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61 nasty
adjective1) (disagreeable, unpleasant) scheußlich [Geruch, Geschmack, Arznei, Essen, Wetter]; gemein [Trick, Verhalten, Äußerung, Person]; hässlich [Angewohnheit]that was a nasty thing to say/do — das war gemein od. eine Gemeinheit
a nasty bit or piece of work — (coll.) (man) ein fieser Kerl (ugs. abwertend); (woman) ein fieses Weibsstück (ugs. abwertend)
2) (ill-natured) böse3) (serious) übel; böse [Verletzung, Husten usw.]; schlimm [Krankheit, Husten, Verletzung]she had a nasty fall — sie ist übel od. böse gefallen
4) (disgusting) eklig; widerlich* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) ekelhaft2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) garstig3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) fies6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) böse•- academic.ru/89377/nastily">nastily- nastiness* * *nas·ty[ˈnɑ:sti, AM ˈnæ:sti]I. adj▪ to be \nasty to sb zu jdm gemein seinhe gave me a very \nasty look er warf mir einen finsteren [o übelwollenden] Blick zuhe is a \nasty piece of work er ist ein fieser Zeitgenossea \nasty crack eine üble Sticheleia \nasty fright ein furchtbarer Schreck[en]a \nasty insult eine gemeine Beleidigungto have a \nasty mind eine schmutzige Fantasie habena \nasty joke ein schlechter Scherza \nasty smell ein grässlicher [o scheußlicher] Gerucha \nasty shock ein furchtbarer Schocka \nasty surprise eine böse Überraschunga \nasty taste ein ekelhafter [o widerlicher] Geschmackcheap and \nasty billig und schlecht2. (dangerous) gefährlich3. (serious) schlimm, böseshe had a \nasty cut sie hat sich ziemlich böse geschnitten fama \nasty accident ein schlimmer Unfallto turn \nasty umschlagenthe situation could turn \nasty at any moment die Lage könnte jederzeit umschlagen* * *['nAːstɪ]1. adj (+er)1) (= unpleasant) scheußlich; smell, taste scheußlich, widerlich; medicine ekelhaft, widerlich; weather, habit abscheulich, scheußlich; surprise böse, unangenehm; (= serious) break, cough, wound, fall böse, schlimm; situation, problem, accident schlimm; moment böse; (= objectionable) crime, behaviour, language, word, names abscheulich; (= dirty) schmutzig; (= dangerous) virus, disease böse, gefährlich; corner, bend, fog böse, übel, gefährlichthat's a nasty-looking sky/cut — der Himmel/der Schnitt sieht böse aus
she had a nasty fall — sie ist böse or schlimm gefallen
history has a nasty habit of repeating itself — die Geschichte hat die unangenehme Gewohnheit, sich zu wiederholen
he had a nasty time of it — es ging ihm sehr schlecht or ganz übel
don't touch that, that's nasty —
they pulled all his teeth out – nasty! a nasty surprise or shock — sie haben ihm alle Zähne gezogen – wie scheußlich or unangenehm! eine böse or unangenehme Überraschung
to turn nasty (situation, person) — unangenehm werden; (animal) wild werden; (weather) schlecht werden, umschlagen
2) (= malicious) person, behaviour gemein, gehässig, garstig (dated), fies (inf) (to sb jdm gegenüber); trick gemein, übel; remark, word gemein; rumour gehässig, übelhe has a nasty temper — mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen
don't say that, that's nasty — pfui, so was sagt man doch nicht
that was a nasty thing to say/do — das war gemein or fies (inf)
you nasty little boy ( you)! — du böser Junge
a nasty little man — ein Giftzwerg m (inf)
he's a nasty bit or piece of work (inf) — er ist ein übler Kunde (inf) or Typ (inf)
3) (= offensive) anstößigto have a nasty mind (= obsessed with sex) — eine üble Fantasie or Phantasie haben eine schmutzige Fantasie or Phantasie haben
2. n pl(inf: nasty things) ekelhafte Sachen pl → also video nastySee:→ also video nasty* * *A adj (adv nastily)1. schmutzig2. ekelhaft, eklig, widerlich (Geschmack etc)3. abstoßend, unangenehm (Eigenschaft etc)4. fig schmutzig, zotig (Buch etc)5. böse, schlimm, gefährlich, tückisch:nasty accident böser Unfall;nasty cold böse Erkältung;nasty dipping shot (Fußball) tückischer Aufsetzerhe has a nasty temper mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen umgb) gemein, niederträchtig, fies (Trick etc)c) übel gelaunt, übellaunig, eklig:turn nasty unangenehm werdend) ekelhaft (Kerl etc)* * *adjective1) (disagreeable, unpleasant) scheußlich [Geruch, Geschmack, Arznei, Essen, Wetter]; gemein [Trick, Verhalten, Äußerung, Person]; hässlich [Angewohnheit]that was a nasty thing to say/do — das war gemein od. eine Gemeinheit
a nasty bit or piece of work — (coll.) (man) ein fieser Kerl (ugs. abwertend); (woman) ein fieses Weibsstück (ugs. abwertend)
2) (ill-natured) böse3) (serious) übel; böse [Verletzung, Husten usw.]; schlimm [Krankheit, Husten, Verletzung]she had a nasty fall — sie ist übel od. böse gefallen
4) (disgusting) eklig; widerlich* * *adj.fies adj.garstig adj.hässlich adj.scheußlich adj.unangenehm adj. -
62 положение
сущ.Русское многозначное существительное положение относится как к физическому расположению предмета или человека, так и к социальному, общественному месту, которое человек занимает. Английские соответствия различают эти аспекты и передают эти значения разными словами, для которых типична разная сочетаемость.1. situation — (существительное situation многозначно): a) положение, обстановка, положение дел, ситуация: an international situation — международное положение; a financial (strategic) situation — финансовое (стратегическое) положение; ice situation —ледовая обстановка; price situation — уровень/положение цен; the situation at the front — обстановка на фронте Let me know the situation. — Дайте мне знать о положении дел. b) положение, состояние: a happy situation — приятная ситуация; a pleasant situation — удачное положение; to be/to find oneself in a dangerous situation — оказаться в опасном положении; to get into an unpleasant situation — попасть в неприятное положение; to plunge into an awkward situation — вляпаться в неловкое положение; to barge into a dangerous situation — влипнуть в опасную ситуацию/попасть в неловкую ситуацию c) ситуация, момент, эпизод: a dramatic situation — драматический эпизод/драматический момент/ драматическая сцена The play is full of dramatic (strong) situations. — В пьесе много драматических (острых) сцен./В пьесе много драматических (острых) моментов./В пьесе много драматических (острых) эпизодов. d) место, служба, работа: to look for a good situation — искать хорошее место; to find a situation of a governess — найти место гувернантки/найти работу гувернантки; to lose one's situation — потерять место/потерять работу e) расположение: The situation of the house is very convenient — Дом очень удобно расположен. Значение situation — состояние, положение — ассоциируется с территорией, физическим местом, обычно вызывающим определенное состояние, чувство, ощущение. Эти ассоциации проявляются в следующих словосочетаниях: a pleasant/happy situation — может быть сравнимо с вашим положением; unpleasant situation — сравнимо с опасным моментом We are in a situation where there is no real winner. — В нашей ситуации реально нет победителя./В наших сложившихся обстоятельствах реально нет победителя. In this work, the author is back on familiar territory. — В этом произведении автор имеет дело со знакомой ему ситуацией. It is time for her to leave the family nest. — Настало время, когда ей пора покинуть родное гнездо. I have felt at home since the moment I started working here. — Я почувствовал себя как дома с первого момента, когда начал здесь работать. This is right up my street/alley. — Это как раз по-моему./Здееь мне все правится. The park is a haven for tired shoppers. — Парк для усталых покупателей — просто рай. This town lias always been a culture desert. — Этот город всегда был пустыней культуры. That part of the city is nothing but a jungle. — Эта часть города просто джунгли. Не spends many years in the political wilderness. — Он мною лет был в самой гуще политической жизни. This is a potential minefield for beginners. —Для новичков это как сплошное минное поле. We have a very rocky road to travel. — Нам предстоит тернистый путь. I have been caught between a rock and a hard place. — Я оказался между двух огней. We were left high and dry when they withdraw our funding. — Мы оказались на мели, когда они прекратили нас финансировать. Не is in a tight spot. — Он в очень трудном положении.2. position — (существительное position многозначное): a) положение, место нахождения, расположение: to be in position — быть на месте/занимать обычное положение/занимать правильное положение; to be out of position — быть не на месте The house has a very good position. — Дом удобно расположен. The players were in position. — Игроки были на своих местах. b) положение, поза: to be in an awkward position —лежать в неудобном положении/лежать и неудобной позе c) положение, должность, пост, общественное положение: to hold/to occupy a high position — занимать ведущее положение/занимать высокий пост; to look for a good position — искать хорошую должность; to lose one's position — потерять свое место/свою должность/ свое положение d) положение, возможность: from a position of force/strength — с позиции силы; to be in a position to do smth — иметь возможность что-либо сделать Unfortunately I am not in a position to help you. — К сожалению, у меня нет возможности помочь вам. She put me into a very false position. — Она поставила меня в очень неловкое положение. e) положение, позиция, точка зрения, отношение: We expect you to take a more definite position. — Мы надеемся, что вы займете более определенную позицию. They took up a very firm position. — Они заняли очень твердую позицию.3. post — положение, пост (ответственное положение, важная или высокая должность): a diplomatic post — дипломатический пост; to hold high political posts — занимать высокие политические посты4. location — положение, местоположение, расположение (на местности): This is a comfortable location for a new school. — Здесь удобное место для новой школы. I like the location of the hotel — at a five minutes' walk from the underground. — Мне нравится, как расположена гостиница — в пяти минутах ходьбы от метро. -
63 favour
ˈfeɪvə
1. сущ.
1) а) расположение, приятие, благосклонность, фавор;
одобрение find favour in the eyes of smb. win smb.'s favour lose favour universal favour look with favour on vie for smb.'s favour enjoy the favours of a woman find favour with gain favour with in favour with out of favour Syn: approval, liking б) прям. перен. фавор, покровительство, протекция;
помощь By the favor of daylight we perceived a great many sails. ≈ Поскольку был день, мы увидели большое число парусов. Syn: aid, support, furtherance
2) одолжение, любезность, услуга do a favour
3) только в сочетаниях, см. примеры а) польза, интерес These facts speak in favour of his acquittal. ≈ Эти факты свидетельствуют в пользу того, что его оправдают. in favour of draw a cheque in smb.'s favour under favour of the darkness Syn: benefit, support б) позволение, разрешение With your favour, I will treat it here. ≈ С вашего позволения, я разберусь с этим здесь. Syn: leave, permission, pardon
4) а) ист. подарок дамы ее рыцарю, подарок возлюбленной, в частности, розетка из ленточек, перчатка, кольцо и т.п.( носилось тем, кому подарено, в знак любви, привязанности) б) тот или иной знак отличия, надеваемый участником той или иной церемонии в знак доброй воли, почтения и т.п., в частности свадебные ленточки гостей, коронационные кокарды и т.д.
5) эвф. половой акт (также в варианте the last favour, букв. "последний знак внимания") You think it more dangerous to be seen in conversation with me, than to allow some other men the last favour. ≈ Вы больше опасаетесь, что о нашей беседе станет известно, чем что вас застанут в постели с любовником.
6) а) привлекательность, интерес Syn: attractiveness, comeliness, beauty, attraction, charm б) архаич. внешность, внешний вид Syn: appearance, aspect, look в) родовая, семейная, наследственная черта( во внешности) ;
архаич. лицо I knew her by favour, as soon as I saw her. ≈ По я сразу узнал ее, поскольку видел ее родственников. Syn: countenance, face
7) коммерч. письмо( употребляется как особо вежливое) Your favor of June the 14th is come to hand. ≈ Ваше письмо от 14го июня только что пришло к нам. Syn: communication, letter ∙ by your favour уст. ≈ с вашего позволения those in favour? ≈ кто за? under favour уст. ≈ с позволения сказать
2. гл.
1) а) благоволить, быть благосклонным, быть согласным;
оказывать внимание, любезность ( with) God favour and preserve him. ≈ Храни его господь, и ниспошли ему благо. Syn: approve, countenance, encourage, patronize б) покровительствовать, оказывать протекцию;
поддерживать( какую-л. из сторон) в) кино задерживать камеру на каком-л. из актеров чаще, чем на другом
2) оказывать честь (делая что-л.;
употребляется как вежливостное) I am much favoured with this. ≈ Это для меня большая честь. A lady was asked to favour us with a song. ≈ Некую даму попросили оказать честь собравшимся и спеть.
