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  • 1 sérieux

    sérieux, -ieuse [seʀjø, jøz]
    1. adjective
       a. ( = grave, important) serious
       b. ( = digne de confiance) [personne, renseignement, source] reliable ; [proposition, acheteur] serious
    • « pas sérieux s'abstenir » "genuine inquiries only"
       c. ( = réfléchi) [personne, études] serious ; ( = consciencieux) [employé, élève, apprenti] conscientious ; [travail, artisan] careful
    • partir skier pendant les examens, ce n'est vraiment pas sérieux ! it's not very responsible to go off skiing during the exams!
    • si tu veux faire sérieux, mets un costume if you want to be taken seriously you should wear a suit
       d. ( = convenable) [jeune homme, jeune fille] responsible
       e. ( = qui ne plaisante pas) serious
    • vous n'êtes pas sérieux ! you can't be serious!
    • non, il était sérieux no, he was serious
    • c'est sérieux, ce que vous dites ? are you serious?
       f. (intensif) [coup, ennuis] serious ; [somme, différence] considerable
    • de sérieuses chances de... a good chance of...
    • je n'avais aucune raison sérieuse de penser que... I had no real reason to think that...
    2. masculine noun
       a. ( = gravité) seriousness
    • prendre qch/qn au sérieux to take sth/sb seriously
    • se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriously
       b. ( = fiabilité) [de personne] reliability ; [d'acquéreur, promesses, intentions] seriousness ; [d'employé, élève, apprenti] conscientiousness
    • il fait preuve de beaucoup de sérieux dans son travail/ses études he takes his work/his studies very seriously
       c. ( = sagesse) [de jeune homme, jeune fille] trustworthiness
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    1.
    - ieuse seʀjø, øz adjectif
    1) gén

    être sérieux dans son travail — [personne] to be serious about one's work

    2) ( qui mérite considération) [affaire, menace] serious; [piste, indice] important; [annonce, proposition] genuine

    ‘pas sérieux s'abstenir’ — ( dans une petite annonce) ‘genuine inquiries only’

    3) ( digne de confiance) reliable; ( responsable) responsible
    4) ( grave) serious
    5) ( considérable) [effort, besoin] real; [progrès] considerable; [handicap] serious

    2.
    nom masculin seriousness
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    seʀjø, jøz (-euse)
    1. adj
    1) (= bien réfléchi) (offre, proposition) genuine, serious

    "Il plaisantait?" — "Non, il était sérieux." — "Was he joking?" — "No, he was serious.", "Was he joking?" — "No, he meant it."

    2) (= empreint de gravité) (air, ton) serious

    Il s'efforçait de prendre un air sérieux. — He tried to look serious.

    3) (= fiable) (employé, élève) conscientious, (travail) serious, (client, maison) reliable

    C'est un employé très sérieux. — He's a very conscientious employee.

    4) (sur le plan moral) (jeune fille, mari) responsible
    5) (qui préoccupe) (maladie, situation, problème) serious
    6) (non négligeable) (retard, différence, chances) considerable
    2. nm
    1) [ton, attitude] seriousness

    J'ai eu du mal à garder mon sérieux. — I had trouble keeping a straight face.

    2) [commerce, employé] reliability

    manquer de sérieux — not to be very responsible, not to be very reliable

    Il manque un peu de sérieux. — He's not very responsible.

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

    3) [situation, problème] seriousness, gravity

    Ne sous-estimons pas le sérieux de la situation. — Let's not underestimate the seriousness of the situation., Let's not underestimate the gravity of the situation.

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    A adj
    1 ( réfléchi) [élève, employé] serious, serious-minded; [activité, travail] serious; [politique, réforme] serious; Michel est un élève sérieux et appliqué Michel is serious and conscientious; être sérieux dans son travail [personne] to be serious about one's work;
    2 ( qui ne rit pas) [personne, air, visage] serious; dire qch d'un air très sérieux to say sth in a very serious way; c'est bien vrai, tu es sérieux? is it really true, are you serious?; soyons sérieux, cette idée est totalement idiote let's be serious, this idea is totally stupid;
    3 ( qui mérite considération) [affaire, raison, menace] serious; [piste, indice] important; passer aux choses sérieuses to move on to serious matters, to get down to the nitty-gritty○;
    4 ( non fait pour l'amusement) [étude, sujet, livre, conversation, débat, film] serious; [annonce, proposition] genuine; une enquête très sérieuse révèle a very serious survey reveals; avoir des lectures très sérieuses to read very serious books;
    5 ( digne de confiance) [personne, maison, établissement] reliable; tu peux lui faire confiance, c'est quelqu'un de sérieux you can trust him, he's reliable; ‘pas sérieux s'abstenir’ ( dans petite annonce) ‘genuine inquiries only’, ‘no time-wasters’;
    6 ( grave) [conséquences, blessure, problème, incident, crise] serious; être confronté à de sérieux ennuis to be faced with serious difficulties; il souffre de sérieux troubles de la vue he has serious problems with his eyesight; la situation est jugée très sérieuse par le gouvernement the government is treating the situation as very serious;
    7 ( considérable) [effort, besoin] real, concerted; [progrès] considerable; [handicap] serious; conserver une sérieuse avance to retain a considerable lead; opérer une sérieuse restructuration des services to carry out a complete restructuring of services; prendre un sérieux retard dans son travail to fall seriously behind with one's work; avoir un sérieux besoin de vacances really to need a vacation, to be seriously in need of a vacation;
    8 ( responsable) [personne] responsible; il n'est pas très sérieux ce garçon this boy is a bit irresponsible; cela ne fait pas très sérieux that doesn't make a very good impression.
    B nm
    1 ( expression grave) seriousness; dire qch avec beaucoup de sérieux to say sth very seriously; garder son sérieux to keep a straight face; perdre son sérieux to start to laugh;
    2 ( caractère réfléchi) seriousness; faire qch avec sérieux to do sth carefully; elle travaille avec sérieux et application she is serious and conscientious in her work; il a fait preuve de beaucoup de sérieux dans ses études he's shown himself to be very serious about his studies;
    3 ( de situation) seriousness, gravity sout; (de projet, démarche) seriousness; je mets en doute le sérieux de leur proposition I have my doubts about the seriousness of their proposal; prendre qch/qn au sérieux to take sth/sb seriously; se prendre au sérieux to take oneself seriously;
    4 ( chope de bière) beer mug (1 litre).
    ( féminin sérieuse) [serjø, øz] adjectif
    1. [grave - ton, visage] serious, solemn
    [important - lecture, discussion] serious
    2. [consciencieux - employé] serious, responsible ; [ - élève] serious, serious-minded, earnest ; [ - travail] conscientious
    être sérieux dans son travail to be a conscientious worker, to take one's work seriously
    3. [digne de foi - offre] genuine ; [ - candidature, revue] serious ; [ - personne] reliable, dependable ; [ - analyse, enquête] serious, thorough, in-depth
    4. [dangereux - situation, maladie] grave, serious ; [ - blessure] severe
    5. [sincère] serious
    ‘pas sérieux s'abstenir’ ‘only genuine inquirers need apply’, ‘no time-wasters’
    c'est sérieux, cette histoire d'augmentation? (familier) is this talk about getting a rise serious?
    [vrai]
    c'est sérieux, cette histoire? is it all true?
    c'est sérieux, tu pars? it's true that you are leaving?
    6. (avant le nom) [important - effort] real ; [ - dégâts, difficultés, risques] serious
    ————————
    nom masculin
    1. [gravité - d'une personne] seriousness ; [ - d'une situation] gravity
    3. [fiabilité - d'une intention] seriousness, earnestness ; [ - d'une source de renseignements] reliability, dependability
    ————————
    au sérieux locution adverbiale
    prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un au sérieux to take something/somebody seriously

