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to last for an hour

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1 for

for [fɔ: (полная форма); fə (редуцированная форма)]

1. prep

1) для, ра́ди; передаётся тж. дательным падежом;

for my sake ра́ди меня́
;

it is very good for you вам о́чень поле́зно
;

for children для дете́й
;

for sale для прода́жи

2) за;

we are for peace мы за мир

3) ра́ди, за ( о цели);

just for fun ра́ди шу́тки
;

to send for a doctor посла́ть за врачо́м

4) про́тив, от;

medicine for a cough лека́рство от ка́шля

5) в направле́нии; к; to start for напра́виться в

6) из-за, за, по причи́не, всле́дствие;

for joy от ра́дости
;

to dance for joy пляса́ть от ра́дости
;

for many reasons по мно́гим причи́нам
;

famous for smth. знамени́тый чем-л.

7) в тече́ние, в продолже́ние;

to last for an hour дли́ться час
;

to wait for years ждать года́ми

8) на расстоя́ние;

to run for a mile бежа́ть ми́лю

9) вме́сто, в обме́н; за (что-л.);

I got it for 5 dollars я купи́л э́то за пять до́лларов
;

will you please act for me in the matter? прошу́ вас заня́ться э́тим вопро́сом вме́сто меня́

10) на ( определённый момент);

the lecture was arranged for two o'clock ле́кция была́ назна́чена на 2 часа́

11) в; на;

for the first time в пе́рвый раз
;

for (this) once на э́тот раз

12) от; передаётся тж. родительным падежом;

member for Oxford член парла́мента от О́ксфорда

13) употр. со сложным дополнением и другими сложными членами предложения:

it seems useless for them to take this course им, по-ви́димому, бесполе́зно идти́ по э́тому пути́
;

I'd have given anything for this not to have happened я бы мно́гое тепе́рь отда́л за то, что́бы ничего́ э́того не произошло́
;

this is for you to decide вы должны́ реши́ть э́то са́ми

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for all I know наско́лько мне изве́стно
;

for all that несмотря́ на всё э́то
;

for all that I wouldn't talk like that и всё-таки я бы так не говори́л
;

as for me, for all I care что каса́ется меня́
;

he is free to do what he likes for all I care по мне, пусть поступа́ет, как хо́чет
;

oh, for...! ах, е́сли бы...!
;

oh, for a fine day! (как бы́ло бы сла́вно,) е́сли бы вы́пал хоро́ший, я́сный день!
;

to hope for the best наде́яться на лу́чшее
;

put my name down for two tickets запиши́те два биле́та на моё и́мя
;

it's too beautiful for words слов нет — э́то прекра́сно, э́то вы́ше вся́ких слов

2. cj и́бо; ввиду́ того́, что

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > for
2 for

fɔ: (полная форма) ;
(редуцированная форма)
1. союз
1) ибо;
ввиду того, что( вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for it touches us not as Liberals or Conservatives, but as citizens. ≈ Это не вопрос партийной политики, так как он затрагивает нас не как либералов или консерваторов, но как граждан. Syn: as, since
2) чтобы, что ( вводит придаточное с инфинитивным сказуемым, может переводиться также дательным падежом с инфинитивом) а) for-придаточное является реальным подлежащим в конструкциях с формальным подлежащим, выраженным "пустым" it It seems useless for them to take this course. ≈ Кажется, (что) им бесполезно идти этим путем. The crowds were so enormous that it was all too easy for the claustrophobic to fall into an apposite mood. ≈ Толпа была такая огромная, что людям, страдающим клаустрофобией, было очень легко придти в соответствующее расположение духа. It'd be a good stunt for him to go out and maybe earn a little money on the side. ≈ Было бы хорошей штукой ему выйти и, может быть, немного заработать на стороне б) for-придаточное в функции подлежащего For them to hold back their opinion was wrong. ≈ Неправильно было им не высказать своего мнения. в) for-придаточное как часть сложного глагольного сказуемого Matilda bargained with James for him to pay for dinner. ≈ Матильда договорилась с Джеймсом, что ему платить за обед. This is for you to decide. ≈ Это Вам решать. г) for-придаточное в функции обстоятельства I'd have given anything for this not to have happened. ≈ Я бы отдал теперь все, чтобы этого не произошло. д) for-придаточное в функции дополнения I realized that the subject is sufficiently obscure for your guess to be as good as anybody's. ≈ Я понял, что этот предмет достаточно сложен, чтобы твоя догадка была столь же хороша, что и любая другая. He plans for there to be five people in the group. ≈ Он планирует, что в группе будет пять человек. I asked for there to be a proctor at the exam. ≈ Я попросил, чтобы на экзамене присутствовал надзиратель. е) for-придаточное в функции определения It was a sign for him to retire from the world. ≈ Это был знак ему удалиться от мира.
2. предл.
1) для;
ради;
(= кому, для кого( передается тж. дательным падежом)
2) для;
ради;
(= для какой цели) for sale ≈ для продажи;
на продажу just for fun ≈ ради шутки
3) за (= за что, за кого, во имя чего) we are for peace ≈ мы за мир
4) за (= за кем, за чем (послать)) to send for a doctor ≈ послать за врачом
5) от, против (= против чего (средство)) medicine for a cough ≈ лекарство от кашля
6) в направлении;
к (= куда (отправиться)) to start for ≈ направиться в
7) из-за, за, по причине, вследствие to dance for joy ≈ плясать от радости for many reasons ≈ по многим причинам famous for smth. ≈ знаменитый чем-л.
8) в течение, в продолжение to last for an hour ≈ длиться час to wait for years ≈ ждать годами
9) на (расстояние) to run for a mile ≈ бежать милю
10) вместо, в обмен;
за что-л. I got it for 5 dollars. ≈ Я купил это за пять долларов. Will you please act for me in the matter? ≈ Прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня.
11) на (определенный момент) The lecture was arranged for two o'clock. ≈ Лекция была назначена на 2 часа.
12) в;
на for the first time ≈ в первый раз for (this) once ≈ на этот раз
13) от;
(представитель) передается тж. родительным падежом member for Oxford ≈ член парламента от Оксфорда ∙ довод в пользу чего-л. - *s and againsts доводы за и против во временном значении указывает на длительность: в течение - * the past three weeks в течение последних трех недель - I have not been there * five years уже пять лет я там не был - * the time being теперь, пока срок, на который рассчитано действие: на - * a year на год - this plan is * seven years этот план рассчитан на семь лет - * a long time надолго - * ever (and ever) навсегда час, день и т. п., на который что-л. назначено: на - the ceremony was arranged * two o'clock церемония была назначена на два часа в пространственном значении указывает на место назначения: в, к, - the train * Moscow поезд (идущий) в Москву - to steer * держать курс на( о судне) - the ship was bound * Africa судно направлялось в Африку - change here * Bristol здесь пересадка на Бристоль расстояние, протяженность - to run * a mile пробежать милю - the forest stretches * a long way лес тянется на многие мили указывает на цель, намерение: для, за, на, к - what do you want this book *? для чего вам нужна эта книга? - to fight * independence бороться за независимость - to send * a doctor послать за врачом - to go out * a walk выйти на прогулку /погулять/, пойти погулять - he was trained * a flyer его обучали летному делу - she is saving * old age она копит (деньги) на старость - * sale продается (надпись) объект стремления, надежды, желания, поисков, забот и т. п.: к, на;
передается тж. косв. падежами - to thirst /to hunger/ * knowledge жадно стремиться к знаниям - to hope * the best надеяться на лучшее - to be afraid * smb. бояться за кого-л. - to look * smth. искать что-л. лицо или предмет, к которому испытывают любовь, склонность, неприязнь и т. п.: к - affection /love/ * children любовь к детям - he has no liking * medicine у него нет склонности к медицине назначение предмета или лица, его пригодность для чего-л.: для - books * children книги для детей - a tool * drilling holes инструмент для сверления отверстий - he is just the man * the position он великолепно подходит для этой работы средство, лекарство против чего-л. - a cure * toothache средство против зубной боли указывает на лицо, иногда предмет, в пользу которого или в ущерб которому совершается действие: для;
передается тж. дат. падежем - can I do anything * you? могу ли я что-нибудь сделать для вас? - he bought some flowers * her он купил ей цветы - to win a name * oneself завоевать себе имя лицо или предмет, в поддержку или в защиту которого выступают: за - he voted * the representative of his Party он голосовал за представителя своей партии - a lawyer acts * his client адвокат ведет дело /дела/ своего клиента - to argue * smth. отстаивать что-л. указывает на причину или повод: от, за, из-за;
по - to condemn * smth. осуждать за что-л. - to blame * smth. винить в чем-л. - to thank * smth. благодарить за что-л. - to reward * bravery наградить за храбрость - to cry * joy плакать от радости - I can't see anything * the fog я ничего не вижу из-за тумана - * fear of... из боязни, что...;
чтобы не... - he walked fast * fear he should be late он шагал быстро, чтобы не опоздать /опасаясь опоздать/ - * want /lack/ of smth. из-за недостатка чего-л. - * many reasons по многим причинам - * the reason that... так как, потому что - you will be (all) the better * a good night's rest вам не мешает выспаться хорошенько - he is known * his kindness он известен своей добротой - if it were not * him, I should not be late если бы не он, я бы не опоздал указывает на замещение, замену: вместо, за - we used boxes * chairs мы пользовались ящиками вместо стульев - what is the English * "цветок"? как по-английски "цветок" использование в качестве чего-л.: как;
передается тж. твор. падежом - they chose him * their leader они выбрали его своим руководителем - he wants her * his wife он хочет жениться на ней лицо или предмет, принимаемые за других: за - he took me * my brother он принял меня за моего брата - they were left on the battlefield * dead их сочли убитыми и оставили на поле боя представительство в выборной организации от группы лиц, выступление от чьего-л. имени: от, за - to sit * Glasgow быть представителем от Глазго - * and on behalf of за и от имени( в подписях под документами) место работы нанимателя и т. п. - to work * an old firm работать /служить/ в старой фирме - she worked * Mr.N. as a secretary она работала секретарем у господина Н. указывает на цену: за - to pay a dollar * a book заплатить доллар за книгу предмет обмена: на, за - to exchange one thing * another обменять одну вещь на другую размер суммы: на - a bill * 50 dollars счет на 50 долларов - put my name down * $1 подпишите меня на 1 доллар, я жертвую 1 доллар вознаграждение: за - to be paid * one's service получать плату за работу указывает на соотношение или противопоставление: на - * one enemy he has a hundred friends на одного врага у него сто друзей указывает на наличие особых условий: для - it is warm * May для мая сейчас тепло - she reads well * her age она хорошо читает для своего возраста что касается, в отношении - * the rest что касается остального употр. в конструкции for + сущ. /местоим./ + инфинитив, которая передается придаточным предложением, а также дат. падежом существительного или местоимения и инфинитивом - they waited * the moon to appear они ждали, когда появится луна - he stepped aside * me to pass он посторонился, чтобы дать мне дорогу - is English difficult * you to learn? трудно ли вам дается английский язык? - it is not * you to blame him не вам осуждать его (шотландское) (американизм) в честь( кого-л.) - he was named * his grandfather он был назван в честь деда - the banquet was given * him банкет был дан в его честь в сочетаниях: - as * что касается, что до - but * без, кроме;
если бы не - * all несмотря на;
что бы ни - she is stupid * all her learning она глупа, несмотря на всю ее ученость - * all you say I shall stick to my opinion что бы вы ни говорили, я останусь при своем мнении - * all their claims to the contrary вопреки их утверждениям - * all that несмотря на все;
и все же - it is a victory * all that и все же это победа - he says he is innocent, but I am sure he is guilty, * all that он говорит, что он не виновен, но несмотря на его слова, я знаю, что он виноват > * all I care меня это не интересует, мне это совершенно безразлично > you may do what you like * all I care можете делать, что хотите, меня это не касается /мне наплевать/ > I * one... я со своей стороны...;
я, например > I * one never liked him мне, например, он никогда не нравился > * one thing прежде всего, во-первых > * one thing, he talks too much прежде всего, он слишком много говорит > once and * all раз и навсегда > * myself, * my part что касается меня > * myself I shall do nothing of the sort что касается меня, то я ничего подобного не сделаю > * my part I have no objections что касается меня, то у меня нет возражений > * all I know поскольку я не имею противоположных сведений > * all I know he might be dead не исключено, что он уже умер;
жив он или умер - понятия не имею > to do smth. * oneself сделать что-л. самому > I must see it * myself я должен увидеть это собственными глазами > I know it * a fact я знаю это наверняка /совершенно точно/ > * certain, * sure наверняка, без сомнения > oh, *...! о, если бы...! > oh, * a fine day! если бы выпал хороший денек! вводит части сложных предложений или самостоятельные предложения: так как, потому что, ибо - he felt no fear, * he was a brave man он не испытывал страха, так как был храбрым человеком - the windows were open * it was hot было жарко, и окна были открыты for: oh, for a fine day! (как было бы славно,) если бы выпал хороший день! ~ prep в;
на;
for the first time в первый раз;
for (this) once на этот раз ~ prep в направлении;
к;
to start for направиться в ~ prep в течение, в продолжение;
to last for an hour длиться час;
to wait for years ждать годами ~ prep вместо, в обмен;
за (что-л.) ;
I got it for 5 dollars я купил это за пять долларов;
will you please act for me in the matter? прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня ~ prep для, ради;
передается тж. дательным падежом;
for my sake ради меня;
it is very good for you вам очень полезно;
for children для детей;
for sale для продажи ~ prep за;
we are for peace мы за мир ~ cj ибо;
ввиду того, что ~ prep из-за, за, по причине, вследствие;
for joy от радости;
to dance for joy плясать от радости;
for many reasons по многим причинам;
famous( for smth.) знаменитый (чем-л.) ~ prep на (определенный момент) ;
the lecture was arranged for two o'clock лекция была назначена на 2 часа 1 ~ prep на расстояние;
to run for a mile бежать милю ~ prep от;
передается тж. родительным падежом;
member for Oxford член парламента от Оксфорда ~ prep против, от;
medicine for a cough лекарство от кашля ~ prep ради, за (о цели) ;
just for fun ради шутки;
to send for a doctor послать за врачом ~ prep употр. со сложным дополнением и другими сложными членами предложения: it seems useless for them to take this course им, по-видимому, бесполезно идти по этому пути FOR: FOR: free on rail франко-вагон for: for: funds used ~ капитал, использованный для for: oh, for a fine day! (как было бы славно,) если бы выпал хороший день! ~ all that I wouldn't talk like that и все-таки я бы так не говорил;
as for me, for all I care что касается меня ~ all I know насколько мне известно;
for all that несмотря на все это ~ all I know насколько мне известно;
for all that несмотря на все это ~ all that I wouldn't talk like that и все-таки я бы так не говорил;
as for me, for all I care что касается меня ~ prep для, ради;
передается тж. дательным падежом;
for my sake ради меня;
it is very good for you вам очень полезно;
for children для детей;
for sale для продажи ~ prep из-за, за, по причине, вследствие;
for joy от радости;
to dance for joy плясать от радости;
for many reasons по многим причинам;
famous (for smth.) знаменитый (чем-л.) ~ prep из-за, за, по причине, вследствие;
for joy от радости;
to dance for joy плясать от радости;
for many reasons по многим причинам;
famous (for smth.) знаменитый (чем-л.) ~ prep для, ради;
передается тж. дательным падежом;
for my sake ради меня;
it is very good for you вам очень полезно;
for children для детей;
for sale для продажи ~ prep в;
на;
for the first time в первый раз;
for (this) once на этот раз once: ~ один раз;
for (this) once на этот раз, в виде исключения;
once is enough for me одного раза с меня вполне достаточно ~ prep для, ради;
передается тж. дательным падежом;
for my sake ради меня;
it is very good for you вам очень полезно;
for children для детей;
for sale для продажи sale: for ~ на продажу ~ prep в;
на;
for the first time в первый раз;
for (this) once на этот раз for: funds used ~ капитал, использованный для he is free to do what he likes ~ all I care по мне, пусть поступает, как хочет;
oh,;
..! ах, если бы..! to hope ~ the best надеяться на лучшее;
put my name down for two tickets запишите два билета на мое имя hope: to ~ against ~ надеяться на чудо;
надеяться, не имея на это никаких оснований;
to hope for the best надеяться на лучшее, на благоприятный исход ~ prep вместо, в обмен;
за (что-л.) ;
I got it for 5 dollars я купил это за пять долларов;
will you please act for me in the matter? прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня I'd have given anything ~ this not to have happened я бы многое теперь отдал за то, чтобы ничего этого не произошло;
this is for you to decide вы должны решить это сами ~ prep для, ради;
передается тж. дательным падежом;
for my sake ради меня;
it is very good for you вам очень полезно;
for children для детей;
for sale для продажи ~ prep употр. со сложным дополнением и другими сложными членами предложения: it seems useless for them to take this course им, по-видимому, бесполезно идти по этому пути it's too beautiful ~ words слов нет - это прекрасно, это выше всяких слов ~ prep ради, за (о цели) ;
just for fun ради шутки;
to send for a doctor послать за врачом ~ prep в течение, в продолжение;
to last for an hour длиться час;
to wait for years ждать годами ~ prep на (определенный момент) ;
the lecture was arranged for two o'clock лекция была назначена на 2 часа 1 make provision ~ обеспечивать make provision ~ предусматривать make provision ~ резервировать деньги make room ~ предоставлять место room: ~ место, пространство;
there is room for one more in the car в машине есть место еще для одного человека;
to make room for потесниться, дать место ~ prep против, от;
medicine for a cough лекарство от кашля ~ prep от;
передается тж. родительным падежом;
member for Oxford член парламента от Оксфорда to hope ~ the best надеяться на лучшее;
put my name down for two tickets запишите два билета на мое имя ~ prep на расстояние;
to run for a mile бежать милю ~ prep ради, за (о цели) ;
just for fun ради шутки;
to send for a doctor послать за врачом send: ~ down понижать (напр., цены) ;
send for посылать за, вызывать;
to send for a doctor послать за врачом;
send forth испускать, издавать ~ prep в направлении;
к;
to start for направиться в I'd have given anything ~ this not to have happened я бы многое теперь отдал за то, чтобы ничего этого не произошло;
this is for you to decide вы должны решить это сами ~ prep в течение, в продолжение;
to last for an hour длиться час;
to wait for years ждать годами ~ prep за;
we are for peace мы за мир ~ prep вместо, в обмен;
за (что-л.) ;
I got it for 5 dollars я купил это за пять долларов;
will you please act for me in the matter? прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > for
3 for

