snill å signere dette bildet?

• sign your initials here

signer med initialene dine her

2) ( på hotell e.l.) skrive seg inn

• have you signed the hotel register yet?

har du skrevet deg inn i hotellboken ennå?

3) skrive kontrakt med, engasjere, verve

• the club signed a new football player

klubben har skrevet kontrakt med en ny fotballspiller

4) ( om håndbevegelse) vise med (et) tegn, gi tegn (til), vinke

• the police signed (for) them to stop

politiet ga tegn til at de skulle stoppe

• he signed to me to come

han ga tegn til meg at jeg skulle komme

5) sette opp skilt, merke opp (med skilt)

6) ( kirkelig) gjøre korsets tegn over

• the priest signed the child

presten gjorde korsets tegn over barnet

7) ( sjøfart) mønstre på

sign articles ( sjøfart) mønstre på, ta hyre, bli påmønstret

sign assent nikke bifallende

sign away fraskrive seg, gi skriftlig avkall på

• with a stroke of the pen he had signed away his country's independence

med et pennestrøk hadde han berøvet landet sin selvstendighet

signed, sealed and delivered ( overført) klappet og klart, fiks ferdig

sign for kvittere for

• he signed for the parcel

han kvitterte for pakken

sign in stemple inn, skrive ned sin ankomsttid skrive inn (noen) som gjest (i klubb e.l.)

sign in full se ➢ full, 1

sign off ( sjøfart) mønstre av ( radio) stenge senderen, avslutte sendingen ( hverdagslig) (av)slutte, stikke, forsvinne ( hverdagslig) ta kvelden, gå og legge seg ( britisk) forklaring: registrere seg for å slutte å motta trygd når man har funnet en jobb

sign on ansette, skrive kontrakt med, engasjere

• the company signed on workers in January

selskapet skrev kontrakt med arbeidere i januar

• they signed on actors

de ansatte skuespillere

ta ansettelse, skrive kontrakt (med), ta engasjement

• he is signing on with a theatre company

han skriver kontrakt med et teaterselskap

• he signed on for a firm

han tok ansettelse i et firma

• she signed on for a job

hun tok på seg en jobb

( militærvesen) verve (seg), la seg verve ( sjøfart) mønstre på, ta hyre melde seg

• he signed on at the Employment Exchange

han meldte seg ved arbeidskontoret

( på stemplingsur) stemple inn ( radio) starte sending

sign one's name to something skrive sitt navn under noe, underskrive på noe

sign out sjekke ut la seg skrive ut

• Peter signed out of the hospital

Peter lot seg skrive ut av sykehuset

( på stemplingsur) stemple ut

sign over overdra

• she signed over the property to her brother

hun overdro eiendommen til broren sin

sign somebody out skrive opp at noen er ute

sign up melde seg på, skrive (seg) opp, skrive (seg) inn

• I signed up for an evening course

jeg meldte meg på et kveldskurs

ansette, skrive kontrakt med ( militærvesen) verve seg ( sjøfart) mønstre på

English-Norwegian dictionary > sign
17 sign

[saɪn] n

1) ( gesture) Zeichen nt;

to make the \sign of the cross sich akk bekreuzigen;

a rude \sign eine unverschämte Geste;

to give/make a \sign to sb jdm ein Zeichen geben/machen

2) ( notice) [Straßen-/Verkehrs]schild nt; ( signboard) Schild nt;

danger \sign Gefahrenschild nt;

stop \sign Stoppschild nt

3) ( symbol) Zeichen nt, Symbol nt;

plus \sign Pluszeichen nt

4) astrol ( of the zodiac) Sternzeichen nt;

the \sign of Leo das Sternzeichen des Löwen

5) ( indication) [An]zeichen nt; ( from God) Zeichen nt;

the children's restlessness is a \sign that they're getting bored die Unruhe der Kinder ist ein Zeichen dafür, dass ihnen langweilig wird;

( trace) Spur f; of an animal Fährte f;

the search team could not find any \sign of the climbers die Suchmannschaft konnte keine Spur der Kletterer finden;

the least [or slightest] \sign of confidence das geringste Anzeichen von Vertrauen;

