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1 own

own

A adj

1 (belonging to particular person, group etc) propre ; his own car/house sa propre voiture/maison ; my own sister/daughter ma propre sœur/fille ; his own children ses propres enfants ; to have/start one's own business avoir/lancer sa propre affaire ; the company has its own lawyer l'entreprise a son propre avocat ; he has his own ideas about what the truth is il a sa propre idée sur ce qui s'est vraiment passé ; he is responsible to his own government/department il est responsable devant son gouvernement/service ; don't ask him to do it, he has his own problems ne lui demande pas de le faire, il a assez de problèmes comme ça ; for your/his/their own safety pour ta/sa/leur sécurité ; he's very nice in his own way il est très gentil à sa manière ; the film was, in his own words, ‘rubbish’ selon ses propres termes, le film était ‘nul’ ; the house has its own garage/garden c'est une maison avec garage/jardin (privatif) ; with my own eyes de mes propres yeux ; she does her own cooking/washing c'est elle qui se fait à manger/qui fait sa lessive (elle-même) ; he makes his own decisions il prend ses décisions tout seul.

B pron I don't have a company car, I use my own je n'ai pas de voiture de fonction, j'utilise la mienne ; he didn't borrow it, it's his own il ne l'a pas emprunté, c'est le sien ; she borrowed my pen, because she'd lost her own elle m'a emprunté mon stylo, parce qu'elle avait perdu le sien ; they have problems of their own ils ont assez de problèmes comme ça ; when you have children of your own quand tu auras des enfants ; he has a room of his own il a sa propre chambre ; I have a suggestion of my own to make j'ai une suggestion personnelle à faire ; a house/a garden of our (very) own une maison/un jardin (bien) à nous ; it's his (very) own c'est à lui (tout seul) ; we've got nothing to call our own nous n'avons rien à nous ; my time's not my own je n'ai pas une minute à moi.

C vtr

1 ( possess) avoir ; [car, house, dog] ; she owns three shops and a café elle est propriétaire de trois magasins et d'un café ; who owns this house/car? à qui est cette maison/voiture? ; he walks around as if he owns the place pej il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui ;

2 ( admit) reconnaître, avouer ; to own that avouer que.

D vi to own to a mistake reconnaître son erreur ; he owned to having lied/cheated/forgotten il a avoué or reconnu avoir menti/triché/oublié.

Idioms

to come into one's own s'épanouir fig ; to do one's own thing être indépendant ; each to his own chacun fait ce qu'il veut, chacun son truc ○ ; to get one's own back se venger (on sb de qn) ; to hold one's own bien se défendre ; on one's own tout seul ; to get sb on their own voir qn en privé.

Phrasal verb

■ own up avouer ; to own up to having done ou to doing avouer or reconnaître avoir fait ; to own up to the murder/theft avouer avoir commis le meurtre/vol.

Big English-French dictionary > own
2 own up

confessare

to own up to having done o to doing ammettere o confessare di avere fatto; to own up to the murder, theft — confessare il delitto, il furto

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( often with to) (to admit that one has done something: He owned up to having broken the window.) confessare, ammettere

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vi + adv

to own up (to sth) — confessare (qc), ammettere (qc)

to own up to having done sth — ammettere di aver fatto qc

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confessare

to own up to having done o to doing ammettere o confessare di avere fatto; to own up to the murder, theft — confessare il delitto, il furto

English-Italian dictionary > own up
3 own

1. adjective
eigen

with one's own eyes — mit eigenen Augen

speak from one's own experience — aus eigener Erfahrung sprechen

this is all my own work — das habe ich alles selbst gemacht

do one's own cooking/housework — selbst kochen/die Hausarbeit selbst machen

make one's own clothes — seine Kleidung selbst schneidern

a house/ideas etc. of one's own — ein eigenes Haus/eigene Ideen usw.

have nothing of one's own — kein persönliches Eigentum haben

have enough problems of one's own — selbst genug Probleme haben

for reasons of his own... — aus nur ihm selbst bekannten Gründen...

that's where he/it comes into his/its own — (fig.) da kommt er/es voll zur Geltung

on one's/its own — (alone) allein

he's in a class of his own — (fig.) er ist eine Klasse für sich; see also academic.ru/31030/get_back">get back 2. 3); hold 1. 10); man 1. 2)
2. transitive verb
besitzen

be owned by somebody — jemandem gehören

be privately owned — sich in Privatbesitz befinden

they behaved as if they owned the place — sie benahmen sich, als ob der Laden ihnen gehörte (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- own up

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[əun] 1. verb
1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) besitzen

2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) eingestehen
2. adjective, pronoun
(belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) eigen

- owner
- ownership
- get one's own back
- own up
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own

[əʊn, AM oʊn]

I. pron

1. (belonging, relating to)

▪ sb's \own jds eigene(r, s)

is that your mum's car? — no, it's my \own ist das das Auto deiner Mutter? — nein, es ist mein eigenes

his time is his \own er kann über seine Zeit frei verfügen

to make sth [all] one's \own sich dat etw [ganz] zu eigen machen

▪ a... of one's \own ein/eine eigene(r, s)...

she's got too many problems of her \own sie hat zu viele eigene Probleme

she has a daughter of her \own sie hat selbst eine Tochter

to have ideas of one's \own eigene Ideen haben

a house/room of one's \own ein eigenes Haus/Zimmer

to have money of one's \own selbst Geld haben

2. (people)

our/their \own unsere/ihre Leute fam; (family) die Unseren/Ihren geh

in this company we like to take care of our \own in dieser Firma kümmern wir uns um unsere Leute fam

they think of her as one of their \own sie sehen sie als eine von ihnen [o geh der Ihren

3.

▶ to be in a class of one's \own eine Klasse für sich akk sein

▶ to come into one's \own (show qualities) zeigen, was in einem steckt fam; (get recognition) die verdiente Anerkennung erhalten

▶ to get one's \own back [on sb] esp BRIT ( fam) sich akk an jdm rächen

▶ [all] on one's/its \own [ganz] allein[e]

II. adj attr, inv

1. (belonging to) eigene(r, s)

was that your \own idea? war das deine eigene Idee?

to hear sth with one's \own ears etw mit eigenen Ohren hören

to see sth with one's \own eyes etw mit eigenen Augen sehen

2. (individual) eigene(r, s)

he has his \own [special] way with things er hat seinen eigenen[, ganz speziellen] Stil, die Dinge anzugehen

3. (for oneself)

▪ to do one's \own sth etw selbst tun

you'll have to get your \own dinner du musst dich selbst um das Abendessen kümmern

she makes all her \own bread sie bäckt ihr ganzes Brot selbst

you'll have to make up your \own mind das musst du für dich alleine entscheiden

4.

▶ to do one's \own thing ( fam) tun, was man will

▶ sb's \own flesh and blood jds eigen[es] Fleisch und Blut geh

▶ on your \own head be it BRIT auf deine Verantwortung

▶ to be one's \own man/woman/person sein eigener Herr sein

▶ in one's \own right (not due to others) aus eigenem Recht; (through one's talents) aufgrund der eigenen Begabung

▶ for one's \own sake um seiner selbst willen, für sich akk [selbst]

▶ to do sth in one's \own time (outside working hours) etw in seiner Freizeit tun; (take one's time) sich akk Zeit lassen

III. vt

1. (possess)

▪ to \own sth etw besitzen

you don't \own me! ( fam) ich bin nicht dein Privateigentum! fam

who \owns this land? wem gehört dieses Land?

he walked into the office as if he \owned the place ( fam) er spazierte in das Büro hinein, als ob es sein eigenes wäre fam

to be privately \owned im Privatbesitz sein

▪ to be \owned by sb jdm gehören

2. ( form: admit)

▪ to \own that... zugeben, dass...

IV. vi ( form)

▪ to \own to sth eingestehen [o zugeben]

they \owned to not paying their taxes sie gaben zu, ihre Steuern nicht bezahlt zu haben

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I [əʊn]
1. vt

1) (= possess) besitzen, haben

who owns that? — wem gehört das?

we used to rent the house, now we own it — wir hatten das Haus vorher gemietet, jetzt gehört es uns

he looks as if he owns the place — er sieht so aus, als wäre er hier zu Hause

the tourists behaved as if they owned the hotel — die Touristen benahmen sich, als gehöre das Hotel ihnen

you don't own me, she said — ich bin nicht dein Privateigentum, sagte sie

2) (= admit) zugeben, zugestehen; (= recognize) anerkennen

he owned that the claim was reasonable — er erkannte die Forderung als gerechtfertigt an, er gab zu, dass die Forderung gerechtfertigt war

to own a child (Jur) — ein Kind (als seines) anerkennen

2. vi

to own to sth — etw eingestehen; to debts etw anerkennen

he owned to having done it — er gestand, es getan zu haben

he didn't own to having done it — er hat nicht zugegeben, dass er es getan hat
II
1. adj attr
eigen
his own car — sein eigenes Auto

one's own car — ein eigenes Auto

he's his own man — er geht seinen eigenen Weg

he likes beauty for its own sake — er liebt die Schönheit um ihrer selbst willen

he does ( all) his own cooking — er kocht für sich selbst

thank you, I'm quite capable of finding my own way out — danke, ich finde sehr gut alleine hinaus

my own one is smaller —

my own one ( liter, hum : = beloved ) — mein Einziger, meine Einzige

own resources (Fin) — Eigenmittel pl

2. pron

1)

that's my own — das ist mein Eigenes

those are my own — die gehören mir

my own is bigger — meine(r, s) ist größer

to make sth one's own — sich (dat) etw zu eigen machen

my time is my own — ich kann mit meiner Zeit machen, was ich will

I can scarcely call my time my own — ich kann kaum sagen, dass ich über meine Zeit frei verfügen kann

his ideas were his own — die Ideen stammten von ihm selbst

I'd like a little house to call my own — ich würde gern ein kleines Häuschen mein Eigen nennen

a house of one's own — ein eigenes Haus

I have money of my own — ich habe selbst Geld

it has a beauty all its own or of its own — es hat eine ganz eigene or eigenartige Schönheit

for reasons of his own —

he gave me one of his own — er gab mir eins von seinen (eigenen)

2)

(in phrases) can I have it for my (very) own? — darf ich das ganz für mich allein behalten?

to get one's own back on sb (esp Brit) — es jdm heimzahlen

he was determined to get his own back (esp Brit) — er war entschlossen, sich zu revanchieren

(all) on one's own — (ganz) allein

on its own — von selbst, von allein

if I can get him on his own — wenn ich ihn allein erwische

the goalkeeper came into his own with a series of brilliant saves — der Torwart zeigte sich von seiner besten Seite, als er eine Reihe von Bällen geradezu fantastisch abwehrte

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own [əʊn]

A v/t

1. besitzen:

who owns this car? wem gehört dieser Wagen?;

it is owned by his uncle es ist im Besitz seines Onkels, es gehört seinem Onkel

2. als eigen anerkennen, die Urheberschaft oder den Besitz (gen) zugeben

3. zugeben, (ein)gestehen, einräumen:

own o.s. defeated sich geschlagen bekennen

B v/i

1. sich bekennen (to zu):

own to sth → A 3

2. own up es zugeben:

own up to doing sth zugeben oder gestehen, etwas getan zu haben

C adj

1. eigen:

my own country mein Vaterland;

she saw it with her own eyes sie sah es mit eigenen Augen;

own resources Eigenmittel;

my own self ich selbst

2. eigen(artig), besonder(er, e, es):

it has a value all its own es hat einen ganz besonderen oder eigenen Wert

3. selbst:

I prepare my own breakfast ich mache mir das Frühstück selbst;

name your own day setze den Tag selbst fest

4. (besonders im Vokativ) (innig) geliebt, einzig:

my own child!;

my own! mein Schatz!

5. (absolut gebraucht)

a) Eigen n, Eigentum n

b) Angehörige pl:

it is my own es ist mein Eigen, es gehört mir;

may I have it for my own? darf ich es haben oder behalten?;

call sth one’s own etwas sein Eigen nennen

6. (ohne Possessivum gebraucht) selten leiblich (Bruder etc)Besondere Redewendungen: let me have my own gebt mir, was mir zukommt;

come into one’s own

a) seinen rechtmäßigen Besitz erlangen; das erlangen, was einem zusteht,

b) zur Geltung kommen,

c) (wieder) zu seinem Recht kommen;

she has a car of her own sie hat ein eigenes Auto;

he has a room of his very own er hat ein Zimmer ganz für sich;

he has a way of his own er hat eine eigene Art;

it has a life of its own es hat ein Eigenleben;

on one’s own

a) selbstständig, unabhängig,

b) von sich aus, aus eigenem Antrieb,

c) ohne fremde Hilfe,

d) auf eigene Verantwortung;

be left on one’s own sich selbst überlassen sein;

score a goal on one’s own SPORT ein Tor im Alleingang erzielen; → get back A 2, hold² B 13 a

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1. adjective
eigen

with one's own eyes — mit eigenen Augen

speak from one's own experience — aus eigener Erfahrung sprechen

this is all my own work — das habe ich alles selbst gemacht

do one's own cooking/housework — selbst kochen/die Hausarbeit selbst machen

make one's own clothes — seine Kleidung selbst schneidern

a house/ideas etc. of one's own — ein eigenes Haus/eigene Ideen usw.

have nothing of one's own — kein persönliches Eigentum haben

have enough problems of one's own — selbst genug Probleme haben

for reasons of his own... — aus nur ihm selbst bekannten Gründen...

that's where he/it comes into his/its own — (fig.) da kommt er/es voll zur Geltung

on one's/its own — (alone) allein

he's in a class of his own — (fig.) er ist eine Klasse für sich; see also get back 2. 3); hold 1. 10); man 1. 2)
2. transitive verb
besitzen

be owned by somebody — jemandem gehören

be privately owned — sich in Privatbesitz befinden

they behaved as if they owned the place — sie benahmen sich, als ob der Laden ihnen gehörte (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- own up

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adj.

eigen adj. v.

besitzen v.

eigen v.

eingestehen v.

zugeben v.

English-german dictionary > own
4 own\ up

1. I
abs

the one who did it had better own up тому, кто это сделал, лучше самому сознаться
2. II
own up at some time I advise you to own up at once мой совет вам own up немедленно сознаться
3. XVI
own up to smth. own up to a crime (to the theft, to a fault, etc.) сознаваться /признаваться/ в преступлении и т.д.
4. XVII
own up to doing smth. own up to being thirsty (to having done it, etc.) сознаваться /признаваться/, что хочешь пить и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > own\ up
5 do

du:
1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) 0

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down) 0

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) 0

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) 0

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) hacer

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) hacer

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) hacer

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir, ir bien, ser suficiente

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) hacer, dedicarse, estudiar

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arreglar

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) hacer, comportarse, actuar

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) hacer

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar, hacer

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar

2. noun
(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) fiesta, evento

- doer
- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with

do vb hacer

I must do my homework tengo que hacer los deberes

what are you doing? ¿qué haces?

we're doing German at school damos alemán en el colegio

could do with necesitar

I could do with a shower necesito una ducha

do as you are told! ¡haz lo que se te dice!

how do you do? ¿cómo está usted?

Con este saludo, la respuesta típica es también how do you do?

to do you good sentarte bien / irte bien

this medicine will do you good este medicamento te irá bien

to do well ir bien / tener éxito

he's doing well at school va bien en el colegio

what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas? / ¿cuál es tu trabajo?do también se emplea para formular las preguntas en presente

do you like dancing? ¿te gusta bailar?

do elephants live in Asia? ¿viven los elefantes en Asia?

El pasado y participio pasado de do son did; el gerundio se escribe doing

Multiple Entries: D.O. do do.
do sustantivo masculino ( nota) C; ( en solfeo) do, doh (BrE);
◊ do de pecho high C, top C

do sustantivo masculino Mús (de solfeo) doh, do (de escala diatónica) C
do bemol, C-flat
do de pecho, high C
do sostenido, C-sharp Locuciones: dar el do de pecho, to do one's very best 'do' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrochar - acomodada - acomodado - acompañar - anda - animarse - apetecer - apostarse - aprender - arte - así - atañer - atonía - atreverse - bajeza - bastar - bastante - bastarse - bien - bola - bordar - brazo - bricolaje - broma - caballo - cacharro - cada - calaña - campar - capaz - cara - cargar - cascabel - casual - cepillarse - cerrar - colada - coletilla - comer - comandita - comecome - como - componer - componenda - compromiso - común - con - contentarse - contrapelo - corpachón English: about-face - about-turn - actually - advance - again - agree - aim to - all - all-out - allow - any - approachable - approve of - as - ask - aspect - associate - attempt - attribute - authorize - bankrupt - begin - best - born - bunk - burden - business - busywork - by - C - call - can - carry-on - cast - cease - cheap - chief - choose - cleaning - clear - come through - command - commit - compel - compelling - complaint - compute - conception - condescend - condition

do

tr[dʊː]

auxiliar (3rd pers sing pres does, pt did tr[dɪd], pp done tr[dʌn], ger doing)

1 (used in questions) no se traduce

■ do you smoke? ¿fumas?

■ do you know Susan? ¿conoces a Susan?

■ what do they want? ¿qué quieren?

■ where does Neil live? ¿dónde vive Neil?

■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?

■ when did they leave? ¿cuándo se fueron?

2 (used in negatives) no se traduce

■ I don't want to go no quiero ir

■ I don't play tennis no juego al tenis

■ they don't like meat no les gusta la carne

■ she doesn't live in London no vive en Londres

■ he didn't watch the match no vio el partido

■ we didn't go out yesterday no salimos ayer

3 (emphatic)

■ do come with us! ¡ánimo, vente con nosotros!

■ I do like your dress me encanta tu vestido

■ I did post it, I swear! ¡sí que lo mandé, te lo juro!

4 (substituting main verb)

■ do you like basketball? - yes, I do ¿te gusta el baloncesto? - sí, me gusta

■ did you see the film? - no, I didn't ¿viste la película? - no, no la vi

■ he plays chess and so do I él juega al ajedrez y yo también

■ I don't feel well - neither do I no me encuentro bien - yo tampoco

■ she likes jazz and so does he a ella le gusta el jazz y a él también

■ they went to the concert and so did we ellos fueron al concierto y nosotros también

■ who wears glasses? - Brian does ¿quién lleva gafas? - Brian

■ who broke the vase? - I did ¿quién rompió el florero? - yo

5 (in question tags)

■ you don't smoke, do you? no fumas, ¿verdad?

■ you like fish, don't you? a ti te gusta el pescado, ¿verdad?

■ she lives in Madrid, doesn't she? vive en Madrid, ¿verdad?

■ you went to their wedding, didn't you? tú fuiste a su boda, ¿verdad?

■ they didn't believe you, did they? no te creyeron, ¿verdad?

transitive verb

1 (gen) hacer

■ what are you doing here? ¿qué haces aquí?

■ what are you doing this weekend? ¿qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?

■ we'll have to do something about that door tendremos que hacer algo con esa puerta

■ do the right thing haz lo que debas

■ there's nothing to do in this town no hay nada que hacer en este pueblo

■ you do nothing but complain no haces más que quejarte

■ whatever you do, don't drink alcohol hagas lo que hagas, no bebas alcohol

■ what can I do about it? ¿qué quieres que haga yo?

2 (as job) hacer, dedicarse

■ what do you do (for a living)? ¿a qué te dedicas?

■ what does he want to do when he leaves university? ¿a qué quiere dedicarse cuando deje la universidad?

3 (carry out - job, task) hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo; (- duty) cumplir con

■ I've got to do the cooking/cleaning tengo que cocinar/limpiar

■ have you done your homework? ¿has hecho los deberes?

■ we do the shopping on Saturdays hacemos la compra los sábados

4 (study) estudiar

■ do you do biology at school? ¿estudias biología en el instituto?

■ we're doing Shakespeare this year estamos estudiando a Shakespeare este curso

■ she's doing French at university estudia filología francesa en la Universidad

■ he did Politics at Oxford estudió Ciencias Políticas en Oxford

5 (solve - puzzle) solucionar; (- crossword, sum) hacer

6 (produce, make - meal) preparar, hacer; (drawing, painting, translation, etc) hacer; (offer - service) servir, tener, hacer; (- discount) hacer

■ does this pub do food? ¿sirven comidas en este pub?

7 (attend to) atender, servir

■ what can I do for you? ¿en qué le puedo servir?

8 (put on, produce - play, opera, etc) presentar, dar, poner en escena; (play the part of) hacer el papel de

9 (finish, complete) terminar

■ have you done moaning? ¿has terminado de protestar?

10 (achieve) lograr, conseguir

■ he's done it! ¡lo ha conseguido!

11 (travel over - distance) recorrer, hacer; (complete - journey) hacer, ir; (travel at - speed) ir a

■ that car was doing at least 150kph aquel coche iba como mínimo a 150 kilómetros por hora

■ we did London to Nottingham in two and a half hours fuimos de Londres a Nottingham en dos horas y media

12 (be sufficient for) ser suficiente; (be satisfactory for, acceptable to) ir bien a

■ will 6 glasses do you? ¿será suficiente con seis vasos?

■ yes, that will do me nicely sí, eso me irá perfectamente

13 familiar (cheat, swindle) estafar, timar; (rob) robar; (arrest, convict) coger; (fine) encajar una multa; (serve time in prison) cumplir

■ you've been done! ¡te han timado!

intransitive verb

1 (act, behave) hacer

■ you'll do as you're told harás lo que te digan

■ do as I do haz lo que yo hago

■ do as you would be done by trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

2 (progress) ir

■ how are you doing? ¿qué tal vas?, ¿cómo te van las cosas?

■ she did badly in the exams le fueron mal los exámenes

■ both mother and baby are doing well madre e hija se encuentran bien

■ how are we doing for time? ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?

■ he's done really well for himself ha prosperado mucho

■ we did quite well out of that hemos salido bastante bien parados de eso

3 (complete, finish) terminar

■ have you done with the hairdryer? ¿has terminado con el secador?

4 (be sufficient) bastar, ser suficiente, alcanzar

■ will one slice do for you? ¿tendrás suficiente con una rebanada?

■ that'll do! ¡basta!

5 (be satisfactory, suitable) servir, estar bien

■ well, I suppose it'll have to do bueno, supongo que tendrá que servir

■ it doesn't do to be late no hay que llegar tarde

■ it (just/simply) won't do no puede ser

■ this cushion will do as/for a pillow este cojín servirá de almohada

noun

1 familiar (party) fiesta, guateque nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted? 2 (answer) mucho gusto, encantado,-a

that does it! ¡esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!, ¡ya está bien!

to be/have to do with somebody/something tener que ver con alguien/algo

■ it has nothing to do with you no tiene nada que ver contigo

■ his job has something to do with computers su trabajo está relacionado con los ordenadores

to do business with somebody negociar con alguien

to do drugs drogarse, consumir drogas

to do one's best hacer lo mejor posible

to do one's hair peinarse

to do one's military service hacer el servicio militar

to do one's nails arreglarse las uñas

to do something again volver a hacer algo

to do something for somebody (help) hacer algo por alguien 2 (flatter, suit) favorecer a alguien, quedarle bien a alguien 3 (please) atraer a alguien, decirle algo a alguien

what's done is done a lo hecho, pecho

you've done it now ahora sí que la has hecho buena

do's and don'ts reglas nombre femenino plural de conducta, normas nombre femenino plural

do ['du:] v, did ['dɪd] ; done ['dʌn] ; doing ; does ['dʌz] vt

1) carry out, perform: hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo

she did her best: hizo todo lo posible

2) prepare: preparar, hacer

do your homework: haz tu tarea

3) arrange: arreglar, peinar (el pelo)

4)

to do in ruin: estropear, arruinar

5)

to do in kill: matar, liquidar fam

do vi

1) : hacer

you did well: hiciste bien

2) fare: estar, ir, andar

how are you doing?: ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo te va?

3) finish: terminar

now I'm done: ya terminé

4) serve: servir, ser suficiente, alcanzar

this will do for now: esto servirá por el momento

5)

to do away with abolish: abolir, suprimir

6)

to do away with kill: eliminar, matar

7)

to do by treat: tratar

he does well by her: él la trata bien

do v aux

1) (used in interrogative sentences and negative statements)

do you know her?: ¿la conoces?

I don't like that: a mí no me gusta eso

2) (used for emphasis)

I do hope you'll come: espero que vengas

3) (used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition)

do you speak English? yes, I do: ¿habla inglés? sí

do (sth.) in (To destroy)

expr.

• cargarse v.

• eliminar v.

• liquidar v.

do (sth.) in a picky way

expr.

• buscarle tres pies al gato expr.

• encontrarle defectos a todo expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: did, done) = arreglar v.

• desempeñar v.

• ejecutar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

• obrar v.

• resolver v.

I
1. duː, weak form dʊ, də
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawinganslation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II duː
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III dəʊ
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

I [duː] ( 3rd pers sing present does) (pt did) (pp done)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) hacer

what are you doing tonight? — ¿qué haces esta noche?

I would never do a thing like that — yo nunca haría una cosa así

what's this doing on my chair? — ¿qué hace esto en mi silla?

I've got nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

he does nothing but complain — no hace más que quejarse

what's to be done? — ¿qué se puede hacer?

what's the weather doing? — ¿qué tal tiempo hace?

• to do sth again — volver a hacer algo, hacer algo de nuevo

it will have to be done again — habrá que volver a hacerlo, habrá que hacerlo de nuevo

• what's he ever done for me? — ¿qué ha hecho él por mí?

what can I do for you? — ¿en qué puedo servirle?, ¿qué se le ofrece? (LAm)

could you do something for me? — ¿me podrías hacer un favor?

what are we going to do for money? — ¿de dónde vamos a sacar dinero?

that dress doesn't do a lot for you * — este vestido no te queda muy bien

the new measures will do a lot for small businesses — las nuevas medidas serán de gran ayuda para las pequeñas empresas

after the accident she couldn't do much for herself — después del accidente casi no podía valerse por sí misma

• if you do anything to him I'll kill you — si le haces algo te mato

what's he done to his hair? — ¿qué se ha hecho en el pelo?

I could see what the stress was doing to him — era evidente cómo le estaba afectando el estrés

• what have you done with my slippers? — ¿dónde has puesto mis zapatillas?

what am I going to do with you? — ¿qué voy a hacer contigo?

what are you doing with yourself these days? — ¿qué haces ahora?

what am I going to do with myself for the rest of the day? — ¿qué puedo hacer el resto del día?

she didn't know what to do with herself once the children had left home — se encontró un poco perdida cuando sus hijos se fueron de casa
living 2., 1)
2) (=carry out) [+ work, essay] hacer

the work is being done by a local builder — un albañil de la zona está haciendo el trabajo

I've got a few jobs that need doing around the house — tengo algunas cosas que hacer en la casa

she was doing the crossword — estaba haciendo el crucigrama

to do the washing — hacer la colada
Some [do] + noun combinations require a more specific Spanish verb:
• Edmund does all the accounts — Edmund se encarga de or lleva la contabilidad

• to do the cooking — cocinar

• he did a drawing/ portrait of her — la dibujó/retrató, hizo un dibujo/retrato de ella

• to do one's duty (by sb) — cumplir con su deber (con algn)

• to do the ironing — planchar

• we did a lot of talking — hablamos mucho

3) (=clean)

• to do the dishes — lavar los platos

• to do the silver — limpiar la plata

• to do one's teeth — lavarse los dientes

4) (=arrange, prepare) [+ vegetables] preparar; [+ room] hacer, arreglar

this room needs doing — hay que hacer or arreglar esta habitación

• to do the flowers — arreglar las flores

• to do one's nails — hacerse or arreglarse las uñas
hair 1., 1)
5) (=spend) pasar

he did six years (in jail) — pasó seis años en la cárcel

he did two years as ambassador in Lagos — estuvo dos años como embajador en Lagos

I did five years as a policeman — fui policía durante cinco años

they have to do two years military service — tienen que hacer dos años de servicio militar

6) (=finish)

I've only done three pages — solo he hecho tres páginas

now you've (gone and) done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! *

that's done it! * we're stuck now — ¡la hemos fastidiado! * ahora no podemos salir de aquí

that does it! * that's the last time I lend him my car — ¡es el colmo! or ¡hasta aquí hemos llegado!, es la última vez que le dejo el coche

have you done moaning? * — ¿has acabado de quejarte?
good 2., 2)
7) (=offer, make available)

they do a summer course in painting — dan un curso de verano de pintura

we only do one make of gloves — solo tenemos una marca de guantes

they do an estate version of this car — fabrican un modelo familiar de este coche

we do evening meals if ordered in advance — servimos cenas si se encargan con antelación

I can do you a discount on this model — le puedo hacer un descuento en este modelo

8) (=study) [+ university course, option] hacer, estudiar

I want to do Physics at university — quiero hacer or estudiar física en la universidad

to do Italian — hacer or estudiar italiano

we're doing Orwell this term — estamos estudiando a Orwell este trimestre

9) (Theat) [+ play] representar, poner; [+ part] hacer

he did King Lear in a BBC production — hizo (el papel) de King Lear en una producción de la BBC

10) (=mimic) [+ person] imitar

he does his maths master to perfection — imita a su profesor de matemáticas a la perfección

she was doing the worried mother bit ** — hacía el numerito de la típica madre preocupada *

11) (Aut, Rail etc) (=travel at) [+ speed] ir a; (=cover) [+ distance] cubrir

the car can do 100 miles per hour — el coche puede ir a 100 millas por hora

the car was doing 100 miles per hour — el coche iba a 100 millas por hora

we've done 200km already — ya hemos hecho 200km

we did London to Edinburgh in 8 hours — fuimos de Londres a Edimburgo en 8 horas

12) (=attend to)

the barber said he'd do me next — el barbero dijo que después me tocaría a mí

they do you very well in this hotel — en este hotel te dan muy buen servicio
proud
13) * (=visit) [+ city, museum] visitar, recorrer; [+ country] visitar, viajar por

we did six countries in an 8-week tour — visitamos seis países durante un viaje de 8 semanas

14) * (=be suitable, sufficient for)

will a kilo do you? — ¿le va bien un kilo?

that'll do me nicely — (=be suitable) eso me vendrá muy bien; (=suffice) con eso me basta

15) * (=cheat) estafar, timar; (=rob) robar

I've been done! — ¡me han estafado or timado!

16) * (=prosecute) procesar; (=fine) multar

she was done for shoplifting — la procesaron por robar en una tienda

he was done for speeding — le multaron por exceso de velocidad

17) * (=beat up) dar una paliza a

I'll do you if I get hold of you! — ¡te voy a dar una paliza como te pille!

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=act) hacer

do as I do — haz como yo

• you would do better to accept — sería aconsejable que aceptaras

• he did right — hizo lo correcto

• do as you think best — haga lo que mejor le parezca

• do as you are told! — ¡haz lo que te digo!

• she was up and doing at 6 o'clock — a las 6 de la mañana ya estaba levantada y trajinando

• you would do well to take his advice — harías bien en seguir su consejo

• you could do a lot worse than marry her — casarte con ella no es lo peor que podrías hacer
well I, 1., 1)
2) (=get on)

• he did badly in the exam — le fue mal en el examen

the team hasn't done badly this season — al equipo no le ha ido mal esta temporada

you didn't do so badly — no lo has hecho del todo mal

• you can do better than that — (essay, drawing) puedes hacerlo mejor; iro (=find better excuse) ¡y qué más!

• how is your father doing? — ¿cómo está tu padre?, ¿cómo le va a tu padre?

how are you doing? * — ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo te va?

how did you do in the audition? — ¿qué tal or cómo te fue en la audición?

• he's doing well at school — le va bien en el colegio

her son's doing well for himself — a su hijo le van muy bien las cosas

his business is doing well — los negocios le van bien

the patient is doing well — el paciente está respondiendo bien

the roses are doing well this year — las rosas han florecido muy bien este año
how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted?, gusto en conocerlo (LAm); (as answer) ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado!
3) (=be suitable)

• it doesn't do to upset her — cuidado con ofenderla

• will this one do? — ¿te parece bien este?

this room will do — esta habitación ya me va bien

will it do if I come back at eight? — ¿va bien si vuelvo a las ocho?

will tomorrow do? — ¿iría bien mañana?

it's not exactly what I wanted, but it will or it'll do — no es exactamente lo que quería pero servirá

this coat will do as a blanket — este abrigo servirá de manta

that will have to do — tendremos que conformarnos con eso

• that won't do, you'll have to do it again — así no está bien, tendrás que volver a hacerlo

• you can't go on your own, that would never do! — no podemos consentir que vayas sola, ¡eso no puede ser!
make 1., 4)
4) (=be sufficient) bastar

• three bottles of wine should do — bastará con tres botellas de vino

• will £20 do? — ¿bastarán 20 libras?, ¿tendrás bastante con 20 libras?

that'll do — con eso basta

that will do! — ¡basta ya!

that will do for the moment — de momento ya está bien

5) (=happen)

there's not much doing in this town — no hay mucha animación en esta ciudad

"could you lend me £50?" - "nothing doing!" — -¿me podrías prestar 50 libras? -¡de ninguna manera! or -¡ni hablar!

6) * (=finish) (in past tenses only) terminar, acabar

have you done? — ¿ya has terminado or acabado?

don't take it away, I've not done yet — no te lo lleves, ¡aún no he terminado or acabado!

I haven't done telling you — ¡no he terminado de contarte!

• I've done with travelling — ya no voy a viajar más, he renunciado a los viajes

I've done with all that nonsense — ya no tengo nada que ver or ya he terminado con todas esas tonterías

have you done with that book? — ¿has terminado con este libro?

7) * (=clean) hacer la limpieza (en casa)

I've got a lady who does for me — tengo una señora que me viene a hacer la limpieza en la casa

3. AUXILIARY VERB
There is no equivalent in Spanish to the use of in questions, negative statements and negative commands.
1) (in questions)

do you understand? — ¿comprendes?, ¿entiendes?

where does he live? — ¿dónde vive?

didn't you like it? — ¿no te gustó?

why didn't you come? — ¿por qué no viniste?

2) (negation)

I don't understand — no entiendo or comprendo

don't let's argue — no discutamos

don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

don't you tell me what to do! — ¡no me digas lo que tengo que hacer!

she did not go — no fue

3) (for emphasis)

do tell me! — ¡dímelo, por favor!

do sit down — siéntese, por favor, tome asiento, por favor frm

she does look lovely in that dress — está preciosa con este vestido

I do hope so — así lo espero

I do wish I could come with you — ¡ojalá pudiera ir contigo!

but I do like it! — ¡sí que me gusta!, ¡por supuesto que me gusta!

so you do know him! — ¡así que sí lo conoces!

but I did do it — pero sí que lo hice

4) (with inversion)

rarely does it happen that... — rara vez ocurre que...

not once did they offer to pay — no se ofrecieron a pagar ni una sola vez

5) (verb substitute)

a)

you speak better than I do — tú hablas mejor que yo

"did you fix the car?" - "I did" — -¿arreglaste el coche? -sí

"I love it" - "so do I" — -me encanta -a mí también

I don't like sport and neither does he — no me gusta el deporte ni a él tampoco

you didn't see him but I did — tú no lo viste pero yo sí

I told him he'd fail and he did — le dije que iba a suspender y suspendió

he went for a walk as he often did — fue a dar un paseo como solía hacer

she always says she'll come but she never does — siempre dice que vendrá pero nunca viene

"he borrowed the car" - "oh he did, did he?" — -pidió el coche prestado -¿ah sí? ¡no me digas!

I like this colour, don't you? — me gusta este color, ¿a ti no?

"do you speak English?" - "yes, I do/no I don't" — -¿habla usted inglés? -sí, hablo inglés/no, no hablo inglés

"may I come in?" - "(please) do!" — -¿se puede pasar? -¡pasa (por favor)!

"who made this mess?" - "I did" — -¿quién lo ha desordenado todo? -fui yo

"shall I ring her again?" - "no, don't!" — -¿la llamo otra vez? -¡no, no la llames!

b) (in question tags)

he lives here, doesn't he? — vive aquí, ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no?

I don't know him, do I? — no lo conozco, ¿verdad?

it doesn't matter, does it? — no importa, ¿no?

she said that, did she? — ¿eso es lo que dijo?

4. NOUN

1) (Brit) * (=party) fiesta f ; (=formal gathering) reunión f

they had a big do for their twenty-fifth anniversary — dieron una gran fiesta por su vigésimo quinto aniversario

2) (in phrases)

• the do's and don'ts of buying a house — lo que debe y lo que no debe hacerse al comprar una casa

he gave us a series of dos and don'ts — nos explicó lo que podíamos y lo que no podíamos hacer

• fair dos! * — (=be fair) ¡hay que ser justo!, ¡seamos justos!; (=fair shares) ¡a partes iguales!

• it's a poor do when... — es una vergüenza cuando...

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II

[dǝʊ]
N (Mus) do m
* * *

I
1. [duː], weak form [dʊ, də]
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawing/translation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

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Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II [duː]
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III [dəʊ]
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

English-spanish dictionary > do
6 forget

1. transitive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten vergessen; (forget learned ability) verlernen; vergessen

gone but not forgotten — in bleibender Erinnerung

I forget his name — (have forgotten) ich habe seinen Namen vergessen

forget doing something/having done something — vergessen, dass man etwas getan hat

don't forget that... — vergiss nicht od. denk[e] daran, dass...

forget how to dance — das Tanzen verlernen

and don't you forget it — (coll.) vergiss das ja nicht

forget it! — (coll.) schon gut!; vergiss es!
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten es vergessen

forget about something — etwas vergessen

forget about it! — (coll.) schon gut!

I forgot about Joe — ich habe gar nicht an Joe gedacht
3. reflexive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten

1) (act unbecomingly) sich vergessen

2) (neglect one's own interests) sich selbst vergessen

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[fə'ɡet]
past tense - forgot; verb

1) (to fail to remember: He has forgotten my name.) vergessen

2) (to leave behind accidentally: She has forgotten her handbag.) vergessen

3) (to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner: She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party.) sich vergessen

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- academic.ru/28902/forgetful">forgetful
- forgetfully
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for·get

<-got, -gotten or AM also -got>

[fəˈget, AM fɚˈ-]

I. vt

1. (not remember)

▪ to \forget sb/sth jdn/etw vergessen, sich akk nicht an jdn/etw erinnern

2. (omit to keep)

▪ to \forget sth etw vergessen

she clean forgot our date sie hat unsere Verabredung glatt vergessen fam

my uncle forgot my birthday last year mein Onkel hat letztes Jahr meinen Geburtstag vergessen

I'd like to thank all my family, not \forgetting my cousin Jerome ich möchte meiner ganzen Familie danken, nicht zu vergessen meinem Cousin Jerome

to \forget an appointment einen Termin vergessen [o fam verschwitzen]

▪ to \forget to do sth vergessen, etw zu tun

▪ to \forget [that]/how/what/who... vergessen, dass/wie/was/wer...

3. (leave behind)

▪ to \forget sth etw vergessen [o liegenlassen

4. (stop thinking about)

▪ to \forget sth/sb etw/jdn vergessen, an etw/jdn nicht mehr denken

to \forget the past die Vergangenheit ruhenlassen

to \forget one's quarrels die Streitereien begraben

forgive and \forget vergeben und vergessen

5. ( fam: give up)

▪ to \forget sth etw aufgeben

you can \forget any ideas you may have of taking the day off Sie können es sich aus dem Kopf schlagen, dass Sie den Tag frei bekommen fam

\forget it! vergiss es!

6. ( pej: disregard)

▪ to \forget sth etw vergessen

have you forgotten your manners? wo sind deine Manieren?

to \forget one's dignity seine Würde fallenlassen

and don't you \forget it! lass dir das gesagt sein!

7. ( form: behave badly)

▪ to \forget oneself sich akk vergessen

II. vi

1. (not remember) vergessen

▪ to \forget about sth/sb jdn/etw vergessen

▪ to \forget about doing sth vergessen, etw zu tun

2. (stop thinking about)

▪ to \forget about sth/sb etw/jdn vergessen, an etw/jdn nicht mehr denken

to \forget about a plan einen Plan fallenlassen

I suggest we \forget all about it ich schlage vor, wir vergessen das alles

▪ to \forget about doing sth sich dat etw aus dem Kopf schlagen fam

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[fə'get] pret forgot, ptp forgotten
1. vt
vergessen; ability, language verlernen
never to be forgotten — unvergesslich, unvergessen

and don't you forget it! — und dass du das ja nicht vergisst!

he never lets you forget it either — er sorgt dafür, dass du auch immer daran denkst

to forget to do sth —

I was forgetting you knew him — ich habe ganz vergessen, dass Sie ihn kennen

I forget his name — sein Name ist mir entfallen

I forget what I wanted to say — es ist mir entfallen, was ich sagen wollte

to forget one's differences — seine Meinungsverschiedenheiten ruhen lassen

not forgetting... — nicht zu vergessen...

forget it! — schon gut!

you might as well forget it (inf) — das kannst du vergessen (inf)

2. vi
es vergessen
don't forget! — vergiss (es) nicht!

I never forget —

where has he gone? – I forget — wo ist er hingegangen? – ich habe es vergessen or es ist mir entfallen

she drinks to forget — sie trinkt, um zu vergessen

3. vr
(= behave improperly) sich vergessen, aus der Rolle fallen; (= act unselfishly) sich selbst vergessen
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forget [fə(r)ˈɡet] prät forgot [-ˈɡɒt; US -ˈɡɑt], pperf forgotten [-ˈɡɒtn; US -ˈɡɑtn], obs oder dial forgot

A v/t

1. vergessen:

a) nicht denken an (akk):

he forgot to post the letter

b) sich nicht erinnern an (akk):

I forget his name sein Name ist mir entfallen oder fällt mir im Moment nicht ein;

never to be forgotten unvergesslich;

I’ll never forget meeting my wife ich werde niemals vergessen, wie ich meine Frau kennenlernte;

don’t forget what you were going to say vergessen Sie Ihre Rede nicht;

she’s been forgetting a lot of things lately sie ist in letzter Zeit sehr vergesslich

c) sein Französisch etc verlernen

d) (aus Unachtsamkeit) unterlassen:

she forgot to close the window sie vergaß, das Fenster zuzumachen

e) hängen oder liegen oder stehen lassen:

I have forgotten my coat (keys, umbrella); → head Bes Redew

2. unbeachtet lassen:

forget it!

a) schon gut!, vergiss es! (beide a. verärgert),

b) das kannst du vergessen!;

don’t you forget it! merk dir das!