[fɔ:]

for: oh, for a fine day! (как было бы славно,) если бы выпал хороший день! for prep в; на; for the first time в первый раз; for (this) once на этот раз for prep в направлении; к; to start for направиться в for prep в течение, в продолжение; to last for an hour длиться час; to wait for years ждать годами for prep вместо, в обмен; за (что-л.); I got it for 5 dollars я купил это за пять долларов; will you please act for me in the matter? прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня for prep для, ради; передается тж. дательным падежом; for my sake ради меня; it is very good for you вам очень полезно; for children для детей; for sale для продажи for prep за; we are for peace мы за мир for cj ибо; ввиду того, что for prep из-за, за, по причине, вследствие; for joy от радости; to dance for joy плясать от радости; for many reasons по многим причинам; famous (for smth.) знаменитый (чем-л.) for prep на (определенный момент); the lecture was arranged for two o'clock лекция была назначена на 2 часа 1 for prep на расстояние; to run for a mile бежать милю for prep от; передается тж. родительным падежом; member for Oxford член парламента от Оксфорда for prep против, от; medicine for a cough лекарство от кашля for prep ради, за (о цели); just for fun ради шутки; to send for a doctor послать за врачом for prep употр. со сложным дополнением и другими сложными членами предложения: it seems useless for them to take this course им, по-видимому, бесполезно идти по этому пути FOR: FOR: free on rail франко-вагон for: for: funds used for капитал, использованный для for: oh, for a fine day! (как было бы славно,) если бы выпал хороший день! for all that I wouldn't talk like that и все-таки я бы так не говорил; as for me, for all I care что касается меня for all I know насколько мне известно; for all that несмотря на все это for all I know насколько мне известно; for all that несмотря на все это for all that I wouldn't talk like that и все-таки я бы так не говорил; as for me, for all I care что касается меня for prep для, ради; передается тж. дательным падежом; for my sake ради меня; it is very good for you вам очень полезно; for children для детей; for sale для продажи for prep из-за, за, по причине, вследствие; for joy от радости; to dance for joy плясать от радости; for many reasons по многим причинам; famous (for smth.) знаменитый (чем-л.) for prep из-за, за, по причине, вследствие; for joy от радости; to dance for joy плясать от радости; for many reasons по многим причинам; famous (for smth.) знаменитый (чем-л.) for prep для, ради; передается тж. дательным падежом; for my sake ради меня; it is very good for you вам очень полезно; for children для детей; for sale для продажи for prep в; на; for the first time в первый раз; for (this) once на этот раз once: for один раз; for (this) once на этот раз, в виде исключения; once is enough for me одного раза с меня вполне достаточно for prep для, ради; передается тж. дательным падежом; for my sake ради меня; it is very good for you вам очень полезно; for children для детей; for sale для продажи sale: for for на продажу for prep в; на; for the first time в первый раз; for (this) once на этот раз for: funds used for капитал, использованный для he is free to do what he likes for all I care по мне, пусть поступает, как хочет; oh,;..! ах, если бы..! to hope for the best надеяться на лучшее; put my name down for two tickets запишите два билета на мое имя hope: to for against for надеяться на чудо; надеяться, не имея на это никаких оснований; to hope for the best надеяться на лучшее, на благоприятный исход for prep вместо, в обмен; за (что-л.); I got it for 5 dollars я купил это за пять долларов; will you please act for me in the matter? прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня I'd have given anything for this not to have happened я бы многое теперь отдал за то, чтобы ничего этого не произошло; this is for you to decide вы должны решить это сами for prep для, ради; передается тж. дательным падежом; for my sake ради меня; it is very good for you вам очень полезно; for children для детей; for sale для продажи for prep употр. со сложным дополнением и другими сложными членами предложения: it seems useless for them to take this course им, по-видимому, бесполезно идти по этому пути it's too beautiful for words слов нет - это прекрасно, это выше всяких слов for prep ради, за (о цели); just for fun ради шутки; to send for a doctor послать за врачом for prep в течение, в продолжение; to last for an hour длиться час; to wait for years ждать годами for prep на (определенный момент); the lecture was arranged for two o'clock лекция была назначена на 2 часа 1 make provision for обеспечивать make provision for предусматривать make provision for резервировать деньги make room for предоставлять место room: for место, пространство; there is room for one more in the car в машине есть место еще для одного человека; to make room for потесниться, дать место for prep против, от; medicine for a cough лекарство от кашля for prep от; передается тж. родительным падежом; member for Oxford член парламента от Оксфорда to hope for the best надеяться на лучшее; put my name down for two tickets запишите два билета на мое имя for prep на расстояние; to run for a mile бежать милю for prep ради, за (о цели); just for fun ради шутки; to send for a doctor послать за врачом send: for down понижать (напр., цены); send for посылать за, вызывать; to send for a doctor послать за врачом; send forth испускать, издавать for prep в направлении; к; to start for направиться в I'd have given anything for this not to have happened я бы многое теперь отдал за то, чтобы ничего этого не произошло; this is for you to decide вы должны решить это сами for prep в течение, в продолжение; to last for an hour длиться час; to wait for years ждать годами for prep за; we are for peace мы за мир for prep вместо, в обмен; за (что-л.); I got it for 5 dollars я купил это за пять долларов; will you please act for me in the matter? прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня

English-Russian short dictionary > for
4 for

[fɔː] ( полная форма); [fə] ( редуцированная форма) 1. предл.
1)

а) для; ради (кому-л., для кого-л.; передаётся также дательным падежом)

It was very pleasant for me. — Мне было очень приятно.

food for animals — корм для животных

б) в честь кого-л. / чего-л.

She was named for her grandmother. — Её назвали в честь бабушки.

Syn:

after 1.

2)

а) для, на; в пользу (кого-л. / чего-л.)

for sale — для продажи; на продажу

just for fun — шутки ради

grant for studying medicine — грант на изучение медицины

б) за (что / кого, во имя чего)

We are for mutual understanding. — Мы за взаимопонимание.

3) за (кем-л. / чем-л. (послать))

to send for a doctor — послать за врачом

4) от, против (чего-л. (средство))

medicine for a cough — лекарство от кашля

5) в направлении; к ( куда (отправиться))

to start for — направиться в

6) из-за, за, по причине, вследствие, из-за того что

to dance for joy — плясать от радости

for many reasons — по многим причинам

famous for smth. — знаменитый чем-л.

I could not sleep for the heat. — Я не мог спать из-за жары.

Syn:

because

7) в течение, в продолжение

to last for an hour — длиться в течение часа

to wait for years — ждать годами

8) на ( расстояние)

to run for a mile — бежать милю

9) вместо, в обмен; за что-л.

I got it for 5 dollars. — Я купил это за пять долларов.

Will you please act for me in the matter? — Прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня.

10) на ( определённый момент)

The lecture was arranged for two o'clock. — Лекция была назначена на 2 часа.

11) в; на

for the first time — в первый раз

for (this) once — на этот раз

12)

а) от ( передаёт отношения представительства)

member for Oxford — член парламента от Оксфорда

б) от лица, от имени кого-л.

He speaks for the court. — Он говорит от имени суда.

Syn:

on behalf of

13) обозначает годность, пригодность для чего-л.

It is not for you to choose. — Выбирать не вам.

ready for action (use) — готовый к действию (употреблению)

14) касательно (чего-л. / кого-л.), относительно (чего-л. / кого-л.), что касается (чего-л. / кого-л.), в отношении

as for the rest — что касается всего остального

Syn:

concerning

15)

а) обозначает оплату чего-л. в определённом эквиваленте

$10 for a hat — десять долларов за шляпку

б) выражает количественное или качественное соотношение, пропорцию

For every one that works, you'll find five that don't. — На каждого работающего человека приходится пять неработающих.

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for all I know — насколько мне известно

for all that — несмотря на всё это

as for me — что касается меня
2. союз
1) ибо; ввиду того, что ( вводит придаточное причины)

This is no party question, for it touches us not as Liberals or Conservatives, but as citizens. — Это не партийный вопрос, так как он затрагивает нас не как либералов или консерваторов, но как граждан.

Syn:

as, since

2)

а) вводит for-придаточное, которое является реальным подлежащим в конструкциях с формальным подлежащим, выраженным "пустым" it

It seems useless for them to take this course. — Кажется, (что) им бесполезно идти этим путём.

The crowds were so enormous that it was all too easy for the claustrophobic to fall into an apposite mood. — Толпа была такая огромная, что людям, страдающим клаустрофобией, было очень легко прийти в соответствующее состояние.

It'd be a good stunt for him to go out and maybe earn a little money on the side. — Ему было бы неплохо выйти и, может быть, немного заработать на стороне

б) вводит for-придаточное в функции подлежащего

For them to hold back their opinion was wrong. — Они поступили бы неправильно, не высказав своего мнения.

в) for-придаточное как часть сложного глагольного сказуемого

Matilda bargained with James for him to pay for dinner. — Матильда выторговала у Джеймса, что он платит за обед.

This is for you to decide. — Это вам решать.

г) вводит for-придаточное в функции обстоятельства

I'd have given anything for this not to have happened. — Я бы отдал теперь всё, чтобы этого не произошло.

д) вводит for-придаточное в функции дополнения

I realized that the subject is sufficiently obscure for your guess to be as good as anybody's. — Я понял, что тема достаточно непонятна, и твоя догадка будет настолько же верной, насколько и любая другая.

He plans for there to be five people in the group. — Он планирует, что в группе будет пять человек.

I asked for there to be a proctor at the exam. — Я попросил, чтобы на экзамене присутствовал инспектор.

е) вводит for-придаточное в функции определения

It was a sign for him to retire from the world. — Это был знак ему удалиться от мира.

Англо-русский современный словарь > for
5 for

/fɔ:,fə/ * giới từ - thay cho, thế cho, đại diện cho =to sit for Hanoi+ đại diện cho Hà nội (ở quốc hội...) =to stand for a noun+ (ngôn ngữ học) thay cho một danh từ (đại từ) =he signed it for me+ anh ta ký cái đó thay tôi - ủng hộ, về phe, về phía =to be for peace+ ủng hộ hoà bình =hurrah for Vietnam+ hoan hô Việt nam, ủng hộ Việt nam - để, với mục đích là =for sale+ để bán =for example; for instance+ ví dụ, chẳng hạn - để lấy, để được =to go for a car+ đi (để) gọi xe, đi (để) lấy xe =to send for a doctor+ cho đi mời bác sĩ =to fight for independence+ đấu tranh để giành độc lập =to hunger for knowledge+ khao khát sự hiểu biết - đến, đi đến =to leave for Haiphong+ đi đến Hải Phòng =to make for shelter+ chạy ra chỗ trú ẩn =it's getting on for two o'clock+ sắp đến hai giờ - cho =to buy something for somebody+ mua cái gì cho ai =I can shift for myself+ tôi có thể tự xoay sở lấy - vì, bởi vì =for want of money+ vì thiếu tiền =to live for each other+ sống vì nhau =please do it for my sake+ vì tôi mong anh làm cho điều đó =to avoid something for fear of accidents+ tránh cái gì vì sợ tai nạn =for many reasons+ vì nhiều lẽ =fomous for something+ nổi tiếng vì cái gì - mặc dù =for all that+ mặc dù tất cả những cái đó =for all you say+ mặc dù những điều anh nói =for all their mordern weapons, the imperialism will be defeated+ mặc dù có vũ khí tối tân, bọn đế quốc sẽ bị đánh bại - đối với, về phần =respect one's teachers+ lòng kính trọng đối với các bậc thầy giáo =it's too easy for him+ đối với hắn cái đó dễ quá =for my part; as for me+ về phần tôi - so với, đối với, theo tỷ lệ =very tall for one's age+ rất cao lớn so với tuổi - trong (thời gian), được (mức là...) =to last for an hour+ kéo dài trong một tiếng đồng hồ =to walk for three kilometers+ đi bộ được ba kilômét !alas for him! - thương thay cho nó! !to be for it - (từ lóng) phải bị trừng phạt !to be not long for this world - gần đất xa trời !fie for shame! - thẹn quá! nhục quá! !for all (aught) I know - trong chừng mực mà tôi biết !for all the world - đúng như, hệt như =to look for all the world like a monkey+ trông hệt như một con khỉ =for good+ mãi mãi, vĩnh viễn !for certain - (xem) certain !for the life of one - (xem) life !not for the world! - không đời nào! không khi nào! !once for all - (xem) once !there as nothing for it but - (xem) nothing !too beautiful for words - đẹp không tả được !were it not (but, except) for your help, I could not finish it - nếu không có sự giúp đỡ của anh tôi không thể làm xong việc đó được !what... for? - để làm gì? =what do you want it for?+ anh cần cái đó để làm gì? * liên từ - vì, bởi vì, tại vì

English-Vietnamese dictionary > for
6 for

1. preposition

1) для, ради; передается тж. дательным падежом; for my sake ради меня; it is very good for you вам очень полезно; for children для детей; for sale для продажи

2) за; we are for peace мы за мир

3) ради, за (о цели); just for fun ради шутки; to send for a doctor послать за врачом

4) против, от; medicine for a cough лекарство от кашля

5) в направлении; к; to start for направиться в

6) из-за, за, по причине, вследствие; for joy от радости; to dance for joy плясать от радости; for many reasons по многим причинам; famous for smth. знаменитый чем-л.

7) в течение, в продолжение; to last for an hour длиться час; to wait for years ждать годами

8) на расстояние; to run for a mile бежать милю

8) вместо, в обмен; за (что-л.); I got it for 5 dollars я купил это за пять долларов; will you please act for me in the matter? прошу вас заняться этим вопросом вместо меня

10) на (определенный момент); the lecture was arranged for two o'clock лекция была назначена на 2 часа

11) в; на; for the first time в первый раз; for (this) once на этот раз

12) от; передается тж. родительным падежом; member for Oxford член парламента от Оксфорда

13) употр. со сложным дополнением и другими сложными членами предложения: it seems useless for them to take this course им, по-видимому, бесполезно идти по этому пути; I'd have given anything for this not to have happened я бы многое теперь отдал за то, чтобы ничего этого не произошло; this is for you to decide вы должны решить это сами

for all I know насколько мне известно

for all that несмотря на все это; for all that I wouldn't talk like that и все-таки я бы так не говорил

as for me, for all I care что касается меня; he is free to do what he likes for all I care по мне, пусть поступает, как хочет

oh, for..! ах, если бы..!; oh, for a fine day! (как было бы славно,) если бы выпал хороший, ясный день!

to hope for the best надеяться на лучшее

put my name down for two tickets запишите два билета на мое имя

it's too beautiful for words слов нет - это прекрасно, это выше всяких слов

2. conjunction

ибо; ввиду того, что

* * *

1 (0) ибо

2 (p) в течение; для; за

* * *

1) для, на 2) за 3) из-за

* * *
(Field of Regard) [fɔr /fɔː] поле зрения, максимальное поле обзора камеры или другого идентифицирующего устройства ракеты
* * *

в

во-от

г-на

для

дом-от

дорожке-от

его-на

за

завод-от

ибо

кусок-от

мужик-от

на

на-на

наружно-для

наш-от

ни-на

оба-на

ограничен-на

от

отец-от

ото

парус-от

по-за

позади

протяжением

ради

сам-от

свобод-на

с-за

сквозняком

способ-на

тир-на

ты-на

у-от

франкфурт-на

ход-от

через

* * *
1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) 2) чтобы, что 2. предл. 1) а) для; ради б) в честь кого-л., чего-л. 2) а) для, на; ради; (= для какой цели); в пользу (кого-л., чего-л.) б) за в) редк. чтобы 3) за (= за кем, за чем (послать)) 4) от, против (= против чего (средство)) 5) в направлении; к (= куда (отправиться)) 6) из-за, за, по причине, вследствие, из-за того что 7) в течение, в продолжение 8) на (расстояние) 9) вместо, в обмен; за что-л. 10) на (определенный момент)

Новый англо-русский словарь > for
7 hour

[auə]
n

1) час

The clock told the hour of twelve. — Часы показывали двенадцать.

He worked hard almost to the hour of his death. — Он трудился почти/вплоть до самой смерти.

He was given an hour's notice. — Его предупредили за час.

