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1 invite

verb

1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) invitar

2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) pedir

3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) pedir

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invite vb invitar

he invited me to lunch me invitó a comer

El gerundio de invite se escribe inviting

invite

tr[ (vb) ɪn'vaɪt; (n) 'ɪnvaɪt]

transitive verb

1 (guest etc) invitar, convidar; (candidate, participant) pedir, invitar

■ have they invited you to their wedding? ¿te han invitado a su boda?

■ we've been invited for/to dinner nos han invitado a cenar

■ she was invited to speak at a conference le pidieron que hablara en una conferencia

■ let's invite a few friends round invitemos a algunos amigos a casa

2 (comment, suggestion, etc) solicitar

■ questions will be invited at the end las preguntas se solicitarán al final

3 (criticism, disaster, etc) provocar, incitar

■ if you leave the window open, you're just inviting trouble si dejas la ventana abierta, te estás buscando problemas

noun

1 familiar invitación nombre femenino

invite [ɪn'vaɪt] vt, - vited ; - viting

1) attract: atraer, tentar

a book that invites interest: un libro que atrae el interés

2) provoke: provocar, buscar

to invite trouble: buscarse problemas

3) ask: invitar

we invited them for dinner: los invitamos acenar

4) solicit: solicitar, buscar (preguntas, comentarios, etc.)

invite

v.

• brindar v.

• convidar v.

• invitar v.

I ɪn'vaɪt
transitive verb

1)

to invite somebody (TO something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

I've invited her to o for dinner — la he invitado a cenar

he was invited for interview — lo citaron para una entrevista

to invite somebody over for dinner — invitar a alguien a cenar (en casa)

to invite somebody in/out — invitar a alguien a pasar/a salir

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

2)

a) ( request politely)

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

b) ( call for) (frml)

he invited questions from the audience — invitó al público a que formulara preguntas

to invite tenders for a new airport — llamar a un concurso or llamar a licitación para la construcción de un nuevo aeropuerto

3) ( encourage)

you're inviting trouble — te estás buscando problemas

it invites people to draw the wrong conclusions — se presta a que la gente saque conclusiones erróneas

his work invites comparison with the classics — su obra sugiere comparación con los clásicos

II 'ɪnvaɪt
noun (colloq) invitación f

1. [ɪn'vaɪt]
VT
1) [+ person] invitar; (esp to important celebration) convidar

to invite sb to do sth — invitar a algn a hacer algo

to invite sb to dinner/lunch — invitar a algn a cenar/almorzar

to invite sb to have a drink — invitar a algn a tomar algo

to invite sb in/up — invitar a algn a pasar/subir

to invite sb out — invitar a algn a salir

they invited me out to dinner — me invitaron a cenar (a un restaurante)

I've invited them over for drinks — los he invitado a tomar unas copas en casa

2) (=request) [+ opinions] pedir; (more frm) solicitar

they are inviting applications for the post of... — han abierto el plazo para recibir solicitudes para el puesto de...

3) (=provoke) [+ discussion, ridicule] provocar

to invite trouble — buscarse problemas

to do so would be to invite defeat — hacer eso sería provocar la propia derrota

A invites comparison with B — A nos induce a compararlo con B

she seems to invite stares — parece que provoca las miradas de la gente

2.

N
* ['ɪnvaɪt] invitación f
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I [ɪn'vaɪt]
transitive verb

1)

to invite somebody (TO something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

I've invited her to o for dinner — la he invitado a cenar

he was invited for interview — lo citaron para una entrevista

to invite somebody over for dinner — invitar a alguien a cenar (en casa)

to invite somebody in/out — invitar a alguien a pasar/a salir

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

2)

a) ( request politely)

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

b) ( call for) (frml)

he invited questions from the audience — invitó al público a que formulara preguntas

to invite tenders for a new airport — llamar a un concurso or llamar a licitación para la construcción de un nuevo aeropuerto

3) ( encourage)

you're inviting trouble — te estás buscando problemas

it invites people to draw the wrong conclusions — se presta a que la gente saque conclusiones erróneas

his work invites comparison with the classics — su obra sugiere comparación con los clásicos

II ['ɪnvaɪt]
noun (colloq) invitación f

English-spanish dictionary > invite
2 invite

I ['ɪnvaɪt]
nome colloq. invito m.
II [ɪn'vaɪt]
verbo transitivo

1) invitare [ person]

to invite sb. to dinner, for a drink — invitare qcn. a cena, a bere qualcosa

why don't we invite Tara along? — perché non invitiamo Tara a venire con noi?

to be invited back — (repaying hospitality) essere invitato a propria volta; (a second time) essere nuovamente invitato

to invite sb. in — invitare qcn. a entrare

he invited her out — la invitò a uscire con lui

to invite sb. over o round (to one's house) invitare qcn. (a casa); to invite sb. for (an) interview — invitare qcn. per un'intervista

2) (ask for) sollecitare [ comments]

he invited questions from the audience — invitò il pubblico a fare delle domande

3) (court)

to invite trouble — andare in cerca di guai

4) econ.

to invite a bid — invitare a partecipare a una gara d'appalto

to invite tenders — invitare a fare offerte

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verb

1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) invitare

2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) invitare

3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) sollecitare

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invite /ˈɪnvaɪt/
n.

(fam.) invito.
♦ (to) invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/
v. t.

1 invitare ( anche fig.); allettare; attrarre; stimolare: to invite sb. to dinner [to a party], invitare q. a cena [a una festa]

2 sollecitare; provocare; richiedere: (comm.) to invite orders, sollecitare ordinativi; The speaker invited questions, l'oratore sollecitò domande

● to invite sb. in, invitare q. a entrare ( in casa propria, ecc.) □ to invite sb. 's opinions, invitare q. a dire le sue opinioni □ to invite sb. over for a drink, invitare q. (a casa propria) per bere qualcosa □ to invite tenders, bandire una gara d'appalto.

* * *
I ['ɪnvaɪt]
nome colloq. invito m.
II [ɪn'vaɪt]
verbo transitivo

1) invitare [ person]

to invite sb. to dinner, for a drink — invitare qcn. a cena, a bere qualcosa

why don't we invite Tara along? — perché non invitiamo Tara a venire con noi?

to be invited back — (repaying hospitality) essere invitato a propria volta; (a second time) essere nuovamente invitato

to invite sb. in — invitare qcn. a entrare

he invited her out — la invitò a uscire con lui

to invite sb. over o round (to one's house) invitare qcn. (a casa); to invite sb. for (an) interview — invitare qcn. per un'intervista

2) (ask for) sollecitare [ comments]

he invited questions from the audience — invitò il pubblico a fare delle domande

3) (court)

to invite trouble — andare in cerca di guai

4) econ.

to invite a bid — invitare a partecipare a una gara d'appalto

to invite tenders — invitare a fare offerte

English-Italian dictionary > invite
3 drink ****

[drɪŋk] drank vb: pt drunk pp
1. n

1) (liquid to drink) bevanda, bibita

a cold drink — una bibita fresca

a hot drink — una bevanda calda

there's food and drink in the kitchen — c'è da mangiare e da bere in cucina

would you like a drink? — vuoi qualcosa da bere?

could I have a drink? — posso avere qualcosa da bere?

can I have a drink of water, please? — mi dai un po' d'acqua?

to give sb a drink — dare qualcosa da bere a qn

2)

(glass of alcohol) a drink — un bicchierino

we had drinks before lunch — abbiamo preso l'aperitivo

let's have a drink — beviamo qualcosa

to go out for a drink — andare fuori a bere qualcosa

I need a drink — ho bisogno di bere qualcosa di forte

to invite sb for drinks — invitare qn a bere qualcosa

3) (alcoholic liquor) alcolici mpl

he has a drink problem — è uno che beve, ha il vizio del bere

to take to drink — darsi al bere

to smell of drink — puzzare d'alcool

his worries drove him to drink — le preoccupazioni lo hanno spinto al bere

2. vt

(gen) bere, (soup) mangiare

she drank her tea — ha bevuto il suo tè

would you like something to drink? — vuole qualcosa da bere?

what would you like to drink? — cosa vuoi da bere?

to drink sb under the table — far finire qn sotto il tavolo (completamente ubriaco (-a)

3. vi

(gen) bere

he doesn't drink — non beve (alcolici)

"don't drink and drive" — "non bevete se dovete guidare"

he drinks like a fish — beve come una spugna

to drink to sth/sb — bere a qc/alla salute di qn

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- drink in

- drink up

English-Italian dictionary > drink ****
4 invite

1. III
1) invite smb. invite friends (neighbours, the whole gang, etc.) приглашать друзей и т. д.; invite oneself напроситься в гости

2) invite smth. invite questions предлагать задавать вопросы; invite smb.'s opinion предлагать высказать свое мнение; invite criticism предлагать высказать критические замечания; invite confidences вызывать на откровенный разговор; his manner does not invite confidences его манера держаться не располагает к откровенности; invite donations призывать /предлагать, обращаться с просьбой/ делать денежные пожертвования; smb.'s behaviour (her accent, their painting, etc.) invites laughter (criticism, discussion, questions, etc.) чье-л. поведение и т. д. вызывает смех и т. д.: invite danger навлекать опасность; invite trouble напрашиваться /нарываться/ на неприятности, лезть на рожон; to act now is to invite defeat если начать действовать сейчас, поражение неизбежно
2. IV
invite smb. in some manner invite smb. cordially (graciously, suavely, formally, frequently, etc.) сердечно и т. д. приглашать кого-л. в гости; invite smb. somewhere invite smb. in пригласить кого-л. войти; invite smb. upstairs приглашать кого-л. подняться наверх
3. VII
invite smb. to do smth. invite smb. to have tea with us (to spend a couple of weeks at the seaside, to sing, to be seated, etc.) приглашать кого-л. /предлагать кому-л./ выпить с нами чаю и т. д.; we invited her to join our club мы предложили ей вступить в наш клуб; the cool water of the lake invited us to swim прохлада озера манила нас [и вызывала желание] выкупаться; invite smb. to consider the answer (to assist at the ceremony, to contribute one's criticism, etc.) просить кого-л. обдумать ответ и т. д.
4. XI
be invited I wasn't invited меня не приглашали /не звали/; be invited in some manner the public is cordially invited сердечно /от всей души/ приглашаем публику; be invited to do smth. he was urgently invited to attend the meeting его настоятельно приглашали посетить собрание /присутствовать на собрании/
5. XXI1
invite smb. to (into) smth. invite smb. to one's house (to a party, to dinner, to lunch, to a wedding, etc.) приглашать кого-л. к себе домой /в гости/ и т. д.; invite smb. to a seat in a boat (in а саг, etc.) предложить кому-л. место в лодке и т. д., invite smb. into the house пригласить кого-л. войти в дом; invite smb. for smth. he invited me [in] for a drink (for a talk, for a game of chess, etc.) он пригласил меня к себе выпить и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > invite
5 have

have [hæv]

verbe auxiliaire ⇒ 1 avoir ⇒ 1, 2A (a)-(c), 2B (b)-(e), 2C (a), 2C (b), 2F (a), 2F (d), 2F (h), 2F (i) être ⇒ 1 posséder ⇒ 2A (a) disposer de ⇒ 2A (b) prendre ⇒ 2B (c) passer ⇒ 2B (d) recevoir ⇒ 2C (a), 2C (b) vouloir ⇒ 2C (c), 2F (f) tenir ⇒ 2D (a) faire faire ⇒ 2E (b), 2E (c) placer ⇒ 2F (b) devoir ⇒ 2G (a), 2G (b) concerner ⇒ 2G (c)

ⓘ GRAM Les formes négatives, haven't et hasn't, s'écrivent have not and has not dans un style plus soutenu.

ⓘ GRAM Most French verbs will conjugate with avoir to form the perfect tense. However, all reflexive verbs and many intransitive verbs - mainly of motion - will conjugate with être.

(3rd pers sing pres has [hæz], pt & pp had [hæd])

1 auxiliary verb

(a) (used to form perfect tenses) avoir, être;

∎ to have finished avoir fini;

∎ to have left être parti;

∎ to have sat down s'être assis;

∎ to have been/had avoir été/eu;

∎ has she slept? a-t-elle dormi?;

∎ have they arrived? sont-ils arrivés?;

∎ he has been ill il a été malade;

∎ when you've calmed down quand vous vous serez calmé;

∎ I will have forgotten by next week j'aurai oublié d'ici la semaine prochaine;

∎ the children will have gone to bed by the time we arrive les enfants seront couchés quand nous arriverons;

∎ you were silly not to have accepted tu es bête de ne pas avoir accepté;

∎ after or when you have finished, you may leave quand vous aurez fini, vous pourrez partir;

∎ she was ashamed of having lied elle avait honte d'avoir menti;

∎ she felt she couldn't change her mind, having already agreed to go elle sentait qu'elle ne pouvait pas changer d'avis, étant donné qu'elle avait dit être d'accord pour y aller;

∎ I have been thinking j'ai réfléchi;

∎ he has been working here for two months il travaille ici depuis deux mois, il y a deux mois qu'il travaille ici;

∎ I have known her for three years/since childhood je la connais depuis trois ans/depuis mon enfance;

∎ I had known her for years cela faisait des années que je la connaissais, je la connaissais depuis des années;

∎ she claimed she hadn't heard the news elle a prétendu ne pas avoir entendu la nouvelle;

∎ I had already gone to bed when he arrived j'étais déjà couché quand il est arrivé;

∎ we had gone to bed early nous nous étions couchés de bonne heure;

∎ when he had given his speech, I left une fois qu'il eut terminé son discours, je partis;

∎ had I known, I wouldn't have insisted si j'avais su, je n'aurais pas insisté;

∎ if I had known, I wouldn't have said anything si j'avais su, je n'aurais rien dit;

∎ they would have been happy if it hadn't been for the war ils auraient vécu heureux si la guerre n'était pas survenue;

∎ why don't you just leave him and have done with it? pourquoi donc est-ce que vous ne le quittez pas, pour en finir?;

∎ I'd as soon not j'aimerais mieux pas;

∎ he'd rather or sooner stay at home than go out dancing il aimerait mieux rester ou il préférerait rester à la maison qu'aller danser;

∎ familiar he's had it (is in trouble) il est fichu ou foutu; (is worn out) il est à bout;

∎ familiar I've had it with all your complaining! j'en ai jusque-là de tes jérémiades!;

∎ familiar I've had it up to here with him j'en ai jusque-là de ce type-là;

∎ familiar the car has just about had it la voiture va bientôt rendre l'âme;

∎ familiar this plant has had it cette plante est fichue

(b) (elliptical uses)

∎ have you ever had the measles? - yes, I have/no, I haven't avez-vous eu la rougeole? - oui/non;

∎ she hasn't finished - yes, she has! elle n'a pas fini - (mais) si!;

∎ you've forgotten his birthday - no, I haven't! tu as oublié son anniversaire - mais non!;

∎ have you ever considered going into politics? if you have.../if you haven't… avez-vous déjà envisagé de rentrer dans la vie politique? si oui…/si non…;

∎ you've forgotten your gloves - so I have! vous avez oublié vos gants - en effet! ou tiens, c'est vrai!