3) а) благоприятствовать;
помогать, поддерживать, способствовать, оказывать помощь The wind favoured us. ≈ Ветер был попутный. Syn: aid, support б) разг. беречь, оберегать, щадить( в частности, о поврежденных частях тела) This hound favours his leg. ≈ Это пес хромает на одну лапу. Syn: ease, save, spare
4) разг. быть похожим, напоминать He favours you in the face. ≈ Лицом он похож на тебя. ∙ favoured by smb. ≈ переданное кем-л. (письмо) благосклонность, расположение - in * в почете, в фаворе, в чести - out of * не в почете, не в чести;
в немилости - to win smb.'s *, to find * in smb.'s eyes /in the eyes of smb./ снискать /заслужить/ чье-л. расположение - to be /to stand/ high in smb.'s *, to be in high * with smb. очень нравиться кому-л., быть любимцем кого-л., пользоваться чьей-л. благосклонностью, быть в милости у кого-л. - to enjoy the *s of a woman пользоваться благосклонностью женщины - to look with * on smb. относиться доброжелательно /благосклонно/ к кому-л. - to look with * on smth. относиться к чему-л. благожелательно, одобрять что-л. - to worm oneself into smb.'s * втираться кому-л. в доверие;
снискать чье-л. расположение - to curry * with smb.;
(шотландское) (устаревшее) to claw * with smb. заискивать /подхалимничать/ перед кем-л. одолжение, милость, любезность - do me a * сделайте мне одолжение - to do smth. as a * сделать что-л. в виде одолжения - to heap *s upon smb. осыпать кого-л. милостями - to owe smb. a * быть в долгу у кого-л.;
считать необходимым ответить услугой за услугу протекция, покровительство (влиятельного лица) - to win a position by * more than by merit достигнуть положения не столько благодаря заслугам, сколько по протекции - he succeeded in winning the * of the authorities ему удалось завоевать покровительство властей бант, ленточка;
розетка;
значок - wedding *s банты шафера - he wore his lady's * на нем была ленточка его возлюбленной - political party *s значки с названием политической партии фант небольшой сувенир (получаемый на вечеринке, детском празднике: хлопушка, маска и т. п.) (устаревшее) поддержка;
помощь;
содействие - under * of the darkness под покровом ночи (устаревшее) позволение, разрешение - by /with/ your * с вашего позволения - under * осмелюсь заметить, с вашего позволения ( устаревшее) сообщение, письмо - your * of yesterday ваше вчерашнее письмо (устаревшее) привлекательность, прелесть в сочетаниях: - in * (of) в защиту, за;
на (чьей-л.) стороне;
в пользу - he was in * of women's suffrage он был сторонником предоставления избирательного права женщинам - all those in * raise your hands кто "за", поднимите руки - in smb.'s * в чью-л. пользу;
на чье-л. имя - to withdraw in * of another отказаться в пользу другого - to draw a check in smb.'s * выписать чек на чье-л. имя - it speaks in his * это говорит в его пользу - by * of переданный кем-л. (о письме) > the last * обладание женщиной благоволить, быть благосклонным - fortune *s the brave счастье сопутствует храбрым - the judge *ed the plaintiff судья благосклонно отнесся к истцу оказывать внимание, проявлять любезность - * me with an answer будьте любезны ответить мне - he *ed them with a copy of his book он любезно подарил им экземпляр своей книги мирволить, оказывать предпочтение;
проявлять пристрастие - a mother must not * one of her children more than the others мать не должна оказывать предпочтение одному ребенку перед остальными благоприятствовать;
содействовать, помогать - the darkness *ed his escape темнота способствовала его побегу - the tax system *s early marriage эта налоговая система поощряет ранний брак поддерживать;
одобрять - he couldn't * the proposal он не мог одобрить это предложение - these facts * his theory эти факты подтверждают его теорию (with) оказывать честь, приносить удовольствие, сделать приятное ( кому-л. чем-л.) - * us with a song доставьте нам удовольствие и спойте что-нибудь( разговорное) обращаться осторожно, беречь, щадить - he sat in the shade to * his eyes он сидел в тени, чтобы не утомлять глаза - the boxer *ed his injured hand боксер щадил больную руку (разговорное) напоминать, быть похожим - the child *s his mother ребенок похож на мать in ~ of за;
to be in favour (of smth.) стоять( за что-л.), быть сторонником (чего-л.) ~ разг. быть похожим;
the boy favours his father мальчик похож на отца;
favoured (by smb.) переданное (кем-л.) (письмо) ~ уст. внешность, лицо;
by your favour уст. с вашего позволения;
under favour с позволения сказать;
those in favour? кто за? ~ одолжение;
любезность;
to do (smth.) as a favour сделать одолжение, оказать любезность do me a ~, read this carefully будьте добры, прочтите это внимательно in ~ of в пользу (кого-л., чего-л.) ;
to draw a cheque in (smb.'s) favour выписать чек на (чье-л.) имя;
under favour of the darkness под покровом темноты to enjoy the favours of a woman пользоваться благосклонностью женщины ~ благоволить, быть благосклонным;
оказывать внимание, любезность;
please, favour me with an answer благоволите мне ответить ~ благосклонность, расположение;
одобрение;
to find favour in the eyes (of smb.), to win (smb.'s) favour снискать (чье-л.) расположение;
угодить( кому-л.) ~ пристрастие( к кому-л.) ;
покровительство;
he gained his position more by favour than by merit (скорее) не личные заслуги, а покровительство помогло ему достичь такого положения to stand high in (smb.'s) ~ быть в милости (у кого-л.) ;
in favour в почете;
out of favour в немилости in ~ of в пользу (кого-л., чего-л.) ;
to draw a cheque in (smb.'s) favour выписать чек на (чье-л.) имя;
under favour of the darkness под покровом темноты in ~ of за;
to be in favour (of smth.) стоять (за что-л.), быть сторонником (чего-л.) to look with ~ (on smb., smth.) относиться доброжелательно (к кому-л., чему-л.) to stand high in (smb.'s) ~ быть в милости (у кого-л.) ;
in favour в почете;
out of favour в немилости do me a ~, read this carefully будьте добры, прочтите это внимательно to stand high in (smb.'s) ~ быть в милости (у кого-л.) ;
in favour в почете;
out of favour в немилости ~ уст. внешность, лицо;
by your favour уст. с вашего позволения;
under favour с позволения сказать;
those in favour? кто за? ~ уст. внешность, лицо;
by your favour уст. с вашего позволения;
under favour с позволения сказать;
those in favour? кто за? in ~ of в пользу (кого-л., чего-л.) ;
to draw a cheque in (smb.'s) favour выписать чек на (чье-л.) имя;
under favour of the darkness под покровом темноты ~ благосклонность, расположение;
одобрение;
to find favour in the eyes (of smb.), to win (smb.'s) favour снискать (чье-л.) расположение;
угодить( кому-л.) ~ ком. письмо;
your favour of yesterday ваше вчерашнее письмо -
64 nasty
ˈnɑ:stɪ
1. сущ. отвратительный, вульгарный человек;
что-л. неприятное, отвратительное I was convinced that there must be nasties in this territory, but I found only one spider. ≈ Я был убежден, что там должна была быть всякая гадость, но нашел только одного паука.
2. прил.
1) отвратительный, отталкивающий;
мерзкий, противный They were very nasty about the whole incident. ≈ Они вели себя отвратительно на протяжении всего дела. He is nasty to everyone. ≈ Он со всеми ведет себя как свинья. Syn: horrible
1., foul
1., dirty
1.
2) вульгарный, грязный, неприличный, непристойный a man with a nasty mind ≈ человек с грязным складом характера nasty story Syn: obscene, indecent
3) недоброжелательный, раздражительный;
злобный The guards looked really nasty. ≈ Стража выглядела по-настоящему раздраженной. turn nasty Syn: cruel, spiteful, malicious, mean I
4) а) опасный, рискованный, угрожающий We had a nasty climb to reach the summit. ≈ Чтобы достичь вершины, нам пришлось преодолеть очень опасный подъем. a nasty wound ≈ неприятная рана Syn: dangerous б) неприятный, плохой, скверный nasty little house ≈ скверный маленький домишко nasty weather ≈ неприятная погода There was a nasty smell about the premises. ≈ В доме был отвратительный запах. a nasty trick ≈ грязный трюк Syn: disagreeable, unpleasant Ant: nice, kind II
5) а) трудный, трудно разрешимый a nasty problem ≈ трудная проблема Syn: vexatious, tricky б) непереносимый, мучительный a nasty fear that she was lost ≈ мучительный страх, что она потерялась Syn: trying отвратительный, тошнотворный;
противный, мерзкий - * smell отвратительный запах, зловоние - * taste противный вкус - * sight ужасное /омерзительное/ зрелище - to leave a * taste in the mouth( образное) оставить наприятный осадок( о событии, разговоре и т. п.) грязный, непристойный - * words /language/ сквернословие - * stories непристойные анекдоты - he has a * mind у него всегда грязные мысли неприятный, скверный;
трудный - * habit дурная привычка - * problem трудноразрешимая проблема, загвоздка - * traffic jam досадная задержка движения, пробка - that's a * corner for a big car здесь большому автомобилю не развернуться - we had a * climb to reach the summit пока мы добрались до вершины, нам пришлось попотеть вызывающий потрясение, шок - she was forced with a * fear that she was lost при мысли, что она могла заблудиться, ею овладел панический страх - the hotel bill was a * shock счет за проживание в гостинице потряс нас злобный;
недоброжелательный;
раздражающий - * temper раздражительность, тяжелый характер - * trick злостная выходка;
подвох;
гадость - * remark ядовитое замечание - * dog злая собака - to be in a * mood быть в раздражении, злиться - he was * to me он говорил со мной неприятным тоном /недоброжелательно, раздраженно/ угрожающий, опасный - * look угрожающий взгляд - to turn * взять угрожающий тон, перейти к угрозам - things look * for me дело принимает для меня дурной /угрожающий, опасный/ оборот( разговорное) неприятный, неудачный - * illness неприятная /тяжелая/ болезнь - * sea бурное море - * cut неприятный /глубокий/ порез - he had a * fall он упал и расшибся - a * place to cross a main road неудачное /неподходящее/ место для перехода магистрали nasty злобный;
своенравный;
nasty remark ядовитое замечание;
to turn nasty разозлиться;
don't be nasty не злитесь things look ~ for me дело принимает для меня дурной оборот;
to leave a nasty taste in the mouth надолго оставить чувство омерзения;
a nasty one неприятность nasty злобный;
своенравный;
nasty remark ядовитое замечание;
to turn nasty разозлиться;
don't be nasty не злитесь ~ непристойный, грязный;
a nasty story непристойный анекдот ~ неприятный, скверный;
nasty weather скверная погода;
nasty soil сырая почва ~ опасный, угрожающий;
nasty fall серьезное падение;
nasty illness тяжелая болезнь;
nasty cut опасный порез;
nasty sea бурное море ~ отвратительный, тошнотворный;
противный, мерзкий;
nasty job противная, грязная работа;
nasty sight ужасное, омерзительное зрелище ~ опасный, угрожающий;
nasty fall серьезное падение;
nasty illness тяжелая болезнь;
nasty cut опасный порез;
nasty sea бурное море ~ опасный, угрожающий;
nasty fall серьезное падение;
nasty illness тяжелая болезнь;
nasty cut опасный порез;
nasty sea бурное море ~ опасный, угрожающий;
nasty fall серьезное падение;
nasty illness тяжелая болезнь;
nasty cut опасный порез;
nasty sea бурное море ~ отвратительный, тошнотворный;
противный, мерзкий;
nasty job противная, грязная работа;
nasty sight ужасное, омерзительное зрелище things look ~ for me дело принимает для меня дурной оборот;
to leave a nasty taste in the mouth надолго оставить чувство омерзения;
a nasty one неприятность nasty злобный;
своенравный;
nasty remark ядовитое замечание;
to turn nasty разозлиться;
don't be nasty не злитесь ~ опасный, угрожающий;
nasty fall серьезное падение;
nasty illness тяжелая болезнь;
nasty cut опасный порез;
nasty sea бурное море ~ отвратительный, тошнотворный;
противный, мерзкий;
nasty job противная, грязная работа;
nasty sight ужасное, омерзительное зрелище ~ неприятный, скверный;
nasty weather скверная погода;
nasty soil сырая почва ~ непристойный, грязный;
a nasty story непристойный анекдот ~ неприятный, скверный;
nasty weather скверная погода;
nasty soil сырая почва to play a ~ trick (on smb.) сделать( кому-л.) гадость things look ~ for me дело принимает для меня дурной оборот;
to leave a nasty taste in the mouth надолго оставить чувство омерзения;
a nasty one неприятность nasty злобный;
своенравный;
nasty remark ядовитое замечание;
to turn nasty разозлиться;
don't be nasty не злитесь -
65 Acht
Zahlw. eight; in acht Tagen in a week(‘s time); vor acht Tagen a week ago; alle acht Tage every week, once a week; um acht ( Uhr) at eight (o’clock); ich komme gegen acht Uhr I’ll come around eight (o’clock); 10 Minuten vor / nach acht Uhr ten minutes to / past eight (o’clock); kurz vor / nach acht shortly ( oder just) before / after eight; sie ist acht ( Jahre alt) she’s eight (years old); Acht1* * *eight* * *Ạcht I [axt]f -, -eneight; (bei Fahrrad) buckled wheel; (beim Eislaufen etc) figure (of) eightSee:→ auch VierIIfsich in Acht nehmen — to be careful, to take care, to watch or look out
etw außer Acht lassen — to leave sth out of consideration, to disregard sth
See:= achtgeben = achthabenIIIf -, no pl (HIST)outlawry, proscriptionjdn in Acht und Bann tun — to outlaw or proscribe sb; (Eccl) to place sb under the ban; (fig) to ostracize sb
* * *die1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) eight2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) eight3) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) eight4) (aged 8: He is eight today.) eight* * *Acht1<-, -en>[axt]f1. (Zahl) eight2. (etw von der Form einer 8)ich habe eine \Acht im Vorderrad my front wheel is buckledauf dem Eis eine \Acht laufen to skate a figure of eight on the ice4. KARTEN▪ die/eine \Acht the/an eightdie Herz-/Kreuz-\Acht the eight of hearts/clubs5. (Verkehrslinie)▪ die \Acht the [number] eightdie \Acht fährt zum Bahnhof the No. 8 goes to the stationAchtRR2[axt]f\Acht geben [o haben] to be carefulsie gab genau acht, was der Professor sagte she paid careful attention to what the professor said\Acht geben [o haben], dass... to be careful that...gib \Acht, dass dir niemand das Fahrrad klaut! watch out that nobody pinches your bike!etw außer \Acht lassen to not take sth into account [or consideration]wir haben ja ganz außer \Acht gelassen, dass der Friseur geschlossen hat! we completely forgot that the hairdresser is closed!sich in \Acht nehmen to be careful, to take carenimm dich bloß in \Acht, Bürschchen! just you watch it, mate fam!sich [vor jdm/etw] in \Acht nehmen to be wary [of sb/sth]vielen Dank für die Warnung, ich werde mich in \Acht nehmen thank you for the warning, I'll be on my guardnimm dich in \Acht vor dieser gefährlichen Kurve! please take care on this dangerous bend!Acht3<->[axt]f▪ die \Acht outlawryin \Acht und Bann sein to be outlawed2. (Ausschluss aus christlicher Gemeinschaft)jdn in \Acht und Bann tun to excommunicate sb; (verdammen) to ostracize sb* * *Idie; Acht, Achten1) (Zahl) eighteine arabische/römische Acht — an arabic/Roman eight
2) (Figur) figure eight3) (ugs.): (Verbiegung) buckle4) (Spielkarte) eight5) (ugs.): (Bus-, Bahnlinie) [number] eightIIinetwas außer Acht lassen — disregard or ignore something
sich in Acht nehmen — take care; be careful
sich vor jemandem/etwas in Acht nehmen — be wary of somebody/something
auf jemanden/etwas Acht geben — take care of or mind somebody/something
[auf jemandes Worte] Acht geben — pay attention [to what somebody says]
Acht geben müssen, dass... — have to be careful that...; (vorsichtig sein) be careful; watch out
gib Acht! — look out!; watch out!
IIIauf sich (Akk.) Acht geben — be careful
die; Acht (hist.) outlawryjemanden in Acht und Bann tun — (kirchlich) anathematize somebody; put the ban on somebody; (fig.) ostracize somebody
* * *Acht1 f; -, -en1. Zahl: (number) eight2. umg Nummer: (Buslinie etc) (number) eight4. Spielkarte: eight;Herz Acht eight of heartsjemanden in Acht und Bann tun outlaw sb, geh fig gesellschaftlich: ostracize sbAcht3 (f):außer Acht lassen disregard, ignore, pay no attention to;in Acht nehmen watch, look after;sich in Acht nehmen watch out (vor for);nimm dich in Acht, dass du nicht … watch out that you don’t …, be careful that you don’t …* * *Idie; Acht, Achten1) (Zahl) eighteine arabische/römische Acht — an arabic/Roman eight
2) (Figur) figure eight3) (ugs.): (Verbiegung) buckle4) (Spielkarte) eight5) (ugs.): (Bus-, Bahnlinie) [number] eightIIinetwas außer Acht lassen — disregard or ignore something
sich in Acht nehmen — take care; be careful
sich vor jemandem/etwas in Acht nehmen — be wary of somebody/something
auf jemanden/etwas Acht geben — take care of or mind somebody/something
[auf jemandes Worte] Acht geben — pay attention [to what somebody says]
Acht geben müssen, dass... — have to be careful that...; (vorsichtig sein) be careful; watch out
gib Acht! — look out!; watch out!
IIIauf sich (Akk.) Acht geben — be careful
die; Acht (hist.) outlawryjemanden in Acht und Bann tun — (kirchlich) anathematize somebody; put the ban on somebody; (fig.) ostracize somebody
* * *adj.eight adj.eighth adj. -
66 tenir
tenir [t(ə)niʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keepc. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keepd. ( = détenir) to have• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under controlf. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the righth. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep tok. (locutions)► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!• tiens, tiens ! well, well!2. <a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the treeb. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?c. ( = résister) to hold out• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight3. <• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after4. <( = dépendre de) to depend► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!5. <b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouchingc. ( = se conduire) to behave• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take placee. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold togetherf. (locutions)► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!* * *təniʀ
1.
1) ( serrer) to holdtiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!
tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!