- once every hour

- half an hour

- each hour
- every hour or two
- available hour
- two solid hours
- additional hour
- hours
- last few hours
- hour's interval
- hour's time
- hour hand
- hour's walk from here
- quarter of an hour
- for three long hours
- over an hour
- after many hours
- after an hour's walk
- at an hour's notice
- during an hour
- for an hour

- from hour to hour
- for hours
- in an hour
- for some hours
- for another hour
- be paid by the hour
- come an hour later
- have two hours left
- have two hours to spare
- spend two hours in silence
- two hours ago
- hour earlier
- hour later
- hour after sunrise
- hour before dinner
- an hour and a half

- it will take a full hour
- clock strikes the hours and half hours
2) время дня

What he does after hours is his own business. — Что он делает после работы это его дело.

We don't keep the lights on out of hours. — Мы не оставляем свет в нерабочее время.

- rush hours
- noon hour
- office hours
- school hours
- children's hour
- non-working hours
- last hour or two of the day
- opening hours of the shops
- out of hours
- at any hour
- at such an early hour
- in smb's sleeping hours
- in odd hours
- in the small hours
- until the early hours of the morning
- in the early hours of the night
- in the early hours of the morning
- in the middle hours of the night
- at the dead late hours of the night
- do this work out of hours
- keep early hours
- keep good hours
- get up at all hours
- work longer hours
- work after hours
- apply during office hours
3) обусловленное время, установленное время, установленный час

Trains arrive every hour. — Поезда приходят раз в час/каждый час.

We eat at regular hours. — Мы всегда едим в одно и тоже время.

Please, call me at the usual hour. — Пожалуйста, зайдите ко мне в обычное время.

He lay in bed beyond the usual hour. — Он встал позднее обычного времени.

This was no hour in which to hesitate. — Это было не время для колебаний.

They eat at all hours. — Они едят, когда придется.

- evenful hour
- wasted hour
- forbidden hours
- parting hour
- coming hour
- dinner hour

- smb's zero hour
- three hours before dinner
- two hours after the meeting
- exact hour of departure
- hour of curfew
- need of the hour
- at the definite hour
- at the eleventh hour
- at that particular
- at other hours
- at this particular hour
- at this crucial hour
- at the hour mentioned
- at the appointed hour
- for a brief hour
- in a good hour
- tomorrow at this hour
- in smb's trying hour
- in a few short hours
- in off hours
- through weary hours
- until this late hour
- up to this hour
- within the last hours
- fight against longer hours
- fix the hour
- keep smb hours
- seize the hour
- take medicine every hour
- hour for work
4) часы, период, время

The book may help to pass an hour or so. — Книга поможет скоротать часок.

After his hour of glory he was soon forgotten. — После краткого периода славы его быстро забыли.

- matter of hours
- happiest hours of my life
- at that happy hour
- in one's idle hours
- during the sleepless hours of night
- in the hour of danger
- in the hour of need
- count hours
- pass an emotional hour
- read hour after hour
- spend hours doing the same thing
- hours fly
5) занятие, урок

How many hours of French are you taking? — Сколько у вас уроков французского языка?

There was an hour called Nature Study (Free Activity). — Был урок, который назывался природоведение (свободная деятельность).

He was paid two shillings an hour. — Ему платили два шиллинга в час.

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. — ◊ Утро вечера мудренее.

An hour today is worth two tomorrow. — ◊ Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе

- dancing hour
- hour examination paper
- number of hours a week
- require 145 credit hours for graduation

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > hour
8 last

1. I
abs

1) how long will the meeting last? сколько [времени] будет продолжаться / длиться/ собрание?; how long does this show /this performance/ last? сколько [часов] идет этот спектакль?, когда кончается этот спектакль?; how long does your leave last? на сколько дней у вас отпуск?; if the good weather (this wet weather, the frost, etc.) lasts если удержится / простоит/ хорошая погода и т.д.; this strike (the fashion, their friendship, etc.) won't last эта забастовка и т. д. долго не продлится; while his life lasts пока он жив; will his strength last? хватит ли ему сил?; it is too good to last это так прекрасно, что не может длиться долго, все прекрасное скоротечно

2) while our money lasts пока у нас есть деньги, пока мы не истратили все деньги; how many days will our food last? на сколько дней нам хватит продовольствия?
2. II
1) last [for] some time last briefly (interminably, etc.) не долго и т. д. продолжаться; the meeting won't last long собрание не будет продолжительным; he won't last long он долго не протянет /не проживет/: could we make this hour last for ever? если бы можно было продлить этот час навечно

2) last some time the boots (garments, these fabrics, etc.) will last long эти башмаки и т. д. будут долго носиться; this sole will make your shoes last longer ваши ботинки на этой подошве проносятся дольше; fuel (provisions, etc.) lasted long топлива и т. д. хватало надолго; this soap lasts longer это мыло более экономно этого мыла хватит на более долгий срок; last in some manner these flowers (these cakes, apples, etc.) last very well эти цветы и т. д. хорошо сохраняются /стоят/; this colour (the paint, etc.) lasts well это очень стойкий цвет и т. д.
3. III
last some time

1) last two days (a month, three weeks, full six months, about an hour, all night, etc.) длиться /продолжаться/ два дня и т. д.; the exhibition will last another week выставка продлится еще неделю; the frost lasted three days морозы стояли три дня; the rain lasted all day дождь не переставал /лил/ весь день; this furniture will last a lifetime эта мебель простоит вечность; my hair wave didn't last two days моя прическа не продержалась и двух дней; не прошло и двух дней, как моя завивка разошлась

2) the supplies (our food, tobacco, these shoes, etc.) will last another month (a year, three days, ten more days, etc.) запасов и т. д. хватит еще на месяц и т. д.; last some distance do you think you can last another kilometer? вы думаете, вы выдержите еще один километр?; вам хватит сил еще на один километр?; only the strongest runners can last the whole course только сильнейшие бегуны могут пройти всю дистанцию
4. V
last smb. some time last smb. a month (two years, a lifetime, etc.) хватать кому-л. на месяц и т.д.; we have enough food to last us three days у нас запас продовольствия на три дня; а pound of tobacco only lasts me a fortnight фунта табаку мне хватает только на две недели; the dress will last her many years она проносит это платье много лет
5. XVI
1) last for some time last for a whole week (for ten days, etc.) длиться /продолжаться, не прекращаться/ целую неделю и т. д.; the trial lasted for ten consecutive days судебный процесс длился десять дней подряд; last through some time last through the year (through the winter, etc.) длиться / продолжаться, не прекращаться/ в течение года и т.д., last till /until/ some time last till morning (until three o'clock, etc.) длиться /продолжаться, не прекращаться/ до утра и т.д., he can't last till noon он не проживет /не протянет/ до полудня; last from to /until/ some time last from autumn to spring (from dawn to dusk, from five o'clock until seven, etc.) длиться /продолжаться, не прекращаться/ с осени до весны и т. д.; last into some time last into spring (into January, etc.) продолжаться до весны и т. д.; the heat of a wonderful summer lasted into September летняя жара захватила и сентябрь, еще в сентябре было по-летнему тепло

2) last to /till, until/ some time last to the end of the month (till the end of the journey, etc.) хватать до конца месяца и т. д., you must make your money last until next pay-day вы должны экономить, чтобы вам хватило денег /растянуть деньги/ до получки; last for some time last for a year (for a week, etc.) хватать на год и т. д., I have enough tobacco to last for ten more days мне табака хватит еще на десять дней; last through some time we have enough fuel to last through the winter нам хватит /у нас достаточно/ топлива на зиму; he will not last through the night он не переживет эту ночь

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > last
9 last

I
1.
adjective
1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) último

2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) último

3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) último

2. adverb
(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) en último lugar

- lastly
- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last
II
verb
1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) durar

2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) durar

•

- lasting
- last out

last¹ adj

1. pasado

they got married last week se casaron la semana pasada

2. último

what time is the last train? ¿a qué hora sale el último tren?

at last por fin

at last!, where have you been? ¡por fin!, ¿dónde has estado?

last² adv

1. último

who arrived last? ¿quién llegó el último? / ¿quién fue el último en llegar?

2. por última vez

when did you last see your father? ¿cuándo fue la última vez que viste a tu padre?

last³ vb durar

the class lasts one hour la clase dura una hora / la clase es de una hora

good shoes last longer los zapatos buenos duran más

last

tr[lɑːst]

adjective

1 (final) último,-a

2 (most recent) último,-a

■ the last time la última vez

3 (past) pasado,-a; (previous) anterior

■ last Monday el lunes pasado

■ last night anoche

■ last week la semana pasada

■ the night before last anteanoche

■ the month/year before last hace dos meses/años

■ she's been studying hard for the last week hace una semana que estudia mucho

■ Spielberg's new film is much better than his last one la nueva película de Spielberg es mucho mejor que la anterior

adverb

1 por última vez

■ that's when he last came to see me eso es cuando me vino a ver por última vez

2 (at the end) en último lugar; (in race) en última posición

■ who came last in the 1000 metres? ¿quién acabó último en la carrera de los 1000 metros?

noun

1 (person) el/la último,-a; (thing) lo último

■ are you the last? ¿eres tú el último?

■ the first shall be last and the last shall be first los primeros serán los últimos y los últimos serán los primeros

■ he drank the last of the wine se bebió lo que quedaba del vino

■ the last I heard he was back in Ireland lo último que sé es que volvió a Irlanda

■ I'm sure we haven't heard the last of it estoy seguro de que aquí no se ha acabado la historia

intransitive verb

1 (continue) durar; (hold out) aguantar, resistir

transitive verb

1 durar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at last al fin, por fin

at long last por fin

if it's the last thing I do cueste lo que cueste, aunque sea lo último que haga

last but not least por último lugar, pero no por eso menos importante

last but one penúltimo,-a

to be the last straw familiar ser el colmo

to be the last word familiar ser el último grito

to breathe one's last dar el último suspiro

to have seen the last of somebody haber visto a alguien por última vez

to have the last word decir la última palabra

to the last hasta el final

the Last Judgment el Juicio Final

the last rites la extremaunción nombre femenino

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last

tr[lɑːst]

noun

1 (shoemaker's) horma

last ['læst] vi

1) continue: durar

how long will it last?: ¿cuánto durará?

2) endure: aguantar, durar

3) survive: durar, sobrevivir

4) suffice: durar, bastar

last vt

1) : durar

it will last a lifetime: durará toda la vida

2)

to last out : aguantar

last adv

1) : en último lugar, al último

we came in last: llegamos en último lugar

2) : por última vez, la última vez

I saw him last in Bogota: lo vi por última vez en Bogotá

3) finally: por último, en conclusión

last adj

1) final: último, final

2) previous: pasado

last year: el año pasado

last n

1) : el último, la última, lo último

at last: por fin, al fin, finalmente

2) : horma f (de zapatero)

last

adj.

• extremo, -a adj.

• pasado, -a adj.

• por último adj.

• postrero, -a adj.

• postrimero, -a adj.

• supremo, -a adj.

• último, -a adj.

n.

• fin s.m.

v.

• aguantar v.

• continuar v.

• durar v.

• humear v.

• resistir v.

• subsistir v.

læst, lɑːst
I

adjective

1)

a) ( in series) <chapter/lap> último

the second to last door, the last door but one — la penúltima puerta

I do it last thing at night — es lo último que hago antes de acostarme

to be last — (in race, on arrival) ser* el último (en llegar), llegar* el último or (CS) llegar* último

to be last to + INF — ser* el último en + inf

b) (final, ultimate) <chance/day> último

at the very last minute o moment — en el último momento, a última hora

the last rites o sacraments — la extremaunción

c) ( only remaining) último

I'm down to my last few dollars — sólo me quedan unos pocos dólares

2) (previous, most recent) (before n)

last Tuesday — el martes pasado

this time last week — la semana pasada a estas horas

in my last letter — en mi última carta

the last time I went — la última vez que fui

3) ( least likely or suitable)

that was the last thing I expected to hear from you — es lo que menos me esperaba que me dijeras

that's the last thing I'd do! — no se me ocurriría hacer eso!; laugh II, leg I 1), straw a)

II

pronoun

1)

a) (in series, sequence) último, -ma m,f

the last to + INF — el último/la última/los últimos/las últimas en + inf

the last I remember — lo último que recuerdo

we haven't heard the last of him/it — nos va a seguir dando guerra, ya verás

to breathe one's last — (liter) exhalar el último suspiro

b) ( only remaining)

the last OF something: the last of its kind el último de su clase; that's the last of the jam — esa es toda la mermelada que queda

c) (in phrases) (liter)

at the last — al final

to o until the last — hasta el último momento, hasta el final

2) ( preceding one)

the night before last — anteanoche, antenoche (AmL)

at the meeting before last — en la penúltima reunión

each hill seemed steeper than the last — cada colina parecía más empinada que la anterior

III

adverb

1)

a) ( at the end)

I went in last — fui el último en entrar, entré el último, entré último (CS)

our team came o finished last — nuestro equipo quedó en último lugar or (CS tb) terminó último

b) (finally, in conclusion)

last of all — por último, lo último (de todo)

and last but not least — y por último, pero no por eso menos importante

c) (in phrases)

at last — por fin, al fin

at long last — por fin, finalmente

2) ( most recently)

she was last seen a year ago — la última vez que se la vio fue hace un año

when did you last see him o see him last? — ¿cuándo fue la última vez que lo viste?

IV

noun ( for shoemaking) horma f

V
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( continue) durar

it lasted (for) three hours — duró tres horas

b) (endure, survive) durar

he wouldn't last five minutes in the army — no aguantaría or no duraría ni cinco minutos en el ejército

2) ( be sufficient) durar

to make something last — hacer* durar algo

3) ( remain usable) durar

it will last (for) a lifetime — durará toda la vida

2.

vt durar

we have enough fuel to last us — el combustible que tenemos nos durará

Phrasal Verbs:

- last out

I [lɑːst]
1. ADJ

1) (=most recent) último

I've seen her twice in the last week — la he visto dos veces en la última semana

the last few weeks have been hectic — las últimas semanas han sido muy ajetreadas

over the last few months — durante los últimos meses

he hasn't been seen these last two years — no se lo ha visto en los últimos dos años

2) (=previous) (referring to specific occasion) [Christmas, Easter] pasado; [time, meeting, birthday] último

last Christmas we went to my mother's — las Navidades pasadas fuimos a casa de mi madre

the last time we went, it rained — la última vez que fuimos, llovió

on Monday last — frm el pasado lunes

last Friday/month/year — el viernes/el mes/el año pasado

this time last year — el año pasado por estas fechas

last week — la semana pasada

this time last week — la semana pasada a estas horas
night 1., 1)
3) (=final) último

the last Friday of the month — el último viernes del mes

the last Sunday before Christmas — el último domingo antes de Navidad

the last door on the right — la última puerta a la derecha

the last three pages of the book — las tres últimas paginas del libro

he spent the last few years of his life here — pasó los últimos años de su vida aquí

• last but one — penúltimo

• down to the last detail — hasta el más mínimo detalle, hasta el último detalle

• the Last Judg(e)ment — el Juicio Final

• to fight to the last man — (lit, fig) luchar hasta el último aliento

• I was the last person to arrive/to see him alive — fui la última en llegar/la última persona que lo vió vivo

• I'm down to my last pound — solo me queda una libra

• the last rites — (Rel) la extremaunción

• second to last — antepenúltimo

• last thing at night — antes de acostarse

I'll finish it if it's the last thing I do — ¡lo terminaré aunque sea la última cosa que haga en esta vida!

• that was the last time I saw him — esa fue la última vez que lo vi

for the last time, shut up! — ¡cállate, y que sea la última vez que te lo digo!

- be on it's/one's last legs

4) (=least likely)

• you're the last person I'd trust with it — lo confiaría a cualquiera menos a ti, eres la última persona a la que se lo confiaría

I would be the last person to stand in your way — yo soy la que menos me interprondía en tu camino, yo soy la última persona que se interpondría en tu camino

• that was the last thing I expected — eso era lo que menos me esperaba

at 32, retirement is the last thing on his mind — con 32 años, jubilarse es lo último en que piensa

2. PRON

1) (of series) último

he was the last of the Tudors — fue el último de los Tudores

that was the last I saw of him — después de aquello no volví a verlo más

the last we heard of him he was in Rio — según las últimas noticias estaba en Río

if we don't go we shall never hear the last of it — si no vamos no dejarán de recordárnoslo

you haven't heard the last of this! — ¡esto no se acaba aquí!, ¡esto no se va a quedar así!

to be the last (one) to do sth — ser el último en hacer algo

we're always the last to know — siempre somos los últimos en enterarnos

• the last but one — el/la penúltimo(-a)

• to leave sth till last — dejar algo para lo último or el final

• to look one's last on sth — liter ver algo por última vez

• to the last — hasta el final
breathe 1., 1)
2) (=previous one)

each one is better than the last — son cada vez mejores

• the night before last — anteanoche

the week before last — la semana anterior a la pasada, la semana pasada no, la anterior

the Saturday before last — el sábado anterior al pasado, el sábado pasado no, el anterior

it was the question before last that I found difficult — la pregunta que me resultó difícil fue la penúltima

3) (=all that remains)

this is the last of the bread/wine — esto es lo que queda de pan/vino

he was the last of his kind, a true professional — fue el último de los de su clase, un verdadero profesional

4)

• at last — por fin

• at long last the search was over — por fin la búsqueda había concluido

3. ADV

1) (=finally)

• last of all, take out the screws — por último, saca los tornillos

• last but not least — por último, pero no por ello menos importante

2) (=in last place, at the end)

he was or came last in the 100 metres — terminó en último lugar or en última posición en los 100 metros

to arrive last — llegar el or (LAm) al último

• last in, first out — los últimos en llegar son a los que despiden los primeros

3) (=most recently)

• when I last saw them — la última vez que las vi

he was last seen in Brighton — se lo vio por última vez en Brighton

I last saw her in 1987 — la vi por última vez en 1987

II [lɑːst]
1. VI

1) (=continue) durar

it lasts (for) two hours — dura dos horas

the trial is expected to last (for) three weeks — se espera que el juicio dure tres semanas

the symptoms can last (for) up to a week — los síntomas pueden persistir hasta una semana

• nothing lasts forever — nada dura para siempre

• it's too good to last, it can't last — esto no puede durar

2) (=survive) durar

the previous boss only lasted a week — el jefe anterior solamente duró una semana

he wouldn't have lasted ten minutes in those conditions — no hubiera durado or aguantado ni diez minutos en esas condiciones

he won't last the night (out) — no sobrevivirá hasta la mañana

3) (=be enough) durar

how long will the gas last? — ¿hasta cuándo durará or alcanzará el gas?

the town has enough water to last a fortnight — la ciudad tiene agua suficiente para dos semanas

• "only available while stocks last" — (Comm) "solo hasta que se agoten las existencias"

4) (=remain usable) durar

this material will last (for) years — esta tela durará años

• more expensive batteries last longer — las pilas más caras duran más

• made to last — hecho para que dure

2.

