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to learn from one's mistakes (from one's experience)

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1 to learn from one's mistakes

to learn from one's mistakes (from one's experience) учиться на собственных ошибках (на своём опыте)

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to learn from one's mistakes
2 learn

learn

A vtr ( prét, pp learned ou learnt)

1 (through study, practice) apprendre [language, facts, trade] ; acquérir [skills] (from de) ; to learn to do, to learn how to do apprendre à faire ; I learned a lot from her elle m'a beaucoup appris ; what we learned from the experiment was that ce que nous pouvons tirer de l'expérience, c'est que ; what did we learn from it? qu'est-ce que cela nous a apporté? ; there is a lesson to be learned from this on peut tirer une leçon de ceci ; we learned all about computers nous avons tout appris sur les ordinateurs ; to learn to live with sb/sth s'adapter à qn/qch ;

2 ( discover) to learn that apprendre que ; we'll soon learn whether he succeeded nous saurons bientôt s'il a réussi ;

3 ○ GB ( teach) I'll soon learn you! je t'apprendrai, va! ; that'll learn you! ça t'apprendra!

B vi ( prét, pp learned ou learnt)

1 ( acquire knowledge) apprendre ; to learn about sth apprendre qch ; to learn from ou by experience apprendre à force d'expérience ; to learn from one's mistakes tirer la leçon de ses erreurs ; it's been a learning experience ça a été une expérience pleine d'enseignements ; you'll learn! un jour tu comprendras! ; it's never too late to learn il n'est jamais trop tard pour apprendre ;

2 ( hear information) apprendre (that que) ; to learn of ou about sb's death apprendre la mort de qn.

Idiom

live and learn c'est une bonne leçon.

Phrasal verb

■ learn off:

▶ learn [sth] off, learn off [sth] apprendre [qch] par cœur.

Big English-French dictionary > learn
3 learn

learn [lɜ:n]

(preterite, past participle learned or learnt)

1. transitive verb

apprendre

• to learn to do sth apprendre à faire qch

• he's learnt his lesson il a compris la leçon

• I was sorry to learn that you had been ill j'ai appris avec regret que vous aviez été malade

2. intransitive verb

apprendre

• he'll learn! un jour il comprendra !

• we are learning about the Revolution at school on étudie la Révolution en classe

• to learn from experience apprendre par l'expérience

• to learn from one's mistakes tirer la leçon de ses erreurs

• I was sorry to learn about your illness j'ai appris avec regret votre maladie

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[lɜːn] 1.
transitive verb (prét, pp learned ou learnt)

1) (through study, practice) apprendre [language, facts, trade]; acquérir [skills] ( from de)

to learn (how) to do — apprendre à faire

to learn to live with something — finir par se faire à quelque chose

2) ( discover)

to learn that — apprendre que
2.
intransitive verb (prét, pp learned ou learnt) apprendre ( that que)

to learn about something — apprendre quelque chose

to learn from one's mistakes — tirer la leçon de ses erreurs

it's been a learning experience — ça a été une expérience pleine d'enseignements

you'll learn! — un jour tu comprendras!

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(you) live and learn — c'est une bonne leçon

English-French dictionary > learn
4 learn

1. transitive verb,
learnt or learned

1) lernen; (with emphasis on completeness of result) erlernen

learn something by or from experience — etwas durch [die] od. aus der Erfahrung lernen

learn something from somebody/a book/an example — etwas von jemandem/aus einem Buch/am Beispiel lernen

I am learning [how] to play tennis — ich lerne Tennis spielen; see also academic.ru/42530/lesson">lesson 2); rope 5)

2) (find out) erfahren; lernen; (by oral information) hören; (by observation) erkennen; merken; (by thought) erkennen; (be informed of) erfahren

I learned from the newspaper that... — ich habe in der Zeitung gelesen od. aus der Zeitung erfahren, dass...
2. intransitive verb,
learnt or learned

1) lernen

be slow to learn — langsam lernen

you'll soon learn — du wirst es bald lernen

will you never learn? — du lernst es wohl nie!

some people never learn — mancher lernt's nie

learn by one's mistakes — aus seinen Fehlern lernen

learn about something — etwas über etwas (Akk.) lernen

2) (get to know) erfahren (of von)

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[lə:n]
past tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb

1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) erfahren

2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) lernen

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- learned
- learner
- learning
- learner-friendly
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learn

[lɜ:n, AM lɜ:rn]

I. vt

<learnt or AM usu learned, learnt or AM usu learned>

1. (acquire knowledge, skill)

▪ to \learn sth etw lernen

we'll \learn to get along without him wir werden lernen, ohne ihn zurechtzukommen

my sister has \learnt to swim meine Schwester hat schwimmen gelernt

the pupils \learnt what to do when... die Schüler lernten, was sie zu tun haben, wenn...

you'll \learn what to do when we get there du wirst erfahren, was zu tun ist, wenn wir dort ankommen

has mankind \learnt what the consequences of war are? hat die Menschheit begriffen, welche Folgen Krieg hat?

to \learn to live with sth mit etw dat zu leben lernen

▪ to \learn how to do sth lernen, wie man etw tut

▪ to \learn that... lernen, dass...

I later \learnt that the message had never arrived ich erfuhr später, dass die Nachricht niemals angekommen war

2. ( hum hist: teach)

▪ to \learn sb jdn lehren

that'll \learn you! das wird dir eine Lehre sein!

3.

▶ to \learn sth the hard way etw auf die harte Tour lernen fam

▶ to \learn sth by heart etw auswendig lernen

▶ to \learn one's lesson seine Lektion lernen

II. vi

<learnt or AM usu learned, learnt or AM usu learned>

1. (master) lernen

some people never \learn! manche lernen's nie!

▪ to \learn about sb/sth etwas über jdn/etw lernen

to \learn by experience aus Erfahrung lernen

to \learn by [or from] one's mistakes aus seinen Fehlern lernen

2. (become aware of)

▪ to \learn about [or of] sth von etw dat erfahren

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[lɜːn] pret, ptp learnt ( Brit) or learned
1. vt

1) (= gain knowledge, skill etc) lernen; (= memorize) poem etc auswendig lernen

where did you learn that habit? — wo hast du dir das angewöhnt?

I learned (how) to swim — ich habe schwimmen gelernt

2) (= be informed) erfahren

2. vi

1) (= gain knowledge etc) lernen

I can't play the piano, but I'm hoping to learn —

he'll never learn! — er lernt es nie!

some people never learn! — manche lernens nie!

to learn from experience — aus der Erfahrung or durch Erfahrung lernen

2) (= find out) hören, erfahren (about, of von)

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learn [lɜːn; US lɜrn] prät und pperf learned [-nt; -nd], learnt [-nt]

A v/t

1. eine Sprache etc (er)lernen:

learn a trade einen Beruf erlernen;

learn (to play) the piano Klavier spielen lernen;

learn (how) to swim schwimmen lernen;

learn by heart auswendig lernen;

learn nothing from nichts lernen aus;

learn off (auswendig) lernen; → lesson A 5

2. (from)

a) erfahren, hören (von):

learn the truth die Wahrheit erfahren;

we have learned that … es ist uns zur Kenntnis gelangt oder wir haben erfahren, dass …;

I am ( oder have) yet to learn that … es ist mir nicht bekannt, dass …;

it was learned yesterday that … gestern erfuhr man, dass …

b) ersehen, entnehmen (aus einem Brief etc)

3. sl lernen (lehren)

B v/i

1. lernen:

some people never learn manche lernen es nie; → defeat B 2

2. hören, erfahren (about, of von)

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1. transitive verb,
learnt or learned

1) lernen; (with emphasis on completeness of result) erlernen

learn something by or from experience — etwas durch [die] od. aus der Erfahrung lernen

learn something from somebody/a book/an example — etwas von jemandem/aus einem Buch/am Beispiel lernen

I am learning [how] to play tennis — ich lerne Tennis spielen; see also lesson 2); rope 5)

2) (find out) erfahren; lernen; (by oral information) hören; (by observation) erkennen; merken; (by thought) erkennen; (be informed of) erfahren

I learned from the newspaper that... — ich habe in der Zeitung gelesen od. aus der Zeitung erfahren, dass...
2. intransitive verb,
learnt or learned

1) lernen

be slow to learn — langsam lernen

you'll soon learn — du wirst es bald lernen

will you never learn? — du lernst es wohl nie!

some people never learn — mancher lernt's nie

learn by one's mistakes — aus seinen Fehlern lernen

learn about something — etwas über etwas (Akk.) lernen

2) (get to know) erfahren (of von)

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(to do something) v.

erlernen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: learned)

or: learnt•) = erlernen v.

lernen v.

