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1 look

I 1. [lʊk]
nome

1) (glance) occhiata f., sguardo m.

to have o take a look at sth. dare un'occhiata a o guardare qcs.; to have o take a good look at esaminare o osservare attentamente; to have a look inside sth. dare un'occhiata dentro qcs.; to have a look round the shops dare un'occhiata ai negozi; to have a look through guardare in [ telescope]; guardare da [ window]; cercare in [ archives]; dare una scorsa a, scorrere [essay, report]; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill mi è bastata una sola occhiata per capire che era malato; to take a long hard look at sth. — fig. esaminare attentamente qcs

2) (search)

to have a (good) look — guardare (bene)

3) (expression) sguardo m., espressione f.

a look of sadness — uno sguardo triste

to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza

to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che

4) (appearance) (of person) aspetto m., aria f.; (of building, car) aspetto m., linea f.

to have a look of sadness about one — avere l'aria triste

she has a look of her father — ha qualcosa di o ricorda suo padre

I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia

I don't like the look of the weather — il tempo sembra mettersi al peggio

I don't like the look of that rash — queste eruzioni cutanee mi piacciono poco

by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto

5) (style) look m., stile m.

the look for the 90's — il look degli anni '90
2.
nome plurale looks

he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?

looks aren't everything — la bellezza non è tutto

he's losing his looks — non è più bello come una volta

you can't go o judge by looks alone — non si può giudicare solo dalle apparenze

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if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo
II 1. [lʊk]
verbo transitivo

1) (gaze, stare) guardare

to look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia

to look sb. up and down — guardare o squadrare qcn. dalla testa ai piedi

look who it is! — guarda chi c'è!

now look what you've done! — guarda che cosa hai fatto!

2) (appear)

to look one's age — dimostrare gli anni che si hanno

he's 40 but he doesn't look it — ha 40 anni ma non li dimostra

to look one's best — stare benissimo

he still looks the same — non è cambiato

to look a fool — sembrare uno sciocco

it won't look good if you refuse — sembra brutto se rifiuti

he doesn't look himself today — oggi non sembra lui
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) guardare ( into in; over sopra)

to look and see what's on TV — guardare cosa c'è in TV

to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.

to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte

to look out of o through the window guardare dalla finestra; I'm just looking — (in shop) sto solo guardando

2) (search) cercare, guardare

to look down — scorrere [ list]

3) (appear, seem) sembrare

he looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo

he looks young for his age — per uno della sua età ha un aspetto giovanile

he looks about 50 — dimostra una cinquantina d'anni

you look good in that hat — ti sta bene quel cappello

how do I look? — come sto? che aspetto ho?

you look well — hai un bell'aspetto

the picture will look good in the study — il quadro starà bene nello studio

how does it look to you? — che te ne sembra? cosa ne pensi?

it looks OK to me — per me può andare

it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che

4)

to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.

that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria

5) (anche look here) guarda, ascolta

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi

6) (be oriented)

to look south — [house, room] dare a sud

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- look after

- look ahead

- look around

- look at

- look back

- look down

- look for

- look forward

- look in

- look into

- look on

- look onto

- look out

- look over

- look round

- look through

- look to

- look up

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[luk] 1. verb
1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) guardare

2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) sembrare, apparire

3) (to face: The house looks west.) guardare a, dare su
2. noun
1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) occhiata

2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) sguardo

3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspetto, aria

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- look-alike
- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to
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I 1. [lʊk]
nome

1) (glance) occhiata f., sguardo m.

to have o take a look at sth. dare un'occhiata a o guardare qcs.; to have o take a good look at esaminare o osservare attentamente; to have a look inside sth. dare un'occhiata dentro qcs.; to have a look round the shops dare un'occhiata ai negozi; to have a look through guardare in [ telescope]; guardare da [ window]; cercare in [ archives]; dare una scorsa a, scorrere [essay, report]; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill mi è bastata una sola occhiata per capire che era malato; to take a long hard look at sth. — fig. esaminare attentamente qcs

2) (search)

to have a (good) look — guardare (bene)

3) (expression) sguardo m., espressione f.

a look of sadness — uno sguardo triste

to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza

to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che

4) (appearance) (of person) aspetto m., aria f.; (of building, car) aspetto m., linea f.

to have a look of sadness about one — avere l'aria triste

she has a look of her father — ha qualcosa di o ricorda suo padre

I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia

I don't like the look of the weather — il tempo sembra mettersi al peggio

I don't like the look of that rash — queste eruzioni cutanee mi piacciono poco

by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto

5) (style) look m., stile m.

the look for the 90's — il look degli anni '90
2.
nome plurale looks

he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?

looks aren't everything — la bellezza non è tutto

he's losing his looks — non è più bello come una volta

you can't go o judge by looks alone — non si può giudicare solo dalle apparenze

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if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo
II 1. [lʊk]
verbo transitivo

1) (gaze, stare) guardare

to look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia

to look sb. up and down — guardare o squadrare qcn. dalla testa ai piedi

look who it is! — guarda chi c'è!

now look what you've done! — guarda che cosa hai fatto!

2) (appear)

to look one's age — dimostrare gli anni che si hanno

he's 40 but he doesn't look it — ha 40 anni ma non li dimostra

to look one's best — stare benissimo

he still looks the same — non è cambiato

to look a fool — sembrare uno sciocco

it won't look good if you refuse — sembra brutto se rifiuti

he doesn't look himself today — oggi non sembra lui
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) guardare ( into in; over sopra)

to look and see what's on TV — guardare cosa c'è in TV

to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.

to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte

to look out of o through the window guardare dalla finestra; I'm just looking — (in shop) sto solo guardando

2) (search) cercare, guardare

to look down — scorrere [ list]

3) (appear, seem) sembrare

he looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo

he looks young for his age — per uno della sua età ha un aspetto giovanile

he looks about 50 — dimostra una cinquantina d'anni

you look good in that hat — ti sta bene quel cappello

how do I look? — come sto? che aspetto ho?

you look well — hai un bell'aspetto

the picture will look good in the study — il quadro starà bene nello studio

how does it look to you? — che te ne sembra? cosa ne pensi?

it looks OK to me — per me può andare

it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che

4)

to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.

that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria

5) (anche look here) guarda, ascolta

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi

6) (be oriented)

to look south — [house, room] dare a sud

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- look after

- look ahead

- look around

- look at

- look back

- look down

- look for

- look forward

- look in

- look into

- look on

- look onto

- look out

- look over

- look round

- look through

- look to

- look up

English-Italian dictionary > look
2 look

look

A n

1 ( glance) coup m d'œil ; to have ou take a look at sth ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qch ; ( closely) examiner qch ; to have ou take a good look at examiner [qch] soigneusement [car, contract, patient] ; regarder [qch] de près [suspect, photo] ; I didn't get a good look at the thief je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur ; to have a look inside/behind sth regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qch ; to have a look round faire un tour de [house, town] ; I had a quick look round ( in town) j'ai fait un petit tour ; ( in shop) j'ai jeté un coup d'œil ; to have a look round the shops faire le tour des magasins ; to have a look through ( peer) regarder dans [telescope] ; regarder par [crack, window] ; ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files] ; parcourir [essay, report] ; she took one look at him and screamed elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier ; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade ; let's have a look at that grazed knee voyons ce genou écorché ; to take a long hard look at sth fig étudier sérieusement qch ;

2 ( search) to have a look chercher ; to have a look for sth chercher qch ; I've had several looks j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois ; I had a good look in the attic j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier ;

3 ( expression) regard m ; a look of fear/anger un regard rempli de terreur/de colère ; a look of sadness un regard triste ; to give sb a kind/pitying look regarder qn avec bonté/pitié ; he gave me a look of sheer hatred il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine ; did you see the look he gave me? tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté? ; she gave me such a look! elle m'a jeté un de ces regards! ; he got some odd ou funny looks on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air ; I don't like the look on his face ou in his eye je n'aime pas son air ; you could tell from the look on his face that à sa tête ○ on voyait que ; to give sb a dirty/evil look regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant ;

4 ( appearance) ( of person) air m ; (of building, car, design, scenery) aspect m ; to have a look of weariness/sadness about one avoir l'air abattu/triste ; the car has a dated look la voiture ne fait pas très moderne ; she has a look of her father about her elle a quelque chose de son père ; to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté ; I like the look of it ça a l'air bien ; I like the look of the new computer/car j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture ; I like the look of him il a l'air sympa ○, il a une bonne tête ○ ; I don't like the look of him il ne m'inspire pas confiance ; I don't like the look of the weather le ciel n'annonce rien de bon ; I don't like the look of that rash ces rougeurs m'inquiètent ; by the look(s) of him he must be about 40 à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine ; by the look(s) of the barometer à en juger par le baromètre ;

5 ( style) look ○ m, style m ; the look for the 90's le look des années 90.

B looks npl he's got the looks, but can he act? il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer? ; looks aren't everything il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte ; to keep one's looks rester beau/belle ; he's losing his looks il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois ; you can't go ou judge by looks alone il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences.

C vtr

1 (gaze, stare) regarder ; look what he's done! regarde ce qu'il a fait! ; look how/where… regarde comment/où… ; to look sb in the eye/in the face regarder qn dans les yeux/en face ; to look sb up and down ( appraisingly) regarder qn de haut en bas ; ( critically) toiser qn des pieds à la tête ; to look one's last on jeter un dernier regard sur [house, view] ; look what arrived this morning regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin ; look who it is! regarde qui voilà! ; look who's just walked in! regarde qui vient d'arriver! ; now look what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait! ; look what time it starts! tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence! ;

2 ( appear) to look one's age faire son âge ; to look one's best être à son avantage ; she still looks the same elle n'a pas changé ; to look an idiot ou a fool avoir l'air ridicule ; it won't look good if you refuse ça sera mal vu si tu refuses ; he doesn't look himself today il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui.

D vi

1 regarder (into dans ; over par-dessus) ; to look and see who's at the door regarder qui est à la porte ; to look and see what's on TV regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé ; to look at sb/sth regarder qn/qch ; to look away détourner le regard or les yeux ; to look in at the window regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre ; to look out of ou through the window regarder par la fenêtre ; to look the other way lit regarder ailleurs ; fig fermer les yeux ; to look up and down the street regarder partout dans la rue ; I didn't know where to look fig je ne savais plus où me mettre ; ( in shop) I'm just looking je ne fais que regarder ;

2 ( search) chercher, regarder ; to look down parcourir [list] ; to look for sth chercher qch ; a group of youths looking for trouble une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre ; are you looking for a smack in the mouth ○ ? tu veux mon poing sur la figure ○ ? ;

3 (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître ; he looks happy il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux ; it's nice to see you looking happy ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux ; you look hot/cold tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid ; he doesn't look French il n'a pas l'air français, il ne fait pas français ; he looks young for his age il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge ; she's 40 but she doesn't look it elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas ; he looks about 50 il doit avoir la cinquantaine ; that dress makes you look younger cette robe te rajeunit ; how do I look? comment me trouves-tu? ; you look well tu as bonne mine ; you don't look well tu as mauvaise mine ; you look good in that hat ce chapeau te va bien ; you look good enough to eat! tu es mignon à croquer ○ ! ; that cake looks good ce gâteau a l'air bon ; the picture will look good in the study le tableau ira bien dans le bureau ; how does my tie look? comment est ma cravate? ; it doesn't look straight il n'est pas droit, il est de travers ; it doesn't look right ça ne va pas ; how does it look to you? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; it looks OK to me ça m'a l'air d'aller ; does the meat look cooked to you? est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite? ; things are looking good les choses se présentent bien ; things aren't looking too good ça ne va pas très bien ; it looks to me as if ou though j'ai l'impression que ; this looks to me like the right street j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue ; it looks as if ou though it will rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it looks likely that il semble probable que (+ subj) ; it looks certain that il semble certain que (+ indic) ; he looks to be the strongest il semble être le plus fort ; it looks to be a question of time/money ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent ;

4 to look like sb/sth ressembler à qn/qch ; it doesn't look anything like a Picasso! ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso! ; that photograph doesn't look like you ou looks nothing like you on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo ; what does she look like? comment est-elle? ; what does the house look like? comment est la maison? ; it looks like being funny/interesting cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant ; you look like being the only man there il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent ; she looks like being the first to finish il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir ; it looks like he's dying tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant ; it looks like rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it certainly looks like it ça en a tout l'air ; ‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron ‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron ; what does it look like to you? murder? qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre? ; it looks like cancer to me je pense que c'est un cancer ; you look like you could do with a drink/bath j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal ;

5 ( also look here) écoute ; look, this is ridiculous écoute, c'est ridicule ; look, it wasn't my fault écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute ; look here, I'm in no mood for jokes écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter ;

6 ( be oriented) to look north/south [house, room] être orienté au nord/sud.

E - looking (dans composés) serious/distinguished-looking [person] à l'air sérieux/distingué ; dubious/sinister-looking [place, object] à l'aspect douteux/sinistre ; he's not bad-looking il n'est pas mal.

Idiom

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard.

Phrasal verbs

■ look about = look around.

■ look after:

▶ look after [sb/sth]

1 ( care for) soigner [patient, sick animal] ; garder [child] ; s'occuper de [customer, guest] ; s'occuper de [animal, plant] ; entretenir [car, equipment] ; prendre soin de [belongings, toys] ; he's being looked after by his grand-parents ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent ; these books have been well looked after on a pris soin de ces livres ; to look after sb's needs satisfaire les besoins de qn ;

2 ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [administration, finances, business, shop] ; surveiller [class, schoolchildren] ; to look after sb's interests veiller aux intérêts de qn ; look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute! surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite! ;

▶ look after oneself

1 ( cope) she's too frail to look after herself elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule ; I'm old enough to look after myself je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul ;

2 ( be careful) safe journey, and look after yourself bon voyage, sois prudent!

■ look ahead lit regarder devant soi ; fig regarder vers l'avenir ; we must look ahead to the future now nous devons penser à l'avenir maintenant ; she's looking ahead to the next Olympics elle se prépare pour les prochains jeux Olympiques ; and now, looking ahead to tomorrow's programmes Radio, TV et maintenant, un aperçu des émissions de demain.

■ look around:

▶ look around

1 ( turn around) se retourner ;

2 ( glance around) regarder autour de soi ; to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig passer en revue ses amis/collègues ;

3 ( search) chercher ; to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch ;

4 (visit, examine) (in building, town) faire un tour ; ( in room) jeter un coup d'œil ;

▶ look around [sth] visiter [church, town] ; faire le tour de [room] ; they spent the morning looking around London/the shops ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins.

■ look at:

▶ look at [sth]

1 gen regarder ; ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil sur ; look at the state of you! regarde un peu de quoi tu as l'air! ; just look at the state of this room! regarde un peu l'état de cette pièce! ; look at this coat/book! regarde-moi ○ ce manteau/ce livre! ; just look at this! regarde-moi ça ○ ! ; you'd never guess, to look at her à la voir on ne devinerait jamais ; he's/it's not much to look at il/ça ne paie pas de mine ;

2 ( examine) vérifier [equipment] ; [doctor] examiner [patient, wound] ; [workman] jeter un coup d'œil à [car, plumbing] ; étudier [problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options] ; you should get that wound looked at tu devrais faire examiner cette blessure (par le médecin) ;

3 (see, view) voir [life, events, situation] ; envisager [problem] ; try and look at it my way essaie de voir les choses de mon point de vue ; his way of looking at things sa façon de voir les choses ; look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse écoute, s'il me fait une proposition, je ne la refuserai pas ; that's how I look at it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses ; the problem needs to be looked at from all angles il faut envisager ce problème sous tous ses aspects ; you can't be too careful, look at Tom! il faut être très prudent, regarde ce qui est arrivé à Tom! ;

4 ( face) to be looking at [firm] être au bord de [bankruptcy, collapse] ; [criminal] risquer [life sentence, fine] ; you're looking at major repairs here dites-vous bien qu'il s'agit ici de réparations importantes ; you're looking at a bill for about 3,000 dollars ça va vous coûter aux alentours de 3 000 dollars.

