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to give somebody an estimate

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1 machen

I v/t

1. (tun) do; was machst du? what are you doing?; beruflich: what do you do (for a living)?; so was macht man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that; da kann man nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it), it’s (just) one of those things; er macht es nicht unter 500 Euro umg. he won’t do it for less than 500 euros; was macht die Familie? how’s the family (getting on [Am. along]) ?; mach’s gut! umg. see you; (alles Gute) all the best; gut gemacht! well done!, good show!; das lässt sich schon machen that can be arranged, that’s no problem; mit mir könnt ihr’s ja machen! umg., iro. the things I put up with; sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen umg. (wird bald sterben) she’s not long for this world; die Festplatte wird es wohl nicht mehr lange machen umg. (wird bald defekt sein) the hard disk is on its last legs ( oder has just about had it)

2. (herstellen, schaffen) make; (Essen) make, prepare; (Bett) make; ein Foto machen take a photograph; das Zimmer machen do ( oder tidy up, Am. clean up) the room; Hausaufgaben machen do one’s homework; eine Prüfung machen take ( erfolgreich: pass) an exam; einen Spaziergang machen go for a walk; einen Fehler machen make a mistake; einen Kurs machen (besuchen) do ( oder take) a course; eine angenehme / unangenehme Erfahrung machen have a pleasant / an unpleasant experience; jemanden zum General machen make s.o. a general; zu oder für etw. ( nicht) gemacht sein (not) be cut out for s.th.; er ist nicht zur Arbeit gemacht iro. work doesn’t agree with him hum.; jemanden traurig / glücklich etc. machen make s.o. sad / happy etc.; den Schiedsrichter machen umg. be ( oder act as) umpire ( oder referee); das macht das Wetter it’s the weather that causes it; das macht Durst it makes you thirsty; der Wagen macht 160 km / h umg. the car does 100 mph; Ferien, Hoffnung, Krach, Licht etc.

3. (ergeben) beim Rechnen: be, come to, amount to; 4 mal 5 macht 20 four times five is twenty, four fives are twenty; was macht das? Rechnung etc.: how much does that come to?, what’s the damage? umg.; das macht dreißig Euro that’s ( oder that’ll be) thirty euros; was macht das zusammen? how much does that come to all together?

4. (ausmachen): was macht das schon? what does it matter?, what difference does it make?; umg. so what?; das macht nichts it doesn’t matter, never mind; es macht mir nichts I don’t mind; sie macht sich nichts / nicht viel aus Geld she doesn’t care / doesn’t care much about money, money doesn’t mean anything / doesn’t mean much to her, she’s not bothered / not really bothered about money umg.; er macht sich nicht viel aus Kuchen / Alkohol etc. he doesn’t particularly like cake / alcohol etc., he’s not particularly keen on (Am. not wild about) cake / alcohol etc.; mach dir nichts draus! don’t worry about it, don’t take it to heart

5. umg. (veranstalten, organisieren) have, give; ich mache am Samstag ein Fest I’m having a party on Saturday; nächste Woche macht sie einen Vortrag über Kafka next week she’s going to give a lecture on Kafka

6. Sl. euph.: es machen (Sex haben) have it off (Am. get it on) ( mit with); es jemandem machen give it to s.o.

II v/refl

1. sich ( gut) machen Person: be coming along (well oder fine), be getting on (Am. along) (fine); sich gut machen Sache: (gut aussehen) look good ( bei jemandem on s.o.); (gern gesehen werden) make a good impression; sich schlecht machen not look good, make a bad impression; er macht sich gut als... he makes a good...; wie macht sich Vincent als Chef? what sort of a boss is Vincent?; er macht sich gut als Chef he makes a good boss; wie macht sich der Kleine? how’s the little one doing ( oder getting on [Am. along]) ?; die Vase macht sich sehr gut in der Ecke the vase looks very nice in the corner; das macht sich schon wieder umg. it’ll sort itself out

2. sich an etw. machen get down to (work on) s.th.; ich mache mich morgen an die Übersetzung auch I’ll make a start on the translation tomorrow; Weg

III v/i

1. umg.: macht, dass ihr bald zurück seid! be sure to be back ( oder you get back) soon!; mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!; mach schon! (beeile dich!) hurry up!, get a move on! umg.

2. umg.: lass ihn nur machen (lass ihm seinen Willen) let him if he wants to, let him have his way; (red ihm nichts ein) just let him do it ( oder get on with it); (verlass dich auf ihn) leave it to him; lass mich nur machen (red mir nichts ein) let me do it my way; (verlass dich auf mich) just leave it to me; lass mich mal machen (lass mich versuchen) let me have a try

3. umg.: machen in (+ Dat) WIRTS. deal in, sell; in Politik machen umg. be in politics; er macht in Schriftstellerei umg. he dabbles in writing

4. umg.: auf etw. machen umg. (etw. spielen) act ( oder play) s.th., pretend to be s.th.; auf Künstler machen umg. act ( oder play) the artist, do one’s artist bit umg.; auf unschuldig / doof machen umg. act ( oder play) the innocent / the fool; sie macht neuerdings auf jung her latest fad is to act all girlish

5. Schokolade macht dick chocolate makes you fat; Querstreifen machen dick horizontal stripes make you look fat

6. umg. euph. (die Notdurft verrichten): ( klein) machen wee; ( groß) machen shit; sich (Dat) vor Angst in die Hosen machen wet o.s. (Am. wet one’s pants) from fear; der Kleine macht immer noch in die Windeln the child still dirties his nappy (Am. diaper); der Hund hat auf den Teppich gemacht the dog made a mess on the carpet

7. (hat oder ist) Dial. (sich begeben) go; wir haben oder sind 1966 in den Westen gemacht (sind aus der DDR in die BRD geflüchtet) in 1966 we made it to West Germany; gemacht

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to create; to be; to do; to make; to fix

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mạ|chen ['maxn]
1. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = tun to do

was machst du heute Abend? — what are you doing this evening?

was machen wir mit dem restlichen Brot? — what shall we do with the rest of the bread?

die Hausarbeit/den Garten machen — to do the housework/the garden

er machte sich (dat) Zucker in den Kaffee (inf) — he put sugar in his coffee

ich muss noch so viel machen — I still have so much to do

ich mache dir das schon — I'll do that for you

gut, wird gemacht — right, will do (inf)

gut, mache ich — right, will do (inf) or I'll do that

wie mans macht, ists verkehrt — whatever you do is wrong

was habe ich nur falsch gemacht? — what have I done wrong?

er macht, was er will — he does what he likes

soll ich ihn nach seinem Gehalt fragen? – so etwas macht man nicht! — shall I ask how much he earns? – you don't ask that (question)!

wie machen Sie das nur? — how do you do it?

das lässt sich machen/nicht machen — that can/can't be done

das ist zu/nicht zu machen — that can/can't be done

ich kann da auch nichts machen — I can't do anything about it either

ich mache es wohl am besten so, dass ich etwas früher komme — I would do best to come a bit earlier

es ist schon gut gemacht, wie sie die Rolle der Ophelia mit echtem Leben erfüllt — it's wonderful how she brings the role of Ophelia to life

damit/mit ihr kann man etwas machen — you could do something with it/her

das lässt er nicht mit sich machen — he won't stand for that → auch gemacht

was machst du da? — what are you doing (there)?

was hast du denn nun wieder gemacht? — what have you done now?

was machst du denn hier? — what ( on earth) are you doing here?

was macht denn das Fahrrad hier im Hausflur? — what's this bicycle doing in the hall?

was macht die Arbeit? — how's the work going?

was macht dein Bruder ( beruflich)? — what does your brother do (for a living)?

machs kurz! — make it short!

machs gut! — all the best!

er wirds nicht mehr lange machen (inf) — he won't last long

selber machen (sl) — to bring oneself off (inf)

mit mir kann mans ja machen! (inf) — the things I put up with! (inf)

2) = anfertigen, zubereiten to make

Bier wird aus Gerste gemacht — beer is made from barley

aus Holz gemacht — made of wood

sich/jdm etw machen lassen — to have sth made for oneself/sb

er ist für den Beruf wie gemacht — he's made for the job

das Essen machen — to make the meal

jdm einen Drink machen (Cocktail) — to make or mix sb a drink

3) = verursachen, bewirken Schwierigkeiten, Arbeit to make (jdm for sb); Mühe, Schmerzen to cause (jdm for sb)

jdm Angst/Sorgen/Freude machen — to make sb afraid/worried/happy

jdm Hoffnung/Mut/Kopfschmerzen machen — to give sb hope/courage/a headache

das macht Appetit — that gives you an appetite

das macht Hunger — that makes you hungry

das macht die Kälte — it's the cold that does that

jdn lachen/weinen/etw vergessen machen — to make sb laugh/cry/forget sth

machen, dass etw geschieht — to make sth happen

mach, dass er gesund wird! — make him better!

das machen die vielen Zigaretten, dass du hustest — it's all those cigarettes that make you cough

(viel) von sich reden machen — to be much talked about

4) = hervorbringen Laut, Geräusch to make

mäh/miau machen — to baa/miaow

brumm machen — to go "brumm"

wie macht das Kindchen? — say please!

wie macht das feine Hündchen? — be a clever dog!

5) = bilden Kreuzzeichen, Kreis to make

die Straße macht einen Knick — the road bends

6)

machen + SubstantivSiehe auch unter dem Eintrag für das jeweilige Substantiv.einen Ausflug machen — to go on an outing

Bilder machen — to take photos

ein Defizit machen — to make a loss

ein Diplom machen — to do a diploma

einen Doktor machen — to do a doctorate

ein Fest machen — to have a party

Fotos machen — to take photos

das Geschirr machen — to do the dishes

einen Gewinn machen — to make a profit

Grimassen machen — to make a face

einen Handstand machen — to do a handstand

auf jdn/etw Jagd machen — to hunt sb/sth

einen Kopfsprung machen — to take a header (Brit), to dive (headfirst)

Nachtdienst machen — to do night duty

eine Party machen — to have a party

Pause machen — to have a break

mach mir mal einen (guten) Preis! — make me an offer!

eine Prüfung machen — to do (esp Brit) or take an exam

Punkte machen — to get points

jdm die Rechnung machen — to make up sb's bill

Schicht machen — to work shifts

einen Spaziergang machen — to go for a walk

ein Spiel machen — to play a game

See:

= haltmachen

7) machen + AdjektivSiehe auch unter dem Eintrag für das jeweilige Adjektiv.to make

jdn nervös/unglücklich machen — to make sb nervous/unhappy

etw größer/kleiner machen — to make sth bigger/smaller

etw sauber/schmutzig machen — to get sth clean/dirty

etw leer machen — to empty sth

etw kürzer machen — to shorten sth

einen Stuhl frei machen — to vacate a chair

jdn wieder sehend machen — to make sb see again

machs dir doch bequem/gemütlich — make yourself comfortable/at home

mach es ihm nicht noch schwerer — don't make it harder for him

nicht leicht — he doesn't make it easy for himself

8) = ergeben inf to make; Summe, Preis to be

das macht ( zusammen) 23 — that makes 23 altogether

drei und fünf macht or machen acht — three and five makes or is eight

fünf mal vier macht or machen zwanzig — five fours are twenty, five times four is twenty

was macht die Rechnung? — how much is the bill?, what does the bill come to?

was or wie viel macht sechs geteilt durch zwei? — what is six divided by two?

100 cm machen einen Meter — 100 cm make a metre (Brit) or meter (US)

was or wie viel macht das ( alles zusammen)? — how much is that altogether?

9) = spielen inf THEAT to play; Dolmetscher, Schiedsrichter etc to be

den Weihnachtsmann machen — to play Santa Claus

den Ghostwriter für jdn machen — to be sb's ghostwriter

10)

= Notdurft verrichten inf einen Haufen or sein Geschäft machen (euph:) (Hund) — to do its business (euph)

See:

→ Aa, Pipi etc

11) = ordnen, reparieren, säubern to do

das Auto machen lassen — to have the car seen to or done

er macht mir die Haare (inf) — he does my hair

das Bett machen — to make the bed

ich muss noch die Betten machen —

mach den Fleck aus der Bluse, ehe du sie wäschst — get the stain out of the blouse before you wash it

12)

andere Wendungen◆ machen + aus aus dem Haus könnte man schon etwas machen — you could really make something of that house

eine große Sache aus etw machen — to make a big thing of sth

machen — to make something of oneself

jdn zum Star/Helden machen — to turn sb into a star/hero

jdn zum Wortführer/Sklaven/zu seiner Frau machen — to make sb spokesman/a slave/one's wife

jdm etw zur Hölle/Qual machen — to make sth hell/a misery for sb

macht nichts! — it doesn't matter!

macht das was? — does that matter?

das macht durchaus etwas — it does indeed matter

das macht mir doch nichts! — that doesn't matter to me!

der Regen/die Kälte macht mir nichts — I don't mind the rain/cold

die Kälte macht dem Motor nichts — the cold doesn't hurt the engine

es macht mir nichts, durch den Regen zu gehen — I don't mind walking in the rain

viel aus jdm/etw machen — to like sb/sth

wenig aus jdm/etw machen — not to be very keen on (esp Brit) or thrilled with (esp US) sb/sth

mach dir nichts draus! — don't let it bother you!

einen schönen Abend/ein paar gemütliche Stunden machen — to have a nice evening/a few pleasant hours

ein Vergnügen aus etw machen — to take delight in sth

sich (dat) Umstände/Mühe machen — to go to a lot of bother/trouble

machen Sie sich keine Umstände — don't go to any trouble

sich (dat) Sorgen machen — to worry

sich (dat) (auf etw acc) Hoffnungen machen — to have hopes (of sth)

jdn zum Freund/Feind machen — to make sb one's friend/enemy

etw zur Aufgabe/zum Grundsatz/Motto machen — to make sth one's job/a principle/one's watchword

2. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1)

= tun lass mich mal machen — let me do it

2)

machen + Adjektiv das macht müde/gesund/schlank — that makes you tired/healthy/slim

das Kleid macht alt/schlank — that dress makes you look old/slim

3) = sich beeilen inf to get a move on (inf), to hurry up

mach schon!, mach schnell or schneller! — get a move on! (inf), hurry up!

ich mach ja schon! — I'm being as quick as I can!

sie machten, dass sie nach Hause kamen — they hurried home

mach, dass du hier wegkommst or verschwindest! — (you just) get out of here!

4) = Notdurft verrichten inf to go to the toilet (esp Brit) or bathroom (esp US) or restroom (US); (Hund etc) to do its business (euph); (

in die Hosen machen (lit, fig) — to wet oneself

ins Bett machen — to wet the bed

groß/klein machen (baby-talk) — to do a poo/wee (baby-talk)

5) = reisen dial to go

nach Amerika machen — to go to America

über die ( grüne) Grenze machen — to go over the border

6)

Redewendungen◆ machen auf etw (acc ) (inf) jetzt macht sie auf große Dame — she's playing the grand lady now

er macht auf Staatsmann — he's playing the statesman

sie macht auf verständnisvoll/gebildet — she's doing her understanding/cultured bit (inf)

jetzt macht sie auf beleidigt — now she's acting the injured innocent (Brit), now she's acting insulted (esp US)

er macht auf Schau — he's out for effect (inf)◆ machen in etw (dat) (inf, beruflich) to be in sth

er macht in Politik — he's in politics

er macht in Nächstenliebe/Großzügigkeit — he puts on a show of compassion/generosity

3. REFLEXIVES VERB

1) ◆ sich machen= sich entwickeln to come on

wie macht sich der Garten? — how is the garden coming on?

2) = aussehen to look

der Schal macht sich sehr hübsch zu dem Kleid — the scarf looks very pretty with that dress

3)

andere Wendungen machen — to get down to sth

sich auf den Weg machen — to get going

sich über das Essen machen (inf) — to get stuck in (inf)

sich zum Fürsprecher/Anwalt machen — to make oneself spokesman/advocate

sich verständlich machen — to make oneself understood

sich bei jdm beliebt/verhasst machen (inf) — to make oneself popular with/hated by sb

See:

→ wichtigmachen

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1) have

2) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) do

3) go

4) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) make

5) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) make

6) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) make

7) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) make

8) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) play at

9) (to cause to become: His remarks rendered me speechless.) render

10) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) send

11) (to do or perform some action: I think I'll take a walk; Will you take a look?; to take a bath) take

12) (to make a note, record etc: He took a photograph of the castle; The nurse took the patient's temperature.) take

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ma·chen

[ˈmaxn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1. (anstelle eines genaueren Verbs)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

hast du die Kartoffeln/Türen/das Badezimmer gemacht? have you done the potatoes/doors/bathroom?

2. (fertigen)

▪ etw \machen to make sth

Fotos [von jdm/etw] \machen to take photos [of sb/sth]

Gedichte \machen to write poems

jdm/sich etw \machen lassen to have sth made for sb/[for one]

sich dat ein Kleid \machen lassen to have a dress made [for one]

sich dat die Haare \machen lassen (fam) to have one's hair done

für etw akk wie gemacht sein (fam) to be made for sth

▪ etw aus etw dat \machen to make sth out of sth

aus diesem Haus \machen wir ein Atelier we're turning this house into a studio

▪ aus etw dat gemacht sein to be made of sth

der Saft ist aus Birnen gemacht the juice is made out of pears

3. (geben)

eine Empfehlung \machen to put in sep a recommendation

jdm einen guten Preis \machen Käufer to make sb a good offer; Verkäufer to name a good price

einen Vorschlag \machen to make [or sep put in] a suggestion

4. (zubereiten)

▪ [jdm] etw \machen to make [sb] sth, to make sth [for sb]

einen Drink \machen to make a drink

das Essen \machen to prepare/cook food

ein Essen \machen to make [or cook] a meal

das Frühstück \machen to make [or get] breakfast

Kaffee \machen to make coffee

5. (aufräumen)

das Bett \machen to make the bed

sein Zimmer \machen to tidy up sep one's room

6. (veranstalten)

▪ etw \machen to organize sth

eine Party \machen to give [or have] [or throw] a party

7. (verursachen)

▪ etw \machen:

dieser Film macht tränende Augen this film puts the tears in your eyes [or fam is a real tear jerker]

jdm Angst \machen to frighten sb

jdm Appetit \machen to whet sb's appetite, esp BRIT fam also to make sb peckish

jdm Arbeit \machen to give sb work to do

ein dummes Gesicht \machen (fam) to make [or pull] a silly face

jdm Durst/Hunger \machen to make sb thirsty/hungry

einen Eindruck \machen to make an impression

Feuer \machen to light a fire

einen Fleck in etw akk machen to stain sth

jdm eine Freude \machen to make sb happy

jdm Hoffnung/Mut/Kopfschmerzen \machen to give sb hope/courage/a headache

Lärm \machen to make a noise

Licht \machen to switch on sep the light

Mühe \machen to be a lot of trouble [or effort]

keine Mühe \machen to be no trouble

sich dat Mühe/Umstände \machen to go to a lot of trouble [or effort]

das macht überhaupt keine Mühe that's no trouble at all

Musik \machen to play some music

einen Schmollmund \machen to pout

jdm Sorgen \machen to make sb worried, to give sb cause for concern

sich dat Sorgen \machen to worry

▪ das macht etw that's because of sth

das macht das häufige Trinken that comes from drinking often

das macht die frische Luft, dass wir so hungrig sind it's the fresh air that makes us so hungry

8. (durchführen)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

eine Aktion [für etw akk] \machen to promote sth

eine Arbeit/seine Hausaufgaben \machen to do a job [or task]/one's homework

eine Beobachtung \machen to observe sb/sth

eine Bestellung \machen to place [or sep put in] an order

einen Besuch \machen to [pay sb a] visit

eine Dummheit \machen to do something stupid

ein Examen \machen to take [or BRIT also sit] an exam

wie man's macht, macht man's falsch [o verkehrt] you [just] can't win

einen Fehler \machen to make a mistake

den Haushalt \machen to keep house

das ist zu \machen that's possible

das lässt sich \machen that might be possible

eine Mitteilung \machen to make an announcement

da ist nichts zu \machen nothing can be done, that's not possible

nichts zu \machen! nothing doing! fam

jd kann [da] nichts \machen sb can't do anything

eine Reise \machen to go on a journey

eine Sause mit jdm \machen (sl) to go on a pub crawl esp BRIT [or AM esp to go bar-hopping] with sb fam

einen Spaziergang \machen to go for a walk

ein Spiel \machen to play a game

Sport \machen to do sport

etw nicht unter etw dat \machen (fam) to not do sth for less than sth

eine Verbeugung \machen to make [or take] a bow, to bow

wie machst du/wie \machen Sie das nur? how [on earth] do you do it?

wird gemacht! (fam) no problem, will do! fam

jd wird das schon \machen (erledigen) sb'll do it; (in Ordnung bringen) sb'll sort it out

9. (absolvieren)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

das Abitur \machen ≈to do [one's] A levels BRIT

einen Kurs \machen to take a course

eine Ausbildung \machen to do an apprenticeship

eine Elektrikerausbildung \machen to train to be an electrician

10. + adj (werden lassen)

jdn/etw berühmt/reich/schön \machen to make sb/sth famous/rich/beautiful

mach es dir bequem! make yourself comfortable [or at home]!

dieser Hut macht mich viel jünger this hat makes me [look] much younger

▪ etw aus jdm \machen to make sb sth

etwas aus sich/jdm \machen to make something of oneself/sb

▪ jdn zu etw dat \machen to make sb sth

mein Vater hat mich zu seinem Nachfolger gemacht my father has made [or named] me his successor

er machte sie zu seiner Frau (veraltet) he took her to be his wife old

jdn zu seinem Verbündeten \machen to make sb one's ally

▪ sich akk zu etw dat \machen to make oneself sth

sich akk zum Anführer \machen to make oneself the leader

11. (erzielen)

▪ etw \machen:

wir \machen jetzt dreimal so viel Umsatz we have now tripled our turnover

ein Geschäft \machen to make a deal

große Geschäfte \machen to make big money [or AM also big bucks] fam

einen Gewinn/Verlust \machen to make a profit/loss

Millionen \machen to make millions

Punkte/Tore \machen to score points/goals

ein Vermögen \machen to make a fortune

12. (tun)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

was möchten Sie gern \machen? what would you like to do?

lass uns etwas \machen! let's do something!

genau so werden wir es \machen that's how we'll do it

musst du viel \machen? do you have a lot to do?

was macht sie damit? what's she doing with it?

was willst du mit diesem Zeug \machen? what are you going to do with this stuff?

was soll ich nur \machen? what am I to do?

ich weiß nicht, was ich noch \machen soll I don't know what else to do

ich weiß nicht, wie man es macht I don't know how to do it

was machst du da? what are you doing?; (misstrauisch) what on earth are you doing there?, what are you up to?

was hat sie wieder gemacht, dass alle so ärgerlich sind? what's she been up to [or fam gone and done] this time to make everyone so angry?

was macht denn deine Frau? how's your wife?

und was \machen Sie so? and what are you doing nowadays?

was macht die Arbeit/Gesundheit? how's work/your health?, how are you work-wise/health-wise? fam

was soll ich da groß \machen? what do you expect me to do?

was macht deine Brille in der Mikrowelle? what are your glasses doing in the microwave?

dagegen kann man nichts \machen there's nothing you can do about it

mach was dran! (fam) like it or lump it fam

gut gemacht! well done!

mach's gut (fam) take care, so long fam

mit mir kann man es ja \machen (fam) the things I put up with

so etwas macht man nicht that's [or it's] bad manners

da kann man nichts \machen nothing can be done

\machen, was man will to do as one pleases [or wants

13. (bilden)

▪ etw \machen:

die Straße macht eine scharfe Kurve the road bends sharply

sie macht eine gute Figur she cuts a good figure

14. (fam: aufbauen)

▪ jdn \machen to make sb

15. (sl: Rolle spielen)

▪ jdn/etw \machen to do [or play] sb/sth

wer macht hier den Boss? who's the boss here?

16. (fam: nachahmen)

▪ jdn/etw \machen to do sb/sth

17. (fam: vorgeben)

▪ etw [für jdn] \machen to act as sth [for sb]

18. (fam: kosten)

das macht zehn Euro that's [or that'll be] ten euros [please]

was macht das [zusammen]? what does that come to [in total]?

19. (fam: ergeben)

drei mal drei macht neun three times three is [or makes] nine

20. (fam: rufen)

▪ etw \machen to call out sth sep

21. (bes kindersprache: Laute von sich geben)

der Hund macht „wau, wau“ the dog goes “woof woof” usu childspeak

22. (sl: Sex haben)

▪ es [mit jdm] \machen to do it [with sb] fam

▪ es jdm \machen to give it to sb fam

23. (fam: schaden)

macht nichts! no matter [or problem]!

das macht [doch] nichts! never mind!, no harm done!

macht das was? does it matter?

was macht das schon? what does it matter?

jdm/etw etwas/nichts \machen to harm/not harm sb/sth

24. (geschaffen)

▪ für etw akk [o zu etw dat] [nicht] gemacht sein to be [not] made for sth

25. (fam: reparieren)

▪ [jdm] etw \machen to mend [or fix] [or repair] sth for sb

▪ etw \machen lassen to get [or have] sth mended [or fixed] [or repaired

26.

▶ sein Geschäft \machen (euph fam) to relieve oneself form or euph

II. UNPERSÖNLICHES TRANSITIVES VERB

1. + adj (werden lassen)

es macht jdn glücklich/traurig/wütend it makes sb happy/sad/angry

es macht jdn verrückt it drives sb mad [or fam crazy]

es macht mich verrückt, dass ich so viel Werbung sehe it drives me crazy to see so many advertisements

2. (schaden)

es macht etwas/nichts/viel it matters/doesn't matter/matters a lot

es macht jdm etwas/nichts/viel sb minds/doesn't mind/minds a lot

es macht mir nichts, wenn du hierbleibst I don't mind you [or form your] staying here

3. (fam: Ton abgeben)

es macht „piep“, wenn du einen Fehler machst it goes “peep” [or it peeps] when you make a mistake; s.a. lang

III. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1. (bewirken)

mach ich! [as] good as done!

gemacht! (fam) done!, OK! fam

▪ \machen, dass etw geschieht to ensure [or see to it] that sth happens

wie hast du gemacht, dass die Kinder so artig sind? how did you get the children to be so well behaved?

mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!

2. (gewähren)

mach nur/ruhig! go ahead!

jdn [mal/nur] \machen lassen (fam) to leave sb to it

3. (werden lassen)

Liebe macht blind love makes you blind

4. (aussehen lassen)

Streifen \machen dick stripes make you look fat

5. (usu pej fam: sich stellen)

auf cool/in Großzügigkeit \machen to act cool/generous [or the cool/generous guy]

auf vornehm \machen to give oneself [or to put on] airs

▪ auf etw akk \machen to pretend to be sth, to act the sth

sie macht immer auf vornehme Dame she always acts the elegant lady

6. (euph fam: pinkeln) to pee fam, BRIT fam also to wee; (defäkieren) to poo[h] fam

groß/klein \machen to poo[h]/pee [or BRIT also wee] fam

▪ auf/in etw akk \machen to pee [or BRIT also wee]/poo[h] on/in sth fam

ins Bett \machen Kind to wet the bed

7. (fam: betreiben)

▪ in etw dat \machen:

ich mache jetzt in Wolle/Versicherungen I'm in wool/insurance [or the wool/insurance business

8. (fam: eilen)

mach/\machen Sie [schon]! get a move on! fam

mach schneller! hurry up!

▪ \machen, dass man etw tut to get a move on and do sth fam

9. (fam: leben)

ich mach sowieso nicht mehr lang I'm not long for this world anyway

10. Hilfsverb: sein o haben DIAL (gehen)

aufs Land/in die Stadt \machen to go to the country/into town

IV. REFLEXIVES VERB

1. (beginnen)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \machen to get on with sth

sich akk an die Arbeit \machen to get down to work

sich akk an ein Manuskript \machen to start working on a manuscript

2. (fam: entwickeln)

das Wetter macht sich wieder there will soon be good weather

▪ sich akk gut \machen to turn out well, to come along nicely

das Baby macht sich gut the baby is doing fine fam

3. (passen)

das Bild macht sich gut an der Wand/im Flur the picture looks good on the wall/in the hall

4. (leisten)

▪ sich akk \machen to do well for oneself

die neue Sekretärin macht sich gut the new secretary is doing well

5. (gewinnen)

▪ sich dat etw \machen to make sth

sich dat etw zur Aufgabe \machen to make sth one's mission

sich dat [mit etw dat] Feinde/Freunde \machen to make enemies/friends [with sth]

6. + adj (werden)

sich akk elegant \machen to smarten [oneself] up

sich akk schmutzig \machen to get dirty

sich akk [bei jdm] verhasst \machen to incur [sb's] hatred

sich akk verständlich \machen to make oneself understood

7. (fam: gelegen sein)

sich dat etwas/nichts/viel/wenig aus jdm/etw \machen to care/not care at all/care a lot/not care much for sb/sth; (sich nicht ärgern) to get a little upset/not get upset at all/get really upset/not get upset much about sth

mach dir/\machen Sie sich nichts d[a]raus! don't worry about it!, don't it get you down!

8. (gestalten)

▪ sich dat etw \machen:

wir \machen uns einen schönen Tag let's have an enjoyable day

mach dir ein paar schöne Tage enjoy yourself for a few days

9. (erledigen)

das macht sich akk von selbst it takes care of itself

V. AUXILIARVERB

<machte, gemacht o seltener machen>

der Wein wird dich das vergessen \machen the wine will help you [to] forget

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (herstellen) make

aus diesen Äpfeln machen wir Saft — we will make juice from these apples

sich (Dat.) etwas machen lassen — have something made

Geld/ein Vermögen/einen Gewinn machen — make money/a fortune/a profit

dafür ist er einfach nicht gemacht — (fig.) he's just not cut out for it

etwas aus jemandem machen — make somebody into something; (verwandeln) turn somebody into something

jemanden zum Präsidenten usw. machen — make somebody president etc.

2)

jemandem einen Kostenvoranschlag machen — let somebody have or give somebody an estimate

jemandem einen guten Preis machen — (ugs.) name a good price

3) (zubereiten) get, prepare < meal>

jemandem/sich [einen] Kaffee machen — make [some] coffee for somebody/oneself

jemandem einen Cocktail machen — get or mix somebody a cocktail

4) (verursachen)

jemandem Arbeit machen — cause or make [extra] work for somebody

jemandem Sorgen machen — cause somebody anxiety; worry somebody

jemandem Mut/Hoffnung machen — give somebody courage/hope

das macht Durst/Hunger od. Appetit — this makes one thirsty/hungry; this gives one a thirst/an appetite

das macht das Wetter — that's [because of] the weather

das macht das viele Rauchen — that comes from smoking a lot

mach, dass du nach Hause kommst! — (ugs.) off home with you!

ich muss machen, dass ich zum Bahnhof komme — (ugs.) I must see that I get to the station

5) (ausführen) do <job, repair, etc.>

seine Hausaufgaben machen — do one's homework

ein Foto od. eine Aufnahme machen — take a photograph

ein Examen machen — take an exam

einen Spaziergang machen — go for or take a walk

eine Reise machen — go on a journey or trip

einen Besuch [bei jemandem] machen — pay [somebody] a visit

wie man's macht, macht man's falsch od. verkehrt — (ugs.) [however you do it,] there's always something wrong

er macht es nicht unter 100 Euro — he won't do it for under or less than 100 euros

6)

jemanden glücklich/eifersüchtig usw. machen — make somebody happy/jealous etc.

etwas größer/länger/kürzer machen — make something bigger/longer/shorter

mach es dir gemütlich od. bequem! — make yourself comfortable or at home

das Kleid macht sie älter — the dress makes her look older

7) (tun) do

musst du noch viel machen? — do you still have a lot to do?

mach ich, wird gemacht! — (ugs.) will do!

was machen Sie [beruflich]? — what do you do [for a living]?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

so etwas macht man nicht — that [just] isn't done

mit mir könnt ihr es ja machen — (ugs.) you can get away with it with me

8)

was macht...? — (wie ist es um... bestellt?) how is...?

was macht die Arbeit? — how is the job [getting on]?; how are things at work?