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sérieux

  • 2 dahinterher

    Adv. umg.: wenn du Erfolg haben willst, musst du schon dahinterher bleiben oder sein you have to make a real effort; i-e Mutter ist sehr dahinterher, dass sie ihr Zimmer in Ordnung hält her mother is always going on to her about keeping her room tidy; sie ist ständig dahinterher, neue Mitglieder zu werben she’s always trying to attract new members
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    da|hin|ter|her [dahɪntɐ'heːɐ]
    adj

    dahinterhér sein (inf) — to push (dass to see that)

    die Polizei ist dahinterhér, die Jugendkriminalität einzudämmen — the police are pretty hot on keeping juvenile delinquency under control (inf)

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    da·hin·ter·her
    [dahɪntɐˈhe:ɐ̯]
    adj (fam)
    ▪ \dahinterher sein to see to it; (jdm auf die Finger schauen) to breathe down sb's/one's neck pej
    ▪ \dahinterher sein, dass... to see to it that...
    * * *
    sein you have to make a real effort;
    i-e Mutter ist sehr dahinterher, dass sie ihr Zimmer in Ordnung hält her mother is always going on to her about keeping her room tidy;
    sie ist ständig dahinterher, neue Mitglieder zu werben she’s always trying to attract new members

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > dahinterher

  • 3 afanarse

    pron.v.
    to toil, to hurry, to make an effort, to strive.
    * * *
    1 to work with zeal
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    VPR
    1) (=trabajar) to toil, labour, labor (EEUU) (en at)
    2) And (=enfadarse) to get angry
    * * *
    (v.) = swipe
    Ex. A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.
    * * *
    (v.) = swipe

    Ex: A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.

    * * *

    afanarse ( conjugate afanarse) verbo pronominal ( esforzarse) to work, toil;
    afanarsese en or por hacer algo to strive to do sth
    ■afanarse vr (esforzarse) to toil [en, at]: se afanó por triunfar, he did his best to succeed
    ' afanarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desvelarse
    English:
    swipe
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    vpr
    [esforzarse] to work hard;
    se afanó mucho por acabarlo a tiempo he worked hard to finish it on time
    * * *
    v/r fam
    make a real effort
    * * *
    : to toil, to strive

    Spanish-English dictionary > afanarse

  • 4 П-386

    СТЕРЕТЬ (ИСТЕРЕТЬ) В (МЕЛКИЙ) ПО-РОШОК кого coll VP subj: human or collect often pfv fut, used as a threat) (in refer, to killing s.o., or ruining s.o. 's career, social standing etc) to deal with s.o. harshly or destroy s.o.: X сотрёт Y-a в порошок — X will make mincemeat of Y X will pulverize Y X will grind Y to (into) dust X will grind Y into the dust X will be utterly ruthless with Y.
    Каждый дом, квартира... деревня, не говоря уж о городах и областях, получили своего верховода (сначала их было по несколько, потом один брал верх), который распоряжался, инструктировал, отдавал приказания и обязательно грозил стереть сопротивляющегося в порошок (Мандельштам 2). Every house, apartment, and village, not to mention every town and province, had its little tyrant (at first there would be several, until a single one took over), who gave orders and instructions, threatening always to "make mincemeat" of anyone who resisted (2a).
    В бесчисленных кабинетах меня уговаривали, умоляли снять свою подпись (с писем в защиту нескольких писателей), мне льстили, мне угрожали, обещали стереть меня в порошок (Войнович 1). In an endless succession of offices I was urged and entreated to withdraw my signature (from letters in defense of several writers). I was flattered, threatened - they promised to grind me to dust (1a).
    Все понимали, что если Королёв жертвует собой (а состояние его здоровья было всем известно), то он сотрёт в порошок всякого, кто нерасторопностью или просто неполным напряжением сил задержит подготовку хоть на минуту (Владимиров 1). They all understood that if Korolyov was sacrificing himself (and everybody knew about the state of his health) he would be utterly ruthless with anyone who through slackness or failure to make a real effort held up the preparations even by a minute (1a).

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  • 5 истереть в мелкий порошок

    • СТЕРЕТЬ < ИСТЕРЕТЬ> В (МЕЛКИЙ) ПОРОШОК кого coll
    [VP; subj: human or collect; often pfv fut, used as a threat]
    =====
    ⇒ (in refer, to killing s.o., or ruining s.o.'s career, social standing etc) to deal with s.o. harshly or destroy s.o.:
    - X сотрёт Y-а в порошок≈ X will make mincemeat of Y;
    - X will grind Y to < into> dust;
    - X will be utterly ruthless with Y.
         ♦ Каждый дом, квартира... деревня, не говоря уж о городах и областях, получили своего верховода (сначала их было по несколько, потом один брал верх), который распоряжался, инструктировал, отдавал приказания и обязательно грозил стереть сопротивляющегося в порошок (Мандельштам 2). Every house, apartment, and village, not to mention every town and province, had its little tyrant (at first there would be several, until a single one took over), who gave orders and instructions, threatening always to "make mincemeat" of anyone who resisted (2a).
         ♦ В бесчисленных кабинетах меня уговаривали, умоляли снять свою подпись [с писем в защиту нескольких писателей], мне льстили, мне угрожали, обещали стереть меня в порошок (Войнович 1). In an endless succession of offices I was urged and entreated to withdraw my signature [from letters in defense of several writers]. I was flattered, threatened - they promised to grind me to dust (1a).
         ♦ Все понимали, что если Королёв жертвует собой (а состояние его здоровья было всем известно), то он сотрёт в порошок всякого, кто нерасторопностью или просто неполным напряжением сил задержит подготовку хоть на минуту (Владимиров 1). They all understood that if Korolyov was sacrificing himself (and everybody knew about the state of his health) he would be utterly ruthless with anyone who through slackness or failure to make a real effort held up the preparations even by a minute (1a).

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  • 6 истереть в порошок

    • СТЕРЕТЬ < ИСТЕРЕТЬ> В (МЕЛКИЙ) ПОРОШОК кого coll
    [VP; subj: human or collect; often pfv fut, used as a threat]
    =====
    ⇒ (in refer, to killing s.o., or ruining s.o.'s career, social standing etc) to deal with s.o. harshly or destroy s.o.:
    - X сотрёт Y-а в порошок≈ X will make mincemeat of Y;
    - X will grind Y to < into> dust;
    - X will be utterly ruthless with Y.
         ♦ Каждый дом, квартира... деревня, не говоря уж о городах и областях, получили своего верховода (сначала их было по несколько, потом один брал верх), который распоряжался, инструктировал, отдавал приказания и обязательно грозил стереть сопротивляющегося в порошок (Мандельштам 2). Every house, apartment, and village, not to mention every town and province, had its little tyrant (at first there would be several, until a single one took over), who gave orders and instructions, threatening always to "make mincemeat" of anyone who resisted (2a).
         ♦ В бесчисленных кабинетах меня уговаривали, умоляли снять свою подпись [с писем в защиту нескольких писателей], мне льстили, мне угрожали, обещали стереть меня в порошок (Войнович 1). In an endless succession of offices I was urged and entreated to withdraw my signature [from letters in defense of several writers]. I was flattered, threatened - they promised to grind me to dust (1a).
         ♦ Все понимали, что если Королёв жертвует собой (а состояние его здоровья было всем известно), то он сотрёт в порошок всякого, кто нерасторопностью или просто неполным напряжением сил задержит подготовку хоть на минуту (Владимиров 1). They all understood that if Korolyov was sacrificing himself (and everybody knew about the state of his health) he would be utterly ruthless with anyone who through slackness or failure to make a real effort held up the preparations even by a minute (1a).