English-german dictionary > learn
5 learn

lə:n
past tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb

1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) enterarse, saber

2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) aprender

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- learned
- learner
- learning
- learner-friendly

learn vb

1. aprender

I'm learning to swim estoy aprendiendo a nadar

have you learnt the irregular verbs? ¿has aprendido los verbos irregulares?

2. estudiar

I'm learning Italian estoy estudiando italiano

El pasado y participio pasado de learn se pueden escribir learnt o learned

learn

tr[lɜːn]

transitive verb (pt & pp learned o learnt tr[lɜːnt])

1 aprender

■ I'd love to learn (how) to ice-skate me encantaría aprender a patinar sobre hielo

■ he's learning how to play the flute estudia flauta

■ you must learn this poem by heart debes aprenderte este poema de memoria

2 (find out about) enterarse de, saber

intransitive verb

1 aprender

2 (find out) enterarse (about/of, de)

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to learn from one's mistakes aprender de sus errores

to learn from experience aprender por experiencia

to learn one's lesson / learn the hard way aprender de sus errores

learn ['lərn] vt

1) : aprender

to learn to sing: aprender a cantar

2) memorize: aprender de memoria

3) discover: saber, enterarse de

learn vi

1) : aprender

to learn from experience: aprender por experiencia

2) find out: enterarse, saber

learn

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: learned) or: learnt•) = aprender v.

• descubrir v.

• oír decir v.

• saber una noticia v.

lɜːrn, lɜːn
1.

(past & past p learned or BrE also learnt) transitive verb

1)

a) ( gain knowledge of) aprender

to learn to + INF — aprender a + inf

I've learned that from experience — eso lo he aprendido por propia experiencia

you'll have to learn to live with it — vas a tener que acostumbrarte

b) ( memorize) aprender de memoria

2) ( become informed about) \<\<details\>\> enterarse de

2.

vi

1) ( gain knowledge) aprender

will he ever learn? — cuándo aprenderá!

2) ( become informed)

to learn ABOUT o OF something — enterarse or saber* de algo

[lɜːn] (pt, pp learned or learnt)
1. VT

1) (by study, practice etc) [+ language, words, skill] aprender; [+ instrument] aprender a tocar

you can learn a lot by listening and thinking — se puede aprender mucho escuchando y pensando

I learnt a lot from her — aprendí mucho de ella

you must learn patience — tienes que aprender a tener paciencia

to learn (how) to do sth — aprender a hacer algo

to learn sth by heart — aprender(se) algo de memoria

- learn one's lesson
line I, 1., 4) rope 1.
2) (=find out) enterarse de

to learn that — enterarse de que

3) ** (=show, teach) (incorrect usage) enseñar

that'll learn you — para que escarmientes or aprendas, te está bien empleado

I'll learn you! — ¡yo te enseñaré!

2. VI

1) (by study, practice etc) aprender

it's never too late to learn — nunca es tarde para aprender

he'll learn! — ¡un día aprenderá!, ¡ya aprenderá!

we are learning about the Romans — estamos estudiando los romanos

to learn from experience — aprender por experiencia

to learn from one's mistakes — aprender de los errores (cometidos)

2) (=find out)

to learn of or about sth — enterarse de algo

- learn off

- learn up

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[lɜːrn, lɜːn]
1.

(past & past p learned or BrE also learnt) transitive verb

1)

a) ( gain knowledge of) aprender

to learn to + INF — aprender a + inf

I've learned that from experience — eso lo he aprendido por propia experiencia

you'll have to learn to live with it — vas a tener que acostumbrarte

b) ( memorize) aprender de memoria

2) ( become informed about) \<\<details\>\> enterarse de

2.

vi

1) ( gain knowledge) aprender

will he ever learn? — cuándo aprenderá!

2) ( become informed)

to learn ABOUT o OF something — enterarse or saber* de algo

English-spanish dictionary > learn
6 learn

1. I
abs

I like to learn мне нравится учиться; it is never too late to learn учиться никогда не поздно; he is very ignorant, but he will learn он совершенно невежественен /ничего не знает/, но он научится /выучится /
2. II
learn in some manner learn rapidly (thoroughly, instinctively, etc.) быстро и т. д. выучиваться /усваивать, схватывать/; he learns easily ему легко дается учение, он учится без труда; some boys learn slowly некоторым ребятам учение дается с трудом; learn privately заниматься /учиться/ частным образом
3. III
learn smth.

1) learn languages (Latin, one's lessons, the rules, etc.) учить языки и т. д.; I am learning history я занимаюсь истерией; where did you learn shorthand? где вы (на)учились стенографии?; how long have you been learning English? сколько времени вы занимаетесь английским языком?; to learn Russian is very difficult for me русский язык мне дается с трудом; learn the trade of a shoemaker /of shoemaking/ (of bookkeeping, etc.) овладеть ремеслом /выучиться ремеслу/ сапожника и т. д., learn the art of warfare (the art of administration, the art of wrestling, etc.) овладеть искусством ведения войны и т. д.; learn the piano (на) учиться играть на рояле; learn patience (self-contго1, resignation, etc.) (на)учиться терпению и т. д.

2) learn a poem (this paragraph, etc.) запоминать /выучивать наизусть/ стихотворение и т. д.; she learned the part она выучила свою роль наизусть; he learned the speech so he could recite it at dinner он выучил речь наизусть, чтобы произнести ее за обедом

3) learn the truth (the details of the train wreck, etc.) узнавать правду и т. д., I was sorry to learn the sad news of his death я с огорчением узнал о его смерти
4. IV
1) learn smth. at some time he is learning French now он сейчас учит французский язык /занимается французским языком/; he began learning the trade late он поздно начал учиться этому ремеслу

2) learn smth. in some manner learn smth. by heart /by rote/ выучить что-л. наизусть; I've learnt my lines by heart я выучил свою роль /свои реплики/ наизусть

3) learn smth. at some time learn smth. late (early, immediately, etc.) поздно и т. д. узнавать о чем-л.
5. XIII
learn to do smth. learn to read (to dance, to sing, to skate, to avoid smb., to estimate its value, to tell whether the thing is genuine, to esteem smb., etc.) (намучиться читать и т. д., learn to be more careful (to be more polite, to be more tolerant, etc.) стать /научиться быть/ белее осторожным и т. д., he's learning to swim он учится плавать; learn how to do smth. learn how to ride a bicycle (how to manage a horse, how to make a reed-pipe, how to be patient, etc.) научиться ездить на велосипеде и т. д., are you learning how to type? вы учитесь печатать на машинке?; we have learned to expect precision from them мы привыкли ожидать от них точности
6. XVI
1) learn at some place learn at school учиться в школе; learn about smth. learn about one's duties (about the duties of a weather observer, about the work of a schoolmaster, about their customs, etc.) (ознакомиться со своими обязанностями и т. д., learn from smb. learn from a master (from friends, etc.) (на)учиться у мастера и т. д., learn by /through, from/ smth. learn by experience (from the mistakes of others, through one's mistakes, etc.) учиться на опыте и т.д., learn by imitation (by sheer memory, etc.) (на)учиться при помощи подражания и т.д.; you'll learn from association with him (from her kindness, etc.) общение с ним и т. д. многому вас научит /много вам даст/