■ look back:

▶ look back

1 ( turn around) se retourner ; to look back at sb/sth se retourner pour regarder qn/qch ;

2 (reflect, reminisce) let's look back to the year 1964 revenons à l'année 1964 ; if we look back to the 19th century si l'on considère le dix-neuvième siècle ; since then she's never looked back depuis tout s'est très bien passé pour elle ; to look back on se tourner sur [past] ; repenser à [experience] ; faire le bilan de [career, marriage] ; looking back on it, I think I made the right decision rétrospectivement, je pense que j'ai pris la bonne décision.

■ look down:

▶ look down (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux ; ( from a height) regarder en bas ; from the hilltop she looked down on the city elle regardait la ville du haut de la colline ;

▶ look down on [sb/sth]

1 ( despise) mépriser [person, lifestyle] ;

2 ( dominate) [fortress, tower] dominer [town, valley].

■ look for:

▶ look for [sb/sth] ( search for) chercher qn/qch ;

▶ look for [sth] ( expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] (from de) ; what I'm looking for from you is a guarantee ce que j'attends de vous c'est une garantie ; what do you look for in a new recruit? qu'est-ce que vous attendez d'une nouvelle recrue?

■ look forward: to look forward to [sth] attendre [qch] avec impatience ; I was so looking forward to it j'attendais ça avec tant d'impatience, je m'en faisais une telle joie ; she's looking forward to going on holiday elle a hâte de partir en vacances ; I'm not looking forward to the interview/party la perspective de l'entretien/la fête ne me réjouit pas ; I look forward to hearing from you ( writing to a friend) j'espère avoir bientôt de tes nouvelles ; ( in formal correspondence) dans l'attente de votre réponse.

■ look in

1 ( pay a visit) passer ; I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain ; to look in on passer voir [person, class, rehearsals] ; look in on the baby and check she's still asleep va voir si le bébé dort ;

2 ( watch TV) if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us les téléspectateurs qui désirent obtenir plus de renseignements peuvent nous contacter.

■ look into:

▶ look into [sth] examiner, étudier [matter, possibility, problem] ; examiner [accounts, background] ; enquêter sur [death, disappearance, theft].

■ look on:

▶ look on [crowd, spectators] regarder ; we looked on admiringly as she danced nous l'avons regardée danser avec admiration ; I was forced to look on as the house was ransacked j'ai été forcé d'assister au pillage de la maison ;

▶ look on [sb/sth] considérer [person, event etc] (as comme ; with avec) ; we look on him as a son nous le considérons comme notre fils ; I look on it as a privilege je considère que c'est un privilège.

■ look onto:

▶ look onto [sth] [house, room] donner sur [sea, garden, street].

■ look out:

▶ look out ( take care) faire attention (for à) ; ( be wary) se méfier (for de) ; you must look out for snakes faites attention aux serpents ; look out for motorists turning out of side roads méfiez-vous des automobilistes qui débouchent des petites routes ; look out! attention! ;

▶ look out for [sb/sth] guetter [person] ; être à l'affût de [new recruits, talent] ; être à la recherche de [apartment, book] ; guetter l'apparition de [signs, symptoms] ; repérer [cases, examples] ; être à l'affût de [bargain, special offer] ;

▶ look out for [oneself] se débrouiller tout seul, s'occuper de soi ;

▶ look out over [sth] [window, balcony] donner sur [sea, park].

■ look over:

▶ look [sb] over passer [qn] en revue [new recruits, troops] ;

▶ look [sth] over examiner [car, equipment] ; [vet] examiner [animal] ; get an expert to look the car over before you buy it fais examiner la voiture par un spécialiste avant de l'acheter ;

▶ look over [sth]

1 ( read) ( in detail) examiner [document, contract] ; ( rapidly) parcourir [essay, lines, notes] ; jeter un coup d'œil sur, parcourir [document, report] ; I'll get Rose to look it over quickly je demanderai à Rose d'y jeter un petit coup d'œil ;

2 ( visit) visiter [factory, gardens, house].

■ look round

1 ( look behind one) se retourner ; she looked round to see who it was elle s'est retournée pour voir qui c'était ;

2 ( look about) regarder autour de soi ; I'm just looking round ( in shop) je ne fais que regarder ; we're looking round for a new house nous cherchons une nouvelle maison ;

▶ look round [sth] visiter [town, building].

■ look through:

▶ look through [sth]

1 ( read) consulter [archive, material, files] ; parcourir [essay, list, script, report, notes] ; ( scan idly) feuilleter [book, magazine] ;

2 ( search) fouiller dans [belongings, drawers, briefcase] ; I caught him looking through my diary je l'ai trouvé en train de lire mon journal intime ; try looking through that pile of papers regarde dans cette pile de papiers ;

▶ look through [sb] faire semblant de ne pas voir [person].

■ look to:

▶ look to [sb/sth]

1 ( rely on) compter sur qn/qch (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; they look to him for leadership ils comptent sur lui pour les diriger ;

2 ( turn to) se tourner vers [future] ; he looked to his friends for support il s'est tourné vers ses amis pour qu'ils le soutiennent ;

▶ look to [sth] ( pay attention) veiller à [defences, interests] ;

▶ look to do ( expect) espérer faire ; we're looking to break even/make a profit nous espérons rentrer dans nos frais/faire des bénéfices.

■ look up:

▶ look up

1 ( raise one's eyes) lever les yeux (from de) ;

2 ( raise one's head) lever la tête ; to look up at the clouds/tree-tops regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres ;

3 ( improve) [business, prospects] aller mieux ; [conditions, situation] s'améliorer ; [property market] reprendre ; things are looking up for us les choses s'arrangent pour nous ;

▶ look up [sth] regarder à l'intérieur de [chimney] ; to look up sb's skirt regarder sous la jupe de qn ;

▶ look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth]

1 ( check in book) chercher [address, phone number, price, word] (in dans) ; look his number up in the phone book cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire ;

2 ( visit) passer voir [acquaintance, friend] ; look me up if you're ever in New York passez me voir or faites-moi signe si jamais vous vous trouvez à New York ;

▶ look up to [sb] admirer [person].

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look [lʊk]

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1. noun

2. plural noun

3. intransitive verb

4. transitive verb

5. compounds

6. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = glance) do you want a look? tu veux jeter un coup d'œil ?

• and now for a quick look at the papers et maintenant, les grands titres de vos journaux

► to have/take a look

• let me have a look ( = may I) fais voir ; ( = I'm going to) je vais voir

• let me have another look ( = may I) je peux regarder encore une fois ?

• to take a look at sth jeter un coup d'œil à qch

• take a look at this! regarde !

• to take another look at sth examiner qch de plus près

• to take a good look at sth bien regarder qch

• to take a good look at sb regarder qn avec attention

• take a good look! regarde bien !

• to take a long hard look at sth examiner qch de près

• to take a long hard look at o.s. (psychologically) faire son autocritique

• to have a look round the house visiter la maison

• I just want to have a look round (in town) je veux simplement faire un tour ; (in a shop) je ne fais que regarder

• have a look through the telescope regarde dans le télescope

   b. ( = expression) regard m

• an inquiring look un regard interrogateur

• we got some very odd looks les gens nous ont regardé d'un drôle d'air

• I told her what I thought and if looks could kill, I'd be dead (inf) je lui ai dit ce que je pensais et elle m'a fusillé du regard

   c. ( = search) to have a look for sth chercher qch

• have another look! cherche bien !

   d. ( = appearance) air m

• there was a sad look about him il avait l'air plutôt triste

• I like the look of her (inf) je trouve qu'elle a l'air sympathique

• I don't like the look of him (inf) il a une tête qui ne me revient pas (inf)

• by the looks of him (inf) à le voir

• by the looks of it (inf) de toute évidence

• you can't go by looks(PROV) il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences

• I don't like the look of this at all (inf) ça ne me dit rien qui vaille

   e. ( = style) look (inf) m

• I need a new look il faut que je change de look (inf)

2. plural noun

looks (inf) beauté f

• looks aren't everything la beauté n'est pas tout

• she has kept her looks elle est restée belle

• she's losing her looks elle n'est plus aussi belle qu'autrefois

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = see, glance) regarder

• look over there! regarde là-bas !

• look! regarde !

• look and see if he's still there regarde s'il est encore là

• look what a mess you've made! regarde le gâchis que tu as fait !

• look who's here! (inf) regarde qui est là !

• to look the other way ( = avert one's eyes) détourner le regard ; (figurative) fermer les yeux (fig) (PROV) look before you leap il faut réfléchir avant d'agir

► to look + adverb/preposition

• he looked around him for an ashtray il a cherché un cendrier des yeux

• to look down one's nose at sb (inf) regarder qn de haut

• she looks down her nose at romantic novels (inf) elle méprise les romans à l'eau de rose

• to look down the list parcourir la liste

• look here, we must discuss it first (inf) écoutez, il faut d'abord en discuter

• look here, that isn't what I said! (inf) dites donc, ce n'est pas (du tout) ce que j'ai dit !

• she looked into his eyes elle l'a regardé droit dans les yeux ; (romantically) elle a plongé son regard dans le sien

• to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn ; (figurative) être constamment sur le dos de qn

• to be looking over one's shoulder (figurative) être sur ses gardes

• he looked right through me (inf) il a fait comme s'il ne me voyait pas

   b. ( = face) [building] donner

• the house looks onto the main street la maison donne sur la rue principale

   c. ( = search) chercher

• you should have looked more carefully tu aurais dû chercher un peu mieux

   d. ( = seem) avoir l'air

• he looks about 40 il doit avoir la quarantaine

• he looks about 75 kilos il doit faire environ 75 kilos

• she's tired and she looks it elle est fatiguée et ça se voit

• he's 50 and he looks it il a 50 ans et il les fait

• how did she look? (health) comment va-t-elle ? ; (on hearing news) quelle tête elle a fait ?

• how do I look? comment me trouves-tu ?

• how does it look to you? qu'en pensez-vous ?

► to look as if

• try to look as if you're glad to see them! essaie d'avoir l'air content de les voir !

• it looks as if it's going to snow on dirait qu'il va neiger

• it doesn't look as if he's coming on dirait qu'il ne va pas venir► to look + adjective/noun

• she looks her age elle fait son âge

• it will look bad ça va faire mauvais effet

• you must look your best for this interview il faut que tu présentes bien pour cet entretien

• they made me look a fool ils m'ont ridiculisé

• he looks good in uniform l'uniforme lui va bien

• that dress looks good on her cette robe lui va bien

• that pie looks good cette tarte a l'air bonne

• how are you getting on with your autobiography? -- it's looking good comment avance ton autobiographie ? -- elle avance bien

• it looks good on paper c'est très bien sur le papier

• that hairstyle makes her look old cette coiffure la vieillit

• it makes him look ten years older/younger ça le vieillit/rajeunit de dix ans

• he looks older than that il a l'air plus âgé que ça

• to look the part avoir le physique de l'emploi (inf)

• how pretty you look! comme vous êtes jolie !

• it looks promising c'est prometteur

• it looks all right to me ça m'a l'air d'aller

• to make sb look small rabaisser qn

• she looks tired elle a l'air fatigué(e)

• you're looking well vous avez bonne mine

• she doesn't look well elle n'a pas bonne mine► to look like

• what does he look like? comment est-il ?

• he looks like his father il ressemble à son père

• the picture doesn't look like him at all on ne le reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo

• he looks like a soldier il a l'air d'un soldat

• it looks like salt ( = seems) on dirait du sel

• this looks to me like the right shop cela m'a l'air d'être le bon magasin

• it looks like rain (inf) on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

• the rain doesn't look like stopping la pluie n'a pas l'air de vouloir s'arrêter

• it certainly looks like it ça m'en a tout l'air

• the evening looked like being interesting la soirée promettait d'être intéressante

4. transitive verb

regarder

• to look sb in the face regarder qn en face

• to look sb up and down toiser qn

• look where you're going! regarde où tu vas !

• look what you've done now! regarde ce que tu as fait !

5. compounds

► look-alike (inf) noun sosie m

• a Churchill look-alike un sosie de Churchill ► look-in (inf) noun

• our team didn't have or get a look-in notre équipe n'a jamais eu la moindre chance de gagner

6. Phrasal Verbs

► look about intransitive verb regarder autour de soi

• to look about for sb/sth chercher qn/qch (des yeux)► look after inseparable transitive verb

[+ invalid, child, animal, plant] s'occuper de ; [+ one's possessions] prendre soin de ; [+ finances] gérer

• she doesn't look after herself properly elle se néglige

• look after yourself! (inf) prends soin de toi !

• she's quite old enough to look after herself elle est assez grande pour se débrouiller (inf) toute seule

• he certainly looks after his car il bichonne sa voiture

• we're well looked after here on s'occupe bien de nous ici

• they looked after the house while we were away ils se sont occupés de la maison en notre absence

• will you look after my bag for me? tu peux surveiller mon sac ?

• to look after one's own interests protéger ses intérêts► look ahead intransitive verb

(in front) regarder devant soi ; (to future) penser à l'avenir

• I'm looking ahead at what might happen j'essaie d'imaginer ce qui pourrait se passer► look around intransitive verb regarder autour de soi

• to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch (des yeux)► look at inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = observe) [+ person, object] regarder

• just look at this mess! regarde un peu ce fouillis !

• just look at you! (inf) regarde de quoi tu as l'air !

• to look at him you would never think that... à le voir, on n'imaginerait pas que...

• it isn't much to look at (inf) ça ne paie pas de mine

   b. ( = consider) [+ situation, problem] examiner

• let's look at the facts examinons les faits

• he now looked at her with new respect il commença à la considérer avec respect

• that's one way of looking at it c'est une façon de voir les choses

• it depends on how you look at it tout dépend comment on voit la chose

   c. ( = check) vérifier ; ( = see to) s'occuper de

• will you look at the carburettor? pourriez-vous vérifier le carburateur ?

   d. ( = have in prospect) (inf) you're looking at a minimum of £65 ça va vous coûter 65 livres au minimum

• they are looking at savings of $3 million les économies pourraient atteindre 3 millions de dollars► look away intransitive verb détourner les yeux ( from de ) ; (figurative) fermer les yeux

► look back intransitive verb regarder derrière soi

• she looked back at Marie and smiled elle se retourna pour regarder Marie et lui sourit

• after that he never looked back (inf) après, ça n'a fait qu'aller de mieux en mieux pour lui

• there's no point looking back ça ne sert à rien de revenir sur le passé

• looking back, I'm surprised I didn't suspect anything avec le recul, je suis étonné de n'avoir rien soupçonné

• to look back on sth ( = remember, evaluate) repenser à qch

• when they look back on this match... lorsqu'ils repenseront à ce match...

• we can look back over 20 years of happy marriage nous avons derrière nous 20 ans de bonheur conjugal► look behind intransitive verb regarder en arrière

► look down intransitive verb baisser les yeux

• to look down at the ground regarder par terre

• don't look down or you'll fall ne regarde pas en bas, sinon tu vas tomber► look down on inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = despise) mépriser

   b. ( = overlook) dominer

• the castle looks down on the valley le château domine la vallée► look for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = seek) [+ object, work] chercher

• to be looking for trouble (inf) chercher les ennuis

   b. ( = expect) [+ praise, reward] espérer► look forward to inseparable transitive verb

[+ event, meal, trip, holiday] attendre avec impatience

• I'm looking forward to seeing them j'ai hâte de les voir

• I look forward to meeting you on the 5th je vous verrai donc avec plaisir le 5

• looking forward to hearing from you (in letter) en espérant avoir bientôt de vos nouvelles

• I look forward to hearing from you (formal) dans l'attente de votre réponse (frm)

• I look forward to the day when... j'attends avec impatience le jour où...

• are you looking forward to your birthday? tu te réjouis pour ton anniversaire ?

• we'd been looking forward to it for weeks on attendait ça depuis des semaines

• I'm really looking forward to it je m'en réjouis à l'avance► look in intransitive verb regarder à l'intérieur

• to look in on sb passer voir qn

• the doctor will look in again tomorrow le docteur repassera demain► look into inseparable transitive verb

( = examine) examiner

• there's obviously been a mistake. I'll look into it il y a dû y avoir une erreur. Je vais m'en occuper► look on

1. intransitive verb

regarder (faire)

• they just looked on while the raiders escaped ils ont regardé les bandits s'enfuir sans intervenir

• he wrote the letter while I looked on il a écrit la lettre tandis que je le regardais faire

2. inseparable transitive verb

considérer► look out

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = look outside) regarder dehors

• to look out of the window regarder par la fenêtre

   b. ( = take care) faire attention

• I told you to look out! je t'avais bien dit de faire attention !