2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control3) Armée to hold4) ( avoir attrapé) to holdje te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!
pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you
tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US
5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]7) ( garder) to keep‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’
tenir une note — Musique to hold a note
8) ( conserver une position)9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]11) ( résister)tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy
tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out
tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain
12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]14) ( considérer)tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible
2.
tenir à verbe transitif indirecttenir à — to be fond of, to like
tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life
2) ( vouloir)3) ( être dû à)
3.
tenir de verbe transitif indirect1) ( ressembler à)il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from
2) ( s'apparenter à)
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in2) ( résister)tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on
tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting
il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television
3) ( durer)la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded
4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)
5.
se tenir verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to hold2) ( l'un l'autre)3) ( s'accrocher) to hold ontiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock
4) ( demeurer)se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out
se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself
se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still
5) ( se comporter) to behave6) ( avoir une posture)se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture
tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!
7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together10) ( se considérer)tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!
11) ( être fidèle)12) ( se limiter)
6.
verbe impersonnel
7.
tiens exclamation oh!tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!
tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?
tiens donc! — iron fancy that!
tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!
* * *t(ə)niʀ1. vt1) (avec sa main) to holdTu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?
Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.
2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run3) [promesse, engagement] to keep4) (= considérer)5) (= occuper)6) (= résister à)7) (= garder, maintenir)Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.
8) (= avoir reçu)tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb
2. vi1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survivetiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!
5) (exclamatif)Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!
6)tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for
Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)
tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do
Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.
7)tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after
Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.
* * *tenir verb table: venirA vtr1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litresGB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centreGB of the square;14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.B tenir à vtr ind1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.C tenir de vtr ind1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;D vi1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colourGB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.E se tenir vpr1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.[tənir] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]1. [retenir] to hold (on to)je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped2. [manier] to holdtu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properlyB.[CONSERVER]tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full2. [garder - note] to hold‘tenez votre droite’a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collectC.[POSSÉDER]1. [avoir reçu]tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody[avoir à sa merci] to have gotah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hourpendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou gottenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something fromil a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the stateelle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonightb. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!4. [transmettre]nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documentsD.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to holdquand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angryla jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) controltenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashierelle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the barle tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new buildingtenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks5. [astreint à]je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in handE.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place2. [contenir] to holdF.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]1. [résister à] (to be able) to takea. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold outb. [digue] to hold (out)c. [personne] (to be able) to take itle soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nightstenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise[s'engager dans - pari]je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as————————[tənir] verbe intransitif1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay upmets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape betterle porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you goingfaire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into positiona. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou tob. [être contigu à] to be next to[personne]il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yetcet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last outje ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going intes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with realitytenir bon ou fermea. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tightb. [ne pas céder] to hold outtenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its wayil me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my groundne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned himça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stayil n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!5. [pouvoir être logé] to fittenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)6. (locution)a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on somethingb. [ne considérer que] to stick to somethingtiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] heretiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thunderingtiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself usefultenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricitys'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of himun tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)————————tenir à verbe plus préposition1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to valuesi tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...2. [vouloir]tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing somethingje tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signedtu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularlytenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good educationvenez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision————————tenir de verbe plus préposition1. [ressembler à] to take afterce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setterelle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!2. [relever de]————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se tenir verbe pronominal transitifse tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands————————se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seateda. [debout] to stand up straightb. [assis] to sit up straightse tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out3. [se conduire] to behave4. [être cohérent]a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand upb. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together5. (locution)d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop therene pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself withtiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!————————se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se considérer comme]je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yetje ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius2. (locution)je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness! -
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1. adjective2) (clear-cut) scharf [Umriss, Kontrast, Bild, Gesichtszüge, Linie]; deutlich [Unterscheidung]; präzise [Eindruck]a sharp rise/fall in prices — ein jäher Preisanstieg/Preissturz
4) (intense) groß [Appetit, Hunger[gefühl]]; (acid, pungent) scharf [Würze, Geschmack, Sauce, Käse]; sauer [Apfel]; herb [Wein]; (shrill, piercing) schrill [Schrei, Pfiff]; (biting) scharf [Wind, Frost, Luft]; (sudden, severe) heftig [Schmerz, Anfall, Krampf, Kampf]; (harsh, acrimonious) scharf [Protest, Tadel, Ton, Stimme, Zunge, Worte]a short sharp struggle — ein kurzer, heftiger Kampf
5) (acute, quick) scharf [Augen, Verstand, Gehör, Ohr, Beobachtungsgabe, Intelligenz, Geruchssinn]; aufgeweckt [Kind]; scharfsinnig [Bemerkung]; begabt [Schüler, Student]that was pretty sharp! — das war ganz schön clever!
keep a sharp lookout for the police! — halt die Augen offen, falls die Polizei kommt!
6) (derog.): (artful, dishonest, quick to take advantage) gerissen7) (Mus.) [um einen Halbton] erhöht [Note]2. adverbF/G/C etc. sharp — fis, Fis/gis, Gis/cis, Cis usw., das
1) (punctually)2) (suddenly) scharf [bremsen]; plötzlich [anhalten]3)look sharp! — halt dich ran! (ugs.)
4) (Mus.) zu hoch [singen, spielen]3. noun(Mus.) erhöhter Ton; (symbol) Kreuz, das; Erhöhungszeichen, das* * *[ʃɑ:p, AM ʃɑ:rp]I. adj\sharp features kantige Gesichtszüge\sharp nose spitze Nase\sharp pencil spitzer Bleistift3. (acute)\sharp angle spitzer Winkel\sharp bend [or curve] scharfe Kurveto make a \sharp right turn [or turn to the right] scharf rechts abbiegenthe terrorist attack was a \sharp reminder of how dangerous the world can be der terroristische Überfall erinnerte in drastischer Weise daran, wie gefährlich die Welt sein kann\sharp blow heftiger [o starker] Schlag\sharp criticism beißende Kritikto have a \sharp tongue eine scharfe [o spitze] Zunge haben, scharfzüngig sein▪ to be \sharp with sb unfreundlich zu jdm sein, jdm eine schroffe Antwort geben5. (stabbing) stechend\sharp pain stechender Schmerz\sharp stab [of pain] [schmerzhaftes] Stechen\sharp deterioration drastische Verschlechterung\sharp downturn/upturn starker Abschwung/Aufschwung\sharp rise [or increase] starker [o drastischer] Anstieg7. (clear-cut) scharf, deutlich, klarher pro-European views are in \sharp contrast to those of many of her colleagues ihre proeuropäischen Ansichten sind denen vieler ihrer Kollegen diametral entgegengesetzta \sharp television picture ein scharfes Fernsehbildto bring sth into \sharp focus etw klar und deutlich herausstellen8. (perceptive) raffiniert, scharfsinnig\sharp eyes/ears scharfe Augen/Ohrento have a \sharp eye for sth etw sofort erkennen\sharp mind scharfer Verstandto keep a \sharp watch [or eye] on sb/sth jdn/etw immer im Auge behalten, jdn/etw genau beobachtena \sharp-suited business executive ein sorgfältig gekleideter Managerto be a very \sharp dresser immer sehr schick angezogen sein10. (piquant) taste scharf [gewürzt]11. (penetrating) schrilla \sharp noise ein schrilles Geräusch\sharp voice schrille Stimme12. (cold) schneidenda \sharp frost ein durchdringender Frost13. MUSC \sharp Cis ntF \sharp Fis ntG \sharp Gis ntD \sharp Dis nt▪ to be \sharp zu hoch intonieren14.II. advthe performance will start at 7.30 \sharp die Aufführung beginnt um Punkt 7.30 Uhr2. (suddenly)to turn \sharp right/left scharf rechts/links abbiegen3. MUS zu hochshe sang \sharp at the top notes bei den oberen Tönen sang sie zu hoch* * *[ʃAːp]1. adj (+er)1) knife, blade etc scharf; needle, point etc spitz2) (= clear-cut, not blurred) outline, photo, contrast scharf3) (= observant, keen) eyes, wits, glance, mind scharf; nose gut, empfindlich; observation, remark scharfsinnig, schlau; (= intelligent) person schlau, gewieft (inf), auf Draht (inf); child schlau, aufgewecktthat was pretty sharp of you — das war ganz schön schlau or clever (inf) von dir
keep a sharp watch for him/the train — pass gut auf, ob du ihn/den Zug siehst
4) (= sudden, intense) whistle, cry durchdringend, schrill; drop in prices steil; frost, contrast scharf; shower, desire, pain heftig; hunger nagend (geh), großafter a short, sharp struggle — nach kurzem, heftigem Kampf
be sharp about it! (inf) — (ein bisschen) dalli! (inf), zack, zack! (inf)
8) (= acidic, pungent) taste scharf; apple sauer; wine herb, sauer (pej); (fig = biting) air schneidend kalt; wind beißendyou played F natural instead of F sharp —
he's a sharp dresser — er zieht sich immer todschick an (inf)
2. adv (+er)2) (= punctually) pünktlich, genau3)look sharp! — dalli! (inf), zack, zack! (inf)
if you don't look sharp... — wenn du nicht schnell machst...
to turn sharp left — scharf nach links abbiegen
3. n (MUS)Kreuz nt* * *sharp [ʃɑː(r)p]A adj (adv sharply)1. scharf (Kurve, Messer etc):be at the sharp end fig in vorderster Linie oder an vorderster Front stehen; → academic.ru/75505/tongue">tongue A 12. spitz (Nase etc):from a sharp angle SPORT aus spitzem Winkel3. steil, jäh (Anstieg etc)4. fig allg scharf:a) deutlich (Kontrast, Konturen etc)b) herb, beißend (Geruch, Geschmack etc)c) schneidend (Stimme etc):sharp cry durchdringender Schreid) schneidend, beißend (Frost, Wind)e) stechend, heftig (Schmerz)f) durchdringend (Blick)g) hart (Kritik etc)h) spitz (Bemerkung etc)i) wachsam (Auge, Ohr)j) schnell (Tempo etc)k) jäh, plötzlich:brake sharply scharf bremsen5. heftig, hitzig:a sharp desire ein heftiges Verlangen;a sharp temper ein hitziges Temperament6. angespannt (Aufmerksamkeit)7. a) scharfsinnigb) aufgeweckt, auf Draht umgc) umg gerissen, raffiniert:sharp practice Gaunerei f8. MUSa) scharf (im Klang)b) (zu) hochc) (durch Kreuz um einen Halbton) erhöhtd) groß, übermäßig (Intervall)e) Kreuz…B v/t & v/i2. obs betrügenC adv1. scharf2. jäh, plötzlich3. pünktlich, genau:at three o’clock sharp Punkt 3 (Uhr)4. schnell:5. MUS zu hoch:sing (play) sharpD s1. pl lange Nähnadeln pl2. umgb) Fachmann m, -frau f3. MUSb) Erhöhung f, Halbton m (of über dat)c) nächsthöhere Taste* * *1. adjective1) (with fine edge) scharf; (with fine point) spitz [Nadel, Bleistift, Giebel, Gipfel]2) (clear-cut) scharf [Umriss, Kontrast, Bild, Gesichtszüge, Linie]; deutlich [Unterscheidung]; präzise [Eindruck]3) (abrupt, angular) scharf [Kurve, Winkel]; steil, schroff [Abhang]; stark [Gefälle]a sharp rise/fall in prices — ein jäher Preisanstieg/Preissturz
4) (intense) groß [Appetit, Hunger[gefühl]]; (acid, pungent) scharf [Würze, Geschmack, Sauce, Käse]; sauer [Apfel]; herb [Wein]; (shrill, piercing) schrill [Schrei, Pfiff]; (biting) scharf [Wind, Frost, Luft]; (sudden, severe) heftig [Schmerz, Anfall, Krampf, Kampf]; (harsh, acrimonious) scharf [Protest, Tadel, Ton, Stimme, Zunge, Worte]a short sharp struggle — ein kurzer, heftiger Kampf
5) (acute, quick) scharf [Augen, Verstand, Gehör, Ohr, Beobachtungsgabe, Intelligenz, Geruchssinn]; aufgeweckt [Kind]; scharfsinnig [Bemerkung]; begabt [Schüler, Student]keep a sharp lookout for the police! — halt die Augen offen, falls die Polizei kommt!
6) (derog.): (artful, dishonest, quick to take advantage) gerissen7) (Mus.) [um einen Halbton] erhöht [Note]2. adverbF/G/C etc. sharp — fis, Fis/gis, Gis/cis, Cis usw., das
1) (punctually)2) (suddenly) scharf [bremsen]; plötzlich [anhalten]3)look sharp! — halt dich ran! (ugs.)