3. außer Acht lassen, übergehen:

don’t forget the waitress vergiss nicht, der Bedienung ein Trinkgeld zu geben;

not forgetting nicht zu vergessen

4. forget o.s.

a) sich vergessen, aus der Rolle fallen,

b) sich selbst vergessen, (nur) an andere denken,

c) sich oder seine Umwelt vergessen

B v/i (es) vergessen:

don’t forget vergiss es nicht!;

she never forgets sie vergisst nie etwas;

what is his name? — I forget das ist mir entfallen oder fällt mir im Moment nicht ein;

he went abroad to forget um zu vergessen;

forget about vergessen (akk);

forget about it!

a) reg dich nicht auf!,

b) schon gut!, vergiss es! (beide a. verärgert),

c) das kannst du vergessen!

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1. transitive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten vergessen; (forget learned ability) verlernen; vergessen

gone but not forgotten — in bleibender Erinnerung

I forget his name — (have forgotten) ich habe seinen Namen vergessen

forget doing something/having done something — vergessen, dass man etwas getan hat

don't forget that... — vergiss nicht od. denk[e] daran, dass...

forget how to dance — das Tanzen verlernen

and don't you forget it — (coll.) vergiss das ja nicht

forget it! — (coll.) schon gut!; vergiss es!
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten es vergessen

forget about something — etwas vergessen

forget about it! — (coll.) schon gut!

I forgot about Joe — ich habe gar nicht an Joe gedacht
3. reflexive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten

1) (act unbecomingly) sich vergessen

2) (neglect one's own interests) sich selbst vergessen

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: forgot, forgotten)

= vergessen v.

(§ p.,pp.: vergaß, vergessen)

English-german dictionary > forget
7 admit

1. III
1) admit smth. admit one's mistake (one's guilt, etc.) признавать свою ошибку и т. д., признаваться в своей ошибке и т. д.

2) admit smth. admit an argument (a fact, etc.) соглашаться с доводом и т. д., признавать довод и т. д. убедительным; admit a hypothesis принять гипотезу; we said that he was wrong and he admitted it /as much/ мы сказали, что он неправ, и он с этим согласился; admit a claim law признавать претензию

3) admit smb. admit employees (children, men, dogs, etc.) впускать служащих и т. д., разрешать вход служащим и т. д.; the old man opened the door and admitted me старик открыл дверь и впустил меня; this ticket admits one person по этому билету может пройти один человек; admit smth. admit light (air, water, etc.) пропускать свет и т. д.

4) admit smb. admit girls (men, students, members, etc.) принимать девочек и т. д.; we shall admit only one hundred boys мы зачислим только сто мальчиков; the college does not admit women в этот колледж женщин не допускают /не принимают/

5) admit smb., smth. admit many people (a very small audience, a great number of ships, ten cars, etc.) вменить много людей и т. д.; the theatre admits only 200 persons этот театр рассчитан только на двести человек; the stable admits only four horses в конюшне можно разместить только четырех лошадей; the harbour admits large liners (cargo boats, ships, etc.) в порт могут заходить большие лайнеры и т. д.; the passage admits two abreast по коридору рядом могут пройти только двое
2. IV
admit smth. in some manner

1) admit smth. reluctantly (willingly, humbly, arrogantly, tacitly, laughingly, naively, etc.) неохотно /нехотя/ и т. д. признавать что-л. /признаваться в чем-л./

2) admit smth. readily (formally, officially, lavishly, generously, etc.) охотно /с готовностью/ и т. д. соглашаться с чем-л.

3) scarcely (hardly, freely, etc.) admit smth. скупо /едва/ и т. д. пропускать что-л.
3. VII
admit smth. to be smth. admit the task to be difficult (the statement to be true, the assertion to be groundless, the charge to be well founded, etc.) признавать задание сложным и т. д.; you must admit her statement to be doubtful вы должны согласиться с тем, что ее заявление сомнительно /не вызывает доверия/
4. XI
1) be admitted this much may be admitted это уж можно признать, с этим-то можно согласиться, это-то не вызывает сомнений

2) be admitted ask for me and you will be admitted скажите, что вы ко мне, и вас пропустят /впустят/; I ordered that he was not to be admitted я распорядился, чтобы его не пропускали; children [are] not admitted дети не допускаются; dogs [are] not admitted с собаками вход воспрещен; be admitted to some place be admitted to the ball, (to the theatre, to the garden, etc.) иметь право пройти /право входа/ на бал и т. д.; we were admitted to the third performance нас (про-) пустили на третье представление

3) be admitted to smth. only 100 boys are admitted to this school every year в эту школу ежегодно принимают только сто мальчиков; he was admitted to the university его приняли /он поступил/ в университет; the study was admitted into the university curriculum эту дисциплину включили в учебный план университета
5. XIV
admit doing smth. admit receiving your letter (having done wrong, etc.) признаваться, что получил ваше письмо и т.д.; I shall never admit knowing it я никогда не сознаюсь, что знал /знаю/ об этом; no one would admit having done it никто не признается, что он это сделал
6. XVI
1) admit to some place admit to the house (to the cellar, to the garden, etc.) вести /открывать путь/ в дом и т. д.; the key admits to the house при помощи ключа можно проникнуть в дом

2) admit of smth. often in the negative book, not to admit of dispute (of explanation, of hesitation, etc.) не допускать спирав и т. д.; this word admits of по other meaning это слово не может иметь другого значения; the passage (the sentence) admits of several interpretations этот отрывок (это предложение) допускает несколько интерпретаций /можно толковать по-разному/; English adjectives do not admit of this change английские прилагательные так не изменяются; his evidence admits of no doubt его свидетельские показания не оставляют места для сомнений; this matter admits of no delay [это] дело не терпит отлагательства; his guilt is too apparent to admit of discussion его вина абсолютно очевидна
7. XVII
admit to doing smth., admit to having taken the money (to having misled the police, to wronging her, etc.) признаваться в том, что взял деньги и т. д.
8. XVIII
admit oneself as possessing some quality admit oneself beaten признавать себя побежденным; I admit myself confused признаюсь, я в растерянности; he admitted himself satisfied (pleased) он признался /сказал/, что удовлетворен (доволен)
9. XXI1
1) admit smth. to smb., admit the mistake to the teacher (one's guilt to the police, the loss of money to one's parents, etc,) признаваться учителю в своей ошибке и т. д.; I admitted to myself the truth of her criticism себе я признавался в том, что ее критика справедлива

2) admit smb. (in)to (within) smth. admit a stranger into the house (the whole party into the place, the police into one's residence, the representatives of the press to, the gallery, the visitors within the fortification, etc.) впустить /пропустить/ незнакомца в дом и т. д.; admit smb. to a show (to a film, etc.) пропустить кого-л. на спектакль и т. д., the ticket admits you to one lecture билет дает вам право на посещение одной лекции; admit smb. to an examination допускать кого-л. к экзамену; admit smb. to one's friendship (into one's intimacy, etc.) book, делать кого-л. другом и т. д.; I don't think you should admit him to your confidence мне кажется, что с ним не следовало бы быть откровенным

3) admit smb. (in)to smth. admit boys into school (talented man to the Royal Academy, women into college, new members to a club, children into the company of grown-ups, this country into the fellowship of European nations, etc.) принимать мальчиков в школу и т. д.
10. XXIV2
abs

I admit the signature as my own я признаю эту подпись/, что это моя подпись/
11. XXV
admit that... admit that I was wrong (that he did it, that you used this expression, that I've been unfair to you, etc.) допускать /соглашаться с тем, признаваться в том/, что я был неправ и т. д.; I admit that you are right признаюсь), [что] вы правы; let's admit that you are right допустим, что вы правы; everybody admits that there is some measure of truth in it все признают, что в этом есть доля правды; it must be admitted-that..., следует признать, что...; it is generally (universally) admitted that... всеми признано (общепризнано), что... abs "I am wrong", he admitted "Я неправ",- признался он
12. XXVII2
admit to smb. that... I admitted to them that I knew nothing я признался им, что ничего не знаю

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > admit
8 praise

1. transitive verb
1) (commend) loben; (more strongly) rühmen

praise somebody for doing something — jemanden dafür loben, dass er etwas tut/getan hat

2) (glorify) preisen (geh.), (dichter.) lobpreisen [Gott]
2. noun
1) (approval) Lob, das

win high praise — großes od. hohes Lob erhalten od. ernten

sing one's own/somebody's praises — ein Loblied auf sich/jemanden singen

2) (worship) Lobpreisung, die (dichter.)

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[preiz] 1. verb
1) (to express admiration or approval of; to commend: He praised her singing.) loben

2) (to glorify (God) by singing hymns etc: Praise the Lord!) preisen
2. noun
(the expression of approval or honour: He has received a lot of praise for his musical skill.) das Lob

- academic.ru/57302/praiseworthy">praiseworthy

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praise

[preɪz]

I. vt

1. (express approval)

▪ to \praise sb/sth jdn/etw loben [o rühmen] [o geh preisen]

▪ to \praise sb for sth jdn für etw akk loben

a widely \praised documentary eine viel gepriesene Dokumentation

to \praise sb/sth to the skies jdn/etw in den Himmel heben [o fam über den grünen Klee loben

2. (worship)

to \praise God/the Lord Gott/den Herrn preisen geh

hymns are sung to \praise God Hymnen werden zum Lobpreis Gottes gesungen

\praise the Lord! gelobt sei der Herr!

II. n no pl

1. (approval) Lob nt

a poem in \praise of older women ein Lobgedicht auf die reiferen Frauen

that's high \praise, coming from her aus ihrem Mund ist das ein großes Kompliment

\praise from Rachel is \praise indeed ein Lob aus Rachels Munde! das will etwas heißen!

to have nothing but \praise for sb/sth jdn/etw nur loben können

I have nothing but \praise for her ich bin von ihr begeistert

to shower \praise on sb, to shower sb with \praise jdn mit Lob überschütten

to sing the \praise of sb/sth über jdn/etw ein Loblied singen fig

to sing one's own \praises sich akk selbst loben

to win \praise for sth für etw akk [großes] Lob ernten

sth wins sb \praise etw bringt jdm Lob ein

2. ( form: worship) Lobpreis m geh

a hymn of \praise ein Loblied

to give \praise to God/the Lord Gott/den Herrn preisen geh

\praise be! ( dated) dem Himmel sei Dank! veraltend

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[preɪz]
1. vt
loben; (to others, in worship also) preisen (geh), rühmen (geh)
to praise sb for having done sth — jdn dafür loben, etw getan zu haben

to praise the virtues of sth — die Vorzüge einer Sache (gen) loben or preisen (geh)

praise God! — gelobt sei Gott!

2. n
Lob nt no pl
a hymn of praise —

a poem in praise of beer — ein Loblied nt auf das Bier

he spoke/made a speech in praise of their efforts — er sprach lobend von ihren Bemühungen/hielt eine Lobrede auf ihre Bemühungen

to win praise (person) — Lob ernten; (efforts) Lob einbringen

to give praise (to sb) — (jdn) loben

to be loud or warm in one's praise (of sth) — voll des Lobes (für etw) sein

I have nothing but praise for him — ich kann ihn nur loben

he's beyond praise — er ist über jedes or alles Lob erhaben

all praise to him — alle Achtung!

praise indeed! (also iro) — ein hohes Lob

praise from him is praise indeed —

praise be to God! (in church) — gelobt sei der Herr!

praise(s) be! — Gott sei Dank!

See:

→ sing

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praise [preız]

A v/t

1. loben, rühmen, preisen: → sky A 1, term A 2

2. besonders Gott (lob)preisen, loben

B s

1. Lob n:

damn with faint praise auf die sanfte Art zerreißen;

be loud in one’s praise of ( oder for), be full of praise for voll des Lobes sein über (akk), nicht mit Lob sparen für;

sing sb’s praises ein Loblied auf jemanden singen;

sing one’s own praises sich selbst beweihräuchern;

receive ( oder win) high praise hohes Lob ernten ( from von);

in sb’s praise zu jemandes Lob;

make a speech in praise of eine Lobrede halten auf (akk);

above ( oder beyond) praise über alles Lob erhaben

2. Lobpreisung f

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1. transitive verb
1) (commend) loben; (more strongly) rühmen

praise somebody for doing something — jemanden dafür loben, dass er etwas tut/getan hat

2) (glorify) preisen (geh.), (dichter.) lobpreisen [Gott]
2. noun
1) (approval) Lob, das

win high praise — großes od. hohes Lob erhalten od. ernten

sing one's own/somebody's praises — ein Loblied auf sich/jemanden singen

2) (worship) Lobpreisung, die (dichter.)

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n.

Belobigung f.

Lob nur sing. n. v.

anpreisen v.

loben v.

preisen v.

(§ p.,pp.: pries, gepriesen)

rühmen v.

English-german dictionary > praise
9 deny

dɪˈnaɪ гл.
1) отрицать;
отвергать;
не признавать существование( чего-л.) to deny the charge ≈ отвергать обвинение to deny categorically, emphatically, fervently, flatly, strongly, vehemently ≈ категорически отвергать It is hard to deny that Bob is a good man. ≈ Трудно отрицать, что Боб хороший парень. She does not absolutely deny the possibility of a miracle. ≈ Она не отрицает полностью возможности чуда. Spinoza did not deny the existence of God. ≈ Спиноза не отрицал существования Бога. Syn: contradict, gainsay Ant: assert, maintain
2) лог. утверждать противное Ant: affirm
3) отказываться, отрекаться He could not deny his own hand and seal. ≈ Он не мог отказаться от своей подписи и печати. Syn: disown, disavow, repudiate, renounce
1.
4) отказывать( в чем-л., кому-л.) We may not deny them the ancienty of their descent. ≈ Мы не можем отказать им в древности их происхождения. Syn: refuse I
5) мешать, препятствовать Air defence deals with the arrangements which deny to enemy aircraft access to vulnerable points. ≈ Воздушная оборона включает меры, которые мешают самолетам противника поражать уязвимые объекты. отрицать;
отвергать - to * the possibility of smth. отрицать возможность чего-л. - to * a theory отвергнуть теорию - to * a rumour опровергнуть слух - to * charges отвести /отмести/ обвинения - to * the truth of the statement /that the statement is true/ утверждать, что заявление не соответствует действительности - to * that smb. has talent отказывать кому-л. в таланте - to * this to be the case утверждать, что дело обстоит иначе - it cannot be denied that нельзя не признать, что - he denied having done it он утверждал, что не делал этого - I don't * that he is clever не спорю, он умен - there is no *ing it нельзя отрицать этого отрицать существование;
не признавать - to * God отрицать (существование) Бога - to * providence не верить в судьбу отказывать, не давать - to * a request отказать в просьбе - to * smb. the right to do smth. отказать кому-л. в праве делать что-л. - to * oneself smth. отказывать себе в чем-л., воздерживаться от чего-л. - to * oneself every luxury не позволять себе ничего лишнего, ограничивать себя во всем - to * oneself the pleasure of doing smth. отказаться от удовольствия сделать что-л. - to * oneself nothing ни в чем себе не отказывать - this was denied (to) me, I was denied this мне было в этом отказано - he is not to be denied он не примет отказа;
от него не отделаешься - to * oneself for one's children целиком посвятить свою жизнь детям;
принести себя в жертву детям отпираться, отказываться, брать назад - to * one's signature отказываться от своей подписи - to * one's words отказываться от своих слов отрекаться, отступаться - to * one's faith отречься от своей веры (книжное) не допускать, мешать, препятствовать - to * oneself to callers не принять посетителей /гостей/;
сказаться больным - to * smb. admission отказать кому-л. от дома - to * the door to smb. не принять кого-л., отказаться принять кого-л. (логика) утверждать противное deny брать назад ~ мешать ~ не допускать;
отказывать в приеме (гостей) ;
she denied herself to visitors она не приняла гостей;
he was denied admission его не впустили ~ не допускать ~ отвергать ~ отказывать(ся) ;
to deny a request отказать в просьбе;
to deny oneself every luxury не позволять себе ничего лишнего ~ отказывать ~ отказываться ~ отклонять ~ отпираться, отказываться, брать назад;
to deny one's signature отказываться от своей подписи;
to deny one's words отказываться от своих слов ~ отпираться ~ отрекаться ~ отрицать;
to deny the charge отвергать обвинение ~ отрицать ~ препятствовать ~ утверждать противное ~ отказывать(ся) ;
to deny a request отказать в просьбе;
to deny oneself every luxury не позволять себе ничего лишнего ~ отпираться, отказываться, брать назад;
to deny one's signature отказываться от своей подписи;
to deny one's words отказываться от своих слов ~ отпираться, отказываться, брать назад;
to deny one's signature отказываться от своей подписи;
to deny one's words отказываться от своих слов ~ отказывать(ся) ;
to deny a request отказать в просьбе;
to deny oneself every luxury не позволять себе ничего лишнего ~ не допускать;
отказывать в приеме (гостей) ;
she denied herself to visitors она не приняла гостей;
he was denied admission его не впустили ~ не допускать;
отказывать в приеме (гостей) ;
she denied herself to visitors она не приняла гостей;
he was denied admission его не впустили

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > deny
10 have

1. transitive verb,
pres. he has, p.t. & p.p. had

1) (possess) haben

I have it! — ich hab's[!]

and what have you — (coll.) und so weiter

2) (obtain) bekommen

let's not have any... — lass uns... vermeiden

come on, let's have it! — (coll.) rück schon raus damit! (ugs.)

3) (take) nehmen

4) (keep) behalten; haben

5) (eat, drink, etc.)

have breakfast/dinner/lunch — frühstücken/zu Abend/zu Mittag essen

6) (experience) haben [Spaß, Vergnügen]

7) (suffer) haben [Krankheit, Schmerz, Enttäuschung, Abenteuer]; (show) haben [Güte, Freundlichkeit, Frechheit]

8) (engage in)

have a game of football — Fußball spielen

9) (accept)

I won't have it — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten

10) (give birth to) bekommen

11) (coll.): (swindle)

I was had — ich bin [he]reingelegt worden (ugs.)

ever been had! — da bist du ganz schön reingefallen (ugs.)

12) (know)

I have it on good authority that... — ich weiß es aus zuverlässiger Quelle, dass...

13) (as guest)

have somebody to stay — jemanden zu Besuch haben

14) (summon)

he had me into his office — er hat mich in sein Büro beordert

15) (in coll. phrases)

you've had it now — (coll.) jetzt ist es aus (ugs.)

this car/dress has had it — (coll.) dieser Wagen/dieses Kleid hat ausgedient
2. auxiliary verb,
he has, had

1) forming past tenses

I have/I had read — ich habe/hatte gelesen

I have/I had gone — ich bin/war gegangen

having seen him — (because) weil ich ihn gesehen habe/hatte; (after) wenn ich ihn gesehen habe/nachdem ich ihn gesehen hatte

if I had known... — wenn ich gewusst hätte...

2) (cause to be)

have something made/repaired — etwas machen/reparieren lassen

have the painters in — die Maler haben

have somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

have a tooth extracted — sich (Dat.) einen Zahn ziehen lassen

3)

she had her purse stolen — man hat ihr das Portemonnaie gestohlen

4) (expr. obligation)

have to — müssen

I only have to do the washing-up — ich muss nur noch den Abwasch machen

I have only to see him to feel annoyed — ich brauche ihn nur zu sehen, und ich ärgere mich

he has to be guilty — er ist fraglos schuldig
3. noun
the haves and the have-nots — die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/33887/have_off">have off

- have on

- have out

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(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) in Reserve halten

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have

[hæv, həv]

I. AUXILIARY VERB

<has, had, had>

1. (forming past tenses)

he has never been to Scotland before er war noch nie zuvor in Schottland

we had been swimming wir waren schwimmen gewesen

I've heard that story before ich habe diese Geschichte schon einmal gehört

I wish I'd bought it ich wünschte, ich hätte es gekauft

\have we been invited? — yes we \have sind wir eingeladen worden? — ja, sind wir

I've passed my test — \have you? congratulations! ich habe den Test bestanden — oh, wirklich? herzlichen Glückwunsch!

they still hadn't had any news sie hatten immer noch keine Neuigkeiten

2. (experience)

she had her car stolen last week man hat ihr letzte Woche das Auto gestohlen

he had a window smashed es wurde ihm eine Scheibe eingeschlagen

3. (render)

▪ to \have sth done etw tun lassen

to \have one's hair cut/done/dyed sich dat die Haare schneiden/machen/färben lassen

4. (must)

▪ to \have [or \have got] to do sth etw tun müssen

what time \have we got to be there? wann müssen wir dort sein?

do I \have to? muss ich [das] wirklich?

5. ( form: if)

had I/she/he etc. done sth,... hätte ich/sie/er etc. etw getan,..., wenn ich/sie/er etc. etw getan hätte,...

if only I'd known this wenn ich das nur gewusst hätte

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<has, had, had>

1. (possess)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

he's got green eyes er hat grüne Augen; (own) etw haben [o besitzen]

I don't have [or haven't got] a car ich habe [o besitze] kein Auto

do you have a current driving licence? haben Sie einen gültigen Führerschein?

she has a degree in physics sie hat einen Hochschulabschluss in Physik

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] the time (know the time) die Uhrzeit haben, wissen, wie spät [o wie viel Uhr] es ist; (have enough time) Zeit haben

\have you got the time? kannst du mir die Uhrzeit sagen?

will you \have time to finish the report today? reicht es Ihnen, den Bericht heute noch zu Ende zu schreiben?

2. (suffer from)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth illness, symptom etw haben

to \have cancer/polio Krebs/Polio haben, an Krebs/Polio erkrankt sein

to \have a cold erkältet sein, eine Erkältung haben

3. (feel)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

at least she had the good sense to turn the gas off zumindest war sie so schlau, das Gas abzudrehen

he had the gall to tell me that I was fat! hat er doch die Frechheit besessen, mir zu sagen, ich sei dick!

to \have the decency to do sth die Anständigkeit besitzen, etw zu tun

to \have the honesty to do sth so ehrlich sein, etw zu tun

to \have patience/sympathy Geduld/Mitgefühl haben

I \haven't any sympathy for this troublemaker ich empfinde keinerlei Mitleid mit diesem Unruhestifter

4. (engage in)

to \have a bath/shower ein Bad/eine Dusche nehmen, baden/duschen

to \have a nap [or ( fam) snooze] ein Schläfchen [o fam Nickerchen] machen

to \have a party eine Party machen

to \have a swim schwimmen

to \have a talk with sb mit jdm sprechen; (argue) sich akk mit jdm aussprechen

to \have a try es versuchen

I'd like to \have a try ich würde es gern einmal probieren

to \have a walk spazieren gehen, einen Spaziergang machen

5. (consume)

▪ to \have sth etw zu sich dat nehmen

I'll \have the trout, please ich hätte gern die Forelle

I haven't had shrimps in ages! ich habe schon ewig keine Shrimps mehr gegessen!

\have a cigarette/some more coffee nimm doch eine Zigarette/noch etwas Kaffee

we're having sausages for lunch today zum Mittagessen gibt es heute Würstchen

to \have a cigarette eine Zigarette rauchen

to \have lunch/dinner zu Mittag/Abend essen

6. (experience)

we're having a wonderful time in Venice wir verbringen eine wundervolle Zeit in Venedig

we didn't \have any difficulty finding the house wir hatten keinerlei Schwierigkeiten, das Haus zu finden

we'll soon \have rain es wird bald regnen

let's not \have any trouble now! bloß kein Ärger jetzt!

to \have fun/luck Spaß/Glück haben

\have a nice day/evening! viel Spaß!; (to customers) einen schönen Tag noch!

7. (receive)

I've just had a letter from John ich habe gerade erst einen Brief von John erhalten

okay, let's \have it! okay, her [o rüber] damit! fam

to let sb \have sth back jdm etw zurückgeben

to \have news of sb Neuigkeiten von jdm erfahren

8. (receive persons)

my mother's having the children to stay die Kinder bleiben bei meiner Mutter

we had his hamster for weeks wir haben wochenlang für seinen Hamster gesorgt

they've got Ian's father staying with them Ians Vater ist bei ihnen zu Besuch

thanks for having us danke für Ihre Gastfreundschaft

to \have sb back (resume relationship) jdn wieder [bei sich dat] aufnehmen

they solved their problems, and she had him back sie haben ihre Probleme gelöst und sie ist wieder mit ihm zusammen

to \have sb to visit jdn zu [o auf] Besuch haben

to \have visitors Besuch haben

9. (feature)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

the new model has xenon headlights das neue Modell ist mit Xenon-Scheinwerfern ausgestattet

10. (exhibit)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben [o aufweisen]

this wine has a soft, fruity flavour dieser Wein schmeckt weich und fruchtig

11. (comprise)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

a week has 7 days eine Wochen hat [o geh zählt] 7 Tage

12. (have learned)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

to \have [a little] French/German Grundkenntnisse in Französisch/Deutsch haben

13. (think)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth idea, plan, reason, suggestion etw haben

\have you reason to think he'll refuse? ( form) haben Sie Grund zur Annahme, dass er ablehnen wird?

14. (be obliged)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth to do etw tun müssen

you simply \have to see this film! diesen Film musst du dir unbedingt anschauen!

15. (give birth to)

to \have a child ein Kind bekommen

my mother was 18 when she had me meine Mutter war 18, als ich geboren wurde

to be having a baby (be pregnant) ein Baby bekommen, schwanger sein

16. (render)

to have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] the radio/TV on das Radio/den Fernseher anhaben fam

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth ready (finish) etw fertig haben; (to hand) etw bereit haben

17. (induce)

▪ to \have sb do sth jdn [dazu] veranlassen, etw zu tun

▪ to \have sb/sth doing sth jdn/etw dazu bringen, etw zu tun

the film soon had us crying der Film brachte uns schnell zum Weinen

Guy'll \have it working in no time Guy wird es im Handumdrehen zum Laufen bringen

18. (request)

▪ to \have sb do sth jdn [darum] bitten, etw zu tun

I'll \have the secretary run you off a copy for you ich werde von der Sekretärin eine Kopie für Sie anfertigen lassen

19. (find)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth jdn/etw [gefunden] haben

20. (place)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwo haben

she had her back to me sie lag/saß/stand mit dem Rücken zu mir

21. (hold)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth by sth:

she had the dog by the ears sie hielt den Hund fest an den Ohren

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb by the throat jdn bei [o an] der Kehle [o Gurgel] gepackt haben

22. (fam!: have sex with)

▪ to \have sb mit jdm Sex haben

how many men have you had? wie viele Männer hast du gehabt?

23. ( fam: deceive)

£80 for a CD? you've been had! 80 Pfund für eine CD? dich hat man ganz schön übern Tisch gezogen! fam

24. ( fam: confound)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb jdn in Verlegenheit bringen

the GNP of Greece? you \have me there das BSP von Griechenland? da hab ich nicht den leisesten Schimmer fam

25. esp AM ( fam: indulge)

▪ to \have oneself sth sich dat etw gönnen [o genehmen]

I think I'm going to have myself an ice cream Ich glaub', ich gönne mir ein Eis

don't worry about it anymore — just go and have yourself a nice little holiday mach dir mal keine Gedanken mehr darüber — genieße erstmal deinen Urlaub

26.

▶ to not \have any [of it] ( fam) nichts von etw dat wissen wollen

▶ to not \have sb/sth doing sth nicht erlauben [o zulassen], dass jd/etw etw tut

▶ to \have done with sth mit etw dat fertig sein

▶ to \have [got] it (find answer)

we \have it! wir haben es!

▶ to \have it that... (claim)

rumour has it that... es geht das Gerücht [um], dass...

▶ to have had it ( fam: be broken) hinüber sein fam, ausgedient haben; (be tired) fix und fertig sein fam; (be in serious trouble) dran fam [o sl geliefert] sein

if she finds out, you've had it! wenn sie es herausfindet, bist du dran [o ist der Ofen aus]! fam

▶ to have had it with sb/sth ( fam) von jdm/etw die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben fam, jdn/etw satthaben

I've had it with his childish behaviour! sein kindisches Benehmen steht mir bis hier oben!

▶ there's none to be had of sth etw ist nicht zu bekommen [o fam aufzutreiben]

there's no real Italian cheese to be had round here man bekommt hier nirgendwo echten italienischen Käse

▶ to not \have sth (not allow) etw nicht zulassen, [jdm] etw nicht abnehmen wollen

I won't \have it! kommt nicht infrage [o fam in die Tüte]!

I'm not having any squabbling in this house ich toleriere in diesem Haus keine Zankerei

I'm not having your behaviour spoil my party ich werde mir meine Feier durch dein Benehmen nicht verderben lassen

I wont have you insult my wife ich lasse es nicht zu, dass Sie meine Frau beleidigen

▶ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS\have got] nothing on sb ( fam: be less able) gegen jdn nicht ankommen, mit jdm nicht mithalten können; (lack evidence) nichts gegen jdn in der Hand haben, keine Handhabe gegen jdn haben

he's a good player, but he's got nothing on his brother er spielt gut, aber seinem Bruder kann er noch lange nicht das Wasser reichen

▶ and what \have you ( fam) und wer weiß was noch fam

III. NOUN

( fam)

▪ the \haves pl die gut Betuchten fam, die Reichen

the \haves and the \have-nots die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

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[hv] pret, ptp had, 3rd pers sing present has When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a dream, have a good time, look up the noun.
1. AUXILIARY VERB

1) habenThe verb haben is the auxiliary used with most verbs to form past tenses in German. For important exceptions see (b).

to have seen/heard/eaten — gesehen/gehört/gegessen haben

I have/had seen — ich habe/hatte gesehen

I have not/had not or I haven't/I hadn't seen him — ich habe/hatte ihn nicht gesehen

had I seen him, if I had seen him — hätte ich ihn gesehen, wenn ich ihn gesehen hätte

having said that he left — nachdem or als er das gesagt hatte, ging er Note the tenses used in the following:

I have lived or have been living here for 10 years/since January — ich wohne or lebe schon 10 Jahre/seit Januar hier

2) seinThe verb sein is used with verbs of motion, eg. gehen, fahren, or verbs implying development, eg. wachsen, and to form past tenses.

to have gone/run — gegangen/gelaufen sein

you HAVE grown! — du bist aber gewachsen!

to have been — gewesen sein

I have been to London — ich bin in London gewesen

I have been against this for years — ich bin schon seit Jahren dagegen

3)

in tag questions etc you've seen her, haven't you? — du hast sie gesehen, oder nicht?

you haven't seen her, have you? — du hast sie nicht gesehen, oder?

you haven't seen her – yes, I have — du hast sie nicht gesehen – doch or wohl (inf)

you've made a mistake – no, I haven't — du hast einen Fehler gemacht – nein(, hab ich nicht)

you've dropped your book – so I have — dir ist dein Buch hingefallen – stimmt or tatsächlich

have you been there? if you have/haven't... — sind Sie schon mal da gewesen? wenn ja/nein or nicht,...

I have seen a ghost – have you? — ich habe ein Gespenst gesehen – wahrhaftig or tatsächlich?

I've lost it – you haven't! (disbelieving) — ich habe es verloren – nein!

2. MODAL AUXILIARY VERB
__diams; to have to do sth (= to be obliged) etw tun müssen
I have (got esp Brit) to do it — ich muss es tun or machen

do you have to go now? — müssen Sie jetzt (wirklich) unbedingt gehen?

do you have to make such a noise? — müssen Sie (unbedingt) so viel Lärm machen?

she was having to get up at 6 o'clock each morning — sie musste jeden Morgen um 6 Uhr aufstehen

we've had to go and see her twice this week — wir mussten diese Woche schon zweimal zu ihr (hin)

the letter will have to be written tomorrow — der Brief muss morgen unbedingt geschrieben werden

I'm afraid it has to be — das muss leider sein

it's got to be or it has to be the biggest scandal this year — das ist todsicher der (größte) Skandal des Jahres

I don't have to do it — ich muss es nicht tun, ich brauche es nicht zu tun

you didn't have to tell her — das mussten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen, das hätten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen müssen or brauchen

he doesn't have to work — er braucht nicht zu arbeiten, er muss nicht arbeiten

3. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = possess haben

have you (got esp Brit) or do you have a car? — hast du ein Auto?

I haven't (got esp Brit) or I don't have a pen —

to have something/nothing to do — etwas/nichts zu tun haben

I have (got esp Brit) work/a translation to do — ich habe zu arbeiten/eine Übersetzung zu erledigen

I must have more time —

have you (got esp Brit) or do you have a cigarette? — hast du (mal) eine Zigarette?

I don't have any German (Brit) —

she has (got esp Brit) blue eyes — sie hat blaue Augen

I have it! — ich habs!

what time do you have? (US) — wie viel Uhr hast du? (inf), wie spät hast du es?

2) = receive, obtain, get haben

to have news from sb — von jdm hören

I have it on good authority that... — ich habe aus zuverlässiger Quelle gehört or erfahren, dass...

I must have something to eat — ich brauche etwas zu essen, ich muss dringend etwas zu essen haben

there are no newspapers to be had —

it's nowhere to be had — es ist nirgends zu haben or kriegen (inf)

there are some great bargains to be had in the shops — in den Geschäften gibt es tolle Angebote

I'll have the bed in this room — das Bett möchte or werde ich in dieses Zimmer stellen

thanks for having me — vielen Dank für Ihre Gastfreundschaft __diams; to let sb have sth

please let me have your address I'll let you have it for £50 — geben Sie mir bitte Ihre Adresse ich gebe es dir für £ 50

3)

= eat, drink, take to have breakfast — frühstücken

to have lunch/dinner — zu Mittag/Abend essen

to have tea with sb — mit jdm (zusammen) Tee trinken

will you have tea or coffee? — möchten Sie lieber Tee oder Kaffee?

will you have a drink/cigarette? — möchten Sie etwas zu trinken/eine Zigarette?

what will you have? – I'll have the steak — was möchten or hätten Sie gern(e)? – ich hätte or möchte gern das Steak

he had a cigarette/drink/steak —

will you have some more? — möchten Sie or hätten Sie gern(e) (noch etwas) mehr?

have another one — nimm noch eine/einen/eines; (drink) trink noch einen; (cigarette) rauch noch eine

4) = catch, hold (gepackt) haben

me by the throat/the hair — er hatte or hielt mich am Hals/bei den Haaren gepackt

him where I want him —

the champion had him now — der Meister hatte ihn jetzt fest im Griff or in der Tasche (inf)

I'll have you (inf) — dich krieg ich (beim Kragen)

you have me there — da bin ich überfragt

5)

= suffer from he has diabetes — er ist zuckerkrank, er hat Zucker (inf)

to have a heart attack — einen Herzinfarkt bekommen

a headache — ich habe Kopfschmerzen

6)

= experience to have a pleasant evening — einen netten Abend verbringen

to have a good time — Spaß haben, sich amüsieren

have a good time! — viel Spaß!

7) = hold, organize party geben, machen; meeting abhalten

are you having a reception? — gibt es einen Empfang?

we decided not to have a reception — wir haben uns gegen einen Empfang entschieden

8)

= go for to have a walk — einen Spaziergang machen, spazieren gehen

to have a swim — schwimmen gehen

9)

= give birth to to have a child or baby —

she is having a baby in April she had twins — sie bekommt or kriegt (inf) im April ein Kind sie hat Zwillinge bekommen or geboren or gekriegt (inf)

our cat has had kittens — unsere Katze hat Junge gekriegt (inf) or bekommen

10)

= cause to be I had him in such a state that... — er war in einer solchen Verfassung, dass...

he had the audience in hysterics — das Publikum kugelte sich vor Lachen

he had the police baffled —

she nearly had the table over (Brit) — sie hätte den Tisch beinahe umgekippt or zum Umkippen gebracht

11)

= maintain, insist as he has it, Paul is guilty — er besteht darauf, dass Paul schuldig ist

as he had it, Paul isn't guilty — er wollte nichts davon hören, dass Paul schuldig ist

has it —

as the Bible/Shakespeare has it — wie es in der Bibel/bei Shakespeare steht

12)

= refuse to allow in negative sentences I won't have this nonsense — dieser Unsinn kommt (mir) nicht infrage or in Frage!

I won't have this sort of rudeness! —

I won't have it! — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten!

I won't have him insulted —

I won't have him insult his mother — ich lasse es nicht zu, dass er seine Mutter beleidigt

we won't have women in our club — in unserem Klub sind Frauen nicht zugelassen

I'm not having any of that! (inf) — mit mir nicht! (inf)

but she wasn't having any (inf) — aber sie wollte nichts davon wissen

13) = wish mögen

which one will you have? —

as fate would have it,... — wie es das Schicksal so wollte,...

what would you have me do? — was wollen Sie, dass ich mache?

14) set structures __diams; to have sth done = request, order etw tun lassen

to have one's hair cut — sich (dat) die Haare schneiden lassen

to have a suit made — sich (dat) einen Anzug machen lassen

I had my cases brought up — ich habe (mir) meine Koffer nach oben bringen lassen

have it mended — geben Sie es in Reparatur, lassen Sie es reparieren

they had him shot — sie ließen ihn erschießen

he had his car stolen — man hat ihm sein Auto gestohlen

he had his arm broken — er hat/hatte einen gebrochenen Arm

I've had three windows broken — (bei) mir sind drei Fenster eingeworfen worden __diams; to have sb do sth = make them do

I had him wash the car — ich ließ ihn den Wagen waschen

I'll have you know... — Sie müssen nämlich wissen...

I had my friends turn against me — ich musste es erleben, wie or dass sich meine Freunde gegen mich wandten

she had us all helping with the dinner — nach ihrer Ermunterung halfen wir alle mit dem Abendessen

she soon had them all reading and writing — dank ihres Engagements konnten alle schon bald lesen und schreiben __diams; to have had it

he has had it with politics — er hat von der Politik die Nase voll (inf)

that coat has had it — der Mantel ist im Eimer (inf)

if I miss the last bus, I've had it — wenn ich den letzten Bus verpasse, bin ich geliefert (inf) or ist der Ofen aus (inf) __diams; let him have it! (inf) gibs ihm! (inf) __diams; have it your own way machen Sie es or halten Sie es, wie Sie wollen __diams; to be had ( inf

you've been had! — da hat man dich übers Ohr gehauen (inf)

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have [hæv; unbetont həv, əv]

A s

1. the haves and the have-nots die Begüterten und die Habenichtse, die Reichen und die Armen

2. Br umg Trick m

B v/t prät und pperf had [hæd], 2. sg präs obs hast [hæst], 3. sg präs has [hæz], obs hath [hæθ], 2. sg prät obs hadst [hædst]

1. allg haben, besitzen:

he has a house (a friend, a good memory);

we can’t have everything man kann nicht alles haben;

you have my word for it ich gebe Ihnen mein Wort darauf;

I had the whole road to myself ich hatte die ganze Straße für mich allein;

I wouldn’t have it if you gave it to me das nähme ich nicht (mal) geschenkt; → get B 10 a

2. haben, erleben:

we had a fine time wir hatten viel Spaß, wir hatten es schön

3. a) ein Kind bekommen

b) ZOOL Junge werfen

4. behalten:

can I have it?; → honor B 2

5. Gefühle, einen Verdacht etc haben, hegen

6. Nachrichten etc erhalten, bekommen ( beide:

from von):

(not) to be had (nicht) zu haben, (nicht) erhältlich

7. (erfahren) haben:

I have it from reliable sources ich habe es aus verlässlicher Quelle (erfahren);

I have it from my friend ich habe oder weiß es von meinem Freund

8. Speisen etc zu sich nehmen, einnehmen, essen oder trinken etc:

I had a glass of sherry ich trank ein Glas Sherry;

have another sandwich nehmen Sie noch ein Sandwich!;

what will you have? was nehmen Sie?;

have a cigar eine Zigarre rauchen; → breakfast A, dinner 1, etc

9. haben, ausführen, (mit)machen:

have a discussion eine Diskussion haben oder abhalten; → look A 1, try A 1, walk A 3, wash A 1

10. können, beherrschen:

she has no French sie kann nicht oder kein Französisch;

have sth by heart etwas auswendig können

11. (be)sagen, behaupten:

he will have it that … er behauptet steif und fest, dass …;

astrology has it that Taureons are … der Astrologie zufolge sind Stiere …; → rumor A 1

12. sagen, ausdrücken:

as Byron has it wie Byron sagt

13. umg erwischt haben:

he had me there da hatte er mich (an meiner schwachen Stelle) erwischt, da war ich überfragt

14. Br umg jemanden reinlegen:

you have been had man hat dich reingelegt oder übers Ohr gehauen

15. haben, dulden:

I will not ( oder won’t) have it ich dulde es nicht, ich will es nicht (haben);

I won’t have it mentioned ich will nicht, dass es erwähnt wird;

he wasn’t having any umg er ließ sich auf nichts ein;

thank you for having us bes Br vielen Dank für die schöne Zeit bei Ihnen; → none Bes Redew

16. haben, erleiden:

they had broken bones sie erlitten Knochenbrüche;

he had a shock er bekam einen Schock

17. (vor inf) müssen:

I have to go now;

he will have to do it er wird es tun müssen;

we have to obey wir haben zu oder müssen gehorchen;

it has to be done es muss getan werden; → get B 10 b

18. (mit Objekt und pperf) lassen:

I had a suit made ich ließ mir einen Anzug machen;

they had him shot sie ließen ihn erschießen

19. mit Objekt und pperf zum Ausdruck des Passivs:

he had a son born to him ihm wurde ein Sohn geboren;

I’ve had some money stolen mir ist Geld gestohlen worden

20. (mit Objekt und inf) (veran)lassen:

have them come here at once lass sie sofort hierherkommen;

I had him sit down ich ließ ihn Platz nehmen

21. (mit Objekt und inf) es erleben, dass:

I had all my friends turn against me ich erlebte es oder ich musste es erleben, dass sich alle meine Freunde gegen mich wandten

22. ( nach will oder would mit akk und inf):

I would have you to know it ich möchte, dass Sie es wissen

23. würde, täte ( mit as well, rather, better, best etc):

I had rather go than stay ich möchte lieber gehen als bleiben;

you had best go du tätest am besten daran, zu gehen;

he better had das wäre das Beste(, was er tun könnte)

C v/i

1. obs eilen:

have after sb jemandem nacheilen

2. have at obs zu Leibe rücken (dat), sich hermachen über (akk)

3. they had until July 3 sie hatten bis zum 3. Juli Zeit

4. I have to ich muss;

do you have to? muss das sein?