• look out! attention !

2. separable transitive verb

(British) ( = look for) chercher ; ( = find) trouver

• I'll look out some old magazines je vais essayer de trouver des vieux magazines

• I've looked out the minutes of the meeting j'ai trouvé le procès-verbal de la réunion► look out for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = look for) chercher ; ( = watch out for) [+ sth good] essayer de repérer ; [+ danger] se méfier de

• look out for special deals soyez à l'affût des bonnes affaires

• look out for ice on the road faites attention au verglas

   b. ( = look after) (inf) [+ person] s'occuper de

• we look out for each other on se tient les coudes► look over separable transitive verb

[+ document, list] parcourir ; [+ goods, produce] inspecter ; [+ town, building] visiter ; [+ person] (quickly) jeter un coup d'œil à ; (slowly) regarder de la tête aux pieds

► look round

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = glance about) regarder (autour de soi)

• we're just looking round (in shop) on regarde

   b. ( = search) chercher

• I looked round for you after the concert je vous ai cherché après le concert

   c. ( = look back) se retourner

• I looked round to see where he was je me suis retourné pour voir où il était

• don't look round! ne vous retournez pas !

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ town, factory] visiter► look through inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = scan) [+ mail] regarder ; (thoroughly) [+ papers, book] examiner ; (briefly) [+ papers, book] parcourir

   b. ( = revise) [+ lesson] réviser ; ( = re-read) [+ notes] relire

   c. ( = ignore) he just looked right through me (inf) il a fait comme s'il ne me voyait pas► look to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = seek help from) se tourner vers

• many sufferers look to alternative therapies de nombreux malades se tournent vers les médecines parallèles

• I look to you for help je compte sur votre aide

   b. ( = think of) penser à

• to look to the future penser à l'avenir

   c. ( = seek to) chercher à

• they are looking to make a profit ils cherchent à réaliser un bénéfice► look up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = glance upwards) regarder en haut ; (from reading) lever les yeux

   b. ( = improve) (inf) [prospects, weather] s'améliorer ; [business] reprendre

• things are looking up ça va mieux

• oil shares are looking up les actions pétrolières remontent

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = seek out) (inf) [+ person] passer voir

• look me up the next time you are in London passez me voir la prochaine fois que vous serez à Londres

   b. (in reference book) [+ name, word] chercher

• to look up a word in the dictionary chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire

• you'll have to look that one up [+ word] il va falloir que tu cherches dans le dictionnaire

3. inseparable transitive verb

[+ reference book] consulter

► look upon inseparable transitive verb considérer

► look up to inseparable transitive verb

( = admire) admirer

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[lʊk] 1.
noun

1) ( glance) coup m d'œil

to have ou take a look at something — jeter un coup d'œil à or sur quelque chose

to have ou take a good look at — fig examiner [quelque chose] soigneusement; lit regarder [quelque chose] de près

I didn't get a good look — je n'ai pas bien vu

to have a look inside/behind something — regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière quelque chose

to have a look round — faire un tour de [house, town]

to have a look round the shops — faire le tour des magasins

to have a look through — ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files]; parcourir [essay, report]

I took one look at him and knew that he was ill — j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade

let's have a look at that grazed knee — voyons ce genou écorché

to take a long hard look at something — fig étudier sérieusement quelque chose

2) ( search)

to have a (good) look — (bien) chercher

3) ( expression) regard m

a look of sadness/anger — un regard triste/rempli de colère

to give somebody a pitying look — regarder quelqu'un avec pitié

he got some odd ou funny looks — on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air

I don't like the look on his face — je n'aime pas son air

from the look on his face... — à son expression...

4) ( appearance) ( of person) air m; (of building, scenery) aspect m

to have a dated look — ne pas faire très moderne

she has a look of her father — elle a quelque chose de son père

to have the look of a military man — avoir l'allure d'un militaire

I like the look of it — ça a l'air bien

I like the look of him — il a l'air sympa (colloq)

I don't like the look of him — il ne m'inspire pas confiance

I don't like the look of the weather — le ciel n'annonce rien de bon

I don't like the look of that rash — ces rougeurs m'inquiètent

by the look of him... — à le voir...

5) ( style) look (colloq) m
2.
looks plural noun

he's got the looks — il a le physique

looks aren't everything — il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte

to keep one's looks — rester beau/belle

he's losing his looks — il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois

you can't go by looks alone — il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences
3.
transitive verb

1) (gaze, stare) regarder

to look somebody in the eye/in the face — regarder quelqu'un dans les yeux/en face

to look somebody up and down — ( appraisingly) regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas

look who it is! — regarde qui voilà!

2) ( appear)

to look one's age — faire son âge

she's 40 but she doesn't look it — elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas

he looks about 50 — il doit avoir la cinquantaine

to look one's best — être à son avantage

she still looks the same — elle n'a pas changé

to look a fool — avoir l'air ridicule

it won't look good — ça sera mal vu

he doesn't look himself — il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette
4.
intransitive verb

1) regarder ( into dans; over par-dessus)

to look and see who's at the door — regarder qui est à la porte

to look away — détourner le regard or les yeux

to look out of the window — regarder par la fenêtre

to look the other way — lit regarder ailleurs; fig fermer les yeux

to look up and down the street — regarder partout dans la rue

I didn't know where to look — fig je ne savais plus où me mettre; ( in shop)

I'm just looking — je ne fais que regarder

2) ( search) chercher, regarder

to look down — parcourir [list]

3) (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître

you look cold — tu as l'air d'avoir froid

he looks young for his age — il fait jeune pour son âge

that makes you look younger — ça te rajeunit

how do I look? — comment me trouves-tu?

you look well — tu as bonne mine

you look good in that hat — ce chapeau te va bien

you look good enough to eat! — tu es mignon/-onne à croquer! (colloq)

the picture will look good in the study — le tableau ira bien dans le bureau

it doesn't look right — ça ne va pas

how does it look to you? — qu'est-ce que tu en penses?

it looks OK to me — ça m'a l'air d'aller

things are looking good — les choses se présentent bien

it looks to me as if ou like... (colloq) — j'ai l'impression que...

it looks as if it will snow — on dirait qu'il va neiger

it looks likely that — il semble probable que (+ subj)

it looks certain that — il semble certain que (+ indic)

to look like somebody/something — ressembler à quelqu'un/quelque chose

that photograph doesn't look like you — on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo

what does the house look like? — comment est la maison?

it looks like being fun — cela promet d'être amusant

you look like being the only man there — il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent

it looks like rain — on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

it certainly looks like it — ça en a tout l'air

it looks like cancer to me — je pense que c'est un cancer

4) ( listen) écoute

look here — écoute-moi bien

5) ( be oriented)

to look north — [house, room] être orienté au nord
5.
- looking combining form

distinguished-looking — [person] à l'air distingué

sinister-looking — [place] à l'aspect sinistre

he's not bad-looking — il n'est pas mal

Phrasal Verbs:

- look after

- look ahead

- look around

- look at

- look back

- look down

- look for

- look forward

- look in

- look into

- look on

- look onto

- look out

- look over

- look round

- look through

- look to

- look up

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if looks could kill... — il/elle etc m'a fusillé du regard

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1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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1. preposition
(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) über
2. preposition, adverb
1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) ungefähr

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) herum

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) irgendwo in...

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um
3. adverb
((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) kehrt!

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about

[əˈbaʊt]

I. prep

1. (on the subject of, concerning) über + akk

she had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenken

he often tells jokes \about dumb blonds er erzählt oft Blondinenwitze

be quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!

anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft, Zukunftsangst f

a book/movie/programme \about sth/sb ein Buch/ein Film/eine Sendung über etw/jdn

what's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?

the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg

to have a discussion \about how/who/why... darüber diskutieren, wie/wer/warum...

to have a phobia \about spiders eine Spinnenphobie haben

to be happy \about sth sich akk über etw akk freuen

to be sure [or certain] /unsure [or uncertain] \about sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher sein

he was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch immer nicht sicher, was er tun sollte

we are now certain \about our decision to move wir haben uns jetzt endgültig entschlossen umzuziehen

to ask sb \about sth/sb jdn nach etw/jdm fragen

to be on \about sth BRIT ( fam) sich akk über etw akk auslassen

to care \about sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessieren

I don't care \about your opinion! deine Meinung interessiert mich nicht!

to dream \about sth/sb von etw/jdm träumen

she always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnen

to talk \about sth über etw akk sprechen

all \about sb/sth alles über jdn/etw

he taught us all \about biology wir haben von ihm alles über Biologie gelernt

it's all \about having fun es geht einfach nur darum, Spaß zu haben

2. (affecting) gegen + akk

to do something \about sth etwas gegen etw akk unternehmen

will you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?

I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machen

to do little/much/nothing \about sth wenig/viel/nichts gegen etw akk tun

there's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machen

to do nothing \about a problem ein Problem nicht anpacken, nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehen

3. (surrounding) um + akk

he takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notiz

to put one's arms \about sb jdn umarmen

4. after vb (expressing movement)

to wander \about the house im Haus herumlaufen

to look \about the room sich akk im Zimmer umsehen

5. (expressing location)

she must be \about the place somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein; BRIT ( form)

do you have a pen \about you[r person]? haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber dabei?

6. (being a feature, characteristic of) an + dat

what exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?

there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholie

he has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefällt

there's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich

7. (aimed at)

▪ to be \about doing sth beabsichtigen [o darauf abzielen], etw zu tun

the takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten; BRIT ( fam)

8. BRIT ( fam: in the process of)

to be \about it gerade dabei sein

could you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind, könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?

9.

▶ to go \about sth (continue) mit etw dat fortfahren; (tackle) etw angehen

how shall go \about solving this problem? wie sollen wir dieses Problem angehen?

how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? was muss man tun, wenn man hier einen Angelschein erwerben will?

▶ how \about sth/sb? wie wäre es mit jdm/etw?

how \about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?

▶ to know what one is \about ( fam) wissen, was man tut

▶ what \about it? was ist damit?

is that your car? — yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? — ja, was ist damit?

▶ and what \about us? und was ist mit uns?

▶ what \about your job? wie läuft es bei der Arbeit?

▶ what \about going [or a trip] to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?

II. adv inv

1. (approximately) ungefähr

he's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß

\about eight [o'clock] [so] gegen acht [Uhr]

\about two days/months ago vor etwa zwei Tagen/Monaten

2. (almost) fast

I've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!

that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich das Letzte!

3. (barely)

we just \about made it wir haben es gerade noch [so] geschafft

he earns just \about enough to live on er verdient gerade mal genug zum Leben

4. esp BRIT (around) herum

don't leave things \about on the floor lass nichts auf dem Boden herumliegen

some people were standing \about ein paar Leute standen so herum

there's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe um

to be up [or out] and \about auf den Beinen sein

to move \about herumlaufen, umherlaufen

stop moving \about! bleib doch mal [ruhig] stehen!

5. esp BRIT (in the area) hier, in der Nähe

is Cathy \about? ist Cathy hier irgendwo?

she must be \about somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein

have you seen Peter \about? hast du Peter irgendwo gesehen?

there was nobody \about es war keiner da

6. ( form: opposite) andersherum

to turn sth \about etw herumdrehen

\about turn [or AM face]! MIL [Abteilung] kehrt!

7. (intending)

▪ to be \about to do sth im Begriff sein [o gerade vorhaben], etw zu tun

she was [just] \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark kam

he was \about to burst into tears er wäre fast in Tränen ausgebrochen

we're just \about to have supper wir wollen gerade zu Abend essen

I'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten

8.

▶ that's \about all [or it] das wär's

anything else? — no, that's \about it for now wünschen Sie noch etwas? — nein, das wäre erst einmal alles [o das wär's fürs Erste]

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[ə'baʊt]
1. adv

1) (esp Brit) herum, umher; (= present) in der Nähe

to run/walk about — herum- or umherrennen/-gehen

I looked (all) about — ich sah ringsumher

to leave things (lying) about — Sachen herumliegen lassen

to be ( up and) about again —

we were about early — wir waren früh auf den Beinen

there's a thief about — ein Dieb geht um

there's plenty of money about — es ist Geld in Mengen vorhanden

there was nobody about who could help — es war niemand in der Nähe, der hätte helfen können

at night when there's nobody about — nachts, wenn niemand unterwegs ist

where is he/it? – he's/it's about somewhere — wo ist er/es? – (er/es ist) irgendwo in der Nähe

it's the other way about — es ist gerade umgekehrt

day and day about — (täglich) abwechselnd

See:

→ out, turn, up

2)

to be about to — im Begriff sein zu; ( esp US inf

I was about to go out — ich wollte gerade ausgehen

it's about to rain — es regnet gleich or demnächst

he's about to start school —

we are about to run out of coffee — uns geht demnächst der Kaffee aus, wir haben bald keinen Kaffee mehr

are you about to tell me...? — willst du mir etwa erzählen...?

3) (= approximately) ungefähr, (so) um... (herum)

he's about 40 —

about 2 o'clock — ungefähr or so um 2 Uhr

he is about the same, doctor — sein Zustand hat sich kaum geändert, Herr Doktor

that's about it — das ist so ziemlich alles, das wärs (so ziemlich) (inf)

that's about right — das stimmt (so) ungefähr

I've had about enough (of this nonsense) — jetzt reicht es mir aber allmählich (mit diesem Unsinn)

he was about dead from exhaustion — er war halb tot vor Erschöpfung

See:

→ just, round, time

2. prep

1) (esp Brit) um (... herum); (= in) in (+dat) (... herum)

the fields about the house — die Felder ums Haus (herum)

scattered about the room — im ganzen or über das ganze Zimmer verstreut

somewhere about here — irgendwo hierherum

all about the house — im ganzen Haus (herum)

to sit about the house —

to do jobs about the house — sich im Haus (herum) nützlich machen

he looked about him — er schaute sich um

there's something about him/about the way he speaks — er/seine Art zu reden hat so etwas an sich

while you're about it —

you've been a long time about it — du hast lange dazu gebraucht

and be quick about it! — und beeil dich damit!, aber ein bisschen dalli! (inf)

2) (= concerning) über (+acc)

tell me all about it — erzähl doch mal

he knows about it — er weiß darüber Bescheid, er weiß davon

what's it all about? — worum or um was (inf) handelt es sich or geht es (eigentlich)?

he knows what it's all about — er weiß Bescheid

he's promised to do something about it — er hat versprochen, (in der Sache) etwas zu unternehmen

they fell out about money — sie haben sich wegen Geld zerstritten

how or what about me? — und ich, was ist mit mir? (inf)

how or what about it/going to the cinema? —

what about that book? have you brought it back? — was ist mit dem Buch? hast du es zurückgebracht?

(yes,) what about it/him? —

he doesn't know what he's about — er weiß nicht, was er (eigentlich) tut

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about [əˈbaʊt]

A adv

1. umher, (rings-, rund)herum, in der Runde:

all about überall;

a long way about ein großer Umweg;

the wrong way about falsch herum;

three miles about drei Meilen im Umkreis

2. ungefähr, etwa, nahezu:

it’s about time that … es ist an der Zeit, dass …; es wird langsam Zeit, dass …;

and about time, about time too es wurde aber auch langsam Zeit;

it’s about right umg es kommt so ungefähr hin;

that’s about it, that’s about all das wärs; → just B 5

3. (halb) herum, in der entgegengesetzten Richtung:

be about SCHIFF klar zum Wenden sein; → face C 1, turn¹ A 27

4. be about to do sth im Begriff oder dabei oder auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun;

he was about to go out, when … er wollte gerade ausgehen, als …;

not be about to do sth bes US umg nicht die Absicht haben oder nicht daran denken, etwas zu tun

5. in der Nähe, da:

there is no one about

6. be about umgehen (Krankheit):

there are a lot of colds about at the moment zurzeit sind viele erkältet

B präp

1. besonders Br um, um … herum

2. (irgendwo) herum in (dat):

wander about the streets in den Straßen herumwandern

3. bei, auf (dat), an (dat), um:

have you got any money about you? haben Sie Geld bei sich?;

there is nothing about him an ihm ist nichts Besonderes;

have sth about one etwas an sich haben;

he had a gun hidden about his person er hatte eine Pistole in seiner Kleidung versteckt

4. um, gegen, etwa:

about my height ungefähr meine Größe;

about this time (etwa oder ungefähr) um diese Zeit;

about noon um die Mittagszeit, gegen Mittag

5. über (akk):

talk about business;

what is it (all) about? worum handelt es sich (eigentlich)?