4) (Mus.) zu hoch [singen, spielen]3. noun(Mus.) erhöhter Ton; (symbol) Kreuz, das; Erhöhungszeichen, das* * *(\#) (music) n.Doppelkreuz (\#) n. (\#) n.Doppelkreuz-Zeichen (\#) n. (music) n.Doppelkreuz n. adj.pünktlich adj.scharf adj.schrill adj. -
68 suspicio
1.suspĭcĭo, spexi, spectum, 3, v. a. and n. [sub-specio].I. A.Lit.:B.cum caelum suspeximus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 4; cf. id. ib. 2, 18, 49:caelum,
Suet. Tit. 10:summum de gurgite caelum,
Ov. M. 11, 506:astra,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 25, 62:ramos,
Ov. M. 14, 660:pisces qui neque videntur a nobis neque ipsi nos suspicere possunt,
Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 81. — Poet.: nubes suspexit Olympus, looked up at, i. e. rose into the clouds, Luc. 6, 477: quae tuam matrem (i. e. Pleiadem) tellus a parte sinistrā Suspicit, which looks, i. e. is situated towards, Ov. M. 2, 840:suspexit in caelum,
Cic. Rep. 6, 9, 9; 3, 2, 3.— Absol.:nec suspicit nec circumspicit,
Cic. Div. 2, 34, 72:formare vultus, respicientes, suspicientesque et despicientes,
Plin. 35, 8, 34, § 56.—Trop.* 1.In gen., to look up to a thing with the mind, to raise the thoughts up to:2.nihil altum, nihil magnificum ac divinum suspicere possunt, qui, etc.,
Cic. Lael. 9, 32.—In partic., to look up to with admiration, to admire, respect, regard, esteem, honor, etc. (opp. despicere, Sen. Vit. Beat. 25;II.syn. stupeo): eos viros suspiciunt maximisque efferunt laudibus, in quibus, etc.,
Cic. Off. 2, 10, 36:suspicit potentem humilis,
Vell. 2, 126, 2; Suet. Claud. 28:eloquentiam,
Cic. Or. 28, 97:naturam (with admirari),
id. Div. 2, 72, 148: honores praemiaque vestra, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 2:argentum et marmor vetus aeraque et artes,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 18.—To look at secretly or askance; hence, by meton. (effectus pro causā), to mistrust, suspect (perh. only in participles; and most freq. in the part. perf.):a.Bomilcar suspectus regi et ipse eum suspiciens,
Sall. J. 70, 1.—Hence, suspectus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to suspicio, II.), mistrusted, suspected; that excites suspicion.Of persons, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 81:b.habere aliquem falso suspectum,
id. ib. 3, 6, 43:quo quis versutior et callidior est hoc invisior et suspectior detractā opinione probitatis,
Cic. Off. 2, 9, 34:provincia de morbis,
Pall. 1, 16:ne super tali scelere suspectum se haberet,
Sall. J. 71, 5:in quādam causā suspectus,
Quint. 6, 3, 96:in morte matris,
Suet. Vit. 14:in eā (filiā),
id. Gram. 16; Tac. H. 1, 13:suspectus societate consilii,
Vell. 2, 35, 3:suspecti capitalium criminum,
Tac. A. 3, 60:nimiae spei,
id. ib. 3, 29 fin.:Licinius Proculus intimā familiaritate Othonis suspectus,
id. H. 1, 46:aemulationis,
id. A. 13, 9:proditionis,
Just. 5, 9, 12:sceleris,
Curt. 6, 8, 3.—With dat.:non clam me est, tibi me esse suspectam,
Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 1:meis civibus suspectus,
Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17; id. Quint. 4, 14:cum filius jamjam patri suspectus esset de novercā,
id. Off. 3, 25, 94:nomine neglegentiae suspectum esse alicui,
id. Fam. 2, 1, 1: suspectissimum quemque sibi haud cunctanter oppressit. Suet. Tit. 6.—With inf.:suspectus consilia ejus fovisse,
Tac. H. 1, 46.—Of things, concr. and abstr.:2. 2.(in tyrannorum vitā) omnia semper suspecta atque sollicita,
Cic. Lael, 15, 52:(voluptas) invidiosum nomen est, infame, suspectum,
id. Fin. 2, 4, 12:res,
Liv. 41, 24, 17:ut quae suspecta erant, certa videantur,
Quint. 5, 9, 10:in suspecto loco,
i. e. uncertain, critical, dangerous, Liv. 21, 7, 7:in eā parte consedit, quae suspecta maxime erat,
Suet. Aug. 43:lacus Ambiguis suspectus aquis,
Ov. M. 15, 333:metuit accipiter Suspectos laqueos,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 51:periculum,
Suet. Dom. 14:suspectae horae (quartanae),
Sen. Ben. 6, 8, 1:tumores,
Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 55:aqua frigida,
id. 31, 6, 37, § 71:promissum suspectius,
Quint. 5, 7, 14.—With dat.:animi medicina pluribus suspecta et invisa,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 1, 1:suspectam facit judici causam,
Quint. 5, 13, 51.— Neutr., with subject-clause:crudele, suos addicere amores: Non dare, suspectum,
Ov. M. 1, 618.—suspīcĭo (in good MSS. and edd. also suspītĭo; v. Brambach s. v.; Fleckeis. in Rhein. Mus. viii. p. 225 sqq.; and so always in Plaut. and Ter. acc. to Fleck., and in Cic. acc. to B. and K.; but cf. contra Corss. Ausspr. 2, 359 sq.), ōnis. f. [1. suspicio], mistrust, distrust, suspicion.I.Lit.: improborum facta primo suspitio insequitur, [p. 1821] deinde sermo atque fama, tum accusator, tum judex, Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 50:(β).suspitionem et culpam ut ab se segregent,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 42:tanta nunc suspitio de me incidit,
Ter. Ad. 4, 4, 7: redeunti ex ipsā re mi incidit suspitio;hem, etc.,
id. And. 2, 2, 22:in quā re nulla subest suspitio,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 10, 28:erat porro nemo, in quem ea suspitio conveniret,
id. ib. 23, 65:in quem ne si insidiis quidem interfectus esset, ulla caderet suspitio,
id. Att. 13, 10, 3:suspitionem populi sensit moveri,
id. Rep. 2, 31, 54; cf. id. Fam. 2, 16, 2:in suspitionem alicui venire,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 7, § 15; id. Fl. 33, 81; cf. Suet. Tib. 12:in suspitionem cadere,
Cic. Phil. 11, 10, 24:augetur Gallis suspicio,
Caes. B. G. 7, 45:suspitionem levare atque ab se removere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 136:aliquem suspitione exsolvere,
Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 26:omnem offensionem suspitionis de aliquo deponere,
Cic. Fam. 13, 24, 2: suspitionem falsam saeviter ferre, Enn. ap. Non. 511, 5 (Trag. v. 349 Vahl.):maligna insontem deprimit suspicio,
Phaedr. 3, 10, 36:suspicione si quis errabit suā,
id. 3, prol. 45: audimus eum venisse in suspitionem Torquato de morte Pansae, Brut. ap. Cic. ad Brut. 1, 6, 2.— Plur.:in amore haec omnia insunt vitia: injuriae, Suspitiones, inimicitiae,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 15:multae causae suspitionum offensionumque dantur,
Cic. Lael. 24, 88:cum ad has suspiciones certissimae res accederent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 19:si minus honestas suspitiones injectas diluemus,
Cic. Inv. 1, 16, 22.—With gen. obj.:(γ).ne in suspitione ponatur stupri,
Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 27 (Ussing, suspicione):in aliquem suspitionem amoris transferre,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 52:alicui suspitionem ficte reconciliatae gratiae dare,
Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 4:in suspitionem avaritiae venire,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 4, § 14:in suspitionem conjurationis vocari,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 4, § 10:qui in suspitionem incidit regni appetendi,
id. Mil. 27, 72:belli subita suspitio,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 7, § 15:expellere aliquem suspitione cognationis,
id. Rep. 2, 31, 54:belli suspicione interpositā,
Caes. B. G. 4, 32:dare timoris aliquam suspicionem,
id. ib. 7, 54:habebit enim suspicionem adulterii,
Nep. Epam. 5, 5:ea res minime firmam suspitionem veneni habet,
excites, Cic. Clu. 62, 174.—With subject-clause:II.suspitio est mihi, nunc vos suspicarier, etc.,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 149:jam tum erat suspitio, Dolo malo haec fieri omnia,
Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 8:addit fuisse suspitionem, veneno sibi conscivisse mortem,
Cic. Brut. 11, 43; cf. with quasi:unde nata suspicio est, quasi desciscere a patre temptasset,
Suet. Tit. 5.—Transf., in gen.1.A notion, idea, suggestion (very rare; cf.:2.opinio, conjectura): deorum,
Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 62: suspitione attingere intellegentiam aut maris aut terrae, id ib. 3, 25, 64:suspitionem nullam habebam te rei publicae causā mare transiturum,
id. Att. 8, 11, D, 1.—Objectively, an appearance, indication:ne quam suspicionem infirmitatis daret,
Suet. Tib. 72:nullā suspicione vulneris laesus,
Petr. 94 fin.:mulsa quae suspicionem tantum possit habere dulcedinis,
Pall. Jan. 15, 8. -
69 acht
Zahlw. eight; in acht Tagen in a week(‘s time); vor acht Tagen a week ago; alle acht Tage every week, once a week; um acht ( Uhr) at eight (o’clock); ich komme gegen acht Uhr I’ll come around eight (o’clock); 10 Minuten vor / nach acht Uhr ten minutes to / past eight (o’clock); kurz vor / nach acht shortly ( oder just) before / after eight; sie ist acht ( Jahre alt) she’s eight (years old); Acht1* * *eight* * *Ạcht I [axt]f -, -eneight; (bei Fahrrad) buckled wheel; (beim Eislaufen etc) figure (of) eightSee:→ auch VierIIfsich in Acht nehmen — to be careful, to take care, to watch or look out
etw außer Acht lassen — to leave sth out of consideration, to disregard sth
See:= achtgeben = achthabenIIIf -, no pl (HIST)outlawry, proscriptionjdn in Acht und Bann tun — to outlaw or proscribe sb; (Eccl) to place sb under the ban; (fig) to ostracize sb
* * *die1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) eight2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) eight3) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) eight4) (aged 8: He is eight today.) eight* * *Acht1<-, -en>[axt]f1. (Zahl) eight2. (etw von der Form einer 8)ich habe eine \Acht im Vorderrad my front wheel is buckledauf dem Eis eine \Acht laufen to skate a figure of eight on the ice4. KARTEN▪ die/eine \Acht the/an eightdie Herz-/Kreuz-\Acht the eight of hearts/clubs5. (Verkehrslinie)▪ die \Acht the [number] eightdie \Acht fährt zum Bahnhof the No. 8 goes to the stationAchtRR2[axt]f\Acht geben [o haben] to be carefulsie gab genau acht, was der Professor sagte she paid careful attention to what the professor said\Acht geben [o haben], dass... to be careful that...gib \Acht, dass dir niemand das Fahrrad klaut! watch out that nobody pinches your bike!etw außer \Acht lassen to not take sth into account [or consideration]wir haben ja ganz außer \Acht gelassen, dass der Friseur geschlossen hat! we completely forgot that the hairdresser is closed!sich in \Acht nehmen to be careful, to take carenimm dich bloß in \Acht, Bürschchen! just you watch it, mate fam!sich [vor jdm/etw] in \Acht nehmen to be wary [of sb/sth]vielen Dank für die Warnung, ich werde mich in \Acht nehmen thank you for the warning, I'll be on my guardnimm dich in \Acht vor dieser gefährlichen Kurve! please take care on this dangerous bend!Acht3<->[axt]f▪ die \Acht outlawryin \Acht und Bann sein to be outlawed2. (Ausschluss aus christlicher Gemeinschaft)jdn in \Acht und Bann tun to excommunicate sb; (verdammen) to ostracize sb* * *Idie; Acht, Achten1) (Zahl) eighteine arabische/römische Acht — an arabic/Roman eight
2) (Figur) figure eight3) (ugs.): (Verbiegung) buckle4) (Spielkarte) eight5) (ugs.): (Bus-, Bahnlinie) [number] eightIIinetwas außer Acht lassen — disregard or ignore something
sich in Acht nehmen — take care; be careful
sich vor jemandem/etwas in Acht nehmen — be wary of somebody/something
auf jemanden/etwas Acht geben — take care of or mind somebody/something
[auf jemandes Worte] Acht geben — pay attention [to what somebody says]
Acht geben müssen, dass... — have to be careful that...; (vorsichtig sein) be careful; watch out
gib Acht! — look out!; watch out!
IIIauf sich (Akk.) Acht geben — be careful
die; Acht (hist.) outlawryjemanden in Acht und Bann tun — (kirchlich) anathematize somebody; put the ban on somebody; (fig.) ostracize somebody
* * *acht1 num eight;in acht Tagen in a week(’s time);vor acht Tagen a week ago;alle acht Tage every week, once a week;um acht (Uhr) at eight (o’clock);ich komme gegen acht Uhr I’ll come around eight (o’clock);10 Minuten vor/nach acht Uhr ten minutes to/past eight (o’clock);kurz vor/nach acht shortly ( oder just) before/after eight;acht2 adv:zu acht eight of …;wir waren zu acht there were eight of us;wir gingen zu acht hin eight of us went (there)acht… num eighth;achtes Kapitel chapter eight;am achten April on the eighth of April, on April the eighth;8. April 8th April, April 8(th);der achte Teil the eighth part (von of)* * *Idie; Acht, Achten1) (Zahl) eighteine arabische/römische Acht — an arabic/Roman eight
2) (Figur) figure eight3) (ugs.): (Verbiegung) buckle4) (Spielkarte) eight5) (ugs.): (Bus-, Bahnlinie) [number] eightIIinetwas außer Acht lassen — disregard or ignore something
sich in Acht nehmen — take care; be careful
sich vor jemandem/etwas in Acht nehmen — be wary of somebody/something
auf jemanden/etwas Acht geben — take care of or mind somebody/something
[auf jemandes Worte] Acht geben — pay attention [to what somebody says]
Acht geben müssen, dass... — have to be careful that...; (vorsichtig sein) be careful; watch out
gib Acht! — look out!; watch out!
IIIauf sich (Akk.) Acht geben — be careful
die; Acht (hist.) outlawryjemanden in Acht und Bann tun — (kirchlich) anathematize somebody; put the ban on somebody; (fig.) ostracize somebody
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70 Leiden
n; -s, -; suffering(s Pl.); (Krankheit) illness, complaint; sie starb nach langem, schwerem Leiden she died after a long and painful illness; es ist das alte Leiden it’s the same old story; das Leiden Christi the Passion; aussehen wie das Leiden Christi umg., fig. look like death warmed up (Am. over)* * *das Leidencomplaint; cross; ailment; suffering* * *Lei|den ['laidn]nt -s, -1) sufferingdas sind (nun mal) die Freuden und Léíden des Lebens! — ah, the ups and downs or the trials and tribulations of life!
du siehst aus wie das Léíden Christi (inf) — you look like death warmed up (Brit inf) or over (US inf)
2) (= Krankheit) illness; (= Beschwerden) complaint3)* * *1) afflict2) (an illness, usually not serious or dangerous: Children often have minor ailments.) ailment3) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) cross4) ((a feeling of) pain or misery: The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings.) suffering5) (to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc: He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly - he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence.) suffer6) (to be neglected: I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer.) suffer7) ((with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc): She suffers from stomach-aches.) suffer* * *Lei·den1<-s, ->[ˈlaidn̩]nt1. (chronische Krankheit) complaint, ailment3.Lei·den2<-s>[ˈlaidn̩]nt Leiden, Leyden* * *das; Leidens, Leiden1) (Krankheit) illness; (Gebrechen) complaint2) (Qual) sufferingFreud[en] und Leiden[en] — joy[s] and sorrow[s]
* * *sie starb nach langem, schwerem Leiden she died after a long and painful illness;es ist das alte Leiden it’s the same old story;das Leiden Christi the Passion;* * *das; Leidens, Leiden1) (Krankheit) illness; (Gebrechen) complaint2) (Qual) sufferingFreud[en] und Leiden[en] — joy[s] and sorrow[s]
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71 asomar
v.1 to peep up.asoma el día day is breaking2 to show.María saca la lengua Mary sticks out her tongue.3 to appear, to begin to appear, to poke out, to surface.Los precios repuntaron The prices began to rise.* * *1 (empezar a aparecer) to appear, begin to show, come out1 (mostrar) to show, put out, stick out1 (a ventana) to stick one's head out (a, of), lean out (a, of); (a balcón) to come out (a, onto)■ varios vecinos se asomaron a la ventana para ver qué pasaba several neighbours stuck their heads out of their windows to see what was happening2 (aparecer) to appear■ las calles están casi desiertas, pero aún se asoma algún borracho the streets are almost deserted, but the odd drunk is still to be seen* * *verb- asomarse* * *1. VT1) [+ cabeza, hocico] [hacia arriba] to lift; [hacia fuera] to poke out¿desde cuándo no asomas la cabeza por aquí? — * when was the last time you came round here? *
2) (Taur)2. VI1) (=verse) [sol, luna] [al salir] to come up; [entre las nubes] to come outel sol empezó a asomar en el horizonte/por entre las nubes — the sun began to come up on the horizon/come out from behind the clouds
le asomaba la cartera por el bolsillo del pantalón — his wallet was sticking out of his trouser pocket
2) * [persona]se casó con el primero que asomó por la puerta — she married the first man o one who poked o stuck his head round the door *
3) (=salir) [planta] to come up; [arruga, cana] to appear; [diente] to cutpor la tarde le asomaba ya la barba — he already had five o'clock shadow *, by the afternoon his stubble was beginning to show
ya le empiezan a asomar algunas canas — he has already got some grey hairs coming through o appearing
4) (=comenzar)nació apenas asomado el año — he was born at the very start of the new year, he was born when the new year had barely got underway
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to showasomaba por entre las páginas — it was sticking out from between the pages; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.una sonrisa le asomó a los labios — (liter) a smile flickered across her lips
3.abrió la puerta y asomó la cabeza — she opened the door and stuck her head out/in
asomarse v pronasomarse a algo: asómate a la ventana a ver si vienen have a look out (of the window) and see if they are coming; cuando se asomó a la ventana le dispararon when he appeared at the window they fired at him; estaba asomada a la ventana she was looking out of the window; se habían asomado al balcón para ver el desfile — they had come out onto the balcony to watch the procession
* * *= stick out, stick up.Ex. Firth sticks out awkwardly, however, and the film appears to have been packaged around him.Ex. Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton.----* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* asomar por = stick out from.* asomarse por = lean out of.* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to showasomaba por entre las páginas — it was sticking out from between the pages; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.una sonrisa le asomó a los labios — (liter) a smile flickered across her lips
3.abrió la puerta y asomó la cabeza — she opened the door and stuck her head out/in
asomarse v pronasomarse a algo: asómate a la ventana a ver si vienen have a look out (of the window) and see if they are coming; cuando se asomó a la ventana le dispararon when he appeared at the window they fired at him; estaba asomada a la ventana she was looking out of the window; se habían asomado al balcón para ver el desfile — they had come out onto the balcony to watch the procession
* * *= stick out, stick up.Ex: Firth sticks out awkwardly, however, and the film appears to have been packaged around him.