VT durar

this amount should last you (for) a week — esta cantidad debería durarte una semana

• it will last you a lifetime — te durará toda la vida

I've had enough publicity to last me a lifetime! — ¡me han dado publicidad suficiente para toda una vida!

- last out

III

[lɑːst]
N (in shoemaking) horma f
- stick to your last!

* * *
[læst, lɑːst]
I

adjective

1)

a) ( in series) <chapter/lap> último

the second to last door, the last door but one — la penúltima puerta

I do it last thing at night — es lo último que hago antes de acostarme

to be last — (in race, on arrival) ser* el último (en llegar), llegar* el último or (CS) llegar* último

to be last to + INF — ser* el último en + inf

b) (final, ultimate) <chance/day> último

at the very last minute o moment — en el último momento, a última hora

the last rites o sacraments — la extremaunción

c) ( only remaining) último

I'm down to my last few dollars — sólo me quedan unos pocos dólares

2) (previous, most recent) (before n)

last Tuesday — el martes pasado

this time last week — la semana pasada a estas horas

in my last letter — en mi última carta

the last time I went — la última vez que fui

3) ( least likely or suitable)

that was the last thing I expected to hear from you — es lo que menos me esperaba que me dijeras

that's the last thing I'd do! — no se me ocurriría hacer eso!; laugh II, leg I 1), straw a)

II

pronoun

1)

a) (in series, sequence) último, -ma m,f

the last to + INF — el último/la última/los últimos/las últimas en + inf

the last I remember — lo último que recuerdo

we haven't heard the last of him/it — nos va a seguir dando guerra, ya verás

to breathe one's last — (liter) exhalar el último suspiro

b) ( only remaining)

the last OF something: the last of its kind el último de su clase; that's the last of the jam — esa es toda la mermelada que queda

c) (in phrases) (liter)

at the last — al final

to o until the last — hasta el último momento, hasta el final

2) ( preceding one)

the night before last — anteanoche, antenoche (AmL)

at the meeting before last — en la penúltima reunión

each hill seemed steeper than the last — cada colina parecía más empinada que la anterior

III

adverb

1)

a) ( at the end)

I went in last — fui el último en entrar, entré el último, entré último (CS)

our team came o finished last — nuestro equipo quedó en último lugar or (CS tb) terminó último

b) (finally, in conclusion)

last of all — por último, lo último (de todo)

and last but not least — y por último, pero no por eso menos importante

c) (in phrases)

at last — por fin, al fin

at long last — por fin, finalmente

2) ( most recently)

she was last seen a year ago — la última vez que se la vio fue hace un año

when did you last see him o see him last? — ¿cuándo fue la última vez que lo viste?

IV

noun ( for shoemaking) horma f

V
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( continue) durar

it lasted (for) three hours — duró tres horas

b) (endure, survive) durar

he wouldn't last five minutes in the army — no aguantaría or no duraría ni cinco minutos en el ejército

2) ( be sufficient) durar

to make something last — hacer* durar algo

3) ( remain usable) durar

it will last (for) a lifetime — durará toda la vida

2.

vt durar

we have enough fuel to last us — el combustible que tenemos nos durará

Phrasal Verbs:

- last out

English-spanish dictionary > last
10 for

for [fɔ:(r)]

pour ⇒ 1A (a)-(d), 1B (a), 1B (b), 1B (d), 1C (b)-(e), 1C (g), 1C (h) à l'intention de ⇒ 1A (c) dans la direction de ⇒ 1A (d) à ⇒ 1A (e) pendant ⇒ 1B (c) en raison de ⇒ 1C (e) de ⇒ 1C (f) car ⇒ 2

1 preposition

A.

(a) (expressing purpose or function) pour;

∎ we were in Vienna for a holiday/for work nous étions à Vienne en vacances/pour le travail;

∎ what for? pourquoi?;

∎ I don't know what she said that for je ne sais pas pourquoi elle a dit ça;

∎ what's this knob for? à quoi sert ce bouton?;

∎ it's for adjusting the volume ça sert à régler le volume;

∎ what's this medicine for? à quoi sert ce médicament?;

∎ can you give me something for the pain? est-ce que vous pouvez me donner quelque chose pour ou contre la douleur?;

∎ an instrument for measuring temperature un instrument pour mesurer la température;

∎ clothes for tall men vêtements mpl pour hommes grands;

∎ not suitable for freezing (on packaging) ne pas congeler

(b) (in order to obtain) pour;

∎ write for a free catalogue demandez votre catalogue gratuit;

∎ for further information write to… pour de plus amples renseignements, écrivez à…;

∎ they play for money ils jouent pour de l'argent

(c) (indicating recipient or beneficiary) pour, à l'intention de;

∎ these flowers are for her ces fleurs sont pour elle;

∎ there's a phone call for you il y a un appel pour vous;

∎ I've got some news for you j'ai une nouvelle à vous annoncer;

∎ he left a note for them il leur a laissé un mot, il a laissé un mot à leur intention;

∎ opera is not for me l'opéra, ça n'est pas pour moi;

∎ you are the man for me/the job vous êtes l'homme qu'il me faut/qui convient pour ce poste;

∎ that is just the thing for you c'est juste ce qu'il vous faut;

∎ equal pay for women un salaire égal pour les femmes;

∎ parking for customers only (sign) parking réservé à la clientèle;

∎ what can I do for you? que puis-je faire pour vous?;

∎ he's doing everything he can for us il fait tout son possible pour nous;

∎ a collection for the poor une quête pour les ou en faveur des pauvres;

∎ it's for your own good c'est pour ton bien;

∎ he often cooks for himself il se fait souvent la cuisine;

∎ see for yourself! voyez par vous-même!;

∎ she writes for a sports magazine elle écrit des articles pour un magazine de sport;

∎ I work for an advertising agency je travaille pour une agence de publicité

(d) (indicating direction, destination) pour, dans la direction de;

∎ they left for Spain ils sont partis pour l'Espagne;

∎ before leaving for the office avant de partir au bureau;

∎ she ran for the door elle s'est précipitée vers la porte en courant;

∎ he made for home il a pris la direction de la maison;

∎ the ship made for port le navire a mis le cap sur le port;

∎ the train for London le train pour ou à destination de ou en direction de Londres;

∎ trains for the suburbs les trains pour la banlieue;

∎ change trains here for Beaune changez de train ici pour Beaune;

∎ flight 402 bound for Chicago is now boarding les passagers du vol 402 à destination de Chicago sont invités à se présenter à l'embarquement

(e) (available for) à;

∎ for rent (sign) à louer;

∎ for sale (sign) à vendre;

∎ these books are for reference only ces livres sont à consulter sur place

B.

(a) (indicating span of time → past, future) pour, pendant; (→ action uncompleted) depuis;

∎ they're going away for the weekend ils partent pour le week-end;

∎ they will be gone for some time ils seront absents (pendant ou pour) quelque temps;

∎ they were in Spain for two weeks ils étaient en Espagne pour deux semaines;

∎ she won't be back for a month elle ne sera pas de retour avant un mois;

∎ I lived there for one month j'y ai vécu pendant un mois;

∎ I've lived here for two years j'habite ici depuis deux ans;

∎ I'd only lived there for a week when the heating went wrong je n'habitais là que depuis une semaine quand la chaudière est tombée en panne;

∎ my mother has been here for two weeks ma mère est ici depuis deux semaines;

∎ you haven't been here for a long time il y a ou voilà ou ça fait longtemps que vous n'êtes pas venu;

∎ we've known them for years nous les connaissons depuis des années, il y a des années que nous les connaissons;

∎ I have not seen him for three years il y a trois ans que je ne l'ai vu;

∎ she won't be able to go out for another day or two elle devra rester sans sortir pendant encore un jour ou deux;

∎ can you stay for a while? pouvez-vous rester un moment?;

∎ it's the worst accident for years c'est le pire accident qui soit arrivé depuis des années;

∎ we have food for three days nous avons des vivres pour trois jours

(b) (indicating a specific occasion or time) pour;

∎ I went home for Christmas je suis rentré chez moi pour Noël;

∎ he took me out to dinner for my birthday il m'a emmené dîner au restaurant pour mon anniversaire;

∎ we made an appointment for the 6th nous avons pris rendez-vous pour le 6;

∎ the meeting was set for five o'clock la réunion était fixée pour cinq heures;

∎ it's time for bed c'est l'heure de se coucher ou d'aller au lit;

∎ there's no time for that il n'y a pas de temps pour ça;

∎ for the last/third time pour la dernière/troisième fois

(c) (indicating distance) pendant;

∎ you could see for miles around on voyait à des kilomètres à la ronde;

∎ we walked for several miles nous avons marché pendant plusieurs kilomètres;

∎ they drove for miles without seeing another car ils ont roulé (pendant) des kilomètres sans croiser une seule voiture;

∎ bends for one mile (sign) virages sur un mil(l)e

(d) (indicating amount)

∎ they paid him £100 for his services ils lui ont donné 100 livres pour ses services;

∎ you can hire a car for twenty pounds a day on peut louer une voiture pour vingt livres par jour;

∎ it's £2 for a ticket c'est 2 livres le billet;

∎ he's selling it for £200 il le vend 200 livres;

∎ I wrote a cheque for £15 j'ai fait un chèque de 15 livres;

∎ three for £5 trois pour 5 livres;

∎ put me down for £5 inscrivez-moi pour 5 livres

C.

(a) (indicating exchange, equivalence)

∎ do you have change for a pound? vous avez la monnaie d'une livre?;

∎ he exchanged the bike for another model il a échangé le vélo contre ou pour un autre modèle;

∎ what will you give me in exchange for this book? que me donnerez-vous en échange de ce livre?;

∎ he gave blow for blow il a rendu coup pour coup;

∎ "salvia" is the Latin term for "sage" "salvia" veut dire "sage" en latin;

∎ what's the Spanish for "good"? comment dit-on "good" en espagnol?;

∎ F for François F comme François;

∎ what's the M for? qu'est-ce que le M veut dire?;

∎ red for danger rouge veut dire danger;

∎ he has cereal for breakfast il prend des céréales au petit déjeuner;

∎ to have sb for a teacher avoir qn comme professeur;

∎ I know it for a fact je sais que c'est vrai;

∎ I for one don't care pour ma part, je m'en fiche;

∎ do you take me for a fool? me prenez-vous pour un imbécile?

(b) (indicating ratio) pour;

∎ there's one woman applicant for every five men sur six postulants il y a une femme et cinq hommes;

∎ for every honest politician there are a hundred dishonest ones pour un homme politique honnête, il y en a cent qui sont malhonnêtes

(c) (on behalf of) pour;

∎ I'm speaking for all parents je parle pour ou au nom de tous les parents;

∎ the lawyer was acting for his client l'avocat agissait au nom de ou pour le compte de son client;

∎ I'll go to the meeting for you j'irai à la réunion à votre place;

∎ the representative for the union le représentant du syndicat

(d) (in favour of) pour;

∎ I'm all for it je suis tout à fait pour;

∎ for or against pour ou contre;

∎ vote for Smith! votez (pour) Smith!;

∎ they voted for the proposal ils ont voté en faveur de la proposition;

∎ he's for the ecologists il est pour les écologistes;

∎ I'm for shortening the hunting season je suis pour une saison de chasse plus courte;

∎ who's for a drink? qui veut boire un verre?;

∎ I'm for bed je vais me coucher;

∎ Law judgement for the plaintiff arrêt m en faveur du demandeur

(e) (because of) pour, en raison de;

∎ candidates were selected for their ability les candidats ont été retenus en raison de leurs compétences;

∎ she couldn't sleep for the pain la douleur l'empêchait de dormir;

∎ he's known for his wit il est connu pour son esprit;

∎ the region is famous for its wine la région est célèbre pour son vin;

∎ she's in prison for treason elle est en prison pour trahison;

∎ he couldn't speak for laughing il ne pouvait pas parler tellement il riait;

∎ you'll feel better for a rest vous vous sentirez mieux quand vous vous serez reposé;

∎ if it weren't for you, I'd leave sans vous, je partirais;

∎ for this reason pour cette raison;

∎ for fear of waking him de crainte de le réveiller;

∎ do it for my sake faites-le pour moi;

∎ for old time's sake en souvenir du passé

(f) (indicating cause, reason) de;

∎ the reason for his leaving la raison de son départ;

∎ there are no grounds for believing it's true il n'y a pas de raison de croire que c'est vrai;

∎ she apologized for being late elle s'est excusée d'être en retard;

∎ I thanked him for his kindness je l'ai remercié de ou pour sa gentillesse

(g) (concerning, as regards) pour;

∎ so much for that voilà qui est classé;

∎ for my part, I refuse to go pour ma part ou quant à moi, je refuse d'y aller;

∎ I'm very happy for her je suis très heureux pour elle;

∎ what are her feelings for him? quels sont ses sentiments pour lui?;

∎ for sheer impudence his remarks are hard to beat pour ce qui est de l'effronterie, ses commentaires sont imbattables

(h) (given normal expectations) pour;

∎ it's warm for March il fait bon pour un mois de mars;

∎ that's a good score for him c'est un bon score pour lui;

∎ she looks very young for her age elle fait très jeune pour son âge

(i) (in phrase with infinitive verbs)

∎ it's not for him to decide il ne lui appartient pas ou ce n'est pas à lui de décider;

∎ it's not for her to tell me what to do ce n'est pas à elle de me dire ce que je dois faire;

∎ it was difficult for her to apologize il lui était difficile de s'excuser;

∎ I have brought it for you to see je l'ai apporté pour que vous le voyiez;

∎ this job is too complicated for us to finish today ce travail est trop compliqué pour que nous le finissions aujourd'hui;

∎ there is still time for her to finish elle a encore le temps de finir;

∎ it took an hour for the taxi to get to the station le taxi a mis une heure pour aller jusqu'à la gare;

∎ for us to arrive on time we'd better leave now si nous voulons être à l'heure, il vaut mieux partir maintenant;

∎ the easiest thing would be for you to lead the way le plus facile serait que vous nous montriez le chemin;

∎ there's no need for you to worry il n'y a pas de raison de vous inquiéter;

∎ it is usual for the mother to accompany her daughter il est d'usage que la mère accompagne sa fille

D.

(idioms)

∎ oh for a holiday! ah, si je pouvais être en vacances!;

∎ oh for some peace and quiet! que ne donnerais-je pour la paix!;

∎ familiar you'll be (in) for it if your mother sees you! ça va être ta fête si ta mère te voit!;

∎ familiar now we're (in) for it! qu'est-ce qu'on va prendre!

∎ there's nothing for it but to pay him il n'y a qu'à ou il ne nous reste qu'à le payer;

∎ that's the postal service for you! ça c'est bien la poste!

2 conjunction

formal car, parce que;

∎ I was surprised when he arrived punctually, for he was usually late je fus surpris de le voir arriver à l'heure, car il était souvent en retard

3 for all

1 preposition

(a) (in spite of) malgré;

∎ for all their efforts malgré tous leurs efforts;

∎ for all his success, he's very insecure malgré sa réussite, il manque vraiment de confiance en soi

(b) (considering)

∎ for all the use he is he might as well go and play pour ce qu'il fait d'utile il peut aussi bien aller jouer;

∎ for all the sense it made pour ce que c'était clair

2 conjunction

∎ for all she may say quoi qu'elle en dise;

∎ for all the good it does pour tout l'effet que ça fait;

∎ it may be true for all I know c'est peut-être vrai, je n'en sais rien

4 for all that

1 adverb

pour autant, malgré tout

2 conjunction esp literary for all that he wanted to believe them pour autant qu'il veuille les croire

5 for ever adverb

(last, continue) pour toujours; (leave) pour toujours, sans retour;

∎ for ever and a day jusqu'à la fin des temps;

∎ for ever and ever à tout jamais, éternellement;

∎ for ever and ever, amen pour les siècles des siècles, amen;

∎ to live for ever vivre éternellement;

∎ Scotland for ever! vive l'Écosse!

