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1 give someone the high sign

expr AmE infml

I was supposed to give the high sign when he shows up — Я должен был подать условный знак, когда он появится

Give me the high sign when you want me to start — Подай знак, когда мне начинать

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2 give smb. the works

разг.

1) грубо обращаться с кем-л.; избить кого-л.; ≈ задать кому-л. жару [первонач. амер.]

When he had us both up in March it was had enough. This time he gave me the works. We've got to deliver at all costs, or else. I'm desperately worried. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Northern Light’, part I, ch. 11) — Сомервил в марте вызывал нас обоих, нам уже тогда сильно досталось. А на этот раз он задал мне такого жару! Мы должны любой ценой повысить тираж, иначе... Я ужасно волнуюсь.

And the cops were giving him the works. Determined to have him sign a document he hadn't seen. (D. Carter, ‘Tomorrow Is with Us’, ch. XXVI) — И полиция "взяла его в работу", добиваясь, чтобы он подписал документ, которого и в глаза не видел.

‘You sure gave him the works!’ Dondolo laughed, ‘He didin't like it - have a look at my hand.’ (A. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book II, ch. 6) — - Здорово вы его отделали! - Да он совсем взбеленился, вон взгляните на мою руку, - засмеялся Дондоло.

2) укокошить, убить кого-л.

...I'm giving you the straight of it. That bum... gave him the works. (E. Wallace, ‘On the Spot’, ch. V) —...я говорю вам сущую правду. Этот бродяга... укокошил Винсетти.

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3 give the high sign

Общая лексика: подать условный знак, сделать тайный знак

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4 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)

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5 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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7 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
8 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

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- 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
9 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
10 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
11 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
12 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
13 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

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- sign away

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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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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

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English-Italian dictionary > sign
14 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
15 sign

1. I
abs

refuse to sign отказаться подписать (ся); sign and seal поставить печать и подпись, скрепить печатью и подписью; I want all of you to sign я хочу, чтобы вы все поставили свои подписи
2. II
sign in some manner sign willingly (formally, nominally, legally, etc.) охотно и т.д. подписаться /поставить подпись/; sign in full подписаться полностью, поставить полную подпись; sign somewhere sign here распишитесь здесь
3. III
sign smth. sign a letter (a will, a cheque, this paper, a document, a contract, a receipt, a petition, etc.) подписывать письмо и т.д.; sign one's name поставить свою подпись, подписаться, расписаться; sign the petition подписаться под петицией; sign one's initials поставить свой инициалы; by this act he has signed his doom этим он предрешил свою судьбу /подписал свой смертный приговор/
4. XI
be signed the treaty (this agreement, the decree, etc.) is signed договор и т.д. подписан; be signed with smth. pottery was signed with his name это была керамика с его подписью
5. XVI
1) sign for smth. sign for a package (for a flimsy, for a document, for a telegram, etc.) расписаться в получении бандероли и т.д.; sign on (to, in) smth. sign on the dotted line (ill the register, etc.) подпишитесь на пунктирной линии и т.д.; sign to a contract подписать /заключить/ контракт; sign with smb. sign with another team заключать контракт с другой командой; sign for smth. sign for three years дать обязательство работать /законтрактоваться на/ три года; the mailman didn't give me the letter because you have to sign for it yourself почтальон не дал мне письмо, так как вы должны сами расписаться в его получении || sign in smb. else's name подписаться чьим-л. именем

2) sign to smb. sign to them подать им знак; sign for smth. sign for silence знаком /жестом/ потребовать /попросить/ тишины, сделать знак, чтобы было тихо; sign to /for/ smb. to do smth. sign for them to stop (for him to halt there, to her to be quiet, to smb. to enter, etc.) делать /подавать/ им знак, чтобы они остановились и т.д., жестом останавливать их и т.д.; he signed to me to follow him он подал мне знак, чтобы я следовал за ним
6. XVIII
sign oneself some нате а correspondent who signs himself "Victor" корреспондент, который всегда подписывается "Виктор"
7. XXI1
sign smth. to smth. sign one's name to a document (to a cheque, to a petition, etc.) подписать документ и т.д., поставить на документе и т.д. свою подпись, подписаться под документом и т.д.; sign one's letter to the paper (one's article to the magazine, one's contribution to the press, etc.) подписать [свое] письмо в газету и т.д.; sign smth. with smth. sign a paper with one's own blood подписать документ кровью, расписаться кровью на документе; sign smb. to smth. they signed that actor to a three-year contract они заключили /подписали/ с этим актером контракт на три года

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > sign
16 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

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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

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(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
17 give