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  • 7 стереть в мелкий порошок

    • СТЕРЕТЬ < ИСТЕРЕТЬ> В (МЕЛКИЙ) ПОРОШОК кого coll
    [VP; subj: human or collect; often pfv fut, used as a threat]
    =====
    ⇒ (in refer, to killing s.o., or ruining s.o.'s career, social standing etc) to deal with s.o. harshly or destroy s.o.:
    - X сотрёт Y-а в порошок≈ X will make mincemeat of Y;
    - X will grind Y to < into> dust;
    - X will be utterly ruthless with Y.
         ♦ Каждый дом, квартира... деревня, не говоря уж о городах и областях, получили своего верховода (сначала их было по несколько, потом один брал верх), который распоряжался, инструктировал, отдавал приказания и обязательно грозил стереть сопротивляющегося в порошок (Мандельштам 2). Every house, apartment, and village, not to mention every town and province, had its little tyrant (at first there would be several, until a single one took over), who gave orders and instructions, threatening always to "make mincemeat" of anyone who resisted (2a).
         ♦ В бесчисленных кабинетах меня уговаривали, умоляли снять свою подпись [с писем в защиту нескольких писателей], мне льстили, мне угрожали, обещали стереть меня в порошок (Войнович 1). In an endless succession of offices I was urged and entreated to withdraw my signature [from letters in defense of several writers]. I was flattered, threatened - they promised to grind me to dust (1a).
         ♦ Все понимали, что если Королёв жертвует собой (а состояние его здоровья было всем известно), то он сотрёт в порошок всякого, кто нерасторопностью или просто неполным напряжением сил задержит подготовку хоть на минуту (Владимиров 1). They all understood that if Korolyov was sacrificing himself (and everybody knew about the state of his health) he would be utterly ruthless with anyone who through slackness or failure to make a real effort held up the preparations even by a minute (1a).

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  • 8 стереть в порошок

    • СТЕРЕТЬ < ИСТЕРЕТЬ> В (МЕЛКИЙ) ПОРОШОК кого coll
    [VP; subj: human or collect; often pfv fut, used as a threat]
    =====
    ⇒ (in refer, to killing s.o., or ruining s.o.'s career, social standing etc) to deal with s.o. harshly or destroy s.o.:
    - X сотрёт Y-а в порошок≈ X will make mincemeat of Y;
    - X will grind Y to < into> dust;
    - X will be utterly ruthless with Y.
         ♦ Каждый дом, квартира... деревня, не говоря уж о городах и областях, получили своего верховода (сначала их было по несколько, потом один брал верх), который распоряжался, инструктировал, отдавал приказания и обязательно грозил стереть сопротивляющегося в порошок (Мандельштам 2). Every house, apartment, and village, not to mention every town and province, had its little tyrant (at first there would be several, until a single one took over), who gave orders and instructions, threatening always to "make mincemeat" of anyone who resisted (2a).
         ♦ В бесчисленных кабинетах меня уговаривали, умоляли снять свою подпись [с писем в защиту нескольких писателей], мне льстили, мне угрожали, обещали стереть меня в порошок (Войнович 1). In an endless succession of offices I was urged and entreated to withdraw my signature [from letters in defense of several writers]. I was flattered, threatened - they promised to grind me to dust (1a).
         ♦ Все понимали, что если Королёв жертвует собой (а состояние его здоровья было всем известно), то он сотрёт в порошок всякого, кто нерасторопностью или просто неполным напряжением сил задержит подготовку хоть на минуту (Владимиров 1). They all understood that if Korolyov was sacrificing himself (and everybody knew about the state of his health) he would be utterly ruthless with anyone who through slackness or failure to make a real effort held up the preparations even by a minute (1a).

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  • 9 Gedächtnis

    n; -ses, -se
    1. Fähigkeit: memory; kurzes / schlechtes Gedächtnis short / bad memory; ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb a memory like a sieve; ich habe kein gutes Gedächtnis für Gesichter etc. I’m no good at remembering faces etc.; das Gedächtnis verlieren lose one’s memory; wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht trügt if my memory serves me right
    2. (Erinnerung) memory, recollection, remembrance; aus dem Gedächtnis from memory; (auswendig) by heart; im Gedächtnis behalten remember, keep in mind; sich (Dat) etw. ins Gedächtnis ( zurück) rufen recall s.th., call s.th. to mind; etw. seinem Gedächtnis einprägen commit s.th. to memory; stärker engrave s.th.on one’s memory; das ist meinem Gedächtnis entfallen it has slipped my memory; jemandes Gedächtnis nachhelfen jog s.o.’s memory; wir haben unsere Methoden, Ihrem Gedächtnis nachzuhelfen we have ways of making you remember
    3. (Andenken) commemoration; zum Gedächtnis an (+ Akk) in memory of
    * * *
    das Gedächtnis
    remembrance; recollection; brain; memory
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    Ge|dạ̈cht|nis [gə'dɛçtnɪs]
    nt -ses, -se
    memory; (= Andenken auch) remembrance

    etw aus dem Gedächtnis hersagen — to recite sth from memory

    das ist seinem Gedächtnis entfallen — it went out of his mind

    im Gedächtnis bleiben — to be remembered

    etw ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen — to recall sth, to call sth to mind

    wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht trügt — if my memory serves me right

    sein — to be still fresh in sb's mind

    zum Gedächtnis der or an die Toten — in memory or remembrance of the dead

    * * *
    das
    1) (to stop being able to remember things.) lose one's memory
    2) (the power to remember things: a good memory for details.) memory
    3) (the mind's store of remembered things: Her memory is full of interesting stories.) memory
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    Ge·dächt·nis
    <-ses, -se>
    [gəˈdɛçtnɪs, pl gəˈdɛçtnɪsə]
    nt
    1. (Informationsspeicherung im Gehirn) memory
    ein gutes/schlechtes \Gedächtnis [für etw akk] haben to have a good/poor memory [for sth]
    ein kurzes \Gedächtnis haben (fam) to have a short memory
    sein \Gedächtnis anstrengen to make a real effort to remember sth
    etw im \Gedächtnis behalten [o (geh) bewahren] to remember sth
    jds \Gedächtnis entfallen to slip one's mind
    ein \Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb haben (fam) to have a memory like a sieve fam
    etw aus dem \Gedächtnis hersagen to recite [or quote] sth from memory
    wenn mich mein \Gedächtnis nicht täuscht [o trügt] if my memory serves me right
    sein \Gedächtnis verlieren to lose one's memory
    jdn/etw aus dem \Gedächtnis verlieren to erase sb/sth from one's memory
    jdm/sich etw ins \Gedächtnis zurückrufen to remind sb of sth/to recall sth
    2. (Andenken, Gedenken) memory, remembrance
    zum \Gedächtnis der Toten in memory [or remembrance] of the dead
    * * *
    das; Gedächtnisses, Gedächtnisse

    sich (Dat.) etwas ins Gedächtnis [zurück]rufen — recall something

    ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb — (ugs.) a memory like a sieve (coll.)