Ex: Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton.* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* asomar por = stick out from.* asomarse por = lean out of.* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.* * *asomar [A1 ]vito showcuando empiezan a asomar las primeras arrugas when the first wrinkles begin to show o appearasomaba por entre las páginas it was sticking o poking out from between the pages(+ me/te/le etc): la combinación le asomaba por debajo de la falda her slip was showing below her skirtya le ha asomado el primer diente he's just cut his first toothsólo le asomaba la cabeza por entre las sábanas only her head was sticking out from under the sheetsuna tímida sonrisa le asomó a los labios ( liter); a shy smile flickered across her lips■ asomarvt(sacar): [ S ] no asomar la cabeza por la ventanilla do not lean out of the windowabrió la puerta y asomó la cabeza she opened the door and stuck her head out/inno lo vi bien, apenas si asomó la nariz por la puerta I didn't see him very well, he barely poked his nose o stuck his head round the doorasomó la cabeza por encima de la valla he stuck his head over the top of the fence■ asomarse[ S ] es peligroso asomarse do not lean out of the windowse asomó por la ventana he leaned out of the window, he put o stuck his head out of the windowasomarse POR algo to lean out OF sth[ S ] prohibido asomarse por la ventanilla do not lean out of the windowasomarse A algo:asómate a la ventana a ver si vienen (con la ventana abierta) have a look out o put your head out of the window and see if they are coming; (con la ventana cerrada) have a look out of o go to the window and see if they are comingse asomó a la ventana y me hizo adiós con la mano he came to the window and waved goodbye to mecuando se asomó a la ventana le dispararon when he appeared at the window they fired at himestaba asomada a la ventana she was looking out of the windowse habían asomado al balcón para ver el desfile they had come out onto the balcony to watch the procession* * *
asomar ( conjugate asomar) verbo intransitivo
to show;◊ empiezan a asomar los primeros brotes the first shoots begin to show o appear
verbo transitivo ‹ cabeza›: asomó la cabeza por la ventanilla she stuck her head out of the window;
abrió la puerta y asomó la cabeza she opened the door and stuck her head out/in
asomarse verbo pronominal: asomarse por algo to lean out of sth;
se asomó a la ventana she looked out of the window;
se asomaron al balcón they came out onto the balcony
asomar
I verbo transitivo to put out, stick out: de vez en cuando asoman la nariz por aquí, they drop round from time to time
II verbo intransitivo to appear
' asomar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sobresalir
English:
peep
- poke out
- put
- poke
* * *♦ vtasomar la cabeza por la ventana to stick one's head out of the window;asomaron el bebé al balcón they took the baby out onto the balcony;prohibido asomar la cabeza por la ventanilla [en letrero] do not lean out of the window;el humor asoma en su última película there are signs of humour in his most recent film;con los malos resultados empezaron a asomar las críticas criticism started to surface after the poor results;Figasomar la cabeza to show one's face♦ vi1. [sobresalir] to peep up;[del interior de algo] to peep out;la sábana asoma por debajo de la colcha the sheet is peeping out from under the bedspread;el lobo asomaba por detrás del árbol the wolf was peeping out from behind the tree;sus zapatos asoman por detrás de las cortinas her shoes are showing below o peeping out from below the curtains;te asoma la camisa por debajo de la chaqueta your shirt is sticking out from under your jacket;el castillo asomaba en el horizonte the castle could be made out on the horizon2. [salir]ya le asoman los primeros dientes his first teeth are coming through already, he's already cutting his first teeth;las flores asoman ya the flowers are already starting to come out* * *I v/t put ostick outII v/i show* * *asomar vt: to show, to stick outasomar vi: to appear, to become visible* * *asomar vb -
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adj.1 less.menos aire less airmenos manzanas fewer applesmenos… que… less/fewer… than…tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than youhace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterdayhay dos libros de menos there are two books missingme han dado 10 euros de menos they've given me 10 euros too little2 the least.el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shareslo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least timela que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst marks in the exam3 fewer.adv.1 less.menos de/que less thanson menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet2 minus (expresa resta).tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one3 to (con las horas). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)son las dos menos diez it's ten to twoson menos diez it's ten to4 under.prep.1 except (for) (excepto).todo menos eso anything but that2 minus, less.m. s.&pl.minus (sign) (Mat).* * *► adjetivo1 (comparativo - en cantidad) less; (- en número) fewer2 (superlativo - de cantidad) least; (- de número) fewest► adverbio1 (comparativo - de cantidad) less; (- de número) fewer■ hay que conducir a menos de 100km/h one cannot drive over 100 km/h2 (superlativo) least3 (con horas) to4 MATEMÁTICAS minus■ cuatro menos dos, dos four minus two is two1 but, except1 (cantidad) less; (número) fewer■ esperaban a más de mil personas pero vinieron menos they were expecting over a thousand people but fewer came1 MATEMÁTICAS minus sign\a menos que unlessal menos / a lo menos at leastaún menos much lesscada vez menos less and lessdar (dinero) de menos to short-changeen menos de nada in no time at alleso es lo de menos that's the least of my worriesir a menos to go down in the worldlo menos at leastmenos da una piedra something's better than nothing¡menos mal! thank God!¡ni mucho menos! far from it!no ser para menos to be no wonderpara no ser menos so as not to be outdonepor lo menos at leastpor menos de nada for no reason at allqué menos que...... is the least somebody could do/could have donesi al menos... if only...venirse a menos to come down in the world¡ya será menos! come off it!* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.1) less, least2) fewer, fewest3. adv.1) less2) least•- por lo menos 4. prep.1) except2) minus5. pron.less, fewer* * *1. ADV1) [comparativo] less•
menos de — [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less than; [con sustantivos contables] fewer thanllegamos en menos de diez minutos — we got there in less than o in under ten minutes
2) [superlativo] least3)•
al menos — at least•
de menos, hay siete de menos — we're seven short, there are seven missingme dieron un paquete con medio kilo de menos — they gave me a packet which was half a kilo short o under weight
darse de menos — to underestimate o.s.
•
echar de menos a algn — to miss sb•
ir a menos — to come down in the world•
lo menos diez — at least ten•
eso es lo de menos — that's the least of it•
¡menos mal! — thank goodness!¡menos mal que habéis venido! — thank goodness you've come!
•
era nada menos que un rey — he was a king, no less•
no es para menos — quite right too•
por lo menos — at least•
¡ qué menos!, -le di un euro de propina -¡qué menos! — "I tipped her a euro" - "that was the least you could do!"¿qué menos que darle las gracias? — the least we can do is say thanks!
•
quedarse en menos, no se quedó en menos — he was not to be outdone•
tener a menos hacer algo — to consider it beneath o.s. to do sth•
venir a menos — to come down in the world•
y menos, no quiero verle y menos visitarle — I don't want to see him, let alone visit himcuando 2., 2), poder•
¡ ya será menos! — come off it!2. ADJ1) [comparativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less; [con sustantivos contables] fewer•
menos... que, A tiene menos ventajas que B — A has fewer advantages than Bno soy menos hombre que él — * I'm as much of a man as he is
este es menos coche que el anterior — * this is not as good a car as the last one
•
ser menos que, ganaremos porque son menos que nosotros — we'll win because there are fewer of them than there are of us2) [superlativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] least; [con sustantivos contables] fewest3. PREP1) (=excepto) except¡todo menos eso! — anything but that!
2) (Mat) [para restar] minus, lesscinco menos dos — five minus o less two
4.CONJ5. SM1) (Mat) minus sign2)3)más 1., 2)* * *I1) ( comparativo) lessahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now
no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him
menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think
2) ( superlativo) leastIIcuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
adjetivo invariable1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) feweralimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories
ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now
menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me
2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewestIII1)sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less
2) (en locs)IVde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
1) ( excepto)firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used
2)a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minusb) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)Vson las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five
masculino minus sign* * *= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.Ex. Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.Ex. The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.Ex. Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.Ex. Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.Ex. Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.----* al menos = at least, at the very least.* a menos que = unless, short of.* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* echar de menos = miss.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* figura venida a menos = fallen star.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* menos aún = let alone.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.* menos conocido = lesser known.* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].* menos en = save in.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].* menos hecho = rarer.* menos importante, el = least, the.* menos probable = least likely, less likely.* menos... que... = less... than....* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.* menos sabido = lesser known.* menos usado = less used.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).* todo menos = everything except (for).* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* venir a menos = retrench.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.* * *I1) ( comparativo) lessahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now
no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him
menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think
2) ( superlativo) leastIIcuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
adjetivo invariable1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) feweralimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories
ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now
menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me
2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewestIII1)sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less
2) (en locs)IVde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
1) ( excepto)firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used
2)a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minusb) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)Vson las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five
masculino minus sign* * *= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.Ex: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.
Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.Ex: Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.Ex: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.* al menos = at least, at the very least.* a menos que = unless, short of.* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* echar de menos = miss.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* figura venida a menos = fallen star.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* menos aún = let alone.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.* menos conocido = lesser known.* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].* menos en = save in.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].* menos hecho = rarer.* menos importante, el = least, the.* menos probable = least likely, less likely.* menos... que... = less... than....* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.* menos sabido = lesser known.* menos usado = less used.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).* todo menos = everything except (for).* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* venir a menos = retrench.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.* * *A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ](comparativo): cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and lessquiere trabajar menos y ganar más he wants to work less and earn moreya me duele menos it doesn't hurt so much nowahora que vive en Cádiz lo vemos menos now that he's living in Cadiz we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of himeso es menos importante that's not so importantno voy a permitir que vaya, y menos aún con él I'm not going to let her go, much less with himmenos (…) QUE:un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than o just as important as this oneella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize youno pude menos que aceptar I had to accept, it was the least I could domenos (…) DE:los niños de menos de 7 años children under sevenpesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kiloséramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of uslo compraron por menos de nada they bought it for next to nothingno lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousandestá a menos de una hora de aquí it's less than an hour from herees menos peligroso de lo que tú crees it's not as dangerous as you thinkB [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (superlativo) leastes la menos complicada que he visto it is the least complicated one I have seenéste es el menos pesado de los dos this is the lighter of the twoes el que menos viene por aquí he's the one who comes around least (often)soy el que ha bebido menos de todos I've had less to drink than anyone, I'm the one who's had least to drinkes el que menos me gusta he's the one I like (the) leastse esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possiblees lo menos que podía hacer por él it's the least I could do for himsucedió cuando menos lo esperábamos it happened when we were least expecting italimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer caloriesya hace menos frío it's not as o so cold nowrecibimos cada vez menos pedidos we are getting fewer and fewer orderscuesta tres veces menos it costs a third of the price o a third as muchmide medio metro menos it's half a meter shortera éste ponle dos cucharadas menos add two tablespoonfuls less to this onemenos (…) QUE:tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as youmenos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last yearsomos menos que ellos there are fewer of us than themno soy menos hombre que él I'm no less a man than himyo no soy menos que él he's no better than meel rincón donde hay menos luz the corner where there's least lightel partido que obtuvo menos votos the party that got (the) fewest votesesos casos son los menos cases like that are the exceptionAsírveme menos don't give me as o so muchya falta menos it won't be long nowaprobaron menos que el año pasado not so o as many passed as last year, fewer passed than last yearB ( en locs):al menos at leasta menos que unlessa menos que tú nos ayudes unless you help uscuando menos at leastde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too littlesiempre te da unos gramos de menos he always gives you a few grams under o too littleme has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me, you haven't charged me enoughles pagaron lo menos un millón they paid them at least a million pesosmenos mal just as wellmenos mal que no me oyó just as well o good thing o thank goodness he didn't hear menos van a dar una prórroga — ¡menos mal! they are going to give us extra time — just as well! o thank goodness for that!por lo menos at leastsi por lo menos me hubieras avisado … if you'd at least told me …había por lo menos diez mil personas there were at least ten thousand people thereir a menos to go downhillser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es su falta de honradez that's the least of it, what worries me is his lack of integrityla fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problemstener a algn en menos to feel sb is beneath onetener algo a menos to think sth is beneath one o beneath one's dignityvenirse a menos to come down in the worldun aristócrata venido a menos an aristocrat who has come down in the world o who has fallen on hard timesun hotel/barrio venido a menoss a rundown hotel/neighborhood*A(excepto): firmaron todos menos Alonso everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonsomenos estos dos, todos están en venta apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for saletres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the doorB8-15=-7 read as: ocho menos quince (es) igual (a) menos siete eight minus fifteen equals o is minus seven2(Esp, RPI) (en la hora) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] son las ocho menos diez/cuarto it's ten to eight/(a) quarter to eight¿tienes hora? — menos veinte do you have the time? — it's twenty tominus sign* * *
menos adverbio
1 ( comparativo) less;
ya me duele menos it hurts less now;
ahora lo vemos menos we don't see him so often now, we don't see so much of him now;
pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos;
éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us;
los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven
2 ( superlativo) least;
el que menos me gusta the one I like (the) least;
se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible;
cuando menos lo esperaba when I was least expecting it
■ adjetivo invariable
1 ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;◊ alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories;
hay menos errores there are fewer mistakes;
mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter;
menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year;
tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you
2 ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least;
( en número) fewest;
el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes
■ pronombre
1 ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;
ya falta menos it won't be long now
2 ( en locs)
a menos que unless;
cuando menos at least;
de menos: me dió 100 pesos de menos he gave me 100 pesos too little;
me cobró de menos he undercharged me;
lo menos the least;
menos mal just as well, thank goodness;
por lo menos at least;
eso es lo de menos that's the least of my (o our etc) problems
■ preposición
1 ( excepto):◊ todos menos Alonso everybody except o but Alonso;
menos estos dos, … apart from o with the exception of these two, …;
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door
2
b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora):◊ son las cinco menos diez/cuarto it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five;
son menos veinte it's twenty to
menos
I adverbio
1 (en menor cantidad, grado) (con no contable) less: ayer me dolía menos, it hurt less yesterday
había menos de treinta personas, there were less than thirty people
es menos importante de lo que crees, it's less important than you think
tengo menos fuerza que antes, I have less strength than before
(con contable) fewer: mi casa tiene menos habitaciones, my house has fewer rooms
2 (superlativo) least: es el menos indicado para opinar, he's the worst person to judge
3 (sobre todo) no pienso discutir, y menos contigo, I don't want to argue, especially with you
II preposición
1 but, except: vinieron todos menos uno, they all came but one
2 Mat minus: siete menos dos, seven minus two
♦ Locuciones: eso es lo de menos, that's the least of it
a menos que, unless
al o por lo menos, at least
cada vez menos, less and less
¡menos mal!, thank goodness!
nada menos que, no less o no fewer than
no ser para menos, to be the least one could do: me invitó a cenar, ¡y no era para menos!, he invited me to dinner, which was the least he could do!