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > for
11 hour

noun

1) Stunde, die

half an hour — eine halbe Stunde

an hour and a half — anderthalb Stunden

be paid by the hour — stundenweise bezahlt werden

a two-hour session — eine zweistündige Sitzung

the 24-hour or twenty-four-hour clock — die Vierundzwanzigstundenuhr

2) (time o'clock) Zeit, die

on the hour — zur vollen Stunde

at this late hour — zu so später Stunde (geh.)

at all hours — zu jeder [Tages- oder Nacht]zeit; (late at night) spät in der Nacht

the small hours [of the morning] — die frühen Morgenstunden

0100/0200/1700/1800 hours — (on 24-hour clock) 1.00/2.00/17.00/18.00 Uhr

3) in pl.

doctor's hours — Sprechstunde, die

post-office hours — Schalterstunden der Post

what hours do you work? — wie ist deine Arbeitszeit?

work long hours — einen langen Arbeitstag haben

during school hours — während der Schulstunden od. des Unterrichts

out of/after hours — (in office, bank, etc.) außerhalb der Dienstzeit; (in shop) außerhalb der Geschäftszeit; (in pub) außerhalb der Ausschankzeit

4) (particular time) Stunde, die

somebody's finest hour — jemandes größte Stunde

the question etc. of the hour — das Problem usw. der Stunde

5) (distance) Stunde, die

they are two hours from us by train — sie wohnen zwei Bahnstunden von uns entfernt

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noun

( sometimes abbreviated to hr when written)

1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) die Stunde

2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) die Stunde

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- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour
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hour

[aʊəʳ, AM aʊr]

n

1. (60 minutes) Stunde f

weather conditions here change from \hour to \hour das Wetter ändert sich hier stündlich

I'll be there within an \hour ich bin in einer Stunde da

the gas station is open 24 \hours a day die Tankstelle hat 24 Stunden am Tag geöffnet

we work an eight-\hour day wir haben einen Achtstundentag

\hour after [or upon] \hour Stunde um Stunde

in an \hour['s time] in einer Stunde

50/90 kilometres an [or per] \hour 50/90 Kilometer pro Stunde

15 dollars/£10 an \hour 15 Dollar/10 Pfund die Stunde

to be paid by the \hour pro Stunde bezahlt werden, Stundenlohn bekommen

to do sth for \hours etw stundenlang tun

2. (on clock) [volle] Stunde

the clock struck the \hour die Uhr schlug die volle Stunde

the train is scheduled to arrive on the \hour der Zug kommt planmäßig zur vollen Stunde an

ten minutes past/to the \hour zehn Minuten nach/vor [der vollen Stunde]

every \hour on the \hour jede volle Stunde

3. (more general) Stunde f geh, Zeit f

granny spent long \hours talking about her childhood Oma sprach oft Stunden über ihre Kindheit

he stays up drinking till all \hours er trinkt bis früh in den Morgen

in one's \hour of need in der Stunde der Not geh

at the agreed \hour zur vereinbarten Zeit

to keep late \hours lange aufbleiben

to keep regular \hours geregelte Zeiten einhalten

to work long \hours lange arbeiten

\hours pl of work ADMIN Arbeitszeit f

at all \hours zu jeder Tages- und Nachtzeit

at any \hour jederzeit

at this \hour in dieser Stunde

after [or BRIT also out of] \hours nach [o außerhalb] der Polizeistunde

4. (present time)

the man of the \hour der Mann der Stunde

the problem of the \hour das aktuelle Problem

5. (for an activity)

what are the \hours in this office? wie sind die Arbeitszeiten in diesem Büro?

the shares rose in after-\hour trading die Aktien stiegen an der Nachtbörse

banking \hours Schalterstunden pl (einer Bank)

business \hours Geschäftsstunden pl, Geschäftszeit f

doctor's \hours Sprechstunden pl

lunch \hour Mittagspause f

office \hours Bürozeit[en] f

opening \hours Öffnungszeiten pl

outside \hours außerhalb der Bürozeit[en]

6. (distance) [Weg]stunde f

it's about 3 \hour's walk from here von hier sind es etwa 3 Stunden zu Fuß

an \hour away eine [Weg]stunde entfernt

7. AM (at university)

[credit] \hour Stunde f

8.

▶ the eleventh \hour in letzter Minute, fünf vor Zwölf

▶ the witching \hour die Geisterstunde

▶ sb's \hour has come jds [letzte] Stunde ist gekommen [o hat geschlagen] veraltend o hum

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['aʊə(r)]
n

1) Stunde f; (= time of day) Zeit f

half an hour, a half hour — eine halbe Stunde

three-quarters of an hour — eine Dreiviertelstunde, drei viertel Stunden

a quarter of an hour — eine Viertelstunde, eine viertel Stunde

an hour and a half — anderthalb or eineinhalb Stunden

it's two hours' walk from here — von hier geht man zwei Stunden, von hier sind es zu Fuß zwei Stunden

two hours' walk from here there is an old castle — nach einem Weg von zwei Stunden kommt man an ein altes Schloss or zu einem alten Schloss

at 1500/1530 hours — um 15.00/15.30 Uhr

at fifteen hundred/fifteen thirty hours (spoken) — um fünfzehn Uhr/fünfzehn Uhr dreißig

hour by hour — mit jeder Stunde, stündlich

hour after hour — Stunde um Stunde

on the hour — zur vollen Stunde

every hour on the hour — jede volle Stunde

20 minutes past the hour — 20 Minuten nach

at the hour of his death — in der Stunde seines Todes, in seiner Todesstunde

at an early hour — früh, zu früher Stunde (geh)

at a late hour — spät, zu später Stunde (geh)

at all hours (of the day and night) — zu jeder (Tages- und Nacht)zeit

what! at this hour of the night! —

what is the hour? (old) — wie viel Uhr ist es?

to drive at 50 kilometres an hour — 50 Kilometer in der Stunde or 50 Stundenkilometer fahren

a 30 mile(s) an or per hour limit — eine Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung von 30 Meilen in der Stunde

to be paid by the hour — stundenweise bezahlt werden

she is paid £6 an hour — sie bekommt £6 pro Stunde`

2) pl (inf: a long time) Stunden pl

for hours — stundenlang

hours and hours — Stunden und aber Stunden

I was hours late — ich war sehr spät dran (inf),

the train was hours late — der Zug hatte Stunden Verspätung

he took hours to do it — er brauchte ewig lang (inf) or stundenlang dazu

3) pl (of banks, shops etc) Geschäftszeit(en) f(pl); (of pubs, park etc) Öffnungszeiten pl; (of post office) Schalterstunden pl; (= office hours) Dienststunden pl; (= working hours etc) Arbeitszeit f; (of doctor etc) Sprechstunde f

out of/after hours (in pubs) — außerhalb der gesetzlich erlaubten Zeit/nach der Polizeistunde; (of school) außerhalb der Unterrichtszeit/nach Schulschluss; (in shops etc) außerhalb der Geschäftszeit(en)/nach Laden- or Geschäftsschluss; (in office etc) außerhalb der Arbeitszeit/nach Dienstschluss; (of doctor etc) außerhalb/nach der Sprechstunde

what are your hours? (shops, pubs etc) — wann haben Sie geöffnet or offen?; (employee) wie ist Ihre Arbeitszeit?

the hours are good — die Arbeitszeit ist günstig

to work long hours — einen langen Arbeitstag haben; (doctors, nurse, policeman etc) lange Dienststunden haben

4) (fig)

his hour has come — seine Stunde ist gekommen

in the hour of danger — in der Stunde der Gefahr

the man/hero of the hour — der Mann/Held der Stunde

the issue of the hour — die aktuelle Frage

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hour [ˈaʊə(r)] s

1. Stunde f:

by the hour stundenweise;

for hours (and hours) stundenlang;

at 14.20 hours um 14 Uhr 20;

the clock strikes the hour es schlägt voll;

(every hour) on the hour (immer) zur vollen Stunde;

10 minutes past the hour 10 Minuten nach der vollen Stunde;

twenty-four hours a day rund um die Uhr, Tag und Nacht;

an hour from here eine Stunde von hier;

sleep till all hours bis in die Puppen schlafen umg;

after one hour of play SPORT nach einer Stunde Spielzeit;

after hours of preparation nach stundenlanger Vorbereitung;

three-hour dreistündig;

eight-hour day Achtstundentag m; → overtime A 1 a

2. (Tages)Zeit f, Stunde f:

what’s the hour? obs wie viel Uhr ist es?;

at all hours zu jeder Zeit, jederzeit;

at this hour zu dieser Zeit oder Stunde;

at what hour? um wie viel Uhr?;

at an early hour früh;

keep regular hours regelmäßige Zeiten einhalten; → early B 1, eleventh A 1, late A 1, small hours, wee¹ B

3. Zeitpunkt m, Stunde f:

the hour of death die Todesstunde;

in my hour of need in der Stunde meiner Not;

his hour has come

a) seine Stunde ist gekommen,

b) auch his last hour has come, his (last) hour has struck seine letzte Stunde oder sein letztes Stündchen ist gekommen oder hat geschlagen;

the hour has come for us to have a serious talk es ist an der Zeit, dass wir uns einmal ernsthaft unterhalten

4. Stunde f, Tag m, Gegenwart f:

the man of the hour der Mann des Tages;

the question of the hour die aktuelle Frage

5. pl (Arbeits) Zeit f, (Arbeits-, Dienst-, Geschäfts) Stunden pl:

what are your hours? wann haben Sie geöffnet?;

after hours

a) nach Dienst- oder Geschäftsschluss; nach der Polizeistunde,

b) nach der Arbeit,

c) fig zu spät;

out of hours außerhalb der (Geschäfts- etc)Zeit; → man-hour, office hours

6. SCHULE

a) (Schul-, Unterrichts) Stunde f

b) UNIV anrechenbare Stunde

7. ASTRON, SCHIFF Stunde f (15 Längengrade)

8. pl REL

a) Gebetsstunden pl

b) Stundengebete pl

c) Stundenbuch n

9. Hours pl Antike: Horen pl ( → Horae)

h., H. abk

1. height H

2. hour ( hours pl) Std.; Uhr (bei Zeitangaben)

3. hundred

4. husband

hr abk hour ( hours pl) Std.

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noun

1) Stunde, die

half an hour — eine halbe Stunde

an hour and a half — anderthalb Stunden

be paid by the hour — stundenweise bezahlt werden

a two-hour session — eine zweistündige Sitzung

the 24-hour or twenty-four-hour clock — die Vierundzwanzigstundenuhr

2) (time o'clock) Zeit, die

on the hour — zur vollen Stunde

at this late hour — zu so später Stunde (geh.)

at all hours — zu jeder [Tages- oder Nacht]zeit; (late at night) spät in der Nacht

the small hours [of the morning] — die frühen Morgenstunden

0100/0200/1700/1800 hours — (on 24-hour clock) 1.00/2.00/17.00/18.00 Uhr

3) in pl.

doctor's hours — Sprechstunde, die

post-office hours — Schalterstunden der Post

what hours do you work? — wie ist deine Arbeitszeit?

work long hours — einen langen Arbeitstag haben

during school hours — während der Schulstunden od. des Unterrichts

out of/after hours — (in office, bank, etc.) außerhalb der Dienstzeit; (in shop) außerhalb der Geschäftszeit; (in pub) außerhalb der Ausschankzeit

4) (particular time) Stunde, die

somebody's finest hour — jemandes größte Stunde

the question etc. of the hour — das Problem usw. der Stunde

5) (distance) Stunde, die

they are two hours from us by train — sie wohnen zwei Bahnstunden von uns entfernt

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n.

Stunde -n f.

English-german dictionary > hour
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noun

( sometimes abbreviated to hr when written)

1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hora

2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hora

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- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour

hour n

1. hora

the lunch hour la hora de comer

I'll meet you in an hour nos vemos dentro de una hora

I've been waiting for hours llevo horas esperando

2. horario

office hours are 8.00 to 14.00 nuestro horario de oficina es de 8.00 a 14.00

on the hour a la hora en punto

there are buses on the hour and at half past hay autobuses a la hora en punta y a y media

hour

tr[aʊə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 hora

■ an hour and a half una hora y media

■ a quarter of an hour un cuarto de hora

■ every hour cada hora

■ half an hour media hora

■ her hour had come le había llegado su hora

■ in an hour / in an hour's time dentro de una hora

■ on the hour a la hora en punto

■ 50 miles an hour 50 millas por hora

■ the clock struck the hour el reloj dio la hora

■ she gets paid by the hour cobra por horas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

hour hand aguja horaria, manecilla

office hours / business hours horas nombre femenino plural de oficina

small hours la madrugada

hour ['aʊər] n

: hora f

hour

adj.

• horario, -a adj.

n.

• hora (Unidades) s.f.

• momento s.m.

aʊr, aʊə(r)
noun

1)

a) ( 60 minutes) hora f

a quarter of an hour — un cuarto de hora

to be paid by the hour — cobrar por horas

b) ( time of day) hora f

the clock struck the hour — el reloj dio la hora

on the hour — a la hora en punto

at twenty past the hour — a (las) y veinte

at 1600 hours — a las 16:00 horas

to be up till all hours — estar* levantado hasta las tantas (fam)

in the early hours of yesterday morning — ayer de madrugada, en la madrugada de ayer

in the wee o (BrE) small hours — a altas horas (de la noche)

c) ( particular moment) momento m

her/his/their finest hour — su mejor momento

in my hour of need they all deserted me — todos me abandonaron cuando más los necesitaba

2) hours pl

a) ( long time) horas fpl

b) ( fixed period)

during office/business hours — en horas de oficinaabajo

what hours are you open? — ¿qué horario tienen?

doctors work long hours — los médicos tienen un día de trabajo muy largo

to work after hours — trabajar después de hora

to keep late/irregular hours — llevar una vida noctámbula/desordenada

[aʊǝ(r)]
1.

N hora f

• after hours — fuera de horario

• at all hours (of the day and night) — a cualquier hora

she's out till all hours — no regresa hasta muy tarde, vuelve a casa a las tantas

• at 30 miles an hour — a 30 millas por hora

• hours and hours — horas y horas, horas enteras

• to pay sb by the hour — pagar a algn por horas

hour by hour — hora tras hora

• he thought his (last) hour had come — (fig) pensó que había llegado su hora

• in the hour of danger — en el momento de peligro

• in the early hours — en la or de madrugada

• at the eleventh hour — a última hora

• I've been waiting for hours — llevo horas esperando

we waited hours — esperamos horas y horas

• half an hour — media hora

two and a half hours — dos horas y media

• to keep late hours — trasnochar, acostarse a altas horas de la noche

• to work long hours — trabajar muchas horas

• lunch hour — hora f del almuerzo or de comer

• on the hour — a la hora en punto

• out of hours — fuera de horario

• a quarter of an hour — un cuarto de hora

• to keep regular hours — llevar una vida ordenada

• in the small hours — en la or de madrugada

• to strike the hour — dar la hora

• he took hours to do it — tardó horas en hacerlo

she always takes hours to get ready — siempre se tira horas para arreglarse

• visiting hours — horas de visita

2.

CPD

hour hand N — horario m

* * *
[aʊr, aʊə(r)]
noun

1)

a) ( 60 minutes) hora f

a quarter of an hour — un cuarto de hora

to be paid by the hour — cobrar por horas

b) ( time of day) hora f

the clock struck the hour — el reloj dio la hora

on the hour — a la hora en punto

at twenty past the hour — a (las) y veinte

at 1600 hours — a las 16:00 horas

to be up till all hours — estar* levantado hasta las tantas (fam)

in the early hours of yesterday morning — ayer de madrugada, en la madrugada de ayer

in the wee o (BrE) small hours — a altas horas (de la noche)

c) ( particular moment) momento m

her/his/their finest hour — su mejor momento

in my hour of need they all deserted me — todos me abandonaron cuando más los necesitaba

2) hours pl

a) ( long time) horas fpl

b) ( fixed period)

during office/business hours — en horas de oficina/trabajo

what hours are you open? — ¿qué horario tienen?

doctors work long hours — los médicos tienen un día de trabajo muy largo

to work after hours — trabajar después de hora

to keep late/irregular hours — llevar una vida noctámbula/desordenada

English-spanish dictionary > hour
13 hour ***** n

['aʊə(r)]
ora

a quarter of an hour — un quarto d'ora

two and a half hours — due ore e mezza

half an hour — mezz'ora

they work long hours — hanno una giornata lavorativa molto lunga

at 30 miles an hour — a 30 miglia all'ora

hour by hour — ora per ora

on the hour — ad ogni ora precisa

in the early or small hours — alle ore piccole

at all hours (of the day and night) — a tutte le ore (del giorno e della notte)

at this late hour — in questa fase avanzata

he thought his (last) hour had come — pensò che fosse giunta la sua ora

in the hour of danger — nel momento del pericolo

to pay sb by the hour — pagare qn a ore

to wait (for) hours — aspettare per (delle) ore

hours and hours — ore e ore

to keep regular hours — fare una vita regolare

out of hours — fuori orario

after hours — (at office) dopo le ore d'ufficio, (at shop, pub) dopo l'ora di chiusura

English-Italian dictionary > hour ***** n
14 for

[fɔ:ʳ, fəʳ, Am fɔ:r, fɚ] conj

( liter) (dated) denn prep

1) after vb, n ( to give to) für +akk;

I bought a new collar \for my dog ich kaufte ein neues Halsband für meinen Hund after adj

there are government subsidies available \for farmers für Bauern gibt es Zuschüsse vom Staat;

this is a birthday present \for you hier ist ein Geburtstagsgeschenk für dich;

to be [up] \for grabs noch zu haben sein;

the last piece of cake is up \for grabs - who wants it? ein Stück Kuchen ist noch da - wer möchte es?