    2) (Andenken) memory; remembrance

    zum Gedächtnis an jemanden — in memory or remembrance of somebody

    * * *
    Gedächtnis n; -ses, -se
    1. Fähigkeit: memory;
    kurzes/schlechtes Gedächtnis short/bad memory;
    ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb a memory like a sieve;
    ich habe kein gutes Gedächtnis für Gesichter etc I’m no good at remembering faces etc;
    das Gedächtnis verlieren lose one’s memory;
    wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht trügt if my memory serves me right
    2. (Erinnerung) memory, recollection, remembrance;
    aus dem Gedächtnis from memory; (auswendig) by heart;
    im Gedächtnis behalten remember, keep in mind;
    sich (dat)
    etwas ins Gedächtnis (zurück)rufen recall sth, call sth to mind;
    etwas seinem Gedächtnis einprägen commit sth to memory; stärker engrave sthon one’s memory;
    das ist meinem Gedächtnis entfallen it has slipped my memory;
    wir haben unsere Methoden, Ihrem Gedächtnis nachzuhelfen we have ways of making you remember
    3. (Andenken) commemoration;
    zum Gedächtnis an (+akk) in memory of
    * * *
    das; Gedächtnisses, Gedächtnisse

    sich (Dat.) etwas ins Gedächtnis [zurück]rufen — recall something

    ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb — (ugs.) a memory like a sieve (coll.)

    2) (Andenken) memory; remembrance

    zum Gedächtnis an jemanden — in memory or remembrance of somebody

    * * *
    (an) n.
    remembrance (of) n. n.
    commemoration n.
    memory n.
    remembrance n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Gedächtnis

  • 10 в расчёте на долгие годы

    В расчёте на долгие годы-- Now is the time to make a real effort to achieve a balanced and secure energy mix for the long-term.

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > в расчёте на долгие годы

  • 11 прикладывать все силы

    Прикладывать все силы-- Now is the time to make a real effort to achieve a balanced energy mix for the long-term.

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > прикладывать все силы

  • 12 сейчас пришло время

    Сейчас пришло время-- Now is the time to make a real effort to achieve a balanced energy mix for the long-term.

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > сейчас пришло время

  • 13 Gedächtnis

    Ge·dächt·nis <-ses, -se> [gəʼdɛçtnɪs, pl gəʼdɛçtnɪsə] nt
    ein gutes/schlechtes \Gedächtnis [für etw akk] haben to have a good/poor memory [for sth];
    ein kurzes \Gedächtnis haben ( fam) to have a short memory;
    sein \Gedächtnis anstrengen to make a real effort to remember sth;
    etw im \Gedächtnis behalten [ o geh bewahren] to remember sth;
    jds \Gedächtnis entfallen to slip one's mind;
    ein \Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb haben ( fam) to have a memory like a sieve ( fam)
    etw aus dem \Gedächtnis hersagen to recite [or quote] sth from memory;
    wenn mich mein \Gedächtnis nicht täuscht [o trügt] if my memory serves me right;
    sein \Gedächtnis verlieren to lose one's memory;
    jdn/etw aus dem \Gedächtnis verlieren to erase sb/sth from one's memory;
    jdm/sich etw ins \Gedächtnis zurückrufen to remind sb of sth/to recall sth
    2) (Andenken, Gedenken) memory, remembrance;
    zum \Gedächtnis der Toten in memory [or remembrance] of the dead

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Gedächtnis

  • 14 benaz

    adb. (benetan) truly, really; galduko zara betiko ez baduzu txit \benaz ohitura hori desgiteko ahaleginik egiten you will be damned forever if you make no real effort to get rid of that habit

    Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > benaz

  • 15 esforzarse

    1 (físicamente) to make an effort, exert oneself; (moralmente) to try hard, strive
    * * *
    verb
    to strive, make an effort
    * * *
    VPR to exert o.s., make an effort

    hay que esforzarse más — you must try harder, you must make more effort

    esforzarse en o por conseguir algo — to struggle o strive to achieve sth

    * * *
    = put forth + effort, put forth + energy, strive, strain, labour [labor, -USA], toil, struggle, work + hard, slave away, try + hard.
    Ex. Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.
    Ex. The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.
    Ex. The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.
    Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
    Ex. So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.
    Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
    Ex. Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.
    Ex. Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.
    Ex. Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.
    ----
    * esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.
    * esforzarse por = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to.
    * esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).
    * esforzarse por lograr = strive for.
    * * *
    = put forth + effort, put forth + energy, strive, strain, labour [labor, -USA], toil, struggle, work + hard, slave away, try + hard.

    Ex: Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.

    Ex: The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.
    Ex: The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.
    Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
    Ex: So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.
    Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
    Ex: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.
    Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.
    Ex: Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.
    * esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.
    * esforzarse por = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to.
    * esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).
    * esforzarse por lograr = strive for.

    * * *

    ■esforzarse verbo reflexivo to make an effort [por, to]: se esfuerza por ser agradable, he takes pains to be pleasant
    ' esforzarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    afanarse
    - aplicarse
    - desvivirse
    - esmerarse
    - pelear
    - pujar
    - sudar
    - trabajarse
    - empeñar
    - esforzar
    - matar
    English:
    all-out
    - buck up
    - effort
    - exert
    - flog
    - pain
    - peer
    - seek
    - strain
    - strive
    - endeavor
    - try
    - utmost
    * * *
    vpr
    to make an effort;
    tienes que esforzarte más si quieres aprobar you'll have to make more of an effort if you want to pass;
    nos esforzamos, pero fue imposible ganarlos we tried very hard, but they were impossible to beat;
    no te esfuerces, no puede oírte don't bother (shouting), she can't hear you;
    se esforzaron enormemente en la tarea they put a huge amount of effort into the task;
    esforzarse en o [m5] por hacer algo to make an effort to do sth;
    me esforcé por ayudarlos I made a real effort o did my best to help them;
    nos hemos esforzado mucho por ti we've made a real effort for you, we've really put ourselves out for you;
    se esforzó en contener las lágrimas she tried hard to hold back the tears
    * * *
    v/r make an effort, try hard
    * * *
    vr
    : to make an effort
    * * *
    esforzarse vb to try hard [pt. & pp. tried] / to work hard
    se esforzó mucho he tried very hard / he worked very hard

    Spanish-English dictionary > esforzarse

  • 16 realizar

    v.
    1 to make (ejecutar) (esfuerzo, viaje, inversión).
    2 to fulfill, to realize (hacer real).
    realizó su sueño he fulfilled his dream
    Ella realiza la infidelidad She realizes the infidelity.
    3 to direct (Cine).
    5 to accomplish, to carry out, to achieve, to carry through.
    Ellas realizan sus planes They accomplish their plans.
    6 to hold, to carry on, to have.
    El grupo realizó una reunión The group held a meeting.
    7 to sell off.
    La tienda realizó sus saldos The store sold off its sale goods.
    * * *
    (z changes to c before e)
    Past Indicative
    realicé, realizaste, realizó, realizamos, realizasteis, realizaron.
    Present Subjunctive
    Imperative
    realiza (tú), realice (él/Vd.), realicemos (nos.), realizad (vos.), realicen (ellos/Vds.).
    * * *
    verb
    1) to execute, perform, carry out
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ propósito] to achieve, realize; [+ promesa] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), carry out; [+ proyecto] to carry out, put into effect
    2) [+ viaje, vuelo, visita, compra] to make; [+ expedición] to carry out, go on
    3) (Econ) [+ activo] to realize; [+ existencias] to sell off, sell up; [+ ganancias] to take
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < tarea> to carry out, execute (frml); <viaje/visita> to make; <prueba/entrevista> to conduct; < encuesta> to carry out

    realizan gestiones para... — they are taking the necessary steps to...

    b) <ambiciones/ilusiones> to fulfill*, realize
    2) (Cin, TV) to produce
    3) (Com, Fin)
    a) < bienes> to realize, dispose of, sell
    b) <compra/inversión> to make

    realizar ventas por valor de... — to sell goods to the value of...