2) learn of smth. learn of the results (of an accident, of their arrival, of some good restaurants here, etc.) узнавать о результатах и т. д., I am sorry to learn of his illness я с огорчением узнал /услыхал/ о его болезни; I hope he doesn't learn of my departure я надеюсь, он не узнает /не услышит/ о моем отъезде
7. XXI1
1) learn smth. from /with, under/ smb. learn English from an excellent teacher (languages with a foreign teacher, biology under a famous professor, etc.) заниматься английским с прекрасным преподавателем и т.д., учить английский у /под руководством/ прекрасного преподавателя и т. д.; he learned patience from his father он научился терпению у своего отца; learn smth. from smth. learn French from a self-instructor /from a home study course/ обучаться французскому языку по самоучителю; learn smth. with smth. learn the subject with ease (with zeal, with difficulty, etc.) изучать /учить/ этот предмет с легкостью и т. д.; learn smth. about smth. learn smth. about this subject узнавать кое-что об этом предмете; I want to learn all about the country я хочу как следует ознакомиться с этой страной; he has everything to learn about it он еще ничего об этом не знает

2) learn smth. from smth., smb. learn the news from a letter (the events from a newspaper, these facts from a conversation, etc.) узнавать новость из письма и т. д., I've learnt it from her я об этом узнал от нее; learn smth. by smth. learn smth. by telegraph (by radio, etc.) узнавать о чем-л. по телеграфу и т. д.
8. XXV
learn that... (where..., when..., etc.) we have learned that he arrived safely мы узнали [о том], что он прибыл благополучно; you must learn where he lives ты должен узнать, где он живет; we have just learned when he is going to leave нам только что сообщили, когда он собирается уезжать

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > learn
7 learn

[lɜːn] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. learned, learnt)

1) (through study, practice) imparare, apprendere [language, facts, trade]; acquisire [ skills]

to learn (how) to do — imparare a fare

to learn to live with sth. — imparare a convivere con qcs

2) (discover)

to learn that — apprendere che
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. learned, learnt)

1) (acquire knowledge) imparare

to learn about sth. — imparare o apprendere qcs.

to learn from one's mistakes — imparare dai propri errori

it's been a learning experience — è stata un'esperienza istruttiva

you'll learn! — imparerai (un giorno o l'altro)!

2) (hear information) apprendere ( that che), venire a sapere (of, about di)

••

live and learn — non si finisce mai di imparare

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[lə:n]
past tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb

1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) apprendere, venire a sapere

2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) apprendere, imparare

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- learned
- learner
- learning
- learner-friendly
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[lɜːn] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. learned, learnt)

1) (through study, practice) imparare, apprendere [language, facts, trade]; acquisire [ skills]

to learn (how) to do — imparare a fare

to learn to live with sth. — imparare a convivere con qcs

2) (discover)

to learn that — apprendere che
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. learned, learnt)

1) (acquire knowledge) imparare

to learn about sth. — imparare o apprendere qcs.

to learn from one's mistakes — imparare dai propri errori

it's been a learning experience — è stata un'esperienza istruttiva

you'll learn! — imparerai (un giorno o l'altro)!

2) (hear information) apprendere ( that che), venire a sapere (of, about di)

••

live and learn — non si finisce mai di imparare

English-Italian dictionary > learn
8 learn

learn [lɜ:n] ( British pt & pp learned or learnt [lɜ:nt], American pt & pp learned)

1 transitive verb

(a) (by instruction) apprendre;

∎ to learn (how) to do sth apprendre à faire qch;

∎ she's learning the violin elle apprend à jouer du violon, elle étudie le violon;

∎ to learn sth by heart apprendre qch par cœur;

∎ figurative he's learnt his lesson now cela lui a servi de leçon;

∎ when will she learn her lesson? quand est-ce qu'elle comprendra?

(b) (discover, hear) apprendre;

∎ I subsequently learnt that he wouldn't be coming j'ai appris par la suite qu'il ne viendrait pas

(c) familiar (teach) apprendre^□ ;

∎ that'll learn you! ça t'apprendra!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (by instruction, experience) apprendre;

∎ to learn about sth apprendre qch;

∎ to learn by or from one's mistakes tirer la leçon de ses erreurs;

∎ they learnt the hard way ils ont été à dure école;

∎ it's never too late to learn il n'est jamais trop tard pour apprendre

(b) (be informed)

∎ to learn of sth apprendre qch;

∎ we only learnt of her death today ce n'est qu'aujourd'hui que nous avons appris sa mort

➲ learn off separable transitive verb

British apprendre par cœur

➲ learn up separable transitive verb

British familiar bûcher, potasser;

∎ I've been learning up all about the town's history j'ai potassé tout ce qui a trait à l'histoire de la ville

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > learn
9 learn

lə:n гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - learned, learnt
1) учиться;
учить( что-л.) ;
научиться( чему-л.) to learn French ≈ учить французский язык to learn by/from experience ≈ учиться на опыте to learn one's lesson ≈ получить хороший урок to learn by/from one's mistakes ≈ учиться на своих ошибках She learned everything from me. ≈ Она всему училась у меня. She is learning to drive. ≈ Она учится водить машину. They are learning how to dance. ≈ Они учатся танцевать. She'll just have to learn to live with it. ≈ Ей придется смириться с этим. to learn by heart ≈ учить наизусть to learn by rote ≈ зубрить
2) узнавать to learn about, of ≈ узнавать о We have learned that she has found a job. ≈ Мы узнали, что она нашла работу. Syn: find ∙ learn off изучать, учить ( что-л.) ;
учиться (чему-л.) - to * English изучать английский язык - to * to swim учиться плавать - to * how to ride a horse учиться верховой езде - to * one's lesson см. lesson - to * smth. by heart учить что-л. наизусть - to * smth. by rote зубрить что-л. - she is *ing her part она учит /разучивает/ свою роль - he is *ing to be an interpreter он учится на переводчика усваивать;
учиться - to * slowly с трудом /медленно/ усваивать - to * to be more careful учиться осторожности - to * smth. from smb. учиться чему-л. у кого-л. - to * from mistakes учиться на ошибках - he *ed that hard work paid он убедился, что упорная работа дает результаты узнавать - to * the good news узнавать /слышать/ хорошие новости - I am sorry to * of his illness я с сожалением воспринял весть о его болезни - to * when smb. arrived узнать, когда кто-л. прибыл - I am /have/ yet to * this (ироничное) мне это пока неизвестно (просторечие) учить кого-л. - I'll * him ! я его проучу! я ему покажу! > soon learnt, soon forgotten (пословица) наскоро заучишь - скоро забудешь learn изучать ~ научиться (чему-л.) ;
to learn to be more careful научиться быть более осторожным;
to learn one's lesson получить хороший урок ~ узнавать ~ учить ~ уст., шутл. учить (кого-л.) ~ (learnt, learned) учиться;
учить (что-л.) ;
to learn by heart учить наизусть;
to learn by rote зубрить ~ (learnt, learned) учиться;
учить (что-л.) ;
to learn by heart учить наизусть;
to learn by rote зубрить ~ (learnt, learned) учиться;
учить (что-л.) ;
to learn by heart учить наизусть;
to learn by rote зубрить ~ by trial and error учиться методом проб и ошибок ~ научиться (чему-л.) ;
to learn to be more careful научиться быть более осторожным;
to learn one's lesson получить хороший урок ~ научиться (чему-л.) ;
to learn to be more careful научиться быть более осторожным;
to learn one's lesson получить хороший урок

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > learn
10 learn

[lɜːn]
гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. learned, learnt

1) учиться; учить (что-л.); научиться (чему-л.)

to learn French — учить французский язык

to learn by / from experience — учиться на опыте

to learn one's lesson — получить хороший урок

to learn by / from one's mistakes — учиться на своих ошибках

She learned everything from me. — Она всему училась у меня.