6. beschäftigt mit:

he knows what he is about er weiß, was er tut oder was er will;

what are you about?

a) was machst du da?,

b) was hast du vor?;

and while you’re about it und wenn du schon dabei bist

C v/t SCHIFF ein Schiff wenden

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1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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adj.

etwa adj.

gegen adj.

um... adj.

ungefähr adj. prep.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > about
5 know

I 1. [nəʊ]
verbo transitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]

to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare

to know that... — sapere che...

you know what children are — sai come sono i bambini

to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia o Ginny per gli amici

to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente

2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere

I knew it! — lo sapevo!

I don't know that I want to go really — non sono sicuro di volerci andare veramente

3) (realize) rendersi conto

you don't know how pleased I am — non sai quanto mi faccia piacere

don't I know it! — a chi lo dici!

4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)

only their parents know one from the other — solo i genitori riescono a distinguerli

she knows a bargain when she sees one — sa riconoscere quando si tratta di un vero affare

"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

5) (acknowledge)

to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscere

as you know — come sapete

I wouldn't know — non saprei

to know about — (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]

to know of — (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di

not that I know of — non che io sappia

to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo

2) (feel certain)

"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

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not to know what to do with oneself — non sapere cosa fare della propria vita

not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo
II [nəʊ]
nome

to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)

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[nəu]
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) sapere

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conoscere

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conoscere

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) riconoscere

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- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
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know /nəʊ/
n.

– (nella loc. fam.) in the know, al corrente; bene informato; addentro nella faccenda.
♦ (to) know /nəʊ/
(pass. knew, p. p. known)

A v. t.

1 conoscere; sapere: to know languages, conoscere (o sapere) le lingue; Do you know German?, conosci (o sai) il tedesco?; to know the answer, conoscere (o sapere) la risposta; to know a subject, conoscere un argomento; to know one's job, conoscere il proprio mestiere; to know the time, sapere che ora è; conoscere l'ora; to know all the facts, conoscere (o essere a conoscenza di, sapere) tutti i fatti; to know damn well, sapere benissimo; Do you know his address?, conosci (o sai) il suo indirizzo?; Everybody knows that, lo sanno tutti; How do you know?, come lo sai?; come fai a saperlo?; I'll let you know, te lo farò sapere; I know he is a good boy, so che è un bravo ragazzo; Do you know how much it costs?, sai quanto costa?; I don't know when she's arriving, non so quando arriverà; I know what I'm doing, so quello che faccio; I know you won't disappoint me, so che non mi deluderai; I knew ( that) he would say that, sapevo che avrebbe detto così; to get to know, imparare a conoscere; conoscere meglio (o più a fondo); venire a sapere; I know how it works, so come funziona; He is known to be in favour of it, è noto (o risaputo) che lui è favorevole; His dog has been known to attack strangers, si sa che il suo cane ha assalito gente che non conosceva

2 conoscere: Do you know his wife [this book]?, conosci sua moglie [questo libro]?; the world as we know it, il mondo così come lo conosciamo; We've known each other for years, ci conosciamo da anni

3 riconoscere: I'd know him anywhere, lo riconoscerei dovunque (o fra mille); I know a good athlete when I see one, so riconoscere un buon atleta

4 capire; rendersi conto: I knew at once something was wrong, capii subito che c'era qualcosa che non andava

5 conoscere; sperimentare; fare esperienza di: I have known better days, ho conosciuto giorni migliori; He has known poverty, ha conosciuto la miseria

6 – to know how, sapere; essere capace di: Do you know how to open this box?, sai aprire (o sei capace di aprire, sai come si apre) questa scatola?; I would do it if I knew how ( o if I knew the way), lo farei se sapessi come si fa (o se ne fossi capace)

7 (saper) distinguere: to know right from wrong, distinguere tra il bene e il male (o la ragione dal torto)

8 (arc.) conoscere ( in senso biblico)

B v. i.

sapere di; conoscere; essere informato di; essere a conoscenza di; avere notizia di; aver sentito parlare di: I know of a few cases like this one, so di alcuni casi come questo; I know of her, but I've never met her, ne ho sentito parlare, ma non l'ho mai incontrata; Do you know of any reason why he should have done it?, hai qualche idea del perché l'abbia fatto?; not that I know of, che io sappia no; non che io sappia; non mi risulta

● to know again, riconoscere □ (fam.) to know all the answers, sapere tutto; saperla lunga; essere un sapientone □ to know all there is to know about st., sapere tutto su qc. □ to know apart, saper distinguere ( tra due) □ (fam.) to know st. backwards, conoscere qc. alla perfezione (o a menadito) □ to know best, sapere ciò che è meglio; essere il miglior giudice □ to know better, sapere che le cose stanno altrimenti (o che non è così); ( anche) avere più buon senso (o criterio), aver imparato la lezione: If I didn't know better, I'd say that…, se non sapessi che le cose stanno altrimenti, direi che…; You should have known better, avresti dovuto usare un po' più di buon senso; I'll know better next time, la prossima volta saprò come comportarmi; la prossima volta me ne guarderò bene; to know better than that, sapere che non è così; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; to know better than to do st., non essere così sciocco (o sprovveduto) da fare qc.; avere abbastanza criterio (o buon senso) da non fare qc.; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; not to know any better, non avere buon senso; essere uno sprovveduto; non sapere quello che si fa (per ignoranza, immaturità, ecc.) □ to know one's business, conoscere il proprio mestiere; sapere il fatto proprio □ to know st. by heart, sapere qc. a memoria □ to know sb. by name [by sight], conoscere q. di nome [di vista] □ to know different, sapere che non è così (o che le cose non stanno così); scoprire che non è così □ not to know the first thing about st., non sapere niente di qc.; non intendersene affatto di qc.; essere ignorantissimo di qc. □ to know sb. for, conoscere q. come: I know him for a very approachable man, lo conosco come una persona molto disponibile □ to know for a fact that…, sapere per certo (o con certezza) che… □ (fam. USA) not to know from st., non intendersene di qc.; non sapere niente di qc. □ (fam. USA) not to know from nothing ( about), non sapere (o capire) niente (di); non intendersi minimamente (di) □ (fam.) not to know sb. from Adam, non avere mai visto né conosciuto q.; non sapere che faccia ha q. □ (fam. GB) to know how many beans make five, sapere il fatto proprio; essere sveglio □ to know st. inside out, conoscere a fondo qc. □ to know st. like the back of one's hand, conoscere qc. come le proprie tasche □ to know one's own mind, sapere quel che si vuole □ to know no bounds, non conoscere limiti □ to know oneself, conoscere se stesso; conoscersi: I know myself, io mi conosco; io so come son fatto; Know thyself!, conosci te stesso! □ (fam.) to know one's onions, sapere il fatto proprio □ to know otherwise = to know different ► sopra □ to know one's place, saper stare al proprio posto □ to know the ropes, essere pratico di qc.; sapere come funziona qc. □ (fam.) to know one's stuff, sapere il fatto proprio □ (fam.) to know a thing or two, saperne qualcosa; intendersene; saperla lunga (su qc.) □ to know one's way around, conoscere la strada; sapersi orientare; (fig.) sapere come muoversi □ to know what it is like to…, sapere per esperienza personale cosa significhi… □ (fam.) to know what's what, sapere il fatto proprio □ (volg.) You know what you can do with it!, sai cosa puoi farci? □ not to know what to do with oneself, non sapere cosa fare; non sapere comportarsi □ (fam.) not to know what hit one, avere una brutta sopresa; restarci secco (fam.); ( anche) morire senza nemmeno accorgersene □ (fam. USA) to know where it's at, conoscere il mondo; saperla lunga □ (fam. USA) to know where sb. is coming from, sapere come ragiona q. □ not to know where (o which way) to look, non sapere dove guardare ( dall'imbarazzo); non sapere dove andare a nascondersi □ (fig.) not to know which way to turn, non sapere a che santo votarsi; non sapere dove sbattere la testa □ to know who's who, conoscere tutti ( in un posto); ( anche) sapere vita, morte e miracoli di tutti □ as far as I know, per quel che ne so; che io sappia □ As if I didn't know him!, come se non lo conoscessi! □ to be known as, essere considerato; aver fama di essere; ( anche) esser noto come, essere conosciuto col nome di: He is known as a good pianist, è considerato un bravo pianista; He's known as The Captain, è noto come ‘il Capitano’ □ (fam.) before you know where you are, prima che tu possa dire ‘beh’; in men che non si dica □ to do all one knows, fare tutto il possibile; fare del proprio meglio □ Don't I know it!, se lo so!; a chi lo dici! □ I don't know that…, non sono sicuro di…; non so se… □ for all I know, per quanto (o quel che) ne so □ for reasons best known to himself, per un motivo noto solo a lui (o che sa solo lui) □ God (o Goodness, heaven) knows, Dio sa; ( anche escl.) lo sa Dio (o Iddio, il Cielo) □ How should I know?, come faccio a saperlo?; che vuoi che ne sappia io? □ How was I to know?, come potevo saperlo?; come potevo immaginare? □ I'll have you know that…, sappi che…; per tua informazione…; o per tua norma e regola… □ I knew it!, lo sapevo!; me l'aspettavo! □ (fam.) I know what, ho un'idea; so io che cosa fare □ to let it be known, far sapere; rendere noto □ to make oneself known, farsi un nome, farsi conoscere □ (form.) to make oneself known to sb., presentarsi a q. □ to make it known that…, rendere noto che… □ She's very pretty and doesn't she know it!, è molto bella, e sa di esserlo □ You don't know how, non sai (o non puoi immaginare) quanto □ (fam.) not to want to know, disinteressarsi di qc.; ignorare qc.; infischiarsene □ (fam.) What do you know ( about that)!, senti senti!; ma pensa un po'! □ Wouldn't you ( just) know?, lo sapevo io!; ci mancava questa! □ Wouldn't you like to know?, ti piacerebbe saperlo, eh! □ (fam.) you know (o, antiq., don't you know), sai ( come inter.) □ (fam.) You know what (o something)?, sai che ti dico?; sai una cosa? □ You never know, non si sa mai □ You never know your luck!, non si sa mai!; magari succede; può anche andare bene!

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I 1. [nəʊ]
verbo transitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]

to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare

to know that... — sapere che...

you know what children are — sai come sono i bambini

to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia o Ginny per gli amici

to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente

2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere

I knew it! — lo sapevo!

I don't know that I want to go really — non sono sicuro di volerci andare veramente

3) (realize) rendersi conto

you don't know how pleased I am — non sai quanto mi faccia piacere

don't I know it! — a chi lo dici!

4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)

only their parents know one from the other — solo i genitori riescono a distinguerli

she knows a bargain when she sees one — sa riconoscere quando si tratta di un vero affare

"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

5) (acknowledge)

to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)

1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscere

as you know — come sapete

I wouldn't know — non saprei

to know about — (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]

to know of — (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di

not that I know of — non che io sappia

to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo

2) (feel certain)

"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

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not to know what to do with oneself — non sapere cosa fare della propria vita

not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo
II [nəʊ]
nome

to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)

English-Italian dictionary > know
6 trouble

1.
['trʌbl]noun

1) Ärger, der; Schwierigkeiten Pl.

have trouble with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas Ärger haben

put one's troubles behind one — seine Probleme vergessen

be out of trouble — aus den Schwierigkeiten heraus sein

keep out of trouble — nicht [wieder] in Schwierigkeiten kommen

in trouble — in Schwierigkeiten

be in trouble with the police — Ärger mit der Polizei haben

be in serious or real or a lot of trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in ernsten od. großen Schwierigkeiten sein

get somebody into trouble — jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen

get a girl into trouble — (coll.) einem Mädchen ein Kind machen (ugs.)

get into trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in Schwierigkeiten geraten

get into trouble with the law — mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten

there'll be trouble [if...] — es wird Ärger geben[, wenn...]

what's or what seems to be the trouble? — was ist denn?; was ist los? (ugs.); (doctor's question to patient) wo fehlt's denn?

you are asking for trouble — (coll.) du machst dir nur selber Schwierigkeiten

that's asking for trouble — (coll.) das muss ja Ärger geben

make or cause trouble — (cause disturbance) Ärger machen ( about wegen); (cause disagreement) Zwietracht säen

2) (faulty operation) Probleme

engine/clutch/brake trouble — Probleme mit dem Motor/der Kupplung/der Bremse

3) (disease)

suffer from or have heart/liver trouble — herz-/leberkrank sein

she's got some trouble with her back — ihr Rücken macht ihr zu schaffen

4) (cause of vexation etc.) Problem, das

half the trouble — (fig.) das größte Problem

your trouble is that... — dein Fehler ist, dass...

5) (inconvenience) Mühe, die

it's more trouble than it's worth — es lohnt sich nicht

I don't want to put you to any trouble — ich möchte Ihnen keine Umstände machen

not worth the trouble — nicht der Mühe wert

give somebody no trouble — jemandem keine Mühe machen

take the trouble to do something, go to the trouble of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun

go to or take a lot of/some trouble — sich (Dat.) sehr viel/viel Mühe geben

please don't go to a lot of trouble — bitte machen Sie sich (Dat.) nicht allzu viel Umstände

of course I'll help you - [it's] no trouble at all — natürlich helfe ich dir - das macht keine Umstände od. das ist nicht der Rede wert

6) (source of inconvenience)

be a trouble [to somebody] — jemandem zur Last fallen

he won't be any trouble — er wird [Ihnen] keine Schwierigkeiten machen

7) in sing. or pl. (unrest) Unruhen
2. transitive verb
1) (agitate) beunruhigen

don't let it trouble you — mach dir deswegen keine Sorgen

2) (inconvenience) stören

[I'm] sorry to trouble you — bitte entschuldigen Sie die Störung
3. intransitive verb
1) (be disturbed) sich (Dat.) Sorgen machen ( over um)

don't trouble about it — mach dir deswegen keine Gedanken

2) (make an effort) sich bemühen

don't trouble to explain/to get up — du brauchst mir gar nichts zu erklären/bitte bleiben Sie sitzen

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1. noun
1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) die Mühe

2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) die Unruhen(pl.)

3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) das Leiden
2. verb
1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) beunruhigen

2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) bemühen

3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) sich bemühen

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trou·ble

[ˈtrʌbl̩]

I. n

1. no pl (difficulties) Schwierigkeiten pl; (annoyance) Ärger m

to be in serious \trouble in ernsten Schwierigkeiten sein

to head [or be heading] for \trouble auf dem besten Weg sein, Schwierigkeiten zu bekommen

to ask [or be asking] for \trouble Ärger herausfordern

to be in/get into \trouble in Schwierigkeiten sein/geraten

▪ to be in \trouble with sb mit jdm Schwierigkeiten [o Ärger] haben

to have a lot of \trouble [to do sth] große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etw zu tun]

to get into \trouble with sb mit jdm in Schwierigkeiten geraten

to land sb in \trouble [with sb] jdn [bei jdm] in Schwierigkeiten bringen

to keep sb out of \trouble jdn vor Schwierigkeiten bewahren

to spell \trouble ( fam) Ärger verheißen geh, nichts Gutes bedeuten

to stay out of \trouble sauber bleiben hum fam

to store up \trouble [for the future] sich dat Schwierigkeiten einhandeln

2. (problem) Problem nt; (cause of worry) Sorge f

that's the least of my \troubles das ist meine geringste Sorge

the only \trouble is that we... der einzige Haken [dabei] ist, dass wir...