\sign of life Lebenszeichen nt;

a \sign of the times ein Zeichen nt der Zeit;

a sure \sign of sth ein sicheres Zeichen für etw akk;

to read the \signs die Zeichen erkennen;

to show \signs of improvement Anzeichen der Besserung erkennen lassen [o zeigen];

6) no pl ( sign language) Gebärdensprache f

7) ( in maths) Zeichen nt vt

1) ( with signature)

to \sign sth etw unterschreiben; contract, document etw unterzeichnen; book, painting etw signieren;

he \signed himself ‘Mark Taylor’ er unterschrieb mit ‚Mark Taylor‘;

\sign your name on the dotted line unterschreiben Sie auf der gestrichelten Linie;

to \sign a guest book sich akk ins Gästebuch eintragen;

to \sign a ceasefire einen Waffenstillstand unterzeichnen;

to \sign a cheque einen Scheck unterzeichnen;

to \sign a letter einen Brief unterschreiben [o ( form) unterzeichnen];

to \sign a register sich akk eintragen

2) ( employ under contract)

to \sign sb athlete, musician jdn [vertraglich] verpflichten

3) ( gesticulate)

to \sign sb to do sth jdm ein Zeichen machen, etw zu tun;

he \signed the waiter to bring him another drink er machte dem Kellner ein Zeichen, ihm noch einen Drink zu bringen

4) ( in sign language)

to \sign sth etw in der Gebärdensprache ausdrücken

PHRASES:

to \sign one's own death warrant ( fam) sein eigenes Todesurteil unterschreiben;

\signed, sealed and delivered unter Dach und Fach vi

1) ( write signature) unterschreiben;

\sign here, please unterschreiben Sie bitte hier;

to \sign for [or with] sb/ sth athlete, musician sich akk für jdn/etw [vertraglich] verpflichten

2) ( accept)

to \sign for a delivery eine Lieferung gegenzeichnen

3) ( use sign language) die Zeichensprache benutzen

4) ( make motion) gestikulieren;

to \sign to sb jdm ein Zeichen geben

English-German students dictionary > sign
18 sign

1. [saın] n
1. 1) признак, примета; свидетельство

a dark cloud is a sign of rain - тёмное облако - признак дождя

tears are a sign of weakness - слёзы - свидетельство слабости

the weather shows no signs of improving - погода не даёт надежды на улучшение

signs intimate that... - есть признаки того, что /указания на то, что/...

her face bore signs of many years' suffering - её лицо носило следы многолетних страданий

2) мед. симптом

2. 1) знак, обозначение

in sign of smth. - в знак чего-л.

a sign of the cross - крестное знамение

to make a sign of the cross - перекреститься

they removed their hats in sign of respect - в знак уважения они обнажили головы

2) условный знак, значок; символ

the signs used in arithmetic are +, -,,: - в арифметике используются знаки +, -, ×,:

3) эмблема, символ

4) пароль

sign and countersign - пароль и отзыв

3. 1) жест, знак

deaf-and-dumb signs - азбука глухонемых

to speak in signs - объясняться жестами

to make no sign - а) не подавать признаков жизни; б) не возражать

2) сигнал

to give a sign - подать сигнал

the high sign - тайный сигнал; знак, поданный незаметно для посторонних (жестом, подмигиванием и т. п.)

he gave his wife the high sign that he wanted to leave the party - он подал знак /показал/ жене - пора собираться домой

4. возвыш. знамение, предзнаменование

signs of the times - знамение времени

to interpret /to read/ aright the signs of the time - правильно истолковать /понять/ веления времени

5. астр. знак зодиака

6. вывеска; объявление; указатель

traffic sign - дорожный знак

illuminated signs - световая реклама

at the sign of the Red Lion - в гостинице «Красный лев»

a ❝Closed❞sign was put up over the door of the bank - на дверях банка было вывешено объявление «Закрыто»

the ❝Silence❞sign in the library - надпись «Соблюдайте тишину» в библиотеке

7. амер. охот. след ( зверя)

