to make the debate public

public broadcasting — государственное радиовещание

public policy — государственная политика

to work in the public sector — работать в государственном секторе

in the public interest — в общественных интересах

public officer / official / servant — государственный служащий, чиновник, должностное лицо

public opinion — общественное мнение

public debt — государственный долг

public man — общественный деятель

public opinion poll — опрос общественного мнения

public peace — общественный порядок

public life — общественная жизнь

public opinion — общественное мнение

public holiday — национальный праздник

public sale — публичные торги, аукцион

public transport — общественный транспорт

public accommodations — места общественного пользования

public meeting — открытое заседание

to make public — делать общеизвестным

It is too public here. — Здесь слишком многолюдно.

to appeal to the public — обращаться к общественности

to educate / enlighten the public — образовывать, просвещать общественность

to fool / mislead the public — дурачить, обманывать народ, вводить людей в заблуждение

in public — открыто, публично

general public — широкая публика, общественность

reading public — читающая публика, широкие круги читателей

theatergoing public — театралы, завсегдатаи театров; люди, регулярно посещающие театр

travelling public — путешественники, путешествующая публика

There is a separate public for every picture, and for every book. — У каждой картины есть свой зритель, у каждой книги - свой читатель.

the Scottish public — шотландцы

laisser de la place — to leave enough space

les dictionnaires ne sont pas à leur place — the dictionaries aren't where they should be

deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ — two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’

la place d'un mot dans une phrase — the position of a word in a sentence

il faut savoir rester à sa place — you must know your place

tenir une grande place dans la vie de quelqu'un — to play a large part in somebody's life

faire une large place à quelque chose — to put a lot of emphasis on something

notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination — our work leaves little room for the imagination

faire place à — to give way to

il reste une place en première — there's one seat left in first class

une salle de 200 places — a 200 seat auditorium

on se retrouve sur place — we'll meet up there

ouvrage à consulter sur place — reference book

laisser quelqu'un sur place — to leave somebody standing

de place en place — here and there

divan à trois places — three-seater sofa

un parking de 500 places — a car park for 500 cars

il est dans les premières places — he's up toward(s) the top

à la place de — instead of, in place of

il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac — he's used vodka instead of brandy

qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? — what would you have done in my place?

je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! — I can't do it for you!

j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier — I put the vase where the ashtray was

les gens en place — the powers that be

la place du village — the village square

la place du marché — the marketplace

place financière — financial market

perdre sa place — to lose one's job

être dans la place — to be on the inside

la place du village — the village square

Toutes les places ont été vendues. — All the seats have been sold.

Il n'a pas payé sa place. — He didn't pay for his ticket.

place assise — seat

Il y a vingt places assises. — There are 20 seats.

Il y a 20 places debout. — There is standing room for 20.

regagner sa place — to go back to one's seat

une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place — a place for everything and everything in its place

ça prend de la place — it takes up a lot of room, it takes up a lot of space

faire de la place à — to make room for, to make space for

trouver une place — to find a parking place

Il ne reste plus de place pour se garer. — There's nowhere left to park.

Vincent a eu la troisième place au concours. — Vincent got third place in the competition.

à la place de — instead of, in place of

à la place — instead

Il ne reste plus de tarte; désirez-vous quelque chose d'autre à la place? — There's no tart left; would you like something else instead?

remettre qn à sa place — to put sb in their place

remettre qch en place — to put sth back in its place

ne pas tenir en place — to be always on the go

de place en place — here and there, in places

par places — here and there, in places

sur place — on the spot

faire place à — to give way to

prendre place — to take one's place

porter quelqu'un sur son lit — to get somebody into bed

porter quelque chose quelque part — to take something somewhere

porter des messages — to run messages

porter une affaire devant les tribunaux — to bring a case to court

l'eau te portera — the water will hold you up

porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes — to be the focus for the hopes of millions

porter les armes — to bear arms

porter une arme — to be armed

portant le numéro 300 — with the number 300

le document porte la mention ‘secret’ — the document is marked ‘secret’

ils ne portent pas le même nom — they have different names

il porte bien son nom — the name suits him

bien porter son âge — to look good for one's age

porter des traces de sang — to be blood-stained

portant une expression de découragement — looking discouraged

porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir — to be full of ambition

l'enfant qu'elle porte — the child she is carrying

le roman qu'il porte en lui — his great unwritten novel

cela porte le prix du billet à... — this brings the price of the ticket to...

porter un taux à — to put a rate up to

porter la température de l'eau à 80°C — to heat the water to 80°C

porter quelqu'un au pouvoir — to bring somebody to power

porter son regard vers — to look at

porter quelque chose à sa bouche — to raise something to one's lips

si tu portes la main sur elle — if you lay a finger on her

l'estime qu'elle te porte — her respect for you

porter ses efforts sur quelque chose — to devote one's energies to something

porter un jugement sur quelque chose — to pass judgment on something

porter quelque chose sur un registre — to enter something on a register

être porté disparu — to be reported missing

porter quelqu'un à se méfier — to make somebody cautious

tout nous porte à croire que — everything leads us to believe that

porter malheur — to be unlucky

ça m'a porté bonheur — it brought me luck

ça m'a porté malheur — it was unlucky

porter sur — to hit

une voix qui porte — a voice that carries

le coup a porté — the blow hit home

je ne m'en porte pas plus mal — I'm none the worse for it

je me porte à merveille — I'm absolutely fine

cela se porte avec des chaussures plates — you wear it with flat shoes

cela ne se porte plus — it has gone out of fashion

le choix se porta sur le vase — they/she etc chose the vase

tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui — everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction

se porter sur — to spread to

Il portait une valise. — He was carrying a suitcase.