venir a menos, to lose rank, fortune or position
' menos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- añorar
- cachondeo
- cada
- cantar
- contratación
- cuando
- echar
- esquivar
- estar
- extrañar
- gallo
- hipar
- historiada
- historiado
- indicada
- indicado
- infarto
- los
- mal
- más
- mucha
- mucho
- pensar
- piedra
- programa
- recochineo
- salva
- salvo
- signo
- siquiera
- su
- tan
- todavía
- vez
- cinco
- costumbre
- cuanto
- cuarto
- de
- día
- enfado
- enojo
- entre
- esperar
- estofado
- mientras
- mirar
- momento
- nada
English:
about
- absent
- agree
- alone
- anything
- anywhere
- appreciate
- at
- averse
- barring
- besides
- billion
- blind
- blue
- border
- but
- cackle
- chalk
- circuitous
- conscious
- delay
- far
- ferment
- few
- god
- good
- if
- job
- just
- last
- least
- less
- let
- let up
- mind
- minus
- minus sign
- minute
- miss
- more
- nothing
- nowadays
- of
- opposed
- or
- pretty
- put down
- rate
- recollect
- remain
* * *♦ adj inv1. [comparativo] [cantidad] less;[número] fewer;menos aire less air;menos manzanas fewer apples;menos… que… less/fewer… than…;tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you;vino menos gente que otras veces there were fewer people there than on other occasions;hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday;colócate a menos distancia stand closer;eran menos pero mejor preparadas there were fewer of them, but they were better prepared2. [superlativo] [cantidad] the least;[número] the fewest;el que compró menos libros the one who bought the fewest books;lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time;la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst Br marks o US grades in the exames menos hombre que tú he's less of a man than you are♦ adv1. [comparativo] less;a mí échame un poco menos give me a bit less;ahora con el bebé salen menos they go out less now they've got the baby;últimamente trabajo menos I haven't been working as o so much recently;estás menos gordo you're not as o so fat;¿a cien? no, íbamos menos rápido a hundred km/h? no, we weren't going as fast as that;menos de/que less than;Pepe es menos alto (que tú) Pepe isn't as tall (as you);Pepe es menos ambicioso (que tú) Pepe isn't as ambitious (as you), Pepe is less ambitious (than you);este vino me gusta menos (que el otro) I don't like this wine as much (as the other one), I like this wine less (than the other one);son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet;es difícil encontrar alquileres de o [m5]por menos de 50.000 it's hard to find a place to rent for less than o under 50,000;tardamos menos de lo esperado we took less time than expected, it didn't take us as long as we expected;es menos complicado de lo que parece it's not as complicated as it seems, it's less complicated than it seems2. [superlativo]el/la/lo menos the least;ella es la menos adecuada para el cargo she's the least suitable person for the job;el menos preparado de todos/de la clase the least well trained of everyone/in the class;el menos preparado de los dos the less well trained of the two;la que menos trabaja the person o one who works (the) least;aquí es donde menos me duele this is where it hurts (the) least;él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing;es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do;era lo menos que te podía pasar it was the least you could expect;debió costar lo menos un millón it must have cost at least a million;había algunas manzanas podridas, pero eran las menos some of the apples were rotten, but only a very few3. [indica resta] minus;tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one4. Esp, RP [con las horas] to;son las dos menos diez it's ten to two;son menos diez it's ten to5. Compir a menos [fiebre, lluvia] to die down;[delincuencia] to drop;¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God!;menos mal que llevo rueda de repuesto/que no te pasó nada thank God I've got a spare wheel/(that) nothing happened to you;nada menos (que) no less (than);le recibió nada menos que el Papa he was received by none other than the Pope;no es para menos not without (good) reason;no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh;venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;[persona] to go down in the world;no pienso montar y menos si conduces o Am [m5] manejas tú I've no intention of getting in, much less so if you're driving;hacer de menos a alguien to snub sb♦ pronhabía menos que el año pasado there were fewer than the previous year;ya queda menos it's not so far to go now♦ nm invMat minus (sign)♦ prep[excepto] except (for);todo menos eso anything but that;vinieron todos menos él everyone came except (for) o but him;menos el café, todo está incluido en el precio everything except the coffee is included in the price♦ al menos loc conjat least;costará al menos tres millones it will cost at least three million;dame al menos una hora para prepararme give me at least an hour to get ready♦ a menos que loc conjunless;no iré a menos que me acompañes I won't go unless you come with me♦ de menos loc advhay dos libros de menos there are two books missing;me han dado 80 céntimos de menos they've given me 80 cents too little, they've short-changed me by 80 cents;eso es lo de menos that's the least of it♦ por lo menos loc advat least;por lo menos pide perdón you at least ought to apologize* * *I adj1 en cantidad less;cien dólares de menos 100 dollars short, 100 dollars too little;hay cinco calcetines de menos we are five socks short2 en número fewerII adves menos guapa que Ana she is not as pretty as Ana2 sup: en cantidad least;al menos, por lo menos at least3 MAT minus;tres menos dos three minus twoIV:a menos que unless;todos menos yo everyone but o except me;echar de menos miss;tener a alguien en menos look down on s.o.;eso es lo de menos that’s the least of it;ir a menos come down in the world;ni mucho menos far from it;no es para menos quite right too;son las dos menos diez it’s ten of two, Br it’s ten to two* * *menos adv1) : lessllueve menos en agosto: it rains less in August2) : leastel coche menos caro: the least expensive car3)menos de : less than, fewer thanmenos adj1) : less, fewertengo más trabajo y menos tiempo: I have more work and less time2) : least, fewestla clase que tiene menos estudiantes: the class that has the fewest studentsmenos prep1) salvo, excepto: except2) : minusquince menos cuatro son once: fifteen minus four is elevenmenos pron1) : less, fewerno deberías aceptar menos: you shouldn't accept less2)al menos orpor lo menos : at least3)a menos que : unless* * *menos1 adv1. (comparativo) less2. (con nombres contables) fewer3. (superlativo) least4. (excepto) except5. (con la hora) to6. (en matemáticas) minusmenos2 n minus sign -
73 leiden
n; -s, -; suffering(s Pl.); (Krankheit) illness, complaint; sie starb nach langem, schwerem Leiden she died after a long and painful illness; es ist das alte Leiden it’s the same old story; das Leiden Christi the Passion; aussehen wie das Leiden Christi umg., fig. look like death warmed up (Am. over)* * *das Leidencomplaint; cross; ailment; suffering* * *Lei|den ['laidn]nt -s, -1) sufferingdas sind (nun mal) die Freuden und Léíden des Lebens! — ah, the ups and downs or the trials and tribulations of life!
du siehst aus wie das Léíden Christi (inf) — you look like death warmed up (Brit inf) or over (US inf)
2) (= Krankheit) illness; (= Beschwerden) complaint3)* * *1) afflict2) (an illness, usually not serious or dangerous: Children often have minor ailments.) ailment3) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) cross4) ((a feeling of) pain or misery: The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings.) suffering5) (to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc: He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly - he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence.) suffer6) (to be neglected: I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer.) suffer7) ((with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc): She suffers from stomach-aches.) suffer* * *Lei·den1<-s, ->[ˈlaidn̩]nt1. (chronische Krankheit) complaint, ailment3.Lei·den2<-s>[ˈlaidn̩]nt Leiden, Leyden* * *das; Leidens, Leiden1) (Krankheit) illness; (Gebrechen) complaint2) (Qual) sufferingFreud[en] und Leiden[en] — joy[s] and sorrow[s]
* * *leiden; leidet, litt, hat gelittenA. v/i1. suffer (an, unter +dat from);er leidet an einer Leberkrankheit/Herzkrankheit etc he has a liver/heart etc complaint;seine Gesundheit litt darunter it took its toll on his health;der Motor hat stark gelitten the engine has suffered considerably ( oder suffered considerable damage);unter +dat from)B. v/t2. (aushalten) stand, endure;ich kann ihn/es nicht leiden I can’t stand him/it;ich hab ihn/es nie leiden können I’ve never liked him/it; stärker: I could never stand him/it;mögen like sb, have a soft spot for sb3. (dulden)er war dort nur gelitten he was only tolerated there;sie ist überall/bei ihren Freunden etc…leiden n im subst condition, complaint;Asthmaleiden asthmatic complaint;Hautleiden skin condition ( oder complaint)* * *das; Leidens, Leiden1) (Krankheit) illness; (Gebrechen) complaint2) (Qual) sufferingFreud[en] und Leiden[en] — joy[s] and sorrow[s]
* * *- n.ailment n.suffering n. -
74 offen
I Adj.1. open; offenes Hemd open-necked shirt; bei offenem Fenster with the window open; mit offenem Mund dastehen stand open-mouthed ( oder gaping)2. (lose) Zucker etc.: loose; offener Wein wine by the glass; in einer Karaffe: carafe wine; vom Fass: wine on tap; einrennen, Feuer 1, Licht4. Stelle: vacant; die Zahl der offenen Stellen hat im Vormonat um 8% zugenommen the number of vacancies went up by 8% last month5. (frei, unbehindert etc.): offenes Gelände (wide) open country; auf offener See on the open sea; auf offener Straße in the middle of the street; auf offener Strecke on the open road; EISENB. between stations6. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) open, sincere; (ehrlich) frank, candid; offener Blick open ( oder honest) face; offen und ehrlich Angebot etc.: open and above-board; ich will ganz offen mit dir sein I’ll be quite frank with you8. (deutlich erkennbar, nicht geheim) open; offener Hass undisguised hatred; offene Feindschaft open hostility; offene Kampfansage open declaration of war; offener Aufruhr open rebellion; offene Abstimmung open vote; offene Anspielung broad allusion ( auf + Akk to); offener Brief open letter; ein offenes Geheimnis an open secret; im offenen Kampf in an open fight9. (noch nicht bezahlt) unpaid; offene Rechnung unpaid ( oder outstanding) invoice; dieser Posten ist noch offen this item has still not been paid for10. (noch nicht entschieden): offene Fragen open ( oder unsettled) questions; es ist noch alles offen nothing has been decided yet, it’s all up in the air still; die Meisterschaft war bis zum Saisonende offen (the result of) the championship was not decided ( oder settled) until the end of the seasonII Adv.1. openly; Wein offen ausschenken / verkaufen serve / sell wine on tap2. sie trägt ihre Haare offen she has her hair loose3. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) openly, sincerely; (ohne Umschweife) frankly; offen reden talk openly ( freiheraus: freely), speak frankly; ich sage offen was ich denke I just say what I think; ( jemandem) offen seine Meinung sagen oder aussprechen speak one’s mind (quite openly) (to s.o.), be perfectly open ( oder frank) (with s.o.); offen ( und ehrlich) gesagt quite honestly, to tell you the truth; offen zur Schau stellen display openly, make no secret of; offen zugeben auch admit (quite) frankly; offen gestanden to be frank, quite frankly; offen auf der Hand liegen be perfectly obvious; es liegt offen auf der Hand, dass... it is perfectly obvious that...4. LING.: einen Vokal / das o / eine Silbe offen aussprechen pronounce a vowel in the open position / the o as an open vowel / a syllable as though it is open5. mit Verben: offen bleiben stay open; Frage etc.: remain ( oder be left) open ( oder unsettled); offen halten (Tür etc.) hold open; (Geschäft etc., auch Augen) keep open; fig. (Termin, Auftrag etc.) keep open; (Ausweg, auch Entscheidung etc.) leave open; (Möglichkeit) leave ( oder keep) open, reserve; offen lassen auch fig. leave open; die Möglichkeit offen lassen fig. auch reserve the possibility (+ Gen of); offen legen fig. disclose; offen liegen zur Einsicht: be available for public scrutiny; offen stehen be (Tür: auch stand) open; Rechnung: be unpaid ( oder outstanding), remain unsettled; jemandem offen stehen fig. be open to s.o.; es steht ihm offen zu (+ Inf.) he’s free to (+ Inf.) offen stehend Tür etc.: open; Rechnung: outstanding, unsettled; mit offen stehendem Mund openmouthed* * *(freimütig) overt (Adj.); frank (Adj.); outspoken (Adj.); direct (Adj.); candid (Adj.); demonstrative (Adj.); forthright (Adj.); ingenuous (Adj.); straightforward (Adj.);(nicht entschieden) undecided (Adj.);(unbesetzt) vacant (Adj.);(unverschlossen) open (Adj.);(vorurteilslos) open-minded (Adj.)* * *ọf|fen ['ɔfn]1. adjein offener Brief — an open letter
er geht mit offenem Hemd — he is wearing an open-neck shirt
der Laden hat bis 10 Uhr offen — the shop (esp Brit) or store is or stays open until 10 o'clock
das Turnier ist für alle offen — the tournament is open to everybody
offener Wein — wine by the carafe/glass
auf offener Strecke (Straße) — on the open road; (Rail) between stations
wir hielten auf offener Strecke — we stopped in the middle of nowhere
auf offener Straße — in the middle of the street; (Landstraße) on the open road
Beifall auf offener Szene — spontaneous applause, an outburst of applause
bei offener Szene or Bühne verwandelt sich das Bild — the scene changed without a curtain
mit offenem Mund dastehen (fig) — to stand gaping
überall offene Türen finden (fig) — to find a warm welcome everywhere
mit offenen Augen or Sinnen durchs Leben gehen — to go through life with one's eyes open
eine offene Hand haben (fig) — to be open-handed
allem Neuen gegenüber offen sein — to be open or receptive to (all) new ideas
offene Handelsgesellschaft — general partnership
See:2) (= frei) Stelle vacant"offene Stellen" — "vacancies", "situations vacant" (Brit)
3) (= unerledigt, unentschieden) Frage, Ausgang, Partie open; Rechnung outstanding4) (= aufrichtig, freimütig) Mensch, Bekenntnis, Aussprache opener hat keinen offenen Blick — he's got a shifty look in his eyes
ein offenes Wort mit jdm reden — to have a frank talk with sb
2. adv1) (= freimütig) candidly; kritisieren, zugeben, als Lügner bezeichnen, sich zu etw bekennen openlyein offen schwul lebender Mensch — a person living openly as a homosexual
etw offen aussprechen — to say sth out loud
sich offen für/gegen etw aussprechen — to openly speak out for/against sth
offen gestanden or gesagt — to tell you the truth, quite honestly, to be frank
seine Meinung offen sagen — to speak one's mind, to say what one thinks
sag mir ganz offen deine Meinung — tell me your honest opinion
2) (= deutlich) clearly3)(= lose)
die Haare offen tragen — to wear one's hair loose or downWein offen verkaufen — to sell wine on draught (Brit) or draft (US); (glasweise) to sell wine by the glass
4)* * *1) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) blunt2) (saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest: a frank person; a frank reply.) frank3) frankly4) freely6) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) open7) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) open8) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) open9) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) open10) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) open11) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) open12) (frankly: She talked very openly about it.) openly* * *of·fen[ˈɔfn̩]I. adj1. inv (geöffnet) open; Hosenschlitz a. undone pred; Gefäß, Umschlag opened; Schranke up pred; Bein ulcerateder hatte die Augen \offen his eyes were opender Mund ist ihm vor Staunen \offen geblieben he was gaping in astonishmentmit \offenen Augen (a. fig) with one's eyes open a. figdie Haare \offen tragen to wear one's hair loosemit \offenem Hemd/Kragen wearing an open-necked shirtmit \offenem Mund with one's mouth open, with open mouthmit \offenem Mund atmen to breathe through the mouthmit \offenen Sinnen (fig) with one's eyes openetw \offen stehen lassen to keep sth openeinen Spaltbreit \offen sein [o stehen] to be ajarbei ihr ist immer alles \offen she never locks her doorssie hält ihr Lokal auch am Sonntag \offen her pub is open on Sunday as wellmeine Tür ist immer für dich \offen (fig) you are always/will always be welcome\offene Anstalt open prisonein \offenes Haus (fig) an open housejdm \offen sein (fig) to be open to sbein \offenes Grab an open grave\offenes Auto convertible\offene Kutsche open[-topped] carriage\offene Schuhe sandalsdas Auto war hinten \offen the back of the car was open\offener Ausblick unobstructed view; (klar) clear view\offenes Gelände open terraindas \offene Meer the open seanach allen Seiten hin \offen sein (fig) to have no political convictionsauf \offener Strecke on the open road; Zug between stationsdie Jagd [auf Niederwild] ist \offen JAGD it's open season [on small game]\offene Software accessible software▪ für jdn \offen sein to be open to sb7. (unzusammenhängend)\offene Bauweise detached building development spec\offene Ortschaft non-built-up areaMehl/Salz \offen verkaufen to sell loose flour/salt10. (ungewiss) uncertain; (unbeantwortet) open; Problem unsettled, unresolved; Frage open [or unanswered], unsettledder Termin ist immer noch \offen the date has still to be decidedein \offener Punkt a moot point[noch] ganz \offen sein to be [still] wide open\offener Posten unpaid item, uncovered amount\offen gelassen vacant/blanketw \offen lassen to leave sth vacant/blank\offen stehen to be vacant/blank\offen stehend vacant/blank\offene Stelle vacancy, job opening13. (ehrlich) Blick, Meinung frank, candid; Person, Gespräch a. honest; Geständnis, Art a. open; Gesicht honest▪ \offen [zu jdm] sein to be open [or frank] [or honest] [with sb]sei \offen mit mir! be honest [or straight] with me!14. (deutlich) open, overt15. (öffentlich) open\offene Gesellschaft ÖKON open partnershipin \offenem Kampf in an open [or a fair] fightauf \offener Straße in [the middle of] the street\offener Kopf open head\offene Seite open side19.▶ \offen gegenüber jdm sein to be open with sbII. adv1. (ehrlich) openly, frankly, candidly\offen gestanden [o gesagt] to be [perfectly] honest [or frank2. (deutlich) clearly, obviously, patently3. (öffentlich)\offen abstimmen to vote in an open ballot[ganz] \offen spielen to leave oneself [wide] open5. LINGdas „a“ wird \offen ausgesprochen the “a” is pronounced as an open vowel* * *1.der Knopf/Schlitz ist offen — the button is/one's flies are undone
ein offenes Hemd — a shirt with the collar unfastened
sie trägt ihr Haar offen — she wears her hair loose
offen haben od. sein — be open
die Tür ist offen — (nicht abgeschlossen) the door is unlocked
offen bleiben — remain or stay open
jemandem offen stehen — (fig.) be open to somebody
es steht dir offen, es zu tun — you are free to do it
mit offenen Karten spielen — play with the cards face up on the table; (fig.) put one's cards on the table
offenes Licht/Feuer — a naked light/an open fire
das offene Meer, die offene See — the open sea
offene Türen einrennen — (fig.) fight a battle that's/battles that are already won
mit offenen Augen od. Sinnen durch die Welt od. durchs Leben gehen — go about/go through life with one's eyes open
für neue Ideen od. gegenüber neuen Ideen offen sein — be receptive or open to new ideas
offener Wein — wine on tap or draught
3) (frei) vacant <job, post>offene Stellen — vacancies; (als Rubrik) ‘Situations Vacant’
der Ausgang des Spiels ist noch völlig offen — the result of the match is still wide open
offen bleiben — < decision> be left open
offen lassen, ob... — leave it open whether...