(c) (in tag questions)

∎ you've read 'Hamlet', haven't you? vous avez lu 'Hamlet', n'est-ce pas?;

∎ he hasn't arrived, has he? il n'est pas arrivé, si?;

∎ so she's got a new job, has she? elle a changé de travail alors?

2 transitive verb

A.

(a) (be in possession of, own) avoir, posséder;

∎ do you have or have you got a car? avez-vous une voiture?;

∎ they have (got) a lot of friends/money ils ont beaucoup d'amis/d'argent;

∎ they don't have or they haven't got any more ils n'en ont plus;

∎ she shares everything she has (got) with them elle partage tout ce qu'elle a avec eux;

∎ he has (got) £10 left il lui reste 10 livres;

∎ we have (got) six of them left il nous en reste six;

∎ do you have or have you got any children? if you have... avez-vous des enfants? si vous en avez ou si oui...;

∎ they have (got) a 50 percent interest in the business ils ont ou détiennent 50 pour cent des intérêts dans l'affaire;

∎ I have (got) a lot of work to finish j'ai beaucoup de travail à finir;

∎ do we have or have we got any milk in the house? est-ce qu'on a du lait ou est-ce qu'il y a du lait à la maison?;

∎ she has (got) a baker's shop/bookshop elle tient une boulangerie/librairie;

∎ do you have or have you got the time? avez-vous l'heure?;

∎ he doesn't have or hasn't got a job il n'a pas de travail, il est sans travail;

∎ we have (got) a deadline to meet nous avons un délai à respecter;

∎ I've got it! ça y est, j'ai trouvé ou j'y suis!;

∎ paper, envelopes and what have you du papier, des enveloppes et je ne sais quoi encore;

∎ proverb you can't have your cake and eat it on ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre;

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

(b) (enjoy the use of) avoir, disposer de;

∎ we had a couple of hours to do our errands nous disposions de ou nous avions quelques heures pour faire nos courses;

∎ I don't have time or I haven't got time to stop for lunch je n'ai pas le temps de m'arrêter pour déjeuner;

∎ he has (got) a month to finish il a un mois pour finir;

∎ he hasn't (got) long to live il ne lui reste pas longtemps à vivre;

∎ do you have or have you (got) a minute (to spare)? tu as une minute?;

∎ she had the house to herself elle avait la maison pour elle toute seule;

∎ such questions have an important place in our lives ce genre de questions occupe une place importante dans notre vie;

∎ he has (got) nothing to do/to read il n'a rien à faire/à lire

(c) (possess as quality or attribute) avoir;

∎ she has (got) red hair elle a les cheveux roux, elle est rousse;

∎ you have (got) beautiful eyes tu as de beaux yeux;

∎ the ticket has (got) a name on it il y a un nom sur le billet;

∎ to have good taste avoir bon goût;

∎ to have a bad temper avoir mauvais caractère;

∎ she has (got) a reputation for being difficult elle a la réputation d'être difficile;

∎ the house has (got) a beautiful view of the mountains de la maison, on a une belle vue sur les montagnes;

∎ she has (got) what it takes or she has it in her to succeed elle a ce qu'il faut pour réussir;

∎ you've never had it so good! vous n'avez jamais eu la vie si belle!;

∎ familiar he really has it bad for Emma il a complètement craqué pour Emma

(d) (possess knowledge or understanding of)

∎ do you have or have you got any experience of teaching? avez-vous déjà enseigné?;

∎ she has (got) a clear sense of what matters elle sait très bien ce qui est important;

∎ he has some Greek and Latin il connaît un peu le grec et le latin;

∎ I have a little Spanish je parle un peu espagnol

B.

(a) (indicating experience of a specified situation)

∎ to have a dream/nightmare faire un rêve/cauchemar;

∎ I have no regrets je n'ai aucun regret ou pas de regrets;

∎ I didn't have any trouble in finding it je n'ai eu aucune peine à le trouver;

∎ we have (got) nothing or we don't have anything against dogs on n'a rien contre les chiens;

∎ I've had my appendix out je me suis fait opérer de l'appendicite;

∎ he had all his money stolen il s'est fait voler ou on lui a volé tout son argent;

∎ I love having my back rubbed j'adore qu'on me frotte le dos;

∎ they had some strange things happen to them il leur est arrivé de drôles de choses

(b) (be infected with, suffer from) avoir;

∎ to have a cold avoir un rhume, être enrhumé;

∎ do you have or have you got a headache? avez-vous mal à la tête?;

∎ he has (got) problems with his back il a des problèmes de dos

(c) (perform, take part in → bath, lesson) prendre; (→ meeting) avoir;

∎ we had our first argument last night nous nous sommes disputés hier soir pour la première fois;

∎ to have a stroll se promener, faire un tour;

∎ I want to have a think about it je veux y réfléchir;

∎ to have a party (organize) organiser une fête; (celebrate) faire la fête;

∎ I'll have no part in it je refuse de m'en mêler

(d) (pass, spend) passer, avoir;

∎ I had a horrible day at work j'ai passé une journée atroce au travail;

∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;

∎ to have a good time s'amuser;

∎ did you have a good time? c'était bien?, tu t'es bien amusé?;

∎ a good time was had by all tout le monde s'est bien amusé;

∎ she's had a hard time of it lately elle vient de traverser une mauvaise passe

(e) (exhibit, show) avoir, montrer;

∎ have mercy on us! ayez pitié de nous!;

∎ he had the nerve to refuse il a eu le culot de refuser;

∎ he didn't even have the decency to apologize il n'a même pas eu la décence de s'excuser

C.

(a) (obtain, receive) avoir, recevoir;

∎ I'd like him to have this picture j'aimerais lui donner cette photo;

∎ I'd like to have your advice on something j'aimerais que vous me donniez un conseil à propos de quelque chose;

∎ we had a phone call from the mayor nous avons reçu ou eu un coup de fil du maire;

∎ they've still had no news of the lost plane ils n'ont toujours pas de nouvelles de l'avion (qui a) disparu;

∎ I have it on good authority je le tiens de bonne source;

∎ I must have your answer by tomorrow il me faut votre réponse pour demain;

∎ let me have your answer by next week donnez-moi votre réponse avant la semaine prochaine;

∎ let me have your keys donne-moi tes clefs;

∎ let me have the book back when you've finished rends-moi le livre quand tu auras fini;

∎ she let them have the wardrobe for £300 elle leur a laissé ou cédé l'armoire pour 300 livres;

∎ there are plenty of flats to be had il y a plein d'appartements;

∎ familiar I let him have it (attacked him) je lui ai réglé son compte; (told him off) je lui ai passé un savon;

∎ familiar you had it coming! tu ne l'as pas volé!

(b) (invite) recevoir, avoir;

∎ she's having some people (over) for or to dinner elle reçoit ou elle a du monde à dîner;

∎ let's have him round for a drink et si on l'invitait à prendre un pot?;

∎ did you have any visitors? avez-vous eu de la visite?;

∎ after the movie we had them back for coffee après le cinéma, nous les avons invités à venir prendre le café chez nous

(c) (accept, take) vouloir;

∎ he'd like to marry but nobody will have him! il aimerait se marier mais personne ne veut de lui!;

∎ do what you want, I'm having nothing more to do with your schemes fais ce que tu veux, je ne veux plus être mêlé à tes combines

D.

(a) (clutch) tenir;

∎ to have sb in one's power avoir qn en son pouvoir;

∎ the teacher had (got) him by the arm/the ear le maître le tenait par le bras/l'oreille;

∎ he had (got) his assailant by the throat il tenait son agresseur à la gorge

(b) figurative (gain control or advantage over)

∎ you have me there! là vous me tenez!;

∎ I have (got) you right where I want you now! je vous tiens!;

∎ Sport the Bears have it! les Bears ont gagné!

(c) (bewilder, perplex)

∎ who won? - you've got me there qui a gagné? - là, tu me poses une colle

E.

(a) (cause to be)

∎ the news had me worried la nouvelle m'a inquiété;

∎ I'll have this light fixed in a minute j'en ai pour une minute à réparer cette lampe;

∎ we'll have everything ready tout sera prêt

(b) (with past participle) (cause to be done) to have sth done faire faire qch;

∎ I had my hair cut je me suis fait couper les cheveux;

∎ we must have the curtains cleaned nous devons faire nettoyer les rideaux ou donner les rideaux à nettoyer;

∎ three houses had their windows shattered trois maisons ont eu leurs fenêtres brisées;

∎ she had coffee brought up to the room elle a fait monter du café dans la chambre;

∎ I had my watch stolen je me suis fait voler ma montre

(c) (with infinitive) (cause to do) to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn;

∎ she had him invite all the neighbours round elle lui a fait inviter tous les voisins;

∎ have them come in faites-les entrer;

∎ the boss had him up to his office le patron l'a convoqué dans son bureau;

∎ he soon had them all laughing il eut tôt fait de les faire tous rire;

∎ I had the children go to bed early j'ai couché les enfants de bonne heure;

∎ as he would have us believe comme il voudrait nous le faire croire

F.

(a) (consume → food, meal) avoir, prendre;

∎ we were having lunch nous étions en train de déjeuner;

∎ we're having dinner out tonight nous sortons dîner ce soir;

∎ to have breakfast in bed prendre le petit déjeuner au lit;

∎ would you like to have coffee? voulez-vous (prendre) un café?;

∎ do you have coffee or tea in the morning? prenez-vous du café ou du thé le matin?;

∎ I had tea with her j'ai pris le thé avec elle;

∎ we stopped and had a drink nous nous sommes arrêtés pour boire quelque chose;

∎ what will you have? - I'll have the lamb (in restaurant) qu'est-ce que vous prenez? - je vais prendre de l'agneau;

∎ we had fish for dinner nous avons mangé ou eu du poisson au dîner;

∎ he always has a cigarette after dinner il fume toujours une cigarette après le dîner;

∎ will you have a cigarette? voulez-vous une cigarette?

(b) (indicating location, position) placer, mettre;

∎ we'll have the wardrobe here and the table in there nous mettrons l'armoire ici et la table par là;

∎ she had her arm around his shoulders elle avait mis le bras autour de ses épaules;

∎ I had my back to the window je tournais le dos à la fenêtre;

∎ he had his head down il avait la tête baissée

(c) (be accompanied by)

∎ she had her mother with her sa mère était avec elle;

∎ I can't talk right now, I have someone with me je ne peux pas parler, je ne suis pas seul ou je suis avec quelqu'un

(d) (give birth to) avoir;

∎ she's had a baby elle a eu un bébé;

∎ she had her baby last week elle a accouché la semaine dernière;

∎ she's going to have a baby elle attend ou elle va avoir un bébé;

∎ he's had three children by her il a eu trois enfants d'elle;

∎ our dog has just had puppies notre chien vient d'avoir des petits

(e) (assert, claim) soutenir, maintenir;

∎ public opinion has it that he is not telling the truth on pense généralement qu'il ne dit pas la vérité;

∎ rumour has it that they're married le bruit court qu'ils sont mariés;

∎ as the government would have it comme dirait le gouvernement;

∎ as Plato has it comme dit Platon, comme l'a écrit Platon

(f) (with "will" or "would") (wish for) vouloir;

∎ what would you have me do? que voudriez-vous que je fasse?;

∎ I'll have you know I have a degree in French je vous fais remarquer que j'ai une licence de français

(g) (in negative) (allow, permit) I will not have him in my house! il ne mettra pas les pieds chez moi!;

∎ I won't have it! ça ne va pas se passer comme ça!;

∎ we can't have you sleeping on the floor nous ne pouvons pas vous laisser dormir par terre;

∎ familiar we tried to give the dog a bath but he wasn't having any of it! nous avons essayé de donner un bain au chien, mais rien n'y a fait!;

∎ familiar I'm not having any of your nonsense pas de bêtises

(h) (in passive) familiar (cheat, outwit) avoir;

∎ you've been had! tu t'es fait avoir!

(i) very familiar (sleep with) avoir

G.

(a) (with infinitive) (indicating obligation) to have (got) to do sth devoir faire qch, être obligé de faire qch;

∎ do you have to or have you got to leave so soon? êtes-vous obligé de partir ou faut-il que vous partiez si tôt?;

∎ I have (got) to go to the meeting il faut que j'aille ou je dois aller ou je suis obligé d'aller à la réunion;

∎ don't you have to or haven't you got to phone the office? est-ce que tu ne dois pas appeler le bureau?;

∎ he'll do it if he's got to il le fera s'il est obligé de le faire;

∎ you don't have to or you haven't got to go tu n'es pas obligé d'y aller;

∎ we had to take physics at school nous étions obligés de suivre des cours de physique à l'école;

∎ she had to take a blood test elle a été obligée de ou elle a dû faire un examen sanguin;

∎ I hate having to get up early j'ai horreur de devoir me lever tôt;

∎ I won't apologize - you have to je ne m'excuserai pas - il le faut;

∎ you've got to be joking! vous plaisantez!, c'est une plaisanterie!;

∎ you didn't have to tell your father what happened! tu n'avais pas besoin d'aller dire à ton père ce qui s'est passé!;

∎ ironic the train WOULD have to be late today of all days! il fallait que le train soit en retard aujourd'hui!;

∎ familiar that has (got) to be the stupidest idea I've ever heard! ça doit être l'idée la plus idiote que j'aie jamais entendue!

(b) (with infinitive) (indicating necessity) devoir;

∎ you have (got) to get some rest il faut que vous vous reposiez, vous devez vous reposer;

∎ I'll have to think about it il va falloir que j'y réfléchisse;

∎ I have (got) to know il faut que je le sache;

∎ we have to be careful about what we say on doit faire attention ou il faut qu'on fasse attention à ce qu'on dit;

∎ some problems still have to or have still got to be worked out il reste encore des problèmes à résoudre;

∎ if you finish the report this evening you won't have to come in to work tomorrow si vous finissez le rapport ce soir, vous n'aurez pas besoin de venir travailler demain;

∎ first the potatoes have (got) to be washed il faut d'abord laver les pommes de terre;

∎ I don't like housework but it has (got) to be done je n'aime pas faire le ménage mais il faut bien que quelqu'un le fasse;

∎ the plumbing has (got) to be redone la plomberie a besoin d'être refaite;

∎ you'd have to be deaf not to hear that noise il faudrait être sourd pour ne pas entendre ce bruit;

∎ do you have to turn the music up so loud? vous ne pourriez pas baisser un peu la musique?