{giv}
I. 1. v (gave, given) давам (something to someone, someone something някому нещо)
a book was GIVEn to me, I wasGIVEn a book дадоха ми/дадена ми бе една книга
2. подарявам, давам, оставям, завещавам
it was GIVE n to me пoдaрък ми e, подариха ми го
3. Предавам (съобщение, поздрави и пр.)
4. давам, плащам
5. давам, посвещавам, отдавам
to GIVE one's life for давам/жертвувам живота си за
to GIVE one's life to посвещавам живота си на
6. определям, налагам (наказание), осъждам на, наказвам с, юр. издавам (решение), отсъждам
they gave him six months hard labour осъдиха го на шест месеца каторжна работа
7. със същ., изразяващи действие, се превежда със съответен бълг. гл.
to GIVE one's hat a brush изчетквам си шапката
to GIVE a shrug of the shoulders свивам рамене
to GIVE a sigh/groan въздъхвам, изпъшквам
to GIVE three cheers викам три пъти ура
8. давам, излъчвам, изпускам (светлина, топлина и пр.)
to GIVE a report изгърмявам
9. показвам, отбелязвам, бележа, соча, давам
further analysis GIVEs по-задълбоченият анализ показва/сочи
10. изнасям, давам, устройвам, уреждам, изпълнявам (концерт, пиеса и пр.)
11. предлагам/вдигам наздравица за, пия за здравето и пр. на
I GIVE you our host (предлагам) да пием за (здравето на) домакина
12. създавам, причинявам (болка, неприятности и пр.), доставям, правя (удоволствие и пр.)
13. давам, нося, донасям (доход и пр.), раждам (за дърво и пр.)
this field GIVEs a good crop of barley тази нива ражда добра реколта от ечемик
14. давам, предавам, описвам, обрисувам
15. отстъпвам, съгласявам се с
I GIVE you that point in the argument тук си прав, по тази точка в спора се съгласявам с тебе
16. поддавам, огъвам се, хлътвам, еластичен съм
счупвам се (и с way), отпускам се, отхлабвам се, разхлабвам се
my knees gave (way) beneath me коленете ми се огънаха, краката ми се подкосиха
17. to GIVE way вж. way
18. започвам да се топя, омеквам (за време)
to GIVE as good as one gets, to GIVE tit for tat прен. не оставам длъжен
to GIVE it someone (hot) наругавам/накастрям някого
GIVE it them! дай им да се разберат! I was GIVEn to understand that увериха ме, че
to GIVE someone what for прен. разг. нареждам някого, давам някому да се разбере
to GIVE to the public/the world публикувам, издавам, правя обществено достояние
GIVE you joy! бъди/бъдете щастлив/щастливи! it is not GIVEn to all to не всеки може, не всекиму е дадено да
she's thirty, GIVE or take a year or two тя е около трийсетгодишна
give away подарявам
раздавам (something to someone), предавам (булка) на младоженец (като част от, сватбения обред), отказвам се от, жертвувам, разг. издавам (съзнателно или не)
to GIVE the show/game away разг. издавам тайна, изплювам камъчето
give back връщам, възстановявам, отразявам (ехо, образ), оттеглям се, отстъпвам
give forth излъчвам, (из) пускам (светлина, арoмат и пр.), хим. освобождавам, пускам (издънки и пр.), издавам (звук), съобщавам, разгласявам
give in (пре) давам, връчвам (пакет, писмо и пр.), съобщавам (името си, за да бъда представен, записан), отстъпвам
предавам се, оставям се, отдавам се (to)
to GIVE in to someone ам. отстъпвам някому, изпълнявам нечие желание
GIVEn in търг. като добавка
give off give forth
give on водя, гледам към (за врата и прозорец)
give out раздавам, разпределям, издавам, излъчвам (звук, топлина и пр.), съобщавам, оповестявам
refl представям се (as за)
aм. давам (интервю), свършвам се, привършвам, изчерпвам се, към края съм
his heart/luck gave out сърцето/щастието му изневери
give over предавам, оставям (something to someone)
спирам, преставам (с ger), отказвам се (от), изоставям
to GIVE over trying преставам да се мъча
GIVE over crying престани да плачещ, стига си плакал
reft отдавам се, жертва съм (to на) (u pass)
give up отстъпвам, предавам (се), отказвам (се), жертвувам, отказвам се от, (из) оставям, зарязвам
to GIVE up smoking отказвам се от пушенето
I GIVE her uр отказвам се от нея, вдигам ръце от нея
the doctors have GIVEn him up лекарите ca го отписали
I had GIVEn you up не те очаквах вече, бях изгубил вече надежда, че ще дойдеш
to GIVE up (all) hope отчайвам се, оставям всякаква надежда
to GIVE up for lost смятам за загубен, предавам (на полицията и пр.), издавам (имена на съучастници и пр.)
refl отдавам се, предавам се, задълбочавам се
посвещавам се (to в, на)
give uрon give on
II. n еластичност, гъвкавост (и прен.)

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{giv} v (gave {geiv}; given {'givn}) l. давам (s. th. to s.o

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оставям; отдавам; придавам; предавам; предоставям; давам; завещавам; налагам;