2) after vb, n ( in support of) für +akk;

I voted \for the Greens at the last election bei der letzten Wahl habe ich für die Grünen gestimmt;

they voted \for independence in a referendum sie haben sich in dem Referendum für die Unabhängigkeit ausgesprochen;

please donate - it's \for a good cause spenden Sie bitte - es ist für einen guten Zweck;

I'm all \for sexual equality, but I still don't want my wife to work ich bin zwar für die Gleichberechtigung, aber ich möchte nicht, dass meine Frau arbeiten geht;

applause \for sb Applaus für jdn;

to be \for sb/ sth für jdn/etw sein;

his followers are still for him seine Anhänger unterstützen ihn noch immer;

to be \for doing sth dafür sein, dass etw getan wird;

are you \for banning smoking in public places? sind Sie dafür, das Rauchen in der Öffentlichkeit zu verbieten?;

to be all \for sth ganz für etw akk sein

3) ( concerning) für +akk;

she felt sorry \for the homeless people die Obdachlosen taten ihr leid;

they are responsible \for marketing the product sie tragen die Verantwortung für den Vertrieb des Produkts;

that jacket looks a bit big \for you diese Jacke ist wohl etwas zu groß für dich;

I can't run with you - you're far too fast \for me! ich kann mit dir nicht laufen - du bist zu schnell für mich!;

I'm happy \for you that it finally worked out ich freue mich für dich, dass es endlich geklappt hat;

you're not making it easy \for me to tell you the news du machst es mir nicht gerade einfach, dir die Neuigkeiten zu erzählen;

the coffee was too strong \for me der Kaffee war mir zu stark;

luckily \for me, I already had another job zu meinem Glück hatte ich bereits eine andere Stelle;

the admiration she felt \for him soon died ihre Bewunderung für ihn war schnell verflogen;

he felt nothing but contempt \for her er fühlte nur noch Verachtung für sie;

is this seat high enough \for you? ist Ihnen dieser Sitz hoch genug?;

she is preparing \for her presentation sie bereitet sich auf ihre Präsentation vor;

how are you doing for money? wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?;

Jackie's already left and, as \for me, I'm going at the end of the month Jackie ist schon weg, und was mich angeht, ich gehe Ende des Monats;

to feel \for sb mit jdm fühlen;

I feel \for you but I can't do anything ich fühle mit dir, aber ich kann nichts tun

4) after vb, adj, n ( to get)

she asked \for a skateboard for her birthday sie wünschte sich ein Skateboard zum Geburtstag;

to hope for good news auf gute Nachrichten hoffen;

I've applied \for a job ich habe mich um eine Stelle beworben;

quick, send \for a doctor! holen Sie schnell einen Arzt!;

the little girl ran \for her mother das kleine Mädchen lief zu ihrer Mutter;

I had to run \for the bus ich musste zum Bus laufen;

she's looking \for a way to finance the purchase sie sucht nach einer Möglichkeit, den Kauf zu finanzieren;

I had to wait \for him for 20 minutes ich musste 20 Minuten auf ihn warten;

he did it \for the fame er tat es, um berühmt zu werden;

even though he's in this \for the money, we still need him auch wenn er es wegen des Geldes tut, brauchen wir ihn;

she's eager \for a chance to show that she's a capable worker sie möchte gerne beweisen, dass sie eine fähige Mitarbeiterin ist;

drug addicts have a need \for more and more of their drug of choice Drogensüchtige brauchen immer mehr von ihrer Droge;

oh \for something to drink! hätte ich doch bloß etwas zu trinken!;

oh \for a strong black coffee! und jetzt einen starken schwarzen Kaffee!;

the demand \for money der Bedarf an Geld;

to fish \for compliments sich dat gerne Komplimente machen lassen;

to make a play \for sb/ sth sich akk um jdn bemühen

5) after n, vb (on behalf, for the benefit of) für +akk;

he's an agent \for models and actors er ist Agent für Models und Schauspieler;

to do sth \for sb etw für jdn tun;

these parents aren't speaking \for everyone diese Eltern sprechen nicht für alle;

she works \for a charity sie arbeitet für eine soziale Einrichtung;

next time you see them, say hi \for me sag ihnen Grüße von mir, wenn du sie wiedersiehst;

the messenger was there \for his boss der Bote war dort, um seinen Chef zu vertreten;

a course \for beginners in Russian ein Russischkurs für Anfänger;

to do sth \for oneself etw selbst tun

6) ( as ordered by)

to do sth \for sb/ sth etw für jdn/etw tun;

they had to do extra work \for their boss sie mussten noch mehr für ihren Chef arbeiten;

I have some things to do \for school ich muss noch etwas für die Schule machen

7) after n, vb ( employed by) bei +dat;

she is a tutor \for the Open University sie ist Tutorin bei der Offenen Universität;

to work \for sb/ sth bei jdm/etw arbeiten

8) after vb, n, adj ( for purpose of) für +akk;

what's that \for? wofür ist das?;

what did you do that \for? wozu hast du das getan?;

what do you use these enormous scissors \for? was machst du mit dieser riesigen Schere?;

I need some money \for tonight ich brauche ein wenig Geld für heute Abend;

that's useful \for removing rust damit kann man gut Rost lösen;

the books are not \for sale die Bücher sind nicht verkäuflich;

they've invited us round \for dinner on Saturday sie haben uns für Samstag zum Essen eingeladen;

he is taking medication \for his heart condition er nimmt Medikamente für sein Herz;

if you can't sleep, you can take some pills \for that wenn du nicht schlafen kannst, dann nimm doch ein paar Schlaftabletten;

she needed to move closer \for me to hear her sie musste näher zu mir rücken, damit ich sie verstehen konnte;

take that out of your mouth - that's not \for eating nimmt das aus dem Mund - das ist nicht zum Essen;

\for your information zu Ihrer Information;

\for the record der Ordnung halber;

the spokesman told the press \for the record that the president was in good health der Sprecher sagte der Presse für das Protokoll, dass der Präsident bei guter Gesundheit sei;

bikes \for rent Räder zu vermieten

9) after vb, adj, n ( because of) wegen +gen, aus +dat;

she did fifteen years in prison \for murder sie war wegen Mordes fünfzehn Jahre im Gefängnis;

I don't eat meat \for various reasons ich esse aus verschiedenen Gründen kein Fleisch;

I could dance and sing \for joy! ich könnte vor Freude tanzen und singen!;

he apologized \for being late er entschuldigte sich wegen seiner Verspätung;

she loved him just \for being himself sie liebte ihn, weil er einfach er selbst war;

Bob was looking all the better \for his three weeks in Spain wegen seiner drei Wochen in Spanien sah Bob viel besser aus ( form);

if it hadn't been \for him, we wouldn't be here right now ohne ihn wären wir jetzt nicht hier;

how are you? - fine, and all the better \for seeing you! wie geht's? - gut, und wo ich dich sehe, gleich noch besser!;

I could not see \for the tears in my eyes ich konnte vor Tränen in den Augen gar nicht sehen;

\for fear of sth aus Angst vor etw dat;

\for lack of sth aus Mangel an etw dat;

for that [or this] reason aus diesem Grund;

the reason \for his behaviour der Grund für sein Verhalten;

be famous \for sth für etw akk berühmt sein

10) after vb, n ( as destination) nach +dat;

this train is \for Birmingham dieser Zug fährt nach Birmingham;

he made \for home in a hurry er rannte schnell nach Hause;

the man went \for him with his fists der Mann ging mit den Fäusten auf ihn los;

just follow signs \for the town centre folgen Sie einfach den Schildern in die Innenstadt

11) ( meaning)

to be \for sth für etw akk stehen;

A is \for ‘airlines’ A steht für ‚Airlines‘;

to stand \for sth etw bedeuten, für etw akk stehen;

what does the M.J. stand \for? María José? was bedeutet M.J.? María José?;

what's the Spanish word \for ‘vegetarian’? was heißt ‚vegetarian‘ auf Spanisch?

12) ( in return for) für +akk;

she paid a high price \for loyalty to her boss sie hat einen hohen Preis für die Loyalität zu ihrem Chef gezahlt;

I'll trade you this baseball card \for that rubber ball ich gebe dir diese Baseball-Karte für diesen Gummiball;

since we're friends, I'll do it \for nothing da wir Freunde sind, mache ich es umsonst;

that's \for cheating on me! das ist dafür, dass du mich betrogen hast!;

how much did you pay \for your glasses? wie viel hast du für deine Brille gezahlt?

13) after vb ( charged as) für +akk;

she sold the house \for quite a lot of money sie verkaufte das Haus für ziemlich viel Geld;

you can buy a bestseller \for about $6 Sie bekommen einen Bestseller schon für 6 Dollar;

they sent a cheque \for $100 sie schickten einen Scheck über 100 Dollar;

not \for a million dollars [or \for all the world] um nichts in der Welt;

I wouldn't go out with him \for a million dollars ich würde für kein Geld der Welt mit ihm ausgehen

14) after adj, n ( compared with expected) für +akk;

the summer has been quite hot \for England für England war das ein ziemlich heißer Sommer;

she's very mature \for her age sie ist für ihr Alter schon sehr weit entwickelt;

warm weather \for the time of year für diese Jahreszeit ein mildes Wetter;

he's quite thoughtful \for a man! für einen Mann ist er sehr zuvorkommend!

15) after vb ( amount of time)

I'm just going to sleep \for half an hour ich lege mich mal eine halbe Stunde schlafen;

my father has been smoking \for 10 years mein Vater raucht seit 10 Jahren;

he was jailed \for twelve years er musste für zwölf Jahre ins Gefängnis;

\for the moment it's okay im Augenblick ist alles o.k.;

\for the next two days in den beiden nächsten Tagen;

\for a time eine Zeitlang;

\for a long time seit längerer Zeit;

\for such a long time that... schon so lange, dass...;

\for some time seit längerem;

\for the time being vorübergehend;

\for a while eine Zeitlang;

play here \for a while! spiele hier mal ein wenig!;

\for ever/ eternity bis in alle Ewigkeit;

this pact is \for ever dieser Pakt gilt für immer und ewig

16) after vb ( distance of)

he always jogs \for 5 kilometres before breakfast er joggt immer 5 Kilometer vor dem Frühstück;

she wanted to drive \for at least 100 kilometres sie wollte mindestens 100 Kilometer fahren

17) after vb ( on the occasion of)

he booked a table at the restaurant \for nine o'clock er reservierte in dem Restaurant einen Tisch für neun Uhr;

they set their wedding date \for September 15 sie legten ihre Hochzeit auf den 15. September;

we'll plan the party \for next Friday wir planen die Party für nächsten Freitag;

she finished the report \for next Monday sie machte den Bericht bis zum nächsten Montag fertig;

what did you buy him \for Christmas? was hast du ihm zu Weihnachten gekauft?;

\for the first time zum ersten Mal;

\for the [very] last time zum [aller]letzten Mal;

\for the first/ second time running im ersten/zweiten Durchlauf;

at... \for... um... zu...;

to arrive at 8.00 \for dinner at 8.30 um 8.00 Uhr zum Abendessen um 8.30 eintreffen

18) ( despite) trotz +gen, ungeachtet +gen;

\for all that trotz alledem;

\for all his effort, the experiment was a failure trotz all seiner Anstrengungen war das Experiment ein Fehlschlag;

\for all I know/ care soviel ich weiß;

\for all I know, Dubai could be in Africa soweit ich weiß, liegt Dubai in Afrika

19) ( per)

there is one teacher \for every 25 students in our school auf 25 Schüler kommt in unserer Schule ein Lehrer;

\for every cigarette you smoke, you take off one day of your life für jede Zigarette, die du rauchst, wird dein Leben um einen Tag kürzer;

she told me word \for word what he said sie erzählte mir Wort für Wort, was sie gesagt hatte

20) ( duty of)

to [not] be \for sb to do sth [nicht] jds Sache f sein, etw zu tun;

it's not \for me to tell her what to do es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, ihr vorzuschreiben, was sie zu tun hat;

the decision is not \for him to make er hat diese Entscheidung nicht zu treffen

21) after vb (as)

she thought it \for a lie but didn't say anything sie glaubte, das sei eine Lüge, sagte aber nichts;

I \for one am sick of this bickering ich für meinen Teil habe genug von diesem Gezänk

PHRASES:

\for Africa (SA) ( fam) Unmengen;

I've got homework \for Africa ich habe zu Hause noch jede Menge Arbeit;

an eye \for an eye Auge für Auge;

a penny \for your thoughts ich gäbe was dafür, wenn ich wüsste, woran Sie gerade denken;

\for crying out loud um Himmels willen;

to be [in] \for it Schwierigkeiten bekommen;

that's/there's sth \for you ('s sth \for you) das sieht etwas ähnlich;

there's gratitude \for you! und so was nennt sich Dankbarkeit!

English-German students dictionary > for
15 FOR

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

■ it's for your own good es por tu propio bien

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

ABBR
= free on rail franco en ferrocarril
* * *

I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

English-spanish dictionary > FOR
16 for

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

■ it's for your own good es por tu propio bien

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

[fɔː(r)] When for is part of a phrasal verb, eg look for, make for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg as for, a gift for, for sale, eager for, look up the other word.
1. PREPOSITION

1) (=going to) para

the train for London — el tren para or de Londres

he left for Rome — salió para Roma

the ship left for Vigo — el buque partió (con) rumbo a Vigo

he swam for the shore — fue nadando hacia la playa

2) (=intended for) para

a table for two — una mesa para dos

a cupboard for toys — un armario para los juguetes

a cloth for polishing silver — un paño para sacarle brillo a la plata

it's not for cutting wood — no sirve para cortar madera

there's a letter for you — hay una carta para ti

is this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?

I have news for you — tengo que darte una noticia

hats for women — sombreros de señora

clothes for children — ropa infantil

I decided that it was the job for me — decidí que era el puesto que me convenía

she decided that hang-gliding was not for her * — decidió que el vuelo con ala delta no era lo suyo

3) (to express purpose) para

he went there for a rest — fue allí para descansar

we went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones

• what for? — ¿para qué?

what's it for? — ¿para qué es or sirve?

what do you want it for? — ¿para qué lo quieres?

what did you do that for? — ¿por qué hiciste eso?

4) (employment) para

he works for the government — trabaja para el gobierno

to write for the papers — escribir para los periódicos

5) (=on behalf of)

I'll ask him for you — se lo preguntaré de tu parte

I'll go for you — iré yo en tu lugar

"I can't iron this shirt" - "don't worry, I'll iron it for you" — -no puedo planchar esta camisa -no te preocupes, yo te la plancho

"I still haven't booked the ticket" - "I'll do it for you" — -no he reservado el billete todavía -ya lo haré yo

who is the representative for your group? — ¿quién es el representante de vuestro grupo?

6) (=as in) de

G for George — G de Gerona

7) (=in exchange for) por

I'll give you this book for that one — te cambio este libro por ese

he'll do it for £25 — lo hará por 25 libras

for every one who voted yes, 50 voted no — por cada persona que votó a favor, 50 votaron en contra

• to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entrada

• pound for pound, it's cheaper — es más económico de libra en libra

the government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra

• I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras

8) (=to the value of)

a cheque for £500 — un cheque or talón por valor de 500 libras

how much is the cheque for? — ¿por cuánto es el cheque?

9) (after adjective)

a) (making comparisons) para

he's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene

he's nice for a policeman — para policía es muy simpático

it's cold for July — para ser julio hace frío

it's quite good for a six-year-old — está bastante bien para un niño de seis años

b) (specifying)

it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil

it was difficult for him to leave her — le resultó difícil dejarla

that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo

they made it very easy for us — nos lo pusieron muy fácil

10) (=in favour of) a favor de

I'm for the government — yo estoy a favor del gobierno

I'm for helping him — yo estoy a favor de ayudarle

anyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?

• are you for or against the idea? — ¿estás a favor o en contra de la idea?

are you for or against us? — ¿estás con nosotros o en contra?

• I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

• the campaign for human rights — la campaña pro derechos humanos, la campaña en pro de los derechos humanos

• a collection for the poor — una colecta a beneficio de los pobres

11) (=as, by way of)

what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?

I had a sandwich for lunch — para almorzar me comí un bocadillo

12) (=because of) por

it's famous for its cathedral — es famosa por su catedral

if it weren't for you — si no fuera por ti

he was sent to prison for fraud — lo mandaron a la cárcel por fraude

she felt better for losing a bit of weight — se sentía mejor por haber adelgazado un poco

I couldn't see her for pot plants — no la veía por taparla las plantas

we chose it for its climate — lo escogimos por el clima

• for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado

• to shout for joy — gritar de alegría

13) (=in spite of) a pesar de

• for all his wealth — a pesar de su riqueza

for all that — a pesar de todo

for all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino

14) (in expressions of time)

a) (future/past duration)
When translating for and a period of time, it is often unnecessary to translate for, as in the examples below where durante is optional:
she will be away for a month — estará fuera un mes

he worked in Spain for two years — trabajó dos años en España

I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
Alternatively, translate [for] using [durante], or, especially when talking about very short periods, [por]. Use [por] also with the verb [ir], although again it is often optional in this case:
they waited for over two hours — estuvieron esperando durante más de dos horas

for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir

I'm going to the country for a while — me voy al campo (por) una temporada

I'm going away for a few days — me voy (por) unos cuantos días

he won't be back for a couple of hours/days — no regresará hasta dentro de un par de horas/días, tardará un par de horas/días en regresar

we went to the seaside for the day — fuimos a pasar el día en la playa

b) (with English perfect tenses)
Use hace... que and the present to describe actions and states that started in the past and are still going on. Alternatively use the present and desde hace. Another option is sometimes llevar and the gerund. Don't use the present perfect in Spanish to translate phrases like these, unless they are in the negative.
he has been learning French for two years — hace dos años que estudia francés, estudia francés desde hace dos años, lleva dos años estudiando francés

it has not rained for 3 weeks — hace 3 semanas que no llueve, no llueve or no ha llovido desde hace 3 semanas, lleva 3 semanas sin llover

I have known her for years — hace años que la conozco, la conozco desde hace años

I haven't seen her for two years — hace dos años que no la veo, no la he visto desde hace dos años, no la veo desde hace dos años, llevo dos años sin verla
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time:
he had been learning French for two years — hacía dos años que estudiaba francés, estudiaba francés desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años estudiando francés

I hadn't seen her for two years — hacía dos años que no la veía, no la había visto desde hacía dos años, no la veía desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años sin verla

15) (=by, before) para

can you do it for tomorrow? — ¿lo puedes hacer para mañana?

when does he want it for? — ¿para cuándo lo quiere?