(c) (with "to do") (idioms) the book has to do with archaeology ce livre traite de l'archéologie;

∎ their argument had to do with money ils se disputaient à propos d'argent;

∎ this has nothing to do with you ça ne te concerne ou regarde pas;

∎ I'll have nothing more to do with her je ne veux plus avoir affaire à elle;

∎ they had nothing to do with her being fired ils n'avaient rien à voir avec son licenciement

3 haves plural noun

∎ the haves les riches mpl, les nantis mpl;

∎ the haves and the have-nots les riches mpl et les pauvres mpl, les nantis mpl et les démunis mpl

➲ have around separable transitive verb

(keep available) garder ou avoir sous la main;

∎ I have the documents around somewhere les documents sont là quelque part, j'ai les documents quelque part;

∎ she's a useful person to have around il est bon de l'avoir sous la main;

∎ I don't like having children around je n'aime pas la compagnie des enfants

➲ have at inseparable transitive verb

British Fencing attaquer

➲ have away separable transitive verb

British very familiar

∎ to have it away (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)

➲ have down separable transitive verb

(invite from upstairs, the north) inviter;

∎ we're having his family down for the weekend sa famille vient passer le week-end chez nous

➲ have in separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to enter) faire entrer;

∎ she had him in for a chat elle l'a fait entrer pour discuter

(b) (invite)

∎ to have friends in for a drink inviter des amis à prendre un pot

(c) (doctor, workman) faire venir;

∎ we had to have the doctor in nous avons dû faire venir le médecin;

∎ they've got workmen in at the moment ils ont des ouvriers en ce moment

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to have it in for sb avoir une dent contre qn;

∎ they had it in for me from the day I arrived ils en ont eu après moi dès mon arrivée

➲ have off separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) retirer;

∎ the barber nearly had my ear off le coiffeur a failli me couper l'oreille

(b) (have removed) faire retirer;

∎ she's having the plaster off next week on lui retire son plâtre la semaine prochaine

(c) British very familiar (have sexual intercourse)

∎ to have it off (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)

➲ have on separable transitive verb

(a) (wear) porter;

∎ what does she have on? qu'est-ce qu'elle porte?, comment est-elle habillée?;

∎ she had her black dress on elle avait ou portait sa robe noire;

∎ the child had nothing on l'enfant était tout nu

(b) (radio, television)

∎ have you got the radio on? avez-vous allumé la radio?, est-ce que la radio est allumée?;

∎ he has the radio/television on all night sa radio/sa télévision est allumée toute la nuit

(c) (commitment, engagement)

∎ we have a lot on today nous avons beaucoup à faire aujourd'hui;

∎ do you have anything on for tonight? avez-vous des projets pour ou êtes-vous pris ce soir?;

∎ I have nothing on for the weekend je n'ai rien de prévu ce week-end

(d) British familiar (tease, trick) faire marcher;

∎ you're having me on! tu me fais marcher!;

∎ I was only having you on c'était juste pour te faire marcher

(e) (idiom)

∎ they have nothing on me ils n'ont aucune preuve contre moi;

∎ the police have nothing on him la police n'a rien sur lui

➲ have out separable transitive verb

(a) (tooth) se faire arracher

(b) (settle)

∎ to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn;

∎ she had it or the matter or the whole thing out with him elle a eu une longue explication avec lui;

∎ let's have this out once and for all mettons les choses au point une fois pour toutes

➲ have over separable transitive verb

(invite) inviter

➲ have up separable transitive verb

(a) familiar (bring before the authorities)

∎ I'll have you up for blackmail je vais vous poursuivre (en justice) pour chantage;

∎ they were had up by the police for vandalism ils ont été arrêtés pour vandalisme;

∎ he was had up (before the court) for breaking and entering il a comparu (devant le tribunal) pour effraction

(b) (invite from downstairs, the south) inviter;

∎ he had them up (to his flat) for tea il les a invités à venir prendre le thé;

∎ we're having them up from London for the weekend il sont venus nous voir de Londres pour le week-end

✾ Film 'To Have and Have Not' Hawks 'Le Port de l'angoisse'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > have
6 have over

◆ have over, esp BRIT have round

vt

▪ to \have over sb over jdn zu Besuch haben; (invite) jdn zu sich einladen

we should \have over the Jones' over for a drink sometime wir sollten die Jones mal zu einem Drink einladen

English-german dictionary > have over
7 have round

◆ have over, esp BRIT have round

vt

▪ to \have round sb over jdn zu Besuch haben; (invite) jdn zu sich einladen

we should \have round the Jones' over for a drink sometime wir sollten die Jones mal zu einem Drink einladen

English-german dictionary > have round
8 have

(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) tener algo de reserva, guardar algo

have vb

1. tener

do you have a video? ¿tienes vídeo?

she has no sisters no tiene hermanas

he has a bicycle tiene una bicicleta

I have flu tengo la gripe

2. tomar

we had a coffee nos tomamos un café

I think I'll have a salad creo que voy a tomar una ensalada

3. haber

have you read Don Quixote? ¿has leído Don Quijote?

I have been to the swimming pool he estado en la piscina

she was ill because she had eaten too much estaba enferma porque había comido demasiado

to have to do something tener que hacer algo

we have to leave now ya nos tenemos que ir

I've got to work tomorrow tengo que trabajar mañana

to have something done mandar hacer algo

they're having a house built les están construyendo una casa

have you had your hair cut? ¿te has cortado el pelo?

Esta construcción se emplea cuando no eres tú quien hace algo, sino que pagas a alguien para que te lo haga

to have breakfast desayunar

to have lunch almorzar / comer

to have dinner cenar

to have a bath bañarse (en la bañera)

to have a shower ducharse

to have a swim bañarse / nadar

El pasado y participio pasado de have es had; el gerundio se escribe having

have

tr[hæv]

transitive verb (3rd pers pres sing has tr[hæz], pt & pp had tr[hæd], ger having)

1 (posess) tener, poseer

■ she has a house in Whitby tiene una casa en Whitby

■ he had blue eyes tenía los ojos azules

2 (food) comer, tomar; (drink) beber, tomar

■ I think I'll have the turbot creo que tomaré el rodaballo

■ will you have a brandy? ¿quieres tomar un coñac?

■ to have breakfast/lunch/tea/dinner desayunar/comer/merendar/cenar

3 (cigarette) fumar

■ how many cigarettes have you had today? ¿cuántos cigarros has fumado hoy?

4 (shower, bath, etc) tomar

■ when she got home she had a shower cuando llegó a casa se dio una ducha, cuando llegó a casa se duchó

■ in Finland I had a sauna en Finlandia hice una sauna

■ have you had a wash and a shave? ¿te has lavado y afeitado?

■ I'll have a swim before lunch me bañaré antes de comer

5 (treatment) recibir

■ I had an injection me dieron una inyección

■ she had a heart operation la operaron del corazón

■ I have a massage every Thursday cada jueves voy al masajista

■ she's having physiotherapy acude a fisioterapia

6 (illness) tener

■ he didn't come because he had flu no vino porque tenía la gripe

■ I have a headache tengo dolor de cabeza

7 (experience) tener

■ I had a scare tuve un susto, me asusté

■ have a good time! ¡divertíos!, ¡pasadlo bien!

■ I had quite a surprise me llevé una gran sorpresa

8 (receive, invite) recibir, invitar

■ we had John and Mary for dinner last night invitamos a John y Mary a cenar anoche

9 (borrow) pedir prestado, dejar

■ can I have your book for a second, please? ¿me dejas tu libro un segundo, por favor?

10 (party) celebrar, tener, dar; (meeting) celebrar, tener

■ they're always having parties no paran de dar fiestas

■ are you going to have a party for your birthday? ¿vas a hacer una fiesta para tu cumpleaños?

■ they had their annual meeting last week celebraron su reunión anual la semana pasada

11 (according to) según

■ rumour has it that... corre el rumor de que...

12 (baby) tener, dar a luz

13 (cause to happen) hacer, mandar

■ he had the house painted hizo pintar la casa

■ she had her hair cut se cortó el cabello

■ they had him killed lo mandaron matar

14 (allow) permitir, consentir

■ I can't have you walking about naked no puedo permitir que vayas por ahí desnudo

15 familiar (cheat) timar

■ if you paid £200 pounds for that you were had si has pagado doscientas libras por eso te han timado

auxiliar

1 haber

■ I have seen her la he visto

■ I hadn't seen the film so I went to the cinema no había visto la película así que fui al cine

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

had better más vale que

■ you'd better come alone más vale que vengas solo

■ we'd better not tell her about it sería mejor no decírselo

have got SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL tener

■ Sue's got a new car Sue tiene un coche nuevo

■ you've got a stain on your shirt tienes una mancha en la camisa

■ he said he'd got a hangover dijo que tenía resaca

to have done with acabar con

to have had it (broken) estar hecho,-a polvo, estar fastidiado,-a 2 (in trouble) haberlo,-a cagado,-a 3 (finished) estar acabado,-a

■ this radio's had it, I'll have to get a new one esta radio está en las últimas, tendré que comprar una nueva

■ your dad's seen you, you've had it now! te ha visto tu padre, ¡la has cagado!

■ if this scandal gets out he's had it as an MP si la gente se entera de este escándalo, se han acabado sus días de diputado

to have it away / have it off taboo echar un polvo

to have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguien

to have it out with somebody ajustar las cuentas con alguien

to have it over and done with acabar algo de una vez y para siempre

to have just acabar de

■ she's just finished the letter acaba de terminar la carta

to have somebody over to one's house / have somebody round to one's house invitar a alguien a casa

to have somebody up for something SMALLLAW/SMALL llevar a alguien ante los tribunales por algo, procesar a alguien por algo

to have something on tener algo planeado, tener algo que hacer

to have something on somebody tener información comprometedora sobre alguien, saber algo comprometedor acerca de alguien

to have to tener que, haber de

■ I have to see you tengo que verte

to have to do with tener que ver con

■ that has nothing to do with you eso no tiene nada que ver contigo

have ['hæv,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæf] v, had ['hæd] ; having ; has ['hæz,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæs] vt

1) possess: tener

do you have change?: ¿tienes cambio?

2) experience, undergo: tener, experimentar, sufrir

I have a toothache: tengo un dolor de muelas

3) include: tener, incluir

April has 30 days: abril tiene 30 días

4) consume: comer, tomar

5) receive: tener, recibir

he had my permission: tenía mi permiso

6) allow: permitir, dejar

I won't have it!: ¡no lo permitiré!

7) hold: hacer

to have a party: dar una fiesta

to have a meeting: convocar una reunión

8) hold: tener

he had me in his power: me tenía en su poder

9) bear: tener (niños)

10) (indicating causation)

she had a dress made: mandó hacer un vestido

to have one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo

have v aux

1) : haber

she has been very busy: ha estado muy ocupada

I've lived here three years: hace tres años que vivo aquí

2) (used in tags)

you've finished, haven't you?: ha terminado, ¿no?

3)

to have to : deber, tener que

we have to leave: tenemos que salir

have

have (sth.) coming

expr.

• merecer v.

have (sth.) in mind

expr.

• tener algo en mente expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: had) = contener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• poseer v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

v.

• haber v.

(§pres: he, has...) subj: hay-

pret: hub-

fut/c: habr-•)

hæv, weak forms həv, əv
1.

1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verb

Sense I

2) ( possess) tener*

I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos

I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero

do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)

3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*

look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!

how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?

I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo

can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?

may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?

I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!

all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!

what have we here? — ¿y esto?

to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf

I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer

4)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibir

could we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor

we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...

rumoradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...

to have had it — (colloq)

I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)

your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)

I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)

to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)

b) ( obtain) conseguir*

they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había

I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?

5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomar

to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo

to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)

to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer

what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado

6)

a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?

have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!

we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable

I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección

he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía

she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto

they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil

b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*

they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema

c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta

7) ( look after) tener*

they have visitors — tienen visita

my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños

8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*

9) (colloq)

a) (catch, get the better of)

they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse

I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán

b) ( swindle) timar; ( dupe) engañar

you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!

Sense II

10) (causative use)

we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio

he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

11) ( indicating what happens to somebody)

I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar

to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

12)

a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*

I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!

I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya

b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*

she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer

13) (indicating state, position) tener*

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido

2.

1) v aux

Sense I

2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*

I have/had seen her — la he/había visto

I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?

you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!

had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...

when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...

3)

a) ( in tags)

you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?

you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!

b) ( elliptical use)

you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no

the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!

you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?

I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?

Sense II

4) ( expressing obligation)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...

you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso

don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo

5) ( expressing certainty)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have up

[hæv] ( 3rd pers sing present has) (pt, pp had) When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a good time, have breakfast, had better, look up the other word. For have + adverb/preposition combinations, see also the phrasal verb section of this entry.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=possess) tener

he's got or he has blue eyes — tiene los ojos azules

have you got or do you have 10p? — ¿tienes diez peniques?

have you got or do you have any brothers or sisters? — ¿tienes hermanos?

she had her eyes closed — tenía los ojos cerrados

he hasn't got or he doesn't have any friends — no tiene amigos

I've got or I have a friend staying next week — tengo a un amigo en casa la semana que viene

I've got or I have an idea — tengo una idea
Don't translate the [a] in sentences like [has he got a girlfriend?], [I haven't got a washing-machine] if the number of such items is not significant since people normally only have one at a time:
has he got a girlfriend? — ¿tiene novia?

I haven't got a washing-machine — no tengo lavadora
Do translate the [a] if the person or thing is qualified:
he has a Spanish girlfriend — tiene una novia española

• all or everything I have is yours — todo lo que tengo es tuyo

you must give it all or everything you have — tienes que emplearte a fondo

you must put all or everything you have into it — tienes que emplearte a fondo

• can I have a pencil please? — ¿me puedes dar un lápiz, por favor?

• the book has no name on it — el libro no lleva or tiene el nombre del dueño

I've got or I have no Spanish — no sé español

• to have something to do — tener algo que hacer

I've got some letters to write — tengo algunas cartas que escribir

I've got or I have nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

haven't you got anything to do? — ¿no tienes nada que hacer?