I don't want to be a \trouble to anybody ich möchte niemandem zur Last fallen

to tell sb one's \troubles jdm seine Sorgen erzählen

3. no pl (inconvenience) Umstände pl, Mühe f

it's no \trouble at all das macht gar keine Umstände

he's been no \trouble at all er war ganz lieb

it's more \trouble than it's worth to take it back to the shop es lohnt sich nicht, es ins Geschäft zurückzubringen

to go to the \trouble [of doing sth], to take the \trouble [to do sth] sich dat die Mühe machen, [etw zu tun]

to go to some/a lot of \trouble for sth/sb sich dat für etw/jdn große Mühe geben

to put sb to the \trouble of doing sth jdn bemühen, etw zu tun geh

I don't want to put you to any \trouble ich möchte dir keine Umstände machen

to take \trouble with sth/sb sich dat mit etw/jdm Mühe geben

to be [not] worth the \trouble [of doing sth] [nicht] der Mühe wert sein, [etw zu tun]

4. no pl (physical ailment) Leiden nt

my eyes have been giving me some \trouble recently meine Augen haben mir in letzter Zeit zu schaffen gemacht

stomach \trouble Magenbeschwerden pl

5. no pl (malfunction) Störung f

engine \trouble Motorschaden m

6. (strife) Unruhe f

at the first sign of \trouble beim ersten [o geringsten] Anzeichen von Unruhe

to look [or go looking] for \trouble Ärger [o Streit] suchen

to stir up \trouble Unruhe stiften

7. no pl ( dated: pregnancy before marriage)

to be in \trouble in Schwierigkeiten sein

to get a girl into \trouble ein Mädchen ins Unglück stürzen geh

II. vt

1. ( form: cause inconvenience)

▪ to \trouble sb for sth jdn um etw akk bemühen geh

▪ to \trouble sb to do sth jdn bemühen etw zu tun geh

2. (make an effort)

▪ to \trouble oneself about sth sich akk um etw akk kümmern

3. (cause worry)

▪ to \trouble sb jdn beunruhigen; (grieve) jdn bekümmern

to be [deeply] \troubled by sth wegen einer S. gen tief besorgt [o beunruhigt] sein

4. usu passive (cause problems)

▪ to be \troubled by sth durch etw akk in Bedrängnis geraten

5. (cause pain)

▪ to \trouble sb jdn plagen

III. vi sich akk bemühen

▪ to \trouble to do sth sich dat die Mühe machen, etw zu tun

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['trʌbl]
1. n

1) Schwierigkeiten pl; (bothersome) Ärger m

did you have any trouble (in) getting it? — hatten Sie Schwierigkeiten es zu bekommen?

to be in trouble — in Schwierigkeiten sein

you'll be in trouble for this — da bekommen Sie Ärger or Schwierigkeiten

to be in trouble with sb — mit jdm Schwierigkeiten or Ärger haben

to get into trouble — in Schwierigkeiten geraten; (with authority) Schwierigkeiten or Ärger bekommen (with mit)

to get sb into trouble — jdn in Schwierigkeiten bringen (with mit)

to get a girl into trouble (euph) — ein Mädchen ins Unglück bringen

to get out of trouble — aus den Schwierigkeiten herauskommen

to get sb out of trouble — jdm aus seinen Schwierigkeiten heraushelfen

to keep or stay out of trouble — nicht in Schwierigkeiten kommen, sauber bleiben

now we're out of trouble — jetzt sind wir aus den Schwierigkeiten heraus

the children are never out of trouble — die Kinder stellen dauernd etwas an

to make trouble for sb/oneself (with authority) — jdn/sich selbst in Schwierigkeiten bringen

that's/you're asking for trouble —

are you looking for trouble? — Sie wollen wohl Ärger?

to look for trouble, to go around looking for trouble — sich (dat) Ärger einhandeln

there'll be trouble if he finds out — wenn er das erfährt, gibts Ärger or Trouble (inf)

here comes trouble (inf) — jetzt geht es los! (inf), jetzt gibt es Ärger or Trouble! (inf)

what's the trouble? — was ist los?; (to sick person) wo fehlts?

the trouble is that... —

that's the trouble — das ist das Problem

family/money troubles — Familien-/Geldsorgen pl

his troubles are not yet over — seine Sorgen or Probleme sind noch nicht vorbei

2) (= bother, effort) Mühe f

it's no trouble (at all)! — das mache ich doch gern

thank you – (it was) no trouble — vielen Dank – (das ist) gern geschehen

it's no trouble to do it properly — man kann es genauso gut ordentlich machen

it's not worth the trouble — das ist nicht der Mühe wert

she's/it's more trouble than she's/it's worth — sie/es macht mehr Ärger or Umstände als sie/es wert ist

nothing is too much trouble for her — nichts ist ihr zu viel

to go to the trouble (of doing sth), to take the trouble (to do sth) — sich (dat) die Mühe machen(, etw zu tun)

to go to/to take a lot of trouble (over or with sth) — sich (dat) (mit etw) viel Mühe geben

you have gone to a lot of trouble over the food — Sie haben sich (dat) solche Umstände mit dem Essen gemacht

he went to enormous trouble — er hat alles nur Erdenkliche getan

to put sb to the trouble of doing sth — jdn bemühen, etw zu tun

to put sb to a lot of trouble — jdm viel Mühe machen

3)

(= nuisance) to be a trouble (to sb) — (jdm) Mühe machen; (dependent person also) (jdm) zur Last fallen

the child is nothing but trouble to his parents — das Kind macht seinen Eltern nur Sorgen

he's been no trouble at all (of child) — er war ganz lieb

4) (MED: illness) Leiden nt; (fig) Schaden m

heart/back trouble — Herz-/Rückenleiden nt

my back is giving me trouble — mein Rücken macht mir zu schaffen

engine trouble — (ein) Motorschaden m

5) (= unrest, upheaval) Unruhe f

troubles — Arbeiterunruhen pl

there's trouble at the factory/in Iran — in der Fabrik/im Iran herrscht Unruhe

he caused/made trouble between them — er hat Unruhe zwischen ihnen gestiftet

See:

→ stir up

2. vt

1) (= worry) beunruhigen; (= disturb, grieve) bekümmern

to be troubled by sth — wegen etw besorgt or beunruhigt/bekümmert sein

he's troubled with a bad back — er leidet an Rückenschmerzen

2) (= bother) bemühen, belästigen

I'm sorry to trouble you, but could you tell me if... — entschuldigen Sie die Störung, aber könnten Sie mir sagen, ob...

may I trouble you for a light? — darf ich Sie um Feuer bitten?

will it trouble you if I smoke? — stört es Sie, wenn ich rauche?

I shan't trouble you with the details — ich werde Ihnen die Einzelheiten ersparen

we are troubled with mice just now — wir werden zurzeit von Mäusen geplagt

I'll trouble you to remember who you're speaking to! (iro) — würden Sie bitte daran denken, mit wem Sie sprechen!

3)

(= take the trouble) to trouble to do sth —

please don't trouble yourself — bitte bemühen Sie sich nicht

don't trouble to write until you've settled down — schreib erst, wenn du dich eingelebt hast

if you had troubled to ask, you might have found out the truth —

oh, don't trouble to apologize! (iro) — bemüh dich nicht, dich zu entschuldigen

3. vi
sich bemühen
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trouble [ˈtrʌbl]

A v/t

1. jemanden beunruhigen, stören, belästigen

2. jemanden bemühen, bitten ( beide:

for um):

may I trouble you for the salt?;

can I trouble you to close the window? machen Sie doch bitte das Fenster zu

3. jemandem Mühe machen, jemandem Umstände oder Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten, jemanden behelligen (about, with mit):

don’t trouble yourself bemühen Sie sich nicht!

4. quälen, plagen:

troubled by injury besonders SPORT verletzungsgeplagt;

be troubled with gout von der Gicht geplagt sein

5. jemandem Kummer oder Sorge oder Verdruss bereiten oder machen, jemanden beunruhigen:

she is troubled about sie macht sich Sorgen wegen;

don’t let it trouble you machen Sie sich (deswegen) keine Sorgen oder Gedanken!

6. Wasser etc aufwühlen, trüben

B v/i

1. sich beunruhigen, sich aufregen ( beide:

about über akk):

I should not trouble if …

a) ich wäre beruhigt, wenn …,

b) es wäre mir gleichgültig, wenn …

2. sich die Mühe machen, sich bemühen ( beide:

to do zu tun), sich Umstände machen:

don’t trouble bemühen Sie sich nicht!;

don’t trouble to write du brauchst nicht zu schreiben;

why should I trouble to explain warum sollte ich mir (auch) die Mühe machen, das zu erklären

C s

1. a) Mühe f, Plage f, Anstrengung f, Last f, Belästigung f:

give sb trouble jemandem Mühe verursachen;

go to a lot of trouble sich besondere Mühe machen oder geben;

put sb to trouble jemandem Umstände bereiten;

omelet(te) is no trouble (to prepare) Omelett macht gar nicht viel Arbeit oder Mühe;

(it is) no trouble (at all) (es ist) nicht der Rede wert;

save o.s. the trouble of doing sth sich die Mühe (er)sparen, etwas zu tun;

you could have saved yourself the trouble of this das hättest du dir ersparen können;

spare no trouble keine Mühe scheuen;

take (the) trouble sich (die) Mühe machen;

take trouble over sich Mühe geben mit

b) weitS. Trouble m umg, Unannehmlichkeiten pl, Schwierigkeiten pl, Scherereien pl, Ärger m ( alle:

with mit der Polizei etc):

ask ( oder look) for trouble unbedingt Ärger haben wollen;

be in trouble in Schwierigkeiten sein;

be in trouble with the police Ärger mit der Polizei haben;

his girlfriend is in trouble seine Freundin ist in Schwierigkeiten (schwanger);

get into trouble in Schwierigkeiten geraten, Schwierigkeiten oder Ärger bekommen;

get sb into trouble, make trouble for sb jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen;

he’s trouble umg mit ihm wirds Ärger geben; → head B 1 b

2. Schwierigkeit f, Problem n, (das) Dumme oder Schlimme (dabei):

make trouble Schwierigkeiten machen;

the trouble is der Haken oder das Unangenehme ist ( that dass);

what’s the trouble? wo(ran) fehlts?, was ist los?;

have troubles with one’s health gesundheitliche Schwierigkeiten oder Probleme haben;

have trouble doing sth Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun;

3. MED (Herz- etc) Leiden n, (-)Beschwerden pl:

heart trouble auch Herzgeschichte f umg

4. a) POL Unruhe(n) f(pl), Wirren pl

b) allg Affäre f, Konflikt m

5. TECH Störung f, Defekt m, Fehler m

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1.
['trʌbl]noun

1) Ärger, der; Schwierigkeiten Pl.

have trouble with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas Ärger haben

put one's troubles behind one — seine Probleme vergessen

be out of trouble — aus den Schwierigkeiten heraus sein

keep out of trouble — nicht [wieder] in Schwierigkeiten kommen

in trouble — in Schwierigkeiten

be in trouble with the police — Ärger mit der Polizei haben

be in serious or real or a lot of trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in ernsten od. großen Schwierigkeiten sein

get somebody into trouble — jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen

get a girl into trouble — (coll.) einem Mädchen ein Kind machen (ugs.)

get into trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in Schwierigkeiten geraten

get into trouble with the law — mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten

there'll be trouble [if...] — es wird Ärger geben[, wenn...]

what's or what seems to be the trouble? — was ist denn?; was ist los? (ugs.); (doctor's question to patient) wo fehlt's denn?

you are asking for trouble — (coll.) du machst dir nur selber Schwierigkeiten

that's asking for trouble — (coll.) das muss ja Ärger geben

make or cause trouble — (cause disturbance) Ärger machen ( about wegen); (cause disagreement) Zwietracht säen

2) (faulty operation) Probleme

engine/clutch/brake trouble — Probleme mit dem Motor/der Kupplung/der Bremse

3) (disease)

suffer from or have heart/liver trouble — herz-/leberkrank sein

she's got some trouble with her back — ihr Rücken macht ihr zu schaffen

4) (cause of vexation etc.) Problem, das

half the trouble — (fig.) das größte Problem

your trouble is that... — dein Fehler ist, dass...

5) (inconvenience) Mühe, die

it's more trouble than it's worth — es lohnt sich nicht

I don't want to put you to any trouble — ich möchte Ihnen keine Umstände machen

not worth the trouble — nicht der Mühe wert

give somebody no trouble — jemandem keine Mühe machen

take the trouble to do something, go to the trouble of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun

go to or take a lot of/some trouble — sich (Dat.) sehr viel/viel Mühe geben

please don't go to a lot of trouble — bitte machen Sie sich (Dat.) nicht allzu viel Umstände

of course I'll help you - [it's] no trouble at all — natürlich helfe ich dir - das macht keine Umstände od. das ist nicht der Rede wert

6) (source of inconvenience)

be a trouble [to somebody] — jemandem zur Last fallen

he won't be any trouble — er wird [Ihnen] keine Schwierigkeiten machen

7) in sing. or pl. (unrest) Unruhen
2. transitive verb
1) (agitate) beunruhigen

don't let it trouble you — mach dir deswegen keine Sorgen

2) (inconvenience) stören

[I'm] sorry to trouble you — bitte entschuldigen Sie die Störung
3. intransitive verb
1) (be disturbed) sich (Dat.) Sorgen machen ( over um)

don't trouble about it — mach dir deswegen keine Gedanken

2) (make an effort) sich bemühen

don't trouble to explain/to get up — du brauchst mir gar nichts zu erklären/bitte bleiben Sie sitzen

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v.

beunruhigen v.

stören v. n.

Mühe -n f.

Plage -n f.

Problem -e n.

Schwierigkeit f.

Sorge -n f.

Störung -en f.

Unruhe -n f.

Ärger nur sing. m.

English-german dictionary > trouble
7 trouble

1. noun
1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema

2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) disturbios, conflictos; altercados

3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema, enfermedad

2. verb
1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) afligir; inquietar, preocupar

2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) molestar; ¿sería tan amable de...?

3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) molestarse, tomarse la molestia

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- troubled
- troublesome
- troublemaker

trouble¹ n problema / dificultad

the trouble is that I have no money el problema es que no tengo dinero

he told me all his troubles me contó todos sus problemas

to be in trouble tener problemas

to get into trouble meterse en un lío

to get someone into trouble meter a alguien en un lío

it's no trouble no es molestia

trouble² vb

1. preocupar

there's only one thing that troubles me sólo hay una cosa que me preocupa

2. molestar

I'm sorry to trouble you, but... siento molestarte, pero...

El gerundio de trouble se escribe troubling

trouble

tr['trʌbəl]

noun

1 (problems) problema nombre masculino, problemas nombre masculino plural

■ did you have any trouble parking? ¿has tenido problemas para aparcar?

■ I had the same trouble when I went there tuve el mismo problema cuando fui allí

■ she has money troubles tiene problemas económicos

■ the plane had engine trouble el avión tenía problemas de motor

■ you know what your trouble is, don't you? sabes cuál es tu problema, ¿verdad?

■ their son is in trouble with the police su hijo tiene problemas con la policía

■ I'm in real trouble estoy metido en un buen lío

■ I didn't mean to get you into trouble no quise meterte en líos

■ that's the least of my troubles eso es lo que menos me preocupa

2 (inconvenience, bother) molestia, esfuerzo

■ it's no trouble no es molestia

■ were the children any trouble? ¿te han causado alguna molestia los niños?

■ I hope I've not put you to any trouble espero que no haya sido molestia

■ she went to the trouble of preparing a meal se molestó en preparar una comida

■ at least he took the trouble to reply al menos se tomó la molestia de contestar

■ it's not worth the trouble no vale la pena

3 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL problema nombre masculino, enfermedad nombre femenino

■ he has heart trouble tiene problemas de corazón

■ what seems to be the trouble? ¿qué le pasa?

4 (unrest, disturbance) conflictos nombre masculino plural, disturbios nombre masculino plural

■ there's been some trouble at the pub ha habido jaleo en el pub

■ people often talk about the troubles in Northern Ireland muchas veces se habla de los conflictos en Irlanda del Norte

transitive verb

1 (cause worry, distress) preocupar, inquietar

■ what's troubling you? ¿qué te preocupa?

2 (hurt) dar problemas a, doler

■ my back's troubling me la espalda me está dando problemas

3 (bother) molestar, incomodar

■ I'm sorry to trouble you, but... siento molestarle, pero...

■ may I trouble you for the salt? ¿sería tan amable de pasarme la sal?

■ don't touble yourself! ¡no se moleste!

intransitive verb

1 molestarse, preocuparse ( about, por)

■ he didn't even trouble to look at it ni siquiera se molestó en mirarlo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it's more trouble than it's worth no merece la pena

that's asking for trouble eso es buscársela

to get somebody into trouble familiar dejar embarazada a una mujer

to look for trouble buscarse problemas, buscar camorra

trouble spot punto conflictivo

trouble ['trʌbəl] v, - bled ; - bling vt

1) disturb, worry: molestar, perturbar, inquietar

2) afflict: afligir, afectar

trouble vi

: molestarse, hacer un esfuerzo

they didn't trouble to come: no se molestaron en venir

trouble n

1) problems: problemas mpl, dificultades fpl

to be in trouble: estar en un aprieto

heart trouble: problemas de corazón

2) effort: molestia f, esfuerzo m

to take the trouble: tomarse la molestia

it's not worth the trouble: no vale la pena

trouble

v.