D v/aux

1. haben:

I have seen ich habe gesehen

2. sein:

I have been ich bin gewesen Besondere Redewendungen: have and hold JUR US innehaben, besitzen;

I have it! ich habs! (ich habe die Lösung gefunden);

he has had it umg

a) er ist reingefallen,

b) er hat sein Fett (seine Strafe) weg,

c) er ist erledigt (auch tot) my car has had it umg mein Wagen ist im Eimer;

let sb have it es jemandem (tüchtig) geben oder besorgen, jemanden fertigmachen umg;

I didn’t know he had it in him ich wusste gar nicht, dass er dazu fähig ist oder dass er das Zeug dazu hat;

I have nothing against him personally ich habe nichts gegen ihn persönlich;

have nothing on sb umg

a) jemandem in keiner Weise überlegen sein,

b) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben, jemandem nichts anhaben können have it (all) over sb umg jemandem (haushoch) überlegen sein;

he has it over me that … umg er ist mir insofern voraus, als …;

have what it takes das Zeug dazu haben; → do¹ B 9

* * *
1. transitive verb,
pres. he has, p.t. & p.p. had

1) (possess) haben

I have it! — ich hab's[!]

and what have you — (coll.) und so weiter

2) (obtain) bekommen

let's not have any... — lass uns... vermeiden

come on, let's have it! — (coll.) rück schon raus damit! (ugs.)

3) (take) nehmen

4) (keep) behalten; haben

5) (eat, drink, etc.)

have breakfast/dinner/lunch — frühstücken/zu Abend/zu Mittag essen

6) (experience) haben [Spaß, Vergnügen]

7) (suffer) haben [Krankheit, Schmerz, Enttäuschung, Abenteuer]; (show) haben [Güte, Freundlichkeit, Frechheit]

8) (engage in)

have a game of football — Fußball spielen

9) (accept)

I won't have it — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten

10) (give birth to) bekommen

11) (coll.): (swindle)

I was had — ich bin [he]reingelegt worden (ugs.)

ever been had! — da bist du ganz schön reingefallen (ugs.)

12) (know)

I have it on good authority that... — ich weiß es aus zuverlässiger Quelle, dass...

13) (as guest)

have somebody to stay — jemanden zu Besuch haben

14) (summon)

he had me into his office — er hat mich in sein Büro beordert

15) (in coll. phrases)

you've had it now — (coll.) jetzt ist es aus (ugs.)

this car/dress has had it — (coll.) dieser Wagen/dieses Kleid hat ausgedient
2. auxiliary verb,
he has, had

1) forming past tenses

I have/I had read — ich habe/hatte gelesen

I have/I had gone — ich bin/war gegangen

having seen him — (because) weil ich ihn gesehen habe/hatte; (after) wenn ich ihn gesehen habe/nachdem ich ihn gesehen hatte

if I had known... — wenn ich gewusst hätte...

2) (cause to be)

have something made/repaired — etwas machen/reparieren lassen

have the painters in — die Maler haben

have somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

have a tooth extracted — sich (Dat.) einen Zahn ziehen lassen

3)

she had her purse stolen — man hat ihr das Portemonnaie gestohlen

4) (expr. obligation)

have to — müssen

I only have to do the washing-up — ich muss nur noch den Abwasch machen

I have only to see him to feel annoyed — ich brauche ihn nur zu sehen, und ich ärgere mich

he has to be guilty — er ist fraglos schuldig
3. noun
the haves and the have-nots — die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

Phrasal Verbs:

- have off

- have on

- have out

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(a) temperature expr.

fiebern v. (take) pity on someone expr.

mit jemandem Mitleid haben ausdr. (to possess) v.

besitzen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: had)

= bekommen v.

haben v.

(§ p.,pp.: hatte, gehabt)

English-german dictionary > have
11 get

get [get]

recevoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (d), 1A (g), 1A (i), 1B (b) avoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b) toucher ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (b) trouver ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) obtenir ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) tenir ⇒ 1A (c) offrir ⇒ 1A (e) acheter ⇒ 1A (f) prendre ⇒ 1A (f), 1A (k), 1A (l) gagner ⇒ 1A (i) chercher ⇒ 1A (j) attraper ⇒ 1A (k), 1A (l), 1B (a) réserver ⇒ 1A (m) répondre ⇒ 1A (n) faire faire ⇒ 1C (b)-(d) préparer ⇒ 1D (a) entendre ⇒ 1D (b) comprendre ⇒ 1D (d) atteindre ⇒ 1E (a) devenir ⇒ 2A (a) se faire ⇒ 2A (b) commencer à ⇒ 2A (c), 2B (c) aller ⇒ 2B (a) réussir à ⇒ 2B (e)

( British pt & pp got [gɒt], cont getting [getɪŋ], American pt got [gɒt], pp gotten [gɒtən], cont getting [getɪŋ])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (receive → gift, letter, phone call) recevoir, avoir; (→ benefits, pension) recevoir, toucher; (→ medical treatment) suivre;

∎ I got a bike for my birthday on m'a donné ou j'ai eu ou j'ai reçu un vélo pour mon anniversaire;

∎ I get 'The Times' at home je reçois le 'Times' à la maison;

∎ this part of the country doesn't get much rain cette région ne reçoit pas beaucoup de pluie, il ne pleut pas beaucoup dans cette région;

∎ the living room gets a lot of sun le salon est très ensoleillé;

∎ I rang but I got no answer (at door) j'ai sonné mais je n'ai pas obtenu ou eu de réponse; (on phone) j'ai appelé sans obtenir de réponse;

∎ many students get grants beaucoup d'étudiants ont une bourse;

∎ he got five years for smuggling il a écopé de ou il a pris cinq ans (de prison) pour contrebande;

∎ he got a bullet in his shoulder il a reçu une balle dans l'épaule;

∎ familiar you're really going to get it! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ou écoper!;

∎ familiar I'll see that you get yours! je vais te régler ton compte!

(b) (obtain → gen) avoir, trouver, obtenir; (→ through effort) se procurer, obtenir; (→ licence, loan, permission) obtenir; (→ diploma, grades) avoir, obtenir;

∎ where did you get that book? où avez-vous trouvé ce livre?;

∎ they got him a job ils lui ont trouvé du travail;

∎ I got the job! ils m'ont embauché!;

∎ can you get them the report? pouvez-vous leur procurer le rapport?;

∎ I got the idea from a book j'ai trouvé l'idée dans un livre;

∎ I got a glimpse of her face j'ai pu apercevoir son visage;

∎ you get a fine view from here il y a une vue magnifique d'ici;

∎ I've got six more to get (in collection) il m'en manque six;

∎ the town gets its water from the reservoir la ville reçoit son eau du réservoir;

∎ we get our wine directly from the vineyard en vin ou pour le vin, nous nous fournissons directement chez le producteur;

∎ they stopped in town to get some lunch (had lunch there) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour déjeuner; (bought something to eat) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour acheter de quoi déjeuner;

∎ I'm going out to get a breath of fresh air je sors prendre l'air;

∎ I'm going to get something to drink/eat (fetch) je vais chercher quelque chose à boire/manger; (consume) je vais boire/manger quelque chose;

∎ can I get a coffee? je pourrais avoir un café, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ get yourself a good lawyer trouvez-vous un bon avocat;

∎ get advice from your doctor demandez conseil à votre médecin;

∎ I need all the advice I can get j'ai besoin de tous les conseils qu'on peut me donner;

∎ to get (oneself) a wife/husband se trouver une femme/un mari;

∎ to get sb to oneself avoir qn pour soi tout seul;

∎ to get a divorce obtenir le divorce;

∎ get plenty of exercise faites beaucoup d'exercice;

∎ get plenty of sleep dormez beaucoup;

∎ try and get a few days off work essayez de prendre quelques jours de congé;

∎ I'll do it if I get the time/a moment je le ferai si j'ai le temps/si je trouve un moment;

∎ I got a lot from or out of my trip to China mon voyage en Chine m'a beaucoup apporté;

∎ she got very little from her lessons elle a très peu appris de ses leçons;

∎ he didn't get a chance to introduce himself il n'a pas eu l'occasion de se présenter

(c) (inherit → characteristic) tenir;

∎ she gets her shyness from her father elle tient sa timidité de son père

(d) (obtain in exchange) recevoir;

∎ they got a lot of money for their flat la vente de leur appartement leur a rapporté beaucoup d'argent;

∎ they got a good price for the painting le tableau s'est vendu à un bon prix;

∎ what did you get for your car? combien est-ce que tu as vendu ta voiture?;

∎ he got nothing for his trouble il s'est donné de la peine pour rien;

∎ you don't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien

(e) (offer as gift) offrir, donner;

∎ what did she get him for Christmas? qu'est-ce qu'elle lui a offert ou donné pour Noël?;

∎ I don't know what to get Jill for her birthday je ne sais pas quoi acheter à Jill pour son anniversaire

(f) (buy) acheter, prendre;

∎ get your father a magazine when you go out achète une revue à ton père quand tu sortiras;

∎ get the paper too prends ou achète le journal aussi;

∎ we got the house cheap on a eu la maison (à) bon marché

(g) (learn → information, news) recevoir, apprendre;

∎ we turned on the radio to get the news nous avons allumé la radio pour écouter les informations;

∎ she just got news or word of the accident elle vient juste d'apprendre la nouvelle de l'accident;

∎ he broke down when he got the news en apprenant la nouvelle il a fondu en larmes

(h) (reach by calculation or experimentation → answer, solution) trouver; (→ result) obtenir;

∎ multiply 5 by 2 and you get 10 multipliez 5 par 2 et vous obtenez 10

(i) (earn, win → salary) recevoir, gagner, toucher; (→ prize) gagner; (→ reputation) se faire;

∎ plumbers get £20 an hour un plombier gagne ou touche 20 livres de l'heure;

∎ he got a good name or a reputation as an architect il s'est fait une réputation dans le milieu de l'architecture;

∎ someone's trying to get your attention (calling) quelqu'un vous appelle; (waving) quelqu'un vous fait signe

(j) (bring, fetch) (aller) chercher;

∎ he went and got a book from the library il est allé chercher un livre à la bibliothèque;

∎ go and get a doctor allez chercher un médecin;

∎ get me my coat va me chercher ou apporte-moi mon manteau;

∎ we had to get a doctor nous avons dû faire venir un médecin;

∎ he went to get a taxi il est parti chercher un taxi;

∎ what can I get you to drink? qu'est-ce que je vous sers à boire?;

∎ can I get you anything? (to somebody ill etc) est-ce que vous avez besoin de quelque chose?;

∎ they sent him to get help ils l'ont envoyé chercher de l'aide

(k) (catch → ball) attraper; (→ bus, train) prendre, attraper;

∎ did you get your train? est-ce que tu as eu ton train?

(l) (capture) attraper, prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ the Mounties always get their man la police montée attrape toujours son homme (au Canada);

∎ he got me by the arm il m'a attrapé par le bras;

∎ the dog got him by the leg le chien l'a attrapé à la jambe;

∎ (I've) got you! je te tiens!

(m) (book, reserve) réserver, retenir;

∎ we're trying to get a flight to Budapest nous essayons de réserver un vol pour Budapest

(n) (answer → door, telephone) répondre;

∎ the doorbell's ringing - I'll get it! quelqu'un sonne à la porte - j'y vais!;

∎ will you get the phone? peux-tu répondre au téléphone?

B.

(a) (become ill with) attraper;

∎ he got a chill il a pris ou attrapé froid;

∎ I get a headache when I drink red wine le vin rouge me donne mal à la tête;

∎ familiar to get it bad for sb avoir qn dans la peau

(b) (experience, feel → shock) recevoir, ressentir, avoir; (→ fun, pain, surprise) avoir;

∎ I got the feeling something horrible would happen j'ai eu l'impression ou le pressentiment que quelque chose d'horrible allait arriver;

∎ I get the impression he doesn't like me j'ai l'impression que je ne lui plais pas;

∎ to get a thrill out of sth/doing sth prendre plaisir à qch/faire qch;

∎ familiar to get religion devenir croyant^□

(c) (encounter)

∎ you get some odd people on these tours il y a de drôles de gens dans ces voyages organisés;

∎ you get a lot of people marrying young here il y a beaucoup de gens qui se marient jeunes par ici;

∎ we don't get many accidents here nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'accidents par ici

C.

(a) (with adj or past participle) (cause to be) she managed to get the window closed/open elle a réussi à fermer/ouvrir la fenêtre;

∎ I got the car started j'ai démarré la voiture;

∎ don't get your feet wet! ne te mouille pas les pieds!;

∎ get the suitcases ready préparez les bagages;

∎ the children are getting themselves ready for school les enfants se préparent pour (aller à) l'école;

∎ I finally got her on her own or alone j'ai fini par réussir à la voir en tête à tête;

∎ we managed to get him in a good mood nous avons réussi à le mettre de bonne humeur;

∎ they've got me so I don't know whether I'm coming or going c'en est à un tel point que je ne sais plus où j'en suis;

∎ to get people interested (in sth) intéresser les gens (à qch);

∎ let me get this clear que ce soit bien clair;

∎ to get things under control prendre les choses en main;

∎ he likes his bath as hot as he can get it il aime que son bain soit aussi chaud que possible;

∎ the flat is as clean as I'm going to get it j'ai nettoyé l'appartement le mieux que j'ai pu;

∎ he got himself nominated president il s'est fait nommer président;

∎ don't get yourself all worked up ne t'en fais pas

(b) (with infinitive) (cause to do or carry out) we couldn't get her to leave on n'a pas pu la faire partir;

∎ get him to move the car demande-lui de déplacer la voiture;

∎ I got it to work, I got it working j'ai réussi à le faire marcher;

∎ we have to get the government to tighten up on pollution control il faut que l'on obtienne du gouvernement qu'il renforce les lois contre la pollution;

∎ he got the other members to agree il a réussi à obtenir l'accord des autres membres;

∎ I can always get someone else to do it je peux toujours le faire faire par quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ I got her to talk about life in China je lui ai demandé de parler de la vie en Chine;

∎ they can't get the landlord to fix the roof ils n'arrivent pas à obtenir du propriétaire qu'il fasse réparer le toit;

∎ how do you get jasmine to grow indoors? comment peut-on faire pousser du jasmin à l'intérieur?

(c) (with past participle) (cause to be done or carried out) to get sth done/repaired faire faire/réparer qch;

∎ to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux;

∎ I didn't get anything done today je n'ai rien fait aujourd'hui;

∎ it's impossible to get anything done around here (by oneself) il est impossible de faire quoi que ce soit ici; (by someone else) il est impossible d'obtenir quoi que ce soit ici

(d) (cause to come, go, move)

∎ how are you going to get this package to them? comment allez-vous leur faire parvenir ce paquet?;

∎ they eventually got all the boxes downstairs/upstairs ils ont fini par descendre/monter toutes leurs boîtes;

∎ I managed to get the old man downstairs/upstairs j'ai réussi à faire descendre/monter le vieil homme;

∎ I managed to get him away from the others j'ai réussi à l'éloigner des autres;

∎ get him away from me débarrassez-moi de lui;

∎ can you get me home? pouvez-vous me raccompagner?;

∎ they got her to the airport on time ils l'ont amenée à l'aéroport à l'heure;

∎ his friends managed to get him home ses amis ont réussi à le ramener (à la maison);

∎ how are we going to get the bike home? comment est-ce qu'on va ramener le vélo à la maison?;

∎ I got a message to them je leur ai fait parvenir un message;

∎ he can't get the children to bed il n'arrive pas à mettre les enfants au lit;

∎ I can't get my boots off/on je n'arrive pas à enlever/mettre mes bottes;

∎ we couldn't get the bed through the door nous n'avons pas pu faire passer le lit par la porte;

∎ figurative where has all this got us? où est-ce que tout ça nous a menés?;

∎ this is getting us nowhere ça ne nous mène nulle part, ça ne nous mène à rien;

∎ that won't get you very far! ça ne te servira pas à grand-chose!, tu ne seras pas beaucoup plus avancé!

D.

(a) (prepare → meal, drink) préparer;

∎ he's in the kitchen getting dinner il est à la cuisine en train de préparer le dîner;

∎ who's going to get the children breakfast? qui va préparer le petit déjeuner pour les enfants?;

∎ she got herself some breakfast elle s'est préparé un petit déjeuner

(b) (hear correctly) entendre, saisir;

∎ I didn't get his name je n'ai pas saisi son nom

(c) (establish telephone contact with)

∎ I got her father on the phone j'ai parlé à son père ou j'ai eu son père au téléphone;

∎ I couldn't get her at the office je n'ai pas pu l'avoir au bureau;

∎ did you get the number you wanted? avez-vous obtenu le numéro que vous vouliez?;

∎ get me extension 3500 passez-moi ou donnez-moi le poste 3500

(d) familiar (understand) comprendre^□, saisir^□ ;

∎ I don't get it, I don't get the point je ne comprends ou ne saisis pas, je n'y suis pas du tout;

∎ I don't get you or your meaning je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ if you get my meaning si tu vois ce que je veux dire^□ ;

∎ don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien;

∎ I think he's got the message now je crois qu'il a compris maintenant;

∎ I don't get the joke je ne vois pas ce qui est (si) drôle^□ ;

∎ get it?, get me?, get my drift? tu saisis?, tu piges?;

∎ (I've) got it! ça y est!^□, j'y suis!^□ ;

∎ oh, I get you! ah! j'ai pigé!

(e) (take note of) remarquer;

∎ did you get his address? lui avez-vous demandé son adresse?

(f) familiar (look at) viser;

∎ get him! who does he think he is? vise un peu ce mec, mais pour qui il se prend?;

∎ get (a load of) that! vise un peu ça!

(g) familiar (listen to) écouter^□ ;

∎ get a load of this! écoute un peu ça!;

∎ get him! écoute-le, celui-là!;

E.

(a) familiar (hit) atteindre^□ ; (hit and kill) tuer^□ ;

∎ she got him in the face with a pie elle lui a jeté une tarte à la crème à la figure;

∎ the bullet got him in the back il a pris la balle ou la balle l'a atteint dans le dos;

∎ a car got him il a été tué par une voiture

(b) familiar (harm, punish)

∎ everyone's out to get me tout le monde est après moi

(c) familiar (take vengeance on) se venger de^□ ;

∎ we'll get you for this! on te revaudra ça!;

∎ I'll get him for that! je lui revaudrai ça!

(d) familiar (affect physically)

∎ the pain gets me in the back j'ai des douleurs dans le dos^□

(e) familiar (affect emotionally) émouvoir^□ ;

∎ that song really gets me cette chanson me fait vraiment quelque chose

(f) familiar (baffle, puzzle)

∎ you've got me there alors là, aucune idée

(g) familiar (irritate) énerver^□, agacer^□ ;

∎ it really gets me when you're late qu'est-ce que ça peut m'énerver quand tu es en retard!

(h) American (learn) apprendre;

∎ to get sth by heart apprendre qch par cœur

(i) archaic (beget) engendrer;

∎ to get sb with child faire un enfant à qn

(j) Radio & Television (signal, station) capter, recevoir

(k) familiar (idiom)

∎ he got his in Vietnam il est mort au Viêt Nam^□

2 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (become) devenir;

∎ I'm getting hungry/thirsty je commence à avoir faim/soif;

∎ get dressed! habille-toi!;

∎ to get fat grossir;

∎ to get married se marier;

∎ to get divorced divorcer;

∎ don't get lost! ne vous perdez pas!;

∎ how did that vase get broken? comment se fait-il que ce vase soit cassé?;

∎ he got so he didn't want to go out any more il en est arrivé à ne plus vouloir sortir;

∎ to get old vieillir;

∎ it's getting late il se fait tard;

∎ this is getting boring ça devient ennuyeux;

∎ to get used to sth/doing sth s'habituer à qch/à faire qch;

∎ familiar will you get with it! mais réveille-toi un peu!

(b) (used to form passive)

∎ to get elected se faire élire, être élu;

∎ suppose he gets killed et s'il se fait tuer?;

∎ to get drowned se noyer;

∎ we got paid last week on a été payés la semaine dernière;

∎ I'm always getting invited to parties on m'invite toujours à des soirées

(c) (with present participle) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ let's get going or moving! (let's leave) allons-y!; (let's hurry) dépêchons(-nous)!, grouillons-nous!; (let's start to work) au travail!;

∎ I'll get going on that right away je m'y mets tout de suite;

∎ I can't seem to get going today je n'arrive pas à m'activer aujourd'hui;

∎ she got talking to the neighbours elle s'est mise à discuter avec les voisins;

∎ we got talking about racism nous en sommes venus à parler de racisme;

∎ he got to thinking about it il s'est mis à réfléchir à la question

B.

(a) (go) aller, se rendre; (arrive) arriver;

∎ when did you get home? quand es-tu rentré?;

∎ it's nice to get home ça fait du bien de rentrer chez soi;

∎ how do you get to the museum? comment est-ce qu'on fait pour aller au musée?;

∎ how did you get in here? comment êtes-vous entré?;

∎ they should get here today ils devraient arriver ici aujourd'hui;

∎ how did you get here? comment es-tu venu?;

∎ how did that bicycle get here? comment se fait-il que ce vélo se trouve ici?;

∎ I took the train from Madrid to get there j'ai pris le train de Madrid pour y aller;

∎ she's successful now but it took her a while to get there elle a une bonne situation maintenant, mais ça ne s'est pas fait du jour au lendemain;

∎ he got as far as buying the tickets il est allé jusqu'à acheter les billets;

∎ I'd hoped things wouldn't get this far j'avais espéré qu'on n'en arriverait pas là;

∎ are you getting anywhere with that report? il avance, ce rapport?;

∎ now you're getting somewhere! enfin tu avances!;

∎ I'm not getting anywhere or I'm getting nowhere with this project je fais du surplace avec ce projet;

∎ we're not getting anywhere with this meeting cette réunion est une perte de temps;

∎ she won't get anywhere or she'll get nowhere if she's rude to people elle n'arrivera à rien en étant grossière avec les gens;

∎ where's your sister got to? où est passée ta sœur?;

∎ where did my keys get to? où sont passées mes clés?

(b) (move in specified direction)

∎ he got along the ledge as best he could il a avancé le long du rebord du mieux qu'il pouvait;

∎ she got behind a tree elle s'est mise derrière un arbre;

∎ to get into bed se coucher;

∎ get in or into the car! monte dans la voiture!;

∎ get over here! viens ici!;

∎ we couldn't get past the truck nous ne pouvions pas passer le camion

(c) (with infinitive) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ each city is getting to look like another toutes les grandes villes commencent à se ressembler;

∎ to get to know sb apprendre à connaître qn;

∎ we got to like her husband nous nous sommes mis à apprécier ou à aimer son mari;

∎ you'll get to like it in the end ça finira par te plaire;

∎ his father got to hear of the rumours son père a fini par entendre les rumeurs;

∎ he's getting to be known il commence à être connu, il se fait connaître;

∎ they got to talking about the past ils en sont venus ou ils se sont mis à parler du passé

(d) (become) devenir;

∎ it's getting to be impossible to find a flat ça devient impossible de trouver un appartement;

∎ she may get to be president one day elle pourrait devenir ou être président un jour;

∎ they got to be friends ils sont devenus amis

(e) (manage) réussir à;

∎ we never got to see that film nous n'avons jamais réussi à ou nous ne sommes jamais arrivés à voir ce film;

∎ I didn't get to speak to him in person je n'ai pas pu lui parler en personne

(f) familiar (be allowed to)

∎ he never gets to stay up late on ne le laisse jamais se coucher tard^□ ;

∎ I never get to drive on ne me laisse jamais conduire^□

(g) familiar (leave) se tirer;

∎ get! fous le camp!, tire-toi!

3 noun

familiar (in tennis) beau retour^□ m

➲ get about intransitive verb

(a) (be up and about, move around) se déplacer;

∎ how do you get about town? comment vous déplacez-vous en ville?;

∎ she gets about on crutches/in a wheelchair elle se déplace avec des béquilles/en chaise roulante;

∎ I don't get about much these days je ne me déplace pas beaucoup ces temps-ci

(b) (travel) voyager;

∎ I get about quite a bit in my job je suis assez souvent en déplacement pour mon travail

(c) (be socially active)

∎ she certainly gets about elle connaît beaucoup de monde

(d) (story, rumour) se répandre, circuler;

∎ the news or it got about that they were splitting up la nouvelle de leur séparation s'est répandue

➲ get across

1 intransitive verb

(a) (succeed in crossing) traverser, passer;

∎ the river was flooded but we managed to get across la rivière était en crue mais nous avons réussi à traverser

(b) (be communicated)

∎ our message is not getting across notre message ne passe pas

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (over water, street → person) faire traverser;

∎ we couldn't get the supplies across (across the river) nous ne pouvions pas faire passer les vivres de l'autre côté;

∎ it was easy to get the people across (across the border) il était facile de faire passer les gens

(b) (communicate) communiquer;

∎ I can't seem to get the idea across to them je n'arrive pas à leur faire comprendre ça;

∎ he managed to get his point across il a réussi à faire passer son message

➲ get after inseparable transitive verb

poursuivre

➲ get ahead intransitive verb

(succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get ahead in life or in the world réussir dans la vie;

∎ if you want to get ahead at the office, you have to work si tu veux de l'avancement au bureau, il faut que tu travailles

➲ get along intransitive verb

(a) (fare, manage) aller;

∎ how are you getting along? comment vas-tu?, comment ça va?;

∎ she's getting along well in her new job elle se débrouille bien dans son nouveau travail;

∎ we can get along without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

(b) (advance, progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ the patient is getting along nicely le patient est en bonne voie ou fait des progrès

(c) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ we get along fine nous nous entendons très bien, nous faisons bon ménage;

∎ she doesn't get along with my mother elle ne s'entend pas avec ma mère;

∎ she's easy to get along with elle est facile à vivre

(d) (move away) s'en aller, partir; (go) aller, se rendre;

∎ it's time for me to be getting along, it's time I was getting along il est temps que je parte;

∎ I must be getting along to the office il faut que j'aille au bureau;

∎ British get along with you! (leave) va-t'en!, fiche le camp!; familiar (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

➲ get around

1 inseparable transitive verb

(obstacle, problem) contourner; (law, rule) tourner;

∎ there's no getting around it, we'll have to tell her il n'y a pas d'autre moyen, il va falloir que nous le lui disions;

∎ there's no getting around the fact that he lied to us il reste qu'il nous a menti

2 intransitive verb

= get about

➲ get around to inseparable transitive verb

∎ she won't get around to reading it before tomorrow elle n'arrivera pas à (trouver le temps de) le lire avant demain;

∎ he finally got around to fixing the radiator il a fini par ou il est finalement arrivé à réparer le radiateur;

∎ it was some time before I got around to writing to her j'ai mis pas mal de temps avant de lui écrire

➲ get at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach → object, shelf) atteindre; (→ place) parvenir à, atteindre;

∎ I've put the pills where the children can't get at them j'ai mis les pilules là où les enfants ne peuvent pas les prendre;

∎ familiar just let me get at him! si jamais il me tombe sous la main!

(b) (discover) trouver;

∎ to get at the truth découvrir la vérité

(c) (mean, intend) entendre;

∎ I see what you're getting at je vois où vous voulez en venir;

∎ just what are you getting at? qu'est-ce que vous entendez par là?, où voulez-vous en venir?;

∎ what I'm getting at is why did she leave now? ce que je veux dire, c'est pourquoi est-elle partie maintenant?

(d) familiar (criticize) s'en prendre à^□, s'attaquer à^□ ;

∎ you're always getting at me tu t'en prends toujours à moi

(e) familiar (bribe, influence) acheter, suborner^□ ;

∎ the witnesses had been got at les témoins avaient été achetés

➲ get away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave) s'en aller, partir;

∎ she has to get away from home/her parents il faut qu'elle parte de chez elle/s'éloigne de ses parents;

∎ I was in a meeting and couldn't get away j'étais en réunion et je ne pouvais pas m'échapper ou m'en aller;

∎ will you be able to get away at Christmas? allez-vous pouvoir partir (en vacances) à Noël?;

∎ to get away from the daily grind échapper au train-train quotidien;

∎ get away from it all, come to Florida! quittez tout, venez en Floride!;

∎ she's gone off for a couple of weeks to get away from it all elle est partie quelques semaines loin de tout

(b) (move away) s'éloigner;

∎ get away from that door! éloignez-vous ou écartez-vous de cette porte!;

∎ get away from me! fichez-moi le camp!

(c) (escape) s'échapper, se sauver;

∎ the murderer got away l'assassin s'est échappé;

∎ the thief got away with all the jewels le voleur est parti ou s'est sauvé avec tous les bijoux;

∎ there's no getting away from or you can't get away from the fact that the other solution would have been cheaper on ne peut pas nier (le fait) que l'autre solution aurait coûté moins cher;

∎ you can't get away from it, there's no getting away from it c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien

(d) British familiar (idiom)

∎ get away (with you)! à d'autres!

2 separable transitive verb

(remove → person) emmener;

∎ get that child away from the road! éloignez cet enfant de la route!;

∎ get me away from here! fais-moi sortir d'ici!;

∎ get your dog away from my garden! faites sortir votre chien de mon jardin!;

∎ they managed to get him away from the TV ils ont fini par l'arracher de devant la télévision;

∎ to get sth away from sb prendre qch à qn

➲ get away with inseparable transitive verb

∎ he got away with cheating on his taxes personne ne s'est aperçu qu'il avait fraudé le fisc;

∎ I can't believe you got away with it! je n'arrive pas à croire que personne ne t'ait rien dit!;

∎ he got away with a small fine il s'en est tiré avec une petite amende;

∎ that child gets away with murder on laisse tout faire à ce gamin;

∎ her skirt is really tiny but she gets away with it sa jupe est vraiment très courte mais elle peut se le permettre

➲ get back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move backwards) reculer;

∎ get back! éloignez-vous!, reculez!

(b) (return) revenir, retourner;

∎ I can't wait to get back home je suis impatient de rentrer (à la maison);

∎ get back in bed! va te recoucher!, retourne au lit!;

∎ I got back in the car/on the bus je suis remonté dans la voiture/dans le bus;

∎ to get back to sleep se rendormir;

∎ to get back to work (after break) se remettre au travail; (after holiday, illness) reprendre le travail;

∎ things eventually got back to normal les choses ont peu à peu repris leur cours (normal);

∎ getting or to get back to the point pour en revenir au sujet qui nous préoccupe;

∎ let's get back to your basic reasons for leaving revenons aux raisons pour lesquelles vous voulez partir;

∎ I'll get back to you on that (call back) je vous rappelle pour vous dire ce qu'il en est; (discuss again) nous reparlerons de cela plus tard

(c) (return to political power) revenir;

∎ do you think the Democrats will get back in? croyez-vous que le parti démocrate reviendra au pouvoir?

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (recover → something lost or lent) récupérer; (→ force, strength) reprendre, récupérer; (→ health, motivation) retrouver;

∎ he got his job back il a été repris;

∎ I got back nearly all the money I invested j'ai récupéré presque tout l'argent que j'avais investi;

∎ you'll have to get your money back from the shop il faut que vous vous fassiez rembourser par le magasin

(b) (return) rendre;

∎ we have to get this book back to her il faut que nous lui rendions ce livre

(c) (return to original place) remettre, replacer;

∎ I can't get it back in the box je n'arrive pas à le remettre ou le faire rentrer dans le carton;

∎ I want to get these suitcases back down to the cellar je veux redescendre ces valises à la cave;

∎ he managed to get the children back to bed il a réussi à remettre les enfants au lit

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to get one's own back (on sb) se venger (de qn)^□

➲ get back at inseparable transitive verb

se venger de;

∎ he only said it to get back at him il n'a dit ça que pour se venger de lui

➲ get behind

1 intransitive verb

(gen) rester à l'arrière, se laisser distancer; Sport se laisser distancer; figurative prendre du retard;

∎ he got behind with his work il a pris du retard dans son travail;

∎ we mustn't get behind with the rent il ne faut pas qu'on soit en retard pour le loyer

2 inseparable transitive verb

(support, sympathize with) appuyer

➲ get by

1 intransitive verb

(a) (pass) passer;

∎ let me get by laissez-moi passer

(b) (be acceptable) passer, être acceptable;

∎ their work just about gets by leur travail est tout juste passable ou acceptable

(c) (manage, survive) se débrouiller, s'en sortir;

∎ how do you get by on that salary? comment tu te débrouilles ou tu t'en sors avec un salaire comme ça?;

∎ they get by as best they can ils se débrouillent ou s'en sortent tant bien que mal;

∎ we can get by without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move past)

∎ can you get by the washing machine? est-ce que vous avez assez de place pour passer à côté de la machine à laver?

(b) (escape attention of → censor, editor) échapper à;

∎ her film got by the censors son film a échappé à l'attention de la censure

➲ get down

1 intransitive verb

descendre;

∎ get down off that chair! descends de cette chaise!;

∎ may I get down (from the table)? (leave the table) puis-je sortir de table?;

∎ they got down on their knees ils se sont mis à genoux;

∎ get down! (hide) couchez-vous!; (to dog) bas les pattes!

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring, fetch down → book from shelf etc) descendre

(b) (reduce → temperature, inflation etc) faire baisser;

∎ to get one's weight down perdre du poids

(c) (write down) noter;

∎ I didn't manage to get down what she said je n'ai pas réussi à noter ce qu'elle a dit

(d) (depress) déprimer, démoraliser;

∎ work is really getting me down at the moment le travail me déprime vraiment en ce moment;

∎ this rainy weather gets him down cette pluie lui fiche le cafard;

∎ don't let it get you down ne te laisse pas abattre

(e) (swallow) avaler, faire descendre

➲ get down to inseparable transitive verb

se mettre à;

∎ I have to get down to balancing the books il faut que je me mette à faire les comptes;

∎ it's not so difficult once you get down to it ce n'est pas si difficile une fois qu'on s'y met;

∎ he got down to working on it this morning il s'y est mis ou s'y est attelé ce matin;

∎ it's hard getting down to work after the weekend c'est difficile de reprendre le travail après le week-end;

∎ we eventually got down to details nous avons fini par en arriver aux détails;

∎ when you get down to it, there's very little difference between them en fin de compte, il y a très peu de différence entre eux

➲ get in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (into building) entrer;

∎ the thief got in through the window le cambrioleur est entré par la fenêtre;

∎ a car pulled up and she got in une voiture s'est arrêtée et elle est montée dedans;

∎ water had got in everywhere l'eau avait pénétré partout

(b) (return home) rentrer;

∎ we got in about 4 a.m. nous sommes rentrés vers 4 heures du matin

(c) (arrive) arriver;

∎ what time does your plane get in? à quelle heure ton avion arrive-t-il?

(d) (be admitted → to club) se faire admettre; (→ to school, university) entrer, être admis ou reçu;

∎ he applied to Oxford but he didn't get in il voulait entrer à Oxford mais il n'a pas pu

(e) (be elected → person) être élu; (→ party) accéder au pouvoir

(f) familiar (become involved) participer^□ ;

∎ she got in at the beginning elle est arrivée au début^□

(g) (interject) glisser;

∎ "what about me?" she managed to get in "et moi?" réussit-elle à glisser

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (fit in)

∎ I hope to get in a bit of reading on holiday j'espère pouvoir lire ou que je trouverai le temps de lire pendant mes vacances;

∎ she got in some last-minute revision before the exam elle a réussi à faire des révisions de dernière minute avant l'examen

(b) (insert) faire pénétrer;

∎ I couldn't get a word in je n'ai pas pu placer un mot, je n'ai pas pu en placer une

(c) (collect, gather → crops) rentrer, engranger; (→ debts) recouvrer; (→ taxes) percevoir

(d) (lay in)

∎ I must get in some more coal je dois faire une provision de charbon;

∎ to get in supplies s'approvisionner

(e) (call in → doctor, plumber) faire venir; (→ dog, cat) faire rentrer;

∎ shouldn't Elaine be in on this meeting? - of course, could you get her in? on n'a pas besoin d'Elaine pour cette réunion? - si, bien sûr, tu peux lui demander de venir?

(f) (hand in, submit) rendre, remettre;

∎ did you get your application in on time? as-tu remis ton dossier de candidature à temps?

(g) (cause to be admitted → to club, university) faire admettre ou accepter; (cause to be elected) faire élire

(h) (plant → seeds) planter, semer; (→ bulbs, plants) planter

(i) British familiar (pay for, stand) payer^□, offrir^□ ;

∎ he got the next round in il a payé la tournée suivante

3 inseparable transitive verb

(building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans;

∎ he had just got in the door when the phone rang il venait juste d'arriver ou d'entrer quand le téléphone a sonné

➲ get in on

1 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to get in on a deal prendre part à un marché;

∎ to get in on the fun se mettre de la partie

2 separable transitive verb

faire participer à;

∎ he got me in on the deal il m'a intéressé à l'affaire

➲ get into

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans

(b) (arrive in) arriver à;

∎ we get into Madrid at 3 o'clock nous arrivons à Madrid à 3 heures;

∎ the train got into the station le train est entré en gare

(c) (put on → dress, shirt, shoes) mettre; (→ trousers, stockings) enfiler, mettre; (→ coat) endosser;

∎ she got into her clothes elle a mis ses vêtements ou s'est habillée;

∎ can you still get into your jeans? est-ce que tu rentres encore dans ton jean?

(d) (be admitted to → club, school, university) entrer dans;

∎ he'd like to get into the club il voudrait devenir membre du club;

∎ her daughter got into medical school sa fille a été admise dans ou est entrée dans une école de médecine;

∎ to get into office être élu

(e) (become involved in)

∎ he wants to get into politics il veut se lancer dans la politique;

∎ they got into a conversation about South Africa ils se sont mis à parler de l'Afrique du Sud;

∎ we got into a fight over who had to do the dishes nous nous sommes disputés pour savoir qui devait faire la vaisselle;

∎ this is not the moment to get into that ce n'est pas le moment de parler de ça

(f) familiar (take up) s'intéresser à^□ ;

∎ he got into Eastern religions il a commencé à s'intéresser aux religions orientales;

∎ it's a hard book to get into c'est un livre dans lequel il est difficile de rentrer ^□

(g) (become accustomed to)

∎ he soon got into her way of doing things il s'est vite fait ou s'est vite mis à sa façon de faire les choses

(h) (experience a specified condition or state)

∎ to get into debt s'endetter;

∎ he got into a real mess il s'est mis dans un vrai pétrin;

∎ the children were always getting into mischief les enfants passaient leur temps à faire des bêtises;

∎ I got into a real state about the test j'étais dans tous mes états à cause du test;

∎ she got into trouble with the teacher elle a eu des ennuis avec le professeur

(i) (cause to act strangely) prendre;

∎ what's got into you? qu'est-ce qui te prend?, quelle mouche te pique?;

∎ I wonder what got into him to make him act like that je me demande ce qui l'a poussé à réagir comme ça

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert into)

∎ to get sth into sth (faire) (r)entrer qch dans qch;

∎ to get the key into the lock mettre ou introduire la clef dans la serrure;

∎ to get an article into a paper faire accepter un article par un journal;

∎ to get an idea into one's head se mettre une idée en tête;

∎ familiar when will you get it into your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(b) (cause to be admitted to → club) faire entrer à; (→ school, university) faire entrer dans;

∎ he got his friend into the club il a permis à son ami de devenir membre du club;

∎ the president got his son into Harvard le président a fait entrer ou accepter ou admettre son fils à Harvard

(c) (cause to be in a specified condition or state) mettre;

∎ she got herself into a terrible state elle s'est mis dans tous ses états;

∎ he got them into a lot of trouble il leur a attiré de gros ennuis

(d) (involve in) impliquer dans, entraîner dans;

∎ you're the one who got us into this c'est toi qui nous as embarqués dans cette histoire

(e) familiar (make interested in) faire découvrir^□ ; (accustom to) habituer à^□, faire prendre l'habitude de^□ ;

∎ he got me into jazz il m'a initié au jazz^□

➲ get in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (ingratiate oneself with) s'insinuer dans ou s'attirer les bonnes grâces de, se faire bien voir de;

∎ they tried to get in with the new director ils ont essayé de se faire bien voir du nouveau directeur

(b) (associate with → person, group etc) fréquenter;

∎ he has got in with a new gang il n'est pas plus avec la même bande;

∎ she got in with the wrong crowd at school elle avait de mauvaises fréquentations à l'école

➲ get off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave bus, train etc) descendre;

∎ get off at the next stop descendez au prochain arrêt;

∎ familiar I told him where to get off! je l'ai envoyé sur les roses!, je l'ai envoyé promener!;

∎ familiar where do you get off telling me what to do? qu'est-ce qui te prend de me dicter ce que je dois faire?

(b) (depart → person) s'en aller, partir; (→ car) démarrer; (→ plane) décoller; (→ letter, parcel) partir;

∎ I have to be getting off to work il faut que j'aille au travail;

∎ figurative the project got off to a bad/good start le projet a pris un mauvais/bon départ

(c) (leave work) finir, s'en aller; (take time off) se libérer;

∎ what time do you get off? à quelle heure finissez-vous?;

∎ can you get off early tomorrow? peux-tu quitter le travail de bonne heure demain?

(d) (escape punishment) s'en sortir, s'en tirer, en être quitte;

∎ she didn't think she'd get off so lightly elle n'espérait pas s'en tirer à si bon compte;

∎ the students got off with a fine/warning les étudiants en ont été quittes pour une amende/un avertissement

(e) (let go of something) lâcher;

∎ hey! get off! that's MY book! hé! laisse ça! c'est mon livre ou c'est à moi ce livre!

(f) (go to sleep) s'endormir

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → bus, train, plane etc) descendre de

(b) (descend from → bike, wall, chair etc) descendre de;

∎ he got off his horse il est descendu de cheval;

∎ if only the boss would get off my back si seulement le patron me fichait la paix

(c) (depart from) partir de, décamper de;

∎ get off my property fichez le camp de chez moi;

∎ get off the grass! ne marche pas sur la pelouse!;

∎ we got off the road to let the ambulance pass nous sommes sortis de la route pour laisser passer l'ambulance

(d) (let go of)

∎ get off me! laisse-moi tranquille!, lâche-moi!