• hello, what have we here? — vaya, vaya, ¿qué tenemos aquí?
handy, ready 1., 1), a)
2) (=eat, drink) tomar

• what are we having for lunch? — ¿que vamos a comer?

we had ice-cream for dessert — tomamos helado de postre

• to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo, tomar algo

• what will you have? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué vas a tomar?

I'll have a coffee — tomaré un café

will you have some more? — ¿te sirvo más?

3) (=receive) recibir

thank you for having me — gracias por su hospitalidad

• you can have my ticket — puedes quedarte con mi billete

• we had some help from the government — recibimos ayuda del gobierno

• I had a letter from John — tuve carta de Juan, recibí una carta de Juan

• I must have them by this afternoon — necesito tenerlos para esta tarde

• to have no news — no tener noticias

• they had a lot of wedding presents — recibieron or les hicieron muchos regalos de boda

• we had a lot of visitors — (at home) tuvimos muchas visitas; (at exhibition etc) tuvimos muchos visitantes

4) (=obtain)

they can be had for as little as £10 each — pueden conseguirse por tan solo 10 libras

it's not to be had anywhere — no se consigue en ninguna parte

there was no bread to be had — no quedaba pan en ningún sitio, no podía conseguirse pan en ningún sitio

5) (=take)

I'll have a dozen eggs, please — ¿me pones una docena de huevos, por favor?

which one will you have? — ¿cuál quiere?

can I have your name please? — ¿me da su nombre, por favor?

• you can have it or I'll let you have it for £10 — te lo dejo en 10 libras, te lo puedes llevar por 10 libras, te lo vendo por 10 libras

6) (=give birth to) [+ baby, kittens] tener

what did she have? — ¿qué ha tenido?

she had a boy — ha tenido un niño

7) (=hold, catch) tener

I have him in my power — lo tengo en mi poder

• he had him by the throat — lo tenía agarrado por la garganta

• I have it on good authority that... — me consta que..., sé a ciencia cierta que..., sé de buena tinta que... *

I've got it! — ¡ya!

• you have me there, there you have me — ahí sí que me has pillado *

8) (=allow) consentir, tolerar

• we can't have that — eso no se puede consentir

• I won't have this nonsense — no voy a consentir or tolerar estas tonterías

I won't have it! — no lo voy a consentir or tolerar

she won't have it said that... — no consiente or tolera que digan que...

I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbike — no voy a consentir que se juegue el cuello en esa moto

9) (=spend) pasar

to have a pleasant afternoon/evening — pasar una tarde agradable

have a nice day! — ¡que pases un buen día!

I had a horrible day at school today — he tenido un día horrible en el colegio

what sort of day have you had? — ¿qué tal día has tenido?

10) (on telephone)

can I have Personnel please? — ¿me puede poner con Personal, por favor?

11) * (=have sex with) acostarse con

12) (=make)

I'll soon have it nice and shiny — enseguida lo dejo bien brillante

he had us confused — nos tenía confundidos

13) (in set structures)
to have sth done hacer que se haga algo, mandar hacer algo
we had our luggage brought up — mandamos subir el equipaje

I've had the brakes checked — he mandado revisar los frenos

to have a suit made — (mandar) hacerse un traje

to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

they had him killed — lo mataron
to have sb do sth mandar a algn hacer algo
he had me do it again — me hizo hacerlo otra vez, me hizo que lo hiciese otra vez

I had him clean the car — le hice limpiar el coche

what would you have me do? — † ¿qué quiere que haga?

I'll have you know that... — quiero que sepas que...
to have sth happen
she had her bag stolen — le robaron el bolso

he had his arm broken — le rompieron el brazo
to have sb doing sth
she soon had them all reading and writing — (=organized them) enseguida los puso a leer y a escribir; (=taught them) enseguida les habían enseñado a leer y a escribir

14) (in set expressions)
to have sth against sb/sth tener algo en contra de algn/algo to have had it
you've had it now! he knows all about it * — ¡ahora sí que te la has cargado! se ha enterado de todo

this sofa has had it * — este sofá ya no da para más *

I've had it up to here with his nonsense * — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta el moño de sus tonterías *
to have it that
he will have it that he is right — insiste en que tiene razón

rumour has it that... — corre la voz de que...
to be had
you've been had! * — ¡te han engañado!
to have to do with tener que ver con
that's got or that has nothing to do with it! — ¡eso no tiene nada que ver!

you'd better not have anything to do with him — más te vale no tener tratos con él
to let sb have sth (=give) dar algo a algn; (=lend) dejar algo a algn, prestar algo a algn
I'll let you have my reply tomorrow — les daré mi respuesta mañana

let me have your address — dame tus señas

let me have your pen for a moment — déjame el boli un momento

let him have it! * — ¡dale!
what have you
... and what have you —... y qué sé yo qué más
would have it
as ill-luck or fate would have it — desgraciadamente
luck
2. AUXILIARY VERB

1) haber

I've already seen that film — ya he visto esa película

he's been very kind — ha sido muy amable

has he gone? — ¿se ha ido?

hasn't he told you? — ¿no te lo ha dicho?

she said she had spoken to them — dijo que había hablado con ellos

had you phoned me frm or if you had phoned me I would have come round — si me hubieras llamado habría venido

never having seen it before, I... — como no lo había visto antes,...

having finished or when he had finished, he left — cuando terminó or cuando hubo terminado, se fue
just I, 1., 3)
See:

SINCE in since

2) (verb substitute)

a)

you've got more than I have — tienes más que yo

they've done more than we have — ellos han hecho más que nosotros

he hasn't worked as hard as you have — él no ha trabajado tanto como tú

"he's already eaten" - "so have I" — -él ya ha comido -yo también

"we haven't had any news yet" - "neither have we" — -no hemos tenido noticias todavía -nosotros tampoco

"you've made a mistake" - "no I haven't!" — -has cometido un error -no es verdad or cierto

"we haven't paid" - "yes we have!" — -no hemos pagado -¡qué sí!

"he's got a new job" - "oh has he?" — -tiene un trabajo nuevo -¿ah, sí?

"you've written it twice" - "so I have!" — -lo has escrito dos veces -es verdad or cierto

"have you read the book?" - "yes, I have" — -¿has leído el libro? -sí

"has he told you?" - "no, he hasn't" — -¿te lo ha dicho? -no

b) (in question tags)

he hasn't done it, has he? — no lo ha hecho, ¿verdad?

you've done it, haven't you? — lo has hecho, ¿verdad? or ¿no?

3) (avoiding repetition of verb)

you've all been there before, but I haven't — vosotros habéis estado allí antes, pero yo no

he has never met her, but I have — él no la ha llegado a conocer, pero yo sí

have you ever been there? if you have... — ¿has estado alguna vez allí? si es así...

have you tried it? if you haven't... — ¿lo has probado? (porque) si no...
so I, 1., nor
3.

MODAL VERB (=be obliged)

to have (got) to do sth — tener que hacer algo

I've got to or I have to finish this work — tengo que terminar este trabajo

have we got to or do we have to leave early? — ¿tenemos que salir temprano?

I haven't got to or I don't have to wear glasses — no necesito (usar) gafas

I shall have to go and see her — tendré que ir a verla

it will just have to wait till tomorrow — tendrá que esperar hasta mañana

he had to pay all the money back — tuvo que devolver todo el dinero

she was having to get up at six each morning — tenía que levantarse a las seis cada mañana

this has to be a mistake — esto tiene que ser un error

do you have to make such a noise? — ¿tienes que hacer tanto ruido?

you didn't have to tell her! — ¡no tenías por qué decírselo!

it's nice not to have to work on Saturdays — es un gusto no tener que trabajar los sábados

it has to be done this way — tiene que hacerse de este modo

does it have to be ironed? — ¿hay que plancharlo?

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have round

- have up

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[hæv], weak forms [həv, əv]
1.

1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verb

Sense I

2) ( possess) tener*

I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos

I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero

do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)

3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*

look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!

how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?

I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo

can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?

may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?

I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!

all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!

what have we here? — ¿y esto?

to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf

I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer

4)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibir

could we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor

we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...

rumor/tradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...

to have had it — (colloq)

I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)

your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)

I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)

to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)

b) ( obtain) conseguir*

they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había

I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?

5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomar

to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo

to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)

to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer

what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado

6)

a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?

have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!

we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable

I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección

he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía

she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto

they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil

b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*

they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema

c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta

7) ( look after) tener*

they have visitors — tienen visita

my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños

8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*

9) (colloq)

a) (catch, get the better of)

they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse

I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán

b) ( swindle) timar; ( dupe) engañar

you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!

Sense II

10) (causative use)

we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio

he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

11) ( indicating what happens to somebody)

I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar

to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

12)

a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*

I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!

I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya

b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*

she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer

13) (indicating state, position) tener*

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido

2.

1) v aux

Sense I

2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*

I have/had seen her — la he/había visto

I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?

you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!

had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...

when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...

3)

a) ( in tags)

you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?

you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!

b) ( elliptical use)

you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no

the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!

you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?

I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?

Sense II

4) ( expressing obligation)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...

you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso

don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo

5) ( expressing certainty)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have up

English-spanish dictionary > have
9 invite

transitive verb

1) (request to come) einladen

before an invited audience — vor geladenen Gästen

2) (request to do something) auffordern

she invited him to accompany her — sie forderte ihn auf od. lud ihn ein, sie zu begleiten

3) (bring on) herausfordern [Kritik, Verhängnis]

you're inviting ridicule — du machst dich lächerlich od. zum Gespött

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verb

1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) einladen

2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) bitten

3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) erbitten

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- academic.ru/39183/invitation">invitation
- inviting
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in·vite

I. n

[ˈɪnvaɪt]

( fam) Einladung f (to zu + dat)

II. vt

[ɪnˈvaɪt]

1. (ask to attend)

▪ to \invite sb jdn einladen

I've \invited company for tonight ich habe für heute Abend Gäste eingeladen

before an \invited audience vor geladenen Gästen

to \invite sb to dinner jdn zum Essen einladen

to \invite sb for talks jdn zu Gesprächen einladen

▪ to \invite oneself sich akk selbst einladen

2. ( also form: request)

▪ to \invite sb to do sth jdn auffordern [o bitten] [o geh ersuchen], etw zu tun

to \invite donations um Spenden ersuchen geh

3. ECON (solicit offer)

to \invite applications Stellen ausschreiben

to \invite a bid ein Angebot ausschreiben

to \invite offers zu Angeboten auffordern

4. ( fig: provide opportunity)

▪ to \invite sth etw herausfordern, [leicht] zu etw dat führen

to \invite accidents zu Unfällen führen

to \invite criticism/protest Kritik/Protest herausfordern

to \invite a danger eine Gefahr herausfordern [o liter heraufbeschwören]

to \invite trouble Unannehmlichkeiten hervorrufen

5. ( fig: attract)

▪ to \invite sb to do sth jdn verleiten [o [ver]locken], etw zu tun

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[In'vaɪt]
1. vt

1) person einladen

to invite sb to do sth — jdn auffordern or bitten, etw zu tun

he invited me to try for myself — er bot mir an, es doch selbst zu versuchen

2) (= ask for, attract) suggestions, questions bitten um; (behaviour) ridicule, contempt, trouble auslösen, führen zu

written in such a way as to invite further discussion — so geschrieben, dass es zu weiteren Diskussionen auffordert

it invites comparison with another theory — der Vergleich mit einer anderen Theorie drängt sich auf

you're inviting defeat by... — das muss ja zu einer Niederlage führen, wenn du...

you're inviting ridicule/criticism — du machst dich lächerlich/setzt dich der Kritik aus

he just seems to invite trouble — wo er auftaucht, gibt es meistens Unannehmlichkeiten

it invites thieves — es lädt geradezu zum Diebstahl ein

invited lecture — Gastvorlesung f ['Invaɪt]

2. n (inf)
Einladung f
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invite [ınˈvaıt]

A v/t

1. einladen:

invite sb to dinner (for a drink) jemanden zum Essen (auf einen Drink) einladen;

invite sb to one’s house jemanden zu sich (nach Hause) einladen;

invite sb in jemanden herein- oder hineinbitten;

she gets only seldom invited sie wird nur selten eingeladen

2. jemanden (höflich oder freundlich) auffordern, ersuchen, bitten ( alle:

to do zu tun)

3. um Spenden etc bitten oder ersuchen, auch Fragen etc erbitten

4. einladen oder ermutigen oder verlocken zu, herausfordern:

invite criticism (zur) Kritik herausfordern;

your behavio(u)r will invite ridicule mit deinem Benehmen läufst du Gefahr, dich lächerlich oder zum Gespött zu machen

5. jemanden einladen oder ermutigen oder verlocken ( to do zu tun):

the lake invited us to swim der See verlockte uns zum Schwimmen

6. invite applications for a position WIRTSCH eine Stelle ausschreiben; → bid¹ A 1, subscription A 8, tender² C 3

B v/i verlocken

C s [ˈınvaıt] umg Einladung f

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transitive verb

1) (request to come) einladen

before an invited audience — vor geladenen Gästen

2) (request to do something) auffordern

she invited him to accompany her — sie forderte ihn auf od. lud ihn ein, sie zu begleiten

3) (bring on) herausfordern [Kritik, Verhängnis]

you're inviting ridicule — du machst dich lächerlich od. zum Gespött

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v.

auffordern v.

einladen v.

(§ p.,pp.: lud...ein, eingeladen)

English-german dictionary > invite
10 Kaffee

m; -s, - oder bei Sorten -s coffee; Kaffee machen oder kochen make (some oder the) coffee; eine Tasse Kaffee a cup of coffee; Kaffee mit Milch coffee with milk ( oder cream), Brit. auch white coffee; kalter Kaffee Dial. nonsense; das ist kalter Kaffee umg. that’s old hat; Kaffee verkehrt Dial. milk with a dash of coffee; dir haben sie wohl was in den Kaffee getan? umg. are you out of your mind?

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der Kaffee

coffee; java

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Kạf|fee I ['kafe, ka'feː]
m -s, -s

1) coffee

zwei Kaffee, bitte! — two coffees, please

Kaffee mit Milch — white coffee (Brit), coffee with milk

schwarzer Kaffee — black coffee

Kaffee verkehrt (dated) — white coffee (Brit) (made with hot milk), coffee with hot milk

Kaffee kochen — to make coffee

das ist kalter Kaffee (inf) — that's old hat (inf)

2) no pl (= Nachmittagskaffee) ≈ (afternoon) tea (Brit), (afternoon) coffee and cake

Kaffee und Kuchen — coffee and cakes, ≈ afternoon tea (Brit)

jdn zu Kaffee und Kuchen einladen — to invite sb for or to coffee and cakes or (afternoon) tea (Brit)
II
nt -s, -s
old = Café) café
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der

((a drink made from) the ground beans of a shrub grown in eg Brazil.) coffee

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Kaf·fee

<-s, -s>

[ˈkafe]

m

1. (Getränk) coffee

\Kaffee und Kuchen coffee and cake

\Kaffee mit Milch white coffee

koffeinfreier \Kaffee decaffeinated coffee

schwarzer \Kaffee black coffee

den/seinen \Kaffee schwarz trinken to drink one's coffee black

[jdm einen] \Kaffee machen to make [sb a] coffee

\Kaffee trinken to have [or drink] [a] coffee

2. kein pl BOT (Strauch) coffee

3. (Kaffeeeinladung) coffee

4.