16) (=on the occasion of) para

I'll be home for Christmas — estaré en casa para las Navidades

he asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday — le preguntó a su hija qué le gustaría para su cumpleaños

17) (=for a distance of)

there were roadworks for five miles — había obras a lo largo de cinco millas

we walked for two kilometres — caminamos dos kilómetros

you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos

18) (with infinitive clauses)

for this to be possible... — para que esto sea posible...

it's not for me to tell him what to do — yo no soy quien para decirle or no me corresponde a mí decirle lo que tiene que hacer

it's not for you to blame him — tú no eres quien para culparle

he brought it for us to see — lo trajo para que lo viéramos

their one hope is for him to return — su única esperanza es que regrese

• it's bad for you to smoke so much — te perjudica fumar tanto

• it's best for you to go — es mejor que te vayas

• there is still time for you to do it — todavía tienes tiempo para hacerlo

19) (in other expressions)

what's the German for "hill"? — ¿cómo se dice "colina" en alemán?

oh for a cup of tea! — ¡lo que daría por una taza de té!

- you're for it!

I'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *

- there's nothing for it but to jump
example
2.

CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto que

she avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario

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I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

English-spanish dictionary > for
17 for

1. preposition
1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle von

what is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?

2) (in defence, support, or favour of) für

be for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun

it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt

3) (to the benefit of) für

do something for somebody — für jemanden etwas tun

4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zu

they invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen

what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?

be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen

5) (being the motive of) für; (having as purpose) zu

reason for living — Grund zu leben

a dish for holding nuts — eine Schale für Nüsse

6) (to obtain, win, save)

a request for help — eine Bitte um Hilfe

study for a university degree — auf einen Hochschulabschluss hin studieren

phone for a doctor — nach einem Arzt telefonieren

take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen

work for a living — für den Lebensunterhalt arbeiten

run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.

7) (to reach) nach

set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen

8) (to be received by) für

that's Jim for you — das sieht Jim mal wieder ähnlich

9) (as regards)

checked for accuracy — auf Richtigkeit geprüft

be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein

open for business — eröffnet

have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben

enough... for — genug... für

that's quite enough for me — das reicht mir völlig

too... for — zu... für

there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun

10) (to the amount of)

cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund

11) (to affect, as if affecting) für

things don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus

it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut

it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen

12) (as being) für

what do you take me for? — wofür hältst du mich?

I/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil

13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegen

famous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas

jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien

were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage

14) (on the occasion of)

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

why can't you help for once? — warum kannst du nicht einmal helfen?

what shall I give him for his birthday? — was soll ich ihm zum Geburtstag schenken?

15) (in spite of)

for all... — trotz...

for all that,... — trotzdem...

16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)

for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)

but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...

17) (so far as concerns)

for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...

for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...

18) (considering the usual nature of) für

not bad for a first attempt — nicht schlecht für den ersten Versuch

19) (during) seit

we've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen

we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang

how long are you here for? — wie lange bleiben Sie hier?

sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen

20) (to the extent of)

walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen

21)

be for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
2. conjunction
(since, as proof) denn

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[fo:] 1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) für

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) nach

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) für

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) nach

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) für

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) für

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) für

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?)

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) dafür

10) (because of: for this reason.) wegen, aus

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) für

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) für

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) für

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) für

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trotz
2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) denn

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for

[fɔ:ʳ, fəʳ, AM fɔ:r, fɚ]

I. conj ( liter or dated) denn

II. prep

1. (intended to be given to) für + akk

I bought a new collar \for my dog ich habe ein neues Halsband für meinen Hund gekauft

this is a birthday present \for you hier ist ein Geburtstagsgeschenk für dich

there are government subsidies available \for farmers für Bauern gibt es Zuschüsse vom Staat

2. (in support of) für + akk

to vote \for sb/sth für jdn/etw stimmen

they voted \for independence in a referendum sie haben sich in einem Referendum für die Unabhängigkeit ausgesprochen

▪ to be \for sb/sth für jdn/etw sein

his followers are still \for him seine Anhänger unterstützen ihn noch immer

to be \for a good cause für einen guten Zweck sein

to be all \for sth ganz für etw akk sein

to be \for doing sth dafür sein, dass etw getan wird

are you \for banning smoking in public places? sind Sie dafür, das Rauchen in der Öffentlichkeit zu verbieten?

3. (regarding sb) für + akk

I'm happy \for you that it finally worked out ich freue mich für dich, dass es endlich geklappt hat

you're not making it easy \for me to tell you the truth du machst es mir nicht gerade einfach, dir die Wahrheit zu sagen

the coffee was too strong \for me der Kaffee war mir zu stark

luckily \for me, I already had another job zu meinem Glück hatte ich bereits eine andere Stelle

the admiration she felt \for him soon died ihre Bewunderung für ihn war schnell verflogen

is this seat high enough \for you? ist Ihnen dieser Sitz hoch genug?

I feel sorry \for her sie tut mir leid

to feel nothing but contempt \for sb/sth nichts als Verachtung für jdn/etw empfinden

▪ to be concerned \for sb/sth um jdn/etw besorgt sein

to feel \for sb mit jdm fühlen

as \for me was mich betrifft [o angeht]

Jackie's already left and, as \for me, I'm going at the end of the month Jackie ist schon weg, und was mich angeht, ich gehe Ende des Monats

4. (regarding sth) für + akk

how are you doing \for money? wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

\for my part was mich betrifft

\for all I know möglicherweise

\for all I know, he could have left the country möglicherweise hat er schon das Land verlassen

to be responsible \for sth für etw akk verantwortlich sein

to prepare \for sth sich akk auf etw akk vorbereiten

5. (comparing) für + akk

the summer has been quite hot \for England für England war das ein ziemlich heißer Sommer

▪ to be too big/fast \for sb/sth zu groß/schnell für jdn/etw sein

she's very mature \for her age sie ist für ihr Alter schon sehr reif

the weather is warm \for the time of year für diese Jahreszeit ist das Wetter mild

he's quite thoughtful \for a child of 8 für einen Achtjährigen ist er ziemlich rücksichtsvoll

6. (to get, have)

oh \for something to drink! hätte ich doch bloß etwas zu trinken!

oh \for a strong black coffee! und jetzt einen starken schwarzen Kaffee!

he did it \for the fame er tat es, um berühmt zu werden

even though he's in this \for the money, we still need him auch wenn er es nur wegen des Geldes tut, wir brauchen ihn

she's eager \for a chance to show that she's a capable worker sie möchte gerne beweisen, dass sie eine fähige Mitarbeiterin ist

demand \for money Bedarf m an Geld

to send \for the doctor den Arzt holen

to apply \for a job sich akk um eine Stelle bewerben

to have a need \for sth etw brauchen

to look \for a way to do sth nach einer Möglichkeit suchen, etw zu tun

to ask \for sth um etw akk bitten

7. (on behalf of, representing) für + akk

he's an agent \for models and actors er ist Agent für Models und Schauspieler

next time you see them, say hi \for me grüß sie von mir, wenn du sie wieder siehst

the messenger was there \for his boss der Bote war in Vertretung seines Chefs dort

to do sth \for sb etw für jdn tun

to do sth \for oneself etw selbst tun

8. (as ordered by) für + akk

▪ to do sth \for sb/sth etw für jdn/etw tun

they had to do extra work \for their boss sie mussten noch zusätzliche Arbeiten für ihren Chef erledigen

I have some things to do \for school ich muss noch etwas für die Schule machen

9. (employed by) bei + dat

she is a tutor \for the Open University sie ist Tutorin an der Fernuniversität

to work \for sb/sth bei jdm/etw [o für jdn/etw] arbeiten

10. (purpose, aim) für + akk

what's that \for? wofür ist das?

that's useful \for removing rust damit kann man gut Rost entfernen

that's not \for eating das ist nicht zum Essen

a course \for beginners in Russian ein Russischkurs für Anfänger

\for your information zu Ihrer Information

\for the record der Ordnung halber

the spokesman told the press \for the record that the president was in good health der Sprecher sagte der Presse für das Protokoll, der Präsident sei bei guter Gesundheit

for rent/sale zu vermieten/verkaufen

bikes \for rent Räder zu vermieten

to be not \for sale unverkäuflich sein

to wait \for sb/sth auf jdn/etw warten

to wait \for sb to do sth darauf warten, dass jd etw tut

▪ to do sth \for sth/sb etw für etw/jdn tun

what did you do that \for? wozu hast du das getan?

what do you use these enormous scissors \for? wozu brauchst du diese riesige Schere?

he is taking medication \for his heart condition er nimmt Medikamente für sein Herz

you need to move closer \for me to hear you du musst ein bisschen näher herkommen, damit ich dich hören kann

11. (because of) wegen + gen; (out of) aus + dat; (with) vor + dat

I don't eat meat \for various reasons ich esse aus verschiedenen Gründen kein Fleisch

I could dance and sing \for joy! ich könnte vor Freude tanzen und singen!

he apologized \for being late er entschuldigte sich wegen seiner Verspätung

Bob was looking all the better \for his three weeks in Spain nach seinen drei Wochen Spanien sah Bob viel besser aus

how are you? — fine, and all the better \for seeing you! wie geht's? — gut, und jetzt wo ich dich sehe, gleich noch viel besser!

I could not see \for the tears in my eyes ich konnte vor Tränen in den Augen gar nicht sehen

if it hadn't been \for him, we wouldn't be here right now ( form) ohne ihn wären wir jetzt nicht hier

\for fear of sth aus Angst vor etw dat

\for lack of sth aus Mangel an etw dat

to be arrested \for murder wegen Mordes verhaftet werden

\for that [or this] reason aus diesem Grund

to be famous \for sth für etw akk berühmt sein

to love sb \for sth jdn für etw akk lieben

she loves him just \for being himself sie liebt ihn einfach dafür, dass er so ist, wie er ist

12. (as destination) nach + dat

this train is \for Birmingham dieser Zug fährt nach Birmingham

he made \for home in a hurry er eilte schnell nach Hause

just follow signs \for the town centre folgen Sie einfach den Schildern in die Innenstadt

to go \for sb [with one's fists] [mit den Fäusten] auf jdn losgehen

to run \for sb/sth zu jdm/etw laufen

I had to run \for the bus ich musste laufen, um den Bus noch zu kriegen

13. (meaning)

to be \for sth für etw akk stehen

A is \for ‘airlines’ A steht für ‚Airlines‘

to stand \for sth etw bedeuten, für etw akk stehen

what does the M.J. stand \for? María José? was bedeutet M.J.? María José?

what's the Spanish word \for ‘vegetarian’? was heißt ‚Vegetarier‘ auf Spanisch?

14. (in return, exchange) für + akk

she paid a high price \for loyalty to her boss sie hat einen hohen Preis für die Loyalität zu ihrem Chef gezahlt

that's \for cheating on me! das ist dafür, dass du mich betrogen hast!

how much did you pay \for your glasses? wie viel hast du für deine Brille gezahlt?

a cheque \for £100 eine Scheck über 100 Pfund

not \for a million dollars [or \for all the world] um nichts in der Welt

I wouldn't go out with him \for a million dollars ich würde für kein Geld der Welt mit ihm ausgehen

to do sth \for nothing etw umsonst machen

to buy/sell sth \for 100 euro/a lot of money etw für 100 Euro/viel Geld kaufen/verkaufen

you can buy a bestseller \for about £6 Sie bekommen einen Bestseller schon für 6 Pfund

to trade sth \for sth etw gegen etw akk [ein]tauschen

15. (with a period of time) für + akk; (ongoing) seit + dat

I'm just going to sleep \for half an hour ich lege mich mal eine halbe Stunde schlafen

he was jailed \for twelve years er musste für zwölf Jahre ins Gefängnis

my father has been smoking \for 10 years mein Vater raucht seit 10 Jahren

\for the next two days in den beiden nächsten Tagen

\for a bit/while ein bisschen/eine Weile

play here \for a while! spiel doch mal ein bisschen hier!

I'm just going out \for a while ich gehe mal kurz raus fam

\for eternity/ever bis in alle Ewigkeit

this pact is \for ever dieser Pakt gilt für immer und ewig

\for the moment im Augenblick

\for a time eine Zeit lang

\for a long time seit Langem

I hadn't seen him \for such a long time that I didn't recognize him ich hatte ihn schon so lange nicht mehr gesehen, dass ich ihn nicht erkannte

\for some time seit Längerem

\for the time being für den Augenblick, vorübergehend

16. (a distance of)

\for a kilometre/mile einen Kilometer/eine Meile

he always jogs \for 5 kilometres before breakfast er joggt immer 5 Kilometer vor dem Frühstück

17. (at a certain date, time, occasion) für + akk

he booked a table at the restaurant \for nine o'clock er reservierte in dem Restaurant einen Tisch für neun Uhr

they set their wedding date \for September 15 sie setzten ihre Hochzeit für den 15. September fest

I need some money \for tonight ich brauche etwas Geld für heute Abend

what did you buy him \for Christmas? was hast du ihm zu Weihnachten gekauft?

he arrived at 8.00 \for dinner at 8.30 er kam um acht zu dem für halb neun verabredeten Abendessen

to invite sb \for dinner/lunch jdn zum Abendessen/Mittagessen einladen

\for the first time zum ersten Mal

\for the [very] last time zum [aller]letzten Mal

\for the first/second time running im ersten/zweiten Durchlauf

18. (despite) trotz + gen

, ungeachtet +gen geh

\for all that trotz alledem

\for all his effort, the experiment was a failure das Experiment war trotz all seiner Anstrengungen ein Fehlschlag

19. (per) für + akk

there is one teacher \for every 25 students in our school in unserer Schule kommt auf 25 Schüler ein Lehrer

\for every cigarette you smoke, you take off one day of your life mit jeder Zigarette, die du rauchst, verkürzt sich dein Leben um einen Tag

to repeat sth word \for word etw Wort für Wort wiederholen

20. (the duty of)

▪ to [not] be \for sb to do sth [nicht] jds Sache sein, etw zu tun

it's not \for me to tell her what to do es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, ihr vorzuschreiben, was sie zu tun hat

the decision is not \for him to make die Entscheidung liegt nicht bei ihm

21. (as) für + akk

she thought it \for a lie but didn't say anything sie hielt es für gelogen, sagte aber nichts

I \for one am sick of this bickering ich für meinen Teil habe genug von diesem Gezänk

22.

▶ \for Africa SA ( fam) Unmengen + gen

I've got homework \for Africa ich habe noch jede Menge Hausaufgaben fam

▶ to be [in] \for it ( fam) Schwierigkeiten bekommen

you're in \for it! jetzt bist du dran! fam

▶ \for crying out loud um Himmels willen

▶ an eye \for an eye Auge um Auge

▶ that's Jane/Mark/etc. \for you so ist Jane/Mark/etc. eben!, das sieht Jane/Mark/etc. mal wieder ähnlich!, das ist wieder mal typisch für Jane/Mark/etc.!

that's children \for you! so sind Kinder eben!

▶ that's/there's sth \for you ( pej)

there's gratitude \for you! und so was nennt sich Dankbarkeit! fam

there's manners \for you! das sind [mir] ja schöne Manieren! iron fam

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I [fɔː(r)]
1. prep

1) (intention) für; (purpose) zu, für; (destination) nach

a letter for me — ein Brief für mich

clothes for children — Kleidung f für Kinder, Kinderkleidung f

destined for greatness — zu Höherem bestimmt

what for? — wofür?, wozu?

what is this knife for? — wozu dient dieses Messer?

he does it for pleasure — er macht es zum or aus Vergnügen

what did you do that for? —

a room for working in/sewing — ein Zimmer zum Arbeiten/Nähen

a bag for carrying books (in) — eine Tasche, um Bücher zu tragen

fit for nothing —

to get ready for a journey — sich für eine Reise fertig machen

ready for anything —

this will do for a hammer — das kann man als Hammer nehmen

to go to Spain for one's holidays — nach Spanien in Urlaub fahren

the train for Stuttgart — der Zug nach Stuttgart

to leave for the USA — in die USA or nach Amerika abreisen

he swam for the shore — er schwamm auf die Küste zu, er schwamm in Richtung Küste

to make for home — sich auf den Heimweg machen

2)

(indicating suitability) it's not for you to ask questions — Sie haben kein Recht, Fragen zu stellen

it's not for me to say — es steht mir nicht zu, mich dazu zu äußern

she's the woman or the one for me — sie ist die (richtige) Frau für mich

married life is not for me — das Eheleben ist nichts für mich

3)

(= representing, instead of) I'll speak to her for you if you like —

I need someone to make up my mind for me — ich brauche jemanden, der die Entscheidung für mich trifft

to act for sb — für jdn handeln

D for Daniel — D wie Daniel

agent for Renault — Vertreter(in) m(f) für Renault

she works for a bank (in the bank) — sie arbeitet bei or in einer Bank; (outside the bank) sie arbeitet für eine Bank

4) (= in defence, in favour of) für

are you for or against it? — sind Sie dafür oder dagegen?