5) (noch nicht bezahlt) outstanding < bill>6) (freimütig, aufrichtig) frank [and open] < person>; frank, candid <look, opinion, reply>; honest <character, face>offen zu jemandem sein — be open or frank with somebody
7) nicht präd. (unverhohlen) open <threat, mutiny, hostility, opponent, etc.>8) (Sprachw.) open <vowel, syllable>2.1) (frei zugänglich, sichtbar, unverhohlen) openly2) (freimütig, aufrichtig) openly; franklyoffen gesagt — frankly; to be frank or honest
* * *A. adj1. open;offenes Hemd open-necked shirt;bei offenem Fenster with the window open;mit offenem Mund dastehen stand open-mouthed ( oder gaping)2. (lose) Zucker etc: loose;offener Wein wine by the glass; in einer Karaffe: carafe wine; vom Fass: wine on tap; → einrennen, Feuer 1, Licht3. Haare: loose;mit offenen Haaren with one’s hair (hanging) loose4. Stelle: vacant;die Zahl der offenen Stellen hat im Vormonat um 8% zugenommen the number of vacancies went up by 8% last month5. (frei, unbehindert etc):offenes Gelände (wide) open country;auf offener See on the open sea;auf offener Straße in the middle of the street;auf offener Strecke on the open road; BAHN between stationsoffener Blick open ( oder honest) face;offen und ehrlich Angebot etc: open and above-board;ich will ganz offen mit dir sein I’ll be quite frank with you7. (aufgeschlossen) open(-minded);offen für (empfänglich) open to, receptive to8. (deutlich erkennbar, nicht geheim) open;offener Hass undisguised hatred;offene Feindschaft open hostility;offene Kampfansage open declaration of war;offener Aufruhr open rebellion;offene Abstimmung open vote;offene Anspielung broad allusion (auf +akk to);offener Brief open letter;ein offenes Geheimnis an open secret;im offenen Kampf in an open fight9. (noch nicht bezahlt) unpaid;offene Rechnung unpaid ( oder outstanding) invoice;dieser Posten ist noch offen this item has still not been paid for10. (noch nicht entschieden):offene Fragen open ( oder unsettled) questions;es ist noch alles offen nothing has been decided yet, it’s all up in the air still;die Meisterschaft war bis zum Saisonende offen (the result of) the championship was not decided ( oder settled) until the end of the season11. LING open;eine offene Silbe an open syllableB. adv1. openly;Wein offen ausschenken/verkaufen serve/sell wine on tap2.sie trägt ihre Haare offen she has her hair looseoffen reden talk openly ( freiheraus: freely), speak frankly;ich sage offen was ich denke I just say what I think;aussprechen speak one’s mind (quite openly) (to sb), be perfectly open ( oder frank) (with sb);offen (und ehrlich) gesagt quite honestly, to tell you the truth;offen zur Schau stellen display openly, make no secret of;offen zugeben auch admit (quite) frankly;offen gestanden to be frank, quite frankly;offen auf der Hand liegen be perfectly obvious;es liegt offen auf der Hand, dass … it is perfectly obvious that …4. LING:einen Vokal/das o/eine Silbe offen aussprechen pronounce a vowel in the open position/the o as an open vowel/a syllable as though it is open5. mit Verben:offen bleiben stay open;offen lassen leave open;offen stehen be (Tür: auch stand) open;offen stehend Tür etc: open;mit offen stehendem Mund open-mouthed* * *1.der Knopf/Schlitz ist offen — the button is/one's flies are undone
offen haben od. sein — be open
die Tür ist offen — (nicht abgeschlossen) the door is unlocked
offen bleiben — remain or stay open
jemandem offen stehen — (fig.) be open to somebody
es steht dir offen, es zu tun — you are free to do it
mit offenen Karten spielen — play with the cards face up on the table; (fig.) put one's cards on the table
offenes Licht/Feuer — a naked light/an open fire
das offene Meer, die offene See — the open sea
offene Türen einrennen — (fig.) fight a battle that's/battles that are already won
mit offenen Augen od. Sinnen durch die Welt od. durchs Leben gehen — go about/go through life with one's eyes open
für neue Ideen od. gegenüber neuen Ideen offen sein — be receptive or open to new ideas
2) (lose) loose <sugar, flour, oats, etc.>offener Wein — wine on tap or draught
3) (frei) vacant <job, post>offene Stellen — vacancies; (als Rubrik) ‘Situations Vacant’
offen bleiben — < decision> be left open
offen lassen, ob... — leave it open whether...
5) (noch nicht bezahlt) outstanding < bill>6) (freimütig, aufrichtig) frank [and open] < person>; frank, candid <look, opinion, reply>; honest <character, face>offen zu jemandem sein — be open or frank with somebody
7) nicht präd. (unverhohlen) open <threat, mutiny, hostility, opponent, etc.>8) (Sprachw.) open <vowel, syllable>2.1) (frei zugänglich, sichtbar, unverhohlen) openly2) (freimütig, aufrichtig) openly; franklyoffen gesagt — frankly; to be frank or honest
* * *(Mathematik) adj.open adj. adj.blunt adj.candid adj.downright adj.exposed adj.forthright adj.frank adj.ingenuous adj.open (not concealed) adj.open adj.open-ended adj.overt adj. adv.candidly adv.forthrightly adv.frankly adv.ingenuously adv.openly adv.outspokenly adv.overtly adv.point-blank adv. -
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n1) річ, предмет2) справа, факт, випадок; обставина, обстановкаall things considered — враховуючи усі обставини; беручи до уваги все
3) pl майно, речі (дорожні); багаж4) pl одяг, предмети одягу; особисті речі5) їжа; питво6) pl приладдя, начиння; побутові предмети8) розповідь; анекдот9) явище, річ, справа10) діло11) щосьthe important thing to remember — те, що важливо запам'ятати
the best thing is... — найкраще — це...
the right thing — саме те, що потрібно
the wrong thing — зовсім не те, що треба
12) деталь, особливість13) щось дуже потрібне (важливе, підхоже, справжнє)it is just the thing — це саме те, що треба
that's the thing — у цьому вся справа, це найголовніше
14) дія, вчинок15) подія16) істота, створінняlittle thing — малятко, крихітка
17) розм. у звертанніdear thing — дорогий, любий
above all things — насамперед, головним чином
and things — тощо, і таке інше
for another thing — крім того; по-друге
for one thing — насамперед; для початку
in all things — в усьому, у всіх відношеннях
no great things — нічого особливого; так собі
of all things — от тобі й на!, треба ж!
sure thing — амер. напевно, звичайно, безумовно
the last thing — наприкінці; нарешті
to be up to a thing or two — дещо знати, у дечому розбиратися
to see things — марити, галюцинувати
* * *[aiç]n1) річ; предметa thing in itself — фiлoc. річ у собі; pl атрибути
yce, — що має відношення до Японії
2) pl майноthings personal treal — юp. нерухоме майно
things in action — юp. право вимоги; майно, що полягає у вимогах; речі, багаж
3) часто pl одяг, предмети одягуbathing /swimming/ things — купальний костюм
to put on [to take off]one's things — одягтися [роздягнутися]
4) їжа; питвоsweet things — солодке, ласощі
5) pl звичн. пристосування; начиння; предмети побуту6) твір мистецтва, літератури; творінняan excellent thing — чудова річ; розповідь; анекдот
7) річ, явищеto look at things (from one's own point of view) — дивитися на речі /на справу/ ( зі своєї власної точки зору)
to take things too seriously — приймати всі надто серйозно, занадто серйозно до всього ставитися
8) звичн. pl обставини, станthe state of things — стан речей /справ/
tell me how things go /stand/ — є розповідайте мені, як ідуть справиє
things might go wrong — все може зірватися /провалитися/
that things should have come to thisl — подумати тільки, до чого дійшла справа /як змінилися обставини/!
we hope for better thing s — ми сподіваємося на краще /що обставини зміняться на краще
9) справаI have several- s to attend to — мені (ще) потрібно дещо зробити; у мене ще є справи
10) щось, дещоthe best thing is... — найкраще...
to say the right thing — сказати те, що треба
11) деталь, особливість12) щось дуже потрібне, важливе, підходящеthat's the thing — в тому то е справа, це саме головне
the thing is... — справа в тім...; суть справи полягає в тому...
the only thing now is to take a taxi — єдине, що можна зараз зробити, це взяти таксі
that's the very /just the/ thing — це саме те, що потрібно модний
13) дія, вчинокI did no such thing — я не робив нічого подібного; я е не думав робити цього [порівн. тж. О]
to do the handsome thing by smb — зробити послугу \ комусь
that's not at all the thing to do — це дуже недобре; це неприйнятно ( робити), так не чинять
what a thing to do! — хіба так можна!, хіба так чинять!, як можна було зробити таке!; подію
14) імен. створенняno living thing has ever done it — нікому ще не вдавалося цього зробити; людина
you silly thing! — дурень!; ну е дурень же ти!
15) у сполученні із iм., що йде попереду. презир. потворна, жахлива річ••spiritual things, thing s of the mind — духовні цінності
in all things — у всіх відношеннях, у всьому
and thing s — та інше, тощо
and another thing, — ще одне
sure thing — aмep. напевно, звичайно
no such thing — нічого подібного; ніщо не може бути далі від істини [порівн. тж. 13, 1]
no great things — нічого особливого, так собі; хто зна що
first thing — насампередnext thing — потімlast thing — в останню чергу, наостанок; нарешті; найбільш несподіване; те, чого найменше можна чекатиthe same thing — те ж саме
for one thing — насамперед; почати з того, що; для початку
for another thing — крім того; по-друге
of all things — от тобі е на!, це ж треба!; подумати тільки!
above all things — насамперед; найбільше, головним чином
as a general /as a usual/ thing — звичайно, як правило
it's one of those things — = у житті всяке буває нічого не поробиш, доводиться миритися
to have a thing about smth — мати упередження проти чогось; не терпіти чогось бути жертвою настирливої ідеї, збожеволіти через щось
to have a thing about smb — боготворити когось; не терпіти когось
to make a thing (out) of smth — надавати ( занадто) велике значення
to know a thing or two — знати дещо; розуміти /тямити/ що до чого
to learn a thing or two — довідатися /пронюхати/ дещо
to be up to a thing or two — в чомусь розбиратися, дещо знати
not to be /to feel/ the thing — погано себе почувати
to go the way of all things — померти, пройти земний шлях до кінця
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1) (unpleasant to look at: She is rather an ugly young woman.) grd2) (unpleasant, nasty or dangerous: ugly black clouds; The crowd was in an ugly mood.) neprijeten•- ugliness* * *I [ʌgli]adjectivegrd, nelep; odvraten, ostuden, ogaben; gnusen; umazan; neprijeten; American colloquially prepirljiv, hudoben, zlohoten; nevaren, preteč (oblak); kritičenan ugly customer — zoprn, neprijeten, nevaren človekan ugly job — težavna, zoprna, neprijetna zadeva (delo)an ugly wound — grda, nevarna ranato look ugly — biti grde, neprijetne zunanjosti (oseba); slabo, neugodno se obrniti (položaj)things have an ugly look — stvari se grdo, neprijetno obračajoII [ʌgli]noungrda oseba; grda žival; history senčnik, pajčolan na ženskih klobukih (v sredini 19. stoletja) -
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['ʌglɪ]1) (hideous) [person, appearance, furniture, building] brutto; [ sound] sgradevole, fastidioso; [ wound] bruttoto be an ugly sight — essere una visione sgradevole o un brutto spettacolo
2) (vicious) [situation, conflict] brutto, pericoloso; [tactics, campaign] vile, abiettoto give sb. an ugly look — lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.
to be in an ugly mood — [group, mob] essere in tumulto o subbuglio; [ individual] essere di pessimo umore
••an ugly customer — colloq. un brutto tipo, un tipo pericoloso
* * *1) (unpleasant to look at: She is rather an ugly young woman.) brutto2) (unpleasant, nasty or dangerous: ugly black clouds; The crowd was in an ugly mood.) minaccioso•- ugliness* * *['ʌglɪ]1) (hideous) [person, appearance, furniture, building] brutto; [ sound] sgradevole, fastidioso; [ wound] bruttoto be an ugly sight — essere una visione sgradevole o un brutto spettacolo
2) (vicious) [situation, conflict] brutto, pericoloso; [tactics, campaign] vile, abiettoto give sb. an ugly look — lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.
to be in an ugly mood — [group, mob] essere in tumulto o subbuglio; [ individual] essere di pessimo umore
••an ugly customer — colloq. un brutto tipo, un tipo pericoloso
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I nounMittelweg, der; Mitte, dieII adjectivea happy mean — der goldene Mittelweg
1) (niggardly) schäbig (abwertend)2) (ignoble) schäbig (abwertend), gemein [Person, Verhalten, Gesinnung]3) (shabby) schäbig (abwertend) [Haus, Wohngegend]; armselig [Verhältnisse]III transitive verb,be no mean athlete/feat — kein schlechter Sportler/keine schlechte Leistung sein
1) (have as one's purpose) beabsichtigenmean well by or to or towards somebody — es gut mit jemandem meinen
what do you mean by [saying] that? — was willst du damit sagen?