• cofundir v.

• incomodar v.

• molestar v.

• turbar v.

n.

• apuro s.m.

• cuita s.f.

• desgracia s.f.

• dificultad s.m.

• estropicio s.m.

• molestia s.f.

• pena s.f.

• preocupación s.f.

• problema s.m.

• trastorno s.m.

I 'trʌbəl
noun

1) u c

a) (problems, difficulties) problemas mpl; ( particular problem) problema m

family/financial trouble — problemas familiares/económicos

here comes trouble! — mira quién viene! (fam)

this could mean trouble — puede que esto traiga cola

it's just asking for trouble — es buscarse problemas

the company's in trouble — la empresa está pasando unas dificultades

if you're ever in trouble... — si alguna vez estás en apuros...

to get into trouble — meterse en problemas or en líos

to get somebody into trouble — meter a alguien en problemas; ( make pregnant) dejar embarazada a alguien, dejar a alguien con encargo (AmL fam & euf)

to get somebody out of trouble — sacar* a alguien de apuros or aprietos

to have trouble with somebody/something — tener* problemas con alguien/algo

to have trouble -ing: he has trouble walking le cuesta caminar; we had no trouble finding it lo encontramos sin problemas; to make trouble for oneself crearse problemas; what's the trouble? ¿qué pasa?; the trouble is... — lo que pasa es que..., el problema es que...

b) ( illness)

stomach/heart trouble — problemas mpl or trastornos mpl estomacales or de estómago/cardíacos or de corazón

what seems to be the trouble? — ¿qué síntomas tiene?

2) u ( effort) molestia f

I don't want to put you to any trouble — no quiero ocasionarle ninguna molestia

it's not worth the trouble — no vale or no merece la pena

thanks very much - it's no trouble! — muchas gracias - no hay de qué!

to go to the trouble of doing something to take the trouble to do something molestarse en hacer algo; don't go to any trouble no te compliques demasiado; to take trouble over something — esmerarse or poner* cuidado en algo

3) u (strife, unrest) (often pl)

industrial/racial troubles — conflictos mpl laborales/raciales

the troubles in Northern Ireland — los disturbios de Irlanda del Norte

to cause trouble — causar problemas, armar líos (fam)

to look for trouble — buscar* camorra; (before n)

trouble spot — punto m conflictivo

II

transitive verb

a) ( worry) preocupar

don't let it trouble you — no te preocupes (por eso)

b) ( bother) molestar

don't trouble yourself — no se moleste

I'm sorry to trouble you — perdone or disculpe la molestia

to trouble to + INF — molestarse en + inf, tomarse el trabajo de + inf

c) ( cause discomfort) \<\<sore back/injury\>\> molestar

['trʌbl]
1. N

1) (=problem) problema m, dificultad f; (for doing wrong) problemas mpl, lío m; (=difficult situation) apuro m, aprieto m

life is full of troubles — la vida está llena de problemas or aflicciones

now your troubles are over — ya no tendrás de que preocuparte, se acabaron las preocupaciones

what's the trouble? — ¿cuál es el problema?, ¿qué pasa?

the trouble is... — el problema es..., lo que pasa es...

that's just the trouble — ahí está (la madre del cordero)

• it's just asking for trouble — eso es buscarse problemas

• there'll be trouble if she finds out — se armará una buena si se entera

• there's trouble brewing — se va a armar lío *

• to get into trouble, he got into trouble with the police — se metió en un lío con la policía

he got into trouble for saying that — se mereció una bronca diciendo eso

to get sb into trouble — meter a algn en un lío or problemas; euph (=make pregnant) dejar embarazada a algn

to get out of trouble — salir del apuro

to get sb out of trouble — ayudar a algn a salir del apuro, echar un cable a algn

• to give trouble, she never gave us any trouble — nunca nos causó problemas

• to have trouble doing sth, I had no trouble finding the house — encontré la casa sin problemas

did you have any trouble? — ¿tuviste algún problema or alguna dificultad?

we had trouble getting here in time — nos costó trabajo llegar aquí a tiempo

• to be in trouble — (=having problems) estar en un apuro or aprieto; (for doing wrong) tener problemas

to be in great trouble — estar muy apurado

• to lay up trouble for o.s. — crearse problemas

• don't go looking for trouble — no busques camorra or problemas

• to make trouble for sb — crear un lío a algn

• money troubles — dificultades fpl económicas

• to stir up trouble — meter cizaña, revolver el ajo

• to tell sb one's troubles — contar sus desventuras a algn

- my/his trouble and strife

2) (=effort, bother) molestia f

• to go to (all) the trouble of doing sth — tomarse la molestia de hacer algo

I went to a lot of trouble to get it for her — me tomé muchas molestias para conseguírselo

• we had all our trouble for nothing — todo aquello fue trabajo perdido

• it's no trouble — no es molestia

• to put sb to the trouble of doing sth — molestar a algn pidiéndole que haga algo

I fear I am putting you to a lot of trouble — me temo que esto te vaya a molestar bastante

• to save o.s. the trouble — ahorrarse el trabajo

• to spare no trouble in order to — + infin no regatear medio para + infin

• to take the trouble to do sth — tomarse la molestia de hacer algo

he didn't even take the trouble to say thank you — ni se dignó siquiera darme las gracias

to take a lot of trouble over sth — esmerarse en algo, hacer algo con el mayor cuidado

• nothing is too much trouble for her — para ella todo es poco

• it's more trouble than it's worth, it's not worth the trouble — no vale la pena

3) (Med)

heart/back trouble — problemas mpl de corazón/espalda

it's my old trouble — ha vuelto lo de antes

4) (Mech)

a mechanic put the trouble right — un mecánico reparó las piezas averiadas

engine trouble — problemas mpl con el motor

5) (=unrest, fighting) conflicto m, disturbio m

the (Irish) troubles — los conflictos de los irlandeses

there is constant trouble between them — riñen constantemente

labour troubles — conflictos laborales

- there's trouble at t'mill
brew 3., 2)
2. VT

1) (=worry) preocupar

the thought troubled him — le preocupaba la idea

it's not that that troubles me — no me preocupo por eso, eso me trae sin cuidado

2) (=cause pain)

his eyes trouble him — tiene problemas con la vista or los ojos

if the tooth troubles you again call the dentist — si vuelves a tener molestias en el diente llama al dentista

3) (=bother) molestar

I'm sorry to trouble you — disculpe la molestia

maths never troubled me at all — las matemáticas no me costaron trabajo en absoluto

to trouble o.s. about sth — preocuparse por algo

to trouble o.s. to do sth — molestarse en or tomarse la molestia de hacer algo

don't trouble yourself! — ¡no te molestes!, ¡no te preocupes!

may I trouble you to hold this? — ¿te molestaría tener esto?

• may I trouble you for a light? — ¿le molestaría darme fuego, por favor?

• does it trouble you if I smoke? — ¿le molesta que fume?

• I won't trouble you with all the details — no le voy a aburrir con exceso de detalles

3.

VI (=make the effort) preocuparse, molestarse

please don't trouble! — ¡no te molestes!, ¡no te preocupes!

don't trouble to write — no te molestes en escribir

he didn't trouble to shut the door — no se tomó la molestia de cerrar la puerta

if you had troubled to find out — si te hubieras tomado la molestia de averiguarlo

4.

CPD

trouble spot N — (esp Pol) (=area, country) zona f conflictiva

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I ['trʌbəl]
noun

1) u c

a) (problems, difficulties) problemas mpl; ( particular problem) problema m

family/financial trouble — problemas familiares/económicos

here comes trouble! — mira quién viene! (fam)

this could mean trouble — puede que esto traiga cola

it's just asking for trouble — es buscarse problemas

the company's in trouble — la empresa está pasando unas dificultades

if you're ever in trouble... — si alguna vez estás en apuros...

to get into trouble — meterse en problemas or en líos

to get somebody into trouble — meter a alguien en problemas; ( make pregnant) dejar embarazada a alguien, dejar a alguien con encargo (AmL fam & euf)

to get somebody out of trouble — sacar* a alguien de apuros or aprietos

to have trouble with somebody/something — tener* problemas con alguien/algo

to have trouble -ing: he has trouble walking le cuesta caminar; we had no trouble finding it lo encontramos sin problemas; to make trouble for oneself crearse problemas; what's the trouble? ¿qué pasa?; the trouble is... — lo que pasa es que..., el problema es que...

b) ( illness)

stomach/heart trouble — problemas mpl or trastornos mpl estomacales or de estómago/cardíacos or de corazón

what seems to be the trouble? — ¿qué síntomas tiene?

2) u ( effort) molestia f

I don't want to put you to any trouble — no quiero ocasionarle ninguna molestia

it's not worth the trouble — no vale or no merece la pena

thanks very much - it's no trouble! — muchas gracias - no hay de qué!

to go to the trouble of doing something to take the trouble to do something molestarse en hacer algo; don't go to any trouble no te compliques demasiado; to take trouble over something — esmerarse or poner* cuidado en algo

3) u (strife, unrest) (often pl)

industrial/racial troubles — conflictos mpl laborales/raciales

the troubles in Northern Ireland — los disturbios de Irlanda del Norte

to cause trouble — causar problemas, armar líos (fam)

to look for trouble — buscar* camorra; (before n)

trouble spot — punto m conflictivo

II

transitive verb

a) ( worry) preocupar

don't let it trouble you — no te preocupes (por eso)

b) ( bother) molestar

don't trouble yourself — no se moleste

I'm sorry to trouble you — perdone or disculpe la molestia

to trouble to + INF — molestarse en + inf, tomarse el trabajo de + inf

c) ( cause discomfort) \<\<sore back/injury\>\> molestar

English-spanish dictionary > trouble
8 know

know

A vtr ( prét knew ; pp known)

1 ( have knowledge of) connaître [person, place, characteristics, name, taste, opinion, result, figures, value, rules, decision, situation, system, way] ; savoir, connaître [answer, language, reason, truth, words] ; he knows everything/something il sait tout/quelque chose ; to know sb by name/sight/reputation connaître qn de nom/vue/réputation ; you know Frank, he's always late tu connais Frank, il est toujours en retard ; to know sth by heart savoir or connaître qch par cœur ; to know how to do savoir faire ; ( stressing method) savoir comment faire ; I know how to swim je sais nager ; she knows how to improve it/use it elle sait comment l'améliorer/l'utiliser ; he certainly knows how to upset people/make a mess iron pour contrarier les gens/faire du désordre, il s'y connaît ○ ; to know that… savoir que… ; to know for certain ou for sure that… savoir avec certitude que… ; I wasn't to know that je ne pouvais pas savoir que ; to know who/when savoir qui/quand ; to know why/whether savoir pourquoi/si ; to know what love is savoir ce que c'est que l'amour ; you know what children are/she is tu sais comment sont les enfants/elle est ; to know sb/sth as connaître qn/qch sous le nom de ; Edward, better known as Ted Edward, plus connu sous le nom de Ted ; Virginia known as Ginny to her friends Virginia ou Ginny pour ses amis ; I know him for ou to be a liar je sais que c'est un menteur ; to let it be known ou to make it known that faire savoir que ; to have known sb/sth to do avoir déjà vu qn/ qch faire ; I've never known him to lose his temper je ne l'ai jamais vu se mettre en colère ; it has been known to snow there il est arrivé qu'il neige ici ; if I know you/him tel que je te/le connais ; he is known to the police il est connu de la police ; just how well did you know the accused? iron dans quelle mesure connaissiez-vous ou ne connaissiez-vous pas l'inculpé? ; I know all about redundancy! je sais ce que c'est que le chômage! ; as you well know comme tu le sais bien ; as well she knows elle le sait parfaitement ; (do) you know something?, do you know what? tu sais quoi? ; there's no knowing how/whether on ne peut pas savoir comment/si ; to know one's way home connaître le chemin pour rentrer chez soi ; to know one's way around fig savoir se débrouiller ; to know one's way around a town bien connaître une ville ; to know one's way around a computer/an engine savoir se débrouiller avec les ordinateurs/les moteurs ; I know that for a fact j'en suis absolument sûr ; I know what! you could… j'ai une idée! tu pourrais… ; he knows all/nothing about it il est/il n'est pas au courant ; maybe you know something I don't peut-être que tu sais quelque chose que je ne sais pas ;

2 ( feel certain) être sûr ; he's dead, I know it il est mort, j'en suis sûr ; I knew it! j'en étais sûr! ; to know that… être sûr que… ; I know my key is here somewhere je suis sûr que ma clé est quelque part par ici ; I don't know that we can je ne suis pas sûr que nous le puissions ; I don't know that I want to go really je ne suis pas vraiment sûr d'avoir envie d'y aller ; I don't know that opening the window/taking medicine will make much difference je ne pense pas que le fait d'ouvrir la fenêtre/de prendre des médicaments puisse changer quelque chose ;

3 ( realize) se rendre compte ; to know to do savoir qu'il faut faire ; does he know to switch off the light? sait-il qu'il faut éteindre? ; do you know how expensive that is? tu te rends compte combien ça coûte? ; she doesn't know just how lucky she's been elle ne se rend pas compte de la chance qu'elle a eue ; you don't know how pleased I am tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content ; she's attractive and doesn't she know it! elle est séduisante et elle le sait! ; don't I know it! ne m'en parle pas! ;

4 ( recognize) reconnaître (by à ; from de) ; I hardly knew him je l'ai à peine reconnu ; I know her by her walk je la reconnais à sa démarche ; she doesn't know a peach from a plum! elle ne sait pas reconnaître une pêche d'une prune! ; only their parents know one from the other il n'y a que leurs parents qui sachent les distinguer ; she knows a bargain when she sees one elle sait repérer les bonnes affaires ;

5 ( acknowledge) to be known for sth être connu pour qch ; to be known for doing être connu pour faire ; he's known for providing a good service il est connu pour offrir un bon service ;

6 ( experience) connaître [joy, sadness, love] ; you have to know sorrow to know what happiness is il faut avoir connu le chagrin pour savoir ce qu'est le bonheur ;

7 ‡ Bible connaître†.

B vi ( prét knew ; pp known)

1 ( have knowledge) savoir ; as you know comme vous le savez ; you'll know next time tu le sauras pour la prochaine fois ; I wouldn't know je ne saurais dire ; to know about ( have information) être au courant de [event] ; ( have skill) s'y connaître en [computing, engines] ; he knows about such things il s'y connaît ; to know of ( from experience) connaître ; ( from information) avoir entendu parler de ; do you know of a short cut? est-ce que tu connais un raccourci? ; I know of somebody who… j'ai entendu parler de quelqu'un qui… ; not that I know of pas que je sache ; to let sb know of ou about tenir qn au courant de [plans, arrangement, job] ; we'll let you know nous vous tiendrons au courant ; how should I know ○ ! comment veux-tu que je sache! ; if you must know si tu veux tout savoir ; wouldn't you like ou love to know t'aimerais bien le savoir ○ ; if you drop it on your foot, you'll know about it ○ si tu le laisses tomber sur ton pied, tu vas le sentir passer ○ ; if the brakes fail, you'll know about it si les freins lâchent tu t'en rendras compte ; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it si j'étais fâché contre toi, je te le ferais savoir ; I'd ou I'll have you know ○ je te signale ○ ; you know better than to argue with him tu as mieux à faire que de te disputer avec lui ; you left her alone? you ought to have known better tu l'as laissée seule? tu n'aurais pas dû ; he says he came home early but I know better il dit qu'il est rentré tôt mais je n'en crois rien ; they don't know any better c'est un manque d'éducation ; they don't know any better, you do! eux ils ne savent peut-être pas, mais toi tu n'as aucune excuse! ;

2 ( feel certain) ‘he won't win’-‘oh I don't know’ ‘il ne va pas gagner’-‘oh je n'en suis pas si sûr’ ; ‘I'll take the morning off’-‘I don't know about that! ’ ‘je vais prendre ma matinée’-‘c'est ce que vous croyez?’ ; ‘is it useful?’-‘I don't know about useful, but it was cheap’ ‘c'est utile?’-‘je ne sais pas si c'est utile mais ce n'était pas cher’ ; I don't know about you but… je ne sais ce que tu en penses, mais… ; I don't know! look at this mess! non mais ○, regarde un peu ce fouillis!