    2.
    realizarse v pron sueños/ilusiones to come true, be realized; persona to fulfill* oneself
    * * *
    = author, carry out, conduct, enact, execute, go about, involve, produce, undertake, set in + motion, transact, administer, carry through, realise [realize, -USA].
    Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
    Ex. The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.
    Ex. Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.
    Ex. The twin processes of abstracting and indexing, as covered in this book, are practices and procedures that people enact.
    Ex. Some cataloguing may be conducted by a technical services department, whilst other cataloguing may be executed in the local studies department, or the children's library.
    Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
    Ex. It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust.
    Ex. The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.
    Ex. Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.
    Ex. If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.
    Ex. The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.
    Ex. A performance rating should be administered at the end of the probationary period.
    Ex. However, all attempts at moral regulation carried through by the state and philanthropic agencies either failed or had completely the opposite effect.
    Ex. Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).
    ----
    * conseguir realizarse plenamente = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
    * deseando desesperadamente realizarse = crying to come out.
    * estar realizándose = underway [under way], be in progress.
    * lograr realizar una maniobra = accomplish + manoeuver.
    * realizar actividades = conduct + business, do + activities.
    * realizar el trabajo = get + Posesivo + work done.
    * realizar esfuerzo = exert + effort.
    * realizar estadísticas = collect + statistics.
    * realizar estudios = do + study.
    * realizar interface con = interface to/with.
    * realizar interfaz con = interface to/with.
    * realizar las operaciones bancarias = bank.
    * realizar milagros = accomplish + miracles.
    * realizar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * realizar progreso = make + progress.
    * realizarse = achieve + Posesivo + potential.
    * realizar una acción = perform + action, effect + execution.
    * realizar una actividad = engage in + practice, engage in + activity, perform + activity, conduct + activity.
    * realizar una autopsia = perform + an autopsy.
    * realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.
    * realizar una búsqueda = conduct + search, execute + search, perform + search, run + search, undertake + search, carry out + search.
    * realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.
    * realizar una combinación = perform + combination.
    * realizar una crítica = raise + criticism.
    * realizar un acto = commit + act.
    * realizar una entrevista = conduct + interview.
    * realizar una evaluación = administer + evaluation.
    * realizar una hazaña = perform + feat.
    * realizar una investigación = carry out + research, conduct + investigation, conduct + research, do + research, undertake + investigation, undertake + research.
    * realizar una labor detenidamente = work + Posesivo + way through.
    * realizar una labor muy importante = maintain + a high profile.
    * realizar un análisis = conduct + analysis.
    * realizar un análisis factorial = factor-analyse [factor-analyze, -USA].
    * realizar una operación = conduct + operation, carry out + transaction.
    * realizar una proeza = accomplish + feat, perform + feat.
    * realizar una prueba = conduct + trial, take + test.
    * realizar una selección = undertake + selection.
    * realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.
    * realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.
    * realizar un cálculo = carry out + calculation.
    * realizar un cambio = make + alteration, implement + change.
    * realizar un diseño = execute + design.
    * realizar un esfuerzo = put forth + effort, make + effort.
    * realizar un esfuerzo común = make + a concerted effort.
    * realizar un estudio = carry out + survey, conduct + survey, undertake + study, undertake + survey, conduct + study.
    * realizar un estudio evaluativo = conduct + review.
    * realizar un experimento = conduct + experiment.
    * realizar un proyecto = conduct + project, undertake + project.
    * realizar un trabajo = perform + work, undertake + work.
    * realizar un trabajo monótono = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < tarea> to carry out, execute (frml); <viaje/visita> to make; <prueba/entrevista> to conduct; < encuesta> to carry out

    realizan gestiones para... — they are taking the necessary steps to...

    b) <ambiciones/ilusiones> to fulfill*, realize
    2) (Cin, TV) to produce
    3) (Com, Fin)
    a) < bienes> to realize, dispose of, sell
    b) <compra/inversión> to make

    realizar ventas por valor de... — to sell goods to the value of...

    2.
    realizarse v pron sueños/ilusiones to come true, be realized; persona to fulfill* oneself
    * * *
    = author, carry out, conduct, enact, execute, go about, involve, produce, undertake, set in + motion, transact, administer, carry through, realise [realize, -USA].

    Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

    Ex: The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.
    Ex: Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.
    Ex: The twin processes of abstracting and indexing, as covered in this book, are practices and procedures that people enact.
    Ex: Some cataloguing may be conducted by a technical services department, whilst other cataloguing may be executed in the local studies department, or the children's library.
    Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
    Ex: It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust.
    Ex: The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.
    Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.
    Ex: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.
    Ex: The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.
    Ex: A performance rating should be administered at the end of the probationary period.
    Ex: However, all attempts at moral regulation carried through by the state and philanthropic agencies either failed or had completely the opposite effect.
    Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).
    * conseguir realizarse plenamente = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
    * deseando desesperadamente realizarse = crying to come out.
    * estar realizándose = underway [under way], be in progress.
    * lograr realizar una maniobra = accomplish + manoeuver.
    * realizar actividades = conduct + business, do + activities.
    * realizar el trabajo = get + Posesivo + work done.
    * realizar esfuerzo = exert + effort.
    * realizar estadísticas = collect + statistics.
    * realizar estudios = do + study.
    * realizar interface con = interface to/with.
    * realizar interfaz con = interface to/with.
    * realizar las operaciones bancarias = bank.
    * realizar milagros = accomplish + miracles.
    * realizar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * realizar progreso = make + progress.
    * realizarse = achieve + Posesivo + potential.
    * realizar una acción = perform + action, effect + execution.
    * realizar una actividad = engage in + practice, engage in + activity, perform + activity, conduct + activity.
    * realizar una autopsia = perform + an autopsy.
    * realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.
    * realizar una búsqueda = conduct + search, execute + search, perform + search, run + search, undertake + search, carry out + search.
    * realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.
    * realizar una combinación = perform + combination.
    * realizar una crítica = raise + criticism.
    * realizar un acto = commit + act.
    * realizar una entrevista = conduct + interview.
    * realizar una evaluación = administer + evaluation.
    * realizar una hazaña = perform + feat.
    * realizar una investigación = carry out + research, conduct + investigation, conduct + research, do + research, undertake + investigation, undertake + research.
    * realizar una labor detenidamente = work + Posesivo + way through.
    * realizar una labor muy importante = maintain + a high profile.
    * realizar un análisis = conduct + analysis.
    * realizar un análisis factorial = factor-analyse [factor-analyze, -USA].
    * realizar una operación = conduct + operation, carry out + transaction.
    * realizar una proeza = accomplish + feat, perform + feat.
    * realizar una prueba = conduct + trial, take + test.
    * realizar una selección = undertake + selection.
    * realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.
    * realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.
    * realizar un cálculo = carry out + calculation.
    * realizar un cambio = make + alteration, implement + change.
    * realizar un diseño = execute + design.
    * realizar un esfuerzo = put forth + effort, make + effort.
    * realizar un esfuerzo común = make + a concerted effort.
    * realizar un estudio = carry out + survey, conduct + survey, undertake + study, undertake + survey, conduct + study.
    * realizar un estudio evaluativo = conduct + review.
    * realizar un experimento = conduct + experiment.
    * realizar un proyecto = conduct + project, undertake + project.
    * realizar un trabajo = perform + work, undertake + work.
    * realizar un trabajo monótono = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone.