I meant it or it was meant as a joke — das sollte ein Scherz sein
mean to do something — etwas tun wollen
I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht
I meant to write, but forgot — ich hatte [fest] vor zu schreiben, aber habe es [dann] vergessen
do you mean to say that...? — willst du damit sagen, dass...?
these plates are meant to be used — diese Teller sind zum Gebrauch bestimmt od. sind da, um benutzt zu werden
I meant you to read the letter — ich wollte, dass du den Brief liest
3) (intend to convey, refer to) meinenif you know or see what I mean — du verstehst, was ich meine?
I really mean it, I mean what I say — ich meine das ernst; es ist mir Ernst damit
the name means/the instructions mean nothing to me — der Name sagt mir nichts/ich kann mit der Anleitung nichts anfangen
* * *[mi:n] I adjective2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) gemein3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) bösartig•- academic.ru/45801/meanly">meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) Mittel-...2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) durchschnittlich2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) die MitteIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) meinen2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) beabsichtigen•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) bedeutsam- meaningful- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *mean1[mi:n]I felt a bit \mean ich kam mir ein bisschen schäbig vor▪ to be \mean to sb gemein zu jdm seinto have a \mean streak eine gemeine Ader haben\mean dog bissiger Hund5. (bad) schlechthe's no \mean cook er ist kein schlechter Kochno \mean feat eine Meisterleistunghe plays a \mean guitar er spielt supergeil Gitarre slit should be clear even to the \meanest understanding das sollte auch dem Unbedarftesten klar seinmean2<meant, meant>[mi:n]vt▪ to \mean sththat sign \means ‘no parking’ das Schild bedeutet ‚Parken verboten‘no \means no nein heißt neindoes that name \mean anything to you? sagt dir der Name etwas?2. (intend to convey) person etw meinendo you remember Jane Carter? — you \mean the woman we met in Scotland? erinnerst du dich an Jane Carter? — meinst du die Frau, die wir in Schottland getroffen haben?what do you \mean by that? was willst du damit sagen?what do you \mean by arriving so late? was denkst du dir eigentlich dabei, so spät zu kommen?did you have a good holiday? — it depends what you \mean by a good holiday hattest du einen schönen Urlaub? — es hängt davon ab, was du unter schönem Urlaub verstehstnow I see what you \mean jetzt weiß ich, was du meinstI \mean to say [also,] ich muss schon sagen3. (be sincere) etw ernst meinenI \mean what I say es ist mir ernst mit dem, was ich sagehe said a lot of things he didn't really \mean er sagte eine Menge Dinge, die er nicht so gemeint hat4. (intend) etw wollenhe didn't \mean any harm er wollte nichts BösesI \meant it as a present for Joanna ich hatte es als Geschenk für Joanna gedacht▪ to \mean to do sth etw tun wollenI really didn't \mean to offend you ich wollte dich wirklich nicht kränkenI've been \meaning to phone you for a week or two ich will dich schon seit Wochen anrufen▪ to be \meant to do sth etw tun sollenyou're \meant to fill in a tax form every year Sie müssen jedes Jahr eine Steuererklärung ausfüllenthey didn't \mean [for] her to read the letter sie wollten nicht, dass sie den Brief liest▪ to be \meant as sth als etw gemeint [o gedacht] sein▪ to be \meant for sb für jdn gedacht [o bestimmt] seinto be \meant for greater things zu Höherem bestimmt seinto be \meant for each other füreinander bestimmt sein▪ to be \meant to be sth (intended to represent) etw sein [o darstellen] sollen; (intended as) etw sein sollen, als etw gemeint seinit's \meant to be Donald das soll Donald seinit was \meant to be a surprise das sollte eine Überraschung seinto \mean business es ernst meinento \mean mischief Böses im Schilde führento \mean well es gut meinenlower costs \mean lower prices niedrigere Kosten bedeuten niedrigere Preisethis \means war das ist eine Kriegserklärungdoes this \mean we'll have to cancel our holiday? heißt das, dass wir unseren Urlaub absagen müssen?6. (have significance) etw bedeutenit was just a kiss, it didn't \mean anything es war nur ein Kuss, das hatte nichts zu bedeutento \mean a lot/nothing/something to sb jdm viel/nichts/etwas bedeutenmean3[mi:n]* * *I [miːn]adj (+er)1) (esp Brit: miserly) geizig, knauserig2) (= unkind, spiteful) gemeinyou mean thing! — du gemeines or fieses Stück! (inf), du Miststück! (inf)
4) (= shabby, unimpressive) shack, house schäbig, armselig6)IIa sportsman/politician of no mean ability — ein sehr fähiger Sportler/Politiker
1. n(= middle term) Durchschnitt m; (MATH) Durchschnitt m, Mittelwert m, Mittel nt2. adjmittlere(r, s)III pret, ptp meantmean sea level — Normalnull nt
vtit means starting all over again — das bedeutet or das heißt, dass wir wieder ganz von vorne anfangen müssen
this will mean great changes — dies wird bedeutende Veränderungen zur Folge haben
your friendship/he means a lot to me — deine Freundschaft/er bedeutet mir viel
2) (= intend) beabsichtigento be meant for sb/sth — für jdn/etw bestimmt sein
to mean sb to do sth — wollen, dass jd etw tut
what do you mean to do? —
of course it hurt, I meant it to or it was meant to — natürlich tat das weh, das war Absicht
without meaning to sound rude — ich möchte nicht unverschämt klingen(, aber...)
I thought it was meant to be hot in the south —
I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht
I mean to have it — ich bin fest entschlossen, es zu bekommen
if he means to be awkward... —
this present was meant for you — dieses Geschenk sollte für dich sein or war für dich gedacht
See:→ business3) (= be serious about) ernst meinenI mean it! — das ist mein Ernst!, ich meine das ernst!
do you mean to say you're not coming? — willst du damit sagen or soll das heißen, dass du nicht kommst?
I mean what I say — ich sage das im Ernst
4)he means well/no harm — er meint es gut/nicht böse
to mean sb no harm — es gut mit jdm meinen, jdm nichts Böses wollen; (physically) jdm nichts tun; (in past tense) jdm nichts tun wollen
I meant no harm by what I said — was ich da gesagt habe, war nicht böse gemeint
* * *mean1 [miːn] prät und pperf meant [ment]A v/tI mean to do it ich will es tun;he meant to write er wollte schreiben;I mean it es ist mir ernst damit;he means business er meint es ernst, er macht Ernst;he meant no harm er hat es nicht böse gemeint;no harm meant! nichts für ungut!;I mean what I say ich meine es, wie ich es sage; ich spaße nicht;I mean to say ich will sagen;I didn’t mean to disturb you ich wollte Sie nicht stören;he was meant to be a barrister er sollte Anwalt werden;this cake is meant to be eaten der Kuchen ist zum Essen da;that remark was meant for you diese Bemerkung galt dir oder war an deine Adresse gerichtet oder war auf dich abgezielt;that picture is meant to be Churchill das Bild soll Churchill sein oder darstellen3. meinen, sagen wollen:by “liberal” I mean … unter „liberal“ verstehe ich …;I mean his father ich meine seinen Vater;what do you mean by this?a) was wollen Sie damit sagen?,b) was verstehen Sie darunter?4. bedeuten:5. (von Wörtern und Worten) bedeuten, heißen:what does “fair” mean”;does that mean anything to you? ist Ihnen das ein Begriff?, sagt Ihnen das etwas?B v/i1. mean well es gut meinen:2. bedeuten (to für oder dat):mean little (everything) to sb jemandem wenig (alles) bedeuten;money doesn’t mean much to her Geld bedeutet ihr nicht viel, sie macht sich nicht viel aus Geld;his work means everything to him seine Arbeit geht ihm über alles3. how do you mean? wie meinen Sie das?1. gemein, gering, niedrig (dem Stande nach):mean birth niedrige Herkunft;2. ärmlich, armselig, schäbig (Straßen etc)3. no mean … ein(e) recht beachtliche(r, s) …:no mean opponent ein nicht zu unterschätzender Gegner5. schäbig, geizig, knaus(e)rig, filzig:be mean with geizen mit6. umg (charakterlich) schäbig:7. besonders US umga) fies (Person)b) scheußlich, bös (Sache)mean3 [miːn]A adj1. mittler(er, e, es), Mittel…, durchschnittlich, Durchschnitts…:mean height mittlere Höhe (über dem Meeresspiegel);mean annual temperature Temperaturjahresmittel n;mean sea level Normalnull n;mean proportional MATH mittlere Proportionale;2. dazwischenliegend, Zwischen…B s1. Mitte f, (das) Mittlere, Mittel n, Durchschnitt m, Mittelweg m:4. pl (als sg oder pl konstruiert) Mittel n oder pl, Weg(e) m(pl):by all means auf alle Fälle, unbedingt, natürlich;a) etwa, vielleicht, gar,b) überhaupt,c) auf irgendwelche Weise;by no means, not by any means durchaus nicht, keineswegs, auf keinen Fall;by some means or other auf die eine oder die andere Weise;by means of mittels, durch, mit;by other means mit anderen Mitteln;a means of communication ein Kommunikationsmittel;means of protection Schutzmittel;adjust the means to the end die Mittel dem Zweck anpassen;5. pl (Geld)Mittel pl, Vermögen n, Einkommen n:live within (beyond) one’s means seinen Verhältnissen entsprechend (über seine Verhältnisse) leben;a man of means ein bemittelter Mann;means test Bedürftigkeitsermittlung f* * *I nounMittelweg, der; Mitte, dieII adjective1) (niggardly) schäbig (abwertend)2) (ignoble) schäbig (abwertend), gemein [Person, Verhalten, Gesinnung]3) (shabby) schäbig (abwertend) [Haus, Wohngegend]; armselig [Verhältnisse]III transitive verb,be no mean athlete/feat — kein schlechter Sportler/keine schlechte Leistung sein
1) (have as one's purpose) beabsichtigenmean well by or to or towards somebody — es gut mit jemandem meinen
what do you mean by [saying] that? — was willst du damit sagen?
I meant it or it was meant as a joke — das sollte ein Scherz sein
I mean to be obeyed — ich verlange, dass man mir gehorcht
I meant to write, but forgot — ich hatte [fest] vor zu schreiben, aber habe es [dann] vergessen
do you mean to say that...? — willst du damit sagen, dass...?
2) (design, destine)these plates are meant to be used — diese Teller sind zum Gebrauch bestimmt od. sind da, um benutzt zu werden
I meant you to read the letter — ich wollte, dass du den Brief liest
3) (intend to convey, refer to) meinenif you know or see what I mean — du verstehst, was ich meine?
I really mean it, I mean what I say — ich meine das ernst; es ist mir Ernst damit
4) (signify, entail, matter) bedeutenthe name means/the instructions mean nothing to me — der Name sagt mir nichts/ich kann mit der Anleitung nichts anfangen
* * *adj.bös adj.gemein adj. v.(§ p.,p.p.: meant)= beabsichtigen v.bedeuten v.heißen v.(§ p.,pp.: hieß, geheißen)meinen v.sagen wollen ausdr.vorhaben v. -
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adjective1) (in appearance, morally) hässlichugly duckling — (fig.) hässliches Entlein (ugs. scherzh.)
as ugly as sin — (coll.) potthässlich (ugs.); hässlich wie die Nacht
2) (nasty) übel [Wunde, Laune, Szene usw.]* * *1) (unpleasant to look at: She is rather an ugly young woman.) häßlich•- academic.ru/77428/ugliness">ugliness* * *[ˈʌgli]1. (not attractive) hässlichto feel/look \ugly sich akk hässlich fühlen/hässlich aussehen2. ( fig: unpleasant) incident, scene hässlich fig; weather, wound also scheußlich; rumours, story übelhe's an \ugly customer er ist ein unangenehmer KundeI just had an \ugly thought mir kam gerade ein ganz schrecklicher Gedanke\ugly mood unerfreuliche Stimmungan \ugly look ein böser Blickthe \ugly truth die unangenehme Wahrheit; (terrible) die schreckliche Wahrheitto turn \ugly eine üble Wendung nehmen* * *['ʌglɪ]adj (+er)1) (= not pretty) hässlichas ugly as sin — hässlich wie die Sünde or Nacht
2) (= unpleasant, nasty) übel; news, wound schlimm, übel; rumour, scenes, crime, clouds hässlich; crime übel, gemein; vice hässlich, übel; situation, sky bedrohlichto cut up or grow or turn ugly (inf) — gemein or fies (inf) werden
* * *ugly [ˈʌɡlı] adj (adv uglily)1. hässlich, garstig (beide auch fig):2. gemein, schändlich, schmutzig (Verbrechen etc)3. unangenehm, widerwärtig, übel:an ugly customer ein unangenehmer Kerl, ein übler Kunde;be in an ugly mood üble Laune haben4. bös(e), schlimm, gefährlich (Situation, Wunde etc)* * *adjective1) (in appearance, morally) hässlichugly duckling — (fig.) hässliches Entlein (ugs. scherzh.)
as ugly as sin — (coll.) potthässlich (ugs.); hässlich wie die Nacht
2) (nasty) übel [Wunde, Laune, Szene usw.]* * *adj.hässlich adj.unschön adj. -
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watch [wɒt∫]1. nouna. (for telling time) montre f• to keep or be on watch faire le guet• to keep a close watch on or over sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de près• to set a watch on sth/sb faire surveiller qch/qn• to be on the watch for sb/sth guetter qn/qcha. [+ event, programme, TV, person] regarder ; [+ suspect, house, car] surveiller ; [+ birds, insects] observer ; [+ notice board, small ads] consulter régulièrement ; [+ political situation, developments] suivre de près• to watch sb do or doing sth regarder qn faire qch• it's about as exciting as watching grass grow or watching paint dry c'est ennuyeux comme la pluie• "watch this space" « à suivre »b. ( = take care of, keep an eye on) surveillerc. ( = be careful of, mind) faire attention à• watch that knife! (fais) attention avec ce couteau !• watch your head! attention à ta tête !• watch your language! surveille ton langage !• watch what you're doing! fais attention (à ce que tu fais) !• watch your step!• watch yourself! (fais) attention !• I must watch the time as I've got a train to catch il faut que je surveille l'heure car j'ai un train à prendre• watch it! (inf) attention !• to watch for sth/sb ( = wait for) guetter qch/qn4. compounds( = take care) faire attention• watch out! attention !* * *[wɒtʃ] 1.1) ( timepiece) montre fmy watch is slow/fast — ma montre retarde/avance
2) ( surveillance) gen, Military surveillance f (on sur)to keep (a) watch on somebody/something — lit, fig surveiller quelqu'un/quelque chose
to be on the watch for somebody/something — lit guetter quelqu'un/quelque chose; fig être à l'affût de quelqu'un/quelque chose
to set a watch on somebody/something — tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose à l'œil
tornado watch — Meteorology surveillance f des cyclones
3) Nautical ( time on duty) quart m2. 3.transitive verbthe match, watched by a huge crowd... — le match, suivi par une foule immense...
2) fig suivre [career, development]; surveiller [situation]we had to sit by and watch the collapse of all our hopes — nous avons dû assister impuissants à l'effondrement de tous nos espoirs
3) lit ( keep under surveillance) surveiller4) ( pay attention to) faire attention à [obstacle, dangerous object etc]; surveiller [language, manners, time, money, weight]watch it! — (colloq) fais gaffe! (colloq)
to watch one's step — lit, fig regarder où on met les pieds
watch your back! — (colloq) lit attention devant!; fig surveille tes arrières!
5) ( look after) garder4.1) ( look) regarderthey are watching to see what will happen next — ils attendent pour voir ce qui va se passer maintenant
2) (dated) ( keep vigil) veiller5.to watch oneself — lit se regarder; fig faire attention
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