▶ kalter \Kaffee sein (pej fam) to be old hat

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der; Kaffees, Kaffees

1) coffee

Kaffee kochen — make coffee

Kaffee mit Milch — white coffee (Brit.); coffee with milk

dir haben sie wohl was in den Kaffee getan? — (ugs.) have you gone soft in the head? (coll.)

das ist kalter Kaffee — (ugs.) (ist längst bekannt) that's old hat (coll.); (ist Unsinn) that's a load of old rubbish (coll.)

2) (NachmittagsKaffee) afternoon coffee

Kaffee trinken — have afternoon coffee
•• Cultural note:
Kaffee

This refers not only to coffee as a drink but also to the small meal taken at about four in the afternoon, consisting of coffee and cakes or biscuits. It is often a social occasion, as it is common to invite family or friends for Kaffee und Kuchen (rather than for tea or dinner), especially on birthdays and other family occasions

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Kaffee m; -s, - oder bei Sorten -s coffee;

Kaffee machen oder

kochen make (some oder the) coffee;

eine Tasse Kaffee a cup of coffee;

Kaffee mit Milch coffee with milk ( oder cream), Br auch white coffee;

kalter Kaffee dial nonsense;

das ist kalter Kaffee umg that’s old hat;

Kaffee verkehrt dial milk with a dash of coffee;

dir haben sie wohl was in den Kaffee getan? umg are you out of your mind?

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der; Kaffees, Kaffees

1) coffee

Kaffee kochen — make coffee

Kaffee mit Milch — white coffee (Brit.); coffee with milk

dir haben sie wohl was in den Kaffee getan? — (ugs.) have you gone soft in the head? (coll.)

das ist kalter Kaffee — (ugs.) (ist längst bekannt) that's old hat (coll.); (ist Unsinn) that's a load of old rubbish (coll.)

2) (NachmittagsKaffee) afternoon coffee

Kaffee trinken — have afternoon coffee
•• Cultural note:
Kaffee

This refers not only to coffee as a drink but also to the small meal taken at about four in the afternoon, consisting of coffee and cakes or biscuits. It is often a social occasion, as it is common to invite family or friends for Kaffee und Kuchen (rather than for tea or dinner), especially on birthdays and other family occasions

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-s m.

coffee n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kaffee
11 pot

pot [po]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = récipient) (en verre) jar ; (en terre) pot ; (en métal) can ; (en carton) carton

• petit pot (pour bébé) jar of baby food

• pot à confiture jam jar

• pot de confiture jar of jam

• plantes en pot pot plants

• tourner autour du pot to beat about the bush

► plein pot (inf)

payer plein pot to pay the full whack (inf)

   b. ( = boisson) (inf)

drink ; ( = réunion) (inf)

drinks party

• pot d'adieu farewell party

• pot de départ (à la retraite etc) leaving party

   c. ( = chance) (inf)

luck

• avoir du pot to be lucky

• pas de or manque de pot ! just his (or your etc) luck!

• c'est un vrai coup de pot ! what a stroke of luck!

2. compounds

► pot catalytique catalytic converter

► pot de chambre chamberpot

► pot de colle pot of glue ; (pejorative = personne) leech

► pot à eau water jug

► pot d'échappement exhaust pipe ; (silencieux) silencer (Brit), muffler (US)

► pot de fleurs ( = récipient) flowerpot ; ( = fleurs) pot plant

► pot de peinture pot of paint ; (pejorative)

c'est un vrai pot de peinture (inf)

she wears far too much make-up

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po
nom masculin

1) (récipient, contenu) gén container; ( en verre) jar; ( en plastique) carton, tub; (en faïence, terre) pot; ( pichet) jug

mettre quelque chose en pot — to put [something] into jars [confiture, fruits]; to pot [plante]

plante en pot — potted plant

un pot de peinture — a tin of paint

2) ( de chambre) pot; ( de bébé) potty

3) (colloq) ( boisson) drink

prendre un pot — to have a drink

4) (colloq) ( réunion) do (colloq) GB, drinks party

5) (colloq) ( chance) luck

avoir du pot — to be lucky

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pot catalytique

- pot de colle

- pot à eau

- pot d'échappement

- pot à tabac

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payer les pots cassés — to pick up the pieces

c'est le pot de terre contre le pot de fer — it's an unequal contest

découvrir le pot aux roses — to stumble on what's been going on

être sourd comme un pot — (colloq) to be as deaf as a post

tourner autour du pot — (colloq) to beat about the bush

partir or démarrer plein pot — (colloq) to be off ou go off like a shot (colloq)

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po nm
1) [terre cuite] pot, [verre] jar, [métal] tin

J'ai fait trois pots de confiture. — I've made three pots of jam.

un pot de peinture — a pot of paint

2) * (= chance)

avoir du pot — to be lucky

3) * (= boisson)

boire un pot; prendre un pot — to have a drink

On va prendre un pot ce soir. — We're going for a drink tonight.

4) (pour jeune enfant) potty *

5) (autre locution)

découvrir le pot aux roses — to find out what's been going on

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pot nm

1 Art, Ind (récipient, contenu) gén container; ( en verre) jar; ( en plastique) carton, tub; (en faïence, terre) pot; ( pichet) jug; pot de verre glass jar; mettre qch en pot to put [sth] into jars [confiture, fruits]; to pot [plante]; plante en pot potted plant; pot de marmelade jar of marmalade; pot de yaourt ( en verre) jar of yoghurt; ( en plastique) carton of yoghurt; acheter un pot de peinture to buy a tin of paint; garder les pots de confiture to save jam jars; réutiliser les pots de peinture to re-use the paint tins; il a fallu trois pots de peinture it took three tins of paint; ⇒ cuiller;

2 ( de chambre) pot; ( de bébé) potty; aller sur le pot ( ponctuellement) to go on the potty; depuis un mois il va sur le pot he's been potty-trained for a month now;

3 ○( boisson) drink; prendre un pot to have a drink;

4 ○( réunion) do○ GB, drinks party; pot d'accueil/d'adieu welcoming/farewell party;

5 ○( chance) luck; elle n'a pas eu de pot she hasn't had much luck; avoir du pot to be lucky; avoir un coup de pot to have a stroke of luck; (par un) coup de pot, la porte était ouverte as luck would have it, the door was open;

6 ( argent commun) kitty; ramasser le pot Jeux to win the kitty.

Composés

pot catalytique Aut catalytic converter; pot de chambre chamber pot; pot de colle lit pot of glue; fig○ leech; potà eau water jug GB, pitcher US; pot d'échappement ( silencieux) silencer GB, muffler US; ( système) exhaust; pot de fleurs flowerpot, plantpot; pot à lait ( de table) milk jug GB, creamer; ( de transport) milk can; pot au noir Naut dead calm zone; fig deathtrap; pot à tabac lit tobacco jar; fig○ potbellied person.

Idiomes

payer les pots cassés to pick up the pieces; c'est le pot de terre contre le pot de fer it's an unequal contest; ce sera à la fortune du pot you'll have to take pot luck; découvrir le pot aux roses to stumble on what's been going on; être sourd comme un pot○ to be as deaf as a post; tourner autour du pot to beat about the bush; payer plein pot○ to pay full price; partir or démarrer plein pot○ to be off ou go off like a shot○.

[po] nom masculin

1. [contenant] pot

pot en étain/verre/terre tin/glass/earthenware pot

mettre en pot

a. [plantes] to pot

b. [fruits, confitures] to put into jars

pot à eau/lait water/milk jug

pot à ou de yaourt yoghurt pot

pot de chambre

a. (chamber) pot

b. [pour enfant] pot, potty

pot à confiture ou à confitures jam jar

pot de fleurs

a. [vide] flowerpot, plant pot

b. [planté] flowers in a pot, potted flowers

tourner autour du pot to beat around the bush

c'est le pot de terre contre le pot de fer La Fontaine (allusion) that's the danger of confronting someone more powerful than oneself

c'est dans les vieux pots qu'on fait les bonnes ou les meilleures soupes (proverbe) experience always wins the day (proverbe)

2. [contenu] pot, potful

pot de confiture/miel jar of jam/honey

pot de peinture pot ou can of paint

petit pot (pour bébé) (jar of) baby food

3. (familier) [boisson] drink, jar (UK), snort (US)

[fête]

ils font un pot pour son départ à la retraite they're having a little get-together for his retirement

je suis invité à un pot ce soir I've been invited out for drinks tonight

4. (familier) [chance] luck

avoir du pot

a. [souvent] to be lucky

b. [à un certain moment] to be in luck

il n'a pas de pot

a. [jamais] he's unlucky

b. [en ce moment] he's out of luck

pas de pot! hard ou tough luck!

coup de pot stroke of luck

5. (familier) [derrière] backside, bottom, bum (UK)

6. CARTES [talon] stock

[enjeux] pot

7. AUTOMOBILE

pot d'échappement exhaust (pipe) (UK), tail pipe (US)

pot catalytique catalytic converter

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en pot locution adjectivale

[plante] pot (modificateur), potted

[confiture, miel] in a jar

pot de colle nom masculin

(figuré & familier) nuisance

(comme adjectif)

elle est pot de colle she sticks to you like glue, you just can't get rid of her

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pot
12 invitar para

v.

1 to have in for.

Lo invité para un trago I had him in for a drink.

2 to have in with the idea of.

Lo invité para tomar un trago I had him in with the idea to have a drink.

Spanish-English dictionary > invitar para
13 borrel

borrel

1 [glas sterkedrank] drink

2 [het drinken, gelegenheid] drink ⇒ get-together

♦voorbeelden:

1   een stevige borrel lusten/drinken • be a heavy drinker

     een borrel nemen/pakken • have a drink

2   een borrel geven/houden • have people round for a drink

     iemand voor een borrel uitnodigen • ask someone round/invite someone for a drink

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > borrel
14 for

for ⇒ Usage note: for,

A prep

1 ( intended to belong to or be used by) pour ; who are the flowers for? pour qui sont les fleurs? ; for her pour elle ; to buy sth for sb acheter qch pour or à qn ; she bought a book for me elle a acheté un livre pour moi, elle m'a acheté un livre ; she bought presents for the family elle a acheté des cadeaux pour la famille ; a club for young people un club pour les jeunes ; a play area for children une aire de jeux pour les enfants ; keep some pancakes for us! garde-nous des crêpes! ; not for me thanks pas pour moi merci ;

2 ( intended to help or benefit) pour ; to do sth for sb faire qch pour qn ; you risked your life for us tu as risqué ta vie pour nous ; let me carry it for you laisse-moi le porter pour toi ; could you book a seat for me? est-ce que tu pourrais réserver une place pour moi or me réserver une place? ; he cooked dinner for us il nous a préparé à manger ; play a tune for us joue-nous quelque chose ;

3 ( indicating purpose) pour ; what's it for? c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi? ; it's for removing stains c'est pour enlever or ça sert à enlever les taches ; what's this spring for? c'est pour quoi faire ce ressort? ; it's not for cleaning windows ce n'est pas fait pour nettoyer les vitres ; an attic for storing furniture un grenier pour entreposer les meubles ; ‘I need it’-‘what for?’ ‘j'en ai besoin’-‘pourquoi?’ ; what did you say that for? pourquoi as-tu dit cela? ; let's stop for a rest arrêtons-nous pour nous reposer ; to do sth for a laugh faire qch pour rigoler ○ ; to go for a swim/ meal aller nager/manger ; I need something for my cough j'ai besoin de quelque chose contre la toux ; she's being treated for depression elle suit un traitement contre la dépression ; a cure for Aids un remède contre le sida ; I sent it away for cleaning je l'ai renvoyé pour qu'il soit nettoyé ; I brought her home for you to meet her je l'ai amenée à la maison pour que tu puisses la rencontrer ; the bell rang for class to begin la cloche a sonné pour indiquer le début du cours ; for this to be feasible pour que ce soit réalisable ; more investment is needed for economic growth to occur il faut qu'il y ait plus d'investissements pour relancer la croissance économique ; the idea was for you to work it out yourself le but était que tu trouves ( subj) la réponse tout seul ;

4 (as representative, member, employee of) pour, de ; to work for a company travailler pour une entreprise ; to play for France jouer pour la France ; the MP for Oxford le député d'Oxford ; Minister for Foreign Affairs ministre des Affaires étrangères ;

5 ( indicating cause or reason) pour ; the reason for doing la raison pour laquelle on fait ; for this reason, I'd rather… pour cette raison je préfère… ; grounds for divorce/for hope des motifs de divorce/d'espoir ; to jump for joy sauter de joie ; imprisoned for murder emprisonné pour meurtre ; she left him for another man elle l'a quitté pour un autre homme ; famous for its wines réputé pour ses vins ; to praise sb for his actions féliciter qn pour ses actes ; she's been criticized for her views on lui a reproché ses opinions ; I was unable to sleep for the pain/the noise je ne pouvais pas dormir à cause de la douleur/du bruit ; the car is the worse for wear la voiture est abîmée ; if it weren't for her we wouldn't be here sans elle nous ne serions pas là ; if it hadn't been for the traffic jams, we'd have made it sans les embouteillages nous serions arrivés à temps ; the plant died for want of water la plante est morte parce qu'elle manquait d'eau ; she is annoyed with me for contradicting her elle m'en veut parce que je l'ai contredite ;

6 ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj) ; it's too cold for her to go out il fait trop froid pour qu'elle sorte ; they spoke too quickly for us to understand ils parlaient trop vite pour que nous les comprenions ; she said it loudly enough for all to hear elle l'a dit suffisamment fort pour que tout le monde puisse entendre ; I haven't the patience ou enough patience for sewing je n'ai pas la patience qu'il faut pour coudre ; there's not enough time for us to have a drink nous n'avons pas le temps de prendre un verre ;