(e) (escape from) se libérer de; (avoid) échapper à;

∎ she managed to get off work elle a réussi à se libérer;

∎ how did you get off doing the housework? comment as-tu fait pour échapper au ménage?

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to leave, climb down) faire descendre;

∎ get the cat off the table fais descendre le chat de (sur) la table;

∎ the conductor got the passengers off the train le conducteur a fait descendre les passagers du train;

∎ figurative try to get her mind off her troubles essaie de lui changer les idées

(b) (send) envoyer, faire partir;

∎ I want to get this letter off je veux expédier cette lettre ou mettre cette lettre à la poste;

∎ she got the boys off to school elle a expédié ou envoyé les garçons à l'école;

∎ we got him off on the morning train nous l'avons mis au train du matin

(c) (remove → clothing, lid) enlever, ôter; (→ stains) faire partir ou disparaître, enlever;

∎ I can't get this ink off my hands je n'arrive pas à faire partir cette encre de mes mains;

∎ get your hands off that cake! ne touche pas à ce gâteau!;

∎ get your hands off me! ne me touche pas!;

∎ get your feet off the table! enlève tes pieds de sur la table!;

∎ figurative he'd like to get that house off his hands il aimerait bien se débarrasser de cette maison

(d) (free from punishment) tirer d'affaire; (in court) faire acquitter;

∎ he'll need a good lawyer to get him off il lui faudra un bon avocat pour se tirer d'affaire;

∎ to get sb off doing sth dispenser qn de faire qch

(e) (put to sleep) endormir;

∎ I've just managed to get the baby off (to sleep) je viens de réussir à endormir le bébé

(f) (have as holiday)

∎ to get a day/week off prendre un jour/une semaine de congé;

∎ can you get tomorrow afternoon/next week off? est-ce que tu peux prendre un congé demain après-midi/la semaine prochaine?

(g) (obtain)

∎ to get sth off sb obtenir qch de qn;

∎ I got that story off the woman next door je tiens cette histoire de la voisine;

∎ I got this cold off the woman next door la voisine m'a passé son rhume

➲ get off on inseparable transitive verb

(a) familiar (sexually)

∎ he gets off on pornographic films il prend son pied en regardant des films pornos;

∎ is that what you get off on? c'est comme ça que tu prends ton pied?;

∎ figurative he gets off on teasing people il adore taquiner les gens^□ ;

∎ I really get off on hip-hop! j'adore le hip-hop!^□

(b) very familiar drugs slang

∎ he gets off on heroin il se défonce à l'héroïne

➲ get off with inseparable transitive verb

British familiar

∎ to get off with sb faire une touche avec qn

➲ get on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (on bus, plane, train) monter; (on ship) monter à bord

(b) (fare, manage)

∎ how's your husband getting on? comment va votre mari?;

∎ how did he get on at the interview? comment s'est passé son entretien?, comment ça a marché pour son entretien?;

∎ you'll get on far better if you think about it first tout ira mieux si tu réfléchis avant

(c) (make progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ Jennifer is getting on very well in maths Jennifer se débrouille très bien en maths;

∎ how's your work getting on? ça avance, ton travail?

(d) (succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get on in life or in the world faire son chemin ou réussir dans la vie;

∎ some say that in order to get on, you often have to compromise il y a des gens qui disent que pour réussir (dans la vie), il faut souvent faire des compromis

(e) (continue) continuer;

∎ we must be getting on il faut que nous partions;

∎ do you think we can get on with the meeting now? croyez-vous que nous puissions poursuivre notre réunion maintenant?;

∎ get on with your work! allez! au travail!;

∎ they got on with the job ils se sont remis au travail

(f) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ my mother and I get on well je m'entends bien avec ma mère;

∎ they don't get on ils ne s'entendent pas;

∎ she's never got on with him elle ne s'est jamais entendue avec lui;

∎ to be difficult/easy to get on with être difficile/facile à vivre

(g) (grow late → time)

∎ time's getting on il se fait tard;

∎ it was getting on in the evening, the evening was getting on la soirée tirait à sa fin

(h) (grow old → person) se faire vieux (vieille);

∎ she's getting on (in years) elle commence à se faire vieille

(i) (idioms)

∎ get on with it! (continue speaking) continuez!; (continue working) allez! au travail!; (hurry up) mais dépêchez-vous enfin!;

∎ familiar get on with you! (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(bus, train) monter dans; (plane) monter dans, monter à bord de; (ship) monter à bord de; (bed, horse, table, bike) monter sur;

∎ he got on his bike il est monté sur ou il a enfourché son vélo;

∎ get on your feet levez-vous, mettez-vous debout;

∎ how did these papers get on my desk? comment est-ce que ces papiers se sont retrouvés ou sont arrivés sur mon bureau?;

∎ figurative it took the patient a while to get (back) on his feet le patient a mis longtemps à se remettre

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (help onto → bus, train) faire monter dans; (→ bed, bike, horse, table) faire monter sur;

∎ they got him on his feet ils l'ont mis debout;

∎ figurative the doctor got her on her feet le médecin l'a remise sur pied

(b) (coat, gloves, shoes) mettre, enfiler; (lid) mettre;

∎ I can't get these trousers on any more je n'entre plus dans ce pantalon

(c) American familiar

∎ to get it on (with sb) (have sex) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn); (fight) se friter (avec qn);

∎ to get it on (get started) s'y mettre^□

➲ get on for inseparable transitive verb

∎ the president is getting on for sixty le président approche de la soixantaine ou a presque soixante ans;

∎ it's getting on for midnight il est presque minuit, il n'est pas loin de minuit;

∎ it's getting on for three weeks since we saw her ça va faire bientôt trois semaines que nous ne l'avons pas vue;

∎ there were getting on for ten thousand demonstrators il n'y avait pas loin ou il y avait près de dix mille manifestants

➲ get onto

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get on inseparable transitive verb

(b) (turn attention to)

∎ to get onto a subject or onto a topic aborder un sujet;

∎ how did we get onto reincarnation? comment est-ce qu'on en est venus à parler de réincarnation?;

∎ I'll get right onto it! je vais m'y mettre tout de suite!

(c) (contact) prendre contact avec, se mettre en rapport avec; (speak to) parler à; (call) téléphoner à, donner un coup de fil à

(d) familiar (become aware of) découvrir^□ ;

∎ the plan worked well until the police got onto it le plan marchait bien jusqu'à ce que la police tombe dessus

(e) (nag, rebuke) harceler;

∎ his father is always getting onto him to find a job son père est toujours à le harceler pour qu'il trouve du travail

(f) (be elected to)

∎ he got onto the school board il a été élu au conseil d'administration de l'école

2 separable transitive verb

(a) = get on separable transitive verb

(a)

(b) (cause to talk about) faire parler de, amener à parler de;

∎ we got him onto (the subject of) his activities in the Resistance nous l'avons amené à parler de ses activités dans la Résistance

➲ get out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave building, room etc) sortir; (leave vehicle) descendre; (leave organization, town) quitter;

∎ he got out of the car il est sorti de la voiture;

∎ to get out of bed se lever, sortir de son lit;

∎ you'd better get out of here tu ferais bien de partir ou sortir;

∎ get out! sortez!;

∎ get out of here! (leave) sortez d'ici!; American familiar (I don't believe it) mon œil!;

∎ to get out while the going is good partir au bon moment

(b) (go out) sortir;

∎ they don't get out much ils ne sortent pas beaucoup

(c) (be released from prison, hospital) sortir

(d) (information, news) se répandre, s'ébruiter;

∎ the secret got out le secret a été éventé

(e) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ the prisoner got out of his cell le prisonnier s'est échappé de sa cellule;

∎ he was lucky to get out alive il a eu de la chance de s'en sortir vivant

(f) American (empty)

∎ theaters were getting out les gens sortaient des théâtres

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring out → champagne, furniture, books, car) sortir; (person) (faire) sortir;

∎ to get a book out from the library emprunter un livre à la bibliothèque

(b) (produce, publish → book) publier, sortir; (→ list) établir, dresser

(c) (speak with difficulty) prononcer, sortir;

∎ I could barely get a word out c'est à peine si je pouvais dire ou prononcer ou sortir un mot;

∎ familiar to get out from under s'en sortir^□, s'en tirer^□

(d) (free → hostages etc) libérer

(e) (remove) enlever; (nail etc) arracher; (cork) retirer; (stain) faire disparaître

(f) Sport (in cricket → batsman) renverser le guichet à

➲ get out of

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → building) sortir de; (car, train) descendre de;

∎ let's get out of here partons d'ici;

∎ he managed to get out of the country (criminal, refugee) il a réussi à quitter le pays;

∎ to get out of bed se lever;

∎ to get out of prison/the army sortir de prison/quitter l'armée;

∎ to get out of sb's way s'écarter du chemin de qn, faire place à qn;

∎ very familiar get the hell out of here! fiche(-moi) le camp!

(b) (avoid) éviter, échapper à; (obligation) se dérober ou se soustraire à;

∎ how did you get out of doing the dishes? comment as-tu pu échapper à la vaisselle?;

∎ he tried to get out of helping me il a essayé de se débrouiller pour ne pas devoir m'aider;

∎ we have to go, there's no getting out of it il faut qu'on y aille, il n'y a rien à faire ou il n'y a pas moyen d'y échapper;

∎ there's no getting out of it, you were the better candidate il faut le reconnaître ou il n'y a pas à dire, vous étiez le meilleur candidat

(c) (escape from)

∎ to get out of trouble se tirer d'affaire;

∎ they managed to get out of the clutches of the mafia ils ont réussi à se tirer des griffes de la mafia;

∎ how can I get out of this mess? comment puis-je me tirer de ce pétrin?

(d) (become unaccustomed to)

∎ to get out of (the habit of) doing sth perdre l'habitude de faire qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (take out of) sortir de;

∎ get the baby out of the house every now and then sors le bébé de temps en temps;

∎ she got a handkerchief out of her handbag elle a sorti un mouchoir de son sac à main;

∎ how many books did you get out of the library? combien de livres as-tu emprunté à ou sorti de la bibliothèque?

(b) (help to avoid)

∎ the lawyer got his client out of jail l'avocat a fait sortir son client de prison;

∎ figurative the phone call got her out of having to talk to me le coup de fil lui a évité d'avoir à me parler;

∎ he'll never get himself out of this one! il ne s'en sortira jamais!;

∎ my confession got him out of trouble ma confession l'a tiré d'affaire

(c) (extract → cork) sortir de; (→ nail, splinter) enlever de; (→ stain) faire partir de, enlever de;

∎ I can't get the cork out of the bottle je n'arrive pas à déboucher la bouteille;

∎ the police got a confession/the truth out of him la police lui a arraché une confession/la vérité;

∎ we got the money out of him nous avons réussi à obtenir l'argent de lui;

∎ I can't get anything out of him je ne peux rien tirer de lui;

∎ I can't get the idea out of my mind je ne peux pas chasser cette idée de mon esprit

(d) (gain from) gagner, retirer;

∎ to get a lot out of sth tirer (un) grand profit de qch;

∎ I didn't get much out of that class ce cours ne m'a pas apporté grand-chose, je n'ai pas retiré grand-chose de ce cours;

∎ the job was difficult but she got something out of it la tâche était difficile, mais elle y a trouvé son compte ou en a tiré profit

➲ get over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross → river, street) traverser, franchir; (→ fence, wall) franchir, passer par-dessus

(b) (recover from → illness) se remettre de, guérir de; (→ accident) se remettre de; (→ loss) se remettre de, se consoler de;

∎ I'll never get over her je ne l'oublierai jamais;

∎ he can't get over her death il n'arrive pas à se remettre de sa mort ou disparition;

∎ we couldn't get over our surprise nous n'arrivions pas à nous remettre de notre surprise;

∎ I can't get over how much he's grown! qu'est-ce qu'il a grandi, je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ I can't get over it! je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ he couldn't get over the fact that she had come back il n'en revenait pas qu'elle soit revenue;

∎ I can't get over your having refused je n'en reviens pas que vous ayez refusé;

∎ he'll get over it! il n'en mourra pas!

(c) (master, overcome → obstacle) surmonter; (→ difficulty) surmonter, venir à bout de;

∎ they soon got over their shyness ils ont vite oublié ou surmonté leur timidité

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to cross) faire traverser

(b) (communicate → idea, message) faire passer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (cross) traverser;

∎ to get over to France/America aller en France/Amérique;

∎ we'll try to get over next weekend (to visit) nous essayerons de venir vous voir le week-end prochain

(b) (idea, message) passer

➲ get over with inseparable transitive verb

(finish with) en finir avec;

∎ let's get it over with finissons-en;

∎ I expect you'll be glad to get it over with j'imagine que vous serez soulagé quand ce sera terminé

➲ get round

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get around

(b) (exhibition, museum) faire le tour de; (corner) passer

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (bring, take) I'll get the books round (to you) as soon as I can je t'apporterai les livres dès que je le pourrai

3 intransitive verb

(a) = get about

(b) the doctor said she'd get round as soon as she could le docteur a dit qu'elle viendrait ou passerait dès qu'elle pourrait;

∎ I didn't manage to get round to each pupil in the class je n'ai pas réussi à m'occuper de chaque élève de la classe

➲ get round to inseparable transitive verb

= get around to

➲ get through

1 intransitive verb

(a) (reach destination) parvenir;

∎ the road was blocked and no one could get through la route était bloquée et personne ne pouvait passer;

∎ they managed to get through to the wounded ils ont réussi à parvenir jusqu'aux blessés;

∎ the letter got through to her la lettre lui est parvenue;

∎ the message didn't get through le message n'est pas arrivé;

∎ despite the crowds, I managed to get through malgré la foule, j'ai réussi à passer

(b) (candidate, student → succeed) réussir; (→ in exam) être reçu, réussir;

∎ the team got through to the final l'équipe s'est classée pour la finale

(c) (bill, motion) passer, être adopté ou voté

(d) (make oneself understood) se faire comprendre;

∎ I can't seem to get through to her elle et moi ne sommes pas sur la même longueur d'onde

(e) (contact) contacter; Telecommunications obtenir la communication;

∎ I can't get through to his office je n'arrive pas à avoir son bureau

(f) American (finish) finir, terminer;

∎ call me when you get through appelez-moi quand vous aurez ou avez fini

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (come through → hole, window) passer par; (→ crowd) se frayer un chemin à travers ou dans; (→ military lines) percer, franchir

(b) (survive → storm, winter) survivre à; (→ difficulty) se sortir de, se tirer de;

∎ he got through it alive il s'en est sorti (vivant)

(c) (complete, finish → book) finir, terminer; (→ job, project) achever, venir à bout de;

∎ I got through an enormous amount of work j'ai abattu beaucoup de travail;

∎ it took us one week to get through the entire play il nous a fallu une semaine pour venir à bout de la pièce

(d) (consume, use up) consommer, utiliser;

∎ we get through a litre of olive oil a week nous utilisons un litre d'huile d'olive par semaine;

∎ they got through their monthly salary in one week en une semaine ils avaient dépensé tout leur salaire du mois;

∎ he gets through eight shirts a week il salit huit chemises par semaine;

∎ we'll never get through all this food nous ne viendrons jamais à bout de toute cette nourriture

(e) (endure, pass → time) faire passer;

∎ how will I get through this without you? comment pourrai-je vivre cette épreuve sans toi?;

∎ they got through the day without a single argument ils ne se sont pas disputés une seule fois de toute la journée;

∎ the Government may have difficulty getting through another six months le gouvernement aura peut-être du mal à tenir encore six mois

(f) (exam) réussir, être reçu à

(g) (of bill, motion) passer;

∎ the bill got through both Houses le projet de loi a été adopté par les deux Chambres

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (transport, send successfully) faire parvenir;

∎ they got the food supplies through ils ont réussi à faire parvenir les provisions alimentaires (à destination);

∎ to get sth through customs (faire) passer qch à la douane;

∎ you'll never get that desk through tu n'arriveras jamais à faire passer ce bureau

(b) (transmit → message) faire passer, transmettre, faire parvenir;

∎ can you get this letter through to my family? pouvez-vous transmettre ou faire parvenir cette lettre à ma famille?

(c) (make understood)

∎ I finally got it through to him that I wasn't interested j'ai fini par lui faire comprendre que je n'étais pas intéressé;

∎ familiar when will you get it through your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(d) (bill, motion) faire adopter, faire passer;

∎ the party got the bill through the Senate le parti a fait voter ou adopter le projet de loi par le Sénat

(e) (cause to succeed)

∎ it was your essay that got you through (the exam) c'est grâce à ta dissertation que tu as réussi l'examen

(f) (enable to endure)

∎ I need four cups of coffee to get me through the day il me faut mes quatre tasses de café par jour

➲ get through with inseparable transitive verb

terminer, finir

➲ get to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach) arriver à;

∎ where have you got to? (in book, work) où en es-tu?;

∎ it got to the point where he couldn't walk another step il en est arrivé au point de ne plus pouvoir faire un pas

(b) (deal with) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll get to you in a minute je suis à toi ou je m'occupe de toi dans quelques secondes;

∎ he'll get to it tomorrow il va s'en occuper demain

(c) familiar (have an effect on)

∎ that music really gets to me (moves me) cette musique me touche vraiment^□ ; (annoys me) cette musique me tape sur le système;

∎ don't let it get to you! ne t'énerve pas pour ça!

(d) American familiar

∎ they got to the witness (bribed) ils ont acheté le témoin; (killed) ils ont descendu le témoin

➲ get together

1 intransitive verb

(a) (meet) se réunir, se rassembler;

∎ can we get together after the meeting? on peut se retrouver après la réunion?

(b) (reach an agreement) se mettre d'accord;

∎ the committee got together on the date les membres du comité se sont entendus ou se sont mis d'accord sur la date;

∎ you'd better get together with him on the proposal vous feriez bien de vous entendre avec lui au sujet de la proposition

2 separable transitive verb

(people) réunir, rassembler; (things) rassembler, ramasser; (thoughts) rassembler;

∎ to get some money together réunir une somme d'argent;

∎ let me get my thoughts together laissez-moi rassembler mes idées;

∎ familiar to get one's act together se secouer;

∎ familiar she's really got it together (in life) elle sait ce qu'elle fait^□ ; (in job etc) elle domine son sujet^□ ;

∎ familiar I never thought he would get it together je n'aurais jamais pensé qu'il y arriverait^□

➲ get up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (arise from bed) se lever;

∎ it was 6 o'clock when we got up il était 6 heures quand nous nous sommes levés;

∎ I like to get up late on Sundays j'aime faire la grasse matinée le dimanche;

∎ get up! sors du lit!, debout!, lève-toi!

(b) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ she had to get up from her chair elle a été obligée de se lever de sa chaise;

∎ to get up from the table se lever ou sortir de table;

∎ get up off the floor! relève-toi!;

∎ please don't bother getting up restez assis, je vous prie

(c) (climb up) monter;

∎ they got up on the roof ils sont montés sur le toit;

∎ she got up behind him on the motorcycle elle est montée derrière lui sur la moto

(d) (of wind) se lever

(e) (to horse)

∎ get up! allez!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(stairs) monter; (ladder, tree) monter à; (hill) gravir

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to rise to feet) faire lever; (awaken) réveiller

(b) (move up) monter;

∎ how are we going to get this desk up to the fifth floor? comment allons-nous monter ce bureau jusqu'au cinquième étage?;

∎ to get sb up the stairs (help climb) aider qn à monter l'escalier

(c) (generate, work up)

∎ to get up speed gagner de la vitesse;

∎ to get one's courage up rassembler son courage;

∎ I can't get up any enthusiasm for the job je n'arrive pas à éprouver d'enthousiasme pour ce travail

(d) familiar (organize → entertainment, party) organiser^□, monter^□ ; (→ petition) organiser^□ ; (→ play) monter^□ ; (→ excuse, story) fabriquer^□, forger^□

(e) (dress up) habiller; (in costume) déguiser;

∎ their children are always so nicely got up leurs enfants sont toujours si bien habillés;

∎ to get oneself up se mettre sur son trente et un

(f) familiar (study → subject) bûcher, travailler^□ ; (→ notes, speech) préparer^□

(g) very familiar (idiom)

∎ to get it up bander

➲ get up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (do) faire;

∎ he gets up to all kinds of mischief il fait des tas de bêtises;

∎ what have you been getting up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens?

(b) (reach)

∎ I've got up to chapter 5 j'en suis au chapitre 5;

∎ where have you got up to? (in book, work) où en êtes-vous?

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way [weɪ]

chemin ⇒ 1A (a)-(c) voie ⇒ 1A (a) route ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (c) direction ⇒ 1A (d) sens ⇒ 1A (d), 1A (e) parages ⇒ 1A (f) moyen ⇒ 1B (a) méthode ⇒ 1B (a) façon ⇒ 1B (b) manière ⇒ 1B (b), 1B (c) coutume ⇒ 1B (c) habitude ⇒ 1B (c) égard ⇒ 1B (f) rapport ⇒ 1B (f)

1 noun

A.

(a) (thoroughfare, path) chemin m, voie f; (for cars) rue f, route f;

∎ we took the way through the woods nous avons pris le chemin qui traverse le bois;

∎ they're building a way across the desert ils ouvrent une route à travers le désert;

∎ they live across or over the way from the school ils habitent en face de l'école;

∎ the house/the people over or across the way la maison/les gens d'en face;

∎ pedestrian way voie f ou rue f piétonne;

∎ private/public way voie f privée/publique;

∎ Religion the Way of the Cross le chemin de Croix

(b) (route leading to a specified place) chemin m;

∎ this is the way to the library la bibliothèque est par là;

∎ could you tell me the way to the library? pouvez-vous me dire comment aller à la bibliothèque?;

∎ what's the shortest or quickest way to town? quel est le chemin le plus court pour aller en ville?;

∎ that's the way to ruin c'est le chemin de la ruine;

∎ we took the long way (round) nous avons pris le chemin le plus long;

∎ which way does this bus go? par où passe ce bus?;

∎ I had to ask the or my way il a fallu que je demande mon chemin;

∎ she knows the way to school elle connaît le chemin de l'école;

∎ to know one's way about a place connaître un endroit;

∎ you'll soon find your way about tu trouveras bientôt ton chemin tout seul;

∎ they went the wrong way ils se sont trompés de chemin, ils ont pris le mauvais chemin;

∎ to lose one's way s'égarer, perdre son chemin; figurative s'égarer, se fourvoyer;

∎ to know one's way around savoir s'orienter; figurative savoir se débrouiller;

∎ the way to a man's heart is through his stomach = pour conquérir le cœur d'un homme, il faut lui faire de bons petits plats

(c) (route leading in a specified direction) chemin m, route f;

∎ the way back le chemin ou la route du retour;

∎ I got lost on the way back home je me suis perdu sur le chemin du retour;

∎ he couldn't find the way back home il n'a pas trouvé le chemin pour rentrer (à la maison);

∎ on our way back we stopped for dinner au retour ou sur le chemin du retour, nous nous sommes arrêtés pour dîner;

∎ she showed us the easiest way down/up elle nous a montré le chemin le plus facile pour descendre/monter;

∎ the way up is difficult but the way down will be easier la montée est difficile mais la descente sera plus facile;

∎ do you know the way down/up? savez-vous par où on descend/on monte?;

∎ the way in l'entrée f;

∎ the way out la sortie;

∎ we looked for a way in/out nous cherchions un moyen d'entrer/de sortir;

∎ I took the back way out je suis sorti par derrière;

∎ can you find your way out? vous connaissez le chemin pour sortir?;

∎ I can find my own way out je trouverai mon chemin;

∎ way in (sign) entrée;

∎ way out (sign) sortie;

∎ figurative miniskirts are on the way back in la minijupe est de retour;

∎ miniskirts are on the way out la minijupe n'est plus tellement à la mode;

∎ the director is on the way out le directeur ne sera plus là très longtemps;

∎ they found a way out of the deadlock ils ont trouvé une solution pour sortir de l'impasse;

∎ is there no way out of this nightmare? n'y a-t-il pas moyen de mettre fin à ce cauchemar?;

∎ their decision left her no way out leur décision l'a mise dans une impasse;

∎ he left himself a way out il s'est ménagé une porte de sortie

(d) (direction) direction f, sens m;

∎ come this way venez par ici;

∎ he went that way il est allé par là;

∎ is this the way? c'est par ici?;

∎ this way to the chapel (sign) vers la chapelle;

∎ this way and that de-ci de-là, par-ci par-là;

∎ look this way regarde par ici;

∎ I never looked their way je n'ai jamais regardé dans leur direction;

∎ to look the other way détourner les yeux; figurative fermer les yeux;

∎ he didn't know which way to look (embarrassed) il ne savait plus où se mettre;

∎ which way is the library from here? par où faut-il passer pour aller à la bibliothèque?;

∎ which way did you come? par où êtes-vous venu?;

∎ which way did she go? par où est-elle passée?;

∎ which way is the wind blowing? d'où vient le vent?;

∎ figurative I could tell which way the wind was blowing je voyais très bien ce qui allait se passer;

∎ which way does the tap turn? dans quel sens faut-il tourner le robinet?;

∎ which way do I go from here? où est-ce que je vais maintenant?; figurative qu'est-ce que je fais maintenant?;

∎ get in, I'm going your way montez, je vais dans la même direction que vous;

∎ they set off, each going his own way ils sont partis chacun de leur côté;

∎ to go one's own way (follow own wishes) faire à sa guise; (differ from others) faire bande à part, suivre son chemin;

∎ we each went our separate ways (on road) nous sommes partis chacun de notre côté; (in life) chacun de nous a suivi son propre chemin;

∎ he went the wrong way il a pris la mauvaise direction; (down one-way street) il a pris la rue en sens interdit;

∎ to come one's way se présenter;

∎ any job that comes my way n'importe quel travail qui se présente;

∎ if ever the opportunity comes your way si jamais l'occasion se présente;

∎ familiar everything's going my way tout marche comme je veux en ce moment;

∎ the vote went our way le vote nous a été favorable;

∎ the vote couldn't have gone any other way les résultats du vote étaient donnés d'avance;

∎ to go one's own way n'en faire qu'à sa tête, vivre à sa guise;

∎ to go the way of all flesh or of all things mourir

(e) (side) sens m;

∎ stand the box the other way up posez le carton dans l'autre sens;

∎ this way up (on packaging) haut;

∎ hold the picture the right way up tenez le tableau dans le bon sens;

∎ is it the right way round? est-ce qu'il est à l'endroit?;

∎ it's the wrong way up c'est dans le mauvais sens;

∎ it's the wrong way round c'est dans le mauvais sens;

∎ the curtains are the wrong way round les rideaux sont à l'envers ou dans le mauvais sens;

∎ your sweater is the right/wrong way out votre pull est à l'endroit/à l'envers;

∎ try it the other way round essayez dans l'autre sens;

∎ cats hate having their fur brushed the wrong way les chats détestent qu'on les caresse à rebrousse-poil;

∎ SHE insulted him? you've got it the wrong way round elle, elle l'a insulté? mais c'est le contraire;

∎ he invited her tonight, last time it was the other way round ce soir c'est lui qui l'a invitée, la dernière fois c'était l'inverse

(f) (area, vicinity) parages mpl;

∎ call in when you're up our way passez nous voir quand vous êtes dans le coin ou dans les parages;

∎ I was out or over your way yesterday j'étais près de ou du côté de chez vous hier;

∎ the next time you're that way la prochaine fois que vous passerez par là;

∎ the blast came from Chicago way l'explosion venait du côté de Chicago;

∎ the village is rather out of the way le village est un peu isolé

(g) (distance)

∎ we came part of the way by foot nous avons fait une partie de la route à pied;

∎ to go part of the way with sb faire un bout de chemin avec qn;

∎ they were one-third of the way through their trip ils avaient fait un tiers de leur voyage;

∎ we've come most of the way nous avons fait la plus grande partie du chemin;

∎ he talked the entire or whole way il a parlé pendant tout le trajet;

∎ he can swim quite a way il peut nager assez longtemps;

∎ a long way off or away loin;

∎ a little or short way off pas très loin, à courte distance;

∎ Susan sat a little way off Susan était assise un peu plus loin;

∎ I saw him from a long way off je l'ai aperçu de loin;

∎ it's a long way to Berlin Berlin est loin;

∎ it's a long way from Paris to Berlin la route est longue de Paris à Berlin;

∎ we're a long way from home nous sommes loin de chez nous;

∎ we've come a long way (from far away) nous venons de loin; (made progress) nous avons fait du chemin;

∎ we've a long way to go (far to travel) il nous reste beaucoup de route à faire; (a lot to do) nous avons encore beaucoup à faire; (a lot to collect, pay) nous sommes encore loin du compte;

∎ he has a long way to go to be ready for the exam il est loin d'être prêt pour l'examen

(h) (in time)

∎ it's a long way to Christmas Noël est encore loin;

∎ you have to go back a long way il faut remonter loin;

∎ figurative I'm a long way from trusting him je suis loin de lui faire confiance;

∎ you're a long way off or out (in guessing) vous n'y êtes pas du tout;

∎ that's a long way from what we thought ce n'est pas du tout ce qu'on croyait;

∎ she'll go a long way elle ira loin;

∎ the scholarship will go a long way towards helping with expenses la bourse va beaucoup aider à faire face aux dépenses;

∎ a little goodwill goes a long way un peu de bonne volonté facilite bien les choses;

∎ you can make a little meat go a long way by doing this utilisez au mieux un petit morceau de viande en faisant ceci;

∎ she makes her money go a long way elle sait ménager son argent;

∎ a little bit goes a long way il en faut très peu;

∎ humorous a little of him goes a long way il est sympa, mais à petites doses

(i) (space in front of person, object)

∎ you're in the way tu gênes le passage; figurative tu gênes, tu me/nous/ etc déranges;

∎ a tree was in the way un arbre bloquait ou barrait le passage;

∎ a car was in his way une voiture lui barrait le passage ou l'empêchait de passer;

∎ I can't see, the cat is in the way je ne vois pas, le chat me gêne;

∎ is the lamp in your way? la lampe vous gêne-t-elle?;

∎ put the suitcases under the bed out of the way rangez les valises sous le lit pour qu'elles ne gênent pas;

∎ to get out of the way s'écarter (du chemin);

∎ we got out of his way nous l'avons laissé passer;

∎ out of my way! pousse-toi!, laisse-moi passer!;

∎ the cars got out of the ambulance's way les voitures ont laissé passer l'ambulance;

∎ to get sb out of the way se débarrasser de qn, écarter ou éloigner qn;

∎ to get sth out of the way enlever ou pousser qch;

∎ figurative let's get the subject of holidays out of the way first réglons d'abord la question des vacances;

∎ keep out of the way! ne reste pas là!;

∎ make way! écartez-vous!;

∎ make way for the parade! laissez passer le défilé!;

∎ make way for the President! faites place au Président!;

∎ to get in one another's way se gêner (les uns les autres);

∎ figurative her social life got in the way of her studies ses sorties l'empêchaient d'étudier;

∎ I don't want to get in the way of your happiness je ne veux pas entraver votre bonheur;

∎ I kept out of the boss's way j'ai évité le patron;

∎ familiar he wants his boss out of the way il veut se débarrasser de son patron^□ ;

∎ familiar once the meeting is out of the way dès que nous serons débarrassés de la réunion;

∎ he is retiring to make way for a younger man il prend sa retraite pour céder la place à un plus jeune;

∎ they tore down the slums to make way for blocks of flats ils ont démoli les taudis pour pouvoir construire des immeubles;

∎ to clear or prepare the way for sth préparer la voie à qch;

∎ to put difficulties in sb's way créer des difficultés à qn;

∎ couldn't you see your way (clear) to doing it? ne trouveriez-vous pas moyen de le faire?

(j) (indicating a progressive action)

∎ the acid ate its way through the metal l'acide est passé à travers le métal;

∎ I fought or pushed my way through the crowd je me suis frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ we made our way towards the train nous nous sommes dirigés vers le train;

∎ to make one's way home rentrer;

∎ I made my way back to my seat je suis retourné à ma place;

∎ they made their way across the desert ils ont traversé le désert;

∎ they made their way down/up the hill ils ont descendu/monté la colline;

∎ she made her way up through the hierarchy elle a gravi les échelons de la hiérarchie un par un;

∎ she had to make her own way in the world elle a dû faire son chemin toute seule;

∎ she talked her way out of it elle s'en est sortie avec de belles paroles;

∎ he worked or made his way through the pile of newspapers il a lu les journaux un par un;

∎ I worked my way through college j'ai travaillé pour payer mes études;

∎ however did it find its way into print? comment en est-on venu à l'imprimer?

B.

(a) (means, method) moyen m, méthode f;

∎ in what way can I help you? comment ou en quoi puis-je vous être utile?;

∎ there are several ways to go or of going about it il y a plusieurs façons ou plusieurs moyens de s'y prendre;

∎ I do it this way voilà comment je fais;

∎ in one way or another d'une façon ou d'une autre;

∎ they thought they would win that way ils pensaient pouvoir gagner comme ça;

∎ he's going to handle it his way il va faire ça à sa façon;

∎ she has her own way of cooking fish elle a sa façon à elle de cuisiner le poisson;

∎ the right/wrong way to do it la bonne/mauvaise façon de le faire;

∎ you're doing it the right/wrong way c'est comme ça/ce n'est pas comme ça qu'il faut (le) faire;

∎ do it the usual way faites comme d'habitude;

∎ there's no way or I can't see any way we'll finish on time nous ne finirons jamais ou nous n'avons aucune chance de finir à temps;

∎ Politics ways and means financement m;

∎ there are ways and means il y a des moyens;

∎ to find a way of doing sth trouver (le) moyen de faire qch;

∎ humorous love will find a way l'amour finit toujours par triompher;

∎ that's the way to do it! c'est comme ça qu'il faut faire!, voilà comment il faut faire!;

∎ American familiar well done! that's the way (to go)! bravo! c'est bien!^□ ;

∎ what a way to go! (manner of dying) quelle belle mort!; (congratulations) bravo!

(b) (particular manner, fashion) façon f, manière f;

∎ in this way de cette façon;

∎ in a friendly way gentiment;

∎ he spoke in a general way about the economy il a parlé de l'économie d'une façon générale;

∎ she doesn't like the way he is dressed elle n'aime pas la façon dont il est habillé;

∎ he doesn't speak the way his family does il ne parle pas comme sa famille;

∎ they see things in the same way ils voient les choses de la même façon;

∎ in their own (small) way they fight racism à leur façon ou dans la limite de leurs moyens, ils luttent contre le racisme;

∎ in the same way, we note that… de même, on notera que…;

∎ that's one way to look at it or of looking at it c'est une façon ou manière de voir les choses;

∎ my way of looking at it mon point de vue sur la question;

∎ that's not my way (of doing things) ce n'est pas mon genre, ce n'est pas ma façon de faire;

∎ try to see it my way mettez-vous à ma place;

∎ way of speaking/writing façon de parler/d'écrire;

∎ to her way of thinking à son avis;

∎ the way she feels about him les sentiments qu'elle éprouve à son égard;

∎ I didn't think you would take it this way je ne pensais pas que vous le prendriez comme ça;

∎ if that's the way you feel about it! si c'est comme ça que vous le prenez!;

∎ the American way of life la manière de vivre des Américains, le mode de vie américain;

∎ being on the move is a way of life for the gypsy le voyage est un mode de vie pour les gitans;

∎ dieting has become a way of life with some people certaines personnes passent leur vie à faire des régimes;

∎ yearly strikes have become a way of life les grèves annuelles sont devenues une habitude

(c) (custom) coutume f, usage m; (habitual manner of acting) manière f, habitude f;

∎ we soon got used to her ways nous nous sommes vite habitués à ses manières;

∎ I know his little ways je connais ses petites manies;

∎ the ways of God and men les voies de Dieu et de l'homme;

∎ he knows nothing of their ways il les connaît très mal, il ne les comprend pas du tout;

∎ she has a way of tossing her head when she laughs elle a une façon ou manière de rejeter la tête en arrière quand elle rit;

∎ they're happy in their own way ils sont heureux à leur manière;

∎ he's a genius in his way c'est un génie dans son genre;

∎ it's not my way to criticize ce n'est pas mon genre ou ce n'est pas dans mes habitudes de critiquer;

∎ he's not in a bad mood, it's just his way il n'est pas de mauvaise humeur, c'est sa façon d'être habituelle;

∎ she got into/out of the way of rising early elle a pris/perdu l'habitude de se lever tôt;

∎ you'll get into the way of it vous vous y ferez

(d) (facility, knack)

∎ she has a (certain) way with her elle a le chic;

∎ he has a way with children il sait (comment) s'y prendre ou il a le chic avec les enfants;

∎ she has a way with words elle a le chic pour s'exprimer;

∎ trouble has a way of showing up when least expected les ennuis ont le chic pour se manifester quand on ne s'y attend pas

(e) (indicating a condition, state of affairs)

∎ let me tell you the way it was laisse-moi te raconter comment ça s'est passé;

∎ we can't invite him given the way things are on ne peut pas l'inviter étant donné la situation;

∎ we left the flat the way it was nous avons laissé l'appartement tel qu'il était ou comme il était;

∎ is he going to be staying here? - it looks that way est-ce qu'il va loger ici? - on dirait (bien);

∎ it's not the way it looks! ce n'est pas ce que vous pensez!;

∎ it's not the way it used to be ce n'est pas comme avant;

∎ that's the way things are c'est comme ça;

∎ that's the way of the world ainsi va le monde;

∎ business is good and we're trying to keep it that way les affaires vont bien et nous faisons en sorte que ça dure;

∎ the train is late - that's always the way le train est en retard - c'est toujours comme ça ou pareil;

∎ that's always the way with him il est toujours comme ça, c'est toujours comme ça avec lui;

∎ life goes on (in) the same old way la vie va son train ou suit son cours;

∎ I don't like the way things are going je n'aime pas la tournure que prennent les choses;

∎ we'll never finish the way things are going au train où vont les choses, on n'aura jamais fini;

∎ to be in a bad way être en mauvais état;

∎ he's in a bad way il est dans un triste état;

∎ their business is in a bad/good way leurs affaires marchent mal/bien;

∎ she's in a fair way to succeed/to becoming president elle est bien partie pour réussir/pour devenir président

(f) (respect, detail) égard m, rapport m;

∎ in what way? à quel égard?, sous quel rapport?;

∎ in this way à cet égard, sous ce rapport;

∎ it's important in many ways c'est important à bien des égards;

∎ in some ways à certains égards, par certains côtés;

∎ the job suits her in every way le poste lui convient à tous égards ou à tous points de vue;

∎ I'll help you in every possible way je ferai tout ce que je peux pour vous aider;

∎ she studied the problem in every way possible elle a examiné le problème sous tous les angles possibles;

∎ useful in more ways than one utile à plus d'un égard;

∎ these two books, each interesting in its (own) way ces deux livres, qui sont intéressants chacun dans son genre;

∎ he's clever that way sur ce plan-là, il est malin;

∎ in one way d'un certain point de vue;

∎ in a way you're right en un sens vous avez raison;

∎ I see what you mean in a way d'un certain point de vue ou d'une certaine manière, je vois ce que tu veux dire;

∎ I am in no way responsible je ne suis absolument pas ou aucunement responsable;

∎ this in no way changes your situation ceci ne change en rien votre situation;

∎ without wanting in any way to criticize sans vouloir le moins du monde critiquer

(g) (scale)

∎ to do things in a big way faire les choses en grand;

∎ she went into politics in a big way elle s'est lancée à fond dans la politique;

∎ they're in the arms business in a big way ils font de grosses affaires dans l'armement;

∎ they helped out in a big way ils ont beaucoup aidé;

∎ a grocer in a big/small way un gros/petit épicier;

∎ we live in a small way nous vivons modestement;

∎ the restaurant is doing quite well in a small way le restaurant marche bien à son échelle;

∎ it does change the situation in a small way ça change quand même un peu la situation

(h) (usu pl) (part, share) we divided the money four ways nous avons partagé l'argent en quatre;

∎ the committee was split three ways le comité était divisé en trois groupes

(i) Nautical

∎ we're gathering/losing way nous prenons/perdons de la vitesse;

∎ the ship has way on le navire a de l'erre

(j) (idioms)

∎ she always gets or has her (own) way elle arrive toujours à ses fins;

∎ he only wants it his way il n'en fait qu'à sa tête;

∎ I'm not going to let you have it all your (own) way je refuse de te céder en tout;

∎ if I had my way, he'd be in prison si cela ne tenait qu'à moi, il serait en prison;

∎ I refuse to go - have it your (own) way je refuse d'y aller - fais ce que ou comme tu veux;

∎ no, it was 1789 - have it your (own) way non, c'était en 1789 - soit;

∎ you can't have it both ways il faut choisir;

∎ I can stop too, it works both ways je peux m'arrêter aussi, ça marche dans les deux sens;

∎ there are no two ways about it il n'y a pas le choix;

∎ no two ways about it, he was rude il n'y a pas à dire, il a été grossier;

∎ humorous to have one's (wicked) way with sb coucher avec qn

2 adverb familiar

(a) (far → in space, time) très loin^□ ;

∎ they live way over yonder ils habitent très loin par là-bas;

∎ way up the mountain très haut dans la montagne^□ ;

∎ way down south là-bas dans le sud^□ ;

∎ way back in the distance au loin derrière^□ ;

∎ way back in the 1930s déjà dans les années 30^□

(b) figurative

∎ we know each other from way back, we go way back nous sommes amis depuis très longtemps^□ ;

∎ you're way below the standard tu es bien en-dessous du niveau voulu^□ ;

∎ he's way over forty il a largement dépassé la quarantaine^□ ;

∎ she's way ahead of her class elle est très en avance sur sa classe^□ ;

∎ he's way off or out in his guess il est loin d'avoir deviné^□

(c) (very) vachement;

∎ he is way crazy il est vachement atteint

3 ways plural noun

Nautical (in shipbuilding) cale f

4 all the way adverb

∎ the baby cried all the way le bébé a pleuré tout le long du chemin;

∎ don't close the curtains all the way ne fermez pas complètement les rideaux;

∎ prices go all the way from 200 to 1,000 dollars les prix vont de 200 à 1000 dollars;

∎ figurative I'm with you all the way je vous suis ou je vous soutiens jusqu'au bout;

∎ familiar to go all the way (with sb) aller jusqu'au bout (avec qn)

5 along the way adverb

en route;

∎ I stopped several times along the way je me suis arrêté plusieurs fois en (cours de) route;

∎ figurative their project had some problems along the way leur projet a connu quelques problèmes en cours de route

6 by a long way adverb

∎ I prefer chess by a long way je préfère de loin ou de beaucoup les échecs;

∎ this is bigger by a long way c'est nettement ou beaucoup plus grand;

∎ he's not as capable as you are by a long way il est loin d'être aussi compétent que toi;

∎ is your project ready? - not by a long way! ton projet est-il prêt? - loin de là!