Idioms

it takes one to know one qui se ressemble s'assemble ; not to know what to do with oneself ne pas savoir quoi faire de son temps ; not to know where ou which way to turn fig ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer ; not to know where to put oneself ne pas savoir où se mettre ; not to know whether one is coming or going ne plus savoir ce qu'on fait ; it's not what you know but who you know ce qui compte ce n'est pas d'avoir des connaissances mais des relations ; to be in the know ○ être bien informé, être à la coule ◑ ; to be in the know about sth ○ être au courant de qch ; I know my place hum je sais que je ne compte pas ; well what do you know! iron en voilà une surprise! iron.

Big English-French dictionary > know
9 state

1. noun
1) (condition) Zustand, der

state of the economy — Wirtschaftslage, die

the state of play — (Sport) der Spielstand

the state of play in the negotiations/debate — (fig.) der [gegenwärtige] Stand der Verhandlungen/Debatte

the state of things in general — die allgemeine Lage

the state of the nation — die Lage der Nation

a state of war exists — es herrscht Kriegszustand

be in a state of excitement/sadness/anxiety — aufgeregt/traurig/ängstlich sein

2) (mess)

what a state you're in! — wie siehst du denn aus!

3) (anxiety)

be in a state — (be in a panic) aufgeregt sein; (be excited) ganz aus dem Häuschen sein (ugs.)

get into a state — (coll.) Zustände kriegen (ugs.)

don't get into a state! — reg dich nicht auf! (ugs.)

4) (nation) Staat, der

[affairs] of State — Staats[geschäfte]

5) (federal state) (of Germany, Austria) Land, das; (of America) Staat, der

the [United] States — sing. die [Vereinigten] Staaten

6)

State — (civil government) Staat, der

7) (pomp) Prunk, der

in state — in vollem Staat

lie in state — aufgebahrt sein
2. attributive adjective
1) (of nation or federal state) staatlich; Staats[bank, -sicherheit, -geheimnis, -dienst]

state education — staatliches Erziehungswesen

2) (ceremonial) Staats-
3. transitive verb
1) (express) erklären; (fully or clearly) darlegen; äußern [Meinung]; angeben [Alter usw.]

‘please state full particulars’ — "bitte genaue Angaben machen"

2) (specify) festlegen

at stated intervals — in genau festgelegten Abständen

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I [steit] noun
1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) der Zustand

2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) der Staat, Staats-...

3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) der Staat, Staats-...

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- academic.ru/70394/stately">stately
- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb
(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) erklären

- statement

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state

[steɪt]

I. n

1. (existing condition) Zustand m

they complained about the untidy \state that the house had been left in sie beschwerten sich über die Unordnung, in der das Haus zurückgelassen worden war

the car was in a good \state of repair das Auto war in gutem Zustand

a sorry \state of affairs traurige Zustände

\state of liquidity FIN Liquiditätslage f

\state of the market COMM Marktverfassung

\state of siege/war Belagerungs-/Kriegszustand m

economic \state wirtschaftliche Lage

original \state ursprünglicher Zustand

2. (physical condition) körperliche [o physische] Verfassung

in a \state of dormancy im Schlafzustand

\state of exhaustion/fatigue Erschöpfungs-/Ermüdungszustand m

to be in a poor/good \state of health in einem schlechten/guten Gesundheitszustand sein

her mother is in a poor \state of health ihrer Mutter geht es nicht gut

\state of intoxication Vergiftung f

\state of rest Ruhezustand m

3. PSYCH (frame of mind) Gemütszustand m

we were worried by his depressed \state of mind seine niedergeschlagene Stimmung machte uns Sorgen

she has been in a \state of euphoria ever since hearing the news sie ist ganz euphorisch, seit sie die Neuigkeit erfahren hat

conscious \state [volles] Bewusstsein

semi-conscious \state Dämmerzustand m

unconscious \state Bewusstlosigkeit f

to [not] be in a fit \state to do sth [nicht] in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

4. ( fam: upset state)

to be in a \state mit den Nerven fertig sein fam

to get in[to] a \state [about sth] [wegen einer S. gen] durchdrehen

5. SCI

\state equation PHYS Zustandsgleichung f

solid/liquid/gaseous \state CHEM fester/flüssiger/gasförmiger Zustand

6. SOCIOL

\state of matrimony Stand m der Ehe

married \state Ehestand m

how do you enjoy the married \state? wie bekommt dir die Ehe?

single \state Leben nt als Single

7. REL

\state of grace Stand m der Gnade

8. (nation) Staat m

one-party/member \state Einparteien-/Mitgliedsstaat m

9. (in USA) [Bundes]staat m; (in Germany) Land nt

▪ the S\states pl ( fam: the United States of America) die Staaten pl fam

10. (civil government) Staat m, Regierung f

affairs [or matters] of \state Staatsangelegenheiten pl, Staatsgeschäfte pl

office of \state Staatsamt nt

the separation of Church and S\state die Trennung von Kirche und Staat

11. (dignified rank) Würde f, Rang m

the Queen rode in \state to open Parliament die Königin ritt in vollem Staat zur Parlamentseröffnung

the pomp befitting a queen's \state die einer Königin angemessene Pracht

to lie in \state aufgebahrt sein

II. adj attr, inv

1. (pertaining to a nation) staatlich, Staats-

\state monopoly Staatsmonopol nt, staatliches Monopol

\state ownership Staatseigentum nt, staatliches Eigentum

\state religion Staatsreligion f

2. (pertaining to unit)

the \state capital of Texas die Hauptstadt von Texas

\state fishing license für einen US-Bundesstaat gültige Angelerlaubnis

\state forest/park von einem US-Bundesstaat finanzierter Wald/Park

\state police Polizei eines US-Bundesstaates

\state sales tax von einem US-Bundesstaat erhobene Umsatzsteuer

3. (pertaining to civil government) Regierungs-

\state document Regierungsdokument nt, amtliches Schriftstück

\state enrolled/registered nurse BRIT staatlich zugelassene/geprüfte [o examinierte] Krankenschwester

\state records Regierungsunterlagen pl

\state secret ( also fig) Staatsgeheimnis nt

\state subsidy [staatliche] Subvention

\state support staatliche Unterstützung

4. (showing ceremony) Staats-

\state banquet Staatsbankett nt

\state funeral Staatsbegräbnis nt

the S\state Opening of Parliament die offizielle Eröffnung des Parlaments

\state visit Staatsbesuch m

III. vt

1. (express)

▪ to \state sth etw aussprechen [o äußern]

the problem can be \stated in one sentence man kann das Problem in einen Satz fassen

to \state one's case seine Sache vortragen

to \state one's objections seine Einwände vorbringen

to \state one's opinion seine Meinung sagen

to \state the source die Quelle angeben

to \state sth clearly/emphatically etw deutlich/mit Nachdruck sagen

to \state the obvious [or a commonplace] eine Binsenweisheit von sich dat geben

▪ to \state that... erklären, dass...

to \state formally that... offiziell bekanntgeben, dass...

▪ to \state why/what/how... darlegen, warum/was/wie...

2. (specify, fix)

▪ to \state sth etw nennen [o angeben]

to \state conditions [or terms] Bedingungen nennen

to \state demands Forderungen stellen

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[steɪt]
1. n

1) (= condition) Zustand m

state of health/mind/war/siege — Gesundheits-/Geistes-/Kriegs-/Belagerungszustand m

married/single state — Ehe-/Ledigenstand m

to be in a state of weightlessness — sich im Zustand der Schwerelosigkeit befinden

the state of the nation — die Lage der Nation

the present state of the economy — die gegenwärtige Wirtschaftslage

in a liquid/solid state —

where animals live in their natural state — wo Tiere im Naturzustand leben

in a good/bad state — in gutem/schlechtem Zustand

he's in no (fit) state to do that — er ist auf gar keinen Fall in der Verfassung, das zu tun

what a state of affairs! — was sind das für Zustände!

look at the state of your hands! — guck dir bloß mal deine Hände an!

my papers are in such a state! — meine Papiere sind in einem furchtbaren Durcheinander!

the room was in a terrible state — im Zimmer herrschte ein fürchterliches Durcheinander

2) (inf

= anxiety) to get into a state (about sth) (inf) — wegen etw durchdrehen (inf)

to be in a terrible state (inf) — in heller Aufregung or ganz durchgedreht (inf) sein

3) (= rank) Stand m, Rang m

state of bishop — Bischofswürde f

4) (= pomp) Aufwand m, Pomp m

to be received in great state — mit großem Staat empfangen werden

to travel in state — aufwendig or aufwändig or pompös reisen

to lie in state — (feierlich) aufgebahrt sein

5) (POL) Staat m; (= federal state) (Bundes)staat m; (in Germany, Austria) (Bundes)land nt

the States — die (Vereinigten) Staaten

the State of Florida — der Staat Florida

a state within a state — ein Staat im Staate

affairs of state — Staatsangelegenheiten pl

2. vt
darlegen, vortragen; name, price, amount nennen, angeben; preference, purpose angeben; opposition, intention anmelden
to state that... — feststellen or erklären, dass...

to state one's case — seine Sache vortragen

it must be clearly stated in the records... — es muss aus den Akten einwandfrei hervorgehen,...

to state the case for the prosecution (Jur) —

the theme is stated in the first few bars — das Thema wird in den ersten paar Takten vorgestellt

unless otherwise stated — wenn nicht anders angegeben

as stated in my letter I... — wie in meinem Brief erwähnt,... ich...

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state [steıt]

A

1. oft State POL Staat m: → affair 2

2. POL US (Bundes-, Einzel)Staat m:

state law Rechtsordnung f des Einzelstaates;

state’s attorney US Staatsanwalt m, -anwältin f; → evidence A 2 c

3. the States umg die Staaten (die USA)

4. Zustand m:

state of consciousness Bewusstseinszustand;

state of inertia PHYS Beharrungszustand;

(low) general state (schlechter) Allgemeinzustand;

in a state umg in miserablem Zustand ( → A 5 b);

in a state of nature im Naturzustand;

they are still in a state of nature sie laufen noch so herum, wie Gott sie geschaffen hat;

state of the Union message US (jährlicher) Rechenschaftsbericht (des Präsidenten) an die Nation;

state of war MIL Kriegszustand;

be in a state of war with sich im Kriegszustand befinden mit; → emergency A, equilibrium, health 2, repair¹ B 5, siege A 1

5. a) auch state of mind, emotional state (Geistes-, Gemüts)Zustand m, (-)Verfassung f

b) umg Erregung f:

in (quite) a state ganz aus dem Häuschen ( over wegen)( → A 4);

get into a state wahnsinnig nervös werden;

don’t get into a state nur keine Aufregung!

6. Stand m, Lage f:

state of the art neuester Stand der Wissenschaft oder Technik;

state of convergence EU: Konvergenzlage f, -stand m (bei Vereinheitlichung von Gesetzen mehrerer Staaten etc);

state of the economy wirtschaftliche Gesamtlage;

state of facts JUR Tatbestand m;

state of grace REL Stand der Gnade; → affair 2

7. (Personen-, Familien)Stand m; → married A 1

8. PHIL Sein n, Dasein n:

the future state das zukünftige Leben;

state of being Seinsweise f

9. MED, ZOOL etc Stadium n

10. (gesellschaftliche) Stellung, Stand m:

in a style befitting one’s state standesgemäß

11. Pracht f, Staat m:

in state mit großem Zeremoniell oder Pomp;

lie in state aufgebahrt sein;

live in state großen Aufwand treiben

12. pl POL, HIST (Land)Stände pl

13. POL gesetzgebende Körperschaft auf Jersey und Guernsey

14. a) Erhaltungszustand m (eines Buches etc)

b) Teilausgabe f

15. Kupferstecherei: (Zustands-, Ab)Druck m:

a first state ein Erstdruck

16. MIL Stärkemeldung f

B adj

1. staatlich, Staats…:

state aid staatliche Unterstützung oder Beihilfe;

state-aided staatlich unterstützt;

state apparatus Staatsapparat m;

state attorney US Staatsanwalt m, -anwältin f;

state bank WIRTSCH US unter der Aufsicht eines Bundesstaates stehende Bank;

state banquet Staatsbankett n;

state bond WIRTSCH Staatspapier n, -anleihe f;

state capitalism Staatskapitalismus m;

state-controlled unter staatlicher Aufsicht;

state court US einzelstaatliches Gericht;

State Department POL US State Department n, Außenministerium n;

state funeral Staatsbegräbnis n;

state mourning Staatstrauer f;

state prayers (anglikanische Kirche) Gebete für das Königshaus, die Geistlichkeit und das Parlament;

state-owned staatseigen, staatlich, Staats…;

be state-owned in Staatsbesitz sein;

state prison US Strafanstalt eines Bundesstaates für längere Freiheitsstrafen;

state property Staatseigentum n;

state religion Staatsreligion f;

state secret Staatsgeheimnis n;

state-subsidized staatlich subventioniert;

state visit Staatsbesuch m

2. Staats…, Prunk…:

state apartment Prunkgemach n, -zimmer n;

state bed Parade-, Prunkbett n;

state carriage Staatskarosse f;

state occasion besonderer oder feierlicher Anlass;

state robe Amtsrobe f

C v/t

1. festsetzen, -legen: → stated 1

2. erklären:

a) seine Ansichten etc darlegen

b) JUR einen Grund, eine Klage etc vorbringen: → case¹ A 6

3. Tatsachen etc anführen:

state in one’s defence that … zu seiner Verteidigung anführen, dass …;

state the reason why … erklären oder den Grund angeben, weshalb …

4. erwähnen, bemerken

5. feststellen, konstatieren

6. ein Problem etc stellen

7. MATH (mathematisch) ausdrücken

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1. noun
1) (condition) Zustand, der

state of the economy — Wirtschaftslage, die

the state of play — (Sport) der Spielstand

the state of play in the negotiations/debate — (fig.) der [gegenwärtige] Stand der Verhandlungen/Debatte

the state of things in general — die allgemeine Lage

the state of the nation — die Lage der Nation

a state of war exists — es herrscht Kriegszustand

be in a state of excitement/sadness/anxiety — aufgeregt/traurig/ängstlich sein

2) (mess)

what a state you're in! — wie siehst du denn aus!

3) (anxiety)

be in a state — (be in a panic) aufgeregt sein; (be excited) ganz aus dem Häuschen sein (ugs.)

get into a state — (coll.) Zustände kriegen (ugs.)

don't get into a state! — reg dich nicht auf! (ugs.)

4) (nation) Staat, der

[affairs] of State — Staats[geschäfte]

5) (federal state) (of Germany, Austria) Land, das; (of America) Staat, der

the [United] States — sing. die [Vereinigten] Staaten

6)

State — (civil government) Staat, der

7) (pomp) Prunk, der

in state — in vollem Staat

lie in state — aufgebahrt sein
2. attributive adjective
1) (of nation or federal state) staatlich; Staats[bank, -sicherheit, -geheimnis, -dienst]

state education — staatliches Erziehungswesen

2) (ceremonial) Staats-
3. transitive verb
1) (express) erklären; (fully or clearly) darlegen; äußern [Meinung]; angeben [Alter usw.]

‘please state full particulars’ — "bitte genaue Angaben machen"

2) (specify) festlegen

at stated intervals — in genau festgelegten Abständen

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n.

Rang ¨-e m.

Staat -en m.

Stand ¨-e m.

Status -se m.

Zustand -¨e m. v.

darlegen v.

erklären v.

festlegen v.

festsetzen v.

konstatieren v.