7 ( indicating person's attitude) pour ; to be easy for sb to do être facile pour qn de faire ; for her it's almost like a betrayal pour elle c'est presque une trahison ; the film was too earnest for me le film était trop sérieux pour moi ; it was a shock for him ça a été un choc pour lui ; what counts for them is… ce qui compte pour eux c'est… ; living in London is not for me je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à Londres, vivre à Londres, très peu pour moi ○ ! ; that's good enough for me! ça me suffit! ;

8 ( stressing particular feature) pour ; for further information write to… pour plus de renseignements écrivez à… ; I buy it for flavour/freshness je l'achète pour le goût/la fraîcheur ; for efficiency, there is no better system pour ce qui est de l'efficacité il n'y a pas de meilleur système ;

9 ( considering) pour ; to be mature for one's age être mûr pour son âge ; she's very young for a doctor elle est très jeune pour un médecin ; it's warm for the time of year il fait chaud pour la saison ; it's not a bad wine for the price ce vin n'est pas mauvais pour le prix ; suitably dressed for the climate habillé comme il faut pour le climat ;

10 ( towards) pour ; to have admiration/respect for sb avoir de l'admiration/du respect pour qn ; to feel sorry for sb avoir de la peine pour qn ; to feel contempt for sb mépriser qn ;

11 ( on behalf of) pour ; to be delighted/pleased for sb être ravi/content pour qn ; to be anxious for sb être inquiet pour qn ; say hello to him for me dis-lui bonjour de ma part ; I can't do it for you je ne peux pas le faire à ta place ; let her answer for herself laisse-la répondre elle-même ; I speak for everyone here je parle au nom de toutes les personnes ici présentes ;

12 ( as regards) to be a stickler for punctuality être à cheval sur la ponctualité ; she's a great one for jokes on peut toujours compter sur elle pour raconter des blagues ; to be all right for money avoir assez d'argent ; luckily for her heureusement pour elle ;

13 ( indicating duration) ( taking account of past events) depuis ; ( stressing expected duration) pour ; ( stressing actual duration) pendant ; this is the best show I've seen for years c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années ; we've been together for 2 years nous sommes ensemble depuis 2 ans, ça fait 2 ans que nous sommes ensemble ; she hasn't slept for a week elle n'a pas dormi depuis une semaine, ça fait une semaine qu'elle n'a pas dormi ; they hadn't seen each other for 10 years ils ne s'étaient pas vus depuis 10 ans, ça faisait 10 ans qu'ils ne s'étaient pas vus ; she's off to Paris for the weekend elle va à Paris pour le week-end ; I'm going to Spain for 6 months je vais en Espagne pour 6 mois ; they are stored in the cellar for the winter ils sont entreposés dans la cave pour l'hiver ; will he be away for long? est-ce qu'il sera absent longtemps? ; you can stay for a year vous pouvez rester un an ; to be away for a year être absent pendant un an ; they were married for 25 years ils ont été mariés pendant 25 ans ; he hasn't been seen for several days on ne l'a pas vu depuis plusieurs jours ; she remained silent for a few moments elle est restée silencieuse pendant quelques instants ; I was in Paris for 2 weeks j'étais à Paris pendant 2 semaines ; to last for hours durer des heures ;

14 ( indicating a deadline) pour ; ( in negative constructions) avant ; it will be ready for Saturday ça sera prêt pour samedi ; when is the essay for? la rédaction, c'est pour quand? ; the car won't be ready for another 6 weeks la voiture ne sera pas prête avant 6 semaines ; you don't have to decide for a week yet tu n'as pas à prendre ta décision avant une semaine ;

15 ( on the occasion of) pour ; to go to China for Christmas aller en Chine pour Noël ; invited for Easter invité pour Pâques ; he got a bike for his birthday il a eu un vélo pour son anniversaire ;

16 ( indicating scheduled time) pour ; the summit scheduled for next month le sommet prévu pour le mois prochain ; that's all for now c'est tout pour le moment ; I'd like an appointment for Monday je voudrais un rendez-vous pour lundi ; I have an appointment for 4 pm j'ai rendez-vous à 16h 00 ; it's time for bed c'est l'heure d'aller au lit ; now for some fun/food! on va s'amuser/manger! ;

17 ( indicating distance) pendant ; to drive for miles rouler pendant des kilomètres ; lined with trees for 3 km bordé d'arbres pendant or sur 3 km ; the last shop for 30 miles le dernier magasin avant 50 kilomètres ; there is nothing but desert for miles around on ne voit que le désert à des kilomètres à la ronde ;

18 ( indicating destination) pour ; a ticket for Dublin un billet pour Dublin ; the train leaves for London le train part pour Londres ; to leave for work partir travailler ; to head for the beach partir à la plage ; to swim for the shore nager vers la rive ;

19 (indicating cost, value) pour ; it was sold for £100 ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling ; they bought the car for £6,000 ils ont acheté la voiture pour 6 000 livres sterling ; 10 apples for £1 10 pommes pour une livre sterling ; he'll fix it for £10 il le réparera pour 10 livres sterling ; I wouldn't do it for anything! je ne le ferais pour rien au monde! ; you paid too much for that dress! tu as payé cette robe trop cher! ; I'll let you have it for £20 je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling ; a cheque for £20 un chèque de 20 livres sterling ; to exchange sth for sth else échanger qch contre qch d'autre ; ⇒ nothing ;

20 ( in favour of) to be for être pour [peace, divorce, reunification] ; to be all for it être tout à fait pour ; I'm for going to a nightclub je suis pour qu'on aille en boîte ○ ; who's for a game of football? qui veut jouer au football? ;

21 ( stressing appropriateness) she's the person for the job elle est la personne qu'il faut pour le travail ; that's for us to decide c'est à nous de décider ; it's not for him to tell us what to do ce n'est pas à lui de nous dire ce qu'il faut faire ;

22 ( in support of) en faveur de ; to vote for change voter en faveur de la réforme ; the argument for recycling l'argument en faveur du recyclage ; there's no evidence for that ce n'est absolument pas prouvé ;

23 ( indicating availability) for sale à vendre ; ‘caravans for hire’ ‘caravanes à louer’ ;

24 ( as part of ratio) pour ; one teacher for five pupils un professeur pour cinq élèves ; for every female judge there are ten male judges il y a une femme juge pour dix hommes juges ;

25 ( equivalent to) T for Tom T comme Tom ; what's the French for ‘boot’? comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français? ; the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique ; what is CD for? qu'est-ce que CD veut dire? ; green is for go le vert veut dire qu'on a le droit de passer ;

26 ( in explanations) for one thing… and for another… premièrement… et deuxièmement… ; for that matter d'ailleurs ; for example par exemple ; I, for one, agree with her en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle ;

27 ( when introducing clauses) it would be unwise for us to generalize il serait imprudent pour nous de généraliser ; it's not convenient for them to come today ce n'est pas pratique pour eux de passer aujourd'hui ; the best thing would be for them to leave le mieux serait qu'ils s'en aillent ; it must have been serious for her to cancel the class cela a dû être grave pour qu'elle annule ( subj) le cours ; there's nothing worse than for someone to spy on you il n'y a rien de pire que quelqu'un qui t'espionne ; there's no need for people to get upset il n'y a pas de quoi s'énerver ;

28 ( after) to name a child for sb donner à un enfant le nom de qn.

B conj sout car, parce que.

Idioms

oh for a nice hot bath! je rêve d'un bon bain chaud! ; I'll be (in) for it if… ○ GB ça va être ma fête si… ○ ; right, you're for it ○ ! GB bon, ça va être ta fête ○ ! ; to have it in for sb ○ avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; that's adolescents for you! que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents! ; there's gratitude for you! c'est comme ça qu'on me (or vous etc) remercie!, quelle ingratitude!

Big English-French dictionary > for
15 for

for [fɔ:^r]

preposition

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   a. pour

• a letter for you une lettre pour toi

• a collection for the homeless une quête pour les sans-abri

• he went there for a rest il y est allé pour se reposer

• it is warm for January il fait bon pour un mois de janvier

• for or against pour ou contre

• I'm for helping him je suis partisan de l'aider

• I've got some news for you j'ai du nouveau à t'apprendre

• what's this knife for? à quoi sert ce couteau ?

• it's time for dinner c'est l'heure de dîner

• I decided that it was the job for me j'ai décidé que ce travail était fait pour moi

   b. ( = going to) pour

• this isn't the bus for Lyons ce n'est pas le bus pour Lyon

   c. ( = on behalf of) for me/you à ma/ta place

• I'll see her for you if you like je peux aller la voir à ta place si tu veux

• will you go for me? est-ce que vous pouvez y aller à ma place ?

   d. ( = as in) comme

• D for Daniel D comme Daniel

   e. ( = in exchange for) I'll give you this book for that one je vous échange ce livre contre celui-là

• he'll do it for $25 il le fera pour 25 dollars

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• to pay $5 for a ticket payer un billet 5 dollars

• I sold it for $20 je l'ai vendu 20 dollars

   f. ( = because of) pour

• for this reason pour cette raison

• to go to prison for theft aller en prison pour vol

   g. ( = from) de

• for fear of being left behind de peur d'être oublié

   h. ( = up to) à

• that's for him to decide c'est à lui de décider

• it's not for me to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire

   i. ( = in spite of) malgré

• for all his wealth malgré toute sa richesse

   j. ( = for a distance of) sur

• a road lined with trees for 3km une route bordée d'arbres sur 3 km

• there was nothing to be seen for miles il n'y avait rien à voir sur des kilomètres

• we walked for 2km nous avons marché (pendant) 2 km

   k. (time in the past or future) pendant

• he suffered terribly for six months il a horriblement souffert pendant six mois

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• I worked/stayed there for three months j'y ai travaillé/j'y suis resté (pendant) trois mois

• he went away for two weeks il est parti (pendant) quinze jours

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• he's going there for six months il va là-bas pour six mois

   l. (uncompleted states and actions) depuis, ça fait... que

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► French generally uses the present and imperfect where English uses the perfect and past perfect.

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• he's been here for ten days il est ici depuis dix jours ça fait dix jours qu'il est ici

• I have known her for five years je la connais depuis cinq ans ça fait cinq ans que je la connais

• I have been working here for three months je travaille ici depuis trois mois ça fait trois mois que je travaille ici

• I had known her for years je la connaissais depuis des années

• I had been working there for three months when... je travaillais là depuis trois mois quand...

• he hasn't worked for two years il n'a pas travaillé depuis deux ans ça fait deux ans qu'il ne travaille pas

• she hadn't seen him for three months elle ne l'avait pas vu depuis trois mois cela faisait trois mois qu'elle ne l'avait pas vu

   m. (phrases with infinitive) for this to be possible pour que cela soit possible

• I brought it for you to see je l'ai apporté pour vous le montrer

• there is still time for him to come il a encore le temps d'arriver

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[fə(r), fɔː(r)] 1.
preposition

1) ( intended to be used or belong to) pour

who are the flowers for? — pour qui sont les fleurs?

to buy something for somebody — acheter quelque chose pour or à quelqu'un

for young people — pour les jeunes

keep some pancakes for us! — garde-nous des crêpes!

not for me thanks — pas pour moi merci

2) ( intended to help or benefit) pour

to do something for somebody — faire quelque chose pour quelqu'un

he cooked dinner for us — il nous a préparé à manger

3) ( indicating purpose) pour

what's it for? — c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi?

it's for removing stains — c'est pour enlever les taches

it's not for cleaning windows — ce n'est pas fait pour nettoyer les vitres

‘I need it’ - ‘what for?’ — ‘j'en ai besoin’ - ‘pourquoi?’

what did you say that for? — pourquoi as-tu dit cela?

to do something for a laugh — faire quelque chose pour rigoler (colloq)

to go for a swim — aller nager

I need something for my cough — j'ai besoin de quelque chose contre la toux

I sent it away for cleaning — je l'ai renvoyé pour qu'il soit nettoyé

the bell rang for class to begin — la cloche a sonné pour indiquer le début du cours

the idea was for you to work it out yourself — le but était que tu trouves (subj) la réponse tout seul

4) (as member, employee of) [work, play] pour; ( as representative) [MP, Minister] de

5) ( indicating cause or reason) pour

the reason for doing — la raison pour laquelle on fait

for this reason, I'd rather... — pour cette raison je préfère...

grounds for divorce — des motifs de divorce

to jump for joy — sauter de joie

imprisoned for murder — emprisonné pour meurtre

she's been criticized for her views — on lui a reproché ses opinions

I was unable to sleep for the noise — je ne pouvais pas dormir à cause du bruit

if it weren't for her... — sans elle...

she is annoyed with me for contradicting her — elle m'en veut parce que je l'ai contredite

6) ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj)

I haven't the patience for sewing — je n'ai pas la patience qu'il faut pour coudre

there's not enough time for us to have a drink — nous n'avons pas le temps de prendre un verre

7) ( indicating person's attitude) pour

to be easy for somebody to do — être facile pour quelqu'un de faire

the film was too earnest for me — le film était trop sérieux pour moi

living in London is not for me — je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à Londres

8) ( stressing particular feature) pour

for further information write to... — pour plus de renseignements écrivez à...

I buy it for flavour — je l'achète pour le goût

9) ( considering) pour

to be mature for one's age — être mûr pour son âge

10) ( towards) pour

to have respect for somebody — avoir du respect pour quelqu'un

to feel sorry for somebody — avoir de la peine pour quelqu'un

to feel contempt for somebody — mépriser quelqu'un

11) ( on behalf of) pour

to be pleased for somebody — être content pour quelqu'un

say hello to him for me — dis-lui bonjour de ma part

I can't do it for you — je ne peux pas le faire à ta place

let her answer for herself — laisse-la répondre elle-même

I speak for everyone here — je parle au nom de toutes les personnes ici présentes

12) ( as regards)

she's a great one for jokes — on peut toujours compter sur elle pour raconter des blagues

to be all right for money — avoir assez d'argent

13) ( taking account of past events) depuis; ( stressing expected duration) pour; ( stressing actual duration) pendant

this is the best show I've seen for years — c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années

we've been together for 2 years — ça fait 2 ans que nous sommes ensemble

she's off to Paris for the weekend — elle va à Paris pour le week-end

will he be away for long? — est-ce qu'il sera absent longtemps?

to stay for a year — rester un an

to be away for a year — être absent pendant un an

I was in Paris for 2 weeks — j'étais à Paris pendant 2 semaines

to last for hours — durer des heures

14) ( indicating a deadline) pour; ( in negative constructions) avant

it will be ready for Saturday — ça sera prêt pour samedi

the car won't be ready for another 6 weeks — la voiture ne sera pas prête avant 6 semaines

15) ( on the occasion of) pour

invited for Easter — invité pour Pâques

16) ( indicating scheduled time) pour

scheduled for next month — prévu pour le mois prochain

I have an appointment for 4 pm — j'ai rendez-vous à 16h 00

it's time for bed — c'est l'heure d'aller au lit

17) ( indicating distance) pendant

to drive for miles — rouler pendant des kilomètres

the last shop for 30 miles — le dernier magasin avant 50 kilomètres

18) ( indicating destination) pour

a ticket for Dublin — un billet pour Dublin

to leave for work — partir travailler

to swim for the shore — nager vers la rive

19) (indicating cost, value) pour

it was sold for £100 — ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling

I wouldn't do it for anything! — je ne le ferais pour rien au monde!