7 by the way

1 adverb

(incidentally) à propos;

∎ by the way, where did he go? à propos, où est-il allé?;

∎ by the way, her brother sings much better soit dit en passant, son frère chante beaucoup mieux;

∎ I bring up this point by the way je signale ce point au passage ou en passant

2 adjective

(incidental) secondaire;

∎ that point is quite by the way ce détail est tout à fait secondaire

8 by way of preposition

(a) (via) par, via;

∎ to go by way of Brussels passer par Bruxelles

(b) (as a means of)

∎ by way of illustration à titre d'exemple;

∎ she outlined the situation by way of introduction elle a présenté un aperçu de la situation en guise d'introduction;

∎ by way of introducing himself, he gave us his card en guise de présentation, il nous a donné sa carte;

∎ they receive money by way of grants ils reçoivent de l'argent sous forme de bourses

9 either way adverb

(a) (in either case) dans les deux cas;

∎ either way I lose dans les deux cas, je suis perdant;

∎ shall we take the car or the bus? - it's fine by me or I don't mind either way tu préfères prendre la voiture ou le bus? - n'importe, ça m'est égal

(b) (more or less) en plus ou en moins;

∎ a few days either way could make all the difference quelques jours en plus ou en moins pourraient tout changer

(c) (indicating advantage)

∎ the match could have gone either way le match était ouvert;

∎ there's nothing in it either way c'est pareil

10 in such a way as to conjunction

de façon à ce que;

∎ she answered in such a way as to make me understand elle a répondu de façon à ce que je comprenne

11 in such a way that conjunction

de telle façon ou manière que

12 in the way of preposition

(a) (in the form of)

∎ she receives little in the way of salary son salaire n'est pas bien gros;

∎ what is there in the way of food? qu'est-ce qu'il y a à manger?;

∎ do you need anything in the way of paper? avez-vous besoin de papier?;

∎ he doesn't have much in the way of brains il n'a rien dans la tête

(b) (within the context of)

∎ we met in the way of business nous nous sommes rencontrés dans le cadre du travail;

∎ they put me in the way of making some money ils m'ont indiqué un moyen de gagner de l'argent

13 no way adverb

familiar pas question;

∎ will you do it for me? - no way! tu feras ça pour moi? - pas question!;

∎ no way am I going to tell him! (il n'est) pas question que je le lui dise!;

∎ there's no way that's Jeanne Moreau! tu rigoles?, ce n'est pas Jeanne Moreau!

14 on one's way, on the way adjective & adverb

(a) (along the route)

∎ it's on my way c'est sur mon chemin;

∎ you pass it on your way to the office vous passez devant en allant au bureau;

∎ I'll catch up with you on the way je te rattraperai en chemin ou en route;

∎ to stop on the way s'arrêter en chemin;

∎ on the way to work en allant au bureau;

∎ I'm on my way! j'y vais!;

∎ she's on her way home elle rentre chez elle;

∎ he's on his way to Paris il est en route pour Paris;

∎ on his way to town he met his father en allant en ville, il a rencontré son père;

∎ we must be on our way il faut que nous y allions;

∎ to go one's way repartir, reprendre son chemin

(b) figurative

∎ she has a baby on the way elle attend un bébé;

∎ her second book is on the way (being written) elle a presque fini d'écrire son deuxième livre; (being published) son deuxième livre est sur le point de paraître;

∎ she's on the way to success elle est sur le chemin de la réussite;

∎ the patient is on the way to recovery le malade est en voie de guérison;

∎ she's (well) on the way to becoming president elle est en bonne voie de devenir président;

∎ the new school is well on the way to being finished la nouvelle école est presque terminée

15 one way and another adverb

en fin de compte;

∎ I've done quite well for myself one way and another je me suis plutôt bien débrouillé en fin de compte

16 one way or the other, one way or another adverb

(a) (by whatever means) d'une façon ou d'une autre;

∎ one way or the other I'm going to get that job! d'une façon ou d'une autre, j'aurai ce boulot!

(b) (expressing impartiality or indifference)

∎ I've nothing to say one way or the other je n'ai rien à dire, ni pour ni contre;

∎ it doesn't matter to them one way or another ça leur est égal

(c) (more or less)

∎ a month one way or the other un mois de plus ou de moins

17 out of one's way adverb

∎ to go out of one's way s'écarter de son chemin, dévier de sa route, faire un détour;

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

∎ figurative don't go out of your way for me! ne vous dérangez pas pour moi!;

∎ figurative she went out of her way to find me a job elle s'est donné du mal pour me trouver du travail

18 under way

1 adjective

∎ to be under way (person, vehicle) être en route; figurative (meeting, talks) être en cours; (plans, project) être en train;

∎ the meeting was already under way la réunion avait déjà commencé;

∎ the project is well under way le projet est en bonne voie de réalisation;

∎ Nautical the ship is under way le navire est en route

2 adverb

∎ to get under way (person, train) se mettre en route, partir; (car) se mettre en route, démarrer; figurative (meeting, plans, talks) démarrer;

∎ they got the plans under way ils ont mis le projet en route;

∎ the captain got (the ship) under way le capitaine a appareillé;

∎ the ship got under way le navire a appareillé ou a levé l'ancre

►► American way station Railways petite gare f; figurative étape f;

∎ a way station on the road to success une étape sur la route du succès

✾ Play 'The Way of the World' Congreve 'Ainsi va le monde'

ⓘ We have ways of making you talk Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les membres de la Gestapo dans les films de guerre anglais des années 50 et 60 lorsqu'ils interrogent des prisonniers de guerre britanniques. Aujourd'hui, on emploie cette expression ("nous avons les moyens de vous faire parler") pour plaisanter en prenant l'accent allemand lorsqu'on veut obtenir une information de quelqu'un.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > way
13 have

(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) tener algo de reserva, guardar algo

have vb

1. tener

do you have a video? ¿tienes vídeo?

she has no sisters no tiene hermanas

he has a bicycle tiene una bicicleta

I have flu tengo la gripe

2. tomar

we had a coffee nos tomamos un café

I think I'll have a salad creo que voy a tomar una ensalada

3. haber

have you read Don Quixote? ¿has leído Don Quijote?

I have been to the swimming pool he estado en la piscina

she was ill because she had eaten too much estaba enferma porque había comido demasiado

to have to do something tener que hacer algo

we have to leave now ya nos tenemos que ir

I've got to work tomorrow tengo que trabajar mañana

to have something done mandar hacer algo

they're having a house built les están construyendo una casa

have you had your hair cut? ¿te has cortado el pelo?

Esta construcción se emplea cuando no eres tú quien hace algo, sino que pagas a alguien para que te lo haga

to have breakfast desayunar

to have lunch almorzar / comer

to have dinner cenar

to have a bath bañarse (en la bañera)

to have a shower ducharse

to have a swim bañarse / nadar

El pasado y participio pasado de have es had; el gerundio se escribe having

have

tr[hæv]

transitive verb (3rd pers pres sing has tr[hæz], pt & pp had tr[hæd], ger having)

1 (posess) tener, poseer

■ she has a house in Whitby tiene una casa en Whitby

■ he had blue eyes tenía los ojos azules

2 (food) comer, tomar; (drink) beber, tomar

■ I think I'll have the turbot creo que tomaré el rodaballo

■ will you have a brandy? ¿quieres tomar un coñac?

■ to have breakfast/lunch/tea/dinner desayunar/comer/merendar/cenar

3 (cigarette) fumar

■ how many cigarettes have you had today? ¿cuántos cigarros has fumado hoy?

4 (shower, bath, etc) tomar

■ when she got home she had a shower cuando llegó a casa se dio una ducha, cuando llegó a casa se duchó

■ in Finland I had a sauna en Finlandia hice una sauna

■ have you had a wash and a shave? ¿te has lavado y afeitado?

■ I'll have a swim before lunch me bañaré antes de comer

5 (treatment) recibir

■ I had an injection me dieron una inyección

■ she had a heart operation la operaron del corazón

■ I have a massage every Thursday cada jueves voy al masajista

■ she's having physiotherapy acude a fisioterapia

6 (illness) tener

■ he didn't come because he had flu no vino porque tenía la gripe

■ I have a headache tengo dolor de cabeza

7 (experience) tener

■ I had a scare tuve un susto, me asusté

■ have a good time! ¡divertíos!, ¡pasadlo bien!

■ I had quite a surprise me llevé una gran sorpresa

8 (receive, invite) recibir, invitar

■ we had John and Mary for dinner last night invitamos a John y Mary a cenar anoche

9 (borrow) pedir prestado, dejar

■ can I have your book for a second, please? ¿me dejas tu libro un segundo, por favor?

10 (party) celebrar, tener, dar; (meeting) celebrar, tener

■ they're always having parties no paran de dar fiestas

■ are you going to have a party for your birthday? ¿vas a hacer una fiesta para tu cumpleaños?

■ they had their annual meeting last week celebraron su reunión anual la semana pasada

11 (according to) según

■ rumour has it that... corre el rumor de que...

12 (baby) tener, dar a luz

13 (cause to happen) hacer, mandar

■ he had the house painted hizo pintar la casa

■ she had her hair cut se cortó el cabello

■ they had him killed lo mandaron matar

14 (allow) permitir, consentir

■ I can't have you walking about naked no puedo permitir que vayas por ahí desnudo

15 familiar (cheat) timar

■ if you paid £200 pounds for that you were had si has pagado doscientas libras por eso te han timado

auxiliar

1 haber

■ I have seen her la he visto

■ I hadn't seen the film so I went to the cinema no había visto la película así que fui al cine

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

had better más vale que

■ you'd better come alone más vale que vengas solo

■ we'd better not tell her about it sería mejor no decírselo

have got SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL tener

■ Sue's got a new car Sue tiene un coche nuevo

■ you've got a stain on your shirt tienes una mancha en la camisa

■ he said he'd got a hangover dijo que tenía resaca

to have done with acabar con

to have had it (broken) estar hecho,-a polvo, estar fastidiado,-a 2 (in trouble) haberlo,-a cagado,-a 3 (finished) estar acabado,-a

■ this radio's had it, I'll have to get a new one esta radio está en las últimas, tendré que comprar una nueva

■ your dad's seen you, you've had it now! te ha visto tu padre, ¡la has cagado!

■ if this scandal gets out he's had it as an MP si la gente se entera de este escándalo, se han acabado sus días de diputado

to have it away / have it off taboo echar un polvo

to have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguien

to have it out with somebody ajustar las cuentas con alguien

to have it over and done with acabar algo de una vez y para siempre

to have just acabar de

■ she's just finished the letter acaba de terminar la carta

to have somebody over to one's house / have somebody round to one's house invitar a alguien a casa

to have somebody up for something SMALLLAW/SMALL llevar a alguien ante los tribunales por algo, procesar a alguien por algo

to have something on tener algo planeado, tener algo que hacer

to have something on somebody tener información comprometedora sobre alguien, saber algo comprometedor acerca de alguien

to have to tener que, haber de

■ I have to see you tengo que verte

to have to do with tener que ver con

■ that has nothing to do with you eso no tiene nada que ver contigo

have ['hæv,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæf] v, had ['hæd] ; having ; has ['hæz,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæs] vt

1) possess: tener

do you have change?: ¿tienes cambio?

2) experience, undergo: tener, experimentar, sufrir

I have a toothache: tengo un dolor de muelas

3) include: tener, incluir

April has 30 days: abril tiene 30 días

4) consume: comer, tomar

5) receive: tener, recibir

he had my permission: tenía mi permiso

6) allow: permitir, dejar

I won't have it!: ¡no lo permitiré!

7) hold: hacer

to have a party: dar una fiesta

to have a meeting: convocar una reunión

8) hold: tener

he had me in his power: me tenía en su poder

9) bear: tener (niños)

10) (indicating causation)

she had a dress made: mandó hacer un vestido

to have one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo

have v aux

1) : haber

she has been very busy: ha estado muy ocupada

I've lived here three years: hace tres años que vivo aquí

2) (used in tags)

you've finished, haven't you?: ha terminado, ¿no?

3)

to have to : deber, tener que

we have to leave: tenemos que salir

have

have (sth.) coming

expr.

• merecer v.

have (sth.) in mind

expr.

• tener algo en mente expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: had) = contener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• poseer v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

v.

• haber v.

(§pres: he, has...) subj: hay-

pret: hub-

fut/c: habr-•)

hæv, weak forms həv, əv
1.

1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verb

Sense I

2) ( possess) tener*

I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos

I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero

do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)

3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*

look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!

how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?

I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo

can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?

may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?

I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!

all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!

what have we here? — ¿y esto?

to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf

I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer

4)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibir

could we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor

we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...

rumoradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...

to have had it — (colloq)

I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)

your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)

I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)

to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)

b) ( obtain) conseguir*

they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había

I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?

5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomar

to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo

to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)

to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer

what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado

6)

a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?

have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!

we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable

I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección

he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía

she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto

they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil

b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*

they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema

c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta

7) ( look after) tener*

they have visitors — tienen visita

my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños

8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*

9) (colloq)

a) (catch, get the better of)

they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse

I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán

b) ( swindle) timar; ( dupe) engañar

you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!

Sense II

10) (causative use)

we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio

he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

11) ( indicating what happens to somebody)

I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar

to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

12)

a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*

I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!

I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya

b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*

she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer

13) (indicating state, position) tener*

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido

2.

1) v aux

Sense I

2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*

I have/had seen her — la he/había visto

I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?

you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!

had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...

when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...

3)

a) ( in tags)

you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?

you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!

b) ( elliptical use)

you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no

the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!

you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?

I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?

Sense II

4) ( expressing obligation)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...

you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso

don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo

5) ( expressing certainty)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have up

[hæv] ( 3rd pers sing present has) (pt, pp had) When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a good time, have breakfast, had better, look up the other word. For have + adverb/preposition combinations, see also the phrasal verb section of this entry.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=possess) tener

he's got or he has blue eyes — tiene los ojos azules

have you got or do you have 10p? — ¿tienes diez peniques?

have you got or do you have any brothers or sisters? — ¿tienes hermanos?

she had her eyes closed — tenía los ojos cerrados

he hasn't got or he doesn't have any friends — no tiene amigos

I've got or I have a friend staying next week — tengo a un amigo en casa la semana que viene

I've got or I have an idea — tengo una idea
Don't translate the [a] in sentences like [has he got a girlfriend?], [I haven't got a washing-machine] if the number of such items is not significant since people normally only have one at a time:
has he got a girlfriend? — ¿tiene novia?

I haven't got a washing-machine — no tengo lavadora
Do translate the [a] if the person or thing is qualified:
he has a Spanish girlfriend — tiene una novia española

• all or everything I have is yours — todo lo que tengo es tuyo

you must give it all or everything you have — tienes que emplearte a fondo

you must put all or everything you have into it — tienes que emplearte a fondo

• can I have a pencil please? — ¿me puedes dar un lápiz, por favor?

• the book has no name on it — el libro no lleva or tiene el nombre del dueño

I've got or I have no Spanish — no sé español

• to have something to do — tener algo que hacer

I've got some letters to write — tengo algunas cartas que escribir

I've got or I have nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

haven't you got anything to do? — ¿no tienes nada que hacer?

• hello, what have we here? — vaya, vaya, ¿qué tenemos aquí?
handy, ready 1., 1), a)
2) (=eat, drink) tomar

• what are we having for lunch? — ¿que vamos a comer?

we had ice-cream for dessert — tomamos helado de postre

• to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo, tomar algo

• what will you have? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué vas a tomar?

I'll have a coffee — tomaré un café

will you have some more? — ¿te sirvo más?

3) (=receive) recibir

thank you for having me — gracias por su hospitalidad

• you can have my ticket — puedes quedarte con mi billete

• we had some help from the government — recibimos ayuda del gobierno

• I had a letter from John — tuve carta de Juan, recibí una carta de Juan

• I must have them by this afternoon — necesito tenerlos para esta tarde

• to have no news — no tener noticias

• they had a lot of wedding presents — recibieron or les hicieron muchos regalos de boda

• we had a lot of visitors — (at home) tuvimos muchas visitas; (at exhibition etc) tuvimos muchos visitantes

4) (=obtain)

they can be had for as little as £10 each — pueden conseguirse por tan solo 10 libras

it's not to be had anywhere — no se consigue en ninguna parte

there was no bread to be had — no quedaba pan en ningún sitio, no podía conseguirse pan en ningún sitio

5) (=take)

I'll have a dozen eggs, please — ¿me pones una docena de huevos, por favor?

which one will you have? — ¿cuál quiere?

can I have your name please? — ¿me da su nombre, por favor?

• you can have it or I'll let you have it for £10 — te lo dejo en 10 libras, te lo puedes llevar por 10 libras, te lo vendo por 10 libras

6) (=give birth to) [+ baby, kittens] tener

what did she have? — ¿qué ha tenido?

she had a boy — ha tenido un niño

7) (=hold, catch) tener

I have him in my power — lo tengo en mi poder

• he had him by the throat — lo tenía agarrado por la garganta

• I have it on good authority that... — me consta que..., sé a ciencia cierta que..., sé de buena tinta que... *

I've got it! — ¡ya!

• you have me there, there you have me — ahí sí que me has pillado *

8) (=allow) consentir, tolerar

• we can't have that — eso no se puede consentir

• I won't have this nonsense — no voy a consentir or tolerar estas tonterías

I won't have it! — no lo voy a consentir or tolerar

she won't have it said that... — no consiente or tolera que digan que...

I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbike — no voy a consentir que se juegue el cuello en esa moto

9) (=spend) pasar

to have a pleasant afternoon/evening — pasar una tarde agradable

have a nice day! — ¡que pases un buen día!

I had a horrible day at school today — he tenido un día horrible en el colegio

what sort of day have you had? — ¿qué tal día has tenido?

10) (on telephone)

can I have Personnel please? — ¿me puede poner con Personal, por favor?

11) * (=have sex with) acostarse con

12) (=make)

I'll soon have it nice and shiny — enseguida lo dejo bien brillante

he had us confused — nos tenía confundidos

13) (in set structures)
to have sth done hacer que se haga algo, mandar hacer algo
we had our luggage brought up — mandamos subir el equipaje

I've had the brakes checked — he mandado revisar los frenos

to have a suit made — (mandar) hacerse un traje

to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

they had him killed — lo mataron
to have sb do sth mandar a algn hacer algo
he had me do it again — me hizo hacerlo otra vez, me hizo que lo hiciese otra vez

I had him clean the car — le hice limpiar el coche

what would you have me do? — † ¿qué quiere que haga?

I'll have you know that... — quiero que sepas que...
to have sth happen
she had her bag stolen — le robaron el bolso

he had his arm broken — le rompieron el brazo
to have sb doing sth
she soon had them all reading and writing — (=organized them) enseguida los puso a leer y a escribir; (=taught them) enseguida les habían enseñado a leer y a escribir

14) (in set expressions)
to have sth against sb/sth tener algo en contra de algn/algo to have had it
you've had it now! he knows all about it * — ¡ahora sí que te la has cargado! se ha enterado de todo

this sofa has had it * — este sofá ya no da para más *

I've had it up to here with his nonsense * — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta el moño de sus tonterías *
to have it that
he will have it that he is right — insiste en que tiene razón

rumour has it that... — corre la voz de que...
to be had
you've been had! * — ¡te han engañado!
to have to do with tener que ver con
that's got or that has nothing to do with it! — ¡eso no tiene nada que ver!

you'd better not have anything to do with him — más te vale no tener tratos con él
to let sb have sth (=give) dar algo a algn; (=lend) dejar algo a algn, prestar algo a algn
I'll let you have my reply tomorrow — les daré mi respuesta mañana

let me have your address — dame tus señas

let me have your pen for a moment — déjame el boli un momento

let him have it! * — ¡dale!
what have you
... and what have you —... y qué sé yo qué más
would have it
as ill-luck or fate would have it — desgraciadamente
luck
2. AUXILIARY VERB

1) haber

I've already seen that film — ya he visto esa película

he's been very kind — ha sido muy amable

has he gone? — ¿se ha ido?

hasn't he told you? — ¿no te lo ha dicho?

she said she had spoken to them — dijo que había hablado con ellos

had you phoned me frm or if you had phoned me I would have come round — si me hubieras llamado habría venido

never having seen it before, I... — como no lo había visto antes,...

having finished or when he had finished, he left — cuando terminó or cuando hubo terminado, se fue
just I, 1., 3)
See:

SINCE in since

2) (verb substitute)

a)

you've got more than I have — tienes más que yo

they've done more than we have — ellos han hecho más que nosotros

he hasn't worked as hard as you have — él no ha trabajado tanto como tú

"he's already eaten" - "so have I" — -él ya ha comido -yo también

"we haven't had any news yet" - "neither have we" — -no hemos tenido noticias todavía -nosotros tampoco

"you've made a mistake" - "no I haven't!" — -has cometido un error -no es verdad or cierto

"we haven't paid" - "yes we have!" — -no hemos pagado -¡qué sí!

"he's got a new job" - "oh has he?" — -tiene un trabajo nuevo -¿ah, sí?

"you've written it twice" - "so I have!" — -lo has escrito dos veces -es verdad or cierto

"have you read the book?" - "yes, I have" — -¿has leído el libro? -sí

"has he told you?" - "no, he hasn't" — -¿te lo ha dicho? -no

b) (in question tags)

he hasn't done it, has he? — no lo ha hecho, ¿verdad?

you've done it, haven't you? — lo has hecho, ¿verdad? or ¿no?

3) (avoiding repetition of verb)

you've all been there before, but I haven't — vosotros habéis estado allí antes, pero yo no

he has never met her, but I have — él no la ha llegado a conocer, pero yo sí

have you ever been there? if you have... — ¿has estado alguna vez allí? si es así...

have you tried it? if you haven't... — ¿lo has probado? (porque) si no...
so I, 1., nor
3.

MODAL VERB (=be obliged)

to have (got) to do sth — tener que hacer algo

I've got to or I have to finish this work — tengo que terminar este trabajo

have we got to or do we have to leave early? — ¿tenemos que salir temprano?

I haven't got to or I don't have to wear glasses — no necesito (usar) gafas

I shall have to go and see her — tendré que ir a verla

it will just have to wait till tomorrow — tendrá que esperar hasta mañana

he had to pay all the money back — tuvo que devolver todo el dinero

she was having to get up at six each morning — tenía que levantarse a las seis cada mañana

this has to be a mistake — esto tiene que ser un error

do you have to make such a noise? — ¿tienes que hacer tanto ruido?

you didn't have to tell her! — ¡no tenías por qué decírselo!

it's nice not to have to work on Saturdays — es un gusto no tener que trabajar los sábados

it has to be done this way — tiene que hacerse de este modo

does it have to be ironed? — ¿hay que plancharlo?

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have round

- have up

* * *
[hæv], weak forms [həv, əv]
1.

1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verb

Sense I

2) ( possess) tener*

I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos

I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero

do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)

3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*

look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!

how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?

I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo

can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?

may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?

I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!

all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!

what have we here? — ¿y esto?

to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf

I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer

4)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibir

could we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor

we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...

rumor/tradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...

to have had it — (colloq)

I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)

your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)

I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)

to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)

b) ( obtain) conseguir*

they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había

I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?

5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomar

to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo

to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)

to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer

what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado

6)

a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?

have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!

we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable

I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección

he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía

she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto

they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil

b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*

they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema

c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta

7) ( look after) tener*

they have visitors — tienen visita

my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños

8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*

9) (colloq)

a) (catch, get the better of)

they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse

I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán

b) ( swindle) timar; ( dupe) engañar

you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!

Sense II

10) (causative use)

we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio

he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

11) ( indicating what happens to somebody)

I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar

to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

12)

a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*

I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!

I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya

b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*

she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer

13) (indicating state, position) tener*

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido

2.

1) v aux

Sense I

2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*

I have/had seen her — la he/había visto

I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?

you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!

had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...

when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...

3)

a) ( in tags)

you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?

you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!

b) ( elliptical use)

you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no

the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!

you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?

I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?

Sense II

4) ( expressing obligation)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...

you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso

don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo

5) ( expressing certainty)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have up

English-spanish dictionary > have
14 right

1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) derecho

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correcto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) bien

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adecuado, apropiado

2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) derecho

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) cierto, razón

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) derecha

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) derecha

3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) inmediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) justo

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente, completamente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) a la derecha

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bien, correctamente

4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) enderezar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corregir

5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') de acuerdo, bien

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing
6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) de derecha

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right

right¹ adj

1. correcto

the right answer la respuesta correcta

can you tell me the right time? ¿me puedes decir la hora exacta?

is this the High Street? That's right ¿es la Calle Mayor? Así es

2. derecho

he broke his right leg se rompió la pierna derecha

to be right hacer bien

you were right to resign hiciste bien en dimitir

to be right tener razón

I was right about Paul tenía razón sobre lo de Paul

right² adv

1. bien

she can't spell her name right no sabe escribir bien su propio nombre

2. a la derecha

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. justo / exactamente

it landed right in the middle of the desert aterrizó justo en medio del desierto

I'm right behind you estoy justo detrás de ti

right away enseguida

right now ahora mismo right sirve también para dar énfasis en algunas frases

I had to walk right to the top floor tuve que subir andando hasta el último piso de todos

right³ n

1. derecha

the toilet is on your right el servicio está a la derecha

take the next street on your right coge la próxima calle a la derecha

2. bien

right and wrong el bien y el mal

3. derecho

we believe in equal rights creemos en la igualdad de derechos

right

tr[raɪt]

adjective

1 (not left) derecho,-a

■ my right leg hurts me duele la pierna derecha

■ I've lost my right shoe he perdido el zapato del pie derecho

2 (correct) correcto,-a

■ that's not the right answer ésa no es la respuesta correcta

3 (just) justo,-a

■ it's not right that he should suffer no es justo que sufra él

4 (suitable) apropiado,-a, adecuado,-a

■ I don't think he's the right person for the job no creo que sea la persona adecuada para el puesto

■ that hat doesn't look right ese sombrero no queda bien

5 familiar (total) auténtico,-a, total

■ he's a right idiot es un idiota total

6 familiar (okay) bien

■ this watch hasn't been right since it was repaired este reloj no ha ido bien desde que lo repararon

■ you don't look right no tienes buena cara

adverb

1 a la derecha, hacia la derecha

■ turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

2 (correctly) bien, correctamente

■ you can't do anything right no haces nada bien

3 (exactly) justo

■ they arrived right after the explosion llegaron justo después de la explosión

■ it hit him right in the eye le dio de lleno en el ojo

■ she's right next to you está justo a tu lado

■ right at the end al final de todo

4 (well) bueno, bien

■ right, I'm going to bed bueno, yo me voy a la cama

5 familiar (very) muy

■ she's not right happy no está muy contenta

noun

1 (not left) derecha

■ in Spain they drive on the right en España conducen por la derecha

2 (entitlement) derecho

■ you have no right to do that no tienes derecho a hacer eso

transitive verb

1 corregir

2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL enderezar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all right! ¡bien!, ¡conforme!, ¡vale!

it serves you «(him, etc)» right te (le, etc) está bien empleado

right away en seguida

to be right tener razón

■ he's absolutely right tiene toda la razón

to get it right acertar

to put right arreglar, corregir

right and wrong el bien y el mal

right angle ángulo recto

right of way (public access) derecho de paso 2 (when driving) prioridad nombre femenino

right wing SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL derecha

right ['raɪt] vt

1) fix, restore: reparar

to right the economy: reparar la economía

2) straighten: enderezar

right adv

1) : bien

to live right: vivir bien

2) precisely: precisamente, justo

right in the middle: justo en medio

3) directly, straight: derecho, directamente

he went right home: fue derecho a casa

4) immediately: inmediatamente

right after lunch: inmediatamente después del almuerzo

5) completely: completamente

he felt right at home: se sintió completamente cómodo

6) : a la derecha

to look left and right: mirar a la izquierda y a la derecha

right adj

1) upright: bueno, honrado

right conduct: conducta honrada

2) correct: correcto

the right answer: la respuesta correcta

3) appropriate: apropiado, adecuado, debido

the right man for the job: el hombre perfecto para el trabajo

4) straight: recto

a right line: una línea recta

5) : derecho

the right hand: la mano derecha

6) sound: bien

he's not in his right mind: no está bien de la cabeza

right n

1) good: bien m

to do right: hacer el bien

2) : derecha f

on the right: a la derecha

3) or right hand : mano f derecha

4) entitlement: derecho m

the right to vote: el derecho a votar

women's rights: los derechos de la mujer

5)

the Right : la derecha (en la política)

right

adj.

• acertado, -a adj.

• ajustado, -a adj.

• correcto, -a adj.

• debido, -a adj.

• derecho, -a adj.

• diestro, -a adj.

• enderezado, -a adj.

• exacto, -a adj.

• justo, -a adj.

• lícito, -a adj.

adv.

• a la derecha adv.

• bien adv.

• justo adv.

• mismo adv.

interj.

• cabal interj.

n.

• derechazo s.m.

• derecho s.m.

• justicia s.f.

• privilegio s.m.

• razón s.f.

v.

• adrizar v.

• enderezar v.

• endrezar v.

I raɪt
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

[raɪt]
1. ADJ

1) (=morally good, just) justo

it is not right that he should pay for their mistake — no es justo que él pague por su error

it is/seems only right that she should get the biggest share — es/me parece justo que ella reciba la mayor parte, está/me parece bien que ella reciba la mayor parte

it doesn't seem right that his contribution should not be acknowledged — parece injusto que no se reconozca su aportación

it's not right! — ¡no hay derecho!

I thought it right to ask permission first — me pareció conveniente preguntarle antes, pensé que debía preguntarle antes

would it be right for me to ask him? — ¿debería preguntárselo?

it is only right and proper that people should know what is going on — lo suyo es que la gente sepa lo que pasa

to do the right thing, do what is right — hacer lo correcto, actuar correctamente

to do the right thing by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

doing the right thing by a pregnant girlfriend meant marrying her — hacer lo que Dios manda con una novia embarazada significaba casarse con ella

2) (=suitable) [tool, clothes] apropiado, adecuado; [time] oportuno

to choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — elegir el momento oportuno para algo/para hacer algo

that's the right attitude! — ¡haces bien!

I haven't got the right clothes for a formal dinner — no tengo ropa apropiada or adecuada para una cena de etiqueta

you're not using the right tool for the job — no estás empleando la herramienta apropiada or adecuada para el trabajo

he's the right man for the job — es el hombre más indicado para el cargo

I don't think he's the right sort of person for you — me parece que no es la persona que te conviene

they holiday in all the right places — toman sus vacaciones en todos los sitios que están de moda

• the balance of humour and tragedy is just right — el equilibrio entre humor y tragedia es perfecto

she's just right for the job — es la persona perfecta para el puesto

the flat is just right for me — el piso es justo lo que necesito

"is there too much salt in it?" - "no, it's just right" — -¿tiene demasiada sal? -no, está en su punto justo

• Mr Right — el novio soñado, el marido ideal

• to know the right people — tener enchufes or (LAm) palanca

he knows all the right people — tiene enchufes or (LAm) palanca en todas partes

• I just happened to be in the right place at the right time — dio la casualidad de que estaba en el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado

• if the price is right — si el precio es razonable

• he's on the right side of 40 — tiene menos de 40 años

• to say the right thing — decir lo que hay que decir, tener las palabras justas

• we'll do it when the time is right — lo haremos en el momento oportuno or a su debido tiempo

• the right word — la palabra exacta or apropiada

3) (=correct) correcto, exacto

right first time! — ¡exactamente!, ¡exacto!

"she's your sister?" - "that's right!" — -¿es tu hermana? -¡eso es! or ¡así es! or ¡exacto!

that's right! it has to go through that hole — ¡eso es! tiene que pasar por ese agujero

she said she'd done it, isn't that right, mother? — dijo que lo había hecho ¿no es así, madre? or ¿a que sí, madre?

you mean he offered to pay? is that right, Harry? — ¿dices que se ofreció a pagar? ¿es eso cierto, Harry?

and quite right too! — ¡y con razón!

am I right for the station? — ¿por aquí se va a la estación?, ¿voy bien (por aquí) para la estación?

• the right answer — la respuesta correcta; (Math) (to problem) la solución correcta

• right you are! * — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!

• I was beginning to wonder whether I had the right day — empezaba a preguntarme si me habría equivocado de día

• to get sth right — (=guess correctly) acertar en algo; (=do properly) hacer algo bien

I got the date right but not the time — acerté en la fecha pero me equivoqué de hora

it's vital that we get the timing right — es esencial que escojamos bien el momento

you didn't get it right, so you lose five points — no acertaste or te equivocaste, así que pierdes cinco puntos

let's get it right this time! — ¡a ver si esta vez nos sale bien!

we must get it right this time — esta vez tenemos que hacerlo bien or nos tiene que salir bien

• is this the right house? — ¿es esta la casa?

• he can't even sing the right notes — no sabe ni dar las notas bien

• are you sure you've got the right number? — (Telec) ¿seguro que es ese el número?

• to put sb right — sacar a algn de su error; (unpleasantly) enmendar la plana a algn

I'm confused, and I wanted you to put me right — tengo dudas y quisiera que tú me las aclararas

if you tell the story wrong the child will soon put you right — si te equivocas al contar la historia, el niño enseguida te corrige or te saca de tu error

to put a clock right — poner un reloj en hora

to put a mistake right — corregir or rectificar un error

• is this the right road for Segovia? — ¿es este el camino de Segovia?, ¿por aquí se va a Segovia?

are we on the right road? — ¿vamos por buen camino?, ¿vamos bien por esta carretera?

• it's not the right shade of green — no es el tono de verde que yo busco

• the right side of the fabric — el (lado) derecho de la tela

• is the skirt the right size? — ¿va bien la falda de talla?

it's not the right size/length — no vale de talla/de largo

• the right time — la hora exacta

is that the right time? — ¿es esa la hora?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora buena?, ¿sabes qué hora es exactamente?

- get on the right side of sb

4) (=in the right)

to be right to do sth — hacer bien en hacer algo

you were right to come to me — has hecho bien en venir a verme

• to be right — [person] tener razón, estar en lo cierto

you're quite right, you're dead right * — tienes toda la razón

how right you are! — ¡qué razón tienes!

• to be right about sth/sb, you were right about there being none left — tenías razón cuando decías que no quedaba ninguno

you were right about Peter, he's totally unreliable — tenías razón en lo de Peter or con respecto a Peter: no hay quien se fíe de él

• am I right in thinking that we've met before? — si no me equivoco ya nos conocemos ¿no?

you were right in calling the doctor, it was appendicitis — hiciste bien en llamar al médico, era apendicitis

5) (=in order)

I don't feel quite right — no me siento del todo bien

I knew something wasn't right when she didn't call as usual — supe que algo no iba bien cuando no llamaba como de costumbre

his leg hasn't been right since the accident — tiene la pierna mal desde el accidente

my stereo still isn't right — mi equipo sigue sin ir bien

• it will all come right in the end — todo se arreglará al final

• she's not quite right in the head — no está en sus cabales

• to be in one's right mind — en su sano juicio

• to put sth/sb right, I hope the garage can put the car right — espero que me sepan arreglar el coche en el taller

you've offended her but it's not too late to put things right — la has ofendido pero aún puedes arreglarlo

it's nothing a night's sleep won't put right — no es nada que no se arregle durmiendo toda la noche de un tirón

a couple of aspirin will put me right — con un par de aspirinas me pondré bien

that's soon put right — eso se arregla fácilmente, eso tiene fácil arreglo

• all's right with the world — todo va bien

- be/feel as right as rain

she'll be as right as rain in a few days — en unos pocos días se repondrá completamente de esto

6) (=not left) derecho

I'd give my right arm to know — daría cualquier cosa or todo el oro del mundo por saberlo

we are a right of centre party — somos un partido de centro derecha

- it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing

7) (Math) [angle] recto

8) (Brit)
* (as intensifier) (=complete)
he's a right idiot — es un auténtico idiota

I felt a right twit — me sentí como un verdadero imbécil

she made a right mess of it — lo hizo fatal *, le salió un buen churro (Sp) *

you're a right one to talk — iro mira quién habla
Charlie
9) see all right

2. ADV

1) (=directly, exactly)

• right away — en seguida, ahora mismo, ahorita (mismo) (Mex, And)

• it happened right before our eyes — ocurrió delante de nuestros propios ojos

• she was standing right behind/in front of him — estaba justo detrás/delante de él

• right here — aquí mismo or (CAm) mero

• he was standing right in the middle of the road — estaba justo en el centro or (CAm) en el mero centro de la calle

• right now — (=immediately) ahora mismo; (=at the moment) (justo) ahora

I want this done right now — quiero que se haga esto ahora mismo

she's busy right now — ahora mismo or justo ahora está ocupada

• he could tell right off that I was a foreigner — reconoció de inmediato que yo era extranjero

• to go right on — seguir todo derecho

right on! * — † ¡eso es!, ¡de acuerdo!

he (just) went right on talking — siguió hablando como si nada

it hit him right on the chest — le dio de lleno en el pecho

• she should come right out and say so — debería ser clara y decirlo

• it fell right on top of me — me cayó justo encima

2) (=immediately) justo, inmediatamente

• I'll do it right after dinner — lo haré justo or inmediatamente después de cenar

• I'll be right back — vuelvo en seguida

• come right in! — ¡ven aquí dentro!

• I'll be right over — voy en seguida

• I had to decide right then — tenía que decidirme allí mismo

3) (=completely)

• we were sat right at the back — estábamos sentados atrás del todo

we'll have to go right back to the beginning now — ahora habrá que volver al principio del todo

• he put his hand in right to the bottom — introdujo la mano hasta el mismo fondo

• their house is right at the end of the street — su casa está justo al final de la calle

she was a very active old lady, right to the end — fue una anciana muy activa hasta el final

to go right to the end of sth — ir hasta el final de algo

• to push sth right in — meter algo hasta el fondo

• there is a fence right round the house — hay una valla que rodea la casa por completo

• to read a book right through — leer un libro hasta el final

you could see right through her blouse — se le transparentaba la blusa

• he filled it right up — lo llenó del todo

4) (=correctly) bien, correctamente

you did right to/not to invite them — hiciste bien en invitarlos/en no invitarlos

to understand sb right — entender bien a algn

if I remember right — si mal no recuerdo, si no me falla la memoria

it's him, right enough! — ¡seguro que es él!

5) (=fairly)

• to do right by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

• don't worry about the pay, John will see you right — no te preocupes por el sueldo, John se encargará de que te paguen lo que te corresponde

• to treat sb right — tratar bien a algn
serve
6) (=properly, satisfactorily) bien

you're not doing it right — no lo estás haciendo bien

I felt nothing was going right for me — sentía que nada me iba bien

nothing goes right with them — nada les sale bien

7) (=not left) a la derecha

he looked neither left nor right — no miró a ningún lado

• eyes right! — (Mil) ¡vista a la derecha!

• to turn right — torcer a la derecha

right (about) turn! — ¡media vuelta a la derecha!
left II, 1., 1)
8) (as linker)

right, who's next? — a ver, ¿quién va ahora?

right then, let's begin! — ¡empecemos, pues!

9) (in titles)

the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — el Excelentísimo Señor Edmund Burke

the Right Honourable member for Huntingdon — Su Señoría el diputado por Huntingdon

my Right Honourable friend — mi honorable amigo

Right Reverend — Reverendísimo

3. N

1) (=what is morally right, just)

right and wrong — el bien y el mal

I don't know the rights of the matter — no sé quién tiene razón en el asunto

to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

• by rights the house should go to me — lo suyo or lo propio es que la casa me correspondiera a mí

• to be in the right — tener razón, estar en lo cierto

• to put or set sth to rights — arreglar algo

this government will put the country to rights — este gobierno va a arreglar el país

to set or put the world to rights — arreglar el mundo

• to have right on one's side — tener la razón de su parte
wrong 3.
2) (=prerogative) derecho m

they have a right to privacy — tienen derecho a la or su intimidad

people have the right to read any kind of material they wish — la gente tiene derecho a leer lo que desee

you had no right to take it — no tenías (ningún) derecho a llevártelo

what gives you the right or what right have you got to criticize me? — ¿qué derecho tienes tú a criticarme?

who gave you the right to come in here? — ¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar aquí?

• as of right — por derecho propio

• by right of — por or en razón de

by what right do you make all the decisions? — ¿con qué derecho tomas tú todas las decisiones?

• to own sth in one's own right — poseer algo por derecho propio

she's a celebrity in her own right now — ahora es una celebridad por méritos propios

the baby is a person in his own right — el bebé es una persona de pleno derecho

• right to reply — derecho m de réplica

• right of way — derecho m de paso; (Aut etc) (=precedence) prioridad f
abode, assembly, exercise, reserve 2., 1)
3) rights derechos mpl

• civil rights — derechos mpl civiles

• film rights — derechos mpl cinematográficos

• human rights — derechos mpl humanos

• insist on your legal rights — hazte valer tus derechos legales

• they don't have voting rights — no tienen derecho al voto or de voto

• to be (well) within one's rights — estar en su derecho

you'd be well within your rights to refuse to cooperate — estarías en tu derecho a negarte a cooperar

• women's rights — derechos de la mujer

all rights reserved — es propiedad, reservados todos los derechos

4) (=not left) derecha f

• reading from right to left — leyendo de derecha a izquierda

• to keep to the right — (Aut) circular por la derecha

keep to the right — manténgase a la derecha

• our house is the second on the right — nuestra casa es la segunda a or de la derecha

• on or to my right — a mi derecha

5) (Pol)

the right — la derecha

to be on or to the right of sth/sb — (Pol) estar a la derecha de algo/algn

he's further to the right than I am — es más de derecha or (Sp) de derechas que yo

6) (=right turn)

it's the next right after the lights — es la próxima a la derecha después del semáforo

to take or make a right — girar a la derecha

7) (Boxing) (=punch) derechazo m; (=right hand) derecha f

4.