    * * *
    realizar [A4 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (hacer, ejecutar) ‹tarea› to carry out, execute ( frml); ‹viaje/visita› to make; ‹prueba/entrevista› to conduct
    están realizando gestiones para conseguirlo they are taking the necessary steps to achieve it
    las últimas encuestas realizadas the latest surveys carried out o taken
    ha realizado una magnífica labor he has done a magnificent job
    los médicos que realizaron la operación the doctors who performed the operation
    2 (cumplir) ‹sueños/ambiciones/ilusiones› to fulfill*, realize
    B ( Cin, TV) to produce
    C ( Com, Fin)
    1 ‹bienes› to realize, dispose of, sell
    realizar beneficios or ( AmL) utilidades to take profits
    2 ‹compra/venta/inversión› to make
    la empresa realizó ventas por valor de … the firm sold goods to the value of o had sales of …
    1 «sueños/ilusiones» to come true, be realized
    2 «persona» to fulfill* oneself
    * * *

     

    realizar ( conjugate realizar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹ tarea› to carry out, execute (frml);

    ‹viaje/visita› to make;
    ‹entrevista/pruebas› to conduct;
    ‹encuesta/investigación› to carry out;
    ‹ experimento› to perform, do;
    ‹compra/inversión› to make;

    b) ‹ambiciones/ilusiones› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill), realize

    realizarse verbo pronominal [sueños/ilusiones] to come true, be realized;
    [ persona] to fulfill( conjugate fulfill) oneself
    realizar verbo transitivo
    1 (llevar a cabo) to carry out: realizaron un buen trabajo, they did a good job
    2 (un sueño, deseo) to achieve fulfil, US fulfill
    3 Cine to direct
    TV to produce
    ' realizar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - andar
    - comenzar
    - dar
    - estanca
    - estanco
    - fortificación
    - pegar
    - pegarse
    - acordar
    - hacer
    - practicar
    English:
    achieve
    - act
    - carry out
    - equipment
    - execute
    - field trip
    - fruition
    - fulfil
    - fulfill
    - level
    - outgoing
    - produce
    - realize
    - attain
    - conduct
    - harvest
    - perform
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [ejecutar] [esfuerzo, viaje, inversión] to make;
    [operación, experimento, trabajo] to perform; [encargo] to carry out; [plan, reformas] to implement; [desfile] to organize
    2. [hacer real] to fulfil, to realize;
    realizó su sueño he fulfilled his dream
    3. Fin [bienes] to sell off, Espec to realize;
    realizar beneficios to realize one's profits
    4. [película] to direct;
    [programa] to edit
    * * *
    v/t
    1 tarea carry out
    2 RAD, TV produce
    3 COM realize
    * * *
    realizar {21} vt
    1) : to carry out, to execute
    2) : to produce, to direct (a film or play)
    3) : to fulfill, to achieve
    4) : to realize (a profit)
    * * *
    1. (llevar a cabo) to carry out [pt. & pp. carried]
    2. (hacer) to do / to make
    el AVE realizó su primer viaje entre Madrid y Sevilla en menos de tres horas the AVE made its first journey between Madrid and Seville in under three hours
    3. (convertir en realidad) to achieve / to fulfil [pt. & pp. fulfilled]

    Spanish-English dictionary > realizar

  • 17 Mühe

    f; -, -n trouble; (Anstrengung) effort; viel Mühe kosten cost a lot of effort; spar dir die Mühe you can save yourself the trouble; nur mit Mühe / mit Müh(e) und Not only with (great) difficulty; (gerade noch) just about; ( nicht) der oder die Mühe wert (not) worth the effort, (not) worth it; die Mühe lohnt sich it’s worth the effort; sich (Dat) Mühe geben (mit jemandem / etw.) go to great trouble ( oder pains) (over s.o. / s.th.); er müsste sich mehr Mühe geben he should make more of an effort ( oder try harder); gib dir doch etwas Mühe! (you could) make some sort of an effort!; sich (Dat) große Mühe geben oder machen zu (+ Inf.) go to great trouble ( oder pains) to (+ Inf.) sich (Dat) die Mühe machen zu (+ Inf.) go to the trouble of (+ Ger.) er machte sich nicht einmal die Mühe zu (+ Inf.) he couldn’t even be bothered to (+ Inf.) keine Mühe scheuen spare no effort oder pains (zu + Inf. in + Ger.); machen Sie sich keine Mühe! don’t go to any trouble; wenn es Ihnen keine Mühe macht if it’s no trouble (for you); alle oder seine ( liebe) Mühe haben, jemanden zu überreden have a hard time persuading s.o.; alle oder seine ( liebe) Mühe mit jemandem / etw. haben have no end of trouble with s.o. / s.th.
    * * *
    die Mühe
    toil; trouble; effort; labor; labour
    * * *
    Mü|he ['myːə]
    f -, -n
    trouble; (= Anstrengung auch) effort; (= Arbeitsaufwand auch) bother

    ohne Mǘhe — without any trouble or bother

    nur mit Mǘhe — only just

    unter (großen) Mǘhen — with a great deal of effort

    er kann mit Müh und Not seinen Namen schreiben (inf) — he can just about write his name

    alle/viel Mǘhe haben — to have a tremendous amount of/a great deal of trouble or bother (etw zu tun doing sth)

    wenig/keine Mǘhe haben — not to have much trouble or bother (etw zu tun doing sth)

    das ist mit einigen Mǘhen or einiger Mǘhe verbunden — that involves considerable effort

    mit jdm/etw seine Mǘhe haben — to have a great deal of trouble or bother with sb/sth

    or die Mǘhe wert, es lohnt die Mǘhe — it's worth the trouble or bother (etw zu tun of doing sth)

    die kleine Mǘhe hat sich gelohnt — it was worth the little bit of trouble

    etwas/mehr/keine Mǘhe geben — to take some/more/no trouble

    große Mǘhe gegeben — he has taken great pains, he has taken a lot of trouble

    die Mǘhe machen, etw zu tun — to take the trouble to do sth, to go to the trouble or bother of doing sth

    nicht die Mǘhe machen, etw zu tun — not to take the trouble to do sth, not to bother to do sth

    keine Mǘhe! — (please) don't go to any trouble or bother

    sie hatte sich die Mǘhe umsonst gemacht — her efforts were wasted

    jdm Mǘhe machen — to give sb some trouble or bother

    wenn es Ihnen keine Mǘhe macht — if it isn't too much or any trouble or bother

    viel Mǘhe auf etw (acc) verwenden — to take a lot of trouble or bother with sth

    es hat viel Mǘhe gekostet — it took a great deal of trouble

    verlorene Mǘhe — a waste of effort

    * * *
    die
    1) (trouble or fuss: It's such a hassle to get to work on time: Travelling with children is such a hassle.) hassle
    2) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) trouble
    * * *
    Mü·he
    <-, -n>
    [ˈmy:ə]
    f trouble
    sich dat alle erdenkliche \Mühe geben to make every [imaginable] effort, to go to the greatest lengths [possible]
    [für jdn] eine geringe \Mühe sein to be no bother [for sb]
    [für jdn] eine große \Mühe sein to be a lot of trouble [or fam a big deal] [for sb]
    verlorene \Mühe sein to be a waste of effort [or time]
    der \Mühe wert sein [o lohnen] to be worth the trouble [or effort] [or it]
    sich dat [große] \Mühe geben [o machen] [, etw zu tun] to take [great] pains [or make a[n] [great] [or the] effort] [to do sth]
    sich dat keine \Mühe geben [o machen] [, etw zu tun] to make no effort [to do sth]
    Sie brauchen sich keine \Mühe zu geben, mich vom Gegenteil zu überzeugen! there's no point trying to convince me otherwise!
    er hat sich gar nicht erst \Mühe gegeben, es zu verleugnen he didn't even bother trying to deny it
    geben Sie sich keine \Mühe, ich weiß bereits alles! save your breath, I already know everything
    \Mühe haben, etw zu tun to have trouble [or difficulty] doing [or find it difficult to do] sth
    mit jdm seine \Mühe haben to have [a lot of] trouble [or a hard time] with sb
    [jdn] [einige/viel] \Mühe kosten to be [quite/very] hard work [or quite an effort/a real effort] [for sb]
    etw lohnt die \Mühe sth is worth the trouble [or effort] [or it]
    die \Mühe lohnt sich it is worth the trouble [or effort] [or it]
    [jdm] \Mühe machen to give [sb] [some] trouble
    sich dat die \Mühe machen, etw zu tun to take [or go to] the trouble [or make the effort] to do sth
    machen Sie sich keine \Mühe! [please] don't go to any trouble!
    sich dat die \Mühe schenken [o sparen] to save oneself the trouble
    mit \Mühe verbunden sein to take a lot of effort
    viel/einige/ziemliche \Mühe auf etw akk verwenden to put a lot/a fair amount/quite a lot of effort into sth
    [nur] mit \Mühe with [great] difficulty
    ohne \Mühe without any trouble
    nicht ohne \Mühe erledigten wir die Aufgabe not without difficulty [or trouble] did we complete the task
    ich könnte dir ohne \Mühe drei solche Typen nennen I could name you three people off the top of my head
    mit \Mühe und Not (fam) only just
    * * *
    die; Mühe, Mühen trouble