porter qch quelque part — to take sth somewhere

porter qch à qn — to take sth to sb

Elle porte une jolie robe bleue. — She's wearing a lovely blue dress.

porter la main à son chapeau — to raise one's hand to one's hat

porter qn au pouvoir — to bring sb to power

porter son effort sur — to direct one's efforts towards

porter un fait à la connaissance de qn — to bring a fact to sb's attention, to bring a fact to sb's notice

porter qn à croire — to lead sb to believe

être porté à faire — to be inclined to do

Elle portait le nom de Rosalie. — She went by the name of Rosalie.

porter de l'argent au crédit d'un compte — to credit an account with money

se faire porter malade — to report sick

porter jugement sur — to pass judgement on

porter jugement contre — to pass judgement against

porter un toast — to drink a toast

porter bonheur à qn — to bring sb luck

porter son âge — to look one's age

abre la ventana — open the window

abrir una puerta/ventana de par en par — to open a door/window wide

le abrían las cartas — they were opening his letters

abrid el libro por la página 50 — turn to page 50 in the book, open the book at page 50

tuvimos que abrir camino cortando ramas — we had to cut a path through the branches

he abierto un sendero en el jardín — I've made a path in the garden

la explosión abrió una brecha en la pared — the explosion blew a hole in the wall

las lluvias han abierto socavones en las calles — the rain has caused potholes to appear on the streets

abre el pan por la mitad — cut the loaf in half

abre el grifo del agua caliente — turn the hot water tap on

abre un poco más el grifo — open the tap a bit more

¿has abierto el gas? — have you turned the gas on?

se acaban de volver a abrir las negociaciones con los sindicatos — negotiations with the unions have been reopened

el plazo para las solicitudes se abre en abril — applications may be made from April

ya han abierto el plazo de matrícula — registration has already started

han abierto un centro de atención al cliente — they've opened a customer service centre

he abierto la cuenta con 400 euros — I opened the account with 400 euros

abrir comillas — to open quotes

abrir paréntesis — to open brackets

¡abran fuego! — (open) fire!

este acuerdo abre nuevas perspectivas de paz — this agreement offers new hope of peace

estos países han abierto sus economías — these countries have opened their economy up

las vitaminas te abrirán el apetito — taking vitamins will improve your appetite

ese olor me está abriendo el apetito — that smell is making me hungry

esta selección abre el apetito a los lectores — this selection is intended to whet the readers' appetite

esta puerta no abre — this door won't open

llamé pero no abrió nadie — I knocked at the door, but nobody answered

esta llave no abre bien — this key is a bit stiff

las tiendas abren a las diez — the shops open at ten o'clock

los sábados no abrimos al público — we're not open to the public on Saturdays

el banco abre de 9 a 1 — the bank is open from 9 to 1

el almacén volverá a abrir en septiembre — the warehouse will reopen in September

vamos a tener que abrir — we're going to have to open him up

parece que está empezando a abrir — it looks like it's starting to clear up

abrir de tres a un palo — to open three in a suit

abrir de corazones — to open (with a bid in) hearts

le abrió la cabeza de una pedrada — he hit her with a stone and gashed her head

¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? — what time does the box office open?

abrir algo al público — to open something to the public

el plazo para la presentación de solicitudes se abrirá el 2 de junio — applications will be accepted from June 2

no han abierto la matrícula aún — registration hasn't begun yet

abrir fuego — to open fire

el acuerdo abre un panorama desolador — the agreement points to a bleak future

le abrió la mente — it made her more open-minded

abrir algo a algo — to open something up to something

para abrir nuestro país a nuevas tendencias — to open our country up to new trends

esta ventana no abre (bien) — this window doesn't open (properly)

abre de nueve a tres — it opens from nine till three

parece que quiere abrir — it looks as if it's going to clear up

se cayó y se abrió la cabeza — she fell and split her head open

con este descubrimiento se abren nuevos horizontes — this discovery opens up new horizons

abrirse a alguien — to open up to somebody

abrirse a algo — to open to something

abrirse a alguien/algo — to open up to somebody/something

China se ha abierto a los extranjeros — China has opened up to foreigners

le abrió la cabeza de una pedrada — he hit her with a stone and gashed her head

¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? — what time does the box office open?

abrir algo al público — to open something to the public

el plazo para la presentación de solicitudes se abrirá el 2 de junio — applications will be accepted from June 2

no han abierto la matrícula aún — registration hasn't begun yet

abrir fuego — to open fire

el acuerdo abre un panorama desolador — the agreement points to a bleak future

le abrió la mente — it made her more open-minded

abrir algo a algo — to open something up to something

para abrir nuestro país a nuevas tendencias — to open our country up to new trends

esta ventana no abre (bien) — this window doesn't open (properly)

abre de nueve a tres — it opens from nine till three

parece que quiere abrir — it looks as if it's going to clear up

se cayó y se abrió la cabeza — she fell and split her head open

con este descubrimiento se abren nuevos horizontes — this discovery opens up new horizons

abrirse a alguien — to open up to somebody

abrirse a algo — to open to something

abrirse a alguien/algo — to open up to somebody/something

China se ha abierto a los extranjeros — China has opened up to foreigners