9) (ergeben) (beim Rechnen) be; (bei Geldbeträgen) come to

zwei mal zwei macht vier — two times two is four

was od. wieviel macht das [alles zusammen]? — how much does that come to?

das macht 12 Euro — that is or costs 12 euros; (Endsumme) that comes to 12 euros

10) (schaden)

was macht das schon? — what does it matter?

macht das was? — does it matter?; do you mind?

macht nichts! — (ugs.) never mind!; it doesn't matter

11) (teilnehmen an)

einen Kursus od. Lehrgang machen — take a course

12) (ugs.): (veranstalten) organize, (coll.) do <trips, meals, bookings, etc.>

ein Fest machen — give a party

13)

machs gut! — (ugs.) look after yourself!; (auf Wiedersehen) so long!

14) (ugs.): (ordnen, sauber machen, renovieren); do <room, stairs, washing, etc.>

das Bett machen — make the bed

sich (Dat.) die Haare/Fingernägel machen — do one's hair/nails

15) (ugs. verhüll.): (seine Notdurft verrichten)

sein Geschäft machen — relieve oneself

groß/klein machen — do big jobs/small jobs (child language)
2.
reflexives Verb

1) mit Adj

sich hübsch machen — smarten [oneself] up

sich schmutzig machen — get [oneself] dirty

sich verständlich machen — make oneself clear

das macht sich bezahlt! — it's worth it!

2) (beginnen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) machen — get down to something

3) (ugs.): (sich entwickeln) do well; get on

du hast dich aber gemacht! — you've made great strides!

4) (passen)

das macht sich gut hier — this fits in well; this looks good here

5)

mach dir nichts daraus! — (ugs.) don't let it bother you

ich mache mir nichts daraus — it doesn't bother me

sich (Dat.) nichts/wenig aus jemandem/etwas machen — (ugs.) not care at all/much for somebody/something

6)

wir wollen uns (Dat.) einen schönen Abend machen — we want to have an enjoyable evening

7)

sich (Dat.) Feinde machen — make enemies

sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Freund/Feind machen — make a friend/an enemy of somebody

8)

wenn es sich [irgendwie] machen lässt — if it can [somehow] be done; if it is [at all] possible
3.
intransitives Verb

1) (ugs.): (sich beeilen)

mach schon! — get a move on! (coll.); look snappy! (coll.)

mach schneller! — hurry up!

2)

das macht müde — it makes you tired; it is tiring

das macht hungrig/durstig — it makes you hungry/thirsty

das Kleid macht dick — the dress makes one look fat

3) (tun)

lass mich nur machen — (ugs.) leave it to me

4) (ugs. verhüll.) <child, pet> perform (coll.)

ins Bett/in die Hose machen — wet one's bed/pants

5) (ugs.)

auf naiv usw. machen — pretend to be naïve

auf feine Dame usw. machen — act the fine lady

6) (landsch. ugs.): (sich begeben) go

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machen

A. v/t

1. (tun) do;

was machst du? what are you doing?; beruflich: what do you do (for a living)?;

so was macht man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that;

da kann man nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it), it’s (just) one of those things;

er macht es nicht unter 500 Euro umg he won’t do it for less than 500 euros;

was macht die Familie? how’s the family (getting on [US along]) ?;

mach’s gut! umg see you; (alles Gute) all the best;

gut gemacht! well done!, good show!;

das lässt sich schon machen that can be arranged, that’s no problem;

mit mir könnt ihr’s ja machen! umg, iron the things I put up with;

sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen umg (wird bald sterben) she’s not long for this world;

die Festplatte wird es wohl nicht mehr lange machen umg (wird bald defekt sein) the hard disk is on its last legs ( oder has just about had it)

2. (herstellen, schaffen) make; (Essen) make, prepare; (Bett) make;

ein Foto machen take a photograph;

das Zimmer machen do ( oder tidy up, US clean up) the room;

Hausaufgaben machen do one’s homework;

eine Prüfung machen take ( erfolgreich: pass) an exam;

einen Spaziergang machen go for a walk;

einen Fehler machen make a mistake;

einen Kurs machen (besuchen) do ( oder take) a course;

eine angenehme/unangenehme Erfahrung machen have a pleasant/an unpleasant experience;

jemanden zum General machen make sb a general;

zu oder

für etwas (nicht) gemacht sein (not) be cut out for sth;

er ist nicht zur Arbeit gemacht iron work doesn’t agree with him hum;

jemanden traurig/glücklich etc

machen make sb sad/happy etc;

den Schiedsrichter machen umg be ( oder act as) umpire ( oder referee);

das macht das Wetter it’s the weather that causes it;

das macht Durst it makes you thirsty;

der Wagen macht 160 km/h umg the car does 100 mph; → Ferien, Hoffnung, Krach, Licht etc

3. (ergeben) beim Rechnen: be, come to, amount to;

4 mal 5 macht 20 four times five is twenty, four fives are twenty;

was macht das? Rechnung etc: how much does that come to?, what’s the damage? umg;

das macht dreißig Euro that’s ( oder that’ll be) thirty euros;

was macht das zusammen? how much does that come to all together?

4. (ausmachen):

was macht das schon? what does it matter?, what difference does it make?; umg so what?;

das macht nichts it doesn’t matter, never mind;

es macht mir nichts I don’t mind;

sie macht sich nichts/nicht viel aus Geld she doesn’t care/doesn’t care much about money, money doesn’t mean anything/doesn’t mean much to her, she’s not bothered/not really bothered about money umg;

er macht sich nicht viel aus Kuchen/Alkohol etc he doesn’t particularly like cake/alcohol etc, he’s not particularly keen on (US not wild about) cake/alcohol etc;

mach dir nichts draus! don’t worry about it, don’t take it to heart

5. umg (veranstalten, organisieren) have, give;

ich mache am Samstag ein Fest I’m having a party on Saturday;

nächste Woche macht sie einen Vortrag über Kafka next week she’s going to give a lecture on Kafka

6. sl euph:

es machen (Sex haben) have it off (US get it on) (

mit with);

es jemandem machen give it to sb

B. v/r

1.

sich (gut) machen Person: be coming along (well oder fine), be getting on (US along) (fine);

sich gut machen Sache: (gut aussehen) look good (

bei jemandem on sb); (gern gesehen werden) make a good impression;

sich schlecht machen not look good, make a bad impression;

er macht sich gut als … he makes a good …;

wie macht sich Vincent als Chef? what sort of a boss is Vincent?;

er macht sich gut als Chef he makes a good boss;

wie macht sich der Kleine? how’s the little one doing ( oder getting on [US along]) ?;

die Vase macht sich sehr gut in der Ecke the vase looks very nice in the corner;

das macht sich schon wieder umg it’ll sort itself out

2.

sich an etwas machen get down to (work on) sth;

ich mache mich morgen an die Übersetzung auch I’ll make a start on the translation tomorrow; → Weg

C. v/i

1. umg:

macht, dass ihr bald zurück seid! be sure to be back ( oder you get back) soon!;

mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!;

mach schon! (beeile dich!) hurry up!, get a move on! umg

2. umg:

lass ihn nur machen (lass ihm seinen Willen) let him if he wants to, let him have his way; (red ihm nichts ein) just let him do it ( oder get on with it); (verlass dich auf ihn) leave it to him;

lass mich nur machen (red mir nichts ein) let me do it my way; (verlass dich auf mich) just leave it to me;

lass mich mal machen (lass mich versuchen) let me have a try

3. umg:

machen in (+dat) WIRTSCH deal in, sell;

in Politik machen umg be in politics;

er macht in Schriftstellerei umg he dabbles in writing

4. umg:

auf etwas machen umg (etwas spielen) act ( oder play) sth, pretend to be sth;

auf Künstler machen umg act ( oder play) the artist, do one’s artist bit umg;

auf unschuldig/doof machen umg act ( oder play) the innocent/the fool;

sie macht neuerdings auf jung her latest fad is to act all girlish

5.

Schokolade macht dick chocolate makes you fat;

Querstreifen machen dick horizontal stripes make you look fat

6. umg euph (die Notdurft verrichten):

(klein) machen wee;

(groß) machen shit;

sich (dat)

vor Angst in die Hosen machen wet o.s. (US wet one’s pants) from fear;

der Kleine macht immer noch in die Windeln the child still dirties his nappy (US diaper);

der Hund hat auf den Teppich gemacht the dog made a mess on the carpet

7. (hat oder ist) dial (sich begeben) go;

wir haben oder

sind 1987 in den Westen gemacht (sind aus der DDR in die BRD geflüchtet) in 1987 we made it to West Germany; → gemacht

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (herstellen) make

aus diesen Äpfeln machen wir Saft — we will make juice from these apples

sich (Dat.) etwas machen lassen — have something made

Geld/ein Vermögen/einen Gewinn machen — make money/a fortune/a profit

dafür ist er einfach nicht gemacht — (fig.) he's just not cut out for it

etwas aus jemandem machen — make somebody into something; (verwandeln) turn somebody into something

jemanden zum Präsidenten usw. machen — make somebody president etc.

2)

jemandem einen Kostenvoranschlag machen — let somebody have or give somebody an estimate

jemandem einen guten Preis machen — (ugs.) name a good price

3) (zubereiten) get, prepare < meal>

jemandem/sich [einen] Kaffee machen — make [some] coffee for somebody/oneself

jemandem einen Cocktail machen — get or mix somebody a cocktail

4) (verursachen)

jemandem Arbeit machen — cause or make [extra] work for somebody

jemandem Sorgen machen — cause somebody anxiety; worry somebody

jemandem Mut/Hoffnung machen — give somebody courage/hope

das macht Durst/Hunger od. Appetit — this makes one thirsty/hungry; this gives one a thirst/an appetite

das macht das Wetter — that's [because of] the weather

das macht das viele Rauchen — that comes from smoking a lot

mach, dass du nach Hause kommst! — (ugs.) off home with you!

ich muss machen, dass ich zum Bahnhof komme — (ugs.) I must see that I get to the station

5) (ausführen) do <job, repair, etc.>

seine Hausaufgaben machen — do one's homework

ein Foto od. eine Aufnahme machen — take a photograph

ein Examen machen — take an exam

einen Spaziergang machen — go for or take a walk

eine Reise machen — go on a journey or trip

einen Besuch [bei jemandem] machen — pay [somebody] a visit

wie man's macht, macht man's falsch od. verkehrt — (ugs.) [however you do it,] there's always something wrong

er macht es nicht unter 100 Euro — he won't do it for under or less than 100 euros

6)

jemanden glücklich/eifersüchtig usw. machen — make somebody happy/jealous etc.

etwas größer/länger/kürzer machen — make something bigger/longer/shorter

mach es dir gemütlich od. bequem! — make yourself comfortable or at home

das Kleid macht sie älter — the dress makes her look older

7) (tun) do

musst du noch viel machen? — do you still have a lot to do?

mach ich, wird gemacht! — (ugs.) will do!

was machen Sie [beruflich]? — what do you do [for a living]?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

so etwas macht man nicht — that [just] isn't done

mit mir könnt ihr es ja machen — (ugs.) you can get away with it with me

8)

was macht...? — (wie ist es um... bestellt?) how is...?

was macht die Arbeit? — how is the job [getting on]?; how are things at work?

9) (ergeben) (beim Rechnen) be; (bei Geldbeträgen) come to

zwei mal zwei macht vier — two times two is four

was od. wieviel macht das [alles zusammen]? — how much does that come to?

das macht 12 Euro — that is or costs 12 euros; (Endsumme) that comes to 12 euros

10) (schaden)

was macht das schon? — what does it matter?

macht das was? — does it matter?; do you mind?

macht nichts! — (ugs.) never mind!; it doesn't matter

11) (teilnehmen an)

einen Kursus od. Lehrgang machen — take a course

12) (ugs.): (veranstalten) organize, (coll.) do <trips, meals, bookings, etc.>

ein Fest machen — give a party

13)

machs gut! — (ugs.) look after yourself!; (auf Wiedersehen) so long!

14) (ugs.): (ordnen, sauber machen, renovieren); do <room, stairs, washing, etc.>

das Bett machen — make the bed

sich (Dat.) die Haare/Fingernägel machen — do one's hair/nails

15) (ugs. verhüll.): (seine Notdurft verrichten)

sein Geschäft machen — relieve oneself

groß/klein machen — do big jobs/small jobs (child language)
2.
reflexives Verb

1) mit Adj

sich hübsch machen — smarten [oneself] up

sich schmutzig machen — get [oneself] dirty

sich verständlich machen — make oneself clear

das macht sich bezahlt! — it's worth it!

2) (beginnen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) machen — get down to something

3) (ugs.): (sich entwickeln) do well; get on

du hast dich aber gemacht! — you've made great strides!

4) (passen)

das macht sich gut hier — this fits in well; this looks good here

5)

mach dir nichts daraus! — (ugs.) don't let it bother you

ich mache mir nichts daraus — it doesn't bother me

sich (Dat.) nichts/wenig aus jemandem/etwas machen — (ugs.) not care at all/much for somebody/something

6)

wir wollen uns (Dat.) einen schönen Abend machen — we want to have an enjoyable evening

7)

sich (Dat.) Feinde machen — make enemies

sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Freund/Feind machen — make a friend/an enemy of somebody

8)

wenn es sich [irgendwie] machen lässt — if it can [somehow] be done; if it is [at all] possible
3.
intransitives Verb

1) (ugs.): (sich beeilen)

mach schon! — get a move on! (coll.); look snappy! (coll.)

mach schneller! — hurry up!

2)

das macht müde — it makes you tired; it is tiring

das macht hungrig/durstig — it makes you hungry/thirsty

das Kleid macht dick — the dress makes one look fat

3) (tun)

lass mich nur machen — (ugs.) leave it to me

4) (ugs. verhüll.) <child, pet> perform (coll.)

ins Bett/in die Hose machen — wet one's bed/pants

5) (ugs.)

auf naiv usw. machen — pretend to be naïve

auf feine Dame usw. machen — act the fine lady

6) (landsch. ugs.): (sich begeben) go

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v.

to make v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made)

to perform v.

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2 deviser

dəvize
verbe intransitif to converse (de about)

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dəvize vi
to converse

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deviser verb table: aimer vi to converse (de about).

[dəvize] verbe intransitif

(littéraire) to converse (littéraire), to talk

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[dəvize] verbe transitif

(Suisse)

deviser quelqu'un to give somebody an estimate

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3 ordre

ordre [ɔʀdʀ]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = succession régulière) order

• par ordre alphabétique in alphabetical order

• par ordre d'importance in order of importance

• dans l'ordre in order

   b. ( = catégorie) order

• c'est dans l'ordre des choses it's in the order of things

• dans le même ordre d'idées similarly

• pour des motifs d'ordre personnel for reasons of a personal nature

• un chiffre du même ordre a figure of the same order

• un chiffre de l'ordre de 2 millions a figure of the order of 2 million

• donnez-nous un ordre de grandeur give us a rough estimate

• considérations d'ordre pratique considerations of a practical nature

   c. ( = légalité) l'ordre order

• l'ordre public law and order

• quand tout fut rentré dans l'ordre when order had been restored

   d. ( = bonne organisation) [de personne, chambre] tidiness

• avoir de l'ordre (rangements) to be orderly ; (travail) to be methodical

• mettre de l'ordre dans to tidy up

► en ordre [tiroir, maison, bureau] tidy ; [comptes] in order

• tenir en ordre [+ chambre] to keep tidy ; [+ comptes] to keep in order

• mettre en ordre to tidy up

   e. ( = commandement) order

• donner l'ordre de to give the order to

• j'ai reçu l'ordre de... I've been given orders to...

• je n'ai d'ordre à recevoir de personne I don't take orders from anyone

• être aux ordres de qn to be at sb's disposal

• combattre sous les ordres de qn to fight under sb's command

• ordre de grève strike call

• à l'ordre de (Finance) payable to

   f. ( = association) order

• ordre de chevalerie order of chivalry

• les ordres (religieux) holy orders

2. compounds

► ordre du jour [de conférence, réunion] agenda

• être à l'ordre du jour to be on the agenda ; ( = être d'actualité) to be topical

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ɔʀdʀ
nom masculin

1) ( commandement) order

donner à quelqu'un l'ordre de faire — to give somebody the order to do

je n'ai d'ordre à recevoir de personne — I don't take orders from anybody

j'ai des ordres — I'm acting under orders

agir sur ordre de quelqu'un — to act on somebody's orders

travailler sous les ordres de quelqu'un — to work under somebody

elle a 30 personnes sous ses ordres — she has 30 people (working) under her

prendre quelqu'un à ses ordres — to take somebody on

à vos ordres! — Armée yes, sir!; (à un ami, parent) hum at your service! hum

jusqu'à nouvel ordre — until further notice

2) ( disposition régulière) order

par ordre alphabétique — in alphabetical order

par ordre de préférence — in order of preference

procédons par ordre — let's do things in order

en bon ordre — [être aligné, avancer] in an orderly fashion

avancer en ordre dispersé/serré — to advance in scattered/close formation

3) Informatique command

4) ( fait d'être rangé) tidiness, orderliness; ( fait d'être bien organisé) order

être en ordre — [maison, armoire] to be tidy; [comptes] to be in order

tenir une pièce en ordre — to keep a room tidy

mettre de l'ordre dans — to tidy up [pièce, placard]

mettre de l'ordre dans ses comptes — to get one's accounts in order

mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées — to get one's ideas straight

mettre de l'ordre dans sa vie — to set ou put one's life in order

remettre une pièce en ordre — to put everything back where it was in a room

remise en ordre — fig rationalization

5) ( état stable et normal) order

maintenir l'ordre dans sa classe — to keep order in the classroom

rappeler quelqu'un à l'ordre — to reprimand somebody

tout est rentré dans l'ordre — gén everything is back to normal; ( après des émeutes) order has been restored

l'ordre public — public order

maintenir l'ordre (public) — to maintain law and order

6) ( nature) nature

c'est dans l'ordre des choses — it's in the nature of things

un problème de cet ordre — a problem of that nature

c'est un problème d'ordre économique — it's a problem of an economic nature

de l'ordre de 30% — in the order of 30% GB, on the order of 30% US

de premier ordre — first-rate

de second ordre — second-rate

dans le même ordre d'idées, je voudrais vous demander — talking of which, I would like to ask you

c'est du même ordre — it's the same kind of thing

7) Architecture, Biologie, Zoologie order

8) ( confrérie) order

9) Religion order

ordre monastique — monastic order

entrer dans les ordres — to take (holy) orders

10) Finance order

ordre d'achat — order to buy

libellez le chèque à l'ordre de X — make the cheque GB ou check US payable to X

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Phrasal Verbs:

- ordre du jour

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ɔʀdʀ
1. nm

1) (injonction) order

donner un ordre à qn — to give sb an order

donner l'ordre à qn de faire qch — to order sb to do sth

Ça ne se discute pas, c'est un ordre. — There's no discussion, it's an order.

jusqu'à nouvel ordre — until further notice

être aux ordres de qn — to be at sb's disposal

être sous les ordres de qn — to be under sb's command

2) (classement) order

par ordre alphabétique — in alphabetical order

dans l'ordre — in order

par ordre d'entrée en scène — in order of appearance

procéder par ordre — to take things one at a time

le nouvel ordre mondial — the new world order

3) (= nature, type)

de même ordre — of the same kind

d'ordre pratique — of a practical nature

dans le même ordre d'idées — in this connection

Peux-tu me donner un ordre de grandeur? — Can you give me some idea of the size?

de premier ordre — first-rate

dans l'ordre des choses — in the natural order of things

4) (organisation) orderliness, tidiness

avoir de l'ordre — to be tidy, to be orderly

mettre en ordre — to tidy, to tidy up, to put in order

mettre bon ordre à — to put to rights, to sort out

en ordre dispersé — in disarray

agir en ordre dispersé — not to have a plan of action

en ordre de bataille — ready for battle

5) (légalité, discipline) order

la loi et l'ordre — law and order

rappeler qn à l'ordre — to call sb to order

l'ordre établi — the established order

bousculer l'ordre établi; bouleverser l'ordre établi — to overthrow the established order

l'ordre public — public order

l'ordre moral — moral order

6) COMMERCE order

ordres de Bourse — stock exchange order

à l'ordre de — payable to

7) (= association) order

un ordre religieux — a religious order

l'ordre des médecins — the medical association

l'ordre des avocats — the lawyers' association

2. ordres nmpl

RELIGION Holy Orders

entrer dans les ordres — to take Holy Orders

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ordre nm

1 ( commandement) order; donner un ordre à qn to give sb an order; donner à qn l'ordre de faire to give sb the order to do, to order sb to do; recevoir l'ordre de faire qch to be given the order to do sth, to be ordered to do sth; je n'ai d'ordre à recevoir de personne I don't take orders from anybody; j'ai des ordres I'm acting under orders; agir sur ordre de qn to act on sb's orders; travailler sous les ordres de qn to work under sb; elle a 30 personnes sous ses ordres she has 30 people (working) under her; être aux ordres de qn Mil to serve under sb, to be under sb's command; ( employé de maison) to be in sb's service; prendre qn à ses ordres to take sb on; à vos ordres! Mil yes, sir!; hum (à un ami, parent) at your service! hum; jusqu' à nouvel ordre until further notice;

2 ( disposition régulière) order; par ordre alphabétique/chronologique in alphabetical/chronological order; en ordre croissant/décroissant in ascending/descending order; par ordre de préférence in order of preference; par ordre d'entrée en scène in order of appearance; l'ordre des mots word order; l'ordre des cérémonies the order of ceremonies; procédons par ordre let's do things in order; tu dois, dans l'ordre, téléphoner à la gare, à l'aéroport, à l'hôtel you've got to phone the station, the airport and the hotel, in that order; selon un ordre strict in strict order; en bon ordre [être aligné, avancer] in an orderly fashion ; avancer en ordre dispersé/serré to advance in scattered/close formation; ordre de bataille battle order;

3 Ordinat command;

4 ( fait d'être rangé) tidiness, orderliness; ( fait d'être bien organisé) order; être en ordre [maison, armoire] to be tidy; [comptes] to be in order; tenir une pièce en ordre to keep a room tidy; mettre de l'ordre dans to tidy up [pièce, placard]; mettre de l'ordre dans ses comptes to get one's accounts in order; mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées to get one's ideas straight; mettre de l'ordre dans sa vie to sort out one's life○; mettre ses affaires en ordre ( avant de mourir) to put one's affairs in order;

5 ( qualité) tidiness; elle n'a pas beaucoup d'ordre ( rangé) she' s not very tidy; ( méthodique) she's not very methodical; mettre bon ordre à qch to sort out sth; remettre une pièce en ordre to put everything back where it was in a room; remise en ordre fig rationalization;

6 ( comme valeur) order; aimer l'ordre et le travail sérieux to like order and hard work;

7 ( état stable et normal) order; maintenir l'ordre dans sa classe to keep order in the classroom; rappeler qn à l'ordre to reprimand sb; tout est rentré dans l'ordre gén everything is back to normal; ( après des émeutes) order has been restored; l'ordre public public order; maintenir/rétablir l'ordre (public) to maintain/restore law and order; troubler l'ordre public [individu] to cause a breach of the peace; [groupe d'insurgés] to disturb the peace; le respect de l'ordre établi respect for the established order; c'est dans l'ordre des choses it's in the nature of things; en ordre de marche in working order;

8 ( nature) nature; un problème de cet ordre a problem of that nature; un problème de cet ordre (de grandeur) a problem on that scale; c'est un problème d'ordre économique it's a problem of an economic nature; d'ordre officiel/personnel of an official/a personal nature; de l'ordre de 30% in ou of the order of 30% GB, on the order of 30% US; ordre de prix price range; de quel ordre de grandeur? [somme] how much approximately?; pour vous donner un ordre de grandeur to give you a rough idea; de premier ordre first-rate; de second ordre second-rate; dans le même ordre d'idées, je voudrais vous demander talking of which, I would like to ask you; c'est du même ordre it's the same kind of thing; c'est d'un tout autre ordre it's a completely different kind of thing; des préoccupations d'un tout autre ordre very different worries;

9 Archit, Biol, Zool order;

10 ( confrérie) order; ordre de chevalerie order of chivalry; l'ordre des médecins the medical association; l'ordre des avocats the lawyers' association; être rayé de l'ordre [avocat] to be disbarred; [médecin] to be struck off (the medical register) GB, to lose one's license US;

11 Relig order; ordre monastique monastic order; entrer dans les ordres to take (holy) orders; l'ordre des cisterciens the Cistercian order; l'ordre des Templiers the Knights Templar; les ordres majeurs/mineurs major/minor orders;

12 ( sous l'Ancien Régime) estate;

13 Fin order; ordre d'achat/de vente order to buy/to sell; libellez le chèque à l'ordre de X make the cheque GB ou check US payable to X; c'est à quel ordre? who do I make it payable to?;

14 Comm ( commande) order; carnet d'ordres order book.

Composés

ordre du jour ( de réunion) agenda; être à l'ordre du jour lit to be on the agenda; fig to be talked about; inscrire qch à l'ordre du jour to put sth on the agenda; ordre de mobilisation Mil marching orders (pl).

[ɔrdr] nom masculin

A.[INSTRUCTION]

1. [directive, injonction] order

MILITAIRE order, command

c'est un ordre! (and) that's an order!

donner un ordre

a. [parent] to give an order

b. [officiel, policier, officier] to issue ou to give an order

donner (l')ordre de to give the order to

donner à quelqu'un l'ordre de faire quelque chose to order somebody to do something, to give somebody the order to do something

2. BANQUE & BOURSE

à l'ordre de payable to, to the order of

chèque à mon ordre cheque made out ou payable to me

c'est à quel ordre? who shall I make it payable to?

ordre d'achat/de vente order to buy/to sell

ordre de paiement/virement order to pay/to transfer

B.[HIÉRARCHIE, AGENCEMENT]

1. [succession] order, sequence

l'ordre des mots dans la phrase the word order in the sentence

par ordre d'arrivée/de grandeur/d'importance in order of arrival/size/importance

par ordre chronologique/croissant/décroissant in chronological/ascending/descending order

en ordre dispersé/serré MILITAIRE in extended/close order

noms classés par ordre alphabétique names filed in alphabetical order

par ordre d'apparition à l'écran in order of appearance

par ordre d'entrée en scène in order of appearance

ordre de succession DROIT intestate succession

2. [rangement] tidiness, orderliness, neatness

la pièce était en ordre the room was tidy

mettre quelque chose en ordre to put something in order

tenir une maison en ordre to keep a house tidy

[sens du rangement]

avoir de l'ordre to be tidy

manquer ou ne pas avoir d'ordre to be untidy

3. [organisation méthodique - de documents] order

mettre en ordre, mettre de l'ordre dans [documents, comptabilité] to set in order, to tidy up (separable)

mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées to order one's ideas

il a laissé ses papiers/comptes en ordre avant de partir he left his papers/accounts in order before leaving

mettre bon ordre à quelque chose to sort something out

4. [discipline sociale]

faire régner l'ordre to keep ou maintain order

rappeler quelqu'un à l'ordre to call somebody to order

se faire rappeler à l'ordre

a. [dans une assemblée] to be called to order

b. [dans une classe] to get told off

la police est chargée du maintien de l'ordre it's the police's job to keep law and order

l'ordre établi the established order

l'ordre public public order, law and order

rentrer dans l'ordre: puis tout est rentré dans l'ordre then order was restored, then everything went back to normal

C.[CLASSIFICATION, DOMAINE]

1. RELIGION order

les ordres mineurs/majeurs RELIGION the minor/major orders

les ordres mendiants the mendicant orders

les ordres monastiques the monastic orders

entrer dans les ordres RELIGION to take (holy) orders

2. [nature, sorte] nature, order

des problèmes d'ordre professionnel problems of a professional nature

dans le même ordre d'idées similarly

dans un autre ordre d'idées in another connection

du même ordre [proposition, responsabilités] similar, of the same nature

de l'ordre de in the region ou order of

une augmentation de 5 %? — oui, de cet ordre a 5% rise? — yes, roughly ou in that region

donner un ordre de grandeur to give a rough estimate

c'est dans l'ordre des choses it's in the order ou nature of things

3. ARCHITECTURE & BIOLOGIE order

ordre attique/dorique/ionique Attic/Doric/Ionic order

de dernier ordre locution adjectivale

third-rate

de premier ordre locution adjectivale

first-rate

de second ordre locution adjectivale

[question] of secondary importance

[artiste, personnalité] second-rate

ordre du jour nom masculin

1. [d'un comité] agenda

être à l'ordre du jour

a. (sens propre) to be on the agenda

b. (figuré) to be in the news

mettre quelque chose à l'ordre du jour to put ou to place something on the agenda

2. MILITAIRE general orders, order of the day

cité à l'ordre du jour mentioned in dispatches

donner des ordres

Put the cases down here, please. Posez les valises là, s'il vous plaît

Take the bags out to the car, will you? Portez les bagages à la voiture, voulez-vous ?

Quiet, please. Un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît

Turn left at the traffic lights. Tournez à gauche au feu

Don't walk on the grass - it's wet. Ne marche pas sur l'herbe, elle est mouillée

Put that down! Pose ça !

Get out (of my house)! Sortez (d'ici) !

Just leave it alone, will you! Laisse-ça tranquille, tu m'entends !

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ordre
4 dar

v.

1 to give.

dar algo a alguien to give something to somebody, to give somebody something

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother

Ella me da dinero She gives me money.

Su elogio da ánimos His praise gives encouragement.

El negocio da muchas ganancias The business yields much profit.

2 to give, to produce.

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice

3 to have, to hold (fiesta, cena).

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in someone's honor

4 to turn or switch on (luz, agua, gas) (encender).

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

dan una película del oeste they're showing a western, there's a western on

6 to show.

dar muestras de sensatez to show good sense

7 to teach.

dar inglés/historia to teach English/history

8 to deal (repartir) (en naipes).

9 to strike (horas).

dieron las tres en el reloj three o'clock struck

10 to get, to catch.

11 to deliver, to render, to allot, to confer.

12 to feel.

Me da alegría I feel joy.

13 to be given, to be granted, to be offered, to be handed in.

Se nos dio una buena casa We were given a good house.

14 to give forth, to burst out.

Ella dio un grito She gave forth a cry.

15 to make one feel.

Eso da asco That makes one feel revolt.

16 to hit.

Da duro el sol en este lugar The sun hits hard in this place

17 to give up.

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DAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan.

Past Indicative

di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron.

Present Subjunctive

dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den.

Imperfect Subjunctive

diera, dieras, diera, diéramos, dierais, dieran;

diese, dieses, diese, diésemos, dieseis, diesen.

Future Subjunctive

diere, dieres, diere, diéremos, diereis, dieren.

Imperative

da (tú), dé (él/Vd.), demos (nos.), dad (vos.), den (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to give

2) hit, strike

3) hand over, deliver

4) produce, yield

5) be enough

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- dar a
- dar con
- dar contra
- dar por
- darse a
- darse de sí
- dárselas de
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Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar, conceder) [+ objeto, mensaje, permiso] to give; [+ naipes] to deal (out); [+ noticias] to give, tell

le dio un bocadillo a su hijo — he gave his son a sandwich

se lo di a Blanca — I gave it to Blanca

me dieron un diploma por mi buen comportamiento — I was given a diploma for good conduct

le dieron el primer premio — he was awarded {o} given first prize

déme dos kilos — I'll have two kilos, two kilos, please

• ir dando [cuerda] — to pay out rope

• dar los buenos [días] a algn — to say good morning to sb, say hello to sb

2) (=realizar) [+ paliza] to give; [+ paso] to take

dar un alarido — to shriek

dar una bofetada a algn — to slap sb

dar un golpe a algn — to hit sb

dio un golpe en la mesa — he banged on the table

dar un grito — to let out a cry, give a cry

dar un paseo — to go for a walk, take a walk

dar un suspiro — to heave {o} give a sigh, sigh

3) (=celebrar) [+ fiesta] to have, throw

la embajada dará una recepción — the embassy will hold a reception

4) (=encender) [+ luz] to turn on

¿has dado el gas? — have you turned on the gas?