    alle Mühe haben, etwas zu tun — be hard put to do something

    mit jemandem/etwas seine Mühe haben — have a lot of trouble or a hard time with somebody/something

    sich (Dat.) viel Mühe machen — go to or take a lot of trouble ( mit over)

    machen Sie sich [bitte] keine Mühe! — [please] don't put yourself out!; [please] don't bother!

    sich (Dat.) Mühe geben — make an effort or take pains

    sich (Dat.) mit jemandem/etwas Mühe geben — take [great] pains or trouble over somebody/something

    * * *
    Mühe f; -, -n trouble; (Anstrengung) effort;
    viel Mühe kosten cost a lot of effort;
    spar dir die Mühe you can save yourself the trouble;
    nur mit Mühe/mit Müh(e) und Not only with (great) difficulty; (gerade noch) just about;
    (nicht) der oder
    die Mühe wert (not) worth the effort, (not) worth it;
    die Mühe lohnt sich it’s worth the effort;
    sich (dat)
    Mühe geben (mit jemandem/etwas) go to great trouble ( oder pains) (over sb/sth);
    er müsste sich mehr Mühe geben he should make more of an effort ( oder try harder);
    gib dir doch etwas Mühe! (you could) make some sort of an effort!;
    sich (dat)
    machen zu (+inf) go to great trouble ( oder pains) to (+inf)
    sich (dat)
    die Mühe machen zu (+inf) go to the trouble of (+ger)
    er machte sich nicht einmal die Mühe zu (+inf) he couldn’t even be bothered to (+inf)
    keine Mühe scheuen spare no effort oder pains (
    zu +inf in +ger);
    machen Sie sich keine Mühe! don’t go to any trouble;
    wenn es Ihnen keine Mühe macht if it’s no trouble (for you);
    seine (liebe) Mühe haben, jemanden zu überreden have a hard time persuading sb;
    seine (liebe) Mühe mit jemandem/etwas haben have no end of trouble with sb/sth
    * * *
    die; Mühe, Mühen trouble

    alle Mühe haben, etwas zu tun — be hard put to do something

    mit jemandem/etwas seine Mühe haben — have a lot of trouble or a hard time with somebody/something

    sich (Dat.) viel Mühe machen — go to or take a lot of trouble ( mit over)

    machen Sie sich [bitte] keine Mühe! — [please] don't put yourself out!; [please] don't bother!

    sich (Dat.) Mühe geben — make an effort or take pains

    sich (Dat.) mit jemandem/etwas Mühe geben — take [great] pains or trouble over somebody/something

    * * *
    -n f.
    effort n.
    trouble n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Mühe

  • 18 Mühe

    Mü·he <-, -n> [ʼmy:ə] f
    trouble;
    sich dat alle erdenkliche \Mühe geben to make every [imaginable] effort, to go to the greatest lengths [possible];
    [für jdn] eine geringe \Mühe sein to be no bother [for sb];
    [für jdn] eine große \Mühe sein to be a lot of trouble [or ( fam) a big deal] [for sb];
    verlorene \Mühe sein to be a waste of effort [or time];
    der \Mühe wert gen sein [o lohnen] to be worth the trouble [or effort] [or it];
    sich dat [große] \Mühe geben [o machen] [, etw zu tun] to take [great] pains [or make a[n] [great] [or the] effort] [to do sth];
    sich dat keine \Mühe geben [o machen] [, etw zu tun] to make no effort [to do sth];
    Sie brauchen sich keine \Mühe zu geben, mich vom Gegenteil zu überzeugen! there's no point trying to convince me otherwise!;
    er hat sich gar nicht erst \Mühe gegeben, es zu verleugnen he didn't even bother trying to deny it;
    geben Sie sich keine \Mühe, ich weiß bereits alles! save your breath, I already know everything;
    \Mühe haben, etw zu tun to have trouble [or difficulty] doing [or find it difficult to do] sth;
    mit jdm seine \Mühe haben to have [a lot of] trouble [or a hard time] with sb;
    [jdn] [einige/viel] \Mühe kosten to be [quite/very] hard work [or quite an effort/a real effort] [for sb];
    etw lohnt die \Mühe sth is worth the trouble [or effort] [or it];
    die \Mühe lohnt sich it is worth the trouble [or effort] [or it];
    [jdm] \Mühe machen to give [sb] [some] trouble;
    sich dat die \Mühe machen, etw zu tun to take [or go to] the trouble [or make the effort] to do sth;
    machen Sie sich keine \Mühe! [please] don't go to any trouble!;
    sich dat die \Mühe schenken [o sparen] to save oneself the trouble;
    mit \Mühe verbunden sein to take a lot of effort;
    viel/ einige/ziemliche \Mühe auf etw verwenden akk to put a lot/a fair amount/quite a lot of effort into sth;
    [nur] mit \Mühe with [great] difficulty;
    ohne \Mühe without any trouble;
    nicht ohne \Mühe erledigten wir die Aufgabe not without difficulty [or trouble] did we complete the task;
    ich könnte dir ohne \Mühe drei solche Typen nennen I could name you three people off the top of my head;
    mit \Mühe und Not ( fam) only just

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Mühe

  • 19 actuación

    f.
    1 behavior, behaviour, conduct.
    2 acting, play-acting.
    3 pretense, airs, show.
    4 judicial action, proceeding, action.
    * * *
    1 (en cine, teatro) performance
    2 (intervención) intervention, action
    3 DERECHO legal proceedings plural
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=intervención) [de cantante, deportista] performance; [de actor] acting

    actuación en directo, actuación en vivo — live performance

    2) (=espectáculo)
    3) (=acción) action
    4) (=conducta) behaviour, behavior (EEUU), conduct

    la actuación de la policía en la manifestación — the behaviour o conduct of the police at the demonstration