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1. 1 to give way вж. way 2. 1 давам, нося, донасям (доход и пр.), раждам (за дърво и пр.) 3. 1 давам, предавам, описвам, обрисувам 4. 1 започвам да се топя, омеквам (за време) 5. 1 отстъпвам, съгласявам се с 6. 1 поддавам, огъвам се, хлътвам, еластичен съм 7. 1 предлагам/вдигам наздравица за, пия за здравето и пр. на 8. 1 създавам, причинявам (болка, неприятности и пр.), доставям, правя (удоволствие и пр.) 9. a book was given to me, i wasgiven a book дадоха ми/дадена ми бе една книга 10. aм. давам (интервю), свършвам се, привършвам, изчерпвам се, към края съм 11. further analysis gives по-задълбоченият анализ показва/сочи 12. give away подарявам 13. give back връщам, възстановявам, отразявам (ехо, образ), оттеглям се, отстъпвам 14. give forth излъчвам, (из) пускам (светлина, арoмат и пр.), хим. освобождавам, пускам (издънки и пр.), издавам (звук), съобщавам, разгласявам 15. give in (пре) давам, връчвам (пакет, писмо и пр.), съобщавам (името си, за да бъда представен, записан), отстъпвам 16. give it them! дай им да се разберат! i was given to understand that увериха ме, че 17. give off give forth 18. give on водя, гледам към (за врата и прозорец) 19. give out раздавам, разпределям, издавам, излъчвам (звук, топлина и пр.), съобщавам, оповестявам 20. give over crying престани да плачещ, стига си плакал 21. give over предавам, оставям (something to someone) 22. give up отстъпвам, предавам (се), отказвам (се), жертвувам, отказвам се от, (из) оставям, зарязвам 23. give uрon give on 24. give you joy! бъди/бъдете щастлив/щастливи! it is not given to all to не всеки може, не всекиму е дадено да 25. given in търг. като добавка 26. his heart/luck gave out сърцето/щастието му изневери 27. i give her uр отказвам се от нея, вдигам ръце от нея 28. i give you our host (предлагам) да пием за (здравето на) домакина 29. i give you that point in the argument тук си прав, по тази точка в спора се съгласявам с тебе 30. i had given you up не те очаквах вече, бях изгубил вече надежда, че ще дойдеш 31. i. v (gave, given) давам (something to someone, someone something някому нещо) 32. ii. n еластичност, гъвкавост (и прен.) 33. it was give n to me пoдaрък ми e, подариха ми го 34. my knees gave (way) beneath me коленете ми се огънаха, краката ми се подкосиха 35. refl отдавам се, предавам се, задълбочавам се 36. refl представям се (as за) 37. reft отдавам се, жертва съм (to на) (u pass) 38. she's thirty, give or take a year or two тя е около трийсетгодишна 39. the doctors have given him up лекарите ca го отписали 40. they gave him six months hard labour осъдиха го на шест месеца каторжна работа 41. this field gives a good crop of barley тази нива ражда добра реколта от ечемик 42. to give a report изгърмявам 43. to give a shrug of the shoulders свивам рамене 44. to give a sigh/groan въздъхвам, изпъшквам 45. to give as good as one gets, to give tit for tat прен. не оставам длъжен 46. to give in to someone ам. отстъпвам някому, изпълнявам нечие желание 47. to give it someone (hot) наругавам/накастрям някого 48. to give one's hat a brush изчетквам си шапката 49. to give one's life for давам/жертвувам живота си за 50. to give one's life to посвещавам живота си на 51. to give over trying преставам да се мъча 52. to give someone what for прен. разг. нареждам някого, давам някому да се разбере 53. to give the show/game away разг. издавам тайна, изплювам камъчето 54. to give three cheers викам три пъти ура 55. to give to the public/the world публикувам, издавам, правя обществено достояние 56. to give up (all) hope отчайвам се, оставям всякаква надежда 57. to give up for lost смятам за загубен, предавам (на полицията и пр.), издавам (имена на съучастници и пр.) 58. to give up smoking отказвам се от пушенето 59. Предавам (съобщение, поздрави и пр.) 60. давам, излъчвам, изпускам (светлина, топлина и пр.) 61. давам, плащам 62. давам, посвещавам, отдавам 63. изнасям, давам, устройвам, уреждам, изпълнявам (концерт, пиеса и пр.) 64. определям, налагам (наказание), осъждам на, наказвам с, юр. издавам (решение), отсъждам 65. подарявам, давам, оставям, завещавам 66. показвам, отбелязвам, бележа, соча, давам 67. посвещавам се (to в, на) 68. предавам се, оставям се, отдавам се (to) 69. раздавам (something to someone), предавам (булка) на младоженец (като част от, сватбения обред), отказвам се от, жертвувам, разг. издавам (съзнателно или не) 70. спирам, преставам (с ger), отказвам се (от), изоставям 71. счупвам се (и с way), отпускам се, отхлабвам се, разхлабвам се 72. със същ., изразяващи действие, се превежда със съответен бълг. гл
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give [giv] ( gave [geiv], given[givən]) I. v 1. давам, връчвам (s.th. to s.o., s.o. s.th. някому нещо); a pen was \given to me, I was \given a pen дадоха ми един химикал; to \give an answer давам отговор, отговарям; to \give lessons ( instruction) in давам уроци (преподавам) по; to \give o.'s daughter in marriage давам дъщеря си за жена (to на); 2. подарявам, давам; оставям, завещавам; what are you giving him for his birthday? какво ще му подариш за рождения ден? it was \given to him подарък му е, подариха му го; 3. предавам, връчвам; съобщавам; they gave her bad news at the hospital съобщиха ѝ лоша новина в болницата; to \give s.o. a letter from предавам някому писмо от; to \give s.o. into custody ( in charge) предавам някого на полицията; \give my regards to your daughter поздрави от мен дъщеря си; 4. заплащам, давам, плащам; the lady gave me a dollar tip дамата ми даде бакшиш от един долар; 5. давам, посещавам, отдавам; to \give o.'s life for давам живота си за; to \give o.'s life to посвещавам живота си на; to give o.'s attention to насочвам вниманието си към; 6. определям, налагам ( наказание); осъждам на, наказвам с; юрид. издавам ( решение); отсъждам; he was \given 10 years in prison осъдиха го на 10 години; they gave him 3 months hard labour осъдиха го на 3 месеца тежък физически труд; 7. със същ., които изразяват действие, се превежда със съответен български глагол; to \give a blow удрям; to give a cry ( shout) извиквам, надавам вик; to \give a jump подскачам; to \give a kick ритвам; to \give a look ( glance) поглеждам; to \give a shrug of the shoulders свивам рамене; to \give a sigh ( groan) въздъхвам, изпъшквам; to \give a speech произнасям реч; to \give a lecture изнасям лекция; to \give three cheers викам три пъти "ура"; 8. давам, излъчвам, изпускам, източник съм на (светлина, топлина и пр.); to \give a report изгърмявам; 9. показвам, отбелязвам, бележа, давам; he gave no sign of life той не даваше (показваше) никакви признаци на живот; 10. изнасям, давам, устройвам, уреждам ( банкет); изпълнявам (концерт, пиеса и пр.); to \give a recitation рецитирам; to \give a party давам (устройвам, уреждам) забава; каня гости; 11. предлагам (вдигам) наздравица, пия за (здравето и пр.) на; I \give you our host (предлагам) да пием за (здравето на) домакина; 12. създавам, причинявам (болка, неприятност и пр.); заразявам; доставям, правя (удоволствие и пр.); the noise \gives me a headache от шума ме боли главата; does your ear \give you pain? боли ли те ухото? to \give o.s. trouble правя си (създавам си) труд; 13. давам, нося, донасям, докарвам (доход и пр.); раждам (за дърво и пр.); this field \gives a good crop of barley тази нива ражда добър ечемик; 14. давам, предавам, описвам, обрисувам; 15. отстъпвам, съгласявам се с; the government's got to \give, or the miners will go on strike правителството трябва да отстъпи, иначе миньорите ще вдигнат стачка; 16. поддавам се, огъвам се, хлътвам, еластичен съм; счупвам се (и way); отпускам се, отхлабвам се, разхлабвам се; if the ladder \gives he will fall ако се счупи стълбата, той ще падне; he felt his legs gave beneath him той чувстваше, че не го държат краката (че краката му се подкосяват); 17.: to \give way отстъпвам, оставям се, отдавам се; отстъпвам място, оставям да мине (to); падам (за цени, акции и пр.); мор. греба силно, натискам силно греблата; to \give way to s.o. отстъпвам някому; to \give way to despair (grief etc.) оставям се (отдавам се) на отчаяние (скръб и пр.); to \give way to anger ( tears) давам воля на яда (сълзите) си; to \give way to traffic coming from the right давам предимство на автомобилите, идващи от дясната страна; 18. избелява (за цвят); 19. започва да се топи; затопля се, омеква, стопля се (за време); • to \give a child a name кръщавам, именувам, наричам, назовавам; to \give a dog a bad name черня, очерням някого, изкарвам някому лошо име; to \give s.o. the fidgets ( jumps) разг. дразня, нервирам някого, лазя по нервите на; to \give as good as one gets, to \give tit for tat прен. не оставам длъжен; to \give birth to раждам; пораждам, предизвиквам, докарвам; to \give chase гоня, прогонвам; to \give ear слушам, послушвам, вслушвам се в; to \give effect to привеждам в изпълнение (действие), изпълнявам; to \give ground отстъпвам (особ. за войски); to \give o.'s right arm ( eye teeth) давам мило и драго; готов съм на всичко; to \give it to s.o. ( hot, strong), to \give s.o. hell давам някому да се разбере, наругавам, накастрям; to \give offence ( umbrage) обиждам; to \give place to отстъпвам място на, бивам заместен от; to \give rise to предизвиквам, причинявам, докарвам, пораждам; to \give s.o. the sack ( mitten) уволнявам, изгонвам от работа; отказвам на кандидат за женитба; to \give s.o. the slip измъквам се, изплъзвам се; to \give s.o. what for прен. нареждам някого, давам някому да се разбере; to \give the time of day поздравявам, казвам "добро утро" (добър ден и пр.); to \give to the public ( world) публикувам, издавам; правя обществено достояние; not to \give a damn пет пари не давам, не ме е грижа, не ме интересува; \give me the good old days къде са добрите стари времена, няма по-хубаво от добрите стари времена; you are a bright kid, I'll \give you that признавам, че си умно дете; добре де, умно дете си ( съгласен съм); it is not \given to all to не всеки може, не всекиму е дадено; \give me... разг. предпочитам ...; some people like country life \give me the town някои хора харесват живота на село, но аз предпочитам града; don't \give me that! не ми ги пробутвай тия! не вярвам! не може да бъде! II. n еластичност, гъвкавост (и прен.); отстъпчивост, примирителност, мекушавост, добрина.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > give
18 give