5) (=presentar) [+ obra de teatro] to perform, put on; [+ película] to show, screen

dan una película de Almodóvar — there's an Almodóvar film on, they're showing {o} screening an Almodóvar film

¿qué dan hoy en la tele? — what's on TV tonight?

6) (=hacer sonar) [reloj] to strike

el reloj dio las tres — the clock struck three

ya han dado las ocho — it's past {o} gone eight o'clock

7) (=producir) [+ fruto] to bear; [+ ganancias, intereses] to yield

dar flores — to flower

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

una inversión que da un 7% de interés — an investment that pays {o} yields 7% interest

8) (=tener como resultado)

el cálculo dio 99 — the sum worked out at 99

el atleta dio positivo en el control antidoping — the athlete tested positive for drugs

9) (=hacer sentir) [+ placer] to give

me dio mucha alegría verla — I was very pleased to see her

las babosas me dan asco — I find slugs disgusting {o} revolting

este jersey me da demasiado calor — this jumper is too hot, I'm too hot in this jumper

da gusto hablar con él — he's really nice to talk to

tu padre me da miedo — I'm scared {o} frightened of your father

me da pena tener que tirarlo — it's a pity to have to throw it away

el vino me da sueño — wine makes me sleepy

10) * (=fastidiar) to ruin

vinieron a visitarme y me dieron la tarde — they came to visit and ruined my afternoon

¡me estás dando las vacaciones! — you're ruining the holiday for me!

11) dar por (=considerar) to consider

doy el asunto por concluido — I consider the matter settled, I regard the matter as settled

le dieron por desaparecido — they gave him up for lost

doy el dinero por bien empleado — I consider it money well spent

lo daba por seguro — he was sure {o} certain of it

lo podemos dar por terminado — we can consider it finished

12)

- ¡y dale!

- estar/seguir dale que dale o dale que te pego o dale y dale

la vecina está dale que dale al piano — our neighbour is pounding away at the piano

estoy dale que dale a este problema — I've been bashing away at this problem *

- a mí no me la das

- ¡ahí te las den todas!

- por si vienen mal dadas

para dar y tomar —

tenemos botellas para dar y tomar — we've got loads {o} stacks of bottles

aquí hay basura para dar y tomar — there's tons of rubbish here

- me da que...

me da que no va a venir — I have a feeling (that) he's not going to come

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar) to give

dame, yo te lo arreglo — give it here, I'll fix it for you

- a quien dan no escoge

2) (=entrar)

me dieron ganas de vomitar — I felt like being sick

si te da un mareo siéntate — if you feel giddy, sit down

le dio un fuerte dolor en el costado — he felt a sudden sharp pain in his side

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

3) (=importar)

¡qué más da!, ¡da igual! — it doesn't matter!, never mind!

¿qué más te da? — what does it matter to you?

¿qué más da un sitio que otro? — surely one place is as good as another!, it doesn't make any difference which place we choose

lo mismo da — it makes no difference {o} odds

me da igual, lo mismo me da, tanto me da — it's all the same to me, I don't mind

4) [seguido de preposición]
dar a (=estar orientado) [cuarto, ventana] to look out onto, overlook; [fachada] to face
mi habitación da al jardín — my room looks out onto {o} overlooks the garden
darle a (=hacer funcionar) [+ botón] to press; (=golpear) to hit; [+ balón] to kick
dale a la tecla roja — hit {o} press the red key

darle a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

dale más fuerte a la bomba — pump harder

¡dale! — hit him!

no es capaz de darle al balón de cabeza — he can't head the ball
dar con (=encontrar) [+ persona] to find; [+ idea, solución] to hit on, come up with
dimos con él dos horas más tarde — we found him two hours later

al final di con la solución — I finally hit on the solution, I finally came up with the solution

no doy con el nombre — I can't think of the name

• dar [consigo] en — to end up in

dio consigo en la cárcel — he ended up in jail
dar contra (=golpear) to hit
el barco dio contra el puente — the ship hit the bridge
dar de
dar de palos a algn — to give sb a beating

dar de puñetazos a algn — to punch sb

dar de barniz a algo — to varnish sth

• dar de [beber] a algn — to give sb something to drink

• dar de [comer] a algn — to feed sb

• dar de [sí] — [comida, bebida] to go a long way

lo que cada uno puede dar de sí — what each person can contribute
dar en [+ blanco, suelo] to hit; [+ solución] to hit on, come up with
el sol me da en la cara — the sun is in my eyes

• dar en [hacer] algo — to take to doing sth

han dado en llamarle Boko — they've taken to calling him Boko
darle a algn por hacer algo
le ha dado por no venir a clase — he has taken to cutting classes

les dio por venir a vernos — they took it into their heads to come and see us

últimamente le ha dado por el golf — he's taken up golf lately

al chico le daba por dormirse en la clase — the boy was always falling asleep in class

la casa que a alguien le dio por llamar Miramar — the house that someone had the bright idea of calling Miramar
dar para (=ser suficiente) to be enough for
con eso da para cuatro personas — this is enough for four people

mi pobre cabeza no da para más hoy — I don't think my poor head can take any more today

5) dar que hablar to set people talking

una película que da en qué pensar — a thought-provoking film, a film which gives you a lot to think about

3.

See:

darse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

* * *

= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex. Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex. This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex. Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex. Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

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* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

* * *

= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex: This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex: Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll, t

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dar [ A25 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A entregar

B regalar, donar

C en naipes

D

1 proporcionar

2 Música

E conferir, aportar

F

1 aplicar capa de barniz etc

2 dar: inyección etc

G

1 conceder prórroga etc

2 atribuir

3 pronosticando duración

4 dar: edad, años

H

1 expresar, decir

2 señalar, indicar

Sentido II

A producir

B rendir, alcanzar hasta

C causar, provocar

D arruinar, fastidiar

Sentido III

A presentar

B ofrecer, celebrar

C dar: conferencia

Sentido IV

A realizar la acción indicada

B dar: limpiada etc

Sentido V considerar

■ dar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 entregar

2 en naipes

B ser suficiente, alcanzar

C

1 dar a: puerta etc

2 llegar hasta

3 estar orientado hacia

D comunicar

E arrojar un resultado

F importar

Sentido II

A

1 pegar, golpear

2 darle a algo: tarea

3 darle a algo: hacer uso de

4 acertar

B

1 darle a algo: accionar

2 mover

C

1 indicando insistencia

2 instando a alguien a hacer algo

D dar con

Sentido III

A acometer, sobrevenir

B

1 darle a alguien por algo

2 darle a alguien con algo

C dar en

D dar: sol, viento, luz

E acabar

■ darse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A producirse

B ocurrir

C resultar

Sentido II

A dedicarse, entregarse

B tratarse, ser sociable

Sentido III

A realizar la acción indicada

B

1 golpearse, pegarse

2 darse (de) golpes

3 darse (de) patadas etc

Sentido IV considerarse

vt

Sentido I

A (entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Jaime give the keys to Jaime, give Jaime the keys

se las di a Jaime I gave them to Jaime

dale esto a tu madre de mi parte give this to your mother from me

deme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? any advance on 500 dollars?

dar algo A + INF:

da toda la ropa a planchar/lavar she sends all her clothes to be ironed/washed, she has all her ironing/washing done for her

comer¹ vi A 2. (↑ comer (1)), conocer, entender¹ vt A 2. (↑ entender (1)), mamar

B (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? — te lo doy, yo no lo necesito can I borrow it? — you can have it o keep it, I don't need it

a mí nunca nadie me dio nada nobody's ever given me anything

daría cualquier cosa por que así fuera I'd give anything o ( colloq) I'd give my right arm for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman two can play at that game

estarlas dando ( Chi fam): entremos sin pagar, aquí las están dando let's just walk in without paying, they're asking for it ( colloq)

con ese profesor las están dando they get away with murder with that teacher ( colloq)

para dar y tomar or vender: coge los que quieras, tengo para dar y tomar or vender take as many as you want, I have plenty to spare o ( colloq) I've stacks of them

C (en naipes) to deal

¡me has dado unas cartas horribles! you've dealt o given me a terrible hand

D

1 (proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give

sus elogios me han dado ánimos his praise has given me encouragement o has encouraged me

eso me dio la idea para el libro that's where I got the idea for the book, that's what gave me the idea for the book

me dio un buen consejo she gave me some useful advice

mi familia no pudo darme una carrera my family weren't in a position to send me to o put me through university o to give me a university education

es capaz de robar si le dan la ocasión given the chance he's quite capable of stealing

pide que te den un presupuesto/más información ask them to give you o supply you with an estimate/more information

2 ( Música) to give

¿me das el la? can you give me an A?

E (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo a la plaza the lights gave the square a very festive atmosphere, the lights lent a very festive atmosphere to the square

les dio forma redondeada a las puntas he rounded off the ends

necesita algo que le dé sentido a su vida he needs something that will give his life some meaning

F

1 (aplicar) ‹capa de barniz/mano de pintura› to give

dale otra capa de barniz/otra mano de pintura give it another coat of varnish/paint

hay que darle cera al piso we have to wax the floor

dale una puntada para sujetarlo put a stitch in to hold it

2 ‹inyección/lavativa/sedante› to give, administer ( frml); ‹masaje› to give

G

1 (conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give

te doy hasta el jueves I'll give you until Thursday

¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar allí? who gave you permission to go in there?, who said you could go in there?

si usted nos da permiso with your permission, if you will allow us

el dentista me ha dado hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron el tercer premio we won o got third prize, we were awarded third prize

al terminar el cursillo te dan un diploma when you finish the course you get a diploma

2

(atribuir): no le des demasiada importancia don't attach too much importance to it

yo le doy otra interpretación a ese pasaje I see o interpret that passage in a different way

tuvieron que darme la razón they had to admit I was right

3 (pronosticando duración) to give

no le dan ni dos meses de vida they've given him less than two months to live

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación I don't think they'll last more than a month together

4

( RPl) ‹edad/años› ¿cuántos años or qué edad le das? how old do you think o reckon she is?

yo no le daba más de 28 I didn't think he was more than 28

H

1

(expresar, decir): ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say hello

dales recuerdos de mi parte give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a algn to welcome sb

tenemos que ir a darles el pésame we must go and offer our condolences

me gustaría que me dieras tu parecer or opinión I'd like you to give me your opinion

le doy mi enhorabuena I'd like to congratulate you

¿me da la hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?

me tocó a mí darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him

te han dado una orden you've been given an order, that was an order

han dado orden de desalojar el edificio they've ordered that the building be vacated

2

(señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or ( Esp) comunicando the line's busy o ( BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

muestra

Sentido II

A

(producir): estos campos dan mucho grano these fields have a high grain yield

esta estufa da mucho calor this heater gives out a lot of heat

esta clase de negocio da mucho dinero there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% those bonds give a yield of 7%

los árboles han empezado a dar fruto the trees have begun to bear fruit

no le pudo dar un hijo she was unable to bear o give him a child

B

(rendir, alcanzar hasta): ¿cuánto da ese coche? how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

ha dado todo lo que el público esperaba de él he has lived up to the public's expectations of him

el coche venía a todo lo que daba the car was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast

C

(causar, provocar): la comida muy salada da sed salty food makes you thirsty

¡estos críos dan tanto trabajo! these kids are such hard work!

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿no te da calor esa camisa? aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste I can't bear o it hurts me to see her so sad

¡qué susto me has dado! you gave me such a fright!

me da no sé qué que se tenga que quedar sola I feel a bit funny about leaving her on her own

este coche no me ha dado problemas this car hasn't given me any trouble

ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc dar QUE + INF:

el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden

los niños dan que hacer children are a lot of work

lo que dijo me dio que pensar what he said gave me plenty of food for thought o plenty to think about

ver tb dar vi Sense III A.

D ( Esp fam) (arruinar, fastidiar) to spoil, ruin

Isabelita nos dio la noche we had an awful night thanks to little Isabel

Sentido III

A

(presentar): ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? ( colloq)

en el cine Avenida dan una película buenísima there's a really good movie on at the Avenida, they're showing a really good movie at the Avenida

ayer fuimos al teatro, daban una obra de Calderón we went to the theater yesterday, it was a play by Calderón

va a dar un concierto el mes que viene he's giving a concert next month

deja de gritar así, estás dando un espectáculo stop shouting like that, you're making a spectacle of yourself

B (ofrecer, celebrar) ‹fiesta› to give; ‹baile/banquete› to hold

C ‹conferencia› to give

dar examen (CS); to take o ( BrE) sit an exam

ver tb clase¹ f E. (↑ clase (1))

Sentido IV

A

(realizar la acción indicada): dieron lectura al comunicado they read out the communiqué

estuvo dando cabezadas durante toda la película he kept nodding off all through the film

dio un grito/un suspiro she shouted/sighed, she gave a shout/heaved a sigh

dio un paso atrás/adelante he took a step back/forward

(+ me/te/le etc): dame un beso/abrazo give me a kiss/hug

me dio un tirón del pelo he pulled my hair

golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

dársela a algn ( Esp fam); to take sb in, put one over on sb

dárselas a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb up

B

‹limpiada/barrida/planchazo› con que le des una enjuagada alcanza just a quick rinse will do

hay que darle una barrida al suelo de la cocina the kitchen floor needs a sweep o needs sweeping

quiero darle otra leída a este capítulo ( AmL); I want to run o read through this chapter again

Sentido V (considerar) dar algo/a algn POR algo:

lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead

doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic

si le has prestado dinero ya lo puedes dar por perdido if you've lent him money you can kiss it goodbye

¿eso es lo que quieres? ¡dalo por hecho! is that what you want? consider it done! o ( AmE colloq) you got it!

si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado if I pass it will have been time well spent

sentado

■ dar

vi

Sentido I

A

1

(entregar): dame, yo te lo coso let me have it o give it here, I'll sew it for you

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? can I have some money for an ice cream?

2 (en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti it's your deal, it's your turn to deal

B (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar PARA algo/algn:

este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken is enough o will do for two meals

con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round

da para hablar horas y horas you could talk about it for hours

(+ me/te/le etc): eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that

no le da la cabeza para la física he hasn't much of a head for physics

no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time

dar de sí to stretch

me quedan un poco ajustados, pero ya darán de sí they're a bit tight on me, but they'll stretch o give

¡cuánto ha dado de sí esa botella de jerez! that bottle of sherry's gone a long way!

¡qué poco dan de sí seis euros! six euros don't go very far!

el pobre ya no da más de sí the poor guy's fit to drop

no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with

yo me voy, esto ya no da para más I'm leaving, this is a waste of time

ya no da para más or (CS) ya no da más de tanto trabajar he's worked himself into the ground

estoy que no doy más I'm all in ( colloq), I'm shattered o dead beat ( colloq), I'm pooped ( AmE colloq)

C dar a

1 «puerta/habitación» (comunicar con) to give on to

la puerta trasera da a un jardín/a la calle Palmar the back door opens o gives onto a garden/onto Palmar Street

todas las habitaciones dan a un patio all the rooms look onto o give onto a courtyard

2 (llegar hasta) «río» to go o flow into; «camino/sendero» to lead to

la calle va a dar directamente a la playa the street goes right down o leads straight to the beach

3 «fachada/frente» (estar orientado hacia) to face

la fachada principal da al sur the main facade faces south

la terraza da al mar the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

D

( RPl) (comunicar) darle a algn CON algn: ¿me das con Teresa, por favor? can I speak to Teresa, please?

en seguida le doy con el señor Seco I'll just put you through to Mr Seco

E

(arrojar un resultado): ¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 ¿y a ti? I made it (to be) 247, how about you?

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo her test was positive/negative

F

(importar): ¿cuál prefieres? — da igual which do you prefer? — I don't mind

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿el jueves o el viernes? — a mí me da igual Thursday or Friday? — I don't mind o it doesn't matter o it doesn't make any difference to me o it's all the same to me

la sopa se ha enfriado un poco — ¡qué más da! the soup's gone a bit cold — never mind o it doesn't matter

¿qué más da un color que otro? surely one color is as good as another!, what difference does it make what color it is?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¡qué más le da a él que otros tengan que hacer su trabajo! what does he care if others have to do his work?

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? what difference does it make to you if he comes?, what's it to you if he comes? ( colloq)

no quiere venir — tanto da she doesn't want to come — it makes no difference o so what?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿a qué hora quieren cenar? — tanto nos da what time do you want to have dinner? — it's all the same to us o whenever

Sentido II

A

1 (pegar, golpear) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio en la cabeza it hit him on the head

dale al balón con fuerza kick the ball hard

¡te voy a dar yo a ti como no me obedezcas! you're going to get it from me if you don't do what I say ( colloq)

le dio con la regla en los nudillos she rapped his knuckles with the ruler

cuando te agarren te van a dar de palos when they get you they're going to give you a good beating

2 ( fam) (a una tarea, asignatura) darle A algo:

me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on o studying my English ( colloq)

vas a tener que darle más fuerte si quieres aprobar you're going to have to push yourself harder o put more effort into it if you want to pass

quiero darle un poco más a esta traducción antes de irme I want to do a bit more work on this translation before I go

3 ( fam) (hacer uso de) darle A algo:

¡cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o ( AmE) down the wine ( colloq)

¡cómo le han dado al queso! ¡ya casi no queda! they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! ( colloq)

¡cómo les has dado a estos zapatos! you've really been hard on these shoes!, you've worn these shoes out quickly!

lengua

4 (acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro to hit the target/the bull's-eye

clavo

B

1 (accionar) darle A algo:

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba push that lever up

le dio al interruptor she flicked the switch

le di a la manivela I turned the handle

dale al pedal press the pedal

tienes que darle a este botón/esta tecla you have to press this button/key

2 (mover) (+ compl):

dale al volante hacia la derecha turn the wheel to the right

dale para atrás ( Auto) back up

C

1 ( fam)

(indicando insistencia): ¡y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy there you go again! I've told you I'm not going ( colloq)

estuvo todo el día dale que dale con el clarinete he spent the whole day blowing away on his clarinet

¡y dale con lo de la edad! ¿qué importa eso? stop going on about her age! what does it matter?

¡dale que te pego! ( fam): he estado toda la mañana dale que te pego con esto I've been slaving away at this all morning

yo quiero olvidarlo y él ¡dale que te pego con lo mismo! I want to forget about it and he keeps on and on about it o he keeps banging on about it

2

( RPl fam) (instando a algn a hacer algo): dale, metete, el agua está lindísima come on, get in, the water's lovely

dale, prestámelo come on o go on, lend it to me

D dar con (encontrar) to find

por mucho que buscaron no dieron con él although they searched high and low they couldn't find him

creo que ya he dado con la solución I think I've hit upon o found the solution

cuando uno no da con la palabra adecuada when you can't come up with o find the right word

Sentido III

A (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio un mareo she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

como no se calle, me va a dar algo ( fam); if you don't shut up, I'm going to have a fit ( colloq)

¡me da una indignación cuando hace esas cosas …! I feel so angry when he does those things!

me da que ya no vienen ( fam); I have a (funny o sneaky) feeling they're not coming ( colloq)

ver tb dar vt Sense II C., escalofrío, frío² m B. (↑ frío (2)), gana, impresión, etc

B (hablando de ocurrencias, manías)

1 darle a algn POR algo:

le ha dado por decir que ya no lo quiero he's started saying that I don't love him any more

le ha dado por beber he's taken to drink, he's started drinking

le ha dado por el yoga she's got into yoga

¡menos mal que me dio por preguntar por cuánto saldría! it's just as well it occurred to me to ask o I thought to ask how much it would be!

darle a algn por ahí ( fam): ¿ahora hace pesas? — sí, le ha dado por ahí is he doing weights now? — yes, that's his latest craze o that's what he's into now

¿por qué lo hiciste? — no sé, me dio por ahí why did you do it? — I don't know, I just felt like it

cualquier día le da por ahí y la deja one of these days he'll just up and leave her

2 darle a algn CON algo:

le ha dado con que me conoce he's got it into his head he knows me

C dar en

(tender a): ha dado en salir acompañada por galanes jóvenes she has taken to being escorted in public by handsome young men

ha dado en esta locura she has got this crazy idea into her head

lo que se ha dado en llamar `drogodependencia' what has come to be known as `drug-dependence'

D

«sol/viento/luz»: aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here

siéntate aquí, donde da el sol sit down here in the sun

en esa playa da mucho el viento it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes

E

(acabar): ir/venir a dar: la pelota había ido a dar al jardín de al lado the ball had ended up in the next door garden

¿cómo habrá venido a dar esto aquí? how on earth did this get here?

■ darse

v pron

Sentido I

A (producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo wheat grows well in this area

B

(ocurrir) «caso/situación»: bien podría darse una situación así this kind of situation could well arise o occur

se dio la circunstancia de que la alarma estaba desconectada the alarm happened to be disconnected

para esto se tienen que dar las siguientes circunstancias this requires the following conditions

¿qué se da? ( fam); what's going on o happening? ( colloq)

C (resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):

se le dan muy bien los idiomas she's very good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? how are you at sewing?, how's your sewing?

Sentido II

A (dedicarse, entregarse) darse A algo:

se dio a la bebida she took to drink, she hit the bottle ( colloq)

se da a la buena vida he spends his time having fun o living it up

se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

B

( RPl) (tratarse, ser sociable) darse CON algn: no se da con la familia del marido she doesn't have much to do with her husband's family

Sentido III

A ( refl)

(realizar la acción indicada): voy a darme una ducha I'm going to take o have a shower

vamos a darnos un banquete we're going to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot

va dándoselas de rico y no tiene un duro he makes out he's rich but he hasn't got a penny

¿pero ése de qué se las da? si es un obrero como tú y yo who does he think he is? he's just another worker like you and me

no te las des de listo don't act so smart

B

1

(golpearse, pegarse): se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed o went into a tree

se va a dar un golpe en la cabeza/espalda he's going to hit o bump his head/hit his back

se dio con la nariz or de narices contra la puerta he ran/walked straight into the door, he went smack into the door ( colloq)

2 ( refl):

darse (de) golpes to hit oneself

¡podría darme (de) patadas! I could kick myself!

3 ( recípr):

se estaban dando (de) patadas/tortazos en plena calle they were kicking/punching each other right there on the street

Sentido IV (considerarse) darse POR algo:

con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that

no se dará por vencida hasta que lo consiga she won't give up until she gets it

puedes darte por contento de haber salido con vida you can count yourself lucky you weren't killed

no quiere darse por enterado he doesn't want to know

aludir vi 1. (↑ aludir)

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dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dar trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dar un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dar algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dar de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): darle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dar en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) darle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) darle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) darse por algo:
◊ con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
' dar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abasto
- abrigar
- acelerón
- acertar
- acogerse
- acomodar
- acreditar
- admitir
- aflojar
- agradecer
- alarma
- albergue
- alcance
- alerta
- alimentar
- alojamiento
- alta
- amagar
- apetecer
- apurar
- armar
- asesorar
- atinar
- baño
- batalla
- blanca
- blanco
- bola
- bote
- brazo
- brinco
- buena
- bueno
- cabezada
- cabida
- cada
- calabaza
- calentar
- callar
- callada
- callo
- campanada
- cancha
- cante
- cara
- carpetazo
- carrete
- casar
- chivatazo
- citar
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- act up
- advance
- amplify
- announce
- around
- attach
- attest
- back
- backpedal
- barge into
- bear
- beat
- beat up
- beg
- begrudge
- birth
- block
- bluster
- bolster
- bop
- boss about
- boss around
- bother
- bounce
- bound
- breast-feed
- brief
- buff
- bull's-eye
- butt
- call
- chase down
- checkmate
- cheer
- chime
- circle
- clout
- coach
- come across
- credence
- day
- deal
- death
- deliver
- deposit
- direct
- discharge
- disgust

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dar

♦ vt

1. [entregar, otorgar] to give;

dar algo a alguien to give sth to sb, to give sb sth;

da parte de sus ingresos a los necesitados she gives o donates part of her income to the poor;

dame el azúcar, por favor could you pass o give me the sugar, please?;

¡dámelo! give it to me!, give me it!;

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother;

daría cualquier cosa por saber lo que piensa I'd give anything to know what he's thinking

2. [pagar] to give;
[ofrecer en pago] to offer;
¿cuánto te dieron por la casa? how much did they give you for the house?;

el concesionario me da 2.000 euros por la moto vieja the dealer's offering 2,000 euros for my old motorbike;

300 dólares, ¿quién da más? [en subasta] is there any advance on 300 dollars?

3. [proporcionar] to give, to provide with;

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice;

este color le da un aspecto diferente a la habitación this colour makes the room look different;

le di instrucciones de cómo llegar a casa I gave her directions for getting to my house;

no nos dio ninguna explicación sobre su ausencia he didn't give us o provide us with any explanation for his absence;

le dimos ánimos para que siguiera con su trabajo we encouraged her to continue with her work;

su familia hizo un gran esfuerzo por darle estudios universitarios his family went to a great deal of effort to enable him to go to university

4. [conceder] to give;

le han dado el Premio Nobel she has been awarded o given the Nobel Prize;

le dieron una beca he was awarded o given a grant;

yo no le daría demasiada importancia I wouldn't attach too much importance to it;

al final me dieron la razón in the end they accepted that I was right;

le dieron una semana más para presentar el informe they gave o allowed him one more week to hand in the report;

me dieron permiso para ir al médico I got o was allowed time off work to go to the doctor;

¿da su permiso para entrar? may I come in?;

nos dieron facilidades de pago they offered us easy payment terms;

los médicos no le dan más de seis meses de vida the doctors don't give him more than six months (to live);

¿qué interpretación das a este descubrimiento? how would you interpret this discovery?

5. [decir]
dar los buenos días to say hello;

dar la bienvenida a alguien to welcome sb;

le di las gracias por su ayuda I thanked her for her help;

fuimos a darles el pésame we went to offer them our condolences;

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards, say hello to him from me;

dale la enhorabuena give her my congratulations;

me dio su opinión al respecto he gave me his opinion on the matter;

¿quién le dará la noticia? who's going to tell o give her the news?

6. [producir] to give, to produce;
[frutos, flores] to bear; [beneficios, intereses] to yield;
estas vacas dan mucha leche these cows produce a lot of milk;

esta cuenta da un 5 por ciento de interés this account offers a 5 percent interest rate, this account bears interest at 5 percent;

esta lámpara da mucha luz this light is very bright;

le dio tres hijos she bore him three children

7. [provocar] to give;

me da vergüenza/pena it makes me ashamed/sad;

me da risa it makes me laugh;

me da miedo it frightens me;

¡me da una rabia que me traten así! it infuriates me that they should treat me in this way!;

me dio un susto tremendo she gave me a real fright;

el viaje me dio mucho sueño the journey made me really sleepy;

da gusto leer un libro tan bien escrito it's a pleasure to read such a well-written book;

los cacahuetes dan mucha sed peanuts make you very thirsty;

este paseo me ha dado hambre this walk has made me hungry o given me an appetite;

estas botas dan mucho calor these boots are very warm

8. [luz, agua, gas] [encender] to turn o switch on;
[suministrar por primera vez] to connect; [suministrar tras un corte] to turn back on
9. [fiesta, cena] to have, to hold;

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in sb's honour;

darán una recepción después de la boda there will be a reception after the wedding

10. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal

11. [sujeto: reloj] to strike;

el reloj dio las doce the clock struck twelve

12. Cine, Teatro & TV to show;
[concierto, interpretación] to give;
¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? – dan una película del oeste what's on the TV tonight? – they're showing a western o there's a western on;

dieron la ceremonia en directo they broadcast the ceremony live

13. [propinar]
le di una bofetada I slapped him, I gave him a slap;

dio una patada a la pelota he kicked the ball;

darle un golpe/una puñalada a alguien to hit/stab sb

14. [untar con, aplicar]
dar una capa de pintura al salón to give the living-room a coat of paint;

dar barniz a una silla to varnish a chair

15. [señales, indicios] to show;

dar pruebas de sensatez to show good sense;

dar señales de vida to show signs of life

16. [enseñar] to teach;
[conferencia] to give;
dar inglés/historia to teach English/history;

dio una clase muy interesante she gave a very interesting class;

mañana no daremos clase there won't be a class tomorrow

17. Esp [recibir] [clase] to have;

doy clases de piano con una profesora francesa I have piano classes with a French piano teacher;

doy dos clases de francés a la semana I have two French classes a week

18. [expresa acción]
dar un grito to give a cry;

dar un suspiro to sigh, to give a sigh;

dar un vistazo a to have a look at;

dio lectura a los resultados de la elección she read out the election results;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, dio saltos de alegría when he heard the news, he jumped for joy;

voy a dar un paseo I'm going (to go) for a walk

19. Esp Fam [fastidiar] to ruin;

es tan pesado que me dio la tarde he's so boring that he ruined the afternoon for me;

el bebé nos da las noches con sus lloros the baby never lets us get a decent night's sleep

20. [considerar]
dar algo por to consider sth as;

eso lo doy por hecho I take that for granted;

doy por sentado que vendrás a la fiesta I take it for granted that o I assume you'll be coming to the party;

doy por explicado este periodo histórico that's all I want to say about this period of history;

doy esta discusión por terminada I consider this discussion to be over;

dar a alguien por muerto to give sb up for dead

21. Fam [presentir]
me da que no van a venir I have a feeling they're not going to come

22. RP [inyección] to give

23. Comp

donde las dan las toman you get what you deserve;

no dar una to get everything wrong

♦ vi

1. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal;

me toca dar a mí it's my deal

2. [entregar]
dame, que ya lo llevo yo give it to me, I'll carry it

3. [horas] to strike;

dieron las tres three o'clock struck

4. [golpear]
le dieron en la cabeza they hit him on the head;

la piedra dio contra el cristal the stone hit the window;

como no te portes bien, te voy a dar if you don't behave, I'll smack you

5. [accionar]
dar a [llave de paso] to turn;
[botón, timbre] to press;
dale al control remoto hit the remote control;

dale al pedal press down on the pedal;
Informát
dale a la tecla de retorno hit o press return;

dale a la manivela turn the handle

6. [estar orientado]
dar a [sujeto: ventana, balcón] to look out onto, to overlook;
[sujeto: pasillo, puerta] to lead to; [sujeto: casa, fachada] to face;
todas las habitaciones dan al mar all the rooms look out onto o face the sea

7. [sujeto: luz, viento]
el sol daba de lleno en la habitación the sunlight was streaming into the room;

la luz me daba directamente en la cara the light was shining directly in my face;

aquí da mucho viento it's very windy here

8. [encontrar]
dar con algo/alguien to find sth/sb;

he dado con la solución I've hit upon the solution

9. [proporcionar]
dar de beber a alguien to give sb something to drink;

da de mamar a su hijo she breast-feeds her son

10. [ser suficiente]
dar para to be enough for;

Comp

no dar ni para pipas: ¡eso no te da ni para pipas! that's not even enough to buy a bag of peanuts!