VT (=put straight) [+ crooked picture] enderezar; (=correct) [+ mistake] corregir; [+ injustice] reparar; (=put right way up) [+ vehicle, person] enderezar

• he tried to right himself but the leg was broken — intentó ponerse de pie pero tenía la pierna rota

• to right itself — [vehicle] enderezarse; [situation] rectificarse

• to right a wrong — deshacer un agravio, reparar un daño

5.

CPD

right angle N — ángulo m recto

to be at right angles (to sth) — estar en or formar ángulo recto (con algo)

right back N — (Sport) (=player) lateral mf derecho(-a); (=position) lateral m derecho

right half N — (Sport) medio m (volante) derecho

rights issue N — emisión f de acciones

right to life N — derecho m a la vida
right-to-life
right triangle (US) N — triángulo m rectángulo

right turn N —

to take or make a right turn — (Aut) girar a la derecha; (Pol) dar un giro a la derecha

right wing N — (Pol) derecha f; right-wing; (Sport) (=position) ala f derecha

* * *

I [raɪt]
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

English-spanish dictionary > right
15 have

[hæv, həv] aux vb <has, had, had>

1)

( indicates perfect tense) haben;

he has never been to Scotland before er war noch nie zuvor in Schottland gewesen;

we had been swimming wir waren schwimmen gewesen;

I've heard that story before ich hab' diese Geschichte schon einmal gehört;

I wish I'd bought it ich wünschte, ich hätte es gekauft;

\have we been invited? - yes we \have sind wir eingeladen worden? - ja, sind wir;

I've passed my test - \have you? congratulations! ich habe den Test bestanden - oh, wirklich? herzlichen Glückwunsch!;

they still hadn't had any news sie hatten immer noch keine Neuigkeiten

2) (experience, suffer)

to \have sth done etw erleiden [o erfahren];

she had her car stolen last week man hat ihr letzte Woche das Auto gestohlen;

she had a window smashed es wurde ihr eine Scheibe eingeschlagen;

( cause to be done) etw machen [o ( fam) tun] lassen;

we \have the house painted every three years wir lassen alle drei Jahre das Haus streichen;

to \have one's hair cut/ done/ dyed sich dat die Haare schneiden/machen/färben lassen

3) had sb known [sth],... ( form) hätte jd [das] gewusst,...;

had I known you were coming, I'd \have made dinner wenn ich gewusst hätte, dass ihr kommt, dann hätte ich Abendbrot gemacht vt <has, had, had>

1) (own, possess)

to \have [or (esp Brit, Aus) \have got] sth etw haben;

she's got two brothers sie hat zwei Brüder;

to \have a car/ dog ein Auto/einen Hund haben;

to \have a degree/ qualification einen Abschluss/eine Qualifikation haben;

to \have [a little] French/ German (dated) Grundkenntnisse pl in Französisch/Deutsch haben;

to \have a job einen Arbeitsplatz haben;

to \have a [current] driving licence einen gültigen Führerschein haben

2) ( suffer) illness, symptom etw haben;

to \have cancer/ polio Krebs/Polio haben, an Krebs/Polio erkrankt sein ( geh)

to \have a cold erkältet sein, eine Erkältung haben;

to \have a headache/ toothache Kopfschmerzen pl [o ( fam) Kopfweh nt]; /Zahnschmerzen pl [o ( fam) Zahnweh nt] haben

3) ( display) etw haben [o ( form) aufweisen];

I haven't any sympathy for this troublemaker ich empfinde keinerlei Mitleid mit diesem Unruhestifter;

at least she had the good sense to turn the gas off zumindest war sie so schlau, das Gas abzudrehen;

he had the gall to tell me that I was fat! hat er doch die Frechheit besessen, mir zu sagen, ich sei dick!;

to \have the decency to do sth die Anständigkeit besitzen, etw zu tun;

to \have blue eyes/ a big nose blaue Augen/eine große Nase haben;

to \have the honesty to do sth so ehrlich sein, etw zu tun;

to \have patience/ sympathy Geduld/Mitgefühl haben; idea, plan, reason, suggestion etw haben ( form);

\have you reason to think he'll refuse? haben Sie Grund zur Annahme, dass er ablehnen wird?;

(quality of food, wine) etw haben [o ( form) aufweisen];

this wine has a soft, fruity flavour dieser Wein schmeckt weich und fruchtig;

( obligation)

to \have sth to do etw tun [o erledigen] müssen;

I've got several texts to edit before Wednesday ich muss vor Mittwoch noch einige Texte redigieren

4) ( engage in activity)

to \have a bath [or wash] / shower ( fam) ein Bad/eine Dusche nehmen ( geh), baden/duschen;

to \have a nap [or snooze] ein Schläfchen [o Nickerchen] machen;

to \have a party eine Fete veranstalten;

to \have a swim schwimmen;

to \have a talk with sb mit jdm sprechen;

( argue) sich akk mit jdm aussprechen;

to \have a try es versuchen;

I'd like to \have a try ich würde es gern einmal probieren;

to \have a walk spazieren gehen, einen Spaziergang machen

5) (eat, drink)

to \have sth etw zu sich dat nehmen;

I'll \have the trout, please ich hätte gern die Forelle;

I haven't had shrimps in ages! ich habe schon ewig keine Shrimps mehr gegessen!;

\have some more coffee nimm doch noch etwas Kaffee;

we've got sausages for lunch today zum Mittagessen gibt es heute Würstchen;

to \have lunch/ dinner zu Mittag/Abend essen

6) ( give birth to)

to \have a child ein Kind bekommen;

my mother had three boys before she had me meine Mutter hat drei Jungen bekommen, bevor ich geboren wurde;

to be having a baby ( be pregnant) ein Baby bekommen, schwanger sein

7) ( receive)

I've just had a letter from John ich habe gerade erst einen Brief von John erhalten;

to \have news of sb Neuigkeiten von jdm erfahren;

( entertain)

my mother's having the children to stay next week die Kinder bleiben nächste Woche bei meiner Mutter;

we had his hamster for weeks wir haben wochenlang für seinen Hamster gesorgt;

they've got Ian's father staying with them Ians Vater ist bei ihnen zu Besuch;

to \have visitors Besuch haben;

to \have sb to visit jdn zu [o auf] Besuch haben;

to \have sb back ( resume relationship) jdn wieder [bei sich dat] aufnehmen;

they solved their problems, and she had him back sie haben ihre Probleme gelöst und sie ist wieder mit ihm zusammen;

to let sb \have sth back jdm etw zurückgeben

8) ( prepare)

to \have sth ready etw fertig haben;

to \have dinner/ lunch ready das Abendessen/Mittagessen fertig haben

9) ( cause to occur)

to \have sb/ sth do sth jdn/etw [dazu] veranlassen, etw zu tun;

to \have sb do sth jdn darum bitten, etw zu tun;

I'll \have the secretary run you off a copy for you ich werde von der Sekretärin eine Kopie für Sie anfertigen lassen;

I'll \have Bob give you a ride home ich werde Bob bitten, dich nach Hause zu fahren;

to \have sb doing sth jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun;

the film soon had us crying der Film brachte uns schnell zum Weinen;

Guy'll \have it working in no time Guy wird es im Handumdrehen zum Laufen bringen

10) ( undergo experience)

we're having a wonderful time in Venice wir verbringen eine wundervolle Zeit in Venedig;

we didn't \have any difficulty finding the house wir hatten keinerlei Schwierigkeiten, das Haus zu finden;

she had her car stolen last week man hat ihr letzte Woche das Auto gestohlen;

\have a nice day/evening! viel Spaß!;

( said to departing customers) einen schönen Tag noch!;

to \have fun/ luck Spaß/Glück haben

11) ( obligation)

to \have [or \have got] to do sth etw tun müssen;

what time \have we got to be there? wann müssen wir dort sein?;

do we \have to finish this today? müssen wir das heute fertig bekommen?;

I'm not going back there unless I absolutely \have to ich gehe nicht dorthin zurück, wenn ich nicht unbedingt muss;

come on now, put your toys away - oh, Dad, do I \have to? komm jetzt, leg deine Spielsachen weg - oh, Papa, muss ich wirklich?

12) (fam!: have sex with)

to \have sb mit jdm Sex haben;

he asked me how many men I'd had er fragte mich, wie viele Männer ich gehabt habe

13) (fam: trick)

to \have sb jdn auf den Arm nehmen [o ( fam) verkohlen] [o ( fam) veräppeln];

PHRASES:

to \have nothing on sb (fam: not be as talented) gegen jdn nicht ankommen, mit jdm nicht mithalten können;

he's a good player, but he's got nothing on his brother er spielt gut, aber seinem Bruder kann er noch lange nicht das Wasser reichen;

( lack evidence) nichts gegen jdn in der Hand haben, keine Handhabe gegen jdn haben;

to \have the time ( know what the time is) die Uhrzeit haben, wissen, wie spät [o wie viel Uhr] es ist;

\have you got the time? kannst du mir die Uhrzeit sagen?;

( have enough time) Zeit haben;

will you \have time to finish the report today? reicht es Ihnen, den Bericht heute noch zu Ende zu schreiben?;

to not \have any [of it] ( fam) nichts von etw dat wissen wollen ( fam)

the girls tried to explain everything but Mrs Jones wasn't having any of it die Mädchen wollten alles erklären, aber Mrs. Jones wollte nichts davon hören;

to not \have sth ( not allow) etw nicht zulassen;

I won't \have it! kommt nicht in Frage [o ( fam) in die Tüte] !;

( not believe) etw nicht glauben wollen, [jdm] etw nicht abnehmen wollen;

I kept telling him you were French, but he wouldn't \have it ich habe ihm die ganze Zeit gesagt, dass du Franzose bist, aber er hat es nicht glauben wollen;

to not \have sth/sb doing sth nicht erlauben [o ( geh) zulassen], dass etw/jd etw tut;

I can't \have you doing the hoovering in my house, you're my guest! ich kann doch nicht zulassen, dass du bei mir staubsaugst, du bist schließlich mein Gast!;

to \have done with sth mit etw dat fertig sein;

to \have it in for sb ( fam) es auf jdn abgesehen haben ( fam), jdn auf dem Kieker haben (sl, fam)

to \have it in one das Zeug[s] zu etw dat haben;

her speech was really funny, I didn't think she had it in her! ihre Rede war echt witzig, ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass sie das Zeug dazu hat!;

to \have had it (fam: be broken) hinüber sein ( fam), ausgedient haben;

the old vacuum cleaner has had it der alte Staubsauger hat den Geist aufgegeben;

( be in serious trouble) geliefert [o (sl) dran] sein ( fam)

if she finds out about what you've done, you've \have it! wenn sie herausfindet, was du getan hast, ist der Ofen aus! ( fam)

to \have had it with sb/ sth ( fam) von jdm/etw die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben ( fam), jdn/etw satthaben;

I've had it with his childish behaviour! sein kindisches Benehmen steht mir bis hier oben!;

there's none to be had of sth etw ist nicht zu bekommen [o ( fam) aufzutreiben];

there's no real Italian cheese to be had round here man bekommt hier nirgendwo echten italienischen Käse n ( fam);

the \haves pl die gut Betuchten, die Reichen;

the \haves and the \have-nots die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

English-German students dictionary > have
16 have

1. [hæv] n
1. pl имущие

the haves and have-nots - богатые и бедные; имущие и неимущие (люди, классы, страны)

2. разг. обман, надувательство
2. [hæv (полная форма); həv,əv,v́ (редуцированные формы)]v́ (had; 3-е л. ед. ч. наст. вр. has или арх. hath; арх. 2-е л. ед. ч. наст. вр. hast, арх. 2-е л. ед. ч. прош. вр. hadst, haddest)
I

1. иметь

he has (got) a family [a friend, a flat] - у него (есть) семья [друг, квартира]

I have many books [no money] - у меня много книг [нет денег]

all I have - всё, что у меня есть

to have shares in a company - быть держателем акций какой-л. компании

has the house a garden? - есть ли при (этом) доме сад?

the door has no key to it - к этой двери нет ключа

the bag had no name on it - на сумке не было наклейки /бирки/ с фамилией

have you time to come with me? - у вас есть время (чтобы) пойти со мной?

do you have much time for reading? - у тебя остаётся много времени для чтения?

I have no words to express... - у меня не хватает слов, чтобы выразить...

I have nothing to do - мне нечего делать /нечем заняться/

there was no work to be had - работу невозможно было найти

I had my work to do - мне надо было (ещё) сделать работу; у меня ещё была работа

to have smb. on one's side - иметь поддержку с чьей-л. стороны

she has the law on her side - закон на её стороне

to have and to hold - юр. передаётся в собственность и владение ( в документах о передаче имущества)

2. обладать, иметь

to have much [little] in common with smb. - иметь много [мало] общего с кем-л.

he has blue eyes [a bad memory] - у него синие глаза [плохая память]

he has (got) an ear for music [a fine taste, perfect health] - у него хороший (музыкальный) слух [прекрасный вкус, великолепное здоровье]

she had faith in him - она верила ему /в него/

these strawberries have a beautiful flavour - у этой клубники чудесный аромат

he has a sense of humour - он не лишён чувства юмора

3. состоять из; иметь в качестве составной или неотъемлемой части

the book has 300 pages - в этой книге 300 страниц

May has 31 days - в мае 31 день

the house has three storeys - в этом доме три этажа

4. 1) получать

to have one's wish - получить желаемое

he had a letter [a telegram, a parcel] - он получил письмо [телеграмму, посылку]

they had no news of him - они не получали о нём известий, они ничего не слышали о нём

let me have your order as soon as possible - пришлите мне ваш заказ как можно скорее

he has had a rough lesson - он получил жестокий урок

you have my sympathy - я вам сочувствую

you have my apologies - (я) приношу (вам) свои извинения

2) приобретать

it is to be had at the chemist's - это можно получить /купить/ в аптеке

you may have it for five pounds - вы можете получить /купить/ это за пять фунтов

I'll let you have it for five pounds - я отдам /уступлю/ это за пять фунтов

which book will you have? - какую книгу вы хотите /возьмёте/?

3) узнавать

they had it from your neighbour [from his own mouth] - они узнали это /получили сообщение об этом/ от вашего соседа [от него самого]

he had it on good authority - он узнал об этом из достоверных источников

he wants to have your name - он хочет узнать ваше имя

4) добиваться

he was determined to have an answer - он решил добиться ответа

there is nothing to be had here - здесь ничего не добьёшься /не получишь/

5) зарабатывать

he has ten thousand pounds a year - он получает /зарабатывает/ десять тысяч фунтов (стерлингов) в год

5. находиться; иметься

he had the river on his left - слева от него была река

you have a fireplace on your right - справа от вас камин

the committee has a report before it - комитету представлен доклад

6. происходить, случаться

we had an earthquake last month - в прошлом месяце у нас было землетрясение

we have had much rain [fine weather] this year - у нас в этом году было много дождей [стояла прекрасная погода]

7. знать; уметь

he has small Latin and less Greek - он плохо знает латынь и ещё хуже греческий

8. разг. усваивать, понимать; найти решение

I have it! - придумал /нашёл/!

now I have your idea - теперь я понял вашу мысль

you have me? - вы меня поняли?; вам ясно?

9. взять в жёны или мужья

if she will have him - если она согласится выйти за него

and now he won't have her - а теперь он не хочет на ней жениться

10. 1) принимать (кого-л. в качестве гостя и т. п.)

to have smb. (in) to dinner - пригласить кого-л. (к себе) на обед

yesterday he had two visitors - вчера у него было два посетителя

we don't have many visitors - у неё редко бывают гости

we are having them down for the weekend /over the Sunday/ - мы пригласили их на выходные /провести с нами выходные/

we would rather stay with you, if you will have us - мы хотели бы остановиться у вас, если вы согласны (нас принять)

2) взять, принять (в друзья, в ученики и т. п.)

would you like to have such a man for a friend? - вы бы хотели видеть /считать/ такого человека своим другом?

11. разг.

1) одолеть, взять верх, победить (тж. have it)

mind he doesn't have you! - смотри, чтобы он тебя не одолел!

he had you completely in the first round - в первом же раунде он победил вас

he had you there - тут-то вы ему и попались

that's where I shall have him! - вот чем я его возьму!, тут-то я его обойду!, тут-то он и попадётся!

the ❝ayes❞have it - голосовавшие «за» оказались в большинстве

2) обмануть, обойти, перехитрить

I'm afraid you have been had - боюсь, что вас обманули /провели/

I'm not to be had - меня не проведёшь

12. сл. обладать

to have a woman - обладать женщиной

II А

1. проводить ( время)

he wants to have a pleasant evening - он хочет приятно провести вечер

I've had a real good time - я замечательно провёл время

have a good time /some fun/! - желаю тебе повеселиться /приятно провести время/!

they have had a somewhat agitating day - этот день прошёл для них в волнении, они пережили очень много волнений в этот день

she has had a bad night - она плохо спала в эту ночь; ночью ей было плохо

2. принимать (пищу и т. п.); есть, пить

I have dinner at three - я обедаю в три (часа)

do you have tea or coffee for breakfast? - вы за завтраком пьёте чай или кофе?

what will you have? - что вы будете пить /есть/?

will you have another cup of tea? - не выпьете ли вы ещё чашку чаю?

have some more sauce - возьмите ещё соуса

what can you let me have? - что у вас найдётся поесть?, что вы можете мне предложить? (в ресторане, кафе и т. п.)

I'll have ice cream and coffee - мне, пожалуйста, мороженое и кофе ( обращение к официанту)

let me have some more meat - дайте мне ещё мяса

have a cigar? - хотите сигару?

3. родить; приносить ( потомство); иметь ( детей)

she's going to have a baby - у неё будет ребёнок

she had the baby in April - она родила в апреле

he had had two children by her [by a previous marriage] - у него от неё [от прежнего брака] двое детей

the dog had four puppies - собака принесла четырёх щенят

4. держать (кого-л. в своей власти и т. п.)

she had him in her power - он был у неё в руках

5. переживать (события и т. п.)

she had an odd experience - с ней произошёл /приключился/ странный случай

they had quite an adventure - у них было настоящее приключение

she has a lot of trouble - у неё масса неприятностей

be didn't have any trouble in finding the book - он нашёл книгу без (всякого) труда

6. ощущать, испытывать ( боль); переносить ( заболевание)

she has a headache [toothache, a sore throat] - у неё болит голова [зуб, горло]

he has measles [typhus] - у него корь [тиф], он болен корью [тифом]

she has a bad cold (in the head) - у неё сильный насморк

7. проявлять, испытывать (чувства и т. п.)

to have pity [compassion] for smb. - проявлять жалость [сострадание] к кому-л.

he has patience with children - он терпелив с детьми

he has indulgence for mistakes - он снисходителен к ошибкам

if you had any real affection - если бы у вас было настоящее чувство

have no doubt - можете не сомневаться

have no fear! - не бойтесь!, не бойся!

has she really the cheek to ask for more money? - неужели у неё хватило нахальства просить ещё денег?

please have the goodness /kindness/ to ring him up - будьте столь любезны, позвоните ему

he had the kindness to assent... - он любезно согласился..., он был так любезен, что согласился...

8. быть наделённым (властью, правом и т. п.)

he has (got) authority [privilege] - он пользуется авторитетом [привилегией]

he has charge of... - а) он заботится о...; б) в его ведении находится...

to have responsibility for smth. - а) нести ответственность за что-л.; б) быть виноватым в чём-л.

9. приводить (к какому-л. результату); оказывать ( воздействие)

this policy had the desired effect - эта политика привела к желаемым результатам

10. иметь (представление, мнение, право и т. п.)

have you any idea where he lives? - не знаете ли вы, где он живёт?

I have no idea where he may be at present - я не имею ни малейшего представления (о том), где он сейчас может быть

he has an opinion... - он считает...

II Б

1. to have smb. (to) do /doing/ smth. заставить кого-л. сделать что-л.; устроить или сделать так, чтобы кто-л. сделал что-л.

I will have him come - я заставлю его прийти, я сделаю так /распоряжусь/, чтобы он пришёл

we ought to have the doctor examine her - нам следовало бы показать её врачу

she had us all guessing what her next move would be - мы все старались угадать, что она сделает /как она поступит/ дальше

I would have you to know... - я хотел бы поставить вас в известность..., я бы хотел, чтобы вы знали...

will you have me to help you? - вы хотите, чтобы я вам помог?

2. to have smth. done

1) (выражает действие, совершённое по инициативе или побуждению какого-л. лица) велеть, приказать сделать что-л. для себя

he had his hair cut - он постригся

we have had our photos taken - мы сфотографировались

he had a tooth taken out - ему удалили зуб

the town council has had ten houses built - городской совет построил десять домов

2) (выражает действие, совершённое помимо воли или желания какого-л. лица и направленное на него или на какой-л. предмет) подвергнуться какому-л. действию

I have had my money stolen - у меня украли деньги

he had his leg broken - он сломал себе ногу

I never had my word doubted - до сих пор мне всегда верили

we had a note handed to us - нам передали письмо

three houses had their windows shattered - в трёх домах разбились /вылетели/ стёкла

3. to have smth. в сочетании с прилагательным или наречием

1) сделать или устроить так, чтобы что-л. оказалось таким-то или там-то

to have smb. up - заставить кого-л. подняться (наверх) [ср. тж. have up]

let's have her down - пусть она сойдёт /спустится/ к нам

I'll have everything ready - у меня всё будет готово

she had a tooth out - ей удалили зуб

can we have our ball back, please? - отдайте нам, пожалуйста, мяч

2) быть в определённом состоянии

he had his eyes open - глаза у него были открыты

he had his hands full - руки у него были заняты

4. to have to do with smb., smth. иметь отношение к кому-л., чему-л.

this has nothing to do with you - к вам это никакого отношения не имеет, вас это (никак) не касается

I advise you to have nothing to do with that man - я вам советую не иметь никаких дел с этим человеком

5. to have smth. about /on/ one иметь что-л. при себе, с собой

he hadn't any money [papers] about /on/ him - у него не было при себе /с собой/ денег [документов]

have you the time on you? - у вас есть при себе часы?

6. to have smth. against smb. иметь что-л. против кого-л.

what have you against it [him]? - что вы имеете против этого [него]?

I have nothing against it [him] - я не имею ничего против этого [него]

7. to have smth. on smb. знать о ком-л. что-л. плохое, дурное

he has (got) nothing on me - он обо мне ничего дурного не знает; у него нет никаких улик против меня

8. to have smb., smth. on smb. напускать кого-л., что-л. на кого-л.; науськивать

to have the law [the police] on smb. - подать в суд [заявить в полицию] на кого-л.

9. to have at smb. налетать, напускаться на кого-л.

(let us) have at him - за ним (в погоню)!

to have a go /a shy, a shot, a bash, a stab/ at smth., smb. - сделать попытку (сделать что-л.); пробовать что-л., пробовать силы на чём-л., на ком-л.

10. one had better /best/ do smth. лучше бы вам /тебе, ему и т. п./ сделать что-л., вы бы /ты бы, он бы и т. п./ лучше...

you had better ask him about it - лучше бы тебе /вам/ спросить его об этом

you'd better go home and rest - пошёл бы ты лучше домой отдыхать

you had best go at once - тебе лучше сразу же уйти

you had better say it at once - будет гораздо лучше, если вы сразу скажете об этом

11. one had rather do smth. than... я /ты, он и т. п./ бы предпочёл, сделать что-л., чем...

I had rather do it myself - я предпочёл бы сделать это сам, я лучше сделал бы это сам

I'd rather not go - я предпочёл бы не ходить

12. one had as soon /уст. as lief/ do smth. я /ты, он и т. п./ бы скорее предпочёл сделать что-л.

I had as soon start at once - я скорее предпочёл бы отправиться сразу

13. 1) one won't /can't/ have smth. ( done) не допускать чего-л., не терпеть чего-л.

I won't have such conduct - я не потерплю такого поведения

I cannot have it in my house - я не могу допустить этого в своём доме

let us have no nonsense! - давайте без глупостей!

2) one won't /can't/ have smb. do /doing/ smth. не позволить, кому-л. делать что-л.

I won't have you say /saying/ such things - я не допущу, чтобы вы говорили подобные вещи

14. to have it that... говорить, утверждать, что...; гласить

the newspapers have it that... - газеты утверждают, что...

he will have it that... - он считает /настаивает на том/, что...

rumour has it that... - ходят слухи, что...

as Shakespeare has it - как говорит Шекспир

III А

1. в сочетании с последующим инфинитивом выражает долженствование

one has to do smth. - я /ты, он и т. п./ должен сделать что-л.

she has to keep the house - ей приходится вести хозяйство

he has (got) to help us - ему придётся нам помочь, он должен нам помочь

you will have to wait a moment - вам придётся обождать минутку

the money has to be paid - эти деньги придётся заплатить /нужно уплатить, должны быть выплачены/

they had to suspend payment - им пришлось приостановить платежи

you don't have to get so excited - не нужно так волноваться

you don't have to apologize - можете не извиняться, совершенно не нужно извиняться

2. в сочетании с существительным означает единичный акт или кратковременное действие, соответствующее значению существительного

to have a swim [a shave, a wash, a walk, a dance, a smoke] - поплавать [побриться, помыться, погулять, потанцевать, покурить]

to have a look - взглянуть

let me have a look [a try] - дайте мне взглянуть [попробовать]

to have a fall - упасть

to have a bath [a shower] - принять ванну [душ]

to have a game - сыграть партию

to have a word with smb. - поговорить с кем-л.

3. have got см. get II, III А 1

III Б

1. вспомогательный глагол, служит для образования форм перфекта

1):

he has read this book - он прочёл /читал/ эту книгу

how long have they known each other? - как давно они знакомы /знают друг друга/?

by spring we shall have finished it - к весне мы закончим это

you ought to have done it - вам следовало /надлежало/ это сделать

it's silly not to have gone after having accepted the invitation - глупо было не ходить, раз вы приняли приглашение

you haven't swept the room. - I have! - ты не подметал пол. - Нет, подметал!

he hasn't been to England before, has he? - он (ведь) раньше /прежде/ не бывал в Англии, не так ли?

you've forgotten your gloves. - So I have! - вы забыли перчатки. - Действительно!

2) эмоц.-усил. ( выделяется интонационно):

well, you have grown! - как ты вырос!, ну и вырос же ты!

had I seen him?! - видел ли я его?!, ну конечно же, я его видел!

she has frequently dreamt about the past, has Joan! - Джоан очень, очень часто вспоминала о прошлом

3) ( в условных предложениях):

had one... - если бы я /ты, он и т. п./...

had they searched more closely, they would have found what they wanted - если бы они искали (по)внимательнее, они бы нашли то, что им было нужно

2. вспомогательный глагол, служит для образования эмоц.-усил. конструкций и альтернативных вопросов вне перфекта:

she had a good time, had Mary! - и здорово же провела Мэри время!

he had a sister, hadn't he? - у него ведь была сестра, не так ли?

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to have it - получить удар, понести наказание

I've had it! Let's stop and rest - всё, больше не могу! Надо передохнуть

he decided that he had had it and quit the stage - он решил, что с него довольно /хватит/, и ушёл со сцены

let him have it! - а) покажи ему!, задай ему взбучку!; б) скажи ему откровенно, что ты о нём думаешь!

to let smb. have it in the face - дать кому-л. по физиономии

to have had it - дойти до ручки

he has had it - а) теперь ему конец /крышка/; теперь он пропал; б) он безнадёжно отстал

to have it away /off/ with smb. - сл. иметь половые сношения с кем-л., «трахаться»

have it your own way - делай /поступай/ как хочешь /как знаешь/

and there you have... - и вот каков...

there you have the man - вот какой он человек, вот полюбуйтесь на него

have done! - перестань!, хватит!

and what have you - и так далее, и всё в таком роде

pens, pencils and what have you - ручки, карандаши и всё такое прочее /и так далее/

he had one on me - он меня надул /обошёл/

НБАРС > have
17 see

1. transitive verb,
saw, seen

1) sehen

let somebody see something — (show) jemandem etwas zeigen

let me see — lass mich mal sehen

I saw her fall or falling — ich habe sie fallen sehen

he was seen to leave or seen leaving the building — er ist beim Verlassen des Gebäudes gesehen worden

I'll believe it when I see it — das will ich erst mal sehen

they saw it happen — sie haben gesehen, wie es passiert ist

can you see that house over there? — siehst du das Haus da drüben?

be worth seeing — sehenswert sein; sich lohnen (ugs.)

see the light — (fig.): (undergo conversion) das Licht schauen (geh.)

I saw the light — (I realized my error etc.) mir ging ein Licht auf (ugs.)

see things — Halluzinationen haben

I must be seeing things — (joc.) ich glaub', ich seh' nicht richtig

see the sights/town — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten/Stadt ansehen

see one's way [clear] to do or to doing something — es einrichten, etwas zu tun

2) (watch) sehen

let's see a film — sehen wir uns (Dat.) einen Film an!

3) (meet [with]) sehen; treffen; (meet socially) zusammenkommen mit; sich treffen mit

I'll see you there/at 5 — wir sehen uns dort/um 5

see you! — (coll.)

[I'll] be seeing you! — (coll.) bis bald! (ugs.)

see you on Saturday/soon — bis Samstag/bald; see also academic.ru/43656/long">long I 1. 3)

4) (speak to) sprechen [Person] ( about wegen); (pay visit to) gehen zu, (geh.) aufsuchen [Arzt, Anwalt usw.]; (receive) empfangen

the doctor will see you now — Herr/Frau Doktor lässt bitten

whom would you like to see? — wen möchten Sie sprechen?; zu wem möchten Sie?

5) (discern mentally) sehen

I see it all! — jetzt ist mir alles klar

I can see it's difficult for you — ich verstehe, dass es nicht leicht für dich ist

I see what you mean — ich verstehe [was du meinst]

see what I mean? — siehst du?

I saw that it was a mistake — mir war klar, dass es ein Fehler war

I don't see the point of it — ich sehe keinen Sinn darin

he didn't see the joke — er fand es [gar] nicht lustig; (did not understand) er hat den Witz nicht verstanden

I can't think what she sees in him — ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

6) (consider) sehen

let me see what I can do — [ich will] mal sehen, was ich tun kann

7) (foresee) sehen

I can see I'm going to be busy — ich sehe [es] schon [kommen], dass ich beschäftigt sein werde

I can see it won't be easy — ich sehe schon, dass es nicht einfach sein wird

8) (find out) feststellen; (by looking) nachsehen

that remains to be seen — das wird man sehen

see if you can read this — guck mal, ob du das hier lesen kannst (ugs.)

9) (take view of) sehen; betrachten

see things as somebody does — jemandes Ansichten teilen

try to see it my way — versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

as I see it — meines Erachtens

10) (learn) sehen

I see from your letter that... — ich entnehme Ihrem Brief, dass...

11) (make sure)

see [that]... — zusehen od. darauf achten, dass...

12) usu. in imper. (look at) einsehen [Buch]

see below/p. 15 — siehe unten/S. 15

13) (experience, be witness of) erleben

live to see something — etwas miterleben

now I've seen everything! — (iron.) hat man so etwas schon erlebt od. gesehen!

we shall see — wir werden [ja/schon] sehen

he will not or never see 50 again — er ist [bestimmt] über 50

14) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen

see somebody/oneself doing something — sich vorstellen, dass jemand/man etwas tut

I can see it now -... — ich sehe es schon bildhaft vor mir -...

15) (contemplate) mit ansehen; zusehen bei

[stand by and] see somebody doing something — [tatenlos] zusehen od. es [tatenlos] mit ansehen, wie jemand etwas tut

16) (escort) begleiten, bringen (to [bis] zu)

17) (consent willingly to) einsehen

not see oneself doing something — es nicht einsehen, dass man etwas tut
2. intransitive verb,
saw, seen

1) (discern objects) sehen

see for yourself! — sieh doch selbst!

as far as the eye can see — soweit das Auge reicht

see red — rotsehen (ugs.)

2) (make sure) nachsehen

3) (reflect) überlegen

let me see — lass mich überlegen; warte mal ['n Moment] (ugs.)

4)

I see — ich verstehe; aha (ugs.); ach so (ugs.)

you see — weißt du/wisst ihr/wissen Sie

there you are, you see! — Siehst du? Ich hab's doch gesagt!

as far as I can see — soweit ich das od. es beurteilen kann

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see into

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

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I [si:] past tense - saw; verb
1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) sehen

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) sehen

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) sehen

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) sehen

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) verstehen

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) sehen

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) sehen

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) begleiten

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- see about
- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun
(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) das (Erz)Bistum

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see¹

<saw, seen>

[si:]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (perceive with eyes)

▪ to \see sb/sth jdn/etw sehen

I've never \seen anything quite like this before so etwas habe ich ja noch nie gesehen

have you ever \seen this man before? haben Sie diesen Mann schon einmal gesehen?

he's \seen where you live er weiß jetzt, wo du wohnst

I can't \see much without my glasses ohne Brille sehe ich nicht sonderlich viel

there's nothing to \see (after accident) hier gibt's nichts zu sehen!

I saw it happen ich habe gesehen, wie es passiert ist

it has to be \seen to be believed man muss es gesehen haben[, sonst glaubt man es nicht]

I'll believe it when I \see it das glaube ich auch erst, wenn ich es mit eigenen Augen gesehen habe

▪ to \see sb do [or doing] sth sehen, wie jd etw tut

I saw her coming ich habe sie kommen sehen

the woman was \seen to enter the bank die Frau wurde gesehen, wie sie die Bank betrat

I can't believe what I'm \seeing — is that your car? ich glaube, ich spinne! ist das dein Auto?

she didn't want to be \seen visiting the doctor sie wollte nicht, dass jemand mitbekommt, dass sie zum Arzt geht

I've never \seen my brother eating mushrooms ich habe meinen Bruder noch nie Pilze essen sehen

can you \see where... siehst du, wo...

to \see sth with one's own eyes etw mit eigenen Augen sehen

for all the world to \see in aller Öffentlichkeit

2. (watch as a spectator)

▪ to \see sth film, play [sich dat] etw [an]sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen]

this film is really worth \seeing dieser Film ist echt sehenswert

to \see sb in a film/in a play/on television jdn in einem Film/Stück/im Fernsehen sehen

3. (visit place)

▪ to \see sth famous building, place etw ansehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen]

I'd love to \see Salzburg again ich würde gerne noch einmal nach Salzburg gehen

to \see the sights of a town die Sehenswürdigkeiten einer Stadt besichtigen

4. (understand)

▪ to \see sth etw verstehen [o begreifen]; (discern mentally) etw erkennen

I \see what you mean ich weiß, was du meinst

I can't \see the difference between... and... für mich gibt es keinen Unterschied zwischen... und...

I just don't \see why... ich begreife [o verstehe] einfach nicht, warum...

I can't \see why I should do it ich sehe einfach nicht ein, warum ich es machen sollte

I can \see you're having trouble with your car Sie haben Probleme mit Ihrem Auto?

I really can't \see what difference it makes to... ich weiß wirklich nicht, was es für einen Unterschied machen soll,...

I can \see it's difficult ich verstehe ja, dass es schwierig ist

I can \see you have been fighting ich sehe doch, dass ihr euch gezankt habt

I can't \see the joke ich weiß nicht, was daran komisch sein soll

I don't \see the point of that remark ich verstehe den Sinn dieser Bemerkung nicht

\see what I mean? siehst du?

5. (consider)

▪ to \see sth etw sehen

as I \see it... so wie ich das sehe...

try and \see it my way versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

I \see myself as a good mother ich denke, dass ich eine gute Mutter bin

this is how I \see it so sehe ich die Sache

I don't \see it that way ich sehe das nicht so

to \see sth in a new [or a different] [or another] light etw mit anderen Augen sehen

to \see reason [or sense] Vernunft annehmen

to \see things differently die Dinge anders sehen

to make sb \see sth jdm etw klarmachen

to \see oneself obliged to do sth sich akk dazu gezwungen sehen, etw zu tun

6. (learn, find out)

▪ to \see sth etw feststellen

I \see [that]... wie ich sehe,...

I'll \see what I can do/who it is ich schaue mal, was ich tun kann/wer es ist

let me \see if I can help you mal sehen, ob ich Ihnen helfen kann

that remains to be \seen das wird sich zeigen

7. (meet socially)

▪ to \see sb jdn sehen; (by chance) jdn [zufällig] treffen [o sehen]

we're \seeing friends at the weekend wir treffen uns am Wochenende mit Freunden

to \see a lot [or much] of sb jdn häufig sehen

I haven't \seen much of him recently ich sehe ihn in letzter Zeit [auch] nur [noch] selten

I haven't \seen her around much in the last few weeks in den letzten Wochen habe ich sie [auch nur] selten gesehen

I shall be \seeing them at eight ich treffe sie um acht

I'll \see you around bis dann!

\see you! [or BRIT be \seeing you!] ( fam) bis bald! fam

\see you later! ( fam: when meeting again later) bis später!; (goodbye) tschüss! fam

\see you on Monday bis Montag!

to go and \see sb jdn besuchen [gehen]

8. (have meeting with)

▪ to \see sb jdn sehen; (talk to) jdn sprechen; (receive) jdn empfangen

I demand to \see the manager ich möchte mit dem Geschäftsführer sprechen!

Mr Miller can't \see you now Herr Miller ist im Moment nicht zu sprechen

the doctor will \see you now Sie können jetzt reingehen, der Herr Doktor ist jetzt frei

to \see a doctor/a solicitor zum Arzt/zu einem Anwalt gehen, einen Arzt/einen Anwalt aufsuchen geh

9. (have relationship with)

▪ to be \seeing sb mit jdm zusammen sein fam

I'm not \seeing anyone at the moment ich habe im Moment keine Freundin/keinen Freund

are you \seeing anyone? hast du einen Freund/eine Freundin?

10. (envisage, foresee)

▪ to \see sth sich dat etw vorstellen

I \see a real chance of us meeting again ich glaube wirklich, dass wir uns wiedersehen

I can't \see him getting the job ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass er den Job bekommt

can you \see her as a teacher? kannst du dir sie als Lehrerin vorstellen?

do you \see... kannst du dir vorstellen,...

I can't \see myself as a waitress ich glaube nicht, dass Kellnern was für mich wäre

to \see it coming es kommen sehen

11. (witness, experience)

▪ to \see sth etw [mit]erleben

1997 saw a slackening off in the growth of the economy 1997 kam es zu einer Verlangsamung des Wirtschaftswachstums

he won't \see 50 again er ist gut über 50

I've \seen it all mich überrascht nichts mehr

now I've \seen everything! ist denn das zu fassen!

I've \seen it all before das kenne ich alles schon!

▪ to \see sb do sth [mit]erleben, wie jd etw tut

his parents saw him awarded the winner's medal seine Eltern waren mit dabei, als ihm die Siegermedaille überreicht wurde

I can't bear to \see people being mistreated ich ertrag es nicht, wenn Menschen misshandelt werden

to \see the day when... den Tag erleben, an dem...

to \see life das Leben kennenlernen

to live to \see sth etw erleben

I shall not live to \see it das werde ich wohl nicht mehr miterleben

12. (accompany)

▪ to \see sb jdn begleiten

to \see sb into bed jdn ins Bett bringen

to \see sb to the door [or out] /home jdn zur Tür/nach Hause bringen [o geh begleiten]

to \see sb into a taxi jdn zum Taxi bringen

I saw her safely into the house ich brachte sie sicher zum Haus

13. (inspect)

sb wants to \see sth licence, passport jd möchte etw sehen; references, records jd möchte etw [ein]sehen

the policeman asked to \see my driving licence der Polizist wollte meinen Führerschein sehen

let me \see that lass mich das mal sehen

14. in imperative (refer to)

▪ \see... siehe...

\see below/page 23/over[leaf] siehe unten/Seite 23/nächste Seite

15. (perceive)

▪ to \see sth in sb/sth etw in jdm/etw sehen

I don't know what she \sees in him ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

16. (ensure)

to \see sb right BRIT, AUS ( fam: help) jdm helfen [o behilflich sein]; (pay or reimburse) aufpassen [o dafür sorgen], dass jd sein Geld [wieder]bekommt

▪ to \see that sth happens dafür sorgen, dass etw passiert

\see that this doesn't happen again sieh zu, dass das nicht noch einmal passiert

17. (view)

▪ to \see sth house for sale [sich dat] etw ansehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen

18. (in poker)

▪ to \see sb:

I'll \see you ich halte

19.

▶ to have \seen better days schon [einmal] bessere Tage gesehen haben

▶ let's \see the colour of your money first erst will ich dein Geld sehen! fam

▶ you couldn't \see him/her for dust man sah nur noch seine/ihre Staubwolke fam

▶ if... you won't \see the dust of him/her wenn..., wird er/sie die Fliege machen wie nichts sl

▶ he/she can't \see further than [or beyond] the end of his/her nose er/sie sieht nicht weiter als seine/ihre Nasenspitze [reicht] fam

▶ I'll \see him/her in hell first das wäre das Letzte, was ich täte!

▶ to not have \seen hide nor hair of sb jdn nicht mal von hinten gesehen haben fam

▶ to \see the last [or BRIT, AUS the back] of sb [endlich] jdn los sein fam

▶ to \see the last [or BRIT, AUS the back] of sth endlich etw überstanden haben

▶ sb \sees the light (understand) jdm geht ein Licht auf fam; (become enlightened) jdm gehen die Augen auf fam; (be converted) jd [er]schaut das Licht [Gottes] geh

▶ to \see the light of day (first appear) das Licht der Welt erblicken geh o hum

▶ to [go and] \see a man about a dog hingehen, wo auch der Kaiser zu Fuß hingeht euph hum fam

▶ to \see stars Sterne sehen fam

▶ to be \seeing things sich dat etw einbilden, Halluzinationen haben

▶ to \see one's way [clear] to doing sth es [sich dat] einrichten, etw zu tun

▶ to not \see the wood [or AM the forest] for the trees den Wald vor [lauter] Bäumen nicht sehen hum

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (use eyes) sehen

I can't \see very well without my glasses ohne Brille kann ich nicht sehr gut sehen

... but \seeing is believing... doch ich habe es mit eigenen Augen gesehen!

as far as the eye [or you] can \see so weit das Auge reicht

2. (look) sehen

let me \see! lass mich mal sehen!