I'll let you have it for £20 — je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling

a cheque for £20 — un chèque de 20 livres sterling

20) ( in favour of)

to be for — être pour [peace, divorce, reunification]

to be all for it — être tout à fait pour

who's for a game of football? — qui veut jouer au football?

21) ( stressing appropriateness)

she's the person for the job — elle est la personne qu'il faut pour le travail

that's for us to decide — c'est à nous de décider

22) ( in support of) en faveur de

the argument for recycling — l'argument en faveur du recyclage

there's no evidence for that — ce n'est absolument pas prouvé

23) ( indicating availability)

for sale — à vendre

24) ( as part of ratio) pour

one teacher for five pupils — un professeur pour cinq élèves

25) ( equivalent to)

T for Tom — T comme Tom

what's the French for ‘boot’? — comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français?

the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ — ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique

26) ( in explanations)

for one thing... and for another... — premièrement... et deuxièmement...

I, for one, agree with her — en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle

27) ( when introducing clauses)

it would be unwise for us to generalize — il serait imprudent pour nous de généraliser

the best thing would be for them to leave — le mieux serait qu'ils s'en aillent

there's no need for people to get upset — il n'y a pas de quoi s'énerver
2.
conjunction sout car, parce que

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oh for a nice hot bath! — je rêve d'un bon bain chaud!

I'll be (in) for it if... — (colloq) GB ça va être ma fête si... (colloq)

that's adolescents for you! — que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents!

there's gratitude for you! — c'est comme ça qu'on me/vous etc remercie!

English-French dictionary > for
16 sit

sit [sɪt]

asseoir ⇒ 1 (a) faire asseoir ⇒ 1 (b) passer ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (f) s'asseoir ⇒ 2 (a) être assis ⇒ 2 (a) poser ⇒ 2 (b) être en séance ⇒ 2 (d) garder les enfants ⇒ 2 (e) être ⇒ 2 (g) se trouver ⇒ 2 (g) rester ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (h)

(pt & pp sat [sæt], cont sitting)

1 transitive verb

(a) (place) asseoir, installer;

∎ he sat the child in the pram/on his knee il a assis l'enfant dans le landau/sur ses genoux

(b) (invite to be seated) faire asseoir;

∎ she sat me in the waiting room elle m'a fait asseoir dans la salle d'attente

(c) British (examination) se présenter à, passer

(d) Horseriding

∎ to sit a horse badly/well monter (un cheval) mal/bien, avoir une mauvaise/bonne assiette

(e) literary (suit)

∎ with an impudent air that sat him ill d'un air effronté qui lui seyait mal

2 intransitive verb

(a) (take a seat) s'asseoir; (be seated) être assis;

∎ she came and sat next to me elle est venue s'asseoir à côté de moi;

∎ she sat by me all evening elle était assise à côté de moi toute la soirée;

∎ sit in the back of the car mettez-vous à l'arrière (de la voiture);

∎ she was sitting reading elle était assise à lire ou en train de lire;

∎ where would you like me to sit?, where shall I sit? où est-ce que je me mets?;

∎ they were sitting at (the) table ils étaient à table, ils étaient attablés;

∎ we usually sit in the living room nous sommes d'ordinaire dans le salon;

∎ sit still! tiens-toi ou reste tranquille!;

∎ sit! (to dog) assis!;

∎ they sat over the meal for hours ils sont restés à table pendant des heures;

∎ to sit at home, American to sit home rester à la maison;

∎ don't think I'm just going to sit and wait for you! ne t'imagine pas que je vais rester là à t'attendre!;

∎ he sits in front of the television all day il passe toute la journée devant la télévision;

∎ familiar sit tight, I'll be back in a moment ne bouge pas, je reviens tout de suite;

∎ we just have to sit tight and wait for things to get better on ne peut qu'attendre patiemment que les choses s'arrangent

(b) Art & Photography (pose) poser;

∎ she sat for Modigliani elle a posé pour Modigliani

(c) (be a member)

∎ to sit on a board faire partie ou être membre d'un conseil d'administration;

∎ British Politics to sit in Parliament = être député;

∎ he sat for Swansea il était député de Swansea

(d) (be in session) être en séance, siéger;

∎ the council was still sitting at midnight à minuit, le conseil siégeait toujours ou était toujours en séance;

∎ the House sits for another two months la session de la Chambre doit durer encore deux mois

(e) familiar (baby-sit)

∎ I'll ask Amy to sit for us je demanderai à Amy de garder les enfants^□ ;

∎ she's sitting for the neighbours elle garde les enfants des voisins^□

(f) British School & University (be a candidate)

∎ to sit for an exam se présenter à ou passer un examen

(g) (be situated → building) être, se trouver; (→ vase) être posé;

∎ the houses sit nestled in a beautiful valley les maisons sont nichées ou blotties dans une belle vallée;

∎ a clock sat on the mantelpiece une horloge était posée sur la cheminée;

∎ your keys are sitting right in front of you tes clés sont là, devant ton nez;

∎ her mail sat in a pile on her desk son courrier était empilé sur son bureau;

∎ a tank sat in the middle of the road un char d'assaut était planté au milieu de la route;

∎ literary joy sat on every countenance la joie régnait sur tous les visages;

∎ literary the wind sits in the east le vent vient de l'est

(h) (remain inactive or unused) rester;

∎ the plane sat waiting on the runway l'avion attendait sur la piste;

∎ the letter sat unopened la lettre n'avait pas été ouverte

(i) (fit → coat, dress) tomber;

∎ the jacket sits well on you la veste vous va parfaitement;

∎ the collar should sit flat le col devrait rester à plat;

∎ figurative age sits well on him la maturité lui va bien;

∎ the thought sat uneasily on my conscience cette pensée me pesait sur la conscience

(j) (bird → perch) se percher, se poser; (→ brood) couver;

∎ they take turns sitting on the eggs ils couvent les œufs à tour de rôle

➲ sit about, sit around intransitive verb

rester à ne rien faire, traîner;

∎ she just sits around (the house) all day elle reste toute la journée à la maison à ne rien faire;

∎ I'm not going to sit around waiting for you je ne vais pas passer mon temps à t'attendre

➲ sit back intransitive verb

(a) (relax) s'installer confortablement;

∎ to sit back (in an armchair) se caler ou s'installer confortablement dans un fauteuil;

∎ I sat back against the cushions je me suis calé contre les coussins;

∎ just sit back and close your eyes installe-toi bien et ferme les yeux;

∎ sit back and enjoy it détends-toi et profites-en

(b) (refrain from intervening)

∎ I can't just sit back and watch! je ne peux pas rester là à regarder sans rien faire!;

∎ he just sits back and lets the others do the work il regarde les autres travailler sans lever le petit doigt;

∎ we can't just sit back and ignore the danger nous ne pouvons tout de même pas faire comme s'il n'y avait pas de danger

➲ sit by intransitive verb

rester sans rien faire;

∎ how can you sit by while others suffer? comment peux-tu rester sans rien faire quand d'autres souffrent?

➲ sit down

1 separable transitive verb

(place → person) asseoir, installer;

∎ he sat himself down beside me il s'est assis à côté de moi;

∎ sit yourself down and have a drink asseyez-vous et prenez un verre

2 intransitive verb

s'asseoir;

∎ please sit down asseyez-vous, je vous en prie;

∎ to be sitting down être assis;

∎ I was just sitting down to work when the phone rang j'étais sur le point de me mettre au travail quand le téléphone a sonné;

∎ to sit down to table se mettre à table, s'attabler;

∎ to sit down to a game of bridge s'installer pour faire une partie de bridge;

∎ I think we should sit down and talk about it je crois qu'il faut qu'on en discute ou parle;

∎ the two sides have decided to sit down together at the negotiating table les deux camps ont décidé de s'asseoir à la table des négociations

➲ sit in intransitive verb

(a) (attend) assister (sans participer);

∎ do you mind if I sit in for a while? cela vous ennuie-t-il si je reste à écouter un moment?;

∎ to sit in on a meeting/a class assister à une réunion/un cours

(b) (replace)

∎ to sit in for sb remplacer qn

(c) (hold a demonstration) faire un sit-in

➲ sit on inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) (suppress, quash → file, report) garder le silence sur^□ ; (→ suggestion, proposal) repousser^□, rejeter^□ ;

∎ any new initiative is promptly sat on on décourage rapidement toute nouvelle initiative^□

(b) (take no action on) ne pas s'occuper de^□ ;

∎ his office has been sitting on those recommendations for months now ça fait des mois que son bureau a ces recommandations sous le coude;

∎ they mustn't sit on their one-goal lead il ne faut pas qu'ils s'endorment sur leurs lauriers maintenant qu'ils ont un but d'avance

(c) (silence → person) faire taire^□ ; (rebuff) rabrouer^□

➲ sit out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (endure) attendre la fin de;

∎ it was very boring but I sat it out c'était très ennuyeux, mais je suis restée jusqu'au bout

(b) (not take part in)

∎ I think I'll sit the next one out (dance) je crois que je ne vais pas danser la prochaine danse; (in cards) je crois que je ne jouerai pas la prochaine main

2 intransitive verb

(sit outside) s'asseoir ou se mettre dehors; (be seated outside) être assis dehors

➲ sit through inseparable transitive verb

attendre la fin de;

∎ he sat through the whole play il est resté jusqu'à la fin de la pièce;

∎ I can't bear to sit through another of his speeches je ne supporterai pas un autre de ses discours;

∎ we had to sit through two hours of Wagner nous avons dû nous payer deux heures de Wagner;

∎ we sat through dinner in silence nous avons passé tout le dîner sans rien dire

➲ sit up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (raise oneself to sitting position) s'asseoir; (sit straight) se redresser;

∎ she was sitting up in bed reading elle lisait, assise dans son lit;

∎ the baby can sit up now le bébé peut se tenir assis maintenant;

∎ sit up straight! redresse-toi!, tiens-toi droit!;

∎ figurative to make sb sit up secouer qn, secouer les puces à qn;

∎ the public began to sit up and take notice le public a commencé à montrer un certain intérêt;

∎ her competitors are beginning to sit up and take notice ses concurrents commencent à prendre conscience de son existence

(b) (not go to bed) rester debout, ne pas se coucher;

∎ don't bother sitting up for me ne m'attendez pas;

∎ I sat up watching TV until 3 a.m. j'ai regardé la télé jusqu'à 3 heures du matin;

∎ I'll sit up with her until the fever passes je vais rester avec elle jusqu'à ce que sa fièvre tombe

2 separable transitive verb

(child, patient) asseoir, redresser;

∎ to sit sb up against a wall adosser qn contre un mur

ⓘ Are you sitting comfortably? (Then I'll begin) Cette expression ("Êtes-vous assis confortablement? Je peux donc commencer") est la formule d'introduction classique que l'on prononce avant de raconter une histoire à des enfants. Le narrateur de l'émission de radio britannique Listen with Mother l'employait systématiquement avant chaque récit. Aujourd'hui, cette expression témoigne d'une attitude quelque peu condescendante de la part de celui qui l'emploie. On l'utilise lorsqu'on veut capter l'attention de personnes inattentives ou bien sur le mode humoristique avant un discours.

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17 invitare

invite

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invitare¹ v.tr.

1 to invite; to ask: mi invitò a casa sua, he invited (o asked) me to his house; invitare qlcu. a pranzo, to invite (o to ask) s.o. to dinner; invitare qlcu. a entrare, to invite s.o. in; sono stato invitato a tenere delle conferenze, I have been invited (o asked) to give lectures

2 (domandare, pregare) to ask, to request; to beg; (form.) to call upon: si invitano i passeggeri a presentare i loro documenti, passengers are requested to show their documents; è stato invitato ad allontanarsi, he was asked to leave; inviterò ora il prossimo oratore, I shall now call upon the next speaker; lo invitai a pensarci su, I invited him to think it over

3 (invogliare, indurre) to be conducive to (sthg.); to aid; to stimulate: questo silenzio invita al sonno, this silence is conducive to sleep; un'atmosfera che invita al dialogo, an atmosphere that stimulates (o lends itself to) discussion

4 (a carte) to call, to bid*: invitare a quadri, to call for diamonds.

◘ invitarsi v.rifl. to invite oneself; (a una festa) to gatecrash (a party): si sono invitati da soli, they invited themselves.

invitare² v.tr. (non com.) (mecc.) to screw, to screw sthg. down, on.

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[invi'tare]
1. vt

(gen) to invite

invitare qn a fare qc — to invite sb to do sth

invitare a cena gli amici — to invite o ask friends to dinner

invitare qn a ballare — to ask someone to dance

mi hanno invitato ad una festa — they've invited me to a party

furono invitati a entrare — they were invited o asked in

è stato invitato a dimettersi — he was asked to resign

è una giornata che invita a uscire — it's the sort of day that tempts one to go out

2. vr (invitarsi)

si invita sempre da solo — he always invites himself along

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[invi'tare]
verbo transitivo

1) to invite, to ask (a to)

invitare qcn. a cena, a una festa, a bere qcs. — to invite sb. to dinner, a party, for a drink

2) (esortare) to invite, to ask, to request [ persona] (a to; a fare to do)

invitare qcn. a uscire, a sedersi — to invite o ask sb. out, to sit down

mi invitò a seguirlo — I was requested to follow him

invitare il pubblico a fare domande — to invite questions from the audience

la recessione invita alla prudenza — the recession is making people cautiou

3) (a carte)

invitare a cuori — to call for hearts

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invitare

/invi'tare/ [1]

verbo transitivo

1 to invite, to ask (a to); invitare qcn. a cena, a una festa, a bere qcs. to invite sb. to dinner, a party, for a drink

2 (esortare) to invite, to ask, to request [ persona] (a to; a fare to do); invitare qcn. a uscire, a sedersi to invite o ask sb. out, to sit down; mi invitò a seguirlo I was requested to follow him; invitare il pubblico a fare domande to invite questions from the audience; la recessione invita alla prudenza the recession is making people cautiou

3 (a carte) invitare a cuori to call for hearts.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > invitare
18 invitar

v.

1 to invite.