11. [motivar]
esta noticia va a dar mucho que hablar this news will set people talking;

aquello me dio que pensar that made me think

12. [importar]
¡y a ti qué más te da! what's it to you?;

me da igual o [m5] lo mismo it's all the same to me, I don't mind o care;

no vamos a poder ir al cine – ¡qué más da! we won't be able to go to the cinema – never mind!;

y si no lo conseguimos, ¿qué más da? if we don't manage it, so what?;

¡qué más da quién lo haga con tal de que lo haga bien! what does it matter o what difference does it make who does it as long as they do it properly?;

lo siento, no voy a poder ayudar – da igual, no te preocupes I'm sorry but I won't be able to help – it doesn't matter, don't worry;

¿vamos o nos quedamos? – da lo mismo should we go or should we stay? – it doesn't make any difference

13. [acertar]
dio en el blanco she hit the target;

diste en el blanco, hay que intentar reducir las pérdidas you hit the nail on the head, we have to try and reduce our losses

14. [tomar costumbre]
le ha dado por el yoga he's decided to go in for yoga;

ahora le ha dado por no comer fruta now she's decided not to eat fruit;

le dio por ponerse a cantar en medio de la clase he took it into his head to start singing in the middle of the class;

¿está aprendiendo ruso? – sí, le ha dado por ahí is she learning Russian? – yes, that's her latest thing;
Formal
dar en hacer algo to take to doing sth;

el viejo dio en leer libros de caballería the old man took to reading books on chivalry

15. [expresa repetición]
le dieron de palos they beat him repeatedly with sticks

16. [afectar]
le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

17.
dar de sí [ropa, calzado] to give, to stretch;

no dar más de sí o [m5] para más [persona, animal] not to be up to much any more;

este sueldo da mucho de sí this salary goes a long way;

estos zapatos no dan para más these shoes have had it;

es un poco tonto, no da para más he's a bit stupid, he's not up to anything else

18. [expresa enfado]
te digo que pares y tú, ¡dale (que dale)! I've told you to stop, but you just carry on and on!;

¡y dale con la música! there he goes again, playing loud music!;

te hemos dicho que no menciones el tema, y tú, dale que te pego we've told you not to mention the subject, but you just carry on regardless o but here you are, bringing it up again;

¡y dale! te lo he dicho bien claro, no voy a ir how many times do I have to tell you? o I've said it once and I'll say it again, I'm not going

19. RP [comunicar]
¿me darías con tu madre? could I speak to your mother?, could you put your mother on?;

le doy con el Sr. Hualde I'll put you through to Mr Hualde

20. Comp
Fam
para dar y tomar: había cerveza para dar y tomar there was loads of beer;
Fam
darle a: ¡cómo le da a la cerveza! he certainly likes his beer!;
Fam
darle algo a alguien: si no se calla me va a dar algo if he doesn't shut up soon, I'll go mad;

si sigues trabajando así te va a dar algo you can't go on working like that;
Esp muy Fam
¡que le den!: ¿que no quiere cooperar? ¡que le den! he doesn't want to co-operate? well, stuff him!

♦ See also the pronominal verb darse

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dar

<part dado>

I v/t

1 give; fiesta give, have;

dar un salto/una patada jump/kick, give a jump/kick;

dar miedo a frighten;

el jamón me dio sed the ham made me thirsty;

dar de comer/beber a alguien give s.o. something to eat/drink

2 fruta bear; luz give off; beneficio yield

3 película show, screen

4

:

el reloj dio las tres the clock struck three

5

:

¡dale (que dale)! fam don’t keep on! fam ;

y siguió dale que te pego fam and he kept on and on

II v/i

1 give; de cartas en juego deal;

dame give it to me, give me it

2

:

dar a de ventana look onto

3

:

dar con algo/alguien come across sth/s.o., find sth/s.o.;

no di con el nombre I couldn’t think of the name

4

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dar de sí de material stretch, give;

dar para be enough for;

no da para más it’s past its best

5

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le dio por insultar a su madre fam she started insulting her mother

6

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¡qué más da! what does it matter!;

da igual it doesn’t matter

7

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dar contra o

en algo hit sth;

el sol le daba en la cara he had the sun in his eyes, the sun was in his eyes

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dar por muerto a alguien give s.o. up for dead

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dar que hablar give people something to talk about;

da que pensar it makes you think, it gives you something to think about

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dar {22} vt

1) : to give

2) entregar: to deliver, to hand over

3) : to hit, to strike

4) : to yield, to produce

5) : to perform

6) : to give off, to emit

7)

dar como or

dar por : to regard as, to consider

dar vi

1) alcanzar: to suffice, to be enough

no me da para dos pasajes: I don't have enough for two fares

2)

dar a or

dar sobre : to overlook, to look out on

3)

dar con : to run into

4)

dar con : to hit upon (an idea)

5)

dar de sí : to give, to stretch

♦ See also the reflexive verb darse

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dar vb

1. (en general) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

dale esta carta a tu madre give this letter to your mother

me has dado una idea you've given me an idea

me dio permiso para ir a la excursión he gave me permission to go on the trip

¿cuánto me das por lavarte el coche? how much will you give me for washing your car?

2. (poner en las manos) to pass

me puedes ayudar dándome los libros you can help me by passing me the books

3. (pedir en una tienda)

¿me da un kilo de naranjas, por favor? could I have a kilo of oranges, please?

4. (poner en la televisión) to be on

esta noche dan una película estupenda en la tele there's a great film on TV tonight

5. (ofrecer fiesta) to have

los García dan una fiesta the Garcías are having a party

6. (impartir clases) to teach [pt. & pp. taught]

da clases de inglés she teaches English

7. (tener ataque, enfermedad) to have

le ha dado un ataque de asma she had an asthma attack

8. (producir fruto, flores) to bear [pt. bore; pp. borne]

el peral da peras the pear tree bears pears

9. (sonar las horas) to strike [pt. & pp. struck]

el reloj dio las ocho the clock struck eight

ya han dado las diez it's gone ten o'clock

10. (encender, conectar) to turn on

¿has dado el gas? have you turned the gas on?

11. (chocar, golpear) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]

la pelota dio contra el cristal the ball hit the window

12. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

me dio las buenas noches he said goodnight to me / he wished me goodnight

le di las gracias I thanked him

dar a to overlook / to look onto

esta habitación da a la calle this room overlooks the street

dar a entender to imply [pt. & pp. implied]

dar a luz to give birth [pt. gave; pp. given]

dio a luz a una niña preciosa she gave birth to a beautiful little girl

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

dar igual not to matter / not to mind

da igual it doesn't matter

me da igual I don't mind

¿qué más da? what difference does it make?

Spanish-English dictionary > dar
5 ordré

ordre [ɔʀdʀ]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = succession régulière) order

• par ordre alphabétique in alphabetical order

• par ordre d'importance in order of importance

• dans l'ordre in order

   b. ( = catégorie) order

• c'est dans l'ordre des choses it's in the order of things

• dans le même ordre d'idées similarly

• pour des motifs d'ordre personnel for reasons of a personal nature

• un chiffre du même ordre a figure of the same order

• un chiffre de l'ordre de 2 millions a figure of the order of 2 million

• donnez-nous un ordre de grandeur give us a rough estimate

• considérations d'ordre pratique considerations of a practical nature

   c. ( = légalité) l'ordre order

• l'ordre public law and order

• quand tout fut rentré dans l'ordre when order had been restored

   d. ( = bonne organisation) [de personne, chambre] tidiness

• avoir de l'ordre (rangements) to be orderly ; (travail) to be methodical

• mettre de l'ordre dans to tidy up

► en ordre [tiroir, maison, bureau] tidy ; [comptes] in order

• tenir en ordre [+ chambre] to keep tidy ; [+ comptes] to keep in order

• mettre en ordre to tidy up

   e. ( = commandement) order

• donner l'ordre de to give the order to

• j'ai reçu l'ordre de... I've been given orders to...

• je n'ai d'ordre à recevoir de personne I don't take orders from anyone

• être aux ordres de qn to be at sb's disposal

• combattre sous les ordres de qn to fight under sb's command

• ordre de grève strike call

• à l'ordre de (Finance) payable to

   f. ( = association) order

• ordre de chevalerie order of chivalry

• les ordres (religieux) holy orders

2. compounds

► ordre du jour [de conférence, réunion] agenda

• être à l'ordre du jour to be on the agenda ; ( = être d'actualité) to be topical

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ɔʀdʀ
nom masculin

1) ( commandement) order

donner à quelqu'un l'ordre de faire — to give somebody the order to do

je n'ai d'ordre à recevoir de personne — I don't take orders from anybody

j'ai des ordres — I'm acting under orders

agir sur ordre de quelqu'un — to act on somebody's orders

travailler sous les ordres de quelqu'un — to work under somebody

elle a 30 personnes sous ses ordres — she has 30 people (working) under her

prendre quelqu'un à ses ordres — to take somebody on

à vos ordres! — Armée yes, sir!; (à un ami, parent) hum at your service! hum

jusqu'à nouvel ordre — until further notice

2) ( disposition régulière) order

par ordre alphabétique — in alphabetical order

par ordre de préférence — in order of preference

procédons par ordre — let's do things in order

en bon ordre — [être aligné, avancer] in an orderly fashion

avancer en ordre dispersé/serré — to advance in scattered/close formation

3) Informatique command

4) ( fait d'être rangé) tidiness, orderliness; ( fait d'être bien organisé) order

être en ordre — [maison, armoire] to be tidy; [comptes] to be in order

tenir une pièce en ordre — to keep a room tidy

mettre de l'ordre dans — to tidy up [pièce, placard]

mettre de l'ordre dans ses comptes — to get one's accounts in order

mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées — to get one's ideas straight

mettre de l'ordre dans sa vie — to set ou put one's life in order

remettre une pièce en ordre — to put everything back where it was in a room

remise en ordre — fig rationalization

5) ( état stable et normal) order

maintenir l'ordre dans sa classe — to keep order in the classroom

rappeler quelqu'un à l'ordre — to reprimand somebody

tout est rentré dans l'ordre — gén everything is back to normal; ( après des émeutes) order has been restored

l'ordre public — public order

maintenir l'ordre (public) — to maintain law and order

6) ( nature) nature

c'est dans l'ordre des choses — it's in the nature of things

un problème de cet ordre — a problem of that nature

c'est un problème d'ordre économique — it's a problem of an economic nature

de l'ordre de 30% — in the order of 30% GB, on the order of 30% US

de premier ordre — first-rate

de second ordre — second-rate

dans le même ordre d'idées, je voudrais vous demander — talking of which, I would like to ask you

c'est du même ordre — it's the same kind of thing

7) Architecture, Biologie, Zoologie order

8) ( confrérie) order

9) Religion order

ordre monastique — monastic order

entrer dans les ordres — to take (holy) orders

10) Finance order

ordre d'achat — order to buy

libellez le chèque à l'ordre de X — make the cheque GB ou check US payable to X

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Phrasal Verbs:

- ordre du jour

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ɔʀdʀ
1. nm

1) (injonction) order

donner un ordre à qn — to give sb an order

donner l'ordre à qn de faire qch — to order sb to do sth

Ça ne se discute pas, c'est un ordre. — There's no discussion, it's an order.

jusqu'à nouvel ordre — until further notice

être aux ordres de qn — to be at sb's disposal

être sous les ordres de qn — to be under sb's command

2) (classement) order

par ordre alphabétique — in alphabetical order

dans l'ordre — in order

par ordre d'entrée en scène — in order of appearance

procéder par ordre — to take things one at a time

le nouvel ordre mondial — the new world order

3) (= nature, type)

de même ordre — of the same kind

d'ordre pratique — of a practical nature

dans le même ordre d'idées — in this connection

Peux-tu me donner un ordre de grandeur? — Can you give me some idea of the size?

de premier ordre — first-rate

dans l'ordre des choses — in the natural order of things

4) (organisation) orderliness, tidiness

avoir de l'ordre — to be tidy, to be orderly

mettre en ordre — to tidy, to tidy up, to put in order

mettre bon ordre à — to put to rights, to sort out

en ordre dispersé — in disarray

agir en ordre dispersé — not to have a plan of action

en ordre de bataille — ready for battle

5) (légalité, discipline) order

la loi et l'ordre — law and order

rappeler qn à l'ordre — to call sb to order

l'ordre établi — the established order

bousculer l'ordre établi; bouleverser l'ordre établi — to overthrow the established order

l'ordre public — public order

l'ordre moral — moral order

6) COMMERCE order

ordres de Bourse — stock exchange order

à l'ordre de — payable to

7) (= association) order

un ordre religieux — a religious order

l'ordre des médecins — the medical association

l'ordre des avocats — the lawyers' association

2. ordres nmpl

RELIGION Holy Orders

entrer dans les ordres — to take Holy Orders

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ordre nm

1 ( commandement) order; donner un ordre à qn to give sb an order; donner à qn l'ordre de faire to give sb the order to do, to order sb to do; recevoir l'ordre de faire qch to be given the order to do sth, to be ordered to do sth; je n'ai d'ordre à recevoir de personne I don't take orders from anybody; j'ai des ordres I'm acting under orders; agir sur ordre de qn to act on sb's orders; travailler sous les ordres de qn to work under sb; elle a 30 personnes sous ses ordres she has 30 people (working) under her; être aux ordres de qn Mil to serve under sb, to be under sb's command; ( employé de maison) to be in sb's service; prendre qn à ses ordres to take sb on; à vos ordres! Mil yes, sir!; hum (à un ami, parent) at your service! hum; jusqu' à nouvel ordre until further notice;

2 ( disposition régulière) order; par ordre alphabétique/chronologique in alphabetical/chronological order; en ordre croissant/décroissant in ascending/descending order; par ordre de préférence in order of preference; par ordre d'entrée en scène in order of appearance; l'ordre des mots word order; l'ordre des cérémonies the order of ceremonies; procédons par ordre let's do things in order; tu dois, dans l'ordre, téléphoner à la gare, à l'aéroport, à l'hôtel you've got to phone the station, the airport and the hotel, in that order; selon un ordre strict in strict order; en bon ordre [être aligné, avancer] in an orderly fashion ; avancer en ordre dispersé/serré to advance in scattered/close formation; ordre de bataille battle order;

3 Ordinat command;

4 ( fait d'être rangé) tidiness, orderliness; ( fait d'être bien organisé) order; être en ordre [maison, armoire] to be tidy; [comptes] to be in order; tenir une pièce en ordre to keep a room tidy; mettre de l'ordre dans to tidy up [pièce, placard]; mettre de l'ordre dans ses comptes to get one's accounts in order; mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées to get one's ideas straight; mettre de l'ordre dans sa vie to sort out one's life○; mettre ses affaires en ordre ( avant de mourir) to put one's affairs in order;

5 ( qualité) tidiness; elle n'a pas beaucoup d'ordre ( rangé) she' s not very tidy; ( méthodique) she's not very methodical; mettre bon ordre à qch to sort out sth; remettre une pièce en ordre to put everything back where it was in a room; remise en ordre fig rationalization;

6 ( comme valeur) order; aimer l'ordre et le travail sérieux to like order and hard work;

7 ( état stable et normal) order; maintenir l'ordre dans sa classe to keep order in the classroom; rappeler qn à l'ordre to reprimand sb; tout est rentré dans l'ordre gén everything is back to normal; ( après des émeutes) order has been restored; l'ordre public public order; maintenir/rétablir l'ordre (public) to maintain/restore law and order; troubler l'ordre public [individu] to cause a breach of the peace; [groupe d'insurgés] to disturb the peace; le respect de l'ordre établi respect for the established order; c'est dans l'ordre des choses it's in the nature of things; en ordre de marche in working order;

8 ( nature) nature; un problème de cet ordre a problem of that nature; un problème de cet ordre (de grandeur) a problem on that scale; c'est un problème d'ordre économique it's a problem of an economic nature; d'ordre officiel/personnel of an official/a personal nature; de l'ordre de 30% in ou of the order of 30% GB, on the order of 30% US; ordre de prix price range; de quel ordre de grandeur? [somme] how much approximately?; pour vous donner un ordre de grandeur to give you a rough idea; de premier ordre first-rate; de second ordre second-rate; dans le même ordre d'idées, je voudrais vous demander talking of which, I would like to ask you; c'est du même ordre it's the same kind of thing; c'est d'un tout autre ordre it's a completely different kind of thing; des préoccupations d'un tout autre ordre very different worries;

9 Archit, Biol, Zool order;

10 ( confrérie) order; ordre de chevalerie order of chivalry; l'ordre des médecins the medical association; l'ordre des avocats the lawyers' association; être rayé de l'ordre [avocat] to be disbarred; [médecin] to be struck off (the medical register) GB, to lose one's license US;

11 Relig order; ordre monastique monastic order; entrer dans les ordres to take (holy) orders; l'ordre des cisterciens the Cistercian order; l'ordre des Templiers the Knights Templar; les ordres majeurs/mineurs major/minor orders;

12 ( sous l'Ancien Régime) estate;

13 Fin order; ordre d'achat/de vente order to buy/to sell; libellez le chèque à l'ordre de X make the cheque GB ou check US payable to X; c'est à quel ordre? who do I make it payable to?;

14 Comm ( commande) order; carnet d'ordres order book.

Composés

ordre du jour ( de réunion) agenda; être à l'ordre du jour lit to be on the agenda; fig to be talked about; inscrire qch à l'ordre du jour to put sth on the agenda; ordre de mobilisation Mil marching orders (pl).

( féminin ordrée) [ɔrdre] adjectif

(Suisse) [ordonné] tidy, orderly, neat

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ordré
6 Sagen

v/t

1. allg. (äußern) say; jemandem etw. sagen say s.th. to s.o.; (mitteilen) tell s.o. s.th.; sich (Dat) sagen say to oneself; sag ihm, er soll kommen tell him to come; er hat mir nicht die Wahrheit gesagt he didn’t tell me the truth; was sagst du dazu? what do you say to that?; was soll man dazu sagen? umg. well, what can I say?; well, what can you say(to that)?; da sag ich nicht nein I won’t say no; das sagt sich so leicht (it’s) easier said than done; ich kann es nicht sagen (ich weiß es nicht) I cannot say; das kann ich dir sagen! betont: you can be sure of that; (das kannst du mir glauben) I can tell you, you can bank on that; das kann man wohl oder laut sagen you can say that again; sag’s freiheraus! out with it!; unter uns gesagt between you and me; du sagst es you said it; du hättest es mir sagen sollen you should have told me; sag bloß you don’t say; sag bloß, es regnet don’t say it’s raining; das kann jeder sagen anyone can say that; das sagst du so einfach it’s easy for you to say; das kann man nicht so sagen it’s not as simple as that; damit ist alles gesagt that says it all; was ich noch sagen wollte sich erinnernd: (oh yes,) I know what I was going to say, before I forget; betonter: there’s something else (I wanted to say), and another thing; wer sagt’s denn betont: what did I tell you; ich hab’s ( dir) ja gleich gesagt! I told you so; ( das ist) schwer zu sagen it’s hard to say; es lässt sich nicht sagen, ob / was... there’s no telling whether / what...; das sagt man nicht you shouldn’t say things like that; ich habe mir sagen lassen,... I’ve been told...; man sagt, er sei im Ausland they say he’s abroad, he’s supposed to be abroad; was Sie nicht sagen! you don’t say!; ich muss schon sagen! I mean to say, I must say; wem sagen Sie das? umg. you’re telling me!; ich sag mal... I mean,...; ... sag ich mal... if you know what I mean; wie man so ( schön) sagt as the saying goes; sagen wir zehn Stück (let’s) say ten (of them); wer sagt das? says who?, who says?; ( das) sagst du! that’s what you say, says you umg.; sage und schreibe fünf Autos five cars, no less than five cars, would you believe; ich wollte es nur gesagt haben I just wanted to mention it; damit wäre alles gesagt! there is no more to be said; damit ist alles über ihn gesagt that’s all there is to say about him; wie gesagt bestätigend: as I said; aufgreifend: as I was saying; gesagt, getan! no sooner said than done; was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?

2. (anordnen) sag ihm, er soll hereinkommen tell him to come in; nichts zu sagen haben have no say (in the matter); etwas / nichts zu sagen haben bei einer Sache: have a / have no say in; bei ihr hat er nichts zu sagen he has no say when she’s around; du hast mir nichts zu sagen I won’t have you telling me what to do; du hast hier gar nichts zu sagen you have no authority here; in einem bestimmten Fall: this is none of your business; er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t be told, he won’t listen to anyone; das ließ er sich nicht zweimal sagen he didn’t need any further encouragement, he jumped at it umg.; lass dir das gesagt sein let that be a warning to you, put that in your pipe and smoke it umg.

3. (bedeuten) mean; was willst du damit sagen? what are you getting at?; sagt dir das etwas? does that mean anything to you?, does that ring any bells? umg.; das Buch etc. sagt mir nichts the book etc. doesn’t do anything for me; wie sagt man... auf Englisch? what’s the English for...?, what’s... in English?, how do you say... in English?; das hat nichts zu sagen it doesn’t mean anything; das sagt noch gar nichts that doesn’t mean a thing; das ist nicht gesagt that’s not necessarily so, not necessarily; es oder damit ist nicht gesagt, dass... that doesn’t mean (to say) that...; das sagt nichts über... this is no comment on..., this doesn’t tell us anything about...

4. (nennen) in Berlin sagt man „Schrippen“ statt „Brötchen“ in Berlin they say „Schrippen“ instead of „Brötchen“; sie sagt immer „Dicker“ zu ihm she always calls him „fatty“; Dank, Meinung, Wahrheit etc.

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to say; to tell; to pass on a message

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sa|gen
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1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) say

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) say

3) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) say

4) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) tell

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Sa·gen

nt

▶ das \Sagen haben to hold sway, to be in control, to say what's what

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1.
transitives Verb

1) say

das kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk

sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — in that case forget I said anything

was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget

unter uns gesagt — between you and me

wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned

das kann man wohl sagen — you can say 'that again

heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock

sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe

2) (meinen) say

was sagen Sie dazu? — what do you think about that?

3) (mitteilen)

jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something

[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons

[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth

das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you

ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!

ich will dir mal was sagen — let me tell you something

lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying

wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!

was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!

das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — he won't be told; you can't tell him anything

4) (nennen)

zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X

5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) say

so kann man es auch sagen — you could put it like that

etwas in aller Deutlichkeit sagen — make something perfectly clear

du sagst es! — very true!

willst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?

6) (bedeuten) mean

hat das etwas zu sagen? — does that mean anything?

7) (anordnen, befehlen) tell

du hast mir gar nichts zu sagen — you've no right to order me about

etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
2.
reflexives Verb

sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
3.
intransitives Verb

wie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?

sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!

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Sagen n; -s, kein pl:

das Sagen haben have the final say ( oder last word) (

bei, in +dat in); generell: call the shots umg;

er hat das Sagen auch what he says goes

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1.
transitives Verb

1) say

das kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk

sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — in that case forget I said anything

was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget

unter uns gesagt — between you and me

wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned

das kann man wohl sagen — you can say 'that again

heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock

sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe

2) (meinen) say

was sagen Sie dazu? — what do you think about that?

3) (mitteilen)

jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something

[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons

[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth

das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you

ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!

ich will dir mal was sagen — let me tell you something

lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying

wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!

was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!

das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — he won't be told; you can't tell him anything

4) (nennen)

zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X

5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) say

so kann man es auch sagen — you could put it like that

etwas in aller Deutlichkeit sagen — make something perfectly clear

du sagst es! — very true!

willst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?

6) (bedeuten) mean

hat das etwas zu sagen? — does that mean anything?

7) (anordnen, befehlen) tell

du hast mir gar nichts zu sagen — you've no right to order me about

etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
2.
reflexives Verb

sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
3.
intransitives Verb

wie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?

sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!

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v.

to say v.

(§ p.,p.p.: said)

to tell v.

(§ p.,p.p.: told)

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7 sagen

v/t

1. allg. (äußern) say; jemandem etw. sagen say s.th. to s.o.; (mitteilen) tell s.o. s.th.; sich (Dat) sagen say to oneself; sag ihm, er soll kommen tell him to come; er hat mir nicht die Wahrheit gesagt he didn’t tell me the truth; was sagst du dazu? what do you say to that?; was soll man dazu sagen? umg. well, what can I say?; well, what can you say(to that)?; da sag ich nicht nein I won’t say no; das sagt sich so leicht (it’s) easier said than done; ich kann es nicht sagen (ich weiß es nicht) I cannot say; das kann ich dir sagen! betont: you can be sure of that; (das kannst du mir glauben) I can tell you, you can bank on that; das kann man wohl oder laut sagen you can say that again; sag’s freiheraus! out with it!; unter uns gesagt between you and me; du sagst es you said it; du hättest es mir sagen sollen you should have told me; sag bloß you don’t say; sag bloß, es regnet don’t say it’s raining; das kann jeder sagen anyone can say that; das sagst du so einfach it’s easy for you to say; das kann man nicht so sagen it’s not as simple as that; damit ist alles gesagt that says it all; was ich noch sagen wollte sich erinnernd: (oh yes,) I know what I was going to say, before I forget; betonter: there’s something else (I wanted to say), and another thing; wer sagt’s denn betont: what did I tell you; ich hab’s ( dir) ja gleich gesagt! I told you so; ( das ist) schwer zu sagen it’s hard to say; es lässt sich nicht sagen, ob / was... there’s no telling whether / what...; das sagt man nicht you shouldn’t say things like that; ich habe mir sagen lassen,... I’ve been told...; man sagt, er sei im Ausland they say he’s abroad, he’s supposed to be abroad; was Sie nicht sagen! you don’t say!; ich muss schon sagen! I mean to say, I must say; wem sagen Sie das? umg. you’re telling me!; ich sag mal... I mean,...; ... sag ich mal... if you know what I mean; wie man so ( schön) sagt as the saying goes; sagen wir zehn Stück (let’s) say ten (of them); wer sagt das? says who?, who says?; ( das) sagst du! that’s what you say, says you umg.; sage und schreibe fünf Autos five cars, no less than five cars, would you believe; ich wollte es nur gesagt haben I just wanted to mention it; damit wäre alles gesagt! there is no more to be said; damit ist alles über ihn gesagt that’s all there is to say about him; wie gesagt bestätigend: as I said; aufgreifend: as I was saying; gesagt, getan! no sooner said than done; was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?

2. (anordnen) sag ihm, er soll hereinkommen tell him to come in; nichts zu sagen haben have no say (in the matter); etwas / nichts zu sagen haben bei einer Sache: have a / have no say in; bei ihr hat er nichts zu sagen he has no say when she’s around; du hast mir nichts zu sagen I won’t have you telling me what to do; du hast hier gar nichts zu sagen you have no authority here; in einem bestimmten Fall: this is none of your business; er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t be told, he won’t listen to anyone; das ließ er sich nicht zweimal sagen he didn’t need any further encouragement, he jumped at it umg.; lass dir das gesagt sein let that be a warning to you, put that in your pipe and smoke it umg.

3. (bedeuten) mean; was willst du damit sagen? what are you getting at?; sagt dir das etwas? does that mean anything to you?, does that ring any bells? umg.; das Buch etc. sagt mir nichts the book etc. doesn’t do anything for me; wie sagt man... auf Englisch? what’s the English for...?, what’s... in English?, how do you say... in English?; das hat nichts zu sagen it doesn’t mean anything; das sagt noch gar nichts that doesn’t mean a thing; das ist nicht gesagt that’s not necessarily so, not necessarily; es oder damit ist nicht gesagt, dass... that doesn’t mean (to say) that...; das sagt nichts über... this is no comment on..., this doesn’t tell us anything about...

4. (nennen) in Berlin sagt man „Schrippen“ statt „Brötchen“ in Berlin they say „Schrippen“ instead of „Brötchen“; sie sagt immer „Dicker“ zu ihm she always calls him „fatty“; Dank, Meinung, Wahrheit etc.

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to say; to tell; to pass on a message

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sa|gen
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1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) say

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) say

3) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) say

4) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) tell

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Sa·gen

nt

▶ das \Sagen haben to hold sway, to be in control, to say what's what

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1.
transitives Verb

1) say

das kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk

sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — in that case forget I said anything

was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget

unter uns gesagt — between you and me

wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned

das kann man wohl sagen — you can say 'that again

heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock

sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe

2) (meinen) say

was sagen Sie dazu? — what do you think about that?

3) (mitteilen)

jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something

[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons

[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth

das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you

ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!

ich will dir mal was sagen — let me tell you something

lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying

wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!

was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!

das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — he won't be told; you can't tell him anything

4) (nennen)

zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X

5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) say

so kann man es auch sagen — you could put it like that

etwas in aller Deutlichkeit sagen — make something perfectly clear

du sagst es! — very true!

willst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?

6) (bedeuten) mean

hat das etwas zu sagen? — does that mean anything?

7) (anordnen, befehlen) tell

du hast mir gar nichts zu sagen — you've no right to order me about

etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
2.
reflexives Verb

sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
3.
intransitives Verb

wie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?

sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!

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sagen v/t

1. allg (äußern) say;

jemandem etwas sagen say sth to sb; (mitteilen) tell sb sth;

sich (dat)

sagen say to oneself;

sag ihm, er soll kommen tell him to come;

er hat mir nicht die Wahrheit gesagt he didn’t tell me the truth;

was sagst du dazu? what do you say to that?;

was soll man dazu sagen? umg well, what can I say?; well, what can you say(to that)?;

da sag ich nicht Nein I won’t say no;

das sagt sich so leicht (it’s) easier said than done;

ich kann es nicht sagen (ich weiß es nicht) I cannot say;

das kann ich dir sagen! betont: you can be sure of that; (das kannst du mir glauben) I can tell you, you can bank on that;

das kann man wohl oder

laut sagen you can say that again;

sag’s freiheraus! out with it!;

unter uns gesagt between you and me;

du sagst es you said it;

du hättest es mir sagen sollen you should have told me;

sag bloß you don’t say;

sag bloß, es regnet don’t say it’s raining;

das kann jeder sagen anyone can say that;

das sagst du so einfach it’s easy for you to say;

das kann man nicht so sagen it’s not as simple as that;

damit ist alles gesagt that says it all;

was ich noch sagen wollte sich erinnernd: (oh yes,) I know what I was going to say, before I forget; betonter: there’s something else (I wanted to say), and another thing;

wer sagt’s denn betont: what did I tell you;

ich hab’s (dir) ja gleich gesagt! I told you so;

(das ist) schwer zu sagen it’s hard to say;

es lässt sich nicht sagen, ob/was … there’s no telling whether/what …;

das sagt man nicht you shouldn’t say things like that;

ich habe mir sagen lassen, … I’ve been told …;

man sagt, er sei im Ausland they say he’s abroad, he’s supposed to be abroad;

was Sie nicht sagen! you don’t say!;

ich muss schon sagen! I mean to say, I must say;

wem sagen Sie das? umg you’re telling me!;

ich sag mal … I mean, …;

… sag’ ich mal … if you know what I mean;

wie man so (schön) sagt as the saying goes;

sagen wir zehn Stück (let’s) say ten (of them);

wer sagt das? says who?, who says?;

(das) sagst du! that’s what you say, says you umg;

sage und schreibe fünf Autos five cars, no less than five cars, would you believe;

ich wollte es nur gesagt haben I just wanted to mention it;

damit wäre alles gesagt! there is no more to be said;

damit ist alles über ihn gesagt that’s all there is to say about him;

wie gesagt bestätigend: as I said; aufgreifend: as I was saying;

gesagt, getan! no sooner said than done;

was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?

2. (anordnen)

sag ihm, er soll hereinkommen tell him to come in;

nichts zu sagen haben have no say (in the matter);

etwas/nichts zu sagen haben bei einer Sache: have a/have no say in;

bei ihr hat er nichts zu sagen he has no say when she’s around;

du hast mir nichts zu sagen I won’t have you telling me what to do;

du hast hier gar nichts zu sagen you have no authority here; in einem bestimmten Fall: this is none of your business;

er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t be told, he won’t listen to anyone;

das ließ er sich nicht zweimal sagen he didn’t need any further encouragement, he jumped at it umg;

lass dir das gesagt sein let that be a warning to you, put that in your pipe and smoke it umg

3. (bedeuten) mean;

was willst du damit sagen? what are you getting at?;

sagt dir das etwas? does that mean anything to you?, does that ring any bells? umg;

das Buch etc

sagt mir nichts the book etc doesn’t do anything for me;

wie sagt man … auf Englisch? what’s the English for …?, what’s … in English?, how do you say … in English?;

das hat nichts zu sagen it doesn’t mean anything;

das sagt noch gar nichts that doesn’t mean a thing;

das ist nicht gesagt that’s not necessarily so, not necessarily;

es oder

damit ist nicht gesagt, dass … that doesn’t mean (to say) that …;

das sagt nichts über … this is no comment on …, this doesn’t tell us anything about …

4. (nennen)

in Berlin sagt man „Schrippen“ statt „Brötchen“ in Berlin they say “Schrippen” instead of “Brötchen”;

sie sagt immer „Dicker“ zu ihm she always calls him “fatty”; → Dank, Meinung, Wahrheit etc

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1.
transitives Verb

1) say

das kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk

sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — in that case forget I said anything

was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget

unter uns gesagt — between you and me

wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned

das kann man wohl sagen — you can say 'that again

heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock

sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe

2) (meinen) say

was sagen Sie dazu? — what do you think about that?