I 1. [gɪv]
verbo transitivo (pass. gave; p.pass. given)

1) (hand over) dare [object, money, prize, hand]; offrire [present, drink, sandwich]

to give sb. sth. to give sth. to sb. dare qcs. a qcn.; (politely, as gift) offrire qcs. a qcn.; how much will you give me for it? quanto mi dai per questo? what wouldn't I give for...! — che cosa non darei per...!

2) (cause to have)

to give sb. [sth.] to give [sth.] to sb. fare venire a qcn. [headache, nightmares]; attaccare o trasmettere a qcn. [ disease]; to give sb. pleasure — dare o fare piacere a qcn

3) (provide, produce) dare [milk, flavour, result, answer, sum]; fornire [heat, nutrient]

4) (allow, accord) affidare [ custody]; concedere, accordare [ grant]; cedere [ seat]

to give sb. time — dare o concedere tempo a qcn.

to give sb. enough room — dare o lasciare a qcn. spazio sufficiente

it's original, I'll give you that — è originale, te lo concedo

the polls give Labour a lead — i sondaggi danno il partito laburista in testa

5) med.

to give sb. sth. to give sth. to sb. — dare qcs. a qcn. [treatment, medicine]; trapiantare qcs. a qcn. [ organ]; mettere qcs. a qcn. [ pacemaker]; fare qcs. a qcn. [injection, massage]

6) (communicate) dare [advice, information]

I was given to understand that — mi fu dato a intendere che

7) tel.

to give sb. sth. — passare a qcn. [number, department]

give me the sales manager, please — mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore

8) (give birth to)

she gave him two daughters — gli diede due figlie
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. gave; p.pass. given)

1) (contribute) dare, donare

"please give generously" — "donate con generosità"

2) (bend) [mattress, sofa] infossarsi; [shelf, floorboard, fabric] cedere; [ branch] piegarsi

3) (yield) [person, side] cedere

something has to give — qualcosa si deve pur concedere

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- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

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don't give me that! — colloq. non cercare di darmela a bere!

give or take an inch (or two) — centimetro più, centimetro meno

if this is the big city, give me a village every time — colloq. se questa è la grande città, preferisco mille volte i paesini

"I give you the bride and groom!" — = formula che si usa al termine di un discorso per brindare agli sposi

I'll give you something to complain about! — colloq. te la do io una ragione per lamentarti!

to give and take — fare un compromesso

to give as good as one gets — rendere colpo su colpo

to give it all one's got — colloq. metterci l'anima

to give sb. what for — colloq. dare a qcn. una lavata di capo

what gives? — colloq. che cosa succede?
II [gɪv]
nome elasticità f.

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(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) licenziare; essere licenziato

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give /gɪv/
n. [u]

1 cedimento ( di stoffa, cuoio, ecc.)

2 lentezza ( di una fune, uno spago, ecc.)

3 cedevolezza; elasticità: The give of this material is excellent, questo materiale ha un'ottima elasticità.
♦ (to) give /gɪv/
(pass. gave, p. p. given)

A v. t.

1 dare; donare; regalare; consegnare; fruttare, rendere; concedere; accordare; elargire; emettere; assegnare; attribuire: They gave the singer some flowers, diedero dei fiori alla cantante; I gave it to him, glielo diedi; (telef.) Give me the Fire Brigade, mi dia i pompieri!; to give (sb.) one's word, dare la propria parola (a q.); to give the all-clear, dare il segnale di via libera; to give a cry, dare un grido; to give no sign of life, non dare segno di vita; They gave a concert, diedero un concerto; to give a sigh, emettere (o mandare) un sospiro NOTA D'USO: - to give o to get?-; I gave him a scarf for Christmas, gli ho regalato una sciarpa per Natale

2 pagare: How much did you give ( them) for that car?, quanto hai pagato (loro) quell'automobile?

3 porgere; offrire; portare; trasmettere: Give my regards to your mother, porgi (o porta) i miei saluti a tua madre; (comm.) to give a discount, offrire (o fare) uno sconto

4 ( di solito to give in marriage) dare in moglie (o in sposa)

5 fare: to give sb. 's name, fare il nome di q.; menzionare q.; The doctor gave the patient an injection, il dottore ha fatto un'iniezione al paziente

6 dare; rappresentare; rendere ( artisticamente): to give a play, dare una commedia; rappresentare un dramma

7 dedicare: He has given his life to this company, ha dedicato la vita a questa ditta

8 (mat.) dare come risultato; fare: Ten plus five gives fifteen, dieci più cinque fa quindici

9 ( di un orologio, uno strumento) segnare: My watch doesn't give the right time, il mio orologio non segna l'ora giusta

10 (med., fam.) attaccare, trasmettere ( una malattia): The little girl has given me her cold, la bambina mi ha attaccato il raffreddore

11 proporre un brindisi a (q.): Gentlemen, I give you the chairman, signori, propongo di brindare al presidente

B v. i.

1 dare (o fare) doni (o elargizioni): to give to charity, dare in beneficenza

2 cedere; piegarsi; essere cedevole; essere elastico: The floor gave under their weight, il pavimento cedette sotto il loro peso

3 ( del tempo) addolcirsi; farsi mite

4 ( del gelo, del ghiaccio) sciogliersi

5 (fam.) accadere; succedere: What gives?, che succede?

● to give oneself airs, darsi delle arie □ to give and take, fare concessioni reciproche; fare un compromesso □ to give birth to, dare alla luce, mettere al mondo ( anche fig.); dare origine a, essere la patria di: New Orleans gave birth to jazz, New Orleans fu la patria del jazz □ (pop.) to give sb. a bit of one's mind, dire a q. il fatto suo; dirne quattro a q. □ (leg.) to give the case (o to give it) for sb., pronunciarsi in favore di q. □ to give chase, dare la caccia □ to give ear, ascoltare; prestare orecchio □ to give an eye to, dare un'occhiata a; badare a □ to give ground, cedere terreno; ritirarsi; ripiegare; ( di prezzi, ecc.) cedere, segnare una flessione □ to give sb. a hand, dare una mano a q.; ( anche) applaudire (q.) □ ( slang volg.) to give sb. head, fare un pompino a q. (volg.) □ to give heed to, fare attenzione a (qc.); dare retta a (q.) □ (fam., arc.) to give it to sb. ( spesso: to give it to sb. hot), dare una (bella) lavata di capo a q.; punire q. (spec. un bambino) □ to give one's name, dare il (proprio) nome; declinare le generalità □ to give oneself, darsi, dedicarsi (a qc.): She gave herself to the study of palaeontology, si diede allo studio della paleontologia □ give or take, più o meno; all'incirca: It will take two hours, give or take a few minutes, ci vorranno due ore, minuto più minuto meno □ (telef.) to give sb. a ring, dare un colpo di telefono a q. □ to give rise to, dare origine a; cagionare; causare □ (fam.) to give sb. the sack, licenziare q.; mandar via q. □ ( slang) to give sb. the slip, sfuggire a q. ( una persona sgradita, ecc.); seminare q. ( un inseguitore, ecc.) □ to give the time of day, (fig.) rivolgere la parola: He wouldn't even give me the time of day, non volle neanche rivolgermi la parola □ to give thought to, pensare a, riflettere su; curarsi di: He gives no thought to his mother's feelings, non si cura dei sentimenti di sua madre □ to give tongue to, esprimere, manifestare □ to give vent to, sfogare; dare sfogo a □ to give voice to, esprimere ( opinioni, ecc.) □ to give way, cedere, rompersi, spezzarsi; cedere terreno, ritirarsi, ripiegare; abbandonarsi, lasciarsi andare ( a un sentimento); cedere il passo (a qc. di nuovo); ( anche autom.) dare la precedenza: The bridge gave way, il ponte si è spezzato □ (fam.) to give sb. what for, darle a q.; picchiare q.; sgridare q. □ to give weight to, avvalorare ( un fatto, una previsione); rafforzare ( una richiesta, ecc.); integrare ( una domanda).