She is learning to drive. — Она учится водить машину.

They are learning how to dance. — Они учатся танцевать.

She'll just have to learn to live with it. — Ей придётся смириться с этим.

to learn by heart — учить наизусть

to learn by rote — зубрить

2) узнавать

to learn about / of smth. — узнавать о чём-л.

We have learned that she has found a job. — Мы узнали, что она нашла работу.

Syn:

find

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- learn off

Англо-русский современный словарь > learn
11 learn

[lɜ:n, Am lɜ:rn] vt < learnt or

( Am usu) learned, learnt or ( Am usu) learned>

1) (acquire knowledge, skill)

to \learn sth etw lernen;

we'll \learn to get along without him wir werden lernen, ohne ihn zurechtzukommen;

my sister has \learnt to swim meine Schwester hat schwimmen gelernt;

the pupils \learnt what to do when... die Schüler lernten, was sie zu tun haben, wenn...;

you'll \learn what to do when we get there du wirst erfahren, was zu tun ist, wenn wir dort ankommen;

has mankind \learnt what the consequences of war are? hat die Menschheit begriffen, was die Folgen von Krieg bedeuten?;

to \learn to live with sth mit etw dat zu leben lernen;

to \learn how to do sth lernen, wie man etw tut;

to \learn that... lernen, dass...;

I later \learnt that the message had never arrived ich erfuhr später, dass die Nachricht niemals angekommen war;

2) (hum hist: teach)

to \learn sb jdn lehren;

that'll \learn you! das wird dir eine Lehre sein!

PHRASES:

to \learn sth by heart etw auswendig lernen;

to \learn one's lesson seine Lektion lernen;

to \learn sth the hard way etw auf die harte Tour lernen ( fam) vi < learnt or ( Am usu) learned, learnt or ( Am usu) learned>

1) ( master) lernen;

to \learn about sb/ sth etwas über jdn/etw lernen;

to \learn by experience aus Erfahrung lernen;

to \learn by [or from] one's mistakes aus seinen Fehlern lernen;

some people never \learn! manche lernens nie!

2) ( become aware of)

to \learn about [or of] sth von etw dat erfahren

English-German students dictionary > learn
12 escarmentar

v.

1 to learn (one's lesson).

2 to learn one's lesson, to learn from one's mistakes, to learn from one's own mistakes.

El pillo escarmentó The bandit regretted it.

3 to discipline, to punish, to teach a lesson.

María escarmentó a los niños Mary disciplined the kids.

4 to learn by experience, to take warning.

El chiquillo escarmentó The little kid learned by experience.

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escarmentar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 to punish severely, teach a lesson to

► verbo intransitivo

1 to learn one's lesson

■ a ver si escarmientas that'll teach you (a lesson)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

escarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from somebody else's mistakes

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1.

VT to teach a lesson to

2.

VI to learn one's lesson

¡para que escarmientes! — that'll teach you!

no escarmientan — they never learn

escarmenté y no lo volví a hacer — I learned my lesson and never did it again

escarmentar en cabeza ajena — to learn from someone else's mistakes

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1.
verbo intransitivo to learn one's lesson

para que escarmientes! — that'll teach you!

no escarmienta — she never learns

nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — one learns from one's own mistakes
2.
escarmentar vt to teach... a lesson

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= learn + Posesivo + lesson.

Ex. One lesson soon learned was that cultural and library needs are only a small part of a municipality's overall policy.

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1.
verbo intransitivo to learn one's lesson

para que escarmientes! — that'll teach you!

no escarmienta — she never learns

nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — one learns from one's own mistakes
2.
escarmentar vt to teach... a lesson

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= learn + Posesivo + lesson.

Ex: One lesson soon learned was that cultural and library needs are only a small part of a municipality's overall policy.

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escarmentar [A5 ]

vi

to learn one's lesson

¡para que escarmientes! that'll teach you!, let that be a lesson to you!

a ver si escarmientas de una vez I hope you've learned o that's taught you a lesson

ya le ha pasado varias veces pero no escarmienta it's already happened to her several times, but she never learns

nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena one learns from one's own mistakes

■ escarmentar

vt

to teach … a lesson

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escarmentar ( conjugate escarmentar) verbo intransitivo
to learn one's lesson;
◊ ¡para que escarmientes! that'll teach you!;

no escarmienta she never learns
verbo transitivo
to teach … a lesson
escarmentar
I verbo intransitivo to learn one's lesson: estoy escarmentado, I've learnt my lesson
así escarmentarás, that'll teach you (a lesson)
escarmentar en cabeza ajena, to learn from others' mistakes
II verbo transitivo to teach a lesson to

' escarmentar' also found in these entries:
English:
chasten
- way

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escarmentar

♦ vt

to teach a lesson to

♦ vi

to learn (one's lesson);

con eso escarmentará para toda su vida that's taught him a lesson he'll never forget;

este niño nunca escarmienta this child never learns his lesson;

Comp

escarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from sb else's mistakes

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escarmentar

I v/t teach a lesson to

II v/i learn one’s lesson;

escarmentar en cabeza ajena learn from other people’s mistakes

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escarmentar {55} vt

: to punish, to teach a lesson to

escarmentar vi

: to learn one's lesson

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escarmentar vb

1. (aprender) to learn your lesson [pt. & pp. learnt]

creo que ha escarmentado I think he's learnt his lesson

2. (castigar) to teach a lesson [pt. & pp. taught]

me castigaron sin salir una semana para escarmentarme I was grounded for a week to teach me a lesson

Spanish-English dictionary > escarmentar
13 На ошибках других учимся

The experience of others should be a good lesson to us not to repeat their mistakes. See Чужая беда научит (4)
Cf: By others' faults wise men correct their own (Am., Br.). The folly of one man is the fortune of another (Am., Br.). From errors of others a wise man corrects his own (Am.). Learn from the mistakes of others (Am., Br.). Learn wisdom by the follies of others (Am., Br.). One man's fault is another man's lesson (Br.). Profit by the experience of others Br.). Profit by the folly of others (Am.)

Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > На ошибках других учимся
14 uczyć

1. (-ę, -ysz); perf; na-; vt
to teach
2. vi
to teach

uczyć (kogoś) matematyki/polskiego — to teach (sb) mathematics/Polish

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uczyć

ipf.

teach ( kogoś czegoś sb sth); uczyć w szkole teach at school, be a teacher; doświadczenie uczy, że... experience teaches that...; ja cię nauczę! pot. I'll teach you a lesson!; nie ucz ojca dzieci robić pot. don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

uczyć się

ipf.

(= przyswajać wiedzę) learn, study; uczyć się dobrze/źle be a good/bad student; uczyć się do egzaminu study for an exam; Br. t. revise for an exam; uczyć się na piątki be an A student; uczyć się na trójki be an average student, be a C student; uczyć się na własnych/czyichś błędach learn from one's/sb's mistakes; uczyć się na kogoś pot. study to be sb; uczyć się na pamięć learn by heart.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uczyć
15 past

1. adjective
1) pred. (over) vorbei; vorüber

2) attrib. (previous) früher; vergangen; früher, ehemalig [Präsident, Vorsitzende usw.]