8. юр. подпись
2. [saın] v
1. 1) подписывать

to sign a letter [a petition] - подписать письмо [петицию]

to sign one's doom - подписать приговор самому себе

2) подписываться

to sign in full - подписываться полным именем

to sign in smb. else's name - подписываться за кого-л.; расписаться в получении телеграммы [посылки]

2. подавать знак; выражать жестом

to sign assent [dissent] - выразить жестом согласие [несогласие]

the patrolman signed for him to stop - регулировщик сделал ему знак остановиться

he signed to me to take a seat - он жестом пригласил меня садиться

3. отмечать, помечать; ставить знак

4. перекрестить, осенить крестным знамением

♢ to sign a bill in to law - подписать законопроект, сделав его законом; утвердить закон ( о президенте)

to sign on the dotted /bottom/ line - а) расписаться на документе (особ. финансовом); б) взять на себя расходы, финансирование и т. п.; в) часто шутл. расписаться

НБАРС > sign
19 sign

I [saɪn]
nome

1) (symbolic mark) segno m., simbolo m.

the pound sign — il simbolo della sterlina

2) (object) (roadsign, billboard etc.) cartello m.; (outside inn, shop) insegna f.

3) (gesture) gesto m.

the sign of the cross — il segno della croce

4) (signal) segnale m.

the sign for us to leave — il nostro segnale di partenza

5) (visible evidence) segno m.

there was no sign of life — non c'erano segni di vita

6) (indication, pointer) segno m.

this is a sign that — è segno che

the signs are that — tutto indica che

there is no sign o there are no signs of non c'è segno di [ change]; non c'è ombra di [ solution]; to show signs of mostrare segni di [stress, talent]; to show signs of doing — dare segni di fare

7) astrol. (of zodiac) segno m.

what sign are you? — di che segno sei?
II 1. [saɪn]
verbo transitivo

1) (put signature to) firmare [ document]

it's signed, sealed and delivered — fig. = è completamente finito, concluso

2) (on contract) ingaggiare [footballer, band]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ person] firmare

2) sport [ player] firmare il contratto

3) (signal)

to sign to sb. to do — fare cenno a qcn. di fare

4) (communicate in sign language) comunicare con il linguaggio dei segni

•

- sign away

- sign in

- sign off

- sign on

- sign out

- sign up

* * *
1. noun
1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) segno

2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) cartello, segnale; insegna

3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) segno, segnale

4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) segno
2. verb
1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) firmare

2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) firmare

3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) fare segno

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- signboard
- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up
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nome

1) (symbolic mark) segno m., simbolo m.

the pound sign — il simbolo della sterlina

2) (object) (roadsign, billboard etc.) cartello m.; (outside inn, shop) insegna f.

3) (gesture) gesto m.

the sign of the cross — il segno della croce

4) (signal) segnale m.

the sign for us to leave — il nostro segnale di partenza

5) (visible evidence) segno m.

there was no sign of life — non c'erano segni di vita

6) (indication, pointer) segno m.

this is a sign that — è segno che

the signs are that — tutto indica che

there is no sign o there are no signs of non c'è segno di [ change]; non c'è ombra di [ solution]; to show signs of mostrare segni di [stress, talent]; to show signs of doing — dare segni di fare

7) astrol. (of zodiac) segno m.

what sign are you? — di che segno sei?
II 1. [saɪn]
verbo transitivo

1) (put signature to) firmare [ document]

it's signed, sealed and delivered — fig. = è completamente finito, concluso

2) (on contract) ingaggiare [footballer, band]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ person] firmare