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I 1. [gɪv]
verbo transitivo (pass. gave; p.pass. given)

1) (hand over) dare [object, money, prize, hand]; offrire [present, drink, sandwich]

to give sb. sth. to give sth. to sb. dare qcs. a qcn.; (politely, as gift) offrire qcs. a qcn.; how much will you give me for it? quanto mi dai per questo? what wouldn't I give for...! — che cosa non darei per...!

2) (cause to have)

to give sb. [sth.] to give [sth.] to sb. fare venire a qcn. [headache, nightmares]; attaccare o trasmettere a qcn. [ disease]; to give sb. pleasure — dare o fare piacere a qcn

3) (provide, produce) dare [milk, flavour, result, answer, sum]; fornire [heat, nutrient]

4) (allow, accord) affidare [ custody]; concedere, accordare [ grant]; cedere [ seat]

to give sb. time — dare o concedere tempo a qcn.

to give sb. enough room — dare o lasciare a qcn. spazio sufficiente

it's original, I'll give you that — è originale, te lo concedo

the polls give Labour a lead — i sondaggi danno il partito laburista in testa

5) med.

to give sb. sth. to give sth. to sb. — dare qcs. a qcn. [treatment, medicine]; trapiantare qcs. a qcn. [ organ]; mettere qcs. a qcn. [ pacemaker]; fare qcs. a qcn. [injection, massage]

6) (communicate) dare [advice, information]

I was given to understand that — mi fu dato a intendere che

7) tel.

to give sb. sth. — passare a qcn. [number, department]

give me the sales manager, please — mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore

8) (give birth to)

she gave him two daughters — gli diede due figlie
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. gave; p.pass. given)

1) (contribute) dare, donare

"please give generously" — "donate con generosità"

2) (bend) [mattress, sofa] infossarsi; [shelf, floorboard, fabric] cedere; [ branch] piegarsi

3) (yield) [person, side] cedere

something has to give — qualcosa si deve pur concedere

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- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

••

don't give me that! — colloq. non cercare di darmela a bere!

give or take an inch (or two) — centimetro più, centimetro meno

if this is the big city, give me a village every time — colloq. se questa è la grande città, preferisco mille volte i paesini

"I give you the bride and groom!" — = formula che si usa al termine di un discorso per brindare agli sposi

I'll give you something to complain about! — colloq. te la do io una ragione per lamentarti!

to give and take — fare un compromesso

to give as good as one gets — rendere colpo su colpo

to give it all one's got — colloq. metterci l'anima

to give sb. what for — colloq. dare a qcn. una lavata di capo

what gives? — colloq. che cosa succede?
II [gɪv]
nome elasticità f.

English-Italian dictionary > give
19 give

[gɪv] 1. гл.; прош. вр. gave, прич. прош. вр. given
1) дать, подать, передать

Would you give me that magazine on the table? — Передайте мне, пожалуйста, тот журнал на столе.

Give me that plate, please. — Дай мне, пожалуйста, ту тарелку.

Give me Mr. Black, please. — Соедините меня, пожалуйста, с мистером Блэком.

Syn:

hand over, pass

2) подарить, дарить

What can I give you for your birthday? — Что тебе подарить на день рождения?

I won't give you the book, but I will either lend it to you, or sell it to you, whichever you like. — Я не буду дарить тебе эту книгу, я могу или одолжить её тебе, или продать - как ты предпочитаешь.

We gave her flowers for her birthday. — Мы подарили ей на день рождения цветы.

3)

а) заплатить (что-л.), рассчитаться, компенсировать (чем-л.)

They gave five dollars for the picture. — Они заплатили за картину пять долларов.

She gave the porter a dollar for carrying her suitcase. — Она дала швейцару доллар за то, что он поднес её чемодан.

Syn:

pay, compensate

б) (give smth. for) продать (что-л.) за (сколько-л.), выручить за (что-л. сколько-л.)

He gave his old car away for two thousand dollars. — Он продал свою старую машину за две тысячи долларов.

4)

а) прописывать, назначать, давать ( лекарство)

The doctor gave him some cough medicine. — Врач прописал ему лекарство от кашля.

б) выносить (решение, приговор); налагать (наказание, штраф)

The court gave him six months hard labour. — Суд присудил его к шести месяцам каторжных работ.

He was given life imprisonment for the crime. — За это преступление он получил пожизненное заключение.

5) даровать, жаловать, предоставлять

to give him power to accomplish his duties — наделить его властью, чтобы он мог выполнить свои обязанности

The Bill of Rights gives us freedom of speech. — Билль о Правах предоставляет (дарует) нам свободу слова.

Syn:

accord

6) выделить (кому-л. время, пространство, средства сделать что-л.)