3) (just gone by) letzt...; vergangen

in the past few days — während der letzten Tage

the past hour — die letzte od. vergangene Stunde

4) (Ling.)

past tense — Vergangenheit, die; see also academic.ru/53737/participle">participle
2. noun
1) Vergangenheit, die; (that which happened in the past) Vergangene, das; Gewesene, das

in the past — früher; in der Vergangenheit [leben]

be a thing of the past — der Vergangenheit (Dat.) angehören

2) (Ling.) Vergangenheit, die
3. preposition
1) (beyond in time) nach; (beyond in place) hinter (+ Dat.)

half past three — halb vier

five [minutes] past two — fünf [Minuten] nach zwei

it's past midnight — es ist schon nach Mitternacht od. Mitternacht vorbei

he is past sixty — er ist über sechzig

walk past somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas vorüber- od. vorbeigehen

2) (not capable of)

he is past help/caring — ihm ist nicht mehr zu helfen/es kümmert ihn nicht mehr

be/be getting past it — (coll.) [ein bisschen] zu alt sein/allmählich zu alt werden

I wouldn't put it past her to do that — ich würde es ihr schon zutrauen, dass sie das tut
4. adverb
vorbei; vorüber

hurry past — vorüber- od. vorbeieilen

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1. adjective
1) (just finished: the past year.) vergangen

2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) vorbei

3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) Vergangenheit(s)-...
2. preposition
1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) hinterher

2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) nach
3. adverb
(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) die Vergangenheit
4. noun
1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) die Vergangenheit

2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) früher

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- the past

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past

[pɑ:st, AM pæst]

I. n no pl

1. (not present) Vergangenheit f; (past life) Vorleben nt

she was somebody with a \past sie war eine Frau mit Vergangenheit

to have a \past eine [dubiose] Vergangenheit haben

in the \past in der Vergangenheit, früher

to live in the \past in der Vergangenheit leben

2. LING (in grammar) Vergangenheit[sform] f

the verb is in the \past das Verb steht in der Vergangenheit

II. adj inv

1. (preceding) vergangen; (former) frühere(r, s)

I know this from \past experience ich weiß das aus meinen früheren Erfahrungen

over the \past two days während der letzten beiden Tage

in centuries/years \past ( liter) in früheren Jahrhunderten/Jahren

the \past decade/year das letzte [o vergangene] Jahrzehnt/Jahr

\past generations frühere Generationen

sb's \past life jds Vorleben

for the \past five weeks während der letzten fünf Wochen

2. attr (no longer in office) frühere(r, s)

\past president ehemaliger Präsident

3. (over) vorüber, vorbei

what's \past is \past was vorbei ist, ist vorbei

III. adv inv vorbei, vorüber

to go \past sb/sth an jdm/etw vorbeigehen; vehicle an jdm/etw vorbeifahren

to jog \past vorbeilaufen

▶ to not put it \past sb to do sth jdn für fähig halten [o jdm zutrauen], etw zu tun

IV. prep

1. (to other side) an + dat... vorbei; (at other side) hinter + dat

, nach + dat

just \past the post office gleich hinter der Post

to go/drive/walk \past vorbeigehen/-fahren/-laufen

2. (after the hour of) nach + dat

it's quarter \past five es ist Viertel nach Fünf

3. (beyond)

▪ to be \past sth jenseits von etw dat sein

it was \past description es war unbeschreiblich

do what you want, I'm \past caring mach was du willst, mir ist es mittlerweile egal

she's \past the age where one needs a babysitter sie ist aus dem Alter heraus, in dem man einen Babysitter braucht

he's \past retirement age er ist über dem Rentenalter

the meat was \past the expiration date das Fleisch hatte das Verfallsdatum überschritten

to not put sth \past sb jdm etw zutrauen

to be \past it ( pej hum) zu alt dafür sein

4. (further than) über + akk... hinaus

he can't see \past the issue er kann einfach nicht über die Sache hinaus sehen

I just can't get \past the idea ich werde den Gedanken einfach nicht los

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[pAːst]
1. adj

1) frühe(r, s) attr, vergangene(r, s) attr

for some time past — seit einiger Zeit

in times past — in früheren or vergangenen Zeiten

it's past history now — das gehört jetzt der Vergangenheit an

all that is now past — das ist jetzt alles vorüber or vorbei

what's past is past — was vorbei ist, ist vorbei

in the past week — letzte or vorige or vergangene Woche, in der letzten or vergangenen Woche

past president — früherer Präsident

2) (GRAM)

past tense — Vergangenheit f, Vergangenheitsform f

2. n

1) Vergangenheit f

to learn the lessons of the past — die Lehren aus der Vergangenheit ziehen

in the past — in der Vergangenheit, früher

events in the recent past have shown that... — die jüngsten Ereignisse haben gezeigt, dass...

to live in the past — in der Vergangenheit leben

to be a thing of the past — der Vergangenheit (dat) angehören

that's all in the past now — das ist jetzt alles Vergangenheit

a town/woman with a past —

he was believed to have a "past" — man nahm an, dass er kein unbeschriebenes Blatt sei

2) (GRAM) Vergangenheit f, Präteritum nt

the verb is in the past — das Verb steht in der Vergangenheit

3. prep

1) (motion) an (+dat)... vorbei or vorüber; (position = beyond) hinter (+dat), nach (+dat)

just past the library — kurz nach or hinter der Bücherei

to run past sb —

he stared straight past me — er starrte geradeaus an mir vorbei

2) (time) nach (+dat)

ten ( minutes) past three — zehn (Minuten) nach drei

half past four — halb fünf

a quarter past nine — Viertel nach neun

it's past 12 — es ist schon nach 12 or 12 vorbei

the trains run at a quarter past the hour — die Züge gehen jeweils um Viertel nach

it's ( well) past your bedtime — du solltest schon längst im Bett liegen

3) (= beyond) über (+acc)

past forty — über vierzig

the patient is past saving — der Patient ist nicht mehr zu retten

we're past caring — es kümmert uns nicht mehr

to be past sth — für etw zu alt sein

my car is getting past it (inf) — mein Auto tuts allmählich nicht mehr, mein Auto bringts nicht mehr (inf)

he's past it (inf) — er ist zu alt, er ist ein bisschen alt (dafür), er bringts nicht mehr

she's getting a bit past it (inf) — sie wird allmählich alt

I wouldn't put it past him (inf) — ich würde es ihm schon zutrauen

4. adv
vorbei, vorüber
to walk past — vorüber- or vorbeigehen

to run past — vorbeirennen

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past [pɑːst; US pæst]

A adj

1. vergangen, verflossen, ehemalig:

those days are past die(se) Zeiten sind vorüber;

for some time past seit einiger Zeit;

learn from past mistakes aus Fehlern in der Vergangenheit lernen;

that’s (all) past history umg das gehört der Vergangenheit an, das ist Schnee von gestern

2. LING Vergangenheits…:

past participle Partizip n Perfekt, Mittelwort n der Vergangenheit;

past perfect Plusquamperfekt n, Vorvergangenheit f;

past tense Vergangenheit f, Präteritum n

3. vorig(er, e, es), früher(er, e, es), ehemalig(er, e, es):

the past president

B s

1. Vergangenheit f: → thing² 3

2. (persönliche, oft dunkle) Vergangenheit, Vorleben n:

a woman with a past eine Frau mit Vergangenheit

3. LING Vergangenheit(sform) f

C adv (örtlich und zeitlich) vorbei…, vorüber…:

run past vorbeilaufen

D präp

1. (zeitlich) nach, über (akk):

half past seven halb acht;

it’s past three es ist drei (Uhr) durch;

she is past forty sie ist über vierzig

2. a) (örtlich) an … (dat) vorbei oder vorüber:

he ran past the house

b) hinter (dat):

the hospital is about two miles past the church

3. fig über … (akk) hinaus:

they are past caring sie kümmert das alles nicht mehr;

I would not put it past him umg

a) das traue ich ihm glatt oder ohne Weiteres zu,

b) ich traue es ihm glatt oder ohne Weiteres zu ( to do sth dass er etwas tut);

I would not put it past him to forget it umg er ist imstande und vergisst es;

he’s past it umg er hat seine beste Zeit hinter sich;

my car’s past it umg mein Wagen machts nicht mehr lang;

he’s getting past it umg er kommt allmählich in die Jahre

p. abk

1. page S.

2. part T.

3. LING participle Part.

4. past

5. Br penny, pence

6. per

7. post, after

8. power

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1. adjective
1) pred. (over) vorbei; vorüber

2) attrib. (previous) früher; vergangen; früher, ehemalig [Präsident, Vorsitzende usw.]