3) (mitteilen)

jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something

[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons

[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth

das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you

ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!

ich will dir mal was sagen — let me tell you something

lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying

wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!

was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!

das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — he won't be told; you can't tell him anything

4) (nennen)

zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X

5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) say

so kann man es auch sagen — you could put it like that

etwas in aller Deutlichkeit sagen — make something perfectly clear

du sagst es! — very true!

willst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?

6) (bedeuten) mean

hat das etwas zu sagen? — does that mean anything?

7) (anordnen, befehlen) tell

du hast mir gar nichts zu sagen — you've no right to order me about

etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
2.
reflexives Verb

sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
3.
intransitives Verb

wie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?

sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!

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v.

to say v.

(§ p.,p.p.: said)

to tell v.

(§ p.,p.p.: told)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sagen
8 sägen

v/t

1. allg. (äußern) say; jemandem etw. sagen say s.th. to s.o.; (mitteilen) tell s.o. s.th.; sich (Dat) sagen say to oneself; sag ihm, er soll kommen tell him to come; er hat mir nicht die Wahrheit gesagt he didn’t tell me the truth; was sagst du dazu? what do you say to that?; was soll man dazu sagen? umg. well, what can I say?; well, what can you say(to that)?; da sag ich nicht nein I won’t say no; das sagt sich so leicht (it’s) easier said than done; ich kann es nicht sagen (ich weiß es nicht) I cannot say; das kann ich dir sagen! betont: you can be sure of that; (das kannst du mir glauben) I can tell you, you can bank on that; das kann man wohl oder laut sagen you can say that again; sag’s freiheraus! out with it!; unter uns gesagt between you and me; du sagst es you said it; du hättest es mir sagen sollen you should have told me; sag bloß you don’t say; sag bloß, es regnet don’t say it’s raining; das kann jeder sagen anyone can say that; das sagst du so einfach it’s easy for you to say; das kann man nicht so sagen it’s not as simple as that; damit ist alles gesagt that says it all; was ich noch sagen wollte sich erinnernd: (oh yes,) I know what I was going to say, before I forget; betonter: there’s something else (I wanted to say), and another thing; wer sagt’s denn betont: what did I tell you; ich hab’s ( dir) ja gleich gesagt! I told you so; ( das ist) schwer zu sagen it’s hard to say; es lässt sich nicht sagen, ob / was... there’s no telling whether / what...; das sagt man nicht you shouldn’t say things like that; ich habe mir sagen lassen,... I’ve been told...; man sagt, er sei im Ausland they say he’s abroad, he’s supposed to be abroad; was Sie nicht sagen! you don’t say!; ich muss schon sagen! I mean to say, I must say; wem sagen Sie das? umg. you’re telling me!; ich sag mal... I mean,...; ... sag ich mal... if you know what I mean; wie man so ( schön) sagt as the saying goes; sagen wir zehn Stück (let’s) say ten (of them); wer sagt das? says who?, who says?; ( das) sagst du! that’s what you say, says you umg.; sage und schreibe fünf Autos five cars, no less than five cars, would you believe; ich wollte es nur gesagt haben I just wanted to mention it; damit wäre alles gesagt! there is no more to be said; damit ist alles über ihn gesagt that’s all there is to say about him; wie gesagt bestätigend: as I said; aufgreifend: as I was saying; gesagt, getan! no sooner said than done; was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?

2. (anordnen) sag ihm, er soll hereinkommen tell him to come in; nichts zu sagen haben have no say (in the matter); etwas / nichts zu sagen haben bei einer Sache: have a / have no say in; bei ihr hat er nichts zu sagen he has no say when she’s around; du hast mir nichts zu sagen I won’t have you telling me what to do; du hast hier gar nichts zu sagen you have no authority here; in einem bestimmten Fall: this is none of your business; er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t be told, he won’t listen to anyone; das ließ er sich nicht zweimal sagen he didn’t need any further encouragement, he jumped at it umg.; lass dir das gesagt sein let that be a warning to you, put that in your pipe and smoke it umg.

3. (bedeuten) mean; was willst du damit sagen? what are you getting at?; sagt dir das etwas? does that mean anything to you?, does that ring any bells? umg.; das Buch etc. sagt mir nichts the book etc. doesn’t do anything for me; wie sagt man... auf Englisch? what’s the English for...?, what’s... in English?, how do you say... in English?; das hat nichts zu sagen it doesn’t mean anything; das sagt noch gar nichts that doesn’t mean a thing; das ist nicht gesagt that’s not necessarily so, not necessarily; es oder damit ist nicht gesagt, dass... that doesn’t mean (to say) that...; das sagt nichts über... this is no comment on..., this doesn’t tell us anything about...

4. (nennen) in Berlin sagt man „Schrippen“ statt „Brötchen“ in Berlin they say „Schrippen“ instead of „Brötchen“; sie sagt immer „Dicker“ zu ihm she always calls him „fatty“; Dank, Meinung, Wahrheit etc.

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to say; to tell; to pass on a message

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sa|gen
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1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) say

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) say

3) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) say

4) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) tell

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Sa·gen

nt

▶ das \Sagen haben to hold sway, to be in control, to say what's what

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1.
transitives Verb

1) say

das kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk

sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — in that case forget I said anything

was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget

unter uns gesagt — between you and me

wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned

das kann man wohl sagen — you can say 'that again

heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock

sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe

2) (meinen) say

was sagen Sie dazu? — what do you think about that?

3) (mitteilen)

jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something

[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons

[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth

das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you

ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!

ich will dir mal was sagen — let me tell you something

lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying

wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!

was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!

das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — he won't be told; you can't tell him anything

4) (nennen)

zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X

5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) say

so kann man es auch sagen — you could put it like that

etwas in aller Deutlichkeit sagen — make something perfectly clear

du sagst es! — very true!

willst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?

6) (bedeuten) mean

hat das etwas zu sagen? — does that mean anything?

7) (anordnen, befehlen) tell

du hast mir gar nichts zu sagen — you've no right to order me about

etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
2.
reflexives Verb

sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
3.
intransitives Verb

wie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?

sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!

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sägen v/t & v/i saw; umg, fig (schnarchen) saw wood

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1.
transitives Verb

1) say

das kann jeder sagen — anybody can claim that; it's easy to talk

sag das nicht! — (ugs.) don't [just] assume that; not necessarily

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — in that case forget I said anything

was ich noch sagen wollte — [oh] by the way; before I forget

unter uns gesagt — between you and me

wie gesagt — as I've said or mentioned

das kann man wohl sagen — you can say 'that again

heute Abend, sagen wir, um acht — tonight, say, eight o'clock

sage und schreibe — (ugs.) believe it or not; would you believe

2) (meinen) say

was sagen Sie dazu? — what do you think about that?

3) (mitteilen)

jemandem etwas sagen — say something to somebody; (zur Information) tell somebody something

[jemandem] seinen Namen/seine Gründe sagen — give [somebody] one's name/reasons

[jemandem] die Wahrheit sagen — tell [somebody] the truth

das sag' ich dir — (ugs.) I'm telling or warning you

ich hab's [dir] ja gleich gesagt! — (ugs.) I told you so!; (habe dich gewarnt) I warned you!

ich will dir mal was sagen — let me tell you something

lass dir das gesagt sein — (ugs.) make a note of or remember what I'm saying

wem sagen Sie das! — (ugs.) you don't need to tell me [that]!

was Sie nicht sagen! — (ugs., oft iron.) you don't say!

das ist zu viel gesagt — that's going too far; that's an exaggeration

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — he won't be told; you can't tell him anything

4) (nennen)

zu jemandem/etwas X sagen — call somebody/something X

5) (formulieren, ausdrücken) say

so kann man es auch sagen — you could put it like that

etwas in aller Deutlichkeit sagen — make something perfectly clear

du sagst es! — very true!

willst du damit sagen, dass...? — are you trying to say or do you mean [to say] that...?

6) (bedeuten) mean

hat das etwas zu sagen? — does that mean anything?

7) (anordnen, befehlen) tell

du hast mir gar nichts zu sagen — you've no right to order me about

etwas/nichts zu sagen haben — < person> have a/no say
2.
reflexives Verb

sich (Dat.) etwas sagen — say something to oneself
3.
intransitives Verb

wie sagt man [da]? — what does one say?; what's the [right] word?

sag bloß! — (ugs.) you don't say!

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v.

to say v.

(§ p.,p.p.: said)

to tell v.

(§ p.,p.p.: told)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sägen
9 grob

rough; unceremonious; uncivil; uncouth; churlish; gross; crass; rude; blunt; harsh; crude; coarse

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[groːp]
1. adj comp ordm;er
['grøːbɐ] superl ordm;ste(r, s) ['grøːpstə]
1) (= nicht fein) Material, Oberfläche etc coarse; Arbeit dirty attr

2) (= ungefähr) rough

in gróben Umrissen — roughly

3) (= schlimm, groß) gross (AUCH JUR)

den gröbsten Schmutz habe ich schon weggeputzt — I have already cleaned off the worst of the dirt

ein gróber Fehler — a bad mistake, a gross error

wir sind aus dem Gröbsten heraus — we're out of the woods (now), we can see the light at the end of the tunnel (now)

gróbe Fahrlässigkeit — gross negligence

4) (= brutal, derb) rough; (fig = derb) coarse; Antwort rude; (= unhöflich) ill-mannered

grób gegen jdn werden — to become offensive (towards sb)

auf einen gróben Klotz gehört ein gróber Keil (Prov) — one must answer rudeness with rudeness

See:

→ Geschütz

2. adv comp ordm; er,
superl am ordm;sten
1)

(= nicht fein) grób zerkleinen/hacken — to chop coarsely

etw grób schneiden — to cut sth in large pieces; Käse to cut sth in thick slices

grób gemahlen — coarsely ground

grób mahlen — to grind coarsely

2)

(= ungefähr) grób geschätzt/gemessen/gerechnet — approximately, roughly, at a rough estimate

etw grób umreißen/skizzieren — to give a rough idea of sth

etw grób wiedergeben — to give a superficial or an approximate account of sth

3)

(= schlimm) grób fahrlässig handeln — to commit an act of gross negligence

4) (= brutal) anfassen, behandeln roughly; massieren hard, roughly; (= unhöflich) rudely; (= barsch) curtly

grób mit jdm umspringen — to rough sb up

jdm grób kommen (inf) — to get coarse with sb

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1) coarsely

2) (rough in texture or to touch; not fine: This coat is made of coarse material.) coarse

3) bluntly

4) (very obvious or very great: a crass mistake.) crass

5) (stupid.) crass

6) (insensitive.) crass

7) (rough or primitive: a crude shelter.) crude

8) (very bad: gross errors/indecency.) gross

9) (vulgar: gross behaviour/language.) gross

10) rudely

11) (not polite; showing bad manners: rude behaviour.) rude

12) (roughly made: a rustic fence.) rustic

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grob

< gröber, gröbste>

[ˈgro:p]

I. adj

1. (nicht fein) coarse

\grobe Hände coarse [or rough] hands

▪ das G\grobe the dirty work

2. (derb) coarse, uncouth

\grobe Manieren coarse manners

3. (ungefähr) rough

eine \grobe Erklärung an approximate explanation

\grobe Schätzung rough estimate

in \groben Umrissen [o Zügen] roughly

4. (unhöflich) rude

▪ \grob werden to become rude [or abusive

5. (unsanft, unsensibel) rough

ein \grober Mensch a rough person

6. (schlimm) bad, serious

eine \grobe Lüge a terrible lie

7.

▶ aus dem Gröbsten heraus sein to be over the worst [of it] [or able to see the light at the end of the tunnel

II. adv

1. (nicht fein) coarsely

\grob gemahlen coarsely ground pred, coarse-ground

2. (in etwa) roughly

\grob gemessen [o gerechnet] [o geschätzt] at a rough estimate

etw \grob erklären to give a rough explanation of sth [or explain sth roughly]

etw \grob skizzieren [o umreißen] to make a rough outline of sth [or outline sth roughly]

etw \grob wiedergeben to give a rough account of sth

3. (unhöflich) rudely

jdn \grob zurechtweisen to rudely reprimand sb

4. (unsanft, unsensibel) roughly

jdn \grob behandeln to treat sb roughly

5. (schlimm)

sich akk \grob täuschen to be badly mistaken

jdn \grob belügen to lie barefaced to sb

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1.
Adjektiv

1) coarse < sand, gravel, paper, sieve, etc.>; thick < wire>; rough, dirty < work>

2) (ungefähr) rough

in groben Umrissen — in rough outline

3) (schwerwiegend) gross; flagrant < lie>

ein grober Fehler/Irrtum — a bad mistake or gross error

aus dem Gröbsten heraus sein — (ugs.) be over the worst

4) (barsch) coarse; rude

grob werden — become abusive or rude

5) (nicht sanft) rough

grob [zu jemandem] sein — be rough [with somebody]
2.
adverbial

1) coarsely

grobgemahlen — coarsely ground; coarse-ground

2) (ungefähr) roughly

grob geschätzt — at a rough estimate

3) (schwerwiegend) grossly

4) (barsch) coarsely; rudely

5) (nicht sanft) roughly

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grob; gröber, am gröbsten

A. adj

1. Feile, Filter, Gesichtszüge, Stoff etc: coarse; (rau) auch rough; (unverarbeitet) raw, crude; (unfertig) unfinished

2. Kies, Sand etc: coarse-grained;

grob gemahlen Kaffee, Mehl: coarse-ground

3. (ungefähr) Schätzung, Skizze: rough;

grobe Entfernung approximate distance;

in groben Zügen very roughly

4. Arbeit etc: rough, heavy;

sie haben ein Mädchen fürs Grobe they’ve got a girl ( oder maid) to do the dirty jobs;

er ist der Mann fürs Grobe umg he’s a man who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty ( oder doing the dirty work)

5. pej Person, Benehmen: coarse; (ungehobelt) uncouth; (roh) very rough, brutal; (unhöflich, beleidigend) rude; (geradeheraus) bluff, blunt; (ordinär) crude;

grob sein physisch: be rough;

grob werden be rude (

gegen to), get offensive (toward[s]);

auf einen groben Klotz gehört ein grober Keil fig sprichw rudeness is best answered with rudeness

6. (schlimm) serious, major; JUR gross;

grobe Fahrlässigkeit gross negligence;

grober Fehler oder

Schnitzer grave mistake, blunder;

grobe Lüge downright ( oder flagrant) lie;

grober Unfug public nuisance, breach of the peace;

grober Verstoß (gegen) JUR grievous offence (US -se) (gegen), gross violation (of); → gröber, gröbst…

B. adv coarsely etc; → A;

grob gerechnet roughly, at a rough estimate;

grob geschätzt at a rough guess;

etwas

grob schätzen make a rough guess at;

etwas

grob umreißen give a rough outline of;

jemandem grob kommen be rude to sb, get offensive towards sb;

grob fahrlässig JUR grossly negligent

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1.
Adjektiv

1) coarse <sand, gravel, paper, sieve, etc.>; thick < wire>; rough, dirty < work>

2) (ungefähr) rough

in groben Umrissen — in rough outline

3) (schwerwiegend) gross; flagrant < lie>

ein grober Fehler/Irrtum — a bad mistake or gross error

aus dem Gröbsten heraus sein — (ugs.) be over the worst

4) (barsch) coarse; rude

grob werden — become abusive or rude

5) (nicht sanft) rough

grob [zu jemandem] sein — be rough [with somebody]
2.
adverbial

1) coarsely

grobgemahlen — coarsely ground; coarse-ground

2) (ungefähr) roughly

grob geschätzt — at a rough estimate

3) (schwerwiegend) grossly

4) (barsch) coarsely; rudely

5) (nicht sanft) roughly

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adj.

coarse adj.

crass adj.

crude adj.

gruff adj.

raw adj.

rough adj.

uncivil adj.

uncouth adj.

unsubtle adj. adv.

bluntly adv.

coarsely adv.

crassly adv.

gruffly adv.

roughly adv.

rudely adv.

truculently adv.

uncouthly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > grob
10 compromiso

m.

1 commitment.

2 engagement (cita).

compromiso matrimonial engagement

3 compromising or difficult situation.

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put somebody in a difficult o awkward position

4 compromise, in-between, give-and-take, happy medium.

5 date, appointment, meeting, engagement.

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compromiso

► nombre masculino

1 (obligación) commitment, obligation

■ cumplió sus compromisos she fulfilled her obligations

2 (acuerdo) agreement

3 (cita) appointment; (amorosa) date

4 (dificultad) difficult situation, bind

5 (matrimonial) engagement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

libre de compromiso without obligation

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put somebody in a tight spot, put somebody in a difficult situation

por compromiso out of a sense of duty

soltero,-a y sin compromiso free and single, footloose and fancy-free

compromiso matrimonial engagement

compromiso verbal verbal agreement

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noun m.

1) commitment

2) engagement

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SM

1) (=obligación)

a) [por acuerdo, ideología] commitment

el gobierno reiteró su compromiso con el plan de paz — the government reiterated its commitment to the peace plan

nuestro compromiso con la cultura — our commitment to cultural projects

esperamos que cumplan con su compromiso de bajar los impuestos — we hope they will honour their commitment to lowering taxes

• sin compromiso — without obligation

pida presupuesto sin compromiso — ask for an estimate without obligation

b) [por convenciones sociales]

aunque no tenemos compromiso con ellos, los vamos a invitar — we're going to invite them even though we're under no obligation to

si le regalas ahora algo, la pondrás en el compromiso de invitarte a cenar — if you give her a present now, you'll make her feel obliged to take you out to dinner

• por compromiso — out of a sense of duty

fui a la boda por compromiso — I felt obliged to go to the wedding, I went to the wedding out of a sense of duty

por compromiso no lo hagas — don't feel obliged to do it

• verse en el compromiso — to feel obliged

me vi en el compromiso de tener que invitarlos a cenar — I felt obliged to invite them to dinner

compromiso político — political commitment

compromiso público — public commitment

compromiso social — social commitment

2) (=aprieto)

• poner a algn en un compromiso — to put sb in an awkward position

3) (=acuerdo) agreement; [con concesiones mutuas] compromise

aceptar un compromiso — to accept a compromise

una fórmula de compromiso — a compromise, a compromise formula

una solución de compromiso — a compromise solution

compromiso histórico — historic agreement

compromiso verbal — unwritten agreement

4) (=cita)

a) [con otras personas] engagement

ahora, si me disculpan, tengo que atender otros compromisos — now, if you will excuse me, I have other engagements

mañana no puede ser, tengo un compromiso — tomorrow is impossible, I'm otherwise engaged

¿tienes algún compromiso para esta noche? — do you have anything arranged for tonight?

b) (Dep) match

en su próximo compromiso frente al Zaragoza — in their next match against Zaragoza

5) [de matrimonio] engagement

han roto su compromiso — they have broken off their engagement

soltero y sin compromiso — single and unattached

compromiso matrimonial — engagement, engagement to marry

6) (Med)

una afección cardíaca con compromiso hepático — a heart condition affecting the liver

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masculino

1)

a) ( obligación)

el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate

sin compromiso alguno — without obligation

los invitó por compromiso — she felt obliged to invite them

no voy a ir, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso — I'm not going to go, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

b) (de artista, escritor) political commitment

2) ( cita) engagement

compromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso — he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else

tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to

3) ( de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal (frml)

romper el compromiso — to break off the engagement

4) ( acuerdo) agreement; ( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso — a compromise (solution)

5) ( apuro) awkward situation

me puso en un compromiso — he put me in an awkward position

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= commitment, engagement, stake in the ground.

Ex. Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex. The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.

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* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* compromiso con = commitment to.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* compromiso matrimonial, el = marriage bond, the.

* compromiso oficial = public engagement.

* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.

* compromiso por escrito = written commitment, promissory.

* compromiso social = social engagement.

* compromiso verbal = verbal commitment.

* con compromisos = strings attached.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* libre y sin compromiso = footloose and fancy-free.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.

* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.

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masculino

1)

a) ( obligación)

el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate

sin compromiso alguno — without obligation

los invitó por compromiso — she felt obliged to invite them

no voy a ir, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso — I'm not going to go, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

b) (de artista, escritor) political commitment

2) ( cita) engagement

compromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso — he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else

tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to

3) ( de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal (frml)

romper el compromiso — to break off the engagement

4) ( acuerdo) agreement; ( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso — a compromise (solution)

5) ( apuro) awkward situation

me puso en un compromiso — he put me in an awkward position

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= commitment, engagement, stake in the ground.

Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex: The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* compromiso con = commitment to.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* compromiso matrimonial, el = marriage bond, the.

* compromiso oficial = public engagement.

* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.

* compromiso por escrito = written commitment, promissory.

* compromiso social = social engagement.

* compromiso verbal = verbal commitment.

* con compromisos = strings attached.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* libre y sin compromiso = footloose and fancy-free.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.

* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.

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compromiso

masculine

A

1

(obligación): no respetó el compromiso adquirido con el electorado he reneged on the commitment o pledge he had made to the electorate

ha contraído el compromiso de educarlos en la fe católica she has undertaken o pledged to bring them up in the Catholic faith

solicite, sin compromiso alguno, nuestro folleto informativo ask/send for our brochure without obligation

los invitó por compromiso she felt obliged to invite them, she invited them out of a sense of duty

no les voy a regalar nada, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso I'm not going to give them anything, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

soltero y sin compromiso free and single;

( hum) footloose and fancy-free ( hum)

2 (de un artista, escritor) political commitment

B (cita) engagement

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else, he was unable to attend as he had a prior engagement ( frml)

tiene muchos compromisos sociales she has a lot of social engagements o commitments

C (de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal ( frml)

romper el compromiso to break off the engagement

han anunciado su compromiso matrimonial ( frml); they have announced their engagement

D (acuerdo) agreement; (con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso a compromise (solution)

E (apuro) awkward situation

me pones en un compromiso you're putting me in an awkward position

F ( Med):

un golpe en la cabeza con compromiso cerebral a blow to the head affecting the brain

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compromiso sustantivo masculino
a) (moral, financiero) commitment;

◊ adquirir un compromiso con algn to make a commitment to sb;

sin compromiso alguno without obligation;
los invitó por compromiso she felt obliged to invite them;
yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso I'm under no obligation to them
b) ( cita) engagement;

◊ compromisos sociales social engagements o commitments

c) ( de matrimonio) engagement

d) ( acuerdo) agreement;

( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise;
◊ llegaron a un compromiso they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

e) ( apuro) awkward situation;

◊ me puso en un compromiso he put me in an awkward position

compromiso sustantivo masculino
1 (obligación) obligation, commitment: pida presupuesto sin compromiso, ask for an estimate without obligation
tengo que hacer una visita de compromiso, I must pay a duty call
hacer algo por compromiso, to do sthg because one feels that one has to
2 (cita) engagement: tengo un compromiso previo, I have a previous engagement
3 (situación apurada) difficult o embarrassing situation: me pones en un compromiso, you're making it difficult for me
4 (acuerdo) agreement
5 frml compromiso (de boda), engagement: le regaló un anillo de compromiso, he gave her an engagement ring
' compromiso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ligadura
- obligación
- palabra
- vale
- anillo
- argolla
- contraer
- cumplir
- deshacer
- desligarse
- deuda
- eludir
- novio
- plan
- romper
- usar
- zafar
English:
attach
- back out
- booking
- commitment
- date
- dedication
- default setting
- discharge
- engagement
- engagement ring
- fulfil
- fulfill
- half-way
- honour
- keep
- obligation
- otherwise
- outpouring
- pledge
- previous
- stand by
- stick by
- stick to
- unattached
- compromise
- engaged
- foot
- on
- prior

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compromiso nm

1. [obligación] commitment;

me vi en el compromiso de tener que aceptar I found myself obliged to accept;

adquirí el compromiso de ayudarlos I undertook to help them;

cumplir un compromiso to fulfil o honour a commitment;

no cumplieron el compromiso de entregar las armas they did not honour their commitment to hand over their weapons;

sin compromiso without obligation;

reciba información en su domicilio, sin ningún compromiso let us send you our brochure without obligation

2. [acuerdo] agreement;

patronal y sindicatos alcanzaron un compromiso management and unions reached an agreement;

presentaron una propuesta de compromiso they proposed a compromise

3. [cita] engagement;

esta noche tengo un compromiso y no podré salir contigo I'm busy this evening, so I won't be able to go out with you;

si no tienes ningún compromiso, podríamos ir al cine if you're not doing anything else, we could go to the cinema

4. [dificultad] compromising o difficult situation;

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put sb in a difficult o awkward position

5. [ideológico] commitment;

ha dejado siempre claro su compromiso con la paz he has always made clear his commitment to peace

6. [para casarse] engagement;

han anunciado su compromiso they have announced their engagement;

es una joven soltera y sin compromiso she's young, free and single

Comp
compromiso matrimonial engagement
7. [encuentro deportivo] fixture

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compromiso

m

1 commitment

2 ( obligación) obligation;

sin compromiso COM without commitment;

soltero y sin compromiso fam footloose and fancy-free

3 ( acuerdo) agreement

4 ( apuro) awkward situation

5

:

compromiso (matrimonial) engagement

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compromiso nm

1) : obligation, commitment

2) : engagement

anillo de compromiso: engagement ring

3) : agreement

4) : awkward situation, fix

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compromiso n

1. (cita, promesa de matrimonio) engagement

no puedo, tengo un compromiso I can't, I've got a previous engagement

2. (apuro) difficult situation

se vio en un compromiso he found himself in a difficult situation

compromiso matrimonial engagement

Spanish-English dictionary > compromiso
11 schwer

I Adj.

1. gewichtsmäßig: heavy; wie schwer bist du? how much do you weigh?; es ist zwei Pfund schwer it weighs ( oder it’s) two pounds; ein drei Pfund schwerer Braten etc. a three-pound roast etc.; ein mehrere Tonnen schwerer Kran a crane weighing several tons; ich darf nichts Schweres heben I mustn’t ( oder can’t) lift anything heavy

2. fig., Angriff, Parfüm, Schritt, Unwetter, Verluste, Wein etc.: heavy; (gewichtig) weighty; (drückend) oppressive; Speise: rich; (schwer verdaulich) heavy; Zigarre, Duft: strong; schwere Maschine (Motorrad) powerful machine; er soll nichts Schweres essen he’s not supposed to eat anything rich; schwerer Boden heavy soil, clay; schweres Gold solid gold; schweres Wasser CHEM. heavy water; schwerer Atem labo(u)red breathing; ich habe einen schweren Kopf my head’s throbbing; schwerer Schlaf deep ( oder heavy) sleep; schwere Zunge heavy tongue; schweren Herzens reluctantly; (traurig) with a heavy heart

3. umg.: schweres Geld verdienen make big money, make a packet (Am. bundle); schweres Geld kosten cost serious money ( oder a packet, Am. a bundle); etliche Millionen schwer sein be worth a few million

4. Verbrechen: serious, grave; (schlimm) bad; siehe auch schlimm; verstärkend, Unfall, Wunde: bad, serious; Krankheit, Fehler, Irrtum: serious; schwere Erkältung bad ( oder heavy) cold; eine schwere Gehirnerschütterung severe concussion; schwerer Schock bad ( oder severe, terrible) shock; schwere Körperverletzung grievous bodily harm, Brit. Abk. GBH; schwerer Diebstahl aggravated theft; schwerer Schlag fig. heavy ( oder hard) blow; schwerer Alkoholiker hardened alcoholic; schwerer Junge umg. hardened criminal, big-time crook

5. NAUT., Wetter: stormy; eine schwere See a heavy sea

6. (schwierig) hard, difficult, tough umg.; siehe auch schwierig; Musik: difficult; Buch: heavy(-going); (anstrengend) hard, tough umg.; Amt, Pflicht: onerous; schwere Aufgabe / Prüfung hard ( oder difficult) task / severe test; das Schwere daran the difficult part about it; schweres Schicksal hard lot; schwerer Tag hard (tough umg.) day; heute war ein schwerer Tag auch it was hard (tough umg.) going today; er hatte eine schwere Jugend he had a hard time when he was young; schwere Zeit(en) hard times; sie hat viel Schweres durchgemacht she went through many hard times; Begriff 1, Blei1 1, Geschütz etc.

II Adv.

1. bewaffnet etc.: heavily etc.; schwer beladen Laster etc.: heavily laden, with a heavy load (FLUG. etc. cargo); fig. Person, mit Sorgen etc.: weighed down ( mit with); jemandem schwer auf der Seele liegen prey on s.o.’s mind; es belastet ihn schwer it weighs heavily on his mind; zu schwer gegessen haben have eaten food that was too rich ( oder heavy)

2. (schlimm) badly; es hat sie schwer getroffen it hit her hard, it was a hard blow for her; schwer betroffen seriously affected; etw. schwer nehmen take s.th. seriously; (zu Herzen nehmen) take s.th. to heart; nimm’s nicht so schwer don’t take it to heart; schwer stürzen / verunglücken have a bad ( oder serious) fall / accident; schwer erkältet sein have a bad ( oder heavy) cold; schwer krank seriously ill; schwer kriegsbeschädigt severely war-disabled; schwer verletzt seriously hurt ( oder injured); schwer verwundet seriously wounded; schwer betrunken very drunk, drunk out of one’s mind umg.; schwer enttäuscht really ( oder deeply) disappointed; schwer leiden suffer badly

3. (hart) schwer arbeiten work hard; schwer verdient hard-earned; schwer geprüft sorely tried; schwer bestrafen punish severely; schwer büßen pay dearly

4. umg. (sehr) really; schwer aufpassen watch like a hawk; schwer beleidigt deeply offended; bes. iro. mortally wounded; schwer beeindruckt very ( oder deeply) impressed; schwer stolz sein auf (+ Akk) be very proud of; das will ich schwer hoffen! I should hope so!; drohend: you’d etc. better!; ich werd mich schwer hüten! I shall do nothing of the sort!; er ist schwer in Ordnung he’s a really great guy; schwer reich sein be loaded; da hat er sich aber schwer getäuscht he’s very much mistaken there; sich schwer blamieren make an awful fool of o.s.

5. (nicht leicht) schwer atmen have difficulty breathing; das ist schwer zu beantworten there’s no easy answer to that, that’s a good question; das ist schwer zu beurteilen it’s difficult to say ( oder judge); sich schwer entschließen können have difficulty making up one’s mind; ein schwer erziehbares Kind a difficult ( oder problem) child; schwer erziehbar sein have behavio(u)ral problems; schwer fallen be difficult (+ Dat for), not be easy (for); es fällt ihm schwer auch he finds it hard; seelisch: it’s hard on him; Mathe ist mir immer / nie schwer gefallen I always / never found math(s) difficult; es fällt ihr schwer, sich zu bedanken / entschuldigen she finds it difficult to say thank you / to apologize; auch wenn’s dir schwer fällt whether you like it or not; es fällt mir schwer, Ihnen sagen zu müssen,... it pains me to have to tell you...; sie hat es schwer she has a hard time (of it), she’s having hard times; keiner hat es so schwer wie wir nobody has such a hard time of it as we do; schwer hören be hard of hearing; auf dem Ohr hört sie schwer umg., fig. she doesn’t want to know (when you mention that); schwer löslich CHEM. of low solubility, not easily soluble; jemandem etw. schwer machen make s.th. difficult for s.o.; jemandem das Leben schwer machen give s.o. a hard time; sich (Dat) etw. schwer machen make s.th. difficult for o.s.; schwer zu sagen difficult to say; sich mit etw. schwer tun have a hard time with s.th.; auch grundsätzlich: find s.th. difficult; ich tue mich oder mir mit Fremdsprachen schwer auch I’m not very good at foreign languages; er tut sich mit seiner Schwester schwer he doesn’t get on (Am. along) with his sister; sie sind nur schwer zu überzeugen it’s not easy to convince them; ( sehr) schwer verdaulich indigestible, heavy; fig., Buch etc.: heavy(-going); schwer verkäuflich difficult to sell; attr. WIRTS. slow-selling...; schwer verständlich difficult ( oder hard) to understand; (entstellt) Nachricht etc.: garbled; schwer verständlicher Stil auch impenetrable style; schwer verträglich Essen: hard on the digestive system; Medikament: not easily tolerated; schwer zu verstehen difficult to understand, hard to grasp; er ist schwer zu verstehen akustisch: it’s difficult to hear what he’s saying; Kapee, Magen, schaffen2 II 3 etc.