\see for yourself! sieh doch selbst!; (in theatre etc.)

can you \see? können Sie noch sehen?

there, \see, Grandad's mended it for you schau mal, Opa hat es dir wieder repariert!

3. (understand, realize)

... — oh, I \see!... — aha!

I \see ich verstehe

you \see! it wasn't that difficult was it? na siehst du, das war doch gar nicht so schwer!

\see, I don't love you anymore ich liebe dich einfach nicht mehr, o.k.? fam

you \see,... weißt du/wissen Sie,...

well, you \see, all these rooms are going to be decorated alle Zimmer werden natürlich noch renoviert

\see?! siehst du?!

as far as I can \see... so wie ich das sehe...

I \see from your report... Ihrem Bericht entnehme ich,...

... so I \see... das sehe [o merke] ich

4. ( dated: as protest)

now, \see here, I only bought this ticket a month ago also, dieses Ticket habe ich erst vor einem Monat gekauft!

5. (find out) nachsehen, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. nachschauen; (in the future) herausfinden

wait and \see abwarten und Tee trinken fam

well, we'll \see schau ma mal! fam

let me \see lass' mich mal überlegen

you'll \see du wirst schon sehen!

you'll soon \see for yourself du wirst es schon bald selbst sehen!

6.

▶ to not \see eye to eye [with sb] nicht derselben Ansicht sein [wie jd]

▶ to \see fit to do sth es für angebracht halten, etw zu tun

▶ to \see red rotsehen fam

▶ to make sb \see red jdn zur Weißglut treiben fam

see²

[si:]

n (of bishop or archbishop) [Erz]bistum nt; (Catholic) [Erz]diözese f

the Holy S\see der Heilige Stuhl

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see¹ [siː] prät saw [sɔː], pperf seen [siːn]

A v/t

1. sehen:

see page 15 siehe Seite 15;

as I see it fig wie ich es sehe, in meinen Augen, meiner Meinung nach;

I see things otherwise fig ich sehe oder betrachte die Dinge anders;

I cannot see myself doing it fig ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass ich es tue;

I cannot see my way to doing it ich weiß nicht, wie ich es anstellen soll;

I see myself obliged to go ich sehe mich gezwungen zu gehen;

I wonder what he sees in her ich möchte wissen, was er an ihr findet;

let us see what can be done wir wollen sehen, was sich machen lässt;

little was seen of the attack SPORT vom Angriff war nur wenig zu sehen (siehe weitere Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven etc)

2. (ab)sehen, erkennen:

see danger ahead Gefahr auf sich zukommen sehen

3. entnehmen, ersehen ( beide:

from aus der Zeitung etc)

4. (ein)sehen:

I do not see what he means ich verstehe nicht, was er meint;

I don’t see the importance of it ich verstehe nicht, was daran so wichtig sein soll;

I don’t see the use of it ich weiß nicht, wozu das gut sein soll; → joke A 2

5. (sich) etwas ansehen, besuchen: → worth¹ A 2

6. herausfinden:

see who it is sieh nach, wer es ist

7. dafür sorgen(, dass):

see (to it) that it is done sorge dafür oder sieh zu, dass es geschieht;

see justice done to sb dafür sorgen, dass jemandem Gerechtigkeit widerfährt

8. a) besuchen

b) sich treffen mit:

they have been seeing a lot of each other lately sie sind in letzter Zeit oft zusammen;

he has been seeing her for two years er geht schon seit zwei Jahren mit ihr umg

9. aufsuchen, konsultieren ( beide:

about wegen), sprechen ( on business geschäftlich), US umg (mal) mit jemandem reden (um ihn zu beeinflussen):

we must see the judge

10. empfangen:

he refused to see me

11. begleiten, geleiten:

see sb home jemanden heimbegleiten, jemanden nach Hause bringen;

see sb to bed jemanden zu Bett bringen;

see sb to the station jemanden zum Bahnhof bringen oder begleiten;

see sb across the street jemanden über die Straße bringen; → see off 1, see out 1

12. sehen, erleben:

live to see erleben;

see action MIL im Einsatz sein, Kämpfe mitmachen;

he has seen better days er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen

13. besonders Poker: mithalten mit

B v/i

1. sehen:

she doesn’t see very well with her left eye sie sieht nicht sehr gut auf dem linken Auge;

we haven’t seen much of him lately wir haben ihn in letzter Zeit nicht allzu oft gesehen;

you’ll see du wirst schon sehen

2. einsehen, verstehen:

I see! (ich) verstehe!, aha!, ach so!;

(you) see, … weißt du oder wissen Sie, …;

(you) see? umg verstehst du?;

as far as I can see soviel ich sehen kann

3. nachsehen:

go and see (for) yourself!

4. überlegen:

let me see! warte(n Sie) mal!, lass mich überlegen!;

we’ll see wir werden sehen, mal sehen oder abwarten

see² [siː] s REL

1. (Erz)Bischofssitz m, (erz)bischöflicher Stuhl:

Apostolic ( oder Holy) See (der) Apostolische oder Heilige Stuhl

2. (Erz)Bistum n:

the see of Canterbury

3. obs ( besonders Thron)Sitz m

s. abk

1. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.

2. section

3. see s.

4. series

5. set

6. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)

7. sign

8. signed gez.

9. singular Sg.

10. son

v. abk

1. MATH vector

2. velocity v

3. verb

4. verse

5. JUR SPORT versus, against

6. very

7. vide, see

8. voice

9. ELEK volt ( volts pl) V

10. ELEK voltage

11. volume

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1. transitive verb,
saw, seen

1) sehen

let somebody see something — (show) jemandem etwas zeigen

let me see — lass mich mal sehen

I saw her fall or falling — ich habe sie fallen sehen

he was seen to leave or seen leaving the building — er ist beim Verlassen des Gebäudes gesehen worden

I'll believe it when I see it — das will ich erst mal sehen

they saw it happen — sie haben gesehen, wie es passiert ist

can you see that house over there? — siehst du das Haus da drüben?

be worth seeing — sehenswert sein; sich lohnen (ugs.)

see the light — (fig.): (undergo conversion) das Licht schauen (geh.)

I saw the light — (I realized my error etc.) mir ging ein Licht auf (ugs.)

see things — Halluzinationen haben

I must be seeing things — (joc.) ich glaub', ich seh' nicht richtig

see the sights/town — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten/Stadt ansehen

see one's way [clear] to do or to doing something — es einrichten, etwas zu tun

2) (watch) sehen

let's see a film — sehen wir uns (Dat.) einen Film an!

3) (meet [with]) sehen; treffen; (meet socially) zusammenkommen mit; sich treffen mit

I'll see you there/at 5 — wir sehen uns dort/um 5

see you! — (coll.)

[I'll] be seeing you! — (coll.) bis bald! (ugs.)

see you on Saturday/soon — bis Samstag/bald; see also long I 1. 3)

4) (speak to) sprechen [Person] ( about wegen); (pay visit to) gehen zu, (geh.) aufsuchen [Arzt, Anwalt usw.]; (receive) empfangen

the doctor will see you now — Herr/Frau Doktor lässt bitten

whom would you like to see? — wen möchten Sie sprechen?; zu wem möchten Sie?

5) (discern mentally) sehen

I see it all! — jetzt ist mir alles klar

I can see it's difficult for you — ich verstehe, dass es nicht leicht für dich ist

I see what you mean — ich verstehe [was du meinst]

see what I mean? — siehst du?

I saw that it was a mistake — mir war klar, dass es ein Fehler war

I don't see the point of it — ich sehe keinen Sinn darin

he didn't see the joke — er fand es [gar] nicht lustig; (did not understand) er hat den Witz nicht verstanden

I can't think what she sees in him — ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

6) (consider) sehen

let me see what I can do — [ich will] mal sehen, was ich tun kann

7) (foresee) sehen

I can see I'm going to be busy — ich sehe [es] schon [kommen], dass ich beschäftigt sein werde

I can see it won't be easy — ich sehe schon, dass es nicht einfach sein wird

8) (find out) feststellen; (by looking) nachsehen

that remains to be seen — das wird man sehen

see if you can read this — guck mal, ob du das hier lesen kannst (ugs.)

9) (take view of) sehen; betrachten

see things as somebody does — jemandes Ansichten teilen

try to see it my way — versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

as I see it — meines Erachtens

10) (learn) sehen

I see from your letter that... — ich entnehme Ihrem Brief, dass...

11) (make sure)

see [that]... — zusehen od. darauf achten, dass...

12) usu. in imper. (look at) einsehen [Buch]

see below/p. 15 — siehe unten/S. 15

13) (experience, be witness of) erleben

live to see something — etwas miterleben

now I've seen everything! — (iron.) hat man so etwas schon erlebt od. gesehen!

we shall see — wir werden [ja/schon] sehen

he will not or never see 50 again — er ist [bestimmt] über 50

14) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen

see somebody/oneself doing something — sich vorstellen, dass jemand/man etwas tut

I can see it now -... — ich sehe es schon bildhaft vor mir -...

15) (contemplate) mit ansehen; zusehen bei

[stand by and] see somebody doing something — [tatenlos] zusehen od. es [tatenlos] mit ansehen, wie jemand etwas tut

16) (escort) begleiten, bringen (to [bis] zu)

17) (consent willingly to) einsehen

not see oneself doing something — es nicht einsehen, dass man etwas tut
2. intransitive verb,
saw, seen

1) (discern objects) sehen

see for yourself! — sieh doch selbst!

as far as the eye can see — soweit das Auge reicht

see red — rotsehen (ugs.)

2) (make sure) nachsehen

3) (reflect) überlegen

let me see — lass mich überlegen; warte mal ['n Moment] (ugs.)

4)

I see — ich verstehe; aha (ugs.); ach so (ugs.)

you see — weißt du/wisst ihr/wissen Sie

there you are, you see! — Siehst du? Ich hab's doch gesagt!

as far as I can see — soweit ich das od. es beurteilen kann

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see into

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: saw, seen)

= anzeigen v.

sehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: sah, gesehen)

zusehen v.

English-german dictionary > see
18 in

1. preposition
1) (position; also fig.) in (+ Dat.)

in the fields — auf den Feldern

a ride in a motor car — eine Autofahrt

shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet

in this heat — bei dieser Hitze

the highest mountain in the world — der höchste Berg der Welt

2) (wearing as dress) in (+ Dat.); (wearing as headgear) mit

in brown shoes — mit braunen Schuhen

a lady in black — eine Dame in Schwarz

3) (with respect to)

two feet in diameter — mit einem Durchmesser von zwei Fuß

a change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also academic.ru/34615/herself">herself 1); itself 1)

4) (as a proportionate part of)

eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient

5) (as a member of) in (+ Dat.)

be in the Scouts — bei den Pfadfindern sein

be employed in the Civil Service — als Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein

6) (as content of)

there are three feet in a yard — ein Yard hat drei Fuß

what is there in this deal for me? — was springt für mich bei dem Geschäft heraus? (ugs.)

there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]

there is something in what you say — an dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)

7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)

have a faithful friend in somebody — an jemandem einen treuen Freund haben

8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)

what line of business are you in? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?

he's in politics — er ist Politiker

she's in insurance — sie ist in der Versicherungsbranche tätig

9)

be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

10) (with the means of; having as material or colour)

a message in code — eine verschlüsselte Nachricht

in writing — schriftlich

in this way — auf diese Weise; so

in a few words — mit wenigen Worten

a dress in velvet — ein Kleid aus Samt

this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau

write something in red — etwas in Rot schreiben

draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)

11) (while, during)

in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.

in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)

in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

13) (within the ability of)

have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

I didn't know you had it in you — das hätte ich dir nicht zugetraut

there is no malice in him — er hat nichts Bösartiges an sich (Dat.)

14)

in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

15)

in doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch
2. adverb
1) (inside) hinein[gehen usw.]; (towards speaker) herein[kommen usw.]

is everyone in? — sind alle drin? (ugs.)

‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

2) (at home, work, etc.)

be in — da sein

find somebody in — jemanden antreffen

ask somebody in — jemanden hereinbitten

he's been in and out all day — er war den ganzen Tag über mal da und mal nicht da

3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)

cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen

4) (inward) innen

5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode

6) (elected)

be in — gewählt sein

7) (having arrived)

be in — [Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein

8)

somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

have it in for somebody — es auf jemanden abgesehen haben (ugs.)

9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)

be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen
3. attributive adjective
(fashionable) Mode-

the in crowd — die Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)

in joke — Insiderwitz, der
4. noun
know the ins and outs of a matter — sich in einer Sache genau auskennen

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(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) in Stücke

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in

[ɪn]

I. PREPOSITION

1. (position) in + dat

the butter is \in the fridge die Butter ist im Kühlschrank

I live \in New York/Germany ich lebe in New York/Deutschland

he read it \in the paper er hat es in der Zeitung gelesen

soak it \in warm water lassen Sie es in warmem Wasser einweichen

I've got a pain \in my back ich habe Schmerzen im Rücken

who's the woman \in that painting? wer ist die Frau auf diesem Bild?

he is deaf \in his left ear er hört auf dem linken Ohr nichts

down below \in the valley unten im Tal

\in a savings account auf einem Sparkonto

to lie in bed/the sun im Bett/in der Sonne liegen

to ride \in a car [im] Auto fahren

to be \in hospital im Krankenhaus sein

\in the middle of sth in der Mitte von etw dat

to be \in prison im Gefängnis sein

to be \in a prison in einem Gefängnis sein (als Besucher)

\in the street auf der Straße

2. after vb (into) in + dat

I just put too much milk \in my coffee ich habe zu viel Milch in meinen Kaffee getan

he went \in the rain er ging hinaus in den Regen

slice the potatoes \in two schneiden Sie die Kartoffel einmal durch

to get \in the car ins Auto steigen

to invest \in the future in die Zukunft investieren

to invest one's savings \in stocks seine Ersparnisse in Aktien anlegen

to get \in trouble Schwierigkeiten bekommen, in Schwierigkeiten geraten

3. AM (at) auf + dat

is Erika still \in school? ist Erika noch auf der Schule?

Boris is \in college Boris ist auf dem College

4. (as part of) in + dat

he was a singer \in a band er war Sänger in einer Band

there are 31 days in March der März hat 31 Tage

get together \in groups of four! bildet Vierergruppen!

you're with us \in our thoughts wir denken an dich, in Gedanken sind wir bei dir

5. (state, condition) in + dat

he cried out \in pain er schrie vor Schmerzen

he always drinks \in excess er trinkt immer zu viel

\in anger im Zorn

dark \in colour dunkelfarbig

difference \in quality Qualitätsunterschied m

to be \in [no] doubt [nicht] zweifeln [o im Zweifel sein]

\in his excitement in seiner Begeisterung

\in horror voller Entsetzen

\in all honesty in aller Aufrichtigkeit

to be \in a hurry es eilig haben

to be \in love [with sb] [in jdn] verliebt sein

to fall \in love [with sb] sich akk [in jdn] verlieben

to live \in luxury im Luxus leben

to be \in in a good mood guter Laune sein

\in private vertraulich

to put sth \in order etw in Ordnung bringen

\in a state of panic in Panik

\in secret im Geheimen, heimlich

to tell sb sth \in all seriousness jdm etw in vollem Ernst sagen

6. (with) mit + dat

, in + dat

it was covered \in dirt es war mit Schmutz überzogen

to pay \in cash [in] bar bezahlen

to pay \in dollars mit [o in] Dollar zahlen

to write \in ink/pencil mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben

to paint \in oils in Öl malen

\in writing schriftlich

7. (language, music, voice)

Mozart's Piano Concerto \in E flat Mozarts Klavierkonzert in E-Moll

\in English/French/German auf Englisch/Französisch/Deutsch

to listen to music \in stereo Musik stereo hören

to speak to sb \in a normal tone of voice sich akk mit jdm normal unterhalten

to speak \in a loud/small voice mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen

to talk \in a whisper sehr leise reden, mit Flüsterstimme sprechen

8. (time: during) am + dat

, in + dat

he's getting forgetful \in his old age er wird vergesslich auf seine alten Tage

she assisted the doctor \in the operation sie assistierte dem Arzt bei der Operation

\in 1968 [im Jahre] 1968

\in the end am Ende, schließlich

to be with the Lord \in eternity bei Gott im Himmel sein

to be \in one's forties in den Vierzigern sein

\in March/May im März/Mai

\in the morning/afternoon/evening morgens [o am Morgen] /nachmittags [o am Nachmittag] /abends [o am Abend]

\in the late 60s in den späten Sechzigern

\in spring/summer/autumn/winter im Frühling/Sommer/Herbst/Winter

9. (time: within) in + dat

dinner will be ready \in ten minutes das Essen ist in zehn Minuten fertig

I'll be ready \in a week's time in einer Woche werde ich fertig sein

he learnt to drive \in two weeks in [o innerhalb von] zwei Wochen konnte er Auto fahren

to return \in a few minutes/hours/days in einigen Minuten/Stunden/Tagen zurückkommen

\in record time in Rekordzeit

10. (time: for) seit + dat

she hasn't heard from him \in six months sie hat seit sechs Monaten nichts mehr von ihm gehört

I haven't done that \in a long time ich habe das lange Zeit nicht mehr gemacht

I haven't seen her \in years ich habe sie seit Jahren nicht gesehen

11. (at a distance of) nach + dat

the house should be coming up \in about one mile das Haus müsste nach einer Meile auftauchen

12. (job, profession)

he's \in computers er hat mit Computern zu tun

she's \in business/politics sie ist Geschäftsfrau/Politikerin

she works \in publishing sie arbeitet bei einem Verlag

to enlist \in the army sich akk als Soldat verpflichten

13. (wearing) in + dat

he was all \in black er war ganz in Schwarz

you look nice \in green Grün steht dir

the woman \in the hat die Frau mit dem Hut

the man [dressed] \in the grey suit der Mann in dem grauen Anzug

to be \in disguise verkleidet sein

\in the nude nackt

to sunbathe \in the nude nackt sonnenbaden

to be \in uniform Uniform tragen

14. (result) als

\in conclusion schließlich, zum Schluss

\in exchange als Ersatz, dafür

\in fact tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit

\in reply [or answer] [or response] to als Reaktion [o Antwort] auf + akk

\in that... ( form) insofern als

I was fortunate \in that I had friends ich hatte Glück, weil ich Freunde hatte

15. + -ing (while doing)

\in attempting to save the child, he nearly lost his own life bei dem Versuch, das Kind zu retten, kam er beinahe selbst um

\in refusing to work abroad, she missed a good job weil sie sich weigerte, im Ausland zu arbeiten, entging ihr ein guter Job

\in saying this, I will offend him wenn ich das sage, würde ich ihn beleidigen

\in doing so dabei, damit

16. (with quantities)

temperatures tomorrow will be \in the mid-twenties die Temperaturen werden sich morgen um 25 Grad bewegen

he's about six foot \in height er ist ungefähr zwei Meter groß

a novel \in 3 parts ein Roman in 3 Teilen

people died \in their thousands die Menschen starben zu Tausenden

to be equal \in weight gleich viel wiegen

\in total insgesamt

17. (comparing amounts) pro + dat

the potatoes are twenty pence \in the pound die Kartoffeln kosten zwanzig Pence pro Pfund

she has a one \in three chance ihre Chancen stehen eins zu drei

one \in ten people jeder zehnte

18. after vb (concerning)

to interfere \in sb's business sich akk in jds Angelegenheiten einmischen

to share \in sb's success an jds Erfolg teilnehmen

to be interested \in in sth sich akk für etw akk interessieren

19. after n

she underwent a change \in style sie hat ihren Stil geändert

she had no say \in the decision sie hatte keinen Einfluss auf die Entscheidung

to have confidence \in sb jdm vertrauen, Vertrauen zu jdm haben

20. (in a person)

▪ \in sb mit jdm

we're losing a very good sales agent \in Kim mit Kim verlieren wir eine sehr gute Verkaufsassistentin

it isn't \in sb to do sth jd ist nicht zu etw dat in der Lage

it's not \in me to lie ich kann nicht lügen

to not have it \in oneself to do sth nicht in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

21. (author) bei + dat

these themes can often be found \in Schiller diese Themen kommen bei Schiller oft vor

22.

▶ \in all insgesamt

there were 10 of us \in all wir waren zu zehnt

▶ all \in all alles in allem

all \in all it's been a good year insgesamt gesehen, war es ein gutes Jahr

▶ \in between dazwischen

▶ there's nothing [or not much] [or very little] \in it da ist kein großer Unterschied

▶ to be \in and out of sth:

she's been \in and out of hospitals ever since the accident sie war seit dem Unfall immer wieder im Krankenhaus

II. ADVERB

1. inv (into sth) herein

come \in! herein!

\in with you! rein mit dir!

he opened the door and went \in er öffnete die Tür und ging hinein

she was locked \in sie war eingesperrt

could you bring the clothes \in? könntest du die Wäsche hereinholen?

she didn't ask me \in sie hat mich nicht hereingebeten

the sea was freezing, but \in she went das Meer war eiskalt, doch sie kannte nichts und ging hinein

to bring the harvest \in die Ernte einbringen

2. inv (at arrival point) train, bus

the train got \in very late der Zug ist sehr spät eingetroffen

the bus is due \in any moment now der Bus müsste jetzt jeden Moment kommen

3. inv (towards land)

is the tide coming \in or going out? kommt oder geht die Flut?

we watched the ship come \in wir sahen zu, wie das Schiff einlief

4. inv (submitted)

to get [or hand] sth \in etw abgeben [o einreichen

5. inv (elected)

to get \in candidate gewählt werden; party also an die Regierung kommen

6.

▶ day \in, day out tagein, tagaus

▶ to get \in with sb sich akk bei jdm lieb Kind machen fam

▶ to get \in on sth über etw akk Bescheid wissen

▶ to let sb \in on sth jdn in etw akk einweihen

III. ADJECTIVE

1. pred, inv (there) da; (at home) zu Hause

is David \in? ist David da?

I'm afraid Mr Jenkins is not \in at the moment Herr Jenkins ist leider gerade nicht im Hause form

to have a quiet evening \in einen ruhigen Abend zu Hause verbringen

2. inv (leading in) einwärts

door \in Eingangstür f

\in-tray AUS, BRIT

\in-box AM Behälter m für eingehende Post

3. inv (in fashion) in

▪ to be \in in [o angesagt] sein

to be the \in place to dance/dine ein angesagtes Tanzlokal/Restaurant sein

4. pred, inv (submitted)

when does your essay have to be \in? wann musst du deinen Essay abgeben?

the application must be \in by May 31 die Bewerbung muss bis zum 31. Mai eingegangen sein

5. pred, inv (elected)

▪ to be \in candidate gewählt sein; party also an der Regierung sein

6. pred, inv SPORT (within bounds)

the ball was definitely \in! der Ball war keineswegs im Aus!

7. pred, inv SPORT

▪ to be \in player am Ball sein; (in cricket) team am Schlag sein

8. pred, inv (in season) reif

pumpkins are \in! Kürbisse jetzt frisch!

9.

▶ to be \in at sth bei etw dat dabei sein

▶ to be \in for sth sich akk auf etw akk gefasst machen müssen

you'll be \in for it if... du kannst dich auf was gefasst machen, wenn...

▶ to be \in on sth über etw akk Bescheid wissen

▶ to be [well] \in with sb bei jdm gut angeschrieben sein

she just says those things to get \in with the teacher sie sagt so was doch nur, um sich beim Lehrer lieb Kind zu machen

IV. NOUN

1. (connection) Kontakt[e] m[pl]

he wants to get involved with that group but doesn't have an \in er würde gern mit dieser Gruppe in Kontakt kommen, aber bis jetzt fehlt ihm die Eintrittskarte

2. AM POL

▪ the \ins die Regierungspartei

3.

▶ to know the \ins and outs of sth sich akk in einer S. dat genau auskennen

▶ to understand the \ins and outs of sth etw hundertprozentig verstehen

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[ɪn]
1. PREPOSITION
When in is the second element of a phrasal verb, eg ask in, fill in, hand in, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg in danger, in the end, weak in, wrapped in, look up the other word.
1) position in (+dat); (with motion) in (+acc)

it was in the lorry/bag/car — es war auf dem Lastwagen/in der Tasche/im Auto

he put it in the lorry/car/bag — er legte es auf den Lastwagen/ins Auto/steckte es in die Tasche

in here/there — hierin/darin, hier/da drin (inf); (with motion) hier/da hinein or rein (inf)

go in that direction — gehen Sie in diese or dieser Richtung

in the street — auf der/die Straße

in Thompson Street — in der Thompsonstraße

he lives in a little village — er wohnt auf or in einem kleinen Dorf

sitting in the window — am Fenster sitzend

a flag hung in the window — eine Flagge hing im Fenster

in (the) church — in der Kirche

to stay in the house — im Haus or (at home) zu Hause or zuhause (Aus, Sw) bleiben

in bed/prison — im Bett/Gefängnis

in Germany/Switzerland/the United States — in Deutschland/der Schweiz/den Vereinigten Staaten after the superlative, in is sometimes untranslated and the genitive case used instead.

the highest mountain in Scotland — der höchste Berg Schottlands or in Schottland

the best in the class — der Beste der Klasse, der Klassenbeste

2) people bei

you can find examples of this in Dickens —

rare in a child of that age — selten bei einem Kind in diesem Alter

you have a great leader in him — in ihm habt ihr einen großen Führer

he hasn't got it in him — er hat nicht das Zeug dazu

he doesn't have it in him to... — er bringt es nicht fertig,... zu...

3) dates, seasons, time of day in (+dat)

in 1999 — (im Jahre) 1999

in May 1999 — im Mai 1999

in the sixties — in den sechziger Jahren or Sechzigerjahren

in June — im Juni

in (the) spring — im Frühling

in the morning(s) — morgens, am Morgen, am Vormittag

in the afternoon — nachmittags, am Nachmittag

in the daytime — tagsüber, während des Tages

in the evening — abends, am Abend

three o'clock in the afternoon — drei Uhr nachmittags

in those days — damals, zu jener Zeit

4) time of life in (+dat)

she is in her thirties — sie ist in den Dreißigern

in middle age — im mittleren Alter

in old age — im Alter

in childhood — in der Kindheit, im Kindesalter

in my childhood — in meiner Kindheit

5) interval of time in (+dat)

she did it in three hours — sie machte es in drei Stunden or innerhalb von drei Stunden

in a short time — in kurzer Zeit

in a week( 's time) — in einer Woche

I haven't seen him in years — ich habe ihn jahrelang or seit Jahren nicht mehr gesehen

in a moment or minute — sofort, gleich

6) numbers, quantities zu

packed in hundreds — zu Hunderten abgepackt

to walk in twos — zu zweit gehen

to count in fives —

to die in hundreds — zu hunderten or Hunderten sterben

in large/small quantities — in großen/kleinen Mengen

in some measure — in gewisser Weise, zu einem gewissen Grad

in part — teilweise, zum Teil

7)

ratios he has a one in 500 chance of winning — er hat eine Gewinnchance von eins zu 500

one ( man) in ten — einer von zehn, jeder Zehnte

one book/child in ten — jedes zehnte Buch/Kind, ein Buch/Kind von zehn

one in five children — ein Kind von fünf

a tax of twenty pence in the pound — ein Steuersatz von zwanzig Prozent

there are 12 inches in a foot — ein Fuß hat 12 Zoll

8)

manner, state, condition to speak in a loud/soft voice — mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen, laut/leise sprechen

to speak in a whisper — flüstern, flüsternd sprechen

to speak in German —

the background is painted in red — der Hintergrund ist rot( gemalt) or in Rot gehalten

to pay in dollars — mit or in Dollar bezahlen

to stand in a row/in groups — in einer Reihe/in Gruppen stehen

in this way — so, auf diese Weise

she squealed in delight — sie quietschte vor Vergnügen

in anger — im Zorn

in surprise — überrascht

to be in a rage — wütend or zornig sein

in good condition — in gutem Zustand

to live in luxury/poverty — im Luxus/in Armut leben

9) clothes in (+dat)

in one's best clothes — in Sonntagskleidung

in his shirt — im Hemd

in his shirt sleeves — in Hemdsärmeln, hemdsärmelig

in his slippers — in Hausschuhen

dressed in white — weiß gekleidet

she was dressed in silk —

the lady in green — die Dame in Grün

10)

substance, material upholstered in silk — mit Seide bezogen

to paint in oils — in Öl malen

to write in ink/pencil — mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben

in marble — in Marmor, marmorn

a sculptor who works in marble — ein Bildhauer, der mit Marmor arbeitet

11)

in respect of blind in the left eye — auf dem linken Auge blind, links blind

a rise in prices — ein Preisanstieg m, ein Anstieg m der Preise

ten feet in height by thirty in length — zehn Fuß hoch auf dreißig Fuß lang

the trousers are too long in the leg — die (Hosen)beine sind zu lang

five in number — fünf an der Zahl

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei bei Hüten

12)

occupation, activity he is in the army — er ist beim Militär

he is in banking/the motor business — er ist im Bankwesen/in der Autobranche (tätig)

13)

set structures __diams; in + -ing in saying this, I... — wenn ich das sage,... ich

in trying to escape — beim Versuch zu fliehen, beim Fluchtversuch

in trying to save him she fell into the water herself — beim Versuch or als sie versuchte, ihn zu retten, fiel sie selbst ins Wasser

but in saying this —

he made a mistake in saying that — es war ein Fehler von ihm, das zu sagen

the plan was unrealistic in that it didn't take account of the fact that... — der Plan war unrealistisch, da or weil er nicht berücksichtigte, dass...

2. ADVERB
When in is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come in, live in, sleep in, look up the verb.da; (at home also) zu Hause, zuhause (Aus, Sw)
there is nobody in — es ist niemand da/zu Hause to be in may require a more specific translation.

the train is in — der Zug ist da or angekommen

the harvest is in — die Ernte ist eingebracht

the tide is in — es ist Flut

our team is in (Cricket) — unsere Mannschaft ist am Schlag

our candidate is in — unser Kandidat wurde gewählt or ist reingekommen (inf)

my luck is in — ich habe einen Glückstag

he's in for a surprise/disappointment — ihm steht eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung bevor, er kann sich auf eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung gefasst machen

we are in for rain/a cold spell — uns (dat) steht Regen/eine Kältewelle bevor

he's in for it! — der kann sich auf was gefasst machen (inf), der kann sich freuen (iro) __diams; to have it in for sb (inf) es auf jdn abgesehen haben (inf) __diams; to be in on sth an einer Sache beteiligt sein; on secret etc über etw (acc) Bescheid wissen

he likes to be in on things — er mischt gern (überall) mit (inf) __diams; to be (well) in with sb sich gut mit jdm verstehen

3. ADJECTIVE
(inf) in inv (inf)
long skirts are in — lange Röcke sind in (inf) or sind in Mode

the in thing — das, was zurzeit in ist (inf) or Mode ist

the in thing is to... — es ist zurzeit in (inf) or Mode, zu...

it's the in place to go — da gehen jetzt alle hin

the in thing to do — groß in Mode

4. the insPLURAL NOUN

1) = details __diams; the ins and outs die Einzelheiten pl

to know the ins and outs of sth —

I don't know the ins and outs of the situation — über die Einzelheiten der Sache weiß ich nicht Bescheid

2) POL US

the ins — die Regierungspartei

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in [ın]

A präp

1. (räumlich, auf die Frage: wo?) in (dat), innerhalb (gen), an (dat), auf (dat):

in England (London) in England (London); → blind A 1 a, country A 5, field A 1, room A 2, sky A 1, street A 1, etc

2. fig in (dat), bei, auf (dat), an (dat): → army 3, politics 3, share¹ A 4 b, stock A 19, etc

3. bei (Schriftstellern):

in Shakespeare

4. (auf die Frage: wohin?) in (akk):

put it in your pocket steck es in die Tasche

5. (Zustand, Beschaffenheit, Art und Weise) in (dat), auf (akk), mit:

in G major MUS in G-Dur; → arm² Bes Redew, brief B 1, case¹ A 2, cash¹ A 2, doubt C 1, C 3, dozen, English B 2, group A 1, manner 1, ruin A 2, short C 2, tear¹ 1, word Bes Redew, writing A 4, etc

6. (Beteiligung) in (dat), an (dat), bei:

be in it beteiligt sein, teilnehmen;

he isn’t in it er gehört nicht dazu;

there is nothing in it

a) es lohnt sich nicht,

b) → nothing Bes Redew

7. (Tätigkeit, Beschäftigung) in (dat), bei, mit, auf (dat):

in crossing the river beim Überqueren des Flusses; → accident 3, search C 1

8. (im Besitz, in der Macht) in (dat), bei, an (dat):

it is not in her to do sth es liegt nicht in ihrer Art, etwas zu tun; → have Bes Redew, etc

9. (zeitlich) in (dat), an (dat), bei, binnen, unter (dat), während, zu:

in two hours

a) in oder binnen zwei Stunden,

b) während zweier Stunden;

in 1985 1985; → beginning 1, daytime, evening A 1, flight², October, reign A 1, time Bes Redew, winter A 1, year 1, etc

10. (Richtung) in (akk, dat), auf (akk), zu: → confidence 1, trust B 1, etc

11. (Zweck) in (dat), zu, als: → answer A 1, defence 5, etc

12. (Grund) in (dat), aus, wegen, zu: → honor B 2, sport A 4, etc

13. (Hinsicht, Beziehung) in (dat), an (dat), in Bezug auf (akk):

the latest thing in das Neueste in oder an oder auf dem Gebiet (gen); → equal A 10, far Bes Redew, itself 3, number A 2, that³ 4, width 1, etc

14. nach, gemäß: → opinion 1, probability 1, etc

15. (Mittel, Material, Stoff) in (dat), aus, mit, durch:

in black boots in oder mit schwarzen Stiefeln;

a statue in bronze eine Bronzestatue; → oil A 2, pencil A 1, white B 1, etc

16. (Zahl, Betrag) in (dat), aus, von, zu:

seven in all insgesamt oder im Ganzen sieben;

there are 60 minutes in an hour eine Stunde hat 60 Minuten;

one in ten Americans einer von zehn Amerikanern, jeder zehnte Amerikaner;

five in the hundred 5 vom Hundert, 5 Prozent; → all Bes Redew, one A 1, etc

B adv

1. innen, drinnen:

in among mitten unter (akk od dat);

know in and out jemanden, etwas ganz genau kennen, in- und auswendig kennen;

be in for sth etwas zu erwarten haben;

now you are in for it umg jetzt bist du dran:

a) jetzt kannst du nicht mehr zurück

b) jetzt bist oder sitzt oder steckst du in der Patsche, jetzt gehts dir an den Kragen umg;

he is in for a shock er wird einen gewaltigen Schreck oder einen Schock bekommen;

I am in for an examination mir steht eine Prüfung bevor;

be in on

a) eingeweiht sein in (akk),

b) beteiligt sein an (dat);

be in with sb mit jemandem gutstehen;

the harvest is in die Ernte ist eingebracht; → keep in B 3, penny 1, etc

2. herein: → come in 1, show in, etc

3. hinein:

the way in der Eingang, der Weg nach innen; → walk in, etc

4. da, (an)gekommen:

the train is in

5. zu Hause, im Zimmer etc:

Mrs Brown is not in Mrs. Brown ist nicht da oder zu Hause;

he has been in and out all day er kommt und geht schon den ganzen Tag

6. POL an der Macht, an der Regierung, am Ruder umg:

the Conservatives are in; → come in 4

7. in umg, in Mode: → come in 3

8. SCHIFF

a) im Hafen

b) beschlagen, festgemacht (Segel)

c) zum Hafen:

on the way in beim Einlaufen (in den Hafen)

9. dazu, zusätzlich, als Zugabe: → throw in 3

C adj

1. im Innern oder im Hause befindlich, Innen…

2. POL an der Macht befindlich:

in party Regierungspartei f

3. nach Hause kommend:

the in train der ankommende Zug

4. an in restaurant ein Restaurant, das gerade in ist;

the in people die Leute, die alles mitmachen, was gerade in ist

5. umg (nur) für Eingeweihte oder Kenner (Witz etc)

D s

1. pl POL US Regierungspartei f

2. Winkel m, Ecke f:

the ins and outs

a) alle Winkel und Ecken,

b) fig (alle) Einzelheiten oder Schwierigkeiten oder Feinheiten;

know all the ins and outs of sich ganz genau auskennen bei oder in (dat), in- und auswendig kennen (akk)

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1. preposition
1) (position; also fig.) in (+ Dat.)

in the fields — auf den Feldern

a ride in a motor car — eine Autofahrt

shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet

in this heat — bei dieser Hitze

the highest mountain in the world — der höchste Berg der Welt

2) (wearing as dress) in (+ Dat.); (wearing as headgear) mit

in brown shoes — mit braunen Schuhen

a lady in black — eine Dame in Schwarz

3) (with respect to)

two feet in diameter — mit einem Durchmesser von zwei Fuß

a change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also herself 1); itself 1)

4) (as a proportionate part of)

eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient

5) (as a member of) in (+ Dat.)

be in the Scouts — bei den Pfadfindern sein

be employed in the Civil Service — als Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein

6) (as content of)

there are three feet in a yard — ein Yard hat drei Fuß

what is there in this deal for me? — was springt für mich bei dem Geschäft heraus? (ugs.)

there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]

there is something in what you say — an dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)

7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)

have a faithful friend in somebody — an jemandem einen treuen Freund haben

8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)

what line of business are you in? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?

he's in politics — er ist Politiker

she's in insurance — sie ist in der Versicherungsbranche tätig

9)

be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

10) (with the means of; having as material or colour)

a message in code — eine verschlüsselte Nachricht

in writing — schriftlich

in this way — auf diese Weise; so

in a few words — mit wenigen Worten

a dress in velvet — ein Kleid aus Samt

this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau

write something in red — etwas in Rot schreiben

draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)

11) (while, during)

in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.

in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)

in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

13) (within the ability of)

have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

I didn't know you had it in you — das hätte ich dir nicht zugetraut

there is no malice in him — er hat nichts Bösartiges an sich (Dat.)

14)

in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

15)

in doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch
2. adverb
1) (inside) hinein[gehen usw.]; (towards speaker) herein[kommen usw.]

is everyone in? — sind alle drin? (ugs.)

‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

2) (at home, work, etc.)

be in — da sein

find somebody in — jemanden antreffen

ask somebody in — jemanden hereinbitten

he's been in and out all day — er war den ganzen Tag über mal da und mal nicht da

3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)

cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen

4) (inward) innen

5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode

6) (elected)

be in — gewählt sein

7) (having arrived)

be in — [Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein

8)

somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

have it in for somebody — es auf jemanden abgesehen haben (ugs.)

9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)

be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen
3. attributive adjective
(fashionable) Mode-

the in crowd — die Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)

in joke — Insiderwitz, der
4. noun
know the ins and outs of a matter — sich in einer Sache genau auskennen

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adj.

hinein adj. prep.

an präp.

auf präp.

in präp.

English-german dictionary > in
19 go

ɡəu
1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) ir

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) enviar, tramitar, pasar

3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) vender(se), darse

4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) ir, llevar

5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ir, acudir

6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) desaparecer, destruir, demoler

7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) ir, desarrollarse

8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) irse, partir, marcharse

9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) desaparecer, esfumarse

10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) ir a

11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) averiarse

12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ir bien, funcionar

13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) volverse, ponerse

14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) ir, ponerse, guardarse, colocarse

15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) pasar, transcurrir

16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) valer, estar permitido, ser aceptable

17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) hacer

18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) ser, estar, tener

19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) gastarse, utilizarse, usarse

20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) ser, decir

21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) funcionar, triunfar, salir bien

2. noun
1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) intento

2) (energy: She's full of go.) energía, empuje

•

- going

3. adjective
1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) próspero, que funciona bien

2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) actual, del momento

•

- go-ahead

4. noun
(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) luz verde, visto bueno

- go-getter
- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go

go¹ n

1. turno

whose go is it? ¿a quién le toca?

2. intento

can I have a go? ¿puedo intentarlo yo?

go² vb

1. ir / irse

they went to the park fueron al parque

let's go home vámonos a casa

they've gone shopping se han ido de compras

who did you go with? ¿con quién fuiste?

2. salir

the coach goes at half past one el autocar sale a la una y media

3. ir / salir

the exam went very well el examen me fue muy bien

4. funcionar

does this clock go? ¿funciona este reloj?

5. volverse / quedarse

he went deaf se quedó sordo

she's going grey le están saliendo canas

6. desaparecer

my wallet has gone! ¡ha desaparecido mi cartera!

7. terminarse / acabarse

all the cheese has gone se ha terminado el queso / no queda nada de queso

has the pain gone? ¿se te ha pasado el dolor?

8. pasar

time goes quickly when you're enjoying yourself el tiempo pasa rápido cuando te lo pasas bien

to be going to do something ir a hacer algo

I think it's going to snow creo que va a nevar

I'm going to buy that bicycle voy a comprar esa bicicleta

El pasado de go es went y el participio pasado es gone; el gerundio se escribe going

go

tr[gəʊ]

noun

1 (energy) energía, empuje nombre masculino

■ they're always on the go no paran nunca

2 (turn) turno

■ it's my go me toca a mí

3 (try) intento

■ I'd like to have a go at hang gliding me gustaría intentar vuelo con ala delta

4 (start) principio

■ we knew from the word go lo sabíamos desde el principio

intransitive verb (pt went tr[went], pp gone tr[gɒn], ger going)

1 (gen) ir

■ you can come and go as you please puedes ir y venir a tu antojo

■ to go by underground ir en metro

■ to go for a walk dar un paseo

■ to go on holiday irse de vacaciones

2 (leave) marcharse, irse; (bus, train, etc) salir

■ let's go! ¡vámonos!