3) (just gone by) letzt...; vergangen

in the past few days — während der letzten Tage

the past hour — die letzte od. vergangene Stunde

4) (Ling.)

past tense — Vergangenheit, die; see also participle
2. noun
1) Vergangenheit, die; (that which happened in the past) Vergangene, das; Gewesene, das

in the past — früher; in der Vergangenheit [leben]

be a thing of the past — der Vergangenheit (Dat.) angehören

2) (Ling.) Vergangenheit, die
3. preposition
1) (beyond in time) nach; (beyond in place) hinter (+ Dat.)

half past three — halb vier

five [minutes] past two — fünf [Minuten] nach zwei

it's past midnight — es ist schon nach Mitternacht od. Mitternacht vorbei

he is past sixty — er ist über sechzig

walk past somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas vorüber- od. vorbeigehen

2) (not capable of)

he is past help/caring — ihm ist nicht mehr zu helfen/es kümmert ihn nicht mehr

be/be getting past it — (coll.) [ein bisschen] zu alt sein/allmählich zu alt werden

I wouldn't put it past her to do that — ich würde es ihr schon zutrauen, dass sie das tut
4. adverb
vorbei; vorüber

hurry past — vorüber- od. vorbeieilen

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adj.

beendet adj.

vergangen adj.

vorüber adj. n.

Vergangenheit f.

English-german dictionary > past
16 klug

I Adj. clever; auch Gesicht etc.: intelligent; (aufgeweckt) bright; (schlau) clever, smart; (weise) wise; Geschäftsmann, Politiker: shrewd, astute; (verständig) sensible; Rat: auch sound; sie ist ein kluger Kopf she’s got brains, she’s no fool; es wäre das Klügste zu... (+ Inf.) the best idea would be to... (+ Inf.) so klug wie vorher oder zuvor sein be none the wiser; daraus wird man nicht klug it’s impossible to make head(s) or tail(s) of it; ich werde aus ihm nicht klug I can’t make him out; der Klügere gibt nach Sprichw. discretion is the better part of valo(u)r; der kluge Mann baut vor Sprichw. the wise man is always prepared; siehe auch schlau

II Adv.: klug reden umg. talk as if you know it all, pretend to know all the answers; hör doch auf, so klug zu reden stop pretending you know it all

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politic; reasonable; sensible; judicious; knowing; clever; wise; bright; intelligent; shrewd; prudent; smart; sage; sagacious; knowledgeable; astute

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[kluːk]
1. adj comp - er
['klyːgɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['klyːkstə] clever, intelligent; Augen intelligent; Humor witty, sophisticated; (= vernünftig) Entscheidung, Rat wise, sound; Überlegung prudent; (= geschickt) Antwort, Analyse, Geschäftsmann shrewd, clever
es wird am klügsten sein, wenn... — it would be most sensible if..., it would be the best idea if...

es wäre politisch/geschäftlich klúg... — it would make good political/business sense...

ein klúger Philosoph — an astute philosopher

ein klúger Kopf — a capable person

ein klúger Kopf, der Kleine — he's a bright boy

in klúger Voraussicht — with shrewd foresight

ich werde daraus nicht klúg, da soll einer draus klúg werden — I cannot make head or tail (Brit) or heads or tails (US) of it, I can't make it out

aus ihm werde ich nicht klúg — I don't know what to make of him, I can't make him out

im Nachhinein ist man immer klüger — one learns by experience

klúge Reden halten or führen (iro) — to make fine-sounding speeches

klúge Bemerkungen/Ratschläge (iro) — clever or helpful remarks/advice (iro)

wer war denn so klúg... (iro) — who was the bright or clever one...

so klúg bin ich auch (iro) — you don't say!

nun bin ich genauso klúg wie zuvor or vorher — I am still none the wiser

der Klügere gibt nach (Prov) — discretion is the better part of valour (Brit) or valor (US, Prov)

der klúge Mann baut vor (Prov) — the wise man takes precautions

wer klúg ist, fährt mit der Bahn — it makes more sense to go by train

wenn du klúg bist, haust du sofort ab — if you're smart you'll beat it (inf)

2. adv comp -er,
superl am -sten
1) (= gescheit) cleverly

klúg geschrieben/durchdacht — cleverly or intelligently written/thought out

klúg reden or tun kann jeder... — anyone can talk...

2) (iro = dumm) cleverly

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1) (clever: a cunning device.) cunning

2) judiciously

3) (showing wisdom and good sense: a judicious choice of words.) judicious

4) prudently

5) (wise and careful: a prudent person/attitude.) prudent

6) (sensible: You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.) wise

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klug

<klüger, klügste>

[klu:k]

I. adj

1. (vernünftig) wise; (intelligent) intelligent; (schlau) clever; (scharfsinnig) shrewd, astute

eine \kluge Entscheidung a prudent decision

\kluger Rat sound advice

es wäre klüger,... it would be more sensible...

ein ganz K\kluger (iron) a real clever clogs + sing vb [or dick] BRIT pej fam

[wieder] so \klug gewesen sein (iron) to have been so bright [again]

da soll einer draus \klug werden I can't make head [n]or tail of it

ich werde einfach nicht \klug aus ihm/daraus I simply don't know what to make of him/it, I simply can't make [or BRIT fam suss] him/it out

2. (iron: dumm) clever iron, bright iron

genauso \klug wie zuvor [o vorher] sein to be none the wiser

3.

▶ der Klügere gibt nach (prov) discretion is the better part of valour prov

▶ hinterher [o im Nachhinein] ist man immer klüger it's easy to be wise after the event

▶ aus Schaden wird man \klug you learn from your mistakes

II. adv

1. (intelligent) cleverly, intelligently

2. (iron) cleverly iron

\klug reden to talk as if one knows it all, to talk big, to pontificate pej

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1.
; klüger, klügst... Adjektiv

1) clever; intelligent; clever, bright <child, pupil>; intelligent < eyes>

er ist ein kluger Kopf — he's clever or bright; he's got brains

2) (gelehrt, weise) wise

so klug wie vorher od. zuvor sein — be none the wiser

hinterher ist man immer klüger — it's easy to be wise after the event

daraus werde ich nicht klug, daraus soll ein Mensch klug werden — I can't make head or tail of it

aus jemandem nicht klug werden — not know what to make of somebody

3) (vernünftig) wise; wise, sound < advice>; wise, prudent <remark, course of action>; (geschickt) clever, shrewd <politician, negotiator, question>; shrewd, astute < businessman>; great < foresight>

der Klügere gibt nach — (Spr.) discretion is the better part of valour (prov.)
2.
adverbial

1) cleverly; intelligently

klug daherreden — talk as if one knows it all

2) (vernünftig) wisely; (geschickt) cleverly; shrewdly

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klug adj clever; auch Gesicht etc: intelligent; (aufgeweckt) bright; (schlau) clever, smart; (weise) wise; Geschäftsmann, Politiker: shrewd, astute; (verständig) sensible; Rat: auch sound;

sie ist ein kluger Kopf she’s got brains, she’s no fool;

es wäre das Klügste zu … (+inf) the best idea would be to … (+inf)

so klug wie vorher oder

zuvor sein be none the wiser;

daraus wird man nicht klug it’s impossible to make head(s) or tail(s) of it;

ich werde aus ihm nicht klug I can’t make him out;

der Klügere gibt nach sprichw discretion is the better part of valo(u)r;

der kluge Mann baut vor sprichw the wise man is always prepared; → auch schlau

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1.
; klüger, klügst... Adjektiv

1) clever; intelligent; clever, bright <child, pupil>; intelligent < eyes>

er ist ein kluger Kopf — he's clever or bright; he's got brains

2) (gelehrt, weise) wise

so klug wie vorher od. zuvor sein — be none the wiser

hinterher ist man immer klüger — it's easy to be wise after the event

daraus werde ich nicht klug, daraus soll ein Mensch klug werden — I can't make head or tail of it

aus jemandem nicht klug werden — not know what to make of somebody

3) (vernünftig) wise; wise, sound < advice>; wise, prudent <remark, course of action>; (geschickt) clever, shrewd <politician, negotiator, question>; shrewd, astute < businessman>; great < foresight>

der Klügere gibt nach — (Spr.) discretion is the better part of valour (prov.)
2.
adverbial

1) cleverly; intelligently

klug daherreden — talk as if one knows it all

2) (vernünftig) wisely; (geschickt) cleverly; shrewdly

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adj.

able adj.

clever adj.

cute adj.

discreet adj.

intelligent adj.

knowledgeable adj.

prudent adj.

sagacious adj.

sage adj. adv.

cleverly adv.

discreetly adv.

prudently adv.

sagaciously adv.

sagely adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > klug
17 meno

1. adv less

superlativo least

mathematics minus

il meno possibile as little as possible

di meno at least

a meno che unless

per lo meno at least

sono le sei meno un quarto it's a quarter to six

sempre meno less and less

fare a meno di qualcosa do without something

venir meno a qualcuno forze desert someone

venir meno alla parola data not keep one's word

2. prep except

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meno avv.compar.