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(Aufgabe) hard (Adj.); difficult (Adj.);

(Bedeutung) serious (Adj.);

(Essen) rich (Adj.);

(Gewicht) weighty (Adj.); heavy (Adj.);

(Krankheit) severe (Adj.)

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[ʃveːɐ]
1. adj

1) (lit, fig) heavy; (= massiv) Gold solid

ein 10 kg schwérer Sack — a sack weighing 10 kgs, a sack 10 kgs in weight

die Beine wurden mir schwér — my legs grew heavy

er ist fünf Millionen schwér (inf) — he is worth five million

See:

→ Herz

2) (= stark) Fahrzeug, Maschine powerful; Artillerie, Kavallerie, Wein, Parfüm heavy; Zigarre strong; (= nährstoffreich) Boden rich

schwéres Wasser (Phys) — heavy water

See:

→ Geschütz

3) (= heftig) Sturm, See, Angriff, Artilleriefeuer heavy; Winter hard, severe

4) (= ernst) Sorge, Bedenken, Unrecht, Unfall, Verlust, Krankheit, Beleidigung serious, grave; Fehler, Enttäuschung serious, grave, big; (COMPUT ) Fehler fatal, critical; Zeit, Leben, Schicksal hard; Leiden, Belastungsprobe, Strafe, Buße severe; Musik heavy

schwére Verluste — heavy losses

Schweres erlebt or durchgemacht haben — to have been through (some) hard times, to have had a hard time (of it)

das war ein schwérer Schlag für ihn — it was a hard blow for him

See:

→ Stunde, Junge

5) (= hart, anstrengend) Amt, Aufgabe, Dienst, Arbeit, Tag hard; Geburt, Tod difficult

es schwér haben — to have a hard time (of it)

See:

→ Anfang, Geburt

6) (= schwierig) Frage, Entscheidung, Übung hard, difficult, tough

7) (inf = enorm)

schwéres Geld machen — to make a packet (inf)

2. adv

1) (= mit schwerer Last) beladen, bepackt, bewaffnet heavily

schwér auf jdm/etw liegen/lasten — to lie/weigh heavily on sb/sth

zu tragen haben (sich abschleppen) — to be loaded down with sth; (fig) an Schuld etc to be heavily burdened with sth

an den 50 Sack hast du viel zu schwér zu tragen — these 50 sacks are too much for you to carry

das Bewusstsein, ihr unrecht getan zu haben, lastet schwér auf ihm — knowing that he did her an injustice is hard for him to bear

2) (= hart) arbeiten, schuften hard; bestrafen, tadeln, missbilligen severely

schwér geprüft sein — to be sorely tried

schwér verdientes Geld — hard-earned money

es schwér haben — to have a hard time of it

es mit jdm schwér haben — to have a hard time with sb

3) (= ernstlich) verletzen, verwunden seriously; krank seriously, critically; beleidigen, kränken, treffen, gekränkt deeply

schwér kriegsbeschädigt — seriously disabled (in war)

schwér erkältet sein — to have a bad cold

schwér stürzen — to have a bad fall

schwér verunglücken — to have a serious accident

4)

(= nicht einfach) schwér zu sehen/sagen — hard or difficult to see/say

es lässt sich schwér abschätzen/voraussagen — it's hard to estimate/to predict

5)

(= mit Mühe) sich schwér entschließen können — to find it hard or difficult to decide

er lernt schwér — he's a slow learner

schwér hören — to be hard of hearing

schwér löslich (attr) — not easily dissoluble

etw ist schwér löslich — sth is not easy to dissolve

jd ist schwér erziehbar — sb has behavioural (Brit) or behavioral (US) problems

ein schwér erziehbares Kind — a maladjusted child

schwér verdaulich (Speisen) — indigestible; (fig auch) difficult

etw ist schwér verdaulich — sth is hard to digest

schwér verständlich — difficult or hard to understand, incomprehensible

schwér verträglich sein (Speise) — to be indigestible; (Medikament) to have side effects; (Klima) to be unhealthy

ein schwér verträgliches Medikament — medicine which has side effects

6) (inf = sehr) really

da musste ich schwér aufpassen — I really had to watch out

schwér betrunken — completely drunk, rolling drunk (Brit inf)

schwér verdienen — to earn a packet (Brit inf) or a fistful (US inf)

sich schwér blamieren — to make a proper fool (Brit) or an ass (esp US) of oneself

ich werde mich schwér hüten — there's no way (I will) (inf)

schwér im Irrtum sein — to be badly or seriously mistaken

er ist schwér in Ordnung — he's OK (inf), he's a good bloke (Brit inf) or guy (inf)

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1) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) hard

2) (severe or very bad: He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man.) grievous

3) heavily

4) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) heavy

5) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) heavy

6) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) heavy

7) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) heavy

8) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) heavy

9) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) heavy

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schwer

<schwerer, schwerste>

[ʃve:ɐ̯]

I. adj

1. (nicht leicht) heavy, weighty

\schwer wie Blei as heavy as lead

2. (von bestimmtem Gewicht)

20 kg \schwer sein to weigh 20 kg

ein fünf Kilo \schwerer Fisch a fish weighing five kilos, a five kilo fish

3. (anstrengend) hard

ein \schweres Amt a difficult [or hard] task

\schwere Arbeit hard work

eine \schwere Bürde a heavy burden

eine \schwere Geburt/Operation a difficult [or complicated] birth/operation

4. (gravierend) serious, grave

\schwere Bedenken strong reservations

ein \schwerer Fehler [o Irrtum] a serious [or bad] mistake

\schwere Körperverletzung JUR grievous bodily harm

ein \schwerer Mangel an acute shortage

\schwere Mängel aufweisen to be badly defective

\schwerer Schaden extensive [or serious] [or severe] damage

ein \schweres Unrecht a blatant [or rank] injustice

\schwere Verluste erleiden to suffer severe losses

5. (schlimm) bad; Schock, Unfall, Verletzung a. severe, serious

eine \schwere Enttäuschung a deep [or great] disappointment

ein \schweres Leiden a terrible affliction [or illness]

ein \schwerer Tod a painful death

\schwere Verwüstung[en] anrichten to cause utter [or complete] devastation

6. (hart) hard, tough fam

S\schweres mitmachen [o durchmachen] to live through hard [or difficult] times

ein \schweres Schicksal a hard lot

eine \schwere Strafe a harsh [or severe] punishment

eine \schwere Zeit a hard [or difficult] time

7. (schwierig) hard, difficult

die Rechenaufgaben sind heute besonders \schwer today's sums are particularly tricky

8. (anspruchsvoll)

[eine] \schwere Lektüre/Musik heavy reading/music

9. (heftig) heavy; Gewitter, Sturm a. violent, severe

\schwere Kämpfe heavy fighting

10. NAUT (stürmisch)

eine \schwere See a heavy [or rough] [or stormy] sea

eine \schwere Welle a high [or tall] wave

11. (derb, grobschlächtig) Pferd, Schuhe heavy

12. AUTO (groß) big, large

ein \schwerer Lkw (mit starkem Motor) a heavy truck

13. MIL (großkalibrig) heavy

14. (gehaltvoll) Essen rich, heavy; Likör, Wein, Zigarre strong

15. (intensiv) strong

ein \schwerer Duft/ein \schweres Parfüm a pungent scent/perfume

16. AGR

\schwerer Boden (lehmig) heavy [or hard] soil; (nährstoffreich) rich soil

17. (fam: reich)

1 Million \schwer sein to be worth 1 million

18. (fam: viel)

\schweres Geld kosten to cost a packet fam

\schweres Geld verdienen to make big money fam

19. (massiv) solid

aus \schwerem Gold [made of] solid gold

ein \schwerer Stoff a heavy cloth

20. (feucht)

\schwere Luft oppressively humid air

21. (traurig)

jdm ist \schwer ums Herz sb is heavy-hearted

22. (müde) heavy

die Beine wurden ihm \schwer his legs grew heavy

\schwerer Schlaf deep [or heavy] sleep; s.a. Geschütz, Schlag, Wasser

II. adv

1. (hart) hard

\schwer arbeiten to work hard

jdn \schwer bestrafen to punish sb severely

etw \schwer büßen müssen to pay a heavy price [or penalty] for sth

sich dat etw \schwer erkämpfen müssen to have to fight hard for sth

es \schwer haben to have it hard [or a hard time [of it]]

es \schwer mit jdm haben to have a hard time [of it] with sb

2. (mit schweren Lasten) heavily

\schwer bepackt [o beladen] sein to be heavily laden

\schwer auf jdm lasten (fig) to weigh heavily on sb

\schwer zu tragen haben to have a lot [or a heavy load] to carry

\schwer [an etw dat] zu tragen haben (fig) to have a heavy cross to bear [as a result of sth]

3. (mit Mühe) with [great] difficulty

\schwer abbaubare Materialien materials which do not decompose [or degrade] very easily

\schwer atmen to have difficulty breathing

\schwer erarbeitet hard-earned

ein \schwer erziehbares Kind a problem child

\schwer hören to be hard of hearing

\schwer löslich not easily dissoluble

\schwer verdaulich [o verträglich] difficult [or hard] to digest; (fig: schwierig, düster) heavy-going attr, heavy going pred

\schwer vermittelbar difficult to place [in employment]

4. (fam: sehr) really

das will ich \schwer hoffen! I sincerely hope so

er ist \schwer in Ordnung he really is a cool guy fam

\schwer beleidigt sein to be deeply offended

\schwer betrunken dead drunk

sich akk \schwer hüten [o in Acht nehmen] to take great care

jdn \schwer zur Kasse bitten to hit sb hard in the [back] pocket fam

etw \schwer missbilligen to strongly disapprove of [or object to] sth

jdm \schwer zu schaffen machen to give sb a hard time

jdn \schwer schröpfen to fleece sb big time sl

\schwer verdienen to earn a packet fam; s.a. Ordnung

5. (ernstlich) seriously, badly

\schwer behindert [o beschädigt] severely handicapped [or disabled]

sich akk \schwer erkälten to catch a bad [or heavy] cold

\schwer erkrankt sein to be seriously [or gravely] ill

\schwer gestürzt sein to have had a bad fall

\schwer verletzt seriously [or badly] [or severely] injured

\schwer verunglückt sein to have had a bad [or serious] accident

\schwer wiegend serious

\schwer wiegende Bedenken strong [or serious] reservations

eine \schwer wiegende Entscheidung a momentous decision

ein \schwer wiegender Grund a sound [or convincing] [or compelling] reason

6. (schwierig) difficult

etw ist \schwer zu beantworten there is no easy answer to sth

\schwer zu begreifen difficult to

sich dat/jdm etw \schwer machen to make sth difficult for oneself/sb

jdm das Leben \schwer machen to make life difficult for sb

\schwer zu sagen hard to say

\schwer verständlich (geistig) scarcely comprehensible; (akustisch) hard [or difficult] to understand pred

7. (traurig)

jdm das Herz \schwer machen to make sb's heart heavy [or sad

8. (mit großkalibrigen Waffen)

\schwer bewaffnet sein to be heavily armed

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1.
Adjektiv

1) heavy; heavy[-weight] < fabric>; (massiv) solid < gold>

2 Kilo schwer sein — weigh two kilos

wie schwer bist du? — how much do you weigh?

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) heavy < work>; hard, tough < job>; hard < day>; difficult < birth>

es schwer/nicht schwer haben — have it hard/easy

Schweres durchmachen — go through hard times

jemandem/sich etwas schwer machen — make something difficult for somebody/oneself

jemandem fällt etwas schwer — somebody finds something difficult

auch wenns schwer fällt — whether you like it or not

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit od. bei etwas schwer tun — have trouble with something

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit jemandem schwer tun — not get along with somebody

3) (schlimm) severe <shock, disappointment, strain, storm>; serious, grave <wrong, injustice, error, illness, blow, reservation>; serious <accident, injury>; heavy <punishment, strain, loss, blow>; grave < suspicion>

etwas schwer nehmen — take something seriously

ein schwerer Junge — (ugs.) a crook with a record (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) heavily <built, laden, armed>

schwer wiegen — be heavy

schwer tragen — be carrying something heavy [with difficulty]

schwer heben — lift heavy weights

schwer auf jemandem/etwas liegen od. lasten — (auch fig.) weigh heavily on somebody/something

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) < work> hard; < breathe> heavily

schwer erziehbare Kindere — difficult children

schwer verdaulich — hard to digest

schwer erkämpft sein — be hard won

schwer erkauft — dearly bought; bought at great cost postpos.

schwer hören — be hard of hearing

3) (sehr) seriously <injured, wounded, ill>; greatly, deeply < disappointed>; < punish> severely, heavily severely <disabled, handicapped>; badly < damaged>

schwer aufpassen — (ugs.) take great care

schwer verunglücken — have a serious accident

schwer im Irrtum sein — (ugs.) be very much mistaken

das will ich schwer hoffen — (ugs.) I should jolly well think so (Brit. coll.)

er ist schwer in Ordnung — (ugs.) he's a good bloke (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) guy

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schwer

A. adj

1. gewichtsmäßig: heavy;

wie schwer bist du? how much do you weigh?;

es ist zwei Pfund schwer it weighs ( oder it’s) two pounds;

ein drei Pfund schwerer Braten etc a three-pound roast etc;

ein mehrere Tonnen schwerer Kran a crane weighing several tons;

ich darf nichts Schweres heben I mustn’t ( oder can’t) lift anything heavy

2. fig, Angriff, Parfüm, Schritt, Unwetter, Verluste, Wein etc: heavy; (gewichtig) weighty; (drückend) oppressive; Speise: rich; (schwer verdaulich) heavy; Zigarre, Duft: strong;

schwere Maschine (Motorrad) powerful machine;

er soll nichts Schweres essen he’s not supposed to eat anything rich;

schwerer Boden heavy soil, clay;

schweres Gold solid gold;

schweres Wasser CHEM heavy water;

schwerer Atem labo(u)red breathing;

ich habe einen schweren Kopf my head’s throbbing;

schwerer Schlaf deep ( oder heavy) sleep;

schwere Zunge heavy tongue;

schweren Herzens reluctantly; (traurig) with a heavy heart

3. umg:

schweres Geld verdienen make big money, make a packet (US bundle);

schweres Geld kosten cost serious money ( oder a packet, US a bundle);

etliche Millionen schwer sein be worth a few million

4. Verbrechen: serious, grave; (schlimm) bad; → auch schlimm; verstärkend, Unfall, Wunde: bad, serious; Krankheit, Fehler, Irrtum: serious; IT Fehler: fatal, critical;

schwere Erkältung bad ( oder heavy) cold;

eine schwere Gehirnerschütterung severe concussion;

schwerer Schock bad ( oder severe, terrible) shock;

schwere Körperverletzung grievous bodily harm, Br abk GBH;

schwerer Diebstahl aggravated theft;

schwerer Schlag fig heavy ( oder hard) blow;

schwerer Alkoholiker hardened alcoholic;

schwerer Junge umg hardened criminal, big-time crook

5. SCHIFF, Wetter: stormy;

eine schwere See a heavy sea

6. (schwierig) hard, difficult, tough umg; → auch schwierig; Musik: difficult; Buch: heavy(-going); (anstrengend) hard, tough umg; Amt, Pflicht: onerous;

schwere Aufgabe/Prüfung hard ( oder difficult) task/severe test;

das Schwere daran the difficult part about it;

schweres Schicksal hard lot;

schwerer Tag hard (tough umg) day;

heute war ein schwerer Tag auch it was hard (tough umg) going today;

er hatte eine schwere Jugend he had a hard time when he was young;

schwere Zeit(en) hard times;

sie hat viel Schweres durchgemacht she went through many hard times; → Begriff 1, Blei¹ 1, Geschütz etc

B. adv

1. bewaffnet etc: heavily etc;

schwer beladen Laster etc: heavily laden, with a heavy load (FLUG etc cargo); fig Person, mit Sorgen etc: weighed down (

mit with);

schwer wiegend → schwerwiegend;

jemandem schwer auf der Seele liegen prey on sb’s mind;

es belastet ihn schwer it weighs heavily on his mind;

zu schwer gegessen haben have eaten food that was too rich ( oder heavy)

2. (schlimm) badly;

es hat sie schwer getroffen it hit her hard, it was a hard blow for her;

schwer betroffen seriously affected;

schwer stürzen/verunglücken have a bad ( oder serious) fall/accident;

schwer erkältet sein have a bad ( oder heavy) cold;

schwer krank seriously ill;

schwer Kranke → Schwerkranke;

schwer verletzt seriously hurt ( oder injured);

schwer Verletzte → Schwerverletzte;

schwer verwundet seriously wounded;

schwer Verwundete → Schwerverwundete;

schwer behindert → schwerbehindert;

schwer beschädigt → schwerbeschädigt;

schwer betrunken very drunk, drunk out of one’s mind umg;

schwer enttäuscht really ( oder deeply) disappointed;

schwer leiden suffer badly

3. (hart)

schwer arbeiten work hard;

schwer verdient hard-earned;

schwer geprüft sorely tried;

schwer bestrafen punish severely;

schwer büßen pay dearly

4. umg (sehr) really;

schwer aufpassen watch like a hawk;

schwer beleidigt deeply offended; besonders iron mortally wounded;

schwer beeindruckt very ( oder deeply) impressed;

schwer stolz sein auf (+akk) be very proud of;

das will ich schwer hoffen! I should hope so!; drohend: you’d etc better!;

ich werd mich schwer hüten! I shall do nothing of the sort!;

er ist schwer in Ordnung he’s a really great guy;

da hat er sich aber schwer getäuscht he’s very much mistaken there;

sich schwer blamieren make an awful fool of o.s.

5. (nicht leicht)

schwer atmen have difficulty breathing;

das ist schwer zu beantworten there’s no easy answer to that, that’s a good question;

das ist schwer zu beurteilen it’s difficult to say ( oder judge);

sich schwer entschließen können have difficulty making up one’s mind;

ein schwer erziehbares Kind a difficult ( oder problem) child;

schwer erziehbar sein have behavio(u)ral problems;

schwer Erziehbare → Schwererziehbare;

sie hat es schwer she has a hard time (of it), she’s having hard times;

keiner hat es so schwer wie wir nobody has such a hard time of it as we do;

schwer hören be hard of hearing;

auf dem Ohr hört sie schwer umg, fig she doesn’t want to know (when you mention that);

schwer löslich CHEM of low solubility, not easily soluble;

jemandem etwas schwer machen make sth difficult for sb;

jemandem das Leben schwer machen give sb a hard time;

sich (dat)

etwas schwer machen make sth difficult for o.s.;

schwer zu sagen difficult to say;

sie sind nur schwer zu überzeugen it’s not easy to convince them;

(sehr) schwer verdaulich indigestible, heavy; fig, Buch etc: heavy(-going);

schwer verkäuflich difficult to sell; attr WIRTSCH slow-selling …;

schwer verständlich difficult ( oder hard) to understand; (entstellt) Nachricht etc: garbled;

schwer verständlicher Stil auch impenetrable style;

schwer verträglich Essen: hard on the digestive system; Medikament: not easily tolerated;

schwer zu verstehen difficult to understand, hard to grasp;

er ist schwer zu verstehen akustisch: it’s difficult to hear what he’s saying; → Kapee, Magen, schaffen² B 3 etc

…schwer im adj

1. im wörtl Sinn:

kiloschwer weighing a kilogram ( oder several kilos);

tonnenschwer weighing tons

2. fig:

kalorienschwer with a high calorie content, high-calorie …;

cholesterinschwer with a high cholesterol content;

milliardenschwer worth a billion ( oder billions), billionaire …

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1.
Adjektiv

1) heavy; heavy[-weight] < fabric>; (massiv) solid < gold>

2 Kilo schwer sein — weigh two kilos

wie schwer bist du? — how much do you weigh?

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) heavy < work>; hard, tough < job>; hard < day>; difficult < birth>

es schwer/nicht schwer haben — have it hard/easy

Schweres durchmachen — go through hard times

jemandem/sich etwas schwer machen — make something difficult for somebody/oneself

jemandem fällt etwas schwer — somebody finds something difficult

auch wenns schwer fällt — whether you like it or not

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit od. bei etwas schwer tun — have trouble with something

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit jemandem schwer tun — not get along with somebody

3) (schlimm) severe <shock, disappointment, strain, storm>; serious, grave <wrong, injustice, error, illness, blow, reservation>; serious <accident, injury>; heavy <punishment, strain, loss, blow>; grave < suspicion>

etwas schwer nehmen — take something seriously

ein schwerer Junge — (ugs.) a crook with a record (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) heavily <built, laden, armed>

schwer wiegen — be heavy

schwer tragen — be carrying something heavy [with difficulty]

schwer heben — lift heavy weights

schwer auf jemandem/etwas liegen od. lasten — (auch fig.) weigh heavily on somebody/something

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) < work> hard; < breathe> heavily

schwer erziehbare Kindere — difficult children

schwer verdaulich — hard to digest

schwer erkämpft sein — be hard won

schwer erkauft — dearly bought; bought at great cost postpos.

schwer hören — be hard of hearing

3) (sehr) seriously <injured, wounded, ill>; greatly, deeply < disappointed>; < punish> severely, heavily severely <disabled, handicapped>; badly < damaged>

schwer aufpassen — (ugs.) take great care

schwer verunglücken — have a serious accident

schwer im Irrtum sein — (ugs.) be very much mistaken

das will ich schwer hoffen — (ugs.) I should jolly well think so (Brit. coll.)

er ist schwer in Ordnung — (ugs.) he's a good bloke (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) guy

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(Speisen) adj.

rich adj. adj.

big adj.

difficult adj.

grave adj.

hard adj.

heavy adj.

weighty adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwer
12 knapp

I Adj.

1. Kleider: (zu eng) tight; (eng anliegend) tight-fitting

2. Stil: concise, terse; mit knappen Worten in a few words, briefly

3. (kärglich) meag|re (Am. -er); (beschränkt) limited; Ware: scarce; Gelder: auch tight; knapp bei Kasse short of cash: umg. hard up; knapp sein Lebensmittel etc.: be in short supply, be scarce; knapp werden auch run short

4. nicht ganz: just under; vor einer knappen Stunde barely an hour ago

5. (gerade noch erreicht) Vorsprung, Sieg, Niederlage: narrow; Ergebnis, Ausgang: close; knappe Mehrheit slim ( oder narrow) majority; mit knapper Not only just, Am. just barely; er ist mit knapper Not entkommen auch umg. it was a close shave

II Adv.

1. bei Kleidung: knapp / zu knapp sitzen be a tight fit / be too tight; knapp sitzend tight-fitting; der Rock fällt etwas knapp aus the skirt is rather (Am. pretty) skimpy

2. formulieren etc.: concisely, succinctly; antworten: tersely; kurz und knapp gesagt put briefly, in a few choice words

3. (kärglich) etw. knapp bemessen give short measure of s.th.; (Dosis, Ration etc.) be stingy with s.th.; das ist knapp bemessen oder berechnet that’s a bit on the short ( oder low) side; meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen I’m short of ( oder pushed for) time; etw. knapp halten (Ware) keep s.th. in short supply, create a scarcity of s.th.; jemanden knapp halten keep s.o. short ( mit of)

4. mit Zeit- und Zahlenangaben: er starb knapp 65-jährig he died when he was barely 65; in / vor knapp vier Wochen in barely ( oder just under) four weeks / barely ( oder just under) four weeks ago; es dauerte knapp zwei Stunden it took just under ( oder not quite) two hours; der Computer kostet knapp 1500 Euro the computer costs just on 1500 euros

5. (gerade eben) only just; gewinnen, verlieren: narrowly; der Schuss ging knapp vorbei the shot only just (Am. just barely) missed; knapp vorbei ist auch daneben a miss is as good as a mile

6. am Wochenende haben wir gefeiert etc. und nicht zu knapp! umg...., and how!

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scanty; scrimpy; skimpy; brief; meager; narrow; in short supply; summary; tight; scarce; concise; short; meagre; scant; curt; terse

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knạpp [knap]
1. adj

1) (= nicht ausreichend vorhanden) Vorräte, Arbeitsstellen scarce, in short supply; Geld tight, scarce; Taschengeld meagre (Brit), meager (US); Gehalt low, meagre (Brit), meager (US)

mein Geld ist knapp — I'm short of money

mein Geld wird knapp — I am running short of or out of money

das Essen wird knapp — we/they etc are running short of or out of food

knapp mit ( dem) Geld sein (inf) — to be short of money

See:

→ Kasse

2) (= gerade noch ausreichend) Zeit, Geld, Miete just or barely sufficient, just or barely enough; Mehrheit narrow, small, bare; Sieg narrow; Kleidungsstück etc (= eng) tight; (= kurz) short; Bikini scanty

3) (= nicht ganz) almost

ein knappes Pfund Mehl — just under a pound of flour

seit einem knappen or knapp einem Jahr wohne ich hier — I have been living here for almost a year

4) (= kurz und präzis) Stil, Worte concise; Geste terse; (= lakonisch) Antwort pithy

5) (= gerade so eben) just

mit knapper Not — only just, by the skin of one's teeth

2. adv

1) (= nicht reichlich) rechnen, kalkulieren conservatively; bemessen too closely

mein Geld/meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen — I am short of money/time

er hat ihr das Taschengeld knapp bemessen — he was mean (Brit) or stingy (inf) with her pocket money

2)

(= haarscharf) wir haben knapp verloren/gewonnen — we only just lost/won

er ist knapp an mir vorbeigefahren — he just got or scraped past me

der Rock endete knapp über dem Knie — the skirt came to just above the knee

es war knapp daneben — it was a near miss

knapp vorbei ist auch daneben (inf) — a miss is as good as a mile (prov)

ich verprügele dich, aber nicht zu knapp — I'll give you a thrashing, and how!

3) (= nicht ganz) not quite

knapp zwei Wochen — not quite two weeks

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1) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) close

2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) narrow

3) (not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) scarce

4) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) short

5) (not available in sufficient quantity: Fresh vegetables are in short supply.) in short supply

6) (too small; inadequate: a skimpy dress.) skimpy

7) skimpily

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knapp

[knap]

I. adj

1. (gering) meagre [or AM -er], low

\knappe Vorräte meagre [or scarce] supplies

\knappe Stellen scarce jobs

\knappes Geld tight money

▪ \knapp sein/werden to be scarce [or in short supply]/to become scarce

▪ [mit etw dat] \knapp sein to be short [of sth]

..., aber/und das nicht zu \knapp! (fam)..., and how!,..., good and proper! BRIT fam; s.a. Kasse

2. (eng) tight[-fitting]

▪ jdm zu \knapp sein to be too tight for sb

3. (noch genügend) just enough

eine \knappe Mehrheit a narrow [or bare] [or very small] majority

ein \knapper Sieg a narrow victory

ein \knappes Ergebnis a close result

4. (nicht ganz) almost

in einer \knappen Stunde in just under an hour

▪ [jdm] zu \knapp sein to be too tight [for sb]

5. (gerafft) concise, succinct

in wenigen \knappen Worten in a few brief words

er gab ihr nur eine \knappe Antwort he replied tersely

II. adv

1. (mäßig) sparingly

\knapp bemessen sein to be not very generous

seine Zeit ist \knapp bemessen his time is limited [or restricted], he only has a limited amount of time

2. (nicht ganz) almost

\knapp eine Stunde almost [or just under] [or not quite] an hour

3. (haarscharf) narrowly

die Wahl ist denkbar \knapp ausgefallen the election turned out to be extremely close

\knapp gewinnen/verlieren to win/lose narrowly [or by a narrow margin]

wir haben [nur] \knapp verloren we [only] just lost

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1.
Adjektiv

1) meagre, low < pension, wage, salary>; meagre < pocket money>

knapp sein — be scarce or in short supply

knapp werden — < supplies> run short; < money> get tight

knapp mit etwas sein — be short of something

..., und nicht zu knapp! —... and how!

jemanden [mit Geld] knapp halten — (ugs.) keep somebody short [of money]

2) narrow <victory, lead>; narrow, bare < majority>; close < result>

3)

vor einer knappen Stunde — just under an hour ago

4) (eng) tight-fitting < garment>

zu knapp sein — < garment> be too tight

5) (kurz) terse <reply, greeting>; concise, succinct <description, account, report>
2.
adverbial

1)

knapp bemessen sein — be meagre; < time> be limited

knapp gerechnet — at the lowest estimate

2)

knapp gewinnen — win narrowly or by a narrow margin

eine Prüfung knapp bestehen — just pass an examination

3) (sehr nahe) just

knapp über dem Knie enden — come to just above the knee

4) (nicht ganz) just under

vor knapp einer Stunde — just under an hour ago

5) (eng)

knapp sitzen — fit tightly

6) (kurz) < reply> tersely; < describe> concisely, succinctly

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knapp

A. adj

1. Kleider: (zu eng) tight; (eng anliegend) tight-fitting

2. Stil: concise, terse;

mit knappen Worten in a few words, briefly

3. (kärglich) meagre (US -er); (beschränkt) limited; Ware: scarce; Gelder: auch tight;

knapp bei Kasse short of cash: umg hard up;

knapp sein Lebensmittel etc: be in short supply, be scarce;

knapp werden auch run short

4. nicht ganz: just under;

vor einer knappen Stunde barely an hour ago

5. (gerade noch erreicht) Vorsprung, Sieg, Niederlage: narrow; Ergebnis, Ausgang: close;

knappe Mehrheit slim ( oder narrow) majority;

mit knapper Not only just, US just barely;

er ist mit knapper Not entkommen auch umg it was a close shave

B. adv

1. bei Kleidung:

knapp/zu knapp sitzen be a tight fit/be too tight;

knapp sitzend tight-fitting;

der Rock fällt etwas knapp aus the skirt is rather (US pretty) skimpy

2. formulieren etc: concisely, succinctly; antworten: tersely;

kurz und knapp gesagt put briefly, in a few choice words

3. (kärglich)

etwas knapp bemessen give short measure of sth; (Dosis, Ration etc) be stingy with sth;

das ist knapp bemessen oder

berechnet that’s a bit on the short ( oder low) side;

meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen I’m short of ( oder pushed for) time

4. mit Zeit- und Zahlenangaben:

er starb knapp 65-jährig he died when he was barely 65;

in/vor knapp vier Wochen in barely ( oder just under) four weeks/barely ( oder just under) four weeks ago;

es dauerte knapp zwei Stunden it took just under ( oder not quite) two hours;

der Computer kostet knapp 1500 Euro the computer costs just on 1500 euros

5. (gerade eben) only just; gewinnen, verlieren: narrowly;

der Schuss ging knapp vorbei the shot only just (US just barely) missed;

knapp vorbei ist auch daneben a miss is as good as a mile

6. am Wochenende haben wir gefeiert etc

und nicht zu knapp! umg …, and how!