2) sport [ player] firmare il contratto

3) (signal)

to sign to sb. to do — fare cenno a qcn. di fare

4) (communicate in sign language) comunicare con il linguaggio dei segni

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- sign away

- sign in

- sign off

- sign on

- sign out

- sign up

English-Italian dictionary > sign
20 sign

1. n признак, примета; свидетельство

a dark cloud is a sign of rain — тёмное облако — признак дождя

tears are a sign of weakness — слёзы — свидетельство слабости

sign of premature ageing — признак преждевременного старения

sign of premature aging — признак преждевременного старения

commemorative sign — признак перенесенной болезни

sign of skin dryness — признак сухости кожи

sign of skin ageing — признак старения кожи

2. n мед. симптом

orbicularis sign — симптом раздельного зажмуренного глаза

thumb sign — симптом большого пальца кисти

doll's eye sign — симптом кукольных глаз

extinction sign — симптом угасания сыпи

obstructive sign — симптом закупорки

3. n знак, обозначение

a sign of the cross — крестное знамение

guide sign — указательный дорожный знак, дорожный указатель

vehicle bridge classification sign — дорожный знак у моста

halt sign ahead sign — дорожный знак «впереди знак «стоп»»

sign control — регулирование по знаку; контроль по знаку

restriction traffic sign — ограничительный дорожный знак

4. n условный знак, значок; символ

the signs used in arithmetic are +, -, ?,: — в арифметике используются знаки +, -, ?,:

in sign of — в знак

plus sign — знак плюс

sign code — код знака

code sign — кодовый знак

number sign — знак числа

5. n эмблема, символ

6. n пароль

sign and countersign — пароль и отзыв

7. n жест, знак

deaf-and-dumb signs — азбука глухонемых

warning sign — предупредительный знак, знак ограждения

sign of rotation — знак вращения; направление вращения

sign posting — установка дорожных знаков и указателей

sign off — радио, подавать знак окончания передачи

direction sign — дорожный знак, дорожный указатель

8. n сигнал

to give a sign — подать сигнал

radio call, call sign — радио позывной сигнал

9. n возвыш. знамение, предзнаменование

signs of the times — знамение времени

predictive sign — знамение

a sign of the time — знамение времени

sign of the cross — крестное знамение

10. n астр. знак зодиака

peace sign — «знак мира»

minus sign — знак "минус"

radical sign — знак корня

road sign — дорожный знак

sign post — дорожный знак

11. n вывеска; объявление; указатель

traffic sign — дорожный знак

advance direction sign — указатель направления движения

mark sign — предупредительный знак; указатель

destination sign — указатель маршрута

electric sign — светящаяся вывеска

mine marker sign — указатель мины

12. n амер. охот. след

13. n юр. подпись

sign manual — собственноручная подпись

14. v подписывать

to sign a letter — подписать письмо

sign up a merchant — подписывать контракт с фирмой-акцептантом

15. v подписываться

to sign in full — подписываться полным именем

sign up the merchant — подписывать контракт с фирмой-акцептантом

16. v подавать знак; выражать жестом

to sign assent — выразить жестом согласие

compulsory sign — запрещающий знак

positive sign — положительный знак

sign of approval — знак одобрения

summation sign — знак суммирования

algebraic sign — алгебраический знак

17. v отмечать, помечать; ставить знак

accent sign — знак акцента

dollar sign — знак доллара

negative sign — знак минус

route sign — дорожный знак

sign board — дорожный знак

18. v перекрестить, осенить крестным знамением

to make the sign of the cross — перекреститься, осенить себя крестом

Синонимический ряд:

1. billboard (noun) billboard; bulletin; placard

2. evidence (noun) character; evidence; index; indicator; mark; signification; stamp; symptom; witness

3. indication (noun) clue; countersign; foretoken; hint; indication; indicia; manifestation; reminder; significant; suggestion; trace

4. motion (noun) cue; expression; gesticulation; gesture; high sign; motion; signal; token

5. prediction (noun) augury; divination; foreboding; foreshadowing; omen; portent; prediction; premonition; presage; prognostic; warning

6. symbol (noun) abbreviation; auspice; badge; beacon; caution; character; emblem; flag; symbol

7. bless (verb) bless; consecrate; dignify; hallow; ordain

8. endorse (verb) acknowledge; approve; autograph; confirm; endorse; initial; ink; inscribe; signature; subscribe; undersign

9. hire (verb) contract; employ; engage; hire

10. indicate (verb) betoken; express; indicate; mean; signify; wave

11. signal (verb) flag; gesticulate; gesture; motion; signal; signalize

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