1 (in minor quantità o grado) less; not so... (as); not as... (as): dovresti lavorare (di) meno e riposare di più, you should work less and rest more; il viaggio di ritorno mi è sembrato meno lungo, the journey back didn't seem so long (to me); quest'anno ha piovuto (di) meno, it hasn't rained so much this year; non per questo è meno intelligente, he is no less intelligent for that // più o meno, poco più poco meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): tutti hanno contribuito, chi più chi meno, al buon esito dell'iniziativa, everyone more or less contributed to the success of the venture (o everyone contributed to the success of the venture, some more some less) // né più né meno, just, exactly: gli ho detto né più né meno come la pensavo, I told him just (o exactly) how I felt about it; le cose sono andate né più né meno così, that's exactly what happened

2 (nel compar. di minoranza) less... (than); not so... (as), not as... (as): l'argento è meno prezioso dell'oro, silver is less precious than gold (o silver isn't as precious as gold); lui non è meno studioso di te, he studies just as much as you do (o he studies no less than you do); oggi è meno freddo di ieri, it isn't as cold today as it was yesterday (form. it is less cold than yesterday); il traffico era meno intenso del solito, the traffic wasn't as heavy as usual (o was less heavy than usual); è andata meno bene del previsto, it didn't go as well as expected

3 (correl.) (quanto) meno... (tanto) meno: the less... the less: meno si lavora, meno si lavorerebbe, the less you work, the less you feel like working; meno studi, meno impari, the less you study, the less you learn

4 (nel superl. di minoranza) the least; (fra due) the less: tra tutte le conferenze, questa è stata la meno interessante, of all the lectures, this was the least interesting; la meno preparata delle due squadre, the less fit of the (two) teams; ho intenzione di scegliere la macchina che costa meno, I'm going to choose the car that costs the least (o the cheapest car); cerca di affaticarti il meno possibile, try to tire yourself as little as possible

5 (con valore di no) not: fammi sapere se verrai o meno, let me know whether or not you're coming; mi domando se valga la pena o meno di accettare, I wonder whether or not it's worth accepting; mi hanno accreditato mille euro, meno le spese bancarie, my account was credited with one thousand euros, minus bank charges

6 (mat.) minus: sette meno tre è uguale a quattro, seven minus three is four (o three from seven leaves four) // la temperatura è meno due, the temperature is two degrees below zero // ci sono cinque euro in meno, di meno, (mancano cinque euro) there's five euros missing; ho speso dieci euro in meno, I spent ten euros less; uno di meno!, one less!; non eravamo in meno di otto, there were no less than eight of us // se avessi vent'anni di meno!, if only I were twenty years younger! // sono le otto meno cinque, it's five to eight

◆ prep. (tranne) but, except: c'erano tutti meno loro, everyone was there except (o but) them; il museo è aperto tutti i giorni meno il lunedì, the museum is open every day but (o except) Monday; ho pensato a tutto meno che a fare i biglietti, I saw to everything except the tickets.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: tanto meno, ancora meno, even less: non ho accettato finora, tanto meno accetterei adesso, I haven't accepted so far, and now I've got even less reason to accept // meno che mai, men che meno, let alone: non sa parlare l'italiano, meno che mai l'inglese, he can't even speak Italian, let alone English // quanto meno, (perlomeno) at least: avresti potuto quanto meno farmi una telefonata, you could at least have phoned me // fare a meno di qlcu., di (fare) qlco., to do without s.o., (doing) sthg.: non potrei fare a meno di lui, I couldn't do without him; non potei fare a meno di ridere, I couldn't help laughing // venire meno, (venire a mancare) to fail; (svenire) to faint; mi venne meno il coraggio, my courage failed me; a quella notizia, mi sentii venire meno, I felt as if I was going to faint when I heard the news // venire meno alla parola data, to break one's word // essere da meno (di qlcu.), to be less than s.o. // senza meno, (region.) certainly, for sure: le telefonerò domani senza meno, I'll phone her tomorrow for sure; a meno che, a meno di, unless: lo spettacolo si terrà all'aperto, a meno che non piova, the performance will take place outdoors, unless it rains; non farei mai una cosa simile, a meno di non esservi costretto, I would never do such a thing, unless I was forced to // niente meno → nientedimeno // per lo meno → perlomeno.

meno agg.compar.invar. less; not so much, not as much; (con s. pl.) fewer; not so many, not as many: c'è meno traffico sulle strade rispetto a ieri, there's less traffic on the roads than yesterday (o there isn't as much traffic on the roads as yesterday); oggi c'è meno gente in giro, there are fewer people (o there aren't so many people) about today; se prendi l'autostrada impiegherai meno tempo, it will take you less time (o it won't take you so long) if you use the motorway; c'erano meno italiani e più stranieri, there were fewer Italians and more foreigners; ha meno amici che nemici, he has fewer friends than enemies; loro hanno meno preoccupazioni di noi, they have fewer worries than we have (o they haven't so many worries as we have); questa volta hai fatto meno errori, this time you made fewer mistakes (o you didn't make so many mistakes) // meno storie!, stop making a fuss! // meno male, thank goodness; just as well; it's a good job (o a good thing); not so bad: meno male che non si è fatto niente, thank goodness he wasn't hurt; meno male che siete arrivati in tempo, it's a good job you arrived in time; meno male, poteva andar peggio!, not so bad, things could have been worse!

◆ s.m.

1 (con valore di compar.) less, not as much: ho fatto meno di quanto avrei voluto, I did less than (o I didn't do as much as) I would have liked; ha mangiato meno del solito, he ate less than usual (o he didn't eat as much as usual); meno di così non si poteva dare, you couldn't give less than that; si accontenterebbe di molto meno, he would be satisfied with much less; oggi ho dovuto aspettare molto meno, today I didn't have nearly so long to wait (o I had much less to wait); ci vorranno non meno di tre ore per arrivare, it will take no less than three hours to get there; finirò il lavoro in meno di un mese, I shall finish the job in less than a month; arriverà tra non meno di due settimane, he won't be here for a fortnight // a meno, per meno, (a minor prezzo) for less (o cheaper): vendere, acquistare per meno, to sell, to purchase for less // in men che non si dica, in less than no time

2 (con valore di superl.) the least; as little as: questo è il meno che tu possa fare, that's the least you can do; era il meno che gli potesse capitare, it was the least that could happen to him; vorrei spendere il meno possibile, I'd like to spend as little as possible // parlare del più e del meno, to talk of this and that // quando meno ci si pensa..., when you least expect...

3 (mat.) minus: il segno del meno, the minus sign

4 pl.: i meno, (la minoranza) the minority; i deputati che votarono a favore della proposta di legge erano i meno, the MP s who voted in favour of the bill were in the minority.