English-german dictionary > state
10 wash

wash [wɒ∫]

1. noun

   a. to give sth a wash laver qch

• to give one's hands/face a wash se laver les mains/le visage

• to have a wash se laver

• to have a quick wash faire un brin de toilette

• it needs a wash cela a besoin d'être lavé

   b. ( = laundry) I do a big wash on Mondays je fais une grande lessive le lundi

• your shirt is in the wash ( = being washed) ta chemise est à la lessive

• the colours ran in the wash cela a déteint au lavage

• it will all come out in the wash (inf) ( = be all right) ça finira par s'arranger

2. transitive verb

   a. laver

• to wash o.s. [person] se laver ; [cat] faire sa toilette

• to wash one's hair se laver les cheveux

• to wash one's hands/face se laver les mains/le visage

• he washed the dirt off his hands il s'est lavé les mains (pour en enlever la saleté)

• to wash the dishes laver la vaisselle

• to wash one's hands of sth se laver les mains de qch

• to wash one's hands of sb se désintéresser de qn

   b. to be washed overboard être emporté par une vague

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = have a wash) [person] se laver ; [cat] faire sa toilette

• this garment doesn't wash very well ce vêtement ne se lave pas très facilement

   b. (British) that just won't wash! (inf) ( = won't be accepted) ça ne prend pas !

   c. [waves, sea, flood] to wash over sth balayer qch

• let the music wash over you laisse la musique t'envahir

• a wave of sadness/tiredness washed over him il a soudain ressenti une profonde tristesse/une grande fatigue

4. compounds

► wash-out (inf) noun

( = event) désastre m ; ( = person) nul m

► wash-wipe noun (on windscreen) lave-glace m inv

► wash away

1. intransitive verb

[stain] s'en aller au lavage

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ stain] faire partir au lavage

• the rain washed the mud away la pluie a fait partir la boue

   b. [waves, sea, flood] ( = carry away) emporter ; [+ footprints] balayer

• the river washed away part of the bank la rivière a emporté une partie de la rive

► wash down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ deck, car] laver (à grande eau) ; [+ wall] lessiver

   b. [+ medicine, pill] faire descendre ; [+ food] arroser

► wash off

1. intransitive verb

partir au lavage

• it won't wash off ça ne part pas

2. separable transitive verb

faire partir

► wash out

1. intransitive verb

   a. [dye, colours] passer au lavage

   b. (US) he washed out of university (inf) il s'est fait recaler aux examens de la fac (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = remove) [+ stain] faire partir au lavage

   b. ( = rinse) [+ bottle, pan] laver

   c. the match was washed out ( = prevented by rain) le match a été annulé à cause de la pluie

• to look/feel washed out (inf) ( = tired) avoir l'air/se sentir complètement lessivé (inf)

► wash up

1. intransitive verb

   a. (British) ( = wash dishes) faire la vaisselle

   b. (US) ( = have a wash) se débarbouiller

2. separable transitive verb

   a. (British) [+ plates, cups] laver

   b. [sea, tide] rejeter (sur le rivage) ; [river] rejeter (sur la berge)

• to be (all) washed up (inf) [plan, marriage] être tombé à l'eau (inf)

   c. (US) ( = tired) to look/feel washed up avoir l'air/se sentir lessivé (inf)

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1. [wɒʃ]
noun

1) [U] ( by person)

to give [something] a wash — laver [window, floor]; nettoyer [object]; lessiver [paintwork]; se laver [hands, face]

to give somebody a wash — débarbouiller [child]

to have a quick wash — faire un brin de toilette (colloq)

2) ( laundry process) lavage m

weekly wash — lessive f hebdomadaire

in the wash — ( about to be cleaned) au sale; ( being cleaned) au lavage

3) ( from boat) remous m

4) ( coating) gen couche f (de peinture); Art lavis m

5) ( for face) lotion f
2.
noun modifier

frequent wash shampoo — shampooing m pour lavages fréquents

pen and wash drawing — dessin m à la plume et au lavis
3. [wɒʃ], US [wɔːʃ]
transitive verb

1) ( clean) laver [person, clothes, floor]; nettoyer [object, wound]; lessiver [surface]

to get washed — se laver

to wash one's hands/face — se laver les mains/le visage

to wash the dishes — faire la vaisselle

2) ( carry along) entraîner [silt, debris]

to wash somebody/something overboard — emporter quelqu'un/quelque chose par-dessus bord

3) littér ( lap against) lécher

4) ( coat) Art laver; gen, Technology passer une légère couche de peinture sur [wall]
4.
intransitive verb ( clean oneself) [person] se laver, faire sa toilette; [animal] faire sa toilette; ( clean clothes) faire la lessive; ( become clean) se laver

that excuse won't wash with me — (colloq) fig cette excuse ne me satisfait pas
5.
reflexive verb

to wash oneself — [person] se laver; [animal] faire sa toilette

Phrasal Verbs:

- wash away

- wash down

- wash off

- wash out

- wash over

- wash through

- wash up

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it will all come out in the wash — ( be revealed) tout finira bien par se savoir; ( be resolved) tout finira par s'arranger

to wash one's hands of — se laver les mains de [matter]; se désintéresser de [person]

English-French dictionary > wash
11 sorry

'sori
1. adjective
1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) lo siento

2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) triste, arrepentido, desolado

3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) lamentable

2. interjection
1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) ¡perdón!, ¡disculpe!

2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) perdón, disculpe

•

- be/feel sorry for

sorry¹ adj

1.

I'm sorry, but I can't help you lo siento, pero no puedo ayudarte

I'm sorry I'm late siento llegar tarde

2. arrepentido

he's sorry for all the trouble he caused está arrepentido de todos los problemas que ha causado

to feel sorry for somebody compadecer a alguien

to say sorry disculparse

sorry² interj perdón

sorry, could you close the door? perdón, ¿podrías cerrar la puerta?

I'm sorry, what did you say your name was? perdona, ¿cómo has dicho que te llamas?

sorry

tr['sɒrɪ]

adjective (comp sorrier, superl sorriest)

1 (pitiful, wretched) triste, lamentable

■ a sorry sight un triste espectáculo

■ in a sorry state en un estado lamentable

interjection

1 (apology) ¡perdón!, ¡disculpe!

2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (for repetition) ¿perdón?, ¿cómo?

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be sorry (grieved, feeling sadness) sentir

■ I'm very sorry to hear about your uncle siento mucho lo de tu tío

■ I'm sorry you didn't get the job siento que no hayas conseguido el trabajo

■ I'm sorry lo siento

■ sorry I'm late siento llegar tarde

■ he's very sorry about what happened siente mucho lo ocurrido

■ you'll be sorry lo lamentarás

■ I'm sorry to trouble you perdone que le moleste, siento molestarle

to feel sorry for somebody compadecer

■ she felt sorry for him le compadecía

■ he was feeling sorry for himself se compadecía de sí mismo

to say sorry disculparse, pedir perdón

sorry ['sɑri] adj, sorrier ; - est

1) pitiful: lastimero, lastimoso

2)

to be sorry : sentir, lamentar

I'm sorry: lo siento

3)

to feel sorry for : compadecer

I feel sorry for him: me da pena

sorry

adj.

• afligido, -a adj.

• apenado, -a adj.

• lastimoso, -a adj.

• pesaroso, -a adj.

• poco convincente adj.

• triste adj.

interj.

• perdóng interj.

'sɑːri, 'sɒri
adjective -rier, -riest

1) (pred)

a) (grieved, sad)

I'm sorry — lo siento

oh, I am sorry; when did it happen? — cuánto lo siento!; ¿cuándo ocurrió?

to feel o be sorry FOR somebody: I feel so sorry for you/him te/lo compadezco; I felt o was so sorry for him when he got turned down me dio mucha pena or lástima cuando lo rechazaron; to feel sorry for oneself lamentarse de su (or tu etc) suerte; to be sorry ABOUT somebody/something: I'm very sorry about what happened siento or lamento mucho lo que ocurrió; to be sorry to + INF: I wasn't sorry to see the back of him no me apenó or no lamenté que se fuera; I'm sorry to have to tell you that... siento tener que decirte que...; to be sorry (THAT) — sentir* que (+ subj)

b) (apologetic, repentant)

to say sorry — pedir* perdón, disculparse

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you — perdóname or lo siento or disculpa, no fue mi intención ofenderte

sorry to bother you, but... — perdone or disculpe que lo moleste, pero...

to be sorry FOR/ABOUT something — arrepentirse* de algo

I'm very/terribly/awfully sorry about last night — siento muchísimo lo de anoche, mil perdones por lo de anoche

to be sorry (THAT): I'm sorry I didn't make it to your party — siento no haber podido ir a tu fiesta

2) (as interj)

a) ( expressing apology) perdón, lo siento

(awfully/so) sorry! — (BrE) perdone!, disculpe!

sorry, I didn't realize it was you — perdona or perdóname or disculpa or discúlpame, no me había dado cuenta de que eras tú

b) ( asking speaker to repeat) (BrE) ¿cómo (dice)?

3) (pitiful, miserable) (before n) < tale> lamentable, lastimoso

he was a sorry sight — tenía un aspecto lamentable

['sɒrɪ]
ADJ (compar sorrier) (superl sorriest)
1) (=apologetic)

I'm so sorry! — ¡lo siento mucho!, ¡perdón!

sorry! — ¡perdón!, ¡perdone!, ¡disculpe! (esp LAm)

sorry I'm late! — ¡siento llegar tarde!

I'm sorry to bother you but... — siento or frm lamento molestarle, pero...

• to be sorry about/ for sth — sentir algo, lamentar algo frm

I'm sorry about what I said last night — siento lo que dije anoche

we are sorry for any inconvenience caused — lamentamos cualquier molestia ocasionada

• to say sorry (to sb) (for sth) — pedir perdón or (esp LAm) disculpas (a algn) (por algo)

go and say sorry! — ¡anda ve y pide perdón or disculpas!

I've said I'm sorry, what more do you want? — ya he dicho que lo siento, ¿qué más quieres?

2) (=repentant) arrepentido

• he wasn't in the least bit sorry — no estaba arrepentido en lo más mínimo

• you'll be sorry for this! — ¡me las pagarás!, ¡te arrepentirás (de esto)!

3) (=regretful, sad)

I'm sorry, she's busy at the moment — lo siento, en este momento está ocupada

I can't say I'm sorry — no puedo decir que lo sienta

• to be sorry about sth/sb, I'm sorry about your mother/about what happened — siento or frm lamento lo de tu madre/lo sucedido

• I can't tell you how sorry I am — no te puedes hacer una idea de cuánto lo siento

• to be sorry that... — sentir or frm lamentar que + subjun

I'm sorry he didn't get the job — siento que no consiguiera el trabajo

• I'm sorry to hear that you're leaving — me da pena saber que te vas

we are sorry to have to tell you that... — lamentamos tener que decirle que...

I was sorry to hear of your accident — siento or lamento lo de tu accidente

it was a failure, I'm sorry to say — me duele reconocerlo, pero fue un fracaso

no one seemed very sorry to see him go — nadie parecía sentir or lamentar mucho que se fuera

4) (=pitying)

• to be or feel sorry for sb, I'm sorry for him — lo compadezco

I feel sorry for the child — el niño me da lástima or pena

it's no good feeling sorry for yourself — no sirve de mucho lamentarte de tu suerte

to look sorry for o.s. — tener un aspecto triste

5) (=pitiful)

• the garden was a sorry sight — el jardín estaba en un estado lamentable, el jardín estaba hecho una pena *

• to be in a sorry state — encontrarse en un estado lamentable

• he poured out his sorry tale to his mother — le contó su triste historia a su madre

6) (when sb has not heard)

sorry, I didn't catch what you said — perdón, no entendí lo que dijiste

7) (when correcting o.s.)

it's the third, sorry, the fourth on the left — es la tercera, perdón, la cuarta a la izquierda

8) (when disagreeing)

I'm sorry, I can't agree with you — lo siento or perdona, pero no puedo darte la razón

* * *
['sɑːri, 'sɒri]
adjective -rier, -riest

1) (pred)

a) (grieved, sad)

I'm sorry — lo siento

oh, I am sorry; when did it happen? — cuánto lo siento!; ¿cuándo ocurrió?

to feel o be sorry FOR somebody: I feel so sorry for you/him te/lo compadezco; I felt o was so sorry for him when he got turned down me dio mucha pena or lástima cuando lo rechazaron; to feel sorry for oneself lamentarse de su (or tu etc) suerte; to be sorry ABOUT somebody/something: I'm very sorry about what happened siento or lamento mucho lo que ocurrió; to be sorry to + INF: I wasn't sorry to see the back of him no me apenó or no lamenté que se fuera; I'm sorry to have to tell you that... siento tener que decirte que...; to be sorry (THAT) — sentir* que (+ subj)

b) (apologetic, repentant)

to say sorry — pedir* perdón, disculparse

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you — perdóname or lo siento or disculpa, no fue mi intención ofenderte

sorry to bother you, but... — perdone or disculpe que lo moleste, pero...

to be sorry FOR/ABOUT something — arrepentirse* de algo

I'm very/terribly/awfully sorry about last night — siento muchísimo lo de anoche, mil perdones por lo de anoche

to be sorry (THAT): I'm sorry I didn't make it to your party — siento no haber podido ir a tu fiesta

2) (as interj)

a) ( expressing apology) perdón, lo siento

(awfully/so) sorry! — (BrE) perdone!, disculpe!

sorry, I didn't realize it was you — perdona or perdóname or disculpa or discúlpame, no me había dado cuenta de que eras tú

b) ( asking speaker to repeat) (BrE) ¿cómo (dice)?

3) (pitiful, miserable) (before n) < tale> lamentable, lastimoso

he was a sorry sight — tenía un aspecto lamentable

English-spanish dictionary > sorry
12 trouble

1. noun
1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) težava

2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) nemiri

3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) težave
2. verb
1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) vznemiriti

2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) nadlegovati

3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) potruditi se

•

- troubled
- troublesome
- troublemaker
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I [trəbl]
noun

težava, trud, napor, motnja, motenje, nadloga; nevšečnost, neprijetnost; skrb, žalost, trpljenje, bol, muka; breme (to komu), nesreča, zlo, stiska; tegoba; napaka, pogreška, pomanjkljivost, slaba stran; komplikacija, problem, sitnost(i); kočljiv položaj; dialectal porod; bolezen; politics nemir, konflikt; kraval, škandal, afera; technical okvara, motnja, defekt

in trouble — v stiski (težavi, nepriliki)

digestive troubles — prebavne motnje, težave

heart trouble — srčna bolezen

labour troubles — delavski nemiri

troubles in the Near East — nemiri na Bližnjem Vzhodu

to ask for trouble, to look for trouble — sam si iskati (delati) težave, izzivati usodo

the trouble is that... — težava je v tem, da...

(it is) no trouble! — (to ni) nobena težava!; že dobro!; prosim!

(I am) sorry to give you such trouble — žal mi je, da vam delam take sitnosti

she is a great trouble to her family — ona je (v) veliko breme svoji družini

to be in trouble with the police — imeti težave (nevšečnosti) s policijo

to be out of one's troubles — osvoboditi se skrbi (težav), priti iz neprilik

I have been through much trouble — veliko sem prestal (pretrpel)

to get into trouble — zaiti v težave

to get a girl into trouble — zapeljati dekle

to go to much trouble — da(ja)ti si mnogo truda

to give s.o. the trouble, to put s.o. to much trouble — povzročiti komu težave (skrb), spraviti koga v hude nevšečnosti

to make trouble — delati težave

we did it to spare you trouble — naredili smo to, da bi vam prihranili trud

to stir up trouble — povzročati zmedo, nemir

I don't want to be a trouble to you — ne bi vas hotel vznemirjati

he won't even take the trouble to answer — ne vzame si niti truda, da bi odgovoril

to take great trouble (to take no trouble at all) — veliko (nobenega) truda si ne da(ja)ti

troubles never come singly — nesreča nikoli ne pride sama
II [trəbl]
transitive verb

zbegati, vznemiriti, razburiti, preplašiti; zaskrbeti, mučiti, (pri)zadeti; nadlegovati, sitnariti (komu), motiti, privesti (koga) v neprijeten položaj, v težave; prositi (koga) (for za); (redko) (s)kaliti, zburkati (vodo); intransitive verb vznemiriti se, razburiti se ( about zaradi); mučiti se, trpeti ( about zaradi); (po)truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda

troubled waters figuratively zapleten, težaven položaj

to be troubled about — delati si skrbi gledé

to be troubled in mind — biti zelo vznemirjen (zmeden, prizadet)

to trouble s.o. at work — motiti koga pri delu

to trouble o.s. — brigati se za kaj, (po)truditi se za kaj

don't trouble (yourself) — ne trudite se; že dobro

to fish in troubled waters — v kalnem ribariti

history does not trouble me at all — zgodovina mi ne povzroča nobenih težav

may I trouble you for the salt? — vas smem nadlegovati, prositi za sol?

don't let it trouble you — ne delajte si skrbi zaradi tega!

to trouble one's head about s.th. — beliti si glavo zaradi česa

to pour oil on troubled waters figuratively pomiriti razburjenje, narediti mir

my teeth trouble me very much — imam hud zobobol

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