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1.
Adjektiv

1) meagre, low <pension, wage, salary>; meagre < pocket money>

knapp sein — be scarce or in short supply

knapp werden — < supplies> run short; < money> get tight

knapp mit etwas sein — be short of something

..., und nicht zu knapp! —... and how!

jemanden [mit Geld] knapp halten — (ugs.) keep somebody short [of money]

2) narrow <victory, lead>; narrow, bare < majority>; close < result>

3)

vor einer knappen Stunde — just under an hour ago

4) (eng) tight-fitting < garment>

zu knapp sein — < garment> be too tight

5) (kurz) terse <reply, greeting>; concise, succinct <description, account, report>
2.
adverbial

1)

knapp bemessen sein — be meagre; < time> be limited

knapp gerechnet — at the lowest estimate

2)

knapp gewinnen — win narrowly or by a narrow margin

eine Prüfung knapp bestehen — just pass an examination

3) (sehr nahe) just

knapp über dem Knie enden — come to just above the knee

4) (nicht ganz) just under

vor knapp einer Stunde — just under an hour ago

5) (eng)

knapp sitzen — fit tightly

6) (kurz) < reply> tersely; < describe> concisely, succinctly

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adj.

bare adj.

concise adj.

curt adj.

lean adj.

narrow adj.

scant adj.

scanty adj.

scarce adj.

scrimpy adj.

skimpy adj.

terse adj. adv.

barely adv.

concisely adv.

curtly adv.

scantily adv.

scantly adv.

scarcely adv.

skimpily adv.

tersely adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > knapp
13 estima

f.

esteem, respect.

se ganó la estima del público he earned the public's respect

tiene una gran estima por su padre he has great respect for his father

no te tienen mucha estima por aquí people don't have a very high opinion of you round here

tener a alguien en gran o alta estima to hold somebody in high esteem

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: estimar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: estimar.

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estima

► nombre femenino

1 esteem, respect

2 MARÍTIMO dead reckoning

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tener a alguien en gran estima to hold somebody in great esteem

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noun f.

esteem, regard

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SF

1) (=aprecio) esteem, respect

se ganó la estima de todos sus compañeros — he gained the respect o esteem of all his friends

tener a algn en gran estima — to hold sb in high esteem, think very highly of sb

2) (Náut) dead reckoning

a estima — by dead reckoning

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femenino respect

se ha ganado la estima de todos — he's gained everyone's respect

tenerle estima a alguien — to think highly of somebody

tiene en gran or mucha estima tu amistad — he values your friendship very highly

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= esteem, regard, respect, reputation.

Ex. The two cases perhaps indicate the beginning of attitudinal changes in awards administrators which will give parity of esteem to information-driven programmes.

Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex. The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.

Ex. Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.

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* autoestima = self-regard.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

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femenino respect

se ha ganado la estima de todos — he's gained everyone's respect

tenerle estima a alguien — to think highly of somebody

tiene en gran or mucha estima tu amistad — he values your friendship very highly

* * *

= esteem, regard, respect, reputation.

Ex: The two cases perhaps indicate the beginning of attitudinal changes in awards administrators which will give parity of esteem to information-driven programmes.

Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.

Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.

* autoestima = self-regard.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

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estima

feminine

respect

le ha ganado la estima de todos it has earned him everyone's respect

no le tengo mucha estima I don't think very highly of him

lo tienen en gran estima or le tienen gran estima they hold him in high regard o esteem ( frml), they think very highly of him

tiene en gran or mucha estima tu amistad he values your friendship very highly

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Del verbo estimar: ( conjugate estimar)

estima es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
estima
estimar
estima sustantivo femenino
esteem;
◊ ganarse la estima de algn to raise oneself in sb's esteem;

tener(le) estima a algn to think highly of sb;
tiene en gran estima tu amistad he values your friendship very highly
estimar ( conjugate estimar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ persona› ( respetar) to respect, hold … in high esteem (frml);

( tener cariño) to be fond of
b) ‹ objeto› to value;

◊ su piel es muy estimada its skin is highly prized

2 (frml) ( considerar) (+ compl) to consider, deem (frml)
estima sustantivo femenino respect, regard, esteem: le tengo mucha estima, I hold him in great esteem
estimar verbo transitivo
1 frml (sentir cariño) to esteem, respect
2 (juzgar, considerar) to consider, think: no lo estimo necesario, I don't think it is necessary
3 (valorar) to appreciate, think highly of: estimo tu ayuda, I appreciate your help
4 (calcular) to estimate
' estima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admirar
- desprecio
- estimable
- valorar
- aprecio
English:
esteem
- respect
- estimation
- regard
- rise

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estima nf

1. [aprecio] esteem, respect;

se ganó la estima del público he earned the public's respect;

tiene una gran estima por su padre he has great respect for his father;

no te tienen mucha estima por aquí people don't have a very high opinion of you round here;

tener a alguien en gran o [m5] alta estima to hold sb in high esteem;

en su trabajo lo tienen en gran estima he is highly respected at his work

2. Náut dead reckoning

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estima

f esteem, respect;

tener a alguien en mucha o

gran estima hold s.o. in high regard o esteem

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estima nf

estimación: esteem, regard

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estima n

tener a alguien en gran estima to think highly of somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > estima
14 censeo

1.
cēnseo (on the long e, v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, p. 257 sq.), ui, censum (late Lat. censitum, Cod. Just. 11, 47 tit.; 11, 49 tit.; 11, 47, 4 al.; but not in Monum. Ancyr.; cf. Neue, Formenl. 2, 557), 2, v. a. [etym. dub.; often referred to root cas-, whence carmen, camoenus; but prob. from centum, orig. centere, to hundred or number the people; cf. Fischer, Gram. 1, p. 373].
I.
To tax, assess, rate, estimate.
A.
In reference to the census (v. census).
1.
Of the censor (v. censor).
(α).
Rarely act. with acc. of the persons or objects assessed or rated; but usu. pass., with subj. -nom.:
censores populi aevitates, suboles, familias, pecuniasque censento,
Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 7:
census quom sum, juratori recte rationem dedi,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 30:
censor ad quojus censionem, id est arbitrium, populus censeretur,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 81 Mull.:
census... indicat eum qui sit census se jam tum gessisse pro cive,
Cic. Arch. 5, 11: absentis censere jubere, P. Scipio ap. Gell. 5, 19, 16: ne absens censeare. Cic. Att. 1, 18, 8:
sub lustrum censeri,
id. ib.:
milia octoginta eo lustro civium censa dicuntur,
Liv. 1, 44, 2:
censa civium capita centum septendecim milia trecenta undeviginti,
id. 3, 24, 10; id. Epit. lib. 11; 13; 14:
censebantur ejus aetatis lustris ducena quinquagena milia capitum,
id. 9, 19, 2:
cum capitum liberorum censa essent CLII. milia,
Plin. 33, 1, 5, § 16: quid se vivere, quid in parte civium censeri, si... id obtinere universi non possint? Liv 7, 18, 5.—
(β).
With the amount at which the property was rated, in the acc.: or abl.:
praesertim census equestrem Summam nummorum,
being assessed with the estate necessary to a Roman knight, Hor. A. P. 383:
primae classis homines quicentum et viginti quinque milia aeris ampliusve censi erant... Ceterarumque omnium classium qui minore summa aeris censebantur,
Gell. 7 (6), 13, 1 sq.—Hence, capite censi, those who were assessed ac cording to their ability to labor: qui nullo [p. 312] aut perquam parvo aere censebantur capite censi vocabantur. Extremus autem census capite censorum aeris fuit trecentis septuaginta quinque, Jul. Paul. ap. Gell. 16, 10, 10; Sall. J. 86, 2; Gell. 16, 10, 11; 16, 10, 14; Val. Max. 2, 3, 1; 7, 6, 1;
and in the finite verb: omnia illius (i. e. sapientis) esse dicimus, cum... capite censebitur,
Sen. Ben. 7, 8, 1. —
(γ).
Absol. in gerund.: censendi, censendo, ad censendum = census agendi, censui agendo, etc.: haec frequentia quae convenit ludorum censendique causa (i.e. census agendi causa, for the sake of the census), Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 54:
mentio inlata apud senatum est, rem operosam... suo proprio magistratu egere... cui arbitrium formulae censendi subiceretur,
the scheme for taking the census, Liv. 4, 8, 4:
quia is censendo finis factus est,
id. 1, 44, 2:
civis Romanos ad censendum ex provinciis in Italiam revocarunt,
Vell. 2, 15:
aetatem in censendo significare necesse est... aetas autem spectatur censendi tempore,
Dig. 50, 15, 3.—
(δ).
Censum censere = censum agere, only in the gerundial dat.:
illud quaero, sintne illa praedia censui censendo, habeant jus civile,
are they subject to the census, Cic. Fl. 32, 80: censores... edixerunt, legem censui censendo dicturos esse ut, etc., that he would add a rule for the taking of the census, according to which, etc., Liv. 43, 14, 5: censui censendo agri proprie appellantur qui et emi et venire jure civili possunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 58, 5 Mull.—
2.
Of the assessment of the provinces under provincial officers (censores, and, under the later emperors, censitores).
(α).
Pass., with the territory as subject-nom.: quinto quoque anno Sicilia tota censetur;
erat censa praetore Paeducaeo... quintus annus cum in te praetorem incidisset, censa denuo est,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 56, § 139:
omne territorium censeatur quoties, etc.,
Cod. Just. 11, 58 (57), 4.—
(β).
The persons assessed as subject:
ubi (coloni) censiti atque educati natique sunt,
Cod. Just. 11, 48 (47), 6:
quos in locis eisdem censitos esse constabit,
ib. 11, 48 (47), 4.—With part. as attribute:
rusticos censitosque servos vendi,
Cod. Just. 11, 48 (47), 7.—
(γ).
To determine by the census:
cum antea per singulos viros, per binas vero mulieres capitis norma sit censa,
Cod. Just. 11, 48 (47), 10:
nisi forte privilegio aliquo materna origo censeatur,
Dig. 50, 1, 1, § 2.—
(δ).
Act. with acc.:
vos terras vestras levari censitione vultis, ego vero etiam aerem vestrum censere vellem,
Spart. Pescen. Nig. 7.—
3.
Of the person assessed, to value, make a statement of one ' s property in the census.
(α).
Act. with acc.:
in qua tribu ista praedia censuisti?
Cic. Fl. 32, 80.—
(β).
Censeri, as dep. with acc.:
census es praeterea numeratae pecuniae CXXX. Census es mancipia Amyntae... Cum te audisset servos suos esse censum, constabat inter omnes, si aliena censendo Decianus sua facere posset, etc.,
Cic. Fl. 32, 80; cf. Ov. P. 1, 2, 140; v. B. 2. c.—
4.
Hence, subst.: cēnsum, i, n.: quorum luxuries fortunata censa peperit, i.e. high estimates of property in the census, Cic. ap. Non. 202, 23 (Fragm. vol. xi. p. 134 B. and K.).
B.
Transf., of things and persons in gen., to value, estimate, rate.
1.
By a figure directly referring to the Roman census: aequo mendicus atque ille opulentissimus Censetur censu ad Acheruntem mortuus, will be rated by an equal census, i.e. in the same class, without considering their property, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 93: vos qui potestis ope vostra censerier, referring to a part of the audience, you, who may be rated according to your intelligence, analog. to capite censi (v. I. A. 1. b), id. Capt. prol. 15:
nam argumentum hoc hic censebitur,
will be rated, its census-class will be determined here, id. Poen. prol. 56: id in quoque optimum esse debet cui nascitur, quo censetur, according to which he is rated, i.e. his worth is determined, Sen. Ep. 76, 8.—And with two acc.: quintus Phosphorus, Junonia, immo Veneris stella censetur, is ranked as the fifth, App. de Mundo, p. 710.—
2.
With direct reference to the census.
a.
= aestimo, to estimate, weigh, value, appreciate.
(α).
With gen. of price:
dic ergo quanti censes?
Plaut. Rud. 4, 8, 8.—
(β).
In the pass.: si censenda nobis atque aestimanda res sit, utrum tandem pluris aestimemus pecuniam Pyrrhi? etc., if we have to weigh and estimate a thing, etc., Cic. Par. 6, 2, 48:
anule... In quo censendum nil nisi dantis amor,
Ov. Am. 2, 15, 2:
interim autem facta sola censenda dicit atque in judicium vocanda,
Gell. 7 (6), 3, 47.—
b.
= honorari, celebrari, with de aliquo, = for the sake of somebody (in Ovid):
pro quibus ut maneat, de quo censeris, amicus, Comprecor, etc.,
the friend for the sake of whom you are celebrated, who is the cause of your renown, Ov. P. 2, 5, 73:
hoc domui debes de qua censeris,
id. ib. 3, 1, 75.—
c.
Censeri, dep., = to distinguish, with acc. only once or twice in Ovid (v. I. A. 3. b):
hanc semper... Est inter comites Marcia censa suas,
has always distinguished her, Ov. P. 1, 2, 140.—
d.
Censeri aliqua re.
(α).
= to be appreciated, distinguished, celebrated for some quality, as if the quality were a standard determining the census, analog. to capite censeri (v. I. A. 1. b), very freq. in post-class. writings:
Democritus cum divitiis censeri posset,
when he might have been celebrated for his wealth, Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 4:
Aristides quo totius Graeciae justitia censetur (quo = cujus justitia),
id. 5, 3, ext. 3 med.: te custode matronalis stola censetur ( = tua, i.e. pudicitiae, custodia), the stola, etc., is appreciated for thy custody, id. 6, 1 prooem.:
una adhuc victoria Carius Metius censebatur,
Tac. Agr. 45:
ut ipsi quoque qui egerunt non aliis magis orationibus censeantur,
id. Dial. 39 fin.: non vitibus tantum censeri Chium, sed et operibus Anthermi filiorum, is celebrated not only for its grapes, but, etc., Plin. 36, 5, 2, § 12:
et Galliae censentur hoc reditu,
id. 19, 1, 2, § 7:
quisquis paulo vetustior miles, hic te commilitone censetur,
is distinguished for the fact that you were his fellow-soldier, Plin. Pan. 15 fin.:
multiplici variaque doctrina censebatur,
Suet. Gram. 10:
felix quae tali censetur munere tellus,
Mart. 9, 16, 5: censetur Apona Livio suo tellus, = for the fact that Livy was born there, id. 1, 61, 3:
hi duo longaevo censentur Nestore fundi,
for the fact that Nestor used them, id. 8, 6, 9:
nec laude virorum censeri contenta fuit (Iberia),
Claud. Laud. Seren. 67:
libri mei non alia laude carius censentur, quam quod judicio vestro comprobantur,
App. Flor. 4, 18, 3.—Hence,
(β).
= to be known by something (Appuleian):
hoc nomine censebatur jam meus dominus,
App. M. 8, p. 171:
nomen quo tu censeris aiebat,
id. ib. 5, p. 106: pro studio bibendi quo solo censetur, either known by, or distinguished for, id. Mag. p. 499:
globorum caelestium supremum esse eum qui inerrabili meatu censetur,
which is known by its unerring course, id. Phil. Nat. 1, p. 582.— And,
(γ).
As gram. t. t., to be marked by some peculiarity, according to which a word is classified: neque de armis et moeniis infitias eo quin figura multitudinis perpetua censeantur, that they are marked by the form of constant plurality, i. e. that they are pluralia tantum, Gell. 19, 8, 5; 10, 20, 8; 19, 13, 3.
II.
Of transactions in and by the Senate, to judge (in the meanings II. and III. the passive voice is not in class. use, while in I. the passive voice is by far the most freq.).
A.
To be of opinion, to propose, to vote, to move, referring to the votes of the senators when asked for their opinions (sententiam dicere).
1.
With a (passive) inf.-clause, denoting what should be decreed by the Senate (esse usu. omitted): rex his ferme verbis patres consulebat... Dic, inquit ei, quid censes? tum ille Puro pioque duello quaerendas (res) censeo, I am of the opinion ( I move, propose) that satisfaction should be sought, etc., ancient formula ap. Liv. 1, 32, 11 sq.:
primum igitur acta Caesaris servanda censeo,
Cic. Phil. 1, 7, 16:
hoc autem tempore ita censeo decernendum,
id. ib. 5, 17, 45; 5, 6, 16; 5, 12, 31; 5, 12, 34; 5, 13, 36; 5, 14, 38; 5, 19, 53; 6, 1, 2; 9, 6, 14; 11, 15, 40; 12, 7, 17; 14, 1, 1; 14, 13, 35; cf.
Regulus's advice in the Senate, being represented as a vote: captivos in senatu reddendos non censuit,
Cic. Off. 1, 13, 39; 3, 31, 111:
quare ita ego censeo... de confessis more majorum supplicium sumendum,
Sall. C. 52, 36; 51, 8; 52, 14:
Appius imperio consulari rem agendam censebat,
Liv. 2, 23, 15:
ut multi (senatores) delendam urbem censerent,
id. 9, 26, 3; 2, 29, 7; 3, 40, 13; 10, 12, 1; 34, 4, 20; 38, 54, 6: cum ejus diei senatus consulta aureis litteris figenda in curia censuisset, Tac. A. 3, 57:
ut nonnulli dedendum eum hostibus censuerint,
Suet. Caes. 24; so id. ib. 14; id. Aug. 100; id. Tib. 4; id. Calig. 60; id. Claud. 26; id. Ner. 2; id. Vesp. 2. Of the emperor's vote in the Senate:
commutandam censuit vocem, et pro peregrina nostratem requirendam,
Suet. Tib. 71; so id. ib. 34; id. Aug. 55.—And with the copula expressed (very rare):
qui censet eos... morte esse multandos,
Cic. Cat. 4, 4, 7.—Sometimes referring to sententia as subject:
sententia quae censebat reddenda bona (inst. of eorum qui censebant),
Liv. 2, 4, 3.—Sometimes with oportere for the gerundial predic. inf.:
quibusdam censentibus (eum) Romulum appellari oportere,
Suet. Aug. 7.—With pres. inf., inst. of a gerundial:
hac corona civica L. Gellius in senatu Ciceronem consulem donari a re publica censuit,
Gell. 5, 6, 15 (cf. II. B. 1. b.).—If the opinion of the senator does not refer to the chief question, but to incidental points, the predic. inf. may have any form:
eas leges quas M. Antonius tulisse dicitur omnes censeo per vim et contra auspicia latas, eisque legibus populum non teneri,
Cic. Phil. 5, 4, 10:
cum magna pars senatus... cum tyrannis bellum gerendum fuisse censerent... et urbem recipi, non capi, etc.,
Liv. 26, 32, 2.—
2.
With ut, and negatively, ut ne or ne, generally when the clause has an active predicate, but also with passives instead of the gerundial inf.-clause:
de ea re ita censeo uti consules designati dent operam uti senatus Kal. Jan. tuto haberi possit,
Cic. Phil. 3, 15, 37:
censeo ut iis qui in exercitu Antonii sunt, ne sit ea res fraudi, si, etc.,
id. ib. 5, 12, 34:
censebant omnes fere (senatores) ut in Italia supplementum meis et Bibuli legionibus scriberetur,
id. Fam. 3, 3, 1:
Cn. Pompeius (in senatu) dixit, sese... censere ut ad senatus auctoritatem populi quoque Romani beneficium erga me adjungeretur,
id. Sest. 34, 74:
quas ob res ita censeo: eorum qui cum M. Antonio sunt, etc.... iis fraudi ne sit quod cum M. Antonio fuerint,
id. Phil. 8, 11, 33:
Calidius, qui censebat ut Pompeius in suas provincias proficisceretur,
Caes. B. C. 1, 2:
censuerunt quidam (senatores) ut Pannonicus, alii ut Invictus cognominaretur,
Suet. Tib. 17:
iterum censente ut Trebianis... concederetur (of the emperor's vote in the Senate),
id. ib. 31.—And an inf.-clause, with neu or ut:
sed ita censeo: publicandas eorum pecunias, etc.: neu quis postea de his ad senatum referat, etc.,
Sall. C. 51, 43:
qui partem bonorum publicandam, pars ut liberis relinqueretur, censuerat,
Tac. A. 4, 20.—
3.
With a subj.-clause, without ut (rare in this connection;
v. III. C. 3.): K. Fabius censuit... occuparent patres ipsi suum munus facere, captivum agrum plebi quam maxime aequaliter darent,
Liv. 2, 48, 2.— And ironically with regard to incidental points: vereamini censeo ne... nimis aliquid severe statuisse videamini, I propose you should be afraid of having decreed too severe a punishment = of course, you will not be afraid, etc., Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 13: misereamini censeo—deliquere homines adulescentuli per ambitionem—atque etiam armatos dimittatis, I propose that you pity them, etc., or I advise you to be merciful, Sall. C. 52, 26.—
4.
Ellipt., with a gerundial clause understood:
dic quid censes (i. e. decernendum),
Liv. 1, 32, 11: quod ego mea sententia censebam (i.e. decernendum), Cato ap. Cic. Fam. 15, 5, 2:
senati decretum fit, sicut ille censuerat,
Sall. C. 53, 1:
quas ob res ita censeo... senatui placere, etc. ( = ita decernendum censeo, etc.),
Cic. Phil. 9, 7, 15, § 17 sq.; 10, 11, 25 sq.; 11, 12, 29 sq.; 14, 14, 36 sq.—
5.
= sententiam dicere, to tell, to express one ' s opinion in the Senate (post-class.).
(α).
Absol.: Priscus Helvidius.. contra studium ejus (sc. Vitellii) censuerat, had voted, or had expressed an opinion against his wishes, Tac. H. 2, 91:
cum parum sit, in senatu breviter censere, nisi, etc.,
id. Dial. 36 fin.:
sententias... prout libuisset perrogabat... ac si censendum magis quam adsentiendum esset,
Suet. Aug. 35:
igitur Cn. Piso, quo, inquit, loco censebis, Caesar? si primus, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 74.—
(β).
With adjectives in the neuter, substantively used: nec quoquam reperto (in senatu) qui... referre aut censere aliquid auderet, who dared to express an opinion on any [p. 313] thing, Suet. Caes. 20:
per dissensionem diversa censentium,
of the senators who expressed different opinions, id. Claud. 10.—
(γ).
With interrog. or rel.-clause:
deinde ageret senatorem et censeret quid corrigi aut mutari vellet,
Tac. A. 16, 28:
cum censeat aliquis (in senatu) quod ex parte mihi placeat,
Sen. Ep. 21, 9.
B.
Of the decrees or resolutions of the Senate, = decernere, placere, to resolve, decree.
1.
With inf.-clause.
a.
With gerund, without copula (v. II. A. 1.):
eum, cujus supplicio senatus sollennes religiones expiandas saepe censuit,
Cic. Mil. 27, 73:
eos senatus non censuit redimendos,
id. Off. 3, 32, 114; so id. N. D. 2, 4, 10; id. Verr. 2, 3, 6, § 15:
senatus Caelium ab republica removendum censuit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 21:
senatus censuit frequens coloniam Labicos deducendam,
Liv. 4, 47, 6; 5, 24, 4:
cum bello persequendos Tusculanos patres censuissent,
id. 6, 25, 5; 3, 42, 6; 3, 49, 8; 7, 19, 7 et saep.—
b.
With pres. inf. pass. or act., with the force of a gerundial:
de bonis regiis quae reddi antea censuerant ( = reddenda),
Liv. 2, 5, 1:
munera mitti legatis ex binis milibus aeris censuerunt (i.e. patres),
id. 43, 5, 8; so id. 45, 44, 15 (v. 2. b.):
eundem jus dicere Romae... patres censuerant,
id. 45, 12, 13:
cum senatus unum consulem, nominatimque Gnaeum Pompeium fieri censuisset,
Suet. Caes. 26.—With both act. and pass. inf.:
censuere patres, duas provincias Hispaniam rursus fieri... et Macedoniam Illyricumque eosdem... obtinere,
Liv. 45, 16, 1.—With both pres. pass. and gerund. inff.:
haec ita movere senatum, ut non expectanda comitia consuli censerent, sed dictatorem... dici,
Liv. 27, 5, 14.—
And with velle: senatus verbis nuntient, velle et censere eos ab armis discedere, etc.,
Sall. J. 21, 4.—
2.
With ut or ne.
a.
In the words of the Senate, according to formula: quod L. Opimius verba fecit de re publica, de ea re ita censuerunt uti L. Opimius consul rem publicam defenderet, etc., ancient S. C. ap. Cic. Phil. 8, 4, 14: quod, etc., de ea re ita censuerunt ut M. Pomponius praetor animadverteret curaretque ut si, etc., S. C. ap. Suet. Rhet. 1; Gell. 15, 4, 1.—And with gerundial inf.-clause: quod C. Julius pontifex... de ea re ita censuerunt, uti M. Antonius consul hostiis majoribus... procuraret... Ibus uti procurasset satis habendum censuerunt, S. C. ap. Gell. 4, 6, 2.—
b.
As related by the historians, etc.:
quoniam senatus censuisset, uti quicunque Galliam provinciam obtineret... Aeduos defenderet,
Caes. B. G. 1, 35:
patres censuerunt uti consules provincias inter se compararent,
Liv. 30, 40, 12:
senatus censuit ut domus ei... publica impensa restitueretur,
Suet. Claud. 6;
so with reference to the civil law,
Dig. 49, 14, 15 quater. —With ne:
senatum censuisse, ne quis illo anno genitus educaretur,
Suet. Aug. 94.—And with inf -clause:
filio regis Nicomedi ex ea summa munera dari censuerunt, et ut victimae... praeberentur,
Liv. 45, 44, 15.—
3.
With a subj.-clause (very rare):
senatus consulto quo censeretur, darent operam consules, etc.,
Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 73, 10.—
4.
With neutr. acc. pron. in place of a clause:
cum vero id senatus frequens censuisset (sc. faciendum),
Cic. Pis. 8, 18:
ite in suffragium, et quae patres censuerunt vos jubete,
Liv. 31, 7, 14:
quodcunque vos censueritis,
id. 34, 7, 15:
quodpatres censuissent,
id. 28, 45, 2.—
5.
With accusative of a noun, or a noun as passive subject, to decree or vote a thing (postclass.):
nec tamen repertum nisi ut effigies principum, aras deum, templa et arcus aliaque solita... censuere,
Tac. A. 3, 57:
aram Clementiae, aram Amicitiae, effigiesque... censuere,
id. ib. 4, 74: cum censeretur clipeus auro et magnitudine insignis inter auctores eloquentiae ( to be placed among, etc.), id. ib. 2, 83.—
6.
With both acc. and dat.
(α).
The dat. = against:
bellum Samnitibus et patres censuerunt et populus jussit,
Liv. 10, 12, 3.—
(β).
The dat. = in behalf of:
censentur Ostorio triumphi insignia,
Tac. A. 12, 38.—And with ut:
sententiis eorum qui supplicationes et... vestem Principi triumphalem, utque ovans urbem iniret, effigiesque ejus... censuere,
id. ib. 13, 8.
III.
Transf.
A.
Of the opinions and resolutions of other deliberating bodies, or of their members, to resolve, or to be of opinion.
1.
With inf.-clause.
a.
Gerundial:
erant qui censerent de tertia vigilia in castra Cornelia recedendum (council of war),
Caes. B. C. 2, 30:
erant sententiae quae conandum omnibus modis castraque Vari oppugnanda censerent,
id. ib.; so id. ib. 2, 31; id. B. G. 2, 31 fin.; 7, 21; 7, 77:
pontifices, consules, patres conscripti mihi... pecunia publica aedificandam domum censuerunt,
Cic. Pis. 22, 52: nunc surgendum censeo, I move we adjourn (in a literary meeting), id. de Or. 2, 90, 367:
cum... pontifices solvendum religione populum censerent,
Liv. 5, 23, 9:
nunc has ruinas relinquendas non censerem (in an assembly of the people),
id. 5, 53, 3:
ego ita censeo, legatos extemplo Romam mittendos (in the Carthaginian Senate),
id. 21, 10, 13:
ante omnia Philippum et Macedonas in societatem belli... censeo deducendos esse (Hannibal in a council of war),
id. 36, 7, 3; 5, 36, 8; Curt. 10, 6, 22; 10, 8, 12:
cum septem judices cognovissent, duo censuerunt, reum exilio multandum, duo alii pecunia, tres reliqui capite puniendum,
Gell. 9, 15, 7.—And with oportere inst. of a gerundial clause (referring to duty):
neque sine gravi causa eum locum quem ceperant, dimitti censuerant oportere,
Caes. B. C. 1, 44.—With opus esse ( = expediency):
Parmenio furto, non proelio opus esse censebat,
Curt. 10, 8, 12.—
b.
With ordinary pres. inf.
(α).
In place of a gerundial:
Antenor censet belli praecidere = praecidendam causam (in a council of war),
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 9.—
(β).
Denoting opinion about an existing state:
Hasdrubal ultimam Hispaniae oram... ignaram adhuc Romanorum esse, eoque Carthaginiensibus satis fidam censebat,
Liv. 27, 20, 6:
Parmenio non alium locum proelio aptiorem esse censebat,
Curt. 3, 7, 8.—
2.
With ut or ne:
censeo ut satis diu te putes requiesse et iter reliquum conficere pergas (in a literary meeting),
Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 290:
plerique censebant ut noctu iter facerent (council of war),
Caes. B. C. 1, 67:
et nunc magnopere censere, ut unam anum... triginta milibus talentum auri permutet (council of war),
Curt. 4, 11, 12:
censeout D. Claudius ex hac die deus fiat (council of the gods),
Sen. Lud. Mort. Claud. 9, 5: antiquos audio censuisse, ne (praenomina) cui ejusdem gentis patricio inderentur, resolved (family council), Gell. 9, 2, 11 (cf. Liv. 6, 20, 14).—
3.
With subj.-clause:
nunc quoque arcessas censeo omnes navalis terrestrisque copias (Hannibal in council of war),
Liv. 36, 7, 17: censeo relinquamus nebulonem hunc, eamus hinc protinus Jovi Optimo Maximo gratulatum (assembly of the people), Scipio Afric. ap. Gell. 4, 18, 3.—
4.
With acc. neutr. of a pron. or adj. substantively used:
ego pro sententia mea hoc censeo: quandoquidem, etc.,
Sen. Lud. Mort. Claud. 11, 4:
nec dubitavere quin vera censeret,
that his opinion was correct, Curt. 10, 6, 18.—
5.
Ellipt.:
sententiis quarum pars deditionem, pars eruptionem censebat (i.e. faciendam),
Caes. B. G. 7, 77 init.:
ita uti censuerant Italici deditionem facit,
Sall. J. 26, 2; so Caes. B. G. 7, 75.
B.
Of the orders of persons in authority (cf. II. B.).
1.
Of commanders, etc., by courtesy, inst. of velle, imperare, or a direct imperative sentence.
(α).
With gerundial inf. - clause: non tam imperavi quam censui sumptus legatis quam maxime ad legem Corneliam decernendos, I said, not strictly as an order, but as an opinion that, etc. (Cicero as proconsul), Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 6.—
(β).
With subj.-clause: arma quae ad me missuri eratis, iis censeo armetis milites quos vobiscum habetis, you had better, etc., Pomp. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, A, 4. —
2.
Of an order by the people (rare;
gen. populus jubet): ita id (foedus) ratum fore si populus censuisset (i. e. confirmandum esse),
Liv. 21, 19, 3.—
3.
Of the later emperors, in their ordinances (censemus = placet nobis, sancimus, imperamus, from the custom of the earlier emperors, who conveyed their commands in the form of an opinion in the senate; v. II. A. 1.).—With inf.clause, ut, ne, and subj.-clause:
sex mensium spatium censemus debere servari,
Cod. Just. 11, 48 (47), 7:
censemus ut, etc.,
ib. 12, 37 (38), 13:
censemus ne, etc.,
ib. 12, 44 (45), 1: censemus vindicet, remaneat, ib. 11, 48 (47), 23:
in commune jubes si quid censesve tenendum, Primus jussa subi,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 296.
C.
Of advice, given by one person to another (further development of III. A.).
1.
Ante-class. formula: faciundum censeo = I advise, with ut-clause, with quid, sic, etc.: censeo faciundum ut quadringentos aliquos milites ad verrucam illam ire jubeas, etc., I advise you to order, etc., Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 6:
ego Tiresiam... consulam, Quid faciundum censeat,
consult Tiresias as to what he advises, for his advice, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 80:
consulam hanc rem amicos quid faciundum censeant,
id. Men. 4, 3, 26; id. Most. 3, 1, 23:
sic faciundum censeo: Da isti cistellam, etc.,
id. Cist. 4, 2, 104:
ego sic faciundum censeo: me honestiu'st Quam te, etc.,
id. As. 4, 2, 11; id. Ep. 2, 2, 91:
sane faciundum censeo,
id. Stich. 4, 2, 38.—
2.
With ordinary gerundial inf.-clauses:
narrandum ego istuc militi censebo,
I advise you to let the soldier know that, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 42:
exorando sumendam operam censeo,
id. Stich. 1, 2, 22:
quid nunc consili captandum censes?
id. As. 2, 2, 91; id. Mil. 5, 25; id. Most. 1, 3, 115:
idem tibi censeo faciendum,
Cic. Off. 10, 1, 3:
quos quidem tibi studiose et diligenter tractandos magno opere censeo,
id. Fin. 4, 28, 79; id. Fam. 12, 28, 2.—Sometimes by aequum censere with an inf.-clause (in the comic poets):
amicos consulam quo me modo Suspendere aequom censeant potissumum,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 50: qui homo cum animo... depugnat suo, Utrum ita se esse mavelit ut eum animus aequom censeat, An ita potius ut parentes... velint i. e. as his mind prompts him, id. Trin. 2, 2, 29; cf. E. 1. b. 8.—
3.
With a subj.clause (so esp. with censeo in 1 st pers.): censen' hominem interrogem? do you advise me to ask the man? etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 20:
tu, si videbitur, ita censeo facias ut... supersedeas hoc labore itineris (cf.: faciundum censeo ut, 1. supra),
Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 4:
immo plane, inquam, Brute, legas (Gracchum) censeo,
id. Brut. 33, 125:
tu, si forte quid erit molestiae te ad Crassum et Calidium conferas censeo,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 7:
tu, censeo, tamen adhibeas Vettium,
id. Att. 2, 4, 7:
quae disputari de amicitia possunt, ab iis censeo petatis qui ista profitentur,
id. Lael. 5, 17: tu, censeo, Luceriam venias: nusquam eris tutius, Pomp. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 1, 1; 8, 11, A:
censeo Via Appia iter facias, et celeriter Brundusium venias,
id. ib. 8, 11, C: ad Caesarem mittas censeo, et ab eo hoc petas, Anton. ib. 10, 10, 2: sed hos tamen numeros censeo videas hodou parergon, Gell. 17, 20, 5:
quam scit uterque, libens censebo exerceat artem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 44 (cf. Liv. 36, 7, 17, and Gell. 4, 18, 3, quoted III. A. 3.).—Of an advice given to an adversary, with irony:
cetera si qua putes te occultius facere posse... magnopere censeo desistas,
I strongly advise you to give up that idea, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 68, § 174:
sed tu, Acci, consideres censeo diligenter, utrum censorum judicium grave esse velis an Egnatii,
id. Clu. 48, 135:
postulant ut excipiantur haec inexplicabilia. Tribunum censeant: aliquem adeant: a me... numquam impetrabunt,
id. Ac. 2, 30, 97:
ibi quaeratis socios censeo, ubi Saguntina clades ignota est,
Liv. 21, 19, 10:
solvas censeo, Sexte, creditori,
Mart. 2, 13, 2.—And in jest:
Treviros vites censeo, audio capitalis esse,
Cic. Fam. 7, 13, 2:
hi Plebei fuerunt, quos contemnas censeo... qua re ad patres censeo revertare,
id. ib. 9, 21, 3:
vites censeo porticum Philippi: si te viderit Hercules, peristi,
Mart. 5, 49, 13; so id. ib. 11, 99, 8; 12, 61, 7.—For ironical senatorial advice, by which the contrary is meant, v. Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 13; Sall. C. 52, 26, quoted II. A. 3.—
4.
With an ut-clause (with monere;
very rare): illud tamen vel tu me monuisse vel censuisse puta... ut tu quoque animum inducas, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 4, 8, 2.—
5.
With a clause understood: quo me vortam nescio: Pa. Si deos salutas, dextrovorsum censeo (i.e. id facias or faciundum censeo), Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 70: quo redeam? Pe. Equidem ad phrygionem censeo (i. e. redeas), id. Men. 4, 2, 53:
quid nunc censes, Chrysale? (i. e. faciundum),
id. Bacch. 4, 8, 112:
ita faciam ut frater censuit,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 11:
tibi igitur hoc censeo (i. e. faciendum): latendum tantisper ibidem, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 9, 2, 4: tu [p. 314] potes Kalendis spectare gladiatores, et ita censeo, id. ib. 16, 20:
quid censes igitur? Ecquidnam est tui consilii ad? etc.,
id. Att. 9, 12, 4: quid igitur censet (sapientia)? What is wisdom ' s advice? id. Phil. 13, 3, 6:
scribi quid placeat, quid censeas,
id. Att. 9, 19,4:
ibitur igitur, et ita quidem ut censes,
id. ib. 10, 15, 3:
disce, docendus adhuc, quae censet amiculus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 3.
D.
Of opinions and views on general questions, to be of opinion, think, believe, hold (cf.: statuo, existimo, puto, aio, dico; freq. in class. prose; very rare in post-class. writers except Gellius; never with ut, ne, or subj.-clause).
1.
With inf.-clause:
Plato mundum esse factum censet a deo sempiternum,
Cic. Ac. 2, 37, 118:
Cyrenaici non omni malo aegritudinem effici censent, sed insperato,
id. Tusc. 3, 13, 28:
(Hieronymus) censet summum bonum esse sine ulla molestia vivere,
id. Fin. 2, 5, 16:
Aristoteles eos qui valetudinis causa furerent, censebat habere aliquid in animis praesagiens,
id. Div. 1, 38, 81:
Pythagoras censuit animum esse per naturam rerum omnem intentum et commeantem,
id. ib. 1, 11, 27; so id. Ac. 1, 11, 40; 2, 42, 131; id. Fin. 1, 6, 20; 3, 15, 49; 3, 19, 64; 3, 21, 70; 4, 7, 17; 5, 7, 17; id. N. D. 1, 2, 3; 1, 2, 4; 1, 12, 29; 1, 13, 35 and 37; 1, 43, 120; 1, 44, 121; 2, 22, 57; 2, 16, 44; id. Sen. 12, 41; id. Leg. 1, 13, 36; id. Tusc. 1, 9, 18; 1, 10, 22; 1, 30, 72; 1, 45, 108; 3, 5, 11; 3, 22, 52; 4, 7, 14; id. Off. 1, 25, 88:
Plato in civitate communis esse mulieres censuit,
Gell. 18, 2, 8; 14, 5, 2; 18, 1, 4; 19, 12, 6.—If the opinion refers to what should be observed, oportere or debere is used, or a gerundial predicate with esse (so in Cic., but in Gell. 7, 15, 3, without esse):
oportere delubra esse in urbibus censeo,
Cic. Leg. 2, 10, 26:
M. Varro aeditumum dici oportere censet,
Gell. 12, 10, 4; 14, 5, 2;
so with debere,
id. 17, 5, 5; 13, 8, 4:
Cyrenaici... virtutem censuerunt ob eam rem esse laudandam,
Cic. Off. 3, 33, 116:
(Ennius) non censet lugendam esse mortem quam immortalitas consequatur,
id. Sen. 20, 73.—
2.
An inf.-clause understood:
(dissensio est), a quibus temporibus scribendi capiatur initium. Ego enim ab ultimis censeo (i. e. exordiendum esse),
Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 8:
si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque Nil est jucundum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 65:
sic enim censuit,
Cic. Off. 3, 33, 117.—
3.
With neutr. acc. of a pron.: hoc amplius censeo, in addition to the opinions mentioned I hold, etc., Sen. Vit. Beat. 3, 2:
nullo (medico) idem censente,
Plin. 29, 1, 5, § 11.—
4.
With a rel.-clause:
Aesopus quae utilia... erant, non severe neque imperiose praecepit et censuit,
he imparted his teachings and views, Gell. 2, 29, 1.—
5.
Absol.:
non adligo me ad unum aliquem ex Stoicis proceribus. Est et mihi censendi jus,
the right to impart my opinions, Sen. Vit. Beat. 3, 2.
E.
In gen., = arbitror, puto, existimo, judico (cf.: idem enim valet censere et arbitrari, Varr. ap. Non. p. 519, 29: censere nunc significat putare, nunc suadere, nunc decernere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 54, 11 Mull.).
1.
To judge, think, believe, suppose (freq. in ante-class. writings; very rare in Cic. except in the particular meanings, a.—ironically—and d.; always with inf.-clause expressed or understood).
a.
In gen.:
atque ego censui abs te posse hoc me impetrare,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 12 sq.:
satis jam delusam censeo: rem, ut est, nunc eloquamur,
id. As. 3, 3, 141:
nam si honeste censeam te facere posse, suadeam,
id. Mil. 4, 8, 60:
neque ego hac noctem longiorem me vidisse censeo,
id. Am. 1, 1, 126:
saluti quod tibi esse censeo,
id. Merc. 1, 35; so id. Am. 4, 3, 2; id. Most. 1, 3, 127; id. Pers. 1, 1, 9; 2, 2, 8; 2, 3, 75 sq.; id. Truc. 2, 2, 60; id. As. 2, 2, 33; id. Aul. 2, 4, 30; 2, 4, 36; id. Cas. 2, 8, 38; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 53; id. Phorm. 2, 2, 13: aut domino, cujum id censebis esse, reddes, Cincius, Re Mil. l. iii., de ap. Gell. 16, 4, 2:
eo namque omnem belli molem inclinaturam censebant (consules),
Liv. 7, 32, 3:
nec facturum aequa Samnitium populum censebant, si... oppugnarent,
id. 7, 31, 7:
quaeso ut ea quae dicam non a militibus imperatori dicta censeas,
id. 7, 13, 8:
at illa purgare se, quod quae utilia esse censebat... suasisset,
Curt. 8, 3, 7: Alexander, tam memorabili victoria laetus, qua sibi Orientis fines apertos esse censebat, id. 9, 1, 1; so id. 10, 8, 22.—
b.
With reference to an erroneous opinion, to imagine, suppose, falsely believe:
censebam me effugisse a vita marituma Ne navigarem, etc.,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 108:
omnes eum (sc. Jovem) esse (Amphitruonem) censent servi,
id. Am. prol. 122, 134:
jam hic ero, quom illic censebis esse me,
id. ib. 3, 3, 14:
ardere censui aedes,
id. ib. 5, 1, 15:
ego hunc censebam esse te,
id. Men. 5, 9, 13; so id. As. 5, 2, 20; id. Aul. 3, 5, 55; id. Bacch. 1, 2, 14; id. Men. 3, 3, 32; 5, 9, 76; id. Merc. 1, 2, 87; id. Poen. 1, 1, 54; 3, 1, 60; 3, 4, 25; id. Rud. 2, 4, 31; 4, 7, 35; id. Stich. 4, 2, 24; id. Truc. 1, 1, 72 et saep.: censuit se regem Porsenam occidere, Cass. Hem. ap. Non. p. 4, 88:
non ipsa saxa magis sensu omni vacabant quam ille... cui se hic cruciatum censet optare,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107.—And ironically:
nisi forte Diagoram aut Theodorum... censes superstitiosos fuisse,
Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 117:
nisi forte etiam illi Semproniano senatus consulto me censes adfuisse, qui ne Romae quidem fui,
id. Fam. 12, 29, 2:
neminem me fortiorem esse censebam,
Curt. 8, 14, 42.—
c.
Referring to what should take place.
(α).
With gerundial inf.-clause:
navis praedatoria, Abs qua cavendum nobis sane censeo,
Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 70:
soli gerundum censeo morem,
id. Most. 1, 3, 69:
neque vendundam censeo Quae libera est,
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 39; so id. Eun. 4, 4, 53; 5, 8, 42; id. Hec. 4, 4, 94; id. Phorm. 2, 4, 17:
ceterum ei qui consilium adferret opem quoque in eam rem adferendam censebant esse,
Liv. 25, 11, 14.—
(β).
With oportere, debere, or an ordinary inf.-clause:
solam illi me soli censeo esse oportere obedientem,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 47:
quibus declaraveram, quo te animo censerem esse oportere, et quid tibi faciendum arbitrarer,
Cic. Fam. 4, 9, 1:
rursus interrogatus quid ipse victorem statuere debere censeret,
Curt. 8, 14, 43: impudens postulatio visa est, censere... ipsos id (bellum) advertere in se, agrosque suos pro alienis populandos obicere, to entertain the idea that they should direct that war against themselves and their own lands, etc., Liv. 21, 20, 4:
munere eum fungi prioris censet amici = eum fungi oportere,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 5:
quae nos quoque sustinere censebat,
App. M. 11, p. 253.—
(γ).
By aequum censere with ordinary inf.clause, expressed or understood, either = it is fair ( right) to do something, or something ought or should be done (so very freq. in the comic poets and Livy; rare in other writers): non ego istunc me potius quam te metuere aequom censeo, I do not think it right to fear him, etc., Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 51: quid me aequom censes pro illa tibi dare? What do you think I should give as a fair price? etc., id. As. 1, 3, 76: meum animum tibi servitutem servire aequom censui, I thought it my duty that my mind should, etc., id. Trin. 2, 2, 27: ecquis est tandem qui vestrorum... aequom censeat poenas dare ob eam rem quod arguatur male facere voluisse? Cato ap. Gell. 6 (7), 3, 36:
quis aequum censeret... receptos in fidem non defendi?
Liv. 21, 19, 5; so id. 24, 37, 7; 5, 3, 8; 22, 32, 6.—And without emphasis upon the idea of fairness or right:
si sunt ita ut ego aequom censeo,
as I think they ought to be, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 55; so id. Trin. 3, 2, 87; 2, 3, 1; id. Merc. 3, 3, 8; id. Aul. 4, 1, 11; id. Ep. 4, 1, 29; id. Stich. 2, 2, 20; 4, 1, 42:
qui aequom esse censeant, nos jam a pueris ilico nasci senes,
who believe that we should be born as old men right from childhood, Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 2; so id. ib. 5, 5, 11; id. Ad. 4, 3, 10:
qui aequom censeant rem perniciosam utili praeponi,
Auct. Her. 2, 14, 22: (tribuni) intercedebant;
senatum quaerere de pecunia non relata in publicum... aequum censebant,
Liv. 38, 54, 5:
cives civibus parcere aequum censebat,
Nep. Thras. 2, 6.—
d.
Very freq., esp. in Cic., when a question, rhetorical or real, is addressed to a second person, often referring to erroneous opinions:
an fores censebas nobis publicitus praeberier?
Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 7:
clanculum istaec te flagitia facere censebas potesse?
id. Men. 4, 2, 47:
hicine nos habitare censes?
id. Trin. 4, 3, 72:
omnes cinaedos esse censes, tu quia es?
id. Men. 3, 2, 48; so id. As. 2, 4, 78; 5, 2, 37; id. Bacch. 4, 6, 41; 5, 2. 82; id. Capt. 4, 2, 66; 4, 2, 74; 5, 2, 16; id. Cas. 2, 6, 29; id. Men. 5, 5, 25: continuo dari Tibi verba censes? Ter. And. 3, 2, 25; so id. ib. 3, 3, 13; 4, 4, 55; id. Heaut. 4, 3, 38; id. Hec. 4, 1, 32; 4, 4, 53; id. Phorm. 5, 6, 35:
adeone me delirare censes ut ista esse credam?
Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10:
nam cum in Graeco sermone haec... non videbantur, quid censes in Latino fore?
id. Fin. 3, 4, 15:
quid igitur censes? Apim illum nonne deum videri Aegyptiis?
id. N. D. 1, 29, 82:
quis haec neget esse utilia? quem censes?
id. Off. 3, 26, 99:
an censes me tantos labores... suscepturum fuisse, si, etc.,
id. Sen. 23, 82:
an vos Hirtium pacem velle censetis?
id. Phil. 12, 4, 9; so id. Brut. 50, 186; 85, 294; id. Tusc. 1, 5, 10 fin.; 2, 4, 11; 3, 13, 27; id. Fin. 1, 10, 34; id. N. D. 1, 8, 20; 1, 28, 78; 1, 44, 122; id. Leg. 2, 10, 23; id. Div. in Caecil. 16, 54; id. Phil. 1, 6, 13; 4, 3, 7; 7, 4, 14; 11, 1, 3; 11, 5, 10; 12, 3, 7; 12, 6, 13; 12, 8, 21; 12, 9, 22; 13, 2, 4; 14, 4, 10; id. Att. 10, 11, 4:
quid censes munera terrae?... quo spectanda modo, quo sensu credis et ore?
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 5 sqq.; so id. ib. 2, 2, 65; Lucr. 1, 973 (with obj.inf.).—With conditional period inst. of an inf.-clause:
num censes faceret, filium nisi sciret eadem haec velle,
Ter. And. 3, 3, 46.—
Sometimes censemus? is used in the same way as censes?
Cic. Tusc. 1, 2, 4; id. Off. 2, 7, 25; id. Fam. 4, 9, 2.—
e.
With an inf.clause understood: itane tu censes? Pa. Quid ego ni ita censeam? Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 27: quid ergo censes? Tr. Quod rogas, Censeo, id. Rud. 4, 8, 7 sq.: quid illum censes? (i. e. eo loco facere?) Ter. And. 5, 2, 12:
quid illas censes? (i. e. posse dicere),
id. Ad. 4, 5, 22; so Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 59; Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 9; 5, 3, 21.—So, very freq. in the comic poets, censeo, absol., as an approving answer; also sic censeo, istuc censeo, ita censeo (Cic.) to be variously rendered: ego divinam rem intus faciam... So. Censeo, that will be right! Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 11: auscultemus quid agat: Ph. Sane censeo, so we will, indeed, id. Curc. 2, 2, 29: quid si recenti re aedis pultem? Ad. Censeo, do so! id. Poen. 3, 4, 18: quin eloquamur? Ag. Censeo, hercle, patrue, id. ib. 5, 4, 93: patri etiam gratulabor? Tr. Censeo, I think so (and after answering several questions with censeo): etiamne complectar ejus patrem? Tr. Non censeo. Pl. Nunc non censet quom volo, id. Rud. 4, 8, 6 sqq.; id. Ps. 2, 2, 69; id. Stich. 5, 4, 53; id. Truc. 2, 4, 73; id. Cas. 4, 3, 14; Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 11; id. Heaut. 3, 3, 27: male habeas! Mu. Sic censeo, Plaut. Men. 4, 1, 11: aliquem arripiamus, etc.: Ly. Hem, istuc censeo, id. Merc. 3, 3, 19 (cf.:
prorsus ita censeo, referring to general questions, as in D.,
Cic. Leg. 2, 10, 23);
once similarly censeas: Quid gravare? censeas!
Say yes, Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 22.—
2.
To resolve, as a merely mental act, with gerundial inf.-clause (rare; cf. II. B.): quibus rebus cognitis, Caesar maturandum sibi censuit, resolved to hasten, lit., thought he must hasten ( = statuit, existimavit), Caes. B. G. 7, 56 init.:
censuimus igitur amplius quaerendum,
Gell. 12, 14, 7.—
3.
To consider, i. e. after carefully weighing the circumstances, with inf.-clause (rare):
sed cum censerem... me et periculum vitare posse, et temperatius dicere... ea causa mihi in Asiam proficiscendi fuit,
Cic. Brut. 91, 314.—
4.
= pu tare, habere, judicare, to consider as, to hold, with two acc., or inf.-clause.
a.
With double acc.:
quom dispicias tristem, frugi censeas (i.e. eum),
you would consider him thrifty, Plaut. Cas. 3, 2. 32:
auxilio vos dignos censet senatus,
considers you worthy of help, Liv. 7, 31, 2:
has... indagines cuppediarum majore detestatione dignas censebimus si, etc.,
Gell. 7 (6), 16, 6: cum Priscum nobilitas hostem patriae censuisset, judged, declared him the enemy, etc., Aur. Vict. Caes. 29, 4.—
b.
In the pass. with nom. and inf., = haberi (in Manil. and Gell.):
praeter illas unam et viginti (comoedias) quae consensu omnium Plauti esse censebantur,
Gell. 3, 3, 3:
quae terrena censentur sidera sorte (i. e. esse),
are considered as being of the terrestrial kind, Manil. 2, 226; so id. 2, 293; 2, 653; 2, 667; 3, 96; so, sub aliquo censeri, to be considered as being under one ' s influence, id. 4, 246; 4, 705; cf. id. 3, 598 (with per).—
5.
To wish, with subj.-clause or ne (in App.):
de coma pretiosi velleris floccum mihi confestim adferas censeo,
App. M. 6. [p. 315] p. 117:
censeo ne ulla cura os percolat,
id. Mag. p. 411.
2.
censeo, ēre, = succenseo, to be angry: ne vobis censeam, si, etc., Varr. ap. Non. p. 267, 24.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > censeo
15 appréciation