    5) pl actuaciones (Jur) (legal) proceedings
    * * *
    a) ( acción) action
    b) (Cin, Dep, Teatr) performance
    c) ( conducta) conduct
    d) (recital, sesión) performance, concert
    * * *
    = action, effort, initiative, performance, enactment, engagement, move, deed, action, implementation, measure.
    Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
    Ex. Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
    Ex. These discussions will influence subsequent planning initiatives with regard to the design and layout of the new building.
    Ex. The totals and averages at the right-hand side if the screen give summary information about the performance of the vendor.
    Ex. To re-emphasize a point that cannot be over-emphasized: reading aloud to children of all ages is vital, if for no other reason, because this is the way we learn how to turn cold print into a dramatic enactment in the theater of our imagination.
    Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
    Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex. Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
    Ex. This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
    Ex. If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.
    ----
    * actuación académica = learning performance.
    * actuación como intermediario = mediating.
    * actuación común = concerted effort.
    * actuación concertada = concerted action.
    * actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment, live entertainment.
    * actuación estelar = star performance.
    * actuación legal = legal action, legal proceedings.
    * actuación militar = military action.
    * actuación musical = musical event, musical performance, music performance.
    * actuación positiva = positive action.
    * actuación relacionada con la información = information action.
    * actuación simbólica = symbolic action.
    * ámbito de actuación = sphere of activity, sphere of influence, arena for activity, extent of activity.
    * ámbito geográfico de actuación = catchment area.
    * área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.
    * calendario de actuación = time scale [timescale], action agenda.
    * calendario de actuaciones = action agenda.
    * campo de actuación = purview, scope, sphere of interest.
    * de actuación = for action.
    * decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.
    * fase de actuación = implementation stage, stage of implementation.
    * línea de actuación = course of action, line of attack, operational line, action line, prong, line of direction.
    * llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.
    * método de actuación = clinical practice.
    * organizar una actuación musical = put on + musical event.
    * pautas de actuación = best practices.
    * plan de actuación = action plan, business plan, plan of action, action statement, road map [roadmap], plan for action, response plan.
    * política de actuación = policy.
    * principio de actuación = governing principle.
    * programa de actuación = programme of action, action programme, action plan, operating programme.
    * * *
    a) ( acción) action
    b) (Cin, Dep, Teatr) performance
    c) ( conducta) conduct
    d) (recital, sesión) performance, concert
    * * *
    = action, effort, initiative, performance, enactment, engagement, move, deed, action, implementation, measure.

    Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

    Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
    Ex: These discussions will influence subsequent planning initiatives with regard to the design and layout of the new building.
    Ex: The totals and averages at the right-hand side if the screen give summary information about the performance of the vendor.
    Ex: To re-emphasize a point that cannot be over-emphasized: reading aloud to children of all ages is vital, if for no other reason, because this is the way we learn how to turn cold print into a dramatic enactment in the theater of our imagination.
    Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
    Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
    Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
    Ex: If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.
    * actuación académica = learning performance.
    * actuación como intermediario = mediating.
    * actuación común = concerted effort.
    * actuación concertada = concerted action.
    * actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment, live entertainment.
    * actuación estelar = star performance.
    * actuación legal = legal action, legal proceedings.
    * actuación militar = military action.
    * actuación musical = musical event, musical performance, music performance.
    * actuación positiva = positive action.
    * actuación relacionada con la información = information action.
    * actuación simbólica = symbolic action.
    * ámbito de actuación = sphere of activity, sphere of influence, arena for activity, extent of activity.
    * ámbito geográfico de actuación = catchment area.
    * área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.
    * calendario de actuación = time scale [timescale], action agenda.
    * calendario de actuaciones = action agenda.
    * campo de actuación = purview, scope, sphere of interest.
    * de actuación = for action.
    * decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.
    * fase de actuación = implementation stage, stage of implementation.
    * línea de actuación = course of action, line of attack, operational line, action line, prong, line of direction.
    * llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.
    * método de actuación = clinical practice.
    * organizar una actuación musical = put on + musical event.
    * pautas de actuación = best practices.
    * plan de actuación = action plan, business plan, plan of action, action statement, road map [roadmap], plan for action, response plan.
    * política de actuación = policy.
    * principio de actuación = governing principle.
    * programa de actuación = programme of action, action programme, action plan, operating programme.

    * * *
    A
    1 (acción) performance
    el premio a la mejor actuación the prize for the best performance
    es un buen guión pero la actuación es pésima the script is good but the acting is appalling
    la brillante actuación del equipo/del abogado the team's/lawyer's brilliant performance
    criticó la actuación de la policía he criticized the conduct of the police
    2 (recital, sesión) performance
    3 ( Ling) performance
    B actuaciones fpl ( Der) proceedings (pl)
    podría dar lugar a actuaciones penales it could give rise to criminal proceedings
    * * *

     

    actuación sustantivo femenino

    b) (Cin, Dep, Teatr) performance;



    d) (recital, sesión) performance, concert

    actuación sustantivo femenino
    1 (interpretación, participación) performance
    2 (intervención) intervention, action: su actuación fue decisiva para que no murieran ahogados, her intervention was decisive in preventing them from drowning
    ' actuación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ámbito
    - arbitrariedad
    - broche
    - concertar
    - intervención
    - operación
    - papelón
    - teatralidad
    - aprobación
    - aprobar
    - bravo
    - brillante
    - cometido
    - desafortunado
    - deslucido
    - destacado
    - discreto
    - espontáneo
    - improvisación
    - irrepetible
    - lucido
    - magistral
    - notable
    - papel
    - pobre
    - precipitado
    - rematar
    - sobresaliente
    - valorar
    - vivo
    English:
    appearance
    - booking
    - gig
    - impromptu
    - match up
    - number
    - optimum
    - performance
    - scintillating
    - showing
    - spirited
    - unconvincing
    - uninspired
    - wooden
    - action
    - cameo
    - feature
    - highlight
    - star
    - venue
    * * *
    1. [conducta, proceder] conduct, behaviour
    2. [interpretación] performance;
    la actuación del protagonista es excelente the main character gives an excellent performance;
    esta tarde vamos a una actuación de unos cómicos we're going to a comedy show this evening;
    con la actuación estelar de… starring…;
    tuvo una actuación muy decepcionante she gave a very disappointing performance
    3. Der
    actuaciones proceedings
    4. Ling performance
    * * *
    f
    1 TEA performance
    2 ( intervención) intervention
    3
    :
    actuaciones pl JUR proceedings
    * * *
    actuación nf, pl - ciones
    1) : performance
    2) actuaciones nfpl
    diligencias: proceedings
    * * *
    1. (representación) performance
    2. (acción) action

    Spanish-English dictionary > actuación

  • 20 pénible

    pénible [penibl]
    adjective
       a. ( = fatigant, difficile) [travail, voyage] hard ; [personne] tiresome
    • il est vraiment pénible [enfant] he's a real nuisance ; [adulte] he's a real pain in the neck (inf)
       b. ( = douloureux) [sujet, séparation, moment, maladie] painful (à to ) ; [nouvelle, spectacle] sad
    • il m'est pénible d'avoir à vous dire que... I'm sorry to have to tell you that...
    * * *
    penibl
    adjectif [effort, impression] painful; [travail] hard; [voyage] difficult; [personne] tiresome
    * * *
    penibl adj
    1) (travail) hard

    Travailler sur un chantier est pénible. — Working on a building site is hard.

    2) (moralement) painful

    "il m'est pénible de..." — "I'm sorry to..."

    3) (personne, caractère) tiresome

    Il est vraiment pénible. — He's a real nuisance.

    * * *
    pénible adj
    1 ( difficile) [effort, impression] painful; [travail] hard; [voyage, ascension] difficult; c'est une situation pénible à supporter the situation is difficult to bear;
    2 ( agaçant) [personne] tiresome; être pénible to be tiresome ou a pain○; c'est un enfant pénible he's a difficult child; c'est pénible, ces retards constants! these constant delays are so tiresome!; c'est pénible! it's such a pain○!
    [penibl] adjectif
    1. [épuisant] hard, tough, tiring
    2. [attristant] distressing, painful
    3. [difficile à supporter] tiresome
    tu es pénible, tu sais! you're a real pain in the neck ou a nuisance!

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pénible

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