"Well, all right," said Lord Ickenham, rising. "I can give her five minutes." (P. G. Wodehouse) — "Очень хорошо, - сказал лорд Икенхем поднимаясь, - я могу уделить ей пять минут."

Syn:

allow, grant, enable

7)

а) дать взаймы, в аренду, предоставить во временное пользование

She gave them the cottage for a week. — Она предоставила им коттедж на неделю.

б) давать на хранение

to give smth. to keep, to give smth. into the care / custody of smb, to give in charge — поручить чьим-л. заботам, вверить кому-л.

He gave me the keys for safekeeping. — Он отдал ключи мне на хранение.

Give your hat to the checkroom attendant. — Отдай свою шляпу гардеробщику.

He gave it into the custody of his son-in-law. — Он поручил это своему зятю.

в) доверять

Give him your confidence. — Доверься ему.

He does not readily give a stranger his confidence. — Он неохотно доверяется незнакомцам.

8) передавать, выражать

to give a person (someone's) compliments, kind regards — передать кому-либо (чьи-л.) комплименты, лучшие пожелания

Please, give my best respects to Mrs. Hunter. — Пожалуйста, передайте мое глубочайшее уважение миссис Хантер.

Give my love to Mary. — Передавай Мэри от меня привет.

Give him my best wishes. — Передай ему мои наилучшие пожелания.

Syn:

convey

9)

а) посвятить (что-л. чему-л. / кому-л)

He gave himself to the job with tremendous enthusiasm. — Он отдался работе с огромным энтузиазмом.

It was important to give his mind entirely to political affairs. — Было важно, чтобы он направил все свои помыслы на политические дела.

- give of oneself

Syn:

apply, devote, surrender, attach, lose oneself in, lend, offer, addict

б) принести в жертву, отдать

They had given their lives for England. — Они пожертвовали своими жизнями ради Англии.

Syn:

sacrifice

в) делать благотворительные взносы, пожертвования

Most people give to some charity at Christmastime. — Большинство людей на Рождество делают пожертвования.

She gave largely to hospitals and churches. — Она делала большие пожертвования в пользу больниц и церквей.

Syn:

contribute

10)

а) распределять, раздавать, выдавать

Give out the question papers ten minutes before the examination. — Раздай экзаменационные билеты за десять минут до начала экзамена.

He gave away most of his income. — Он раздавал большую часть своих доходов.

б) приписать (кому-л. что-л.), заклеймить (кого-л.)

в) вручить ( как полагающееся)

They gave us first prize. — Они вручили нам первый приз.

Then the old teacher gave away the prizes. — Затем старый учитель раздал призы.

11)

а) предоставлять, приводить, подавать, сообщать (о словах, информации)

A daily newspaper gave a head-lined account of the speech. — Ежедневная газета напечатала краткий отчёт о выступлении.

She gave them notice that she was quitting on the 15th. — Она сообщила им, что увольняется пятнадцатого.

Such words ought not to be given in a dictionary. — Такие слова не должны приводиться в словаре.

Syn:

notify, intimate, announce, let know, communicate, impart, present, issue, render

б) открыть доступ (к информации, сведениям)

to give to the world / public — опубликовать, обнародовать (книгу, открытие)

I gave him my name. — Я сообщил ему свое имя.

In a few words Captain Morgan gave me an inkling of his plans. — В нескольких словах капитан Морган обрисовал мне свои планы.

Would you give me the time? (Ch. Dickens) — Скажите, пожалуйста, сколько сейчас времени?

12) протянуть, предложить (руку, помощь, поддержку)

I gave the toddler my hand. — Я подал ребёнку руку.

13) представлять на публике, исполнять перед аудиторией

Give us Mozart. — Сыграйте нам Моцарта.

The opera was given again in 1964. — Опера была представлена вновь в 1964 году.

Syn:

perform, produce, deliver

14)

а) показывать

The far-off farms gave no sign of life. — Отдаленные фермы не подавали никаких признаков жизни.

The thermometer gives 25 degrees in the shade. — Термометр показывает 25 градусов в тени.

Syn:

indicate, show

б) демонстрировать, проявлять

15) организовывать ( прием), устраивать, давать (обед, вечеринку; часто в честь кого-л. или как благодарность за что-л.)

She is giving a dinner party on Friday. — Она даёт обед в пятницу.

16) произносить пожелание, предлагать, провозглашать (тост)

I give you the bride and groom! — Я предлагаю выпить за жениха и невесту!

"Gentlemen," said the man in blue, with an air of the most consummate dandyism, "I'll give you the ladies; come." (Ch. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837) — "Джентльмены, - сказал джентльмен в голубом с видом заправского денди, - я предлагаю тост за леди!" (пер. А. В. Кривцовой и Е. Ланна)

17)

а) быть источником, производить

The sun gives light. — Солнце - источник света.

б) вызывать, быть источником, причиной (чего-л.)

It gave me much pain. — Это причинило мне большую боль.

The pupil gives the teacher much trouble. — Этот ученик доставляет учителю много хлопот.

в) вызывать состояние (болезни, недомогания)

The draft gave me a cold. — Я простудился от сквозняка.

You've given me your cold in the nose. — Я от вас заразился насморком.

I hope I have not given you my sore throat. — Я надеюсь, я не заразил вас ангиной.

18)

а) давать, производить

Cows give milk. — Коровы дают молоко.

б) давать урожай, плодоносить

trees that give fruit — плодоносящие деревья

в) выдавать в результате (вычислений)

5 × 12 gives 60. –— 5 × 12 будет 60.