appréciation [apʀesjasjɔ̃]

feminine noun

   a. ( = évaluation) [de distance, importance] estimation ; [de prix] estimate

   b. ( = jugement) soumettre qch à l'appréciation de qn to ask for sb's assessment of sth

• je laisse cela à votre appréciation I leave you to judge for yourself

• commettre une erreur d'appréciation to be mistaken in one's assessment

• les appréciations du professeur sur un élève the teacher's assessment of a pupil

   c. ( = augmentation) [de monnaie] appreciation

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apʀesjɑsjɔ̃
nom féminin

1) (de distance, résultat, proposition) estimate; ( financière) evaluation

faire une erreur d'appréciation — to make a misjudgment

2) ( jugement) assessment

c'est une question d'appréciation — it's a question of taste

être laissé à l'appréciation de quelqu'un — to be left to somebody's discretion

3) ( de monnaie) appreciation

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apʀesjasjɔ̃
1. nf

1) (= approbation) appreciation

2) (= évaluation) estimation, assessment

3) [monnaie] appreciation

2. appréciations nfpl

(= avis) assessment sg appraisal sg

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appréciation nf

1 (de distance, résultat, proposition) estimate; ( financière) evaluation; faire une erreur d'appréciation to make a misjudgment;

2 ( jugement) assessment; émettre une appréciation favorable/défavorable to give a favourable^GB/an unfavourable^GB assessment; c'est une question d'appréciation it's a question of taste; être laissé à l'appréciation de qn to be left to sb's discretion;

3 ( de monnaie) appreciation.

[apresjasjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. [estimation - d'un poids, d'une valeur] appreciation, estimate, assessment ; [ - d'une situation] assessment, appreciation, grasp

je laisse cela à votre appréciation I leave it to your judgment

2. [observation] remark, comment

il a obtenu d'excellentes appréciations ÉDUCATION he got very good comments from his teachers (in his report)

3. [augmentation - d'une devise] appreciation

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > appréciation
16 valorar

v.

1 to value (tasar) (propiedad, obra).

la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million

2 to evaluate, to assess.

su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favorably

el peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favored among the candidates

3 to value.

valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly

4 to appraise, to price, to evaluate, to give an estimate on.

María valora los bienes Mary appraises the assets.

5 to appreciate, to value, to cherish, to esteem.

Ella valora los regalos She appreciates the gifts.

6 to appreciate to.

María valora poder caminar de nuevo Mary appreciates to be able to walk again

7 to weigh.

Ellos valoraron la decisión The weighed the decision.

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valorar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tasar) to value, calculate the value of

2 (aumentar el valor) to raise the value of

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

valorar a alguien en mucho figurado to hold somebody in high esteem

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verb

1) to assess, evaluate

2) value

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VT

1) (=tasar) [+ joya, obra de arte] to value (en at); [+ daños, pérdidas] to assess (en at)

un cuadro valorado en dos millones — a painting valued at two million

las pérdidas han sido valoradas en miles de millones — the damage has been estimated o assessed at thousands of millions

2) (=apreciar) [+ cualidad] to value, appreciate

no sabes valorar la amistad — you don't value o appreciate friendship

un trabajo no valorado por la sociedad — it is a job which is not valued o appreciated by society

valoro mucho la sinceridad — I value honesty highly

los resultados han sido valorados negativamente — the results were judged negatively

los jóvenes valoran muy poco a los políticos — young people have a very poor opinion of politicians

"se valorarán los conocimientos de inglés" — "knowledge of English an advantage"

3) (=revalorizar) to raise the value of

4) (Quím) to titrate

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verbo transitivo

a) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assess

valorar algo en algo — to value something at something

la casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...

las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares — the damage is estimated at several million dollars

eso no se puede valorar en dinero — you cannot put a value on it

b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assess

valorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative

c) <amistad/lealtad> to value

valoraba muy poco su dedicación — he attached very little value to her dedication

se valorará experiencia — experience an advantage

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= appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.

Ex. Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.

Ex. A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.

Ex. Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.

Ex. She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.

Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex. She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.

Ex. Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.

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* valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.

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verbo transitivo

a) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assess

valorar algo en algo — to value something at something

la casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...

las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares — the damage is estimated at several million dollars

eso no se puede valorar en dinero — you cannot put a value on it

b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assess

valorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative

c) <amistad/lealtad> to value

valoraba muy poco su dedicación — he attached very little value to her dedication

se valorará experiencia — experience an advantage

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= appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.

Ex: Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.

Ex: A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.

Ex: Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.

Ex: She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.

Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.

Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.

* valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.

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valorar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (tasar) ‹joyas/cuadros› to value; ‹pérdidas/daños› to assess valorar algo EN algo:

el cuadro está valorado en 2 millones de dólares the picture is valued at 2 million dollars

las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares the damage is estimated at several million dollars

una vida no se puede valorar en dinero you cannot put a value on a person's life

2 ( frml) (considerar) to assess

valoró la actuación de su predecesor he assessed his predecessor's performance

(+ compl): valoran positivamente esta nueva política they consider o judge this new policy to be positive

su cambio de actitud fue valorado negativamente her change of attitude was viewed unfavorably

3 (apreciar, estimar) to appreciate

no sabes valorar la amistad you don't appreciate the true value of friendship, you don't value friendship as you should

valoraba muy poco su dedicación he attached very little value to her dedication

valoro mucho su lealtad I value your loyalty very highly

[ S ] se valorará experiencia experience an advantage

B ( Quím) to titrate

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valorar ( conjugate valorar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹joya/cuadro› to value;

‹pérdida/daño› to assess;
valorar algo en algo to value/assess sth at sth;
◊ eso no se puede valorar en dinero you cannot put a value on it

b) (frml) ‹trabajo/actuación› to assess

c) ‹amistad/lealtad› to value

valorar verbo transitivo
1 (dar un valor, precio) to value
2 (tener en estima, consideración) to value: no valora lo que estás haciendo, he doesn't appreciate what you are doing
' valorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cotizar
- estimar
- invalorable
English:
appreciate
- assess
- price
- value
- appraise
- estimate
- evaluate
- prize

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valorar vt

1. [tasar] [obra de arte] to value;
[daños] to assess, to estimate;
la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million

2. [evaluar] to evaluate, to assess;

su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favourably;

el peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favoured among the candidates

3. [apreciar] to value;

no saben valorar el trabajo de los enseñantes they do not value the work that teachers do;

valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly

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valorar

v/t

1 ( tasar) value (en at)

2 ( estimar) appreciate, value

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valorar vt

1) evaluar: to evaluate, to appraise, to assess

2) apreciar: to value, to appreciate

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valorar vb to value

valoraron los cuadros antes de la subasta they valued the paintings before the auction

valoro mucho tu amistad I value your friendship very much

Spanish-English dictionary > valorar
17 til

at, for, into, till, to, until, unto

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I. præp

a) (i alm, især om sted) to ( fx go to London; return to England; keep to the right; write a letter to somebody; with my back to the fire; to my delight (, horror, despair, surprise));

[ gå til møde (, selskab, fest)] go to a meeting (, a party);

[ være til et møde (, et selskab, en fest)] be at a meeting (, a party);

(se også ndf: j);

b) ( ved arrive og arrival) at,

( dog foran navne på lande og store byer) in ( fx arrive at one's destination, in England, at Dover, in London);

c) (om bestemmelsessted i forb med start, leave, depart etc) for ( fx

start for Edinburgh; our departure for York);

[ rejsende til Crewe] passengers for Crewe;

[ tog til Hull] train for Hull;

d) ( op imod, støttet til) against ( fx lean against a wall);

e) ( tid: indtil) until,

T till ( fx wait untill (, till) tomorrow);

( mellem to tidspunkter) to ( fx from ten to twelve o'clock; from 1770 to 1850);

[ fra morgen til aften] from morning till night;

[ til og med]

( om dato) up to and including,

(am) through ( fx from Sunday through Thursday),

(om sted i bog etc) up to and including;

f) ( tidspunkt) at ( fx come at the same time; he gave me presents at Christmas and on birthdays);

( om arrangementer) for ( fx the ceremony was arranged for two o'clock; I have invited them for two o'clock; I have an appointment for two o'clock; come home for Christmas);

( førstkommende) next ( fx next Easter, next summer);

g) ( senest, sidste frist) by ( fx we must have them by Friday); h) ( når " til" + styrelse = indirekte objekt) to ( fx give money to the poor; sell it to Peter); for ( fx buy a present for her; make a dress for her);

i) ( bestemmelse) for ( fx here is a letter for you; a basket for potatoes; for use in the kitchen; your task for tomorrow; tickets for "Hamlet"; the boot for the left leg; what is that wheel for? it is good enough for her);

j) ( i forbindelse med måltiders navne) ( for at få) for ( fx he came home for lunch; he stayed for tea; we were six for dinner);

( som man får) to ( fx he came to dinner; he stayed to dinner; invite him (, have him in) to dinner);

( om det man spiser) for ( fx we had chicken for lunch; they serve bacon and eggs for breakfast; what did you have for dinner?);

( sammen med) with ( fx drink wine with one's dinner; take tea with one's meals);

k) ( samhørighed) of ( fx the author of the book; the key of the door; the mother of 5 children); to ( fx the heir to the estate); for (

fx the boot for the left leg);

l) ( pris, værdi, vurdering) at ( fx I bought 50 at 10 p. each (el.

apiece); sell (, buy) something at cost price; value the house at £40,000; estimate (el. put) her age at 40);

m) ( mellem 2 tal i omtrentlig mængdesangivelse) to, or ( fx 25 to 30 persons; 5 or 6 persons);

n) ( forandring) into ( fx forvandle til change into; oversætte til

translate into);

o) ( som) by way of ( fx by way of answer, punishment); for ( fx I

wouldn't like to have him for my father); as ( fx he had Smith as a teacher);

p) (efter adj, der betegner (u)dygtighed) at ( fx good (, clever, bad) at history; he is great at football);

[ til at] at -ing ( fx he is marvellous at interviewing);

q) [ Udtryk]

[ andre tilfælde:]

[ den slyngel til Peter] that rascal of a Peter;

[ til at] to ( fx too good to be true; not to be seen; not fit to

live);

[ for tung til at jeg kan løfte den] too heavy for me to lift (it);

[ her er ikke til at være for fluer] you can't move for flies here;

[ her er ikke til at være for varme] it is unbearably hot here;

( se også de andre ord, hvormed " til" forbindes).

II. adv

( yderligere) more ( fx three more bottles), additional ( fx I bought three additional bottles), another ( fx another drink, another three bottles);

(efter vb = energisk) hard ( fx run (, hit) hard), with a will ( fx

hammer away with a will);

(efter vb = fuldstændigt) up ( fx fryse ` til freeze up);

[ad ( byen) til] towards (the town);

[ én til] another, a second;

[ én gang til] once more;

[ en halv gang til så lang] half as long again;

[ til og med]

( tilmed) even, into the bargain;

(se også de vb hvormed til forbindes, fx blive, komme, være).

III. conj until,

T till ( fx wait till I come).

Danish-English dictionary > til

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