2 to pay.

invito yo it's my treat, this one's on me

invita la casa it's on the house

3 to excite, to stimulate, to execute a thing.

Invitar a uno a hacer algo to invite somebody to do something

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invitar

► verbo transitivo

1 to invite

■ a esta ronda invito yo this round is on me

■ invita la casa it's on the house

■ me invitó a una cerveza she bought me a beer

■ nos han invitado a cenar en un restaurante they are taking us out to dinner

■ me invitó a que pasara she invited me in

► verbo intransitivo

1 (incitar) to encourage; (a la violencia) to incite

■ esta piscina invita a bañarse the water is tempting

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verb

to invite

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VT

1) [gen] to invite

me invitó al cine — she invited me to the cinema

me invitó a Marbella — she invited me to go to Marbella

invito yo — it's on me

os invito a una cerveza — I'll buy o stand you all a beer

nos invitó a cenar (fuera) — she took us out for a meal

dio las gracias a los que lo habían invitado — he thanked his hosts

2) (=incitar) to invite

invitar a algn a hacer algo — to invite sb to do sth; [exhortando] to call on sb to do sth

invitar a algn a la violencia — to incite sb to violence

3) (=atraer) to entice

una frase que invita a comprar — a slogan which entices you to buy

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1.
verbo transitivo to invite

sin estar invitado — uninvited

invitar a alguien a algo — to invite somebody to something

te invito a una copa — I'll buy o get you a drink

esta vez te invito yo — this time it's my treat o it's on me

invitar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to invite somebody to + inf

me invitó a cenar — ( en casa) she invited me (round) to dinner; ( en restaurante) she invited me out to dinner

la invitó a entrar — he invited her in
2.
invitar vi

a) persona

invito yo — it's on me o I'm buying

invita la casa — it's on the house

b) (liter) (incitar, animar)

la tranquilidad de la tarde invitaba al reposo — the tranquility of the evening invited relaxation (liter)

el mar invitaba a bañarse — the sea looked very inviting

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= invite.

Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

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* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a formar parte de un grupo = co-opt.

* invitar al peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* que invita a la reflexión = thought-provoking.

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1.
verbo transitivo to invite

sin estar invitado — uninvited

invitar a alguien a algo — to invite somebody to something

te invito a una copa — I'll buy o get you a drink

esta vez te invito yo — this time it's my treat o it's on me

invitar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to invite somebody to + inf

me invitó a cenar — ( en casa) she invited me (round) to dinner; ( en restaurante) she invited me out to dinner

la invitó a entrar — he invited her in
2.
invitar vi

a) persona

invito yo — it's on me o I'm buying

invita la casa — it's on the house

b) (liter) (incitar, animar)

la tranquilidad de la tarde invitaba al reposo — the tranquility of the evening invited relaxation (liter)

el mar invitaba a bañarse — the sea looked very inviting

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= invite.

Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a formar parte de un grupo = co-opt.

* invitar al peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* que invita a la reflexión = thought-provoking.

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invitar [A1 ]

vt

to invite

se presentó allí sin estar invitado he turned up uninvited

invitar a algn A algo to invite sb TO sth

no lo invitaron a la boda they didn't invite him to the wedding

te invito a una copa I'll buy o get you a drink

esta vez te invito yo this time it's my treat o it's on me o I'm paying

invitar a algn A + INF or A QUE + SUBJ to invite sb to + INF

me invitó a cenar (en casa) she invited me (round) to dinner; (en un restaurante) she invited me out to dinner

la invitó a entrar he invited her in

la policía los invitó a desalojar el local ( euf); the police asked them o ( euph) invited them to leave the premises

invítalos a que se queden invite them to stay

■ invitar

vi

1

«persona»: ¿quieres una cerveza? invito yo do you want a beer? it's on me o I'm buying

invita la casa it's on the house

2 ( liter)

«calor/tranquilidad»: invitar A algo/ + INF: la tranquilidad de la tarde invitaba al reposo the tranquility of the evening invited relaxation ( liter)

el mar invitaba a bañarse ( liter); the sea looked very inviting

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invitar ( conjugate invitar) verbo transitivo
to invite;
invitar a algn a algo to invite sb to sth;
◊ te invito a una copa I'll buy o get you a drink;

invitar a algn a hacer algoor a que haga algo to invite sb to do sth.;
me invitó a cenar ( en casa) she invited me (round) to dinner;

( en restaurante) she invited me out to dinner
verbo intransitivo [ persona]:
◊ invito yo it's on me, I'm buying;

invita la casa it's on the house
invitar verbo transitivo
1 to invite: hoy invitas tú, today it's on you ➣ Ver nota en invite 2 (incitar) el sol invita a vivir, the sunshine makes it good to be alive

' invitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confeccionar
- frescura
- convidar
- sacar
English:
ask
- ask back
- ask in
- ask out
- ask round
- invite
- round
- stand
- treat
- co-opt
- extend
- have
- put
- standing
- whoever

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invitar

♦ vt

1. [convidar]
invitar a alguien (a algo/a hacer algo) to invite sb (to sth/to do sth);

me han invitado a una fiesta I've been invited to a party;

me invitó a la playa she asked me to go the beach with her;

me invitó a entrar she asked me in

2. [pedir] to invite, to request;

la policía las invitó a desalojar la sala the police invited o requested them to leave the room

3. [pagar]
te invito it's my treat, this one's on me;

invitar a alguien a algo to buy sb sth [food, drink];

me invitó a una cerveza he bought me a beer;

te invito a cenar fuera I'll take you out for dinner

♦ vi

1. [pagar] to pay;

invito yo it's my treat, this one's on me;

invita la casa it's on the house

2.
invitar a algo [incitar] to encourage sth;

este sol invita a salir the sun makes you want to go out

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invitar

v/t

1 invite (a to)

2 ( convidar) treat (a to)

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invitar vt

: to invite

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invitar vb

1. (en general) to invite

me ha invitado a comer she's invited me to lunch

2. (pagar) to treat

nos invitó a todos a un helado he treated us all to an ice cream

¡invito yo! I'll get it! / it's on me!

Spanish-English dictionary > invitar
19 essen

n; -s, -

1. nur Sg.; Handlung: eating; wir sind gerade beim Essen we’re just having dinner ( oder lunch), we’re in the middle of eating; lass dich nicht beim Essen stören don’t let me disturb your meal; das ist nichts zum Essen you can’t eat that, that’s not for eating

2. (Speise, Kost, Verpflegung) food; (Gericht) dish; Essen und Trinken food and drink; gesundes / vegetarisches etc. Essen healthy / vegetarian food; Essen fassen! MIL. come and get it!, grub up!, Am. chow down!

3. (Mahlzeit) meal; (Festmahl) dinner; Essen auf Rädern meals on wheels; ( das) Essen machen oder kochen make ( oder cook) the dinner ( oder lunch); das Essen wird kalt the food’s getting cold; zum Essen gehen (Mittagspause machen) go for lunch; (ausgehen) eat out; jemanden zum Essen einladen invite s.o. for a meal ( oder to dinner, lunch); zum Essen bleiben stay for dinner ( oder lunch), stay and eat; etw. vor / nach dem Essen einnehmen take s.th. before / after meals; nach dem Essen sollst du ruhn oder tausend Schritte tun Sprichw. after dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile

4. (Portion) meal; 20 Essen ausgeben serve 20 meals

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das Essen

food; meal; eatables

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Ẹs|sen ['ɛsn]
nt -s, -
(= Mahlzeit) meal; (= Nahrung) food; (= Küche) cooking; (= Mittagessen) lunch; (= Abendessen) dinner
bleib doch zum Essen — stay for lunch/dinner, stay for a meal

das Essen kochen or machen (inf) — to cook or get the meal

jdn zum Essen einladen — to invite sb for a meal

(bitte) zum Essen — lunch/dinner is ready

Essen auf Rädern — meals on wheels

See:

→ ruhen

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(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) eat

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Es·sen

<-s, ->

[ˈɛsn̩]

nt

1. (zubereitete Mahlzeit, Speise) meal, repast form; (Arbeitsessen) working lunch/dinner; (Festessen) dinner; (offizielles Dinner) banquet, formal [or official] dinner

\Essen auf Rädern meals on wheels

zum \Essen bleiben to stay for [or BRIT to] lunch/dinner, to stay for a meal

das \Essen auf den Tisch bringen to serve up [lunch/dinner] sep

jdn zum \Essen einladen to invite sb to [or for] lunch/dinner, to invite sb for a meal

\Essen fassen MIL to draw rations; (fam) to come and get one's meal

ein \Essen [für jdn] geben to give [or throw] a banquet [for sb]

das \Essen kochen [o (fam) machen] to cook [or fam get] the meal

zum \Essen kommen to come and eat

2. (Nahrung) food no pl, no indef art

fettes \Essen fatty food

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das; Essens, Essen

1) o. Pl

beim Essen sein — be having lunch/dinner/supper

zum Essen gehen — go to lunch

jemanden zum Essen einladen — invite somebody for a meal

2) (Mahlzeit) meal; (FestEssen) banquet

3) (Speise) food

[das] Essen machen/kochen — get/cook the meal

das Essen warm stellen — keep the lunch/dinner/supper hot

Essen auf Rädern — meals on wheels

4) (Verpflegung) o. Pl. food

Essen und Trinken — food and drink

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essen; isst, aß, hat gegessen

A. v/i eat;

zu Mittag/Abend essen have lunch/dinner;

viel essen eat a lot; generell: be a big eater;

gut/warm/kalt essen have a good/hot/cold meal;

das Kind

isst gut/schlecht has a good/poor appetite; wenn du gesund werden willst,

musst du gut/tüchtig essen you must (US have to) eat well;

man isst dort ganz gut the food is quite good there;

was gibt es zu essen? what’s for dinner ( oder lunch)?, what are we having for dinner ( oder lunch)?;

wir können gleich essen dinner ( oder lunch) will be ready in a minute;

hast du schon gegessen? have you eaten yet?, have you had your dinner ( oder lunch) yet?;

essen gehen oder

auswärts, im Restaurant essen eat out, eat at a restaurant;

ich geh zu meiner Schwester essen I’m eating ( oder having a meal) at my sister’s;

selber essen macht fett! umg ablehnend: charity begins at home

B. v/t eat;

etwas

gern essen like;

seinen Teller leer essen clear one’s plate;

ich esse kein Fleisch I don’t eat meat;

sie hat noch keinen Bissen gegessen she hasn’t even touched her food, she hasn’t eaten a single morsel yet;

du isst mich noch arm! umg you’re going to eat me out of house and home;

nichts wird so heiß gegessen, wie es gekocht wird sprichw things are seldom as bad as they seem;

das ist längst gegessen! umg, fig that’s ancient history, that’s dead and buried

C. v/r:

sich satt essen eat one’s fill (

an +dat of)

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das; Essens, Essen

1) o. Pl

beim Essen sein — be having lunch/dinner/supper

zum Essen gehen — go to lunch

jemanden zum Essen einladen — invite somebody for a meal

2) (Mahlzeit) meal; (FestEssen) banquet

3) (Speise) food

[das] Essen machen/kochen — get/cook the meal

das Essen warm stellen — keep the lunch/dinner/supper hot

Essen auf Rädern — meals on wheels

4) (Verpflegung) o. Pl. food

Essen und Trinken — food and drink

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nur sing. n.

food n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > essen
20 provocar

v.

1 to provoke.

El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.

Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.

2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).

provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebody

provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh

el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze

3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).

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provocar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to provoke

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

provocar el parto to induce birth

provocar un incendio (con intención) to commit arson 2 (sin intención) to cause a fire

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verb

to provoke

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1. VT

1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote

provocar risa a algn — to make sb laugh

incendio provocado — arson

2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on

3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite

¡no me provoques! — don't start me!

provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury

provocar a algn a lástima — to move sb to pity

el mar provoca a bañarse — the sea invites one to go for a swim

4) [sexualmente] to rouse

2. VI

1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)

me provoca comer — I feel like eating

¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?

¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?

no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea

-¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"

no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today

2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up *

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt

b) (Med)

provocar el parto — to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
2.
provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

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= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.

Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.

Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.

Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.

Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.

Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.

Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.

Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.

Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.

Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.

Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.

Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.

Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.

Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.

Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.

Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.

Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.

Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.

Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

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* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.

* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.

* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.

* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.

* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.

* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.

* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.

* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.

* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.

* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.

* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.

* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.

* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.

* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.

* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.

* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.

* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.

* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt

b) (Med)

provocar el parto — to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
2.
provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

* * *

= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.

Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.

Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.

Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.

Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.

Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.

Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.

Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.

Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.

Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.

Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.

Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.

Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.

Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.

Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.

Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.

Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.

Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.

Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.

* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.

* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.

* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.

* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.

* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.

* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.

* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.

* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.

* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.

* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.

* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.

* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.

* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.

* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.

* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.

* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.

* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

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provocar [A2 ]

vt

A

1 (causar, ocasionar) to cause

un cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigarette

una decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversy

no se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire

2 ( Med):

provocar el parto to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

el antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodies

B ‹persona›

1 (al enfado) to provoke

2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on

■ provocar

vi

( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)

■ provocarse

v pron

( refl):

se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself

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provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ explosión› to cause;

‹ incendio› to start;
‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
‹ reacción› to cause
b) (Med) ‹ parto› to induce

2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
( sexualmente) to lead … on
verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):
◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
(un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke

' provocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campanada
- desatar
- engendrar
- hacer
- motivar
- organizar
- pinchar
- chulear
- dar
- meter
- parto
- reclamo
- torear
English:
bait
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- cause
- excite
- fight
- incur
- induce
- instigate
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- raise
- rouse
- roust
- short-circuit
- spark off
- start
- stir up
- tease
- trigger
- disturbance
- draw
- elicit
- evoke
- short
- spark
- stir
- taunt
- whip
- wreck

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provocar

♦ vt

1. [incitar] to provoke;

¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!

2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;
[incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;
una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;

provocar las iras de alguien to anger sb;

provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;

el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;

su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else

3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;

le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes

♦ vi
Carib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]
¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;

¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;

¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?

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provocar

v/t

1 cause

2 el enfado provoke

3 sexualmente lead on

4 parto induce

5

:

¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?

* * *

provocar {72} vt

1) causar: to provoke, to cause

2) irritar: to provoke, to pique

* * *

provocar vb

1. (en general) to cause

la tormenta provocó un apagón the storm caused a blackout

2. (incendio) to start

una chispa provocó el incendio a spark started the fire

3. (una persona) to provoke

no deja de provocarme he keeps provoking me

Spanish-English dictionary > provocar

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to invite sb to have a drink

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to invite sb to have a drink

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