19) подаваться, уступать, сдаваться; гнуться, сгибаться; ломаться

The branch gave under the weight of the heavy snow. — Ветка согнулась под тяжестью снега.

"The walls are giving" does not mean that they are collapsing, but that they are moist. — "Стены подаются" означает, что они не разрушились, а отсырели.

The lock did not give. — Замок не поддавался.

The weather began to give and the snow to melt. — Стало теплей и снег начал таять.

My nerves began to give. — Мои нервы стали сдавать.

Syn:

give way, break down, collapse, slacken, loosen, unbend, ease, relax, relent, bend, shrink, sink, deliquesce

20)

а) уступать, пойти на компромис

Both sides will have to give on some issues. — По некоторым вопросам обеим сторонам придётся к согласию.

б) отступать, отходить

Syn:

retreat, recede, move back

21) давать, соглашаться на секс (с мужчиной) ( о женщине)

You hope to be engaged to marry the girl who would give you forever. (P. Hammill) — Надеешься, что будешь помолвлен и что женишься на девушке, которая никогда тебе не откажет.

22) (give into / on / upon) выходить на (что-л.), вести к (чему-л.)

Our window gives onto the patio. — Наше окно выходит на патио.

It was the road which gave on to the highway. — Это была дорога, которая вела к шоссе.

Syn:

open, lead on to, afford an entrance, look out on

23) разг. происходить, развиваться

- what gives?

Syn:

happen

24) разг. рассказывать

"Come on. Give." - "That ruddy policeman went digging things up and he found out I'd written my own testimonials." (P. Hobson) — "Давай, рассказывай!" - "Этот чёртов полицейский всё копал и копал и выяснил, что я сам написал свои рекомендации".

25) (give + сущ.)

а) издавать, испускать, источать ( звук)

to give a groan — застонать

to give cry — (вс)крикнуть

to give a cough — покашлять

Geoffrey gave a rueful whistle. — Джеффри горестно присвистнул.

б) осуществлять, делать (какое-л. движение или жест)

to give a kiss — поцеловать

to give a wink — подмигнуть

to give a blow — ударить

to give a kick — ударить ногой

to give a look — взглянуть

to give a push — толкнуть

to give a beating — побить

Humphrey's only reply was giving a lash to Billy, which set him off at a gallop. — В ответ Хэмфри стегнул Билли хлыстом, отчего тот понесся галопом прочь.

в) (give + глагол говорения)

to give a reply, give an answer — ответить, дать ответ

to give an order — отдать приказание, приказать

to give a scolding — отругать

to give a curse — издать проклятье

Suddenly the word of command is given. — Неожиданно раздаются слова команды.

Give me your word. — Дай мне слово.

I gave them the word of a sailor. — Я дал им слово моряка.

What guarantee could he give that he would adhere to his bargain? — Какие гарантии он может дать, что он не нарушит это соглашение?

26) (give smb. to + глагол мыслительной деятельности)

to give (smb.) to believe, know, note, understand — дать знать, дать понять (кому-л.)

She was given to understand that this was entirely her doing. — Ей дали понять, что это исключительно ее дело.

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- give rise to
- give way
- give away
- give back
- give forth
- give in
- give off
- give out
- give over
- give up
••

to give smb. a pause — дать кому-л. время на размышление

to give one's heart — полюбить

to give as good as one gets — не остаться в долгу

give a year or so either way — с отклонениями в год в ту или другую сторону

not to give a curse, not to give a damn — наплевать, совершенно не интересоваться, быть абсолютно равнодушным (к чему-л.)

- give the creeps
- give one what for
- give vent to one's feelings
- give it hot
- give or take
- give rope
- give a spur
- give an incentive
- give the wall 2. сущ.
эластичность, податливость, уступчивость; гибкость, упругость

Syn:

elasticity, flexibility, springiness

Англо-русский современный словарь > give
20 sign

/sain/ * danh từ - dấu, dấu hiệu, ký hiệu; mật hiệu =sign of the cross+ dấu thánh giá =chemical sign+ ký hiệu hoá học =to talk by signs+ nói bằng hiệu =the signs and the countersigns+ hiệu hỏi và hiệu đáp, mật hiệu (của một tổ chức) - dấu hiệu biểu hiện, biểu hiện, tượng trưng, điểm =signs of the times+ dấu hiệu biểu hiện xu hướng của tình hình =violence is a signof weakness+ bạo lực là biểu hiến sự yếu =to give a book in sign of friendship+ tặng một quyển sách để thể hiện tình hữu nghị - (y học) triệu chứng - dấu vết (thú săn...) - biển hàng - ước hiệu =deaf-and-dumb signs+ ước hiệu của người câm điếc !to do sings and wonders - gọi gió làm mưa, hô phong hoán vũ !to make no sign - đường như là chết - không phản ứng gì * động từ - đánh dấu; (tôn giáo) làm dấu - ký tên, viết ký hiệu, viết dấu hiệu =to sign a contract+ ký một hợp đồng =he signs au usual with a red star+ anh ấy vẫn thường vẽ một ngôi sao đỏ làm ký hiệu - ra hiệu, làm hiệu =to sign assent+ ra hiệu đồng ý =to sign to someone to do something+ ra hiệu cho ai làm việc gì !to sign away - nhường (tài sản cho ai) bằng chứng thư !to sign on - ký giao kỳ làm gì (cho ai); đưa giao kèo cho (ai) ký nhận làm gì cho mình !to sign off - ngừng (phát thanh) - (thông tục) ngừng nói, thoi nói chuyện !to sign up (Mỹ) - (như) to sign on - đăng tên nhập ngũ

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