■ we'd better be going now más vale que nos vayamos ya

3 (vanish) desaparecer

■ my car has gone mi coche ha desaparecido

4 (function) funcionar, marchar

■ his business is going very well su negocio marcha muy bien

■ he can't get the engine to go no le arranca el motor

5 (become) volverse, ponerse, quedarse

■ to go deaf volverse sordo,-a

6 (fit) entrar, caber

■ the bed won't go into the room la cama no cabrá en la habitación

7 (break) romperse, estropearse; (yield) ceder; (blow) fundirse

8 (be kept) guardarse

■ the knives and forks go here los cuchillos y los tenedores se guardan aquí

9 (sell) venderse

■ clothes are going cheap at the moment la ropa se está vendiendo barata actualmente

10 (progress) ir, marchar, andar

■ the party went well la fiesta fue un éxito

■ things aren't going too well for him no le van muy bien las cosas

11 (be spent on) irse, gastarse

■ all his money goes on records se gasta todo el dinero en discos

12 (be available) quedar, haber

■ there are very few good jobs going hay muy pocos empleos buenos

■ is there any more meat going? ¿queda algo de carne?

13 (be acceptable) valer

■ almost anything goes to win para ganar, casi todo vale

14 (make a noise, gesture, etc) hacer

■ go like this with your head haz así con la cabeza

15 (time - pass) pasar; (- be remaining) faltar

■ the years went by slowly los años pasaron lentamente

■ only two weeks to go sólo faltan dos semanas

■ it's just gone ten acaban de dar las diez

16 (say) decir

■ as the saying goes según el dicho

■ there she goes again otra vez con el mismo rollo, otra vez con la misma canción

transitive verb

1 (make a noise) hacer

■ it goes tick-tock hace tic-tac

2 (travel) hacer, recorrer

■ they had only gone a mile when the car stopped sólo habían recorrido una milla cuando se les paró el coche

interjection go!

1 (starting races) ¡ya!

■ ready, steady, go! ¡preparados, listos, ya!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

go on! (incredulity) ¡no me digas!, ¡vaya!, ¡anda ya! 2 (coaxing) ¡venga!, ¡adelante!

it's no go es inútil, no hay nada que hacer

to be all the go estar muy de moda

to go about one's business ocuparse de sus asuntos

to be going to estar a punto de

■ they were just going to start, when it started to rain estaban a punto de empezar, cuando la lluvia hizo acto de presencia

to go one better than somebody superar a alguien

to go too far ir demasiado lejos, pasarse de la raya, pasarse

to go to sleep dormirse

to have a go at somebody criticar a alguien, meterse con alguien

to make a go of something tener éxito en algo

go ['go:] v, went ['wɛnt] ; gone ['gɔn 'gɑn] ; going ; goes ['go:z] vi

1) proceed: ir

to go slow: ir despacio

to go shopping: ir de compras

2) leave: irse, marcharse, salir

let's go!: ¡vámonos!

the train went on time: el tren salió a tiempo

3) disappear: desaparecer, pasarse, irse

her fear is gone: se le ha pasado el miedo

my pen is gone!: ¡mi pluma desapareció!

4) extend: ir, extenderse, llegar

this road goes to the river: este camino se extiende hasta el río

to go from top to bottom: ir de arriba abajo

5) function: funcionar, marchar

the car won't go: el coche no funciona

to get something going: poner algo en marcha

6) sell: venderse

it goes for $15: se vende por $15

7) progress: ir, andar, seguir

my exam went well: me fue bien en el examen

how did the meeting go?: ¿qué tal la reunión?

8) become: volverse, quedarse

he's going crazy: está volviéndose loco

the tire went flat: la llanta se desinfló

9) fit: caber

it will go through the door: cabe por la puerta

10)

anything goes! : ¡todo vale!

11)

to go : faltar

only 10 days to go: faltan sólo 10 días

12)

to go back on : faltar uno a (su promesa)

13)

to go bad spoil: estropearse, echarse a perder

14)

to go for : interesarse uno en, gustarle a uno (algo, alguien)

I don't go for that: eso no me interesa

15)

to go off explode: estallar

16)

to go with match: armonizar con, hacer juego con

go v aux

to be going to : ir a

I'm going to write a letter: voy a escribir una carta

it's not going to last: no va a durar

go n, pl goes

1) attempt: intento m

to have a go at: intentar, probar

2) success: éxito m

3) energy: energía f, empuje m

to be on the go: no parar, no descansar

go

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: went, gone) = andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• caminar v.

• correr v.

• funcionar v.

• ir v.

(§pres: voy, vas...), subj: vay-, imp: ib-, pret: fu-•)

• marchar v.

I
1. gəʊ
1) (3rd pers sing pres goes; past went; past p gone) intransitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (move, travel) ir*

there she goes — allá va

who goes there? — ( Mil) ¿quién va?

are you going my way? — ¿vas hacia el mismo sitio que yo?

we can discuss it as we go — podemos hablarlo en el camino

where do we go from here? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

b) (start moving, acting)

go when the lights turn green — avanza or (fam) dale cuando el semáforo se ponga verde

ready, (get) set, go! — preparados or en sus marcas, listos ya!

let's go! — vamos!

here goes! — allá vamos (or voy etc)!

there you go — (colloq) ( handing something over) toma or aquí tienes; ( something is ready) ya está or listo

don't go telling everybody — (colloq) no vayas a contárselo a todo el mundo

3) (past p gone/been)

a) ( travel to) ir*

she's gone to France — se ha ido a Francia

I have never been abroad — no he estado nunca en el extranjero

where are you going? — ¿adónde vas?

to go by car/bus/plane — ir* en coche/autobús/avión

to go on foot/horseback — ir* a pie/a caballo

to go for a walk/drive — ir* a dar un paseo/una vuelta en coche

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

they've gone to see the exhibition — (se) han ido a ver la exposición

they've been to see the exhibition — han visitado la exposición, han estado en la exposición

to go and + inf — ir* a + inf

go and see what she wants — anda or vete a ver qué quiere

b) ( attend) ir*

to go on a training course — hacer* un curso de capacitación

to go on a diet — ponerse* a régimen

to go -ing — ir* a + inf

to go swimming/hunting — ir* a nadar/cazar

4) (attempt, make as if to)

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

Sense II

5) (leave, depart) \<\<visitor\>\> irse*, marcharse (esp Esp); \<\<busain\>\> salir*

well, I must be going — bueno, me tengo que ir ya

to leave go — soltar*; let II 1) c)

6)

a) ( pass) \<\<time\>\> pasar

those days have gone — ya han pasado aquellos días

it's just gone nine o'clock — (BrE) son las nueve pasadas

the time goes quickly — el tiempo pasa volando or rápidamente

b) ( disappear) \<\<headache/fear\>\> pasarse or irse* (+ me/te/le etc); \<\<energy/confidence\>\> desaparecer*

has the pain gone? — ¿se te (or le etc) ha pasado or ido el dolor?

c) \<\<money/food\>\> ( be spent) irse*; ( be used up) acabarse

what do you spend it all on? - I don't know, it just goes — ¿en qué te lo gastas? - no sé, se (me) va como el agua

the money/cream has all gone — se ha acabado el dinero/la crema

to go on something: half his salary goes on drink — la mitad del sueldo se le va en bebida

7)

a) ( be disposed of)

that sofa will have to go — nos vamos (or se van etc) a tener que deshacer de ese sofá

either the cats go or I go — o se van los gatos o me voy yo

b) ( be sold) venderse

the bread has all gone — no queda pan, el pan se ha vendido todo

the painting went for £1,000 — el cuadro se vendió en 1.000 libras

going, going, gone — a la una, a las dos, vendido

8)

a) (cease to function, wear out) \<\<bulb/fuse\>\> fundirse; \<\<thermostat/fan/exhaust\>\> estropearse

her memory/eyesight is going — está fallándole or está perdiendo la memoria/la vista

the brakes went as we... — los frenos fallaron cuando...

the brakes have gone — los frenos no funcionan

my legs went (from under me) — me fallaron las piernas

b) ( die) (colloq) morir*

9) to go

a) ( remaining)

only two weeks to go till he comes — sólo faltan dos semanas para que llegue

I still have 50 pages to go — todavía me faltan or me quedan 50 páginas

b) ( take away) (AmE)

two burgers to go — dos hamburguesas para llevar

Sense III

10)

a) ( lead) \<\<path/road\>\> ir*, llevar

b) (extend, range) \<\<road/railway line\>\> ir*

it only goes as far as Croydon — sólo va or llega hasta Croydon

to go from... to... — \<\<prices/ages/period\>\> ir* de... a... or desde... hasta...

the belt won't go around my waist — el cinturón no me da para la cintura

11)

a) ( have place) ir*; ( fit) caber*; see also go in, go into

b) ( be divisible)

5 into 11 won't o doesn't go — 11 no es divisible por 5

8 into 32 goes 4 (times) — 32 entre 8 cabe a 4

Sense IV

12)

a) ( become)

to go blind/deaf — quedarse ciego/sordo

to go crazy — volverse* loco

to go mouldy — (BrE) enmohecerse*

to go sour — agriarse, ponerse* agrio

her face went red — se puso colorada

everything went quiet — se hizo un silencio total

b) (be, remain)

to go barefoot/naked — ir* or andar* descalzo/desnudo

they went hungry — pasaron hambre

13) (turn out, proceed, progress) ir*

how are things going? — ¿cómo van or andan las cosas?

so it goes — así son las cosas

14)

a) ( be available) (only in -ing form)

I'll take any job that's going — estoy dispuesto a aceptar el trabajo que sea or cualquier trabajo que me ofrezcan

is there any coffee going? — (BrE) ¿hay café?

b) ( be in general)

it's not expensive as dishwashers go — no es caro, para lo que cuestan los lavavajillas

Sense V

15)

a) (function, work) \<\<heater/engine/clock\>\> funcionar

the radio was going full blast — la radio estaba puesta a todo lo que daba

to have a lot going for one — tener* muchos puntos a favor

to have a good thing going: we've got a good thing going here — esto marcha muy bien

b)

to get going: the car's OK once it gets going el coche marcha bien una vez que arranca; I find it hard to get going in the mornings me cuesta mucho entrar en acción por la mañana; it's late, we'd better get going es tarde, más vale que nos vayamos; to get something going: we tried to get a fire going tratamos de hacer fuego; we need some music to get the party going hace falta un poco de música para animar la fiesta; to get somebody going: all this stupid nonsense really gets me going — estas estupideces me sacan de quicio

c)

to keep going — ( continue to function) aguantar; ( not stop) seguir*

to keep a project going — mantener* a flote un proyecto

16) (continue, last out) seguir*

the club's been going for 12 years now — el club lleva 12 años funcionando

how long can you go before you need a break? — ¿cuánto aguantas sin descansar?

we can go for weeks without seeing a soul — podemos estar or pasar semanas enteras sin ver un alma

17)

a) ( sound) \<\<bell/siren\>\> sonar*

b) (make sound, movement) hacer*

18)

a) ( contribute)

to go to + inf: everything that goes to make a good school todo lo que contribuye a que una escuela sea buena; that just goes to prove my point eso confirma lo que yo decía or prueba que tengo razón; it just goes to show: we can't leave them on their own — está visto que no los podemos dejar solos

b) ( be used)

to go toward something/to + inf: all their savings are going toward the trip van a gastar todos sus ahorros en el viaje; the money will go to pay the workmen — el dinero se usará para pagar a los obreros

19) (run, be worded) \<\<poem/prayer\>\> decir*

how does the song go? — ¿cómo es la (letra/música de la) canción?

20)

a) ( be permitted)

anything goes — todo vale, cualquier cosa está bien

b) (be necessarily obeyed, believed)

what the boss says goes — lo que dice el jefe, va a misa

c) (match, suit) pegar*, ir*

that shirt and that tie don't really go — esa camisa no pega or no va or no queda bien con esa corbata; see also go together, go with

21) ( have turn) ( Games) ir*, jugar*

2.

vt ( say) (colloq) ir* y decir* (fam)

that's enough of that, he goes — -ya está bueno -va y dice

3.

v aux (only in -ing form)

to be going to + inf

a) ( expressing intention) ir* a + inf

I was just going to make some coffee — iba a or estaba por hacer café

don't deny it! - I wasn't going to — no lo niegues! - no pensaba hacerlo

b) (expressing near future, prediction) ir* a + inf

I'm going to be sick — voy a devolver

Phrasal Verbs:

- go about

- go after

- go against

- go ahead

- go along

- go around

- go at

- go away

- go back

- go back on

- go before

- go below

- go by

- go down

- go down with

- go for

- go forward

- go in

- go in for

- go into

- go off

- go on

- go out

- go out to

- go over

- go past

- go round

- go through

- go through with

- go to

- go together

- go under

- go up

- go with

- go without

II

noun (pl goes)

1) c

a) ( attempt)

he emptied the bottle at o in one go — vació la botella de un tirón or de una sentada (fam)

she succeeded in lifting it at the third go — consiguió levantarlo al tercer intento

go at something/-ing: it's my first go at writing for radio es la primera vez que escribo para la radio; I want to have a go at learning Arabic quiero intentar aprender árabe; have a go prueba a ver, inténtalo; I've had a good go at the kitchen le he dado una buena pasada or un buen repaso a la cocina; it's no go es imposible; to give something a go (BrE) intentar algo; to have a go at somebody (colloq): she had a go at me for not having told her se la agarró conmigo por no habérselo dicho (fam); to make a go of something — sacar* algo adelante

b) ( turn)

whose go is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's my go — me toca a mí

c) ( chance to use)

can I have a go on your typewriter? — ¿me dejas probar tu máquina de escribir?

2) u (energy, drive) empuje m, dinamismo m

(to be) on the go: I've been on the go all morning no he parado en toda la mañana; he's got three jobs on the go — (BrE) está haciendo tres trabajos a la vez

III

adjective (pred)

all systems go — todo listo or luz verde para despegar

[ɡǝʊ] (vb: pt went) (pp gone) (N: pl goes) When go is part of a set combination such as go cheap, go far, go down the tube, look up the other word.
1. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=move, travel) ir

she was going too fast — iba demasiado rápido

• to go and do sth — ir a hacer algo

I'll go and see — voy a ver

I'll go and fetch it for you — te lo voy a buscar

he went and shut the door — cerró la puerta

now you've gone and done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena!

to go and see sb, go to see sb — ir a ver a algn

• to go along a corridor — ir por un pasillo

• we can talk as we go — podemos hablar por el camino

add the sugar, stirring as you go — añada el azúcar, removiendo al mismo tiempo, añada el azúcar, sin dejar de remover

• to go at 30 mph — ir a 30 millas por hora

• to go by car/bicycle — ir en coche/bicicleta

• the train goes from London to Glasgow — el tren va de Londres a Glasgow

• to go home — irse a casa

• to go on a journey — ir de viaje

• there he goes! — ¡ahí va!

• to go to a party — ir a una fiesta

to go to the doctor('s) — ir al médico

she's gone to the optician('s) for a sight test — ha ido al oculista a graduarse la vista

she went to the headmaster — fue a ver al director

the child went to his mother — el niño fue a or hacia su madre

to go to sb for advice — consultar a algn

• where do we go from here? — (fig) ¿qué hacemos ahora?

• halt, who goes there? — alto, ¿quién va or vive?

2) (=depart) [person] irse, marcharse; [train, coach] salir

I'm going now — me voy ya, me marcho ya

"where's Judy?" - "she's gone" — -¿dónde está Judy? -se ha ido or se ha marchado

"food to go" — (US) "comida para llevar"

3) euph (=die) irse

after I've gone — cuando yo me haya ido

4) (=disappear) [object] desaparecer; [money] gastarse; [time] pasar

• the cake is all gone — se ha acabado todo el pastel

• gone are the days when... — ya pasaron los días cuando...

• that sideboard will have to go — tendremos que deshacernos de ese aparador

• military service must go! — ¡fuera con el servicio militar!

• there goes my chance of promotion! — ¡adiós a mi ascenso!

• only two days to go — solo faltan dos días

eight down and two to go — ocho hechos y dos por hacer
missing 1., 1)
5) (=be sold) venderse ( for por, en)

it went for £100 — se vendió por or en 100 libras

it's going cheap — se vende barato

going, going, gone! — (at auction) ¡a la una, a las dos, a las tres!

6) (=extend) extenderse, llegar

• the garden goes down to the lake — el jardín se extiende or llega hasta el lago

a huge sweater that goes down to my knees — un jersey enorme que me llega hasta las rodillas

• money doesn't go far nowadays — hoy día el dinero apenas da para nada

• he went up to £1,000 — (at auction) llegó a las 1.000 libras

7) (=function) [machine] funcionar

it's a magnificent car but it doesn't go — es un coche magnífico, pero no funciona

I couldn't get the car to go at all — no podía arrancar el coche

the washing machine was going so I didn't hear the phone — la lavadora estaba en marcha, así es que no oí el teléfono

to make sth go, to get sth going — poner algo en marcha

8) (=endure) aguantar

I don't know how much longer we can go without food — no sé cuánto tiempo más podremos aguantar sin comida

to go hungry/thirsty — pasar hambre/sed

9) (with activities, hobbies)

to go fishing/riding/swimming — ir a pescar/montar a caballo/nadar

• to go for a walk — dar un paseo

to go for a swim — ir a nadar or a bañarse

10) (=progress) ir

the meeting went well — la reunión fue bien

• how did the exam go? — ¿cómo te fue en el examen?

how's it going? * —

how goes it? * —

what goes? — (US) * ¿qué tal? *, ¿qué tal va? *, ¡qué hubo! (Mex, Chile) *

we'll see how things go * — veremos cómo van las cosas

• to make a party go (with a swing) — dar ambiente a una fiesta

• the day went slowly — el día pasó lentamente

• all went well for him until... — todo le fue bien hasta que...

11) (=match, combine with) [colours, clothes] hacer juego, pegar * ( with con)

mustard and lamb don't go, mustard doesn't go with lamb — la mostaza no va bien con el cordero, la mostaza no pega con el cordero *

cava goes well with anything — el cava va bien or combina con todo

12) (=become)
For phrases with go and an adjective, such as to go bad, go soft, go pale, you should look under the adjective.
it's just gone seven — acaban de dar las siete

to go red/green — ponerse rojo/verde

you're not going to go all sentimental/shy/religious on me! — ¡no te me pongas sentimental/tímido/religioso! *, ¡no te hagas el sentimental/tímido/religioso conmigo!

to go communist — [constituency, person] volverse comunista

• to go mad — (lit, fig) volverse loco

• to go to sleep — dormirse

See:

BECOME, GO, GET in become

13) (=fit) caber

it won't go in the case — no cabe en la maleta

4 into 3 won't go — 3 entre 4 no cabe

4 into 12 goes 3 times — 12 entre cuatro son tres, 12 dividido entre cuatro son tres

14) (=be accepted) valer

• anything goes * — todo vale

• that goes for me too — (=applies to me) eso va también por mí; (=I agree) yo también estoy de acuerdo
say
15) (=fail) [material] desgastarse; [chair, branch] romperse; [elastic] ceder; [fuse, light bulb] fundirse; [sight, strength] fallar

this jumper has gone at the elbows — este jersey se ha desgastado por los codos

• his health is going — su salud se está resintiendo

• his hearing/ mind is going — está perdiendo el oído/la cabeza

• his nerve was beginning to go — estaba empezando a perder la sangre fría

• her sight is going — le está empezando a fallar la vista

• my voice has gone — me he quedado afónico

16) (=be kept) ir

where does this book go? — ¿dónde va este libro?

17) (=be available)

there are several jobs going — se ofrecen varios puestos

there's a flat going here — aquí hay un piso libre

is there any tea going? — (=is there any left?) ¿queda té?; (=will you get me one?) ¿me haces un té?

I'll take whatever is going — acepto lo que sea

18) (=get underway)

whose turn is it to go? — (in game) ¿a quién le toca?, ¿quién va ahora?

go! — (Sport) ¡ya!

• all systems go — (Space) (also fig) todo listo

- from the word go

- there you go again!

19) (=be destined) [inheritance] pasar; [fund] destinarse

• all his money goes on drink — se le va todo el dinero en alcohol

• the inheritance went to his nephew — la herencia pasó a su sobrino

the money goes to charity — el dinero se destina a obras benéficas

the prize went to Fiona Lilly — el premio fue para Fiona Lilly

the qualities which go to make him a great writer — las cualidades que le hacen un gran escritor

• the money will go towards the holiday — el dinero será para las vacaciones

20) (=sound) [doorbell, phone] sonar

21) (=run)

how does that song go? — [tune] ¿cómo va esa canción?; [words] ¿cómo es la letra de esa canción?

the tune goes like this — la melodía va así

the story goes that... — según dicen...

22) (=do) hacer

go like that (with your right hand) — haz así (con la mano derecha)

23) * (=go to the toilet) ir al baño

I need to go — tengo que ir al baño

24) (in set expressions)

• it's a fairly good garage as garages go — es un garaje bastante bueno, para como son normalmente los garajes

he's not bad, as estate agents go — no es un mal agente inmobiliario, dentro de lo que cabe

• let's get going! — (=be on our way) ¡vamos!, ¡vámonos!, ¡ándale! (Mex); (=start sth) ¡manos a la obra!, ¡adelante!

to get going on or with sth — ponerse con algo

I've got to get going on or with my tax — tengo que ponerme con los impuestos

once he gets going... — una vez que se pone..., una vez que empieza...

• to keep going — (=moving forward) seguir; (=enduring) resistir, aguantar; (=functioning) seguir funcionando

to keep sb going: this medicine kept him going — esta medicina le daba fuerzas para seguir

a cup of coffee is enough to keep him going all morning — una taza de café le basta para funcionar toda la mañana

enough money to keep them going for a week or two — suficiente dinero para que pudiesen tirar * or funcionar una o dos semanas

• to keep sth going, the workers are trying to keep the factory going — los trabajadores están intentando mantener la fábrica en funcionamiento or en marcha

• to let sb go — (=release) soltar a algn; euph (=make redundant) despedir a algn

let (me) go! — ¡suéltame!

we'll let it go at that — por esta vez pase

you're wrong, but we'll let it go — no llevas razón, pero vamos a dejarlo así

to let o.s. go — (physically) dejarse, descuidarse; (=have fun) soltarse el pelo *

• to let go of sth/sb — soltar algo/a algn
far 1., 2)
2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=travel) [+ route] hacer

which route does the number 29 go? — ¿qué itinerario hace el 29?

which way are you going? — ¿por dónde vais a ir?, ¿qué camino vais a tomar?

he went his way — siguió su camino

we had only gone a few kilometres when... — solo llevábamos unos kilómetros cuando...

to go it —

the car was really going it * — el coche iba a una buena marcha *
distance 1., 1)
2) (=make) hacer

the car went "bang!" — el coche hizo "bang"

3) * (=say) soltar *

"shut up!" he goes — -¡cállate! -suelta

he goes to me, "what do you want?" — va y me dice or me suelta: -¿qué quieres? *

4) (Gambling) (=bet) apostar

he went £50 on the red — apostó 50 libras al rojo

I can only go £15 — solo puedo llegar a 15 libras

5) *

- go one better

- go it alone

3.

MODAL VERB ir

I'm going/I was going to do it — voy/iba a hacerlo

it's going to rain — va a llover

there's going to be trouble — se va a armar un lío *, va a haber follón *
to go doing sth
don't go getting upset * — venga, no te enfades

to go looking for sth/sb — ir a buscar algo/a algn

4. NOUN

1) (=turn)

whose go is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's your go — te toca a ti

2) (=attempt) intento m

• to have a go (at doing sth) — probar (a hacer algo)

shall I have a go? — ¿pruebo yo?, ¿lo intento yo?

to have another go — probar otra vez, intentarlo otra vez

• at or in one go — de un (solo) golpe

3) * (=bout)

he's had a bad go of flu — ha pasado una gripe muy mala

they've had a rough go of it — lo han pasado mal, han pasado una mala racha

4) * (=energy) empuje m, energía f

• to be full of go — estar lleno de empuje or energía

• there's no go about him — no tiene empuje or energía

5) * (=success)

• to make a go of sth — tener éxito en algo

6)

- it's all go

- it's all the go

- have a go at sb

- it's no go

on the go —

he's always on the go — nunca para

to keep sb on the go — tener a algn siempre en danza

I've got two projects on the go — tengo dos proyectos en marcha

5.

ADJECTIVE
(Space)
you are go for moon-landing — estás listo para alunizar

all systems are go — (lit, fig) todo listo

See:

COME, GO in come

- go about

- go across

- go after

- go against

- go ahead

- go along

- go around

- go at

- go away

- go back

- go back on

- go back to

- go before

- go below

- go beyond

- go by

- go down

- go down as

- go down on

- go down with

- go for

- go forward

- go in

- go in for

- go into

- go in with

- go off

- go on

- go on for

- go out

- go out of

- go over

- go round

- go through

- go through with

- go to

- go together

- go toward

- go under

- go up

- go with

- go without

* * *

I
1. [gəʊ]
1) (3rd pers sing pres goes; past went; past p gone) intransitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) (move, travel) ir*

there she goes — allá va

who goes there? — ( Mil) ¿quién va?

are you going my way? — ¿vas hacia el mismo sitio que yo?

we can discuss it as we go — podemos hablarlo en el camino

where do we go from here? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?

b) (start moving, acting)

go when the lights turn green — avanza or (fam) dale cuando el semáforo se ponga verde

ready, (get) set, go! — preparados or en sus marcas, listos ya!

let's go! — vamos!

here goes! — allá vamos (or voy etc)!

there you go — (colloq) ( handing something over) toma or aquí tienes; ( something is ready) ya está or listo

don't go telling everybody — (colloq) no vayas a contárselo a todo el mundo

3) (past p gone/been)

a) ( travel to) ir*

she's gone to France — se ha ido a Francia

I have never been abroad — no he estado nunca en el extranjero

where are you going? — ¿adónde vas?

to go by car/bus/plane — ir* en coche/autobús/avión

to go on foot/horseback — ir* a pie/a caballo

to go for a walk/drive — ir* a dar un paseo/una vuelta en coche

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

they've gone to see the exhibition — (se) han ido a ver la exposición

they've been to see the exhibition — han visitado la exposición, han estado en la exposición

to go and + inf — ir* a + inf

go and see what she wants — anda or vete a ver qué quiere

b) ( attend) ir*

to go on a training course — hacer* un curso de capacitación

to go on a diet — ponerse* a régimen

to go -ing — ir* a + inf

to go swimming/hunting — ir* a nadar/cazar

4) (attempt, make as if to)

to go to + inf — ir* a + inf

Sense II

5) (leave, depart) \<\<visitor\>\> irse*, marcharse (esp Esp); \<\<bus/train\>\> salir*

well, I must be going — bueno, me tengo que ir ya

to leave go — soltar*; let II 1) c)

6)

a) ( pass) \<\<time\>\> pasar

those days have gone — ya han pasado aquellos días

it's just gone nine o'clock — (BrE) son las nueve pasadas

the time goes quickly — el tiempo pasa volando or rápidamente

b) ( disappear) \<\<headache/fear\>\> pasarse or irse* (+ me/te/le etc); \<\<energy/confidence\>\> desaparecer*

has the pain gone? — ¿se te (or le etc) ha pasado or ido el dolor?

c) \<\<money/food\>\> ( be spent) irse*; ( be used up) acabarse

what do you spend it all on? - I don't know, it just goes — ¿en qué te lo gastas? - no sé, se (me) va como el agua

the money/cream has all gone — se ha acabado el dinero/la crema

to go on something: half his salary goes on drink — la mitad del sueldo se le va en bebida

7)

a) ( be disposed of)

that sofa will have to go — nos vamos (or se van etc) a tener que deshacer de ese sofá

either the cats go or I go — o se van los gatos o me voy yo

b) ( be sold) venderse

the bread has all gone — no queda pan, el pan se ha vendido todo

the painting went for £1,000 — el cuadro se vendió en 1.000 libras

going, going, gone — a la una, a las dos, vendido

8)

a) (cease to function, wear out) \<\<bulb/fuse\>\> fundirse; \<\<thermostat/fan/exhaust\>\> estropearse

her memory/eyesight is going — está fallándole or está perdiendo la memoria/la vista

the brakes went as we... — los frenos fallaron cuando...

the brakes have gone — los frenos no funcionan

my legs went (from under me) — me fallaron las piernas

b) ( die) (colloq) morir*

9) to go

a) ( remaining)

only two weeks to go till he comes — sólo faltan dos semanas para que llegue

I still have 50 pages to go — todavía me faltan or me quedan 50 páginas

b) ( take away) (AmE)

two burgers to go — dos hamburguesas para llevar

Sense III

10)

a) ( lead) \<\<path/road\>\> ir*, llevar

b) (extend, range) \<\<road/railway line\>\> ir*

it only goes as far as Croydon — sólo va or llega hasta Croydon

to go from... to... — \<\<prices/ages/period\>\> ir* de... a... or desde... hasta...

the belt won't go around my waist — el cinturón no me da para la cintura

11)

a) ( have place) ir*; ( fit) caber*; see also go in, go into

b) ( be divisible)

5 into 11 won't o doesn't go — 11 no es divisible por 5

8 into 32 goes 4 (times) — 32 entre 8 cabe a 4

Sense IV

12)

a) ( become)

to go blind/deaf — quedarse ciego/sordo

to go crazy — volverse* loco

to go mouldy — (BrE) enmohecerse*

to go sour — agriarse, ponerse* agrio

her face went red — se puso colorada

everything went quiet — se hizo un silencio total

b) (be, remain)

to go barefoot/naked — ir* or andar* descalzo/desnudo

they went hungry — pasaron hambre

13) (turn out, proceed, progress) ir*

how are things going? — ¿cómo van or andan las cosas?

so it goes — así son las cosas

14)

a) ( be available) (only in -ing form)

I'll take any job that's going — estoy dispuesto a aceptar el trabajo que sea or cualquier trabajo que me ofrezcan

is there any coffee going? — (BrE) ¿hay café?

b) ( be in general)

it's not expensive as dishwashers go — no es caro, para lo que cuestan los lavavajillas

Sense V

15)

a) (function, work) \<\<heater/engine/clock\>\> funcionar

the radio was going full blast — la radio estaba puesta a todo lo que daba

to have a lot going for one — tener* muchos puntos a favor

to have a good thing going: we've got a good thing going here — esto marcha muy bien

b)

to get going: the car's OK once it gets going el coche marcha bien una vez que arranca; I find it hard to get going in the mornings me cuesta mucho entrar en acción por la mañana; it's late, we'd better get going es tarde, más vale que nos vayamos; to get something going: we tried to get a fire going tratamos de hacer fuego; we need some music to get the party going hace falta un poco de música para animar la fiesta; to get somebody going: all this stupid nonsense really gets me going — estas estupideces me sacan de quicio

c)

to keep going — ( continue to function) aguantar; ( not stop) seguir*

to keep a project going — mantener* a flote un proyecto

16) (continue, last out) seguir*

the club's been going for 12 years now — el club lleva 12 años funcionando

how long can you go before you need a break? — ¿cuánto aguantas sin descansar?

we can go for weeks without seeing a soul — podemos estar or pasar semanas enteras sin ver un alma

17)

a) ( sound) \<\<bell/siren\>\> sonar*

b) (make sound, movement) hacer*

18)

a) ( contribute)

to go to + inf: everything that goes to make a good school todo lo que contribuye a que una escuela sea buena; that just goes to prove my point eso confirma lo que yo decía or prueba que tengo razón; it just goes to show: we can't leave them on their own — está visto que no los podemos dejar solos

b) ( be used)

to go toward something/to + inf: all their savings are going toward the trip van a gastar todos sus ahorros en el viaje; the money will go to pay the workmen — el dinero se usará para pagar a los obreros

19) (run, be worded) \<\<poem/prayer\>\> decir*

how does the song go? — ¿cómo es la (letra/música de la) canción?

20)

a) ( be permitted)

anything goes — todo vale, cualquier cosa está bien

b) (be necessarily obeyed, believed)

what the boss says goes — lo que dice el jefe, va a misa

c) (match, suit) pegar*, ir*

that shirt and that tie don't really go — esa camisa no pega or no va or no queda bien con esa corbata; see also go together, go with

21) ( have turn) ( Games) ir*, jugar*

2.

vt ( say) (colloq) ir* y decir* (fam)

that's enough of that, he goes — -ya está bueno -va y dice

3.

v aux (only in -ing form)

to be going to + inf

a) ( expressing intention) ir* a + inf

I was just going to make some coffee — iba a or estaba por hacer café

don't deny it! - I wasn't going to — no lo niegues! - no pensaba hacerlo

b) (expressing near future, prediction) ir* a + inf

I'm going to be sick — voy a devolver

Phrasal Verbs:

- go about

- go after

- go against

- go ahead

- go along

- go around

- go at

- go away

- go back

- go back on

- go before

- go below

- go by

- go down

- go down with

- go for

- go forward

- go in

- go in for

- go into

- go off

- go on

- go out

- go out to

- go over

- go past

- go round

- go through

- go through with

- go to

- go together

- go under

- go up

- go with

- go without

II

noun (pl goes)

1) c

a) ( attempt)

he emptied the bottle at o in one go — vació la botella de un tirón or de una sentada (fam)

she succeeded in lifting it at the third go — consiguió levantarlo al tercer intento

go at something/-ing: it's my first go at writing for radio es la primera vez que escribo para la radio; I want to have a go at learning Arabic quiero intentar aprender árabe; have a go prueba a ver, inténtalo; I've had a good go at the kitchen le he dado una buena pasada or un buen repaso a la cocina; it's no go es imposible; to give something a go (BrE) intentar algo; to have a go at somebody (colloq): she had a go at me for not having told her se la agarró conmigo por no habérselo dicho (fam); to make a go of something — sacar* algo adelante

b) ( turn)

whose go is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's my go — me toca a mí

c) ( chance to use)

can I have a go on your typewriter? — ¿me dejas probar tu máquina de escribir?

2) u (energy, drive) empuje m, dinamismo m

(to be) on the go: I've been on the go all morning no he parado en toda la mañana; he's got three jobs on the go — (BrE) está haciendo tres trabajos a la vez

III

adjective (pred)

all systems go — todo listo or luz verde para despegar

English-spanish dictionary > go
20 right

I 1. [raɪt]
nome

1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destra

keep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra

on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra

2) U + verbo sing. pol. (anche Right)

the right — la destra

3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.

right and wrong — il bene e il male

to be in the right — essere dalla parte della ragione

4) (just claim) diritto m.

to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.

the right to work — il diritto al lavoro

what right have you to criticize me like that? — che diritto hai di criticarmi così?

I've got every right to be annoyed — ho tutte le ragioni per essere seccato

human rights — diritti dell'uomo

civil rights — diritti civili

to be within one's rights — essere nel proprio diritto

her husband is a celebrity in his own right — suo marito è famoso grazie ai suoi meriti personali

the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — i giardini da soli meritano una visita

5) (in boxing) destro m.
2.
nome plurale rights

1) comm. dir. diritti m.

film rights — diritti di adattamento cinematografico

to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs

2) (moral)

the rights and wrongs of a matter — i pro e i contro di una questione

••

by rights — di diritto, di regola

to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
II [raɪt]
aggettivo

1) (as opposed to left) destro

on my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra

2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equo

it's not right to steal — non è onesto rubare

I thought it right to tell him — pensavo fosse giusto dirglielo

it is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...

to do the right thing — fare la cosa giusta

to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn

3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, preciso

to be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto

you're quite right! — hai proprio ragione!

that's right — benissimo, giusto

that can't be right — non può essere giusto

what's the right time? — qual è l'ora esatta?

is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?

am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?

is this the right train for Dublin? — è questo il treno per Dublino?

is this the right way to the station? — è questa la strada per la stazione?

the right side of a piece of material — il diritto di un pezzo di tessuto

to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene

you've got the spelling right — l'ortografia va bene

let's hope he gets it right this time — speriamo che lo faccia bene questa volta

it wouldn't look right if we didn't attend — non sarebbe giusto se non partecipassimo

how right you are! — parole sante!

time proved him right — il tempo gli ha dato ragione

4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adatto

when the time is right — al momento giusto

to be in the right place at the right time — essere nel posto giusto al momento giusto

to know the right people — conoscere le persone giuste

he was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)

5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni

I don't feel quite right these days — non mi sento troppo bene in questo periodo

the engine isn't quite right — il motore non funziona molto bene

there's something not quite right about him — in lui c'è qualcosa che non va

I sensed that things were not quite right — sentivo che le cose non andavano troppo bene

6) (in order)

to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn

7) mat. [ angle] retto

at right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a

8) BE colloq. (emphatic)

he's a right idiot! — è un vero idiota!

it's a right mess — è un vero pasticcio

9) BE colloq. (ready)

are you right? — sei pronto?

••

right you are! — colloq.

right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
III [raɪt]
avverbio

1) (of direction) a destra

to turn right — girare o svoltare a destra

they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra

they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa

2) (directly) direttamente, proprio

it's right in front of you — ti è proprio di fronte

I'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente

the path goes right down to the river — il sentiero conduce direttamente al fiume

right before — proprio prima, appena prima

right after dinner — subito dopo cena

he walked right up to her — si diresse dritto verso di lei

3) (exactly)

right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza

right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento

I'm staying right here — non mi muovo da qui

your book's right there by the window — il tuo libro è proprio lì vicino alla finestra

they live right on the river — vivono proprio sul fiume

4) (correctly) bene, correttamente

you're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente

I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto

if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male

5) (completely) completamente, del tutto

a wall goes right around the garden — un muro corre tutto intorno al giardino

if you go right back to the beginning — ritornando al principio o a monte

right at the bottom — proprio in fondo

right at the top of the house — nella parte più alta della casa

to read a book right through — leggere un libro fino alla fine

he looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi

to turn the radio right up — alzare al massimo il volume della radio

right up until the 1950s — fino agli anni '50

we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!

6) GB (in titles)

the Right Honourable X — l'onorevole X

the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega

7) (very well) molto bene

right, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata

••

right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio

to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
IV 1. [raɪt]
verbo transitivo

1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]

2) (correct) riparare [ injustice]

to right a wrong — riparare un torto
2.
verbo riflessivo

to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi

to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi

* * *
1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) destro

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) giusto, corretto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) giusto

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adatto, giusto
2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) diritto

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) giusto

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) destra

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) destra
3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) proprio

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) subito

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) proprio

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) completamente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) a destra

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bene, giusto
4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) raddrizzare, raddrizzarsi

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rimediare
5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') certo

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) di destra

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right
* * *
I 1. [raɪt]
nome

1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destra

keep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra

on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra

2) U + verbo sing. pol. (anche Right)

the right — la destra

3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.

right and wrong — il bene e il male

to be in the right — essere dalla parte della ragione

4) (just claim) diritto m.

to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.

the right to work — il diritto al lavoro

what right have you to criticize me like that? — che diritto hai di criticarmi così?

I've got every right to be annoyed — ho tutte le ragioni per essere seccato

human rights — diritti dell'uomo

civil rights — diritti civili

to be within one's rights — essere nel proprio diritto

her husband is a celebrity in his own right — suo marito è famoso grazie ai suoi meriti personali

the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — i giardini da soli meritano una visita

5) (in boxing) destro m.
2.
nome plurale rights

1) comm. dir. diritti m.

film rights — diritti di adattamento cinematografico

to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs

2) (moral)

the rights and wrongs of a matter — i pro e i contro di una questione

••

by rights — di diritto, di regola

to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
II [raɪt]
aggettivo

1) (as opposed to left) destro

on my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra

2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equo

it's not right to steal — non è onesto rubare

I thought it right to tell him — pensavo fosse giusto dirglielo

it is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...

to do the right thing — fare la cosa giusta

to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn

3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, preciso

to be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto

you're quite right! — hai proprio ragione!

that's right — benissimo, giusto

that can't be right — non può essere giusto

what's the right time? — qual è l'ora esatta?

is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?

am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?

is this the right train for Dublin? — è questo il treno per Dublino?

is this the right way to the station? — è questa la strada per la stazione?

the right side of a piece of material — il diritto di un pezzo di tessuto

to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene

you've got the spelling right — l'ortografia va bene

let's hope he gets it right this time — speriamo che lo faccia bene questa volta

it wouldn't look right if we didn't attend — non sarebbe giusto se non partecipassimo

how right you are! — parole sante!

time proved him right — il tempo gli ha dato ragione

4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adatto

when the time is right — al momento giusto

to be in the right place at the right time — essere nel posto giusto al momento giusto

to know the right people — conoscere le persone giuste

he was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)

5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni

I don't feel quite right these days — non mi sento troppo bene in questo periodo

the engine isn't quite right — il motore non funziona molto bene

there's something not quite right about him — in lui c'è qualcosa che non va

I sensed that things were not quite right — sentivo che le cose non andavano troppo bene

6) (in order)

to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn

7) mat. [ angle] retto

at right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a

8) BE colloq. (emphatic)

he's a right idiot! — è un vero idiota!

it's a right mess — è un vero pasticcio

9) BE colloq. (ready)

are you right? — sei pronto?

••

right you are! — colloq.

right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
III [raɪt]
avverbio

1) (of direction) a destra

to turn right — girare o svoltare a destra

they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra

they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa

2) (directly) direttamente, proprio

it's right in front of you — ti è proprio di fronte

I'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente

the path goes right down to the river — il sentiero conduce direttamente al fiume

right before — proprio prima, appena prima

right after dinner — subito dopo cena

he walked right up to her — si diresse dritto verso di lei

3) (exactly)

right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza

right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento

I'm staying right here — non mi muovo da qui

your book's right there by the window — il tuo libro è proprio lì vicino alla finestra

they live right on the river — vivono proprio sul fiume

4) (correctly) bene, correttamente

you're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente

I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto

if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male

5) (completely) completamente, del tutto

a wall goes right around the garden — un muro corre tutto intorno al giardino

if you go right back to the beginning — ritornando al principio o a monte

right at the bottom — proprio in fondo

right at the top of the house — nella parte più alta della casa

to read a book right through — leggere un libro fino alla fine

he looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi

to turn the radio right up — alzare al massimo il volume della radio

right up until the 1950s — fino agli anni '50

we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!

6) GB (in titles)

the Right Honourable X — l'onorevole X

the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega

7) (very well) molto bene

right, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata

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right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio

to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
IV 1. [raɪt]
verbo transitivo

1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]

2) (correct) riparare [ injustice]

to right a wrong — riparare un torto
2.
verbo riflessivo

to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi

to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi

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