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['meno]
1. avv

1) less

meno caro — less expensive, cheaper

è meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought

ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me

dovresti mangiare meno — you should eat less, you shouldn't eat so much

meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better

deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty

meno fumo più mangio — the less I smoke the more I eat

andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university

ho speso (di) meno — I spent less

arrivo tra meno di un'ora — I'll be there in less than o in under an hour

2) (con senso superlativo) least

è il meno dotato dei miei studenti — he's the least gifted of my pupils

è quello che leggo meno spesso — it's the one I read least often

3) (sottrazione) Mat minus, less

5 meno 2 — 5 minus 2, 5 take away 2

sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am

mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few

eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!

ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short

ci sono meno 25° — it's minus 25°, it is 25° below (zero)

ha preso sette meno — he got (a) B minus

4)

(fraseologia) non è da meno di lui — she is (every bit) as good as he is

non voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him

fare a meno di — to do o manage without

se non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without

potresti fare a meno di fumare in macchina? — would you mind not smoking in the car?

non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing

in men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flash

meno male! — good!, thank goodness!, just as well!

meno male che sei arrivato — it's a good job that you have come

men che meno gli inglesi — least of all the English

fammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not

quanto meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us know

non mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks

2. agg inv

(acqua, lavoro, soldi) less, (persone, libri, errori) fewer

meno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better

meno storie! — stop messing around!

meno tempo — less time

meno turisti — fewer tourists

3. sm inv

1)

(la minor cosa) il meno — the least

era il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

per lo meno — perlomeno

i meno — (la minoranza) the minority

2) Mat minus (sign)

4. prep

(fuorché, eccetto che) except (for)

a meno che non faccia caldo — unless it is hot

a meno di prendere un giorno di ferie — unless I (o you ecc) take a day off

ci siamo tutti meno lui — we are all here except (for) him

tutti meno uno — all but one

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['meno] 1.
avverbio

1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less

un po' meno — a little less

è meno alto di Tim — he is not as tall as Tim

è meno complicato di quanto pensi — it's less complicated than you think

2) (con un avverbio) less

meno spesso — less often

meno del solito — less than usual

canta meno bene di prima — she doesn't sing as well as she used to

3) (con un verbo) less

l'argento costa meno dell'oro — silver costs less than gold

costa meno prendere il treno — it works out cheaper to take the train

dovresti lavorare (di) meno — you should work less

guadagno meno di lei — I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does

meno se ne parla, meglio è — the less said about that, the better

meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out

è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti — he's the one who works the least of all

4) (con un numerale) less

meno di 50 — less than 50

meno di due ore — under o less than two hours

un po' meno di 15 cm — just under 15 cm

i bambini con meno di sei anni — children under six

non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro — you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros

5) (in un superlativo relativo)

(il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno — the least

le famiglie meno ricche — the least wealthy families

era la meno soddisfatta di tutti — she was the least satisfied of all

è quello pagato meno bene fra i due — he's the least well-paid of the two

quello mi piace meno di tutti — I like that one (the) least

sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno — they are the ones who need it (the) least

proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo — just when I least expected it

6) (in correlazione con "più")

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

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

né più né meno che — nothing less than

7) (con valore di negazione) not

che lo voglia o meno — whether he's willing or not

non ha deciso se firmare o meno — he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)

8) da meno

è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno — he's a liar and his brother isn't any better

ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno — I made a cake as well, just to keep up

9) di meno, in meno

se avessi 20 anni di meno! — I wish I were 20 years younger!

ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio — my wages are 30 euros short

10) a meno di short of

11) a meno che unless

12) sempre meno less and less

13) meno male thank goodness

meno male che — it's a good thing that

meno male che è impermeabile! — it's just as well it's waterproof!

meno male che ci sono andato! — it was lucky for me that I went!

14) quanto meno, per lo meno at least

15) tanto meno

non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him

era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare — she was too ill to stand let alone walk

16) più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about

più o meno alto come te — about your height

è successo più o meno qui — it happened round about here

"ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" — "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"

più o meno nello stesso modo — in much the same way

la canzone fa più o meno così — the song goes something like this
2.
aggettivo invariabile

1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer

ho meno libri di te — I have fewer books than you

ho meno caldo adesso — I feel cooler now

ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo — it took less time than we expected

2) (con valore pronominale) less, fewer

non meno di — no fewer than

ne ho meno di te — I have less than you

ha venduto meno di tutti — he sold the fewest
3.
preposizione

1) (in una sottrazione) from, minus

quanto fa 20 meno 8? — what is 20 minus 8?

20 meno 5 fa 15 — 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15

2) (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except

3) (per indicare l'ora)

le sei meno dieci — ten to six

4) (per indicare una temperatura)

meno 10 — minus 10
4.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

1) (la cosa, quantità minore) least

questo è il meno — that's the least of it

fare il meno possibile — to do as little as possible

2) mat. minus (sign)

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parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE

in men che non si dica — before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time

fare a meno di — to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]

non posso farne a meno — I can't help it
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Note:

Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto

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meno

/'meno/

Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto.

I avverbio

1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less; un po' meno a little less; è meno alto di Tim he is not as tall as Tim; è meno complicato di quanto pensi it's less complicated than you think

2 (con un avverbio) less; meno spesso less often; meno del solito less than usual; canta meno bene di prima she doesn't sing as well as she used to

3 (con un verbo) less; l'argento costa meno dell'oro silver costs less than gold; costa meno prendere il treno it works out cheaper to take the train; dovresti lavorare (di) meno you should work less; guadagno meno di lei I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; meno se ne parla, meglio è the less said about that, the better; meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti he's the one who works the least of all

4 (con un numerale) less; meno di 50 less than 50; meno di due ore under o less than two hours; un po' meno di 15 cm just under 15 cm; i bambini con meno di sei anni children under six; non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros

5 (in un superlativo relativo) (il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno the least; le famiglie meno ricche the least wealthy families; era la meno soddisfatta di tutti she was the least satisfied of all; è quello pagato meno bene fra i due he's the least well-paid of the two; quello mi piace meno di tutti I like that one (the) least; sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno they are the ones who need it (the) least; proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo just when I least expected it

6 (in correlazione con "più") né più, né meno neither more, nor less; centimetro più, centimetro meno give or take an inch (or two); né più né meno che nothing less than

7 (con valore di negazione) not; che lo voglia o meno whether he's willing or not; non ha deciso se firmare o meno he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)

8 da meno è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno he's a liar and his brother isn't any better; ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno I made a cake as well, just to keep up

9 di meno, in meno se avessi 20 anni di meno! I wish I were 20 years younger! ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio my wages are 30 euros short

10 a meno di short of

11 a meno che unless

12 sempre meno less and less

13 meno male thank goodness; meno male che it's a good thing that; meno male che è impermeabile! it's just as well it's waterproof! meno male che ci sono andato! it was lucky for me that I went!

14 quanto meno, per lo meno at least

15 tanto meno non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato I've never seen him, much less spoken to him; era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare she was too ill to stand let alone walk

16 più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about; più o meno alto come te about your height; è successo più o meno qui it happened round about here; "ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"; più o meno nello stesso modo in much the same way; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this

II aggettivo invariabile

1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer; ho meno libri di te I have fewer books than you; ho meno caldo adesso I feel cooler now; ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo it took less time than we expected

2 (con valore pronominale) less, fewer; non meno di no fewer than; ne ho meno di te I have less than you; ha venduto meno di tutti he sold the fewest

III preposizione

1 (in una sottrazione) from, minus; quanto fa 20 meno 8? what is 20 minus 8? 20 meno 5 fa 15 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15

2 (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except

3 (per indicare l'ora) le sei meno dieci ten to six

4 (per indicare una temperatura) meno 10 minus 10

IV m.inv.

1 (la cosa, quantità minore) least; questo è il meno that's the least of it; fare il meno possibile to do as little as possible

2 mat. minus (sign)

IDIOMS

parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE; in men che non si dica before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time; fare a meno di to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]; non posso farne a meno I can't help it.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > meno
18 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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