I'm all for it — ich bin ganz or sehr dafür

I'm all for helping him —

the case for nuclear power — die Argumente für die Atomkraft

5)

(= with regard to) anxious for sb — um jdn besorgt

I'm very happy for you — ich freue mich sehr für euch

for my part — was mich betrifft

as for him/that — was ihn/das betrifft

warm/cold for the time of year — warm/kalt für die Jahreszeit

he is tall for his age — er ist groß für sein Alter

what do you want for your birthday? — was wünschst du dir zum Geburtstag?

it's all right or all very well for you (to talk) — Sie haben gut reden

for further information see page 77 — weitere Informationen finden Sie auf Seite 77

6) (= because of) aus

for this reason — aus diesem Grund

he did it for fear of being left — er tat es aus Angst, zurückgelassen zu werden

he is famous for his jokes/his big nose — er ist für seine Witze bekannt/wegen seiner großen Nase berühmt

to jump for joy — einen Freudensprung machen

to go to prison for theft — wegen Diebstahls ins Gefängnis wandern

to choose sb for his ability — jdn wegen seiner Fähigkeiten wählen

if it were not for him — wenn er nicht wäre

do it for me — tu es für mich

7) (= in spite of) trotz (+gen or (inf) +dat)

for all his wealth — trotz all seines Reichtums

for all that, you should have warned me — Sie hätten mich trotz allem warnen sollen

8) (= in exchange) für

to pay four euros for a ticket — vier Euro für eine Fahrkarte zahlen

he'll do it for ten pounds —

pound for pound — Pfund für Pfund

9)

(= in contrast) for every job that is created, two are lost — für jede Stelle, die neu geschaffen wird, gehen zwei verloren

10) (in time) seit; (with future tense) für

I have not seen her for two years — ich habe sie seit zwei Jahren nicht gesehen

he's been here for ten days — er ist seit zehn Tagen hier

I had/have known her for years — ich kannte/kenne sie schon seit Jahren

then I did not see her for two years — dann habe ich sie zwei Jahre lang nicht gesehen

he walked for two hours — er ist zwei Stunden lang marschiert

I am going away for a few days — ich werde (für or auf) ein paar Tage wegfahren

I shall be away for a month — ich werde einen Monat (lang) weg sein

he won't be back for a week — er wird erst in einer Woche zurück sein

I'll be back home for Christmas — Weihnachten bin ich wieder zu Hause

can you get it done for Monday/this time next week? — können Sie es bis or für Montag/bis in einer Woche fertig haben?

I've got a job for you for next week — ich habe für nächste Woche Arbeit für dich

for a while/time — (für) eine Weile/einige Zeit

the meeting was scheduled for 9 o'clock — die Besprechung sollte um 9 Uhr stattfinden

11)

(distance) the road is lined with trees for two miles — die Straße ist auf or über zwei Meilen mit Bäumen gesäumt

we walked for two miles — wir sind zwei Meilen weit gelaufen

there are roadworks on the M8 for two miles — auf der M8 gibt es eine zwei Meilen lange Baustelle

for miles — meilenweit

for mile upon mile — Meile um Meile

12)

(with verbs) to pray for peace — für den or um Frieden beten

to hope for news — auf Nachricht hoffen

to look for sth — (nach) etw suchen

See:

→ vbs

13) (after n: indicating liking, aptitude etc) für

a weakness for sweet things — eine Schwäche für Süßigkeiten

his knack for saying the wrong thing — sein Talent, das Falsche zu sagen

14)

(with infin clauses) for this to be possible — damit dies möglich wird

it's easy for him to do it — für ihn ist es leicht, das zu tun, er kann das leicht tun

I brought it for you to see — ich habe es mitgebracht, damit Sie es sich (dat) ansehen können

the best thing would be for you to leave — das Beste wäre, wenn Sie weggingen

there's still time for him to come — er kann immer noch kommen

their one hope is for him to return — ihre einzige Hoffnung ist, dass er zurückkommt

15)

(phrases) to do sth for oneself — etw alleine tun

for example — zum Beispiel

you're (in) for it! (inf) — jetzt bist du dran! (inf)

oh for a cup a tea! — jetzt eine Tasse Tee - das wäre schön!

2. conj
denn
for it was too late — denn es war zu spät

3. adj pred
(= in favour) dafür
17 were for, 13 against — 17 waren dafür, 13 dagegen
II abbr frei Bahn
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for [fɔː(r); unbetont fə(r)]

A präp

1. allg für:

it is good (bad) for him;

it was very awkward for her es war sehr peinlich für sie, es war ihr sehr unangenehm;

he spoilt their holidays (bes US vacation) for them er verdarb ihnen den ganzen Urlaub;

she brought a letter for me to sign sie brachte mir einen Brief zur Unterschrift

2. für, zugunsten von:

a gift for him ein Geschenk für ihn;

this letter is for me dieser Brief ist an mich;

for and against für und wider; → academic.ru/69264/speak_for">speak for 1

3. für, (mit der Absicht) zu, um (… willen):

apply for the post sich um die Stellung bewerben;

die for a cause für eine Sache sterben;

come for dinner zum Essen kommen

4. (Wunsch, Ziel) nach, auf (akk):

a claim for sth ein Anspruch auf eine Sache;

the desire for sth der Wunsch oder das Verlangen nach etwas;

call for sb nach jemandem rufen;

wait for sth auf etwas warten;

oh, for a car! ach, hätte ich doch nur ein Auto!

5. a) (passend oder geeignet) für

b) (bestimmt) für oder zu:

tools for cutting Werkzeuge zum Schneiden, Schneidewerkzeuge;

the right man for the job der richtige Mann für diesen Posten

6. (Mittel) gegen:

a remedy for lumbago;

he took a couple of aspirins for his headache;

treat sb for cancer jemanden gegen oder auf Krebs behandeln;

there is nothing for it but to give in es bleibt nichts (anderes) übrig, als nachzugeben

7. (als Belohnung) für:

a medal for bravery

8. (als Entgelt) für, gegen, um:

I sold it for £10 ich verkaufte es für 10 Pfund

9. (im Tausch) für, gegen:

I exchanged the knife for a pencil

10. (Betrag, Menge) über (akk):

a postal order for £2

11. (Grund) aus, vor (dat), wegen:

for this reason aus diesem Grund;

die for grief aus oder vor Gram sterben;

weep for joy aus oder vor Freude weinen;

I can’t see for the fog ich kann nichts sehen wegen des Nebels oder vor lauter Nebel;

she couldn’t speak for laughing sie konnte vor (lauter) Lachen nicht sprechen

12. (als Strafe etc) für, wegen:

he was punished for theft

13. dank, wegen:

were it not for his energy wenn er nicht so energisch wäre, dank seiner Energie;

if it wasn’t for him wenn er nicht wäre, ohne ihn; he would never have done it, if it hadn’t been for me talking him into it wenn ich ihn nicht dazu überredet hätte

14. für, in Anbetracht (gen), im Hinblick auf (akk), im Verhältnis zu:

he is tall for his age er ist groß für sein Alter;

it is rather cold for July es ist ziemlich kalt für Juli;

for a foreigner he speaks English fairly well für einen Ausländer spricht er recht gut Englisch

15. (Begabung, Neigung) für, (Hang) zu:

an eye for beauty Sinn für das Schöne

16. (zeitlich) für, während, auf (akk), für die Dauer von, seit:

for a week eine Woche (lang);

come for a week komme auf oder für eine Woche;

for hours stundenlang;

for a ( oder some) time past seit längerer Zeit;

for a long time past schon seit Langem;

not for a long time noch lange nicht;

the first picture for two months der erste Film in oder seit zwei Monaten;

for months ahead auf Monate (hinaus)

17. (Strecke) weit, lang:

run for a mile eine Meile (weit) laufen

18. nach, auf (akk), in Richtung auf (akk):

the train for London der Zug nach London;

the passengers for Rome die nach Rom reisenden Passagiere;

start for Paris nach Paris abreisen;

now for it! Br umg jetzt (nichts wie) los oder drauf!, jetzt gilt’s!

19. für, anstelle von (oder gen), (an)statt:

he appeared for his brother

20. für, in Vertretung oder im Auftrag oder im Namen von (oder gen):

act for sb in jemandes Auftrag handeln

21. für, als:

books for presents Bücher als Geschenk;

they were sold for slaves sie wurden als Sklaven verkauft;

take that for an answer nimm das als Antwort

22. trotz (gen oder dat), ungeachtet (gen):

for all that trotz alledem;

for all his wealth trotz seines ganzen Reichtums, bei allem Reichtum;

for all you may say sage, was du willst

23. as for was … betrifft:

as for me was mich betrifft oder an(be)langt;

as for that matter was das betrifft;

for all I know soviel ich weiß;

for all of me meinetwegen, von mir aus

24. nach adj und vor inf:

it is too heavy for me to lift es ist so schwer, dass ich es nicht heben kann;

it is impossible for me to come es ist mir unmöglich zu kommen, ich kann unmöglich kommen;

it seemed useless for me to continue es erschien mir sinnlos, noch weiterzumachen

25. mit s oder pron und inf:

it is time for you to go home es ist Zeit, dass du heimgehst; es ist Zeit für dich heimzugehen;

it is for you to decide die Entscheidung liegt bei Ihnen;

it is not for you to inf

a) es ist nicht deine Sache zu inf,

b) es steht dir nicht zu inf;

he called for the girl to bring him some tea er rief nach dem Mädchen und bat es, ihm Tee zu bringen;

don’t wait for him to turn up yet wartet nicht darauf, dass er noch auftaucht;

there is no need for anyone to know es braucht niemand zu wissen

26. (ethischer Dativ):

that’s a wine for you das ist vielleicht ein Weinchen, das nenne ich einen Wein

27. US nach:

he was named for his father

B konj denn, weil, nämlich

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1. preposition
1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle von

what is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?

2) (in defence, support, or favour of) für

be for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun

it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt

3) (to the benefit of) für

do something for somebody — für jemanden etwas tun

4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zu

they invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen

what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?

be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen

5) (being the motive of) für; (having as purpose) zu

reason for living — Grund zu leben

a dish for holding nuts — eine Schale für Nüsse

6) (to obtain, win, save)

a request for help — eine Bitte um Hilfe

study for a university degree — auf einen Hochschulabschluss hin studieren

phone for a doctor — nach einem Arzt telefonieren

take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen

work for a living — für den Lebensunterhalt arbeiten

run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.

7) (to reach) nach

set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen

8) (to be received by) für

that's Jim for you — das sieht Jim mal wieder ähnlich

9) (as regards)

checked for accuracy — auf Richtigkeit geprüft

be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein

open for business — eröffnet

have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben

enough... for — genug... für

that's quite enough for me — das reicht mir völlig

too... for — zu... für

there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun

10) (to the amount of)

cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund

11) (to affect, as if affecting) für

things don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus

it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut

it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen

12) (as being) für

what do you take me for? — wofür hältst du mich?

I/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil

13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegen

famous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas

jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien

were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage

14) (on the occasion of)

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

why can't you help for once? — warum kannst du nicht einmal helfen?

what shall I give him for his birthday? — was soll ich ihm zum Geburtstag schenken?

15) (in spite of)

for all... — trotz...

for all that,... — trotzdem...

16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)

for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)

but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...

17) (so far as concerns)

for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...

for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...

18) (considering the usual nature of) für

not bad for a first attempt — nicht schlecht für den ersten Versuch

19) (during) seit

we've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen

we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang

how long are you here for? — wie lange bleiben Sie hier?

sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen

20) (to the extent of)

walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen

21)

be for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
2. conjunction
(since, as proof) denn

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conj.

als konj.

denn konj.

für konj.

nach konj.

zu konj.

English-german dictionary > for
18 for

conj.

1 dado que (Literary) (because)

2 pues, puesto que.

prep.

1 por (reason)

2 para (purpose, destination)

3 (a cambio de)

I bought it for £10 lo compré por 10 libras

you get a lot for your money el dinero te da mucho de sí

4 para (with regard to)

5 (representando)

A for Andrew A de Andrés

what's the Russian for “book”? ¿cómo se dice “libro” en ruso?

6 durante (duration)

7 (punto en el tiempo)

for the first/last time por primera/última vez

I need it for Friday lo necesito (para) el viernes

can you do it for next Monday? ¿lo puedes hacer para el lunes que viene?

8 (a favor de)

to be for something estar absolutamente a favor de algo

I'm all for it! (familiar) ¡estoy absolutamente a favor!

9 (introduciendo una cláusula infinitiva)

it is too early for me to decide es demasiado pronto para decidirme

it will be difficult/easy for her to come lo va a tener difícil/fácil para venir

it took an hour for us to get there tardamos o demoramos una hora en llegar (Am)

10 (en frases) (familiar)

he's for it! ¡se la va a cargar!, ¡se va a ligar una! (RP)

for all the good it will do! ¡para lo que va a servir!

for all his wealth, he was still unhappy a pesar de todo su dinero, no era feliz

that's men for you! ¡los hombres, ya se sabe!

11 por cuenta de.

12 a por.

s.

bucle en Algol, Pascal y C, BASIC.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > for
19 trwać

1. (-am, -asz); vt
trwać godzinę/tydzień — to last (for) an hour/a week
2. vi
to last; (o rozmowie, wymianie) to go on; ( nie ulegać) perf; wy- to persist

trwać w bezruchu — to stay still

trwać w milczeniu — to keep lub stay silent

trwać przy swoim zdaniu — to stick to one's opinion

* * *

trwać

ipf.

1. (= zajmować określony czas) last, take; jak długo to będzie trwać? how long is it going to take?; nic nie trwa wiecznie nothing is eternal.

2. (= pozostawać, czuwać) remain, stay, keep (on); trwać w bezruchu/milczeniu keep still/silent; trwać na posterunku remain at one's post; trwać przy swoim zdaniu stick to one's opinion.

3. (= istnieć nadal, nie zmieniać się) persist, continue, remain, endure.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > trwać
20 sidst

last, up-to-the-minute

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adj last,

( nyest, senest) latest;

( om tid: som netop er gået) last, past ( fx hour, year);

(adv) last;

(conj) when... last ( fx when I was there last);

[ forskellige forb:]

[ den sidste] the last,

( sidstnævnte af to) the latter;

[ den fjerde sidste] the last but three;

[ det sidste] the last (thing) ( fx that was the last thing I should do; the last I heard of him);

[ har du hørt hans sidste?] have you heard his latest?

[ sidst men ikke mindst] last (but) not least;

[ hvornår så du ham sidst?] when did you see him last? (el. last see him?);

[ sidst jeg så ham] when I saw him last (el. last saw him);

[ med sb:]

[ de sidste 14 dage] the last (el. this) fortnight,

(am) the last two weeks;

[ de to sidste dage] the last two days;

[ de sidste dages hellige] the Latter-Day Saints;

[ sidste halvdel af] the latter half of;

[ til sidste mand] to the last man;

[ sidste mode] the latest fashion;

[ sidste måned] last month;

[ i den sidste tid] recently,

F of late,

( især i negative og spørgende sætninger) lately ( fx have you seen him lately?);

[ hans sidste time] his last hour;

[ sidste år] last year;

[ i de sidste år] in recent years; during (el. in) the last (el. past) few years;

[ i de sidste ti år] during (el. in) the last ten years, for ten years past;

(se også mohikaner, olie, ord, sommer, vilje, vinter, I. ære, øjeblik);

[ med præp:]

[ sidst i juli] late in July;

[ sidst i tyverne (, trediverne etc)]

( om alder) in his (, her) late twenties (, thirties etc),

( om årstal) in the late twenties (, thirties etc);

[ sidst på måneden] at the end of the month;

[ sidst på sommeren] late in the summer, in late summer;

[ siden sidst], se I. siden;

[ til sidst]

( til slut) finally, at the end ( fx at the end they played the

national anthem);

...);

( efter en lang udvikling) in the end ( fx in the end he gave up), finally,

( endelig, omsider) at last ( fx at last he came), finally,

( langt om længe) at long last, at length,

( til syvende og sidst, F) eventually ( fx he hesitated for a long time, but eventually he decided to try);

(se også først);

[ til det sidste] to the last ( fx faithful to the last), to the end;

[ kæmpe til det sidste] fight to a finish.

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hour — hourless, adj. /oweur, ow euhr/, n. 1. a period of time equal to one twenty fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour. 2. any specific one of these 24 periods, usually reckoned in two series of 12, one … Universalium
last — I adj., adv. 1) to come in last (in a race) 2) the last to + inf. (she was the last to finish) 3) at last; at long last II n. to breathe one s last III v. 1) (d; intr.) to last from; to, until (the meeting lasted from one to three) 2) (P; intr.)… … Combinatory dictionary
last — last1 [ læst ] function word *** Last can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): I saw him last night. I wasn t here last time. as an adjective (after a determiner and before a noun): My last job was in London. I ate … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
last — I UK [lɑːst] / US [læst] adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, pronoun *** Summary: Last can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): I saw him last night. ♦ I wasn t here last time. as an adjective (after a determiner… … English dictionary
last*/*/*/ — [lɑːst] grammar word I summary: Last can be: ■ a determiner: I wasn t here last time. ■ an adjective: I ate the last piece of cake. ♦ I was last in the race. ■ a pronoun: Their new CD is even better than the last. ■ an adverb: I put my shoes on… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
last — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ long ▪ Your car will last longer if you take care of it. ▪ well ▪ Even when cut, the flowers last very well. ▪ forever … Collocations dictionary

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to last for an hour

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to last for an hour

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